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Holiday glow: Celebrations around Texas
From north to south and points between, Texans flock to the sights and sounds of the holidays. With a state this big, there's something for everyone — parades with longhorns and cowboys, fantastic light trails, and performances by choirs and dancers. Families can ice-skate and children ride old-fashioned trains to see Santa. So grab the kids and cameras; celebrations await.
Boerne: Boerne takes the cake for family-friendly Christmas events with a free Dickens-themed festival. Enjoy free performances of "Bah Humbug," a "one-man Christmas Carol" show, two parades, real snow showers on Main Street, roaming costumed characters, a lighted tree walk along the creek, fire pits and more. At Main Plaza, kids will enjoy a petting zoo, pony rides and a trackless train. Visit the lighted grounds of the Little Nature Store for photos with Santa. Friday-Saturday and Dec. 6-7, 6-10 p.m. www.dickensonmain.com/main/eventinfo.php.
Corpus Christi: On Dec. 6-8, it's all about the waterfront with the happy fusion of the monthly Corpus Christi First festival and the annual holiday Harbor Lights Festival. On Dec. 6 is ArtWalk. The event starts at La Retama Park with arts and crafts booths and live music, and moves to art galleries and museums. Free. www.corpuschristi1st.com/welcome.
The next morning, downtown's Shoreline Drive is the setting for Saturday Marina Market Days and, later, the Harbor Lights Festival, which starts at 1 p.m. with a children's parade. A children's activity area will be open 1-6 p.m. with inflatable games, cookie decorating, live entertainment, food and gift vendors, and family activities. Santa's motorcade arrives at 2 p.m. Musical groups play from 2:30-7 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m., folks gather along the waterfront for the Illuminated Boat Parade.
On Sunday, bring your family to the high Harbor Bridge for BridgeWalk. The walk leaves at 8:30 a.m. from the Galvan House in Heritage Park at the base of the bridge, crosses the 1.2 mile bridge on the skyline-view sidewalk, returning on the other side with ship channel views. Free. www.harborlightsfestival.org.
Fort Worth: "Cowtown" pulls out all the stops with one of the state's largest illuminated parades, with more than 100 floats, in downtown Fort Worth. Friday, 6 p.m. Free. www.fortworthparadeoflights.org/index.php. For a cowboy Christmas, visit the historic Fort Worth Stockyards to talk to Cowboy Santa, see a holiday parade complete with horses and longhorns, enjoy a "CowKid Round-up," petting zoo and more. Dec. 7, 2-6 p.m. Free. www.stockyardsstation.com.
Fort Worth's Ryan Place neighborhood, founded in 1911, hosts a candlelight tour of historic homes decorated for the holiday season. Dec. 6, 6-10 p.m.; Dec. 7, 1-10 p.m. $20, ages 13 and older. www.historicryanplace.org/CCRPTourInfo.html.
Families can skate to seasonal music with appearances by Santa Claus at Panther Island Ice. Through Jan. 5, hours vary. 223 NE 4th St. $10 adult, $8 students and military. www.trinityrivervision.org/pantherislandice.
Music lovers will find holiday performances of "The Nutcracker," "Messiah," "Jim Brickman: On a Winter's Night" and more at Bass Performance Hall, Friday-Dec. 27, dates and prices vary. www.basshall.com.
Fredericksburg: The holidays here start with Eisbahn ("ice rink" in German), a winter tradition for Fredericksburg families and visitors who enjoy outdoor ice-skating. Located at downtown Marktplatz. Friday-first weekend in January, days and hours vary. $10 includes skate rental. www.skateinfred.com.
Get into the holiday spirit at LBJ State Park and Historic Site in nearby Johnson City, where visitors can decorate cookies as it was done for a German Christmas tree in the 1900s and participate in German holiday traditions, such as wreath- and candlemaking. Come dressed for outdoor fun. Stop at the Visitor Center first to obtain a park permit, park map and event information. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/holiday-cookie-decorating-and-german-traditions.
If you love parades, mark Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m., on your calendar to see the Light the Night Christmas Parade in Fredericksburg with more than 100 lighted entries. Come early to check out After Glow, a family celebration including Christmas shopping, food and beverages, interactive children's activities and a laser show. Parade is free; bleacher seating, $15. Call for tickets, 830-997-6523, or go to www.lightthenightchristmasparade.com.
Galveston: The island glows red and green when the sun goes down in December. At downtown Saengerfest Park, twinkle lights are synchronized to music. Add flurries of foam "snow," weekend visits with Santa and holiday-themed laser light shows at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. nightly. Free. Saturday-Dec. 31. www.galveston.com/holidaymagic.
Moody Gardens' Festival of Lights includes a milelong trail of sparking displays synchronized to music, plus carolers, hot chocolate stations, ice-skating, snow-tubing and other holiday activities. Thursday-Saturday, through Dec. 7. Nightly Dec. 12-Jan. 4. 6-10 p.m. $6.95 admission, additional charges for activities. www.moodygardens.org.
Granbury: Return to Texas' roots in a Country Christmas Celebration with a small-town parade, candle-lighting, caroling and pictures with Santa in Granbury's historic town square. Friday, 7-9 p.m. www.granburysquare.com. The next weekend, take a horse-drawn carriage ride to 30 historic homes and buildings, decorated for the holidays. Dec. 6, 7-10 p.m.; Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Dec. 8, 1-8 p.m. $20. Call 817-573-5299 to reserve tickets. www.granburycandlelighttour.com.
Grapevine: Welcome to the "Christmas Capital of Texas." The Parade of Lights starts at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5, but go early to find a spot to watch more than 100 lighted floats and marching bands. On other days, shop, dine, take in musicals or wander a downtown transformed into a winter wonderland with millions of lights, enormous decorations, carolers and more. Parade is free; costs for other activities vary.
Elves read stories to children aboard the North Pole Express, a train of decorated Victorian rail coaches. The journey ends with a walk through a Christmas tree maze and a show crowned by Santa's arrival. Friday-Dec. 1, Dec. 6-8, Dec. 13-15, Dec. 20-23. Times vary. 705 S. Main St. $25 for ages 13 months and older. Advance purchase suggested. www.grapevinetexasusa.com/Christmas.
Join Clara and her nutcracker prince at the Gaylord Texan Resort's newest production of "ICE!" for an adventure among more than 2 million pounds of ice sculptures and slides. Relive favorite scenes from the classic ballet, accompanied by the Tchaikovsky score and featuring rides down the slides. www.gaylordtexan.com.
Gruene: A Pony Express rider gallops into historic Gruene at 10 a.m. Dec. 7 carrying Christmas greetings from the governor of Texas. Afterward, Cowboy Kringle welcomes children to his lap for a picture. www.gruenetexas.com/holidays.php. At 6 p.m., Cowboy Kringle rides into town on horseback to officially light the town for the holidays.
