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Updated 12:02 am, Sunday, September 4, 2011
A threat of rain would be welcomed around these parts, but not necessarily at the Southeast Skyline Baseball Complex.
It's not a rainout that worries folks at the taxpayer-funded sports facility, which was built on a former landfill near Highlands High School. It's losing an outfield or two.
The $3.3 million Southeast Skyline, one of 13 projects funded by the venue tax and approved by voters in May 2008, has been plagued by mishaps from the moment Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff threw out the first pitch at the partially finished facility in April 2010.
"Once we got past Phase One, things seemed to get sideways," said Mike Sculley, coordinator of venue tax projects for the county.
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First there was a question about the lack of lights, prompting JoAnn Ramon, who runs the Pony League baseball and softball program, to go back to Commissioners Court to ask for more money.
Then Gabriel Perez, the original project manager, got Ramon to sign off on an $82,770 increase in his fee without telling her exactly what she was signing. Ramon later claimed she was duped, and the county refused to pay. Perez quit working as manager of the project, walked away with all of the paperwork and sued to be paid, though he later withdrew the lawsuit.
Finally, a year ago, concern started growing that the outfields on two of the seven fields were eroding into a wooded ravine behind the complex.
I don't think Sculley was trying to be funny last week when he said: "Once it started going downhill it was really difficult to keep things on track and keep them focused."
But downhill is exactly where the outfields had been going. So the contractor, GG&G General Construction, Inc., compacted the soil, made emergency repairs and now everyone seems to think the problem is solved.
But no one knows what new problems a hard rain might bring.
On Aug. 19, the county and all of the parties agreed in mediation not to sue each other. Ramon took responsibility for any additional problems, though it isn't clear she has the financial wherewithal to do so.
Some of the parties refused a request to bring in an independent engineering firm to try to figure out what went wrong in the first place.
A soil testing company, Arias & Associates, had done an assessment of soil compaction and other aspects of the project, but they hadn't been asked to study what happened to the outfields.
"We don't understand why the parties didn't get an independent engineering study done," Sculley said. "We had the Arias report, which helped, but it just didn't really identify the problem."
Paul Barkhurst, Ramon's lawyer, said he actually suggested the idea and that Ramon would've been fine with it. He said one or more of the contractors objected.
Ramon made her way onto the list of county projects in part because of her longstanding political ties to Wolff and other members of Commissioners Court. A near-legendary wrangler of South Side votes, she's run Pony League baseball for years, and surely prefers sorting children into teams of Pirates and Dodgers to meeting with lawyers.
It's not wrong in and of itself that she was awarded the project, since the South Side was underrepresented on the list before she was chosen. And yet the county officials who turn to her at election time would probably be happier if things went smoothly.
So where do things stand now? Sculley has asked Ramon for a business plan for managing the facility. Once he gets that, he says the county will wash its hands.
And if the rain comes and washes an outfield or two away, the only thing left to trouble taxpayers or the county will be that they didn't get their money's worth on this one.


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Five people died in Duval County crashes in the span of about a few hours overnight from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day.
One man died at about 9:30 p.m. Monday after being struck by a vehicle on San Juan Avenue near Jammes Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Barry Michael Congressi, 71, was driving down San Juan when a male pedestrian tried to cross the road. Congressi hit the 29-year-old pedestrian, who was later taken to Shands Jacksonville and pronounced dead. Authorities have not released the name of the pedestrian.
Diane Lynn Congressi, 65, was a passenger in Barry Congressi's Ford Mustang at the time of the incident.
At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, a man and woman were killed on Atlantic Boulevard just west of the Intracoastal Waterway when a Dodge Magnum pulled out in front of them, said detective J.C. Hurst of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The man and woman were driving a SUV that flipped several times and both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Dodge was taken to Shands Jacksonville with non-life-threatening injuries, Hurst said.
Minutes later a vehicle hit a light pole near Beach and Kernan boulevards and a woman was killed, according to the Highway Patrol.
In that accident, 20-year-old Dara Michelle Kusiv, was the passenger in a 2003 silver Dodge Ram driven by Sean Frederik Franke. Kusiv was pronounced dead at the scene after Franke ran his truck off the road and the vehicle struck the pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Kusiv's address is listed as Longwood, Fla.
Franke, 50, also of Longwood, was injured during the crash, along with Samantha Racheal Kasten, 19, of Coral Springs, and Jacob Anthony Materia, also 19, of Jacksonville. All three were taken to Shands Jacksonville for treatment.
None of the four were wearing seat belts, according the report.
A Palm Coast resident lost control of his motorcycle and struck a mailbox Tuesday morning around 3:30 a.m. Codie Ray Barlow, 20, died on the front yard of 61 Pacific Drive. He was traveling northbound on Pacific Drive when the road made a sharp left turn and Barlow didn't make the turn correctly. According to a Highway Patrol report, Barlow was not wearing a helmet and speed was a factor in the man's death.
All the crashes are still being investigated.
Times-Union reporters Gary T. Mills and Khristopher J. Brooks contributed to this report
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Funeral services for Ralph Beard were conducted on Monday in Lousiville. Appropriately, it played to a standing room only audience.
Beard, who would have turned 80 on Sunday, was a beloved figure to all who met him, an open, honest, humble and fun-loving man who gave no hints of once having been a superstar athlete.
More impressively than that, he swallowed what would have been justified bitterness over a great injustice. His anxierty always bubbled beneath the surface, but he took the hit and kept going, never attempting to make anyone else suffer for his pain.
Beard was one of those rare people whom everyone liked. Absolutely everyone. You didn't have to know him long before he called you Pahds, short for pardner. He sometimes ended telephone conversations with a quick yeah, boy instead of goodbye. He was always fired up, always ready to go. To know him, even in his later years, it was easy to see he had once been a great athlete.
Beards story was well-chronicled after his death last week, which at least served the purpose of allowing more people to get to know him. As briefly as possible, it went like this.
He was a multi-sport high school athlete in Lousville, an outstanding football and basketball player and the states half-mile champion in track and field. He led the first Kentucky team that beat Indiana in the annual all-star series sponsored by the Indianapolis Star, in 1945. He attended Kentucky on a football scholarship, but an injury ended his freshman season early and propelled him toward his true love, basketball.
He went on to become a three-time All-American at UK and the co-star of two NCAA championship teams. That group was sent over to London to represent the U.S. in the 1948 Olympics and returned with a gold medal.
By then the team's popularity was so immense that the National Basketball League, which was locked in power struggle with the rival Basketball Association of America, made an unprecedented offer to the five UK starters. They could start a franchise in either Indianapolis, Louisville or Cincinnati if they joined the NBL, and they would own the franchise.
They chose Indianapolis because of the fan interest and Butler Fieldhouse. To help capitalize on their fame, they called themselves the Olympians. The rest was history, for better and worse.
With the two leagues merged into the NBA before their first season, they won their division, occasionally filling the fieldhouse. They lost in the second round of the playoffs, but captured the hearts of the fans and turned a tidy profit.
Their record slipped the second season, but Beard and Alex Groza were first-team all-league selections and played in the NBA's first All-Star game. Groza was the second-leading scorer in the league, behind George Mikan. Beard probably was its best guard. Ive got box scores of the Olympians games with Boston that make a strong argument for his superiority over Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, and Ive talked with enough players from that era who believe that Beard was at the very least Cousys equal. He was quicker, stronger, hungrier, a better defender and had more ways to score. Cousy probably was a superior passer and ballhandler.
Imagine, then, the extreme shock and disappointment for fans when, shortly before the start of the Olympians third season, Beard and Groza were banned for having taking money (no more than $700) from a fellow UK alum, Nick Englesis, while in New York for the NIT during their college careers. The details of that are event are complicated, but it turned out to be basketballs version of the Black Sox scandal. The story received front-page banner headlines in the Indianapolis newspapers (three of them at the time) as well as editorial comment. One story told of a young boy calling the newspaper office, sobbing, asking if it was true _ a say-it-aint-so-Joe moment that no doubt was repeated numerous times throughout the city.
The gist of the news coverage at the time was level-headed and perceptive, recognizing that Beard and Groza had largely been victimized by a corrupt system. College players in that era, especially at Kentucky, often received cash handouts from boosters. Ten dollars here, twenty dollars there. NCAA rules at the time were less clear on the subject, and players were never suspended for it.
Beard usually sent his money to his mother, a single parent (his father abandoned the family when he was six) who ran a boarding house and cleaned homes for a living. He always swore on her life, his childrens eyes, everything a man would swear on, that while he took money he never did anything to purposely influence the point spread for the benefit of gamblers.
Beard and Groza, however, became pawns in a game they couldnt win. With gambling interests encroaching further and further into college basketball, New York District Attorney Frank Hogan, a man with political aspirations, needed to make an example of someone. Beard and Groza were big-name athletes playing in a far-off Midwestern city, and therefore safe targets. Most people Ive talked with who also played in that era say that other players, including some now in the Hall of Fame, were at least as guilty as Beard and Groza. But they were spared.
Beard not only was banned from the NBA, he was barred from baseball. He had played for Evansvilles minor league team in the summers, and might have been good enough to play Major League ball if he had been allowed to focus on it.
He lost his first marriage and admitted later to contemplating suicide. But a woman named Bettye almost literally saved his life. Together, they successfully raised a family. Beard put together a career in pharmaceutical sales and worked part-time as a scout for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA as well.
Its a shame that the ABA hadnt come along about 10 years earlier. Then Beard could have proved his talent and cleared his name, as Roger Brown, Connie Hawkins and Doug Moe did after they had been banned by the NBA for a similarly vague association with gamblers. Those three won out-of-court settlements with the NBA. Hawkins went on to play in it, and Moe still coaches in it. Beard and Groza never got a second chance.
So why write all of this on a Pacers blog? Because there would be no Pacers franchise without the story of Beard and Groza. The Olympians survived for a couple of years after they were banned, then folded under the burden of too many losses and empty seats. It would be 14 years before the Pacers brought professional basketball back to Indianapolis.
Beard and Groza deserved no more than a seasons suspension, such as NFL players Paul Hornung and Alex Karras got a decade later for betting on games. If justice had been properly served and they had been allowed to finish their careers, the Olympians franchise would still be playing in Indianapolis, a charter member of the NBA. With the territorial draft in effect from 1947-65, who knows what players of local interest might have played for them?
All I know is this: Ralph Beard took one of the worst sucker punches an athlete has ever taken, but went on to live a heroic life. Haunted, but heroic.
What a story. Ralph goes through all that, but is still able to lead a successful life and raise a successful family. This one is for Ralph. This story was posted on an Indystar.com Pacers blog.
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Wow, seems like a really cool guy. R.I.P.
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Thursday, 18 August 2011
Active and Passive Voice Questions and Answers
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- AnonymousSaturday, November 05, 2011
Dear AnonymousReplyDelete
Thanks for the comment; I would suggest that you try to express what you feel in a sentence or two so as to be well-versed in English language.
very good and informative.mr.gopakumar thanks for this.ReplyDelete
The examples given here are too simple. The board usually gives different and difficult ones.
Please check the answers to some of the sentences...also go through my attemptReplyDelete
The rose smells sweet - The smell of the rose is found to be sweet (by everyone.)
A rolling stone gathers no moss- No moss is gathered by a rolling stone.
The way to heaven is paved with good deeds.- Good deeds pave the way to heaven.
Dear Pratikaditya,ReplyDelete
I think the answers you have given are not correct. Go through the rules of Changing the voice once again.
Could you please give the correct answers then?
Thank you so much for the help.
Sorry Sir, checked the answers again and the rules. But I am unable to find the Subject and object in those sentences.ReplyDelete
Also - is 'smells' a transitive verb or intransitive here? And in Sentence 13 the answer seems to keep the sentence in the same pattern and only a phrase has been added before it. I am really confused. Please explain if you can.
- AnonymousThursday, November 14, 2013
Sir please tell me the active voice of these sentences.....ReplyDelete
1:It is said.
2:it is time to close the shop.
1:It is said.ReplyDelete
People believe that
2:it is time to close the shop.
The shop should be closed now.
- AnonymousMonday, July 21, 2014
Thanks it helped !!ReplyDelete
But the answer of 13th sentence is wrong, it should be- No moss is gathered by a rolling stone.
Usually a Proverb or a saying is not changed as it is considered to be a truth that people strongly believe,Hence, it is saidReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, July 28, 2016
Sir could you please upload the video explaining the rules how to change the voice.ReplyDelete


