When a unit moves into a new area, it is unlikely to encounter booby traps. However, if the unit leaves and then returns a few hours later, it is a good idea to conduct a thorough search for mines and booby traps. Experience has shown that the VC will have mined the area during the time the unit was away. Remember, it only takes a few minutes to rig a booby trap.
Whenever cutting wires leading to an electrically rigged charge, cut the wires one at a time. If both wires are cut together there is a good possibility of activating the device.
Interrogation by experienced Marines establishes the fact that the VC mark most mines and booby traps. The marker will normally be 200 to 400 yards from the device and will vary with the area in which the operations are taking place. It may consist of a piece of cloth, a twig bent in a certain way, a leaf tied in a knot or a pile of stones.
Many booby traps encountered by Marines use theU.S.M-26 fragmentation grenade. The bulk of these grenades have been supplied to the enemy by Marines who insist on carrying them "John Wayne" style on suspenders or in unbuttoned pockets.
Tripwires used by the enemy are often single strand (monofilament) fish line which is very difficult to see and nondetectable by mine detectors.
The enemy often places a booby trap so it will be easily detected. Beware! This is just a ruse to draw you into the area. There is probably another device in the immediate vicinity.
Two boobytrapped mines have been found on a trail which were attached to sticks three feet off the ground. Two wires were attached to each mine; one across the trail and one in the area to the side of the trail which covered any attempt to walk around the mine. Remember, when a trip wire is discovered, look for additional wires!
No road or trail can be considered 100% safe. Not even the road to the PX. Vigilance must be continuously exercised.
Unnecessary casualties have occurred in Vietnam when more than one Marine became involved in the disarming of enemy mines and booby traps. Mines should normally be blown in place. When they must be disarmed, only one Marine should perform the operation except when help is absolutely needed.
The LAAW (M-72) has proven to be a definite asset to the Marine rifle platoon. However, a word of caution. Destroy the expended tube to prevent its use by the enemy or it may return to you in the form of a boobytrapped mine. The enemy is extremely clever at this and takes every opportunity to use items discarded by Marines.
Any Marine who approaches closely to another Marine in the presence of the enemy is doing a disservice to himself and his buddy. In one case, six men were killed and nine wounded in Vietnam by a mine believed to have been command detonated. Excessive casualties from a single explosive device can only be attributed to the tendency to bunch up. Remember, spread out and live!
The Viet Cong technique of placing a booby trapped 81mm round in a tree line approximately five meters .off the ground has paid high dividends for them. On one occasion, a Marine patrol suffered one KIA and six WIA from such a device. The blast and fragmentation effects were comparable to a low airburst.
The enemy has developed two techniques to test the capabilities of Marine mine detectors. One method is to place a metal bolt in a large piece of cactus, or fill a tin can with human waste and bury it. A mine is often attached to these devices in hopes that mine clearance teams will become careless when they discover an apparently harmless piece of metal.
Another technique employed by the enemy is to fill ration cans with metal objects and then bury them at various depths in order to test the effectiveness of Marine mine detectors.
The Viet Cong have the capability of altering the M-26 fragmentation grenade so that it serves as an effective booby trap. The fuze assembly is removed and a nonelectric blasting cap with a 6-penny nail placed in the top is inserted in the fuze well of the grenade. Wax is poured into the grenade fuze well, around the nail and blasting cap to waterproof the device and hold the nail in place. The grenade is then buried upright with the nail protruding above the ground.
A great many enemy mines are the controlled electric detonation type. The lead wire used to detonate the mine is often Marine communication wire. It is, therefore, extremely difficult to distinguish the enemy lead wire from friendly communication lines. Suspect all communication wire!
All communication wire should be placed at least twenty meters from all roadways. This practice will aid in the visual detection of mines electrically detonated from locations off the roadway.
The Viet Cong are employing a special type of homemade grenade which incorporates a firing device actuated by acid. The grenade body is green or red and has a green safety lever. It is designed to explode when the safety lever is touched and is purposely left on the battlefield in hopes that unsuspecting troops will pick it up.
The Viet Cong, on one occasion, laid mines near two ramps which had been constructed to permit LVTs access to a river. The mines were laid out in a triangular pattern. A Marine demolition platoon used six charges to destroy the mines and achieved nine secondary explosions, one of which was a 155mm shell. Remember, when one mine is discovered, check for others!
The Viet Cong use a 10-pound shape charge with markings "MDH over L207.65 over TNT over 210" as a mine. The charge is emplaced along a road and is prepared for controlled electric detonation. Over 100 meters of communication wire is normally used as a lead. In every instance. Marines have discovered these mines by detecting the communication wire and tracing it to the mine.
Sandbag the deck of the cargo compartment.
Open the hatches to reduce the pressure and diffuse the blast effect as well as to allow quick escape from the vehicle.
The driver and crew chief of the LVT must continuously make visual inspections of the ground ahead for freshly dug areas, unusual debris, or any unusual change in an area previously traveled.
When vehicles are in column, ensure that an extended interval is kept between vehicles and that the vehicles track each other. However, do not use the track trace made by vehicles traveling in the area before you arrived.
Vary the pattern of employment and routes used.
Avoid narrow routes or defiles.
If time and conditions permit, employ mine clearance teams.
Maintain surveillance over routes repeatedly used.
Although countermeasures being taken by the III MAP have reduced the number of casualties caused by mines and booby traps, individual Marines must be constantly on the alert, particularly when physical exhaustion dulls the senses, if casualties are to be further reduced. The enemy is clever and imaginative and is continually devising new methods of employing mines and booby traps. Even handbills and election posters on the sides of trees and buildings have been boobytrapped.
Stick or bamboo broken at right angles in road or trail indicates mines or booby traps 200/400 meters ahead.
Three sticks or stones placed across trail indicates trail is unsafe.
Sign on side of road or trail saying "Chu Min" indicates mines 200/400 meters ahead.
Sign "Cam" indicates mines or booby traps are in the immediate area or on the trail.
One to three strings above entrance to house or cave indicates booby traps.
Tripod of wood about two inches high indicates punji pit, tripod directly over pit.
Triangle of sticks on trail indicates mines or booby traps in area.
Stick or length of bamboo along side and parallel to trail indicates safe for VC.


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Sammy Swindell (ur. 26 października 1955 roku w Germantown) – amerykański kierowca wyścigowy.

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Swindell rozpoczął karierę w międzynarodowych wyścigach samochodowych w 1975 roku od startów w All Star Super Sprinty Series, gdzie jednak nie zdobywał punktów. W późniejszym okresie Amerykanin pojawiał się także w stawce World of Outlaws – Sprintcar, USAC National Silver Crown, Knoxville Raceway Championship Cup 410 Sprint Series, USAC National Sprint Car Series, All Star Circuit of Champions – Sprintcars, All Star Circuit of Champions – Sprintcars, NASCAR Busch Series, CART Indy Car World Series, NASCAR Winston Cup, American Racing Series, Original Chili Bowl Indoor Midget Nationals, Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, NASCAR Truck Series, Weld Racing USAC Silver Crown Series, Parramatta City Raceway – Sprintcars Championship, National Sprint Tour, Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals – Creek Nation Casino Wednesday Qualifier, American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region Series, ASCS Gulf South Regional Series, Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series, O'Reilly All Star circuit of Champions – Sprintcar, Premier Chevy Dealers World Challenge, NZ International Sprintcar Series, Premiere Chevy Dealers World Challenge, Ace Concrete Cutting New Zealand Sprint Car Championship, Western Springs Speedway – International Midget Series, Porter Hire/Hydraulink International Sprintcar Series, Speedway Motors Central PA Sprint Car Point Series, Redpaths Electrical NZ Sprintcar Championship, Western Springs Speedway – Midgets, Central PA 410 Sprint Car Point Series oraz FVP National Sprint League.