Looking for handmade Christmas gifts? More than 100 booths offer wares at Old Gruene Christmas Market Days, Dec. 7-8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.gruenemarketdays.com. Gruene is open all month for live music, unique shopping and dining. www.gruenetexas.com.
Hidalgo: The Hidalgo Festival of Lights may be visible in outer space as the Rio Grande Valley town stages a 3-mile trail of 3 million lights in hundreds of displays, including a forest of neon palms and a surfing Santa. Drive your car or take a narrated ride by trolley or train, $5; horse-drawn wagon, $7; or carriage ride, $40. Dinner tour package, $12. Dec. 1-31. http://hidfol.com.
Hill Country Christmas Lighting Trail: The lights at night are big and bright as the Hill Country Christmas Lighting Trail comes to life with sparkling light trails, shining historic courthouses and twinkling homes and squares. Johnson City showcases millions of lights in trees, homes and buildings. In Marble Falls, light sculptures glow in the Walkway of Lights in Lakeside Park.
Ten communities join the holiday tradition: Bandera, Blanco, Boerne, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Kerrville, Marble Falls and Wimberley. Thanksgiving-New Year. tex-fest.com/regional/index.htm.
Houston: The state's largest city probably has more holiday performances than any place in Texas. Performances are spread from November through New Year and include classic plays, musicals and symphonies, humorous productions, ballet and more. www.visithoustontexas.com/things-to-do/holidays-in-houston-2013/.
Follow the Heights Holiday Home Tour to look inside five unique spaces reflecting Houston Heights' rich architectural tradition. Homes are decorated for the holidays, with musicians and carolers adding to the festivities. Dec. 6, 6-9 p.m.; Dec. 7, 3-9 p.m., $25. www.houstonheights.org/holidayhometour.htm.
Bayou Bend offers multiple programs, including "Yuletide: Holiday Time at Bayou Bend," a stroll through 250 years of history to see how previous generations celebrated. Events vary by date, time and cost. Friday-Dec. 19. www.mfah.org/visit/yuletide. The Rienzi's Holiday Home Tours take place Dec. 11 and Dec. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m., with live music and a reception with holiday goodies. $20. www.mfah.org/calendar/holiday-home-tour-rienzi/7909/.
When you need to stretch your legs, ice-skate near the downtown skyline at Ice at Discovery Green's outdoor rink. Park-goers will find a variety of family-friendly programming throughout the holidays, including concerts, movies and more. Through Feb. 2, hours vary by date. $12 includes skate rental. www.discoverygreen.com/ice.
New Braunfels: In a town with German roots, everybody turns out to sip and shop at Wassailfest, scheduled Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m. Local groups make wassail from secret recipes and serve it at historic buildings along downtown streets, which are closed for the occasion. A band will play carols under a whirl of lights in the town circle as sippers wander from shop to shop and cast votes for their favorite brew.
Visit all through December to enjoy sparkling white lights festooning the bandstand in the town circle and the courthouse. Free. www.nbtexas.org.
Kathleen Scott writes from New Braunfels about travel and lifestyle. Find more of her articles at TicketToMagic.com.

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State Representative Martin J. Walsh stole most of the headlines Nov. 5, when he was elected Boston's first new mayor in 20 years. But the city marked another electoral milestone when retiring Mayor Thomas M. Menino was displaced from a second perch he had occupied for a generation.
Since 1983, Menino, a councilor before he became mayor, had held the record for most votes ever received by a district city councilor, garnering the support of 17,561 people. Earlier this month, City Councilor Matt O'Malley set a new mark, surging to 18,204 votes. O'Malley defeated challenger Luis F. Valerio with 85 percent of the vote in his district, which stretches from Jamaica Plain to West Roxbury and includes chunks of Mission Hill and Roslindale. In setting a new record, the two-term incumbent won more than twice the votes of several of his City Council colleagues.
The 34-year-old Roslindale native said he follows Menino's advice and tries always to be accessible. O'Malley held neighborhood office hours at doughnut shops and ice cream emporiums, published his cellphone number in community newspapers, and walked his district in the aftermath of this year's blizzard.
Does O'Malley's strong showing at the ballot box make him a threat to the new mayor in four years? "No," O'Malley said with a chuckle. "It means I'm honored to continue to represent the people and the neighborhoods I know and love."


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Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State (1-1) men's soccer team was defeated 6-1, by non-conference opponent Oneonta State (2-0) this afternoon, in Farmingdale, N.Y.
The Rams fell behind 1-0, six minutes into the contest after freshman Ian Tenzer (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) scored on the pass from Dan Scott (Salt Point, N.Y./FD Roosevelt) for the Red Dragons. Sophomore midfielder Jonathan Kowalski (Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls) added the second goal for Oneonta State, giving them a 2-0 halftime advantage.
Oneonta would score the first two goals of the second half, before Farmingdale junior Ryan Paul (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) netted a cross in front by sophomore Jordan Bousquet (Ridge, N.Y./Longwood) at the 79 minute mark. The Red Dragons would add two more goals, handing the Rams their first loss of the season.
Farmingdale State senior goalkeeper Partick Gubbins (East Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport) had 15 saves in 77 minutes of action, while Oneonta's senior goalie Jonathan Korn (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow East) did not allow a goal in 74 minutes.
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Soybeans are leading the grain complex lower this morning after a poor technical performance on Wednesday and Thursday. The January soybean contract was unable to hold a rally above $14.50 for two consecutive days, a red flag for traders who have found little in the means of fundamentals news and are relying on charts for direction. Yesterday's highs in the January contract correspond with the 200-day moving average, which is watched heavily by the fund community for trend changes. Yesterday's highs in the March corn contract correspond with the 100-day moving average. As with beans, poor technical closes the last 2 days has likely encourage some speculative selling. Yesterday's Export Sales report from the USDA came in below expectations across the board and may have had something to do with the weakness. Cumulative corn sales for the 12/13 marketing year stand at 42% of the USDA's current forecast vs. 49% on average. We'll need to sell 421,000mt each week to meet the USDA's current forecast. Cumulative soybean sales stand at 75% of the current USDA forecast vs. 61% on average. Only 229,000mt need to be sold each week to meet current USDA forecasts. Many anticipate a heavy shift towards South American beans rather than US beans after the Brazil/Argentina harvest this spring.
The International Grain Council increased their worldwide soybean production estimate for the 12/13 crop year, which includes the South American crop to be harvested in the spring. The estimate came in at 267mmt, up 12% on the year. The council is obviously assuming a big crop from South America. Brazilian soybean could be up 25% or more according to some analysts, as last year was seen as a crop failure.
The USDA is estimate the value of Ag exports in the 2013 fiscal year at $22.3 billion up from 2012's $19.8 billion. In August, the USDA forecasted 2013 exports at $19.9 billion. Unstoppable China soybean demand is likely one of the bigger reasons for the increase.
