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In http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/docmeaning.html we are given a one page attempt to define what "a document means". First what a document is "on the web": "A document on the Web is a stream of bits identified with a specific MIME type. The MIME type indicates to the processor how it may interpret the stream of bits to decompose it into a sequence of characters, for example, or a specific bitmap image." So far so good. That is a systemic definition. There is a list with possible solutions for determining in an "unambiguous way" what a document "means". One possible answer is "The document forms a complete information set. Although expensive in the general case, it's not entirely unreasonable to imagine applications that examine an entire information set." Can someone explain this? What is an "information set" and how does one determine "completeness" for two ends of a single transaction or communication? Why is it "expensive in the general case"? len bullardReceived on Monday, 1 April 2002 13:52:34 UTC
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As far as highlights from the Jets-Vikes preseason game go, this isn't nearly as good as Adrian Peterson's running clinic, but I'm predisposed to show clips of With Leather archnemesis Joe Buck.
Buck has obviously never seen a kitten dressed as a pirate — otherwise he'd feel differently. Even worse, he now faces a letter-writing campaign from the subscribers of Cat Fancy. You do NOT want to fuck with those people. Lonely women who buy a second cat to keep the first one company have got plenty of time to organize grassroots movements. Not to mention cobwebs on their hoo-hahs.

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HOUMA — Terrebonne officials are preparing to remove nearly 200 damaged, decaying buildings irreparably damaged by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
FEMA is paying $1.6 million to demolish 184 structures damaged by last year's storms, said Andrew Thomas, a spokesman for FEMA. The agency is paying 100 percent of demolition and debris-removal costs. To date, Lafourche hasn't requested similar demolition money from FEMA.
A mass condemnation hearing is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in Government Tower's second-floor meeting room, 8026 Main St., in Houma. Anyone can ask questions or air condemnation concerns at that meeting.
The parish isn't required to hold the meeting prior to condemnation, Planning Director Pat Gordon said. Parish law requires that owners be given 24-hour notice of a condemnation declaration, but officials opted to go this route to ensure owners understand the process and get all their questions answered, he said.
The homes, which are "on the verge of destruction or collapse," must be torn down because they're a threat to community health and safety, Gordon said. Dilapidated and abandoned houses can house insects, snakes and rats, invite crime and provide debris for future hurricanes to hurl around.
"These homes were affected by two hurricanes," Gordon said. "There was roof damage on many structures. Many were affected by flooding. They're beyond renovation or repair. A lot of people vacated these homes and just never came back."
Owners retain ownership of the property where condemned houses stand and won't incur any title liens or condemnation costs.
To meet FEMA's demolition standards, structures must have been damaged during Gustav and Ike and pose an "immediate threat to lives, public health and safety" or nearby property, Thomas said. Their removal must help to benefit the community's economic recovery.
FEMA will also pay to demolish swimming pools and cap wells and septic tanks, Thomas said.
The cost to demolish a structure varies, from a few thousand dollars to remove a trailer to as much as $12,000 to demolish a brick house.
The properties, scattered across the parish, were whittled to 184 from a list of 660, Gordon said, adding more could be added.
The parish will likely continue with the conventional condemnation process to remove other abandoned, dilapidated structures that didn't qualify for FEMA money, Gordon said. Hopefully, he said, people will remove damaged structures on their property when they see neighborhoods cleared blighted homes.
The plan is to begin FEMA-approved demolitions in about two months, he said.
Hundreds of blighted buildings to come down
HOUMA — Terrebonne officials are preparing to remove nearly 200 damaged, decaying buildings irreparably damaged by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.


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Crisis in Japan: Public Responses, Private Responses
MELBOURNE, April 12, 2011 – More than 120 people took part in an often emotional forum exploring the contrasting public and private responses to Japan's recent earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear crisis.
Associate Professor Carolyn Stevens, former Convenor of Japanese, cultural anthropologist and author of Japanese Popular Music: culture, authenticity, and power, explored how the recent events have affected attitudes toward technology in Japan, challenging the widespread and longstanding Japanese belief in progress. She linked the recent crisis to a seemingly endless chain of natural disasters littered throughout Japanese history and described a national fascination with the notion of disaster and apocalypse.
Dr. Ikuko Nakane, Senior Lecturer and Convenor of the Japanese Program at the University of Melbourne, provided reports from on-the-ground survivors of the tragedy, offering an insight into the experiences of some of those individuals who have been affected by both the earthquake and the nuclear crisis, and how people of different generations and regional affiliations have struggled to react to this living nightmare.
Dr. Claire Maree, a long-time Japanese resident and recently appointed Lecturer in Japanese at the University of Melbourne's Asia Institute, spoke of her personal connection to the disaster, and how information communication technologies facilitated valuable interactions across thousands of kilometres. She also highlighted reactions to the event from some of Japan's minority communities.
The event was moderated by Adam Broinowski, Japan scholar and Program Manager, Asialink Performing Arts and Arts Management.


