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On 12/29/11 a member was suspended from our group for the first time. Many of you may be confused about the line he crossed. The last thing we need is unarticulated anxiety that inhibits members from contributing, because they're unsure what Matt Rugar did wrong.
Groups need a safe emotional environment. When a member shares a painful personal experience, doubts, fears, or other personal vulnerabilities, he/she is giving all of us a precious gift. When another member uses that information to insult, ridicule, or attack the giving member, it's not just a betrayal of trust toward the individual. It's an attack on the group itself. If such betrayal goes unanswered, security shatters in the group. Members are reduced to superficialities, with no possibility for mutual validation. It sends a painful message, "nobody is safe here."
Matt Rugar didn't just attack Joan, when he said this, he betrayed the trust of the entire group.
Joan is still whinning about some thing that happened 4 decades ago and attacks who ever does not join her in her pity party. She goes from group to group to be martyerd.
So how does one give negative feedback without betraying trust and making others feel unsafe?
1. Qualify your criticism as your opinion or perception.
Example: (where X is an offending sexist remark)
Instead of saying "You're sexist." say,
"That sounds sexist to me."
"When he said X, I heard a sexist remark."
"To my ears that smacks of sexism." or
"I perceive X as sexist."
By qualifying what we say as our judgment, we show respect for the person. We imply that he/she could do better. We present the behavior as a mistake. We imply that we too make mistakes, from time to time, that we are equal adults. This is called making the person/behavior distinction.
When we label an offender, we imply that this bad behavior is a defining trait, that he/she is not capable of doing better, and that he/she is therefore inferior.
2. Avoid "Mind Reading", i.e. claiming to know the intent of others. Nobody knows what goes on inside the head of other people. In the example above, Matt claimed to know what goes on in Joan's head. Here again, this is easily avoided by qualifying what you say as your interpretation, your reaction, your judgment. You can say you "feel as if", or "get the impression that."
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Hmph! I had read somewhere that the challenge had been closed, but apparently not!
And Ruth? Way to keep control of the conversation! Nice to see someone gives a damn and is active enough to back it up!
Sad that our discussions get to this point but glad that it was nipped in the bud so soon and dealt with accordingly. I read a little of the discussions but as it started to get out of hand I did not visit again.
The thing I love most about this site is that we are all adults and we can speak our minds and still act like adults.
Just about every site, commentary or blog ends up in arguments and insults that have nothing to do with the original topic but I love the discussions here and am very glad we can all relate to one another humanely. Kudos to all!
i might respectfully disagree. i'm not saying that what Matt said was right, and i really only glanced at the accused offenses. still, i think that your example is nit picking, and that banning someone from the group should be a real egregious offense. i'm not sure that what Matt was saying was that incredibly terrible, although it could certainly be labeled as insensitive. what i think, perhaps incorrectly, is that his comment touched a nerve, particularly regarding his perceived slight towards women. mind you i'm not trying to "mind read" here, but that is the way i am interpreting it. forgive me if i'm wrong, and please point out where i may be misinformed on this issue. ultimately, i don't care for censorship, and seeing this occur was off-putting to me. i notice you said this is the first time this has happened, so i'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt.
Matt was not banned, merely temporarily suspended, and his comments were not deleted. So your worries of censorship seem unfounded, Matthew.
I don't like censorship either, matthew. As distasteful as it is, punishing offenses is absolutely required to maintain any commons, not just a social group. We have a common social space, which requires trust. Just like a shared water resource or public park, everyone benefits only as long as individuals don't abuse it. Failure to punish violations guarantees the destruction of any commons.
Were I only to suspend members who verbally attack women, I'd do a terrible job as a moderator. Perhaps I see attacks against women more quickly. But I rely on you, members with a diversity of viewpoints, to let me know if someone is abusing our trust in other ways which I fail to pick up. Also I can't read every reply in every discussion, as our group grows and activity increases. You have a job too, to let me know if someone is behaving badly toward yourself or someone else.
Feel free to criticize my behavior. You set a very nice example here, matthew, very civilized.
I'm human and make mistakes. I might slip up, insult or patronize somebody. Of course it's nice to discreetly send me a message or comment, if you think I said something inappropriate, but certainly not necessary.
Don't forget your individual discretion as well, to report abuses directly to the administrators. Just go to the bottom of any page to "Report an Issue." I will not take offense if you jump directly to them.
I guess the bottom line in your disagreement with me is that I saw Matt's behavior as having a chilling effect on sharing here, and you did not. Is this correct?
Wanderer, thanks for the clarification.
You too Ruth. As i stated, i didn't fully read through the whole thread, and it appears as though he may have crossed a line. Perhaps i am overly sensitive to the cencorship issue.
Overall, i see very few posters on AN who are hostile or aggressive. i do not like that sort of thing so i typically avoid those kinds of discussions. i really like this place and i'm so glad that i joined. it is an amazing forum for learning, as well as sharing individual ideas.
ruth, you got got my support. i think you are doing just fine.
When the 'offender' stated quite clearly - when referencing the two ladies involved that women were good for two (2) things - praying on their knees and.....oops....yeah.....it was said without saying it. That's pretty much out-of-line and so far off topic that I even sat back at that particular remark. That took the situation well over-the-line in my humble opinion.
That would have had me in an uproar. That alone makes me feel really safe now that that is not tolerated.
The men on here have shown themselves to be very pro-women and that would have shocked me to read that.
You did well to ban someone who is just a hater. It makes us lovers so much more happier without them :)
Victoria, I agree, most men on AN are powerfully pro-woman, offer support when needed, encouragement, and lively conversation to keep the brain cells working. They also quickly notify when double standards occur, or stereotypes cloud the waters, or when not taking responsibility for one's own statements. I love it here. Describing one's faulty thinking is a lot different, superior, and helpful than blaming someone for faulty thinking.
I did follow the incident. I was tempted to write something snide and sarcastic to Mr. Rugar, but then I thought, "Why do I want to stoop to that level?" Besides, I thought Susan, Joan and Ruth did a fine job of handling it. I doff my hat to you, Ruth. Good call, and thanks.
Pat, I am really glad you didn't chime in to that unfortunate situation. I used sarcasm, which I hate, and it backfired on me, and rightly so. The beautiful thing about believing a deity does not exist is we don't have to take the assaults personally; there is nothing personal about criticizing religion and is entirely based on foolish, ignorant claims that cannot be verified or replicated. It is with full confidence I can say I believe no deity exists and if evidence comes forth in the future that does not exist now, I can rethink my position. That is what science is all about. That is what Copernicus and Galileo and Newton taught us.
So, a lemon comes up, use the lemon for some productive purpose.
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In the two years I've been researching my family, I've learned a lot. Not just a bunch of names and dates to identify and organize my ancestors but I've learned a lot about history. Which to the people who know me this must seem completely ridiculous. I was one of the kids in high school who took social studies during summer school for the sole purpose of getting it over with - quickly. I remember about 15 years ago going on a tour of Civil War battlefields with my husband and children and trying, desperately, to at least act interested. But in reality I just didn't care. How I wish I could have a do-over on that trip.
And now here we are at Veteran's Day and for the first time, the celebration seems to mean so much more. While I'm thankful for those with us today and want to honor them for their service, I'm also remembering those who helped our country get to this point. And now I know how many of my ancestors played a hand in shaping this country and for that, I'm eternally grateful.
But no ancestor has captivated me more than my elusive 3rd great grandfather, Emery Waller. I first wrote about Emery here and then about requesting his Civil War Pension Record. Nothing was more exciting than the surprise of finding Emery in Kansas and, ultimately, finding his final resting place. But if you've followed along with me you know that when I found Emery in McPherson, Kansas, he was lying in an unmarked grave. And at that time I made a vow that the story would not end there.
