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Getting caught is simply not an option.
It's been a year since Jack Marconi's wife was killed. Ever since, he's been slipping up at his job as warden at an upstate New York prison. It makes him the perfect patsy when a cop-killer breaks out--with the help of someone on the inside. Throwing himself into the hunt for the fleeing con, Jack doesn't see what's coming.
Suddenly the walls are closing in. And in the next twenty-four hours, Jack will defy direct orders, tamper with evidence, kidnap the con's girlfriend--and run from the law with a .45 hidden beneath his sports coat…
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Long hours and full kennels: animal rescues contend with cold dogs
'We really don't want to turn anyone away at this point when the temperatures are so dramatic'
As the extreme cold continues across the province, animal rescues are struggling to keep up with demand.
"We're really full — like busting at the seams full," Terra MacLean, training coordinator with the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society, said Thursday.
SCARS has a network of foster homes and shelters in Athabasca and Busby, covering a wide swath of northern Alberta as far as Red Earth Creek.
"We have foster homes that don't normally foster this time of year that have stepped up to help out and intake at this time," she said.
On Tuesday, a convoy of vehicles and volunteers drove two-and-a-half hours to Frog and Onion lakes to pick up 27 dogs and four cats. While all the animals were strays, some did not appreciate the rescue, MacLean said.
"Most of them are scared and timid," she said. "They don't know what's happening and you're outside on your hands and knees in -40 C trying to coax them to you or trying to corral them in a crate because they don't know that you're offering love and warmth."
Zoe's Animal Rescue in Edmonton and the Edmonton Humane Society took some of the pack but the rest went to SCARS, MacLean said.
She said her volunteers are working longer hours and some have even taken days off work to help out.
It's a similar situation 300 kilometres south at the Saving Grace Animal Society, which runs a shelter in Alix and a farm sanctuary in Stettler.
"Our whole team is definitely working overtime trying to get as many animals through our program as we can and finding placement with other rescues that we can," said executive director Erin Deems.
"We really don't want to turn anyone away at this point when the temperatures are so dramatic."
The society now has around 80 animals in care including foster homes, Deems said.
It is also offering a $100 discount on puppy adoptions, "in the hopes that maybe that'll entice people to come in and get these animals into homes so we can bring more out of the cold."
For In the Woods Animal Rescue, based south of Peace River, the situation is exacerbated by volunteers unable to help out because of long distances and weather conditions.
The work has fallen to staff like vice president Cheryl Bastien. The shelter took in 35 dogs in December, but have admitted almost as many in the first two weeks of January — many of which are puppies and pregnant females.
"Of course in these types of temperatures, that would just be a death sentence for them."

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i really think its so simply beautiful… ooh and i love that unexpected barn light on the celling and that upholstered headboard wall. there are so many wonderful, elegant and quite places to look. it feels so calm.
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|SmallBytes January 2014 Edition|
The 2014 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of NY
Whether this is your first visit, it’s been a few years since you’ve joined us, or you never miss a Show – you will still find this information helpful as the event is constantly changing and growing! The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York takes place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center over a total of three days - March 2-4, 2014. The education program, named The Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum, offers a number of sessions and events that are included with your registration; and they run the same three days of the event.
Did we mention NYS Restaurant Association members get a free ticket? Register now!
Don't miss your chance to network with Independent Restaurant Owners, QSR and Quick Serve Establishment Operators, Caterers, Bakers, Chefs, and others from across all segments and concepts, plus bars, nightclubs, hospitals, hotels and commercial foodservice operations. Here are a few events to look forward to from now until the minute you walk through the doors of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Pride of New York Marketplace features New York Beverages, New York Foods and New York Pride
The Pride of New York Marketplace will have dozens of small producers with great local products—from wines, beers, and spirits, to cheeses, meats, breads, fruits and vegetables, and much more. Pride of New York is a wonderful program run by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets to help people identify New York-produced foods and beverages. All of the exhibitors in the Marketplace are proud members of the Pride of New York program, and New Yorkers who pride themselves in offering only the best in handcrafted products. This area has been a hit of the show for the past several years, and is not to be missed.
Paris Gourmet Presents The 25th Annual U.S. Pastry Competition
The showpiece theme of this year’s Paris Gourmet’s U.S. Pastry Competition is Film Animation at the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Twenty rising stars of the pastry world have been selected to compete for the coveted title of Pastry Chef of the Year. The exciting event will take place from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, with the awards ceremony at 4:00 PM. All attendees are invited to see the illustrious showpieces created by America's leading pastry chefs.
The main sponsor of the event, Paris Gourmet, is a leading specialty food importer and distributor based in New Jersey sourcing products worldwide, including North America. Other sponsors include Cacao Noel Chocolate, Pastry 1 (pastry ingredients), Beurremont Butter, Gourmand and Maison de Choix. New products from the sponsors will be on display as well.
Taking the Mystery Out of Umami
2014 is the 8th consecutive year that JRO (the Organization to Promote Japanese Restaurants Abroad) is hosting the Japan Pavilion. They will introduce eight new sections this year: Japanese Rice, Sake, Wagu, Umami, Ramen, Soba, Japanese Green Tea and sweets; all essential Japanese ingredients. The JRO Umami Pavilion has a joint mission to enlighten the industry about umami, the essence of Japanese cuisine that is becoming well known by chefs to develop flavor. JRO Umami Pavilion will host cooking demonstrations for three days to show "Wagu”, "Ramen”, how to make the best rice, how to enhance the umami flavor in dishes. There will also be discussions on Japanese condiments and the science of the flavor.
For more on the 2014 International Restaurant and Foodservice Show of NY keep an eye out mid-February for your copy of the NYS Restaurant Association’s new magazine The Sampler with a full section on Show registration, transportation, important locations and resources, show specials, and valuable tips to maximize your experience. For questions and registration information click here or call 484.751.5133.
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Geothermal energy is usually produced by tapping into the Earth’s natural heating and cooling power in one of two ways: with power plants or with ground-source heat pumps, according to Chuck Kutscher, fellow and senior research associate at the University of Colorado’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute. Geothermal plants power turbines to produce electricity, but instead of coal or natural gas, they use underground hot water (think geysers in Yellowstone National Park) or steam.
About five dozen geothermal plants produce just a small fraction of the nation’s electricity, just over a third of a percent, an output that’s been pretty steady over the last decade. Several of the Geysers units in Sonoma County, California, have been generating electricity for nearly a half century, while new plants are coming online in California to help that state meet its carbon-free, renewable energy goals.
On a smaller scale, ground-source heat pumps can be used anywhere to keep indoor spaces like homes and office buildings comfortable by carrying up cool air from underground during summer and warming them with underground heat during the winter. Kutscher said ground-source heat pumps are most cost-effective when they’re part of new building construction and for whole neighborhoods.
“It’s something that makes more sense for a new building than to retrofit an existing building,” he said, pointing to a development called the Whisper Valley Community in Texas where drilling, trenching and piping was done for many houses at once. “It becomes an economy of scale [with] all the houses heating and cooling more efficiently.”
These large- and small-scale technologies can both be used to facilitate the transition from coal and natural gas to emissions-free energy, he said. “As we get more solar and wind on the grid, and these are variable sources, the idea of having a constant source can be attractive.”