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Learn scarf hold escapes from Team Radical MMA head coach Rene Dreifuss in this Howcast MMA video.
Alright guys. Now, we're gonna do the basic headlock or scarf hold escape.
Alright. So, first of all basics. Okay. Never do this pin. A lot of you juto guys or wrestlers are gonna say, "What are you talking about? This is my bread and butter." Okay. Now, first of all, I can't hit him if both of my hands are occupied. I can't submit him. Alright? There's this stuff. But the minute I let go of this, watch what happens. He drops his elbow. He scoots his head out. He comes up, get's his harness. He gets his foot over. I'm choked out. Very bad. Very, very bad, and that is why we don't do this pin.
Watch again. Okay. Here. Don't do this. And the minute I try and go for something, elbow down. He shucks, comes out, leg over, chokes me out. Very, very dangerous. Now you're saying, "What if I just hold him?" Okay. Watch this. Okay. Alright. So I'm just holding him here. Chad is gonna lock up really tight around my neck. Towards my neck. Good. Hugging me down. He's gonna walk towards me. He's gonna pop this way. And he come up, takes my back and chokes me out. Again. Pops up, rolls me over, chokes me out. If I actually try and submit him, if I actually try and submit him, elbow down. He scoots his head out, gets hook over, chokes me out. Don't do that pin. Gonna be in trouble.


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Canadian Pacific Railway's holiday trains are running again, and once again one of the two trains will pass through a slice of southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. But as in the past, it won't stop, and seeing it can require some patience.
If you have the time and the kids can stay up late, it could be worth it.
The two trains tour the CP system, making stops in towns along the way -- especially terminals where CP bases employees. One train takes a southerly route that includes a stop tonight in Windsor, Ont., before it crosses the border and goes to Illinois to start covering CP routes there and in neighboring states in the upper Midwest like Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. During the stops, musicians on board play a half-hour show while donations are collected for local food banks.
While CP freight trains use Norfolk Southern tracks to travel between Detroit and Chicago, it has no tracks or terminals of its own in Michigan or Ohio where the holiday train could stop for a show, so it just rolls right through. But with lighted, animated Christmas decorations all over its engine and 14 cars, it's still a sight to see.
The route it uses passes through Milan, Britton, Adrian, and North Morenci, Mich., and Alvordton, Montpelier, and Blakeslee, Ohio. From the Toledo area, the easiest place to go to see it is Milan, right off U.S. 23. Just exit at Plank Road and head west toward town and the first tracks you cross is where it will go.
The challenge: because there are no scheduled stops in the area, the train is not on a hard schedule, and there's also an uncertainty factor introduced by its need to clear Customs in Detroit before continuing west after its show this evening in Windsor. But in past years, the train has shown up in Milan, which by rail is about 35 miles west of Detroit, around 9 p.m. And if you see train buffs around with cameras when you get there, you can be fairly confident you haven't missed it. In fact, they'll probably be able to give you a fresh estimate for when it will show up.
It's virtually certain to be going much faster than it was when it crossed the Grand River at Cambridge, Ont., just after sunset Monday:


