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Big Daddy Drew's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo previews the upcoming weekend of the NFL every, well, every Thursday afternoon. Except for today, because we're off tomorrow, because it's Thanksgiving.
God dammit, I loves me some Thanksgiving. It's awesome. It's nothing like Pieces of April. That movie was gay. Thanksgiving combines four of my favorite activities: eating, drinking, watching television and sneaking a quick jerk in the shitter before dessert is served. It's a real solid day like that. I take great pains to plan my Thanksgivings for optimum enjoyment. But this year, I'm going one step further. That's right. I'm breaking this shit down, THROWGASM-STYLE. Dan V, bust out those special Thanksgiving graphics for that ass.
Aw, yeah. Let's analyze the games, AND the holiday. Tuck in your giblets, kids.
All games and Thanksgiving items in the Jamboroo are evaluated for sheer watchability and/or awesomeness on a scale of 1 to 5 Throwgasms.
Five Throwgasms
Stuffing: I saw a Food Network show once where Alton Brown said you should never cook your stuffing in the bird. Well, FUCK that pinko asshole. You put the stuffing in the bird for one reason. Because when you take the turkey out of the oven, there is a part of the stuffing, right at the opening of the bird's cavity, that has crusted over with five hours worth of melted turkey fat. That shit is fucking phenomenal. A true delicacy. I like to stand by and wait as my mom (or my mother-in-law, depending on whose turn it is to host) takes the bird out, specifically so I can pick away at that shit.
The Skin: Again, if you look right around the cavity of the bird, there's a thick flap of the skin that usually crisps up real good. It's like a turkey pork rind. I also eat that. The skin on top of the bird? Also delicious. I quite enjoy any form of salted fat. Why not? It's Thanksgiving. You can always slim down later on.
Dark Meat: I never understood why everyone picks white meat. You need to drown that shit in gravy to make it taste like anything. Dark meat rules. Hint: Go for the thigh meat tucked under the bird. The drumsticks always dry out and have a million little bones in them. Mmmm, dark thigh meat.
Hors' Douvres: Before the actual Thanksgiving dinner starts, I like to eat seven full meals worth of hors' douvres. It's a very light way to take in 8,500 calories. I'm a big fan of pate. It's like Wispride for rich assholes. Spreadable animal organs? Oh, yeah. That's all me, baby.
White Trash Church Basement Green Bean/Onion Ring Casserole: Oh, Mr. Durkee. You make one fine canned onion ring, good sir. I will not eat green beans in any other form. What's the fucking point of plain green beans? Haricots verts? More like Haricots ASS. Green beans are served at Thanksgiving so that you can have a vegetable with your meal. Well, fuck that. It's Thanksgiving, so I should not have to be a slave to proper nutrition. That's why I say douse that shit with cream of mushroom soup, throw some fried onions on top and go to town. I like my Thanksgiving meal to be presented strictly in varying shades of brown and off-white.
Gravy: They need to create some sort of emergency gravy dispenser in all houses. I could put gravy on cereal and it would improve it. Ever dip your fries in gravy? I'm 260 lbs for a reason, you know.
Post-Meal Nap: When you wake up from the post-meal nap, you will invariably feel as if you are waking up the following morning. It completely fucks up your internal clock.
Mashed Potatoes: Fact: Every vegetable on Earth is delicious if it is pureed and then mixed with cream, salt and a stick of butter. Broccoli is nasty. But broccoli soufflé? Delightful. Lots of people also enjoy mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows thrown on top. Can't argue with that.
After-Dinner Port/Bourbon/Cigarette/Joint: Any addictive substance will do here. Half a bottle of Beam after a big meal makes me feel all warm and jolly. It's a nice time to share as a family. I also like the fact that all post-Thanksgiving conversation revolves around how much you just ate. "Holy shit, Dad. That was GOOD. Christ, I am full. I can't believe we had pie and THEN fudge!"
Anything Ala Mode: I don't give a fuck what pie you choose. You better put some ice cream on that bitch. And whatever pie you get needs to be hot enough to make the ice cream melt on top of it. Ice cream and cold pie is nothing more than unfulfilled potential.
Packers at Lions I have two fantasy players playing in this game. Any Thanksgiving Day game is vastly improved if you have fantasy players playing in them. One of the Thanksgiving games is usually a shit one that's over by the half (that's you, Lions!), so having fantasy players involved is vital to keep from having to interact with your family.
Not Having To Travel
Pumpkin Pie
Post-Meal Dump
Apple Pie
Four Throwgasms
Leftovers: I love me some leftovers, but I always run into one significant problem. There is always, without fail, never enough of ONE particular leftover to make that Friday dinner complete. If we aren't outta stuffing, then we're outta mashed potatoes, or gravy, or turkey, or something else. Drives me fucking insane. That's why, this year, I'm making 50 lbs. of every item. Better safe than mildly annoyed.
Pecan Pie: I like the brown, gooey shit in the pecan pie. What is it? I'm not sure. And I'm not sure I really want to know.
Going To The Movies: A lot of people go to the movies on Thanksgiving, especially if they eat an early dinner. A good rule of thumb for going to the movies on Thanksgiving is to go to the dumbest movie possible. You just ate enough food to feed 27 African orphans for a year. Do you really want to go see Darfur Now? Two tickets to Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium for you!
Walking The Dog After Dinner: Sometimes, a good ol' family walk after dinner helps ease all that food down into your small intestine. Walking those two whole blocks is also an excellent excuse to bust out the oatmeal raisin cookies when you get back home.
Bills at Jaguars
Redskins at Bucs
Three Throwgasms
Relatives: Everyone has that one relative they can't stand. In my family, that relative is me. So I've got it pretty good.
White Meat: Whatever.
The Wishbone: Ever try and pull the wishbone before it's been properly dried out? You'll tear your fucking labrum trying to get the right angle on that thing. To get an edge, I always try to choke up on the bone. Wait, that came out wrong.
Cranberry Sauce: Nothing stirs up old memories like seeing that cranberry sauce that holds the exact shape of the can it came in. I usually eat the cranberry sauce by itself, after I'm done eating everything else on the plate. Basically, I treat it as a sort of pre-dessert. I pretty sure I'm doing it all wrong.
Titans at Bengals: The Bengals are terrible, but they sure are entertainingly terrible.
Jets at Cowboys
Ravens at Chargers
Texans at Browns
Two Throwgasms
Halftime: When it's halftime during a Thanksgiving game, there aren't any other games to flip around to. That means sitting there and watching Bradshaw fuck up the halftime highlights like he always does. Guy's been doing this shit for two decades now. "All right, Tony Ro... Tony Romo! Throwing to uh... Patrick Crayton, that's a touchdown, 7 to nothing, uh... Dallas!" Jesus. What an idiot. He's the white Shannon Sharpe.
Shit On TV That Isn't Football: If the game you're watching sucks, TV programmers have no decent counter programming to help your ass out. Oh, look! "She Spies"! Awesome!
Eating Dinner At Noon: What is this, Spain? If you eat dinner at noon, the rest of your day is one, long groggy headache. Of course, the downside of not eating early is...
Trying To Fall Asleep If You Were Dumb Enough To Nap At 6 O'Clock
Raiders at Chiefs: I figured it out last week: Daunte Culpepper is the black Rex Grossman. Throws a beautiful 50-yard spiral. Can't field a snap to save his goddamn life.
Colts at Falcons: This is the Thursday night game. Don't have NFL Network? I'm quite sure you'll live. Bryant Gumbel just finished re-reading "Football For Dummies," so he should be well-prepared.
Eagles at Patriots: Peter King ran this quote from CBS Sports prez Sean McManus on Monday:
"The intent of the flex schedule was to make sure that, in the second half of the season, the primetime network package didn't get stuck with a bad game. It was never intended to cherry-pick the best game on Sunday and move it to prime time ... I think the Patriots versus Cornell would probably be a game [NBC] would put in prime time right now."
Actually Sean, that is EXACTLY what flex scheduling was meant to do. Idiot. Secondly, Patriots-Cornell would be a WAY better matchup than this one.
Dolphins at Steelers
Broncos at Bears
Seahawks at Rams:
Saints at Panthers
Vikings at Giants
One Throwgasm
The Parade: You know what the Macy's parade is? It's the fucking Tony Awards, tossed outside. Oooh, look everyone! It's Ann Curry, Rascal Flatts and the cast of Broadway's "Legally Blonde"! All together in one place! Thank you, Santa!
