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A monkey that was a passenger in a pick-up truck went bananas on a Texas police officer during a routine traffic stop and it was all caught on video.
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"Oh, the weather out there is frightful, but the fire is so delightful; we really don't have to go! Let it snow; let it snow; let it snow"
Well, it sure did! We've a blanket of nine inches in our back yard, and it's still coming down. I was hoping to water the lawn but this is a bit much! Naw, probably not!! We need the moisture so bad; "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"
I must admit I'm not a fan of the white stuff. I don't even dream of a "White Christmas." Since I'm approaching 80, skiing, snowboarding, even sledding have long since gone by the by. That's for you younger folks. For sure, the kids enjoy it. I've watched several frolic in the snow from my window in my warm house. Even our pooch, Jake, the jock, thinks this crazy cold stuff is great. He slides in it, buries his nose and toys in it, only to dig'm up in it and then roll in it getting totally wet. As rare as it's been of late, I'm sure there are many who rejoice and play with snow-balls, snow-men, and snow-mobiles. And the earth is getting a good drink! Thanks be to God! He does have a way of rejuvenating His creation. In a recent TV commercial advertising a forthcoming series on the "Dust Bowl", it shows the cracked earth with one little green shoot poking its way to light. That all gives me hope for tomorrow.
As I said, however, I've always looked at snow with a jaundiced eye; it just seems so seductively troublesome. When first it falls and lays that lovely blanket of white, everything seems so clean and pure and ordered. The white surface rolls gently and evenly over ruptures or brokenness or ugliness. Everything for a moment is pristine. Of course, children's laughter adds a kind of music to the lovely scene, and all seems right with the world. Then it begins to melt into ugly, dirty, brown slush; we slip and break a hip or worse; our cars slide into each other or into a ditch; and often it hangs around in dirty piles for many weeks. All the regular ugliness is again revealed, and we slog around through the slush. I try to stay inside.
That is my plan for today. Yet another crisis has arisen; last evening we viewed the last episode of year two of Downton Abby. Mr. Bates has been arrested, Mathew and Mary seem to be permanently parted and the stable relationship between Lord and Lady Grantham seems to be struggling. I've already ordered Year Three, but it won't arrive until next week….oy vey!! What shall we do in the evenings until the postman again brings us the Abby?
Of course, that is all "tongue in cheek." We do enjoy the series, but its absence is not a crisis. I've wondered, however, why this "early 20th Century" soap opera has become so popular. It is the story of an aristocratic English family, its internal intrigues and challenges, its survival through the First World War, and its re-birth following the "war to end all wars." But it is basically an evening edition of "As the World Turns", or "All My Children." What's the attraction?
For me, I've discovered that I truly enjoy the order, decency, respect, gentleness, and elegance portrayed throughout each episode. Everyone has a place, and everyone keeps their place while respecting everyone else's place. Of course, there is a forced artificial social structure that is both safe for some and oppressive for others. Downton never shows the child-labor sweat shops of the times, or the poor-houses or orphanages that notoriously caused much suffering. But the stratosphere that is portrayed gives a feeling of security and stability that we've long since lost in our modern cyber-space, social media, hyper-swift world of the 21st Century. From the house-maids to the dowager Countess, from the footman to the Lord Grantham, there is an elegance of dress that speaks of a self-respect that our slovenly "jeans hung on hips" has obviously abandoned. The ladies did show some shoulder and bosom, but in the best of modesty and decency and good taste. To view a ladies ankle was frisky. The meals, whether among the servants or the Grantham's, are enjoyed with pace and rhythm that always allow for gentle conversation and real camaraderie; a sharp contrast to our "fast food gobble", with its background of "screams and explosions" we call music. Of course it is all fantasy; a portrait of people, places and times that are no more. Its appeal to me is that it consistently shows qualities of human nature that we've ejected, forgotten, or buried. I still like human nobility, decency, modesty, courtesy, mutual respect, and thoughtful conversation, even disagreements. Downton gives us a reminder of all that. A remembrance of something more meaningful, valuable, and durable than our obsession with violence, speed, wealth and popularity that are all so meaningless, worthless and passing. So I enjoy Downton. I'm a 20th Century man. I refuse to tweet, twitter, or twerp (birds do that), or to call an electronic message a "text" or take a photo with a phone. My young'uns call me a Neanderthal, but probably more appropriately, I'm a throw-back member of the Abby staff. So be it! I wonder, however, why the popularity of the Abby and its antiquated folks with so many young people who are faithful fans. Could it be that somewhere in the dark recesses of their minds the Abby rings that bell of something more human, and gentle, and charming that they'd truly like to be. They most likely can't and wouldn't even try to name it; but they can watch it and enjoy being reminded who they once were. I think I'll stay warm inside and watch the snow melt until season three arrives. I wonder if John Bates will get out of prison?
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SEATTLE (AP) — A tentative agreement has been reached in contract negotiations that brought 21,000 Puget Sound-area grocery store workers to the brink of a strike against four major chains, spokesmen for both sides said Monday evening.
The news averted a walkout that had been threatened for 7 p.m. Monday at QFC, Albertsons, Fred Meyer and Safeway stores in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Kitsap, Mason and Thurston counties.
The team bargaining on behalf of three union locals unanimously recommended that workers approve the agreement, said Tom Geiger, spokesman for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21.
The grocery stores negotiated through the Allied Employers group.
"We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative settlement agreement with the unions that continues to preserve good wages, secure pensions and access to quality, affordable health care for our employees," Scott Powers, Allied Employers vice president, said in an email.
Both sides said details of the proposal would not be released until workers had a chance to review and vote on it. No dates were immediately announced for that vote.
Union locals involved include UFCW 21 and 367 and Teamsters Local 38.
Issues that had been unresolved after the unions issued a 72-hour strike notice Friday evening included wages, holiday pay and proposed cuts to health care benefits. The two sides have been in talks for more than six months, Geiger has said.
Powers has said the employers wanted a solid pay and benefits package for workers that would allow the companies to be competitive.
In downtown Seattle, a makeshift clock had been counting down the number of hours until a possible strike.
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Test results for a California patient listed as at risk for having the Ebola virus came back negative, state health officials said in a press conference Thursday night.
"We are pleased with the negative outcome of the Ebola test and wish the patient a speedy recovery," said Dr. Ron Chapman, director and health officer for the California Department of Public Health. "The case in Sacramento County demonstrates that the system is working. This patient was quickly identified, appropriate infection control procedures were implemented, and public health authorities were notified."
Blood samples from the patient were sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Health officials would not release any information on the patient. But the patient had visited West Africa recently, which prompted concern. The patient was admitted to a negative pressure room at the Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center. Health officials determined the patient to be at low risk, based on a set of criteria.
There are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in California, Chapman said. There have been no patients admitted to California hospitals who are considered to be at high risk of Ebola, according to CDC criteria.
The Ebola virus has spread quickly across four countries in West Africa since March, killing more than 1,200. Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone have been most affected.
There is no vaccine or approved cure for the virus and it is often fatal in humans. Health officials emphasize the virus can't be spread through the air, in food, or water, but transmission is possible during direct contact, such as through broken skin or mucous membranes with a sick person's blood or urine, saliva, feces, vomit and semen. Transmission also can occur through needles that have been contaminated with infected body fluids and infected animals, according to the CDC. Symptoms may appear anywhere from two to 21 days after exposure and include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and abnormal bleeding. Ebola is more likely to spread in health care settings where protective barriers, such as masks, gowns and gloves have not been used, according to federal health officials.
"If a person has traveled to an affected country and develops a fever within three weeks of their return, they should contact their health care provider and let the provider know of their travel history," health officials said in a statement.


