A Thomasville man was arrested Monday in connection with an armed robbery that morning at the Randolph Mobil Mart on Randolph Street in Thomasville.
James Darrell Jessup, 48, of Edgewood Avenue in Thomasville, was arrested after Thomasville police officers tracked him down using the license plate number of the vehicle he used to allegedly commit the robbery.
The clerk, who told police that a blue four-door Kia was used in the holdup, was able to get the license number, according to a report from the Thomasville Police Department. Police tracked the vehicle to the Jessup residence and arrested him shortly after the robbery.
Jessup was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon. He is being held on a $250,000 secured bond. His court date is Dec. 16 in Thomasville District Court.


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It’s been announced that the music drama has officially been picked up for a full-season order by the network.
Anchored by Brandy, Eve, Naturi Naughton, and Nadine Velazquez, the hotly anticipated, the series follows a group of female friends – who way back when used to perform as high-flying Hip-Hip ensemble, the Nasty Btiches.
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12 Gender Neutral Fashion Brands to Know & Love
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With fashion being one of the most creative forms of self-expression, it appears rather antiquated that many brands categorise their clothes into two genders. As the voices of those who do not identify as strictly male or female are slowly being heard, more brands are beginning to catch on and create gender neutral collections to suit all.
We bring you our favourite gender neutral fashion brands, so that if you find yourself wanting more than the average female/male fashion offering, you’ve got it…
12 Gender Neutral Brands to Know & Love
Nicopanda is a New York based streetwear brand specialising in colourful tulle dresses, graphic hoodies, and boiler suits with vibrant prints. The brand reflects the personal style of its founder Nicola Formichetti, who is somewhat of a style icon in the big apple. Anyone can wear these clothes, and anyone should.
Agender’s pieces are strong, pulling in both stereotypically masculine and feminine traits. The label’s silhouettes are flattering, flawlessly genderless, and elude to the authentic craftsmanship of its designers. Simply put: we want it all.
Telfar, a unisex clothing line created in New York in 2005, is ‘not for you — it’s for everyone’. Sold internationally, you’ll find an eclectic array of pieces from the AW19 and White Castle 2020 collections online, including pendants, shopping bags and high-quality leather belts.
Gender neutrality was at the forefront of this label’s SS19 show, with bold prints such as red and white stripes and a glorious cowhide design that would work on any and all genders. Found in prestige shopping locations across the globe such as Dover Street Market in New York, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Matches in London, as well as Net-A-Porter and Ssense online, Ekhaus Latta designer Mike Eckhaus explains ‘we relate to gender identity a little less aggressively. It’s less binary and I think that’s something we have always felt attuned to.’
Toogood, a beautifully artistic fashion brand created by sisters Erica and Faye, offers sustainable, gender-neutral garments which are inspired by utilitarian workwear. Each collection has a backstory, for example, Collection 003 which highlights the importance of embracing one’s individuality and leaving behind conformity and convention. We have our eyes on their laundered linen trousers, ideal for spring/summer. Buy directly from their website – which doubles as a sort of online art exhibition in itself – or find them in London’s Selfridges amongst department stores worldwide.
For gender-neutral basics ideal for creating a minimalist and stylish capsule wardrobe, look no further than One DNA. The New York-based brand creates ready-to-wear apparel which suits a multitude of body shapes and sizes. Getting unisex clothing right is notoriously difficult, but this label has hit the nail on the head with their gender barrier-breaking garments, designed without sacrificing style.
Artist, photographer, film-maker and designer Rad Hourani celebrates neutrality in the form of genderless fashion and in 2007, started the first gender-neutral unisex collection in fashion history. The website welcomes you with undeniably cool pieces including monochrome shirts and jersey turtlenecks, alongside art prints. Invest in the unisex sunglasses in time for summer and treat yourself to the cotton caps for bad hair days.
Inspired by fashion, music, art and nature, Rich Mnisi is a South African-based brand showcasing a genderless, contemporary look; just one Mnisi piece would infuse anyone’s wardrobe with enough style to make a statement on any street.
London-based design studio Bethnals are the experts at creating denim that is completely undefined by gender. Inspired by the diverse cultural hub that is London, the brand offers comfortable fits which put a contemporary spin on the classic jean staple.
Specialising in sharp asymmetrical cuts and bold colours, Wilde Vertigga is a brand, well, for the wild. Their range online suits the needs of smart-clothes lovers, with structured coats and shirts, plus cropped trousers and t-shirts for those who prefer casual wear.
Fashion brand DB Berdan creates clothes for those who don’t want their personal style to define their gender or sexuality. More than a fashion brand, DB Berdan is a community for like-minded shoppers. You can also shop some of their 90s style pieces on ASOS.
A great option for genderless fashion lovers, Jacqueline Loekito’s collections are artistic with each garment including both typically masculine and feminine elements such as sharp tailoring and bright colour palettes.


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Company Overview of Tecon Salvador S.A.
Tecon Salvador S.A. operates a container terminal in Bahia. It offers dock operations, such as general and protruding cargo services. The company also provides cargo stowing and unstuffing services. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Salvador, Brazil. Tecon Salvador S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Wilson Sons Limited.
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
We move to west Vancouver today !!
Yeah today we finally moved to west Vancouver! So exciting!!
Morning I unpacked the tools and relax on the beach side enjoy the sun!
And afternoon when waiting my piece wash in acid, I start my little earrings.
Look at the raining cloud and lightening!! So fun!!
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Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new local music in his column, Right Hear, Right Now.
Stephen Steinbrink - "Absent Mind"
Before he was Olympia, Washington's Stephen Steinbrink, he belonged to Phoenix, Arizona. I first became aware of his music when he released Desert Wasn't Welcome under the name French Quarter back in 2011, and I've been following him ever since. Steinbrink makes some of the best indie pop available these days with his glorious vocals, melodic guitar lines, and a dreamy soundscape that closely approaches The Shins at their best moments. The exception here is that every one of his songs seems like one of those "best moments." His albums are amazingly consistent, and though Anagrams is his seventh album, it's been two years in the making. "Absent Mind" is the pre-release single from the album and it gives you a perfect sample of what his pop perfection is all about and serves as a tasty teaser for the rest of the album. While the entire song makes me go a bit out of my head, when the piano kicks in right in the middle it nearly sets me over the edge. Anagrams is already on bandcamp in its entirety, but it will be officially released by Melodic Records in the UK on July 1.
Miller James - "I Will Wait For You"
Miller James used to front the local band Bad Lucy, and right when they were at the pinnacle of their powers and seemingly on the road to incredible success, they disbanded. Luckily, James didn't stop making music, and ever so slowly he's been releasing songs over the last couple years. I hope this is all leading up to an album or at the very least an EP. Just last week he dropped another new tune on us with the video for "I Will Wait For You." This follows his single from last year, "Honestly," and "Fade To Blue" from the year before that. With the infrequency of his releases you'd think that each song would be vastly different from each other, but they are shaping up for a pretty consistent solo debut. I've always been in awe of his vocal prowess, and his range is beautifully displayed in this number. On "I Will Wait For You," he is joined by Clint Wells on electric guitar, Johnny Pisano on bass, Alex Alexander on drums and Bob Hoag on keys and tambourine. James always seems to walk that singer/songwriter line between electric folk rock and a hint of Americana. While the musical arrangement is great here, this is all about that beautiful voice. I hope he has a record in him, because one single year is just not enough for such a talent.
DWARF - "Too Close To The Flame"
DWARF recently played its last show for the summer, but the band did not go on hiatus without leaving us a parting gift. How thoughtful. That same day, they dropped a video for a brand new song called "Too Close To The Flame." DWARF is Bailey Stewart on bass, Sage Donaldson on guitar and lead vocals, and Dominic Crooks on drums. If you haven't seen them live before, I would highly recommend that you put this on your list of things to do when they return in the fall. You have never seen a band happier to perform in your life and in addition to that, Stewart is probably the most active, joyful bass player in all of local music history, not a hyperbole in any way shape or form. Everyone last Saturday was transfixed on his performance and had difficulty not watching him for their entire set. At five minutes long you think you might tire of a fast-paced indie rock song, but the thought will never occur to you once. You just want it to continue longer. The video is a dizzying visual collage of found footage that works perfectly with the pace of the tune and seems to emphasize Donaldson's flawless vocals that guide the entire thing.
Andrew Gork - "Giving Up"
Andrew Gork's first introduction to me was memorable. He simply asked me one day "Do you like sad bastard indie pop music?" The answer was "Of course I do," and he sent me his debut EP Lonely Crowd, which I finally gave a spin a week or so ago. After several listens I kept coming back to the opening track "Giving Up," which lyrically is very much "Sad Bastard Indie Pop," but musically is a rather uplifting acoustic guitar song that has as much modern folk influence as it does pop. It's also got this melodic hook that haunted me for a couple days as well. I love this kind of musical dissonance where the music is psychologically uplifting while the lyrics are a total downer. It's a brave way to kick off your entire EP, but it's an excellent choice and would make for a fine debut single all ready for the radio at just over three minutes. It's also not self-indulgent in its downward reflection and features some beautiful backing vocals by Kara Resevsz, Chad Joseph Standlea, Carrie-Lynn Van-Winkle and Cierra Marie. I would encourage you to check out the entire EP from this brave new talent, it's well worth your time.
Desert Eyes - "Closer to a Fall"
I've been following vocalist Ree Boado for nearly as long as I've been writing about local music. She has been one of my favorite local vocalists for nearly a decade, whether it was her solo material or with her band Dearspeak. She has put out some of the most inspiring songs I've ever heard and some that I can still sing off the top of my head to this day. In a surprise move, two years ago, she had the opportunity to move to China and she ran with it. Boado announce recently that she was returning to the States, but in fact she won't be returning to Arizona, but rather relocating to Nashville. Just this week a collaborative effort called Desert Eyes released their first single and it features Boado (vocals, lyrics, melody), Richard Lam (guitar, production, engineering), JoJo Nieves (bass guitar), Justan Jesse (from Dearspeak, on drums) and Michael Obar (keys). The results are the texturally beautiful "Closer To A Fall." It's a fascinating project and a fine return to form for Boado, whose vocals have only grown stronger during her time as an expat. I'll be interested to see what Desert Eyes will do next. If nothing else they've got this amazing soulful single, as shrouded in an emotional darkness as it is shining in enlightenment.


