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Fish Hatchery
This 4,500 square foot interpretive center lies on the banks of the Mississippi River. The structure houses museum quality artifacts, a large aquarium, and an enclosed mezzanine observation area. The facility has a three-fold purpose of interpreting history, culture, and conservation and is designed to LEED Silver standards. Additionally, the design elevation of the major exhibit space was well below that of the 100-year floodplain. The study resulted in alternatives focused on more efficient use of the constrained site, security, and wayfinding.
Relocation of the United States Consulate
An existing US consulate overseas is in need of relocation for various reasons. To achieve this objective, a new lease space must be fit-out for the new US consulate tenants. This project relocated the program functions to an existing building comprised of a large center open Atrium with multiple individual tenants located off the Atrium on each floor. The fit-out facility was originally constructed approximately 300 years ago. In 2002 the building underwent an extensive renovation to convert the existing facility into a shopping mall. The fit-out will occur on approximately half of the second floor and the entire fourth floor to include the Community Liaison Office, Heath Unit, Mail Room, and Information Resource Management (IRM), and more. The study resulted in approximately 20% savings on the construction cost.
United States Courthouse Renovation and Historic Restoration
Value study on the proposed $8 million renovation and historic restoration of a 1930's Federal courthouse. The renovation will realign various court functions, increase security, and add two new courtrooms. The historic restoration focused on the ornate ceiling and light fixtures. In addition, this project will add a new underground parking structure to include security measures for the U.S. Marshall. The study resulted in changes that improved functionality at a reduced capital and operational cost while maintaining the required atmosphere and purpose of the federal facility. SVS led the value team consisting of the tenant agencies, design team, GSA project team, construction management team, and GSA maintenance staff through development of over $3.7 million in savings.
Skyscraper Maintenance Structure
The goal of this value planning study was to identify alternatives for a building maintenance structure to perform the required performance functions for the life of the building, and at a reasonable cost. The structure that had been installed on one of the tallest towers in Seattle, WA was not functional and required a retrofit. The value team was to find one option out of six alternatives that would meet the challenge of constructability, structural feasibility as well as address all the present and future needs of building maintenance, and to determine the necessary costs to build and maintain the system. The project budget had not been established and part of the study was to determine the should-cost of the project. The team was able to clearly identify the best option and assign costs to the life cycle of the system.
Museum of the US Army
SVS facilitated the Museum stakeholders through a strategic planning workshop for the National Museum of the US Army. This workshop developed a project management plan and obtained consensus from the Project Team members on the functional program elements. The Project Management Plan consisted of a resource management plan, communications management plan, and risk management plan. The resource management plan aided the team in understanding the team's organization, roles and responsibilities, and decision-making process. The communications plan developed rules and guidelines to improve the performance of the team and to prevent the overload of email and other communications. The risk management plan provided an approach for managing the uncertainties in the project. This study also conducted a program review with the architect engineer and created a list of action items.
High School Renovation
This Value Study reviewed the proposed renovation of three buildings in Asia. The key focus of the study was on critical life safety items and seismic and antiterrorism/force improvements along with associated site improvements to maximize on-site parking.
United States Courthouse
This new 189,000 SF United States Courthouse is being located on the south side of the river just blocks from the state capitol. The "L" shaped building opens to the public plaza in the front of the building. The four story building is to be constructed of precast concrete panels with Jelimestone facing. The floors are cast-in-place concrete slab supported by module pan beams. The base of the building (lower level) is to be constructed of rusticated granite. The building front is a curved façade flanked by 13 piers that extend from the base of the building to the tapered cornice. A roof garden is to be constructed on Level 3, so that it can be viewed from the Level 3 waiting areas.
The value team recommended value alternatives resulting in $1.5 million implemented savings and an additional $2 million potential savings still pending as of this writing.


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Thom Britton just released his latest video in which he discusses how to nicely turn down free work, how to get something of value in return if you work for free, and why charities should respect performers. Thom has over 26 years of experience in theatre and produces the Danger Circus Company in Chicago.
There is great advice in here, especially with how he decides which charities to work.
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The 2009 Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis doesn't belong to Roger Federer alone. There are many other players in the tournament too.
So, let's take a look at some of the happenings on Day 1 yesterday.
First of all, I was really, really upset with ESPN Star Sports yesterday because they failed to show Federer making his Centre Court appearance.
Don't they already know all the hype about Federer's Wimbledon jacket?
Instead they showed Sania Mirza's match!
Besides, as an Asian-based sports broadcaster, how can Star Sports not show Asia's no.1 men's player, Rendy Lu Yen-hsun against the unofficial-GOAT from the beginning?
I supposed Star Sports worried that Rendy may be bageled thrice by Federer? You know what, they only start to show the match after convinced that Rendy can actually play!
And by the way I have nothing against Sania. Just like Vijay Amritraj, I admire Sania too. I'm just as happy when I saw Sania beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
No.4 seed Novak Djokovic came from a set down to defeat Julien Benneteau 6-7(8-10), 7-6(7-1), 6-2, 6-4.
During the match, Benneteau had a couple of painful moments. First, he slipped and hurt his knee earlier in the match before inflicting further damage to himself when he crashed into the screen at the back of the court trying to reach a Djokovic lob! Ouchh!
Robin Soderling continues his Grand Slam run to the second round after rallying to beat Gilles Muller 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.
Thai Danai Udomchoke received a late call-up to the tournament on Monday as a 'lucky loser' after Ivan Ljubicic pulled out with an ankle injury.
Danai could hardly have been any less prepared for the demands of a Grand Slam clash and he never threatened to spring a surprise as American Sam Querrey cruised through with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win.
Another American James Blake however suffered a setback when he was beaten 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (5) by 50th-ranked Andreas Seppi. I'm speechless... disappointed.
British wildcard entrant Jamie Ward suffered a straight-sets defeat on his Grand Slam debut against Fernando "Mohawk-No-More" Verdasco.
Verdasco who spotted a new hairdo wrapped up a comfortable 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 victory in a little over an hour and a half.
Pretty boy Feliciano Lopez joined Blake to become another seeded player to lose on Day 1. Feliciano lost to Slovakian Karol Beck 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in nearly four hours on Court 18.
Marin Cilic became the last man through to the second round before bad light halted play. Cilic defeated Spaniard Alberto Martin 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova, who also paraded her military-themed jacket earlier, had a tough Day 1 at Wimbledon on Monday, rallying from 4-1 down in the first set to overcome Ukrainian Viktoriya Kutuzova, the top seed in qualifying, 7-5, 6-4.
Serena Williams decided to go 'all English' this year.
And despite the warm weather the American insisted on wearing her coat as she practised with Neuza Silva before the match began.
Serena easily cruised to the next round after winning 6-1, 7-5.
Michelle Larcher de Brito toned down her grunts yesterday but still able to win against Klara Zakapalova 6-2, 7-5.
Last year's semifinalist, Zheng Jie reached the second round after beating Kristina Barrois of 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4). Zheng, the 16th seed, will take on Daniela Hantuchova in the second round.
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Man On Top Film
I had the chance to participate in a film based on the reality of how many MLM schemes are run. The film is called Man On Top. I thought you might want to take a short look at it before it is released.
Here is a trailer of Man On Top:
a documentary film by Paul Mathieu
MAN ON TOP is a feature documentary film focused on the history, psychology, and present-day reality of multi-level marketing companies.
For decades, mutli-level marketing companies such as Amway, Avon and Herbalife have promised wealth, health, and happiness to millions upon millions of American dreamers. But under the surface loom whispers of cultish brainwashing, empty promises, and broken dreams.
Are MLM's really thriving businesses offering legitimate opportunities, or are they merely economic cults expertly crafted by modern-day snake oil salesmen to bilk unsuspecting, hopeful citizens out of their hard-earned savings?
The questions go on… Is the MLM dream really just a neatly packaged pyramid scheme? Who are the creators of these uniquely American businesses that have spawned multi-national corporations that gain billions annually? And where does all this money really go?
This film project is in development and may not be completed. Thank you for your patience.


