text:
Ghostbusters News
Bonanza of Ghostbusters II items to be auctioned by Prop Store
Bonanza of Ghostbusters II items to be auctioned by Prop Store#4938476
By Kingpin - August 22nd, 2020, 6:44 pm
- August 22nd, 2020, 6:44 pm#4938476
Although Ghostbusters: Afterlife has been postponed by the pandemic, 2020 is proving to still be an interesting year for Ghostbusters fans, and it seems Ghostbusters II is getting some long-overdue love and attention. Just shy of a fortnight since the news that the score from Ghostbusters II will be getting an official release, the latest auction catalogue for Prop Store's Treasures from Film and Television features a treasure-trove of production artwork, and a few notable three-dimensional pieces, all of which reveal some interesting insights into the production of the second movie.
The auction is scheduled to take place on the 26th and 27th of August.
Please view the topic for detailed listing of the auction lots.
Sav C, Alphagaia, darthbuster and 1 others liked this
Feeling overwhelmed by the Covid-19 pandemic? Please visit The Support Thread.
What would Ryan do?
Rank: Moderator
Location: Buckinghamshire
Re: Bonanza of Ghostbusters II items to be auctioned by Prop Store#4938477
270. Hand-Drawn Storyboard GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
A hand-drawn storyboard from the production of Ivan Reitman's supernatural sci-fi comedy Ghostbusters. In this storyboarded scene, Venkman (Bill Murray) and Spengler (Harold Ramis) agreed to cross the streams to finish off Gozer the Gozerian (Slavitza Jovan).This storyboard is rendered in graphite and colored pencil with handwritten notes on Columbia Pictures storyboard paper numbered "171" and dated "Oct 20 1983". It is in good overall condition with minor discoloration from age and pinholes from hanging.Dimensions: 11" x 8 3/4" (28 cm x 22.25 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481273.
Estimate: $700 - 900
271. Terror Dog Rock Chunk GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
A Terror Dog rock chunk from Ivan Reitman's sci-fi comedy Ghostbusters. Ferocious, demonic Terror Dogs with red, glowing eyes burst out of two rock statues when awakened by Gozer the Gozerian (Slavitza Jovan), leaving a pile of rubble in their wake.Made of dense foam, this rock chunk is painted charcoal grey and weathered to appear burnt. It exhibits some minor cracks and chipping but remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 4" x 2" x 2" (10.25 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm)
Estimate: $700 - 900Estimate: $800 - 1,200
272. Set of "Onionhead" (Slimer) Printed Design Copies GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
A set of "Onionhead" (Slimer) printed design copies from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy Ghostbusters. The Ghostbusters trapped Slimer, a gluttonous but charming "Class 5 Full Roaming Vapor", before ultimately releasing him. This lot consists of six black-and-white prints, featuring art originally drawn by design consultant Thom Enriquez with various designs for "The Onionhead Ghost", who would later be officially named "Slimer". They are in good overall condition with hand-marked notes and some creasing throughout the set. Dimensions (largest): 14" x 8 1/2" (35.5 cm x 21.5 cm); (smallest): 11" x 8 1/2" (28 cm x 21.5 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
273. Production-Used Dash Card and Crew Watch GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A production-used dash card and crew watch from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Crew members used parking placards for location shoots and received logo watches as crew gifts.This dash card features three of the film's logos with an orange sticker dated "3-89" affixed. The watch features a brown leather strap and a metallic face embossed with the same logo. The lot is in good overall condition with minor signs of use to the card.Dimensions (card): 14" x 5 1/2" (35.5 cm x 14 cm); (watch): 9" x 1 3/4" (22.75 cm x 4.5 cm)Contains electronics; see electronics notice on pg 481271.
274. Pair of Ghostbusters Balloons GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A pair of Ghostbusters balloons from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. After reuniting to face off against the sorcerer Vigo the Carpathian (Wilhelm von Homburg), the Ghostbusters (Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis) sold merchandise during their comeback, including balloons seen throughout New York City later in the film. This pair of black rubber balloons is emblazoned with the film's ghostly logo. They remain in good overall condition with the rubber slightly sticky from age.Dimensions (each): 4 1/2" x 2" x 1/2" (11.5 cm x 5 cm x 1.5 cm)
275. Hand-Painted Vigo the Carpathian Illustration GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A hand-painted Vigo the Carpathian illustration from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The spirit of the evil tyrant sorcerer was reanimated in a painting housed at the Manhattan Museum of Art.This visual effects concept illustration of Vigo emerging from the canvas is rendered in mixed media on board signed "2/7/88 SWAIN" by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) concept artist Kathleen Swain and labeled "PAINT SURFACE BUBBLES ALONG EDGE AS VIGO EMERGES", "FF 10", and "ILM 89". It is in excellent overall condition with minor wear along the edges and a small stain to the board.Dimensions: 15" x 10" (38 cm x 25.5 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
Estimate: $1,200 - 1,800
A hand-painted Vigo the Carpathian illustration from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The spirit of the evil tyrant sorcerer was reanimated in a painting housed at the Manhattan Museum of Art.This visual effects concept illustration of Vigo emerging from the canvas is rendered in mixed media on board signed "2/7/88 SWAIN" by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) concept artist Kathleen Swain and labeled "ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OCCURS ALONG EDGE AS VIGO EMERGES", "FF11", and"ILM 1989". It is in excellent overall condition with wear along the edges and minor signs of age.Dimensions: 15" x 10" (38 cm x 25.5 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
277. Pair of Printed Concept Illustrations with Hand-Painted Details GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A pair of printed concept illustrations with hand-painted details from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The Ghostbusters re-teamed to face off against the spirits haunting New York.These concept illustrations were rendered in mixed media by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) concept artist Kathleen Swain, then photocopied and the copies affixed to poster board. From there, the colorful energy beams, ghostly Scoleri brothers, and other special lighting effects were carefully hand-painted onto the prints. One is hand-labeled "LIGHTNING EFFECTS ON TRANSPARENT FIGURES: TRANSPARENT HEADS AND ARMS" and dated "11/11/88". The pair is in excellent overall condition with minor signs of age and handling. Dimensions (largest): 20" x 15" (50.75 cm x 38 cm);(smallest): 17" x 11" (43.25 cm x 28 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
Estimate: $800 - 1,200
278. Photographs with Hand-Painted Details GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A set of three color photographs with hand-painted airbrush details from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters II. The lot is comprised of three color prints from different visual effects sequences in the film, each with additional details applied by hand.The three color prints depict a solar eclipse over the New York skyline with airbrushed sky, the river of slime with airbrushed slime, and Janosz (Peter MacNicol) as he walked down Dana's (Sigourney Weaver) apartment hallway with airbrushed glowing eyes. The lot remains in good, production-used condition. Dimensions: (each) 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" (4 cm x 25 cm) Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
279. Hand-Drawn Character Designs and Storyboards GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
Hand-drawn character designs and storyboards from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. This lot consists of six hand-drawn, mixed-media illustrations rendered in pre-production and dated "1988" or "1989" by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).The illustrations include two pages of storyboards showing psychomagnotheric sewer slime, a three-headed creature rendered on illustration paper, and a dinosaur-like creature, a monster labeled "LEDGE MONSTER - CONCEPT" , and three ghosts labeled "12/1/88 'GHOST JOGGER' CONCEPTS" all rendered on board. The set is in good overall condition with minor signs of handling throughout. Dimensions (largest): 14 1/4" x 10 1/4" (36.25 cm x 26 cm); (smallest): 11" x 8 1/2" (28 cm x 21.5 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
280. Set of Leather Director's Chair Backs GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A set of leather director's chair backs from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy film sequel Ghostbusters 2. When not needed in front of the camera, the cast and crew of the film sat in director's chairs with custom leather chair backs featuring their names.The lot consists of eight dark brown leather chair backs with names printed on them in gold-color cursive font. The names included are: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, and Ivan Reitman. The chair backs are in excellent overall condition with minimal wear from use and age, including a bit of weathering to the leather and fading to the names. Dimensions: (each) 22 1/2" x 6" x 1/2" (27.25 cm x 15.25 cm x 1.5 cm)
281. Hand-Painted Museum In Slime Illustration GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A hand-painted museum in slime illustration from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Tyrant sorcerer Vigo coated the museum where his spirit hung in a painting in an evil supernatural slime.This concept illustration of the Ghostbusters and the Ecto-1 in front of a slime-covered museum is rendered in mixed media on board signed and dated "10/13/88" by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) concept artist Kathleen Swain and labeled "Ghostbusters arrive at 'Slimed' museum" and "J5". It is in good overall condition with some wear and discoloration from age and use.Dimensions: 20" x 15" (50.75 cm x 38 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481.