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Philippe Entremont – French pianist and conductor. A pupil of Marguerite Long, he graduated from the class of Jean Doyen at the Paris Conservatoire. He is a laureate of the Long Thibaud Competition in Paris and a winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.
He came to prominence as a pianist during the 1950s, earning renown with performances and recordings of works by Milhaud, Stravinsky, Jolivet and Leonard Bernstein. He debuted as a pianist-conductor (conducting from the keyboard) in 1968.
He has been conductor, music director and artistic director of such ensembles as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, New Orleans Symphony, Orchestre Colonne in Paris, Dutch Chamber Orchestra and Munich Symphony Orchestra.
He is director of the Ravel Academy in Paris and the American Conservatory of Fontainebleau, as well as founder, in 1997, of the biennial Santo Domingo Music Festival.
His discography includes many highly regarded recordings; particularly noteworthy is his 1961 recording of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein.
In 2010, he was a juror of the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
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The plasma level of endothelin-1 (ET-1) increases in several cardiovascular disorders. The present study examined whether threshold doses of ET-1 affect vascular tone and autoregulatory vasodilation during a reduction in perfusion pressure in the coronary microcirculation in vivo. In anesthetized open-chest dogs, arterial microvessels in the epimyocardium were observed through a microscope equipped with a floating objective. In 6 dogs, ET-1 (10-13 to 10-8mol/L) was superfused onto the epimyocardium in a cumulative fashion. In another set of dogs (n=l6), the perfusion pressure of the observed vascular bed was reduced to 60mmHg (mild stenosis) and to 40mmHg (severe stenosis) by a hydraulic occluder, and the microvascular responses were observed in the presence (n=9) or absence (n=7) of ET-1 (10-12 or 10-11 mol/L). ET-1 ≥ 10-11 mol/L constricted coronary arterioles (≤100μm in diameter) and small arteries (>100μm in diameter) in a dose- dependent fashion. ET-1 of 10-12 mol/L affected neither the basal diameters nor the dilation of vessels during the pressure reduction. ET-1 of 10-11 mol/L decreased the diameters of arterioles and small arteries before and during the mild and severe stenosis. However, ET-1 did not attenuate the percentage dilation of arterioles from the baseline in response to the mild and severe stenosis. The data indicates the following: (1) ET-1 at doses ≥10-11 mol/L similarly constricts coronary arterioles and small arteries; (2) ET-1 at 10-11 mol/L, which is slightly higher than the pathophysiological plasma level, increases the basal vascular tone, but does not attenuate the autoregulatory vasodilation of the coronary microcirculation.
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text: While led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Andy Hull, the maturity of Manchester Orchestra’s songwriting belied the actual fact the bandmembers were barely legal when their group sprung into living. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the indie rock and roll outfit grew from tunes that Hull experienced begun composing while attending senior high school. Urged by positive response, he chosen house schooling during his older yr, which afforded him plenty of time to compose and record within the studio room. Friends started collaborating with him as time passes, and Manchester Orchestra quickly solidified right into a trio comprising Hull, bassist Jonathan Corley, and drummer Jeremiah Edmond. Hull’s songwriting noticeably advanced with the help of his close friends, and the music group courted its 1st followers with an EP launch. You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, But Brilliance Requires a Great Editor thus made an appearance in 2005 with the band’s personal label, Favourite Gentlemen Recordings. Using the EP out, Manchester Orchestra started playing shows round the Southeast and added keyboardist Chris Freeman to the blend. Buzz concerning the band’s music started creating a mix beyond the Atlanta town limits, and the people were invited to try out slots in the South by Southwest and Lollapalooza celebrations in 2006 before you begin to focus on their full-length recording that summer season. The producing I’m Just like a Virgin Shedding a kid was issued with the year’s end, providing up a poignant assortment of unforgettable hooks and thoughtful narratives that showcased an identical style to serves just like the Weakerthans and Loss of life Cab for Cutie. Ultimately, studio room intern transformed guitarist Robert McDowell became a member of the lineup completely, and as a reliable buzz continued to develop — specifically on Internet websites — Manchester Orchestra snagged an starting i’m all over this Brand New’s generally sold-out tour in springtime 2007. The elevated exposure caught the eye of Canvasback Recordings, which reissued the band’s debut record that summer. Another EP, Allow My Pride End up being What’s LEFT OUT, followed in Oct 2008, as well as the music group remained within the studio room during the following months to master its sophomore record. Released in ’09 2009, Mean Everything to Nothing at all found the music group working alongside manufacturer Joe Chiccarelli, well-known for his use the Shins and My Morning hours Coat. In 2011, the music group released its third full-length studio room record, Simple Math, an idea record constructed around Hull’s lifestyle tale. In 2014, Manchester Orchestra shipped a fourth record, the large, post-hardcore-infused Deal. That same calendar year, the music group returned with Wish, a partner piece to deal, featuring reworked, generally acoustic versions of all album’s songs.

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1. Cut beef across grain into thin slices. Combine 1 Tbsp. each cornstarch and soy sauce with sugar, ginger and garlic; stir in beef. Let stand 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, remove flowerets from broccoli; cut in half lengthwise. Peel stalks; cut crosswise into 1/8-inch slices.
3. Combine 4 teaspoons cornstarch and remaining 3 Tbsp. soy sauce with 1-1/4 cups water.
4. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in large skillet or wok over high heat. Add meat and stir-fry 1 minute; remove from pan.
5. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in same pan. Add broccoli and onion; stir-fry 4 minutes, or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Stir in meat and soy sauce mixture; bring to boil. Cook and stir only until sauce thickens.
6. Serve immediately over rice.
christianed 4 months agoeverybody liked it a lot!
polyvivi 4 years agoLacks flavor, very bland dish
stevemur 8 years ago[I made edits to this recipe.]
steffenpg 8 years ago[I posted this recipe.]

