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Four second half goals from Arsenal stunned West Ham at the Emirates Stadium, as Lukas Podolski's finest performance as a Gunner erased memories of consecutive defeats for the north Londonders.
Podolski, a summer acquisition from Cologne, drew Arsenal level after Jack Collison had given West Ham an early lead, before creating three more goals in ten crazy post-interval minutes.
Olivier Giroud scored from a Theo Walcott corner immediately after the break, then Podolski played a part in the following three as Santi Cazorla, Walcott and Giroud all breached the stunned West Ham defence.
The Hammers, for their part, had looked dangerous in the first-half - despite being defensive minded - and scored the opener early after managing to camp out in the Arsenal box for the first time.
Two chances in succession resulted in corners, the second of which floated to Collison on the edge of the box, who cushioned on his knee and thrashed a left footed half volley through a crowd of players and into the net. It was the Welshman's first goal since scoring against Cardiff in the playoff semi-final and West Ham's first away from home since their last trip to north London, against Tottenham in November.
Only four minutes later and Arsenal were on terms. Podolski, clearly frustrated at the sky blue wall constructed in front of the area, cracked a shot from 25-yards with his left foot, which screamed past the outstretched glove of Jussi Jaaskelainen.
For all their possession, Arsenal could hardly muster a clear opportunity, although perhaps should have taken the lead but for Joey O'Brien's intervention from a Podolski shot.
The Hammers could have quite easily themselves ended the half in front, but Thomas Vermaelen this time cleared his lines after Carlton Cole had rounded Wojciech Szczesny.
Any hope West Ham had of keeping things tight after half-time were soon extinguished when Giroud poked in at the near post, before Cazorla rounded off a fine move six minutes later.
Giroud found Podolski with a delicate lob, before the German squared for Cazorla, who flicked between his legs into the unguarded net.
A two goal advantage became a three goal advantage one minute later when Podolski opened his legs from a Jack Wilshere through ball and slid across to Walcott who tapped in for his tenth goal of the season.
Podolski was not finished yet, however, who once again left Guy Demel floundering - on the day he signed a new West Ham contract - and this time provided Giroud with a simple chance to convert.
With the result gone for the visitors 12 minutes into the second-half, concern soon turned to young Dan Potts who was stretchered off after a lengthy delay with a particularly distressing looking injury. The teenager had been on the pitch for only ten minutes, and his exit left the Hammers a man short, having used their full compliment of substitutes.
Potts' injury resulted in 12 minutes of stoppage time and, although Mohamed Diame tried to affect the encounter on an apparent Arsenal audition, the scenes previous had sucked the life from proceedings.
Arsenal then are four points from the Premier League's top four after this, their game in hand, while West Ham sit in 12th - and how they would settle for that come May.


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The Electric Company "Wordball Games" Right before the yearly Wordball Games, the neighborhood Olympics, Hector sprains his ankle. With Hector unable to compete, The Electric Company does not have enough players to participate against the four Pranksters! But when Manny also gets hurt, the numbers are even once again. Now the question is, can Marcus handle Hector's event the Word Obstacle course?. D
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WordGirl "Becky and the Bard/Monkey Robot Showdown" Becky and the Bard - Violet and Becky compete for the coveted role of Juliet to play opposite the dreamy Hunter Throbheart in Romeo & Juliet. Violet is cast as Juliet while Becky is the understudy. When the Energy Monster captures Violet, Becky must chose between the role of a lifetime and saving her friend. D
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Wild Kratts "Raptor Roundup" Martin and Chris challenge themselves to ID as many hawks, eagles, owls, falcons and vultures as they can. But the evil endangered species chef, Gaston Gourmand has his own plan for the raptors and has been capturing them all in his quest to find the tastiest bird wing. Will the Wild Kratts team succeed in rescuing the raptors before they become Gourmand's next gourmet delicacy? They'll have to use everything they know about classification and birds of prey - to round up the raptors and return them to where they belong - living free and in the wild!. D
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Cyberchase "The Grapes of Plath" A terrible cyberglitch afflicts the young prince of the Crab Kingdom and the CyberSquad must cure him and stop Hacker before all is lost. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Wolfing Down Some Barbeque" Ruff has a family reunion barbeque, and invites some distant relatives-wolves! He sends Emmie and Rubye to Yellowstone National Park to learn all about wolves, and sends Jay and Marc to South Carolina to make some authentic southern barbeque. D
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John D. Rockefeller: American Experience John D. Rockefeller Jr. dedicates his life to recasting the family image, which for decades is associated with his father's feared monopoly, Standard Oil, and predatory business practices. As the elder Rockefeller's only son, he dedicates his life to recasting the family image, giving away hundreds of millions of dollars and insisting his six children behave impeccably. He leaves an invaluable inheritance: a name that stood for "the well-being of mankind."G

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RALEIGH � Make that three Staal brothers in the Carolina Hurricanes lineup.
Jared Staal was called up from the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday, meaning he�s expected to make his NHL debut tonight when the Hurricanes play host to the New York Rangers in the home finale.
The youngest Staal brother, who plays as a right wing, will join centers Eric Staal and Jordan Staal in the Carolina lineup at PNC Arena.
Jared Staal, 22, has played 52 games with the Checkers, who are Carolina�s American Hockey League affiliate.
The Hurricanes made other roster moves Wednesday, sending forwards Riley Nash and Tim Wallace to Charlotte. Later in the day, they recalled Wallace back to the NHL club.
So ast least Nash figures to be available to play for the Checkers during the Calder Cup playoffs, with a quarterfinal series beginning Friday at Oklahoma City.
Nash, a center, is coming off a memorable performance. He participated in his first NHL shootout Tuesday night, converting on the attempt as the Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders 4-3.
Nash posted four goals and five assist in 32 games with the Hurricanes. He also played in 51 games for Charlotte.
Wallace, 28, has one goal and one assist in 26 games for the Hurricanes. He played in 47 regular-season games for Charlotte this season.


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BSA Wants To Export Insane Statutory Damages For Copyright Infringement To Other Countries
from the going-in-the-wrong-direction dept
The BSA's latest move is -- once again relying on its own bogus stats -- to suggest that Europe and other parts of the world need to import the horrible "statutory damages" for copyright concept that the US uses, effectively ratcheting up the punishment for infringement without ever having to show actual damages.
As the European Union considers changes to its intellectual property rules, it needs to make sure that higher damage payments deter pirates, who often benefit because of insufficient fines, said Warren Weertman, manager of legal affairs for Washington-based Business Software Alliance....Of course, this is ridiculous for a few different reasons. First off, the BSA is (as noted above) famous for concocting ridiculously bogus calculations of "damages" from infringement. And here, suddenly, they're afraid to bring those stats into court to prove actual damages? Seems like the BSA is basically admitting that it knows its own numbers are complete bunk.
"Lump sum damages would act more as a deterrent than having two actuaries fight it out in a costly court case," Weertman said in a phone interview from London. "It's a vicious circle where the damages aren't deterrent enough."
Second, and more importantly, Weertman seems to have fallen sway to the total myth that greater enforcement stops infringement. This has been debunked so many times, it's not even funny. When even the death penalty doesn't deter infringement, you would think that people would start to realize that ratcheting up enforcement isn't the answer. Earlier this year, we pointed to the massive, incredibly thorough SSRC report on media piracy which presented tremendous amounts of evidence that greater enforcement does not slow down infringement.
If anything, greater enforcement and ridiculously high statutory awards for infringement do the exact opposite of what the BSA thinks it's supporting. That is, when people hear about crazy amounts of money owed for sharing just a few infringing files, it doesn't make them respect copyright law more. It makes them think that the numbers are so out of touch with reality, that copyright law itself is a joke. It makes people respect the law even less. And yet here are the clueless BSA execs thinking it's a smart strategy.


