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Flag: Croatian
Nationality of Officers:Croatian
Number of Crew:9
Passenger Capacity: 38
Speed: 9 NM
Length:48,50 m
Beam:8,50 m
Adriatic Paradise Cruise
Split (Croatia) - Split (Croatia)
8 days / 7 nights - Sep 14, 2019
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This cruise program is an excellent choice for all of you searching for an informal, casual and chillout cruise holiday in Croatia. Picturesque Dalmatian coast, secluded bays, paradise beaches and idyllic islands will capture your heart.
Saturday: SPLIT
Welcome to Split, the largest Dalmatian city where we will welcome you aboard Adriatic Princess ship. Meet our friendly staff on board and your fellow passengers. Overnight in Split.
First service on board: Snack
Sunday: SPLIT - HVAR (Island of Hvar) - VELA LUKA (Island of Korcula)
After breakfast there is an optional Split walking tour with the local guide who will show you monumental Diocletian Palace which was built over 1700 years ago. During the centuries the Old Town has grown into the palace and around it, creating a unique urban landscape. Because of its historical and architectural importance, the whole Old Town is part of the UNESCO's List of World Cultural Heritage. Late morning we will set sail towards Hvar, known as the sunniest island in Croatia, famous for its endless fields of lavender and rosemary, its beautiful coast and lovely historical towns. Your destination is the town of Hvar, a town of immense beauty that buzzes with vibrant energy in the summer sun. Upon arrival, our expert local guide will take you for a walk around the ancient streets of Hvar. After the guided walking tour of Hvar we will set sail to Korcula Island. Along the way we will stop for a swim near beautiful islands (Pakleni otoci), known by very warm sea. After the swimming break the Dalmatian fried fish will be served for a snack. Arrival in Vela Lula (Korcula Island) in the late afternoon. Captains dinner and overnight in Vela Luka (Korcula Island).
Meals on board: Breakfast and dinner.
*Split walking tour – walking tour package
*Hvar town – walking tour package
Monday: VELA LUKA - POMENA (Island of Mljet) - SLANO
Monday morning after leaving the stunning beauty of Vela Luka your Captain will hand-pick a bay for you where he will drop the anchor. You can hop into your swimsuit and have a swim in the crystal-blue Adriatic, surrounded by pine trees and the sound of crickets. After the swim break you will continue sailing to Pomena on the island of Mljet. Island of Mljet on its western side houses National Park Mljet, known for its immense beauty and its two turquoise salty lakes surrounded by thick forest. Upon arrival you will have plenty of free time to explore the park individually, for example, by renting bikes and cycling or jogging on the numerous paths around the lakes or in the forests. If you feel like just relaxing you can hop onto the small boat that will take you to a tiny island on one of the lakes, where you can discover a monastery and a church of St. Mary's built in the 12th century and enjoy a cup of coffee with the view and the quiet. In the late afternoon we will depart towards Slano. Overnight in Slano.
Meals on board: Breakfast and lunch.
If you choose our full board option enjoy your dinner on board the ship.
**Optional excursion: Mljet National Park
Tuesday: SLANO – DUBROVNIK
After breakfast you are free to take optional guided tour Taste of Dalmatia –you will visit Ston small town famous of its 5 km long city walls (the longest one in Europe) and visit local vinery where you will have opportunity to taste some finest Dalmatian wines.Later, we set sail to the Lopud island for a short swim and continue to Dubrovnik.
Now it is time for you to fully enjoy Dubrovnik, the city righfully named The Pearl of the Adriatic. It is the Old Town that everyone comes to see when visiting this jewel–city; its buildings with narrow alleyways, red-bricked roofs and a smattering of churches all encased by high city walls which are a must - to walk. Dubrovnik is a cultural treat where science, philosophy and literature flourished in the Middle Ages.
Soak up all the historic and artistic heritage by strolling the bustling Stradun street, by visiting Cathedral, Franciscan Monastery, Rector`s Palace and many more attractions of this precious and beautiful UNESCO site. Find your favorite restaurant in the Old Town or join us for dinner on board if you have reserved the full board option.
Meals on board: Breakfast and lunch.
*Dubrovnik town tour with a coach transfer from Dubrovnik port (Gruz) to the Old town – walking tour package
**Optional excursion: Taste of Dalmatia
Wednesday: DUBROVNIK – EXCURSION TO MONTENEGRO
Dubrovnik is a great starting point for a full day tour to Montenegro which departs after breakfast.
Mild beaches, clear waters and gorgeous mountains that plunge into the sea will greet you upon your arrival to the Gulf of Kotor. Encircled by the mountains, the innermost bays of the Gulf, Risan and Kotor, are the earliest inhabited areas with evidences of civilization dating from Illyrian, Roman and early Christian periods. In our quest for traces and memories of the past times, we will visit the Baroque town of Perast. A short boat ride from the town will take us to one of the two islets in the Bay to visit the Church of Our Lady of the Rocks which houses one of the finest collections of wall paintings in this part of Europe. In the UNESCO-protected town of Kotor enjoy a guided tour through one of the best preserved medieval walled cities on the Adriatic. And finally, take the opportunity to make your own memories during your free time in Kotor!
Return to Dubrovnik in the afternoon.
Meals on board: Breakfast and dinner.
Thursday: DUBROVNIK - ELAPHITE ISLANDS - KORCULA
After breakfast we will depart for Korcula Island with an en route stop for swimming or other leisure activities at one of the neighbouring Elaphiti islands. In the late afternoon we will arrival in Korcula, the alleged birthplace of the famous explorer Marco Polo. Explore Korcula on your own pace or join us for an optional guided tour. This town will enchant you with its laid back atmosphere, great restaurants and artistic and historic treasures such as St. Mark`s Cathedral, Icon Museum and Fortifications.
Meals on board: Breakfast and lunch.
If you choose our full board option enjoy your dinner on board the ship.
** Optional excursion: Korcula walking tour
Friday: KORCULA - BRAC- OMIS
After breakfast we will depart for the coastal settlement of Pucisca, situated on the northern part of the island of Hvar. Along the way the Captain will drop anchor in a secluded bay for another rejuvenating dip in the sea. The surroundings of Pucisca, like the whole island of Brac, is famous for the production of olive-oil, wine and figs. Stonemasonry School in Pucisca, one of the oldest in the world, supports the skills of an authentic Roman stone dressing that makes it unique in the world. We will end our sailing day by calling the port of Omis, once known as a pirates` outpost at the mouth of Cetina River and nowadays centre of the 35 kilometer long Riviera of outstanding beauty. The most distinctive feature of Omis are the enormous sheets of rock that loom over the town and river.
Meals on board: Breakfast and lunch.
If you choose our full board option enjoy your dinner on board the ship.
*Stonemasonry School in Pucisca – walking tour package
** Optional excursion: Cetina river
Saturday: OMIS - SPLIT
Disembarkation day starts with an early morning sailing from Omis to Split.
After breakfast with a heavy heart we will say farewell to you hoping to meet you again.
Meals on board: breakfast
Cruise Rates per person based on double-occupancy.
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Additional charges
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Rates include:
• 8 days / 7 nights cruise on route Adriatic Paradise Cruise in a chosen category cabin
• Welcome drink and snack
• Half board: breakfast buffet, light lunch buffet, except on day 1,2& 5 when dinner is included instead of lunch
• 1/2 l bottled water during meals
• Coffee/tea all day long
• Fresh fruit all day long
• Complimentary snack during the afternoon
• Service of 9 crew members including cruise director
• Usage of the ship's equipment
• Change of towels every day
• Bed linen change once a week
• Daily cabin cleaning service
• Free Wi/Fi on board
• Excursion Montenegro
Rates do not include:
• Drinks/Beverages from the ship bar
• Transfer from and/or to the ship
• Gratuities or any other expense of personal nature
• Taxes and fees, € 40,00 per person, to be paid on board in cash
• Laundry service at selected ports of call
• Beach towel hire € 3,00/week
• Walking tour package
• Entrance to National park Mljet approx. 14,00 € p.p.
