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Stocks stumble: Nasdaq loses 2.6% after jobs news
Stocks stumbled -- the Nasdaq taking a particular pounding -- after a report indicated that the nation's jobless rate was unchanged for March.
The job market grew, with employers adding 192,000 jobs in March as milder weather helped propel the labor market out of its winter doldrums. But the unemployment rate stayed still because because there were more people looking for jobs, including previously discouraged workers, the Labor Department said Friday.
The Nasdaq composite index was hammered, closing down 2.6%, or about 110 points. The Dow Jones industrial average finished down 1% -- a 160-point loss -- and the S&P 500 ended 1.25% lower -- down nearly 24 points.
Most of the pain was in so-called momentum stocks, which are falling back to earth. Sharp declines in Facebook, Tesla and Amazon, for example, are a signal that froth is coming off one-time highflyers.
The unanswered question is whether the selloff is healthy and simply investors shifting cash into better-valued stocks and sectors — or whether the steep drop is the first sign of trouble for the broader U.S. stock market?
Stocks had ended a four-day winning streak on Thursday.
Asian markets were little changed. Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 8.11 points, less than 0.1%, to 15,063.77 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 55 points, or 0.2% to 22,510.08.
The exception was the Shanghai composite index, which rose 15.13 points, or 0.7%, to 2,058.83.
European benchmarks were higher. Britain's FTSE 100 index climbed 0.7%, Germany's DAX index gained 0.7% and France's CAC-40 index was up 0.8%.
Contributing: Paul Davidson, The Associated Press.


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Something New: lessons and lectures
* The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 203-438-4519, aldrichart.org; open Mon., Wed.-Sat., 10-5, Fri., 10-7, May 29-Sept. 4, Sun., 12-4; $10/adults and $5/seniors.; free adm. for full-time teachers and students in grades K-12, and for active-service military families; free for all on Tuesdays; 203-438-4519 or aldrichart.org: Group tours available by appointment, 203-438-4519 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Spotlight tours every Mon. and third Sat. of each month, 1-2 p.m.; Alex Schweder and Ward Shelley: Your Turn, through April 23; collaboration they call "performance architecture." Third Saturdays: Free Community Day.
* The Bruce Museum, One Museum Dr., Greenwich; brucemuseum.org or 203-869-0376: Every Tues., 1:30 p.m., and Fri., 12:30 p.m., Docent-led Exhibition Tour; Marine Tank Animal Feeding, every Tues. and Fri., 2:30-2:45 p.m.
Fairfield University Art Museum, 200 Barlow Rd., Fairfield; 203-254-4046, fairfield,edu/museum. Richard Lytle: A Retrospective, through Feb. 3, Walsh Gallery in Quick Center for the Arts.
The Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, one of the oldest artists communities in the U.S., has started fall classes. For more details, visit silvermineart.org or call 203-966-6668, ext. 2.
Paint, Draw & More! 2017 fall classes; associated with Georgetown School of the Arts in Redding. Classes offered by parks and recreation departments in Fairfield, Redding and Weston (also Brookfield, Newtown, Norwalk and Stamford); contact them for details. Info: 203-544-8551 or paintdrawmore.com.
Fairfield University Art Museum's new monthly series of gallery conversations, Art in Focus, 11 a.m. in museum's Bellarmine Hall Galleries on campus of Fairfield University. During each event in series, one painting, print, or sculpture in museum's collection will take center stage for hour's worth of close looking and informal discussion, led by Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo, PhD.
* Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd.; brookfieldcraft.org: classes, open studios in clay, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal. Gallery Shop open Sat., 11-6, and Sun., 11-5. To learn more, visit brookfieldcraft.org or call 203-775-4526. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 12-5; Sat., 11-5, Sun., 12-4.
The Nutmeg Woodturners League, local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, promotes woodturning as craft and art form. Meeting at Brookfield Craft Center on second Monday of every other month (January, March, May, September, November). All welcome.
Greenwich Dance Studio: Ballet Class for PreSchoolers, Fri., Oct, 24, 11:30-12:15, Cos Cob Library, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Ballet/creative movement for ages 3-5. Online reg required; greenwichlibrary.org. Info: 203-622-6883.
Darien Arts Center, 2 Renshaw Rd., behind Town Hall in Darien. Info: darienarts.org or call 203-655-8683. Educational programs, including many new offerings, in dance and martial arts for children, teens and adults in fall, such as ballet, jazz, hip hop and more. Martial arts for ages 4 and up. Reg. open now at website or call for details.
The Barclay Classes include instruction in ballroom dancing but also teach children step-by-step social graces, starting this week, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport. Reg open now and info at 908-232-8370 or thebarclayclasses.com/index.html or email email@example.com. Afternoon and early evening classes for third through seventh grades run until May 2018.
Fall at GEC: Garden Education Center of Greenwich, 130 Bible St., Cos Cob. Free adm. Mindful Mornings: Yoga in Park. Antiques and vintage jewelry with Simon Teakle. Historic walk in Pinetum Park. Family events. Info: GECGreenwich.org.
Greater Bridgeport Men's Garden Club monthly meetings, Sterling House, 2283 Main St., Stratford. Members normally meet third Wednesday of each month to discuss various gardening issues, share in plant swaps, DVDs or speaker presentations. Beginner gardeners and anyone with interest in gardening, plants and landscaping welcome. Info: Joe, 203-339-2701 or Art, 203-261-9771.
Seed Library at Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave., Norwalk. Now, everyone — from avid gardeners to newbies — can check out free vegetable, flower and herb seeds along with getting support for growing and saving seeds. Brochures available on how self-service procedure works. Info: Laurie Iffland, reference librarian, 203-899-2780, x15114 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Qigong with Bill Wrenn is returning to Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave., Wed., 5-6 p.m., through Dec. 27 Qigong (pronounced chee-gung) means balancing and harmonizing with energy of life. In Chinese, Qi is "life energy," and Gong means work, skill, or cultivation. The practice of Qigong includes gentle, dance-like movements, mindful breathing, meditation and self massage. Wrenn is certified Qigong and Tai Chi teacher. Reg suggested. Info and sign-up vial Cynde Bloom Lahey, director of library information services, at 203- 899-2780, x15133 or email@example.com.
Fairfield University's Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with town of Trumbull Emergency Medical Services, will offer skill-enhancing Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic Course through Feb. 28, on campus of Fairfield University or at Trumbull EMS headquarters on Tuesday and Wednesday, 6-10 p.m., with occasional Saturday class. This course meets education requirements established by the State of Connecticut and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and is requisite for EMT certification candidates who are compelled to pass the National Registry examination. About 160 hours of classroom and online instruction (via lectures and hands-on activities) include: CPR, general pharmacology, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies and OB/GYN emergencies, musculoskeletal, head and spine trauma, soft tissue injuries, hazardous materials, ambulance operations, emergency medical techniques for children and scene safety. Course fee $985, including textbooks. State testing fee of about $100 additional. Reg. and info: Frank Ficko at 203-254-5524 or fairfield.edu/emt.
St. Vincent's Breast Health Center in Bridgeport offers free and low-cost digital mammography screenings through its mobile mammography coach for women age 40 and older. No prescription needed but appointments are required. Walk-ins welcome. For those who have insurance, bring card and photo ID at time of visit. Appointments: 203-576-5500.
Red Cross courses, (including Parenting, CPR, Back Injury Prevention, First Aid, HIV/AIDS Education, Lifeguard Training) offered periodically, visit ctredcross.org: Danbury area Chapter at 7 Park Lawn Dr., Bethel; 1-877-3327. Darien Chapter, 39 Leroy Ave., Darien, 203-655-2586. Greenwich Chapter, 99 Indian Field Rd., 203-869-0192. New Canaan Chapter, 51 Main St., New Canaan, 203-966-1663.
On the Front, Feb. 4, 3 p.m., Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Pl. Westport. A panel discussion regarding veterans reflections on their own experiences of war and how the "great war" altered their world. Tickets $10. Info: westporthistory.org.
