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Marilyn Baron
Romantic Suspense/Mystery
Merritt Saxe, newly hired public relations specialist with the Florida prison system, answers an urgent plea from their division's director, Willard Ware Baintree. Following his orders, she finds him in the apartment of his mistress, his bloody T-shirt and the mistress's dead body convincing her the criminal justice superstar is himself a criminal. The director claims he didn't kill the woman and coerces Merritt into being his alibi.
Meanwhile, as the director pulls her farther into his web of lies, Merritt breaks with her longstanding boyfriend and begins a steamy relationship with hunky attorney Israel Goodspeed, whose brother works for the director. Yet how can she trust Israel with her secret or her heart when she suspects the director has been orchestrating their relationship to keep her in line? Speaking out about the cover-up could cost her more than time in jail�it could cost her life.
Book Review by Gabrielle Sally (author,reviewer)
Oct 06, 2017 [ OFFICIAL REVIEW ]
80 people found the following review helpful
Wow, I was impressed with Marilyn Baron's THE ALIBI. There's a richness of language that paints a picture making it easy, as readers, to drop into the story. As an example: "Watertown was in the middle of Downtown Nowhere, the dictionary definition of a sleepy town� a town that was practically in a coma� where the Spanish Moss grew thick and the Southern accents thicker." And, it gets better with each page.
In case, you haven't figured it out, this isn't a conventional romance. There's no insta-attraction going on. THE ALIBI is an unfolding of a tale filled with Southern, small town mystery, intrigue, suspense, murder, and a bit of down home charm.
Merritt Saxe is an up and coming employee working in the PR department for the Department of Corrections for Florida. While she dislikes Press Releases and speaking with the media, she does her job. Maybe a bit too well. When The Director calls in a panic, she steps in to help out and that's when things really start to get interesting. This story follows along her point of view as she battles with her feelings and conscience over what she knows and what she thinks she knows.
THE ALIBI is humorous, shocking, downright scandalous in a small town sort of way, and an absolute enjoyable read.


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While they're known for innovative experiments like smoky ambers and basil-spiked blondes, this brewery in North Portland's Woodlawn neighborhood stakes its reputation on this flagship IPA, which won a gold medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival for its precisely balanced tropical and evergreen flavors.
This Portland mainstay's Workhorse IPA has long been a gold standard for the style. When available, Megafauna is a robust upgrade that beautifully harmonizes tropical fruit notes with resinous pine, floral aromas and no small amount of alcohol, at 9.5% alcohol by volume (ABV).
Boasting a citrusy punch and a drinkability that masks its 7.3% ABV, this gorgeous orange concoction is the only beer this Southeast Portland brewery makes year-round.
This hazy double IPA was fermented with 168 lbs. of guava puree, then dry hopped with Motueka and Galaxy hops for a slightly sweet flavor and balanced hop bitterness.
A draft-only gem that the brewers at Upright originally made for themselves, this crisp, refreshing lager balanced with rare German Tettnang hops is almost impossible to get outside of Portland — which is good, because it's best at peak freshness.
Perhaps the best testament to the accessibility of Portland beer: At nearly every convenience store in town, you'll find pounders of this clean, delicious, organic lager, balancing a light malt body with delicately herbal Perle hops. Eat your heart out, Bud.
An unfiltered lager with the fruity aromatics of a Hefeweizen, this idyllic summer beer gets a kick of herbaceous hop character from Sterling hops. The slightly spicy and pleasantly bitter finish rewards the drinker sip after sip.
Months spent in bourbon barrels amplify the smoky cocoa and fig flavors of "Adam," the brewery's first creation, while smoothing out its earthy undertones and lending this highly sought-after beer a pleasantly boozy finish.
In this celebrated yearly release, which always sells out quickly, layers of flavor and aroma from aging in bourbon, oak and pinot noir barrels dance over a deep, rich base of molasses, vanilla and cherry bark.
Any of this St. Johns brewery's continental-style brews could make this list, but their Hefewiezen might be the best this side of the Atlantic. One sip takes you right to summer in Bavaria, thanks to notes of banana, clove and citrus peel.
Brewed with Noble hops and fermented at cooler temperatures, this crisp brew is lagered for a hint of pilsner on the nose and a subtle sweetness on the palate, creating a refreshing pint that's perfect for hot summer days.
Dark hued and topped with a creamy head that sends notes of toasted malt and cocoa wafting into the nose, this German lager toys with dark fruit flavors, mild chocolate and a sweet nuttiness.
This straw-hued saison is fermented with an isolated strain of yeast from the Walloon region of Belgium, and dry hopped with both Northern and Southern hemisphere alpha hops, yielding mild citrus flavors and light, biscuity malt.
This wheat-based brew derives its bright citrus flavor from the addition of sun-dried black limes to the traditional open fermentation process and saison yeast strains. The result is a nuanced flavor profile reminiscent of mild spices, walnuts and fruit.
This microbrewery produces French- and Belgian-inspired farmhouse beers with local ingredients and a Pacific Northwest twist, using open-barrel fermentation. The tasting room is open on weekends and on Blazers game nights.


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[ARCHIVED] Valpo Begins Multi-Mile Road Project
Contractors will begin work on a multi-mile roadway improvement project in Valparaiso starting Tuesday, Sept. 21 with milling and paving on Calumet Avenue from Bullseye Lake Road to Morgan Boulevard. To minimize disruption to surrounding businesses, most of the work will be take place at nighttime, between 7:00 pm and 7:00 am. Construction will begin at Bullseye Lake Road, heading south. This work will take approximately two weeks to complete, always remaining open for motorists, with all businesses retaining access.
"This is an ambitious roadway project that will improve some of the city's most important streets, ultimately improving these well-traveled roadways for years to come," said Mayor Matt Murphy. "We share the public's interest in minimizing the disruptions, which is why we've worked with contractors to establish much of the work schedule in overnight hours," he said. The City acknowledges that several improvements are taking place simultaneously throughout Valparaiso. "We have different contractors working throughout the city and, while we have experienced some delays due to material shortages and utility providers, we look to see the majority of these projects substantially complete by Thanksgiving," said Valparaiso Engineering Director Mike Jabo.
The entire multi-mile project will include improvements on Calumet Avenue from Morgan to Bullseye Lake, Roosevelt Road from LaPorte to Calumet and Morgan Boulevard from Lincolnway to Calumet. Work will include structural resurfacing that will substantially extend the life of the roadway, plus pavement markings, curb repairs, sidewalk repairs along the roadway, including ADA ramps to improve accessibility. The multi-mile project is a $2.6 million investment in the city, supported by a
$1 million Community Crossing grant.
Due to the challenges in maintaining safe traffic flow and work environment, the roundabout at Calumet Avenue and Vale Park Road will have a three-night closure, tentatively scheduled for September 29 to October 3, between the hours of 8:00 pm and 6:00 am. Dates are subject to change due to weather or unanticipated delays. Detours will be posted in advance of the closure.

