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Ambient air monitoring is a priority in the ongoing efforts to contain and manage the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico.
The following provides information about the kinds of airborne contaminants that are currently being monitored in the Gulf, how they are collected and how they are analyzed. For a given project, a suitable sampling plan – developed by environmental or industrial hygiene professionals – will determine which methods are most applicable to the project objectives.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
VOCs are loosely defined as organic compounds with boiling points up to 250°C. Due to their presence in crude oil, VOCs of particular interest in the Gulf include benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes and naphthalene.
Sample Collection:
Stainless steel canisters ("Summa" or equivalent) may be used to collect air samples, either as instantaneous ("grab") or time-integrated samples.
Pre-cleaned, certified, and evacuated canisters are provided by the analytical laboratory and are available in a range of sizes. 6L canisters are often used for ambient air monitoring, while smaller MiniCans may be used for personal monitoring applications.
Canisters may be batch or individually certified as clean, depending on the project data quality objectives.
Analytical Approach:
EPA Method TO-15 is the most utilized method for the analysis of VOCs in ambient air. This technique analyzes "whole air" samples collected in canisters using cryogenic concentration gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Contaminants can be identified and quantified down to the low parts per billion (ppbV) level using this analytical method.
For more information on canister sampling…
Air Phase Petroleum Hydrocarbons
In addition to the individual target compounds associated with crude oil, the various hydrocarbon fractions that may be present in the vapor phase can be quantified. A method developed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for air-phase petroleum hydrocarbon (APH) analysis was most recently updated in 2009.
Sample Collection:
Based on EPA TO-15, this method also utilizes stainless steel canisters for sample collection.
Analytical Approach:
Like EPA TO-15, MassDEP APH utilizes GC/MS instrumentation for analysis and has comparable sensitivity. The benefit provided by this method is that, in addition to the target compounds reported via EPA TO-15, it reports three hydrocarbon ranges: C5-C8 aliphatics, C9-C12 aliphatics, and C9-C10 aromatics.
Since the analysis utilizes GC/MS, non-petroleum related peaks (e.g. chlorinated solvents, alcohols, etc.) may be subtracted out of the hydrocarbon ranges, thus yielding a more accurate representation of the petroleum product.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
PAHs are of concern in the Gulf since they are present in crude oil, particularly as it "weathers" with exposure to the marine environment. They are also products of incomplete combustion and may be present due to the oil burning that was conducted earlier in the cleanup activities.
Sample Collection:
Since PAHs are only semi-volatile in ambient conditions, as air pollutants in the Gulf they will be mostly present in the aerosol phase. Therefore, they must be collected on solid sorbent media, rather than as whole air samples. PAHs are usually collected using a polyurethane foam and XAD resin cartridge/tube (PUF/XAD-2) with a quartz fiber filter.
PAHs currently being monitored by the EPA include benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k) fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, and naphthalene.
EPA TO-13A cites a 7-day holding period for collected samples before extraction must occur. Therefore, it is recommended that samples be shipped on ice via overnight courier to the laboratory immediately after collection.
Analytical Approach:
EPA TO-13A is the most appropriate choice for the identification and quantification of PAHs in ambient air. As written, high volume air samplers are used to draw air through the aforementioned sampling tube at a rate of 200-300L/min for 24 hours. Many practitioners also utilize a low volume modification where air is pulled through a smaller PUF/XAD-2 tube at up to 5L/min using a personal sampling pump.
Once sampling has been completed, the PUF/XAD/filter combo undergoes solvent extraction followed by evaporative concentration. The concentrated sample extract is analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), often in Selected Ion Monitoring (SIM) mode to reduce matrix interferences. Reporting limits between 0.5 – 5.0 ug/sample are achievable using this technique. The resulting concentration is dependent upon the total volume of air pulled through the sampling media.
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
H2S and other reduced sulfur compounds (mercaptans, sulfides, and disulfides) are among a number of odorous compounds that may be associated with crude oil. Although the crude oil released from the Deepwater Horizon is thought to be "sweet" crude, and therefore contain less than 0.5% sulfur, sulfur-like odors have been reported in the Gulf, prompting sampling for this class of compounds.
Sample Collection:
Unlike the previously discussed VOCs, H2S is not stable in a stainless steel canister. H2S and other reduced sulfur compounds should instead be collected using a Tedlar bag, which is constructed of an inert polyvinyl fluoride material. Sample bags should also be equipped with inert polypropylene fittings.
Due to the highly reactive nature of reduced sulfur compounds, Columbia Analytical recommends the use of a vacuum box or lung sampling device to fill the Tedlar bag, rather than drawing the air sample directly through a sampling pump. The use of these accessories allows the samples to be collected without the air passing through the pump, which reduces the potential for contamination of the pump and subsequent samples.
There is a 24-hour holding time for this analysis, so it is important the samples are sent to a laboratory via overnight courier for morning delivery. The bags should only be half to two-thirds full to allow room for expansion during air shipment.
Analytical Approach:
H2S and other reduced sulfur compounds are identified and quantified by ASTM D5504-08, which specifies the use of gas chromatography with sulfur chemiluminescence detection (GC/SCD). The sulfur chemiluminescence detector is one of the most selective sulfur detectors available, with a sulfur-to-carbon selectivity of >107, which means that the response of the reduced sulfur compounds is not affected by the co-elution of hydrocarbons in the sample matrix. The typical reporting limit for hydrogen sulfide via ASTM D5504-08 is approximately 5.0 ppbV.
For more information on Hydrogen Sulfide bag sampling…
Other Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs)
In addition to PAHs, there may be other SVOCs of interest related to the oil spill and the cleanup activities. The EPA, for example, has monitored 2-butoxyethanol, 1-1(1-methyl-2butoxy-ethoxy)-2-propanol and propylene glycol, which are associated with the oil dispersants being applied.
Sampling and Analytical Approach:
EPA TO-17 can be used to identify and quantify compounds associated with the dispersants such as 2-butoxyethanol, as well as hydrocarbons up to C20. These less volatile, higher boiling point compounds cannot effectively be sampled and analyzed by EPA TO-15, which specifies the collection of a whole air sample with the use of a stainless steel canister.
Instead, the EPA TO-17 method specifies sampling using a solid sorbent packed in a thermal desorption tube using a personal sampling pump.
Once in the lab, the tubes are rapidly heated, and compounds of interest are desorbed off the tube and into the gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) for analysis. Reporting limits between 1.0-10 ng/sample are achievable with this technique; the resulting concentration is dependent upon the total volume of air pulled through the sampling media.
Proper sorbent selection and sample collection technique is crucial. The sorbent selection is influenced by many factors such as the chemicals of interest, anticipated moisture levels, and desired reporting limits. Please consult with the laboratory prior to sampling to ensure valid sample collection.


