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SACRAMENTO — More than 200 state employees were overpaid more than $500,000 by managers who deliberately broke state rules at the troubled California Department of Parks and Recreation, according to a report Tuesday by the state controller.
The report is the latest blow to a department where employees were found last summer to have kept $54 million hidden in two special funds for more than a decade, even as dozens of parks faced closure. Results from additional investigations by the Department of Finance and state attorney general are expected in coming weeks.
The controller's office found that managers broke rules and regulations to pay 203 employees about $520,000 in extra pay over three years. Several dozen other employees were also overpaid more than $63,000 because they worked more hours or in higher-paying positions than allowed.
"The deliberate disregard for internal controls along with little oversight and poorly trained staff resulted in improper payouts to Parks' employees," Controller John Chiang said in a statement. He called for tighter security and authorization requirements to correct a lax standard that "invites the abuse of public funds."
Department spokesman Roy Stearns said the department agrees with much of the criticism and is taking steps to comply.
There aren't enough records to say how many of the overpayments were legal, according to the controller. But auditors found that employees were paid extra money for extra duties for more days than were allowed by state rules or collective bargaining agreements. One employee was shuffled between assignments three times to keep getting the additional pay.
The additional pay is supposed to be awarded only under limited circumstances, for a limited number of days and only with proper documentation. But managers "circumvented rules and regulations" to allow the extra pay, according to the controller. The auditors examined three years ending June 30, about the time the scandal broke.
Other problems involved temporary employees who worked more hours than allowed, as well as employees who did not take a required 5 percent pay cut while they were out of work on leave.
The department said in its official response that the employees who received extra pay were eligible to do so, but that proper procedures weren't followed. It disagreed with several of the controller's findings.


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Predix Pedestrian Planning API - Developers
The Pedestrian Planning API offers metadata obtained from intelligent lighting sensors located along public roadways, and parking lots. Information returned by this API includes volume counts by region. This REST API returns data in JSON format, and uses OAuth 2 and Tokens for authentication. Predix is an industrial software platform developed by General Electric Digital which aims to improve asset performance management (APM), operations, and business.

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News in the KinderStart.com-case (see Techdirt).
This site may be not worth for a high ranking (or any ranking, frankly I don't know this site).
But I think it's in any case not good that one company has the power to throw another company nearly out of business without any need for explanation.
Or do we just have to trust Google because it's the Good and not the Evil?
(See also The Trial on Wikipedia)


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Deda's bars and stems even more oversized for 2011
Plus new frames from sister company Dedacciai
It seems bigger is better in the Deda camp these days, as the Italian component makers have introduced a 35mm-diameter handlebar and stem system that's claimed to offer a 50 percent increase in bending stiffness over their standard 31.7mm offerings.
But isn't 35mm too big, you say? Perhaps, but not when you consider the finished diameter of a 31.7mm bar when handlebar tape is taken into account and the fact that the new M35 is intended to be unwrapped up top.
Even so, some riders will prefer the additional grip and cushioning of bar tape, and the extra stiffness could prove too punishing for slighter riders or on rough roads. However, this is just the sort of thing that should appeal to sprinters.
In addition, Deda have managed to increase the clamp diameter without adding much of a weight penalty. The Trentacinque stem is only 26g heavier (claimed weight of 136g for a 110mm extension) than a comparable 31.7mm-diameter Presa and Zero100 bar and stem, and the M35 is actually 4g lighter (210g for a 42cm).
The matching Deda Trentacinque stem is still light at just 136g (110mm) despite the larger handlebar clamp diameter
Whether or not the new size will gain wide acceptance is another question entirely but if nothing else, it presents another option. Besides, Deda aren't introducing it as a wholesale replacement for the current oversized standard.
Deda's Vincente stem concept is even more radical, with a unique internal-external steerer clamp that's claimed to be gentler on carbon tubes while also being more secure than traditional setups. Separate aluminium clamps and titanium hardware keeps the Vincente pretty light, too, at a claimed weight of just 137g.
Deda's Vincente stem is designed to be gentler on carbon steerers, with a unique clamp design that secures to both the inner and outer diameters
Other new component offerings occupy more value-oriented segments of the market and include the RHM01 (round cross-section) and RHM02 (aero cross-section) aluminium road handlebars, the Quattro2 and Zero1 forged aluminium oversized stems, and RS01 and RS02 two-bolt aluminium seatposts.
Frames, too
Sister company Dedacciai's ever-expanding collection of frames will total nearly a dozen models for 2011. Sitting at the top of the heap is the intriguing Temerario, said to be Dedacciai's stiffest option with simply massive squared-off carbon fibre tube sections, a tapered 1-1/8 to 1-1/2in front end with similarly enormous fork blades, and unique bonded-in titanium seatstays.
Dedacciai are also among the shrinking minority that continue to favour integrated seatmasts, with the Temerario sporting a deep oval cross-section throughout its length – and naturally, it's topped with a Deda alloy head. Despite the liberal helpings of surface, claimed weight is still rather impressive at just 1,050g for a medium frame, plus another 330g for the matching fork.
Dedacciai's striking Temerario flagship is mostly carbon fibre save for the unique titanium seatstays
Dedacciai's second-tier Super Scuro is also a new design, though more an evolution of the existing Scuro RS than a wholesale clean slate like the Temerario. Changes from the RS include a more heavily bolstered tapered front end and bottom bracket area, larger squared-off chainstays, smaller seatstays, and internal cable routing – and again, still with an integrated seatmast. Claimed weight is lighter than the Temerario at just 990g for a medium frame, though the fork is heavier at 420g.
Dedacciai's Super Scuro sports striking lines, high-modulus carbon fibres, nanotube-reinforced resins, a tapered front end and internal cable routing
Occupying the less expensive end of the scale is the more straightforwardly designed Nerissimo. In contrast to the radically squared-off tubing of the Temerario or Super Scuro models, the Nerissimo uses mostly round or ovoid shapes throughout and a standard, non-integrated seat tube. There's still a tapered front end, however, and the slim seatstays suggest a reasonably comfy ride. Claimed weight is 1,150g for a medium frame plus another 410g for the included fork.
The Nerissimo is Dedacciai's no-frills road model with more basic tubing shapes and a threaded bottom bracket
For races against the clock, Dedacciai now offer the Chrono model, which includes the usual teardrop-shaped tubes, curved seat tube, giant chainstays and slimseat stays favoured by many modern designers. Finishing things off are an aero-profile carbon seatpost and internal cable routing. Claimed weight is 1,250g – which is quite light for a dedicated aero model – plus another 390g for the non-tapered carbon fork.
The Dedacciai Chrono features teardrop-shaped tube sections, smooth joints and internal cable routing to help decrease aerodynamic drag
Finally, there's a new Cross carbon frame as well, aimed more at providing a slightly softer ride in the rough than outright stiffness with its flattened chainstays, relatively slender seatstays and non-tapered fork. The bottom of the top tube is flattened for easier shouldering, cables are routed across the top tube to protect them from contamination, and mud clearance looks fairly reasonable. Claimed weight is 1,050g for a medium frame; the matching fork will add another 550g.
Dedacciai's carbon Cross frame is light, with a claimed weight of just 1,050g (size M), and includes a flattened top tube underside for easier shouldering


