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Biden: Scare tactics shouldn't block gun reforms
Vice president visits Danbury to speak at conference on combatting violence
DANBURY -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday headlined a political pep rally designed to convince the nation that the tragic Newtown school shootings must be met with sweeping gun control reforms.
"We know we can't save every single life," Biden told a conference on gun violence. "But it's simply unacceptable to not act.
"We have to speak for those 20 beautiful children who died 69 days ago, 12 miles from here," said Biden, speaking at Western Connecticut State University and referring to the children plus six adults gunned down Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
Although the conference was billed as an academic discussion on gun violence and protecting kids, the focus was clearly on pushing gun control legislation now on the table in Washington, D.C., and Hartford.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy used the event to announce his own set of gun control measures weeks ahead of three task forces -- including one he formed -- currently studying gun violence and school safety issues at the state Capitol.
"We have changed," Malloy said, referring to the effects of the Newtown tragedy. "And I believe it is now time for our laws to change."
After the Newtown shootings, Biden chaired a task force that developed a series of gun control proposals now before Congress, including reinstating a federal assault weapon ban, mandating universal background checks, banning high capacity magazines and cracking down on so-called "straw" purchases.
The gun violence conference was by invitation only. Gun makers and lobbyists were not invited, which didn't surprise Robert Crook, executive director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen.
"We haven't been invited to virtually anything," Crook said. "I would think it would be appropriate to have someone there to represent the gun owners."
"It's par for the course," added Scott Wilson, president of Connecticut Citizens Defense Fund. "The focus of the people with the institutions of power is clearly against being able to own guns. They are silencing the gun lobby.
"It steps in a direction they want to go. They don't want certain things. What about future generations? My son may not have the same choices I have," Wilson said.
During a 30-minute speech at Western, a school Newtown shooter Adam Lanza briefly attended, Biden laid down a challenge for those who he said unduly fear the powerful national gun lobby.
"If you are concerned about your political survival, you should be concerned about the survival of our children," Biden said. "I can't imagine how we will be judged if we do nothing. There is a moral price to be paid for inaction.
"The opposition throws up question after question because they are looking for roadblocks," Biden said. "They say all you want to do is deny their rights under the Second Amendment. Not true.
"They say it's not about guns. They are wrong. No law-abiding person should fear that their constitutional rights will be infringed in any way," Biden said.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., agreed.
"Newtown changed us all. What I saw was through the eyes of a parent," Blumenthal said. "The world is different today, and Newtown has changed America."
Newtown First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra urged lawmakers to take action. "Don't let the tragedy in Sandy Hook be just another event in which no meaningful legislation was put in place," she said.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recalled his time as head of the Chicago school system. He saw up close the steady flow of death on the city's streets because of gun violence.
"I grew up on the South Side of Chicago and I saw role models and mentors dying. It had a huge impact on me," Duncan said. "Sometimes you pick the time, and sometimes the time picks you. This is the time."


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Speaking earlier this month, Clifford conceded a conviction would mean that "at least a couple of clients will no longer be clients because [they are assisted] by me hands-on".
While he declined to comment on whether this group included Cowell, he separately said that the X Factor supremo's personal PR was entirely handled by him.
Clifford, speaking before the jury started the two weeks of deliberations that led to today's verdicts, was optimistic about the future of the business he founded at the beginning of the 1970s.
He said the agency was "self-contained" enough to continue without him as another four or five clients are handled by his staff with only a small contribution from him.
These include Boux Avenue, the lingerie brand owned by Dragons' Den businessman Theo Paphitis, the Miss World Organisation and Dave Fishwick, around whom Channel 4's 'Bank of Dave' show is built.
The all-female group of eight staff, who include his daughter Louise, had been taking on more responsibility from him long before his arrest, he claimed.
"Don't forget I'm 71 years old. Over the past few years I've been doing less and less and they've been doing more and more. I was in the office for five days a week for many, many years. But for the past five years I've been in once a week and away two or three months a year at least."
Talking frankly about the damage the allegations had done to his business since his arrest in December 2012, he admitted revenues had dropped by half after around five clients – whom he declined to name – left the agency.
Max Clifford Associates is owned by mainly by him. His daughter Louise has the only other shareholding, though he has control of 100 per cent of the voting shares.
The agency is still profitable, he claimed, and its rental costs have just been cut by two-thirds by moving its offices from central London to Weybridge in Surrey.
He stressed that leaving the premises off Brook Street last month had been long in the offing and was due to the inconvenience of extended building work rather than the revenue fall.
"All of my staff with one exception live in Surrey, so, having been in the West End for 52 years it's quite nice to come out," he added. "It's beneficial to every one of my staff. We haven't lost one person, there's still nine of us."
Published finances for Max Clifford Associates reveal little as its relatively small size exempts it from the obligation to state revenues and profits.
Clifford himself says its revenues have always been less than £5m per year.
"We could have [made more] if I'd wanted to expand, if I wanted to build an empire, but I never have. I like a small personal business, very much hands on, with me in the centre of it.
"Most of the people generally I've known [who] have built up big PR organisations become accountants whereas the creative side of it has always been to me the buzz – creating things, promotion and protection, et cetera."

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My Ratterprise crew all love to run around on and under my bed. I have a lot of physical issues, so lying down is usually a good thing and it's something different for them. All my little furry friends enjoy 'Bed Time', particularly my two rex girls who I'm working on trust with still (T'Pol is sometimes called Peeps because if I close my hand around her she peeps!). Guinan and T'Pol aren't allowed to free range in the main area because I'm worried I'd never catch them again but I let them have free run time in my room and they have great fun.
The crew loves to:
- run over the covers
- scurry under the covers
- wiggle between the covers
- slide down the blankets to the floor
- climb up the blankets to the bed
- play a round of toe nibbles
- clamber over my head
- scoot under the bed
- snuffle in the closet
- snuggle under my pjs
- burrow into the pillows
- tunnel through the laundry
- climb into open drawers
- search for any snacky crumbs on the night table and
- play 'guess who' (I have to guess which rattie is under my hand without looking) under the covers
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As the world around us continues to change and spin in directions of possible upheaval; the world of the arts holds firm and does what it has always done best it holds a mirror up to ourselves and our past. Final Analysis now playing at Pershing Square Signature Center, shows us Vienna on the verge of a world at war, touching on core issues of beauty, love, death and hatred.
FINAL ANALYSIS is written by Otho Eskins and directed by Ludovica Villar. Set in turn-of-the-century Vienna -- the crossroads of civilization -- a major confluence of art, music, science and politics. But, festering beneath the façade of frivolity and joy, the city is rotting at its core, sickened by moral corruption, obsessed with death, and ravaged by a growing hatred of the Jews.
Against this background – we find our narrator, a waiter (Stephen Bradbury) who sees and knows everything going on above and below the surface of Vienna; Gustav Mahler (Ezra Barnes), the great composer and conductor, falls in love with the talented, tempestuous Alma Schindler (Elizabeth Jasicki); Joseph Stalin (Tony Naumovski) meets a dangerous young man (Ryan Garbayo) over a game of chess; Ludwig Wittgenstein (Michael Satow), destined to become a dominant force in world philosophy, runs into an old schoolmate with unpleasant consequences, and in the midst of this, Sigmund Freud (Gannon McHale) faces what he has always denied -- the essential evil nature of man. Is hate love's dark companion?
There will be series of talk backs after selected Wednesday night performances of Final Analysis. Within each discussion, there will be an exploration of hate and love - looking at connections between these two strong emotions then and now – discussing the rise of intolerance and the clear demarcation between rich and poor – the erosion of the middle class and strong divisions in government…..and asking the questions Are all of these warning signs alerting us to change course? If so what stops us from taking the actions needed to avoid calamity?
September 11th - Explore the hatefulness of man
On the 12th Anniversary of one of the darkest moments in our recent history, this discussion will focus on acts of madness. In the play we see madness it in the young man whose hate is fueling his actions. In the hate displayed through anti-Semitic hate speech. On 9/11 we saw the outcome of hateful actions. Is the madness and hate of the young misfit fueled by his feeling of being an outsider and was that the driving force that darkened our city on that fateful day?
September 25th - A Focus on Freud
On September 23rd, the father of modern psychoanalysis committed suicide while living in England. But what was life like for those intellectuals, like Freud, who found themselves at odds in a hot bed of intolerance. Where are the voices of reason – the great minds and great thinkers to help us diffuse the current climate of intolerance that we see in action in our very own government.
