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Judge: School Violated Gay Teen's Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union sued in U.S. District Court to force the Itawamba County school district to sponsor the April 2 prom and allow Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
School officials said in court they decided to call off the prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School because McMillen's challenge to the rules had caused disruptions.
U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson denied the ACLU's request for a preliminary injunction. He said he'll still hold a trial, but he did not set a date, meaning any ruling would likely come too late to have the prom when it was originally scheduled.
Davidson did say in his order that the district had violated McMillen's constitutional rights by denying her request to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
"We consider this a victory," said ACLU Mississippi legal director Kristy Bennett.
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But Davidson said a private prom parents are now planning will serve the same purpose as the school prom. He wrote in his ruling that "requiring defendants to step back into a sponsorship role at this late date would only confuse and confound the community on the issue."
Ben Griffith, the school district's attorney, said his clients were pleased with the ruling.
"What we're looking at now is the fact that the case is still on the docket for a trial on the merits," Griffith said.
McMillen first approached school officials about bringing her girlfriend in December, and again in February. Same-sex prom dates had been banned in the past, but she had hoped school officials would grant her request.
"I thought maybe the policy had been in place for a different reason," McMillen testified at a hearing on the ACLU lawsuit. "I wanted to let them know how it made me feel. I felt like I couldn't go to the prom."
She was told two girls couldn't attend the prom together and she wouldn't be allowed to wear a tuxedo, court documents show. The ACLU issued a demand letter earlier this month and the district responded by canceling the event.
District officials said they felt not hosting the prom was the best decision "after taking into consideration the education, safety and well being of our students." Superintendent Teresa McNeece said it was "a no-win situation."
Speaking to CBS'"The Early Show" last week, McMillen said "I just want to go to the prom and bring my date, just like everyone else gets to."
McMillen told "The Early Show" that, when she spoke with her school's principal in December about her intentions to bring her girlfriend to the prom, he told her it wasn't allowed. When she asked why, he told her it concerned the tickets for the event.
She said, "He said that something about when the tickets were first started, that it was cheaper for people to come as a date, like just two friends than to come individually, so people would do that and they were just trying to prohibit that."
But McMillen said, "I explained to him that you can't pretend like there's not gay people at our school, and if you tell people they can't bring same-sex date, that is discrimination to them."
The 715-student high school is located in Fulton, a town of about 4,000 in rural, north Mississippi. The entire county school district has 3,588 students.
McMillen, who lives with her grandmother and has a 3.8 grade point average, has kept her 16-year-old girlfriend out of the spotlight at the request of the girl's parents.
Her case has become a cause celebre since the school district canceled the prom March 10.
She has appeared on the "The Early Show," "The Wanda Sykes Show" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to talk about how she is fighting for tolerance. DeGeneres presented her with a $30,000 college scholarship from Tonic, a digital media company. A Facebook page set up by the ACLU for McMillen has over 400,000 fans.
The teen has said repeatedly that gay students should have the same rights as the their straight counterparts, and while she has been praised on the national scene, her words mean little to some in Fulton.
McMillen said she encountered "hostility" from students who blamed her for the prom's cancellation.
Days after the district announced it would not host the prom, local townsfolk posted signs on the high school reading "What happened to the Bible Belt?" and "Why would we condone this?"


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Jessica Neel is a happily married, working mother who is content in life. When she literally bumps into the gorgeous, charismatic and very famous actor, Jonny Riley. Her life is thrown into a passionate and problematic affair. Her life becomes embroiled in a secret entanglement of adultery, love, lies, guilt and tragedy. Will the love for her husband and daughters be enough to resist the charms of the captivating A lister.... Jonny Riley?
A Famous Affair was an emotional story. For all the characters involved. It did take me some time to get into the book, maybe because of the emotive affair and feeling torn for what lay ahead of Jessica. It's hard being won around by a character you're still learning about but Kim does this so brilliantly. I think because she spends the time on that it was hard to get my head and heart around. Hence why the start took me so long to read. But once I got my head around the fact that Jessica was in fact doing what was best and going with her heart I loved her dearly.
The heartache placed on the pair despite excruciating circumstances would be enough to break some...but they survived and showed the world that they would be okay.
"A feeling of peace and serenity surrounds us, with the knowledge that our once passionate affair is now a passionate love."
"A feeling of peace and serenity surrounds us, with the knowledge that our once passionate affair is now a passionate love."
The love that Jessica and Jonny share is overflowing. It hurt knowing how much pain she had been through and the doubts she had in her mind about what she left behind. It wasn't an unhappy marriage but that wasn't tested until "destiny" brought them together and they found one another. A path they wouldn't return from and never would. They would get their happily ever after right?!
We see the pair thrown into the public eye with all sorts of things thrown at them but they face it together. But when Jonny receives a call to take a new job, a job that could set his future career would the pair manage to survive it?
An awesome read but bear with it...it might be a hard read to get into but it's worth it. The story of how Jessica pieces her life together with the love of her life, celebrity or not, is a brilliant story. Full of heartbreak, loss, physical attractive and overflowing love and adoration. A brilliant base for the follow on...
It did leave me high and dry! The ending was a cliffhanger I wasn't expecting but I eagerly await book 2!
You can keep up with K B Mallion and news about her books on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
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Keith Urban: 'Festivals Were Part of My Raising'
When Keith Urban's recent set at New Orleans Jazz Fest was threatened by rain and storms the singer didn't miss a beat, segueing into covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop the Rain" without the benefit of his band. He's a festival pro, born into an outdoor music scene that included fierce competition in Australia.
Urban tells Taste of Country that summer festivals have long been a tradition throughout his home country, although there's a twist. Growing up he would compete at them as a member of a country music club.
"We'd all go to whatever chosen town or city it was in Australia and everyone would converge and they'd do a two or three day festival," the 2015 Taste of Country Music Festival headliner says.
During the fests, two clubs would compete against each other. Urban didn't say how his club did, but if he was half the guitarist he is today, one figures Team Keith more than held its own.
Urban — who'll also headline Country Jam Colorado June 18-21 — also attended festivals as a fan, so he can relate to fans who kind of freak out when he's nearby.
"Definitely had a Chris Farley moment when I first met Don (Williams)," he shares. "Just asking stupid questions because I was just such an uber-fan."
Many of Urban's festival fans can keep their cool, including one woman who asked him to sign her leg during a show. "Then this girl … disappeared for second and I thought she was just making her way to the stage," the star recalls. "She popped back up and threw her leg onto the stage. She had a prosthetic leg!"
"How do you pass back a prosthetic leg?" he asks. "Do you say, 'hop on up here'?"
Gently. You pass it back very gently. Click the button below for more information on Taste of Country Music Festival, June 12-14 in Hunter, N.Y. Toby Keith and Tim McGraw also headline the third annual camping and music festival we call Country Woodstock.


