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function [ mse ] = rbfFitting( dataSet, features, samplesIntervals, targets, goal, spreadValues )
% rbfFitting.m: starting from a data set and its set of features, for each
% spread value defined in 'spreadValues', creates a RBF NN, tests it and
% returns a column array of MSEs.
%
% Data set division: here the given data set is divided into two subsets:
% the training and the testing sets. More in detail, the two are generated
% starting from a set of partitions on the data set. That is: the training
% set is generated by sampling 70% of elements for each partition defined
% in 'samplesIntervals'. It has been used to perform a monthly based
% sampling, so to achieve lower MSEs.

% @Authors: Alessio Villardita [villardita.alessio@gmail.com]
%           Sara Egidi [egidi.sara@gmail.com]

train_ratio = 70/100;
%spread_values = 0.1:0.1:1;
MAX_NEURONS = 120;

%Setting sets dimensions
% Compared with dividerand, the resulting data sets differ only when
% working with the hour data set: in this case, the training set has 2 more
% samples (12167) than the one resulting from dividerand (12165).

data_set_size = numel(dataSet(:,1));
training_set_size = round(data_set_size * train_ratio);

training_set_idx = zeros(training_set_size,1);

numel_samples_intervals = numel(samplesIntervals(:,1));

base_idx = 1;
%building the training set
for i = 1:numel_samples_intervals
    sample_size = samplesIntervals(i,2)-samplesIntervals(i,1)+1;
    training_sample_size = round(sample_size * train_ratio);
    sample_idx_interval = (samplesIntervals(i,1):samplesIntervals(i,2))';
    training_sample_idx = datasample(sample_idx_interval, training_sample_size, 1, 'Replace', false);
    training_set_idx(base_idx:base_idx+training_sample_size-1,1) = training_sample_idx;
    base_idx = base_idx + training_sample_size;
end

idx = (1:data_set_size)';
test_set_idx = setdiff(idx, training_set_idx);

% Creating training and testing sets
training_set = dataSet(training_set_idx,features);
test_set = dataSet(test_set_idx,features);

fprintf('Training set size = %d \t Test set size = %d\n', numel(training_set_idx), numel(test_set_idx));

% Computing MSE for each spread value
num_of_spreads = numel(spreadValues);
i = 1;
mse = zeros(num_of_spreads,1);
for s = spreadValues
    fprintf('%0.2f progress - Spread = %0.2f\n', (i*100/num_of_spreads),s);
    net = newrb(training_set',targets(training_set_idx)', goal, s, MAX_NEURONS);
    outputs = sim(net,test_set');
    mse(i,1) = perform(net, targets(test_set_idx)', outputs);
    i = i + 1;
end
plot(spreadValues,mse);
end