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I have 8703e from Sprint and I need to travel outside the USA. Can I unlock this phone? if I do, where do I put the sim card? I didn't see any place this sim card can go in.
What do you think?
The 8703e is a CDMA phone, which does not use a sim card. There is no sim card slot for you to put on the phone. I do not believe you can use this phone outside the cdma network. I believe majority of the world is using GSM.
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Bank of America Sued Over Force-Placed Insurance Costs
Bank of America Corp. was sued in a Florida federal court by homeowners who allege the company overcharged them for so-called force-placed insurance.
Force-placed insurance, which mortgage companies can purchase for homeowners when their policies lapse, is a "financial windfall" for Bank of America, according to a complaint filed yesterday in West Palm Beach.
"A substantial portion of the premiums are refunded to Bank of America or its affiliates and subsidiaries through various kickbacks, reinsurance and/or unwarranted commissions," according to the homeowners, who seek to proceed on behalf of a U.S. borrowers who were charged for the insurance by Bank of America or an affiliate.
In April, New York's Department of Financial Services, saying it was seeking a basis for "consistently high profits" at the expense of homeowners and investors, said it was investigating whether force-placed insurance rates are excessive. It said that it was requiring information from insurers including Balboa Insurance Co., which is also a defendant in the Florida case.
The New York regulator said there are "serious concerns" that premiums for the insurance have been "artificially inflated." The inquiry was also looking into relationships among the insurers, banks, mortgage servicers and insurance agents and brokers.
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Joseph Gallagher, one of the Florida plaintiffs, was charged $4,491 annually for his force-placed policy even though he already had insurance, according to the complaint. The force- placed policy, which only covered wind and hail damage, was twice as expensive as Gallagher's regular, comprehensive insurance policy, according to the complaint.
The premium payments for the force-placed policy were added to Gallagher's monthly mortgage payment, which contributed to his home going into foreclosure, according to the suit.
The Florida plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages.
Rick Simon, a spokesman for Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America, said the company hasn't been served with the complaint and doesn't usually comment on pending litigation. Paula Symons of Sydney-based QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (QBE), which bought Balboa from Bank of America last year, had no immediate comment.
The case is Gallagher v. Bank of America, 12-cv-8068l, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (West Palm Beach).
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Problems with Vietnam Airlines
We have purchased a number of tickets on Vietnam Airlines online from the US and need to change a flight but we have had no success getting ahold of them. We've emailed them several times and left voice mail messages (no one answers their phone) and get no response. We're starting to get concerned - has anyone had experience with them?
#1 heidisueelvus has been a member since 20/8/2010. Posts: 28
Usually they are very good, however, at the moment they are dealing with a massive backlog and mess fron all the cancelled flights due to the flooding and wild weather over the past 2 weeks. Even we (in the hotel biz) have had issues contacting them. In one instance all the passengers were at the airport waiting for a flight and there was only one Vietnam airlines employee to answer questions. All the others either could mot make it to work due to floods, or they were sent home due to cancelled flights.
Wait a week or so and try again.
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13th Cavalry Regiment was formed in July, 1862, using the 16th Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. The men were from Petersburg and the counties of Southampton, Sussex, Prince George, Surry, and Nansemond. It was assigned to W.H.F. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale' Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was active in the conflicts at Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Kelly's Ford, and Mine Run. Later it participated in The Wilderness Campaign, the defense of Petersburg and Richmond, and the Appomattox operations. This regiment had 298 men in action in Gettysburg and surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 10 officers and 78 men. The field officers were Colonels John R. Chambliss, Jr. and Jefferson C. Phillips; Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Savage and Thomas H. Upshaw; and Majors Benjamin W. Belsches, Joseph E. Gillette, and Benjamin F. Winfield."
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In the last 10 years there has been widespread concern about fatness/weight/obesity in the UK and there have been numerous policy reports, reviews and white papers commissioned over this time, each one beginning from the assumption that fatness is fundamentally unhealthy and damaging to the national economy (e.g. House of Commons (HOC), 2004; Foresight, 2007). Numerous interventions have therefore been developed to tackle the 'problem of obesity' through attempting to literally reduce individuals' bodies (Department of Health (DH), 2008). The basis for these concerns about fatness is broad population level associations and correlations between body mass (most commonly measured using the Body Mass Index or BMI) and a range of illnesses (such as coronary heart disease, cancer and diabetes). However, there remains significant medical uncertainty surrounding these correlations since some illnesses are associated more with higher, and some with lower, BMI (BBC Radio 4, 2007). Additionally, there is little consensus about the 'best' way to measure body size (Hacking, 2006), and the mechanisms resulting in these associations are unknown (e.g. weight gain may be an early symptom of, rather than cause of, diabetes) (Ernsberger, 2004; see also Franzosi, 2006; and Romero-Corral, et al., 2006 on cardiovascular health). Moreover, as the Department of Health acknowledge, 'there are no obvious cut off points at which there is a clear link between BMI and a change in risks of morbidity and mortality' (DH, 2006:6-7) and there is little evidence to support claims that weight loss will improve health (in fact the opposite may be true) (see Aphramor, 2005). Critical geographical and sociological research has therefore argued that the universal obesity 'truths' underpinning obesity policy (that fatness is inherently unhealthy and that it can be treated through individual body work) are reliant on moral and cultural ideologies about fatness to mask the underlying uncertainties in biomedical knowledge (e.g. Boero, 2007; Cooper, 1998; Evans, 2003; Evans, 2006; Gard and Wright, 2005; Le Besco, 2004, Monaghan, 2008). Others have questioned the extent to which this knowledge is itself produced through particular political-economic relations within which powerful actors (e.g. the diet industry and the pharmaceutical industry) have a vested interest in the continued assertion that fatness is universally bad (Campos, 2004).


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The overall target for the project is to study how improving energy efficiency and large scale integration of renewable energy can contribute to economic and environmental sustainable development of the Kattegat-Skagerrak region (KASK).
Create a database over the energy system in the region and establish a Reference Energy System for the region.
Identifying proposals for a more efficient and sustainable energy system and detailed studies in three selected fields of energy.


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News release prepared by: Kayela Richard, 785-532-1546, email@example.com
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
MANHATTAN -- In 1997, Mai Tran picked up the paintbrush that would eventually start her journey into fashion design.
Fourteen years later, Tran, a Kansas State University senior in apparel textiles and marketing, is creating her first complete fashion collection called Petals, which includes a bridal gown and four bridesmaid dresses.
"When I first came to the U.S. from Vietnam, my art teacher recommended I take some of his classes after he saw me paint," Tran said. "I didn't know that I had art skills then, and I hadn't set my mind on fashion yet."
After moving to Salina and attending high school there, Tran, daughter of Nam Phuong Tran and Lan Ly Thi, started to take her art into fashion. She enrolled at K-State her freshman year and attended classes on the Salina campus.
Tran, who graduates in May, is in an independent study class this spring under her adviser, Joycelyn Falsken, assistant professor of apparel textiles and interior design. The class has given her the opportunity to create Petals.
"It's always good to contribute to the university and see how students are able to learn and grow," Falsken said. "Mai wanted to take her learning a step beyond producing one or two garments; she wanted to do a whole line. Students are always welcome to go beyond expectations at K-State. This shows other students what is possible."
Tran credits Falsken's help in making her collection possible.
"Professor Falsken is beyond an adviser," Tran said. "She cares more about you and what you can do to improve yourself."
An interior design portfolio inspired Tran's current bridal collection, which includes cocktail styles and an elegant asymmetrical gown. The bridesmaid dresses are in black, while the bridal gown, which she is still working on, is in traditional white.
"I don't look at other fashion designs for inspiration," Tran said. "Instead, I look at different shapes, objects and building structures."
Tran is serving an internship this semester with David's Bridal in Salina and hopes to show her collection to them as a final portfolio.
"I have learned a lot there," she said. "I work in the alterations department and they have a lot of construction tricks that have helped a lot with my collection."
Tran wants to gain more experience in the fashion design field and would like to open her own design shop.
"After graduation I want to work for some fashion design companies," she said. "I'm comfortable with my designs but there is always something more for me to learn in the fashion industry."
Tran went back to Vietnam last summer. Her motivation for success stems from the memories of her home country.
"In Vietnam I saw kids on the street begging for food and money to help their family instead of staying in school to learn how to read and write," Tran said. "I saw houses smaller than a college dorm room that provided for five family members. My dreams of opening my own store became my goal after that trip."


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What do CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Piers Morgan have to do with "Black Hawk Down" or "Gladiator"? Nothing - until June 23. That's when the Time Warner cable-news outlet will launch a new series from popular Hollywood producer/director Ridley Scott.
The eight-episode "Crimes of the Century" will each week focus on a single news event that was not only shocking at the time it took place but also had far-reaching repurcussions in week and months that followed.
The debut will spotlight the infamous 2001 sniper attacks in and around Washington, D.C. Future episodes will explore the killing of John Lennon; the Andrea Yates murders; the assassination attempton Preisdent Reagan; the Oklahoma City bombing; the saga of Amanda Knox; the siege of Waco; and the Unabomber.