W CART Indy Car World Series Swindell startował w latach 1985-1987. Najlepszy wynik Amerykanin osiągnął w 1986 roku, kiedy uzbierane cztery punkty dały mu 28 miejsce w końocwej klasyfikacji kierowców.

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If you see it that is Saint-Malo through a very dirty ferry window.
This is a short post just to get the line right on the Journal page. The crossing was uneventful and quite relaxing. I slept on the floor, like many other travellers, but I have to say the floor can be quite comfortable. For a change I did not get up with a pain in the back, maybe there is something in there to be explored, but I will not ditch my thermarest, just yet.
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Press release published by OncoRay center, which is carried by FZD, University Hospital Dresden and TU Dresden, on August 11, 2010.
Currently, new treatment facilities for radiation therapy with ions are built all over the world. These particles destroy cancer cells and have a better ability to spare the surrounding healthy tissue than other techniques. Today, accelerated hydrogen and carbon ions are mainly used to treat inoperable tumors in organs like the brain and bone marrow, which are sensitive to radiation therapy. A new technology for this kind of treatment is developed by researchers of the OncoRay center in Dresden and of the research center Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD): in their concept the ion beams are accelerated by a compactlaser, and not in "normal" accelerators. They published their first results of cell irradiations using ions in the "New Journal of Physics".
Dr. Doreen Naumburger setting up the experiment at the FZD's high-power laser DRACO.
Traditional proton and ion accelerators are large and expensive, which is why the new therapy making use of accelerated proton and ion beams can only be applied in a few clinics like the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT). Yet there is a big world-wide interest in compact and flexible facilities for proton and ion acceleration for therapy, as experts expect the proof of the advantages of proton and ion therapy for an increasing group of different cancer diseases in the future leading to widespread clinical application. The Dresden OncoRay center, which is carried by the research center Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD), University Hospital Dresden and TU Dresden, now achieved an important step towards compact radiation facilities for cancer treatment.
The high-power laser DRACO at the FZD generates protons, accelerating them on a very short scale of less than ten micrometers (which is about one tenth of the thickness of a single human hair). For their current results, the team of researchers led by Dr. Ulrich Schramm (FZD) and Dr. Jörg Pawelke (OncoRay) irradiated cancer cells with protons, i.e. hydrogen atoms where the electron is missing. The scientists are also investigating the impact of radiation on cells under controlled conditions, for which they developed a special device enabling them to precisely measure the dose of the irradiated cells. The dose of the irradiations at the FZD ranged between 1.5 and 4 gray - an area particularly relevant for clinical application of proton beams. What is more, the energy of the laser accelerated ion beam is high enough for the first time for the beam to be able to penetrate into tissue, but also into other materials, enabling exact dose detection. Up to 20 mega electron volts were achieved in the experiments.
The advantage of accelerated ion beams is that they have their highest impact in the tumor and, thus, have a better ability to spare healthy tissue. Today, more than 60 percent of cancer patients undergo radiation therapy. While, in traditional therapy, a considerable part of the energy of photon beams generated in modern clinical linear accelerators is emitted on their way through healthy tissue, ion beams can be stopped right in the tumor with utmost precision, where their damaging impact is released on all tumor cells. This new method was successfully tested in the heavy ion therapy project at GSI, Darmstadt, among other things. About 400 patients were treated and about 70 percent of them were cured. FZD scientists collaborated in this project and are also significantly involved in the Heidelberg HIT center.
There is still a lot of basic research to be done until the first clinical applications of high-power lasers. Scientists from Dresden are strongly involved in this and are likely to make essential contributions to the world-wide run for new applications, drawing on the close collaborations of medical scientists, physicists, biologists and mathematicians in Dresden. The OncoRay center forms a unique cluster for radiation research in oncology in Dresden and has made a name for itself on an international level. OncoRay scientists at the university hospital, FZD and TU Dresden are focused on translational research, which means that results from basic research are to be transferred to clinical applications as soon as possible. The first compact irradiation facility applying laser technology could be put up in hospitals in ten to fifteen years.
The next step towards clinical application is to carry out detailed studies comparing the impact of laser accelerated ion beams with radiation traditionally used in cancer therapy. In addition, scientists from Dresden and of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität and the Fraunhofer Institute in Jena are accomplising studies in order to increase the energy of the radiation, in the framework of the "onCOOPtics" project. Researchers also aim at developing a prototype for laser based radiation therapy to be installed at a new joint center for radiation therapy in oncology in Dresden.
"Dose dependent biological damage of tumour cells by laser-accelerated proton beams", S. D. Kraft, C. Richter, K. Zeil, M. Baumann, E. Beyreuther, S. Bock, M. Bussmann, T. E. Cowan, Y. Dammene, W. Enghardt, U. Helbig, L. Karsch, T. Kluge, L. Laschinsky, E. Lessmann, J. Metzkes, D. Naumburger, R. Sauerbrey, M. Schürer, M. Sobiella, J. Woithe, U. Schramm, J. Pawelke, New Journal of Physics, 12, 085003 (2010), DOI: 1088/1367-2630/12/8/085003.


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(400312) 2007 TE244 es un asteroide perteneciente al cinturón exterior de asteroides, descubierto el 8 de octubre de 2007 por el equipo del Catalina Sky Survey desde el Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona, Estados Unidos.

Designación y nombre
Designado provisionalmente como 2007 TE244.

Características orbitales
2007 TE244 está situado a una distancia media del Sol de 3,974 ua, pudiendo alejarse hasta 4,710 ua y acercarse hasta 3,238 ua. Su excentricidad es 0,185 y la inclinación orbital 7,408 grados. Emplea 2894,18 días en completar una órbita alrededor del Sol.

Los próximos acercamientos a la órbita terrestre se producirán el 19 de diciembre de 2023, el 4 de septiembre de 2047 y el 14 de marzo de 2071, entre otros.

Características físicas
La magnitud absoluta de 2007 TE244 es 14,6. Tiene 9 km de diámetro y su albedo se estima en 0,037.

Véase también
 Lista de asteroides del (400301) al (400400)
 Cuerpo menor del sistema solar

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Circunstancias de Descubrimiento: Planetas Menores Numerados

Asteroides del cinturón exterior de asteroides
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos por el Catalina Sky Survey
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos desde el Catalina Sky Survey
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos en 2007
Wikiproyecto:Asteroides/Artículos de asteroides