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Q: 'Display: contents' does not work with tree-structure pseudo-classes (:first-child,: last-child, etc.)? My question: is this intentional? I can't find any literature or conversation about it.
The selector spec says it's for inclusive siblings - https://www.w3.org/TR/selectors/#child-index - but doesn't display: contents in effect simulate the contents as belonging to the grandparent element?
Per docs, the element is entirely removed from the accessibility-tree, and a grandparent flex will treat the removed element's children as its own (thus as siblings to its own). However, tree-structure pseudo-classes, such as :last-child, do not recognize the children's adoption, and instead operate as if they were still children of the removed element.
I suppose this is because the element is not removed from the actual DOM tree, and the pseudo selectors only operate upon the concrete DOM?
My use case is along the lines of:
<Accordion>
  <form style={{ display: contents }}>
    <Accordion.Section />
    <Accordion.Section />
  <form>
  <Accordion.Section />
</Accordion>

... In which I was expecting the form would display its children into the Accordion and I could select the last child.

A: OP Question:

but doesn't display: contents in effect simulate the contents as belonging to the grandparent element?

No, here's a quoted explanation from here

display: contents makes that the div doesn't generate any box, so its background, border and padding are not rendered. However the inherited properties like color and font have effect on the child (span element) as expected.

Also good reading on display: contents:

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*Get Ready for display: contents;

*Vanishing boxes with display contents

The display property doesn't change how the DOM is rendered just style it, so a last-child it always be a last-child no matter the display you use (even using display: none)
As you can see in the snippet below the properties belonging to box-model don't get inherit by children when parent is display: contents

.section {
  margin: 10px
}

form {
  background: lightblue;
  border: 10px solid red;
  padding: 10px
}

.section:first-child {
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}

.section:last-child {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px blue;
}
<Accordion>
  <form style="display: contents">

first child of form

last child of form

  </form>

first and last child of Accordion

</Accordion>

<Accordion>
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first child of form

last child of form

  </form>

first and last child of Accordion

</Accordion>

<Accordion>
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first child of form

nth child 2 of form - even if last child is display:none

last child of form

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first and last child of Accordion

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We're immensely proud of the success of our clients and Ozone Coffee is one of those special local success stories that has gone far beyond Taranaki to have a truly global reach.
the customers who can have the full coffee experience at both the London and New Plymouth cafes, with great food and roasting happening in front of them as they sip their morning flat white.
In 1998, Ozone Coffee Roasters started life in New Plymouth with a drive to create excellent coffee with a focus on family culture and the building of meaningful relationships from source to shop. Since then it has grown to become one of the key suppliers of wholesale coffee in the North Island as well as in London's growing speciality coffee market.
This year, Ozone welcomed UK company Has Bean Coffee into its family. Has Bean shares Ozone's DNA and will help Ozone both expand its sources of supply and also extend its distribution networks further into the European market.
In celebrating 20 years, what has been the secret to success in New Zealand's competitive coffee market?
"There are about 300 roasters in New Zealand. But, since 1998, we have achieved consecutive annual growth every year, which is pretty exciting in such a competitive market.
Ozone is known for its focus on the beans and where they come from, how has this come about?
When did Ozone launch in London and was it a roaring success from the start?
"Ozone Coffee London opened the roastery and restaurant in March 2012. It's been part of the growth of the London and UK specialty coffee markets.
So, what has made London so successful?
"We focus on providing customers with a great experience. When someone walks in the door they're immersed in the coffee experience. The roaster is on the ground floor and they can see roasting happening while they're enjoying great food.
The next step for Ozone is to launch a 4000-square-foot site in Auckland, when did this enter the pipeline and what can we expect?
"Auckland has been in the pipeline for about two years. It came down to finding the right site that had that real community feel.
Congrats, Ozone Coffee, on this big milestone!
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وتبين مستندات الجمارك قيمة كل بند.
The customs documents indicate the stated value of each item.
وينظر المجلس بالتناوب في كل بند مرة كل سنتين.
Each item is alternately considered by the Council on a biennial basis.
You see, first, every item is catalogued.
I pulled every item of magical importance from Ragnor's belongings.
واسمحوا لي أن أغتنم هذه الفرصة لأعلِّق على كل بند أشير إليه في التقرير.
Allow me to take this opportunity to comment on each item referred to in the report.
وثمة بنود محتملة أخرى بالطبع، وستتناول خطة العمل بقدر أكبر بكثير من التفصيل كل بند.
Other potential items of course exist and the action plan would go into considerably more detail on each item.
وتقدم الفروع التالية معلومات أساسية عن كل بند من بنود جدول الأعمال المؤقت.
The following sections provide some background information on each item of the provisional agenda.
وينبغي أن يقوم اختيار المواضيع على أساس طابع كل بند وتعقيده ونطاقه.
The selection of themes should be based on the nature, complexity and scope of each item.
وسأتطرق إلى كل بند منهما على التوالي.
I will address each item in turn.
وسوف تصدر في ورقة قاعة اجتماعات قائمة كاملة بالوثائق المقدمة في اطار كل بند.
A complete list of documents submitted under each item will be issued as a conference room paper.
وقد جرى تعميم برنامج عمل وإطار زمني لتنفيذ كل بند.
A work programme and time lines for the delivery of each item were circulated.
تم وضع الملاحظات الإيضاحية تحت كل بند بواسطة لجنة استعراض الملوثات العضوية الثابتة لإرشاد ومساعدة مقدمي المعلومات وليس لها صفة قانونية.
The explanatory notes under each item have been developed by the POPs Review Committee and are meant to guide and assist the providers of information and have no legal status.
ولسنا ندري ماذا سيحصل في إطار كل بند من بنود برنامج العمل.
We do not know what is going to happen under each item of the programme of work.
التركيز على تحقيق الترابط - لا يعني النهج المتكامل إعادة دراسة كل بند من بنود خطة التنمية.
Focus on interconnectedness. A holistic approach does not imply re-examination of every item of the (development) agenda.
(أ) كل بند يتم شحنه وتجديده يجمع يدويا في جدول بيانات.
(a) A manual compilation, of every item shipped and replenished was performed on a spreadsheet.
وإلا، يمكننا وقف الممارسة بإعطاء رؤساء المجموعات الإقليمية الكلام في مستهل كل بند.
Otherwise, we can end the practice of having the Chairpersons of the regional groups speak at the beginning of each item.
ويلزم بدلا من ذلك تحديد كل بند من الممتلكات الفكرية حسب العنوان أو المحدِّد المذكور في الإشعار المسجل.
It would instead be necessary to identify each item of intellectual property by title or identification in the registered notice.
و تمثل نصا اتفقت عليه الوفود و هي تقترح إدراج كل بند في النظام اساسي.
It neither represents a text agreed upon among delegations nor suggests that every item should be included in the Statute.
ويحتوي الفرع الثاني على شروح بنود جدول اعمال والوثائق التي ستقدم في إطار كل بند والسند التشريعي عدادها.
Section II contains the annotations to the agenda items, the documents to be submitted under each item and the legislative authority for their preparation.
وفي ذلك الوقت ستكون قد جرت محاولة لتفاق على قيمة كل بند.
By this time, an attempt will have been made to place an agreed value on each item.
النتائج: 393. المطابقة: 393. الزمن المنقضي: 149 دقائق.