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Bearing the Unbearable Pain:
Mental Illness as a Spiritual Practice
"The mind is its own place,
and in itself can make a Heav'n of Hell
or a Hell of Heav'n."
John Milton
To one who has not experienced the torment of a clinical depression, it is hard to put this pain into words. It cannot be described as stabbing, shooting, or burning; neither can its sensations be localized to any one part of the body. It is an all-encompassing malignancy-a crucifying pain that slowly permeates every fiber of one's being. Falling prey to a depressive illness is not like being gored by a bull; it is more akin to being eaten alive by an army of starving termites.
In the midst of my depressive episode, coping with such unbearable pain became my central task, especially when the pain became so overwhelming that my thoughts turned to suicide. "But reduce the pain?" I thought incredulously. "How am I going to find relief from an agony this extreme?" I remembered what author William Styron had told his daughter on the eve of his hospitalization-"I would rather have a limb amputated without anesthesia than to suffer the kind of pain I am feeling right now."
It was at this point that an old college friend of mine serendipitously reentered my life. Teresa Keane was a registered nurse who worked at the Oregon Health Sciences University Medical School where she taught stress reduction to patients with chronic pain. Her classes were based on the groundbreaking work of Jon Kabat Zinn, a meditation teacher featured in Bill Moyer's 1996 PBS documentary, Healing and the Mind. Kabat Zinn teaches the Buddhist practice of "mindful meditation" to patients suffering from intractable physical pain. Through employing his techniques, patients alleviate not only their physical discomfort, but the accompanying emotional distress as well.
I met up with Teresa in her office at OHSU where I described the nature of my torment.
"Facing pain is a learned skill," Teresa responded. "When you are in a lot of pain, whether it is a migraine headache or suicidal torment, the pain dominates all of your awareness and becomes-all encompassing. It's hard to remember a time when the pain was absent, and it's hard to believe that it will ever go away. It's as if both past and present are blotted out, and you are left stranded in your present misery."
"At least you understand," I remarked.
"However," Teresa continued, "If you can release your judgment about pain and just observe it, you will notice a very important fact about the nature of pain-pain comes in waves!"
Upon hearing these words, I remembered my experience of grief after my separation from my wife, Joan. There were days when I was so overwhelmed by sorrow and loss that I could barely function. After a time, however, the pain and the longing would let up, perhaps for a day or two. Yet, invariably the heartache would return and begin the cycle all over again-pain turning into relief, which turned into more pain and then more relief, etc.
"This is the body-mind's built-in protective mechanism." Teresa explained. "If the pain were truly nonstop, you wouldn't survive. And so you are granted a few gaps in between the intense sensations while you stop and catch your breath."
"But it feels like the pain is unrelenting," I protested. "If you were clinically depressed, you would understand."
"The key to reducing your perception of pain," Teresa continued dispassionately, "is to uncouple the sensations in your body from the thoughts about them."
"What does that mean?"
"There are two levels of pain that you are feeling. The first level is physiological-the raw pain in your body. The second layer (and this is where you have some control) consists of how you interpret your experience. Perhaps you may be thinking, 'This torment is killing me,' or 'This will last forever,' or 'There is nothing I can do about it.' Each of these despairing thoughts creates a neurochemical reaction in the brain that creates even more distress. If you can learn to detach yourself from these judgments, much of the pain that arises from them will diminish."
"How do I do this?"
"Think of your anxiety or depression as a large wave that is approaching you. As the wave makes contact, see if you can ride the wave by focusing upon your breath. Breathe through the sensations, breathing in and out while attending to the sound of your breathing. Don't fight against the pain-that will only make it worse. Just breathe. It's not even about getting through the day; it's about getting through each breath."
When I had worked as a salesperson in the corporate world, I learned the skill of breaking large goals into manageable parts. Now I discovered that one could also divide pain into manageable parts. If I couldn't handle getting through the day, I would try to make it through the next hour; if an hour seemed too long, I set my sights on the next minute or second.
Teresa showed me another powerful technique to use when my pain became intense. Calling her on the phone I would say, "My pain is unbearable."
"It is barely bearable," she replied. "Can you feel the subtle difference between those two sentences?"
"The pain is barely bearable," I repeated to myself. There was a shift and I felt it.
In another session I screamed, "I can't take it anymore!"
"You can barely take it," she responded.
"I can barely take it," I replied.
What Teresa was teaching me was the practice of mindfulness, the spiritual practice of staying focused on the present moment. In traditional meditation, when the mind wanders, one gently brings it back to a central focus (the breath, a candle, etc.). Teresa challenged me to do the same in response to intense emotional pain, especially when I projected my present condition into the future using catastrophic self-talk that led to suicidal thinking- e.g. "If I have to put with this pain for 30 years, I might as well end my life now."
"Just refocus on the present moment," Teresa would say. "Over a period of time you can learn to relate differently to your pain. You can work with the pain and live around the corners of pain and develop yourlife around it. Eventually the turbulent emotional waters will become calm again. In the meantime, you can find inner stillness and peace right within the most difficult life situations."
As a way to keep me safe, Teresa and I devised a simple but powerful three-step technique for responding to my catastrophic and despairing self-talk. I have rewritten these steps in a prescriptive fashion so that they can be used by others.
- Notice what is happening. Become aware that your mind is dwelling on thoughts of catastrophe and doom. Identify the catastrophic thought-e.g., "This pain will never stop. The only way out is suicide."
- Realize that these fearful thoughts are describing not the present but the future. Since the future has yet to occur, it cannot harm you.
- Refocus onto the present moment through positive self-talk and constructive action. For example, you might replace the statement "I'll never get better" with "Right now I am going to choose a self-care strategy to get me through this period (e.g., calling a friend, going for a swim, taking an antianxiety medication, etc.)." Then, put your strategy into action.
I cannot recall how many times this simple process allowed me to endure a day, an hour, or a minute of intense pain. In giving me a way to manage my catastrophic (and potentially dangerous) thinking, this technique kept me alive while I waited for the pattern of my illness to shift.
In his classic book, Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frank, while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, discovered that "everything can be taken from a man but one thing-the ability to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances." While we cannot always avoid the pain of a depressive illness, we can direct our thoughts about it, and thereby modify our experience of the pain at the level of perception. While the subsequent pain-reduction may be subtle, it can be enough to make the suffering "barely bearable."