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How To Build A Modern Outdoor Bench
In this video, we're building a simple modern outdoor bench inspired by Ana White. The only materials needed for this build are a few pressure treated 2x4s and 1x4s, screws, and glue. The tools required are also minimal, you really only need a saw and a drill. To see Ana's original plans, click here. Let's get on with the build!
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I used 2x10s rather than 2x4s on this build as they tend to be much straighter, but you can use 2x4s if you don't have the capability of ripping 2x10s to width. I ripped them to width on the table saw, but you could also use a bandsaw or circular saw.
My version of the bench is shorter than Ana's plans, with my total length at 54" instead of the 72" called for the plan. Having a stop block system really made the breaking down of the lumber quick and easy. That said, I think I didn't tighten down my stop block enough as some of the long pieces ended up being slightly longer.
After cutting the pieces to size, assembly was very simple. Lay the 54" long pieces of 2x4 perpendicular to the 14 ½" pieces of 2x4 on the ground and then glue and brad nail two 1x4 pieces on top of the 2x4s. Add some more glue and put the next layer of 2x4s on top of the previous layer, securing them with 2 ½" deck screws.
Keep stacking like this until you run out of pieces. I used six total long pieces instead of the seven called for in the plan since my bench was shorter and I wanted to keep the weight down.
Next, I rounded over the edges of the bench with a ⅛" roundover bit on a compact router. I then gave the bench a good sanding with 120 grit sandpaper and it was done.
Since the wood is pressure treated, finishing isn't needed and probably not recommended, as this wood is extremely wet. If you finished it, the piece would definitely crack the finish in no time. Off camera, I also chamfered the edges of the bench's feet using a block plane. This helps to prevent tear out when sliding the bench around on concrete.
I hope you enjoyed this simple modern outdoor bench build. You could build this using only a circular saw, drill, and some sandpaper if you don't have a large shop. It's a very comfortable, sturdy bench that was inexpensive and easy to build.
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On average, I run 2,800 miles a year, so in the forty-six years since I returned from the jungles of Vietnam, I've logged 129,000 miles. That's more than five times around the Earth, and more than half the distance to the moon. I love running long-range. Going the distance is an Army Ranger tradition, and running whenever and wherever I choose, in good weather or bad, I'm free to think and dream and still live the brotherhood as part of the troop.
My running dogs are part of that brotherhood, and over the years, each of my furry companions has logged nearly 35,000 miles with me. They love the freedom as much as I do, and in the summer we cool off mid run with a refreshing swim in the Detroit River. All my dogs are rescued from the Detroit Animal Shelter, and they're always guys. We're buddies from Detroit with a common understanding of the street. When I'm with my dogs, we're always sharing the moment or a good joke. And if I have a problem, we have group discussions. Of course, it's me doing all the talking with them happily agreeing, but by the end of our run, my problem is solved. They're the best all-around friends a guy could ask for. I'm never wrong, and the conversation is always about me.
I said all my dogs are from Detroit, but that's not the case with Ranger. In the summer of 1985, the brown and white collie-mix puppy was callously dumped over the fence at the Wayne County Sewage Treatment Plant in Wyandotte, where my wife, Cathy, worked as a secretary. Part of her job was to call the animal warden to pick up these abandoned pets, but something about this little guy made that task impossible for her. So she brought him home.
I looked him over and said, "Let's call him Ranger, and he can lead the way! The saying "Rangers lead the way!" was earned on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944, when Americans from different units were pinned down under murderous machine-gun fire. General Norman "Dutch" Cota rallied the Fifth Battalion Rangers by bellowing, "God damn it, Rangers, lead the way!" The Rangers broke through the German fortifications, allowing First Infantry Division troops to storm ahead.
From the beginning, my new four-footed Ranger didn't quite lead the way, but he was a solid follower. He and one other buddy, Skipper, were the only dogs I could ever run off the leash. He followed me for fourteen years, and I never had to worry about him bolting across the street after squirrels or other critters.
One winter day, Ranger did something I never expected of him—not because he didn't follow along, but because he followed my command to the letter. We were finishing a ten-miler at the Church Road canal bridge, one of several bridges on our-eight-mile long, two-mile-wide island that is home to eleven thousand people.
The canal was completely frozen except for a narrow band underneath the bridge, where dozens of ducks had gathered along the edge of the ice. Hearing all their quacking, Ranger perked right up and made a command decision: this one time, he would lead the way. Down the embankment he ran, after the ducks.
He hadn't crossed the road, so I urged him on, yelling, "Get 'em, Ranger!" I knew that the ducks would be in the water before he got close, and they were, but Ranger kept charging ahead. He reached the edge of the ice, and it broke through. The ducks, meanwhile, swam to the far side of the open water and climbed back up. Now Ranger was trapped. He tried climbing back onto the ice, but the more he struggled, the worse his situation got. The edge became wet and slippery from his paws, and the current started sucking him under the ice.
My loyal companion and buddy was going to die unless I acted fast. There was no time to think, but luckily, I really knew the canal because I had taught all three of my kids to swim right at this spot. I knew that the depth was eight feet, and the current two miles per hour—slow but still deadly in icy conditions. I also knew that the ice would collapse under my weight even sooner than it did with Ranger. And I knew the danger of hypothermia and the horrible pain of immersion in frigid water because I had tried it before during a rescue attempt as a cop, with two young men who crashed their car in the icy river. That rescue didn't end well, and my partner and I nearly lost our lives. But because of that experience, I challenged myself over the years by swimming in cold water and mapping out in my mind how to low-crawl onto ice by swimming perpendicular to the current. Ranger was struggling to climb out with the current, onto the downstream ice, and was about to slip under it.
It was time to put my experience to the test and confront my recurring nightmare of another trip into frigid waters. I walked onto the canal, and when I felt the ice weaken, I stepped farther and fell through, making sure I faced the current so I wouldn't get trapped beneath the ice. The pain was shocking, but I swam out to my nearly drowned companion, wrapped my arms around him, and lifted his exhausted body onto the thicker ice. He shook himself off as I swam back to safer ice and climbed out. I was nearly frozen but pleased that I had confronted my fear—this time with a happier outcome.
We ran the quarter mile home, his fur and my clothes freezing up and crackling with each step. I took a long, hot bath with my running clothes still on, and when I finally thawed out, Ranger gobbled down a bowl of warm oatmeal and then curled up with his buddy, Skipper, who was too old to run anymore. I'm sure they had a good laugh sharing that running tale.
The next day on our run, Ranger and I had a nice long talk about the pros and cons of chasing ducks, and when and where to walk on ice.


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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from twin car bomb blasts in a crowded Baghdad market rose to 51 Thursday, police said, and the country's main Sunni political party condemned the attack on a heavily Shi'ite Muslim area.
The car bombs Wednesday, which also wounded 76 people in the capital's sprawling Sadr City slum, followed a series of other attacks in the past two weeks that have stirred fears of a return to broader sectarian bloodshed in Iraq.
A third car bomb was found in a parked taxi cab and detonated by security forces.