Walking tour package – 65,00 € per person (prepaid only)
• Walking tour of Dubrovnik – including: guide, transfer
• Walking tour of Korcula – including: guide
• Walking tour of Split – including: guide
• Walking tour of Hvar – including: guide
• Pucisca Stonemasonry School – including: guide, entrance fee
**Optional excursions:
Cetina river (20,00 € per Person) – including: guide, small boat transfer, snack
Mljet Island National Park (20,00 € per Person) – including: guide, entrance fee
Taste of Dalmatia (20,00 € per Person) – including: guide, transfer, wine tasting
* Cruising route is subject to change depending upon weather conditions
* This cruise provides plenty of time for sunbathing, swimming and exploring interesting resorts, small bays and attractive Dalmatian towns
* Guests are obliged to follow ship rules (found in written form on the ship) especially with regards to bringing drinks on board.
Bookings are on request and need to be confirmed.
Deposit of 30% should be paid within 7 days from our written confirmation.
Deposit is non refundable.
Final payment is due 50 days prior to departure.
* up to 40 days prior to the tour: 30% of the tour rate
* 39-21 days prior to the tour: 50% of the tour rate
* 20-0 prior and no show: 100% of the tour rate


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The RERC-ACT III is focused on developing an automated job coach for warehouse workers with mild to moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities (MMIDD). The research team is working towards this goal though a series of development, research, training and dissemination activities. Motivation and an outline of each research and development activity are outlined below. Information on current progress can be found by clicking on the links.
This is an exciting and highly dynamic time to be engaged in work surrounding cognitive technologies; due in large part due to the fact that we are becoming a nation heavily populated by older adults. There is a quickly growing recognition that technology has the potential to facilitate community independence; improved health outcomes and healthcare for seniors; including those with cognitive impairments. There is also a quickly growing recognition that we must develop technology solutions to support care providers as well as those living with cognitive disabilities. In 2009, persons 65 or older in the United States numbered 39.6 million, representing 12.9% of the U.S. population (1 in every 8 Americans). By 2030, it is projected there will be about 72.1 million older persons—growing to 19% of the population. In a prevalence study completed by Plassman and others (2008), they estimated prevalence of dementia among individuals aged 71 and older at 13.9%, comprising about 3.4 million individuals in the USA. Dementia prevalence increased with age, from 5.0% ages 71–79 years to 37.4% of those 90 and older.
Unfortunately, for anyone with a disability, there is a significant difference in employment rates as compared to the general population without disabilities. In a 2011 American Community Survey, it was estimated that 32.4% of working age adults with disabilities had a job as compared to 70.5% of persons without a disability. By 2012, the employment rate had dropped to 28.4% for persons with disabilities. Kaye reported (2010), that workers with disabilities had significantly higher levels of job loss and hardship during the recent recession as compared to those without disabilities.
For working age adults with IDD, the data is even worse. Data from the National Core Indicators Project collected (2010) reported only 14.7% of adults with IDD participated in integrated employment; and, of those who were employed, they typically do not work a full 40 hour week and received lower wages than persons without disabilities.
The RERC-ACT III is focused on improving employment opportunities for persons with cognitive disabilities. With the exception of project R1, our Product Testing Lab, we will target working age adults with IDD. We have targeted working age adults with TBI for the R1 project as we are ready to begin comparing previous results (persons with IDD) with another sub-population (TBI). We are interested in learning what, if any differences, exist in product usability for these subpopulations. As a NIDRR-funded RERC, we will focus on researching and developing innovative technology solutions that have capacity for commercialization; generating, disseminating and facilitating utilization of new knowledge; and continuing to build our transdisciplinary team of collaborators along with the next generation of scientists and engineers.
D1. Effective Configuration and Authoring of Interactive Prompting Templates (IPP-CA)This project focuses on generating prompting templates for the warehouse tasks. The specific goals are to simplify the authoring and editing process so that individuals, e.g. work supervisors, are able to effectively set-up the system for use.
D2. Integrating IPP with Enterprise Systems and Generation of Context-aware Linear Prompts (IPP-IM)Our prompting system must be integrated with the business systems of the warehouse. This includes HR, inventory control, and dispatch systems. Additionally, access to the sensor system of the warehouse is important. We will install a navigation support sensor system in our test warehouse. Using data from the integrated system we will select specific warehouse tasks and generate a linear prompt for the tasks and specific workers.Figure. Interactie Prompting Platform (IPP) and Navigation subtask
R1. Influence of Technology Design on the Usability of Thirty Assistive and Mainstream Commercial Devices Used by Working Age Adults with Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)The first research project (R1) is centered on our Product Testing Lab and the critical need to perform usability tests with the myriad of technologies used by persons with cognitive disabilities in order to improve individual consumer selection of the "right" technology as well as improving the design and development of existing, emerging and new technologies. Over the past five years, our population of interest was persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). For this round, our target population is working age adults with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This will begin to enable us to understand more fully what, if any, differences might be present in usability issues across different populations of persons with cognitive disabilities.
R2. Identifying User Interface (UI) Design Features Most Likely to Promote Technology Adoption and Effective Use by Working Age Adults (18-64) With Mild to Moderate Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Using a Tablet-based Simulation to ModelOur second research project (R2), represents an outgrowth of the Formative Review of our RERC-ACT conducted by NIDRR in 2012. This highly innovative and exciting research project is focused on a simulator we developed enabling us to test, in a very controlled manner, specific User Interface (UI) features with specific populations. This has never been done before and it represents an opportunity to extend and improve the way technologies are designed and used.
R3: Measuring the Effectiveness of an Interactive Non-Linear Context-Aware Platform Prompting System (IPPS) Designed for Working Age Adults with Cognitive Disabilities Use in a Warehouse Environment: A Cross-Sectional StudyOur third research project (R3) is directly related to our development work. We will be conducting an applied clinical trial of the Non-Linear Context-Aware Interactive Prompting Platform (IPP); an enterprise solution that has three major development components.
A primary training and capacity building activity of the RERC-ACT involves building the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers and developers. We have Masters and Doctoral students working on every project of the RERC.
At the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, courses related to rehabilitation, assistive technology, and advanced clinical techniques are being developed and will be launched beginning fall, 2014. Dr. Bodine and RERC-ACT colleagues will have numerous opportunities for teaching, research and clinical translational activities. The BIOE 6251 Advanced course in Bioengineering for persons with disabilities is offered annually by Dr. Bodine, as is BIOE 5010, Research Methods for Bioengineers. Dr. Bodine hosts two PhD students and 6 Masters Students each year of the RERC-ACT. All are be engaged in either dissertation or thesis work related to the RERC-ACT. Clinical research opportunities are available to allied health professionals as well.
The RERC-ACT will host our third state of the science conference in year four. We are actively participating in the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities annual conferences; RESNA (Denver, 2015); ATIA, ACM and many others.
We are developing dynamic webinars presenting results of the RERC-ACT III, as well as more specific cognitive technology training material. These webinars are hosted through the accessible webinar platform provided by ATIA.
