BERLIN — Germans have no trouble agreeing that the graffiti covering many of the nation's commuter trains in a most un-Germanic scrawl is intolerable. But what they cannot agree on is the main railway operator's proposed cure: small drones to patrol the rail yards by night.
While the tiny remote-controlled helicopters, equipped with cameras that officials hope will allow them to catch the graffitists on the spot, are only entering the testing phase, the debate is well developed in a country where clandestine surveillance is a strongly emotional issue.
The railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said its miniature drones would be used to patrol the depots and train yards on its own property, not in public spaces, in an effort to combat a problem that costs the company around $10 million a year.
But German unease over unauthorized prying, rooted in memories of Nazi-era denouncements of neighbors and East Germany's omnipresent secret police, runs deep. And it often leads to conclusions or requests that outsiders might regard as paranoid — deep enough, for example, to have forced Google to bend its rules, allowing Germans who objected to images of their homes being published on the Internet to request they be blurred.
The announcement of the plan also comes against the backdrop of a wider public debate over the use of drones, after Germany's Defense Ministry decided to halt a major project to build its own military drone. In that case, a huge unmanned surveillance aircraft called the Euro Hawk was supposed to be used only abroad, but it ran into trouble when it emerged that German air traffic authorities were not going to grant it permission for takeoff and landing over the country's airspace because of the hazards it would pose to civilian aircraft.
Elmar Giemulla, a professor of law at Berlin's Technical University who specializes in air traffic issues, said the debate over airspace did not apply to small drones like the ones that Deutsche Bahn plans to use, as long as they are flown over the company's property and within sight of the operators.
Like it or not, he said, drones, at least in their smaller size, appear to be here to stay in Germany. Last year, laws were adopted to regulate them, and the police already rely on their use to patrol large sporting events and street protests, Mr. Giemulla said.
"I think that Germans are going to get used to small drones and the advantages that they can bring," he added.
Tell that to the graffitists.


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The Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority has received letters of interest from firms vying to provide construction engineering and inspection services for the Elevated Selmon Expressway West Extension Improvements project, located within the Gandy Boulevard (U.S. 92) corridor. The extension will run from the Gandy Bridge to the western terminal of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, near the intersection of Dale Mabry Highway and Gandy Boulevard in Tampa. No bid date has yet been established for the project, which has an estimated cost of between $165 million and $192 million. Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, 1104 E. Twiggs St., Tampa, 33602. DR#15-00660722
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the midst of a two-step design-bid-build bidding process for an Army Cyber Command Headquarters facility planned for Fort Gordon. The agency's solicitation for the project, estimated at up to $250 million, calls for construction of a non-standard Command and Control Facility to accommodate the Army Cybezr Command/Joint Forces Headquarters. Construction will include redundant mechanical and electrical systems with generator and uninterruptible power supply to critical areas, secure organizational vehicle parking and loading/service areas. Step 1 solicitation was released in early February and closed in early March. Step 2 solicitation is to be released on or about May 27, with closing on June 27. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Andrew Page, Contract Specialist, 100 W. Oglethorpe, Attn: CESAS-CT Savannah, 31401. DR#16-00405333.
Catawba River Water Supply is seeking new general contractor bids for its WTP Raw Water Reservoir Expansion project, due to the owner by May 26. Estimated at $30 million, the project includes the construction of a 1-billion-gallon raw water reservoir at the Catawba River Water Treatment Plant in Van Wyck. The project will include construction of an earthen embankment dam and reservoir pump station. The start of construction is planned for Aug. 1. Catawba River Water Supply, c/o Mike Bailes, 5107 Riverside Rd., Van Wyck, 29744. DR#15-00610132.
Palmetto Primary Care Physicians is finalizing designs for its planned Nexton Palmetto Health and Wellness Campus in Summerville. With an estimated cost of $67.5 million, the three-story, 150,000-total-sq-ft, structural steel-framed facility would include a medical office building, ambulatory surgery center, 24-hour urgent care unit, rehabilitation services and other health facilities. Firm bid schedules are expected by June; construction schedules have yet to be identified. Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, 2550 Elms Centre Rd., North Charleston, 29406. DR#14-00430748.
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Williams Co. Building Division of Orlando has broken ground for Orange County Public Schools' first-of-its-kind PS8 School, located on West Livingston Street in downtown Orlando. Designed by Baker Barrios Architects, Orlando, with an adopted budget of $60.7 million, the preschool-to-eighth-grade campus will have a capacity for up to 1,211 students on one campus. According to the contractor, construction for the 14-acre, 190,526-sq-ft school is slated for completion in summer 2017. The preschool wing is being supported by the Harris Rosen Foundation. Williams Co., c/o Sean Jackson, Project Manager, 2301 Silver Star Rd., Orlando, 32804. DR#14-00676308.
Mill Creek Residential Trust is expecting subcontractor and material vendor bids for its $70-million Modera Central mixed-use project in Orlando. The company, the construction arm of Orlando-based owner-builder Mill Creek Residential, expects to start construction in October. The 22-story, 626,300-sq-ft concrete building will include 350 apartments, first-floor retail and a 630-space, six-story parking garage. The project also includes the demolition of the existing University Club building. Mill Creek Residential Trust, c/o Bobby Bellinger, Director of Estimating, 2255 Glades Rd., Ste. 423A, Boca Raton, 33431. DR#15-00550890.
Johnson Bros. Corp. was the low bidder for the Florida Dept. of Transportation's S.R. 80/Southern Boulevard Bridges Improvements project in Palm Beach County, with a bid of approximately $92.2 million. The improvements consist of demolition and replacement of a bascule bridge over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and a tide-relief bridge along SR 80/Southern Boulevard. Bridge construction includes substructure, superstructure, bulkhead walls, piers, drilled shafts, sheet piling, cast-in-place walls and hand rails. The next-lowest bid, of $99.4 million, was submitted by GLF Construction Corp. The DOT expects to award the contract within 30-60 days of the April 27 bid date. The start of construction is scheduled for June 1. Johnson Brothers Corp., 7500 Municipal Dr., Orlando, 32819. DR#14-00645873.
Fluor Federal Solutions is leading design and construction of an estimated $1.8-billion expansion of Novo Nordisk's plant facilities in Clayton. The project will comprise seven two-story structural steel-framed buildings, totaling 833,000 sq ft. The project includes construction of a production facility; a bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad; warehouse for raw materials, finished product and consumable/cold storage; fermentation buildings; recovery buildings for separation of yeast and byproducts; purification buildings; and office and laboratory space. Initial sitework has begun; construction schedules are to be determined. Fluor Federal Solutions, c/o Brett Phillips, Estimator, 100 Fluor Daniel Dr., Greenville, 29607. DR#16-00459365.