282. Ghostbusters No-Ghost Uniform Patch GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A Ghostbusters no-ghost uniform patch from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The original team of New York City-based paranormal investigators wore their revamped uniforms as they reunited to face off against the reanimated spirit of tyrant Vigo the Carpathian. This custom-made black, white and red fabric embroidered patch features a variation of the classic Ghostbusters no-ghost logo from the sequel. This patch was removed from a uniform and retains the black threads that originally held it in place. It is in good overall condition with minor wear.Dimensions: 5" x 3 3/4" x 1/4" (12.75 cm x 9.5 cm x .75 cm)
283. Ray Stantz's (Dan Aykroyd) Ghostbusters Uniform Patch GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
Ray Stantz's (Dan Aykroyd) Ghostbusters uniform patch from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Stantz reunited with the other members of the original team of New York City-based paranormal investigators as they wore their revamped uniforms to face off against the reanimated spirit of tyrant Vigo the Carpathian. Each of the Ghostbusters wore their identification patches over the left breast pockets of their uniforms.This custom-made fabric embroidered patch features a stitching of the name "STANTZ" in dark red against a black, rectangular border. This patch was removed from a uniform and retains the black threads that originally held it in place. It is in good overall condition with minor wear.Dimensions: 4 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 1/4" (12 cm x 5.75 cm x .75 cm)
284. Winston Zeddemore's (Ernie Hudson) Ghostbusters Uniform Patch GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
Winston Zeddemore's (Ernie Hudson) Ghostbusters uniform patch from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Zeddemore reunited with the other members of the original team of New York City-based paranormal investigators as they wore their revamped uniforms to face off against the reanimated spirit of tyrant Vigo the Carpathian. Each of the Ghostbusters wore their identification patches over the left breast pockets of their uniforms.This custom-made fabric embroidered patch features a stitching of the name "ZEDDEMORE" in dark red against a black, rectangular border. This patch was removed from a uniform and retains the black threads that originally held it in place. It is in good overall condition with minor wear. Dimensions: 4 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 1/4" (12 cm x 5.75 cm x .75 cm)Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
285. Egon Spengler's (Harold Ramis) Ghostbusters Uniform Patch GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
Egon Spengler's (Harold Ramis) Ghostbusters uniform patch from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Spengler reunited with the other members of the original team of New York City-based paranormal investigators as they wore their revamped uniforms to face off against the reanimated spirit of tyrant Vigo the Carpathian. Each of the Ghostbusters wore their identification patches over the left breast pockets of their uniforms.This custom-made fabric embroidered patch features a stitching of the name "SPENGLER" in dark red against a black, rectangular border. This patch was removed from a uniform and retains the black threads that originally held it in place. It is in good overall condition with minor wear.Dimensions: 4 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 1/4" (12 cm x 5.75 cm x .75 cm)
286. Ecto-1A Car Door Decal GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
An Ecto-1A car door decal from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The Ghostbusters' signature vehicle, the Ecto-1A, bore decals on its hood, side, and back doors throughout the film featuring a modified, two-fingered no-ghost sign.This black, white, and red sticker decal was not needed for filming and therefore retains its original peel-away backing. It is in excellent overall condition with minor signs of wear and age, including some scuffing to the black outline border on one finger. Dimensions: 16" x 13" (40.5 cm x 33 cm)
287. Scoleri Brothers Maquettes GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A pair of Scoleri Brothers maquettes from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters II. The ghoulish Scoleri Brothers ran amok in the courtroom before they were caught by the Ghostbusters.The larger maquette is made of biscuit foam while the other is made of solid resin. Although both feature ghastly smiles, the larger maquette has been completely painted in pale purple and green while the other maquette is unpainted and remains a solid brown in color. The brown maquette also features the name of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) sculptor Mark Siegel the date "10/88" engraved on the lower back. The lot shows minimal signs of wear and remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: (largest) 4" x 6" x 6" (10 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm); (smallest) 4" x 3 1/2" x 6 1/4"
288. Slimer Maquette Δ GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A Slimer maquette from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Caught by the Ghostbusters in the first film, the slovenly Slimer returned as a mischievous companion to the paranormal investigators.Created by the production's Creature Shop, this cast resin design maquette is painted in Slimer's distinctive vomitous green hue with large white teeth, red gums, yellow eyes with red pupils, and yellow fingernails. The maquette is mounted to a resin base marked "Slimer" with the Ghostbusters 2 logo. This display is in good overall condition with small chips to the resin around the elbows, fingers, and forehead. Dimensions: 6" x 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" (15.25 cm x 14 cm x 19)
289. Hand-Painted Slimer Illustrations GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A Slimer maquette from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. Caught by the Ghostbusters in the first film, the slovenly Slimer returned as a mischievous companion to the paranormal investigators.Created by the production's Creature Shop, this cast resin design maquette is painted in Slimer's distinctive vomitous green hue with large white teeth, red gums, yellow eyes with red pupils, and yellow fingernails. The maquette is mounted to a resin base marked "Slimer" with the Ghostbusters 2 logo. This display is in good overall condition with small chips to the resin around the elbows, fingers, and forehead. Dimensions: 6" x 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" (15.25 cm x 14 cm x 19)GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)Hand-painted Slimer illustrations from Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The original team of New York City-based paranormal investigators reteamed to face off against various ghosts. One such ghost was Slimer, a "Class 5 Full Roaming Vapor" and fan favorite who also appeared in the previous film. This lot consists of a black poster board mounted with a trio of rectangular, hand-painted concept images of Slimer. In each image, Slimer is leaving a different type of ghost-like trail behind him as he moves across the frame. The other elements of the three paintings are similar, but do feature noticeable differences. This lot is in excellent overall condition with some minor wear from age and slight rounding on some of the corners. Dimensions: 20" x 15" (50.75 cm x 38 cm x .75 cmEstimate: $3,000 - 5,000
290. Hand-Painted Jack Johnson End Scene 'Fettuccine' Concept Illustration Δ GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
A hand-painted Jack Johnson end scene "Fettuccine" concept illustration from the production of Ivan Reitman's action-comedy sequel Ghostbusters 2. The Ghostbusters (Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis) appeared at the end of the film in a Raphael-style portrait "by the famous artist Fettuccine" after defeating Vigo the Carpathian (Wilhelm von Homburg).This was done as a study painting for the full-size portrait by production illustrator Jack Johnson in mixed media on board, labeled on the reverse with the actors' names. It exhibits minor signs of age and handling, but remains in excellent overall condition with its vibrant coloration still intact.Dimensions: 25" x 15 1/4" (63.5 cm x 38.75 cm)Sold without copyright; see notice on pg 481
Sav C liked this
By Alphagaia - August 24th, 2020, 4:02 am
- August 24th, 2020, 4:02 am#4938526
Honey! Since we are postponing the wedding anyways, how about we buy these nice chunks of Terror Dog instead?
Honey?
Kingpin, darthbuster liked this
Looking for an 3D Artist for Fan Project: viewtopic.php?p=4942316#p4942316
Alphagaia
Joined: January 3rd, 2016, 10:28 am
By darthbuster - August 26th, 2020, 8:37 am
Thanks for posting this Kingpin!
Kingpin liked this
darthbuster
By JA Slow - August 26th, 2020, 1:29 pm
- August 26th, 2020, 1:29 pm#4938597
I have one of those watches for my collection. I didn't know they were for the crew; makes it even more rare. Amazing how some of those "free balloons for the kids" survived! I love that ILM shot of the slime river. Always nice to see GB2 materials surface!
Don't like Ghostbusters Fans on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ghostbustersfans
Don't follow Ghostbusters Fans on Twitter: @gbfans
JA Slow
Joined: August 9th, 2012, 12:29 am
By Corey91 - August 27th, 2020, 11:11 am
- August 27th, 2020, 11:11 am#4938627
I actually have two of those production made balloons (1 white & 1 black). I got them with a coa for about $75, it's a shame someone was trying to sell them for 500-700... luckily no one bid for them lol
Corey91
Return to "Ghostbusters News"
Ghostbusters Discussion
General Ghostbusters Discussion
Ghostbusters Cartoons
Ghostbusters Comic Books
Ghostbusters Video Games
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020)
Proton Packs
Ghost Traps
Ecto Goggles
PKE Meters
Giga Meters
Slime Blowers
Ectomobiles
Fan Props
AMT Ecto-1a Group Build
Page Discussions
Hasbro Ghostbusters
- By SpaceBallz
Walmart just canceled my pre-order of the Ghostbus[…]
Filmation's Ghostbusters: So Much Fun It's Spooky
- By South Suburbs GBFan
In about 2007 or so I had the good fortune of find[…]
[SPOILERS] Ghostbusters: Afterlife discussion thread
- By Ecto24601
Can confirm the window is not fully rolled down […]
Real Ghostbusters 4K Remake - A Fan Project (Non-Animated)
- By Bison256
How are filling out the frame?
©1998- Ghostbusters Fans & Ghostbusters Prop Archive
"Ghostbusters" and "Ghost-Design" are registered Trademarks of Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
Built by AJ Quick
GBFans.com Login