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BEIJING, June 10 (UPI) -- The Chinese government said it would set the record straight on disputes with Vietnam over an oil rig positioned in the South China Sea.
Wang Min, China's deputy envoy to the United Nations, sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Beijing's stance on a dispute simmering since early May, when state-run China National Offshore Oil Corp. started drilling operations near the Xisha Islands.
"China sent the note to tell the international community the truth and set straight their understanding on the issue," Wang said in a statement Monday.
Both sides have accused the other of acting as the aggressor in the situation. The Vietnamese government has said it has the right to defend its national interests, while Beijing accuses its rivals of violating international maritime laws.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a paper Sunday saying drilling operations in the region are part of a "routine" exploration program. The deputy envoy noted Beijing was interested in a peaceful resolution.
"China will continue its effort to communicate with Vietnam with a view to properly addressing the current situation," he said.


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To establish a policy wherby a student may seek grade forgiveness to improve his/her grade point average.
Faculty AssociationIII. STATEMENT OF POLICY
Undergraduate, degree-seeking students attempting their first baccalaureate degree may improve their grade point average by repeating a course and requesting that the repeated course and its corresponding grade be the one counted in all the student's applicable Grade Point Averages calculations, as described in the Academic Average (Grade Point Average) Policy.
1. Only two such requests are available to any student during his or her undergraduate UNF career.
2. Grade forgiveness may not be used if term forgiveness has been implemented.
3. The repeated course must be the same course taken previously and must be completed at the University of North Florida. If the course is no longer offered at the University of North Florida, or its number has been changed keeping the same content, the Chair of the Department or an appropriate designee of the college that houses the course is required to approve the substitution of another course.
4. Only the first recorded grade for a course will be forgiven. The most recent grade will be calculated in the GPA.
5. Grade forgiveness requests will not be processed after graduation certification.
6. This policy does not alter the permanent academic record; all attempts for a given course and all grades remain on the student's record.
7. Although both courses and grades appear on the students permanent academic record, the grade for the forgiven course will not be calculated in any of the student's Grade Point Averages (See the Academic Average (Grade Polnt Average) policy.) The original grade will be calculated for the honors GPA.
8. Students may repeat courses without using the forgiveness policy. In this instance, both the original and the repeated grade(s) will be used in the calculation of all applicable Grade Point Averages, as stated in the Academic Average (Grade Point Average) policy. However, earned credit for only the last attempt will apply toward graduation. (Please also see Repeat Hours and Excess Hours Calculation Policies.)
9. This policy reflects UNF grade point calculations only and does not affect the grade point calculation of outside agencies or other institutions who may use all grades, including repeated and forgiven grades, in their calculations of grade point averages.
Students must complete and submit a Grade Forgiveness request online via the myWings student portal.
Graduating students who wish to utilize grade forgiveness should contact the Registrar via One-Stop to request special consideration. Requests must be submitted prior to the date posted on the academic calendar for commencement.


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LITTLE ROCK � Lawmakers voted Tuesday to move forward with a state audit of a financially troubled Russellville nonprofit that recently relinquished government funded child care operations.
LITTLE ROCK � Lawmakers voted Tuesday to move forward with a state audit of a financially troubled Russellville nonprofit that recently relinquished government funded child care operations.
The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee also reviewed a state audit of the Department of Workforce Services� unemployment benefits program requested after a federal report showed the agency overpaid claimants by $161 million over three years.
The audit of Child Development Inc. was requested by state Sen. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, and Rep. Jon Eubanks, R-Paris, after news reports this month disclosed that some employees were not paid for work they did in January and that the non-profit had relinquished the federal and state grant funding it received to run the centers.
David Coles, an auditor with the state Division of Legislative Audit, said after Tuesday�s meeting that he and officials with the state Department of Human Services and state Department of Labor had planned to go to Russellville on Tuesday to gather information for the audit, but that meeting was postponed at the request of an attorney representing the nonprofit�s board of directors.
�I believe the wording was that counsel wanted time to review the situation and make sure that everybody was on the same page,� Coles said.
Child Development Inc., which provided child care services to more than 2,300 children at 30 centers in 12 counties, closed its doors Jan. 31, the last day of the fiscal year for the federally funded Head Start program. It reopened the next day but eventually relinquished the federal and state grant funding it received to run the centers.
Denver-based Community Development Institute took over both preschool programs Feb. 13.
Last week, DHS� quality assurance office began investigating the Russellville nonprofit, and on Friday Kenneth Wolfe, an officials of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, said the agency�s Office of Inspector General has been asked to investigate.
In an email Thursday night, the governing board for CDI-Russellville informed employees that funds that had been deposited into their checking accounts to cover paychecks for work done between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10 had been withdrawn because of insufficient funds.
Amy Webb, spokeswoman for DHS, said this week that state officials were concerned because the Russellville firm received its grant funding earlier this month so its employees could be paid for work done between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10.
J. Cotten Cunningham, attorney for the nonprofit�s board of directors, did not immediately return a telephone call for comment Tuesday.
Lawmakers requested an audit of Workforce Services in September after a federal Labor Department report said the state overpaid jobless benefits by $161 million over the past three years.
Workforce Services officials said later that overpayments of unemployment benefits was closer to $45 million at the end of the last fiscal year.
Coles told lawmakers Tuesday the audit found that the amount of overpayments was actually $44 million.
�As a result of our review, we did not identify any areas of inappropriate activity relating to the benefits payments,� Coles said, adding the audit recommend some technical changes in the process Workforce Services uses in dealing with unemployment benefits.
Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said later he was pleased with the audit results because it eased the minds of many lawmakers, and found some issues that DWS can correct.


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Jenny from Korean Tourism has sent us a media release on skiing in Korea, which is so close to Japan.
South Korea is set to capture a lot more attention from Australian skiers and snowboarders planning to hit the slopes close to home this northern ski season. A Nat Geo TV segment on skiing in Korea produced last winter season has created a great deal of interest and attention in the Australian market for Korea's ski resorts.
Hitting the slopes in Korea is a lot closer to home for many Australians than the resorts of USA, Canada & Europe, and a great deal cheaper. Yongpyong on the east coast of Korea is approximately 3 hrs from downtown Seoul and is known as 'Korea's Ski Mecca' with a growing reputation with foreign skiers.
It provides the perfect atmosphere for skiing and snowboarding with fresh powder snow and well organised facilities. The mountain has more than 25kms of groomed slopes, fifteen chair lifts, a 3.7km gondola and a terrain park for all levels of skiers. The mountain also offers great night skiing with lifts open daily from 8.30am to midnight offering non-stop ski action.
Yongpyong Resort has excellent facilities and activities including the massive 'Peak Island' water theme park with hot springs, sledding, bowling alleys and more. It also has an area called 'Dragon Park' offering half pipe, quarter pipe, ramp, table top, spine, washboard, rail slider, mogul and wave ski experiences. Yongpyong also hosts the Fun Ski and Snow Festival every year giving visitors a great chance to join in the festival fun and compete against other international skiers and snowboarders.
Yongpyong has hosted many international ski events and will be a venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics which will be hosted by Korea in six years. This upcoming event will no doubt increase much international interest in Korea's ski resorts and see more foreign skiers visiting the country in the coming years. Also, it will mean much growth in Korean ski resorts in the future offering growth in resort facilities and infrastructure.