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Review: This Heart of Mine
This Heart of Mine (Whiskey Creek - Book 8) by Brenda Novak
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1. When Lightening Strikes
2. When Snow Falls
3. When Summer Comes
4. Home to Whiskey Creek
5. Take Me Home for Christmas
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7. The Heart of Christmas
8. This Heart of Mine
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Excerpt from This Heart of Mine, courtesy of the author's website
First love. Second chance?
As the daughter of a hoarder, Phoenix Fuller had a tough childhood. So when the handsome, popular Riley Stinson became her boyfriend in high school, she finally felt as though she had something to be proud of. Phoenix was desperate not to lose him—especially once she found out she was pregnant. Yes, she might have acted a bit obsessive when he broke up with her. But she did not run down the girl he started dating next.
Unfortunately, there was no way to prove her innocence. Now, after serving her time in prison, Phoenix has been released. All she wants to do is return to Whiskey Creek and get to know her son. But Jacob's father isn't exactly welcoming.
Riley doesn't trust Phoenix, doesn't want her in Jacob's life. He is, however, ready to find someone to love. And he wants a good mother for his son. He has no idea that he's about to find both!
Brenda Novak brings readers the next book in her Whiskey Creek series, This Hear of Mine. This is a poignant, heart warming story about a young woman who has faced just about the worst life can throw at her and survived. Novak always knows just how much realism to add to her stories to draw the reader in and hold them in her grip. This story was a little deeper and a little more dark than some of Novak's work but it all works in an amazing way.
I have read so many good books lately. And every time I read a Brenda Novak book, I get all warm and fuzzy inside. This one however was a little different, that's not to say that I didn't like it, because I did. I loved it. It was just not what I was expecting. It was a story that had many different layers and nuances. It was complex and full of surprises. Phoenix, the heroine was not your typical leading lady. I think Novak wanted to stir things up with this book and she succeeded with flying colors.
Not only does Phoenix get a second chance at love, but essentially she is getting a second chance at life. Her childhood was rough to say the least. She was unpopular, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, who actually gets a chance with a perfect guy. But he doesn't turn out to be quite so perfect. He breaks her heart and leaves her lonely and pregnant. And then to add insult to injury she gets accused of running down his new girlfriend. Talk about a past. This chick has one. I loved the fact that Novak introduced me to this character. She is strong and resilient and truly brave. I loved her. Now she has a second chance with Riley and her son, Jacob.
I loved all of her interactions with Jacob and with Riley. Developing a relationship with a son you haven't really met is quite the challenge. Getting over the heartbreak of the love or your life is another one. Riley's family didn't make it the first time or the second time, but love prevails and readers are treated to a real second chance love story, not only between the woman and the man, but between the mom and son as well. What a great story!
Riley was sexy and confident. But he made some mistakes the first time around with Phoenix that nearly cost him any kind of chance at a happy ever after with her. I liked the fact that he owned his mistakes and learned from them. He is obviously a good dad. Jacob is a wonderful young man and now Phoenix has to decide if taking a chance on Riley is worth the price she may ultimately pay. I loved this couple and the hero, was real life hero. He wasn't a lot of put on and bravado, he was simply a real man.
You can't really go wrong with a Brenda Novak book. She is at the top of her field. She writes romances that are realistic and heart felt. Her characters are multi-layered and complex. This isn't just your average boy meets girl and falls in love story. This Heart of Mine will really tug on those heartstrings and it won't be easy to put down. With amazing characters and great attention to detail, Novak puts out another stunner. A great book!
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McConnell's Iran Vote Plan Is Cowardly, Ineffectual & Invites Anti-Semitism It's Time To Go NUCLEAR
by Jeff Dunetz | Sep 16, 2015 | Israel
This is a perfect example of why many Republicans are angry at party leadership.
Last night Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came up with what he probably thinks is a bold 'Plan B' for the Iran vote, it's actually an act of cowardice. McConnell announced that if Democrats continue to filibuster, he will offer a new amendment on the President's deal with Iran. This one will say that the President can't go forward with the sanctions relief to Iran unless or until the Iranian regime releases American prisoners held in Iran AND Iran recognizes Israel as a state.
While I agree with the sentiments, the idea is not smart. Firstly it encourages the anti-Semites in this country who believe that the Jewish Lobby controls everything and the only reason to oppose the Iran deal is to protect Israel—which is loads of nonsense. It is true that a nuclear Iran threatens Israel, but the Ayatollah's lemmings are also screaming "death to America!" That is the primary reason the senate should be trying to kill the deal. Iran doesn't need a ballistic missile program to nuke Israel its to reach the United States. Iran did not encourage Hezbollah to build a terrorist network throughout South America to attack Israel, it is to attack the United States.
So now the Majority Leader will give the Democrats a chance to filibuster the question whether or not American prisoners should be released and Israel recognized as a state before billions of dollars are released to the Iranian regime. In other words a giant plate of nothing.
As usual leadership is ignoring the bold step the Democrats would take if they were in power the "nuclear option." Make it a no filibuster vote. Last week on the Hugh Hewitt show John McCain said it should be considered and Marco Rubio supported the Idea:
We are debating an issue that's existential to allies of our, that ultimately imperils the security of the world. And if ever there was a time where you would consider something like that, it would be this. Now you still have the veto power problem, and that is Constitutional. You still have to be able to overcome a presidential veto. But that remains an impediment to ultimately stopping this. But look, I'm open to all those options, but I think the best way to bring this deal to an end is to, in about 14-15 a months, elect a president that will end this deal on their first day in office.
And Charles Krauthammer suggested it on Fox News last night:
"Look, the whole idea of any of this is to get on the record, for the future, what the vote is on this treaty, which will live for a very long time, so that any future president will have an easier time getting out of it," Krauthammer said on Tuesday's Special Report. "It's to delegitimize it." "The Democrats want to hide that by not having a vote," he continued. "That's why they're filibustering." "McConnell wants to put them on the record about something about Israel," Krauthammer said. "I don't think that's the wisest move." Instead, Krauthammer suggests the Senate follow the House strategy: "You want to put them on the record? Introduce an amendment that says what the House bill does; that the treaty was never submitted as required because it doesn't include all of the documents — meaning, the secret IAEA deals, which allow Iran to inspect itself." He then went further, asking why McConnell isn't invoking the nuclear option. "If Harry Reid applied it so he could get 2-3 judicial appointments through the Second Circuit, then why not do it over the most important treaty of our time?"
If Mitch McConnell really believes getting the Democrats on record will influence the vote, or help in years to come, then its time to throw away the cowardice, and be the leader you promised to be, get rid of the filibuster for this Iran vote.
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Spring arrived late this year, and with it came the weekend drone of lawnmowers. Many an otherwise perfect Sunday afternoon nap has been shattered by a neighbor's noisy grass trimming machine.
And for what? To do it all over again in seven days.
Over the years, I have had neighbors who pay a service to come out and fertilize their lawns and treat them with an herbicide that kills everything save the grass. I've also heard people complain about their high water bills during the summer when without constant water, the lawn might turn brown.
One upside of last summer's drought was that more people let their lawns go dormant, and went weeks at a time without mowing.
The grasses that comprise the typical American lawn – Kentucky bluegrass and various fescues – are referred to as "cool season" grasses for a reason. They prefer cool and moist conditions like one expects in the spring.
Most of the grasses in American lawns were imported from Europe. Early settlers found grasses native to the Colonies were less desirable for grazing by the livestock that were brought along from Europe.
Picture the British and northern European countryside with sheep grazing on lush green meadows. Now, imagine the weather – cool summers, mild winters and plenty of rain.
Then, think about a typical July day in McHenry County: sunny, hot, humid, dry. Hardly ideal conditions for plants that like it moist and cool!
So, the first problem with the typical lawn is that the grass species aren't right for our climate, and require large amounts of water and fertilizer to stay lush and green during the summer. The next problem arises from over-fertilization of lawns in residential areas.
Applying too much fertilizer too often is not only bad for the health of one's lawn, but it will also have a negative impact on the water quality of local rivers and streams. Excess fertilizer (that which is not needed by the plants) will run-off with the storm water, which eventually arrives in a local creek.
A third concern related to lawn maintenance is air pollution. A Swedish study conducted in 2001 concluded, "Air pollution from cutting grass for an hour with a gasoline powered lawn mower is about the same as that from a 100-mile automobile ride." The small engine of a gas-powered lawn mower is very inefficient, and lawn mowing in the US has been estimated to account for up to five percent of air pollution in this country. New mowers are more efficient than older models, but a better alternative is to replace the gas mower with an electric model. Not only do they emit zero air pollution, they are quiet.
Quiet enough that they will not spoil a good nap!
There are alternatives to the lawn. Beds of native plants, for example, are not only beautiful, but also easy to maintain. Native species can be found for any growing condition.
Got shade? Try hazelnuts, wild ginger, Virginia bluebells and wild geraniums. Wet area? Nannyberry viburnum, river birch, sedges and Golden Alexanders are some species to consider. And for those hot, dry spots, I like New England aster, Compass plant, black-eyed Susan and Prairie coreopsis.
Before buying any new plants for one's yard, check to make sure that the species chosen are not invasive in this area. The Chicago Botanic Garden maintains a handy guide to invasive plants that includes suggestions for alternatives.