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Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan in Mexico. This traditional city is also known as the 'White City', owing to the use of white paint and white limestone in its structures, depicting the brilliance of the city. It has a population of about 800,000 occupants.
Merida experiences a warm to hot humid climate with rainfall during the months of June and August. Summers can get really hot, tempered by the occasional breeze. Situated close to the sea level, Merida has a flat topography.
Fransisco De Montejo discovered Merida in 1542. A defence city in ancient times, modern Merida goes beyond the old city walls. However, the European-style houses, which are a legacy of the old times, still exist.
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Overall Guide : Merida offers everything from recreation to splendid architecture. It has a host of art galleries and eminent shopping places for the tourists. Casa Montejo is an excellent remnant of Merida's colonial architecture and is visually appealing. The Cathedral is another place known... more for the murals outlining the rich heritage of the city. Also, there is an exquisite library called the Merida English Library, which has a wide collection of books and videos for all ages. The Carnaval is an event not to be missed; during this event, the city is filled with music, dancing and many parades. With Merida being among the few cities that participates in the Carnaval, it is celebrated in a grand fashion.
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Overall Guide : Hotel Zamna, Santiago. Centro. Great little Hotel. Fantastic Breakfasts and each month they do a great theme night with a wonderful Dinner for $150 pesos. Los Vegas on Calle 63 for great Mexican food at good prices. $125 pesos Bus tour... more around Merida. a must do. Entertainment on every night free in Merida. Sunday there is a huge market in the main square where you can also buy some great crafts from all over the state. Local buses are cheap and safe.
Not to be missed Uxmal , Montejo , Anthropology museum
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Not to be missed Mayan Ruins , Cenotes , Plaza Grande on Sundays
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A loopy adventure
A pair of 23-year-old friends tackled the Great Loop on a boat a decade older than them with a dog and a cat as their crew. What they found was a profound personal journey filled with wonderful people and inspiring experiences
As Louise slowly descended the Mississippi, Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers, the girls connected with their fellow Loopers, making steadfast friendships and logging countless happy hours. They were never alone, Smith said, and that camaraderie grew to define their first Great Loop leg, the segment they simply call "the rivers."
Finally, in mid-November, Louise arrived in Mobile. Reaching the Gulf Coast proved to be a bit of a shock.
"Somehow we got here from Michigan," the girls write. "That is seriously weird. The crazy part is, so many people take this trip, and it is hugely populated with the retired folk. Which we love. Which makes us not actually crazy. Right?"
From there, Louise sailed to Fort Myers, Florida, and the first major hiatus of her journey. Zevalkink and Smith were out of money, and they needed to work for a couple of months before pushing on. This would prove to be an effective strategy for sustaining their trip.
"We stop when we need to, work our buns off as waitresses for several months, and then travel as far as we can with what we save," they wrote. "When our bank accounts show less money than our credit card bills, it's time to park."
The girls' next leg took them to the Bahamas, which Smith said was the most challenging portion of their Loop experience.
"We had really big waves," she remembered. "We were afraid to turn around, because we thought we'd flip over. For two days, we just didn't know if we could handle it. In the end, though, the Bahamas was the most memorable part of the whole trip. We had our best and worst days there."
After four months in the islands, Louise returned to Fort Lauderdale, and her co-captains took jobs in the Florida Keys until they had enough money for the final leg up the U.S. East Coast and back to the Great Lakes. That section, the girls agreed, was a revelation.
"Honestly, when we left Michigan, we weren't really thinking about finishing the Great Loop," Smith said. "We just wanted to get to the Bahamas and had no interest in the East Coast. It ended up being so different than what we expected!"
For one, the girls had met so many Loopers during their time aboard Louise, they had "a hundred friends" to visit along the eastern seaboard. According to Smith, the next five months were like an extended family reunion.
"We got to see so many different people," she enthused. "And we fell in love with multiple towns, especially in North Carolina and Maryland."
Nearly six months after leaving the Keys, and two years to the day after departing northern Michigan, Louise sailed back into Northport on September 4, 2014. Two proud fathers zoomed out to meet them in a Mastercraft.
"We cried and laughed like babies," Zevalkink said. "Our dads broke down too."
After the girls returned home, a Northport couple contacted them to see if they would be willing to sell the Cal 27. They were interested in taking her for a long cruise, and they had set their sights on the Great Loop.
"That was so cool," Zevalkink said. "We decided it was OK to say goodbye. Louise did her job. She took us more places than we ever could have imagined."
These days, the 26-year-old friends are in demand as guest speakers, appearing at venues such as the Grand Traverse Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club and Chicago boat show to talk about their Great Loop experiences with eager audiences. It's clear their story appeals to boaters of every stripe—and to newbies, as well.
"Now that it's done, and we've had a couple of months to digest all of it, I think our story resonates with people because it's unique," Zevalkink said. "We were two young girls, not married or retired, not a couple. Our boat was smaller than most Loop boats. And we accomplished what we set out to do."
Zevalkink, an avid photographer, has more than 35,000 images from their two-year adventure aboard Louise. She and Smith started their blog to share photos and stories, and now the next adventure might involve expanding that effort into a full-length book.
"The only Great Loop books you can get are guidebooks and books by retirees," Zevalkink said. "I would like to write a book, and people keep asking about it. Now I just need the confidence! We want to introduce the Loop to a younger generation."
That was, in fact, the mission behind the whole trip: To inspire other young people, to get their wheels turning. To demonstrate that you can take off on your own amazing adventure without a lot of money, possessions or previous knowledge. To deeply consider America's Great Loop a possibility, a profound personal journey, and a test of friendship.


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Maspalomas Gay Pride 2016 starts off this Sunday bringing along a full catalogue of updates, one of them being an increase in security measures during all events; others are the changing of route for the Big Parade and the participation of new acts and grounbreaking parties destined to attract those expected 120.000 visitors from all around the world.
So was confirmed this morning during press conference by Fernando Ilarduya, President of Freedom Association, which added that this year festivities will carry on for 15 days in celebration of the Maspalomas Gay Pride fifteenth anniversary: "First week will be devoted to cultural events such as exhibitions, book openings and workshops aimed at the awareness of the youngest in the county.From May 9 on, a wide variety of parties, such as a cowboy-themed one, will be held along with sport activities, fashion shows and night galas showcasing international talents.". Ilarduya also commented on the importance of such an event that attracts that many LGTB tourists, resulting in 65 million Euro benefit for the island. To further prove this point, a survey at the airport will be conducted during Pride dates to check on actual travellers numbers and the money they spend over.
Ines Jimenez, Counselor of Tourism of Gran Canaria town council, Hector Suarez, Director of Tourism Infrastructures for the Canarian Government, Marco Aurelio Perez, Mayor of San Bartolome de Tirajana, and Jose Carlos Alamo, Councillor of Events, attended all the press conference. Representatives from sponsoring businesses participated at the conference too, such as David Garreth, President of the owners community in C.C.Yumbo, Francisco Moreno, from Lopesan Group Communication Department, and Sebastian Sanso, Manager of the San Roque Hospital. Ines Jimenez, Counselor of Tourism, highlighted the fact that over 400.000 LGTB visitors a year come over here, which stands up for a 12 per cent out of total numbers; "They come looking for the perfect weather, the high-quality facilities and the well-organized events in an all-around climate of respect. This is a segment of tourists which spend up to a 30 per cent more than others. Our goal, to make Gran Canaria become a destination for everybody.", she added. Furthermore, Hector Suarez, Director of Tourism Infrastructures for the Canarian Government, commented on the canarian warm-hearted, welcoming and tolerant personality which, along with the participation of regional authorities, certainly helps into establishing this Pride as one of the most important in the world. Then it was the turn for Marco Aurelio Perez, one of the originators of the Pride celebrations back in 2002, and Mayor of San Bartolome, the place where "the craziest, funniest Pride takes place".
This a place were everyone is welcome and made to feel at their most comfortable, no matter skin color or inner beliefs. We mean to be truly a melting pot for all. And for that matter, all public offices keep supporting and helping in its development.". Jose Carlos Alamo, Councillor of Events, further added on the quality and importance of this year cultural events as a way to improve the awareness of our right to be treated equally. He also elaborated on the high standards of professionalism brought on by all the international artists involved in the galas. David Garreth, Prsident of the owners community in C.C.Yumbo, wanted to make a reference to the climate of tolerance that attracts proud participants to such an event. Speaking on behalf of Lopesan Group, Francisco Moreno, from their Communication Department, reminded the attendants the pioneer-like character of LGTB tourism; "They were the ones to discover Gran Canaria, and the Pride was conceived to keep them coming all year-round.
We should never forget this fact and keep working to maintain the spirit that started it all.", he explained. Rounding off the interventions, Sebastian Sanso from San Roque Hospital assured that the best assistance will be available at all events, first class professionals and modern equipments guaranteeing the safety of all participants.


