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Evidence-Based Building: It's All by Numbers The Byggmeister Perspective WegoWise may sound like the latest Hasbro toy, but this web-based energy tracking system is actually a powerful new addition to Byggmeister's green-building toolkit. It is easy to say certain improvements will save energy. Paul and the rest of the Byggmeister crew want to prove it to their clients and themselves. Byggmeister Sustainability Consultant Rachel White and client Dick Jones share both sides of the story and a little bit of inner data-loving geekiness too. Why did Byggmeister decide to use WegoWise? RW: When you step back and think about how most energy upgrades are done in the residential sector, you think if we do this it will save about X amount each year, but no builder is really looking at hard and fast numbers when they say that. We want to see how much money and energy upgrade X or Y is actually saving, from adding insulation and fixing air leaks, all the way to a complete deep energy retrofit. How does it work? RW: You enter your utility account information and WegoWise retrieves the data automatically from online bills each month. We had started trying to track that ourselves, asking homeowners to give us the information after we complete an energy project, but it is hard to keep going back for it. This streamlines the whole process and Byggmeister is now offering it as part of our services. We'll set up the accounts, monitor the data, everything. It is free to the homeowner and all the information is shared between us. How does Byggmeister use the data? RW: WegoWise has great analytical and graphing that allows you to look at total energy usage and compare that to similar buildings in energy usage per square foot. We can compare our portfolio of projects against one another, and we can also compare against the WegoWise broader pool. That gives us real insight by drilling down and seeing how this particular upgrade, like a basement retrofit, actually impacted energy savings. It takes the guesswork out of it and we can take that to future clients and apply it because we have concrete numbers. We call it "evidence-based building." What has the data shown? RW: On a couple of our deep energy retrofit projects, it's very dramatic. Per square foot, they use 60 to 65 percent less energy than my own house uses. That's exactly what we want to see. 50 to 70 percent reduction is the goal with a deep energy retrofit. It impressed me just how much impact those projects actually had. What the Client Says: What kind of project did you do with Byggmeister? DJ: We had a tenant in our carriage house apartment that was a hoarder, lots of cats, windows were broken, and there was a water problem. When she left, we said we'd fix it up right and make it as sustainable as possible. We asked around about architects and builders who would be sensitive to our goals and that's how we came to Paul. Since then, we have also done more on our main house to make it more energy efficient, including blower door tests to see where we were losing heat. Kerry [Kostinen] is crazy about that stuff. He'll crawl all over an attic and into any crevice to find air leaks. Why use WegoWise? DJ: I kept asking Paul, 'I've got this 8500-square-foot house with 11-foot ceilings, how are we doing with these improvements? I want to be the best you've ever done.' We kept wanting to know how we compared to other Byggmeister projects, but Paul didn't have enough data. Byggmeister is actually entering historical data into WegoWise for us so we can do a more substantial evaluation. What has WegoWise shown you? DJ: The greatest thing is the monthly feedback loop. I can see that my natural gas use is the biggest contributor to our carbon consumption. I saw that my electricity use came down a lot and then back up, which I figured out is behavior related. It's like buying a certain kind of car for the miles per gallon, I want to know this stuff is making a difference. If you're not getting the savings, then you can hunt down the reason. Have you hunted down energy issues in your house? DJ: I'm always asking questions about what's going on. Like when I realized houseguests had caused our electricity consumption to go up because they were leaving lights on. I've also realized the new boiler we had installed is not as efficient as it should be, so I'm having Byggmeister's plumbing contractor come in to look at it. It's all about working to drive my costs down more and seeing it happen. Everyone can do it. In fact, I think homeowners should eventually be able to say to builders, 'I want to see your WegoWise improvement numbers.' More from Our Viewpoint Learn more about us Review our goals

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C-LAB was delighted to meet the Lithuanian Cultural Attaché Rita Valiukonyte and present current work by Lithuanian artist Martynas Gaubas as part of European Public Art Centre (EPAC). The sculpture, currently on show in Spitalfields (London) until 24th April 2012, is dedicated to those "who emigrate, who are waiting their chance and willing to return..." "Heart symbolizes love, waiting and longing. Heart is like a puzzle without all the details. Details of which this heart is made are recorded by my friends and acquaintances, their names, who like to live in Lithuania. Missing part is the people who emigrated." Martynas Gaubas, 2012

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There are good reasons why Commissioner Gary Bettman is hesitant to tell the the NHLPA, IOC and IIHF head Rene Fasel "yes". Between shutting down the regular season for three weeks to not being able to broadcast highlights thanks to the IOC's strict licensing rules to praying no one gets injured, there's a lot to be concerned with from the league's side. Oh, not making any money off things is a sticking point as well. Factor in unattractive time zones for Sochi and Pyeongchang, South Korea, the host in 2018, for television and enter the World Cup of Hockey. The tournament hasn't been played since the summer of 2004, but every time the idea of its revival is brought up it's welcomed with opened arms because it's something that the NHL and the NHLPA can control and most importantly, generate revenue with. While in every discussion since 2004 -- our final glimpse of hockey before the last lockout began -- has slotted in a World Cup in its typical late-August/early-September slot on the calendar, there's a chance that it could be moved to fill in dates in future Februarys in non-Olympic years. A reborn World Cup, however, would be profoundly different, with the tournament played at prime time for television as well as prime time for hockey — February of every fourth year, alternating with the Olympic Winter Games so hockey fans would have a major international tournament every second year. "We've had those discussions informally," confirmed Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson, who personally supports the initiative. "It's all about growing all facets of the game." The IIHF is reviewing its championship structure and working on a 10-to-12-year plan that is roughly modelled on FIFA (soccer's world governing body) and aimed at increasing international interest in hockey. There's been a lot of support for a return of a hockey World Cup. The tournament was rumored to made a comeback in 2011, but never materialized. In 2010, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke penned an editorial saying it's a no-brainer' for everyone involved. Even as late as this past June Bettman expressed interest. NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr has brought it up in the past. Right now it's not a question about whether or not a World Cup of Hockey will return, it's when. Follow Sean Leahy on Twitter at @Sean_Leahy

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Sunday, October 2, 2011 Remember this one? I began it back in April by joining two lovely fabric lines together...Heather Ross's Far Far Away II and Denyse Schmidt Hope Valley. Combining the cotton Hope Valley with the heavier linen base Far Far Away worked out really well and they sewed up beautifully together. Having the gorgeous fairytale fabrics like Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Owl and the Pussycat, I decided I must find a castle to hang this quilt off. Not too far from me is the gorgeous Manyung Art Gallery that looks just like a miniature castle don't you think?! To go along with the fairytale theme I wanted to quilt this one in a bit of a fanciful manner, so I did a curvy zigzag over every seam... and then used stipple stitch in the fairytale blocks only (click on the photo's to get a better look!). The back of the quilt was designed by using leftovers from my stash piles plus an extra yard of orange and purple. I'm really happy with how it turned out. A finish always feel great! xo

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The Clutters - Don't Believe a Word Nashville's The Clutters have been a C&T fave for quite a while, and they have a new album due on May 1. Titled Don't Believe a Word, it features more of the kickass garage/punk they're known for in their home region. I've been blasting it in the car for the last week, and I imagine it will become a summer staple. Frontman Dough Lehmann's distinctive vocal tone and aggressive guitar are backed by Ali Tonn's Farfisa organ (uh... sweet) and a rhythm section comprised of bassist Jake Rosswog and drummer Steph Filippini. Don't Believe a Word is the sort of rock record that I wish were more prevalent in indie circles, akin to seminal acts like The Sonics, The Pixies, and The Stooges. It's odd how refreshing retro can be. From Don't Believe a Word, due May 1 on Chicken Ranch Records: The Clutters - 9999 (Ways to Hate Us) The Clutters - Temperature From prior releases: The Clutters - Oh! The Clutters - Are You Ready for the Country? [Neil Young cover] Word is they'll be at Atlanta's Star Bar on May 19 with The Booze. Niiiiice. A little Clutters trivia -- the band is named for the family from Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Now you know, and knowing is.... you know the rest.

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Items improved and/or fixed in the latest Service Pack 4. CADVANCE Layer Setup definition is improved to inherit the layer definition of AutoCAD. An example is the AutoCAD layer definition of symbol and text attributes when the symbol and text attribute are on different layers. For example, if the symbol resides on layer called ‘Symbols’, and text attributes reside on layer called ‘Hidden’. Service Pack 4 Files dwgxvwf.dll Last Modified Date: July 01, 2003 vwfxdwg.dll Last Modified Date: July 01, 2003 Items improved and/or fixed in the latest Service Pack 3. 1. Fixed TrueType Text Width Display/Print in Reference Drawings. 2. Improved Import of Arcs from AutoCAD DWG files. Especially helpful in import of drawings of the Civil & Survey types. 3. Improved Import of some Cad text from AutoCAD DWG files. 4. Fixed Import of some AutoCAD DWG files on Windows NT/2000/XP systems where there are a very large amount of lines and/or polylines in the DWG file which caused a crash when trying to open the DWG on Windows NT/2000/XP. 5. Improved Export to DWG, in that VWF drawing exports to DWG file without needing a File/Pack/Recalculate, where File/Pack/Recalculate was needed before in some instances (for example if a symbol was newly made in the VWF drawing with the command Symbol/Make, it would be necessary to do a File/Pack/Recalculate). The translator files are: adinit.dat ('Modified' date is September 27, 2001) dwgxvwf.dll ('Modified' date is June 17, 2003) vwfxdwg.dll ('Modified' date is June 17, 2003) The other update files are: Cad1.dll ('Modified' date of June 17, 2003) CADMSG.dll ('Modified' date is June 16, 2003) MFCTools.dll ('Modified' date is June 16, 2003) CADMSG.dll is a display message dynamic link library file. MFCTools.dll is a dynamic link library file involved in control of display and update of messages, tool bars, and status bar. The CADVANCE Build 11.20 CD contains all the improvements of SP2, plus the following improvements: What’s New in Service Pack 2 SP2 contains all changes, bug fixes and improvements of SP1, as well as the following improvements: Note for AETools users: § AETools 2002 and CADVANCE 2000 share the buffer objects CDI_REFERENCE_DEFN and CDI_REFERENCE_BUF which are used by AEPlan. The buffer objects have maximum 64 character path length. o Layers from DWG was setting line style and weight to zero in the CADVANCE 2002 original release. It now sets blank like V2000. § This change reflects to Edit/Word as Edit/Word Single and Edit/Word Multiple on the Edit menu as well as mouse right button popup menu. 1. Translate CADVANCE drawing database in layer order and leave out layers with no data in dwg file. Only the layers that contain data in CADVANCE are output to dwg file. 2. Create all area filled objects before all other line data in dwg file so that when the dwg file is displayed in other CAD software the date drawn over the filled area (solid) will be displayed . To do this, “Areafill under line” in the Option/Miscellaneous dialog box has to be checked on. Without checked, CADVANCE will display in forward or backward 3. Multiple layers with the same ‘underscore, underscore, layer number’ setting will end up on the same layer. 4. The translator setup dialog seems to show up only once per CADVANCE session. In addition to “File / Open … [another] dwg file”, the translator setup dialog now shows up after the Reference Setup Dialog (if translation detected) and for “Utility / Translate …“. This is a bug fix. 5. When translating DWG files to VWF files using File/Open, now cadvance creates VWF reference files for the XREFs found inside the DWG files. 6. Fixed tessellation algorithm. We know when to reverse the point-order when handling polygons drawn in clockwise order. Prevented crashes when translating large linesets. 1. When redrawing the drawing database, draw all area filled objects before all other line data. To do this, “Areafill under line” in the Option/Miscellaneous dialog box has to be checked on. Without checked, CADVANCE will display in forward or backward depending on the setting in the Option/Miscellaneous dialog box. 2. Fixed problem with clipboard, CADVANCE registry entries were not right in WinXP. This fix is applied only to Windows XP system. 3. Fixed Reference Setup column spacing so 3 digit layers are not split into two lines. 4. Fixed Undo/Redo where symbol editing and text attributes are involved. There were cases like: “Symbol attributes are lost when a symbol is edited and then saved with the same name”, and “Symbol text attributes are lost when the user ‘explores’ the undo/redo memory and the text attributes assigned to symbol just go away and cannot be even be re-edited to have any text attributes.” Additionally, the undo/redo playback gets very confusing for the users with symbol editing. There was a need for a separation of undo/redo memory between symbol editing and general editing. © F I T, Inc. 721 N. Euclid, Suite 303 Anaheim, CA 92801 Tel: 714-956-3171 Fax: 714-956-3170

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There are some products which Chanel puts out that are so inexplicable, I cannot help but buy them just so I can try to understand them. Rachel Zoe recently said in one of her recent Zoe Reports: If you are someone who identifies with the fashion world, you probably have days when people look at you like you’re crazy—I know I do. But never let that discourage you. Anytime you find yourself the subject of a “What on earth is she wearing?” comment, it usually means you are doing your job right! Chanel Joues Contraste in Luna seems to fit within a level of lunar insanity that makes me wonder, “Who on earth would wear that?” Then I catch a glimpse of a cool luminescence on my cheek in the mirror, and I say “I would!!” Although labeled as a “blush,” Luna is a most decidedly a platinum-toned highlighter. Unlike Nars Albatross, most Bobbi Brown Shimmerbricks and other highlighters on the market, Luna runs white-silver rather than those that include pinks, peaches or golds. This gives the cheek a high-fashion glow that is very very subtle. If you apply this normally in the upper cheek and forehead area, you may not notice it at first. I found myself squinting into the mirror, finally getting close enough to bump my forehead. At extremely close (ouch!) range, you can barely see a cool multi-toned shimmer. It is only when I came back an hour later, relaxed, stood back and allowed the light to fall naturally on my cheek that I noticed the pretty, glowy highlighting effect. Glowy, but not as if you are the moon. Rather, as if you are moonlit. Here is a heavy, heavy swatch so that you can see the color. I would not recommend wearing Luna so heavily: There seem to be very few swatches of this blush around. I doubt that product was popular, and it is extremely difficult to impossible to photograph the shimmery effect as a more lightly-applied, wearable state. I find that it looks beautiful with a nude blush used as a contour, with the highlighting Luna on the upper cheek. Clearly, this product is not for everyone. But it was more wearable that I imagined. I suspect that it can be duplicated with a shimmery cool-toned pigment from one of the many etailers out there. Nonetheless, I appreciate that Chanel tried something different with Luna that is a wearable, yet unusual, addition to my makeup. Again, here are some heavy swatches:

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valentine & anniversary cake I baked and decorated this cake to celebrate my fourth anniversary that happens by luck on the valentines day. I did the 4 fondant roses to celebrate the beautiful and happy years I and my hubby have spent together. The cake was a basic vanilla butter cake with guava buttercream for frosting and chocolate ganache for topping since my hubby wanted a chocolate flavor to the cake. It tasted HEAVENLY DELICIOUS!

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And if you *have* seen and love Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, then this post is really for you. I was late in discovering Joss Whedon's internet gem, but within 5 minutes I was in love, and have been looking for an excuse to feature it here ever since. Fortunately, Pfoinkle of Hurry Up Cakes has provided me with several truly excellent excuses: But I'm getting ahead of myself. First and foremost, you should know that Dr. Horrible is an award-winning musical film made exclusively for the Internet. It has a super catchy soundtrack, hilarious super-villain spoofs, and an unexpectedly sweet story. You can watch it for free online in three 14-minute segments, too. In fact... [furious clicking in the background] ...here, watch the first few minutes of this and just try not to get hooked: [NOTE: Sorry, guys; I just learned that the above vid is only viewable here in the U.S. So if you're not in the U.S., you can either schedule a trip or buy the DVD on Amazon. (Go here to watch the trailer.)] Ok, enough intro. Back to the cake! First up is the geekalicious goggle cake: Below Dr. Horrible's signature goggles are the label and some schematics for his death ray. Turn the cake around, though, and you'll see... "What a crazy random happenstance!"

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So I'm doing today's wreck, and I'm pretty much just gonna rant. Let me set the stage: Expensive wedding in the Philippines. The finest catering. The perfect beach setting. I know, right? I feel the same way. But what I want to know is how hard is it, when you're on a freaking tropical island, to find fruit that isn't so close to being rotten that it makes your kids tipsy. And what's with the icing?!? I've iced a few cakes in my time and I've never seen anything like that. I take that back. Last week, my cat licked my shmeared bagel when I wasn't looking and it looked a lot like that. I mean seriously people! *propping self up in hotel bed* And another thing! Nah... that's enough. Just one last thing: I've met a ton of Texans while I've been here and one thing is true of them all: they're all so stinkin' nice. What I want to know is how do you stay that way when your state is constantly trying to KILL YOU?!?!?!?! Related Wreckage: Tour Wreck

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Baptism, baseball...they both involve dunking, right? Ah, Niko. That boy is creeping up on death like a herd of geriatric turtles. Why, it seems like only yesterday you were playing with Thomas the Tank Engine, huh, Niko? Maybe because it WAS only yesterday, but still. Whoops, Karen T., Karen G., & Tammy C., apparently geriatric turtles come in flocks. - Related Wreckage: Mixed Signals

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You must be registered to comment and vote on comments. Learn how to make this popular south Indian recipe. Registration required. Price: $37 - $40 Wedge Community Coop 2105 Lyndale Av. S.Minneapolis, MN Date: Ended 02/6/13 A demonstration how to make chorizo and corn quesadillas with pepperoncini. More details » Poll: Which performer do you most want to see at a Twins game? Join Us On The Patio Click here for Info Mix a video with our footage to get a chance at a $1,000 vacation gift card Start on your mix now. 425 Portland Av. S. Minneapolis, MN 55488 © 2013 StarTribune. All rights reserved. StarTribune.com is powered by Limelight Networks

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Thursday, November 11, 2010 10 November '10 Daniel Halper takes us through some midterm-election polling conducted by J Street on Jews’ views of Obama, Bibi, and Obama’s handling of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. As he points out, there is reason to be skeptical of anything coming out of that outfit. In this case, not surprisingly, J Street’s poll numbers are out of whack with virtually every reputable poll on Jewish opinion. J Street would have us believe that Jews approve of Obama’s performance by a 60 to 40 percent margin, and of his handling of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by a 53 to 47 percent margin. The J Streeters’ pollsters contend that American Jews favor Obama’s over Bibi’s handling of the Palestinian issue (51 percent to 49 percent). Even on its own terms, that’s not a ringing endorsement by overwhelmingly liberal Jews. But are these figures reliable? Let’s see how J Street’s latest offering compares with other polling. (Read full post) If you enjoy "Love of the Land", please be a subscriber. Just put your email address in the "Subscribe" box on the upper right-hand corner of the page.

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for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Though three or four outshone her in pure quality of voice, her splendid improvising, wide dynamic tone, and innate sense of rhythm made her the most enjoyable singer of the age. 's first appearances in a big band shattered the traditional image of a demure female vocalist by swinging just as hard as the other musicians on the bandstand, best heard on her vocal trading with recording "Let Me Off Uptown." After making her solo debut in the mid-'40s, she incorporated bop modernism into her vocals and recorded over a dozen of the best vocal LPs of the era for Verve during the 1950s and '60s. Though hampered during her peak period by heavy drinking and later, drug addiction, she made a comeback and continued singing into the new millennium. Born Anita Belle Colton in Chicago, she was raised largely by her mother, and entered her first marathon-dance contest while barely a teenager. She spent time on the road and occasionally back at home, later moving from dancing to singing at the contests. After bad experiences amid brief tenures with Benny Goodman and even Raymond Scott earned a place in Gene Krupa 's band in 1941. Several weeks later, Krupa also hired trumpeter Roy Eldridge , and the trio combined to become an effective force, displayed on hits like "Let Me Off Uptown," "Boogie Blues," and "Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina." She spent a brief period away from Krupa with Woody Herman , but returned to the band, only to have it break up by 1943. After moving to Stan Kenton , she starred on Kenton 's first big hit, 1944's "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine." Another stint with Krupa presaged her solo debut in 1946, and with drummer John Poole as her accompanist, she recorded a moderate hit one year later with the novelty "Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip." Her career really ignited after her first album, 1955's Anita (also known as This Is Anita ). Much more successful in the jazz world than she was in its pop equivalent, she performed at jazz festivals and jazz-oriented concerts, appearing with figures including Louis Armstrong , Thelonious Monk , and George Shearing . Her performance at 1958's Newport Jazz Festival made her fame worldwide after being released on a film titled Jazz on a Summer's Day.O'Day 's series of almost 20 Verve LPs during the '50s and '60s proved her to be one of the most distinctive, trend-setting, and successful vocal artists of the time, arguably surpassed only by Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald . She worked with a variety of arrangers and in many different settings, including a hard-swinging Billy May collaboration (Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May ), an excellent, intimate set with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (Anita Sings the Most ), several with the mainstream Buddy Bregman Orchestra (Pick Yourself Up ), one with the cool-toned Jimmy Giuffre ), and a Latin date with Cal Tjader (Time for Two ) as well as a collaborative LP with the Blue Note instrumental trio the 3 Sounds . Even by the early '60s, however, her ebullient voice had begun sounding tired. The cumulative effects of heroin addiction, its resulting lifestyle, and a non-stop concert schedule forced her into a physical collapse by 1967. After taking several years to kick alcohol and drug addictions, she made a comeback at the 1970 Berlin Jazz Festival and returned in the early '70s with a flood of live and studio albums, many recorded in Japan and some released on her own label, Emily Records. Her autobiography, 1983's High Times, Hard Times was typically honest and direct regarding her colorful past. Though her voice gradually deteriorated, O'Day recorded throughout the 1970s and '80s, remaining an exciting, forceful vocalist on record as well as in concert. She slowed down considerably during the '90s, and appeared only occasionally. She re-emerged in 2006 with a new album (Indestructible! ), recorded during the previous two years, but passed away in November of that year due to the effects of pneumonia and advanced Alzheimer's disease.

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This Week in Ontario - And They're Off! Among this week's highlights: 1. The Liberals scored a big endorsement from David Suzuki, whose foundation criticized the Ontario NDP last week. 2. The NDP played up their "Buy Ontario" platform. Which is a great idea, until the inevitable news story comes out that their lawn signs were made in Michigan, or some equally trivial offense. 3. Tim Hudak is promising to cut red tape - in fact, he's willing to create a whole new ministerial office to do just that. I feel like that should have been a West Wing walk-and-talk, along the the lines of: "So he wants to cut $30 million in government spending and waste in the Department of Agriculture. How's he going to do that?" "He'll hire someone, staff him, and have him conduct an extensive review of all spending." "How much will that cost?" I'm sure Aaron Sorkin would have a wittier way to go about it, but you get the point. Still, Rob Ford rode the gravy train to victory, and Hudak has made the very clever promise to dock his own pay if he can't de-gravy Queen's Park. A pledge like that creates a sense that he's serious and that it's more than the usual political doublespeak.

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* original post found on my blog www.inmysewingroom.com* When my sister and her family moved into their new home this summer she decorated my nephew Donovan's room with a "transportation” theme so I designed this quilt to go on his bed. After eight months, in December 2010, I completed what I dubbed the Dump Truck quilt (actually called Convoy, from a Buggy Barn pattern). It was originally to be a gift for my nephews 3rd birthday.... but since his birthday was in July that didn’t exactly happen! I pieced most of the blocks in the spring and in the fall I finished sewing the quilt top together. In November I bought a new sewing machine for quilting and began the huge job of quilting a full sized quilt. I spent quite a bit of time searching on-line for the best design to use. I decided to begin with the roads. I did free-motion quilting and made a gravel pattern in circles. Next I did a boxy stippling pattern around all the free area’s. It took quite a while but it turned out exactly the way I’d hoped! I made a scrappy type binding and I absolutely loved the way it added to the overall look of the quilt. As usual, my two cats were extremely helpful in breaking in the coziness of this quilt while I did the hand sewing on the binding! Gotta love ‘em! The trucks and tractors needed to be quilted as well. So after the binding was done I went back and added stitch-in-the-ditch quilting to the tractors and dump trucks. It was the perfect finish! The best part was giving the quilt to Donovan and seeing the joy in his face when he opened his gift! I have to say, I think it was a perfect fit!

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The Source is also hosting a premiere for the Shake Junt video, “Chicken Bone Nowison” on December 3rd. They will also be showing Jeremy Elkin’s video Poisonous Products. You must be logged in to post a comment. Link1 | Link2 | Link3 Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved. Powered by WordPress and WordPress Theme created with Artisteer by CASE.

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Love is in the air! Today we are celebrating Valentine’s Day by sharing some gorgeous and sweet Valentine Wedding Inspiration ♥ From pink and red tabletops to wedding aisles covered in roses, gorgeous bouquets and gowns, and all sorts of magnificent cakes, these ideas are sure to make your heart flutter! Enjoy! To view images credits for above click HERE. Until next time…

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|My name is Tigran Tadevosyan. I'm native for Armenia, but now I live in Boston, MA, USA. I'm a wildlife biologist with wide interest in conservation of plants and animals the an especial focus on amphibians and reptiles. I have a doctoral degree in biology and number of publications in the field of herpetology. My photos are used to illustrate several books, articles and web-sites.| |Special interests: The most of my photos show amphibians, reptiles, plants and landscapes form Armenia, Caucasus, Western Europe and North-East US. I'm especially interested in venomous snakes.| |Total Photos Contributed: 31 [View all photos] or [See a list of all photos] or [View most recent photos]| |Email address for Tigran Tadevosyan: ttadevosyan[AT]gmail.com (Replace the [AT] with the @ symbol before sending an email.)| To obtain permission to use photos taken by Tigran Tadevosyan, or to inquire about reprints, fees, and licensing, follow the notification instructions that appear with the photos. Also please request permission before using or storing text from photos taken by Tigran Tadevosyan, such as scientific and common names, locations, dates, and notes. If you obtain permission for using a photo, you must include the copyright that appears with the photo you want to use.| For more information about usage, see Using the Photos in CalPhotos.

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|Attractions, Zoos, Museums, and Tours||Pearl S. Buck House| Was the home of author and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck. The 1825 stone farmhouse displays her Nobel and Pulitzer prizes and many personal mementos collected in China, including decorative screens, rare Asian artwork and porcelain. |Save $1 on admission.| |Clothes||The Philadelphia Eagles Store| Official Merchandise and Apparel for the Philadelphia Eagles Football Team. |Save 10% on merchandise purchases. Use promo code AAA212 to receive discount online.| |Sports||Lane Glo Bowling| |Buy one game, get one game free.| |Sports||Seton Hall Basketball| College basketball games |Save up to $7 on select Seton Hall men's basketball games.| |Show||New Jersey Ballet Company| |Save 20% on the box office rate for adult tickets at all self-produced performances.| |Show||New Jersey Theatre Alliance| |Save 10% on single ticket performances at local theatres.| |Attractions, Zoos, Museums, and Tours||Jewish Museum of Maryland| Museum of Jewish History |Save 10% on museum admission.| |Hobbies and Sports Equipment||A Crystal River Kayak Company, Inc| A Crystal River Kayak Company's launch is just a short ten minute paddle from Three Sisters Spring along protected canals full of shore birds. We have the best selection of kayaks, accessories, and parts in Citrus County. |Save 20% on tours and rentals, and 15% on in-stock kayak accessories.| |Attractions, Zoos, Museums, and Tours||Blue & Gold Fleet| Blue & Gold Fleet, one of the Bay Area's premier providers of Bay Cruise and Ferry Service, is located at PIER 39 in San Francisco. Blue & Gold Fleet's famous one-hour Bay Cruise sails along the City's waterfront, past the PIER 39 sea lions, under the Golden Gate Bridge, by Sausalito, past Angel Island and around Alcatraz. |Save $3 on adult cruise, or buy one adult ticket at regular price, get one child free.| |Cultural Events||Opera Cleveland| Spectacular performances of the world's greatest operas in the beautiful State Theatre. Translated lyrics are projected in English above the stage. Opera at its best! |Save 20% on most tickets.|

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Teachers make sacrifices. Right? We give of ourselves, of our time, and of our resources. It seems to be a job requirement that we teachers commit every part of our being to our jobs. And sometimes it does feel like we surrender all. But is that surrender a sacrifice? A sacrifice is something one gives that costs them greatly but returns something even better. Ancients would sacrifice animals to their gods in return for a strong rain, healthy harvest, or protection from a host of hostile elements. Sometimes it worked. Christians are required to give 10% of their income as a tithe, any more is considered a sacrifice. Most who sacrifice do it willingly in exchange for some thing or some situation they believe will improve their lives. So too do teachers sacrifice for their students. Teachers give of themselves to improve the quality of life for their students. Whether its through imparting some knowledge, or facilitating a hard lesson in character, teachers give to the students' benefit. But is that a sacrifice on the part of the teacher? What saturating rain, or bountiful harvest or guarantee of protection do teachers get for their personal and costly sacrifice? Better put, what's in it for the teacher? Not much you say? How about those painfully long days without adult interaction? What about the great pay? And don't forget test scores. Well there are those long summers off. That's pretty cool. Maybe it's not a sacrifice. Since we do not do what we do for the greater personal return on our investment, then maybe what we do do is not a sacrifice at all. Stay with me here. Perhaps what we are really doing is building the future. Think about it. Who else in the global village (I hate that term) is saddled with the responsibility or churning out well-behaved, disciplined, moral, value-filled, hard-working, freedom loving young adults ready to take on the responsibilities of leading the free world and not blowing the place up? Certainly not television producers, alcohol and cigarette sales people, or movie, sports, and musical talents. No. Charles Barkley said so himself. It's up to the teachers. We are held to a higher standard. I once used the word "bitchen" in class to describe a dance that one of my sixth grade students choreographed and shared with me. She went home and shared my enthusiasm with her parents and grandparents. At a parent conference I sat across from a pair of leather-clad parents who explained that it wasn't that they didn't use the word in their own home, but that I was a teacher, and I had to hold the higher ground. It was my first year. So do we sacrifice? Well, not for our personal gain. So, no, we don't sacrifice. I hope that doesn't upset you. I know that martyr is on the list of synonyms for teacher (not really). Here is the list from thesaurus. com : abecedary, advisor, assistant, babysitter, coach, disciplinarian, docent, don, educator, faculty member, governess, grind, guide, guru, instructor, lecturer, maestro, master, mentor, mistress, pedagogue, preceptor, prof, professor, pundit, scholar, schoolman, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, schoolteacher, slave driver, supervisor, swami, teach, trainer, tutor. I think my favorite from that list is "slave driver." So that settles it. We don't sacrifice when we spend hours after school helping kids with make up work for classes that they missed during the day because they slept in late and Mom and Dad couldn't get them to school on time, or at all. We don't sacrifice when we give up our weekends to grade essays written by other people's children trying to help them understand the difference between a noun and pronoun. We don't sacrifice when we can't afford to buy our families they vehicle they need when the students we teach drive to school in BMWs and Porsches. No, that' not sacrifice, that's building the future. Wow, that's so negative. I can't end it there, The Last Day 2 hours ago

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Dog House Rail Jam & Best Air Trick Competition! Join the Park Squatters for Saturday's DOG HOUSE RAIL JAM & BEST AIR TRICK on the Big Jump on Half Hitch! You will get two chances to show what you can do with 15 minutes on the elements. Judges will observe and rate you as you wow them with your terrain park skills! After the wrap up in the Dog House we will move to the Big Jump and you will have two chances again to huck, cork, rodeo, roll, unravel, shred, jettison, daffy (you get the idea) and show your steezy awesomeness. Costumes always encouraged and the most enthusiastic spectator will be acknowledged! There will be TWO AGE DIVISIONS THAT HAVE CHANGED THIS YEAR! The first is age category six through eleven. Twelve and up is the second category. The cost is $5 per person to enter. An adult must sign the forms for anyone under 18. Everyone will win a prize, but 1st through 3rd are as follows: First Prize Skier and First Prize Snowboarder in each age division will receive: $25 Gift Certificate to Side Country Sports Second Prize Skier and Second Prize Snowboarder in each age division will receive: $20 Gift Certificate to Harbor Dogs. Third Prize Skier and Third Prize Snowboarder in each age division will receive: Toboggan Tickets, a Snow Bowl Carabiner Mug, and A Snow Bowl Sticker. * First and Second Prizes will be awarded for the Jump Trix. Prizes to be determined. CLICK HERE TO PRINT A REGISTRATION FORM. All entrants under 18 must have an adult signature!!