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By Craig Stevens
Arizona’s infrastructure received a “C” rating from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 2015. However, the state is faring better on its report card than the country overall. The group recently graded the nation’s infrastructure a D+.
This week, ASCE is hosting a pipelines conference in Phoenix, providing an important forum for experts in pipeline and utilities infrastructure to gather and share innovative ideas to meet industry challenges. Given the embarrassing shape of our country’s current infrastructure, the conference is a symbol of hope for the future. The U.S. falls behind many other developed nations—like Canada, Spain, and Japan—due to aging structures and the inability to recover from disruptive events.
American infrastructure as it is—or isn’t—today is the result of decades of neglect. Bridges and roads are crumbling. Waterways haven’t seen investment in more than fifty years. Pipeline infrastructure is incredibly lacking. Rural areas are without basic broadband and wireless networks. Weather-related power outages are becoming more frequent. Dams are reaching the end of their lifespan (or some, like the Oroville Dam, have already surpassed it). And mass transit systems are failing—in Washington D.C., it’s literally on fire.
Deteriorating infrastructure is not only dangerous and inconvenient, but it provides an unsteady foundation that’s like quicksand for our economy.
Reliable and sufficient infrastructure is a critical economic driver. The manufacturing sector, agricultural sector, and virtually every private business depends on reliable infrastructure to operate, move goods, and compete in the global market place. If we don’t have a competitive infrastructure, it could cost our nation $3.9 trillion—equivalent to Germany’s entire GDP.
It’s not just businesses that are paying the price of poor infrastructure, everyone is fronting the costs. We’re paying for it through car repairs from potholes, wasted time at airports and subway stations, and higher costs of utilities and manufactured goods.
ASCE says the government and private investors would need to spend $2 trillion over the next 10 years to close the infrastructure gap.
We have a once in a generation opportunity to make infrastructure improvements that – if done right – can help serve our nation for a century or longer. There is wide bipartisan support for infrastructure development and earlier this year, President Trump introduced an infrastructure plan working with states, cities, and private investors to generate $1 trillion in infrastructure investment. His administration has also expedited high-priority pipeline construction projects by speeding up the environmental review process.
To speed up construction and repairs, projects backed by private investment are the best solution. Private-public partnerships offer funding and expertise that the government doesn’t always have—and any opportunity to increase investment is well worth it. According to ASCE, with every one dollar of investment, $1.81 is generated in economic output. Although, government action is required to scale back unnecessary regulation to ensure private-public partnership opportunities are approved and free to move forward quickly.
This week, as ASCE brings together those in pipeline and utility infrastructure, let’s remember how critical the state of our infrastructure is to the health of our nation’s economy – especially for the long term. We should be encouraged that experts and practitioners in this field are gathering to discuss innovative ways to improve the reliability and resilience of our nation’s energy infrastructure and utilities. Bringing this conversation to the forefront of the national debate will help promote a stronger and more prosperous America.
Infrastructure truly is the foundation to our nation’s economic wellbeing, and we need that foundation to be solid and reliable. Collapsing dams and frequent power outages simply won’t cut it in a 21st century economy. Our only option moving forward—and to preserve the freedom for all to pursue the American dream—is to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure.
Craig Stevens is the spokesperson for Grow America’s Infrastructure Now, a national coalition focused on promoting key infrastructure investments. Follow the Coalition on Twitter @GAINNowAmerica
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After a tense season finale that left SVU fans holding their breath in suspense, actress Mariska Hartgitay has confirmed that she will be returning to Law & Order: SVU for season 15. Everyone breathe out a collective sigh of relief: Ahhhhh! All better?
Hargitay took to her Twitter account to break the news on Saturday, tweeting: "Happy weekend. It's official. Season 15—I'LL BE BACK! xx m". Season 14 ended with the Golden Globe winning actress’ character, Olivia Bensen, being held at gunpoint in her home by a serial rapist. Season 15 of the show was renewed in late April, in the middle of Hargitay’s contract negotiations, and it was uncertain whether or not she would return to the show.
"Her character is due to evolve," says SVU executive producer Warren Leight. "It's time for her to imagine what it would be like to live her own life. [After] 14 years as an SVU detective, some change is going to start to come."
Season 14 of SVU was very fiscally rewarding for Hargitay. I think it would be hard for her to say no to $500,000 per episode (her salary last season), currently making her televisions highest-paid actress. Ka-ching.
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Based obviously on David Gemmell’s Knights of Dark Renown.
You pick a colour that reflects your passions, goals, and what makes you who you are.
Red is aggression, love, fear, bloodshed and fire. Basically a good fighter has a connection with Red.
Green is healing, peace and nature. Druids dig Green, man.
Yellow is joy, laughter, curiosity and youth. All Kender characters are naturally attuned to Yellow.
Black is strength, earth, moonlight, metal and building things. Blacksmiths and miners are empowered by Black. So are many dwarves. Celebrimbor the Elf? Totally in tune with Black.
Blue is freedom, flight, open skies. Probably the sea, too. Most freedom fighters have a mixture of Red and Blue, depending on whether they prefer the fighting part of the freedom part.
White is poetry, honour, bravery, heroism, that sort of things. A good bard is empowered by White and strengthens White wherever she goes.
Gray is ashes, emptiness, loss, burnout. People connected to Gray are not in a nice place, but they can take a punch and are not impressed by a little suffering.
Some colours are antagonists, like Red and Green – violence and healing don’t go together well. Or heavy grounded Black and light airy Blue. Others can work together okay, like a Black and White noble nice-things-maker.
What does it mean mechanically?
1) When you do something that goes well with your Colour, you get a bonus to succeed. Feel free to be creative with what goes well with the Colours – creativity is fun.
2) When you are in a place where your Colour is strong, you get another bonus. Green is strong in the forests, so healers like to work there, Black is strong close to earth and underground, Blue is strong at sea.
3) It goes both ways, whenever you do something that goes against your Colour you get a disadvantage. Or whenever you are in a place where your Colour is weak. A person attuned to Blue doesn’t feel good in a prison. These things stack, so fighting to free yourself from a prison doesn’t just seem like a good idea – it makes you more effective.
4) Colours are basically magic, so a magic user can feel them and work with them, specifically for creating magic items. A metal bird infused with Blue can fly, a gauntlet infused with Black can make the wearer stronger, etc.
5) Feel free to bring in spells and effects like “Protection from Black”, “Detect Red” etc.
6) People who are tied to different Colours can get in each other’s way, it’s harder for a healer to heal around a dedicated fighter and vice versa. It manifests when people actively do something Colour-related, so “stop doing your thing, you’re not letting me do my thing properly!” happens a lot.
7) A character can be connected to more than one Colour if it makes sense. A heroic fighter (White+Red) and a crafty healer (Black+Green) can work together more effectively because they’re not completely cancelling each other’s bonuses.
8) The connection to the Colours can change in time, Yellow of the youth being replaced with Red of vengeance or Blue of freedom, Green or White burned by tragedy into Gray.
Will playtest it when I have a chance. Tell me if you think of something I missed.


HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Police are investigating a two-vehicle accident involving one of their troopers in Hagerstown.
Maryland State Police say around 8 a.m. Thursday morning is when the accident occurred at the intersection of South Potomac Street and Memorial Boulevard between a vehicle and police cruiser. Police say the trooper sustained an injury and right now troopers say they are looking for a man, who was at the scene of the accident. He is described as a white male, with a dark beard wearing a baseball cap.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police. You can reach them at 301-739-2101.