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The winter was cold and then so was the spring – not just cold, also very wet. Flowering was late, but quite even. The wet of the early part of the year encouraged plenty of foliage growth which needed keeping in check.
July was a record hot month – hotter even than in 2003. At the start of August the vines were about 3 weeks ahead of the 'average' year, but this year at least, nature evened things out with a cold and cloudy, wet August. By the end of that month we were back close to the average maturation cycle.
September weather hastened things a little with clear skies, slightly higher than average temperatures and very little rain. Mid-harvest, there was a little rain that made the vineyards sticky to work in, but nothing heavy enough to physically affect the grapes – just the demeanour of the pickers!
The major issue was the damp of August and the humidity of September which led to rot (botrytis) – significantly more-so in the Côte de Beaune. How vignerons and triage teams dealt with this will, to a large extent, define the quality of the vintage.
Individual plots varied significantly based both on exposure and the remedial measures taken. 13% was found in many vineyards right from the 'ban des vendanges', though perhaps the phenolics (of the pinot noir) favoured those who waited another week to pick.
For whites, 2006 has the potential to be a very good vintage, there was some botrytis, but it was (in most cases) easy to triage and chardonnay will anyway tolerate a little. Not everyone picked in the first week, those that waited until later in the second (and there were some) will have been faced with 14-14.5°, those wines will reflect that.
For reds, the vintage will not be homogenous. Quality and consistency may be found in the Côte de Nuits, the best producers will again have made very good, perhaps excellent wines – 2004 with a little more density. The raw materials of the Côte de Beaune were much more variable – even with thorough triage. The hill of Corton seems to have been the border and here may be found consistency.
Last year I opined; the question was not 'good or bad?', the question is 'how good?'.
Both pinot and chardonnay grapes looked excellent so any required triage was fast and easy – very little weeding-out was required. To a large extent this lack of harvest drama has led to a relatively homogenous quality level. Of-course the vintage handed out devasting hail in some places, but the fact that it was dry and fine afterwards ensured that the effect was mainly on yields, rather than quality (no rot). By the standards of some recent vintages, although fine, the weather was not overly warm but it was sufficiently dry that younger vines were quite stressed.
Looking first to the whites, in terms of density and richness I would class them at least as good as 2002. Interestingly, and particularly in Chassagne, the aromatics remind me of 2004 – ripe citrussy fruit which I like a lot – but versus 2004 the average wine, particularly at regional and village level, has a palpable extra density. Certainly the wines seem just a little less fresh than the 2004's – if you move in that direction – they seem equally mouthwatering but lacking a little 'tension' at this stage. I think that in many cases the key difference is that 2004's currently have an attractive (to me) mineral aspect which many of the 2005's are yet to display. That said, up and down the hierarchy, quality in 2005 is much more consistent than 2004.
For the reds we had a very inconsistent elevage; in just about every cellar some wines had screamed through their malolactics by the end spring and yet other cuvées were still plodding through malo in August. It is clear that some striking wines will have been produced; the average 2005 has more depth than its 2004 equivalent. Comparing, I see similar fineness of tannin – in this respect both are better than 2002 – and fewer cedar (some would say green) aromatics, lastly the 2005's seem to lack a little freshness if you move from tasting 2004's – though the pH's are about equal – perhaps the fruit is a little more supple and balancing in 05. At the very best addresses the differences are less clear-cut vs 04, but in the end I would say depth, balance and density are the key characteristics of the vintage.
The harvest was similar in many respects to 2006 except that many areas of the Côte de Beaune also had the indignity of hail which made many bunches of fruit look quite grotesque. We have now had time to assess the vintage at some length and can see how high are the highs and equally how low the lows.
Whites are, on average, and to my taste, super. The sweetspot seems to be in the 1er cru area particularly with Chassagne and Puligny – I will award my rosette to Chassagne. The key attributes of the best wines are mouth-watering acidity – perhaps a little too mineral in some cases – but coupled to sweet citrussy fruit and very nice depth. They were drinking superbly straight from bottling and manage to hold your interest very well – many bottles were fully enjoyed during the summer. The village wines offer the same attributes but with a little less width. Occasional bourgognes have sometimes found it harder to cover the acidity with sweet fruit. Given the precocious nature of these whites it's reasonable to question their longevity – there is so much balance, that provided they avoid premature oxidation (tough call!) I would have no qualms about leaving the 1er and grand cru wines in my cellar 10+ years – but they taste so good that that could be hard! The village and regional wines I would look to drink on the younger side.
Reds are a complex area! The wines are fresh for sure – 1996 fresh – what's required for balance is plenty of ripe fruit. I'm happy to say that many wines provide it, but many also struggle. In terms of density some have it and others don't; for example the wines of Dugat-Py are remarkable for their colour and density, yet sophisticated structure too, but there are no shortcuts, these are are 10+ year wines. One peculiar element of the vintage is a proportion of wines that show a green element on the nose. Why peculiar? Well usually it's not really an unripe green pepper note, rather a herby, cedar, sometimes minty element, and peculiar because the wines seem ripe of fruit and tannin – but occasionally it's like pine-needles and not very nice. The best wines are a wonderful mix of high-toned pure fruit, very well textured tannins and wonderful transparency – I've bought into these to a much greater extent than for 2003.
2004. Your white assessment generally tracks with my experiences, save in three particular instances: 1) Because of the nervy, high-pitched fruit/acid balance, the wines' transparency favors Puligny over Chassagne, at least in terms of poise and suavity; 2) most Meurseults fall considerably short of past performance; 3) even in premier and grand cru vineyards, many wines have a biting "green" kernal in their finish, so despite often wonderful balance, laying down these bottles is fraught with great uncertainty — drink up unless you have tasted and are sure this flaw is not present. As you say, a vintage of great immediate enjoyment.
2004 Red. I'd just add that the vintage is much better than generally offered in the press. Several producers have fashioned ravishing wines that could only be Burgundy from a specific site, unlike many wines from 2003. A repeat of 2001?
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Thanks for a very interesting news letter.
Whilst I agree than many people have unfairly written down the 2004 vintage.
We had a tasting of 6 whites and 6 reds with not one being less than very good. The whites particularly those of Jean-Marc Pillot were stunning and the reds showed even better than I expected. That said and with the "disclaimer" that I haven't tasted the 2005s since the beginning of this year my impression is that whilst in the 2002 style, ie fruit driven, and probably why all the hype.
I believe that at the majoprity of the 2005s are a marked step up on the 2004s. The 2004s varied for me in the spectrum of 2000 and 2001 (upper end, I love this vintage)in style , quality and terroir reflection. Some 2004s showed a bit of "greenness" and some had slight lactic character where malos of these high malic acids wines may not have been optimally handled.
2004 is a bit difficult to generalize, isn't it? While I've found many wines in both colors leaving a lot to be desired, I don't see the vintage suffering from a lack of stellar wines. My observation is that vintages like 2004 is becoming rather rare in this age of global warming and in the ascendance of a forceful style. To my taste many of the best wines of 2004 are not exactly similar to 2002s or the better 2003s or even some of the 2005s that I've already tasted in bottle and barrel. What I enjoy most about 2004 wines in both colors is the purity even in the most concentrated wines.
In the riper vintages of 2002 and 2005 you do find consistency, hence it's easier to generalize. But while the fruit is luscious and attractive, the ripenes to my taste tends to dull the precision of the wines. In the generics I don't find this a bad thing, but in the more expensive premier and grand crus, to get my money's worth, I really like to taste the expression without being muddled by the overt ripeness.
having several subscription papers on my desk dealing with the "fantastic", "great" and so on year 2005, I wanted to know, if anyone has tasted the Boisset (Patriat) red wines of 2005 already from barrel? How do they taste, especially in comparison to the great 2004?
Dear Alex – just read your comment and add my 99.9% agreement. The 02 and 05 'tenderloin' premier and grand crus are generally going to have balance issues and lack the purity of the better 04s. Bob Collins re 2005: Buy high and buy low (elevations).
I've had very good experience with 2004, in particular Michel Gros 1st Cru Nuit St. George, Roumier Chambolle villages etc. There are many beautifully drinking 2004's at reasonable prices.


