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LOS ANGELES — So how exactly do you remodel an icon? Well, if you're Scion, you go big. The all-new Scion xB is certainly reminiscent of the original, only a little smoother around the corners—and much larger. The wheelbase is up 4 in., it's wider by nearly 3 in. and, overall, it's a full foot longer. That translates into a much roomier interior. The xB now feels substantial, like a car from the next class up. Downside? It's gained almost 700 lbs. in the process. Woof.
Engineers added more insulation and sound deadening material to make the xB a quieter box, and it worked: The new car is very refined for its bargain-basement $16,600 price tag.
The chassis is all new and comes from the recently introduced Auris, a Toyota model from Europe. MacPherson struts upfront and a beam axle in the rear continue to handle suspension duties, but the new xB gets four-wheel disc brakes standard for the first time.
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A short drive around town here proved the new xB rides smoothly and quietly. Not that the new Scion would be our first choice for canyon carving: Remember, it's a tall, softly sprung and, now, heavy box. The xB certainly doesn't have the taut suspension and sporty soul of, say, a Honda Fit. But your local Scion dealership will remain happy to sell you a lower, sportier suspension, giant wheels and tires and any number of performance and cosmetic accessories, including a supercharger. After all, customization is the Scion way.
Under the hood is the 2.4-liter inline four-cylinder from the Scion tC and the Toyota Camry. Here it makes 158 hp and 162 lb.-ft. of torque and comes paired to a five-speed manual or a new sequential shift, four-speed automatic. So the Scion xB can keep up with the majority of the cars on the road—finally. It's certainly no rocket, but neither are any of the other cars you can get for under $18,000. Still, we were surprised to see the estimated mileage ratings of 22 in the city and 28 on the highway. Shouldn't a four-cylinder car like this return mileage at least in the low 30s?
Overall, though, the new xB is a larger, more refined package at the same bargain price. And that certainly appeals to us. But will it appeal to the young, hip 20-something buyers that Scion won over the first time? We'll see. —Ben Stewart
From mild to wild, a fully customized 2008 Scion xB


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As I'm going through building my army of level 19 twinks, it's clear that there are some things every twink needs, regardless of class.
First, there are certain skills everyone takes:
- Expert First Aid
- Journeyman Engineering OR Fishing
- Two Professions at 150, usually 1 of Mining, Herbalism, or Skinning, and Engineering.
Expert First Aid (skill level 225) allows you to use Heavy Runecloth Bandages, which heal an insane 2000 health over 8 seconds. Even for twinks, this means gaining a heal-to-full ability once a minute. You need to have a higher level medic actually make the bandages, but your twink isn't your main.
Engineering or Fishing at 150 are required to gain the two universal head slot items: Green Tinted Goggles or the Lucky Fishing Hat. The Lucky Fishing Hat is a bit more difficult to get, as it requires you to fish in (but not win) the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza, but the Goggles are an acceptable alternative until you can win it.
It goes without saying that both professions should be chosen and maxed out as early as possible. You can get started at level 5 and reach 150 at level 10. The gathering professions all convey excellent bonuses at this level, which they do not in the endgame. Amusingly enough, the professions that are worst for endgame raiders are best for twinks, which just goes to show balance is a tricky thing to achieve.
In addition to those skills, you will also want several stacks of the following consumables:
- Heavy Runecloth Bandages
- Rumsey's Rum Black Label
- Healing Potions
- Level 15 Vendor food and drink
The Heavy Runecloth Bandages require someone with First Aid 280 to make, but the healing they return is awesome.
Rumsey Rum Black Label is the twink food buff of choice. The +15 Stamina boost translates into +150 health, or 10-15% increase. That's insanely good. Consider that to have that kind of effectiveness on my level 80 Warlock, food buffs would have to grant at least +200 Stamina. So yes, this rum has quite a kick.
It costs 2s at the Southshore Inn in the Escape From Durnholde Keep instance in the Caverns of Time, and you should fill your bags with this drink. If you don't have this up at all times I don't know what to tell you.
Healing Potions should be a staple of every adventurer's kit, twink or not. These aren't as good as a bandage but can help out in a tight spot.
Because the Rumsey Rum overwrites any cooked food buff you might obtain, you don't need anything but the standard vendor food and drink. I prefer Melon Juice and Dwarven Mild cheese, but it really doesn't matter what you eat — you could have Tigule and Foror's Strawberry Ice Cream, if that's what your twinks like. If you find yourself in a position where you have the luxury to eat and drink in WSG, do so.
And yes, it's good to have both available even if you don't need mana. You will get a pug healer who forgets to bring something to drink.
There are plenty of consumables which are a good idea to have, but are hardly essential. Lesser Mana Potions, Big Bronze Bombs, and Explosive Sheep all have their places in my bags, but not everyone needs or wants them.
(Who am I kidding? Explosive Sheep are like the best thing, EVER! Blow up sneaking rogues with sheep!)
I count a lot of the low level elixirs and potions, like the Elixirs of Minor Accuracy, Firepower, Strong Troll's Blood, Defense, and Lesser Agility, in this category. They are all very good buffs, but which one you should stack depends on your class, role, and if you have a close personal relationship with an alchemist. Even then, because potions and elixrs don't persist after death, keeping these buffs up can get expensive, fast.
One final type of consumables bear mention: temporary item enhancements, like Heavy Sharpening Stones, Heavy Weightstones, and Minor Wizard Oil. These add an additional enchantment (called an imbue) to your weapon that either increases your weapon damage or spellpower. This imbue lasts through death, so is worth keeping up throughout a match. The catch is that they can't be used on heirloom weapons, some of which are really great weapons for twinks. If you aren't using an heirloom weapon, you should have a few stacks of these items and macro their application into your buff sequence to make sure you don't forget to apply it.
The final essental element to twinking is a good attitude, but that's a post unto itself.
What about you? What items do you consider essential? Please let me know if I've missed something below in the comments.

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Cookbook:Pots and Pans
Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Cookbook/Equipment
Pots and pans hold food, generally for cooking on a range. Sometimes pots and pans are used in an oven or, if they do not include metal, in a microwave.
Dark gummy burned-on oil can be removed with acetone, widely available from hardware stores and in diluted form as nail polish remover.
Common materialsEdit
Stainless steelEdit
Stainless steel is good enough for most uses, although it is not as conductive as aluminium or copper. Stainless steel tends to be inexpensive and lightweight. Stainless steel has the advantage of being non reactive with most household acids. Thin-bottomed pans, often with an insignificant layer of copper, can cause uneven heating, so a layer of aluminium is often "sandwiched" in the base of the pan.
Even though stainless steel is not considered non-stick, food does not stick very strongly unless the surfaces are rough. Stainless steel is popular for saucepans and stock pots.
Anodized aluminiumEdit
Anodizing is an electro-chemical process that molecularly alters the surface of aluminium cookware making it stick and scratch-resistant and easy to clean. A final stage in the anodizing process seals the aluminium, preventing any leaching into food. Unlike uncoated aluminium, this cookware does not react to acidic foods, and is much more durable. Unlike stainless steel, no "sandwiching" or "cladding" is needed for even heating. Anodized aluminium cookware is generally not dishwasher safe.
Cast IronEdit
Cast iron is denser than other pan materials, making the pans unparalleled at retaining and evenly distributing heat, but also somewhat heavy. Therefore these pans are excellent for applications such as searing, or any time when a pan must stay hot even as ingredients are added.
The pan retains its heat better than most other materials. They can also be put under a very hot grill or into a barbecue or campfire — something that would completely destroy a non-stick pan — as they are all-metal and would have to be melted to suffer damage. Contrary to popular belief, acidic foods can be cooked in cast iron, provided they are removed from the pan as soon as cooking is complete.
Cast iron pans can be used for other kinds of cooking as well, although their heaviness makes them somewhat awkward for making, say, crepes, or any other kind of cooking where the pan needs to be moved around a lot during cooking. Cast iron is also less conductive than other materials such as aluminium and copper. This results in the aforementioned excellent heat retention, but also means that cast iron cookware takes longer to heat up and cool down.
Cast iron needs to be seasoned to provide a more-or-less non-stick surface. This process involves heating oil so that it polymerizes and binds to the pan. This creates a non-stick surface chemically similar to a plastic coating. Some people see this need for seasoning as a drawback; however, because the seasoning can be removed (with steel wool, even!) and reapplied as needed, cast iron pans can be maintained in excellent condition far beyond the life of a typical non-stick pan.