Final Analysis was honored with 7 awards at the Thirteenth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival Awards ceremony on November 11th, 2012. The production garnered an unprecedented 13 nominations, which represented the MOST ever for one production.
Final Analysis launched and ran a successful Kickstarter Campaign on May 21st through June 20th. With 369 backers donating over $50,000 which allowed them to move their 2012 award winning Midtown Theatre Festival production off Broadway to Pershing Square Signature Center.
Performed in repertory at the same theater with "Breakfast with Mugabe."
Talk Back Series Topics
Wednesday, September 11 – Is Man Inherently Evil? – in respect of 9/11.
Wednesday, September 25 – Focus on Freud
Performance Schedule:
Sun, September 15 & 29 at 2 pm
Tues, September 17 at 7:30 pm
Wed, September 11 & 25 at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Thurs, September 19 at 7:30 pm
Fri, September 13 & 27 at 7:30 pm
Sat, September 21 at 2:30 pm & 8 pm
Tues, October 1 at 7:30 pm
Thurs, October 3 at 7:30 pm
Sat, October 5 at 2 pm & 8 pm
Pershing Square Signature Center
Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
480 West 42nd Street
(between 10th & 11th Avenues)
New York, NY10036
(212) 244-7529
Tickets Available at TicketCentral.com
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Draper • Derek Johnson did two things shortly after graduating high school: He married his high school sweetheart, who lived around the block, and he attained his lifelong dream of becoming a police officer.
That all came to an end about 6 a.m. Sunday, when investigators suspecta 35-year-old man shot the decorated Draper police sergeant to death as he pulled up to examine a car that was parked at an odd angle on 13200 S. Fort St.
"This is a very tragic day for the Draper City Police Department," a somber Draper Police Chief Bryan Roberts said at a news conference hours later, flanked by the city manager and council members on the steps of City Hall.
As he drove up, Johnson, 32, was "ambushed" by the man in a silver Volvo, who also shot the 34-year-old woman with him, Roberts said. As Johnson drove from the area, the man continued shooting, and Johnson crashed into a tree three blocks north, at about 12900 S. Fort St., the chief added.
"[He] was never able to return fire," Roberts said.
After shooting at Johnson, the man turned the gun on himself, Roberts added.
Dispatchers received an unintelligible distress call from Johnson at about 6 a.m. More calls, this time from citizens, quickly followed about shots fired. Emergency responders rushed to the area of Fort Street, a residential neighborhood, where witnesses say they found Johnson wounded in his police vehicle; they pulled him out and tried to save him. He was flown to Intermountain Medical Center but died of his injuries.
Officers also found the male suspect and female victim, who were taken to local hospitals in critical condition. Investigators later determined that the man and woman had been in an accident at 900 East and 13800 South, striking fixed objects, and kept going until they came to a stop at 13200 S. Fort St., where Johnson came across them.
Kris Szelag, who lives in the 12900 block of Fort Street, said she was awakened by a gunshot and then heard what sounded like a car crash.
She looked outside and saw officers pull another officer out of a police car and perform CPR until a Life Flight helicopter landed and carried the officer away. She said her adrenaline was high.
"I wanted to see if there was any way I could help," said Szelag, who is an RN.
Officers cordoned off a large swath of Draper neighborhoods, from 300 East to 1300 East and from Pioneer Road to 13800 South. Church services were canceled, and residents within the containment area were asked to stay in their homes through a reverse 911 call and a phone tree as armed officers patrolled the streets with police dogs.
"We want to reassure the residents that we are doing everything we can to keep the residents of Draper safe," Roberts said.
"It brought back shades of the Boston [manhunt]," said Draper Councilman Bill Rappleye, who lives in the search area. "It's a sad day any time one of our officers is injured in the line of duty, or worse. It's a heartbreaker."
The perimeter was eventually narrowed to Fort Street between Walden Lane and 13300 South. The chief said police are asking everyone there to stay in their homes and contact an officer on-scene if they need to leave. An officer will then escort them out of the area.
The Unified Police Department is investigating the shooting. Police will continue to update residents as information becomes available, Roberts said.
Johnson is the 136th law enforcement officer to be killed in Utah in the line of duty.
Phil Goold has known Johnson most of the police sergeant's life through their local LDS Church ward.
"He married his high school sweetheart who lived around the corner from him," said Goold, adding that Johnson married his wife, Shante, shortly after high school graduation.
About the same time, Johnson entered the police academy.
"Derek always wanted to be a police officer," said Steve Glad, who used to be a bishop in Johnson's LDS ward. "It was his dream from when he was a little boy."
Johnson was hired in April 2004 as a Draper reserve officer and made a full-time officer eight months later. He was then promoted to sergeant in December 2012, working in patrol, community policing and investigations. He also received a community policing award that year.
"I've known Derek for many years," said Draper Mayor Darrell Smith. "He is one of the best and most qualified sergeants on our force. … Never have I spoken with Derek without recognizing his positive attitude and love for his work and serving the community of Draper."
Johnson did a good job protecting his hometown, Goold added.
"Derek was just a good kid, a local kid," Goold said. "I remember going on outings with him. We had an annual pilgrimage out to Moab as men, a boys' weekend thing. ... [The Johnsons] really were this great Draper family."
He leaves behind his wife and a young son.
The 1033 Foundation, which provides immediate financial assistance to the families of fallen officers, privately presented a $25,000 check to the Johnsons on Sunday afternoon.
"Every time a police officer dies in the line of duty, we'll be there that day," said Ryan Walsh, a member of the board of advisers. The radio code 10-33 means an officer is in urgent need of help.
This is third time the Park City-based foundation has given such assistance. The first time was after the January 2012 death of Jared Francom, an Ogden police officer killed while serving a search warrant.
The second time was in June 2012, after Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron Beesley died after falling from a cliff during a search and rescue mission near Mount Olympus.
"We've gone 13 months without a line-of-duty death," Walsh said. "We would have liked to go longer."
Sunday afternoon, Nevah Stevenson left a bouquet of yellow roses on the steps of Draper City Hall. Stevenson, school advancement director at St. John's the Baptist Elementary and Middle School and a Draper resident, saw a Facebook post about tying yellow ribbons around the city in Johnson's honor hence her color choice for the flowers.
"I have a heavy heart," she said. "I am praying for his family."
A note with the flowers reads: "Holding you in our hearts, Johnson family. May God bless officer Derek Johnson."
A candlelight vigil was held at 8 p.m. at Draper City Hall to honor and remember Johnson.
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Nothing like the exuberant dazzle of mariachi to explode operatic stereotypes.
The shouts and cheers that went up from the sold-out audience Sunday afternoon at the Civic Opera House said it all. What was billed as the world's first mariachi opera took hold of the crowd in ways seldom experienced at the normally sobersided home of Lyric Opera.
By presenting the Midwest premiere of "Cruzar la Cara de la Luna" ("To Cross the Face of the Moon") as the latest project of its Lyric Unlimited program, the company fulfilled several objectives.
It reached out to members of the city's Mexican and Latino communities through an art form many of them had never experienced before. It promoted cross-cultural understanding. It called attention to the multicultural diversity and vitality that help to make Chicago unique among major American cities.
It made potential new friends for the company while exposing Lyric regulars to a more populist form of entertainment than they are used to.
True to Lyric's mission to take new works into neighborhoods where their themes might resonate especially well, the company is presenting four more performances of this bilingual, Spanish-English show in the Pilsen area and Waukegan, beginning April 19.
There's little point in arguing whether the piece, with music and lyrics by Jose "Pepe" Martinez and book and lyrics by director Leonard Foglia, is actually an opera. For me, the stretches of spoken dialogue, some of it underscored by music, put "Cruzar" far more decisively in the camp of musical theater than opera.
Labels be damned. The point is that the collaborators tell a moving story with universal appeal, about several generations of a family divided by circumstance and culture. The story may veer toward sentimentality before the final curtain, but the music, staging and performances are of a piece with its bittersweet emotions and prevent them from becoming cloying.
Not the least engaging part of the show is Martinez's music, which he plays and sings along with the dozen other members of his famed Mexican folk ensemble, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, an annual attraction at Symphony Center and virtual rock stars in their native country. The score consists of 15 or so songs played and sung onstage, tied together by lines spoken by the American and Mexican cast members.