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Hello, I am a solicitor with over 15 years experience. I will try to help you with this.
Do you have access to your old coneyancing letters and docuemtns from your solicitor at the time you purchased the property. One of the things he should have investigated and advised you about is who is responsible for the upkeep of that wall.
Your first step should be to check those documents.
However as a general principal whoever is responsible for maintaining that wall if it is being damaged by your neighbours use and management of their property it is likely that they will be liable in negligence for any harm caused by a failure of the wall .
I will be unable to view this site for most of the rest of the day due to work commitments but will look in later today when I can.
We have reviewed the conveyancing letters and the boundary drawn is clearly drawn excluding the wall along that side. There is no specific mention of ownership. Our research indicated that an English law puts ownership of the wall to the uphill freehold.
I would have thought that there were some standard rules about who owns which boundary wall.
I assume this is registred land and that you are looking at the title plan. Are there any T marks on the plan? I do not think there is any general rule as described by you in the question. Responsibility for maintenance of boundary walls/fences is something that the conveyancing solicitor shodl advise on. When did you buy the property?
Yes it is the land registry title document. There are no 'T' marks. The property was purchased in 2005. I have been through the sellers property information form and it lists the boundaries as 'not known' in section 1.
look at the correspondence from your solicitor,look for his report on property and see if he advised you. If not you may want to call him to find out what his view on this is and of he hasn't got one why not?


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The four-kilometre stretch of the long-abandoned Tees Valley Railway between Romaldkirk and Cotherstone has the perfect credentials for a Sunday lunchtime stroll: flat, easy walking, magnificent views and a pub at either end. And today it looked like a reviving pick-me-up in a snug bar might be particularly welcome, because bad weather was already on the way when we strode out into the bright spring sunshine. Before the railway closed, in 1964, this must have been a delightful rural train ride, past farmyards and across country lanes, over fast-flowing tributaries of the River Tees and through cuttings that are still notable for their displays of orchids in summer.
Today the first primroses were struggling into bloom, but most of the trees were still in tight bud, some just revealing flecks of green between loosening bud scales but reluctant to make that final commitment that might expose delicate new foliage to frosts. When we emerged from the shelter of the embankments of the first long cutting the wind had picked up, carrying a few stinging raindrops from distant clouds that were building to the south-west. By the time we reached the viaduct over the river Balder the gale was howling through the parapet railings and clattered the tops of the ash trees down in the valley. The viaduct offers a kestrel's-eye view of the woodland canopy and the stony river bed, where we could just make out a dipper perched on the rocks under the arches, far below. Five minutes' walk further and the first ragged clouds slid across the sun, sending dark shadows racing over the fells on the north side of the valley and trailing fragments of rainbows as they dropped their rain. Exhilarating walking country, but the prospect of that fireside pint was beginning to look increasingly attractive.


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The battle to DART
Megan Doyle | Monday, November 22, 2010
Nov. 22. 8:40 a.m. In the minutes leading up to this moment I will sit poised at my laptop, armed with a list of numbers and ready for battle. I prepare not for the epic fields of ancient myths but for the late fall semester battle of Notre Dame students — DART.
As first semester closes and second semester approaches, every Notre Dame student faces the task of registration for spring classes. We gloated or complained sufficiently about our DART times — I flaunted my miraculously early time. I read lists of requirements for my English major, researched possible professors, analyzed CRNs and formulated backup plans. I discovered classes inside my English major that intrigued me — Monstrous Mothers in Literature or Writing India — and then sadly discovered upperclassmen snagged all open spots before my DART time even opened. Some of us will be resigned to our second choices, and some will earn coveted seats with in highly competitive classes. I have no idea what the letters in the acronym DART mean. I just know my four minutes of DARTing beginning at 8:40 a.m. will be the most stressful moments of my day.
After I complete my spring semester classes, I will be halfway done with my time at Notre Dame. That thought is a daunting one. As I build my schedule, I chip away at my graduation requirements. I am working towards my degree with every step — and then what? Behind the stress and rush and anticipation of DART, what are we really building when we build our schedules? Our schedules bear weeks of running on the power of caffeine, and we live the grind of papers, tests, labs, problem sets, article assignments and meetings. The pressure builds and builds and builds — and sometimes we forget to breathe.
When we finally inhale, when we finally take a moment to step outside the daily grind, we realize where we are. These classes are pieces of a degree that will carry us through the rest of our lives. When we bid farewell to Notre Dame, we will receive a diploma bearing the University seal — that gold from the dome. The presence that towered over us for four years remains with us in a very physical, 24-carat sense that will hang on office walls. But these CRNs we frantically enter in the computer as we DART also signs us up for the courses we will remember for years to come. We learn lessons about chemistry, literature, math, accounting, philosophy, French grammar and spirituality. More importantly, we learn what we love, what we will fight for.
So suit up for battle, everyone. Here we go.
The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
Contact Megan Doyle at [email protected]


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Remember when the St. Louis Cardinals tried to get viral and told their fans to – Go Crazy Now? Well they've given them something to go crazy about.
Remember that little story about how the Cardinals scouting director got busted by the Feds for hacking into the Astros database? Yeah, well, it's not so little to Chris Correa. Because this dude is going to prison for it.
Not community service. Not an anklet. Guy is going into the slam for scouting illegally.
You're probably thinking – So what? He took a peak at some Astros prospects. What's he getting 30 days? He's getting 46 MONTHS! Not 46 hours. Not 46 days. Not even 46 weeks. 46 MONTHS! Go crazy now! Go Crazy now!!
Give Correa this though… He'll get to have maybe the greatest "What are you in for?" conversations in this history of the correctional system. What'd they get you for? Assault with a deadly weapon. How about you? I smuggled narcotics across the border. Hey new guy, how about you? Oh, I was peeping the Houston Astros middle infielder prospects down in Double-A.
And I have to say – it's so rich that this happened to the St. Louis Cardinals, of all teams. Because they pride themselves on playing with class, and carrying themselves with professionalism. And this crime was so amateur hour. The feds busted Correa because they traced the hack to a home in Florida that the Cardinals use for spring training.
What do I know. My only experience with hacking is the 4-year run of the Hack-off. But aren't hackers supposed to go rogue into the underbelly of the Internet, and then bounce their signal off 4 different continents so the Feds can't trace them? I thought they were all supposed to have cool aliases like "Morpheus" and "Neo." This is just some bro named "Chris" cracking a Budweiser on the couch and helping himself to the Astros scouting intel.
You want even more amateur? Correa didn't even really "hack in" at all. It's not like some baseball scout knows how to leap firewalls and bypass security. He knew the password for an old Cardinals co-worker who went on to work for the Astros, he typed it in, and it worked.
See? That's why they make you change passwords now every 5 minutes and include 26 characters, 2 capital letters, 5 numbers and no spaces. That way, your dopey old colleagues can't just jump into your computer after you leave.
I just thought the Cardinals would be better than this. I would hope that at least, that they would hack "the right way" and "Hack all the little things" "hack the system the way it was meant to be hacked."
And of all teams- why the hell would they spy on the Astros? Sure, they're tough… now. But this went down not long after Houston lost 111 games. If anything- try to hack the Giants. That would have at least made some sense at the time.
The Cardinals hacking into the Astros would be like the Patriots spying on the Browns. The Pats have done some shady stuff. You can call them cheaters. But rolling tape on walk through and letting air out of footballs isn't a federal crime. This is. And now dude could to be sitting in the slam until the year 2020.
Congrats to the Cards. That organization now has 19 pennants, 11 world series titles, a whole list of hall of famers, and 1 jailbird repping the red birds. GO CRAZY NOWWW.