The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is made up of a committee who decides what places of interest (for example: a mountain, island or building) holds a special cultural or physical significance. If declared a World Heritage Site, these places can then obtain financial support from the World Heritage Fund, who in return, provide preservation or protection of these sites.
1. The Namib Sand Sea in the arid Namib Desert is proudly Southern African! The sand sea is in the Naukluft National Park in Namibia and trails along the southwestern African coast. The sand dunes are constantly changing, creating ripples and waves of shifting golden sands – a site well-worth being preserved.
2. Mount Etna situated in Sicily, Italy was also declared a World Heritage Site. At 3,330 metres high it is Europe's tallest active volcano. The interest in viewing the volcano could be to its detriment, hence the protection from UNESCO of this amazing sight.
3. China can proudly boast of its Xinjiang Tianshan mountain range which also fitted the bill. With 140 endemic plants and 477 rare endangered species, this site needs the protective arm of UNESCO.
4. Tajikistan was given their first World Heritage site: Takij National Park. With deserts, glaciers, alpine lakes and deep gorges, this Asian country can be proud of its new accolade.
5. The fifth World Heritage site is Mexico's El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. A land of dormant volcanos and ever-shifting sand dunes, this is well worth UNESCO's preservation efforts.


Medicare offers prescription drug coverage to everyone with Medicare. If you decide not to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan when you're first eligible, and you don't have other creditable prescription drug coverage, or you don't get Extra Help, you'll likely pay a late enrollment penalty. To get Medicare drug coverage, you must join a plan run by an insurance company or other private company approved by Medicare. Each plan can vary in cost and drugs covered.
Each Medicare Prescription Drug Plan has its own list of covered drugs (called a formulary). Many Medicare drug plans place drugs into different "tiers" on their formularies. Drugs in each tier have a different cost.
A drug in a lower tier will generally cost you less than a drug in a higher tier. In some cases, if your drug is on a higher tier and your prescriber thinks you need that drug instead of a similar drug on a lower tier, you or your prescriber can ask your plan for an exception to get a lower copayment.
All Rights Reserved - NY Medicare Specialists / Century Benefits Group, Inc.


text:
Bengals receiver A.J. Green hurt, carted off 1st practice
by: JOE KAY, Associated Press
Cincinnati Bengal wide receiver A.J. Green (18) receives instruction from receivers coach Bob Bicknell during the first day of NFL football training camp Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Near the end of a festive afternoon commemorating the NFL's centennial season, the Cincinnati Bengals watched A.J. Green get carted off the field with an injury that left the receiver distraught.
"You never want to see that," quarterback Andy Dalton said. "It's unfortunate."
One practice into coach Zac Taylor's inaugural season, the last-place Bengals saw their most indispensable player crumple on the field. Green ran a deep sideline pattern during a 7-on-7 drill. Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick bumped him as he knocked away the pass, and Green appeared to land awkwardly on the left foot.
He limped a few steps, crouched, limped a few more and then appeared to grab his mouth guard, flinging it to the ground. He sat down and trainers removed his left sock and examined the foot and ankle. Green was helped to the bench, which he angrily slammed with his hand. He buried his head in his arms as he was taken off the sideline on a cart for an exam.
Taylor had no information about the severity of the injury when practice ended. Kirkpatrick also was seen by a trainer.
"You don't want to assume anything, but I think that we'll be OK," Taylor said, adding, "I don't know; I shouldn't speculate on anything."
The practice was held at Welcome Stadium, an hour north of Cincinnati, as part of the league's celebration of its 100th season. What's considered the first game in NFL history was played in Dayton in 1920. A main attraction for the crowd of approximately 7,500 was watching Dalton and Green connect again.
Dalton missed the last five games last season with a torn thumb ligament. Green missed more than half the season with an injured big toe on his right foot that required surgery. When players reported for the start of camp on Friday, Green was upbeat about his condition.
"My body feels great, my legs feel great," Green said Friday. "I started working out in February. I took a couple days off here and there, but it was just getting my toe right, getting my body back to where I need to be."
Green had been limited in offseason workouts as the Bengals went easy with their best receiver. Less than an hour into their first practice, he was gone again.
"I hadn't gotten a chance to see A.J. much," Taylor said. "I saw him one day in the spring time, and he was coming back off the toe injury. He was on pace to recover and I felt like he had a good summer. Sometimes like today, freak things happen, but we'll find out more about it a little bit later."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


CLUBHOTEL AM KREISCHBERG is located in Austria and makes a great getaway. Owners - click the links on the left to rent or sell your CLUBHOTEL AM KREISCHBERG timeshare. Vacationers can use the links on the left to find rentals and resales of CLUBHOTEL AM KREISCHBERG in Austria.


Seems he didn't play for Lyon lastnight so looks like he's on the move but maybe not to us as i've just read chelsea are favourites to sign him, any thoughts on this, i'm 50-50 on it due to the knee problem he may have.
Real to tap in for Salah?
Latest outbursts from Stokes and Arsenal camps suggest both dressing room and fans' discontent with big names not pulling their weight in their club's relegation and downward spiral battles. Names like Shaqiri, Ozil and Sanchez come to mind; "disappear from games", "goes missing" are all too often heard in post-game comments. Let's hope we see a very different and motivated Shaqiri in the LFC red jersey!!
Fabinho's combination of character and ability make Jürgen Klopp delighted with Liverpool's agreement to sign the midfielder from AS Monaco.
The 24-year-old will join the Reds on July 1 after 225 appearances and 29 goals for the French club, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title in 2016-17.
Lemar has been left out of his past two games by Monaco, i'm wondering is there something about to happen here as normally when a player is dropped during a transfer window with rumours of a move surrounding him it usually means a move is imminent. We've been heavily linked with him, 90 million is the reported price but as i've not seen much of him i can't really comment on his quality but surely any help we can get right now will only benifit us.


The invention of a new small plastic pouch that releases chlorine dioxide gas to eliminate E. coli and other pathogens from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables is among the new nutrition and health findings in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs.
A new vaccine developed by ARS scientists can protect food animals such as pigs and turkeys against both human- and animal-disease-causing Salmonella. In experiments, the vaccine protected pigs against two types of Salmonella-Typhimurium and Choleraesuis. It also protected turkeys against Typhimurium and the multidrug-resistant Salmonella type, Heidelberg.
ARS scientists have developed new infrared technology that can improve commercial food processing, particularly drying of walnuts. Drying walnuts by the current hot-air method is expensive and energy intensive. This infrared method dries walnuts with 25 percent less energy and reduces drying time by 35 percent. It also may be practical for other types of nuts, such as pistachios.
A heat-tolerant broccoli could be on the horizon since ARS scientists have identified genetic markers associated with heat resistance and characterized the genetic sources of broccoli's ability to tolerate heat stress. Encountering high temperatures is the main factor limiting where and when broccoli is grown. One cup of broccoli provides more than 100 percent of our daily requirement for vitamins C and K and is a good source of fiber, vitamin A, folate, and potassium.


text:
Did The WHO Just Invite Corporates To Set Health Policy?
20/05/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
From the News Minute (India): The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan has invited the private sector, civil society and academia among others, to join a dialogue on how non-state players can work with the global body to enhance public health work. A leading voice in this configuration is the United States-based Global Health Council (GHC) whose strong and spirited response to the invitation has set the cat among the pigeons in some countries (including reportedly with India) and certain sections of non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
"It is my honour as representative of the Global Health Council Delegation to present the Global Health Council Delegation Members," Dr. Christine Sow, Executive Director of the GHC said in a letter to Dr. Chan.
The letter dated May 5th 2015 has been accessed by The News Minute (TNM) and it lists over a 100 top dogs of the food and beverage sector to top universities and pharmaceutical companies. This year, the GHC has been allowed to bring over a 100 delegates. A new industry body that is keen to get official status relations with the WHO is the international Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) representing big food corporations, Nestlé, Ferrero, Coca Cola, Mars, McDonalds and Pepsico. Sugar is a major issue of contention with some countries calling it the next tobacco that must be severely regulated in foods and beverages. Some participants in the GHC list have only partially declared their work including one who works with the alcohol industry. In principle and practice this invitation raises several ethical issues at a time when the WHO is strapped for cash.
For the full story, see: http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-who-just-invite-corporates-set-health-policy#sthash.ISr8p1Cd.dpuf
For another story on the issue see here.
For IP-Watch reporting on the non-state actor issue at WHA 68, see here.
Intellectual Property Watch may be reached at info@ip-watch.org.
"Did The WHO Just Invite Corporates To Set Health Policy?" by Intellectual Property Watch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Filed Under: Themes, Venues, Finance, Health & IP, Lobbying, Outside Sources, WHO
Monday Morning Manager: Miguel Cabrera passes the Big Cat | Pet Zone Cats and Dogs Blog. says:
[…] Did The WHO Just Invite Corporates To Set Health Policy? A leading voice in this configuration is the United States-based Global Health Council (GHC) whose strong and spirited response to the invitation has set the cat among the pigeons in some countries (including reportedly with India) and certain sections … Read more on Intellectual Property Watch […]


text:
Home Hard News Iran underlines need for implementing Islamic human rights declaration
Iran underlines need for implementing Islamic human rights declaration
Emad Askarieh
Iran's top MP has said that human rights should turn into a public demand so that governments would be forced to take major steps in safeguarding human rights.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called for serious steps to be taken to implement the Declaration of Islamic Human Rights, a document adopted by members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 25 years ago.
Addressing a ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday, Larijani said human rights should turn into a "public demand" so that governments would be forced to take major steps in safeguarding human rights.
The ceremony was held to mark 'the Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day', designated by the OIC.
On August 5, 1990, OIC members adopted the Declaration of Islamic Human Rights in Egypt's capital of Cairo. The document provides an overview of the Islamic perspective on human rights.
Larijani also said the Declaration of Islamic Human Rights contains profound concepts while having some weak points, too.
The speaker further lashed out Saudi Arabia for breaching the document by launching a military aggression against Yemen.
"According to the Article 3 of Declaration of Islamic Human Rights, if a war breaks out, the security of women, old men and those not involved in the war should be protected," Larijani noted, making a reference to the death toll in Yemen under a Saudi-led invasion that began on March 26.
He further took a swipe at Israel as a criminal regime and at the US for its brazen supports for the Zionist regime's atrocities in Palestine.
The Zionist regime of Israel has been founded on the basis of violation of human rights, Larijani stated, decrying Washington for taking pride in supporting those crimes.
Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.
Iran Blacklists Trump, Nine Other US Officials for 'Acts of Terror'
Tehran Blasts Canada for Working with US to Block Sales of Medicines to Iran
European Parliament's Resolution Amounts to 'Obsequity' to Biden: Iran
Iran Deplores Adoption of Human Rights Resolution at UNGA
France Can't Preach Others on Human Rights after Honouring Egyptian Dictator: Iran
US Blocking Iran's Purchase of COVID-19 Vaccine: Top Banker


text:
The challenge of equipoise in trials with a surgical and non-surgical comparison: a qualitative synthesis using meta-ethnography.
Davies L., Beard D., Cook JA., Price A., Osbeck I., Toye F.
BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials in surgery can be a challenge to design and conduct, especially when including a non-surgical comparison. As few as half of initiated surgical trials reach their recruitment target, and failure to recruit is cited as the most frequent reason for premature closure of surgical RCTs. The aim of this qualitative evidence synthesis was to identify and synthesise findings from qualitative studies exploring the challenges in the design and conduct of trials directly comparing surgical and non-surgical interventions. METHODS: A qualitative evidence synthesis using meta-ethnography was conducted. Six electronic bibliographic databases (Medline, Central, Cinahl, Embase and PsycInfo) were searched up to the end of February 2018. Studies that explored patients' and health care professionals' experiences regarding participating in RCTs with a surgical and non-surgical comparison were included. The GRADE-CERQual framework was used to assess confidence in review findings. RESULTS: In total, 3697 abstracts and 49 full texts were screened and 26 published studies reporting experiences of patients and healthcare professionals were included. The focus of the studies (24/26) was primarily related to the challenge of recruitment. Two studies explored reasons for non-compliance to treatment allocation following randomisation. Five themes related to the challenges to these types of trials were identified: (1) radical choice between treatments; (2) patients' discomfort with randomisation: I want the best treatment for me as an individual; (3) challenge of equipoise: patients' a priori preferences for treatment; (4) challenge of equipoise: clinicians' a priori preferences for treatment and (5) imbalanced presentation of interventions. CONCLUSION: The marked dichotomy between the surgical and non-surgical interventions was highlighted in this review as making recruitment to these types of trials particularly challenging. This review identified factors that increase our understanding of why patients and clinicians may find equipoise more challenging in these types of trials compared to other trial comparisons. Trialists may wish to consider exploring the balance of potential factors influencing patient and clinician preferences towards treatments before they start recruitment, to enable issues specific to a particular trial to be identified and addressed. This may enable trial teams to make more efficient considered design choices and benefit the delivery of such trials.
Non-surgical interventions, Qualitative evidence synthesis, Recruitment challenges, Surgical interventions, Anthropology, Cultural, Attitude of Health Personnel, Health Personnel, Humans, Patient Selection, Qualitative Research


