School-to-apartments project in Schuyler gets $3.8M grant
A developer’s plan to convert Watkins Glen Middle School into affordable senior apartments and community space received a $3.8 million state grant Wednesday, a key step in moving the $12.5 million project forward.
“Now that we got this, this project is going to move,” said Tony Fiala, executive director of SEPP Inc., the Binghamton-based developer. “Absolutely, this will move now. We needed this. If we didn’t get this, we’d be in tough shape. But this is a go, a green light.”
The $3.8 million grant was part of $95 million statewide for affordable housing projects announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Watkins Glen Middle School will close in June.
A new middle school wing is being built onto Watkins Glen High School as part of a $24.6 million facilities improvement project that will consolidate all students at the school district’s main 12th Street campus this fall. Construction began in June 2013.
Watkins Glen Central School District has an agreement in place to sell the existing middle school to SEPP Inc., which is planning to convert the building into 52 one- and two-bedroom apartments for residents age 55 and older.
The apartments will be available to seniors with incomes up to 80 percent of the average median income.
SEPP Inc., which will own and manage the apartments, is a private non-profit that focuses on developing affordable housing. The agency has done three similar adaptive reuse projects in former schools in Broome County, Fiala said.
Work on converting Watkins Glen Middle School into apartments is expected to begin sometime this summer or early fall, and take 22 to 24 months to finish.
“It’s in good shape, it hasn’t sat idle,” Fiala said. “I call it ‘clean lines.’ You can really just kind of knock out walls and frame it up.”
There’s also another aspect to the project.
The school’s auditorium and one of its two gymnasiums will be preserved and refurbished, and then turned over to the Village of Watkins Glen so they can be used for performing arts, recreational activities and community events, Fiala said.
“On that part of the project, we’re not in it to make any money,” he said. “That’s for us to give back to the community. It’ll be a very friendly lease arrangement with the village.”
The auditorium-gymnasium portion of the project will be supported by a separate $900,000 state grant awarded last December through the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council.
The middle school project is part of the much larger Project Seneca, a long-term economic development initiative in Schuyler County centered around redeveloping the Watkins Glen waterfront.
Project Seneca is a partnership between Schuyler County, the villages of Watkins Glen and Montour Falls, and multiple private developers. The plan is to use about $200 million worth of public projects to leverage overall investment of roughly $1 billion over a 10-year span, Schuyler County Administrator Tim O’Hearn has told The Leader.


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The improve service between Askeaton at Limerick will also include Mungret and Clarina
AN improved bus service between Askeaton and Limerick has been agreed in principle and will also serve the communities of Mungret, and Ballybrown /Clarina.
The National Transport Authority (NTA) confirmed the upgraded service was at an advanced stage at a recent meeting of Metropolitan councillors.
A motion calling for an improved 314 service had been submitted by Cllr Dan McSweeney last year. The people of Clarina and Mungret had been waiting on a promised improvement for many years, he pointed out.
“I am hopeful to see the delivery of this improved service within the next 12 months with increased funding available under Connecting Ireland,” the councillor said.
“This is a good news story for these areas and is an issue I will continue to work on to ensure its delivery in the timeframe provided by the NTA," he added.
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This article was written by Denise Hellekson from The Village Business Institute, a division of the Village Family Service Center.
Since 1891, The Village Family Service Center has helped area children and families improve their lives. The Village was founded as a home for orphaned children, and for decades provided a sanctuary for those who often had no other place to go. But times have changed, and The Village discovered it wasn’t just kids who needed their help.Today, The Village reaches out to more than 80,000 people every year, and is constantly adapting services to meet the needs of modern families. Through individual and family counseling, child care, mentoring, adoption, financial counseling and workplace issues, The Village is a place for all individuals and families.
Remember the days when summer seemed to stretch ahead of you like a blank canvass waiting to be filled with adventures and magical moments? Childhood summers were a time to slow down, relax, and enjoy being in the moment. Then we grew up. Now most people’s summers are just as busy as the rest of their lives. Daily planners are overflowing with projects and activities vying for our attention like an endless treadmill without an “off” switch. Is this how you want your life to be?
When people who need help bringing balance back to their lives come to The Village Family Service Center —one of the tools our counselors recommend for dealing with stress is the practice of mindfulness.
Mindfulness is a simple approach that can help you bring balance back and reclaim some of the joy of childhood. Children are experts at being in the moment. Whether it’s splashing through a summer shower or watching fireflies flashing their mysterious signals, they aren’t thinking of what is ahead but reveling in what is here now. They are masters of mindfulness. As adults, we can recapture that feeling and it can begin with only a minute a day.
One of the most quoted books on mindfulness is “The Miracle of Mindfulness,” by Thich Nhat Hanh. This noted Zen Master’s book is just over 100 pages (paperback version) yet packed with wisdom on how to savor the special moments in your life and let them fill you up with happiness. His approach is the opposite to the frenzied multitasking that is prevalent in today’s workplace where responding to endless e-mails, phone calls, and deadlines often finds people trying to do multiple things simultaneously.
Recent research has shown that focused attention can actually increase efficiency and decrease stress. Mindfulness is the opposite of multitasking. Mindfulness is deeply focusing on one person or task at a time. Quieting our mind and focusing on the present moment can help us to find a sense of balance. As Joel and Michelle Levey state in their book, “Living a Balanced Life,” “Developing mindfulness gives you an internal guidance system that helps you know when you’re heading off the course of balance, so you can self-correct and find your way back on track. It’s like having an inner compass or radar, advising you of your present reality and the direction you’re heading in, then lighting your way home.”
Practicing mindfulness for just a few minutes a day can make a big difference, especially if you do it at the beginning of the day. Focus on your breathing; with your inward breath, say “Return,” and with your outward breath say “Home,” repeat this for 2-3 minutes. This short meditation is both calming and centering, and can help you face the day feeling more centered, helping you to respond to the day rather than react to it. As Amit Ray stated in his book “Om, Chanting and Meditation,” “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
When you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or lost in thoughts of the past or future, take a few moments to pull your attention back to your current surroundings and just be present. The website Wisdom Commons describes it this way, “Mindfulness lets us absorb the richness of the moment instead of going through life with half of our attention on the past or future or our own mental chatter. The self-knowledge that comes from mindfulness lets us be more intentional in choosing priorities and actions that fit our life mission.”
Every day and every moment is a chance to practice mindfulness. When sending an email, focus your attention on the person receiving it and what they are needing to hear. When listening to a colleague or a friend, give them your full attention. Listen to the words and the feelings between the words and see what a difference it makes. Turn your awareness to yourself as well, what are you feeling? What are you experiencing? Making time for mindfulness is practicing being in the moment, and the moment is where the magic is. If you don’t believe me, just ask a kid on summer vacation.
Denise Hellekson provides EAP counseling, training, consulting, and crisis response services for The Village Business Institute. She has a master’s degree in Community and Rehabilitation Counseling from St. Cloud State University; and is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice (Mediator). Hellekson has many years of experience in counseling, advocacy, and consulting services.

