to existing or foreseeable future landfills that dispose of South Dakota waste."   Appellant's App. at 184.  The dual administrative and legislative approval required by the initiative was specifically designed and intended to hinder the importation of out-of-state waste into South Dakota.  The purpose of the first and only referendum under the initiative cannot be divorced from the purpose of the initiative itself.  The initiative was drafted to defeat a specific "out-of-state dump" by requiring an additional approval, and the referendum concerns that very approval for the same "out-of-state dump."   We believe that the discriminatory purpose behind the initiative infected the referendum as well.  Second, the legislative history of the referred measure is brimming with protectionist rhetoric.  The state-sponsored pamphletonly Washington state apples (which bore Washington state grades).  Thus, in Hunt, out-of-staters were singled out to bear 100% of the cost of the measure.  The structure of the "garbage market" in South Dakota is such that the referendum has a discriminatory effect.  South Dakota generates 600,000 to 700,000 tons of MSW each year.  In addition to this in-state waste, three facilities accept out-of-state waste (they accepted 60,000 tons in 1992).  As a result of the low rate of domestic waste generation and the costs of regulation, the existing disposal facilities in South Dakota are fairly small;  the largest facility disposes of 125,000 tons per year.  New facilities must be large scale in order to recover the costs imposed by environmental


Sex trafficking moves toward St. Louis

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSDK) - The non-descript hotel room is full of men and a few women. One of them is young and blonde.

"I've been talking dirty to you all day long," she said to the person on the other end of the phone.

A man in the room said, "Like a spider web, just lay in wait, wait for them to call you."

The man is a sergeant in the Kansas City Police Department. The blonde is his undercover officer. In a space of seconds, they'll lure someone into the hotel room, and rush into arrest them. The johns are the ones who walk into this hotel sting. They're not the targets.

"We end up running into trafficking victims," said Sgt. Brad Dumit.

These stings areleading Dumit and his undercover to international sex trafficking victims trapped in Kansas City.

Dumit got a call from a woman from El Salvador last week.

"She was afraid to be deported, but she wanted to report some info about smuggling," he said.

The woman doesn't trust the cops yet. Dumit understands why. She feels she has a lot to lose.

"We're not interested in deporting someone, we're interested in taking out the bad guy," said Dumit.

Kansas City police officers have a track record of tracking down the human traffickers. One of their biggest cases started in a hotel room sting.

"We had one of these girls show up here," he said. It was called China Rose. The traffickers flew the women from China into the U.S. They drove them to Kansas City.


Then they forced and coerced some of them into having sex with customers at several massage parlors.

"There were workers living inside the massage parlors locked inside at night, they had them live and sleep in the same room they were performing the massages sexual acts," said Cynthia Cordes, the federal prosecutor who took the traffickers to court.

Some of the women were stashed in homes across the area. They were sold on the internet. The traffickers collected the money and laundered it. The hell lasted for months for some of the victims before federal agents came to rescue them.

The relief Cordes sees on the faces of the victims when they are rescued is the reason she keeps fighting for them day in and day out.

"These cases are the worstof the worst, they're the most disturbing," said Cordes.

She has a reputation. She's tough on traffickers, gentle on victims, she doesn't give up and she always thinks out of the box. She's prosecuted more human trafficking cases than any other prosecutor in the country.

"We take a victim centered approach, they are not arrested, put in handcuffs, and treated like a criminal," said Cordes. Her battle against human traffickers started eight years ago.

Her Human Trafficking Project uncovered an underground network in her backyard. The operators at the highest levels of the trafficking rings were buying, selling forcing coercing victims from Mexico, Central America, and other countries.

"All of the victims I've seen are looking for a better life. When they get here, they realize they have a debt to pay,"


said Cordes. It's a debt they can never pay off. She said some of the human trafficking rings in Kansas City are connected to the drug cartels.

Human trafficking is the second biggest money maker for the Mexican drug cartels. The cartels use the victims as mules. They'll use the victims over and over again. Trafficking victims are easy to hide and hard to find.

Trafficking rings don't stay in one area. They coerce the victims by moving them.

"We see our rings going from Kansas City to St. Louis to Chicago back to St. Louis to Kansas City," said Cordes.

KCPD has a secret arsenal in their search for trafficking victims.

His name is Officer Octavio Villalobos. He can walk the walk and talk the talk with the immigrants who may bethe information link between the cop and the victims.

"When we don't take the time to learn another language or train officers, we end up losing out on potential information on something as big as sex trafficking," said Villalobos.

Every officer on the police force can enroll in a 12-week Spanish immersion. They go to Mexico to master the language before they become bilingual behind the badge.

The migrants and the sex trafficking victims dream the same dream, the American dream. They want to be in the United States legally.

Cordes gives them a shot at it when victims help her put the traffickers away. They're able to apply for visas the government sets aside for them.

For every victim Cordes saves, hundreds, thousands more are suffering in silence on the streets of


Paris, once called the City of Lights, now is home to squalid illegal alien camps , recently further worsened by additional residents since the authorities dismantled of the Calais encampment of thousands. For some reason, the government decided that redistributing the invasive foreigners around the country was a reasonable strategy. So a number of them unsurprisingly ended up in Paris, adding to the anarchy.

RT shot some video (below) and noted:

France: Refugee camp by Paris metro swells as Calais closes, October 28, 2016 The number of refugees and migrants camping around Paris’ Stalingrad metro station has grown since Monday when the refugee camp in Calais known as the “Jungle” began to be dismantled. Footage shot on Friday in the area bordering the 10th and 19th arrondissement showed crowded rowsof tents lining the pavement under the rail tracks.

Until recently, Paris streets were known for their vibrant cafe scene, not that different from the Cafe de Flore, pictured below in 1949.

But now, Parisians face parts of their city turned into a third world flophouse.

Below, Africans camp out near the Stalingrad metro station in Paris.

Below, Africans line up for free food in Paris.

The situation is another example of what happens when the government opens the border to the Third World. The political leaders of France should keep in mind that there are another billion Africans where these came from.


of God that King Benjamin described allows people to trust Him more completely, submit to His will more fully, and love Him more deeply.

2. The phrase “dwell in a tabernacle of clay” is a direct quotation from the Hebrew of Job 4:19.

3. There are a few textual variants in this verse that could make the verse slightly difficult to understand. Skousen explains the difficulties well. See Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon: Part Two, 2 Nephi 11–Mosiah 16, The Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, Volume 4 (Provo: FARMS, 2005), 1173–1175, and Royal Skousen, ed., The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009), 757. See also Royal Skousen, ed., The Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon,Part One: 1 Nephi 1–Alma 17, The Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, Volume 2 (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2001), 299; Royal Skousen and Robin Scott Jensen, eds., Revelations and Translations, Volume 3, Part 1: Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 1–Alma 35, The Joseph Smith Papers (Salt Lake City, UT: Church Historian's Press, 2015), 267.

5. For the emphasis of “heaven and earth” in this verse see Brant A. Gardner, Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 6 vols. (Salt Lake City, UT: Greg Kofford Books, 2007), 3:169.

11. Hugh Nibley noted that this is one of the hardest things for people to do in modern times. See Hugh Nibley, An Approach to the Book of Mormon, The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley,


Petrov and Boshirov received their documents. On September 22, Fontanka published the results of its study, revealing that some of these individuals indicated on different documents that their home address was 76B Khoroshevskoe Highway, which is located just around the corner from the GRU’s Moscow headquarters.

According to Fontanka, the building at 76B Khoroshevskoe Highway belongs directly to the GRU, while Russia’s Unified State Registrar of Legal Entities says it’s home to several military units, including Branch Number 45807, whose commanding officer is Igor Korobov, the head of the GRU. According to federal law, Russian soldiers can register their documents at the address of their military unit.

The address “76B Khoroshevskoe Highway” also appears in court records for traffic fines issued to men with the surnames Krymsky and Andreev, whosefield in the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Kunming, China, in 2014. The insect colony was maintained in an 80 × 80 × 150 cm cage on sorghum plants at 17--28°C, 14 h day length.

Aphid bioassays
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To evaluate the survival rates of *R. padi*, 20 apterous adults were transferred to the middle of the forth leaves and enclosed in clip cages (3 cm diameter), and after 24 h, the adult aphids were brushed off and 20 neonates were left in the clip cages to evaluate every day in the next 5 days (20 replicated maize plants for each group) (Carena and Glogoza, [@B10]; Mao and Zeng, [@B39]). To determine days from birth to first reproduction, life span, and progeny per aphid, one new neonate was


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Dr. Saif Sayed, a General Dental Practitioner and an Implant Surgeon, has been practicing for more than ten years. He focuses more on the functionality of a tooth, which makes him the best dentist in Pune. He ensures that patients under his care undergo required dental treatments such as dental implants, root canal treatments and gum treatments, all of which contribute to a healthy chewing habit. His expertise, warmth and understanding towards his patients make him one of the best dentist in Pune.

Dr. Sanah Sayed has her specialization in Cosmetic Dentistry. She appreciates the finer, aesthetic aspects of teeth. Being one of the best dentist in Pune, she works patiently and concentrates on one tooth at a time to give it a natural, livelyThere he goes again, going about his business of slaying another progressive dragon.