Properly cared for, a cast iron pan can last for generations. Thus they are an excellent value: extremely durable, costing less than all but the cheapest non-stick pans, while outperforming all but the most expensive cookware. The main drawback is that they will rust if washed in a dishwasher or left soaking in water. Also, they should not be washed with harsh, lye-based soap, as this will remove the seasoning.
They can be effectively cleaned with a stiff brush, plastic wool, or by rubbing with a paper towel, vegetable oil, and any salt, used as a mild abrasive. Prior to putting them back in storage, if you heat them up, empty, for few minutes, any remaining dampness will evaporate. Generally these retail for no more than US $20.
Enameled Cast IronEdit
Enamelled cast iron cookware — typically, casseroles or Dutch ovens — enables cooks to take advantage of the heat retention of cast iron while also providing a non-stick, non-rusting, non-reactive, light-coloured surface (the light-coloured surface makes it easier to monitor how foods are browning). The thickness of the cast-iron core helps guarantee even heating and prevents "hot-spots" and warping from occurring, even on electric stoves.
Some care must be taken in use and storage, as the enamel surface is vulnerable to chipping.
The main drawback of enameled cast iron is expense, with pieces typically being 3-5 times more expensive than their cast-iron counterparts. The enamel is naturally non-stick and cleans easily, but may crack, chip, or discolour over time, particularly if improperly cleaned. Exteriors are generally available in a rainbow of colours.
Carbon SteelEdit
Like cast iron, carbon steel needs to be seasoned and is vulnerable to acid foods. Like stainless steel, carbon steel is lightweight and inexpensive. Carbon steel can be slightly better than stainless steel on an induction-based cooktop. Carbon steel is very popular for woks, particularly the large round-bottomed ones, and is becoming more popular as an alternative to cast iron in pans.
Aluminium is lightweight and inexpensive. It conducts heat well, especially if it is thick. This allows for even heating and fast response to desired temperature changes.
Aluminium usually has a non-stick surface inside it. With or without a non-stick surface, aluminium is vulnerable to scratches. A connection between aluminium and Alzheimer's disease is a concern for many, although a scientific link between the two is inconclusive at best.
Uncoated aluminium is vulnerable to damage from acid foods like tomatoes. Low-grade aluminium is easy to dent. Aluminium is popular for frying pans.
In Western cooking, the best pots were made out of a thick layer of copper for good thermal conductivity and a thin layer of tin to prevent the copper from reacting with acidic foods. Copper pans provide the best conductivity, and therefore the most even heating. They tend, however, to be heavy, expensive, and to require occasional retinning. Modern copper cookware is now made with stainless steel lining rather than tin.
Glass allows food to be observed while the lid is on. Glass is heavy, because it must be thick enough to prevent shattering. To avoid cracks, avoid sudden large temperature changes (do not drop a very hot glass pot into cold water).
While not considered non-stick, food does not stick strongly to glass unless baked-on. Glass can be used in a microwave oven. Glass is generally clear or white, the latter known as Corning Ware, a product designed for missile nose cones.
Multi-ply pans are made from two or more the above materials. Oftentimes, oxidation-prone copper or delicate aluminium are "clad" in stainless steel or some other sturdier material, combining the best features of the many materials and blunting the disadvantages. Also, many pans come with glass lids to allow the user to see inside the pot or pan as the food cooks.
Shapes, sizes, etc.Edit
- crepe pan
- Double boiler
- Dutch oven
- Frying pan
- Makiyakinabe pan
- Paella pan
- Roasting pan
- Pressure cooker, including multicooker as Instant Pot.
- Saucier Pan
- Saucepan (typically called a "2-quart (2 L) pot" or "4-quart (4 L) pot")
- Sauté pan
- Stock pot
- Tava
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(Australian Associated Press)
Some Australians would rather die or "poke their eye with a pencil" than go into residential care, the royal commission into aged care has been told.
UnitingCare Australia national director Claerwen Little has revealed the grim consumer feedback her organisation took from a focus group and an online survey.
She said it found that people did not have a good understanding of the aged care system and it was something they did not think much about until they had to.
"Sadly, some people suggested they would rather die than go into a residential aged care facility," Ms Little said.
"They would rather poke their eye with a pencil than have to enter a home.
"The expectations of people are that residential aged care is not a good place to be."
In other evidence to the inquiry on Wednesday, Aged Care Guild chief executive Matthew Richter said his organisation, which represented a small group of care providers, was working on a system to offer consumers information about individual facilities including the type of care they provide as well as data on their performance.
It would also offer consumer feedback on the experience of residents and families who have dealt with specific centres and could provide a rating system on individual homes.
Mr Richter said it was hoped the system could be rolled out later this year.
"We've got to finish the prototype, test it and then determine what early data we might start to pick up from the ground," he said.
"To get it operating as quickly as possible is our goal."
On the issue of workforce pay and training, union group United Voice questioned the value placed on aged care work.
Executive Projects Coordinator Melissa Coad said low pay rates were compounded by the fact that most staff were employed part-time.
"So people really do struggle to amass enough money to live adequately," she said.
Ms Coad said the question of pay, issues of training and ongoing education and high workloads would all affect the sector's ability to attract enough staff into the future, amid predictions the aged care workforce would need to grow to one million by 2050.
"If wages and other working conditions don't change we're going to have significant problems in attracting people and retaining people to that workforce," she said.
"The thing that our members tell me repeatedly is that they feel stressed in their work, pressured in their work.
"They don't have enough time to do their job properly."
The royal commission is investigating both the quality and safety of both residential and home care across the country.
It will sit in Adelaide for the rest of this week but also take evidence at further hearings planned for interstate capitals as well as regional centres.


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Unionist communities existed throughout the Confederate South during the Civil War. "The Free State of Jones" is an exciting story with its own unique characteristics, but it was only one of many inner civil wars between Unionists and Confederates across the South.
The following excerpt from "Occupied At Home: Women Confront Confederate Forces in North Carolina's Quaker Belt," chapter two of The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies, features the Hulin family of Montgomery County, NC. The Hulins were among the best known Wesleyan Methodist Unionists of the North Carolina Piedmont, which, significantly, was the birthplace of many ancestors of the Free State of Jones uprising.
Because Unionist women in North Carolina's Quaker Belt abetted men's avoidance of Confederate service, many Confederate supporters viewed torture and deprivation of deserters' wives as the product of simple necessity. Torturing the wife of guerrilla leader Bill Owens, after all, had resulted in his capture and imprisonment. In some counties, pro-secessionist millers also denied deserters' wives government grain even though there was no official Confederate policy to that effect.
Women who sheltered male kin in the nearby woods eagerly told their side of the story. In separate letters to Governor Vance, Phebe Crook and Clarinda Crook Hulin, daughters of a Montgomery County Methodist schoolteacher and kin to numerous deserters, blasted their Confederate occupiers. Clarinda, who had three "outlier" brothers-in-law (she did not mention this in her letter), implored Governor Vance to consider the plight of farm women. "I hav three little children to werk for and I have werk[ed] for ever thing that I have to eat and ware," she wrote. But military men sent to the region to restore order were "destroying every thing they can lay hans up on." Troops had taken her "last hog," and poured her molasses all over her floor. "It ant only Me they air takeing from . . . ," she added, "they take the women'[s] horses out of the plows," she explained, for their own use.
Ten more months of armed warfare between militia and deserters brought a more detailed letter from Clarinda's sister, Phebe. As a single woman, Phebe Crook could not anchor her protest in the time-honored trope of the soldier's wife or mother. She seemed eager, however, to describe herself as "a young lady that has Neather Husband, son, father, no[r] Brother in the woods" (although she did have male kin hiding in the woods). Invoking the moral authority of republicanism rather than motherhood, Crook informed Governor Vance of the "true" conditions of her community. Calling on him to "protect the civil laws and writs of our country," she denounced the militia and magistrates of her county for arresting "poore old grey-headed fathers who has fought in the old War and has done thir duty . . . ."
Enraged by home guard who, Crook insisted, had no intention themselves of fighting in the war, she condemned their physical abuse of women and children and their burning of barns, houses, and crops, all done in the name of fulfilling the governor's directive to force deserters in from the woods. Following such orders was merely an excuse, she wrote, for pro-Confederate men to "take their guns and go out in the woods and shoot them down Without Halting them as if they war Bruts or Murder[er]s." Once again, Crook emphasized rights of citizenship rather than victimhood by assuring the governor that her motive for writing was that "I always like to [see] people hav jestis."