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Advocacy Corner
Give Children a Chance!
Upcoming Legal Clinics:
Legal Clinics will be offered at all six Iowa Justice for Our Neighbor Sites: Cedar Rapids,
Columbus Junction, Decorah, Des Moines, Ottumwa, and Storm Lake
Please contact Justice for Our Neighbors at 515-255-9809 for more information.
Call to make an appointment at:
Fill out the form below and our office will contact you to schedule an appointmant
P.O. Box 41006, Des Moines, Iowa 50311
TEL (515) 255-9809/FAX (515) 619-5779
Iowa JFON July 2015 Newsletter!
Gov. Robert Ray & Billie Ray
Former Iowa Governor 1969-83
Statement in support of JFON's immigration legal services program
for unaccompanied children
"Billie and I support Justice For Our Neighbors, the expert nonprofit in Iowa on immigration legal services. This benefit event will support forex expansion of their good work, giving newer immigrants a chance for a safer and better life of opportunity in Iowa.
Iowa is a welcoming state! That's been our history. Early immigrants crossed oceans and prairies to come to Iowa. In the 1970's, we welcomed Southeast Asians who have made invaluable contributions to our communities, built families and businesses and enriched our culture and economy. Since then, we have welcomed new waves of immigrants from all across the world, including children fleeing extreme violence and poverty in Central America."
Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) is a faith-driven ministry, welcoming immigrants into our churches and communities by providing free, high-quality immigration legal services, education, and advocacy.
Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors has been serving clients in our communities since 1999. Established by the United Methodist Committee on Relief in 1999, JFON helps people from all over the world. Our services are available to all without regard to race, gender, or religion. Clinics are located in Cedar Rapids, Columbus Junction, Decorah, Des Moines, Ottumwa and Storm Lake.
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Fox and director Bryan Singer's big Marvel drama pilot has found its first mutant.
The untitled project has cast Blair Redford (Switched at Birth, Satisfaction), EW has learned exclusively.
The drama will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
Singer, who directed four X-Men films, is on board to direct and executive produce the pilot. Officially the show is not being called an X-Men series, but showrunner Matt Nix has previously told reporters that it will indeed take place in the same universe as the films.


Kanye West has donated $150,000 to the heartbroken family of Chicago security guard who police shot dead after they mistook him as a shooter.
Security guard Jemel Roberson was shot dead on Sunday morning by Police after responded to a shooting inside a bar in Illinois, Chicago, and thought he was the gunman, despite people screaming that he was innocent.
The 26-year-old security guard was working at the bar, and intervened when an argument erupted and someone started shooting. He managed to apprehend the suspected gunman and was holding him down at gunpoint for Police to come arrest the shooter. But when police arrived at the scene, a white officer shot and killed Mr. Roberson instead.
According to TMZ, the 41-year-old rapper decided to donate $150,000 to the family of the murdered man.
A GoFundMe site set up with an original goal of $10,000 plummeted with the support of Kanye who made10 donations of $15,000 each early on Friday evening.


1. Put tasks you procrastinate over into a real Job Jar. Do one task from the Job Jar before you do anything else each day.
2. If you procrastinate on a certain task and not in general, the task is the problem – not you. Identifying the issue will help you fix it.
3. If you procrastinate because you hate doing it, you're human. Try bribing yourself as shamelessly as possible.
5. Procrastination can be the result of mental clutter. Review your to-do list and eliminate everything not necessary today.
6. When perfectionists procrastinate, it's especially hard. They're dealing with the cause of the procrastination plus not being perfect.
7. There's often a disconnect between a task and its goal. This leads to procrastination, so connect the dots by planning steps.
8. Procrastination isn't always avoiding a task: We also sabotage ourselves by being overly busy with unnecessary tasks.
9. Are you researching the right facts on the right sites – or are you procrastinating by distraction? Learn to tell the difference.
10. Setting a goal can help overcome procrastination – but make the goal something immediate that you really want to do.
11. Set three goals for procrastination-busting success: An immediate small reward, a more challenging and a dream goal.
12. When fighting procrastination, use visual mind maps or vision boards to lay out complex tasks. Cross off or highlight components completed.
13. Do you ever procrastinate by *doing things*? You can call that "productive procrastination". If so, write down your top three priorities for the day, and work on only those.
14. Procrastination is the small-child response of someone who doesn't think she has power over her outcomes. How can you "grow up" today?
15. People who procrastinate put things off for "later". Simple fix: Get into the habit of doing it "now".
16. Doing a long-put-off project with a friend works because it not only holds you to a deadline but puts the fun into a hated activity.
17. With procrastination, the hardest step is the first one. Just do it. Write one word. Pick up the phone. Take out your tax file.
18. If you procrastinate say: "I'll only do it for 10 minutes". Do it. Even if you "can't" go on, you'll feel better for those 10 minutes.
19. To eliminate procrastination, toss your tasks into three "boxes" (lists?): Keep, donate and throw away. Then do it!
20. Use mantras to help yourself beat procrastination, such as: "I'm making success happen, one step at a time".
21. Switch your self-talk up to positive and look for things to be thankful for: You'd be amazed how much this helps kill procrastination.
22. Find yourself endlessly researching before writing? Organizing before working? Assess to see if this is efficiency – or procrastination.
23. If you always procrastinate when facing a specific task, don't sweat it: Outsource it instead!
24. Changing your self-talk from critical to solution-based, positive self-talk can help you get on top of procrastination.
25. Procrastination can be a signal that a task out of your comfort zone. Will you increase your skill set, delegate or outsource it?
26. If you procrastinate over a repetitive task you can't outsource, try getting into the habit of doing it on a particular day and time.
27. Go through hated tasks that make you procrastinate and assign them a label: Delegate, Organize, Automate or Delete.
28. Procrastination may be a sign you've outgrown something or need to reassess and reorganize it so that it's easier to do.
29. If clients procrastinate in sending you project specs, help them out by designing and providing helpful forms with prompts.
30. Unclutter your life. Clean up your inbox. Reorganize your office. Get rid of unnecessary tasks – and see if you now procrastinate less!