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At a meeting packed with advocates on both sides of a massive development proposal for the Cargill salt ponds, Redwood City council members voted unanimously to launch an environmental study of the project, despite the urging of opponents to reject it without a review.
The typically non-controversial step of hiring an environmental consultant took on an intensity befitting the controversial proposal from Cargill and developer DMB Associates to build as many as 12,000 homes and other development on 1,436 acres of salt evaporation ponds south of the Port of Redwood City.
While nearly a dozen residents and business owners urged the council to let the process move forward, other residents urged the council to reject the development outright.
"We've presented plenty of facts as to why this is just an outrageously poor development idea," said Marianna Raymond, a member of the Friends of Redwood City group. "We are not just speaking only from emotion. We know the issues, we know there's no reason to be going forward with this."
The council voted 7-0 and without discussion to hire Hauge Brueck Associates by approving the contract as part of its consent agenda, which usually contains actions that are considered routine and are approved with one vote.
The approach surprised observers on both sides of the issue, given the intense interest in the Saltworks proposal, a mini-city that includes 8,000 to 12,000 homes, sports fields, new schools and office development.
Hauge Brueck will lead the preparation of an environmental impact report, or EIR, a document required by state law to analyze the impacts of large projects on water quality, air quality, traffic, noise and a variety of other issues. For the Saltworks, it will be a complex process expected to take years.
Critics have said the project has no place being built on land near the Bay that is in the path of rising sea levels and could be restored, though supporters say it could provide much-needed housing on the Peninsula.
Resident Kaia Eakin told council members that their "response to overwhelming regional opposition has been total silence at best and at times outright hostility" and asked them not to proceed.
Others said the information from the EIR will be valuable. "When we learn more, we gain facts, we gain knowledge, we make the right decisions," said Diane Cusimano, owner of the Deseo Tequila Lounge in downtown.
The contract approved Monday kicks off the early stages of the environmental review process, including mapping the site, holding public meetings and identifying technical experts to help with preparing the full EIR.
The initial contract is worth as much as $252,000 but can be increased to $400,000 and will be paid by the developer.
The vote came after a tense public comment period in which Mayor Jeff Ira limited about 20 speakers to just one minute each, saying only 15 minutes are allowed for all consent agenda items.
After the meeting, Eakin said she was "shocked the city council kept this on the consent calendar" and said the council showed a "disdain for democracy."
Saltworks spokesman Pete Hillan was pleased with the council's vote, saying after the meeting, "You do a factual review so a decision can be guided by information and not emotion."
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Kings home to Celtics in NBA betting action
|Boston Celtics
|Sacramento Kings
|February 22, 2014, 10:00 | Sleep Train Arena
The Kings hope to be unwelcoming hosts on Saturday as the Celtics pay a visit to Sleep Train Arena in NBA betting action.
This season the Kings are 18-36 overall and 24-28-2 ATS against the number, while the Celtics are 19-37 and 26-29-1 ATS. (Note: follow us on Twitter for line updates and injuries news). As for the totals, Sacramento is 27-26-1 on the OU, and Boston is 21-35.
View Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings Odds and Stats.
The Kings - Celtics odds would favor the Kings if the lines were set according to power ranks. Sacramento is rated No. 18 in our latest Odds Shark poll, while the Celtics sit at No. 25. Math models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 90-89 win for the Kings.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 101-92 loser as they battled the Lakers on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a 1-point underdog, while 193 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Boston suffered a 101-92 loss against Los Angeles on Friday, getting 21 points from Jeff Green in a losing effort at STAPLES Center.
In their last action, Sacramento was a 101-92 loser at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (193) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. The Kings wasted a 26-point performance from Isaiah Thomas as Golden State ran past them 101-92 on Wednesday at Sleep Train Arena.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Sacramento's No. 13-ranked offense (101.07 PPG) against a Celtics defense that ranks No. 8 at 98.66 PPG. The Kings have averaged 44.6% from the field per game, more than the Celtics have managed so far this season (43.5% on average).
Next up:
Boston at Utah, Monday, February 24th
Sacramento at Denver, Sunday, February 23rd


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And the most unlikely celebrity feud of 2009 continues! Jessica Alba took to her MySpace blog yesterday to fire back at Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, who wrongly suggested that the actress is a "pinhead" who can't keep her neutral countries straight. (The horror! Too bad he was the wrong one.)
"Last week, Mr. Bill O'Reilly and some really classy sites (i.e. TMZ)
insinuated I was dumb by claiming Sweden was a neutral country," writes Alba, referring to an interview last week in which she told a reporter to "be neutral--be Sweden about it!"
Alba continues:
I appreciate the fact that he is a news anchor and that gossip sites are inundated with intelligent reporting, but seriously people...it's so sad to me that you think the only neutral country during WWII was Switzerland. Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_during_World_War_II if you want to see what I was referring to. I appreciate the name calling and the accurate reporting. Keep it up!!
Go, girl! It's great to see Alba finally standing up for herself and giving the critics a piece of her mind. A beautiful mind, at that.
Press play below to watch the Bill O'Reilly clip that triggered Alba's response.
WATCH: Bill O'Reilly calls Jessica Alba a "Pinhead"