Despite the sisters' separate appeals to Governor Vance, they could not prevent the killing of their three brothers-in-law on January 28, 1865. Jesse, John, and William Hulin were executed along with James Atkins, who had been identified as a draft evader by Sheriff Aaron Sanders during the previous fall court term. Both the Crooks and Hulin families belonged to the county's network of Wesleyan Methodist families who opposed slavery and refused to fight for the Confederacy.
NOTE: In addition to Long Shadow of the Civil War, this essay will appear in the anthology, Occupied Women, edited by LeeAnn Whites and Alecia Long, forthcoming from LSU Press. Readers who would like to know more about the Unionist Hulin family of Montgomery County, NC, should consult my 1992 book Unruly Women.
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Bridget, Saint
Bridget, Saint, 453?–523?, Irish holy woman. She is often called St. Brigid, St. Bride, or St. Bridget of Kildare. Little is known of her, but she did found a great monastery at Kildare. She is buried at Downpatrick with St. Patrick and St. Columba, and with them she is patron of Ireland; hence her nickname Mary of the Gael. St. Bridget is associated notably with charity and justice. Devotion to her was widespread in Great Britain before the Reformation, as witness many names, e.g., Bridewell, Kilbride, Kirkbride, and McBride. Feast: Feb. 1.
See study by A. Curtayne (1954).
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"Burger King" is, you can add the bacon pieces in just 15 plus 100 yen for hamburgers! So, I tried to eat a bacon burger and add 1,050 pieces went to Burger King! Although some people have to waste food, never such a thing if it be eaten whole delicious fun with everyone. Rather, I recommend to the party sol
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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Can you imagine picking up a one-pound hot dog that's nearly two feet long, let alone eating the entire thing in one sitting?
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Cook the rice cooker in a McDonald's Big Mac.
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Industriel Urban Farm Cuisine (Downtown LA)
This new restaurant in downtown LA has a rather confusing tagline: "urban farm cuisine"? It doesn't prevent them from being completely packed during Dine LA Restaurant Week though. The tagline is supposed to embody the fact that they're in downtown but uses local farm-fresh ingredients (though many other downtown restaurants do these days, without the tagline).
The menu was divided into different price levels: $11, $14, and $19 (and a couple of "market price" options). The restaurant's website says they serve Provencal French cuisine, but there were only a few Provencal specialties on the menu (like bouillabaise and barigoule) and many other influences from Italian to Russian.
We started with a Crispy soft poached egg, speck, asparagus, mustard truffle dressing ($14)
Quinoa, roasted mushrooms, pecan, kale, caramelized shallot vinaigrette ($11)
I enjoyed this healthy and savory dish, especially with the generous amount of roasted mushrooms. LA OC Foodie thought it would've been better if it was served hot, though I was fine with it since it was a warm night.
The cocktails are $12 each. I tried the Mexi-Cal: Ilegal Mezcal Jovin, kumquats, ginger, jalapeno, orange juice, habanero sugar rim. It was too spicy for me, we both preferred the cocktail LA OC Foodie ordered, Ria's Downfall: Industriel barrel aged whiskey, black plum shrub, fresh lemon juice.
Skull and Bones: bone marrow, tongue and cheek marmalade, grilled baguette ($14)
"Goachetta", chevre gnocchi, rapini, mint, olives, red pepper sugo ($19)
Pelmini, rabbit, shiitake, mascarpone, pearl onion, sage, truffle oil, pecorino ($19)
For dessert I wanted the Peach and apricot crisp, toasted almond streusel, creme fraiche ice cream, raspberry sauce ($8)
Double espresso pot au creme, hazelnut shortbread, whipped cream ($8)
Name and tagline aside, the food that we tried was pretty good though a couple dishes could use some small tweaks. The price scheme reminded me of XIV when they first opened and I'm not sure how I feel about that. Some dishes are a good value for that price section, but some do not seem to be - why not just price each dish individually? Either way it's another fun addition to this part of downtown LA (bone marrow, tongue and cheek!) and I think it will continue to be busy, not just for Dine LA week.
Industriel: Urban Farm Cuisine
609 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90017
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One of my favorite images is the Centaur.
Fantasia illustrates the beautiful creatures celebrating life to the music of Beethoven's Sixth,
they are featured in the Narnia series,
Centaurs may be found as characters in Chalker's Well of Souls series;
and of course, they are the noted imagery of Sagittarius:
one of the astrological signs noting focus and concentration.
A ring of a Lady Centaur drawing an arrow in her bow and aiming at the stars.
Using the ring as a point of focus or reminder,
the Centaur gets to the point of the matter,
focusing on a specific target, not wavering, ignoring tangents;
She sets sights on her goal, draws and fires.
For those who practice the art of Archery,
who wish to concentrate on their bottom line,
set their goals and achieve them;
it is for those who love Centaurs or simply celebrate their birth in Sagittarius.
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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'Hydra' Tour Diary Episode Two (Video)March 21, 2014
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have uploaded the second episode in the "Hydra" tour video diary. Check it out below.
WITHIN TEMPTATION's new album, "Hydra", sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 16 on The Billboard 200 chart.
WITHIN TEMPTATION's previous CD, "Unforgiving", opened with 12,000 units back in March 2011 to land at No. 50.
"Hydra" first-week chart positions:
#1: Netherlands, Czech Republic
#2: Finland, Switzerland
#4: Germany, Poland
#5: Austria
#6: United Kingdom
#9: France
#11: Portugal
#12: Sweden
#17: Norway
#22: Japan
#25: Canada
#26: Australia
#28: Spain
"Hydra" was released in North America on February 4 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner. The album was made available in several luxury formats. The cover artwork was created by Romano Molenaar ("X-Men", "Batman", "The Unforgiving").
The digital premium album, complete with digi-booklet, was made available on iTunes and includes 18 audio tracks and a music video. The digital premium album features bonus "Evolution Versions" of four new songs, which contain audio commentary from guitarist Robert Westerholt and singer Sharon Den Adel and give you unique access to the development of the songs, their lyrical inspiration and the sound of the initial demos and vocals.
In a recent interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, WITHIN TEMPTATION vocalist Sharon Den Adel stated about the songwriting process for "Hydra"": "A lot of bands were inspired by the '80s at the time we were writing 'The Unforgiving' album. There was a lot of music based on the '80s coming out and it had a lot of '80s flavors. With this new album, even though we're only a few years further up the road, you can feel that music has changed again. Music is not inspired on the '80s, but more like there are different influences in the music again. Music's always organic, and you feel things are changing comfortably."
She added: "When people asked us after 'The Unforgiving', 'Are you gonna make another 'Unforgiving' album?" we said, 'Of course.' Because we were really full of it in a positive way. We really like the album a lot and still do like it a lot but we really feel there's an '80s feel to the songs. When we started writing this album, again we felt like we were already knowing we were gonna go a different direction also."


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Privacy Visor Confuses Face Recognition Camera
In another blow at ubiquitous surveillance, a Japanese researcher has invented glasses that hide your face from computers. ->
"Hiding behind your glasses" just took on a whole new meaning.
At Tokyo's National Institute of Informatics, Isao Echizen, an associate professor in the Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division, unveiled a privacy visor - a set of glasses that prevents cameras with face-recognition software from recognizing you.
Echizen designed the glasses with near-infrared LEDs placed around the eyes and the bridge of the nose, two areas that computers use to pick out faces. Near-infrared is invisible to people, but many cameras can pick it up. The lights add digital "noise" to the image and when the computer tries to match the image with ones in a database, it gets confused and is unable to complete a match.
Echizen told BBC News that the purpose is to protect people from being tagged and identified in photographs without their knowledge. The EyeSee mannequins, for example, use face recognition software to log when shoppers come in and build a database of people's age, gender or race.
At the same time, he didn't want to run into the problem of wearing a mask, which protects privacy but outside of 18th century Venetian masquerade balls, is considered a bit unusual.
Makeup could also fool face recognition software, as demonstrated with the CV Dazzle project, but that too could be problematic, since the designs are a bit outré.
Along with artist Adam Harvey's stealth hoodie, these glasses are yet another indication that people are thinking more carefully about privacy – or the lack thereof – in a connected world.
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text: Chris Pronger may not wear the "C" in Philadelphia but, make no mistake, he is the Flyers' on-ice leader. He carries himself like it. He talks like it. He acts like it on the ice. And he can be downright nasty. That's why Peter Laviolette gave him over 32 minutes of ice in Game One. Watch Pronger closely in this Stanley Cup Final. You are watching a future Hall-of-Famer.