The saga of the two John Doe investigations of Walker, his supporters and almost the entire Wisconsin conservative movement has been covered here dozens of times. It was a nasty, vicious investigation (note: Michael Lutz in this interview from late April 2015 committed suicide in late July).

An important chapter was turned when the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered John Doe No. 2 investigation closed, as a violation of the constitutional protections of free speech and association, Wisconsin Supreme Court stops John Doe investigation against conservatives.

Here is the key finding, which completely shreds both the legal theories and motives of the prosecutors, completely vindicates the targets, and praises those who fought back legally against prosecutorial misconduct (emphasis added):

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neediest people, and the other at Goldman Sachs. You must consider which option would be most appealing today, later this year, and decades from now; which would be preferable emotionally, financially, and morally; and which is better for you, your family, and society. From this multidimensional matrix, a decision must emerge.

Professional deciders, Johnson reports, use decision processes to navigate this complexity. Many of the best processes unfold in stages—a divergence stage might precede a convergence stage—and are undertaken by groups. (Darwin might have divided his friends into two opposing teams, in the divergence stage, and then held a debate between them.) The decision might be turned into an iterative adventure. In a series of meetings known as a “design charrette”—the concept is borrowed from the field of productalso works well during the holidays when recipes need to be doubled or tripled and during parties where you can size up a standard recipe to feed a crowd of people. Creative Algorithms, LLC is part of the Moms with Apps collaborative focusing on family friendly apps. The app now includes an in app purchase capability where you can purchase specially designed cards including fall and holiday themed.

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them understand something new is the premise of Kid in the Storybook maker. This app allows you to take photos of an upcoming event — be it a doctors appointment, new school or even a vacation and use your own words, photos and voice to describe it to the reader. I loved using Bluebee Pals with my son when we recently did a social story about his new school.

Enuma, designs assistance and play-based learning apps to empower kids to be independent learners. they have a special interest in producing apps for children with special needs. LocoMotive Labs is located in Berkeley, California and was founded in 2012, its design team includes many of the team who produced the Injini child development suite. Kid in Story was designed toa huge ceremony involved?

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It's a scarecrow, but, in Japan, the setting up of the scarecrow is a ritualized process:

... the Scarecrow Festival or Kakashi Matsuri takes place in autumn, from 8th-16th September [Dates were specific to a locaton]...
Japanese farmers invited the god of agriculture to leave his home in the mountains each spring and enter their scarecrows, called kakashi. The kakashi could see everything, and the birds who landed on them whispered secrets to the god. When the autumn harvest was completed, the kakashi were taken down and stacked in a pile. The farmers prepared rice cakes to thank the god for his service and to provide food for his long journey back to the mountains. After the rice cakes were placed around the kakashi, the pile was


Dive Brief:

President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, saying his administration has " ended the war on beautiful, 'clean coal.'"

The president also called for Congress to send him a bill that "generates at least $1.5 trillion" for infrastructure, but included no details of that proposal or other energy policies. A draft White House plan released last week advocates for the rollback of environmental regulations to speed project approvals.

Fact-checkers panned the president's energy comments, pointing out that market forces are chiefly responsible for coal's decline, rather than federal regulations.

Dive Insight:

President Trump spent little time on energy issues during his first State of the Union address, but the two sentences directed at the sector were enough to spark critiques from fact checkers and energyanalysts.

While President Obama did enact tougher regulations on power plant emissions like carbon and mercury, it's largely competition from cheaper natural-gas fired plants that is responsible for coal's decline today, the LA Times noted. That conclusion jibes with findings from federal labs funded by the Department of Energy, as well as the DOE's own grid study and independent reports like one from Columbia University.

Energy analysts and industry voices joined in on Twitter to critique the statement. Former Obama DOE official Tyler Norris noted that the Trump administration's budget proposal would slash funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS), technology that typically defines the term "clean coal."

Trump last night claimed his admin "ended the war on beautiful, clean coal." The reality is the opposite. His admin has tried to


to travel to a Japanese ultra-supercritical plant this month before the government shutdown derailed his plans.

Increasing efficiency of existing coal plants is expected to be the bedrock of Pruitt's replacement for the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era pollution regulation. Instead of pushing coal plant owners to invest in lower-emitting fuel sources, the replacement rule is likely to only require modest efficiency upgrades at existing plants.

That regulation would align with calls from some influential members of the coal industry to reduce federal focus on CCS research. In a memo delivered to the White House last year coal magnate Bob Murray called CCS a "pseudonym for no coal" and urged an elimination of funding. A number of Trump administration actions on energy have aligned with the memo, including the DOE'sThe 26-year-old arrived in north London as a teenager in 2003 and spent eight years with the Gunners, before returning to Catalonia and his boyhood club two years ago for an initial £25.5million after a protracted transfer saga.

Fabregas paid an emotional tribute to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after completing his return home in 2011 and admitted at the time that his failure to lift a trophy as Arsenal captain will always be his "biggest regret".

Speaking in an interview with the Guardian, he said: "Arsenal is in my heart and always will be. I don't know if I'll have the opportunity to go back and play there one day, or maybe after football.

"It's a club that is always going to be there and will always open its doors to


how they last.

"In the Premier League you can be going well and then you lose two games and you slip away quickly. It's very sudden.

"A lot gets decided over Christmas: the team that hangs in there best, that can resist the best, will take the title."

Arsenal manager Wenger accepted Fabregas was a "special case" when it came to the decision to leave.

"Some players were impatient when they get into the 30s, they feel they cannot win the Premier League and they want to go somewhere where they can win it," said Wenger at a press conference ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at Crystal Palace.

"Cesc was a special case because he left Barcelona at the age of 16, he's a Barcelona boy and they had the best teamfor anyone who’s ever wondered what happens inside their favorite video game when he or she walks away, look no further. You’ll be as dazzled by the spectacle and overpowered with nostalgia while laughing hysterically from one joke to the next as Wreck-It Ralph winds up beating out the rest of the year’s contenders for Best Animated Feature.

Note: The attached animated short, Paperman, from director John Kahrs and story credits to Clio Chiang and Kendelle Hoyer, just may be the best romantic comedy in years.

About Cinenerd

A Utah based writer, born and raised in Salt Lake City, UT for better and worse. Cinenerd has had an obsession with film his entire life, finally able to write about them since 2009, and the only thing he loves more are his


Alex Konevitch was thrown out of Moscow University after being accused of operating an illegal construction company out of his dorm room. Four years later, Alex is worth over $300 million - but heís got a serious problem. The wealthy businessman has just hired a corrupt ex-KGB director to be his head of corporate security, and with this decision his whole world has begun to disintegrate.

Kidnapped and tortured, Alex and wife have been forced to relinquish their home, the business and their wealth. Having just escaped from Russia, the couple are now on the run in America. With a bounty on his head and the FBI after him as well, Alex must prove he hasnít stolen millions of dollars in his native country.

Based on the incredible story ofApple today began a new 'Get Stuff Done' promotional sale, offering discounts on several popular productivity apps.

The sale, which will take place over three weeks, features three categories: Prioritize, Organize, and Utilize. This week's category is Prioritize, and features list making apps like Clear and Things at a deep discount. Here's a full list along with prices:


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The machine configuration of the present invention makes use of two geometric relationships illustrated in FIGS. 1-3. First, a cone when placed on the flat surface and rolled, will trace an arc centered along a center line of the arc at the same point as the apex of the cone. The cone will travel along this path freely with no slipping between the surfaces. Second, two cones sharing the same apex and placed side by side will roll one on the other without slipping along a line of contact or common ray of the cones. By choosing the proper ratio of circumferences between the first mentioned cone and the arc traced in the plane of the flat surface, the cone willUnited States Military Academy at West Point. In early 1901 Davis passed the test at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, his highest score coming in the math section. (A second African American, John E. Green, passed the test along with 10 other soldiers.) On February 2, 1901, Davis was commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry in the Regular Army.

In the spring of 1901, Troop I was posted overseas to serve in the Philippine–American War. In August 1901, Davis was assigned to Troop F, 10th Cavalry, where he assumed the duties of a second lieutenant. Troop F returned to the US in August 1902. Davis was then stationed at Fort Washakie, Wyoming, where he also served for several months with Troop M. In September 1905, he was assigned to Wilberforce University


Takeru Higuchi, the man and the scientist.
Madison (United States), December 7th 1941. It is early in the morning. Takeru Higuchi is listening to the radio when the programme is suddenly interrupted: part of the American naval fleet has just been destroyed in an air-raid on Pearl Harbour. For the United States, their involvement in the World War is now inevitable. For Takeru Higuchi, the son of Japanese immigrants, this was the beginning of an inner struggle. As a student of Physical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, he had received a fellowship from the American government; the war between the two countries pulled him in opposing directions. His austere childhood had left him with an extremely determined character and Takeru Higuchi chose to overcome his suffering by apersonal dichotomy: he gave his heart to Japan but put his trust in the United States and devoted his energy to the service of science. This choice made him a man and a scientist of exceptional qualities, producing scientific work astonishing by its originality and quantity, making a major contribution to the pharmaceutical profession, particularly in the field of research.


While linebacker prospect Tremaine Edmunds is getting all of the hype, his brother is not too shabby either. Edmunds came out of high school as a highly regarded cornerback prospect. However, he moved to the rover position and eventually became a safety before his time was up at Virginia Tech. Where does he fit in the NFL, and does he have a place on the Pittsburgh Steelers?

