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Friday, July 13, 2012 - Wank Party 2012 #7, Part 2 - WANK PARTY
Wank Party 2012 #7 features Rado Smutny, Mattias Solich, Anton Malac, Mirek Hodbod and Patrik Lukasz. In this second part we pick up where we left things, with Mattias Solich being rimmed by Rado, and Mirek sucking his cock. At the same time Patrik is tongueing Anton's hot ass. Rado's tongue is really working on Mattias hole, lapping at him. The same goes for Patrik, with Anton. Patrik is rock hard and turn Anton over, sliding his cock into that wet hole. Mirek moves over and feeds his cock into Anton's mouth, so he is filled at both ends. Meanwhile Mattias' hole is filled as he rides Rado's big fat cock. Rado wanks on Mattias dick as well. It isn't long before Mattias hits the point of no return and drops a nice big load of cum while he is being fucked. Mirek takes over fucking Anton, from Patrik, thrusting his cock deep into that ass. With cum all over his belly Rado sits up, his cock still deep in that ass, and sucks Mattias spent dick. Mattias still needs to be fucked hard though and he lays on the sofa, with his legs in the air while Patrik dicks him nice and hard. Mirek wants cock too and Anton obliges, he fucks that hot ass while his own hole is still being fucked by Rado. Anton is working hard fucking himself onto Rado's cock while his own is fucking Mirek. A change of partners has Mirek bent over with Patrik pounding his ass. Anton sits and rides on Rado's thick cock as his own cock is being sucked by Mattias. They are all hot for hard sex and change again with Rado spooning Anton and Patrik ramming his dick deep into Mattias ass. It all gets too much for Mirek who stands over Rado and dumps a nice big load all over him. Meanwhile Rado continues fucking Anton whose cock throbs and grows as he shoots his cum all over his belly. That sets Rado off and he pulls out and shoots his cum all over Anton's balls, and what a big load it is. Rado kisses Anton as he relaxes after his exertions. Mattias kneels and looks up at Patrik who creams himself over that hairy chest. Anton is wanking himself hard as Patrik cums and he drops a second load on Mattias. Then he leans over and kisses Patrik to finish a really great Wank Party.
... more about Wank Party 2012 #7, Part 2 further in this newsletter
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Ruslan Tarovsky has proved himself as a good wrestler in previous matches so we paired him with newcomer Jindra Hruda. They start with some warming up, and stretching, where they help each other and then get on with the match. Some aggressive wrestling by Jindra wins him the first match, with lots of noise from Ruslan Tarovsky who appears to have strained his back. They remove their underwear and resume wrestling. There is quite a contrast in skin tones, as Ruslan Tarovsky has a marked tan. They grapple and try to get an effective grip on each other and eventually Ruslan Tarovsky manages a neck hold on Jindra which wins him the second round. In the third round Ruslan Tarovsky quickly manages to grip onto Jindra's arm inducing him into submission. In round 4 he has another neck hold which proves effective, but we get a great view of Jindra, cock and balls on display as he struggles to free himself. Jindra is learning and from the start, in round 5, he grabs Ruslan Tarovsky around the neck, the submission is almost immediate. The same tactic works, in the 6th round so the score is 3-3. Round 7 takes slightly longer, but with the same result, as Jindra is again quicker to get a neck hold. In round 8 they guys both seem to have a hold on each other, but Ruslan Tarovsky is able to foce the submission, and then lays on the floor admiring himself, before getting up and changing the score. Things are very hard for each guy as they seem quite evenly matched. Again they both effect a neck hold and Ruslan Tarovsky is able to win out, but he also feels the effect of Jindra's hold around his neck. They share rounds in a very similar vein until Ruslan Tarovsky leads 7-6. Then they oil each other's bodies, with Jindra leading the way, and then Ruslan Tarovsky returns the favor. As they resume the match things continue as before with each guy working hard and the scoring staying very close. At 9-10 in Jindra's favor Ruslan Tarovsky takes a while to get up, either suffering from his exertions, or trying to delay the time when he acknowledges Jindra's victory. But he does just that, lifting Jindra's hand aloft. Then the guys settle down for the wank off, wanking themselves and then each other. As in the match, the wank off is a close run thing with Ruslan Tarovsky just winning out, as he begins to dump his load on the mats. But Jindra follows with his own cum even before Ruslan Tarovsky has finished. Having shot their loads they clean each others cock and then move to the showers to help each other wash off all that sweat and oil. So that is the end of a hard fought bout and a very nice wank off.
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Happy Friday the 13th you. It's pretty late here, and nothing bad has happened so far today, knock on wood. I need to rush through my part today because it's late and Kyptus wants to go home.
Part 2 of Wank Party 2012 #7 leads off today, with 5 great guys, Patrik Lukasz, Anton Malac, Mirek Hodbod, Mattias Solich and Rado Smutny. They are followed by Jan Mendel in his erotic video, and Lukas Tvaroh in his session stills shoot. A very good line-up.
We have a great line-up of castees today as well, Jarda Stentek, a returning caste, Petr Morava and Tomas Schnek. All three look very good indeed but, simply because of that face I am going for Tomas Schnek.
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Nowhere is this more evident than in attempts to estimate the number of children with ADHD. Recent estimates place the numbers at 10 percent of boys and 3 percent of girls ranging in age from 4 to 11 years old. The central feature of ADHD is trouble getting things done, both at home and at school, and trouble getting along with adults and other children. The increased activity and short attention span of the child with ADHD have led to the use of stimulant drugs such as Ritalin to control behavior. Paradoxically, these medications work to "slow down" the ADHD child. Unfortunately, these medications are potentially harmful and act merely to mask symptoms without getting to the core of the problem.
Early intervention and successful treatment of ADHD have become even more important in light of recent studies that predict these children face greater problems as adults. Evidence is mounting that children with ADHD are at higher risk for depression, restlessness, alcoholism, and antisocial behavior as adults."
Herbal Prescriptions
Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng)—Please use one-half the
recommended dose for adults listed under "Other Herbal Considerations"
in the following section on depression.
Actions: Helps correct blood sugar metabolism and adrenal
Evening primrose oil—2 to 3 grams daily2
Action: Recommended by the Hyperactive Children's
Support Group of Great Britain. It corrects the
essential fatty acid deficiency noted in some ADHD
Nutritional Supplement Considerations
Vitamin B6—50 to 100 milligrams daily3
Zinc—5 to 10 milligrams daily4
Copper—0.5 to 1 milligram daily
Chromium—200 micrograms daily5
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A whole-foods diet, high in protein and complex carbohydrates. Cut down on sugar and simple carbohydrates.6 Cut back on processed junk
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Carmoiic acid
Sulfur dioxide
Potassium nitrate
Sodium benzoate
Sodium nitrate
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Raspberries (fresh)
Peppermint tea
Prunes (canned)
Strawberries (fresh)
Many spices: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, curry,
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Hymenolepis live in warm climates and are common in the southern United States. Insects eat the eggs of these worms.
Humans and other animals become infected when they intentionally or unintentionally eat material contaminated by insects (including fleas associated with rats). In an infected person, it is possible for the worms entire life cycle to be completed in the bowel, so infection can last for years.
Hymenolepis nana infections are much more common than Hymenolepis diminuta infections in humans. These infections used to be common in the southeastern United States, in crowded environments and in people who were confined to institutions. However, the disease occurs throughout the world.
