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Grateful Dead Live at Great Western LA Forum on 1989-02-12
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Cold Rain & Snow, Hell In A Bucket, Row Jimmy, Beat It On Down The Line, Promised Land, West L.A. Fadeaway, How Long Blues**, Gimme Some Lovin'** Iko Iko*, Monkey & The Engineer*, Alabama Getaway*, Dire Wolf*, Cassidy*, Memphis Blues, Drums***-> The Other One-> Stella Blue-> Foolish Heart, E: Not Fade Away*, E: Knockin' On Heaven's Door*
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Reviewer: Mooding - - December 21, 2022
Subject: Electric Monkey & the Engineer
Wow, over ten years and no answer.
Okay, there were at least 7 electric versions of Monkey & the Engineer played in 1970, mostly during February - April, but also NYE.
Reviewer: jonnyb73 - favorite - July 21, 2020
Subject: dreadful
a show with this many "stars" sitting in might look good on paper, but is performed horribly.
just absolute garbage. sounds like a garage practice for the first time.
Reviewer: BagelStar - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - July 13, 2010
Subject: they'll never play that song...
This whole Forum stop on the tour was the weirdest weekend ever!! I ended up calling setlists in the daytime with friends in the parking lot, only to hear em play what I called that night. Sunday comes and I'm kinda speechless and everyones in awe - when asked what they'll play tonight, my response was Monkey and the Engineer... "They'll never play that song" was the response I got. IMO one of the best shows ever - maybe not as tight as some think but you can tell they (the band) were definitely havin fun!! Shows were never the same again
Oh, and yes, I do believe it was the only full band electric version
Reviewer: bilr4 - favoritefavoritefavorite - July 8, 2010
Subject: 5 Stars for this show, really?
This show is okay but Jerry flubs too many lyrics and the boys just were not "on" this night. On most songs the boys seem like they are out of sync with each other. There are much better examples of 4 or 5 star shows and this isn't it. My favorite show of 1989 is 7-7-89 JFK. Not saying it's the best but favorite.
Reviewer: Silverstein - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - April 9, 2009
Subject: Electric Monkey and the Engineer
Is this the only full band full electric Monkey and the Engineer? Only one I can remember. A couple of old songs pulled out. How Long Blues back from 1970 I guess. The sound is nice though. It sounds like it was a fun show. I envy you folks who were there.
Reviewer: Augy - favoritefavoritefavorite - April 9, 2009
Subject: I'm inclined to agree about Dylan!
Obviously I can't confirm that Bob Dylan was actually drunk but is was unfortunate that his contribution as effectivley worthless! I was in the front as usual. Not that it has any relevance but I remember him showing up unannounced at the Forum with Tom Petty at a Benefit for (AIDs or anti-apartheid ?) which was also at the Forum with many other performers such as Joan Baez, Peter Gabriel, Sting, amongst others in '86, plus a reugalr show of his with Tom Petty at Irvine. Then I saw all three West Coast of is performances with Grateful Dead in '87. Again I hate to brag but besides this I saw several Bob Dyaln show with his own band and the first time I saw him was with my Dad when I was 15 in '74 with The Band also here at the Forum, therefore I feel I am qualified to access his presence at this show which was little more than just that alone!
Moreover I saw 9 acoustic Grateful Dead performances in 1980 including New Year's, but I still liked Monkey & the Engineer! As for Spencer Davis, see near the end of the year.
Reviewer: demigodband - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - April 5, 2008
Subject: Great show
Any show with Dylan rocks. Great 2nd set setlist. There's a good video of this show out there. Durring Stuck inside Mobile, Dylan helps Bobby with a few vocals. Real surprise there. Monkey and the Engineer was fun. Could'nt wait to leave L.A.. Head on the road for spring tour 89! Atlanta, ready or not here we come.
Reviewer: Squinge - favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - April 2, 2007
Subject: Great Show!
I recall rumors saturating the lot about guest appearances....Dylan, Stephen Stills... there was so much rampant speculation, and rumors on the lot were unfounded 75% of the time. Needless to say, we were all pleasantly surprised when "Monkey & the Engineer" emerged for the first time in 17 years! I have no idea if they ever played it again, since I stopped touring at the end of '90. I am very happy to have found this nook on the 'net. Take care all!
Reviewer: jboyaquar - favoritefavoritefavorite - March 10, 2006
Subject: An eclectic night, but less rewarding than first two shows
1st Set: A fluid, but a tad too polite "Cold Rain" opens up the final night, and sixth show in So. California in three months. Hear that Phil?! Two Phil & Friends shows in LA in 48 months, but 6 Dead shows in 2 1/2. (Bastard always kissing NYC's ass) After a ten second pause, it's time to go to "Hell." It's decent enough, but the recent ones I've heard lack the excitement and youthful vigor of '87 versions. Find yourself a plush mattress and pillow and rest your eyes visualizing the parable "Row." 12 full beats and a "BIODTL." Pretty chill version that segues into a similiarly sounding "Promised." Thankfully, the frills start jumping out halfway through the rendition leading to a very pleasing version. "West LA"'s got some attitude, but leaves me with no blisters from those unsavory characters. Spencer Davis joins the band on-stage for an infectiously uptempo "How Long Blues." A hard-charging "Gimme" closes out the set. It's longer than usual with a cool-down/pick-me up last three minutes. Brent's Hammond is toned down to make room for Spencer's Chicago Blues guitar work and his rough deep-hewn vocals. "Spencer Davis. We'll be back in a little bit." (Bobby) "Thank you. I'd like to thank the gentlemen from the Grateful Dead." (Spencer)
