Exquisite, haunting, and personal portraiture, which encapsulates the essence of a complete story caught in one fleeting moment in time, is the hallmark of the work of Aunia Kahn. Often referred to as the artist's personal interpretation of the world around her depicted in movie-like stills, these images will move the viewer visually with narratives all its own. This exhibition will feature works from her most recent series, and a collection of exclusive black and white images, which depict hardship, triumph, and the power of the human spirit.
NEPO 5k DON'T RUN is back and you are invited!
This year it's all downhill and backwards. Starting at NEPO House on Beacon Hill and finishing in front of Kobe Terrace Gardens in the International District, participants will encounter nearly 5 kilometers of city streets populated with artwork, installations and performing artists. Finish-line show, MCed by Jake Stratton, will feature live music by Bavarian Village Band, multimedia show by Airport, DJ Never Leaves, performance by Seattle Butoh Festival, DAIPANbutoh dancers and Roz Band, storefront video installations, LxWxH pop-up store, food trucks and beer garden. Once again, expect the unexpected!
Vis-à-Vis Society, Britta Johnson, Nathaniel Russell, Paul Komada, Lindsey Apodaca, MKNZ, Ruth Marie Tomlinson, Taylor Pinton, Matthew Hilger, Whitney Ford-Terry, Rumi Koshino, Joanna Lepore, Erin Elyse Burns, Graham Downing, Max Kraushaar, Virginia Wilcox, Hanita Schwartz, Meital Katz-Minerbo, Glenn Herlihy, Leanne Grimes, Brandon Aleson, Ken Turner, Serrah Russell, Sarah Galvin, Riley Christensen, Willie Fitzgerald, Maggie Carson Romano, Eric John Olson, Anne Blackburn, Lauren Max, C.M. Ruiz, Nicholas Nyland, Nat Evans, Chris Kallmyer, Aaron Asis, Anna Koosmann, Stephen Sewell, Julia Haack, Yé-Yé Collective, Fictilis, Kate Clark, George Rodriguez, Jose Bold, Chris Buening, Seth Damm, Keeara Rhoades, A K Mimi Alin, Allyce Wood, Andrew Peterson and meadow starts with p, Andy Fallat, Diana Falchuk, JD Banke, Eric E. Aguilar, NKO, Devon Midori Hale, Keely Isaak Meehan and Manifold Motion, Bryan Schoneman, Zack Bent, Jennifer Zwick, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Amanda Manitach, Alice Ghosti, Monica Mata Gilliam, Baso Fibonacci, and Seanjohn Walsh.
Curated by Klara Glosova, Sierra Stinson and Zack Bent.
What else you may need to know: this event is free to the public, with suggested donation of $5. Participants of all ages welcome, feel free to invite anyone and everyone you know, there is no maximum capacity! You are encouraged to take Light Rail to the start, NEPO House is located one block from Beacon Hill's Light Rail Station.
Hope to see you there! And remember: absolutely no running!
NEPO 5K DON'T RUN is organized by NEPO House. NEPO House is an Associated Program of Shunpike.
This event is made possible by funding from 4Culture and the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. This program is also supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Todos aquellos a quienes no ha bastado la información sobre la magnífica cámara H4D Ferrari Limited Edition, disponen ahora de un sitio online dedicado que pueden visitar para "ponerse al volante" y realizar una prueba de conducción virtual de un modelo que solo poseerán 499 fotógrafos en todo el mundo.
Los visitantes del sitio podrán ver una espléndida selección de imágenes de la H4D Ferrari Edition y su pantalla de cristal exclusivamente diseñada, producidas por el conocido especialista Jonathan Beer. También encontrará una vista completa de la cámara en 360 grados que le permitirá hacerse una idea exacta de las sensuales curvas y deliciosas líneas de esta potente máquina de Hasselblad y Ferrari.
Si le gusta lo que ve, también puede reservar una demostración directamente en el sitio para sentir por sí mismo la emoción de manejar de verdad una de estas cámaras de coleccionista.
Quienes inviertan 21.499 euros para adquirir una H4D Ferrari Limited Edition dispondrán de una cámara instantánea clásica que incorpora todas las virtudes de la fabulosa H4D-40 de 40 megapíxeles. Y disfrutarán además de la admiración y el asombro que despierta un verdadero purasangre que lleva los emblemas de Hasselblad y Ferrari.
Summer Study in New York includes 4-week, 2-week and 1-week courses in June and July that allow students to develop professional expertise, critical thinking skills, and enhanced knowledge of art and the international art market. The in-depth courses offer interesting and compelling insights into the art world and include lectures, guest speaker interviews, and site visits led by Sotheby's Institute of Art faculty and leading practitioners in the field.
Discover which fundamental curatorial skills are now crucial to success, by examining today's most influential curators, and seminal exhibitions, and analyzing how the 'business' of curating has evolved over the last two decades.
Learn about specific tools for analyzing and creating business structures in the art world in this broad and engaging introduction to business principles as applied to the arts.
Course Fee $3,750. In this intensive introduction to modern and contemporary art, students examine different movements, schools and the kinds of visual art-making practices that have proliferated since the late nineteenth century.
This course provides an insider's look at today's vibrant contemporary art market in New York through gallery, museum, auction house, artist studio and collection visits.
While recent debates over 'luxury' have dominated the discussion of art and fashion, this course looks at the historical, geopolitical, and practical aspects of these inter-related fields.
Join this full day, one-week course for a guide to contemporary art, surveying the trends and movements that have shaped the period in one of the most dynamic art markets – New York.
Analyze the business aspects of the market for contemporary art by examining the primary and secondary markets, theories regarding value attribution and fluctuation in performance, and innovative market practices.
What does it take to start and run a successful gallery? In this course students gain an overview of the gallery business, from initial funding and forming an artist roster, to exhibition planning and marketing strategies.
Examine the full range of marketing approaches visual arts businesses and organizations use to communicate about their activities, and build the reputation and credibility of their artists and their institutional brands.
Discover what's happening now in the art world through this inside look at today's vibrant contemporary art scene in New York, focusing primarily on cutting-edge work.
Gain an overview of important legal issues and cases in art, by exploring subjects such as copyright, moral rights of artists, and freedom of speech.
//Residency period: From June 5th to August 28th, 2012.
During the twelve weeks of the program, the resident curators enjoy a shared office as well as the necessary resources to deeply immerse them in Berlin's dynamic art scene. Residents participate in weekly activities programmed by Node such as artist studio visits, tours to exhibition spaces, networking events and workshops with a variety of experts and practitioners. The residency culminates in the development of a printed publication and the curation of a final show.
//Language: The program is international and English will be used as the working language.
//Duration: 12 weeks / 30 hours per week.