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As he was suffering from a serious bone disease, Laurens did not fight in the First World War. During the war years he lived in Paris and, after 1915, made constructed sculptures and papiers collés (paper collages) in a Cubist style. The earliest of these works have all been lost or destroyed and later ones, such as the present work, are rare.
In Still Life, as in a small number of related papiers collés from that year (see Paris 1986, pp.62-9), a bottle is represented as if analysed from different viewpoints. Other overlapping papers give the impression of a table-top, and geometric shapes outlined in white chalk suggest the base of the bottle and possibly a glass or a bowl on the table. At the centre of the composition, a piece of newspaper shows part of an advertisement for a book about herbal medicine. It functions as a kind of 'label' for the wine bottle, and may have been intended as a humorous reference to the medicinal properties of wine. The use of a real element to represent itself within an otherwise highly abstracted composition was characteristic of Cubist papiers collés especially those made by Picasso and Braque between 1912 and 1914 (see Tate T00414). Only a few known works by Laurens use this technique.
It was as a result of his friendship with Braque (whom he met in 1911), and subsequently with Picasso and Gris, that Laurens was introduced to Cubist practice. The art historian Christopher Green has described how Laurens's work between 1916 and 1919 'represented above all a deeply personal response to Picasso's initiatives in Cubist sculpture, and especially to the multi-media constructions the Spaniard had begun in 1912' (Green, p.23). This is particularly evident in Laurens' constructed sculptures of 1915-18 which share many characteristics with such works as Picasso's Still Life 1914 (Tate T01136) but can also can be closely related to the play between abstraction and reality in his papiers collés of the same period.
In 1951, Laurens recalled: 'At the time of Cubism, we all thought along the same lines. But we couldn't go on making papiers collés all our lives. We gave all we could in that common endeavour. After that each of us had to go his own way' (London 1971, p.3). Laurens did not make papiers collés after 1919. However, in the relief sculptures he made in the late 1910s and 1920s, such as Head of a Boxer (Tate T06833), he continued to explore the compositional effects of cut-out and superimposed planes.
Henri Laurens 1885-1954, exhibition catalogue, Arts Council of Great Britain, London 1971
Henri Laurens: Constructions et papiers collés 1915-1919, exhibition catalogue, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 1986
Christopher Green, Cubism and its Enemies, New Haven and London 1987, pp.21-5
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Glenn ‘Chip’ Curry: We are Waldo County strong
As a candidate for State Senate I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with hundreds of people from all over Waldo County. I have found that we are not nearly as divided as outsiders say we are. We share many values and have a history of working together with respect.
We value fairness, justice, safety, and compassion. We believe that the vulnerable should be cared for and that hard work is expected and should be fairly compensated. We value raising healthy strong children as well as caring for our elders. In talking with business owners, teachers, and caregivers, I am inspired by the ingenuity and hard work of Waldo County people. Throughout the pandemic, and with a great deal of effort, you've kept our businesses and schools running while keeping your families and neighbors safe.
Leadership is about bringing people together to work toward real changes that reflect our values, and our shared vision for the future. Over the past 25 years I have lived in Unity, Knox, and Belfast - I know our cities and towns have different visions for themselves. As your next State Senator I will champion the priorities of all of our rural, coastal, and island communities.
I’m fighting for a future where our communities are strong, healthy and sustainable. Where we lead lives of our own design that are productive, prosperous, happy, and dignified. We step up to take care of our neighbors. We work through our differences to respond to the challenges we face.
In many ways strong foundations are in place, yet there is still much work to be done:
- strengthening our economic foundations so there are more good paying jobs available;
- delivering universal affordable broadband access;
- developing clean renewable energy to meet our growing need, while creating new jobs and saving money
- strengthening our schools without taxing us out of our communities;
- ensuring we all have access to affordable healthcare; and
- providing robust services so our elders can stay in their homes and in our communities.
Our communities were built by previous generations, and maintained through service, sacrifice, and investment. Now it is our turn to lead through this time and these challenges. We can do this because they have shown us how, because we are Waldo County strong.
Glenn “Chip” Curry lives in Belfast and is a candidate for State Senate District 11

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Robert Bork, an intellectual godfather of conservative jurisprudence in the modern era, died on Wednesday due to complications from heart disease. He was 85. Bork was revered in conservative circles for laying the groundwork for an originalist interpretation of the Constitution, but was criticized by liberals for his opposition to Roe v. Wade and the Civil Rights Act. Ronald Reagan nominated him to the Supreme Court in 1987, but his nomination was defeated 58-42 — a lingering source of bitterness for conservatives.
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Welcome back to another edition of our technical and charting analysis. As always, there has been plenty of exciting news and events in the Cannabis space recently. Assuming you are not living under a rock, one can only assume you have heard about the farm bill that was recently passed by the Senate and House mid-December 2018. This would be the source of all the chatter on hemp you may have been hearing more of recently. Of course, we will need to wait for the final signing from the president to make it official. It is still something we will want to keep an eye on as it can change the landscape of our investments fundamentally. And speaking of fundamentals, today we will present to you an investing story that we hope resonates with you. The story will be more so from a mental perspective and how you can think of investments or even trades that are not working as you had foreseen.