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What expats are doing for St Pat's
St Patrick's Day means much more to emigrants than it does to people in Ireland. Several Irish people abroad describe what they'll be doing on March 17th
St Patrick's Day annual celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London
Mother of Hugh (6), Lily (12) and Grace (11), living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This will be our third St Patrick's Day since our family moved from Mullingar to Rio, and for me it is about our three kids having pride in their home country. Very little is known about Ireland here in Brazil, so it is nice to be able to celebrate our roots when the day comes around.
We've been talking about St Patrick's Day this year for weeks, because Rio's most iconic feature, the Christ the Redeemer statue, is "going green" for the first time. We have been invited to a reception with the ambassador, co-hosted with the British Consul General, to mark a visit by Martin McGuinness. We're going to host a gathering for our own friends too, with some traditional Irish food and drink.
Our Irishness is very important to us as a family. Our son Hugh has been living here for as long as he lived in Ireland, so it is especially important he learns about Irish culture. We do our best to listen to Irish music and watch Irish sports all year, but St Patrick's Day is the one day when you can really celebrate where you come from.
Chairwoman of the St Patrick's Day Parade Advisory Forum, London
St Patrick's Day is a wonderful opportunity for Ireland to make a positive statement about itself in key locations around the world. There is a strong Irish presence in London, and we want to keep the festival evolving so it appeals to a broad range of people.
It had become a bit like a music festival with lots of drinking going on, which was ostracising families and older people. I have two girls aged 10 and 15, and they found it quite tedious. Representatives of community groups who sit on the St Patrick's Day forum decided to restructure the festival this year to bring much more variety to the programme and make it more child-friendly.
We will have a comedy tent, a film bus, Irish food stalls and a music stage that will entertain the adults, and lots of new activities for children, with a section dedicated to storytelling and shadow animation, sports demonstrations, and a craft tent where kids can make their county flags.
If they are done well, St Patrick's Day celebrations can be a great way to nurture a sense of pride in a young person about their heritage. The day will hopefully appeal to everyone – young emigrants who have recently moved over, those who have been here a long time, second-generation Irish, and those with no connection to Ireland at all, because a huge part of it is about promoting the country as a destination.
Research scientist, living in Dunedin, New Zealand
St Patrick's Day brings back fond memories of parades, flags and badges (which mum still sends out) and hunting for shamrock in the back garden. There will be an uplifting email from President Michael D Higgins to the diaspora and a card from home with "Across the Miles" on the front. Altogether it is a nice reminder of our special place in the world.
I'm a Dub and my partner Clare is from Portlaoise, Co Laois. I'll be sure to have some Guinness chilled to raise a glass to the aul' sod, and I'll probably have my tatty old rugby jersey on, too. We always mark the day in some manner but stop short of going out, because of what we would be confronted with.
The commentary over here tends to highlight the one all-pervading, onedimensional aspect of the day – the drinking, which leads to an uncomfortable mix of national pride and acute embarrassment. It is not only Irish people doing the over-indulging; Dunedin is a student town and the excuse for an all-day bender is embraced with great enthusiasm. There will be street parties and live music, and plenty of inflatable shamrocks and "Kiss Me I'm Irish" hats.
St Patrick's Day used to be a celebration of Irishness, but not any more. The day has been hijacked and cheapened by the plastic paddywhackery aspect. It creates an international perception of what it means to be Irish that is far from the truth.
Drink yourself green if you will, but please, not in my honour; I'd like to think there is more to us than that.
Acting manager of Durty Nelly 's Bar,
It will be packed in here on Sunday, the busiest day of the year. Our main clientele will be the Irish tradesmen and backpackers who regularly drink here, and local Australia ns who come in to check out what St Patrick's Day is all about.
We will open at 8am to serve a full Irish breakfast so people can get a good feed into them. The traditional music session will start at 11am and run until 2pm, where people can bring in their own instruments and join in. There will be Irish dancing, too.
It doesn't matter where we go, the Irish always love a pint, especially on our national day. It won't get messy though, because you are not allowed by law to be drunk in a pub in Australia. People will get merry, but they won't be falling over like at home.