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Content warning: This post contains discussions about abuse of people with disabilities, including physical assault and the use of restraints.
Last week, a major civil rights lawsuit was settled in Pennsylvania when seven families agreed to accept five million United States Dollars to resolve a case they filed against a teacher and her superiors, arguing that she abused the students in her care and her superiors did not take adequate steps to address it. It is the largest case of its kind in history in Pennsylvania, and one of the largest in US history. The teacher has already served six weeks for reckless endangerment; the question here isn't whether she abused her students or not, but why the district failed to do anything about it.
These students were in elementary school. They were restrained to chairs using duct tape and bungee cords. The teacher stomped on the insoles of their feet, slapped them, pinched them, and pulled their hair. These nonverbal students apparently weren't provided with communication tools that they could have used to report to their parents, which meant that the teacher was free to lie about the source of the injuries these children experienced while in her classroom. Horrified aides in the classroom reported it, and the teacher was simply reassigned.
The teacher's defense was that she didn't have training or support. This may well have been true. However, if that was the case, she should have recused herself from that classroom. Aides confronted her about her classroom behaviour and she said she 'didn't know how to stop.' I'd say that asking to be taken out of that classroom would have been a pretty fucking good way to stop. If the defense to that is 'well, it would have ended her teaching career,' then may I suggest that a person who physically abuses children is not fit to be a teacher? That a person who feels that stomping on the insoles of a child's feet is an appropriate method of 'discipline' is clearly not someone who should be in charge of a classroom?
'We weren't sure how a jury would view these facts, especially since children were involved,' an attorney for the defense said, which is a polite way of saying 'we are well aware that if this case had gone to trial we probably would have paid more than five million.' The funds are being put in trust for the children, who, among other things, are in need of therapy.
There have been 'hundreds of cases of alleged abuse and death related to the use of these methods on schoolchildren during the past two decades.' The House of Representatives actually recently passed a bill addressing this issue, responding to a report from the General Accounting Office documenting abuse of school children across the United States.
The restraint of children with disabilities in school is, unfortunately, not at all notable. It's a widespread and common practice and I see stories about it in the news practically every week. I'm sure a perusal through the recommended reading archives here would turn up several examples. This doesn't make it any less vile or wildly inappropriate. I am heartened that legislation has been passed to address the issue, but outlawing abuse isn't enough, and it's clear that better training, accountability, and transparency are needed. The reports of those aides shouldn't have been ignored. That district should not have reassigned the teacher to another classroom.
What is remarkable, and important to note, is that it takes a lot of money to take a case like this to court. Which means that settlements of this kind are only really available to families with at least some money. Even with lawyers willing to volunteer time, taking a case through the courts requires time, energy, the ability to pull supporting materials together, and patience. These things are not options for all families. Especially for parents with disabilities, the barriers to getting to court can be an obstacle so significant that even if they want to fight for their children, they might find it impossible to take a case to court.
Access to justice should not be dictated by social status and economic class, but it often is.
We shouldn't have to pass laws saying it's not ok to duct tape children to chairs, but we do.


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Whether we're drying our hands with the Airblade hand dryer, warming up next to the Hot air multiplier or tidying the office with the Root 6 vacuum, we're never far from a Dyson product here at CH HQ or at at home. As longtime supporters of British company's innovative household designs we are more than intrigued by the Airblade Tap announced earlier this week, which launched to much-deserved fascination across the web. The clever design solves the unsanitary and unsafe problem of dripping water around the restroom during the transition from sink to hand dryer by offering a single station for both actions. Plus, the automated water and air output marks a commendable step toward making restrooms more efficient and of course more environmentally sound.
In a quick video from Dyson, engineer Marcus Hartley walks through the Airblade Tap's major functions for a straightforward look at how the pioneering technology will surely shape the way we wash hands in the future. For even more information from James Dyson himself, read the in-depth feature on The Verge or visit the Dyson website.
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According to the Love in Action Website the Memphis-based ex-gay group no longer operates it residential program:
Love In Action's Residential program has been suspended indefinitely. Simply put, there is a significant need to bring all of LIA under one location for it to be more cost effective. We continue to counsel and grow through our 4-Day Intensives, Hourly Counseling, Conferences, Support Groups, and Church Assistance Program.
I am thrilled that the sun has finally set on this part of the program–one that housed and harassed many of us these past 30 years. While they will continue to offer some limited services, it appears that they have begun to dismantle operations.
What better way to celebrate than you see the new documentary by LIA protester and filmmaker Morgan Jon Fox. This is What Love in Action Looks Like chronicles what happened when a 16 year old boy was forced to attend Love in Action and how his friends responded and ultimately help shut down the youth program back in 2007. Or pop in your DVD of Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway Housse, now a HISTORICAL satire of the Love in Action program. =D


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Bad news for Hubble fans. The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), the main instrument that has shown us so much of the universe, is out of action for the time being. Although the electronics that run the instrument are redundant, the primary Side A electronics malfunctioned at the end of June 2006. On January 27th, the Side B electronics shut down and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) went into safe mode.
Although this is bad news, HST isn't quite done with research yet. A number of its other sensors are up and running, and late last year the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, anticipating a failure of the ACS, designed a backup set of tasks in order to ensure that HST continues to provide useful data and productive science.
As we reported last year, a shuttle repair mission is in the planning stages, although NASA says it is too early to tell what effect the ACS failure will have on this trip, scheduled for 2008. HST has been in space since 1990, and in that time has taken over 750,000 images.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
Confessions of the Evolutionists
Chapter 11. Evolutionists' Confessions of the Impossibility of a Transition from Water to Dry Land
The evolutionist scenario further maintains that after a time, fish-which had evolved from invertebrates-developed limbs and turned into amphibians capable of living on dry land. But, as you might imagine, there is no evidence for such a scenario. Not a single fossil of a half-fish, half-amphibian creature has ever been found.
The process of a transition from water to dry land espoused by evolutionists never happened.
In addition to the complete absence of the fossils needed to indicate such a transition, a great many important changes would have had to take place for any living thing to move from water to land. But such a transition is impossible, and many factors make it so. For example, fishes' gills would have to turn into lungs for them to be able to live on land, and their fins would have to strengthen and lengthen into legs. Radical changes would also have to take place in a wide range of internal areas, such as energy consumption and the circulatory and excretory systems. Moreover, all these radical changes would have to take place at once for a creature moving from water to dry land to survive.
But it is doubtlessly impossible for such physiological and anatomical changes to take place by chance and simultaneously. And evolutionists are in fact well aware of these impossibilities.
Hoimar Von Ditfurth is a German professor of neurology and psychiatry and a well-known evolutionist science writer:
Robert L. Carroll is the author of Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution:
Edwin H. Colbert is an authority on paleontology and curator at the American Museum of Natural History, and M. Morales is the author of Evolution of the Vertebrates:
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Lewis L. Carroll is an evolutionist paleontologist and author of Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution:
Robert L. Carroll is a vertebrate paleontologist and professor of biology at McGill University:
227- Hoimar Von Ditfurth, Dinozorlar›n Sessiz Gecesi 2, ["The Silent Night of the Dinosaurs 2"] p. 149.
228- Robert L. Carroll, Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, New York: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1988, p. 4.
229- Robert L. Carroll, "Problems of the Origin of Reptiles," Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Vol. 44, No. 3, July 1969, p. 393.
230- Edwin H. Colbert, M. Morales, Evolution of the Vertebrates, New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1991, p. 99.
231- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, "Turtle"
232- Lewis L. Carroll, "Problems of the Origin of Reptiles," p. 393.
233- Carroll, Robert L., Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, p. 138.


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Cisco is bottled by the nation's second largest wine company, Canandaigua Wine Co., in Canandaigua, NY and Naples, NY - the same company as Wild Irish Rose.
Known as "liquid crack," for its reputation for wreaking more mental havoc than the cheapest tequila. Something in this syrupy hooch seems to have a synapse-blasting effect not unlike low-grade cocaine. The label insists that the ingredients are merely "citrus wine & grape wine with artificial flavor & artificial color," but anyone who has tried it knows better. Tales of Cisco-induced semi-psychotic fits are common. Often, people on a Cisco binge end up curled into a fetal ball, shuddering and muttering paranoid rants. Nudity and violence may well be involved too. Everyone who drinks this feels great at first, and claims, "It's not bad at all, I like it." But, you really do not want to mess around with this one, because they all sing a different tune a few minutes later. And by tune, I mean the psychotic ramblings of a raging naked bum.