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Dying , and You Should Be Very Worried RSS makes it possible for me to check 100s of sites a day. I only actually implicitly go and read two, everything else goes through the RSS reader. If I didn’t have RSS then I wouldn’t bother keeping an eye on that many sites in the first place. Because me and you—dear technical readers—don’t have to suffer that routine anymore, it’s not reason that everybody else should. Bringing all the news updates straight to the user every day is a great killer feature that vendors should be waving from the fronts of their home pages! Browser vendors talk about their software helping users get the most out of the great ’Web; right next to “browsing”, RSS should be the second most important feature of browsers! Imagine for example that on the Chrome home page, where sites you visit often appear, Chrome also was following the RSS of these sites in the background, and listing new news items for those sites on the home page, all without you having to do anything. Google Chrome has no RSS reader. It doesn’t even try to render RSS, or even help the user with it in any way. It gives less of a crap than a French man smoking a cigarette in public. Mozilla will deal the final blow that kills RSS off. In Firefox 4.0, there will be no RSS button on the toolbar by default (it has been moved to the bookmarks menu). Mozilla outright refuse to listen to their users on this matter. The reason for this is that statistically, only 3%–7% of users use the RSS button on the toolbar. If not enough people use it already, then how many less people are going to use it if it’s not there by default? How many regular users customise their toolbar to add a button they barely use? Mozilla’s mistake here is to associate low usage with user dis-interest. If people don’t use it, the feature must not be necessary…? To my mind if the feature is not being used it’s because it’s badly designed and needs a rethink. The majority of users are missing out on a wealth of information because it is currently too time consuming to be regular in their habits. If RSS were easier (or even automatic) to discover and use, it would save them hours browsing every day! The problem is the interface, not the technology. Let’s face it, RSS sucks and browser vendors care about it almost as little as they do about CSS printing (hello 10+ year old bugs!) What does this symbol mean? How many regular users could name this symbol? None, I’d wager. If they know that this symbol means “RSS”, then what does “RSS” mean; how many users can explain that? Users are already adverse to clicking things they don’t understand so what do they think this symbol will do to their computer when it is not obvious a) what it is, and what it stands for, or b) what happens when it’s clicked? Will a dialogue box open? Will it ask questions? Will it print something? Will it ask for a name and password? This symbol gives absolutely zero clue as to why it is present, what functionality it represents and how the user is supposed to use it. The browser RSS button is the worst piece of UI since 2004. This is a serious problem because a regular user understands Facebook and Twitter better than they understand RSS, and when browser vendors push RSS so far to the sidelines, companies will respond by replacing RSS with Twitter and If RSS isn’t saved now, if browser vendors don’t realise the potential of RSS to save users a whole bunch of time and make the web better for them, then the alternative is that I will have to have a Facebook account, or a Twitter account, or some such corporate-controlled identity, where I have to “Like” or “Follow” every website’s partner account that I’m interested in, and then have to deal with the privacy violations and problems related with corporate-owned identity owning a list of every website I’m interested in (and wanting to monetise that list), and they, and every website I’m interested in, knowing every other website I’m interested in following, and then I have to log in and check this corporate owned identity every day in order to find out what’s new on other websites, whilst I’m advertised to, because they are only interested in making the biggest and the best walled garden that I can’t leave. If RSS dies, we lose the ability to read in private We lose the ability for one website we read to not know what other websites we read We lose the ability for a website operator to be in control of what he advertise to his users, rather than having no control over the aggregator’s “value add”. If Facebook, Twitter and Google are the ones making the money on adverts attached to another website’s content, then where does that leave the website owner to pay for producing the content? We lose the ability for websites to push updates to us on their own terms and infrastructure, rather than through closed APIs and flavour-of-the-month platforms. A website should be free to operate on the web without the requirement of additional unwanted accounts that need to be updated and managed and adhered to. If every website on the web has to have a Facebook account in order to exist in practical terms, the web is dead—competition is dead Every website should not look like a NASCAR advert for every sharing service in existence. One RSS button should do everything We lose the ability for us to aggregate, mash-up and interpret news without having to go through a closed API that may change on a whim, or disagree with our particular usage We lose a common standard by which content can be aggregated. A developer should not have to be fluent in Twitter, Facebook and a million different private APIs just to aggregate content from different websites you read You should be writing to Mozilla, Google, Microsoft and all browser vendors to demand a first-class RSS experience baked in to your browser so well your grandmother could use it. RSS Is the Browser’s Responsibility More than one person has already said that I’m somehow hypocritical because my website doesn’t have RSS, it does have RSS! (here) You are probably not seeing it because of the very problem I’m talking about! Browser vendors are hiding RSS auto-discovery to the point nobody is aware it exists. I don’t have an RSS button in my HTML because it’s in the <head> and it’s up to the browser to do the best thing based on the user interface, operating system and device. There isn’t enough screen space on mobiles for every website to use their own RSS button. Relying on the web author to present RSS is not going scale. Too many different websites, too many different designs, too many different platforms, browsers and devices. It is far better if browser vendors do what is most appropriate to the browser’s user interface, that the website itself can’t see, can’t change. There appears to be a distinct lack of imagination going on with RSS. RSS does not have to be RSS shaped and look like RSS and do RSS things. Why can’t, when you visit a blog article, the browser reads the comments RSS, and when you next come back to that article, it can tell you that there have been new comments since, and highlight them on the page? Why do we go through the same daily routine of checking certain sites over and over again? Can’t our computers be more intelligent here? Isn’t the purpose of the computer / browser to save us time!? Why doesn’t the browser, when you open it, tell you how many new items there are, on what sites you commonly visit, without you having ever You cannot do that with a web app like Google Reader. It cannot look at your whole browsing history like the browser can. It cannot tie together your bookmarks and RSS. It cannot make decisions for you based on what other sites on the web you visit often enough. Only the browser knows everything about you, and tries to prevent one website knowing what other websites you’ve been on. Only the browser is central and trust-worthy enough to be aggregating your information without fears of beaming it to advertisers. Only the browser can join the dots and empower the user, rather than entrap them. When Mozilla release Firefox 4, then RSS auto-discovery moves out of sight from the most popular modern browsers. IE9 will add HTML5 (allowing IE users to see my site for the first time), but follow suit in removing the RSS button from view. I will be forced to add RSS hyperlinks to my HTML, which clutters up my website and links to a dumb page that doesn’t do anything helpful, or just doesn’t display at all. It confuses users, it wastes space and worse—it’s a really stupid way to be handling such incredible time-saving technology that should be part of every users’s daily interaction with their browser. What Can Be Done I’m open to fair representation, and actually quite honoured to have Mozilla’s Asa Dotzler defend Firefox on my How about spending the same energy you did on this rant coming up with a better design for RSS features and submitting it to the browser vendors who accept feature requests? This, I always knew would be the open retort, which is why I had staved off from writing this article until this point where I was finally too sick and tired to hold it back. I owe it to myself to put forward some good suggestions and will make it my aim to do so in due time. Your post suggests over and over rss auto-discovery is being killed when it isn’t. You no more today have to add an RSS button to your page than you did a year ago. The UI for RSS has actually improved with a menu item that makes it clear what RSS is “subscribe”. RSS never had a button in the toolbar. It had an icon in the addressbar. Now it has a full menu item in the bookmarks menu with a clear description of what it is “subscribe.” something it lacked before and which makes it far more discoverable than the little orange chicklett in the addressbar. Your rant is misplaced. Mozilla, with the creation of live bookmarks and the first high-profile placement of the rss icon has done more to promote RSS than any other piece of desktop software. The UI, as it was — a tiny orange button in the addressbar wasn’t helping users use the feature so it was removed. Better UI, a menu item with a real description of what RSS does, “subscribe” replaced it. That’s a positive step, not a negative one. Though it may be encountered by fewer users, it will make much more sense to those who do encounter it. Live bookmarks, the best RSS feature implementation I've seen to date in a web browser, is still there. Auto-discovery and a “subscribe” menu item is there. Mozilla has improved the design of RSS and you’re ranting as if they’ve killed it. My only response to this at this time is simply that what exists in current browsers isn’t enough. E-mail was once inaccessible to regular folks, now it’s an essential part of their day. I believe that RSS can also be every bit as important as a tool for browser intelligence to make the web easier and more user-centric. Thank you to everybody who has spread this article about, it got a very large amount of attention and I hope some good has come of it. I have written a follow up to this article, here.

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Downloads and Links Camera Mouse 2013 Program The Camera Mouse 2013 manual separately in pdf. In response to requests, here are instructions for making the mouse pointer larger and easier to see. Here are instructions for setting Windows so that a single-click opens all programs, files, and folders instead of a double-click. This makes Windows easier to use with Camera Mouse. It also is included as a Settings option in Camera Mouse 2013 version 2.1 and later. A two page brochure on Camera Mouse. Camera Mouse 2011 Program The Camera Mouse 2011 program. If Camera Mouse 2013 does not work for you (for example if you have an XP computer without all the Microsoft updates) you should try Camera Mouse 2011. You can have both Camera Mouse 2013 and Camera Mouse 2011 installed at the same time. (Or, if you have an XP computer and Camera Mouse 2013 does not work, you can try downloading the installer for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5) The Camera Mouse 2011 manual separately in pdf. The Camera Mouse 2011 manual in traditional Chinese (相機滑鼠) kindly prepared voluntarily by GC Kan ([email protected]). Thank you! Camera Mouse Applications Aliens and Paint. These are a simple shoot the Aliens video game program and a Paint program that work well with Camera Mouse. No clicking required. All-time favorites. Good for learning to use Camera Mouse. Staggered Speech is a free two-level onscreen keyboard program for spelling and speaking messages that works well with Camera Mouse. It's good for new Camera Mouse users to start with Staggered Speech and then perhaps try Midas Touch. Midas Touch is a free onscreen keyboard program for spelling and speaking messages that works well with Camera Mouse for users who have a high degree of accuracy with Camera Mouse. Camera Mouse has the capability of clicking and double-clicking built-in. To right click or drag with Camera Mouse you need to get an additional program. ClickAid is a free program from Polital Enterprises that allows for right-clicking, dragging, and other mouse activities beyond the clicking and double-clicking of the left mouse button performed by Camera Mouse. Point-N-Click is a similar program but with many more options (and it's a bit more complex), also free from Polital Enterprises. An alternative is to use Dwell Clicker 2, a free program from Sensory Software. Dwell Clicker 2 is an easy to use program that allows left-click, right-click, double click and dragging through its own dwell click software (rather than using the dwell click capabilities in the Camera Mouse Settings Window). Another free alternative is MetaClick. There are a wide variety of commercial adaptive switches that can be used to produce mouse clicks. You also can click using the regular mouse. You can lift the mouse and just use the buttons. Or you can use a second mouse with tape over the red light on the bottom so that only the buttons work. Many webcams and notebook computers have built-in microphones. Bill Marcotte, a Camera Mouse user, has developed a way to click by saying "I click", double-click by saying "I double", and so on, by using Windows Speech Recognition Macros. Bill kindly has provided instructions and the macros themselves for free download. You can read more at his blog at speechwreck.blogspot.com. Email, texting, and more Sue Center is a wonderful free self-contained program that allows you to use Camera Mouse to email, read books, text, keep a journal, and more. Device for holding up the head Caregivers working with people who have low muscle tone in neck and trunk report great success with Headpod. It allows people full but controlled head movement. We have children using Headpod with our EagleEyes systems as well. Applications for kids For teaching cause and effect and for other fun and educational activities see the free software at the Priory Woods website. Clicker by Crick Software is a popular commercial product for education and communication that allows you to use thousands of different onscreen grids or create your own. Planet Wobble is a series of talking books based on Clicker. ZAC Browser is designed for autistic children but is fun for all children. It contains music-making and short videos and games and other software that work well with Camera Mouse all within one free downloadable framework. Starfall.com learn to read website. Headsprout. Good site to use following Aliens and Paint but just the first few uses are free. No Brainer 2 is a simple but intense quiz game. With Camera Mouse running, move your head up-and-down for Yes and side-to-side for No. Nick Jr. Games (Diego's Puzzle Pyramid, Max Bowling, Dora's Bingo) Onscreen keyboard programs Click-N-Type virtual keyboard by Lake Software. Click-N-Type is a free, fully adjustable, resizable, customizable onscreen keyboard that works well with Camera Mouse. It allows you to use Camera Mouse to type in to Notepad or Word or email. Just open Camera Mouse, Click-N-Type, and your wordprocessing or email program, turn on clicking in Camera Mouse, point to the letter in the Click-N-Type keyboard on the screen long enough to click on it, and you are typing just by moving your head. The Grid 2 works well with Camera Mouse. It allows for on-screen typing and also direct control of Windows and application programs. The Dynamic Keyboard is a free, clever, two-level keyboard program with dynamic prediction. Dasher is a totally different type of onscreen spelling program that works well with Camera Mouse. Very inventive. Free. You might want to give it a try. A young woman in London with Cerebral Palsy does Sudoku at websudoku.com using Camera Mouse, Point-N-Click and Click-N-Type. Other Head-Controlled Systems There are commercial systems that allow the mouse pointer to be controlled by moving the head. See the NaturalPoint SmartNav 4:AT ($499), Madentec TrackerPro ($995), and Origin Instruments HeadMouse Extreme ($995). Eye-controlled systems are designed for people who do not have voluntary head control but can move their eyes. At Boston College we have developed EagleEyes, which is manufactured and distributed by The Opportunity Foundation of America. Boston Globe interview on 300,000th download of Camera Mouse. Article on 100,000th download of Camera Mouse. Newsletter article on the use of Camera Mouse at the School of the Divine Child in Cork, Ireland. Original journal paper on Camera Mouse. Original conference proceedings paper on Camera Mouse.

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Looking for a new game to take camping? Don't worry when the campground you're visiting lacks outdoor recreation. Take any of these outdoor games and toys, and you're sure to have lots of fun. This backyard game is great for the campground too. Badminton sets are inexpensive, lightweight, and easy to set up. Great for campgrounds with bike trails. Observe all campground and road rules. This game is ideal for grassy areas. Make sure it is level though. This bean bag game is known by several names, but whatever you call it, it is a lot of fun. The ideal game for a well manicured level lawn. Some campgrounds have frisbee golf courses, and if you take you dog, you don't need a course. Into agile sports? Get a hacky sack and kick your way into shape. This classic game goes anywhere outdoors. If your campground is near the beach or has a big field and a little breeze, kites can be a lot of fun. Also known as bolo toss, a fun game for the younger set.

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We recently asked our fans on Facbook about their favorite uses for paracord and we received a wide variety of responses. You can tell from the chart that it can be used for almost anything, in survival, camping, and every day use. Many people said that it was impossible to name just one of their favorite uses for it, as it comes in handy in so many situations. A lot of our fans seemed to indicate that they never leave home without at least a little bit of paracord! Can you think of even more uses that isn't listed on our chart? Why not become a fan of Camping Survival on our Facebook page SHIPPING TIMES: Most, but not all orders leave our warehouse within 1-7 business days. Allow time from the day we ship for UPS or the USPS to deliver it to you from Upstate NY. Please call for rush orders before 2:00 Eastern time. That means that some items, to some locations could take two weeks or more. Remember, we're a 50 year old family run business, so feel free to call us for a rush. We can get most of our items out the same day and use next day air and get it to you tomorrow, but you need to call before 2:00 Eastern time. To determine your shipping charge, simply add the items that you want to buy into your pack/shopping cart and click on the Secure Checkout button to go to the next screen and all you will need to enter is your zip code, hit the apply button and you will get your shipping charges before you have to enter any more information. WE CAN NOT SHIP CASES OF CANNED FOOD OUTSIDE OF THE LOWER 48. Prices subject to change without notice. We are not liable for any typographical errors or errors in pricing. — Click Here for Size Chart — — Click Here for Women's Sizing Chart —

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Aroy Thai was set to be the newest addition to the city’s growing number of dining options. The College Avenue restaurant opened at least two weeks ago, but all signs — apart from the one fixed to the storefront — indicate it did not stay that way. The display cases next to the register are filled with soda; the hours are taped to the door and mock-ups of dishes are on display in the window. Everything seems ready, but its doors have remained locked and calls to the establishment have gone unanswered. Dom Mazzetti is accomplished for a college super senior. He has a passion for girls, partying and working out, an accent reminiscent of Jersey Shore, and more than 25 million views total on YouTube and more than 76,000 likes on Facebook. In celebration of Cinco Dom Mayo, I mean de Mayo, The Barking Dog brought this Internet phenom to Route 1. Because the bar’s managers expected 500 people to crowd the Barking Dog on Saturday, they hired three extra security hands for the night — only 50 people showed up. “It was embarrassingly small,” said senior economics major Bret Greer. “You would think for Cinco de Mayo, more people would be out.” By now, no student can deny watching and endlessly quoting the addicting Dom Mazzetti videos. The series created by Mike Tornabene and Gian Hunjan nearly went viral on YouTube. Each new episode, titled “Dom vs. …..”, would feature Dom Mazzetti, a full-blown airhead, taking on different aspects of college life. The most popular videos include Dom Mazzetti vs. Drunk Girls and Dom Mazzetti vs. Freshman. While the videos do use explicit language and content, they are wildly funny and relatable to students around the country, which could be due to the fact that in each episode Dom is miraculously enrolled at a different university. Dom was even a student at Maryland in one episode, Dom Mazzetti vs. Resumes, where he hopelessly works to create a resume to get a job after graduating “MarryLand.” This weekend, Mike and Gian have the chance to interact with real Maryland students at the Barking Dog for Cinco de Mayo. It could very well be the wildest night of the semester, with free merchandise, shots, an ice luge and plenty of other giveaways. If you’re wearing a Route One Apparell “Cinco DOM Mayo” shirt, you’ll receive VIP access and drink specials all night. The event starts at 10 p.m. but get there early if you hope to get in at all, as the event page already has 471 listed attendees. Arrive with $10 cover and proper 21+ identification. Celebrate. Drink tequila. Be MarryLand. — Becky Kaminsky is a freshman journalism major and student blogger for The Diamondback In January, Kayla Libby was excitedly preparing for a trip to help build the Pimentera Elementary School in Honduras when she suddenly fell ill and was forced to stay behind. About a week after her fellow Students Helping Honduras member returned from the trip, Libby — a sophomore public health major — passed away unexpectedly Jan. 21 at Marlborough Hospital in Massachusetts. Three months later, members of SSH and Libby’s sorority sisters in Alpha Omicron Pi came together Sunday afternoon for a 5K HonduRUN to honor Libby’s memory and raise $3,000 for the cause she was so passionate about in life. It was a scene out of a Publishers Clearing House commercial at the bus stop in front of Stamp Student Union yesterday afternoon. For those of you who haven’t seen a PCH commercial, they usually involve the PCH Prize Patrol driving a van up to houses in an undisclosed neighborhood and surprising a lucky person with an obscenely large check and balloons, while Lizzie McGuire’s favorite songs play in the background. Replace “Prize Patrol” with “DOTS staff,” “driving a van” with “walking” and “house” with “Shuttle-UM bus,” and you have the Department of Transportation Services’ 3 millionth rider celebration, complete with background music. Freshman psychology major Demi Kleeman was on her way to her Wednesday poetry class when the bus she was riding rolled up to the curb outside Stamp, where 25 DOTS staff members had been waiting for more than an hour for the Shuttle-UM rider meter to hit 3 million. I’ll be the first to admit: Half the time my peers or promoters are handing out fliers on the campus, I ignore them. This is one flier I’m glad I grabbed. On Thursday, College Electro will be presenting Electric Circus at Fur Nightclub, sponsored by Route One Apparel. Fur has events all the time, but this is one you definitely don’t want to miss. Music will be blasting throughout the live sets of Meerical, DJ Dovgi, DJ Rew!nd, DJ Tannenbaum, and DJ Ev0lution. All-night drink specials include beers, rails and shooters for $3 each. However, if you’re not 21, don’t worry. The entire event is 18 and up. Most students by now are familiar with Sweetgreen, the health food restaurant founded in Washington by three college students that recently opened a popular location on Route 1 under the University View apartment complex. The restaurant attracts students who are sick of not being able to identify any of the ingredients in dining hall food (Did anyone see last week’s “chicken parmesan sandwich”? I mean, really). On April 28, Sweetgreen is presenting its annual event, the Sweetlife Food & Music Festival, which is being called “a party with a purpose.” The event boasts delicious and healthy food, two stages and a combination of headliners that could only be dreamt up after a long night at Cornerstone. For this week’s installment of Campus Complainer, I had some wrath reserved for the whiners polluting the Art Attack Facebook event. Now that I’ve got bigger fish to fry, I’ll keep it brief. Quit your bellyaching over B.oB. You don’t like him? I’ve got a simple solution for you: Get hammered before. Drink a bunch of beers and BOOM! Then you won’t care who’s on stage. You’d probably dance to Dr. Z singing Nickelback all night anyways. Problem solved. On to the real issue at hand: the city of College Park. Most of the time, I’m a big fan of College Park, but yesterday my tides turned. If you’re looking to stay local this weekend, the Barking Dog is the place for you. You’ve likely seen the scattered chalk drawings on the sidewalk or on the sides of various building, so now is your chance to fulfill your curiosity: Tonight, HandsDownMusic is presenting Ground Up with Michael Cameron & Uno Hype at the Barking Dog. It was just a typical night at Looney’s Pub and the usual crowd shuffled through the doors seeking a drink or a plate of chicken wings. But Monday, 15 people — all except one of whom were students — walked out of the bar as newly registered voters, ready to make their voices heard in the upcoming elections. The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association — a coalition dedicated to advancing African Americans in legal professions — hosted the voter registration drive at Looney’s alongside members of the League of Women Voters. The university’s African Students Association, Black Student Union and Terps for Obama also co-sponsored the event. John Webster, a junior communication major and president of Terps for Obama, said the goal of the drive was to increase student participation in their government, especially among minorities. “Students don’t often know that they can have their opinion out there and that it really does matter,” Webster said. “It’s important that they elect politicians who they feel will benefit them the most and stand up for what they believe in. Registering to vote is the first step towards making that happen.” However, getting students to sign on to register was no easy task. Looney’s owners even offered free chicken wings to incentivize people to sign up. “The biggest issue is that students don’t want to commit the time to register,” Webster said. Sophomore letters and sciences major Cameron Mitchell, one of the students who registered at Looney’s, said she’s excited to vote in the upcoming election. “I want to vote so I can have a say,” she said. “You can’t complain about what’s going on in the country if you didn’t make an effort to change it.” — Madeleine List

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Pew Report: Young Voters Played Bigger Role In 2012 Than Expected While Obama’s national support among young voters was slightly down from 2008 when they supported him by 2 to 1 margin, a closer look reveals that his 2012 victory was even more dependent on the Millennial vote. The reason? In 2012, Obama narrowly lost voters 30 and older (a group he won in 2008) to Romney, 48-50. With that shift, he needed a boost from young voters much more than he did in 2008, and they came through for him, especially in the critical swing states where the race was closest: Ohio, Virginia, Florida, and Pennsylvania. In each of those four states Obama lost among voters over 30 but won 60 percent or greater support from young voters. Additionally, the overall, youth share of the electorate was up from 18 percent in 2008 to 19 percent in 2012. The increase is noteworthy not only because all signs leading up to the election pointed to a smaller showing from young voters than in 2008, but also because the total number of young people eligible to vote is up substantially. About 16 million young people turned 18 in the last four years, and as Millennials continue to come of age, their political power will only increase. A big shift happened in the final weeks before the election (just as in 2008), when interest surged among young voters, who once more came out in force to support Obama. However, the president’s support among young voters was not absolute. Indeed, the unprecedented level of diversity among Millennials was a key factor in his carrying the demographic overall. Obama’s support was highest among African-American and Latino voters generally and so the fact that so many young voters are among these groups was critical to the president’s success with Millennials. As Pew states: His losses among young voters since 2008 might have been even greater, but for the fact that the under 30s are by far the most racially and ethnically diverse age group. Just 58% are white non-Hispanic, compared with 76% of voters older than 30. As we’ve written previously, Millennials strongly support progressive values and policies, which is another reason Obama did so well with them again this year. And as they continue to make up more of the electorate, we’ll see more and more of these kinds of policies enacted and expanded. The key issues that Pew identifies as having strong support from young people include: - 59 percent believe the government should do more. - 53 percent support expanding or maintaining Obamacare. - 68 percent believe undocumented immigrants should be given a chance to achieve legal status. - 64 percent believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. - 66 percent believe their state should legalize marriage equality. - 61 percent believe the U.S. economic system favors the wealthy. With each new election cycle, the importance of young voters will grow and it will be harder and harder for candidates who reject these values to succeed. Millennials are the new electoral reality and will play an increasingly large role in every election for decades to come. Abraham White is a communications associate at Campus Progress. Follow him on Twitter @abwhite7. - With No Clear Trend in Youth Vote, A Challenge Awaits Progressives - Why State Support for Marriage Equality Is Gaining Momentum - Missouri’s New Gun Law Criminalizes Federal Officers for Doing Job, Pushes Guns into Schools - #AskCP Twitter Chat Tells All On Guns, Immigration, And What It Takes To Work At Campus Progress - How Senate Republicans Plan to Fix Student Loans

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Delaware Valley College Adopts CampusCruiser for Portal Access - By Dian Schaffhauser Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA has adopted college portal CampusCruiser from Timecruiser Computing. The portal will provide a single entry point to Blackboard, the college's learning management system, and will connect users to integrated calendars, e-mail, chat, blogs, and message boards. It will also provide a mechanism for users to send and receive campus announcements; collaborate online within communities, clubs, and organizations; share content and collaborate on projects; conduct polls and surveys; and send and receive instant notifications via text, e-mail, and phone. "We examined several portal offerings and concluded that CampusCruiser would be the best fit for our students, faculty, and staff along with integrating well with existing systems," said William Brichta, CIO and vice president for technology. "The technical benefits that the software provides will suit our stakeholders' needs and serve us well into the future." Other institutions using CampusCruiser include Widener University in Chester, PA and Mid-South Community College in West Memphis, AR. Dian Schaffhauser is a writer who covers technology and business for a number of publications. Contact her at [email protected].

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LMS | News Blackboard Buys Out Moodlerooms, NetSpot - By David Nagel, Dian Schaffhauser Blackboard is buying out two major players in the open source services space: Moodlerooms and NetSpot. Blackboard has also brought onboard Sakai Project founding architect Charles Severance. With these additions, the company is also launching its own open source division: Blackboard Education Open Source Services. Moving into Open Source Services Teams from both Moodlerooms and NetSpot will make up Blackboard's new open source group. Both of those companies provide commercial services for institutions that use Moodle, including support, consulting, installation, and hosting services. "Both Moodlerooms and NetSpot have built strong reputations for high quality service and support, which aligns with our deep focus in these areas and our overall commitment to providing LMS services and hosting globally," said Henderson, CTO and president of academic platforms at Blackboard, in a prepared statement. "This direction allows us to provide the choice of an open source alternative with the benefit of a team of leaders from the open source community to guide our sustained contributions and citizenship in that community." "This partnership is an historic moment for our company, our clients and the open source community," said Pugliese, CEO of the Moodlerooms, also in a prepared statement. "Our company organizes around the principles of affordability, openness and sustainability. Working with Blackboard means that clients using one or more LMS systems can do so more affordably, with greater investment in interoperability and deeper integration between products. Our work will also continue to send a significant portion of revenue directly to Moodle's core team to help support the improvement of a free and open product." According to Blackboard, "Leaders from Moodlerooms, NetSpot and Blackboard signed a Statement of Principles affirming that their work will continue to include regular contributions to the open source community in the form of code contributions, financial support to the Moodle Trust, and support for community gatherings including Moodlemoots." "The decision of Moodlerooms and NetSpot to work under Blackboard may sound very strange at first to anyone in this industry," said Martin Dougiamas, founder of Moodle and managing director of Moodle Pty Ltd., in a statement released today by Blackboard, "but it's my understanding that these three companies have some good plans and synergies. I'm happy to say that Moodlerooms and NetSpot will remain Moodle Partners, and have promised to continue providing Moodle services, participating in the community, and contributing financially to Moodle exactly as they always have." Not everybody will be thrilled by the news that Blackboard has bought Moodlerooms. Keystone College is just now completing its transition to Joule, Moodlerooms' online platform. "I have mixed feelings on the acquisition of Moodlerooms by Blackboard," said Kurt Sussman, director of educational technology. "While I feel that having the backing and resources of a large educational service provider could be beneficial to Moodlerooms and ultimately its customers, I am also concerned because dissatisfaction with the product and less-than-optimal customer service and support is why our institution moved from Blackboard to Moodlerooms in the first place." The Pennsylvania college reported it expects to shut down its Blackboard server "for good" May 31, 2012. LMS competitors are also assessing the move by Blackboard into the open source space. Josh Coates, CEO of Instructure, which develops the Canvas LMS, said he views the acquisition as Blackboard's decision to "give up on innovation" and focus on the commoditizing of the LMS. "Moodle, Sakai, Angel, Blackboard 9.1--it's all the same to them now," he said. "They want to make their money by offering generic IT service and software. Given Blackboard's decline in LMS market share, I suppose it's the only option they had." Blackboard Looks to Sakai Blackboard is also eyeing the Sakai marketplace, although Henderson declined to provide specifics. The company has appointed Charles Severance as chief Sakai strategist to head up its Sakai initiatives. Severance previously served as executive director of the Sakai Foundation and was the founding chief architect of the Sakai Project. He's currently a board member of the Sakai Foundation, and he serves as clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan's School of Information. Referring to Severance as a "cultural ambassador," Henderson said he would act as a "guide" into the Sakai community and help Blackboard assemble its technology team "as we plan our investment and future offerings." "We're excited to welcome Chuck to our team," said Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen. "He's been a tireless leader in the learning technology and standards communities, and he brings a tremendous amount of expertise and insight that will be critical to our support for institutions using Sakai." Severance has been an advocate for open standards in education technology and has worked closely with the IMS Global Learning Consortium as part of that work. The Consortium, which promotes open standards in education technology, was the primary client of Blackboard in its earliest days. Since then, the company has participated in multiple standards initiatives managed by the Consortium. "Blackboard is doing some extraordinary work and challenging preconceived notions of how companies can add real value to the industry," said Severance. "I'm looking forward to leveraging Blackboard's new focus and investment in open source to bring new value to institutions using Sakai." |Editor's note: This article has been modified since its original publication to include additional details and quotes. [Last updated March 26, 2012 at 9:15 p.m.]--David Nagel

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April 18/06 10:19 am - MTB Canada Cup #3 Information Posted by Editoress on 04/18/06 Sport Swap Canada Cup at Hardwood Hills Courtesy Glenn Meeuwisse, Hardwood Hills Cross Country Ski and Mountain Bike Center Registration and full event details are now posted for the 2006 Sport Swap Canada Cup. Hardwood Hills is proud to host its 11th annual Canada Cup, and welcomes Sport Swap as the Title Sponsor. The 2006 event will be the focus of many racers as it will be used for many levels for points and qualification. The Canada Cup is key in selection for the MTB National Team; it is an UCI E2 international point‚s event, a Silver National Ranking event, and Platinum Ontario Cup point‚s race. Full event details and on-line registration are available at www.hardwoodhills.ca

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2012-04-22, 07:21 PM You forgot : Don't eat yellow snow Originally Posted by Square Root 2012-04-22, 07:23 PM As someone with many multiples of the "figure" , I find many of these posts pretty naive. Those of you who have succeeded may agree. It's pretty simple:work hard, save as much as you can ,be careful with your money, and don't over invest in personal use real estate. $1mm is certainly in reach for someone with a reasonable income. I do agree that $1mm is not what it used to be and really only provides about $40,000 in income if you retire in your 50's. Not exactly lifestyle of the rich and famous. 2012-04-22, 07:26 PM Good one. This may be a corollary of urinating into the wind? Originally Posted by HaroldCrump 2012-04-22, 07:41 PM Jon, is your 1,2 M invested only in the stock market, or did you diversify in real estate, land, or other assets (excluding your principal residence) ? I will be in a similar position as you at that age, but right now I am at the beginning of the journey and I am getting all kinds of advice from different directions. For example, my family wants me to invest in real estate but I know deep down that I would not enjoy or even have time to be a landlord (I love REITs though). So I am curious about what others in a similar situation are doing. Originally Posted by Jon_Snow Last edited by Dave; 2012-04-22 at 07:45 PM. 2012-04-22, 09:19 PM I agree with alot of these things, its not that difficult with a good income and partner. That's pretty much what we did was focus on the careers in the beginning, and held off on kids until we were established. This gave us alot more choices in terms of when returning (if we decided) after maternity leaves. However, I have to disagree with the stay at home part after the kids come, that's a lifestyle choice, not a financial one. In fact, it can be a bad financial one if you have held off having kids until you are established. That's a side point though. Originally Posted by 1.5M I also can't figure out how some one saves 50% of their GROSS income. If you are in a higher income bracket and are paying over 40% taxes, you would have to live on under 15% of your gross income. That seems pretty sparse (I know doable) 2012-04-22, 09:41 PM I don't quite understand the obsession from some to have a million by 40, it really isn't that much to live off of, and if you choose to have kids, then I don't think I would feel comfortable retiring with 3 times that amount until my kids are our of school. We hit our the magic number in our early thirties (I think 32 to be exact), this included our primary residence. We dropped to just below that number during the market crash. Right now, we're really close to that number again, not including our primary residence, because we choose to liquidate some investments and pay off our mortgage last year. Honestly, I don't think we've 'made it', nor do I feel like we have very much, or our close to our goals. Our focus early on was not to make a million but really just to focus on establishing our carreers and our skills as much as possible. Both my partner and I finished university, and got jobs right away (not anything close to 50K at the time). I focused on developing skills and learning as much as I could to get promoted, money was and still is always secondary. My spouse realized that climbing the corporate ladder wasn't for him, so decided to consult. He gave up stability for a higher income. I continued climbing the ladder until we had kids. We weren't always the best savers, but did always save a small amount, and paid off our debt (mortgage) as fast as possible. We increased our savings to match every promotion or raise we received by at least the same percertage. I do all the investing for us, and will admit, that I can be somewhat of a gambler (not in a good way like Marina), so I had that offset by getting an advisor that I really trust. I know that I pay higher fees, but have to admit, as of right now, I'm okay with that. He does our investing for the long term that is a more reasonable, safer approach. I have been with him, since I started investing at 21. We lived off of mostly my salary, and the play money and savings money came from my partners consulting, which was less stable. We managed to save a larger down payment about 38% down at the time. My partner also had a condo which we kept and rented out. We made sure that we could pay the mortgage and bills off of my lower, but more stable income. We used his consulting as extra payments, and for our high risk investments. I have a two fold 'investment' strategy. First is, that I have someone that I trust to manage my 'safe' investments aka the ones for retirement. Like I said before, he is a good balance for my personality. The plan we have with him will have us in good shape for retirement if nothing else happens. My second strategy is to take my gambles. I do 'week' trading (not quite as frequent as day trading, and my own little thing), I have had opportunities to invest in starts up which are very high risk, and overall have done well for me, but have lost all my investments at times. I am willing to take much higher risks, because I know we are well on our track to retirement with our advisor and other real estate. . Anything I invest outside of this, I have always been willing to take the gamble and lose it all. I really feel that the best investment one can make is in themselves. 2012-04-23, 08:42 PM I don't understand why would anyone willingly pay 40% taxes, no mater the income bracket. There are so many ways to reduce that percentage, especially for the rich, but even the middle class can optimize it. Originally Posted by Plugging Along Here's a few numbers: (a) Two $60k incomes, with rrsp maximized => $15.8k taxes (in BC) => $44k to live on $60k investment/year -> $1M in 11 years at 8% growth (net of capital gains taxes on the non-registered part of investments) (b) Two $100k incomes, with rrsp maximized => $35.2k taxes (in BC) => $65k to live on $100k investment/year -> $1M in 8 years at 8% growth (net of capital gains taxes on the non-registered part of investments). Here's how 2 people could live on $44k/year: $19k mtg + prop taxes(for a $300k principal) $7k cars + gas 2012-04-24, 06:56 PM "Buy low and sell high" People need to stop spewing this nonsense. 2012-04-24, 07:06 PM Causalien, can you explain further what you mean? Do you follow the idea of buying a good company at a good value and holding on? 2012-04-24, 07:36 PM Low and highs are relative. When the stock market is low, usually deflation is also going on in the real world. Therefore if you with draw the money and spend it on certain item that has fallen more than the stock itself, you still earned money. Just as the opposite, as stock market rise, inflation increases and things are more expensive. A better metric is Sell high when the stock in particular rose relative to the targeted purchase you want. The math being taken cared of, let's get to the psychology of buy low and sell high. What is high? You cannot possibly know that. Apple at $300 was pretty high and expensive, but was it a "bad" high? Bear Sterns was a great buy at $10 and the after market inside information that you just heard about them finding a buyer was amazing on that fateful day. But did you know the buyout price was $2? Buy, when you know that the chance of going higher, (due to all the circumstances helping a stock) is greater than the chance of going lower. Accounting fraud (and any associated politically correct managerial speak) is -10%, bankruptcy is -10000% bad earnings is -5% good earnings is +3% etc. Bet on the trend will continue when the sum of all the points points to a significant sway in one direction. You hold, only when the stock is performing exactly as you predicted. You sell when it does not and have fallen off your previously set target "GET ME OUT" price. You hold even more firmly when it is outperforming but only if it is out performing the average.