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Obama urges commitment to clean energy, end to oil industry tax credits
Source: John McArdle • E&E • Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012
With gasoline prices at historic winter highs, President Obama made his second major energy address in as many weeks today, decrying "phony election-year promises" about quick fixes and warning there is no "silver bullet" on energy issues.
And even as congressional Republicans this week accused the Obama administration of actively working to boost oil and gas prices in order to further its ideological agenda, Obama called on leaders on Capitol Hill to vote soon to find exactly where every member stands on a proposal to end $4 billion in tax credits for the oil and gas industry.
"I want them to vote on this in the next few weeks," Obama said at New Hampshire's Nashua Community College, where he toured an automotive lab. "Let's put every single member of Congress on record: You can stand with the oil companies, or you can stand up for the American people. You can keep subsidizing a fossil fuel that's been getting taxpayer dollars for a century, or you can place your bets on a clean-energy future."
Obama also appeared to target critics in the Republican presidential field, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.), who claims to have a plan to lower pump prices to $2.50 a gallon from the current national average, $3.74.
"The easiest thing in the world is to make phony election-year promises about lowering gas prices," Obama said. "But what's harder is to make a serious, sustained commitment to tackle a problem that we've been talking about for 30 years and has not been tackled, has not been solved."
Gingrich tried to steal the spotlight from Obama by suggesting during a campaign stop in Georgia that the president use his speech today to announce the firing of Energy Secretary Steven Chu (see related story).
"President Obama must announce today in his Nashua address that he is firing Secretary Chu and replacing him with a pro-American-energy appointment," Gingrich said in a statement released by his campaign. "If he doesn't, then the American people will know the president is still committed to his radical ideology, which wants to artificially raise the cost of energy."
The Gingrich campaign said in the release that the former House speaker was outraged by Chu's testimony this week on Capitol Hill in which the secretary prioritized a decrease in U.S. dependence on oil over lowering gasoline prices.
It is not the first time Gingrich focused his attacks on Chu.
In a recent 30-minute video outlining his plans for domestic energy production — a plan that focuses exclusively on increased oil and gas drilling — Gingrich called Chu the "secretary of anti-energy."
And last fall, when outrage hit a boiling point over the failed Solyndra solar energy company, which received more than half a billion dollars in DOE loans, Gingrich also called for Chu's resignation.
As Republicans continue to try to make political hay over the Solyndra issue, Obama has used several recent speeches, including his State of the Union address, to declare his commitment to investing in clean energy technologies.
"Some of the clean energy technologies that are discovered, they won't pan out," Obama said. "Some companies will fail. There's going to be experiments and research that take time. But as long as I'm president, I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy, because our future depends on it.
Obama said his commitment to clean energy would continue "with or without this Congress." And while he has called for an end to oil and gas subsidies, he has also pushed Congress to extend tax breaks for clean energy projects that he said are crucial to allowing the United States to compete globally.
API criticism
The president appeared in his speech today to slip back into his former role as a law professor.
Before the speech, Obama's team had distributed charts to the audience that showed the percentage of U.S. consumption of foreign oil in recent years.
"You can see it in this chart," Obama said during his address. "The bar on the left shows that six years ago, 60 percent of the oil we used was imported. Since I took office, America's dependence on foreign oil has gone down every single year. … In fact, in 2010, it was under 50 percent for the first time in 13 years — for the first time.
"We gave one of these handy charts to everybody who came today, so you can impress your family and friends with your knowledge," he added. "It makes a great conversation piece at parties. "
But Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, offered his own lecture in his response to Obama's speech.
"It is factually wrong for the president to say that the industry receives subsidies," Gerard said. "A subsidy is a direct payment of money to a person or business by American taxpayers. The president has it backwards, our industry pays the government nearly $90 million a day — the biggest contributor of government revenue than any other industry in the United States."
Obama's speech comes on the same day that four Republicans held a press conference pushing legislation that would end all energy-specific tax breaks.
The "Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act" — which was introduced by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) last fall — would eliminate a slew of energy tax credits valued at $90 billion over the next 10 years. Most of the tax credits targeted by the bill are for renewable power projects, though two would target oil and gas tax breaks.
Pompeo said today that his bill would get the government "out of the business of picking winners and losers" through the tax code.

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POSITION PREVIEW: OFFENSIVE LINE/TIGHT ENDS
This is the second in a series of position group previews throughout Sacramento State training camp. To view all stories about the Hornets, select the "News" button at the top of the page.
SACRAMENTO STATE'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL KICKOFF IS COMING SOON
Get your 2019 college football season started the right way at Sacramento State's College Football Kickoff on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Hornet Stadium from 6-9 p.m.. The free, family-friendly event, will feature tailgate games, football drills, opportunities for pictures and autographs with Sacramento State coaches and players, and performances from the marching band, cheer and dance teams.
OFFENSIVE LINE PREVIEW
A trio of linemen enter 2019 with at least 10 career starts and all are expected to maintain their starting jobs with the team. Each of the three have played a large role for an offense which has averaged 5.0 yards per rush over the last two seasons.
Senior Wyatt Ming returns for his sixth season with the program after suffering a broken leg in the season opener. Ming, who started his collegiate career on the defensive line, was an honorable mention all-Big Sky selection at guard in 2017. Ming returned healthy in the spring and made the move to center after injuries left the team without a man in the middle of the line.
Nick Bianco started the final nine games of last year and has 21 career starts in his career. Bianco has spent the majority of his career at left guard and has also been a two-time Big Sky all-academic selection.
Thomas Parker started all 10 games for the team during his sophomore season in 2018. Parker earned the nod in the opening game at left guard before shifting to right guard for the final nine games after Ming was injured.
Brandon Boccaleoni is the only other returner to start a game for the Hornets. Boccaleoni was injured during the spring and, if healthy, could contend for the starting job at center which would move Ming back to guard.
Peter Vadasz, Brysen Klinefelter,Troy Stiefel, Brandon Weldon and Ulisis Nunez all saw action last season and will continue to add depth to the program. That group will be joined by redshirt freshmen Jordan Stanley and Parker Kernek as well as five true freshmen.
One of the deepest position groups on the field could be at tight end where the team boasts seven players, including four returners. Jarrell Anderson, Calvin Grover, Martin Robles and Marshel Martin all saw action last season. However, Anderson was the only one of the group to haul in a pass as he had six receptions for 78 yards as a true freshman.
Marshel Martin made the move from running back to tight end during the spring and will contend for the starting position. Martin was the Vallejo Times-Herald Male Athlete of the Year as a senior at St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS in 2018. That season, he rushed for over 1,600 yards and scored 25 touchdowns. He also played basketball and led the team to the section championship.
One interesting additon is senior Calvin Martin who will play competitive football for the first time in a decade after wrapping up his collegiate basketball career. Martin was a two-year member of the Hornet basketball team where he played in 53 games and started 25.
Charlie McBride and Anthony Valencia complete the group as true freshmen.
OFFENSIVE LINE STARTERS RETURNING
Nick Bianco (21 career starts)
Wyatt Ming (27 career starts)
Thomas Parker (15 career starts)
OFFENSIVE LINE STARTERS LOST
Ivan Espiritu (30 career starts)
Ruben Meza (29 career starts)
Taylor Tappin (25 career starts)
OFFENSIVE LINE RETURNERS
Nick Bianco (6-4, 285, Sr., Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS)
Brandon Boccaleoni (6-3, 275, Jr., Rohnert Park, Calif./Rancho Cotate HS)
Parker Kernek (6-4, 265, RFr., 6-4, 265, Fr., Castaic, Calif./Valencia HS)
Brysen Klinefelter (5-11, 275, RJr., El Dorado, Calif./Sacramento City JC)
Wyatt Ming (6-2, 315, RSr., Acampo, Calif./St. Mary's HS)
Ulisis Nunez (6-2, 295, Jr., Tulare, Calif./Tulare Union HS)
Thomas Parker (6-3, 300, Jr., Coto de Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita HS)
Jordan Stanley (6-4, 265, RFr., Brentwood, Calif./Heritage HS)
Troy Stiefel (6-5, 285, So., Yorba Linda, Calif./Yorba Linda HS)
Kyle Swinford (6-5, 275, RSo., Sacramento, Calif./Bradshaw Christian HS)
Peter Vadasz (6-4, 290, RJr., Los Gatos, Calif./De Anza JC)
Brandon Weldon (6-3, 285, So., Compton, Calif./El Segundo HS)
OFFENSIVE LINE NEWCOMERS
Jackson Betz (6-4, 270, Modesto, Calif./Downey HS)
Ivan Garza (6-5, 285, Fr., Dealno, Calif./Robert F. Kennedy HS)
Paula Hafoka (6-0, 275, Fr., Corona, Calif./Centennial HS)
Garren Harris II (6-2, 290, Jr., Tracy, Calif./Sacramento City JC)
Billy Lutui (6-1, 295, Fr., Corona, Calif./Centennial HS)
Joseph Wagner (6-3, 260, Fr., Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS)
TIGHT END STARTERS RETURNING
TIGHT END STARTERS LOST
John McGill (17 career starts)
TIGHT ENDS RETURNERS
Jarrell Anderson (6-5, 240, So., Spanaway, Wash./Rainier Beach HS)
Calvin Grover (6-4, 225, RSo., Modesto, Calif./Downey HS)
Marshel Martin (6-2, 210, RFr., Vallejo, Calif./St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS)
Martin Robles (6-4, 240, Jr., Live Oak, Calif./Live Oak HS)
TIGHT END NEWCOMERS
Calvin Martin (6-6, 235, Sr., Ridgecrest, Calif./Citrus JC)
Charlie McBride (6-3, 240, Fr., Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin HS)
Anthony Valencia (6-4, 245, Fr., Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS)