2nd Set: Back atcha with a nicely vocalized, but bit weak "Iko Iko." It's the first time in a where I can claim that Brent's solos sound tired. Well well...a friend from back when "Monkey & the Engineer" returns for a one-time appearance. Pretty innocuous and unexciting but I enjoyed singing along. A decent "Alabama" follows though it would help if Jery could firm up his vocal delivery. "Dire" is fine...but I'm getting awfully impatient with all the fluff. "Cassidy" is direct with some off-putting chords hit by Mr. Dylan, still stuck in his 80's mire. Speaking with being stuck "Memphis" is next. Jerry adds some pleadingly urgent harmonies every so often, but it's pretty basic and brisk. A very funny moment happens at 5:57 when Bobby forgets the lyric...Dylan crawls up to the mic and takes over singing...and they switch off for the remainder of the duration. Into "Drums" & "space" the latter veers into twisted territory. Gotta dig the anticipatory feeling during the beginning of "TOO" as the pluckers lead us to believe that action will be picking up. Phil and Jerry sound great riffing off each other. "Stella" makes me feel especially weary after only 4 hours of sleep the previous night. Frankly, the version like the closing "Foolish" that follows feels rushed. Ten sconds of a horrifying 'nails on chalkboard' noise is emitted at 5:07. A wispy
The crowd senses the "NFA" that arises. More 'nails on chalkboard' at 1:54. Standard. Dylan sounds silly while singing a decent "Knockin." He lacks Jerry's convincingly heavy honesty.
Reviewer: ccclyde - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - January 29, 2006
Subject: Dylan! Dylan! Dylan!
Who cares about Bob Dylan? We have a good recording of the Dead here. The sound is decent. Lots of Phil's great, smooth lines. One of the better recordings for isolating Phil. Vocals are also clear. Bob Dylan sighting in the second set. Not the most amazing preformance, but a very worthy show. Worth downloading...
Wait! Can't do that anymore. Worth streaming then.
Reviewer: jef926 - favoritefavoritefavorite - December 28, 2005
Subject: need this one
Anyone get this before "A-hole of the Year" Weir put a stop to our fun? Would like to trade for this. I've got plenty of SBDs to trade. Drop me a line at michigansux@hotmail.com
Reviewer: smarcus - favoritefavoritefavorite - October 21, 2005
Subject: Dylan in the band
A little history; Dylan wasn't "drunk", he was obviously having a lot of fun "playing in the band." When he rehearsed with The Dead prior to the 1987 stadium tour he had rehearsed many Grateful Dead songs where he just played along and in fact made statements that all he wanted to do was play with the Grateful Dead and maybe play a couple of his songs during a show.
That is what he did at this show...He was having fun and it wasn't until Bobby went "up" on the words to Memphis that Dylan really joined in.
Being in the moat in front of the stage for this was very interesting because you could see very clearly that the other band members had no idea what Dylan wanted to do.
Reviewer: BenKarm - favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - July 10, 2004
Subject: Drunk Dylan
Dylan, who was reportedly very drunk, makes an appearance but contributed little at first though he did seem to be calling the setlist. Bobby was trying to get him to sing on Memphis Blues and had to pretend that he forgot the lyrics in order to get Dylan to step up. Dylan did sing on the encore too and a nice reprise of Not Fade Away with Jerry adding licks in between the chants of the crowd. Very interesting show to be at. Good second set and good songs with Spencer David too.
Reviewer: Steinbergerman - favoritefavoritefavorite - July 8, 2004
Subject: weirdest guest appearance ever
While I truly love Bob Dylan, this has to be one of the most useless guest appearances ever. But hey, it sparked a wacky setlist so what the hell.
Reviewer: oscar - favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - July 8, 2004
Subject: melt down
parts of my brain are still trapped in the second set of this show, it was quite the jammer, the liquid was good too, enjoy
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The US Federal Reserve issued its latest round of results measuring the strength of the country's largest banks and it looks pretty good: All 31 institutions the Fed tested passed this go-around, meaning after running through a host of Armageddon-like scenarios, the Fed determined the banks would have enough of a capital cushion to stay afloat.
It's not a completely clean bill of health. The banks face another test next week, when the Fed releases its opinions on proposals banks submitted for increasing dividends or buying back stock. If they clear that hurdle it likely means certain executives whose banks failed this portion last year will be able to keep their jobs.
So we should all breath a sigh of relief that the financial system is in good hands, right?
Maybe not. While the Fed says the results are evidence of a financial system significantly strengthened in the years since the financial crisis, skepticism abounds. Stanford finance professor Anat Admati tells Quartz the annual exam, which the Fed began administering in 2009 in hopes of avoiding another global financial meltdown, creates "a false sense of security about the safety of banks." The exercise, she says, is "a big charade."
The hypothetical situations the Fed uses to test the banks' mettle "don't really account for what would happen in actual market scenarios in a still-fragile financial system," Admati says, where asset values could swing wildly from their assumed book values and typically uncorrelated assets could suddenly act in lockstep with one another—making for scenarios that are impossible to predict, test, and prepare against.
Even the US Treasury's office of financial research came out against the stress tests this week with a timely paper claiming the results have become too predictable to be informative and effective at protecting against actual shocks to the financial system. The paper further argues that banks could be "gaming" the system (they're experienced at that, after all) to get past regulatory hurdles, creating "new, harder to detect risks in doing so."
Admati, a tenured critic of the current banking system, also says the tests fail to miss the bigger picture: That banks shouldn't be paying out dividends and issuing buybacks in the first place, because doing so, she argues, creates an incentive for the banks to borrow more, which in turn creates more risk.