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Before anything else, I must say this – all dogs are cool. However, people have different opinions because there are so many dogs all over the world and so many breeds. This section will focus on the coolest, most unique, and most beautiful dog breeds. Let’s take off!
Cool And Unique
I am sure you’ve thought about this, you know, the coolest dogs in the world. Maybe you’ve agreed with yourself that the best ones are the Retrievers (Golden and Labrador). Those are among the most popular dogs globally, but there’s more in the canine world.
This section is going to open you up to the coolest, most unique dogs ever. The underlying thing is that all dogs have their beauty and uniqueness. This list tries to bring the rarest breeds together, meaning that you might not meet them all out there in the streets. Take each one at a time!
1. The Catahoula Leopard Dog
In the past (and even to date), members of this breed were used for hunting pigs. This means that they have a particular level of independence, fierceness, and discipline. As family dogs, they are very protective and will meet strangers head-on if they feel like they have to.
The one thing that makes the Catahoula Leopard Dog an unmissable sight is its coat – it has many patterns and colors. Also, their eyes are piercing such that if you engage them in a moment of eye contact, you will feel like the dog knows your soul.
And if that is not all, the dogs are a fascination because they have cracked eyes. This is a situation where each eye has its own color. That’s really cool, isn’t it?
The other detail that I cannot leave out is their webbed feet (yes, like those of a duck). The feet make them one of the best swimmer dogs.
2. The Bedlington Terrier
All Terriers are unique – they are cool in some way, shape, or form. However, the Bedlington Terrier is separately unique. When you see the Bedlington Terrier for the first time, you may be confused – even stupefied. It looks like a lamb, a llama, and a dog – all at the same time. But no, it is just a Terrier.
Since it was bred, the dog has been used for hunting down vermin but is now off the job. It now works as a good show dog and can fit in families very well. And you shouldn’t be fooled but its lamb-like looks; it bears a certain level of stubbornness that you may need to tame.
You should also know that the Bedlington Terrier likes attention. I think it knows that it has a unique character and striking appearance, and with that, it keeps asking for your attention and time.
3. The Afghan Hound
If you browse through the books of canine history, you will realize that the Afghan Hounds are among the oldest dog breeds globally. As their name suggests, they came from Afghanistan before Christianity. During those times, the hound was appreciated and valued for its intelligence, speed, and endurance.
However, the one thing that makes this dog cool and unique is its silky, thick coat, whose image is a total show of magnificence. If you look at the dog, you will agree that it looks like a runway model.
The only catch to owning an Afghan Hound dog is that, like the Shiba Inu and the Maltese, it is highly independent. It is not the clingy type of dog that will ask for your attention all the time. Be ready to meet the diva in the Afghan hound every time you see it.
4. The Mudi
When you see the Mudi dog for the first time, be prepared to be astonished. For one, it has a curly and fantastically wavy coat that bears grey and black colors. That ought to get your attention.
It is an excelling herding dog that is energetic and cheerful, and no, it is not moody like its name suggests. As a capable and intelligent dog, the Mudi can take care of a large flock without sweating or bowing out.
The only unfortunate thing is that the Mudi is one of the rarest dog breeds. If you want to bump into it, you need to go to Hungary, which is its country of their nativity. It will be hard to find the dog outside Hungary because the breed does not have many dogs – just a few thousands.
5. The Lagotto Romagnolo
The name is quite exotic, don’t you think? This dog also goes by the name Italian Water Dog, and it rightfully deserves a position on this list of the coolest looking dogs. The coat of the Lagotto Romagnolo is curly and amazingly water-resistant. Once you see the dog, your hands will start to itch so much just because of wanting to cuddle the canine.
Despite having a curly coat, the Lagotto Romagnolo does not shed much. And like the Catahoula Leopard Dog, this Italian beauty is a natural, excellent swimmer that will dive into the water to take on prey or retrieve something.
6. The Puli
If you meet the Puli, you will pick out that its coat looks like dreadlocks. So, ensure that you’re out to get a canine companion and not a mop for your floor (*chuckle*). Before it becomes completely formed, the coat may take up to 48 months (four years).
You will also be awed by the fact that although the Puli looks large, it actually isn’t. It is around 30 pounds, and it is only the mop-like coat that makes it seem bigger than that.
Although the Puli’s coat is attractively distinctive, it needs a little too much care. Even the pro groomers find it challenging to ensure that the coat shines all the time.
7. The Bergamasco
This is yet another pooch whose coat is impressively unique (like that of the Puli). A joke is told that if you have this dog, you have no business getting a rug. When the dog stretches itself on the floor, you will be stupefied by its decorative looks.
This dog’s coat comes in three hair types which form flocks/mats. The one amazing this is that the flock needs about five years to reach the floor, meaning that it may grow throughout the dog’s entire life. Like the Lagotto Romagnolo, the Bergamasco’s coat does not shed, and it will be okay if given the minimum care.
8. The Borzoi
Native to Russia, these dogs were used in hunting. Also, they were used as friends and companions of the royals – the czars and their families. When you first see the dog, it will look very strange – big noses, long legs, and thin bodies. The dog looks like a badly-drawn canine, and its ‘concept’ is more like that of the peculiar Great Dane, Scooby-Doo.
Looks aside, the dog itself is graceful and dignified – these qualities get it listed here as one of the coolest looking dogs. The other noteworthy detail is that it stands at between 28 and 32 inches.
9. The Xoloitzcuintli (The Mexican Hairless Dog)
I am sure that you failed at pronouncing the name. If you did well, thank your Mexican gods. You can know it as the Mexican hairless dog, and as the name suggests, it lacks a fluffy coat. If you know about the Sphinx cat, you can equal that feline with his canine – that’s one reason why the dog is cool.
People who are allergic to dog hair and don’t want the stress of grooming can get this one.
10. The Pharaoh Hound
Like the Afghan runway model, this is a member of the oldest-dog club. These hounds are noted in the Egyptian hieroglyphics, meaning that they date back to ancient times in Egypt. However, they are not from Egypt – they are from Malta.
As avid hunters of rabbits, the Pharaoh hounds are beautiful sighthounds. The one thing that makes the Pharaoh hounds unique is their blushing ability. Yes, you read that just right.
When these dogs get excited, they experience a red, rosy change of color in their ears, nose, and cheeks. Also, they love smiling, and they couple that up with big, beautiful ears.
Graceful, Beautiful: The Charmer Themselves
If you ask a true, wise dog lover, they will tell you that all dogs are charming in their ways. For example, while other people think that bulldogs are ugly and look depressed, others see them as cute and lovely. But this list does not bring pit bulls to your attention.
Although a consensus has not (and can never) be reached, some breeds are considered the most beautiful. I say that agreement can never be reached because beauty is such a subjective quality that makes even the most reasonable minds disagree. To mitigate the risk of bias in such an issue, you will first go through characteristics common to beautiful breeds. After that, you will take on the most beautiful dogs. Some, like the Afghan hound, have been left out because they got captured in the other section.
You may agree with some of the selected breeds and disagree with others – and that’s not bad. If you’ve got any breeds you think are missing, you can talk to me in the comment section. Let’s see the features of beautiful dogs.
When someone says that a dog is cool or beautiful, they are usually pointing at a specific thing. But, there are common variables that people look at when they find something visually appealing, and those variations include:
1. Luxuriously Long Coats
This should be the most common detail that physically separates beautiful dogs from others. Other dog owners will aww, aha, and ooh when they see dogs with beautiful coats. Dog enthusiasts will agree that there’s just something about shiny, long, and thick hair coats.
2. An Interesting Pattern Or Color Combination
Color is one thing that influences beauty, and we know that dog coats come in different colors. Some colors make dogs stand out among the rest, you know, the ones that catch natural, unfiltered sunlight well. They include coat colors of some striped, brindle (calico breeds), blotched, and single-color dogs.
3. Spectacular Eyes
Dog lovers find these issues a bit wedgy. While some of them love blue eyes or find steely-and cold grey eyes a fascinating thing, others like yellow, brown, and other warmer colors. Other people like dogs that have different eye colors and others find that feature scary.
4. Body Lines That Run With Grace
Body shape has been a fascinating thing – many women like men with specific body shapes and the other way round. This preferential attitude is then transferred to our love for dogs, making us see some breeds as cool ones just because of their outlook. For example, someone will say that the Dogo Argentino is beautiful because of its muscular body. Still, someone else will disagree and say that they like aerodynamic shapes, such as the ones bore by whippets and greyhounds.
The Dogs Themselves: Canine Beauty
1. The Samoyed
Many dogs lack pretty coats or let’s say that they don’t have coats prettier than the one worn by the Samoyed. Its coat is dense, fluffy, and long – it was an adaptation taken up for survival in Siberia, which is their place of nativity. This coat does not usually work well in hot places and will need to be groomed regularly.
The people who live in cold places like Alaska and can budget for grooming will find these dogs loving and beautiful companions. Because they were bred to be work dogs, Samoyeds need to be kept very busy. They are receptive dogs that will accommodate everyone they meet, even strangers.
2. The Australian Shepherd
Australian shepherds make it to this list because of their fluffy, multicolored coats. Although they shed heavily and need maintenance reasonably, they won’t need a lot of grooming attention.
Before you get an Australian Shepherd, ensure that you’re ready to deal with a high-energy canine. Do not leave this dog on its own because it will wreak a lot of havoc.
3. The Pomeranian
If you look at the Pomeranian, you can’t fail to smile – unless you’ve got issues with your facial muscles (no pun intended). These dogs are intensely pretty, and their coats are both attractive and dense, but maintenance needs are not that high. The other thing that makes them endearing is their personalities.
Actually, a Pomeranian dog is intelligent and learns obedience training compared to the other smaller breeders. They are very cautious of their environment and will find it difficult to relate with strangers. While the Pomeranians may be good with families, be advised to watch them closely if they are around kids.
4. The Chow Chow
This is the only dog on the list which looks like a lion. This is because the Chow Chows have mane-like fur around their heads. Their eyes are forever squinting, making them one of the cutest dogs.
Chows like to stay away from people; they don’t appreciate cuddling a lot and prefer to keep to themselves. If you let them outside, they won’t mind exploring and could get lost in their wandering. For anyone interested in getting a dog but does not have much time for it, the Chow Chow is for you to take.
5. The Poodle
When you look at the Poodle, it may come out as cute rather than beautiful. Again, beauty is subjective, and you can have it anyhow you want. Their coats are fabulous, and for someone who likes to explore grooming, you will love that the coat of a Poodle can be coiffed in many ways.
Although they have cartoonish appearances, Poodles are one of the most intelligent dogs globally. They can smell well and perform excellently in agility trails. They also love to swim and are used in therapy too. The standard types of Poodles are used as guard dogs from time to time.
6. The Saluki
Anyone who gets the opportunity to see a standing Saluki will like the view – the dog is quite attractive. However, that’s not everything – the dog bears a lot of energy in it, and it is quite fast. It is very happy when running in a park or around a big open field.
Actually, the physical features that make the dog attractive – an elegant tail, a long snout, and a lithe body – help it live its fast-paced life. The dogs are endearing and will want to snuggle with you from time to time, but there is a catch. It may be tricky to train them, and they will need to stay indoors as they have a spirit of exploration.
7. The Maltese
This dog is among the most elegant – it wears a white coat that flows and pulses when the dog steps. The dog couples that physical trait with its sweet personality to bring out a very endearing character. It has a beautiful face that you will find quite adorable.
While a Maltese dog may look cute and innocent to you, it is quite rugged and has a lot of bravery despite its tininess. The dogs are adventurous and smart to train. But, the only catch is that you will need to groom it frequently. Read more about the Maltese here.
8. The Irish Setter
Irish setters are one thing – beautiful – and no other. Their coats – which range from strawberry blonder and mahogany to red – are silky and flowing. The dogs have outgoing and fun personalities, which makes them very popular pets.
Also, they have great enthusiasm, friendliness, and sweetness. If you have them as your dogs, you need to help them stay out of trouble.
9. The Weimaraner
This breed is quite striking, and many people know it as the silver ghost, probably because of its grey coat. The Weimaraner’s look may make people feel cold, but the dog is nothing but warm. Its eyes are sympathetically warm, and they melt people’s hearts down.
If you pay attention to their frame, they will seem like a Labrador, only a more nuanced version. However and unlike Labradors, Weimaraners are quite demanding, and fresh pet parents will not like the experience of having them as their first pets.
That aside, the dogs are easy to train, smart, and are sweetly memorable. Because they have an inclination to develop bad, destructive tendencies, it is best that get lots of exercises to take care of that energy. And finally, they need frequent grooming because they shed a lot, in spite of their coats being short.
10. The Papillon
The canines are cute in ridiculous ways – Papillons smile at anyone they meet. Their eyes are sweet and coats silky. The expressions they make will make you rise above all the issues that trouble you. The one thing that makes the dogs beautiful is their tufted eyes.
While the Papillon may not be the best lap dog, it needs to be engaged to say happy. They learn impressively because of their innate intelligence, and they perform excellently at agility trails.
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The Shiba Inu has small ears, a round head, and a dense coat – the combination any dog needs to make it to this list. If you look at them, they seem like the most snuggle-tastic animals. Dog owners feel moved to praise, love, and scratch them just by their looks. Unfortunately, not many Shiba Inus like attention – it is unlikely that they will object.
They come in different colors: tan and black, red, and the most popular being cream because of the Doge, the meme dog. Although they shed a lot, they may not need much grooming.
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30 mountains with an altitude of more than 3,000 metres, innumerable hiking paths, and uncountable facets of the Alpine nature: that is how much variety you can expect to find in Zell am See-Kaprun. Your hiking holiday in the region promises to be full of surprises with every excursion you make. Once your discovery spirit has been stimulated, all you have to do is lace your shoes, pack your rucksack and off you go into nature.
One of the highlights is a guided tour to the peak of the Kitzsteinhorn.
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Hi all! Hope you had a great weekend. In the Peg, it was finally gorgeous enough to get a bad sunburn.
I’ve improved a bit from my last post, but I’m definitely not 100% yet.
I did sign myself up for Weight Watchers Online, but I know it will never work for me unless I’m positive and willing to work hard.
Who knows, maybe spending $65 on services I could have gotten for free on caloriecount.com will give me the push I need to stick to a program. I haaaate throwing money out the window.
I’ll post about that later, but I’m gonna move on to last week’s date night spot. Since neither of us really wanted a big meal and we both wanted to sit out in the sunshine, we headed to Muddy Waters at the Forks for some dranks and pub food.
I love the Forks! It has several really good places to eat (Skinners!), treats like Mini Donuts, Frogurt, smoothies and amazing Tall Grass Prairie cinnamon buns, and all kinds of cool “cultural” stuff to buy. I just found out today it was voted Canada’s top public space!
Sadly, it’s a 25 minute drive through downtown away, so we don’t go as often as I would like.
Muddy Waters’ outdoor seating has a view of our beloved super dirty, super flooded Red River, as well as a pretty central area of the Forks.
The spot was great for people watching. A weirdo on a longboard went by every 5 minutes, and it usually wasn’t the same weirdo.
We were seated after a few minutes, we had to wait for a table to free up. NBD.
We were served drinks quickly, within 5 minutes. We both went with Bud Light Lime. Yum!
Instead of ordering a meal, we just got a bunch of appetizers. I ordered onion rings with a cool, tangy bbq sauce, and a side salad with tomato vinaigrette since I hadn’t eaten a whole lotta veg that day.
Jordan got lemon pepper chicken wings and some crazy nachos, as well as a Caesar to drink.
I was pleasantly surprised to get our food in about 20 mins. Very impressive, considering it was 4 plates of different foods.
I really enjoyed everything! The onion rings were crispy and just a little greasy. Totally reminded me of Tony Roma’s onion loaf, which I lovvvve.
The side salad was pretty basic. I wasn’t looking for anything crazy, just something to fill me up and get some nutrients.
These nachos were really good. Fresh, crunchy, covered in cheese and topped with pulled pork! Very Manitoban.
I didn’t try the wings, but Jordan said they were delicious. The only complaint he had was that the Caesar tasted a little off.
Someone a table over ordered a brownie sundae type dessert, and I nearly sauntered over and asked if I could take a picture of it. It looked sooooo delicious. Next time I’ll definitely try a dessert.
I’m not going to do a full review because I can’t judge a restaurant on solely drinks and appetizers. However, I would suggest Muddy Waters to anyone looking for a fun place to sit outside and have some drinks and snacks.
Service was speedy and friendly, the food was good, the view is nice when the river isn’t full of driftwood, and the prices are reasonable. After our $10 off coupon, it was just over 30 bucks for 4 large appetizers and 3 drinks. Not bad.
I’ll definitely be hitting up Muddy Waters whenever I’m at The Forks. 🙂
That’s all for now, have a great Monday!


