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Hoffa Urges Swift Passage of Unemployment Insurance Extension
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on Friday called on the Bush administration to stop fighting Congress on extending unemployment insurance benefits. His comments followed the Labor Department's announcement that the nation's unemployment rate soared to 5.5 percent in May, the biggest jump in 22 years. Americans lost 49,000 jobs last month.
"It's high time George Bush and his allies recognize the government has a responsibility to help out Americans in hard economic times," Hoffa said. "Today he said the solution to our economic problems is making tax cuts for rich people permanent. Is it too much to ask that he offer assistance to people who are really struggling?"
The Teamsters support the proposal contained in the supplemental appropriations bill under review in the House and Senate. It would provide up to 13 more weeks of unemployment benefits in every state. People in states with high unemployment would receive another 13 weeks of benefits.
"If the government can spend billions to bail out Bear Stearns, it can give a little extra help to ordinary Americans in a crisis," Hoffa said.
"Congress should send to the White House a bill that includes an extension of unemployment insurance benefits, and President Bush should sign it," Hoffa said.
"This week we found out we're losing 14,000 airline jobs, and I'm sure we'll be hearing about more. GM is closing plants. We can't afford to fill up our gas tanks. We're losing our homes. This is the regrettable result of Bush's economic policies that leave every man for himself -- unless you are wealthy," Hoffa said.
Hoffa Named Superdelegate, Pledges Vote to Obama
International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today pledged his vote as a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention to Barack Obama.
"I am pleased to announce that I will be casting my superdelegate vote for Barack Obama," said President Hoffa. "Barack Obama has caught the imagination of the American people. He has restored hope to the American spirit. He is a true leader who will bring real change to Washington."
On June 2nd, Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Mark Brewer informed President Hoffa that Brewer would nominate him as one of Michigan's two elected superdelegates at an MDP meeting scheduled for June 14, 2008. The nominees of the MDP Chair have historically been elected unanimously and without opposition.
The Teamsters Union endorsed Obama on February 20, 2008
Hoffa Supports New Rules for Global Trade
Teamsters Leader Joins Lawmakers in TRADE Act Announcement
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa threw his support behind a trade bill announced Wednesday that would rewrite the rules of global trade.
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act is sponsored by Democratic Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, and Reps. Michael Michaud of Maine and Linda Sanchez of California.
"At long last, we can see an end to 14 years of disastrous trade deals," Hoffa said. "The TRADE Act would make sure that the benefits of trade go to workers, not just Wall Street.
"It sets new rules for global trade that create good jobs and improve working conditions everywhere. The TRADE Act lays out the foundation of how a trade agreement should be negotiated, and what it can and cannot include.
"Finally, we can have fair trade that workers everywhere deserve."
Hoffa was one of the earliest and strongest critics of NAFTA-style trade agreements that cost Americans millions of jobs.
The TRADE Act would set a new course for a better trade policy. It would:
-- Prevent another country from forcing unsafe practices or products on American citizens;
-- Make sure international labor standards are enforced;
-- Take away incentives for corporation to leave the U.S.;
-- Prevent foreign corporations from challenging our laws in secret international tribunals;
-- Make sure our government can promote good jobs and economic opportunity.
"The Teamsters have said all along that we're not fighting trade," Hoffa said. "We're fighting trade that destroys jobs and lowers safety standards.
"We are FOR trade that creates jobs and improves working conditions. And we are FOR this bill that would rewrite the rules for global trade at this critical time in our history."
Teamsters Laud Beshear Order Returning KY Department of Labor to Cabinet Status
Decision Recognizes Importance of Workers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today lauded Kentucky Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear's executive order restoring the state Department of Labor to cabinet status and re-establishing the Governor's Employee Advisory Council. The Department of Labor was reduced to department status and the advisory council was abolished under former Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher.
"The workers of Kentucky deserve to have their voices heard by the leadership of their state," Hoffa said. "Governor Beshear is listening to Kentucky workers. He has taken two very important steps in ensuring that workers are front and center in his administration."
"Governor Beshear is setting a tone that will dictate the future of our great state," said Fred Zuckerman, President of Teamsters Local 89 in Louisville. "The Teamsters Union looks forward to working with him as we address the issues that are most important to workers in our state."
State reviewing antitrust implications of DHL-UPS deal
Gov. Ted Strickland said he is asking his top legal advisers to investigate whether DHL's proposal to hire the rival United Parcel Service to fly DHL's U.S. cargo would violate U.S. antitrust laws by reducing competition in the express package delivery market.
Strickland said on Monday, June 2, that he has asked his chief legal counsel, Kent Markus , to examine any possible antitrust issues and will soon be making a similar request of his newly appointed state attorney general, Nancy Rogers.
The state has been accommodating to DHL with support for the expansion of its North American air freight hub at Wilmington in recent years, Strickland said. Ohio wants to take all possible actions to avert the possible loss of 6,000 jobs at Wilmington that has been forecast if the DHL work there is shifted to UPS' sorting and delivery facilities elsewhere, the governor said. ABX Air Inc. and ASTAR Air Cargo currently both fly DHL cargo from Wilmington and employ a combined 1,150 pilots, plus thousands of other workers there.
"I am not willing to simply acquiesce to what DHL is suggesting here without making sure that any antitrust issues are resolved to our satisfaction, and that any possible future use of the facility which would keep it a viable, job-producing facility must be explored," Strickland said in a telephone interview with the Dayton Daily News. "I think DHL has an obligation to the community and to the state, because we have tried to work in such a way as to be good partners."
Strickland said that two top DHL officials, John Mullen, the company's global chief executive officer, and Wolfgang Pordzik, its head of government relations in the United States, are to meet with him Wednesday morning in Columbus. They are to spend Tuesday meeting in Washington with members of Congress including Ohio Sens. George Voinovich and Sherrod Brown and Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, the governor said.
"When I meet with the CEO, I will hope to explore all matters with him, including any possibility of having a change in DHL's decision," Strickland said. "My preferred outcome, obviously, would be for the jobs to remain as they are."
DHL does not believe that any regulatory approval is needed for the proposed deal with UPS because it would simply be a relationship between vendors, but the company will respond to any questions from regulators, DHL spokesman Jonathan Baker said Monday. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have jurisdiction in antitrust matters.
The DHL meetings with Congress and Strickland are "courtesy visits" as part of the company's ongoing dialogue with government officials, Baker said.
The Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority in March 2007 sold $270 million in bonds to support DHL's expansion and upgrading of the Wilmington hub in recent years. That requires DHL to repay the bonds over 40 years, which would put pressure on the company to find a new use for the one-million-square-foot Wilmington sorting facility and airport if jobs are lost there and it generates less revenue, said Ron Parker, the port authority's executive director.