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The Beaten Path: Prospect Nick Newell and a Complex Road to StardomJune 26, 2013
In this story, the one-armed man is the hero.
And yet, even from that near-unanimous starting point, Nick Newell's narrative is a delicate one to tell. There's a fine line to walk. Newell wants to be a star in MMA in spite of—not because of—the disability with which he was born. But disentangling the two is a fool's errand.
Newell probably understands that, of course; it's his line to walk. Perhaps that's why he seems to carefully premeasure every move he makes and syllable he says, like a shopper in the produce section tapping and squeezing in a neverending quest for the perfect bag of avocados.
"I'm always going to be known as the guy with one hand," Newell said. "I don't hide it, but I'm not out there saying 'hey, look at me.' I'm a fighter who happens to have one hand. I'm focusing on my skills now more than anything."
Put another way, the high hurdle he is constantly hurdling is an indispensable part of the Nick Newell story. It's what makes the story unique, compelling and important. But the last things Newell wants are sympathy or negativity. Therein lies the fine line.
Now that he has a high public profile—at least compared with your garden-variety MMA prospect and regional promotion champ—that tension may be Newell's newest battle. As much as his own limitations or The Guy Across The Cage, pity and acquiescence are the enemies.
Fighting provides the perfect, and perfectly irresistible, backdrop for all of this. It's almost too lazy of a metaphor. Except it's not a metaphor.
If you don't know, Newell, 27, is a congenital amputee, born with a left arm ending just below the elbow. Despite that, he found and excelled in high school and college wrestling, and he eventually entered MMA. He is a perfect 9-0 as a pro, and that includes capturing the lightweight title in the Florida-based XFC promotion. No matter how you slice it, no one gets to 9-0 and a title in pro MMA without having some skills. Newell has plenty, combining powerful kicks and physical wrestling laced with submissions and ground-and-pound.
Following a messy exit from that organization, Newell announced in May that he had signed with World Series of Fighting. Earlier this week, WSOF made their first match with Newell, an August 10 date with Keon Caldwell.
"I like the moves they're making and the way they promote," Newell said of WSOF in an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report. "They've only done a few shows, but people are already looking at them as one of the biggest leagues in the world. People slid them in where Strikeforce left off. [WSOF broadcast home] NBC Sports is a big network."
After departing XFC, Newell said he was being courted by "everyone but the UFC." That's interesting, as the UFC is Newell's unabashed Emerald City. Newell sees the WSOF's lightweight division—stocked with Octagon veterans like Jacob Volkmann, Dan Lauzon and T.J. O'Brien—as a proving ground at MMA's highest levels.
"Wherever I fit, I know I'm good," Newell said. "I'm coming for the top of the division. I'm down to fight anyone. Getting to the top wouldn't be hard with that kind of roster."
At the same time, Newell demures when asked if he has his sights set on any one fighter, labeling it "disrespectful" to call out an opponent. He even refuses to name a fighter he enjoys watching. But his verbal diplomacy is no clearer than when he talks about that split with XFC. At the time, Newell explained his departure by saying he and the XFC had "different visions" for his career trajectory. XFC President John Prisco and potential title challenger Scott Holtzman reacted by implying Newell was ducking Holtzman while demanding bigger-name opponents.
Now well clear of that promotion and given an opportunity to vent, Newell remains deliberate in his words, diplomatic—though not disingenuous—to the very end.
"I wish XFC the best of luck," Newell said. "They put on good shows. I do want to put it behind me because I think it was ridiculous and silly. When emotions are going, you're going to say things that are a little crazy. I know the truth, and if I wasn't looking for top fighters, I wouldn't have come to World Series of Fighting."
Regarding those top fighters: Earlier in his career, Newell found himself the victim of a Catch-22. He had difficulty finding opponents because, thanks to his disability, beating him could be perceived as an unfair or unimpressive win, while defeat could mean a major black mark on a resume. But with an assist from that perfect record and blossoming notoriety, the scenario is a little different now.
"I think I'm a lot more wanted as an opponent now that my name's out there a little more," Newell said. "People are calling me out now. Things have changed. I was a little bit unknown before."
As his professional evolution unfolds, Newell keeps busy not just with training but also working with other congenital amputees. In particular, he's involved with the Lucky Fin Project, a nonprofit that supports people born with limb differences.
Newell knows that no matter where the evolution goes, good or bad or both, the path can never be conventional. That fine line will never fade away, no matter how fast or high his star does or doesn't grow. Newell certainly isn't the first person to fight metaphorically against adversity. But in a literal sense, he's in uncharted territory.
"I'm in World Series of Fighting now, and I'm excited about the future," Newell said. "I can't wait."
The Beaten Path is an article series profiling top MMA prospects. Read the previous installment here. Scott Harris is a featured columnist with Bleacher Report. Find him on Twitter @ScottHarrisMMA. All quotes obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted.