There are great ski packages being offered to Yonpgyong Resort this coming winter season by Skimax, Australia's major ski tour operator. From only$925 per person twin share you can get seven nights twin share in a Deluxe Room at Dragon Valley Hotel, including daily breakfast and a six day ski pass. The offer is valid for travel 1-20 December and requires booking and payment by 30 November, 2012. For travel from the 6th January to 2ndFebruary, 2012, the peak of Yongpyong's ski season you can get a seven night quad share package in a standard Ondol (Korean-style) room at Greenpia Condominiums, daily breakfast and a six day ski pass from only $1395 per person if you book and pay by 30 November, 2012. More information on Skimax Korea packages can be found online atwww.skimax.com.au or phone 1300 136 997
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NEW YORK, February 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Zynga reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales late Tuesday, revealing that the Company earned 1 cent per share, or $6.9 million, on sales of $311 million last quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected a loss of 3 cents per share and $212 million in revenue. The Company's tally of daily active users rose to 56 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 meaning 2 million new daily active users were added in the last year.
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Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) - ELN shares closed down 10.23% yesterday at $9.39. The stock was one of the biggest losers on the NYSE on Wednesday even though the Company released strong fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results yesterday. Full Year 2012 guidance was met; Pro-forma Revenues up 13%; Adjusted EBITDA was up 31%. Elan Corporation, plc operates as a neuroscience-based biotechnology company in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. It engages in research, development, and commercial activities primarily in the areas of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis (MS). The company offers Tysabri, an alpha-4 integrin inhibitor primarily for the treatment of MS. Biogen Idec Inc. has agreed to buy partner Elan Corp's stake in the Tysabri multiple sclerosis medicine for $3.25 billion in cash plus future royalties. The number of patients taking Tysabri grew by 12% in 2012. At 63,059,803 shares traded yesterday, volume was roughly thirty times higher than average.
BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY) - shares of BlackBerry closed in the green for the 5th trading day in a row yesterday. The stock modestly closed up 0.19% on Wednesday on volume almost double the stock's average. Trading volume yesterday was 100,212,704 shares. BlackBerry has been one of the most active stocks on the Nasdaq recently. The Company launched two new phones last week, the Z10 and the Q10, both running a new operating system called BB10. BlackBerry said on Wednesday that the Canadian and U.K. launches of the Z10 have been the best of any of its handsets debuts in those regions ever. The Z10 will not be in stores in the United States until an unspecified point in March.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) - shares of DIS hit a new 52-week high of $55.50 on Wednesday after the Company released positive first-quarter earnings results. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $11.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.21 billion. The Company's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. DIS was one of the most active stocks traded on the NYSE yesterday. The Company also announced they will be expanding the Star Wars Franchise and will create two Star Wars spinoffs.
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Teaching Yourself History Wherever You Find It
In order to get the most out of a visit to a museum you must try to think like a historian. To do this, it is important to ask the question "So what?" It is up to you, the visitor, to determine the real importance of a historic house or site. A good historian utilizes the following when studying the past:
Step One: Choosing Interesting Problems
Historians cannot have questions about the past without first formulating historical problems in need of solution. So each visitor needs to find a problem worthy of attention, one whose answer promises to tell something that may be important to know. Once you have identified a problem see what the evidence shows before you decide what it means. Exhibiting historical evidence is something museums do very well.
Step Two: Asking Leading Questions
Museums offer so much information and resources that it is important to ask key questions to assist in sifting through the historical evidence. Six instructive questions to ask are:
- Where am I? What was this place?
- What activities took place here?
- Who performed the activities that normally happened in this place?
- How did these people work with each other to make these activities happen?
- How have people's circumstances and relationships with one another changed from then (whenever that was) to now?
- What explains the contrast? What has happened to make things so different today from what they were back then?
Step Three: Finding Useful Answers
Select those facts and artifacts that will help you answer the questions that are in most need of answering. Not all facts will be equally useful, so it is important to select the most pertinent evidence to assist you in solving your problem. Identify artifacts that will help you answer the questions of where, what, who and with whom. Ask questions that will lead your imagination from objects to uses to users to social relationships.
Step Four: Explaining A History Worth Knowing
Strive to identify how peoples' circumstances and relationships have changed from one period to another. Equally important is the endeavor to explain what has happened in the meantime to make things so different today from what they were.
A museum has done its job if it starts visitors thinking critically, helps them ask the right questions, gives them reliable information to build on, and implants in their minds unforgettable images of a meaningful past.
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Adapted from "Teach Yourself American History: A User's Guide to Historic House Museums"; Winterthur Library Lecture, September 26, 1996; Cary Carson, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.


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A moratorium is in effect on adding information from Fire and Blood until December 20th.
The North or the north[1] is one of the constituent regions of Westeros and was a sovereign kingdom before the War of Conquest. The region covers the entire area south of the Wall and north of the Neck. The North has been ruled by House Stark for thousands of years from the castle known as Winterfell. Other notable houses of the region include Bolton, Karstark, Manderly, and Umber. Bastards of noble origin raised in the North are given the surname Snow.
The North is vast in size. It is the largest of the Seven Kingdoms' regions, nearly as large as the the other territories combined.[2] The region is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, forests, pine-covered hills and snow-capped mountains, speckled with tiny villages and holdfasts. Its climate is cold and harsh in winter and occasionally it will snow in summer. The North has two major land barriers, the Wall to the north and the Neck to the south. The North is bound on each side by major seas, the Shivering Sea to the east and the Sunset Sea to the west.[3]
Winterfell, the ancestral seat of House Stark, is a large castle centrally located in the North. The vast wolfswood, the largest forest of the Seven Kingdoms, extends northwest to the Bay of Ice and Sea Dragon Point. Deepwood Motte, the seat of House Glover lies in the wolfswood. House Mormont rules Bear Island in the Bay of Ice. The northern mountains extend from the wolfswood to the Wall and are inhabited by northern mountain clans.[3]
South of the wolfswood is hilly terrain with several large lakes. Torrhen's Square, seat of House Tallhart, is located by the largest of these lakes. Farther west along the Sunset Sea is the Stony Shore, which contains fishing villages. Southeast of the Stony Shore and north of Blazewater Bay is the Rills, plains which are ruled by House Ryswell. East of the Rills and south of Winterfell are the barrowlands, hilly plains dotted with the barrows of the First Men. House Dustin rules the large town of Barrowton. There are unnamed rivers which flow south from Barrowton and near Torrhen's Square into the Saltspear, while another unnamed river divides the Stony Shore from the Rills.[3]
South of the barrowlands is the Neck, an isthmus forming the border with the Riverlands to the south. A vast swamp and the source of the Green Fork, the Neck is home to the crannogmen; House Reed rules from the moving castle Greywater Watch.[4] The ruined castle of Moat Cailin, located on the causeway near the Fever River, controls access to the North from the Neck. It is here the Kings in the North held off southron invasions.[5]
A large peninsula is located west of the Neck and south of the Saltspear and Blazewater Bay. Flint's Finger, home of House Flint of Flint's Finger, is located on its northern shore, while Cape Kraken and and the Flint Cliffs are located along its western and southern shores, respectively. South of the peninsula are Ironman's Bay and the Iron Islands.[6]
East of the barrowlands is the White Knife, a major river of the North which has its source at Long Lake northeast of Winterfell. Castle Cerwyn, the seat of House Cerwyn, is located near a tributary south of Winterfell. The White Knife runs south to White Harbor, one of the major cities of the Seven Kingdoms and the main port of the North. Southeast of White Harbor is Oldcastle, the seat of House Locke, while farther east are Ramsgate and the Broken Branch, which has its source in the Sheepshead Hills northeast of White Harbor. Widow's Watch, the castle of House Flint of Widow's Watch, is built on an isolated peninsula east of Ramsgate in the Shivering Sea.[3] The Bite separates the southeastern North, much of which is influenced by House Manderly of White Harbor,[7] from the Vale of Arryn.