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The Architecture of Washington DC's Watergate Complex: Inside America's Most Infamous Address
09:30 - 1 March, 2018
Courtesy of Joe Rodota
Joseph Rodota's new book The Watergate: Inside America's Most Infamous Address (William Morrow) presents the story of a building complex whose name is recognized around the world as the address at the center of the United States' greatest political scandal—but one that has so many more tales to tell. In this excerpt from the book, the author looks into the design and construction of a building The Washington Post once called a "glittering Potomac Titanic," a description granted because the Watergate was ahead of its time, filled with boldface names—and ultimately doomed.
On the evening of October 25, 1965, the grand opening of the Watergate was held for fifteen-hundred guests. Luigi Moretti, the architect, flew in from Rome. Other executives came from Mexico, where the Watergate developer, the Italian real estate giant known as Societa Generale Immobiliare, was planning a community outside Mexico City, and from Montreal, where the company was erecting the tallest concrete-and-steel skyscraper in Canada, designed by Moretti and another Italian, Pier Luigi Nervi.
https://www.archdaily.com/889831/the-architecture-of-washington-dcs-watergate-complex-inside-americas-most-infamous-address Joseph Rodota
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"The works of our artists, architects, and preservationists provide us with another language of diplomacy. A transcendent language that allows us to convey values that are at once uniquely American yet speak to all of humanity. Increasingly in this world, art and architecture help us maintain our sense of openness and liberation." -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, April 12, 2010
An embassy is much more than a building or a work of architecture; it functions as a symbolic representation of countries' relationships to one another. It represents the universal language of diplomacy - "communicating values and ideals, extending well beyond any moment in time". An embassy has the difficult task of representing two diametrically opposed concepts: security and openness. The former typically overpowers the latter in importance, which is most probably why when we think of foreign embassies, it conjures up images of stately monolithic buildings surrounded by tall fences and menacing guards or "bunkers, bland cubes, lifeless compounds", according to Tanya Ballard Brown of NPR's All Things Considered.
More after the break...
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Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad today announced the Cross River Rail Project would generate 450 new apprenticeships and traineeships for young Queenslanders during the construction life of the $5.4 billion project.
Ms Trad said the Palaszczuk Government was investing $733 million in Queensland's number one infrastructure priority in the 2018/19 State Budget.
"Cross River Rail is a once-in-a-generation project that will change Brisbane and South-East Queensland forever, enabling a turn-up-and-go public transport system and easing pressure on our road network," Ms Trad said.
"The project will unlock the bottleneck at the heart of the rail network and today I'm proud to announce it will also unlock new career pathways for hundreds of young Queenslanders.
"I'm thrilled that 450 young people will directly benefit from this project by securing an apprenticeship or traineeship connected to the Project's construction.
"That means hundreds of opportunities for aspiring builders, electricians, welders and high-tech trades like signalling, telecommunications, electrical controls and specialists in mechanical works like escalators, elevators and air conditioning.
"The Palaszczuk Government has committed to a minimum 15 per cent training guarantee for projects like Cross River Rail so we can keep developing the State's skills base to build a better Queensland.
Minister for Training and Skills Shannon Fentiman said this week's State Budget delivered more than $770 million to Queensland's Vocational Education and Training Investment Plan for the next year.
"It's essential that we support and deliver an inclusive VET program so Queenslanders have pathways to safe, secure employment through apprenticeships and traineeships," Ms Fentiman said.
"We are also throwing everything we've got behind rebuilding TAFE with a commitment of $85 million for three years to upgrade campuses across the state.
Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni said the Palaszczuk Government had made the decision that Queenslanders have wanted their government to make for decades – to preference Queensland companies for Queensland projects.
"As Queensland's most significant project on our books, the Buy Queensland procurement policy means it will preference Queensland companies that demonstrate local, secure jobs and best practice industrial relations," Mr de Brenni said.


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The word "truck" has entered the pantheon of iconic words, supercharged and turbocharged, it calls to mind instant images of Americana – cowboys, country songs, family farms, a dog next to the driver on the bench seat. Elevated to their well-earned status both by the actual utility of such a vehicle, along with untold billions of impressions from the multitude of commercials as well as their presence as characters in films ranging from "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray driving a 1972 Chevy C10 – "don't drive angry" he says to Phil the gopher – to Patrick Swayze's 1978 Chevrolet K10 Cheyenne in "Red Dawn"- and the 1985 Toyota SR5 from "Back to the Future."
I've never owned a truck. Driven one from time to time, but just for the special circumstances. Which made having a 2017 Nissan Titan XD Cummins V8 Turbo Diesel PRO-4x 4WD four door beast of a full-sized truck for a few days sound like a great idea. Base price for this model is $52,230.00. Several PRO-4X packages brings the ass-tested price to $60,250.00. EPA fuel economy ratings are not required for this vehicle; I hovered around an average 12 MPG combining city and highway driving over a three-day period.
The first thing I noticed about the Titan was that it was yellow. Or more accurately YELLOW. Which is a good thing, because it makes it easy for people to see it coming. And the Premium Paint additional fee is only $395. The second thing that's clear is that it's BIG. The bottom of the door windows is as high as the top of a regular passenger car. It's taller than I am. A full 6'6" tall. Taller than a Ford F150, by more than an inch. But big is part of the appeal. Not unlike a horse – remember we're channeling cowboys when we step UP in to our trucks, like cowboys climb up on to their horses — or cowgirls of course. Meanin' no disrespect, ma'am. And it's long – 243 inches long, 12+ inches longer than the one Ford model, seven inches shorter than the longest Ford truck. What this says to me is that Nissan thinks size matters. Which when it comes to trucks, especially if they're to be used for their original purpose, hauling stuff around, it actually does matter.
There is a swing-out step at the rear of the truck on the driver's side that makes climbing up in to the truck bed easier. Along each side of the bed are locking compartments for storage. A sliding window allows access to the cab from the bed, or the other way around.
Climbing up and in, the first thing that happens is that you forget you're in a truck. It has the look and feel of a nice SUV. Touch screen, full instrumentation on the panel with switchable data available to the driver, cup holders everywhere, and a really nice sound system – one of the extra packages. Turning on the truck, the engine roars to life, and like modern diesels, there's no apparent rattle. Instead, the powerful turbo V8 sounds like a truck owner would want it to sound – powerful. But the noise level was also reminiscent of an SUV, and not a truck. My wife's Prius is noisier inside, actually.
Pulling away from the parking spot, the camera is available, with the simulated overhead view, which for once seemed really handy – figuring out where the front of the truck is, and the back of the truck is, helps immensely, even with all the beeps and boops of automatic systems warning about proximity. Actually seeing where one is provides for a bit of relieved stress about dinging the truck – or any other nearby smaller vehicle – which means almost everything else out there.
On the road, the ride is assured and smooth. No crazy zero to 60 speeds, but plenty of get-up-and-go. The Titan is set up for towing things, of course, and I can't imagine anything short of Paul Allen's 600' plus ship being much of an issue. Visibility is great – especially sitting up so high. There's a super steep street in Los Angeles, Baxter St., with a 32% grade, that makes top ten lists of steepest streets in America. It's the perfect test bed for the Titan, this model weighing in at 6,526 pounds. I turn the knob to low 4×4 and immediately I have power to all four wheels. Steep? We don't need to worry about steep anymore. And heading down the other side of Baxter – which is just as steep – provides an opportunity to test the Hill Descent Control, designed to keep the beast from getting away from the driver. Though I know it's engineering and science, these systems still feel a bit like magic.
It's suggested that I use the truck as a truck and fill the bed with something like 2x4s or other building material, but instead I take a bunch of people for ice cream. The back seats are spacious, and include SUV comfort touches like individual temperature controls and cup holders of course. Three full grown adults fit easily in back.
When it's time to return the truck to Nissan I am sorry to see it go. Riding high in a massively powerful and substantive vehicle – an icon – it's easy to Walter Mitty my way through all sorts of scenarios that I didn't come close to realizing. Some vehicles are pure utilitarian in nature – which is how the truck was and remained for many decades. Now however, in the modern age, the truck has entered the realm of emotional items, with its iconic status. These days a truck is almost always never just a truck. The 2017 Nissan Titan XD is certainly much more than just a truck.
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The list below includes 433 free or cheap things to do in or near Batavia, Illinois, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Art Gallery, Arts Centers and History Museums.
From Red Oak Nature Center to Batavia Bark Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Batavia and in nearby cities within 25 miles like West Chicago, Lombard, Aurora and Naperville.
Situated on 40 acres of wilderness, Red Oak Nature Center offers a variety of educational experiences for children to learn about native plant and animal life in the area. In addition to trails, the park has a cave to explore.
Harold Hall Quarry Beach is a man-made beach alongside a quarry with a man-made pool. It features a water slide, public restrooms with showers, and picnic areas with barbecue grills.
Fusion South Volleyball is a volleyball facility with multiple courts. The facility provides leagues with experienced coaches and administrators, and offers open practice times as well as scheduled games and seasons.
Specializing in contemporary art, Water Street Studios hosts 18 art exhibits each year between the main gallery and the auxiliary Kane County Chronicle gallery. The facility also offers classes of various kinds.
The Batavia Fine Arts Centre provides education to the student of Batavia and live productions of music, theater, dance, and visual arts. The center offers multiple performance spaces including the Main Stage, an 890 seat theater.
Located along the Fox River, the Fabyan Forest Preserve is a nature preserve popular among fishers and joggers. Visitors to the preserve also enjoy many historical sites within the preserve, including the Fabyan Villa Museum and the Fabyan Windmill.
Famous for being redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Fabyan Villa Museum & Japanese Garden exhibits a limited number of the original furnishes, as well as Fabyan's personal artifact collection.
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Our Youth Group has agreed to prepare a delicious Thanksgiving meal for our friends served at Northwest Youth Services Young Adult Program. NWYS works to collaborate with at-risk, runaway and homeless youth to foster self-reliance. In the young adult programs, NWYS provides housing to homeless individuals and families in Whatcom and Skagit counties, as well as vocational and recreational programs.