The Fucking Dishes: "Why do I have to do them? I did them last fucking year! Tracy never has to do them! Oh, that is such bullshit! You know what? I'll rinse and then YOU can do the big pots and pans. That's fair. What do you mean, you helped cook? You just fucking stood there and watched Mom cook, God dammit! What do you mean, the knives aren't dishwasher safe? Then BUY SOME FUCKING DISHWASHER SAFE KNIVES! What do you mean, I have to dry everything? Jesus Christ, let it dry on its own! I fucking hate Thanksgiving."
NOTE: If you get stuck with the dishes at Thanksgiving, always be sure to declare that 2 or 3 of the big pots "need to soak." Your mom will end up washing them later on. Unless your mom is estranged or, you know, dead.
Sitting Around Waiting To Watch Football: We eat around 5 or so. All I can think about when I wake up (and after I've masturbated) is eating dinner. I need football to get me through that afternoon. This is why I help cook.
Shopping On Friday: I know it's a tradition in a lot of families to get up crazy early on Black Friday and hit the stores. I salute you people. Without you, local TV crews wouldn't have any footage for their annual "Retailers are gearing up for the holiday shopping season!" filler stories. But seriously, shopping on that day is fucking insane.
Having To Travel
Niners at Cardinals
Pregame Song That Makes Me Want To Run Through A Goddamn Brick Wall
"10AM Automatic", by The Black Keys. The Black Keys prove that at least one good thing can indeed come out of Ohio. What a surprise that that one good thing would happen to be a blues band. Growing up in Akron has given Dan Auerbach a whole fucking lot of material to work with. He should be made an honorary black man.
Embarassing Cassingle I Once Owned That Will Not Fire You Up
"The Deeper The Love," by Whitesnake. Holy shitballs, Tawny! That's some bigass hair you got! Also, you should note while watching this video that Tawny Kitaen humping a piano < Tawny Kitaen humping a white convertible. This video is the missing link between "Here I Go Again" Tawny and "Assault Chuck Finley With A Fuck-Me Pump" Tawny. She's well down the cocaine spiral at this juncture. Not a good look.
I remember when Steve Vai joined Whitesnake and everyone (and by "everyone," I mean me and only me) thought, "Wow, now they'll REALLY rock!" Wrong. Very incorrect. Not only did Whitesnake produce this song, they also produced "Now You're Gone," a song that blatantly ripped off The Four Tops' "Same Old Song." I always found that fact ironic, given the title of the latter. Stop ripping off old Motown hits, Coverdale! Go back to ripping off Led Zeppelin! If it ain't "Still Of The Night," I don't wanna fucking hear it.
Fantasy Player That Deserves To Die A Slow, Painful Death
TJ Houshmandzadeh. The fucking Brandon Jacobs to Chad Johnson's Tiki Barber. Quit bogarting all the touchdowns, you pony-tailed fuckface! I'm tired of your excellent hands, team-first attitude and precise route-running! I drafted Ocho Cinco high because he was flashy, and I'm an idiot, and I want my payoff!
Five Potential Key Injuries
• Marshawn Lynch (knee)
• Brandon Jacobs (justice)
• Marvin Harrison (dolphin hostage situation)
• Peyton Manning (overcompensating)
• Tamba Hali (English)
This Week's Suicide Pick
Last week's suicide pool pick of Indianapolis was correct. Off the board now are Indy, New Orleans, San Diego, Cleveland, Washington, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Green Bay and New England (Record for the year: 7-4). We once again pick a both a suicide pool team and an actual way of committing suicide. This week's pick: Pittsburgh, and hanging yourself. I suggest using a satin sheet. Why not choke to death in luxury?
Gametime Snack Of The Week
Sun Chips. The perfect snack if you want something that you can convince yourself is good for you but is, in fact, just as bad for you as any other junk food, if not worse. I suggest the Harvest Cheddar flavor. Yes, the Frito Lay corporation knows how to harvest cheese better than anyone else. They pick the cheese fresh from the cheese tree!
Gametime Cheap Beer Of The Week
Carling Black Label! The black tie of cheap beers. Nothing says "classy affair" like Black Label. Just look at this guy. He's ready to play paddle tennis and/or fellate you.
Sunday Afternoon Movie Of The Week For Dolphins Fans
Under Siege. My favorite Steven Seagal movie. All Seagal movies feature titles that are descriptive clauses of Seagal. Steven Seagal is... Marked For Death! Steven Seagal is... Above the Law! There's a lot of great shit in Under Siege, but two things stand out. One is Erika Eleniak jumping out of the giant cake in a Navy blazer and whipping out her juggs. (NSFW) That was just beyond awesome (runs to go masturbate). The other was Seagal stabbing Tommy Lee Jones directly in the top of the head. Can't beat that.
Gratuitous Simpsons Quote
"And with their flaming swords, the Aromites did pierce the eyes of their fellow men, and did feast on what flowed forth."
Halftime Masturbation Kit
• For the guys: The Nicolette Scorsese scene from Christmas Vacation. I can't find the scene where Clark envisions her by the pool. But I remember it. I really, really, remember it. Also missing here is the "Can't see the line, can ya, Russ?" line. So, to make it up to you, here's the same actress naked. (NSFW).
• For the gals: Male model Evandro. Muy caliente!
Three Questions Sideline Reporters Should Ask But Won't
• "Tom, can I ask you a question after Andrea has taken her finger out of your asshole?"
• "Wow, Brett! You won the FOX Thanksgiving Day MVP award. What were the fucking odds of that?"
• "John Beck! Where's your goofy Mormon God now? Huh?"
Your Motivational Pregame Quote for The Weekend
"I don't give a fuck, Riggs. That's why I don't have an ulcer. Because I know when to say I don't give a fuck."
-Captain Murphy
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Hope you all have a great time with family and friends. And, if you're traveling, I hope your trip is as painless as humanly possible. Enjoy the food and games, everyone.


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Yanukovych says he will seek protesters' release
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's embattled President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday promised that some demonstrators arrested in the massive protests sweeping the capital will be released, part of a bid to defuse a political stand-off that is threatening his leadership.
Yanukovych also vowed to renew talks with the European Union on concluding a much-awaited trade and political agreement, after his refusal to sign the deal last month prompted the biggest protests since 2004's pro-democracy Orange Revolution, some drawing hundreds of thousands of people to Kiev's streets.
Yanukovych indicated he was still up to sign the deal at a summit in spring, but only if the EU can offer better financial terms.
"We want to achieve conditions which satisfy Ukraine, Ukrainian producers, the Ukrainian people," Yanukvoych said in a televised meeting with his three predecessors meant to find a solution to the standoff. "If we find understanding and if such compromises are reached, the signature will be put" on paper.
Three weeks of protests against Yanukovych's decision to align with Russia have grown larger and more vehement after police twice violently dispersed demonstrators. Tensions escalated even further Monday when armed law enforcement troops stormed the office of the top opposition party, breaking glasses and smashing doors.
The opposition is demanding the release of the roughly dozen protesters who remain in jail and calling for the government to be replaced by one committed to European integration. It was unclear whether Yanukovych's hedging offers would bring the sides closer together.
Yanukovych said that he has asked the prosecutor-general to ensure the release of some of the protesters -- those who haven't committed grave crimes and who have children or families.
"Certainly, such people will be released," he said. Investigations of those freed would continue.
But Yanukovych appeared unreceptive to the criticism voiced by Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first president after the country's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, who said that beating protesters is unacceptable.
"Law enforcement must know that it is forbidden to beat people. And there can be no justification for anyone" who does so, a stern Kravchuk said, sitting beside Yanukovych and two other former leaders at a table decorated with blue and yellow flowers -- the colors of the Ukrainian national flag.
Yanukovych insisted that both sides were guilty, smiling and laughing as he spoke.
During a separate event, Kravchuk called for a nationwide round table involving the authorities and opposition members, but it was unclear when or how such a meeting would take place.
At the meeting with Yanukovych, Kravchuk, and his successor, Leonid Kuchma, hinted that the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov would help defuse the crisis. Yanukovych did not comment on that.
Ukraine's economy has been in recession for more than a year, and the government is in desperate need of foreign funding to avoid a default. Moscow has worked aggressively to derail the deal with the EU and lure Kiev into its own economic group by offering price discounts and loans as well as imposing painful trade restrictions.
Yanukovych said he would renew talks with the International Monetary Fund about getting a bailout loan.
But some analysts were skeptical that Yanukovych's pro-EU talk was genuine, believing that in light of his sudden turn-around before a summit in Lithuania last month to sign the deal that he was still playing off Russia against the bloc.
"I am not sure these comments will be taken that seriously after the fiasco in the run-up to Vilnius," said Tim Ash, an emergency markets analyst with Standard Bank in London. "Raids yesterday on opposition party headquarters hardly help perceptions as to his willingness to meet political conditionality from the EU."