Argentina soybean planting is 45.2% complete up from 37% last week, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. Corn planting is 52.4% complete vs. 50% last week. Wheat harvest in Argentina is 25.7% complete.
Hog producers should note that both the December and February contracts posted minor chart reversals yesterday. Spread action was poor as well. It looks as if some follow-throughs selling will be seen early this morning. The futures' premium to cash narrowed yesterday slightly. The cash index and the nearby futures will converge ahead of contract expiration.
Outside markets are quiet this morning. Equities are near unchanged while crude oil is marginally lower. The bond market continues its march higher and looks poised to test the recent highs above 152'0 in the December contract. It seems as if the Democrats and Republicans are again at a stand-still regarding the so-called "fiscal cliff." The GOP is far more adverse to raising taxes while the Democrats seem set on raising taxes on those earning over $250,000/year. As of now, everything is up for negotiation. Capital gains tax, the mortgage tax deduction and loopholes used by businesses are all being discussed.
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McDonnells caught in housing crisis
The charges brought against Bob and Maureen McDonnell this week did more than just shed light on how a promising politician can fall from grace.
They also, in part, told a tale familiar to many Americans of how the housing crisis quickly turned a family's financial fortunes upside down.
The 43-page federal indictment released Tuesday alleges that the former GOP Virginia governor and his wife illegally accepted gifts from businessman Jonnie Williams.
In making their case, prosecutors highlight the role played by a soured investment in several Virginia Beach properties that led the couple in search of cash to pay their bills. The details read like a case study of how the housing boom led investors and families to make real estate investments they struggled to maintain and then couldn't get rid of when the market crashed.
( WATCH: McDonnell's political career from campaign to indictment)
For many investors and homeowners there were few options other than foreclosure and possibly bankruptcy. Prosecutors allege that the McDonnells, who maintain they did nothing illegal, were able to use the governor's perch to help manage the losses through the largesse of Williams, who in turn was eager for the McDonnells' help in promoting his dietary supplements business. The couple is also charged with accepting other inappropriate gifts, such as clothing.
"We just went through probably the worst economic downturn in all of our lifetimes so everyone got hurt — including obviously the governor," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.
From around 2009 to 2012, two Virginia Beach properties owned by MoBo Real Estate Partners — a Virginia LLC that McDonnell had 50 percent financial interest in — required as much as $60,000 per year in mortgage payments and expenses. Rental income was not enough to cover those bills, and the McDonnells were unable to sell off the properties as home prices fell.
( PHOTOS: Bob McDonnell's career)
Virginia Beach home values dropped more than 26 percent from their peak in June 2007 to the bottom in early 2011, according to past data from the Virginia Realtors Association.
Feeling the strain, the McDonnells began to turn to family and friends for loans.
"MoBo relied on loans, including from family and friends, to make up the difference," the indictment claims. "MoBo explored the possibility of selling the two properties without success as their values were declining. MoBo also began to explore refinancing the heavily leveraged properties."
Then in May of 2011, Maureen McDonnell asked Williams for help.
According to the indictment, Virginia's former first lady explained to the then-Star Scientific CEO that she and her husband were facing "severe financial difficulties." She asked for a $50,000 loan, promising that she could "help" Williams's dietary supplements company.
( Also on POLITICO: A power couple's private turmoil)
Williams agreed to lend them the money — a deal that was never put in writing.
But even with the hefty loan from Williams, the McDonnells were unable to dig themselves out of financial distress.
In February 2012, McDonnell pleaded in an email to his children: "Kids. Asking for help, need to rent the beach house at Sandbridge more. Willing to give your friends a discount for the times it's tougher to rent."
An attorney representing McDonnell did not respond to a request for comment.
The McDonnells were just two of many who invested in properties in Sandbridge — a community in Virginia Beach dotted with beach homes and vacation rentals — where homeowners look to get rental income from out-of-town vacationers who visit the coastal town.
"We still saw activity during that time frame, but it was definitely not as prolific as what you would have seen in [a] normal market when people are out, spending money, and they're not worrying about spending money," said one Virginia Beach real estate agent who declined to be named. "Vacation rentals definitely took a hit."
Several real estate agents in the Virginia Beach area pointed out that Sandbridge homeowners took an especially hard fall because the community is saturated with rental beach homes and because it is located further south from other towns located along Virginia Beach.
The loan that the McDonnells received from Williams to seemingly help pay for costs associated with their real estate investmentsapparently is a key component of the prosecutors' case.
The indictment states that part of the defendants' efforts to "conceal the scheme" was their failure to disclose the personal loan from Williams on at least two occasions. In the fall of 2012, McDonnell did not list the loan from his friend on a personal financial statement that he filed with TowneBank.
Then, as part of a loan application filed around February 2013 when the McDonnells attempted to refinance their mortgages on two of their properties, the couple again did not disclose any liabilities to Williams. McDonnell corrected this a few days later.
Some lending experts say that this was a common oversight for many applicants.
"Unless they were dealing with a loan representative that was really digging at the situation — are you sure there's not anything else, are you sure you don't owe money to an individual — I see no way that a loan applicant would know to put that on a loan application," said Todd Starr, a loan officer based in Virginia Beach.
Jon Prior contributed to this report.


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Police Scotland has identified and is ensuring the welfare of 11 potential victims of trafficking, following a national day of action which took place across Scotland yesterday - coinciding with Anti-Slavery Day - in a major initiative to identify and protect potential victims of human trafficking.
During the multi-agency operation six children aged under 18 and five adults were found working in Nail bars across Scotland who displayed indicators of trafficking. These potential victims of trafficking are receiving support from partner agencies.
One person has been detained for human trafficking offences and two others arrested for immigration offences by Police Scotland, with an additional 12 arrested by Immigration Enforcement.
In the first country-wide day of its kind, 430 Police Scotland officers across all 13 of the service's geographical divisions were supported by 50 colleagues from HM Revenue and Customs, Immigration Enforcement, British Transport Police and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
It featured visits to business premises across Scotland, including food production companies, agricultural firms, car washes and beauty bars. Officers were also involved with awareness raising work in transport hubs, ports and railway stations in Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Houston of Police Scotland said: "Human Trafficking is a sickening trade in vulnerable people. It is happening now, in Scotland, to adults and children. Victims are being trafficked into and around the country, usually for the purposes of labour or sexual exploitation.
"Police Scotland is committed to targeting those who seek to profit from exploiting others. Yesterday's efforts are the latest stage in the fight to keep people safe from this type of criminal activity.
"We have a dedicated National Human Trafficking Unit which brings a high level of expertise and robust investigative techniques to allow us to identify both victims and perpetrators. We will ensure Scotland is a hostile environment to this kind of exploitation.
"Trafficking is a challenging and complex issue to investigate, with most cases being protracted and involving law enforcement in more than one country, both in the UK, Europe and internationally. Trafficking is often a hidden crime and its victims frequently don't see themselves as such, therefore we proactively look for victims.