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A taxi will take approximately 20 minutes. Please ensure the driver knows the sat nav code - SL5 0PT - to ensure arrival at the correct entrance to Windsor Great Park.
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Trains from Waterloo to Reading offer the closest stops to Guards Polo Club.
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Essential History: Generation One
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, also known by its internal code name, W202, rolled onto the American car scene in late 1993 as a 1994 model, replacing the 190E (W201) as the brand's compact offering. The rear-drive C-Class was initially offered in four-cylinder C 220 (147-hp) and six-cylinder C 280 (194-hp) variants, with the numbers denoting engine displacement (i.e. 2.2 and 2.8 liters). The 268-hp C 36 AMG model joined the lineup for 1995; at the time, the C 36 was converted—engine and all—from a factory-built C 280.
The year 1997 saw a torquier 2.3-liter engine for the entry model, now called C 230, while the C 36 was bumped to 276 hp and added a fifth cog to its automatic transmission. The AMG model was cut for '98, but the C 280 got a new 194-hp V-6, while the five-speed automatic spread throughout the line. For '99, Mercedes addressed the C 230's sluggish acceleration by supercharging the engine, raising output to 184 hp. A new AMG model, the C 43, featured a 302-hp 4.3-liter V-8 engine.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Essential History: Generation Two
The next-generation C-Class (known as the W203) appeared for the 2001 model year with a pair of V-6 engines available for buyers to choose from: a 170-hp 2.6-liter unit for the C 240 and a 218-hp 3.2-liter for the C 320. The lineup expanded in 2002 with the addition of the C 230 sport coupe that features a 192-hp supercharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder. There were now also a C 320 wagon and a C 32 AMG sedan, the latter of which had a 349-hp supercharged 3.2-liter V-6 engine. For 2003, all-wheel-drive became available on sedans and wagons (including the new C 240 wagon), and the C 230 sport coupe changed to a 1.8-liter supercharged engine.
Mercedes facelifted the W203 for 2005, which included a new dashboard and instrument cluster. The C 32 gave way to the new C 55 AMG, which had an enlarged proboscis to accommodate a 362-hp 5.4-liter V-8. There were more changes for 2006, as the wagon and coupe were axed, and the new sedan lineup comprised the C 230 with a 201-hp 2.5-liter V-6, the C 280 with a 228-hp 3.0-liter V-6, and the C 350 with a 268-hp 3.5-liter V-6. The C 55 AMG also returned but was axed for 2007.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Essential History: Generation Three
Mercedes introduced the W204 C-Class in 2008 in C 300 and C 350 forms, the former split into Sport and Luxury trims while the latter was available only as a Sport model. The C 300 was powered by a 228-hp 3.0-liter V-6 and was available with a manual transmission in the Sport model, while the C 350 got a 268-hp 3.5-liter V-6. The C 63 AMG had a 6.2-liter V-8 with 451 hp—a 481-hp Development Package was introduced for 2011. Changes were minimal until 2012, which saw the introduction of a new two-door coupe as well as a four-cylinder C 250 with a 201-hp turbocharged 1.8-liter engine. The C 350 got a power bump to 302 hp, and the new C63 Black Series delivered 510 hp. For 2013, the C 300 got a 248-hp version of the 3.5-liter V-6. A new top-line C 63, the 507 Edition, arrived in 2014 with 507 hp.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Essential History: Generation Four
The W205 C-Class sedan arrived for the 2015 model year. The 241-hp C 300 used a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, while the C 400 got a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 with 329 hp. The C 63 AMG had a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 with either 469 or 503 hp. Meanwhile, the coupe remained on the W204 platform, with C 250, C 350, and C 63 models keeping their previous powertrains. The coupe disappeared for 2016, while the sedan added a 250-hp C 350e plug-in hybrid and the C 450 AMG with a 362-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6.
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We'd gravitate toward the AMG models, though also some of the lesser-known historical C-Class examples—the wagons, or the W203 coupes, or even those few early W202 models that were available with a manual transmission. Whatever you buy, be sure to get it inspected by an experienced Mercedes mechanic. Aging German cars can be cantankerous, and Mercedes parts can be expensive.
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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Quick Facts
Initial production year: 1993 (for the 1994 model year)
Model codes: W202 (1994-2000), W203 (2001-2007), W204 (2008-2015), W205 (2015-)
Entry-level replacement for the 190E (W201)
Replaced as the low-end Mercedes-Benz by the 2014 CLA 250
Mercedes-Benz C-Class History FAQ
What does the C in Mercedes C-Class stand for?
Some have surmised the "C" in C-Class stands for "Compact." However, this is unlikely, as the German word for compact begins with a K—"kompakt." Likely it was a letter chosen at random, one not registered by another automaker.
Which Mercedes-Benz C-Class is best?
The best of the C-Class models have been the AMG cars—C 36, C 43, C 55, and C 63. However, the C 350 Sport models have also earned a reputation as good performers.
Is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class a good car?
Yes. The C-Class offers the luxury and presence you expect from a Mercedes-Benz, at a reasonable price. However, the C-Class, like other Mercedes models, can get expensive to maintain as it ages.
Is the Mercedes-Benz A-Class better than the C-Class?
No, the A-Class is a smaller, front-wheel-drive car positioned lower in the lineup than the C-Class.
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15 Best Things to Do in Peoria, Illinois
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Located on the Illinois River, Peoria is a historic city that offers many unique attractions, museums and things to do. Explore the Peoria Riverfront Museum, stop by the Caterpillar Visitors Center and stroll through Luthy Botanical Garden which features a beautiful conservatory filled with orchids and tropical plants. Best things to do in Peoria for families include the Peoria Zoo, the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum and Forest Park Nature Center.
1.Peoria Riverfront Museum
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The Peoria Riverfront Museum is an art and science museum located on SW Washington Street and one of the top Peoria attractions. In addition to the museum, there is a planetarium, a theater with a giant screen, and a sculpture museum. The museum's permanent collection includes decorative arts, ethnographic arts, fine arts, folk art, natural science, and more. Other exhibits are temporary and include displays such as Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and GENOME: Unlocking Life's Codes.
The museum welcomes group tours and school field trips, and it rents out a Riverfront Museum Bus with a capacity of 28 people for those in need of transportation to and from the museum for tours and field trips.
222 SW Washington Street, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-686-7000
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2.George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
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George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden is a 4.5-acre garden and conservatory located on North Prospect Road in Glen Oak Park. Founded in 1951, the botanical garden contains a variety of separate gardens such as an all-season garden, herb garden, perennial garden, rose garden, and more.
There are many species of plants in the garden with an emphasis on annuals, herbs, hosta, perennials, and roses. The 2,500 square foot conservatory is home to orchids and other tropical plants as well as seasonal displays. George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden is one of the best things to do in Peoria, Illinois.
2520 North Prospect Road, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-681-3506
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3.Things to Do in Peoria, IL: Caterpillar Visitors Center
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The Caterpillar Visitors Center, located on SW Washington Street in Peoria, introduces visitors to the world of the Caterpillar Company and its history. Founded in 1886 when Benjamin Holt built his first combined harvester, the company has grown over the years to manufacture a large variety of various kinds of tractors and other farm implements, construction equipment, and bulldozers.
Caterpillar became known all over the world and helped with several projects such as widening the Panama Canal and helping with equipment needed for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Opened in 2012, the Caterpillar Visitors Center gives visitors an enthralling look at the company and its long history.
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4.Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum
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Located in the Glen Oak Park Pavilion and adjacent to the Peoria Zoo on North Prospect Road, the Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum inspires children to learn through fun activities.
It was built by the Junior League of Peoria and is open to all children regardless of background, income, or skills. The museum offers a variety of programs such as Tot Time, an hour-long program offered on Monday and Wednesday with read-alongs, scavenger hunts, and themed programs with topics like animals, colors, and shapes.
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5.Illinois Attractions: Peoria Zoo
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The Peoria Zoo, located on North Prospect Road, is owned and operated by the Peoria Park District. The zoo began in the late 1800s as Glen Oak Zoo when a herd of elk was donated to the Park District.
The zoo expanded several times over the years, and these expansions made it necessary for the zoo to relocate several times. Today, the zoo features exhibits such as the Africa Exhibit, which opened in 2009.
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6.Dozer Park, Peoria, Illinois