Symptoms occur only with heavy infections. Symptoms include:
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Call your health care provider if chronic diarrhea or abdominal cramping are present.
Good hygiene, public health and sanitation programs, and elimination of rats help prevent the spread of hymenolepiasis.
Blanton R. Adult tapeworm infections. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th Ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 294.
Richardz FO Jr. Diphyllobothrium, Dipylidium, and Hymenolepsis species. In: Long SS, ed. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap: 279.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
This is dedicated to my mother in law, a woman whom I have never met, but whose strength, creativity, style, courage, humor, maternal love and love for life is never forgotten. As a young single mother, raising two boys while struggling with breast cancer, Sally reminded her boys every day of their importance to this world. She taught them not to wallow in loss but turn it into gain for others. Brave as she was, she feared the unknown of the future for her children. Who would be there to comfort them, who would be there to give them hope. She never saw her children past their adolescence. With a determination to create a positive legacy in his mother's name, Nick created the non profit, "Walk With Sally" which mentors children whose family's are coping with cancer. Because of this program, so many mother's have felt a sense of ease, knowing that their children were being supported emotionally and were not alone. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Talk to your doctor to make sure you are doing all you can to detect breast cancer as early as possible. Early detection greatly increases your chances of surviving breast cancer. While you are at it, forward this to your best friend or wife or sister to make sure she is doing the same. For more information on screening, treatment and donating please contact the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Walk With Sally and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. A few friends are posting pink today as well;
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glamour shots
Fashion illustration mixed in with a little late 70s glam vibe. Great prints over at jkl design.
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naturally delicious
color palette: 100% whole wheat goodness
source: marie claire maison
source: apartment therapy sf source: desire to inspire source: sweet home style last two photos: tom scheerer
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Monday, September 28, 2009
poster child
Always on the look out for affordable art, I was thrilled to have found this fantastic website. Founder Sonja Teri started this on-line comprehensive gallery of exclusive, limited edition, silk screened poster art.
The art ranges from work by Guerrilla artists such as Taki 183 {famous for his Graffiti art on 183rd street in Washington Heights } to the Octogenarian David Weidman, probably best known for creating 'Mr Magoo' and 'Rocky and Bullwinkle'.
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featured in "In Her Shoes" at High Heeled Foot in the Door this week...
I was so flattered when Camilla at 'High Heeled Foot in The Door' asked me to be a part of her on going, 'In her shoes' series. When she first asked me back in May, the day that I chose to shoot {and every day is different for me} turned into a complete day of calamity. Around noon, Nick, tore his Achilles tendon, jumping the fence to chase after our dog ~who had escaped. I was working with a client and had to abruptly leave after receiving a panicked phone call. In retrospect, this would have been a great day to document, lots of excitement, emergency surgery, casts, crutches and pain meds. So, this time around I documented a rather mellow day. Nobody was hurt, full of sunshine and bike rides {and a bit of work}. Check in again as my partners at The Skirted Round Table will be submitting their own dalies as part of this charming feature Camilla's wondeful blog.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
peace out
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
holiday decorating on the skirted round table
Here we go again, third day of fall and the design blogs are in full throttle dishing out the holiday decorating goodness. It's one big frenzied competition! The bloggers are hyperventilating as they crank out one idea packed post after another. Read all about it. Or listen as the three of us, who aren't personally big holiday decorators, chat about what we do, or don't do in this arena. Two Grinches and one Jewish girl talk about Holiday decorating. Bring it...
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he takes stuff from his house and sticks it outside.
then takes pictures. Which, amazingly, turn out looking kind of cool in that really, static motion, inanimate object becomes living thing, sort of way { ya ok, whatever. } Suddenly, task lighting become a research group on a hiking expedition through Antarctica,
or campers looking for the car keys Ron dropped last night after one too many 'brewski's
Vintage telephones becomes beached, animals in the frozen tundra.
Funny and beautiful.
The delightful work of Rune Guneriussen. See more here, much more.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
the pallies
This little video melted my heart just a little. Now go. Give your little pallie a hug and a kiss.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
it's the one about headboards... and a bonus how-to video
I covet the covered headboard. Anytime I see a great one I pull it for my overflowing file.in my collecting, I've realized a few things. I love nailheads on rectangular headboards {although I've seen them on more curvilinear shapes, I don't love them as much when they're not in a neat little marching row}
actually that's not true, I like the nailheads here.
I don't like a headboard to be too big or puffy. Tight, and a thin-ish profile works for me. did someone say 'curvilinear'? {off topic, but I love those, monogrammed orange euro shams}
tall is good, you want to be able to see the head board when the pillows are up against it. But keep in mind, if you have a pitched ceiling, you don't necessarily want a really tall headboard.
nailheads and swoopiness. I'm begining to like it the more I write this post. Sometimes you have to lay it all out before you can see it
I love this headboard, even though it's a naked headboard. These last few are late additions as more than a few of us have headboards on the brain. Found these over at smittendesigns.com. thanks reader, 'elly e' for the headsup.
I had forgotten about this little twin set {above} I've always loved this shot. Not only are the colors lickable, those monogrammed shams, slay. I'm guessing but don't know for sure that they're Leontine. Back to that Colcha covered headboard that I coveted......What I didn't know was that headboard- the one that I met in Mexico, had an established fan base. {It appeared in Cookie magazine in '05} And Grace Bonney of design*sponge, was one of them. So inspired was she, that she went out and made herself one. Watch here as she recreates her own version of the One and Only headboard.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
peace out
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
London calling...Jeremy Dickinson
loving the work of British artist, Jeremy Dickinson. Using toy cars from his own collection, beat up, chipped, well loved... all in a crayon box color pallet paired against, grayed gritty backgrounds.
Seven Buses 2009
20 x 20 cm
Locopark II 2009
35.5 x 61 cm
Ten Reds 2008
46 x 46 cm
Dickinson's work brings to mind the minimalist tendencies of Donald Judd and the automobile sculptures of John Chamberlain.
Plant and truck Wall 2008
76 x 254 cm
Autopark (Causeway Spectrum) 2008
51 x 178 cm
Autostack (Plymouth Plaza) 2009
25.5 x 30.5 cm
.........wonder if I could facebook him. He seems really cool.
all images galerie xippas, athens, greece
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the ipod stand - that you make yourself!
Those brilliant french designers have come up with another do it yourself, "you can totally make that" project......
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Taco Bell Finally Realizes That Everyone Loves A Burrito In The Morning And Debuts Breakfast Menu
Even at fancy shmancy brunch places with delicate parchment menus, the breakfasting masses love them a tasty breakfast burrito. It seems Taco Bell has finally put two and two together, as they've debuted a breakfast menu with fast-food Mexican breakfast items to go.
The New York Daily News says you'll be able to chow down in the a.m. at Taco Bell with the aforementioned burritos, filled with eggs and sausage, bacon or steak, as well as egg wraps, hash browns, coffee and orange juice. There will be 11 entrees on the morning menu, ranging from 99 cents to $2.79.
"It's everything people love in breakfast, but done in a Taco Bell way," said Brian Niccol, the chain's chief marketing and innovation officer.