Hornwood, the seat of House Hornwood, is located north of White Harbor and south of the Dreadfort, the seat of House Bolton. The Dreadfort lies near the Weeping Water, which flows east to the Shivering Sea. Northeast of the Dreadfort are the forested lands of House Karstark. East of their castle, Karhold, are the Grey Cliffs.[3] Located in the Bay of Seals are several islands, including Skagos and uninhabited Skane. The largest, Skagos, is said to be inhabited by cannibals and unicorns and is only nominally controlled by the Starks of Winterfell.[8]
North of Winterfell and the Dreadfort and northwest of Karhold are the lands of House Umber, whose castle of Last Hearth is located in a forest. The Umbers control the Lonely Hills[9] and land along the Bay of Seals.[10] Beginning near Last Hearth, the Last River flows southeast between Karhold and the Dreadfort.[3]
The Wall is a colossal fortification that protects the North from threats beyond the Wall, such as wildlings. It is separated from the northern lands owing allegiance to Winterfell by the Gift, which are lands of the Night's Watch north of the Umbers' lands.
Winterfell and Moat Cailin are located along the kingsroad, which connects Castle Black at the Wall with the Riverlands to the south.
The northmen are nearly all descended from the First Men. They are known as a straight-forward, hardy, tough breed who hold the comforts of the south in disdain. Most of them still follow the old gods and their heart trees, and have little inclination for the new gods. There are a few houses who instead follow the Faith of the Seven, including House Manderly of White Harbor, House Whitehill, and House Wells.[11] Most knights of the North live in the region's southern lands.[12]
The constant cold and the iron grip of winter set apart the northerners from the people of the kingdoms south of the Neck. Their whole life rests on the fact that winter is coming and they have to prepare themselves in order to survive it. The North's terrain and climate do not easily yield the necessities of daily life. In such an environment there is no place for hollow courtesies, courtly rituals, nor fancy culture and tourneys. The northmen have long memories. A lord who does not seek his rightful vengeance threatens to have his own men turn on him.
Some of the northmen live in remote, distant areas where they act as little more than clans and tribes. These remote folk, such as the crannogmen, the northern mountain clans and the Skagosi, are still vassals of the Starks, however, and are allowed to maintain their own ways and traditions as long as they remain loyal to Winterfell.
Heraldry in the North is significantly simpler than that in the South, showing the lesser influence that chivalry has had there; and due to its religious aspect, most northmen refuse to take holy orders and thus cannot become knights. Nevertheless, northmen do hold the Night's Watch in high regard.
According to a semi-canon source,[13] the North can perhaps raise forty-five thousand soldiers, although it would take a long time to gather them from such a large region.
The North is particularly badly affected during the long winters, with thousands of people killed and famine not an uncommon occurrence due to poor harvests before winter or the inability to raise crops during the longer winters that last for for years on end, outside of special "glass gardens" and castles built on or near hot springs, like Winterfell.
Once autumn is declared by the maesters, the lords of the North store away a part of the grain they have harvested. How much is a matter of choice; between one fifth and one fourth seems prudent, however. Additionally food is smoked, salted, and otherwise preserved ahead of winter. Coastal communities depend on fish, although even in winter ice fishing is common on the rivers and Long Lake. Poor harvests before winter will mean famine, however.
In winter, snows can fall forty feet deep. Rain falls cold and hard, and sometimes turns into hail that can send men running for cover and ruin crops. Even during summer, snowfalls are not unusual but tend to be brief and not particularly damaging to agriculture.
As the North is largely uncultivated, there are few roads of import there. Most of the inland trade passes by either the kingsroad or the rivers. Trade items from the North include wool,[14] hides, and timber.[15] There are silversmiths at White Harbor.[16]
The peoples of the North are nearly all descended from the First Men, who settled the land nearly 12,000 years ago. Little is known of that time, but cryptic runes carved in old stones and the barrows the First Men lived in can still be found in the barrowlands. Ancient forts of the First Men are scattered throughout the North, including a ringfort atop Seal Rock near White Harbor and ruins in Sea Dragon Point. The children of the forest also made weirwood circles.[17]
About 8,000 years ago, the Long Night occurred, when the Others invaded. The event defined and shaped the North, leading to the founding of the Wall, the order of the Night's Watch, the castle of Winterfell and the first Stark kings.
When the Andals invaded Westeros, the Stark Kings of Winter resisted them successfully, stopping them at Moat Cailin, the only kingdom in Westeros to do so.[18]
King Jon Stark founded the Wolf's Den at what is now White Harbor after driving out sea raiders.[7] His son, Rickard Stark, conquered the Neck from the Marsh King and married his daughter.[18] King Rodrik Stark is said to have won Bear Island from the ironborn in a wrestling match. Two thousand years ago the North warred with the Vale of Arryn after the Rape of the Three Sisters, with the Arryns eventually gaining control of the islands.[19]
For many centuries the Boltons were bitter rivals of the Starks of Winterfell. The practice of flaying their enemies gave the Boltons a sinister reputation. Approximately a thousand years ago, the Boltons finally swore fealty to the Kings in the North and agreed to abandon their practice of flaying their enemies.
A thousand years before the Conquest, the Manderlys were driven from the river Mander by House Gardener of the Reach and fled to the North, where they were welcomed by the Starks of Winterfell as their own bannermen.[20] The Manderlys received the Wolf's Den and developed White Harbor, one of the five cities of Westeros and the main northern port for commerce and naval transport. The Manderlys are the most prominent of the few northern noble houses to follow the Faith of the Seven instead of the old gods.
The Starks led the North to war during the War of Conquest. After the Field of Fire, however, King Torrhen Stark knelt to Aegon the Conqueror rather than face his dragons. The North was included in the Seven Kingdoms and owed allegiance to the Iron Throne of House Targaryen. The Stark Kings in the North became the Lords of Winterfell and Wardens of the North.
During the Dance of the Dragons, the Starks supported the blacks against the greens. Lord Roderick Dustin led two thousand northern soldiers, known as the Winter Wolves, during the war, while the Manderlys had knights from White Harbor also support the claim of Rhaenyra Targaryen.[21]
Lord Dagon Greyjoy led the ironborn in raiding the North during the reign of King Aerys I Targaryen; Lord Beron Stark gathered swords to repel them.[22]
The people of the North must be vigilant against wildlings who manage to bypass the Wall. One King-beyond-the-Wall, Raymun Redbeard, was defeated by the Starks and Umbers at Long Lake.[23]
A century ago the Skagosi unsuccessfully rebelled against the Starks, costing the lives of the Lord of Winterfell and hundreds of his supporters.[8]
The northmen composed much of the rebel forces during Robert's Rebellion, also known as the War of the Usurper. After King Aerys II Targaryen caused the deaths of Lord Rickard Stark and his heir, Brandon Stark, their successor, Lord Eddard Stark, led armies alongside Lord Robert Baratheon, who was chosen king at war's end.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
King Robert Baratheon travels from King's Landing to Winterfell to offer the position of Hand of the King to his old friend, Lord Eddard Stark, which the Warden of the North reluctantly accepts.[24][25] When Eddard is later imprisoned in the Red Keep after the death of Robert, his heir, Robb Stark, calls the northern banners to Winterfell and marches south to rescue Eddard.[26] After hearing that King Joffrey Baratheon ordered the execution of Eddard, the assembled northern and river lords in Riverrun reject the sovereignty of the Iron Throne and proclaim Robb to be King in the North.[27]
A Clash of Kings
With Robb campaigning south of the Neck, his younger brother Bran remains as the Stark in Winterfell. Bran hosts various bannermen at Winterfell's harvest feast.[10][28] Ramsay Snow, the Bastard of Bolton, abducts the widowed Lady Donella Hornwood and claims the lands of the Hornwoods. After hearing that Ramsay starved Donella, the Manderlys skirmish with the Boltons.[4][29]
The Iron Islands also declare their independence from the Iron Throne.[30] With most of the northern soldiers fighting alongside Robb in the south,[31] King Balon Greyjoy claims the North and sends the ironborn to raid the Stony Shore and capture Deepwood Motte, Torrhen's Square, and Moat Cailin. Theon Greyjoy captures Winterfell,[32] but the northern capital is later sacked by Ramsay Snow and the Bolton garrison from the Dreadfort.[33]
A Storm of Swords
Robb Stark, King in the North and King of the Trident, intends to march north from the Riverlands to expel the ironborn.[34] However, he is betrayed and murdered at the Twins by his bannermen, Lords Walder Frey and Roose Bolton,[35] who have their forces slaughter most of the northmen in the south.[36] In return for his services to House Baratheon of King's Landing, Roose is named the new Warden of the North for the Iron Throne.[37]
King Stannis Baratheon sails from Dragonstone to the Wall to aid the Night's Watch in defeating the wildling army of Mance Rayder, King-beyond-the-Wall, in the Battle of Castle Black.[16]
A Feast for Crows
While south of the Neck, Roose attempts to consolidate control over the North.[38]
A Dance with Dragons
The Ryswells and Dustins defeat the ironborn at the Fever River,[15] while the Boltons recapture Moat Cailin and thereby allow Lord Roose Bolton to march north with his Frey allies.[39] [40] Roose has a tenuous grasp over the North, considering only the Ryswells and Dustins to be loyal allies because of marriage ties. The Cerwyns, Tallharts, Umbers, and Manderlys are reluctant supporters or are outright plotting against Roose.[41] Lord Wyman Manderly secretly tasks Davos Seaworth with bringing Rickon Stark back from Skagos.[7] Ramsay Bolton marries "Arya Stark", who is actually Jeyne Poole, at Winterfell in order to claim the ancient capital of the North.