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States bank on gambling to boost revenue
States are aggressively expanding legalized gambling, eager to shore up battered revenue sources during the economic crisis and concerned that residents will cross state lines to gamble elsewhere if they don't.
Gambling will expand in about a dozen states this year in an effort to generate an extra $2 billion in gambling taxes by 2010, a record-breaking increase if state projections are accurate.
"Politicians are pushed toward gambling when times get tough," says William Thompson, a public administration professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. "If it's gambling or a tax increase, the political choice is clear, and the public acquiesces."
Very sad--since the poorest are most often the most hurt. Read it all
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1. Nevin wrote:
So true. Pennsylvania is one of those states opening up numerous casinos. Here in Pittsburgh we were treated yesterday to the opening of Rivers Casino and gamblers blew a whopping $14 million opening day. I suppose I should be happy that these gamblers are lowering my real estate tax, but I’d rather get tax relief some other way…
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2. teatime wrote:
Thank goodness we’ve resisted the gambling option here in Texas and I hope we never go down that road.
One of my friends has a son who was a manager at one of the Las Vegas casinos. On his very first day of work, he had to handle an employee suicide. One of the housekeeping staff hanged himself in a hotel room because of a huge gambling debt. Indeed, it IS the poor who suffer the most in this.
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3. Capt. Father Warren wrote:
Nevin, I have a real shock for you: don’t bet (no pun intended) on seeing any of that real estate tax reduction. In my former state (Louisiana) and my present state (Mississippi), promises of golden paved roads, overflowing school coffers, etc, just never seem to come to pass. Now Mississippi has run the gambling business in a totally ethical manner, everything above board and by the book. But Biloxi could not resist getting a little fat on the huge tax revenues. Now that gambling is taking a hit with the rest of the economy we are suddenly being prepared for layoffs, furloughs, new utility rate increases, etc. Oh yes, you are going to need a whole new bunch of bureaucrats to run all the new state government departments to overlook all this: they don’t work for free either (but I bet you knew that).
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4. Nevin wrote:
Capt., one of the big carrots to get gambling legalized in Pennsylvania was the promise that some of the revenue would go for real estate tax relief. There are a lot of casinos that were up and running before the one in Pittsburgh opened yesterday (due to the horribly incompetent and corrupt licensing process, but that’s another story), and I can report that each of the last two years I got a whopping $128 deduction in my real estate tax bill due to the gambling money. On the other hand right now our state budget is two months overdue because Rendell is demanding a 16% state income tax hike and the Republican controlled Senate is refusing to give in. What one hand gives the other hand takes…
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5. Larry Morse wrote:
I rather think that the proper thing to do is tax the entries in the Adultery webs sites. This would match greed and whoring, as lovely a pair as ever set foot to poison a well on a summer’s day. Bless them!
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How they deserve each other! They can be seen every day displaying their wares at Vanity Fair where business is better than ever and their wares more polished and fetching and more openly displayed than formerly. Larry
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It only broke the sound barrier in terms of ground speed, mind you.
A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London broke an unlikely milestone (and nearly the sound barrier) when it reached a screaming ground speed of 801 mph while traversing the skies some 35,000 feet above central Pennsylvania. No, this wasn’t the rebirth of the Concorde or the dawn of a new era of supersonic jets: The aircraft merely flew into a furious jet stream that propelled its flight way faster than usual on Monday night.
Peter James, a corporate pilot with 25 years of experience per his Twitter bio, remarked at the plane’s pace in astonishment on Twitter:
Jet streams are essentially rivers or currents of air that travel west to east across the planet. They exist high up in the atmosphere, often where commercial airliners reach their cruising altitudes. The jet stream is currently raging, the Washington Post reports, because of the convergence of abnormally hot air in the southern U.S. with frigid temperatures in the North.
Getting swept up in the fast-moving flow allowed the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to reach 801 mph—a 240 mph bump over its traditional cruising speed of 561 mph. While that statistic would suggest that the Dreamliner crashed through the sound barrier (767 mph), that’s not actually what happened: The plane reached a ground speed of 801 mph, but wasn’t technically moving that fast at altitude. And even with its phenomenal pace, the flight arrived just 48 minutes before its projected arrival.
This definitely isn’t the first time the jet stream worked wonders for those looking to reach their destination head of schedule. Last October, a Turkish Airlines flight from Panama City to Istanbul flew 800 miles more than its normal route entailed, but still managed to arrive on time because of another ferocious jet stream.