Two senior Western diplomats flew to Kiev on Tuesday to try to help reduce the tensions.
Dozens of pro-government activists picketed the office of the EU commission in Kiev hours before the arrival of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who was meeting Yanukovych. The picket lasted several hours.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with top opposition leaders and was also slated to meet with Yanukovych.
Yuras Karmanau in Kiev contributed to this report.
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Saturday begins with a 3D archery shoot, a Mud Bog, and 4 Corners Shoot-Out at Bull Hollow. The Blue Mountain Round-up Rodeo is at 8 p.m.
Monday, August 8 features "FAIR"ly Fun Game Show and family movie.
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Additional events include Mud Volleyball on Wednesday, August 10. Livestock shows and children's fair lead up to a concert on Thursday, August 11, featuring Joe Diffie.
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Ford is offering motorists thousands of pounds off the price of some its new models if they trade in a car or a van registered before 2010.
The car manufacturer claim they are launching the scheme to help combat the amount of engine emissions given off by older cars.
Any car or van registered before December 31 2009 is eligible for the scheme, which runs to the end of the year.
The scheme applies to several new models of Ford; from £2,000 off a Fiesta to £7,000 off a new Transit van.
Ford of Britain chairman and managing director Andy Barratt said: "Ford shares society's concerns over air quality.
"Removing generations of the most polluting vehicles will have the most immediate positive effect on air quality, and this Ford scrappage scheme aims to do just that.
"We don't believe incentivising sales of new cars goes far enough and we will ensure that all trade-in vehicles are scrapped. Acting together, we can take hundreds of thousands of the dirtiest cars off our roads and out of our cities."


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Quinces are from the same family as apples and pears. They are much uglier than both, and they taste horrible when eaten raw (I tried!). Feed them to the geese? Think again: as usual, our great-great-great grandmothers were able to turn even this ugly-duckling of a fruit into a delicious treat. So delicious, in fact, that many communities in Italy and elsewhere eat them instead of apples and honey as Tapuach, the first element in our Rosh HaShana seder symbolizing a sweet new year.
(Other Italian traditions begin with dates – in Aramaic,Temareh – for the first blessing, and conclude with figs, apples or quinces).
I hope you try this easy recipe and offer it next to your apples and honey. You will understand why, when quinces were still hard to come by in Manhattan stores, a friend of mine's 80-year-old Italian grandmother (who shall go unnamed) would be found climbing up the trees in the garden of the Cloisters in Upper Manhattan before Rosh HaShana. We saw her in action and she was quite agile.
– 2 pounds quinces
– 1 and 1/2 pound sugar
– 1 organic lemon
– 4 or 5 cloves
Clean the quinces, eliminating all the fuzz and any parts that are damaged..
Cook them in a pot of boiling water with half an organic lemon and the cloves.
When they are as soft as boiled potatoes (about an hour) drain them, discarding the lemon and cloves and setting aside about a ladleful of the cooking water.
Halve the quinces and allow them to cool off; then peel them, eliminate the cores, and reduce them into a smooth puree using a food mill or an electric mixer.
Combine this puree with the sugar and 1/2 a ladleful of the cooking water. Cook on low heat for about an hour, stirring regularly. The paste is ready when it sticks to the spoon.
Wet a large cutting board or your countertop, and pour the cotognata on top, forming an even 1/2-inch
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Explainer: Eight great American discoveries in science
When the colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, scientists in the Americas, with a few notable exceptions, were largely dependent on Europeans — shipping botanical specimens, for example, across the Atlantic for study and classification, according to Marc Rothenberg, the agency historian with the National Science Foundation. But in the 19th century, the infrastructure was put in place for homegrown American science and engineering.
"In the 20th century we really become an international leader," Rothenberg said. Follow along as msnbc.com takes a look back at some of the achievements and discoveries that gave the U.S. a leadership role in the sciences.
Benjamin Franklin experiments with electricity
Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers, was a man of many trades — author, printer, statesman and scientist, among others — but he's best-known today for two images: His mug on the $100 bill, and textbook depictions of him holding a kite in a lightning storm.
Some accounts claim that Franklin actually went out with a kite and a key in the early 1750s to verify that lighting was electrical in nature. Others say that part of the story is apocryphal. In any case, Franklin's research led to the invention of the lightning rod, helped pave the way to batteries — and, according to Rothenberg, represented the beginning of U.S. science.
Joseph Henry keeps electric buzz alive
Joseph Henry was a 19th-century scientist whose life parallels that of the English physicist Michael Faraday, who is often credited for discoveries that Henry made too. For example, in 1831, Henry discovered the principle of electromagnetic induction, which underlies the operation of generators and electric motors, but he didn't publish his results. Faraday made the same discovery at the same time, published, and generally gets the credit for the feat.
Rothenberg noted that Henry also invented the first electric motor and became the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1846, a role in which he fostered the communication of science to the public.
Othniel Charles Marsh digs a course for U.S. paleontology
The U.S. took a leading role in the world of paleontology in the late 19th century with the many fossil discoveries credited to Othniel Charles Marsh, who spent most of his career at Yale University. He published widely on everything from fossil horses and toothed birds to a gaggle of dinosaurs. These discoveries, along with those of Marsh's longtime rival Edward Drinker Cope, helped put U.S. paleontologists on the map, according to Rothenberg.
"From about the 1870s on it is the U.S. who is just completely leading the way in terms of paleontology with great dinosaur bones being discovered all over the place," he said.
Thomas Morgan Hunt puts genetics on the map
The draft sequences of the human genome, published in 2001 by the publicly funded Human Genome Project and Craig Venter's privately funded Celera Genomics, are often hailed as one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 21st century. Perhaps so, but the field of genetics was pioneered in the early 20th century at Columbia University in Thomas Hunt Morgan's lab.
He and his students, working on fruit flies in what was known as the "Fly Room," mapped the first genes and linked heredity with chromosomes. "Morgan and his people at Columbia are really the people who say 'Hey, there's a physical thing here that we can link to heredity,'" Rothenberg said. Hunt received the Nobel Prize for his work in 1933.
Edwin Hubble observes that the universe is expanding
Starting in the 1870s, some of the largest telescopes in the world were constructed in the U.S., which made the country the place for observational astronomy, according to Rothenberg. Some of the greatest discoveries belong to Edwin Hubble, who spent his time observing the stars at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California.
In the 1920s, for example, Hubble discovered that the Milky Way is just one of many, many galaxies, an observation that forever changed how astronomers view our place in the universe. Then, in 1929, Hubble announced that the universe is expanding, based on observations of starlight from distant galaxies. The finding formed the basis of inflationary big-bang theory.
The Hubble Space Telescope, shown here, backed up Hubble's findings and continues the tradition of groundbreaking discoveries in observational astronomy
U.S. collaboration leads to the Internet
Former Vice President Al Gore came in for a lot of ridicule while running for president in 1999 after making a comment that was interpreted as a claim that he personally invented the Internet. He didn't. Rothenberg said the reality is that "we invented the Internet" — with "we" meaning American engineers and scientists.
"The Internet is a partnership of the federal government and the private sector coming together," he said. Key players beginning in the 1960s include the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation's efforts to set up computer communication networks.
The Internet is "transformative in a way that nothing else, perhaps, has ever been," Rothenberg noted. Today, anyone can walk into a library like the one shown here and access the global network.
Moon landing, where science and technology meet
On July 20, 1969, the U.S. celebrated one of its greatest technological feats by landing astronauts on the moon. As Neil Armstrong famously said while planting the first human foot on another world, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Rothenberg said the accomplishment represents an integration of technology with scientific discovery. "The technology leads to the discovery," he said. "We've learned so much."
Ardi joins Lucy in the annals of American science
American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson's 1974 discovery of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominid named Australopithecus afarensis that walked upright, is often considered one of the greatest scientific discoveries in the field of human origins. The discovery of a 4.4 million-year-old hominid known as Ardi, short for Ardipithecus ramidus and described in a series of paper in 2009, may be an even bigger scientific breakthrough, according to Rothenberg.
Ardi lived in woodlands and climbed on all fours in the trees, but was also capable walking on two feet — suggesting that this hallmark of human evolution occurred in the forest, not grasslands as previously believed. The discovery team, headed by Tim White of the University of California of Berkeley, said Ardi may be ancestral to Lucy. Such findings have brought scientists closer to identifying the common ancestors of chimpanzees and humans.
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Staff Writer
BERLIN – When Vicki
Burns' son kept outgrowing his clothes at a rapid pace, she knew that she
needed to find a solution. After turning to the Internet for an answer, she
soon came up with Coastal Kids Consignment Sale.