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This article, Rozeluxe Meitzen, is property of Rozeluxe.
|Rozeluxe Meitzen
|Rozeryukusu Maitsuen
Knight of the Looking Glass
|June 25
|178 lbs
|Eye Color
|Hair Color
|Blood Type
|Guild Mark Location
|Left Wrist
|Club Oz
|Independent Mage
|Previous Occupation
|Ananta Suzumura
|Base of Operations
|Guild Hall
|Suri Meitzen (Wife)
|Glassy Mirror World
|Sword (TBN)
Rozeluxe Meitzen (ロゼリュクス・マイツェン, "Rozeryukusu Maitsuen"), often called Raze for short, a young mage of remarkable talent. Rozeluze is also known as the "Knight of the Looking Glass" due to his illusion-based combat style when utilizing his Magic. He spends most of his days roaming about different cities and completing various mages as an Independent Mage, as to not be held to all the same rules as Guild Mages. Despite his young age, Rozeluxe met and later married Suri Meitzen after joining Club Oz.
AppearanceRozeluxe looks like a typical human in his late teenage years, much like the other young mages of Club Oz. He tends to wear a long red cloak over a hazy blue kimono. The two are tied together by a red sash strung with pearls dyed purple from being soaked in a bath of flowers. Over his shoulder one can usually find the pelt of a three-eyed Kitsune, that he managed to somehow outwit and defeat as a young adult. Around his wrists, Rozeluxe wears several layers of bandages covered by blue bracers and series of demonic orbs, that take the form of a small beads.
Rozeluxe's hair is long and protrudes from the back of his head with the top half of his hair being white and the bottom half of his hair being a dark black. He also has narrow red eyes as well as an unusual set of sharp canines that seem to grow in unison with his rising emotions. This trait was noted by a stranger who passed him during a trip through town, to give Rozeluxe "an Oni looking face with a demonic aura capable of striking fear in even the bravest of hearts". Throughout the streets of various cities that he visits, Rozeluxe is considered to be one of the most approachable citizens due to his carefree demeanor.
PersonalityRaze is the type of guy that can make friends with everyone, and, if not friendship, at least respect. Even those like Erza Scarlet has shown interest in Raze's battles. Unfortunately for his opponents, Rozeluxe can and more than likely will become incredibly angry when his friends are hurt or injured. However, he is also willing to sacrifice those that are important to him as he is willing to make the painful decision to leave them behind when he needs to get the job done. Despite his easygoing personality, Rozeluxe has shown that he has hidden talent as a skilled mage being capable of using his unique magic to take down several mages of an infamous Dark Guild that had been controlling a town.
In combat situations, Rozeluxe seems fairly deceptive. He will often downplay his own abilities so that he can surprise his opponent later on with his true nature. At one point, Rozeluxe even told a fairly skilled mage that he was the new leader of several guilds, something that terrified the young mage enough to allow Rozeluxe to defeat him with ease. He is highly confident in his abilities, being brave enough to fight several opponents on his own, although this often gets him into trouble with his comerades in Club Oz. Rarely do taunts or verbal assaults such as those often spoken by any of his opponents faze him. Oddly enough, Rozeluxe has the unnatural trait to tell only the truth about his abilities once he finally decides to reveal them to his foes, something that seems to unnerve most of whom he faces. He is also not one to downplay the role of death in anyone's life span; at one point stating that one who does not fear or respect death is the one most in need of it.
A slacker by nature, Rozeluxe maintains a carefree, laid-back attitude about everything, even with achieving his goal of becoming a superior mage. When others are stressed out or in a panic, Raze usually just mutters 'everything will work out' as a way of calming the situation and those around him. He is also confident, strong and inspires courage amongst his allies, leading many to join him. While normally calm, reserved and in control, Raze can exhibit merciless conviction when in the presence of anyone whose beliefs challenge his, making him very dangerous once provoked. He also has a soft spot for females and can be quite emotional at times when dealing with them, especially his new wife Suri. Above all else, Raze is an honor-bound man, and when he feels indebted to someone, he will go out of his way to repay that debt, even if this goes against his own personal best interest.
Despite being a laid-back person, Rozeluxe loves adventure and the glorious art of combat, and is incapable of stepping back from a challenge no matter how dangerous or difficult it maybe. This part of his nature oftentimes causes him to avoid taking the easy way out of a situation. Despite having a great sense of caution, he will continue as his sense of caution only makes the situation more thrilling. He has been known to smile in the faces of both danger and death, even relishing the fight more when he is able to push his body to its limits. When it comes to actual combat, Raze's confidence shine through, making smart-mouth comments and slightly arrogant exclaims. Though this is actually just a well-hidden attempt to disrupt his opponent's combative mindset. He also has a habit of having a slightly joyful tone in his voice whenever he combats a strong opponent due to wanting a challenge that will make him stronger at the end of it. The habit seems anger both his friends and foe alike, believing that he is not taking their fight seriously.
EquipmentMadoukishi (魔導騎士, "Mage Knight"): A powerful sword passed down the Meitzen Family lineage, with the current family head wielding it in combat when they come of age. Madoukishi is sealed by a pair of Magical Chains that bind the weapon shut, regardless of the amount of strength that is used to attempt to unsheath it. In order to unsheath it, the wielder must speak aloud a single word toward the blade, resulting in one of the two chains bursting loose. To remove the last chain, the wielder must get the target to speak the same word, whether it is forced or by their own desires. In doing so, the remaining chain bursts away and the blade of Madoukishi is able to be drawn from its scabbard. Madoukishi possesses an incredibly sharp blade enhanced by vibrating Eternano particles along its edge that allow it to cleave through steel and even Dragon Bone in a single slash. Once the blade is drawn, it shines with a brilliant silver light that covers all in the immediate area. Those covered by this light are susceptible to the true ability of Madoukishi, however the ability will only truly affect Rozeluxe's target. When someone has a thought within the vicinity of Rozeluxe or others affected by Madoukishi, the thought will turn into reality. Thinking you want someone to become injured even for a moment, that person will suddenly fall into a series of events that lead to an injury. If the target suddenly believes that Rozeluxe is difficult to defeat and that they will lose the battle, then that is the outcome that will occur. Even thinking that one will gain a new strength will result in a new power emerging from within. However, in order for the opponent to use the positive benefits of Madoukishi to their advantage, they must first completely understand the working of its abilities. Even then, Rozeluxe can simply sheath the blade, resulting in the chains returning and the ability nullifying itself.
Magic And AbilitiesLarge Magical Energy: Rozeluxe possesses a large amount of magical energy. The magnitude of his magical energy is impressive, as it is capable of causing the earth to tremble around him, even lifting small pebbles off of the ground in a similar vein to Gravity Magic. His quantity of magical power allows him, to be capable of fighting for incredibly long periods of time without stopping, and rarely becomes fatigued. When only a portion of it released, it is enough to crack the Earth around him. However, upon completely releasing his Magical Energy, the magnitude of his Magical Aura is enough to create a large pillar of light being able to seen from a distance away.
Enhanced Strength: Raze has shown massive amounts of strength. He is capable of greatly injuring an opponent with his bare hands. In fact, Rozeluxe has been able to stop the punch of an opponent with a similar one of his own; even breaking the hand of the one he exchanged punches with. He is quite capable of punching through boulders with his bare hands or use devastating punches to send a pulse of vibration through the opponent's body rupturing internal organs of his target.
Enhanced Agility: Rozeluxe has been observed leaping great heights and distances. His fast reflexes and athletically conditioned body give him a natural advantage on the field of battle as he is shown to be able to dodge reckless fire from a Magic spells. He possesses fine control over the muscles in his body, allowing him to change the trajectory of his sword slashes or even the direction his body is moving mid-jump.Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: Rozeluxe has demonstrated tremendous skill in swordsmanship, being able to fight on even grounds with Kujina Akiha, a master swordswoman in her own right. Raze has shown himself to be highly proficient in swordsmanship, as he was capable of using a borrowed sword from a stall on the side of the road in order to dispatch a group of bandits with relative ease. He will only use his swordsmanship skills when he faces off against a much tougher opponent with a drawn weapon or as a last resort due. Raze is also quite adept at blocking with his blade as he is ambidextrous and can switch off his swords from his right hand to his left and vice-versa allowing him to catch an opponent off-guard.
- Samidare (五月雨, Early Summer Rain): With this sword skill, Rozeluxe positions his sword in one hand and slashes toward his opponent, however, instead of actually attacking, he instead pulls off a feint so that he intentionally misses his initial target. The true purpose of this attack is to lure the opponent into believing that they have dodged the attack while in fact the actual katana is falling to Raze's free hand so that he is able to shift his momentum into creating a genuine slash at high speeds, catching the opponent off guard and almost always successfully striking them in the process.
Enhanced Eyesight: Rozeluxe's vision is increased to the point that he sees objects and phenomena around him moving at a much slower pace than they actual are. Not only this but he can also see the loopholes in the opponent's body created when blood circulates. Muscles in the body retract and cells alter, resulting in the creation of these points. These are spots which move along with the body's movements and blood flow. When one of these points are hit, even with the slightest attack, the resulting pain can prove extremely detrimental to the targeted individual. With each successful power blow to a one of these points, the affected spot will grow larger, a possible side-effect caused by blood-clotting, eventually turning the opponent's whole body into a single one of these points.
Keen Intellect: Raze possesses a large amount of intelligence, gained from his love of knowledge about Magical History. He constantly shows himself to be very intelligent in combat, coming up with very complex, organized plans and strategies in order to defeat opponents. He is very adept at finding and exploiting weaknesses in his opponents' techniques. He is also adept at adjusting to his opponent's attack patterns and battle methods to better counter them. Rozeluxe is capable of quickly adjusting to new developments and making quick decisions accordingly. He is a very perceptive man, even as far as figuring out the opponent's next possible moves before they had a chance to utilize it. Rozeluxe retains seriousness and will analyze his opponent's skills and abilities in order to devise a winning strategy. Hand in hand with Raze's cunning are his immediate reaction and assessment skills. He can easily find the most advantageous move for himself to make allowing for him to exploit an opponent's weakness. Rozeluxe has shown himself to be very insightful and perceptive. He can discern the motives and abilities of his opponents simply by witnessing several of their habits in and out of a fight. He is also understanding of people's emotions by their thoughts and actions, which allows him to toy with his opponent's emotions in the midst of combat.
- Cunning: Rozeluxe is a sharp person, and very cunning. He even adopts a faux persona about him when meeting strangers in order to fool any potential opponents. Raze is also a crafty tactician, as demonstrated from how effectively he uses his magic to confuse his opponents. He has even expressed high awareness and understanding of his surroundings, which is exploited in his fighting style as he has shown great skill in using his surroundings to his advantages.
Highly Perceptive Combatant: Raze is a highly perceptive combatant. He is able to notice even the slightest changes in an opponent's magical energy level. He is also able to analyze an opponent to accurately gauge their combat strength before entering combat as well as being capable of seeing through illusions or seeing things that would not normally be discernible through normal means.
Meikyō; An after-image magic that allows Rozeluxe to catch many opponents off-guard. This magic envelops Rozeluxe in a wispy black smoke that clouds him from his opponent's vision. He is then able to shift himself into the opponent's blind spot in order to strike swiftly and silently. While utilizing this technique, Raze has shown that attacks will phase right through him. While not yet completely under his control, Raze has been shown to be able to use this technique to protect others that are in a close proximity to him, demonstrated when he protected Yuuma from one of Sango's wayward attacks. The smoke-like vapors produced by this technique has a debilitating effect on those that Raze does not consider his ally. 'Enemies' caught in the wispy smoke will begin feeling a tranquil effect on their body, effectively causing their bodily functions to begin slowing. There is no known way to avoid this effect upon this technique's activation as the smoke will continue to exude from Rozeluxe's body, giving him an almost impenetrable defense.
Meikyō: Kaen (明鏡止水, Soul Water: Flame): By flowing his magical energy across his blades as though it were a liquid, Raze is able to conjure white flames to proceed to burn an opponent. These flames seem to spread according to his will, and can engulf multiple victims at once; they can also quickly extinguish low-level Fire Magic spells almost instantly. By causing this flaming energy to gain a "ripple" effect, Rozeluxe is able to cause this magic to continue to grow in strength, although in doing so he will rapidly drain his own energy reserves.
Glassy Mirror World
Glassy Mirror World enables Rozeluxe to create, shape and manipulate glass, an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material that exhibits a glass transition, which is the reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semi-crystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber-like state. Rozeluxe is also able to shatter and reshape pre-existing glass, subsequently moving it via a form of telekinesis which is actually induced by his Magical Aura, although he can only affect glass that is present in the same room as him. In addition, Rozeluxe is also capable of using his magical energy in order to take fragments and glass and weld them together, coating them in Eternano to form mirrors of a sort. If one of these mirrors are destroyed, the damage dealt is reflected back, dealing double the damage to the attacker. Right now, Raze is capable of manipulating reflections, by controlling and using these mirrors, which are reflective surfaces that can be used to reflect or redirect attacks. He is even capable of turning the reflections into real objects or beings, turn mirrors into prisons, storage-places or dimensions of his own use, manipulate space inside reflections, and so on.
Flowing Reflection (流れ反射, "Nagare Hansha"): Rozeluxe's most basic spell when utilizing his Magic. Flowing Reflection allows Raze to phase through any reflective surface with a simple touch and then appear in another surface. This ability is mostly used for espionage, escaping attacks, or for a way to get close to the enemy. With his Glassy Mirror World allowing Raze to create mirrors and other reflective objects, there is a multitude of opportunities for Rozeluxe to utilize this spell in the field of battle as well.
- Looking Glass (鏡, "Kagami"): The spell that gained him the moniker "Knight of the Looking Glass". This spell allows Rozeluxe to utilize reflections in order to create a countless number of clones, like the infinite reflections between two opposing mirrors, possessing similar abilities and skills as the original. These clones are able to attack a foe with completely physical strikes and can even utilize spells of Glass Mirror World on their own. When struck with sufficient force, these clones will shatter into glass shards that can be used in other spells as well. This spell is the basis of Rozeluxe's fighting style as he fights mainly based on clones and illusions, allowing him to fool his foes into exhaustion and subsequently their own defeat. His skill in utilizing this spell has developed to the point where he is able to activate it at a moment's notice, often fooling foes into believing the original is still standing in front of them. This spell coupled with Meikyō more often than not, leaves the opponent in a state of madness and frustration which leads to mishaps in their battle performance which Raze will gladly take advantage of.
Mirror Flower, Water Moon (鏡花水月, "Kyouka Suigetsu"): If Rozeluxe cannot block or evade an opponent's spell, he will summon a series of mirrors to appear around his position. These mirrors are enveloped in Raze's Magical Aura, so when it comes in contact with the opponent's spell, the mirror creates an exact replica of the attack, but it is now covered in a layer of Raze's own Magical Aura. This allows the mirror attack to overcome the original due to a boost in strength, as well as attack the opponent.
- Man in the Mirror (鏡の中の男, "Kagami no Naka no Otoko"): If the opponent is close enough, Rozeluxe is able to trap them in the reflection of a mirror. Once this spell is activated, only the individual that Raze is targeting is capable of seeing or even sensing his location, even if there others are looking directly at the mirror being used for this spell. Simply breaking the mirror does not stop this spell's use as it makes the spell stronger since there are now more openings to the mirror. With each mirror or shard of a mirror being used in this spell, the more parts of an individual that can be trapped, allowing Raze to leave an opponent stranded or suspended from various angles, allowing him to torture or defeat them more efficiently. This spell can even be used to trap an opponent's spell in a mirror. Once trapped, Rozeluxe is able to release the spell from any of his created reflective surfaces, allowing him to attack an opponent at seemingly random times.
Shattered Dreams (打ち砕かれた夢, "Uchikudaka Reta Yume"): One of Rozeluxe's favourite spells to utilize in battle since its usage is managed by the reaction of most opponents to shatter any of the mirrors created by his Magic. Upon activation of this spell, the broken shards of glass begin to float about his body and sharpen themselves after being coated by Raze's Magical Aura. The sharpened shards of glass begin to resemble diamond dust and can be shot at opponents like a hail of bullets or can be reshaped into larger forms and weapons. These glass weapons are reinforced with a layer of Eternano granting them much stronger durability than their standard form. However, with this spell's base shard form, these fragments can be inhaled by the opponent or absorbed through the skin if touched recklessly. Then, being diamond sharp, the shards are able to damage the internal organs of the victim, shredding them from the inside out.
Behind The Scenes
- Rozeluxe's appearance is based on Nura Rikuo's Night Form
- The magic Meikyō is based on an ability used by the same character