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September 21, 2017, 12:00 PM - November 19, 2017, 4:00 PM @ Windsor Art & Heritage Center
Regional amateur and professional photographers will fill the Art & Heritage Center with unique images that reflect the theme, “From the Wild Side.”
September 27, 2017, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Main Park
The Town of Windsor Tree Board will present two opportunities for residents to learn more about trees on September 26 and September 27.
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A walking tour of the trees at Main Park (300 Locust Street) is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27 at 5:30pm. Attendees should meet at the gazebo in the center of the park. It is advised that attendees wear comfortable shoes, bring water and dress accordingly for the weather. This event is free and open to the public.


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State-Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall is keeping the door open to asset sale delays.
“Let me be quite clear here. If the government doesn’t get a good price, the government isn’t going to sell,” Mr Ryall said on TVNZ's Q+A this morning.
The minister wouldn't say what “a good price” would be, but confirmed he has received advice on what that price should be.
Complicating matters, assets won’t be sold “to the highest bidder”, as government seeks to keep assets in New Zealand hands: “There is a tension, a trade-off,” Mr Ryall said.
Not a cent of the profits from Mighty River Power sale will go to pay down debt, said the minister.
“All the proceeds in Mighty River Power are going to avoid us having to get more debt.”
Changing ownership of power companies won’t make any difference to power prices or job numbers, the minister said.
He would give no guarantees of New Zealand ownership of the 49% floated.
"While we’re going to aim to have 85% to 90% of these companies New Zealand-owned at float, what happens after that is really determined by the individual New Zealand shareholders and entities,” Mr Ryall said.
Mr Ryall conceded government would have got more if it had sold to a single buyer, but National wouldn’t have received the support it did at the election if it had done that.
"We would not have the mandate that we got at the election if we had proposed that it would be a 49% sell-off to one shareholder.”
Mr Ryall would not endorse Treasury’s valuation of Mighty River Power ($3.75 billion - or $1.8 billon for the 49% float), saying “We’re going to have to wait to see what comes out from the sales process.”
The Mighty River Power sale is planned for late in third quarter – not in the next few weeks, the minister said. A register of interest in shares won't begin until August or September.
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Since San Francisco set its sights on eliminating traffic fatalities six years ago, more than 200 people have died in traffic incidents and another 20,000 have suffered serious injuries — with a disproportionate share of the incidents in the Tenderloin, according to a study released Friday.
Walk San Francisco, a nonprofit pedestrian advocacy group, analyzed San Francisco’s traffic data, sorting it by supervisorial district, and found that deaths and particularly injuries, were widely spread across the city. The report, available online at walksf.org/reportcards, was compiled from a city database and reports from Vision Zero, the city campaign to eliminate traffic deaths by 2024.


SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - WFTV has learned that an interview George Zimmerman granted to Sean Hannity was part of an effort to get supporters to donate to his depleted legal defense fund.
Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
And now Zimmerman is taking his case straight to the public. He's relaunched his website, theRealGeorgeZimmerman.com, seeking to connect with supporters and raise more funds and he's posted a new video.
On Thursday, Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, told Channel 9 the Hannity interview was part of a tactic to get Zimmerman supporters to donate more
money. But overnight, Zimmerman only raised an additional $1,000 to $2,000, WFTV learned.
O'Mara claims that's because Hannity didn't promote the new website like he agreed to during that first interview.
On the site, Zimmerman states, "The fund has been devastated by the need to pay $100,000 to a bondsman and almost $50,000 in security expenses. The skyrocketing legal costs have gone unpaid. The defense fund is at its lowest point since its inception; in fact, with outstanding expenses yet unpaid, the fund is near depletion."
Zimmerman released a video on his website, thanking his supporters.
"We re-launched this website to once again thank you, my supporters," Zimmerman said in the video. "My intention was, and still is, to personally and individually thank you all."
Zimmerman spoke first in English and then repeated his statment in Spanish.
"This is our website. It's not my website. This is our website where you can personally communicate with me," he said in the video.
But some would argue a second site wasn't needed. O'Mara already has a site established and it accepts money for Zimmerman's defense.
WFTV asked O'Mara whether he'd lost control of his client, who posted the video online
just hours after his first television interview.
"He's launched the website, (he's) doing interviews. Are you concerned you may have lost control of him?" WFTV's Daralene Jones asked.
"Not whatsoever. We've had great conversations about all these decisions before they've been made," said O'Mara.
Mark O'Mara forced Zimmerman to take the website down after he agreed to be his attorney.
And there are reports that Zimmerman initially posted critical information about his defense team when he re-activated the site.
O'Mara said the two talked and re-launched the website to raise more money.
O'Mara weighed in on the timing of the Hannity interview, saying it "wasn't the best."
"It's out of necessity," O'Mara said. "George and his family and the defense fund is basically broke, and he was hoping that he could highlight (the website)."
O'Mara claims the $211,000 Zimmerman had last week had been wiped out.
"He needs money. No question about that," said O'Mara. "He needs to survive between now and his acquittal."
In the meantime, prosecutors have filed the interview into evidence, which means it could be used against Zimmerman at trial.
"The prosecutors will have watched this interview, have it transcribed, and they are going to be prepared to cross-examine him at trial," said WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer.
O'Mara has motives, too, according to Channel 9's Daralene Jones. He is no longer doing the case
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Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa) is sensitive to salinity, which affects one-fifth of irrigated land worldwide. Reducing sodium and chloride uptake into rice while maintaining potassium uptake are characteristics that would aid growth under saline conditions. We describe genetic determinants of the net quantity of ions transported to the shoot, clearly distinguishing between quantitative trait loci (QTL) for the quantity of ions in a shoot and for those that affect the concentration of an ion in the shoot. The latter coincide with QTL for vegetative growth (vigor) and their interpretation is therefore ambiguous. We distinguished those QTL that are independent of vigor and thus directly indicate quantitative variation in the underlying mechanisms of ion uptake. These QTL independently govern sodium uptake, potassium uptake, and sodium:potassium selectivity. The QTL for sodium and potassium uptake are on different linkage groups (chromosomes). This is consistent with the independent inheritance of sodium and potassium uptake in the mapping population and with the mechanistically different uptake pathways for sodium and potassium in rice under saline conditions (apoplastic leakage and membrane transport, respectively). We report the chromosomal location of ion transport and selectivity traits that are compatible with agronomic needs and we indicate markers to assist selection in a breeding program. Based upon knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of ion uptake in rice, we argue that QTL for sodium transport are likely to act through the control of root development, whereas QTL for potassium uptake are likely to act through the structure or regulation of membrane-sited transport components.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's classic single 'Space Oddity' a rare, cosmic experience is being unlocked.
The iconic rock release coincided with the moon landing and the two anniversaries have combined for an immersive app experience, along with a limited edition David Bowie release.
Launching SPACE ODDITY X UNLOCK THE MOON EXPERIENCE today, fans are encouraged to visit www.spaceoddity50.com on their phone, then once the phone's camera is directed towards the moon a brand new mix of 'Space Oddity'.
The new “Space Oddity” video will be premiered in its entirety on July 20th during Apollo 11: A 50th Anniversary Celebration—One Small Step, One Giant Leap, a one-night-only tribute to the 1969 moon landing from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), in collaboration with NASA on Saturday, July 20 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
A double 7-inch single of “Space Oddity” is available 12th July, featuring both the original “Space Oddity” mono version plus the original B-side “Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud” and brand new 2019 mixes of each by Tony Visconti. The single edit of the new 2019 Tony Visconti mix of “Space Oddity” will also be available for streaming and digital download tomorrow.
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Published in 1785, the Tobler almanac for South Carolina and Georgia contains a Charleston City Directory and listing of the Civil Officers in South Carolina in addition to weather forecasts, planting information, tide table, household remedies, and other folklore. The almanac is 20 pages long, missing its title page, and contains one illustration concerning the anatomy of a man's body governed by the twelve constellations.
Published in 1790, the city directory for Charleston includes a city plan from 1788, a street reference to accompany the city plan, alphabetical listings of residents with occupations and addresses, meetings of lodges and societies, a list of corporation, signals at the fort, and the revenue system of the United States. The directory is 56 pages long and features on fold-out city plan illustration.
Rough notes (circa 1834) for a reply by Thomas S. Grimke to an article in the May/June 1834 issue of the Calumet about the merits (or not) of defensive war, the fair copy of which was lost and never published. The notes are on the reverse of a letter (1796) in French to Grimke's father, John F. Grimke, from his daughter's tutor.
Charles Fraser (1782-1860) was a lifelong resident of Charleston, South Carolina and a renowned artist known primarily for his miniatures of fellow Charlestonians. Starting in 1798, before delving full time into his art, Fraser studied law under John Julius Pringle, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and others, and was admitted to the bar in 1806. This Book of Precedents was apparently written by Fraser as a reference work for his legal studies. Compiled mostly from 1800 -1807, the book contains copies of writs, pleas and judgments and includes cases adjudicated from 1736-1819, almost all of which were heard in Charleston district courts. "Part First" contains writs and decisions. "Part Second" contains pleas, judgments and executions. Full text in progress. Indexed. 242p. In the rebound volume the indexes appear at the end of the manuscript. They were placed in front in this digital collection to facilitate use.
Published in 1801, the city directory for Charleston includes wharfage of vessels, goods and merchandise, the revenue system of the United States, the yearly almanac calendar, the court system of the United States, a list of U.S. towns, the postal and military service of the U.S., a list of duties, and listings of residents with occupations and addresses. The directory is 125 pages with pages 95 and 96 missing from this printing.
Legal investigation surrounding Thomas Drayton's will. Lawyers King and Petigru question Thomas Wilson, Drayton's brother-in-law, about drawing up Drayton's will, Drayton's executorship, and other issues.
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The VLSI Design Laboratory, University of Patras, founded in 1986, have long and extensive experience in basic and applied research projects. Research activities cover all aspects of VLSI hardware and system design and optimization. Novelties and breakthroughs are sought both in integrated system design methodologies as well as targeted application domains of high industrial relevance. Current research activities include VLSI systems for telecommunication applications and signal processing, forward error correction, security and cryptography, VLSI systems for video applications, reconfigurable systems and FPGAs, low–power design, high–performance parallel systems, process–variation–tolerant design techniques and architectures, application–specific processor design and optimization, hardware–software co–design and partitioning.
The VLSILAB is staffed by four faculty members, six post doctoral researchers, and 12 PhD students. Furthermore a large number of graduate and undergraduate students are involved in research activities in the context of their diploma and MsC–level theses.
The team is well–equipped with dedicated computational facilities, laboratory equipment and hardware prototyping systems and tools, and complete EDA software design flows, which enable carrying out several large–scale research projects. In addition toits dedicated infrastructure, detailed below, the lab has continuous access to campus–wide and departmental facilities.
The group has extensive experience in the development of baseband hardware systems for telecommunication applications. In the proposedproject the VLSI Design Lab will work on research and development of FEC systems. During the last three years, the group involved in this proposal has successfully completed three research projects, directly related to FEC systems implemented on hardware.
- Under an industrial contract “VLSI–FEC”, VLSILAB developed a prototype of a novel FEC system implementing iterative decoding of LDPC using various FPGA development boards, including a Virtex–5 VLX330.
- In the context of the “nexgen miliwave” project, co–financed by Hellenic Funds and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Hellenic National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007–2013, within the Programme “Hellenic Technology Clusters in Microelectronics –Phase–2 Aid Measure,” the group developed a gigabit–rate LDPC–based FEC system for a 60–GHz point–to–point wireless link. Activities carried out by the VLSILAB were the definition of the LDPC codes to be used, hardware implementation of scalable iterative decoders, design of gigabit–rate decoders, functional verification of the baseband chain, using Virtex–7 technology.
- Under the contract “Fast Flexible FEC”, funded by Antcor S.A, hardware prototypes of several FEC blocks, implementing decoding of convolutional codes and LDPC codes compliant with the IEEE 802.11ac standard, have been successfully designed, implemented, and verified, onto Virtex–5 technology, while novel solutions achieved led to three US patent applications.
On–going funded directly–related research activities include the development of a FEC system for a wireless gigabit–rate point–to–point connection operating in the E Band.
The group has dedicated computing infrastructure: A large number of high–performance PC workstations running windows and linux, prominent among them is a Dell PowerEdge900 server: a sixteen–core machine with 64GB RAM, running 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The group is equipped with necessary tools for testing and digital design debugging: Tektronix TLA7000 Logic analyzer, 68 channels, 8 GHz MagniVu Timing, 450 MHz State Clock equipped with FS2 FPGAVIEW, TLA support for XILINX FPGAS. Also, there is a PGA3 300MHz pattern generator. Prototyping equipment: A variety of development boards and kits based on Spartan 3E, Virtex–4, –5, –6, –7, and Kintex–7devices. The particular boards target embedded systems, DSP, and ASIC prototyping.EDA software: Complete set of tools available via Europractice to support all aspects of electronic design, including HDL model development, synthesis, simulation and verification, timing analysis, power analysis, place, and route. Full Mentor Graphics suite: Complete set of tools for all design procedures ranging from system–level HDL specification to back–end IC development support. Full Cadence IC design flow, including HDL–based front–end tools to IC back–end tools. Synopsys front–end for HDL modeling, synthesis, timing, and power analysis and optimization tools and back–end support.Xilinx tools for FPGA prototyping of embedded systems and ASICs: Vivado, EDK, ISE Foundation, XST synthesis, IMPACT for binary file generation, ILA (Integrated and Logic Analyzer), and Chipscope Pro for FPGA debugging. Model–based system design flows based on Matlab, Simulink from Mathworks, and SystemGenerator from Xilinx.Software tools for architecture exploration and compiler optimizations.