Our 2017 Behavioral Health Initiative is now accepting proposals from Michigan nonprofits and public agencies. Behavioral Health is a broad category, and this initiative is focused on some key themes where we can have the greatest impact. Read on to better understand the types of projects we hope to fund in this round. And take note: proposals are due February 23rd!
Navigating the healthcare system can be trying for even the most prepared patients. For people dealing with mental health or substance abuse challenges, the maze of providers, referrals, and coverage can be especially overwhelming.
The Health Fund subscribes to a "no wrong door" philosophy. That means an individual seeking help should find a path to treatment regardless of where they enter the healthcare system. In other words, providers should work together to center care around the patient.
Behavioral healthcare is a growing industry nationally and in Michigan, but as a state we lack the capacity to fill all the jobs that are available. At the same time, providers and community organizations must often find efficiencies to stay within their budgets, and workers must stay on top of new skills and best practices. To keep up with demand and ensure Michigan residents have access to the best possible care, Michigan must continue to strengthen and expand the behavioral health workforce.
For more information on workforce development, check out Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health.
This is the first time we've aimed to specifically address substance use disorders through our grantmaking. The impetus is clear: between 1999 and 2014, opioid-related deaths in Michigan have increased more than 900%. From 2009 to 2014, the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths in Michigan doubled, from 4.9 to 9.8 per 100,000 residents.
The national opioid epidemic has not left our state unscathed, and this public health challenge must be addressed. Heroin and prescription drug misuse are not the only drug-related challenges facing our communities, and we will consider proposals that tackle other types of substance use disorders as well.
other new strategies to address workforce challenges.
The deadline for full proposals is February 23rd at 5:00pm. You can find more information in the full RFP, and view all the major deadlines here. Questions? Try our Grantmaking FAQ and Grantmaking at a Glance. If your topic isn't covered, reach out to Senior Program Officer Becky Cienki at becky@mhealthfund.com.


There are probably very few 32-bit machines out there now (especially as .NET 4.7.2 requires a much newer version of Windows) so it may be about time to move over to a 64-bit distribution and leave the 32-bit world behind.
While FileSieve shouldn't benefit too much from the move, it'll at least make everything natively 64-bit without requiring the Windows WoW64 "emulator" to be invoked like with all 32-bit software on 64-bit Windows OSes.
Seems to be working so far but more testing is required.
What doesn't work is the WinForms designer on an x64 project.
I've changed the target architecture to AnyCPU and actually read up on specifically what it does (in regards to the latest .NET framework).
An AnyCPU assembly executable will get JITted and loaded as a 64-BIT process on a 64-BIT machine+OS, but will get JITted and loaded as 32-BIT if it is being loaded into a 32-BIT process. So, this means I don't need to specifically target x64 - the JITter will take care of targeting on the user's machine.
I used to specifically target x86 over the years due to weird BadFormatImage exceptions which now seem to be solved, especially as I stopped signing my assemblies a long time ago.


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By John Battison
Published: September 1, 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By John Battison, P.E., technical editor, RF
Due to space limitations in the September issue, John Battison's RF Engineering column is shown here in its entirety.
The average ground system is quiet, dependable and retiring, performing its work efficiently, without demand for attention. A properly installed and maintained ground system will usually continue to conduct space current to the transmitter's common return until the system begins to deteriorate. Unfortunately, too many stations try to economize when installing or maintaining ground systems.
Early on, vertical radiators were the most suitable for AM broadcasting. AM operation is generally based on ground wave coverage, although skywave coverage is often desired and implemented intentionally. The single vertical dipole tower around 90 degrees in height has become a very popular AM radiator. When operated over the best achievable low-resistance ground system it is very efficient. The phrase "low-resistance ground system" is the crux of the operation with vertical radiators usually between 90 and 180 degrees high.
The most efficient operation of a vertical radiator requires mounting over a perfectly conducting plane surface. This is rarely achievable even with the use of very low loss conductors in the ground and high conductivity. Dry, sandy or rocky soil is generally the least satisfactory. Antennas mounted over bodies of water are not necessarily as effective: Water levels can vary and affect the effective length of the antennas. Pure fresh water does not conduct as well as saltwater, and antennas mounted over tidal areas can be subject to considerable changes in radiation efficiency as water levels change antenna height above ground. In order to provide a workable technical standard for comparison of proposed operations, and achievable results, the FCC developed basic minimum ground system specifications involving a specified minimum resistance factor for use when planning new stations.
For years the standard ground system has been 120 buried radials each one-quarter wavelength long, spaced 3 degrees apart around each tower base. The ground wires should be 8-gauge copper, sometimes Copperweld is used. Usually the radial array is buried about 8″ below the surface of the ground. This has been the FCC's minimum requirement. Any deviation has usually resulted in a condition on the Construction Permit requiring a proof of measured radiation efficiency after construction is completed. In the 1980s the FCC began to adopt and conform to some of the regulations of the CCIR for the North American region.
In recent years, shortage of available land and building restrictions have led to more exotic antenna and ground systems, and above-ground, elevated radials are not uncommon today. Unfortunately, the shortages of copper and large increases in copper prices have led to vandalism and thefts of ground system wire and copper.
More than copper in the ground
After AM broadcasting commenced, and became a commercially viable industry, a great deal of research took place. This was especially so in the 1930s when the Proceedings of the IRE carried many very detailed reports, confirming that a properly designed and constructed AM ground system involves far more than a copper rod stuck into the ground! They also showed how proper ground system configuration contributes to the efficiency of an antenna system by ensuring an adequate low loss path for the extremely valuable, and costly, antenna current. The fact that ground connections can affect radiation efficiency in another way is sometimes overlooked. Under some conditions, an unusually long wire connection to ground can increase radiation by virtue of adding the radiation from the "ghost" dipole in the ground.
Figure 1. A typical two-tower array layout. The heavy lines between the towers and transmitter are 4″ copper straps.
Figure 1 illustrates a typical two-tower DA ground system. A buried copper strap connects the two tower bases. Around the base of each tower are 120 radials each the same length in feet as the height of the tower. Each radial is spaced 3 degrees around the 360-degree circle. These radials will intersect midway between the two towers, and at this point a buried copper strap (at right angles to the copper strap joining the two towers) is brazed or hard soldered to the intersection points of the radials from the two towers. The intersecting radials need be no longer than the distance from an individual tower to the intersection point.
Ordinary soft lead tin solder should never be used. It disintegrates under earth chemicals and leads to disconnected radials and copper straps, and unexpected low efficiency.
In some cases, especially in very sandy or low conductivity soil, an expanded copper screen may be buried at the base of the tower. Squares of copper screen either 24'x24′ or 48'x48′ are commonly used depending on ground conductivity and transmitter power. These overall dimensions take advantage of the standard width of the copper screen and avoid excessive cutting and connecting.
An alternative to expanded copper ground screens is to bury 120 short, 50′ radials interspersed at 3-degree intervals between the long radials. This also provides greatly improved low conductivity paths for the antenna current's return. Sometimes the periphery of the ends of these radials is comprised of copper strap forming a circle around the tower base. This is not essential, but it is helpful in low conductivity areas. There is very little to be gained by running a copper strap around the ends of the long radials because normally the current at that point is quite low.
From the transmitter
In addition to the buried or mounted transmission lines, a buried copper strap should run from the transmitter to each individual tower. To save money, this strap connection is sometimes omitted. It is a great mistake to rely on the outer conductor of the transmission line to form the return path for the antenna current. A flat copper strap has nominally very little inductance while a round transmission line outer conductor can have appreciable inductance. In some cases, where a separate ground strap connection was not used, instability has been observed. This strap should go directly to the base of the tower and be brazed to the copper straps that come down the four sides of the tower base from the bottom of the base insulator to the origin of each tower's radial system.
When constructing directional antenna systems, doghouses are decidedly preferable to free-standing metal cases containing ATU equipment. Antenna adjustment is far more comfortable and more quickly completed when there is a protected area in which to work. A few cold and stormy nights very quickly prove this point. It is important to have 120Vac power, and two or three spare pairs of conductors running to the transmitter from the doghouse generally find a use.
Figure 2. The ground strap at the tower base.
Figure 2 shows a doghouse located within the tower fence. A copper strap should be run around the base of the building and connected by another copper strap to the ground ring around the tower base. Radials should originate at this ring, be brazed to this doghouse strap and continue out from the other side of the doghouse. Maintaining continuity is very important in this. Cathodic protection, similar to that used for ships, has been mooted for ground/antenna systems but has not been widely used.
Metal fences around the tower base are far more satisfactory than wooden fences. Wooden fences absorb moisture and can cause changes in tower base operating impedance as the moisture dries and changes the resistance of the fence. The posts of metal fences must be connected to the ground system by means of copper strap. This ensures a stable electrical environment around the tower base and is important for the comfort of people touching the fence.
E-mail Battison at[email protected].
John Battison
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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Slingshot : MonoBehaviour {