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A new series of Married at First Sight Australia has kicked off on E4 and one bride is already winning over the hearts of viewers. Viewers instantly loved Cassandra for her bubbly personality and said the experts needed to "protect Cassandra at all costs" after she revealed her tragic story.
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The game starting off with PG Malik Boothe draining a three ball. That should have been a clear indicator of an excellent evening. That, and the Red Storm launching out the starting gate with a 16-0 run would set the stage for a 58 point drubbing by the St. John's over the Westmont Warriors, a NAIA squad from Santa Barbara, Calif.
The 100-42 exhibition game win at Lou Carnesecca Arena should be a nice confidence builder for head Coach Steve Lavin and his team as the regular season approaches.
Freshman, Dwayne Polee was in the starting line-up along with Boothe, Dwight Hardy, Justin Brownlee and D.J. Kennedy and all five put up points, contributing to a 21-2 run. With 12:55 remaining in the half, the Warriors finally received some offense from forward Blake Bender and Matt Hornbuckle (5 points) but the Red Storm's new look zone defense with their length, athleticism and quickened pace, stymied Westmont. Brownlee's fifteen first half points, which included two thunderous dunks, were a major contributor to the Red Storm's, 59-20 halftime lead.
The Red Storm fans enthusiastically chanted, "We want Garrett" and an obviously hyped Amir Garrett responded, pointing his finger in the air to the rhythm of their chants. Garrett was in the building along another top recruit, Norvel Pelle as they sat one row up from courtside while on their official visits to the Queens, NY campus.
As the Warriors made adjustments in the second half, the Johnnies found themselves with less transition points and more half court situations. Where St. John's beat Westbrook by 29 points in the first half, they would only beat them by 17 points in the second. Turnovers and some spacing issues gave the Warriors scoring opportunities which Marlow Brooks and Bender exploited.
To complicate matters, Boothe, who had nine points, would go down after attempting a shot with 11:04 left to play and appeared to be grabbing his ankle while grimacing in pain. Hardy would step up in his absence, sharing his expanded point guard duties with Malik Stith (4 points). Boothe would return with what would turn out to be merely a cramp.
The Red Storm began to execute in the half court as Dele Coker scored in the paint along with Sean Evans (7 points). Paris Horne was also a sparkplug providing 12 of St, John's 36 bench points as did Quincy Roberts (7 points). With 3:30 left to play, and the Johnnies comfortably ahead, Coach Lavin subbed in his two walk-ons and cruised to the win.
St, John's had five players who scored in double-digits (Brownlee - 18pts, 4 rebs and 2 blks; Hardy -15pts, shooting 3-5 from 3-pt range; Polee - 12 pts, 3 rebs; Kennedy - 10pts) and shot 61.5% and 50% from three-point range. The Johnnies also shot 57.9% from the line.
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Shell-to-Cone Junction Without Knuckle Discontinuity Stress
The thickness of a conical head or sections under internal pressure, with a half-apex angle smaller than 30°, is calculated by simple ASME Code membrane-stress equations and the ASME Code rules for reinforcement at the junction. No special analysis of discontinuity stresses is normally required. When, in addition to internal pressure, there are external loads, or when the half-apex angle is larger than 30°, a more detailed analysis of discontinuity stresses is necessary. This analysis can be made by using the Force Method, but as the equations for this case are more complicated, simplified approximate solutions are available in Reference 2. (See the reference section of this manual.) The computer program described above in Section 142 can also be used.
The discontinuity stress can be further increased by a poor fit-up of the joint. Good alignment of a cone with a cylinder is difficult to achieve in practice.
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The Polyphonic Spree will unveil its first holiday album this fall with the release of Holidaydream: Sounds of the Holidays Volume One, the group's first full-length release since 2007's The Fragile Army. The album includes ten standards, two original instrumental compositions, and a cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's classic "Happy X-Mas (War is Over)," and will be released October 23 on Good Records Recordings and Kirtland Records.
With 'Holidaydream,' Polyphonic Spree sought to channel the holiday season's full range of moods, from joyous to melancholy. Arrangements are twisted, like on the spacy, shape-shifting "Do You Hear What I Hear" and "Silver Bells" (featuring School of Seven Bells), and melodies are morphed, as on an ethereal "Winter Wonderland," but the spirit of the holidays remains firmly intact. The album was produced by Knife and Fork's Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart, PJ Harvey, Frank Black) and The Speekers (The Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter and Julie Doyle).
The album is the product of a decade of Polyphonic Spree annual holiday variety shows, which have featured break-dancers, tap-dancing grandmas, bell choirs, comedians, zoo demonstrations, and even a Dickens-inspired play with acting from the musicians themselves. The band released one holiday track "It's Christmas" in 2011.
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Based on your recent visit and the tests conducted, you have been diagnosed with early Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for a full recovery. Early treatment of Lyme disease typically results in a full recovery and we’re here to support you every step of the way.
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The Vía de La Plata (or Silver Way) is an old commercial path that crosses the west of Spain from north to south, connecting Merida to Astorga.
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Canada day is fast approaching and various communities throughout Westman have plans lined up to help ring in the country’s 152nd birthday on Monday. Below is a roundup at what I’ve been able to track down so far… if you learn of something that belongs on this list please drop me a note and I’ll be happy to update!
Festivities in Brandon will for the first Canada Day make use of the new Festival Park stage. A lineup of entertainment is scheduled from 12:05pm through to after 9pm leading into 11pm’s fireworks show.
Tag ‘Em Entertainment will have a number of items setup including the 60 foot dinosaur run, Tag ‘Em’s Giant Games Package, Toy Town and Foam Machines. Fusion Children’s Entertainment will be setup with mobile stage. Fusion is said to be also setting up a kids pedal tractor pull among other things.
The day is to also include a Living Flag, scenic helicopter rides over Brandon, face painting & origami and food trucks. Plans are in place to offer a fair amount of parking, though organizers are encouraging the use of transit or active transportation where possible in lieu of big expected crowds. The full poster for the day can be seen here.
Also in Brandon the Wheat City Whiskey Jacks will take on the Souris Valley Sabre Dogs in a double-header with games at Andrews Field at 1:35pm and then 4:05pm. The day is billed on the team’s promotional schedule as “Canada Day Spectacular” and is to feature various between inning fun. For a little advancer on July 1 fun, check out a feature the team recently did in quizzing their players on topics-Canada at this link.
Also in Brandon, the inflatable water park on the Keystone Centre grounds is advertising being open normal hours from 11am - 8pm with a special promotion of getting a free adult accompaniment admission with the purchase of Kids admission on Monday. Normally an adult accompaniment would cost $8.
The Town of Killarney will have various goings-on beginning in the morning with a youth scavenger hunt, face painting, bus tours and an arts circle that will see artists paint heritage farm equipment.
Beginning at 3:30 and throughout the rest of the day the Killarney Agricultural Grounds will see a host of summer games, trivia contests and face painting as well as beer gardens.
From 2-4pm KCI Alumni and Jazz Bands will play the Shamrock Recreation Centre.
From 9-11pm live music will be performed by Awake Before Dawn with fireworks scheduled to take place at 11 from the Killarney Agricultural Grounds.
Full schedule and map for Killarney’s Canada Day can be seen here.