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While the fog lingers during The City’s quintessential summer morning, flights at the San Francisco International Airport will probably be delayed.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground delay program, limiting the number of flights that can land until 1 p.m. and subsequently delaying departures, too, according to an airport duty manager. Read More
Domestic flights arriving at San Francisco International Airport today could experience weather-related delays of up to 30 minutes, an airport duty manager said.
The Federal Aviation Administration has implemented a delay program set to begin at 8 a.m. and expected to last until at least 2 p.m. due to low ceilings, duty manager John Ginty said. Read More
Parking lot operators near the airport are fighting a new fee they say threatens their businesses.The San Francisco International Airport wants to raise revenue by charging nearby parking lot operators who drive shuttles to the airport a “privilege fee,” which is done at other airports. Read More
Keep an umbrella handy and check flights before traveling today.
The San Francisco International Airport is predicting delays of just over an hour across the board because the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground delay program nationwide.
It means the numbers of flights that land at airports are limited, subsequently causing delays systemwide.
Airport Duty Manager Linda Perry said they’re expecting an average of 70 minute delays today. Read More
Twenty-five new airline leases are expected to sink $323 million into The City’s general fund during the next 10 years, and a new ATM deal nets the airport itself about $1 million per year. The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee praised San Francisco International Airport on Monday for its 25 new 10-year leases, from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2021, and sent them to the full board for approval. Read More
Airport workers who use BART to get to work may receive a reprieve from a surcharge that was added to the tickets to San Francisco International Airport last year.
In a budget-balancing move that went into effect in July, BART approved a 167 percent increase — from $1.50 to $4 — to its fare surcharge for travel to SFO, a move that drew the ire of the hub’s non-airline employees. Read More
Flights between San Francisco International Airport and Europe are cleared to resume normal service Wednesday, a duty manager said.
There were no cancellations at SFO of daily arrivals or departures from European cities as of 6:30 a.m., duty manager Jeff Littlefield said.
Carriers had canceled and rescheduled European service since a volcano in Iceland began erupting last week, prompting the closure of some European airports. Read More
Several flights are scheduled between San Francisco International Airport and Europe on Tuesday as European airspaces reopen, an airport spokesman said.
Flights will leave for and arrive from Munich and Frankfurt, and an incoming flight is scheduled to arrive from Amsterdam, airport spokesman Mike McCarron said. Read More
Flights between San Francisco International Airport and several European cities are being canceled for a second day Friday due to the continued eruption of a volcano in Iceland.
Flights to and from London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Munich were canceled beginning Thursday, SFO airport duty manager Bob Rotiski said. Read More
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused the cancellation Thursday of several flights from San Francisco International Airport to European destinations including London and Paris.
An ash cloud from the volcano has prompted the closure of all British airports until at least 7 a.m. local time Friday. Airports in France have been shut down as well.
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Flourishing in the course of the first 2 a long time of the 20 th century, British Modernism gave beginning to a few of the world's so much influential literary works. Written expressly for prime university scholars and normal readers, this e-book succinctly but thoughtfully discusses 7 masterpieces of British Modernism. integrated are chapters on Joseph Conrad's center of Darkness, E.M. Forster's Howards finish, James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a tender guy, D.H. Lawrence's ladies in Love, T.S. Eliot's the affection tune of J. Alfred Prufrock and The desolate tract, and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. every one bankruptcy offers biographical info; a plot precis; an research of issues, sort, symbols, and characters; and a dialogue of the work's ancient and cultural contexts. An introductory essay surveys and defines Modernism, and a bibliography cites works for additional studying.
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Instead, they were producing carnage and creating a madness in themselves; they were robbing the land of ivory and killing the native people and their cultures. SYMBOLS AND MOTIFS Conrad’s themes are conveyed by various symbols and motifs. One of the most prevalent motifs is that of an obscuring haze or fog that carries with it a certain brooding malevolence. As the yacht is brought to anchor in the Thames and the company of friends take meditative positions on the deck, the primary narrator observes the encroaching gloom that was “brooding motionless” over London.
They are idealist, liberal, and essentially innocent. As the elder sister, Margaret is far more clear-headed and pragmatic than her impulsive younger sister Helen. Helen’s letters arrive at her sister’s breakfast table at Wickham Place in London from Howards End, a country house belonging to the Wilcoxes, an upper-class mercantilist family with whom the sisters became acquainted while traveling in Europe. Accepting an invitation to visit them at their country house, Helen has gone to Howards End, while Margaret has agreed to stay home with their brother, Tibby, who is ill.


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Sichuan Province Lifts Ban on Unmarried Parents, Encourages Childbearing
The move is part of a larger government initiative aimed at addressing the effects of an aging population and will be in place for five years
The Sichuan province in China, home to over 80 million people, has ended its ban on unmarried individuals having children, as part of the country’s national drive to increase the birth rate. The Sichuan health commission recently announced that it will now allow all people to register births with the provincial government, effective February 15, 2023. This change will also remove restrictions on the number of birth registrations for any parent.
Previously, only married couples who wanted to have two children or fewer could register their birth with local authorities. Sichuan authorities have explained that these new measures are intended to “shift the focus of childbearing registration to childbearing desire and childbearing results”. The measures will be in effect for the next five years.
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While national reproduction policies do not explicitly ban unmarried women from having children, proof of marriage is often required to access free services such as prenatal healthcare, a mother’s salary during maternity leave, and job protection. People who seek to register a birth outside of marriage can face heavy fines in order to obtain a hukou, which is a household registration that gives the child access to education and social services in China.
China’s government has been implementing measures to increase the country’s birth rate after its population fell for the first time in 60 years in 2022. The government is concerned about the impact of an ageing population on the economy, as the proportion of work-age people continues to shrink in comparison to those who are supported by state welfare.
Sichuan ranks seventh in terms of proportion of its population older than 60 years old, which is over 21% of the population, according to government figures. The province has tried multiple incentives to increase births, including monthly allowances for parents who have a second or third child until the children are three years old, which were introduced in July 2021.
Young people are increasingly rejecting marriage and childbirth in China due to the high cost of living, reduced social mobility, increased career pressures, and social expectations on women. China’s previous one-child policy, which was implemented for decades and included financial penalties and forced abortions, ended only in 2016, resulting in a major gender imbalance due to a preference for male children.
Yi Fuxian, an obstetrics and gynaecology researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an expert on China’s population changes, has explained that the new measures will now allow people to have children regardless of their marital status. He has stated that the previous birth limits were in place to ensure that there was only one child (or two or three children) born to one man and one woman, but the new measures will remove this requirement.
Reactions to the Sichuan amendment have been mixed, with tens of millions of people discussing the change online. Some people have expressed concern about the impact on house prices, extramarital affairs, and illegal surrogacy. Other people have criticized the policy for being desperate to increase birth rates, while others have supported the policy as a step towards respecting reproductive freedom.
The end of the ban on unmarried individuals having children in Sichuan province is part of China’s national drive to increase its birth rate after the country’s population fell for the first time in 60 years in 2022. The change will remove restrictions on the number of birth registrations for any parent and will allow people to have children regardless of their marital status. The impact of these measures remains to be seen, but it is a step towards respecting reproductive freedom in China.


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The School of Divinity are sad to relay the news of the death on Tuesday, 6 December 2022 of Ann Loades, Honorary Professor at St Mary’s and dear friend to many of us.
Prof. Loades was a major figure in 20th- and 21st-century British theology, the first woman to receive a personal chair at the University of Durham and the second person ever to be honoured with a CBE for services to the subject. Since coming to St Andrews in 2009, she contributed significantly to the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts, supervised, and hosted many students, and also delivered the Smith Lecture in March 2022.
A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2023.