I'm originally from Finglas in Dublin, and 90 per cent of our staff are Irish. St Patrick's Day is really important for Irish people here to get together, but we try to provide a taste of home for them all through the year. The sense of community among the Irish in Sydney is very strong; because we are so far away from home, we need to look after each other.
Guitarist with Boxty, Dubai
Playing traditional Irish music was a huge part of my life growing up in Belfast. I have toured a bit around the US and Australia playing guitar – Irish music is popular everywhere you go, so playing it is a great way to travel and see the world.
I came to Dubai a few years ago for a gig and loved it. I lived in Qatar for a year but jazz music is much more popular there, so I moved back to Dubai last August and got in touch with the group through a friend of a friend from home.
I work as a music teacher by day, and we gig regularly in the Irish bars here at night. We are all trad musicians, from Galway, Cork, Limerick and Liverpool, but we play a lot of modern covers, too.
St Patrick's week is one of the busiest of the year – we will be playing gigs almost every night. On Sunday we'll be performing at an event organised by Tourism Ireland at the Burj Al Arab, the world's only seven-star hotel, for the Irish Ambassador and about 50 members of the Irish community, which is a great opportunity.
C o-founder of the Irish Families in Perth social network and mother of Laoise (2)
To provide an alternative for families who didn't want to bring their kids to the pub on St Patrick's Day, Irish Families in Perth organised a meet up in Whiteman Park last year, with a barbecue, Irish music and activities for the children. From there, the idea formed to restart the parade, which stopped four years ago.
The mayor of Vincent, Alannah McTiernan, who has Irish heritage, was really keen on hosting the parade in Leederville, about 3km from central Perth. We formed a committee and secured sponsorship from iiNet, a broadband company run by Irish businessman Michael Malone. The amount of work we have put in to arrange fundraising, traffic management, permits and insurance has been huge, so I'm really looking forward to the day now.
We have 30 groups set up to participate in the parade, including eight floats, three marching bands, local GAA clubs, local businesses with Irish connections, and the Claddagh Association, which provides welfare assistance to the Irish community. The parade will begin at 10am and end in the local football grounds, where there will be a family fun day with Irish music and dancing, a ceremony for people who have become Australian citizens, and the GAA clubs' summer league finals.
For the older Irish community in Perth to have a younger generation of Irish people settling here and creating an event to celebrate Irishness is something very exciting. The day is about bringing together all the Irish community groups for one annual event to celebrate our heritage.
G rand marshal of the New York City's St Patrick's Day Parade
My great grandfather, who was four-time governor of New York, was grand marshal in 1925, and I am honoured to have been selected to follow in his footsteps and lead the biggest parade in the world this year.
I have always embraced my Irish roots, and have been involved in the Irish community in New York City for many years, but this is the icing on the cake.
The parade will be held on Saturday this year. There will be a breakfast at the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion, followed by a Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. The 200 marching groups will then begin to gather for the parade, which I will lead on foot, departing from 44th Street, marching up Fifth Avenue, past the cathedral to 79th Street.
The parade is now in its 252nd year – it is a great New York tradition that I feel truly lucky to be part of.
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ANDERSON, S.C. – The Coker baseball team dropped its SAC double-header to Anderson on Saturday (Mar. 1). The Trojans defeated the Cobras 6-3 and 5-4.
Matthew Prosser (3-1) suffered his first loss of the year in game one. He allowed three runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 3.2 innings on the hill.
T.J. Giczkowski was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, while Ernie Kirkwood was also 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In game two, the Cobras held a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth. A two-run homer gave the Trojans a 5-4 lead in the bottom half of the fifth. Coker battled in the final two innings, but was unable to plate another run.
Andrew Goot (0-1) took the loss. He allowed one run on four hits in an inning and a third of work.
Giczkowski went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Chase Spivey had three hits and drove in a run. Also driving in runs for the Cobras were Kirkwood and Dustin Russell.
The Cobras will return to action in a non-conference game at home on Tuesday (Mar. 4) against St. Augustine's. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.