The Red Tails: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen, Feb. 4, 2 p.m., Stratford Library, 2203 Main St., Stratford. Info: stratfordlibrary.org.
* Greenwich Historical Society, Bush-Holley Historic Site, 39 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob; open Wed.-Sun., 12-4 (docent-led tours at 1, 2 and 3); 203-869-6899, ext. 10 or www.hstg.org; adm. to gallery, visitor ctr. & house museum, $10/adults, $8/seniors. and students, under 6 free; group tours at $7/person avail. on public and non-public days; library and archives open Wed.-Thurs., 10-4; adm. offices open Mon.-Fri., 9-5. Telling the Jewish-American Story in Town, seeking materials for late 2017-2018 exhibit (letters, photos, documents, diaries, recipes, household objects, vintage clothing, etc.). Story Barn: Imagine That!, program inspired by the exhibit Jim and Jane Henson: Creative Work, Creative Play; $20; to share a story, email email@example.com or call 203-869-6899 x31. Jim Henson exhibit and tours of Bush-Holley House.
Keeler Tavern Museum, 18th century historical building at 132 Main St., Ridgefield, 203-438-5485, keelertavernmuseum.org. Museum has begun docent training sessions.
* Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd., Wilton, 203-834-1896 or www.nps.gov/wefa: grounds open daily dawn to dusk.
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave.; newhavenmuseum.org or 203-562-4183.
All the lectures are held on Sundays, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., either at the library or the Historical Society, as follows: Speaker Neil Maher – Shooting the Moon: Space Technology, Earthbound Nature, and the New Left During the Vietnam War, Feb. 11, 4 p.m. Speaker Andrew Driver – Leading the Helicopter Industry into the 21st Century, Feb. 25, 4 p.m. Speaker Chip Mason – Faster, Smaller, Greener: How Semiconductor Lithography Enables Innovations All Around Us, March 18, 4 p.m. Info: wiltonlibrary.org.
African Americans and the Impact of the Great Migration in the North and South, Feb. 11, 2 p.m., Norwalk Historical Society, 141 East Ave., Norwalk . The lecture will discuss reasons for the larger migration and also focus on the migration's impact on Connecticut and the nation. Info: norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
Book discussion groups at Cos Cob Library, 5 Sinawoy Rd.; info: 203-622-6883.
Author Talk: Katie Hurley, Feb. 1, 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St., Ridgefield. Author of No More Mean Girls will speak about her book. Register online. Info: ridgefieldlibrary.org.
YWCA Darien/Norwalk, 49 Old Kings Highway North, Darien; ywcadariennorwalkk.org or 203-655-2535: Job Search Support Program for Women, incl. computer classes, info., katefywcadariennorwalk.org.
Meditation Sessions, Sat. and Sun., 10-11:30 a.m., open sessions; Mon. and Wed. eves., 7-8:30 p.m., Tues., 12:30-2 p.m., Thurs., 9:30-11 a.m., open sessions; Family Program, ages 4-12 yrs., usually 2nd and 4th Sun. of the month, 10-11:30 a.m.; Redding Center for Mindfulness & Meditation, 9 Picketts Ridge Rd., West Redding; info., 203-244-3130 or visit reddingmeditationsociety.org.
The Compassionate Friends, Stamford Chapter, non-denominational self help group for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings; meets 2nd Mon. of each month at 7:30 p.m.; Tully Center, 32 Strawberry Hill Ct., Stamford, main floor; info., 203-329-2796 or 203-323-2617.
U.S. Passport services at Norwalk Public Library and South Norwalk Branch Library. Mon., 2-7:30 p.m., Thurs., 12-4:30 p.m. and Sat., 10-2 p.m. at main library, 1 Belden Ave. Mon., Fri. and Sat., 12-4:30 p.m. at SoNo Branch, 10 Washington St. Also, Social Security questions and notary public service. Info: Norwalk Public Library System, norwalklib.org; 203-899-2780, main library; 203-899-2790, branch.
Greenwich Choral Society auditions for sopranos, altos, basses and especially tenors from Fairfield and Westchester counties interested in becoming member, First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich. Open rehearsal of Mozart's Requiem. Several audition dates in Sept. Info: Bill Fulton, 203-322-2990 or email@example.com, and GreenwichChoralSociety.org
The Ridgefield Songwriters' Circle, monthly gatherings to play new songs and discuss them; for info., call Dave Goldenberg, 203-438-4521.
Planetarium Show/Telescope Viewing at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium at Western CT State U. Westside Campus, 43 Lake Ave. Ext., Danbury; wcsu.edu/starwatch/ or 203-837-8672.
* Woodcock Nature Center, 56 Deer Run Rd., Wilton; center open 9:30-5, Tues.-Sat., two-plus miles of trails open daily, dawn to dusk; reg. in advance for programs, 203-762-7280:
* New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 203-966-9577; satellite site for NY Botanical Garden programs (800-322-6924 or nybg.org/adulted); buildings open Mon.-Sat., 9-4 (closed major holidays); Programs for Kids & Families: First Saturdays, 1st Sat. of the month, free guided activities for visitors, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Free Live Animal Presentations, Sat. at 3, lasting 15-20 min., different animal each week.
* Stamford Museum and Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford; adm. $10/adults, $8/srs. (65+), $6/students (18+ valid ID), $5/children 4-17; 203-322-1646 or www.stamfordmuseum.org: Heckscher Farm, daily, 9-5 (Heckscher WILD! new live exotic animal exhibit); Bendel Mansion (main building), Mon.-Sat., 9-5, Sun., 11-5.
*The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700 or maritimeaquarium.org; open daily, 10-5 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas); sharks, seals, river otters, sea turtles, jellies and more than 100 other species; Marine Lab, Ocean Playspace for toddlers, seal feedings at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. daily. Fish Tales for preschoolers, Fri., 10:15-11 a.m. Special exhibits: Meerkats, Dragons, Journey with Jellies displays of local and exotic species. IMAX Movies: Jean-Michael Cousteau's Secret Ocean at 11 and 2 p.m., Dream Big at noon and 4 p.m., One exhibit and daytime IMAX included with paid aquarium adm: $22.95 for adults; $20.95 for youths (13-17) and seniors (65+); and $15.95 for children (3-12); free for kids under 3 and members. Reservations: maritimeaquarium.org.
* Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave., Norwalk; open daily 10-5, Memorial Day-Labor Day, and Tues.-Sun., Labor Day through Memorial Day; adm. $15/adults and children (under 1, free), $10/seniors.; Early Childhood Classes for ages 6 mon.-6 yrs. and After School Adventures for grades 3-12, reg. online; other ongoing events; Around the World Creative Kids, programs Sat. at 2; steppingstonesmuseum.org or call 203-899-0606. Mega Making exhibit has opened.
*EverWonder Children's Museum, 31 Pecks Lane, Newtown; open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; adm. $7 for visitors older than 1; info., everwondermuseum.org: Story Lab for Young Explorers Tues. and Thurs., 10:30-11 a.m.
* Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center, 10 Woodside Lane, Westport; open Mon.-Sat., 9-5, Sun., 1-4 (closed major holidays); adm. $7/adults, $5/ages 1-12 & srs.; free adm. to trails and property, daily 7 a.m.-dusk; interactive nature museum, live wildlife; 203-227-7253; earthplace.org.
* Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr St.; ctaudubon.org/center-at-fairfield or 203-259-6305 x109. Hiking trails of Larsen Sanctuary, and learning about fall migration. Adv reg required at ctaudubon.org/center-at-fairfield, or call 203-259-6305, ext. 109. Fall programs and events: ctaudubon.org.
* Audubon Greenwich, 528 Riversville Rd., Greenwich; 203-869-5272: program fees: $3/adults, $1.50/children, srs. (incl. adm. to Center & Grounds); trails open dawn to dusk weekends; Kimberlin Nature Center open daily, 10-5; trails and grounds open daily sunrise to sunset, occasionally unavailable till 9 a.m.; 203-869-5272 or email email@example.com.
* Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport; adm. $14/adults, $11/children 3-11 and seniors, free for children under 3; open daily 9 to 4; Carousel and Peacock Cafe, winter hours: Gift Shop, daily 9:30-4; New World Tropics Building, daily 10:30-3:30; 203-394-6565, www.beardsleyzoo.org. Zoo's newest installation is a certified Butterfly Garden and Bug Hotel, contributing to helping area's native butterfly population. In front of new animal commissary, garden is a gift from Stacey Marcell, her husband Wilbert Frazier, and their company, Northeast Horticultural Services.
Wolf Conservation Center, 7 Buck Run, South Salem, N.Y.; 914-763-2373, nywolf.org. Live webcam at website shows either Ambassador, Mexican gray or Red wolves.
* The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport; discouverymuseum.org or 203-372-3521; Tues.-Sun., 10-5; open Mon. for summer, most school holidays, plus school and homeschool groups with a reservation; museum and planetarium, $10 adults, $8 children, seniors, students, free under 2; Challenger Learning Center, simulated space missions for groups 15-30, res. required (schools, scouts, corporate team building, birthday parties); scout science badge classes; exhibits and daily Planetarium shows; weekend workshops. Summer STEM programs; reg. still open.
*Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aviation Career Education Academy, July 24-28, 2018, Staples High School in Westport. Federal Aviation Administration-sponsored course designed for aspiring aviators aged 16-20. Students to learn how to safely fly a drone through hands-on instruction and more. This five-day program assists students in passing FAA Remote Pilot Certification test to be offered Monday and Tuesday, July 31 and Aug. 1, 2018. Tuition, $200, includes all materials. Students do not need to have, own or bring drone. FAA Remote Pilot Certification test is additional $150 fee. Info or to sign up at http://bit.ly/ACEUASAcademy or contact Mark Mathias at 203-226-1791 or firstname.lastname@example.com. This course, said to be first FAA-sponsored one, is also sponsored by the Academy of Model Aeronautics, Remarkable STEAM, Westport Public Schools and Westport Library.
Into the Heart of Cuba, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., Mark Twain Library, 439 Redding Rd., Redding. International documentary photographer Daryl Hawk will discuss his trip to Cuba. Register online. Info: marktwainlibrary.org.
Weston Photography Club, sponsored by Friends of the Weston Library, is meeting on the first Wed. of each month, noon-1:30 p.m., through June. Award-winning photographer Alison Wachstein to lead meetings, provide instruction and guidance. Membership fee: $50. Application form at library, 56 Norfield Rd.; westonpubliclibrary.org, 203-222-2665.
Mondays @ 7 Networking Group (mondaysat7.org), meeting Mon. Feb. 5 at 7 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of Westport and Weston, 49 West Rd. (Rte. 57), Westport; networking and announcements, 7-8 a.m. Kendra Saddler to speak to Mondays at Seven on That Mysterious Black Hole, Where Did My Application Go? Presentations include a Q&A, 8-9. clean-up, 9-9:15; $1 donation requested for coffee and bagels. These meetings are ways of sharing information.
YWCA Darien/Norwalk, 49 Old Kings Highway North, Darien; ywcadariennorwalkk.org or 203-655-2535: Job Search Support Program for Women, incl. computer classes, info., katefywcadariennorwalk.org.
Westport Library's free one-on-one career counseling sessions for job seekers; sessions by appointment only, focus is on general career counseling as well as resume assistance and LinkedIn profile preparation assistance; run by business librarian Ellen Janpol; for appointment contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com
Greenwich Library business programs include new series for women entrepreneurs, career change workshop, grant writing, personal credit, plus alternative investment series. Two new series. Open to all at no charge. Info: greenwichlibrary.org or 203-622-7900.
SCORE, Service Corps of Retired Executives, offering free seminars and workshops to entrepreneurs. SCORE offers Free Business Counseling bit.ly/SCOREMentor Questions/Comments: firstname.lastname@example.com or call 203-831-0065 or visit https://fairfieldcounty.score.org.
Darien Arts Center, 2 Renshaw Rd., behind Town Hall in Darien. Info: darienarts.org or call 203-655-8683. Educational programs, including many new offerings, in theatre this fall for children, teens and adults, such as Creative Dramatics, Beginning Acting, Improv for various age groups, etc. Reg. at website or call for details.
Pantochino Productions 2018 Summer Theatre Camp, four sessions held July 9 through Aug. 3, Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Ave., Milford. Session One (July 9-13) features the original musical Beauty & The Beast (Sort Of). Session Two (July 16-20) will bring a premiere musical, The Alice in Wonderland Show to the stage. For Session Three (July 23-27), Sharkalicious! is the exciting feature. Session Four (July 30-August 3) marks the return of Pantochino's popular musical spoof Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Outlet Store. Each session is limited to 30 participants, and registration is processed on a first come first served basis. Full details on the camps, the company and registration forms can be found at www.pantochino.com.
Young Frankenstein, July 30 - Aug. 12, Pantochino Teen Theatre, Milford. Register now for the camp. Program is for ages 12 - 18. Info: www.pantochino.com.
Writer's Group workshop, Saturdays, 1-3 p.m., Stratford Library, 2203 Main St., boardroom.
New writer's workshop group open to both new and experienced writers in all genres. Workshop will support the creative process through writing prompts, offer opportunities for participants to share their work and gain feedback and provide some introduction (or for experienced writers, refreshers) on essentials in crafting poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction/memoir. Jennifer A. Hudson, who has MFA in writing with honors from Albertus Magnus College, to work with group. Free and open to public.
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Second Meeting of the Parties
25 - 27 May 2005
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Report, Documents and other materials
Key outcomes
High-level segment
Entry into force event
Message from Mr. Kofi A. Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2006)
Opening remarks by Mrs Brigita Schmognerova, former UNECE Executive Secretary (2002-2005)
The second meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters – the Aarhus Convention – was organized at the kind invitation of Ms. Aitkul Samakova, Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan, on behalf of the Government of Kazakhstan. The meeting took place in Almaty on 25-27 May 2005.
The meeting was an important milestone in the evolution of the Aarhus process, providing an opportunity both to review the progress achieved in the Convention's implementation and to reflect on and plan for the challenges that lie ahead - see highlights.
The Ministerial segment of the meeting took place on Friday 27 May 2005, and culminated in the adoption of the Almaty Declaration (ENG FRE RUS).
All documents may be accessed through this website. They include documents and decisions adopted by the meeting, background documents prepared in advance for the meeting and relevant intersessional documents.
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Semi-detached three-bedroom home with garage and one parking space.
The Drayton spans two floors and has the latest technology installed, including Hive smart heating and fibre optic cabling direct to the house. Integrated Bosch appliances are included as standard in the spacious kitchen/dining room. The ground floor is completed by a spacious living room with a bay window, a sizeable hallway and a cloakroom.
Upstairs is a significant main bedroom with a fitted wardrobe and en suite bathroom. This shares the second floor with two other bedrooms and a family bathroom suite with full height Minoli tiles.
There are no hidden extras, rear lawns, flooring, and carpets are all included in this home.
Carefully considered contemporary design specification with well-known brands included as standard; the hallmarks of a home at Cross Trees Park.