The Pine and Pohutukawa, a Christmas Play for Church by Bruce Goodman"
This nativity play has been very popular. It is about 30 minutes long. In New Zealand it goes under the title of "The Pine and Pohutukawa".
The flowers and trees and pretty birds scoff at the drab pine tree and poinsettia. At Christmas time they stun them all!


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Review | The Desert Bride | 2018
A woman who has just lost her longtime job as an in-home maid travels across the country to a new job faraway in Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato's lovely Argentinian gem, The Desert Bride. Along the way, she accidentally leaves her purse in the trailer of a traveling salesman, and sets out to track him down.
The Desert Bride is a small, unassuming marvel, a beautifully understated work of disarming power. In the capable hands of actress Paulina García, who brought such life to Sebastián Lelio's Gloria (2013), Teresa's quiet desperation becomes the stuff of great cinema. It's such a pleasure to watch her relationship with the salesman, El Gringo (Claudio Rissi) grow. Her panic soon fades into begrudging contentment, traveling across the desert with El Gringo, the faint smile on her face suggesting a woman of a certain age feeling beautiful and desirable once again.
There's a certain wonder in her performance that is truly disarming - here is a woman who thought she was past her prime, always putting the needs of others first, who suddenly finds herself the object of desire for a man for the first time in years. It's an alien feeling that comes across as both joy and confusion, and watching the emotional rollercoaster play out on García's face is something special indeed, especially as she realizes that she does not necessarily need that validation to feel beautiful in her own right.
Atán and Pivato's style isn't flashy, but their lovely framing captures a sense of yearning and rekindled fire. Teresa never expected to take this journey, nor did she want it, but it becomes the detour that she needed. Here in the barren, windswept Argentinian desert, Teresa finds something she didn't realize she was missing, something that goes much deeper than her lost bag. The desert, often thought of as a barren wasteland, may seem like the location of a dark night of the soul for Teresa, but it becomes a fertile place of self discovery, its stark dangers and loneliness flowering into a rebirth for a woman who thought her life was over.
That's the magic of The Desert Bride, the pocketbook is ultimately beside the point, it's a Macguffin for spiritual and emotional journey that is at once deeply moving and powerfully told. Atán and Pivato take a story of endings and spin it into a story of beginnings. What begins as a drab earth tone palate turns to a film bursting with color as Teresa once again begins to bloom in the harsh landscape. Enough pressure eventually turns sand into diamonds, to paraphrase an old saying, and Atán and Pivato memorably evoke that idea here through García's wondrous performance; a hushed and restrained portrait of grief and confusion that finds, if only for a moment, a respite for a weary and lonely heart who discovers that it's never too late to start over.
GRADE - ★★★½ (out of four)
THE DESERT BRIDE | Directed by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato | Stars Paulina García, Claudio Rissi | Not Rated | In Spanish with English subtitles | Opens Friday, May 4, in select cities.
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A hipermnésia pode ocorrer em alguns estados orgânicos, como é o caso das afecções febris toxi-infecciosas. Nesses casos podem aparecer lembranças da juventude ou da infância ou de fatos de cuja existência a pessoa nem sequer tinha mais consciência. Também pode haver hipermnésia por estimulação hipnótica, em que recordações de particularidades muito complicadas são revividas com exatidão.

Na hipermnésia não há um verdadeiro aumento da memória. O que se observa é, na realidade, uma maior facilidade na evocação dos elementos mnêmicos, normalmente limitados a períodos específicos ou a eventualidades específicas ou, ainda, a experiências revestidas de forte carga afetiva do sujeito.Semiologia em psiquiatria

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Morderca znad Connecticut River – niezidentyfikowany seryjny morderca, który w latach 1978–1987 działał w okolicach miasta Claremont, w stanie New Hampshire. Zamordował 7 kobiet – wszystkie zostały zadźgane nożem, a ich ciała znaleziono w lasach położonych w dolinie rzeki Connecticut River.

Okoliczności zbrodni
Ofiarami tajemniczego mordercy padło siedem kobiet w przedziale wiekowym 16–38 lat. Sześć ofiar zaginęło w tajemniczych okolicznościach w okolicach lub na terenie miasta Claremont – siódmą ofiarę zamordowano we własnym domu. Ich zwłoki odnajdywano w lasach położonych w dolinie rzeki Connecticut River nawet kilka lat po morderstwie. Cechą wspólną było to, że wszystkie ofiary zginęły od wielu ciosów zadanych nożem. Motywy zbrodni nie są do końca jasne. Ze względu na stopień rozkładu odnalezionych zwłok, nie udało się potwierdzić motywu seksualnego, choć jest on prawdopodobny w dwóch przypadkach.