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Last week a couple of us Canadian Online Gamer staffers were invited to EA Canada to attend the annual EA Sports open house. It was two days of sports games, and one of those games was FIFA 13. We had an opportunity to preview the game for the first time back in April and you can check out that in-depth write-up HERE. Since our first preview EA Sports has continued to work on FIFA 13 in preparation for its launch later this year. We were treated to a recap of what was discussed back in April and how the FIFA development team continues to move forward. Of course one of the biggest things that was reinforced was that they wanted to continue to make the game “predictably unpredictable”. In other words, they want the user to experience that anything can happen and no single result is guaranteed when playing a match in FIFA 13. One of the new things discussed was the FIFA 13’s social network. They will be offering a virtual rewards program including the EA Sports Football Club Catalogue. Here you can unlock boots, balls, kits, and even unlock other play modes. This rewards program, which is engrained into the game’s social network, continues to highlight EA Sports mantra of “Always Connected”. Of interest to you FIFA 12 online gamers is that your level and XP from FIFA 12 will be carried over to FIFA 13 and you can continue to earn more as you play FIFA 13. This is a nice little touch as it allows you diehard FIFA 12 online players to keep what you have already earned, and you won’t have to start from scratch. One of the big FIFA 13 unveils that we were treated to during the open house was a brand new Career Mode. Santiago Jaramillo, who is a Game Modes Producer on the title, told us that one of the biggest requests that gamers have is to allow them to play for a club and country of their own choice. In FIFA 13’s career mode a focus on Internationals is now a key gameplay item as their wish has been granted. As you play through your career mode you can now play all international friendlies, and you can play in the Euro Championship, World Championship, or any championship that is available to your club. It is something that has been requested for quite a long time, and now you have the opportunity to do this. It was also mentioned that the international matches that will be made available to you is dependent on the prestige and success level of your club of choice. As you “Play as a Player” you will find that there is a fair amount of depth in your management of your team. Something that was highlighted here is that club loans now play a big role. Should you start your career on a high profile team, and your skill level is not that high, you will be “loaned out”, with the hope that you become a better player, and then returned to your club at a later time. Should you turn down a loan offer you risk not being proposed a new loan offer from another team for an extended period of time (virtually speaking of course). It is truly a management based experience and something a lot of FIFA fans should appreciate. Another feature that has been improved during the Career Mode is transfers. This aspect has been worked on to make it a more lifelike experience. The development team has re-written the transfer logic and made things more true to what would happen in real life experiences. You’ll find true market value, counter offers, as well as player & cash transactions. It was quite amazing to see how the game is going to make things seem more true to what actually happens in the various soccer leagues, and you’ll have to put your “thinking cap” on more then a few times in order to make some smart decisions in this area. Aaron McHardy, who is a Gameplay Producer, came on stage to introduce all of us to something new, and something I think is very much needed in a game like FIFA 13: Skill Games. These skill games are tutorials that allow any level of user to learn, or master, the FIFA fundamentals. Given they are games, they are fun. There are 8 disciplines for you to learn, and there are 4 types of games within each discipline. At this juncture in the game’s development there are a total of 32 different games for you to play, and they all allow you how to play the game at various levels of skill. The four different skill levels (bronze, silver, gold and skill challenge) gradually teach you the intricacies of each discipline, such as passing, shooting, crossing, dribbling, corner kicks, etc. They become progressively harder for each level. These games also have leaderboards and XP as well, so you can compete against friends or worldwide leaders, and you’ll earn in-game XP. We had a chance to play a few of these Skill Games and I have to say that they are something that is not only welcomed, but also in a way needed. They really do start out with the basics of each discipline and as you progress through the skill levels you will learn how to do more complex things. I had fun learning the basics and slowly being introduced to the more complex moves which adds modifiers (other button presses) the mix. This is a great thing for rookies to the series as well as for those fans of the franchise who have yet to master all the disciplines in the game as they are not just tutorials, but skill games that are a quite fun. Overall we continue to be impressed with the strides being made as the development of FIFA 13 continues, as each time we play the game, I have to say that I get a bit more excited for what looks to be another solid entry into this long running franchise. Keep your eyes here on COG as we continue to get more opportunities to play FIFA 13 leading up to the release this September. Until then feel free to check out the screenshots below showing a bit of everything, including the new modes mentioned in this article.

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- Single Player - Wii Remote - Classic Controller When I first heard there was a very popular Japanese RPG called “Xenoblade Chronicles” coming to North America, I was very interested but at the same time very cautious. After all, I have been let down many times before with RPG’s that simply failed to deliver. So needless to say, I wanted Xenoblade to be one of those RPG experiences that not only wets my RPG appetite but delivers one of those unforgettable experiences you can play for months on end. Fortunately Xenoblade Chronicles does all that and more. The game begins with explaining how before the world was created, a never ending battle raged between two giants: the Mechonis and the Bionis. As the millennia passes, their lifeless corpses were forever locked in battle with the Bionis becoming a land where life grew and the eventual home to the humanoids known as the Hom. Unfortunately, the Hom’s existence became threatened by mechanical beings known as the Mechon, an army of machines originating from the Mechonis. A fierce battle between the Homs and the Mechon was fought and won by the hero Dunban, a Hom who was the only one able to wield a mighty and mysterious sword known as the Monado that can defeat the Mechon. With the use of the sword, Dunban and the Homs were victorious but at the cost of Dunban’s arm which became nearly useless. One year later, a young researcher named Shulk and his friends are living in Colony 9 in peace until they are unexpectedly attacked by the Mechon. Dunban attempts to use the Monado but is too weak to do so, requiring Shulk to take up the sword and drive the Mechon threat away. Throughout the course of the battle, his childhood friend Fiora is apparently killed by “Metal Face,” the leader of the Mechon. Swearing vengeance, Shulk and his friend Reyn travel to the other colonies to find Metal Face and avenge Fiora and unravel the secrets of the Monado. Throughout his travels, Shulk begins to unlock the mysteries of the Monado and gain powers including the ability to briefly foresee the future which helps him change events before they happen such as saving his friends. The element of friendship is a predominant theme as Shulk and his friend’s battle enemies, take on quests and solve problems for NPCs. These relationships are measured in the form of “Affinity” which affects how you are perceived by others and increases the ability to work together in battle. More importantly, having Affinity between characters reveals a level of the relationship that otherwise may not be seen. If certain conditions are met, players can also experience “Heart to Hearts” which are situations marked on the playing field that further reveal and develop the relationship between characters by the conversations they share. All of this is intended to add character development and give more background on subplots that may otherwise not be revealed. As mentioned, one of the ways players can develop Affinity within your party is battling together. Using the team leader in your party, you target an enemy using the “Z” button. Once you target the enemy that is within range, it reveals its enemy level and thus the level of difficulty required to defeat it. For example, if the leader and my group are about levels 15 or 16, it will be nearly impossible in defeating an enemy that is a level 75. In fact, you may even have some trouble defeating enemies or creatures that are only one level above you as sometimes they attack in groups. If you decide to engage the enemy, you have the option of initializing an Auto Attack, cancelling the attack, or running away. If you choose Auto Attack, your character automatically fights the enemy with the weapon in hand if they are close enough. Another option is to select a number of “Arts” which are unique abilities that differ from character to character and range from special attacks, healing, increasing a player or team’s defence or offence, guarding, and decreasing the “aggro ring,” which is a ring surrounding a character indicating the enemy has focused its attack on you. Once you select and use an Art, a cool down period is required before it can be used again. More powerful Arts known as “Talent Arts” can also be used but are only available after using enough Auto-Attacks. If your characters is successful in attacking and landing enough critical hits, your group morale or Affinity bar in the top left of your screen increases until it is full and a blue line appears that connects all of you like a chain. This signifies that you can perform a chain attack. When you initiate a chain attack, time stops and you control each player to select a corresponding “Art” in order to form a combination attack against the enemy. If each following “Art” corresponds with the following one, the longer the chain and more effective the attack becomes. As previously mentioned, Shulk has the ability to foresee the future and this power is also integrated into the battle sequences by “seeing” the enemy perform a special attack before it occurs, enabling Shulk to either help his friends, avoid or guard himself from it. Considering battles are dynamic events, you can warn, encourage and sometimes revive fallen characters while in battle mode. You can also create some basic commands to your teammates such as focusing your attacks on one enemy, falling back to the leader or attacking at will. After a battle is complete, Shulk and his party steadily recover their health and earn experience points to level up. Levelling up causes your characters to become stronger, have more health points and enable you to add points towards the “Art” of your choice and thereby strengthening that “Art” to become more powerful. Any spoils from the battle can also be collected at this time and can range from various materials, weapons, armour and other items. Better equipment can also be bought and sold from shops you encounter in your travels where you can customize your character to how you see fit. Changes to a character’s clothing are visible in gameplay as well as in cut scenes. Exploring the land in Xenoblade Chronicles is impressive and you are free to explore most areas from the start of the game. The land is so large that according to the games director, the world is about the size of the Japanese archipelago. I have to admit, just exploring Shulk’s home colony was surprisingly big and running around the open world environment was almost overwhelming. Unlike other RPGs, you can fall off a path and sustain damage. A mini-map is available at the top corner of the screen and a larger map is also available in a separate screen. Since the world is so large, you can conveniently jump to landmarks that you have come across instead of manually running everywhere. If you decide to run or walk, an arrow on the top of your screen directs you which way to go and the distance required in travelling it. Of course exploring the land is fun especially when you come across some powerful, high level creatures that are just roaming around. Some were so enormous that they rival some of the games bosses. When I saw these creatures, I looked forward to the day where I would be powerful enough to return and defeat it. It should be noted not all of the creatures in the game will attack you without provocation and some will leave you alone. The creatures also vary in attack, speed and agility with some flying like dragonflies or others working in packs like lions. The Mechon (the mechanical beings) use laser beams, fire, or choose to crush you with their arms. Needless to say, this game has depth. Just when you think you have got a handle on things and how the game works, a tutorial menu pops up explaining another feature of the game that you haven’t accessed until that point. These pop ups were handy as it can be a lot of information to take in. If you do become confused, there is an accessible help feature that explains elements of the game as well as providing reminders of the current task or quest at hand. All of this comes together pretty nicely with the on-board menu system where you can quickly look at your available items, your “Arts” and skill trees, the Affinity between characters and managing your party and their equipment. I used the Wii-more and the nunchuk for the controls with the nunchuk primarily used for movement and camera changes while the Wii-mote was used for accessing the menu and selecting an action. Combined, the controls and the menu items made for an accessible experience that didn’t feel clumsy. One of the things I noticed about Xenoblade Chronicles as a whole is that it manages to flow quite nicely. Loading and saving times are fairly quick. The battles are fluid as there is no loading time to transition into a “Battle Stage” seen in other RPGs that typically involve a drawn out process of formally fighting the enemy with different camera angles and the obligatory victory poses. Instead, the action transitions seamlessly between exploring and fighting using the same third person view. That being said, the camera views do need some work during battles where you are fighting in tight areas as there are times you cannot see anything but a close up view of the enemy. Tied to the seamless way between battling and exploring is the pace of the game. I’ve mentioned how quickly it can be transitioning from exploring to battling but even the cut scenes and conversations with the NPCs do not slow down or wait until you have pressed a button. You can skip conversations but there is no way to pause them or slow them down unless you press the home button. I found this forced me to pay attention to the story more since it was setting the pace. Even completing the side quests are speedy affairs in that you don’t often have to return to the person you agreed to complete a quest for and instead the game automatically updates you when you’ve reached your goal, such as destroying a certain number of Mechon. This was very handy as it is sometimes a chore to go all the way back to an area just to let a character know you have finished their quest for them. Visually, the game looks great considering the Wii’s graphic limitations. At first I was a little disappointed with the initial cut scenes as the characters were a little jagged around the edges but this was probably due to the amount of action happening at that time. Walking around and exploring the environments in actual gameplay could also look a little smoother but it seems to get better over time. You’ll notice that during cut scenes and when there isn’t a lot of stuff going on (such as a massive Mechon attack), the characters are not particularly detailed in terms of skin texture or hair but the expressions on their faces convey emotions very well. Otherwise the graphics during standard gameplay are satisfying to look at and really stand out during battle as your sword flashes when it hits your target or the moving electric blue light that connects between you and your party when you’re ready for a chain attack. The in-battle visuals are definitely the highlights of the game. The voice acting in English was a little off putting in that the characters sounded too aristocratic so I switched it to Japanese. Even though my Japanese is at a conversational level, it sounded far more authentic for the characters to speak this way and really made the game seem like an anime during the game’s cut scenes. Whatever I did not understand in Japanese, I was able to read with the English subtitles which helped me figure out what was going on in the story. The music is also done very well. It sounds exotic and becomes more dramatic during battle. Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles is one of those fantastic RPG’s without a lot of filler. It is a smooth yet fast paced game that manages to offer up enough complexity to satisfy hardcore gamers but is also accessible enough for those new to the RPG world. The story is engaging and the amount of exploration in the game is impressive. While the games visuals are nothing to write home about, Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii stands as one of the best RPG experiences on the Wii to date.

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NCI’s new location, NCI Shady Grove, is open at 9609 Medical Center Drive in Rockville, MD. While NCI's clinical program remains on the NIH campus in Bethesda, NCI Shady Grove will accommodate approximately 2,450 administrative and program staff who previously occupied Executive Plaza and Helgerman Court buildings in Rockville. Offices at NCI started moving into the new building in December 2012 and the move will be completed within six months. The new location features two office towers with a connector wing on the lower floors and has 574,000 net square feet of usable space. "By consolidating staff from four locations into the new NCI Shady Grove location and through a competitive bidding process, we expect to save 10 percent or more in our lease and utility costs," noted Daryl Paunil, P.E., Director, NCI Office of Space and Facilities Management. "This new facility has been designed to allow for easier renovations and new configurations to foster more scientific collaboration amongst NCI staff." "We are pleased to announce that the buildings are LEED Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified which means that NCI employees will be working in some of the most environmentally-friendly workspaces in the Washington metropolitan area," explained Paunil. "For example, the building features a green roof, outdoor green space and a daylight harvesting system that allows NCI to maximize the usage of natural light and reduce energy costs." NCI Shady Grove is conveniently accessible from several exits off Interstate 270 and is located about six miles north of the Executive Plaza location. In addition, NCI Shady Grove has Metrobus and Ride-On stops near the buildings. The nearby Shady Grove Metrorail station will be serviced by Ride-On bus. Shuttle service will also be available from NCI Shady Grove to the NIH campus in Bethesda. The General Services Administration (GSA) determined the new NCI Shady Grove location in close consultation with NIH and NCI. The selections were based on a rigorous, year-long competitive bidding process conducted by GSA.

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The search textbox has an autosuggest feature. When you enter three or more characters, a list of up to 10 suggestions will popup under the textbox. Use the arrow keys to move through the suggestions. To select a suggestion, hit the enter key. Using the escape key closes the listbox and puts you back at the textbox. The radio buttons allow you to toggle between having all search items start with or contain the text you entered in the search box. A synthetic melatonin analogue with hypnotic and circadian rhythm-modulating activities. Ramelteon binds to and activates melatonin receptors 1 and 2 in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the brain, thereby promoting the onset of sleep. Unlike the nonbenzodiazepine sedative hypnotics zolpidem and zaleplon, this agent does not activate GABA receptors and, so, produces no GABA receptor-mediated anxiolytic, myorelaxant, and amnesic effects. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus) |US brand name:||Rozerem|

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are finding some comfort at home. Matt Calvert scored on an outstanding individual effort with 57 seconds remaining in overtime to give Columbus a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. Calvert took the puck in his own zone, performed a 360-spin in the neutral zone to avoid Henrik Sedin, then battled through Alex Edler on a chip-in before skating between the circles and lifting a wrist shot over Cory Schneider's glove for the game-winner. "It was kind of a broken play off the start," Calvert said. "I got the puck by the D-man and then I saw some open ice in the middle, so I went there and saw an opening high glove side. I raised the puck and luckily it went in." Columbus has won three in a row at home after winning once while playing seven of eight on the road. The Blue Jackets are 4-0-1 in their past five home games. This was the ninth straight one-goal game for the Blue Jackets and the fifth straight that went past regulation. "We had some tough losses early on, some games where we felt like we were so close to getting the result we wanted," Calvert said. "As hard as it is to persevere through that stretch, you always have to believe that games like this are on the other side. "When you taste a close win after so many close losses, it's so much sweeter." Vancouver has lost five of its past six games (1-3-2). "You would like to think it's just one of those times in a season where things aren't going right for you, but I think there's still things we need to sharpen up on, clearly," Canucks forward Chris Higgins said. "One goal's not going to get the win on too many nights." Columbus scored first off a very effective cycle by Nick Foligno, Ryan Johansen and R.J Umberger. Foligno went hard behind the net and his wraparound attempt came off the far, left post, where Umberger was waiting to slide it in 11:33 into the game. "Our team is just being resilient," Johansen said. "We just keep grinding away and it's really showed in the last four games or so where we picked up points. We just have to keep rolling now." Vancouver tied it 1:05 into the third period. Canucks defenseman Jason Garrison made an aggressive pinch and wheeled the puck behind the net, winding up on Dan Hamhuis' stick at the point. Hamhuis' low shot deflected off a skate to Sedin at the left post, and he lifted a shot into the center of the net over Sergei Bobrovsky, who stopped the other 34 shots he faced. "[Bobrovsky] played a really solid game, and their team worked extremely hard in front of him," Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said. "We were down by a goal after the second period. This is not an easy league to come back in, and we were able to tie it." The Blue Jackets killed the one power play they faced, and have denied 18 in a row. "Our penalty kill has been doing a great job when they have to step up," Johansen said. "That's definitely been a big part of our success." Columbus forward Derek Dorsett went hard into the net early in the first period and suffered a fractured clavicle, according to the team. He's expected to miss the rest of the season. Material from team media and wire services was used in this report

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Through the Plexi-Glass: Can You Pump Tires in a Goalie Graveyard? As I was coming home from the game and gazed at my twitter feed, I saw of a lot of “Trade Luongo!” and a lot of panicking over a just under .500 record for the first few games of the regular season. Mostly, it was all about how Luongo lost the game for the Canucks and it was entirely his fault. So I’ve taken it upon myself to do some proverbial ‘pumping of tires’. Why you all ask? Simple, I have a good memory of how dreadful goaltending was in this city before the likes of Roberto Luongo. As I stated in my tweet: @Aviewfromabroad “Problem isn’t #Luongo . Problem is the wanna-be fans that bought into the “2nd coming” hype that was built about him. #Takeaccountability” I never bought into the whole “LuonGod” hype. He is a good goalie, but at the same time, he was still just a human who will have his bad days like you or I. Unfortunately for Luongo, he is now in a market that actually gives a hoot of how he performs on the ice instead of about 4500 fans in Miami. I also understand the whole “with the position comes the scrutiny” baggage but when the baggage is more like the cargo space of a 747, how is one supposed to ‘carry’ all that without some self-doubt? It’s close to impossible, regardless of talent level. I’m not trying to psycho-babble you all the death, I’m just saying that perhaps instead of jumping on Lu’s case constantly, take a step back and let him breathe. For me, I want to give Luongo some time to prove himself. It is a new season after all. Although for some, this just a continuation of all the bad games Luongo has played as a Canuck. I want him to build up some confidence that has seemingly been lost and play like a machine more often than not. So far in this very young season, he’s not been great. To help him out as a fan, I thought it would be a good idea for me to “pump his tires” because despite all the hype and the bashing, I would rather have Roberto Luongo (as is) than Dan Cloutier, Corey Hirsch, Alfie Michaud, Troy Gamble, Petr Skudra, Bob Essensa, Kevin Weekes, Felix Potvin etc. etc. etc. Why, do some of you ask? I’ve seen awful, and it has been far worse than Roberto Luongo. For those of you that don’t recognize some of those names, it’s because they didn’t last very long in this market. Let’s take Petr Skudra for example. He was one of Dan Cloutier’s backups. Did you know an angry fan actually used his name as an auction item on eBay? The description was to the effect of a Canucks’ back up goaltender, with a big five hole and no glove. The starting bid was $1 CAD. I’m not sure if anyone ever even made a bid, but it was at the time, quite amusing. Oddly enough, I am waiting for some know-it-all ‘fan’ to put Luongo up for auction on eBay with the description of “Vezina nominated, gold medal winning goalie that can’t please a fan base no matter what he does”. I’d at least start the bidding at $5…out of ‘respect’ of course. It’s good to know that I am not the only one out there that feels Luongo is getting too much heat. However, I believe he can and should be better, but I’m not going to go off demanding Mike Gillis and his management and coaching staff try to trade him immediately. The thing is, I have this belief (and statistical history to back it up) that Luongo will pull it together sooner than later. Here are some from the twitterverse that feel the same way after the 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday Night: - @lyteforce: If Luongo were to reverse global warming, people would blame him for it being too cold. #Canucks #lousfault - @patersonjeff: Can dump on #Canucks goaltending, but how about forwards who have 1 even strength goal in last 10 periods. That don’t cut it - @j_carpenter_What difference does it make? if Luongo lets in 1 goal or 4..If the #Canucks dont score any they’re not gonna win..They will pull it together - @bobcam27-Luongo sure was terrible on the power play tonight. I don’t remember him getting a single shot on goal. #Canucks We’re all good at playing ‘arm-chair’ GM from time to time, and I certainly will be the first to admit I do it as well, but how many times do so many of us have to put out virtual trades with the involvement of Roberto Luongo in them? How about we trade those guys that aren’t scoring? How about we trade the whole blue line? I guess because it’s easier to blame the goaltender, and particularly, Roberto Luongo. I’m asking you for a 20 game grace period to stop. Please. For the next few games that Luongo plays, instead of going “Trade Luongo!”, perhaps a little encouragement might help. The power of positivity is a pretty cool thing, even though I’m not a big time New Age follower, there is truth in it. I don’t mind ‘pumping Roberto’s tires’ more often than not, a pumped tire usually gets you further ahead. Not to mention, it sucks to run on a flat. Besides, if you leave it deflated too long, it might just damage the rim and you’ll have to replace the whole wheel. That’s how I see things…through the plexi-glass.

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Is It Time For Goldman Sachs to Blow Up America? Most people think the Chinese are the largest holders of American Debt. Those that do are mistaken...it is the Wall Street Banks and Primary Dealers who hold most of Americas debt. Unfortunately for these bankers, America can no longer service its debt without borrowing more from the Primary Dealers and Wall Street bankers. America simply has borrowed too much and owes its citizens way too much in entitlement obligations to ever meet its spend requirments going forward. In exchage for keeping the system going to this point, Henry Paulson extorted Congress and the American Taxpayer out of $9 Trillion dollars. The problem is more and more taxpayers are catching on to the maliciousness of this action are are beginning to make some waves. Goldman knows that once the American public eventually learns about the criminal behavior behind Credit Default Swaps, the citizens are going to go nuts once they learn that just about everything they own is practially worthless. Unlike Bernie Madoff, Goldman has some very high level poltical relationships that can be convinced to do just about anything asked.....like handing over $9 Trillion without too much effort. The real issue comes when the American people learn that most of their net worth has been pick pocketed....we are already seeing some passion with health care reform....imagine the anger with total net worth. From the bankers perspective, America as structured with its current population is a money losing proposition due to the excessive defaulting debt outstanding and the massive entitlements we are owed by our government. If Goldman simply exterminated most of the population, none of the entitlement would need to be paid and as the primary debt holders, the Wall Street banks would be the title holder to most of Americas natural resouces and farmland which could be harvested and sold around the world for an incredible profit. You think this concept is far fetched? Imagine if you had just stolen $10 Trillion dollars and impoverished the strongest nation on earth.......would you want to face the wrath of its citizens once they became aware of the situation. If someone doesn't give a damn about taking everything you have in broad daylight......you think they give a damn about you or your family?

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RS Weekly Update - Munger, Drugs & New Buys Picking up where we left off last week, here is tendency #20 in Charlie Munger’s take on the psychology of human misjudgment from Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Tendency #20 – Drug-Misinfluence Tendency I guess maybe Charlie was looking out for me this week. Given all that’s going on in the market it’s quite fitting that this is the shortest of the 25 tendencies. The simplest explanation: drugs suck, don’t do them. We all know people who have been affected by addiction to drugs. It has a widespread effect that touches many people. Worst of all it impairs one’s judgment and turns them into someone they’re not; that’s the scariest part. But there can be no doubt that simply put, drugs will impair your judgment and make you poor in every sense of the word. St. Jude Medical Here’s my first new addition to the portfolio from the end of July; a medical device maker that I think has tremendous growth ahead and even with the market tanking I think I got it at a fair price: http://bit.ly/on171G Panera Bread Co. And today’s new buy, Panera is relatable to many and delicious. I think it’ll be in the portfolio for a long time to come: http://bit.ly/nDehuE Earnings are out for Higher One and they seem to be moving in the right direction: http://bit.ly/nuXlab As of last week the Motley portfolio widened the gap with the market beating it by 4%. I am sure this week’s action is going to hurt big time, but I still like the direction I’m headed and think that my Motley strategy will pay off in the end: http://bit.ly/nfPq36 I’ve had the great fortune to occupy segments on a few talk radio spots this week with Bill Carroll on KFI AM640 and Gil Gross on KGO AM810, both out in California. Check out my discussion board for links to the shows. Straight from the Onion Well that’s not very nice: http://onion.com/nTStUD Jason owns shares of Panera Bread

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The Four Horsemen of the Economic slowdown There has been much debate here at CAPS regarding inflation/deflation. I would like to muddy the waters with a few random thoughts. Anyone who has been to the supermarket or a gas station in recent months is painfully aware of PRICE INFLATION. A gallon of milk or a pound of ground beef as well as most of the items on your shopping list seem to be slowly creeping up in cost each week. With increasing costs of raw materials/ingredients, manufacturers have a difficult choice: raise prices or reduce the size/weight/quantity of their retail products. I have been somewhat suprised at the frequency this year when companies have actually done BOTH. (Half-gallon containers of ice cream are rapidly being replaced by 1.75 quart packages by most producers in my local grocery.) Companies across the board have struggled in recent years to absorb raw material and energy costs, and are now forced to reduce quantity to maintain a price point or pass along these costs to the consumer. I am aware that reduced demand naturally forces prices to decrease, but given the choice to freeze/drop prices or simply close up shop, the latter increasingly makes more "business" sense. The much heralded minimum-wage increase was widely debated this year and was probably long overdue. It is, however, the latest impotent attempt in the past several decades to deal with the reality of STAGNANT WAGES. Increases in mechanization, productivity, and globalization of labor have all contributed to the effective loss of purchasing power by the working middle class. One- income families become two-income families as a couples feel the need to enter the workforce to maintain their desired standard of living. There is continual discussion with regard to America's ever increasing perceived need for more stuff (necessities vs. luxuries, keeping up with the "Jonses" etc. ). Yet it is crystal clear that more and more households, whether single- or dual-income are struggling to remain solvent let alone get/stay current on their bills. As the Motley Fool is a financial website, we are all well aware of the price fluctuations of equities. The past decade has been difficult for conservative, "small-time" investors to say the least. Well-worn phrases from the ghosts of the past such as "buy and hold" seem less relevant than ever in the computerized, dirivitized (if there is such a word) twenty-first century. We all hope to "invest" in assets that will appreciate in value over time, whether stocks, bonds, real-estate, or personal businesses. Of late, global markets and economies have confounded the brightest minds on Main Street and Wall Street. Economic cycles and rotation of classes within markets are to be expected and profited from by the informed investor. With the painful memories of several "bursting bubbles" fresh in our memories, namely dot,com and housing, the harsh reality of ASSET DEFLATION has become the latest lesson learned by comparatively young investors. "Things" do NOT always go up in value. A generation of Americans has been conditioned to expect unlimited easy credit as well as ever appreciating values of homes, real-estate and equities. Unfortunately that which goes up may/can go down. Many of the items we pay the most for in life and hope to "own" the longest (houses, autos, pensions, etc.) are for the first time for many people worth less, much less, than they were a month or year ago. The term 'upside down" applies to more and more home, property, and auto owners every day. Finally to the crisis-de-jour: CREDIT CONTRACTION/DESTRUCTION. The CAPS community has done an excellent job educating its readers as to the house of cards known as fractional banking. The U.S. economy has roared along on the premise of everyone borrowing money for any and everything. Constant unsolicited offers for credit cards, banks loaning money to the homeless (figuratively? literally?), people using home equity as an ATM, putting daily necessities on revolving credit- all this fiscal insanity is now coming home to roost. Now that the truth is slowly trickling out about the severity of the situation, from the Federal government to huge corperations to State and local governments to your neighbor next door, things are going to change. Banks, which make money by lending the same dollar out to five or ten people have suddenly decided to get picky about the customers to which they loan. Verifyable income, tangible collateral, and excellent credit scores seem to be irrelevent today. It seems their questionable buisness practices of the past several years (decades?) have come back to bite them big time. So now in the fantasy world of the Federal Reserve they just fire up the printing presses one more time. The federal gov't borrows another trillion to use for corperate welfare, mega-bank buyouts, and token "stimulus" packages to keep the masses momentarily pacified. The founding fathers are likely spinning in their graves. This could very well be the perfect financial storm of our lifetimes. The global powers that be may once more manipulate, fabricate, spin and deceive their way out of a U.S. recession or depression yet. Be careful where and how you place your bets. Thanks for letting a novice vent, I admire the knowledge, generosity, and passion of the CAPS community. I have real $ in the market and still have much to learn!

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when i was very young my papa had a small cheap keyboard. i have no idea why my papa needed a keyboard. although he never listened to music, that i remember, he was somewhat musically inclined. he played the accordian and "roll out the barrel" to one of the beats on the keyboard, among other little ditty's. i loved the keyboard. i played jingles i heard on commercials and "roll out the barrel" constantly. i played old television show intros. i listened to the little songs programmed into the keyboard and i learned them. i remember my nana coming into the spare bedroom where the keyboard was at and telling me to turn it off. she meant to make it stop playing the song programmed into it. then she saw that it wasn't the keyboard playing, but me. lo and behold, i could play by ear, and surprisingly well for such a tot. bam. i was in piano lessons. for my first lesson my wonderful teacher----a highly eclectic woman---asked me what i knew. what a weird question. i'm here to learn piano because i don't know how to play piano, i thought. i told her i didn't know anything, really. i played for her "chopsticks," "roll out the barrel," "green acres," and both parts of "heart and soul" at the same time. she was impressed and said we'd do fine. then we played scales and chords forever and ever. i thought i'd never learn to read a real song. scales and chords with pennies on the backs of my hands to keep them in the proper position, finding notes with a book over my hands so i couldn't see the keyboard, and more scales and chords. forever. then one day she played a song from a sheet of music for me. and then i played it. i READ the music and i PLAYED it! i think it was called "falling leaf" or something like that. i still really like that little song. i became very good, and more than that, i really enjoyed playing the piano. it was the light of my small life. then my teacher had to move. all the other piano teachers in town were booked, not to mention we couldn't really afford them anyway. then the annual fourth grade choir concert came along, of which i was in. while waiting on a ride home from school i was hanging out in the choir room. my choir teacher was in her office. i sat at the piano and played the time away. i played all the songs we were singing for the concert plus a song i had written in the key of e minor. (once i learned that e minor chord i really took off, hee hee.) my teacher came out and asked me how i knew the songs. i told her, "because i heard them." she asked me where i learned the last song and i told her, "i wrote it." she tested me a bit and thought a bit and then sat down on the bench with me and said, very sweetly, "how would you like to be the accompaniest for the concert?" i was so proud. yes. of course i would! so, i played the whole concert entitled "i love music." at the end of the concert my teacher went to the mike and told the audience the story of why i got to be the accompaniest and then she asked me totally out of the blue, would i play the song i wrote. i was quite unprepared, but went and played it. i even added to it, as even then i could never do the same thing twice in a row. i ended oddly, hah, but i got my first standing ovation. the piano teachers came out of the woodwork then and i got the best one in town, i think. she was amazing. she let me get away with things she wouldn't let any other student get away with. we were supposed to have a practice chart and have it signed by our parents. nope. never did that. i tried, but not very hard. she wanted me to play certain pieces, especially ones that capitalized on the speed with which i could play (truly, i think,it's because i've no sense of timing, haha, so i just play fast. but i am capable of playing really fast. so fun.). i wanted to play bizzarre anti melody avant garde pieces. she wanted me to learn hymns. i HATED playing hymns. she wasn't quite sure what to do with me, i don't think. i was a bit rebellious. plus, i think we were always behind on our payments. my dad says we still owe her a payment, poor thing. but, she told me that i had something in me that couldn't be taught, that i could feel the music, and that it was good, so she stayed my teacher nonetheless and she taught me quite a lot. i got to do a lot of things with piano. i was guest pianist at various churches. i was even a guest player at a very talented person's senior recital, for which i was shocked and honored. i went to a few competitions. i don't think i ever won. some of them were just playing for people who sort of graded you. i also got to record it and a musician friend of mine in denton used it on his album, "c'est cheese." i remember dad and i going to wal-mart late one night to pick out an outfit for a competition. i don't know why i remember this outfit. we had a hard time finding anything and ended with a blue pleated skirt that i had to roll up at the waist, a big white low v-neck sweater with a blue turtle neck underneath and some borrowed, too-big black pointed toe flats. i had the 80's hair and funky glasses to boot. it was not a pretty picture. i just remember hiking that rolled waist up over and over again. when it was my turn to play i went in and nailed it. my dad was standing outside of the door listening and when i came out he had this little gathering around him that, of course, all knew i was his daughter. they were applauding and i got that one armed wrap around hug that squishes your shoulder into your ear. and then, sometime around 9th grade, i think, my teacher moved. i never got another teacher after that. i don't think i ever reached my full piano potential. i kept singing and played trumpet and frenchorn and learned a good bit of the other instruments. (excluding reed instruments. blah. i can't even make a clarinet honk.) early college i got a guitar and can mostly satisfy myself there. i sound better than i am and i have to fake an f chord. i haven't really played the piano since the middle of highschool. benji got a keyboard last week to use with his sound design. i still have no idea what the hell he's going to do with it, but haven't quite expressed it. my only concern was because it was expensive, but it's his money so i won't question and look forward to seeing what he comes up with. again, benji got a keyboard last week, and i dug out some old music. there are things i played in 6th grade that i cannot touch now. i don't know whether i should feel good, because i used to be good, or awful, because i'm so bad now. i've been brushing up. so far i've attempted "invention no. 13" by bach, "rondo alla turca" by mozart, a few prelude's by chopin, "fur elise," of course, by beethoven, and an old favorite, "solfeggietto," by bach. i can get through them, but they are struggles now. going through with the right hand, then the left, then measure by measure then just announcing, "fuck it!" and playing my little heart out, mistakes and all. i cannot explain to you how good it feels. i'm quite determined to get as much as i can back, and to contenuie to play as often as i can. yesterday, i played with penn on my lap. i played him right to sleep. i do not know if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but i'm quite sure i'll try it again to see if it works. 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6-Speed Automatic Transmission 5.3L V8 16V MPFI OHV Flexible Fu Motor Stock # 25247 White Diamond Tricoat 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ with Light Cashmere seats Mr. Montgomery opened Bob Montgomery Dixie Chevrolet on June 1, 1960. It was on the 27th of September 1971 that he opened Bob Montgomery Dixie Honda. Bob's #1 priority has always been customer satisfaction. This traditional goal has been instilled throughout the entire company and will be consistent in the years to come. Remember, if you are in the market for a new Chevrolet, Honda or ANY pre-owned vehicle, you do have a choice with Bob Montgomery. 3.42 Rear Axle Ratio Heated & Cooled Driver & Front Passenger Seats Gvwr: 7000 Lbs (3175 Kgs) Ebony Deep Ribbed Rubber All-Weather Mats (Lpo) Skid Plate Package Ltz Plus Package Federal Emissions Requirements Rear Vision Camera Power Rear Sliding Window Ltz White Diamond Edition All information, specifications, data, details, description and price are subject to change without notice. Please contact the dealer selling this vehicle for complete, accurate, up-to-date information.

