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India's Presidential Election Proves the Value of Exploiting Caste Politics
By Meeran Karim
July 18, 201711:38 AM
Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind (left) with top Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 23.
Ram Nath Kovind, a member of India's lower-caste Dalit community, is likely to become the country's next president after the results of parliamentary polls are announced Thursday. Kovind's candidacy as part of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is widely perceived to be part of a strategy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist cohort to consolidate the party's support among the country's lower-caste voters.
"I am sure Shri Ram Nath Kovind will make an exceptional president and continue to be a strong voice for the poor, downtrodden and marginalized," Modi tweeted after Kovind's nomination last month.
Even though it has campaigned on preserving conservative Hindu traditions, including sanctity of upper-caste Brahmins, the BJP is dependent on the votes of Dalits and other lower castes to win crucial states. In the state of Bihar, the third most populous state, Modi and the BJP suffered a demoralizing defeat to the rival Rashtriya Janata Dal party in 2015 State Assembly elections. Bihar's low-caste communities voted heavily in support of RJD and its leader, Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was able to strike a fruitful electoral alliance between Bihar's Muslims and the state's marginalized, cow-herding Yadav caste.
Dalits, according to Hindu tradition, are believed to lie outside the four castes that determine the lives of Hindus, including their occupations and statuses in society. For much of the country's history, they have been considered "impure," suffering decades of exclusion and poverty that affirmative action programs in India have attempted to redress.
Learning from past mistakes, the BJP under Modi has softened its stance on caste issues. In March, the right-wing Hindu party secured a major victory in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, winning over the state's lower-caste votes. Modi steered clear of potentially divisive language in his speeches, and the party was reported to have inducted members of the lower caste in leadership positions. Not surprisingly, Modi and the BJP are continuing this trend with the latest nomination of Ram Nath Kovind for president.
This thinly veiled attempt to secure Dalit support for future elections hasn't slipped the attention of Indians. Indian academic Harish Wankhede remarked on the shrewdness of BJP and Modi for the Wire last month:
While the BJP has been trying to get the support of Dalits, many among the Dalits believed that the top posts after it wins would go to the party's upper caste cadre. Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadnavis or Manohar Khattar all came from the Sangh or Hindutva fold and were upper caste saffron leaders. They mostly resorted to political tokenism when it came to rewarding Dalits. Kovind's candidature is a big step forward.
And while the impact of Kovind's nomination on lower castes is still unclear, Modi's government still faces roadblocks in these communities. The BJP's support of cow protection measures and Hindu nationalist campaigns to ban the consumption of cow meat has been indirectly linked to a recent spate of mob lynchings. In the Indian state of Gujarat, a mob of vigilantes was filmed flogging seven men belonging to the Dalit caste after being accused of skinning a dead cow. This led to a wave of protests across India condemning BJP and Modi's silence over the violence. Bans of meat instituted by BJP-led state governments have also hit India's low castes the hardest, as thousands are employed in unskilled jobs in the meat and leather goods industries.
Kovind's rival for president also hails from India's Dalit community, further emphasizing the importance of caste in Indian politics right now. Meira Kumar, a longtime member of the Indian Parliament, is the nominee of the Indian National Congress–backed United Progressive Alliance. Although its leaders have exploited caste concerns to win votes, the Congress—in an interesting case of the pot calling the kettle black—has routinely blamed rivaling BJP and Modi for dividing the country along caste and religious lines. "The BJP mislead people and try trapping them," Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said at 2014 rally. "They are doing caste-based politics. They want to divide people. They have a cheap mentality, and their ideology tries to harm the diversity of this nation."
Caste, in short, remains perhaps the single most influential factor in Indian politics despite rapid modernization of the world's largest democracy, as proven in the latest presidential contest. And Narendra Modi, who won a landslide victory by widening the party's appeal beyond the orthodox Hindu class, is sure to milk it for all it's worth.


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Geoffrey Rush is another awesome actor and I just love him as Captain Hector Barbossa.
His resume is awesome, but apart from POTC, I've only seen him in Shakespeare in Love. Oh and he voiced Nigel the pelican in Finding Nemo, but I never knew that until today.
Feel free to discuss all things Geoffrey in this thread.
He is a great actor !
He is fantastic as Hector Barbossa!
Which role did he play in Shakespeare in Love?
According to Wikipedia, Geoffrey Rush played Philip Henslowe, a theatrical entrepreneur, in Shakespeare in Love. I saw the movie ages ago, so I don't recall him in it, sadly.
Geoffrey is one of my favorite actors beside Johnny Depp.
He has been in some great movies and he is an Oscar winner.
For shine which he plays an eccentric piano player with autism, I believe.
and more check out his Wikipedia information.
^ Oh I had no idea he voiced one of the owls in Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Thanks for teaching me something new today, Maria Pearl Sparrow.
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Q: Utilizing a for loop in R I hope you guys are doing well.
I have a quick question. Here is my code:
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and so on...
Is my syntax incorrect? I rarely use R
Thanks in advance.

A: 1) Would you give more information on the data type of "data" and "PriceFun"? If those are lists, did you make empty lists in front of for loop?
2) I think the body of the function inside the loop would give you the syntax error. If you want to call the elements of the list, try using square bracket [], instead of ().
3) You can round the whole column by just using round(PriceFun[i], 3).

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Children's National Medical Center Inc. has agreed to pay $12.9 million to settle two allegations of defrauding the government in violation of the False Claims Act. The first claim alleged that Children's National, which has since changed its name to National Health System, inflated its cost reports which forced the Department of Health and Human Services to increase its reimbursement payments. The second claim alleged that Children's National over reported the number of beds it had available, causing higher payments from the Virginia and D.C. Medicaid Programs and Medicare. Washington D.C. based Children's National provides pediatric care throughout the D.C area. The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that Children's National cost the Medicare Trust Fund millions of taxpayer's dollars.
The DOJ alleged that Children's National gave false information in their cost reports. The Department of Health and Human Services uses cost reports to calculate the rates at which hospitals will be reimbursed. Because the cost reports submitted by Children's National were misstated at higher amounts, the reimbursements paid to the hospital were also artificially high.
The second allegation made by the United States alleged that Children's National reported incorrectly on the total number of available hospital beds when submitting an application to the Health Resources and Services Administration. That application was made under the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program which offers additional federal funding to children's hospitals, such as Children's National, in order to maximize the hospital's training of personal working in pediatrics and other residents in graduate medical education programs.
The allegations of fraud were brought forward by whistleblower James Roark. Under the False Claims Act, a person can sue on behalf of the United States in return for as much as 30% of the recovered funds. Roark, a former employee of Children's National, will receive $1,890,649 for bringing the alleged fraudulent actions to light. The False Claims Act continues to act as one of the government's greatest tools in combatting fraud in health care. The sheer mass of Medicare and Medicaid create opportunities for health care providers to cheat the system. The actions of whistleblowers like Roark and many others have allowed the Justice Department to recover over $24.3 billion dollars of taxpayer money since January of 2009 through the False Claims Act.