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Marilyn Pettinato Janes, 76, of Prescott, Ariz., died peacefully on July 5, 2013.
She was born April 27, 1937, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Marilyn graduated from East Stroudsburg High School in 1955. She then pursued her dreams of dancing and traveling before moving to Los Angeles. Marilyn found her first calling as a decorator and construction manager followed by her second passion, nursing.
Marilyn was actively involved in Daughters of the American Revolution and veteran volunteer activities. She loved painting, cooking, reading and listening to opera.
Marilyn is survived by her two children, Chris Dup� (Shannon) of Colorado and Claudia Janes (Brian); and her grandchildren, Cole and Matthew of California. She is also survived by her brother, William Pettinato (Bernie) of East Stroudsburg, as well as nieces, a nephew and cousins.
The family requests donations in her name to your local veterans organization.
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will." ~ C. Bronte
Marilyn Pettinato Janes
Marilyn Pettinato Janes, 76, of Prescott, Ariz., died peacefully on July 5, 2013.


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Bulletin Issues
Current Issue
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Bulletin, October/November 2012
RDAP Review
NSF DMP Content Analysis: What Are Researchers Saying?
by Susan Wells Parham and Chris Doty
The National Science Foundation (NSF) implemented its requirement that all grant proposals include a data management plan (DMP) in January 2011. Like our colleagues at research institutions across the United States, librarians and technologists at Georgia Tech developed services to support this mandate, including guidelines and workshops for developing a DMP. Toward the end of the requirement's first year, we assessed the impact of our consultation and outreach services by reviewing the content of submitted data management plans.
In cooperation with the GT Office of Sponsored Programs, we examined NSF DMPs submitted by Georgia Tech researchers during the first eight months of the mandate (through September 6, 2011). Of the 335 submitted proposals, we reviewed the content of 181 plans. We excluded those proposals that were grant supplements or transfers. Using plagiarism software, we searched DMP content for information related to repository services, inter- and intradepartmental sharing of DMPs and the prevalence of cloud-based tools. This brief article outlines our findings and their influence on strategic planning for a range of research data curation services, including data repository services and related data stewardship initiatives.
Repository Services
Of the 181 NSF DMPs that were analyzed, 39 (22%) identified Georgia Techs institutional repository, SMARTech. The percentage of plans which included SMARTech varied widely by school. For example, five researchers from mechanical engineering (ME) referenced SMARTech services in their plans. This number is approximately 14% of the total DMPs submitted from the school. On the other hand, eight researchers from the much smaller school of aerospace engineering mentioned SMARTech (approximately 62% of total submitted plans).
The breakdown of SMARTech DMP language by school allowed us to evaluate the effectiveness of our campus outreach and to prioritize outreach in the future. In only one school did researchers mention SMARTech in over 50% of the DMPs. Five schools did not mention repository services at all. The top three schools account for almost half of all NSF proposals over the time period studied, and they identify SMARTech in only 20% of DMPs. While inconsistent outreach may not be the primary factor driving these numbers, we can clearly target particular schools, such as ME. It's not only the largest school on campus; it also has the greatest number of NSF proposals awarded.
Researchers obtained language pertaining to SMARTech from a number of locations. Nine DMPs contained language from SMARTechs About webpage. Eight more contained language from SMARTechs Mission and Collection Policy webpage. Four DMPs contained language about SMARTech found on the library website, and one had language from the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook. Five DMPs contained substantial language about SMARTech whose source was not easily identified; presumably it was original to the authors. Twelve of the 39 DMPs that identified SMARTech contained only the briefest of mentions, in a pair of cases only the web address was given.
Identifying where this language in the DMPs originated was important because it illustrated multiple, often inconsistent sources of information. Clearly, when we update language regarding repository services, it will need to be modified in multiple other locations as well. The review led us to change the text on the SMARTech webpage to explain more clearly its role in long-term storage. This consistency is particularly important as we implement a new digital preservation strategy.
DMP Sharing
Sharing of DMP text among faculty members was relatively common and often occurred across departmental boundaries. One third of faculty members had large sections of text identical to at least one other researchers DMP. Half of the instances of sharing were among faculty members in different schools. Two thirds of shared DMP text was between just a pair of faculty members, while the other third consisted of groups of four, five and six different faculty members. Because researchers are obviously sharing a significant amount of DMP text, we need to ensure that they have consistent, up-to-date language about repository services. We'll need to distribute this text widely to counteract the widespread use of outdated boilerplate language.
Cloud-based Tools
Dropbox was mentioned by five faculty members. Three of them proposed using Dropbox to facilitate collaboration with colleagues at Georgia Tech and abroad. One of three also proposed using Google Docs in a similar manner. In another case, Dropbox was listed as one of a handful of possible venues for sharing data (iCloud and Amazon were others). One faculty member proposed using Dropbox as long-term backup for data housed on laboratory servers. Two faculty members also proposed using Google Code as an open source repository for code, documentation, and input and output data.
During this study, we discovered both a lack of information about repository data services and the widespread sharing of text describing a onetime digital preservation model. We have a clear road ahead of us: we will target specific schools for outreach; develop consistent language about repository services for research data; and focus on the widespread dissemination of information about our new digital preservation strategy. To succeed, this effort will need to be a partnership among librarians, administrators, technologists and researchers themselves.
Susan Wells Parham is head of scholarly communication & digital curation at the Georgia Tech Library. She can be reached at susan.parham<at.library.gatech.edu.
Chris Doty is librarian for physics and materials science & engineering at the Georgia Tech Library. He can be reached at chris.doty<at>library.gatech.edu.
Articles in this Issue
Information Architecture Overview
Information Architecture in the Age of Complexity
The Architecture of Information
Optimizing Websites in the Post Panda World
A Metaphor for Content Strategy
A Conversation with Eric Reiss, Author of Usable Usability: Simple Steps for Making Stuff Better
Sustainability: Scholarly Repository as an Enterprise
Spelunking in the Archives: Or How I Learned to Love the Art of the Unexpected
IA; Attending to the Existing Landscape
RDAP: NSF DMP Content Analysis: What Are Researchers Saying?


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I still think it will be a waste to kill Shu in the end. I have no problems with Heros dying but this time it just doesnt feel right to me. Plus i mean are they just going to kill off the Ouma bloodline thats kind of messed up. Mana is for sure not coming back to stay we all know this that leaves Shu with the bloodline i mean damn at least let his genes be passed down. Either 2 will survive or none will.
Ayase looked ultra friendly to Shu in that preview. DOing that cute face looking up thing.
|2012-03-11, 11:51
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I kind of have the feeling that I'm the only one that thinks that the show is heavily influenced by religion.
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|2012-03-15, 17:22
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Hell no...if in this whole mess some one deserve the happy ending is Shu and Inori as well. I really hope this 2 gain some short of happy ending. Come on ...anime staff give a this 2 the happy ending that they deserve.
Still with only one ep...mana back and gai there...I see a really hard fight for shu.
And the preview sure dont give hope for this whole situation.
|2012-03-15, 21:52
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I have a feeling that Mana has not given up on Shu. Remember it was Daarth not Mana that decided that Gai was the right person to be King. Even when Inori and Mana were having their mental struggle Mana never once conceded to hand Shu over to Inori. After Shu defeated little boy Daarth and pretty impressively might i add he may be even more attractive to Mana.
This may be one of those endings where the hero dies and somehow he is reborn which seems to be one of the themes here. I hate the fact that i was right about this whole human evolution thing.