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(For the story on Malone and Turner that will appear in the 3/28 issue of Forbes Magazine, click here.)
Forbes: Tell us about the recent purchase of 1 million acres in Maine (980,000 acres) and New Hampshire (20,000 acres)?
John Malone: We bought it from GMO Renewable Resources, a private equity firm. We privately negotiated the deal starting about eight months ago. I already have forestry operation in Maine [68,000 acres] and was looking to expand around where I was. GMO happened to own property around there. I asked if they would part with some of it. Their response was they would, but it would expensive. Then I offered to buy their entire northeastern operation. The bulk of the land GMO had bought from IP five years prior.
Forbes: Why Maine?
Malone: We've had a long history in Maine. My wife and I have been going to Maine since 1982. We used to spend summers there even when I was CEO of TCI. We'd move the summer office there every year. Maine is very similar to area where we both grew up in Connecticut before that state was overbuilt. And we've had a getaway place, a personal retreat, on a lake in Maine near the Quebec border for a dozen years.
The new land goes from New Hampshire through Maine to the New Brunswick border, not contiguously, but more or less so. It fit our interests in land conservation and sustainability. From a financial point of view, it's a pretty decent hedge on devaluation of currency. It's a commodity-based asset, a hard asset, an asset that could see a tailwind if in fact the U.S. construction industry comes back.
Forbes: So what do you plan to do with the land?
Malone: All of it will be operated as sustainable forestry. We're trying to increase the value of what you don't cut and trying to build a longer term asset. You cut down over-mature trees, you thin, which actually accelerates growth. You have a very long-term time horizon. In addition, we're protecting lake fronts, riverbanks, and any drainages from any kind of siltation that might be caused by overcutting. Meanwhile you're trying to provide continuing employment for pretty large contingent of people who make a living in timber industry. There's also some potential to develop windpower on the property.
Forbes: There's a long-held tradition in Maine of private landowners allowing public recreation on their property. Do you plan to keep that tradition going?
Malone: Absolutely. Hunting, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling… all recreation. In Maine, property owners are protected from liability claims. It would be great if we had that out West. In Colorado if someone shoots himself in the foot because he tripped over wire on my property, there's no protection. In Maine, we've kept the lake on which we have our personal getaway open to the public at no charge. We've never had a problem in 12 years. It works.
Forbes: What about the proposed national park in Maine? Have you considered donating any land to that cause?
Malone: I would hate to see forestry banned. I'm not an extreme tree-hugger. I do believe trees grow and are a useful agricultural product that can be harvested without damaging the ecology and wildlife. In fact, done well, it can enhance wildlife and recreation. In that sense I'm an agricultural person. I think private ownership is generally superior to public because you care about the land more and it doesn't get trashed.
Forbes: Last August you bought the 290,100-acre Bell Ranch in New Mexico. Why?
Malone: We already have a 250,000-acre TO Ranch in northern New Mexico. It goes back-to-back with Ted's [Turner] Vermejo Ranch. I go east from him. We've had it for a number of years and really enjoy it. It's a traditional horseback and cattle ranch. So we just expanded those operations with the Bell Ranch. I had looked at it for years. It was pretty pricey. When it finally got to a rational price, we stepped up and negotiated a deal. It will be a horse and cattle ranch. I brought in a new manager who had been a professor in the cattle field at Texas Tech. He's also an expert on equine and bovine nutrition. Our plan is to operate the ranch with a state-of-the-art understanding of breeding and natural food and pasture management. We also have cattle ranch operations in Wyoming and Colorado.
Forbes: The Land Report says you are now the nation's largest private landowner, overtaking Ted Turner, with 2.2 million acres.
Malone: Ted and I are roughly of equal size. He was down in the dumps last time I saw him because he said I still had a lot of dry power and he was pretty tapped out [laughs]. If it was a race I think he would concede, but that's not what it is. We're really good friends. Ted first gave me this land-buying disease. I was with him when he negotiated to buy the Vermejo. He'd never seen it from the air so I took a helicopter down and flew him around to see the ranch from the air.
Forbes: You and Turner are both land conservationists, but you approach that conservation differently, right?
Malone: Ted's done some magnificent things. Ted wants tradition but Ted's idea of tradition is to go back to pre-European time. I really respect that. His Flying D Ranch is absolutely magnificent, with his bison herds. He's eliminated any sign of human habitation. But I tend to more willing to admit that human beings aren't going away. Ted feels that there are some places where humans can be kept out.
Ted and I kid because we've looked at a lot of the same stuff without knowing that we we were both looking. We've never gone head-to-head. We've been in business together an awful long time. Neither of us wants something so bad that we would step on other guy's toes. This isn't that kind of thing. I'm just as happy to see Ted own it and preserve it.