The Iraqi Islamic Party, the main political party in parliament representing the country's once dominant Sunni minority, denounced the attack as a blatant attempt to trigger renewed fighting between Sunnis and Shi'ites.
"The bloody hands want Iraqis to feel fear," the party said in a statement.
"These explosions in Sadr City are part of a big conspiracy by Iraq's enemies. We call on all political groups and the Iraqi government, and especially the security forces, to quell this sedition."
The upsurge in violence this month has ended the sense of growing calm and security that had gripped Baghdad earlier this year.
While the violence remains below the levels of last year, the attacks coincide with plans for U.S. combat troops to pull out of Iraqi cities in June, ahead of a full withdrawal from Iraq by the end of 2011.
Iraqis still lack faith in the abilities of their own security forces to defend them against bombs and other attacks.
Many Iraqis also fear there will be more violence ahead of a national election late this year, as political rivals and armed groups jostle for dominance of the oil-producing country.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday the string of recent deadly bombings was a cause for concern, but the political system was functioning and violence was low compared to a year ago.
Analysts said Iraq is likely to suffer suicide and car bomb attacks for several more years. While that will certainly present a dire threat to Iraqi civilians, it is less clear whether it presents a mortal threat to the state.
More dangerous to Iraq's medium-term stability than bombs is the fact not enough has been done in the political arena to foster reconciliation between Sunnis and Shi'ites, the analysts say.
Iraq has also failed to take steps to ease tensions over land and oil between Arabs and minority Kurds in the north.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
House votes to accept $4,400 pay raise
Ron Paul voted against this pay increase.
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Ron Paul in CNN debate on June 5, 2007!
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling
through all the galleys, heard in the very hall of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor---he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and wears their face and their garment, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He
rots the soul of a nation---he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city---he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared.
--- Cicero: orator, statesman, political theorist, lawyer and philosopher of Ancient Rome.
"In the time of universal deceit, telling the truth
is a revolutionary act" GEORGE ORWELL
Ron Paul is a constitutionalist.
Ron has never voted to raise taxes.
Ron has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
Ron has never voted for the Iraq War.
Ron has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
Ron has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
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Ron has never taken a government-paid junket.
Ron voted against the Patriot Act.
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Ron votes to preserve the constitution.
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Basic Strumming Exercises
This week's edition of Woodshed Wednesday is for beginning guitar students. One of the most basic concepts on the guitar is often the first hurdle for beginners: Consistent strumming. Physically speaking, strumming the guitar is a fairly natural motion, yet most students have trouble when rhythm is introduced. This lesson will help you get over that hurdle and realize that the physical motion of strumming can actually make rhythmic patterns easier. The goal of these exercises is to keep your strumming hand moving up and down in steady time. If there's a quarter note on the beat, you will strum with a downward motion. Conversely, if there's an eighth note on the off beat, you will strum with an upward motion. If there's no note to play on any given beat you simply continue the strumming motion but don't hit the strings. To help illustrate the idea, here's a video lesson where I play all of the examples below.
This idea is counterintuitive to many students. When you play a drum or piano, sound is created by striking the instrument in one direction with a single movement--you either hit the drum or push down on a key. Guitar strings, however, can be plucked from the top and the bottom. This means you have two motions: Down strokes and up strokes.
To play these exercises, mute the strings with your left hand and focus on your strumming. Keep your right hand and wrist relaxed. The movement comes from your elbow, as if you're shaking something off your hand.
Later on you can practice with chords. Repeat each exercise for several minutes until you are completely comfortable with the rhythm and physical motion required to play it.
Exercise A covers the most basic pattern. Use a metronome set to 72 beats per minute (bpm) and strum using a downward motion on each beat, or each time the metronome clicks.
Click on the image for larger, easier to read notation. You may also download a PDF version of all the exercises for printing and sharing.
Although you are focused on strumming each downbeat, make sure your hand is moving up and down evenly, like the pendulum of a grandfather clock. Once you have a nice steady motion, start playing Exercise B. Now you are only playing the off beats with a steady upward motion. Again, make sure your hand is moving steadily, even when you're not strumming the strings.
If it helps, count the beats during Exercise A, and then count the off beats by saying "and" between the numbers for Exercise B.
Exercise C combines both A & B. Now we're starting to play something that sounds like an actual guitar part! Add a little emphasis on beat 1 and the "&" of 2, since that is where the rhythm changes. Do you feel the difference?
Exercise D introduces adjacent beats of eight note strumming.
Exercise E is very similar to D. In Exercise F, pay attention to the beats where you should not strum.
Finally, here are two more challenging patterns. Exercise G is a very common strumming pattern used on many rock songs. It is a good idea to practice this pattern until it feels completely natural.
Exercise H is tricky because you do not play on beat 1. Sometimes the best way to emphasize a beat is to not play it. This is especially true if you're playing with a band.
For a related lesson, you may also enjoy Alternate Picking Exercises for Guitar.
If you found this post helpful, please see my other guitar and mandolin lessons on this blog. I am also available for private guitar and mandolin lessons in NYC or via Skype.


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Oneok to invest in Bakken, Woodford shale projects
Oneok Partners LP, Tulsa, will invest $405-470 million through yearend 2011 on projects to expand gathering and processing in the Bakken shale in Williston basin in North Dakota and the Woodford shale in Oklahoma.
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HOUSTON, Apr. 22 -- Oneok Partners LP, Tulsa, will invest $405-470 million through yearend 2011 on projects to expand gathering and processing in the Bakken shale in Williston basin in North Dakota and the Woodford shale in Oklahoma.
These projects are part of a previously announced $2.5-3.5 billion in projects the partnership has identified for investment by yearend 2015.
North Dakota
Included is construction of the 100-MMcfd Garden Creek natural gas processing plant in eastern McKenzie County, ND, and related expansions. Oneok estimates these expansions will cost $150-210 million and double the partnership's processing capacity in the Williston basin. Completion is expected in fourth-quarter 2011.
In addition to the plant, Oneok's gas gathering and processing segment will invest $200-205 million during 2010-11 for new well connections, expansions, and upgrades to existing gas gathering in the Bakken shale.
These investments include expansion and upgrade of gas gathering and addition of new compression to serve the new Garden Creek plant; gas gathering and compression upgrades to bring the existing 100-MMcfd Grasslands gas plant in McKenzie County to full capacity by yearend 2010; and $90 million to connect more than 300 wells in 2010 and about 400 wells in 2011 to the partnership's Williston basin gathering system.
In March 2009, Oneok completed a $46-million expansion of the Grasslands plant and since 2007 has invested more than $80 million in new well connections and related upgrades to existing gas gathering in the region.
Oneok Partners Chief Operating Officer Terry K. Spencer said, in the announcement, that producers with large acreage dedications to Oneok's assets "continue to aggressively develop these areas and need additional infrastructure."