Ofiary zaginęły w tajemniczych okolicznościach. W trzech przypadkach, kobiety korzystały z autostopu i w ten sposób prawdopodobnie spotkały mordercę. Najbardziej zagadkowe jest zaginięcie Ellen Fried. Kobieta była pielęgniarką w Valley Regional Hospital w Claremont. Po zakończeniu pracy, zadzwoniła do siostry z budki telefonicznej mieszczącej się przy szpitalu. W trakcie rozmowy, kobieta przekazała siostrze, że ktoś obserwuje ją z zaparkowanego samochodu. Fried poinformowała siostrę, że zadzwoni do niej, gdy tylko dotrze do domu. Kobieta nigdy tam nie dotarła – jej samochód znaleziono porzucony na poboczu drogi prowadzącej do Claremont, a jej zwłoki rok i dwa miesiące później.

Policja z Claremont zorientowała się, że w mieście działa seryjny morderca dopiero w kwietniu 1986 roku, gdy w lesie znaleziono zeszkieletowane zwłoki dwóch kobiet w odległości 150 metrów od siebie. Wtedy powiązano ze sobą pozostałe morderstwa.

Ofiary

Uważa się, że Morderca znad Connecticut River mógł odpowiadać za dwie inne nierozwiązane zbrodnie:
24 czerwca 1988 roku w Warwick, 78 kilometrów od Claremont znaleziono obcięte ręce i nogi. Kończyny należały do młodej, niezidentyfikowanej kobiety, którą zamordowano i poćwiartowano. Pozostałych fragmentów zwłok, nigdy nie odnaleziono.
6 sierpnia 1988 roku nieznany sprawca usiłował zamordować 22-letnią Jane Boroski. Kobieta została napadnięta na parkingu, a sprawca zadał jej kilkanaście ciosów nożem. Następnie, mężczyzna odjechał SUV-em marki Jeep Wagoneer. Ranna Boroski wsiadła do swojego samochodu i ruszyła do domu swojej koleżanki, po pomoc. Po drodze, przypadkiem minęła Jeepa sprawcy. Gdy Boroski była zabierana przez sanitariuszy do karetki, zauważyła stojącego nieopodal Jeepa oraz napastnika, który przyglądał się akcji ratowniczej.

Podejrzani
W trakcie śledztwa wytypowano dwóch podejrzanych, jednak żadnemu nigdy nie postawiono zarzutów morderstwa kobiet:
Michael Nicholaou – weteran wojny w Wietnamie, nagrodzony dwoma Purpurowymi Sercami. Po powrocie z wojny cierpiał na zespół stresu pourazowego i znęcał się nad rodziną. W 1988 roku posiadał Jeepa Wagoneera, a takim pojazdem jeździł mężczyzna, który usiłował zabić Jane Boroski. Kobieta stwierdziła, że Nicholaou posiada pewne podobieństwo do napastnika. Teorię o jego winie, podważa fakt, iż gdy w Claremont dochodziło do morderstw, Nicholaou mieszkał wiele kilometrów dalej. W 2005 roku mężczyzna zastrzelił swoją drugą żonę oraz pasierbicę, a następnie popełnił samobójstwo.
Delbert C. Tallman – mężczyzna, który był w 1984 roku podejrzany o gwałt i morderstwo nastolatki w Hartland, 18 kilometrów od Claremont. Jej zwłoki odnaleziono w pobliżu miejsca, w którym trzy lata później znaleziono zwłoki Barbary Agnew. W 1996 roku, Tallam został skazany na karę więzienia za czyny lubieżne.