The day will begin with Canada Day breakfast at the United Church. Following that celebrations in Minnedosa will be centred around Minnedosa Beach where there will be a sand castle building competition, car show, beach volleyball tournament and a schedule of live stage entertainment throughout the afternoon and evening. Also setup will be a Kids Zone with with bouncy houses, face painting, water wars (water guns, water bombs, shelters), 20+ exotic animals from Prairie Exotics and more. Fireworks over the lake are to follow at dusk. A listing of the day's activities and entertainment complete with times can be seen on the Discover Minnedosa events page.
This will also mark the first Canada Day for Splish Splash Water Park since it’s opening in June.
Neepawa kicks off its July 1 celebrations with a morning pancake breakfast at 9am.
Main festivities begin at 1pm at the town’s Riverbend Park, which will include live music, a farmer’s market, disc golf and a free public swim at the Neepawa pool. A host of kids activities will include bouncy inflatables, face painting, henna tattoos and a reptile gardens. Fireworks are planned for dusk.
The full poster with schedule can be seen here
CFB Shilo will have various activities and entertainment kicking off at 4pm. Featured will be local band The Vickars, a CNE Wrestling show beginning at 8:30pm and the screening of kids movie Wonderpark also at 8:30 at the George Strange Hall. Family activities taking place from 4-8 will include face painting, Henna tattoos, inflatables, laser tag and more. Beer Gardens and Food Alley will be open right up to 11pm. Fireworks are scheduled for 10:45pm.
Shilo’s celebrations take place at the Community Centre Annex, Building L-25. The full event page for the day can be seen at https://www.cafconnection.ca/Shilo/In-My-Community/Special-Events/Canada-Day.aspx
Fireworks double-dip potential alert! Souris is promoting ringing in fireworks on the night before, on Sunday at 10:45pm, in the bowl at Victoria Park.
Virden will ring in Canada 152 beginning at noon with a Canada Day Parade. The day’s events will take place mainly at Victoria Park beginning with opening ceremonies at 1pm and various stage entertainment starting at 1:30. Musical act Super Shuffle will perform from 6:30-9:30pm.
Kids activities will include face painting and games as well as Kerr’s Bouncers. Also on Monday the Virden pool will be hosting a free swim from 10-2
Fireworks are expected to start at about 10:30 beside Tundra Oil & Gas Place.
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The day’s events at the Park start at 8am with a pancake breakfast at the Onanole Recreation Centre.
Main stage events begin at 10:30am with a Citizenship Ceremony followed by free giant birthday cake at 12:30 and continue through the afternoon with a handful of scheduled performances.
Other activities throughout the day include “Fun Under the Discovery Dome” hands-on nature-related activities with Parks Canada interpreters, Anishinaabemowin Activities and Cultural Demo, face painting and airbrush tattoos.
Fireworks are to take place at dusk in Onanole.
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Check back closer to Monday... this link will be updated with any further info that might come my way!
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A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SKYSCRAPER; Condo Life at 1,000 Feet: Tight Security, Great View
By JODI WILGOREN
Published: November 24, 2001
CHICAGO, Nov. 23— The other day in an elevator of the John Hancock Tower, the world's tallest residential building, a young woman told Bettylou Taradash that she was moving out. Night after night, the woman said, she lies awake, imagining a plane hurtling through her picture window or a bomb going off in the garage. The beloved tower, she fears, could be terrorists' next mark.
''I said, 'Well, where are you moving?' '' recalled Ms. Taradash, 76, a real estate broker who has lived in the Hancock for 28 years and makes most of her living getting others to join her. ''She's going three blocks away. I was thinking, 'You idiot, if this building gets hit, it's going to fall on your building.' ''
''Look at Queens -- there's no place to hide,'' Ms. Taradash added, referring to the crash there last week of an American Airlines flight. ''Anything can happen to anyone at any time.''
That determined fatalism has become commonplace among the 1,100 people who live in the 100-story, 1,127-foot Hancock Tower. They continue to live their lives, enchanted by the spectacular views, spoiled by the central location. The only thing to fear, they say, is declining real estate values.
Just one apartment, a two-bedroom on the 63rd floor, has sold in the building since the attacks on the World Trade Center ($467,000, not too far off the $495,000 asking price, but 10 percent to 30 percent less per square foot than comparables were selling for this summer).
The 18 units currently available have been on the market an average of 80 days, and 23 more are for rent, about twice the typical vacancy rate, though it is unclear whether this is because of an aversion to the tower or a slowing real estate market.
For such a well-known building, the old real estate mantra of location, location, location sounds a lot like target, target, target in the post-Sept. 11 world. As police officers reminded residents at the condominium board meeting this week, the Hancock is among 200 buildings nationwide that are viewed as vulnerable to attacks.
As a result, steel and concrete barricades, painted a handsome slate, now block the Hancock's circular driveways, with a police car posted just beyond. Trunks are inspected in the garage, and a sign in the buildings' commercial lobby warns shoppers not to have purchases gift-wrapped, as bags must be thoroughly searched.
The doorman no longer will hold packages. The public part of the building was evacuated on Sept. 11 -- and has been twice since, in false alarms -- but many residents chose to stay in their homes.
''We live in the safest building in the world now,'' said Jim McKechnie, 56, the president of the 48-member condo board, who has put an American flag in his 80th floor window, even though he knows it is nearly impossible to see from the ground. ''We have security, we have plainclothes security, we have marked cars, we have unmarked cars. It's like the Pentagon -- O.K., bad analogy,'' Mr. McKechnie said. ''They can't really get to us.''
Completed in 1969, the building, known as Big John, is a focal point of the Chicago skyline, a sleek charcoal tower of steel and aluminum with its signature diagonal beams crisscrossing to the heavens. Eleven skyscrapers in the world are taller than the Hancock, but its 92nd-floor apartments offer the world's highest residential address. New York's highest residential building is the Trump World Tower, near the United Nations, where the apartments stop at the 90th floor.
Inside, the Hancock is really two buildings: one a public thoroughfare of shops, offices, an observation deck and a restaurant and bar with panoramic views; the other is a vertical neighborhood that, on Election Day, is its own precinct, the 43rd.
The Rev. Andrew Greeley, the priest-novelist, and Jerry Springer, the talk show host, are among the residents; Chris Farley of ''Saturday Night Live'' overdosed on the 60th floor in 1997 (he was a renter).
The 44th floor is the Hancock's Main Street, with a grocery store that delivers and runs tabs, a swimming pool surrounded by windows that was featured in one of the ''Poltergeist'' movies, a gym with saunas, a lending library of dented paperbacks and a video rental machine. A ''garage sale'' is scheduled for Saturday on the floor (someone slipped a note under Mr. McKechnie's door denouncing it as ''tacky, tacky, tacky'').
''When there's a snowstorm here, it doesn't matter,'' said Mr. McKechnie's wife, Nike, a fund-raising consultant. ''You can still go to the grocery store, you can still get your dry cleaning, you can still get your nails done, you can still get your shoes fixed.''
All without donning a coat. Or, you can stay inside and watch the world from a window seat.