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Located on SW Jefferson Avenue in downtown Peoria, Dozer Park is a baseball field that is home of the Peoria Chiefs. Formerly known as O'Brien Field, the current name refers to Caterpillar Bulldozers, a company that helped fund the building of the park.
The park opened in 2002, and today it is also the home of the college baseball team of Bradley University. The park also features five concession stands and 20 luxury suites, including a double suite owned by Caterpillar for its VIP guests. The park offers tours for guests for company outings, family reunions, church groups, and more. The park is also available for corporate seminars, parties, and other special events.
730 SW Jefferson Avenue, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-680-4000
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7.The Spirit of Peoria
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The Spirit of Peoria, located on Northeast Water Street, is an authentic paddlewheel-driven boat that offers one- to five-day cruises on the Illinois River and on the Mississippi River. Built in 1988, the Spirit of Peoria is 160 feet long and 47.5 feet high. It has a capacity of 487 passengers and features four decks. The boat is unusual in that it is powered exclusively by paddle wheels and uses no propellers or thrusters.
In addition to its single day tours, it offers multiple day tours to St. Louis, Hannibal and other locations. There are also themed cruises such as the Moonlight, the Riverlife, the Fireworks, the Zombie, and many more.
100 Northeast Water Street, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-637-8000
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8.Peoria Civic Center
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Located on SW Jefferson Avenue, the Peoria Civic Center is a convention center that contains an arena, an exhibit hall, meeting rooms, and a theater. Built in 1982, the center was renovated in 2008 to expand the lobby and the meeting rooms. The Carver Arena is the home of several sports teams, including the Bradley University Braves men's basketball team as well as the Peoria Rivermen Southern Professional Hockey League team.
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9.thirty-thirty Coffee Co., Peoria, Illinois
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Located on Main Street with a recently opened second shop on North Prospect Road, thirty-thirty Coffee Co. is a locally owned coffee shop in Peoria. It prides itself on its high quality roasted and brewed coffee as well as its excellent service. The name derives from the fact that most gourmet coffee is grown between 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator.
Some of the special coffees offered by thirty-thirty Coffee Co. include Snuggle Bear Espresso, a blend of Costa Rican and Guatemalan beans, Costa Rica Don Sabino, and Costa Rica Zapotal. Blends from Ethiopia include Ethiopia Beriti and Ethiopia Kochere.
734 Main Street, 309-713-2983; 5901 N. Prospect Rd, Suite 7, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-431-3582
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10.Illinois Attractions: Forest Park Nature Center
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Located on North Forest Park Drive, Forest Park Nature Center is a 540-acre nature center and preserve sitting along the bluffs of the Illinois River. The center features seven miles of hiking trails that meander through a variety of landscapes, including forested woodlands and open prairie land.
Visitors can learn about the area at the natural history museum and see some of the amazing wildlife from the bird observation room. There is also a Trailhead Nature Store that sells books and other items related to nature. The center hosts a variety of educational programs and musical events.
5809 North Forest Park Drive, Peoria Heights, IL 61614, 309-686-3360
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11.Senara Health and Healing Center & Spa
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Senara Health and Healing Center & Spa is a 12,000 square foot facility that includes the 7,000 square foot Senara Spa. The center offers a full range of health treatments, including spa treatments such as facials, manicures and pedicures, massage, water therapies, waxing, and more.
It also offers other services not often found in spas; some of these include acupuncture, allopathic treatments, blood testing, chiropractic treatments, and much more. The center features several programs such as anti-aging medicine, medical weight loss, health and nutrition coaching, and physical therapy.
2208 West Willow Knolls Drive, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-693-9600
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12.World on Wheels, Peoria, Illinois
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World on Wheels is a Segway tour along Peoria's RiverFront. There are 30-minute, one-hour, and two-hour Segway tours, and the company also offers a 30-minute tour on Quadracycle bikes. The tours are guided and narrated, and guests learn about the history of the area as they stop to listen and take photos along the way.
World on Wheels welcomes groups to participate in these interesting tours, and these can include groups from churches, schools, corporations, and other organizations. World on Wheels is also a fun way for children to celebrate birthdays.
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13.Pitch Karaoke Bar
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Pitch Karaoke Bar, located on West Main Street in downtown Peoria, is a karaoke bar where friends and family can relax over a cocktail. Housed in the former Elbo Room, Pitch Karaoke Bar boasts one of Peoria's largest selections of cocktails and drinks, and it features nightly drink specials.
In addition to the exotic drinks and the karaoke, there are also poker machines and video gaming slot machines. The Pitch Karaoke Bar can be rented out for special occasions and offers the services of its Mobile DJ with professional sound and video systems, an enormous karaoke library, and much more.
631 West Main Street, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-839-2475
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14.Illinois Attractions: Corn Stock Theatre
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Located on North Park Road, Corn Stock Theatre is an outdoor community theater that presents high quality stage performances to Peoria and the surrounding areas. Its goal is to make the productions affordable so that everyone can experience the world of live theater with its talented actors, dancers, and musicians. There are five performances per year, each of which is held under a big-top style tent during the summer months.
During the fall and winter months, the company's Winter Playhouse Theatre performances are held at the Theatre Center located in Bradley Park. The company also offers two shows each year plus workshops for children between the ages of 7 and 18.
1700 North Park Road, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-676-2196
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15.WeaverRidge Golf Club, Peoria, Illinois
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WeaverRidge Golf Club is one of the top golf courses in Illinois. Created by Hurdzan-Fry, the course is situated in the scenic landscape of Central Illinois with forested valleys and gently rolling hills.
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5100 North Weaverridge Boulevard, Peoria, Illinois, Phone: 309-691-3344
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Peoria Riverfront Museum, Photo: Peoria Riverfront Museum
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden, Photo: Courtesy of lemanieh - Fotolia.com
Things to Do in Peoria, IL: Caterpillar Visitors Center, Photo: Caterpillar Visitors Center
Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum, Photo: Courtesy of Maksim Kostenko - Fotolia.com
Illinois Attractions: Peoria Zoo, Photo: Courtesy of Steven - Fotolia.com
Dozer Park, Peoria, Illinois, Photo: Courtesy of StefanoT - Fotolia.com
The Spirit of Peoria, Photo: The Spirit of Peoria
Peoria Civic Center, Photo: Peoria Civic Center
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Illinois Attractions: Forest Park Nature Center, Photo: Courtesy of johnsroad7 - Fotolia.com
Senara Health and Healing Center & Spa, Photo: Senara Health and Healing Center
World on Wheels, Peoria, Illinois, Photo: World on Wheels
Pitch Karaoke Bar, Photo: Pitch Karaoke Bar
Illinois Attractions: Corn Stock Theatre, Photo: Corn Stock Theatre
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Dallas is your oyster if you live in this Uptown high-rise
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The boutique apartments are located next to some of Dallas' biggest draws. Photo courtesy of The Taylor
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It's easy to feel like you're constantly on vacation when you live at The Taylor. The boutique design, luxe amenities, and swoon-worthy pool of this apartment community all make it nearly impossible to leave. But what's the fun of being "on vacation" if you don't get out and explore the area every now and then?
The Taylor happens to be situated right by Dallas' most desirable attractions — and we do mean right by. An impressive Walk Score of 87 means that it's just a hop, skip, or jump to all Big D has to offer.
If you feel like being sociable while you sweat, take your workout outdoors from The Taylor's state-of-the-art fitness room to the popular Katy Trail. There you can bike, jog, and walk with other fit-minded Dallasites while enjoying the tranquil natural setting. And if you feel like popping by the Katy Trail Ice House after to "rehydrate," well, we won't judge.
Reverchon Park, Griggs Park, and the famed Klyde Warren Park are also nearby, opening up your calendar to countless festivals and celebrations, not to mention award-winning food trucks.
Craving a more traditional sit-down meal? The vibrant McKinney Avenue and Cedar Springs Road boast some of the city's most popular restaurants. Think Bread Winners for a scrumptious brunch, Del Frisco's Grille for a snazzy lunch, and Mi Cocina for a margarita in the evening. Then head out to one of the bustling bars and lounges for some grade-A people-watching.
Also nearby is the Dallas Arts District — the largest in the country — with its acclaimed museums and theaters. And let us not forget the shopping: The trendy boutiques of Knox-Henderson and McKinney are just around the corner, and NorthPark Center is only a short distance up the highway.
But the best part is knowing that when you're finished exploring, a welcome homecoming at The Taylor is waiting for you back on Carlisle Street.