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Our ancestorse knew well given that the motto of our Family is “Humilitas in coscientia”, three simple words to remind us the valuable assets they give us to humbly cultivate. For our Family working on land is a way to grow and reach up to the sky.
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Our previously proposed integration of time-frequency principal components (TFPC) features and histogram equalization (HEQ) has improved the robustness of TFPC features under mismatched conditions. To further enhance the robustness of TFPC features, we herein propose to (a) replace HEQ with another feature normalization technique, progressive histogram equalization (PHEQ), (b) combine a spectral noise reduction method, two-stage Wiener filter, and (c) add a temporal robustness algorithm, SNR-dependent waveform processing, which enhances not only the overall SNR but also the periodicity of noisy speech waveform. Although with the same goal of reducing the performance gap caused by noise, these algorithms mentioned above do operate in different domains, and therefore their synergy significantly improves the robustness of TFPC features. Extensive experiments with respect to AURORA2 database are conducted to verify the effectiveness of each technique, and the overall feature extraction scheme gives a relative error reduction of 25.17 % over our previous proposal.
Bibliographic reference. Tsai, Shang-nien (2004): "Improved robustness of time-frequency principal components (TFPC) by synergy of methods in different domains", In INTERSPEECH-2004, 977-980.


While MWC is an exciting event for the entire mobile industry for Windows Phone fans it’s never been the most exciting of times until now. HP a company that has been absent from the smartphone market for a while annouced a stunning new Windows Phone called the HP Elite X3. For the external build of the phone to it’s top of the line internals it’s a phone that makes no compromises. Let’s take a look at what makes this one of the most exciting new phones to come to Windows in a long time.
The CPU and RAM
- The HP Elite X3 is powered by the latest top of the line Qualcomm processor the Snapdragon 820. This is the same processot that is powering the latest Android flagships too.
- It’s amazing to think that until a couple of years back 4 GB RAM was sufficient for most PCs. Now we have 4Gb in a smartphone. Whether it actually needs that much RAM is debatable but nobody’s complaining.
- The Elite X3 looks like a premium device with a nice metal finish at the bottom.
- It’s has a large 6 inch display which should make it perfect for productivity
Internal Storage and Exapadability
- While many flagships give you 32 GB of storage as a minimum HP has decided to go with 64 GB as the default.
- This combined with the option to add external storage cards should give users plenty of storage space.
- Like Microsoft’s flasgships the Elite X3 was designed to have full support for Continuum. To this end HP have created their own dock similar to the one by Microsoft.
- In addition they also plan to release something called a Mobile Extender. Basically it’s a 12.5 inch display with an attached keyboard. It dosen’t have it’s own CPU so it is powered via the main phone itself.
Display and Camera
- The large 6 inch display has a QHD resolution of 1440 x 2560.
- The Elite has a 16 MP back camera. We can’t really say if it can compete with the Lumia Pureview tech but it should still do plenty well.
- The Front facing camera is a 8 MP one so it should very well for video calls
- Powering such high end internals is a massive 4150 mah battery. HP did an impressive job of fitting all of this into a nice package.
- Dual sim support
- Bang & Olufsen speakers
- Its IP67 certified – dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Iris scanner and fingerprint sensing
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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- QI and PMA wireless charging
This is a unique feature that HP will be offering. While we aren’t very sure how this would actually work. The gist of it is that corporates would be able to access and run their apps virtually through a platform called Hp Workspace. While consumers may never be able to use this it’s an interesting feature nonetheless
As you can see the HP Elite X3 is a phone that leaves nothing out. It’s the kind of phone Windows fans are already going gaga over. One thing to keep in mind though is that HP is pushing this phone towards corporates so don’t expect to be seeing any consumer advertising for the product. While some might feel that this might hurt it’s sales the truth is that Windows Phones in the consumer space have never really taken off. So HP is probably doing the smart thing by not wasting advertising dollars there at all. That said HP has said that the phone will be available to buy for regular consumers too it might be worth the wait for fans


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Trip to New York: Individual Development and Identity
Non-Violence Workshop: Individual Development and Identity
First Public Sermon: Individual Development and Identity
John was changed after his trip to New York with his uncle, and after him staying there and seeing how blacks were treated in the North compared to the South.
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The Non-Violence workshops consisted of dehumanizations to prepare you to go out and protest and not fight back. To prepare you for name calling, spitting, physical violence and more. This helped his fellow protesters and him more tolerant of abuse when protesting.
Non-Violence Training: Power of Words
John's first public sermon proved to be very moving throughout the church congregation, and got him publicity with the Montgomery Advertiser. Also the attention of Civil Rights activist. This helped him get a identity for himself.
Preaching to the Chickens: Power of Words
Rosa Parks refusal to move to the back of the bus led to her arrest, and the boycott of those buses, which ended up becoming well know in the civil rights movement and it all started because she said "No".
Lawson's word about the different evils in the world, referring to the bus boycott, liberated John. It inspired him to start his non-violence training which helped him became a great and important member of the civil rights movement
The power of God's word gripped John as a young boy, resulting in him wanted to become a pasture and him preaching to his chickens. Which in the long run might of been a big part of why he got involved in the civil rights movement.

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Dagur Kari’s “Virgin Mountain” (pictured above) — about a socially awkward, physically imposing man who strikes up a relationship with a woman when he’s pushed to join a dance class — took the juried prize for best narrative feature as well as the actor award (for lead Gunnar Jonsson) and the screenplay honor (for Kari). Another Danish film, Jeppe Ronde’s drama “Bridgend,” also did well in the narrative categories, nabbing honors for actress (Hannah Murray), cinematography (Magnus Jonck) and editing (Oliver Bugge Coutte). Zachary Treitz won the laurel for new narrative director for his work on wartime drama “Men Go to Battle.”
The documentary winner, Camilla Neilsson’s “Democrats,” follows the constitutional committee that was created to transition Zimbabwe away from authoritarian leadership.
Awards were handed out April 23 at Spring Studios, the new space that served as a hub for the 2015 festival, which runs through April 26. The festival awarded honorees with cash prizes of various sizes, totaling $175,000.
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WORLD NARRATIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – Virgin Mountain
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film –Gunnar Jónsson as Fúsi in Virgin Mountain
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Hannah Murray as Sara in Bridgend
Best Cinematography — Cinematography by Magnus Jønck for Bridgend.
Best Screenplay – Virgin Mountain written by Dagur Kári
Best Narrative Editing – Bridgend edited by Oliver Bugge Coutté
WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Best Documentary Feature – Democrats, directed by Camilla Nielsson
Special Jury Mention: In Transit , directed by Albert Maysles, Nelson Walker, Lynn True, David Usui and Ben Wu
Best Documentary Editing – Palio, edited by Valerio Bonelli (U.K., Italy).
BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR COMPETITION:
Best New Narrative Director – Zachary Treitz director of Men Go to Battle
Special Jury Mention: Stephen Fingleton for The Survivalist
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION:
Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award – Ewan McNicol and Anna Sandilands for Uncertain
Special Jury Mention: Erik Shirai for The Birth of Saké
SHORT FILM COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Best Narrative Short – Listen, directed by Hamy Ramezan and Rungano
Special Jury Mention: Statistical Analysis of Your Failing Relationship directed by Miles Jay
Best Documentary Short – Body Team 12 directed by David Darg
Special Jury Mention: We Live This directed by James Burns (U.S.A).
Student Visionary Award – Catwalk directed by Ninja Thyberg
Special Jury Mention: Kingdom of Garbage, directed by Yasir Kareem (Iraq, U.K.).
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® STORYSCAPES AWARD
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ® Storyscapes Award: Door Into the Dark created by Amy Rose and May Abdalla at Anagram
THE NORA EPHRON PRIZE
The Nora Ephron Prize: Sworn Virgin, directed by Laura Bispuri and written by Francesca Manieri and Bispuri
Special Jury Mention: Being 14 directed and written by Hélène Zimmer