This was not Roark's first experience as a whistleblower in Medicare fraud. In 2013, Specialty Hospitals of America agreed to pay the United States $4.3 million to settle allegations over exaggerated Medicare claims. Roark learned of the Medicare fraud during his time as a company employee of Specialty Hospitals, where he worked to prepare and revise annual cost reports for Specialty Hospital's agreements with Medicare. Roark received nearly $800,000 of the government's total recovery.
The fraud allegedly committed by Specialty Hospitals was strikingly similar to the alleged fraud of Children's National. Specialty Hospitals controls long-term care health facilities in D.C. and New Hampshire. It was alleged that the Medicare cost report filed in 2008 contained inflated revenue and expense numbers for the 2007 fiscal year at one of their hospitals. The inflated numbers caused Medicare to overpay Specialty Hospitals for various claims between January 1, 2007 and July 14, 2009. During this time period the United States alleged that it was overbilled in excess of $4.2 million.
Specialty Hospitals made its first payment under the settlement in November, 2013, but failed to make a second payment forcing the U.S. government to bring a new lawsuit. The government alleged that Specialty Hospital had failed to make a $1.2 million payment for the original settlement. Specialty Hospital was insolvent at the time the payment came due, and cited its financial problems for the failure to make timely payments. The government's suit countered that the law requires companies to prioritize settlement payments over other debts, absent bankruptcy. The U.S. brought the suit using the Federal Priority Statute, which allows the government to sue corporations that have made debt payments to other lenders when the corporation owes funds to the government from a settlement agreement.


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Speaker to warn of debt crisis at Seminars at Steamboat
Explore Steamboat | August 25, 2011
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Steamboat Springs — David Walker blames the "wing-nuts" on the left and the right in Washington, D.C., for the dysfunctional fiscal policy of the United States.
The wing-nuts, Walker said Wednesday while driving to Steamboat Springs, are the career politicians who disproportionately represent the political extremes and dominate the political process.
"We can and will have a debt crisis in the next several years if we don't change course," said Walker, who is the speaker for tonight's Seminars in Steamboat lecture series summer finale.
The free seminar starts at 5 p.m. at Strings Music Pavilion. Tickets are free and will be distributed starting at 4:15 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.
Walker's talk is titled "Restoring Fiscal Sanity," and he said the subject is timely given the recent debt ceiling crisis that led to Standard & Poor's downgrading of the United States' credit rating.
"There was absolutely no question that we had to raise the debt ceiling because we're spending $4 billion more each day than we are taking in," Walker said.
He said his talk tonight will focus on where U.S. fiscal policy has been, where we are and where it's heading. Everything has to be on the table to solve the problem, Walker said, including putting restraints on government spending, reforming entitlement programs, addressing health care inflation, capping military spending, eliminating waste, fraud and abuse and broadening the tax base.
"The vast majority of the problem is a spending problem, and to restore fiscal sanity it's going to be primarily spending cuts, but not solely," Walker said.
He also calls for ending the Bush tax cuts and overhauling the tax code.
Walker is the founder
and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative, a nonprofit organization that promotes fiscal responsibility and sustainability by engaging the public and assisting key policymakers on a nonpartisan basis. The goal is to achieve solutions to fiscal imbalances.
Walker was the first president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and has more than 20 years of private-sector experience, including approximately 10 years as a partner and global managing director of Human Capital Services for Arthur Andersen.
Walker has authored three books, is a frequent commentator and is a subject of the documentary "I.O.U.S.A.," which explores the issues surrounding the country's growing national debt.
For those who cannot make it to tonight's seminar, Walker's talk will be broadcast from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 4 on KUNC, 88.5 FM.
To reach Matt Stensland, call 970-871-4247 or email mstensland@SteamboatToday.com
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Andrew was fortunate to be selected to officiate at the recent London Olympics where golf was played for the first time since the 1900's. He is a current Haileybury parent and was lucky enough to be involved as a player in the school's first ever APS football and cricket premierships.
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The 'Trust Pathways' are designed to commemorate the memory of Dr Graham Dietz (Durham University Business School). The objective is to create a fully integrated cycle pathways network across Durham City to encourage more people to cycle in safety (off-road) linked to the wider 'space for cycling' campaign including Newcastle. The intention is to include bike rental stations as per the London model to encourage non-owners to participate—this project will benefit the public, staff and students alike in Durham City. The initial stages have been planned by Dr Karen Elliott's Project Management (DUBS) students as part of the Master Programme directed by Graham. Support has been gained internal to DUBS and the wider University. A meeting with DCC is in the process of being finalised.
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Nothing is free in this world except the air we breathe, and it is self-evident that the government at all levels – federal, provincial and municipal – need a reliable and predictable inflow of taxes if we expect to maintain the level of services we have become accustomed to receiving.
There are several basic principles pertaining to taxation in general. The ability and fairness, the ability to pay, so that the wealthy pay more than the poor. Simplicity, ease and cost of collection. Transparency. The rate of taxation should be variable – nil for food and essential personal services and supplies (ie. haircuts and feminine hygiene), but higher for such health hazards as alcohol, junk food and tobacco.
Clearly some of these don't jibe with the HST inasmuch that the government is offering refunds to the poor. So, instead of imposing a flat rate on everything but basic foodstuffs, it should be possible to develop a flexible rate of tax, keeping in mind the gulf between fairness and luxury.


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Exploring African-American History and Culture in Museums Nationwide
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
Leave a comment September 24, 2016 admin
I realize this blog post is out of order; it has supplanted a museum visit from April and visits to four more museums in August, but I simply could not wait to share with you my experience previewing the brand new National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
I have been thinking a lot about this museum for at least two years. You'll notice on the About page on the Our Museums web site is the photo of President and Mrs. Obama with Lonnie Bunch at the museum's 2012 groundbreaking. You'll also see that photo on the Our Museums Facebook page, and it's our header photo on Twitter. Our Facebook cover photo is a picture of me in front of the museum's construction site back in January of 2015. Since I learned of the museum's construction and eminent opening, I'd fantasized about getting an Our Museums press pass for a fancy opening gala, and that fantasy pretty much came true when my husband surprised me with tickets to the donor's reception one week before the museum's formal opening to the public!!
Being in that building on September 17th was thrilling in a way I had never experienced. As the well-dressed crowd streamed into the museum's main floor furnished with beautifully laid out buffet tables and bars, I felt a rush of joy and pride. The short program opened with a rendition of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" like I had never heard, played soulfully on the violin. I spent the entire first hour managing my my emotions of deep gratitude and wonder, blinking back tears.
After the program, we headed downstairs to the History Galleries where everyone had instructed us to start. Now this preview was so exclusive that it quickly became clear that the museum was truly not yet complete. Some exhibits were closed off with yellow police tape; some had notes taped to them for changes to make before the opening. There were stacks of construction materials stashed in corners, and some panels were still wrapped in plastic.