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Sociology (Arts) : Comparative analysis of the process of urbanization in Europe, North America and the Third World; effects of urbanization upon social institutions and individuals; theories of urbanization and urbanism; the Canadian urban system; urban problems in comparative view.
Terms: Fall 2016
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Short Stories:
"The Adjustment Period" – Paper Darts, with artwork by Leigh Luna
"I woke up one morning with no arms."
"Two-Shot, Add Steam" – Occulum
"And some would have described her as a girl with piercing blue eyes, but we knew she was not the Main Character, so we left off with that."
"Something Like Hannah" – New South Journal Micro Prose.
A micro fiction about the end of the world.
"They Didn't Mean To," – Long River Review Issue #19, 2016
A short story including cats, whiskey, an old man, and donuts.
Creative Nonfiction:
"A Man and His Beard," Long River Review Issue #18, 2015
A terribly titled essay, but also my first published piece.
I was at a 24-hour diner at 2 in the morning, seconds away from cutting into my steak and eggs, when I got the email that it had been accepted for publication. I had forgotten that I had sent it in, and was so convinced that I was a terrible writer that I couldn't help but cry. A year later, I was working on the magazine that had given me my first chance, and in a way that moment was the inspiration to create my own magazine.
In "An Interview with Rachel Clark," we discuss her painting series "Same Time, Same Place," which includes work published in Issue #6 of The Slag Review.
Matvei Yankelevich, Long River Review
In "Make It A Big Deal," the talented and generous Matvie Yankelevich tells me about starting Ugly Duckling Presse, and gives valuable advice to anyone looking to start their own magazine, press, or publication series.
Laura van den Berg, Long River Review
In this interview, Laura van den Berg and I discuss her novel "Find Me," a fantastic sci-fi creation which baffled some long-time fans of the genre while drawing literary praise.
Dave Mercier, Long River Review
In "Keeping a Beginner's Mind," the cartoonist Dave Mercier talks about his journey as an artist and writer. He is the author of two collections of comics: Mercworks: The Joy of Despair, and Mercworks: The Cure For the Human Condition.
Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine by Dianne Williams
"Young farmers and rural characters, obstetrical nurses, scholars, clergy—all the rest!—will have their great hopes realized more often than not—unless I decide to tell their stories." — from "Head of the Big Man" by Diane Williams
Whether you read the review or not, you'll want to read this book.
"A ragged yell into the void, a poignant letter to the past, Jack C. Buck's Deer Michigan is a surreal, sometimes startling collection of flash fiction wandering in and out of reality on a whim."


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Psalm 127 Names of God Bible (NOG)
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A song by Solomon for going up to worship.
1 If Yahweh does not build the house,
3 Children are an inheritance from Yahweh.
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Modern military blasting
Mobile Forces is a pretty decent entry into the modern multiplayer shooter genre, feeling a bit like the Battlefield series, thanks to the inclusion of vehicles to spice things up. There is a sort of single player campaign included here but it's not exactly a story-led one, and instead sees the player taking on a series of tasks using each of the multiplayer modes, taking on bots and working with them to accumulate points, whereby the next map is unlocked. However, it's the multiplayer section which is the main attraction in Mobile Forces and here it scores pretty highly, thus making it well worth cehcking out if you're after something new. There are eight main gameplay modes here, including the usual deathmatch and capture the flag variants as well as some more unusual ones like Safecracker and Detonation, which make for some nice variation. You also have eleven maps to choose from and which are again quite varied in terms of both size and environmental types. You also have the standard array of modern weapons, like assault rifles and shotguns, to choose from, while four vehicles are also included, including buggies and APCs, from which you can provide mobile fire support or simply use to zip around the maps. Mobile Forces doesn't offer anything particularly new, but what it does offer, it does extremely well. The shooting is rarely less than tight and fcussed, with matches providing the right level of excitement and tactics. The addition of vehicles is a nice one, and although it's not as extensive as Battlefield, they're still a lot of fun, something which could be said of the game on the whole. If you do enjoy a good military shooter, this one is well worth a look.
Team-based game
Released in 2002 by Rage Software, Mobile Forces is a first-person shooter where team work is pretty much essential. The game has similarities with other games, such one of the Battlefield games. Mobile Forces can be played both offline and online with friends, but the multiplayer part is where the game shines. It offers many game modes, some of which we are all used to, such as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag etc, while there are other modes which teamwork is essential, like Holdout (Domination), where you to need to conquer some checkpoints and protect for a period of time from the enemy team. Even though this is an FPS game, driving around vehicles is possible, making the game more entertaining. A military squad level game that deserve your attention.


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Uomo virile – Domenico Brusasorci
Portrait of a bearded man called "Uomo virile" (Virile Man). Oil on canvas (cm 51×40) by Domenico Brusasorci from Verona (1492-1567)
Portrait of a farmer, full length, (cm190x100) by Domenico Purificato, a painter (Fondi, November 1st, 1915 – Rome, November 6th, 1984). He was considered a versatile artist: early in his artistic carrier he joined the so-called Roman movement and from 1940 to 1943 he was editor of the magazine Cinema. After the second World War he played a chief role in the Neorealism movement in Rome by depicting ordinary people and daily life country scenes on canvas. The painting exhibited at the Grand Hotel and dated 1972 is actually depicting a farmer with a bundle of corn. Nature is constantly enhanced and featured by an elegiac tone. His painted world is sound and peaceful: farmers, children, landscapes, a real world, smoothly and easily depicted through clear and simple images that everybody can understand; even if his painting is neither anecdotal nor illustrative, it stems from eminent masters: even Caravaggio has been referred to.


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Researching Kayapó Partnerships in Amazonia
By Anna De Cheke Qualls
In 2015, doctoral student Matthew Aruch was traveling in a boat from the Pinkaiti Research Station in Brazil to A'ukre village in the Kayapó Indigenous Territory (TIK) of Pará, Brazil. The vessel was filled with people from all walks of life, and yet there was lots of lively, and harmonious conversation.
"There were Kayapó, anthropologists, conservation biologists, students, and interns from universities, and NGOs from the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Europe. Some were in the Kayapó area for the first time. Others had been working there for more than 20 years. I wondered where all these people had come from, and why they were there," remembers Aruch, a student in the international education policy program.
Aruch was impressed, and fascinated by the transnational, and multicultural collaboration within what he has termed the 'Pinkaiti Partnership' – a slice of the larger Kayapó Project's ecosystem. He decided to probe the nature, and evolution of this alliance – and, if it might not be a model for comparable collaboration between various entities, and indigenous people. For this line of research, Aruch was recently awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. Over the course of 9 months, the funding will allow him to explore the past, present, and future of the Pinkaiti Partnership from the perspective of its various stakeholders - the Kayapó community, NGOs, universities, governmental agencies, and institutions. With written approval from the indigenous leadership, Aruch's research will take him to the city of Tucumã, and the village of A'ukre.
In these locations, Aruch will work closely with the Associacão Floresta Protegida (AFP), the Kayapó indigenous NGO that manages Pinkaiti, and a number of other sustainable development initiatives. He will identify, and link relationships among the important institutions, and individuals to the partnership, and also conduct interviews. "While I am mainly interested in interviewing key decision makers, research assistants, and field course instructors, the Pinkaiti Partnership is an important part of A'ukre's community history. Therefore, I plan to invite all community members 18 years or older to participate in the project," says Aruch. Moreover, at the request of A'ukre, Aruch will also implement various community workshops for children, and adults in order to help build capacity for new, and ongoing collaborations with Brazilians, and foreigners.
Aruch brings a wealth of knowledge to program development, as an experienced educator for more than 14 years. He has taught overseas in Honduras, and within the Virginia public school system. Since 2011, Aruch has been the Assistant Director of the College Park Scholars' (CPS) Science Technology and Society Program. In this role, he has developed CPS' Robotics Service-Learning Program, and managed the study abroad programs in Ecuador, and Brazil. These experiences according to Aruch, inspired "an interest in how education/research-based programming can be a vehicle for creating collaborative partnerships."
But let's go back a little bit. The beginnings of the Kayapó Project began in 1988, when Aruch was just 6 years old. Dr. Janet Chernela, an anthropologist at the University of Maryland, invited a Kayapó leader named Paiakan, and others to speak at an environmental conference in the United States. It was then that current Kayapó Project Director Dr. Barbara Zimmerman, then at Conservation International, had her first encounter with Paiakan. In 1991, then Chief Paiakan of A'ukre, had a second meeting with Zimmerman in Brazil. Through these connections, Zimmerman, Paiakan, and A'ukre set aside 8000 hectares of protected territory to create the Pinkaiti Research Station. At the time, A'ukre was under threat from illegal logging, and mining, and the Kayapó were looking for alternative, but viable economic programs. A'ukre agreed that no logging, mining or hunting was to be permitted on the Pinkaiti site. In turn, Zimmerman agreed to find Brazilian, and global research partners who would pay an access fee, and hire Kayapó research assistants. Some of the work between the Kayapó, and these researchers led to the creation of two critical indigenous NGOs - the AFP (2002) representing the northeast, and the Instituto Kabu (IK) (2008) in the northwest. The Instituto Raoni (IR) (2001) in the southwest was initiated by the world-renown Chief Raoni. The Pinkaiti Research Station remained active between 1992 to about 2004, and the resulting collaborative work was gaining attention, and support globally.
Around 2001, the community of A'ukre, Zimmerman, and Chernela shifted Pinkaiti's focus from research to an international field course. Through this program, U.S. and Brazilian students were set up to visit A'ukre, and Pinkaiti for three weeks to learn about Kayapó culture, and tropical forest ecology. The foundations were also laid for a long-term model of community empowerment for forest protection. Over time, the partnership expanded to include – the AFP, Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI), the University of Maryland, Purdue University, Universidade de Brasilia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, the Universidade Federal do Pará, the International Conservation Fund of Canada, and The Wild Foundation.
Today, over 100 million hectares of Brazilian Amazon is recognized as Indigenous Territories, of which 11 million belong to the Kayapó. Like the Native American cultures of North America, these communities lead a subsistence lifestyle, and organize based on common property, and egalitarian principles. The Kayapó continue to seek sustainable forms of income that are compatible with their need to preserve their lands, culture, and community equity. Increasing contact with outside society over the past 25 years has also led to dependence on certain manufactured goods that can only be obtained with money. As Brazilian citizens, the Kayapó seek entry into regional, and local economies, and the young seek access to technology, and education. They are currently involved in the production of Brazil nuts, cumaru nuts, fair trade handicrafts, and TIK field courses, and internships.
But the Kayapó's livelihood, and culture faces on-going threats from logging, ranching, gold mining, and governmental infrastructure. Politically, the Kayapó are regularly pressured to open their lands to various business ventures, while remaining vulnerable to laws that aim to diminish the size of their territories. Since 1995, the Kayapó have maintained alliances with international conservation NGOs in order to strengthen their capacity for territorial control, and sustainable resource management as outside pressure on their lands, and culture continued to mount in the southeastern Amazon. As mentioned, they also formed their own regional advocacy organizations – the AFP, IK and IR. These indigenous NGOs have a common mission to obtain, and implement outside support for territorial protection, and control; gain insight into the plethora of intensifying threats they face, and development options; and organize/mobilize to defend their land, and constitutional rights.
According to Zimmerman, the role of these organizations is key to the success of the Kayapó Project. "These NGOs act as a bridge to, and outpost in a foreign national society with which the Kayapó must learn to deal in order to survive. Outside society will completely swallow the Kayapó, and their lands if they are not able to meet the outsiders on equal terms. These NGOs confer them capacity in the outside world by functioning within the laws, and procedures of western society to obtain, administer, manage, and implement outside support for territorial protection, sustainable development, and defense of indigenous rights. These NGOs give the Kayapó a voice in national society, and a seat at the table. The empowerment role of these Kayapó entities is starkly evident when one compares the roughly 10% of Kayapó territory not represented by high functioning indigenous NGOs with remaining Kayapó territory that is represented by NGOs. Lands of the non-represented Kayapó who therefore receive no outside conservation, and development investment are heavily invaded, and lost; whereas roughly 9 million hectares of territory represented by the AFP, IR, and IK continue to hold against the onslaught of ranching, logging, goldmining, and colonization in the lawless frontier," she says.
Aruch's research will be helpful in that it will elucidate the mechanism of local community empowerment (i.e. exactly how the AFP specifically works) that results in the protection of one of the world's last great tracts of primary tropical forest, and the last stronghold for biodiversity in the entire southeastern Amazon. Says Zimmerman, "Empowerment of local communities that otherwise have no voice in national society seems to be the only way forward to save what remains of the world's intact primary forest. And yet, there are precious few studies on how this local community mechanism actually functions to protect forests while benefitting people. Matthew Aruch's research is particularly timely, and important because we face losing all of the world's primary forests to logging, mining, and agriculture within a frighteningly short time span. International policy makers are searching for a way forward to saving at least some of the world's richest, and irreplaceable forest ecosystems which generate so many sustainable benefits for local communities, and all of humanity but are being lost forever to illegal logging, and agriculture - usually for the short-term benefit of elites."
Aruch is similarly excited about the implications of his research. "I look forward to sharing my Fulbright findings with the Kayapó of A'ukre, and international colleagues. I hope my research will provide government agencies, NGOs, academics, and indigenous groups in Brazil, and beyond with suggestions - on how education, and research can help to create or facilitate partnerships that maintain, and promote culture, livelihoods, but also protect the environment, and provide meaningful teaching, and learning opportunities," says Aruch.
More information about Matthew Aruch can be found here.
(Photo Credits: Dr. Barbara Zimmerman, Martin Schoeller, IBAMA (Brazilian Ministry of Environment), Cristina Mittermeier, Andre D'Elia, Associacão Floresta Protegida (AFP), Adriano Jerozolimski, Matthew Aruch, Emily Colon, Dr. Laura Zanotti, Dr. Jorge Solórzano-Filho)