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Рен () — река в департаменте Верхняя Марна региона Гранд-Эст на северо-востоке Франции. Приток реки Ожон бассейна Сены. Начинается у коммуны Отревиль-сюр-ля-Ренн.

География
Длина реки — 20,1 км. Она берёт начало к северо-западу от коммуны Бюксьер-ле-Вильер у коммуны Отревиль-сюр-ля-Ренн на высоте 320 м над уровнем моря, пересекает Монтери. Впадает в Ожон близ коммун Ренпон на высоте 206 м над уровнем моря.

Бассейн
Рен пересекает одну гидрографическую зону площадью 100 км², из которых 49,78 % приходится на леса и природные зоны, 49,35 % — на сельские угодья, 0,80 % — окультуренные зоны. У реки нет известных притоков.

Пересекаемые коммуны
Рен протекает через следующие три коммуны: Отревиль-сюр-ля-Ренн, Монтери, Ренпон. По этой реке названы Отревиль-сюр-ля-Ренн и Ренпон.

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What deadlines are important at this point?
A refugee is given 15 days to submit their Basic of Claim Form (BOC) after their case was referred to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Board (IRB), Refugee Protection Division (RPD) for determination. If the claimant or their counsel missed the deadline for submitting their BOC, the refugee board gives the claimant the opportunity to explain the reasons for failing to submit it and schedules a special hearing date. The deadlines for submitting a BOC and special hearing date, as well as refugee claim determination hearing are set in the beginning of the process, at the time the claim is made, and a refugee is given a package where all deadlines are written. It's natural that some refugee claimants are overwhelmed with all the papers they receive at a time. Moreover, the majority of refugees do not speak English and along with all the emotional stress they are under for being in a foreign country, this may contribute to possibly missing the deadlines.
What should you do in a situation when you or your client misses the deadline?
You have to act quickly. You have to deliver your BOC as soon as you learn that you missed the deadline and ask the Board to consider the factors that lead to your non-compliance of the rules. It can be number of factors such as the illness of you or your counsel, loss of documents, etc.
If you missed the deadline and did not appear for the special hearing, where you have to be heard by the adjudicator regarding why you missed to submit BOC, your claim will be ruled abandoned by the refugee board. You will then have the option to request for a re-opening of the case or file an appeal of the decision to Federal Court.
It is very important when filing your request to re-open your case that you tell the truth about the reasons of your noncompliance. If you have evidence that you were sick, please provide it to the Board. Write an Affidavit detailing why you missed the deadlines. If somebody else is involved, ask him or her to write affidavits as well. If you are a refugee claimant and blame your lawyer for missing the deadlines, you can provide the Board with all details, but remember that it is you and not your counsel who is ultimately responsible for handling your case properly.


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Why GM Brandon Beane could not relax during the 2019 free agency period | Buffalo Bills: Embedded
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Since Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane arrived at One Bills Drive, the constant mantra in player acquisition has been to be sure said player has the "Bills DNA." A tough, smart football player who can make plays and has an unrelenting passion for the game.
Sticking to that mantra has helped Buffalo's front office revamp the roster in that image over the first three offseasons under the current regime.
Free agency had not been the way to accumulate most of that talent until this past offseason when Buffalo had money to spend and areas to upgrade.
The Bills pro personnel department acted swiftly and effectively in not only addressing a number of positions on the team that needed additional talent and depth but did so largely in a fiscally responsible fashion.
The national media lauded the Bills for their decisive maneuvers to improve the quality of their roster in the free agent market while not mortgaging the future or their now healthy cap situation.
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From scouting to contract offers, the Bills put in the time to make it all look seamless.
Buffalobills.com sat down with GM Brandon Beane to get a better handle on the planning and execution process detailed in Episode 1 of Buffalo Bills: Embedded: Agents of Change.
When the regular season was over, Buffalo's pro personnel department reviewed all of the work they had compiled on the prospective 2019 free agent class. Meeting as a department players were targeted, but not in the same way prospects are in the NFL draft.
"Unlike the draft where you're looking to take the best player available all the time, in free agency you're not," said Beane. "We focus on what are our areas of greatest need. What do we want to come out of free agency with at the very minimum?"
That was the approach Beane and his pro personnel department had to take in the 2018 offseason when their cap situation was not conducive to significant spending in the free agent market.
"If our cap dollars are short we set a priority for coming out of it with a minimum of some good talent at these three positions as an example," he said. "Then we'll save some funds."
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This past offseason was a much different story.