Stannis gains the northern mountain clans for his cause and liberates Deepwood Moote for the Glovers,[17] although the Karstarks plan to betray him for Roose.[42] Stannis marches through the wolfswood to take Winterfell from Roose. His march is slowed, however, by strong blizzards which hamper the armies of both Stannis[43] and Roose.[44]
House Ashwood.
House Blackmyre.
House Boggs.
House Bole.
House Bolton of the Dreadfort.
House Branch.
House Burley.
House Cassel.
House Cerwyn of Cerwyn.
House Condon.
House Cray.
House Crowl.
House Dustin of Barrowton.
House Fenn.
House Flint of the mountains.
House Flint of Flint's Finger.
House Flint of Widow's Watch.
House Forrester.
House Glover of Deepwood Motte.
House Greengood.
House Greystark of the Wolf's Den.
House Harclay.
House Holt.
House Long.
House Hornwood of the Hornwood.
House Ironsmith.
House Karstark of Karhold.
House Lake.
House Liddle.
House Lightfoot.
House Locke of Oldcastle.
House Magnar of Kingshouse.
House Manderly of White Harbor.
House Marsh.
House Mollen.
House Mormont of Bear Island.
House Moss.
House Norrey.
House Overton.
House Peat.
House Poole.
House Quagg.
House Redbeard (at the Wall).
House Reed of Greywater Watch.
House Ryswell of the Rills.
House Slate.
House Stane of Driftwood Hall.
House Stark of Winterfell.
House Stout of Goldgrass.
House Tallhart of Torrhen's Square.
House Thenn.
House Umber of the Last Hearth.
House Waterman.
House Wells.
House Whitehill.
House Woodfoot of Bear Island.
House Woods.
House Woolfield.
House Wull.
In the south, the way they talk about my Seven Kingdoms, a man forgets that your part is as big as the other six combined.[2]
– Robert Baratheon to Eddard Stark
The north is hard and cold, and has no mercy.[45]
The north remembers.[46]
The north remembers, Lord Davos. The north remembers, and the mummer's farce is almost done. [47]
– Wyman Manderly to Davos Seaworth
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 4, Eddard I.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 The Lands of Ice and Fire.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 28, Bran IV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, "Ironman's Bay" entry.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 15, Samwell II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 17, Jon IV.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
- ↑ A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide
- ↑ So Spake Martin, July 14, 1999, The Drowned God and More
- ↑ A Game of Thrones RPG and Resource Book, Guardians of Order
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 17, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 15, Davos II.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 73, Jon X.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 26, The Wayward Bride.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 9, Davos I.
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 21, Bran III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 35, Bran V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 24, Theon II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 11, Theon I.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 52, Arya XI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 72, Jaime IX.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 20, Reek II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 37, The Prince of Winterfell.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 44, Jon IX.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 62, The Sacrifice.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 20, Catelyn III, p 226.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 20, Catelyn III, p 229.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV, pages 382-394.


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Coat Check Girl - "Lose Control (Official Video)"
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Passion-fueled four-piece Coat Check Girl may hail from Los Angeles, but their voracious, multi-dimensional approach to music is tied to a rebellious youth spent growing up in Caracas, Venezuela. After a short time operating under the moniker Yell Oh Umbrella, Coat Check Girl are ready to make a name for themselves with their innovative debut full-length, featuring single "Lose Control," the brand new for which just premiered on BlankTV.v
André and Alejandro Rodriguez, the band's singer-guitarist and guitarist respectively, are brothers united not only by blood but by the musical ravenousness that drives them. Drummer Toby Harmans and bassist Allan Carnevalle are childhood friends of the Rodriguez brothers. The quartet's vision of the world was shared; their experiences growing up in political unrest, the sweeping changes that surrounded them, the chaos that ensued, and the emotional path they eventually traveled down together.
That time together played a huge part in how they approach music. They quenched their thirst for rebellion in the world of heavy metal; they wanted music to encapsulate the changing speed of their time. Theirs is the sound of loud and thoughtful rock – aggressive and well-structured, nuanced but guitar-heavy. The riffs' DNA lie in heavy metal, while playfully dipping its toes into pop and electronic. Drums mimic heartbeats, shocking the melody with empathetic symbiosis. The sound is, above all else, cognizant of its main essence: ROCK.
Their willingness to try something different isn't only felt in how they make music, but how they want fans to consume it. In July of 2014, the band launched their unique plan for their debut full-length and its staggered release. Each month would present a brand new song or video, a puzzle piece of a much larger picture they were painting for the listener. Newest single "Heat Transfer" and the music video for "Lose Control" are the latest fragments from this release. "Heat Transfer" is a Foo Fighters-esque jag that is a playfully, dark rumination on lust and deception, while the video for "Lose Control" tells of a love story gone awry about a man who is murdered by the woman who harbors an unrequited love for him. With more material like this still to come from Coat Check Girl, music fans will be rewarded for watching how this all unfolds.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thankful Thursday: Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, and Archivists
After participating in "Ask an Archivist" day last Thursday on Twitter, I asked myself about the last time an archivist said "NO" to me, and I honestly couldn't think of a single instance. On twitpic I posted the photograph which you see below, because I am trying to identify all of the men in it. They are, I believe, members of the Dublin Active Service Unit. The two men I can identify are Michael Magee (back row, far right) and Bernard Ryan (front row, 2nd from left), about whom I've previously written on this blog.
On "Ask an Archivist" day, I asked if anyone at The National Library of Ireland would view the image and possibly be able to identify the other men in the photograph. I posted my query and less than 2 minutes later received an enthusiastic reply with further questions, suggestions, and the offer of help. The photograph has been forwarded to their photo archivist, and they asked if they could distribute it to their wide audience of followers, and anyone else who might be helpful. WOW!
This made me think about the fact that as researchers we regularly ask Archivists (and Librarians) for help, and they never say no to us. If it is possible to locate a document or film, or material of any kind which is helpful to us, Archivists step up and bring it along. Often I have found myself in situations in which I not only received the information I requested, but was also given extra materials. The sentences, "this might help you" and "you might find this interesting or useful" are ones I hear a lot when I am doing research.
Today, on this Thankful Thursday, I am so very thankful for Archivists and Librarians, so I want to say thank you to each and every one who has helped me along my way, and might help me in the future.