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Having sufficient financial resources to support your business may make the difference between the success and failure of your business.
The Western Regional Office can help you negotiate the financial challenges faced by start-up and expanding businesses. The SBDC does not provide financing. We work with banks and other lending organizations (both conventional and non-conventional sources) to assist in putting together financial projections, but the actual financing comes from outside sources. The SBDC can also assist with assembling financial statements, preparing loan applications and securing the best financing options for your business.
This financial resources listing has been compiled by the Western Massachusetts Regional SBDC. It is intended for general information only and is not comprehensive.
NETAAC helps Massachusetts manufacturers who are hurt by import competition by providing them with consulting services at reduced costs. This program is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Under this program the federal government will pay up to seventy-five percent of the cost of projects, including (but not limited to): ISO 9000 certification and training; export assistance; market studies; sales organization development or improvement; creative services for promotional literature; industrial engineering; plant layout and work-flow improvements; energy surveys; and development of cost systems.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides business financial assistance through direct lending and loan guarantee programs. Business applicants must be located in rural areas. Agricultural loan inquiries should be made to FSA; all other types of business ventures should contact Rural Development. Program delivery is through Service Centers at multiple locations.
7(a) Loan Guarantee Program. The SBA can guarantee up to 85% percent of loans of $150,000 and less, and up to 75% percent of loans up to $2 million. In most cases, the maximum guaranty is $1,500,000. Loans can be used for the purchase, expansion or renovation of land or buildings, the purchase of equipment or inventory, working capital needs and, in certain circumstances, refinancing of existing debt.
SBA Express. The SBA Express loan program is an expedited loan program where the SBA lenders uses mostly its own forms, documents and procedures and in exchange receives a lower SBA guaranty - 50%. Approvals under this program are provided within 36 hours of submission to SBA. Loan sizes are up to $350,000.
504 Certified Development Company Program. Through this program the SBA provides financing to businesses through "certified development companies" (corporations established to contribute to the economic development of their community or region). Projects financed under this program generally include a loan from a private lender covering up to 50% of the project costs and a second loan from a certified development company (guaranteed by the SBA). This program enables growing businesses to secure long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets such as purchase and improvement of land, the construction or renovation of facilities, or the purchase of new or used machinery and equipment.
BCDC is one of the state's largest providers of Section 504 fixed asset financing. A non-profit corporation, BCDC works with banks and small to medium sized firms to provide 90% financing for the acquisition and/or expansion of real estate and equipment. Historically, projects have ranged in size between $400,000 and $5,000,000.
BDC Capital/New England Certified is a private company established in 1953 with the support of more than 50 local banks and financial institutions to provide nontraditional growth capital to Massachusetts businesses. Their Western Massachusetts office is located in West Springfield. BDC Capital/New England Certified provides loans to businesses in Massachusetts that are unable to obtain financing from conventional lenders. It also provides loans to companies that need supplemental financing to make conventional debt work. These loans may be used for working capital purposes, the acquisition of real estate, machinery or equipment, mergers and acquisitions, or debt restructuring. The loans range in size from $50,000 to $1 million and can be structured with longer loan terms and more aggressive collateral advance rates than conventional bank loans.
BDC Capital/New England Certified is also a SBA "premiere certified lender" for 7A guarantees, in the event that the borrower's collateral is insufficient to support the desired amount of financing.
BDC Capital provides community loans to companies that are minority or women-owned, not-for-profit, employ a predominantly minority workforce, or demonstrate a direct positive impact on economically disadvantaged areas. The loans may be used for equipment, real estate, working capital or any other reasonable business or community development purpose.
Borrowers get low-cost fixed rates with longer terms and low down payments. With an SBA 504 loan, a borrower obtains a first mortgage loan for usually 50% of the project from a bank. There is no maximum dollar amount. New England Certified then provides a secondary loan (called a debenture) for the next 40%. Certain manufacturing entities are eligible for up to a $4 million debenture. All other industries are capped at $2 million. Up to 90% financing means the borrower typically provides only 10% equity for the project. Loan terms may extend as long as 20 years, and low fixed interest rates (fixed for 20 years for real estate; 10 years for equipment) are available on up to 40% of the project.
CEDAC is a quasi-public corporation established to promote the development of community-based, non-profit development organizations in Massachusetts to benefit low and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities. CEDAC provides professional expertise and equity capital in the form of traditional loans for the predevelopment costs of real estate projects.
Granite State Economic Development Corporation (GSDC) is a non-profit lender authorized to process and service U.S. Small Business Administration loans utilizing the 504 lending program. The GSDC is the most active certified development company in New England and provides financing in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. GSDC's mission is to assist small businesses to expand and grow, thereby helping the New England economy. Since 1990, in cooperation with valued bank lending partners, they have participated in more than 4,000 transactions for over $1.5 billion, helping create over 20,000 jobs in New England.
MCRC was formed by the Massachusetts-based life insurance industry in 1977 in response to a study of the region's economy produced for the Massachusetts Task Force for Economic Development. MCRC is a private company that promotes economic development by providing growth capital to established local businesses throughout the Commonwealth. When formed in 1977, the concept of a private company acting as a geographically focused investment fund was new and unproven. Over the past twenty years, our unique approach to community-based investing has produced outstanding results. Over this period, MCRC has invested approximately $400 million in 219 companies located in 98 communities resulting in the creation of over 15,000 jobs.
MDHCD administers programs that provide economic assistance to businesses engaged in economic development projects.
MCCF provides debt financing to for-profit and non-profit businesses that provide significant employment opportunities in eligible Massachusetts municipalities. Municipalities apply for MCCF funds on behalf of the local business or non-profit. If approved, MDHCD awards a grant to the community that, in turn, lends funds to the borrower. MCCF loan rates and terms are flexible and based on the needs of each borrower. The three major criteria for funding are: 1) financial need, 2) job creation/retention for low and moderate-income persons, and 3) credit-worthiness of the borrower. MCCF funds up to one-third of a total capital project. Loan size ranges from $100,000-$490,000. Financing can be provided for purchase of capital equipment, working capital, acquisition of real estate, new construction or rehabilitation, and in some cases refinancing.
This program is designed to promote infrastructure development and business expansion. Under this program a municipality must apply for and administer the loan to a business borrower. The State guarantees the loan while actual funding is provided through the sale of bonds by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The State will guarantee up to 40% of the total project costs with maximum guarantees ranging from $500,000 to $5,000,000.
MGCC provides a centralized resource at the state level that offers working capital, loan guarantees, and targeted technical assistance to solve specific financial and operational problems. MGCC will provide 50% of the cost of such assistance while the company being assisted will invest the other 50%.
MGCC will build on the work of its predecessor agencies by working with traditional financial institutions to make "un-bankable" loans bankable, by working with community development corporations and other non-profits to provide financing for job-producing projects, and by assisting a wide range of small businesses to find the growth capital they require. MGCC will seek to assist manufacturers that are expanding, other growth sectors and small businesses in older Gateway Cities.
MassVentures was formed in 1978 as a quasi-public corporation by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to address the capital gap for start-up companies and to encourage the growth of early-stage technology firms. MassVentures is a venture capital firm focused on fueling the Massachusetts innovation economy by funding early-stage, high-growth Massachusetts startups as they move from concept to commercialization. MassVentures focuses on Series A investments and considers occasional and opportunistic seed rounds. It provides capital for first-time CEOs and/or founders, and considers industry segments not adequately served by the venture community.
MassDevelopment functions as the Commonwealth's financing tool for building businesses and communities. It is able to fortify Massachusetts' diverse industries through the use of predevelopment assistance funds, tax-exempt and taxable bonds, tax-exempt lease/purchase financing programs, emerging technology programs, export finance funds and direct loan/guaranty programs.
The Center promotes the growth, development and retention of businesses in Agawam and the surrounding communities. Funded by donations from area businesses and organizations, and staffed by volunteers, the Center offers professional counseling, workshops and other support services to area entrepreneurs who want to start or improve their businesses.
Berkshire Enterprises aids, encourages, trains, nurtures, and advises entrepreneurs in the development, start-up, and management of their businesses.
Common Capital is a community financing resource for businesses, community projects and nonprofit organizations in Western Massachusetts.
The Holyoke Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (HEDIC) provides low interest financing to qualified industrial businesses. To be eligible a firm must be a new or expanding industrial business; the capital loaned must be for fixed asset acquisition, construction and/or capital.
A non-profit organization, Accion helps entrepreneurs of limited means by providing business loans from $500 to $25,000; assistance with the loan application process; and networking and business education opportunities.
Long River Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that typically invests in a mix of seed, start-up, and more advanced early stage companies. They primarily invest in information technology and healthcare, as well as other products and services enhanced by technology and innovation including business services, environmental technologies and consumer product and services.
Longmeadow Capital Partners provides risk capital and transactional support to facilitate the following types of transactions for privately held middle market companies: growth financing; sale, divestiture or spin-off; management buyouts; generational transitions; and recapitalizations.
River Valley Investors exists as a group formed for the purpose of screening and reviewing businesses looking for equity investment. River Valley Investors was formed to serve as a meeting ground for individual investors and as a place for entrepreneurs to present investment opportunities to a select group of investors.
Village Ventures is a privately held operating company that manages a network of early-stage locally focused venture capital funds and invests directly in the promising companies emerging from that network. It also invests capital alongside the funds and has proprietary access to second and third stage opportunities emerging from these funds.
MOBD's mission is to assist in the creation and preservation of jobs in Massachusetts. They help businesses currently located in Massachusetts, as well as those outside the state that are interested in expanding, relocating, or simply exploring a range of business opportunities. MOBD serves as a single point of entry for businesses wishing information on state resources.
SCORE, affiliated with and sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is an organization of retired business and professional executives well versed in all phases of manufacturing, finance, retail, etc. who are available for consultation at no charge.
The State Office of Minority and Women Owned Business Assistance (SOMWBA) and the Affirmative Market Program merged to become the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). In addition to its service to minority and women business enterprises, SDO has the responsibility to certify businesses that meet certain criteria.
SDO certification is a marketing tool used to enhance a firm's ability to do business in public markets. Although certification does not guarantee that a business will be successful every time it bids, it may add a competitive edge to a bid. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts spends more than $4 billion each year doing business with firms. More than $240 million of this amount is targeted to SDO certified minority and women businesses. Becoming SDO certified can help firms seeking contracts with the government. In addition, SDO also assists government agencies in meeting their affirmative purchasing and contracting goals. It does this by providing business development assistance to certified companies through information on procurement opportunities and business resources. Finally, SDO publishes a directory of certified minority and women business enterprises and certified minority and women-controlled, non-profit organizations. The directory is searchable online, and may also be downloaded.
Franklin County CDC works with local government and area businesses to sponsor community development, business assistance, and housing programs that expand opportunities for low and moderate income residents throughout the region. The CDC also administers a variety of business loan programs.
The Hilltown CDC seeks to improve the economic self-sufficiency of the hilltowns by increasing local employment opportunities and providing support services for hilltown residents. Business support programs include individualized business consulting, entrepreneurial training, business plan development and loan packaging. Towns served are Ashfield, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington.
Nueva Esperanza sponsors community development, business assistance, and housing programs that expand opportunities for low and moderate-income residents in Holyoke.
Business assistance includes administration of the following business assistance programs: CDBG Small Business Loan Program, Economic Development Loan Fund, CDBG Technical Assistance Grants and State Small Business Technical Assistance Grants.
The CDC works to provide a wide range of programs and services to enhance the economic climate of the Quaboag Valley region. Its objectives include loans to area businesses that are micro-entrepreneurs or intend to create jobs. The CDC also provides technical assistance and training to small businesses.
The Valley CDC strives to improve the quality of life for all residents in its service area.