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Q: How to install Nuget Packages using ENVDTE.DTE I created one console application to create visual studio project pragmatically, here i am not able install Nuget packages, always
var componentModel = (IComponentModel)Package.GetGlobalService(typeof(SComponentModel)); statement  returns null values. for your reference i added my code below. Help me to resolve this issue.
static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //InstallNuGetPackages.InstallNuGet("");
            string ProjectName = "WebAPIProj";
            string SolutionName = "EmptyTemplate";
            System.Type type = System.Type.GetTypeFromProgID("VisualStudio.DTE.11.0");
            Object obj = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type, true);
            EnvDTE.DTE dte = (EnvDTE.DTE)obj;
            dte.MainWindow.Visible = true; // optional if you want to See VS doing its thing

            // create a new solution
            dte.Solution.Create("C:\\"+ SolutionName + "\\", SolutionName);
            var solution = dte.Solution;

            // create a C# WinForms app
            solution.AddFromTemplate(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplatesCache\CSharp\Web\1033\EmptyWebApplicationProject40\EmptyWebApplicationProject40.vstemplate",
                @"C:\NewSolution\"+ ProjectName, ProjectName);
            InstallNuGetPackages.InstallNuGet(dte);

            foreach (var p in dte.Solution.Projects)
            {
              InstallNuGetPackages.InstallNuGet((Project)p, "Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi version1.1");
            }

            // save and quit
            dte.ExecuteCommand("File.SaveAll");
            dte.Quit();
        }

Code to install Nuget Packages
 public bool InstallNuGetPackage(Project project, string package)
    {
        bool installedPkg = true;
        try
        {
            var componentModel = (IComponentModel)Package.GetGlobalService(typeof(SComponentModel)); //Always this statement returns null
            IVsPackageInstallerServices installerServices = componentModel.GetService();
            if (!installerServices.IsPackageInstalled(project, package))
            {
                var installer = componentModel.GetService();
                installer.InstallPackage(null, project, package, (System.Version)null, false);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            installedPkg = false;
        }
        return installedPkg;
    }

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created one console application - you only have access to the ServiceProvider from Visual Studio if you run your code inside of it, i.e. from an extension and/or package.
Running this from a console application cannot work. Visual Studio internally does a lot more setup for all the services and general environment than creating an instance of DTE.
To persue your route, although I'm not sure how feasible that is, invoke nuget.exe or NuGet.Core code to achieve similar.

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After two months of its global launch, Nokia X7 will hit the Indian markets in June according to The Mobile Indian. The mobile phone is being marketed as an entertainment powerhouse; let's have a look at its specifications.
The new smartphone from Nokia called the Nokia X7 runs on the latest Symbian operating system called Anna and has a 680MHz ARM 11 processor with Broadcom BCM2727 GPU. It has a 4 inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 640x360 pixels resolution and 16.7 million colours. The device also has a dedicated graphics processor with OpenGL 2.0 which enables 3D graphics. The internal memory of the mobile phone is 350MB, which is extendable up to 32GB with the help of a MicroSD card. An 8GB card is included with the device.
It has an 8 mega pixels camera with third generation dual LED flash and can record High Definition (720p) videos at 25 frames per second. The device also comes with an FM radio for music lovers. The dimensions of the phone are 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9 mm and it weighs at 146 grams. Nokia promises a talk time of six and a half hours, video playback of 6 hours and audio playback of an amazing 50 hours.
The mobile phone also has a feature which helps in updating software Over the Air (FOTA) and Over the internet (FOTI). For a better web browsing experience, Flash Lite 4.0 is also provided in the device (a feature absent in the Apple iPhones). The mobile phone also has a USB 2.0 port which gives the device on the go support and helps the device become a USB mass storage device for storing documents and media content. The users of Nokia X7 will also get free lifetime walk and drive navigation including turn-by-turn voice guidance.
The On-demand Web TV feature will enable users to watch channels like CNN, BBC and National Geographic via a 3G or a Wi-Fi connection. If the users add their favourite channels on the home screen they can get updates automatically about the arrival of new content. Additional channels can be downloaded at the Ovi Store (to be named Nokia Store) but the availability of channels depends on the region.
The price of the phone in India is not yet disclosed by Nokia but the Europe price of the device is 380 Euros. It seems like a good mobile phone but the problem lies in the OS, since Nokia has already declared that its future mobile phones will be Windows Mobile phones, Symbian is a dying breed of Operating system in Nokia mobile phones.