With an emphasis on West Tampa, Ybor City and Tampa baseball, the Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House is considering items for possible inclusion in the exhibit space.
Two-dimensional examples: photographs, baseball cards, game tickets, game programs, game rosters, print advertisments, newspaper clippings and magazine articles. These items can be donated or scanned and returned.
Three-dimensional examples (for permanent donation): batting helmets, gloves, jerseys, hats, catcher's equipment, pennants, signed balls and bats, books and trophies.
You can upload photos or documents to better describe your item.


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Our View: Put down the mouse, get out of the house
Support local businesses. Revisit the shops you haven't entered for a year or two, and explore some new shopping and dining options. These places need customers, and dollars spent locally support local jobs and the local economy.
Opinion by Post Bulletin Editorial Board
Restaurants open. Restaurants close. That's the nature of the business. Some don't make it through their first year, while others thrive for decades – then succumb to circumstances largely beyond their control.
That latter description seems to describe the latest downtown Rochester restaurant closure. The Quiznos sandwich shop, located in the subway below the Marriott Hotel, served its final customers this week.
Because Quiznos is a national chain, it's likely that most of those customers didn't realize that the shop was a local, family-owned business. Gerald and Vivian Hallin owned and operated the shop for 17 years, and Gerald said the closure is due, at least in part, to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have no doubt that he's right. The pandemic has affected almost every aspect of American life, especially the ways we work, shop and eat. There's a new normal, and the "end" of the pandemic – if it ever really ends – won't send everyone back into the office for eight hours each day, with an hour to grab lunch at a nearby deli or burger joint.
And, while Americans had embraced online shopping and food ordering long before COVID-19, the pandemic pushed both customers and businesses alike to enter the virtual marketplace in ways that most of us couldn't have imagined three years ago.
Think about this: The "Cyber Monday" after Thanksgiving 2020, when many businesses were shuttered and people were afraid to leave home, Americans spent $10.8 billion online.
This year, with every store open and no mask mandates, Americans still pointed and clicked their way to a record $11.3 billion in Cyber Monday purchases.
Restaurants and retail stores have had to adapt to survive in this economy. Today's consumers expect up-to-date websites, apps, online ordering, curbside pickup and delivery options. The pandemic (along with rising gas prices) has conditioned us to value convenience, speed and efficiency. If you don't want to leave home, you probably don't have to.
But where's the joy in that – especially at this time of year?
The holiday season, when last we checked, isn't about speed, efficiency and convenience. It's about being greeted by a Salvation Army bell ringer. It's about walking into a store you've never entered before and discovering an absolutely perfect gift for an impossible-to-shop-for sibling. It's about lingering over coffee and scones with an old friend as you watch snow fall. It's about browsing the clearance rack at an actual book store while a Christmas album plays softly on an actual turntable. It's about eating at your favorite restaurant and leaving an absurdly generous tip for an over-worked, exhausted server who still manages to be friendly.
In other words, it's tough to get into the holiday spirit while sitting on your couch and shopping on your phone.
So get out there. Support local businesses. Revisit the shops you haven't entered for a year or two, and explore some of the new shopping and dining options that have popped up while many of us were hunkered down in our bunkers. These places need customers, and dollars spent locally support local jobs and the local economy.
Are you eager to explore Rochester's shopping scene but don't want to drive around aimlessly? Rochester Magazine has a "Great Big Gift Guide" that will point you in the right directions. Another solid guide to local shopping can be found at experiencerochestermn.com .
And remember, even if you do the bulk of your shopping at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Scheels, you're still supporting the local economy by walking into those stores, rather than ordering online.
Yes, you might have to wait in a checkout line. If you eat out, your food might take a bit longer to arrive than it would if restaurants were fully staffed – and it likely will cost more than it would have two years ago.
But two years ago, we all were longing for the chance to do something as "normal" as standing in a checkout line or waiting for overpriced appetizers to arrive.
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Until a legal framework evolves regulating the products, let's work together to establish a norm of following common-sense precautions.
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Other View: Biden (and Trump) should have known better
For weeks, the White House has insisted (with some justification) that the parallel special-counsel investigations into President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents are in no way comparable. Yet in critical respects, both cases can be traced to a common dysfunction: the willingness of government leaders to disregard the rules that others are expected to follow.
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People assume a default won't happen, which serves to neutralize the deterrent effect — until one day, by accident, it does.
Other View: If McCarthy won't defend the global economy, Biden and Yellen must
Whatever legacy McCarthy thinks he can cement as speaker will be a footnote to the headline of his having stood aside as the economy was shot by a handful of zealots.
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5 Best Beach Escapes Near the London Olympics
By Robyn Caldwell March 2, 2012
Unless you've lived in a cave for the last few years, you may be aware that the Olympics are coming to town this summer! and as well as the Olympics we've got the Queen's Diamond Jubilee over the long weekend 2nd - 5th June. The city is going to be swamped. If you're a visitor or a local seeking some solace away from the throngs, there are plenty of great beaches a stone's throw from London where you can find some peace and quiet. Here's our top five.
1. Botany Bay, Kent
A gem of a beach in Kent, less than 80 miles from London. Quieter than it's neighbour Joss Bay, Botany Bay is a picturesque sandy beach, sheltered by the dramatic white chalk cliffs that characterise this part of the world. Definitely worth a day trip and the pretty coastal town of Broadstairs is only 3 miles away.
2. West Wittering, West Sussex
West of Brighton and just under 90 miles from London lies the stunning expanse of white sand that is West Wittering. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the beach is backed by soft sand dunes and pretty coloured beach huts. Great for wildlife watching too. The perfect escape from the hustle and bustle. The historic city of Chichester is just 8 miles away.
3. Margate, Kent
One for art lovers. This area is undergoing lots of regeneration and has become a mecca for art and vintage lovers. The Turner Contemporary opened on the seafront last year and lots of quirky boutiques have started springing up in the town. The beach itself is a massive expanse of golden sand. A real traditional kiss-me-quick, bucket and spade beach with arcades and rides aplenty, contrasted with the arty new shops makes for an interesting day out. The busiest of our top five. 75 miles from London.
4. Camber Sands, East Sussex
At the far east of Sussex, close to the border with Kent lies Camber Sands. A huge sandy beach backed with sand dunes, the only ones in East Sussex. The dunes are home to interesting wildlife and a day here feels like a million miles from the stress of the city. Nearby Rye is well worth a look, it's a quaint town full of antique shops.
5. Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
80 miles from London is the traditional seaside resort of Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. Great for families, with loads to do on the pier, which is the 3rd longest in the country. It's a fun, family day out and a breath of fresh air, away from the Old Smoke. Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town, is 20 miles away.