One thing I was not prepared for was the enormity of the museum. I expected the subterranean history galleries to all be on one level, but they in fact start far below the museum's main floor; visitors snake through the exhibitions and up ramps through three floors of galleries.
Visitors enter the history galleries through a hallway with images and artifacts from pre-colonial Africa on one wall and pre-colonial Europe on the opposite wall. The rest of that floor is dedicated to exploring American slavery and its complexities, including a display connected to the Revolutionary war titled "The Paradox of Liberty," a ten-foot-tall tower of bales of cotton on which hangs a whip encased in glass, and a statue of Thomas Jefferson standing in front of stacks of bricks, each engraved with the name of one of his slaves. There is an extensive display along a wall on that floor exploring the economic impact of the slave trade. Of course, there are the much-lauded artifacts like Harriet Tubman's hymnal and Nat Turner's bible. In front of the Reconstruction display is a statue of Robert Smalls, one of my favorite Civil War era heroes. He is worth honoring for his brave escape and surrender of a confederate steamboat to the Union army and subsequent election to the US Congress. I thought to myself when I saw the statue despite his heroism and bravery, that this is likely the only place in the world where I would find a statue of this man.
The next floor focuses on civil rights struggles from the end of the 19th century through the middle of the 20th century. It includes panels and artifacts designed to illuminate the Jim Crow Era, the Great Migration, and the Civil Rights Movement. It even has an Emmett Till Memorial and an elaborate set of shelves that contain artifacts depicting stereotypical images of Sambo and Mammies to demonstrate and explain the concepts of stereotypes. One of the largest elements, central on that floor, is an interactive touch screen lunch counter, where visitors can explore ways to deal with injustices.
The third history gallery, covering 1968 through the present had the biggest impact on me. It included many video montages of events like the Rodney King beating, Hurricane Katrina, and President Obama's election. This is the first history gallery I have ever entered in which every event being recounted I remember clearly. I was suddenly fully aware of my own place in African-American history.
We had less time to spend on the upper levels of the museum, so we took the escalator straight past the festivities on the main floor straight to the 4th floor Culture Galleries where our friend, Dr. Cheryl LaRoche, had worked on the central exhibit. When we met for lunch earlier, she described that exhibit as the "heart of the museum" because of the nature of its contents, its oval shape, and its central location on the top floor. That central exhibit contains panels on a wide range of cultural topics including fashion and style, language and literature, movement and gesture, hair, and food. It even contains panels addressing difficult issues like colorism and the stigma against certain hair textures in the Black community. Along the top of the wall is playing a panoramic video montage depicting these same cultural elements.
Branching off from that central oval are these three galleries: Visual Arts & the American Experience, Musical Crossroads, and Taking the Stage. We spent the most time in the music gallery, which contains countless artifacts including awards, clothing, instruments, and even a car from a long list of musicians from Chuck Berry and Odetta to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Technology is also well integrated into the exhibits in this gallery. An entire room is dedicated to music production, where visitors can mix and create their own rudimentary tracks. There is also a "Neighborhood Record Store" where album covers line the walls and are on display in traditional "record bins" and visitors can play songs using two giant touch screen panels in the center of the room.
What I remember most from the Taking the Stage gallery is the Oprah exhibit with a dress of hers and a few seats from her show and the 1964 Bill Cosby album cover under which the label, in one sentence, acknowledges the current scandal. I sped through the Visual Arts & the American Experience gallery with the security guard on my heels announcing that the museum would close in 15 minutes, so I did not get to really enjoy the Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett and other works of art hanging on the walls.
We sprinted through the Community Galleries on the second floor lamenting the missed opportunity to read and learn about Black entrepreneurs, sports figures, and military heroes.
As we exited the museum at the end of the night surrounded by throngs of people equally passionate about Black history and culture, I felt exhilarated despite having stood and walked for five hours straight. Before we got too far, we turned back for a view of the museum lit up against the night sky.
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Q: how to drag and drop on an AxWindowsMediaPlayer screen C# I just created a media player using the AxWindowsMediaPlayer component, I would like to drag and drop audio and video files onto the screen, I would like that once dropped, the files play automatically, but I don't know how do ... it's really important help me

A: Assuming it's a Windows Forms C# Project you can do the following:
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More than 50 feared dead in attack at Nigerian Church
Home / 2022 News / More than 50 feared dead in attack at Nigerian Church
The altar is seen at St. Francis Xavier Church the day after worshippers were attacked by gunmen during the Pentecost Mass, in Owo, Nigeria, June 5, 2022. Reports said at least 50 people were killed in the attack. (CNS photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a church and reportedly killed at least 50 people during a Pentecost Mass.
"While the details of the incident are being clarified, Pope Francis prays for the victims and the country, painfully stricken in a moment of celebration, and entrusts both to the Lord, so that he may send his Spirit to comfort them," said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, in a statement June 5.
According to the Reuters news agency, gunmen fired at people inside and outside St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, located in the southwestern state of Ondo. No group had claimed responsibility for the attack as of June 6.
In addition to those who were killed, dozens more were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals.
Father Augustine Ikwu, communications director for the Diocese of Ondo, said the attack "has left the community devastated."
He also said June 5 that "all the priests in the parish are safe and none were kidnapped" as was reported on several social media sites.
"Let us continue to pray for them and the good people of Owo and the state at large," Father Ikwu said. "We turn to God to console the families of those whose lives were lost in this distressing incident, and we pray for the departed souls to rest in peace."
In a series of tweets posted shortly after the attack, Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, said, "The vile and satanic attack" was "a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of (Owo) who have enjoyed relative peace over the years."
"I want to express my condolences to those who lost their dear ones to this gruesome murder. This is a great massacre," Akeredolu tweeted. "Our people in Ondo state will not let down their guard. This will not happen again. I have urged the heads of security agencies to take all necessary steps."
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True crime podcast: Mum of missing girl shares heartbreaking message
The mother of Leisl Smith speaks to New Idea Investigates - by Katherine Davison
A devastated mother, who hasn't seen her daughter in 16 years, has opened up about her pain in a new true crime podcast.
Speaking to the New Idea Investigates podcast, Sandi Harvey revealed how she lives with a 'void' in her life, ever since 23-year-old Leisl Smith vanished in August 2012.
Leisl, a keen animal-lover, left her Wallarah home on the NSW Central Coast at around lunchtime on 19 August 2012.
CCTV footage placed her at the train station at Tuggerah where she left her Honda Accord, but she walked away from the car and hasn't been seen since.
Episode 7: What have you done with her?
'It's like ... it's a void that you hope one day you can fill but yet, you don't want to, you know?' her mum Sandi said in an emotional interview with New Idea Investigates.
'You want to fill it with positive, not negative. And that's the hard thing. Sometimes I think I'm in a club with people I don't want to be in a club with.
'People who have had family missing for 20 years and sometimes you think, "Wow, I'm not in such a bad position." And you can be sympathetic to them and then other days you think, "No, this is about me, this is about my daughter, this is about Leisl.