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Getting to the Root of the New Tree of Life
By Benjamin Mercer
On Film / Features — Sep 27, 2018
"No one expects a musician to play a song the same way every night." It was this impulse to explore different rhythms and intonations in an already completed work, says our executive producer Kim Hendrickson, that led the visionary director Terrence Malick to dive into reediting one of his most acclaimed films, 2011's The Tree of Life. The three-hour-plus version he ultimately came up with—just released as part of our new edition, which features the theatrical cut that remains Malick's preferred form—includes fifty minutes of never-before-seen footage. For fans wondering how this all came about, here's a look at the process behind one of the most complex and challenging projects we've ever undertaken.
Like the film itself, which juxtaposes a portrait of 1950s suburban life with awe-inspiring imagery depicting the birth of the cosmos, the story behind this abundant new Tree of Life takes us back into the past. It was in 2010, while he was still toiling away on the theatrical cut of the movie, that Malick had his first experience with Criterion, putting his seal of approval on our release of the painterly Great Plains tragedy Days of Heaven (1978), and in the process establishing a long-lasting relationship that would lead us to collaborate with him on Badlands (1973), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The New World (2005).
The New World marked a notable shift in how the director sought to present his work, says Hendrickson, who has produced all of our Malick editions. The transporting seventeenth-century romance appeared on our release in no fewer than three incarnations: a 135-minute final theatrical cut, a 150-minute early cut, and a 172-minute cut, first released on home video by New Line in 2008, that the director sees as closest to what he wanted to achieve.
It was perhaps no surprise then that, once Criterion had sealed the deal with Twentieth Century Fox to put out The Tree of Life, Malick expressed interest in experimenting with incorporating previously unused footage. Criterion was quick to support this project, though it would entail straying from our comfort zone. As technical director Lee Kline, who would end up serving as the postproduction supervisor on the new version, puts it, often, with our releases, "we add a few minutes, take out a few minutes, here and there, but we don't really ever try to shape fifty minutes of footage into a new piece and make new sound mixes for it"—as would go on to be the case for this extended cut.
Boxes of Tree of Life footage
Back in the Cutting Room
There was a brief moment in the earliest phases of the project when Malick was exploring the possibilities of new home-video technologies, including "seamless branching," in which a disc can be coded to insert new or alternate scenes at chosen points within a film, so that multiple versions of a single movie can be stored more efficiently. That direction was soon abandoned, but Malick, editor A. J. Edwards, and his assistant, Kelsey Hockmuller, continued to focus on what had been their goal all along: creating an entirely new cut of the film. The team spent more than a year shaping their new Tree of Life, working with low-resolution digital files that encompassed all the usable material shot for the film. It was only as they neared the end of their edit that Criterion set out to find and scan in 4K the 35 mm negative reels containing the new footage that had made the final cut—and the realization of the challenge that process would pose sunk in.
Among the puzzle pieces that proved particularly vexing to track down was a reel that was particularly vital to Malick's conception of the extended cut. "He created this reel of the outtakes knowing that those were shots that he wanted in a special place in case, for some reason, he wanted to revisit them," Hendrickson says. The footage in question was eventually found in a warehouse in Valencia, California, but other daunting logistical challenges soon arose. An entirely new sound mix had to be created for the new cut, for which the services of the film's original sound editor, Joel Dougherty, were enlisted. And once The Tree of Life's Academy Award–winning cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, sat down for a consultation with the colorist, he decided the entire film—not just the new footage—needed to be color-graded from scratch. At that point, "we were making a new movie, pretty much," says Kline.
A scene from the new cut
The Fruit of Their Labors
That the extended cut is, in essence, a new movie, with a pulse all its own, is apparent from the revelatory experience of watching it. But that's not to suggest it strays from the spirit of the original. "There are elaborations of narrative threads that provide more context, but they don't fundamentally change the story in and of itself," finds Hendrickson. With ample room to breathe, the expanded version offers a more nuanced picture of the troubles encountered by the adolescent Jack O'Brien (Hunter McCracken); the concerns and doubts of his parents (Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain); and the crisis of faith of the jaded adult Jack (Sean Penn), as he struggles to make sense of his upbringing and the tragedies that befell his family decades ago, and searches for meaning and redemption amid the origins of the universe. In one sequence, Jack and his young brothers survey the destruction caused by a tornado. While this cut doesn't feature any more of the awe-inspiring imagery created under the supervision of Dan Glass and his incredible special effects team, the power of nature is vividly evoked in this depiction of a disaster, the aftermath of which underscores the many ways the family lives at the mercy of a world evolving on its own almost inconceivably vast time scale.
Hendrickson sees the key to The Tree of Life's tactile beauty and insight into human vulnerability and grace as lying in what made this longer cut so difficult to put together in the first place: the vast amount of footage that Malick and Lubezki shot on location in Texas and beyond. "I think the only way that you can create a film as perceptive and sensitive as this is if you have that much footage to work with," she says. And, as Malick has shown with this fascinating variation, having that much footage in the bank can also mean a film ever ready to take on new forms, changing over time as do its makers and viewers.
For a glimpse of Malick's new cut, check out the trailer we made for the edition:
Benjamin Mercer is associate editor at the Criterion Collection. He has written for The A.V. Club, the Village Voice, Reverse Shot, and The Henry James Review, among other publications.
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In celebration of Federico Fellini's 100th birthday, the director of The Farewell talks about the deeply moving final scene of Nights of Cabiria and its mixture of pain and hope.
By Lulu Wang
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The chaos of a rapidly changing world and a politically turbulent decade come into focus in a series of science-fiction films made in the 1970s, now playing on the Criterion Channel.
By Ed Park
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The arrival of sound proved an enormous challenge for the geniuses of silent comedy. But Harold Lloyd, with his unflappable determination, finally made a successful transition.
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With a mixture of intuition, craft, and an endless curiosity about how cinema can be used to shock and provoke, the Spanish master left us with a rich body of work that stands as a testament to the power of surrealism.
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Board of Carroll County Commissioners Sees Major Overhaul
D'Paul Nibber
Several members of the Board of Carroll County Commissioners did not seek re-election, leading to four new members of the body.
Commissioner Ed Rothstein (District 5) is the only incumbent to have sought re-election and won his primary with 54.71 percent of the early and election day vote. No Democrat filed to challenge Commissioner Rothstein.
Incumbent County Commissioners Stephen Wantz (District 1), Dennis Frazier (District 3), and Eric Bouchat (District 4) sought higher office and are amidst a tight primary for State Delegate. Commissioner C. Richard Weaver (District 2) did not seek re-election.
In District 1, Joe Vigliotti appears poised to win the Republican nomination and the seat, with 46.22 percent of the vote and no Democratic challenger. In District 2, Kenneth A. Kiler is the presumptive winner with 60.27 percent of the vote and also with no Democratic challenger. In District 3, Republicans Tom Gordon (52.67 percent) and Marsha B. Herbert (47.33 percent) are locked in a close contest, and the winner will face Democrat Zach Hands, who was unopposed in his primary. In District 4, Michael R. Guerin appears set for the Republican nomination with 83.21% and no Democratic challenger.
Carroll County results are available on the State Board of Elections website.
Please note that vote counts are incomplete. Election officials still have to count mail-in and provisional ballots. For context, more than 500,000 Marylanders requested a mail-in ballot for this year's primary, and those remaining votes are likely to be material to many contested races. However, local boards of elections cannot begin to canvass mail-in votes until Thursday, July 21. Therefore, for editorial purposes, MACo coverage will describe any races where the top runner-up remains within 10 percent of the apparent winner(s) as "pending" and those results as "apparent."
MACo's election coverage and analysis rely on unofficial results published by the State Board of Elections. Official results will follow after a full accounting of pending votes. Given delays in processing an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots, MACo advises readers that any close unofficial results are subject to realignment in the days ahead.
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So in all the excitement of me getting my first cold of the season *insert sarcastic laugh* (although it's just a little stuffed today, not too bad), I forgot to talk about a cool thing I saw my class on Thursday use.
Well it was time for them to use their Reading Street books. They all pulled them out (can I tell you how wonderful this class is? They are a dream!) Two students got up and went over to the front teacher table and grabbed a jar I hadn't even noticed and passed out what looked like little wands at first glance until I realized it was chopsticks.
Curious, I stood up front, watching them and then it dawned on me, they were reading sticks! Sure enough, the kids started reading silently, using the chopsticks as pointers to follow the words. Of course I heard a few wingardium leviosa's from a few kids' mouths (yep I love Harry Potter) and tried not to chuckle.
So the next time you eat out in a restaurant with chopsticks...don't use them to eat, take them for your class so they can read! I mean one packet will be two pointers...so if you have a class of 26, you only have to eat out 13 times, lol. That's a good reason right?