	//Inspector Variables
	public GameObject prefabProjectile;
	public float velocityMultiplier = 4.0f;
	public GameObject cannon;

	//Internal state Variables
	private GameObject launchPoint;
	private bool aimingMode;

	private GameObject projectile;
	private Vector3 launchPos;

	//Saving mouse location
	private bool ifMouseOver;

	//Blendshape controllers
	SkinnedMeshRenderer skinnedMeshRenderer;
	//Mesh skinnedMesh;

	//Sounds
	public AudioClip shootSound;
	public AudioClip reloadSound;
	public AudioClip enterSound;
	public AudioClip leaveSound;
	public float reloadSpeed = 1.0f;
	private float reloadSoundTimer = 0.0f;
	private bool reload = false;
	private AudioSource source;
	private float volLowRange = 0.5f;
	private float volHighRange = 0.7f;
	private float lowPitchRange = .75F;
	private float highPitchRange = 1.5F;

	//Particles
	public GameObject fireParticle;
	private ParticleSystem firePartSystem;

	void Awake() {
		Transform launchPointTrans = transform.Find("Launchpoint");
		launchPoint = launchPointTrans.gameObject;
		launchPoint.SetActive(false);
		launchPos = launchPointTrans.position;

		//Blendshapes:
		skinnedMeshRenderer = cannon.GetComponent<SkinnedMeshRenderer> ();
		//skinnedMesh = cannon.GetComponent<SkinnedMeshRenderer> ().sharedMesh;

		//Find audio source
		source = GetComponent<AudioSource>();

		//Stop fire particle
		firePartSystem = fireParticle.GetComponent<ParticleSystem> ();
		firePartSystem.Stop();

	}

    void OnMouseEnter() {
		ifMouseOver = true;

		//print ("Slingshot:MouseEnter");
		if (!reload) {
			launchPoint.SetActive (true);

			//sound on entering radius with mouse
			if (!aimingMode){
				float vol = Random.Range (volLowRange, volHighRange);
				source.pitch = Random.Range (lowPitchRange,highPitchRange);
				source.PlayOneShot(enterSound,vol);
			}
		}
	}

	void OnMouseExit(){
		ifMouseOver = false;

		//print ("Slingshot:MouseExit");
		if (!aimingMode) {
			launchPoint.SetActive (false);
		}

		//Sound on leaving radius with mouse
		if (!aimingMode) {
			float vol = Random.Range (volLowRange, volHighRange);
			source.pitch = Random.Range (lowPitchRange, highPitchRange);
			source.PlayOneShot (leaveSound, vol);
		}
	}

	void OnMouseDown() {
		//set the game to aiming mod
		if (!reload && !GameController.S.lost) {
			aimingMode = true;
		}

		//instantiate a projectile at launchpoint
		//projectile = Instantiate (prefabProjectile) as GameObject;
		//projectile.transform.position = launchPos;

		//Switch off physics for now
		//projectile.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().isKinematic = true;

		//hide projectile
		//projectile.GetComponent<MeshRenderer> ().enabled = false;
	}

	void OnMouseOver(){
		//launchPoint.SetActive (true);
	}

	void Update() {
		//reload timer
		if (reloadSoundTimer > 0) {
			reloadSoundTimer -= 1 * Time.deltaTime;
		} else {
			if (reload == true){
				float vol = Random.Range (volLowRange, volHighRange);
				source.pitch = Random.Range (lowPitchRange,highPitchRange);
				source.PlayOneShot(reloadSound,vol);
				reload = false;

				if (ifMouseOver){
					launchPoint.SetActive (true);
				}
			}

		}

		if (!aimingMode)
			return;

		//launchPoint.SetActive (true);
		//get mouse pos and convert it to 3D
		Vector3 mousePos2D = Input.mousePosition;
		mousePos2D.z = - Camera.main.transform.position.z;
		Vector3 mousePos3D = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(mousePos2D);

		//Calculate the delta between launch position and mouse position
		Vector3 mouseDelta = mousePos3D - launchPos;

		//Constrain the delta to the maximum of the sphere collider
		float maxMagnitude = this.GetComponent<SphereCollider> ().radius;
		mouseDelta = Vector3.ClampMagnitude (mouseDelta,maxMagnitude);

		//Changing blenshape
		skinnedMeshRenderer.SetBlendShapeWeight (0, Vector3.Magnitude((mouseDelta))*25);

		//cannon looking into direction of shooting
		Debug.DrawLine (cannon.transform.position,cannon.transform.position + mouseDelta);
		cannon.transform.LookAt (cannon.transform.position + mouseDelta);
		cannon.transform.rotation = cannon.transform.rotation * new Quaternion (180,0,0,0);

		//set projectile position to new position and fire it
		//projectile.transform.position = launchPos + mouseDelta;

		if (Input.GetMouseButtonUp (0)) {
			//instantiate a projectile at launchpoint
			projectile = Instantiate (prefabProjectile) as GameObject;
			projectile.transform.position = launchPos;

			//Switch off physics for now
			projectile.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().isKinematic = true;

			//hide projectile
			//projectile.GetComponent<MeshRenderer> ().enabled = false;

			aimingMode = false;
			projectile.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().isKinematic = false;

			projectile.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().velocity = -mouseDelta * velocityMultiplier;
			launchPoint.SetActive (false);

			//Reset Trail
			ProjectileTrail.S.Clear();

			//Add shot to counter
			GameController.ShotFired();

			//set poi for cam
			FollowCam.S.poi = projectile;

			//show projectile
			//projectile.GetComponent<MeshRenderer> ().enabled = true;

			//Reset blenshape to default
			skinnedMeshRenderer.SetBlendShapeWeight (0, 0);

			//Play Sound with random volume and pitch
			float vol = Random.Range (volLowRange, volHighRange);
			source.pitch = Random.Range (lowPitchRange,highPitchRange);
			source.PlayOneShot(shootSound,vol);

			//reload sound timer start
			reload = true;
			reloadSoundTimer = reloadSpeed;

			//play explosion on fire
			firePartSystem.Clear();
			firePartSystem.Play(true);