"Police Scotland encourages reporting and would ask the public and businesses to be socially and ethically aware - if you suspect someone is being exploited and may have been trafficked, please contact us on 101."
Police Scotland is working closely with partners to assist people who are discovered as a result of anti-slavery and human trafficking work. They are victims, and regardless of whether they see themselves as such, are at risk and will be provided with help and support.
The service is committed to using all the tactics at its disposal to tackle trafficking and those who target vulnerable individuals.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: We provide a crucial role in helping to protect and safeguard passengers, staff and others who use and operate the nation's railways
"BTP is committed to reducing personal harm and helping to protect and safeguard children, vulnerable adults and all those with particular needs or who may be at risk of harm in railway environments
"This includes working to identify and do all we reasonably can to protect those who are being exploited or are at risk of trafficking or slavery.
"Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, we work closely with Police Scotland and also have dedicated specialist resources to assist our work with all partners and stakeholders both within and beyond the rail network."
Ian Tyldesley, Assistant Director for Immigration Enforcement in Scotland, said: "Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which destroys the lives of some of the most vulnerable and law enforcement has an essential role to play in eradicating this abuse from our society.
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As a photography and photo buff, I am always looking for good, quality, mobile photo apps. I downloaded a few photography apps over the past several months and had given up on finding one that did the few things that I need to do on my phone in a mobile environment (ie. cropping, rotation and very minor corrections). Enter Photogene.
I first saw Photogene when it hit the top 100 apps. After I looked at it online and on iTunes, I decided to give it a go. I went ahead and purchased it and I was not disappointed. For the mobile photography enthusiast this app pretty much does everything you would need or even want to do on your iPhone. The app is very intuitive and offers great control over your images for editing. Photo edit functions include: crop (fixed aspect or not); rotation (incremental or 90 degrees); mirror image (vertical or horizontal); sharpness, pencil and other special effects; color adjustment including levels, exposure, etc; and the ability to add a frame, conversation bubble or other symbol. Another nice feature of Photogene is its unlimited undo and redo function so you can always get back to where you started. When you're done editing a picture, clicking the check box saves the image as a new image, leaving the original untouched.
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Photogene is $2.99 in the iTunes App Store.
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Shaken people are usually more ready to hear about god than those who are at ease, making them more responsive to the gospel.
So, in other words, people under enormous stress are more VULNERABLE to indoctrination or (let's call a spade a spade here) BRAINWASHING. And this comes under the heading of a government-sponsored activity.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" ... but does NOTHING to correct or restrict this unbridled proselytism. I'll admit this is not news to me, though I was not in the service. I was aware of the proselytism scandal which happened at the Air Force Academy, as it was actually covered in the major news media, and I have heard of similar problems going on in Afghanistan before I saw this video.
This Is DESPICABLE ... and I'm giving serious thought to writing my Congresswoman and two Senators about this matter.
i'm writing mine, as well, and sending the link, as well. i agree that, since the "evangelee" listens voluntarily, that it isn't specifically a violation of establishment, but i'm troubled by the sermons given while wearing the uniform. i think that is a potential violation.
i just think that if more non-theists and reasonable people of faith heard about this, it would at least require some sort of congressional concern.
thanks for the reply, it helps to have other sane people who aren't forcing me to observe their invisible friend's birthday...
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Riding an Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) in Rajasthan is not unusual; in India they are traditionally used as beasts of burden and as workers in the fields and in combat; this has been the case for thousands of years. Alexander the Great used elephants in his campaign of conquest as he battled into India, and so did the armies opposing him, as did Hannibal later, crossing the Alps. But these were Asian or Syrian war elephants, smaller, tractable varieties.
A big-eared African elephant (Loxo- donta africanus) was another matter altogether. For one thing, it is the largest land animal in the world, highly intelligent and independent and family-minded. I was thinking that Africa, which was losing its wildness by the day to urban encroachment and land-grabbers, was also sacrificing the wildness of these powerful elephants as well, in the interests of tourism.
When I mentioned this to Michael he repeated that his ultimate intention was to reintroduce most of these elephants into the wild, so that they could perhaps join a herd and live as free creatures again. This seemed to me a worthy aim.
On another day at Abu we climbed onto the elephants and were taken to a clearing by the backwater at the side of one of the wider river channels. This picnic by the lagoon stands out in my memory as the highest level of comfort one could find in the African bush, while still retaining all the elements of the safari experience. The clearing was a lovely setting, a grove of tall mopane and fig trees, well shaded but looking onto the water coursing through the thick reed beds of the Okavango. In all essentials we were outdoors in the heart of Africa, among small darting birds and tall fish-hunting herons. We were seated in camp chairs, we were served cold drinks by the Abu staff, and on an expanse of white linen, a buffet table had been laid—yellow curries and bowls of purple vegetables and a tureen of soup and platters of sliced fruit and beer and wine in chests of ice.
Nathan—his usual serene self, chatting with the other mahouts—told me how he had taken the mahouts and elephants out camping for the night recently. What fun they had swimming, playing soccer. "We were sleeping with the elephants in a circle around us." He made it sound like Boy Scout camp. But one of the cautions in Randall Moore's Back to Africa book—the whole Abu Camp rationale—was that it was essential that the trainer continually remind the elephant who's boss. "Dominance...must prevail," Moore writes; the trainer "must make it known from the start who has the best means of domination at his disposal."
Nathan spoke of the elephants, and especially Sukiri, with a matey affection, but his tone also contained a note of reverential awe, granting them a sort of sacredness. I noticed that no one at Abu ever joked about the elephants.
Sighing, Alexandra said, "Isn't this magical? Look at us. It's a living Manet, Déjeuner sur l'herbe."
It was a transcendent experience and an unexpected thrill. Such experiences are so exceptional in Africa that few people know them. These thrills will become rarer as the game diminishes and the wild places are overrun with camps and lodges, the rivers dammed, the savannas fenced, the land carved up and exploited, and the bush animals eaten to extinction. Peter Beard's landmark book, The End of the Game: The Last Word From Paradise, was early (1965) but prophetic, the doom of the animals inevitable. He wrote, "Death is the patiently awaited, unfeared fact of delicately poised African life."
I admired the order of Abu Camp and the integrity of Michael's wish to release the elephants; and I hoped that he would prosper. I liked the harmony and found it funny that although the mahout might yell and cajole, the elephant stood its ground, yanking at trees, stuffing its mouth with leafy boughs, doing exactly what it wanted to do, taking its time, and only resuming its walk when it had eaten its fill.
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The great Republican famine in the 4th District
GOP struggles to find candidate to challenge Himes
The district is a study in contrasts: The Gold Coast aura of Greenwich, Fairfield and New Canaan versus the reliably Democratic cities of Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk.
Over 40 years, it sent a triumvirate of Republicans to Congress -- Lowell Weicker Jr., Stewart McKinney and Christopher Shays.