Measurables:

Age: 20

School: Virginia Tech

Strengths

Like his brother, Edmunds is a rangy athlete with a ridiculous combination of size and speed. Edmunds is twitchy quick and jumps out of his stances to make plays on the ball and the ball carrier. Take the play below for example. He is motioning in the slot to the right. He gives cushion inside, sees the pass andpounces, making up quick ground to break up the pass.

Edmunds again shows his quick burst. He does a great job of reading the quarterback, abandons his responsibility and makes the tackle short of the sticks.

Edmunds is always willing to stick his head into physical play. He is able to use his strength to be a viable threat in the running game, and as shown in the play below can blow up screens as well. Watch him push the blocker into his teammate to make the play. Size, speed, strength, quick burst, it is there.

He caps off a complete athletic profile with great ball skills. He twists his body and hangs in the air as he pulls down the pass at full extension.

Edmunds skipped a grade in high school


and will enter the league at age 20. There is no questioning his athletic upside.

Weaknesses

It could almost be expected with his age projection, but Edmunds is going to take time to put together the nuanced movements of the NFL. He can be late to break on plays, takes poor angles and will take himself out of plays. If a team is looking at him as a free safety prospect, these are serious concerns.

Notice the way he turns his body in the play below. He is out of position and slow and gives the receiver all of the cushion in the world as he breaks out on this route. It is clear that Edmunds never anticipated the route breaking that way. This is likely what moved him away fromcornerback.

In the play below, it is a double move that allows big a cushion down the field. In the middle of the screen, Edmunds bites hard on the inside breaking route. When the receiver cuts it upfield, Edmunds is out of position.

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Again, Edmunds is out of position to make a play on the ball down the field. He is slow to fully turn his body and react to the route. Then, even though he was able to recover quickly, he never felt the ball coming or reacted to it at all. He was lost on this play.

It also should be worth noting that Edmunds shut down his junior year early with shoulder surgery. He is a strong tackler, but a lot of them come


from his shoulder rather than form and angles.

Pro Comparison

There are plenty of questions about where Edmunds will project. His elite speed and ball skills would be great in centerfield. However, there are questions about his angles, and ability to find the ball when moving laterally.

The best thing to do with him may be to confine him to the box. In man, he can match up on tight ends and running backs out of the backfield. In zone, he can roam back to the deep portion of the field. He can spy quarterbacks. On top of that, against the run, he is running downhill more often, and relying on that strength to break away from blocks and clog lanes. His gap discipline and play recognition will need work. However,Fly ash as an additive for enhancing microbial and enzymatic activities in in-vessel composting of organic wastes.
In the present study, fly ash was used as an additive for the rapid composting of biomass and kitchen waste with jaggery as an activator. The in-vessel composting experiments were carried out in ten plastic vessels of 15 L capacity containing varying amounts of fly ash, biomass waste, and kitchen waste. The effect of fly ash on the microbial and enzymatic activity of the composting system was also ascertained. The compost in Vessel No. 10 having a combination of 50% biomass waste, 30% kitchen waste, and 20% fly ash seemed to have a significant effect on the compost quality. Statistical analysis revealed Vessel No. 10 as significantly separated from other vessels whereas


Jesse Jackson Jr., has been absent from Capitol Hill since mid-June. On Friday, a statement from his office released by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said the lawmaker had been admitted to the healthcare center for “extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues," The Hill reported.

Rumors about Jackson's health ran rampant for several weeks. According to Politico, he was last seen on Capitol Hill on June 10 – though it wasn't until June 26 that his office announced he had taken a medical leave of absence for "exhaustion."

Reports followed that Jackson, 47, was battling alcohol addiction and had attempted suicide, but his family swiftly denied them.

The Jackson family had remained largely silent thereafter until the elder Jackson's comments Saturday.30 March 2015

His Legacies Continue - The Voice of the Next Generations

After the The State Funeral of our nation founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew, my daughter Jayne, wrote the following on her Facebook. I was very touched and impressed and have gotten her permission to share her post here. It gives me confidence that Mr Lee's legacies will continue. Below is her post:

The mourning period is over; now, we may fight again.

To those who upheld the man, who extolled his virtues, and pledged your unwavering support to him: fight to befittingly carry on his legacy.

To those who opposed the man, who criticised his faults (for what man is wholly without them?), and decried his approaches: fight to better the lives of those who have fallen through the


Thoma Sunday School classes on Sundays.  St.Mary’s Girls’ school provided education for girls who lived within a 10 km radius.

Till 1947, almost all the houses had only thatched roof. A normal house was made of wood, a granary in the middle and two bed rooms on its sides. A long open verandah in front would serve as guest room, living room and bedroom. Under the granary was an underground cell. At its back, was a paddy pounding room that also served as a storage room for farm products. The kitchen was on one side of the house under a sloping shed. The thattinpuram (garret) was used as a storage space.  Electricity had reached Keezhukara by 1953.

Palliyodams (Snake boats)

Aranmula by river is about 5 km from Keezhukara. Palliyodams areA conventional type of plasticizer for injection molding machines has a screw with a helical thread that advances molten plastic along the length of a plasticizer barrel to an injection nozzle at the end of the plasticizer. These plasticizer screws have a shank portion and a helical thread extending beyond the shank portion with the outside diameter of the thread flights substantially equal to the entire diameter of the barrel. A substantial running clearance between the circumferential faces of the flights, and the inside surface of the barrel, is permissible because of the high viscosity of the plastic being conveyed.
The front surfaces of the screw flights propel the plasticized material forward with increasing pressure toward the discharge end of the screw.
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surface of the barrel and drag of the plastic on the front faces of the screw flights causes agitation and mixing of the plastic material as it advances along the barrel. There is, however, considerably less mixing, and sometimes none, in the regions near the juncture of the rearward surfaces of the flights with the shank portion of the screw. Plastic tends to remain in these regions, and with certain kind of plastic the part in these dead regions of the plasticizer sometimes decomposes and produces undesirable reaction products in the plastic that is being fed to an injection mold.
In order to assure mixing of the plastic material behind the flights, where dead regions in the plastic are likely to occur, this invention provides a groove in theshank portion immediately adjacent to the rearward face of the helical thread. This groove serves as a raceway for balls which extend above the shank portion of the screw to a height substantially equal to the circumferential surfaces of the flights of the screw thread.
This groove with the balls extends for a substantial portion of the length of the screw and there is an abutment at the forward end of the groove which causes the balls to enter a passage which extends inside the screw shank to an outlet end at the portion where the rearward end of the groove is located. As the screw rotates, these balls maintain agitation of the plastic in the region of the rearward faces of the screw thread flights.
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The genders of nouns are masculine and feminine. A rough rule of thumb is that almost all masculine nouns in nominative case end in -s and most feminine – in -(i)a or -ė. There are no strict rules governing the gender. For example, upė – river, is feminine, but upelis – rivulet, is masculine. There is no neuter gender ("it gender"), but there are a few words that can be applied to both genders equally. They mostly describe people, have negative connotations, and end in -a, for example vė́pla – dummy, el̃geta – beggar, naktìbalda – night-lumberer,t, d in the ending of a stem (these consonants change when palatalized: mẽdis nom. - mẽdžio gen. etc.; in -as type paradigm, for example, there are no cases with palatalization: vardas - vardo etc.). In -ys type about 12% of nouns have t, d ending stem.

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HENDRICKS, a Viet Nam veteran turned mercenary who has taken up the Taliban cause and plans to kill thousands of Americans. JACK has conflicts in his personal life that could derail his command and affect his career; he must make choices--and stop the terrorists before it's too late

The Human Ape
How much about our planet and the dimension we live in do we know? Are the legends real? Travel through portals? Giants? Other dimensions?
When Thor Audunson returns from his old friend’s home, he is left disillusioned and alone. His life is suddenly turned upside down, and much of what we are led to believe is so, turns out to be wrong.

John Jacobs was a man trained to kill by his Country. He did it well, and his bravery andthe sexy and ruthless Bernadette, the case is wrong from the outset but a daring rescue resolves the issues. When terrorism strikes too close to home the job gets even tougher. They know it's coming but where? Matt falls into the arms of Martine, years younger, black and beautiful, their lives are soon caught up in the mayhem and carnage at Clifton Court.

n ISIS terrorist by the name of Professor Idi Mohammad arrives in the United States to carry out attacks on Washington D.C. The Professor has been trained to carry out single acts of assassination against important government officials using all manner of venomous creatures including snakes, spiders, scorpions, fungi, The murders are made to look like accidents or death by natural causes.


dropped from the voting last week after receiving scant support in the second round of the run-off contest. Leadsom won the backing of just 84 members of the Tory caucus, against 199 for May.

In announcing her withdrawal she said the result showed she lacked the strength to overtake May, and suggested Britain’s post-Brexit uncertainty is not the time for a drawn-out contest. But her departure followed two days of public mauling after she suggested in an interview that her role as a mother made her a better choice than May.The bill to repeal the mining tax has passed in the Lower House of Federal Parliament, with the Labor Opposition accusing the Government of "kicking" ordinary Australians.