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Something a little bit different on the latest edition of the CBC Radio 3 podcast: Brasstronaut's Edo Van Breemen is your host for a full hour of electronic music from the Vancouver label and collective Mood Hut.
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Mood Hut is the product of a prolific group of DJ's and producers who have been throwing parties in Vancouver's underground dance scene for years. They began with a tumblr blog, then got their own space for jamming and eventually, became their very own music label. None of the tracks on this podcast have been played publicly and this is the first time they've been featured outside of their parties.
Included are tracks from Jack Jr, Aquariun Foundation, House of Doors and many more, all available on the Mood Hut page.
Brasstronaut explores crowdfunding
Brasstronaut stack this week's Vancouver Is Awesome playlist
Brasstronaut: Live from Signalfest on this week's Sessions Podcast
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Public comment sought on Commerce City’s bicycle/pedestrian plan
Open House scheduled for Feb. 22; input accepted through Feb. 27
Posted: 02/10/2012 05:39:36 PM MST Updated: 02/13/2012 02:27:04 PM MST
Commerce City is seeking community input on the city’s draft bicycle and pedestrian plan, known as Walk.Bike.Fit: Commerce City, until Feb. 27, 2012. The plan looks at how to improve and integrate active travel-which regularly engages people in walking, biking and other non-motorized transportation-throughout the city.
Based on input previously gathered during community meetings during the last year, Walk.Bike.Fit puts forth a vision and plan for a more walkable and bikable-friendly Commerce City, recommending 26 specific projects that could achieve this goal, including:
- 60th Avenue Crosstown Link. This project envisions 60th Avenue, from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park to Brighton Boulevard, as a complete street, with a mix of on-street bike lanes, sidewalks and off-street trails.
- Town Center Greenway. This is a proposed Concrete pedestrian bike path in a landscaped corridor with street trees and way finding signs linking the Sand Creek Trailhead to Fairfax Park.
- Kearney Street Connector. This project is a shared-use side path and complete street concept following Kearney Street from SH 2 to Monaco Park.
- 72nd Avenue Connector. 72nd Avenue would be transformed into a complete street by converting the present four lanes between Quebec Street and U.S. 85 to a three lane roadway, with new sidewalks and bicycle lanes to the future commuter rail station at Colorado Boulevard.
The plan also provides street and trail cross-section concepts for these projects and other recommendations for setting policies, planning, operations and maintenance, funding and building these improvements.
“The bicycle/pedestrian plan complements the city’s existing land use and transportation plans by providing more detail on how we can increase non-motorized trips and increase physical activity,” said Traci Ferguson, city parks planner. “Beyond the healthy benefits active travel can provide, the plan offers a blueprint for improving community connectivity and enhancing the natural environment that will guide capital investments in the city for years to come.”
The community can view the plan online at www.c3gov.com/walkbikefit or in-person at the Conter Community Center, 6505 E. 60th Avenue. An open house will be held Feb. 22 (details below) to provide more information about the plan and obtain public comments.
Residents can also email comments to email@example.com or send ideas via U.S. Mail to Commerce City, Attn: Traci Ferguson, 6060 E. Parkway Drive, Commerce City, CO 80022.
WHAT: Open House for Walk.Bike.Fit Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
WHEN: 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
WHERE: Civic Center Atrium, 7887 E. 60th Avenue, Commerce City
Walk.Bike.Fit was funded through a grant from the Tri-County Health Department’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative. Following public comment, City Council is expected to adopt the final plan on March 5, 2012. For more information, contact Traci Ferguson at 303-227-8788 or firstname.lastname@example.org .


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News that higher unemployment and lower manufacturing activity may
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The 51 key stocks of building products manufacturers,
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For the dachshund lover that wants to show their appreciation in a unique and stylish way, these recycled steel dachshund earrings will show off your pup-arazzi credentials. A paw-fect gift for any die-hard dachshund fan!
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When you look at Australian Country Music this Guest is one of those extraordinary artist that is the ultimate in Todays Country Music Scene
His name is Michael Waugh and he will be yarning with us on Drivetime at 3:15pm
Michael Waugh is a songwriter’s songwriter, a compelling live performer and an extraordinary storyteller. Among his admirers are the legendary Eric Bogle, Josh Cunningham from The Waifs, Shane Nicholson & Fanny Lumsden.
Studio albums to date: What We Might Be, The Asphalt & The Oval, The Weir, The Cast
Saturday 7th October – Nanga Music Festival – Dwellingup, WA Sunday 8th October – Nanga Music Festival – Dwellingup, WA Friday 13th October – Stratford Courthouse – Stratford, VIC Sunday 15th October - Wesley of Warragul - Warragul VIC
Golden Guitar Awards - Heritage Song of the Year - 2022
The Age Music Victoria - Folk and Roots Album of the Year - 2018
Port Fairy Folk Festival - Song of Peace and Tolerance - 2001
Australian Songwriters Association - Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting - 1997
Music Victoria Awards - 2017, 2019, 2022
Golden Guitar Awards – 2017, 2019, 2022
“When Michael Waugh opens his mouth, you should listen”. Andrew McMillen – The Australian
Another fantastic and deeply insightful album from Michael Waugh. So honest, so real you feel as a listener you’ve known him your whole life. It’s amazing how his songs can be so personal and yet so universal.
Nick Wolfe – The Wolfe Brothers
“Michael takes all these elements of the human condition and lyrically moulds them into something that is very special indeed, the mark of a compassionate and insightful human being and a gifted songwriter.” Eric Bogle
"Over the course of three previous albums Michael Waugh has established himself as one of Australia's finest songwriters. With The Cast he ups the bar even further and then leaps over it. This album is right up there with the Swans 2005 Premiership team in terms of class, ability, character, depth, emotional content and sheer breathtaking displays of talent. I don't offer higher praise."
Stuart Coupe - author, music commentator and radio presenter
“Michael Waugh is the quiet observer of the real Australia. His lyrics always stop me in my tracks.”
“I truly believe he is one of the most important artists making albums today. You’d be wise to get amongst it, as he will go down in history as one of Australia’s great storytellers. Bank on it.” Shane Nicholson
“Like John Schuman, Shane Howard & Don Walker - Waugh writes with passion and probity about his own country.” The Australian - 4 1/2 stars
I’m a fan ever since hiding in the corner at a gig a couple of years ago. Beccy Cole
"Michael Waugh inhabits the characters and places in his songs with accuracy and sensitivity. Experiencing his new record, made me feel like I’d encountered something that had genuinely made me a better, more empathetic person.”
Josh Cunningham – The Waifs
“Michael Waugh is the guy everyone needs as a friend. A great listener and interpreter of life in song. I see the pictures he sings about while laughing and crying at the same time. A gifted story teller.”


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In the 16-year period of 2005 through 2020, canines killed 568 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 67% (380) of these deaths. Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. | More »
Alex Geiger, 27, Faced Three Felony Counts After Vicious Attacks
From left, the victim David Fear, and former officer Alex Geiger in court proceeding.
The criminal trial has ended for former police officer Alex Geiger. In 2016, his "retired" attack-trained k-9 killed a man and injured a woman. Please see the complete timeline of events.
Acquitted on All Charges
On Friday, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all three counts after a former officer's "retired" attack… [Read full blog post]
Tanner Kinnamon, 2-years old, was killed by his aunt's rescue dogs in Alachua County.
UPDATE 03/13/19: Media reports have not named the child, the babysitter or the owner of the six pit bull-type rescue dogs. On Tuesday, the dog owner's husband deactivated his Facebook page -- a primary source for the images of the dogs.1 Due to this and other removals, we are now providing screenshots of their public Facebook pages showing their full names. Also, we believe we… [Read full blog post]
Jacari Long, 6-months old, was mauled to death by his babysitter's pit bull-boxer mix.
UPDATE 03/06/19: Multiple news stations captured footage of the pit bull-boxer mix that killed baby Jacari while under the care of his babysitter on Tuesday. The dog is currently being held by Rowan County Animal Control. Shelter officials confirmed the dog has shown aggression toward people while being at the facility. The male dog is 4-years old, police said. Polic… [Read full blog post]
Facial injuries inflicted on Gabriella Gonzalez by an emotional support pit bull.
Million Dollar Lawsuit
Portland, OR - A civil lawsuit seeking $1.1 million in damages was filed last week by the mother of a 5-year old child who was mauled in the face by an unconfined emotional support pit bull at the Portland International Airport in 2017. The lawsuit was filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court and names multiple defendants, including the dog's owner, Michelle Brannan, who… [Read full blog post]