My goal was to get the grave marked, although I'm really not sure how I thought I would accomplish that. I knew the Department of Veteran's Affairs would supply the headstone at no cost but from that point, I'm not sure how I thought I'd get the stone from my home in Washington to Kansas. I'm not sure the details are important but I must give a shout out to Kevin Stockham of Stockham Family Funeral Home in McPherson, Kansas. Once I connected with Kevin, he helped me through the process by completing the forms, accepting the stone, and then arranging to have it placed. I have absolutely no idea how I could have ever completed this project without his help.
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Fedora Scroedingers cat concept release video
- After INTRO
- An black full screen terminal window opening: the user Scrödinger our Fedora user logs in to the Scientific Spin to make an experiment, but noticing that his beloved cat disappeared. As he can't find he's cat, falling into in panic, tries to find it locally, and then asks help from the community. Of course he can't answer properly to the admins that the cat is alive or not, and answers both, or don't know. He gives out the GEO-IP coordinates, and we are begin the search (terminal window records here), and the admins asking more help from the community (still terminal window records). The joined members are suggesting new features that we have to use to find/release the cat.
- The end that we'll find the cat, and as ending the final screen closes the movie as "Schr. cat has been released. Find out that our cat is still alive or dead. Who knows, maybe it's both :) "
- Intro (4F blender rendered) -4F Fedora animation Tatica
- 1st part:
- User named Scroedinger comes and looking for his cat (terminal windows)
- Schrödinger asks help from Fedora admins, and then they from community (IRC). Community comes up with ideas that we should add as modification to Fedora to find the cat
- Robotic spin as launching for broad search robots' text, (some terminal animation required)
- 3d printing tools as we load an cat ball design, hoping that appears to his favourite toy
- Jam Spin to produce his favourite "meow" music
- 2nd part:
- 'ALERT: Cat has been found, It's trapped!' - cutscene as robotic spin messaging back, we have to show cat in a box. Also another cutscene is needed that "Robotic spin Alert: ARMED TRAP. Timebomb is attached: Estimated remaining time is XXXX secs".
- Security spin for hack, dismantle and stop the clock on the bomb, maybe hacking network to access unlocking computer
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INDIANAPOLIS – Trinity Health Corporation violated federal law by retaliating against employees who file or refuse to drop discrimination charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Trinity Health is a national Catholic health care system which is the parent of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, a North Central Indiana health care system.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Trinity Health has a policy of refusing to pay severance and/or discontinuing severance payments to workers who file or refuse to drop discrimination charges with the EEOC. The EEOC said Trinity Health refused to provide severance payments and benefits to Becky Thompson, an employee of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, after learning that she had filed an EEOC charge. The number of other workers affected by this practice is unknown at this time.
Taking adverse actions against an employee who complains of discrimination, files an EEOC charge or otherwise exercises her rights under Title VII or the ADEA violates the retaliation provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC asserts that the company's actions were intentional and demonstrated a reckless indifference to the workers' federally protected rights.
The EEOC filed suit (Case No. 3:11-CV-309 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The agency is seeking severance payments plus interest, compensatory and punitive damages and liquidated damages against Trinity Health, as well as other relief, including a permanent injunction to prevent the company from engaging in any future retaliation.
"Employers are simply not entitled to punish employees -- or former employees -- for complaining about discrimination," said Laurie A. Young, regional attorney for the EEOC's Indianapolis District Office. "If they try to do so, they are only making a bad situation worse for themselves."
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In this context, I'm excited about the publication of an excellent new report by the UK-based Young Foundation.
Design for Social Sustainability proposes a "framework for creating thriving new communities." The esteemed Sir Peter Hall introduces the paper with references to the social cohesion questions that arose out of the recent London riots. He in part attributes this to the problematic aspects of environmentally-expressed social divides – an issue which is increasingly prescient in Sydney's urban landscape. Social planning does not purport to solve such issues. But effective planning requires us to be fully conscious of them, if we are to enable the creation of communities that will endure – and indeed thrive – for generations to come.
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Was really just some grey squares on a page, it did look like someon put some work into it and I may use it a some point but nothing special, it was free, I propbably would not have paid for it but it might fit a need in your game for something that has a lot of small rooms near each other.
This wonderfully detailed map is perfect for any RPG or wargame.
Interesting from the start, and only got better. Superb reading.
This is definitely one for the nervous type, with 12 points of armour travel the universe and feel safe doing so!
Good background, a sample crew, some nice exterior views and a b&w deckplans, possibly my favourite although it is a tad expensive (the yacht not the booklet).
A 300 ton Merchantman that is better than the Type A and A2 for cargo carrying and speed.
Decent background and sample crew and a b&w deckplan, the colour exterior views are a bit Star Trekky, but undoubtedly the show continues to be popular in the future.
Given the title I was anticipating a larger and more powerful SHIP. What you get is a TL11 SD BOAT (based on the Advanced sensors).
A significant proportion of the ship is given over to six crescent fighters, which I did not purchase.
I liked the exterior views, background and the sample crew and I think I can convert it for use in my game.
OK, it's cheap but I was disappointed that the ship turned out to be Jump 1 and the deck plan is a bit of a sketch. On the positive side some background material and a ships crew to fight against, or join.
What you see in the PDF preview is exactly what you get: 6 maps that are all have the same base with different furnishings and lighting. On the whole, it is good. I would have preferred it to be 1 map on different layers. This way, I could move the light or delete a coffin if I want with relative ease.
I would say this is a 4 star map, but I am giving it the full 5 stars since it is Pay What You Want. If you use this map in your own published adventures, I highly recommend paying the suggested price, if not a little extra.
Long needed in traveller game. Easily the best thought out Ship idea in years. Usable by all sides in a conflict and can be used as inner system cargo transport for civilian use.
Easily worth your time and money!
Well put together background info on important characters. I only ran across one small item: a mis-spelling in the first paragraph of the pdf. "Boats" should equal "Boast" I believe.
Anyway. I liked it.
This battlemap presents a beautiful and peaceful shrine with an Oriental feel to it. The sort of place you might go to meditate or celebrate, it somehow doesn't feel right to use it for a brawl...
And yet. it's quite easy to think of reasons why a fight might break out. Despite its calm and peaceful appearance, the shrine may be dedicated to an evil god. Or you may be called upon to defend it against the powers of darkness... or you may just be an adventurer in search of loot.
Set in a forest clearing, the shrine is mounted on two platforms set at angles to one another, which gives an interesting set of terrain for multi-level action.
You get a multi-page PDF with a square grid and a ZIP file which only contains one giant JPEG image of the scene without a grid, for use with virtual tabletop systems or if you have access to poster-printing facilities. You can, of course, edit or label the JPEG version before use.
An interesting battlemap that just begs to have an adventure written around it. Quite timeless too, so whether you are running a fantasy, contemporary or future game there's scope for incorporating it.
The situation is quite straightforward, a dig is in progress unearthing a giant marble statue of a human or at least humanoid figure. What it is, what it portends, is up to you; as is how it was discovered in the first place. Will something dire take place if it is completely uncovered? What secrets are there to be revealed? Does the party want to dig it out or prevent it from seeing the light of day? Are they real archaelologists or mere treasure hunters seeking to make a profit from whatever they find?
There are a few tents for the archaeological team, platforms and ramps to gain access to the dig site and the giant statue itself.
Art is clear and crisp, although you will need to work out depths based on the elevation on the cover as the top-down view does not give you much to go on. There's a multi-page print-and-stick-together version and a massive single sheet version for virtual tabletop users.