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Take a whirlwind tour of the Mediterranean on January 24 when Ubisoft releases the Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, featuring three brand-new killing floors and a handful of Brotherhood leftovers.
Slated for release on January 24, the Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack gives Assassin's Creed multiplayer fans a chance to romp through the holy city of Jerusalem, the imperial district of Constantinople, and the colorful Dyers mercantile district, jumping out from behind things and stabbing other people dead as they go, which is pretty much how I expect the tourist trade worked back then. Show up in a foreign country with a Hawaiian shirt and a camera and you were begging to be shivved by a creepy doctor.
Along with the brand new sights and sounds, the pack also includes the Firenze, San Donato, and Siena maps from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which I fondly remember as "those places I kept cursing at until the round was over".
All six new maps will be available on January 24 for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3. Euro prices are set at 800 Microsoft Points and £7.99, so adjust accordingly.


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Breitbart's Ben Shapiro Makes Up Another Fake Story to Smear Hagel, GOP Runs With It
Breitbrat Ben Shapiro apparently just made up a story about Chuck Hagel receiving donations from a group called "Friends of Hamas," because as Dave Weigel reports, the group does not actually exist.
As with all these fake stories from the Breitbart crew, it immediately spread throughout the right wing echo chamber, repeated by Mike Huckabee, redstate.com, the National Review, Fox News, etc. — none of whom ever bothered to check on the group's existence.
Here's the problem: There's no proof that "Friends of Hamas" actually exists. At best, it's an organization so secret that nobody in government has thought to mention its existence. At worst, it's as fake as Manti Te'o's girlfriend. The Treasury Department, which designates sponsors of terror, has done so to many charities tied to Hamas. "Friends of Hamas" is not among them. The State Department doesn't designate it, either. And a bit less holistically, a Lexis search for the group reveals absolutely nothing.
I've been unable to find any Senate staffer who knows where the "Friends" rumor came from, and Dave Reaboi, communications director for the (generally conservative) Center for Security Policy, shared my confusion about the alleged group. "Looking back to the 1990s, there were several groups (some affiliated with Holy Land Foundation, some not) that functioned as fund-raisers," he said in an email. "I wouldn't put it past these people to refer to it this way in private, but I doubt highly that they'd actually call a legit group 'Friends of Hamas.'"
This morning I wrote Shapiro to clear up the accusation. "Have you found any more proof that this group exists?" I asked. "Is it just shorthand for some people who might support Hagel, or a real group?"
"The original story is the entirety of the information I have," he said.


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The Humor Guy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 151 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
other brand logo is found at: http://www.humoratwork.com
International professional speaker, trainer and author specializing in workplace culture, business creativity and using humor effectively in the workplace.
Corporate managers and leaders, human resource managers and meeting planners. Primarily a North American audience.
A logo with one of two possible tag lines (partly determined by how they end up looking!). I am NOT looking for the logo to include the Humor at Work name, just the text as stated below:
Inspiring Workplaces - "Changing How the World Works"
Inspiring Workplaces - "The Way Work Ought to Be!"
Looking for a sense of energy and fun, balanced by a simple clean design that will still appeal to a corporate market.
Prefer fairly bold colors. Our existing colors tend towards blues and red, can get a sense at http://www.humoratwork.com and see our existing OTHER logo of humor at work at: http://store.mikekerr.com/ But don't feel locked into this either!
Logo will be used primarily on web sites and electronic materials, also possibly used in a web TV show.
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Dems: Cede House to save Senate
With Democrats' grasp on the Senate increasingly tenuous — and the House all but beyond reach — some top party donors and strategists are moving to do something in the midterm election as painful as it is coldblooded: Admit the House can't be won and go all in to save the Senate.
Their calculation is uncomplicated. With only so much money to go around in an election year that is tilting the GOP's way, Democrats need to concentrate resources on preserving the chamber they have now. Losing the Senate, they know, could doom whatever hopes Barack Obama has of salvaging the final years of his presidency.
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The triage idea is taking hold in phone conversations among donors and in strategy sessions between party operatives. Even some of the people who have invested the most to get House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi back into the speaker's chair are moving in that direction.
( PHOTOS: Senators up for election in 2014)
"There is no question that Democratic donors are shifting towards the Senate in 2014. They will continue to support Nancy, but everyone agrees that the emphasis is going to be on the Senate," said Joe Cotchett, a prominent San Francisco trial attorney and friend of Pelosi's who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democratic Party candidates and causes. "When you see people like [longtime California Democratic Rep.] George Miller announcing that they are not running again, you know where the money will be going."
"…[U]nless we have a George Washington Bridge fiasco in the House," he added, referring to the traffic scandal that has engulfed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, "control is not going to change."
It's a delicate decision for Democrats and one they are not taking lightly. None of them wants to surrender the House to Republicans for another two years, leaving Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and a rowdy band of tea party lawmakers in charge. Ceding ground to Republicans this year would make it that much harder for the party to win back the House in 2016, which could be a more favorable year for Democrats.
But with their party weighted down by an unpopular president and his even more unpopular health care law, many Democrats are worried about the election. And their anxiety is most pronounced about the Senate.
( PHOTOS: 10 House races worth watching)
One handicapper recently characterized the battle for that chamber — Republicans need to net six seats to win control — as a "coin flip." Making up their 17-seat deficit in the House, on the other hand, looks like a nonstarter for Democrats; it would not be surprising, some pundits say, for Republicans to expand their House majority.
Even Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz hedged Wednesday when asked if her party would take the House, forecasting only that it would gain seats.
"I'm not going to confidently predict that Democrats will take the House back," she said when asked about the midterm elections during POLITICO's post-State of the Union event.
So Cotchett and other Democratic bigwigs are adopting a realpolitik approach to giving.
In 2012, Tin House magazine publisher Win McCormack gave $125,000 to CREDO, a liberal super PAC devoted to unseating tea party-aligned House Republicans. But this year, his focus is on keeping Democrats in control of the other chamber.
( Also on POLITICO: Van Hollen outlines 2014 House strategy)
"Democratic donors such as myself are likely — I would say certain — to increasingly shift their attention and resources to Senate races," McCormack wrote in an email.
The shift comes as House Democrats are raking in big money for the midterms, outperforming both Senate Democrats and their House GOP counterparts. Buoyed by the tea party-led government shutdown and an energetic push from Pelosi, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee brought in more than $70 million through the end of November, compared with $48 million for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Despite being in the minority, the DCCC has outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee by $15 million. And House Majority PAC, a leading Democratic outside group that invests in congressional races, raised $7.5 million in 2013, nearly double the amount it took in during the first year of the 2012 election cycle.
( Also on POLITICO: DWS: Not confidently predicting House takeback)
Some Democratic operatives think a big chunk of that money should be going to Senate contests instead — and they're beginning to make that case to wealthy contributors. One senior Democratic strategist who is involved in a number of Senate races said conversations with many of the party's biggest donors about shifting their giving away from the House and toward the Senate had begun and that, "it's only a matter of time before we start seeing the results."
"After the health care rollout and with the start of the new year, Democratic donors are starting to focus on a critical choice they have to make: Donate money to pick up a small handful of House races or defend the Senate majority at all costs so that the president can get something — anything — done," the strategist said.