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I have a list of films ….. 2011’s best of the best according to the local newspaper….I’m putting their list to the test.
I started with The Tree of Life and could only manage to get half way through….I’ll try again later….with more coffee and renewed interest. It was beautiful but nothing caught me.
So the next up was Jeff Nichol’s Take Shelter.
This film is worth watching. Twice. I plan on watching it again this evening. I’m telling all of my friends about it. I didn’t expect to need a tissue, but if you have a couple handy….it’s better than using your sleeve. Don’t worry, this is no sob story drama but instead, the film provides raw insight into the world of fear….fear of one’s mind and the fear of what’s coming.
Here’s a review by Mike McCahill from Seven Magazine because I’m out of time and why not leave the film review writing to the writers?
The tall, wiry, reliably compelling actor Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) lands a plum role in Jeff Nichols’s Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche, an Ohioan construction worker suddenly plagued by apocalyptic visions. A practical man, Curtis’s instinct is not to reach out – his loving wife (Jessica Chastain) remains a helpless onlooker – but to retreat: first into himself, then into an abandoned storm shelter.
Crucially, Curtis is no loon. Even as he obsessively refashions the shelter, we gather he’s still well-adjusted enough to question why he’s been led to these extremes. Latent schizophrenia? Or is it some vague primal duty, as his family’s protector?
Part CGI-enhanced horror pic, part American art-movie, this film displays fascinatingly diverse influences. Nichols, a graduate of the Terrence Malick school, gives stupendous, screen-filling sky, but he also spots those niggling quotidian concerns – reddening budget sheets, layoffs – presently driving many on the ground to derangement. There’s clear metaphorical value in Curtis’s predicament, and the film hardly reassures us in forecasting worse weather to come.
Nichols and Shannon burrow further into the darkness, leading us to wonder how we’re ever going to emerge. That Take Shelter eventually finds an exit without short-changing either its scenario or its audience makes it one of 2011’s great cinematic achievements.


Support of city bus riders in their efforts to improve the local transit system
Sunday, May 7 (Fellowship Hall/Wallace Foyer)
FPC-A’s Social Justice team is focusing this year on how we can lend our voices to those of city bus riders in their efforts to improve the local transit system. You are invited to take action steps to support Just Economics’ Transit Campaign by 1) coming to the Fellowship Hall following the late service to join members of the Social Justice Team in taking next steps of advocacy, or 2) stopping by the table in the Wallace Foyer to pick up an action sheet anytime Sunday morning. For more information, contact Marge Marsh (285-2326).
Faith community meeting with State Representative Susan Fisher
Friday, May 12 (9:15-10:30 AM) @ Congregation Beth HaTephila
Children First/Communities in Schools is sponsoring a faith forum with Rep. Susan Fisher. This is a chance to meet with a local elected leader and discuss issues such as housing affordability, investments in early childhood, public transportation, health care, and juvenile justice. We will hear what is coming up in the state session, learn how to best communicate with your elected officials, and network with other clergy and lay leaders interested in public policy advocacy. Congregation Beth HaTephila is located at 43 N. Liberty Street in Asheville, and there is a parking lot adjacent to the building. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.org


“What is different today, is that consumers are demanding more variety. They are more health conscious and are quick to respond to trends. They expect increasingly higher quality,” said John Galt, President and CEO of Husky. “We are evolving the way we do business to get ahead of these trends and help our customers make plastic packaging more cost effective, more functional and more attractive. Our Multi-Layer Technology is a prime example of how we do this.”
Husky has been at the forefront of PET packaging for more than 30 years and has remained an industry leader by understanding consumer trends and being the first to deliver novel innovations that, through close partnerships with its customers, allows the company to respond to shifts in the market that create opportunities for packaging growth.
A range of solutions and services to optimize the complete packageHusky is the industry’s only supplier of complete manufacturing solutions for both PET preforms and closures. This unique position allows Husky to work closely with customers to deliver closures and preforms that are precisely engineered to work together as an integrated, high-performing package. To demonstrate its capability, Husky will be showcasing industry-leading manufacturing technologies and its global packaging development capabilities, along with an extensive range of proactive services aimed at optimizing performance and extending the life of its manufacturing equipment. Husky will also showcase innovative solutions that promote improved package sustainability, having been developed though collaboration with key industry partners.
Breakthrough Multi-Layer TechnologyHusky’s Multi-Layer co-injection technology at Drinktec will be running on the company’s proven HyPET HPP5 fully integrated preform manufacturing system. The system will be producing a 17 gram carbonated soft drink application using a 72-cavity mold and running at an 8.7 second cycle time. Also on display will be many new innovative solutions related to Multi-Layer, including a fully integrated solution for preform inspection that Husky developed in partnership with Intravis Vision Systems. The integrated LayerWatcher preform inspection system automates the assurance of barrier protection and package security. The Husky system will also demonstrate the company’s automated Mold Alignment feature, as well as the award-winning Self-cleaning Mold Technology, which significantly reduces downtime by eliminating hundreds of hours of mold maintenance per year. Live demonstrations of the system are set to take place every day of the show.
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Live Nation plans to buy Ticketmaster Entertainment for $2.5 billion in an all-stock merger of equals, the companies announced today (2/10) following much speculation. Pending regulatory approval, the combined entity will be called Live Nation Entertainment. It will be headed by Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino as CEO, Ticketmaster Entertainment CEO Irving Azoff as executive chairman, and Ticketmaster chairman Barry Diller as non-executive chairman.
Under terms of the agreement, Ticketmaster shareholders will receive 1.384 shares of Live Nation common stock for each share of Ticketmaster they own. Live Nation and Ticketmaster shareholders would each own about 50 percent of the new company.
By combining ticketing, marketing, data centers and back-office functions, it is expected the combined entity would save $40 million a year. Executives also hope to improve access and transparency, ticket pricing options, invest in better ticketing technology, and increase event attendance.
“This combination will drive measurable benefits to consumers and accelerate the execution of our strategy to build a better artist-to-fan direct distribution platform,” Rapino said in a statement. “As every industry observer knows, too many tickets go unsold and too many fans are frustrated with their ticket-buying experiences. The current inefficiencies in the system result in higher costs and confusion over access to seats. Together, we will work to simplify the ticketing process and ultimately increase attendance at live events. This is also a logical step in the evolution of our business model, creating a more diversified company with a stronger financial profile that will drive improved shareholder value over the long term.”
The companies will continue to operate independently until the transaction is completed and will work together to determine the location of the combined company’s headquarters.


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Book 26 of Ammianus'
Res Gestae is the first of the hexad which deals with the rule of the emperors Valentinian and Valens (364-378). In the first five chapters Ammianus describes the election of Valentinian, who appointed his brother Valens as his co-ruler, and subsequently divided the empire into an eastern and a western part. The next chapters deal with the revolt of Procopius. They offer the most detailed account of a coup d' état in Roman historiography. The memory of Julian, whose death was the central theme of the preceding book, is still very much alive. None of the three protagonists of Book 26 was remotely his equal. His loss meant a turn for the worse in the history of Rome.
Jan den Boeft, Ph.D. (1970) in Latin, Leiden University, is emeritus Professor of Latin at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and of Hellenistic Religions at Utrecht University. He has published on i.a. Ambrose, Augustine and Erasmus.
Jan Willem Drijvers, Ph.D. (1989) in History, University of Groningen, is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Groningen. He is author of i.a.
Cyril of Jerusalem: Bishop and City (Leiden, 2004).
Daniël den Hengst, Ph.D. (1981) in Latin, University of Amsterdam, is emeritus Professor of Latin at the University of Amsterdam. He has published on Late Antique Historiography.
Hans Teitler, Ph.D. (1983) in Ancient History, Utrecht University, was formerly Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Utrecht University. He is the author of
Notarii and Exceptores (Amsterdam, 1985).
All those interested in the history and literature of Late Antiquity, source criticism, literary aspects and historiographical method of Ammianus Marcellinus.