See? They get it — cheap food in the morning wrapped in a tortilla and paired with traditional breakfast beverages! They've taken their sweet time with this plan, as they were testing Jimmy Dean sausage breakfast items in 2009, and tried out breakfast menus in a few locations all the way back in 2007, as Consumerist reported then.
Unfortunately, the new menu will only be in a limited number of states until going nationwide in 2014 including: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. A few locations in Texas, Ohio and Oklahoma will also serve up breakfast, so keep your eyes peeled.
This breakfast epiphany follows close on the heels of the news that Taco Bell is also trying out a more upscale, healthy Chipotle-like menu called Cantina Bell to see if they can nab a corner of that market as well.
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Perhaps some of you are not very familiar with the idea of the Writing and Communication Center (especially those of you who are from countries where it is not common for colleges or universities to have a writing center on campus). The UW Bothell Writing and Communication Center aims to enhance students' writing and learning processes on various levels. Many of your instructors will strongly encourage you to utilize the Writing and Communication Center services for your assignments, so use the Writing and Communication Center's services as soon as you arrive on campus.
Writing and Communication Center peer tutors are trained to help you on any genres of writing assignments at whatever stage you are on, whether you are brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising, or editing your papers. You can bring any questions whether understanding the assignment, researching a topic, constructing a thesis, synthesizing and integrating readings, developing ideas, supporting ideas, organizing ideas, clarifying ideas, grammar, word choice, mechanics, etc. However, Writing and Communication Center peer tutors will not simply proofread your paper for grammatical errors or typing errors. Instead, the tutors will help you identify the patterns of errors in your writing and to learn practical strategies of proofreading and editing your own paper.
You will be working with a tutor in a friendly one-on-one session. Before you come to the Writing and Communication Center, please take a look at the Self Assessment form and prioritize what you want to accomplish in your session on the particular day. If you are at an early stage of writing, you should focus on idea level issues—the aspects of your writing that are concerned with thesis statement, argument development, organization, purpose of the assignment, audience (reader) awareness, etc. Remember that if you are preoccupied with sentence level issues (e.g. grammar, word choice, mechanics, spelling, etc.) during the early stage of your writing, you may end up deleting all the sentences that you worked so hard to compose. The "Self-Assessment" form will help you better understand the idea of "a writing process" and identify your strengths and weaknesses as a writer and reader.
You can make either a face-to-face or phone conference for 25 or 50 minutes, or you can submit your paper online and get feedback emailed to you. For more information on these services, click here.
You will quickly learn that you are required to do a lot of reading for each class. Thus, it is crucial to improve your reading comprehension abilities to finish the vast amount of readings assigned for each class. Reading and writing cannot be separated from each other: the more in-depth reading you do, the more in-depth writing you can do. Remember that the more active you are in your reading process, the more active writer you will become (See the Reading Strategies section for more information). You can bring to the Writing and Communication Center any kind of reading assignment that have some difficult concepts or terminologies whether it's an article, a book chapter, or an internet source. The process of discussing the readings with other people will help strengthen your understanding of the material and reinforce your argument in your paper.
You will learn quickly that many courses include an oral presentation—whether it is a group presentation or an individual presentation—as part of your coursework. Developing a student's oral presentation skills is a very important aspect of college education in the US. The Writing and Communication Center can be a very useful resource to improve your oral presentation skills too. When you are preparing for your presentations, come to the Writing and Communication Center with any questions or concerns. You can discuss how to develop your ideas, how to articulate certain concepts or perspectives, or simply how to pronounce certain words correctly. The Writing and Communication Center peer tutors can help you improve your oral communication skills not only for your class presentations but also for your job interviews, workshops, conference presentations, etc. There are also other resources available to improve your oral communication skills.
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The property at 115 Tremont St. is in the city's hands once again, thanks to a ruling in Boston Land Court. And a report sent to the City Council shows that it took City Solicitor Jason Buffington and his legal staff to do it.
The property at 115 Tremont St. is in the city's hands once again, thanks to a ruling in Boston Land Court. And a report sent to the City Council shows that it took City Solicitor Jason Buffington and his legal staff to do it.
Land owner Michael O'Donnell lost another round. Credit Buffington and staff, because it couldn't have been easy. O'Donnell was never a pushover when there was a courtroom. He is like a quarterback who fades left so he can throw right when all the time his intention is to fake a run up the middle.
The 21-page report that the city's lawyer sent the mayor, City Council, and press of what happened in court last December related how ownership of site of a former floral business passed from O'Donnell to the city, back to O'Donnell and eventually to Taunton again.
"As you know," wrote former city councilor Buffington, "the city acquired ownership of this property via judgment entered in our favor on Dec. 16, 2013. The next day the city went onto the abandoned property and began cleaning it up. The following day, without giving notice, O'Donnell went to the Land Court in Boston and filed a motion to vacate the judgment that stopped for a day the cleaning of the site by the city and its Health Department."
In its prime, the business was more than a roadside stand. It flourished in the 1970s and 1980s, selling flowers, tomato plants, and garden statues. Buildings included a residential house, the first floor of which had been converted into office space. Attached was a greenhouse.
A single-family residential home is behind that, along with a large barn and then more greenhouses.
Three decisions on the evidence before the court blew O'Donnell's case out of the water, and the city could resume clearing up the property the next day.
Sounding a bit like the mayor, Buffington concluded his report by telling the council: "We will now move forward with focusing on this long-standing eyesore. It will likely take a considerable period of time and it will likely involve the expenditure of city funds, but please know we are committed to cleaning it up and returning the property to a protective use."
It was good news for the neighbors and all who travel Tremont Street.
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Live cable television coverage of meetings of the City Council suffered some hiccups awhile back, which made listening nearly impossible.
It's improved in recent weeks, and that's important.
Clear coverage of municipal meetings can only benefit a democracy. The old City Council chambers had been rigged out for TV, and it made the viewing easy. Excuses about conditions at the former Maxham School have gone on for too long.
Municipal TV is a volunteer effort these days, but the city should make sure it isn't standing in the way of making viewing possible.
Ted Gay serves as the Taunton Daily Gazette's editor emeritus and writes two columns each week for the Monday edition.


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A $4.5 million grant will help extend crisis counseling services for families affected by Hurricane Isaac.
A $4.5 million grant will help extend crisis counseling services for families affected by Hurricane Isaac.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, announced last week by U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., will extend the crisis counseling assistance and training program for Isaac victims for another nine months.
The counseling program, administered through the Department of Health and Hospitals' Louisiana Spirit program, sends counselors into affected communities immediately after disasters to assess needs and provide behavioral health services.
That includes basic triage, going door to door and checking in with families to determine their needs. Workers also provide grief intervention to families who have experienced damages or lost their homes, counseling to those who need it and referrals for longer-term help.
"The massive strain a disaster brings is more than just financial," Landrieu said. "This program aims to combat the disruption to everyday life that can harm the emotional and mental well-being of individuals and their families in the wake of a disaster. Through counseling and emotional support, disaster survivors will be better able to cope and adjust to the recovery process."
About $1.5 million from the grant will go to the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority, the local office responsible for administering mental health and addiction programs and services for people with disabilities, said Executive Director Lisa Schilling. The human services authority provides those services for Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist and St. Mary parishes.
Louisiana Spirit was created in response to Hurricane Katrina. Immediately after the hurricane, an "initial services program" is approved for 60 days to provide emergency counseling to victims.