That's not to say that those who have named their home Wi-Fi networks things like "FBI Surveillance Van 3" or "Pretty Fly for a Wi-Fi" are in the right, but you get the idea. Instead of misleading people with your SSID, you want to think of your wireless network's name as a shield against possible hacking attacks. In fact, it's recommended that you don't broadcast it at all if you can help it, but this isn't always an option–especially for organizations that offer Wi-Fi to the public as part of their consumer obligation.
One website in particular highlights the importance of naming your Wi-Fi network something inconspicuous. A service called WiGLE collects information from wireless networks and compiles it in an online database that's searchable. WiGLE also offers software solutions that can map, query, and update these databases. Among the uses for WiGLE are: educating the public, research projects, site surveys, journalism, analyzing wireless usage, and finding usable networks while on the go.
To learn more, you can access the website here.
What are your thoughts on WiGLE? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to reach out to us for help securing your company's wireless network.
Are you confident in the security of your wireless network? Don't hesitate to call us at (703) 288-9767 if you feel it's time to audit one of your most targetable entry-points.


text:
Q: ADALjs and Azure AD auth for Wep API project I have a client app and Web API app hosted on different domains and want to utilize ADAL.js in my client app to login in my Web API app, but still getting Unauthorized error.
In web api web.config I've specified my AAD details:
<add key="ida:AudienceUri" value="http://clientappurl/" />
<add key="ida:FederationMetadataLocation" value="https://login.windows.net/...3596365/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml" />
<add key="ida:ClientId" value=".....388ffcc3" />
<add key="ida:ClientSecret" value="....gBsD7o=" />
<add key="ida:Tenant" value="........onmicrosoft.com" />
<add key="ida:TenantId" value="........96365" />
<add key="ida:Auth" value="https://login.windows.net/" />
<add key="ida:GraphUrl" value="https://graph.windows.net" />

And updated Startup.Auth.cs with following:
 app.UseWindowsAzureActiveDirectoryBearerAuthentication(
        new WindowsAzureActiveDirectoryBearerAuthenticationOptions
        {
            Audience = "http://myclientapp",
            Tenant = "developertenant.onmicrosoft.com",
            AuthenticationType = "OAuth2Bearer",
        });

On the client I've specified endpoints (my api url), tenant and clientId. ADALjs redirects user to microsoft login page and looks like after sucessfull login it writes some data to local storage. But API app still respondes with Unauthorized error.
Are there any tutorials on how properly configure wep api and client apps hosted on different domains to utilize AAD?
How can I read authorized user details like AAD user group from my Web API app?

A: Here is an example which shows how to read AAD group claims from a web app:
https://github.com/Azure-Samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-groupclaims
Once you have the tokens, you can then call a Web API, which is shown by this example:
https://github.com/Azure-Samples/active-directory-dotnet-webapp-webapi-openidconnect
There's a good list of AAD examples here:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/active-directory-authentication-scenarios/

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Brazen's Sleep Review - not just for movies anymore!
The Gang starts off with a dose of sports ball and the snooze fest that this season's big match seems to have turned out to be. Then Fisi goes into his thoughts on the Anthem game demo and delights your ears with a game... about Anthems!


This week special guest host Dudders talks with Christopher deTroy who was in town working with Mike "Tattoo" Krausert and the ScareHouse design team. Chris is the creative director for the New York Renaissance Faire and Forest of Fear. In addition to having mad jousting skills, Chris is an expert in scenic design and detailing. Chris gives us an inside look at what goes into designing a haunt, from wood stain to the importance of sharing and teaching with other designers. Macabre Noir also stops by to share her favorite tips and tricks of design including her love of the color wheel and how to make customers feel a complete sense of immersion inside a set.


Hazardous biological agents, as defined under the Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, OHSAct (85 of 1993), means any micro-organism, cell culture or human endoparasite, including any which have been genetically modified, which may cause any infection, allergy or toxicity, or otherwise create a hazard to human health.
Hazardous biological agents are sub-divided into four groups with Group 1 agents unlikely to cause human disease, whereas Group 4 agents may cause severe human disease and is a serious hazard to exposed persons.
Persons at work may be infected by hazardous biological agents via various routes of transmission, such as physical contact, droplet transmission, airborne transmission, as well as vector-borne and common vehicle transmission.
Biological agents include bacteria, viruses, fungi, other microorganisms and their associated toxins to which persons may be exposed during the course their employment. Biological agents are widespread in the natural environment are found in water, soil, plants and animals. Because many microbes reproduce rapidly and require minimal resources for survival, they are a potential danger in a wide variety of occupational settings.
Most exposed occupations may include those in food production, agriculture, farming, hospitals and laboratories, municipality (refusal and sewage workers) and office buildings from wallpapers, carpets, damp buildings and ventilation systems.
Conduct a risk assessment every two years.
Carry out monitoring in accordance with a suitable procedure that is standardized, sufficiently sensitive and of proven effectiveness.
Implement engineering control measures, administrative control measures and / or use of personal protective equipment and facilities to prevent or, where this is not reasonably practicable, adequately control the exposure risk presented to employees.
Provide medical surveillance for exposed employees.
We can assist you to comply with statutory requirements at your workplace, and to ensure the maintenance of adequate control over the exposure of employees.
Evaluation of legionella counts in air-conditioning systems and other water sources.
Biological monitoring of equipment and food contact surfaces in Food Premises.


text:
Home > Vacation Activities > Nature And Wildlife
Bird Watching Tours
Gorilla Safari
Privately Guided Safari
Visiting Parks
Volcano Tours
Nature and Wildlife Vacations packages are for you if you love nature, if you want to see and explore the nature from near. We bring lots of nature and wildlife tour packages around the world and you will get the chance to explore the most beautiful wildlife safari. Several tour packages of African Wildlife Safari, Indian Wildlife gives you breathtaking experiences with full of fun. Beside Africa and Indian Wildlife Safari packages we offer the Wildlife tour to whole world. Where you want to go, we help you. No need to think about accommodation, transport and guide. We arrange all for you. You just enjoy.
« Prev 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next »
8 Day Out of Africa Fly In Safari Nairobi
Price: From $5235 USD (Per Person)
Duration: 8 day(s)
Season: All Year Round
Categories: Wildlife Safari , Flight Seeing Tours
Destination: Kenya
Starts in Nairobi, Kenya, on a scheduled scenic light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, famous for the biggest migration of animals on the planet. Every year more than a million (July – Oct) zebra and wilder beast migrate through the Reserve. This amazing spectacle attracts many predators. During the safari flight your pilot and guide will provide you with interesting information about the wildlife and scenic highlights via headphones. Explore the Masai Mara on guided 4x4 game dr..
contact our partner package details
6 Day Zambezi Adventure
Categories: Wildlife Safari , Nature and Wildlife Tours
Destination: Zimbabwe
Exploring the Zambezi River upstream from the Victoria falls. Arriving at the Victoria Falls Airport, Zimbabwe, you will be transferred to a secluded private concession 80 kilometers upstream from the mighty Victoria Falls. Spend 2 nights at a lodge overlooking the Zambezi River that borders the Kasane Forest Reserve of Botswana. The private concession is situated on a fringe of the Zambezi River where Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia converge. Especially elephant and buffalo coming from t..
7 Day Lake Malawi Island Hopper
Categories: Nature and Wildlife Tours
Destination: Malawi
The 7 day Lake Malawi Island Hopper small group fly in safari visits Cape Maclear located on the southern lakeshore of Lake Malawi, Mumbo Island located within the Lake Malawi National Park and World Heritage Site with its tropical beaches, crystal clear waters and stunning mountain backdrop, and the remote and stunning Likoma island located in the northern part of the lake near Mozambique...
5 Day Elephant Route Safari
Categories: Wildlife Safari
The 5 Day Elephant Route safari is an intimate safari that goes off the beaten track by staying at Private Game Reserves at Zimbabwe's mighty Victoria Falls and Botswana's Chobe National Park. The main focus of this tour is nature and wildlife by staying at secluded tented camps in private game reserves, experiencing the Victoria Falls in all its splendour, unspoilt game viewing in the Chobe National Park, and elephants. While at the Victoria Falls you will also visit the elephant sanctuary ..
8 Day Serengeti & Chimpanzee Safari
Destination: Tanzania
Visits Tanzania's world famous Serengeti National Park, famous for the 'Great Migration', and western Tanzania's Mahale Mountains National Park, famous for being the natural habitat of some of Africa's last remaining wild Chimpanzees. The Mahale Mountains National Park, bordering the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, is also commonly known as one of Africa's most isolated and beautiful National Parks. This exceptional fly in safari starts and ends in Arusha, Tanzania, and is fully i..
8 Day Chimpanzee Trail
Your 8 day adventure starts in Arusha, Tanzania. From Arusha you will board a scenic light aircraft flight to a landing strip in the Mahale Mountains National Park, Western Tanzania. Accessible by boat or by air only, the Mahale Mountains National Park is one of the most isolated and beautiful National Parks on the African continent. Upon arrival in the Mahale Mountains National Park you will board a traditional dhow sailing boat for a one and a half hour boat cruise on Lake Tanganyika to the ca..
National Parks of Croatia
Price: From $700 USD (Per Person)
Categories: Visiting Parks , Nature and Wildlife Tours
Destination: Croatia
Visit of the park, and an ascent along the hiking routes. Lunch. After lunch we continue discovering numerous traces that indicate the former coexistence of man with the mountain, as well as the remains of religious buildings (churches, chapels, etc.), some of which are well preserved. Also discovering numerous archaeological sites, prehistoric cairns, tombstones, the remains of Napoleon's Road, etc.. Much more in the tour.....
Bhutan @ Bumthang Cultural Tour
Bumthang is known for its four spectacular valleys and is the seat of the government till the second king. The place is known for its historical sites. Next, we..
Bhutan @ Glimpses of Western Bhutan
Visit to Ta Dzong, built in 17th century, as watchtower to defend Paro Dzong and the Paro valley. The fortress was later converted into the National Museum in 1..
Chile @ La Serena And Elqui Valley
Visit La Serena and Coquimbo, enjoying its history, preserved architecture and natural beauty. Join us for a day tour to the mystical, surprising and warm Elqui..
Uganda @ Uganda Wildlife Tour To Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park and afternoon game drive. Game drive and Launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel. Much more....
Nepal @ Kathmandu To Lhasa Overland Tour (Tibet Tour)
The Kathmandu Lhasa group tour is one of the most affordable trips as well that begins in Kathmandu and ends in Lhasa driving along the Friendship Highway throu..
Turkey @ 9 Days Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale & Sailing Tour
Explore Ephesus Ruins, Fountains of Trajan, Polio, Temples of Hadrian and Domition, Library of Celcius, Bouloterion and the Great Theatre, House of the Virgin M..
Uzbekistan @ Holy Places
Visiting the Oldest part of Tashkent - Mosque Tilla-Shaykh (19 c) – "Mosque of Khast Imam" where the oldest QUR'ANI KARIM of OSMAN is kept - Mosq..
Tanzania @ 5 Days Tanzania Budget Camping Safaris
You get unparalleled access to the famous Tanzania national parks: Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and the great Serenge..
Tanzania @ Great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Trails
Observe the more subtle nuances of wildlife behavior, expertly noted by your local guides and professional trackers. Explore all the great wildlife regions of n..