But the GOP is in the grip of a famine in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, where the party is scouring the earth for candidates to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat now in his third two-year term.
In contrast to Himes' last two re-election campaigns, when multiple Republicans were waiting in the wings to compete against the young congressman from Greenwich, no one is close to stepping up for the 2014 race.
And what has historically been regarded as a swing district in the House is seen by nonpartisan observers as a safe seat for Himes, who the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rewarded with a plum leadership assignment as its national finance chairman earlier this year.
"I don't think we have it on our list of competitive races at the moment," said Stuart Rothenberg, author of The Rothenberg Political Report, a nonpartisan political newsletter based in Washington, D.C.
Of the Republicans who are said by party insiders to be giving the race consideration, none of them were committal when interviewed by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.
"All I can say right now is that I'm doing a lot of research on this and some serious thinking on this," said state Sen. Toni Boucher, 63, a Wilton Republican in her 18th year in the Legislature.
In addition to running for Congress, Boucher is being mentioned as a potential candidate for lieutenant governor next year. In 2012, she ruled out a challenge of Himes, who she said is not invincible.
"Any of us are beatable," Boucher said. "I wouldn't be surprised for other individuals to come forward. I think given the state of affairs both at the state level and national level, there's a lot of room for improvement."
Himes' margin of victory in the 17-town district, which covers most of Fairfield County and a sliver of New Haven County, has increased exponentially since he rode the coattails of Barack Obama to an upset of Shays in 2008.
"This will never be a safe seat, and that's good -- because my constituents deserve a robust discussion about the best way to move our country forward," Himes said in a statement. "I take every election seriously and look forward to debating ideas to create jobs, reduce the deficit, and improve our education and transportation systems to ensure the next generation of Americans is prepared to lead the country."
`Making peace' with Himes?
A former Goldman Sachs executive who is fluent in Spanish, Himes captured 51 percent of the vote in his upset of Shays, the lone New Englander in the House Republican caucus at the time.
Don't count on a rematch, even though the state GOP quietly put out feelers to see if Shays could be convinced to run.
"I would love to be back in Congress. I feel my voice is needed, but I have no intention of running," said Shays, 67, who lost his 2012 comeback attempt to Linda McMahon in the U.S. Senate primary.
In Himes' first re-election campaign, when many pundits considered him to be the most vulnerable, he won 53 percent of the vote against Dan Debicella, then a state senator from Shelton.
The biggest political triumph for Himes came in 2012, when he reached the 60 percent threshold against GOP foe Steve Obsitnik, who won five of the 17 towns, but lost by 41,000 votes.
"I think, privately, Republicans who I've spoken to are making peace with Jim because they realize he's going to be there for a long time," said Frank Farricker, chairman of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee, a post previously held by Himes. "I just don't think there's anybody excited to go out and run against Jim."
Obsitnik, 46, a wireless consulting executive from Westport, attributed the lopsided result to the national political climate.
"I think it was a bad year for Republicans to begin with," said Obsitnik, who has never held office.
Obsitnik remains undecided on his 2014 political plans, which he is discussing with his family and supporters.
"So I wouldn't say I'm not running," said Obsitnik, who was nonplussed by his prior showing. "I can tell you right now that Himes is even more vulnerable today than he was last year."
In 2012, Obsitnik spent just $1.5 million introducing himself to voters in the distinct.
"Basically, this is New York City media market, so it's very hard to break through for a challenger," Rothenberg said of the 4th District.
GOP candidates not stepping forward
State GOP Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. characterized Himes as a rubber stamp for the big government liberal agenda of President Obama and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy who is "no friend to taxpayers."
"This is a seat that was held by a Republican for decades up until 2008, and I'm confident that we can make this race competitive once again," Labriola said.
Labriola said several Republicans who would be strong candidates have expressed interest in running, though he would not identify them.
State Rep. John Shaban, R-135th District, who comes from Redding and is a Greenwich-based lawyer, is believed to be one of them.
"It's premature to say, yes or no. Check back with me in a month or two," said Shaban, 49.
Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, 51, a delegate to last year's Republican National Convention who is perceived by some as a rising star in the GOP, would listen to her party's call.
"I would entertain the conversation," Stevenson said. "I certainly wouldn't be doing it to pursue any personal political ambitions, because I don't have any."
Stevenson said she is committed to the people of Darien, where she is running for re-election this year.
Peter Tesei, 44, in his third term as first selectman of Greenwich, squelched talk that he would be a logical candidate.
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"Linda has clearly and consistently stated she has no plans to run for public office," said Kate Duffy, a spokeswoman for McMahon.
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The Lucy Hat featured in the new Knitscene magazine is another great project for Vintage.
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Collaborative Research: Stable Isotopes of Ice in the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core - cuffey_0537661Entry ID: cuffey_0537661
Abstract: This award supports analyses of stable isotopes of water, dD, d18O and deuterium excess in the proposed West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide (WAIS) deep ice core. The project will analyze a continuous and high-resolution record of stable isotope ratios (of water) for the new core. Isotope measurements provided by project collaborators will be interpreted with models constrained by measurements of the temperature-depth profile at the site provided by a companion project.
This project (http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0537661) was terminated before analyses were completed, but work is continuing under the companion project award (http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0539232).
Purpose: dD and d18O values provide estimates of temperature change at the ice core site and in vapor source regions. This project will reconstruct the magnitudes of major temperature changes in order to illuminate the sensitivity of Earth's climate to forcings. It will also examine the temporal pattern of temperature changes to illuminate the role of different climate dynamical processes.
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Department of Justice officials also gave park operators differing interpretations of the new regulations, with some saying permanent pool lifts are required at every pool or body of water, while others said portable pool lift devices would suffice.
The 2010 ADA Standards gave park operators the option of installing either permanent or portable pool lifts to provide their disabled guests with access to pool, wading pool and spa facilities.
Given these contradictions, and the looming enforcement deadline, ARVC joined forces with the American Hotel & Lodging Association and other groups to call on the Department of Justice to revise its regulations to make it easier for small and medium size businesses to comply with the new regulations using portable pool lifts. ARVC and its industry partners have also asked the federal government to extend the deadline for compliance with the new regulations by six months.
ARVC submitted its latest comments on the ADA pool lift compliance issue to the Department of Justice on April 4th, less than two weeks after ARVC joined its industry partners at a White House meeting to encourage the Department of Justice to revise its pool lift requirements.
Jeff Sims, ARVC's director of state relations and program advocacy, is working closely with the Washington, D.C. law firm of McDermott Will & Emery on the ADA pool compliance issue. In a recent Q & A, Sims addressed several key questions involving the history of the pool lift issue, where we're at today, and what park operators can expect ARVC to do on this issue in the coming months:
Q: Were campgrounds, RV parks and resorts previously required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to make swimming and wading pools and spas accessible for the disabled?