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Illness As Metaphor And AIDS And Its Metaphors (Penguin Modern Classics)
In l978 Sontag wrote Illness As Metaphor. A cancer patient herself at the time, she shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, Sontag shows cancer for what it is - just a disease. Cancer is not a curse, not a punishment, certainly not an embarrassment, and highly curable, if good treatment is found early enough. Almost a decade later, with the outbreak of a new, stigmatised disease replete with mystifications and punitive metaphors, Sontag wrote Aids and its Metaphors, extending the argument of the earlier book to the AIDS pandemic.
Publisher: Penguin (January 31, 2013)
ASIN: B00ADXE046
Best Sellers Rank: #751,909 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #37 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > AIDS #190 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > AIDS #1268 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Essays & Correspondence > Essays
This is a quote from the book that I would consider its thesis statement: 'Theories that diseases are caused by mental states and can be cured by will power are always an index of how much is not understood about a disease. Moreover, there is a peculiarly modern predilection for psychological explanations of disease...Psychologizing seems to provide control...over which people have no control. Psychological understanding undermines the 'reality' of a disease.' Sontag traces, historically, the ways different diseases and the people who contracted them have been viewed. She spends time discussing tuberculars--waif-like, pale, romantic--and cancer patients--repressed, the 'cancer personality,' shame--then goes on to debunk these notions by stating that once the cause, cure, innoculation is found, the 'myth' or popular psychology of the disease no longer holds. In this edition, in the final chapter about AIDS and its metaphors Sontag writes that she'd written the first part of the book (all but the AIDS chapter) while a cancer patient and in response to reactions she saw in fellow patients. She saw guilt and shame; and she saw these as impediments to people's treatments. For she knew she had an illness and she set about to cure it medically, in the best possible way, while others passively accepted the 'metaphor' handed to them and, thus, did less to help themselves best. She felt frustrated or saddened by their psychologizing and self-blame and wished to write to others that their physical illness is a physical illness and the best route to recovery is to think only of how to find the best medical treatment.
Photography, probably more than any other medium, is emblematic of the nature of modern Western society. Photographs are concerned chiefly with appearances, they are deceptively nuanced but essentially narrow, yet somehow they find great breadth in their mechanization and ubiquity. And, like our society, they tend towards an ultimate reduction of the dimensionality of time. Through photographs the past blends into the present, flattening into an omni-present "now" in which history loses its philosophical weight as it increases in familiarity. In a sense photographs are the ultimate invention of a humanist-capitalist society: they provide the commodification of memory itself! And like the society which originated them, they provide equal portions of help and harm, of truth and of fiction; they have undeniable value, but they also result in a certain loss of innocence, and of deeper values.The six essays in this book (all of which were originally published in the New York Times Review of Books) provide a critical evaluation of these themes. Ms. Sontag is concerned with what she sees as the cheapening of experience that the proliferation of photographs in our society has caused. She argues that photography has enshrined a superficiality of experience and contributed to the overvaluation of appearances to a point where image has (subconsciously) replaced reality as reality. In many ways this shift in our modes of cultural perception is shattering; it is also completely inevitable and irreversible. As an example: who after seeing Ansel Adams's stunning photographs of Yosemite could help feeling slightly underwhelmed when experiencing the real thing?
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In order to be granted a patent for an invention, the invention must be described in such detail so that a skilled person in the relevant art can perform it. Since a patent application becomes public after 18 months from the date of filing, the inventive knowledge can form part of the basis for further technological developments by third parties.
A patent is only valid for a limited time. Nowadays, the patent term is 20 years from the date of filing in most countries.
Patents are national rights, i.e. a respective patent application must be filed in each one of the countries in which patent protection is desired. In certain regions, such as Europe, the application process can be centralized.
Thus, a patent is a monopolistic protection of limited duration for the patent proprietor, normally the inventor or the company that has obtained the right to the patent. Furthermore, the patent itself can be assigned, or be the subject of various types of agreements. For instance, the patentee can license the right to use or perform the protected invention.
An invention is a technical solution to a problem. There are many reasons for applying for a patent, but often the most important one is to be alone in the commercial exploitation of the invention and as a result of less competition to be able to gain a better profit from the invention.


Note: Moratorium week (Jul 22 –Jul 28) Run on your own. No contact with coaches.
Moratorium week ends Saturday night.
Thursday: rest day or cross train for all.
***All welcome to join in the group runs on M-W-F at the listed parks, parents included. Pick up athletes ~ 9:45am.


Yesterday, version 0.5.2 of the XHTML Mobile Profile add-on for Firefox was released. Please install from Mozilla Add-ons.
This is the second bugfix release of version 0.5, (which was not announced when released last month, oops). Version 0.5 adds support for rendering multipart mixed content in Firefox.
Please report any defects or enhancement requests in Mozdev Bugzilla.
both your addons (header and xhtml) are really usefull to me.
but i've still some problems with the multipart.
where the xml parser arrive to the =.
My question is… why the xml parser start? it's something related to your addon??
The XML parser error is caused because the page generated by the XHTMLMP addon causes the resulting page to not be valid XML.
To understand the actual cause, I would need to see the page you were trying to render. Please open a bug report here: http://xhtmlmp.mozdev.org/bugs.html and attach the page which resulted in the error.
I work in the mobile industry and I use modify headers and xhtml every day. I was looking for a plugin which would support multipart, and it seems xhtml mobile profile does this. However, it doesn't work for me. When I access a portal with a multipart user-agent, I get prompted to save the file. The type displayed is application/vnd.wap.multipart.mixed.
Can XHTMLMP handle multipart? If so, which types? And can I add application/vnd.wap.multipart.mixed to the list of types XHTMLMP can do?
Feel free to add yourself as a cc to this bug to add comments. I'd appreciate a sample site if you have one, with a user-agent to test with.