These oh-so-catchy melodies range from wistful ballads to lilting waltzes to jazzy joropos, all spiced by the alluring rhythms and simple harmonies of Martinez's brilliant mariachi musicians. Rather than sitting decoratively atop the storyline, these tunes speed it along, adding their own emotional dimension along the way. And they are all performed with enormous zest and color by Mariachi Vargas.
So smoothly did the action move between the mariachi band – its 13 members commenting musically on each turn of event from a semicircle at the rear of the stage – and the staging at the front, that the Vargas troupe -- dressed in the customary mariachi attire of black embroidered shirts and pants, with white sombreros – became like a Greek chorus singing in Spanish.
The simple narrative jumps between past and present via flashbacks and flash-forwards. We first see the patriarch Laurentino near the end of his life, attended by his American-born son Mark and granddaughter Diana, who confront mysteries from Laurentino's past. We learn that before immigrating as a bracero laborer to Chicago from Mexico some 50 years earlier, Laurentino left behind a Mexican wife, Renata, and a young son, Rafael.
Renata's efforts to cross the Mexican desert with their son to reunite with her husband in Chicago lead to tragedy. Back in present-day Chicago, Mark tries to reunite Laurentino with the latter's estranged son, whose own child bears an uncanny resemblance to Renata. The poetic metaphor throughout is the Monarch butterflies whose migrations between the U.S. and Laurentino's childhood home in Mexico reflect journeys real and imagined undertaken by him and those close to him.
What, exactly, does the concept of "home" mean to family members who have been uprooted and long separated? The question is answered at the end, when the members of his surviving family lay Laurentino to rest in song: "It's my home where the family I adore lives, where love lives." Foglia, a veteran opera and Broadway director, orchestrates his own libretto without missing a dramatic beat.
Just about everyone in the excellent ensemble was a holdover from "Cruzar's" world premiere in 2010 at the Houston Grand Opera, whose then general director, Anthony Freud (now Lyric's general director), commissioned the mariachi opera.
Of the strong singers, a standout was Cecilia Duarte as Renata, whose mezzo-soprano took lyrical flight like the butterflies that flutter through Foglia's simple but effective staging. As Renata's friend Lupita, Vanessa Cerda-Alonzo sang with an alluringly earthy timbre reminiscent of the best flamenco singers. Octavio Moreno won the audience's sympathy as the young and old Laurentino.
Baritone Brian Shircliffe sang and played guitar equally well as Mark. Brittany Wheeler revealed a warm and lovely mezzo-soprano voice as Diana. The supporting roles were capably taken by David Guzman as the alienated Rafael, Saul Avalos as Lupita's husband, Chucho; and Juan Mejia as the Mexican "coyote," Victor. Amplification was used to help put the text across. It was effectively handled.
Audiences in Pilsen and Waukegan are in for a treat.
"Cruzar la Cara de la Luna" ("To Cross the Face of the Moon") will have repeat performances (with Mariachi Aztlan from the University of Texas Pan-American replacing Mariachi Vargas) at 7:30 p.m. April 19, also 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 20, at the Benito Juarez Community Academy, 1450-1510 W. Cermak Road. A fourth show will be given at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan; $5-$18; 312-827-5998 (Juarez); 800-982-2787 (Genesee); lyricopera.org or ticketmaster.com.
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Accenture a leader in Finance & Accounting As-a-Service BPO
February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018
In the latest Finance & Accounting As-a-Service Business Process Outsourcing Blueprint Report published by HfS Research, Accenture has been named in the Winners Circle and a leader in execution. HfS recognizes Accenture strength in helping clients transform to "real-time enterprises" that are customer-centric and agile.
Also noting Accenture's traditional strength in consulting, the report added that Accenture "has better leveraged this capability into its business operations through Business Advisors."
HfS has also recognized Accenture for embedding analytics into its F&A offerings. The report noted that Accenture topped all competitors in the number of contracts with embedded analytics.
HfS also named Accenture as a leading service provider in integrating robotics process automation (RPA) and intelligent automation. An example it mentioned was the Accenture Cash Apps Advisor, which handles unapplied cash reconciliation in real-time, using artificial intelligence-based smart-matching. Another example was Intelligent Invoicing, which predicts invoice accuracy and outcomes.
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I am getting the variables from the user, however I need a way to add the text into an AbstractTableModel.
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Going to the Media Workspace, Details and selecting the Media file that does not have a Description. The Description field on the Right is blank. There is a link to the Citation in the lower left, Linked Tab.
That text is selected, and the CTRL+C (Copy) command it used to Copy that text. That window is closed and returned to the previous screen. Putting the Cursor into the Description field on the right, CTRL+V (Paste) that Reference Note text is now included in that media file description.
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Parks Canada campgrounds
Parks Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and there are special events in many of the 42 national parks, 167 national historic sites and four national marine conservation areas. There is an online reservation system to book affordably priced campsites in the parks. In the 536-square-
kilometre La Mauricie National Park, about 205 kilometres north of Montreal, for example, renting a spot for your trailer or motorhome and an adjacent space to pitch a tent for three days would cost $87.30. Renting a shaded spot to pitch your tent near a beach area with a fire pit, washroom and showers is $36.30 a night. The campsites are meant to accommodate six people.
The biggest mountain bike event in Canada, Défi Vélo-Mag, takes place Sept. 24 and 25 in La Mauricie National Park. The event will be a bonanza for mountain bike fans and the parkway will not be accessible on Sept. 24 until 6 p.m., from Rivière à la Pêche to Esker. However, the Rivière à la Pêche and Mistagance campgrounds will remain accessible. For more information about Parks Canada, visit pc.gc.ca. To visit the Parks Canada reservation website, go to www.pccamping.ca. To find out more about La Mauricie National Park, visit pc.gc.ca/pn-np/qc/
Killington, Vt.
Vermont's Killington Resort has teamed up with the town of Killington to create a lineup of summer events, free concerts and deals on lodging. For example, the resort's Mountain Biking Package provides discounts on your lodging and up to 20 per cent off your Mountain Biking Lift & Trail pass. The package starts at $54 U.S. per person, per day, based on two-nights lodging with four people sharing a one-
bedroom condominium or two people sharing a motel room and a mountain bike lift and trail pass per person, per day. One-night stays are available at a higher rate. Taxes and service fees are extra.
The Summer Pico Adventures Package starts at $51 U.S. per person, per day, based on two nights lodging with four people sharing a one-bedroom condominium or two people sharing a motel room. You also get 15 per cent off your Pico Adventure Center day pass which gives you unlimited access to chairlift rides, two alpine slides, the Pico Power Jump, a climbing wall, a minigolf course and a round trip ride on the Killington K-1 Express Gondola to enjoy views from atop the 1,292-metre summit of Killington Mountain. Coming events include the Cooler In The Mountains free concert series, on Saturdays through Aug. 27. The Gravity East Series downhill mountain bike race is at Killington Resort on Aug. 13 and 14. And the five-week Hay Festival (Sept. 4 to Oct. 10) in Killington has 40 giant, all-natural animal sculptures made entirely of hay, a scavenger hunt and a handcrafted hay maze. On Oct. 1, there's the Killington Brewfest, a celebration of the Northeast's finest craft beers. Book your lodging packages online at killington.com (look under "plan your trip") or call Killington Central Reservations at 1-800-621-6867. Packages must be booked at least one day before the start date.
Hotel deal in Virginia
For those looking to experience the beauty of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia as it celebrates its 75th anniversary season, the Great Savings in Shenandoah National Park package includes one night at either Skyland Resort or Big Meadows Lodge, breakfast for two and a $30 U.S. gas voucher with rates starting at $159 U.S. per night, per room. The area's majestic mountains, rivers and streams, and abundant wildlife of the park, make the valley a haven for families looking to get active and reconnect in the beauty of nature.
Highlights include more than 800 kilometres of scenic hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains as well as swimming, paddling, horseback riding, bicycling, boating and fishing. Family hiking trails run along lakeshores and through woodlots and meadows, providing a chance to see many wildlife species. Details are at Virginia.org.
Eco-stay in Charleston
The Sustainable Stay Package at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Mt. Pleasant-Charleston, S.C., offers guests ways to explore the area's diverse ecosystem with an eco-voucher redeemable for a half-day kayak rental, half-day paddle board rental or a naturalist-led ferry ride through Cape Romain. Guests will also enjoy sustainable cuisine at local favourite Red Drum Gastropub with a $50 U.S. certificate. Additionally, the package includes the complimentary Express Start Hot Breakfast Bar daily, wireless Internet and parking. Package rates start at $195 U.S. per night, valid through Oct. 31. For more information, visit explorecharleston.com


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I guess so, I mean the finale is during the race...