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The Kaufman Cab is a taxi in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City based on the game's Cabbie, which is used by the Kaufman Cabs company in Little Haiti.
The Kaufman Cab differs from the standard Cabbie (run by Vice City Cabs) only in its weight (the Kaufman Cab is lighter, giving it better acceleration), the "Kaufman Cabs" livery on its side, and its engine sound (unlike the Cabby, it emits the sound of a high-performance engine — nonetheless, it has the same top speed).
Prior to the Kaufman Cabs missions, the Kaufman Cab has a standard radio; during and after these missions, however, a dispatch radio is heard, with Kaufman Cabs dispatcher Delores communicating with the other drivers.


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Climbing knots
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
Forty Knots, Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Cub Scouts (Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts),
Scouts (Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks and numerous merit badges),
Venturers (Ranger Award), and Sea Scouts (Apprentice, Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster ranks).
Here are the climbing knots for Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts.
Other climbing knots with animated instructions are on other pages:
- Bowline is on the basic Knots page.
- Bowline on a bight is on the Sailing knots page.
- Fisherman's knot is on the Fishing knots page.
Alpine Butterfly knot
The Alpine Butterly Knot provides a secure loop in the middle of a line.
The Ashley Book of Knots # 1053, p 191 Animated Knots notes: "The Alpine Butterfly provides a secure loop in the middle of a piece of rope. Load can be safely applied: from the loop to either end of the rope; between the two ends with the loop hanging free; or, to the loop with the load spread between the two ends."
- Required for
- Video Lessons
- Grog's Animated Knots: Alpine Butterfly • Alpine Butterfly Knot- hand wrap style • Expert Village: Alpine Butterfly Knot videos
Double fisherman's knot
The Double Fisherman's Knot is a strong knot for tying two similar size ropes or lines together.
The Ashley Book of Knots # 294, p 50 Animated Knots notes: "The Double Fisherman's Knot consists of two double overhand knots, each tied round the other standing end."
- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7, Mountaineering (Ranger Award elective) #3.
- Video Lessons
Figure eight on a bight
- Also see: Figure eight.
The Ashley Book of Knots # 1085, p 197 and The Ashley Book of Knots # 1047, p. 190 Animated Knots notes: "The Double Figure Eight Loop is based on the simple figure of eight stopper knot (picture on right). For photography, the two loops (above) have been made small."
The Figure 8 on a bight (Figure Eight Loop) is an easy to tie knot to put a loop at the end of a rope but can be very hard to untie. The Figure Eight Loop is also known as a Flemish Loop and is functionally the same as a Figure Eight Follow Through. Figure Eight Loop is like a Figure Eight but tied using a loop (bight) instead of a single rope.
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- Instructions
- Tie a Figure Eight Knot using a loop (or bight) instead of a single rope, loop over the top. Loop under. Go down through the hole. Pull tight.
- Lesson Videos
- Grog's Animated Knots: Fig 8 Double Loop • Wonder How To Video: Double Figure Eight Loop Knot (Bunny Ears) • Wonder How To Video: Double Figure Of Eight Knot For Fishing • Grog's Animated Knots: Figure Eight Double Loop
Figure eight follow-through
- Also see: Figure eight.
Animated Knots notes: "The Figure Eight Follow Through allows the simple and reliable figure eight loop to be tied to a ring, a carabiner, or your own harness. It is easily remembered, easily visualized, and easily checked."
- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7, Mountaineering (Ranger Award elective) #3.
- Instructions
- Tie a Figure Eight as you normally would with a loop over the top. Loop under. Go down through the hole. Instead of pulling tight, loop back into the knot retracing the path of the Figure Eight. Pull tight.
- Video Lessons
Figure eight on bend
- Also see: Figure eight.
The Ashley Book of Knots # 1411, p 258 Per Ashly: "The Figure-Eight Bend...is seldom used. It is bulky and bothersome to tie..."
- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Video Lessons
Figure eight knot
- Required for
Prusik knot
The Ashley Book of Knots # 1763, p. 300) The Prusik Knot attaches smaller cord or tape to a larger rope, providing a handhold or attachment point.
- Required for
- Video Lessons
Safety knot
- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
Water knot
The Ashley Book of Knots # 296, p 50 Ashly states that the Water Knot is"compact and reliable."
- Required for
- Climbing Merit Badge #7
- Instructions
- Tie an overhand knot loosely in one of the two ropes or straps to be joined. Thread the second rope or strap in the reverse direction following the overhand knot in the other rope or strap. Pull both tight at the same time.
- Video Lessons
External links
- Related knot articles: Basic Scout Knots • Forty Scout knots • Special Knots • Sailing knots • Fishing knots • Advanced knots
- Animated knots: Folsoms Knots • Animated Knots • Great Animations • More Animated Knots • Rope Works animated knots
- Video lessons: 10 essential Scouting knots (Scouting magazine) • Boys' Life: How to Tie Knots video playlist • Exert Village knot tying videos and video playlists • Art of Manliness knot tying
- Other knot links: Advanced knots (Scouting magazine) • Ropers Knots Page • Fishing knots • Rope Works knots archive • The Notable knot Index
- Step-By-Step knots : 11 Basic knots fit on the front and back of one page.
- Six Boy Scout knots by John Geffre
- All lower rank knots (2MB PDF)
- When to use knots lashings (152K PDF)
- Ian's Shoelace Site
- The Notable knot Index