Beane and his staff set their priority list of targets and when the negotiating period opened on March 11th at noon they hit the phones.
Buffalo's GM has members of his pro personnel department canvas the free agent landscape as a team.
"Once the bell rings, you start establishing contact with agents," Beane said. "We do this by pooling our resources. (Assistant GM) Joe Schoen and (Director of Player Personnel) Dan Morgan have relationships with certain people, (Director of Football Administration) Kevin Meganck and (Senior VP of Football Administration) Jim Overdorf have some. (Director of Pro Personnel) Malik Boyd and myself have contacts. So we decide who has the best relationship with this agent. And that agent has these three free agents that we like, this safety, this tackle and this tight end. So you hit him on these three guys in one call."
The front office staff will get the Bills name in the running for the player and get a sense as to what that free agent is thinking in terms of a destination. After a price range is discussed and both parties are not far off, there is a very honest and straightforward question that follows.
"Do we have a shot or not? Some guys already have plans to re-sign with their club, and the agent may tell you not to spend time on his guy because he wants to play for this coach or feels this defense is a better fit," Beane said. "You try and investigate to avoid spending a lot of time on a player that's not interested."
And although there are stories of agents playing one team against another to get the best contract, on the whole, agents are forthright when it comes to their players' interests.
"Their job is to know their client. The best thing for them is to be honest with us. Most of the time they're in, but you don't want to let three other guys off the hook because you thought you were in on a guy that is a better player," Beane said. "It's best to just shoot people straight on where you're at. Not every guy is going to come play in this defense or play in Buffalo or leave where they are. That's any team in any city.
"So we try to get an understanding of all of our targets in terms of who we have a legit shot at, then we determine where the money range is going to be. Then we follow up and start putting offers together."
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When it comes to offers, the Bills have done their homework there as well with a lot of research on existing contracts at that position as well as production. That is then cross referenced against their own roster and where long-term contract offers might be made in the near future to keep current players.
"We've got (salary) ranges," Beane said. "This is probably where we see his value starting and this is the point where we walk away."
The most hectic signings this offseason were those of John Brown and Cole Beasley because they were being negotiated simultaneously by Jim Overdorf and Kevin Meganck.
The risk in trying to sign two free agents at the same position is one might get cold feet if they feel the other is getting preferential treatment or if the agent feels his client's production numbers for incentives in a contract, for example, could be compromised if another top free agent receiver is being signed too.
Fortunately for the Bills, both Brown and Beasley agreed to terms.
Of course for a general manager, it's difficult to relax until there's a signature on the contract and they clear the medical exam.
"Honestly until they get here and pass the physical you're agonizing over it," said Beane. "Until they're here and have passed their physical, you never totally relax."
To watch and learn more about how free agency unfolded for the Bills watch Episode 1 of Buffalo Bills: Embedded: Agents of Change here.
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In Season 1 Episode 4 : The Alliance, Michael asks Pam for upcoming birthdays and she tells him that there are none coming up until next month and the next person on the list is Meredith. In Season 4 Episode 11: Survivor Man, Angela tells Jim , It is Birthday Month , After Creed it's Oscar turn and Meredith's is at the end of the month.
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Although everybody who works at Dundler-Mifflin is used to the crew of cameramen and boom mic operators, few people outside of the office would be. Yet, most people act unaware of their presence, whether they are walking into the office, or if the camera crew follows members of the office somewhere, such as into a crowded restaurant, school or other offices. Most people's natural reaction would be to look directly at the camera or what is being filmed.
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The conference room has a table that is too big to easily move through a doorway, yet it comes and goes throughout the series, and is never seen when it's not in the conference room.
The show is filmed in an actual office, the conference room is a real conference room (not a set); so moving the table isn't a movie trick, thus, it only looks like it can't be moved. It's just never shown being moved.
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This creel is a French weave from grapevine, made in the 1930s, from the famous Daryll Whitehead collection. Creel is pictured in an old Hardy catalog on page 134. It is very rare, have only seen two of this style of creel. It is similar to a creel on page 151 in the book, "The Art of the Creel". The strap and latch are intact, the hinges have been repaired.
Measures 16 1/2″ by 9″ by 8″.