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1,395 more positives in two days and 17 deaths
PCR tests in a hospital in the province.
Axel Alvarez
The province of Alicante returned to live yesterday another of the blackest days since the pandemic began In March. Alicante registered 1,355 positive cases this Thursday confirmed by PCR test or through antigen test since the last update that occurred on January 5. They are also joined by others 17 deaths in just two days which have already raised the number of deaths since March to 1,090 people.
According to data from the Ministry of Health that was updated again yesterday after two days, the Valencian Community registered 3,809 new cases of coronaviruses confirmed by PCR test or through antigen test since Tuesday, which put the total number of positives at 159,153 people. At 1,355 from Alicante 415 from Castellón and 2,033 in the province of Valencia are added. In the province, the total number of cases in almost ten months is 52,629 people who have been infected with coronavirus. Figures that continue to complicate the health situation and hospitals and that would reflect that a peak has been reached in this wave of infections.
Thus, we must also regret new deaths from covid-19 which, since the last update last Tuesday, have been 58 in the Valencian Community in just two days, so the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic is 3,174 people. In Castellón, 405; in Valencia, 1,679; and in Alicante, 1,090 in total. That is, 17 more deaths since last Tuesday when the latest data updated by the Ministry were given.
Regarding the discharges of patients, since the last update, there have been 4,288 discharges, according to Health, so there are already 149,598 people in the Valencian Community who have overcome the disease since the pandemic began. By provinces, the registrations have been 16,552 in Castellón, 49,510 in Alicante and 83,474 in Valencia, according to the Ministry of Health.
Groups of a dozen
With the infections, the coronavirus outbreaks, in some cases, with groups more than ten persons infected in the same outbreak. The Ministry of Health reported yesterday of 48 outbreaks since the last update two days ago, 29 new ones in Valencia, 12 in the province of Alicante and 7 in Castellón.
Among them, the situation of Benidorm where in two days they have been counted four more outbreaks that add up to a total of 41 people infected in them. Three have been of labor origin with 13, 11 and 3 cases each (27 positive in total); the other has been of social origin with 14 people. The tourist capital has a cumulative incidence of 126 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the latest data updated last Friday while waiting for Health to report new figures in all municipalities today. In the Marina Baixa, to the outbreaks of the Benidormense town is added one more in La Nucía of work origin with 4 people in the last 48 hours.
In the Marina Alta, Dénia, Xaló and Gata de Gorgos added new shoots yesterday. The first municipality has been adding new groups to the list for a week with 13 outbreaks these days. This last statement yesterday is of social origin with six people. The one in Xaló is the most numerous in this region with 9 people of social origin; in Gata it also had the same origin and has 6 cases, according to Health data.
Added to them is an outbreak in Bigastro with 5 people and another in Orihuela also with five infections; both of social origin. Further, Elche registered an outbreak with six people and with the same origin in the meetings of friends and family like Almoradí. In total, these last 12 outbreaks in the province add up to 87 people confirmed in two days.
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Having the right fish finder can mean the difference between a good day's catch and a pitiful one. If you want to improve your fishing game, here are a few main points you need to know before you pick a fish finder.
Know your kayak's size before you buy one. A big fish finder can easily get in the way if it's too big for your vessel. Not only will a ten-inch fish finder look out of place on a teeny, tiny rowboat, a giant one can also affect your balance and stability in the water. You wouldn't want all that so make sure you choose a fish finder that matches your size.
Yes, you've got to factor in the display size as well when you're looking for a fish finder. Anything above five to six inches might be too cumbersome, says the Fish Finder Source. That's why it's best to go for something that's less than six inches. Anything in that size is ideal. Also, if your kayak is narrow, mounting a fish finder with a ginormous display can hurt your speed in the water. And while you can certainly add a ram mount to one side of your vessel to help secure that display in place, you're going to end up with five to ten plus pounds of excess weight. That means you need to burn more fuel to get to anywhere because the boat is heavier. All these costs could pile up and take a chunk out of your boating budget in the worst way.
Best solution? Go for the most lightweight choice you can find that offers reliable service.
Going for a DIY Power Source or Portable?
Installing fish finders means you also need to have a handy power source on board. If you haven't got the DIY skills, inclination or time to DIY this, opt for portable fish finders instead. These units come along with waterproof battery packs-which are convenient and a lifesaver. With these fish finders, all you have to do is pop the batteries in and go.
Price, of course, is always a consideration. But going for the cheapest option can net you a bad performance. Research on reasonably priced units instead.
If you're using your boat in a neighborhood lake or backyard lake, then save on costs by not going for a GPS. You won't be getting lost in there anytime soon, so might as well save the cash for something else.
Remember this fish finder tip list the next time you buy a new one. It might come in handy when you least expect it.