"They're the ones that are on the hook for the bonds and the debt," Parker said. "You can bet that they're going to want to solve that problem."
Any future use for the Wilmington hub would be subject to discussions with the ABX Air and ASTAR airlines and local authorities, Baker said.
"There's nothing concrete, as of yet," Baker said.
The State Of The Unions In Arkansas
Union membership has taken a hit over the past decade. Its role has changed since its inception more than 140 years ago. And so have its challenges.
Since 2000, membership rates in Fort Smith and Van Buren declined 17 percent. Some in the organization attribute the decline to layoffs, outsourced jobs and difficulty spurring interest for new unions.
During the labor movement of the early 20th century, unions took part in bolstering public awareness about reforms needed in the workplace. Today, the organizations continue to play a role for workers facing a different set of challenges than their predecessors.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there were 5,661 members of 17 different unions in Fort Smith and Van Buren last year. Those numbers are down from the 6,661 reported in 2006 and down from 7,398 in 2002. Full Story Here.......
UPS Freight extends reliability guarantee to Canada
On-Time Performance at No Additional Cost
UPS Freight, which introduced its on-time performance guarantee in the United States in January, has expanded the guarantee to shipments moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border.
"The reliability guarantee is a direct result of UPS's experience with freight, brokerage and customs clearance, as well as our in-bond freight expertise," said Rick Smith, UPS Freight's Director for Canada. "It's also a clear sign to our customers of the confidence we have in the changes made to our service guarantee. We are achieving new levels of performance, transitioning into a value-added premium carrier."
The new reliability guarantee, offered at no additional cost, applies to direct shipments between points served by UPS Freight service centers in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor and Winnipeg and points in the United States (48 contiguous states). The guarantee is being offered at a time of continued strong trade growth between the two countries; the U.S. Transportation Department says surface transportation trade totaled US$45 billion in February, up 18% over the prior year.
The on-time service guarantee is available effective June 30 for less-than-truckload (LTL) customers on both sides of the border who ship using the current UPS Freight UPGF525 tariff. The new guarantee promises that customers can request a waiver of their freight charges if their shipment fails to arrive as scheduled.
UPS Freight's Canadian services include: a pre-arrival system that speeds clearance at border crossings, minimizing delays; electronic transmission of customs documentation; complete online tracking from origin to destination with instant access to all customs documents; and customs delay alerts and 24-hour access to all shipping information.
Since acquiring the former Overnite Transportation Co. in April 2005, UPS has enhanced UPS Freight's service portfolio and reliability, optimized its delivery network and invested significantly in new technology. As a result, the LTL and truckload carrier is aligned with the global operations and performance standards of UPS's small package and supply chain services.
To improve the experience for customers, UPS Freight has equipped drivers with hand-held computers to track shipments from origin to destination, implemented a Dispatch Reservation System and purchased new rolling stock equipped with extensive decking systems and load bars to minimize the risk of damage. UPS Freight also has applied its Web-based tracking and proactive notification systems - Quantum View(R) and UPS WorldShip(R) - to allow freight customers to integrate their databases and shipping systems and more accurately plan for inbound and outbound shipments.
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Love the Coopers
Jessie Nelson
Blake Baumgartner
Jake Lacy
June Squibb
Maxwell Simpkins
You know the plot where the girl gets someone to pretend to be her boyfriend when she visits home so her parents won't nag her about being single? And the one where a guy has lost his job but pretends to go to work every day so his family won't know? "Love the Coopers" has BOTH of those plots, plus several more. It's better than it sounds like it would be (it sounds like it would be an excruciating nightmare), but not much.
Set entirely on the day of Christmas Eve as the various Coopers scramble around Pittsburgh doing last-minute things, the movie is too crowded to survive without a narrator, so Steve Martin was recruited to fill us in. After however many years of marriage, Charlotte (Diane Keaton) and Sam Cooper (John Goodman) are considering divorce, but they're waiting till after the Christmas Eve festivities to tell the family. Their son, Hank (Ed Helms), is the one who got fired and hasn't told anyone yet. Their daughter, Eleanor (Olivia Wilde), has just flown in but is in no hurry to get home, so she kills time flirting with an Army man, Joe (Jake Lacy), at the airport bar before persuading him to be her fake boyfriend.
Meanwhile, Charlotte's sister, Emma (Marisa Tomei), a "life coach," has been arrested for shoplifting a gift for Charlotte. (Emma has issues.) She spends most of the film in the backseat of a police car being driven by Officer Williams (Anthony Mackie), whose robotic demeanor prompts Emma to pry into his life and eventually turn this into a therapy session. Everything that happens between them, including the part where it takes several hours to drive from the mall to the police station, is phony movie garbage that doesn't make a lick of sense in the real world. Forget I mentioned them.
Also meanwhile, Charlotte and Emma's father, Bucky (Alan Arkin), is sad because he has breakfast at the same diner every single day (that's not the sad part) and his favorite waitress, Ruby (Amanda Seyfried), is quitting. Her life is in a rut here in Pittsburgh, so she's moving to … Hot Coffee, Mississippi, to be a diner waitress there. I kid you not, that's her plan. Anyway, Bucky is sad.
(Are you wondering how Alan Arkin, 81, is father to both Diane Keaton, 69, AND Marisa Tomei, 41? Or how Keaton and Tomei are sisters when they are 28 years and several ethnicities apart? Or how the age difference between them in flashbacks to their childhood is only about five years? Well, stop. It won't get you anywhere.)
More meanwhile, the John Goodman character has an aunt (June Squibb) who serves no function in the story except to waste time. The Ed Helms character has two sons (Timothee Chalamet, Maxwell Simpkins) whose usefulness escapes my recollection, plus a little girl (Blake Baumgartner) whose job is to say a certain vulgar word whenever we see her, because what good is an ensemble Christmas dramedy without a foul-mouthed little girl?
The film was directed by Jessie Nelson, who wrote and directed "I Am Sam," and written by Steven Rogers, with whom Nelson helped co-write "Stepmom." These two have a long history of making mediocre family-oriented nonsense, and "Love the Coopers" (that's an imperative phrase, by the way: PLEASE! LOVE US!) has them at the height of their vanilla-flavored powers. The movie has the form of a touching, nostalgic look at Christmas, but for everything that works well — Wilde and Lacy, despite the dumbness of their story, are actually good together — there are three more than don't. The laughs are scant, the convincing emotions scanter. Even John Goodman, who can usually improve anything, is forlorn and lost in this overstuffed holiday mishap.
C (1 hr., 47 min.; PG-13, some profanity and vulgarity.)
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Islamabad: Monday an anti-corruption court of Pakistan sentence Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif 7 years in jail due to corruption charges in Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case while also acquitting him in the corruption case in Panama Paper a high profile case.
court Judge, Muhammad Arshad Malik announced the verdict reserved on December 19 after completion of hearing in Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Flagship Investment cases against the deposed PM Nawaz Sharif and his family. Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz sons of Nawaz Sharif were declared absconders in the case.
Nawaz Sharif appeal to get one weeks time to submit more document in the court made by his lawyer Khawaja Harris was rejected by the judge.