'I want to feel bad today for me because I don't care how other people feel. I feel bad. And it's my day, it's my turn.'
Leisl went missing in 2012
And Sandi had a message for anyone who has information on her daughter's whereabouts.
'You don't have to say who you are, just tell me where she is,' Sandi pleaded.
For more on the baffling real life case of missing Leisl Smith listen to the What have you done with her? podcast from New Idea Investigates. Available on OMNY and iTunes.
Leisl's mum Sandi (pictured) gives a heartbreaking interview to New Idea Investigates
If you have information relating to this case please contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000
Katherine Davison
Katherine is Executive Editor of News & Features for New Idea and a real-life specialist with 17 years of experience in Australia and the UK
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Small town Iowa, alive and well! Fertile defies the trend by being one of several small towns to grow in the last census. We really do have a lot to celebrate.
Citizens are proud to celebrate their hometown each year during Fertile Days. This year, Fertile Days featured a parade, a Walk/Run event, bed and golf-cart races, a live band, a free community meal, and several kid's activities including face painting and inflatable rides.
Fertile is a beautiful town. Located right on the Winnebago river: we have canoeing, fishing, and other great outdoor activities. Several weddings take place each year in the Rhodes Island Park, outlined by the Dam, Mill and footbridge.
Fertile is a great place for kid's to grow up. Forest City has a top-notch educational system with sports, theater, band and many more extra-curricular activities. Fertile's Little League is one of the best in the area!
Fertile is home to a great group of people. There is Fertile pride in every one of us!
As of the census of 2010, there were 370 people, 148 households, and 111 families residing in the city. The population density was 393.6 inhabitants per square mile (152.0 /km2). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 171.3 per square mile (66.1 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.5% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.9% of the population.
There were 148 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.88.
The median age in the city was 41 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.
Fertile was founded by William Rhodes, a Canadian who came to Iowa in 1858 and built a mill to process wheat into flour. Rhodes Mill was built on Lime Creek, now known as the Winnebago River.
The "History of Mitchell and Worth Counties," published in 1918 described the mill as being "34 by 42 feet in dimensions, two and one-third stories high, had three runs of stone, and a capacity to turning out 50 barrels of first class flour per diem." It is further stated in the book, "Lime Creek Rhodes Mill at Fertile has a fall of 11 feet and develops 70 horse power."
The mill operated into the 1930s. The building was restored in 1971. The building now has rooms for guest accommodations. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


We are now working on some new songs putting our first set of cover songs on the side for now. The Misfits,Pink Floyd,Velvet Revolver,AC/DC,God Smack are some of the new bands that we are working on.
We have a few recordings in our songs section from our practice jam session. Things are really starting to come together good with these. Cant wait until our next show.
The Saint gig will be on Wed July 14th.... Cant wait!
TILTED TO RECORD NEW EP FOR 2019!
TILTED IS WORKING ON THE NEW EP. THE WORKING TITLE IS "FULL SPEED AHEAD" AND WILL CONSIST OF 5 OR 6 SONGS WITH A POSSIBLE LIVE BONUS TRACK.
JOHN CARRETTA TAKES OVER ON DRUMS!!
WE WARMLY WELCOME JOHN CARRETTA ON DRUMS! JOHN IS A BEAST ON THE SKINS AND HAS BEEN FILLING IN FOR SHOWS. HE BRINGS TONS OF EXPERIENCE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEE HIM AT A FUTURE SHOW NEAR YOU!!
WE SAY GOODBYE TO OUR ORIGINAL DRUMMER TOMMY D.
OUR ORIGINAL DRUMMER AND TILTED BROTHER TOMMY D. HAS RETIRED FROM TILTED. SO MANY GREAT MEMORIES AND SUCH A VITAL PART OF OUR SUCCESS. WE WILL MISS HIM!!
WHAT A NIGHT SUPPORTING DOKKEN AT THE STARLAND BALLROOM!!
TILTED SUPPORTS DOKKEN AS ONE OF THE LOCAL HARD ROCK ACTS FROM NJ ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH 2019!! GREAT NIGHT, GREAT PUMPED UP CROWD AND GREAT TO MEET THE MEMBERS OF DOKKEN!
TILTED ROKKEN WITH DOKKEN IN 2019!!
TILTED HAS LANDED A SPOT SUPPORTING DOKKEN AT THE STARLAND BALLROOM ON SATURDAY NIGHT MARCH 9TH 2019 AT 7PM! TICKET AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE!!
LISTEN TO TILTED ON EPISODE 23 OF THE JERSEY ROCK PODCAST WITH TOM HANLEY FROM 95.9 THE RAT!!
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TILTED'S NEW SINGLE TITLED "THE WORLD IS ON FIRE" IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES, AMAZON AND SPOTIFY! PICK IT UP TODAY!
TILTED TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE!
TILTED WILL BE RELEASING "THE WORLD IS ON FIRE" IN NOVEMBER!!
TILTED ROCKS THE BRIGHTON BAR IN LONG BRNACH NJ AS PART OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR FRIENDS MIKELL'S PLOT. GREAT LINEUP OF BANDS!! WE HIT THE STAGE AT 8PM!
In Point Pleasant New Jersey at Marlins Cafe they have open mic night on Monday nights. You can sign up on a list and when called perform a few songs with PA ,drums and amps all provided . Tilted was able to perform four songs Vertigo,Surrender,Twist of Cain and Until the End of the world were all played during our quick but powerful set. It was great playing at yet another place of Rock N RoLL. All members of the band had a blast. Thanks to Jimi the house guy and Marlins Cafe for the open mic sesion.It was a blast!


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Stratford School Designated Local Historic District
County, APS collaborate for designation
First Virginia public school to be integrates
Protects building while allowing for school addition, future changes
Previously listed in state, national historic registers
The Arlington County Board today designated the Stratford School, which currently houses the H-B Woodlawn Program, as the 38th Arlington Historic District. Designation is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the County and Arlington Public Schools (APS).
On Feb. 2, 1959, Stratford became the first public school in the Commonwealth to be integrated. Its cultural, historical and architectural value have made it a critically important part of Arlington's history ever since.
"Stratford is perhaps Arlington's most significant local historic designation to date, given its critical role in desegregation in 1959 and its exceptional architecture," County Board Chair Libby Garvey said. "The importance of the partnership between the County and APS to achieve this designation in a way that allows for the school to expand to serve the needs of our growing student population can't be overstated."
School Board Chair Dr. Emma Violand-Sanchez highlighted the building's important role in Arlington's history, saying "Approving Stratford as an historic site was one of the most important votes that the School Board has taken, and acknowledges the courageous students who were the first to integrate schools in Virginia. The community is very proud of this school and its legacy, and shares the School Board's dedication to providing all our children with an excellent education." She added, "We also appreciate the collaboration of the County Board, staff and the Historic Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB), who worked with us to find the best way to commemorate and celebrate this important historical site."