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Auditions open for Los Robles Master Chorale
By The Acorn Staff | on March 07, 2013
Los Robles Master Chorale will hold auditions for new singers for its 2013-2014 concert season. Auditions, by appointment only, will take place on March 16, 18, 20 and 23 at The Church of the Epiphany, 5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park. All voice parts are welcome, with a particular need for tenors, baritones and basses. Singers must be 17 years or […]
Saddle Peak or Saddle Mountain
Recently I heard some people speak of Saddle Mountain rather than refer to Saddle Peak. This is a mountain that can be seen as far away as 70 miles to the southeast and at least 30 miles to the west. Both names are used in reference to this mountain. Although I dearly loved Saddle Peak, which in truth no longer […]
Family Men
Winning! I'm not one of those competitive parents whose kid has to win at everything. I'm the parent who just doesn't want his kid to lose. So when my 9-year-old boy was playing handball with friends and losing royally, I wanted to step in and save him, call "cheating" on the other side, help him play better by playing for […]
Relay For Life event sees growing pains
By Stephanie Bertholdo
sbertholdo@theacorn.com
The American Cancer Society's annual Relay For Life at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills faces an uphill climb. The community event that raises funds for cancer research is slated for April 20—but one week later, on April 26, student relay teams will participate in a similar fundraiser at Agoura High School. Jenni Campbell, a longtime volunteer for Relay For […]
Bands, Irish beers at Sagebrush
Sagebrush Cantina at 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, will present these special events. Don't Stop Believin' will perform a tribute to Journey at 9 p.m. Fri., March 15. Lead singer Juan Del Castillo is known for his authentic delivery of Journey's hits including "Lights," "Don't Stop Believing," "Faithfully" and "Anyway You Want It." Dinner will be served on the cantina's patio […]
Pension talk
If we are going to take pension reform seriously, does it make more sense to attack the lowest wage earners rather than the highest paid public employee pensions in California? I contend we need to look at the highest paid politicians who overburdened our pension obligations by far—and are the ones who voted for those pension plans in the first […]
Wink Martindale to entertain seniors
Television game show icon Wink Martindale will entertain at the Calabasas Savvy Seniors Luncheon and Spring Class Registration from noon to 2 p.m. Wed., March 20 at the Calabasas Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada. Guests can register for Savvy Seniors spring and summer classes, lectures and excursions as well as meet class instructors, neighbors and other active seniors during the […]
Exhibitors are needed for health expo in April
The Conejo/ Las Virgenes Future Foundation is seeking sponsors and vendors/exhibitors for its Community Health Expo III: Healthy Living for a Healthy Future from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., April 13 at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas. According to Karen Malatesta, the foundation's executive director, the goal of the health expo is to make […]
Musical program for children
Performances To Grow On will present Trout Fishing in America at 7 p.m. Sat., March 23 at the Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. This eclectic folk/rock duo is best known for writing and performing whimsical songs for kids like "My Hair Had a Party Last Night" and "When I Was a Dinosaur." […]
'We can't do it without you,' Westlake mayor tells volunteers
By Sylvie Belmond
More than 60 people were honored by the Westlake Village City Council Feb. 27 for their volunteer work and commitment to the improvement of the community. The recognition of the 61 volunteers who serve on nine committees and groups began with a reception in the city hall community room and continued in the council chambers, where city officials called each […]


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is the name which represents his independence.
I-Man, who has been independent most of his life.
the day. This is another part of him growing independent.
previously seemed to die with his friendship to Russ.
does is smoke marijuana every day.
could end up the same way.
developed this, Bone probably would have stayed in Jamaica.
experience and maturity which Bone has.
teenager, feels that pleasure is the most important thing.
But Bone, after gaining his independence, knows better.


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Sustainability is an important issue for Sandvik and creates a 'buzz' for local bee population
Matthias Wach from Peter-August-Böckstiegel-Gesamtschule, who looks after the 100,000-strong bee colony at the Sandvik high pressure tubing manufacturing facility in Werther, Germany.
Sandvik has been 'creating a buzz' at its high-pressure tubing manufacturing facility in Werther, Germany, with the installation of a colony of bees at the site.
Occupying two hives, the Sandvik colony was established in 2017 in co-operation with the Peter-August-Böckstiegel-Gesamtschule and now exceeds 100,000 bees which produce enough honey to be given to customers visiting Sandvik.
The project began with Thomas Froböse of Sandvik and Matthias Wach from the school who, together with his pupils, was already working on a gardening project. This was extended to include the Sandvik car park. The whole 300 sq. meters of the new car park was transformed with new flowers and perennial herbs that were bee and insect friendly and later the hives were added. The beehives are looked after by experienced beekeeper Matthias Wach and his pupils from the school.
Haydn Eagle, Sales & Marketing Director at Sandvik High Precision Tube, said: "There has been a much-publicized decline in the bee population in recent years which in turn has a damaging effect on the whole ecology system due to the lack of pollination. Much of this has been caused by fewer wildflower-rich habitats and the increased use of pesticides, which are very harmful to bees.
"Creating and preserving a sustainable environment is part of our philosophy here at Sandvik and we thought that working with the local school to create a suitable environment for the bees to flourish would go some way to helping the bee population."
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Austin wasn't hit quite as hard in the spring (recalling the 1981 deluge), but Wimberley and elsewhere in Central Texas were heavily damaged, with loss of life.
The perennial fights over endangered water rights hit Hays County, where drilling for nearby cities threatened residential wells as well as the future of the Trinity Aquifer – new state restrictions offered temporary relief, but the fight goes on.
The planners' determination to expand MoPac South from 10 lanes to as many as 16 (in various configurations) seemed undeterred by Austin opposition, not to mention city roads at clogged capacity and no real mass transit plan solutions.
Parks and Rec announced that 25 of the city's 36 swimming pools are leaking, several seriously – amidst other budget woes. Patched for now, awaiting permanent solutions.
As prices continued to fall, Austin expanded purchases of solar power, adding contracts for 450 megawatts and targeting 600 MW by 2019 – a leap forward for renewables, although another natural gas plant remains under consideration.
In what might seem like a setback, Ecology Action closed its Ninth & I-35 recycling center after more than a decade of processing myriad commodities – but it was the spread of citywide recycling that enabled the decision. The good work continues.
Austin Resource Recovery reported that the two-year-old single-use bag ban dramatically reduced those bags – but multiplied "reusable" plastic bags that are being discarded instead of reused. Next: amendments, and a "culture change."
Not everybody applauded Austin's climate action plans – City Council Member Don Zimmerman called it a government hoax, even haranguing Texas Tech climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe at Council, because she actually knows something about the subject.
Mayor Steve Adler, Council Member Leslie Pool, and County Commissioner Brigid Shea joined world leaders in a U.N. Conference on Climate Change that actually showed promise of concerted action against global warming: reason for hope.


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Giant hailstones pummel communities in central Queensland, Australia
Tobi Loftus, Meecham Philpott, and Melissa Maddison
abc.net.au
© Belinda Cosgrove
Belinda Cosgrove had large stones fall near her place at Machine Creek, west of Gladstone.
Parts of central and north Queensland have been hit by hail storms this afternoon, as a heatwave lashes the state.
"[We] saw it coming on the radar and decided to get everything in the shed," Ms Crooks said.
"Glad we did. The rain and hail was literally coming in sideways to the carport."
A severe thunderstorm warning remains in place for a large part of the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology said locations that may be affected included Roma, Gympie, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Kingaroy, Blackwater, Barcaldine, Yeppoon, Mount Morgan and Nanango.
Forecaster Kimba Wong said the Bureau had received reports of "cricket-ball-sized hail" at Mount Larcom, just west of Gladstone.
"There are some storms really packing a punch," she said.
Veronica from Finch Hatton, west of Mackay, told ABC Regional Drive she had bunkered down at a church in Mirani to avoid the hail.
"It's a bit dangerous to be out," she said.
Allan from Mount Martin, near Mackay, told ABC Regional Drive he received 31 millimetres of rain in about 25 minutes.
"The wind blew a bit of me fence down," he said.
Ms Wong said as the sun went down, the risk of hail would lessen, but damaging winds were still a concern.
"These storms themselves are moving quite quickly," she said.
"The potential to deliver a high accumulation of rainfall is quite limited, but short sharp bursts of heavy rain are on the cards."
© Alexcis Morris
Alexcis Morris from Bracewell, near Mount Larcom, picked up multiple hailstorms at her property.
She said this risk was greater in the Capricornia and south-east regions of the state.
The storms are being caused by several surface troughs extending over Queensland from a low pressure system over north-west Victoria.
Ms Wong said these troughs were drawing warm, humid air over eastern Queensland, leading to favourable conditions for severe thunderstorms.
"Tomorrow will be a slightly less busy day in terms of severe storm potential," she said.
"There is still a risk though south of Bowen, with the chance of thunderstorm activity tomorrow, during the afternoon.
"The main risk would be damaging winds and potentially large hail again."
Ms Wong said the weather patterns were also leading to "severe and extreme" heatwave conditions in the state's north.
"That is set to continue for the week ahead," she said.