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Hello everyone!
So this is what July looked like in the Raydori:
I got a little bored one afternoon. And got colouring…
How is life coming on your end?
Last week I had been researching the Midori Traveler's Notebook, and looking online at everyone's rustic, whimsical, memory treasured books I knew I had to jump on the bandwagon.
I'd been so against the Traveler's Notebooks for so long as I didn't want to confine myself to a bound planner/system etc… Because I'm such a perfectionist I like to know I can just rip out an insert and start again.
But something urged me to keep looking at them, I felt drawn to their beauty and style… They looked different from our pristine Filofaxes, they looked broken into, malleable, utterly customisable, aged, loved, battered about… And I loved that!
I just couldn't justify the base price of £40 for a regular size notebook, you know?
Whilst on YouTube, I came across a fantastic video by Sophie on her Midori "range". (http://youtu.be/WnT6VOjbuh8). It was there I was introduced to this beautiful notebook made by Ray Blake of My Life All In One Place (www.mylifeallinoneplace.com). I've mentioned his website in a few of my posts as he works with Steve from Philofaxy (www.philofaxy.blogspot.co.uk) on Filofax inserts.
Ray also does a vast range of printables for the Midori Traveler's Notebooks along with step by step guides on how to print and bind your own notebooks, which is a godsend for me!
Anyhow, whilst I was watching Sophie's video and seeing this gorgeous emerald green notebook by Ray, I knew I had to have one. Ray handmakes binders to your needs, which sounded perfect to me as I had read about niggles that Midori users found, the wraparound elastic joining at the back of the notebook creating a bump where the knot was, as well as other things. Sounded like Sophie and Ray's tweaks had created the perfect notebook.
So off I went to order my own from Ray, in the hope that with it would push me into finally doing a bit of my own travelling and documenting, unleashing that squashed free spirit that I have.
The very next day after ordering and paying, my manager called me into his office and notified me that I would be going to LA and Vegas in October to find out how a couple of our American branches work and their procedures, to get an insight how we could improve things here in England.
I'm going with another female colleague around my age so it's going to be a little girly trip…
I'm still a little freaked how I ordered a Traveler's Notebook with a half arsed attempt to push me to do more to write about, but I never actually thought it would happen so quickly, almost magical!
Today my Raydori arrived, I could barely finish my Crumpets before tearing open the envelope! Here we go!
The leather is so soft and floppy, not at all like our rigid Filofax binders. You can overstuff this binder to your hearts content… And I intend to!
Ray has also very kindly popped in 2 starter notebooks for me: a lined notebook and an A-Z index, both of which will prove invaluable to me when I attempt to make my own booklets!
And so, let's begin the Raydori Chapter!
Anyone else got a Midori/Raydori/Fauxdori? How do you use yours?
Much love
Dates. Vacation Flings. Heartbreaks. And foreign men.
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Microbial Discovery Group To Exhibit At AWT 2016
- June 22, 2016
Microbial Discovery Group To Exhibit At AWT 2016
Microbial Discovery Group (MDG) will be exhibiting at the 2016 AWT Convention and Exposition in San Diego on September 7th-10th. This event is dedicated to bringing together professionals in the industrial water treatment industry and offers opportunities for education, product and partner exploration, and business connections.
This will be MDG's third year exhibiting at the event. MDG is excited to be showcasing The Biotifx™ Platform, a product and program approach to wastewater treatment. Conference attendees can expect:
- Live product demos
- Material and information on the platform
- Insight on the next megatrend in wastewater, and
- Fun, because all shows need a little fun.
Heading to San Diego for AWT? Visit MDG's booth 606/608 or to set up a meeting at the conference, CLICK HERE.
MDG looks forward to meeting you.


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NBC Olympics Live Extra just might be the only app you need for this year's Olympic Games – the free app allows you to watch every event of the London Olympics. You can receive push notifications when your favorite events start, or you can browse only the gold medal events that are currently ongoing. Those with new iPads will be able to watch those events in 1080p.
Most of the events can be recorded via DVR, and there will be full event replays available for any events that you want to watch but happen to miss. News, updates, and photos will be available on the app, as well.
Regrettably, the app suffers from a few poor design choices, like the inexplicable lack of landscape mode, and no full-screen video. It's still the Olympic Games, and you're still getting it free (as long as you live in the United States), but those design choices will be a turn off for many.
NBC Olympics Live Extra is available now for free on the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad.


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5 fun shape learning games only $0.99 for your pre-k/kindergarten and 1st grade level students. This shape game app can generate thousands of unique worksheets with colorful pictures dynamically. All the games are easy to play and fun to learn.
1. Shape Sorting Games
Help young children sort different shapes like square, triangle, circle, heart, rectangle, diamond, and more. The shape game app will refresh to display new games atomically once players finish sorting one round.
2. Count by Shape Games
A fun counting game for young students to count objects by shapes. This game also teaches players about numbers and matching cunting result to the right number.
3. Shape Word Games
Learn shape names and shape name words. Players learn to recognize shapes and shape name words, and draw lines to match shape to the correct shape words.
4. Shape Patterns Games
Introduce patterns to young children. This game helps kids to recognize repeating patterns by using shapes pictures.
5. Build a square Games
A challenging game for kids to find the matching half of a square to complete the square shape.
This shape game app is a wonderful tool for parents and school teachers to teach young kids concepts of shapes, shape names and shape categories. Players will also learn counting, matching, numbers, and patterns. We also have many free printable shape games and worksheets at developer's website http://ikidspad.com/.