New rules for designating APS properties as local historic districts
The designation required an amendment to the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance that alters how APS properties are designated as local historic districts. With the designation, exterior renovations to the Stratford School must meet specific design guidelines developed by Historic Preservation Program staff and APS staff. The design guidelines will help manage future changes to the property and will inform the design and construction of a new addition to the school planned for completion by September 2019.
The County Board voted 5 to 0 to approve this designation. To read the staff report on this item, visit the County website. Scroll down to Item No. 43 on the Agenda for the Tuesday, June 21 County Board Meeting.
Four former students of the Stratford School, including Michael Jones, one of the original students to integrate the school in 1959, requested the local historic district designation in March 2015. The property already was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register (2003) and the National Register of Historic Places (2004).
Through a series of negotiations that advocated both historic preservation interests and APS concerns, the County Board, county manager, School Board, school superintendent, and the HALRB all recognized the extraordinary historical significance of the site. All parties agreed to collaborate and develop a compromise that would allow for the local historic district designation.
The School Board and County Board approved the compromise in separate meetings in December 2015, detailing the following parameters:
1) Amendments to the county's Zoning Ordinance that allow the County Board, rather than the HALRB, sole review of Certificates of Appropriateness requests for any future local historic designations of APS-owned or ground-leased properties and the County Board review and approval of all future local designations of APS properties. The HALRB will serve in an advisory role for both processes and make formal recommendations directly to the County Board.
2) Designation language that emphasizes and honors the school's civil rights-era history; and
3) Concise design guidelines for the historic district that seek to preserve the character-defining features of the original historic school, while allowing for alterations, expansions, and other changes within the district over time that would be reviewed and approved by the County Board or its designee.
About Stratford School
Stratford School is a vital part of Arlington's history both due to its role in ending racial segregation in the public school system and its architectural significance.
On Feb. 2, 1959, four African American seventh-graders -- Michael Jones, Gloria Thompson, Lance Newman and Ronald Deskins -- entered and enrolled at Stratford Junior High School, marking the beginning of the end of the Commonwealth of Virginia's practice of public school segregation. They were the first African American students in Virginia to attend their neighborhood public school rather than a segregated school. On Feb. 2, 2016, three of the four original integrating students returned to Stratford to be honored as part of the "Celebrating Arlington's History Makers" event.
The design and construction of the Stratford School represents a critical moment in the development of Arlington County's public education system in the mid-twentieth century. The building was constructed as a direct response to the County's unprecedented population growth leading up to World War II and in the following decade.
This tremendous increase in the school age population, particularly in the Lee Highway corridor in the neighborhoods of Cherrydale, Maywood, Waverly Hills and Donaldson Run, led to numerous school construction projects including Stratford Junior High School. Similar to other post-war educational facilities throughout the nation, the design of Stratford Junior High School adhered to the ideals of Modernist architecture, allowing for an efficient and economical school building.
The Stratford School Local Historic District encompasses a distinctive and architecturally significant International Style building The site is the best and most intact Arlington work of prominent regional architect Rhees Burket, Sr., and the building is characterized by the extensive use of stone, glazed brick and tile, and glass block.
The school has undergone two expansions since its initial construction, but both have been minimal in scale and use a similar vocabulary and materials as the existing building.
About the Historic Preservation Program
The County's Historic Preservation Program helps identify, preserve, and protect Arlington's historic resources. Working with the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB), program staff researches sites for historic designation, surveys buildings and neighborhoods, and promotes preservation efforts and Arlington's heritage throughout the community.
Learn more about Arlington County's Historic Preservation efforts.


Whether you're a freshmen, sophomore, junior, or senior; you're likely concerned about how final exams can make or break your semester. Don't let this temporary pressure break you, instead, take charge and take the steps to doing well on final exams.
Talking to your teachers makes a big difference. It allows them to recognize you as an individual student instead of just a face in the class. Teachers who know students by name tend to think of them more during grading and often will provide opportunities to help you do better if you are showing you want to do well. Be honest and let them know your fears. Ask for help and for study resources so you can do well. Your teachers are there to help you and to make sure you excel, so make sure to take advantage of all they can do for you.
Studying with a group of friends can really help to calm down your anxiety. Sharing your study notes and going over questions together can help you understand information from different points of view. My best studying moments were in group settings, where I learned so much from classmates (sometimes more than I learned in the classroom).
I know it's super hard to not procrastinate but try to avoid it. All procrastinating does is add to your stress, cause you to be sleep deprived, and possibly affect your chances of doing well. Plan in advance, study over the weeks, and space out your workload day by day so it doesn't feel as overwhelming. On Test Day, you will be extremely confident and well-rested, which will put you in a great space to succeed.
Once you're in college, you will be expected to manage your own schedule and workload without as much handholding from your professors. So high school is the perfect time to develop strong study habits so they not only become second nature later on, but also help you get into your dream college.
If you step back and look at all you have to accomplish in high school, it can seem like a lot to take on. However, if you just focus on what needs to happen one day at a time, you'll be surprised at how everything gets done.
For example, after each school day, make a commitment to go through each class and review your notes. This way, the info will be ingrained come Test Day, and you won't have to cram to relearn everything you forgot.
Learning how to study on your own is very important, but involving your peers and teachers can really help. If you are struggling in a class, there's no shame in reaching out to the teacher to get tips on the material you should be focusing on—and maybe even some feedback about how their exams are created.
Not only can this dramatically improve your grade, it will show the teacher you are committed to doing well, which will make them more likely to support you.
We all have subjects we like more than others, and they're usually the ones we excel at. That's why it can be hard to stay motivated when it comes to studying those other subjects, even though they may be the ones you should focus on most.
Here's one idea: Take your least favorite subject and find something about it that relates to one of your passions—or consider how it might benefit you down the road. If you have an incentive beyond an immediate obligation, you might just find your way into the subject—and you might discover you like it more than you originally thought.
Just as we all have subjects like in more than others, we also all have unique learning styles that we need to structure our learning styles around.
For example, if you are easily distracted, try studying alone in your room or in a quiet library where those around you are also focused. If you learn best in groups, find a couple of classmates whose work ethic and class standing you admire or aspire to. If you process things better by writing them down, consider rewriting your notes as a study guide.
One of the most important study habits you can develop is being kind—to yourself. Realize that some material is going to be harder than other material, and some days you will be more productive.
For example, if one day you notice you are having a hard time concentrating, don't force it. Let yourself to take a break and then return to the material later. Investing in all aspects of your health will benefit your grade as much as studying will. So be patient and allow yourself to take things at your own pace.


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Ogg to face Anderson for DA
Politics // Houston Politics
March 4, 2014 Updated: March 4, 2014 10:34 p.m.
Olivia Jordan (left) and Kim Ogg celebrate preliminary results of Ogg winning the Democratic primary.
 Tony Bullard 2014/Freelance Photographer
Two former prosecutors, both touting broad legal experience and leadership, are set to face off in November for Houston's top law enforcement position as Kim Ogg cruised to victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney.