In the end i dont think the fight we will be Gai and Mana vs Shu. I think it will Gai vs Shu and after Gai's speech i have even less respect for him. Anyone who would sacrifice the world for their own petty little dreams of be reunited with a psychopath whos love was only for her own brother deserves to be eliminated from this world. Either way i am worried about this end what are there 2 episodes left. The ShuxAyase shipper count went up after this episode
|2012-03-16, 07:58
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However, the japanese view on heros is a lot different that the west. In Japan culture the hero often more or not dies in his endeavors. Its about self sacrifice which i do feel is important but sometimes a happy ending teaches a lesson as well that if yous struggle and try hard and never give that you can find happiness.
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Regarding religion, time ago, I don't remember when and where, I wrote that depends on how GC would have ended we could had renamed GC as the Passion of Shuu, therefore I'm expecting, as Sinestra as just said, that Shu will resurrect.
Anyways, really it looks like they have mixed up many things, I mean, the apple is an obvious reference to Adam and Eve. Shu was betrayed by Arisa/Judas and sold to his enemies. And that's what the Old Testament says as first prophecy for the Passion:
But I hope they are simply mixing things up
The problem with resurrections anyways is that usually they are not meant literally speaking, but they are meant poetically, so he will be resurrected into the flowers where Inori is lying on. Or a stupid supercute neko with no ears and tail, or that particular feeling you have during the long and cold winter nights ... Ok, I think I can stop with examples I mean, something not fulfilling at all.
|2012-03-17, 00:10
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Well everyone's having their emotions going all out, with the final episode being there by next week. Well it is only a anime for one thing. I know for a fact that something is going to happen whether it may be awesome or just plain lame. And if it helps to say something along with the people who said their opinion. Mana and Gai can take it and eat dirt for all I care. It's sad for things to go out the way it did for the three of them (Shu, Gai, and Mana), but at the end of the day, I see one guy whose going to do all it takes to get his girl back, and the other two are just poor excuses for villians with a messed up dream. It sucks that nearly every time humans get dragged into to this mess and be so close to extinction, but them's the breaks 90% of the time in every fantasy/sci fi show/etc.
Anyway i said my piece. F**K any anime character whose got balls to do some s**t for a stupid a** reason and try to take the whole world with it. It's the same ol stuff that tends to happen from time to time.
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I would like to try to grow edamame, since here where I live I can only get the frozen kind, which is very expensive... moreover, spring has just begun, and I'm looking forword to spending more time outside the university's library ;-)
does anyone have suggestions? I have read the post about growing Japanese herbs and vegetables, but there was not much information on edamame..
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Your lucky you can get the frozen kind, I can't even get that (and it's not like it's a single cuisine ingredient either, I need to find some better food shops). I'm afraid I can't give you any gardening advice (I have the touch of death when it comes too plants), but I've found that you can subsitute other beans of similar size in many recipies although not where the edmame is the key flavour.
Your lucky you can get the frozen kind, I can't even get that
You're right! Neither the Evington or Blaby branches of Waitrose stock it. Which is unlucky as you can buy frozen edamame at roughly two thirds of Waitrose's stores.
Have you made a request? You might be able to convince them to bring it in.
Edamame can be grown like bush beans (haricot beans). Plant them in April-May, and they should crop in late July-August. You need to plant a lot of plants to have enough edamame, so try to stagger your harvest so you have a constant supply.
The trouble I had when trying to grow edamame was that the ends of the plants got attacked by these shiny black bugs, which killed them off. You may have better luck though...If you live in Modena, the weather should be warm enough for sure.
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I believe that it is also good to give them something to climb on, or at least that's what the variety I have at home specified.
Also I have had a terrible time with snails eating my snap peas this spring, so you may want to leave enough room to put in some beer traps since I have a feeling that they will probably go after the soybeans too (damn those non-native pests).
This article is from the wrong part of the world for this thread, but after reading it I decided to give edamame a try this summer:
Summers in my part of Texas are usually around 98F/37C and dry, so I'm always surprised to read that anything does well here in full exposure to the sun. It sounds like bugs are the biggest problem as long as the plants have enough water. I'll be planting soon (hopefully) so I'll keep you updated if I find anything useful.
Texas weather is a lot like the weather in the southern parts of Japan I believe (if it's hot and humid in the summer that is) so edamame should do quite well there!
Like mentioned above, to my knowledge bugs are one of the biggest problems for in gardening in the South. There are some great non-toxic options available, my favorite is attracting beneficial bugs, insects and critters. There should be some local books available on how to attract bees, ladybugs, frogs, etc. at your local library.
I just picked all of my edamame and wanted to share my success!
I got about twice as many pods as shown in this picture. I was surprised that they did so well--I've never had a garden before, so I ended up planting too late, only fertilized once, and rarely watered, but they grew like crazy. I had about a dozen plants worked into a meter of blank space against the side of my house. I didn't have many problems with bugs, but I did mist with organic neem oil once. The leaves got chewed up, but they plants grew far faster than the damage could set in, so it didn't bother them. Full sun, temperatures averaging 95F/35C.
Wow, great looking edamame! I believe that they love heat, so the hot temperatures were probably just right for them.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 01/11/13 -- TWO site managers working for David Wilson Homes East Midlands have been awarded the prestigious Seal of Excellence award in the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Awards.
Gary Tebbatt and Liam Hathaway have both been awarded the prestigious accolade for the exemplary standards they set at each of their new homes developments; The Chestnuts in Syston and St James Views in Hathern, Loughborough.
The site managers had already beaten 13,000 site managers to win one of the competition's 400 Quality awards and have now gone on to be amongst just 130 site managers in the country to receive the Seal of Excellence title.
Darren Langton, Construction Director at David Wilson Homes East Midlands, comments "We are extremely proud of our site managers for leading their teams to success in the annual NHBC awards.
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Gary Tebbatt is no stranger to the Pride in the Job competition judges as this is the seventh consecutive year that he has been commended. He comments "The key to a successful site is having a good team around you and I'm very fortunate here at The Chestnuts to have some hard working lads.
"Even though this is my fourth Seal of Excellence for The Chestnuts, I'm still overjoyed to have won. David Wilson Homes' customers have high expectations and it is my job to lead my team to ensure that these high standards are not only met, but exceeded, - and we'll keep striving forward to ensure even more success for the future."
Liam Hathaway who has worked for David Wilson East Midlands for 17 years, picked up his award for his work at St James View in Hathern. This year saw him pick up his first Quality Award and his first Seal of Excellence. He comments "It's a fantastic feeling knowing that you're amongst the top 130 site managers in the country and I'm absolutely delighted to have won my first Seal of Excellence.
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Aviation safety: Commission updates the European safety list of airlines
The European Commission has adopted today the 20th update of the European list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, better known as "the EU air safety list". Because of important safety concerns, air carriers certified in Eritrea have been added to the list. On the other hand, following improvement in the safety situation in Mauritania, it was possible to remove from the list all air carriers certified in Mauritania. The same was true for the Jordan carrier Jordan Aviation, which was also removed from the list. Progress was also noted in Libya but the Libyan authorities agreed that Libyan carriers would not be permitted to operate to Europe until they are fully recertified to the satisfaction of the Commission.
Siim Kallas, Commission Vice-President responsible for transport, said: "The Commission is ready to spare no effort to assist countries affected by the safety list in building technical and administrative capacity to overcome the difficulties in the area of safety as quickly and as efficiently as possible. I am glad that one country and several airlines have been removed from the list. This is important progress. But safety must always come first and we cannot accept any compromise in this area, hence the decision on Eritrea"
The new list replaces the previous one established in April 2012 and can be consulted on the Commission's website1.