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The International Monetary Fund, the organization aimed at developing currency relations and maintaining financial stability, encourages all countries around the globe to collaborate with regard to cryptocurrencies yet warning against the risks their soaring prices may cause.
Last week Gerry Rice, the IMF Press Officer, stated that there is a need in fundamental discussion and cooperation among regulatory bodies at international scale.
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The institution used to have more balanced approach before. Thus, at the end of September Christine Lagarde, the IMF Managing Director, claimed cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to the central banks.
It is to be recalled that Steven Mnuchin, the US Secretary of the Treasury, called to international cryptocurrency collaboration some days ago and pointed the problem is to be discussed at the next G20 Summit. Similar ideas were sounded by Joachim Wuermeling, a board member in Bundesbank, who said Bitcoin must be regulated at the worldwide basis for single countries have limited authorities.


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El tono es un género musical propio del siglo XVII español, en especial del barroco. Se distinguían dos tipos: el tono humano (esto es, profano, de temática casi siempre amorosa) y el tono divino (de temática sacra, muchas veces interpretado en las misas). Más adelante en el tiempo se fue denominando tonada o tonadilla.

El tono humano solía cantar un amor generalmente no correspondido con aires populares. Grandes poetas del barroco, como Lope de Vega, compusieron este tipo de tonos. En la primera mitad del siglo XVII eran de dos, tres o cuatro voces y bajo continuo, y se denominaba romance o novena, y si era bailable folía o seguidilla; al pasar el medio siglo se va convirtiendo en monódico y ya se les llama tono humano. La métrica de la letra es variada, pero siempre en verso de arte menor: endechas, letrillas, romances con o sin estribillo. Lo más usado era una canción estrófica que alterna el estribillo con una serie de coplas. Los que se han conservado figuran en Cancioneros recopilatorios como los de Turín, Olot, Lisboa, Coímbra, Onteniente etc. Era frecuente incluir tonos en los espectáculos teatrales de entonces (comedias, mascaradas, dramas mitológicos de Pedro Calderón de la Barca, zarzuelas y óperas).

Compusieron tonos celebrados Juan Hidalgo, José Marín, Cristóbal Galán, Juan Romeo, Juan Serqueira de Lima, Carlos de Borja, Sebastián Durón y otros.

Cancioneros que incluyen colecciones de tonos
Cancionero de Turín
Cancionero de Olot
Cancionero de la Casanatense
Cancionero de Lisboa
Cancionero de la Sablonara
Cancionero de Coimbra
Cancionero de Onteniente
Romances y letras a tres voces
Tonos Castellanos
Libro de Tonos Humanos
Libro segundo de tonos y villancicos.

Referencias

Bibliografía
Rubén López-Cano, De la Retórica a la Ciencia Cognitiva. Un estudio intersemiótico de los Tonos Humanos de José Marín (ca. 1618-1699). Universidad de Valladolid, 2004.

Véase también
Tono humano

Géneros y formas musicales
Géneros y formas musicales del Barroco
Cantos
Géneros musicales
Canciones
Música popular
Danza

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Our Nursing heroes nominated by EPP Group for prestigious European Citizen's Prize - Fitzgerald
Frances Fitzgerald, MEP for Dublin and EPP Group Coordinator for the Women's and Gender Equality Committee, today (Friday) announced the nomination of 'European Nurses' by the EPP Group for the prestigious European Citizen's Prize. Ms. Fitzgerald announced the nomination with her colleagues Manfred Weber MEP, Chairperson of the EPP Group and Denis Radtke MEP, EPP Group Coordinator for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Speaking after the announcement, MEP Fitzgerald said:
"I am delighted to confirm that the EPP Group is collectively nominating 'European Nurses' for the European Citizen's Prize. We want to honour our nurses and thank them for their continuous hard work, particularly through the COVID-19 crisis, here in Ireland and across the European Union."
"The EPP Group recognises that it is our nurses who are with patients during their most difficult hours, holding their hands, giving comfort and dignity to those at their most vulnerable. The appreciation we have for their dedication and care in hospitals, in elderly care homes, and within family homes, was evident when we applauded them every evening during the height of the pandemic."
"This accolade is awarded by the European Parliament every year in recognition of those who exemplify European values and promote closer integration between citizens – surely there is no better example than our nurses."
"The European Citizen's Prize would be a fitting tribute and symbolic gesture of appreciation to pay tribute to our heroes – our nurses"
If successful, the Group proposes that the European Federation of Nurses Associations (of which the INMO is a member) accepts the award on behalf of nurses across the EU.
Notes to the Editor:
More information: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/be-heard/prizes
Contact: Conor Glynn: +353833866022
Conor.glynn@la.europarl.europa.eu


← All AQA A-level Practice Papers now ready!
I have now completed and published all of the resources I intend to make for the new AQA A-level Chemistry course, with the exception of one final set of practice papers using the 2017 legacy exams.
I am open to new suggestions for where next to focus my efforts. If you have any ideas for how best I can further assist Chemistry students and teachers, please let me know!
Firstly, thank you greatly for your work – I'm sure many students around the country are as grateful as I am!
Do the numbers of each correspond to what years content is inside? e.g do the later practice papers (for say, paper 1) contain more recent content (in regards to year of publication)?
There is no intentional link between the paper number and the year. The low-numbered papers, as well as all the tests, homeworks and assessment points, use the questions available on exampro – so most questions from 2002 – 2006 and 2010 – 2015.
The higher-numbered papers use questions missing from exampro which I had to copy and paste manually from pdf files; hence the different format. This includes all questions from 2007-9 plus various other missing and part-questions.
P1PP17, P2PP14 and P3P13 use legacy 2016 questions.
I was wondering if you'll be making any resources for the OCR A-level spec. eventhoigh I am aware you no longer teach this please..?
I am expecting this to be the most common request, and if it is, I will make this the priority for next year.
Yes it would be greatly appreciated.
Hi! I have only just found your website recently and it looks like a very useful resource. I would also be grateful for resouces for OCR A.
Do the practice papers include questions on required practicals?
What is your best advice on revising and preparing for questions on required practicals?
It's a good question and something which I was initially troubled by. However having read and filtered through every past paper question since 2002 I am satisfied that there is actually quite good coverage of the vast majority of the practicals.
Having said that, as part of your revision strategy I would check you are familiar with the practical details of all 12 required practicals. I've included practical templates on the relevant topic pages.
Firstly, thank you greatly for your work it fantastic what you've done.
Why there are more past papers overall for AS-level compared to A-level. (with there being 25 for each paper)?
Also are all the questions in the A-level papers dating back to 2002?
Regarding the number of papers, there are 50 for AS and 44 for A-level but as the A-level papers are longer, there are actually more questions in the A-level Papers.
Every question in the papers is from an AQA Past or Specimen Paper and every question since 2002 appears once unless it contains no content still examinable under the new specification.
I think it would be great for future years to have a dedicated section for more challenging questions, in order to push their knowledge of chemistry beyond what is required; such that it will help students to fully understand concepts, and to improve their logical thinking.
This is duly noted – interesting idea, thanks for suggesting.
Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to make these papers and the notes. They have been really useful.
What are your thoughts on each of the papers 1,2 and 3 for the full A level exams that took place this year?. Is there a possibility for the grade boundaries to be as low as 50% for an A ?
What are your predictions since the old spec had 80% for an A.
I have not yet seen the papers. As soon as I do, I will let you know!
Yes that is the plan. I will see what I can do.
I realy appreciate your work, thank you so much.
I'm wondering if it would be enough to rely only on these papers for the final three exams, due to the fact that these questions were in aqa past papers. Or I have to do proper past papers?
I would do the specimen papers, the 2017 papers and the AS 2016 papers, of course. But don't bother with the other legacy papers. All relevant questions you will need are in these practice papers.
Writing notes is an important part of the learning process; keep your notes concise (a few pages per topic) and update them when you encounter a practice paper question containing information you didn't realise you needed.