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"Despite his obvious virtuosity, (frontman) Vigil is not a one-man show or grandstander...the Reloaders have a cohesive sound..."Love Comes Knocking" turns up the tempo with some flashy guitar work reminiscent of Stevie Ray Vaughn...the gloves come off in "Survive," where Vigil channels Jimi Hendrix, complete with reverb, wah wah, and other electronic effects. Blues fans should give this album a serious listen." SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR (CARLSBAD) - Tasty, soulful blues - along with some occasional frenetic electric guitar playing - is what's in store when Big Shot Reub and the Reloaders return to perform at their 'home-away-from-home,' Coyote Bar & Grill, 300 E. Carlsbad Village Dr., Saturday, June 2. 6-10 p..m Free. Info: (760) 729-4695 or log onto www.coyotecarlsbad.com. The band also performs again this year at the Ensenada Blues-Rock Festival on Saturday, June 30. ROUNDHOUSE BLUES (Hat and Case Music) has received very positive media response since its late-2010 release. "I plopped this CD into the player and hoped for the best, and low and behold I was pleasantly surprised just how good of an album "Roundhouse Blues" turned out to be," writes BLUES UNDERGROUND. "Talk about some classy blues...this is the stuff you look long and hard for. If you like virtuoso guitar this is one album you need to get!," opines CASHBOX magazine. "On "Roadhouse Blues," Vigil moves flawlessly and tastefully across the frets to produce a very high quality product for any discerning ear to enjoy," asserts BLUESROCKERS. The album was mastered by multi-Grammy-winning Charlie Watts (renowned for his work on Fleetwood Mac's Rumors among others) and engineered and produced by Glen Laughlin (Dickies, Cherry Bluestorms). The songs on ROUNDHOUSE BLUES reflect Vigil's diverse influences - B.B. King, Elvis Costello, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix among them. From opening track "So Much Inside Me" ("a jump-swing tribute to the greats, including Wynone Harris and Louis Jordan," explains Vigil) and melodic "Love's Come Knocking" ("a song designed to comfort a mending heart...speaking what you want and not what you have"); to the Latin-flavored "Viva Bracero" ("a tribute to the unskilled laborers that helped rebuild America after the Great Depression"); and uptempo, toe-tapping "Big Shot Roll" ("a salute to the West Coast swing dancers that are an integral part of the San Diego blues scene"), there is truly something for every Blues lover on ROUNDHOUSE BLUES. BIG SHOT REUB & THE RELOADERS PROMO CDS & INTERVIEWS ON REQUEST.

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This is the 19th book by best selling author Jennifer Chiaverini. Sonoma Rose an Elm Creek Quilt novel. This book is set in the prohibition era and is about one woman's journey to save both herself and her family. And what a journey it is one that brings Rose great honour and beauty to all those around her. This is another triumph for Jennifer Chiaverini as she writes of another strong female character. I loved reading this book and I am sure you will too. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and follow my blog if you don't already follow. That's all. Best of luck. The winner will be picked on 15 April.

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Color Carole, by HurrellPosted by vp19 on 2013.02.02 at 08:12 Current mood: accomplished It's the final few weeks of December 1937, heading into 1938, what would be the commercial apex of Carole Lombard's career. She has not one, but two new movies in theaters -- the Technicolor "Nothing Sacred" and her Paramount swan song, "True Confession" -- was in a highly-publicized romance with Public Idol No. 1, Clark Gable, and was beloved by millions for her style both on- and off-screen. It's no wonder Movie Mirror struck while the iron (and the star) was hot, putting her on its cover in a rare "natural color" portrait from the renowned George Hurrell, better known for working in black and white. And the way her career was going, Carole had every reason to smile. Inside are five full-length pages with Bette Davis as fashion plate, including these two from Warners shutterbug Elmer Fryer... ...and an intriguing facing spread of sphinx-like Greta Garbo, then starring in "Conquest," and vivacious Ann Dvorak, now reduced to appearing in the likes of Republic's "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," which featured a brief appearance by Joe DiMaggio. (The baseball star would have better luck with Hollywood actresses than appearing in Hollywood movies, as his marriages to Dorothy Arnold and a certain lady named Monroe would attest.) The seller labels this in "fine-" condition, adding: "An unrestored magazine with good color and an overall very presentable appearance. It may have edge wear with small tears on the covers and two pages, page 57 is missing, and the crossword puzzle on page 56 is filled in with pencil." Just so you know what you might be getting into. Bidding begins at 99 cents, but I can't imagine it staying there for long; bids close at 11:27 a.m. (Eastern) Friday. Find out more at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Movie-Mirror-Ma Lombard had been guest editor of an issue of Screen Book in 1936; that December, she appeared in a stunning "then and now" page, "From Girlhood To Glamour": The cover subject was Rochelle Hudson: Inside are full-page ads for "Born to Dance," "Maid of Salem," "3 Men on a Horse," "Reunion" and "Come and Get It." Others getting the full-page portrait treatment are Robert Taylor, Kay Francis, Norma Shearer, Jeanette MacDonald, Katharine Hepburn, Grace Moore, and Jean Rogers. It's in "very fine-" condition, according to the seller, who calls it "An unrestored magazine with bright color and a clean overall appearance. It may have general signs of use, such as slight edge wear with small tears, minor smudges and stains, and some mild surface crinkles." Bidding conditions are similar to that of the other magazine. Additional details can be found at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Screen-Book-Mov The latest LiveJournal header is Paramount p1202-26 from late 1930, conducted at the same session that produced the recently-viewed p1202-25, but with just a little more Lombard leg on display (not to mention a delightful smile).

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Borrowing a bit of aesthetic appeal from the Altima and some eye-catching specs from rival brands, the newly redesigned Sentra has finally come into its own. That freshness should help attract the appetite of shoppers looking for the perfect economic option. Nissan Sentra Trims and Features Review The Nissan Sentra is a small five seat sedan that’s offered in S, SV, SR, and SL trim levels, along with fuel saving FE+S and FE+SV models. The latter two options come with a rear spoiler, aero deflectors, and low-rolling resistance tires. Every trim comes with a four-cylinder engine worth 130 horsepower, and Eco, Sport, and Normal drive modes that help produce either 33 or 34 combined MPG (the base manual Sentra achieves 30 combined MPG). Things have been expanded inside to the delight, and comfort, of both driver and passengers. Standard features include basics like power accessories, A/C, and cloth seats, though upper trims can be decked out in wood and leather trim, heated seats, dual-zone climate control, Bluetooth, Nissan Connect infotainment with navigation, and Bose audio. The 2013 Nissan Sentra starts at $15,990. Looking to celebrate the holidays with the Nissan Sentra? Find it at CarWoo! How Nissan Sentra Does on Performance The front-wheel drive Sentra is powered by a 1.8 liter four-cylinder engine that produces 130 horsepower and 128 lb.-ft. of torque. The base S Sentra comes with a six-speed manual transmission as standard, though an Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) is available. All other trims get the CVT as standard. Drivers can choose between Eco, Normal, and Sport modes to help control efficiency and performance, depending on need. Nissan Sentra Fuel Economy EPA estimates give the manually driven 2013 Sentra 27/36/30 (city/highway/combined) MPG; CVT equipped models get bumped up to 30/39/33. FE+s and FE+SV models receive 34 Nissan Sentra Interior Highlights Part of Nissan’s quest for the new Sentra was improving driver and passenger friendliness, and they’ve achieved this by adding welcoming space and versatility up front, along with extra room for backseat passengers. If you are relegated to the second row, you’ll get 37.4 inches of legroom. Trunk space measures an impressive 15.1 cubic feet. If you choose, you can build an upscale atmosphere by adding wood and heated leather seating to the quiet cabin. Nissan Connect offers hands-free texting and voice commands for hands-off control, and the 5.8 inch touchscreen is also within easy reach for the more traditional among us. Nissan Sentra Safety Features Standard on every 2013 Sentra are four-wheel antilock brakes (front disc, rear drum) with brake assist, stability and traction control, and full-length side curtain airbags. SR and SL trims also get a rear disc brake option. The Navigation package comes with a rearview camera, and upper trims get an Easy-Fill Tire Alert system that lets you know the tires are properly inflated. Nissan Sentra Summary & Overall Review Nissan has given shoppers what they crave – upscale features at an economical price, good fuel economy, and enough new tech to show off to friends and family. The 2013 Nissan Sentra is back, and it’s better than you think. Start the New Year off right with the 2013 Nissan Sentra. And start your car buying process off right by going to CarWoo!

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Friday, March 12, 2010 IF YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THE NAMES RIGHT.... It's bad enough the Patriot-News hasn't bothered to send a reporter to a trial that culminates a story it broke with its own reporting. But if today's "commentary" by Laura Vecsey is any indication, no one at that Patriot-News is bothering to read anyone else's coverage of the trial. First of all, Vecsey (and anyone proofing the copy over there), the name of Mike Veon's attorney is Joel Sansone, not Santone. And the name of the lead prosecutor is E. Marc Costanzo, not Constanza. (Perhaps Vecsey and the Patriot-News staff are spending their time watching Seinfeld reruns instead of paying attention to the trial!) After a six-week trial that raised significant questions of prosecutorial intimidation, the credibility of witnesses, the accuracy of exhibits, the thoroughness of the investigation, the motivation of both investigators and witnesses and the very foundation of Pennsylvania's legal, governmental and political institutions, Vecsey is concerned with just one point: Why were the the closing arguments so loooooooooong? We're sorry you were bored, Laura. Those who've actually followed the trial, both in the courtroom and on Twitter, know that attorneys for each of the four defendants were limited to just two hours. Those who've covered the courts for more than part of one day know it's unusual for an attorney to be held to such a limit. Anyone who'd given a single moment's thought to the entirety of the trial could probably figure out that two hours is a pretty short time to sum up six weeks of testimony. We wonder if Vecsey is even aware that the trial has been going on for six weeks. The column reads like she just accidentally stumbled into a random courtroom and based her assumptions on nothing more than what she heard in the few hours she was there. It's a shame that the Patriot News couldn't be bothered to spend more than a few hours on a six-week trial - especially since it wants to portray the story it broke as enormously significant. Brace yourself, Patriot-News: the prosecution today will be allowed to drone on for four hours! Better bring a comic book to keep yourself entertained.