Rankin EB, Erler J, Giaccia AJ. The cellular microenvironment and metastases. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Doroshow JH, Kastan MB, Tepper JE, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:chap 3.
Sanford DE, Goedegebuure SP, Eberlein TJ. Tumor biology and tumor markers. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 20th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 28.


text:
Q: SPGridView filtering without objectdatasource I have created SPGridView dynamically (in the codebehind for sharepoint), everything is working fine paging, sorting etc... but I want to do filtering without using ObjectDataSource (I have done it with ObjectDataSource by assigning the ID of object datasource to
Grid.DataSourceID = objectDatasourceID;

and filterig works but when I edit the row then while updating it is not working) so I removed ObjectDataSource and got the table's data from DB and assing to Grid.DataSource = DataTable; and Grid.DataBind(); and it is working fine but when I write the code for filtering like
    SPgv.AllowFiltering = true;
    SPgv.FilterDataFields = "CODE_NAME";
    SPgv.FilteredDataSourcePropertyName = "FilterExpression";
    SPgv.FilteredDataSourcePropertyFormat = "{1} = '{0}'";

(SPgv is the SPGridView, and CODE_NAME is the column name)
and when I run this code the menu appears on the column name, and also sorting asc and desc works but it gives me a javascript error when I click on the menu and the values in the column CODE_NAME does not appear, it says loading... but nothing appears
Any help regarding filtering without ObjectDataSource will be greatly appreciated, I dont want any Textbox, dropdown for filtering I want the same menu (which appears in the SPGridView) for filtering but without ObjectDataSource.

A: SPGridView's filtering works best with ObjectDataSource, as you know. I suggest adding a drop down control and passing the selected value to your CAML query to filter.


text:
The most important tourist attractions in Jordan
Sameh | 9 February، 2020 | Jordan
The city of Aqaba is one of the elements of tourism in Jordan with distinct characteristics, as it is the only outlet for Jordan on the Red Sea and is the starting point for tourists coming to Jordan by sea. It is also characterized by the presence of an international airport that connects it with many capitals of the world, and it is unique in the group of mountains that surround With it, and its charming beaches that allow tourists to practice all marine activities, such as swimming, diving, watching coral reefs and colorful fish, there are also places to relax and practice yoga and meditation, as well as medical tourism in specialized resorts.
The city of Aqaba is characterized by a number of tourist attractions that attract tourists, whether domestic or Arab and international tourism. Among the most important of these areas is the Aqaba Archaeological Museum and the castle
Aqaba, Prinais Beach, and we'll look at it in detail.
The most important 3 landmarks in Aqaba
1- Aqaba Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Aqaba is part of the Hussein Bin Ali Palace, located near the Aqaba Castle on the northern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, and is considered one of the important tourist attractions in the city and one of the reasons for the popularity of tourism in Jordan. The museum includes many artifacts dating back to different times from the beginning 7th to 15th centuries AD.
The museum consists of a number of halls representing the archaeological discoveries areas such as the Roman deer hall, the Islamic deer, the Ridam and Al-Hameema hall, and the hall of the Hijri site of the deer and Tal al-Maqas, and there are 22 lockers that contain gold, silver and bronze coins and holdings of different times, and Stone Age holdings, which have been coordinated They are arranged in chronological order from oldest to newest, with the circumstances and history of their discovery.
2- Aqaba Castle
Aqaba Fort
One of the most important tourist attractions in Jordan is the Aqaba castle, which dates back to the Islamic era, and it has a unique view of the Red Sea, and its construction is due to the "apparent Baybars" which he built on the ruins of a fort that the Crusaders had begun building, but it was not completed due to their departure, and it was built The apparent Bayars Castle in this spot in order to protect the only sea entrance to this area, and was a center for the gathering of soldiers and the stocking of supplies and weapons.
The castle contains many holdings from the Islamic ages and beyond, and with the neighboring Archaeological Museum in Aqaba it forms a rich archaeological area, while preserving the ancient historical character that attracts tourists from everywhere.
3- Berenice Beach
Tourism in Jordan also includes recreational areas, and Pirinais beach is a representative of recreational tourism in Aqaba, where the best use of an area estimated at 500 meters is the length of the beach which is part of a park dedicated to marine and marine life.
Pirinais Beach combines many activities, it is a wonderful beach with pools suitable for all ages, swimming and diving enthusiasts have designated areas on the beach with all the requirements, and there are moorings for yachts for family-friendly cruise enthusiasts.
Also there are special entertainment areas for children and many restaurants and shopping places, and the beach is an important attraction for domestic tourism for the weekend, and also for foreign tourists, who enjoy the wonderful atmosphere and integrated leisure activities.
Tourism in Petra
The monastery in Petra
Petra is one of the popular tourist areas in Jordan, and this great historical city has been called many of the names, which were included among the seven wonders of the world, it is the city's pink times due to the color of the rocks and the Nabateans, but the name of Petra was the most frequently used name throughout history; The multiplicity of names has always been an expression of the magic and prestige of this great city, the ruins and holdings of the ancient treasures, and the history that testifies to the greatness of this ancient civilization.
It was built or sculpted in more accurate terms the city of Petra in protecting a number of mountain ranges in a way that hides what is behind it, so it took a strong bulwark in front of the invaders throughout the ages. Wonderful with distinct interfaces.
For lovers of exotic places: the best exotic tourist destinations
The most important travel advice from travelers


text:
Industry wary of Commander fallout
The unravelling of ASX-listed integrator, Commander (ASX:CDR), has left many rivals scrambling to assuage customer concerns and minimise its impact on the broader IT channel.
Receivers, McGrathNicol, were appointed to Commander by its bankers on August 7 after the board brought in voluntary administrators, Ferrier Hodgson. The receivers are now looking to sell the business and plan to continue trading.
Several competing resellers and integrators have expressed interest in acquiring parts of the business, and many have already picked up ex-Commander staff and customers. But despite the opportunities presented from losing a significant rival, most agree Commander's failure to stay afloat will damage customer and market confidence in the sector.
"Commander's problems have brought into question the stability of the industry," 3D Networks CEO, Chris Luxford, claimed. "Customers are asking that if someone as huge as Commander can suffer so badly, how can the littler guys survive?"
For listed IT providers such as Queensland-based Data#3, and national IT reseller, Corporate Express, the failure of a significant rival to manage bank debts or operations effectively reflects badly in the eyes of the investment community.
"Any concern for the investment community that the sector has problems affects everyone because we are all sleeping in the same nest," Corporate Express managing director, Grant Harrod, said.
Data#3 managing director and chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association, John Grant, said IT was a small industry from a listed perspective.
"This doesn't create a positive perception of the industry in that sector. Without the investment dollars we won't get the funds to grow, and so on," he said. "This will have a much broader impact than the immediate implications for staff and customers. Those are extremely considerable, but the wider downturn implications are significant."
Corporate Express general manager of IT solutions, Marcus Heron, said it put the spotlight on longterm contracts not just for Commander customers but also for everybody else.
"It has already driven closer engagement between the customers and the OEMs – you wouldn't necessarily see the OEMs pushing aside the resellers, but this certainly strengthens the customer's desire to have closer ties with the vendor," he said. For Dimension Data spokesperson, Martin Aungle, managed services customers were of particular concern.


text:
Q: How to efficiently persist Creates / Updates / Deletes to data when using KnockoutJs? I have been playing round with knockoutjs and so far i have in my view a list of items.
I can update, create and delete these using various buttons.
I also have the ability to save, when this happens, my viewmodel gets sent to the server as json and i deal with it there.
I am worried that at this point it gets slightly inefficient.
I currently have a foreach loop that looks at each of the items.
I then query for each item 1 at a time, if it doesnt exist i assume it's new and add it, if it has a _destroy = true, i delete it and finally if it does exist i just replace it with what got sent back from the server this is where updates are persisted.
This seems quite wasteful to me.
1) i am sending every row back from the view.
2) i am then retrieving every row when it gets to the server even if nothing has changed.
Is there a way of flagging a row for "attention" and only sending those rows back to the server.
For example, lets say i have 4 rows displaying in my view.
I add a new one to the viewmodel, edit an existing one and delete another.
I would like to only send those 3 rows back to the server... ignoring the ones that are unchanged.
Maybe i could add and check for specific flags similar to how _destroy works currently?
So Adding items would add a _create flag and editing would add an _update flag etc.
Sorry, I hope this doesnt seem too much like waffle.
How would you suggest dealing with this?
Thanks, Kohan.