In Linda Lively's 89th-floor spread, 3,256 square feet that Ms. Lively bought last May for $1.45 million, the sparkling blue of Lake Michigan fills the eastern wall of the family room, the city lights stretch out to the suburbs west from the dining table. In the living room, the sun sets over the Sears Tower. On a clear day, it is possible to see four states.
Summertime means private viewings of twice-weekly fireworks and the Chicago Air and Water Show. Friends call to ask whether traffic is worse on the expressway or Lake Shore Drive. And, yes, high-floor residents do occasionally phone the doorman when they see clouds to find out if it is raining down below.
''I go up in the elevator and I'm transported,'' Ms. Lively said. ''It's as if we're in an airplane. I can watch the flight paths from both O'Hare and Midway. I do not see a plane and think it's going to be coming at our building.''
Pat McDaniel Cohen, a real estate agent who has lived in the tower since 1970 and does 95 percent of her business there, said the phones slowed so much after Sept. 11 that she took a sabbatical to visit her daughter in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
''I'm so Pollyanna anyway,'' Ms. Cohen said in her home-office on the 49th floor, where a model of Big John adorns the wall. ''I like to believe what the experts say, the chance of it happening with a plane again is nil.''
Ms. Taradash, who sold nearly half of the 700 units when the Hancock turned condo in 1973, said she remembered one of the lawyers telling her about a meeting to discuss who would be liable if a plane crashed into the building. She could not, however, recall what was decided.
Puttering around the crimson-carpeted halls with a handbag on her wrist and a change purse full of keys, Ms. Taradash is trying to sell apartments 7112, a two-bedroom with west views and 1970's kitchen and bath ($490,000); 6510, an updated three-bedroom that also faces west ($595,000); and 6702, a northwest-facing three-bedroom ($795,000).
She shows her client, Alex Videnovic, how to crane his neck to catch a peek at the lake, and brags about how the Hancock allows residents to heat one room while air-conditioning another.
''The higher the better,'' said Mr. Videnovic, 24, who spent the last few years playing professional basketball in Spain and is now rehabilitating his knee. ''If I'm up here, everyone else is down there.''
Mr. Videnovic was stuck at the window, transfixed by the endless lights of street and skyscraper. Terrorism? Not a concern. But he wants a balcony. The Hancock does not have any.
Photos: The tallest residential building. (Scott Olson for The New York Times)(pg. A1); The large swimming pool of the John Hancock Tower was featured in one of the ''Poltergeist'' movies.; ''We live in the safest building in the world now,'' said Jim McKechnie, with his wife, Nike, on the 80th floor.; The Main Street of the 100-story John Hancock Tower is the 44th floor, where Marguerite Finch shopped. (Photographs by Scott Olson for The New York Times)(pg. B5)


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Sinsay, Triple C's, Gun Play, Torch, Specialyst Ent., Specialyst Set, Maybach Music Group, Majestik Records Group, Smoke Grey, Truth, Mass Pike Miles, Rick Ross
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Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 02 - I Don't Back Down ft Jay Rock & Remo Da Hitmaker [prod by Remo Da
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 03 - Winner ft Masspike Miles [prod by Dunlap]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 04 - Fire ft Gunplay (of Triple C's) [prod by Amadeus]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 05 - Salute Me [prod by Mike Mills]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 06 - On My Life ft Mbusi [prod by Carlitos & Vinny]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 07 - Make A Livin [prod by Mike Spits (Equalyzas)]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 08 - Don't Go ft Shaleen Thomas [prod by March 314 & Illness Beatz (3r
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 09 - Summer Breeze ft Mistah F.A.B. & Chenzira [prod by Mike Spits (Eq
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 10 - You Don't Know Me ft Donny Goines [prod by C Sharp]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 11 - I Was There [prod by Mike Spits (Equalyzas)]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 12 - I'm On It [prod by Nottz]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 13 - Cool As Ice ft Mr. Gat & Truth (Specialyst Set) [prod by S-Dot]
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 14 - 1 Foot In ft Mr. Gat & Smoke Grey (Specialyst Set) [prod by Corey
Sinsay - Rebirth of Hip-Hop - 15 - Rep My City ft Young Breed (of Triple C's), Smoke Bulga & Mr. Gat
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Employees at Tamworth based manufacturer Parking Facilities Limited have confirmed that the installation of three Filtermist oil mist filters has significantly improved the air quality in the company’s production premises and speeded up production.
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In TV Interviews, Senator Clinton Criticizes Bush's Handling of Iraq
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
Published: December 8, 2003
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7— Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York sharply criticized President Bush's policies in Iraq during an unusual series of back-to-back appearance on the Sunday morning talk shows.
Mrs. Clinton, a Democrat, argued that the Bush administration had failed to prepare adequately for the task of restoring order in Iraq after the ouster of Saddam Hussein.
Appearing on the ABC News program ''This Week,'' Mrs. Clinton suggested that the administration was now altering its plans for a new government in Iraq in search of ''some kind of exit strategy, some kind of transition before our elections.'' She also accused the White House of deceiving the public about how much money and time would be required to reconstruct Iraq.
''I think that the administration has, from the very beginning, not leveled with the American people,'' she said on the NBC News program ''Meet the Press.'' ''If we're going to undertake these kinds of very difficult missions, we should level with people about cost and time.''
But the White House chief of staff, Andrew H. Card Jr., said on ''Fox News Sunday'' that Mrs. Clinton was ''clearly mistaken.''
''What drives our policy in Iraq are the Iraqi people and their needs and the desire for greater security,'' Mr. Card said. He added, ''We're going to get out of there as quickly as we can, but not before we finish the mission at hand.''
Later, on the CBS News program ''Face the Nation,'' Mrs. Clinton singled out Mr. Bush. ''I think that one of the missing elements in our strategy thus far has been the president and the administration leveling with the American people about what it is we're up against, how long it's going to take, how much it's going to cost,'' she said.
Mrs. Clinton's aides said she went on television to discuss the recent visit she and Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, made to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Reed are on the Armed Services Committee.
Mrs. Clinton used her appearances on Sunday to rebut Republican critics who had said she played politics with her trip to Iraq. Specifically, they said she showed poor judgment by voicing policy differences with the administration in the presence of United States forces.
Mrs. Clinton dismissed those assertions with language reminiscent of when, as first lady, she spoke of a ''vast right-wing conspiracy'' out to destroy her husband's presidency. ''Let me correct the record,'' she said. ''I know that's the latest flaming charge by the right wing. But that's not what happened.
''What happened is that when I was in Afghanistan and Iraq, speaking with a lot of our soldiers, who I think are doing an extraordinary job under dangerous and difficult circumstances, they asked me on one particular occasion, 'Well, you know, what do people think of us and what we're doing back home?' ''
''I'm not going to lie to an American soldier, particularly a soldier in the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, New York,'' she continued. ''And what I said is: 'I think you have universal support among the American people. They cannot be prouder of you. And there are questions being raised about the administration's policies.' ''
Mrs. Clinton's appearance on ''This Week'' was the first time the program's host, George Stephanopoulos, had managed to book her. Mr. Stephanopoulos was a chief adviser to former President Bill Clinton, and Mrs. Clinton was said to have been enraged with Mr. Stephanopoulos for writing an insider account of his years in the White House.