T4. Usability TestingTraining students and other faculty researchers in usability testing protocols and providing environments for usability testing is a major contribution of the third phase of the RERC-ACT.
The RERC-ACT publishes our highly successful and accessible quarterly newsletter with expanded cognitive technologies related articles. Electronic links are emailed to over 5000 individuals and organizations each quarter.
We have a special relationship with the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) andwork with them to expand the cognitive technology track at annual ATIA meetings. These sessions provide a forum for industry to communicate with us, critique our efforts and help guide future research and development.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 3 seeded MIT pounded out 14 hits, including three doubles by freshman Kendall Helbert (St. Louis, Mo.), and senior Aric Dama (Winfield, Ill.) won his seventh game by allowing just four hits over seven innings as the Engineers ran past No. 7 seed Elms College, 12-0, in a semifinal game of the ECAC Division III Northeast Baseball Championship. MIT, which set a school record with its 26th victory of the season, will move on to tomorrow's final against the No. 5 seeded U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
MIT (26-11) struck for the only pair of runs that it would need in the second inning. Sophomore Parker Tew (Chapel Hill, N.C.) reached on a fielder's choice and then moved up to second on a passed ball. Helbert then delivered the first of his three doubles to score Tew before sophomore K.J. Parent (Knoxville, Tenn.) singled to plate Helbert for a 2-0 lead.
That would be all the offensive support that Dama and the rest of the MIT pitching staff would need. Freshman Dan MacCormack (Shelton, Conn.) led off the game with a single for Elms (20-20), but Dama promptly picked him off first and allowed just three more hits over the next six innings while striking out four and issuing one walk. The Blazers had a runner on in each inning but one against Dame, but he pitched around any potential trouble and picked up a pair of double plays behind him to keep Elms in check.
After scoring two in the third, MIT put Elms in a seven-run hole that they could not get out of with a five-run third when they sent 10 hitters to the plate. Sophomore Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah) and senior James McKinney (Wakefield, R.I.) drew walks to start the inning for sophomore Hayden Cornwell (Newport Beach, Calif.) who parked a pitch over the fence in left to quickly give the Engineers a 5-0 lead. Later in the inning Helbert swatted his second double, this one scoring a pair of runs to make it 7-0.
MIT then put the finishing touches on the victory with five more runs in the bottom of the eighth, highlighted by another two-RBI double by Helbert and an RBI single by junior Patrick Dayton (Archer City, Texas). Freshmen Alan Wang (Paoli, Pa.) and Michael Wymer (Flower Mound, Texas) each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to wrap things up for the Engineers.
Helbert finished his day with four hits in five trips to the plate, driving in five runs. Senior Ricardo Perez (Vienna, Va.) also had a multiple-hit day, finishing 2-for-4 and scoring a pair of runs. McCormack led Elms with his 2-for-4 afternoon. Freshman Thomas Weldon (Springfield, Mass.) was the starter and loser for the Blazers, giving up six runs on four hits in 2.1 innings.
MIT will move on to the championship game tomorrow against fellow New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference member Coast Guard, which knocked off No. 1 seed Suffolk University, 7-2, in the other semifinal. The Bears and Engineers will square off for the championship at Noon on Briggs Field.


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Kim Kardashian Kurses at Paparazzi [VIDEO]
Though soon-to-be baby daddy Kanye West has long hated paparazzi, Kim Kardashian has never made a secret of her love of being photographed. (Why else would she be so often accused of calling to tip them off?)
So color us surprised when she flipped out at paps yesterday (May 24).
To her credit, Kardashian remain relatively calm despite photogs not respecting her need for space while she and mom Kris Jenner trudged through LAX.
It was when she got to her waiting SUV that things got ugly. Kardashian was about to hop in through the rear passenger side door when an overly invasive paparazzo attempted to open the rear driver's side door in an effort to get even more pointless photos of the unreal reality starlet.
That led K.K. to utter the only words she said the photographers at all: "Shut the f--ing door, you idiot!"
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Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals took Flyers forward Brayden Schenn out of the game with a brutal hit that sent Schenn flying into the boards, injuring him.
Watching the video, Wilson speeds up to catch up to Schenn as he turns. It's textbook charging. The scariest part is on the replay, seeing Schenn attempt to skate away and falling down not once, but twice.
Wilson was hit with a five-minute major for charging, served by Jay Beagle, and a game misconduct, taking him out of the game.
Schenn did not return to the game. The Flyers ruled him out with an "upper-body injury."
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The next episode of Star Wars has its writer. As rumoured yesterday, Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3) will indeed write episode VII, announced when Disney bought Lucasfilm last week and slated for release in 2015.
No word on whether he'll be including Luke, Leia, and Han. Also no word on whether if they do, the movie will be set in a geriatric ward. A space geriatric ward?


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Cultural Immersion
During Cultural immersion, all the members of a classroom -- teachers, students, and guests -- share a sensory experience of the culture being explored. Whether this involves teaching students a traditional dance or taking them on a tour of a neighborhood or community, the goal is to immerse the class in an authentic experience of the culture.
In beginning a cultural exchange, teachers may want to look for environments that are representative of the culture. For instance, teacher Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens took her class on a tour of Chinatown. If possible, teachers should also bring along a "guide," someone familiar with the culture and area who can lead the class through the experience, providing commentary and insights to which students might not otherwise be privy.
It is understandable that not all classes can take such field trips; still, there are many other ways to offer students an authentic experience, and teachers should consider all the resources available to them. They can bring in artifacts, photographs, artwork, music, literature, food, and posters to transform the classroom as much as possible. It might be a good idea to invite some knowledgeable guests, preferably members of the culture being studied, who can provide their own artifacts and stories. Whatever approach is taken, teachers should make sure that the environment stimulates the students' senses in terms of the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the culture.
Once the students have been introduced to the new cultural experience, teachers should ask them to glean information about the culture by using their senses. Students can list sensory information about how the environment feels, how it smells, what it looks like, and what it sounds like. Students can then use these descriptive words to write a poem about the new place they've discovered.
By immersing themselves in rich, authentic cultural environments and utilizing all of their senses, students learn that every experience can help them to understand and appreciate other cultures, whether that experience is reading a book, eating a meal, or participating in a traditional ritual.
For students of literature, this sensory method of learning is particularly valuable because it encourages them to perceive how reading -- often a private, intellectual pursuit -- is contextualized by the communal, living aspects of a culture.
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John DB necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 158 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Shoreline, with the tag line "Investment Industry Consultants"
Shoreline is a start up management consulting company specializing in providing operational and IT advice and project implementation services to the Investment Industry.
We are a highly professional, trusted, client focused consultancy. We are thought leaders and guide our clients in planning their future. Clarity of thought and communication is an important aspect of our work.
As a startup we need to establish our corporate branding - logo/colours/font/ etc.
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Many bearers of the name were descended from Sarum in Normandy. Confirming this ancient origin another source states the "name occurred in England before the Norman Conquest. It is confined south of a line joining the Humber and the Mersey, and its principal area of distribution takes the form of a belt crossing central England from East Anglia to the borders of Wales. [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print. "Several persons bearing it occur in Domesday [Book], as tenants in chief in different counties;" [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. specifically the Osbern variant. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list: Gerard filius Oseberne in Huntingdonshire; and Robert Oseberne in Oxfordshire. [5]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) Osbernus filius Willelmi was recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls for the year 1221 in Buckinghamshire and Henry Osbern, in the Assize Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1260. John Osebarn was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296 and Walter Hosebarn was found in the Feet of Fines of Cambridgeshire in 1327. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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Hey everyone, so in the spirit of equality and supporting homosexual marriage I recently shared this picture on facebook:
Sorry I don't know how to re-size this.