The Greens are also opposed to dumping the tax, making it likely that the legislation will be blocked until the Senate changeover next July.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says the Opposition should be "responsible" and allow the laws through the Senate.

"It is at their own peril that the Labor Party ignores the wishes of Australian voters and snubs their noses at good economic management for no other reason than to be obstructionist," he said.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott introduced the legislation to abolish the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) at the opening of the 44th Parliament last week.

The Coalition Government says abolishing the MRRT


my hoping for Castro, Ramirez or Tulowitzki.

When you think of baseball dynasties, you think of the Ruth-Gehrig-DiMaggio-Mantle Yankees of 1921-1964. The Big Red Machine. The Bronx Zoo. The Torre Yankees of 1996-2003. When you look at the makeup of the San Francisco Giants, you don’t see dynasty. But after winning their third title in the last five years, maybe that qualifies them as one now. At the very least, with the decade half-over, they can already call themselves the team of the decade (unless someone else runs off three or four titles over the next five years). The Giants became the first road team since the 1979 Pirates to win Game 7 when they beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 last night.

Madison Bumgarner joined a very select groupBest-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett has left an enduring legacy, a $100,000 scholarship to be awarded every second year to a student of the University of South Australia.

He died last March, aged 66, about eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Sir Terry was the author of more than 70 books and is remembered by many readers for the Discworld fantasy novel series.

University of South Australia Vice Chancellor Professor David Lloyd had a close relationship with the late author and said the university was humbled by his generosity.

"Terry and I, we went back quite a while now and we had a lot of conversations about education," he said.

"I found out about [the endowment] the day after Terry's birthday, just after he passed away.

"He left a letter to his


business manager Rob Wilkins and in the letter there was the instruction to create the scholarship."

The recipients will be able to research a topic related to or inspired by Sir Terry's work.

Mr Lloyd said it was the largest student scholarship of its kind in UniSA's history.

"People have been amazed because it's a big endowment for us," he said.

"Sometimes scholarships are temporary, but this one will last forever."

The scholarship will let the successful candidates spend up to a year of their Masters studying at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.examples of Yorkshire sides which struggled to compete in the top flight.

Transfer business will undoubtedly be important for Wilder as he goes up against the titan spending of bigger clubs. Humdrum suggests that Sheffield United’s budget is around £20m. That sum won’t go far in the Premier League.

There’s also the looming contract expiry date fixated on United's Republic of Ireland international, David McGoldrick. The 31-year-old joined the club last year on a single-year contract. Fifteen goals in the promotion campaign ensured he quickly became a fan favourite at Bramall Lane. Transfermarkt suggests he hasn't been contractually attached since 30 June, but there are few media scoops reporting the story. Negotiations may be ongoing, as it would be careless to throw out such an instant success.

At his age, this


articulating E-Prime itself.) The weakness of Aristotelian "isness" or "whatness" statements lies in their assumption of indwelling "thingness" -- the assumption that every "object" contains what the cynical German philosopher Max Stirner called "spooks." Thus in Moliere's famous joke, an ignorant doctor tries to impress some even more ignorant lay persons by "explaining" that opium makes us sleepy because it has a "sleep-inducing property" in it. By contrast a scientific or operational statement would define precisely how the structure of the opium molecule chemically bonds to specific receptor structures in the brain, describing actual events in the spacetime continuum. In simpler words, the Aristotelian universe assumes an assembly of "things" with "essences" or "spooks" inside of them, where the modern scientific (or existentialist) universe assumes a network ofmicroscopes the bread has undergone no change at all. It doesn't even weigh as much as a human body, but retains the weight of a small piece of bread. Nonetheless, to Catholics, after the Miracle (which any priest can perform) the bread "is" the body of the aforesaid dead Jew, one Yeshua ben Yusef, who the goys of the Vatican call Jesus Christ. In other words, the "essence" of the bread "is" the dead Jew. It appears obvious that, within this framework, the "essence" of the bread can "be" anything, or can "be" asserted to "be" anything. It could "be" the essence of the Easter Bunny, or it could "be" Jesus and the Easter Bunny both, or it could "be" the Five Original Marx Brothers, or it could


Or one speaker might decide that the other speaker hasn't "really" observed John carefully, or "is" an "untrustworthy witness." Again, the innocent-looking "is" causes us to populate the world with spooks, and may provoke us to heated debate, or violent quarrel. (That town in Northern Ireland mentioned earlier -- "is" it "really" Derry or Londonderry?) Rewriting in English Prime we find "John appears unhappy and grouchy in the office" and "John appears bright and cheerful on holiday at the beach." We have left the realms of spooks and re-entered the existential or phenomenological world of actual experiences in spacetime. And, lo and behold, another metaphysical contradiction has disappeared in the process. To say "John is" anything, incidentally, always opens the door to spooks and metaphysical debates. The historicalwhich tells us anything about how John will behave in spacetime..... "John is a plumber" also contains a fallacy. John may have quit plumbing since you saw him last and may work as a hair dresser now. Stranger things have happened. In E-Prime one would write "John had a job as a plumber last I knew." Trivial? Overly pedantic? According to a recent article Professor Harry Weinberg -- curiously, an old acquaintance of mine -- once tried to emphasize these points to a class by trying to make them see the fallacy in the statement "John F. Kennedy is President of the United States." Dr. Weinberg pointed out that the inference, Nothing has changed since we came into this classroom, had not been checked by anybody who insisted


the statement about Kennedy contained certainty. Weinberg, like his students, got the lesson driven home with more drama than anybody expected, because this class occurred on November 22, 1963, and everybody soon learned that during that class time John F. Kennedy had died of an assassin's bullet and Lyndon B. Johnson had taken the oath as President of the United States. That makes the idea kind of hard to forget, doesn't it? Looking at sample five -- "The car... was a blue Ford" we might again encounter Bertrand Russell's two-head paradox. It seems a blue Ford exists "in" the head of the witness, but whether the blue Ford also existed "outside" that head remains unsure. Even outside tricky psychology labs, ordinary perception has become problematical due to thethe Standard English version contains a hilarious fallacy. I refer to the experiment in which two men rush into a psychology class, struggle and shout, and then one makes a stabbing motion and the other falls. The majority of students, whenever that has been tried, report a knife in the hand of the man who made the stabbing (knife-wielding) motion. In fact, the man used no knife. He used a banana. Look back at the re-translation into E-Prime. It seems likely that persons trained in E-Prime will grow more cautious about their perceptions and not "rush to judgement" in the manner of most of us throughout history. They might even see the banana, instead of hallucinating a knife. Exercises

1. Have the group experiment with rewriting the following Standard


A family for Lulingu

We are happy to announce that Lulingu was successfully integrated into the gorilla group at GRACE! Lulingu arrived at GRACE in late June (see blog post) after being cared for briefly at Centre Rehabilitation des Primates de Lwiro and the Senkwekwe Center in Virunga National Park. She was rescued in February 2016 near Kahuzi-Biega National Park from poachers aiming to illegally sell her (see Virunga’s blog post). Lulingu spent five months in quarantine at GRACE where she was cared for around-the-clock by two expert caregivers, Devotte Kavira Kihira and Kambale Muviri. She was 18 months old when she arrived, one of the youngest gorillas at GRACE to date.

“Because of her young age, we went slowly with her quarantine program to make sure she was wellgathered around Pinga to inspect the newest group member. Despite all the excitement, Lulingu remained calm and started foraging alongside Pinga. Lulingu even appeased the eager young females by riding on their backs for short distances.

Two other high-ranking adult females, Mapendo and Itebero, were and continue to be very interested in mothering Lulingu. Pinga gets first dibs, but these females spend time with Lulingu whenever possible. Lulingu is smart and knows to seek out their company whenever she’s had enough of the young females playing the ‘carry Lulingu around’ game!

Lulingu with Mapendo

Eight-year-old male Kighoma leads the group but is not very interested in young gorillas. He is busy protecting the group and keeping the other males in line. He has been gentle with Lulingu, however, suggesting he has


accepted her as well.

Two days after her integration, Lulingu began going into the 24-acre forest enclosure with the group. She was used to the forest because she went there often during her quarantine, but now she is able to play in the trees with the other youngsters — a beautiful sight to see! Lulingu is doing a great job following the group and foraging alongside them.

Pinga is taking her mothering job very seriously, which is expected given her successful surrogate track record. GRACE Center Director, Jackson Mbeke shared that a few days ago the group was coming back from the forest and Pinga ended up way ahead of Lulingu because Lulingu had gotten side-tracked playing with other gorillas. As soon as Pinga realized it, she came rushing backJohn Chau was right to go to North Sentinel, says his mission organisation

The missionary organisation behind the visit of John Allen Chau to North Sentinel Island, where he was killed by the inhabitants, has responded to questions from Christian Today with a defence of his actions.

North Sentinel Islanders are a 30,000-year old tribe who have repeatedly repelled efforts to contact them. They have been isolated by the Indian government to protect them from the diseases carried by outsiders and the government has set up an exclusion zone around the island. It has said Chau's landing was illegal and the fishermen who helped him have been arrested.

John Allen Chau was killed on North Sentinel Island.

While some regard him as a hero and martyr, his actions have been widely criticised.

Dr


Pam Arlund, a member of the international leadership team of All Nations, told Christian Today by email that her organisation did not accept that North Sentinel Island ought to be isolated, that the landing was not illegal and that Chau had been well prepared for his venture. Her answers are given below.