All air carriers certified in Mauritania were removed from the list following exceptional progress achieved by the competent authorities and the prospect of an on-site verification visit to be conducted by the Commission soon. This progress was acknowledged by two successful missions conducted on site by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). As this is the first time a full ban affecting all air carriers from a State is removed, Mauritania committed to authorise flights to the Union only under strict conditions.
Jordan Aviation certified in Jordan was also removed from the list following the successful resolution of the deficiencies previously identified. Such improvements were evidenced during an on-site assessment carried out by the Commission.
In order to prevent risks, an operating ban on all air carriers certified in Eritrea was necessary due to an outstanding safety concern notified by ICAO and to the absence of adequate mitigating measures taken by the competent authorities of Eritrea.
Intense consultations were held with the civil aviation authorities of Libya and with the Libyan Minister of Transport. As a result, the Libyan civil aviation authorities agreed to maintain the voluntary restrictions applicable to all air carriers licensed in Libya, which exclude them from flying into the EU until these air carriers are fully recertified in accordance with international safety standards. Implementation of the measures decided by the Libyan authorities remains subject to close monitoring by the Commission.
The European air safety list was also updated to remove certain carriers which ceased to exist or to add new carriers recently created in a number of countries: the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines and Rwanda. As a consequence, no carriers of Rwanda and of Honduras are mentioned on the list anymore.
Finally, the Commission recognises the efforts of the safety oversight authorities of Aruba, Indonesia, Libya, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Philippines and Russia to reform the civil aviation system and notably to improve safety to guarantee that international safety standards are effectively and consistently applied. The Commission is ready to provide active further support for these reforms in cooperation with ICAO, EU Member States and EASA, in order to help some of these countries to get off the list when the safety situation will have further improved.
The Commission remains fully committed to supporting better compliance with international safety standards whenever possible and has mandated the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA to carry out a series of technical assistance missions to support the competent authorities of a number of States in their efforts to enhance safety.
Today's Commission decision was based on the unanimous opinion of the Air Safety Committee, composed of representatives of the 27 Members States of the EU, Croatia, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and of EASA.
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The updated European air safety list includes all carriers certified in 20 States, accounting for 287 known air carriers, whose operations are fully banned in the European Union: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon (with the exception of three carriers which operate under restrictions and conditions), Indonesia (with the exception of six carriers), Kazakhstan (with the exception of one carrier which operates under restrictions and conditions), Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mozambique, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland and Zambia.
The list also includes three individual carriers: Blue Wing Airlines from Surinam, Meridian Airways from Ghana and Conviasa from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Additionally, the list includes 10 air carriers which are subject to operational restrictions and are thus allowed to operate into the EU under strict conditions: Air Astana from Kazakhstan as well as Afrijet, Gabon Airlines and SN2AG from Gabon as mentioned before, Air Koryo from the Democratic People Republic of Korea, Airlift International from Ghana, Air Service Comores, Iran Air, TAAG Angolan Airlines and Air Madagascar.
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The Hood River Port Commission is taking two key steps to turn a conceptual plan for development of the waterfront into a reality.
On April 7 the port board will meet with the Hood River City Council to work out final zoning details for 31 acres from the Hood River to the riverside jetty known as the Hook. At the same time, the public agency is reviewing applications from six firms who want to bring the architectural sketches to life.
Dave Harlan, port director, said the development companies are vying to construct buildings that blend retail, residential and light industrial uses in the same neighborhood. Their work will also include both marketing and traffic studies, as well as an advertising outreach to attract interested businesses.
"It's a complex package to put together," said Harlan.
Three of the contenders include the following team members from Hood River:
Planner Scott Keillor, developer Dave Nelson and architectural consultant Sally Donovan add their talents to the work proposal submitted by Harper Houf Righellis, Inc., of Portland.
Maui Meyer, owner of the Sixth Street Bistro and a partner in BMP, LLC, joins the Heritage Investment Corp of Portland in its bid for the project.
Architect Carl Perron has thrown his hat into the ring with the Gerding/Edler Development Company of Portland.
Also under for consideration are William Smith Properties, Inc., of Bend, A-1 Hospitality of Pendleton, and D.M. Stevenson Ranch of White Salmon, Wash., the company which already owns the Hood River Inn complex.
Harlan plans to visit several of the sites listed by each of the applicants to view their finished product firsthand. Then he said port officials will have to make a decision about how to proceed with the final selection. The options under consideration include having all parties submit additional and more detailed information, gathering new data by conducting interviews, or initiating negotiations with a single top choice.
"We're kind of at a decision point about which way to go," said Harlan. "This is a good group of developers, we're really encouraged by the interest we've had."
Meanwhile, the port is waiting for word on $250,000 of state funding that could be used to realign the entrance road to the waterfront. Although the port received an "informal" notification that the money was going to be allocated, Harlan said state budget woes may have put that legislative intent on hold.
Last November the port purchased a key parcel of land to help facilitate the waterfront development. The .8 acre of industrial property formerly owned by Fast Serve Hood River, Inc., lies just north of the Texaco gasoline station at the base of the Second Street Overpass and sold for $537,000.
Harlan said the port is committed to utilizing its waterfront property to create more family wage jobs and provide recreational use attractions in a setting that links the area with downtown Hood River and the surrounding area.
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Darren Dreger - Rangers did everything they could to land Rick Nash. He stays in Columbus. His list may get shorter in the summer.
really DON'T understand the Jets sending D-man Johnny Oduya to the Blackhawks for "donuts".
GREAT trade for the Bhawks. Oduya is an excellent defensive D man which is something Chicago needs
yeah they got what they need but i dunno...
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It's always good to expose kids to a variety of different styles of text, though sometimes it's difficult to find nonfiction materials that can compete with the charm and engaging plot of a storybook. But check out this terrific new book full of winsome illustrations and distinguished trees.
Celebritrees showcases fourteen notable trees in history and legend, from Methuselah, the oldest known living organism of earth (a 4,800 year old bristlecone pine), to General Sherman, the world's biggest living inhabitant (a giant sequoia which weighs as much as ten blue whales).
Celebritrees has withstood the test of dozens of readings at our house. Rebecca Gibbon's painted illustrations are first-rate. It's a quick, fun, informative read. And if you want to spend more time with the book, the trees are elaborated upon in more detail at the end, as well as a section of practical things you can do to help trees.
Our three-year-old's favorite tree in the book is The Major Oak, a hollow oak in Sherwood Forest which according to folklore was used as a hiding place by Robin Hood and his men. He also likes the idea that these trees have earned names for themselves, and now feels we need to bestow titles on the trees in our own yard.
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You've probably had corn chips without salsa before, right? And they're boring. So why not take an afternoon and celebrate the condiment that makes them worthwhile at the 8th Annual Old Town Salsa Fiesta? There will be a homemade salsa competition—with recipes mixed up on the spot by amateur chefs—music by salsa bands, performances by salsa dancers and (presumably salsa-related) kids' activities and crafts. The fiesta is free to the public, or, for $5, you can participate in the tasting and judging.


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Pocono Township police said there has been a significant increase in daytime residential burglaries.
"It appears no particular area is being targeted," Assistant Police Chief Kent Werkheiser said this week. "Homes appearing vacant or unoccupied are being targeted. The burglar(s) will knock on the door and peer into windows prior to forcing their way into the home.
"They are stealing recycling materials and copper plumbing from foreclosed or vacant homes, as well as cash, guns, digital equipment, jewelry and precious metals from occupied homes," Werkheiser said. "If they encounter someone at the home, they are prepared to make up a story to justify their presence in efforts not to draw suspicion. They may ask for directions because they will claim to be lost or ask for an individual by name."