Below are pictures of Old Mandeville and Lakeshore Drive. Some people refer this area as Historic Mandeville.
Old Mandeville Lakeshore Drive is a 2 mile road that runs along the lake front of Old Historic Mandeville.
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More pictures and a write up of each coming in the future. We hope you enjoy the pictures of the Old Historic Mandeville Lakeshore Drive.


The online retail giant has developed a new, fully-electric delivery system – Amazon Scout – designed to get packages to customers in the US using autonomous delivery devices.
The devices, created by Amazon, are the size of a small cool box, and roll along pavements at a walking pace. Last week they began delivering packages to customers in a neighbourhood in Snohomish County, Washington.
The company is starting with six Amazon Scout devices, delivering packages Monday to Friday, during daylight hours. The devices will autonomously follow their delivery route but will initially be accompanied by an Amazon employee.
Scout was developed at Amazon's research and development lab in Seattle, in order to make sure the devices can safely and efficiently navigate around pets, pedestrians and any other obstacle in their path.
Other delivery solutions Amazon is testing, include autonomous drones, dubbed Prime Air, which are already being tested in the UK.


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New York City North / Newburgh KOA, NY
If you're looking to rent an RV near New York City but want to avoid the noise and bright lights of the big city, consider camping at New York City North/ Newburgh KOA in Plattekill. This KOA features some unique and entertaining on-site activities including an outdoor climbing wall, fire truck and hayrides, a mini-golf course, as well as a lot of other fun activities. Plattekill campers will also have access to plenty of home comforts, such as Wi-Fi and cable television. You can also purchase firewood and propane from the KOA. If you're feeling hungry, the campground has a snack bar, so you grab a bite to eat while exploring the park.
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Black Bear Campground, MA
When you are checking out RV rentals in Essex County, you'll need a place to park and relax. You may enjoy Black Bear Campground, conveniently located near beaches and other attractions. Campground amenities include access to a commuter train, two swimming pools, a fireplace, sports and recreation areas, a playground, picnic tables, restrooms and showers, laundry facilities, and Wi-Fi.
RV sites are large and level. There are 200 sites with full hookups and 20 pull-through sites. Trailer size is unlimited, and 30 and 50-amp service is available. Leashed pets under 40 pounds are welcome too when you're camping at Black Bear Campground.
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Branch Brook Campground, CT
In the gently rolling hills of Waterbury, meaning the conveniences of civilization are never out of range when you're camping at Branch Brook Campground. This top-rated RV park is surrounded by nature, in the rural countryside of western Connecticut where some of the state's best hiking trails and nature parks can be found.
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If you are looking for a family-oriented RV campground in Connecticut, look no further than Cozy Hills Campground. Near Bantam, it is about an hour's drive north of New York. This gorgeous campground is surrounded by beautiful nature, lakes, forests, and rivers. There are many opportunities for swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking close by when you are travel trailer camping at Cozy Hills Campground.
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Battle Row Campground (Nassau County Park), NY
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Gentile's Campground, CT
The state of Connecticut is full of interesting things to see and parking an RV rental at Gentile's Campground gives you a relaxing place to base your explorations. This scenic, woodland resort features lots of facilities to keep you entertained, like a swimming pool, basketball court, mini-golf, tennis, baseball, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, an arcade, and much more. This RV campground has full hookup sites for your RV rental with options for 30 or 50 amp service. Gentile's Campground is a family-friendly location, and you can bring your pet too. While camping at Gentile's Campground, you'll also find a snack store, and firewood and propane are offered for sale. There are also restrooms and shower facilities on-site.
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Black Bear Campground, NY
How do proximity to the big city, stunning views of the East Coast nature, and a whole lot of fun and relaxation sound? If that's something that you'd be interested in, then book an RV in Orange County so that you can camp at Black Bear Campground. You'll have so many great activities to choose from, including checking out the playground, heated swimming pool, and showing off your skills in the horseshoe pit or on the mini-golf course, and there are plenty of planned activities as well, great for all ages. This RV park also has a fishing pond, a game room, and you'll get your own fire ring and picnic table, so it's up to you if you want …
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Little City Campground, CT
Connecticut might not be the most obvious place for an RV rental trip; it's not far from the bustling cityscape of New York, campgrounds can be hard to find, and you'd be trading the open roads of the west for the much narrower and slower country roads of New England. But that's part of its charm - staying in an RV campground in rural Connecticut means never being far from the major attractions, while also having the peace and quiet of rural life. Little City Campground outside Haddam might be the perfect example of this.
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Camping rates in Danbury will vary depending on the campground and even length of stay. In general, expect to pay between $20 to $40 per night
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Camping at an RV park costs more than a campground stay. Like campground rates, RV campsite rates differ from park to park but generally fall between $30 & $80 per night.
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The amount of time you can stay at a park or campground will vary from place to place depending on availability and restrictions. Long-term spaces are easier to snag during an off-season.
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Q: A problem of finding the length of a cube incribed in a cone A right circular cone has a base of radius $1$ and height $3$. A cube is inscribed in the cone so that one face of the cube is contained in the base of the cone. What is the side-length of the cube?
I tried to make a side projection of this solid:
$AD=3$ and $DE=1$. $△ABC$ is similar to $△ADE$ and thus $\frac{AB}{AD}=\frac{BC}{DE}$, so the length of the cube is $\frac65$. Unfortunately, there's no such choice. What's wrong with my projection? How should I do this correctly?
Choices:

A: This is hint rather than a full answer, but it needs a picture.
You have shown the right and left edges of the cube touching the sides of the cone, so let's tilt the whole thing towards you to reveal the orientation of the cube:

A: As pointed out by @NickG, the top face of the cube is inscribed in the circular cross section of the cone. If you let the side length of the cube be $2x$ and the radius of the cross section at the level of the cube's top face be $r$, you get $r = x\sqrt 2$ by the Pythagorean theorem.
If you also let the height of the sub-cone dropped from the vertex to that level (of the top cube face) be $h$, you get $h = H - 2x$.
Now $\frac rh = \frac RH$, so $r = \frac{R(H-2x)}{H}$
Hence $x\sqrt 2 = \frac{R(H-2x)}{H}$ and solving for $x$, we get:
$$x = \frac{RH}{2R + H \sqrt 2}$$
It's now a simple matter to substitute the given quantities and work out the side of the cube (remember that it's $2x$). Don't forget to rationalise the denominator. If you still can't get it to equal one of the choices (you really should), then post a comment.

A: I used the perfect drawing of $Nick G$.

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Excellent, thank you for the swift response!
Didn't know that - the club should publicise that!
When I booked for Spurs yesterday, I had the option of an 'E-ticket' and a 'Print at Home' ticket. I don't know, because I didn't select e-ticket, but that suggests they are two separate things. Do you know wh8ch you have?
From what I see they are one and the same, it says both e ticket and print at home on the page. Someone may correct me though.
That seems quite conclusive that they are one and the same. Good luck.
Just to confirm - worked fine. Even the security guys were surprised!
Just to clarify, I'm guessing you had the barcode on the top of the screen and you put your phone into the slot where you put the paper ticket and St into. If so I guess you phone has to be a suitable size.
I turn my phone sideways (so the barcode would be on the left hand side) and put it into the slot.