			//Shake screen
			FollowCam.S.ShakeScreen(0.25f,10.0f);
		}
	}

}

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4k00:21Vintage 8mm film movie camera rotating on black background. Old film camera with triple lens turret and clockwork mechanical motor. Made in USSR 1967-1975. Close-up dolly shot.
4k00:21Beautiful evening shot of MSU Moscow State University. Unique night Aerial drone footage. Flight near spire and star, high altitude. Illumination. Stalin skyscraper.
4k00:16Beautiful aerial quadcopter view Vosstaniya Square in St.Petersburg Russia, Nevsky avenue with cars. Morning light. Old rooftops.
hd00:28Toy soldiers, soviet army. Red army of USSR. Soviet Union toys. Vintage, retro.
hd00:301960s: Massive military parade in Red Square Russia in 1960s.
4k00:18MOSCOW, RUSSIA - CIRCA OCTOBER 2018: Man using vintage 8mm home movie camera Aurora 215 Super 8 made in USSR by Lomo. Loading film cartridge. Old Soviet Russian film camera made since 1978.
hd01:32CIRCA 1950s - Atlas ICBM failed missile launch in 1957.
4k00:22Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, - July 12, 2015: Aerial video. Palace of Culture "Energetik" in Pripyat town near Chernobyl, 4K.
4k00:28Street view in Tiraspol, Transnistria. This is an extremely secretive, unrecognized country in Moldova. The building at the end of the street is the Russian Embassy.
4k00:32Ascending view of abandoned apartment complex in Pripyat Town after meltdown of Chernobyl nuclear power plant nearby in 1986. Plant workers & family were forced to evacuate & never return. Oct 2016.
hd00:07Broken doll toy for childrens lying on autumn fallen leaves in abandoned ghost town Pripyat Ukraine after famous accident at nuclear power plant.
4k00:43Panning orbit around abandoned ferris wheel of Pripyat Town after meltdown of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986. Reactor & new sarcophagus are seen on the horizon. Oct 2016.
sd01:021950s - Good footage of Russian troops marching in Red Square in 1951.
hd00:10KIEV, UKRAINE March 29, 2017: Aerial view. Monument of World War II. City aerial view.The camera flies around the 102 meter monument.
hd00:25Ufa, Russia - FEB 15: A woman watching an old photo album with children (infant) photographs of the USSR, circa 1970-1980 on February 14, 2015 in Ufa, Russia.
4k00:18Dramatic sky and rain above town. Time lapse of town with socialist soviet panel building (plattenbau). The buildings were built in the Soviet Union. Buildings look like post-soviet commuter towns.
4k00:21Abandoned bumper cars of Pripyat Town after meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant nearby in 1986. Plant workers & family were forced to evacuate & never return. Oct 2016.
sd00:59CIRCA 1953 Russians read and buy newspapers on the streets, and women put flowers in a shrine and cry after the death of Stalin.
4k00:30Soviet union USSR flag waving seamless loop in 4K and 30fps. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR loopable flag with highly detailed fabric texture.
hd00:18Zoom out of Russia through clouds to see the Earth from space.
hd00:30Drone footage. Pripyat, Ukraine. Located within the Chernobyl disaster zone. Now it's a ghost town.
4k00:15Helicopter flight over MSU Moscow State University. Close approach to clock. Moscow city center and Luzhniki stadium at background. Ultra HD 4K. Best footage.
sd01:121950s - The Soviet Union rises following World War II. Good footage of Stalin.
hd01:50CIRCA 1940s Post War Japan on the road to recovery.
hd00:201970s: Rocket launches and people outside watch.
hd00:07Tank-T72 on the test site in the desert area overcomes a long line in its path and slowly climbs on the edge picking up a column of dust behind you. The video was filmed by a military videographer.
4k00:13Abandoned office building in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. The consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
sd01:391980s: A Soviet news anchor denies that they portray a skewed version of America, and Soviet media tends to use American novels to negatively dramatize American society.
hd00:47Old calculator, made in USSR. Retro soviet calculator. Male hand.
hd00:34Old calculator, made in USSR. Retro soviet calculator. Male hand.
hd01:04Old calculator, made in USSR. Retro soviet calculator. Male hand.
hd00:43Old calculator, made in USSR. Retro soviet calculator. Male hand.
4k00:12Apocalypse of Russia. Aerial View of the destroyed Moscow city, red square. Apocalypse concept. Super realistic 4k animation.
hd00:33Ufa, Russia - FEB 15: A woman watching an old photo album with children (infant) photographs of the USSR, circa 1970-1980 on February 14, 2015 in Ufa, Russia.
hd00:19Flight festival of small aviation. Small private plane USSR vintage propeller plane aircraft Yak18t is moving on the aerodrome runway. Airfield with aircraft , flying club.
4k00:21aerial survey. Kiev-Darnitsk region. cityscape, old architecture. Houses of the times of the USSR. The city from the height of a bird's flight at sunset of the day. old houses in a big metropolis.