In 1991, Cisco's tendency to cause a temporary form of inebriated insanity led the Federal Trade Commission to require its bottlers to print a warning on the label (above right). The FTC also forced them to drop their marketing slogan, "Takes You by Surprise," even though it was entirely accurate. Read the FTC's full investigation on their own web page at this link. Since those days, Cisco is harder to find outside the slums, although the FTC's demonizing of the drink only bolstered its reputation for getting people trashed. Anyone who overlooks the warning and confuses this with a casual wine cooler is going to get more than they bargained for. Cisco will make a new man out of you. And he wants some too.
Our research shows that Cisco is actually the second best tasting of the five great bum wines, especially if you're having one of those hankerings for cheap Vodka, Jello and Robitussin. We must also note that Cisco is the best of all 5 bum wines at putting the darkest and puffiest bags under your eyes. The nuclear-tinted color of "Cisco RED" is reminiscent of diesel fuel. Most Cisco flavors are named by the fruit flavor that they are trying to emulate, but the one picture is simply called "RED." This chemical disaster will get your head spinning in no time. A test subject reports, "Strawberry Cisco has a bouquet similar to that of Frankenberry cereal fermented in wine cooler with added sprinkle of brandy for presentation." The sticky, sickingly sweet taste with a hint of antifreeze really comes through in the repellant taste of Cisco. Avaliable in various flavors, 375 mL and 750mL sizes. Down a whole 750 mL and you had better be ready to clear your calendar as you suffer through Cisco's legendary 2 day hangover.
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'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis convicted of assault
LOS ANGELES – "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis was found guilty Monday of misdemeanor counts of assault and false imprisonment stemming from a dispute with three women after a night out at a Hollywood club in 2011.
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said in a statement that after a two-week trial, a jury convicted the 40-year-old Francis of three counts of false imprisonment, one count of assault causing great bodily injury and one count of dissuading a witness. He faces a maximum of five years in prison. A hearing to schedule his sentencing was set for Wednesday.
Francis met the three women as they celebrated a college graduation at a the Supper Club in Hollywood on Jan. 29, 2011, took one of them by the hand as he left and took her to his limo, and the other two followed thinking Francis was giving them a ride to their car, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Francis took the women to his home and a dispute broke out when he tried to separate one from the other two, with Francis grabbing one of the women by the hair and throat and slammed her head into the floor.
After an investigation, the district attorney declined to file felony charges in the case and referred it to the city attorney, who filed the misdemeanor charges.
Previous phone numbers for Francis were disconnected, and neither he nor his attorneys could immediately be reached for comment.
Francis' company, GGW Brands LLC, filed for bankruptcy in February after years of legal troubles, listing more than $16 million in disputed claims.


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With West focused on Iran, Netanyahu moves to expand Israeli settlements
Last week, the prime minister allowed police to evict settlers from an Arab house in Hebron. But he also asked his government to authorize three illegal outposts in the West Bank.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank at a time when international attention is focused elsewhere, with President Obama gearing up for reelection and the West targeting Iran's nuclear program.
Last week, the Netanyahu government took a variety of steps that, taken together, amount to a significant strengthening of Israel's hold in the West Bank, the biblically resonant territory occupied in 1967, which Palestinians claim as the heartland for their future state.
For Netanyahu, who heads a right-wing coalition with a strong pro-settler contingent, it was a delicate dance of one small step back and six larger steps forward for settlements.
On April 4, the prime minister backed the evacuation of a house illegally occupied by settlers in the flashpoint city of Hebron, endorsing his attorney general's position that there was no legal argument for approving the settler takeover. That angered some among his hard-line constituency, including Danny Dayan, head of the Yesha Council that represents 300,000 settlers. ''It is intolerable that Jews cannot exercise their property rights simply because they are Jews,'' Dayan says.
To assuage this anger, Mr. Netanyahu declared the same day that he instructed the government to authorize three illegal outposts in the West Bank, despite Israel's having committed itself in the 2003 international peace blueprint, known as the "road map," to dismantle them. Hours later, tenders were issued for building a new neighborhood of 800 units in Har Homa, a settlement in annexed East Jerusalem, and for 180 new units in Givat Zeev, north of Jerusalem.
''It is all related, it is all part of the same package,'' says Yossi Alpher, former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. ''He is able to say to his hard-core right wing supporters, 'I evacuated those people, but look what I'm building. We had to stand up for the rule of law but we're still building the Land of Israel and here's the proof.' It's quintessential Netanyahu: Speaking to please everyone, while facilitating the spread of settlements.''
Netanyahu's calculations
Also on April 4, Netanyahu announced his government would seek to preserve the unauthorized Ulpana outpost abutting the Beit El settlement just north of Ramallah despite its being built entirely on private Palestinian property. Netanyahu also said he was asking the government to begin procedures to legalize three other illegal outposts – Rekhelim, Sansana, and Brukhin, a move that would make them among the first new settlements authorized since the early days of the peace process in 1995 and could pave the way for further legalizations among the 96 outposts in the West Bank.
Netanyahu's statement was seized upon by residents here as a possible reprieve from a Supreme Court ruling to demolish six buildings housing 150 people in Ulpana by May 1 so the land could be returned to its Palestinian owners.
''I'm glad Netanyahu is thinking about our issue, I was very nervous we would have to move in the middle of the school year,'' says Alex Traiman, a documentary filmmaker who lives in Ulpana and is a father of three. ''It doesn't seem illegitimate to me to legalize the buildings,'' he says.
The red-roofed, three-story structures – which in recent months have become a pilgrimage site for right-wing politicians – were built 12 years ago. The government offered generous subsidies for people to move there. The homes are hooked up to electricity, sewerage, and phone service and have a good access road with neatly painted white parking spaces. Overlooking a hillside with purple bougainvilleas, the outpost has the feel of a suburban street.
Both the outposts and the more established settlements like Har Homa are seen as illegal by the international community for violating the Fourth Geneva Convention, a stance Israel rejects.
In Mr. Alpher's view, Netanyahu's calculations are straightforward: pleasing his right-wing core constituency and satisfying his own ideological inclinations on the one hand while avoiding severe international condemnations on the other. Because Netanyahu likely does not need to take the latter factor into account until at least after the US election, Mr. Alpher and other analysts argue, a continuation of the heightened settlement activity announced last week is likely during the months ahead.
''Undoubtedly the focus on Iran also helps him to do what he wants in the West Bank, '' Alpher adds.
Akiva Eldar, a columnist for the dovish Haaretz newspaper, sums up Netanyahu's intention as being ''to build as much as possible while paying lip-service to the two-state solution.''
''He wants to use this time to expand the settlements and to encourage more and more building,'' Eldar says.
Israeli officials deny this, saying Netanyahu wants to pursue a two-state compromise but that the Palestinians refuse to come to the bargaining table.
'All of us will pay a price' for settlement expansion
Netanyahu said in an interview published in Maariv newspaper Friday that an agreement with the Palestinians is important so that Israel can remain a Jewish state and avert becoming a binational one that includes the large Palestinian population of the West Bank.
But he stressed that such an agreement wouldn't be able to solve a larger problem of mounting hostility in the region toward Israel resulting from the post-Arab Spring gains by Islamic fundamentalists in Egypt and elsewhere. In remarks to the Knesset late last year, Netanyahu said explicitly that concessions to the Palestinians were unwise during a period of instability in the region. ''We can't know who will end up with any piece of territory we give up,'' he said.
Netanyahu told Maariv that his vision for settlement involves ''safeguarding the large settlement blocs,'' retaining ''areas of religious-national significance to our people,'' and keeping areas where Israel has a security interest.
Although this would appear to leave the Palestinians with little for their state, Yigal Palmor, the Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, says Netanyahu is open to discussing the future of settlements with the Palestinians. ''If they really want to do something about settlements, they need to enter negotiations and address it in the framework of negotiations,'' Mr. Palmor says.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has made Israel's freezing of settlement construction a precondition for resuming talks, something Israel rejects.
In the view of Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib, only an active US role can stem Israeli settlement and save the two-state solution. ''It is true that America is preoccupied with elections and Israel is taking advantage of that, but all of us will pay a price for closing an eye to the continued Israeli violations, especially the expansion of settlements,'' he says
In Ulpana, resident Didi Dickstein, a father of two, says Netanyahu's statement of support is important, but that he still fears the demolitions may occur. A former soldier in army intelligence and a business administration major, he says those living in Ulpana are educators and employees of high-tech companies, not the stereotypical radical youths of some other outposts. ''We are not people who look for confrontations or to take over anything,'' he says.