Coastal Kids Consignment
Sale operates similar to a consignment store by taking gently used clothing and
other high-quality items and reselling it. However, Burns' operation acts as
events – having two main events every year, one in the spring and one in the
fall. The clothing is seasonal, allowing shoppers to do all of their shopping
for one season at one main event. Fall events for this year are taking place at
the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center on Sept. 10 and 11. There will also be
another event in Pocomoke later in September.
The public sales take
place on Fridays and Saturdays and are open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Friday
typically holds the best selection, but many of the leftover items go on sale
for 50-percent off on Saturday.
Burns describes the
items in her consignment sales as "high quality, gently used items". She and
her staff inspect every item of clothing and every product to ensure that it is
not torn, ripped or stained.
Coastal Kids Consignment
Sale gives the sellers, or the consigners, the power to tag and price their own
items. After registering online, the sellers price their own items online. They
then drop off their items the day of the event.
For items that don't
sell on Friday, the sellers have the choice as to whether or not they would
like to mark them 50-percent off. If an item does not sell at all, the seller
can donate the item to charity or pick it up after the event.
The sellers
automatically get 55 percent of the profit on their items and can raise that
percentage by volunteering to work some shifts at the event.
"It is a great idea for
myself and other moms," says Burns.
Burns strives to make
shopping at the consignment sales easy, by organizing the whole event like a
department store. Clothing is sorted by gender and size, and toys and other
products are all grouped together.
"Shoppers don't have to
go from yard sale to yard sale," says Burns. "It saves time for shoppers."
The consignment events
offer huge savings, as well as an opportunity for sellers to make money off of
clothing or toys that their children barely used.
Though the sale offers
benefits for the shoppers and the sellers, Burns also says the sales are "so
rewarding" for her and her staff.
"I feel like it's
something that gives back to the community," says Burns. "[We're] helping
people who wouldn't be able to afford brand name clothing."
Many shoppers and
consigners return each season to support the sale events. "We've become a big
family," laughs Burns.
Coastal Kids Consignment
Sale also works with numerous charities and local churches, so that the
consigners may donate their leftover items for a good cause.
Burns urges people to
come by her sales, saying that it is "worth the drive" to shop for great
bargains, as well as give back to the community.


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At the same time however, a lot of churches can do that. In my family we were raised IFB, and what we were taught about conversion most of the time was wrong. One of my brothers was a false convert for years, baptized and everything, until he came to me about it, and we went through the Scriptures for the better part of an hour, and prayed, God saved him. Every denomination has their doctrinal mix-ups. Presbyterians (at least the orthodox ones, there are some crazies in there, but there are crazies in IFB as well, to be fair.) do hold an orthodox position of the requirements of salvation, being faith and repentance toward God. The Westminster Confession and Catechism teach it at least. I was just using Presbyterian as an example, for I know some very Godly Presbyterians. There are also Methodists (we sing a lot of their hymns, after all, don't want to leave them out.) Episcopalians and many people in other denominations that do hold to the essentials of the faith, and that is salvation by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, though they differ on the grounds of paedobaptism. Are there extremists? Yes. Are there false teachers? Yes. But they are in ever denomination. It just seems there was a bit of elitism in some of the statements, so I just wanted to provide some food for though.
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Been awhile since I've been here... But, I was just reading over the old topic, and just kinda wanted to mention that method of Baptism doesn't necessarily prove whether or not one is following Jesus or is converted. The issue of Paedo v. Credo baptism is a matter of theological outlook, and how one views the covenants, not how one views Jesus. I'm a credobaptist, but a Presbyterian can be just as Christian as I am, even though we disagree, because we're not right in all areas either, and it might be humbling for us to remember that.
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MadeFree92 posted a topic in The KitchenYou typically want to grab this tin that reads: coffee. If you carefully follow the instructions below you can succeed in making the most magnificent beverage God gave to us. You will need: 2-4 scoops, ground black coffee 8-12 oz of cold water. 1 coffee filter 1 coffee pot 1 coffee mug 2 scoops of non-dairy, or a glub of dairy creamer (optional) 1-3 packets of sugar or artificial sweetener (optional) Just a few more simple steps! Put the coffee grounds into the coffee filter, if you're making a larger pot, you want at least four scoops. Colombian is the preferred type, but Arabica or any other is perfectly acceptable. Once the grounds are placed into the coffee filter, and the filter is placed into the basket of the coffee maker, you can apply the water into the machine at the appropriate junction. The most crucial step is as follows, while most of the steps in this are optional, this one is not. You must locate and activate the power switch on the coffee maker. The coffee will take a few minutes to brew, and once it is done it is ready to be served in the coffee mug with or without the optional enhancements. The only step left is to enjoy!
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MadeFree92 posted a topic in The LoungeIn the past few years my understanding of theology and doctrine has shifted massively from what I grew up under due to some studies I have done through the Bible. I let go of Sunday school myths that we may have all heard, and tried to understand what the Bible really said. In this process, I've not always been the nicest person. I can think when I came to my particular soteriology shift. After dabbling in Finney and semi-Pelagianism for awhile, I came to embrace a view based on what I understand of Scripture that is the total opposite of that. When I did, I was a major jerk. I shoved my theology down anyone who would listen's throat as I read more books and tried to understand as much as I could about the topic. Like any overzealous 18-year-old, I messed up big time, and I regret it so much more than that. I was a theology jerk, and I was tearing down people with something that was supposed to build them up. You ever feel like this? What's something you've maybe taken too far? (Or am I just crazy. )
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Alfred George Greenhill
Born: 29 November 1847 in Twickenham, London, England
Died: 10 February 1927 in London, England
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George Greenhill's father was Thomas Greenhill (born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire about 1811) who was a surveyor. His mother was Louisa Greenhill (born in Oxford, Oxfordshire about 1811). He had two older sisters: Louisa (born about 1844) and Mary (born about 1846) and two younger brothers Henry (born about 1849) and Edmund (born about 1851).
George Greenhill attended Christ's Hospital School, where he was awarded a Thompson Mathematical Gold Medal, and from there he went up to St John's College, Cambridge in 1866. There he won numerous scholarships being Pitt Club exhibitioner, then Somerset exhibitioner, then foundation scholar, then London University scholar, and finally Whitworth engineering scholar. He was placed Second Wrangler in the final examinations of 1870 and shared the Smith's Prize with the First Wrangler, R Pendlebury.
In the year of his graduation he was elected to a fellowship at St John's College. After a short time as Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, Greenhill returned to Cambridge in 1873, becoming a fellow and lecturer at Emmanuel College. It is said that he left the Royal Indian Engineering College since [1]:-
... under the martial regime of Chesney, who was at that time President, Greenhill's independent spirit was ill at ease.In 1876 Greenhill was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He held the chair there until he retired in 1908.
Greenhill's work was mainly on elliptic functions. He was interested in their applications to dynamics, hydrodynamics, elasticity, and electrostatics. As might be imagined given that Greenhill spent most of his life working in a military establishment, his work was often directed towards applications to ballistics and other military applications. Love, writing in [2], explains applications of the theory of the motion of a solid in a fluid made by Greenhill in 1879:-
Greenhill applied this theory to give an account of the steadiness of flight conferred upon an elongated projectile by rifling. He determined the least angular velocity about its axis for which steady motion of a solid of revolution can be stable. ... This practical application of what was regarded as a recondite mathematical theory earned for him much renown at Woolwich.An important contribution Greenhill made to the theory of elasticity was his study of the greatest length that a cylinder can have before it bends under its own weight. His applications included computing the maximum height a tree can grow.
As well as his original research, Greenhill wrote several excellent texts and encyclopaedia articles. Among these books were Differential in integral calculus (1886), The applications of elliptic functions (1892), Treatise on hydrostatics (1894), Notes on dynamics (1908), Theory of stream lines with applications to an aeroplane (1910), Dynamics of mechanical flight (1912), and Gyroscopic theory (1914). In 1922 he headed a team preparing a table of elliptic functions.