Since the program's activation on Sept. 1, the Louisiana Spirit team has provided 3,265 individual counseling sessions to storm victims, said Stephany Hillman, a psychologist and program director.
The programs have reached 4,128 people in group counseling and public education settings. In addition, program officials have made contact with 7,083 people to offer services and passed out more than 28,000 brochures.
"We are reaching people," Hillman said. "The data really speaks to that."
The program uses flood maps to determine which neighborhoods likely received the greatest impact from storms to target neighborhoods that need help. Then workers go door to door to check on people and offer services, Hillman said.
Needs change as time passes, Hillman said. Immediately after a storm people want to be connected to vital resources, such as food and shelter. Louisiana Spirit tries to help get those primary needs met.
Afterward, they reach out to victims to address mental health issues and offer emotional support and coping skills.
The program targets vulnerable populations including the elderly, children, teenagers, people with mental illness and disabilities, and those who have had to evacuate from their homes.
Workers also visit schools and nursing homes to teach coping skills and disaster preparedness.
Most areas affected by Isaac have been repeatedly hit by disasters in recent years, including several hurricanes and the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf, Schilling said.
"Some of these fishermen literally just got their equipment going again," Hillman said. "This is a population that's been traumatized time after time."
She added many people are still struggling to recover and clean up from Isaac in the worst-hit locations.
Anyone interested in the program can contact the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority at 876-8929. You can also contact the Louisiana Spirit hotline at 1-877-500-9997.
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Planet Bike's Superflash/Blaze Combo Light Set is a commuter's dream that maximizes your visibility on dark, moonless nights. The Blaze boasts a Nichia half-watt white LED with a brilliant beam specifically designed not only to be seen, but also to let you see where you're going. The Super Flash aims 2 LEDs plus a half-watt Blaze LED for light that can be seen for up to 1 mile! They both feature flashing and steady modes, include batteries and deliver run times of up to 100 hours.
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Sigma Corporation announces pricing, timing for new 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM lens
Versatile and stabilized standard zoom lens starts shipping in November for street price of $899
NEW YORK, NY — Oct. 25, 2013 — Sigma Corporation of America (www.sigmaphoto.com), a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, today from PhotoPlus Expo 2013 announced the pricing and availability of its new 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM Art lens.
This new Art lens was developed as part of the company's Global Vision and will be on shelves next month, starting with Canon mounts, for the street price of $899. The full frame lens, which will also work with APS-C sensor cameras with an effective increase in focal length, will be available in Nikon and Sigma mounts in December, and Sony mounts will soon follow. All but the Sony mounts will incorporate Sigma's proprietary Optical Stabilizer (OS) technology to compensate for camera shake. This functionality is omitted from Sony mounts to accommodate for that manufacturer's in-camera image stabilization system.
The 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM covers the basic shooting range from wide to medium tele with an inner focusing system that eliminates front lens rotation, enhancing the lens stability and allowing the use of circular polarizing filters. Moreover, it was designed to surpass the required quality inspection of every Global Vision lens with Sigma's own modulation transfer function (MTF) "A1" measuring system to create a new optical standard to align with the high-spec cameras on today's market.
"This is a top-notch lens in its design and image quality. Our engineering team in Japan continues to wow the industry with the caliber of the new lenses we're producing and we expect Sigma users to be just as pleased with this new 24-105 F4," said Mark Amir-Hamzeh, president of Sigma Corporation of America.
The lens offers the largest possible fixed aperture to zoom ratio that will maintain optimal integrity for many kinds of photography, including landscapes, architecture, portraiture and still-life. With a minimum focusing distance of 45cm and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:4.6, this lens is also excellent for close-up photography.
High-performance glass elements, including SLD and FLD, which is equal to fluorite, and glass-molded single- and double-sided aspheric lenses have been included into the optical system to prevent aberration, field curvature, distortions and color aberration. The 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM lens is also able to suppress chromatic aberration very effectively at the telephoto-end, and can achieve superior image quality throughout the zoom range. Unlike lenses with similar specifications, this lens overcomes low peripheral brightness. Although it is designed for full frame cameras, it also works with APS-C sensors, giving an increase to focal length.
The lens' Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) ensures a silent, high-speed auto focus function and enables full-time manual focusing capability. The 24-105mm is also compatible with Sigma's USB dockallowing photographers to update its firmware and change focus parameters using Sigma's Optimization Pro software. It is also compatible with Sigma's recently announced Mount Conversion Service.
For information about Sigma, go to www.sigmaphoto.com. Visit Sigma at PhotoPlus Expo at booth 537.
Lens Construction: 19 elements in 14 groups
Minimum aperture: F22
Filter size: ø82mm
Angle of view (35mm format): 84.1°-23.3°
Minimum focusing distance: 45cm/17.7in.
Dimensions (Diameter x Length): ø88.6mm x 109.4mm/3.5in. x 4.3in.
Number of diaphragm blades: 9 (Rounded diaphragm)
Maximum magnification ratio: 1:4.6
Weight: 885g/31.2oz
About Sigma Corporation
Since 1961, Sigma has worked toward a single, simple goal: To imagine and develop photographic technologies that push the envelope, empower photographers and produce unparalleled imagery. We've honored this commitment by maintaining control of our design, research and development, and manufacturing processes in our own Aizu Factory. Our products are built with premium materials and are known worldwide for quality and performance. Our family-owned organization is the largest, independent SLR lens manufacturer in the world, producing more than 45 lenses that are compatible with most manufacturers, including Sigma, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Pentax. Sigma Corporation also produces digital SLR cameras and high-definition digital compact cameras. The company is headquartered in Japan, with offices strategically located throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Photography is all we do, and it's all we've done. For information about Sigma and our products, please visitwww.sigmaphoto.com.
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Lane closures that have snarled traffic on Sixth Street are expected to continue through this week as bitterly cold weather has delayed road repairs following four separate leaks and water main breaks.
Lane closures that have snarled traffic on Sixth Street are expected to continue through this week as bitterly cold weather has delayed road repairs following four separate leaks and water main breaks.
City Water, Light and Power crews responded to a water main break Jan. 30 between South Grand Avenue and Cedar Street, a service line leak Jan. 31 and a water main break Sunday near Jackson Street, and another water main break Thursday in the 2100 block of Sixth near Cornell Avenue.
"All of our repairs to mains and service lines were made within hours on the same day of the breaks or leaks," CWLP spokeswoman Amber Sabin wrote in an email Monday. "They are all weather-related."
CWLP officials have said the cycle of freeze and thaw that comes with cold weather causes the ground to shift, which can break underground pipes.
The frigid temperatures that blew back into the area last week and have lingered into this week have prevented crews from finishing road repairs on Sixth, Sabin said.
"Some of the base repair work where concrete was placed began, but finishing was delayed after snow and temperatures dropped," Sabin said. "Asphalt does not adhere or set well when the temperatures are extremely low."
Public Works Director Mark Mahoney said his department normally handles this type of repair work, but it is sometimes contracted out during the winter months so that public works can concentrate its efforts on snow removal.
P.H. Broughton & Sons Inc. of Springfield is doing the repair work on behalf of CWLP. The estimated cost of the repairs is $24,000, Sabin said.