So does this mean that they can use the EP in the finale?
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Re: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
A few references are ok, an entire soundtrack wouldn't have been. For example, in AOTC you can clearly hear the electric guitars going off at one point. That's fine.
yeah, that's on the Chase Through Coruscant track (don't remember exact title, but it's Track 3). You hear an electric guitar... TWICE. Star Wars clearly is not meant for that stuff, although when it was used it fit in just fine. and i forgot Warner Bros was doing it. Reviews said it was good, so I guess Fox just missed out on a couple more bucks.
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MWC 15 Special
As expected, many times rumored and (un)officially confirmed by the GCF earlier this week, HTC has finally unveiled the HTC One mini 2, the latest addition to its renowned HTC One-family of Android smartphones. Running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6, the One mini 2 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core CPU at 1.2 GHz. It features a compact, yet generous 4.5" 720p HD display and an impressive and now HTC One-typical 5 megapixel front-facing camera. Like the HTC One (M8) and unlike its forerunner, the HTC One mini, the HTC One mini 2 brings the iconic metal craftsmanship and best-in-class experience of the HTC One (M8) to those in search of a "more compact model".
Inside, the One mini 2 supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, quadband UMTS/HSPA+ at 850/900/1900/2100 MHz and either quadband (EMEA) or pentaband (Asia) LTE CAT 4. Also onboard are Bluetooth 4.0 LE with aptX and WiFi a/b/g/n at 2.4 and 5 GHz as well as NFC, GPRS and GLONASS support.
With its 5 megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor and support for 1080p Full HD video recording, high-quality selfies are guaranteed. Re-takes won't be required, as the front camera's self-timer gives you ample time to prepare the pose before the image is captured. To give those self-portraits an element of professionalism, the HTC One mini 2 also features Touch Up for subtle beauty enhancements to smoothen the skin, eliminate red eye and adjust the contours of the face, while still looking natural. Unlike the HTC One (M8), which just introduced the UltraPixel dual-camera, the mini 2 comes with a 13 megapixel camera with BSI sensor and f/2.2 lens.
While Zoe Highlight videos are also supported, other dual-camera features like Ufocus, etc. aren't supported due to the lack of the required hardware enhancement.
Nevertheless, it wouldn't be an HTC One-series device if HTC BoomSound would be missed. Therefore it features HTC BoomSound technology, to deliver powerful, crisp and clear audio that has never been more brilliant. Equipped with the same amplifier as the HTC One (M8), the One mini 2 delivers rich tones from bass through to treble, producing high-quality, immersive sound through the dual-frontal stereo speakers.
Like the HTC One (M8), the One mini 2 is also running HTC Sense 6. Therefore it also turns the home screen into a live stream of the latest news and social updates - thanks to HTC BlinkFeed. Continuous scrolling makes it quick and simple to view different stories, keeping you up to date with the latest developments at all times.
The HTC One mini 2 will be available in EMEA and North Asia in Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver and Amber Gold from June 2014; a price wasn't announced today.
UPDATE: As we just got confirmed, HTC will rollout the One mini 2 from 30. Mai in the UK and Germany and rest of Europe will follow during June! In Germany and Austria, it will retail for 449 Euro.
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We are staying in a guesthouse which is quite nice and comfortable for us. It is run by a man from the Netherlands and his Kenyan wife. We are enjoying our time of fellowship together. We have so far had two days of teaching the people in this area. There were 76 who had signed up in advance to attend the classes but half have shown up. This isn't surprising since some come from 40 km away and must walk over the mountains. They are very anxious to be taught. These people have been subjected to all kinds of tribal violence and wrong teaching by so-called prophets. For an example, some in this area have been taught that it is a sin to use soap, either on themselves or on their clothing. So far I haven't
noticed the odor :) They are great people and receptive to the truth which makes them very special.
For me personally, the greatest thing has been watching the men who came with me teach their countrymen the truth. It has been very powerful in the lives of the ones we are ministering to. I told the men before we left that it would be more important for them to teach than me because they are able to teach in their own language and relate better than an outsider. We have four sessions a day and each of us teach a session. We start with the basics and explaining the foundation of the gospel and the cross. I was thrilled yesterday during a break to see Harrison answering someone's question. Before I knew it 15 people gathered around trying to hear what he was saying in spite of the heavy rain pounding on the tin roof. He was having such a great time answering their questions that we had a hard time getting back for class.


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Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario searching for best health-care reporting of 2009
TORONTO, Dec. 29, 2009 - News stories about H1N1 have dominated the media during the past few months, but throughout 2009 journalists reported on a variety of other health and health-care issues that affected the lives of nurses, patients and all Ontarians. As the year draws to a close, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is asking reporters, editors and producers to look back over their work and enter the 12th annual Awards for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting.
Each year, RNAO receives entries from media outlets across the province. Last year's judges reviewed entries from CBC Radio, Globe and Mail, Global Television and More magazine.
Stories will be judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity and human interest/community impact. Please select an exceptional news story, feature, or radio/television broadcast that you feel should be recognized for its comprehensive treatment of nursing or health-care issues. You can also nominate a colleague for the award.
Entries must have been published in Ontario newspapers or magazines, or broadcast on radio or television during the 2009 calendar year. Awards will be presented in April at the President's Banquet held during RNAO's annual general meeting.
For more information or an entry form, please visit: mediaaward.
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT RNAO HEAD OFFICE NO LATER THAN 4:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 12, 2010.
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses wherever they practise in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has lobbied for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the health-care system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve.
Please contact:
Marion Zych, Director of Communications, RNAO
Cell: 647-406-5605 / Office: 416-408-5605
Toll free: 1-800-268-7199 ext. 209


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Noticias comerciales
Guildford, UK, 22 September 2010 – BOC's new, state-of-the-art air separation unit (ASU) in Scunthorpe, UK, was formally opened today by local MP Nic Dakin and Dr Aldo Belloni, Member of the Executive Board of BOC's parent, The Linde Group. The 45 metre (150 ft) high fractionating column is a new feature on the Scunthorpe skyline.
The new unit is capable of producing 1,600 tonnes of oxygen a day for its main customer in the region, Corus Steel. The technology takes air and separates it into oxygen, nitrogen and argon by cooling it to around -200°C. The gases separate at different temperatures and are drawn off into storage units or pipelines.
A new dedicated pipeline delivers the high-pressure oxygen direct to the Corus blast furnaces five kilometres (three miles) away.
The final phase of the regeneration project at BOC Scunthorpe will see the existing ASU overhauled and refurbished, giving the site an overall oxygen production capacity of nearly 4,000 tonnes per day.
Mike Huggon, BOC's Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, stressed the company's commitment to the area. "BOC built its first air separation unit on this site more than 50 years ago primarily to service the steel industry. This new unit represents state-of-the-art technology for the 21st century, incorporating much higher levels of energy efficiency. This latest £60 million investment is a sign of our commitment to provide a reliable supply of industrial gases to our many customers in the region – including, of course, Corus – for years to come. Industry in Lincolnshire and Humberside can rely on BOC."
Nic Dakin, MP for Scunthorpe County, highlighted the importance of the investment to the area. "BOC has long been part of this region's industrial backbone. We welcome this continuing commitment to our community and hope that other industries will see the benefits of locating to this region where we have good infrastructure and excellent facilities."
The new air separation unit was constructed following BOC's successful negotiation of a new contract to supply the Corus steelworks with oxygen. Corus works manager for energy and infrastructure, Mark Evans, said: "We are working with BOC on this major investment in state-of-the-art technology as part of our 15-year supply contract with the company. As well as ensuring optimum efficiency of gas supply to our site, this is a demonstration of our commitment to the future outputs of the Scunthorpe steelworks and will further support us in delivering world-class steel from Scunthorpe across the world."
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Picture caption: Nic Dakin, MP for Scunthorpe, (left) and Dr Aldo Belloni, Member of the Executive Board of The Linde Group, formally open the new air separation unit (ASU) at BOC's Scunthorpe site in North Lincolnshire.