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It’s been 3 years since Kenny Dope and Rasheed Chappell release their critically acclaimed LP “Future Before Nostalgia,” the duo have been hard at work crafting their next LP “Brick & Mortar.” Here’s a sneak peek at what they’ve been building…”Franchise,” serves as a declaration that Kenny Dope and Rasheed Chappell are indeed BACK and […]
As Joey kicks off his tour tonight in New Haven, he’s released a brand new joint that didn’t make the B4.DA.$$ album. This track is dope.
Platformz featured Artists Eff Yoo and Godilila dropped the second single to “They Come on Horseback”, Bounty Hunt recently. The video is shot and filmed in easton PA ,edited by Skykrs Cinema.
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The Adrian G. Marcuse Library's Ask-a-Librarian Service will not be available on Saturday, September 27th. We will be back up and running on Monday, September 29th.
We look forward to answering your questions!
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Monday, September 22, 2014
Previous editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld has been making major fashion airwaves and we are all receiving them. Since starting her own fashion publication CR Fashion Book, she has managed to change the way people look at fashion editorials no longer the tamed elegance that graces the pages of Vogue, Carine pushes the envelope with sex and fashion, when it all irons out isn't that what fashion is? Sex and clothing. With CR Fashion Book editorial she mixes the uber-famous with everyday people, so the reader gets a realistic view of her vision.
Issue 4: Fairy Tales is available in the magazine room and Issue 5 featuring Beyoncé will be arriving soon!
Past issues of CR Fashion Book have been recently added to the Bound Magazine Collection. The three bound issues available are:
Issue 1: Rebirth [Fall 2012]
Issue 2: Dance [Spring/Summer 2013]
Issue 3: Hope [Fall 2013]
For more Carine Roitfeld, be sure to check out Irreverent which chronicles Roitfeld's work over 30 years at Vogue Paris.
(Call Number: 070.92 ROT in the over sized section)
Also, if you thought that The September Issue was a great documentary, you haven't seen anything yet, the library has also just received Mademoiselle C, a documentary which follows Carine on her journey to creating the first issue of CR Fashion Book.
(Call Number DVD MAD in the DVD documentaries section)
Coming soon is Little Black Jacket, Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld's reinterpretation of Chanel's iconic little black jacket. Lagerfeld has redesigned the jacket, transforming it into a modern, adaptable garment to be worn by both sexes of all ages. The Little Black Jacket contains Lagerfeld's photographs of celebrities wearing the jacket with individual flair; sometimes classic, sometimes irreverent, but always Chanel.
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EDM Inversión Investment Philosophy Portfolio construction • Long-only traditional investment style (bottom-up) • Stock picking. No benchmarking (low overlapping against its benchmark) • Long-term investment horizon (5 years on average) • Low turnover (18% average for the last 6 years) • High liquidity (93% of the portfolio can be sold within one trading day) • Concentrated portfolio, maximum 20 companies • Fully invested (never below 80%): competition among stocks 9
EDM Inversión Investment Philosophy Stock picking methodology • Focus on understandable and predictable businesses at reasonable prices • Management quality & integrity are crucial for us • Demanding criteria: High quality of the business (ROE = 14,5%) • Sustainable EPS growth (9,4%) • Recurrent and solid cash-flows • Companies focused on international markets to generate growth • Lack of sectors whose profits are not easily foreseen: - Banking - Cyclical sectors 10
EDM Inversión Management Team Juan Grau, 66. Ricardo Vidal, 42. EDM Inversión Manager CO-CIO Chairman of EDM Gestión, SGIIC Consumption Sector Specialist Holds an MBA from ESADE University (Barcelona). Worked at Banco Vitalicio (Insurance Company) and Gesindex SGIIC (FinancialBusiness education. Graduate in business Services) from 1993 until 1997. Holds the Certified of EuropeanManagement from IESE, Graduate in Financial Financial Analyst (CEFA). Joined EDM in July 1997. Es miembro del Consejo de Administración de EDM Gestión, SGIIC.Analysis and Tax from EADA and Analysis andBudget Control from TEA-CEGOS. Adolfo Monclús, 38.Mr. Grau began his career as Controller of the CO-CIOAgrolimen Group Drinks Division. He was Chief Retail, Business Services andFinancial Officer and Board Member at the TMT´s Sector Specialisttextiles group Standard Fil, S.A. and ChiefFinancial Officer at Túnel del Cadí CESA. Graduated in Business Administration by the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya & in Economics Finance by BentleyPartner and Founder, in 1989, of EDM Group. College (USA). Holds an International MBA from Instituto deHe is currently Chairman of EDM Gestión, Empresa (Madrid). Worked at Argentaria and BBVA in the Mid- Corporate Banking area. Joined EDM in July 2005 after finishingSGIIC and a Board Member of EDM Holding. his MBA. 17
EDM Inversión Management Team Gonzalo Cuadrado, 41 Beatriz López, 34 Pharmacy, construction and infrastructure Medical, Food and Insurance Specialist Sector Specialist Graduated in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in 1999, followed by a Graduated in Economy by UB. Holds a Master in Master’s Degree in Finance from CEMFI (Bank of Finances by the IEF, the CEFA, the CIIA and the Spain) in 2001. Holds the Chartered Alternative CAIA. Holds the “Certificado de Experto en Investment Analyst (CAIA) by the CAIA Valoración de Empresas”(CEVE) by IEAF. Worked as Association. She started her career at Banco a fund manager and analyst in Caixa Penedès. Sabadell, where she became Senior Equity Analyst and asset manager in EDM since 2004 Analyst. Joined EDM in 2007 as a Financial Analyst and Fund Manager. Alberto Fayos, 39 Specialised industries and Financials Sector Specialist Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial and •No distinction between analyst & portfolio manager Finances and a Degree in Statistics from University of Barcelona (UB). Holds the Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA). • Collective discussion & Individual decision Worked at Gaesco Gestión SCIIC from 1997 until 2005. Worked at Banc Sabadell Gestión SGIIC from 2006 until 2009. Joined the • Investment Team over the last 6 years: Investment Department of EDM in March Non-existent staff turnover 2009, where he is analyst and portfolio manager. 18
EDM Inversión About EDM Asset Management Regulated companies in three European domiciles EDM HOLDING, S.A. 100% EDM SERVICIOS EDM GESTIÓN EDM FUND EDM ASSETCompany FINANCIEROS S.A. SGIIC MANAGEMENT, S.A. MANAGEMENT, Ltd S.A. AVCountry SPAIN SPAIN LUXEMBOURG IRELAND Since 1989 Since 1989 Since 1990 Since 1999 Service Discretionary Domestics Funds International Fuds Fund of Management SICAV SICAV Hegde Funds 21
EDM Inversión About EDM Asset Management EDM Senior Managers Eusebio Díaz-Morera, 66 Antonio Estabanell, 52 EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN CEO Graduated in Economy from Barcelona Holds an MBA from ESADE University University and MBA from IESE (Barcelona). (Barcelona). Worked at KPMG and two Before founding EDM in 1989, he was General international food companies in the Financial Director of PAS (Fund Management and Area. Joined EDM in 1990 and since then has Corporate Finance), Chairman of Caja de been involved in all investment management Barcelona (Savings Bank), Chairman of Banca activity within the company. Until 2010 he was Catalana, and Chairman of Tunel del Cadí the Managing Director and CIO. (tollway concession) Javier Prada, 62 Luis Fortuny , 45 DIRECTOR HEAD OF BACK-OFFICE & COMPLIANCE Graduated in Law, he holds a Master in Graduated in Economics and Finances from Finance (University of Paris). He started his UAB. In 2006, he received a BA degree in PDD career in Banif Private Bank (Santander) where from IESE Business School. He was working at he was Regional Manager and Former SONY from 1990 to 2000 as Accounting Managing Director. In 1991 he joined Indosuez- Manager and Control Manager. He was Senior Credit Agricole where he was Private Banking Consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. He General Manager and Regional President. He was also Finance Director at Baker & Mc Kenzie joined EDM in 2005. (Law firm). He joined EDM in 2008.