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Born: December 2, 1928
Tarnow, Poland
Known as Monek, Martin was the elder of two children raised by Jewish parents in the large town of Tarnow. His mother was an American citizen who had been raised in Poland. His father worked at the city's tax office. As a child, Martin liked to collect stamps and catch lizards. His parents wanted him to be a pharmacist, but he wanted to be an artist when he grew up.
1933-39: When the Germans occupied Tarnow in September 1939 after war began, I was 10 years old. The soldiers, in beautiful uniforms, were polite. But then they started forcing Jews to clean the streets of horse manure with their bare hands. Going to see my rabbi for a Sabbath lesson, I found Germans kicking him around in his prayer shawl. In Hebrew, he yelled to me, "Run!" Turning to escape, I heard a shot fired. Rabbi Wrubel was dead.
1940-44: In 1940 we were forced out of our apartment. After the Germans began rounding up Jews for deportation, my father and uncle dug two ditches underneath the floorboards at my uncle's lumberyard. The day before the next deportation we hid beneath the floorboards. Lying on our backs in the dark for four days, we heard shouting, shooting and dogs barking. During the roundup we heard two Poles above us trying to catch Jews. One peed on us without knowing we were there. When it was finally quiet, we emerged.
Martin was deported to the Bergen-Belsen camp and was freed from an evacuation train by American troops on April 13, 1945. He immigrated to the United States in 1947.


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one big problem was the dough stretching. i would stretch it out and it was likevrubber returning to its original form! lol
thanks evryone. im actually good with numbers and have a digital sale .... sme wherei think i will try tomorrowi am not sure if i will freeze i or give it three days. mix it up thurs morn for saturday nite.i think i have to let it come to room temp think its a big mistake with the rubberinesstemp is also an issue.norma, what do u sell at the market?
Don,Great addition advice for mellowjamie or anyone else. Good to hear you purchased a big boy Salter/Brecknell scale. I dont even know what a Salter/Brecknell scale looks like.I like my scale for market, but only can weigh up to 10 lbs. so it does have its limitations. Was the scale you had like mine at market? I couldnt recall you mentioning what kind of scale you used before. Norma
Norma, It was the round silver one with the round glass top. I haven't found the exact Salter I have online, it may be only available in Mexico or I would post a link. It doesn't shut off for ten minutes which is nice. Rechargeable battery.Easy to read. Closet I've found: http://www.wholesalepoint.com/pc-Check-Weighing-Scales/Salter-Brecknell-C3235-6.html
You do need to let the dough ball come up to room temperature
Norma,What you said in the above quote is quite common, but when the dough is tempered it should be "at" room temperature, not tempered until it reaches room temperature. Tom Lehmann has addressed this issue so many times that he very often capitalizes the word AT for emphasis, for example, as he did in Reply 8 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,18798.msg183580/topicseen.html#msg183580. It may well be that Tom knows how hot it can get around a deck oven. But, even here in Texas, room temperatures this time of year and for the rest of summer can get quite high--far higher than one would want to approach during tempering of the dough.Peter
Ate the oldest Mellow Mushroom in existence last Thursday and I tasted cinnamon in the crust. My wife stated that they serve a cinnamon bread stick or pretzel at that location. I am starting to wonder if they may slip a little cinnamon into all their pizza dough in small quantities. Maybe below the taste level, but with the aromatic benefits.Thoughts?
So all that being said, I sit here awaiting my KASL flour from Publix (special order), because we eat at least 3-4 MM's per month, and frankly, it's probably cheaper to be a dope addict. Woody


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S.N.A.C.K. - Students Need Athletics, Culture, And Kicks, was a project of Bill Graham to give back to the San Francisco community. When city budget cuts meant an end to all extracurricular activities in schools, he staged a concert with 11 performers and over 50 guest celebrities. 50,000 attendees at S.N.A.C.K. at Kezar Stadium raised enough money to keep extracurricular activities in San Francisco schools going for one year.
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When the peace accord was signed in Guatemala seven months ago, each Central American president pledged to take concrete steps to bring about a cessation of the fighting and to work toward internal reconciliation. The framers of the agreement expected that by declaring amnesties, the regional human-rights panorama would improve. Unfortunately, human rights has not been one of the winners in the tenuous peace process. In fact, Honduras, the only country (with the exception of Costa Rica) not confronting an active armed insurgency, has experienced a frightening deterioration of human rights over the last several months.
With a few exceptions, Honduras had been able to escape the systemic violence that has gripped the three countries with which it shares a border. Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua have all undergone wrenching and widespread political violence. In the early 1980's, Honduras did undergo a spasm of state-sponsored violence. Illegal detentions, torture and disappearances became routine while General Gustavo Alvarez Martinez commanded the armed forces.
The disappearances that occurred under General Alvarez more than five years ago have come back to haunt the current Government. Last year the Organization of American States' Inter-American Court placed Honduras on trial for the disappearance of four persons in 1982. The current upswing in human-rights violations comes even as evidence implicating the Honduran state is gathered by the Court meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica. The recent violations also run counter to the spirit of the Esquipulas peace process underway in the region.
Two people associated with the Inter-American Court's trial have already been murdered. On the evening of Jan. 14, Miguel Angel Pavon, a prominent human-rights advocate and member of the National Assembly, stopped to chat in front of the home of Moises Landaverde, a friend who had asked for a ride. Before either of the two could react, a gunman approached the car and fired three shots at Pavon and Landaverde. Both were killed instantly. Pavon had testified last August in behalf of the families of the disappeared.
In early January, Isaias Vilorio was grabbed from behind and executed as he boarded a bus. Killed two weeks before he was scheduled to render testimony to the InterAmerican Court, Vilorio had been expected to shed light on the military's role in the disappearances. He had been a member of Battalion 316, the special military unit created by General Alvarez that has been blamed for carrying out the illegal detentions and disappearances.
Despite the testimony before the Court implicating Battalion 316 in the disappearances, this unit continues to function. Inexplicably, Honduran President Jose Azcona honored Alexander Hernandez, the battalion's chief during its most active years. In a solemn ceremony last December, Hernandez was not only promoted, but decorated. President Azcona, in a rebuff to the Court, pinned a medal of honor on his chest.
The recent sequence of events points to a disturbing pattern. Workers, peasants, priests and human-rights activists have all received threats, harassment and other forms of intimidation. The Rev. Celso Sanchez, a priest working along the border with El Salvador, was told that unless he abandoned his parish he would be killed. Stopped on the road to one of the churches, he was told (by Lieutenant Ayala of the military's special forces tha he "should die" because he was a Communist. According to Lieutenant Ayala, the church and the military could not co-exist because it was a "fight between systems."
The Honduran Episcopal Conference called on the Government and the military to "stop illegal detentions, using torture to obtain confessions, ignoring the right to habeas corpus and other abuses that violate the Constitution of the Republic."
The Honduran military doctrine divides the world into friends and subversives. All law enforcement is carried out by the military-there is no independent police force-and since it conducts its own trials, its members are virtually immune from prosecution. Under these conditions, the military appears to have made kidnappings and physical abuse the rule. According to military sources, the policy being pursued by the Armed Forces is best described as that of the three "p's": money (plata) for friends, lead (plomo) for enemies and a stick (palo) for those who have not defined themselves.
These developments come at an awkward moment for the White House and the continuing efforts of the Reagan Administration to portray Honduras as a flourishing democracy. Since the beginning of the U. S.-sponsored contra war in 1981, Honduras has received over $1 billion in U. S. economic and military assistance. In spite of Washington's considerable influence, abuses by the authorities are increasing.