A: Here is a sample that might help: http://jsfiddle.net/rniemeyer/gfkej/
It is based on this: http://www.knockmeout.net/2011/05/creating-smart-dirty-flag-in-knockoutjs.html
The basic idea is to add a dirty flag to each item, then create a dependentObservable that represents all of the dirty items.  When filtering for dirty items, this also checks to see if _destroy is set on the item.  When adding a new item, the dirty flag let's you pass in a boolean to indicate that it should immediately be considered dirty.  In my example, I just pass id === 0, since I am initializing the id to 0 for any new items.


text:
Trail Smoke Eaters
Beaver Valley Nitehawks
Trail Orioles
Trail Vacation Guide
Route 3 Summer 2016
Two-year-old attacked by cougar near Mission, B.C.
Boy not seriously injured in incident on Monday afternoon
Mission Record Staff
Cascade Falls Regional Park
B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service has confirmed that a two-year-old boy was attacked by a cougar on Monday at Cascade Falls Regional Park near Mission.
Sgt. Todd Hunter said the incident took place at about 4 p.m. Monday, when an adult was taking some children for a walk along a trail.
Hunter said the attack took place as they were returning. The toddler received some scratches to his back and a puncture wound to his arm, but was not seriously injured.
Hunter said conservation officers made a sweep of the park Tuesday morning, but did not find any signs of a cougar lingering in the area.
He said Cascade Falls Regional Park – within the Fraser Valley Regional District – is closed until further notice, while they continue to monitor the situation and come up with a "long-term solution."
"Our goal is to ensure the public safety. People are going to that area, and we have asked them to be cognizant of any form of wildife you can encounter on the trail.
Cascade Falls Regional Park is located at 36421 Ridgeview Drive in Deroche northeast of Mission.
Trail man busted for drugs, cash and weapon
Snowboarder buried in Elk Valley avalanche
Am I in the game God has called me to?
Castlegar's Pioneer Arena and Nelson Civic Centre closing for season
RDCK is closing the ice at two of its arenas due to financial concerns related to COVID-19
Rossland commits to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050
"It's a really unique plan, and we have to go forward, we have to go to a low carbon future."
RCMP arrest woman who fired shots at Salmo home
The woman allegedly discharged a firearm early Friday morning
Explore Trail Daily Times
Trail News
Trail Weather
Trail Classifieds
© 2021, Trail Daily Times and Black Press Group Ltd.


From backyards to Main St….
Pizza Barbone began making their Neapolitan wood fired pizzas by trekking their mobile oven around Cape Cod and the Boston area since the Spring of 2010. After finding much success at local farmer's markets, public events and customer's private parties all over MA, they set down roots at a brick and mortar location at 390 Main St. in Hyannis, MA. There they bake their pizza in a beautifully handcrafted Stefano Ferrara oven, which was built from scratch by third generation oven-makers out of rock and ash from Mt. Vesuvius and covered in hand painted glass tiles before being shipped from Naples, Italy.
The oven was the first of its kind in Massachusetts so it is a truly exciting experience to bring the delicious pizza that this 900-degree oven turns out to the people and visitors of Cape Cod.
We are dedicated to using only fresh seasonal ingredients and making as much of our product from scratch that we possibly can. We take care in the food we create starting with the non-GMO "00" flour we import from Italy all the way down to making every spoon of gelato, splash of dressing and ladle of sauce in-house. All in compliment to the vegetables we grow on our rooftop garden!
House made and house grown, from our rooftop-farm to your table!
Pizza Barbone built and planted their very own rooftop garden in the spring of 2013 kicking off the urban rooftop farming movement on Cape Cod. With 8 raised beds and 30 self-watering containers all made by the chef's own hands, Pizza Barbone began their journey towards growing produce with a view of the city streets below. 18,000 pounds of organic Rooflite soil was lifted by crane to their rooftop vegetable oasis where they grow a plethora of organic vegetable. To name a few, the Pizza Barbone garden includes varieties of tomatoes, potatoes, runner beans, beets, carrots, onions, peppers, parsley, cauliflower, marigolds, cucumbers, squash and fresh herbs.
All of their rooftop crops make their way on to their customers plates with the confidence that because they grow it and harvest it themselves they know they are serving their customers the freshest and most seasonal produce on their pizzas and in the dishes they craft.
Chef/owner Jason O'Toole has been achieving career success since the young age of 17 when he set off to be a part of the team at Le Cirque in New York City. Shortly after his time with Le Cirque he continued on to complete his studies at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Jason took the talent he acquired from his practice at the CIA to London to work for Chef Gordon Ramsay at his Claridge's restaurant. He then returned to MA to work in various chef positions around Boston and Cape Cod. Prior to starting Pizza Barbone, Jason had been working as a personal chef for several years on board a privately owned yacht and at the owner's various residences. While traveling down the east coast in October of 2009, the boat made a stop in Charleston, S.C. where Jason found himself at a restaurant by the name of Extra Virgin Oven (EVO). During his visit to the wood fired pizza restaurant, he met the chefs and owners of EVO and learned about their story of starting off traveling around to local farmers markets with their mobile oven and working with the fresh local ingredients from the Charleston farming community. The very next day Jason returned to the restaurant to purchase the mobile oven they had for sale and the story of Pizza Barbone began. By May of 2010 Jason was operating his mobile oven at public events and farmers markets on Cape Cod. He quickly established a large following of customers booking private parties and has successfully continued with that to today.In the winter of 2012 Jason excitedly signed a lease on his first brick and mortar location for Pizza Barbone on Main St. in Hyannis. Through the Spring he worked tirelessly with the crew building out his new space and proudly opened the doors for his first customers on Father's Day weekend. Jason enjoys talking with as many of his guests in the restaurant as he can and looks forward to all of the years of Neapolitan pizzas he will be bringing to the visitors, residents and customers of Pizza Barbone.
I started out my life daydreaming of two things. First and foremost, finding the love of my life and secondly, food. As fate would have it, they happened to come in the form of a package deal.
As a kid, I grew up with a love of entertaining my sisters with impressions of famous figures from the food world of the 80's. Whether it be Julia Child or the Swedish Chef from the Muppets, I always found a way to command my sisters attention on long car rides in the family station wagon with "cooking show" improvs much to their delight. Upon my many travels with my family I also kept travel journals, which in turn, really ended up being food journals. My entries most often focused on what I ate that day, where I was when I ate it and what was so wonderful about it. For me, there was always an opportunity to make the enjoyment of a meal or a sweet treat last even longer by jotting it down to pour back over and savor all over again. There was a particular piece of cake on a plane ride to Florida once that my family reminisces on my documentation of quite hilariously!
Flash forward several years later to December 22, 2009. This was the day my life changed in a way I can't even explain with words. I found the love of my life, Jason O'Toole, and he far surpassed anything I had ever dreamt of for myself. Together we share our love of food and travel, but more importantly than anything, our love for each other. We began our relationship starting our own business together and ever since have looked forward to every single day as best friends loving, laughing, eating, traveling and growing a business together!
Please inform us if you or any member of your party has a food allergy.
Marinara | Margherita | Soppressata | Bianca Verde.
Many of our items can be made vegan and/or gluten free for our guests. We offer a housemade vegan cashew mozzarella for an additional $2.00. Gluten free dough is an additional $4.00 per crust. We also offer a vegan coconut milk gelato on our dessert menu.
Our gluten free crust is intended for those who are looking to reduce gluten in their diet. Our GF crust is prepared in a common kitchen and baked in a common oven. Therefore, a risk of gluten exposure is present. We take every effort to maintain gluten free work spaces, but there may be trace amounts of gluten present. Pizza Barbone does not recommend this pizza for customers with Celiac disease as there is no guarantee that the product is 100% gluten free. Customers with gluten sensitivities should exercise personal judgment in consuming our gluten free crust.
Our pizzas are 12" in diameter and are generally sufficient as a serving for one person.
The liquid from the sauce and cheese create a hot molten area at the center of the pizza. For this reason, Neapolitan pizza is best enjoyed with a knife and fork.
Neapolitan pizza has a varying degree of charring to it. This char on the sides and bottom of the crust adds a subtle layer of flavor and texture to the pizza.
There is a careful balance of crust, sauce, and cheese. With Neapolitan pizza there is never too much of any one component.
We love keeping you updated with our favorite photos and what's new at Pizza Barbone.


|Custom Storage For Your Exact Needs.
Our custom cabinet systems are built to your exact specifications.
We'll design a system that fits your space perfectly and work with you to determine the features of each and every component.


text:
using Moq;
using NUnit.Framework;
using Sorter.Algorithms.EventArg;
using Sorter.Algorithms.Routines;
using Sorter.Utilities.Interfaces;
using System.Linq;

namespace Sorter.UnitTests.Algorithms.Routines
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class MergeSort_Should
    {
        private int[] _tenUnsortedInts;

        private int[] _oneHundredUnsortedInts;

        private Mock<ICancelTokenSource> _fakeCancelSource;

        private Mock<ITimer> _fakeStopwatch;

        [SetUp]
        public void Init()
        {
            _tenUnsortedInts = Mother.GetTenUnsortedIntegers();
            _oneHundredUnsortedInts = Mother.GetOneHundredRandomlyPlacedIntegers();
            _fakeCancelSource = new Mock<ICancelTokenSource>();
            _fakeStopwatch = new Mock<ITimer>();
        }

        [Test]
        public void SortAsync_FireAStartedEvent()
        {
            bool wasFired = false;
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);
            sut.Started += (o, e) => wasFired = true;

            sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            Assert.IsTrue(wasFired);
        }

        [Test]
        public void SortAsync_CallStopwatchStartMethodExactlyOnce()
        {
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);
            sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            _fakeStopwatch.Verify(x => x.StartTimer(), Times.Once());
        }

        [Test]
        public async void SortAsync_CallStopwatchStopMethodExactlyOnce()
        {
            _fakeStopwatch.SetupAllProperties().SetReturnsDefault(It.IsAny<double>());
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);

            await sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            _fakeStopwatch.Verify(x => x.StopTimer(), Times.Once());
        }