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03/10/2014 Shine & Harmony Co., Ltd. is the new representation of Liebherr-Verzahntechnik in Taiwan
Since 01.01.2014 the Shine & Harmony Co., Ltd. as a representative in Taiwan for Liebherr Verzahntechnik GmbH, located in Kempten (Germany) is acting in the market.
With this new gear technology sales team in place, Liebherr can meet customer requirements even faster and more efficiently. The on-site service team is supported by the expertise of the service team at the production facility in Kempten. This is also where the Chinese assembly workers are trained. In this way, the team is always up-to-date with current gear cutting technologies.
In parallel, the new representation is going to assemble its own service for gear cutting machines in Taiwan to support old as well as new customers quickly and competently.
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And we count ourselves incredibly lucky to have been able to honor Andrew Solomon at the 2010 'From Discovery to Recovery' NARSAD Awards Dinner. This year, three renowned authors were awarded NARSAD Productive Lives Awards for their tremendous success in overcoming the staggering odds those living with mental illness face to become highly accomplished and fully contributing individuals.
Andrew Solomon is most well-known for his 2001 book, The Noonday Demon: an Atlas of Depression for which he won The National Book Award. In this book, Solomon paints a complex and compelling portrait of what it means to live with depression, disclosing his own personal story in addition to chronicling the struggles of many others. Solomon has also written for the New York Times and the New Yorker magazine and lectures at Weill-Cornell Medical College in the Psychiatry Department. In 2008, he was awarded the Humanitarian Award of the Society of Biological Psychiatry for his overall contributions to the field of mental health.
We at NARSAD were all very moved to have Andrew Solomon speak at the Annual Awards Dinner in October. His effusive energy and compassionate and courageous soul made the event one that will not be soon forgotten! To listen to his emotional and inspiring acceptance speech for his 2010 Productive Lives Award, please click here.
Andrew Solomon was interviewed at the Awards Dinner on topics regarding Depression, his experiences, and his thoughts about NARSAD and the role NARSAD plays in treating mental illnesses. We are grateful for his willingness to be interviewed and are happy to share his insight and vision here. We are confident that he will also serve as inspiration for many of you! To view these videos please visit the NARSAD YouTube Page.


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Workforce Board tells jobseekers to watch for scams
PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast Workforce Board is cautioning jobseekers to be alert for employment scams.
An increasing number of scammers are using the names of legitimate businesses and organizations to lure in jobseekers. Recently, the Workforce Center had a local incident where an imposter posted a position on the Employ Florida Marketplace and when jobseekers responded to the ad they were asked to send money in advance for required training for the "job."
"It's unfortunate that these sophisticated scammers are taking money from people in our community who are diligently seeking employment," said Kim Bodine, executive director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board in a written statement. "There are warning signs that can help people steer clear of employment scams, like claims of guaranteed employment and having to pay up-front fees."
Even though the EFM website has scamming alert warnings on almost every page, sometimes people looking for jobs may get excited about the job and let their guard down.
The Gulf Coast Workforce Board reminds jobseekers than scammers can be very good at what they do and any employer can go online and post a job opening in the Employ Florida Marketplace as well as other job boards. In order to protect yourself, the board advises jobseekers to keep these tips in mind:
• Research the company to ensure it is authentic.
• Keep your email address private.
• Be cautious of any employer offering employment without an interview.
• Be cautious of any employer who charges a fee to either employ, find placement, or providing training prior to an official job offer.
• Investigate thoroughly any employer requesting that you transfer funds or receive packages for reshipment, especially if they are located overseas.
• Do not provide your Social Security number or any other sensitive information to an employer unless you are confident that the employer is legitimate.
• Avoid vague offers as these are often scams.
• Be wary of inflated claims of product effectiveness.
• Be cautious of exaggerated claims of possible earnings or profits.
• Beware when money is required up front for instructions or products.
• Be leery when the job posting claims "no experience necessary."
• Be cautious when dealing with individuals outside of your own country.
• Be wary when replying to unsolicited emails for work-at-home employment.
• Contact the Better Business Bureau to determine the legitimacy of the company.
• Be cautious of employers who conduct their interviews in a home setting or in motel rooms.


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Upon seeing a beautiful Alameda home in Victorian Homes magazine about a decade ago, San Franciscans Mark White and Henry Villareal started dreaming about living there.
"I told Henry that, if we (ate) beans for the rest of our lives, we could afford that home," White says.
As it turned out, the couple didn't have to change their diet to purchase the place.
For about nine years now, they've lavished attention on gradually restoring the home, and this weekend the public will get a chance to see the results. One of Alameda's most distinctive residences, it will be among six featured Sunday on the Alameda Legacy Home Tour.
All these homes were built between the late 1880s and 1895. They showcase this city's blend of self-taught 19th-century architect-builders and trained professionals.
The White-Villareal house was designed by Charles S. Shaner, working from a George F. Barber pattern book. The Queen Anne-style structure cost $4,000 to build.
Another architect who left his mark on the East Bay island was Henry Meyers, who designed Alameda's Veterans Memorial Building and other landmarks. His home and garden, which today house the Alameda Museum, are featured on the tour, and the museum receives a portion of tour proceeds.
Preservationists say the small city's success at retaining such buildings is part of what gives the community its unique charm.
"You look at Alameda …, and you think of the richness you get from the architecture," says Erich Stiger, president of the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society. "We call it 'Mayberry by the Bay' sometimes. Everything is walkable. It has urban amenities with small-town charm. I think a lot of that comes from the old-fashioned layout."
From the Gold Rush
Alameda's street plan started taking shape during the California Gold Rush, when tradespeople made prosperous by selling supplies to prospectors began to settle on the island. Much of the charm of that era still remains. Alameda Museum president Robbie Dileo cites a study estimating that 3,000 of the community's surviving buildings date to the Victorian period.
However, time did bring some change. With the arrival of World War II and a growing Navy presence, many of the old homes were split into apartments. "We grew from a community of 45,000 people to 100,000 nearly overnight," Dileo says. "People took bedrooms and put sinks in them."
By the 1970s, some of the grand old relics were being cleared to make room for new construction. That's when the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society (the tour's second beneficiary) was launched, under the name Victorian Preservation Society.
This group, then made up mostly of young families who were new to the area, spread the word about homes in need of preservation, and shared information on how that could be done. According to Dileo, "They didn't know how to fix lathe-and-plaster walls. So they got together to talk about ways to (restore and protect) these amazing homes."
Keeping the bones
Villareal and White say they owe a debt of gratitude to their home's previous owners for shepherding the structure through many changes while preserving the original bones. Today, it remains one of Alameda's showplaces. People often pause to snap pictures.
Just one "family owned the house for 80 years," White says. "It was Virginia Battersby (the family matriarch) who really preserved the house."
When he and Villareal first inspected the home in 2004, they were astounded. They recall being especially impressed by the gold-flake detailing on the exterior. It was stunning, and so was the neighborhood.
Inside, the couple found the floor plan largely unchanged since the Victorian period. The home had never been split into apartments or altered drastically to accommodate modern conveniences.
Villareal and White were delighted to discover that they could actually afford to buy the place. The sellers "were looking for someone to save and restore the house," White says, "and we were looking for a single-family home to save and restore." So it was a perfect match.
At the time, many aspects of the interior looked like those found in run-of-the-mill older family homes, including the utilitarian white walls and carpeted floors. "It wasn't the showpiece inside that it was outside," Villareal says. So he and White turned their attention to a gradual interior restoration.
A period restoration
They tore out carpeting to reveal the original wood. And they tracked down craftspeople who could help give the rooms an authentic-to-the period restoration.
The biggest project was installing Victorian-style wallpaper. "We get a lot of ooohs for that," Villareal says. "And most people haven't seen the types of patterns" — created with sculpted plaster and paint — "that are on the ceiling."
Seeking out the period decor and the craftspeople who could install it and restore the beautifully grained woodwork was worth every ounce of effort it took, the couple say.
"I don't think you ever really own a home like this — you preserve it for the next generation," White says.
The kids who grew up in the house now stop by to visit with Villareal and White. Like the house itself, that ongoing relationship is part of the beautiful legacy of Alameda.
Alameda Legacy Home Tour
Benefits the Alameda Museum and the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society
When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
Where: Six Victorian homes in Alameda
(locations supplied with ticket purchase)
Tickets: $35, $30 if purchased in advance; 510-521-1233, www.alameda-home-tour.org
Scan this code with a smartphone or go to www.mercurynews.com/home-garden to see more of the White/Villareal home.