• Designer kitchen with flush handleless doors in a choice of finishes
• Laminate worktops with matching upstands
• Heat resistant toughened glass splashback
• LED warm white strip lights to the rear of wall cabinets
• Bosch integrated single electric oven
• Bosch combination oven/microwave
• Bosch re-circulating hood extractor
• Bosch built-in fridge freezer
• Bosch fully integrated dishwasher
• Bosch fully integrated washer/dryer
• Stainless steel sink with Hansgrohe mixer tap
• Roca white sanitaryware
• Roca vanity unit
• Roca LED illuminated fitted mirror
• Hansgrohe mixer taps to basin
• Hansgrohe concealed valve for bath filler and shower
• Chrome heated towel rail
• Choice of full-height Minoli wall tiles
• Roca basin with storage
• Stainless steel switchplates and sockets with white inserts to the kitchen/dining area
• White switchplates and sockets to the other rooms
• USB ports to selected sockets in the kitchen/dining area and the first bedroom
• Warm white LED downlight to the kitchen, cloakroom/WC, bathroom and the en suite
• Pendant lights to the entrance hall, living room, dining area, landing, and the bedrooms
• Telephone socket to the living room and the first bedroom
• TV/satellite point to the living room and the first bedroom
• Gas central heating with Worcester Bosch Greenstar wall-mounted boiler
• Hive heating to wirelessly control two heating zones and hot water
• Worcester Bosch Greenstar Cylinder with immersion heater
• All walls are smooth painted with Dulux Supermatt emulsion
• Solid core internal doors are painted with Dulux Satinwood
• Skirting, architrave and door linings are painted with Dulux Satinwood
• Staircase spindles and newel posts are painted with Dulux Satinwood
• Chrome door furniture
• High thermal performance PVCu double glazed windows with toughened glass where required
• Full-height fitted wardrobe to the master bedroom
• The kitchen/dining area, entrance hall, cloakroom/WC includes Amtico flooring
• The bathroom and en suite includes Minoli floor tiles
• The living room, stairs, bedrooms, and the landing includes carpet
• The garden has wooden closeboard fencing and a laid lawn
• External light to front and rear of the property (front is PIR controlled)
• External tap
• Waterproof switched socket
• All ground floor doors and windows PAS 24 security certified
• Mains operated smoke detectors with battery back-up
• Mains operated carbon monoxide detectors with battery back-up
Want to find out more about this property?You can register for more information about Cross Trees Park by using the form below.


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|TwD….Hungarian Shortbread
Welcome to Tuesdays with Dorie! This week's recipe was for Hungarian Shortbread. I've been looking forward to this recipe because, I love shortbread. It's an all time favorite, I started making it for my children, when they were very young. It was always there for an after-school snack. The recipe was shared with me by a neighbor from Scotland. Traditional Scottish shortbread calls for three ingredients and I always had them on hand. Flour, sugar and butter….what could be easier? That's what I thought when I started this recipe for TwD. I'm half Hungarian and had never heard of Hungarian shortbread. My Hungarian grandmother was one of the best bakers I've ever known. She made homemade strudel from scratch, with pastry that she pulled so thin you could see through it! So I was ready!
The recipe for this shortbread was very easy to put together... beating the butter, eggs and sugar in your mixer until sugar is dissolved and batter is light and fluffy. Then add the flour mixture. Remove the dough to your work surface and cut it in half. Wrap each piece individually and place into the freezer for thirty minutes. Ok…that was the easy part! Now comes the part that in all my years of baking, I had never heard of. The technique for this shortbread was to grate…that's right…grate the dough into the baking dish! My first thoughts were, I must have read this wrong! Nope not wrong…are you kidding…really? Supposedly, grating the dough gives the shortbread a more cake-like texture. So I thought, a great way to grate the dough would be in my food processor. It wasn't!! After 24 long years of service this dough took down my processor. So I did what I should've done in the first place…grate the dough with my box grater!
Since my rhubarb isn't ready to pick yet, I used my stash of strawberry rhubarb jam from last summer. I thought these bars a bit sweet, I should have used the jam more sparingly.
However, these bars were delicious and, I will be freezing the rest of them to ensure I don't overdose on them! My grandchildren will really enjoy these on their next visit. Happy May Day everyone!
The recipe for Hungarian shortbread from Dorie Greenspan's "Baking with Julia" cookbook, has been posted on this week's host pages: fellow ffwD member Cher at The Not So Exciting Adventures of a Dabbler or Lynette of 1smallkitchen.
To see how the other members of Tuesdays with Dorie prepared this shortbread, please click here.
|Grating dough with a hand held box grater….really?
|The blade carrier from my 24 year old food processor….this is what happened when I tried to take a short cut…guess it's time for a new one!
|Bottom crust grated in place
|Strawberry Rhubarb Jam from last summer
|Jam spread and top crust being put on
|Just out of the oven
|Sprinkled heavily with powdered sugar
|Tea anyone?


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It will take more than four weeks — the approximate amount of time the Ontario Hockey League has been open for business this season — to determine the effectiveness of a first-year rule. But the belief is that whenever it's ultimately judged, months or years later, the verdict will be one of approval.
"It's too early to form any opinions one way or another," said OHL commissioner David Branch. "But clearly the concept of the rule received great support among our teams."
The rule is one the NHL will monitor. It revolves around a 10-fight-per-season threshold.
If a player fights an 11th time, he will earn a two-game suspension. Another two-game suspension will apply for Fights No. 12, 13, 14, and 15. Starting with the 16th fight, his team also will be fined $1,000 for each scrap. If referees designate a player the instigator in any fight above the 10-game threshold, he will be suspended for four games.
The league, which considers itself a primary feeder for the NHL, approved the rule in August. It was implemented upon the start of regular-season play in September.
"It's designed to hopefully make it clear that the one-dimensional player can't really survive in this day and age," Branch said. "The game has changed so much in terms of speed and skill. A team can ill afford not to play a high level of skill players. We really believe the game is evolving."
Bruins prospect Lane MacDermid played in the OHL for three seasons. Each year, he crossed the 10-fight marker. Had the rule been in place during his junior career, the Providence wing might have kept his gloves on more often.
"I probably would have changed the way I approach a fight," said MacDermid. "I may not fight as much. Sometimes when your team needs a boost, that's when you go out and do it. When this rule's in place, you might not have that chance unless you want to get suspended. You'd just have to change the way you fight."
The knuckle-draggers among us (hand raised way above crossbar height) hope fighting in pro hockey remains vibrant. It is one of few segments in the game in which its stewards practice honor, respect, and civility.
Consider Shawn Thornton. One of the toughest guys in sports. Will fight all the heavyweights. Understands the right time to scrap. Stops throwing when his opponent loses an edge.
But Thornton is a 35-year-old man. He has almost 20 years on some of the boys who are trying to become the next Thornton. Both science and common sense dictate that 16 years old is too young for hockey players to fight.
Dr. Robert Cantu, co-director of Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, believes fighting at young ages should be discouraged. Cantu points to myelin, the material that serves as insulation for nerves in the brain. According to Cantu, young brains are not as myelinated. Also, a boy's neck is not developed enough to provide maximum support for his head. Punches to a still-developing brain may have health ramifications later in life.
"It's important not to have a head injury at any age, but it's particularly important not to have it at a young age," Cantu said last year. "Fighting is certainly to be discouraged, especially at young ages, for those reasons."
The OHL considered the concussion issue when introducing the new rule. The league also discussed the more macro view of the fighting culture, particularly in relation to young boys.
Teenage life is already complicated. But think of the layers involved when a 16-year-old — or maybe his coach or parent — concludes that fighting other youngsters, rather than scoring or defending or stopping pucks, is the optimal career path.
Enforcers speak of the emotional depths they must negotiate to gear themselves up to fight. Teenagers are hardly equipped to deal with the mental strain of fighting a counterpart in front of their teammates, friends, coaches, and parents. Junior hockey is no place for such a hostile work environment.
MacDermid has no regrets. As an Owen Sound rookie in 2006-07, he recalled coach Mike Stothers suggesting that his fists might be useful in rounding out his skills. Had MacDermid not had three seasons of practice, he might not have been ready to take on heavyweight Mike Rupp at Madison Square Garden in his NHL debut last year.
"He didn't force me or anything," MacDermid said. "He just maybe gave me a nudge to try to incorporate that into my game. To be honest, he kind of told me a couple times.
"I just started to roll with it. The following year, I continued to go down that path and did incorporate that into my game. I think it's really helped me. I like to play a physical game and be a good team player.
"A lot of guys really respect guys who go out and protect the other players. I try to take on that role — to do the best for my team and fight when I have to."
Through seven games this season, 17-year-old Joshua Chapman had fought an OHL-leading four times. The Sarnia defenseman would be on pace to fight 38 times. It is unknown how the 10-fight rule will affect Chapman's pace.
Last year, according to hockeyfights.com, Windsor's Ty Bilcke led the OHL with 37 fights. Through nine games this season, Bilcke had fought three times.