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R.I.P. UWG Blog
This instance of the UWG Blog is officially ended. We are very busy with life, family, and, of course, writing fiction. We hope to see you all later in some future blog incarnation. Good night and good writing.
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The Camelot Equation -- Anne Harris
Sarah, I thought of you when I heard this. It's also a cautionary tale on the dangers of academic specialization.
The Science Show: 15 October� 2005� - Science, Mathematics and the Riddles of Camelot
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Winter Brain Conference -- Anne Harris
Remember the Winter Brain Conference Cid goes off to in my novel-in-progress, The Cold-hearted Equation? Well it's real! My brother goes every year. He sent me this link to their site.
Winter Conference on Brain Research
Copyright Office and IE -- Act Now before Aug 22
The US Copyright Office is proposing to require that people filing electronics-only registration forms must use Internet Explorer. They have put out a request for comments asking if this will cause difficulties or create a hardship for people.
If you are a Macintosh user (IE is no longer supported on the Mac), or if you simply object to the endorsement of the Microsoft monopoly, please send an original paper statement and five copies to the address on this link by snailmail before Aug. 22.
Copyright GC/ I&R
Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024-0400
I understand requiring a particular method of filing, but it is unacceptable to require that people use one particular piece of software. It is not appropriate for the Copyright Office to endorse one company's product to the detriment of others.
UK Part Five by Sarah
Part Five -- The Mad Whirl Continues
From Sarah's Travel Journal:
It is later. Much later, as a matter o fact. I'm on the flight home, and so far so good.
I did successfully make the change for the Bath train, but it was not without some panic and requiring the assistance of my fellow travellers. A train had been cancelled and another held over, so there was a real question as to whether the train on the platform in fron of me was the one I was supposed to take, and I got on not really knowing. Well, it was and I did get to Bath and to the hotel, which was...eh. For such an old and famous town, it was really lacking in any charm whatsoever. However, my room was ready, the restauraunt was open and I had a very good dinner. Guinea fowl in a marjoram-cream sauce, followed by pear and appled crumble with clotted cream. Seriously yummy.
Slept pretty well, woke up and made a mistake. _Never_ when in UK assume _anything_ is too far to walk to. Thinking it would be easier, I ate in the restauraunt again, and alas, it was a really mediocre buffett. It was only after this I asked if the old Roman baths were within walking distance. They were. I got directions and set out with a half hour before I was scheduled to meet my next interviewer.
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The UK continued -- A Mad Whirl
Part Four -- A Mad Whirl
So, here I am on the train again, heading, I hope, for Bath. It's been the first of the 3 PA (Professional Author) days and overall, it's gone pretty well.
My travel alarm did it's job, and woke me with time to pack. Lots of stuff was still wet, but I wrapped it all in my waterproof pants and am hoping it'll be okay. Went down to solid English breakfast -- eggs, bacon, tomato, toast and cereal -- with the nice Aussie couple I'd made friends with. They'd been to St. Necton's well while I was stomping around the moor, and highly recommended it for beauty and atmosphere.
The lady from the Cornish Guardian turned up and the interview was brief, but I think it went well. The photographer was a local guy and a bit late, but ut turned out it was good he was local.
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A Wet Day Out in the UK
Ah, yes. The fog. That figures in Part Three -- A Wet Day Out
Okay. This is turning into the trip of things I Almost Didn't Do, But Am Glad
Woke up to gray, rainy cornish day and thanked the God of Travellers I did decide
to do the castle yesterday. those stairs in the rain? NO, thank you. But
could I hike the moor as planned?
Had breakfast, chatted with a couple from Oz who'd been travelling round the
states and Great Britain for a few months. V. nice. Another couple joined
the conversation. The man had actually been born in the cottage where we were
now staying. Side note: /we wound up talking about rising crime rates in the
country and contrary to stereotype, the Brits were firmly in favor of the death
penalty, and the Yank was agin it. Just goes to show I suppose.
Anyway. After waffling a bit, I decided to go out to the tor (I was planning
on climbing Rough (pronounced Row) Tor, the highest point on Bodmin Moor), and
at least have a look. Packed foul weather gear and hiking boots and went.
Today's drive went much smoother. Note: Did the English thing yesterday and
almost hit a sheep. A lamb was crossing the road and not at a lamb crossing.
Silly bugger.
Made it to Camelford w/o hitch. Narrow, old town sort of spilling down a ravine
towards the Camel River. Stopped for banannas and drictions and got good ones.
Drove a long way down another of these green, tunnel-like roads and went lots
farther than I expected, but the road did ended at a forestry car park, and
there was the moor, and the tor, the top of which was completely lost in a grey
cloud.
Well, what the hey, I figured. I'd go until a) I got too cold and wet or b)
I was in danger of losing sight of the car park. Put on foul weather pants
and boots and set off.
Went through two gates and across a stone bridge so old there were gaps between
the field stone and out onto the moor.
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A Long Way Up
A Long Way Up or Sarah Visits Tintagel
Want to get down my impressions of Tintagel before going through wat all I wnt through to get here.
Tintagel Island and the headland are awe-inspiring. The cliffs nearest the sea are black where the sea pounds them and tan above, and the sea does shake the ground. In at least one place, a waterfall makes a whitel tail for the stream that runs down beside the path.
To get to the island, you walk down a steep ravine, which is a lovely, green walk with that water-fall stream running beside the path, but this seems counter-intutive, because when you get down to the bottom and the beach (and the tea shop), to get to the castle/ruins, you have to climb all the way back up, and then some. Quite a bit of then some.
The climb up is scary. The only thing thing that makes the climb down less scary is knowing you got up there. It's winding and it's steep and some of the stairs have been there for a _really_ long time. I've seen grooves worn in stone steps before, but never whole basins.
The sea...
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Sarah's UK Trip
Sarah's UK Trip Part One -- Getting There is Half the Fun?
From Sarah's Journal: Well, I'm on the plane, full now, next to a guy headed home to Romania. Met Comrades (Steven and Kala Piziks friends who were heading off to Ukraine to adopt some children) at fountain (the big water sculpture in the new Northwest Terminal at the airport) and shared dinner(in the airport's Coney Island. Not great, not terrible). Guy next to me has an 8 hr. layover in London and we talked about how he should spend it. So far, so good.
This was before the drama. I got up to use the bathroom. There was an older gentleman in the aisle in front of me, I presumed getting ready to do the same thing. Next thing I know, he's falling over, on top of me. Everything I know about proper emergancy first aid goes right out of my head, and I'm crouched down beside him, my hand on his cheek, alternately yelling in his ear "Sir? Sir!" and yelling over my shoulder "Somebody get the stewardess!" His eyes were open, but he was NOT responding. I was thinking stroke? Dead?! When, blessedly, a voice shouts behind me. "I'm a nurse! I'm an EMT!"
_Right_ I levitate sideways and let the woman through. She's now down where I was and the stewards are charging up the aisle behind her. She's down where I was and saying "I can't find a
pulse!"
Oh, _Christ_!
It ended well, though. Crew swung into action. O2 is brought, feet are elevated, well-meaning gawkers are settled back into their seats, "Just give him some space and air" I'm shuffled back to my seat, which was a bit of an operation, because the emergancy personell were blocking the aisle but we get me out on the other side. I found out later, he had just fainted. The stewardess said "Oh, yeah. Happens all the time. Sometimes we get 2 or 3 a flight."
Whew. Okay.
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Ann Arbor Book Fest by Sarah
Saturday was the Ann Arbor Book Festival. As I was scheduled to do a panel and wanted to see the awards ceremoney for the young writers contest I judged, we packed up the husband and child and off we went.
Alexander fell asleep in the car on the way, so Tim dropped me off while he found a place to park so Alexander could sleep himself out (waking Alexander in the middle of a spontaneous nap should be avoided if at all possible, it leads to crabby-badness).
It was a gorgeous, warm, sunny day. The fest initially looked to be about a block of tents -- booksellers alternating with events pavillions. At the t-shirt vendors, I got directions the author check-in/information tent. There they did not have a name tag for me, nor my name on any of their lists. Fortunately, they believed me when I said I was supposed to be there, and I did find my own name on the schedule. I then asked where the tent for the awards was. While they were directing me, another woman came up saying that the people at that tent said the awards WEREN'T happening there, and were turning inquiring people away.
Not a propitious start. Info booth lady did escort us to tent, which was around the corner from the main fest in between A2s famous bell tower and The World's Ugliest Fountain (no, really, it is) and helped determine that this was, indeed the place.
In the place, the current speaker was talking about how he'd helped the Mastadon become Michigan's State Fossil. Overhead, the carrilon chimed the hour, and the tent began to fill up with very tense kids, and their equally tense parents, and he kept talking, and kept talking, for at least ten minutes before somebody in charge asked him to wrap it up.
Okay, Michigan's State Fossil was finally finished, and the awards ceremoney began. Nice ceremoney. Talk from a YA author. All the finalists got certificates. The prize money was quite hefty for this sort of thing ($100, $250, $350). These kids were quite talented and had clearly worked hard and taken the whole thing seriously. I'd made comments on all the mss. I read, and these got handed out to the kids I'd judged, and I was also able to catch up with the one young woman who'd written the one story I read and could say with confidence, "This, as is, is publishable." Due to my fellow judge's...differing opinions on literary merit, she didn't place, but I told her what I thought of the story, and gave her the Speculations website, telling her to go there and find some markets, and start submitting. I also talked to her friend, who also had not placed, but had written a charming story, and encouraged her to keep at it, and to the second place winner, who, if he learns more about structure has it in him to be truly great, IMHO. So, that all felt really good.
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Busker On The Broad Highway: Vinyl
SEARCHING FOR THE SACRED IN THE DEVIL'S MUSIC
From a very young age, I found myself being lifted by the sound of it.
Hearing John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" as a child set the stage for a life devoted to music and in recent years, increasingly to the Blues. There has always been something in the sound of a propulsive rhythm driving a "blue" melody
Hearing John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" as a child set the stage for a life devoted to music and in recent years, increasingly to the Blues. There has always been something in the sound of a propulsive rhythm driving a "blue" melody that has helped me connect to a power greater than myself. As a boy, I had concluded that the Blues went deeper than other musical forms. In later years, I recognized this as the sound of redemption, which can soothe a longing spirit saddled by earthly burdens.
Paradoxically, I believe that to play "the Devil's Music" is an act of faith. It requires patience, focus, and devotion. To play the Blues is the expression of a relationship with a higher power. To sing with one's soul, to play with one's heart, to make one's self vulnerable before the world is an act of surrender, which is born on the plane of inspiration.
I hear the Blues as the sound of a soul reaching for oneness with the universe. This sound brings me closer to my maker, to myself and to my fellows. Yes, it has been called the Devil's music, but to me, the Blues is a gateway to the divine kingdom.
R.L. Crosby