Many games make use of archaeological discoveries so be it Cthulhu or pulp, something in the far future or something to puzzle your fantasy characters there is likely to be a use for this.
Presenting a suitable setting for a climactic battle or some strange goings-on, this battlemap depicts a strange construction on top of a mountain. Given it's supposed to be on a high and rugged mountain, you might well wonder how it got there in the first place.
The centrepiece is a bronze brazier, arround which there is a double ring of marble monoliths. In turn this structue is surrounded by rough rocks through which you have to scramble to get there (and which will provide excellent cover once combat breaks out).
There is a good illustration that shows what the oracle looks like, and the traditional top-down battlemap view presented in both a multi-sheet version to print and stick together or a single giant image for those wishing to use a virtual table top.
Illustration is crisp and clear, and gives a good feel for the place. One might have expected a few drifts of snow, but maybe that's part of the mystery: why such a high point is without snow... particularly if the party has had to fight its way through snow drifts to get there.
Just the place for the final showdown with whatever bunch of fanatics worship here...
Much of the ancient temple appears to have fallen into disrepair, and there's some nasty unidentified oozey gunk all over the place, but the lights and cages suggest some deluded fools still come here to venerate whatever this altar is dedicated to... and who knows, they may even summon it up!
With an overview sketch that shows how the relief works, a series of pages to paste together or a zip file with a really big single-page version (word to the wise, the same name of 'nogrid-complete' is used for EVERY zip file this publisher releases, remember to change the name if you buy more than one or they'll overwrite previous ones when downloaded!) for those using a virtual table top or who have access to a poster-scale printer, you have all that you need to set the scene for a climactic battle! And it looks good too. In a creepy sort of way. Just the thing for the intended purpose.


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William Frederick Happ, who raped and murdered 21-year-old Angela Crowley in May 1986, was executed Tuesday using a drug as part of Florida's lethal injection cocktail that had never before been used for an execution in the U.S.
RAIFORD — William Frederick Happ, who raped and murdered 21-year-old Angela Crowley in May 1986, was executed Tuesday using a drug as part of Florida's lethal injection cocktail that had never been used for an execution in the U.S.
Crowley's family was shocked by Happ's final statement, when he apologized for her murder and asked for forgiveness.
Still, Crowley's brother Chris told reporters after Happ's execution Tuesday that he does not forgive him.
"The fact that he admitted it — apologized for it — was a shock," he said. "He did it, I think, probably for himself."
Crowley, who went by Angie, was from Oregon, Ill., but had moved to Lauderdale Lakes in Florida to work at a travel agency. She was driving alone to meet a friend on Memorial Day weekend.
It was dark when she pulled into the parking lot of a closed convenience store in Crystal River to place a call from a telephone booth. But she never made it to the pay phone, and she was never seen alive again.
Happ smashed her car window and kidnapped her. He raped and strangled her. Her sweatpants were still wrapped around her neck when a fisherman found her body.
The execution began a couple minutes after 6 Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke, more than 27 years after Crowley's murder. Happ was declared dead — and the state's sentence against him carried out — at 6:16 p.m.
After the execution, Crowley's brother Chris said his family would not experience any closure but would be able to move on and remember the good times with Angie now that Happ has been executed.
"We have lost a vibrant young woman with dark blue eyes and an infectious smile," he said as he and his family stood together in a field across from the prison. "We've been brought here because the worst possible crime was committed."
He said it is the responsibility of family, friends and society to ensure the most severe sentence is imposed with a crime like this.
"To do anything less is to say to the murderer their life is more valuable than the one that they've taken," he said.
Happ, who was 24 years old when he killed Crowley and 51 when he was executed, was the first person to be executed using a drug called midazolam hydrochloride — a move by the state that has elicited ethical questions over whether it could potentially constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Florida made the switch because it is running low on pentobarbital sodium, which is the first drug it usually uses in the lethal injection process. The drug's maker has stopped shipping it to prisons where executions are carried out, causing shortages in Florida and other states.
Florida uses a three-drug protocol in its executions. Midazolam hydrochloride, which is commercially recognized as Versed and typically used as a sedative prior to surgery, was the first drug administered to Happ as he lay strapped to a gurney Tuesday evening. Then vecuronium bromide was injected intravenously to cause paralysis, followed by potassium chloride, which induces cardiac arrest.
Happ had two visitors earlier Tuesday and his demeanor in the hours leading up to his death was calm, state Department of Corrections spokeswoman Jessica Cary said. One visitor was a Catholic correctional chaplain who was a volunteer and the other was a Catholic priest who gave him last rites.
Happ's last meal was a 12-ounce assorted box of chocolates and a quart-and-a-half of German chocolate ice cream.
Twenty-eight people were in the viewing room for the execution, waiting for the opaque curtain covering the window to rise. Crowley's brother Chris was there along with his brother and two sisters, as well as Chris' son and other members of the victim's family. Many wore suit jackets and dress shoes.
It was quiet in the room, save for the buzz of the air-conditioning unit.
When the curtain rose, Happ lay on the gurney with an IV already inserted into his arm, his hands tied down by brown straps. A mirror above his head reflected the faces of some of Crowley's family members where they sat in the viewing room across from him.
His last words were ones of apology and prayer.
"... The terrible murder of Angela Crowley has been clouded by circumstantial evidence and uncertainty," he said.
It was "to my agonizing shame" that he confessed to her murder, he said, and he wished to offer his most sincere, heartfelt apology. He also apologized to those he deceived and allowed to believe in his innocence.
"I have prayed for the good Lord to forgive me for my sins, but I can understand why those here cannot," he said.
He prayed that the Lord grants peace to all those burdened with the day's solemn task. His final word was "Amen."
As the execution began, he closed and opened his eyes before closing them again. His mouth slowly fell open. The white sheet covering him rose and fell slightly with each breath.
Minutes ticked by on the digital clock with large red numerals on the wall behind him.
Around five minutes in, his head twitched slightly to the side and his mouth fluttered a bit. One of the men in the room checked on Happ a minute later, touching his eyelids and shoulders to see if he was unconscious. Happ didn't move.
Around 6:10 p.m., his head twitched again. At 6:15 p.m., a doctor in a white coat came into the room and shined a slim flashlight in both of his eyes before checking for a heartbeat with a stethoscope.
He was pronounced dead, and the state's sentence complete, at 6:16 p.m. Crowley's family filed out of the room soon afterward. All were silent, although one woman gave the reporters in the back of the room a small smile as she walked by.
Happ didn't ask for any delays in his execution. During a September court hearing, he told Circuit Court Judge Richard Howard he didn't want any motions filed to postpone it, according to a report by Howard.
He told Howard he had had enough time to make this decision and preferred the execution be carried out. "I've thought about this for many years," he said.
In the field across from the state prison, about 30 anti-death penalty protesters gathered around the time the state's sentence was being carried out. One proponent was there, too.
George Diller, a 73-year-old man from Gainesville, said the state's use of the untried drug Versed for Tuesday's execution concerned him.
"It just added to the horror of the thing," he said.
Richard Dieter, the executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Death Penalty Information Center, said Florida's use of a three-drug process is already under scrutiny, as several states have recently been switching to a one-drug lethal injection.
The paralytic masks any problems with the sedative, so if there was an adverse reaction to Versed, it wouldn't be noticeable, he said.
"... It constitutes an experiment on a human subject and I think raises concerns just on that score," he said. "But in addition, Florida's continuing with the three-drug process that has been noted as risky — potentially excruciatingly painful if the first drug doesn't work right — and that's the drug that Florida's experimenting with."
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Mounting worries over the safety of Boeing's (NYSE:BA) revolutionary new 787, the Federal Aviation Administration late Wednesday grounded all Dreamliners and issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring all carriers to temporarily cease operations of the aircraft.