She said the contractor plans to resume work Wednesday, when the temperature is expected to climb above 20 degrees.
If the weather cooperates, she said, they will do the concrete work that day and put down asphalt the next day.
Assuming all goes according to plan, barricades could be removed and lanes reopened by the end of the week, Sabin said.
As of Monday afternoon, CWLP crews had repaired 38 water main breaks and six breaks on service lines that carry water from the mains to customers. There were 26 main breaks in January compared to 40 in January 2012. There have been 12 so far in February, including seven this past weekend.
Meanwhile, Sabin said, the utility continues to investigate complaints of frozen pipes and other issues related to the cold weather.
"In February alone we have made over 250 site investigations," she said.
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Bob and Blossom Red & white Breton striped cotton T shirt, featuring a blue number screen print. Long Sleeves only. 100% Cotton. Machine Washable at 30 degrees.
Payment can be made online by all major credit or debit cards.
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SSL encrypts your order online to avoid any decoding of that information of anyone other than the necessary processing parties. To check the security of your connection, look at the status bar of your browser window after accessing the server. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock then, depending upon your browser, SSL is active. You can also double check by looking at the URL line of your browser - while accessing a secure server the first characters of the address will change from HTTP to HTTPS.
At Elfin we always hope that you are 100% satisfied with your purchase but recognise that there can be certain issues with the goods once they are received. We are therefore happy to offer you a full refund or exchange (on full price goods) if you are not entirely satisfied.
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The item(s) must be returned within 14 days of purchase and a copy of the receipt should be enclosed in the parcel. All successfully returned items can only be credited to the account originally used to purchase the items. We are unable to refund delivery charges.
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For deliveries within the UK, we aim to deliver your order within 3-5 working days (bank holidays are not classed as working days). However Elfin cannot guarantee that it will get there in the specified timescale if there is a problem with the courier. International orders will be despatched on the next working day.
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What it is: Girl Lip Stylo features the color intensity of a lipstick fused with a luxurious blend of shea butter, jojoba, mimosa and sunflower seed for softer, fuller lips. Who it's for: Anyone who wants buildable, medium coverage. What it does: Its silky, weightless formula glides on across your lips for a second-skin feel with a lustrous finish, blending modern color with luxurious hydration to nourish dry lips. Its precision tip allows for easy and precise application throughout the day without the need for sharpening. How to use: Turn the mechanism to dispense product. Twist the product down before recapping and click the lid tightly to ensure closure. This pencil does not require sharpening. Color(s): achiever, activist, believer, creator, dreamer, explorer, futurist, icon, idealist, influencer, innovator, inventor, leader, liberator, lover, peacemaker, protector, seeker, visionary, warrior. Brand: HOURGLASS. Style Name: Hourglass Girl Lip Stylo. Style Number: 5324131. Available in stores.
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Inch by Inch, Row by Row: Kids Grow Their Own Food
Where do the ingredients that make up a pizza really come from? Did someone ever teach you this in school? With more and more schools and community programs focusing on organic agriculture, we turned to an expert, Beret Halverson, at a very special location in Portland, Oregon. This 12-acre site is a Learning Garden. Have you ever been to such a place?
Interview with Beret Halverson — Learning Garden Specialist
What is a "Learning Garden"?
A learning garden is an educational facility, where students come and learn about where their food comes from. The Learning Gardens Laboratory is a 12-acre site in South East Portland. It is currently used to education Portland State Students, Oregon State Extension Urban Horticulture Students and Master Gardeners, Lane Middle School Students, S.U.N program participants, and Community Transition School Students all of whom come to the garden to learn about how to grow food and often use the food in their school cafeterias or learn how to cook it themselves.
The idea is to provide hands-on education, and improve student's health and well-being. Learning gardens are essentially "living laboratories" or places to study the science of ecology. They provide a great environment to learn about interconnection, cycles, interdependence, diversity, patterns, balance and systems. Plus they are fun places to check out bugs, compost, plants, flowers, food, birds and dirt!
How do you relate every-day foods to plants that grow out of the Earth?
Ever since becoming a gardener I am much more aware of food and the state it's in when I buy it. I feel the healthiest when I am eating fresh food and I love to support local farms when ever possible. Eating well and cooking healthy food is a constant challenge for me as it is for most people, and I hope that more and more people are able to access support to learn about how to cook and prepare fresh foods in simple ways. For this reason learning gardens are important because children are learning these important lessons and skills right from the start rather then later in life.
Describe the taste of foods that come out of the Learning Garden.
Satisfying and fresh! Satisfying because the food is the product of a labor of love and fresh because it hasn't traveled in a truck or sat on a shelf. It tastes exactly as it should taste.
I recently heard that the Learning Gardens may be growing foods for Portland Public Schools – How's that going?
We are growing food to donate to the Portland Public School's Harvest of the Month program. In this program the school cafeteria features one locally grown crop each month. They source the food from small, local producers and promote the item with posters and activity sheets given to all of the schools. This spring we grew radishes for the April Harvest of the Month, but due to a rainy spell, most were not ready until April 30th! That's one of the challenges with creating a schedule based around crops, the weather may not cooperate!
We also donate food to the Lane Middle school cafeteria. The students from Lane Middle School come to the garden and will often take produce back to their school food service personnel to prepare for lunch.
What are some tips that we novice gardener/cooks can take away form the Learning Gardens?
Support your local school garden programs, they are great educational tools and kids love them! Encourage your local school to start a garden! Find ways to incorporate cooking into garden programs. Invite local chefs to be a part of gardening programs, ask your kids what they are growing at school and prepare those foods at home. Encourage your kids to try new foods and grow some of their favorite food at home.
If you have children in Portland Public Schools buy the "local" lunch they offer once a month as a part of the harvest of the month program. If you want to start a garden at home, start small, and plant the things you and your family really love to eat. Remember gardening is a process not an event. Take good notes and make lots of observations! If you can, shop at farmers markets to find quality, locally grown, fresh produce.
Any final thoughts or future plans for the Learning Gardens?
The dream for the Learning Gardens Laboratory is to become a model site for garden based education in the Pacific Northwest as well as the nation. We hope to find funding to hire staff and improve our infrastructure. Our existing greenhouses are worn out and we don't have a classroom, office or kitchen. We hope to build a new greenhouse, offices, and a kitchen/classroom and a commercial kitchen. This will allow us to expand our programming to more students in the neighborhood and be able to offer nutrition and cooking education using the things we grow on site.
• Visit the Learning Garden's website: Learning Garden Laboratory
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Christina Aguilera: 'Moves Like Jagger' Video - FIRST LOOK!
Christina Aguilera rocks out with a shirtless Adam Levine during the video shoot for their song "Moves Like Jagger" on Friday (July 8) in Los Angeles.
The 30-year-old entertainer joined the 32-year-old Maroon 5 frontman for the shoot, which also featured the song's inspiration, the legendary Mick Jagger, according to Us Weekly.
"Always great to see Jonas Akerlund. He created the perfect feel for the song. Expect a fun video," Christina tweeted about the video.
"Just wrapped #moveslikejagger video. Its outrageous and amazing!" Adam tweeted at the end of the shoot.
Christina, Adam, and their fellow The Voice coaches Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green will be returning for a second season of their hit competition show.