Ogg, the former head of Crime Stoppers, will face incumbent Devon Anderson, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
"I think it's time to return the district attorney's office to sensible policies and go after real criminals instead of small-time offenders," said Ogg, who advocates sentencing low-level drug users to community service instead of jail.
"I want to make small-time offenders into better citizens, not better criminals."
Ogg, 54, said she spent $150,000 to get her message out for the primary. Her opponent, Lloyd Oliver, did not raise or spend a penny on his campaign.
"I guess the weather did me in," Oliver said Tuesday.
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'Loose cannon' Oliver
Before the election, the 70-year-old said gray skies meant only the "party elite" would make it to the polls.
"They control the establishment side, and for some reason, I don't see me ever making it on the establishment side," he said. "You can either be establishment or a loose cannon, but you can't be in-between."
Oliver made headlines in a 2012 primary campaign after taking domestic violence issues lightly in several debates, including advocating "boxing gloves" for victims.
It was a position Ogg took him to task for on Tuesday.
"His platform on domestic violence is offensive and belittling," Ogg said. "People have been speaking out against that and voting for me."
Oliver shocked the Democrats when he won the primary in 2012 after taking the same no-money approach against well-funded attorney Zack Ferttita. The Democratic Party sued to try to get Oliver off the ballot, but he stayed on to be thrashed in the general election that year.
Ogg now faces Anderson, 48, who was appointed in September to fill her husband's unexpired term. Mike Anderson died in August from cancer.
On Tuesday, Devon Anderson issued a statement that she welcomed the challenge.
"We're ready, and we're going to run a fierce campaign," said Sara Marie Kinney, Anderson's campaign spokeswoman. "We'll run on the things we've been successful with in the last 14 months."
Two-year term
Because Mike Anderson had taken office just eight months before his death, the post is up for election and will be on the ballot again in 2016, so whoever wins will face re-election in just two years.
Anderson and Ogg both began their legal careers as prosecutors at the district attorney's office. From 1987 to 1994, Ogg rose in the ranks to become the office's chief gang prosecutor.
She left after being appointed by the mayor as the first head of the city's anti-gang task force.
Five years later, she took the reins of Crime Stoppers of Houston, which she led until 2006.
Ogg is in private practice with her father, former state Sen. Jack Ogg.
She faces Anderson, who spent a dozen years in the district attorney's office beginning in 1992. Anderson prosecuted several high-profile cases, including putting the "Railroad Killer," Angel Maturino Resendiz, on death row.
In 2004, she won her first election to take the bench in the 179th felony court after the presiding judge retired, but lost it in 2008.
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The Clayton Crime Watch meeting on Wednesday September 11th at 7 PM will feature a presentation by Detective Nick Schock, Motor Vehicle Crash Investigator for the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Detective Schock will provide a presentation on Defensive Driving and Distracted Driving. Everyone one who drives, should find these topics of interest. The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place at the Clayton Borough Hall - Court Room located at 125 N. Delsea Drive, Clayton, NJ 08312.


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2 1998 - 12/23/1998 - Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and "effective" seal checks.
3 1987 - 03/20/1987 - Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators.
4 1986 - 08/18/1986 - Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators.
5 1985 - 11/26/1985 - Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
6 1984 - 10/11/1984 - Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.


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Business Marketing Essentials
Julia Kagan
Julia Kagan has written about personal finance for more than 25 years and for Investopedia since 2014. The former editor of Consumer Reports, she is an expert in credit and debt, retirement planning, home ownership, employment issues, and insurance. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College (A.B., history) and has an MFA in creative nonfiction from Bennington College.
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What Is Viral Marketing?
Understanding Viral Marketing
Examples of Viral Marketing
Viral Marketing Characteristics
Pros and Cons of Viral Marketing
Viral Marketing FAQs
Viral marketing seeks to spread information about a product or service from person to person by word of mouth or sharing via the internet or email. The goal of viral marketing is to inspire individuals to share a marketing message to friends, family, and other individuals to create exponential growth in the number of its recipients.
Viral marketing is a sales technique that involves organic or word-of-mouth information about a product or service to spread at an ever-increasing rate.
The internet and the advent of social media have greatly increased the number of viral messages in the form of memes, shares, likes, and forwards.
Some marketing campaigns try to trigger virality, however many times just exactly what goes viral remains a mystery.
Once something goes viral, it is an easy and cheap way for a message to gain popularity.
Viral marketing can increase a company's reach and, ultimately, its customer base.
In the case of viral marketing, "viral" refers to something that spreads quickly and widely across its audience. Viral marketing is a deliberate enterprise, though the distribution of a message happens organically. As such, social media provides the perfect ecosystem for viral marketing, though it has its roots in traditional word-of-mouth marketing.
While the practice was much more widely used in the early to mid-2000s, as new internet businesses were being created in extreme numbers, it is still common among internet-based business-to-consumer (B-to-C) companies. The widespread adoption of social media networks—including YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook—has enabled modern viral marketing efforts and increased their efficacy.
A frequently used example of early viral marketing is Hotmail, the free web-based email service launched in 1996 that included in its users' outgoing messages an embedded advertisement and direct link inviting recipients to sign up for an account. This practice led to the fastest growth among user-based media companies at the time.
Another example that illustrates how varied viral marketing can be is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The ice bucket challenge existed before The ALS Association utilized it to raise awareness and generate donations. However, the massive dissemination on social media of ALS Ice Bucket videos created a worldwide sensation that tremendously increased ALS awareness.
The amount of donations raised from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
All viral marketing examples—deliberate or accidental—have three things in common: the message, messenger, and environment. Each part must be leveraged to create a successful viral marketing campaign. Viral marketing campaigns may be created by any size business and can stand alone or be a part of a larger traditional campaign.
These campaigns may use several tools (e.g., videos, games, images, email, text messaging, and free products) to appeal to the emotions of users or viewers, raise awareness of a worthy cause, and make it easier to consume and share. Viral marketing often relies on the help of an influencer, who has a large network of followers.
With the help of social networks as a "force multiplier," viral marketing is quicker than traditional marketing campaigns, as well as less expensive. Since it can receive so much traffic in a short time, it can also lead to mainstream media attention. Social media can also cause viral marketing efforts to misfire, as messages are altered, misconstrued, considered spam, or called out for missing the mark. Viral marketing success can also be hard to measure.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Viral Marketing
Viral marketing allows companies to better market their products by reaching consumers that ordinarily would not be targeted by its traditional marketing campaigns. This expanded reach allows the company to enter new markets and potentially expand its customer base.
When done creatively, companies can trigger viral responses. For example, Burger King created a buzz when it posted pictures of its month-old, moldy Whopper in response to McDonald's claim that their burgers don't decompose. Burger King asserts that it uses only fresh ingredients and no preservatives, which should provide a better and healthier outcome for its customers. Its unappealing-looking burger was visible proof of that claim.
Viral marketing costs are a fraction of traditional advertising campaigns. And advertising is essentially free when consumers infectiously share their positive experiences with a company's products and services with others.