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FIRST ENGLISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GLENDALE v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT Argued January 14, 1987 Decided June 9, 1987 In 1957, appellant church purchased land on which it operated a campground, known as "Lutherglen," as a retreat center and a recreational area for handicapped children. The land is located in a canyon along the banks of a creek that is the natural drainage channel for a watershed area. In 1978, a flood destroyed Lutherglen's buildings. In response to the flood, appellee Los Angeles County, in 1979, adopted an interim ordinance prohibiting the construction or reconstruction of any building or structure in an interim flood protection area that included the land on which Lutherglen had stood. Shortly after the ordinance was adopted, appellant filed suit in a California court, alleging, inter alia, that the ordinance denied appellant all use of Lutherglen, and seeking to recover damages in inverse condemnation for such loss of use. The court granted a motion to strike the allegation, basing its ruling on Agins v. Tiburon, 24 Cal. 3d 266, 598 P.2d 25, aff'd on other grounds, 447 U.S. 255 , in which the California Supreme Court held that a landowner may not maintain an inverse condemnation suit based upon a "regulatory" taking, and that compensation is not required until the challenged regulation or ordinance has been held excessive in an action for declaratory relief or a writ of mandamus and the government has nevertheless decided to continue the regulation in effect. Because appellant alleged a regulatory taking and sought only damages, the trial court deemed the allegation that the ordinance denied all use of Lutherglen to be irrelevant. The California Court of Appeal affirmed. REHNQUIST, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BRENNAN, WHITE, MARSHALL, POWELL, and SCALIA, JJ., joined. STEVENS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in Parts I and III of which BLACKMUN and O'CONNOR, JJ., joined, post, p. 322. Michael M. Berger argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Jerrold A. Fadem. [482 U.S. 304, 306] Jack R. White argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were DeWitt W. Clinton, Charles J. Moore, and Darlene B. Fischer. * [ Footnote * ] Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American College of Real Estate Lawyers by Robert O. Hetlage, David A. Richards, Eugene J. Morris, and John P. Trevaskis, Jr.; for the California Association of Realtors by William M. Pfeiffer; for the California Building Industry Association by Gideon Kanner; for the National Association of Home Builders by Kenneth B. Bley and Gus Bauman; for the National Association of Realtors by William D. North; and for the Pacific Legal Foundation et al. by Ronald A. Zumbrun and Robert K. Best. Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the United States by Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Habicht, Deputy Solicitor General Ayer, Deputy Assistant Attorneys General Marzulla, Hookano, and Kmiec, and Edwin S. Kneedler and Peter R. Steenland, Jr.; for the State of California et al. by John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General of California, Andrea Sheridan Ordin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Richard C. Jacobs, N. Gregory Taylor, and Theodora Berger, Assistant Attorneys General, and Craig C. Thompson and Richard M. Frank, Deputy Attorneys General, joined by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Harold M. Brown of Alaska, John Steven Clark of Arkansas, Jim Smith of Florida, Corinne K. A. Watanabe of Hawaii, Neil F. Hartigan of Illinois, James E. Tierney of Maine, Francis X. Bellotti of Massachusetts, Hubert H. Humphrey III of Minnesota, Edwin L. Pittman of Mississippi, William L. Webster of Missouri, Stephen E. Merrill of New Hampshire, Robert Abrams of New York, Nicholas J. Spaeth of North Dakota, Michael Turpin of Oklahoma, T. Travis Medlock of South Carolina, Mark V. Meierhenry of South Dakota, Jim Maddox of Texas, David L. Wilkinson of Utah, Jeffrey L. Amestoy of Vermont, Mary Sue Terry of Virginia, Kenneth O. Eikenberry of Washington, Archie G. McClintock of Wyoming, and Hector Rivera Cruz of Puerto Rico; for the city of Los Angeles et al. by Gary R. Netzer, Claudia McGee Henry, and Anthony Saul Alperin; for the National Association of Counties et al. by Benna Ruth Solomon, Joyce Holmes Benjamin, and Beate Bloch; and for the Conservation Foundation et al. by Fred P. Bosselman and Elizabeth S. Merritt. CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case the California Court of Appeal held that a landowner who claims that his property has been "taken" by a land-use regulation may not recover damages for the time before [482 U.S. 304, 307] it is finally determined that the regulation constitutes a "taking" of his property. We disagree, and conclude that in these circumstances the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution would require compensation for that period. In 1957, appellant First English Evangelical Lutheran Church purchased a 21-acre parcel of land in a canyon along the banks of the Middle Fork of Mill Creek in the Angeles National Forest. The Middle Fork is the natural drainage channel for a watershed area owned by the National Forest Service. Twelve of the acres owned by the church are flat land, and contained a dining hall, two bunkhouses, a caretaker's lodge, an outdoor chapel, and a footbridge across the creek. The church operated on the site a campground, known as "Lutherglen," as a retreat center and a recreational area for handicapped children. In July 1977, a forest fire denuded the hills upstream from Lutherglen, destroying approximately 3,860 acres of the watershed area and creating a serious flood hazard. Such flooding occurred on February 9 and 10, 1978, when a storm dropped 11 inches of rain in the watershed. The runoff from the storm overflowed the banks of the Mill Creek, flooding Lutherglen and destroying its buildings. In response to the flooding of the canyon, appellee County of Los Angeles adopted Interim Ordinance No. 11,855 in January 1979. The ordinance provided that "[a] person shall not construct, reconstruct, place or enlarge any building or structure, any portion of which is, or will be, located within the outer boundary lines of the interim flood protection area located in Mill Creek Canyon . . . ." App. to Juris. Statement A31. The ordinance was effective immediately because the county determined that it was "required for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety . . . ." Id., at A32. The interim flood protection area described by the ordinance included the flat areas on either side of Mill Creek on which Lutherglen had stood. [482 U.S. 304, 308] The church filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California a little more than a month after the ordinance was adopted. As subsequently amended, the complaint alleged two claims against the county and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. The first alleged that the defendants were liable under Cal. Govt. Code Ann. 835 (West 1980) 1 for dangerous conditions on their upstream properties that contributed to the flooding of Lutherglen. As a part of this claim, appellant also alleged that "Ordinance No. 11,855 denies [appellant] all use of Lutherglen." App. 12, 49. The second claim sought to recover from the Flood Control District in inverse condemnation and in tort for engaging in cloud seeding during the storm that flooded Lutherglen. Appellant sought damages under each count for loss of use of Lutherglen. The defendants moved to strike the portions of the complaint alleging that the county's ordinance denied all use of Lutherglen, on the view that the California Supreme Court's decision in Agins v. Tiburon, 24 Cal. 3d 266, 598 P.2d 25 (1979), aff'd on other grounds, 447 U.S. 255 (1980), rendered the allegation "entirely immaterial and irrelevant[, with] no bearing upon any conceivable cause of action herein." App. 22. See Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Ann. 436(a) (West Supp. 1987) ("The court may . . .[s]trike out any irrelevant, false, or improper matter inserted in any pleading"). In Agins v. Tiburon, supra, the California Supreme Court decided that a landowner may not maintain an inverse condemnation suit in the courts of that State based upon a "regulatory" taking. 24 Cal. 3d, at 275-277, 598 P.2d, at 29-31. In the court's view, maintenance of such a suit would allow a landowner to force the legislature to exercise its power of eminent domain. Under this decision, then, compensation is not required until the challenged regulation or ordinance has been held excessive in an action for declaratory [482 U.S. 304, 309] relief or a writ of mandamus and the government has nevertheless decided to continue the regulation in effect. Based on this decision, the trial court in the present case granted the motion to strike the allegation that the church had been denied all use of Lutherglen. It explained that "a careful rereading of the Agins case persuades the Court that when an ordinance, even a non-zoning ordinance, deprives a person of the total use of his lands, his challenge to the ordinance is by way of declaratory relief or possibly mandamus." App. 26. Because the appellant alleged a regulatory taking and sought only damages, the allegation that the ordinance denied all use of Lutherglen was deemed irrelevant. 2 On appeal, the California Court of Appeal read the complaint as one seeking "damages for the uncompensated taking of all use of Lutherglen by County Ordinance No. 11,855 . . . ." App. to Juris. Statement A13-A14. It too relied on the California Supreme Court's decision in Agins in rejecting the cause of action, declining appellant's invitation to reevaluate Agins in light of this Court's opinions in San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego, 450 U.S. 621 (1981). The court found itself obligated to follow Agins "because the United States Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the question of whether a state may constitutionally limit the remedy for a taking to nonmonetary relief . . . ." App. to Juris. Statement A16. It accordingly affirmed the trial court's decision to strike the allegations concerning appellee's ordinance. 3 The California Supreme Court denied review. [482 U.S. 304, 310] This appeal followed, and we noted probable jurisdiction. 478 U.S. 1003 (1986). Appellant asks us to hold that the California Supreme Court erred in Agins v. Tiburon in determining that the Fifth Amendment, as made applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment, does not require compensation as a remedy for "temporary" regulatory takings - those regulatory takings which are ultimately invalidated by the courts. 4 Four times this decade, we have considered similar claims and have found ourselves for one reason or another unable to consider the merits of the Agins rule. See MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County, 477 U.S. 340 (1986); Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172 (1985); San Diego Gas & Electric Co., supra; Agins v. Tiburon, supra. For the reasons explained below, however, we find the constitutional claim properly presented in this case, and hold that [482 U.S. 304, 311] on these facts the California courts have decided the compensation question inconsistently with the requirements of the Fifth Amendment. Concerns with finality left us unable to reach the remedial question in the earlier cases where we have been asked to consider the rule of Agins. See MacDonald, Sommer & Frates, supra, at 351 (summarizing cases). In each of these cases, we concluded either that regulations considered to be in issue by the state court did not effect a taking, Agins v. Tiburon, 447 U.S., at 263 , or that the factual disputes yet to be resolved by state authorities might still lead to the conclusion that no taking had occurred. MacDonald, Sommer & Frates, supra, at 351-353; Williamson County, supra, at 188-194; San Diego Gas & Electric Co., supra, at 631-632. Consideration of the remedial question in those circumstances, we concluded, would be premature. The posture of the present case is quite different. Appellant's complaint alleged that "Ordinance No. 11,855 denies [it] all use of Lutherglen," and sought damages for this deprivation. App. 12, 49. In affirming the decision to strike this allegation, the Court of Appeal assumed that the complaint sought "damages for the uncompensated taking of all use of Lutherglen by County Ordinance No. 11,855." App. to Juris. Statement A13-A14 (emphasis added). It relied on the California Supreme Court's Agins decision for the conclusion that "the remedy for a taking [is limited] to nonmonetary relief . . . ." App. to Juris. Statement A16 (emphasis added). The disposition of the case on these grounds isolates the remedial question for our consideration. The rejection of appellant's allegations did not rest on the view that they were false. Cf. MacDonald, Sommer & Frates, supra, at 352-353, n. 8 (California court rejected allegation in the complaint that appellant was deprived of all beneficial use of its property); Agins v. Tiburon, supra, at 259, n. 6 (same). Nor did the court rely on the theory that regulatory measures such as [482 U.S. 304, 312] Ordinance No. 11,855 may never constitute a taking in the constitutional sense. Instead, the claims were deemed irrelevant solely because of the California Supreme Court's decision in Agins that damages are unavailable to redress a "temporary" regulatory taking. 5 The California Court of Appeal has thus held that, regardless of the correctness of appellant's claim that the challenged ordinance denies it "all use of Lutherglen," appellant may not recover damages until the ordinance is finally declared unconstitutional, and then only for any period after that declaration for which the county seeks to enforce it. The constitutional question pretermitted in our earlier cases is therefore squarely presented here. 6 We reject appellee's suggestion that, regardless of the state court's treatment of the question, we must independently evaluate the adequacy of the complaint and resolve the [482 U.S. 304, 313] takings claim on the merits before we can reach the remedial question. However "cryptic" - to use appellee's description - the allegations with respect to the taking were, the California courts deemed them sufficient to present the issue. We accordingly have no occasion to decide whether the ordinance at issue actually denied appellant all use of its property 7 or whether the county might avoid the conclusion that a compensable taking had occurred by establishing that the denial of all use was insulated as a part of the State's authority to enact safety regulations. See, e. g., Goldblatt v. Hempstead, 369 U.S. 590 (1962); Hadacheck v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394 (1915); Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U.S. 623 (1887). These questions, of course, remain open for decision on the remand we direct today. We now turn to the question whether the Just Compensation Clause requires the government to pay for "temporary" regulatory takings. 8 [482 U.S. 304, 314] Consideration of the compensation question must begin with direct reference to the language of the Fifth Amendment, which provides in relevant part that "private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation." As its language indicates, and as the Court has frequently noted, this provision does not prohibit the taking of private property, but instead places a condition on the exercise of that power. See Williamson County, 473 U.S., at 194 ; Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., 452 U.S. 264, 297 , n. 40 (1981); Hurley v. [482 U.S. 304, 315] Kincaid, 285 U.S. 95, 104 (1932); Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States, 148 U.S. 312, 336 (1893); United States v. Jones, 109 U.S. 513, 518 (1883). This basic understanding of the Amendment makes clear that it is designed not to limit the governmental interference with property rights per se, but rather to secure compensation in the event of otherwise proper interference amounting to a taking. Thus, government action that works a taking of property rights necessarily implicates the "constitutional obligation to pay just compensation." Armstrong v. United States, 364 U.S. 40, 49 (1960). We have recognized that a landowner is entitled to bring an action in inverse condemnation as a result of "`the self-executing character of the constitutional provision with respect to compensation . . . .'" United States v. Clarke, 445 U.S. 253, 257 (1980), quoting 6 P. Nichols, Eminent Domain 25.41 (3d rev. ed. 1972). As noted in JUSTICE BRENNAN's dissent in San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 450 U.S., at 654 -655, it has been established at least since Jacobs v. United States, 290 U.S. 13 (1933), that claims for just compensation are grounded in the Constitution itself: It has also been established doctrine at least since Justice Holmes' opinion for the Court in Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393 (1922), that "[t]he general rule at least is, that while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking." Id., at 415. While the typical taking occurs when the government acts to condemn property in the exercise of its power of eminent domain, the entire doctrine of inverse condemnation is predicated on the proposition that a taking may occur without such formal proceedings. In Pumpelly v. Green Bay Co., 13 Wall. 166, 177-178 (1872), construing a provision in the Wisconsin Constitution identical to the Just Compensation Clause, this Court said: While the California Supreme Court may not have actually disavowed this general rule in Agins, we believe that it has truncated the rule by disallowing damages that occurred prior to the ultimate invalidation of the challenged regulation. The California Supreme Court justified its conclusion at length in the Agins opinion, concluding that: In considering this question, we find substantial guidance in cases where the government has only temporarily exercised its right to use private property. In United States v. Dow, supra, at 26, though rejecting a claim that the Government may not abandon condemnation proceedings, the Court observed that abandonment "results in an alteration in the property interest taken - from [one of] full ownership to one of temporary use and occupation. . . . In such cases compensation would be measured by the principles normally governing the taking of a right to use property temporarily. See Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States, 338 U.S. 1 1949.; United States v. Petty Motor Co., 327 U.S. 372 1946.; United States v. General Motors Corp., 323 U.S. 373 1945.." Each of the cases cited by the Dow Court involved appropriation of private property by the United States for use during World War II. Though the takings were in fact "temporary," see United States v. Petty Motor Co., 327 U.S. 372, 375 (1946), there was no question that compensation would be required for the Government's interference with the use of the property; the Court was concerned in each case with determining the proper measure of the monetary relief to which the property holders were entitled. See Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States, 338 U.S. 1, 4 -21 (1949); Petty Motor Co., supra, at 377-381; United States v. General Motors Corp., 323 U.S. 373, 379 -384 (1945). These cases reflect the fact that "temporary" takings which, as here, deny a landowner all use of his property, are not different in kind from permanent takings, for which the Constitution clearly requires compensation. Cf. San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 450 U.S., at 657 (BRENNAN, J., dissenting) ("Nothing in the Just Compensation Clause suggests that `takings' must be permanent and irrevocable"). It is axiomatic that the Fifth Amendment's just compensation provision is "designed to bar Government from forcing some [482 U.S. 304, 319] people alone to bear public burdens which, in all fairness and justice, should be borne by the public as a whole." Armstrong v. United States, 364 U.S., at 49 . See also Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104, 123 -125 (1978); Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States, 148 U.S., at 325 . In the present case the interim ordinance was adopted by the County of Los Angeles in January 1979, and became effective immediately. Appellant filed suit within a month after the effective date of the ordinance and yet when the California Supreme Court denied a hearing in the case on October 17, 1985, the merits of appellant's claim had yet to be determined. The United States has been required to pay compensation for leasehold interests of shorter duration than this. The value of a leasehold interest in property for a period of years may be substantial, and the burden on the property owner in extinguishing such an interest for a period of years may be great indeed. See, e. g., United States v. General Motors, supra. Where this burden results from governmental action that amounted to a taking, the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment requires that the government pay the landowner for the value of the use of the land during this period. Cf. United States v. Causby, 328 U.S., at 261 ("It is the owner's loss, not the taker's gain, which is the measure of the value of the property taken"). Invalidation of the ordinance or its successor ordinance after this period of time, though converting the taking into a "temporary" one, is not a sufficient remedy to meet the demands of the Just Compensation Clause. Appellee argues that requiring compensation for denial of all use of land prior to invalidation is inconsistent with this Court's decisions in Danforth v. United States, 308 U.S. 271 (1939), and Agins v. Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255 (1980). In Danforth, the landowner contended that the "taking" of his property had occurred prior to the institution of condemnation proceedings, by reason of the enactment of the Flood Control Act itself. He claimed that the passage of that Act had diminished [482 U.S. 304, 320] the value of his property because the plan embodied in the Act required condemnation of a flowage easement across his property. The Court held that in the context of condemnation proceedings a taking does not occur until compensation is determined and paid, and went on to say that "[a] reduction or increase in the value of property may occur by reason of legislation for or the beginning or completion of a project," but "[s]uch changes in value are incidents of ownership. They cannot be considered as a `taking' in the constitutional sense." Danforth, supra, at 285. Agins likewise rejected a claim that the city's preliminary activities constituted a taking, saying that "[m]ere fluctuations in value during the process of governmental decisionmaking, absent extraordinary delay, are `incidents of ownership.'" See 447 U.S., at 263 , n. 9. But these cases merely stand for the unexceptional proposition that the valuation of property which has been taken must be calculated as of the time of the taking, and that depreciation in value of the property by reason of preliminary activity is not chargeable to the government. Thus, in Agins, we concluded that the preliminary activity did not work a taking. It would require a considerable extension of these decisions to say that no compensable regulatory taking may occur until a challenged ordinance has ultimately been held invalid. 10 [482 U.S. 304, 321] Nothing we say today is intended to abrogate the principle that the decision to exercise the power of eminent domain is a legislative function "`for Congress and Congress alone to determine.'" Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, 467 U.S. 229, 240 (1984), quoting Berman v. Parker, 348 U.S. 26, 33 (1954). Once a court determines that a taking has occurred, the government retains the whole range of options already available - amendment of the regulation, withdrawal of the invalidated regulation, or exercise of eminent domain. Thus we do not, as the Solicitor General suggests, "permit a court, at the behest of a private person, to require the . . . Government to exercise the power of eminent domain . . . ." Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae 22. We merely hold that where the government's activities have already worked a taking of all use of property, no subsequent action by the government can relieve it of the duty to provide compensation for the period during which the taking was effective. We also point out that the allegation of the complaint which we treat as true for purposes of our decision was that the ordinance in question denied appellant all use of its property. We limit our holding to the facts presented, and of course do not deal with the quite different questions that would arise in the case of normal delays in obtaining building permits, changes in zoning ordinances, variances, and the like which are not before us. We realize that even our present holding will undoubtedly lessen to some extent the freedom and flexibility of land-use planners and governing bodies of municipal corporations when enacting land-use regulations. But such consequences necessarily flow from any decision upholding a claim of constitutional right; many of the provisions of the Constitution are designed to limit the flexibility and freedom of governmental authorities, and the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment is one of them. As Justice Holmes aptly noted more than 50 years ago, "a strong public [482 U.S. 304, 322] desire to improve the public condition is not enough to warrant achieving the desire by a shorter cut than the constitutional way of paying for the change." Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S., at 416 . Here we must assume that the Los Angeles County ordinance has denied appellant all use of its property for a considerable period of years, and we hold that invalidation of the ordinance without payment of fair value for the use of the property during this period of time would be a constitutionally insufficient remedy. The judgment of the California Court of Appeal is therefore reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. [ Footnote 2 ] The trial court also granted defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings on the second cause of action, based on cloud seeding. It limited trial on the first cause of action for damages under Cal. Govt. Code Ann. 835 (West 1980), rejecting the inverse condemnation claim. At the close of plaintiff's evidence, the trial court granted a nonsuit on behalf of defendants, dismissing the entire complaint. [ Footnote 3 ] The California Court of Appeal also affirmed the lower court's orders limiting the issues for trial on the first cause of action, granting a nonsuit on the issues that proceeded to trial, and dismissing the second cause of action - based on cloud seeding - to the extent it was founded on a theory [482 U.S. 304, 310] of strict liability in tort. The court reversed the trial court's ruling that the second cause of action could not be maintained against the Flood Control District under the theory of inverse condemnation. The case was remanded for further proceedings on this claim. These circumstances alone, apart from the more particular issues presented in takings cases and discussed in the text, require us to consider whether the pending resolution of further liability questions deprives us of jurisdiction because we are not presented with a "final judgmen[t] or decre[e]" within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 1257. We think that this case is fairly characterized as one "in which the federal issue, finally decided by the highest court in the State [in which a decision could be had], will survive and require decision regardless of the outcome of future state-court proceedings." Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469, 480 (1975). As we explain infra, at 311-313, the California Court of Appeal rejected appellant's federal claim that it was entitled to just compensation from the county for the taking of its property; this distinct issue of federal law will survive and require decision no matter how further proceedings resolve the issues concerning the liability of the Flood Control District for its cloud seeding operation. [ Footnote 4 ] The Fifth Amendment provides "nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation," and applies to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment. See Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. v. Chicago, 166 U.S. 226 (1897). [ Footnote 5 ] It has been urged that the California Supreme Court's discussion of the compensation question in Agins v. Tiburon was dictum, because the court had already decided that the regulations could not work a taking. See Martino v. Santa Clara Valley Water District, 703 F.2d 1141, 1147 (CA9 1983) ("extended dictum"). The Court of Appeal in this case considered and rejected the possibility that the compensation discussion in Agins was dictum. See App. to Juris. Statement A14-A15, quoting Aptos Seascape Corp. v. County of Santa Cruz, 138 Cal. App. 3d 484, 493, 188 Cal. Rptr. 191, 195 (1982) ("[I]t is apparent that the Supreme Court itself did not intend its discussion [of inverse condemnation as a remedy for a taking] to be considered dictum . . . and it has not been treated as such in subsequent Court of Appeal cases"). Whether treating the claim as a takings claim is inconsistent with the first holding of Agins is not a matter for our concern. It is enough that the court did so for us to reach the remedial question. [ Footnote 6 ] Our cases have also required that one seeking compensation must "seek compensation through the procedures the State has provided for doing so" before the claim is ripe for review. Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172, 194 (1985). It is clear that appellant met this requirement. Having assumed that a taking occurred, the California court's dismissal of the action establishes that "the inverse condemnation procedure is unavailable . . . ." Id., at 197. The compensation claim is accordingly ripe for our consideration. [ Footnote 7 ] Because the issue was not raised in the complaint or considered relevant by the California courts in their assumption that a taking had occurred, we also do not consider the effect of the county's permanent ordinance on the conclusions of the courts below. That ordinance, adopted in 1981 and reproduced at App. to Juris. Statement A32-A33, provides that "[a] person shall not use, erect, construct, move onto, or . . . alter, modify, enlarge or reconstruct any building or structure within the boundaries of a flood protection district except . . . [a]ccessory buildings and structures that will not substantially impede the flow of water, including sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, approved by the county engineer . . .; [a]utomobile parking facilities incidental to a lawfully established use; [and] [f]lood-control structures approved by the chief engineer of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District." County Code 22.44.220. [ Footnote 8 ] In addition to challenging the finality of the takings decision below, appellee raises two other challenges to our jurisdiction. First, going to both the appellate and certiorari jurisdiction of this Court under 28 U.S.C. 1257, appellee alleges that appellant has failed to preserve for review any claim under federal law. Though the complaint in this case invoked only the California Constitution, appellant argued in the Court of Appeal that "recent Federal decisions . . . show the Federal Constitutional error in . . . Agins[ v. Tiburon, 24 Cal. 3d 266, 598 P.2d 25 (1979)]." App. to Appellant's Opposition to Appellee's Second Motion to Dismiss A13. The Court of Appeal, by applying the state rule of Agins to dismiss [482 U.S. 304, 314] appellant's action, rejected on the merits the claim that the rule violated the United States Constitution. This disposition makes irrelevant for our purposes any deficiencies in the complaint as to federal issues. Where the state court has considered and decided the constitutional claim, we need not consider how or when the question was raised. Manhattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U.S. 123, 134 (1914). Having succeeded in bringing the federal issue into the case, appellant preserved this question on appeal to the California Supreme Court, see App. to Appellant's Opposition to Appellee's Second Motion to Dismiss A14-A22, which declined to review its Agins decision. Accordingly, we find that the issue urged here was both raised and passed upon below. Second, appellee challenges our appellate jurisdiction on the grounds that the case below did not draw "in question the validity of a statute of any state . . . ." 28 U.S.C. 1257(2). There is, of course, no doubt that the ordinance at issue in this case is "a statute of [a] state" for purposes of 1257. See Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville, 422 U.S. 205, 207 , n. 3 (1975). As construed by the state courts, the complaint in this case alleged that the ordinance, by denying all use of the property, worked a taking without providing for just compensation. We have frequently treated such challenges to zoning ordinances as challenges to their validity under the Federal Constitution, and see no reason to revise that approach here. See, e. g., MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County, 477 U.S. 340 (1986); Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp., 458 U.S. 419 (1982); Agins v. Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255 (1980); Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104 (1978). By holding that the failure to provide compensation was not unconstitutional, moreover, the California courts upheld the validity of the ordinance against the particular federal constitutional question at issue here - just compensation - and the case is therefore within the terms of 1257(2). [ Footnote 9 ] The Solicitor General urges that the prohibitory nature of the Fifth Amendment, see supra, at 314, combined with principles of sovereign immunity, establishes that the Amendment itself is only a limitation on the power of the Government to act, not a remedial provision. The cases cited in the text, we think, refute the argument of the United States that "the Constitution does not, of its own force, furnish a basis for a court to award money damages against the government." Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae 14. Though arising in various factual and jurisdictional settings, these cases make clear that it is the Constitution that dictates the remedy for interference with property rights amounting to a taking. See San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego, 450 U.S. 621, 655 , n. 21 (1981) (BRENNAN, J., dissenting), quoting United States v. Dickinson, 331 U.S. 745, 748 (1947). [ Footnote 10 ] Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n, is not to the contrary. There, we noted that "no constitutional violation occurs until just compensation has been denied." 473 U.S., at 194 , n. 13. This statement, however, was addressed to the issue whether the constitutional claim was ripe for review and did not establish that compensation is unavailable for government activity occurring before compensation is actually denied. Though, as a matter of law, an illegitimate taking might not occur until the government refuses to pay, the interference that effects a taking might begin much earlier, and compensation is measured from that time. See Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States, 467 U.S. 1, 5 (1984) (Where Government physically occupies land without condemnation proceedings, "the owner has a right to bring an `inverse condemnation' suit to [482 U.S. 304, 321] recover the value of the land on the date of the intrusion by the Government"). (Emphasis added.) JUSTICE STEVENS, with whom JUSTICE BLACKMUN and JUSTICE O'CONNOR join as to Parts I and III, dissenting. One thing is certain. The Court's decision today will generate a great deal of litigation. Most of it, I believe, will be unproductive. But the mere duty to defend the actions that today's decision will spawn will undoubtedly have a significant adverse impact on the land-use regulatory process. The Court has reached out to address an issue not actually presented in this case, and has then answered that self-imposed question in a superficial and, I believe, dangerous way. Four flaws in the Court's analysis merit special comment. First, the Court unnecessarily and imprudently assumes that appellant's complaint alleges an unconstitutional taking of Lutherglen. Second, the Court distorts our precedents in the area of regulatory takings when it concludes that all ordinances which would constitute takings if allowed to remain in effect permanently, necessarily also constitute takings if they are in effect for only a limited period of time. Third, the Court incorrectly assumes that the California Supreme Court has already decided that it will never allow a state court to grant monetary relief for a temporary regulatory taking, and [482 U.S. 304, 323] then uses that conclusion to reverse a judgment which is correct under the Court's own theories. Finally, the Court errs in concluding that it is the Takings Clause, rather than the Due Process Clause, which is the primary constraint on the use of unfair and dilatory procedures in the land-use area. In the relevant portion of its complaint for inverse condemnation, appellant alleged: This Court clearly has the authority to decide this case by ruling that the complaint did not allege a taking under the Federal Constitution, 3 and therefore to avoid the novel constitutional [482 U.S. 304, 325] issue that it addresses. Even though I believe the Court's lack of self-restraint is imprudent, it is imperative to stress that the Court does not hold that appellant is entitled to compensation as a result of the flood protection regulation that the county enacted. No matter whether the regulation is treated as one that deprives appellant of its property on a permanent or temporary basis, this Court's precedents demonstrate that the type of regulatory program at issue here cannot constitute a taking. Thus, although the Court uses the allegations of this complaint as a springboard for its discussion of a discrete legal issue, it does not, and could not under our precedents, hold that the allegations sufficiently alleged a taking or that the county's effort to preserve life and property could ever constitute a taking. As far as the United States Constitution is concerned, the claim that the ordinance was a taking of Lutherglen should be summarily rejected on its merits. There is no dispute about the proposition that a regulation which goes "too far" must be deemed a taking. See Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393, 415 (1922). When that happens, the government has a choice: it may abandon the regulation or it may continue to regulate and compensate those whose property it takes. In the usual case, either of these options is wholly satisfactory. Paying compensation for the property is, of course, a constitutional prerogative of the sovereign. Alternatively, if the sovereign chooses not to retain the regulation, repeal will, in virtually all cases, mitigate the overall effect of the regulation so substantially that the slight diminution in value that the regulation caused while in effect cannot be classified as a taking of property. We may assume, however, that this may not always be the case. There may be some situations in which even the temporary existence of a regulation has such severe consequences that invalidation or repeal will not mitigate the damage enough to remove the "taking" label. This hypothetical situation is what the Court calls a "temporary taking." But, contrary to the Court's implications, the fact that a regulation would constitute a taking if allowed to remain in effect permanently is by no means dispositive of the question whether the effect that the regulation has already had on the [482 U.S. 304, 329] property is so severe that a taking occurred during the period before the regulation was invalidated. A temporary interference with an owner's use of his property may constitute a taking for which the Constitution requires that compensation be paid. At least with respect to physical takings, the Court has so held. See ante, at 318 (citing cases). Thus, if the government appropriates a leasehold interest and uses it for a public purpose, the return of the premises at the expiration of the lease would obviously not erase the fact of the government's temporary occupation. Or if the government destroys a chicken farm by building a road through it or flying planes over it, removing the road or terminating the flights would not palliate the physical damage that had already occurred. These examples are consistent with the rule that even minimal physical occupations constitute takings which give rise to a duty to compensate. See Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp., 458 U.S. 419 (1982). But our cases also make it clear that regulatory takings and physical takings are very different in this, as well as other, respects. While virtually all physical invasions are deemed takings, see, e. g., Loretto, supra; United States v. Causby, 328 U.S. 256 (1946), a regulatory program that adversely affects property values does not constitute a taking unless it destroys a major portion of the property's value. See Keystone Bituminous, 480 U.S., at 493 -502; Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., 452 U.S. 264, 296 (1981); Agins v. Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255, 260 (1980). This diminution of value inquiry is unique to regulatory takings. Unlike physical invasions, which are relatively rare and easily identifiable without making any economic analysis, regulatory programs constantly affect property values in countless ways, and only the most extreme regulations can constitute takings. Some dividing line must be established between everyday regulatory inconveniences and those so severe that they constitute takings. The diminution of value [482 U.S. 304, 330] inquiry has long been used in identifying that line. As Justice Holmes put it: "Government hardly could go on if to some extent values incident to property could not be diminished without paying for every such change in the general law." Pennsylvania Coal, supra, at 413. It is this basic distinction between regulatory and physical takings that the Court ignores today. Regulations are three dimensional; they have depth, width, and length. As for depth, regulations define the extent to which the owner may not use the property in question. With respect to width, regulations define the amount of property encompassed by the restrictions. Finally, and for purposes of this case, essentially, regulations set forth the duration of the restrictions. It is obvious that no one of these elements can be analyzed alone to evaluate the impact of a regulation, and hence to determine whether a taking has occurred. For example, in Keystone Bituminous we declined to focus in on any discrete segment of the coal in the petitioners' mines, but rather looked to the effect that the restriction had on their entire mining project. See 480 U.S., at 493 -502; see also Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104, 137 (1978) (looking at owner's other buildings). Similarly, in Penn Central, the Court concluded that it was error to focus on the nature of the uses which were prohibited without also examining the many profitable uses to which the property could still be put. Id., at 130-131; see also Agins, supra, at 262-263; Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51, 64 -67 (1979). Both of these factors are essential to a meaningful analysis of the economic effect that regulations have on the value of property and on an owner's reasonable investment-based expectations with respect to the property. Just as it would be senseless to ignore these first two factors in assessing the economic effect of a regulation, one cannot conduct the inquiry without considering the duration of the restriction. See generally Williams, Smith, Siemon, [482 U.S. 304, 331] Mandelker, & Babcock, The White River Junction Manifesto, 9 Vt. L. Rev. 193, 215-218 (1984). For example, while I agreed with the Chief Justice's view that the permanent restriction on building involved in Penn Central constituted a taking, I assume that no one would have suggested that a temporary freeze on building would have also constituted a taking. Similarly, I am confident that even the dissenters in Keystone Bituminous would not have concluded that the restriction on bituminous coal mining would have constituted a taking had it simply required the mining companies to delay their operations until an appropriate safety inspection could be made. On the other hand, I am willing to assume that some cases may arise in which a property owner can show that prospective invalidation of the regulation cannot cure the taking - that the temporary operation of a regulation has caused such a significant diminution in the property's value that compensation must be afforded for the taking that has already occurred. For this ever to happen, the restriction on the use of the property would not only have to be a substantial one, but it would also have to remain in effect for a significant percentage of the property's useful life. In such a case an application of our test for regulatory takings would obviously require an inquiry into the duration of the restriction, as well as its scope and severity. See Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172, 190 -191 (1985) (refusing to evaluate taking claim when the longterm economic effects were uncertain because it was not clear that restrictions would remain in effect permanently). The cases that the Court relies upon for the proposition that there is no distinction between temporary and permanent takings, see ante, at 318, are inapposite, for they all deal with physical takings - where the diminution of value test is inapplicable. 8 None of those cases is controversial; the state [482 U.S. 304, 332] certainly may not occupy an individual's home for a month and then escape compensation by leaving and declaring the occupation "temporary." But what does that have to do with the proper inquiry for regulatory takings? Why should there be a constitutional distinction between a permanent restriction that only reduces the economic value of the property by a fraction - perhaps one-third - and a restriction that merely postpones the development of a property for a fraction of its useful life - presumably far less than a third? In the former instance, no taking has occurred; in the latter case, the Court now proclaims that compensation for a taking must be provided. The Court makes no effort to explain these irreconcilable results. Instead, without any attempt to fit its proclamation into our regulatory takings cases, the Court boldly announces that once a property owner makes out a claim that a regulation would constitute a taking if allowed to stand, then he or she is entitled to damages for the period of time between its enactment and its invalidation. Until today, we have repeatedly rejected the notion that all temporary diminutions in the value of property automatically activate the compensation requirement of the Takings Clause. In Agins, we held: The Court's reasoning also suffers from severe internal inconsistency. Although it purports to put to one side "normal delays in obtaining building permits, changes in zoning ordinances, variances and the like," ante, at 321, the Court does not explain why there is a constitutional distinction between a total denial of all use of property during such "normal delays" and an equally total denial for the same length of time in order to determine whether a regulation has "gone too far" to be sustained unless the government is prepared to condemn the property. Precisely the same interference with a real estate developer's plans may be occasioned by protracted proceedings which terminate with a zoning board's decision that the public interest would be served by modification of its regulation and equally protracted litigation which ends with a judicial determination that the existing zoning restraint has "gone too far," and that the board must therefore grant the developer a variance. The Court's analysis takes no cognizance of these realities. Instead, it appears to erect an artificial distinction between "normal delays" and the delays involved in obtaining a court declaration that the regulation constitutes a taking. 10 In my opinion, the question whether a "temporary taking" has occurred should not be answered by simply looking at the reason a temporary interference with an owner's use of his property is terminated. 11 Litigation challenging the validity of a land-use restriction gives rise to a delay that is just as "normal" as an administrative procedure seeking a variance [482 U.S. 304, 335] or an approval of a controversial plan. 12 Just because a plaintiff can prove that a land-use restriction would constitute a taking if allowed to remain in effect permanently does not mean that he or she can also prove that its temporary application rose to the level of a constitutional taking. The Court recognizes that the California courts have the right to adopt invalidation of an excessive regulation as the appropriate remedy for the permanent effects of overburdensome regulations, rather than allowing the regulation to stand and ordering the government to afford compensation for the permanent taking. See ante, at 319; see also Yolo County, supra, at 362-363, and n. 4 (WHITE, J., dissenting); San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego, 450 U.S. 621, 657 (1981) (BRENNAN, J., dissenting). The difference between these two remedies is less substantial than one might assume. When a court invalidates a regulation, the Legislative or Executive Branch must then decide whether to condemn the property in order to proceed with the regulatory scheme. On the other hand, if the court requires compensation for a permanent taking, the Executive or Legislative Branch may still repeal the regulation and thus prevent the permanent taking. The difference, therefore, is only in what will happen in the case of Legislative or Executive inertia. Many scholars have debated the respective merits of the alternative approaches in light of separation-of-powers concerns, 13 but our only concern is with a state court's decision on [482 U.S. 304, 336] which procedure it considers more appropriate. California is fully competent to decide how it wishes to deal with the separation-of-powers implications of the remedy it routinely uses. 14 Once it is recognized that California may deal with the permanent taking problem by invalidating objectionable regulations, it becomes clear that the California Court of Appeal's decision in this case should be affirmed. Even if this Court is correct in stating that one who makes out a claim for a permanent taking is automatically entitled to some compensation for the temporary aspect of the taking as well, the States still have the right to deal with the permanent aspect of a taking by invalidating the regulation. That is all that the California courts have done in this case. They have refused to proceed upon a complaint which sought only damages, and which did not contain a request for a declaratory invalidation of the regulation, as clearly required by California precedent. The Court seriously errs, therefore, when it claims that the California court held that "a landowner who claims that his property has been `taken' by a land-use regulation may not recover damages for the time before it is finally determined that the regulation constitutes a `taking' of his property." Ante, at 306-307. Perhaps the Court discerns such a practice from some of the California Supreme Court's earlier decisions, but that is surely no reason for reversing a procedural judgment in a case in which the dismissal of the complaint was entirely consistent with an approach that the [482 U.S. 304, 337] Court endorses. Indeed, I am not all that sure how the California courts would deal with a landowner who seeks both invalidation of the regulation and damages for the temporary taking that occurred prior to the requested invalidation. As a matter of regulating the procedure in its own state courts, the California Supreme Court has decided that mandamus or declaratory relief rather than inverse condemnation provides "the appropriate relief" for one who challenges a regulation as a taking. Agins v. Tiburon, 24 Cal. 3d, at 277, 598 P.2d, at 31. This statement in Agins can be interpreted in two quite different ways. First, it may merely require the property owner to exhaust his equitable remedies before asserting any claim for damages. Under that reading, a postponement of any consideration of monetary relief, or even a requirement that a "temporary regulatory taking" claim be asserted in a separate proceeding after the temporary interference has ended, would not violate the Federal Constitution. Second, the Agins opinion may be read to indicate that California courts will never award damages for a temporary regulatory taking. 15 Even if we assume that such a rigid rule would bar recovery in the California courts in a few meritorious cases, we should not allow a litigant to challenge the rule unless his complaint contains allegations explaining why declaratory relief would not provide him with an adequate remedy, and unless his complaint at least complies with the California rule of procedure to the extent that the rule is clearly legitimate. Since the First Amendment is not implicated, the fact that California's rule may be somewhat "overbroad" is no reason for permitting a party to complain about the impact of the rule on other property owners [482 U.S. 304, 338] who actually file complaints that call California's rule into question. In any event, the Court has no business speculating on how the California courts will deal with this problem when it is presented to them. Despite the many cases in which the California courts have applied the Agins rule, the Court can point to no case in which application of the rule has deprived a property owner of his rightful compensation. In criminal litigation we have steadfastly adhered to the practice of requiring the defendant to exhaust his or her state remedies before collaterally attacking a conviction based on a claimed violation of the Federal Constitution. That requirement is supported by our respect for the sovereignty of the several States and by our interest in having federal judges decide federal constitutional issues only on the basis of fully developed records. See generally Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509 (1982). The States' interest in controlling land-use development and in exploring all the ramifications of challenge to a zoning restriction should command the same deference from the federal judiciary. See Williamson, 473 U.S., at 194 -197. And our interest in avoiding the decision of federal constitutional questions on anything less than a fully informed basis counsels against trying to decide whether equitable relief has forestalled a temporary taking until after we know what the relief is. In short, even if the California courts adhere to a rule of never granting monetary relief for a temporary regulatory taking, I believe we should require the property owner to exhaust his state remedies before confronting the question whether the net result of the state proceedings has amounted to a temporary taking of property without just compensation. In this case, the Church should be required to pursue an action demanding invalidation of the ordinance prior to seeking this Court's review of California's procedures. 16 [482 U.S. 304, 339] The appellant should not be permitted to circumvent that requirement by omitting any prayer for equitable relief from its complaint. I believe the California Supreme Court is justified in insisting that the owner recover as much of its property as possible before foisting any of it on an unwilling governmental purchaser. The Court apparently agrees with this proposition. Thus, even on the Court's own radical view of temporary regulatory takings announced today, the California courts had the right to strike this complaint. There is, of course, a possibility that land-use planning, like other forms of regulation, will unfairly deprive a citizen of the right to develop his property at the time and in the manner that will best serve his economic interests. The "regulatory taking" doctrine announced in Pennsylvania Coal places a limit on the permissible scope of land-use restrictions. In my opinion, however, it is the Due Process Clause rather than that doctrine that protects the property owner from improperly motivated, unfairly conducted, or unnecessarily protracted governmental decisionmaking. Violation of the procedural safeguards mandated by the Due Process Clause will give rise to actions for damages under 42 U.S.C. 1983, but I am not persuaded that delays in the development of property that are occasioned by fairly conducted administrative or judicial proceedings are compensable, except perhaps in the most unusual circumstances. On the contrary, I am convinced that the public interest in having important governmental decisions made in an orderly, fully informed way amply justifies the temporary burden on the citizen that is the inevitable by-product of democratic government. [482 U.S. 304, 340] As I recently wrote: I respectfully dissent. [ Footnote 1 ] The Superior Court's entire explanation for its decision to grant the motion to strike reads as follows: [ Footnote 2 ] The Court of Appeal described the Agins case in this way: [ Footnote 3 ] "The familiar rule of appellate court procedure in federal courts [is] that, without a cross-petition or appeal, a respondent or appellee may support the judgment in his favor upon grounds different from those upon which the court below rested its decision." McGoldrick v. Compagnie Generale, 309 U.S. 430, 434 (1940), citing United States v. American Railway Express Co., 265 U.S. 425, 435 (1924); see also Dandridge v. Williams, 397 U.S. 471, 475 -476, n. 6 (1970). It is also well settled that this Court is not bound by a state court's determination (much less an assumption) that a complaint states a federal claim. See Staub v. City of Baxley, 355 U.S. 313, 318 (1958); First National Bank of Guthrie Center v. Anderson, [482 U.S. 304, 325] 269 U.S. 341, 346 (1926). Especially in the takings context, where the details of the deprivation are so significant, the economic drain of litigation on public resources is "too great to permit cases to go forward without a more substantial indication that a constitutional violation may have occurred." Pace Resources, Inc. v. Shrewsbury Township, 808 F.2d 1023, 1026 (CA3), cert. denied, post, p. 906. [ Footnote 4 ] See Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis, 480 U.S. 470, 485 -493 (1987) (coal mine subsidence); Goldblatt v. Hempstead, 369 U.S. 590 (1962) (rock quarry excavation); Miller v. Schoene, 276 U.S. 272 (1928) (infectious tree disease); Hadacheck v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394 (1915) (emissions from factory); Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U.S. 623 (1887) (intoxicating liquors); see also Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, 438 U.S. 104, 145 (1978) (REHNQUIST, J., dissenting) ("The question is whether the forbidden use is dangerous to the safety, health, or welfare of other"). Many state courts have reached the identical conclusion. See Keystone Bituminous, supra, at 492, n. 22 (citing cases). In Keystone Bituminous we explained that one of the justifications for the rule that health and safety regulation cannot constitute a taking is that individuals hold their property subject to the limitation that they not use it in dangerous or noxious ways. 480 U.S., at 491 , n. 20. The Court's recent decision in United States v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, 480 U.S. 700 (1987), adds support to this thesis. There, the Court reaffirmed the traditional rule that when the United States exercises its power to assert a [482 U.S. 304, 326] navigational servitude it does not "take" property because the damage sustained results "from the lawful exercise of a power to which the interests of riparian owners have always been subject." Id., at 704. [ Footnote 5 ] See generally Plater, The Takings Issue in a Natural Setting: Floodlines and the Police Power, 52 Tex. L. Rev. 201 (1974); F. Bosselman, D. Callies, & J. Banta, The Taking Issue 147-155 (1973). [ Footnote 6 ] It is proper to take judicial notice of the ordinance. It provides, in relevant part: [ Footnote 7 ] Because the complaint did not pray for an injunction against enforcement of the ordinance, or a declaration that it is invalid, but merely sought monetary relief, it is doubtful that we have appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1257(2). Section 1257(2) provides: [ Footnote 8 ] In United States v. Dow, 357 U.S. 17 (1958), the United States had "entered into physical possession and began laying the pipe line through [482 U.S. 304, 332] the tract." Id., at 19. In Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States, 338 U.S. 1 (1949), the United States Army had taken possession of the laundry plant including all "the facilities of the company, except delivery equipment." Id., at 3. In United States v. Petty Motor Co., 327 U.S. 372 (1946), the United States acquired by condemnation a building occupied by tenants and ordered the tenants to vacate. In United States v. General Motors Corp., 323 U.S. 373 (1945), the Government occupied a portion of a leased building. [ Footnote 9 ] The Court makes only a feeble attempt to explain why the holdings in Agins and Danforth are not controlling here. It is tautological to claim that the cases stand for the "unexceptional proposition that the valuation of property which has been taken must be calculated as of the time of the taking." Ante, at 320 (emphasis added). The question in Danforth was when the taking occurred. The question addressed in the relevant portion of Agins was whether the temporary fluctuations in value themselves constituted a taking. In rejecting the claims in those cases, the Court necessarily held that the temporary effects did not constitute taking of their own right. The cases are therefore directly on point here. If even the temporary effects of a decision to condemn, the ultimate taking, do not ordinarily constitute a taking in and of themselves, then, a fortiori, the temporary effects of a regulation should not. [ Footnote 10 ] Whether delays associated with a judicial proceeding that terminates with a holding that a regulation was not authorized by state law would be a "normal delay" or a temporary taking depends, I suppose, on the unexplained rationale for the Court's artificial distinction. [ Footnote 11 ] "[T]he Constitution measures a taking of property not by what a State says, or what it intends, but by what it does." Hughes v. Washington, 389 U.S. 290, 298 (1967) (Stewart, J., concurring). The fact that the effects of the regulation are stopped by judicial, as opposed to administrative decree, should not affect the question whether compensation is required. [ Footnote 12 ] States may surely provide a forum in their courts for review of general challenges to zoning ordinances and other regulations. Such a procedure then becomes part of the "normal" process. Indeed, when States have set up such procedures in their courts, we have required resort to those processes before considering takings claims. See Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172 (1985). [ Footnote 13 ] See, e. g., Mandelker, Land Use Takings: The Compensation Issue, 8 Hastings Const. L. Q. 491 (1981); Williams, Smith, Siemon, Mandelker, & Babcock, The White River Junction Manifesto, 9 Vt. L. Rev. 193, 233-234 [482 U.S. 304, 336] (1984); Berger & Kanner, Thoughts on the White River Junction Manifesto: A Reply to the "Gang of Five's" Views on Just Compensation for Regulatory Taking of Property, 19 Loyola (LA) L. Rev. 685, 704-712 (1986); Comment, Just Compensation or Just Invalidation: The Availability of a Damages Remedy in Challenging Land Use Regulations, 29 UCLA L. Rev. 711, 725-726 (1982). [ Footnote 14 ] For this same reason, the parties' and amici's conflicting claims about whether this Court's cases, such as Hurley v. Kincaid, 285 U.S. 95 (1932), provide that compensation is a less intrusive remedy than invalidation, are not relevant here. [ Footnote 15 ] The California Supreme Court's discussion of the policy implications in Agins is entirely consistent with the view that the court was choosing between remedies (invalidation or compensation) with respect to the permanent effect of a regulation, and was not dealing with the temporary taking question at all. Subsequent California Supreme Court cases applying the Agins rule do not shed light on this question. [ Footnote 16 ] In the habeas corpus context, we have held that a prisoner has not exhausted his state remedies when the state court refuses to consider his [482 U.S. 304, 339] claim because he has not sought the appropriate state remedy. See Woods v. Nierstheimer, 328 U.S. 211, 216 (1946); Ex parte Hawk, 321 U.S. 114, 116 -117 (1944). This rule should be applied with equal force here. [ Footnote 17 ] It is no answer to say that "[a]fter all, if a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner?" San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego, 450 U.S. 621, 661 , n. 26 (1981) (BRENNAN, J., dissenting). To begin with, the Court has repeatedly recognized that it itself cannot establish any objective rules to assess when a regulation becomes a taking. See Hodel v. Irving, 481 U.S. 704, 713 -714 (1987); Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51, 65 (1979); Penn Central, 438 U.S., at 123 -124. How then can it demand that land planners do any better? However confusing some of our criminal procedure cases may be, I do not believe they have been as openended and standardless as our regulatory takings cases are. As one commentator concluded: "The chaotic state of taking law makes it especially likely that availability of the damages remedy will induce land-use planning [482 U.S. 304, 341] officials to stay well back of the invisible line that they dare not cross." Johnson, Compensation for Invalid Land-Use Regulations, 15 Ga. L. Rev. 559, 594 (1981); see also Sallet, The Problem of Municipal Liability for Zoning and Land-Use Regulation, 31 Cath. U. L. Rev. 465, 478 (1982); Charles v. Diamond, 41 N. Y. 2d 318, 331-332, 360 N. E. 2d 1295, 1305 (1977); Allen v. City and County of Honolulu, 58 Haw. 432, 439, 571 P.2d 328, 331 (1977). Another critical distinction between police activity and land-use planning is that not every missed call by a policeman gives rise to civil liability; police officers enjoy individual immunity for actions taken in good faith. See Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982); Davis v. Scherer, 468 U.S. 183 (1984). Moreover, municipalities are not subject to civil liability for police officers' routine judgment errors. See Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). In the land regulation context, however, I am afraid that any decision by a competent regulatory body may establish a "policy or custom" and give rise to liability after today. [482 U.S. 304, 342]