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"Sagip Saka" launched, P100 million allocated to pilot program in 24 agricultural communities
At the launch of a groundbreaking advocacy called "Sagip Saka", Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, Chairman of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Social Justice and Rural Development, as well as Co-Chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), announced that at least P100 million in Priority Development Assistance Funding has been allocated to pilot various interventions for 24 agricultural communities all over the country.
Sagip Saka is an advocacy to achieve sustainable modern agriculture and food security by transforming agricultural communities to reach their full potential, improving farmers' and fishers' quality of life, and bridging gaps through public-private partnerships. It will do this through interventions in
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As Pangilinan explains, "Sagip Saka is meant to give agriculture and fisheries the primacy that it deserves by focusing on improving the quality of life of our farmers and fisherfolk and, in doing so, building sustainable farming communities nationwide as a means to achieve food security. Only through strong public-private partnerships can we achieve this."
The 24 beneficiaries that have been chosen for the first phase of Sagip Saka are the following: five Gawad Kalinga "Enchanted Farm" projects in Angat, Bulacan; Daet, Camarines Norte; Libmanan, Camarines Sur; Victorias City, Negros Occidental; Davao City, Davao del Sur; the Cagangohan Women Association (CWA) in Panabo, Davao del Norte; Lupon San Isidro Farmers Organization in San Isidro, Davao Oriental; Panaw Sumilao Multipurpose Cooperative in Sumilao, Bukidnon; Danlugan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur; Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Bohol Province; Samahang Mangingisda ng Brgy. Himo-Aw in Barangay Himo-Aw, Hilongos, Leyte; the rehabilitation of the Ifugao Rice Terraces for the benefit of rice farmers in the Province of Ifugao; Pecuaria Development Cooperative, Inc. in Bula, Camarines Sur; Sugar Farmers of Negros Occidental; Mindoro Ecological and Sustainable Agriculture Federation (MESAFED) in Victoria, Socorro, Pola, and Nauan, Oriental Mindoro; Construction of a fish port in the Municipality of Tiwi, Albay; the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council in Tiwi, Albay; Rice Terraces Farmers' Cooperative in Banaue, Ifugao; the Federation of Mango Stakeholders of Region I in Ilocos Norte; San Jose City Onion and Other Vegatable Farmers through the Local Government Unit of San Jose City in Nueva Ecija; Amungan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Iba, Zambales; Café Amadeo Development Cooperative in Amadeo, Cavite; Kooperatiba sa Patuloy na Pag-Unlad ng Agrikultura in San Pablo City, Laguna; and coffee farmers through the Provincial Government of Cavite.
"Hindi po one-shot deal ang Sagip Saka, because our focus is to make the program sustainable so that we can help more agriculture and fisheries workers and communities in the coming years. Hindi po ito charity or dole-out because every Sagip Saka community has gone through a thorough screening process, and we have a criteria for selecting our beneficiaries," Pangilinan explained. "We have ensured that for every Sagip Saka community, there is the presence of strong and effective partnerships between and among at least two of our five pillars."
Aside from P100 million from Pangilinan's Prioritity Assistance Development Fund, the Department of Agriculture also allocated P20 million for the Ifugao Rice Terraces, the local government of Cavite allocated P5 million for Cavite pilot projects, and the Bicol local government allocated P4 million for Bicol pilot project. Pangilinan called on other local governments and government agencies to support this program "and support the farmers and the fisherfolk who are the lifeblood of our communities."
Pangilinan further explains that "the real heart of Sagip Saka is the drive to bring farmers and fisherfolk out of poverty and to give them the respect that their professions so deserve, with the belief that empowering our agricultural sector with financial stability and disposable income will also make a huge impact on our economy."
"When this 60% of our labor force can afford to live better lives, they will spend more for food, for housing, for the education of their children, for some basic necessities and even some luxuries. Imagine the impact of that on consumption and spending. Imagine how much more money will flow around and pave the way for the creation of more jobs? The possibilities are truly tremendous."


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Q: postgres public schema function aliasing I am currently running postgres 8.4.4 and I have the need to override calls to functions that reside in the public schema of my database.  For instance in pg_catalog there exists a function

upper(text)

I have a function placed within the public schema that overrides

upper(text)

My question comes down to overriding the call to public.upper(text).  That is to say I have to execute the function call like so:

select public.upper(text);

Whereas I want to be able to call public.upper(text) in this manner:

select upper(text);

How does one go about doing this?

A: You can set schema search path and place pg_catalog at the end of your search path.
See 5.7.3. The Schema Search Path and 5.7.5. The System Catalog Schema in Postgres manual.