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The two on the bottom right look like brothers.ReplyDelete
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Thanks for your comment. Funny you should say that. I thought the same thing. I thought the man on the bottom far right might be Francis Flood and that the man to his left might be one of his brothers. Someone at Cathal Brugha Military Archives viewed the photo and told me I was mistaken, so I'm really looking forward to hearing from the NLI's photographic archivist.
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Finding That Free Lunch
from the looking-at-economic-growth dept
Too many people, it seems, assume that "there is no free lunch" means that the market is entirely static. That is, they believe it's a zero sum game. If I do x, then y loses out. So, if I am offered free internet service or a free lunch, then whoever provided that is out the same. But that's simply not true. Economics is not a zero sum game, but is built around economic growth -- where the sum of economic activity can be greater than the parts. If I do a transaction with you, and in the end, we're both better off (i.e., we both got more value than we gave up), then the amount of overall value in the world increased. It might not be a "free" lunch (the economic transaction cost me something), but new utility is created above and beyond what was there before.
This is a key point that is often overlooked by those who slam the concept of free and assume that it can't happen or it can't work. They overlook how free is a part of a larger economic transaction that actually does increase overall utility and economic growth. This is the key insight that economist Paul Romer had a few years back in noting that the core way to increase an economic market was to insert what he called "non-rivalrous, non-excludable goods" -- which I've taken to calling "infinite goods." These are "goods" that can be replicated at absolutely no cost, increasing the size of a market and increasing the overall utility in the world. As Romer noted:
Economic growth occurs whenever people take resources and rearrange them in ways that are more valuable. A useful metaphor for production in an economy comes from the kitchen. To create valuable final products, we mix inexpensive ingredients together according to a recipe. The cooking one can do is limited by the supply of ingredients, and most cooking in the economy produces undesirable side effects. If economic growth could be achieved only by doing more and more of the same kind of cooking, we would eventually run out of raw materials and suffer from unacceptable levels of pollution and nuisance. Human history teaches us, however, that economic growth springs from better recipes, not just from more cooking. New recipes generally produce fewer unpleasant side effects and generate more economic value per unit of raw material.The trick (and where the trouble comes in) is that it's not always easy to figure out how to capture a piece of that larger market -- especially if your old business model was based on a very different type of scarcity. Yet, those who figure out how to put these models into practice will find that their markets grow bigger and bigger, and while there are tradeoffs, they'll have something about as close to a "free lunch" as you can imagine.
Every generation has perceived the limits to growth that finite resources and undesirable side effects would pose if no new recipes or ideas were discovered. And every generation has underestimated the potential for finding new recipes and ideas. We consistently fail to grasp how many ideas remain to be discovered. The difficulty is the same one we have with compounding. Possibilities do not add up. They multiply.
Anyway... we'll be exploring these ideas and more at The Free! Summit next month, so hopefully you'll be able to join us. Speaking of which, if you're interested in presenting a case study about how you're leveraging free, the organizers of the event are holding a competition via Vator.tv where you can enter to present.


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I'm a first time mom with 6 1/2 month old and I just returned to work today. I've been gearing up for this for a while and have been pretty nervous, anxious and excited. I had been pumping previously without much issue, so I had a supply of frozen milk for the nanny to use today. I planned on pumping 3 times at work and I thought that would supply 3 bottles to make up for what the nanny used.
o my disappointment, I could not let down when I pumped! Milk just trickled out. Then I ended up hand-expressing some because I got so frustrated. I tried to relax, look at pictures of my son and not look at the bottles, but it seemed that nothing was working.
I am afraid. What if this keeps happening and he doesn't have enough milk? What if y milk decreases because I'm not letting down while at work? Also, it's pretty uncomfortable. I need to know I'm not alone and that there is a solution to this problem. I'm so scared that this will keep happening but I'm not even sure why it's happening in the first place.
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(FYI I have a Medela Pump in Style that is about 5 years old (got it from co-worker). I know it's not the motor because the strength of the pull on my breast still feels the same.)


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Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Fansite
Blurrz wrote:Down_Shift is a god...
Blurrz wrote:Down_Shift is a god...
Bumblevivisector wrote:What the...!
Does Bluestreak actually have a slightly different head, to match his animation model?!? I can't tell 'cause it's a bit blurry, but the additional shoulder launchers make it seem possible...unless Prowl actually has them too and they're just not deployed.
So far, so good! Just wish they were still coming out a bit slower so my wallet could keep up.
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In a four-hour marathon meeting Monday evening, the City of Hood River Planning Commission was unable to reach a decision on a site plan application submitted by Portland-based Naito Development LLC. The meeting was a combination extension of a prior public hearing and introduction of a Conditional Use Permit application, which the applicant was required to file for the proposed hotel, commercial building and parking lot development.
Although the waterfront project would be one of the largest developments in the city in recent years, a separate element of the proposal has attracted the majority of public interest and debate. A proposed cable park within the Nichols Boat Basin is key element to the commercial building, which is designed to overlook the basin and its activities at the south end, on property owned by Naito.
Until Monday's meeting, the planning commission was operating under the assumption that the city doesn't have jurisdiction to apply site plan and conditional use permit criteria to the cable park, because it will exist and operate in water. In short, counsel reasoned that since the boat basin is not zoned, the commission does not have specific zoning criteria to apply to the project. Furthermore, the in-water parts of the project will have to undergo a rigorous permitting process through the Division of State Lands and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Citing a variety of the city's codes and legal documents, opponents of the cable park urged the commission to reconsider its stance on the in-water project. After an evaluation by legal counsel, and the acknowledgement that the situation is ambiguous, City Attorney Dan Kearns recommended the commission take the stance that purely water uses of the basin are not subject to the city's land use regulations.
The commission acknowledged the dilemma and put the issue to a vote: either to maintain the stance that it has no jurisdiction to apply criteria to in-water developments within the city limits or assert authority over the entire project and apply on-land site plan and CUP criteria to the water-based cable park development.
In a 3-2 vote the council decided to broaden the scope of its evaluation and include the cable park in its review process.
With that decision, the commission was then obligated to hear public testimony relating specifically to the cable park, which was formerly off-limits as it was considered outside its jurisdiction.
In considering the cable park, the commission must limit its analysis of the proposal to the same specific site plan review criteria it is using for the hotel and commercial building development. Pro and con issues like general public interest, economic benefits, and "it would totally be a cool new thing for Hood River," are not part of the review criteria.
After testimony both for and against the cable park, but little discussion about the land-based elements of the application, the commission was obligated by procedure to continue the hearing until a later date. Following a public request, the written record will be left open for seven more days (until 5 p.m. April 23), after which the commission will review all material and will attempt to make a decision at a May 7 public meeting (5:30 p.m., 211 Second St.).
By law, the commission must make a decision on the application within 120 days that it was deemed complete. That date is April 23.
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Welcome to where time came to a standstill. And then, it collapsed in on itself. "Haikyo" (廃墟) is Japanese for "ruins". Across the country, there are deserted buildings for intrepid urban exploreration. Make no mistake: this is trespassing and even dangerous. These buildings are sealed off for good reason.
Haikyo photos typically depict abandoned houses, hotels and amusement parks. But those aren't the only things lost to time. Japan also has arcade ruins.
Below, you can see photos of abandoned game centres, bowling allies and pachinko parlours from across Japan. The photos are from various sites. In the links below, there are even more haikyo pics. Please have a look.
If you are interested in perhaps exploring on your own, website Gakuranman has an excellent piece on the hazards of haikyo. It's recommended reading. Ditto for this story on how a haikyo house inspired a computer game.