With a gathering system of more than 3,500 miles, Oneok Partners says it is the largest independent operator of natural gas gathering and processing facilities in the Bakken shale.
In 2010-11, Oneok will invest an additional $55 million in the Woodford shale in Oklahoma on gas gathering and processing and NGL segments.
These investments will connect the partnership's western Oklahoma gas gathering to its existing 135-MMcfd Maysville gas plant in Garvin County in central Oklahoma, allowing it to accommodate growing production in the Woodford shale. The project is under construction and expected to be completed during this year's fourth quarter.
These investments also include about $20 million for new well connections in 2010-11 to gather more Woodford shale volumes.
In the partnership's NGL segment, capital investments include expansion of the partnership's existing Oklahoma NGL gathering system to connect to the new 200-MMcfd gas plant currently under construction by Devon in Canadian County, Okla. and expected to be completed by yearend or early 2011. This expansion will increase accessibility of this new supply to the partnership's Arbuckle pipeline and Mont Belvieu, Tex., fractionation.
Since 2007, Oneok says, it has invested about $70 million in the Woodford shale.
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction has an interview with me up on their blog, in which I discuss writing "Swamp City Lament."
I've never been interviewed before (at least, not aside from this one time on the local evening news when I was one of those people saying something inane like "people should go vote" in an interview montage), so it was pretty exciting. I'm glad the whole thing was conducted in writing, since I'm hopelessly inarticulate in person. I tend to stammer and forget words like "microwave" and "lobster" when I'm nervous. Luckily, neither of those words came up in the interview.


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When crews turned on the sign for The Neon Boneyard Park last night, it was clear that the small park and its atomic decor will not just serve as an accent to Las Vegas' greatest attraction. It's a destination in itself, a welcomed time warp in a city that nearly forgot its past.
There are boomerang shaped benches and decorative cinderblock walls, commonly found in mid-mod neighborhoods. A folded-plate roof serves as a canopy over atomic-style tables and chairs. Accented with towering palms, the enclosed city park on the corner of McWilliams Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard screams Vegas yesteryear.
Millions of visitors have made and will continue to make pilgrimages for a glimpse of the Boneyard's rescued neon signs, but the park dotted with cement kiosks that tell the neon story is going to be a hit, too. Its giant sign, announcing the attraction along Las Vegas Boulevard, will likely serve as a cherished beacon.
The $1.9 million improvement project was made possible by funds from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. Construction of the park began in February, and crews began installing the sign in October. The park opens to the public in December and will be dedicated in the spring when the museum breaks ground on the visitor center inside the La Concha lobby that was moved from the Strip to the Boneyard in December 2006.
The park's sign uses LED lights, rather than neon – an environmentally friendly decision. Replica letters from older landmarks spell out the word "neon": the E from Caesars, Ns from the Golden Nugget and Desert Inn and an O from the Horseshoe. A red atomic star bursts with white lights. Yellow, green and red stars accent the sign. There's even a red, neon-shaped, LED light that outlines the canopy above the sitting area. The city park and parking area replaced the north Boneyard lot.
Federal Heath Sign Co. designed and built the sign. Tand Inc. is the park's contractor. Crews had been preparing the sign for the past week for last night's trial run.
"Everyone keeps their fingers crossed at this moment," says Rick Sawyer, Tand project superintendent, while surveying the park. "This has been seven months in the making. It's a neat place, a nice little spot. I'm stoked to be part of it."


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I thought about the list for the Top 10 New Burgers I had in 2011 long and hard. I ate so many new burgers and plenty that I never even mentioned on BurgerBeast.Com or Facebook or even Twitter. While most of the burgers below are always available, some like The Frita from Sakaya Kitchen were only available at the National Hamburger Month Brunch. This could be our chance to get most of these on the permanent menus and that would definitely be a great thing.
In no particular order (well, actually alphabetical), here is my Top 10 (2 of which I don't have pictures for unfortunately):
Top 10 New Burgers 2011:
BITEGastrotruck's The Burger
Bourbon Steak's All-Beef Burger
Gilbert's 17th Street Grill's Havarti Burger
Jefe's Original Fish Taco & Burgers Truck: Patty Melt (NO LONGER OPEN)
Jr's Gourmet Burger's Sliders
The Local Craft Food & Drink's "Baconator" (NO LONGER SERVED)
Sakaya Kitchen's Frita (NO LONGER SERVED)
Smashburger's Double Cheeseburger
Sparky's Roadside Barbecue: 1/2 Pound Angus CheeseBurger
Sustain's Burger topped with Benton Ham (NO LONGER OPEN)
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Whatever Hi-Fi and Home Cinema gear you're buying this Christmas, don't get caught short without the cables you need. Otherwise, you'll be bored stiff waiting until the shops open again on Boxing day and spending over inflated prices. So grab what you need quick online now.
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Metropolitan Community College students have a valuable new transportation benefit, starting fall semester 2016.
An MCC student ID will double as an all-access RideKC bus pass — at no additional cost to the students.
The unlimited bus service is a two-year pilot program and a partnership between MCC and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
- The U-Pass, as it is known, will provide full-time and part-time MCC students, who are enrolled in courses for credit, with free, unlimited access to all RideKC transit, including bus service operated by KCATA, Johnson County Transit and Independence. it also covers the MetroFlex service offered by KCATA and Johnson County Transit.
- The U-Pass does not cover the K-10 route to Lawrence and the Share-A-Fare program for paratransit riders.
- The U-Pass is not available to noncredit program students.
MCC has about 18,000 students a semester attending five campuses on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area, including the Northland, Independence and Lee's Summit.
Zonara Nawaz - "I do not feel comfortable driving, so i ride the bus."
How do you obtain an MCC student ID that is U-Pass ready?
- For all students, new and returning: Access to a U-Pass ready student ID is now available. Students will need to bring a copy of a current class schedule and a government issued photo ID for proof of enrollment to his/her specific campus location. IDs will be ordered through each individual's campus. Click here for the five campus locations where students will need to go for ID processing.
- Added note for returning students: Your old ID will not work as a U-Pass. You will need to obtain a new one.
What if your new student ID isn't working?
- If your new student ID is not working, return it to your campus of record and have the ID reissued.
What do you do if you lose your student ID?
- If you lose your student ID, return to your campus of record with a copy of a current class schedule and a government issued photo ID for proof of enrollment and a replacement card will be reissued. There will be a $5 fee for a replacement card.
Toni Stillions - "I could not attend college until this service was provided. I use the service every day."
How much will U-Pass save you?
- As indicated, the U-Pass is free. A monthly RideKC pass costs $50 for local service or $95 for express service. But for commuters who switch from driving a car to taking a bus, the savings can be in the thousands of dollars a year.
How do you determine the best routes?
- All five MCC campuses are served by at least one RideKC route, with connections to routes all over the region. MCC-Penn Valley is served direct by five routes, and is within walking distance of the Main St. MAX.
- RideKC offers more than 90 routes throughout the Kansas City region. Metropolitan Community College is working with KCATA to more closely align bus schedules with campus class schedules.
- For the full RideKC system map, click here.
Juan Alarcon Suarez – "Now, I'm able to go to school, saying I have enough money to eat, have enough money for this. Let me just study."
How do you ride the bus like a pro?
- RideKC conveniently has a rider tutorial on its website. Click here to get started.
Is Wi-Fi available on the bus?
- Yes. Wi-Fi is available on board several buses. Main Street MAX and Troost MAX are 100% Wi-Fi equipped. 22 additional KCATA buses have Wi-Fi. All Johnson County Transit buses provide free Wi-Fi. In 2016, Wi-Fi will be added to all KCATA vehicles. The KC Streetcar corridor will have free Wi-Fi along the 2.2 mile line in downtown Kansas City, Mo. Click here for RideKC App and Wi-Fi resources.
Shannon Johnson – "There were a few times, where I could not get to class because we didn't have enough money for me to go and get a bus pass for me actually to get on a bus to go and get a bus pass."
Is there an APP to help you?
- RideKC does not endorse, guarantee, sell or license apps, but it has recommendations. Some of the apps include only KCATA information, while others include multiple transit agencies. Click here for a list of recommended apps from KCATA.
If you need further assistance, please contact the MCC Information Center at 816.604.1000.


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It doesn't even matter that it is almost the weekend…
Here is twenty places I know I would rather be right NOW!
1. In an infinity pool overlooking the Mediterranean.
2. Trekking in the Canadian wilderness.
3. Swinging in this Hammock in the Caribbean.
4. Living out your Tarzan fantasies in this Balinese tree house.
5. Hot Air Ballooning over Bagan, Myanmar.
6. Soaking in the pools of Pamukkale in Turkey.
7. Swimming with sea turtles on Galapagos.
8. Wandering the Tulip fields in the Netherlands.
9. Rafting down the Rio Grande in Jamaica.
10. On Safari in Africa.
11. Living a life of luxury in your private hut in the Maldives.
12. Relaxing in a hot tub in the Swiss Alps.
13. Marvelling at the Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
14. Catching a wave in Hawaii.
15. Getting back to nature in a log cabin in the woods.
16. Catching a sunset over Santorini.
17. Having your senses intensified in India.
18. Cruising the South Pacific
19. Kayaking around the Artic.
20. Falling in love with the Amalfi Coast in Italy.
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– Cindy Cullen, The Center For Women's Health (Langhorne, PA)
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There is no doubt that NLI is committed to the success of their students. They have forwarded me multiple emails with job opportunities in the laser industry that were available in my area and have done their best to help me find a job. Since graduating in December, I have been hired as a laser technician in a large medi spa in Anchorage Alaska doing laser hair removal and tattoo removal. Without the great education and support I received I know I would not have found such a great job! I highly recommend NLI to anyone interested in the field of lasers and feel strongly that my money was well spent! I hope to be able to take more classes from NLI in the future.
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If you are reading this you must want a change in your life. National Laser Institute is a good career change in an industry that is continually growing. My experience with National Laser Institute was a positive life change for me. The curriculum is interesting and covers a wide spectrum of the history and use of various lasers. The course is taught by a variety of knowledgeable instructors that are available to every student. I made many good friends in the class and with the staff. I highly recommend National Laser Institute to anyone wanting a change in their life and becoming involved in a fun and rewarding industry.
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Cardinals (1-1) at Saints (2-0)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Saints by 7 ½
New Orleans could just as easily be 0-2, with its two victories coming on the final play against division rivals Atlanta and Tampa Bay. The Saints' vaunted offense has sputtered, averaging just 19 ½ points per game (they averaged more than 32 points last season), and has converted only one of seven red-zone opportunities for a touchdown. The coaching staff appears hellbent on making Mark Ingram happen, and, at this point, he is not.
Rob Ryan has clearly embraced New Orleans's culture of excess, and his revamped defense — the same unit that gave up the most yards in N.F.L. history last season — deserves much of the credit for the team's record.
That said, Carson Palmer has been relatively successful in past matchups against Ryan-coached defenses, but he could be without his main threat if Larry Fitzgerald's sore hamstring prevents him from dressing.
Worth noting: This will be a homecoming for the New Orleans native Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona's rookie cornerback/special teams ace. Look for him to make a play that proves pivotal to the game's outcome. Pick: Cardinals
Packers (1-1) at Bengals (1-1)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Packers by 2 ½
No undefeated teams are matched up in Week 3, making this perhaps the most intriguing matchup on the schedule, yet it is not even close to a must-watch game. If ever there was a time to score some points with your significant other by putting aside football, this is the weekend to do it. Maybe agree to having Sunday brunch, then seeing "Enough Said," with James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Movie critics really liked it, so there's that!
Pick: Packers
Texans (2-0) at Ravens (1-1)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Texans by 2 ½
The former Baltimore safety Ed Reed contended last week that it was not a big deal that injuries would keep him out of this game for Houston.
"It's nothing that urged me to play this week," Reed said on Rich Eisen's podcast. "You know, I didn't circle this on the calendar."
Well, to that we say, balderdash! If Reed did not circle this game on the calendar, he had a giant electronic countdown clock installed in his house to remind him down to the second how much time he had to recover and run through the tunnel and onto the field on Sunday, the day his longtime teammate Ray Lewis will be inducted into the Ravens' Ring of Honor at halftime.
The Texans have been unimpressive in their two wins, and the Ravens, who are 19-2 in their last 21 home games, are due to finally overcome the Super Bowl hangover that has slowed them. A frenzied, big-game home crowd should do the trick.
Pick: Ravens
Giants (0-2) at Panthers (0-2)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Panthers by 1
Every year, it seems that one player whom the fantasy football experts tout as the next big thing ends up being a spectacular bust. Going into this season, the Giants' David Wilson was the sleeper many picked to have a monster year. Well, so much for that.
Signing Brandon Jacobs did not do much to improve their running game in Week 2 against Denver. The Giants rushed for 23 yards on 19 carries for a 1.2 average. They are ranked last in the league in rushing.
What's Tiki Barber up to these days?
Pick: Giants
Chargers (1-1) at Titans (1-1)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Titans by 3
Two things that appear to have been resurrected this season: Philip Rivers's arm, which at times last season was compared to an overcooked chicken wing, and the swagger of the Tennessee defense, perhaps because of Gregg Williams's return to an N.F.L. sideline.
Fun fact: the Titans have not beaten San Diego since they were the Houston Oilers, George H. W. Bush was in the White House and Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" topped the Billboard charts (Sept. 27, 1992, to be exact). With Malcom Floyd out indefinitely with a neck injury after being taken off the field on a stretcher in Week 2, that streak ends Sunday.
Pick: Titans
Browns (0-2) at Vikings (0-2)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Vikings by 6 ½
Cleveland traded running back Trent Richardson, its best offensive player and the third player taken in the 2012 draft, to Indianapolis for a first-round draft pick. That means the Browns will have a total of 10 picks — seven in the first four rounds — in the 2014 draft.
Is Cleveland "Drowning for (Jadeveon) Clowney," perhaps?
Pick: Vikings
Buccaneers (0-2) at Patriots (2-0)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Patriots by 7
Two games into the season, Tampa Bay is said to have called a players-only meeting, the starting quarterback Josh Freeman is reportedly asking to be traded, and the star cornerback Darrelle Revis is clashing with Coach Greg Schiano. If that were not enough, New England Coach Bill Belichick has had 10 days to prepare his Patriots to play the rapidly imploding Buccaneers.
Pick: Patriots
Rams (1-1) at Cowboys (1-1)
1 p.m. Sunday
Line: Cowboys by 4
Run-challenged St. Louis travels to Jerry Jones's stadium version of an Affliction shirt to take on equally run-challenged Dallas. So look for Sam Bradford, who let it fly 55 times in a road loss to Atlanta last week, and Tony Romo to air it out in this one. Worth noting: DeMarco Murray rushed for 253 yards, a single-game Cowboys record, the last time these teams played.
A home game against a team Dallas should beat on paper seems like a perfect time for Romo to remind the world that Jones took a long look at his résumé during the off-season and somehow thought, "I should definitely give this man a $108 million contract extension."
"Breaking Bad" will soon end its run, but Romo is still going to Romo, and he's due.
Pick: Rams
Lions (1-1) at Redskins (0-2)
1 p.m. Sunday Line: Redskins by 2
Washington has been terrible on both sides of the ball. Robert Griffin III has looked apprehensive and out of sync, but Jim Haslett's defense has been extraordinarily bad, doing a sterling impersonation of the Saints' 2012 defense. This bodes well for a team with a high-flying offense like Detroit.
"They're probably smiling right now, looking at our defense," Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall said of the Lions. "They're probably smiling, champing at the bit to get out there against us."
You bet they are.
As Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson coolly understated: "When we watch film, we see the same thing they've seen, and obviously, we'll try to exploit the same things that other teams have success with. Seems like there's a lot of opportunities."
Pick: Lions
Falcons (1-1) at Dolphins (2-0)
4:05 p.m. Sunday Line: Dolphins by 2 ½
Almost every N.F.L. fan in America is saying, "Wait, the Dolphins are 2-0?" Even more astonishing is that both wins have come on the road.
Would the average fan know Miami Coach Joe Philbin's name if the team had not been featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks" last season? Regardless, the bubble bursts at home against Atlanta.
Pick: Falcons
Jaguars (0-2) at Seahawks (2-0)
4:25 p.m. Sunday Line: Seahawks by 19 ½
What do you get when perhaps the league's best team at this point plays at home — a notoriously hostile place for opponents — against perhaps the league's worst team at this point? One of the largest point spreads in N.F.L. history, that's what.
Although Jacksonville Coach Gus Bradley was the Seahawks' defensive coordinator from 2009-12, the Jaguars appear to stand little chance in this game.
How bad are things in Jacksonville? Well, a small group of fans held a rally urging the Jaguars to sign Tim Tebow to be their starting quarterback.
Other N.F.L. fans should remember that no matter how bad this season becomes, they are probably safe in assuming that no one will organize a rally to encourage their teams to sign Tebow. Consider yourself fortunate to not be drowning in that depth of despair.
Pick: Seahawks
Colts (1-1) at 49ers (1-1)
4:25 p.m. Sunday Line: 49ers by 10
The Indianapolis offensive line has had a tough time protecting Andrew Luck, whom San Francisco Coach Jim Harbaugh knows well from their days at Stanford. Combine that with a ticked-off 49ers team that is coming off a loss to Seattle and is playing in front of a home crowd, and this game could get ugly, Trent Richardson or not.
Pick: 49ers
Bills (1-1) at Jets (1-1)
4:25 p.m. Sunday Line: Jets by 2 ½
The news media focus leading up to this game will almost certainly be on the rookie starting quarterbacks involved, Geno Smith and E. J. Manuel. But the most intriguing matchup might be Buffalo's ground game against the Jets' run defense.
Running back C. J. Spiller is averaging 162.5 yards from scrimmage in his last two games against the Jets, and Fred Jackson has so far looked a lot like the Fred Jackson of 2011. But the Jets have surrendered only 59.5 rushing yards per game this season.
Pick: Bills
Bears (2-0) at Steelers (0-2)
8:30 p.m. Sunday Line: Bears by 2 ½
Can anyone under the age of 50 recall a time when Pittsburgh fielded a really bad team for an entire season? Well, this Steelers team appears to have really bad potential.
Congressional subcommittee hearings on C-Span are more entertaining to watch than Pittsburgh's offense, which has averaged only 9.5 points per game. Although the Steelers' defense is decent, it is not nearly good enough to win games by holding opponents to single digits in scoring.
Pick: Bears
Raiders (1-1) at Broncos (2-0)
8:40 p.m. Monday Line: Broncos by 15
This game would be so much more fun if Al Davis were alive so ESPN could cut to him occasionally and give all of us watching at home the opportunity to see his face melting as Peyton Manning moves Denver up and down the field at will.
Pick: Broncos


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Are you about to buy a memory card for your smartphone or for a camera? Then here is Everything You Need to Know About Memory Cards. Make sure to go through this entire article before you buy an SD or Memory card.
"Everything You Need to Know About Memory Cards"
Most of use the cards which we get the first purchase of our smartphones or camera. Then after to increase the space or to replace a corrupted card we move to buy a new card. And am sure that most of us never bother with the type of company which you purchase. Though few might move with some famous brands, Most of us only bother about the price range.
You've only bother about price range and most don't. But have you ever known that the transfer speed of the memory card is completely based on its quality? No right? there are a plethora other factors which you've need to consider before purchasing a memory card.
All you need to know is the type of class, amount of speed it can transfer data and about its class type. Then after you need to consider the type of memory or Sd card that can work fine on your camera or smartphone.
SD Card Type
The first thing to consider is its type. Though this completely depends upon the amount of storage you choose. But is the foremost important point to be considered before you've purchased a memory card.
There are three standards of memory cards. They are SDSC (Secure Digital Standard Capacity), SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity), SDXC (Secure Digital Extended Capacity).
SD Card Class
Either you purchase a memory card for your smartphone or camera or any other device, Its class plays an important role in making it compatible with your device. The price of the sd card in completely based on the class of the card. The higher the class number on a memory card the high its price range.
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A memory card's class denotes the transfer speed. Which means when you transfer data from your computer to the card, The speed which the data is being transferred is completely based on the type of class of the memory card. So make sure to move with the high number classed memory card to get high data transfer speed.
In simple words, The number on the memory card tells you the amount of transfer speed in MegaBytes. Where class 2 refers to 2 MB per second. Then after the UHS classed are of two types, UHS 1 and 3 with data transfer speeds around 30-50MB per second.
Many of getting confused to move with a specific memory card for a smartphone or with a camera. Most get confused with the type of class for smartphones or DSLR. For a smartphone where you use a memory card to store photos and other files, You can move to Class 2. For those who record videos in HD then you need to move with Class 4 or 6. And if your smartphone is capable to record Full HD or 4K then you need to use Class 10 memory cards for robust performance.
And for your DSLR you need to use Cass 10 memory cards.
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Nemone on BBC 6 Music and drinking tea. If you haven't been listening I have some music and video to share with you. I've just heard PJ Harvey's new single, it's bloody brilliant. It samples Bloody & Fire by Niney The Observer and will be released on her 14th album Let England Shake on February 14th.
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When we think of budo, what are we talking about?
What is budo? What is bushido?
Budo can be considered as martial way. And within budo, bushido is taught.* Budo is a way of living and a way of dying. In Daidoji Yuzan's book, Budoshoshinshu, he begins with:
"The man who would be a warrior considers it his most basic intention to keep death always in mind, day and night, from the time he first picks up his chopsticks in celebrating his morning meal on New Year's day to the evening of the last day of the year. When one constantly keeps death in mind, both loyalty and filial piety are realized, myriad evils and disasters are avoided, one is without illness and mishap, and lives out a long life. In addition, even his character is improved. Such are the many benefits of this act."
Budoshoshinshu, while written as the warrior's primer, offers much in the way of guidance that is still pertinent today. When I read the section above, I take it to mean that we should live every day as it is our last. We should live life to the fullest and appreciate every moment. We should not leave things that should be done now, until tomorrow. We should make peace where peace needs to be made and to quote from one of my favorite songs, "Shower the people you love with love. Show them the way that you feel."
Budoshoshinshu goes on to state:
"Day and night without fail, as one is involved in all of his business, both public and private, when there is just a moment to be calm, death should be kept in mind… these words are for the understanding of those intending to be warriors."
I would think, good words for all.
"Bushidō (武士道?), roughly translated as "the way of the warrior," is a Japanese code of conduct and way of Samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. As part of the Samurai philosophy, Bushidō stresses loyalty, frugality, the mastery of martial arts, and "honor unto death." Born of two main influences, philosophy and swordsmanship, the violent existence of the Samurai was tempered by the wisdom and serenity of Japanese Shinto (&) Buddhism." (Wikipedia)
If we look at Inazo Nitobi's Bushido, the Soul of Japan, he states:
"Bushido, then, is the code of moral principles which the knights were required or instructed to observe. It is not a written code; at best it consists of a few maxims handed down from mouth to mouth or coming from the pen of some well-known warrior or savant. More frequently it is a code unuttered and unwritten, possessing all the more the powerful sanction of veritable deed, and of a law written on the fleshly tablets of the heart. It was founded not on the creation of one brain, however able, or on the life of a single personage, however renowned. It was an organic growth of decades and centuries of military career."
"Bushido as an independent code of ethics may vanish, but its power will not perish from the earth; its schools of martial prowess or civic honor may be demolished, but its light and its glory will long survive their ruins. Like its symbolic flower, after it is blown to the four winds, it will still bless mankind with the perfume with which it will enrich life. Ages after, when its customaries shall have been buried and its very name forgotten, its odors will come floating in the air as from a far-off unseen hill…"
It is our job, as martial artists, to do our part in ensuring that the budo code not be forgotten… not only by passing on the words, but by being living examples… by traveling the Way.
*A good article with more in regard to budo and bushido can be found @ http://ekamachdi.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/understanding-aikido-as-budo


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Air pollution is a daily struggle for citizens of the Kathmandu Valley, with municipalities under intense pressure to address this complex problem. Coordinated action across the valley, based on scientific evidence, can help combat the issue. On 25 October 2018, Clean Energy Nepal (CEN) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in collaboration with Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Lalitpur Metropolitan City, will host a Mayors' Summit on Air Pollution. Mayors, Deputy Mayors and the Chiefs of the Environment Divisions of 18 municipalities in Kathmandu Valley will participate. The Summit will sensitize and enhance the knowledge of local representatives about the status of air pollution and mitigation measures, and concurrently create synergy amongst the municipalities.
Experts will brief the mayors on the current scientific understanding of air pollution, potential solutions that municipalities can implement, and possible guiding regulatory frameworks. Melba Pria, the Ambassador of Mexico, will share relevant experiences from Mexico City. Mexico City is geographically very similar to the Kathmandu Valley – a bowl shaped valley with multiple municipalities. Twenty years ago it had the worst air quality in the world, but has since made remarkable improvement. The Mexican Ambassador will speak about how this was achieved, providing inspiration for a model Kathmandu could emulate.
Programme objective
The goal of this programme is to create synergy between municipal action plans to improve air quality in the Kathmandu Valley. Its key objectives are highlighted below:
Expected outcomes
At the end of the two-hour event, 18 Kathmandu Valley municipalities will sign a declaration committing to work together for clean air.
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Our friend Angela and nine others await trial in April for their protest actions at the 2015 DSEI arms fair.* Taking up the demanding tactics of nonviolence, they put themselves in the way of power, and blocked roads to the fair with their bodies until they were seized and arrested by the Metropolitan Police.
We share the defendants' concern that corporations and their owners should profit from marketing the arms used, for example, by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in internal repression (two of sixteen authoritarian states invited to the fair, according to the Campaign Against Arms Trade), or by Israel in maintaining its illegal occupation of the West Bank and its punishing blockade of the Gaza Strip. Not only some of the buyers but some of the likely wares are specially disturbing: observers from human rights organizations were barred in 2015, but at previous fairs both instruments of torture and outlawed cluster munitions, unacceptably lethal to civilians, have been exhibited.
Angela and the other defendants broke momentarily the circuit of arms and money to make a wider connection, between arms sales and unjust state violence. We endorse their statement of 11 November, and believe their actions had the lawful excuse of necessity in the defence of human life. We also promise what small contribution we can afford to the defendants' solidarity fund.
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* The Crown Prosecution Service this week gave up its case against an eleventh, charged with criminal damage for writing with a washable marker on an armoured lorry.


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The City has begun discussions with the New-York Historical Society about a role in overseeing the South Street Seaport Museum.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in an interview with John Gambling on WOR radio on Friday, said, "Nothing has been finalized, but the Historical Society is a terrific organization and would be a great partner for the museum."
The society said it was too early to provide details of its potential stewardship.
"As the mayor announced, we are talking with the city about what role the New-York Historical Society might play at the South Street Seaport Museum," said Laura Washington, a spokeswoman for the museum. "While these discussions are at an early stage, we're very excited to have the opportunity to explore the possibility of our participation in the cultural revitalization of this historic district."
David Weinreb, the chief executive of the Howard Hughes Corporation, in a news conference on Thursday, said that the corporation and the mayor had reached an agreement in principle on the future of the museum, according to Downtown Express.