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(Statutory Authority: Public Health Law, sections 1161 and 1162)
53.1 Purpose, scope and applicability
53.2 Definitions
53.3 Pre-application procedure
53.4 Priority ranking system scoring criteria
53.5 Priority ranking and intended use plan
53.6 General project requirements
53.7 Remedies
53.8 Severability
Section 53.1 Purpose, scope and applicability.
(a) The purpose of this Part is to provide rules and procedures for the New York State Department of Health to provide financial assistance to public water systems from the New York State Drinking Water State Revolving Fund created by Chapter 413 of the Laws of 1996 of the State of New York. This is a cooperative program in conjunction with the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. That agency's regulations can be found in 21 NYCRR, Part 2604.
(b) This Part applies to all public water systems in New York State seeking or receiving financing from the Fund and to the activities of the Department in the discharge of its duties related to the Fund.
53.2 Definitions.
(a) Terms used in this Part or to be used in complying with this Part have the following meanings:
(1) Act means Title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act") 42 USC section 300-f et. seq.
(2) Administrator means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the chief executive officer of such agency or any successor agency or department or any authorized representatives of the administrator.
(3) Allowable costs means all costs of a project which the Department and/or Corporation determines:
(i) are properly allocable to that project; and
(ii) are not annual facility operation costs, including, but not limited to, those for maintenance, or replacement and repair of minor equipment.
(4) Annual fund resources means the funds available for project assistance within an annual funding cycle.
(5) Annual funding cycle means the period of time covered by a single Intended Use Plan.
(6) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.
(7) Comptroller means the Comptroller of New York State.
(8) Construction means the erection, building, acquisition, alteration, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement or extension of a project; the inspection and supervision thereof; and the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other actions necessary thereto.
(9) CT disinfection means the product of the free residual disinfectant concentration (C) in milligrams per liter determined before or at the first customer, and corresponding disinfectant contact time (T) in minutes, expressed by the formula (C) x (T) = CT.
(10) Corporation means the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation or its successor.
(11) Department means the New York State Department of Health.
(12) Design means necessary design calculations and decisions and the preparation of construction drawings and specifications.
(13) Disadvantaged system means a public water system which has been qualified by the Corporation as being eligible for financial hardship assistance.
(14) DWSRF or fund means the New York State Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, established pursuant to Chapter 413 of the Laws of 1996.
(15) DWSRF assistance or fund assistance means financial assistance from the DWSRF, or other available sources, provided by the corporation to a recipient for an eligible project, including, without limitation, loans or hardship assistance.
(16) E. coli means Escherichia coli, a species of coliform bacteria that is indicative of fecal pollution and the possible presence of enteric pathogens.
(17) Eligible project means a project for construction of a water supply facility which is intended to improve drinking water facilities, including a project that would be eligible for financing under or designed to comply with the requirements of the Act, which the Commissioner has certified, in writing:
(i) is necessary for the objectives and goals of the State Sanitary Code or the Act to assure safe public drinking water;
(ii) represents a reasonable effort to develop a viable water supply that can consistently meet drinking water standards;
(iii) takes into consideration the water resources management strategy pursuant to Title 29 of Article 15 of the Environmental Conservation Law; and
(iv) is a project for which financial assistance is available from the Fund.
(18) Emergency means a situation that results in an imminent threat to public health. Imminent threats to public health include situations that result in the unavailability of a source of potable drinking water for an extended period of time.
(19) Engineering report means the document or documents incorporating the results of preliminary project planning and technical and fiscal studies to determine the technical and economic feasibility of the project.
(20) Federal capitalization funds are funds deposited in the DWSRF pursuant to a Federal capitalization grant according to the provisions of the Act or any lesser amount which the administrator shall determine is subject to the limitations imposed by the Act.
(21) Hardship assistance or financial hardship assistance means DWSRF assistance, including, without limitation, an additional reduced interest rate loan, a principal subsidy, and/or State assistance payments, provided by the Corporation to a recipient in those instances where the Corporation, in its discretion, determines financial hardship exists.
(22) HUD means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(23) Intended Use Plan (IUP) means a plan identifying the intended uses of the amounts available in the Fund, including but not limited to: a list of potentially eligible projects; a description of the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the Fund; and information on the activities to be supported including a description of project categories, terms of Fund assistance, recipients, and the criteria and methods established for the distribution of funds.
(24) Median Household Income (MHI) means the MHI published by the U .S .Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, as adjusted to the most recent biennium for which income data is available from the Bureau of the Census. For special districts and other areas for which accurate census data is not available, other income data may be considered by the Corporation.
(25) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system as specified in Subpart 5-1 of this Title.
(26) Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) means the unit in which measured turbidity is reported.
(27) Planning means the orderly development of a project concept from the original statement of need or purpose through the evaluation of alternatives to a final recommendation on a course of action and measures to implement the selected alternative.
(28) Principal Organic Contaminant (POC) means any organic chemical compound belonging to specific chemical classes as described in Subpart 5-1 of this Title.
(29) Project Financing and Loan Agreement (PFLA) means an agreement, or agreements, between the Corporation and one or more recipients with respect to the financing of an eligible project or projects.
(30) Project plans and specifications means any technical data, information, designs, plans, analyses, engineering reports or other material required to be submitted by an applicant for approval by the Department prior to installation or construction of a public water system or any addition or deletion or modification of a public water system.
(31) Public water system means any water system as defined in Section 5-1.1 of this Title.
(32) Segment of a project, project component or project phase means one or more construction contracts and associated costs that the Department and Corporation determine constitute a discrete portion of a project which may be financed and constructed separately from other project segments.
(33) State Act means Chapter 413 of the Laws of 1996 of the State of New York.
(34) State Sanitary Code means Parts 1 through 24 of this Title.
(35) Surface Water Treatment Rule means Parts 141 and 142 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations which require that all surface water be treated in accordance with Section 5-1.30 of the State Sanitary Code.
(36) Unspecified Organic Contaminant (UOC) means any organic chemical compound not otherwise specified in Subpart 5-1 of this Title.
53.3 Pre-application procedure.
(a) Prospective applicants seeking financial assistance from the Fund must first submit a pre-application to the Department in the format required by the Department. Information required for the pre-application includes:
(1) a written request from an individual with sufficient authority to act on behalf of the applicant that the project be listed in the Intended Use Plan;
(2) a description of the project, including a discussion of the existing deficiencies of the public water system and the corrective effect the proposed project will have on that system's drinking water quality;
(3) a project schedule and project cost estimate; and
(4) such other information and material as the pre-applicant deems necessary for the Department to determine a project's eligibility for assistance from the Fund.
(b) An applicant will receive written notification from the Department if it fails to submit sufficient information for the Department to process the pre-application. The Department will identify any such deficiency and the applicant may submit supplemental material to complete the pre-application.
(c) A project may not be eligible for Fund assistance in a given annual funding cycle if the applicant has failed to complete its pre-application within the time prescribed by the Department.
53.4 Priority ranking system scoring criteria.
(a) The total numerical score for the project or project segment being scored shall be the sum of the scores for technical and non-technical criteria as well as any additional points awarded pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section.
(1) The technical criteria are:
(i) MCL/Treatment technique violations;
(ii) other sanitary code violations; and
(iii) system reliability and dependability issues.
(2) The non-technical criteria are:
(i) governmental needs; and
(ii) financial needs.
(b) Eligible projects or project segments shall be scored on the basis of the following:
(3) Tie Breaking In the event of a tie score for projects, the higher total score under Technical Factors (paragraph 1) will be used as a tie breaker. If this still results in a tie score, the size of the population served by the system will be used as a tie breaker. The larger population will be given preference.
(c) The Department has the sole authority to determine the existence of an emergency. Projects designed to address emergencies shall receive the highest priority ranking.
(d) Additional points may be awarded to an eligible project in the following manner:
(1) A phased project for which additional Fund assistance has been conditionally committed in an executed Project Financing and Loan Agreement for long-term financing will be assigned 2,000 points in addition to its total project priority ranking system score.
(2) A project for which additional Fund assistance has been conditionally committed in an executed Project Financing and Loan Agreement for short-term financing will be assigned 1,000 points in addition to its total project priority ranking system score.