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Donate Life-PA launches 2012 Organ Donor Campaign
Pennsylvania to Participate in Nationwide Campaign to Register 20 Million Donors in 2012
HARRISBURG (February 13) – Donate Life Pennsylvania, a partnership of the state's two organ procurement organizations, today announced details of its2012 organ donor campaign – a targeted effort to increase the number of registered donors in the state and across the nation. The announcement was made on the eve of National Organ Donor Day, February 14.
A component of the national effort led by Donate Life America, the overall goal of the campaign is to add 20 million new registered organ donors nationwide in 2012. Pennsylvania is working to add 150,000 new donors as a part of this outreach. Currently, there are 8,000 people in Pennsylvania waiting for an organ transplant yet only 45-percent of the state's licensed drivers are registered. Donate Life-PA is working to increase that designation rate to 48-percent.
"Not long ago, Pennsylvania was a national leader in organ donation. In fact, organ donor laws passed in Harrisburg nearly 20 years ago became the model for other states," said Howard Nathan, President & CEO of the Gift of Life Donor Program. "But today, we sit in the middle of the pack. While we may be higher than the national average, it's not by much. In states like Alaska and Montana, nearly eight in 10 citizens are registered donors. In Pennsylvania, that number is less than five in 10. We can and must do better in order to save lives now."
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· Growth of affinity partnerships with statewide organizations who will become ambassadors for organ donation; and
· A renewed focus on multicultural communities that have the greatest need for organ donors.
The campaign will emphasize the online donor registry, accessed through DonateLife-PA.org, that allows Pennsylvanians to register to become organ donors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – right from the comfort of their own homes.
Education plays a critical role in organ and tissue donation. A recent statewide survey of Pennsylvanians by The Melior Group in Philadelphia found that 25-percent of registered drivers who are not currently organ donors believe if they were ever seriously injured, doctors would not try to save their life – and have not become a donor for that reason.
"Too many Pennsylvanians still do not understand how organ donation works in our state," added Susan Stuart, President & CEO of the Center for Organ Recovery & Education. "This campaign will not only emphasize education and awareness, but also provide social forums to allow for a dialogue between citizens and the organ donor procurement agencies so that any questions or concerns about organ donation can be addressed."
About Donate Life-PA
Donate Life-PA is a collaborative initiative between Gift of Life Donor Program (GOL), the Center for Organ & Recovery Education (CORE) – the two organ procurement organizations serving Pennsylvania – and the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Transportation. It is funded by state residents through voluntary contributions included with driver's license renewals, vehicle registrations and state income tax filings. All contributions are used by the Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund to educate residents, build awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donation, and increase the number of people who sign up to become donors on their driver's license, learner's permit or state identification card. Visit us at DonateLife-PA.org or at Facebook.com/DonateLifePennsylvania.
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Since 1974, Gift of Life has served as the link between donors and patients awaiting life-saving transplants in the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. Gift of Life Donor Program is the nation's most active and well-respected organ procurement organization, coordinating more than 32,000 life-saving organ transplants and hundreds of thousands of tissue transplants during the last 37 years.
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The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is one of 58 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. CORE works closely with donor families and designated health care professionals to coordinate the surgical recovery of organs, tissues and corneas for transplantation. CORE also facilitates the computerized matching of donated organs and placement of corneas. With headquarters in Pittsburgh and an office in Charleston, West Virginia, CORE oversees a region that encompasses 155 hospitals and almost six million people throughout western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Chemung County, NY.
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A woman's arm was broken when her car went into a ditch after she lost control of her vehicle.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said a lorry overtook the car on a wet road, causing excess water spray this morning (Wednesday August 6) at 6.54am.
The driver then lost control of her vehicle and ended up in a ditch on the side of A27 westbound.
Fortunately, the woman was not seriously hurt and was assisted to safety by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.
Lewes crew manager Chris Beadley said: "The female driver was extremely fortunate to have escaped with minor injuries, although she did sustain a broken arm.
"In wet conditions, roads can be extra slippy, especially after a dry spell, so please do be extra careful when driving."