Moreover, according to the testimony of Florencio Caballero, a former member of Battalion 316, the United States trained many of the agents who were later implicated in the disappearances and deaths.
In a document prepared last September for presentation to Congress, the State Department certified that "Honduras has made significant progress ... in eliminating any human-rights violations, including torture, incommunicado detention, detention of persons solely for the nonviolent expression of their political views, or prolonged detention without trial." The Honduran security force, despite its record, continues to receive U. S. training and equipment.
The recent increase in human-rights violations raises serious questions about Honduran democracy and about the White House's repeated efforts to extol its virtues. The accelerating polarization should give Washington pause before continuing its huge build-up of the Honduran military. If the current level of unpunished abuses continues, Honduras may be doomed to repeat the tragic experience of its neighbors.
Picture above:Marta Dubon of El Progreso, Honduras, stands in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa in September 2003 during a vigil demanding that the U.S. government release all its records about the fate of Father James "Guadalupe" Carney, a U.S. priest who disappeared in Honduras in 1983.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Babson College women's lacrosse team advanced to its fifth straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Lacrosse Championship on Saturday afternoon after dispatching MIT, 16-3, at Springfield College's Stagg Field.
The second-seeded Beavers improved to 9-7, while the third-seeded Engineers their season with a ledger of 9-6.
After MIT scored the opening goal of the game, Babson netted 14 unanswered goals en route to the 13-goal victory. Colleen Mulligan led Babson with five goals, while teammate Alyssa Hood found the back of the cage four times. Jamie Spang added three goals, while Trisha Babson collected four draw controls. Sarah Macary played just over 55 minutes in goal and was outstanding as she posted 15 saves while giving up just two goals.
For MIT, Erica Little, Molly McShane, and Katie Kauffman each scored once, while Sarah Ritter made seven saves between the pipes. Ritter also added a team-best three ground balls in the loss.
MIT opened up the scoring with their lone goal of the first half at the 22:58 mark on an unassisted strike by Kauffman. The remainder of the half belonged to the Beavers as they scored the final nine goals to take a commanding 9-1 lead after 30 minutes of play. Babson converted on six unassisted goals and added three free-position strikes in the run. Mulligan was tremendous for Babson as she found the back of the cage three times, while Lockwood and Hood added a pair.
Babson continued to pour on the offensive pressure as five straight goals to start the second half increased the margin to 14-1. MIT would eventually score its first goal in nearly 40 minutes on McShane's free-position strike at the 13:00 minute mark. Goals from Spang and Mulligan sandwiched an unassisted marker by Little as Babson took the game with in a 16-3 final.
The Beavers held a 28-22 advantage in shots and went 16-20 on clear attempts. MIT was limited to just 1-9 on free-position shots, while Babson converted on six of its 10 tries.
Courtesy of Springfield College Sports Information


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This is an activity about image comparison. Learners will analyze and compare images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. They will match four magnetic solar images, or magnetograms, to their corresponding extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, light... (View More) images by studying solar features in the images. At the end, they will recognize that areas of high magnetic activity on the Sun correspond to extreme solar activity. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Free
This is an activity that compares the magnetic field of the Earth to the complex magnetic field of the Sun. Using images of the Earth and Sun that have magnets attached in appropriate orientations, learners will use a handheld magnetic field... (View More) detector to observe the magnetic field of the Earth and compare it to that of the Sun, especially in sunspot areas. For each group of students, this activity requires use of a handheld magnetic field detector, such as a Magnaprobe or a similar device, a bar magnet, and ten small disc magnets. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Over $20 per group of students
This is an activity about image comparison. Learners will analyze and compare two sets of images of the Sun taken by instruments on the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. With Set 1, they will observe the Sun in both a highly active and a... (View More) minimally active state, and be able to detect active regions and loops on the Sun by comparing the two images. With Set 2, they will identify areas of high magnetic activity on a magnetogram image and recognize that these areas correspond to highly active regions on the Sun. (View Less)
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In this activity about spectroscopy, learners build a spectroscope, learn about graphing spectra, and then identify elements in gas tubes using their spectra. The activity concludes as learners graph the spectra of different materials. Essential... (View More) materials required for this activity include spectrum light tubes, the power source for spectrum light tubes, and diffraction grating material. (View Less)
This is an activity about perspective. Learners will examine pictures of objects up close and far away to try and figure out what they are. Then, given an image of a star and the Sun and through discussion about the differences and similarities of... (View More) seeing objects up close, learners will use the concept of perspective to relate our nearby Sun to the stars that appear as small points of light in our sky. (View Less)
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In this activity about the Sun's influence on plant growth, learners will create a plant box and observe that a plant will grow towards the Sun, its primary source of energy. By periodically collecting data on the growth of the plant, they can come... (View More) to their own conclusions about why the plant grew towards the sunlight. One to two weeks are needed to grow plants for this lesson; also, time is needed to construct the plant box. Potting soil and bean seeds are needed for this activity. (View Less)
This is an activity involving observations of the Sun. Learners use pinhole cameras, solar telescopes, and/or solar viewing glasses to make solar observations, draw what they see, and identify sunspots, if they are present. Then, learners go online... (View More) and compare their drawings to images obtained by the SOHO spacecraft. This activity requires the use a sunny outdoor location. This activity also require use of safe methods for observing the Sun, such as pinhole cameras, telescopes with proper solar filters attached, and/or viewing glasses that are designated for safe solar viewing. No one should look at the Sun unless one or more of these methods is used in a proper fashion. (View Less)
Learners will construct a pinhole camera and, using the projected image of the Sun, calculate its diameter. After calculating the diameter of the Sun, learners will create a classroom sized scale model of the Sun and Earth. This activity requires... (View More) use of a sunny outdoor location to be able to use the pinhole cameras. (View Less)
Learners will draw and write to express their knowledge of Saturn. This is lesson 1 of 10 in "Reading, Writing & Rings!" for grades 1-2.
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jesters, wedding dresses and even a guitar
Posted 26 July 2009 - 07:06 AM
I've been incredibly busy with my pool photography over the last month or so.
Here are some of my preferred shots.
no 1 - The jesters - large
no 2
no 3
no 4
no 5
no 6
no 7
no 8 - my Salavador Dali inspired portrait :-)
no 9
no 10
Theres a few more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/calmero/
Hope you enjoyed my random mish mash of model photos
Posted 26 July 2009 - 07:08 AM
no 12
and 2 more!
Posted 26 July 2009 - 07:20 AM
Glad to see you didn't bring a '58 goldtop into the pool
Posted 26 July 2009 - 08:45 AM
Olympus E-520, TLC arms, Inon Z-240s, 50mm, 14-42mm woody's diopter
Posted 26 July 2009 - 12:24 PM
Dual Ikelite Strobes
Photo site - www.reefpix.org
Posted 26 July 2009 - 01:48 PM
Join us for an Underwater Photography Workshop in the Lembeh Strait at NAD Lembeh with Doug Sloss in 2018
Blog and Photo Archive/Portfolio Site www.mikeveitchblog.com
Learn underwater photography in the ultimate classroom, Bali! or join us on a trip www.underwatertribe.com and www.baliuwphoto.com
Join us for a trip in Indonesia in Komodo or Raja Ampat
Posted 26 July 2009 - 02:48 PM
The Fin Foundation
HSWImages.com My Images on Flikr
Canon 5D Mk III, 7D & 40D, 60mm, 100mm, 17-40L, Tokina 10-17, Nauticam 7D, Sea & Sea MDX-40D YS-250's ULCS arms, Lightroom
Posted 26 July 2009 - 06:07 PM
Posted 26 July 2009 - 06:20 PM
Todd Winner
Posted 27 July 2009 - 02:52 AM
Those photos are the end result of countless phone calls, emails and coffees.