53.5 Priority ranking and Intended Use Plan.
(a) All completed pre-applications received by the Department will be evaluated and assigned a score based on the priority ranking scoring system described in section 53.4 of this Part, provided, however, that:
(1) the Department will not assign a score to any project it has determined to be ineligible for assistance; and
(2) after review of a pre-application the Department may determine that one or more proposed project components are not essential to addressing critical public water system deficiencies. In that event, the Department will sever any non-essential components from the essential project component and score them as separate projects.
(b) Projects receiving scores will additionally be assigned to one of three categories:
(1) Category A: Public water systems serving a population of ten thousand (10,000) or fewer.
(2) Category B: Public water systems serving a population exceeding ten thousand (10,000).
(3) Category C: Public water systems which have been qualified by the Corporation for financial hardship assistance.
(c) The Department shall prepare annually an Intended Use Plan that describes how the Department and the Corporation intend to allocate Fund resources available for that annual funding cycle. The Intended Use Plan will list all potentially eligible projects for assistance from the Fund. A project must be listed in an Intended Use Plan to be eligible for Fund assistance. The Intended Use Plan will also include the following:
(1) Multi-Year List: The Multi-Year List shall include all proposed projects which have been reviewed by the Department and received a numerical score pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. New projects may be added to this list on a continuous basis.
(2) Project Readiness List: The Project Readiness List shall include all projects from the Multi-Year List which the Department has determined are sufficiently developed to proceed with long-term Fund assistance during the funding cycle covered by the Intended Use Plan. Applicants for these projects are expected to make applications for Fund assistance to the Corporation during that annual funding cycle. Projects shall be listed in descending order of their priority ranking system score.
(3) Funding List: The Funding List shall include all projects from the Project Readiness List and all projects from the Hardship List expected to qualify for long-term loans within the annual funding cycle covered by the Intended Use Plan.
(4) Hardship List: Upon written confirmation from the Corporation that a project qualifies for financial hardship assistance, that project will be placed on the Hardship List. Such written confirmation shall remain valid for two consecutive annual funding cycles. If a project has not received funding during this period, it shall be removed from the Hardship List and re-listed on the Multi-Year List unless the project receives another written confirmation from the Corporation that the project qualifies for financial hardship.
(d) The Department and the Corporation will annually publish a Draft Intended Use Plan which contains the Department's initial plan for the allocation of annual Fund resources and the project priority ranking system scores of each eligible project. The Department will specify a period for review and comment after the publication of the Draft Intended Use Plan during which the public may submit written comments directly to the Department or provide oral statements at public hearings held jointly by the Department and the Corporation. Notice of the hearings and availability of the Draft Intended Use Plan will be published in the State Register. Project applicants may use this opportunity to address any concerns they have regarding project scores and advance any reasonable arguments in support of having their respective scores adjusted. Such plan may, after a public comment period, be amended After the close of the comment and review period the Department will issue the Intended Use Plan.
(e) The Department shall develop the Intended Use Plan subject to the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the annual federal capitalization funds credited to the Fund in any fixed year, shall be allocated to public water systems serving populations of ten thousand
(10,000) or fewer. The actual Fund assistance rendered to such systems will occur to the extent there are sufficient allowable project costs to finance in a given annual funding cycle.
(2) No more than thirty percent (30%) of the annual federal capitalization funds shall be used to give loan subsidies to disadvantaged systems as determined by the Corporation.
(3) No more than fifty percent (50%) of Fund resources shall be received annually by a particular applicant. In addition, the Corporation may, on its own initiative or at the direction of the Department, limit Fund assistance to the demonstrated annual cash flow needs of any single applicant.
(f) Projects shall be selected for placement on the Funding List in the following manner:
(1) Any Category C project which receives a score greater than or equal to the project with the lowest score (excluding additional points awarded pursuant to section 53.4 of this Part) receiving Fund assistance in the annual funding cycle in which the Category C project received its current financial hardship qualification shall be placed on the Funding List.
(2) Category A projects from the Project Readiness List shall be selected in priority order and placed on the Funding List until fifteen percent (15%) of funds available for the period covered by the IUP have been allocated.
(3) All remaining projects on the Project Readiness List shall be selected in priority order and placed on the Funding List until all remaining annual Fund resources have been encumbered. Final project funding selection is subject to the restrictions and project by-pass criteria in subparagraph (g) of this section.
(g) Projects on the Project Readiness List may be by-passed, upon written notice to the applicant from the Department or the Corporation, if any of the following occurs:
(1) the Department or Corporation receives written notice from the applicant that the project is withdrawn;
(2) the applicant fails to fulfill expectations, perform duties, or conform to deadlines or conditions established in the project schedule; or
(3) the applicant has reached the fifty percent (50%) annual Fund resources cap for fundable projects on the Project Readiness List. All projects of an applicant that would cause the applicant to exceed the fifty percent cap will be by-passed for that annual funding cycle.
(h) Projects must be placed on the Multi-Year List to be eligible for any available short-term loans made by the Fund. Short-term loan availability shall be limited to those projects listed on the Multi-Year List which have a numerical project priority ranking score greater than or equal to the project with the lowest score (excluding points awarded pursuant to section 53.4 of this Part) on the funding list.
53.6 General project requirements.
(a) Each recipient shall ensure that any project for which it receives assistance from the Fund:
(1) achieves or maintains compliance with the requirements of Part 5 of this Title;
(2) employs sound and appropriate management practices; and
(3) otherwise complies with all applicable requirements of the Act, the State Act, this Part, the Project Financing and Loan Agreement and all instructions issued by the Department and the Corporation.
(b) The Department and the Corporation may conduct such reviews, inspections and investigations as each may determine necessary to ensure project compliance pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section.
(c) The Department or the Corporation may permit a recipient to certify in writing that specified project requirements have been fulfilled where the recipient can show that such certifications are permitted by State laws and regulations. Acceptance by the Department or the Corporation of such a certification shall not constitute a conclusive statement by either that such certification is accurate nor shall any such acceptance preclude the Department or the Corporation from conducting inspection and verification of the recipient's compliance with project requirements.
(d) All contracts between the recipient and parties carrying out construction and other Fund assisted activities shall provide that representatives of the Department, the Office of the State Comptroller, and the Corporation shall have access to the project worksite at any stage of preparation or progress and shall permit extracts and copies of project records to be made by them.
(e) All change orders shall be submitted to the Department within thirty (30) days following the date they are ordered. Any proposed change which deviates from the approved project plans and specifications for any treatment process shall require prior approval by the Department. The Department will notify the Corporation of any approved change orders at the same time it notifies the recipient.
(f) Each recipient shall arrange for inspection of project construction under the direction of a professional engineer licensed in New York State who shall be responsible for determining whether such work has been performed in accordance with the approved project plans and specifications. Following project completion, the professional engineer shall certify to the recipient, the Department, and the Corporation that the construction is in accordance with the approved project plans and specifications and any approved amendments thereto.
(g) The recipient shall have or acquire such title, estate or interest in the site of the project, including, without limitation, necessary easements and rights-of-way, to ensure undisturbed use and possession during construction of the project and for the estimated operational life thereof.
(h) A recipient shall take any appropriate corrective action necessary to bring its project into compliance with the project performance standards contained in the approved engineering report for the project. A recipient may receive Fund assistance, to the extent such assistance is available, for corrective action where such action is not required due to fraud, mismanagement or failure to comply with the requirements set forth in the Project Financing and Loan Agreement.
53.7 Remedies.
(a) If the Department or the Corporation determines that the project or the recipient is not in compliance with the terms of the Project Financing and Loan Agreement, and, following written notice to the recipient, the project is not brought into compliance, the Corporation may, on its own or at the Department's direction, refuse to approve Fund disbursement requests until the project is brought into compliance.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the rights of the Department or the Corporation to take actions including, but not limited to, administrative enforcement actions and actions for breach of contract against a recipient which fails to carry out its obligations under this Part or the Project Financing and Loan Agreement.
53.8 Severability. If any provisions of this Part or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of the other provisions of this Part or the application thereof to other persons and circumstances.
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About the Town of Guilford
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the coast. The population was 22,375 at the 2010 census. It was named one of the top 100 places to live in the United States by Money magazine in 2005.
First settled in 1639 after being purchased from Native American leader Wequash, Guilford is considered by some to have the third largest collection of historic homes in New England, with important buildings from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.[4] There are five historic house museums, including Dudley Farm and the Henry Whitfield House (1639), the oldest dwelling house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in North America. The Comfort Starr House (1645–46) is one of the oldest wooden framed private dwellings in Connecticut, and one of the few houses remaining of the original signers who settled Guilford.