EDM Inversión About EDM Asset Management EDM performance with other asset types 20 Years 15 Years 10 Years 7 Years 3 Years 2 Years 2011 FUND CATEGORY Inception Date ISIN RETURN RETURN RETURN RETURN RETURN VOLATILITY RETURN EDM Strategy Europe Equity Large Cap 241,68 81,18 0,70 40,15 28,54 11,28 -5,00 31/10/1995 LU0028445327 EDM Ahorro Euro Corporate Credit 115,95 48,55 25,23 17,64 9,29 1,81 2,00 01/04/1991 ES0168673038 EDM Inversión Spanish Equity 331,87 170,68 63,37 18,62 6,94 17,25 -6,10 01/04/1991 ES0168674036 EDM Renta Euro Fixed Income 47,62 23,82 16,27 4,10 0,63 1,60 22/12/1994 ES0127795039 EDM American Growth (USD) US Equity Large Cap Growth -24,22 3,19 45,70 12,58 4,01 31/05/1999 LU0095539242 EDM Cartera Global Equity Large Cap 10,09 11,60 -5,15 11/07/2008 ES0128331008 EDM American Growth (EUR) US Equity Large Cap Growth 41,91 18,24 0,22 10/09/2008 LU0388590050 EDM Credit Portfolio High Yield Fixed Income 43,65 7,89 4,24 08/10/2008 LU0028445590 EDM Emerging Markets Emerging Markets Equity 12,72 -17,80 21/12/2009 LU0051440435 EDM High Yield Short Duration High Yield Fixed Income 1,52 06/10/2011 LU0146855530 24 All EDM return data are expressed in euros and are stated net of expenses and fees.
EDM Inversión Summary 10 reasons for investing in EDM Inversión 1. Consistent returns above benchmark (+6% annual outperformance) 2. Very small volatility for an equity fund (-4% annual bellow benchmark) 3. Excellent relative performance throughout the financial crisis (2007-2011) 4. Stable investment philosophy all over 23 years 5. Unique and tested investment process developed by an experienced management team 6. Very high quality (ROE) and liquid concentrated portfolio 7. Defensive strategy: focus on "ensured growth" without cyclical sectors 8. Portfolio valuation at historial minimum levels 9. Poor overlapping and low correlation with other fund managers 10. Complementary with other equity styles 26
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laser eye surgery Allentown PA Fundamentals Explained
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LASIK is definitely the most commonly carried out refractive surgery process. You might hear people contacting it “LASIX,” but the proper name is LASIK, which is short for “laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.”
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AT&T and investment firm TPG agreed to a complicated deal in which TPG gets a 30% minority stake in a new spinoff DirecTV company. In return, AT&T gets $7.8 billion -- and a new $16.2 billion in value for the new company.
Forget about what it means for AT&T's long-term financials. The company has essentially pushed it to the sidelines -- as well as its other video businesses.
The hope is whether someone can figure out where this TV business remains in the media ecosystem -- one increasingly dominated by internet/digital/virtual companies, not generated by satellites hovering in Earth’s thermosphere.
Some analysts believe rural areas could be a possible improving ground for DirecTV. But major cable TV providers are also looking here, especially for broadband businesses. Dish Network is thinking rural, too.
Craig Moffett, senior research analyst at MoffettNathanson Research, believes a wide ranging stimulus-infrastructure bill next year could also see a possible broadband expansion, helping some of these companies.
However, all that won’t help pay TV providers maintain traditional video TV businesses that have witnessed subscriber declines similar to DirecTV and Dish.
What is left? The return of the merger talks of DirecTV and Dish Network.
While this would help cut losses for both companies, it is not a long-term solution. Even the virtual pay TV business of both companies has not been helping out. Although Dish’s Sling TV is doing better than the former DirecTV Now, Sling is seeing weakening subscriber counts.
The positive? Although the writing is on the wall, AT&T says DirecTV continues to generate hefty cash flow for the company -- some $4 billion a year -- which it expects to continue through 2021.
For its part, Dish Network witnessed declines in some video business. It's acquiring lots of wireless spectrum -- now anticipating starting a wireless 5G broadband business this year.
And if it doesn’t? It could incur some $2 billion in federal penalties. The cost for building a 5G business is pegged at $10 billion.
DirecTV doesn’t have a 5G plan. Parent AT&T company does. Maybe Dish should then consider a deal with different AT&T business units.
All this means both Dish and DirecTV may not be thinking about a potential costly merger, and potential billions in start-up costs to start a new wireless business. Perhaps their focus is just survival, until some promising media/communication dream appears.
No doubt former media-giant companies on the outs, such as AOL and Blockbuster Video, had similar hopeful visions.


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Why do you want to work for CPS? I want to be the light in the lives of children who are submerged in darkness without hope. CPS does so much good for children. They take children out of abusive and neglectfully situations, and put them in situation where they can excel be safe and be happy.

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2018 Santa Fe Launch
Culture Track, the nation’s largest tracking study of cultural audiences, is back with a brand new report detailing the attitudes, motivators, and barriers of cultural consumers. At this launch event hosted by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe Arts Commission, and SITE Santa Fe, come learn more about the findings from Culture Track ’17 and their implications on the cultural landscape in Santa Fe and beyond.
The event will take place at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Register here.
Following the presentation, a panel of cultural leaders will discuss the research findings’ implications on the field. Panel to be announced shortly.


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Vinland Saga Season 2
In the southern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a new millennium, Thorfinn was bought by landowner Ketil and became a slave, doing land reclamation work on the farm.
On the farm he met Einar, another slave. Through this encounter, Thorfinn began to atone for the sins he committed and started to find a purpose in life. Meanwhile, Canute became the King of England and sought to increase his territory to create a promised land. These stories of courage, atonement, and salvation form the Vinland Saga.

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Bret Easton Ellis fumes after Fifty Shades film goes to a British writer
Novelist lobbied for the screenplay job and had proposed his own casting ideas
If the film of Fifty Shades Of Grey proves as heated as the battle over who gets to write the adaptation then a box office bonanza is assured. The American novelist Bret Easton Ellis has lashed out after producers rejected his bid to bring EL James's bestseller to the screen in favour of a little-known British writer.