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Thank you Rob Holmes, for directing me to this new Longwave song. Whatever they're doing here is pretty fucking great.
sarah's so boring ever since she stopped drinking
music. musings. mumblings. mine.
a personal blog that used to be about my sobriety.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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By John Gruber
Magic Puzzles: Three 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles with beautiful artwork and a magical ending.
Remember the piece I linked to earlier this week, wherein Joe Springer pointed out (all the way back in November) that large institutional investors who'd sold options on Apple's stock back in the summer stood to profit by billions if AAPL closed today at $500 or under? It closed at $500.00.
I still have that bridge to sell you if you don't think the fix was in on this.
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lecture the public on how to spend the pittance they are left with after taxes!
'She knows nothing; and she thinks she knows everything. That points clearly to a political career' (- with apologies to GBS!) .
'While Catherine Byrne was voting for health cuts, eviction, water charges and austerity...(she) terrorised the public purse for the disgusting amount of €451,223.13c between the general election in March 2011 and the end of July 2014...' (from here).
And 'terrorise the public purse' she certainly does : in 2011, this woman took home €2387 a week, comprised of her weekly salary of €1812 from Leinster House and an extra €575 a week in 'expenses and allowances'.
The following year, 2012, the lady obviously realised that she was short-changing herself and, on top of her wage of €1812 a week she upped her 'expenses and allowances' to €899 a week, 'earning' a combined total of €2711 a week.
In 2013, perhaps thinking that whereas she had underpaid herself in 2011, she might have overpaid herself in 2012, she landed bravely on the middle ground - €2566 a week, comprising her €1812 weekly wage and 'expenses and allowances' of €754 a week. That's called 'taking a hit for the team'.
Last Year (2014), she not only 'took a hit for the team' again, but became a martyr for the cause - the lady managed to eke out a living of sorts on just €2166 a week (comprising her weekly wage of €1812 and 'expenses and allowances' of €354 a week).
This is the same women who stated (above link) - "I go to the shopping centre at the weekend like most normal people (and) I try my best with my budget to fill it out and get what I need..." "Normal people" in this State would be doing well to be on over €2000 a month, never mind a week and those that are fortunate enough to be on the money that Catherine Byrne is on would not be complaining about budget constraints like she is. I reckon it's a ploy on her behalf to soften us up in preparation for later on when her 2015 'earnings' become public! ('1169' comment - the above amounts were arrived at from figures published in 'The Clondalkin Echo' newspaper, 9th July 2015, page 20.)
John Kelly, Fine Gael TD (sic) spent much of his speech in Leinster House praising the gardai and assuring the Dáil (sic) of what he called his 'bona fides' before he got to the point, and mentioned in passing the subordination of the Garda Siochana to the US Secret Service - "What appeared to be a large portion of their normal peace-keeping and security enforcing duties were appropriated, by what authority I am not clear, by a police force or a security force for which no one in this country was responsible."* He was immediately warned off this issue by Ceann Comhairle, Tom Fitzpatrick.
Kelly pointed out that "the greatest principle of criminal procedure" is that an accused be brought before a judicial authority (a judge or peace commissioner) where it will be decided whether the accused will be granted bail or remanded in custody. Pointing out that the maximum penalty which could be imposed on the women, had they been found guilty, would have been a £5 fine, he said "there is some explaining to be done, and I do not mean of the police, but more generally on the part of the State, if we have a legal system which makes it possible for people to be held in custody for so long when the maximum charge on which they can be convicted is such a trivial one, carrying such a trivial fine."
He referred to suspicions that the object of the exercise "was to keep those women on ice until such time as the President of America should have left this country." Some people, he said, might consider such protestors a pain in the neck : "In many ways they are a pain in the neck to me too but next time, Sir, it could be you or me. Unless we stand up for the people who are a nuisance** it could be our turn next."
(* '1169' comment : strange how Mr. Kelly or his political party never once complained about, or objected to, the fact that, less than 90 miles from where he spoke, a so-called " police/security force" from an outside source were appropriating "peace-keeping and security enforcing duties" which should be carried out, if at all, by Irish agencies// ** the real "nuisance" was Reagan and the administration in this corrupt State which allowed him to land here in the first place.) (MORE LATER).
From 'Magill' magazine, September 1980.
Ed Moloney : Does the IRA intend to retaliate against loyalists for recent attacks on republicans and in particular the killings of John Turnly and Miriam Daly?
IRA : Firstly, the majority of people assassinated by loyalists have been totally innocent catholics. This year they have attempted a certain degree of discrimination. They have attacked republicans and also fellow protestants, close to the Irish nationalists tradition, in an attempt to provoke the IRA into blind or frustrated retaliation. We have absolutely no intentions of getting involved in such a war. They distract the IRA from attacks on Crown forces and help the British to foster the idea of being brokers between two factions. That's not to say that we wouldn't take retaliatory action against loyalists we knew were specifically in the UVF or UDA, and were in an influential position with regard to these attacks.
Ed Moloney : British undercover surveillance has been responsible for a number of recent arrests of IRA teams in transit this year. How badly does their activity affect the IRA?
IRA : The British are very good at undercover work. This is what they are into now. Nevertheless, we are totally satisfied that we know why our active service units are caught. While the British are good, we always know where they operate and why they operate. Because the population is hostile to them and sympathetic to us, they tell us about them. They're not that effective, but they're a hindrance and they probably perceive their role as that. (MORE LATER).
'Labour Representation Committee', a group of like-minded working-class activists who agreed to "...embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour.." . The formation of such a group, at that particular time, was a daring move in itself, a challenge to the 'Establishment' (a trait lacking in the British Labour Party today which, in our opinion, is actually part of that 'Establishment) ; the 'Combinations of Workman Act 1825' effectively made trade unionism illegal in that it was an Act of the British Parliament which declared that it was practically 'treasonous' for any trade union organisation to seek improved working conditions for its members, outlawing the right to strike and giving employers the power to jail 'offenders' for 3 months for having 'interfered with commerce and trade'.
Workers and their trade union representatives fought back as best they could, but it seems that both sides were reluctant to fully 'test the waters' regarding the 'Combination Act'. This scenario was brought to a head by the actions of management in the Taff Vale Railway Company, in Wales, where 1,327 workers ('Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants' [ASRS] union members) went on strike in August 1900 for better pay and to have their union properly recognised by the company, which hired scab workers (from the so-called 'National Free Labour Association') and evicted striking workers and their families from the cottages they were renting from the job.
The strike only lasted for about two weeks, as the company was continuing to trade but the workers were suffering more than they could endure - they reluctantly agreed to go back to work on the understanding that they could have their jobs back, with nothing else being offered. However, during those two weeks, the company began legal action against the ASRS under the 'Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act of 1875' for financial reimbursement and the union tried to defend itself by claiming that as it was not a corporation or an individual it should not be held responsible for financial losses caused to the company by the strike action. The company won its case but that decision was overturned on appeal and the issue was then referred to the 'House of Lords' for final adjudication, following which, in 1901, the company emerged as the winner, meaning that picketing could only be carried out in a manner that made it ineffective and trade union funds would be open to the company in question to seek damages from.
It was not until five years later (in 1906) , with the passing of the 'Trade Disputes Act', that this employer-friendly loophole was closed. The only real benefit (and, believe it or not, it was actually seen as such at the time!) was that the dispute concentrated the minds of trade unionists to the extent that, in 1906, the 'Labour Representation Committee' reformed itself as 'The Labour Party'. And it has been operating since then, just like its 'sister' grouping in this State, as a political vehicle on the back of which careerists can forge a path to a political pension for themselves. And to hell with the workers except, of course, at election time!
This 'On This Date' post is not one of our usual offerings, but we couldn't let the 22nd July pass without mentioning one of the most academically-sharpest minds that we have encountered on our internet 'travels' - William Archibald Spooner, born in London, England, to William and Jane Lydia, on this date (22nd July) in 1844.
As far as we can ascertain, he did not involve himself in Irish republican issues either here or in England but deserves a wee mention for his many other achievements and on the manner in which he propagated his knowledge to his students - he was born an albino and, as such, his eyesight was extremely limited, but that didn't stop him from living a full life. He was a father to seven children, an Anglican priest and a scholar who studied at New College in Oxford, where he eventually lectured for about 60 years, on a range of subjects including history, philosophy, divinity and Aristotle's Ethics.
By all accounts, William was a gentle, humble man who was known to be kindhearted, and his acquaintances found it easy to forgive him his absent-mindedness : it seems that his intellect and ability to visualise what it was he wanted to say outpaced his physical ability to actually say it - he inadvertently placed the initial letter(s) of one word in front of adjoining words, meaning that his tongue couldn't keep up with his thought processes, resulting in many verbal blunders for which he became famous : "Blushing crow" for "crushing blow", "a well-boiled icicle" for "well-oiled bicycle", "I have in my bosom a half-warmed fish" for "I have in my bosom a half-formed wish" (supposedly said in a speech to the British 'Queen', Victoria), and "a toast to our queer dean" instead of "a toast to our dear queen".
On dropping his hat, he is said to have asked "will nobody pat my hiccup?", at a wedding he stated that "it is kisstomary to cuss the bride", on paying a visit to a college official he asked "Is the bean dizzy?", and speaking to farmers he addressed them as "noble tons of soil". He reprimanded a student with the words "You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted two worms. Pack up your rags and bugs, and leave immediately by the town drain!" - "You have missed all my history lectures. You have wasted two terms. Pack up your bags and rags, and leave immediately by the down [London] train!" and, finally, an Irish connection - he once referenced a famous Irish play as "the Ploughboy of the Western World"!
William Archibald Spooner died in Oxfordshire, England, in his 86th year, on the 29th of August, 1930, and is buried in Grasmere in Cumbria. Or, perhaps, he's crasmered in Gumbria, and, hopefully, pesting in reace!
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Parent Magazine Picked Mini Vacation Ideas for a City in Every State, and Duluth Was Chosen For Minnesota
When I first moved to Duluth it took some getting used to in the summer getting adjusted to the influx of tourists. The city seems to transform almost over night and I love it!
Living a few blocks from Lake Superior i catch my self staring off into the lake as I am driving down London Road and just shake my head laughing, this is my back yard. Well sort of my backyard a flew blocks away. The beauty of this area and all the things it has to offer young and old alike.
Parents magazine recently put together a list of 51 mini-vacations and Duluth is represented for Minnesota! Sometime I think we can learn form people who visit, since we have this stuff right at our finger tips and we don't even take advantage of it.
So head out this summer with the kids and explore all that this area has to offer!