Sims: No. Not until now. The ADA regulations and Standards for Accessible Design that were originally published in 1991 set the standard for what makes a facility accessible. And while the updated 2010 standards retain many of the original provisions of the 1991 standards, they do contain some significant differences. They are also used differently depending on whether you are altering an existing building, building a new facility or removing architectural barriers that have existed for years.
Q: When did the U.S. Department of Justice first indicate that portable pool lifts may not be compliant in some circumstances with ADA regulations?
Sims: On January 31st of this year – Just two months before the deadline for compliance!
Q: Why is it important for ARVC members to be aware of these standards?
Sims: These standards can have a direct effect on parks' cost of doing business. This is also a civil rights issue about accessibility. The ADA's regulations and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, originally published in 1991, set the standard for what makes a facility accessible. While the updated 2010 Standards retain many of the original provisions in the 1991 Standards, they do contain some significant differences. These standards are the key for determining if a small business's facilities are accessible under the ADA. However, they are used differently, depending on whether a small business is altering an existing building, building a brand new facility, or removing architectural barriers that have existed for years.
Q: Are there other facilities besides swimming pools that are subject to new ADA regulations?
Sims: Yes. The 2010 ADA Standards also set new accessibility requirements for exercise machines and equipment; fishing piers and platforms; miniature golf and regular golf facilities; play areas; recreational boating facilities; and residential facilities and dwelling units.
Q: Campground operators have received conflicting information from federal officials over what the Justice Department really required, particularly on the question of whether private parks could get by using portable pool lifts or whether they would be required to install permanent pool lifts for each swimming pool. Do we know even now what the federal government really required?
Sims: We asked the Department of Justice to revisit and revise its Jan. 31, 2012, guidance, which required a fixed pool lift (if readily achievable). The guidance also stated that a portable pool lift is not compliant in some circumstances. In expressing a preference for and requiring a fixed pool lift, the federal guidance is at variance with the 2010 Final Rule, which did not distinguish between fixed and portable lifts. Furthermore, we believe there has been no evidence presented during the rulemaking that demonstrably shows the superiority and necessity of a fixed pool lift. In our experience, a portable pool lift is functionally equivalent to a fixed lift in that it provides entry and exit from the pool or spa. It's also a more affordable option for park operators in meeting these new requirements.
Q: When did ARVC get involved in monitoring the pool lift issue and intervening on behalf of private park operators on this issue?
Sims: I was hired on Jan. 15th 2011, and became aware of the issue nearly immediately. ARVC hired McDermott, Will & Emery in Washington, D.C., to head up our legal and lobbying efforts in April of 2011. They issued their first "Guidance for ARVC Members Regarding the New ADA Requirements for Pools and Spas" on May 11th, 2011. On June 16th, they provided additional guidance to ARVC members concerning the term "readily achievable" in Department of Justice parlance. They have since helped us develop an effective grass roots campaign on this issue.
Q: What has ARVC achieved to date on this issue?
Sims: ARVC has been the leader in providing information concerning the new ADA Standards to the campground industry. Working with our coalition partners and our members, we were able to convince U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to delay the implementation of new ADA rules regarding swimming and wading pools for at least 60 days. That means the compliance deadline has been pushed back to May 15th. The Department of Justice also published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which solicited comments on whether or not it should delay the implementation of the new rules for pools and spas 180 days. ARVC organized a letter writing campaign to provide NPRM input on behalf of campground owners to insure our common voice was heard.
Q: What other business groups are working with us on the ADA issue?
Sims: We are working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the American Resort Development Association, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, the National Apartment Association, the National Multi Housing Council, The Real Estate Roundtable, and the World Water Park Association. There is strength in numbers and that is how we have been able to leverage ARVC's voice.
Q: What did ARVC request of the Justice Department in its April 4th letter?
Sims: We stated that our members are very strong supporters of the spirit and intent of the ADA. However, we noted that the technical assistance document or "guidance" published by the Department of Justice on January 31, 2012, is confusing, at variance with the 2010 Final Rule, and problematic for those of us who fully intend to comply with the ADA's requirements. We, therefore, called on the Department of Justice to revisit and revise its January 31st guidance. We noted that the department had failed to consider the financial burden permanent pool lift requirements would place on our members, not only for the equipment itself but for the required electrical bonding under the National Electrical Code and for the reconstruction of pool decks. We also noted that the installation of fixed pool lifts also requires building permits and construction work that can take additional time, and that places public accommodations at risk of being sued for non-compliance. In any event, a sufficient supply of fixed pool lifts is simply not currently available, according to a representative of pool lift manufacturers who met with Obama administration officials on March 26th. We also urged the Department of Justice to make clear that public accommodations may store portable pool lifts and make them available after determining at check-in whether a disabled patron wishes to use the accommodation's pool or spa. Additionally, we urged the Department of Justice to allow public accommodations to share portable pool lifts among pools and spas. In fact, such a requirement could make more pools and spas accessible to disabled patrons.
Q: What happens now?
Sims: The Department of Justice is considering nearly 1,400 comments that were submitted on the topic of extending the compliance date for 180 days, which leads us to believe the extension may be attainable. However, many advocacy groups for the disabled have argued that the compliance date should not be extended at all. Meanwhile, ARVC and other organizations are continuing to argue that the Justice Department should not require fixed pool lifts and that portable pool lifts should be compliant. Legislation has also been introduced in Congress to delay the implementation date and to the allow the use of portable pool lifts. But passage of such legislation seems unlikely. ARVC members should, therefore, continue to make their voices heard to their representatives on this issue. This will be a key topic ARVC members who are attending the National Issues Conference in Washington, D.C., on May 9th will be addressing in private Congressional meetings.


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A tale of two sushis at El Pez and Baja Oyster & Sushi Bar
"Today, it has to be the Crazy Caesar Roll."
Ed Bedford noon, Feb. 20
San Diego Sand castle One of the most ostentatious houses on Del Mar's gold coast is up for sale with a hefty $50 million asking price. The 5200-square-foot mansion was custom built in 1999 along 120 feet of beachfront by local investment magnate Arthur Nicholas, cofounder of the Nicholas-Applegate investment firm. Designed by Ken Ronchetti, it features a ten-person Jacuzzi overlooking a "cozy fire pit" with "sunset views," according to the property listing, along with "health spa, theater, pool, tennis court, greenhouse and two guest houses." Worried about nasty winter storms wiping out your marine abode? "Complex sea walls, designed in conjunction with oceanographic engineers from Scripps Institute, are constructed with fiberglass, rebar and concrete in a continuous glass wall." Other amenities include "imported limestone flooring, classic oak sandstone patios and Getty stone accents." There's a "gourmet state-of-the-art kitchen," along with "disappearing glass walls, which create a tropical feel, melding the beautiful interiors with abundant landscaping." Beachgoers report that the lavish use of glass works both ways, as occupants of the house can be witnessed by public beach passers-by getting into bed on some evenings. The asking price represents a considerable jump from the current assessed value of $8,076,096. A real estate woman working for Nicholas, who owns a small part of the Boston Red Sox as well as one of downtown's biggest penthouses, said publicity about the jumbo listing, which has been widely circulated on the Internet, would cause a "security problem" and slammed down the phone when asked whether her client would give an interview.