There are a whole host of reasons to visit Buffalo, there is a great deal to undertake regardless of whether you are travelling alone, or as part of a group. We don't aim to sway your mind on what to do while in Buffalo but maybe offer up some advice on what is available to do there. Comparable with other cities, there are great and not so great places to visit and if it is the first time you are visiting Buffalo or if you have been there before, it's important you make the most of your time there. It is good to have an idea of what type of trip you want to make, and Buffalo has a number of really interesting experiences that you will remember for a long time.
This collection are just to get you going if you have a good local book or guide you can expand on these and if you have long enough in Buffalo. You will discover other enjoyable locations and attractions about the Buffalo vicinity of The USA.
Buffalo is a fairly simple location to get around, once you have your bearings and know a couple of local landmarks you will be able to get round with ease. You can cover a lot of the city on foot but make sure you stick to places you know after dark. If you want to cover more ground in Buffalo there are other ways to get around. Buffalo has a Light Rail System runs from the downtown area of the city through to the South Campus of University at Buffalo. There are safe and reliable buses where passes can be bought to cover you for multiple journeys. Collect a Hire Car in Buffalo, there is also the alternative to use Buffalo Taxis, but be aware of heavy traffic at busy times. Whichever way you plan to explore Buffalo ensure you see as much of it as you can.
If you wish to stay in Buffalo for longer than one night you will be looking for a place to sleep. Buffalo has a wide range of places to bed down these include hotels varying from the higher end of the star range to lower end hotels, bed and breakfasts and hostels. If you are travelling on business ensure that the hotel you pick has suitable facilities and is in the right area for your meetings as the traffic in Buffalo can result in problems at certain times of the day. If you are looking for a prestigious hotel to stay at there is a selection of top independent and chain hotels. Buffalo also offers an excellent array of lower star hotel options that provide basic but suitable facilities for travellers. If you don't have a large budget there is a number of hostels and guest houses in the city which are a fine place to sleep overnight. Whichever type of accommodation you select in Buffalo try and make time to see if any bargains exists on a wide array of travel web sites, often when there is a big event on in town.
There are many different places to eat in Buffalo, where you eat really depends on your taste and budget. There are quite a lot of good cheap places that offer American meals and don't break the bank. If the restaurant type you are looking for is of the high end these exist in numbers, but be sure to have placed a prior booking and ensure that your follow the dress code if there is one. If you want fast food there is regular names like Burger King exist, but if you are on the trail for something more real you should try asking a local or a taxi driver where they suggest. A fundamental part of enjoying a city is to try it's local food There is a wide variety of places to dine in Buffalo. whether that is a café, a fine restaurant or food from a street vendor. You should check local newspapers for offers and try something that you have never had before.
When getting you head around a new city like Buffalo it is often a good thing to have some background knowledge. Here are a few that could prove useful.
Like any city Buffalo possess it's own good and bad points. it is important to be smart and you will remain safe and have a great trip to this fantastic American place. Ensure you have a good guide so as to know where you are heading, don't make it obvious you are a novice to the cities geography by flaunting expensive devices around and don't wear expensive jewellery and excessive cash on your person. Stick to well populated areas after dark and if you do get lost, stay calm and visit a shop to consult your guide book or map. You might be enjoying yourself, but still be alert. Stay street wise and you will have a great trip to Buffalo. On the whole The USA is a very safe country with warm and friendly residents. Some basic groundwork pays dividends and if you know a city better, you will have a much better time there.


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Q: For which values of $a$ is the solution for $x^2 - y^2 = a^3$ unique?
For which values of $a$ is the solution unique? $$x^2-y^2=a^3$$

I'm not sure how to do this, so I've been looking at this guy's solution.
$x^2 - y^2 = a^3$ is factored into $(x-y)(x+y) = a^3$. He says that the parity of both $x-y$ and $x+y$ is the same because when you add them together you get $2x$. Then he says let $a = {p_1}^{k_1} ....{p_r}^{k_r}$ be the prime factorization. Then he says that $x^2 - y^2 = a^3$ has exactly $2(3k_1 + 1) ... (3k_r + 1)$ solutions for $(x,y)$. I don't understand how he knows that or where he got that from. Can someone explain this to me, thank you.

A: Lets focus on the case when $a>0$.
Let $a=p^{k_1}_{1}...p^{k_r}_{r}$ be the prime factorisation of $a$ then the number of distinct positive divisors of $a$ is equal to $\tau(a)=(k_1+1)...(k_r+1)$.
Therefore the number of distinct positive divisors of $a^3$ is $\tau(a^3)=(3k_1+1)...(3k_r+1)$. As said above $$x^2-y^2=a^3\Rightarrow (x-y)(x+y)=a^3$$
$x-y$ and $x+y$ have the same parity either they are both even or both odd. The existence of at least a solution is clear as $a$ and $a^2$ have the same parity and one could conjecture $x-y=a$ and $x+y=a^2$ which would yield $a+2y=a^2\Rightarrow y=\frac{a(a-1)}{2}\in \mathbb{N}$ if $a\in\mathbb{N}$. Now your question is why do we have that the total number of possible solutions is $2{\tau(a^3)}$? Lets consider the case when $a$ is an odd positive integer. Notice that if $d$ is a divisor of $a^3$ so is $a^3/d$. Now because $a$ is odd, $d$ and $a^3/d$ must necessarily have the same parity. They are both odd. Therefore the pair $(d,a^3/d)$ or $(a^3/d,d)$ could be a potential solution to $(x-y,x+y)$. How many such pairs do we have? We have exactly $2\cdot\tau{(a^3)}$.
Now consider when $a$ is positive even integer, then $a=2^{k_1}...p^{k_r}_r$. Notice that in this case $(2^{3k_1},a^3/2^{3k_1})$,$(a^3/2^{3k_1},2^{3k_1})$,$(1,a^3)$ and $(a^3,1)$ can not be candidates for $(x-y,x+y)$ because $2^{3k_1}$ and $a^3/2^{3k_1}$ or $1$ and $a^3$have different parities. So in this case we have $2(\tau(a^3)-2)$ possible solutions.


Emmy Mom--One Day at a Time: My Universe is Tilted!
Okay, I am feeling all messed up now.
Usually I publish my blog posts at 6:15 A.M.
I usually type my post the day before while my kids are "napping"
then I schedule to publish.
But two days ago, I forgot to push publish!!
Yesterday, I was gone all day.
I was spending an entire day here with my husband.
When I got home I realized my mistake!
And published right then.. but that was 6:00 PM!!
And tomorrow I will be back to my usual 6:15 publishing..
ughh! I feel so Tipsy-Topsy!
I was getting into a nice routine of writing the night before and setting the post for 7AM. Then drama kicked in and my schedule got out of whack. Now things seem calmer. Maybe I can get back to that routine. I liked it.
I publish in schizo fashion. Any time. Any place. Any day.
Reflects the chaos that is my life.
How fun you got to spend the whole day! I just blog whenever the muse strikes. Sometimes I schedule if there's a reason, but usually just whenever.
I can totally relate, I have been blogging while I nurse but since I am only nursing at bedtime it really has changed things around, as no posts. Oh well they will come, some time.
I can't seem to figure out how to schedule a post . . . help please. Although, what is the benefit of doing it like that? Why don't you just publish it right after you write it? Mine are usually posted during naps.
I do schedule posts whenever I can find time to write in advance (hardly ever!!) I most often write at night after the kids are in bed and schedule to post my following day's post after 3 AM. Whatever works for you is probably right, but it's no good to feel tilted. BEEN THERE, Friend!!!
At night. While children are sleeping. Only possible time. . .
Look for an Elder Custer soon. He is just entering MTC and will be in California soon...I think San Fransisco Mission? I have no idea where you are or anything about California...but I know he will get to attend that temple. Although I don't think he will be close enough to do it all the time. I know that is extreamly vague! Sorry. I am in Primary Pres with his mom. She is having a hard time with him leaving. If you happen to run into him...take him under your wing...he is a good boy!