Greenhill's approach to mathematics is summed up by Love [2]:-
The chief characteristics of Greenhill's work were a desire for concrete realisation of abstract theories and the direction of investigation to the solution of definite problems. Hence he valued applications of analysis above the analysis itself, and was led to work out minutely the details of multitudes of special cases. He was above all things a problem solver, but, to interest him, a problem had to be a real problem about material things and the ways in which they behave.His rooms at Staple Inn, where he lived towards the end of his life, are described in [1]:-
There, with his books around him, his tables covered in neat disorder with innumerable scraps of material and apparatus to be used as dynamical models, his walls festooned with every variety of pendulum, simple or compound, contrived from articles purchased below a prescribed limit of cost at the local stores, upon his floor the treasured roll of Turkish carpet from his room of long ago at St John's, and above the mantelpiece the portrait of his beloved teacher, Clerk Maxwell, smiling approval - with all these and the precious memories they recalled, the scholar was content.Love describes Greenhill's character and interests outside mathematics [2]:-
... he was keenly interested in antiquities, and had a profound knowledge of the antiquities of London. ... he had a considerable knowledge of music, and was a quite respectable performer on the organ and other instruments. He spoke French rather well, and read German easily. ... he was a sociable recluse, delighting especially in the conversation of people with tastes similar to his own.In [1] he is described as follows:-
There was in his character a sense of humour, kindliness, and light-heartedness, but it was too often rendered bewildering by his eccentricity. It is related that as far back as the seventies he astonished his two professional companions in a walking tour of Surrey by setting out in silk hat and frock coat, his night attire being carried in a cardboard box. His friends knew that in general conversation it was best to avoid asking him a direct question. Inquiries about his health were responded to either by silence or by an expression of annoyance, real or feigned ... To the question of whether he would take tea or coffee his reply was a simple affirmative ...Greenhill received many honours for his work. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888, he won the De Morgan Medal of the London Mathematical Society in 1902 and the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1906. He served on the Council of the Royal Society and as President of the London Mathematical Society. He was knighted in 1908 on his retirement.
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- 1897 ICM - Zurich
- 1900 ICM - Paris
- 1904 ICM - Heidelberg
- 1908 ICM - Rome
- 1912 ICM - Cambridge
- 1920 ICM - Strasbourg
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Welcome to BAAT's official website
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What is Alternative Tourism?
Alternative tourism involves travel that is personal and authentic and encourages interaction with the local environment, people and communities. Alternative tourism includes package tours and individual tourist services in the following areas:
- Nature-based tourism - tourism in natural environments, ecotourism, outdoors and adventure including biking, horseback riding, skiing, snow shoeing, rafting, diving, caving and hiking;
- Culture tourism - rural, cultural heritage, ethnic, religious, wine, cuisine, music and crafts.
By relying on small and medium-sized tour operators who help conserve the environment and culture, alternative tourism aims at improving the well-being and sustainable livelihoods of the local people. more info>>
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We encourage and support partnerships for the sustainable development of alternative forms of tourism at a regional and local level in order to preserve our natural, cultural and historical heritage and help Bulgaria become a better place for living and doing business.
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BAAT's objectives:
/1/ helping its members and supporting their interests on national, regional and local level
/2/ preservation and sustainable use of Bulgarian nature, cultural and historical heritage
/3/ providing knowledge and information and supporting the alternative forms of tourism in Bulgaria by means of creating employment and sustainable tourism development in the country
/4/ improving the standard of professional qualification in the sphere of alternative tourism
/5/ positioning Bulgaria as an important European destination for alternative tourism
BAAT's activities:
1. coordinates interests, actions and activities of authorities, organizations and companies, all of them related to development of alternative types of tourism;
2. ensures co-ordination between the development and sales of the tourist products of relevant types of alternative tourism;
3. ensures effective interaction between financing, sales, advertising and development of alternative types of tourism;
4. ensures legal, consultative and technical support of its members;
5. realizes the connection with public authorities responsible for tourism and represents its members;
6. carries out surveys and analysis, gives expert evaluations and develops studies, strategies and projects applying for national and international financing;
7. develops projects and recommendations in the field of tourism legislation;
8. develops and maintains an up-to-date Internet product for presenting its members;
9. coordinates carrying common initiatives together with other tourism associations;
10. organizes participations in international and national meetings and exhibitions;
11. mediates for the voluntary settling of disputes in which a member of the Association is involved, as well as for non-admission of disloyal competition;
12. works for the protection of tourism consumer interests and tourist products and services with alternative tourism character;
13. coordinates common initiatives with financial, insurance and pension funds.
The Association carries out supplementary business activities for fulfilling its goals, which should be relevant to the Associations` main goals.
1. carries out consulting, marketing and publishing activities;
2. provides training through educational and professional qualification courses;
3. organizes participation in international and national meetings and exhibitions.
We welcome and encourage offers for partnership with other organizations and institutions with similar interests and objectives. You can contact us by e-mail at email@example.com. You can also feel free to contact some of our members.
BAAT is currently working on a project "Support the development of innovative practices in the field of vocational education and training other and to support the development of innovative ICT-based services, contributing to improve equal opportunities for access to lifelong learning".
You can visit http://www.e-learning-mentors.eu/ for more information.
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Panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Lankershim Hotel, showing, 7th Street, Broadway, and Spring Street, ca.1905-1907, detail 1
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|Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of a panoramic view (200 degrees) of Los Angeles from the Lankershim Hotel, showing, 7th Street (left), Broadway (center), and Spring Street (right), ca.1905-1907. The area to from the center to the left consists of mostly residential buildings and a few churches. The area to the right consists of mostly commercial buildings. Notable buildings include the Hotel Alexandria (right) and the California Furniture Co. (center). Mountains are visible in the distance.; CHS-5783 -- Legible signs include: "window shades linoleum", "share the far famed, General Author cigars, M.A. Gunst Cigar Co.", "Woodbury Business College". CHS-5782 -- Legible signs include: "for this and other property, Rob T. Marsh & Co., [...] Hellman bld.", "807, G.E. Price & Co.", "Hotel Rookwood", "the Pickwick apartments". CHS-5781 -- Legible signs include: "The Zech, furnished rooms", "Hotel Orena", "T. Wiesendanger". CHS-5780 -- Legible signs include: "Hotel Baltimore"; "the [...]carry", "the Ormond", "Los Angeles Gas and Electric Company", "[for] sale [...]", "[...] grocery", "the Darlington rooms", "Cozy rooms, why?, coffee", "Hotel Baltimore", "Gas Appliance Co.". CHS-5779 -- Legible signs include: "California Furniture Co., wallpaper, fabrics & art decorations", "Burrojaps, warranted, patent leather, 'they have that look', $4.00 shoes, A.L. Gude, 353 S. Spring", "Varney & Green, we fool the sun", "this property [...], Young Men's Christian Association, character [...], wont you help?", "Golden Gate Compressed Yeast Co.", "Y.B.", "Coca-cola", "Maryland apartments", "the Hampden Arms, European plan", "Hotel Trenton", "Toledo", "Fremont".; CHS-5778 -- Legible signs include: "the Wales apartments", "Silverwood's 300 hats", "Peck & Chase Co., undertakers", "Hotel Clarendon", "[...s]moke u[p]", "Joseph's furniture and carpet, goods sold on installments", "J.B. Jacoby", "we can sell your real estate, real estate, fire insurance, loans, rentals", "H.W. Hellman bldg.", "Mackie-Fredericks Co., furniture, carpets, curtains, rugs, mattings & linoleums", "the Tontime rooms, transients", "[...]aylor", "[Br]oadway, [...] furniture", "opening grand midwinter carnival, oriental, Exposition, Venice, Jan 14th, 1906", "[...] horse show, Pasadena, mch. 8, 9, 10", "Parmelee-Dohrmann building, Parmelee-Dohrmann Co., direct importers, retailers, [...]", "Forve Pettebone Co., gas & electric fixtures", "250,000, deep sea harbor, San Pedro, buy real estate", "[...]est & Co.", "Green-Marshall, wholesale & retail dealer[s], paints, oils brushes, glass, painte[r]s, supplies, sale agents, the akron varnishes", "F.P. Fay building", "Unique Theatre". CHS-5777 -- Legible signs include: "men's clothing", "Hotel Alexandria, erected by the Bilicke-Rowan Fire Proof Building Co., this fire proof hotel is absolutely fire proof", "ornamental brass and iron", "plating and refinishing", "gas and electric fixtures", "L.A. Gas and Electric Fixture Mfg. Co.", "DuBois & Davidson Furniture Co., your credit is good here", "'force'", "Hotel Lexington", "Wells Fargo & Co.".; CHS-5776 -- Legible signs include: "Los Angeles Furniture Co.", "the Holder Co.", "population Los Angeles, 1910; 300,000; 250,000; buy realty, W.M. Garland & Co., 324 Huntington bldg.", "[...] wallpaper [...] city", "F.M. Parker plumbing, estab 1889", "the Fidelity Real Estate Loan & Investment Co.", "Edelweiss beer", "Los Angeles Gas Repair Co., [...]P. Clausen, mngr.", "a fine 6 story building, 65 x 120 feet, for all retail, see R.A. Rowan & Co., 200, H.W. Hellman bldg.", "A.B. Cohn & Bro., the money lenders, N.W. cor. 3rd and Main sts., see our window displays", "Fort Co[...], flour [...], always uniform [...]", "Morosco's Burbank theatre, change of play every w[eek]", "M. J.B. [...], why?".