Christian Today: How much did All Nations know of John Chau's plans to visit North Sentinel Island? What advice was he given?

All Nations: All Nations was aware of John's plans to visit the North Sentinel Island – he came to us for our help and support nearly two years ago. It was his lifelong mission to reach the North Sentinelese people and share the love of God with them. We helped prepare and train him specifically inthe areas of his long-term mission there.

In addition to the training in language, culture, and sharing the Gospel provided by All Nations, John had a wealth of other training. Before he came to All Nations, John had already completed a degree in Health, Exercise Science, and Sports Medicine. He had also completed a Wilderness Survival certification and was an EMT [. He had even survived a rattlesnake bite due to his immense preparation!

While John Chau was a member of All Nations, we have not had contact with him since October 18.

CT: How do you respond to charges that he was putting the islanders' lives at risk because of their lack of resistance to Western diseases?

AN: In preparation for his mission John Chau identified and tried to receive 13


for the underlying determinants of health, such as safe and potable water, sanitation, food, housing, health-related information and education, and gender equality."'

CT: The island is off limits to tourists and he didn't have permission to be there. Does this raise ethical issues for you?

AN: The first point I want to clarify is that the travel ban, called a Restricted Area Permit (RAP), was lifted in early August 2018 and included North Sentinel Island, among 29 other islands – allowing for people to visit these islands. The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs lifted this RAP. John celebrated the opening of the islands.

Additionally, regarding John's activities to get to the island, because we didn't have any contact with him since October 18, he didn't share any specifics with us. WeCanadian pop star Justin Bieber has been charged with assault in connection with an incident involving a Toronto limousine driver in late December.

As CBC News first reported, Bieber agreed to turn himself in to Toronto police on Wednesday evening.

Police said the charges stem from an altercation between a limo driver and a passenger in the early morning hours of Monday, Dec. 30, after a group of six people was picked up outside a nightclub in the area of Peter Street and Adelaide Street West.

Police said one of the passengers hit the limo driver in the head several times during the altercation. The driver stopped and called police, but the passenger left the scene before police arrived.

Justin Bieber confronts a photographer outside his hotel in central London on March


8, 2013. (Reuters)

Emerging from a black SUV wearing a winter coat and a backward ball cap, Bieber was led through a throng of reporters and screaming fans. The pop star was escorted by several police officers — who linked arms to guide him through the mob — and a bodyguard.

Police said Bieber left the building through a back door about two hours after entering.

He is scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on March 10.

'Hope for the best in people'

Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, tweeted a request Wednesday night for the public to "be kind and hope for the best in people" and "not assume the worst."

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Bieber's Canadian lawyer, Brian Greenspan, said he expects the singer's case to be treated as a low-level offence.

"Our position issinger was involved in an egg-tossing vandalism case that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a neighbour's home.

Last year represented a litany of lows for the singer, from clashing with a paparazzo to fainting at a show to being photographed smoking marijuana.

Some of his troubles have reached the bizarre: German authorities charged him thousands of dollars after he abandoned a pet monkey that they seized from him for failing to have proper vaccination papers; the singer had to apologize to Bill Clinton after cursing the former president and spraying his photo with cleaning fluid in a New York City restaurant kitchen.


The present invention relates to a lock arrangement comprising a first lock element which is arranged so as to engage with a second lock element, a first retaining element which is arranged so as to engage with the first lock element, and an operating member which is arranged so as to release the first retaining element from the first lock element, which operating member comprises a cable which is displaceable in a cable sheath. The invention also relates to an engine bonnet lock for a vehicle.
When the engine bonnet of a vehicle is closed, it must be securely locked in its closed state. This is in order to prevent the engine bonnet being opened by the relative wind and vibrations during operation of the vehicle, which could leadto a road accident. In the event of a head-on collision, the engine bonnet must be deformed in a predetermined manner so that the driver and the passengers in the vehicle are not injured. It is therefore important that the lock arrangement is capable of retaining the engine bonnet in the closed state during the collision. It is also important for the engine bonnet to be locked in the closed state when the vehicle is parked because theft of components in the engine space is then prevented.
Known lock arrangements for engine bonnets are often operated by a cable from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. Arranged around the cable is a cable sheath in which the cable can run. By pulling a lever which is located in the


group the Inklings, used to hold contests to see who could read her work the longest without cracking up. One described her work as literary diarrhoea. And her work did not sell in huge volumes.

Yet here we are, over a hundred years after some of her books were published, discussing them and even holding retrospectives of them, while her works are held in the Belfast Public Library and one of her books is still in print. Why? Because of the negative reviews.

So bottom line when someone gives your precious baby a bad review - Do Not Engage!

Monday, 22 September 2014

Well the big news this week from New Zealand is that we had our general elections on the weekend, and the National Party romped home while almost every otherIn its response to a scathing report documenting allegations of sex assault at the hands of police in British Columbia's indigenous communities, the RCMP says it's "impossible" to deal with the accusations unless the victims are identified.

Human Rights Watch released on Wednesday its investigation into the "Highway of Tears" – the name used to describe an infamous 800-kilometre stretch of highway in central British Columbia on which a series of unsolved murders and disappearances of women have occurred.

The investigation, called Those Who Take Us Away, found that while the RCMP have not been able to effectively deal with the problem of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, there have also been a number of disturbing allegations of rape and sexual assault at the hands of its officers.

RCMP


in July 2012 police officers took her outside of town, raped her and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.

The report also documents instances of girls as young as 12 being pepper-sprayed and tasered, a 12-year-old girl attacked by a police dog, a 17-year-old punched repeatedly by an officer who had been called to help her, women strip-searched by male officers, and others injured due to excessive force used during arrest.

"In five of the 10 towns Human Rights Watch visited in the north, we heard allegations of rape or sexual assault by police officers," the report states.

Annabel Webb, of Justice for Girls, told reporters that the first response from police responding to calls from aboriginal women is, typically, to treat them “as criminals.”

None of the allegations havethey can move around so easily, counting those that are living in their vehicles can be exceedingly difficult to do. But we do have a few numbers, and they are definitely alarming.

A survey that was conducted in the Seattle area last year found that the number of people living in their vehicles had risen 46 percent over the past 12 months. And according to a report that was just recently released, approximately 16,500 people are currently living in their vehicles in the city of Los Angeles. The following comes from the Los Angeles Times…

Two years ago, Los Angeles began testing an alternative to homeless shelters called safe parking, giving people living in their cars a secure spot to sleep at night. The first site was quickly deemed a


success, so the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority agreed to fund nine more lots in the pilot program, with promises to expand. Earlier this year, before the release of new data showing more than 16,500 people living in their vehicles, the authority put out a request to providers across the county to help them make good on that promise.

Many that are living in their vehicles don’t even consider themselves to be homeless.

In fact, if you were to ask them if they were homeless some of them would openly deny it. For example, 21-year-old Matthew Bodo was living in his vehicle for almost two years while attending a local college in California, and during that time he “strongly disagreed with calling myself homeless”…

Matthew Bodo, 21, was homeless for nearlywhich was screenshot by news outlets. “C23249161. The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!”

Facebook confirmed on background to Newsweek that the post was made on Minassian's account.

Twenty-two year old Elliot Rodger, referred to in the post, killed six people near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2014 before killing himself. Rodger described himself as an "incel," or "involuntarily celibate." A sub-Reddit dedicated to incels blamed women for their celibacy, and was banned by the social site in 2017.

Minassian was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder in a Toronto court. An additional attempted murder charge was expected, according to Toronto police.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called


ONE day Western Sydney’s history-making run might come to an end — but not yet.

Fresh from overcoming Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande to book their place in the semi-final of the Asian Champions League the Wanderers will, quite literally, follow in the footsteps of Manchester United.

On Sunday the Wanderers squad jets off to Dubai to train at the exclusive Al Sheba Sports Complex, the private facility of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan, the Crown Prince of Dubai.

Al Sheba has been open for only a year and has been used by English Premier League club Manchester United. At least four of the top teams in the UEFA Champions League will also make use of the facilities later this year, but not before Western Sydney try them out first.

The privilege to doso is by invitation only and the Wanderers are the first Australian team to be invited.

As well as train, the Wanderers will also play two matches in Abu Dhabi.

HUSH GESTURE SEES JURIC BANNED FOR ACL SEMI-FINAL FIRST LEG

The trip was in the works long before Tony Popovic led his team to the last four of the ACL, when an intermediary who manages the complex got in touch with the Wanderers in February, but it comes at the perfect time.

Western Sydney play the first leg of their semi-final against FC Seoul on September 17, before the return leg in Parramatta on October 1.

Should they get through, they will meet one of Al Ain or Al Hilal in the final. Both clubs are based in the Middle East, so an


1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to target tracking radar, particularly to high PRF pulse doppler tracking radar.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the prior art, a high PRF pulse doppler radar is used in the search mode to detect a target. The target velocity is determined by the location of the target reflected signal in the doppler filter bank in the search receiver of the radar. The coarse range of the target is determined in the search receiver by utilizing the radar in an FM ranging mode. The high PRF pulse doppler radar is then operated in the track mode whereby the track channel, using a narrow band pass filter, is tuned to the target's doppler frequency. If the target reflected signals are not centered exactlyPresident Trump's tough stance on immigration may be having an unintended consequence -- higher housing costs.