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How do I get from the airport to the city? If you are going to theme a bar, you have to go all out and Storyville offers a stairwell made of twisted tree roots, glowing mushrooms growing out of the walls and a packed library to support its literary theme. The same amount of whimsy is put into the drinks list, try Charlie's Winning Ticket, a Willy Wonka-sweet nightcap of Butter vodka, Mozart Dark Chocolate, vanilla and lavender.
With its animal skulls on the wall, red-neon lights and dirty rock soundtrack, Heartbreaker could have easily been a pastiche of dive-bar cool but there is an energy to the bar well after dark that can't be faked. Whether you are canoodling in a corner booth, making use of a makeshift dancefloor, or chowing down on a Connie's pizza to soak up the beers this is the dark knight of Melbourne drinking. Sidle up to the bar at Toff for a perfectly crafted cocktail, grab a train carriage booth for Thai-inspired share plates from its restaurant Choo Choo's, or squeeze into the band room "stage side" — whether you are kicking on or winding down Toff has you covered.
Open till 5am on weekends and 3am during the week you also have Cookie and Rooftop Bar in the same Curtin House complex. If a restorative bowl of beef broth is what you are after then the city's and Australia's first hour pho restaurant will set you straight.
The team from Hochi Mama Vietnamese restaurant on Liverpool Street will have a fitout that reflects Melbourne's graffiti and love of neon, and Vietnamese classics that never stop. Pull up a stool at the bright orange counter or head upstairs to the more upmarket dining room for one of the best, and most affordable, late-night meals.
Christopoulos says that the key to a great late night venue is simple: If you're in the mood for some day drinking, head down to Arbory's floating summer pop-up on the Yarra River. And keep an eye opposite Ponyfish Island for another summer pop-up, Supafish a Mexican-inspired floating barge shaped like a fish skeleton running until late February. Head down for some piping home American donuts, churros or some of the best smallgoods in the country.
Home of the colourful vintage bathing boxes beloved byInstagrammers and one of the quieter bay beaches. Also part of the kilometre local art trail highlighting where famous Australian artists painted the coast. A great summer day out is a drive to "The Prom" where you can spot emus by the roadside, wander boulder-strewn beaches, or take a day-long hike.
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Portrait: Euphemia White Van Rensselaer
My next portrait costume analysis is of Euphemia White Van Rensselaer, by George P. A. Healy.
1842; MMA 23.102
Euphemia was the third daughter and eighth child of Stephen Van Rensselaer III and his second wife, Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer (the daughter of a former governor of New Jersey). The Van Rensselaers were the premier landowners of upstate New York: Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1586-1643), one of the original Dutch patroons, founded Rensselaerwyck in the Albany area. Stephen is supposed to be the tenth richest American in history, according to Fortune magazine, inheriting the largest estate in New York at the time of his father's death. (Read more about him and the family here and here.) Euphemia was related to the Schuylers, the Westerlos, the Livingstons, the Ten Broecks - other families of wealth, prestige, and long standing. It is a sure bet that anyone named "Van Rensselaer" is as up-to-the-minute fashionably dressed as possible. She was painted in Paris, with the background possibly intended to depict Italy.
On May 2, the year after the portrait was painted, Euphemia married John Chruch Cruger, who was himself related to Cuylers and Ten Broecks, and whose ancestors were as deeply connected to New York City as hers were to Albany. In 1835, he had bought an island in the Hudson River, near Tivoli. The two had three children, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Cornelia (who donated the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art), and Catharine. The same year the portrait was painted, one of Euphemia's brothers had a child that was named for her, who later became a nun.
Euphemia's bonnet is covered inside with a dark yellow fabric, possibly wool, and outside with a creamier yellow, with a pleated skirt in the back. It's decorated with a long yellow plume, possibly egret, fading to white at the end, and speckled with black. It has two long ties of yellow silk taffeta, and two ties of white cotton. (See The Ladies National Magazine for a rundown of recent bonnet history to 1845.) Transparent lace or gauze ruffles with artificial yellow flowers are sewn to the inside of the bonnet to give the impression of a cap, as seen in this fashion plate or this one from 1840.
Under the bonnet, her hair is parted down the middle. The back is most likely in a bun or chignon, and she must have a demure hairstyle with no ringlets, as they would either show or be crushed by the bonnet.
Euphemia is wearing a black silk velvet riding jacket. At this time, fashionable women did not otherwise wear mismatching bodices and skirts, and cold-weather outerwear that went over a gown was larger and more enveloping. The jacket has a white collar and cuffs, probably basted in, and is decorated with a line of non-functional buttons curving in from the outer shoulder to the front of the waist, most likely one on each side; placing seams, buttons, or ruffles in this manner was a very common way to visually narrow the waist. It also buttons at the wrists.
Over the jacket, Euphemia has a very dark green silk velvet shawl, bordered with wide strips of green silk taffeta. The shawl is long and narrow, and most likely rectangular.
Euphemia's skirt is made of black silk moiré, and is most likely cartridge pleated to a waistband. Underneath, she is probably wearing a horsehair petticoat and/or a petticoat with some sort of bustle (a term used in the period - pictured at lower right) to help create the necessary fullness and spring at the back.
Euphemia's gloves are a beige leather, with three tucks over the top of the hand; identical gloves appear in nearly all winter, autumn, and spring fashion plates, and yellow, brown, and tan were considered "pleasing hues". Holding a white handkerchief in these tan leather gloves was also a common pose in fashion plates.
1840s 19th century portrait analysis
Susan September 18, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Beautiful portrait. Thanks for sharing your extreme clothing knowledge. I would have just looked at it and appreciated the colors and painter's skills, but now I'm looking for that curved row of buttons.
Cassidy September 23, 2012 at 4:45 PM
You're welcome! The buttons/toggles are hard to see, black-on-black.
Anna September 16, 2015 at 3:52 AM
Hi Cassidy, I love your blog and I very much enjoyed reading your detailed costume analysis of this painting. I shared the link of your post on my website (www.costumecocktail.com), if that's ok. I was wondering: did all bonnets have double (four) ties? And why did they have four ties? I have seen it more often on paintings and old photographs, and I always wondered why that is. Aren't two ribbons enough to tie?
Greg June 5, 2019 at 1:50 PM
The niece that you speak of who became a nun was an alumna of the Bellevue Hosp Trainins school for nurses in NYC. She graduated in the first class in 1875. She is also credited with starting the tradition of student nurses wearing blue and white striped dresses with a white apron as uniform After graduating from Bellevue she entered the Sister's of Charity in NYC and was probably a nurse at St. Vincent's Hospital.