|Los Angeles Furniture Company; Edelweiss Beer
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|Los Angeles -- General views; Los Angeles -- General Views -- 1900; Los Angeles -- General views -- Panoramas -- Composites (2 of 3)
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|Broadway; Grand Avenue; Hope Street; Olive Street; Spring Street; Fourth Street; Fifth Street; Sixth Street; Seventh Street; Ninth Street
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|Downtown Los Angeles; Venice; Los Angeles; Pasadena
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|Los Angeles
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|A.B. Cohn & Brothers Money Lenders; California Furniture Company; Clara Barton Hospital; Crescent Wine Company; The Delaware; Eastern Outfitting Company; First Baptist Church; First Congregational Church; Forve Pettebone Electric Fixtures; Fremont Building; G.E. Price & Company; Grand Haven; Green Marshall Paints; Home Savings Bank; Hotel Alexandria; Hotel Grand; Hotel Hayward; Hotel Lankershim; Hotel Orena; Hotel Rookwood; Hotel Trenton; Hotel Twain; Hotel Washington; Howland and Dewey Photo Supplies; Joseph's Furniture and Carpets; Los Angeles Athletic Club; Los Angeles Furniture Company; The Louise; Mackie-Frederick's Company; Morosco's Burbank Theater; M.W. Hellman Building; Old City Hall; Pacific Electric Building; Pacific Market; Parmelee Dohrmann Company; Pickwick Apartments; P.M. Parker Plumbing; Simpson Auditorium; Temple B'nai Brith; Trinity Methodist Evangelical Church; Woodbury Business College.
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text: NEWS CENTER News Headlines| Archived Press Releases| CCOnline Archive| E-News Sign Up Mobile Practial Examiner Accreditation Workshop November 2009 – The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) is pleased to announce a Mobile Practical Examiner Accreditation Workshop, to be held on December 8-10, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK. We will be reviewing all potential participants' applications before admission is granted. All applications must include payment and resumes or will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. The workshop is strictly limited to fifteen (15) participants, the workshop is filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. The deadline to register for this workshop is November 27, 2009. Please fill out the Workshop Application if you would like to attend and return it to our Salt Lake City Office via fax at 801-363-3806 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com in pdf format. Once your application has been approved, you will received a confirmation email with further details about the workshop. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Shawna Parham.


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Sochi's anti-doping director says 2,500 drug tests will be conducted at next year's Winter Olympics, about 350 more than at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.
Alexei Slautin, head of Sochi's anti-doping section, said in a statement Thursday on the Russian Sports Ministry's web site that another 600 tests are planned for the Paralympics.
The World Anti-Doping Agency says 2,149 tests were done at the previous winter games.
In all, the Sochi Games will have 13 doping control stations -- 10 at competition sites and three in the athletes villages.


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Arvest Bank has announced additional accommodations for our customers affected by the current government shutdown. Because we understand the uncertainty caused by an interruption in income, we've established a Special Assistance Customer Care hotline for our customers who need help managing their accounts during this time.
If you have concerns about your accounts related to the government shutdown, please call this dedicated line during normal business hours –
Arvest Special Assistance Customer Care: (877) 483-2940.
A customer care associate will walk you through specific accommodations available to you.
At Arvest we are committed to helping our customers through this challenging time. If you have questions about any of the above accommodations or your eligibility, please do not hesitate to call (877) 483-2940.
Multi-family vacancy rates up slightly but remain low.
Arvest Bank today released its Skyline Reports on commercial and multifamily real estate in Northwest Arkansas for the last six months of 2016.
In the commercial real estate market, 1,005,502 square feet of commercial space were absorbed in Northwest Arkansas during the second half of the year, while 541,561 square feet of new space were added, resulting in a net positive absorption of 463,941 square feet. The vacancy rate for all commercial space fell from 12.7 percent in the first half of 2016 to 11.7 percent in the second half. During the first half of 2016, the commercial market experienced net positive absorption of 11,847 square feet.
The retail submarket has seen a slight increase in vacancy rates from 9.2 percent in the first half of 2016 to 9.4 percent in the second half of 2016, while the warehouse submarket has seen a more significant decrease in vacancy rates year-over-year from 11.5 percent in the second half of 2015 to 8.1 percent in the second half of 2016. According to Kathy Deck, lead researcher for the Skyline Report and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, this trend is likely a result of the changing shopping preferences of consumers.
"As consumers have increasingly embraced online shopping, it stands to reason that these new shopping preferences will have an impact on different types of commercial real estate with the retail real estate market softening while the warehouse market begins to tighten. I think that is what we are likely witnessing here in Northwest Arkansas," said Deck.
The office submarket continues to show strength. While 155,933 new square feet were added in the second half of 2016, 271,396 square feet were absorbed – a net positive absorption of 115,463 square feet.
From July 1 to Dec. 31, 2016, there were $137.2 million in commercial building permits issued in Northwest Arkansas, a decrease from the $206.5 million in commercial building permits issued in the first half of the year and a slight increase from the $112.8 million in issued in the last half of 2015.
"Overall, the commercial real estate market can be described as both very active and well-balanced at this time," Deck continued.
Vacancy rates in multifamily real estate rose slightly from the first half of the year but remain at low levels throughout Northwest Arkansas. The overall vacancy rate for the Northwest Arkansas multifamily market during the second half of 2016 was 3.2 percent, up from 2.4 percent in the first half of the year. The Skyline Report tracks 336,159 multifamily units in 735 multifamily properties across Northwest Arkansas.
Craig Rivaldo, president with Arvest Bank of Benton County, said about the Skyline results, "We are visiting with a large number of clients who have been very encouraged regarding the real estate development market here in Northwest Arkansas. They have been seeing and hearing what this report indicates – that the market is well balanced, and there are plenty of good opportunities for intelligent commercial and multifamily projects now and in the future."
Springdale continues to have the lowest vacancy rate in the region, now falling below 1.0 percent to 0.9 percent followed by Bentonville at 1.3 percent, Siloam Springs at 1.8 percent, Rogers at 2.7 percent and Fayetteville at 4.7 percent. Fayetteville's vacancy rate of 4.7 percent was up from 3.6 percent in the first half of 2016, the result, according to Deck, of a substantial number of "by-the-bed" rental units targeted to college students coming onto the market after the start of the Fall school semester.
Increased demand put upward pressure on lease rates with the average monthly lease price for a multifamily property unit in Northwest Arkansas increasing to $627.04 from $608.88 in the first half of 2016.
"We are running out of adjectives to describe the multifamily market in Northwest Arkansas," Deck said. "Considering that what is generally considered the normal vacancy rate in multifamily properties is 5 percent, for the overall rate in Northwest Arkansas to be in the 3 percent range and to have stayed under 4 percent since the second half of 2014 is remarkable. With so many new multifamily properties under construction or recently announced, we anticipate that we will likely be in the more normal range of 5 percent within 18- to 24-months. And with so many of the newer properties having a more robust set of amenities, it won't be surprising if we see higher average rates at that time, even with a higher overall vacancy rate."
The Arvest Skyline Report is a biannual analysis of the latest commercial, single-family residential and multi-family residential property markets in Benton and Washington counties. The report is sponsored by Arvest Bank and conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam. M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
In 2004, Arvest Bank entered into a contract with CBER to collect information about the local real estate markets. CBER researchers aggregated and analyzed data from local governments, property managers, visual inspections and the business media to provide a complete picture of the status of property markets in the two counties.
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September 1, 1979 - December 2, 1979
Fashion Plate: Modes and Manners is an exhibition of 105 prints installed in the Print Gallery.
August 12, 1979 - September 16, 1979
This year, the University of Pennsylvania celebrates its two hundredth anniversary as the first seat of learning in the United States to be named a university. The present exhibit of works owned by, or otherwise associated with, the University is the result of a close cooperation in which the Museum joins the University in celebrating its bicentenary.
June 9, 1979 - August 12, 1979
The Architecture of Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944) is an exhibition of 30 architectural photographs and models installed in the Special Exhibitions Gallery.
June 30, 1979 - August 12, 1979
Violet Oakley (1874-1961) is an exhibition of 175 paintings, drawings, and objects installed in the Special Exhibitions Gallery.