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Natural History Museum and The Butterfly Museum
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and its adjacent Butterfly Pavilion. Here is the need-to-know details:
The Natural History Museum is located at 900 Exposition Boulevard in Exposition Park, across from the University of Southern California (USC) between Vermont and Figueroa.
The parking lot next to the museum is $6.00 which is kind of pricey, but since we didn't want to drive around looking for street parking, we went with it.
The entrance fee is pretty steep too: It's $9.00 for adults, Seniors are $6.50, children 13-17 are 6.50, children 5-12 are $2 and under 5 yrs old are free. Since I am also reviewing the Butterfly exhibit outside next to the museum, I let you know that the entrance fee for that is $3.00 for adults, seniors are $2.00 and children ages 5-12 are $1.00. Here is a great bonus: teachers are always free at least for the museum, but not for the pavilion of wings outside.
As for bathrooms, unfortunately there is no changing table in the bathroom on the main floor of the library. Since my kids were still in diapers then, I had to take an elevator up to the next floor to change them.
In terms of eating, I would suggest bringing a picnic lunch and spreading out a blanket on the lawn in front of the museum. The cafe in the basement of the museum had very unappetizing food and was pricey. One neat thing about the cafe is that They did have tables and chairs designed for children which was a nice bonus, but my hot dog was inedible and my sister and husband also gave a thumbs down to the cafe.
OK, so back to the review of the exhibits. We started out on a hot Thursday morning and got there at about 10:30 or so. We went directly to the Pavilion of Wings which is an exhibit that the musuem has had each summer for several years. It is in a greenhouse adjacent to the front steps that lead up to the museum entrance. We lined up and paid and found out that we would not be allowed into the pavilion until 11:30. They stagger the entrance times so that it doesn't get too crowded.
We turned around and went into the main museum and walked through three rooms that show African and North American mammals in their natural environments. It was a nice introduction to the museum and the kids could run around and look at everything and stretch their legs. If your children like stuffed animals they will really like this exhibit, because in this case it is real animals that are stuffed.
Think taxodermy.
We walked back to the pavilion and entered the exhibit.
So, here is my take on it. I was expecting more exotic butterflies for one. And two, a museum guide was watching every kid like a hawk, restricting their movements to a level that wasn't fun for my husband and I and for the kids. . Yes, I have two two-year-olds who are very curious and want to touch everything, But there is a way to reign them in and still make it enjoyable and he did not accomplish this. It also showed that the this individual was not about to trust parents to be parents. I really liked seeing the large quantity of caterpillars and so did Madison and Logan. And while the guide was on top of us, I did notice that he had a genuine interest in the butterflies and enjoyed imparting knowledge on the topic even if he was kind of mumbling it to himself. Another note, it was very warm on the day that we went to the museum and the pavilion has a greenhouse effect so be prepared to be very hot and sticky while in it. Oh, and they don't allow food in the pavilion so try to snack or eat lunch before entering. There is a gift shop at the entrance of the exhibit and the do sell numberous entomology related books and gifts.
While exiting the pavilion and Madison demanded lunch. Jody wanted to walk down to McDonalds at the Calif. Science Center but got vetoed by my sister and father who were with us for the excursion. Generally museums have pretty good cafes attached to them. For example, in Los Angeles we have had great experiences at the Getty, Autry National Center and the Huntington with our children. We went down to the cafe and were sorely disappointed. After this, we visited the newly reopened children's discovery center. They have brought the live insect exhibit from another part of this museum into the disocvery center and this was the highlight! The children can walk around the small glass-enclosed cases and view the insects from all angles. Unfortunately, my kids are too short to see the insects without us lifting them up. Here are some more highlights:
Lots of hands-on displays. We liked the rocks and minerals and there is a huge geode to touch that our kids will like. There are also animal pelts which delighted them. There is a pit for excavation but the children ned to be three to go in it. They have a couple of tortoises but again, kind of high up so our kids couldn't see well. They also have an area to do fossil rubbings which older kids may enjoy.
Here are a few parts to this room that I wish were different:
It was poorly lit. This room shouldn't be in the basement but rather central to the other exhbits in the museum. While I understand and appreciate a children-only zome, I also think the museum could have more hands-on learning throughout all of the exhibits. A recent LAtime article focused on the skirball museum shed light on the topic of how museums more and more are creating a literal ghettoization within their museum for children and their parents in that they are seeking and getting grants for these children discovery centers yet at the same time isolating children from rest of the exhibits.
After the discovery room we went into another exhibit on that level: the Lando Hall of California History. The exhibit was very large and had lots of room for the kids to walk around and feel part of the main museum while seeing some unique and historical artifacts. There were artificats starting from the Native American to 1940 Los Angeles. We enjoyed showing them a 3 dimensional display of LA which was huge and appealing to children because it looks like a playset. Both of my kids are into fire engines and they had a huge historical firetruck on display and big engines that the kids were able to touch. I also lked the models of the missions and M and L loved the mannequins portraying historical figures. This exhibit is a must!
Other collections that the museum has are:
The Museum is home to Megamouth, the world's rarest shark — a 14.5 foot long male that was the first to be placed on public view. Only 17 of the elusive sharks have been found since the first one was discovered in 1976.
Dinosaurs, the perennial natural history museum favorite, are well represented here. Dinosaur exhibits include a cast of the complete skeleton of a Mamenchisaurus, the largest-necked dinosaur ever discovered, one of the few and finest Tyrannosaurus rex skulls on view anywhere, and dramatic models of an Allosaurs and Carnotaurus by sculptor/paleontologist Stephen Czerkas.
Animated birds, tree walk-through habitats and 27 separate learning stations are featured in the popular Schreiber Hall of Birds.
A unique exhibit, "Chaparral: A Story of Life from Fire," demonstrates fire's importance in the life cycle of chaparral through a multi-media presentation that surrounds the visitor with the sights, sounds and even the smells of a chaparral ecosystem.
The Marine Hall features intricate dioramas of sea life in California waters, from the inter tidal to the deep sea. Identifications of many of the animals and plants seen by beachcombers and scuba divers are provided.
More than 2,000 gem and mineral specimens are on view in the Gem and Mineral Hall. The hall features one of the largest gold exhibits in the world, that includes over 300 pounds of natural gold along with gold mining artifacts and other memorabilia. The walk-through Hixon Gem Vault houses such spectacular treasures as exquisite star rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
There is so much more to see at this museum and we are already planning another trip there in August. My kids were losing it and needed a nap so we had to leave but the good thing is that we all enjoyed our trip.