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- Autonomous region: Galicia
- Province/Island: Pontevedra
No-one questions the fact that Sanxenxo holds the honorary title of tourism capital of the Rías Baixas. Almost joined to Portonovo, both have a young, happening atmosphere of beaches and bar-hopping. Sanxenxo is one of Galicia's tourism capitals. Its population increases in summer and the large-scale urban development means everything is modern. Before the tourist boom, it was nothing more than a small fishing village, but the constant arrival of outsiders transformed its appearance totally, as people were drawn by the magnets of its beach and bustling nightlife. A Lanzada, a beach which runs for more than four kilometres, belongs to the town councils of O Grove and Xanxenxo and is one of the most popular in Galicia. The sanctuary there is visited by sterile women, since old legend has it that its waters have the virtue of being able to influence fertility. The port of Sanxenxo is clearly clearly designed for tourists, offering places to drop anchor, above all for shallow-draught boats. It is also used by small fishing boats which work inside the estuary. In any case, the fishermen's neighbourhood and the outskirts of Sanxenxo are still reminiscent of times gone by, as is Portonovo, an attractive and nearby seaside town. The traditional local flavour of its harbour makes it one of the most charming corners of the Rías Baixas.


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The Vermont Lung Center (VLC), a Program on Lung Biology and Disease, has been in existence at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont since 1972. It has had a rich and productive past that has had a significant impact nationally. The current program centers around a COBRE award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the NIH. The keystone to the VLC program is translational research. The goals of the VLC are to investigate the mechanisms of lung biology and disease, and to train and retain outstanding translational scientists at UVM. Our key product is excellence.
The purpose of the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program is to foster health-related research and increase the competitiveness of investigators at institutions located in states with historically low total funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The VLC has been established as a regional focal point for education. A series of education programs are being offered that target a varied audience including patients, parents/guardians of patients, health care professionals, the academic community, and the general public.
Care of patients with lung disease presents a number of unique problems for optimal healthcare delivery, particularly in the rural setting of Vermont. Our goal is to establish the Lung Center as the regional point of expertise, referral and quality patient care.
From the 2017 "Stem Cells and Cell Therapies in Lung Biology Conference" July 24-27


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I was always interested in Frank Lloyd Wright, his work and his life. This book intrigued me because it was about his 4 women. He was quite a cad!
Frank Lloyd Wright was born 6/8/1867 to William and Anne Wright. William sued Anne for divorce based on "lack of physical affection" and Frank said he never saw his father again. In 1889, he married his first wife, Catherine Lee "Kitty" Tobin (1871-1959) and purchased land in Oak Park, IL to build a house for his wife. It was her wedding present.
Their Oak Park House
Frank and Kitty had 6 children:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr.
John Lloyd Wright
Catherine Dorothy Wright
David Samuel Wright
Francis Lloyd Wright
Robert Llewellyn Wright
Kitty with some of their children.
He was not a very involved father or husband and he had an affair with a client's wife, Martha Mamah (pronounced May-mah)Borthwick Cheney (6/1869-8/15/1914). Frank and Mamah met while Frank was working with her husband Edwin Henry Cheney to design a home for their family in Oak Park. She had 2 children, John and Martha, with Edwin. They both left their families and created a scandal by going to Europe together and living together in Fiesole, Italy. Edwin granted her a divorce but Kitty kept hoping he would come back to her and refused to divorce him.
Mamah Borthwick Cheney
After Wright's return to the United States in late 1910, Wright persuaded his mother to buy land for him in Spring Green, Wisconsin next to some land owned by his mother's family. He built Taliesin for Mamah. Taliesin was named after a hero in Welsh mythology who was a poet, magician and super-hero. I think Old Frank thought he was Taliesin.
Taliesin I in Spring Green, IL
The summer of 1914, Wright was in Chicago completing a large project. Mamah had hired a Barbadian couple to be cook and butler.
Julian Carlton
Julian Carlton beat his wife and Mamah fired him on the spot. She went into town and sent a telegram asking Frank to come home.
Later, Julian Carlton bolted the private dining room doors and windows and attacked Mamah and her two children with an ax while they ate. He did the same to the dining room door where the male apprentices were eating and set fire to the house. He waited outside the dining room window and killed the men as they burst through the window to get out. He killed a total of 7 people and 2 survived his attack. He hid himself in the cellar but was captured. He had swallowed acid and was unable to talk. He was nearly lynched on the spot, but the sheriff and posse, pursued by three carloads of men with guns, got him to the Dodgeville jail. He starved himself to death and died seven weeks later, despite medical attention. He made two court appearances but never stood trial, and his motive for the attack was never explained.
Taliesin after the fire
After the tragedy, a woman named Maude "Miriam" Hicks Noel wrote him a passionate letter. She was a sculptress. He set up a meeting and immediately started an affair with her. They lived together while he re-built Taliesin. He was still not divorced and the locals kept away from them because of his scandalous life. Kitty finally granted him a divorce in 1922 (she did remarry). Miriam wanted Frank's mother out of Taliesin and she made him choose between the two of them. Frank tossed his mother out and she died in 1923. He married Miriam right away. But she was a weird woman. She had had a long time morphine addiction and she became more erratic.
Maude "Miriam" Hicks Noel
In 1924, he met a Montenegran dancer named Olga "Ogilvanna" Ivanovna Lazovich Hinzenberg (1898-1985) at a Petrograd Ballet performance in Chicago. She had begun her career with Gurdjieff as a student of sacred dance, which she later mastered.
She was married first to Vlademar Hinzenberg, an architect, and had a daughter named Svetlana. She and Frank left their spouses. Miriam basically couldn't handle it and went off the deep end. It was a pattern with Frank but she, somehow, never thought it would apply to her. He had made and broken promises to many women but she had really believed him! And her rival was so much younger! Her behavior got worse and worse. She basically stalked Frank and his new paramour. At first, she had the sympathy of public opinion. But her constant scenes turned the public against her and she finally agreed to a divorce settlement. She soon died after complications from surgery to fix an intestinal problem.
Meanwhile, Frank married Ogilvanna in 1928 and they had a daughter named Iovanna.
Ogilvanna and Iovanna
Svetlana took Wright's name and married one of his apprentices, William Wesley "Wes" Peters (1912-1991). Svetlana and her oldest child were killed in a car accident and Ogilvana arranged for Wes to marry another Svetlana, the youngest child and only daughter of Joseph Stalin. The marriage only lasted 20 months and produced a daughter named Olga.
William Wesley "Wes" Peters
A family portrait of Frank, Ogilvanna and Iovanna
Taliesin burned a second time but they re-built it. It is referred to as Taliesin East. Wright built Taliesin West in Phoenix, AZ and it was their winter home and school in the desert from 1937 until his death in 1959 at the age of 91.
Ogilvanna at age 73
So, I've basically told you everything you need to know about Frank Lloyd Wright's scandals and you can skip the book. It wasn't that good. I was speed reading it one evening and finished it. When it's so easy to skim, it's a good indication that it's not "gripping".
Wright's personal life reveals a truly arrogant, selfish man who was incredibly insensitive to others around him. But his work was astounding, especially for the times. So he's interesting to study.
Taliesin East
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I have not yet had the pleasure to explore going up George Creek and beyond...have just read about the trek on a few trip reports..and what I have read states there is a faint use trail....would this use trail not be good enough to just leave as is? I am curious what the reason is to go in there and make a more visible trail?
To prevent more erosion and to prevent more plants getting ripped out when a group of people is bushwhacking up. There is an ok trail at times, and at others there is no trail at all and you are trying to bushwhack up to find it. It is not unbearable, but would be a lot more civil if ok spots are connected.