Because the internet allows content to be shared easily and quickly, viral marketing can also trigger exponential and rapid growth. However, it is important to note that how quickly and easily content is shared is largely dependent on whether the company uses the right tools that make this possible.
Sometimes, viral marketing sparks a response counter to what was intended. Consumers tend to share negative news more often than positive news, and studies show that people have a stronger emotional response to negative news. Negative buzz can be detrimental to business and sometimes hard to recover from.
The effects of viral marketing are hard to measure as it is difficult to determine if a lead or sale resulted from it. And there is no consensus among businesses on how to measure its success.
If customers believe the viral campaign will compromise their privacy and security, they will likely not share. As a result, the company's marketing mission fails, and its reputation may be tarnished. Future viral marketing campaigns may be adversely affected by previous unsuccessful attempts.
Wider reach
Faster and exponential growth
Negative word-of-mouth
Hard to measure
Low virality
How Do I Make My Brand Go Viral?
Here are tips to help you make your brand go viral. Be attentive to emotions as they are the driving force behind viral marketing. Find a position and stick with it, rather than being neutral. Be creative and don't make traditional ads. Be good at storytelling, seeking to evoke an emotional response from the follower. Don't stop with one campaign; continue to keep your audience engaged. Lastly, make sure that you create a campaign that is easily and quickly shareable and where people can submit feedback or ask questions.
How Do You Make Money If Your Video Goes Viral?
To make money on a viral video, you must monetize it, generally by requiring subscribers to pay to view or by allowing companies to advertise to your audience in exchange for a fee. Companies either pay the creator to mention their products or services or run company-created ads before, during, or after their videos.
There are other ways to make money from a viral video other than the ones mentioned. For example, creators can license their videos, allowing third parties to use their content.
Why Is Transparency So Important in Viral Marketing?
Being transparent means being honest and open about operations and motives. Transparency in viral marketing is important as consumers are more critical of traditional marketing campaigns and are holding companies accountable for their actions more often than before. Approximately 94% of consumers are likely to be loyal to companies that are transparent in marketing.
What Does "Seeding" Mean in Relation to a Viral Marketing Campaign?
Seeding is a marketing technique in which companies purposefully distribute viral information or content to select users who they think will effectively share the campaign. Most often, social media influencers are chosen as seeds to spread the word and solicit feedback about a product.
What Are the Steps to Start a Viral Marketing Campaign?
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Trump signs Colorado River drought plan
The legislation was supported by all 14 senators from the Colorado River basin states.
John Locher, Associated Press file
In this July 28, 2014, file photo, lightning strikes over Lake Mead near Hoover Dam that impounds Colorado River water at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona.
By Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated Press | The Associated Press
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a plan to cut back on the use of water from the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the U.S. West.
The Colorado River drought contingency plan aims to keep two key reservoirs, Lakes Powell and Mead, from falling so low they cannot deliver water or produce hydropower. It was negotiated among the seven states that draw water from the river.
Mexico also agreed to store water in Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border if the U.S. legislation was approved by April 22.
The legislation was supported by all 14 senators from the Colorado River basin states, though Trump announced his action in a tweet that singled out Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who is in a tough fight for re-election next year.
"Thanks to @SenMcSallyAZ for getting it done," Trump wrote. "Big deal for Arizona!"
Arizona has the lowest-priority access to Colorado River water and will be hit hardest. The state negotiated a separate agreement to provide other water sources and new groundwater infrastructure for farmers in Pinal County between Phoenix and Tucson.
Arizona and Nevada agreed to keep water in Lake Mead when it falls to certain levels. The cuts eventually would loop in California if the reservoir drops far enough.
Big new reservoirs planned northeast of Denver would divert more of South Platte's Nebraska-bound water to thirsty metro suburbs
A run through Colorado's Yampa whitewater reveals the wildness that remains. But will the West's rivers survive urban demands?
New campaign implores water conservation "For the Love of Colorado"
The Metropolitan Water District, which supplies drinking water to millions in Southern California, agreed to shoulder California's share of cutbacks if they're needed. That pledge cut out the Imperial Irrigation District, which has the largest entitlement to Colorado River water and had said it would only participate in the arrangement if it secured money to resolve environmental problems at the shrinking Salton Sea.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, celebrated the approval as "a monumental, bipartisan achievement."
State water managers and federal officials have cited a prolonged drought, climate change and increasing demand for the river's flows as reasons to cut back on water usage.
The drought plan calls for cutbacks through 2026. The states are scheduled to begin negotiations soon over even more severe cuts to deal with a long-term shortage in water on the Colorado River.
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It's about two-fifths as long as The QE2.
In other words, 161 paces is 0.4170 times the length of The QE2, and the length of The QE2 is 2.40 times that amount.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2) The QE2 has a total length of 386 paces. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 12,600,000,000 paces, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about two-fifths as tall as The Eiffel Tower.
In other words, 161 paces is 0.3790 times the height of The Eiffel Tower, and the height of The Eiffel Tower is 2.640 times that amount.
The Eiffel Tower stands 425 paces tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 48.60 paces or less.
It's about one-third as tall as The Empire State Building.
In other words, 161 paces is 0.321990 times the height of The Empire State Building, and the height of The Empire State Building is 3.10570 times that amount.
The Empire State Building stands 500.01 paces to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers.
In other words, 161 paces is 0.27150 times the height of The Petronas Twin Towers, and the height of The Petronas Twin Towers is 3.6830 times that amount.
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 593 paces to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 150.90 paces deep.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center.
In other words, 161 paces is 0.2490 times the height of The Shanghai World Financial Center, and the height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is 4.02 times that amount.
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 646 paces tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 622 paces above ground).
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Taipei 101 (skyscraper).
In other words, 161 paces is 0.2420 times the height of The Taipei 101 (skyscraper), and the height of The Taipei 101 (skyscraper) is 4.130 times that amount.
(a.k.a. Taipei Financial Center, a.k.a. 台北101, a.k.a. 臺北101) (Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan) (to spire)
The Taipei 101 reaches 667 paces to its spire. The tower itself is said to be the style in world's tallest sundial, with the circular area of the adjacent Millennium Park acting as the sundial's face.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Sears Tower.
In other words, 161 paces is 0.2330 times the height of The Sears Tower, and the height of The Sears Tower is 4.290 times that amount.
(a.k.a. Willis Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to 692 paces to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at 541 paces.


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by Jency Williams | June 24, 2014 · 4:41 pm
Lights, Camera, Novel: Rene Gutteridge and John Ward's Heart of the Country.
Heart of the Country labels itself as "A modern re-telling of The Prodigal story, in the form of Wall Street meets Sweet Home Alabama meets Nicholas Sparks." Half of the references in that description speak to notions of down-home, good old-fashioned Southern families and romance. Sweet Home Alabama was a popular romantic comedy about a displaced Southerner who returns from New York City and her successful, sophisticated lifestyle, and winds up reconnecting with her roots. Nicholas Sparks, who has been blogged about on here in the past, is a notable North Carolina resident and something of an icon who has shaped popular romantic writing, and with it, the image of the state.