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Huskies' new QB has much history to live up to
By Steve Rudman September 1, 2011 Updated: October 4, 2012 1 Comment8 Mins Read
Redshirt sophomore Keith Price won Washington's starting quarterback job over Nick Montana and will face Eastern Washington Saturday. / Kyle Scholzen, Sportspress Northwest
No one, save perhaps Steve Sarkisian and his staff, knows what to expect out of Keith Price, charged with replacing Jake Locker as quarterback of the Washington Huskies, who launch their 2011 season Saturday against Eastern Washington. Price has one career start (a blowout loss to Oregon last year), seven mop-up jobs, 37 attempts, 19 completions and two touchdown passes to show for his brief time at Montlake, hardly enough data to speculate on whether Price tilts toward Sonny Sixkiller or Casey Paus.
With Chris Polk expected to serve (once he fully recovers from knee surgery) as the focus of Washington's offense, Price doesn't need to replicate the splashy debut season that Sixkiller had in 1970, when he engineered a five-game improvement (from 1-9 to 6-4) over 1969. In fact, all Price (or backup Nick Montana) needs to do is avoid becoming a pox on the order of Paus (five TD passes, 17 interceptions in 2004).
UW fans should not expect Price to throw for 2,000 yards, a level Locker reached in each of his full three varsity seasons. Since 1970, only seven (out of 18) Washington quarterbacks have done that in their debut seasons, and two of them, Sixkiller in 1970 and Cody Pickett in 2001, played in pass-oriented offenses. The following UW quarterbacks averaged the most passing yards per game in their first season as starters:
Yds.
Pct.
2001 Cody Pickett 11 355 196 2696 12 16 .552 245.1
1970 Sonny Sixkiller 10 362 186 2303 15 22 .514 230.3
1991 Billy Joe Hobert 12 319 191 2463 24 12 .599 205.2
1999 Marques Tuiasosopo 12 322 189 2418 12 12 .587 201.5
2005 Isaiah Stanback 11 264 143 2136 6 9 .542 194.3
1986 Chris Chandler 12 318 180 2193 20 15 .566 182.7
2007 Jake Locker 12 328 155 2062 15 15 .473 171.8
Four of the QBs — Pickett (Holiday), Hobert (Rose), Tuiasosopo (Holiday) and Chandler (Sun) — directed bowl teams. Two, Stanback (2005) and Locker (2007), quarterbacked losing teams. Not listed above: Steve Pelluer. In 1981, Pelleur put up less-than-stellar numbers as a sophomore starter (nine TD passes, nine INTs and a .475 completion percentage), but became the winning quarterback for a 10-2 team that beat Iowa in the 1982 Rose Bowl.
Nor does Price have to throw 20 touchdown passes to become an effective steward of Washington's offense. Of the 18 quarterbacks (since Sixkiller) making their debuts as regular starters (vs. injury replacements), just two, Chandler in 1986 (20) and Hobert (24) in 1991, accomplished that feat. Four of the 18 — Sixkiller (1970), Cary Conklin (1988), Damon Huard (1993) and Pickett (2001) — threw more interceptions than touchdown passes and still directed winning teams.
Although Price has made one career one start — he threw for 127 yards and a 17-yard touchdown to D'Andre Goodwin in last year's 53-16 loss to Oregon — Saturday will mark his first snaps as the team's regular starting quarterback. Since Sixkiller in 1970, the following is how the 27 players who started at quarterback fared in their first starts (as opposed to their first appearance):
1970 9/19 Sonny Sixkiller Mich. St. 276 3 3 W 42-16
1970 11/7 Greg Collins at Stanford 9 0 1 L 22-29
1972 10/21 Denny Fitzpatrick at USC 15 0 2 L 0-34
1973 10/27 Chris Rowland at Oregon 68 0 3 L 7-31
1975 9/13 Warren Moon at ASU 121 0 0 L 12-35
1978 9/9 Tom Porras UCLA 89 0 2 L 7-10
1978 11/25 Tom Flick at WSU 65 2 1 W 38-9
1981 9/12 Tim Cowan Pacific 168 1 2 W 34-14
1981 9/26 Steve Pelluer at Oregon 234 1 1 W 17-3
1984 9/8 Hugh Millen at Northwestern 103 0 1 W 26-0
1984 11/3 Paul Sicuro California 117 3 0 W 44-14
1985 11/16 Chris Chandler USC 197 2 0 W 20-17
1988 9/10 Cary Conklin at Purdue 57 1 3 W 20-6
1990 9/8 Mark Brunell San Jose St. 66 1 0 W 20-17
1991 9/7 Billy Joe Hobert at Stanford 244 2 1 W 42-7
1993 9/4 Damon Huard Stanford 174 3 0 W 31-14
1993 9/6 Eric Bjornson at OSU 113 0 0 W 28-21
1996 9/7 Shane Fortney at ASU 96 1 0 L 42-45
1996 9/21 Brock Huard at Arizona 311 3 1 W 31-17
1997 11/8 M. Tuiasosopo Oregon 261 1 1 L 28-31
2001 9/8 Cody Pickett Michigan 199 0 0 W 23-18
2001 10/13 Taylor Barton at UCLA 316 1 1 L 15-35
2004 9/5 Casey Paus Fresno St. 183 0 3 L 15-35
2004 10/2 Carl Bonnell at Stanford 118 1 1 L 13-27
2004 10/16 Isaiah Stanback OSU 219 2 1 L 14-29
2007 8/31 Jake Locker at Syracuse 142 0 2 W 42-12
2008 9/27 Ronnie Fouch Stanford 186 1 0 L 28-35
2010 11/6 Keith Price at Oregon 127 1 0 L 16-53
BEST STARTING DEBUT
Although Brock Huard, the first freshman to start for the Huskies in 51 years (1996), torched Arizona for 311 yards, our nod goes to Chris Chandler for his performance against USC in 1985 (Nov. 16). With slightly more than four minutes to play, UW trailed USC 17-13, and defeat seemed imminent with the Trojans in possession at the Husky one-yard line.
But USC's Ryan Knight, who already gained 135 yards, fumbled a handoff from Rodney Peete and Washington's Ron Hadley recovered at the two-yard line, leaving the Huskies 98 yards to navigate. Three plays later, Chandler faced fourth-and-two on the UW 10. Somehow, he found Lonzell Hill cutting across the middle for 12 yards and a first down. Chandler and Hill then collaborated on a third-down, 17-yard pass play and another first down. Continuing the drive, Chandler completed a 21-yard pass to David Trimble, an 11-yarder to Hill and a nine-yarder to TE Rod Jones. With 56 seconds to play and the Huskies at the USC 13. Chandler drilled Hill for the winning touchdown.
BEST FIRST GAME (NON-START)
Marques Tuiasosopo had a notable debut on Sept. 27, 1997, when he replaced an injured Brock Huard and threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns against No. 7 Nebraska. But Chris Rowland delivered a greater mop job in 1973. On Oct. 6 that year, Rowland, Washington's No. 3 quarterback, came off the bench midway through the first half after starter Denny Fitzpatrick and backup James Anderson had done nothing against a California team that featured Chuck Muncie, Vince Ferragamo and Wesley Walker. With the Huskies trailing 37-14, Rowland completed 17 of 43 passes for 311 yards and set a school record (also tied the conference record) with five touchdown passes (5 and 3 yards to Reggie Brown, 17 yards to Ken Conley, 28 to Donnie Waters and 9 yards to Mark McDonald). Rowland's five TDs broke the UW mark of four by Don Heinrich against WSU in 1950 and remains the school single-game record.
WORST DEBUT AS A STARTER
After throwing five TD passes against Cal, Rowland leapfrogged over Fitzpatrick and Anderson and drew the starting assignment one week later against Oregon State. Rowland mustered just 68 yards and tossed three interceptions in a 31-17 defeat.
MOST SURPRISING PERFORMANCE IN A STARTING DEBUT
After Washington stumbled home 1-9 in 1969, the 1970 team had the No. 3 quarterback, Sonny Sixkiller, on the depth chart in the starting lineup (due to injuries to the starter and his backup). In a rematch with an opponent, Michigan State, the Huskies had lost to by 16 a year earlier, the surprise wasn't so much that oddsmakers made the Huskies three-point underdogs, but that they didn't dismiss UW by double digits. Even the media cautioned UW fans not to expect too much when they arrived at Husky Stadium.
But Sixkiller directed an offense that gained 598 yards, most by a UW team since World War II. Sixkiller threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns as the UW romped, 42-16. In the 41 years since Sixkiller's debut, only two UW quarterbacks have passed for more yards in their coming-out party. The 42 points by the Huskies marked their most in a game since the 1960 team that eventually went to the Rose Bowl dropped 55 on College of the Pacific.
300 PASSING YARDS IN A STARTING DEBUT
Only two UW quarterbacks have exceeded 300 passing yards in their debuts as a starter. Brock Huard did it with a 311-yard, three-touchdown performance at Arizona in 1996, and Taylor Barton, subbing for an injured Cody Pickett, also accomplished the feat at UCLA on Oct. 13, 2001, when he threw for 316 yards and a touchdown in a 35-15 loss to the No. 7-ranked Bruins. Barton's performance came against a UCLA team that featured 23 seniors on its roster. It also marked the only start of Barton's career.
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October 2006 to December 2010 Joined Africa Transformation Network College. Head of the Consultancy division focusing on health related issues. Overseeing W& RSETA training for six months. Also with the aid of Facilitators providing training on Quality Assurance in health care for Care-Cure clinics in the North West Province.
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Participated in a pilot project to introduce a more efficient system for managing HIV testing in the workplace. Networked between the outsourced IT and Diseases Management providers, in further enhancing the product while retaining confidentiality.
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Developed the company's health policy and strategy in close contact with various departments and divisions in furthering awareness of chronic illnesses affecting the airline industry, including HIV/AIDS. Attracted the attention of other interested parties such as medical aid schemes and support groups including the South African National Cancer Association (SANCA) South African National Tuberculosis Association (SANTA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in developing a Health Calendar.
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STD Surveillance in the Western Cape Province - Situational Analysis. Report for the provincial Health Department, December 1999.
Factors that influence Women to Disclose their HIV Status to Partners and significant others. Poster presentation. International HIV/AIDS Conferences in Durban. July 2000.
STD Surveillance in the Western Cape Province - A Situational Analysis. Oral presentation. Epidemiological Society of South Africa conference in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