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The Khabele School is a small, holistic, private middle and high school in downtown Austin. Located beneath ancient live oak trees, the school occupies two large Victorian era houses and several smaller building. When an adjacent building on their block became available, the Khabele School expanded again. The 807 building has two large classrooms for art and science, as well as office, storage and accessory spaces. The design challenge was to unify three different buildings that had been joined at some time in the past into one cohesive school building. Opening up the building during demolition revealed original construction that dated from before WWI until the 1970's. The feeling of light and spaciousness that the original Victorian era buildings have was brought into the new construction in an effort to unify the campus.
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Another day, another rash of rumours enveloping Newcastle United. The latest suggestions doing the rounds on Tyneside had Kenny Dalglish returning as manager and the owner, Mike Ashley, being bought out by a Nigerian consortium.
City sources cast serious doubt on the mooted Nigerian takeover, and Dalglish seemed bemused. "Nobody from the club has contacted me and I won't be returning," said the Scot last night. "It's sad that things have gone so wrong at Newcastle but their next manager won't be me."
David O'Leary remains in contention for the job but the club denied a report that they have been turned down by eight candidates including Terry Venables. Yesterday's official, if rather unlikely-seeming, line was that the matter is on hold until after tomorrow's Carling Cup tie at home to Tottenham Hotspur and will not be addressed seriously until Ashley chairs a board meeting on Thursday.
The search for a manager was deferred last week when Ashley and his directors travelled to Dubai in a forlorn attempt to sell Newcastle. "My understanding is that Mike Ashley has completely burnt his boats in the Middle East and Newcastle will not be bought by Arabs," said a city source. "You don't go to the Arabs, they come to you."
Ashley has engaged the services of Keith Harris, the chairman of the investment bank Seymour Pierce. Harris has brokered some major foreign takeovers of Premier League clubs and is endeavouring to find Newcastle new owners. Ashley's asking price is now believed to be much nearer £200m than the £450m-plus he had envisaged securing.
It is understood that Harris is likely to treat with scepticism yesterday's claims by Chris Nathaniel, the chief executive of NVA Management, who is fronting a consortium of Nigerian businessmen. Nathaniel said: "I am happy to tell you that well-meaning Nigerians have responded to me and our consortium of entrepreneurs has so far raised £350m to buy Newcastle."
The Football League has ruled out Watford and Reading replaying their weekend 2-2 draw despite the goal that never was. Reading had agreed to do so having been awarded the opener at Vicarage Road by the assistant referee Nigel Bannister when the ball had gone wide. Bannister is likely to be demoted or even suspended for the next round of league games.
Hull City have signed the midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos, a free agent since leaving Bolton over the summer.


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Welcome to the voyages of Amida and
her crew Andy and Marilyn as she sails
the Caribbean
Welcome to the voyages of Amida, our 37 foot Valiant built in 1978.
We left Toronto, Canada, onboard Amida in Sept of 2004. We sail the Caribbean 7 months of the year,
enjoying our retirement.
For the past few years we have hauled Amida in Trinidad during hurricane season and returned home to
Collingwood, Ontario for the summer. This year Andy and I were married in Collingwood on Aug 11, 2007.
Details can be found on this web site.
The 2006/2007 season found us travelling from Trinidad to the ABCs (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao) and
details can be found under "Log History".
During the 2007/2008 season we will travel from Trinidad to the Virgin Islands and then back to Bonaire.
We plan to pull the boat in Curacao. For details check out "Current Log".
We have made some changes to our Web site format so that pictures are now part of the logs, when
possible. Please excuse the lack of pictures for 2006/2007. I broke the hard drive where they were
stored! Pictures will be back for 2007/2008.
We hope you enjoy our stories and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to e-mail us, we
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Charles M. Curry, Sr.
During the evening of August 19, 1922 in Streetman, Texas, Charles Matthew Curry was welcomed into the world by his parents, Charles and Rita Curry. After graduating high school, he joined the Army Air Corps to serve during WWII. Before leaving for Japan, he married Marion George to whom he was married for 65 years until her passing in 2007. To their union, 3 children were born – Charles, Jr., Rebecca, and JoAnne. After long career with Rohm & Haas Chemical Company and the kids were "out of the nest", Charles retired so he, Marion, and their Schnauzer "Schultz", could "hit the open road" in their Pace Arrow.
After accepting Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1950, Charles served as a deacon at Westview Baptist Church, and later for several years at Easthaven Baptist Church. Charles was extremely proud of being a Master Mason and was a member of the S.P. Waltrip Lodge, No. 1328 for 60 years. With his Masonic lapel pin attached to his collar, he always looked forward to meeting a "brother or two" during his trips. Out of reciprocal love for Charles, his lodge "brothers" will be co-officiating his service with Ron Burton, Associate Pastor of Easthaven Baptist Church.
During the evening of March 11, 2012, Charles joined his wife Marion, his son Charles, Jr., and his daughter JoAnne who preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter Rebecca Hoff and husband John; grandchildren: David Starr, Jonathan and Matthew Faison, Jason Curry, Cathy Sylvester; and great-grandchildren: Mason, Cutter, Isabelle, and Bowman Starr.
The family wishes to thank Dr. D. Bui, Dr. Maneesh Patel, and the staff at Park Manor for the excellent care they provided Charles during the past 4 years.
The service honoring Charles' life will be held at 11:00am Thursday, March 15, at Niday Funeral Home on Beamer, with visitation one hour prior to the service starting at 10:00am. Interment will privately follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
In lieu of usual remembrances, memorial contributions may be made in Charles' name to Easthaven Baptist Church, www.easthavenchurch.org/, or The S.P. Waltrip Masonic Lodge, No. 1328, www.spwaltrip.org/.