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220 U.S. 373 DR. MILES MEDICAL COMPANY, Petitioner, JOHN D. PARK & SONS COMPANY. Argued January 4 and 5, 1911. Decided April 3, 1911. [220 U.S. 373, 374] This is a writ of certiorari to review a judgment of the circuit court of appeals for the sixth circuit which affirmed a judgment of the circuit court, dismissing, on demurrer, the bill of complaint for want of equity. 90 C. C. A. 579, 164 Fed. 803. The complainant, Dr. Miles Medical Company, an Indiana corporation, if engaged in the manufacture and sale of proprietary medicines, prepared by means of secret methods and formulas, and identified by distinctive packages, labels, and trademarks. It has established an extensive trade throughout the United States and in certain foreign countries. It has been its practice to sell its medicines to jobbers and wholesale druggists, who in turn sell to retail druggists for sale to the consumer. In the case of each remedy, it has fixed not only the price of its own sales to jobbers and wholesale dealers, but also the wholesale and retail prices. The bill alleged that most of its sales were made through retail druggists, and that the demand for its remedies largely depended upon their [220 U.S. 373, 375] good will and commendation, and their ability to realize a fair profit; that certain retail establishments, particularly those known as department stores, had inaugurated a 'cutrate' or 'cut-price' system which had caused 'much confusion, trouble, and damage' to the complainant's business, and 'injuriously affected the reputation' and 'depleted the sales' of its remedies; that this injury resulted 'from the fact that the majority of retail druggists as a rule cannot, or believe that they cannot, realize sufficient profits' by the sale of the medicines 'at the cut-prices announced by the cut-rate and department stores,' and therefore are 'unwilling to, and do not keep' the medicines 'in stock,' or, 'if kept in stock, do not urge or favor sales thereof, but endeavor to foist off some similar remedy or substitute, and from the fact that in the public mind an article advertised or announced at 'cut' or 'reduced' price from the established price suffers loss of reputation and becomes of inferior value and demand.' It was further alleged that for the purpose of protecting 'its trade sales and business' and of conserving 'its good will and reputation,' the complainant had established a method 'of governing, regulating, and controlling the sale and marketing' of its remedies, which is thus described in the bill: As an aid to the maintenance of the prices thus fixed, the company devised a system for tracing and identifying, through serial numbers and cards, each wholesale and retail package of its products. It was alleged that all wholesale and retail druggists, 'and all dealers in proprietary medicines,' had been given full opportunity, without discrimination, to sign contracts in the form stated, and that such contracts were in force between the complainant 'and over four hundred jobbers and wholesalers and twenty-five thousand retail dealers in proprietary medicines in the United States.' The defendant is a Kentucky corporation conducting a wholesale drug business. The bill alleged that the defendant had formerly dealt with the complainant, and had full knowledge of all the facts relating to the trade in its medicines; that it had been requested, and refused, to enter into the wholesale contract required by the complainant; that in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where the defendant conducted a wholesale drug store, there were a large number of wholesale and retail druggists who had made contracts of the sort described, with the complainant, and kept its medicines on sale pursuant to the agreed terms and conditions. It was charged that the defendant, 'in combination and conspiracy with a number of wholesale and retail dealers in drugs and proprietary medicines, who have not entered into said wholesale and retail contracts' required by the complainant's system, and solely for the purpose of selling the remedies to dealers 'to be advertised, sold, and marketed at cut rates,' and 'to thus attract and secure custom and patronage for other merchandise, and not for the purpose of making or receiving a direct money profit' from the [220 U.S. 373, 382] sales of the remedies, had unlawfully and fraudulently procured them from the complainant's 'wholesale and retail agents' by means 'of false and fraudulent representations and statements, and by surreptitious and dishonest methods, and by persuading and inducing, directly and indirectly,' a violation of their contracts. It is further charged that the defendant, having procured the remedies in this manner, had advertised and sold them at less than the jobbing and retail prices established by the complainant; and that, for the purpose of concealing the source of supply, the identifying serial numbers, which had been stamped upon the labels and cartons, had been obliterated by the defendant or by those acting in collusion with the defendant, and the labels and cartons had been mutilated, thus rendering the list of ailments and directions for use illegible, and that the remedies in this condition were sold both to the wholesale and retail dealers, and ultimately to buyers for use at cut rates. The bill prayed for an injunction restraining the defendant from inducing or attempting to induce any party to any of the said 'wholesale or retail agency contracts' to 'violate or break the same, or to sell or deliver to the defendant, or to any person for it,' the complainant's remedies; from procuring or attempting to procure in any way any of these remedies from wholesale or retail dealers who had executed the contracts; from advertising, selling, or offering for sale the remedies obtained by any of the described means at less 'than the established retail price thereof,' or to dealers who had not entered into contract with the complainant; from in any way obliterating, mutilating, removing, or covering up the labels and cartons upon the bottles containing the remedies, and from making sales without such labels and cartons, and the letter press and numerals thereon, being intact. There was also a prayer for an accounting. [220 U.S. 373, 383] The defendant demurred to the bill generally for want of equity, and also specially to that portion of the bill which related to the mutilation and destruction of the identifying numbers and labels. The circuit court sustained the demurrers and dismissed the bill, and its judgment was affirmed by the circuit court of appeals. Messrs. Frank F. Reed and Edward S. Rogers for petitioner. [220 U.S. 373, 389] Messrs. Alton B. Parker and William J. Shroder for respondent. Mr. Justice Hughes, after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court: The complainant, a manufacturer of proprietary medicines which are prepared in accordance with seeret formulas, presents by its bill a system, carefully devised, by which it seeks to maintain certain prices fixed by it for all the sales of its products, both at wholesale and retail. Its purpose is to establish minimum prices at which sales shall be made by its vendees and by all subsequent purchasers who traffic in its remedies. Its plan is thus to govern directly the entire trade in the medicines it manufactures, embracing interstate commerce as well as commerce within the state respectively. To accomplish this result it has adopted two forms of restrictive agreements limiting trade in the articles to those who become parties to one or the other. The one sort of contract, known as 'Consignment Contract-Wholesale,' has been made with over four hundred jobbers and wholesale dealers, and the other described as 'Retail Agency Contract,' with twenty-five thousand retail dealers in the United States. The defendant is a wholesale drug concern which has refused to enter into the required contract, and is charged with procuring medicines for sale at 'cut prices' by inducing those who have made the contracts to violate the restrictions. The complainant invokes the established doctrine that an actionable wrong is committed by one who maliciously interferes with a contract between two parties, and induces one of them to break that contract, to the injury of the other, and that, in the absence of an ade- [220 U.S. 373, 395] quate remedy at law, equitable relief will be granted. Angle v. Chicago, St. P. M. & O. R. Co. 151 U.S. 1 , 38 L. ed. 55, 14 Sup. Ct. Rep. 240; Bitterman v. Louisville & N. R. Co. 207 U.S. 205 , 52 L. ed. 171, 28 Sup. Ct. Rep. 91, 12 A. & E. Ann. Cas. 693. The principal question is as to the validity of the restrictive agreements. Preliminarily there are opposing contentions as to the construction of the agreements, or, at least, of that made with jobbers and wholesale dealers. The complainant insists that the 'consignment contract' contemplates a true consignment for sale for account of the complainant, and that those who make sales under it are the complainant's agents, and not its vendees. The court below did not so construe the agreement, and considered it an effort 'to disguise the wholesale dealers in the mask of agency, upon the theory that in that character one link in the system for the suppression of the 'cut rate' business might be regarded as valid,' and that under this agreement 'the jobber must be regarded as the general owner, and engaged in selling for himself, and not as a mere agent of another.' 90 C. C. A. 581, 164 Fed. p. 805. There are certain allegations in the bill which do not accord with the complainant's argument. Thus, it is alleged that it 'has been and is the uniform custom' of the complainant 'to sell said medicines, remedies, and cures to jobbers and wholesale druggists, who in turn sell and dispose of the same to retail druggists for sale and distribution to the ultimate purchaser or consumer.' And in setting forth the form of the agreement in question it is alleged that it was 'required to be executed by all jobbers and wholesale druggists to whom your orator sold its aforesaid remedies, medicines, and cures.' It is further stated that, as a means of maintaining 'said list of prices,' cards bearing serial identifying numbers are placed in each package of remedies 'sold to jobbers and wholesale druggists.' But it is also alleged in the bill that under the provisions [220 U.S. 373, 396] of the contract the title to the medicines remained in the complainant 'until actual sale in good faith to retail dealers, as therein provided.' Turning to the agreement itself, we find that it purports to appoint the party with whom it is made one of the complainant's 'wholesale distributing agents,' and it is agreed that the complainant, as proprietor, shall consign to the agent 'for sale for the account of said proprietor' such goods as it may deem necessary, 'the title thereto to remain in the proprietor absolutely until sold under and in accordance with the provisions hereof, and all unsold goods to be immediately returned to said proprietor on demand and the cancelation of this agreement.' The goods are to be invoiced to the consignee at stated prices, which are the same as the minimum prices at which the consignee is allowed to sell. It is also agreed that the consignee shall 'faithfully and promptly account and pay to the proprietor the proceeds of all sales, after deducting as full compensation . . . a commission of 10 per cent of the invoice value, and a further commission of 5 per cent on the net amount of each consignment after deducting the said 10 per cent commission on all advances on account remitted within ten days from the date of any consignment,' such advances, however, not to affect the title to the goods, and to be repaid should the agreement be terminated and unsold goods, on which advances had been made, be returned. The consignee guarantees payment for all goods sold, and promises 'to render a full account and remit the net proceeds on the first day of each month of and for the sales of the month preceding.' The consignee agrees 'to sell only to the designated retail agents of said proprietor, as specified in lists of such retail agents furnished by said proprietor, and alterable at the will of said proprietor.' A further provision permits sales 'only to the said retail or wholesale agents [220 U.S. 373, 397] of said proprietor, as per list furnished.' No time is fixed for the duration of the agreement. It is urged that the additional commission of 5 per cent is to induce, through the guise of 'advances,' payment for the goods before sales are made, and that unsold goods are to be returned only on the complainant's demand and the cancelation of the agreement. But the consignee is not bound to make these 'advances,' and it is distinctly provided that he shall not acquire title by making them. It is also said that the consignee may sell at prices higher than those listed, but he is bound by the agreement to account for 'the proceeds of all slaes,' less the stipulated commissions. Nor is the provision as to the time for accounting and remittance of net proceeds to be regarded as inconsistent with agency, in the absence of a showing that, in the actual transactions and accounts, the consignee was treated as selling on his own behalf and paying as purchaser. If, however, we consider the 'consignment contract' as one which in legal effect provides for consignments of goods to be sold by an agent for his principal's account, and that the tenor of the agreement, as set forth, must be taken to override the inconsistent general allegations to which we have referred, this alone would not be sufficient to support the bill. The bill charges that the defendant has unlawfully and fraudulently procured the proprietary medicines from the complainant's 'wholesale and retail agents' in violation of their contracts. But it does not allege that the goods procured by the defendant from 'wholesale agents' were goods consigned to the latter for sale. The description 'wholesale agent' refers to those who have signed the 'consignment contract.' This contract, however, permits one 'wholesale agent' to sell to another 'wholesale agent.' For all that appears, the goods procured by the defendant may have been purchased by the defendant's [220 U.S. 373, 398] vendors from other wholesale agents. The bill avers that prior to the introduction of the described system, the defendant, a wholesale house, had dealt in the remedies, and had purchased them from the complainant and from 'wholesale druggists and jobbers.' There is nothing in the bill which is inconsistent with such an actual course of dealing, permitted by the agreement itself, with respect to the wholesale dealers who have signed it. But the goods which one wholesale agent purchased from another wholesale agent would not be held for sale as consigned goods belonging to the complainant, and to be accounted for as such; and their sale by the wholesale dealer, who had acquired title, would be made for his own account, and not for that of the complainant. The allegations of the bill and the plain purpose of the system of contracts do not permit the conclusion that it was intended that wholesale dealers purchasing goods in this way should be free to sell to anyone at any price. Evidently it was not contemplated that the restrictions of the system should be escaped in such a simple manner. But if the restrictions of the 'consignment contract' as to prices and vendees are to be deemed to apply to the sale of goods which one wholesale dealer has purchased from another, it is evident that the validity of the restrictions in this aspect must be supported on some other ground than that such sale is made by the wholesale dealer as the agent of the complainant. The case presented by the bill cannot properly be regarded as one for inducing breach of trust by an agent. The other form of contract adopted by the complainant, while described as a 'retail agency contract,' is clearly an agreement looking to sale, and not to agency. The so-called 'retail agents' are not agents at all, either of the complainant or of its consignees, but are contemplated purchasers who buy to sell again; that is, retail dealers. It is agreed that they may purchase the medicines manu- [220 U.S. 373, 399] factured by the complainant at stated prices. There follows this stipulation: It will be noticed that the 'retail agents' are not forbidden to sell either to wholesale or retail dealers if these are 'accredited agents' of the complainant, that is, if the dealers have signed either of the two contracts the complainant requires. But the restriction is intended to apply whether the retail dealers have bought the goods from those who held under consignment or from other dealers, wholesale or retail, who had purchased them. And in which way the 'retail agents' who supplied the medicines to the defendant had bought them is not shown. The bill asserts complainant's 'right to maintain and preserve the aforesaid system and method of contracts and sales adopted and established by it.' It is, as we have seen, a system of interlocking restrictions by which the complainant seeks to control not merely the prices at which its agents may sell its products, but the prices for all sales by all dealers at wholesale or retail, whether purchasers or subpurchasers, and thus to fix the amount which the consumer shall pay, eliminating all competition. The essential features of such a system are thus described by Mr. Justice Lurton (then circuit judge), in the opinion of the circuit court of appeals in the case of John D. Park & Sons Co. v. Hartman, 12 L.R.A.(N.S.) on page 147, 82 C. C. A. 158, 153 Fed. 24: 'The contracting wholesalers or jobbers covenant that they will sell to no one who does not come with complainant's license to buy, and that they will not sell [220 U.S. 373, 400] below a minimum price dictated by complainant. Next, all competition between retailers is destroyed, for each such retailer can obtain his supply only by signing one of the uniform contracts prepared for retailers, whereby he covenants not to sell to anyone who proposes to sell again unless the buyer is authorized in writing by the complainant, and not to sell at less than a standard price named in the agreement. Thus all room for competition between retailers, who supply the public, is made impossible. If these contracts leave any room at any point of the line for the usual play of competition between the dealers in the product marketed by complainant, it is not discoverable. Thus a combination between the manufacturer, the wholesalers, and the retailers, to maintain prices and stifle competition, has been brought about.' That these agreements restrain trade is obvious. That, having been made, as the bill alleges, with 'most of the jobbers and wholesale druggists and a majority of the retail druggists of the country,' and having for their purpose the control of the entire trade, they relate directly to interstate as well as intrastate trade, and operate to restrain trade or commerce among the several states, is also clear. Addyston Pipe & Steel Co. v. United States, 175 U.S. 211 , 44 L. ed. 136, 20 Sup. Ct. Rep. 96; E. Bement & Sons v. National Harrow Co. 186 U.S. 92 , 46 L. ed. 1069, 22 Sup. Ct. Rep. 747; W. W. Montague & Co. v. Lowry, 193 U.S. 38 , 48 L. ed. 608, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 307; Swift & Co. v. United States, 196 U.S. 375 , 49 L. ed. 518, 25 Sup. Ct. Rep. 276. But it is insisted that the restrictions are not invalid either at common law or under the act of Congress of July 2, 1890, chap. 647, 26 Stat. at L. 209, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3200, upon the following grounds, which may be taken to embrace the fundamental contentions for the complainant: (1) That the restrictions are valid because they relate to proprietary medicines manufactured under a secret process; and (2) that, apart from this, a manufacturer is entitled to control the prices on all sales of his own products. First. The first inquiry is whether there is any dis- [220 U.S. 373, 401] tinction, with respect to such restrictions as are here presented, between the case of an article manufactured by the owner of a secret process and that of one produced under ordinary conditions. The complainant urges an analogy to right secured by letters patent. E. Bement & Sons v. National Harrow Co. 186 U.S. 70 , 46 L. ed. 1058, 22 Sup. Ct. Rep. 747. In the case cited, there were licenses for the manufacture and sale of articles covered by letters patent, with stipulations as to the prices at which the licensee should sell. The court said, referring to the act of July 2, 1890 ( p. 92): 'But that statute clearly does not refer to that kind of a restraint of interstate commerce which may arise from reasonable and legal conditions imposed upon the assignee or licensee of a patent by the owner thereof, restricting the terms upon which the article may be used and the price to be demanded therefor. Such a construction of the act we have no doubt was never contemplated by its framers.' But whatever rights the patentee may enjoy are derived from statutory grant under the authority conferred by the Constitution. This grant is based upon public considerations. The purpose of the patent law is to stimulate invention by protecting inventors for a fixed time in the advantages that may be derived from exclusive manufacture, use, and sale. As was said by Chief Justice Marshall in Grant v. Raymond, 6 Pet. pp. 241- 243, 8 L. ed. 384, 385: 'It is the reward stipulated for the advantages derived by the public for the exertions of the individual, and is intended as a stimulus to those exertions. . . . The public yields nothing which it has not agreed to yield; it receives all which it has contracted to receive. The full benefit of the discovery, after its enjoyment by the discoverer for fourteen years, is preserved; and for his exclusive enjoyment of it during that time the public faith is pledged. . . . The great object and intention of the act is to secure to the public the advantages to be derived from the discoveries of individuals, and the means it employs are the com- [220 U.S. 373, 402] pensation made to those individuals for the time and labor devoted to these discoveries, by the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the things discovered for a limited time.' The complainant has no statutory grant. So far as appears, there are no letters patent relating to the remedies in question. The complainant has not seen fit to make the disclosure required by the statute, and thus to secure the privileges it confers. Its case lies outside the policies of the patent law, and the extent of the right which that law secures is not here involved or determined. The complainant relies upon the ownership of its secret process and its rights are to be determined accordingly. Anyone may use it who fairly, by analysis and experiment, discovers it. But the complainant is entitled to be protected against invasion of its rights in the process by fraud or by breach of trust or contract. Tabor v. Hoffman, 118 N. Y. 36, 16 Am. St. Rep. 740, 23 N. E. 12; Chadwick v. Covell, 151 Mass. 190, 6 L.R.A. 839, 21 Am. St. Rep. 442, 23 N. E. 1068. The secret process may be the subject of confidential communication and of sale or license to use with restrictions as to territory and prices. Fowle v. Park, 131 U.S. 88 , 33 L. ed. 67, 9 Sup. Ct. Rep. 658. A similar principle obtains with respect to the confidential communication of quotations collected by a board of trade. Board of Trade v. Christie Grain & Stock Co. 198 U.S. 236 , 49 L. ed. 1031, 25 Sup. Ct. Rep. 637. Here, however, the question concerns not the process of manufacture, but the manufactured product,-an article of commerce. The complainant has not communicated its process in trust, or under contract, or executed a license for the use of the process with restrictions as to the manufacturer and sale by the licensee to whom the communication is made. The complainant has retained its secret, which apparently it believes to be undiscoverable. Whether its remedies are sold or unsold, whether the restrictions as to future sales are valid or invalid, the complainant's secret remains intact. That the complainant may rightfully ob- [220 U.S. 373, 403] ject to attempts to discover it by fraudulent means, or to a breach of trust or contract relating to the process, does not require the conclusion that it is entitled to establish restrictions with respect to future sales by those who purchase its manufactured product. It is said that the remedies 'embody' the secret. It would be more correct to say that they are manufactured according to the secret process, and do not constitute a communication of it. It is also urged that, as the process is secret, no one else can manufacture the article. But this argument rests on monopoly of production, and not on the secrecy of the process or the particular fact that may confer that monopoly. It implies that if, for any reason, monopoly of production exists, it carries with it the right to control the entire trade of the produced article, and to prevent any competition that otherwise might arise between wholesale and retail dealers. The principle would not be limited to secret processes, but would extend to goods manufactured by anyone who secured control of the source of supply of a necessary raw material or ingredient. But, because there is monopoly of production, it certainly cannot be said that there is no public interest in maintaining freedom of trade with respect to future sales after the article has been placed on the market and the producer has parted with his title. Moreover, every manufacturer, before sale, controls the articles he makes. With respect to these, he has the rights of ownership, and his dominion does not depend upon whether the process of manufacture is known or unknown, or upon any special advantage he may possess by reason of location, materials, or efficiency. The fact that the market may not be supplied with the particular article unless he produces it is a practical consequence which does not enlarge his right of property in what he does produce. If a manufacturer, in the absence of statutory privilege, has the control over the sales of the manufactured article [220 U.S. 373, 404] for which the complainant here contends, it is not because the process of manufacture is kept secret. In this respect, the maker of so-called proprietary medicines, unpatented, stands on no different footing from that of other manufacturers. The fact that the article is represented to be curative in its properties does not justify a restriction of trade which would be unlawful as to compositions designed for other purposes. Second. We come, then, to the second question,-whether the complainant, irrespective of the secrecy of its process, is entitled to maintain the restrictions by virtue of the fact that they relate to products of its own manufacture. The basis of the argument appears to be that, as the manufacturer may make and sell, or not, as he chooses, he may affix conditions as to the use of the article or as to the prices at which purchasers may dispose of it. The propriety of the restraint is sought to be derived from the liberty of the producer. But because a manufacturer is not bound to make or sell, it does not follow in case of sales actually made he may impose upon purchasers every sort of restriction. Thus, a general restraint upon alienation is ordinarily invalid. 'The right of alienation is one of the essential incidents of a right of general property in movables, and restraints upon alienation have been generally regarded as obnoxious to public policy, which is best subserved by great freedom of traffic in such things as pass from hand to hand. General restraint in the alienation of articles, things, chattels, except when a very special kind of property is involved, such as a slave or an heirloom, have been generally held void. 'If a man,' says Lord Coke, in 2 Coke on Littleton, 360, 'be possessed . . . of a horse or of any other chattel, real or personal, and give or sell his whole interest or property therein, upon condition that the donee or vendee shall not alien the same, the same is void, because the whole interest and property is out of him, so as he hath [220 U.S. 373, 405] no possibility of a reverter; and it is against trade and traffic and bargaining and contracting between man and man." John D. Park & Sons Co. v. Hartman, 12 L.R.A.(N.S.) 146, 82 C. C. A. 158, 153 Fed. 24. See also Gray, Restraints on Alienation of Property, 27, 28. Nor can the manufacturer by rule and notice, in the absence of contract or statutory right, even though the restriction be known to purchasers, fix prices for future sales. It has been held by this court that no such privilege exists under the copyright statutes, although the owner of the copyright has the sole right to vend copies of the copyrighted production. Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 , 52 L. ed. 1086, 28 Sup. Ct. Rep. 722. There the court said (p. 351): 'The owner of the copyright in this case did sell copies of the book in quantities and at a price satisfactory to it. It has exercised the right to vend. What the complainant contends for embraces not only the right to sell the copies, but to qualify the title of a future purchaser by the reservation of the right to have the remedies of the statute against an infringer because of the printed notice of its purpose so to do unless the purchaser sells at a price fixed in the notice. To add to the right of exclusive sale the authority to control all future retail sales, by a notice that such sales must be made at a fixed sum, would give a right not included in the terms of the statute, and, in our view, extend its operation, by construction, beyond its meaning, when interpreted with a view to ascertaining the legislative intent in its enactment.' It will hardly be contended, with respect to such a matter, that the manufacturer of an article of commerce not protected by any statutory grant is in any better case. See Taddy & Co. v. Sterious & Co. [220 U.S. 373, 1904] 1 Ch. 354; McGruther v. Pitcher [220 U.S. 373, 1904] 2 Ch. 306; Garst v. Hall & L. Co. 179 Mass. 588, 55 L.R.A. 631, 61 N. E. 219. Whatever right the manufacturer may have to project his control beyond his own sales must depend not upon an inherent power incident to production and original ownership, but upon agreement. [220 U.S. 373, 406] With respect to contracts in restraint of trade, the earlier doctrine of the common law has been substantially modified in adaptation to modern conditions. But the public interest is still the first consideration. To sustain the restraint, it must be found to be reasonable both with respect to the public and to the parties, and that it is limited to what is fairly necessary, in the circumstances of the particular case, for the protection of the covenantee. Otherwise restraints of trade are void as against public policy. As was said by this court in Gibbs v. Consolidated Gas. Co. 130 U.S. 409 , 32 L. ed. 984, 9 Sup. Ct. Rep. 553: 'The decision in Mitchel v. Reynolds, 1 P. Wms. 181, s. c. 1 Smith, Lead. Cas. 7th Eng. ed. 407; 8th Am. ed. 756, is the foundation of the rule in relation to the invalidity of contracts in restraint of trade; but as it was made under a condition of things and a state of society different from those which now prevail, the rule laid down is not regarded as inflexible, and has been considerably modified. Public welfare is first considered, and if it be not involved, and the restraint upon one party is not greater than protection to the other party requires, the contract may be sustained. The question is whether, under the particular circumstances of the case and the nature of the particular contract involved in it, the contract is, or is not, unreasonable. Rousillon v. Rousillon, L. R. 14 Ch. Div. 351; Leather Cloth Co. v. Lorsont, L. R. 9 Eq. 345.' The present case is not analogous to that of a sale of good will, or of an interest in a business, or of the grant of a right to use a process of manufacture. The complainant has not parted with any interest in its business or instrumentalities of production. It has conferred no right by virtue of which purchasers of its products may compete with it. It retains complete control over the business in which it is engaged, manufacturing what it pleases and fixing such prices for its own sales as it may desire. Nor are we dealing with a single transaction, conceivably unrelated to the public interest. The agreements are designed to maintain prices after the complainant has parted with the title to the articles, and to prevent competition among those who trade in them. The bill asserts the importance of a standard retail price, and alleges generally that confusion and damage have resulted from sales at less than the prices fixed. But the advantage of established retail prices primarily concerns the dealers. The enlarged profits which would result from adherence to the established rates would go to them, and not to the complainant. It is through the inability of the favored dealers to realize these profits, on account of the described competition, that the complainant works out its alleged injury. If there be an advantage to the manufacturer in the maintenance of fixed retail prices, the question remains whether it is one which he is entitled to secure by agreements restricting the freedom of trade on the part of dealers who own what they [220 U.S. 373, 408] sell. As to this, the complainant can fare no better with its plan of identical contracts than could the dealers themselves if they formed a combination and endeavored to establish the same restrictions, and thus to achieve the same result, by agreement with each other. If the immediate advantage they would thus obtain would not be sufficient to sustain such a direct agreement, the asserted ulterior benefit to the complainant cannot be regarded as sufficient to support its system. But agreements or combinations between dealers, having for their sole purpose the destruction of competition and the fixing of prices, are injurious to the public interest and void. They are not saved by the advantages which the participants expect to derive from the enhanced price to the consumer. People v. Sheldon, 139 N. Y. 251, 23 L.R.A. 221, 36 Am. St. Rep. 690, 34 N. E. 785; Judd v. Harrington, 139 N. Y. 105, 34 N. E. 790; People v. Milk Exch. 145 N. Y. 267, 27 L.R.A. 437, 45 Am. St. Rep. 609, 39 N. E. 1062; United States v. Addyston Pipe & Steel Co. 46 L.R.A. 122, 29 C. C. A. 141, 54 U. S. App. 723, 85 Fed. 271, on appeal 175 U.S. 211 , 44 L. ed. 136, 20 Sup. Ct. Rep. 96; W. W. Montague & Co. v. Lowry, 193 U.S. 38 , 48 L. ed. 608, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 307; Chapin v. Brown Bros. 83 Iowa, 156, 12 L.R.A. 428, 32 Am. St. Rep. 297, 48 N. W. 1074; Craft v. McConoughy, 79 Ill. 346, 22 Am. Rep. 171; W. H. Hill Co. v. Gray & Worcester, -- Mich. --, 30 L.R.A.(N.S.) 327, 127 N. W. 803. The complainant's plan falls within the principle which condemns contracts of this class. It, in effect, creates a combination for the prohibited purposes. No distinction can properly be made by reason of the particular character of the commodity in question. It is not entitled to special privilege or immunity. It is an article of commerce, and the rules concerning the freedom of trade must be held to apply to it. Nor does the fact that the margin of freedom is reduced by the control of production make the protection of what remains, in such a case, a negligible matter. And where commodities have passed into the channels of trade and are owned by dealers, the validity of agreements to prevent competition and to maintain prices is not to be determined by the circumstance whether they were produced by several manufacturers or by one, [220 U.S. 373, 409] or whether they were previously owned by one or by many. The complainant having sold its product at prices satisfactory to itself, the public is entitled to whatever advantage may be derived from competition in the subsequent traffic. The questions involved were carefully considered and the decisions reviewed by Judge Lurton in delivering the opinion of the circuit court of appeals in John D. Park & Sons Co. v. Hartman, supra, and, in following that case, it was concluded below that the restrictions sought to be enforced by the bill were invalid both at common law and under the act of Congress of July 2, 1890. We think that the court was right. The allegations of the bill as to the labels and cartons used by the complainant are evidently incidental to the main charge as to the procurement of violation of the restrictions as to prices and vendees contained in the agreement; and failing as to this, no case is made for relief with respect to the trademarks, which are not shown to have been infringed. Mr. Justice Lurton took no part in the consideration and decision of this case. Mr. Justice Holmes, dissenting: This is a bill to restrain the defendant from inducing, by corruption and fraud, agents of the plaintiff and purchasers from it to break their contracts not to sell its goods below a certain price. There are two contracts concerned. The first is that of the jobber or wholesale agent to whom the plaintiff consigns its goods; and I will say a few words about that, although it is not this branch of the case that induces me to speak. That they are agents, and not buyers, I understand to be conceded, and I do not see how it [220 U.S. 373, 410] can be denied. We have nothing before us but the form and the alleged effect of the written instrument, and they both are express that the title to the goods is to remain in the plaintiff until actual sale as permitted by the contract. So far as this contract limits the authority of the agents as agents, I do not understand its validity to be disputed. But it is construed also to permit the purchase of medicine by consignees from other consignees, and to make the specification of prices applicable to goods so purchased as well as to goods consigned. Hence, when the bill alleges that the defendant has obtained medicine from these agents by inducing them to break their contracts, the allegation does not require proof of breach of trust by an agent, but would be satisfied by proving a breach of promise in respect of goods that the consignee had bought and owned. This reasoning would have been conclusive in the days of Saunders if the construction of the contract is right, as I suppose that it is. But the contract as to goods purchased is at least in the background and obscure; it is not the main undertaking that the instrument is intended to express. I should have thought that the bill ought to be read as charging the defendant with inducing a breach of the ordinary duty of consignees as such (Swift & Co. v. United States, 196 U.S. 375, 395 , 49 S. L. ed. 518, 523, 25 Sup. Ct. Rep. 276), and therefore as entitling the plaintiff to relief ( Angle v. Chicago, St. P. M. & O. R. Co. 151 U.S. 1 , 38 L. ed. 55, 14 Sup. Ct. Rep. 240). The second contract is that of the retail agents, so called, being really the first purchasers, fixing the price below which they will not sell to the public. There is no attempt to attach a contract or condition to the goods, as in Bodds-Merrill Co. v. Straus, 210 U.S. 339 , 52 L. ed. 1086, 28 Sup. Ct. Rep. 722, or in any way to restrict dealings with them after they leave the hands of the retail men. The sale to the retailers is made by the plaintiff, and the only question is whether the law forbids a purchaser to contract with his vendor that he will not sell [220 U.S. 373, 411] below a certain price. This is the important question in this case. I suppose that in the case of a single object, such as a painting or a statute, the right of the artist to make such a stipulation hardly would be denied. In other words, I suppose that the reason why the contract is held bad is that it is part of a scheme embracing other similar contracts, each of which applies to a number of similar things, with the object of fixing a general market price. This reason seems to me inadequate in the case before the court. In the first place, by a slight change in the form of the contract the plaintiff can accomplish the result in a way that would be beyond successful attack. if it should make the retail dealers also agents in law as well as in name, and retain the title until the goods left their hands, 1 cannot conceive that even the present enthusiasm for regulating the prices to be charged by other people would deny that the owner was acting within his rights. It seems to me that this consideration by itself ought to give us pause. But I go farther. There is no statute covering the case; there is no body of precedent that, by ineluctable logic, requires the conclusion to which the court has come. The conclusion is reached by extending a certain conception of public policy to a new sphere. On such matters we are in perilous country. I think that at least it is safe to say that the most enlightened judicial policy is to let people manage their own business in their own way, unless the ground for interference is very clear. What, then, is the ground upon which we interfere in the present case? Of course, it is not the interest of the producer. No one, I judge, cares for that. It hardly can be the interest of subordinate vendors, as there seems to be no particular reason for preferring them to the originator and first vendor of the product. Perhaps it may be assumed to be the interest of the consumers and the public. On that point I confess that I am in a minority as to larger issues than [220 U.S. 373, 412] are concerned here. I think that we greatly exaggerate the value and importance to the public of competition in the production or distribution of an article (here it is only distribution) as fixing a fair price. What really fixes that is the competition of conflicting desires. We, none of us, can have as much as we want of all the things that we want. Therefore, we have to choose. As soon as the price of something that we want goes above the point at which we are willing to give up other things to have that, we cease to buy it and buy something else. Of course, I am speaking of things that we can get along without. There may be necessaries that sooner or later must be dealt with like short rations in a shipwreck, but they are not Dr. Miles's medicines. With regard to things like the latter, it seems to me that the point of most profitable returns marks the equilibrium of social desires, and determines the fair price in the only sense in which I can find meaning in those words. The Dr. Miles Medical Company knows better than we do what will enable it to do the best business. We must assume its retail price to be reasonable, for it is so alleged and the case is here on demurrer; so I see nothing to warrant my assuming that the public will not be served best by the company being allowed to carry out its plan. I cannot believe that in the long run the public will profit by this court permitting knaves to cut reasonable prices for some ulterior purpose of their own, and thus to impair, if not to destroy, the production and sale of articles which it is assumed to be desirable that the public should be able to get. The conduct of the defendant falls within a general prohibition of the law. It is fraudulent, and has no merits of its own to recommend it to the favor of the court. An injunction against a defendant's dealing in nontransferable round-trip reduced-rate tickets has been granted to a railroad company upon the general principles of the law protecting contracts, and the demoralization of rates has [220 U.S. 373, 413] been referred as a special circumstance in addition to the general grounds. Bitterman v. Louisville & N. R. Co. 207 U.S. 205 , 222-224, 52 L. ed. 171, 182, 183, 28 Sup. Ct. Rep. 91, 12 A. & E. Ann. Cas. 693. The general and special considerations equally apply here, and we ought not to disregard them, unless the evil effect of the contract is very plain. The analogy relied upon to establish that evil effect is that of combinations in restraint of trade. I believe that we have some superstitions on that head, as I have said; but those combinations are entered into with intent to exclude others from a business naturally open to them, and we unhappily have become familiar with the methods by which they are carried out. I venture to say that there is no likeness between them and this case (Jayne v. Loder, 7 L.R.A.(N.S.) 984, 78 C. C. A. 653, 149 Fed. 21, 27, 9 A. & E. Ann. Cas. 294), and I think that my view prevails in England (Elliman, Sons & Co. v. Carrington & Son [220 U.S. 373, 1901] 2 Ch. 275). See Garst v. Harris, 177 Mass. 72, 58 N. E. 174. Garst v. Charles, 187 Mass. 144, 72 N. E. 839. I think also that the importance of the question and the popularity of what I deem mistaken notions makes it my duty to express my view in this dissent.

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A Mexican legal expert is calling for conscientious objector status for public employees who do not wish to cooperate with Mexico City’s new regime of homosexual “marriage.” Alberto Patiño Reyes, who holds a PhD in law, says that the Mexican juridical system “lacks an express recognition of the right of conscientious objection, which is a manifestation of a broader fundamental right, liberty of conscience.” Pointing out that the Mexican government has signed the San Jose Covenant, which recognizes “the right of the person to liberty of conscience and religion,” Patiño Reyes opines that such a right should apply to any employee of the Mexican government who wishes to opt out of participation in homosexual “marriage.” “The recognition of conscientious objection for the celebration of matrimony for people of the same sex, would entail the possibility of substitution for the objector in the fulfillment of his functions, leaving intact his liberty of conscience,” he writes. “It is necessary to protect the officials of the Civil Registry, when the government becomes increasingly interventionist, legislating on issues with strong ethical content,” he adds. “In this case intending to equalize homosexual unions with the marriage of a man and a woman, under the pretext of equal rights, as well as an erroneous concept of the same, in a framework of moral relativism that is summarized in the maxim ‘if you like it, do it.’” “Legislation like this brings about the immediate result of imposing on the citizens an important moral contribution, with the consequent violation of their personal convictions.” Mexico City’s government, which is dominated by the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, legislated the creation of homosexual “marriage” and adoption of children in December of last year, sparking expressions of outrage. A recent poll carried out by the conservative National Action Party found that a majority of Mexico City residents oppose the law The federal government of Mexico, along with two state governors, are currently suing Mexico City over the law, contending that it is unconstitutional.

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I just read over at American Papist that the Catholics Come Home advertising campaign resulted in over 6000 inquiries about the Catholic Church. If you haven't seen the great ads they ran, they finally set up a You Tube channel but still won't let people embed the videos. Grrrr. We were actually part of this project, doing the fulfillment for the shipments of Matthew Kelly's book, Rediscovering Catholicism. It sure is nice to be a part of such a great project. I hope they expand the campaign.