        [Test]
        public async void SortAsync_FireACompletedEvent()
        {
            bool wasFired = false;
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);
            sut.Complete += (o, e) => wasFired = true;

            await sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            Assert.IsTrue(wasFired);
        }

        [Test]
        public async void SortAsync_CallStopwatch_ElapsedMilliseconds_GetterExactlyOnce()
        {
            _fakeStopwatch.SetupAllProperties().SetReturnsDefault(It.IsAny<double>());
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);

            await sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            _fakeStopwatch.VerifyGet(x => x.TimeElapsedMs, Times.Exactly(1));
        }

        [Test]
        public async void SortAsync_FireACompletedEventWithTheCorrectElapsedTimeValue()
        {
            _fakeStopwatch.SetupGet(x => x.TimeElapsedMs).Returns(Mother.ElapsedTimeStub);

            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);
            SortCompleteEventArgs sortCompleteEventArgs = null;
            sut.Complete += (o, e) => sortCompleteEventArgs = e;

            await sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            Assert.AreEqual(Mother.ElapsedTimeStub, sortCompleteEventArgs.ElapsedTimeMilliSec);
            Assert.AreEqual(10, sortCompleteEventArgs.ItemSortCount);
        }

        [Test]
        public async void SortAsync_CorrectlySortTenItemsGivenInTheUnsortedArray()
        {
            _fakeStopwatch.SetupAllProperties().SetReturnsDefault(It.IsAny<double>());
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);

            int[] result = await sut.SortAsync(_tenUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            Assert.IsTrue(Mother.GetTenSortedIntegers().SequenceEqual(result));
        }

        [Test]
        public async void SortAsync_CorrectlySortOneHundredItemsGivenInTheUnsortedArray()
        {
            _fakeStopwatch.SetupAllProperties().SetReturnsDefault(It.IsAny<double>());
            var sut = new MergeSort(_fakeStopwatch.Object);

            int[] result = await sut.SortAsync(_oneHundredUnsortedInts, _fakeCancelSource.Object.Token);

            Assert.IsTrue(Mother.GetOneHundredSortedIntegers().SequenceEqual(result));
        }

        [TearDown]
        public void TearDown()
        {
            _tenUnsortedInts = null;
            _oneHundredUnsortedInts = null;
            _fakeCancelSource = null;
            _fakeStopwatch = null;
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Last Sunday — when many folks were either at the downtown Fine Arts Festival, Library Book Sale, beach, or otherwise enjoying the delights of a Westport summer — a dozen quickly responded to our "06880" photo challenge.
They knew that Bob Weingarten's image showed another local gem.
In fact, it was described variously as across from Rive Bistro restaurant, the VFW, a medical office complex and the Saugatuck Rowing Club. Lots of people see it, from lots of different places.
Only Valerie Port, though, described it by where it is, not what it's across from. She said it's at "the end of Oak Ridge Park" — a private road off Imperial Avenue.
Kudos to Valerie, plus Jana Moorman, Bobbie Herman, Diane Silfen, Ralph Balducci, Jay Tormey, Sylvia Robinson Corrigan, Mary Ann Batsell, Jonathan McClure, Seth Braunstein, Amy Schneider and Peter Tulupman, for answering correctly.
And thanks for taking time out of such a beautiful day to do so.
It probably was a momentous occasion, in 1932. In the intervening 86 years though, most Westporters have forgotten it exists.
If you know where you'd find this, click "Comments" below.
This entry was posted in Photo Challenge, Saugatuck and tagged Oak Ridge Park, Rive Bistro, Saugatuck River, VFW, Westport Rowing Club. Bookmark the permalink.
It's on the green at the corner of Old Hill Road and Kings Highway North.
It is at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Church Lane, on the lawn of Christ and Holy Trinity Church..
Very impressive, Tom, Bob and Jill. I'm impressed that you knew this!
Dan: Are you sure that this plaque is on the green between Old Hill Road and King's Highway North? Historical references place it on the east lawn of Christ and Holy Trinity Church. There is a plaque on the east lawn of the Church today, which looks like the plaque in the photo challenge.
Perhaps there were 2 plaques placed during the bicentennial of George Washington's birth? Does the one at Christ & Holy Trinity Church reference the site of the former Disbrow Inn?
Yes, I believe the one at Christ and Holy Trinity church references the Disbrow Inn.
I lived on Edgehill Ln. I remember seeing it in my travels around tbe neighborhood.


LEONARDO BONUCCI, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Corentin Tolisso are all on Chelsea's radar.
That is the claim of Italian football journalist Tancredi Palmeri, who does not believe the Blues are interested in Juventus left-back Alex Sandro.
He was asked on Twitter: "Any truth in Chelsea links with [Leonardo] Bonucci, Alex Sandro, [Tiemoue] Bakayoko and [Corentin] Tolisso?"
"Truth in three of them, not Alex Sandro," Palmeri replied to his 142,000 followers.
Chelsea romped to the Premier League title in their first season under Antonio Conte.
But the Blues boss is still expected to bolster his squad this summer ahead of a Champions League campaign next term.
Bonucci, 30, could replace departing skipper John Terry at Stamford Bridge.
Conte knows the centre-back well from their time together with Juventus and Italy.
He is tied to the Turin outfit until 2021 after penning fresh terms at the end of last year.
Bakayoko meanwhile, played a starring Monaco last season, both domestically and in Europe.
He made 51 appearances in all competitions, regularly impressing at the heart of midfield as the French outfit claimed their first league title in 17 years and reached the last four of the Champions League.
Tolisso, also a central midfielder, caught the eye for Lyon.
He scored 14 goals and assisted seven in 47 outings for Bruno Genesio's side.
There are still three years left to run on his current deal.


text:
Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. Subscribe today and support local community journalism.
Digital Only Subscriptions
Thank you for visiting ThePilot.com and supporting award-winning community journalism. Not everyone wants to have a newspaper delivered to their home, but they want to keep up with the latest news in Moore County. Click here to gain digital-only access and support local journalism.
Day Pass (includes N.C. sales tax) $1.07 for 1 day
Monthly Access (includes N.C. sales tax) $5.35 for 30 days
Annual Access (includes N.C. sales Tax) $53.50 for 365 days
Connect Print Subscription to Digital Access
Thank you for visiting ThePilot.com. Your Pilot subscription entitles you to unlimited digital access. Simply log in. From the home page, click on Subscription Services. Then click on "Pilot All Access Print Subscribers." It should show your phone number . If so, click "Sign Up." After a few seconds, it will take you back to the home page. Log out, then log back in. You're set! For any problems, call our customer service number at 910-693-2487 or 693-2488.
Readers are entitled to 10 free articles per month without a subscription. Please log in or create a new account to access these articles, or subscribe today and support local community journalism.
Found Pet
Returned Pet
TicketMeSandhills
The Country Bookshop
The Pilot Briefing
The Sway
Choose Local MC
The Pilot.com All-Access
Southern Pines, NC (28387)
Generally clear. Low 72F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph..
Generally clear. Low 72F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
high_school
hoofbeats
Payne Stewart strikes his iconic victory pose after winning the 1999 U.S. Open Championship. The event returned in 2005 and 2014, and will come again in 2024. (Photograph courtesy Tufts Archives)
Editorial | The Putt Heard Around the World
By THE PILOT EDITORIAL BOARD
Pinehurst was replete with golf history before Payne Stewart made his historic putt 20 years ago Thursday at the first ever U.S. Open here.
But for those who know better — who experienced that magical moment all those years ago, who have some sense with where we've been and where we're going — there is no doubt about the significance of that misty afternoon.
June 20, 1999, represents a before-and-after demarcation for Pinehurst, Pinehurst Resort, Moore County and the sport of golf. That iconic moment, the fist pump, the one-legged lean into victory, the rapture and passion of achievement — all of it has served to burnish our reputation and cement a relationship with the U.S. Golf Association that few others enjoy.
Since, Pinehurst has enjoyed an elevated reputation as a destination, as a place to do business, as a place to live — as a place that makes memories happen. All from a single 15-footer.
"1999 was the watershed moment," said Pat Corso, the Pinehurst Resort president and CEO at the time, "that caused us to become who we are."
A Reputation Rescued
The U.S. Open is to golf what the Stanley Cup is to hockey, or the Super Bowl to football — except the spoils of victory are bestowed not just to the winner but the host community as well. The U.S. Golf Association reserves its topmost championship for only the elite courses, as this past week's competition at Pebble Beach shows. It is a tight rotation of just a handful of courses, so to earn a spot in that lineup is to be part of an exclusive club.
Pinehurst had enjoyed its share of professional and amateur golf tournaments and championships over the years, but an invitation to host a U.S. Open was as elusive as a valentine for Charlie Brown.
It seems hard to believe now, but Pinehurst was once a resort and club that had lost its way. The Tufts family's sale to the real estate-minded Diamondhead Corp. in the 1970s led to a steep decline that led to the brink of bankruptcy. The Dedman family purchased the resort, and restoring its glory — appearance and reputation — took almost 20 years. Resort officials led by Corso and the late director of golf Don Padgett worked mightily to convince the USGA to try Pinehurst.
It's hard to believe now that it was seen as such a gamble then.
Stewart's Lasting Legacy
Then Payne Stewart sank his par putt and everything changed. Pinehurst became a magical place, a destination that even non-golfers sought out. Stewart's tragic death later that year led the resort to commission and unveil a statue in 2001 marking Stewart's singular gesture of victory. On any given day, scores of visitors pose with it.
Stewart's putt aside, the 1999 U.S. Open was a rousing success. Extensive planning bore out that Moore County could embrace such a large, high-profile event.
"What was amazing is the USGA had never held an Open in such a rural area," remembered Bev Stewart, an official with the Moore County Convention and Visitors Bureau. "I hate to use the word, but most of us at the CVB were terrified. We were on the world stage and knew if anything went wrong it would have been really bad."
From the success of 1999, Moore County thrived. The USGA was so thrilled, it quickly announced a return of the Open in 2005, an almost unheard-of return for an event that normally cycles on 10-year calendars.
The USGA has since gone on to hold its first — and still only — back-to-back U.S. Open and Women's Open in 2014 at Pinehurst. The USGA, which held its second U.S. Senior Women's Open at Pine Needles last month, returns this August with its U.S. Amateur. Then, in 2022, the U.S. Women's Open returns to Pine Needles, and Pinehurst No. 2 will host its fourth U.S. Open in 2024.
All sparked by a 15-foot roll in the cup by Pinehurst's champion.
Comments that violate any of the rules above are subject to removal by staff.
Overton Body Shop & Repair, Inc
110 Sandy Avenue, Southern Pines, NC 28387
Clayton Insurance Agency
344 Wilson Road, Sanford, NC 27332
Burney True Value Hardware Of Seven Lakes
270 N Trade St, Seven Lakes, NC 27376
Pinehurst Surgical Orthopaedics
5 FirstVillage Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28374
J's Mobile Detailing Auto Spa
Midland Bistro
2160 Midland Rd, Southern Pines, NC 28387
Ironwood Cafe
2176 Midland Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374
Fields Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
7718 NC Highway 22 N, Carthage, NC 28327
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
205 Knight Street, Aberdeen, NC 28315
Southern Motor Parts, Inc
208 W Maple Ave, Aberdeen, NC 28315
Subscription Services/Pay Bill
Vacation Starts/Stops
© 2018 All contents © The Pilot LLC. Contents cannot be reproduced or used without express written consent of the publisher.
Please read our TERMS OF USE and our PRIVACY POLICY.
Physical Address: 145 W Pennsylvania Avenue, Southern Pines, NC
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 58, Southern Pines, NC 28388
910-692-7271 Fax:910-692-9382