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Microsoft releases Xbox One version 2004 with a simplified Guide and more
Rich Woods former Senior Editor for North America Neowin @@TheRichWoods · Apr 21, 2020 16:42 EDT · Hot! with 5 comments
Microsoft is releasing the Xbox One April update today, which has been in testing with Xbox Insiders since September. The reason it was being tested for so long, unlike other monthly updates, is because this is the semi-annual feature update that coincides with Windows 10 20H1.
There are a few new features that you'll find in the update, which comes in at around 850MB, depending on which version you're currently on, of course. There's a new "Surprise Me!" button, which picks a random game from your library based on criteria that you set.
Once again, Microsoft is promising Mixer improvements. You can now see emotes and subscriber badges in the chat, and Microsoft says "your Ember messages also get the flare they deserve", promising special styling. You can also use the menu button on your Xbox One controller to access settings like stream quality.
Finally, there should be a simplified layout for the Guide. The default tab is now the first in the list, rather than being centered. Party, messaging, and invites have all been merged into one tab, and LFG has been moved into People. There are now five tabs in total.
You can update your Xbox now through Settings, or it will do so automatically if you have proper power settings for it. If not, you'll be prompted to update at some point. The build number for the update is 19041.1927.
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Intro from Jay Allison: If you work in audio production, you end up having some kind of relationship to Digidesign's ubiquitous software, ProTools. Generally, the relationship is dysfunctional. We at Transom are no exception and we asked our TOOLS Editor to come up with a set of ProTools tips specifically for the public radio producer. So, now we bring you the result of years of conversation and complaint about this powerful, troublesome software in a single guide, Jeff Towne's "ProTools Shortcuts," which comes with its own handy print-out to keep by your bedside. You know you need it.
There are many audio editing programs that can be used to make audio programs, but we here at Transom.org still feel that Pro Tools offers the best balance of power, value and interoperability. But as is true of many computer applications, the flexibility of the program creates a dizzying array of options. There are so many ways to do things that it's easy to miss shortcuts and methodology that can save a lot of tedious work.
Here are a few tips and tricks and shortcuts that might save some time and frustration.
Keyboard Shortcuts for the Mac – and – Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows.
Those documents are good references, but there are way too many keystrokes to memorize, and many of them won't apply to the kind of work you do. Here's a reduced and reorganized list of some of our favorites that we've found to be helpful in audio documentary production.
It still seems to be the case that the majority of our readers are using Pro Tools on a Macintosh computer, so we'll describe the Mac keystrokes. These shortcuts will all work on a Windows computer, just substitute Control (Windows) for Command (Mac), Alt (Windows) for Option (Mac), Start (Windows) for Control (Mac).
On the Mac, the Command key is the one with the Apple on it.
Holding the Option key will apply changes to all tracks.
Holding Option-Shift will apply changes to selected tracks.
This works for changing track size, track display, adding aux sends, and many other operations. Hold the option key and change a value on one track, and all other tracks will change the same way. Often, adding the option key to a keyboard shortcut will apply the command to all tracks.
Holding the Command key will give fine control when moving faders, knobs and breakpoints.
Often, the F-keys are assigned to other functions, so other shortcuts may be used. The numbers indicated here are the number keys on the QUERTY keyboard, not the numeric keypad on an extended keyboard.
Also, pressing the Single Quote/Tilde key, (above the Tab key) will cycle through the edit modes. Pressing the Escape key will cycle through the tools.
Keyboard shortcuts can be used to quickly place fades at the beginning or end of a region, which can be especially helpful in softening the edges of clips with significant background ambience. Leave some audio before and after the section you want to use, then place the cursor where you want the volume to be fully up.
Option D: Fade In from the start of the segment to the cursor.
Option G: Fade Out from the cursor to the end of the segment.
The fade shapes are the default fades, as set in Preferences. They can be edited by double-clicking on the fade and pressing Command F. The length of the fade can be changed by dragging on the edges of the fade with the trimmer tool.
Crossfades are made by highlighting a section of audio between two regions, then hitting Command F. This will open the crossfade dialog, which allows adjusting the shape of the fade. Command Control F will apply the default crossfade without opening the crossfade window. The length of the crossfade can be adjusted by clicking and dragging either edge of the fade with the trimmer tool. Neither edge can be dragged past the original edit location.
Fades can also be quickly made with the Multi-Tool (F6 F7 pressed together). In and Out fades can be made by clicking and dragging on the upper corners of the region (the tool will switch to a small square with a diagonal line indicating the direction of the fade.) Crossfades can be made by clicking on the bottom of the edit line and dragging in either direction.
Align two regions' start times on different tracks: select static region, then control click on the second region with the grabber tool.
Drag region to new track retaining start time: hold Control key, drag with grabber to new track, in slip mode.
Change Playback Speed (shuttle lock): Control 1-9 on numeric keypad (5 is normal, 1 is slowest, 9 is fastest.) The gradations are coarse; even one number up or down tends to be too fast or too slow.
Thankfully, Control 9 on the numeric keypad can be assigned to a custom speed. Set it in Preferences>>Operation>>Custom Shuttle Lock speed. Try something like 125 percent to get greater speed while maintaining intelligibility, or 90 percent to slow playback slightly.
This can be done on a Mac laptop, which does not have a numeric keypad, by holding the fn key (in the lower left of the keyboard) and using the "alternate keypad" numbers overlaid on the corners of some of the numbers and letters of the standard QWERTY keyboard. Holding fn, J=1, K=2, L=3, U=4, I=5, O=6, 7=7, 8=8, 9=9.
A continuous soundfile can be automatically separated into multiple regions, based on (relative) silence between sections. This is most helpful in separating narration sessions or other recordings with spaces of silence separating the takes.
This will bring up a dialog box. The top two sliders, for Threshold and Duration can be moved until the best balance of values is achieved to create helpful breaks, as indicated by the overlaid blocks in the display. When the right balance is reached, click "Strip" in the dialog.
Undesired breaks can be "healed" by highlighting across the gap(s) and pressing Command H.
In recent versions of Pro Tools, one can group regions together so they can be acted on consistently.
The most obvious use for this is to bind together edited audio, while maintaining the edit points for possible future adjustments.
This is functionally similar to Consolidating multiple regions into one new one, with the advantage of being able to ungroup the regions at any time and adjust any one region individually. Grouped regions will move together, and automation will be equally applied to all regions. Groups take the name of the track they're in. Temporarily changing the track name before grouping can be helpful for giving the group a meaningful name as displayed in the edit window.
Regions can be locked in time by selecting the region(s) and pressing Command L. This prevents these regions from moving, even if shuffle edits are made previous to the segment. The small padlock graphic in the corner of the region indicates that it is locked. The regions can be unlocked by simply pressing Command L again.
If most of your Pro Tools projects have a similar structure, use a template to save set-up time and increase consistency. Track configurations, plug-ins, markers, even audio elements can be saved and reused in future projects. Create a template by making a new empty session in the configuration you most use: number and types of tracks, with names; plug-ins; markers; recurring audio, such as a theme or break music. Or simply delete any episode-specific audio from a finished session and save that session with a memorable name, like "ProgramTemplate.pts".
When starting a new project, make a new session, then choose "Import Session Data" from the Edit menu, or press Option Shift I. Navigate to your template, and click open.
Ignore the top half of the dialog (unless your new session is at a different sample rate from your template.) Option click on any of the tracks in the bottom half of the dialog to add all of them as new tracks, or individually select which tracks to import. Check "markers" if you used them in your template. Your session will open with tracks named, plugins configured, markers and audio in-place.
Slip and Shuffle modes are pretty well-understood, but Grid and Spot modes are less familiar to may users. Spot can be very helpful when working on any production with defined timings. If your piece has an opening "billboard" or fixed breaks, or a defined length, Spot mode can be used to quickly place regions at precise times. Drag audio into (or within) a track while in Spot mode, and the spot dialog window will open.
There you can choose to define a precise start or end time of a region. The trimmer tool can also be used in spot mode, constraining the trimming of the start or end times of a region to absolute times. Using Spot, Regions can be trimmed or moved to an exact start or end time without zooming in and moving or trimming or fading by eye.
Bouncing (the act of rendering a Pro Tools multitrack project to a mixed file) is more problematic than it should be. Because it's a real-time process, it can be time consuming, and if something interrupts the bounce, it fails completely; it does not result in a partial mixed soundfile. There are a few workarounds for these problems.
If the session consists of a single mono or stereo track, and no automation or plug-ins are used, the file can be Consolidated, rather than bounced. This process runs at many times real-time, creating a new file from the edited original. Highlight all regions to be consolidated (they must be continuous) and choose Edit>>Consolidate (or press Option Shift 3).
For more complex productions, involving overlapping multitrack audio, volume automation, and real-time plug-ins, bouncing is the primary way of rendering the production to a final stereo or mono file. If your bounce stalls and you get an error message indicating that "CPU usage is holding off USB audio…" or other mysterious warnings, often suggesting that you reduce track counts or plug-ins, or to increase buffer size, ignore the message. Usually the problem has nothing to do with these things. First, turn off Airport, or other wireless networking. If the error continues, make sure there are no other background processes running while the bounce is proceeding.
If the bounce repeatedly fails, it may be more efficient to create a new audio track in your session, and set that track to record the output of the session. For some reason this process tends to go smoother than a bounce, and even if it fails, a partial recording is made, so multiple passes can be made if necessary, and then consolidated.
To do this, instead of sending the output of your tracks to the default audio outputs, set them to an alternative routing called a "bus." Click on the channel output button, it will give you the choice of "no output" "interface" and "bus." Click on bus, and choose any of the several busses that appear. Add a new audio track, and name it something distinctive, like ProjectnameMix. Then set the inputs of this new audio track to the same bus as the other tracks are using as an output.
Highlight the audio you want to record, click the record-ready button on the new audio track, then press Command Spacebar to start recording. The recording will stop at the end of the highlighted region.
That newly-created soundfile will reside in the Audio folder of the current session. It will be split-stereo, so if you need it as an interleaved stereo file (to burn to CD, or convert to mp3, etc.) you can import it into your session, highlight it in the region list, and export it (Command Shift K) choosing stereo (interleaved) as the format.
Even though this too is a real-time process, if Pro Tools stalls during playback, you will retain the recording up to that time, allowing you to start the recording again later in the session, rather than starting again from the beginning with a bounce. It also allows you to watch meters and automation moves, which are disabled during a bounce.
Because Pro Tools is so picky about which version of the Operating System your computer is using, it is NOT recommended that you allow automatic updates of the OS.
There's also a vast pool of information in the Digidesign Answerbase. You can do keyword searches on problems you see, including the obscure error codes that pop-up.
There's also a Support FAQ that might have an answer to your problem.
Databases folder and delete the "Volume.ddb" and "WaveCache" files.
such as 6.4 or 6.9).
Empty the Recycle Bin after trashing preferences and/or databases.
version, such as 6.4 or 6.9).
If you find this application helpful, you might want to consider making a donation to its creator via Paypal, there's a button right on the application's screen.
An external drive's database can get corrupted if the drive is not ejected properly from the computer. Pro Tools doesn't like to let go of drives, but you can remove one without quitting the application. Go to Window>>Workspace then highlight the drive you wish to remove. Click on the Toolbox icon, and select "Unmount" from the dropdown menu.
When making repeated similar tweaks with Audiosuite processes, such as reducing gain, applying compression, or applying EQ to specific sections of a soundfile, it's better to just leave the window for that process open so that when one comes to the next breath that needs to be attenuated, or P-Pop that needs to be High-Pass filtered, or whatever, the process is ready, the parameters set. Select the section of audio that need treatment, then choose the Audiosuite process you wish to apply from the Audiosuite menu.
After finding the settings you like, and clicking "apply," don't close that window, leave it open on the side of your screen, ready for the next occurrence of a problematic bit of audio. Depending on the process, you might want to select a little bit more audio than you need, run the Audiosuite process, then create short crossfades across the edges to smooth the transitions into and out of the processed regions.
After doing extensive editing, the regions bin (the list of soundfiles and regions at the right of the edit screen) can become cluttered with superfluous regions, segments of audio that have been trimmed from the original soundfiles and are no longer active in your session, or clips that were loaded into the session but never used. Those extra soundfiles can make navigating through the regions bin dizzying, and will unnecessarily bloat the audio folder if you make a copy for transfer or archiving.
The bin can be cleaned up at various times during the workflow, but be careful, you want to be sure there's nothing in the regions bin that you will want to use in the session later, that hasn't been added to the edit window yet. If you're finished arraying everything in the edit window, or are done with one stage of the project and have not yet imported soundfiles for the next stage of the project, you can clear-out unused regions by pressing Command Shift U (or clicking on the "Regions" bar at the top of the regions bin and choosing "Select>>Unused.") This will highlight all regions in the bin that are not used in the edit window. Then press Command Shift B (or "Clear" from the Regions menu) to open the "Clear" dialog.
"Remove" will simply clear the regions out of the bin, neatening up the regions list, and (probably) reducing the number of regions that will be copied when using the "Save Session Copy In" command. This command does NOT delete anything from your drives.
"Delete" will actually remove unused files from your hard drive permanently. This will allow you to regain drive space, but has the potential to erase a soundfile you did not mean to erase. It is strongly recommended that you just use "Remove" rather than "Delete" unless you are absolutely sure that you want to erase the selected files from your drive forever, that you will never want to use the highlighted soundfile(s) in this or any other project ever.
The safest way to archive a finished mix, or to make a copy of a session for someone else to work on elsewhere, is to use the command: File>>Save Copy In.
Be sure to check the box for "All Audio Files" under "Items to Copy." This dialog will allow you to change the file type, sample rate or bit-depth of the audio files if you so desire, and if you choose to do so, the option to copy the audio files will be checked by default. But if you choose to keep the original format, the default is to NOT copy the audio files, only the session data. But for the purposes of archiving, or making a copy to be moved to another studio, it's much safer to check the "All Audio Files" button.
It's a common problem for soundfiles to be lost when archiving or copying a session. This is usually because a soundfile that is used in the project had not been saved in the session's Audio folder.
Recordings made in a session will be saved into that session's Audio folder by default, and files imported into a session are usually saved in the Audio folder, but it is possible to add soundfiles to a session without them being added to that folder. So simply copying the session's folder, containing the session file, the audio folder, the fades folder, region groups,back-ups etc. is no guarantee of copying all audio files used in the project.
A soundfile may reside elsewhere, on any drive attached to the computer, and may be "added" to a session without copying it to the Audio folder, if it is the same format as the session default. This is efficient in some circumstances, for instance when a session is using audio that is already stored in some systematic way in other directories. But it can create problems in archiving or moving sessions.
The "Import Audio" dialog offers several options when adding audio to a session. If the file format is compatible with the current session, the user may "add" or "copy" the soundfile into the current project. "Adding" leaves the soundfile in its original location, and merely creates pointers to it. "Copying" or "Converting" makes a new version of the file. By default it will be saved in the current session's Audio folder, but it can be stored anywhere. The default function is "add", be sure to click "copy" if that's what you mean to do.
If the imported file is of a different format from the current session, the only import option will be to "convert." The safest process is to always Copy or Convert, and to save all files into the Audio files folder. That way, all soundfiles in a session are stored together in a predictable location. But this is not always efficient, or soundfiles may be accidentally "added" rather than "copied" and will not reside in the Audio folder.
The best way to assure that all soundfiles used in the session are included in an archive, or in a copy of the session to be worked on elsewhere, is to use the "Save Copy in" and to check the "All Audio files" box. This will collect all soundfiles used in the session, and make copies of them, placed in the session copy's Audio files folder.
For greater efficiency, it's advised to remove unused regions, as described above, before saving a copy of the session, that way, copies are not made of soundfiles that aren't used in the session.
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i'm a dinosaur from cool edit days, now struggling with audacity…usually on the fly..my next gig is on an icebreaker…can someone like me learn protools? i am intimidated. Is there such a thing as a BASIC BASIC manual for those of us who want to turn it on and lay down some sound and edit it without spending three weeks in training mode?…. and as someone who is basically laying down ax and trax, manipulating both..but that's pretty much the extent of it… what protools would be appropriate?
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I'm really familiar with Logic but am gradually adapting to Pro Tools at a new job. Is there any kind of shortcut like Logic's "select all following of same track" in Pro Tools?
I can't activate the sped up playback mode on my mac! No idea why. Trying to enter the so-called "shuttle mode by pressing fn + a number or control + a number but nothing works. Any advice?
I'm having the same issue. I figure it's because I'm using ProTools 12, and this great guide was created with an older model of ProTools. I can't find anything online to help. If I can get anyone from Avid to provide an answer, I'll post here.
I am using Pro tools Mp on a Windows PC. My question is… I thought I was just changing tempo by pushing 'ctrl t' but instead it made the measures bigger. How do I change it back? The 'undo' in edit won't undo that. Thanks for any help!