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Freedom of the Press & Defamation
a) Defamation: (NY Times v. Sullivan) can only recover in tort if…false and
i) Public official? Knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for veracity [actual malice]
(1) Public official Rosenblat
(a) Those among the hierarchy of gov't that have or appear to the public to have substantial responsibility for the control of governmental affairs
(b) Need not be paid; need not even have actual authority (if it appears you have).
(2) Monitor rule: anyone who ever runs for public office can always have charges of criminal conduct released subject to the NYT actual malice rule.
(3) Test:
(a) False
(b) About official conduct
(c) With actual malice (knowledge or reckless disregard for veracity)
(d) Identifiable character
(e) [Prove damages; can get actuals & punies on showing of actual malice]
ii) Public figure? Knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for veracity [actual malice]
(1) Limited public figure: only held to "public figure" standard if press info relates to their public-ness
(2) Involuntary public figures: only held to "public figure" standard for the thing they are involuntary public figure about (ex. criminal defendant)
(a) Public figures: have no governmental capacities
(i) All purpose public figures: who b/c of reputation, wealth, etc. is for all intent and purposes a public figure (ex-presidents, jfk jr.) ? public for all facets of life
(ii) Limited public figures: voluntarily cast themselves into the vortex of public discussion for specific issue ? for the purposes of that specific issue, they are public figures.
1. going to court is not a choice, so not thrusting self into vortex of public opinion Time v. Firestone (adultery case)
2. you can't make the person a public figure through the defamation itself Hepps
(b) Test: actual malice
iii) Private figure? states pick the standard of their tort Gertz v. Welch
(1) as long as it's not strict liability (need at least negligence)
(2) must show actual malice (knowledge/reckless disregard) to get punitives
(3) private citizens
(a) test:
(i) must show at least fault (only); no strict liability
(ii) states may impose any bop they want as long as fault (Texas = negligence)
(iii) punitive damages ? must show actual malice (knowledge/reckless disregard)
(4) credit reports Dun & Bradstreet
(a) if credit reports are a matter of "public concern" ? usual private citizen test (fault for compensatory damages; actual malice for punitive damages)
(i) public concern: must be determined by content, form and context as revealed by the whole record Connick test
(b) if credit reports are not a matter of "public concern" ? can get actuals and punitives with a showing of fault, only
b) IIMA: can't recover for IIMA unless you show actual malice [same standards as defamation Hustler Magazine v. Falwell]
i) To recover for IIMA a public figure or official must prove actual malice; why? too hard to judge what is "outrageous"
c) Justifications:
i) public figures receive less protection b/c of marketplace of ideas;
ii) need to out things about one running for office;
iii) they have voluntarily subjected selves to limelight
d) "reckless disregard" Herbert case
i) prove journalist entertained serious doubts as the truth of the publication (subjective)
ii) a subjective awareness of probably falsity may be found if there are obvious reasons to doubt the veracity of the information
e) opinions: Milkovich q of fact for jury
i) opinions are protected
ii) unless they have objectively verifiable fact components (then it can be fact, and therefore be defamation)
f) quotations Masson
i) if a quotation doesn't represent what a person said, that can be defamation
ii) a deliberate alteration of a quotation is not defamation as long as there is no material change in the meaning of the statement (you can lie a little, just don't lie a lot)
iii) even though something is in quotation marks & is not a quote, it's not defamation unless there is a material change in the meaning of the statement
g) literally true, but false impression
i) Turner case (Texas SCt); this has not been addressed by US SCt.
ii) Test: if discreets facts (though true) create a substantially false impression by omission, juxtaposition and misleading, it is "false" for defamation purposes
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Treasures of Thailand with Cambodia Summer 2018
Tour Type: Country Explorer
Brochure Type: Asia 2018
The Grand Palace, the Bridge over the River Kwai, Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom - from Bangkok to Siem Reap, this in-depth trip explores the icons of Thailand and Cambodia. You'll enjoy Insider moments like? tracing the carvings of an ancient civilisation, as your passionate Khmer scholar shares tales of Angkor Wat's history.
Sightseeing Highlights
Brochure Type: Asia 2018
The Grand Palace, the Bridge over the River Kwai, Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom - from Bangkok to Siem Reap, this in-depth trip explores the icons of Thailand and Cambodia. You'll enjoy Insider moments like? tracing the carvings of an ancient civilisation, as your passionate Khmer scholar shares tales of Angkor Wat's history.
Sightseeing Highlights
- City Tour of Bangkok and Chiang Mai
- See the Bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi
- Visit Wat Pho Temple, the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Damnoen Saduak floating market, the ancient city of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai Historical Park in Thailand, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Terrace of the Elephants, Siem Reap Old Town, Artisans d'Angkor, Wat Damnak and the temples of Ta Prohm and Banteay Srei in Cambodia
- 13 buffet breakfasts
- 9 lunches (including Be My Guest)
- 6 dinners
- Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Daily breakfast and an average of 50% of evening meals
- Luxury air-conditioned coach or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- Hand-picked Insider Experiences
- Optional Experiences and free time
- Porterage and local charges included
- Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
- An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- Airport transfers on the first and last day of your guided holiday
Call (864) 370-0394 for more information or to book today! Mention code 13703057
- Tour Operator
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- Offer
- Offer valid through 3/31/2018
- Duration
- 14 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
|Day 1
|Arrive Bangkok (3 Nights): Welcome to Bangkok. Transfer to your centrally located riverside hotel and relax before meeting your Travel Director and fellow guests for a Welcome Reception drink with local appetisers.Welcome Reception
Royal Orchid Sheraton
|Day 2
|Bangkok Sightseeing: For the early risers, start your day with a visit to Lumpini Park to join the locals and learn the basic principles of T'ai Chi, a Cultural Insight. Alternatively, enjoy a leisurely start to the day before joining your fellow travellers on your City Tour, starting with a visit to Bangkok's most well-known fruit and flower market, Pak Klong Talad. Next visit the Grand Palace, which served as the official residence of the Kings of Thailand from the 18th to the mid 20th century. The most famous building in the palace grounds is Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. Afterwards visit Wat Pho, Bangkok's oldest temple, which features the largest reclining Buddha in Thailand. Wat Pho is also famous for Thailand's first University, and is a centre for traditional Thai massage. Enjoy a Thai massage, a Cultural Insight, in the temple's massage centre. Have some free time this evening to relax or take part in an Optional Experience. Buffet Breakfast, Lunch
|Day 3
|Bangkok: Today learn the secrets of traditional Thai recipes in a cooking class with a Local Specialist located in a charming colonial style house. Before the start of the class visit a local market to buy fresh ingredients. Discover the exotic fruits and vegetables found in Thailand that will be used to prepare the meal, a Cultural Insight. Later enjoy the various exciting dishes you have prepared. Spend the afternoon and evening at leisure or opt to join an Optional Experience.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch
|Day 4
|Bangkok - Damnoen Saduak - Kanchanaburi (2 Nights): Make an early start this morning to travel to the famous floating fruit and vegetable market at Damnoen Saduak and arrive there before the crowds. The colourfully clad merchants at this lively market paddle along the congested canals in sturdy canoes, laden with fresh fruit and vegetables to sell to shoppers on the banks. En route make a short stop at a coconut palm sugar plantation and discover how the farmer extracts the sap from the palm trees to eventually be turned into sugar, a Cultural Insight. After lunch in a local restaurant discover the Thailand-Burma Railway Museum, a facility dedicated to presenting the history of the famous railway line. It was built during WWII by the Imperial Japanese army, using Allied prisoners of war alongside Asian labourers. Continue with a visit to the War Cemetery, the final resting place for over 6,000 allied prisoners of war.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dheva Mantra
|Day 5
|Kanchanaburi Sightseeing: This morning visit the famous Hellfire Pass, a section of the Thailand-Burma Railway. It was built during WWII under very difficult conditions and said to have resembled hell on earth. After lunch board the train for your Cultural Insight, a thrilling ride across wooden viaducts offering fantastic scenery along the Kwai River before experiencing a walk over the wooden viaduct. Dinner this evening is at a local restaurant. Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
|Day 6
|Kanchanaburi - Ayutthaya - Sukhothai (2 Nights): After breakfast leave Kanchanaburi and travel to Ayutthaya to visit the remains of this historic city which was once the 2nd most important ancient capital of Old Siam, built after the fall of Sukhothai. It was founded in 1350 and was one of the world's largest and most cosmopolitan urban areas, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then travel back to Bangkok for your flight to Sukhothai. This evening during dinner experience an authentic Thai cultural dance in an open-air theatre at the hotel.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Legendha Sukhothai Resort
|Day 7
|Sukhothai Sightseeing: Start the day with a visit to the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of the other, much larger ancient capital of Thailand founded in 1238. See thousands of years of history in this extensive and elaborate park and find the temple with the 15 metre seated Buddha secreted away amongst the trees. Your choice of exploring the large area by bicycle or on the internal tram which services the historical park. This afternoon go off the beaten track with a visit to the home of a local family. Learn how to make amulets which are important to many Thais and thought to protect the owner from harm.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch
|Day 8
|Chiang Mai
|Sukhothai - Chiang Mai (3 Nights): Depart early this morning and travel to the village of Natonchan where the community started an eco-tourism project. Interact with the local people, meet one of the villagers to learn about 'gymnastic doll' making and the typical 'mud soaked clothes' worn by the villagers, a Cultural Insight. The local woven cotton clothes are soaked in mud to protect them from fading. Continue the journey north and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant followed by a stop in Lampang and a visit to the unique temple of Wat Prathat Lampang Luang built on the site of an 8th century fortification that guarded the routes to Lampang. The temple has been preserved in its original state from the 15th century, whereas many Thai temples have been renovated to conform to modernity. Later visit the 'Friends of the Asian Elephant' Hospital a foundation that cares for wounded elephants before continuing on to Chiang Mai. This evening is yours to enjoy at your own pace.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch
De Naga Authentic Accommodation
|Day 9
|Chiang Mai
|Chiang Mai Sightseeing: This morning visit the temple of Wat Suan Dok and take part in a talk with a local monk about Buddhism, a Cultural Insight. Meet the children and teachers at a local school before continuing to a small village nearby for your Be My Guest experience. The family will welcome you to their typical stilt house for a northern Thai style lunch. Later visit the handicraft villages in the Sankamphaeng district of Chiang Mai, which has long been known as the heart of the handicraft industry. Many of Thailand's major producers are here and all the traditional crafts such as the famous umbrella and fan making can be found.Buffet Breakfast, Be My Guest Dining
|Day 10
|Chiang Mai
|Chiang Mai: Spend the morning at leisure or choose to join an Optional Experience. Later enjoy a visit at Wat Doi Suthep one of Thailand's most sacred temples and observe the chanting of the monks at sunset; a magical experience. This evening join your fellow companions and Travel Director for a delightful Farewell Dinner at a traditional Thai restaurant located next to the river.Buffet Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
|Day 11
|Siem Reap
|Chiang Mai - Siem Reap (3 Nights): Transfer to the airport for the short flight to Bangkok and onward to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Have some free time this afternoon to relax and enjoy the hotel's facilities.Buffet Breakfast
Le Meridien
|Day 12
|Siem Reap
|Angkor Wat and Siem Reap Sightseeing: This morning, visit Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most important religious monuments in the world, with a renowned Khmer Scholar as your Local Specialist. Take a stroll through the elaborate carved hallways of Angkor Wat as the Khmer Empire is brought to life through the scholar's explanations of the various stories contained in each of the bas reliefs and murals. Next head to Banteay Srei temple which is one of Angkor's most significant structures. Made of red sand-stone, its walls are decorated with elaborate carvings and it is in an amazing state of preservation. Make a stop for lunch at a local Khmer restaurant before taking a guided walk around the fascinating corners of the Old Town of Siem Reap. Visit Artisans d'Angkor, for a Cultural Insight into the training school and shop which creates job opportunities for young people living in rural areas, while at the same time reviving traditional Khmer craftsmanship. Cross picturesque Siem Reap River to Wat Damnak, a living temple, and receive a special blessing from one of the monks, which includes the tying of a blessed string around the wrist. Walk back across the Pedestrian Bridge to the Old Market. Be lead through the maze of undercover stalls selling fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and household goods, as well as an array of local handicrafts and souvenirs. In the evening perhaps take an Optional Experience sunset cruise on Tonle Sap Lake to see Siem Reap's famous floating village and to observe the lifestyle of the people living on the lake.Buffet Breakfast, Lunch
|Day 13
|Angkor Sightseeing: Start the day with a visit to two other UNESCO listed sites - Angkor Thom the ancient royal city of the Khmer Empire and its centrepiece, the Bayon Temple. Continue to the Terrace of the Elephants, which served as a platform from where the King could welcome back his victorious army. Next head to the picturesque temple of Ta Prohm which was used as the location for the film 'Tomb Raider'. The magnificent tree roots have merged with the temple remains over the years, giving the feeling of a forgotten city. Return to Siem Reap and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. This evening join your fellow travellers for a Farewell Dinner accompanied by traditional Apsara Dancing.Buffet Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
|Day 14
|Depart Siem Reap
|Depart Siem Reap: Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.Buffet Breakfast
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As part of a packed agenda, on Wednesday night the Oakland school board heard presentations from two East Oakland charter schools hoping the board will grant them charter approval: American Indian Public High School and Aspire – College Academy.
American Indian Public High School (AIPHS) in East Oakland has drawn criticism over the years for its insistence on hours of homework and concentration on test scores, but current principal Claudia Walker said the schools' stellar performance on both state tests and Advanced Placement tests prove the school is educating low-income children better than most Oakland schools. For this, she said, AIPHS deserves to have its charter renewed. "If you step into most AP classrooms around the country you'll find them to be as segregated as most schools were in 1951 when Oliver Brown sued the Topeka Board of Education," Walker said. Not at AIPHS, she said. Though the high school accounts for only 1 percent of the Oakland school population, 93 percent of the African American and Latino youth who passed the AP Calculus exam attend the small charter school. There are similar statistics for other AP tests, Walker said.