February 25, 1979 - May 27, 1979
Treasures of Early Irish Art opened at the Museum on February 25. Comprising works from the National Museum of Ireland, the Royal Irish Academy, and Trinity College, Dublin, and organized in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the exhibition toured the United States for two years, ending in Philadelphia.
March 24, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Contemporary Drawings: Philadelphia is an involvement in and a thorough look at drawings by Philadelphia-area artists as presented in an unusual cooperative exhibition by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
March 10, 1979 - May 6, 1979
While craftsmen and industrial designers often express different concerns, they share an understanding of the nature of materials and the limitations and capabilities of available techniques. The diversity of forms created by hand and by machine enrich the Museum's collections of the decorative arts of this century.
December 16, 1978 - January 21, 1979
In December, an exhibition was opened of the works of art bequeathed to the Museum by Charlotte Dorrance Wright. This collection gave the Museum seven flower paintings by Fantin-Latour, the first Gauguin to enter the collection, a group of eleven paintings by the English animal painter Munnings, a Degas, the beautiful Monet view of Antibes, three Pissarros, and a Sisley.


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Back in October I noted here the passing of William Niskanen, the distinguished economist and long time chairman of the Cato Institute. (It was his passing that touched off the current fight between the Kochs and Cato's president, Ed Crane.)
Now, Cato is out with the following 12 minute video tribute to Bill. (Hat tip to Cato's Caleb Brown.) I turn up very briefly at about the 9 minute mark, but it includes much more eminent people testifying to Bill's rectitude, including Paul Volcker, Larry Summers, and James Miller. Worth a watch if you have the time to spare. Especially interesting today, I think, is recalling Niskanen's firing from Ford, because he wouldn't go along with its statism. A preview of today's bailed out auto industry.
[It seems the same gremlins that are affecting punctuation on the site right now have also somehow eaten up the embedded video. Our crack technical department is working on it. For the time being, here's a direct link.] [Wait! Now it's back! But I'll leave the auxiliary link here just in case.]


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The last trust metric I posted about can be improved significantly both in terms of run time and behavior by switching from number of certs in to number of nodes certed.
Make each position be a float, rather than an int. At each round, lower each node by one unit for each spam it sent out. Then, for each node which is below one which certed it, raise it by ten units and lower lower each of the ones which certed it and are above it by ten units divided by the number of them.
I think further dramatic run time reductions are possible.
Lightning Thermal Energy
The transfer of energy to the outside of a lightning thermal plant doesn't have to be done with anything as fancy as microwaves. A simple pair of tubes, one with air going out, the other with air going in, leaves the energy in completely mechanical form and transfers at high efficiency without acting as a conductor.
ncm: The largest solar plants are actually solar thermal instead of using photovoltaics. This would seem to indicate that solar thermal is just plain cheaper. As for doing anything with lightning, lightning doesn't follow the normal rules you're taught about in electronics class. Any change which can jump through the atmosphere isn't going to much care about a few piddly feet of vacuum trying to act as an insulator. Attempts to change batteries with lightning have gotten a few people blown up, and attempts to charge capacitors with them have mostly resulted in burnt electronics. With regards to your specific idea, if you acatually got the electronics to work (doubtful) it would probably result in the object you were trying to lift being turned into powder or, worse, shrapnel.


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in this question (How do I choose between disabled input fields and plain text for a read only view?) the problem has been discussed for web.
Do these answers also apply for desktop apps? I have this Windows desktop application, where we have to decide what to do with disabled input.
I see two types:
- information that is always read-only, eg. the name of a supplier next to the supplier id. Could be due to user rights to.
- Information that is sometimes editable, sometimes not (depending on e.g. a status for the record)
How do you deal with this. Do you show read-only info as plain text or in items. Also, the user should be able to copy the values.


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This 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Hardee's Commercial is Just the Worst
Superhero movies doing cross-promotional ads with fast food companies is nothing new and neither is Hardee's commercials that sexualize women and hamburgers, but this new ad featuring Mystique (or a stand-in, anyway) to promote both 'X-Men: Days of Future of Past' and Hardee's new Western X-Tra Bacon burger is so offensively awful, even by dumb commercial standards, it'll make you wish Professor X could wipe your brain after.
First of all, let's thank Jennifer Lawrence for having the common sense not to film this commercial. Second: WTF?!
This Hardee's/Carl's Jr. ad is horrendous, and that says a lot given that the company is known for its lame, salacious advertising featuring scantily clad ladies in bikinis eating sloppy sandwiches because you know, it's hot or whatever. The above commercial features shape-shifting mutant Mystique, who changes form into a handsome man so she can wolf down this abomination of a sandwich packed with bacon (because bacon, dudes, right on), with the caption "Man up."
The message here is that you can't enjoy this sandwich unless you're a dude, so you better get your bro on if you want to chow down on this Western-themed, bacon-stuffed monstrosity brah, because Westerns are for men and bacon is a man's meat, and when you combine those two -- no chicks allowed.
Thank goodness Mystique can change her form at will or else how would she enjoy this horrible fast food concoction?


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by Loris Zuchetti
When going on a date with someone for the first time, it is always a good idea to start light and casual. You want to get to know each other, have fun and be safe. Amidst all the possible public places, the first thing that often comes to mind is to meet for dinner at a restaurant. Safe? Check. Have fun and get to know each other? Not so much. Why?
First, dinner puts a lot of pressure on your conversational skills, since there is no major external source of entertainment. Why make it more difficult for yourself? Also, dinner is a clichéd date. You've both been on several dinner dates with other people. If you're a man, right away you are conveying that you are "conventional," and "just another guy." It won't kill you, but it definitely doesn't help you.
Thirdly, at dinner you're often sitting across a table from each other. That table is both a physical and an emotional barrier. I'm not suggesting you should physically escalate in public. I'm saying that proximity is key to set a romantic frame with the other person. Give Cupid some room to shoot his arrows.
Lastly, not all first dates are with Mr. or Mrs. Right. I'm sure you've been on an awkward first date before, haven't you? You were probably thinking of a lame excuse to bail – "My cat is not feeling well" and the like. If you're sitting at a dinner table, it is harder and pretty awkward to get up and leave than if you're just having a drink at a bar.
But if dinner dates are so detrimental to your love life, where else should you go? Allow me to suggest some alternatives.
1. Go somewhere you can have a laugh. In my opinion, comedy shows are an excellent choice. Laughter is aphrodisiac, contagious and rejuvenating.
2. Try something cultural. I would also recommend live music shows, museums, galleries, and the beach whenever possible. These, rather than mere locations, are actual activities that you're doing together and allow you both to quickly assess if there's chemistry and potential for a relationship.
3. Go for a friendly drink. If you're not the outdoorsy or the adventurous type, I'd suggest happy hour. Sit next to each other at a counter, where verbal communication is easy, the context is light and casual, and yes, the bill is generally cheaper than a full dinner.
You can't go wrong with a well thought out date along the lines of the above. If you're unsure about how you feel, save the high pressure dinner dates for later down the road, when you know your partner better and you both have something to celebrate.
About the author: Loris is the Country Manager for Zoosk Italy. He enjoys working out and going to live shows.
Photo via Flickr. Creative Commons License, Attribution ShareAlike.


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SKF named one of world's most sustainable companies for 14th year in a row
2013 September 23, 13:00 CEST
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index ranks SKF as a sustainable leader
Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 September, 2013: For the 14th year in a row, SKF has been listed as one of the world's most sustainable companies by both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Europe. DJSI rated SKF as best in class for the company's approach to environmental management. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes were launched in 1999 and are longest-running and most prestigious global sustainability benchmarks worldwide.
"SKF has been listed in the leadership index every year since 2000, and this reflects our long established focus on integrating sustainability into every aspect of our business. We are proud to have been a member of this benchmark since the beginning," says Tom Johnstone, SKF President and CEO.
SKF defines sustainability as SKF Care, which encompasses Business Care, Environmental Care, Employee Care and Community Care. SKF BeyondZero is SKF's strategy to create a positive impact on the environment. It consists of two simultaneous approaches:
• to reduce the environmental impact resulting from SKF's operations
• to provide customers with innovative technologies, products and solutions that offer improved environmental performance.
A good example of SKF's approach to environmental issues can be seen in how the company applies the BeyondZero strategy to the challenges of climate change. SKF's climate strategy includes aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for SKF, its suppliers and logistics operations, as well as from its customer solutions included in the SKF BeyondZero portfolio. In 2012, the solutions within the SKF BeyondZero portfolio helped to avoid 1,672,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Aktiebolaget SKF
For further information, please contact:
Media Hotline: +46 31 337 2400
Press Relations: Rebecca Janzon, +46 31-337 3880; +46 727-173 880; email@example.com
Investor Relations: Marita Björk, +46 31-337 1994; +46 705-181 994; firstname.lastname@example.com
SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include technical support, maintenance and reliability services, engineering consulting and training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 15,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2012 were SEK 64,575 million and the number of employees was 46,775. www.skf.com
® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.