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The bold move is an effort to address the ongoing battery problems that prompted both an emergency landing earlier this week and a fire on a grounded jet last Monday.
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL), the only U.S. carrier currently operating the Dreamliner, said it would immediately ground its fleet of 787s under the FAA order and is rescheduling customers on other flights.
"United is complying with the airworthiness directive and is working closely with the FAA and Boeing on the technical review as we work toward restoring 787 service," a United spokesperson said.
Other carriers to ground their fleet include Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
Even LOT Polish Airlines, which seemed unmoved by the recent 787 mishaps and had planned to conduct the jet's inaugural trans-Atlantic commercial flight late Wednesday, postponed plans – as well as its lavish launch party – due to FAA recommendation.
In an attempt to address the potential battery fire risk, aerospace safety regulators are requiring that before further flight, all operators of U.S.-registered Boeing 787 aircraft demonstrate that the batteries are safe.
"The FAA will work with the manufacturer and carriers to develop a corrective action plan to allow the U.S. 787 fleet to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible," it said in a statement.
Shares of Boeing, however, are trading virtually flat.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Thursday that its rating on Boeing is not affected despite the airworthiness directive, citing the jet maker's ample liquidity -- including more than $10 billion in cash and $4.6 billion in short-term investments.
Fitch Ratings also reaffirmed a stable credit rating on Boeing citing its liquidity, debt reduction and non-787 commercial backlog, though it said the problems will hurt Boeing's profitability and cash flow.
Depending on how complicated and costly the problems are to fix, they could impact Boeing's ability to increase production over the next five to 10 months, the S&P said, hurting revenue generation beyond 2013.
While no airlines have cancelled their Dreamliner orders amid the recent problems, that could change if the issues linger.
Analysts have been mixed on the problems, with some calling them just teething pains – similar to what all new aircraft go through – and many still maintaining their "buy" rating on Boeing's stock.
Others, of course, have underscored the serious importance of the issues and have said all problems must be resolved before the 787, and Boeing, can further evolve.
While they may be hiccups, the FAA rarely issues emergency airworthiness directives grounding entire fleets.
The FAA, which launched an investigation into the battery issues last week along with the National Transportation Safety Board, at first remained nonchalant on the issues. However its tune changed when a battery-fault alert prompted an emergency landing in Japan early Wednesday.
That mounted on a slew of problems in recent weeks, including several fuel leaks, fire in the auxiliary pack of a grounded 787 in Boston as well as a crack in a cock-pit window during a flight.
The root cause of the lithium ion battery problems remains under investigation. However, the FAA said the conditions, if not corrected, could result in damage to critical systems and structure, and the potential for fire in the electrical compartment.


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Real GDP increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia in 2011. Leading industry contributors were durable-goods manufacturing; professional, scientific, and technical services; and information services.
Durable-goods manufacturing was the leading contributor to real GDP growth in 26 states, contributing 3.94 percentage points to growth in Oregon and 1.17 percentage points to growth in Michigan.
Professional, scientific, and technical services was the largest contributor to real GDP growth in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Florida, and Arkansas.
Information services was the largest contributor to real GDP growth in Colorado and Utah.
In North Dakota, the fastest growing state in 2011, mining contributed 2.81 percentage points to real GDP growth.
In contrast, several industries subtracted from real GDP growth in 2011. Real estate, rental, and leasing subtracted the most. This industry subtracted from real GDP growth in 40 states.
Per capita real GDP ranged from a high of $63,159 in Delaware to a low of $28,293 in Mississippi. Per capita real GDP for the U.S. was $42,070.
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Let's Turn the Page to Next Week!…
I waited for the Baseball Winter Meetings with so much
anticipation and in the end, it was a week of disappointment.
Of course, the Yankees were solely focused on one
objective (Cliff Lee) and it is clear that Lee is in no hurry to decide where
he'll be pitching in Game 1 of the play-offs next fall.
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While the Yankees waited and then finally made their
offer to Lee, the nemesis Boston Red Sox were very active in acquiring the long
anticipated first baseman Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres. I am not quite sure how they were able to
pull off the deal without the inclusion of a single major leaguer but the
Padres did get highly touted pitching prospect Casey Kelly and first baseman
Anthony Rizzo. They also acquired
outfield prospect Reymond Fuentes, cousin to the Mets' Carlos Beltran and a
player to be named later. Gonzalez is a
huge acquisition for the Sox. As Don
Mattingly said, Gonzalez has a perfect swing for Fenway Park and he'll be a
beast in their lineup.
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The Red Sox also pulled off a major surprise when they
signed former Tampa Bay Ray Carl Crawford.
The off-season rumors had the Red Sox in pursuit of either Jayson Werth
(who subsequently signed the incredulous deal with the Washington Nationals) or
Crawford. However, after the Gonzalez
acquisition, it appeared that Crawford was headed for the Los Angeles
Angels. The move was a good one for the
Sox although they'll pay a hefty premium with the extension for Gonzalez along
with the contract for Crawford. It will
be interesting to see how this plays out for the other Red Sox outfielders. Ryan Kalish proved that he is a major
leaguer, so it would seem that somebody will depart in a trade for potentially
a catcher (Kalish, Jacoby Ellsbury, or Mike Cameron?).
Prior to the moves, I thought the Red Sox had the best
combination of pitching, hitting and defense in the division. Throw in Crawford and Gonzalez and there
seems to be a bit of a gulf between the Sox and the Yankees (and Rays). At the moment, the Yankees have only one
surefire ace to throw at the Red Sox (CC Sabathia). Behind CC is Phil Hughes. Sure, Hughes is capable to shutting down the
Sox but he does fall into the category of 'you never really know for sure if he's
going to have his best stuff'. After
that comes A.J. Burnett and for the moment, Ivan Nova. That's it.
Clearly, the Yankees pitching staff needs much work between now and
Which of course leads us back to Cliff Lee. This off-season is all about Lee. The Yankees have made a huge offer for Lee (a
menu of 5, 6 and 7 year deals). The
Texas Rangers countered with a menu of their own offers and owner Chuck
Greenberg even flew to Arkansas to personally deliver the offers, bringing
along billionaire partner Ray Davis.
The Rangers have the wherewithal to pay Lee, although I'd
have to believe that a 7 year deal would hurt the Rangers for more than it
would the Yankees. Greenberg was
optimistic about the talks yesterday but I can't tell if it is legitimate or
false optimism.
I am biased (of course), but if I was Cliff Lee, I would
look at this decision as how you want to be remembered in baseball long after
you are gone. To succeed in New York
gives players lasting celebrity. Paul O'Neill
will always be so beloved in New York, along with Tino Martinez and others,
even though they didn't start their careers with the Yankees. At old-timer games, you see guys like Goose
Gossage and next year, Lou Piniella. If
you asked me to name former Rangers, I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a list
of the Hall of Famers. I lived in Dallas
during the days of Jim Sundberg, Nolan Ryan, Steve Buechele and Larry Parrish,
but I couldn't tell you where they are today (well, except for Nolan of
course). Being a former Texas Ranger is "nice",
but forgettable. Being a former New York
Yankee is first class celebrity status, especially if you win. If Lee is as competitive as I think he is, he'll
view the challenge of the improved Boston Red Sox squad as an opportunity to
shine. Texas may have been in the World
Series last year, but will they be a powerhouse for the next 7 years? Tough to tell. With the Yankees, you always know that
ownership is committed to fielding the best possible team. As a player, I would want to be in the
environment of the team who expects nothing less than the World Series every
Quality of Life? I
agree that Texas probably wins. The cost
of real estate is substantially less, and there is no state income tax. Lee can live in a mansion with acreage and
drive to/from the stadium with an easy commute.
In New York, you're going to pay a premium for housing and the commute
won't be easy. But c'mon, there is
nothing like the city of New York. I am
a small town Midwesterner, yet I think New York City is the greatest city in
the world. I love the energy and
excitement of the city. I've lived in
Dallas. It's a fun town, no doubt. But it's not New York. If I'm Cliff Lee, the decision is easy. I'd be on the phone asking Brian Cashman
where to sign…
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I found it very interesting that the Yankees picked two
players in the Rule 5 Draft. They lost two
players including pitcher George Kontos but they acquired an Angel and a Red
Sock. The Angel is pitcher Robert
Fish. I don't know anything about Fish
and more than likely he'll be offered back to the Angels, but you gotta love
his name. I am sure that the TV and
radio announcers would love to say how Joe Girardi is "bobbin'" for Fish when
he goes to the bullpen. Turpen is a
pitcher the Red Sox acquired for one of the two Ramon Ramirezes they had on
their roster (don't ask me which one it was!).
I doubt that Turpen sticks but he was potentially on the list of players
for the player to be named later in the Gonzalez deal. So, if the Yankees made the selection to
spite the Red Sox, I am cool with it! J
I think the Yankees play for former Los Angeles Dodgers
catcher Russell Martin is a good one. I've
always liked Martin, and I think the combination of him and Jesus Montero would
be a good one. Hopefully, Martin doesn't
get spooked by the presence of Montero and decide to sign elsewhere, like
Boston. I am hoping that Joe Torre and
Don Mattingly told enough great Yankee stories last year to entice Martin to pursue
a Yankee career!
Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images
There's still a lot of work to be done between now and
spring training so hopefully things start to fall into place soon. Okay Cliff, the next move is up to you…


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ArtDiscovery Group Catalogue offers a simultaneous search facility for major art libraries in Europe and North America.
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With a search in the Swiss Journals Portal it can be found out which library in Switzerland has holdings of a journal title.


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Thomson Reuters Sues George Mason University For Making Its Software Output More Useful
from the how-dare-they! dept
If Thomson Reuters execs actually thought about this, they would realize that Zotero actually makes EndNote more valuable by making the output more valuable. As long as Thomson Reuters is willing to keep adding more and better features, then it should have nothing to worry about from Zotero, who only enhances the value of EndNote's output. Instead, Thomson Reuters is using the old claim of felony interference with a business model to shut down a university-produced open competitor. Thomson Reuters' claims make this quite clear, in saying that Zotero is "destroying the EndNote customer base." Back here, in the real world, most people call that competition and think it's a good thing, rather than against the law.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT men's basketball team recently spent nine days in Taiwan, participating in the 5th Annual Kainan University International Basketball Invitational tournament, an eight team tournament in which the squad competed against a number of collegiate teams from the region. The Engineers, as they did in their first trip to Taiwan in 2006, captured the Tournament crown, clinching the title with a 98-81 win over Taipei Physical Education College (TPEC) in the final.
Playing before a standing-room only crowd in the Championship game, the Cardinal and Gray took advantage of its depth, gradually pulling away from the TPEC team, increasing its lead from 2 after the first quarter, to 15 at the half, to a lead of more than 20 at times during the second half. The MIT defense hounded the TPEC guards with a stifling, full-court, man-to-man defense that took the opponents out of their offensive rhythm and was a major factor in the win.
The Engineers were honored after the game with a lively awards ceremony that saw hundreds of local students and fans flood the Yong Yu Gymnasium court, in search of handshakes, autographs or some other keepsake of the MIT visit.
Playing with the International 24-second shot clock seemed to quicken the pace of the games, as the Engineers recorded some record-setting offensive efforts in the five games of the tournament, including a 123-point outburst against Hsuan Chang University, which tied the Institute mark for points in a single game. Tech also put up 114 points in a game against Kyushu University.
In addition to the games, the team was treated to a number of memorable off-court experiences while in Taiwan. The days were filled with autograph sessions for hundreds of excited fans, tours some of the historic areas of Taiwan and plenty of time to experience the local food and culture. The MIT Club of Taiwan hosted Coach Larry Anderson and the players to a reception and dinner on the night before the final game and the team also took a trip to the top of Taipei 101, the world's second tallest building.
The trip was a memorable and enlightening experience for Coach Anderson's young team, who will look to use the excursion as a building block for the 2010-11 season.


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Radovan Karadžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радован Караџић) (born June 19, 1945) is a former Serbian politician, poet, political doctor and psychiatrist indicted for war crimes and genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
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- This, what you are doing, is not good. This is the path that you want to take Bosnia and Herzegovina on, the same highway of hell and death that Slovenia and Croatia went on. Don't think that you won't take Bosnia and Herzegovina into hell, and the Muslim people maybe into extinction. Because the Muslim people cannot defend themselves if there is war here.
- Radovan Karadžić speaking at the Bosnian parliament, on the night of 14–15 October 1991, in a charged atmosphere in a debate whether to declare the republic "sovereign", which would mean that republic's laws would take precedence over Yugoslav ones. (The term "Muslim people" refers to the people known as Bosniaks.[1])
- Variant translation: "You want to take Bosnia and Herzegovina down the same highway to hell and suffering that Slovenia and Croatia are travelling. Do not think that you will not lead Bosnia and Herzegovina into hell, and do not think that you will not perhaps lead the Muslim people into annihilation, because the Muslims cannot defend themselves if there is war – How will you prevent everyone from being killed in Bosnia and Herzegovina?"
- There is no doubt that the United States and Germany had their own interests in igniting wars in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia.
- Radovan Karadžić speaking in May 2011 during a magazine interview given from Scheveningen Prison, The Hague. — "Radovan Karadzic: The other side to the Bosnian story", Politics First (May 2011).


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Manchester City have played down concerns over defender Pablo Zabaleta's foot injury.
The in-form Argentina right-back was hurt in a clash with Brede Hangeland in the second half of City's 2-0 Barclays Premier League victory over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium. He returned to action after leaving the field for treatment but limped off and was substituted a few minutes later.
But first-team coach David Platt does not think Zabaleta's problem is serious and has suggested he could even feature at Stoke in the FA Cup fourth round next week, and he said: "He has gone over on his ankle. We don't have another game for a week. We will have a look in the morning but I would be surprised if he was out for next week."
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This chapter provides information on the amPassword command line tool and contains the following section:
Access Manager contains an ampassword utility under /opt/SUNWam/bin on SPARC systems and /opt/sun/Identity/bin on Linux systems. This utility allows you change the Directory Server password for the administrator or user.
Modify the serverconfig.xml file, located in the following directory:
Change port the server attribute to the SSL port which Access Manager is running.
Change the type attribute to SSL.
For example:
<iPlanetDataAccessLayer> <ServerGroup name="default" minConnPool="1" maxConnPool="10"> <Server name="Server1" host="sun.com" port="636" type="SSL" /> <User name="User1" type="proxy"> <DirDN> cn=puser,ou=DSAME Users,dc=iplanet,dc=com </DirDN> <DirPassword> AQIC5wM2LY4Sfcy+AQBQxghVwhBE92i78cqf </DirPassword> </User> ...
ampassword only changes the password in Directory Server. You will have to manually change passwords in the ServerConfig.xml and all authentication templates for Access Manager.


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CHICAGO -- Bill Rancic, the first winner of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice," shared his story of success with Club Industry 2010 attendees this morning at McCormick Place.
Rancic recounted his early entrepreneurial pursuits, including his cigar-of-the-month company that eventually led to an audition for "The Apprentice." He also talked about Trump, other well-known entrepreneurs and what it takes to get ahead in business.
Rancic flew in from New York on Thursday night, then headed back to the airport after his presentation to do more talk-show interviews for his show "Giuliana and Bill," which begins its third season on Monday.
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Anne Marie Roscka
Anne Marie Roscka
Sept. 9, 1960 — Nov. 29, 2010
VALPARAISO — Anne Marie Roscka, 50, Valparaiso, formerly of Knox, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 in Valparaiso.
She was born Friday, Sept. 9, 1960 in Plymouth, to Eli J. Roscka, Jr. and Cleta Sue (Wilson) Roscka and lived in Valparaiso for more than 20 years, coming from Knox.
Anne was a 1978 Graduate of Knox High School. She went on to Purdue and received her degree in Speech and Hearing; she received her master's degree from Ball State University in Deaf Education.
She worked for the Porter County Co-op Services since graduation and was teaching at the Chesterton High School in Chesterton. Anne was a member of the Eagle Creek Community Church where she taught Sunday School and directed Vacation Bible School. She worked with the Chesterton High School Student Council and was a member-elect for the Indiana State Student Council Board. She was the statistician and very proud to be associated with the Chesterton High School gymnastics team. Anne was a counselor and director at Camp Epworth for several years.
She served on the Board of Directors for Deaf Education. She signed for the community when needed. During high school she was selected Knox High School Prom Queen. Anne was a 10-year 4-H member and assisted with Junior Leaders and the 4-H Fair queen contest. She loved her students, they were her family. Anne was blessed to have wonderful friends.
She is survived by her parents, Eli J. and Cleta Sue Roscka of Knox; a brother, John R. and Teri D. Roscka of Monticello; a niece, Ashley D. Roscka of Monticello (Junior at Ball State University); aunts, Jan and Larry Reynolds of Monticello, and Vicky Brand of Ridge Manor, Fla.; an uncle, Dan and Ellie Roscka of Knox; and several loved cousins and friends.
Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. (CST), Friday, Dec. 3, at the Knox United Methodist Church, 201 S. Shield Street, Knox, IN, 46534, and one hour prior to services Saturday.
Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the church with Rev. Edward L. Hasnerl of the Eagle Creek Community Church in rural Knox, and Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello officiating.
Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Knox.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be given to Deaf Service, 6 E. 67th Avenue, Merrillville, IN, 46410 (219-769-6506), or the Eagle Creek Community Church of rural Knox. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, IN, 47960, assisted the family with arrangements.


text: Farm Bill Dairy Provisions Raise Lots of Questions February 14, 2014 09:11 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Jim Dickrell Dairy Herd Management Dairy Editor Email A webinar hosted by the University of Wisconsin today on the dairy provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014 demonstrated that there are many, many unanswered questions. Most notably, the provision that farmers can participate in either the new margin insurance program or Livestock Gross Margin insurance-Dairy (LGM-Dairy) is already complicated because some producers might have LGM-Dairy contracts that cover September and October. But if the margin insurance program starts September 1, will that mean they won't be able to participate in margin insurance. And what happens if farmers must sign up for the entire five years of the farm bill? There are also differences in the details of the two programs. While margin insurance coverage is limited to farm's highest annual milk history of 2011, 2012 or 2013, LGM-Dairy has no production limits. LGM-Dairy will be offered only as long as government insurance subsidies are available. There are no limits on the margin insurance. The margin insurance program insures a milk-feed margin that is based on national prices. LGM-Dairy allows farmers to tailor coverage to their particular farm and rations. Dairy farmers will have to calculate their basis for both milk and feed (the difference between national and local prices) to determine what the margins actually insure, says Brian Gould, an dairy economist with the University of Wisconsin. In addition, the margin insurance calculation is based on a whole herd ration, covering milking cows, dry cows and replacements. What happens if a farm does not raise replacements? How does that affect the margins he's insuring? There are even more basic questions: • Will sign-up be annual, or be for the entire five years? • If it's annual, can farmers toggle back and forth between margin insurance and LGM-Dairy, depending on which is more advantageous to them? • When will sign-up deadlines be? • When will premiums be due? • How quickly will indemnities be paid? John Newton, a dairy economist with the University of Illinois, is building an on-line decision tool that will help producers work through difference scenarios once these questions are answered. The tool will be available at www.dairymarkets.org. Newton also has numerous farm bill policy papers posted at www.farmdocdaily/illinois.edu . Newton will be hosting another webinar on dairy provisions at www.farmdocdaily/illinois.edu March 26. Hopefully, he says, USDA will have answered many of these questions by then. Back to news


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Two of the judges had this to say about Butler and her work:
"I'm thrilled by the Society's decision, and grateful for the opportunity to visit New Orleans and interview Katrina victims this June," said Butler.
Goodman commented: "A good combination of reporting and opinion with a tough look at her own administration. Liked the variety as well, from health care to stripping!"
Suzette Martinez Standring, a preliminary judge, also commented on Butler. "Articulate and well-researched columns on social justice topics. Her Voice and point of view is one to be reckoned with."
Her First Prize also comes with $1000. Kristin has not decided yet how to put that to use.


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30 Bright and Beautiful Window Box Planters
Window shutter
A window shutter transforms a window box from blah to bright. Once you find a shutter the right size for your box, decide whether to paint it or leave it in the condition you found it. We chose a sunny yellow! Attach the shutter to the box using screws.
Kitchen window beauties
At the kitchen window of an Ohio home, a hayrack planter brims with portulaca, trailing Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, rhipsalis, jade and echeveria.
Hot tamale
If you like your colors spicy hot, plant this design in a red or bright yellow box to underscore the vivid plant selection. Put coleus varieties 'Skyrocket' and 'Tabasco' in the back and New Guinea impatiens across the front and sides. Vinca vine trails in front. Grow this arrangement in partial sun.
Bold beauty
The rich shades of coleus make a statement next to spots of bright color from blooms. From left: coleus 'Stained Glassworks Copper', Lantana 'Dallas Red', beargrass, coleus 'True Red', coleus 'Stained Glassworks Big Blond' and licorice vine.
Vintage croquet
It's game on with some vintage croquet mallets and a window box painted in rustic tones. If you like, push a few old metal croquet wickets into the soil at the front of the box to round out the croquet theme.
We scoured architectural salvage shops to find the inspiration for this idea. A piece of old Victorian-inspired ceiling tin (ours is a vintage border) gives an elegant twist to an ordinary window box. Use tin snips (and a pair of gloves) to cut the metal so it fits the window box. Secure using construction adhesive or nails.
Tip: Can't find any vintage ceiling tin that will work? Buy a new tin piece and give it a distressed look with paint.
Old-fashioned appeal
Variegated trailers dangle over the edge of this box filled to brimming with cottage favorites including hibiscus, impatiens, pansies and periwinkle.
Customize your window box to fit the occasion by incorporating chalkboard into the design. Attach a piece of old schoolhouse slate to a simple window box using exterior adhesive, or prime a window box, then paint with chalkboard paint.
Red, white & nearly blue
Plant petunias in red, white and the bluest-looking purple you can find for a star-spangled scene in a red, white or blue container. Arrange plants in rows for stripes of color. Let vinca vines cascade over the edges. Grow this box in full sun.
Pastel pleasures
For a light, delicate look, plant pink 'Wave' petunias and blue lobelia in front of silver 'Icicle' helichrysum. Vinca vine trails over the ivory-color box. Set in full sun.
Salvaged trim
Salvaged wrought-iron fencing puts a fresh look along the top of basic window boxes. (Peek among the leaves to find the subtle rust-colored iron.) Cut ironwork to fit the length of the box, then use screws to attach it from inside.