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Combination of cryotherapy and photocoagulation for the treatment of threshold retinopathy of prematurity
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|September 22, 2004
Cryotherapy and transpupilary diode laser retinal photoablation are both effective in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). We evaluated the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of combined cryotherapy and indirect diode laser photocoagulation to treat threshold ROP.
Medical charts of patients developing threshold ROP from January 1995 through December 2001 were retrospectively reviewed to identify those treated with combined cryotherapy and photocoagulation and followed up for at least 1year postoperatively. Diode laser Nidek DC 3300 was used to ablate posterior avascular retina, and cryotherapy was used for treatment of avascular anterior retina. Data reviewed included ocular and systemic complication rates, treatment duration, number of laser burns, functional outcome-visual acuity, structural outcome-most recent fundus examination, and cycloplegic refraction.
In 34 patients, 61 eyes received combined treatment. Mean duration of treatment was 32±11 minutes/eye. A mean of 207±93 laser burns/eye and a mean of 15±7 cryocoagulations/eye were applied to achieve near-confluent ablation of the avascular retina. Functional outcome (visual acuity) was favorable (visual acuity better than 20/100) at last examination in 47 of 61 eyes (76.2%). Anatomic -structural outcome was favorable in 52 of 61 eyes (82.5%)at last examination. At 3years or later, 45 of 61 eyes (73.7%) measured were myopic (> 3 diopters), of which 18 (42.2%) were highly myopic (> 6 diopters). No intraoperative complications occurred.
Structural and functional outcomes after treating ROP with combined cryotherapy and diode laser photocoagulation appear comparable with results reported using either procedure alone. However, combined therapy may be safer by decreasing the number of laser applications and reducing the duration of surgery especiallly in eyes with very posterior ROP. This may reduce the number of complications. Further research on a larger cohort of patients is needed to confirm our results.


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Professor Andy Way, Deputy Director of CNGL/ADAPT, has been awarded the DCU President's Research Award in Science and Engineering. Andy, who is Professor of Machine Translation at DCU School of Computing, receives the award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of automatic machine translation.
In his citation, Professor Brian MacCraith, President of Dublin City University (DCU), said:
"Andy joined DCU in 1991 as a Lecturer and has taken a leading role in the University in the development of Computational Linguistics, the study of the application of computers to processing and analyzing of natural language. Andy's current role in DCU is Deputy Director of ADAPT, the recently funded SFI Research Centre, and previous to that he was deputy director of 'CNGL II', the Centre for Global Intelligent Content. Before that he was PI and Co-Applicant in CNGL, the original SFI CSET based in DCU.
More good news for the School of Computing. The M.Sc. in Electronic Commerce has been ranked 14th, globally, and first in Ireland out of 4,000 programmes, by the Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking. Twelve years ago, Professor Alan Smeaton and Professor Brian Leavy from the DCU Business School set up this programme which at the time was novel in its content and in the introduction of the Practicum. The program has consistently pulled in strong numbers of students year after year. It has continued to grow successfully and demand is always high for places on the programme.
The All Ireland Programming Olympiad (AIPO) sponsored by Fidelity Investments and held at DCU kicks off again this January with the aim of finding more talented young programmers among our second-level school goers. We hope to build on our medal success from last year when Richard Tynan from Roscrea won a bronze medal at the prestigious International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Taiwan.
This year's IOI is being held in the beautiful city of Almaty between July 26th and August 2nd, 2015. Almaty, also known as Alma-Ata meaning 'Full of Apples' is located in a beautiful Trans-Ili Alatau mountain area of southern Kazakhstan.
First year CPSSD students, Conor and Darragh Griffin stormed to victory at this year's UK/Ireland Intercollegiate Programming Competition held in the School of Computing, DCU on Saturday. The twins finished first out of 10 other Undergraduate teams around the country and placed a very respectful 15th out of all 70 UK and Irish University teams. This is the first time DCU has been the Irish host site for the competition and great to get home success in it's first year of hosting.
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Author Notes: as much as i love juicing fruits and vegetables, i also want the fiber. so a few years ago i sold my fancy juicer and bought a vitamix. my latest favorite concoction includes raw beets. gorgeous in color, and delightfully earthy. coconut water for electrolytes and cashews to help you absorb fat-soluble nutrients. it's a smoothie suitable for any meal of the day!
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- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 small or medium beet
- 1 small apple
- 1/2 banana
- 2 cups small carrots
- 2 small celery stalks
- 1 cup raw spinach
- 1 ounce raw cashews, soaked overnight & drained
- soaking the cashews overnight isn't necessary, but it will create a very smooth consistency in your smoothie.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 19th Sep 2010 20:32 UTC, submitted by sawboss
On a Windows Vista or Vindows 7 disk, all versions of the operating system are present, from Starter to Ultimate, and everything in between. So, if you want too upgrade to a more capable version of Windows down the road, all you need to do is pop the Windows disk in, let Windows Anytime Upgrade do its thing, and you're done. It seems like Intel is experimenting with a similar technology... For its processors.
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I still can't understand how I can buy a physical thing (a piece of hardware I can touch!) but limited to use only some parts.
It already happens with CPUs: AMD's x3 range processors are just quad-core chips with one core disabled.
The difference here is unlocking the 4th core is free but unsupported as most of the time it's disabled due to a manufacturing defect. However there are plenty of tri-core AMDs floating about that had a working 4th core locked purely to meet quotas.