Currently, the OHL has no plan to augment the rule after this season. Long-term, it could be a checkpoint toward a no-fighting standard.
"There will always be fighting," Branch acknowledged. "It's how you address it. This is a game of such level and such emotion. You have action and reaction.
"Will we ever get to a fight-and-you're-out rule? I don't know. We may.
"That brings with it a host of other challenges we must clearly take into consideration before we introduce such a measure. But if nothing else, [fighting] is being discussed. That's a positive in itself."
Hutchinson fixed and fit
Even before the 2011-12 season began, Michael Hutchinson knew there was something wrong with his hips.
"I went on the ice one day and completely lost all flexibility," recalled the Providence Bruins goalie. "I started doing physio before and after practice all year. It was one of those things where they told me it could get better on its own. If not, I'd have to get it fixed after the season.
"It just never really got better. It got manageable to where I could play. But it was something that once the season was done, I figured to get it fixed now, recover a little bit quicker, and have a clean slate coming in this year."
Tim Thomas is out of the picture. Tuukka Rask (Czech Republic) and Anton Khudobin (Russia) are locked out and playing overseas. That makes the 22-year-old Hutchinson, the team's third-round pick in 2008, the No. 1 goalie currently active in the Bruins system.
So, in hindsight, it was imperative that Hutchinson underwent offseason labrum surgery on both hips. Dr. Bryan Kelly oversaw the repairs at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery. He performed the same operation on Thomas after the 2009-10 season.
It has become a common procedure for goalies. Doctors believe that the load goalies place on their hips over thousands of butterfly repetitions causes tears to occur. Even young puckstoppers like Hutchinson are at risk.
But as Thomas has proven, goalies can thrive post-surgery. Hutchinson hopes he'll become the latest.
As a rookie in 2010-11 adapting to the AHL, Hutchinson relied on his athleticism — perhaps too much, he admits — to make tough saves. Last season, because of the pain in his hips, Hutchinson didn't turn to the acrobatics. Instead, he huddled deeper in his crease, stopped pucks positionally, and worked on his rebound control.
Now, with his hips fixed up, Hutchinson is aiming to apply both athleticism and technique to his play.
"I feel great," Hutchinson said. "My hips feel better now than they did when I was playing junior hockey. Still some minor work that needs to be done — gaining strength, getting stability back — but it's nice being on the ice and not being in any pain."
Late start proves costly
The NHL and the Players Association concluded two days of negotiations Thursday, with little progress being made on either front: the main economic arguments or the secondary issues. The next meeting has yet to be scheduled, indicating that the next round of cancellations is forthcoming. In hindsight, the lack of movement underscores the failing of both sides to initiate negotiations earlier. The sides could have started talks during the 2011-12 season; the All-Star break could have been a possible point on the calendar for that. Instead, bargaining sessions didn't begin until late June. Had the sides been able to gain any traction on the peripheral matters (health insurance, drug testing, ice conditions), they could have concentrated their current efforts on how to divide the $3.3 billion pot. Instead, they're treading water on both fronts. "In retrospect, when you look back at it, while we were all hopeful over the course of the summer that we had plenty of time to get a deal done, maybe the fault lies in that we didn't start negotiations until June 29," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters in New York last week. "It goes back to the level of urgency with the Players Association and not being prepared to have those discussions."
School of hard knocks
One of the arguments against banning fighting in junior hockey is, ironically, one of safety. The theory goes that without fighting experience in junior, players would be ill-equipped to throw down once they turned pro. "I've always believed that fighting is about a lot of experience," said the Bruins' Lane MacDermid. "You can teach technical things. But when I'm in a fight, I don't really think a whole lot. It's more about getting comfortable and getting those fights in. In junior, that's where I really put that into my game and got really comfortable." The counter argument uses college hockey, where fighting is not allowed, as an example. Two of the NHL's busiest brawlers are George Parros and Kevin Westgarth. Both played four years at Princeton.
It's not the same
Feel shame for losing 10 minutes of my Tuesday last week watching Zdeno Chara's Lev Praha club face off against Alex Ovechkin and Moscow Dynamo on ESPN2. The network that has ignored the NHL is showing a select number of KHL games during the lockout. Based on the Chara-Ovechkin snoozer, it's unlikely ESPN2 will be crowing about the ratings. Reasons include the big rink, dropoff in KHL versus NHL pace, and the unfamiliarity with most of the league's players. The KHL games will be a casual driveby for even the most enthusiastic puckhead. The Praha-Dynamo match underscored what makes the NHL special: the unparalleled brutish hunger for the puck. Conflict drives the game. Now, the only conflict is at the bargaining table.
Crossed off
Former Boston College captain Tommy Cross was among the last round of players Providence assigned to the ECHL prior to Friday's start of the regular season. Cross, Tyler Randell, and Adam Morrison were shuttled to South Carolina. The lockout played a role in the defenseman's assignment. Had the NHL been up and running, Matt Bartkowski or Torey Krug could have broken camp with the varsity. Instead, both Bartkowski and Krug are in Providence. Cross, the Bruins' second-round pick in 2007, will have to work on his skating and pace to rejoin the AHL club.
Loose pucks
The NHLPA is paying to continue health insurance for players and their families until the lockout's conclusion. The NHL ceased paying for policies when the lockout started . . . Adirondack, Philadelphia's farm club, projects to be one of the AHL Eastern Conference's toughest teams. Coaches will be wary of Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier, who most likely would have been among the Flyers' top six forwards had the NHL started on time . . . Ex-Bruin Rick Middleton is one of 10 recent electees for the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame. The others: Tom "Red" Martin, Don Whiston, Ed "Butch" Songin, Karen Kay, Bill Kipouras, Tom Lynch, Charles "Mike" Tenney, Alan "Doc" Ashare, and Joe Ferraro. They will be inducted Nov. 14 at Lombardo's in Randolph. To purchase tickets, contact Jim Prior at email@example.com or (781) 938-4400 . . . Some big-time ringers participated in Michigan's alumni game last Sunday. Ex-Bruin Mike Knuble potted a pair of goals, including one via a setup from former Black-and-Golder Matt Hunwick. Jack Johnson also dressed for the game . . . The Bruins would have opened the regular season last Thursday against the Flyers. NBC Sports Network would have carried the game. Instead, the network showed "The Fan," the Robert DeNiro/Wesley Snipes movie about a sports enthusiast who goes over the edge. Well played, NBCSN.
Fluto Shinzawa can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeFluto. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.


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In a game dictated by old-school rules, the Ravens hammered in a daunting history lesson.
Once again, Ray Lewis and the Ravens' defense smothered the Denver Broncos. Once again, running back Jamal Lewis ground them into submission.
And, once again, for the fourth straight year, the Ravens owned them.
By the end of the Ravens' 26-6 victory yesterday at M&T Bank Stadium, it was difficult for the record crowd of 69,721 to tell whether the Broncos were holding white towels or white flags.
The Ravens' defense grabbed the game and third-string quarterback Danny Kanell by the throat from the beginning and squeezed the fight out of the Broncos in the end. Two interceptions - by Ray Lewis and Gary Baxter - and a fourth-down stand deep in Denver territory set up easy scores in a 17-point fourth quarter, turning a 9-6 lead into a rout.
"As long as we come out and play our game, I think we have the advantage mentally," outside linebacker Adalius Thomas said. "It still doesn't make the win automatic. But when you go against them, we know what it takes to beat them."
In keeping an opponent out of the end zone for the first time this season, the Ravens (4-3) remained atop the AFC North, holding a one-game lead over the Cincinnati Bengals. The 20-point win over Denver (5-3) was the largest for the Ravens in a one-sided series that has featured embarrassments on such stages as the playoffs and Monday Night Football.
"You never want to put a lot into history," left guard Edwin Mulitalo said, "but we had the confidence going in from the past games."
Nursing a three-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Ravens' defense barricaded midfield as well as the end zone.