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"You guys probably aren't ready for it yet ......... but your kids are gonna love it!"
It's Back To The Future in 2015 ... no 1985 ... no 1955!
The 45's, The Rumble-O's and DJ Blindbat team up for a themed night of explosive 1950's (and 60's) party music inspired by Back To The Future's Enchantment Under The Sea Dance......
Dress code - Prom queen dreamboats meet 80's big hair and big trainers...... radiation suits also welcome!
The 45's & The Rumble-Os
Doors 8.30pm - 2am
Free before 9.30pm £3 after!
45s "Legendary well dressed men perform killer covers of classic soul and rock'n'roll cuts."
The Rumble-O's "The New Sounds of the Severn Delta Surf!" Tarantino's surf & delinquent rock 'n' roll"
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Andrew Buchan, best known for his recent role in Broadchurch, reveals why Superbad and Magnolia are among his top five films.
This is unique and brilliantly acted. A stylish tapestry of characters and a great study of loneliness and isolation in the big city. John C Reilly is superb.
I could have chosen Anchorman. I could also have chosen Some Like It Hot. But there’s something about the performance from Jonah Hill in the first 20 minutes of this film that makes me laugh like an idiot. And somehow that’s enough.
I could watch this 1,000 times over and still want to watch it again. A romantic comedy without the cheese: esoteric foibles, contemporary neuroses, impeccable dialogue and one of the best endings to a film you’ll see.
Let The Right One In
I never thought I’d be putting a Swedish romantic horror in my Top Five but I have. So there. It’s unlike any vampire film I have ever seen. A beautiful love story, beautifully shot.
As in the French animation, directed by Sylvain Chomet. A friend introduced me to The Triplets Of Belleville years ago and I found Chomet’s style of storytelling totally engaging. There’s something very touching and nuanced about it. It’s beautifully profound, comic and still. I found this tale of an old illusionist utterly heartbreaking.
Broadchurch is out now on DVD.


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It’s my first post here and I’m glad to see that natural building is spreading everywhere
I had a question concerning last layer of plaster on Rocket mass heater: I would like to use pigments in clay plaster or lime plaster but I have no experience in this, is there anything to know or any specific documentation that could help me to finish our dragon...
Here is a picture of it, it’s in a straw bale house in Kosovo.
Very nice looking rocket you have built! And in a straw bale house !
We would love to see a few photo's of your house as well as your rocket!
Regarding your question; There are finishes like you are wanting . However I am not knowledgeable enough about them, to recommend any.
There are others here who are and hopefully one of them will respond to your questions.
Alexandre Korney wrote:I had a question concerning last layer of plaster on Rocket mass heater: I would like to use pigments in clay plaster or lime plaster but I have no experience in this, is there anything to know or any specific documentation that could help me to finish our dragon...
A simple and straight forward documentation that has worked for me: clay plaster recipe As for adding colours, I have found that for the best vibrancy, you can't beat the cement pigments. Not a lot is needed and there are quite a few colours to choose from.
I have tried food dyes before and found the colours to be really unnatural and gaudy looking.
Sorry, no experience with lime yet.
I've tried some crushed charcoal in my last batch. It turned out to be quite chalky (without wheat paste) and the colour turned out greyish blue.
Look for natural pigments from pottery studios. They tend to have the most variety and the best prices, online purchasing tends to be expensive. As Gerry said, cement pigments can work as well. My finish clay plaster is a simple recipe I got from the talented Sigi Koko and I have used it as the finish for my entire house.
4 qts water 7.5 qts white kaolin clay
16 qts masonry sand sifted
1/2 cup pigment
1 qt wheat paste
makes about 5 gallons
You will notice this has no fiber in it. It is a finish plaster and needs to go on thin. Make sure whatever pigment you use stays under 15% of the binder (clay), or it will dust. I try to aim for 10% normally. The above recipe has 12.5% pigment to binder ratio.
Personally I am a fan of using cement plaster but not cement dye as it is expensive and not particularly effective .
Cement is so desperate to turn white that over time it seems to get its own way and defeats the dye, so I am a fan of paint!
I find exterior house paint will last for many years even in quite tough outdoor environments.
For really hard wearing places like floors, i will coat the paint with water based varnish and re coat every few years otherwise I find good quality exterior house paint will last for up to 10 years.
I think we will use earth plaster and pigments. As it is what we have the closest to our house (clay is digged out 1m from the house. But does the pigment loose a lot of color on earth plastering ?
Here are few pictures of the house. It is a block house that we are renovating to be an example of how you can turn a « conventional » house into when it comes to natural building.
beautiful work! That is a wonderful looking project and quite the inspiration.
Earth pigments won't be quite as bright if you are using a local clay that has a darker color. Kaolin is pretty bone white and so the pigments tend to be warmer then using local clay that tends to make the color cooler. Do a few experiments and see what you come up with. You can do a 7.5% up to 15% pigment ratio and apply them directly to the bench you built. I usually reduce the ratios so that I have about 2-3 cups worth of pigment so I have a big test area. You won't need to bother with wheat paste in the sample as you will just cover them anyhow.
on our bench I just used some nut oil that sealed the bench and clay. I did not use any pigment but you could put a layer of pigment clay on top and seal it with the oil?
I bought 5L but actually only used maybe 1 or 2L max
Get me the mayor's office! I need to tell her about this tiny ad:
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World News and Views :: Top of the News
Clariant Inaugurates Pigment Preparation Plant at Tianjin
1:20 AM MDT | March 27, 2012 | Natasha Alperowicz
Clariant has officially inaugurated a previously announced Rmb 120 million ($19 million) pigment preparation plant at DaGang, Tianjin, China. The new plant, which came on-stream end of 2011, is a joint-venture between Clariant and Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Co. It will produce pigment preparations in liquid and solid form for applications in the coating, plastics, and printing industries, and for consumer products and industrial special applications. The facility comprises 16 production lines, a warehouse, laboratories and office space. It adds to...
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Scientists say the world's largest atomic particle smasher near Geneva should be fired back up sometime in September, weeks later than hoped.
The Large Hadron Collider, also known as the Big Bang Machine, suffered a cooling malfunction just nine days after scientists turned it on in September 2008. The repair bill stands at around €20 million (SFr30.1 million).
The machine, which took 13 years and €3 billion to build, runs for 27km under the Swiss-French border and is designed to recreate what happened when the universe was one trillionth of a second old.
Billed as the world's largest machine, the collider must run at temperatures colder than outer space. A helium leak in the cooling system crippled two magnets used to help accelerate atomic particles.
Physicists originally hoped to restart the machine in June but the date has been pushed back several times. They now hope to start it again in September and smash the first particles together sometime in October 2009.
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-- Winter storms are a fact of life in many cold climates. And if conditions are bad enough, the safest place is probably your home.
The National Weather Service suggests what to do if you're stuck inside:
- If using a fireplace or wood stove, make sure these devices are properly vented.
- If you have a gas furnace, make sure its exhaust pipe isn't blocked by a snowdrift, as soon as it's safe to go out.
- If you have an upstairs gas furnace that vents out the roof, you may need to turn off the upstairs unit until the snow melts off your roof.
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1. Go to the Studio
If you are lucky enough to have studio space go there, use it, be in the environment. Tutors are there to look at your work, they are there to help and guide, and they can't help with anything if you're never there. I noticed significantly that the students who were always around were the ones who made better work, got better results and have cooler jobs as a result.
2. Sign up for tutorials / Go to your tutorials
I know that the idea of sitting around a table with some veritable strangers to present whatever the hell you did over the past week, in the early morning with a hangover sounds like the worst thing imaginable, but please go to your tutorials. You paid lots and lots of student loan money for them. Even if you feel like the work you did is crap, or you didn't do enough, please go. Your tutors are full of great ideas, and so are your peers and my tutorials always left me coming away with loads of great new directions to try and renewed enthusiasm for my projects.
3. Try out styles/directions in your 1st and 2nd Year
These are the years to play and discover yourself and your style! I knew absolutely nothing entering uni, and it took about 2 and 3/4 years for me to feel like anything I had made was remotely good. Use the first two years of your uni experience to play with different styles and medias and discover what you like and your strenghts. Don't be afraid of software you don't understand, or mediums you've never used. Play with screen printing. lino, illustration, video, Adobe Suite!
4. Actually Submit to the Competitions
There's no doubt that if you are on an Art course, you'll be set briefs based around university competitions. Be sure to do the work to submit your projects, even if you hate them. Yes, it's easy to feel the extra effort to put all your work into slides and submit them is pointless, especially when you're not feeling whatever it is you made, but it takes so little time, teaches you to present your work coherently and you might just win after all.
5. Sit with New People
Remember earlier I told you to go to the studio? Well, make sure you sit with new people and talk to them. For a shy and weird introvert like me this was absolute terror, so I didn't do much of it, but as a result I had almost no friends on my course until very late on in my first year. Something I wished I had done more of was make more friends amongst the course, so I'm passing this tip on to you.
6. Ask for Help and Feedback
This is what your tutors are paid for, and technicians. Use your 3 years to soak up all the knowledge you can because it is so much harder to figure stuff out after you've left the safety of the studio. Don't be afraid to ask the print studio technicians for help, or the bored looking tutor for their feedback on your work, even if they're not your tutor. It's so so worth it.
7. Don't Stress Over Your Dissertation
You're an artist. No employer cares what you wrote about the influence of the Bauhaus on modern packaging design. They care about what cool stuff you made. Sit down, get it done, and then move on to the making.
8. Make Stuff You Want to Make, Not What You Think You Should
So many times I see people worrying about whether their projects are the "right project" to get them a 1st Class Honours - they look to tutors to tell them if their projects are the "right" projects to suit design studios, without thinking about whether it is a project they will enjoy, or will feel proud of. I eventually learned that there is no point dishing out the kind of student loan fees we do on a portfolio we're not proud of, or doesn't excite us. Make the work you'll be excited to share in interviews, and work that feels meaningful to you.
9. Think How You Can Apply Your Ideas To Life
Speaking of portfolios - here's a thing that I think crops up a lot especially for Illustrators. I think a lot of employers want to see how your creations work in the world. A nice drawing on a piece of paper is all well and good, but mostly as designers we will create designs for other things. If you want to be an editorial illustrator - put together an illustrated magazine full of work. If you're a surface pattern designer, make a collection of homewares, rather than prints on a page. If you want to be a children's illustrator - write a childrens book.
10. Practice Presenting Your Work, Lots
Take every opportunity to present your work. Good universities will give you chances to present your portfolios and projects to design studios, agents and other designers. Don't skip these. Every time you do it, it gets a little less terrifying, and you never know when your work will become something memorable for someone important.
11. Do the Work
Those who did the best work, put the work in. Go the extra mile wherever you can - rather than designing a page or two of a recipe book, make the whole thing. And get it printed and bound beautifully wherever you can afford. Spend time experimenting and exploring different routes. It will make your work better, and your portfolio stand out more.
12. Stop Worrying About Getting a 1st
I've never onced been asked what I got, and neither will you. What work you do matters a lot more than what grade you get, and in my experience your grade is a lot more about the volume of experimentation you do, and how well you document and evidence this work.