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HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES HARD ROCK HOTEL DALLAS-FORT WORTHOctober 15, 2014
Orlando, Fla. –October 14, 2014 – Hard Rock International – owner of one of the world's most iconic and recognized brands – announces Hard Rock Hotel Dallas-Fort Worth, located in the newly announced The Grand Alps Village development in Grand Prairie, Texas, future home to the most advanced indoor snow facility in the world. The 300-room, Hard Rock managed hotel will include 86 rooms overlooking the indoor ski facility, a rooftop pool complex and two world-renowned Rock Star Suites. Construction is scheduled to begin for the $400 million property in January 2015 and the hotel is projected to open in January 2018.
"We're looking forward to managing the property and introducing our Hard Rock Hotel brand into the thriving Dallas-Fort Worth area," said Marco Roca, executive vice president/chief development officer, Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos. "As we look to expand our hotel portfolio, we seek out promising locations and successful partners, and we have achieved that with The Grand Alps development."
"Hard Rock is an iconic brand with an extensive fan base that creates a destination draw," said Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen. "Grand Prairie's Interstate 30 and Belt Line corridor offers the perfect location for a project like this. The Grand Alps will be a great new addition to our well-established tourist business. My family and I ski and are looking forward to being able to do so in our backyard."
Hard Rock Hotel Dallas-Fort Worth will roll out the red carpet for guests with unparalleled live music performances and vast amenities, such as the Rock Spa®, featuring its newly unveiled Rhythm & Motion spa menu, and the Body Rock® workout facility. Guests can choose from a variety of food and beverage options on-property and throughout the Grand Alps development. Additionally, the property will offer 50,000 square feet of meeting space, legendary music memorabilia, a world famous Rock Shop® featuring Hard Rock's iconic merchandise and The Sound of Your Stay® – the brand's all-encompassing music amenity program exclusive to guests of the hotel.
"Travelers are seeking new adventures and a reprieve from the usual, which is exactly what Hard Rock offers to its guests," said Sherman Thurston, Co-Chairman of The Grand Alps Resort Group. "A Hard Rock Hotel is the perfect addition to The Grand Alps Village development."
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Four more teams down, four still left in pursuit of a Super Bowl title. As we did last week, we say goodbye to the four teams that lost their playoff games this weekend in true "Overreaction Monday" style. And for the four teams remaining, we try to answer one big question still facing them as they confront their final game or two.
Jump to a team:
Chargers | Chiefs | Colts | Cowboys | Eagles | Patriots | Rams | Saints
Philip Rivers will never win the Super Bowl
This season's Chargers were 12-4 in the regular season -- one game better than the Patriots -- and 9-0 outside of Los Angeles counting their wild-card-round victory in Baltimore. This season's Patriots were supposedly undermanned on offense and represented the start of some sort of decline. If Rivers couldn't beat Tom Brady (against whom he's now 0-8 lifetime) with THIS season's Chargers team, there's no reason to think he ever will. And not only could he not beat the Patriots on Sunday, the Chargers couldn't even stay remotely close. It was an embarrassing performance on both sides of the ball by a team with one of the deepest rosters in the league.
Graziano's verdict: NOT AN OVERREACTION. "Never" is a very long time, but the rest of Rivers' career probably isn't. He just turned 37, and there's no guarantee he'll have a better team than this one over the remaining two, three, four or however many years before he retires.
Plus, Brady doesn't seem ready to retire anytime soon, so he'll remain in Rivers' way even if Rivers can keep getting to the playoffs. And then there's the small matter of Patrick Mahomes, just 23 and coming off a likely MVP season for a Chiefs team that finished ahead of the Chargers in the standings (albeit by tiebreaker) to win the division for the second year in a row. Sunday was a devastatingly disappointing end to a brilliant Chargers season, and it's not an overreaction to worry that they won't get a better chance to cash one in than they had in 2018.
The Colts should sign Le'Veon Bell and trade for Antonio Brown
Indianapolis was one of the surprises of the season, winning nine of their final 10 regular-season games to reach the playoffs after a 1-5 start and thumping the Texans in Houston in the wild-card round. It was a hyper-accelerated rebuild led by general manager Chris Ballard and coach Frank Reich and assisted by the return of Andrew Luck from injury to the top echelon of NFL quarterbacks.
They exited the playoffs Saturday night with a loss to the top-seeded Chiefs at Kansas City, but the future appears bright, and the Colts project to have more 2019 salary-cap space (maybe more than $120 million) than any other team in the league. They should be able to add anyone they want this offseason, and the two Steelers stars are supremely available. Bell will be a free agent once the new league year begins in March, and Brown's relationship with the Steelers seems to have reached a breaking point.
Graziano's verdict: OVERREACTION. I actually like Bell for the Colts, though I don't expect Ballard to spend like that on a running back. And while they absolutely need help at wide receiver, they're already carrying a $15 million cap charge for T.Y. Hilton, who has two years left on his deal and will be looking for a new deal sometime soon.
As much as they need help at wide receiver, the Colts' big spends should be on defense, where this season's group overachieved and could use some reinforcements. The Colts are in a position where they can spend their money and their cap space on their own young stars as they start to need extensions. It's not as if they shouldn't go out and find help in free agency; it's just that their economic circumstances allow them to focus on building an overall deep roster, as opposed to patching holes with flashy additions. It's good to be the Colts right now.
The Cowboys need to move on from Jason Garrett
Last Saturday's victory over the Seahawks was just Garrett's second playoff win in eight-plus seasons as Dallas' coach, and that number stayed stuck at two following the Cowboys' loss to the Rams in L.A. In Garrett's eight full seasons as head coach, the Cowboys have made the playoffs just three times and have failed to reach even a single conference championship game. The Cowboys haven't played in the Super Bowl in 23 years, which is far too long to go for a franchise as storied as this one.
Graziano's verdict: OVERREACTION. It's not that playoff success isn't important. It's just that it's too often held up as the only thing that's important. Since the start of the 2016 season -- counting playoffs -- there are exactly three NFL teams that have won more games than Garrett's Cowboys. They are the Patriots, Steelers and Chiefs. Garrett has had four winning seasons and won three division titles in the past five years. The Cowboys' 4-12 2015 is the only season in which Garrett has finished under .500. It's easy to understand why fans might be tired of the lack of playoff success, but Garrett consistently has his team in position to reach the playoffs, you never hear about locker room discord, and ownership always has seemed to love him. I don't think he's going anywhere, and I don't think he should, either.
Nick Foles has thrown his final pass as a Philadelphia Eagle
Foles was 4-1 as Philadelphia's starter the past two postseasons, including a Super Bowl MVP performance that will live forever in the hearts of the city's rabid fans. But the team still believes in 2016 first-round pick Carson Wentz as its long-term franchise quarterback. The Eagles could pick up Foles' $20.5 million contract option for 2019 if they wanted to keep him as a backup or if they thought they could trade him for something of value, but it's also possible they wish him well and move on from one of the most incredible chapters in franchise history.
Graziano's verdict: NOT AN OVERREACTION. Realistically, it doesn't make sense for the Eagles to carry a $20.5 million backup, and the draft-pick investment in Wentz makes it unlikely they'd install Foles as the starter ahead of him. And the contract includes a mutual 2019 option, meaning that even if the Eagles did pick it up with the idea of trading Foles, he could buy his way out of it for $2 million and probably cash in as a free agent somewhere else.
Foles wasn't the reason they lost Sunday -- the final interception bounced off of Alshon Jeffery's hands -- but there comes a point where this accidental-but-glorious second act of Foles' Eagles career has to end, and it's probably this offseason.
Can the Chiefs' defense do that two more times?
Top-seeded Kansas City had the 31st-ranked defense in the NFL in 2018, allowing an average of 405.5 yards per game. The Chiefs were 31st against the pass and 27th against the run. On average, they allowed 26.3 points per game. But on Saturday, they held Andrew Luck and the Colts to 13 points (seven of which came on a blocked punt) and 263 yards of offense.
The 180 rushing yards the Chiefs' offense put up had a lot to do with their stunning 39-minute, 49-second time-of-possession figure, but so did the fact that the Chiefs' defense held the best third-down offense in the league to 0-for-9 on third downs in the game. They'll face a tougher test Sunday night when the Patriots come to town, but the fact that the game is at Arrowhead Stadium will matter.
The Chiefs actually had the league's sixth-best scoring defense in home games, allowing only 18 points per game to opposing offenses at Arrowhead (as opposed to 34.63 on the road). That indicates they have a fighting chance for a repeat performance next week, though it could be tougher if they reach the Super Bowl and have to try it in a neutral site. Regardless, Saturday's victory left the Chiefs' defense a confident bunch, and was a pretty big relief for a team and a fan base that hadn't won a home playoff game in 25 years. With that first one out of the way, the Chiefs might play looser going forward.
Can the Patriots dominate like that on the road?
The Chargers were the best road team in the league, and they didn't even belong on the same field as the Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The win improved New England to 9-0 at home this season, but the Pats are just 3-5 on the road, and the AFC Championship Game will be at Kansas City. The Patriots averaged 32.88 points per game at home in the regular season but just 21.63 on the road. They allowed 16.63 points per game at home and 24 on the road. Tom Brady's completion percentage is 5.1 points lower on the road, and his QBR is 8.2 points per game lower. Opposing quarterbacks posted a 38.9 QBR against the Patriots in Foxborough but 71.5 on the road.
They are a different team away from home, and now they head into Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs are 8-1 this season. The Patriots haven't won a road playoff game since Jan. 14, 2007, when they beat the SAN DIEGO Chargers on the road. Winning road playoff games is something that hasn't been asked of them very much during the Brady/Belichick era, but that combo is 3-4 as the visiting team in the playoffs. And the way the Patriots played on the road in this regular season raises legitimate concern about their ability to repeat Sunday's performance next Sunday in K.C.
Can the Saints stop the Rams' potent rushing attack without Sheldon Rankins?
The Saints' victory Sunday was pyrrhic, as one of their best young defensive linemen tore his Achilles tendon early in the game and obviously won't play again this season. And against a Rams offense that rolled up 273 rushing yards on 48 carries with the tandem of Todd Gurley and C.J. Anderson, that's a hole they could find tough to fill. If the Rams can control the game on the ground the way they did against Dallas (they possessed the ball for 36:13), they could avoid the kind of shootout they lost in the Superdome in Week 9 and win a lower-scoring game. It didn't work out for the Eagles on Sunday, but they were able to keep the game low-scoring and had a chance late. And Philly didn't have a back like Gurley on Sunday.
Will the Rams' inexperience show up against Sean Payton, Drew Brees and the Saints?
The Rams played the Saints tough in their Week 9 loss in New Orleans, coming back from 21 points down to tie the score 35-35 in the fourth quarter before Brees and the Saints pulled away and won by 10. And they showed against the Cowboys that they can win in different ways -- running the ball down Dallas' throats with Gurley and Anderson instead of airing it out with Jared Goff. But this Saints group is far more seasoned in key spots than that Dallas team is. Brees is the league's all-time leader in passing yards, and he and Payton have won a Super Bowl before. The Saints went deeper into the playoffs than the Rams did last season, and especially at home there's a chance their experience advantage plays a role in what should be a close matchup. Sean McVay just became the youngest coach ever to win an NFL playoff game, and he and his team are dangerous on both sides of the ball. But Payton surely would love to remind the world that he knew a little bit about coaching offense before McVay showed up.