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2014-15: Overall record: 52-21...NFC record: 20-8...was 16th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8)...finished 11th at the New England Championship (2/21)...ranked 20th at The Big One Invitational (11/1). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
2013-14: Overall record: 31-18...NFC record: 11-5...finished eighth at the New England Championship (2/22) after compiling a 9-4 mark in the "A" pool...ranked 14th at the NCAA Northeast Regional (3/9)...was fifth at The Big One Invitational (11/2)...swept Brandeis and Wellesley and posted 2-1 ledgers versus UMass and New Hampshire en route to an 11-5 total in the NFC season opener (11/16)...blanked Johns Hopkins and went 2-1 against Cornell, Brown, and Columbia that resulted in a 10-8 mark at the Brandeis Invitational (12/8)...produced a 10-5 ledger at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/2) after blanking Hunter and NJIT, defeating Stevens by a 2-1 margin, and posting wins over NYU and Haverford...won all three bouts versus Brandeis and topped UNC, Duke, and Air Force, 2-1, to finish with a 9-4 total at the Duke Invitational (2/9).
2012-13: Overall record: 53-25...NFC record: 25-8...finished 23rd at the NCAA Championship (3/24)...captured the New England Championship (2/23) on the strength of a 10-5 performance in the "A" pool...was the runner-up at The Big One Invitational (11/3)...ranked sixth at the NCAA Northeast Regional (3/10)...in her NFC debut (11/17) she swept UMass and New Hampshire, went 2-1 against Wellesley, Brandeis, and Sacred Heart, and won her only bout with Boston University...at the Brandeis Invitational (12/2) she registered 2-1 outings against Johns Hopkins and Brown in addition to victories over St. John's, UNC, and Yale...blanked Smith, Vassar, and Brown, defeated both of her foes from Dartmouth, and picked up a win against Boston College in the final NFC competition of the season (1/26)...racked up a 15-3 ledger at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/3) as she swept Hunter, Yeshiva, and Haverford in addition to registering 2-1 performances versus NYU, Penn, and Stevens...blanked Brandeis, went 2-1 against Boston College, and had a 1-2 outing versus Harvard at the Beanpot (2/12).
Off the Fencing Strip at MIT: Majoring in biology...has done research at Harvard Medical School...studying cellular transportation via exosomes in the Weiss Lab...conducting research at the Koch Institute for Cancer Research in the Amon Lab on aneuploidy in tumor cells...executive member of the Global Poverty Initiative...Colleges Against Cancer executive member...MIT Mirchi.
High School: A 2012 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North...captain of the epee squad...two-time all-state and team MVP...earned a pair of varsity letters...New Jersey District champion...gold medalist at the Division 2 Women's Epee (Virginia)...finished third in the Commonwealth Junior Championships (Jersey, United Kingdom) and the South Asian Games (Hyderabad, India)...ranked 70th at the Junior World Fencing Championship (Moscow, Russia)...also competed for the Medeo Fencing Club...Math Honor Society...Student Ambassador...special care nursery assistant at Princeton Medical Center...top attorney at Moot Court...Baron's Arts Award for Young Writers.


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I'm trying to understand some basics of classes that extends from other classes. I wonder if I could get some help.
Assume I have the following class
public class Person{ private String name; private int age; private String adress; public Person(String n, int ag, String adr){ name = n; age = ag; adress = adr; } }
and this one below
public class Student extends Person{ private double gpa; public Student(String n, int ag, String adr, double gpa) { super(n, ag, adr); this.gpa = gpa; } }
What's the difference between these two lines of code below? The parameters are not interesting though, I'm just trying to figure out what they are instances of.
Student student = new Student("name1", 20, "adress1", 50); Person student2 = new Student("name", 21, "adress2", 50);
I mean in the first one it's Student student = new Student(...). On the second line there is [B]Person[/B] student2 = new Student(...).
Is student2 a "Student" or "Person"?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,


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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An Army sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison, a demotion and docked a month's pay for his role in the alleged racial hazing of a fellow soldier who later committed suicide.
Military prosecutors said Sgt. Adam Holcomb and seven other soldiers charged in Pvt. Danny Chen's death physically and emotionally abused the 19-year-old, whose parents were Chinese immigrants. Chen, of New York City, was found dead in an Afghanistan last October from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
A 10-member military jury at Fort Bragg sentenced Holcomb, of Youngstown, Ohio, on Tuesday morning. He faced a maximum of up to two years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. The forfeiture in pay amounts to a little more than $1,000.
"He will always have the stigma of being convicted at a court-martial," his attorney said during closing statements. "Suffice it to say, Sgt. Holcomb has been punished enough."
Holcomb was convicted Monday by the same jury of maltreatment of a subordinate and assault consummated by battery. He was cleared of the most serious charge, negligent homicide. The jurors concluded that Holcomb assaulted Chen by pulling him out of bed and across large rocks. They found Holcomb guilty of maltreatment for calling Chen "Dragon Lady."
The defense called Holcomb an American hero and argued Chen was an incompetent soldier who killed himself because his family disowned him.
Prosecutors argued that Holcomb needed to be punished as an example to other soldiers.
Holcomb, in an unsworn statement following his conviction, said he apologized for his actions and that he knew what he did was wrong. He described having symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder and said he had trouble controlling himself.
"I haven't had a CT scan, but I know I have issues up there," he said in the statement.
Elizabeth OuYang, president of the New York chapter of the Organization for Chinese Americans, an Asian-American civil rights organization, said the Chen family would not make a statement until all the trials are concluded. The second of eight courts-martial in Chen's death is scheduled for Aug. 13.
"Thirty days hardly equates with Pvt. Danny Chen's life being cut short at the age of 19," she told The Associated Press Tuesday. " ... Asian American parents will be petrified to send their sons and daughters to serve in the Army with superiors convicted of racial maltreatment."
The trial has garnered international attention and Chinese media made the trip to North Carolina to cover the trial.
All of the defendants were members of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.


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Roman theatre in Mérida during the festival
Summer after summer, the works of the great Greco-Latin authors come to Spain at the Mérida Classical Theatre Festival. The city's spectacular Roman Theatre, which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation, recovers its original role once again, becoming the magical stage for one of the most important European festivals in the genre.
Would you like to see a classical tragedy just as the Romans did 2,000 years ago? If you come to Spain in July and August, you can live this experience in the city of Mérida. This is when this city in the Region of Extremadura, just over three hours by car from Madrid, holds its prestigious Classical Theatre Festival. Since it began in 1933, this theatre event has received more and more international recognition, becoming a vital date, both for the quality of the programmed performances, and for the spectacular setting of the venue.
With the UNESCO World Heritage designation, the stunning Roman archaeological site in Mérida is, without a doubt, a magnificent setting to see performances of the works of great classical authors such as Sophocles, Aeschylus, Homer, Seneca and Plato. When night falls, the emblematic Roman Theatre, the Forum and the Amphitheatre open their doors to the public as they used to do, becoming a magical stage where you can enjoy stories of gods, heroes and warriors once more.
Although classical theatre is the main attraction on the programme, you will also find dance choreographies, opera, performances, open versions and other shows centring on Greco-Latin characters and themes.
This summer, if you want to experience classical art and culture, then come to Spain and head for Mérida. It is an experience you will never forget.
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The Southington Police Department, along with the Connecticut Department of Health, have released the following tips to deal with the recent snap of cold weather. Winter in New England can bring very cold weather. With cold temperatures and winds, it can sometimes feel well below zero degrees. In these extreme cold temperatures, exposed skin can become frostbitten in just a matter of minutes. Hypothermia is when your body's core temperature drops below 95 degrees. It can be fatal.
When the extreme cold hits, it's important you do what you can to stay warm. Here are some things you can do to help beat the cold:
Dress in layers. This helps keep you insulated and lets you take off or add more layers of clothing as needed. Wear many layers of loose-fitting clothing and stay dry.
Cover your skin. When the wind chill brings the temperature well below zero, be sure to cover your skin. In extreme cold, skin exposed to the cold air can get frostbite in just a few minutes. If you have to go outside, you should wear: Hat, scarf or knit face mask to cover your face and mouth, sleeves that are snug at the wrist, mittens (they are warmer than gloves) and water-resistant coat and boots
Avoid alcohol and caffeinated beverages. Beverages with alcohol and caffeine actually make your body lose heat more quickly. Drink hot, sweetened beverages to help you stay warm.
Perform your work during the warmest part of the day. People who work outside should do so during the warmest part of the day, if possible.
Take frequent breaks from the cold. If you have to be outside, take frequent breaks in warm, dry shelters to let your body warm up.
Know the signs of frostbite and hypothermia. Know how to recognize cold illness and when to get medical treatment right away.
Make sure infants stay warm. Infants under one year old should not sleep in cold bedrooms because they lose body heat more easily and are unable to shiver to keep themselves warm. Keep them properly clothed and indoors in warm temperatures.
Check on elderly neighbors and family members.People over the age of 65 often are less active and have lower metabolisms, making them lose body heat more quickly. Make sure that the temperature in their home is adequate enough to keep them warm.