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Dale Strode
Position: Outdoors Editor
Email: dstrode@durangoherald.com
About: Dale Strode has been with the Durango Herald since 2002, serving first as sports editor before taking over as outdoors editor in 2009. A native of western Colorado, Strode was the longtime sports editor of The Aspen Times before moving to The Durango Herald. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Strode also worked for the (Grand Junction) Daily Sentinel and the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent in Colorado. He also worked previously at the Houston Post in Texas and the Topeka Capital-Journal in Kansas. Strode has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association and the Colorado AP Writers and Editors organization. Read More
Navajo Reservoir heats up
ARBOLES – Summer is heating up at Navajo Reservoir and Navajo State Park.Boating, camping, fishing and picnicing activities are increasing in direct proportion to the increase in recent summer...
DATE: July 22, 2010 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
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In a sport known for its ups and downs, mountain biking is on a roll in Durango.Always a bread-and-butter component to the Four Corners cycling scene, mountain biking today is back among the main...
DATE: July 15, 2010 | CATEGORY: Local News
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'Tremendous' increase in children in care in Solihull
Council looks to recruit more foster carers to meet surge in demand
David IrwinLocal Democracy Reporter
There are now almost 450 children in care in Solihull, council chiefs have confirmed.
Last year it was announced that the figure had reached 400 for the very first time and it has continued to rise.
The sheer number of youngsters being "looked after" means a pressing need for the council to recruit more foster carers, if it is to avoid relying on more expensive agency workers.
Cllr Ken Meeson, cabinet member for children, education and skills, this week highlighted the growing demands on the service.
Large sibling groups can also contribute to the increase in demand. (Image: Ian West/PA Wire)
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"441 [children], which is a tremendous amount of increase in the numbers of looked after children coming in," he told a scrutiny board.
"While we have more children coming into care, we don't have more foster carers, we have the same number ... so that obviously makes life difficult in finding placements for them.
"And we're having to use more agency workers than we would wish to. Agency workers cost us more and we'd much rather have our own local foster carers."
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Although there are "constant" discussions on how to improve recruitment, Cllr Meeson admitted that the number had remained static for some time.
Cllr James Butler (Con, Blythe) said that getting more foster carers was the "crux of the issue".
"Using agency workers is extremely expensive, I would guess," he said.
"How are we reaching out to potential foster carers?"
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Cllr Meeson said that the council was advertising in various places, but faced "extreme competition" from other local authorities, including neighbouring Birmingham and Coventry, and the private sector.
Cllr Ken Meeson
The fact that the employment market had picked up in recent years was also said to have added to the challenge.
Cllr Peter Hogarth (Con, Silhill) said the recent surge in looked after youngsters was "quite frightening" and had asked for more detail about the reasons for children being taken into care.
Birmingham sees surge in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in care
"I find [the numbers] rather horrifying," he said.
Sixty seven of the children are unaccompanied asylum seekers, while the remainder are brought into care for a wide variety of reasons, such as domestic violence, drug or alcohol use or mental health issues.
Louise Rees, director of children's services, said: "For us it's very much a last resort, we would always want to work with the families for them to be able to safely work with their children."
Cllr Meeson said that most councils nationwide had reported an increase, although the figures in Solihull are nonetheless higher than in comparable local authorities.
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"We don't take children into care unnecessarily," he said.
"When Ofsted came and did their analysis they said your numbers are higher than many other local authorities, but they admitted they could not find a single child in care who should not be in care."
The issue was raised as part of a wider discussion on some of the key issues facing Cllr Meeson's portfolio in the year ahead.
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Arthur Sulzberger Net Worth
Arthur Sulzberger Net Worth: $2,075,310
Arthur Sulzberger Net Worth: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. is an American journalist (born September 22, 1951). In 1992, Sulzberger became the publisher of The New York Times, and in 1997, the chairman of The New York Times Company, succeeding Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, his father. He announced he would cede the post of publisher to his son, A, on December 14, 2017. Effective January 1 , 2018, G. Sulzberger.
Sulzberger, one of two children of Barbara Winslow (née Grant)[4] and Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger Sr., was born in Mount Kisco, New York. Through his father, he is Arthur Hays Sulzberger's grandson and Adolph Ochs' great-grandson. Karen Alden Sulzberger, who is married to the author Eric Lax, is his sister.
The mother of Sulzberger was primarily of English and Scottish origin, and his father was of German Jewish origin (both Ashkenazic and Sephardic). When he was five years old , his parents divorced. Sulzberger was raised in the Episcopalian faith of his mother; he no longer observes any religion, however.
He graduated from the School of Browning.[8] Sulzberger received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974.
From 1974 to 1976, Sulzberger was a reporter for the Raleigh Times in North Carolina and, from 1976 to 1978, a London correspondent for the Associated Press in the United Kingdom.
As a correspondent in the Washington , D.C., office, Sulzberger joined The New York Times in 1978. As a metro reporter, he moved to New York in 1981, and was later that year appointed assistant metro editor. Sulzberger is a 1985 graduate of the management development programme of the Harvard Business School.
Sulzberger worked in a range of business departments from 1983 to 1987, including production and corporate planning. Sulzberger was named assistant publisher in January 1987.
In the development of the Times Square Business Improvement District, officially launched in January 1992, Sulzberger played a central role, serving as the first chairman of that civic organisation.
Sulzberger helped found the New York City Outward Bound organisation and was a two-term chairman.
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How ironic that history is repeating itself now. American Jews were conspicuously uninvolved during the Holocaust and during Israel's early years of existence. Now they are downright dangerous to Israel.
History is repeating itself. There is "something rotten" in America's Jewish community. Ugh.


Stomach acidity is the most common and gradually emerging medical complication and may progress to serious clinical condition if untreated. Prilosec posses a condescending attitude towards treating various symptoms associated with excess acidity such as gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, inflammation of esophagus and ulcers. Omiprazole the main active component of Prilosec endeavors to decrease these grave symptoms.
The window of activity of Prilosec is much bigger than any of the available anti-acidity medication. Prilosec acts as an irreversible and selective proton pump inhibitor that inhibits hydrogen and potassium ATPase enzyme system thereby suppressing gastric acid secretion. Irrespective of the stimulus, it lowers both basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion.
Prilosec is regarded as a quality medication with effective and efficient effect. The recommended dosage to treat active duodenal ulcer, duodenal ulcer recurrence, healing of erosive esophagitis and gastro esophageal reflux disease is 20 mg of Prilosec per day, whereas 40 mg per day for 4-8 weeks is used to treat gastric ulcers. Taking this medication on empty stomach and at same time every day provides effective results.
Prilosec shows significant implications in eradicating Helicobacter pylori infection and effectively mitigates the effects of active duodenal ulcers. Prilosec is a more viable option that enables you to get rid of this common phenomenon worldwide.
Prilosec delivers immense results in dealing with this catastrophic situation when taken in right magnitude. Prilosec is usually not recommended to take if you are allergic to any of its active or inactive components, pregnant or breastfeeding. It should also be avoided if you suffer from or have a history of hypomagnesaemia, heart ailments, liver disorders or other stomach complications including tumors.
Common but mild side effects of Prilosec include diarrhea, headache, nausea, vomiting, fever, stomach pain or gas and symptoms of cold such as stuffy nose, sore throat and sneezing. While serious side effects of Prilosec that generally occurs in some extremely rare cases include convulsions, jerking muscle movements, muscle cramps or weakness, uneven heart rate and severe allergic reactions such as itching, skin rash and swelling of face, lips or tongue.


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The best car accident lawyers specialize in all forms of incidents involving motor vehicles and have helped countless victims receive what is due to them. In 2015, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety counted 32,166 motor vehicle mishaps across the U.S. Included in the study are bus accidents, boating accidents, bike accidents and aviation accidents. An experienced car accident lawyer in Saint Pete Beach will prevent that from happening. Using our lengthy experience in legal court plus our dedication to helping victims seek justice, we have gained the trust of many customers in the city. Personal injury typically does not involve a criminal aspect. Regardless if it's an aviation accident, bike accident, bus accident, or boating accident, we guarantee to help you receive the compensation you deserve.
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knew his wife, and she bare unto him sons and daughters, and they began to multiply and to replenish the earth. And from that time forth, the sons and daughters of Adam began to divide two and two in the land, and to till the land, and to tend flocks, and they also begat sons and daughters (Moses 5:2-3).
they heard the voice of the Lord from the way toward the Garden of Eden, speaking unto them, and they saw him not; for they were shut out from his presence.
What were the initial commandments to Adam and Eve? 1. worship the Lord their God 2. offer the firstlings of their flocks for an offering unto the Lord.
And after many days an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.
And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.
In response to their resolve to obey God, an angel came to give them further instructions. The angel gave them more information about the previous commandments, and taught them, apparently for the first time, that there would be an Only Begotten of the Father who would sacrifice himself.
What commandments did the angel give with this knowledge? 1. thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son 2. and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.
The first lesson to Adam should be the first lesson to all mankind: "Inasmuch as thou has fallen thou mayest be redeemed. You can have joy in this life by being brought back into the presence of God and seeing him in the flesh." This is the redemption made possible the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, who is full of grace and truth.
Adam and Eve "made all things known" to their sons and daughters, presumably repeating the messages given by the Lord to that point.
And Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them, saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and devilish.
The posterity of Adam accepted the idea of a God, and of a son of God, for Satan could win their love by saying, "I am also a son of God". They obeyed his command to "believe it not", rejecting the possibility of redemption through repentance. The universal rejection of Adam's teachings by his posterity would continue, with very few exceptions. Almost all of his children have passionately embraced religions that can't save them, and continue to do so.
And the Lord God called upon men by the Holy Ghost everywhere and commanded them that they should repent; And as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved; and as many as believed not and repented not, should be damned; and the words went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled.
And thus the Gospel began to be preached, from the beginning, being declared by holy angels sent forth from the presence of God, and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Adam had something called "all things" confirmed unto him by "an holy ordinance". The nature of this gift, and the nature of the ordinance that conveys it, is known only to those who receive it (DC 76:55, 59-61,114-118; Alma 13:8).
Adam's ministry lasted until the end of his life. He taught and blessed his posterity, giving them promises in the name of the God (DC 107:42-50). There were at least some who obeyed, perhaps only in the line of descendants through Seth.
And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation (DC 107:53-57).
This event is the culmination of Adam's mortal ministry. It is rare for anyone to gather a group of people who can be "equal in obtaining heavenly things" (DC 78:5), such that the Lord can appear to them. Communing with the Lord was the ultimate purpose of the gathering.
Adam's ministry brought relatively few back into the presence of God. It is interesting that Joseph would say that this group "looked for a city… whose builder and maker was God." Rather than settle in the cities founded by unrepentant men (Moses 5:42) they sought for, and obtained, a heavenly social order, or civitas.
Adam's ministry set the pattern for all high priests to follow. All who thereafter join the priesthood, or fellowship, of heaven, would seek to connect others to that fellowship as Adam did for his children.