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First March ozone violations since 2007
The ozone standard has been breached twice this week in the San Joaquin Valley — both in Maricopa at the southwest end of Kern County. They are the first March violations since 2007.
The late-winter warm spell gets the blame. At the same time, it's worth mentioning that the usual suspects — Fresno, Clovis, Bakersfield and Sequoia National Park — are not spiking ozone problems.
The point is that it's hard to escape ozone problems in the 25,000-square-mile San Joaquin Valley when nature switches on the heat.
The Valley's run of five years without a March violation is memorable if only because such early season problems were pretty common a few years ago.
March violations happened in every year between 2001 and 2004. And there were nine violations in 2004.
Those were the bad old days of ozone here. The Valley averaged 155 violations over that span. From 2008 to 2012, the average was 105.
The goal in cleaning up the Valley's air is zero violations. Last year, the Valley had 105 violations. But the first one didn't happen until the third week in April.


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The Hotel Albany (formerly the Crowne Plaza) was crowded last night as caucus weekend participants schmoozed, sipped and munched their way through the numerous receptions that are the hallmark of this annual event.
The evening kicked off with a cheese, fruit and hors d'oeuvres event hosted by NYC Comptroller John Liu in honor of organized labor.
The room was packed with union members – including UFT President Michael Mulgrew – and sundry supporters of Liu, who has had a rocky several months thanks to multiple investigations into his fundraising practices that so far have resulted in one indictment.
(Xing Wu Pan, a major Liu bundler, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud charges during his arraignment in Downtown Manhattan on Saturday).
No mention was made of Liu's troubles, which he has insisted will not deter him from running for NYC mayor in 2013, until Sen. Eric Adams took to the podium.
Adams likened Liu's election in 2009 as NYC's first citywide Asian-American official to the election of President Obama in 2008, telling the largely black crowd that the comptroller's elevation meant the same thing to the Asian community as the former Illinois senator's breaking of racial barriers did to their own.
The Brooklyn Democrat, never one to be shy about speaking his mind, directly addressed what he called the "pink elephant in the room," seeming to suggest that Liu's troubles and the harsh media coverage has a racial component. (Adams isn't alone in expressing this sentiment).
Adams, who's planning a run for Brooklyn borough president in 2013, called Liu a "great comptroller" and urged the crowd to sing his praises because "other folks are off key."
He lamented the fact that Liu's children have to see negative coverage of their father, and the comptroller later admitted he has had to explain some stories to his 6-year-old son, Joey, who has taken to reading the editorial pages.
That was the only passing reference Liu made about the cloud hanging over his head.
He preferred to stick to happier topics, like the hot streak of Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. Liu said Lin's success has made him particularly proud because it proves something he has been saying "my whole life," that Asian-Americans aren't "just math nerds."
There was also a lot of talk about the need to protect the pensions of public employees – a hot topic at the Capitol these days as Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes to establish Tier 6 with a 401(K)-style option that the unions and their Democratic legislative allies hotly oppose.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has been outspoken in his opposition of Cuomo's plan, received warm applause when he told the crowd that "pensions are under attack."
Senate Minority Leader John Sampson went even further, saying the labor movement is "under siege," adding: "We cannot be asleep at the wheel…we cannot be another Wisconsin."
"You better get ready for a fight," Sampson, also of Brooklyn, told the crowd.
Oddly, there was nary a specific mention of Cuomo or his Tier 6 plan.
At the same time Liu's reception was taking place, the governor was hosting a private reception at the executive mansion for black and Latino legislators.
At the event, Cuomo presented Assemblyman Herman "Denny" Farrell Jr. with a large cake in honor of his 80th birthday and sang the praises of the veteran Manhattan Democrat who was long a close ally of Cuomo's father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.
According to several lawmakers who attended the governor's reception, Cuomo focused his remarks on public education, calling it the next great challenge for the minority community and likening it to his early career efforts to provide housing in low-income communities.
Cuomo touted the teacher evaluation deal struck last week by his administration, the state Education Department and the teachers unions. He said the agreement was just a start in his effort to reform the state's education system.
There was no mention of the fact that minority lawmakers are at odds with Cuomo over his desire to allocate $250 million worth of a planned 4 percent education aid increase this year through a competitive grant process that opponents worry is likely to shortchange high-needs schools.
Also not mentioned: Redistricting.
In recent weeks, caucus members in NYC, Buffalo and Rochester have complained the map drawn by the Senate GOP disenfranchises minority voters, and called on Cuomo to stick to his veto pledge.