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Family:Whitney, Charles Francis (1852-1921)
Charles Francis9 Whitney (Levi Warren8, Levi7, Abner6, Samuel5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Levi Warren8 and Martha (Bohannon) Whitney, was born 24 July 1852, North Scriba, NY, and died 3 Jul 1921, Steele or Englevale, ND.
He married, 1878, Castle Rock, MN, Isabella Eliza Richards. She was born 6 Jan 1859, Castle Rock, MN, and died 28 Dec 1946, Steele, ND.
Children of Charles Francis9 and Isabella Eliza (Richards) Whitney:
i. Effie Adella10 Whitney, b. 24 Mar 1879, Fisher, MN; d. 29 Dec 1951, Steele, ND; m.(1) 25 May 1899, William S. Hanes; m.(2) 8 Jul 1903, Englevale, ND, Fred John Shipley. ii. Charles Henry, b. 2 Aug 1881, Melrose, WI; m. 12 Nov 1908, Fairview, ND, Maude Ella Porter. iii. Addie Viola Whitney, b. 23 Sep 1884, Ransom Co., ND; d. 20 June 1922, Steele Kidder, ND; m. Lafayette Livers. iv. LeRoy Gifford Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1886, ND; d. 18 Sep 1970, Lisbon, ND; m. 14 Oct 1942, Tappen, ND, Oma France Mahin. v. William Levi Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1888, Ransom Co., ND; d. 6 Jan 1958, Deer Lodge Co., MT; m. 13 May 1911, Steele, ND, Eva (Mae) Hewitt Calkins. vi. Arthur Whitney, b. 7 May 1890, Englevale, ND; d. 2 Oct 1924, Steele, ND; m. 1913, Steele, ND, Katherine A. Hohn. vii. George Raymond Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1893, Fort Ransom, ND; d. 23 Oct 1938, Klamath Co., OR; m. 14 Jul 1926, Bismarck, ND, Emma Rosella Selland. viii. Isabelle Whitney, b. say 1895; d. in infancy; bur. Woodlawn Cemetery, Steele, ND. ix. Sara Mae Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1898, Ransom Co., ND; 6 Oct 1952, Sioux Falls Minnehaha, SD; m. Nicolay Theodore Jenson.
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Charles's age is too high, but he is living with his brother William.
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5. Treatment of the biogas and injection into the natural gas grid or production of electricity from the biogas and injection into the power grid
6. Use of the heat generated by the biogas plant for wood drying, heating of residential and commercial buildings, etc.
7. Transport of organic, low-energy residual materials from the biogas plant as fertilizer for agriculture.
8. Cleaning of bins, containers, and packaging and reintroduction into the collection cycle. Illustration of a biogas plant.


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The Office of Maggie A. Kleem adheres to the highest professional standard of cleanliness, sterilization and radiation control. Our staff is CPR certified and medical emergency kit (including oxygen) is on the premises at all times. Our x-ray equipment is tested and certified by the State of Ohio. We maintain an eyewash station that is located in our dental lab for the vision safety of our staff and our patients.
We know that preventing the spread of infectious diseases is critical and have spared no expense in meeting and exceeding the guidelines set by OSHA and The ADA of the State of Ohio. All instruments are scrubbed and placed in a chemical bath. Instruments are then bagged individually or as procedure kits and then autoclaved at high temperatures and pressures. Our instrument bags have the added protection of dots which change color when autoclaved correctly. Test strips are run through our sterilization systems every two weeks and are read by an independent third party company to ensure our system is working efficiently. If an instrument can not go through our sterilization protocols, it will be discarded as medical waste after each patient.
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Container Gardening – Not just for Annual Flowers
Container Gardening – Materials & Preparation is Critical!
By:Jonathan Manning, CLT
A Better Garden Maintenance, LLC
Concrete and patios should not limit the garden potential you have at your homeor business. In these concrete porches, paver patios, and other open space you can have beautiful color and even produce vegetables. Installing tomato plants along with marigolds will brighten up the grey and give you delicious mile high city ripened tomatoes for those summer salads.
Container gardens do take more maintenance, yet the reward is worthwhile. If you choose to have a container garden, make sure toco use a large pot and the correct media (potting soil such as Miracle Grow can be used, but is not ideal). We use a special composition of media which specially for the needs of Colorado. If you are using Miracle Grow or a similar potting mix, adding peat moss and vermiculite helps by increasing water holding capacity for the media.
A few things to remember:
The media in pots dry out much quicker than soil in the ground. Pots should be watered daily and in some situations multiple times per day if in direct sunlight. Drip irrigation should be on a separate irrigation drip valve which is used to support only annual flowers and vegetables. Drip irrigation should only be regarded as a fail-safe and hand watering deeply should not be neglected in any circumstance.
Installing high grade media (soil) you ensure good root establishment and a higher ability to retain water. Media for container gardens should be replaced and fresh & clean media should be used one year to the next to prevent disease. This is similar to how farmers rotate crop to reduce pest populations.
Ensure you have a large enough clay pot, container or plastic liner. This has many positive affects survive the heat and drying effect of direct sunlight. An added trick to help to protect expensive clay pots is the added use of a liner. A liner is a plastic pot, or insert, to allow reduced pressure and corrosion of the container. Each type of flower and vegatable has differing rooting structures and rooting depths. Having a deep liner or pot helps maximize growth and flowering.
To maintain healthy plants, the contents of a containers with flowers or vegatables should be checked daily for correct moisture if it is not irrigated. In the case of flowers, dead/dying flowers and seed pods should be removed to increase and rejuvenate bloom. Vegatables, such as tomatoes, produce their fruit (in this scenario, tomatoes) from flowers. These flowers can be thinned to increase size of each tomato or to help establish the plant in the beginning. Research the type of plant you are going to plant in your Denver container garden or have A Better Garden Maintenance help you with your gardening needs.
Contact us today if you would like to have a beautiful variety of flowers to accent your Denver business or Greenwood Village residence.