EL James, author of the erotic literary phenomenon which has sold 40 million copies worldwide, said she was "thrilled" after Universal Pictures announced that Kelly Marcel, a former actress in The Bill and Casualty, would be the screenwriter on the film.
Marcel, best-known for penning Terra Nova, a US television science-fiction series which was cancelled after one series, emerged triumphant after a three-month selection process. Ms James tweeted that she was "thrilled to announce" Marcel's role.
However, Easton Ellis, the American Psycho author who lobbied for the job and proposed his own casting ideas, was furious. He mocked Marcel's biography, which includes Saving Mr Banks, a forthcoming film starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson about Disney's pursuit of the rights to film Mary Poppins.
Easton Ellis tweeted: "Kelly Marcel: the creator of (gulp) Terra Nova and a Mary Poppins biopic has been blessed by EL James and no one can stop her. Dear God." He added: "Kelly Marcel?!? KELLY MARCEL?!? Kelly Marcel is WRITING the script for Fifty Shades of Grey?!? THIS is the movie they want to make? ARGH."
The Fifty Shades producers, Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, the team behind the Oscar-winning Social Network, defended their choice. "Kelly's work demonstrates her flawless structural technique and passionate commitment to emotion, humour and depth of character which is particularly visible in the celebrated screenplay for the upcoming Saving Mr Banks," said De Luca.
Brunetti hit back at Easton Ellis, mocking a trailer for the writer's new film, The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan and porn actor James Deen.
Brunetti declined to be drawn on who will play James's key protagonist, billionaire businessman Christian Grey. Universal and Focus Features anticipate turning the Fifty Shades books into a film trilogy.
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- 3 Top Gear: Jodie Kidd, Philip Glenister and Guy Martin 'in advanced talks' to replace Jeremy Clarkson and co
- 4 Women think Irish men are the sexiest, survey finds
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Top Gear: Jodie Kidd, Philip Glenister and Guy Martin 'in advanced talks' to replace Jeremy Clarkson and co
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General Election 2015: Post-election 'shambles' looms as 70 per cent of voters say SNP 'should not be able to veto UK government policies'
The Rothschild Libel: Why has it taken 200 years for an anti-Semitic slur that emerged from the Battle of Waterloo to be dismissed?
General Election 2015: UK will be 'run for the wealthy and powerful' if Tories retain power, Labour warns
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HMSO, London, 1946. Card covers. First Edition. 80 pages. In brief, this Committee was appointed in the aftermath of WWII to 1. Examine political, economic, and social conditions in Palestine as they related to Jewish immigration and the well-being of current inhabitants; 2. Examine the condition of Jews in Europe and assess their desire to relocate to Palestine; 3. Hear the views of Arabs and Jews on the problems of Palestine and recommend solutions; 4. Make any recommendations required to deal with issues arising in point 2. The Committee was given only 120 days to complete this work. Their report is clearly and concisely presented and makes for most fascinating reading. Includes these chapters: Recommendations and Comment; The Position of the Jews in Europe; The Political Situation in Palestine; Geography and Economics; The Jewish Attitude; The Arab Attitude; Christian Interests in Palestine; Jews, Arabs and Government; Public Security. Unmarked. Lightly soiled slight creasing.
A sound copy of this instrumental report which preceded the founding of the modern state of Israel by only two years. Palestine and Zionism, Vol. 1, 1946, p120.
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Type: Sapient Species
3m tall bipeds from Aktar 4. With bird like heads, anomalacrid like eyes and long, thin limbs they may look like a mashup of Earth animals, but their inner biology is much more different. Hands face upwards with 4 fingers and 2 thumbs each. Feet have 2 long toes on each foot. The body resembles that of Subnautica's Sea Striders, featuring a very short tail. Average lifespan is 150 years but stem cell technology will extend that for individuals with more important jobs (mainly long duration space expeditions) Aktarians communicate with clicks, hisses, whistles and barks.
A young race (only 3000 years old as of 0 ASE), the Aktarians are very grateful for the planet they live on. Bursting with resources, Aktar 4 rapidly boosted the species to the stars allowing the Aktarians to gain a foothold in its region of space before bigger empires reached them first.
For the first 500 years or so, the population was confined to the desert/savanna/grassland continent of South Cylo, living in nomadic tribes and primitive civilisations.
For the next 1500 years, the continent was full of royal desert empires, warring factions in the grasslands and religious groups in the valleys and mountains. The species had also moved into North Cylo, where culture seemed like a real life version of For Honor with its feudal realms and different cultures; also into the continent of Asio, industrial civilisations based on exploration were beginning to expand.
A few hundred years on and civilisation made a huge leap as the early Asioans finally were able to extract the huge amount of oil from the top of the towering rock spires they lived around. In the far mountains of North Cylo, empires were mining a natural form of gunpowder. In South Cylo new, modern civilisations based on democracy or oligarchy were thriving. During this time, two world wars were fought with the nations in South Cylo and Asio fighting the newly formed North Cylonian Federation. They both ended in close northern defeats. Since then, the two remaining superpowers agreed to not enter any more conflict. Soon after, they made their way to the stars.
Aktarians are intelligent and logical yet somewhat skittish. Due to the diverse planet they originate from, racism isn't so much of an issue, but xenophobic paranoia is. Aktarians are generally slow to trust other societies or cultures and are highly cautious in their actions, despite having a great amount of intelligence.
As of 0 ASE, the Aktarians are in an alliance with the Ionax empire.
Two empires reign from Aktar 4; The UCE (United Cylo Empire), a government in which 9 party representatives across the political spectrum are elected by the public to lead every 20 years. This empire is certainly the more vocal of the two, usually being the one to communicate and trade with aliens or fight wars. Citizens live varied lifestyles depending on where they are born, sometimes colonists may have more work opportunities but Aktar 4 residents will have a cleaner environment. A pseudo-currency system is in place; citizens are given a certain amount of tokens (almost like digital ration cards) depending on their job which can be spent on food and other goods. Businesses operate throughout the empire, but they are monitored by the government. UCE citizens are open to change, as lifestyle varies depending on the party in charge. The UCE owns 2 other systems.
The communist Asioan Empire sticks to itself most of the time, with its core values focusing on technological improvement, ecology and exploration. Citizens born on Aktar 4 have choice on what Asioan-owned planet they wish to work on, with free transport provided by the state, citizens born on colonial planets equally have the choice to move once they reach adulthood. There is no currency, resources are shared throughout the empire, Asioans and Asio-colonists have their living conditions slightly upgraded depending on how hard they work (this is decided by local union leaders, who are changed each 2 months) which means families will move house a lot. The Asioan Empire own 1 other system as of 0 ASE.
The UCE are unlikely to start a war themselves, as Aktar 4's history has taught the species that war causes too much collateral damage, however they are happy to trade and make allies with other alien races. The Asioan Empire will only really communicate with the UCE and the Ionax, which usually consists of reminding each other about the technology development-for-protection agreement they have.
3-4% of Aktarians worship the sun, nebulae and other "creator" space entities.