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OT: (Edit) Chip Kelly to the Browns? Cleveland media now reporting "expect an announcement tonight"
Yesterday evening local Cleveland radio reported that Kelly to the Browns was a virtual certainty and while he's going to talk to both the Eagles and the Bills today, by tonight there will be an announcement of his hire. Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland said he would be very surprised if this doesnt happen today and that the team is "backing up the brinks truck" to make this happen.
But even if Chip doesn't end up here it seems a virtual certainty he'd coming to the NFL next year and he's going to run "his" offense in the pro's. Lots and lots of discussion around here concerning his system and if it can work given the roster size he'll have to work with and the potential for QB injury. And in Cleveland the roster will need to revamped (Brandon Weedon is NOT a spread QB) to function properly but it sure looks like the Brownies are about to take the plunge.
Personally I think it will work - at least at first - simply because it will be so radically different than anything the other teams practice for each week. The Patriots have incorporated elements of his tempo and the Redskins and Panthers run variations of the spread but no team yet has gone "all in" on the uptempo spread offense. Until now. Spread QBs can be had pretty cheap (I'm thinking Alex Smith running the show) and other spread-type players (linemen/slot receivers) are also not terribly valued in the NFL so putting together the roster on offense shouldn't require a lot of cap space. Leaving lots of room for spending on the defense where it will be surely needed.
Will it work? I think so and for the first time in the last 10 years or so I'm actually excited about Cleveland Browns football. My only question is if he comes will we have to start wearing alternate jersey's and helmets every week?
EDIT: Cleveland Plain Dealer Browns beat report Mary Kay Cabot is now reporting that the Browns and Kelly are meeting again tonight and has been told by sources inside the Browns organization to expect an announcement tonight. For those of you unfamiliar with Grossi or Cabot they are NOTHING like the Detroit sports media and if they report something like this you can generally count on it actually happening.


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Again, as stated before, I don't get the impression (unless you're not telling us the whole picture) that you're infirm, need a special diet, have certain medical conditions, etc. This not expecting one to actually fast the 40 days is just laziness IMO. Like the example I stated before, an Orthodox Christian shouldn't be put in the awkward situation - even by one from another jurisdiction (especially in an event, however informal, where a bishop is present!) of having to break the fast.I find it interesting that in modern culture, we hear about the East coast being more conservative and the West coast more liberal, but in the Orthodox world, it seems reversed. Keep in mind that the parishes in my area are not (for lack of a better way to put it) filled with zealot-like converts, but have many cradle Orthodox. A seminarian that was visiting a summer ago jokingly mentioned that the fasting he was used to (not personally, but those around him) consisted of only having butter on your cheese perogi.
Even if you have not fasted since midnight for morning Litury?
Tom doesn't need to tell you or anyone else about his whole picture, since it isn't anyone else's business. I recall Christ saying something about not worrying about the speck in another's eye, while we have logs in our own.
Again, as stated before, I don't get the impression (unless you're not telling us the whole picture) that you're infirm, need a special diet, have certain medical conditions, etc. This not expecting one to actually fast the 40 days is just laziness IMO.
Tony,Tom has claimed in the past that fasting isn't all that necessary (not exact words) or that one is only "expected" to do it on a few days. Several of us on the board have pointed out otherwise.
I mean this IS a discussion board -- I was simply SHARING with you my understandings of how the fast is applied based upon my experiance in the GOA and from being married to a Greek woman and her extended family.
By group confession I'm presuming that they mean the general confession that is a part of western liturgies. In anglican liturgies it is held to be sufficient for communing, and auricular confession is not linked to communing. We're also fasting wimps, which means that afternoon services which include eucharists are common (e.g. for ordinations).
The one who used that language really should qualify it. I am betting that what is meant is "general confession" that is practiced in the OCA somwhat and in other jurisdictions. Since the Byzantine Rite Divine Liturgy doesn't really have the equivalent to what Keble is mentioning and ths thrust of this thread seems to not be about Anglican practices I doubt that is the case. If "group confession" is not general confession as it is commonly practiced then it should be qualified.No offense is meant, but there is an excessive amount of sloppy language usage that goes on that ends up causing misunderstandings and harm. Much of that can be avoided I think by explaining what we mean when we use terms that are not common.
Interesting...I'm of course new at this all.So how is OCA general confession different from Anglican or RC general confession? Aside of course from the obvious visible differences within their churches...
Dear MsGuided,Keble mentions the "general confession" that happens toward the beginning of the Western liturgies.
In current liturgies (NO and 1979 BCP) it falls in the center of liturgy, just before the peace and the offertory. Penitential rites (including the Kyrie and Trisagion) occur towards the beginning, and the Anglicans have separate penitential rites in which the confession is moved to precede the normal liturgy.In Anglican churches this confession is accompanied by an absolution and is considered sufficient.
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The WS-Agreement Standard as defined in the current proposal does not accommodate negotiation between service provider and requesters to yield an agreement. It is limited to simple offers and acceptances. However, negotiations between service providers and service consumers beyond the basic mechanism are required and are also part of the charter of the GRAAP working group. There are many mechanisms for negotiating agreements between parties for different purposes, having different sets of participants, different economic properties, different interactions patterns, and different information requirements to enter the interaction. Given the generality of the WS-Agreement scope, supporting a single negotiation mechanism would not satisfy the requirements of different application scenarios. Hence, the objective of this thesis is to devise a proposal to extend the WS-Agreement specification to facilitate the integration of arbitrary negotiation protocols into the WS-Agreement interaction. This includes facilities to enable a party to advertise the negotiation protocol it supports, the role that it can take in this protocol, expectations on other roles in the negotiation, and other meta-information that is necessary to start an interaction. This thesis analyzes the scope of negotiation protocols relevant for service level agreement establishment, derives a data structure for negotiation protocol meta-data, a protocol to exchange meta-data and initiate a negotiation protocol, and obtaining the result of the negotiation, the agreement. The new functionality extends the current WS-Agreement specification seamlessly. The thesis demonstrates the viability of the approach using scenarios of specific negotiation mechanisms.


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Press Release – MWH Global
Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday 27 November 2012, – MWH Global is helping the Fiji Government make a giant leap closer to ensuring the people of Fiji see huge improvements to their roads network.
Three new road maintenance contracts, with a combined value of $450 Million (FJD,) have been signed with three experienced New Zealand Road Maintenance Contractors.
These appointments are the next step after MWH agreed a $25 million (NZD) contract with the Fiji Government to help them reform the country's road governance and operational practices. Since then, MWH has been assisting the Fijian Government to establish the new Fiji Roads Authority.
Under this contract, which began in January this year, MWH provides professional management services for the maintenance of the islands' road network which includes 5,000 kilometres of main roads (of which 4,000 kilometres are unsealed), 400 kilometres of urban roads,5,000 kilometres of 'other' roads (typically connecting sugar cane and forestry plantations), 900 bridges and 15 jetties. In addition to this MWH are also providing management and supervision services to approximately $600M (FJD) of new construction projects.
MWH Roading Network Manager Mike Rudge is overseeing the five-year contract. He says, "Since the start of this year MWH has been establishing the corporate structure and organisation of the Fiji Road Authority. We have worked hard reviewing how road maintenance and renewals are carried out. A key part of this review has been a move to outsource road maintenance contracts."