Ray Lewis ended a Denver drive at the Ravens' 43-yard line, racing over to wide-open receiver Rod Smith and picking off the pass. In delivering his biggest play of the season, Lewis returned it to the Broncos' 20.
Four plays later, Kyle Boller rolled out to his right and hit tight end Terry Jones with a 5-yard pass, notching the Ravens' first touchdown on their fourth trip to the red zone.
"I saw Danny Kanell kept reading his receivers and I just broke on it," Lewis said of his 15th career interception. "Good thing it was there."
After the Ravens stopped Denver on fourth-and-eight with a sack by Peter Boulware, the last of Matt Stover's four field goals stretched the lead to 19-6 with three minutes left in the game.
Less than a minute later, Baxter intercepted Kanell to continue the onslaught. On the next play, Jamal Lewis broke an arm tackle at the line and ran the rest of the way untouched for a 28-yard touchdown.
Lewis, the NFL's leading rusher, pounded out 134 yards on a career-high 32 carries for his sixth straight 100-yard game. More impressively, it was the first time a running back has cracked that mark against Denver's fourth-ranked defense.
"You could see it in their eyes," Jamal Lewis said. "Once you get the ball downhill and the line is really dominating, they just wear down."
The Ravens' defense didn't just wear down the Broncos. It pulverized them.
Of the 37 offensive plays in the fourth quarter, 32 of them were in Denver territory. The defense's effort paved the way for the final three scoring drives of 20, 3 and 28 yards.
"It shows our offense that no matter what they do," Baxter said, "we have their back."
Said Mulitalo: "We fed off the defense's energy."
The defense allowed Denver to cross its 46-yard line only three times in the game, and the Broncos had to settle for field goals on two trips. In the final 22 minutes, the Ravens never let the Broncos get closer than the 46.
Following their game plan, the Ravens silenced running back Clinton Portis (86 yards on 22 carries) and put all the pressure on Kanell, who was starting his first NFL game in nearly three years, forced into the role by injuries to starter Jake Plummer and backup Steve Beuerlein.
The Ravens held a Denver offense without three starters to 194 total yards and stopped it on third down on 11 of 15 tries. It marked the fewest points allowed by the Ravens since a January 2002 playoff game.
"Some people want to call it arrogant or cocky, but it's the way we play football," Ray Lewis said. "Our defense just doesn't believe in giving up certain things. Sometimes, we have bad days. But today, we came out and clicked on all cylinders."
Said Boller, who finished 15-for-27 for 137 yards: "I can't say enough about the defense. They stepped up."
In the first half, the end zone was no man's land for the Ravens, who relied on field goals by Stover of 25, 39 and 22 yards.
The Ravens' best chance came on their third series, when Todd Heap apparently caught an 11-yard pass before linebacker Al Wilson planted his shoulder underneath the tight end's chin. As Heap fell on his back in the end zone, the ball came out at the same time his helmet flew off.
The officials first signaled a touchdown but reversed the score after an instant-replay challenge by Denver. The Ravens eventually stalled and tied the game at 3.
"There's no any doubt in my mind it was a touchdown," Heap said. "I felt like I had it with a few feet down. But you can't leave it in the ref's hands. I think they were seeing something different from what I was seeing."
But there was no reversal of fortune for the Ravens against a Denver team that had previously lost only to the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs and then-unbeaten Minnesota Vikings.
"This shows we can play with anybody in the league," Heap said. "This builds huge confidence for the rest of the season."
Ravens coach Brian Billick said there's a chance history could again repeat itself with the Broncos.
"Today was a man's game," Billick said. "That's a good football team and a team we could very likely see again this season [in the playoffs]."
In a game dictated by old-school rules, the Ravens hammered in a daunting history lesson.


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Throughout relatively short time cycles of 24 hours, the atmospheric air pressure at any location may remain virtually constant. However, temperature and moisture content vary and this is reflected in the way relative humidity (RH) alters throughout the day and night. The consequences of these naturally varying humidity ranges can be disastrous if unconditioned air is allowed to come into contact with material of a sensitive and hygroscopic nature.
Galleries, Museums, Libraries and Archives
Galleries, Museums and Libraries are public places requiring ventilation air that carries a high moisture load. For these types of buildings, a dehumidifier treating the load at its source, the fresh air, is most suitable, i.e before it enters the building.
Archives have less public access and therefore less ventilation so treating the return air is more appropriate. The long term storage of paper and film records is perfectly preserved with Munters desiccant dehumidification. Old flammable nitrate film shrinks and decomposes with age. Humidity is a key factor affecting acetate film degeneration. The optimum conditions are 45-60% Relative Humidity at 16-19oC if the safety of stored records is to be guaranteed.
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In properly temperature and humidity controlled stores, the preservation life of most records can be significantly increased. In the case of colour photographs, the preservation life can be increased from 25 years at 24°C, 50% RH to 1,000 years at 2°C, 40% RH. Similarly, poor paper life can be extended from 50 years at 20°C, 50% RH to 200 years at 16°C, 25% RH. The following represents typical recommendations for long-term preservation storage conditions.
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• Charts 20°C, 50% RH
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Fire sprinkler systems use water to suppress, and in best case scenario to extinguish, fires in buildings. Piped systems are used to distribute the media throughout the building to wherever the fire is present.
Water is relatively cheap and typically available in adequate amounts, and very useful to extinguish fire, since water-droplets rapidly absorb heat and converts it to steam, which displaces the air and suffocates the fire.
Sprinklers can be made in various designs to perform different spray patterns, time of response, pressure, droplet size etc.
Fire sprinkler installations must comply with fire protection standards, which there are legislative and mandatory provisions to indicate requirements for planning, installation and maintenance of fire protection systems. Fire protection standards can be written by independent organizations, insurance associations or government authorities to minimize the possibility and effects of fires.
European countries intend to harmonize the EN standards all over Europe, instead of having individual fire standard in each country.
Fire protection standard describes :
- the planning (buildings, hazard types, design criteria's, water supplies, components)
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February 12, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #330 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-330), HST/COS is scheduled to observe BB Dor on:
BB Dor 2013 February 13 20:57:03 through 23:53:50 UT
February 2, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471), the next HST/COS target is the SU UMa-type dwarf nova IR Com. HST/COS observations are scheduled for:
IR Com 2013 February 8 00:38:46 through 05:57:49 UT
IR Com is an eclipsing SU UMa-type dwarf nova. According to observations in the AAVSO International Database, it reaches V magnitude 18-19 at minimum. IR Com can be as bright as 13.5 V at maximum.
January 21, 2013: AAVSO observations are requested of the SW Sex-type novalike variable BB Dor in support of one and possibly two sets of multiwavelength observations: Dr. Tomohito Ohshima (Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University) and colleagues have triggered Target of Opportunity observations with NASA's Swift gamma-ray burst satellite, and Dr. Boris Gaensicke (Warwick University) is hoping to observe BB Dor in the ultraviolet with HST.


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Chichén Itzá possesses a deceiving quality. They are probably the most famous Mayan structures, but travelers could not possibly know that, once face to face with the walls of the temple of Kukulcán, their memories will allow them to imagine its features as if they were dreamed.
Chichén Itzá was the most important city in Mayan culture during the late Classic and early Postclassic periods, between 900 to 1300 A.D. During the early Classic period, it was the capital of a wide region, when the Puuc style buildings were built. With the arrival of the Itzáes, by the end of that period, a new style was created, which mixed Mayan traditions with the contributions of the newcomers. This was the second and largest peak of the site, which concluded with the arrival of the Mayapán princes, between 1185 and 1204 A.D.
Fairly well preserved, archaeologists can't agree on whether it was these Mayans who influenced Tula, the Toltec city near Mexico City, which they have many similarities with, or if the myth was true about the Toltec king Quetzalcóatl's exile (Kukulcán) at the start of Chichén Itza´s peak period.
Built inland, with a monumental core of five square kilometers, and a wide area of housing and places of secondary importance, 20% of the site has been excavated to date. The name of the city means "At the Mouth of the Well of the Itzá", in reference to the wells or cenotes that supplied water to the area and, which in all probability, were the reason for its settlement.