Tip: If painting the fencing, be sure to use a stain-blocking metal primer first.
On the shady side
For a spot of color in a shady setting, make groupings of coordinating colors of impatiens, such as pink and burgundy. Boston ferns separate the groups. Vinca trails over the cool green box.
Springy statement
Tulips and pansies combine in a simple, bright spring window box arrangement.
Cheery trio
Yellow petunias mingle with spikes of grass and a variegated trailer in a window box decorated in lattice matching that used on this porch.
Serene scene
At a woodsy retreat, this subdued collection of petunias and other plants fills a craftsman-style box.
Shady simplicity
Sweet potato vine and some coleus thrive in this shady setting and coordinate with the wood colors of this log cabin.
Untamed growth
Trimmed and tidy is overrated. Let your plants grow like wild for a beautiful arrangement that falls naturally. Sweet potato vines are ideal for overhang while shades of 'Floral Showers' snapdragons, browallia 'Blue Bell' and 'Graffiti Pink' pentas sprinkle color throughout.
Punch of purple
Vibrant 'Wave' petunias mixed with coleus and sweet potato vine make modest containers captivating.
Floral frame
Garden art catches the eye when framed by a bursting of foliage. Start by centering a boxwood topiary near the back of the box. Build around the piece with 'Wave' petunias, tuberus begonias, sweet potato vine and variegated trailers. Place a sculpture or other garden novelty in front to complete.
Healthy layers
Billowing asparagus ferns promote a well-nourished window box. Add rosy periwinkles on either side for a delicate pop of color.
First impressions
Visitors receive a charming introduction on the front steps thanks to 'Bullseye Light Pink' geraniums, 'Supertunia Bermuda Beach' petunias and lobelia 'Riviera Blue Eyes'.
Statement pieces
For an arrangement that looks so good you could eat it, try ornamental cabbage and flowering kale. As hybrids, the pair won't taste as good as relative varieties, but their blossoming stature is ideal for decoration.
Matching colors
Complement your home's exterior with a hanging box of coordinating colors. Plant flowers that reflect your home, like the pale purple of 'Delta Beaconsfield' pansies and lobelia 'Riviera Midnight Blue' accented by 'Fordhook Favorites' nasturtium and Madagascar dragontree.
Gutter of succulents
Fill an old gutter with succulents like echeveria and sedum 'Angelina', then hang the lively scene from a deck railing. When watering succulents, soak the soil, not the rosette.
Clean cut
Though generally considered accent plants, coleus 'Dark Chocolate' and draping sweet potato vines layer to create a bold statement all on their own. Contrast their clean lines with an eclectic mix of potted alternatives, like petunias, cordyline and impatiens.
Going green
Even low-hanging boxes can provide a bold element to a home's exterior. Bright varieties like 'Bridal Bouquet' bacopa, torenia 'Catalina Blue', calibrachoa 'Cabaret Purple', 'Marine' heliotrope, 'Read's White' daisy and licorice vine guarantee it won't be passed by.
Subtly sweet
Artemisia 'Silver Brocade' embellishes a collection of white blossoms, including baby's breath, 'Madeira White' daisy, 'Harmony White' stock, 'Saratoga White' nicotiana and snow-in-summer, in this lovely container.
Flower-filled hangers can dress up decks, too. This planter maintains a cohesive look with 'Double Wave' petunias, 'Kaleidoscope' pentas and snapdragons from the same color family.
Airy look
Two white pots and three window boxes in coordinating colors line a sunny shelf. Fill with plants with ferny leaves, such as daisies or coreopsis, for an airy look.
Awesome autumn
Fresh and dried flowers make for a bountiful fall look. Oversize cabbages and hydrangea blossoms anchor an arrangement that has branches twisting out in fun swirls.
Shaded beauties
Fuchsia impatiens stay vivid even in dim settings. The shade-loving flowers create a sweet scene when brimmed with dichondra, a foliage that can trail up to six feet.
Fall window box
Dress up your window box for fall with gourds and vegetables in a variety of shapes and textures. Our veggies included chartreuse Romanesco broccoli, Cipollini onions, large cabbage heads, and strings of Brussels sprouts on stalks. Vegetables can last two to three weeks in cool weather.


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This is a collection of mathematics problems relating to the moons of the solar system. Learners will use simple proportional relationships and work with fractions to study the relative sizes of the larger moons in our solar system, and explore how... (View More) temperatures change from place to place using the Celsius and Kelvin scales. (View Less)
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This is a book about the importance of the Sun's energy as it relates to its impact on the Earth's environment. Learners will read or listen to a story about a young boy, Joshua, who finds out that the Sun provides the Earth with energy in the... (View More) form of light and heat, which is necessary for all forms of life, for maintaining Earth's environment, and for allowing humans to produce their own forms of energy. Additionally, an extension activity is included, Searching for the Sun, where learners can conduct a hands-on experiment observing how plants grow towards sunlight in order to make conclusions about why the Sun's energy is a necessary component for life. Reading and vocabulary activities are also included. (View Less)
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A new chef with a bag full of horse eyes and other disgusting ingredients cures a picky lad's aversion to "healthy" foods.
In tortuous verse—"There was a boy quite scared of food / His carrots made him nervous, / To him fruits simply had no use / And veggies lacked all purpose"—young William is ultimately starved into accepting his worried mother's roast pork and other wholesome dishes. This is accomplished after chef Fred Mangetout serves up an array of revolting repasts: cockroach pizza, roasted snake in sheep-blood marinade, snail porridge, termite toast with spiders' legs and similar delights. In keeping with Le Bon's cartoon scenes of a ski-nosed cook in a soot-colored jacket and toque, gleefully serving all-too-identifiable dishes to a comically dismayed child, the audio track features spirited narration in equally plummy British and French accents over bistro-type accordion music. Readers can switch voice and music off together, with the option of hearing any verse by tapping it, and also select either manual or auto advance. Sparkles or verbal directions on most but not all screens cue taps or slides that sluggishly activate gagging sounds, rude noises, snide side comments and fades or other animated effects. Tap the cockroach on any page to open an index of thumbnail images.
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"There was a lot of kids today — I was surprised to see that many kids back," Long Beach High School senior Maria Krzeminski said after her first day back at school on Tuesday, two weeks after Superstorm Sandy brought Long Beach to a standstill.
"We all thought we were going to be broken up, our friends were going to leave, but we winded up coming back," she said. "It was actually a good day."
Krzeminski was among the thousands of students in the Long Beach School District who, if they weren't displaced or contending with damaged homes, returned to school on Tuesday. School officials, who began meeting shortly after the storm, decided to reopen after two weeks of planning and locating evacuated families and students.
"We basically did in three days what we did over the summer," Schools Superintendent David Weiss said at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.
The three buildings that sustained the least damage from the storm — the Lindell and East schools and Long Beach High School — were opened, and all of the district's students will attend classes in those buildings until sometime after Thanksgiving. Lido Elementary School students are attending Lindell School, West School students are going to East School and middle school students are temporarily moving up to the high school.
"We are still hopeful in terms of moving to open all the schools as quickly as we can," said Board of Education Trustee Dr. Dennis Ryan. "We know how important it is for parents to have their kids in school. Every kid was happy to be [back] in school, no matter what they tell you. They were overwhelmed to see their classmates and teachers that they haven't seen in two weeks."
Students who were displaced by the storm traveled from all over the metropolitan area to return to classes, according to the district. Buses — which were parked on higher ground and not damaged — ran smoothly on the first day, with a modified schedule for students within the district and new routes established to transport students who are temporarily living outside it.


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Obama Shoots Himself in the Foot
By Stephen Lendman
It's not the first time. It won't be the last. It didn't surprise.