The three successful contractors are all New Zealand based companies and were selected after a thorough tender process that started in May this year. In total, proposals from 28 companies from around the Asia Pacific Region and Fiji were considered.
The contracts have a combined annual value of $120 Million (FJD) and have been awarded to Fulton Hogan, Blacktop Construction Limited and Higgins Group.
"This will be the first time Fiji has committed to an ongoing program of maintenance and the renewal of its roads. One of the critical roles for the contractors will be to pass on their expertise to local workers and companies. We want these reforms to have a lasting effect rather than just being a Band Aid solution. So this also presents a great opportunity for local workers to upgrade their skills," says Mike Rudge.
The contracts will start on 1 January 2013 and will be for four years with a right of extension for a further one or two years.
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The Cancer Patient Follow-up module introduces the concepts and importance of registry follow-up with cancer patients. You will learn the COC requirements and exclusions for patient follow-up. You will learn the various sources of information that can provide the registry with critical follow-up data and the process for following up once a patient has left the hospital.
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Good evening. It is my pleasure as President of the MacArthur Foundation to welcome you to this sneak preview of Electoral Dysfunction.
The film will air tomorrow night on WTTW and on PBS stations across the country. We are particularly glad to have Bennett Singer, one of the film's directors, with us. After the screening, he will take a few questions from the audience. And then you are all invited to a reception – please come and continue the discussion.
We are grateful to The Brennan Center for Justice, The Joyce Foundation, and WTTW who have joined us in sponsoring this event, and to the Spertus Institute for hosting us.
You probably know that MacArthur supports documentary film-making from the credits on PBS stations. It's a commitment we have had for more than 30 years. We do so because a well-made documentary film touches both the mind and the heart, and is more likely to result in reflection and action than even the best-reported news article. After seeing this film, you will always remember what the Electoral College is and how it differs from the popular vote.
But documentary films are one of many important areas of MacArthur work most of them, like our work on the environment, juvenile justice, fiscal policy, and community development require sensible public policy to address complex problems.
Our nation faces deep-seated and serious problems: our fiscal future is in jeopardy; our systems of criminal justice, education, and immigration are badly flawed; we are not facing up to threats ranging from nuclear terrorism to climate change.
Despite this, our politicians and elected officials seem to be mostly engaged in futile wrangling. Much of what passes for discussion of the issues is inaccurate and ideologically polarized. Citizens' confidence in their government is at an all-time low.
The time is right for a re-examination of some of the fundamental habits of our democracy. We appreciate the way Electoral Dysfunction takes a wry and incisive look at some of the illogical, convoluted, and unrepresentative aspects of our voting system, and explores credible alternatives.
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In recent years, we have given 23 grants totaling $7 million to help make the financing of political campaigns more transparent, fair, and equitable; to strengthen voting processes and to inform voters; and to support substantive discussions about policy by members of Congress from across the political spectrum.
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by Baroness Catherine Oakley
On Sunday evening, several self-described "minions" from Shadowclans arrived at the Middle Kingdom Royal encampment with a large wagon load of sculptural pieces. Telling curious onlookers to wait and see what it was, they began to assemble a huge base into which they inserted a waterproof liner painted to look like tile-work.
Next, large pedestal sections in the shape of rough rock slabs were put in place in the center, surmounted by a statue of Minerva, warlike goddess of wisdom, holding her shield flat in her left arm. To Minerva's right: a turtle and a statue of Cymadoce with a sea serpent, resting on a huge seashell. Finally, to Minerva's left, they placed another shell supporting a hippocampus and a statue of Neptune the Sea god, who blows on a conch shell. A few additional details, and the builders began to fill the base with water.
At last, just before dusk, to the delight and applause of the large crowd that had gathered, the assemblage was brought to life as a fountain with multiple jets of water flowing and splashing down over the rocky base.
The builders, who declined to be specifically identified, said that the fountain is the work of an artistic genius named Tomak. He is greatly inspired by the work of Bernini, and that influence is immediately evident in this amazing work of art. He based the sculptures on the story of the Aenead.
Tomak is also responsible for a succession of castle gates and walls fronting the Shadowclans encampments over the years. His latest work is a cathedral which the builders said can be seen at the Shadowclans camp. Another small sculpture is displayed near the fountain.
Entitled "Fountain of Minerva, Neptune and Cymadoce," the fountain's sculptural group is made of synthetic alabaster, a tinted epoxy material that is built up in layers. The figures were first carved individually of clay, then a rubber mold was made over the clay and a hard fiberglass shell over that. The mold was then broken into sections and ten or more layers of resin were brushed in. There are three clear layers on the outside, giving the sculptures their translucency. Other layers of tinted and bead epoxy were added. The veining was done freehand between layers. The whole process of making each piece took four to six weeks, because each layer must dry thoroughly. Once the sections were done, they were fitted together and an almost invisible seam of epoxy was used to cement them together.
Passers-by are requested not to toss coins into the fountain; however, donations to waterbearing will be gratefully accepted.
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Wind Project Development Updates
January 14, 2013
As a result of the uncertainty caused by the delay in federal incentives for wind power, developers of commercial-scale wind farms throughout the region focused on pushing a number of large projects across the finish line, while slowing their investment in longer-term projects. As 2012 ended, a number of regional wind farms came online or were under construction, while others continued through the permitting process. Developers in the region are increasingly using larger turbines with longer blades, typical of a new generation of turbines more effective at reaping energy in low-wind-speed environments. And a number of community-scale wind projects, particularly in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have been constructed or are coming online, representing an increasing diversity of turbine sizes and manufacturers. A sampling of project milestones throughout New England is presented below. For a more detailed view of the status of wind development in New England, please visit the New England Wind Forum Wind Project Map.
Wind Farms
Five major wind projects came online recently: three in Maine, one in New Hampshire, and one in Vermont. The Maine projects are the 60-megawatt (MW) Rollins Project (October 2011), Patriot Renewables' Spruce Mountain Wind Farm (December 2011) and Independence Wind's 50.6-MW Record Hill Wind (December 2011). The other two New England projects are the 99-MW Granite Reliable Power Windpark in New Hampshire, developed by Noble Environmental Power and owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy (late 2011) and First Wind's 40-MW Sheffield Wind Farm in Vermont (October 2011).
Four major projects are nearing commercial operation. These include Green Mountain Power Company's 63-MW Kingdom Community Wind project in northern Vermont and First Wind's 34-MW Bull Hill Wind project in Maine. Iberdrola has two projects under construction, the 30-MW Hoosac Wind Farm in western Massachusetts and the 48-MW Groton Wind project in New Hampshire. In addition, the 11-MW Georgia Mountain Community Wind project in Vermont is completed.
A number of large wind farms continue to progress through the permitting process, on a longer timeline to construction and subject to continued uncertainty regarding federal production tax credit incentives. Two projects in Maine, First Wind's 150-MW Oakfield Wind project and Patriot Renewables' 33-MW Saddleback Ridge Wind project, have received permits and had appeals of those permit approvals to Maine's Board of Environmental Protection denied. In April 2012, the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS's) decision to grant Iberdrola a special use permit for its 30-MW Deerfield Wind Project in southern Vermont was upheld by the USFS's deciding officer. The opposing group, Vermonters for a Clean Environment, responded to the decision by filing an appeal with the district court. In February, the Penobscot Indian Nation in Old Town, Maine, received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to complete the pre-construction activities required to secure funding for the proposed 227-MW Alder Stream Wind Project in Franklin County.