I've got a shoot tomorrow night with a hairstylist, make up artist and a model. Its getting harder and harder to organize these damn things!
Posted 27 July 2009 - 03:46 AM
Paul C
Water Temp (just cold & Nasty)
My Pictures
Posted 27 July 2009 - 04:26 AM
Nr. 8 works for me the best!
Karel Bernard
Canon G9 in Ikelite Housing; SubStrobe DS-160
WA lens Ikelite W-20; Inon UCL-165 M67 Close-up Lenses
Posted 27 July 2009 - 02:25 PM
All that hard work is paying off. I can see alot of growth in your pool images over time. My fav is number 7 also but there are quite a few nice ones!
My Galleries:
Posted 28 July 2009 - 07:14 AM
no 8 is one of my favs as well.
My photography is definantly improving but I still can't quite get the stunning lighting that I want. I practiced with off camera fibre optic strobes tonight and I'm trying to learn some new techniques.
It seems that my concepts can change and evolve but my lighting stays pretty consistent. I'm reading and searching a lot in portrait photographer forums trying to pick up tips there. It really helps
Posted 28 July 2009 - 07:36 AM
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Posted 28 July 2009 - 07:25 PM
Loftus - yeah the star light effect is PS > filter > render > lens flare. simple but I like it
Posted 29 July 2009 - 07:46 AM
no 12 - note- make up artist was the talented Britta Herlod - http://www.modelmayhem.com/657880
I shoot for a few reasons. Sometimes I shoot to try and make beautiful images and other times I shoot to make people say "what the hell is going on here?."
no 13 - The jester is the talented portrait photographer but amazingly talented underwater model - Amanda Clark. I've heard the term "water babies" used a few times and this girl was most certainly it. All of her poses were just stunning!
Hope you like them!
Edited by Cal, 29 July 2009 - 07:48 AM.
Posted 30 July 2009 - 02:15 AM
Stunning shots as usually. I do look forward to seeing your latest shots.
May I ask a question about your production costs? Are you using professional models, make up artists, etc or are these people working for their portfolio? If they do charge, rough how much?
I am just thinking of hiring a tank in order to give this a go and wondered roughly how much a session would cost.
Many thanks
Edited by DDT uk, 30 July 2009 - 02:16 AM.
Posted 30 July 2009 - 02:45 AM
Production costs are minimal. I use models who wish to improve on their portfolio. I use mostly starting models but have booked in a few professional models over the next few weeks. These are all TF* -(time for print) which bascially means they work for free but I provide a cd of the shots for them. At the momment it seems more likely that I'd be the one getting paid as I have far more models contacting me then I can work with - most of these just want free cool underwater photos for their portfolios to appear "dynamic" for model agencies etc.
The only real expenses are hiring the pool, batteries and material / props. Material costs a fortune. I spent $50 today on some fabric.
Dont use a tank - you want to be able to communicate and using a tank complicates things. Basically just throw on a mask and sink to the bottom. That way you and the model can both pop up and chat about the shoot rather then you just sitting there on the bottom. plus - pools wont let you use a tank for liability insurance etc.
make up artists or MUAs as there commonly known are harder to find. I wouldnt use on for the first few times as it takes a while to get used to this style of shooting. Try using a friend etc for the first few tries just to get the lighting right.
Hope that helps?
Edited by Cal, 30 July 2009 - 02:49 AM.


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Soft 404 errors
What is a soft 404?
A soft 404 means that a URL on your site returns a page telling the user that the page does not exist and also a 200-level (success) code to the browser. (In some cases, instead of a "not found" page, it might be a page with little or no usable content--for example, a sparsely populated or empty page.)
Why does it matter?
Returning a success code, rather than 404/410 (not found) or 301 (moved), is a bad practice. A success code tells search engines that there's a real page at that URL. As a result, the page may be listed in search results, and search engines will continue trying to crawl that non-existent URL instead of spending time crawling your real pages.
What should I do?
- If your page is no longer available, and has no clear replacement, it should return a 404 (not found) or 410 (Gone) response code. Either code clearly tells both browsers and search engines that the page doesn't exist. You can also display a custom 404 page to the user, if appropriate: for example, a page containing list of your most popular pages, or a link to your home page.
- If your page has moved or has a clear replacement, return a 301 (permanent redirect) to redirect the user as appropriate.
Use Fetch as Google (or other tools available on the web) to verify whether your URL is actually returning the correct code.


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With all of the factors that go into the state's nursing care facility inspection process, it's easy for some people shopping for a facility for their loved ones to become overwhelmed.
With all of the factors that go into the state's nursing care facility inspection process, it's easy for some people shopping for a facility for their loved ones to become overwhelmed.
On the federal level, the Center for Medicare Services has created an overall standard for the quality of care provided by these accredited facilities, a five-star rating system that strives to provide a snapshot for potential customers.
But industry experts say the system misrepresents some of the facilities in less populated areas of the state, including the Poconos.
"I just don't agree with (the system) at all," said Vince Urban, the nursing administrator for Brookmont Health Care. "We're not perfect, no, but, in 10 years of working as a health care administrator, I have never understood how they come up with their numbers."
Brookmont's overall rating is 2 out of 5, which is considered "below average" by CMS.
The Effort facility is not alone in bearing this seemingly low rating, however.
None of the six facilities in the Monroe and Pike area have a score above 2 out of 5. In other words, all of the facilities are considered below average in the eyes of the federal government.
"Medicare's rating system is broken," said Russ McDaid, the vice president of public policy for LeadingAge PA, an advocacy group that works closely with nonprofit nursing care facilities.
"The northeastern part of the state has a low number of five-star rated homes, but that doesn't mean that they're not good facilities. Out of the gate, these homes are starting with a lower score, and it's hard to earn those back."
Medicare's metric is based on three factors: the results from the state's annual inspection reports (see the main story for more information), quality measures and staffing.
Each of these factors is assigned its own five-star rating, which are then combined through specific formulae to create the nursing care facility's overall rating.
The first third of the overall rating, the inspection report rating, is created through a point system that incorporates how well a given facility performs during its inspections.
Points are given based on the number, scope and severity of the deficiencies listed in the facility's inspection reports, with a lower score resulting in a better rating.
Facilities are ranked within their state based on their score, and the number of stars they receive is based on their position within that ranking: The top 10 percent get five stars, the bottom 20 percent get one star and the middle 70 percent receive two, three or four stars.
This final inspection rating is the most heavily weighted portion of the overall rating, and is the foundation upon which the facility's five-star score is built.
Stars are either added or removed from the inspection rating based on how well the facility scores on the two remaining sub-ratings, which measure how well the facility cares for patients with specific medical conditions (quality measures) and how many staffing hours per day the facility provides for its residents (staffing).
If the facility has a five-star quality measure rating, an additional star gets added to its inspection result rating; conversely, a star is subtracted if the facility has a one-star quality measure rating.
Similarly, if the facility's staffing rating is four or five stars, an additional star is added to the inspection rating, and, again, a star is subtracted if the facility has a one-star staffing rating.
With the way the rating system operates, Pocono-area facilities that have high star ratings in the latter two categories — such as Brookmont, which boasts a four-star quality measure rating — are pulled down overall by their low inspection result ratings, a function of the facilities' relatively small size and the comparatively high number of deficiencies found by the facilities' inspectors.
"It's a complicated system," Vince Urban said, "one that I don't think many residents or their families give much weight — I have never had someone come to me with concerns over our star rating."
Golden LivingCenter Stroud in East Stroudsburg is in a similar situation: The facility has a perfect, five-star score on its quality measure rating, but gets pulled down to a one-star rating overall due to its low inspection results and staffing ratings.
"We are all fortunate as an industry and as a public to have some of these rating systems," said Kelli Luneborg, a spokesperson for Golden LivingCenters. "Are they complex? Yes. Are they stringent and hard on the industry? They're meant to be."
Luneborg said Golden LivingCenters supports the CMS system and embraces it as a tool for improving the facilities' overall quality of service.
"As a consumer, I wouldn't want a test that any facility could pass with flying colors all the time, every time; they're should always room for improvement," she said.
But those working closely with the data still argue that the rating is, much like the state's inspection reports, just one tool available to consumers to use, and shouldn't be considered by itself.
"There is no substitute for visiting a facility yourself and speaking to family members and residents who are already there," McDaid said. "If you're comfortable after those conversations, but the facility only has a two- or three-star rating, you can still feel comfortable.
"And on the other side, even if facility has five stars, you can still pick up red flags."


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|System: PS3, PC, Xbox 360
|Dev: Ubisoft
|Pub: Ubisoft
|Release: October 30, 2012
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
by Becky Cunningham
It's a beautiful sunny day in the Assassin's Creed ship combat demo. The sea is crystal clear as I step into Connor's shoes and am instructed to walk to the ship's wheel. Connor doesn't seem to have his sea legs quite yet, as he plods quite slowly on the way to the wheel. Once he's grabbed it, the point of view shifts and I'm controlling Connor's ship directly.
I take a short spin around the cove to get used to the feel of sailing the ship. Ubisoft seems to have done a good job skirting the line between realism and playability here. The ship feels large and lumbering as a ship should, but it's not too difficult to sail. A quick button press allows the sails to be raised halfway or all the way, but the ship doesn't completely founder if the wind isn't going the player's way. After one incident in which I unfurled the sails too quickly and smashed against the side of a cliff, I got a better handle on steering and was able to move where I wanted to go without incident.
A green indicator on the screen points me in the direction of my target, another ship that looks similar to mine. It fires a few pot shots at me, but they land futilely in the water between us. I take up the chase, sailing out of the cove and into the open sea.
In accordance with the now-serious mood, the weather takes a sudden turn for the worse. The sky goes dark, lightning flashes, it starts to rain, and the sea becomes far choppier. It's a quite fabulous demonstration of what Ubisoft's new engine can do, but it's about to make my task more difficult. Visibility and aiming are tougher now that the ship is bobbing up and down on the wake of the turbulent sea.
I'm able to get a few shots in at my target using the ship's cannons, which shoot from the sides as one would expect. Before I can cripple it, though, two Man O' Wars appear and start to attack me. I'm suddenly told that I shouldn't damage my target ship any further, but that I need to take out the Man O' Wars instead. Later I figure out that this is because I'm supposed to board my target rather than sinking it. For ease of identification, there's a yellow indicator over my target and red indicators over the Man O' Wars.
At this point, the contest of ships becomes a lot more even. The Man O' Wars are much more aggressive than my target, pummeling my ship with their own cannons. The battle becomes a dance as I try to pull up to the side of the other ships, while they attempt to do the same with me. The game tells me I can brace against incoming damage with a button press, but doing so causes everything to go blurry in an apparent attempt to simulate the loss of visibility one might experience while cowering. I decide to go with the best offense and just keep shooting and dodging rather than attempting to brace myself.
It isn't easy keeping track of three enemy ships in the middle of a storm, and the Man O' Wars get a few clean shots in on me as we circle around each other. At one point, I find myself stuck between the two Man O' Wars and nearly collide with my target ship, which unexpectedly pulls up in front of me. I manage to get out of the predicament with some quick steering work, giving my target ship no more than a friendly bump. I'm starting to get better at flanking the Man O' Wars now, and before long, one of them sinks into the choppy ocean. It's not long before the other one follows, and I manage to resist the urge to shout out, "I've sunk it!"


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Cold Case Investigators Solve 1986 Murder, Suspect Arrested
2012-03-12 · By Editor
The Long Beach Police Department is pleased to announce that a cold case investigation has led to the identification and arrest of the suspects responsible for the 1986 murder of a Long Beach man.
On June 27, 1986, Long Beach Police were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Lemon Avenue regarding a shooting victim. Officers found 38-year old Leotis Green deceased in his apartment from several gunshot wounds. The victim's apartment had been ransacked and blood was found on several items in the living room. Blood evidence was also found in other areas inside the apartment, in addition to a blood trail leading from the victim's front door toward the street.
Homicide detectives responded to the location to begin their investigation. Several individuals were interviewed and the neighborhood was canvassed for possible witnesses. Forensic specialists also responded to the crime scene, took photographic images of the victim's residence and collected evidence. Detectives pursued all leads; however, the case remained unsolved for 25 years until advances in DNA technology allowed cold case detectives to reopen the murder investigation.
Cold case homicide investigators evaluated unsolved murders to determine which had biological evidence that could benefit from advanced DNA technology, and eligible samples, including evidence from Leotis Green's case, were identified and submitted to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Scientific Services Bureau for DNA testing. A DNA profile was identified, giving new life to an investigation where all leads had been exhausted.
With this scientific lead, the Cold Case Homicide Unit furthered their investigation into the case, ultimately identifying two suspects responsible for the robbery and murder of Victim Green. It was determined that one of the two suspects, identified as 53-year old Wallace Johnson of Long Beach, had died in 2003.
On March 1, 2012, a second suspect, identified as 49-year-old Anthony Ragsdale, was arrested in the city of Perris, California, his city of residence, for the 1986 murder of Victim Leotis Green. On March 5, 2012, homicide detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, and in turn, one count of murder and one count of robbery were filed against Suspect Ragsdale. He remains in-custody at the Los Angeles County Jail in lieu of $1,050,000 bail.
Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell stated, "The Long Beach Police Department is extremely grateful to the National Institute of Justice for providing the grant funding that enabled detectives to utilize the latest in DNA technology. With NIJ's assistance, we were able to bring a violent criminal to justice, who might have otherwise remained at large, and hopefully provide some closure to Mr. Green's family."
The L.B.P.D. has been able to continue cold case investigations utilizing 2009 grant funding, and hopeful that additional cold cases will also be solved.
Anyone with additional information regarding the murder of Leotis Green is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Malcolm Evans and Todd Johnson at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.


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After remaining silent on Robbie Rogers decision to come out as gay and step away from professional soccer on Friday, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber advocated for the 25-year-old's decision on Twitter.
"I am proud to be part of a sport that has been so supportive of @robbierogers. I admire his courage and hope he stays involved in the game," Garber tweeted from his @thesoccerdon account.
U.S. Soccer also offered support for Rogers in a statement released to Goal.com. Rogers had 18 caps for the U.S. men's national team and two goals, including the first goal of the Jurgen Klinsmann era -- an equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Mexico in Philadelphia in August 2011.
"As a Federation we support all our athletes who have had the courage to address this deeply personal topic. We are proud of Robbie. He has been an outstanding representative of our National Team program for many years. We support him and wish him great success in the future," U.S. Soccer wrote.
Rogers made worldwide soccer headlines when he made his announcement on his personal blog Friday afternoon. Many of his former teammates from the United States national team, the University of Maryland and the Columbus Crew showed their support for the left winger. Heath Pearce, Andy Iro, Chris Seitz, Sacha Kljestan, Eddie Pope were among the masses who voiced their praise for Rogers' courage.
Rogers is starting a new position with Men's Health magazine in the UK and he is also part of the ownership group for the clothing company Halsey.
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