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Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative A national working group has begun the Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) to develop and disseminate resources and guidelines to assist Catholic elementary and secondary schools in integrating elements of Catholic identity (Catholic values, Scripture, Church social teachings, encyclicals, etc.) into curriculum and instruction based on the Common Core State Standards. The initial phase of CCCII focuses on K-8 English/Language Arts/ Literacy. Resources for other subjects and for 9-12 curriculum will be developed in later phases. Forty-six states have agreed to adopt the Common Core State Standards, a set of high quality K-12 learning standards that includes rigorous content and application of knowledge using higher-order thinking skills, leading students to college and career readiness. Currently, Catholic schools are assessing what the implications of the standards and accompanying assessments may be for them. While Catholic schools have their own local or diocesan standards, their ability to continue to provide high-quality education for their students is compelling them to consider adoption of the common core standards. Catholic schools will be impacted as curriculum resources and professional development opportunities become aligned with Common Core State Standards by producers of instructional materials, college teacher preparation programs, or regulations for participation in the federal programs that currently benefit their students and teachers. Within this environment, maintaining the uniqueness and integrity of the Catholic school will require integrating the demands of their mission and the academic expectations of their constituents and the wider education community. To assist Catholic schools with enhancing Catholic identity integrated into the curriculum, the Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) has been launched as a collaborative project involving Catholic universities, corporations and sponsors invested in Catholic education, and the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative has two goals: - to empower Catholic schools and dioceses to design and direct the implementation of the Common Core standards within the culture and context of a Catholic school curriculum - to infuse the Common Core standards with the faith/principles/values/social justice themes inherent in the mission and Catholic identity of the school. The CCCII project aims to accomplish its goals by creating a process and a product: Phase 1: Gather approximately 35 practitioners and curriculum and catechetics experts to pilot a CCCII ELA Unit development process to be shared with the larger Catholic educational community. (June 2012) Phase 2: Revise and refine the unit development process so that it can be replicated in dioceses around the country. Phase 3: Invite participation in development of additional CCCII ELA Units by Catholic educators around the country. Phase 1: Utilize the expertise and strength of experienced and innovative teachers to develop complete units/exemplars that join Catholic identify with the Common Core curriculum standards. Utilize the expertise of CCCII leaders to develop supporting resources and guidelines. (June 2012) Phase 2: Post exemplar units, guidelines, and resources developed in for the June 2012 launch for open access by Catholic educators on the Catholic School Standards Project Website www.catholicschoolsstandards.org) . (July 2012) Phase 3: Expand exemplar units and Catholic Identity resources available for use by local Catholic schools. Tailor the CCCII Unit development process for Catholic secondary schools. Expand CCCII to include additional subject areas. Meet the CCCII Leadership and Planning Teams

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The bishops recommend a fmailiarity with good work done elsewhere. Sound advice: § 193 § Before people make architectural and liturgical decisions, they need some experience of the broad spectrum of architectural designs already in new and renovated churches. People’s preferences are often determined by things with which they are familiar. Visits to a variety of churches can help them to develop a store of images that they can evaluate and consider as potential options for the building project in their own parish. § 194 § Although the visits should not be confined to the work of architects or liturgical consultants under consideration for their project, people will want to visit churches that demonstrate the candidates’ work. Gaining knowledge of a professional’s previous work, whether religious or secular, is indispensable to the process of selecting the architect. § 195 § When actual site visits are not possible, slides, videos, and other visual aids can expand the experience of those preparing for the building or renovation of a church. Liturgical and construction offices within the diocese also can be invaluable resources in advising parish building committees of recent or exemplary projects in the local area. One important piece is to check the references of architects, contractors, and artists among church projects they have done. It is useful to get a good sense on how other churches have worked with professionals. In my current parish, we are looking to upgrade the sound system from the fire-damaged former set-up. In speaking with consultants, we were less impressed with eight-figure projects for convention centers, arenas, or even megachurches. We wanted people with church experience, preferably Catholic. We also asked churches for their assessment in working with professionals. A professional may do excellent work, but their interpersonal skills with a committee’s, a parish’s, and a pastor’s expectations need to also be a good match. All texts from Built of Living Stones are copyright © 2000, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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I've let you buggers off the hook for a few days, so today I'm going to talk about 'that stuff' again. Specifically about Altruism (aka unselfishness)."Beware of altruism, it is based on self-deception, the root of all evil." HeinleinThe last temptation is the highest treason, to do the right thing for the wrong reason" TS Eliot Heinlein was right to give his warning about altruism, because it is so hard to truly 'grok' ;> The ancient Jewish tradition of Qabalah places Altruism in the second sphere - Chokmah, and unselfishness in the 7th, Netzach. For those who have no clue what I'm talking about, The central element of the Qabalah is The tree of life, which is an abstract method of looking at the nature of The Universe, humanity and the Godhead. It is composed of ten spheres, the abyss of Da'ath and the paths between the spheres (called sepiroth). Malkuth , the tenth sphere is the Earthly Plane. Kether, the first sphere is the Crown, the Monad, the final rejoining with the Godhead in order to begin the cycle over once more. The true goal of High Magick is to cleanse and purify the higher self, by enhancing ones virtues and eliminating vices. The Qabalah and the Wiccan degree systems both usually recognise this and are stuctured accordingly. Unselfishness is first studied in Netzach, in the form of unconditional love, mercy, beauty and splendor. It is studied in the Golden Dawn at grade 4=6, and in many Wiccan tradiitons as one of the Elemental Pacts - Fire (which depending upon the tradition may be done at 1st, 2nd or 3rd). True Altruism however is found within the final sphere before Kether - The sphere (or sephira) of Chockmah as mentioned above. And this is where the last temptation comes in to play. The temptation being to do the right thing (be generous in spirit, kind to others and help them however you can) for the wrong reason (because they will like you better, I will be well thought of, you will 'get your reward in heaven', or even 'because I can write it of against tax'). There are a couple of books on this subject that interested Wiccans may wish to study. Ellen Cannon Reed wrote a book called 'The Witches Qabala' which I highly recommend. It is the Qabala from a Wiccan perspective. Once you have digested that, I recommend The Tree of Life and The Middle Pillar, both by Israel Regardie and the Sea Priestess and Moon Magic both by Dion Fortune (which are works of fiction, but which Dion used as a means to get out some highly useful and fundamental information about High Magick). Hope the above make sense. It's Sunday morning and I haven't had my coffee yet :>

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Scholarships have been awarded to the following 28 area high school seniors who will enroll in Cayuga Community College as freshmen in fall 2008 (high schools listed in parentheses): Antonino and Matteo Bartolotta Scholarships of Merit: Matthew Blake, Skaneateles (Skaneateles); Kelly Hunter, Cato (Cato-Meridian); Sarah Kilcer, Genoa (Southern Cayuga); Emily Longeretta, Memphis (Jordan-Elbridge); Bridget McNally, Auburn (Auburn); Katie Suslik, Moravia (Moravia); Dawna Zahn, Auburn (Union Springs) Richard Bunn Memorial Scholarship: Brittany Jorgensen, Auburn (Dana L. West) Freshman Scholarships of Merit: Sarah Black, Weedsport (Weedsport); Cory Bunnell, Auburn (Auburn); Rose Castilano, Syracuse (Tyburn); Joshua Donoghue, Oswego (Oswego); Derek Graney, Auburn (Auburn); Alexandra Jones-Doyle, Auburn (Auburn); Tyler Miles, Pennellville (John C. Birdlebough); Jennifer Perry, Fulton (G. Ray Bodley); Ashley Pidkaminy, Parish (Altmar-Parish-Williamstown); Katheryne Riffle, Fulton (Hannibal); Sarah Smith, Fulton (G. Ray Bodley); Suzanne Smith, Auburn (Auburn); Sarah Stevens, Sandy Creek (Sandy Creek); Darci Tanner, Port Byron (Dana L. West); Victoria Warren, Savannah (Clyde-Savannah) Honors Scholarships: Alexandra Leogrande, Auburn (Auburn); Matthew Elkins, Seneca Falls (Mynderse) Kenneth and Margaret Lesch Jahn Memorial Scholarship: Kelly Schafer, Auburn (Auburn) William and Esther Norris Scholarships: Melissa Deyo, Auburn (Dana L. West); Mark Brooks, Auburn (Auburn) The Cayuga Community College Foundation raises and manages funds to provide these and other scholarships for students at Cayuga.

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Depository libraries; Electronic government information; Government publications; United States. National Archives and Records Administration; Madison, James, 1751-1836; Freedom of information In 1822, James Madison asserted that "a popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be... Display a larger image and more item information when the pointer pauses over a thumbnail Thumbnail with title Grid with smaller thumbnails and more detail Select the collections to add or remove from your search

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Columbia College-Redstone Arsenal has been educating students since 1975 and will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m-1 p.m. at Redstone Lanes, 3424 Hercules Road, Redstone Arsenal. Redstone Arsenal Director Mary Morgan will provide remarks at the celebration. Refreshments will be served, and attendees will receive celebratory anniversary giveaways "The Redstone Arsenal campus has been an exemplar of delivering the education working adults, military personnel and traditional-age students of their community require," said Dr. Gerald Brouder, Columbia College president. "I am very proud of the campus's longevity and accomplishments and look forward to another 35 years of educational excellence." Redstone Arsenal is a U.S. Army post located near Huntsville, Ala., and its primary tenants are currently the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, United States Army Material Command and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Columbia College was invited to teach classes to reservists in a Birmingham, Ala., armory in January of 1975. Later that year, Columbia College moved to Redstone Arsenal. The move began a wonderful union between the military and Columbia College. Columbia CollegeóRedstone Arsenal has graduated more than 600 soldiers, their dependents, and civilians since 2002. "The relationship between the military and the college has been a win-win situation for 35 years. Our focus has always been to offer quality education to working adults, and we are most appreciative to Redstone Arsenal for inviting us to serve the needs of their personnel," Mary Morgan, campus director, said. The campus offers associate and bachelor's degrees in business administration and criminal justice, among many others. Redstone Arsenal also offers a Master of Business Administration. The college offers more than 800 online classes and 20 online degrees, including three master's degrees in business, teaching and criminal justice. Columbia College, a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., educates more than 29,000 students each year and has more than 64,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit www.ccis.edu.

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You will get Mass Effect 2 CD Key (with picture of the cd key). This game can not be activated on Steam platform About The Game: Mass Effect 2 takes the bleak vacuum of space and flushes it with color--the light of stars and galaxies, the red and violet swirls of far-off nebulas, and the glimpses of comets as they burn through the void. You’ll catch your first glimpse of this in the game’s intense and much-improved art design, but that dance of light and shadows is also an apt metaphor for bleak undercurrents in the story, as well as the moral quandaries and past indiscretions that haunt the main characters. More so than its predecessor, Mass Effect 2 possesses an identity, and most of the obvious changes and improvements over the original are beholden to the shift in tone. The shooting is more immediate and satisfying, which keeps the pace moving and intensifies the violence of each encounter. Rich characterizations invite you to look more closely at each crew member's personal stake in the sprawling galactic backdrop. Even the relatively predictable space opera that is the main plot has sinister moments, and you sense the characters struggling with that heavy burden. Mass Effect 2 is incredibly enjoyable, but it's more than just fun: It's a stellar package with a fierce spirit that makes it engrossing and unforgettable.

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The back of the postcard has a note written to Miss Laura M. Horton of Albany, Oregon, "Had Marlene and Debbie over here today. Dottie is sick, so Lillian stayed home with her. It is sure windy up here today and really cool. Hope you arrive home... Three-page letter dated April 26, 1846, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Nantucket [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] discussing his romantic prospects with Elizabeth Sargeant. Two-page letter dated April 3, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn asking "to know the truth about Mrs. [Elizabeth] Sargeant" and discussing his upcoming book that he plans to publish in several chapters. Three-page letter dated August 31, 1851, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, discussing his frustrations with Gerrit Smith and recounting a recent meeting with Mrs. Brackett [Elizabeth Sargeant]. Four-page letter and envelope dated February 3, 1897, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, inquiring about mutual acquaintances and briefly discussing several of Spooner's pamphlets.

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Mary Boyer is the compiler of an extensive collection of postcards of Charlotte in the twentieth century. The postcards are divided into eleven sections and concern such things as views of the city, prominent homes, buildings (both public and private), schools, churches, hospitals, parks, and historical monuments. The Mary Boyer … Steve Perille is a prolific photographer and an award winning photojournalist. While working for The Charlotte Observer, he was the 1975 Southern Photographer of the Year, but his images are more about the social landscape than hard news. Perille, a native of Wisconsin, was introduced to photography as a young boy by his uncle, Jim … The William Hoke Sumner, Jr. collection includes selected digitized images of news events, weddings, buildings, business meetings, sports events, store openings, ribbon cuttings, social gatherings, and numerous other activities. Sumner was a North Carolina photographer who worked in Charlotte; he focused on subjects that interested him … Aerial Photographs of UNC Charlotte and University City illustrate the rapid and extensive growth of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the surrounding neighborhood, University City. The photographs begin in 1959 with the site chosen for Charlotte College and show the progressive area growth through 2008. These images are … This is a bill of sale dated January 2, 1865 for a slave named Loney. The buyer was N. A. Wingate & Co. of Charlotte, North Carolina; and the seller was J. A. Bisaner, of Lincolnton. At the time Loney was about twenty seven years old and was sold for $6,000 in Confederate currency. Atkins Library Special Collections seeks to promote and expand access to our rare and unique materials through an ongoing digitization program. The subject focus of our digitized collections is life in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region, from before the Civil War to the late twentieth century. The types of materials include photographs and other visual formats, family papers, and correspondence.

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Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.). Garrison Diversion Unit; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; James River (N.D. and S.D.); United States. Bureau of Reclamation Questions asked by people who will be affected by the irrigation project are answered by members of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University who are serving on an Oahe Task Force committee.

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The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today released the Mobility DisplayPort (MyDP) Standard, an extension of the DisplayPort connectivity standard for mobile devices. MyDP enables mobile devices to share high-definition video, audio, and 3D content with larger external displays through common, widely adopted connectors. MyDP allows users to experience their mobile content in full, uncompressed 1080p (HDTV). "Today's mobile devices with powerful processors and mass storage capacities have become the new hub of media content," said Soumendra Mohanty, senior director of marketing for Analogix. "However, consumers wish to experience their mobile content in a more diverse manner, beyond what a four-inch screen can offer. MyDP gives the industry a standard interface to break down screen size limitations, and Analogix is ready today with its compatible SlimPort products." With the MyDP standard, high-quality audio, video, and 3D content can be shared from a mobile device to a larger external DisplayPort or HDMI equipped display, including a PC monitor, digital signage display or HDTV, using the micro-USB connector found on the majority of smartphones and tablets. By leveraging a simple passive cable, users can experience their content at 1080P full HD resolution, 24-bit color, and 60Hz. Users can also access the DVI and VGA displays, projectors and TVs through the use of MyDP adaptors and active converters. The MyDP interface also includes a 1Mbps sideband channel that provides enough bandwidth to support accessory functions including multi-touch, keyboard, mouse, and remote control of the external display. Furthermore, MyDP enables charging of the mobile device battery, through the MyDP cable, from the power provided by the DisplayPort-enabled display, while content is enjoyed. MyDP adoption is expected in next-generation tablets, ultrabooks, and smartphones, with the first products scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter of 2012. The new link arrives at a time when Silicon Image claims its high-definition video interconnect MHL, a mobile variant of HDMI, is already enabled in 50 million devices including handsets from HTC, LG and Samsung and TVs from LG, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba. MHL 1.0 supports 1080p video at 60 Hz as well as power over the link and existing connectors. Last month Silicon Image also announced MHL 2.0 supporting full 1080p video at 60 Hz at as little as 30 milliwatts. The new link also supports power and micro USB connectors.

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Actress Paz Vega, 32, and husband Orson Salazar hung out at LAX Airport today with son Orson, who celebrates his first birthday on Friday, while waiting for their flight to Spain. Photos by Ramey. Two more and fashion info below. Orson is wearing Robeez Race Car shoes ($26). He also is wearing a Baby Gap Inspi(red) Onesie. You can order them online here. You can choose between Inspi(red), Ado(red), Admi(red), Delive(red), and Diape(red).

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Instructors: Andrea Dykstra, Curt Van Dam, Kelli Ten Haken and Tami De Jong 1. Students will gain interest in the Unit on Alaska. 2. Students will be introduced to Alaska and the Iditarod race that takes place in Alaska every year. 3. Students will be able to appreciate the beauty of Godís creation in Alaska. 4. Students will be able to see Godís majesty and power in their personal experiences. In this lesson, the students will discuss what they know about Alaska. They will watch a movie and then discuss how God shows His power and majesty through creation. Next, they will be introduced to the Iditarod race by reading a story and then the teachers will explain the game the students will play about the Iditarod through the unit. At the end of class, students will have a chance to start work on their maps of Alaska and then the teachers will end in closing prayer. - Psalm 19:1- The Heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. - Other Scripture references that can be used through out the unit: The Creation story in Gen. 1 and 2 Alaska: Spirit of the Wild 2. DVD player 5. Learning center and trade books 6. Example of the Iditarod Game 7. Book: Iditarod Dream by Ted Wood 8. Overhead projector, overhead and pen 9. Construction paper 10. Markers, crayons, colored pencils 1. On the first day of this unit, teachers should enter the room dressed in parkas, snowshoes, scarves, mittens; anything that looks like what people in Alaska would wear. Motion for the student to sit down. Once they are quiet, ask them where they think the teachers are from and how they came to this conclusion. We would expect conclusions such as the Artic, Antarctica, and possibly Alaska. 2. Have students take out a sheet of paper and write five things down that come to their minds when they think of Alaska. Have them get into groups of three and share what they wrote with their group. The students will be encouraged to share the combined ideas from their group with the whole class. The teacher will write down these ideas on the overhead. 3. Explain to the students that they are going to be learning about all of these of these things and even more about Alaska in the upcoming unit. 4. Have each student write down one or two things about Alaska they would like to know more about. Suggest ideas such as: What sports do they play in Alaska? How many people live there? Is it really cold and snowy year round? Take these ideas into consideration when planning the rest of the unit. 1. Put in the DVD Alaska: Sprit of the Wild. Students will watch the movie. It is forty minutes long. Before they watch it, share with them the beauty that can be found in Alaska. Tell them to look specifically for how they can see God in the things that are shown on the film. 2. After the movie, discuss with the students what they thought of the movie. Ask them questions such as what surprised you about this film? What did you learn about Alaska that you didnít know before? What can we discover about God by watching this movie? How can we get to know God better by studying Alaska? 3. Read Psalm 19:1 aloud. Read it again, this time have the students say it after you. Ask them how this verse relates to Alaska. Hopefully they will make the connection that creation shouts Godís praise. Alaska is so beautiful; this reflects on Godís majesty, creativity and mercy. God loves us enough to give us beautiful creation simply so we can enjoy it. We can see his fingerprints in Alaska. 4. Read Psalm 8 aloud. Again, ask them how this verse relates to Alaska. They will probably have similar responses as above in step three. Share a personal experience of how he/ she has seen Godís power and majesty in His creation. - For example, this is my own experience; you could share something similar to it: One time I climbed the highpoint of Colorado with my dad. We started hiking before the sun was up. As we were walking along the ridge of the mountain, the sun began to rise; the colors were brilliant! We kept on hiking and hiking. I was getting tired and hungry but soon we came close to the top. As I climbed up the last little peak and the top of the mountain, I looked out and the view was breathtaking!!! I had never seen so many snow capped mountains before. Sitting up there on the mountaintop, I felt such a joy and peace. What a great God I serve! He created all of this; His creation alone is enough to tell of His majesty. 5. Ask the students if any of them have had an experience like this; encourage them to share if they would like. 6. Encourage them to find other verses that could relate to our study of Alaska and bring them to class tomorrow to share. 1. Introduce the Iditarod race the studentís will be learning about by reading the book Iditarod Dream by Ted Wood. As you are reading, stop periodically through out the book and ask them to jot down a few of their thoughts. At the end of the book ask them to share a few thoughts they wrote down about the book. 2. Introduce the game the students will be playing throughout the unit. Tell the students they will be having their own Iditarod race in the classroom. Each student will make a map of Alaska on construction paper. On this map, they will draw the trail of the Iditarod race. They will have to map out the different checkpoints of the race on their trails. It is their job to find out how many miles are between each checkpoint and how many miles they can travel in one day. 3. Each day the students will move their markers on their maps how ever many miles we decide as a class they can travel in one day. Every morning the students will receive a ďracerís fateĒ card. These cards will say various things such as, ďyour dog has broken a leg, move back twenty milesĒ, or ď you have found an extra bundle of food on the trail, move ahead twelve milesĒ. The students will have to keep track of where they are on the trail on their own maps and on a large map on the classroom bulletin board. 4. Each afternoon, students will have an opportunity to receive another card if they got their homework done on time that day. This card could be good or bad, but the students get to decide if they want to take it. 5. This activity will be incorporated into language arts. The students will be keeping a race journal. As they play this game they can write their feelings about the race in the journal as if they were an actual racer. 6. This game will also be incorporated into math. Students will need to do calculations to play the game correctly. They will also discover how to find median, mean and using the game. 1. The students will begin making their maps of Alaska for the Iditarod game. The outline of the map of Alaska will be projected on the overhead so the students have something to follow when they draw. Copies of the outline of this map will be available for students to trace if they do not want to draw the map freehand. 2. The students can use crayons or colored pencils to make their maps on. 3. The trail outline and check points will be labeled on the overhead map, but the students will need to research how many miles are in between each check point in a later class 1. Read Psalm 8 one more time and end in prayer, thanking God for His creativity that is evident in all of creation, especially as it has been seen in Alaska today. 1. Students can do more research about the real Iditarod race on the Internet. 2. 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Updated 11/30/2012 06:13 PM Maine-Endwell community celebrates Spartan victory The Maine-Endwell Spartans have a reason to celebrate. The football team brought home a second state championship title this past weekend. A parade was held in honor of the victory on Friday. Our Melissa Kakareka has more from the festivities. To view our videos, you need to install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. ENDWELL, N.Y. -- It was a party on the streets of Endwell as students, staff, and community members came out to celebrate the Maine-Endwell Spartan's second consecutive state championship victory. "I'm just very very proud. It's a very close knit community so it's just nice to see how proud everyone is of the team," said parent Jenifer Scott. The high school football team beat Glens Falls last weekend to bring home the Class B State Championship title and continue its 25 game winning streak. "Coming off the state championships last year, we had high expectations but we stayed focused on our goals and worked hard and knew what we wanted to do," said senior player Adam Shelepak. The team was greeted with handshakes, hugs, and cheers as they walked along the parade route. "It's a great feeling to have the whole community out here to watch us. They've been with us from game one to the dome, so its great to have everyone out here and talk to them and high five," said senior player Jake Haddock. "It just shows what type of community Endwell is and the support we get from all of the schools, the faculty, the administration," said M-E Football Coach Matt Gallagher. Players say the experience is something they will never forget. "We're like a family. Everyone loves everyone and worked hard and would do anything for each other and it will be a bond for the rest of our lives," said Haddock. It's an achievement that allows both the team and community to show off their Spartan Pride.

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Naming your pots Food for thought (pun intended) Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:48 AM Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:11 AM Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:56 PM I mean, when I buy shoes, they aren't just "pumps" or "boots." No, they have names, like "Ann" or "Tilly" or "Soho" -- so why not name your dishes, if there's a series of styles that you use often? Posted 28 January 2013 - 02:44 PM Now for my "every day" production pieces, I don't go so far as to name them, even for function or descriptive purposes, and in some instances that has been beneficial. Two of main pieces are raku dog and cat figures. I make them somewhat indistinct so a buyer can imagine their pet, or that of a friend they wish to give one, is reflected in the piece. Sometimes the line gets pretty wiggly between cat and dog, and many have not chosen the species that I had assigned in my mind during making. In that instance, the customer is always right. I do hate it when they ask me "What is this supposed to be?" and I tell them I intended a cat (or dog), and they say, "Okay, I was looking for a dog (or cat)."

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Calendar of Events Selections from Montreal International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) When: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Where: At The Center The Center for Architecture will host a series of international productions on architecture, selected from the 2009 FIFA on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27, as part of MUSE's Art on Screen Film Festival. 3:00pm Two Mid-Century Villas Introduced by Rick Bell, FAIA, Executive Director, AIA New York 57 mins | 2006 | Dir. Juan Andrés Bello | Venezuela The Villa Planchart in Caracas was designed by Gio Ponti 50 mins | 2009 | Dir. Rax Rinnekangas | Finland Designed by Alvar Aalto and build in Noormarkku, Finland 6:30pm The Oslo Opera House Introduced by Craig Dykers, Co-Founder Snøhetta City of Cranes 14 mins | 2007 | Dir. Eva Weber | U.K. A poetic view of London's changing landscape through the eyes of crane operators The Oslo Opera House 59 mins | 2008 | Dir. Anne Elisabeth Andersen | Norway Chronicles Norway's biggest cultural construction project ever, designed by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta MUSE Film and Television is a leading nonprofit company dedicated to creating films on art and culture. Founded in 1992, MUSE’s mission is based on the belief that film is one of the most important ways to appreciate and understand art. Many MUSE productions have been included in the FIFA over the years. For more information about MUSE: www.musefilm.org. The Montreal FIFA has earned international acclaim as the premiere film festival for the arts. Taking place over ten days in March 2009, the 27th FIFA attracted more than 35,000 visitors. Following the Montreal showings, the award-winning festival entries tour to other cities in Canada and abroad. The 28th FIFA will take place March 18-28, 2010. For more information: www.artfifa.com.

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2011 Predictions & Game Story Week 2 - Miss State at Auburn SEC Fearless Predictions & Follow Us @CFBNews Facebook | E-mail Us Sept. 10 at Auburn 41 ... Mississippi State 34 CFN Analysis: The offense worked. The defense is going to be a work in progress all season long, especially on the defensive front, as the run defense got blown away by a spread attack running game for the second straight week. Mississippi State ran wild and was efficient against the Tiger secondary, but the Tigers relied on Michael Dyer and a good ground game, and another decent but not spectacular day from Barrett Trotter, to pull out the huge SEC win. Remember, Mississippi State is supposed to be one of the hot teams in the league this year, and the Tigers were able to do just enough to get by with the win. It might not have been pretty so far, and there are a whole slew of issues, but 2-0 is 2-0. However, the defensive front will have to be far, far stronger to get by Clemson on the road next week. This is devastating for Mississippi State. This was supposed to be the announcement that the program was ready to play with the big boys, and now, with LSU coming to down in five days, the Bulldogs have to gear it back up in a hurry or be 0-2 and irrelevant in the SEC title chase. MSU outplayed the Tigers in so many ways, with Vick Ballard running for 135 yards and Chris Relf completing 20-of-33 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown and running 27 times for 106 yards, but ten penalties for 75 yards and too many defensive lapses were bigger than all the good things the team did. If MSU can beat LSU, then everything changes, but this was a winnable game that slipped away. (AP) AUBURN, Ala. -- Ryan Smith stopped Chris Relf at the goal line on the final play to preserve Auburn's 41-34 win over No. 16 Mississippi State on Saturday. Relf kept the ball on an option and headed for the end zone before Smith went low and brought the 240-pound quarterback down for the Tigers (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), who had gone from defending national champions to unranked underdog after needing a furious rally to beat Utah State. This time they held on against the Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1), who nearly pulled off a similar comeback to force overtime. They marched 66-plus yards in the final 2:52 with only one pass. Before the game's last play, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen raced to an official, signaling timeout, and managed to get three seconds put back on the clock. All 10 remaining ticked off when Relf came up short. Daren Bates, Jake Holland and Neiko Thorpe had led a swarm of defenders to stop Vick Ballard for a short loss on the previous play. Mike Dyer rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers, who extended major college football's longest win streak to 17 games. This one will do more to convince poll voters that they can still be competitive in the SEC despite the loss of Cam Newton, Nick Fairley and a host of other starters. Dyer led the players' sprint toward the student section to celebrate while the final play was under review -- and quickly upheld. The Auburn defense was on the field for 97 plays and gave up 531 yards and 31 first downs before coming through when it appeared Mississippi State would at least send the game to overtime. Relf, Ballard and Mississippi State put a pounding on them until the end. Ballard ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 4:51 left to keep Mississippi State alive. Ballard set it up with runs of 19, 13 and 6 yards. The Bulldogs then held Auburn to three and out and got the ball back with nearly 3 minutes remaining. Relf passed for 195 yards and a touchdown and ran 27 times for 106 yards. Ballard ran 21 times for 106 yards to help Mississippi State play keepaway. Barrett Trotter was 16-of-23 passing for 146 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers. Emory Blake accounted for most of the passing yards with 108 yards on seven catches, including a 46-yard touchdown. Both quarterbacks had interceptions returned for touchdowns, but the offenses supplied most of the big plays. Trotter rolled right and hit tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen for a 10-yard touchdown a minute into the fourth quarter for a 41-27 lead. Dyer, who also had a 52-yard run on the drive, had taken a direct snap and converted a fourth-and-1 by a couple of inches to keep it going. The Bulldogs converted a fourth down play in their own territory on their next possession but couldn't reach midfield. That wasn't a problem the final two drives, or many others. The Tigers took a 31-24 lead into halftime in a series that include a 3-2 Auburn win just three years ago before both programs turned to new offenses and started putting up big numbers. The Tigers finished with two quick touchdowns to survive Utah State and opened with two more for a 28-point run-up in a 5:28 span. Mississippi State (1-0) at Auburn (1-0) Sept. 10, 12:21, SEC Network/ESPN3 Get Tickets For This Game Here’s The Deal … Auburn, you were just joking around, right? The Tigers should’ve lost to Utah State, and even after escaping with a miracle, it was an embarrassing performance for the defending national champion. But, of course, they managed to turn it on at the right time, they came away with the win, and if they can come up with a win in the SEC opener, then the close call against the Aggies won’t matter. It doesn’t matter that Auburn is rebuilding and struggles so much to start the season; it’ll be a really, really big deal if Mississippi State can pull off the road win after coming so achingly close in last year’s 1-14 loss. The Bulldogs are hot after closing out strong and with a dominant 59-14 win over Memphis to start out the year, and over a five day span, they’ll know exactly where they stand in the SEC race, and if they can win both upcoming games, in the national title chase. The Auburn game is huge, having lost the last three games in the series and nine of the last ten, but MSU is the favorite. The LSU game next Thursday night might be even bigger, but it’s one step at a time for a Bulldog program that’s just used to the idea of being a player again. Now, there are real, live, expectations, and now, they’re the hunted. MSU might have come up with a breakthrough 9-4 2010 campaign, but it didn’t exactly beat anyone big. Wins over Florida, Georgia, and Michigan might sound impressive, but those three powers weren’t nearly up to their normal snuff. The same goes for this year’s Auburn team, but again, it doesn’t matter. Beating the national champion and coming up with an SEC West road win is important, and no matter what happens to Auburn the rest of the way, this would be the biggest victory of the Dan Mullen era so far. For Auburn, this is a chance to show that all is right with the world. Everyone has problems with the first game from time to time – it’s been quickly forgotten how Oklahoma was pushed to the wall by Utah State in last year’s opener – but this game is for more than just getting back a little respect; it could be about survival. If the Utah State was really an indicator of things to come, then with a road trip to Clemson up next, a layup against Florida Atlantic follows. And then comes the fun: at South Carolina, at Arkansas, Florida, at LSU. Could a 2-6 start really be possible? That’s a stretch, but after the first 58 minutes of last week’s game against Utah State, it could be panic time. Why Mississippi State Might Win: The Auburn defensive front was ripped to shreds by the Utah State offensive line. The Aggie front five was a bit of a question mark because of injuries, but the parts came back and it came up with a technically sound performance opening up ten-mile wide holes for Chuckie Keeton and a running game that tore off 227 yards and five touchdowns. Worse yet, the defense had a disastrous time getting off the field as Keeton and Utah State converted ten of 17 third down chances and held on to the ball for close to 38 minutes. Mississippi State is better than Utah State, and Chris Relf is better than Chuckie Keeton. The Bulldog offense was in midseason form against a bad Memphis defense, ripping off 309 yards and five scores with Relf running for 51 yards and connecting on 13-of-21 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns before giving way to backup Tyler Russell. Basically, if Auburn couldn’t handle the Utah State spread, it’s not going to have a prayer of a chance against the MSU version. Why Auburn Might Win: Lost in the close call against Utah State was a terrific performance from Barrett Trotter. The running game might have been a disaster, and the defensive front had problems, but the passing game worked like it was supposed to with Trotter connecting on 17-of-23 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns, and of course, showing cool and calm leadership in the final moments. The Mississippi State pass defense was a problem last year, and while there’s experience and talent returning, the secondary has to still prove it can slow down a good passing game. Last year was last year, but still, the Bulldogs gave up 250 yards or more in each of the last five games, and were just okay at keeping the big plays to a minimum. The pass rush wasn’t anything special in the opener against Memphis, and it might have to sell out a little bit to get to Trotter and throw off the timing. Utah State kept the Tiger ground game in check by being disciplined and not doing anything crazy with the linebackers, and it worked, but Trotter had a big game. MSU might have to get a bit more creative and take its chances against the phenomenal Auburn running backs. What To Watch Out For: Auburn’s Michael Dyer was the BCS Championship MVP, and Onterio McCalebb was a superstar recruit and has an NFL future, but Mississippi State’s Vick Ballard is as good as any running back in this game, and in the conference. Ballard came to MSU as a good-looking JUCO transfer, tearing off 1,728 yards and 22 scores in 2009 for Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, and he was supposed to be a big part of the offense right away. It took about a month to become the main man, and then he blew for a team-leading 968 yards and a whopping 19 scores. At 5-11 and 215 pounds, he’s not necessarily a thumper, but he’s physical, extremely quick, and is the perfect fit for what Dan Mullen wants to do with his spread attack. Last week, he ran for 60 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries, and after running five times for 13 yards and a score in last year’s loss to Auburn, he’ll be looking to make a statement. Auburn’s defensive front seven has to be far, far better than it was against Utah State. There might have been problems, but new starting linebacker Jonathan Evans did what he could to save the D and clean up the messes left by the interior. Evans has been a spot starter on both the strong and weak sides over his first few seasons, making 27 tackles as a key reserve, and after making 14 stops against the Aggies, he’s quickly growing into his new role. The 5-11, 225-pound native veteran has played in 26 games during his first two years and is a big hitter who should put up double-digit numbers against the Bulldogs. What Will Happen: Auburn won’t be back to being Auburn again, but it’ll be far stronger, far sharper, and far better. Utah State wasn’t necessarily a wake-up call as much as it was a chance to get everyone into their new spots, and it’s possible that the close win might be a confidence-builder. Mississippi State is good, really good, but Trotter will be excellent, the Tiger defensive front will play far better, and for the second straight year, it’s going to be a tight battle down to the wire. CFN Prediction: Auburn 23 … Mississippi State 20 - Click For Latest Line From ATS: Mississippi State -6.5 O/U: 56.5 - Get Tickets For This Game - FREE EXPERT COLLEGE FOOTBALL SELECTIONS

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Growth is good and the amount of munching you guys have been doing is allowing us to bring on more talented instructors to help in the kitchen. So officially CG Cookie is looking to bring on 1-2 more authors specifically in the Architecture or Game Development arena in Blender, and is looking for Modo and Mudbox instructors. We are a pretty laid back group of CG nuts, but do work within tight schedules and happen to do a bit of this work outside of normal working hours. That being said, we do have a bit of fun, and do understand that there is work, life and outside time away from the computer. - To have online examples of education or extensive portfolio. - Able to present information clearly, effectively and have a bit of fun doing it. - English Speaking <– Currently, but if other language please let us know. - Blender Foundation Certified* *For Blender authors – If you have extensive education pieces online CG Cookie may be able to assist in obtaining certification. Authors are paid 125USD per regular tutorial, 20USD tip and other commission opportunities are available. If you are interested please fill out the application below and give us a few days to review. We will get back to each one, it just may take us a bit.