There are a total of 17 billion Aktarians spread across 4 planets.
- Fungoid bio weapons that can take over a city overnight
- High power projectile based weaponry using magnetic propulsion
- Genetically engineered animals. Some can photosynthesise and live on farms as walking solar panels, others are horrific creatures that act as war machines. Some scientists are looking into creating silicon based life.
- Efficient hydro electricity power and hyper refineries capable of making fossil fuels 3x more effective.
Their method of FTL (faster than light) travel pushes the ship through spacetime to quickly reach a destination (like doing breaststroke underwater when you pull water around you to propel yourself) about 4x faster than warp travel. Smaller ships will use warp travel.


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Illusionist Derren Brown’s new show opens tonight at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End.
Following his sell-out 105-date national tour, the multi award-winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion returns to the West End stage with his new one-man show DERREN BROWN: MIRACLE. He is set to play a limited 10-week season at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from Wednesday 11th November 2015 to Saturday 16th January 2016. The show opens tonight, Tuesday 17th November, following a preview period at the venue.
Derren Brown will continue to tour the show in 2016 after his West End season.
MIRACLE has a more philosophical flavour and invites audiences to look at ways of thinking that might make us all happier.
Speaking about the show, Brown said: “More than any other show it’s been an extraordinary voyage. Some of its braver aspects not only work but seem to work unsettlingly well. In some ways it’s the boldest, most contentious show yet. But audiences are responding well to it. And I just love doing it – it’s quite a roller-coaster.”
He has remained tight-lipped about what people can expect from MIRACLE, and asked also that journalists and audience members not ‘spoil the surprise’. The miracle idea is quite central to the show though, as is the reliance on audience participation – something which all of Brown’s previous shows have been created around.
Derren Brown first made his name with his Channel 4 TV show series, Mind Control, in 2000. He has since appeared in numerous television shows and specials, and made his stage debut in 2003 with DERREN BROWN LIVE.
MIRACLE is his seventh stage show since then. He has toured every year and been watched by an estimated audience of over one and a half million people. Previous shows SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (2006) and SVENGALI (2012) both earned him Olivier Awards, and his last show, INFAMOUS, played at the Palace Theatre in 2013/14 to critical acclaim.
DERREN BROWN: MIRACLE is presented by Michael Vine, Andrew O’Connor and Derren Brown for Vaudeville Productions Ltd. The show is written by Derren Brown with Andy Nyman and Andrew O’Connor, who also direct. It has Set Design by Simon Higlett, Lighting Design by Tim Mascall, Sound Design by Colin Pink, and Video Design by Simon Wainwright.
The performance is not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
DERREN BROWN: MIRACLE runs at the Palace Theatre from 11th November 2015 to 16th January 2016. Further dates for the 2016 Tour are listed below:
8th – 13th February (The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury)
15th – 20th February (Milton Keynes Theatre)
23rd – 27th February (Theatre Royal, Brighton)
29th February – 5th March (Swan Theatre, High Wycombe)
7th – 12th March (Grand Theatre, Swansea)
14th – 19th March (The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend)
28th March – 2nd April (Theatr Cymru, Llandudno)
4th – 9th April (Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff)
11th – 16th April (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton)
18th – 23rd April (Mayflower, Southampton)
25th – 30th April (New Victoria Theatre, Woking)
9th – 14th May (Bristol Hippodrome)
16th – 21st May (Grand Opera House, Belfast)
23rd – 28th May (Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin)
30th May – 4th June (Grand Theatre, Leeds)
6th – 11th June (The Lowry, Salford Quays)
20th – 25th June (Theatre Royal, Newcastle)
27th June – 2nd July (Theatre Royal, Nottingham)
4th – 9th July (King’s Theatre, Glasgow)
11th – 13th July (The Lowry, Salford)
15th – 16th July (Blackpool Opera House)


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Exchange traded funds (ETFs) finally found some news they can get behind and the Dow hit a 52-week high. President Barack Obama has promised to sign into law a bill that promises to stoke job growth in the United States.
The jobs bill would give a temporary payroll tax holiday to companies that hire unemployed workers. There’s lots of skepticism that the bill will actually do much to generate jobs, but optimists think it could lead to as many as 250,000 jobs by year-end. About 8.4 million jobs have been lost since the recession began, however, so it could be just a drop in the bucket.
Inflation is still tame, evidenced by the wholesale price decline of 0.6% last month. The Federal Reserve plans to keep interest rates low, although we might see some steps to bring monetary policy back to normal by the end of the year. Overall, the decline in the Producer Price Index was led by a 7.4% drop in gas prices, while food prices rose 0.4%. Gas prices are now on the way back up. United States Gasoline (NYSEArca: UGA) is up about 0.7%. [Oil and Gas ETF Plays for Rising Energy Prices.]
The World Bank is all but begging China to slow down, urging its government to take steps to cool the economy and stave off inflation. The country’s growth is expected to accelerate to 9.5% this year. China has been doing what it can, ordering banks to step up their reserves and exiting stimulus measures that had been put in place. iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (NYSEArca: FXI) is up nearly 2% this morning. [Play the Chinese Yuan’s Fortunes with These ETFs.]
The opinions and forecasts expressed herein are solely those of Tom Lydon, and may not actually come to pass. Information on this site should not be used or construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any product.

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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Biotech Week -- Investigators publish new report on Pharmacokinetics. According to news reporting originating in Gainesville, Florida, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "A highly sensitive and specific LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of largazole thiol, the active species of the marine-derived preclinical histone deacetylase inhibitor, largazole (prodrug), was developed and validated. Largazole thiol was extracted with ethyl acetate from human or rat plasma along with the internal standard, harmine."
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Florida, "Samples were separated on an Onyx Monolithic C18 column by a stepwise gradient elution with 0.1% formic acid in methanol and 0.1% aqueous formic acid employing multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) detection. Linear calibration curves were obtained in the range of 12.5-400 ng/mL with 200 L of human plasma. The overall intra-day precision was from 3.87% to 12.6%, and the inter-day precision was from 7.12% to 9.8%. The accuracy at low, medium and high concentrations ranged from 101.55% to 105.84%. Plasma protein bindings of largazole thiol in human and rat plasma as determined by an ultrafiltration method were 90.13% and 77.14%, respectively. Plasma drug concentrations were measured by this LC-MS/MS method. The pharmacokinetics of largazole thiol in rats was studied following i.v. administration at 10 mg/kg and found to follow a two-compartment model. Largazole thiol was rapidly eliminated from systemic circulation within 2 h."
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The established LC-MS/MS method is suitable for the analysis of largazole thiol in human plasma, as well."
For more information on this research see: Largazole pharmacokinetics in rats by LC-MS/MS. Marine Drugs, 2014;12(3):1623-40 (see also Pharmacokinetics).
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Yu, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States. Additional authors for this research include L.A. Salvador, S.K. Sy, Y. Tang, R.S. Singh, Q.Y. Chen, Y. Liu, J. Hong, H. Derendorf and H. Luesch.
Keywords for this news article include: Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Florida, Therapy, Gainesville, United States, Pharmacokinetics, North and Central America.
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