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A new species of fish parasite has been discovered in South Africa. The parasite attaches itself inside the branchial cavities (the gills) of their fish hosts. The parasite has been named after Xena, the warrior princess.
The Xena parasite was one of several fish parasites discovered by a research team from North-West University in South Africa. The team was led by Serita van der Wal, Prof Nico Smit and Dr Kerry Hadfield. The fictional Xena character was chosen as the name because the female of this species appear particularly tough with their characteristic elongated and ovoid bodies. The holotype is also an egg-carrying female.
The species has been named Elthusa xena. It has so far been found only at the mouth of the Orange River, Alexander Bay, South Africa. It is also the only known Elthusa species known to parasitize the intertidal Super klipfish. There are a currently 33 Elthusa species known to science.
A research paper on the new species was published in the journal ZooKeys.


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Judge defers ruling on failed HIV care
By Vanessa Blum Staff Writer
A Miami federal judge said Wednesday he is troubled by a former inmate's claims that the Broward Sheriff's Office and its prison healthcare provider refused to give him HIV drugs for five months last year.
However, U.S. District Judge Alan Gold deferred ruling on whether the case should go forward and urged lawyers on both sides to consider a settlement.
In a civil lawsuit filed last year, attorneys for Richard Hardwick, 53, of Deerfield Beach, accused officials with the Sheriff's Office and Armor Correctional Health Services of allowing cost-cutting measures to trump Hardwick's medical needs, causing his condition to deteriorate into full-blown AIDS.
Lawyers representing the Sheriff's Office and Armor had asked Gold to resolve the case in their favor without a jury trial. They argued it would have been irresponsible to start Hardwick on a cocktail of HIV drugs, or antiretroviral medications, while in custody, because he might not have stuck with the treatment on his own.
But Gold called the argument an "after-the-fact" excuse unsupported by records of Hardwick's medical care in the Broward prison.
"I have enough concern about what was done and decisions made regarding Mr. Hardwick that I want to hear more," Gold said.
Hardwick's attorneys contend the Sheriff's Office and Armor denied treatment to Hardwick and other HIV-positive inmates to save money.
About 3 percent of the 68,000 inmates who pass through the Broward jail system every year have HIV/AIDS.
If the parties do not reach a settlement, the case could go to trial before the end of the year.


Re: "Married with no pre-nup?" Jan. 11.
I feel compelled to offer a riposte to the attitudes about marriage expressed in the article. The underlying cynicism and "glass half empty" approach to the great institution of marriage might be justified by the experience of hardened family-law lawyers, but shouldn't be proffered to readers as best practice in our relationships.
This is both misleading and grossly unfair. Bieber practises a Christian faith, no easy task for any of us these days and particularly fraught with challenge for one so successful in his vocation. We Christians believe that the way to enter marriage is whole-heartedly and without reserve, committing ourselves and our future to the love of God and our partner.
Risky? Definitely. Foolish? In the eyes of these lawyers, yes. But for us, it is the gateway into an intimacy that holds nothing back and consequently deepens our experience of life in a way unattainable by any other means. In keeping with this faith, Bieber demonstrates that he is one who engages life unreservedly and is to be commended, not damned, for entering into his marriage in that spirit.


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Q: Populating a PHP array: check for index first? If I'm deep in a nest of loops I'm wondering which of these is more efficient:
if (!isset($array[$key])) $array[$key] = $val;

or
$array[$key] = $val;

The second form is much more desirable as far as readable code goes. In reality the names are longer and the array is multidimensional. So the first form ends up looking pretty gnarly in my program.
But I'm wondering if the second form might be slower. Since the code is in one of the most frequently-executed functions in the program, I'd like to use the faster form.
Generally speaking this code will execute many times with the same value of "$key". So in most cases $array[$key] will already be set, and the isset() will return FALSE.
To clarify for those who fear that I'm treating non-identical code as if it were identical: as far as this part of the program is concerned, $val is a constant. It isn't known until run-time, but it's set earlier in the program and doesn't change here. So both forms produce the same result. And this is the most convenient place to get at $val.

A: isset() is very fast with ordinary variables, but you have an array here. The hash-map algorithm for arrays is quick, but it's still takes more time than doing nothing.
Now, first form can be faster if you have more values that are set, than those that are not, simply because it just looks up for hash without fetching or setting the value. So, that could be a point of difference: pick the first form if you have more 'hits' at keys that are set, and pick the second one if you have more 'misses'.
Please note that those two pieces of code are not identical. The first form will not set the value for some key when it's already set - it prevents 'overwriting'.

A: Have you measured how often you run into the situation that $array[$key] is set before you try to set it? I think one cannot give a general advice on this, because if there are actually a lot of those cases, the isset check could possibly save some time by avoiding unnessecary sets on the array. However, if this is just rarely the case, the overhead could slow you down …. The best thing would be to do a benchmark on your actual code.
However, be aware that both codes can lead to different results! If $val is not always the same for a $array[$key] combination, the former code would always set the value to the first $val for that $array[$key] where the latter code would always set it to the last value of that combination.
(I guess you are aware of that and $val is always the same for $array[$key], but some reader stopping by might not.)

A: For an array you actually want: array_key_exists($key, $array) instead of isset($array[$key]).

A: The overhead of a comparison which may or may not be true seems like it should take longer.
What does running the script in both configurations show for performance time?

A: You should check the array upto but not including the level you are going to set.
If you're going to set
$anArray[ 'level1' ][ 'level2' ][ 'level3' ] = ...

You should make sure that the path upto level2 actually exists prior to setting level3.
$anArray[ 'level1' ][ 'level2' ]

No puppies will actually be killed if you don't, but they might be annoyed depending on your particular environment.
You don't have to check the index you are actually setting, because setting it automatically means it is declared, but in the interest of good practice you should make sure nothing is magically created.
There is an easy way to do this:
<?php

function create_array_path( $path, & $inArray )
{
    if ( ! is_array( $inArray ) )
    {
        throw new Exception( 'The second argument is not an array!' );
    }
    $traversed = array();
    $current = &$inArray;

    foreach( $path as $subpath )
    {
        $traversed[] = $subpath;
        if ( ! is_array( $current ) )
        {
            $current = array();
        }
        if ( ! array_key_exists( $subpath, $current ) )
        {
            $current[ $subpath ] = '';
        }
        $current = &$current[ $subpath ];
    }
}

$myArray = array();

create_array_path( array( 'level1', 'level2', 'level3' ), $myArray );

print_r( $myArray );

?>

This will output:
    Array
    (
        [level1] => Array
            (
                [level2] => Array
                    (
                        [level3] =>
                    )

            )

    )

A: The extra function call to isset() is almost guaranteed to have more overhead than any assignment. I would be extremely surprised if the second form is not faster.

A: Do you need an actual check to see if the key is there?  With an assignment to a blank array the isset() will just slow the loop down.  And unless you do a second pass with data manipulation I strongly advise against the isset check.  This is population, not manipulation.

A: i am a newbie to PHP but a combination of both could be with the ternary operator
$array[$key] = !isset($array[$key]) ? $val : $array[$key];

that's one way to go with it.