テーブルゲーム機 [写真の記憶、廃墟の記憶] 外来者歓迎 [○o。..:ニッポン建築紀行:..。o○] ゲーセン [ディスカバリー] ホテル篇 [Forbidden Kyushu] 【廃墟】アインB Vol.12 出口へ [DAREDEVIL/HEBUgraph™] 懐かしのあのゲーム [響とバイクと山遊び] スカイネットぱちんこ [haikyo] 任天堂のゲーム機 [ちくわぱん(デザイン調整中) by 写楽斎] 香川県 廃墟 アミューズメントSⅡ, ゲームコーナー他 [eden] 巨大旅館 カッパ温泉 [廃虚アルティメット] Nホール富山 ラスト [サビれたブログ] ロビーの隣のフロアにはゲームコーナー [Flying Ice Cream]
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Port of Cascade Locks General Manager Chuck Daughtry is resigning from his position effective Dec. 31.
"It's time, I've been there 12 years…I think it's time, Daughtry said. ""I just got that feeling. They need to hear some fresh voices and I needed to recharge my batteries."
Daughtry called the decision a "mutual agreement" between himself and the Port Commission.
"The Port Commission recognizes Chuck's past and present contributions to the Port and to the community of Cascade Locks. We appreciate his efforts", stated Commission President Jess Groves. "Chuck stabilized the Port during a time of distress, and has positioned us for future growth.Many of the projects underway due to Chuck's management and leadership will come to fruition over the next several months", said Groves. "These projects include completion of a Forest Service land exchange, construction of a major new mountain bike trail, significant sail beach improvements, a new marine park entrance for pedestrians and bicycles, and commercial development on WaNaPa Street."
Daughtry came to the Port of Cascade Locks in 2001 after serving as Finance Director for the Port of Vancouver, Wash.
His tenure has seen successes such as the rise in the popularity in sailing in Cascade Locks, the development of additional recreational opportunities on port property, the building of first new industrial space in the town in decades, a revitalization of the Port's Marine Park and a stabilization of the Port's finances.
It also saw a nearly decade-long effort to bring an off-reservation Warm Springs tribal casino to the town, an effort which ended when the Port pulled the plug on the project last year following roadblocks from the state government.
For the past several years the Port has also been pursuing the prospect of bringing a Nestle Waters bottling plant to the town, an effort which has been roundly criticized by conservation and environmental watchdog groups.
Daughtry said he is most proud of the Port's improved financial situation as he prepares to depart.
"We took an organization that was struggling and put it on sound financial footing to create things for the community that will leave a legacy," he said.
Daughtry said he does not have his next job lined up, but plans to take some time to "decompress" before deciding what to do next.
"I've loved working for the port and the community, I'm disappointed we didn't get the casino but we have a lot of opportunities with Nestle and the new building," Daughtry said.
In a press release the Port of Cascade Locks said will work with the Port commission during the transition and to help find a successor.
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Exhibit 'A' Brewing of Framingham is joining together with a dozen other Massachusetts breweries to raise money for Sonoma wildfire relief.
The 13 breweries will donate $1 of every pint sold at their respective taprooms on Saturday to the King Ridge Fund, a 501(c)3 non-profit. Every dollar raised this weekend will be used only in Sonoma County.
"We are grateful to the Massachusetts brewing community for raising funds to provide relief to the victims of the current wildfire outbreak --- many who have lost their homes," says Katie Stinchon, executive director of the Mass Brewers Guild. "We are stronger together, and hope that our collective contribution will provide much needed aid and inspire others to get involved."
The participating breweries are Exhibit 'A' Brewing of Framingham, Castle Island Brewing Company of Norwood, Brick & Feather of Turner Falls, Harpoon Brewery of Boston, Idle Hands Craft Ales of Malden, Mayflower Brewing Company of Plymouth, Moon Hill Brewing Company/Gardner Ale House of Gardner, Night Shift Brewing Company of Everett, River Styx Brewing Company of Fitchburg, Saltbox Kitchen Brewery of Concord, Samuel Adams of Boston, Trillium Brewing Company of Canton and True North Brewing Company of Ipswich.
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Inara and I started a new class today - Attention At Heel. It's to help dogs find the heel position and make it fun for them. I think it will be a really good class as Inara's heel is just one thing that's really lacking. She can occasionally manage a gorgeous, "prancing pony" attention heel, but not often, and not for long!
Anyway, there are 3 other dogs in there so Ginger put us by the bathroom so we can have our "sucks to be you" room available. We had our usual obnoxiousness upon first entering, but she settled down quite a bit after that. She was a bit barkier than she has been, but I attribute that to not being in class for a bit and being cooped up doing nothing this past week due to the heat. Also, the other dogs are 2 Goldens (one of whom is about 107, and the other can't stop fussing at the end of his leash and biting and tugging at it) and a young yellow Lab who kept staring at Inara - not aggressively, just rudely. So not the usual line-up that she's used to being around.
ANYWAY, Ginger wants us to teach our dogs to target things with their back feet. I had to laugh because I'm pretty sure Inara forgets that she has those. But Ginger wanted Inara to be the example dog since she's done shaping before. So in about 5 minutes I shaped her into backing up so her back feet were on a folded blanket. It was pretty cool, and the other students were really impressed. Like literally oohing and aahing!
Ginger also used us as a good example of attention at heel when Inara was sitting beside me looking up at me. So we got to be the good example for a few things today! What a new experience!
On a side note, there was a woman in there who was DRIVING ME CRAZY. She was literally clicking once per second no matter what her dog did, and only giving a treat every 10-15 clicks. Ginger THANK GOD noticed it and correct her but for about 5 minutes there was non-stop clicking beside me. Jeebus it was annoying.


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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A Sustainable Life
I have been thinking a bit about this year and the financial world that is coming down on us. NPR reports daily on the upheaval of our economy, our system, our lives. It has made me pause on a daily basis to think and evaluate what we as a family are doing in this upcoming year to prepare, or better say, brace ourselves for the immanent changes.
Since the day I got pregnant, and I mean literally, we have been on a single income with supplements from my occasional forays into work. We did not feel a huge impact when we 'lost' my income as we had scaled way back before I stopped working. Now, we also exist in a fairly unique situation as we live with not only multiple generations, but with multiple sources of incomes. We have a safety net that many do not live with, and that helps us through harder times and insures that there is always food on the table and a roof over our heads. Tim and I both make/made fairly modest incomes, enough to allow us to live without a lot of worries, but not to live with a lot of luxuries. I am starting to really appreciate what living moderately means, especially as we try to balance and make sense of what we should do as we watch our country's fabric shift and tear quite a bit.
Many years ago I read a book that changed my life. It is titled Ishmael and is the fable of a gorilla that has sat as anthropologist to human kind, observing, theorizing and then passing it on to a student who happens to be a human. It is not a book for everyone, but for me it crystallized almost everything I have felt as I grew up, but was unable to formulate. The 'story' is of our culture, our consumer culture...and of course, it's impact on the world. Like I said, not for everyone, but a lightening bolt for me. So, it changed a lot in our lives, Tim and I have used the story as a barometer of sorts. It is very relevant today as we go forward into what could be the biggest mess we have seen in our lives.
This is not a dire post, rather I mean it as a place to set down in writing what goals I have for myself and family as we try out a leaner way of life, a life with less and with more due to taking less. A life where we find personal sustainability that extends past buying 'organic' or leaving less of a footprint by bringing home products claiming to be good for the world. And the life is starting to look like it is mostly about bringing home less overall.
So, to start, things we are already doing:
1) Farmer's market : We have been going steadily for a year for both produce and companionship. We do not just buy, we speak to the people, get to know them a bit and give our favorite one man band a few dollars while the boys dance to his guitar/harmonica and marvel at his expertise. We are re-connecting with a community that I had forgotten existed. And our dollars go back to our area, our home.
2) Less packaging : I am almost at 100% with taking only what we buy out of stores, no bags, no extra baggies, less less less.