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Museum of Us, San Diego
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The Museum of Us (formerly known as the San Diego Museum of Man) is a museum of anthropology located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California and housed in the historic landmark buildings of the California Quadrangle.
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By Lorinda S
I like anthropology and I like museums. But I did not learn much from the exhibits on the Mayan or Egyptian civilizations or on the indigenous people of California. The people who curated the Maya...
I like anthropology and I like museums. But I did not learn much from the exhibits on the Mayan or Egyptian civilizations or on the indigenous people of California. The people who curated the Maya... more »
By Joel S
I found Hostile Terrain 94 to be a pretty powerful exhibit. Looking at the map where 3200+ people have passed away while attempting to cross the US-Mexico boarder really made me stop and think. To..... more
I found Hostile Terrain 94 to be a pretty powerful exhibit. Looking at the map where 3200+ people have passed away while attempting to cross the US-Mexico boarder really made me stop and think. To..... more »
By indybrad
Very interesting exhibits in the museum. The current ones included the dangers of crossing the US/Mexico boarder and the lives that are lost in this attempt. There was an exhibit on secrets...
Very interesting exhibits in the museum. The current ones included the dangers of crossing the US/Mexico boarder and the lives that are lost in this attempt. There was an exhibit on secrets... more »
By Timaree Schmit
It's been a few days and I can't stop thinking about these exhibits. I had been looking forward to it but this place more than exceeded my expectations. The exhibits are well curated and laid out. While I enjoyed exploring this place at the time, I wasn't even conscious of how incredibly interactive everything was and how that helped me understand concepts more deeply and made me think about them later. The cannibals: myths and realities exhibit is a unique one, especially, with pop culture references to draw folks in and thought provoking historical context that remains relevant.
By Lorena Velazquez Magdaleno
Front desk folk were very helpful. The exhibitions were so beautiful and thought provoking. Over all learned a lot from the exhibitions and about myself. A great experience over all. You can definitely see all exhibitions in one day but make sure you take your walking shoes.
By William Mitchell
Not worth it. Poor value for money. $19.95 for adult tickets and $16.95 for kids and seniors means a four-person family will spend almost $75 just to get in the door. What do you get for that? 10-12 small exhibits which each take up a small room's worth of space. Even you take the time to read all the placards and displays, you'll get through each one in 5-15 minutes. At most, you'll spend an hour or two in the museum before wandering off to find something better to do. Missed opportunities. The museum has exciting collections hidden away in its archives AND plenty of space to display them. For example, it has the 6,000-item Jessop Weapons Collection, one of the largest collections of exotic weapons in the world. If you're lucky, you might see one or two objects from the collection on display. But don't worry, the Museum of Us has plenty of space for inscrutable modern art exhibits. The Mayan statuary exhibit, the crown jewel of the museum, has been updated ... with neon-toned graffiti spray-painted on the walls around it. I suppose the attempt to include modern Mayan artists is admirable ... but nothing has been done to help guests better interpret the stunning statues and the culture which made them. No dioramas. No VR or augmented reality goggles. No displays explaining Maya society or religion. No light displays to pick out interesting features on the statues. Just the same decades-old placards. The museum's much-diminished one-room Ancient Egyptian exhibit can only be described as a bitter disappointment. You won't learn anything meaningful about Egyptian gods and goddesses, how mummies were made, or much else about Ancient Egypt. You'll see remarkable objects like a shaduf yoke on display, but you won't learn anything about how this simple tool made agriculture possible in an arid desert. Oh, and you won't see any mummies. Messaging. From the moment you walk into the museum, you'll be bombarded with apologies, acknowledgements, and other pablums. If you hadn't guessed from the name change, the Museum of Us has no problem making charged political statements whenever possible. Half the exhibits at the Museum are now partly or wholly about race and racism. These are topics worth learning about, but the Museum of Us does it in the most ham-handed and inept way possible. The Cannibals exhibit, for instance, dedicates a quarter of its space to lambasting Columbus. It barely mentions the Aztecs, who are the subject of an intense academic debate about cannibalism. Were they industrial-scale human slaughterers who treated prisoners as "marching meat," as Marvin Harris argued? Or were those trumped-up charges that overplay the limited, religious nature of Aztec cannibalism? For a museum supposedly interested in centering itself on indigenous stories, giving more space to conquistadors than the Aztecs is pretty damning move. The effort to "decolonize" the museum has also caused many of its best exhibits to vanish, never to be seen again. One of the best parts of the Museum of Man was the mummy displays. Visitors could see Peruvian mummies and learn about how their high-altitude ritual burials had naturally preserved their remains. And visitors could learn about how these remains revealed secrets about ancient diets, healthcare, and much more. But it's all gone forever now, victims of the Museum's policy not to show human remains. You'd never knew they even existed. There aren't even mock-ups or images or the remains to take their places in the exhibits. The whole exhibits are just gone. In trying to decolonize, the Museum's gormless curators have managed to eliminate one of the few places Western audiences could learn about the Inca mummies and the Inca people they came from. The Museum of Man was one of the best anthropology museums in the world. I suppose the Museum of Us is a museum.
Pretty cool museum. Feels like there is something for everyone in there. I felt the flow of some of the exhibits was wonky and not very user friendly,. There could be better way finding. Also, lockers would be really great. Def worth the visit. The postcard confessions exhibit was very moving
By its.me.lil.t *
Had the best weekend. Went riding around balboa park. My boyfriend was skateboarding and I rode my bike. It was a nice ride. Took the free tram back, it comes by every 15 min. This made parking super easy. Stopped by the Marston house. The grounds are gorgeous. We also did a virtual scavenger hunt. Which took us to places around the park we have never seen. Definitely stop by the Balboa park visitors center and grab a park map. I would also recommend going to their website to take advantage of the free entry on Tuesday's to one meusem.
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