Obama represents the worst of rogue state governance. He's a war criminal multiple times over. He heads a repressive police state apparatus.
He's ravaging one country after another. He's waging war on humanity. He's doing it at home and abroad. He risks global war.
At the same time, he finds new ways to humiliate himself. He further denigrates America in the process. He cancelled a long-planned Moscow summit with Vladimir Putin.
It was scheduled ahead of the September 5 and 6 St. Petersburg G20 summit. No longer. New York Times editors urged him not to go. They did so disgracefully. A separate article discussed it.
At issue is the brouhaha over Russia granting Edward Snowden asylum. It was done honorably by the book. It was right and proper to do.
Snowden's a world hero. He exposed lawless NSA spying. It's done globally. Everyone targeted is monitored all the time everywhere. Doing so is unconstitutional. It doesn't matter. Obama calls it OK.
He's taking his wrath out on Russia. He's mindless about rule of law principles. He's irresponsibly harming bilateral relations. He's risking world peace.
It's back to the future. Reinventing Cold War politics perhaps is likely. According to The Times, unnamed officials said he's frustrated about Russia's refusal to extradite Snowden.
Risking Bradley Manning type treatment won't be tolerated. He'll be brutalized if sent home. He's been declared guilty by accusation.
He'll be denied judicial fairness. He'll face certain long term hard time. He'll never again be free. It's the American way.
Thousands of political prisoners languish gulag hell. It's the world's largest. It's one of the worst.
Obama's angry with Russia on Syria. He wants Putin help destroy another country. He wants what he won't get. America's more adept at making enemies than friends.
Obama excels at doing it. His high-sounding rhetoric rings hollow. It reflects lies, damn lies, and rogue state policy.
An official White House cancellation statement said:
"Following a careful review begun in July, we have reached the conclusion that there is not enough recent progress in our bilateral agenda with Russia to hold a US-Russia Summit in early September."
"We value the achievements made with Russia in the Presidents first term, including the New START Treaty, and cooperation on Afghanistan, Iran, and North Korea."
"However, given our lack of progress on issues such as missile defense and arms control, trade and commercial relations, global security issues, and human rights and civil society in the last twelve months, we have informed the Russian Government that we believe it would be more constructive to postpone the summit until we have more results from our shared agenda."
"Russia's disappointing decision to grant Edward Snowden temporary asylum was also a factor that we considered in assessing the current state of our bilateral relationship."
"Our cooperation on these issues remains a priority for the United States, so on Friday, August 9, Secretaries Hagel and Kerry will meet with their Russian counterparts in a 2+2 format in Washington to discuss how we can best make progress moving forward on the full range of issues in our bilateral relationship."
"The President still looks forward to traveling to St. Petersburg on September 5-6 to attend the G-20 Summit."
Perhaps he should be disinvited in response.
He'll snub Putin a second time. He won't meet him face-to-face. He accused him of Cold War tactics. He turned truth on its head claiming it.
Hardline US lawmakers urged Obama to cancel. Senator Chuck Schumer (D. NY) is AIPAC's man in Washington.
"The president clearly made the right decision," he said. "President Putin is acting like a schoolyard bully and doesn't deserve the respect a bilateral summit would have accorded him."
Obama's snub set a precedent. It's the first time a US president cancelled an announced Moscow visit since the Cold War ended.
He'll spend two extra days in Stockholm instead. White House spokesman Jay Carney called Sweden a "close friend and partner to the United States."
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's subservient to imperial US interests. So are others in his coalition government.
Moscow expressed disappointment. America's not ready for prime time. For sure, not Obama, key administration officials, and congressional hardliners. They infest both parties. They mock legitimate governance.
According to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov, what happened "shows that the US is still not ready to build relations with Russia on an equal footing."
For many years, Washington refused to extradite 20 or more hardened criminals. Russia wants them prosecuted. They're given sanctuary. They remain free.
US policy is do what we say, not what we do. It's one-way. It's offensive. America doesn't care. It's an out-of-control rogue state.
Russia's invitation stands, said Ushakov. Moscow's "ready to continue working with our American partners on all the key issues of the bilateral and multilateral agenda."
Washington doesn't reciprocate. It punishes. It's longstanding policy. Rogue states operate that way.
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TOKYO — Japan Airlines is buying its first-ever jets from Airbus in a deal with a list value of 950 billion yen ($9.5 billion). The purchase of 31 A350 planes deals a blow to U.S. rival Boeing, which had been JAL's star supplier for decades.
Airbus Chief Executive and President Fabrice Bregier and Japan Airlines President Yoshiharu Ueki signed the deal Monday in Tokyo, which includes an option for JAL to buy 25 more Airbus planes. They declined to give the actual price tag on the deal.
Ueki said the decision to turn to the European manufacturer, based in Toulouse, France, for replacements for retiring Boeing 777 jets was unrelated to the problems that have plagued Boeing's rival offering, the 787 Dreamliner planes.
The 787 jets were grounded for four months earlier this year to confirm their safety after their lithium-ion batteries overheated. The batteries are now encased to prevent overheating from spreading.
The 787 development was also repeatedly delayed, frustrating JAL as well as rival All Nippon Airways, Japan's other major carrier.
"We are sorry for the troubles we have caused our customers with the 787, but the decision on the aircraft was considered separately from that issue," Ueki told reporters.
He repeatedly said the A350 was chosen because it was the "best match for our needs."
He brushed off concerns about the additional training JAL pilots will need to fly Airbus planes, which they are not used to. Even after taking such costs and risks into account, the A350 was the best choice, he said without giving specifics.
Airbus and Boeing have for years waged a no-holds-barred slugfest in markets around the world. This commercial battle has also spilled over into a years-long legal fight at the World Trade Organization between the two plane makers over government subsidies or other forms of state aid.
Lately the battle has focused on sales of the next generation of long-range, wide-bodied jets. In that matchup, Monday's order represents a big blow landed by Airbus A350 against Boeing's 787.
Behind the domination of Chicago-based Boeing Co. are the historical ties between Japan and the U.S., including security arrangements. But in recent years, other Japanese carriers, especially the newer low-cost airlines, have been gradually switching to Airbus.
Boeing said Monday's deal did not hurt its relationship with JAL.
"Although we are disappointed with the selection, we will continue to provide the most efficient and innovative products and services that meet longer-term fleet requirements for Japan Airlines," it said in a statement.
"We have built a strong relationship with Japan Airlines over the last 50 years and we look to continue our partnership going forward."
Boeing spokesman Rob Henderson said the company was preparing the 777X as replacement aircraft for the 777. It will be a larger jet, and the company has not yet started taking orders.
JAL is a special kind of carrier in Japan because of its close ties with the government. But Ueki said JAL did not consult the government or other parties in reaching their decision, and made it on its own.
JAL sank into bankruptcy three years ago, but re-emerged last year in one of the biggest IPOs in Japanese history, after receiving a government bailout and undergoing restructuring.
The carrier was long the symbol of Japan's economic rise. In recent decades, it was hobbled by a bloated workforce, unpopular routes and safety lapses.
Monday's deal marks the first for the A350 in Japan.
The planes go into service in 2019, both sides said. JAL will be among the top customers for the A350, which also include Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.
Ueki declined to give the specific flight routes where these jets will be used, but said they will basically take over the routes for the retiring 777s.
Bregier praised the deal as "opening a new chapter in our relationship," and as a boon to EU-Japan relations. Several EU ambassadors to Japan were present at the signing at a Tokyo hotel to welcome the move.
Bregier called the JAL deal a breakthrough. But he noted he did not want to dwell on the past, and said it merely underlined that Airbus had the better product.
"The world is changing. There is open competition everywhere," said Bregier.
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