Anyway, my brother had this to say:
"This really is a strawman falacy becuase (most of) those who are against homosexual marriage are also against infidelity, pornography, "no-fault" divorce (or irreconcilable differences), and excessive spending. So really, (most of) the people who are against homosexual marriage would also be against the actions listed above.
Also, (most of, or maybe just many of) the people against homosexual marriage realize that it is not homosexual marriage that destroys the institution of marriage, but it is immoral (sinful) lives that destroy marriage. To many of these people, marriage is not a government or civil institution, it is a physical representation of a spiritual truth. Marriage is the symbol of God's love and desired relationship with humans. Since God ordained marriage, many people expect marriage to be congruent to what God deems correct.
There are other politcal, sociological, scientific, and philosophical reasons to disfavor homosexual marriage, but ultimately they take a back seat to the spiritual reason." (Oh and then his wife "liked" the comment he left)
As you can guess I really want respond to this but I have no idea what to say without sounding like an asshole (don't know why I bother considering) and I don't want to just delete the comment or ignore it because I feel like that would be somehow admitting defeat or something. So what do you think?
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So in short he didn't have anything to say.
"Marriage is spiritual" makes him sound like a child.
He might want to look up the history of marriage in different cultures.
Your last post would take some time to debate, and I have no intention of carrying on such a long discussion here.
Hah, admission of defeat. As I told you in the chat, the funny thing to do would be to just continue posting random goody shit that makes fun of his homophobic ass and not even respond to him. You're going the right way!
You could upload some of the pictures here.
Is your brother slow?
"Wilhelmus van Nassauwe, ben ik van Duytsen Bloed, Homo's en Lesbos doen het bij ons best wel goed!"
Sorry, couldn't help myself.... misplaced patriotism I guess. I do love the idea that people can overcome the hatred and bigotry within society and proof to the world what they are, regardless of the incessant bitching and complaining about "the gays".
Honestly Amanda? Anyone can throw a tantrum or have a hissy fit. It takes a lot more maturity to put together thoughtful and concise arguments the way you are doing. Insults are two a penny. Debating with factual rather than emotional perspective is clearly a skill you possess and it is a pleasure to have you share that here :)
It is worse than talking to a brick wall because at I feel like a wall would be more responsive.
Actually the brick wall is less responsive but your evaluation is correct; the brick wall is better because at least it's not rewarding your efforts to communicate with a gigantic crock of fresh steaming bullshit. Some types of responsiveness are worse than nothing.
Yes please. I would like to watch the posts. I will send you a friend request. My name is Lori. Thanks. I love Facebook fights lol.
Hey Amanda, can you post a link to your facebook page? I seem to be finding Markovich's everywhere but no Mrakovich. You're welcome to send it to me in PM if you prefer :)
It's me that needs fixing. I sent you a PM :)
In the US, at its core, marriage is civil - a construct of secular government. Some people include religious ornamentation in their marriage ceremonies, but the thing that makes them married is the civil paperwork they have to fill out. You and I could call ourselves married, and have all sorts of religious authorities involved, and it would mean nothing unless we filled out the paperwork. Popes, witch-doctors, shamans, all might call us married, but we're not filling out that "married, filing jointly" tax return without notifying the state that we're married.
Just because your brother is against porn, infidelity, no-fault divorce, etc. doesn't mean he's any more pro-marriage than a gay person who wants to get married. He's just pro-my-type-of-marriage. "You can't join the club because you're gay", is really his argument. He's playing the part of an elitist who can say, "Well, I'm special, because I'm a married man and you... you can't even get married, Hah!" It's a very thin thing to hang your worth on, but he's going to clutch onto it as long as he can.
I don't know where he gets the "excessive spending" thing. That's the cornerstone of capitalism. Why does he hate America?
By the way, you and I COULD get married...I'm free this weekend...I can cook and .. well, just putting it out there...I look kind of like Andrew McCarthy but without the charisma or charm...


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Judge Orders Movie Theatre Gunman To Stand Trial
(CNN) — A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that probable cause exists in the case of James Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and wounding scores of others in last summer's shooting inside an Aurora movie theater, and ordered that he stand trial.
Judge William Blair Sylvester, who ordered that Holmes be held without bail, converted a status hearing scheduled for Friday to an arraignment.
The 25-year-old former doctoral student in neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Denver, faces 166 charges, including murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses, tied to the July 20 rampage during a screening of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises."


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CSS - Getting Started
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 AM by Liliana Vess
Updated June 23rd, 2011 at 1:47 PM by Liliana Vess
Updated June 23rd, 2011 at 1:47 PM by Liliana Vess
css tutorial
Getting Started
I'm pretty sure everyone here has seen at least one thread or signature or even post that has been made with at least some CSS coding. And lately I've been getting a few requests to show some members a couple of tricks. After a quick look through the CSS thread i came to the conclusion that, as informative as it was, it does seem quite confusing. So here is my attempt at a CSS tutorial!
The first thing you'll need to know about CSS coding on PokéCommunity are the codes used to make them. The basic code looks like this;
[css-div=" <CSS> "] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
There are also a lot of variations of this code which can be found here, but for this tutorial we will be using the css-div version of the code.
Note the " marks, these are one of the most common causes of errors when using CSS on PC. A lot of people when typing up a lot of codes will forget to put in the last " mark and will cancel out all their work. Just to make it easier you should do both marks in before your start.
The very first thing you'll need for your css to work is a height code and a width code. These work in mainly two different ways, the first way is to use px to say how many pixels it'll use. This way is most commonly used in signatures due to the fact you can set it at 500 width and 300 height which is the exact limit for signatures. The other way is to use % to say how much you of the area you want to fill out. This method is best used for threads and posts because it changes depending on the persons screen size.
These codes look like this when inserted into the tags:
[css-div=" width:500px; height:300px;"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
[css-div=" width:100%; height:100%;"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
[css-div=" width:100%; height:300px;"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
[css-div=" width:100%; height:100%;"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
[css-div=" width:100%; height:300px;"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
One quite common error when doing the dimension codes is to separate the number from the symbol. You must try and remember to always do it as one chunk, don't separate it. Another error that happens sometimes is typing in the wrong symbol at the end and ending up with a 300% width and wondering why their coding is stretching the page so much.
So after you've got your measurements for your css you'll need to start putting in a background into it so people can see you've got CSS. To do this you can add in a background colour or a background image. First i'll explain the colour, to do the background colour well you'll need to find out a way to get hex codes. I personally use either this if i'm getting a colour scheme or this if i'm getting a one off colour. To actually use the colour you'll need to know the code, which is background-color:red; you can use regular colours such as red or black or white but to get a nice effect it's best you use hex codes. As for the background images the code is quite similar, only this time you'll need an image URL instead of a hex code. I advise you to re-upload any images from the web onto an image hosting site such as Imgur or TinyPic as it puts strain on sites and some sites even block you from hot linking images which do not look good in a CSS background. So the code for background images is background-image:URL('URLHERE'); again like the CSS tag don't forget about the ' otherwise it won't work.