Livingstone is the tourist capital of Zambia and that's not hard to believe considering how much there is to see and do all within one town. Here is a 3 day jam packed itinerary for an amazing adventurous visit to Livingstone.
Tour of Victoria Falls in the morning, which takes about an one and half hours. Following the tour, head over to the Royal Livingstone Hotel. If you have time, enjoy a cup of coffee on the deck overlooking Livingstone Island.
At 12:30pm, take the boat across to Livingstone Island for a tour, where you can look over the edge of the waterfall. If you dare, take a plunge into the Devil's Pool or Angel's Pool, where you are just steps from the edge of the falls. Following an adventurous tour, enjoy a late lunch on the island which is paired with delicious South African wine.
You will return to the Royal Livingstone at 3:00pm. After lunch, you can really get in close to the falls by taking a helicopter over the falls or be even more adventurous by taking a micro flight over the falls.
Take an early morning tour of Tongabezi School and visit a local village to see how the local Zambians live.
Following the tour of the village, head into Livingstone to visit one of the many local markets where you can pick up handmade souvenirs from the local people.
After the market, enjoy lunch at your hotel and head out on a late afternoon canoe down the Zambezi River.
Chobe National Park is just a couple hours from Livingstone where you can spend the day on a river safari filled with sites of hippos, elephants, and more.
Tongabezi is located just 25 minutes from the falls and right on the Zembezi River. A unique boutique lodge featuring cottages, treehouses, private islands and houses for larger families and groups.
We want to hear from you, What are your favorite things to do in Livingstone??