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Urgent and innovative steps to jumpstart Rhode Island’s economy The Goals: Make our assets work for us, establish an honest budget policy, and end cronyism and corruption. Today I am proposing a specific set of steps that can be implemented in the first 100 days of my administration. My plan is to work with existing assets, help bring the state budget under control, and expunge the corruption and cronyism that has been a dead weight on our economy for far too long. Our priority must be to focus on ripe redevelopment opportunities at Warwick Station, the Providence Jewelry District, Quonset Point, and Newport’s North End. Clustering our economic development strategy will allow us to create a critical mass for growth. In addition, we can target major infrastructure improvements, such as super high-speed Internet connectivity, that will attract businesses just as traditional transportation systems attract business. This new infrastructure is critical in enabling Rhode Island to compete with Massachusetts and other communication hubs for high-tech industry and related high-paying jobs. Unemployment hit 11.8 percent in August — the worst in New England. I intend to take prompt and decisive action to reverse policies that have not created jobs, not been kind to small businesses, and have slashed funding to state colleges and universities at the very time that public investment in education and workforce development is most critical. I have six years of experience in the manufacturing sector, including four years building submarines at Electric Boat. I have faith that with honest leadership, wise decisions, and hard work, we can bring Rhode Island’s economy back. I have a vision for our state’s future, and it is in the spirit of Samuel Slater and Rhode Island’s leadership role in America’s first industrial revolution. I see modern high tech manufacturing hubs, a leader in production and innovation in the fields of health care, defense, energy, and in business tourism. Investment thrives because the state has controlled its budget, is investing in infrastructure and has instituted transparency in its decision-making. We nurture our small businesses, and see them as the key to our future prosperity. Our natural, cultural and historic resources are renowned as contributing to a very high quality of life. Our economy will be strong. Today I offer a new strategy as the first step to rebuild Rhode Island’s economy and create good jobs for Rhode Islanders. I will take a leadership role in planning and marketing the state’s most critical growth centers. Instead of offering huge windfalls to large out of state corporations, my administration will enact new policies to help Rhode Island’s existing small and mid-sized business grow. We will take action to simplify the business tax system and plan for a sustainable state budget. We will not shortchange higher education, the key to our economic future. In my first one hundred days as Governor, I will take the following series of concrete steps: First: We will protect and expand our assets: 1. I will take the lead in driving growth in Rhode Island. I will make the governor’s office the center for planning and marketing exciting new development opportunities in Rhode Island’s key growth centers, especially the 20 acres in Providence’s Jewelry District opened up by the relocation of I-195, the new Station District at TF Green Airport in Warwick, Quonset Point Industrial Park in North Kingstown and 30 acres abutting Naval Station Newport next to the Newport Bridge. I will designate one member of my senior staff to report directly to me to coordinate all activities of all the agencies relating to development in these districts. The taxpayers have invested heavily in opening up these new areas for major new private construction projects, which means good jobs. As Governor I will take a leadership role in investing in infrastructure to attract quality development that will bring high tech industry that will employ Rhode Islanders and strengthen our tax base. These or any other substantial economic development projects involving state resources should include an investment in developing the ultra high speed internet connectivity that can put Rhode Island in the forefront of the technological revolution. 2. I will instruct the director of the EDC to develop a small and medium size business service plan within 30 days. We will create a library of information to allow small businesses to have access to the same information large businesses have in making business decisions. In other locations, this has doubled the number of jobs and tripled sales tax revenues in similar businesses. 3. I will prefile legislation to make RI the most independent worker friendly state in the nation. I will ask the General Assembly to enact act on legislative initiatives dealing with independent workers in the first 100 days. Independent workers make up 30% of the nation’s workforce. They are freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps, part-timers, contingent employees, and the self-employed. Many are recent college graduates who are just starting out in their careers, finding it difficult to find a job, and are just starting out on their own. Others are advanced in their careers and would be attracted to the opportunity to work for themselves. Most freelancers can’t access affordable insurance, are taxed more than traditional employees, and have limited access to protections such as unemployment insurance, retirement plans, and unpaid wage claims. I will present legislation that will make group health benefits available to independent workers, as they are in New York, and will give those workers access to Department of Labor and Training (DLT) procedures to enforce wage claims. I will also create an Independent Workforce Council within DLT to ensure that all government programs fairly address the needs of this growing segment of the workforce. We will also work with community education and meet-up groups such as Providence Geeks to promote the inherent entrepreneurial spirit of Rhode Islanders. 4. I will protect our educational resources. I will submit a budget proposal to start protecting our higher education assets. We will stop the dramatic reductions in funding to CCRI, Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. The last eight years have seen a serious decline in statewide funding for public higher education. Funding for higher education has declined more sharply in Rhode Island than in any other state over the last three years. We need to reverse this course, and make our colleges and universities key engines in our economic development program. We need to work to exploit the creativity and new discoveries of our colleges and universities the way many other state systems have so successfully done. The sad fact is that our flagship institution, the University of Rhode Island, is no longer really a state university in practice – it is in reality now properly called a state assisted university. 5. I will develop a new Middle College Program. I will work with with the RI Board of Governors of Higher Education and the leadership of CCRI to establish a Middle College Program to create a skilled trained workforce. This program will be modeled on successful middle college programs in place in a number of other states including California, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. This program will give many more students, especially those enrolled in career-oriented trade schools, the opportunity to attain a quality education and full employment. Back to Top Second: We will have an open and honest budget process: 6. I will hold a budget summit. I will hold a budget summit with all stakeholders within the transition period. We will squarely face the projected $300-$400 million deficit. We will eliminate the practice of deferring difficult and critical decisions. We will draft a “pay as you go” budget template, which helped the federal government achieve surpluses in the late 1990’s. I intend to be guided by ideas such as the RIPEC proposal for a longer view in addressing our budget issues. 7. I will initiate a program to ensure business tax fairness. We will adopt policies to ensure that no one segment of business, large or small, is unfairly burdened by the corporate tax structure. I will mandate an annual review of the corporate tax code to ensure continuing fairness. 8. I will conduct audits of all economic development tax deals. We need to stop the bleeding of state resources through tax credit programs that have no discernible impact. The more than two dozen tax credits the EDC promotes come at a major cost to non-qualifying firms, restricts the tax base and increases compliance costs. The Rhode Island Division of Taxation recently reported that the state cannot demonstrate the effectiveness of nearly $40M business tax credits given away in 2010 and $82.2M in 2009. At the same time, a University of Massachusetts economic study asserts that such tax credits and business subsidies are less effective at spurring growth than spending on public works projects and public education. Despite this evidence, some candidates for Governor are proposing yet new job creation tax credits, which tend to benefit only those firms that would hire anyway. I will demand an immediate evaluation of each of these programs from the ground up. We will then eliminate the ones where there is no evident economic value. In the past we have focused on large projects and major employers, often offering them extraordinarily generous deals to come to or stay in Rhode Island. Some of these deals can be so generous as to possibly negate much of the job creation value of the arrangement. The EDC has not been able to even keep track the recipients of these generous deals to determine if they have, in fact, kept their bargain. As Governor, I will initiate an audit of every job development deal made in the last eight years to ensure that the business partners have kept their end of the deal. If they have not, we will use the full weight of state government to ensure that, however belatedly, they do so. Back to Top Third: We Will Root Out the Cronyism and Corruption that Hobbles Job Creation: 9. I will issue a strong executive order on ethics on my first day of office. I will attack the culture of corruption and cronyism that hinders job creation starting on my first day in office. I will demand the highest standards of appropriate behavior. This executive order will designate one individual as the contact person for all state and municipal employees, as well as private citizens, to contact with concerns about unethical behavior involving state and local government. We will attack the ‘soft corruption’ that is as corrosive as illegal conduct is over the long term. We will insist that every employee ask themselves two questions: Is it legal, and is it ethical? If there is any doubt, I want every employee to ask a person who knows the answer. I will tolerate nothing but the highest standard of behavior from every employee. 10. I will utilize E-government to give Rhode Islanders a more transparent and accountable State House. We will make Rhode Island the most responsive state government in America. This will benefit everyone from people trying to start a business to those trying to navigate the division of motor vehicles. This will allow state purchasing more accessible for vendors and for those seeking to do business with the state. The transparency of the system will further reduce opportunities for the cronyism people believe permeates state government. Our current state website provides valuable resources but makes them difficult to find and use. We will upgrade RI.gov to ensure that citizens can take full advantage of available public services. The upgrade will include placing every possible government online. 11. I will introduce legislation to reform and redirect the $125 million Loan Guarantee Fund. I have previously announced a comprehensive proposal to recreate an open and transparent loan guarantee fund. I want EDC to begin conducting a national search for innovative job-creating proposals, take aggressive efforts to encourage RI start-ups, partner with colleges and universities, and establish order, transparency and competitiveness to the process. Back to Top Linc Chafee is a tested leader of unquestioned integrity and a strong independent voice. As Governor, he will work hard to create new jobs, rebuild our economy, solve our chronic budget problems, end corruption, and forge a new way forward for Rhode Island.

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Humans are quite remarkable when it comes to determining sizes. We can estimate how many people it will take to complete a job. If blindfolded, we have the skills to determine whether we are in a large amphitheater or small room. We can estimate the size of an airplane by its approaching sound. But music is the ultimate deceiver, isn’t it? Hypothetical and literal size are beautifully separated in the newly released album of music byPeter Garland (b. 1952), Waves Breaking on Rocks. The album consists of his piano work, “Waves Breaking on Rocks (Elegy for All of Us),” and his piece for tenor and chamber ensemble, “The Roque Dalton Songs.” Garland is an American composer whose works have often been considered post-minimal. Waves Breaking on Rocks pairs two very different compositions. The topic of deceptive “sizes” of the pieces spawns from the size of their instrumentation: “Waves Breaking on Rocks (Elegy for All of Us)” is for solo piano while “The Roque Dalton Songs” employ many musicians—but their impressions reflect the opposite. The piano work is expansive and watery, conjuring large images and panoramic landscapes. The songs for tenor travel in a narrower path—tribal in their percussion, gospel-like in their tone pairings, and purposefully targeted, they give off a small, focused vibe. Both of the pieces benefit from their aural sizes, and create an album of sounds that is attention grabbing and varied. Deceiving isn’t always a bad thing. “Waves Breaking on Rocks (Elegy for All of Us)” is a suite of elegies. Divided into six parts, the suite commemorates six different people that Garland has lost in his life. It is composed almost entirely of chords, and creates more of a space than a linear narration. Each section might not get stuck in your head, such as a certain sentence from a lost one might not, but the overall ambiance of that person can be surfaced with subtle things, and this piece creates those moods. Pianist Aki Takahashi could not have performed the piece better—she keeps the serene lines of the suite flowing and consistent with the stories being told. The last piece in the suite, “Waves Breaking on Rocks 2/Autumn (Again),” shows her control and ability to avoid even slight dynamic rises that would break the tranquility of the piece. The suite begins with “The White Place,” referring to the limestone formations in Abiquiu, New Mexico called Plaza Blanca, and commemorates the photographer Walter Chappell. Beautifully piercing, monumental chords set up the foundations for each phrase of the piece and are followed by smaller, controlled hills of hushed tones. The entire suite utilizes ostensibly simple chords, but when listened to they create a dreamy story that is complex in the way nature is seamlessly intricate. Through each of the pieces, the chords unravel into wandering and separated lines. Significant change comes in “A House in Island Bay,” composed for poet Alan Brunton. The listener is reminded of small rocks rippling on a lake as still as glass. It progresses to the intense solidity of previous chords. The last two sections of “Waves Breaking on Rocks” are Americana in their own ways—“Sierra Madre,” composed for composer Lou Harrison, is homey and nostalgic and is the only section to use violin, and appropriate and comfortable addition. “Waves Breaking on Rocks 2/Autumn (Again)” is a still and jazz-tinged piece, and is almost impossible to listen to without stopping for a minute (or five minutes and forty six seconds) and being absorbed by it. “The Roque Dalton Songs,” the second collection on the album, is a collection with much more of a landing spot than “Waves Breaking on Rocks.” Though the instrumentation is larger, it is less expansive, and this isn’t a bad thing. The listener’s brain follows the music in a more direct line—if “Waves Breaking on Rocks” was a walk in a meadow, “The Roque Dalton Songs” are a hike through a specific path. Roque Dalton was a Salvadorian poet and revolutionary who was executed during El Salvador’s civil war. Five of Dalton’s poems were set to music by Garland in this piece. The poems range from free verse to dialogue to prose (“he was a really super cool guy” is probably my favorite line), and they seem very human, like Dalton can be seen scribbling the words onto paper right in front of you. The chamber ensemble, Santa Fe New Music, is comprised of percussion, harp, piano, trumpet, bass clarinet, and violins. The ensemble is successful in layering the very obvious sheets of sound—the percussion, piano, and harp construct a stable foundation, the bass clarinet and trumpet create the walls, and the violins occupy the figurative room of sound. The tenor John Duykers keeps a triumphant tone throughout the entire collection, and conquers the sometimes out-of-the-blue high notes. The music keeps a dance rhythm, resolving itself at the end of each phrase, and doesn’t really break free of this except for the second piece, the smooth and sly “Como La Siempreviva,” and inside the fourth piece, “History of a Poetic.” The final piece, “Como Tú,” employs the harp in a refreshing way by retaining the previous piece’s dance like feel. However, it makes it more of a sensual one, like a dance between two people in privacy. A piano is one object. A chamber ensemble is many. But sound is one idea, and Peter Garland’s album Waves Breaking on Rocks enforces that. Deceived or not, these are waves worth listening to.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Starfish and Coffee I always liked Prince's "Starfish and Coffee" but only recently did I learn the full meaning behind this catchy and deceptively simple song. The song's Cynthia Rose character is based on a childhood friend of Susannah Melvoin's; Melvoin was not only a member of Prince's band Revolution but at one time she was engaged to Prince and she also reportedly inspired him to write the song "Nothing Compares to U" (which became a number one hit for Sinead O'Connor but never sounded better than when it was performed by Prince and Rosie Gaines). Prince and Melvoin co-wrote the "Starfish and Coffee" lyrics describing a girl who "always stood at the back of the line/A smile beneath her nose." Cynthia Rose had a favorite number (20), she wore different-colored socks and if you asked her what she had for breakfast she would reply, "Starfish and coffee/Maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine/And a side order of ham." Most people know at least one person like Cynthia Rose, someone who proudly and unashamedly marches to the beat of a different drummer. The song lyrics encourage Cynthia Rose to be herself and not try to conform: "Go on, Cynthia, keep singin.’" Prince videos can be difficult to find on the internet due to copyright restrictions but here is Prince performing a version of "Starfish and Coffee" on the Muppet Show in 1997: Subscribe to Posts [Atom]

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By Seth Godin Published Nov. 16, 2004 3:00 p.m. About Seth Godin | Seth Godin is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change. Godin is author of multiple books that have been bestsellers around the world and changed the way people think about marketing, change and work. His newest book is The Icarus Deception.http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ View 7 other manifestos by this author blog comments powered by Disqus

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IT Heroes Episode VII: Forest to Forest Trusts and Win2k3 SP1 on Exchange - Posted: Dec 20, 2005 at 8:21 PM - 11,076 Views Right click “Save as…” Forest to Forest Trusts and Windows 2003 SP1 on Exchange Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Damon Christopher Jackson, network admin for a major motion picture studio in LA. Damon discusses his real life implementations of Windows 2003 Active Directory Forest-to-Forest Trusts, his configurations of DNS and his experiences with Windows Server 2003 SP1 on Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2003 SP2. This interview is the seventh in a new podcast series, IT Heroes: Stories from the Trenches; these are the real stories of men and women in IT making a difference everyday. We talk with authors, innovators and implementers about emerging technologies, troubleshooting and remediation of common infrastructure issues and charitable contributions in the community. We seek to educate and provide a forum for open discussion of the many uses for and specific ways in which people are everyday exploiting technology to create opportunities for themselves and others. Origianally posted Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:16 PM by MJMurphy_TechNet at http://blogs.technet.com/mjmurphy

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March 19, 2008 For Immediate Release MOST FLOODPRONE BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTY TO BE TORN DOWN Charlotte, North Carolina – The often-flooded Cavalier Apartments will be bought by Mecklenburg County and torn down. This all but eliminates the chance of flood insurance dollars or tax money being spent to rescue people or repair damages from a future flood. Property owner Cavalier Associates, LP, and the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners have agreed to a sale price of $6,590,000. Commissioners formally approved the purchase at the Board's March 18 meeting. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $9.6 million: - $6.6 million to purchase the buildings and land - $3 million for demolition and tenant relocation Sources of funding: - Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant: $5.4 million (55% of total project cost) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Fees: $4.2 million (45% of total project cost) Cavalier Apartments buyout facts: - Located at 550 Bramlet Road - 192 apartments on nearly 13 acres of land in the regulated floodplain - Northern bank of Briar Creek between Independence Boulevard and Monroe Road - Built in 1971 before restrictions on building in floodplains - Significant flood losses occurred in 1995, 1997 and 2003 - Negotiations took more than 14 months. Benefits of the buyout: - Permanently reduce the threat of loss of life or personal property due to flooding - Save money on flood insurance claims and emergency response services - End the problem of temporarily housing more than 100 families after each flood event Mecklenburg County will take ownership at closing, which is expected in 60 days. In compliance with the federal Uniform Relocation Act, qualifying residents of the apartments will be given a one-time payment to help with moving expenses and higher rental costs for comparable housing. Storm Water Services staff is currently holding meetings with residents to explain the process. Demolition is expected to begin in late 2008. As the site is cleared, County staff will hold public meetings and planning workshops to help determine the future use of the 13 acres of open space. Possible uses of the land might include a greenway, water quality features such as wetlands and rain gardens, recreational opportunities, or a combination. The Board of County Commissioners ultimately will decide what to do with the site along Briar Creek. County Storm Water Services Division Director Dave Canaan says buying the property will save public money in the long run. "It's cheaper for the government to get people and buildings out of harm's way than it is to issue disaster checks after repeated, severe floods," he says. He notes that detailed benefit/cost analysis was required as part of the grant application and approval. "If the apartments remained, future flood damages would cost four times more than we're spending to buy and demolish them now," Canaan says. The cost savings does not include money spent on emergency evacuations by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Charlotte Fire Departments, or the cost to the Red Cross and other groups who house and feed flood victims. Past rescue and emergency assistance costs associated with flooding at the Cavalier Apartments have cost several hundred thousand dollars. "This is another win-win," says Canaan. "The federal government will no longer pay flood damage claims for Cavalier, local emergency response personnel can focus on other priorities during a flood, and the community gets an additional 13 acres of land for public use." Money for the buyouts comes from a combination of FEMA grants and local (storm water fee) funds. FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program provides grants for mitigation, which FEMA defines as "reducing the long-term risk of loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters." For the Cavalier acquisition, Storm Water Services received technical support from the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Since 2000, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services has purchased 160-floodprone buildings. Buildings acquired through this program have been torn down and the floodplain has been returned to a more natural and beneficial state.

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The subject, you, sits writing at a desk. Writing not in the sense of putting pen To paper (here there is neither), but in The sense of making meaning out of words. Your fingers tap tap tap the letters on A keypad, sending your computer an Electronic signal, which sends it first To a router, then to a modem then Through a cable to a server to Google Docs, which in turn sends it by The same circuitous route as before Back to your computer, where it makes A digital letter on a screen. The Process repeats until meaning is made. This is known as "Cloud Computing." You No longer sit writing at your desk, you Transmit and receive signals from the clouds. And then the rain begins to fall. It rains. A sentence emerges: You will spend The rest of your life in this place, and will Live each day in sequence, followed by Another, and you will each day wonder How in fact you ended where you are. It is not the place you imagined you Would choose to spend your life. Not this place. A sentence emerges: a set of words Complete in itself, which typically contains A subject, You, a predicate, will spend, Conveys a statement, question, command or Exclamation consisting of a main Clause, You will spend the rest of your life In this place, and sometimes one or more Subordinate clauses, and will live each day In sequence, followed by another, and You will each day wonder how in fact You ended where you are. Etcetera. A house, a car, a job, a pet, a love. You begin to list. This is a form of Reasoning, a making reasonable Of something without reason. You begin To list in the sense of leaning to one Side, typically from a leak, or cargo That's unbalanced. See Heel: to be tilted Temporarily by the pressure of The wind or by the inconsistent Distribution of weight on board a ship. You are listing now: a house, a car, a job, a Pet, a love. Everything in balance, yet 'Desire' is another form of list: As in, I have little list to write. Or, As you might have said, this is an accounting, Or better yet, a counting up. A one And a two and a three and a four and Five and six and seven eight nine. And ten. A thing told is an account, the telling Thereof an accounting. The subject, you, Sits at a desk, making meaning out of words. Or rather you send signals to the clouds To make a list of things that give meaning to Your life. A love, for example, a job, A house, a pet, a car. Is there order To this list? The thing that comes first to mind Is often perceived as the thing that is Closest to mind, and therefore thought to be Closest to the heart, the heart that beats, beats, The heart that pumps the blood that runs through veins Into the brain, where when one is asked to think Of the first thing to come to mind, assumed To be the most important thing to you, The subject. Thus is meaning made. And thus The list that you, the subject, make, is telling. Tell us what the lists you've made should tell us. Why are you here? What are you doing here? Why do you sit listing, making meaning Out of words? Haven't you any better Way to spend your time? Well, no, I don't. Wait, Who said that? I said that. Who are you? I I am you, the subject of this sentence That's emerging on the screen, the result Of a series of rapid information Transfers between a body at a desk And a faraway cloud. It's part of a poem Being written by you, the subject of This sentence, who sits at a desk, making Meaning out of words. The poem is the cloud, Receiving and transmitting information. It mixes signals often, sends them back In different form. A sentence emerges: You will spend the rest of your life in this place. The sentence returns as a thunder clap. Clap clap, clap clap, clap clap, clap clap, clap clap. There's now no telling where the poem might go. No longer clear who is writing, who is Being written about, who is speaking, Who is spoken to. You there, and you and You and you. All are subject to this poem And to the emergence of this sentence Sentencing you to spend your life living Each day in sequence, followed by another, And to each day wonder how you ended Where you are, and for which you, the writer, Must account. Clap Clap Clap. This is the place Where lightning strikes in the poem. Lightning strikes A weeping willow tree. The tree begins To burn. It heels in the wind. It lists. Tears Won't help it now. The night is set ablaze. Thousands of willows spontaneously Combust. Clap clap clap clap. Clap clap clap clap.

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What are your travel must-haves? :) Perfect rainy day cookie recipe to pair with your favorite hot drinks. :) Para kay B, Ricky Lee This Day Last Year This day last year, it was my first day at work in Eastwood. It was exactly one year ago that I wrote a story about stolen reindeers in one city in the U.S. I remembered I found it so hilarious I had to tell all my friends. Also on this day last year, I was telling my then boyfriend that I had a good first day at work and that I think the type of work is doable, at least until I leave permanently for Canada. But like most things, my best laid plans took a different turn and a year later, I’m still here, working for the same company, sleeping at the same yellow room in Marikina Heights. I won’t say 2011 has been the most awesome year for me. There were challenging times; moments that I wished I could be someone else or somewhere else. There were also times that I felt like I was exactly where I was supposed to be, that everything just fits perfectly and that I am happy. There were times when I questioned my own morals and decisions, yet there were also times that I was 100% sure I was doing the right thing. But if there’s one thing I’m quite positive about, 2011 has been a year filled with change. This year, I ended a relationship that I’ve had for more than a year and started a new one with another. I also spent less (well, at least I spent within my means) and saved more. I started baking. I stopped baking. I changed from a person who goes all-out in nourishing friendships to someone who finally realized which friends are worth the effort and which ones are not. I also changed from someone who always tries to live away from home to someone who is always around for family. I guess, at some point, 2011 changed me into an adult. I know, I know – I should have been an adult years ago. Maybe it took a long time because I didn’t want to let go of the magic and ease of being young and happy and carefree. Well, I’m still young (at 25 and 7 months) and I’m still happy. I’m just less carefree. I now worry about money, bills, my senior parents’ health, my career, my personal relationships. I think this is because I now know I have to be careful, because life is short and you could lose the things/people that are important to you in an instant. Maybe being an adult is just having a clear knowledge of which stuff should stay in your closet, which ones to put in the basement and which items are better off given to someone else. Or I could be wrong and adulthood may just be a totally different story. Who knows. **Blog entry posted here because my Wordpress account is wonky. To read my past posts, click here. - Posted 1 year ago - 1 note

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Southern Art and Bourbon Bar Restaurant to serve Southern-influenced cuisine beginning October 12, 2011 ATLANTA – Acclaimed chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Art Smith will open the doors to Southern Art and Bourbon Bar, his first restaurant and bar concepts in the Southeast, on Monday, October 12, 2011. Smith’s highly anticipated debut in the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood will combine a hip, urban eatery with classic Southern charm, offering Southern-inspired cuisine and cocktails in a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere. “I am very excited to bring Southern Art to the Atlanta dining scene, which has become one of the most progressive culinary cities in the country,” said Smith. “Southern Art will embrace my heritage and utilize the freshest ingredients from local farms to celebrate the South.” Receiving the culinary profession’s highest awards and cooking for some of the world’s most famous celebrities, Art Smith brings his culinary passion and prowess to Atlanta with Southern Art. In addition to his role as executive chef and co-owner of Table fifty-two in Chicago, Ill., Art and Soul in Washington, D.C., and LYFE Kitchen in Palo Alto, Calif., Smith served as the personal chef to Oprah Winfrey for 10 years and now coordinates and cooks for the headline-grabbing special events that she hosts worldwide. Smith’s several television appearances include Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Iron Chef America, The Today Show, Nightline, Fox News, Extra, BBQ Pitmasters, Dr. Oz and Oprah. A contributing editor to O, the Oprah Magazine, Smith is also the author of three award-winning cookbooks: Back to the Table, Kitchen Life: Real Food for Real Families and Back to the Family. In 2003, he founded Common Threads, a non-profit organization that teaches children about diversity and tolerance through the world's great cultures. Smith was honored by Chicago magazine as a “Chicagoan of the Year” in 2007, and later that year received the prestigious “Humanitarian of the Year” award by the James Beard Foundation. The menu at Southern Art is a blend of Smith’s Southern cooking heritage, true love for Southern comfort food and strong commitment to serving traditional classics prepared with his light, modern approach. Embracing farm-to-table and regional cooking, Smith encourages diners to celebrate comfort and health. The menu will also be reflective of Smith’s own family traditions with roots deep in the South, featuring a few select custom-aged steaks from the Smith family’s 100-year-old cattle ranch located in Hamilton County on the border of south Georgia and north Florida. Read More>>> Sample appetizers include baked oysters with crispy pork belly, Smith’s mother Addie Mae’s chicken-and-dumpling soup, Tybee Island pickled shrimp with tomato, watermelon and lime-basil dressing and a Lowcountry seafood platter. Entrée selections range from roasted whole yellowtail snapper with smashed roasted potatoes, spit-roasted half chicken with braised greens, braised Berkshire hog pork shoulder with green tomato chow-chow, fried chicken and sour cream waffles and Smith Family Ranch grilled aged ribeye steak with red eye gravy. For a complete Southern dining experience, guests can savor classic side dishes such as corn and okra pudding and sweet potato soufflé. Artisan Ham Bar Further embracing Southern culinary traditions, Southern Art will feature an artisan ham-and-charcuterie bar to showcase the strong craft and long-standing traditions of regional country hams. Carved to order and served with piping hot biscuits or crackling skillet corn bread and house-made butter and pickles, the artisan ham bar will be a unique focal point for the dining room and a distinctive beginning to any meal. Pies and Cakes In addition, guests can peruse delectable house-made desserts from a vintage pie table from which classics such as blueberry cobbler, buttermilk chocolate cake, 12-layer red velvet cake, mockingbird cake with crushed peaches and Georgia pecans and summer peach pie will be served. Guests can order a house-made pie, baked to order, to enjoy in house or to take home for friends and family to share. With seating for 74 guests, Bourbon Bar will serve as both a meeting place for after-work and post-dinner gathering in a convivial, friendly atmosphere. The Southern-inspired bar will feature a well-cultivated selection of American bourbon distillers, focusing on small-batch producers and featuring select bourbons only available at Bourbon Bar through exclusive agreements. In addition to more than 70 bourbon offerings, guests can sip on an array of cocktails which showcase distinctive twists on American classics from the pre-Prohibition era that are available only in the bar. In keeping with the hallmark of Smith’s acclaimed restaurants, Southern Art will strike the balance between comfortable and sophisticated, combining a hip, urban eatery with classic Southern charm. Guests will be greeted by a vintage pie table resplendent with antique cake stands and white daisies. Opposite the main dining room, Bourbon Bar features large communal tables, a rich tobacco-colored wall covering and a bronze and linen pendant fixture. The impressive artisan ham-and-charcuterie bar lures visitors to the 92-seat main dining room which is complete with a large private dining room that seats up to 40 people. Guests are also invited to dine al fresco on the 48-seat outdoor terrace along bustling Peachtree Road in the heart of Buckhead’s business district. A unique collage of artwork is suspended from the ceiling and floats over guests like a cultural cloud. Each piece reflects the diverse imagery of the city itself. The juxtaposition of chair styles and patterned textiles adds personality and character to the restaurant, encouraging guests to relax and linger over Southern-inspired cuisine. Beautiful glass chandeliers are hung between the artwork, adding vibrancy to the aesthetic, while a custom damask wall paper hung above a painted wainscot creates a charming library feel. Southern Art is located at 3315 Peachtree Road in Atlanta. Southern Art will serve breakfast from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Brunch will be served Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Bourbon Bar will be open from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily. The artisan ham bar will be open from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about Southern Art, please visit us at facebook.com/SouthernArtBourbonBar or call the restaurant at 404.946.9070. Reservations can be made beginning Monday, September 12, by calling 404.946.9070.

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Wine, dine, and be entertained by the likes of Kenny Loggins, Three Dog Night, and more as we spend 7 days cruising the Caribbean! The ship is Royal Caribbean’s “Brilliance of the Seas”, and my recipes will be featured in the Chops Grille restaurant. In addition I’ll be doing come cooking demos and giving you tips on making delicious recipes in your own kitchen. The cruise begins and ends in Tampa, Florida, and is organized by Flying Dutchman Travel in Santa Rosa. For more information visit: http://www.winedineandmusiccruise.com/index.html. Hope you’ll join me!

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Book publishing is not just printing what the author wrote but to be able to analyze and understand the very need for the book. The publisher must be able to edit, translate and articulate what the author intends to express. Book publishing must be done in a manner that the reader understands what the author intends to say. Above all a publisher must be trustworthy. He must know that what he is entrusted with is a creation in itself.

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Our Angel, Sarah Abigail Neal, age 16, was called Home to be with the Lord and her beloved and waiting heavenly family on February 9, 2013. Abby was born October 2, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia. She lived her early life for eleven years in Acworth, Georgia, after which she moved to Big Canoe, Georgia where she resided until the day God called her Home. Abby was a borrowed gift from God that touched everyone in a way that only an angel could do. Although afflicted her entire life with severe mitochondrial disorder, she carried out His mission here on earth by reaching out to and touching the hearts and souls of her family, friends and complete strangers with unconditional love and compassion. Abby is survived by her father Robert K. Neal (and stepmother Tonya) of Jasper, Georgia, mother Debbie F. Neal of Cumming, Georgia, brother Seph Neal of Brunswick, Georgia, twin sisters Ava and Ella Neal of Cumming, Georgia, stepbrothers Haiden and Zakaryah Bain of Jasper, Georgia, grandparents Bob and Linda Neal of Big Canoe, Georgia, and Jerry and Judy Williams of White Oak, Georgia and her homecare nurse, Mrs. Gina Crowe of Ball Ground, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her grandmother Gail H. Williams and great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. James W. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Harvey, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Martin, Robert M. Neal, Jr. and Helen F. Neal. Arrangements are being handled by Cagle Funeral Home in Jasper, Georgia with visitation from 6 until 8 pm Thursday, February 14. Memorial and Celebration Services will be held at Trinity Church - 2685 Steve Tate Highway, Marble Hill, Georgia - at 11 am on Friday, February 15. Pall Bearers include Bob Neal, Keith Neal, Kevin Neal, Seph Neal, Jerry Williams, Wade Williams and Walker Neal (Honorary). Contributions in memory of Abby may be made to the Children’s at Scottish Rite Hospital: Children’s Foundation, Abby Neal Fund, 1687 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329.

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Don't Miss This SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — The daughter of Ald. Edward Burke (14th) and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke has been appointed to a state post. As WBBM Newsradio 780′s Mary Frances Bragiel reports, Jennifer Burke, 41, who is an attorney by trade, has been named by Governor Quinn to the Illinois Pollution Control Board, according to a Chicago Tribune report. The board is an independent organization created by the state Environmental Protection Agency and responsible for deciding contested environmental cases. LISTEN: Newsradio 780′s Mary Frances Bragiel reports The Chicago Tribune quotes a spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn as saying Ms. Burke focuses on regulatory and environmental protection issues in her current position as a city assistant corporation counsel supervisor. She will be paid $117,000 in her new role. Justice Burke told the Tribune that her daughter’s appointment was “absolutely not” connected to campaign donations to Quinn. The Friends of Edward Burke campaign gave Quinn a $200,000 loan in his gubernatorial campaign, and has donated more than $52,000 since Quinn took office, the Tribune reported. Quinn was sworn in by Justice Burke when he took office in January 2009, following the impeachment and dismissal of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Burke’s nomination will have to go before the Illinois Senate for confirmation.

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