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Rereading your post, I will ask this (for completeness)-have you looked over what is being backed up to be sure you are not backing up unnecessary files (cache/temp files, installers/ISOs/other large files you have elsewhere, etc.)? Also, does your backup include things that may be changing frequently (example: database files, Outlook .ost/.pst files, etc.) that may result in changes/updates causing the entire file to be archived multiple times?
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I like you, like what you're saying and dislike both the user you're fighting against and the verse in his title.
I always wanted to make a comment on his title and thanks to you it seems that I will not have to.
However, I suggest that you snip that statement as our resident baguette moderator is likely to ban you even for a single offtopic post.
I just wanted to give you a virtual high-five for your comment on the gay caveman thread. It made me laugh, and completely shot down the other guy, who was a total idiot. Just saying that you're awesome. Just saying.


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An unidentified man leaped to his death from the westbound side of the new span of the Bay Bridge Wednesday morning, marking what is probably the first suicide off the new bridge, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
The man, whose age or name was not released, jumped at approximately 10 a.m. near the tower, said Mike Ferguson, public information officer for the CHP. Officers are investigating the incident as a likely suicide, he said.
The man appears to have been the first person to die from jumping off the new span, Ferguson said. Previously, a woman jumped off it but survived with severe injuries.
The $6.4 billion new span opened in September after 24 years of political wrangling, planning and construction. State officials ordered up the project following the revelation of seismic vulnerability in the old bridge during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, when a piece of the span collapsed.


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Vanadium Prices Forecasted to Rise With Chinese Construction
Vanadium prices could be on the rise, as Chinese consumption grows expanding its use for vanadium in products beyond reinforced bar production.That's the belief of Terry Perles, a renowned vanadium market expert who spoke at the 2nd Annual Vanadium Symposium hosted by VanadiumCorp (TSX:VRB).
Vanadium can be used to double a metal's strength and has become widely used in the construction industry as companies look to build stronger buildings and infrastructure.
On that note, Perles says consumption in China for steel-making, which has rapidly grown since 2004, looks set to provide a welcome boost for vanadium producers, who have been hampered by high production costs in recent years.
The initial boom
Perles traces the initial boom for vanadium to earthquake recoveries in China. When China first started heavily using vanadium in 2004, it raised prices to $70 per kilogram. He says following the Sichuan Earthquake – which killed more than 68,000 people and leveled buildings in the Sichuan district in China – the construction industry truly realized the potential of the metal.
"We've seen a massive explosion in consumption of vanadium," he said of the years following the earthquake.
In the aftermath of earthquakes, one of the first things to happen is for buildings to catch fire. The fire then heats the titanium used in buildings to intense levels causing buildings to buckle. Titanium which used vanadium as an alloy did not suffer this problem. After the disaster, China dramatically increased its consumption of vanadium. It now uses about 40 percent of all vanadium produced in the world per year, a trend Perles sees rising.
Growing markets
Both India and China have emerged as heavy consumers of the commodity in recent years. What is intriguing about both countries is they both started using the metal comparably late to their North American and European counterparts but the rate of consumption is showing no signs of slowing down.
Perles estimates that China will pass world vanadium consumption by 2019, and world production will be eclipsed by consumption around that point as well.
"Steel production in places like China will slow down but the growth rate of vanadium will accelerate as people begin to adapt vanadium in products beyond rebar," he told Vanadium Investing News.
The surge
Vanadium currently hovers at $5 USD per pound of vanadium pentoxide and in Perles words is currently "lying flat on its back." Despite that rather glum assessment of the commodity's current state, Perles believes a booming construction industry will help drive that price nowhere but upwards.
He says China increased reserves following natural disasters but added that the excess should be close to being consumed by now. As a result, vanadium prices will rise from $5 per pound of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) to $6 per pound V2O5 in the next year or two.
Perles estimates that from 2013 to 2020 the vanadium market will show a 5.2 percent compound annual growth. In 2013, China used about 0.044 kilograms vanadium per metric tonne of steel. By 2020, that could reach 0.080, similar to what Europe currently uses.
Political tensions in Russia and concerns about supplies could also help boost prices. Russia is one of the world's leading producers of vanadium but sanctions handed down to the country following disputes with Ukraine could disrupt the flow of the commodity and raise prices.
The emergence of vanadium-redox batteries could also help drive prices up, but Perles wouldn't be drawn into speculation regarding the technology and its potential market share.
Securities Disclosure: I, Nick Wells, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.