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Staff at a building society were celebrating the branch's 35th anniversary in the town.
The Yorkshire Building Society, in Prospect Street, opened in 1979 when the average house price was £19,925.
The current average is £124,117 for a semi-detached in Bridlington.
To mark the occasion, the team served tea and birthday cake to customers on Wednesday 22 January. Julie Johnson, Yorkshire Building Society's branch manager, said: "We're really proud to have been in Bridlington for 35 years and really enjoyed welcoming customers to celebrate with us.
"It is very much part of the Yorkshire's values to have a strong branch network and we appreciate the connection that gives us to the communities we serve.
"We've lost count of how many mortgages and savings accounts we've created since we opened in Bridlington in 1979 but our aim remains very much as it was then - to offer our members great service, a competitive return on their savings and help them to buy their own home."


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Hotel Putra is a 3 – star hotel located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city. It offers all the comforts of home and the service provided here is a class apart. The hotel has 103 rooms and every room has features like central air conditioning, help desk services, 24 hour room services and uninterrupted power and water supply 24 x 7.
Hotel Putra is a favorite among the tourists because of the good quality of the rooms offered and the different varieties as well as features like a lobby, conference hall for meetings, etc. You are sure of checking into the hotel every time you go back to Kuala Lumpur.


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(2010) "I'm coming here to get help for my daughter, I'm not coming here to sit in a hotel waiting area" ... representations of the build and space for users of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Seminar Presentation presented to:
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There is a growing policy and research agenda which seeks to elicit young peoples' views on mental health provision of appropriate services (Worrall-Davies, 2008) often focusing on planning and service delivery (Worrall-Davies & Marino-Francis, 2008). Less seems known about how young people, and those who care for them, respond to the build and space environment in which mental health treatment takes place, namely the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. There is some research evidence to suggest that the psychological and social needs of patients may be influenced by the design of the Healthcare facilities in which they are situated (Ulrich, 1991; 1992; Ulrich, Lawson & Martinez, 2003). Drawing together the perspectives of sociocultural theory (Vygotsky, 1978) and explorations in social geographies we will draw on data from staff, parents and the children themselves to examine their accounts of the building and space in two CAMHS clinics in Central England. Interview data were used to examine how users of these two particular CAMHS clinics viewed the location, facilities and build environment and children's drawings used to explore their "imagined" and aspired CAMHS geographies. We take the position that the experience of space underpins the social relations and identities which are constantly reconstructed and renegotiated (Valentine, 2001). Thus, the social geographies of mental health locate mental health in a physical sphere and connect mental health with place. We asked in what ways the physical or external places and spaces of CAMHS interact and intersect with the internal places and spaces of identity and identification which are being negotiated by the users of the service (Parr and Philo, 1995). Our findings to date suggest that powerful associations with other locations such as home or hospital link with how CAMHS space is identified.
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Great parenting article!
Raising today's children is no small task. It can be extraordinarily confounding as the children are coming in the a new awareness, a new consciousness that sometimes appears to be defiance but tends to be a deep appreciation of their own knowing and inner guidance. Many are saying no to the institutions that do not Continue Reading →
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Dear Parents, Please realize as depleted and exhausted, overwhelmed and maybe grumpy you are, your children are going through upgrades and integrations too. Please believe them if they say they are tired and need to nap. Yes, maybe their room won't be as clean, their grades may slip a bit yet we all need more Continue Reading →
This dance with ego can take many twist and turns. The ego is not something to be destroyed, banished, decimated or attacked, it is something that is like a lost child, crying for our loving attention. Despite over two decades of concentrated attention to moving beyond the fear and upset ego stirs up in its Continue Reading →
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One of the best things that communities secretary Eric Pickles has done since taking office is to scrap the Audit Commission. He deserves great praise for that alone.
However, it seems that some former staff are finding themselves a niche in the world of tenant scrutiny, running courses and speaking at seminars showing tenants how to carry out inspections in exactly the way they used to do. I believe tenant panel members should ignore these advisers.
The Audit Commission-style training may appeal to the housing organisations who do not want to improve. It suits those who want keep the board happy by feeding them inspection reports saying what they want them to hear.
But what should tenant scrutineers actually be looking for? It is important to understand that all they need to know is already within their grasp, they just have to learn how to see it. This is sometimes referred to as making the invisible, visible.
Firstly, all tenant scrutineers should insist that they know the source of any data they are being shown and be in a position to verify it. The data must be shown to tenants as it occurs over time – not artificially segmented to suit financial or performance management unit reporting periods.
In particular, look out for accounts that compare this month this year to the same month the previous year; this should be abandoned. There should be no benchmarking of one organisation against another using data. That is a sure way to achieve mediocrity.
Secondly, scrutineers need to carry out a practical on-site examination of the work that housing associations are doing. There is no substitute for this and it is amazing what it is possible to find out in a short space of time. It takes little time to establish that chaos and delay on major works are often actually created by software focused on meeting targets.
This approach may scare fans of the Audit Commission. But tenant scrutineers, do not allow yourselves to be bamboozled by the commission and its followers. Follow the points I have outlined above and you will be more informed and more in control than ever before.
There is no need for a "bogeyman" in inspection: the real challenge is to show tenant scrutiny panel members what a proper performance learning mechanism would look like.
Similarly, board members should not want to hear from external inspectors. They, too, should get out of their board room and establish for themselves what is actually happening rather than what they are being fed by senior executives. They need to learn the truth for themselves.
Tenants, staff and board members need to scrutinise – and more importantly, learn – what is happening and why. Then scrutineers and staff can take action based on learned wisdom not received wisdom. It is absolutely right that tenants, as customers, should be involved properly in establishing what is happening and why in their housing organisations. Many tenants I know are up for the challenge this creates. They also need to be involved in improving performance, not finding ways to make the housing organisation board and senior leaders feel happy about themselves.
Unless tenant scrutineers are shown how to study their organisations properly as a system then we are doomed to continue the downward spiral on performance, and tenants will continue to lose. It's the existing Audit Commission-based inspection regime that's wrong and needs to be scrapped. Getting tenant scrutiny panels to do what the Commission is doing is simply wrong.
If tenants learn how to look behind beyond the management mumbo jumbo fed to them by officers and find out what is really going on, tenant scrutiny could be a huge opportunity to drive huge improvement. The tenants I meet are capable and intelligent people who are passionate about making things better. I wish them well in their new role.
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I normally ride a 18.5" or medium frame in a 26er. Should I move up to the 19.5" or down to the 17.5" in the felt nine? I am 5'10.5" tall with 31.5" true inseam (220lb if that matters).
When they list stand over height in a geometry spec, how is that measured? Half way between seat post and steer tube? Is that the actual height or is that the minimum stand over height (allowing for 1.5" clearance)?