™ BeyondZero is a trademark of the SKF Group.


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OSPAC Features Jazz And Latino Music
On Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 7th, the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center will hold its Sixth Annual Jazz Festival, within the spectacular OSPAC Amphitheater, located at Crystal Lake, 4 Boland Drive, in West Orange, New Jersey.
[Oskar Schindler: Sixth Annual Jazz Festival]
The Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization with a mission to bring high caliber performances, and a strong commitment to arts education at free or minimal cost to the public through its annual Jazz and World Music Workshop.
On Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 7th, the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center will hold its Sixth Annual Jazz Festival, within the spectacular OSPAC Amphitheater, located at Crystal Lake, 4 Boland Drive, in West Orange, New Jersey. The event this year will cost $10 for adults and $5 for seniors. Children, 12 years and under, get in free. Jazz and Hispanic music lovers will enjoy this event. Those traveling to the festival by train can take the New Jersey Transit to South Orange. The fare is $5.00 per ride; $2.50 for seniors and those with disabilities.
Larry Pantirer of Millennium Homes donated the Amphitheater and surrounding three acres of land to the township of West Orange in memory of Oskar Schindler, who saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust, including Pantirer's father, Murray Pantirer. OSPAC is the only performing arts theater in the United States named for Oskar Schindler. The sponsors for OSPAC's Sixth Annual Jazz Festival are Commerce Bank; Millennium Homes; Ferential Systems Inc; Leaf, Saltzman, Manganelli Pfeil & Tendler LLP; Reckson Associates Realty Corp.; Matzel & Mumford; PSE&G; and WBGO-FM.
OPAC Executive Director and singer Kate Baker, has been associated with the OPAC Jazz Festival for 6 years. She discussed the OSPAC Jazz Festival Summer Workshop, also in its 6th year, which offers students of all ages and abilities the opportunity to study with an internationally renowned faculty of jazz musicians. Some of these students will be performing with the OSPAC Jazz Workshop Big Band during the festival.
"These talented musicians, (13 and up) high school, college age and older learn from the masters. This program emphasizes the mastery of playing and singing jazz and world music. Our goal is to improve the students' musicianship and help facilitate creativity. Students who attend the workshop will improve in their chosen style of music with a greater appreciation for all types of music, whether it is jazz, rock and roll, pop, funk, fusion, R&B or hip hop. Students receive individual attention to help improve their skills. This workshop is one the students will remember for years to come," stated Baker.
"We have a wonderful line up of jazz and Latino artists this year. People can stroll throughout the lawn and picnic alongside the beautiful lake. Attendees can bring their own food, chairs, blankets and mats or purchase food from the international food vendors that will be at the two day event," said Kate who has performed at other festivals including the Euro-Meet Jazz Festival, The Texaco Jazz Series in New York City, Liberty State Park Jazz Concert Festival, Berkshire Jazz Festival, the William Paterson Jazz Room Concert Series, The Carini Jazz Festival, and The Pergine Spettacolo Jazz Festival, et al.
The two day OSPAC Jazz Festival lineup is:
Saturday September 6th
12:30 pm…………OSPAC Jazz Workshop Big Band led by Don Braden
1:00 pm…………..Carrie Jackson Quartet
2:00 pm…………..Duke Ellington Legacy Band Featuring Norman Simmons and Nancy Reed
3:00 pm…………..Dave Stryker and the West Orange All Stars with special guest Billy Hart 4:00 pm…………..Maucha Adnet Quartet - Celebrating 50 Years of Bossa Nova!
5:00 pm…………..Allan Harris Quintet featuring Don Braden
6:00 pm…………..Geri Allen Trio
7:00 pm…………..Grupo Latin Vibe
Sunday September 7th
12:30 pm…………OSPAC Jazz Workshop Ensemble led by Vic Juris
1:00 pm…………. Enrico Granafei
1:30 pm…………. Richie Cole and the Alto Madness Orchestra
2:30 pm…………..Kate Baker Quintet featuring Vic Juris with special guest Judi Silvano
3:15 pm…………..Nilson Matta and Brazilian Voyage with special guest Harry Allen
4:15 pm…………..Joe Locke Force of Four
5:15 pm…………..Joe Lovano/Dave Liebman Quintet
6:20 pm…………..Cecil Brooks III Trio
The festival will be emceed by WBGO's Gary Walker, who will present the festivities against an open-air setting, complete with artisans, crafts, a health spa center, entertainment and activities for children. The weekend will also include "Paint the Music" led by Nitza Horner, who is a teaching artist and freelance educator affiliated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Via the Paint the Music" project anyone can pick up a paint brush and paint the music as it sounds to them. I am very excited about this aspect of the Festival. I think it will be a fun thing to do," claimed Kate.
Driving directions are on the site. A free OPAC shuttle will pick up festival attendees at the South Orange Train station and drive them to the Festival in West Orange, New Jersey. Interested parties can learn more about the festival at http://www.ospac.org.
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New York City land-use law includes requirements for public participation, but the complexity of development terminology can discourage even committed community advocates. As a result, public discussion of development proposals flattens into "pro" and "anti" positions, and many community members who could provide valuable input simply stay silent. Maybe the experts like it that way, but given the large and long-term community impacts of land-use decisions, that's not the way it should be.
Community education isn't the only barrier to meaningful participation in the New York City land-use decisions, but it's one of the biggest. With access to key concepts and technical jargon, community members can develop and articulate positive, nuanced visions for their neighborhood to the experts. More community members participate effectively, and experts get more responsive. Shouting matches can turn into discussions.
Envisioning Development is a set of portable, interactive, workshop tools designed to help experts and laypeople communicate. Advocates, policy wonks, community board members, developers, and others can use the tools as a centerpiece for workshops and conversations that describe and clarify problems and propose and communicate solutions.
The toolkits are visual, tactile, and interactive. Each tool translates abstract concepts and language into straightforward activities and physical objects that let people learn by looking, doing, and listening to each other. Participants teach themselves and others as they use the tools. Concepts and jargon turn out to be less complicated than they seem.
CUP works with an advisory board of housing organizations and land use and planning experts to determine which topics they most need assistance explaining to their communities. CUP researches the concept and works in consultation with community partners to break down the concepts into visual, hands-on interactive teaching tools. The tools are tested extensively through hands-on workshops led by our community partners. They are distributed citywide to housing and planning organizations, who use the tools in their own advocacy and organizing work. Each tool comes with informative graphic guides to help organizers facilitate workshops, so that they can more efficiently establish a shared understanding of planning terminology and more quickly move on to their organizing work. CUP also facilitates workshops upon request, and provides trainings on how to run the workshops.
CUP launched its first toolkit, on Affordable Housing, in 2010. The second toolkit, on Zoning, launched in 2013. A toolkit on the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure is currently under development.
The toolkit has served our advocacy movement, to educate our partners on what affordable housing really is, and what affordable housing development means in NYC. We purchased it to explain technical jargon. The toolkit helps visualize everything. – Richard Lee, Asian Americans for Equality
Find out more about the Affordable Housing Toolkit here and the Zoning Toolkit here. To request a workshop or training, or suggest a topic for future toolkits, email mark (at) welcometocup.org
For most of our projects, community organizations apply to work with us, and they tell us what issues they're having a hard time explaining to their constituents. What policy or planning process they're having a hard time explaining, and why that's creating injustice in their community
Building on the What is Zoning? toolkit, CUP's What is FAR? helps users get savvy with developer lingo—particularly the concept Floor Area Ratio (as readers may know, FAR determines the height and bulk of buildings). Language is power, and CUP, along with eight community partners, reasoned that it's helpful for ordinary folks to speak the language of bureaucrats and capitalists when discussing changes in their neighborhoods.
This wealth of diverse material, rounded out by interactive features like the Center for Urban Pedagogy's digital "What is Affordable Housing" toolkit and the Citizens Housing and Planning Council's "Inside the Rent" app, manage to convey not only why government is involved in affordable housing (because the private sector alone can't, or won't, provide it), but who that housing is for (a wide spectrum of individuals who otherwise wouldn't have a place to live).
As a starting point, many Council members, including Reynoso, Levin, and Carlos Menchaca, are using kits that explain zoning and affordable housing created by the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP).