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Dwight Smith is eager to prove himself against explosive Raiders.
By GREG AUMAN, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 23, 2003
SAN DIEGO -- He could line up Sunday against the greatest receiver in NFL history. Or another future Hall of Famer with more than 1,000 receptions, or another Raiders star who scored nine touchdowns this season.
Dwight Smith doesn't care whether Oakland sends Jerry Rice or Tim Brown or Jerry Porter up against him. The only thing he wants on football's greatest stage is for the NFL's No. 1 offense to see him, think it has a mismatch and test him.
"I want whoever they're throwing the ball to," the Bucs cornerback said. "We just played a better receiver in Terrell Owens. (Rice) is a Hall of Famer, greatest all-time. But he puts his pants on just like I put mine on. Come on. He's no Superman. There are no capes on that field. I'm not afraid of failure. You can't get me to sit here and say I'm worried about what this guy's going to do."
Smith, a second-year pro out of Akron, said the First Rule of Cornerbacks is to respect all your opponents but fear none. Rice may be the best ever, and Brown might be going for the Super Bowl ring he has wanted for 14 seasons, but that doesn't matter to Smith.
"I'm ready to play against Jerry Rice, against Tim Brown, against Jerry Porter. This is how you make your career," he said. "You don't make a career playing against (Philadelphia's) Todd Pinkston and guys like that. You make a name off the Hall of Famers, and that's what I want to do."
The 5-foot-10, 201-pound Smith often finds himself in the shadow of starters Brian Kelly, who led the NFC in interceptions, and Ronde Barber, whose 92-yard interception return sealed the Bucs' NFC Championship Game victory Sunday in Philadelphia.
But facing a team with three standout receivers, Smith often lines up as the nickel cornerback against a dangerous downfield threat. It's a challenge he eagerly awaits.
"The questions I get today are all, 'Don't I think they're going to move Jerry Porter around and get him on me?' " he said. "Why didn't San Francisco move Terrell Owens around to get him on me? There's a reason. Watch film."
Getting burned in the Super Bowl can bring unparalleled infamy, but Smith wants the Raiders throwing in his direction.
"I'd love that," Smith said. "That's how Larry Brown won Super Bowl MVP."
Brown intercepted two passes for Dallas to clinch Super Bowl XXX in 1996, a performance that landed him a five-year, $12.5-million contract with the Raiders a month later. Smith isn't looking for a payday so much as a chance to prove his doubters wrong.
"A guy like me, from Akron, you never get the press or the focus you might feel you deserve," Smith said. "You've got to earn respect. You've got to earn the cameras. You've got to earn the Raiders saying they don't want to put Jerry Porter on you."
Smith was the 14th cornerback chosen in last year's NFL draft, going to the Bucs in the third round with the 84th pick. Of the cornerbacks chosen ahead of him, only Buffalo's Nate Clements had more interceptions this season. Smith's four also put him even with the cornerback he replaced, who left for a lucrative free-agent contract with the Jets.
"A lot of the talk around Tampa was, 'We let Donnie Abraham go. Why would we let Donnie Abraham go when we have this young guy we know nothing about?' " Smith said. "I still have to prove myself to these people back in Tampa."
How impressive are Smith's four interceptions in his first two seasons? That's as many as starters John Lynch, Barber, Kelly and Dexter Jackson had combined in their first two.
Defensive backs coach Mike Tomlin said Smith's early success is a combination of his ability and the Bucs' confidence in him to handle a bigger role with the urgency that comes in a potential Super Bowl season.
"We've asked a lot of Dwight, but he hasn't felt the pressure in the situation. He's applied the pressure," Tomlin said. "He has a great outlook, a corner's mentality, and it's a big reason we feel he's going to be a great corner in this league."
Compared to Barber or Kelly, Smith might look like an inviting target, but that strategy might be playing into Tampa Bay's hands. Tomlin said Smith won't be limited to handling the third-best receiver but will take whomever the Raiders pit him against. Like his cornerback, Tomlin is fearless about Sunday and about taking his chances with Smith.
"We don't hide guys. We don't match receivers. In nickel, he'll be playing right corner, and if they're looking for him, that's where he'll be," Tomlin said. "It's not about who we're playing. It's about what we do."
There's more than validation motivating Smith, who wants to help the secondary establish itself among the most dangerous. When Barber intercepted a Donovan McNabb pass to seal the win against Philadelphia, Smith was right behind him, escorting him the length of the field. The touchdown was rewarding for Smith, who said Barber, too, deserved better treatment this season.
"He's been disrespected this year," Smith said. "The snubbing of the Pro Bowl because of some stats. He's our guy. When we need a guy shut down, we go to Ronde. That's a guy I look up to."
Smith could do the same against the Raiders, and if he's cast as the underdog going in, it's a role he'll gladly play.
"You couldn't ask for a better storyline," he said. "First, to go beat the team that everybody says you can't beat, at their place, then to come in as an underdog to the No. 1 offense in the league? You can't ask for anything better than that."

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(Reuters) – London’s main index inched lower on Friday due to losses in heavyweight financial companies and exporter stocks, while small-cap recruiter SThree advanced after reporting strong hiring in its international markets.
The FTSE 100 shed 0.2% and the FTSE 250 was roughly flat by 0704 GMT.
An index of UK banks, which has been under pressure this week after protests in Hong Kong against a Chinese extradition bill, slipped for the fourth straight session.
The dollar was also subdued ahead of a key U.S. Federal reserve meeting next week where investors are expecting an interest rate cut, hitting exporters such as BAT.
Precious metals like gold were in demand as a result. Miner Fresnillo added 1.6%.
Small-cap SThree, which hires workforce for financial, energy, banking and pharmaceutical companies, gained 4% as its net fees rose due to strength in its international markets.
(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru)

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Following the local news as I do, I’ve been made aware of a push to discriminate against Chicago and Cook County residents from the rest of Illinois concerning the coming right to carry concealed firearms in the state. It seems to have some teeth to it, judging from what appeared on the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action website yesterday:
Illinois: Legislature Under Pressure to Compromise on Shall-Issue Right to Carry Legislation
Legislators in both the state Senate and House are under extreme pressure to exempt Chicago and Cook County from any “shall-issue” mandate in the concealed carry law that a federal court has ordered to be adopted by June 9. Such an exemption would allow Chicago and Cook County authorities to deny a concealed carry permit to an applicant even if that person meets all of the statutory requirements used to judge eligibility in the rest of the state. Any exemption for Chicago and Cook County could easily deny 40% of Illinois’ population “shall-issue” right to carry, and put gun owners state-wide at risk of felony prosecution if they happen to travel across Cook County or Chicago lines.
Further, in anticipation of the June 9 deadline, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is trying to force an ordinance that would allow him to approve and reject licenses for concealed carry in Cook County, and force applicants to cough up a clearly discriminatory $300 fee just for a license to legally exercise their right to self-defense. Please contact your state Senator and Representative TODAY and urge them to support equal right to carry laws for ALL Illinois residents.
Any semblance of an argument for more restrictive gun control laws in Chicago and Cook County falls apart when faced with facts: at a time when gun ownership throughout the country is at an all-time high, the nation’s murder rate has fallen to a near all-time low. Additionally, Chicago has had a long history with the inverse relationship of increased gun control laws and public safety. Chicago imposed a handgun registration requirement in 1968, with no effect on the city’s rising handgun homicide numbers or the percentages that handgun homicides comprised of total homicides. In April 1982, a law prohibiting possession of handguns not previously registered with the police took effect in Chicago. Annual handgun homicide numbers and percentages of total homicides fluctuated, and then rose sharply.
The bottom line is that criminals do not obey the law – but the law-abiding people in Illinois, regardless of where they might live, or what their economic standing may be, have a natural, fundamental, and constitutionally protected right to defend themselves. Any Right to Carry law passed by the legislature in compliance with the federal court ruling MUST recognize this. Given the high violent crime rates in Chicago and Cook County, law-abiding residents of these municipalities have a great need to carry a firearm for self-defense since they are likely to be victims of violent crime, and their local government officials refuse to deal effectively with violent criminals there. It is time for Chicago politicians to face the facts – their ideological crusade against guns has only ensured that criminals are armed and the law-abiding are defenseless victims.
Contact your state Senator and Representative immediately. Urge them to oppose any legislation or amendment that would discriminate among the residents of Illinois, recognizing the rights of some, but not others. Our constitutional right to keep and bear arms and inherent right to self-defense protect all Americans, not just some in a particular state, city or county.
Contact information for your state legislators can be found here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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I love energy balls; they are fun to make and extra fun to eat. These carrot peanut butter energy balls are the newest to my adventures when it comes to energy balls.
Carrots and peanut butter… who would have ever thought that these two foods were made for each other? My sister actually turned me on to the whole carrots and peanut butter combo. Yeah, it is one of her favorite snacks, which she likes to eat. [Read more…]

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Information analysis of hyperspectral images from the Hyperion satellite
A new method of estimating the outgoing radiation spectra data obtained from the Hyperiоn EO-1 satellite is considered. In theoretical terms, this method is based on the nonequilibrium thermodynamics concept with corresponding estimates of the entropy and the Kullbak information. The obtained information estimates make it possible to assess the effective work of the landscape cover both in general and for its various types and to identify the spectrum ranges primarily responsible for the information increment and, accordingly, for the effective work. The information is measured in the frequency band intervals corresponding to the peaks of solar radiation absorption by different pigments, mesophyll, and water to evaluate the system operation by their synthesis and moisture accumulation. This method is assumed to be effective in investigation of ecosystem functioning by hyperspectral remote sensing.


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Every one of us have Recollections of Disney, whether it is the Disney Planet cartoons or Disney movies. Folks who crave to knowledge and flavor the more substantial-than-existence attractions of Disney really should pay a visit to Walt Disney Globe. Everything is magical about the whole world of Disney. The castle, the songs, the people, as well as the rides completely transport you to a unique environment. It is the proper spot for families to produce remarkable life span memories.
Walt Disney Earth is definitely an amusement advanced positioned in Florida in the United States. Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom are classified as the 4 theme parks inside the Walt Disney Earth vacation resort. Walt Disney Planet has anything for just a family members - the drinking water parks, golfing courses, as well as the browsing facilities & in order to go on tenting visits, then you have that alternative offered in addition around the Disney house.
When to go to the Walt Disney Environment Resort
If you're organizing a visit then There are tons of things that ought to be kept in mind. Even if you undoubtedly are a repeat visitor in the Disney parks, from time to time planning the journey could become an unsettling task. There exists a ton to carry out with your friends & family members, but You must choose when to visit it. Vintage Reminiscences may be created there even though the group degree is too large, however it is highly recommended to go to it when there are much less crowds. Simultaneously, You will find a downside also. When there Disney Props are less crowds, the accessible times that the parks are open may also be shorter & fascinating rides like Happily Ever Following in the Magic Kingdom & Fantasmic at Hollywood Studios are open only when the crowd amount is high. Star Wars-Galaxy's Edge is a new addition to Disney; nevertheless, it is only accessible to boarding groups. September is identified to get the ideal thirty day period to go to the Disney parks. Should you be worried about accommodations when you visit Disney Environment, you don't have to think A great deal over it mainly because there are several substantial resorts and motels there. There are several 3-star lodges also the place you may get less costly bargains as compared with other resorts.
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It is a standard concern whether you should travel or fly to Walt Disney. It will depend on the finances you wish to devote on traveling, the length of time you may have with your fingers and your advantage. In case you have time constraints, then flying to Orlando is a way more feasible possibility as it can just take significantly less time, however, if budgeting is a concern, then driving is the answer.

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Aggregate Product Liability Limit
What Is the Aggregate Product Liability Limit?
The aggregate product liability limit is the maximum payout a insurance company will make during the life or term of an insurance product. It is one of the six unique limits listed in a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy.
Understanding the Aggregate Product Liability Limit
The aggregate product liability limit assists insurers with limiting their exposure to risks with respect to a given CGL policy. In effect, it assists them with adjusting their risks. It is a set dollar amount on a property or liability policy that an insurance company won't be required to pay above. The amount stays unchanged, regardless of the number of claims are made per period, as long as neither the dollar amount nor time span has been surpassed. On the off chance that the term of a CGL is extended, the tenure of the aggregate product liability limit is likewise extended along with it.
This limit can be based either per occurrence, or for the life and term of the policy. When the limit is arrived at the insured can never again file claims against the policy, and any extra liability or repairs that are incurred should be made out of pocket by the insured. This prudently safeguards the insurance company from over the top or progressing losses. A umbrella policy can be utilized to cover costs once an aggregate limit is gone after an insurance policy. In any case, it is important to recall that umbrella policies additionally accompany aggregate limits.
The aggregate product liability limit may likewise be alluded to as an annual aggregate limit. It is unique in relation to the general aggregate limit, which is the most that an insurer will pay for hurt coming about because of substantial injury, property damage, and personal and advertising injury.
Illustration of an Aggregate Product Liability Limit
For instance, a homeowner has purchased a home in a hurricane-inclined area. The insurance company has set an aggregate product liability limit at $250,000 in claims each year, or $500,000 over the life of the policy.
During an especially terrible hurricane season, the property supports $350,000 in damages. The insured files a claim with their homeowners insurance company and gets a payment to cover $250,000 worth of damages, passing on the homeowner to think of the extra $100,000. This has met the policy's liability limit for the year. On the off chance that the homeowner causes any extra damages or losses during the policy year, they should pay for them personal also.
Presently say the next year the property is struck again by loss, and encounters an electrical fire, causing an extra $100,000 in damages. In the event that the policy year has passed, the homeowner can now present a claim for the new damages, getting the full $100,000. In any case, their excess limit on life of policy claims has drawn nearer to the maximum, leaving them with just $150,000 for any future losses they might support, regardless of what the idea of the claim.
At such time they will be confronted with concluding what will be their best option moving forward. They might conclude that it is best to find another homeowners insurance company, which will be [required by the lender](/constrained place-insurance) on the off chance that they actually hold a mortgage on the property, one that conveys a higher product liability limit. Or on the other hand they might opt to guarantee that they have an adequate number of funds accessible to cover any future claims.
These limits don't just apply to homeowners insurance policies, and can be found on a wide range of guaranteeing platforms.
- The aggregate product liability sets a limit on the payouts for an insurance policy.
- An umbrella policy whose limit has not been reached can be utilized to cover costs once an aggregate limit for an overall insurance policy is reached.
- It assists insurers with limiting their risk exposure to the given policy.


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Submitted by Joseph Daunt Johnston and posted here with his kind permission.The estate of Springhill were created by my 3rd great grandfather, William DAUNT of Springhill (1745-1828). He was the son of William DAUNT of Ballyverane (d. 1768).
In 1771 William of Springhill built Springhill House on 69 acres of land which were formerly called Lackeragh. If you consult an ordinance map you will see Springhill House (it still stands today) close to the place called Minane Bridge.
In 1769 William DAUNT (subsequently of Springhill) married his cousin, Margaret BUSTEED, the daughter of Thomas BUSTEED and Martha DAUNT. William spent the next 50 years building his estate. He had inherited the 69 acres of Lackeragh and 440 acres of Ballyregan from his father. In 1800 he leased the lands of Farrenbrien (600 acres) from the Earl of Shannon, and in 1813 he acquired the lands of Rowell Parkinagh (300 acres) from his brother, Thomas DAUNT. William retired in 1824, moving with his two spinster daughters, Martha and Margaret, to Myrtleville where he died January 21, 1828.
After 1824 the Springhill estate was managed by William's son, also named William DAUNT (1785-1875). This William who had married his cousin, Mary BUSTEED, died of bronchitis at the age of 90 in Springhill House.
After 1875 Springhill was leased, and in the 20th century the government required that the property be sold to the lessee.
When the property was finally sold in the 1920s it was listed as a house and 29 acres.
Best Regards, Joseph Daunt Johnston

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Carry On and Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips CBE has died, aged 98.
Phillips died “peacefully in his sleep yesterday”, his agent Jonathan Lloyd has confirmed to the PA news agency.
In tribute, his wife Zara, 63, said: “I’ve lost a wonderful husband and the public has lost a truly great showman. He was quite simply a national treasure. People loved him. He was mobbed everywhere he went.
“When we married he cheekily introduced me to the Press as royalty, insisting I was the new Zara Phillips and that I was related to the Queen.”
The London actor is often associated with the Carry On films, of which he appeared in five - including Carry on Nurse, Carry on Teachers, Carry On Constable.
He became well known for his suggestive catchphrases which included “Ding Dong”, “Well, hello” and “I Say!”.
He rose to prominence again later in life, voicing the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter franchise and starring in BBC Radio’s sitcom, The Navy Lark, alongside the likes of Ronnie Barker and Jon Pertwee.
The star appeared in more than 200 films, TV and radio series in a career that spanned more than eight decades, the Rolling Stone reports.
Phillips had a long battle with illness after he previously survived a stroke and seizure at the age of 90.
He was made an OBE in the 1998 Birthday Honours and was promoted to CBE in the 2008 New Year Honours.
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AUSTIN, Texas – (April 16, 2015) – Often the hardest part of planning for serious illness and the possibility of dying is simply starting the conversation.
To encourage our patients and community members to make their healthcare choices known, Seton Healthcare Family is participating in National Healthcare Decisions Day on Thursday, April 16.
“There is a perception that completing advance directives is only for people who are nearing end of life,” said Tara Strain, senior patient representative and quality coordinator, Patient Experience, at Seton Medical Center Williamson. “It’s important to start the conversation when you’re still able to speak for yourself. We’d like everyone to view advance directives as insurance, like we all have on our cars and homes, and view it as protection for potential future events that might occur.”
A 2012 study by the California HealthCare Foundation revealed that 82 percent of people say it is important to put their wishes in writing, but only 23 percent have done it.
We communicate our preferences daily – where we want to eat for dinner, how we want to spend our free time, what we want in our coffee. We plan ahead for vacations, birthday parties, carpools. Consider how much more important it is to talk about what you want your healthcare to consist of.
April 16 Activities
Three Seton sites – Seton Medical Center Williamson, Seton Northwest Hospital, and Seton Southwest Hospital – will host events on April 16 to encourage community members to begin the conversation about advance directives.
Tables will be set-up and staffed by Seton associates volunteering to address questions, provide one-on-one education and counsel individuals on filling out advance directives. The process does not take long and it’s free.
- At Seton Southwest, volunteers will be located in the main lobby from 7 to 9 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 16
- At Seton Williamson and Seton Northwest, volunteers will be located outside of the cafeteria from noon until 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 16
“Advance directives help us know what matters most to our patients,” said Dawn Seery, director of Healthcare Ethics with Seton Healthcare Family. “It guides physicians and nurses in planning care for their seriously ill patients. It also frees family and friends from guilt or worry by offering a way to honor your values and preferences for treatment.”
What is an advance directive?
An advance directive is a legal document that tells health care providers who you wish to make medical decisions for you and what treatments you would want or not want, if you are unable to tell them yourself.
In Texas, there are four types of advance directives: 1) medical power of attorney, 2) directive to physician and family or surrogates, 3) out of hospital do not resuscitate and 4) declaration of mental health treatment.

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You’re listening to an Audio Guide to Ancient Rome.
Each episode in this series gives you the history and a short tour of a site in the eternal city in the hope that you can make the most of your visit. For a map of the locations covered go to rome-podcast.com My name is Daron Green and in this episode I’ll be describing the The Circus Maximus.
Legend has it that the Circus Maximus was founded by the early kings of Rome in the 6th Century BCE. It is undoubtedly the oldest and was by far the largest public sports venue of ancient Rome.
It occupies most of the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, and served Rome’s chariot-racing stadium for over 1,000 years.
That said, use of the Circus was not limited to chariot racing, it also served as a venue for public games or Ludi connected to Roman religious festivals. Ludi were typically sponsored by leading Romans or the Roman state for the benefit of the Roman people and gods.
The earliest triumphal ludi at the Circus were vowed by Tarquin the Proud for his victory over Pometia and dedicated to Jupiter, the god of the sky,
Ludi ranged in duration and scope from one-day or even half-day events to spectacular multi-venue celebrations held over several days, with religious ceremonies, gladiatorial combat, public feasts, horse and chariot racing, athletics, plays and recitals and wild animal hunts. Some included public executions.
The race track is roughly 550m long and 80m wide. The spectator stands are 30m deep and surround almost the entire perimeter giving, in the first century, a maximum capacity was reported to be roughly 250,000 spectators although this may include people sitting on the sides of the adjacent hills – in any case this is over four times more people than the maximum capacity of the Colosseum.
The starting gates for the chariot races were at the far north western end of the stadium. These were arranged in an arc to ensure that each chariot was the same distance from the break point into the first length of the circus. The archaeologic remains show 12 gates – each of which would have had its own spring-loaded doors. Each gate would have housed one chariot pulled by four horses giving a total of 48 horses in the race. The gates were opened probably using mechanisms similar to that for a cross-bow with a single gate release triggering them to spring open simultaneously.
Given the number of chariots and horses, when the race began, it would have resembled a stampede. The crowded field meant that one of the most frequent risks on the racetrack was a “shipwreck,” as the Romans called them — when chariots would tumble and crash on the track likely both injuring their occupants and creating dangerous roadblocks for the remaining racers.
Each race was made up of 7 laps – for several hundred years these were counted using large egg-shapes mounted in the median barrier (or Euripus). In 33 BC, an additional system of large bronze dolphin-shaped lap counters was added. The Euripus also contained water troughs from which attendants from the racing teams could scoop water to splash onto the racing horses to cool them down.
The charioteers taking part in the race enjoyed enormous popularity being the superstars of their day. By far the most famous and successful of these raced during the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius in the 2nd century. This was Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Records show that he won 1,462 of the 4,257 four-horse races he competed in, and was placed in an additional 1,438 races (mostly finishing in second place). The ‘Champion of Charioteers’ is one of the best-documented ancient athletes, due to his popularity and success at the Circus Maximus. Any race with Diocles quickly became the featured event of the day. As well as being extremely an successful charioteer, he was also noted for owning a very rare ducenarius, a horse that had won at least 200 races.
He had an unusually long career, racing for 24 years and representing three of the four most famous chariot racing stables in Rome, which were known by the racing colors worn by their charioteers (Reds, Whites, Blues, and Greens). He began with the Whites at the age of 18; after six years, he switched to the Greens for three years, and then raced 15 years for the Reds before retiring at the age of 42. His long career and success made him fantastically wealthy – more wealthy than most of the senators.
As well as serving as the dividing partition and lap counter, the central Euripus was richly decorated with shrines, obelisks and statues raised on tall columns. These included dedications to Festus, Delphini, Victory, a statue of Seia, and an altar each to Luna, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the Sun as well as various other statues.
In prime position in middle of the Euripus was the first Egyptian Obelisk brought to Rome. This was placed at the direction of emperor Augustus in 10 BCE to remind spectators of his successful annexation of Egypt as a Roman province. It, and a similar obelisk placed on the Campus Martius close to the Ara Pacis, advertised Augustus’s political supremacy.
For Augustus, it was important that the inscription at the base of the Obelisk made two important points. Firstly, it reminded everyone of his major military and political victory; Antony and Cleopatra had been defeated during this conflict and decades of civil war brought to an end. In addition, Egypt remained the personal estate of Augustus, who retained the right to appoint its governor independently from the Senate – this was important because it meant he had control over Egypt’s grain shipments where were a major source of food for the people of Rome.
The final line of the inscription states that Augustus “gave this to Sol as a gift” which demonstrated his piety to the gods and sensitivity to tradition as the Circus Maximus had long been associated with the sky and, in particular, the sun-god, Sol. Although no longer in position in the Circus, Augustus’ obelisk together with its original base can still be seen in Rome in the center of the Piazza del Popolo.
Emperor Constatius II erected an even larger obelisk on the Euripus – in this case at the Western end. His was to be the largest ever brought to Rome and stands today outside the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran.
To give some sense of the popularity of the circus, during Augustus’s time, each year seventy-seven days were given over to public games; chariot races were run on seventeen of these. There were usually ten or twelve races a day, until Caligula doubled that number and, from the end of his reign, twenty-four races became typical. That said, there are accounts of Domitian holding one hundred races a day (but these were limited to 5 laps) and, never to be outdone, Emperor Commodus ran thirty races in just two hours one afternoon in the year 192.
Roughly three-quarters of the way along the track away from the starting gates the spectator seating was interrupted by two structures: on the northern side was the Pulvinar, a raised platform for the watching sponsor and other dignitaries and, roughly opposite, on the Southern side, was the Aedes Solis.
Aedes Solis was an ancient shrine that likely housed a statue of Sol probably shown driving a chariot. The shrine is thought to be represented on some relief carvings of the circus and on coins Emporer Philippus Arabus of the mid third century. At the opposite end from the starting gates is the ‘turning point’. This was the most popular area of seating as it was associated with the largest number of ‘ship wrecks’. That area of the spectator stands was rebuilt in the year 81 and replaced by a triumphal arch to commemorate the conquest of Judea by Titus. The arch was posthumously dedicated to Titus by his brother Emperor Domitian. The arch is no longer standing but its form has been identified through its depiction on coins from the Trajanic period, as well as in some wonderfully detailed mosaics on the island of Sicily at the Piazza Amerina. From these we know that the arch had three bays (one large, central bay, with a smaller one to each side), between which stand Corinthian capitals and bases. The inscription stated that the arch has been dedicated to Titus because he had succeeded in subduing the Jewish people and destroying the city of Jerusalem. Like the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum and the inscription on the Colosseum, this Arch also served as a physical reminder of the achievements of the Flavian dynasty and the scale of destruction brought upon the capital city of Judea.
Clearly, surviving for 1,000 years meant that there were various other upgrades, repair and modifications to the Circus. In 50BCE Julius Caesar extended the seating tiers to run almost the entire circuit of the track. His successor Augustus repaired the circus after a fire, gifted the Obelisk and built the Pulvinar. Given its location at the bottom of a valley, the site remained prone to flooding until Emperor Claudius made drainage and flood prevention improvements there.
That said, fires in the crowded, wooden perimeter workshops and bleachers were a far greater danger than flooding. One such fire in the year 36 seems to have started in a basket-maker’s workshop under the stands, on the Aventine side; the emperor Tiberius compensated various small businesses there for their losses.
In the year 64, during Nero’s reign, another fire broke out at the semi-circular end of the Circus, swept through the stands and shops, and destroyed much of the city. Games and festivals continued at the Circus, which was rebuilt over several years to the same footprint and design.
After a number of other fires Emperor Trajan undertook major restoration work and upgraded the seating to be marble in the first tier as well as special seating for Senators and Equites. He also upgraded the Pulvinar to be a more fitting place for the Emperor to both watch the race and be seen by the people of Rome.
Some repairs were unforeseen and extensive, such as those carried out in Diocletian’s reign, after the collapse of a seating section killed some 13,000 people.
Today the shape and size of the Circus Maximus can be clearly seen with some exposed brickwork mostly of the seating substructure at the turning point. It should be noted that the original track is roughly nine meters below the current ground surface which, when one considers the height of the remaining banking, gives some sense of the huge shape and scale of the stadium. Also, don’t be fooled by the Torre della Moletta (Tower of the Little Mill) that sits inside the turning point end of the track. It is was built by the Fragipane family in the middle ages on the site of an earlier water mill.
The Circus is now a park that is occasionally used for concerts, small-scale sporting activities and, in the event that Italy wins the world cup, major public celebrations.


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One new twist to the Cablevision/News Corp. fight: News Corp. has cut off Cablevision subscribers’ access to its shows on Hulu, the video site joint venture, as well as on its own Fox.com
Here’s a screenshot from Fortune.com columnist Seth Weintraub, taken this afternoon when he tried to watch a Fox show on the site, which is co-owned by News Corp., Disney’s ABC and GE’s NBC Universal:
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The issue of demolishing unregulated markets in Kazakhstan has been raised more than once. Now, Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev is ordering their closure across the entire country.
I commission the Government to administer a tax amnesty to provide relief of all the penalties accrued as of October 1, 2014 to small and middle-sized businesses, the President said.
Kazakhstan has abolished its Financial Police. President Nazarbayev made the announcement.
According to him, there is no place for those willing to live at the state’s expense. If someone fails to pay off his or her debts, foreclosure procedures should be applied.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev declared a government reorganization during today’s expanded cabinet meeting.
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev had a telephone conversation with Russia's Putin about the situation in Ukraine.
Vincenzo Nibali caped for Kazakhstan's Astana Pro Team has won the Tour de France.
Nazarbayev University scientists have developed a method of restoring and cleaning office paper.
Nurusltan Nazarbayev has summarized the results of the implementation of the first 5 years of the State Program of Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development.
President of Kazakshtan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the new Criminal Code on July 3.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his condolences to Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and Malaysians who lost their loved ones in the crash of the MH17 flight in Ukraine.
Tengrinews reporters decided to conduct a small experiment to check if shop assistants followed the new law that prohibits alcohol sales after 9 p.m.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev launched a number of new enterprises via a teleconference.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on a loan between Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that all the universities in the country should be engaged in scientific activity.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the importance of integrating modern technologies into the country’s agriculture.
According to the Central Bank Governor, the real GDP growth in the Q1 2014 stood at 3.8%.
Bombardier Aerospace has presented a Q400 NextGen airplane in Astana. Kazakhstan is planning to purchase several of those for its new airlines.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the celebrations of the Day of the Capital.
Kazakhstan is ready to partake in collaborative defense companies to manufacture weapon and military equipment in the country.
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Autumn Milski had to see Saul Cresswell just one more time before she could reconcile herself to the fact that the man she loved hated her....
It was a reckless decision. Despite her assumed name, there was always a danger that Saul would recognize the girl she'd once been. A girl he blamed for the accident that had robbed him of his sight -- and whom he would clearly never forget or forgive!
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We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
New book: Green Capitalism: The God that Failed
My attention was drawn to the publication of this book by an announcement at Real-World Economics Review Blog. They have previously carried articles by "Richard Smith" (I put this in italics to suggest that the author might be using a pseudonym as a cover to protect himself. See a reader's comment following this post.) starting in 2011 and then in 2013 and 2014. I finally appreciated its profound importance, and posted it as a foundation article on my blog. He apparently has been developing this thesis for quite some time and now it has been published in an updated version in book form.


Hines, the global real estate firm, today announced Marriott International will bring the world-renowned Ritz-Carlton brand to the highly anticipated South Station Tower residential development in Boston. The luxury condominium residences are slated to open in 2025.
Developed by Hines and designed by global placemaker Pelli Clarke & Partners, the 51-story, 1,020,000-square-foot building will redefine the Boston skyline. The upper 16 floors of the architecturally striking and sustainable development will feature residential condominium units serviced by The Ritz-Carlton, offering unsurpassed panoramic views of the city and Boston Harbor. With 166 condominiums in total, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Boston, South Station Tower will provide owners with a premier luxury residential experience. Each home will offer unobstructed views and floor-to-ceiling glass windows with impeccable details designed by Jeffrey Beers International. Residents will have exclusive access to an array of indoor and outdoor amenities on the 36th floor, as well as the amenities offered in the state-of-the-art commercial space on the lower floors.
“We are incredibly proud to welcome the addition of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Boston, South Station Tower to our residential portfolio,” said Sarah Khalifa, VP, Mixed-Use Development, Marriott International. “The Ritz-Carlton is synonymous with luxury exceptionalism and is a perfect match for this iconic project in the heart of Boston. We look forward to delivering a unique and bespoke experience to our Owners and working with Hines to deliver on the brand promise.”
“These residences will deliver a luxury living experience worthy of this irreplaceable building,” said Joseph Norris, Managing Director of Hines. “A future icon on the Boston skyline, construction of South Station Tower is well underway and this addition of The Ritz-Carlton brand reinforces our commitment to excellence. Upon completion, the project will enhance the commuter experience and breathe new life into an irreplaceable, transit-oriented location in the heart of the city.”
Hines will be working with The Collaborative Companies (TCC) on the sales of the 166 condominiums. TCC is a full-service, residential real estate marketing firm specializing in developing and implementing comprehensive sales and marketing programs.
The project will also include an expansive private park, designed by OJB, for residents and office tenants, beautifully designed with health and wellness in mind, and ingeniously programmed for a wide variety of outdoor uses, including meeting spaces, dining terrace, water and fire features, contemplative gardens, walking paths and activity lawns—providing a restorative urban oasis on-demand. Additionally, the project embodies sustainable construction and design elements. The building is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, WELL Gold certification and to be one of the first BREEAM “Excellent” ratings in the U.S. BREEAM is the world’s leading science-based suite of validation and certification systems for a sustainable built environment.
The luxury condominium and office tower represent the first phase of the three phase, mixed-use project. The first phase also includes expansion of the existing bus terminal at South Station increasing its capacity by approximately 50 percent. This construction is being privately funded and along with creating an architecturally significant public space at the train station concourse that enhances the image of South Station as a gateway to the city, it will also improve the streetscapes with new sidewalks, granite curbs, streetlights, greenery and street furniture, further activating the area and resulting in a vibrant and welcoming experience for transit patrons.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Boston, South Station Tower are not owned, developed or sold by The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. or its affiliates (“Ritz-Carlton”). South Station Phase I Owner, LLC uses The Ritz-Carlton marks under a license from Marriott International, Inc. which has not confirmed the accuracy of any of the statements or representations made herein.


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Get your session buzzing with these three activities for an active warm-up. By using games, chaos and lots of movement, the players will be using all the key physical literacy skills in a busy environment. MORE
Warm-up games for contact
Get your players ready for contact with these games. They’ll warm up your players’ shoulders and upper bodies in a fun way to prepare for sessions involving contact. It will put them into dynamic positions that they might not usually be used to.
The games are named after the animals that the body positions are like, because I mainly use these games with children, however they are perfect for adults so feel free to change the name or not use a name.
The area will depend on the amount of players you have, their age, ability and fitness. As an example I would typically use the area between the two 10m lines and the two 15m lines in the centre of the pitch for a game for 15x 14 year olds. But feel free to adapt to what you feel is appropriate for your players.
For the purpose of these games, the ‘spider position’ is: crawling on hands and feet with chest facing the ground and the back facing up.
- Start with everyone as spiders.
- All spiders to have a ball (spherical balls work best, rugby balls will provide additional challenge) under their body that they must move around.
- It’s up to you on whether you allow the players to kick other players’ balls away, depending on their maturity and how safe you feel they’ll be doing it.
- Players must look after their ball and keep it under their bodies.
- Players aim to knock other players’ balls out of the area (for an extra challenge you can change this to just the ball leaving the area under their body).
- Players are “out” if the players ball leaves the area (change as appropriate if you adjust the above bullet point).
- Players who are “out” continue trying to knock others ball out of the area.
- The winner is the last player with a ball under their body.
For the purpose of these games, the ‘crab position’ is: crawling on hands and feet but with chest facing up and their back facing the ground.
- Start with everyone as crabs.
- Crabs can only move in the ‘crab’ position.
- All crabs to have a ball on their stomach to carry around.
- No use of feet to move the balls (no kicking).
- The aim for all players is to protect their ball, knock others’ balls off their stomach, all while maintaining their crab position (so they can raise one arm to knock another player’s ball off, but if they raise their other arm they’ll fall and not be in the crab position).
- Players are “out” if their ball leaves their stomach.
- If a player is “out” they throw their ball out of the area and continue trying to knock others’ balls off their stomach.
- The last player with a ball is the winner.
- This is a ‘tag’ style game, with a large group of ‘crabs’ and a smaller group of ‘turtles’. I’d suggest a 1:4 ratio split of turtles to crabs.
- Crabs can only move in the crab position.
- Turtles must crawl around on all fours but with their chest facing the ground in a normal crawling position.
- Crabs aim to stay with their chest facing up, moving around and avoiding the turtles.
- The turtles aim to crawl around and flip the crabs.
- You can choose between the crabs then becoming turtles or the crabs being “out” of the game depending on fitness levels and how quickly the turtles are flipping the crabs.
- The winner is the last crab left in the crab position.
- Advance the game by combining game 1 and 2.
- Crabs carry balls on their stomachs.
- Turtles try to flip the crabs.
- Same rules as game 2, if they are flipped they’re out, if they lose their ball they’re out.
- Players who are out throw their ball away and become turtles.
- The winner is the last crab left with their ball.

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Air Time 2013
Air Time was an audio artwork which was performed synchronously across ten Europen cities as the opening of the TransEuropa Festival 2013. Air Time is a collective action about protest that was commissioned by European Alternatives. We were Iniva's representantives. Air Time was the result of a collaboration between 13 European artists, under the direction of the collective Ligna.
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|10/25/2016 Failure to Stop and Render Aid Serious Bodily Injury
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Offense: Failure to Stop and Render Aid ? Serious Bodily Injury - SAPD16191073 Location: 100 Block of Idell Ave. San Antonio, TX 78223 Victim: Ruben Canales Soliz (78 Years Old) Needed to solve the case: Information leading to the identification and location of suspect(s) responsible for the Failing to Stop and Render Aid. Tipsters must call Crime Stoppers to qualify for the reward at 210-224-STOP (7867). Synopsis: On Monday September 3, 2016 the Victim was walking on Pyle St. crossing Idell Ave. when an unknown vehicle struck the Victim causing head injuries, leg paralysis, and a broken ankle. The suspect driving the vehicle stopped momentarily, and then drove away, leaving the Victim without aid. Anyone with information on the above listed vehicles, please call Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers will pay UP TO $5,000 for information which leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the Failing to Stop and Render Aid. Crime Stoppers will pay for information which leads to the arrest of anyone involved in any felony crime. As always you do not have to give your name when you call. Call CRIME STOPPERS at 210-224-STOP (210-224-7867). Website: www.sacrimestoppers.com Media Release Date: October 24,2016 - SAPD16191073
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CRIME STOPPERS may pay UP TO $5,000 for information which leads to felony arrests in this crime.
To be eligible for a reward, tips must be submitted directly to Crime Stoppers.
Calls and tips directly to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and information that leads to an arrest of a felony offender might be eligible for a reward. Crime Stoppers pays rewards in cash but only for anonymous, crime-solving tips submitted directly to Crime Stoppers and that concern information not previously provided to or known by law enforcement.
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Construction of a new electronics production facility
As one of the world’s leading EMS providers (Electronic Manufacturing Services), Zollner Elektronik AG is continuing its expansion in the US market: by building a full-service electronics production center (NPI, serial production for electronic printed circuit boards, modules, and devices) in small to medium volumes. The new plant is located in the city of Milpitas in Silicon Valley (California) and joins the distribution location and partnership with EIT, LLC in Sterling (Virginia), which has been in existence since 2009.
The Zollner production site was established for the purpose of providing North American customers with the comprehensive offerings of Zollner Elektronik AG on site and to give them better access to the production advantages of the European, Asian, and North African Zollner locations.
This site meets regional and domestic requirements and expands Zollner’s North American portfolio with services and options for local OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers). The main arguments here are “local for local” and for the selection of the optimal location for the specific product based on a consideration of overall costs (“best cost country”).
With its location in Northern California, the Milpitas facility provides easy access to the major airports San Francisco International Airport and Mineta San José International Airport, and offers expanded services for Zollner customers with a focus on providing improved technical support on site and on shortening time-to-market for new products. This production site, headed by CEO Markus Aschenbrenner, expands the technical resources that are available to customers and provides OEMs in the United States with the important opportunity to benefit from the more than 45 years of experience and the superior services of a leading global EMS provider.


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After her boyfriend and business partner leaves her, Manhattan art dealer Francesca Thayer is forced to take in boarders in order to save her beloved home. In short order, she rents out rooms to Eileen, a young teacher; Marya, a famous chef; and Chris, an attractive single father. They all become close friends, but their lives remain chaotic. Eileen falls in love with tattooed men, Marya has a persistent, married suitor, and Chris gains full custody of his son as his ex-wife becomes increasingly erratic. Along the way, Francesca stops worrying about what might have been, and becomes more involved in the world around her—romances, plumbing problems, and all. While addressing the recession, the lethal danger of Internet dating, and the evils of drug abuse, Steel keeps the tone gentle and soothing in this warm, cozy tale about the triumph of love, friendship, and second chances. (Apr.)


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Easy Garlic Shrimp Recipe – This garlic shrimp recipe is ready and on the table in 15 minutes! It’s an easy shrimp recipe so perfect served with pasta, cheesy grits or on it’s own. This garlic butter shrimp is a delicious favorite!
I love quick and easy recipes like this garlic shrimp. Simple, scrumptious and sublime.
It is one that I turn to time and again when I need a simple weeknight recipe for supper in a hurry and I love how versatile it is!
How to Serve Easy Garlic Shrimp
But you guys, it is pretty amazing just right on its own! As a matter of fact, it is one of those dishes that I have to be sure not to let myself have more than one as I taste test before serving. It is pretty easy to just keep right on with one more, and another, and then another. That’s when you know the recipe is good! And thankfully, it couldn’t get much easier to make!
This garlic shrimp recipe is also great to serve for lunch with a side salad or even as an appetizer with hunks of crusty bread to dip up all of that delicious garlic butter pools underneath the shrimp.
It definitely makes for a comforting dish when you serve it that way. I like to just serve right from the skillet with a basket of the bread right beside the skillet so that everyone can just dig right in.
Best Shrimp to Use:
For the shrimp, if you use frozen, just make sure they are fully thawed and then rinsed well and drained.
- Fresh Gulf Shrimp – I love to use fresh Gulf shrimp as much as possible.
- Frozen Shrimp – If you use frozen shrimp, make sure that it is fully thawed and then rinsed well and drained before cooking.
How Much Garlic to Use for Garlic Shrimp:
For the garlic, I’ve tried various amounts of garlic to shrimp ratios and found that we all prefer 6 medium-sized cloves of garlic minced. You can certainly adjust the amount of garlic up or down based on your personal preferences.
What Seasonings to Use in Garlic Shrimp:
The pinch of red pepper flakes is completely optional, but I think it adds a depth of flavor to the garlic shrimp. If you do not like or can not have spices, simply omit it. It will still taste delicious!
Also, the chopped parsley adds a fresh flavor to this garlic shrimp that we just love. It also adds color and makes the shrimp prettier! 🙂 I just love that it also adds a slight green hue to the butter.
Isn’t it gorgeous?!
Buttery, with a hint of heat from the red pepper flakes, I especially love that this garlic shrimp is one of those dishes that I can make week in and week out without a single complaint from my family.
Don’t you love recipes like that?
Other Easy Shrimp Recipes We Love:
- Brown Butter Shrimp
- Shrimp Tacos Recipe
- Shrimp Scampi Recipe
- Cilantro Lime Shrimp Avocado Salad Recipe
- Shrimp Creole Recipe
Here’s my Easy Garlic Shrimp recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Easy Garlic Shrimp Recipe
- 3 tablespoons butter divided
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- pinch red pepper flakes optional
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring often until it just begins to turn pink.
- Stir in the minced garlic, lemon juice, remaining butter, red pepper flakes, and the parsley and continue to cook until the shrimp is fully pink and opaque about 3 minutes.


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Korea’s largest Buddhist denomination has staged a “1080 bow” protest against an alleged religious bias by the government. On Jan. 10, some 230 Buddhist monks and lay staff from the Jogye Order bowed 1080 times in a three hour protest at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul. “The government, which must be fair to everyone, is dominated by specific groups or powers based on a specific religion and educational background, and it carries out its purpose by pushing ahead with its power,” the group said in a statement issued prior to the protest. The group criticized the ruling Grand National Party for rushing the 2011 budget through parliament. The budget included cuts to social welfare while increasing allocations for the government’s controversial Four Rivers Project. The budget also reduced the allocation for a temple stay program by 7 billion won ($US 6.2 million) causing anger in Buddhist circles. “The passing of the budget with the power of the majority shocked us as a regression of democracy,” the group said. Kim Young-il, assistant deputy director of the Jogye Order Department of Planning and Coordination told ucanews.com that the 1080 bows reflected repentance for past faults. “In Buddhism, ’108 bows’ is an ordinary way of praying and training,” Kim explained. “1,080 bows has a wider meaning signifying repentance for 10 Buddhist misdeeds with 108-bows for each misdeed. “It also signifies a protest against the government which is continually discriminating against Buddhism,” he added. The order is planning worship ceremonies at 3,000 temples on Jan. 11 to denounce the government’s actions. Local Buddhist groups have continued to protest against the government’s alleged bias against Buddhism and in favor of Protestantism since President Lee Myung-bak, a Protestant, assumed office in 2008. Related report Korean Buddhists intensify protests KO12774.1636
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Worship in heaven and on earth
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Worship in heaven and on earth : responsive, congregational, reverent, musical, and beautiful
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A man who caused a disturbance Thursday at the Social Security office in Neshannock Township has been jailed.
Robert Leasure, 55, of 192 Cathcart Drive, was charged with defiant trespass and two counts of disorderly conduct. He was arraigned before District Judge Scott McGrath and jailed in lieu of $2,500 bond.
Neshannock Township police, called to the Social Security office at Calls Plaza about noon on Thursday, said Leasure was inside the office causing a disturbance, and that he ignored requests by the security officer to leave the building.
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Who: Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out with The Grascals, Backline and Split Rail at Ho Ho Holy Smoke BBQ and Bluegrass Festival
When: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday
Where: Union County Fairgrounds, 120 Kirby St., Union
Info: 864-426-1347 or www.facebook.com/Ho-Ho-Holy-Smoke-BBQ-Bluegrass-Festival-1958866741069538
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out heads an impressive lineup for the Ho Ho Holy Smoke BBQ and Bluegrass Festival, an all-day food and music event that includes two sets apiece from each of the performing bands. IIIrd Tyme Out, which includes Boiling Springs resident Wayne Benson on mandolin, has been together for more than a quarter century and, from 1994 to 2000, enjoyed a seven-year reign as the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year. The band will take the stage at noon and 5 p.m., immediately following sets by The Grascals, whose members include Benson’s wife, Union native Kristin Scott Benson, on banjo.


Salus University, formerly the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), was originally established as a single purpose educational institution graduating eye care professionals with the Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. PCO then expanded its horizons within health professions education, by the addition of clinical training programs in rehabilitation and audiology and, most recently adding a physician's assistant's (PA) program. Salus University has a long-standing emphasis in biomedical research, and maintains a1648 sq. ft. vivarium plus a 492 sq. ft, quarantine area in support of its biomedical research program. The following proposal is for equipment that would accomplish two major goals of the institution. These goals are to improve the quality of the environmental control of the vivarium by purchasing and installing a new HVAC system to replace the current aging system and also assure the continuity of the environmental control of the vivarium by purchasing and installing a dedicated emergency power generator of sufficient capacity to operate the HVAC and other critical husbandry and program requirements.


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The JOY of HOPE by Suzanne Lie
By Suzanne Lie, 11/14/2016
The Joy of Hope
The higher messages come in like an invisible rain that your body feels but,
you, your consciousness, can’t quite interpret.
You, the human, feels an invisible message is caressing your heart and stimulating your mind.
Then you, the human, realize that you know something that you did not know before. That is, before you thought that maybe something loving, something special, was whispering into your imagination.
This special message feels like a first drop of rain after a long drought,
or a warm fire after being out in the freezing winter.
Yes, the winter has been long, and it threatens to offer another storm.
But, you refuse to participate in a frequency of reality in which that storm will be waged.
You know that “change is afoot,” as Sherlock Holmes would say.
But you do not know how that change will occur.
Will you even recognize it when it is in front of you?
Or will you walk right through the change and never know that an opportunity was missed
because you were “searching” rather than “being.”
A new operating system is being downloaded into the body of Gaia.
This operating system is planetary and is not influenced by mere humans.
In fact, most humans will not notice the soft breeze, the random thoughts,
and the quick moment of euphoria that you feel when there is no apparent reason.
How does it feel to be a bird and to lift off from the ground with the power of your wings?
You do not have wings, but you do have imagination, and imagination is fifth dimensional thought.
If your imagination can assist you to think fifth dimensionally,
your perceptions of reality will follow that thought as it travels
beyond the confines of third dimensional life and into your new reality, as well as into your heart, to grow those wings.
But your wings are not of feathers.
Your wings are of light and are invisible to those who are blind to the mysteries of the higher fourth and fifth dimensions.
Those humans are too busy seeing, hearing and living within the 3D Matrix that traps their imagination in worry and confines it in the dark fog of doubt.
Yes, there is doubt in your physical life because you are being squeezed into small packages of reality that some one else is creating.
Then, that some one else reminds you that there is something wrong with you.
They say that all you do is daydream and look off into that which is invisible.
But it is only invisible to them.
To you it is visible. To you it is real.
You see it, you hear it, and you wish to hold it in your heart and remember that hope is yours/ours to create!
No one, and no thing, can pry that hope from our heart and mind.
In fact, any one who would try to steal our hope would not be able to even perceive it.
Hope can only live as long as we remember that, “We are not alone”
We are forever guided, protected,
and loved by our own multidimensional expressions of SELF.
The fact that we can remember the difference between doubt and hope
allows us to “read” the energy trails that stream into us, around us, and through us.
We are the hope that we create
We are the hope that we accept
We are the hope of the ONE within the NOW that guides us through the storm.
We are the humans who are wet from the invisible rain of Light and Love.
We are the humans that are brave as a bull and gentle as a lamb.
We are our Multidimensional SELF within every cell and atom of our earth vessel.
WE ARE HERE NOW to follow our Hope
into the love that guides us HOME to our true SELF.
WE ARE HERE NOW to share our Hope with those who need it,
And even with those who dare not ask for it.
The joyous part of HOPE is that:
The more we give Hope to others, the more we give Hope to our SELF.
The joyous part of HOPE is when we give to others!
Hope is the gift that we give away
And it circles back into the Heart of the Giver.
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Tags: 11222, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, McGuinness Boulevard, Pulaski Bridge
The rainbow made all those days of rain so worthwhile.
That’s amazing! I am so sorry I missed it!
I agree with Spill Conspirator: this and the amazing clouds last night have made all the rain kind of worth it!
aww… it’s about time gpoint got its rainbow! these are great! is it okay if i print out a copy of the second photo? i live at the corner of manhattan and green and i would love to put this by my desk (i work at home.)
If you want a higher res jpg, kgreg, I’ll gladly send you one. Shoot me an email at: missheather (at) thatgreenpointblog (dot) com and give me a size. Perhaps 8×10?
That top photo is the next great postcard from Brooklyn. Seriously, print some up and sell them at some flea market. I’d buy a few to send out.
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Alia Bhatt is in one happy space now. Be it her professional life or personal, she is doing well in both and we can't be more happy for her. If on one side, she's winning hearts with her acting chops and film choices, on the other side, her fans are totally rooting for her new relationship with Ranbir Kapoor. In her recent appearance at Komal Nahta's chat show Starry Night, Alia revealed when she was growing up, her dad Mahesh Bhatt was never there for her much!
Alia On Mahesh Bhatt
"For me, he was always like a celebrity who would walk in to the house. I didn't miss him as such because I did not really have him. But after a couple of years, he made sure he spent some time with us, played board games."
Alia On Bonding With Mahesh Bhatt
"The real friendship started when I entered the Bollywood industry and I understand how it must have been for him. It is such a consuming job."
Alia’s Mom Soni Razdan Talks About Working With Her Daughter
Alia & Soni Razdan worked together in Raazi, in which they played the role of mother-daughter duo. Speaking of her experience to work with her daughter, Soni Razdan said, "It will go down as one of my most cherished memories, it was a wonderful feeling to be at par on set and also play mother and daughter as well.
To add to it all it was shot in Kashmir, I was super grateful to have got this role."
Soni Spills More Beans About Alia
"Alia was a very obedient child, the only thing she was fussy about was what dress she wore. I would have to give her choices and she would pick her dress out knowing very well exactly what she wanted to wear," added Soni.


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Why was the launch scrubbed this time?
Problem circuit card in the pyrotechnic initiator controller (STS-51)
Perseid meteor shower (STS-51)
I didn't see a complete list of all possible reasons, but there are lots of problems that can happen when you launch into space. I watched two launches in the last few days - the SpaceX rocket which went up without a hitch, and the shuttle which went up on its 6th try, all very exciting to see.


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Well hello there, I am China and this is my sketchbook.
Well,I feel as though I should give some sort of introduction seeing how this is my first real post here. Lets see, I'm 17 and really I just started to get serious about art, before I was content with little stickfigures and strange designs. But things changed and I'm pretty sure you don't care so I won't describe it. Anywho, I'm doing some Loomis studies right now, so here are a few from one of his books. Comments would be nice, but criticism would be great, thanks.
Hi chinaman really nice works and studies im new at drawing too and i hope we can help each other with comments and suggestions. I really like your studies of heads which i have not done more often, theyre good hope to see more works from you too.