So when the codes are inserted into the tags it'll look something like this:
[css-div=" width:500px; height:300px; background-colour:#A64D00;"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
[css-div=" width:500px; height:300px; background-image:URL('http://www.zigzagwallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Gerbera-Flower-Wallpaper-3.jpg')"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
[css-div=" width:500px; height:300px; background-image:URL('http://www.zigzagwallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Gerbera-Flower-Wallpaper-3.jpg')"] <TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
And the actual CSS would look like this
Now that we've sorted out the background we can work on whats on top of it. The text. There is a lot of stuff that you can do with text when CSS is involved but seeing as were just getting you started now i'll stick to the basics. The first thing you'll need to know is how to colour your text. You can do this by using the simple code color:black; which follows the same rule as the background colour when it comes to codes and such. Next up is the the font size, this one using a few different methods. The first of which is by using different labels, these go from xx-small through to xx-large with medium sat in the middle. The code for this one looks like this, font-size:xx-small; you'll need to remember to use font and not text in this code. There's also the px method, this works a lot like most applications with most common being 12 or 18.
The code would look like this once its inserted
[css-div=" width:500px; height:300px; background-color:#A64D00; color:#1D7074; font-size:18px;"] <FANCY TEXT AND JUNK> [/css-div]
And an example CSS would be
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kelly Clarkson's new album has been subject to more delays than the NBA season. But apparently the perpetual tweaking was a matter of fine-tuning, not desperation, since "Stronger" lives up to its title — trumping not just the current pop-diva competition but all of Clarkson's previous albums, too.
Whether the general public has been waiting on tenterhooks for the record remains to be seen, since the lead single, "Mr. Know It All," peaked at No. 18 in its debut week. But there are six, seven, maybe eight tracks here better than that okay opener waiting to break away and get a shot at commandeering the radio. As a succession of potential smashes, "Stronger" feels like tuning in to an expertly programed all-Kelly/all-the-time hits station.
That's giving a lot of inherent credit to the revolving door of writer-producers responsible for the parade of hooks, almost all of them new to Clarkson's team. (No Dr. Luke this time; no Ryan Tedder.) Still, no one's likely to tag "Stronger" as "a producers' album" when it manages to be such a master class in great pop singing.
Part of greatness is restraint, and what a pleasure it is hearing Clarkson hold herself back here, if that doesn't sound too counterintuitive. There's hardly a showboat-y moment in an hour's worth of lead vocals here. At times, in her lowest range, she even sounds like a dead ringer for Rihanna — which is hardly the highest compliment you could pay a singer of Clarkson's range, but it does give her a starting point from which to graduate to the kind of wailing fans are waiting for.
If it's balladic Kelly that thrills you, you may need to hold out for some future project Clarkson is destined to record her middle age, since only two out of the 13 tracks on the standard edition fall outrightly into that category. "Stronger" is for fans who prefer fun Kelly, or angry Kelly… which have come to be pretty much the same thing, come to think of it.
For someone who still enjoys an image as America's duly elected sweetheart, Clarkson gets a lot of mileage out of righteous rage. The pissy post-breakup rejoinders begin with "Mr. Know It All" and rarely let up, least of all with the likely second single, "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)," a soon-to-break-out dance track in which Clarkson all but declares that "I, the Nietzschean superman, will survive."
(Never mind how tired that tune's titular phrase is. For a laugh, look up the YouTube video in which some wag mashed together a medley of 30 different songs that already borrowed "That which does not kill me makes me stronger" as a lyrical hook. Compared to this, Britney's "Hold It Against Me" is based on an original thought.)
"Stronger" really does get stronger as it goes along.
The rocker "Einstein" sounds like it might've been written for Pink, though it probably wasn't, since Clarkson gets a co-writing credit. Against guitar squalls and live drums, she does the romantic math ("Our love divided by the square root of pride...It was heavy when I finally figured it out") and concludes that "dumb plus dumb equals you," a formula that will surely help kids get interested in arithmetic this fall.
Two albums ago, on the underrated "My December," Clarkson seemed to be indulging an Amy Lee complex, and it returns with a brilliant vengeance on the hyper-dramatic "Honestly," a far better Evanescence song than anything on the new Evanescence album.
"Dark Side" cleverly reinforces the idea that Miss American Idol has a shadow side with a spooky music-box melody that cuts in every time the big beat and goth histrionics briefly cut out. By contrast, "I Forgive You" sounds like nothing but power-pop fun, even though its Cars-style rock riffage and synth gurgles lead into a surprisingly cathartic expression of absolution.
The best is saved for almost last: "You Can't Win," another guitar-driven barnstormer, benefits from a series of exceedingly sharp verses that prove why modern life is just like Vietnam: "If you're thin/Poor little walking disease/If you're not/They're screaming disease," goes one couplet, and the woman knows whereof she speaks. "If you dump, so ungrateful/And if you're happy, why so selfish?/You can't win..."
Oh, but she can. "Stronger" has its cake and eats it, too — by marrying pure ear-candy arrangements to Clarkson's flawless, effortlessly fluid soul-rock vocals, and by embedding vividly conjured emotions in up-tempo tunes that never get too bogged down in their own seriousness. Thanks to records like this, ten years later, she's still the only Idol that matters.


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I would call it a security line.
To me a safety line is something you attach to yourself to remain secure in a dangerous situation (such as climbing).
And in the UK a yellow line is a line painted on the road to stop or restrict people parking.
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The largest of the Fairmount Park Charms houses, Strawberry Mansion illustrates three distinct phases in American Architecture as well as the lives of two important and distinguished Philadelphians.
About Strawberry Mansion
The featured stories of this house span over three centuries and incorporate the life of the acclaimed colonial Judge William Lewis (1752-1819) to the national celebration of the Sesquicentennial of 1926 (celebrating America's 150th anniversary.) Of course the story involves tales of lavish parties and strawberries. Become a history detective and decide for yourself which story about the house name is most accurate.
Formerly known as "Summerville," the center section of Strawberry Mansion was built in the Federal style around 1789 by renowned lawyer, judge and state legislator, William Lewis. During his lifetime, Lewis dominated the American legal field and took on countless high profile cases involving slavery, British debts, privateering, and the Aaron Burr treason case. He is credited for drafting the first law in the US abolishing slavery and was an advisor to both George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.
Summerville's second prominent resident, Judge Joseph Hemphill, added the two expansive Greek Revival wings which create the exterior of the house as we recognize it today. The name Strawberry Mansion soon followed. Hemphill also had a distinguished record, serving as Judge of Philadelphia's District Court, elected six times to Congress and serving three terms in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives
Strawberry Mansion became part of Fairmount Park and was then soon rented out as a restaurant. During its restaurant years, Strawberry Mansion grew into such a popular institution that, by the turn of the century, the nearby neighborhood and newly erected bridge were named after it. It was used as a this restaurant and popular picnic spot into the 20th century until the Committee of 1926, a group of civic-minded women, took over as the administration of the building. Strawberry Mansion has extensive grounds and features a large collection of American and European decorative arts and antiques.
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A large and impressive building, Strawberry Mansion is designed in a Federal style, based on a central hall plan; two-and-a-half stories high in its main section and made of stucco-faced stone, scored to imitate ashlar. With a width of five bays for the central section, it features a basically symmetrical façade, common for the time. Two dormers protrude from either side of the roof and fanlights illuminate the east and west entrances, and a small portico shelters the east. Two end chimneys, rising through the ridge of the roof, are partially incorporated into the wings.
Greek Revival wings, added later, flank the central section and are set back slightly. Low-pitched gable roofs cover the additions and, on the east side, are decorated with parapets consisting of panels and massive scrolls.Strawberry Mansion features a large collection of notable American and European decorative arts, antiques and toys.
By 1930, the home's architecture evolved as the Colonial Revival movement rose to prominence. The renewed focus on colonial interests help restore Strawberry Mansion and other homes in Fairmount Park. The then Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mr. Fiske Kimball, was influential in advocating and promoting restoration of many of the Charms Park Houses.