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Royal Commission hamstrung by one sided evidence
by Admin | 31 January 2019
"Royal Commissions have no magical powers, they are only as good as the information that goes in and the assumptions they make", says Steve Whan, CEO of the National Irrigators Council, talking about today's release of the South Australian Basin Plan Royal Commission.
Steve Whan said "unfortunately in this case one of the fundamental opinions, leading to a suite of very colourfully expressed conclusions, is based on the evidence of a small number of high-profile Basin Plan critics.
"The Commissioner has given us an opinion that the Basin Plan is illegal because he contends it does not set an appropriate sustainable diversion limit. Many of his recommendations stem from that conclusion.
"In this case the Commission didn't hear from the large number of scientists who are actually involved with the Basin Plan, many of whom are well respected academics working independently in research institutions.
"One of the most disappointing aspects in this report is the Commissioner's curt dismissal, with no justification, of the suite of scientific evidence showing that water buyback has negative impacts on communities. Many years of intensive research has shown that there are significant negative impacts from water buyback on small communities. Ontop of that scientific research, is the on the ground evidence from the people affected – again dismissed by the Commissioner.
"The report seems to pick and choose which science it accepts and the science it dismisses (which coincidentally seems to be those people and groups who didn't appear).
"The report is not all negative. In fact, it acknowledges the very good work done on compliance issues (the original brief for the Commission) and does make a point of acknowledging the 'massive importance of irrigated agriculture' to Australia. NIC would also agree, as we have with many other reports, that better transparency is needed from Governments implementing the Plan.
"Unfortunately, the report has, as a fundamental premise for a range of recommendations, a giant hypothetical. The question we ask is – if the Commission's conclusions about legality and their recommendations to rewrite the plan were accepted – where would that lead us?
"NIC has made it very clear that we want to see real environmental outcomes from the Basin Plan. We want a Plan that gives us healthy rivers, healthy communities and a continuing capacity to produce food and fibre for the nation.
"And as we suffer another drought, it should be clear that no plan could drought proof the Murray Darling Basin.
"The Australian people (and the Parliament on their behalf) didn't vote for a Plan that would close down agriculture and country towns. They expected balance, with a sustainable level of extractions from the rivers along with life in country communities. The Plan received bi-partisan support because of that.
"As the Productivity Commission told us last week, the Plan has made a difference already where 20% of extraction has gone back to the environment. Two-thirds of the water that goes into our rivers stays there; it is not extracted.
"Do the people of Australia really want to start again on the Basin Plan, with 10 years of argument, uncertainty and community turmoil? And would it be fair to the communities and industries that have participated in good faith, that all the targets they have been working toward are thrown out?
"The Basin Plan is just half way through implementation, it has been very tough going and it will continue to be so. Butthere is no Plan B."
Media Contact: Steve Whan 0429 780 883