Some wind projects have experienced setbacks. In April, the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission finalized a decision to reject First Wind subsidiary Champlain Wind LLC's request to withdraw and re-submit a project proposal for the 69-MW Bowers Mountain Wind project. In late October, Champlain Wind announced it will propose a smaller, reconfigured project to the Department of Environmental Protection (see discussion in State Regulatory and Legislative Updates regarding changes in Maine's permitting regime). And Quantum Utility Generation's 42-MW Passadumkeag Windpark, originally developed by Noble Environmental Power, is currently before the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awaiting a ruling on its permit application. Maine DEP staff recently recommended that the agency reject the permit application.
A number of earlier-stage projects have been shelved as towns have passed ordinances or restrictive bylaws limiting local development. For example, in December 2011, the residents of Frankfort, Maine, passed a strict wind ordinance effectively preventing further development on the Mount Waldo wind project (see discussion of other restrictive ordinances in "Towns throughout New England Acting to Exert Local Control over Wind Siting").
Community-Scale and Customer-Sited
The region, and in particular Massachusetts and Rhode Island, has seen a number of newly operating or soon-to-be operating community-scale and customer-sited wind projects. Examples include:
- Several 100-kW Northwind 100 turbines installed, including one commissioned by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority in Kingston, Massachusetts (February 2012); the Camden (Maine) Hill Regional School turbine (March 2012); and one in Narragansett, Rhode Island, at the Point Judith Fishermen's Memorial (November 2011)
- Town-driven community wind turbines, including the following in Massachusetts: Kingston Wind Independence's 2-MW turbine (May 2012); the town of Scituate 1.5-MW community wind turbine (March 2012); and the Town of Ipswich, which expects its second wind turbine, a 2-MW turbine, to be online soon
- Projects powering public water treatment facilities, such as a two-turbine installation at the Fairhaven (Massachusetts) wastewater treatment plant (May 2012) and the Narragansett Bay Commission's three 1.5-MW turbines at its Providence (Rhode Island) Field's Point facility (October 2012)
- Projects driven by private developers, such as the three-Gamesa-turbine, 6-MW No Fossil Fuels project commissioned in Kingston, Massachusetts (January 2012)
- Customer-sited, commercial-scale wind turbines, such as Lightolier's (Fall River, Massachusetts) 2-MW wind turbine (April 2012), a Camelot Industrial Park 1.65-MW turbine in Plymouth (Massachusetts) (fall 2012), a 2.5-MW turbine being installed at Varian Semiconductor in Gloucester (Massachusetts), and two 2-MW turbines at Gloucester Engineering (late fall 2012).
The examples discussed here demonstrate an increasing diversity of wind turbine sizes and manufacturers.
While there have been several successful newly constructed turbines, the siting environment for wind power projects is somewhat more difficult in the face of increasing turbine size, which increases the distance at which turbines can be seen and heard, and widely publicized news of abutter noise complaints or gearbox trouble at a handful of community wind sites. For example, the 1.5-MW turbine installed at the Portsmouth High School (Rhode Island) has been idle since June because of a faulty gearbox. Because the manufacturer of the AAER turbine (which was not in widespread use) went bankrupt and the turbine is out of warranty, the town is faced with a large, unbudgeted expenditure to return the turbine to operation. The town council voted to pursue an arrangement with a private contractor who will assume responsibility for the repairs and future operations and maintenance of the turbine. Portsmouth's experience provides a hard-earned lesson to other community wind projects to plan for minimizing exposure to such unexpected costs through a combination of meteorological data gathering, turbine selection, warranty or service contract coverage, and insurance and maintenance reserves.
The Town of Falmouth (Massachusetts) continues to seek solutions to complaints about the community impacts of its two 1.65-MW wind turbines at the wastewater treatment plant. In late 2011, the board of selectmen called for the convening of a citizens' group to explore options. More than a dozen community members, representing a variety of interests, have been participating in a professionally facilitated process, known as Falmouth Wind Turbines Option Analysis Process (WTOP), to identify and evaluate options for the long-term future of the turbines. Options being evaluated include operational curtailment, financial compensation to neighbors, property buy-outs, and dismantling the turbines.
Development Trends and Equipment Choices
Developers in the region are increasingly using larger turbines with longer blades, typical of a new generation of turbines more effective at reaping energy in low-wind-speed environments. Looking forward, these low-wind-speed turbines may open up a wide range of areas to wind development previously thought unattractive. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have tracked this trend, as shown in the following figure.
LBNL researchers have also projected that such increases could increase the amount of windy land in the region capable of producing more than 30% annual capacity factors by three to four times (see figure below). Rather than suggesting that the region could support this much more wind capacity (there are limits to the amount of variable wind that the region's power system can accommodate reliably), perhaps the most important benefit of this technology evolution is the potential to increase the number of sites where wind can be appropriately sited without impinging on the values that limit public acceptance.
Two other trends are becoming apparent in the region: increasing diversity of individual wind turbine sizes (capacity ratings) and manufacturers. In addition to General Electric and Vestas (manufacturers who dominated the earlier developments) are major vendors, including Siemens (who opened a regional office in Massachusetts) and Gamesa. Joining Northern Power as new entrants at the community-scale and customer-sited markets are Massachusetts manufacturer Aeronautica Windpower; Hyundai (Korea); Sinoval, Goldwind, and Sany (China); Siva (India); and Kenersys Americas (Germany). Gamesa has also entered the community-scale market.
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NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2008A-0362
PI: Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo, University of Florida, email@example.com
Address: Department of Astronomy, 211 Bryant Space Science Center, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States
CoI: Fred Hamann, University of Florida
CoI: Daniel Nestor, University of Cambridge
CoI: Joseph Shields, Ohio University
Title: High Velocity Outflows in Quasars
Abstract: High velocity (HV) outflows are an important but poorly understood aspect of quasar/SMBH evolution. Outflows during the luminous accretion phase might play a critical role in ``unveiling" young dusty AGN and regulating star formation in the host galaxies. They might even be essential to carry angular momentum away from the accretion disk. Most quasar studies have focussed on the broad absorption lines (BALs). We are involved in a program to study a nearly unexplored realm of quasar outflow parameter space: HV winds with v>10,000 km/s up to v~ 0.2c but small velocity dispersions (narrow absorption lines), such that (Delta) v/v \ll 1. Narrow-line HV flows merit specific attention because they complement the BAL work and pose unique challenges for models of the wind acceleration, mass loss rates, launch radii, geometry, etc. They might also be common, e.g., accounting for a significant fraction of the narrow absorption lines previously attributed to unrelated (intervening) gas or galaxies. We have selected the brightest quasars at z>2 with candidate narrow HV outflow lines (CIV 1548 A) in existing SDSS spectra. We now request 2.1m GoldCam observations to monitor and expand the sample of confirmed narrow-line HV outflows. The main goals are to i) characterize, for the first time, the variability in a sample of absorbers spanning a wide range of velocities and FWHMs, including some marginal BALs, ii) identify/confirm more of the true outflow systems, e.g., among the more ambiguous narrow lines, and iii) test the wind models and derive better constraints on basic outflow properties, such as the kinematics, locations, and physical conditions.
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