BOC is a member of The Linde Group. An industrial, medical and special gases provider, the company supplies compressed and bulk gases, chemicals and equipment. For more than a century the company's gases and expertise have contributed to advances in many areas of everyday life, and industries including steelmaking, refining, chemical processing, environmental protection, wastewater treatment, welding and cutting, food processing and distribution, glass production, electronics and health care. For more information visit: www.BOConline.co.uk
The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with almost 48,000 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2009 financial year it achieved sales of EUR 11.2 billion. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards sustainable earnings-based growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. Linde is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development. For more information, see The Linde Group online at www.linde.com
For further information about this release please contact: Simon Napper, BOC Communications, on +44 7500 815166. Email email@example.com


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Thus far, we've only seen one official image from Zack Snyder's Superman reboot Man of Steel. That fact has now changed, as Warner Bros. has launched the film's official Facebook page and unveiled the banner for the superhero pic. I'd talk about the color, but I'm color blind (really), though I do like the feel and texture of the "S". The title is nicely made of, well, steel, and the whole thing is slightly reminiscent of Christopher Nolan's title treatments for his Batman trilogy. This makes sense, as Nolan is a producer on Man of Steel and was integral in getting the film off the ground and choosing Snyder to direct. Also, Warner Bros. is behind both franchises, so it would be monetarily sensible to market Man of Steel as similar to Nolan's incredibly successful series.
Hit the jump to check out the banner. The film stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Harry Lennix, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff, and Russell Crowe. Man of Steel opens on June 14th, 2013.
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Geoffrey Spurrell Mileham Collection
- Mileham MSS
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Mileham, Geoffrey Spurrell
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Geoffrey Spurrell Mileham Collection
Mileham, Geoffrey Spurrell
Georg Christian Julius Möller Collection
Copies, transcriptions, facsimiles, drawings and some photographs of mummy labels in Demotic, Greek or bilingual, presented as loose sheets in folders arranged by cities/museums/collections, housed in five slip-cover boxes. They were collected by Möller from printed sources and from several collections he visited on research journeys. One folder in box V is by W. Spiegelberg (1893).
Möller, Georg Christian Julius
John de Monins Johnson Negatives Collection
313 black-and-white glass negatives made during the excavation of Antinoë (modern el-Sheikh Ibâda, opposite el-Ashmûnein, in Middle Egypt) in 1913-14 by John de Monins Johnson for the Graeco-Roman branch of the Egypt Exploration Society. The negatives are not accompanied by any supporting written records or descriptions of the photographed objects.
Johnson, John de Monins
Original drawings for The Temple of Deir el Bahari.
Naville, (Henri) Édouard
Griffith Institute Lantern Slides Collection
Lantern slides from various sources.
Ohne Titel
Griffith Institute Miscellanea Collection
Items which cannot be incorporated into other GI series.
Griffith Institute Photographs Collection
Photographs from various sources, including 19th Century Studio Photographs by Abdullah Frères, A. Beato, F. Bonfils, W. Hammerschmidt, P. Sébath and others.
Includes photographs of Egyptologists.
Griffith Institute Maps Collection
Maps from various sources.
Griffith Institute Film and Media Collection
Film and media from various sources.
Jean-Jacques Hess von Wyss Collection
Notebooks and notes on demotic and Meroitic, including copies of papyri and squeezes.
Hess von Wyss, Jean-Jacques
1) Negatives and prints of drawings of Egypt by Henry Salt (1815-25), property of Lady Salt, Shillingstone House, Dorset.
2) Photocopies of a portfolio of coloured drawings of Egypt by Henry Salt at the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum, London.
Salt, Henry
Typescript of journals (1827-1829) and negatives of drawings, chiefly of Upper Nubia by Major Felix (1828).
Prudhoe, Lord
Framed watercolour showing John Garstang's dig house at Abydos (1909).
Schliephack, Horst
Robert Walter Sloley Collection
Various notes.
Sloley, Robert Walter
Newspapers cuttings.
Moss, (Col) W. E.
Photocopies of papers kept at Castello Sforzesco, Milan.
Vassalli, (Bey) Luigi
Victoria and Albert Museum Paintings Collection
Negatives and prints of paintings of Egypt in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Searight collection) by several artists, including Francis Arundale, Frederick Cathewood, Vivant Denon, L. M. A. Linant de Bellefonds, Prisse d'Avennes, etc.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Complete papers.
Gilula, Mordechai
Stephen Ranulph Kingdon Glanville Collection
Various papers and correspondence connected with the obituary written by Dr I.E.S. Edwards and published in JEA 42 (1956), 99-101. Includes a portrait and a distribution list of Glanville's papers.
Glanville, Stephen Ranulph Kingdon
Three notebooks.
Gell, (Sir) William
Complete papers, including manuscripts, photographs and digital files.
DuQuesne, Terence
Negatives of Cairo.
Yates, Miss ?
Notebooks, notes, drafts of articles, teaching notes, xeroxes, card indexes, copies of inscriptions, impressions, photographs, negatives, transparencies, tracings, drawings, and correspondence.
Clère, Jacques Jean
Sarah Joanne Clackson Collection
Notes, transcriptions, translations, article drafts, lecture drafts, card index, photographs, slides, overhead projector sheets, electronic data files, microfilm, correspondence, annotated photocopies and off-prints, relating to Coptic and Greek documents and Coptic archaeology.
Clackson, Sarah Joanne
Wildrid Joseph Dilley Collection
1) Photograph album entitled 'Abusir. Summer 1923', also including other older photographs (1918 to 1923).
2) Photograph album of family portraits [non egyptological].
3) Copy of the Arabic publication Arab Architecture in Egypt: The Principal Structural Characteristics of the Style Classified; by Wilfrid Joseph Dilley (...); with plates prepared by F. Chatterton (...); translated by Mahmoud Ahmed (...); Cairo: National Printing Press, 1923; including 2 manuscript English translations of Arabic title page [non egyptological] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/869282469].
4) Additional folder with photographs, 2 postcards and a small group of family papers.
Dilley, Wilfrid Joseph
Robert McLachlan Wilson Collection
Copies, notes, transcripts, photographs, and correspondence relating to the surviving fragments of the New Testament in the Faiyumic dialect of Coptic. Continuing the work of P. E. Kahle, see Kahle MSS 2/13 New Testament Faiyumic Texts.
Includes correspondence from:
-Paul Eric Kahle, 1959
-Elinor Husselman (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan), 1959-1961
-Walter Till (Department of Coptic Studies, University of Manchester), 1958-1959
-Theodore Petersen (St Paul's College, Washington), 1965
-R. Kasser (Professor of Coptic language and literature, University of Geneva), 1987
Wilson, Robert (Robin) McLachlan
George Alexander Hoskins Collection
3 albums containing watercolours and sketches.
Hoskins, George Alexander
Two albums containing plans and drawings of Egyptian monuments.
Barry, (Sir) Charles
Edward James Hawker Collection
Three albums containing drawings and watercolours.
Hawker, Edward James
Two portfolios with 45 loose sheets of mounted drawings and watercolours.
Horeau, Hector


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Dylan Lauren's Pop Rocks cocktail recipe
Luxury Sweet
Editor's note: Today's Lei Chic highlights Dylan Lauren's appearance at Neiman Marcus. Scroll to the bottom for more Saturday Weekend Picks.
Dylan Lauren. Founder and CEO of candy empire Dylan's Candy Bar. Also, daughter of world-renowned fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Also, drop dead gorgeous.
Ugh. We would totally hate her if she wasn't so darn nice. Nice enough to meet shoppers at Neiman Marcus to celebrate her newly expanded Dylan's Candy Bar section, which now carries (inedible) super cute stationery, tech accessories, and dog leashes in addition to mouthwatering sweets like Peanut Butter Poppers and Candy Bark. Nice enough to sign copies of her book, Unwrap Your Sweet Life, and offer up free chocolate samples while supplies last.
If that wasn't enough, she also shared a delicious cocktail recipe using her favorite ingredient: candy.
How sweet of her.
Pop Rocks Explosion
1 ½ oz. citrus vodka
1 oz. Midori
Apple Cotton Candy simple syrup
Splash of lime juice
4 oz. orange juice
Splash of Sprite
Pop Rocks candy
Shake first five ingredients on ice. Put some Pop Rocks at the bottom of a martini glass. Pour mixture over Pop Rocks and top with Sprite.
Meet Dylan Lauren today from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Neiman Marcus, Ala Moana Center, on Level 3 in Epicure fronting Mariposa.
Weekend Picks - Saturday, March 23, 2013
Go Green
What: Get a personalized Emerald-inspired makeover by the exclusive Sephora + Pantone Universe Color of the Year Artistry Team and score a free Emerald makeup bag with any in-store color purchase, while supplies last.