That's because builders say it's getting harder and harder for them to find workers, especially in places that rely on immigrant labor.

"There's just not anybody you can hire out there," said Stan Marek, CEO of Marek Construction.

Just how bad is it? According to the National Association of Home Builders, more than 56 percent of developers nationwide are reporting labor shortages.

NAHB says the problems started when the recession hit and domestic construction workers dropped out of the market to find other jobs. At the same time, immigrant workers went back to their home countries. But as the economy has picked up and the construction industry has heated up, those workers have remained missing.

The problem


pay more to attract them, which adds to the cost of a home.

HOW TRUMP'S PROPOSED STEEL TARIFF COULD HURT THE BOURBON INDUSTRY

"You know, when you figure that 60 percent of the cost of a job is labor," Marek said, "that's a lot of money."

Wilson said companies have had to get by with fewer workers, so in addition to paying more for a house, you'll likely have to wait longer for it to get built.

"Instead of 12 guys coming out to frame your house, you get four guys," he said.

HOUSE PASSES KATE'S LAW, AS PART OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CRACKDOWN

Wilson claims that sort of shortage can add a month or two to the time it takes to build a home.

But apart from higher prices and inconvenience to consumers, Marek saidLake Crystal, MN

Latitude: 44.106311 Longitude: -94.218075

Population 2,516 (2005)

Elevation of Lake Crystal, Minnesota: 1000 feet

LAKE CRYSTAL is located in BLUE EARTH county, Minnesota at latitude 44.106311 and longitude -94.218075 with an elevation of 1000 feet. The population of LAKE CRYSTAL is 2,516 as of the year 2005 with a population growth of 3.97% from the year 2000 through 2005. The most common zip code of LAKE CRYSTAL is 56055.


wasn’t just home to the Agfa Company (one of the most famous German film producers), but also to the Fotochemischen Werke Köpenick (Photo-Chemical Works Köpenick). The Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken AG, a rayon producer based in Wuppertal, decided to expand into the film business and opened up a factory in Berlin-Köpenick in 1923 under the name Glanzfilm AG Köpenick (Glanzfilm = Glossy Film). While the company also produced cinema film which was used to capture the acting talents of Marika Rökk, Hans Albers and Marlene Dietrich – the Glanzfilm AG never managed to turn itself into a profitable company. After dwindling at the brink of insolvency, the factory was sold off to Kodak in 1927 and was re-branded into the Kodak AG, Werk Köpenick.

The Berlin based Kodak works mainly producedblack-and-white films, x-ray films and various chemical processing materials. After the outbreak Second World War – the Nazis declared the Kodak works enemy property in 1941 and seized the factory.

After the War ended, the Americans waited in vain to receive their film factory back as it was now located in the Soviet sphere of influence. Interestingly enough, the factory continued to operate under the Kodak Brand name (much like Agfa after the war) – mainly due to its visible brand presence and the chance to make some profit. In 1956 – under soviet management – the name was changed to VEB Fotochemische Werke Köpenick, in short FCW. As under Kodak, they continued to produce black and white film, x-ray films, photo paper, and development chemicals.

After the German unification,


Kodak finally regained ownership of its Köpenick branch in 1992 – 51 years after the Nazis confiscated it. The development of digital technology in photography and film – and Kodaks failure to adapt – quickly led to the closure of the plant. Solely the X-Ray film has endured to this day.

Currently the former Kodak Property is split up in 3 segments: one part is still being used for the x-ray film development, one part is abandoned, and the third part is currently being marketed under the name “Glanzfilmfabrik” and being transformed into luxurious living quarters.

I had passed by the Kodak AG – VEB Fotochemische Werke Köpenick several times before, but I had only ever noticed the main building which was still used for the x-ray films. While outthe Prior Art
Internal combustion engines and other apparatus which produce waste heat as a result of operation typically utilize cooling systems which circulate a liquid coolant in contact with portions of the engine or apparatus, heat exchange occurring between said portions and the liquid coolant. The liquid coolant in such systems usually comprises water, often in combination with a second coolant, such as ethylene glycol in amounts up to 15%. In internal combustion engines, particularly diesel engines, having "wet" cylinder blocks, a sleeve or liner separates the cylinder block from the liquid coolant. Typically, oil used in the operation of the engine is disposed on one side of the liner, the opposite side of the liner being in continuous contact with the liquid coolant, heat exchange occurring through


the most commonly found member of chemical contaminants known as chloropropanols. 3-MCPD is produced as a contaminant by-product of acid-hydrolysed vegetable protein (acid-HVP) which is constituted when fat-containing foods are exposed to high temperatures during production.

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is an MSG-like flavor enhancer that is mixed in with other spices, and added to thousands of processed foods, including chips, dip mixes, salad dressings, sauces, hotdogs, soups, frozen dinners, bouillons, gravy mixes, snacks, and ready-to-eat foods.

3-MCPD has male anti-fertility effects, causes cancer in laboratory animals when fed in large amounts over their lifetime, and cumulative amounts may present a very real cancer risk in humans.

In 2001 the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency found in tests of various oyster sauces and soy sauces that nearly one in four samplesoff of the living room and all of the bedrooms.

We are located in the safe community of Marion Arkansas. There is a shortcut off the interstate via Mound City Road making it a short 10 minute drive to downtown Memphis.

This house is really even better than the listing. The common rooms like the living, kitchen, and dining are enormous, so when our family all got together, there was plenty of room. There are so many different bedrooms and other spaces like the upstairs den or the porches that when we all wanted to spread out, there was plenty of room for that, as well. The house is only minutes away from Memphis in a quaint little town. Jane is a great host. She gave us a list of


Good for couples, solo adventurers, business travelers, and families (with kids).
The building is over 100 years old. It has been things in it's lifetime, a hospice, grocery store, bar, restaurant, hotel. Hotel Marie has been through a lot in her day. Local legend says, the hotel is haunted by a woman and her daughter.Today Hotel Marie hosts the Tunica County Chamber of Commerce, the Cafe Marie, 4 apartments and 5 hotel rooms.

The building is over 100 years old, So there are lots of unexplained noises. Local Legend says the Hotel is Haunted by a woman and her daughter who got caught in a fire in the managers suite. Stories of a woman walking in the hallway or being seen in the window have been shared at Cafe Marie'showever there is ample room for up to six additional guests for a nightly fee. Individual rooms also available on separate listings on airbnb. See "Snowden House Master Suite", "Snowden House ~ Bogardus Room" and "Snowden House ~ Mountcastle Room".

Historic Snowden House at Horseshoe Lake, 30 miles from Memphis, Tennessee. The oldest residence on the lake, this Louisiana-style home features wrought-iron screened porch with sweeping views of the lake, great swimming and water sports right off the bank, and elegant, southern living at its best. Built by one of the founding families of Memphis, this home combines the traditional style of southern hospitality and elegant living with a love for the outdoors with each room featuring beautiful views of the lake and landscaped, private grounds. With formal living


and dining areas, there are three bedrooms, each with a private bath in the main living area of the home, as well as more casual family and game rooms. Horseshoe Lake is in a rural setting with privately owned homes lining the banks, which feature beautiful bald cypress trees growing along the banks. Wildlife abounds at Horseshoe Lake, which is not only a favorite for all types of water sports, it is well-known as a great fishing lake of crappie, bream, bass and catfish. And just 30 miles away Memphis offers a variety of entertainment with great restaurants, music events, museums and lots of sightseeing opportunities. Individual rooms available for booking.

The Snowden House sits in a secluded, deeply wooded area of the lake with the most beautiful, expansiveviews of the lake. At every time of year, during each season, there is a special beauty to be found, with the migrating birds, the rich foliage and an abundance of wildlife. A semi-private access road affords leisurely walks along the lake away from major thoroughfares. Ask your hostess for tips on interesting sites of interesting for touring within 50 miles in Eastern Arkansas.

Martha was an absolutely fantastic host! This was our first airbnb experience, and we are definitely spoiled now. Martha was expeditious and courteous in reaching out after we booked her place for the weekend, she met us on site, and accommodated our later than expected arrival. The grounds of Snowden House are absolutely gorgeous, with all the amenities of a modern home, yet you feel


similar style listed on Airbnb. All are located on a private road facing the Mississippi River levee.
Mound City was named by the early settlers for the Indian Mounds located on this property. It was an important river town for east - west trade during the late 1700's and 1800's. Mound City was burned by Federal troops in 1863, but remained an important trading town until the Harahan bridge was finished in 1892.
The Harahan Bridge now accommodates a spectacular pedestrian and bicycle crossing connecting Arkansas and Tennessee, and is easily accessible from the house.
The old commissary at Mound City was featured as a honky tonk, in scenes of the movie "Great Balls of Fire", featuring Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis. It is located two hundred yards from theFormer Mets beat writer, GM clashed but formed a relationship built on mutual respect

NEW YORK -- The night before Frank Cashen was appointed Mets general manager, I called him at the New York AC. I said I was writing a story for the Bergen Record that would report his hiring. The story would include his title -- the quite cumbersome one of general manager, senior vice president and chief operating officer -- and the terms of his contract, as well as the Mets' intention to introduce him the following day at "21." I was confident I had it all covered.