After Faith Carraday's husband, Luke, is caught taking part in some shady business dealings, he is arrested. Faith abandons Luke and their life together in Manhattan and seeks solace with her father and sister in her hometown in Columbus County, North Carolina. Unfortunately, her reception is strained. Faith bolted from home when she was given the opportunity to attend Julliard. Since then she hasn't remained close with her father, Calvin, and sister, Olivia. Olivia is jealous of sharing their father's affections, and, Calvin has grown old and tired. As Faith tries to heal and sort out her life, Luke approaches his high society family and attempts to make amends.
The story was co-authored by novelist Rene Gutteridge and screenwriter/director/actor John Ward. As if taking a cue from Nicholas Sparks and his writing method in The Last Song, Heart of the Country was written in novel form and screenplay, fairly close together; Gutteridge indicates working with Ward's material in her acknowledgement. Gutteridge took a larger role in the novel and Ward in the screenplay. Both the film and the novel were released in 2013. The film version was shot on location in Wilmington, North Carolina and New York City. Jana Kramer stars as Faith Carraday and Gerald McRaney, an actor primarily known for his work on TV shows, plays her father Calvin. Funnily enough, McRaney has an unlisted role in Nicholas Sparks's upcoming adaptation, The Best of Me. Kramer played a supporting role in One Tree Hill – also set in North Carolina and filmed in Wilmington — in seasons 7 and 8 and the first two episodes in season 9. She left the show to pursue her country music career. During this film, Kramer gets a chance to flaunt her musical talents on screen with a few songs.
It's not a surprising coincidence that One Tree Hill and Heart of the Country were filmed in Wilmington, however. Over the years, Wilmington has earned the nickname of "Hollywood of the East," "Hollywood East," and even "Wilmywood." Our State attributes Wilmington's major break in the film industry in the early 1980s to Dino DiLaurentiis's adaptation of Stephen King's Firestarter, which starred a young Drew Barrymore. DiLaurentiis was interested in finding a plantation for filming, and after a location scout shared a photo of Orton Plantation, DiLaurentiis was smitten. So smitten, in fact, that he built a studio in Wilmington.
Since Firestarter, Wilmington has been the backdrop to films like Blue Velvet, Weekend at Bernie's, Sleeping with the Enemy, a handful of Nicholas Sparks adaptations, The Secret Life of Bees, and more. Wilmington Regional Film Commission has lists for Feature Films, TV Shows, Music Videos, and Commercials shot in the area. The North Carolina Film Office likewise has a listing of films and TV shows shot in the state. Of these films and TV shows listed, it might be interesting to consider how many were really set in North Carolina, or crafted to look like another location? Heart of the Country sticks close to home. Although the story is set in Columbus County and Wilmington is actually located in New Hanover County, the two counties neighbor each other on the southern tip of the state, so shooting in Wilmington wasn't much of a departure from the storyline.
Read the original post that covers the novel version of Heart of the Country here. Both the novel and the film are available through the UNC-Chapel Hill Library catalog.
Sources consulted: Bayridge Films, CMIL, Examiner, Facebook, Heart of the Country, IMDb (The Best of Me, Heart of the Country, Jana Kramer, Gerald McRaney, Sweet Home Alabama), Jana Kramer, NC Hollywood, North Carolina Film Office, Our State, Rene Gutteridge, Taste of Country, Wikipedia (Jana Kramer, Gerald McRaney, One Tree Hill), The Wilmywood Daily, Wilmington Regional Film Commission, Inc.
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by Eileen McGrath | January 31, 2014 · 8:22 am
Rene Gutteridge and John Ward. Heart of the Country. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2013.
Catherine Barnett's death in an automobile accident scarred her entire family. Calvin, her husband, was left with the task of bringing his daughters out of adolescence and into adulthood. That, and keeping up the farm and his horses, consumed him. Olivia stayed close to home, marrying and raising her children near the home place in Columbus County, North Carolina. Faith, who has her mother's beautiful voice and stage presence, left to attend the Julliard School in New York City. Faith's lack of confidence and drive derailed her singing career, but in New York she met Luke Carraday, the younger son of financial wizard Austin Carraday.
When Heart of the Country opens, Faith and Luke have been married four years. The young couple have tried to find their own way in New York, living in a modest Manhattan apartment rather than on the Upper East Side, and keeping their appearances at big society events to minimum. None of this pleases Luke's family, but only when Luke leaves the family firm to buy in with a competitor, the slightly shady Michov Brothers, does the Carraday family unity crack. Luke's brother, Jake, is particularly harsh in his judgments–first Luke marries this country girl who must be a gold-digger and then he turn his back on the firm that their father poured his life into. It's all Jake can do not to say "I told you so" when the Securities and Exchange Commission comes after Luke and the Michovs, and Faith turns her back on Luke and returns to North Carolina.
Faith's return to North Carolina is no joyous homecoming. Olivia, who is feeling worn out at thirty, resents the attention that Faith receives and she is possessive about their father. Plus, she is offended by Faith's failure to bring Luke to North Carolina to meet the family. The Barnetts wouldn't know Luke if they walked right into him. Calvin is just feeling old, too old to care much about the house, the barn, even his beloved horse, Silver. Lee, the local ER doctor, offers his friendship to Faith, but his special knowledge of her mother's death stands between them like a radioactive field.
Faith has come back to re-build her life, but she cannot do that without facing up to some truths about herself. Is she weak–someone who gives up after the first setback? The way she bolted when Luke was arrested marks her as someone who runs at the first sign of trouble. But what about Luke, will he survive his legal troubles, and if he does, will he find a way to win back Faith's trust? Heart of the Country explores the pain that exists in even the closest of families and how religious faith and family love can bring about healing.
The film version of Heart of the Country, starring Jana Kramer, was released in 2012.
Check this title's availability in the UNC-Chapel Hill Library catalog.
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Over Tumbled Graves
During a routine drug bust, on a narrow bridge over white-water falls in the center of town, Spokane detective Caroline Mabry finds herself face-to-face with a brutal murderer. Within hours, the body of a young prostitute is found on the riverbank nearby. What follows confronts our fascination with ... More
Ruby Ridge
On the last hot day of summer in 1992, gunfire cracked over a rocky knob in northern Idaho, just south of the Canadian border. By the next day three people were dead, and a small war was joined, pitting the full might of federal law enforcement against one well-armed family. Drawing on extensive i... More
Land of the Blind
While working the weekend night shift, Caroline Mabry, a weary Spokane police detective, encounters a seemingly unstable but charming derelict who tells her, "I'd like to confess." But he insists on writing out his statement in longhand. In the forty-eight hours that follow, the stranger confesses t... More
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The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an actress, he so... More
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by Jess Walter • Robert Cantwell
A labor strike at a lumber mill divides a town based on the author's hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. "The Land of Plenty" portrays the blue-collar workers' struggle for existence and depicts, with sensitivity and compassion, workers and owners alike in their poverty, depravity, and their ultimate ... More
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