A: You can take a look at the PHP source code to see the difference. Didn't check whether this would be different in later versions of PHP, but it would seem in PHP3 the associative array functionality is in php3/php3_hash.c.
In the function _php3_hash_exists, the following things are done:

*

*key is hashed

*correct bucket found

*bucket walked, until correct item found or not

Function _php3_hash_add_or_update:

*

*hashed

*bucket found

*walked, existing overridden if existed

*

*if didn't exist, new one added

Therefore it would seem just setting it is faster, because there is just one function call and this hashing and bucket finding business will only get done once.


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Q: filter out certain properties from sparql query result I'm trying to filter out certain properties (e.g dbpprop: ones) from the result of a sparql query. I'm querying dbpedia sparql endoint.
More precisely what I'd like to do is expressed by the following pseudo code :
quantity_of_interest, property, value, property_type = sparqlQuery(query)
if property_type == rdf:Property:
    pass
else:
    return quantity_of_interest, property, value

For now, I filter out the properties afterwards in some python code and I use the following sparql query :
SELECT DISTINCT ?qoi ?property ?value (bif:either(?type=rdf:Property, 0, 1) as ?filter_out)
WHERE {
    ?qoi a foaf:Person. ?qoi ?property ?value.
    OPTIONAL{?property rdf:type ?type }
}

If filter_out == 0 I discard the whole result.
Is there a way I can directly make a sparql query which filters out the whole result whenever ?type == rdf:Property ?

A: This one is working for me at http://dbpedia.org/snorql/?query=
PREFIX dbo: <http://dbpedia.org/ontology/>

SELECT DISTINCT ?qoi ?property ?value
WHERE {
    ?qoi a foaf:Person.
    ?qoi ?property ?value.
OPTIONAL{
    ?property rdf:type ?type
FILTER( ?type != "rdf:Property" ) }
}
LIMIT 100

I am not sure if this is the answer you are looking for

A: You can filter out dbprop: properties,

I'm trying to filter out certain properties (e.g., dbpprop: ones) from
  the result of a SPARQL query. I'm querying the DBpedia SPARQL endpoint.

If you're binding properties in your result set, and you want to exclude ones whose URI begins with the dbpprop: prefix, you can do that with
filter(!strstarts(str(?p),str(dbpprop:)))

or you can filter out properties that don't have type rdf:Property.
Your pseudocode looks like it's doing something slightly different though:
quantity_of_interest, property, value, property_type = sparqlQuery(query)
if property_type == rdf:Property:
    pass
else:
    return quantity_of_interest, property, value

Every property could have the type rdf:Property, since it's the class of RDF properties.  DBpedia might not have the triple

p rdf:type rdf:Property

for each property p, of course, so you may still be able to filter things out like this.  If that's what you want to do, you can do it with filter not exists { … }:
filter not exists { ?p rdf:type rdf:Property }

For DBpedia, it's the same right now,
As it turns out, these will have the same effect on DBpedia, since there are no properties that have type rdf:Property and aren't also dbpprop: properties;  the following query returns 0:
select (count(*) as ?num) where {
 ?p a rdf:Property
 filter( !strstarts( str(?p), str(dbpprop:) ) )
}
limit 100

but one option is more future compatible.
I'd strongly suggest using the strstarts filter rather than the not exist here, though.  While the URI of a property can't change over time (i.e., a URI is constant), the triples about it can change.  Thus, if you filter out dbpprop: properties, then you'll never accidentally filter out more than you're expecting.  However, if you filter out things that have rdf:Property as a type, then you can easily lose results in the future if more p rdf:type rdf:Property triples are added (and it seems like such an addition would be logically compatible).


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Calls for Licence fees to be stopped
By James Tanner February 29, 2020 No Comments3 Mins Read
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As we swiftly enter a new decade, you may notice certain elements of society that remain the same, but there is potential room for change with others. The television license is a price many of us are willing (or unwilling) to pay in order to source entertainment value directly from our living rooms. But in a society where entertainment grows ever more portable, could the time to say goodbye to the old box be approaching? Culture secretary Nicky Morgan made a recent statement claiming 'we must all be open-minded about the future of the license fee at this point', implying that the TV license is an outdated method of funding the BBC; the main broadcaster that uses it. It goes without saying that TV is an integral part of our domestic lives, bringing families together for generations and not to mention being the centrepiece of living rooms. What issue do we find ourselves in now? Quite simply, that many of us don't find ourselves watching live TV as much, with the endless choice of past and new shows available on growing streaming devices Netflix, Amazon Prime and Now TV, funded by subscription fees. While some may support its axe as an unnecessary addition to our bills, the changes that would need to take place could completely change TV as we have known it for over half a century.
So will we see national giant, the BBC, gain a completely new makeover in the near future? Already, there are calls to decriminalise the license fee, making non-payments a civil offense. Money expert Martin Lewis, 47, famous for his appearance on The Martin Lewis Money Show, recently tweeted that the two types of people who need a license fee are anyone watching or recording live TV on TV, mobile or desktop, or catch up on BBC iplayer. This should hopefully clear up any confusion about whether you need to have a TV to pay one, and the truth is; you don't. For many of us living in the digital age of smartphones, where our favourite shows and news can be accessed at the touch of a button, there are no limitations to our access. But for the over 75s, TV and radio is a lifeline acting as a window into the outside world, providing enjoyment and a distraction from the shadow of loneliness and depression that affects so many of them. Often, license fees can be a potential barrier to this one joy that they deserve. Decisions are likely to last until 2027, but even if the TV license does go, will that mean our shared experience of TV may be coming to an end?
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Trailside Galleries is pleased to announce Adam Smith: A Natural Selection. This newest collection of work by the young Montana wildlife artist will be available to view in the gallery from September 10-30 and an artist reception is scheduled for Saturday, September 15 from 4:00 7:00 pm. Smith will be available to meet with collectors and discuss his newest works. All works will be sold by draw on September 15, 2018.