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Our traditional Cycladic facade conceals dramatic interiors that surprise and beguile guests who enjoy the dynamic marriage of eclectic modern and traditional design. World-class amenities include spacious rooms appointed to the highest standard of comfort, private infinity pools and jacuzzis, a secluded private beach, a thalasso spa and gourmet Mediterranean cuisine. With its spectacular views of Elia beach from the many vast verandahs, a highly professional staff and state-of-the-art conferencing and catering facilities, our luxury resort and distinguished member of Leading Hotels of the World is the perfect venue for executive corporate retreats and large weddings.


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Westport's changes well known to designated downtown planner (and resident)
Published 12:50 pm, Thursday, August 29, 2013
David Lapping has lived in Westport since 1994 and remembers well the town's image as an artists' colony in transition.
During the past 20 years, the 53-year-old has coached baseball locally, and he and his wife have been raising two children in town.
But his roots in Westport weren't the deciding factor in the selection of his design firm, RBA Group of Norwalk, to design a master plan for a downtown area that is undergoing a development boom. His ties to town, however, didn't hurt either, said Lou Gagliano, chairman of the Downtown 2020 Committee, which had narrowed the two finalists for the downtown project to RBA and Milone & MacBroom of Cheshire before selecting Lapping's firm last week.
"Was it the most important factor? No. Was it helpful? I think ownership of the project has a lot to do with where you live," Gagliano said. "I don't think it was critical, but it was a check noted. It would not have been the deciding factor, nor was it."
Gagliano said both consulting groups were strong contenders.
"When you look at the strengths of the groups, they both had very good nuts and bolts skills, whether it was traffic or flooding. I thought their creativity and vision was a little stronger than Milone," he said. "I think when we chose RBA, we went through a review of traffic, planning, flooding mitigation, vision, creativity, leadership, and implementation. I think when you look at those factors, they just scored very strongly. Not that Milone didn't. I think it was a clear choice for us. We went around the table and clearly the consensus was for RBA."
Lapping is delighted by the opportunity to help fashion the future of his hometown.
"Westport is changing fast," Lapping said. "What was a real artists' colony when we moved in there has changed as the younger people have moved in. There's different desires among different age groups than what Westport was for many years.
"The town is changing. You see what's happening in Fairfield and down in SoNo near my office. So there's competition on that level, but at the same time there are people who say, `Hey, I don't want to change it, I love the way it is.' "
The Downtown 2020 Committee was appointed last year by First Selectman Gordon Joseloff to prepare a master plan that would coordinate and consolidate downtown planning.
The impetus behind the downtown master plan is the number of current and future capital projects all planned for the town center, including:
• Redevelopment of the Westport Weston Family Y's property as the multi-use complex known as Bedford Square.
• Construction of a senior residential complex at Baron's South.
• "Transformation" of the Westport Public Library's building.
• Construction of a movie theater adjacent to the Main Street restaurant Tavern on Main.
• Construction of a new Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts on the east bank of the Saugatuck River.
The Downtown 2020 Committee will appear before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 13 to explain the selection of RBA. After some concerns that the 2020 Committee might be circumventing the powers of the zoning commission, the two bodies have been working together on the project.
"We want to emphasis to the commission that we want to work with them." Gagliano said.
The committee has not yet received a commitment of town funding for the proposal. The group, however, has raised more than $65,000 in private funding for the project, and Gagliano has said the panel will ask the Board of Finance and the Representative Town Meeting to fund the remaining portion.
RBA's submitted plan included a cost of $178,500.


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MORAGA — After nearly two years of consideration, a proposal to build 26 high-end single family homes on a stretch of undeveloped Moraga land specially earmarked for housing and revitalization is a go.
The Town Council's March 12 greenlighting of a development agreement between the city, developers SummerHill Homes and property owner C&C Equities makes effective a number of Planning Commission approvals earlier this year. They include the project's environmental review, conceptual and general development plans, and permits allowing hillside development and grading.
Despite lacking full council backing, the approval allows for the creation of more housing stock in a town where growth is typically slow and housing demand is high.
Proposed for a 14.25-acre site off Camino Ricardo in the Moraga Center Specific Area designated for residential, retail and recreation growth, the development calls for five styles of 2,700- to 3,700-square-foot two-story homes and two single-story residences on lots averaging 12,600 square feet. Prices are estimated to start at $1.4 million.
Camino Ricardo isn't the only development SummerHill is proposing for Moraga. Planning commissioners are set to consider several related applications for the developer's Rancho Laguna II project at a hearing Monday. The conceptual development plan, approved in 2011, calls for 27 homes on 180 acres and includes the creation of a protection plan for a nearby wetlands area.
The two projects join several others pitched by developers eager to build in Moraga. Proposed and suggested projects include the 126 single-family home Bollinger Valley development, the 18-home Via Moraga plan and 36 townhomes suggested for three acres on Moraga Way.
In addition to the 26 homes, the town will receive a number of public amenities outlined in the Camino Ricardo development agreement. Those benefits include:
At a council meeting last month, SummerHill representative Denise Cunningham touted the development agreement, saying it offers significant benefits to the town.
"We feel these improvements go above and beyond what would be required in this community," Cunningham said.
The town estimates the value of the public improvements, including the construction of a sidewalk along Camino Ricardo from the project to Moraga Way, at $2.69 million. SummerHill will also contribute $55,000 to the town for other pedestrian improvements and pay impact fees of about $573,000, according to a staff report.
Additional public safety improvements, including a high-visibility crosswalk from a bridge and trail crossing to the Moraga Commons Skatepark, are valued at $77,572. Construction is slated to begin in the fall.