When and Where: Today, 12-6 p.m., Sephora, Ala Moana Center; tomorrow, 4-10 p.m., Sephora, 2250 Kalakaua Ave.
Details: Click here for more information.
Who: Guava Shop, 66-165 Kamehameha Hwy.
Deal: Roughly four racks at 20-70 percent off plus a mimosa bar.
When: Today only, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Who: LMS Boutique, 2909 Lowrey Ave.
Deal: New additions to $20 bins and racks up to 50 percent off.


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Anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks is about right. We can jump on your order right away (same day) and sometimes it goes bang-bang real quick. But you can't count on that. Not much is likely to happen more than two or three days ahead of the first date available to ship anyway, so you don't gain much other than crossing that item off your To Do List.
You want the most current pricing, and you get that by staying within two weeks of your first available date to ship. Believe it or not, $50-$75 too low can really hold up your order if there are plenty of other cars available to ship at the higher pricing. To avoid that, try not to book more than a month in advance and preferably within two weeks, because seasonal changes can move the pricing around. Conversely, you should enjoy the savings if the rates were to go down, so the most current pricing is always best. Our auto transport rate calculator on this page is one of kind, and will not accept an order more than 30 days ahead. Who does that? Turn away orders shipping several weeks out? We do, because it is the right thing to do. Things go better for everybody if the pricing is current.
About 95% of all vehicle shipments go Open Trailer. It's proven to be a very safe method with statistically very few problems. You may notice new cars being delivered to dealerships 8-10 on a trailer in this manner, and that's because it's safe. Of course, if you have a collector car or really expensive automobile, say around $100,000 or more, then yeah, ship it Enclosed. Expect to pay about 33-50% more for an Enclosed transport. Our auto shipping costs calculator automatically adds the extra Enclosed estimate to your quote, so you can experiment with the quotes if you like.
Yes, very much so. If you haven't paid a deposit, then you haven't really hired an auto transport company. The few who don't collect deposits can wiggle out of any responsibility to the customer for that very reason. A company that collects a deposit recognizes the good faith placed in them and will work to perform. Otherwise, the deposit gets returned. Our car transport rate calculator gives several hundred quotes every day, but only the ones that place a deposit get action. No reputable company would do it any other way, which only makes sense.
That question causes the most trouble, because it is almost impossible not to be inconvenienced at one end or the other when shipping a car to yourself. So we came up with this unique solution. Where is your support system? You know, family, friends, and people you can count on? Know that and we know what to do.
If your support system is at the shipping origin, then keep your car until you get on that plane or train. Tell us who your contact person is, including address and cell phone number. Make your car available around the time you leave. That doesn't mean it will get picked up right away because there might not be a carrier ready to rock n' roll the day you leave. Indeed, it could be another few days or even several (if in a remote location) before a carrier is in the area to make that run. Wherever you are going, rent a car or get by without one until yours arrives. Figure that once your vehicle is picked up, that it will take 1 day of transit for every 500 miles distance. So you might be a few days or a couple weeks without your car. You gotta remember, you're not shipping an overnight package. You are shipping thousands of pounds which takes more time.
If your support system is at the shipping destination, and you don't know people at the origin, you are frankly under more pressure. You don't want the stress of waiting until the last minute only to find out there is not a carrier ready to load and get on the road when you fly out. So give yourself time, especially if in a remote location. Rule of thumb, make your vehicle available at least one or two weeks ahead of when you are scheduled to leave. After all, you have people at the destination that will receive it anytime. But you must get it moving before you do. Our car shipping quotes calculator does a very good job at setting the price to be successful 90% of the time within one week. But you should consider turbo-charging your order $50, $100 or $200 depending upon your sense of hurry and urgency. You can do that yourself online or call us at 1.980-319-6399 to perform that task.
Over 90% of our orders ship inside of one week. That could be anywhere from 1 to 7 days. Most of the U.S. population lives in a major metropolitan area and is shipping to another well populated area, and that makes a big difference. Cars usually ship in a very regular manner, almost half within just a few days. Well at least for us, but then we know what we're doing. If either your origination or destination locations are away from population centers, in other words in a remote area, then you might consider meeting a driver in a nearby big city or town to increase your chances of shipping timely. Remember, anyone you choose can serve as your point of contact, which takes the stress out of shipping your vehicle.p>
Delivering is the easy part. Once assigned and picked up, not too much goes wrong. Figure that once the vehicle is picked up, that it will take 1 day of transit time for every 500 miles distance.
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100-500 miles takes 1 or 2 days
500-1000 miles takes 2 or 3 days
1000-1500 miles takes 3 or 4 days
1500-2000 miles takes 4 or 5 days
2000-2500 miles takes 5 or 6 days
2500-3000 miles takes 6 or 7 days
So it could be a few days or a couple weeks that you are waiting for your vehicle, depending on the distance, weather conditions and population centers. The carriers usually estimate about 10 days on coast to coast trips, but often times they beat that. Better to pleasantly surprise than disappoint, right?
Yes and no. The strict interpretation is no. The reality is that almost all carriers look the other way on about 100 pounds, the equivalent of 2 suitcases. Preferably in the trunk and out of sight. The U.S. Transportation Law states that a carrier can be fined $10,000 for hauling household items in the vehicle. That's sobering, isn't it? But rarely does that happen. The government guys and gals are cooler than you think and seldom enforce that law. However, the drivers do estimate the weight of each vehicle that they carry and don't want problems at weight scales. So they must keep the personal items to a minimum. Some guys will accept a tip ($50-$250) for hauling extra stuff, some won't. Rule of thumb, don't take advantage. He or she is a car hauler, not a UPS guy in a brown shirt. Our vehicle transport cost calculator will not add an extra charge for additional items because it would be presumptuous of us to expect the driver to do it. So that sort of thing is better left between you and the driver.p>
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Once your vehicle is Assigned, it usually gets picked up within a day or two (sometimes same day) of the assignment. That information also gets automatically emailed to you. Then our driver calls your pickup contact.
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Click here to view photos of vandalism on the streets of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Angry Canucks fans went on a rampage, smashing windows, looting and torching cars and dumpsters on the streets of downtown Vancouver last night.
More than three hours after the Stanley Cup final loss, police are moving up Howe St. toward the crowd massed at the Chapters book store on Howe and Robson.
They are very gradually pushing the crowd North up Howe.
Police spokeswoman Jana McGuiness warned earlier that police are about to escalate their response.
She said they will be igniting flash-bangs, which make loud noises and spray.
"What we're doing right now is bringing in hundreds of police officers."
The message is, you need to leave."
Officers armed with canisters massed on the corner of Granville and Robson. It is not clear whether it is tear gas or pepper spray
They are protected by shields, batons and masks.
McGuiness said the epicentre of the trouble is Granville and Georgia, she said. And even if transit isn't operating, people need to walk away from the area, she said.
When asked if police had lost control of the crowd, McGuiness would only say police have a plan to deal with the unruly crowds.
Vancouver police are closing lanes on Granville and Burrard and Cambie Street bridges to prevent more people from coming Downtown. Bus service has been halted in the downtown core.
However, Skytrain and Seabuses are operating to take people out but not inot the downtown core. Translink spokesman Ken Hardie said the Burrard Skytrain station was closed briefly because the crowds were too large, but that all the stations are open now.
Police on horseback are now at the corner of Seymour on Georgia where fires are burning and windows being smashed at the Bay. They are ready to approach in attempt to clear the mob.
Looters are now inside the Sears store, intent on continuing the looting. A dumpster nearby has also be set on fire. Windows at the Chapters store on Howe and Robson are also being smashed.
Lights from a police helicopter are lighting the area, but so far police remain on the periphery.
Minutes before, the roving vandals smashed their way into London drugs, grabbing armfuls of goods and tossing bags of chips into the crowd.
At the Bay, rioters jumped in and out of the store as passersby encouraged others to loot.
A number are masking their identities with bandanas.
Mayor Gregor Robertson, looked rattled and angry as he spoke to reporters at a news conference downtown.
He called the rioting, "absolutely disgraceful and shameful."
Robertson said the Vancouver police are fully deployed and that "the focus is on getting people home safely tonight."
"We will deal with these trouble makers."
He said fire fighters are dealing with four fire and a number of "hot spots."
"There is still a lot of work to do."
The RCMP are sending in officers to help with what is now an out of control mob.