Trospium is a prescription drug that is licensed to treat certain bladder problems. Specifically, it is used for treating overactive bladder symptoms, such as urinary incontinence and frequent urination. Trospium comes in tablet form and is generally taken twice a day. Although most people tolerate the drug well, side effects can occur, such as fatigue, constipation, dry mouth, and headache.
Sudden, frequent urges to urinate.
As with any medicine, side effects are possible with trospium. However, not everyone who takes the drug will experience side effects. In fact, most people tolerate it quite well. If side effects do occur, in most cases, they are minor and either require no treatment or can easily be treated by you or your healthcare provider. Serious side effects are less common.
Sanctura [package insert], Irvine, CA; Allergan, Inc.;2011 January.
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Electronic orange book: approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. FDA Web site. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/. Accessed August 26, 2010.
What Is Trospium Used For?


The Committee on History firmly believes in the importance of preserving Presbyterian history right across the country. We know, as well, that preservation of church records is a legal requirement of our denomination. Our history is alive in the buildings in which we worship, in the beauty of our stained glass windows, in our books, records and other artifacts. Preserving them is another way in which we Presbyterians can be good stewards, standing behind our faith and ready to pass all of these things on to the generations who will follow us.
The Committee has always had a close connection with the Archives. Until the restructuring of 50 Wynford Drive in 1993, the Archives and Archivist were the direct responsibility of the Committee. With the Archives and Records Office now coming under the General Assembly Office, the Committee on History now maintains a connection through an advisory role. The Committee Convener sits as a member of the Archives Committee and the Archivist/Records Administrator sits as a ex-officio member of the Committee on History.
Enduring Witness is the Church's official history, first published in 1975 to honour the centenary of the Union of 1875 and to record the contribution of Presbyterianism to Canadian life. It was written by Dr. John S. Moir and has been revised and updated several times. The most recent edition brings the history of our Church up to the year 2000. A digitized version of the book can now be read on The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives' website.
The Reformation @ 500 Project was a five-year exploration of how the Reformation speaks to the first decades of the 21st century, 500 years after Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. In reflecting on the theological insights of the Reformation, scholars have identified five mottos called "solas" because in Latin each of the watchwords used the word sola or a variation of sola. "Sola" means "only" or "alone." The five solas are: sola gratia, sola fides, sola Scriptura, solus Christus, and soli Deo gloria (grace alone, faith alone, Scripture alone, Christ alone, and for God's glory alone).
Each year an article describing the year's sola event was published in the Presbyterian Record or the Presbyterian Connection. Click here to download a summary of all the articles.
Study guides have been produced for each of the solas, using reflections and insights gleaned from the presentations and conversations. The guides, which can be used individually or in groups, invite participants to reflect on what the 500-year-old theological slogans say to us today.
The last of five study guides explores "to God's glory alone," using reflections and insights made at an event held at Knox College, Toronto, in October 2017. The day's presentations can be viewed here.
Prepared by representatives at the 143rd General Assembly, 2017, five reflections – one for each sola – was presented in honour of the Reformation celebration.
Presbyterian History, a newsletter of the Committee on History, contains articles on various aspects of the history of our church and is published twice a year. The current editor is the Rev. Peter Bush, who is always looking for articles in the 2,000-word range.
Producing Communion Tokens in Centennial year in 1975.
Publishing four volumes of Called to Witness – biographical sketches of prominent Presbyterians.
The Presbyterian Church Index – This project was commenced in 1994 by Michael Millar to compile a list of every Canadian Presbyterian congregation and minister since the 18th century.
Publishing 2 volumes of Gifts & Graces, edited by Dr. John Moir – biographical sketches of prominent Presbyterian women.
Active Evangelism – A conference hosted by the Committee was held at Knox College on May 24 and 25, 2002.
For years congregations have asked us if this type of resource existed for the Presbyterian Church.
Who will do the history?
How do we record the information?
It is fully illustrated production and provides style guides to footnoting, tips on using Archives, and a helpful bibliography. It is available for $2.00. Please order through email or call 1-800-619-7301 ext. 331. No congregation should be without their own copy!
This is a project to interview and record the faith and life journeys of ministers, missionaries – ordained and lay, and other Presbyterians with interesting stories to tell.
For more information contact Marilyn Repchuck, Convener of the Committee on History.
In 2003, the Committee on History established a Canadian Presbyterian History Student Prize of $50.00 to be awarded to students of the three Church Colleges for essays that are selected for publication in Presbyterian History.
Each year the Committee awards two prizes of $50 each – one for the best congregational history, and one for the best academic publication. Publications are to be submitted to the Archives and Records Office, 50 Wynford Dr., by the 31st of December each year. All publications under consideration are deposited in the Church Archives following the evaluation process.
The 131st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada granted permission to rename these prizes "The Rev. Dr. T. Melville Bailey History Prize" in recognition of the late Dr. Bailey's invaluable contributions to the Committee on History, the Presbyterian Archives, the Presbyterian Museum and the Presbyterian Church in Canada as a whole.