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A Myriad of Museums
Exploring the eccentric, the exceptional, and everything in between
By Melissa McCarthy | November 27, 2018
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Valentinetti Puppet Museum
Upon entering the Valentinetti Puppet Museum in Bremerton, you are greeted by a 10-foot-tall Pinocchio puppet, motioning you to enter. He may be the largest and most assuming puppet on display here, but he also is just one of about 2,000 cycling through the museum.
The museum is one of only a few spaces dedicated to celebrating the art of puppetry, said Mary Hamlin, who served on the museum's board of directors for 14 years and now manages the gift shop. Because this focus is so rare, Hamlin said, the museum is often welcoming international visitors, many of whom have a connection to puppets or are puppeteers themselves.
"Puppeteers are so amazing," Hamlin said. "They have both a scientific mind and a theatric mind. They can create things beyond my imagination and then perform with them."
After walking up a flight of stairs from the Kitsap County Historical Society building, guests will find an array of wooden faces positioned behind glass display cases containing marionettes and rod puppets leading around in a circle, with puppet stages and coin-operated machines at the center. The space is small, and every corner is filled with exotic and expressive characters.
The museum was named in honor of Aurora Valentinetti, a distinguished puppeteer and Seattle native, for her contribution from her personal collection of puppets to help found the museum, said museum curator Stanley Hess. Valentinetti taught children's theater and puppetry for more than 50 years, including at the University of Washington, where Hess was her pupil. Valentinetti just celebrated her 97th birthday and now resides in Wenatchee.
"She is a major figure in puppetry in the Northwest and an important influence," he said.
The biggest misconception about puppetry, Hess said, is that it's meant solely for the amusement of children. Although it can be a helpful teaching aid for youth, puppetry has been used to communicate morals and traditions to all ages for centuries. Primitive puppets date back as early as the 5th century in Greece, and records of puppets can be found across the globe. The museum features puppets from the early 1900s, from places as far off as Japan and China.
"The collections and exhibits that I put together are meant to highlight the puppet as an artifact, as a means of storytelling," Hess said. "And puppetry continues to do that today."
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the museum in November, Hess is putting together a special exhibit, including puppets from a University of Washington production of Alice in Wonderland from the 1930s.
So, take a tour of this strange and special space, examine the historical stringed characters, the stage props, and back drops, and let the little ones put on their own hand puppet show on the gift shop stage.
Living Computers Museum
Tech enthusiasts: The largest collection of fully restored and functional supercomputers, mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers can be found here at the Living Computers Museum. You can experience classic computers as well as futuristic exhibits on virtual reality, self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, and more. Seattle
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Pacific Bonsai Museum
Walking around the gardens of the Pacific Bonsai Museum gives a sense of being out in nature and, at the same time, in a fine art museum. With roots in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States, this bonsai collection is the most diverse in North America. Federal Way
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World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame
If a windy day in the Northwest makes you want to hit the nearest park with a kite in tow, this is the museum for you. Kite enthusiasts will be flying high with delight over the exhibits and annual Washington State International Kite Festival held at this museum. Long Beach
Seattle Pinball Museum
The Seattle Pinball Museum feels more like an arcade than a museum. Established to create a space for pinball enthusiasts to share their passion, it allows visitors to play vintage machines dating back from as early as 1934. With 50 machines rotating periodically, this museum visit will be unlike any other. Seattle
Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation Museum
This museum is a fully functional demonstration farm, meaning you can explore an operational cranberry bog while eating cranberry ice cream from the latest harvest, and simultaneously learn all about the history and industry behind your favorite little red berry. Long Beach
Tacoma Telephone Pioneer Museum
Take a break from staring at your smart phone and admire some pioneer telephones. This museum is full of old switchboards, crank telephones, and more. It even features the first cordless telephone from the Seattle World's Fair in 1961. Tacoma
Nutcracker Museum
How many different ways are there to crack a nut? At the Nutcracker Museum, there are more than 6,000 tools designed to do just that. It features everything from a Shakespearean nutcracker character to ancient nutting stones from the archaic period (estimated to be at least 4,000 years old). Leavenworth
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SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
Flashes of lightning from a 9-foot-tall Tesla coil, hair-raising static electricity, and music from the first electronic instrument are a few of the exhibits on display at this museum. SPARK is dedicated to educating visitors on the history and science of electricity with early electrical inventions and modern applications. Bellingham
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Get out your boots and bonnets for a visit to the Pioneer Farm Museum. Here, you can experience what homesteading was like in Washington in the 1880s with barn animals, log cabins, a native village, and all the trimmings of pioneer life. Eatonville
Museums We Know and Love
(And What They're Up to Now)
Washington State Historical Society
You won't believe your eyes at Sleight of Hand: Magic and Spiritualism in the Early 20th Century. This exhibit showcases the showmen and women who performed illusions throughout the Pacific Northwest and the historical impact of magic as a platform. Tacoma
Museum of History & Industry
New exhibits here are of revolutionary times. The first, WW1 America, details the transformation of the country during this tumultuous period in the early 1900s. The next, Live Wires: The Cable TV Revolution, features our region's roles in the development and rise of broadcast television. Seattle
Pacific Science Center
The most recent installment of the Science Center's Portal to Current Research is Memory: Fragrant Flashbacks. This interactive exhibit allows visitors to explore their own sense of smell and create new scents, while learning about the significance of how our brains process smells. Seattle
Haunting images of the Columbia River and Oregon landscape are on display at the Sun, Shadows, Stone: The Photography of Terry Toedtemeier exhibit. This installment of the Northwest Perspective Series documents local areas shaped by natural disasters and human influence. Tacoma
Bellevue Arts Museum
This museum has two new exhibits opening Nov. 9: BAM! Glasstastic and Clyde Petersen: Merch & Destroy. The first highlights emerging glassworkers in the Northwest, and the second is an experiential exhibit of what it feels like to be on tour with a punk rock band. Bellevue
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American Manufacturers Mutual v. Resort Campers, Ltd. Et al : Brief of Defendant-Appellants
Utah Supreme Court
Brief of Appellant
Appeal from a Declaratory Judgment Against John W. Whiteley & Dale Christiansen in the Third Judicial District Court in Salt Lake County State of Utah, The Honorable Dean E. Conder, District Judge.
Original Brief submitted to the Utah Supreme Court; funding for digitization provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Utah State Library, and sponsored by the S.J. Quinney Law Library; machine-generated OCR, may contain errors.
David K. Smith; Attorney for Defendant and Appellants;
R. Scott Williams; Strong & Hanni; Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent;
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Messier 75
Globular Cluster M75 (NGC 6864), class I, in Sagittarius
Right Ascension
20 : 06.1 (h:m)
Declination
-21 : 55 (deg:m)
67.5 (kly)
Visual Brightness
8.5 (mag)
Apparent Dimension
6.8 (arc min)
Discovered 1780 by Pierre Méchain.
Globular cluster Messier 75 (M75, NGC 6864) is one of the apparently fainter globular clusters in Messier's catalog, due to its large distance. It is situated in the western part of Sagittarius.
After its discovery in the night of August 27-28, 1780 by Pierre Méchain, globular cluster M75 was observed by Charles Messier on October 5 and October 18, 1780, and added to his catalog after obtaining a position. William Herschel resolved it into stars in 1784 and described it as a "miniature of M3."
At a distance of about 67,500 light years, M75 is one of the more remote of Messier's globular clusters, lying well beyond the Galactic center (from which it is 47,600 light years distant). Some sources give even larger distances, up to as much as 100,000 light years ! (E.g., Burnham has 95,000) This would make it the most remote Messier globular, and the most remote galactic Messier object at all. But W.E. Harris' database has it with 67,500 light years, a value which we adopt here.
M75 is one of the more compact, concentrated globulars, classified as class I. Because of this and its distance, larger scopes are required to resolve it into stars. Its angular diameter of 6.6' corresponds to a linear extension of well almost 130 light years, and it is of high luminosity, perhaps about 180,000 times that of the Sun (Mag -8.55).
Historical Observations and Descriptions of M75
Amateur images of M75
Marco Castellani's data for M 75
Christine Clement's Catalog of Variable Stars in M75
SIMBAD Data of M75
NED Data of M75
Publications on M75 (NASA ADS)
Observing Reports for M75 (IAAC Netastrocatalog)
NGC Online data for M75
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