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Traveling Wave Tube
Figure 1: high-power twt VTR 572B
Figure 1: high-power twt VTR 572B
Figure 1: high-power twt VTR 572B
Traveling Wave Tube
Traveling wave tubes (twt) are wideband amplifiers. They take therefore a special position under the velocity-modulated tubes. On reason of the special low-noise characteristic often they are in use as an active RF amplifier element in receivers additional. There are two different groups of twt:
- low-power twt for receivers
occurs as a highly sensitive, low-noise and wideband amplifier in radar equipments
- high-power twt for transmitters
these are in use as a pre-amplifier for high-power transmitters.
Figure 2. Russian low-power twt UV-1B (cyrillic: УВ-1Б)
Figure 2. Russian low-power twt UV-1B (cyrillic: УВ-1Б)
Figure 2. Russian low-power twt UV-1B (cyrillic: УВ-1Б)
Physical construction and functional describing
The Traveling Wave Tube (twt) is a high-gain, low-noise, wide-bandwidth microwave amplifier. It is capable of gains greater than 40 dB with bandwidths exceeding an octave. (A bandwidth of 1 octave is one in which the upper frequency is twice the lower frequency.) Traveling-wave tubes have been designed for frequencies as low as 300 megahertz and as high as 50 gigahertz. The twt is primarily a voltage amplifier. The wide-bandwidth and low-noise characteristics make the twt ideal for use as an rf amplifier in microwave equipment.
Figure 3. - Physical construction of a twt
Figure 3. - Physical construction of a twt
Figure 3. - Physical construction of a twt
attenuating cover
Figure 4. - Amplified helix signal
attenuating cover
Figure 4. - Amplified helix signal
The physical construction of a typical twt is shown in figure 3. The twt contains an electron gun which produces and then accelerates an electron beam along the axis of the tube. The surrounding magnet provides a magnetic field along the axis of the tube to focus the electrons into a tight beam. The helix, at the center of the tube, is a coiled wire that provides a low-impedance transmission line for the rf energy within the tube. The rf input and output are coupled onto and removed from the helix by waveguide directional couplers that have no physical connection to the helix. The attenuator prevents any reflected waves from traveling back down the helix.
The following figure shows the electric fields that are parallel to the electron beam inside the helical conductor.
Figure 5. - electron- beam bunching
and a detail-foto of a helix
(Measure detail for 20 windings)
Figure 5. - electron- beam bunching
and a detail-foto of a helix
(Measure detail for 20 windings)
Figure 5. - electron- beam bunching and a detail-foto of a helix
(Measure detail for 20 windings)
The electron- beam bunching already starts at the beginning of the helix and reaches its highest expression on the end of the helix. If the electrons of the beam were accelerated to travel faster than the waves traveling on the wire, bunching would occur through the effect of velocity modulation. Velocity modulation would be caused by the interaction between the traveling-wave fields and the electron beam. Bunching would cause the electrons to give up energy to the traveling wave if the fields were of the correct polarity to slow down the bunches. The energy from the bunches would increase the amplitude of the traveling wave in a progressive action that would take place all along the length of the twt.
Characteristics of a twt
Figure 6: characteristic of a traveling wave tube
Figure 6: characteristic of a traveling wave tube
The attainable power-amplification are essentially dependent on the following factors:
- constructive details (e.g. length of the helix)
- electron beam diameter (adjustable by the density of the focussing magnetic field)
- power input (see figure 6)
- voltage UA2 on the helix
As shown in the figure 6, the gain of the twt has got a linear characteristic of about 26 dB at small input power. If you increase the input power, the output power doesn't increase for the same gain. So you can prevent an oversteer of e.g the following mixer stage. The relatively low efficiency of the twt partially offsets the advantages of high gain and wide bandwidth.
Given that the gain of an twt effect by the electrons of the beam that interact with the electric fields on the delay structure, the frequency behaviour of the helix is responsible for the gain. The bandwidth of commonly used twt can achieve values of many gigahertzes. The noise figure of recently used twt is 3 ... 10 dB.
Different Slow Wave Structures
The previously described helix may be replaced by some other slow wave structure such as a ring-bar, ring loop, or coupled cavity structure. The structure is chosen to give the characteristic appropriate to the desired gain/bandwidth and power characteristics.
Ring-Loop TWT
Figure 7: Ring-Loop slow wave structure
A Ring Loop TWT uses loops as slow wave structure to tie the rings together. These devices are capable of higher power levels than conventional helix TWTs, but have significantly less bandwidth of 5…15 percent and lower cut-off frequency of 18 GHz.
The feature of the ring-loop slow wave structure is high coupling impedance and low harmonic wave components. Therefore ring-loop traveling wave tube has advantages of high gain (40…60 Decibels), small dimension, higher operating voltage and less danger of the backward wave oscillation.
Figure 8: Ring-Bar slow wave structure
Ring-Bar TWT
The Ring-Bar TWT has got characteristics likely the Ring-Loop TWT. The slow wave structure can be made easier by cut-out the structure of a copper tube.
Figure 9: Coupled-cavity slow wave structure
Coupled-cavity TWT
The Coupled-cavity TWT uses a slow wave structure of a series of cavities coupled to one another. The resonant cavities are coupled together with a transmission line. The electron beam (shown in figure 9 as red beam) is velocity modulated by an RF input signal at the first resonant cavity. This RF energy (displayed as blue arrow) travels along the cavities and induces RF voltages in each subsequent cavity.
If the spacing of the cavities is correctly adjusted, the voltages at each cavity induced by the modulated beam are in phase and travel along the transmission line to the output, with an additive effect, so that the output power is much greater than the power input.


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Furnishings Management
Furnishings Management supports the Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) initiatives outlined in the College Master Plan.
Furniture Services
All requests for ADA accommodations, new furniture, repairs/replacement of existing furniture, furniture moves, and requests to surplus furniture are processed through Furnishings Management. Please complete a Work Order Request for the following types of requests:
ADA Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations will be made for all requests submitted through Disability Resources & Services to fulfill ADA requirements. ADA accommodations include interpreter chairs, wheelchair tables, and classroom seating accommodations.
New Furniture
If your department has a furniture need that was not addressed in the budget process or arises after budget requests are submitted, you may submit a Work Order Request to purchase furniture. Your request will be reviewed and you will be contacted for a consultation. Please provide a complete description of the furniture needed and identify the budget source and account number that will be used for the purchase. If your department does not have the budget available for a furniture purchase, you will need to consult with your Vice President to locate available funding prior to submitting the request.
Used Furniture
Are you looking for a file cabinet, desk, or bookshelf? We maintain a surplus inventory of items that have been picked up from other areas. Please submit a Work Order Request and provide a complete description of the furniture needed.
If you need to hang a markerboard, tackboard, mailbox, pictures, or any other items that are attached to a wall, please submit a Work Order Request. Our technicians will schedule a time to professionally install your items.
Installations / Moves
Please submit Work Order Request and provide a complete description of the item(s) that need to be installed or moved. Please include original location and the new location in your request. You will be contacted to schedule a time for the move.
Please submit a Work Order Request and provide a complete description of the item that needs to be repaired or replaced. You will be contacted to schedule a time for the repair. Please specify if the broken item is a safety hazard as these items take priority over other repair requests.
Report missing signs, sign replacements, and other signage needs by submitting a Work Order Request.
Please submit a Work Order Request and provide a complete description of the broken or unwanted furniture that you want to be picked up from your department. Tagged furniture requires a completed Property/Transfer Disposal Form (.pdf) at the time of pick-up. Once a surplus item has been picked up from your area, it is non-returnable.
Furnishings Management facilities all warranty repairs/replacements for campus furnishings. Most manufacturers include lifetime or extended warranties on product lines. Please submit a Work Order Request to request warranty repair/replacement for furniture.
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HTC Corporation, formerly known as High-Tech Computer Corporation is founded in 1997 in Taiwan. They mainly manufacture notebook laptops but they are also makers of smartphones and tablets. HTC started out as an original design manufacturer (ODM) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) designing as well as manufacturing devices like mobile phones, touchscreen phones, among others that run on a Windows Mobile operating system. Later on in 2009, HTC expanded its focus on devices that are based on the Android operating system; and Windows Phone in 2010. When 2011 rolled by, HTC released smartphones under the HTC brand and they have ranked 98th top brand on Interbrand's Best Global Brands report in 2011.
As years pass by, innovation has become HTC's specialty. They assure that all of their products offer the modern day's best specifications, features, and design that they can create. They upped their game with a built-in ambient noise detector that enhances conversations, to a camera that takes magnificent photos with their UltraPixel technology. These aren't the only things that make HTC what it is today.
HTC smartphones and tablets have been gaining a lot of recognition with the patrons because of their elegant, and minimalist designs, performance, endurance, craftsmanship, as well as its intuitive tools and interfaces that ensure buyers with a sophisticated and elegant experience. HTC commits in making groundbreaking merchandises in a responsible method – with respect to the people, the communities in which HTC operates as well as their surroundings. They always make sure to deliver outstanding creations to its consumers one way or another.