Fall in love with the sunset in the Riviera Maya while sailing on a luxurious catamaran! Experience your best sunset in the Caribbean!
Immerse yourself in luxury when you board a splendid French sailboat fully equipped. Delve into the vastness of the sea along the beautiful coastline and enjoy the extraordinary scenery while the sun hides behind the lush jungle of the Yucatan Peninsula. Live a romantic moment aboard a luxurious sailboat while sailing on the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. Relax and enjoy drinks and delicious sandwiches, and allow the crew members to serve you as you deserve.
Lie down on the comfortable cushions of the deck to navigate the iconic skyline of the Riviera Maya while the sky is painted in an extraordinary palette of colors with the sunset. Live the perfect night in the company of your partner or close friends, the ideal opportunity to capture incredible moments. With the wind in the sails and the sunset behind you, you will be amazed by the sight of twilight falling on the Riviera Maya. This is the perfect ending to an unforgettable vacation.
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The staff are really helpful and go the extra mile. A tour guide met us at the condo where we stayed for a walk through and showed us the condo. They are always available to answer ANY questions and they made us feel very welcome. We also received an awesome welcome package. Their tours are well priced. They definitely make it easy to stay in Playa del Carmen.
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We booked all our tours while in Mexico through Coco Beach Tour. They had a big variety of combined tours as well as private tours that they arranged as per our requirements, and the price was much better than the one from other agencies online. Rubi was very helpful and was available on whatsapp even after working hours and on weekends. She managed to arrange last minute trips and was always prepared with different options so that we have choice. Thanks to her we had great time visiting Tulum and Coba, Chichen Itza private tour, Xcaret, Isla Mujeres on a luxury boat trip. Would definitely recommend Coco Beach Tours and Rubi's friendly service.
We visited playa del carmen 3 months ago and is so horroble go by the avenida 5a listening to everyone trying to sell you something you don't want to... I think that like no one. We are looking for a place to eat that is the pirate and before we saw a bike with a painting of a monkey on one side and are not made very funny. go to that place and Martha we attended in truth the treatment they gave us was super! I was surprised because we sold a week of activities was less than half the price for our hotel and they gave us free bikes! that's a plus for your agency... I invite you to book it or send you a whatsapp or visit its page it is worth booking excursions there.
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Hilliard joins Columbus, Brown Township as entities that have passed resolutions favoring the Big Darby Accord.
Hilliard city officials are on board with the latest version of the Big Darby Accord's planning principles.
All six council members at Monday night's meeting voted in favor of a resolution supporting the Big Darby Accord's eight revised planning principles. Councilwoman Kim Allison took an excused absence from the meeting.
The accord, which is made up of 10 local jurisdictions, was designed to create and implement a multi-jurisdictional land-use plan for the environmentally sensitive Big Darby Creek watershed.
Portions of Hilliard, Grove City, Harrisburg, Columbus, as well as unincorporated portions of Brown, Norwich, Washington, Prairie and Pleasant townships, are included in the watershed. The area includes 20,000 acres.
Accord members have been working with EDAW Inc., a consulting company, to create a development plan for the area and were key in revising the principles, which were released March 3.
The main difference the latest version of the Big Darby Accord planning principles is that a provision allowing for the transfer of development rights program has been removed said Butch Seidle, Hilliard's director of public service.
Mechanisms for revenue sharing among accord members and a limited provision for the Columbus' extension of water and sewer services without annexation are included in the principles. Plans for central sewer services in defined growth areas remain as well.
Seidle previously said Columbus and Brown Township have already approved resolutions supporting the plan, while others are still considering it.
The principles are improved but they may never be perfect, said Hilliard Mayor Don Schonhardt.
Hilliard's focus will continue to be responsible development and the continued enhancement of water quality, he said.
City Council also introduced an ordinance to appropriate about $26,200 to further fund EDAW's development plans. Planning will continue through June 30, the expiration date of a moratorium imposed on the land.
In other business, council members unanimously voted to adopt the city's latest capital improvements program covering fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
The total cost of the five-year program, which funds the city's transportation, lands and buildings, sanitary sewer systems and other planned projects, is $87.1 million.
Transportation upgrades, including roadway projects, account for the bulk of the spending. The cost for such projects is set at $53 million for the five-year period.
City Council voted down a zoning application request to rezone a half-acre plot near Lacon and Cemetery roads on its third reading Monday. The application sought a change in zoning from planned industrial park usage to a community shopping center designation. The item was subsequently removed from the agenda.
Schonhardt also announced the former Texas Roadhouse restaurant site on Cemetery Road may become a new aquatic center. Plans for the development are in the "very preliminary" stages, said Seidle.
Development Director David Meeks also announced a property owned by SALT Realty Co. at the southeast corner of Cemetery Road and Main Street has been sold. A Walgreen's store is planned for the area.