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Home Business Brazilian Postal Service Correios launches MVNO
Brazilian Postal Service Correios launches MVNO
The service launches with a prepaid plan and zero-rated WhatsApp access
Brazilian postal service Correios has launched its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services with plans to reach a user base of eight million users nationwide within five years.
The Correios Celular service had been in the making for years and is an attempt to diversify revenue sources: the Brazilian postal service has been suffering with annual losses surpassing R$2bn ($636m) over the last couple of years.
The service operates under a partnership with Surf Telecom, a local firm that utilizes the network provided by Telecom Italia's mobile operator TIM.
Initially, the only product on offer will be a single prepaid package that offers 100 minutes plus 1GB 3G/4G of data valid of 30 days costing R$30 ($9,50).
The service features zero-rated WhatsApp access. In addition, access to some government websites is also offered free outside the initial data allowance.
Some 12 branches of the postal service in the city of São Paulo will be offering the product in the launch phase. This will be followed by Belo Horizonte and Brazil's capital Brasília.
By the end of 2017, Correios plans to extend the mobile product to some 3,600 cities across the country and at least 500,000 customers generating about R$14m ($4.5m) in revenue.
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I'm really excited to announce that I'm one of the newest member of Skyworks Project , which is basically a group of (really awesome) students who are extremely passionate about drone technology. I've been photographing what they do, learning all about drones, as well as writing posts for their website.
Here are a few frames I made this weekend for them! The first two are in-camera double exposures.
Yesterday was an incredible day. Newhouse worked extremely hard to put on this amazing event of the 4 amigos: Seth Resnick, Stephen Wilkes, Clint Clemens, and Eric Meola. It was an entire day of critiques, talks, Q&A sessions, and having the opportunity to meet some really talented people in the industry.
I made a new friend, Michael Newler, who is the founder of the Canon Explorers of Light. At about 11:30 PM at the reception, he called me over to talk and the next thing I knew it was 4:30 AM and we were still chatting about photography. I learned so much more about myself, math, and photography in that 5 hour conversation. Thank you so much Michael for your words and time. It was an honor to meet you and hear all about your life long incredible journey.
•Great quote by Imogen Cunningham: "Which is my favorite photo? The one I'll take tomorrow"
•Stop always looking down at your cellphone. "You want to look out and dream, not look at the little thing in your hand"
•Day to Night series -- he considers himself to be a "Street photographer 50 feet in the air."
I'm so thankful to be able to attend a university that can make these kinds of events happen. Thank you, Newhouse, and all of the staff who made this event possible.
(Left to Right), Stephen Wilkes, Eric Meola, Gregory Heisler, Seth Resnick, Clint Clemens, being photographed by Mike Davis and JC Carey, as Dean Branham of Newhouse looks on.
A few frames I took at the One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in New York City this weekend.
I'm thankful for my family, friends, food, education, and health.
The Macy's Day Parade, New York City, NY. Happy Thanksgiving!
Photo credit: My Dad, Sandy Stoll.
Some days are just about experience and having fun. Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks and enjoying spending time with family.
This morning, my parents and I walked over to watch the Macy's Day Parade. I had never seen it live before because usually I'm traveling during Thanksgiving time, so it was fun actually seeing it in person. We mainly watched it from afar - we were standing around 33rd and Broadway and then later walked to West 35th and 8th to greet those who had just walked in the parade.
I knew I wanted to get a few frames, just for fun from today, but it was such a funny experience trying to take a picture! Every time I was about to snap a photo, dad would pull me over to take a photo with someone in costume, or he would hand me his iPhone to take his picture. At first I was frustrated because I would wait for something to happen and just as the moment would happen, he would pull me away so I didn't get the shot. I realized though, that today wasn't about getting the shot. It wasn't about working hard to work a scene. It was about spending time with family and enjoying the experience. I'm just thankful to have had the opportunity to spend the day with my family.
Here are some photographs I took today (even with Dad pulling me away, haha).
This past week, Syracuse University has shown its support for tragedies around the world. On November 14, 2015, the Hall of Languages building was lit with the colors of the French flag in order to commemorate those who were affected by the tragedy in Paris, France.
The Chancellor of SU, Kent Syverud, sent out an email on Saturday titled, "Our Thoughts are with Paris." On December 21, 1988, 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, were killed in a terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The email begins with describing how SU was changed forever after this day. He continues, "our hearts ache for our friends in France and for all the men, women, and children affected by yesterday's terrorist attacks. It's a feeling all too familiar for the Syracuse University community."
I'm thankful to be a part of a community who can join together during hard times around the globe.
Here and there I've had little blogs about various things, but I realized it was time to have one universal home base. So, welcome to my official blog where I'll post some pictures, talk about life, and occasionally rant about my ideas or some really good food I just ate.
Also, a special thank you to Chase Guttman for teaching me how to fly them!


In summer, CORSICA linea innovates and offers Corsican residents to discover Sardinia during a spring break of a few days.
On the weekend of May, embark early in the morning on the Jean Nicoli from the port of Ajaccio and disembark at Porto Torres, located north of Sardinia, around noon.
You will thus be able to benefit fully from your first day.
You will travel aboard the Jean Nicoli, our ship dedicated to the crossings between Sardinia and Corsica. Swimming pool, shop, solarium, on CORSICA linea ships, you are already on vacation.
You have your ticket and want to know the conditions of access to ports, go to our pages dedicated to ports served to view plans and useful information.
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What's a diving bell?
Diving Bell Beginnings
Many designs of diving bells aren't bell-shaped at all.
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The simplicity of the diving bell actually makes it believable that Alexander the Great may have used an early version, as legend suggests. Next time you're in the kitchen get a cup, fill up your sink and push the open end of the cup straight down into the water. You'll feel some resistance, but as long as you keep the cup straight up and down there will be a pocket of air inside the cup. This is the concept behind the diving bell.
The bells were cast in all kinds of shapes made from all kinds of materials. There were wooden bells that weren't shaped like a bell at all, but barrel-shaped. Cast iron bells were square or round, bell-shaped or conical. Some looked like whisky bottles while others resembled inverted wine glasses. The thing that each had in common was that they were all very heavy. This is why iron was commonly used. Lighter materials were weighted down and balanced with ballasts and weights. The reason it needed to be so heavy was because of the resistance you feel when you push the cup into the water.
The force of the water pushes the air up, compressing it as water enters the bottom of the open bell. While there is some water in the bottom of the bell, the bulk of it remains packed with breathable air. But there was one key limitation to this -- the bell could only go so deep and still have a usable pocket of air. A 10-foot tall (3-meter) diving bell that dove to 325 feet (100 meters) would only leave about 11 inches (30 centimeters) of air. For a while, divers simply tried shallow waters and ascended when the air was used up.
There was also the matter of decompression sickness, or the bends. This is when you ascend to the surface too rapidly after a deep dive. As you dive, pressure on your body increases, causing more nitrogen and oxygen to dissolve in your blood. Most of the oxygen is consumed by tissue, the nitrogen remains. This dissolved nitrogen is what causes the bends. If you ascend too quickly, the nitrogen leaves your blood too fast and forms bubbles. These bubbles block tiny blood vessels and can lead to strokes, heart attacks, ruptured blood vessels in the lungs and joint pain.
Divers endured these limitations while continuing to use versions of the diving bell during the Renaissance and into the 16th century. It would take some key innovators in the late 1600s and into the 1700s to improve the limitations of the diving bell.
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This delegation is seriously concerned by our initial findings. We have found strong indications of violations of the laws of war and possible war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip. We are particularly concerned that most of the weapons that were found used in the 27 December assault on Gaza are US-made and supplied. We believe that Israel's use of these weapons may constitute a violation of US law, and particularly the Foreign Assistance Act and the US Arms Export Control Act.
A report of our initial findings will be compiled and submitted to, among others, members of the United States Congress. We intend to push for an investigation by the United States government into possible violations by Israel of US law. We also hope to contribute our finding and efforts to other efforts by local and international lawyers to push for accountability against those found responsible for the egregious crimes that we have documented.
Members of the legal delegation: Huwaida Arraf (New York, Washington DC), Noura Erekat (Washington DC), James Marc Leas (Vermont), Linda Mansour (Ohio), Rose Mishaan (California), Thomas Nelson (Oregon), Radhika Sainath (California) and Reem Salahi (California).