Paper trail It's a story you might expect to see on the front page of a big daily newspaper: the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files suit against a prominent local employer, alleging that it discriminated against a deaf worker by refusing to promote him. But in this case the employee works for the Union-Tribune. According to the government's complaint, filed this February, Gerard Mitchell was denied a promotion from the position of "packager" to that of "paperhandler/helper" in the U-T's pressroom. Three weeks ago, the commission filed a motion in which it accused U-T owner Copley Press of providing "boiler plate responses" to the government's charges. The company had previously rejected a settlement offer calling for it to pay Mitchell $75,000 in punitive damages, along with back pay, and give him the promotion. For its part, the U-T argues that Mitchell refused to discuss "the job requirements in relation to his limitations," and thus "Copley was unable to identify an effective accommodation" for him. "Mr. Mitchell cannot communicate with co-workers because he cannot hear, read lips, verbalize words, or speak with other employees," a lawyer for the company wrote. "It would have been an undue hardship on Copley to require it to retool the presses and paperhandler job equipment to accommodate a deaf employee." Mitchell rebutted the company in a deposition conducted with the aid of a sign-language interpreter, saying he had little trouble communicating: "If a person had just met me, they wouldn't be used to my speech, and I would teach them, and learn how to lip-read them....When I don't understand them and when they speak to me, I say, 'Can you please write instead.' " As part of its case, the government filed a statement by Jim Crouch, another U-T pressroom worker: "I know of one individual that is legally blind (Steve Smith). Someone reported his disability to Human Resources and he was demoted.... He was demoted from working on the color machine to the black ink machine." Crouch, who is also hearing impaired, added that an inability to orally communicate on the job "is no big deal since there are Hispanics and Vietnamese workers in the Pressroom who speak little or no English" and "most everyone wears earplugs because of the noise level caused by the presses."
Cash and carry As expected, big money has begun pouring into San Diego's mayoral and council political races, but some of it hasn't been legal. The San Diego County Apartment Association's political action committee was one of the earliest major donors, spending $4322 each on yard signs for Eighth District council candidate Ben Hueso and Second District hopeful Kevin Faulconer. According to the group's October 27 filing, members of the association, most of them landlords, gave to the PAC, including the San Diego Housing Commission, a taxpayer-funded public agency, which kicked in $878.50. Questioned by a reporter last week, a commission spokeswoman said the contribution was a bookkeeping error. The next day, the association said that a refund check was being sent to commission offices via courier.
Other contributions to San Diego pols included $4800 on October 25 from an outfit called California College Republicans, headquartered in Burbank, to San Diego's GOP Central Committee. On that day as well, San Diego Democrats picked up $2500 from Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers in Azuza and $2580 from Commerce Printing Services in Sacramento; at the same time, the party reported spending $2580 on behalf of Lorena Gonzalez, running for the Second District seat vacated by Michael Zucchet. Not all the political money was spent in the city: San Diego's McMillin Management Services, an offshoot of developer Corky McMillin, reported giving $5000 to the Committee for Vital City Services in Tulare.


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- Wildlife
- Wildflowers
- Broad-leaved Helleborine
Philip Precey
The Broad-leaved Helleborine is a tall, dark orchid with leaves that spiral around the stem and purple-tinged, drooping flowers. It flowers from July to September and can be seen mainly in woodlands and scrub, but oddly prefers waste grounds in and around the city of Glasgow.
How to identify
The Broad-leaved Helleborine has broad, oval leaves with strong veins at its base, and smaller leaves that wind their way up the stem. A single flower spike has loose clusters of drooping flowers that are greenish with a purple tinge.
Where to find it
Found throughout the UK, but populations mostly concentrated in England and Northern Ireland.
When to find it
- July
- August
- September
How can people help
The Wildlife Trusts manage many nature reserves for the benefit of all kinds of wildlife, including many different species of plants. But these precious sites are under threat from development, intensive agricultural practices and climate change. You can help by supporting your local Trust and becoming a member; you'll find out about exciting wildlife happenings, events on your doorstep and volunteering opportunities, and be helping local wildlife along the way.


text: All You Can Eat Seats are back by popular demand! For select Thursday home games, fans can purchase All You Can Eat Seats located in the Loge Level (Sections 319-325) which include unlimited ballpark fare. All the hot dogs, nachos, peanuts, pretzels, and soda you can handle for one low price! All You Can Eat Seats group tickets are also available.


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Love Lock
प्रभाव शेयर करें
Love Lock
यह प्रभाव क्षवी में उच्च रिज़ॉल्यूशन उत्पन्न कर सकता है
Love locks have become a symbol of love and wedlock in the recent years, specifically when attached to a famous bridge. The most prominent bridges with love locks adoring their railings can be found in Paris and other major cities. Many couples believe that tying a love lock on to the Pont des Arts before throwing the key into the River Seine beneath, symbolises their eternal love and devotion to each other for a long and prosperous life together. With the help of PhotoFunia you can add the name of your beloved and your own to a lock tied to a bridge's railings and share it with your loved one.


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As you know I am a big fan of guns, which is why I love drawing them. If you look in the firearms section under the "Weapons" category, you will see a bunch of lessons on various guns that I have submitted over time. One of the first ones I ever uploaded was the lesson on the AK-47, and the Glock 9mm. Today, I will be showing you all "how to draw a simple gun" in the form of the Glock. I also did a tutorial on a cartoon gun in the form of a .44 magnum, and that was pretty sweet too. I know a lot of artists, and other individuals like to "draw a gun" when they feel like it. The only problem with that concept is the fact that, drawing a gun is almost always hard to do. Unless of course you're going to draw a complete outline of a gun, the same way you would draw the outline of your hand on a piece of paper. The only thing you will need is a ruler, and a good eraser when you are going to tackle this lesson on "how to draw a simple gun". If you are one of those people that have a hard time with drawing straight lines, you might find that using a ruler will be more helpful then trial and error. Well, I guess that does it for this tutorial. I will be back with a few more so that you can get some fun pumping through those tiny veins in your fingers. Have a great time, and don't forget to get creative when you draw a handgun of your own. Peace peeps, and have an awesome day!
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Customer CrueltyBy Ericka Chickowski Print
Big IT projects sometimes go wrong in spectacular ways, with some common themes running through the disaster stories like fault lines.
Nothing's worse for a company than an IT fiasco that directly hits the way customers interact with the organization. In some extreme cases, IT may as well hand disgruntled customers over to the competition on a silver platter. Don't believe us? Read on.