Redundant Warrior shows the work of photo journalist Don McCullin; the video displays and showcases the images he had taken from many war zones from the period of 1958 to 1991. McCullin also talks about the effect that the places he visited had on him as a person, and how he still suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to the things he witnessed in the surroundings where most of his haunting images were taken.
The documentary also covers McCullin's experiences when taking the images, when he went to take photographs of child famine during a war, McCullin said that he had to act like the soldiers and appear unaffected by the sights he saw, when really he was deeply disturbed and uncomfortable with the way he acted.
During an interview in the video, he said that he feels a sense of guilt and that his conscious is black because he had to remain stoic whilst taking the disturbing pictures. The images themselves have a deep message; soldiers, corpses, starving women and children; these have been taken to get a reaction from an audience and to make them feel something, but also to inform people about what was going on during the wars.
The video documentary entitled 'Undesired' focuses on the mistreatment and oppression of women in the country of India. Women are regarded as a lower form of human compared with males. Indian families consider having a boy a blessing, and giving birth to females a burden.
Feminism is a key part of Indian culture; men are the head of households and make the most money, whereas females are shunned in their society. They can be owned by their husband's families, and have to pay their husband money for being taken as their wife. Dowry is something the female's family has to give to the male's family as a gift for marrying the daughter, even though this is illegal in the country.
Most shocking of all is that 7,000 female fetuses are aborted everyday because they are not the preferred gender. This is also illegal in India. The women who are brave enough go against their husbands's wishes and keep their baby girls are then rejected by their husband, and as a result can be left to fend for themselves.
An expert squad has been assembled in the district of Bradford to target crooks who commit burglaries at jewellery stores.
To fight the issue, a group of specialist officers has been gathered to concentrate exclusively on investigating the offences, and welcoming any new information they can from the public so that the thieves can be brought to justice.
Operation 'Scaldlock' has been set up to focus on the perpetrators and the measures that need to be taken for crime prevention in the region.
Six men have from the local area already been taken into police custody over the past few weeks in relation to the robberies.
Local residents looking for assistance regarding crime information and/or advice on how to secure their homes can contact the Neighbourhood Policing Team.
"Neighbourhood Policing Team Officers in every community will be raising awareness around security and crime prevention. For instance, people can put in place simple measures such as locking their doors and lighting up their property to deter thieves," says DCI Thomas, Senior Investigating Officer of the team.
"The second element of the operation will be through local jewellers. Officers will be ensuring they are aware of criminals attempting to sell these high value items and what they should do if they are approached," added DCI Thomas.
Deputy Leader of Bradford Council, Coun Imran Hussain, said, "These horrific offences, sometimes targeting some of the most vulnerable victims, simply will not be tolerated.