Fire department spokesman Gabe Roder said police ordered fire fighters to back away from two burning police cars because they felt they were in danger from rioters throwing objects.
It is not known how many people are injured, but there are unconfirmed reports that St. Paul's hospital has been placed on code orange, which means no staff are allowed to leave.
The provincial Solicitor General Shirley Bond said police have a plan to quell the violence.
"There has always been a plan to deploy additional police officers. This is happening as we speak."
Bond said she was hopeful the Stanley Cup final gathering would be peaceful.
"This is unbelievably embarassing for Vancouver.
"Thousands and thousands of people came to downtown Vancouver, were disappointed and went home but were respectful."
Cars are being turned over, torched, and angry Canuck fans are ripping off jerseys to fuel the flames. Others are smashing windows and throwing bottles and even bricks at police in riot gear.
Windows are being smashed all along the East side of the Bay.
After more than an hour of rioting, Mayor Gregor Robertson issued a statement.
"It is extremely disappointing to see the situation in downtown Vancouver turn violent after tonight's Stanley Cup game. Vancouver is a world-class city and it is embarrassing and shameful to see the type of violence and disorder we've seen tonight," he said in a statement.
"The vast majority of people who were in the downtown tonight were there to enjoy the game in a peaceful and respectful manner. It is unfortunate that a small number of people intent on criminal activity have turned pockets of the downtown into areas involving destruction of property and confrontations with police."
Fueled by alcohol, the crowd near the Bay lit a BMW on fire. One drunken reveller jumped on top of the burning car and tumbled to the crowd yelling in pain.
Police were nowhere in sight as more rowdy fans threw slats into fire.
An intense crowd is gathering now at the corner of Georgia and Seymour. The mounted police squad is moving up Georgia, where a group of angry fans are still occupying the east side of Georgia.
At Georgia and Granville the crowds smashed windows at new Michael Kors store. Police used pepper spray but were not able to make arrests due to the size of the crowd.
And another huge police contingent is gathering at Vancouver Art Gallery.
The first fires were set at Georgia and Hamilton outside the post office and as the crowds migrated, others were set. One is burning now a parkade on Richards.
Smoke and pepper spray mingled, making it difficult to breathe in some areas of the downtown core. Plumes of smoke rising above the city are visible from as far away as East Vancouver.
Rocks and bricks were thrown at police in riot gear who at about 9 p.m. were in a standoff at a number of chokepoints and urging the unruly fans to go home.
Pepper spray was also used in the area of Granville and Nelson.
Officers in riot gear are at a standoff with aggressive fans at a number of other choke points in the Downtown core.
Fights have been ongoing in the downtown core for more than an hour now. At Georgia and Homer, vandals broke windows at the Band of Montreal.
Others reached inside the broken glass to rip blinds from the windows.
At Georgia and Hamilton, fires are still burning where fans tossed jerseys and garbage into the flames. Another fire is burning at a parkade on Richards Street.
Vandals are now moving toward the Bay, breaking windows as they go. Window at First Bite Pizza on Granville St. were being smashed as the angry mob moved. There is report of a police car flipped at Nelson and Granville.
Const. Jana McGuiness said police were disappointed by the reaction to the loss. There is no word yet on the number of arrests.
"We're ready. It's a huge challenge of course. It's about making sure the fans and officers get home safely."
She said police are executing their crowd control plan right now.


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Asus Fonepad full review
If you've never heard of a phablet then meet the Asus Fonepad. Read our Asus Fonepad review to find out what the cheesy name is all about. See also Group test: what's the best cheap tablet PC?
Do you desperately want to own a smartphone and a tablet but just don't have the money to afford both? Well the Fonepad might just be the thing for you.
First off, do not confuse the Fonepad with the Asus Padfone. Asus' Padfone was a smartphone that slotted into a tablet docking station; the Fonepad is a tablet with a SIM card slot and the ability to make phone calls. It wants to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.
You'd be forgiven for mistaking the Fonepad for the Google Nexus 7 - they look extremely similar in appearance. Both are 7in tablets, using the same screen in the same shape. One subtle difference on the front is the ear-piece so you can hear the person on the other end of the phone.
Whether you feel comfortable holding a 7in device up to your face to make a phone call is the key question here. Many people laughed at us when we introduced our new phone to them. You can, of course, use speakerphone but this isn't ideal for many situations. So Asus UK supplied our review unit with a Plantronics Voyager Legend UC Bluetooth earpiece, which says quite a lot about whether you're really supposed to hold it like a regular phone.
The Fonepad is pretty thin and light at 10.9mm and 317g, making it easy to hold in one hand like the Nexus 7. It felt less unwieldy than the larger Galaxy Note 8.0. However, at 7in the Fonepad is a small tablet but a huge phone. It's not really pocket-sized (only for men's trousers and even then it's very awkward) which means you'll need to carry it around in bag. In turn, this makes it difficult to know when you're being called or have received a text message or similar notification.
What it does do is solve the problem of having to spend much money to be able to own a smartphone and tablet. At £179 we can see this as a viable option for those wanting a value hybrid offering. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is likely to be a much more expensive option.
The backside of the Fonepad looks quite different to the dotted rubber of the Nexus 7 though. It has a metal rear cover which comes in two colours - Titanium Gray and Champagne Gold. The metal finish gives the device a more premium feel than the Nexus 7.
Build quality is good for the price despite a couple of minor downsides. The Fonepad is quite flexible and the metal rear cover doesn't sit flush with the plastic edging all the way around.
Asus Fonepad: Hardware and performance
Component specifications are a little different to the Nexus 7. In its favour, it's rocking the same spec 7in IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, but internal components are altered.
The Asus Fonepad is powered by an Intel Atom Z2420, a dual-core PC processor clocked at 1.2GHz, backed with 1GB of memory. The tablet – sorry, phablet – runs Google Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) reasonably well but there is lag present occasionally.
The shortfall in performance was reflected in our benchmarks tests too. The Fonepad could only manage a score of 557 points in Geekbench 2, where in general we're used to scores well above 1000 points.
It also failed to impress on the graphics side with a framerate of just 12 fps in GLBenchmark. This is only a couple of fps short of the Nexus 7 and isn't too bad for a budget tablet. But it does mean some games won't run as smoothly as you'll see on the premium devices.
The Fonepad did a bit better in the SunSpider JavaScript test of web-browsing performance, with a time of 1472 ms, about 200 ms faster than the Nexus 7.
The Fonepad is available in 8 GB or 16 GB capacities; the £179 price is for the larger of the two options. Unlike the Nexus 7, there's a microSDHC card slot for expansion (up to 32GB cards). Also included is 5GB of Asus WebStorage, free for life.
There's little else remarkable about hardware apart from the typical single-band 11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS. It's worth noting that the Fonepad doesn't support 4G LTE networks.
Asus Fonepad: Camera
Unlike the model we saw back at MWC in 2012, the UK model of the Fonepad that finally appeared doesn't include a rear-facing camera. It only has a 1.3Mp front-facing camera for videos calls. This camera is reasonably good, although nothing to get excited about.
The lack of a rear camera may prove a big omission, considering most smartphone users rely on their phone's camera for day-to-day snaps. You'll have to be prepared for the sacrifice in this area if the Fonepad is really going to replace your smartphone and tablet.
Asus Fonepad: Software
Asus has loaded the Fonepad with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), which is almost the latest version. However, it's not quite vanilla Android as we saw on the Nexus 7. The interface is closer to that of Asus' Transformer Pad range of tablets – and quite good looking for it.
Everything is where we would expect it to be. And there's an extra button alongside the usual back, home and menu.
This extra button is for Floating Apps, which is a bit like having separate windows on your PC desktop.
Apps must be coded to work this way but there's a fairly wide choice of what you can have floating around the Android OS, such as Sticky Memos, Dictionary, Calculator and Browser. You can also switch many of them into full screen if you wish.
Asus adds some of its own apps alongside the usual Google services and third-party apps like Zinio and Amazon Kindle.
Asus Studio and Asus Story are both nice additions letting you edit photos and collate them into a digital book respectively.
Editing is a bit slow due to the mediocre performance of the device, though. And we're not so keen on BuddyBuzz which is yet another social-network aggregator – combining feeds from numerous social networks just doesn't make sense to us anyway.
Something more unusual is Asus Splendid which allows you to adjust the screen settings like saturation, temperature and hue.
We didn't find ourselves needing to make any changes but it's a nice feature if you want to customise the look of the screen.