Well, what an exciting day! This morning Brastyl 2 shared their work from their topic on wearable art by putting on a fashion show. Our guests of honour, sustainable fashion designer Bethany Williams, and Sue, Myra and Doreen from the Manx Wearable Art team were really impressed by the children's creativity! Gura mie mooar to all who helped out behind the scenes and took part. I've linked our audio visual material, but you'll have to use your imagination towards the end of the film as I didn't get a chance to green screen the last section! Josephine and Elena have just finished counting the money from ticket sales. We have raised £71 for disaster relief in Mozambique.


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Sandy Lakoff, the first to respond, wrote, "Like everyone else, I feel I am becoming an instrument of my electronic instruments. I am starting to read newspapers online. I keep in touch … almost entirely by email. I have a new book coming out that was not only written on the computer but sent to the publisher … as files sent as email attachments. … I struggle to use PowerPoint on a laptop (with the help of a graduate student teaching assistant, for whom it is child's play)." Sandy also admits to having a satellite radio, wireless speakers in various parts of his house, a cell phone with Bluetooth, a GPS and an iPod, and says he does his banking online. However, he confesses that he resists Facebook, LinkedIn and Kindle — but can't explain why. He wrote about the advance of technology in an op-ed piece that appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
Roz Berger Spielman reports that she and her husband, Bernie, have joined the technological revolution. "As a former librarian who oversaw the change from paper card catalog to online catalogs and online reference databases in my small public library, I am happy to say that we are enjoying our Kindle electronic book devices," she writes. But she admits to having a traditional book "at the ready." They both have cell phones but do not text very often, and they use a laptop and PC for Internet access only.
Audrey Rogovin Madans just bought a new Apple computer. She says that though she is "not too savvy on Facebook," she has joined up. On the nontechnological side, Audrey writes that about a year ago she became a great-grandmother. She serves on the board of her temple and represents the interfaith organization in Mecklenburg County, N.C. She is also a member of the Charlotte Community Relations Board. With high praise for Ruth Abrams Goldberg '53, Audrey says the two continue to be close friends.
Marshall Sterman replied to my email by sending in his personal blog, which was about the large payouts to employees on Wall Street and the "big deal" that the media, especially The New York Times, are making about Goldman Sachs. Marshall freely admits that his reply was, in fact, not a reply, but "a whimsical intent to say hello to my fellow friends/classmates and share a few thoughts, however irrelevant they are." Thus we conclude that the world of technology has given Marshall the tools to blog.
As for me, I confess that I like many of the new technological devices and programs, although I know it requires some effort on my part to get comfortable with them. I like my flat-screen TV, FIOS, DVR, laptop computer, cell phone, first-generation iPod and GPS. I plan to get a smart phone, Blu-ray for Netflix, and a Kindle. However, I will not participate in any social networking. Guess I have grown accustomed to a condition called privacy and am loath to lose it. In any case, however much our classmates may protest about the newness of it all, we all seem to be availing ourselves of much of it. As for news, I can report that I recently co-edited the latest volume of "Studies in American Jewish Literature," an anthology of essays in memory of a colleague. I did it all from home, at my desk, on my computer.
Caroline Shaffer writes in to say that she has returned to using the name by which we knew her during her first three years at Brandeis. She reports many other major changes and activities in her life: "On Feb. 10, I became a Roman Catholic and was baptized, had my First Communion and was confirmed. I have never been as happy and as fulfilled as I am today, having come home to the origins of the Judaic-Christian heritage." She teaches online courses and is vice president of Suncoast Writers and Authors Group. "The Executive Connection," her study of the press secretaries of New York mayors, was revised and republished in 2010.
The young "pioneers" are now celebrating the happy arrival of the next generation. Among those who have become great-grandparents: Florrie and Stephen Meltzer, Joan and Gene Saklad, Len VanGaasbeek, Millicent and Larry Nigrosh, and Phylis and Sandy Acker. May they live happy and healthy years.
Alex Banks and Ruth Shiller '53, P'78, P'82, are staying active in retirement. Alex does volunteer work serving as editor of a monthly community newspaper, the Greenbriar at Whittingham Voice, and preparing federal and state returns for middle- and low-income taxpayers through a free service supported by the AARP Foundation and IRS. Ruth is president of the League of Women Voters' local chapter and is involved with environment, government and health care issues. Their four children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law and five grandchildren are all doing well.
An essay and two poems by Marilyn Bentov will appear in the 2011 edition of the Jewish Women's Annual Literary Review, which has, for several years, published her work. Marilyn has been a contributor to several literary journals and to National Public Radio.


Rarely has the McCarthyite smear of "anti-Semitism" been revealed to be so empty as in the case of Obama's DoD nominee.
The battle over Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be US secretary of defense has many of the elements of a typical episode of insider bloodletting. These happen routinely in every administration whenever powerful interests perceive a threat to their power. Fortunately, this brawl carries with it the potential to explode some foreign policy shibboleths that have imprisoned insider thinking and undermined the nation's interests and ideals for more than thirty years.
Of greater concern to many than the wisdom of Hagel's positions on previous pre-emptive attacks are his views on the potential ones that many in Washington appear eager to embrace. Hagel has been especially vocal in his support for negotiations rather than saber rattling when it comes to Iran. No less conspicuously, he has refused to march in lockstep with the demands that Israel's right-wing government has consistently made of Washington to support its program of illegal settlement expansion on the West Bank, and he has criticized its failure to offer the Palestinians a compelling reason to return to the bargaining table. In addition, he is a critic of Pentagon "bloat" and—especially given his credibility as a veteran—will be able to enforce a degree of budgetary discipline unseen in the building since perhaps the Eisenhower administration. In other words, after four years of waffling, the Obama administration may actually be able to enforce the president's own views and priorities on the military and foreign policy-making process with this pick.
Obama won two elections giving voice to these policies, but within the neocon-dominated punditocracy and a Congress subject to pressure by the increasingly extremist American Israel Public Affairs Committee, they are akin to kryptonite. Hagel's critics have been quick to unsheathe the McCarthyite tactics employed whenever opposition to any position of Israel's right-wing government is at issue. The accusation is almost always "anti-Semitism," but rarely has that charge proven as empty as in Hagel's case. Leading the assault have been Pavlovian attack dogs like William Kristol and The Weekly Standard, Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Post, ex–AIPAC flack Josh Block, the ADL's Abe Foxman, Bret Stephens at The Wall Street Journal, and convicted criminal and former Reagan and Bush II official Elliott Abrams, now respectably ensconced at the Council on Foreign Relations.
What these hysterics may actually indicate is a genuine fear on the part of the neocons and conservative professional Jews that they are about to be exposed as generals without armies, demanding fealty to policies opposed by the vast majority of American Jews for whom they profess to speak. How marvelous, then, that Barack Obama finally decided there was one time he'd rather fight than switch.


List of famous people who drowned, including photos, birthdates, professions, and other information. These celebrities who drowned are listed alphabetically and include the famous drowning victims' hometown and biographical info about them when available.
The list you're viewing is made up of a variety of different people who died by drowning, including singer Whitney Houston, Virginia Woolf, Rajeev Motwani, and Ward Beysen.
These notable drowning deaths include modern and long-gone famous men and women, from politicians to religious leaders to writers. Everyone on this list has drowning as a cause of death somewhere in their public records, even if it was just one contributing factor for their death.