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Harney & Sons Fine Teas, celebrating thirty years and three generations of success, will host their annual Harney Fest with a series of special events to honor their milestone anniversary. Harney Fest will be held on August 16, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at their Headquarters in Millerton, NY. This family-oriented event will feature live music, games, food, factory tours, and tea tasting classes. Raffle tickets will be available for sale to benefit the Pine Plains Free Library. Harney & Sons tea and accessories will be on sale during the event.
In celebration of their 30th Anniversary, Harney & Sons adds an exciting element to Harney Fest in the form of a golden ticket, found in every purchase of Harney & Sons 30th Anniversary Tea (20ct) placed between June 11 and July 10, 2014. One lucky winner and a guest will receive a two-night trip, starting with round-trip airfare to New York City, transportation around New York, two night's accommodations, a $100 restaurant gift certificate, entry to Harney Fest, and Sunday breakfast with the Harney family. The winner will be announced on July 15, 2014.
About Harney & Sons Fine Teas
Harney & Sons was founded on a commitment to deliver the finest quality tea possible. This promise, made 30 years ago, serves as the company's guiding principle. Today, Harney & Sons remains family owned and managed, with three generations of the family preserving Founder John Harney's tradition of fine tea and traveling the world in search of the finest ingredients. The company sources, blends, and packages their own product from start to finish. Their goal is to bring the exotic aromas and refined tastes from around the world to tea drinkers as an affordable luxury. Harney & Sons Fine Teas fills 90,000 square feet of warehouse space and employs over 160 people. From lugging heavy tea filled chests down the basement stairs of their home 30 years ago, to stocking shelves at Targets nationwide today, Harney & Sons remains committed to providing a superior tea drinking experience.
Golden Ticket: http://www.harney.com/goldenticket
Harney Fest: http://www.harney.com/harneyfest
Address: 5723 Route 22, Millerton, NY 12546
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM


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Revitalizing Thai Shower Cream with Hibiscus by I Coloniali (500ml Shower Cream)
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It's been a dry year for Bollywood fans, that's for sure, but that draught is ending with a trickle of film releases, of which we have Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.'s offbeat, "99". If you are not intrigued by the title, then perhaps the premise of the film that focuses on small time crooks being chased by a big time crook through Mumbai and Delhi will pique your interest.
That the film is well directed and technically sound is a bonus to our viewing experience. Add to that the chemistry of the ensemble cast that includes, Kunal Khemu (a talented young actor who always delivers), Cyrus Broacha (an actor to watch out for), Mahesh Manjrekar (quickly being typecast as the gangster stereotype), Vinod Khanna (still shining after all these years), Boman Irani (the gem of the movie), Simone Singh (surprises with her performance), Amit Mistry (excellent), and Soha Ali Khan (one of the best and most under-rated actresses) and you have quite an enjoyable movie..
Forget the music, for I know that I pretty much have, as it's just in there for the marketing aspect of the film, with no impact on the story at all. Another downside to the film is the pacing which is quite uneven, but all is forgiven due to the excellent performances by the cast. For overall enjoyment, you can't go wrong with "99", for it will reinforce that the chase…is always the sweetest until you are caught!
The story (if you can call it that) surrounds three silly best friends (Sohail Khan, Vrajesh Hirjee, and Yash Tonk) who are basically loafers living off of the kindness of their landlord and surrogate father (Kulbhushan Kharbanda). They want to make it big in the music business, yet never show any talent, other than lusting after every girl that comes around. Enter, 'da' don (Sayaji Shinde) who for some secret reason wants the bungalow that they live in. Ba da bing, ba da pow boom, the trio become super adept at fighting off gangsters (which can be done solely by Sohail Khan's freakishly high pitched laugh). Oh yeah, Amrita Arora is in it to jiggle it. Finally the music by Daboo Malik (brother of Anu) is tepid to say the least. If you want to preserve your sanity, don't even bother with the weak force of "Team – The Force".
Joining Nagesh, is the unfortunate Akshay Kumar who was riding high last year at this time, but is quickly falling back down to Earth, through no fault of his own. This is the second time that he has been let down by the director, the first flop this year being the awful "Chandni Chowk to China". Needless to say, I was originally really looking forward to seeing Akshay in a rare dramatic role, since most of his recent films have been mindless comedies.
"Tasveer" on paper has an interesting premise that deals with Jai (Akshay Kumar) as the central character who has the amazing ability to pick up the psychic residue from photographs. He's literally able to jump into a person's past. This (as one can imagine) can be very tiring, and Jai gets tired every time he swims into the past, but not as tired as the viewer gets wading through this dull directionless film. Jai's father is killed under mysterious circumstances, but luckily his mom (the wasted Sharmila Tagore) has snapped a photo of dear old dad, right before his death. The rest of the film is spent with Akshay looking almost constipated with a dour expression on his face. Ayesha Takia who was excellent in 'Dor' really has nothing to do here and shares absolutely no chemistry with Akshay. The story finally winds to its inevitable conclusion, and that's where Nagesh the writer, sabotages Nagesh the director by not providing a satisfying wrap-up to all the subplots.
Honestly, I wish I could have had the psychic sense to stay away from this film, but if you want to watch it, perhaps it's best to see it late at night when you are half asleep with one eye open, otherwise you will rip this tasveer apart. Smile!


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About Michelle
What to expect…
My photographic style and service may not resemble that of any photographers you've used in the past. Old-fashioned personal service is key. It is important to remember that I photograph in a creative photo-journalistic style while still appreciating the need for traditional images.
I paid my dues learning the ropes of the photography industry as a commercial and wedding photographer's assistant to two established studio photographers. During this time, I was drawn to the emotionally moving imagery of wedding photojournalism and struck out on my own to document wedding celebrations and portrait life, bringing the fine art and commercial photography experience along as I look through the lens.
Whether creating fine art portraiture or documenting a wedding day, you need both the experience to foresee fleeting moments quickly and the technical skill to capture them. There is a classic timeless quality I like to deliver in images when creating a personal piece of art.
It is crucial in creating fine art portraiture to not only put people at ease, but for them to have fun while we're shooting. I have learned the value of keeping a sense of humor and patience as a mother of 9 year-old twins and an 11 year-old. I strive to make each session a fun and enjoyable memory that culminates in beautiful images. I was lucky early on to earn some high-profile clients. I pay them respect by honoring their privacy. Coupled with my skills this has led to a successful career based primarily on referral clients.


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- adj. Alternative spelling of roll-top.
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A wine-red couch against the far wall, with a chipped wooden rolltop desk next to it, the kind with all the pigeonhole compartments.
The accompanying photo shows me in my office at my rolltop desk.
In my role as liaison between Pop and Uncle Albert, I would walk up the concrete stairs to the second floor where Pop sat in a tiny room with a rolltop desk, a swimsuit calendar, and a file cabinet behind him, poring over a cigar box full of invoices.
In his antique rolltop desk, in one of the pigeonhole drawers, I found some bindled white powder and some fragrant green.
This rolltop desk was used for business and a low table to the left (unseen in this photo) was where he actually wrote.
The rolltop desk, table, and other items from the cottage study are on display at the House of Happy Walls Museum.
It resembled the sliding cover of a rolltop desk, and was just big enough for the insertion of a nuclear warhead.
Drawers or 'rolltop' covers for pull out shelves with perforated bottoms to keep thing (especially external hard drives) cool would be nice.
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With their stripped beams, wooden floors and rolltop baths, the former servants' quarters at the Oddfellows bar and restaurant 01244 400001, oddfellows.biz, doubles from £175, room only make four decadent guest rooms, though be warned that noise filters up from the bar – there's live music from an acoustic band on Thursdays.
Jaya pushed back the cover on the big rolltop desk that was shoved into a corner of the living room, and began looking for phone numbers.


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Home >> Pipe Rod Wall Mounted Clothes Lever Bracket 19mm Dia 10pcs
- This clothes lever bracket is used in chifforobe at home or in the store as a support bracket. You can set a pipe lever on the bracket, and then hanging clothes on the lever.
- It features wall mount.
- You will need some screws to fix the support bracket, but here screws are not included .
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Chewy needs a home
Published 10:58 am, Monday, January 7, 2013
Photo: Contributed Photo
Save Our Strays, 1667 Post Road East, has a dog available for adoption.
The canine, named Chewy, is a 2 1/2-year-old neutered male Chiweenie that is great with children and other dogs, according to a release. He enjoys playing ball and tugging on a rope.
Fees for adopting an animal through Save Our Strays are: a $25 non-refundable application fee, which is applied to the adoption of the animal; adult cats, $100; kittens, $150, and all dogs, $250.
For information about Chewy and other animals available for adoption, contact Save Our Strays at 203-255-0514 or visit www.saveourstraysinc.petfinder.com