The Sacred Cenote, located at the bottom of a sacbé (stucco coated Mayan road), was the point where the priests and Mayan people journeyed in pilgrimage to throw offerings, generally valuable objects, to the god Chaac, lord of the rain, and where there were also human sacrifices. It was excavated at the beginning of the 20th century, under the initiative of Edward Herbert Thompson, an American consul with a doubtful memory. A large quantity of objects were recovered, including jade, gold, ceramic and bone, which have been used to document Mayan society.
Chichén Itzá's architecture is quite innovative in comparison to classic Mayan cities. Its great columns and pilasters, built with superimposed stone blocks that are often carved, fill the buildings both inside and out, especially in the Thousand Columns building, which probably served as a market.
The most important and famous building in Chichén Itzá is the Temple of Kukulcán, a Mayan representation of the god Quetzalcóatl. Known as "The Castle", it is 24 meters high, built over a 55.5 meter wide platform, with 4 ascending stairways, representing the cardinal points. The number of steps is equivalent to the 365 days of the year.
There are also other astronomical symbols: the nine staggered bodies divide the pyramid in 18 terraces which symbolize the 18 months of the Mayan calendar; underneath the inside, there are 52 panels that represent the years in every sacred cycle. In the spring equinox (march 21st) and the fall equinox (September 21st), a mind-blowing optical illusion occurs at the north stairway: the steps project a set of lights and shadows that form the image of a god serpent's body literally descending down to the earth, (Kukulcan's Descent), symbolizing the command to perform agricultural labors to plant the cornfield before the arrival of the rainy season.
The Temple of the Warriors is located on a pyramid-shaped building; its name comes from the bas-relief that decorates its pilasters, which shows warriors holding their prisoners. However, the image it is best-known for is that of Chacmool who guards the entrance, a sitting figure watching us, with his legs bent and a stone bowl on his lap (which may contain sacrifices), it had a symbolic influence on the work of British sculptor Henry Moore.
The Ball Court is the biggest in all Mesoamerica with its length of 168 meters. It is made up of two elevated, parallel walls holding the two stone rings on their centers through which the ball had to pass.
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Further north, the Astronomic Observatory, also called "The Snail" due to its spiral stairs, has preserved its original structure, displaying the indentations on the panels that correspond to the positions of certain celestial bodies crucial to the Mayan calendar. It is possible that this round building situated on two rectangular platforms with a different orientation, was used to perform astronomical observations.
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After playing more and more violent rock music, to the point of it becoming inaudible, Lizzy's now decided to use her guitar in an even more aggressive way. Meanwhile, Morgan has chosen to put his photographic talents in the employ of law and order and hopes one day to uncover enough proof to arrest Desmond, who's a lot more talented at killing than he is at art. Quite the opposite of Gerald, who'll only fight if you criticize his cooking!
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ELMThawinner - Wednesday 18/01/2012, 14:01
I insist
revenge:2 damage
in t2 a lost round is very crucial for the match , 2 damage is perfect though...
it will be excellent
ELMThawinner - Wednesday 18/01/2012, 14:03
Plus , in t1 there isnt a lot of damage so it wouldnt be too decisive
Minion4D - Wednesday 18/01/2012, 14:39
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Thats a good point actually thanks for bringing that to my attention, but still even without his bonus 4 gorks is dangerous.
I still do not find adding leaders a good idea. I enjoy thinking the leaders as an elite force of ten, to be seen with amazement of their great abilities. Ambre can pretty much make a card invincible, vholt can pack a punch in damage reducing decks. Morphunn has the ability to restock your pillz. Maybe if they were released in groups of five... But then again wed be looking at spans of like 3 years or so. In fact, the only thing i'd really like is having more level up goals to race to. A good release of them might be...
Team: defeat recover 1 pillz out of 3, revenge damage+2, and lukewise confidence
Team +1 power, and like say team -6 opponent attack min 6 or something.
Although, as i said, this would pile up. The thought of ambre buried by 100's of other leaders horrifies me
UM_AaaBattery - Thursday 19/01/2012, 12:15
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Were not talking about loads of other leaders (maby about 10 so that they go up to level 100).
princekhlil12 - Thursday 19/01/2012, 13:33
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Ya,a new member is nice no matter what happen
Are you saying one day they will stop making new cards for Freaks just because they don,t want some old card to become useless or simply too pile up.
Who ever already reach lv 50 will feeling bored,ya know
@princekhlil, i disagree. Freaks is a clan with values in each card, and tactics to follow. Leaders on the otherhand are ment to be put in decks with another clan. If we get more leaders, they will pile up, and they nobody would quite remember ambre, and the rest of them, similar to how people value slightly worse cards when a card goes cr(not many like cliff until marco went cr).
People at level 50 still have reason to play. Whether its collecting, tournaments, elo, survivor, the list goes on. I know i don't play this game to dwell upon lvling up for leaders. The ten leaders we currently have are idols compared to the rest, being more famous then most cards(except maybe kolos...). I predict in the future, UR's clans will have hundreds of characters, being so massive no one person would know every card. Ambre would be forgotten, along with leaders uniqueness dimminishing. Ur is doing a good job as is
As for what id like to see ability wise, i'd like to see charge and decharge, charge having 1-4x affect when used later in the game, and decharge 4-1x.
Id also like to see a card withan ability like solo bonus or something, where he gets his bonus alone as opposed to in combo with clan, and still retained with more clan members.
Perhaps something like poison/heal, but with pillz.
Maybe as ability with pass, where if it wins, the next card receives it as if another ability, therefore pass power +2, would mean win with that card, and say next card was tremorh, he'd normally have 9 attack.
Maybe one where if it wins, all following cards get a benefit, like if it wins, all other cards get 6 attack or something.
Then there could be like foresight, where if it wins, you choose opponents next card(they still control pillz.) i think that would be cool.


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The home of IFK Norrköping replaced the old Norrköpings Idrottspark in 2009.
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• With a name translating as 'New Park', the home of IFK Norrköping replaced the old Norrköpings Idrottspark which dated from 1894 and staged games in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and EURO '92.
• The first fixture played at the new ground was an Allsvenskan match between Norrköping and GIF Sundsvall on 31 August 2009.
• Three of the four stands are now covered other than the southern terrace.
• The stadium will hold three UEFA Women's EURO 2013 Group C games and a semi-final.
• A city of around 90,000 people in the east of Sweden, Norrkoping was once the second largest town in the country. Its centre boasts waterfalls, streams and fly fishing, with a wildlife park and forests nearby.


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Moshe Feiglin was in New York on 9/11. Two weeks later he wrote this profound article, Why America Has Already Lost the War.
For him it was a cultural/religious war. The same war that Israel had been fighting for a century and losing. Islam destroyed the greatest symbol of the West, he wrote, namely the Twin Towers and nothing less would do but to destroy Mecca, Medina and al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Instead America organized a mighty coalition to go after cave dwellers in Afghanistan, hornets if you will, while ignoring the nest. It even called the religion, that has been at war with Christianity since its inception, and in whose name the Twin Towers were destroyed, a "religion of peace". It seeks to accommodate its mortal enemy rather than destroy it.
The "peace process" is aimed at destroying Judaism's symbols, in that it seeks to remove from Jewish sovereignty its biblical heartland and Jerusalem. What will be left?
He explained the conflict,
Two deviant daughters came forth from Judaism but left the fold to conquer the world: Christianity and Islam. Both hate their mother and both fight each other.
Judaism integrates the qualities of strict justice and mercy, in harmony and in proper measure. Christianity took only the quality of mercy while Islam took the quality of strict justice.
The Moslems see with jealousy how the culture based on Christian mercy succeeds in gaining control over the world. Let everyone come and benefit from the cornucopia open to all — to everyone we proffer the other cheek, and the whole body, in fact. Come and take your part in the wealth, come and enter the gates of the World Trade Center. We aren't conquering you with the sword, but with gold.
Please think about what he has written and then comment on Israpundit.