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ICON Technologies has significant experience developing power quality monitoring systems that address the needs of commercial scale electrical power laboratories, island grids, isolated systems, and networks with mixed renewable and conventional power nodes. Examples include:
- The Energy Queensland Micro-grid and Isolated Systems Test (MIST) Laboratory monitoring system (due to be commissioned in 2020)
- The Edith Cowan University Smart Electrical Laboratory
- The Curtin University Green Electrical Energy Park (GEEP) Laboratory
Our PQM solutions are based around the ICONTech Grid Measurement System (GMS), a software-configurable multi-purpose device for capturing and distributing rich power quality measurement data from substations and other grid assets. We can currently supply it with a Power Quality Analyzer (PQA) configuration, or a Phase Measurement Unit (PMU) configuration. Both configurations include a full-fledged Digital Fault Recorder (DFR).
For teaching laboratories we offer the ICONTech GMS Lite, a scaled back system that offers a subset of the ICONTech GMS functionality at a reduced price for academic institutions.
Distributed PQM Networks
Multiple ICONTech GMS nodes deployed on local area networks, wide-area networks, and on isolated remote sites can be managed as a single tightly integrated PQM network. The integrated software offers:
- Remote software updates with fail-safe rollback
- Remote configuration of all PQA parameters
- Remote configuration of event triggers and waveform recorder parameters
- Real-time dashboard to display PQA measurements
- Centralised storage of PQA measurements and raw waveforms
- (Optional) Integration with the National Instruments SystemLink/TDM Module for tightly coupled data management, analysis and reporting
ICONTech GMS networks can also incorporate anclillary data acquisition and control nodes for significant non-PQM functions at any site. Applications might include:
- Monitoring the operating conditions and performance of a backup diesal genset at an off-grid site.
- Monitoring the mechanical condition and dynamic response of turbine blades at a windfarm.
Turn Raw PQM Data into Usable Information — Fast
The National Instruments SystemLink/TDM Module adds a tightly integrated data management, analysis and reporting option to a ICONTech GMS network. PQM and raw waveform data from all nodes can be optionally pre-processed before it is indexed and stored in a permanent data archive. Archived data can be triggered to automatically execute pre-defined analysis routines and reports. The data archive can import and export data in multiple formats including COMTRADE.
Linking Grid Simulation with Power Quality Measurement in Real-Time
ICON Technologies partners with ECADtools to design, deploy, and support smart power electrical systems that combine our ICONTech GMS PQA/PMU measurement devices with real-time grid simulation tools from OPAL-RT. Improve the utility and reliability of grid simulation by linking inputs directly to rich real-time power quality measurement data. Use fast-response, real-time simulation to predict and manage grid events as they unfold.


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ConocoPhillips to sell oil sands lease to Imperial, ExxonMobil Canada
Aug 8 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said it will sell its interest in Alberta's Clyden oil sands leasehold to Imperial Oil Ltd and ExxonMobil Corp's Canadian unit for about $720 million.
The leasehold is located near the southern edge of the Athabasca oil sands and south of Fort McMurray, Alberta and comprises 226,000 net acres of undeveloped land.
ConocoPhillips, the largest independent U.S. exploration and production company, expects to record a related after-tax gain of about $450 million.
Imperial is controlled by Exxon.
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A 3D Kamasutra will adhere to traditional Indian values with a rider
MUMBAI ~ Sherlyn Chopra’s nude form will come alive once again, this time in 3D. Kamasutra 3D, which stars the soft porn actress, will be an iconic movie, promises its director Rupesh Paul. “And if you call it porn, so be it,” he says.
Paul incidentally has also made Saint Dracula 3D, which was shot with a firang cast and crew and is the first 3D Dracula movie ever. That movie gave him the momentum to raise funds for Kamasutra 3D, a dream project of his. “Everyone thought I want to make porn and it was hard to convince people that it was going to be aesthetically shot. But it will be clear when the movie releases at Cannes in May.”
Paul’s movie is not based on the original text by Vatsyayana. This Kamasutra was written by a celibate guru in Mughal India. Paul says the story is unlike the original because it talks about “making your wife into 40 women” instead of “seducing 40 different women”. The movie will adhere to traditional Indian family values, but it will not compromise on nudity where it’s needed. “Our contemporary family values are just a hangover of Christian British values. I am following our ancient values. There will be a lot of sexual content in keeping with that. I promise you it will be remembered forever.” Actress Sheryln Chopra is taking the iconic bit a little too seriously. She refused to talk to us unless we put her on the cover.


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The first step with medication is often over-the-counter pain relievers, such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and naproxen. You can take them occasionally, as needed, for pain. Don’t take more than recommended on the label, as that may increase the risk of side effects.
If you find yourself needing over-the-counter pain relievers on most days, check with your doctor. A prescription anti-inflammatory drug may better ease your pain and swelling. Injections of strong anti-inflammatory steroids directly into specific joints are also effective for many but can be used only every few months. More frequent use may damage the joint cartilage.
Another OA treatment, viscosupplementation, involves injecting hyaluronic acid into the affected joint. Hyaluronic acid is naturally found in joint fluid, where it serves as lubricant. Unlike NSAIDs and steroids, these injections don’t take effect immediately.
There is also a role for topical painkillers. These are available as creams, salves, or gels with a host of active ingredients including capsaicin which stems fromhot peppers. These can help if your pain is mild. They can also be used as an add-on with other medications to achieve maximum control of your OA pain.
Some researchers are experimenting with platelet-rich plasma ( PRP). This entails extracting platelet cells from your own blood, and re-injecting them into the injured joint, stimulating your body's natural healing process. Experts don’t agree on its effectiveness and more research is needed to determine how helpful it is for OA.
Other OA Treatments
Medication on its own is often not enough. So what else can help? Physical and occupational therapy along with assistive devices such as knee braces, canes and/or shoe insoles can help correct joint misalignment, and strengthen muscles surrounding achy joints.
For example, people with knee OA are often told to strengthen the quadriceps muscle (the big muscle on the front of the thigh). This can help insulate the joint from stress. It’s best to learn the correct way to exercise from a physical therapist or trainer to avoid overdoing it and getting injured, Hillstrom says.

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The Blacksburg Farmers Market is your local, family-friendly gathering place in downtown Blacksburg. The market features growers of locally grown produce and meats, alongside artisans of baked goods, prepared foods, cheese, handmade crafts, and so much more!
The Farmer’s market is the shortest distance between your kitchen and the farm. Please follow our Facebook and Instagram for current updates. If we can make your visit more enjoyable in any way, please let us know by dropping us a line at firstname.lastname@example.org.
See you at the market!
Events at the Market
Grab a bite to eat and join us Wednesdays and Saturdays, Spring through Fall for local live entertainment in Market Square Park!
June 14 – Mingle at the Market – Sponsorship Available
August 9 – Mingle at the Market – Sponsored by Eagle Construction of VA
September 13 – 2nd Annual Community Soup Dinner – Sponsorship Available


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- Warning: small children will want to queue for this attraction multiple times.
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Today Nossi College of Art announced it has named Cyrus Vatandoost president and CEO following a unanimous vote by the school’s board of directors.
Vatandoost has served in various roles at Nossi over the past 24 years and most recently as the college’s executive vice president. In his new role as president, he will continue managing daily operations and furthering Nossi’s strategic vision of being the first choice for students across the Southeast seeking a commercial arts education and the first choice for those seeking to employ creatives locally and regionally.
“Under Ms. Nossi’s 48 years of leadership, Nossi College of Art has grown to become the flagship commercial arts college in our region,” said Vatandoost. “I look forward to building on her incredible legacy and continuing to ensure our diverse curriculum equips Nossi graduates to become successful creative industry professionals.”
Cyrus Vatandoost succeeds Ms. Nossi Vatandoost who founded the school in 1973. As part of the leadership transition, Ms. Nossi will retain the title of founder and chairwoman while remaining actively engaged in events, such as freshman orientation and graduation, and board meetings throughout the year.
“Over the last two decades, Cyrus has demonstrated a deep commitment to the success of our students, instructors, and the creative community. I know that he has the experience and passion to lead Nossi into the future and look forward to the school’s continued growth under his leadership.”Ms. Nossi Vatandoost
Nossi in the News
Nashville Post writes, “Nossi names president, CEO. Art college transitions leadership as founder steps aside after 48-year run.” Read the entire article from the Nashville Post.
Nossi College of Art was also featured in MainStreet Nashville, TN Ledger and NashToday