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Erectile dysfunction is something no man wants to deal with. Unfortunately it is something that many men do face and, until recently when drugs such as Levitra arrived, they did not have many effective options to address the issue.
Historically, the process of treating erectile dysfunction was experimental and often painful. Treatments included penile implants, pumps, and even penile injections. Due to these limited treatments options, many men chose to simply suffer in silent embarrassment. Thankfully, drugs such as Levitra have arrived in recent years to greatly simplify the treatment process and improve the lives of men diagnosed with impotence. Although drugs such as Levitra are not a cure for erectile dysfunction, they can be used whenever a man wants to have sex in order to treat the problem.
Drugs such as Levitra have not only simplified the treatment process for erectile dysfunction, they have dimmed the embarrassment that some men feel regarding their diagnosis. Although impotence is a common occurrence in men, it is not something that many wish to discuss with others. A healthy sex drive is often directly linked to a man's level of perceived masculinity so an erectile dysfunction diagnosis can be truly debilitating. Additionally, impotence used to be viewed as a psychological problem. However, it is becoming more clear that this is not the case.
Men seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction should use caution when searching for drugs such as Levitra. These are prescription drugs so it is important to discuss any and all side effects with a doctor before moving forward with a treatment plan. As with any medical treatment, there can be risks associated with these drugs, so a thorough review of medical histories is important to avoid any complications.


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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Please join us on December 5, 2018 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at ArtsWestchester for a free information session led by the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, a program of The Actors Fund, to learn more about artist's health insurance options.
From November 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019, the Affordable Care Act will be in the "open enrollment" period. These 12 weeks offer the only opportunity (with some exceptions) for people in the visual and performing arts and entertainment industry to re-enroll or find affordable health insurance to stay healthy and creative.
This session is open to all artists who want to understand their insurance options.
Questions to be answered include:
- What's different from last year?
- How have the laws and rules changed?
- What are my insurance options now?
- What are the plans like this year?
- How much will it cost me?
- Am I eligible for free insurance?
- Am I eligible for the $20/mo plan? (NY only)
- How do I estimate my sporadic income for the application?
- How do I pick a plan that's right for me?
- Where do I get care if I can't afford insurance?
Space is limited, RSVP to [email protected]
Event Location and Ticket Information
31 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10601
Handicap Accessible? Yes
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Times: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket pricing:
Free event
Presenter: The Actors Fund
Presenter Website: https://actorsfund.org/


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Contact: Emily Prigot, 508-996-4095 x6105
Friday, June 14
New Bedford, MA –New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will host a Flag Day concert featuring New Bedford elementary school students on Friday, June 14 at 10:30 AM. The band will play patriotic songs as well as other musical pieces. The concert will take place in the national park garden at 33 William Street in downtown New Bedford. The event is free and open to all.
The band brings together students from the Ashley, Pacheco and Winslow Elementary Schools. Bill Lacey and Dana Bernier direct the band, which numbers 70 students.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park was established by Congress in 1996 to help preserve and interpret America's nineteenth century whaling industry. The park, which encompasses a 13-block National Historic Landmark District, is the only National Park Service area addressing the history of the whaling industry and its influence on the economic, social, and environmental history of the United States. The National Park visitor center is located at 33 William Street in downtown New Bedford. It is open seven days a week, from 9 AM-5 PM, and offers information, exhibits, and a free orientation movie every hour on the hour from 10 AM-4 PM. The visitor center is accessible to all. Admission is free. For additional information and schedules, go to the park website at www.nps.gov/nebe, call 508-996-4095, or visit the park's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NBWNHP
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Local San Antonio bands are regulars on Limelight's stage as well as nationally touring bands.Facebook Tweet Linkedin Pinterest Google +
The bar attracts a college and college-aged crowd thanks to the bar hopping that usually goes on down the Saint Mary's Strip. Art is displayed on the club's walls at Limelight and changes monthly in order to continue featuring San Antonio up and coming artists. Drink specials and the rock that comes with them are great throughout the week and attract more clientele. Keep an eye on Limelight's calendar because there's a lot going on at this San Antonio live music club.