HSBC Disaster
When an IT failure wastes a financial institution's money, that's a headache. When it erodes the organization's reputation, it's a life-threatening head injury.
HSBC USA learned this lesson the hard way in August 2008, when systems malfunctions kept thousands of customers from accessing their accounts for the better part of a week. The culprit of the downtime was a disk failure within the legacy mainframe system in HSBC's Amherst-based data center, which handled the bank's account and transaction information. According to the company, the failure occurred during a storage system upgrade.
Most experts agreed that something as simple as a disk failure should not jeopardize a financial institution's uptime for five days -- disaster recovery governance should cover something as mundane as hardware on the fritz. While HSBC did not disclose the intimate details of its difficulties, one unnamed, whistle-blowing insider told Bank Technology News that HSBC was running a decades-old legacy core processing system that likely suffered from complications following the disk failure.
"It's not surprising, given the age of that software and that internal code would be holding everything together," the source told BTN.
Some experts speculated that the crash of the core processing system combined with a sluggish batch recovery process could have held up IT staff in returning the system to service.
The end result was spotty service for many customers, some of whom were unable to view their account balances, bank online or even use their debit cards in some cases. Regardless of technical details, the failure shows how a simple upgrade can result in a loss of service and customer confidence if IT doesn't have its ducks in a row before rolling up its sleeves.
Lessons Learned: Financial systems failures say bad things to customers seeking stability.
London Stock Exchange Sells Customers Short
On September 9, 2008, thousands of UK-based traders were champing at the bit to start the trading day after news broke that the U.S. government was planning to bail out mortgage-lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Most brokers expected their trades across the London Stock Exchange that Monday to net them their most lucrative commissions of the year. Then an LSE technical glitch got in the way.
Traders were locked out of the LSE trading platform for nearly the whole day -- more than seven hours in total -- due to what LSE called "connectivity problems." The financial papers quoted traders expressing their frustration over losing millions and millions in pounds from unearned commissions that day, a wound made more painful by LSE's lack of communication about the specific problems that caused the shutdown. Just days before the problem it had just finished extolling the virtues of a shiny, new update to its trading platform, TradElect.
LSE was oblique about the exact technical issue, stating only that the issue was not due to an inability to handle trading volume or any problem associated with the upgrade.
If true, it goes to show that no matter how much work is spent on the bells and whistles of a new project, if the fundamental infrastructure isn't right then all the project work is for naught.
Lessons Learned: Poor communication exacerbates customer-facing IT issues.
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Coal Plants Affected by EPA Regulations
The Associated Press reports more than 32 mostly coal-fired power plants will close and another 36 plants could also be forced to shut down as a result of new EPA rules regulating air pollution.
Click the icons in the map to view details for each plant affected by the EPA rules. Red icons indicate at least one unit will retire; yellow icons denote at least one unit at a power plant is at risk of retirement.


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I was reading an interesting paper, and early in the introduction there was an equation with a typo in it. I am absolutely sure of this, and all it was missing was a factor of $n!$. Overall, it was an inconsequential part of the paper, and doesn't affect anything, as it was in the section which tells the reader about the background of the area. But still, the equation as written is not correct, and could be confusing to someone reading who is trying to learn about the area.
In fact, the line right before this particular equation said "it is easily observed that..." which is a little interesting.
My question is: Should I do anything when I see this? Should I just ignore it, or is it polite to email the author? Or is it impolite to do so? If you published a paper, with an inconsequential, but possibly confusing typo in the introduction, would you want someone to tell you about it or just leave it alone?
Thanks for the advice!
Also please note, I am not referring to a spelling typo, that is definitely not important! Its just possible that this typo could confuse someone reading the paper. (I was confused at first!)


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How do I care for my Thinkbaby Sippy Cup?Thinkbaby Sippy Cups are dishwasher safe (top rack recommended). The markings are embossed into the metal so they will not come off. The logo is laser etched into the material.
Why a baby bottle?
When we introduced the Thinkbaby bottle over 8 years ago, 95% of the baby bottles on the market were made of polycarbonate, which contains BPA. Initially, we attempted to convince the major companies to move off of polycarbonate, but after being unsuccessful, we launched Thinkbaby and Thinksport to address the concern of chemicals leaching from consumer products. We started with the baby bottle because polycarbonate was ubiquitous across the industry. As little ones systems' are still in a state of development, they have very little defense against foreign chemicals.
While many companies have emerged to offer BPA-free baby bottles, many bottles not only still contain BPA despite saying BPA-free (see Health Canada study), but many companies have also landed on untested materials just because the material claims to be free of BPA. Thinkbaby utilizes the precautionary principle in the creation of all of our products. We don't jump to new materials without doing the requisite testing to ensure that we haven't landed on another BPA-like material. When we target a product segment that concerns us, we ask the question, "How can we make the product line safe, functional, and sustainable?" Thinkbaby and Thinksport's focus has led us to be the first company to span safe consumer products ranging from baby to adults. How is the Thinkbaby Sippy of Steel Cup different?
Most of the sippy cups on the market have hard plastic spouts or rubber spouts. We built the Thinkbaby Sippy Cups with soft silicone spouts. This makes for easy transition from baby bottles to sippy cups. This is a struggle that most parents face in moving to the next stage of feeding. With the Thinkbaby Sippy of Steel, the little one is already used to the feeling of a silicone spout, so making the transition is quite simple.
The spouts also feature a cross-cut design, so no spillage when held upside down (which obviously happens quite often). There are also no extra little pieces to lose or clean.
The Sippy Cup has won numerous awards for both the ability to transform Thinkbaby bottles into the Sippy Cup and for the ease of transition from baby bottle to Sippy Cup.
You may also notice that we do not use clear plastic windows with our products. We have found that these windows are made from PET or PVC. It doesn't make sense to take a safe baby bottle and put it up against something that can set off gas onto the product.


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Press Release 5/2/2014
Gerry Vernon resigns as Junction City's City Manager
In an announcement today, Gerry Vernon resigned as City Manager for the City of Junction City effective May 31, 2013. Mr. Vernon began work for Junction City in January 2010.
Mr. Vernon has accepted an offer to be the new City Administrator for the City of Mission, Kansas. According to Gerry, "A person's career takes many twists and turns for its duration. I was at a fork in my career path and decided to take another path that allows me to reconnect with my family. I will truly miss Junction City, the City Commission, City Staff, and all the great friends that I made during my stay here. We all went on a tremendous ride that now will make a brief stop to change drivers. At this point, Junction City is more stable and economically viable than before. I will always be appreciative of Junction City's tremendous response to solve its fiscal crisis. Much work remains but a new City Commission is eager to begin their work in continuing its progress.
The Mission City Council will confirm Mr. Vernon's appointment at their May 15th Council Meeting. His first day will be Monday, June 3, 2013.
Contact Information – Tyler Ficken, 785-238-3103