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This is my fave Emeralds. I hope there's a CD reissue eventually! (I know there's an LP already)
Hey, this is Weird Ribs, I'm giving away my album and new EP for free. And thought you folks would enjoy.Think: Emeralds, Stellar Om Source, Tangerine Dream, Growing, Cluster, Eno, James FerraroDownload the album here: http://www.mediafire.com/?juedlbmmmrmand the new EP here: http://www.mediafire.com/?qajy2mmjzmwfor more information, visit the myspace: http://www.myspace.com/weirdribsukAll the bestWR
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- Step 1: Check if your lawn needs dethatching.
- Step 2: Trim the grass.
- Step 3: Remove the cutting blade.
- Step 4: Attach the Dethatch blade.
- Step 5: Mow the yard again.
- Step 6: Reattach the mowing blade.
- Step 7: Cover the patches.
- Step 8: Fertilize and water your lawn.
Can you pull a dethatcher with a zero turn mower? No longer is your zero turn mower confined to using pull-behind dethatchers designed to be used behind a lawn tractor. You do not have to worry about taking wide turns on your zero turn to avoid damaging the hitch and tongue on pull behind lawn products. Our zero turn mower accessories turn with your mower!
What is the best yard dethatcher?
- 1 Greenworks Lawn Dethatcher.
- 2 Sun Joe Lawn Dethatcher.
- 3 LawnMaster Lawn Dethatcher.
- 4 Agri-Fab Lawn Dethatcher.
- 5 VonHaus Lawn Dethatcher.
Can you dethatch your lawn with a lawn mower?
What is the difference between a Thatcher and a dethatcher? A thatcher, also known as a dethatcher, vertical mower or verticutter, is used as part of a regular lawn care regimen to break up too-thick thatch, the layer of living and dead plant stems, roots and other parts that accumulate between the soil surface and the grass blades.
Should you mow low before dethatching? Mow your lawn to half its normal height before you begin dethatching. (FYI: Don’t fertilize before dethatching.) Use a dethatching rake like you would a regular rake. Dig the tines into the thatch and pull it upward, helping to loosen and remove the buildup.
Will grass grow back after dethatching? After dethatching your lawn it is a great time to aerate your lawn. After aerating, overseed and fertilize with Milorganite®. It should take about 3-4 weeks for the lawn to recover and show signs of new growth.
Does dethatching destroy grass? Dethatching involves flailing away at your lawn with a powerful, engine driven steel rake to collect the old woody stems resting at the base of the grass leaves. Dethatching does this, but at great cost to your lawn because it tears up not only the grass but also the roots.
Is dethatching better than raking? Power raking is a more aggressive process of removing thatch and dead matter in the lawn while dethatching is a light process that removes just a thin layer of debris that makes fertilizer absorption poor.
How often should you dethatch a lawn? Thatch builds up over time, so it’s not necessary to dethatch every year. Plan on dethatching every five years or so if your lawn needs it. You might want to give your lawn a quick check every year just to see how much thatch has accumulated.
When should you not dethatch a lawn? Remove thatch from your lawn when it becomes 1 in (2.54 cm) thick or more. You should also check the growing season of your type of grass because you don’t want to de-thatch while your lawn is dormant or not actively growing, which is typically during the winter. Thanks!
Can you dethatch a bumpy lawn?
First, prepare your lawn by mowing it with the mower blade at the lowest setting. Dethatch the lawn with a dethatcher or a rake. If the lawn hasn’t been aerated in the last three years, aerate it with a spike aerator or aerating machine.
How do you get rid of thatch naturally?
- Use a thatch rake for thick layers of thatch. Using this tool in a push-pull motion will rip out thatch and dig into the soil. …
- Use leaf rakes and a tarp to gather and remove the dead thatch and other material from your lawn. …
- Water the lawn as needed to keep it moist and promote growth.
Is it better to dethatch wet or dry? Dethatch when soil is moist, not dry. If soil is too wet, a dethatch may yank turf out by the roots, creating large bare spots. It’s best to dethatch during cooler weather. Mow the lawn to half its normal height right before dethatching.
Is it better to aerate or dethatch your lawn? It is best to dethatch first before aerating your lawn. Aerating is best done when there’s the problem of compaction. Both dethatching and aerating your lawn will improve air, nutrient, and water penetration into the root zone of your grass. Thatch is the main problem these two processes address.
Which is better aerator or dethatcher?
Aeration helps loosen the soil and helps decompose the excessive thatch layer at a faster rate. Both services accomplish a similar goal, but lawn aeration does so without the possibility of damaging your lawn in the way that dethatching would.
Should I put grass seed down after dethatching? Seeding Your Lawn Seeding can fill in bare patches and replace sections of dethatched grass for a more beautiful lawn next season. Even if your lawn is still healthy and green, overseeding can further fill out the grass and make it even lusher come spring.
Do I need to reseed after dethatching? This will help your lawn recover and get much needed nutrients. Also, immediately after dethatching is a great time to overseed your lawn if you’re looking to fill in bare spots or incorporate new seed since the surface of your lawn will be opened up which creates good seed to soil contact.
Should I pick up thatch after dethatching? After dethatching, use a rake, leaf blower, or lawn sweeper to collect loose thatch. Thatch left on your lawn won’t break down because it resists decomposition. So, it is best to compost thatch or throw it away. Composted thatch turns into beneficial organic matter that can fuel plant growth in your garden.
How do you remove dead grass after dethatching?
Pull-behind Lawn Sweeper If you are dethatching big areas, your best option for clean up is probably the pull behind (or tow behind) lawn sweeper. The pull-behind is meant to attach to a riding lawn mower to pick up the lawn clippings. If you use a riding mower, a pull-behind option makes sense.
How do I dethatch my lawn with a riding mower? – Related Questions
Should grass be wet before dethatching?
Should I fertilize before or after dethatching?
But if dethatching will be done after one or two years, it’s best to apply fertilizer before dethatching so that the dethatched grass blades can take up nutrients immediately upon dethatching for faster recovery. TIP: Make sure you’re not dethatching too often as this might damage your grass type by removing its roots.
Should you dethatch every spring?
Finally, dethatching only needs to be done every once in a while. Under most circumstances, you won’t need to dethatch every year because your yard simply won’t produce enough thatch to warrant the procedure.
Is a dethatching blade worth it?
Specialized dethatching blades made for lawn mowers can be moderately effective at removing thatch if used properly. To efficiently remove thatch with a mower, choose the correct mower blade type. Blades with metal spring attachments can be used to remove light thatch from small yards.
Is lawn dethatching worth it?
Lawn dethatching can be crucial to keeping your grass and soil healthy. Even if you are mowing and doing everything else necessary for your lawn, thatch can build up. Over watering and over fertilization can cause excess thatch. Detaching removes the thick layer of dead plant material (thatch).
Is it better to dethatch or scarify?
Dethatching is mostly used to remove thatch from your lawn while scarifying includes thatch removal as well as removing deeper debris. For quick lawn care, dethatch your lawn. For intense and longer-lasting lawn care, scarify your lawn.
Is it better to dethatch your lawn wet or dry?
Dethatch when soil is moist, not dry. If soil is too wet, a dethatch may yank turf out by the roots, creating large bare spots. It’s best to dethatch during cooler weather. Mow the lawn to half its normal height right before dethatching.
Can you put attachments on a zero turn mower?
Rear Attachments – Zero turn mowers can accommodate a variety of rear attachments, including a dump cart, spreader, plug aerator, lawn dethatcher, roller or sprayer. Front Attachments – Some zero turn mowers can accommodate a front-mounted blade or even a snow blower or brush for clearing snow or debris.
What is the difference between a lawn mower and a dethatcher?
Dethatching usually involves a riding lawnmower with a unit mounted to the front of it that has spring tines that moderately dig up thatch just ahead of the mower bagging it up. This makes the process much easier than power raking, and if you hire a company to do it for you, it should be about half the cost.

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INVERTABELT - FDA Registered Back Pain Relief Product for Low Back Pain, Lumbar Stretching, Sciatica Pain Relief, Spine Alignment, Posture Corrector, and a Great Overall Physical Therapy Equipment
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Correctional facilities turned into torture chambers
In a recent discussion titled "Rights of the Incarcerated in South Asia" organised by the South Asia Peace Action Network (SAPAN), rights activists from across the region lamented the terrible conditions of prisons in South Asia. Among the many problems, they highlighted overcrowding, lack of privacy, inadequate healthcare facilities, substandard bedding and unsanitary conditions as being primarily responsible for these facilities turning into perpetual torture chambers for many. With that in mind, the experts called for prison systems across South Asia to be reformed.
Their call is especially pertinent for Bangladesh, as according to data presented at the discussion, Bangladesh has the highest prison occupancy rate among all South Asian countries, standing at 195 percent, as well as the highest proportion of pre-trial detainees, at 81.3 percent. That means our prisons have nearly double the occupancy that it can support, which is utterly inhumane. Many of the detainees are still waiting for trial—which means they may be innocent people who are being forced into overcrowded prisons with hardened criminals. While remaining in such conditions, these individuals as well as non-violent offenders and minors run the risk of becoming more prone to violence in order to blend in with the more seasoned criminals. This completely defeats the purpose of prisons serving as correctional facilities—instead, they might be producing more criminals than they are "correcting".
Moreover, our prisons barely have the capacity to provide what is required to rehabilitate criminals. In other words, they barely provide the services required for the inmates to be nudged onto a path to recovery from a life of crime—such as work facilities that give them the opportunity to earn their living to support their families and acquire skills to work honest jobs and develop that habit. What this means is that our prison system generally is not designed to help criminals recognise their mistakes and try and mend their ways, but it is simply there to erase these people from society altogether. This completely contradicts the purpose of correctional facilities. What we have now is more in tune with the prison system we had during colonial times—where prisoners had to bear the brunt of outdated laws and coercive practices—and the same, unfortunately, is true for the rest of South Asia.
At a time when South Asia is rapidly developing economically, it is unacceptable for us to lag so far behind in terms of human rights, which apply to prisoners too. We in Bangladesh must recognise the grave violations of prisoners' rights that are taking place under our current prison system. Prisoners must be treated better, and given better services. There should be greater oversight over how prison guards and other staff are treating prisoners. Most importantly, it is our current mindset about what should be the purpose of a prison, and how that purpose can be seen through, that must first change.