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A delicious, traditional cream-based chowder, this recipe calls for the standard chowder ingredients: onion, celery, potatoes, diced carrots, clams, and cream. A little red wine vinegar is added before serving for extra flavor.
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Subjectivity is a crucial concept in children's books and is discernible both within a particular culture and in comparison among cultures. The stories of the two novels discussed, express a quest for a sense of identity. I explored first, the images of femininity that the fictions offer, and second, the interactions between selfhood, other selves, social and cultural forces, and displacement. I limited my discussion of Bakhtinian theory to the concept of dialogism. Both novels articulate the complexity of ways in which the subjectivity of female adolescents, Lyra and Marjane, is formed in dialogue with different literary works and social discourses, assumptions and practices which constitute the cultures of East and West. Both characters are depicted as fragmented, multiple and dependent on the social discourses and practices. Pullman for the most part challenges the male's monomythic heroic prerogative by making Lyra the world's macrocosmic transformer and savior by the time her journey is over. Marjane also, like a traditional fairy-tale hero, prevails over her personal oppressors. Thus renewed, Marjane finally achieves a microcosmic triumph.
Javaheri, Zohre, "Subjectivity in Young Adult Literature (Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis" (2018). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 5208.


Outfitter Apex models are the only pop-up truck campers in the industry to feature basements. Basement storage allows fresh water and holding tank capacity to increase by 70 percent and prevents tank contents from freezing -a common problem with most self-contained truck campers having externally mounted holding tanks. Storing the tanks in the basement lowers the camper's center of gravity making it less tipsy and safer to use. Basement storage also increases the overall height of the camper making the Outfitter Apex the only pop-up truck camper with a shower that allows you to stand fully up-right while inside.
In comparison to free standing free molded composite exteriors, which is only a shell loose hung over a wood frame, LamiLux provides a perfectly flat surface area to laminate the camper frame to. Thus, providing more rigidity and support to the camper's walls. LamiLux, with its ten-year guarantee against UV fading, is the highest quality of fiberglass used in the industry. Most other fiberglass (ribbed or flat and especially free standing free molded composite shell) begins to fade within one to two years.
Instead of the standard bead foam that most RV manufacturers use for insulation, Outfitter uses block foam in every truck camper it produces. Block foam provides structural strength that bead foam cannot and gives Outfitters nearly double the insulating factor of any other camper made today.
Vacuum-bonded composite walls set the highest standard for durability in the industry. The framing and vacuum-bonding processes require higher degrees of precision and attention to detail than traditional wood-framing processes. While most RV manufacturers are still framing campers with wood or even coosa that is only stapled together at the joints (with the better manufacturers laminating the outside surface to the frame vs. loose hung shells), every Outfitter begins as a double welded aluminum frame. Aluminum provides a rigid and durable base around which to build the unit while also making it lighter (compared to wood frames) so that a larger camper can be placed on a truck while still staying within the truck's weight capacity. Once the walls have been double welded, they are put into a vacuum press where each wall is bonded under 1080 lbs. of pressure per square inch creating a solid one-piece composite structure. And aluminum frames leave no room for water to collect and are not susceptible to rot which destroys many wood-framed campers -even the newest models – from the inside out.
Outfitter uses a True Composite Foam Core Roof, transforming the roof into a one-piece membrane that virtually eliminates all possibilities for leaks. The fiberglass roof material is maintenance free and more puncture-resistant than the most commonly used rubber roof material (E.P.M.D.), and it will not scuff, chalk, or grow mold. Outfitter roofs are completely hail-proof. Flat RV roofs hold snow and rain which can eventually cause them to collapse. Outfitter roofs, however, are constructed in a crown shape that allows snow and rain to roll off rather than collect. Our Composite roof is called a "True Composite Foam Core Roof" because it is not a fiberglass shell glued to a wood frame like our competitors.
Our soft-walls are guaranteed to hold 65 degrees Fahrenheit inside the camper even while it is -20 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Our soft-walls are made from Weblon, a product that, unlike most others, will not mildew, rot, or crack from constant temperature changes or cold temperatures. Our soft-wall has a 12-year UV warranty. It is fully insulated and double-stitched to prevent leaking.


UVM Medical Center is one of three level one trauma centers in northern New England. These facilities are trained to respond to mass injury or casualty events.
In Las Vegas, patients streamed into University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, that state's only level one trauma center. Across northern New England, there are three level one trauma centers, including UVM Medical Center in Burlington, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Dr. Ajai Malhotra is the Trauma Medical Director and Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery at UVM Medical Center. He says level one trauma centers test their plan to respond to a major emergency twice a year.
Dr. Malhotra says most hospitals in the region have plans in place to respond to large injury or casualty events. However, challenges remain especially in more rural or isolated areas.
Dr. Ajai Malhotra spoke with VPR's Henry Epp. Listen to their conversation above.
Last Tuesday, people across New Hampshire and Vermont held their collective breath after word spread that there was an active shooter at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
A hospital is different from a school or other places where, at least in theory, everyone can evacuate if necessary. So what happens at a hospital in a situation like that?


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O DirecTV-5 (anteriormente conhecido por Tempo 1) é um satélite de comunicação geoestacionário construído pela Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), ele está localizado na posição orbital de 110 graus de longitude oeste e é operado pela DirecTV. O satélite foi baseado na plataforma LS-1300 e sua expectativa de vida útil é de 15 anos.

Lançamento
O satélite foi lançado com sucesso ao espaço no dia 7 de maio de 2002, às 17:00:00 UTC, por meio de um veículo Proton-K/Blok-DM3, a partir do Cosmódromo de Baikonur no Cazaquistão. Ele tinha uma massa de lançamento de 3.640 kg.

Capacidade e cobertura
O DirecTV-5 é equipado com 32 transponders em banda Ku para fornecer transmissão direta de televisão digital para os assinantes norte-americanos.

Ver também
 Frota de satélites da DirecTV

Satélites de telecomunicações
Satélites geoestacionários
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On Tuesday, May 29th, "Roseanne" fans were devastated after learning that the popular comedy show was being canceled by ABC Network. The reboot made quite the comeback earlier this year with successful ratings and a buzz surrounding the show's conservative-leaning political views.
Despite the positive ratings, the abrupt cancellation came in response to the leading actress' controversial Tweet about Valerie Jarrett, who served under the Obama administration. The majority of the public — both Democrats and Republicans — felt her Tweet was racist and offensive.
Following the massive backlash Barr faced from the public, she released an apology statement. Additionally, she blamed her insensitive Tweet on her lack of sleep and usage of Ambien.
Since her public apology, the actress has also pointed out the mainstream media's bias against Trump supporters. She retweeted several examples of liberal hosts calling President Trump a "Nazi," "bigot," etc. but they were not fired over their remarks.
President Trump weighed in on the controversy Wednesday morning via social media. Trump, too, emphasized ABC's lack of accountability for partaking in similar actions as Barr's but failed to apologize and/or receive consequences.
What do you think of President Trump's response? Do you agree or disagree? Share your thoughts in our Facebook comments.
In other recent news, a famous actress sadly passed away after battling an awful disease.