I asked Cashen to confirm the information, and, after a pause, he said, "I can't. It's not true."

I asked which component wasn't true or accurate. He said none of


what I had said to him was factual.

We went back and forth for a while before I said, "Well, we're running the story, Frank. It'll include your denial. See you tomorrow at 1 o'clock at '21.'" He said 'Good night.'"

After the Mets announced the appointment of their new general manager, senior vice president and chief operating officer, one J. Frank Cashen, at "21" the next afternoon, I introduced myself to the man I would cover for most of the ensuing 15 years.

My greeting -- "What a surprise! Imagine meeting you here today at '21'" -- prompted something resembling a scowl. "How could you deny what I said to you last night?" I said "I had it cold."

With no trace of the personality I came to know and appreciate,Tom Seaver in December 1982, Cashen was more than troubled by a report in Newsday that disclosed all the terms of Seaver's deal before the club could announce its agreement with "The Franchise." Jay Horwitz, the man Cashen had wisely hired to be the Mets' public relations director on April Fool's Day 1980, approached me at the news conference and said, "Frank wants to see you in his office when we're done."

I accommodated. Frank's first words were, "I can't run my business with leaks."

Mine were, "Yeah, so ... what do you expect me to do about it?"

And so it went. The man reporters came to identity as "Little Frank" -- only because Frank Howard was 6-foot-8 and a Mets coach-- seldom appreciated reporters, except for Castellano. Cashen had


no problems with my friend. The last time I saw Frank, in a restaurant in Port St. Lucie, Fla., in March, he greeted me as he often did during the years following his retirement: "Hi, Marty. How's Danny?"

I responded: "He's doing OK ... and, Frank, so am I."

There were no scowls from either of us. He laughed, I laughed. He was with his wife Jean and three other couples. He and I talked for 30 minutes on one side of the table. He reaffirmed that I had been a primary pain in his patoot when I covered his team. I reveled in that, and he knew it.

Over the years, we had learned to appreciate each other -- I think. He answered my phone calls in retirement. But hehad been routinely unsettled when I'd call him at home in the 1980s. Jean would answer the phone so pleasantly. Frank would grumble and stonewall. But somehow a degree of trust had formed.

The Mets were in Chicago and losing every game of a road trip in August 1991. Cashen was in his final weeks as GM. He asked me who would be a successful replacement to Buddy Harrelson as Mets manager. Of course, he had prefaced the question with his signature phrase: "Off the record." He wore out those words.

I said, "Joe Torre." He scowled. But by then, we certainly had forged a peaceful co-existence.

Perhaps I'll find out that increasingly positive view of Frank wasn't reciprocated when his book is published in September, if his relationships with reporters


had called him seven or eight days before his death on Monday at age 88. Danny was delighted. He treasured his relationship with the man.

I liked and respected Frank, too. And when I get to Danny's, we'll clink our glasses of diet soda and toast "Little Frank." Darn right.

Marty Noble is a columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.depending on both Blake Griffin (68 games) and Danilo Gallinari (70) to stay on the court as projected.

7. Denver Nuggets

Projected wins: 47.2

The Nuggets finished a game behind the Portland Trail Blazers for the eighth and final West playoff spot last season, and the addition of All-Star forward Paul Millsap -- plus budding star Nikola Jokic starting at center from day one -- makes Denver a favorite to reach the postseason this time around.

8. Utah Jazz

Projected wins: 44.7

After losing Gordon Hayward, the Jazz have gone further toward emphasizing defense. In addition to trading for RPM favorite Ricky Rubio and drafting promising perimeter defender Donovan Mitchell, Utah added defensive-minded reserves Thabo Sefolosha and Ekpe Udoh. The result is a defense that RPM projects second in the league behind Golden State,


Angeles Lakers

Projected wins: 33.0

Baby steps for the Lakers, as they move back toward competitiveness after the worst four-year stretch in franchise history. With the additions of No. 2 pick Lonzo Ball, guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and center Brook Lopez, RPM projects the Lakers to improve nearly to league average on offense. They still look like one of the NBA's worst defenses (28th).

14. Phoenix Suns

Projected wins: 30.3

The Suns are one of the two teams projected worse on defense than the Lakers. That might undersell the defensive contributions of rookie Josh Jackson. Still, Phoenix is firmly committed to developing its young talent rather than chasing 35 wins this season -- at least for now.

15. Sacramento Kings

Projected wins: 27.4

Despite adding veterans Vince Carter, George Hill and Zach Randolph as free agents, thewould have been in for a steeper decline had they not added Hayward. Still, given that Boston didn't have that same good fortune in the playoffs, the Celtics should be improved when it really counts.

2. Cleveland Cavaliers

Projected wins: 49.2

For now, Cleveland's projection includes Kyrie Irving. Nonetheless, the Cavaliers are projected to decline slightly from last season's 51 wins, in large part due to aging. Weighted by projected minutes played, Cleveland's roster is the oldest in the league, more than a half-year older on average than the second-place Warriors.

3. Washington Wizards

Projected wins: 47.5

The Wizards bring back largely the same roster -- they're fifth in the percentage of projected minutes played by returning players -- so it's no surprise that Washington is expected to finish in largely the same spot


for purposes of enforcing the Clean Water Act suggests a natural boundary that probably does not exist in nature, and one that was not created regarding air for purposes of enforcing the Clean Air Act.
Indiana Wetlands are the focus of the U.S. National Wetlands Coalition, which in turn has become the focus of some controversy over "false fronts," a form of political camouflage.

Wetlands loss in the United States

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National Wetlands Inventory

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) produces and provides information on the characteristics, extent, and status of U.S. wetlands and deepwater habitats and other wildlife habitats.  The NWIthe word has always been that no outsider can possibly succeed. Rulers must come from within the family. Parker begat Reddin begat Davis begat Gates begat Parks; and the failure of Willie Williams, the sole chief in the past half-century not to come from within, only confirms that someone untouched by the special familiarity, alliances and beliefs of the insider hasnt got a chance. Poor Willie didnt know what buttons to push to win support within the department or from the mayor. Never mind that the crime rate began its plunge on his watch, or that the disasters of Parker (the 1965 riots), Gates (Rodney King and the 1992 riots) and Parks (the Rampart debacle)  all disasters rooted in the unwillingness to alter longstanding departmental practice


dwarf any problems we associate with the clueless Williams. No matter: An outsider just cant cut it.

More generally, our mayor has viewed his mission as promoting the very management practices at the ã LAPD that he worked to undo at the LAUSD. His appointed police commissioners not only supported Bernie Parks at every turn. Working behind the scenes with the mayors office, they also consistently subverted the work of the departments civilian monitor, Katherine Mader, making it impossible for her to do the inspector generals job that the Christopher Commission had created. Riordan commissars like Edith Perez have been idolatrous in their defense of the chief and his tottering ancien régime. School-board member Vickie Castros defense of embattled superintendent Ruben Zacarias and the Belmont complex seems tepid bycomparison.

Worse yet, Riordan has stood by Parks even when his commissioners have wavered. When Parks determined that his officers killing of homeless, diminutive shopping-cart lady Margaret Mitchell was in policy, or when Parks laid blame for Rampart on inexpert middle management at one station house, Riordans response, in essence, was Aint Bernie great? More fundamentally, Riordan selected Parks precisely because he was in total accord with the mayors belief that enlarging the department took precedence over reforming it. The Christopher Commission reforms, Parks said upon taking office, were largely (86 percent, he said) accomplished, and those that werent quite done yet  like setting up a tracking system for officers involved in questionable shootings, or working up psychological tests for recruits  werent a big thing.

They certainly never


the various parties in the negotiations to reach a settlement short of going to court  the Council, the City Attorney, the citys chief legislative analyst, and the Mayors Office  only the last seems bent on delaying a resolution.

According to several reports, including that of Jim Newton in the Times, Riordan is holding out for a memorandum of understanding rather than the consent decree that the feds and most council members would like to craft to keep the lawsuit from proceeding. (The difference is, in a consent decree the department signs a contract to make specific reforms, and a federal judge holds the city to its commitment, with the help of a designated referee who actually oversees departmental practices. A memorandum of understanding merely says the citymakes it peculiarly incapable of self-government?

What links the MTA to the LAPD is their common  and distinctly two-tier  view of the city. When it comes to transportation, this is a city of us (motorists) and them (the non-white, bus-riding poor). When it comes to policing, this is a city of us (the middle-class, the merchants, the non-young) and them (the young men from Latino and African-American communities). The LAPD may exemplify the us-versus-them mentality more than any institution in town, but Los Angeles as a whole has cultivated this sense of otherness more than any current-day American city. As the middle strata of the local economy have eroded, as the economic and cultural gaps between the city of affluent whites and non-affluent non-whites have widened to


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Oil and gas companies have made some movements on green investments. Shell chief executive, Ben Van Beurden said on Monday that his firm plans to spend up to $1bn a year on its renewable energy division.

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a fresh swipe at the Modi government over its move to tweak the Goods and Services Tax (GST) slabs, once again calling it the ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’.

“The Congress has finally jolted Narendraji from his deep slumber on Gabbar Singh Tax. Though still drowsy, he now wants to implement what he had earlier called the Congress Party’s ‘Grand Stupid Thought’. Better late then never Narendraji!,” Gandhi tweeted.