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Home » Country » CCARDESA » Angola
T he Republic of Angola covers 1,247,000 km² in the western region of Southern Africa. It is the second largest country south of the Sahara after the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country contains six major geomorphologic areas: Coastal area, marginal mountain chains, the old tableland, Zaire basin and the basins of the Zambezi and Cubango. Angola has two seasons, the rainy and dry (cacimbo) seasons, with an average annual rainfall of 400 mm and lowest and highest average temperatures at 18˚C and 35 ˚C respectively.
Angola is potentially one of the richest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with climate conditions conducive for agro-pastoral activities throughout the year. Angola boasts of excellent hydrographical basins represented by seven major rivers and two smaller groups of rivers.
Agricultural production and productivity in the country is generally low due mainly to the insignificant use of available technology. By resorting to simple technologies, such as the use of fertilizers, phytosanitary treatment and the use of improved seeds, it would be possible to substantially increase and diversify crop production and income in the country. However, only 3.5 million of the 35 million hectares of the vast arable in the country is being utilized.
Irrigation agriculture is not common in the country. Only 23,000 hectares are irrigated. Water irrigation schemes are mainly small ditches fitted with water-pumps. Local heavy rains cause recurrent flash floods mainly in the plateau areas. Soil erosion is a major environmental concern due to farming and other related landuse activities such as the clearing of forests, farming on slopes as well as uncontrolled bushfires.
The major food commodities grown in Angola include maize, cassava, beans, groundnuts and vegetables. Basic food production in the Angola has been on the increase over the last few years, both in terms of the distribution of agricultural land, use of fertilizers and technical support provided.


The following human interest story is about the struggles and hopes of Danny McCaleb. I had Danny in school at RBS High School during the late 70s and into 1980. He was a joy to be around, and that hasn't changed. Danny grew up, like most of us, in the 50s and 60s, without many material goods, but he never stopped reaching for the stars.
During Danny's senior year, when the annual senior trip to Washington and New York was drawing near, and he was without the necessary money to go on the trip, the principal, Charles Biles, who was one of the most compassionate educators towards students I have ever known, said to me, "Jimmy, go down to Macon Bank and Trust and borrow $400 for Danny to make the senior trip." Then he added, "We'll both sign the note, and will have Danny to sign it too." I did. And Danny didn't disappoint us, for he paid back every penny, a little at a time.
Following his graduation in the spring of 1980, Danny was employed in September by the RBS principal as a custodian, where he has worked for the past 30 years. His work has been complimented countless times. His dedication has been unequaled. Danny works in the high school portions of the building, taking great pride in how the building looks.
When the fourth and fifth grades needed a basketball coach, Danny filled the need. He has often helped with the RBS High football team. Whatever the need, he was there.
Danny and his wife, Connie, wanted their two sons to go to college, which they did. Both Danny and Connie did odd jobs, saved empty drink cans from the school, all to help Derek and Chris in college following High School.
Little did Danny know that troubles beyond anything he had ever experienced would soon invade his life. His kidneys failed and the result has seen dialysis for several months. He gets up at 3 a.m., three times a week, drives to Gallatin for his 4:30 a.m. dialysis, then back to school to work. Just when life seemed so hopeless, Danny's oldest son, Derek, a special education teacher at Lafayette Elementary School, came forward expressing his desire to give his father one of his kidneys. The match is perfect and a tentative date of June 17 at Vanderbilt Hospital has been set for the transplant. What a brave and unselfish son! And what a fortunate father!
Needless to say, Danny will miss several paychecks. An account has been set up at both banks in RBS; All who can, please give and help Danny. He has meant a lot to the school that many of us love and he loves. Let's show our appreciation to him by giving to help lighten his burdens.
Thanks Danny for being a loyal supporter of RBS High.


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Q: An R function to ensure existing matrix rows are not overwrittern using rbind? I am trying to create a loop using for statements that adds the name of the variable that is analysed by a statistical test (wilcoxon.test) to the left of all associated test statistics in a single row of a dataframe.
I have found the code excluding the second 'for' statement containing the 'i' reference to work fine - so the statistics are correct, but when I add the code in (incuding the for statement referencing the 'i' and also listing the 'i' under the vector specified under 'rbind' all of the previously correct statistics are overwritten with a set of statistical results from a single test.
dta <- c()
max_col_A1.1_OR_df_transp <- ncol(A1.1_OR_df_transp)

  for(j in 2:ncol(numeric_A1.1_OR_df_transp)){
  for(i in colnames(A1.1_OR_df_transp[2:max_col_A1.1_OR_df_transp])){
  wilcoxon_input <- as.matrix(c(A1.1_OR_df_transp[1:23,j], A1.1_OR_df_transp[24:76,j]))
  wilcoxon_result <- wilcox.test(wilcoxon_input[1:23], wilcoxon_input[24:76], alternative = "two.sided", paired = FALSE, exact = TRUE)
    dta <- rbind(dta,c(i,(unlist( wilcoxon_result))))
  }
}

Expected Results should look like (A):
head(dta)

[1,] "AAA_8.44_753.9742mz"  "1214"      "2.2272910427744e-18"  "0"
"two.sided" "Wilcoxon rank sum test"
"wilcoxon_input[1:23] and wilcoxon_input[24:76]"
[2,] "AAA_9.03_190.0498mz"  "1059"      "2.02343356121504e-08" "0"
"two.sided" "Wilcoxon rank sum test with continuity correction"
"wilcoxon_input[1:23] and wilcoxon_input[24:76]"

Actual results (B): (notice how the variable name (far left is correct) but, the other test results are being copied)
head(dta)

[1,] "AAA_8.44_753.9742mz"  "1214"      "2.2272910427744e-18" "0"
"two.sided" "Wilcoxon rank sum test" "wilcoxon_input[1:23] and
wilcoxon_input[24:76]"
[2,] "AAA_9.03_190.0498mz"  "1214"      "2.2272910427744e-18" "0"
"two.sided" "Wilcoxon rank sum test" "wilcoxon_input[1:23] and

A: Now I've been able to only use one reference - i.e. i, so the following now works perfectly:
dta <- c()

max_col_A1.1_OR_df_transp <- ncol(A1.1_OR_df_transp)

for(i in colnames(A1.1_OR_df_transp[2:max_col_A1.1_OR_df_transp])){
  wilcoxon_input_CTRL <- A1.1_OR_df_transp_CTRL[1:23,i]
  wilcoxon_input_PATIENT_GROUP <- A1.1_OR_df_transp_PATIENT_GROUP[24:76,i]
  wilcoxon_result <- wilcox.test(wilcoxon_input_CTRL, wilcoxon_input_PATIENT_GROUP, alternative = "two.sided", paired = FALSE, exact = TRUE)
  dta <- data.frame(unlist(wilcoxon_result),stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
  dta1 <- t(dta)
  dta1 <- cbind(i,dta1)
  output_frame <- rbind(output_frame, dta1)
}