Strawberry mansion's interior contains elaborate Federal-style woodwork that is concentrated in the entrance hall. The Greek revival "ballroom" on the first floor of the south wing is also ornate. Two large floors are filled with an impressive array of furniture and decorative arts from different time periods, while the attic is full of antique toys and a doll collection. Families often find that young visitors can relate to the toy collections as a way to better understand the past. In addition, the home contains famous examples of Hemphill and Tucker porcelain on display.
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Situated in the East Park, Strawberry Mansion is on the steep cliffs above the Schuylkill River and is close to Woodford and Laurel Hill. The expansive grounds include a "secret garden" with benches created by the Committee of 1926 and is a lovely spot to pass a summer afternoon.
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Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, WOW is a nationally recognized leader in the third-party logistics industry. In over 30 years, WOW has grown from a single 108,000 square foot warehouse to over 7 million square feet encompassing 25 warehouse locations in three states. In addition to public and contract warehousing, WOW offers a vast array of value-added services including Transportation Services, Cheese Financing Programs, 3PL Consulting and Build-to-Suit options. WOW distribution centers offer multi-temperature AIB certified ambient, refrigerated and freezer storage. Learn more at http://www.wowlogistics.com.
WOW has refrigerated warehousing services and we store mainly cheese (from small cheese blocks all the way up to 700 lb blocks and drums) at our warehouses in those refrigerated areas. We have the tagline 'The Cooler Company' and want to use the 'cheese guy' in support of that brand. It will be used on the web, on promotional products, in print ads, etc.
Middle aged, College educated, mainly male dominated. Cheese Manufacturers.
Be Creative! We were inspired by the attached drawing when we decided to use a cheese character to support the cooler company brand. We just want him to look 'cool' and be a piece of cheese. I am not going to set any requirements except it needs to be Cheese - no words on it, just the character.


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The gunman at the center of the Binghamton, New York, massacre was described as an angry loner with a drug problem who was embarrassed and enraged by his inability to assimilate and hold down a job as authorities tried to piece together what set him off and lead him to murder 13 innocent people at an immigration center Friday, before committing suicide.
What was clear is that Jiverly Wong was a registered gun owner who had recently become despondent over being fired from his job and had braced for a battle with cops after trapping his victims and shooting them methodically. He wore body armor but ended up killing himself at the sound of approaching police.
Authorities also credited one of the first victims of the attack with preventing more bloodshed by pretending to be dead, calling 911 and giving police detailed information on the killer's path -- all the while bleeding from a gunshot wound to her abdomen that left her in critical condition.
"He must have been a coward," Binghamton's Police Chief Joseph Zikuski said, speculating that Wong decided to turn the gun on himself when he heard sirens. "He had a lot of ammunition on him, so thank God before more lives were lost, he decided to do that."
Wong was the "kind of guy who would come in mad one day and shoot people," said Kevin Greene, who described himself as a former co-worker of the alleged shooter at a Shop Vac assembly plant that had since closed, the New York Daily News reported.
Greene said that he had asked Wong -- who also used Jiverly Voong as an alias -- whether he liked the New York Yankees.
"He said, 'No, I don't like that team. I don't like America. America sucks," Greene said, adding that Wong's penchant for guns was well known and that he often practiced shooting at ranges.
On Saturday, Zikuski told NBC's "Today'' show that people "degraded and disrespected'' the gunman, a Vietnamese immigrant, over his poor English skills. Mayor Matthew Ryan told ABC's "Good Morning America'' he was angry about his language issues and his lack of employment.
Zikuski also said Wong was prepared for a battle with cops. He was wearing body armor. He was also a lawful gun owner, having permits for the two semiautomatic handguns that he used in the deadly attack.
Wong was ethnically Chinese but from Vietnam, a friend said Saturday. He was angry about recently losing a job, couldn't find work and complained that his unemployment checks were only $200 a week, said Hue Huynh, a Binghamton grocery store proprietor whose husband worked with Wong years ago.
Wong moved to the U.S. in the early 1990's and had driven a truck in California before recently returning to Binghamton, only to lose a job there, Huynh said.
"He's upset he don't have a job here. He come back and want to work," she said. Her husband tried to cheer him by telling him he was still young and there was plenty of time to find work, but he complained about his "bad luck," she said.
State police got tips suggesting that Wong may have been planning a bank robbery in 1999, possibly to support a crack-cocaine addiction, Zikuski said. But the robbery never happened.
An 'act of senseless violence'
The 41-year-old gunman shot himself to death after the bloody rampage that critically wounded four others and shattered the peace of a small business center in downtown Binghamton, sending shock-waves as far as Europe, where President Barack Obama called it an "act of senseless violence."
Obama, speaking from Germany, said he and Michelle Obama were praying for the victims and their families.
Closer to home, the New York Governor expressed "outrage" over what he called "the worst tragedy and senseless crime in the history of this city."
"I speak for all of New York when I offer my prayers for the victims and families of this tragedy," New York Gov. David Paterson said hours after the bloodbath that was meticulously planned and executed.
"It was just panic," said Alex Galkin, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, who was taking English classes when the shots rang out. He ran to the basement with a group of people to escape the chaos.
Cops searched Wong's home Friday evening and carried out evidence that included three computer hard drives, a brown canvas rifle case, a briefcase, a small suitcase and several paper bags.
Zikuski said the dead suspect was "known" to people at the center and had attended classes up until last month.
A woman who identified herself as Wong's sister said she did not think he was the shooter and insisted he may have been a victim.
"He didn't have a gun. I think somebody involved, not him. I think he got shot by somebody else," said the woman, who refused to give her name. "I think there's a misunderstanding over here because I want to know, too."
As authorities worked to identify the victims, they offered few details on how the killer executed his deadly plan. They said most of the victims had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Before his rampage, the shooter pulled a car up to the back door of the facility at about 10:30 a.m. to block a key escape route. He then entered the building through the front door.
"It obviously was premeditated. He was making sure nobody could escape," Zikuski said.
The chief defended the time it took officers to go into the building — an hour to 90 minutes.
"If some crazy lunatic decides to pick up a gun and go someplace and start shooting people, I really don't have the answer how long for us that could prevent anything like that," Zikuski said.
"What I will tell you is that the police did the right thing," he said. "We have procedures and protocols."
The hero receptionist
The shooter first wounded two receptionists, a male and a female, at the center's front desk. The female, 61-year-old Shirley DeLucia, now in critical condition, pretended she was dead to fool the shooter, then ducked underneath her desk to make the 911 call that alerted police.
Zikuski, the police chief, said DeLucia stayed on the phone for 90 minutes, "feeding us information constantly," despite a serious wound in the abdomen.
"She's a hero in her own right," he said.
The other receptionist died from gunshot wounds, Zikuski said.
The shooter then entered an adjacent room, where dozens of potential citizens were gathered to take an exam, and continued to fire. Most of the test-takers could barely speak English, Zikuski said.
Police showed up within two minutes of the receptionist's call - and about a minute after cops arrived, the shooting stopped. Officers were in constant contact with those inside the building, instructing them on how to build barricades to keep the shooter out.
SWAT teams spent several hours clearing the building and escorted dozens of people out safely, Zikuski said. Cops also rescued 26 visitors who had locked themselves in the basement of the center.
Zikuski said officials don't know how many bullets were fired or how long the gunman shot, but that they'll continue to question survivors for information about the shooting.
Officers recovered two handguns from the scene, Zikuski said.
"An examination was being given for...immigrants to become Americans," Vice President Joe Biden said. "I ask you to keep these folks in your prayers. We've got to figure out a way to deal with this senseless, senseless violence."
Center staff 'stricken with grief'
The American Civic Association is an organization that helps immigrants in the Binghamton area with naturalization applications, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Mary Pat Hyland, a teacher at the center, told MSNBC that many of the immigrants who frequented the association were from Vietnam and Laos.
"We have a very diverse ethnic area," Hyland said.
"This is a terrible tragedy and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their families," Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said in a joint statement Friday afternoon.
The area is in a stretch on the west side of the Chenango River in the city of about 45,000 near the Pennsylvania border. Emergency vehicles lined the streets in the neighborhood which is a mix of homes and small businesses.
The association's president, Angela Leach, "is very upset right now," said Mike Chanecka, a friend who answered a call at her home as Leach wept in the background.
"She doesn't know anything; she's as shocked as anyone," Chanecka said. "For some reason, she had the day off today. And she's very worried about her secretary."
Later on Friday night, center officials said in a statement they were "stricken with grief about today's horrific assault and share this grief with the victims' families, our community and the entire nation."
A string of attacks in the U.S. in the last month left 44 people dead in all.
A gunman killed 10 people and himself in Samson, Ala.; shootings that began with a traffic stop in Oakland, Calif., left four police officers and the gunman dead; an apparent murder-suicide in Santa Clara, Calif., left six dead; and a gunman went on a rampage at a nursing home Sunday, killing seven elderly residents and a nurse who cared for them.


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Richard P. Brief NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
The following question appeared in Francis Baily's celebrated 1808 text on interest and annuities: "If a penny had been put out at 5 percent compound interest at the birth of Christ; to what sum would it amount at the end of the year 1810?" . Baily gave this solution :
By the first theorem ... it will be seen that its amount in that time would be .004166666 x (1.05)1810 = 938469 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 pounds. Now the diameter of the earth is about 8000 miles; consequently its solid contents* will be 68 188963 498145 531559 936000 cubic inches: and if it were made of standard gold, each cubic inch being worth 38 /. 10 s.**, the total value of such a globe would be 2625 275094 678602 965057 536000 pounds. But the amount of a penny in 1810 years as above stated, is more than 357 474 600 times the value of such a globe: consequently if one penny had been put out at 5 percent compound interest at the time above men-tioned, it would, at this period, have amounted to more money than could be expressed by THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN MILLIONS of globes, each equal to the Earth in magnitude, and all solid gold!!! Whereas if it had been put out at the same rate of simple interest, the amount in the same time would have been only seven shillings and seven-pence half-penny.
Baily's calculation is "slightly" different than the 357,426,300 globes determined by my own calculation. Even allowing for a pos-sible error, perhaps someone might want to consider planning for
*To find the solid contents of a sphere, multiply the decimal .785398 163397 448309 615&C, by the cube of the diameter, and take two-thirds of the product.
**Since a cubic inch of distilled water weighs about 254 grains, and the specific gravities of standard gold and water are to each other as 18.888 to one, it follows that a cubic inch of gold, at the mint price of 3 l. 17 s. 10½ d. per ounce, will amount to 38 l. 10 s. d.


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On Friday's edition of the "Around The League Podcast," we all took a stab at DeSean Jackson's next landing spot.
Gregg Rosenthal's penchant for following the money has given him a leg up with his choice of the Oakland Raiders.
Prior to his release, Jackson put the word out to the Raiders of his interest in joining the organization, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, via sources involved in the situation.
The Raiders were Jackson's favorite team growing up, per Rapoport. Oakland also is close to the wide receiver's Bay Area college roots at Cal.
The interest is mutual. Rapoport hears the Raiders have been doing research on Jackson for more than a week.
That doesn't mean they will make a rash decision, however. One thing Oakland doesn't have to worry about anymore is narrowing the knowledge gap with Kansas City. Though coach Andy Reid had an interest -- as well as five seasons of experience as Jackson's head coach in Philadelphia -- Rapoport reported Saturday night that according to a source informed of the wide receiver's plans, the Chiefs are now out of the running.
In addition to the Raiders, Rapoport reports, via sources informed of Jackson's situation, that the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills have emerged as two "wild-card" teams in the hunt.
Our "DeSean Jackson tracker" has all of the latest updates on the Jets, Panthers and Buccaneers as well.
Nearly 24 hours after Jackson's release, the Raiders and Redskins appear to be the frontrunners for his services, with several teams lurking on the perimeter.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" reviews potential landing spots for DeSean Jackson and declares this week's winners and losers.


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Blue Ivy Carter is her father's daughter.
A week ago, Jay-Z released his highly anticipated 13th studio album, "4:44," on Tidal. A physical edition of the album, out July 7, includes three bonus songs: "Adnis," "Blue's Freestyle/We Family" and "MaNyfaCedGod," all of which were first heard in the visual teasers for the album. But the internet is buzzing over "Blue's Freestyle/We Family," which lets Jay-Z's daughter shine.
Blue raps for 45 seconds, saying, "Everything, everything is my only single thing / Everything I hear is my answer...I never hear that / I be in the posse / Never seen a ceiling in my whole life."
Some lyrics are hard to decipher--she's only 5 years old, after all--but she's clear in the freestyle refrain: "Boom shakalaka / Boom shakalaka / Everything in shaka / Everything in faka."
Jay-Z's 4:44 Lyrics: All About, Beyonc, Blue Ivy...and Becky
"Blue's Freestyle/We Family" isn't the first time a Jay-Z song has featured his daughter; Blue made her musical debut in his 2012 "Glory," and she was in Beyonce's 2014 song "Blue."
The Tidal edition of "4:44" features 10 original songs. Since its release, the album has been certified platinum. "Props to Jay! He's done it again!" RIAA Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman said in a statement Wednesday. "Another platinum album adds to an already iconic career."
If you want to hear the album there are now more options open to non Tidal subscribers.
A week after releasing his new album on his streaming service, Tidal, Jay-Z has made "4:44" available on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
Jay-Z released the album last week exclusively on Tidal, which he co-owns with Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna and other artists.
"4:44" has yet to appear on Spotify or Pandora.
The Recording Industry Association of America announced Wednesday that "4:44" had reached platinum status based off streams and downloads given to Sprint users by the phone company. (Sprint bought a 33 percent stake in Tidal earlier this year.) RIAA's platinum certification was once the equivalent of selling a million albums but has changed since the company began incorporating streaming from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services.
"4:44" includes personal songs about Jay-Z's marriage with Beyonce and his life as an entrepreneur.


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GRAHAM � After a day of deliberation, a jury found a Graham man guilty Tuesday of statutory rape and taking indecent liberties with a child.
Eddie Daniel Berry, 41, of Sarah Williams Avenue, Graham, will be sentenced Thursday. A 17-year-old girl testified in the trial, saying Berry routinely forced her to have sex with him when she was between the ages of 11 and 14. She said the incidents occurred when Berry would climb into bed with her in the middle of the night and other times when they were alone. The girl shared a bunk bed with her sister at the time.
The trial began last week in Alamance County Superior Court. Jurors heard closing arguments Monday.
Attorneys argued that the case hinged on the girl�s credibility. There was no physical evidence.
Defense attorney Bob Martin argued her statements to investigators and on the stand in trial were inconsistent and showed she was making up stories, because the circumstances of the alleged incidents changed depending on who she was talking to.
But Alamance County Assistant District Attorney Craig Thompson argued that the girl�s statements were consistent in that they always occurred at her home and always involved Berry. Testimony by the girl�s therapist also tended to show that the girl suffered from emotional trauma and had difficulty talking about or describing the abuse.