The Congress Party has finally jolted Narendra Ji from his deep slumber on Gabbar Singh Tax.

Though still drowsy, he now wants to implement what he had earlier called the Congress Party’s, "Grand Stupid Thought".

Better late then never Narendra Ji! — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 20, 2018

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra ModiFiction- Stories, Myths and Legends. REWARD FOR THE FALLEN. FULL STORY.

PART 1.

The man found himself on a dirt road. How he came to be there was a mystery, for he could not remember the circumstances of his arrival. In fact, he had no recollection of anything in the past. All around him was an alien landscape and heavy foliage lined the path that stretched into the distance.

"What is going on?", he said to himself, "Why am I here?" The man decided that perhaps the answer lay at the end of the trail, so he began to walk.

After a short time, a shape emerged before him, seemingly out of nowhere. The man was startled, but regained his composure quickly. Looking the newcomer over, the man was puzzled. The figure


was dressed in a shabby manner, wearing a worn out buckskin shirt and pants and carrying an antiquated flintlock rifle.

The man wanted to speak to this new arrival, but never had the chance. With a cursory glance, the one blocking his way said in a plain gruff voice; "You are on the right path, continue." On that note, the individual stepped back into the overgrowth and disappeared.

"Strange," said the man, "an obvious eccentric." So he continued on his way.

A short time later the man found his path once again blocked by an individual that appeared suddenly and without warning. This time the intruder was dressed in a blue tunic, with matching blue trousers that had a yellow stripe running down the side of each leg.

Again, the man wasgiven a quick once over, and then was addressed in an accent he couldn't identify; "Ah, not a Son of Erin, but you'll do. You're on the right path, continue." As before, the way was made clear by the departure of this most recent interloper.

The man was confused. "What is going on," he thought, "why am I here, and who are they that seem to pass judgment on whether or not to allow me to continue my journey?"

End of PT 1.

REWARD FOR THE FALLEN. PT 2.

The man shook his head in bewilderment and continued on his quest to find the end of the trail.

However, things began to get more confusing. Now his journey was often interrupted by individuals who spoke in languages he could not identify. Almost as


strange was the array of clothing that outfitted some of those who blocked his path.

Often they were quite colorful and very extravagant. Yet, at other times they seemed quite simple, often consisting of a plain tunic or robe. Attire on the head and feet also represented both ends of the spectrum. It could be a helmet or cap accompanied with boots, or bare-headed with sandals.

It was not just the clothes that became more varied. Individuals came in all sizes with many different skin colors being represented. From time to time the newcomer was a woman, who treated him with identical solemnness.

The man was becoming extremely frustrated, but that only seemed to strengthen his resolve to complete the journey. There were a couple of more things that lifted hisspirits. He knew, inexplicably, that each person was dressed in some type of uniform. Additionally, that they all were evaluating him and the judgment was universally positive, whether or not he understood the words spoken. It was the tone of voice that came through loud and clear.

End of PT 2.

REWARD FOR THE FALLEN. PT 3.

After what seemed to be an eternity, the man came upon a gate that crossed the path. There was no way around, for the vegetation off the road seemed impenetrable.

As he gasped in frustration, he became aware of an approaching figure on the other side. While this individual was dressed in now familiar clothes, his manner and look were different. To the man, he appeared to be in his early twenties, but his wide


open smile set him apart from recent contacts.

"Hello Tony," the new arrival said, leaning against the gate. "I guess you're wondering what the heck is going on."

The man looked intently at his counterpart and whispered out loud, "George Mellen, you were killed in a firefight outside of...," then he suddenly stopped, memories flooding back.

"Yeah, said his host, "I was killed in that tiny village, the one command considered vital to securing the region. Caught one in the throat. Wrong place, wrong time," he chuckled.

The man looked into the face of this lost comrade, and suddenly noticed that they were not alone. Figures appeared from the trees that lay beyond the gated fence. They were represented by every manner of dress he had already encountered, and some still unfamiliar."We must press our Enemy, and no longer wait upon him for the move."

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It was rare for the federal security director at Chicago O’Hare to sit down with her floor-level Transportation Security Administration officers—it usually presaged a termination—and so I was nervous as I settled in across the desk from her. She was a woman in her forties with sharp blue eyes that seemed to size you up for placement in a spreadsheet. She held up a copy of the newspaper, open to the letters page. My contribution, under the headline “To Stop a Terrorist: No Lack of Ideas,” was circled in blue pen.

One week earlier, on Christmas Day 2009, a man named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had tried to detonate 80 grams of a highly explosive powder while on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. He had smuggled the bomb aboard thethey may use it to hijack the plane are substantially high.

White Shirt: A TSA employee who still believes his or her job is a matter of national security.

I hated it from the beginning. It was a job that had me patting down the crotches of children, the elderly and even infants as part of the post-9/11 airport security show. I confiscated jars of homemade apple butter on the pretense that they could pose threats to national security. I was even required to confiscate nail clippers from airline pilots—the implied logic being that pilots could use the nail clippers to hijack the very planes they were flying.

Once, in 2008, I had to confiscate a bottle of alcohol from a group of Marines coming home from Afghanistan. It was celebration


champagne intended for one of the men in the group—a young, decorated soldier. He was in a wheelchair, both legs lost to an I.E.D., and it fell to me to tell this kid who would never walk again that his homecoming champagne had to be taken away in the name of national security.

There I was, an aspiring satire writer, earnestly acting on orders straight out of Catch-22.

I quickly discovered I was working for an agency whose morale was among the lowest in the U.S. government. In private, most TSA officers I talked to told me they felt the agency’s day-to-day operations represented an abuse of public trust and funds.

Charges of racial profiling by the TSA made headlines every few months, and working from behind the scenes we knewAs Oud-Based Fragrances Boom, Real Oud is Harder to Come By

Though the average nose might not pick up on most perfume trends, the latest scent craze is pretty difficult to miss. It's a rare Middle Eastern oil called "oud," though you might have heard of it referred to as "liquid gold," and it was introduced to Western markets about a decade ago — but its dark, exclusive popularity continues to grow. Oud is both pricey and distinct, and definitely not for the average scent-wearer. But our increasing desire for the strong, sensual oil is leading to a worldwide shortage.

The process by which oud forms is strange and rare: when the Aquilaria tree is attacked by a specific mold, it releases a highly fragrant resin in its core to


potent and mysterious.

Another solution for the dwindling oud supply is planting Aquilaria plantations and then inoculating the trees with the mold in order to encourage oud production. But the scent of speeded-up oud won't be the same as oud harvested in the wild, which takes about 25 years to grow.

But though supply is dwindling, demand is increasing, and in classic economic style, this means the price of oud has skyrocketed 500 percent over the last 20+ years. Tom Ford was the first to introduce oud to Western masses with his 2002 release of YSL's M7, "Oud Absolu," and the popularity of the scent has since boomed among those who like their fragrances dark and seductive. A few notables: Christian Dior Leather Oud, Killian’s Pure Oud, Le Labo’s OudOVERVIEW

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him the first three weeks of the season.

Acquiring the nickname “Revis Island,” the former first-round draft pick was among the NFL’s best defensive players from 2008 to 2011, earning Pro Bowl nods all four seasons. His 2012 campaign was nearly nonexistent, however, as Revis played just two games before tearing his ACL and being placed on injured reserve.

Despite the injury, Johnson reportedly believes there are several teams with extra cap space open to bringing in Revis, who is slated to make $6 million this season.A medieval monastery in Belgium went to major effort to drain wetlands on its land, building structures on artificially raised soil, a new study finds.

Archaeologists excavated the Boudelo Abbey, once part of the medieval county of Flanders, in the 1970s. Until now, however, they had no idea that an extensive drained wetland surrounded the site.

"They placed these abbeys in all sorts of marginal areas to cultivate," said study researcher Philippe De Smedt, a soil scientist at Ghent University in Belgium. In the High Middle Ages between the 12th and 14th centuries, Europe's population was growing, De Smedt told LiveScience. Monk labor provided a solution to the crowding by making the land livable.

De Smedt and his colleagues weren't looking for medieval work projects when they stumbled across the wetlands


baked clay.

Early investigations of the area turned up unnatural-looking variations in elevation. A full survey revealed an extensive ditch system and signs of brick structures.

"We were in for quite a surprise, because previously we had no idea if there was going to be something there," De Smedt said.

Studying Stonehenge

A three-dimensional reconstruction revealed that the ditches (detectable because they'd been refilled with lots of organic matter and clay soil) linked up to modern-day drainage ditches, suggesting they were used to turn the marshland into something more suitable for cultivation and building. Two small excavations at spots where bricks were detected turned up foundations dating back to the 13th and early 14th centuries. The purpose of one of the buildings is unknown, the researchers write today (March 21) in thelifting a shovel, De Smedt said. It also allows for investigation without destruction of a site by excavation. And it helps put human structures in their environmental context.

Along with scientists from other institutions, the researchers are using the same technology in Austria, in the Roman town of Carnuntum, which boasted its own gladiator school, and in Stonehenge in England.

"There, we try to see if there is landscape variability related to the prehistoric monuments, if there is a connections between the archaeology and the landscape," De Smedt said.

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