Asus Fonepad: Battery life
Inside the Fonepad is 16Wh lithium-polymer battery. Like most tablets, it's non-removable. The battery did seem to hold its charge well – over the course of 6 hours of medium usage with power-saving set to 'optimised' we lost around 20 percent of the battery.
If you're only going to use the Fonepad occasionally then you could well get two days out of it. However, if you're going to use the device for the kinds of tasks you would use a smartphone and a tablet combined, you're unlikely to get more than a day's use out of it. See also: What's the best tablet PC?
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
30 Jays in 30 Days - Carlos Villanueva and 100 Inning Dreams
Tao-Approved Nicknames: Los Del V, as per Jays' broadcaster Mike Wilner.
History: Six MLB seasons and 263 games, with Milwaukee and Toronto. Entering second season with the Blue Jays.
Contract Status: Avoided arbitration with a one-year, $2.775 million contract this offseason. Eligible for free agency after this season.
Career Stats: 4.28 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 532 innings. 449 strikeouts, 183 walks. 40 starts.
2011 Stats: 4.04 ERA, 1.26 WHIP in 33 games and 107.0 innings. 68 strikeouts, 32 walks. Started 13 games, the most of his career.
Sometimes You're Up, Sometimes You're Down: In 2010 with the Brewers, Villanueva struck out a remarkable 11.45 batters per nine innings. In 2011, that number was cut nearly in half, to 5.72.
Looking Back: Disappearing strikeouts notwithstanding, Carlos Villanueva qualifies as one of the more pleasant surprises of last year. We thought the move to acquire him in the offseason was particularly clever, and he may well have been the unsung hero of last year's pitching staff. He was something of a Swiss Army knife, doing whatever job was called for in the situation, from short relief to long relief and spot starting when the Jays were short staffed. Unfortunately, the workload eventually wore on Villanueva, forcing him out of action for most of August. He finished up on a high note in September, closing the year off with a 1.93 ERA in seven relief appearances down the stretch.
Villanueva rebalanced his repertoire last season, relying increasingly on his fastball (46.2% of all pitches, up from 28.9% the previous year), while dialing back the use of his slider, curve ball. This might help to explain the simultaneous drop off in strikeouts as well as his relative success last season. Though he was less deceptive with his pitches, Villanueva's hallmark last season was pounding the strike zone with fastballs down in the zone. He gave up fewer line drives (down 5.3 points to 21.9%), and most dramatically, doubled his rate of infield fly balls (from 7.5% to 15.1%). He also had the lowest homer-per-flyball rate of his career (7.5%, down from 13.2% in 2010), a metric that will bear watching this coming season.
Looking Forward: We've been dreaming lately about the notion of a 100-inning relief pitcher. We understand the notion of "bullpen specialization", and maybe that was an experiment worth having. But when pitching staffs ballooned from a complement of nine or ten to an army of 12 and 13, it inevitably has led to less lineup flexibility and more marginal arms getting relief innings. (If you have eight relief pitchers, someone's got to be the eighth-best pitcher in the bullpen.)
We admired the way that Terry Francona used Alfredo Aceves for most of last year, with the righty tossing 114 innings in 55 games and four starts. Aceves did a lot of work to bridge the gap between the starters and the back of the bullpen, and if Tito had been willing to give him one extra starting gig in the last week of the season, we might have a very different perception on the relative success of the BoSox' 2011 campaign.
All this to say: We think that Carlos Villanueva can be that 100-inning reliever for the Jays in 2012. If Villanueva can continue to keep the ball down while putting a few more batters away with strikeouts, he could be a vital aspect of a successful season, and a really valuable instrument for manager John Farrell.
2012 Expectations: An early spring injury never augurs well for a long and prosperous season, though whatever is troubling Los Del V this week seems minor in nature. With a newly svelte physique and an important role in the pen, we could see Villanueva dropping his ERA, raising his strikeouts, and generally making his future free agent dollars with this year's performance. He'll definitely be a guy we watch closely this year.
7 comments:
Good stuff tao! Loving the series
- March 1, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- gabriel said...
So, basically a slightly better and slimmer version of Litsch?
On another note, if we can use Villanueva as you suggest, do we have a real need for seven arms in the bullpen? I'd rather have Jiwan James (possible rule 5 guy) on my roster than Cordero.
- March 1, 2012 at 2:15 PM
- J. B. Rainsberger said...
Nice series, but note: 5.72 is in fact a little under half of 11.45. That would make it "half" and not "nearly half".
Just a nit. Good work otherwise. Please keep it up.
- March 1, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Thanks for the arithmetic lesson, JB. I probably should have said "around half". I'm a little slow on the uptake these days.
- March 1, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Great story!
- March 1, 2012 at 4:24 PM
J.B you are not allowed to comment anymore. From everyone.
Nice articles Tao. I am still finding it difficult as to where Los Del V will fit in right away (hes behind santos, janssen, cordero, and Frasor)
Seems to me he is going to have to earn his 100 innings. You could almost say him getting 100 innings means bad news for the starters.
- March 1, 2012 at 11:10 PM
DO you mean '100 innings' or 'nearly 100 innings'?
- March 3, 2012 at 7:38 PM


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Phyllis Lambert
10 Books on Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes
The following books have always been with me. Every architect might well read them now, but timing was significant in the evolution of my work. The point is that young architects, architects tout court, must be deeply and widely engaged in reading—asking essential questions.
My reading is concerned with the interaction between building and landscape, and the social context writ large. This is true as well for the novels I list below, for which the quality of language also weighs strongly, as does the quality of form in the built world.
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Various forms of literature, including poetry, have obsessed me. As a child I loved the force of ideas and language in Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. I learned about Whitman from books on the sculptor Jacob Epstein. As a child, I asked for and received books on sculptors, especially the beautiful letterpress editions produced by Phaidon Press at that time.
The avant-la-lettre postmodernism of Thomas Stearns Eliot, resurgent in the discourse of the art and discipline of architecture, continues in books I am currently reading, such as the work of Anne Carson—Grief Lessons, Eros the Bittersweet, Antigonick, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse. This, in turn, connects to my readings in Greek literature—I have been studying and photographing ancient Greek sites and landscape for over 20 years in the Aegean and Mediterranean.
Total Armageddon: A Slanted Reader on Design edited by Ian Lynam
Total Armageddon: A Slanted Reader on Design
Edited by Ian Lynam
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Published: March 2019
Total Armageddon is about design. And culture. And complexity, notably how we, as a global civilization, deal with science fiction, taste, social media, the cities we live in, aesthetics, PowerPoint, burkas, Big Tech, full-contact sports, and other thorny topics. The book celebrates 15 years of independent publishing and brings together a who's who of authors and essays from 32 issues of Slanted Magazine.
A Field Guide to Color by Lisa Solomon
A Field Guide to Color: A Watercolor Workbook
By Lisa Solomon
Publisher: Roost Books
Published: August 2019
In this creative workbook you'll discover fresh ways to connect with color in your art and life. Using watercolors, gouache, or any other water-based medium, explore color theory while playing with paint through a balanced blend of color experiments and loose color meditations. This inspiring workbook will change the way you relate to color
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon by Dennis Bernstein and Warren Lehrer
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon
Poems by Dennis Bernstein
Visualizations by Warren Lehrer
Introduction by Steven Heller
Publisher: Paper Crown Press
Published: September 19, 2019
"From a kidnap note for a world held hostage by an A-bomb, to a Holocaust survivor's tattooed arms where the numbers just don't add up, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon re-envisions a poetry memoir via a textual kaleidoscope... Bernstein and Lehrer are the Rodgers and Hart of Visual Poetry." — Bob Holman, poet, poetry activist and chronicler, and founder of the Bowery Poetry Club
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City by Paul Goldberger
Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
By Paul Goldberger
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: May 2019
An illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic.
Charleston Fancy by Witold Rybczynski
Charleston Fancy: Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City
By Witold Rybczynski
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 2019
Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America's first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cultural critic Witold Rybczynski unfolds a series of stories about a group of youthful architects, builders, and developers based in Charleston: a self-taught home builder, an Air Force pilot, a fledgling architect, and a bluegrass mandolin player.
Teaching Graphic Design History by Steven Heller
Teaching Graphic Design History
By Steven Heller
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: June 2019
An examination of the concerted efforts, happy accidents, and key influences of the practice throughout the years, Teaching Graphic Design History is an illuminating resource for students, practitioners, and future teachers of the subject.
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