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|Release date
|15 March 2006 (Update)
|Eastern Evil Chicken's Lair, in Zanaris
|4 iron, 4 coal, 3 silver, 4 gold, 2 mithril
|Black Dragons (outside mine's entrance)
|Part of Recipe for Disaster (Freeing Sir Amik Varze)
|Main music
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The Evil Chicken's Lair mine is a mining site found in the Evil Chicken's Lair, a small cave accessible through the Chicken Shrine in Zanaris. To access the mine, players must have reached a certain point in Freeing Sir Amik Varze, a subquest of Recipe for Disaster.
To access the lair and thus, the mine itself, players must offer a raw chicken to the Evil Chicken's shrine in northern Zanaris each visit. The lair's entrance houses several black dragons, so to reach the mine safely, an anti-dragon shield and possibly the protect from melee prayer are usually used. The black dragons will not enter the mine itself, which is found in a small chamber east of the entrance.
The mine contains a variety of minable rocks, including 4 iron, 4 coal, 3 silver, 4 gold, and 2 mithril. The bank in western Zanaris can be used to store any ore mined in the area.
This mine isn't usually crowded but banking is a still a bit dangerous. 1 shark in your inventory is recommended if you are a low levelled player because the black dragons could do hefty damage to your health.


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Tohoku University in Japan, the University of York in the UK, and Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany are collaborating in a Core-to-Core Programme organised by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Our four key aims are to investigate a spin transistor with an optical gate, an all Heusler alloy MRAM cell, spin-transfer torque induced by the spin See-beck effect, and design a prototype logic circuit.
Based on our expertise, we anticipate to achieve three major milestones for next-generation integrated logic circuits:
Each of these device concepts has the potential to be a component of an integrated spintronic logic and storage device.
This project involves 17 principal investigators (PIs) from Japan, 5 PIs from the UK and 2 PIs from Germany. We also plan to collaborate with our affiliate institutions, which include the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), University of Electro-Communications and University of Tsukuba.
In addition to the technical activities, this project will support an ambitious programme of exchange. We are committed to 30 exchanges per year among our partners, focusing on those for early-stage researchers. We will organise two symposia every year, one in Europe and another in Japan, to disseminate our achievements and to discuss them with the wider community.
This project will be carried out under the close collaboration with Profs. Hideo Ohno at the Laboratory for Electronic Intelligent Systems, Research Institute of Electrical Communications, Tohoku University, Kevin O'Grady at the Department of Physics, the University of York and Burkard Hillebrands Magnetism Group, Department of Physics, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern.
From 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2020 (for 5 years).
This project is funded through the JSPS Core-to-Core Program on "International Research Center for New-Concept Spintronics Devices" jointly with the EPSRC research grant on "Spintronic Devices for Integrated Logic Circuits" (EP/M02458X/1) and OPTIMAS.
Prof. Hideo Ohno (Japanese Coordinator)
Research Institute of Electrical Communications, Tohoku University
Prof. Kevin O'Grady (UK Coordinator)
Department of Physics, University of York
Prof. Burkard Hillebrands (German Coordinator)
Department of Physics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern
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The dreaded D word.
How did this happen? As she sits crying and going through every detail of what happened until she is in this position, crouched on the floor. Crying. Hurting. It has been bad for a while. They were always fighting. It was one thing after another. She felt that the love had changed. He did not respect her. He cheated on her repeatedly. Every time she touched his phone, she ended up crying. The kids were like hers alone, he didn't want to deal with it. The in-laws, that is another constant raging war. It was like the only time she caught a break was to go off and cry alone. Be in her own feelings and then she makes up the perfect retort that she cannot hold back so the fighting starts again.
He feels suffocated with the constant nagging and questions. He cannot use his phone in peace without accusations that he is chasing hoes. She is so absorbed in the kids and he doesn't know who she is any more other than a home maker and a mother. The woman has not only gained weight but has been lost completely. After a long day at work, it gets even more draining thinking of going home and he couldn't take it anymore. She never listened.
They were always fighting and each person could not compromise and each one didn't want to change. Each blamed the other for the state of things. its not that they loved each other less, but love left a bitter taste in the mouth. It suddenly seemed clear that there is no other way around it...the only way to get out of the black hole that sucked everything into it....was to stop wondering about what went wrong and how to make it better but rather to leave the broken pieces on the floor and move on.
He filed for a divorce.
She felt shattered.
Its scary sometimes because you just don't know what its about. Is it learning how to love or learning how to fly again? How do they figure out the next steps? Perhaps its just to understand how to survive the fall.


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Thank you, Long Hair! Yay to be hearing from another Kentuckian. What part of the state do you live in? (You can ignore that question if you don't care to answer.) I'm in Lexington.
But we spend time going through the exhibits on the exhibition floor, so we'll be sure to visit the Kentucky one and see your book!
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A blog of a writer with high-functioning autistic savant syndrome
Friday, February 01, 2008
Experiment Results
For the Number Shape experiment: 75% of respondents said that 51 was pointed and 39 was round.
Thanks to everyone who took part.
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Hello Daniel,
My name is Paula and I live in Brazil. I bought your book some days ago by recommendation of a dear friend and because I was so interested in autism. I'm a psychology student and this is one of the subjects that I felt more fascinated about so far.
It turns out your book was brilliant! It made me look at things in a different way and realize that we have lots of things in common. I felt a huge empathy for you. So I watched your documentary the next day and your interview in David Letterman's show also. I have to say I think you must be an amazing person to talk to and be friends with. I admire you very much!
I too love to learn new languages and now I'm studying French (which I love) and I loved the tongue twisters I found in your site!
Thank you for your book and for showing the world the incredible person you are.
I wish you the best!
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- Unknown said...
Heill og sæll Daníel. Ég held að ég hafi nú einhvern tímann sagt þér, að 3 og 9 eru einmitt tvær uppáhaldstölurnar mínar, enda er ég fæddur 3. september.
Þannig að 39 hefur klárlega vinninginn umfram 51.
Bestu kveðjur,
Gísli Hvanndal
- 10:04 pm
- Unknown said...
Happy Pi Day!
I must admit that I'm still trying to imagine what it's like to take a stroll through Pi.
- 1:57 pm
- getwell said...
3/14/2008 -- Happy Pi Day, Daniel!
- 1:43 pm


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Ride Active - Led Ride
Ride Active is a joint venture from BC and Big Birmingham Bikes. It is a sociable and fun programme, run by qualified instructors, designed to teach non-cyclists to ride or to improve your riding skills if you already ride a little. This session is ideal for any ADULT who: is completely new to cycling, has just started riding, is currently learning and needs practice, is returning to cycling, or feels a bit nervous and wobbly. Initially, we start in a traffic free environment and progress over the weeks to short led rides. Sessions consist of lots of social, easy, fun, safe activities that will improve your confidence and help you get a bit fitter too. Equipment, such as bikes, is provided free of charge for the sessions
To book visit https://www.letsride.co.uk/rides/
Kingstanding Wellbeing Centre
Sunday 19th May 2019
Good to know
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Good for Beginners
- Comfortable
What to bring
- Water
- Suitable comfortable clothing


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An enthralling story of secrets and discovering love where you least expect it, in The Tenth Gift the art of embroidery uncannily links two fascinating women of different eras and their equally passionate love stories
In an expensive London restaurant, Julia Lovat receives a gift that changes her life. At first glance it is a book of exquisite seventeenth-century embroidery patterns belonging to a woman named Catherine Ann Tregenna. Yet in its margins are the faintest diary entries; they reveal that "Cat" and others were stolen from their Cornish church in 1625 by Muslim pirates and taken on a brutal voyage to Morocco to be auctioned off as slaves. Captivated by this dramatic discovery, Julia sets off to North Africa to determine the authenticity of the book and to uncover more of Cat's mesmerizing story. There, in the company of a charismatic Moroccan guide, amid the sultry heat, the spice markets, and exotic ruins, Julia will discover secrets long buried. And in Morocco—just as Cat did before her—she will lose her heart.
Though they live almost 400 years apart, the stories of these two women converge in an extraordinary and haunting manner that begs the question, is history fated to repeat itself?
"The Tenth Gift is wildly yet convincingly romantic—a rare combo . . . both a sensitive portrayal of Muslim culture and a delectable adventure of the heart."—USA Today
The Tenth Gift book summary coming soon..


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Vin Morgan of the Antarctic Cooperative Research Center and his colleagues studied an ice core collected from the Law Dome site in Antarctica (see image). By comparing the Antarctic core to ones collected in Greenland, the team determined that the Southern Hemisphere began cooling prior to the warming recorded 14,500 years ago in Greenland. As a result, the scientists conclude that the southern changes were not a direct consequence of alterations in oceanic heat transfer brought on by changes in the Northern Hemisphere. Due to uncertainties surrounding the ages of the ice cores, the scientists could not dismiss the possibility that the changes occurred at the same time. According to an accompanying commentary by Thomas F. Stocker of the University of Bern in Switzerland, only further study of more high-resolution Antarctic ice cores will "provide a more spatially complete picture of abrupt climate changes and glacial-interglacial transitions."
New Findings Challenge Climatic 'See-Saw' Effect
In order to forecast future long-term climate change accurately, scientists must first understand fluctuations that have already occurred. At the end of the last ice age, between 18,000 and 10,000 years ago, a succession of abrupt climate shifts occurred that had consequences around the globe. Earlier studies had suggested that a "see-saw" effect tied warming episodes in the Northern Hemisphere to opposing fluctuations in the Southern Hemisphere. But according to the results of a study published in the current issue of the journal Science, cooling in the south may actually have happened first.