The jury of nine men and three women returned the guilty verdicts at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Superior Court Judge James E. Hardin Jr. will hold a sentencing hearing Thursday. Berry will be held in the Alamance County jail until that time.


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Pisarev sets highest target for Russia
Sunday 13 January 2013
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Having seen what Under-21 success can mean, Russia coach Nikolai Pisarev told UEFA.com his aim is "to get this generation of really talented players through to the final and win".
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A member of the Soviet Union squad that won the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Nikolai Pisarev is looking to repeat that success as coach of Russia.
The former FC Torpedo Moskva, FC Spartak Moskva and FC Dinamo Moskva striker was part of the group that beat Yugoslavia 7-3 on aggregate to take the title 23 years ago. "I remember that team," the 44-year-old told UEFA.com. "There were three or four players competing for every place. The competition was tough, but we won. All the players from that team later played for top clubs. Of course, victory in the European U21 Championship set them on their way."
Pisarev hopes a similar fate awaits his young Russia side, having watched his charges gel in winning qualifying Group 6 and then a play-off against the Czech Republic. "The main strength of the team in qualifying was the fact they became good friends – they actually were a team," he explained. "They strived for this team, they willingly came to the get-togethers and looked forward to the games. And most probably this atmosphere was what ensured our success."
Absent from the U21 final tournament since reaching the last eight in 1998, losing 1-0 to Spain, Russia must face the Spanish holders in Group B, along with Germany and the Netherlands. "We are playing against the last three champions in this age group," said Pisarev. "But for us as coaches, it is more interesting to play in a strong group. [At UEFA EURO 2012] everyone said 'great – what an easy group' when Russia were drawn against the Czech Republic, Poland, and Greece, but it didn't turn out so well. Hopefully, we will survive this group of death."
With senior coach Fabio Capello keeping a close eye on his work, promising to come to Israel for the finals, Pisarev would like his side's efforts to benefit the senior team – and the whole of Russian football. "Usually the U21 winners or finalists achieve success at senior level," he said. "That is why I would like to get this generation of really talented players through to the final, and to win. It is a goal which we'll set the players. I think they'll agree that we need to go for the victory."


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Next week, I'll be guiding birding trips to supplement the trips of the San Blas bird festival. These trips are designed to sample all of the world-class birding San Blas offers, allowing a birder who goes on each to see over 250 species of birds and about two dozen Mexican endemics, rivaling the best of the professional tours of San Blas, at a fraction of the cost.
Tues., 25 Jan. Singayta 6:30 a.m. until noon $500 pesos ($50 US)
|Mexican Parrotlets in Singayta
This is the most famous, and oldest, birding site in San Blas, and with good reason. Birding along a road that runs between lowland jungle and mangrove swamps will give you an exceptionally birdy morning, full of San Blas specialties.
Wed., 26 Jan. Chacalilla and Playa del Rey 6:30 a.m. until noon $500 pesos
|Vermilion Flycatcher at Chacalilla
Get ready for the kind of morning only San Blas can offer. First, we'll visit the Chacalilla, where scrub forests and fields combine with drying pools filled with water birds. Then we'll cross the estuary to Playa del Rey (Peso Island) where thorn-forest birds meet shorebirds, and perhaps a Blue-footed Booby. We'll never be farther than 10 minutes from town, and finish with well over 100 species for the morning.
Wed., 26 Jan. La Tovara 3:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. $500 pesos
|Northern Potoo at La Tovara
Another of the iconic San Blas experiences, this trip combines great birds with the most exotic boat ride you'll find anywhere. We'll return after dark to see night birds such as the Northern Potoo; this is the best place in the world to see this odd bird.
Thurs., 27 Jan. Mecatan and the "Big Fig" 6:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. $500 pesos
|Gray Silky-Flycatcher at "the big fig"
We'll have some great birds today, perhaps including Elegant Quail, Purplish-backed Jay, Black-capped Gnatcatcher, and Red-breasted Chat as we bird the mixed habitats just inland from San Blas. We'll also visit the legendary "big fig," an enormous tree that can be full of birds such as the Gray Silky-Flycatcher.
Fri., 28 Jan. Cerro de San Juan 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. $650 pesos ($65 US)
|Mexican Woodnymph on Cerro de San Juan
In the pine-oak forests of Cerro de San Juan, birds entirely different from those near San Blas can be found. We'll search for mixed flocks, hoping to see White-striped Woodcreeper, Crescent-chested Warbler, Rufous-capped Warbler, both Painted and Slate-throated Redstarts, Red-headed Tanager and many more. On our way home we'll stop at Mirador del Aguila, where we can see spectaciular flights of Military Macaws.
Sat., 29 Jan. Tecuitata 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. $600 pesos ($60 US)
|Scrub Euphonia at Tecuitata
The shade-coffee plantation of Tecuitata is the hot new place for birding in San Blas. I've recorded over 170 species of birds there, including parrots, trogons, Colima Pygmy-Owl, San Blas Jay and many more. We'll finish with a meal in the field prepared by the people of the village, for the incredible birding experience that's the buzz of birders everywhere.
Sun., 30 Jan. Rio San Cristobal /Zooquilpa 6:00 a.m. until noon $600 pesos
|Roseate Spoonbills and a Wood Stork over Rio San Cristobal
We finish our week of the best of San Blas birdiing with another of the signature birding trips of these area – a pleasant, and very birdy boat ride up the San Cristobal River to the shallow lagoon at Zooquilpa. The morning high tide should give us access into the lagoon, thousands of whistling-ducks and a nesting colony of Roseate Spoonbills.
Questions and registration by phone at: (323) 285-1243 in Mexico or
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All transportation, land and water, is included. I will pick you up at your hotel or residence, within San Blas, or at a convenient point for those staying outside of San Blas. Each trip is limited to 7 people. Field breakfast, snacks, and water are provided. The Cerro de San Juan and Tecuitata trips include lunch as well. We will also have a spotting scope, audio equipment, a selection of field guides, and emergency supplies with us. You should bring appropriate clothing, insect repellent, sun protection, binoculars, a water bottle, and any personal items you need.
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To my mind, the most important part of a love song is a memorable first line. It's also the hardest part. So it was with great admiration and not just a little jealousy that we viewed Royals pre and post-game man Joel Goldberg's sneak peek into the writing process.
The thing about love songs is, they can sometimes be mushy and embarrassing. That is the only reason I can figure out why Joel does not want to take credit for this—even going so far as to delete the tweet. First he said he was hacked, and then he shut his twitter account down completely Friday night—I just assumed he was inundated with calls from major labels.
Good news, though: he's back on twitter and hopefully he will get back on that horse and finish what he started.
Unless he's really not ashamed and there really is a blue-working Cyrano de Bergerac in the KC area. Which is almost as uplifting as a good love song.


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The New York Post is reporting that former tennis person Anna Kournikova had a drink tossed on her at a Vegas nightclub which resulted in a mild lady-on-lady altercation.
It wasn't exactly an Axe body spray commercial, but there was some form of unfriendly physical contact. The Post's spy/source/random drunk guy who happened to be in the bar at the same time, told the paper a woman "threw a drink at Anna" because "she felt Anna was invading her space," Then Kournikova "sprung into action" and started screaming at the woman and shoving her. "It was a big fight" that left Kournikova with " vicious scratch marks on her neck."
Unfortunately, Anna's reps did not respond to the paper's request for comment, which leaves the story stuck in a perpetual state of Defordian fantasy. Pity.
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