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Waldman, who skies with the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club of Telluride, Colo., qualified at races in Winter Park and Keystone, Colo. The J3 Junior Olympics event, for skiers age 13-14, draws top competitors from an 18-state region.
Waldman also plays soccer for the Juneau Soccer Club's U-14 Xtratuffs squad, which has won titles at the Alaska State Cup tourney the past two years.
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We used to take loads of pictures with Piri like this {where we're making a bunch of silly faces}, but not so much anymore. He kinda gets over it way before we start taking pictures. Hey.. I say.. if you're 80+ years in human age, you can do and care about whatever the heck you like.
Today is Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey. It's called Gu Jung in Korean.
We aren't really big on celebrating {although it is a pretty big holiday in Korea} but we like to acknowledge it and we usually make ddduk guk as well (even though we eat it also on January 1). Today though, there is no dduk guk {too lazy to make}, but we think we'll stop by the Korean market to pick up some rice cakes {I love the ones with honey inside}.
As a kid, I remember going to the countryside for Gu Jung where my grandparents lived and there was always something good to eat. All the kids played freely outside from morning to night, roaming the alleyways that was filled with old fashioned homes that had windows and doors made with wood and rice paper. The air was crisp and slapped our skin and we all ended up with bright rosy cheeks. It was so vastly different than playing in playgrounds in the city. So much better, although I probably didn't realize it back then.
The biggest event though came when we all got dressed in hanbok and bowed {full body bow} to all the adults and in return we got envelopes filled with money. I'm not sure if there was a favorite uncle or aunt who gave especially larger sums of money -- I don't think I cared too much about getting money and I didn't fancy wearing a hanbok either. I remember being embarrassed to wear it for some reason.
I am far away from family now to celebrate in this way, but I am thankful for my childhood and the memories I have of it. I sit here recalling back to the sights and sounds and the first thing that I feel is gratitude and appreciation that I had the opportunity to experience something like this and remember it enough to be able to retell it.
I'll probably end up talking about it again with Yangkyu and we will end up comparing how different and similar our Gu Jung with family was.
Happy Lunar New Year or as we say in Korean Sae Hae Bok Mani Bat Ue Sae Yo {wishing you lots of luck in the New Year}.


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text: We are overdue in mentioning Drew Carey's Green Screen Show. It's been on for two weeks now (Thursday nights at 8:30pm on The WB Network) and I've really enjoyed both episodes that have aired. In addition to the improv comedy provided by Drew and his talented crew, the animated embellishments from Ron Diamond's ACME Filmworks are delightful, funny and visually arresting. This is a must-watch show for cartoon fans – the greatest collection of animated styles collected in a half hour since Pee-Wee's Playhouse.That's fitting as Prudence Fenton (of Pee Wee's Playhouse, Liquid Television, etc.) is producing the animation with Diamond – and they have assembled an incredible array of talent to back up the comics: Eric Goldberg, Bill Plympton, Scott Ingalls, Mark Cabellero & Shamus Walsh, Bill Kroyer, Chris Prynowski, Paul Vester, Janet Perlman, Marv Newland, John Dilworth and Cordell Barker (to name but a few).The animated bits are outstanding. You can never tell what style of animation is coming up next – cartoon cel, stop motion puppets, rotoscope, CG – and that's part of the fun of watching the show. Each segment has merit – and the show on the whole is an outstanding achievement (especially considering the short schedules the animators had to work within). I highly recommend you check it out.


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Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.
Jackman has won many international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, as well as for his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, Australia, Real Steel, and Les Misérables. His work in Les Misérables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy in 2013. He is also a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.
In November 2008, Open Salon named Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive."
A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.
Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Grace McNeil (née Greenwood) and Christopher John Jackman, a Cambridge-trained accountant. His parents were English-born, and had come to Australia, in 1967, as part of the "Ten Pound Poms" immigration. One of Jackman's paternal great-grandfathers was Greek. His parents were devout Christians, having been converted by Evangelist Billy Graham after their marriage. Jackman has four older siblings, and was the second of his parents' children to be born in Australia. He also has a younger half-sister, from his mother's re-marriage. His parents divorced when he was eight, and Jackman remained in Australia with his father and Jackman's two brothers, while his mother moved back to England with Jackman's two sisters. As a child, Jackman liked the outdoors, spending a lot of time at the beach and on camping trips and vacations all over Australia. He wanted to see the world: "I used to spend nights looking at atlases. I decided I wanted to be a chef on a plane. Because I'd been on a plane and there was food on board, I presumed there was a chef. I thought that would be an ideal job."
Jackman went to primary school at Pymble Public School and later attended the all-boys Knox Grammar School on Sydney's Upper North Shore, where he starred in its production of My Fair Lady in 1985, and became the captain (class president) of the school in 1986. Following graduation, he spent a gap year working at Uppingham School in England. On his return, he studied at the University of Technology, Sydney, graduating in 1991 with a BA in Communications. In his final year of university, he took a drama course to make up additional credits. The class did Václav Havel's The Memorandum with Jackman as the lead.[8] He later commented, "In that week I felt more at home with those people than I did in the entire three years [at university]".
After obtaining his BA, Jackman completed the one-year course "The Journey" at the Actors' Centre in Sydney. About studying acting full-time, he stated, "It wasn't until I was 22 that I ever thought about my hobby being something I could make a living out of. As a boy, I'd always had an interest in theater. But the idea at my school was that drama and music were to round out the man. It wasn't what one did for a living. I got over that. I found the courage to stand up and say, 'I want to do it'." After completing "The Journey", he was offered a role on the popular soap opera Neighbours but turned it down[17] to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts of Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia, from which he graduated in 1994.
Jackman has said he "always loved acting but when I started at drama school I was like the dunce of the class. It just wasn't coming right to me. Everyone was cooler, everyone seemed more likely to succeed, everyone seemed more natural at it and in retrospect I think that is good. I think it is good to come from behind as an actor. I think it is good to go into an audition thinking 'Man I've got to be at my best to get this gig.'"
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An exclusive preview of three upcoming indie games on Wii U, an editorial on indie studios vs big publishers, and an interview with Maestro Games. This article tries on a lot for size.
i agree, with games like little infurno, indie games can be creative as they without worrying about the big suits who try to dumb down games just for a sale. the wii u is definitely the place for indie developers, with more and more major third parties, going the thq way, indie gaming may be the next gen in gaming, and the wii u with a year head start is already the next gen system to own!
Good to see Nintendo finally did right by the Indies,
-I think that they always intended to but they messed it up due to a host of different factors.
I hope that the Indie who is redoing the Baldur's Gates reconsiders giving the WiiU a version.
I also want the Foosball Game (seen in the N. Direct last month) it was pretty Genius.
These indie devs will become bigger than the big boys if they keep up the amazing games,it also makes big publishers take note,eshop is easily the best digital platform for quality games besides STEAM.


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- Property Value$456,000
- Property Address38 Glenashton Drive, Oakville, ON, L6H 6G2, Canada
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- StyleTwo Storey
- BasementFully Finished, Walk-out
- Parking3 cars
- Taxes$2,800.00
- Lot Frontage19.86 ft
- Lot Depth89.79 ft
- Bedrooms3
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