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LAS VEGAS — When Steve Kerr makes his professional coaching debut Friday, don't expect the Warriors' summer league team to show off his complete offensive system against Charlotte.
But after Kerr has kept things simple in three days of practices, the Warriors could at least hint at the free-flowing offense that is expected to come in the fall.
Kerr said he wants his team to push the ball and get out in transition. In absence of the opportunity to do so, he would like the ball swung from side to side and the team to play pick-and-roll.
And yes, there are elements of the triangle offense being taught already.
"Right now we have the basics of the basics going on," said assistant coach Luke Walton, who spent most of his playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers in Phil Jackson's triangle offense.
Kerr said he pictured Walton in his playing days as a 6-foot-7 version of what center Andrew Bogut could be in an offense that relies upon post players to make smart reads and passes. During his trip to Australia, Kerr showed Bogut clips of former teammate Luc Longley (another Australian) in that facilitating role.
"We have great passing bigs with Andrew and David (Lee), and I want to put them in passing situations," Kerr said. "I want the ball to move. That's the biggest thing. We've got to get more ball movement, more passes per possession."
The theory is that with the ball constantly moving and fewer isolation plays, scorers such as Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson would have an even easier time getting baskets.
"I know all of it very well," Walton said, adding he was thrilled at the thought of working with Bogut. "You definitely ease into it because there's so many different options in the triangle. And once you get the big picture of it, it all makes sense. It's pretty simple. But there's so many different options that if you try to give it to somebody all at once, it'll just confuse people."
Forward Harrison Barnes, who struggled last season on isolation plays, said he has watched tape of the triangle.
"Everyone's pretty much familiar with it, but when you're actually playing in the system, it takes some getting used to," Barnes said. "But it's good. It's just a different style from what I'm used to."
Said Kerr: "I think people sometimes hear the word 'triangle,' and they sort of freak out. And it's just basketball."
"We really strengthened our backup point guard position with Shaun, and he can play multiple positions, so we've got versatility," Kerr said. "He's very good defensively.
"I like our roster. I feel like this team won 51 games last year, so I don't feel the need to make dramatic changes. This is more about tweaks and trying to get a little better and just trying to continue the upward trend that the team's been on the last couple of years."
For more on the Warriors, see the Inside the Warriors blog at ibabuzz.com/warriors. Follow Diamond Leung on Twitter at twitter.com/diamond83.
With new coach Steve Kerr looking to move to a more free-flowing offense, here's a look at the Warriors' points per game over the last six seasons:
Season Coach PPG (rank)
2013-14 Jackson 104.3 (10th)
2012-13 Jackson 101.2 (7th)
2011-12 Jackson 97.8 (T-11th)
2010-11 Smart 103.4 (7th)
2009-10 Nelson 108.8 (2nd)
2008-09 Nelson 108.6 (2nd)


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July 23, 2005
Melody, Honeycomb
Eight months old
Male, Female
Lutino Peach-Faced Lovebirds
elody and Honeycomb are male and female Lutino Peach-Faced Lovebirds.
I first got Melody and Honey when they were two weeks old. They were hand-fed and raised which makes them so very affectionate to anyone. In the picture here they have just finished molting and are now in their splendid coloring. They love to take baths on the kitchen sink and enjoy playing on their potted tree, which is now totally leafless hee hee. Every day I take them out of the cage and let them play in their playpen area. They love fresh veggies, which makes up half of their diet.
Honey is the bossy one, she has a big personality in a little package. But when they're tired playing, they both cuddle up under my shirt and sleep. That's priceless.
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