If you disagree with his thesis' please explain how the west is to win and what winning means.
Ted Belman
If only the United States and Israel would have listened to Meir Kahane, rabbi, former Israeli parliament member, great Jewish patriot, when he called upon us to terrorize the terrorists. Only then could we truly claim to be fighting a war against terrorism with every intention of WINNING it - not engage in endless battles, skirmishes, etc. to benefit the globalists and Military Industrial Complex (important parts of the equation Feiglin failed to address).
We could still hear and heed Meir Kahane's biblical call and wisdom, but will we?
USA Must Have Guts to Terrorize Terrorists
(as appeared in USA Today, February 12, 1987)
Feiglin must have flunked history. It is professing Christians (many Israelite in origin) whom God used to bring the world PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. So much for MF's assertion Christianity is strictly mercy and Islam strictly justice. Biblical Christianity tempers judgment with mercy.
Furthermore, traditional Christianity is not a deviant daughter of Judaism (they are daughters of the apostate Roman Catholic Church/Babylonian Mystery religion the New Testament condemns).
For the record, biblical Christianity is a continuation of the biblical religion, founded on the holy day of Shavuot in Jerusalem, and taken to heart by Jews who accepted Yeshua's teachings, His magnification of the Law and the Prophets (to include the spirit and intent, not just the letter of the law), a new and improved religion so to speak, while Judaism remained stunted and self-righteous.
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So tell me, what cars are these?
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How do you land on Mars? Very carefully!
Your spacecraft hurtles toward the planet at thousands of miles per hour, so you'll have to hit the brakes in a hurry!
First, your capsule needs a heat shield.It protects the spacecraft inside from the heat and friction of entry into the atmosphere.
Friction slows you down over 90%, but not enough to land safely. Use a parachute to slow down even more.
Still falling at over 100 miles per hour, you need the right system to land safely!
Here are some options:
- With a small- to mid-size rover, use a cushion of airbags along with retro rockets.
- Impact at 30 miles an hour and bounce to a stop.
- With a large lander, use retro rockets and landing legs to touch down, going about six miles an hour.
- Or, with a large, heavy rover, use a big jet pack to slow down to under two miles an hour. Then, gently lower it on cables to land on its wheels.
Any way you do it, you'll need skill and hard work: there's nothing easy about landing on Mars!


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The city of Pittsburgh may be famous for sports and its rivers, but it's also a growing hub for green technology and culture. For art and history lovers, the world-renowned Carnegie museums and the Andy Warhol Museum are sure to impress, and the Duquesne Incline offers an incredible view of the skyline. Pittsburgh also has 89 distinct neighborhoods celebrating ethnic cultures from around the globe.
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The empire-specific fighter for the Terran Republic is the Mosquito. It is the fastest and most agile fighter.
The Liberator is a common pool gunship manned by up to 3 players. Most of its weapons are designed to kill armor and other aircraft.
The Lightning (often called light armor) is a common pool tank manned by a single player.
The primary heavy-armor tank (main battle tank) for the Terran Republic is the Prowler. It has a double barrel cannon and deploy capabilities, the fastest firing of the three tanks.
The Harasser (often called simply a transport) is a common pool buggy manned by 2 players with an optional 3rd seat for transport. It has smaller versions of primary battle tank secondary weapons.
The Sunderer is a common pool transport with 2 top-mounted guns that can deploy into a spawn point.
The Flash is a common pool ATV that has an optional side-mounted weapon and various gadgets, such as cloaking.
The Valkyrie is a common pool air transport similar in size and function to a helicopter.
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Monoclonal Antibody to Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNFa) - Simian (Rhesus Monkey)
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Organism- Simian (Rhesus Monkey)
Clonality :Monoclonal
Host :Mouse
Concentration :500ug/ml
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Immunoglobulin Type: IgG
Purification: Affinity Chromatography
Conjugate: No Conjugate
- Immunogen: Recombinant TNFa (Val77~Leu233) expressed in E.coli.
The antibody is a mouse monoclonal antibody raised against TNFa. It has been selected for its ability to recognize TNFa in immunohistochemical staining and western blotting.
- Western blotting: 1:100-400
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The storage world is still digesting the news that Aperi will now develop under the auspices of the Eclipse Foundation.
The announcement came hot on the heels of news of Sun's defection from the Aperi project to join a rival effort to create standards for storage management interfaces.
IBM's statement on Aperi says:
By using open, standards-based storage systems and management software, customers can choose from a greater range of storage products and eliminate the need to "rip and replace" storage management software. This lowers the cost of managing storage technology and reduces training requirements for storage operations teams.
For the record, the full participant roster now stands at: IBM, Brocade, Cisco, CA, Engenio, Fujitsu, McData, NetApp, and Novell.
IBM, Fujitsu, and McData are donating big chunks of storage management code to Eclipse. The rest are likely lending their support to ensure their products comply with the results.
Storage is, of course, the last of the big sections of the IT infrastructure where the link between the hardware you buy and the software you have to use remains pretty well intact.
Jim Stallings, vice president of intellectual property and standards at IBM, said in a conference call: "One of the last pillars of proprietary technology is about to fall. You're now witnessing the convergence of open source and storage."
The Aperi project's destiny is by no means clear. For all its big names Aperi represents less than half the overall storage market. No HP, no Hitachi, no EMC and now no Sun. Together with Symantec, those four have set up a rival to Aperi. The "Gang of Five", as the anti-Aperi group have been called, are also seeking implement SMI-S, the Storage Networking Industry Association's schema to standardise software interfaces.
Aperi's move to an Eclipse open source model is being seen as a bid to accelerate development toward SMI-S specifications. Byte and Switch reports that IBM Tivoli marketing manager Jamie Gruener said: "We've identified the idea that you need some level of standards around that project. This will really help foster and accelerate that standard. This is a non-political forum. It's open to any vendor who wants to join."
Techworld reports that SNIA's European chair Paul Talbut explained: "The [SNIA] is developing the specification standard for storage management interoperability i.e. a document, while Aperi aims to create the code."
HP says its Storage Essentials line is already ahead of Aperi in supporting SMI-S. He told Techworld: "HP Storage Essentials has passed all 4 categories of SMI-S test cases: array, fabric, HBA, and switch."
"IBM claims Aperi will work with SNIA to establish its code as a reference implementation of SMI-S. But the code that IBM is donating hasn't even passed the full battery of SMI-S 1.0.2 compliance tests."
It's pretty well accepted that HP is indeed further along the road to full SMI-S compliance. IBM and friends will be hoping the open source model can put a rocket up their own effort.
With everyone aware of the growth forecast in the storage market, all the players know the stakes are high. For their customers, the big players battling it out should be a good thing; competition will accelerate the development of standards. If both make it to market, a price war could bring savings to swelling storage budgets.
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We'd love it if you joined us in our challenge. Just make a St. Patrick's Day themed card and put DDC in your keywords when uploading to Splitcoaststampers. You can also see the cards my friends made by doing a search on this keyword or clicking on their names in my sidebar.
I made my next card in honor of the featured stamper, angelladcrockett, on Splitcoast. I loved her cute ladybug card.
This fun olive image is part of a stamp set from Rubbernecker called Garnish set (there's also a cherry, a lemon, and a lime in the set). I thought it'd be fun to use as a case of Angella's cute ladybug card. To create my "Olive You" sentiment, I highlighted with Olive and You with a black marker and used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up. The two words are also from Rubbernecker but the word "Olive" is from their Olive Jar stamp and the word "you" is from their A Star is Born Set.
My olives were colored with Copic markers (G94, G99, YG06, and R29). The olive under the top ribbon was cut out and popped up on a dimensional.
Wouldn't this be a fun card to put in your child's or spouse's lunch bag as a surprise?


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Galvanized Iron or Steel sheets fabrication is the creation of thin sheets by cutting, bending and assembling processes. It is a value-added process involving the creation of machines, parts, and structures from various raw materials.
DwightSteel (0.40mm) Standard Bend Fabrication Box Gutter 48" x 8′
Categories: Building Materials, Fabrication, Roofing
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