3) Buy used : The boys rarely have 'new' clothes or toys, we use the local children's resale and receive a lot from friends. I never turn away an offer of stuff, rather I go through it, sort and choose, and then regive/donate what we cannot use. I have never felt stigmatized by this, growing up with a 8 children household taught me the value of reuse.
4) Shop less : I curtail urges to go to Target for 'just one thing' or to browse the internet too often as I find the ease of clicking through to Paypal is just too too easy. Instead, we hit the park or the trail and I marvel at all that is there already.
Things I want to do:
1) This is big for me...I want to do a SLOW month. This is the pledge to avoid buying anything that is not essential for food/work. So, milk, yes. Joann's fabric bin, no.
2) Divorce myself from Joann's : Speaking of buying. I have to be honest and say though I broke up with Target, I struck up a relationship with Joann's with a vengeance. And buying fabric for clothes for us and the boys sounds so justified. Until I consider where the fabric came from and how it was made and it then looks as bad as the $1 polos I bought for the boys at the Old Navy sale. So, Joann, I love you but I think we have to break up too. Or at least take a break.
3) Use what we have : By this I mean crafting supplies stacked, paper piled, and jars/containers/bottles reused. I think of Tim's GPs that save everything. They are a product of the tail end of the Depression and remember when glass was precious, when plastic did not rule. I marveled the other day at our yogurt container, lid and all, thinking of how to re-use it.
4) Make more : Speaking of yogurt, I have a yogurt maker, yet to be used. So, things like that, making food, growing food, finding out what is seasonal, sustainable and delicious that we can grow in our backyard. And I want to get a pair of chicks for the yard, they would provide fresh eggs and be great insect eaters. As long as Mishka does not get them.
5) Save what we do not spend : Not spend what we save by doing the above. Tricksy, that part.
6) Educate myself regarding my local homeschooling community : I am becoming more and more convinced that I am going to pursue homeschooling the boys. It came up when I first had them, then I reconnected with a very dear person who invited me t see how she home schooled her youngest. And lest you think it cripples children, a majority of her circle have gone on to college, one is at NYU and currently performing on Broadway. At 20. So, I am weighing the options, wanting to know more, and getting really excited about it. This blog has some great insights into HS. You might read her a bit for her wit too.
So, these are not terrible concrete. It is not like I wrote down numbers and figures, these are guidelines for me and mine to try to follow as we walk with our fellow Americans that are trying to see what the light looks likes at the end of this tunnel. I think it looks totally different than any of us can even imagine.
I do not think this will be in any way easy for me, I know I am more plugged into consumption than I realize. But this is a great way to learn how to unplug. Won't you join me in some small way if you can? You could do the pledge of the Slow Month (or try), reuse or buy used, find your local farm/farm store.
And if you get a chance, pick up Ishmael. You might just like it and join us.
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- lori z said...
I loved that book. You're doing a wonderful job inspiring me. Keep up the great work.
See you on thursday!
- 13 January, 2009 13:13
- LauraC said...
Oh goodness, I often wonder how I stumble upon the blogs that speak to my heart. This post is right up there as one of my faves.
We are already in the middle of a slow month. It started December 27 for us. We are taking it a step farther and trying to buy as little food as possible as well. We are trying to see how creative we can be in using the things already in our home. All those things bought with a plan to use them (i.e. dried cranberry beans) are getting used this month.
So far the only thing I've had to buy is new sports bras. It was definitely a need as my old bras were not supportive enough anymore.
I'll keep you posted on how our slow month goes. I have always been interested in the environment, having a environmental engineering degree. And Jon has always been frugal but we read the book "Your Money or Your Life" in 2000 and it changed our relationship with "stuff" forever.
- 13 January, 2009 13:18
- Dawn Johnson Warren said...
Daniel Quinn's writings had a profound impact on Brad and I's thinking as well.
Awesome post and always relevant no matter what the economy, too bad it took all of this craziness to bring it to the forefront of our society's thoughts. Oh well, at least it did. We definitely need to meet up next time I am in California. I just know we'd have so much to talk about!
- 13 January, 2009 14:30
- Luckygirl said...
Excellent post! We just decided about a week ago not to spend anymore money this month except for groceries. Which means I will not be going to Target, because I always overbuy when I go there. We are also going to use the gift cards we have that are starting to pile up. So far the hardest thing for me has been not buying decaf coffee drinks, but it's good that I'm breaking that habit - too much money and calories...
- 13 January, 2009 15:27
- Preeti said...
You talked about home recently and how you are rediscovering special places that were somehow forgotten. You have taken this further by talking about making such a huge difference in the quality of your everyday lives. Inspired, is what we are as a family and we are excited to follow your journey of discovery and hopefully tag along sooner than later.
- 14 January, 2009 00:00
- Beth said...
This post so eloquently captured all that I have been thinking about my life and family. My husband and I have three-year-old twin girls, and since they were born, my commitment to the world we live in (both global and local) has expanded more than I could have imagined. While I try to conserve and re-use, and not buy, it is so hard to not get swept up in it all (I, too, have banned myself from going to Target unless I absolutely have too!). I am going to check out Ismael from the library, and have decided to have our own Slow Month. What a terrific idea. Thank you for sharing.
- 14 January, 2009 06:19
Have I told you lately how awesome I think you are? Another really thought-provoking and inspirational post! I can always do more than I do, so thank you for the ideas and reminders. :) Going to look up that book right after this...
I'm so looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! xo-S.
- 14 January, 2009 09:09
- Sereknitty said...
Isn't it amazing how little we truly NEED to survive? I want to live an abundant life, but not with an abundance of things. I get stressed out when I have too much 'stuff' around (yes, even with yarn)! The rule in my house is that if it hasn't been worn, or used within the past year, it gets donated to charity. I like the idea of a slow month -- I'll have to give that some further thought.
I love that you're thinking of home-schooling -- challenging, but rewarding, according to my friends who have done it.
- 14 January, 2009 23:06
- Rae said...
Wonderful Mamie- and I would love to live in one of those earth homes too! Your boys are looking so BIG!
- 15 January, 2009 01:05
- lesleysmeshly said...
I found your blog through Laura C at Lauras Mommy Journal and I am so happy to stumble upon you. Your philosophies are right up our alley. Anytime I "need" to go to Target or Michael's I will just head here instead to remind myself that need is not really a need at all.
- 15 January, 2009 13:17
- Knitterista said...
Wow...good for you guys!
You're doin' great! I have some of those same things in place and some to work on as well. Purging is a much needed thing in our house, expecially when grandparents bring toys every time they come over...enough already!!! Your boys are just getting cuter and cuter every day by-the-way!
- 16 January, 2009 12:43
- Katie said...
Hello!! I was just thinking of my resolutions when I read your post. It's so inspiring and motivating to read what others are doing as I think about my next year. I have to say that I'm right on track with you as far as slowing down the buying {especially after organizing my yarn stash!}. And thinking about the food I eat is always a big one for me too. As for the yogurt ~ I want to encourage you to go for. I got a yogurt maker a few years ago, and I've never looked back! I do the simple version (just mix the milk with the yogurt and don't heat it up on the stove), it makes for a creamier, almost drinkable yogurt. yum
- 17 January, 2009 14:19
- gleek said...
i'm on a buying freeze too. gotta spend less and reuse more!
- 20 January, 2009 12:42


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Not too long ago, our daughter was the little person you see in this photo. Today, she's turns 24. She still enjoys an opportunity to sit down with a good book, and she's still a sweet girl. Happy birthday, Keely, and all our best wishes for a great year!
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Kitchen Cabinets in Every Color of the Rainbow
While we love pristine white kitchens as much as the next blog, it's fun to explore all the colors of the rainbow when searching for kitchen inspiration.
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Which are your favorite kitchen cabinet colors?
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