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Roy Lester: 'I'm a loudmouth.'
New city councilman often votes against popular items
By James Bernstein
Roy Lester glided up to a bagel shop in Long Beach on one of his many bicycles early last Friday morning. He has more than a dozen bikes and uses them often.
At 71, Lester not only rides but swims — he has been a Jones Beach lifeguard since his teens. And all that working out seems to suit him in his professional life as an attorney. He always appears to have the energy for a good argument.
Since early January, Lester has been directing that energy, in the form of probing, lawyerly questions, at fellow members of the City Council, to which he was elected in November.
Many agree that council meetings haven't been the same since.
Lester, who once called himself a "loudmouth," rarely lets an agenda item go by without a series of questions. For example, he grills city commissioners over expenditures for the beach, frequently asking why the city spends $5 million annually to operate it. A regular target of his endless energy is Ina Reznik, the city comptroller. In addition, Lester repeatedly asks why the city cannot find a way to reduce its budget. "Not a single penny was cut from the (2022-23) budget," he says often.
In recent weeks, Lester, a lifelong Long Beach resident and a former president of the Board of Education, has surprised some in the audience at council meetings by voting against a few items.
On March 1, he voted against buying new bunker gear for the Long Beach Fire Department.
On May 3, he and Tina Posterli, also elected to the council in November, voted against raising fees for the beach, even though the council had been told that beach revenue last year was down $1.1 million because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lester said later that he could not understand — because it has never been adequately explained — why operating the beach costs as much as it does.
On May 17, He voted against a proposal to spend $2.1 million to purchase a new fire truck to replace an aging vehicle damaged in Superstorm Sandy. The truck, he said later, should have gone out to bid rather than being acquired through a purchasing cooperative because the city might have gotten a lower price. Taxpayers, he said, should not be paying for equipment for paid firefighters.
And at a special council meeting Monday night, Lester voted against Long Beach's proposed $95.5 million budget for the next fiscal year, arguing that city taxes keep rising and not enough cuts were made to the spending plan.
All of these items were approved by the council.
Lester readily acknowledges he was as much of a contrarian on the school board as now on the council. He argued with teachers' union officials about salaries and administrators about costs. He laughs about being given the nickname "Sour Cream" after raising a fuss about the cost of the condiment. "They made fun of me," he said. "But it's little things like that matter. I'm always cheap with public money."
Judi Vining, executive director of Long Beach Aware, said that Lester had been a part of the organization since 2003. "What I can tell you about Roy is that there is no subterfuge," Vining said. "What you see is what you get, and that's something of value."
Francis X. McQuade, a Long Beach attorney and a politically active Republican, said Lester has been divisive. "I admire what he's done," McQuade said but added that Lester may be taking up too much of the public's time and might better question commissioners at times other than at council meetings.
Lester has become an outlier on a council whose members often pride themselves on their unity. Council President Karen McInnis said she was happy to have Lester and Posterli, the two newcomers, on the council. But, she added, "I would say that taking on the role of a dissident in a reformed, professional government, I'm not sure that gets the job done."
But, McInnis acknowledged, "Everyone has a different style. I probably agree with Roy on more than half the things," he says.
Councilmember John Bendo, McInnis's predecessor as president, said he has known Lester for years and has become accustomed to his style. Bendo noted that he and Lester are friends but added bluntly, "Roy is a problem looking for a solution."
Before being elected to the council, Lester would speak at every meeting and raise many questions. "Residents come up to complain," Bendo said. "But when you're on the other side of the podium, you have to be doing something about it."
Bendo said he feels Lester is trying to play the role of a city manager, whose job it is to examine Long Beach's problems as if through a microscope. "As City Council people," Bendo said, "we don't run the city. We make policy. To do that, you have to build a collaboration to get anything done. Roy is a bull in a china shop."
But, Bendo added, "Roy and I can be at a meeting yelling at one another, and 10 minutes later, we can be having a drink together."
Asked if he thinks he has impacted the council, Lester said, "I hope so. Sometimes they do listen to me." And with a laugh, he added, "Sometimes they hate me."
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This is lims_btvs, a last icon maker standing community dedicated to the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Round 13 is currently in progress.
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DVD/Blu-ray Release: Prometheus
Last week, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the intriguing science fiction film Prometheus on Blu-ray & DVD. Directed by Ridley Scott as a prequel to the series that first launched his career with Alien back in 1979, the film follows a group of explorers who are investigating the origins of life, only to have their research lead to a shocking discovery as they become stranded on a distant planet.
Effectively mixing elements of science fiction and horror with an excellent all star cast that includes Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender, Prometheus is a haunting space opera that asks plenty of big questions and leaves the audience with a lot to talk about. The Blu-ray set makes a great companion to the Alien Anthology from two years ago, and fans of the series should add Prometheus to their collections.
The Blu-ray includes two commentary tracks with Ridley Scott alongside writers Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindlof, a featurette, deleted scenes as well as an alternate beginning and ending. The film was also released as a 3D Blu-ray, which includes an extensive "behind the scenes" documentary.
Prometheus is 124 minutes and rated 14A.
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