By the 1740s, this area was experiencing a building and population boom. The small cobblestone alleys, like Beck Street, were home to mid-level artisans drawn here by maritime trades, including shipwrights, carpenters, blacksmiths, mast makers, and boat builders. Many homes in this enclave were made of wood — cheaper to construct, but harder to maintain. In predominantly brick Philadelphia, wooden houses were associated with devastating fires. Several of the wooden framed houses survive on the 800 block of Hancock Street, and still bear the bronze "firemark" plaques of various local insurance companies. These plaques denoted which homes were insured and should be saved in the (very likely) event of a fire.
The overcrowding of Southwark increased in the 19th century with successive waves of European immigration that fed the growth of industry along the waterfront, including the Navy Yard (at the foot of Federal Street and the Delaware River). Economic activity increased, and along with the population explosion came the companion urban phenomena of increased poverty, residential overcrowding and overtaxed infrastructure. By the late 20th century, concerns of overcrowding in Southwark gave way to fears of mass displacement. Beginning in the late 1960s, the development of Interstate 95 forever changed the neighborhood by destroying more than 300 18th-century homes, displacing hundreds of families, and cutting the neighborhood off from its historic lifeline — the waterfront. The harsh severance of the neighborhood from the river affirmed the decline of the industrial economy and accelerated the flight to the Northeast and the suburbs.
These blocks of Hancock and Beck streets are reminders of both the historic and the recent past, as these structures are some of the precious few 18th-century enclaves to survive the creation of Interstate 95.
Sitarski, Stephen M. "From Weccacoe to South Philadelphia: The Changing Face of a Neighborhood." Pennsylvania Legacies, vol. 7 no 2 (November 2007) 6-13.
Sitarski, Stephen M. "Philadelphia's First Neighborhood: Wiccaco/Southwark/South Philly/Queen Village." Unpublished walking tour script for the Queen Village Neighbors Association, May 2005.


On September 11, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS') Nebraska Service Center (NSC) held the latest in its on-going stakeholder engagements addressing business-related issues. NSC stressed that the engagement was for informational purposes only and answers are not binding on USCIS. NSC answered pre-submitted questions and then opened the session for additional questions.
Three question were submitted in advance of the engagement regarding the processing of I-140 petitions. The first asked under which I-140 petition category processing times for Schedule A Group II-based EB-2 petitions are reported and asked if USCIS could provide a separate report for Schedule A Group II-based EB-2 petition processing times. NSC explained that all schedule A EB-2 petitions are reported together, whether Group I or II and that, since the appropriate group cannot be determined until the adjudicator reviews the case, it is not possible to report processing times for Group II separately.
The second question asked if NSC is willing to implement premium processing for first and second preference I-140 petitions in the EB-1-3, Schedule A Group II-based EB-2, and EB-2 national interest waiver (NIW) subcategories, and whether there are any plans to do so in the future. NSC explained that premium processing is currently available for Schedule A Group II petitions and that there are no plans to expand premium processing for I-140s beyond that. NSC also explained that the decision to do so lies with Service Center Operations (SCOPS) and suggested the questioner email SCOPS.
The last pre-submitted I-140 question asked about the authority for NSC's policy that only degrees issued by U.S.-accredited educational institutions can support an EB-2 classification. NSC explained that while, Matter of Yau, 13 I. & N. Dec. 75 (Reg. Comm. 1968), may be old, it is still the controlling law and it establishes, as repeated in the regulations, that a U.S. accredited institution must issue the degree. In follow-up questioning, NSC explained that the institution must have been accredited at the time the degree was awarded, not necessarily at the time of filing or adjudication.
One pre-submitted question addressed the fact that USCIS has not been issuing employment authorization documents (EADs) based on properly filed I-485s and approved I-140s within 90 days of filing the I-765, as required by 8 CFR § 274a.13(d) and that USCIS has not been meaningfully acting upon requests for issuance of interim EADs as required by 8 CFR § 274a.13(d) when an I-765 that has been pending for more than 90 days is brought to USCIS' attention via a call to the National Customer Service Center (NCSC). NSC explained, as it previously has, that there was an increase in I-765 receipts for the months of April, May, and June, 2014 and this "bubble" of receipts caused a backlog in processing these applications; but NSC advises that it expects to be current within a few weeks. NSC again explained that, if an I-765 application has been pending for more than 75 days, the applicant or attorney should contact the NCSC at 1-800-375-5283 or use USCIS' e-Request online tool to have the matter expedited. If more than 15 days pass after the NCSC is contacted and the issue has not been resolved or explained, NSC advises email the proper USCIS Service Center to check the status of the case.
In follow-up, one participant advised using e-request because she has found the NCSC unresponsive; another participant pointed out that I-765 is not in the e-request drop-down. NSC vowed to look into both these issues.
In the follow-up questioning, one attorney asked about cross-chargeability when visa numbers are available for the principal alien but not for a derivative spouse from an oversubscribed country. In response, NSC explained that the derivative can cross-charge to the principal alien's country even if the derivative filed his or her adjustment application later than the principal alien did, so long as the derivative is accompanying or following to join the principal alien.
In response to questions concerning the situation where a couple separates while the derivative's adjustment application is pending, NSC explained that neither party is required to notify NSC of a separation or divorce, although either may do so. However, if the adjustment is erroneously granted, NSC pointed out that when the error is discovered, the derivative may be referred for rescission. NSC also explained that even where the couple has not divorced, the marriage must be bona fide so, where the couple is separated, even if on a trial basis, the file will most likely be referred to a local office for an interview.
Another participant asked if an alien (A) number is always assigned when an I-140 petition is approved. NSC explained that it is unless consular processing was requested.
In response to another question, NSC advised that if hardcopies of supporting documents for an efiled application have not been received at the time of adjudication, the application will not be denied; rather a request for evidence (RFE) will be issued. However, to avoid delay, it is best to send the hardcopy documents before the case comes up for adjudication.
An attorney with a number of cases pending at the NSC was advised that the best practice for handling G-28 changes of address, is to attach a spreadsheet listing each case and the corresponding A numbers and receipt numbers.
When asked how NSC ensures that long pending adjustment applications are processed before newer cases when visas become available, NSC explained that cases are staged not only in visa order but also in filing order so that when visas become available, a "first in, first out" process is followed.


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