"There will be more to come on that in the coming weeks, but we've got a very, very exciting plan," Mr. Weinreb said, adding, "It's going to be dynamic, and it's another great part of the experience that's going to be created here."
The museum's galleries have been shut since Hurricane Sandy, although it is still running some programming and its 19th-century print shop is open. Having run the museum for two years, the Museum of the City of New York announced in June that it would pull out of the financially troubled institution.


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Looking Ahead At Health Law Milestones
With open enrollment for 2014 set to formally close today, analysts note that it will take years to assess whether the health law succeeds at creating stable markets for those without employer-sponsored insurance. Several look at likely victories and hurdles.
Kaiser Health News: What Happens Next On The Health Law?
Just because open enrollment for people who buy their own health insurance formally closes March 31 doesn't mean debate over the health law will take a hiatus. After more than four years of strident rhetoric, evidence about how the law is actually working is starting to trickle in. Here are seven things to watch before the next enrollment period begins in November (Appleby, Carey, and Galewitz, 3/31).
Reuters: Obamacare Hits Milestone, But Detours Ahead For Health Law
[A]s the White House and its allies declare victory, major hurdles remain. And it will take years to determine whether the law will accomplish its mission of creating stable insurance markets that can help a significant number of America's nearly 50 million uninsured gain health coverage, experts say. Republicans are counting on that uncertainty to play into their strategy for the midterm congressional elections in November (Morgan, 3/30).
The New York Times: In New Health Care Era, Blessings And Hurdles
In a plain brown health clinic on a busy boulevard [in Louisville, Ky.], the growing pains of the Affordable Care Act are already being felt — almost too sharply for the harried staff trying to keep up with the flow of patients. ... The law still faces steep challenges in Kentucky and nationwide, not only from energized political opponents who plan to attack it until Election Day, but also from skeptical consumers who think the cost of many new plans is too high, and the choice of doctors, hospitals and prescription drugs too limited. ... Yet beneath the loud debate, the law is quietly starting to change the health care landscape (Goodnough, 3/30).
Los Angeles Times: Insurers Already Calculating 2015 Premiums As Obamacare Kicks In
Even before enrollment closes Monday, California has far exceeded its initial goals for signing up people under the Affordable Care Act. Although the sheer volume of 1.1 million policyholders is impressive for a brand new government program, the number of sicker patients is what's likely to draw the most attention. How sick they are and the size of their medical bills will be front and center in the weeks to come as insurers begin drawing up next year's insurance rates, which will become public this summer (Terhune, 3/30).
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The deadline for ObamaCare's first-year enrollment has arrived, four years after one of the most far-reaching and divisive pieces of domestic legislation became law. It's a historic moment and a time to take stock of a measure proponents said would provide health insurance to people who lacked it, drive down costs, take a bite out of the deficit, boost the economy and lower the amount ordinary people had to pay (Viebeck and Easley, 3/31).
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This 9th Annual Student Technology Prize in Primary Healthcare is a unique $200,000 competition for engineering students to encourage and support innovative clinically-relevant, primary-care technology concepts. It is administered under the auspices of the Massachusetts General Hospital's "Ambulatory Practice of the Future" (APF) and sponsored by the Gelfand Family Charitable Trust. The top prize is $100,000.
Objective: This annual national competition is intended to encourage graduate and undergraduate engineering students to direct their creative skills toward the needs of primary care. We seek innovations which have a substantial potential to support improved delivery of this care. These may be technologies, instrumentation, devices, systems, or the like.
Technologies of particular interest are ones that could improve access to medical care, leverage the skills of caregivers, automate routine tasks, increase workflow efficiency, support patients with chronic disease, increase compliance with care protocols, reduce medical error, or augment the physician-patient relationship. Applicants should pay close attention to these objectives, as technologies supporting specialty care are of much lesser interest to the judges.
Innovations are sought for use in any setting, not just those of the traditional medical-practice office. The full range of venues of daily living, from home to work and beyond, present attractive opportunities for innovations which could enhance the quality and continuity of primary care. Applications directed at global-health needs are also welcome, though the entries must be from students in U.S. universities. Winners from prior years, viewable through this link, should serve as examples of the ideas and accomplishments that are sought.
Process: Short two-page Pre-Proposals from students are due by May 1, 2017. The online submission site will open on April 3, 2017 and remain open until the deadline of May 1st at midnight. Five Finalists will then be chosen from these pre-proposals, and each of these will be awarded $5,000 to advance their work, and to help them prepare a full 20-page-maximum final proposal, which will then be due September 25, 2017. The First-Prize winner will receive $100,000 for support of their team's work and career advancement, and the second prize winner will receive $50.000. Each of these two major awards will be in addition to their earlier award of $5,000.
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BEIJING, China—China is putting the research, production and sale of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under strict scrutiny with the establishment of a safety certification process that will take effect March 20. The statute aims to protect people, animals and the environment, while pushing agro-biotechnology research, said Fang Xiangdong of the China Ministry of Agriculture's newly created GMO safety office.
The move has raised concerns in the US, a major GMO exporter to China. Soy exporters are particularly concerned. The US forecasts soy exports of US$1 billion to China in 2002, about 70 per cent of which is genetically modified. Washington is considering "the potential impact on US trade to China," a US embassy official said.
The new rules require all GMOs entering China for research, production, or processing to attain safety certificates from the Chinese government. Imports that lack safety certificates and relevant papers will be returned or destroyed.
As of March 20, 2002, genetically altered produce entering China has to be clearly labelled as GM products.
Industry analysts said the measures risk harming China's standing in the international community and may jeopardise their newly gained status as members of the World Trade Organisation.
"This comes as a great surprise to us because it is at a time when China is dramatically accelerating its investments in biotechnology," Charles Martin, vice president of corporate communications, Asia Pacific, at US-based Monsanto, told Reuters.
The fact that China is pouring huge funds into domestic research to develop GM crops such as corn, rice and cotton has surprised many. Others say China is simply looking after its farmers.
Japan's Foods for Specified Health Use (FOSHU), the world's first functional foods health-claim approval regulation for finished products, allows manufacturers to make specific health claims and use the FOSHU seal on food labels. It is the prime reason for the burgeoning functional foods market in Japan. Since its inception in 1991, 278 products have been approved; the market, now at US$2.5 billion, is growing at a rate of 18 per cent a year and is estimated to reach US$4.3 billion by 2005. The chart shows the breakdown of health claims by health category.
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Thoughts: Using rotating discs instead of hands is actually nothing new, but when I first laid eyes on this 'German Inspired' watch from Prince Gera I was immediately entranced, a bit confused, but overall extremely interested. Prince Gera is a young company based out of Guangzhou, and perhaps it's that youthful confidence which led to the design and release of a unique watch like this. In case you're still confused, the hours and minutes are both read at the 12 o'clock position, while the seconds hand is center on the dial. In the above picture the time is roughly 7:31.