text:
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister. Portillo was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984; a strong admirer of Margaret Thatcher and a Eurosceptic, Portillo served as a junior minister under both Thatcher and John Major, before entering the cabinet in 1992.
Michael was born in North London in 1953 and attended a grammar school, Harrow County, before graduating from Peterhouse, Cambridge, with a first class degree in History. He then worked for a shipping company for a year before moving to the Conservative Research Department in 1976.
At the 1979 General Election he was responsible for briefing Margaret Thatcher before her press conferences and for the next two years was special adviser to the Secretary of State for Energy. He worked for Kerr McGee Oil (UK) Ltd from 1981 to 1983 and contested the Birmingham Perry Bar seat at the 1983 Election.
Michael returned to politics as a special adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Nigel Lawson) and in December 1984 won the by-election in Enfield Southgate, caused by the murder of Sir Anthony Berry MP in the Brighton bombing. Michael represented the constituency for thirteen years.
He joined the Government in 1986, and remained a member until 1997. He was a whip, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Social Security, Minister of State for Transport, Minister of State for Local Government and Inner Cities; and as a Cabinet Minister was Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Employment, and Secretary of State for Defence. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1992.
After his 1997 electoral defeat, Michael returned to Kerr McGee as an adviser. He also turned to journalism writing about walking as a pilgrim on the Santiago Way and working as a hospital porter. He had a weekly column in The Scotsman.
Michael was re-elected to Parliament in a by-election in Kensington and Chelsea in November 1999 and was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2000 to 2001. Following the Conservatives' election defeat in 2001, Michael unsuccessfully contested the leadership of the party. In 2005 Michael left the House of Commons.
Michael has made a number of television programmes for BBC Two including Art That Shook The World: Richard Wagner's Ring, Portillo in Euroland, Great Britons, When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum and Portillo Goes Wild in Spain. For BBC Four he has made several series of Dinner with Portillo, a discussion programme. In 2004 he became a weekly columnist on The Sunday Times and was The New Statesman's theatre critic between 2004 and 2006. In 2006 he joined The Moral Maze team on BBC Radio 4.
He is a member of the International Commission on Missing Persons in the former Yugoslavia (which organises the identification of massacre victims) and sat on of the Board of BAE Systems plc from 2002 to 2006. He joined the board of the Kerr McGee Corporation in 2006. He is President of DebRA, the national charity working on behalf of people with the genetic skin blistering condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). He was British chairman of the British-Spanish Tertulias (an annual high level conference) from 2004 to 2008.
In 2009 and 2010 he made 45 half hour programmes for Great British Railway Journeys. The second series was screened on BBC Two in 2011. He want on to create Railways of the Great War, Great Continental Railway Journeys, and Great American Railroad Journeys.
Michael Portillo, along with Dianne Abbott or Alan Johnson, is a regular on This Week, the long-running BBC current affairs and politics programme, hosted by Andrew Neil.
For speaking enquiries or to book Michael Portillo please call us on +44 (0)203 002 4125 or email Specialist Speakers
Politics and Political
Public Sector & Policy
Michael Dobbs
Matthew Parris
Chris Patten


If you're trying to nurture a new skill in a child I think you should always take your cue from them. Think about what they love and enjoy and use this as the medium to teach the lesson. Little currently adores ducks. She got a little yellow duck in a party loot bag which is accompanying her everywhere – and she quite likes 'being' a duck herself. She's also very interested in numbers – a skill which I'm keen for her to practise. Today she wanted to do some painting so, to encourage those numbers, we decided to make a duck number line.
I've blogged about number lines before and I think they're a really useful way to incorporate written numbers into your child's environment. Ours is strung along the kitchen window – a prominent position so Little is often looking at it. We refer to it most days, for example when we're counting out spoons to set the table, so we're gently reinforcing the number progression and linking the physical number of spoons with the written number symbols on the line. Of course, once things have been on display for a while they become a little stale and you walk past without noticing so I like to change the pictures on the number line to keep it interesting for Little. We've previously done ladybirds, autumn leaves and Christmas trees.
To make a duck number line: I cut out some duck shapes from pieces of card and Little set about paining them. Let you child be creative here and paint them any colour they like. Little was quite clear that she wanted pink and yellow ducks – so who am I to argue! Holding the paintbrush is good motor skill practice and the mark-making aspect paves the way for later writing. You can see from the vlog that she can't resist swirling all her paints together – more experimenting.
Once the ducks were dry Little added eyes and numbers using a felt pen. She was determined to write the numbers herself so I encouraged her to have a try – are you impressed with how well she did them? As one reason for making the number line is to have her see the (correct) written form of the numbers I added a small (correct) version of each numeral too – careful not to make Little think that her version was in anyway not good enough.
Children learn in a multi-sensory way and adding other experiences to a lesson re-inforces what you're teaching – so why not add in some song while you're painting and counting. Hope you like her rendition of Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day!
We're going to extend the play with ducks by adding them to the bathwater tonight – so Little can enjoy some small-world role play. And tomorrow we're off to feed the ducks at the local pond – so she can learn about the real world and see some ducks in action.
only 4 little ducks came back.
ALL THE 5 LITTLE DUCKS CAME BACK!
Awww, how adorable is she?!
Well, of course I think she is!
She's a complete natural, very beautiful and an absolute artist in more ways than one. Great vlog. Keep them coming.
Wow, she is just so wonderful. I think Mini may have fell in love!!
Hee hee! Maybe we'll be mothers-in-law!
Mice or frogs – is that what he likes? You could sing Hickory Dockory Dock, or Three Little Speckled Frogs.
Oh, that is adorable! Thanks for sharing at Memetales' Lets Play!
Pleasure Maya – great to link up with you.
This is a fantastic idea! I especially love that she made the ducks!
Oh, she is so lovely!!!
It's really a great and helpful piece of information. I'm happy that you just shared this useful info with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thank you for sharing.


SPA Treats brings to you a breathtaking and�vibrant PSD theme�designed especially for�spa, salon, beauty centre, ayurvedic�business etc. Our SPA Treat outshines with its amazing gala of theme colours, unique and premium design. Go through our page and discover more amazing features of our theme.


Deep learning is a powerful tool that has unlocked new capabilities in pattern recognition. We can use statistical regularities in datasets to build tools for language translation, speech recognition, computer vision, demand forecasting, and assisting in medical diagnostics.
While these capabilities are real and exciting, they are not magic: the picture painted by many companies and the media typically contains fundamental misconceptions about the limitations of these systems.
Big challenges include (i) guaranteeing the performance of a system even when the environment changes in small ways, e.g. that an X-Ray reader should still work even if the equipment is upgraded to a new machine that produces qualitatively similar but superficially different images; and (ii) making the leap from learning associations to causal interventions. Truly intelligent systems should reason about what would happen if we made different decisions.


text:
Want To Vote In The March 1 Primary? You Must Be Registered To Vote By Monday
We are just weeks away from early voting beginning in the March 1 primary. Early voting begins on Valentine's Day, February 14th.
It's easy to register to vote in Texas as there are different ways you can register. First, you can register to vote online via the Texas Secretary of State website. You can also request a written voter registration application from the Secretary of State through their website.
And then of course you can just head to you county election administrator in order to register to vote. If you are in Lubbock County, be sure to visit the Lubbock County Elections Office to see if you are registered to vote.
As the Houston Chronicle points out, some Texas citizens can vote by mail. To vote by mail you have to submit an application for an Absentee Ballot by mail from the Texas Secretary of State.
Not everyone is allowed to vote by mail. You are allowed to vote by mail in Texas only if you: are older than 65, sick or disabled, plan to be out of the county during in-person early voting and on Election Day, are pregnant and expecting a baby within three weeks of Election Day or are in jail. Your application to vote by mail can be denied.
The secretary of state's office must receive your application to vote by mail before Feb. 18 for it to be considered. Ballots must be received before polls close on Election Day to be counted.
Early voting begins February 14 and ends on February 25 and March 1 is Election Day in Texas.
10 Highest Appreciating Neighborhoods in Lubbock Since 2000
Here are the 10 highest appreciating neighborhoods in Lubbock since 2000, according to Neighborhood Scout.
Filed Under: Election 2022
Categories: Lubbock News, State News
More From News/Talk 95.1 & 790 KFYO
Goodbye Beto O'Rourke
Friday Is The Final Day To Vote Early In Texas
New Texas Poll May Surprise You With What Issue Voters Care Most About
Governor Greg Abbott Holding Campaign Event In Lubbock On Tuesday
Early Voting Begins In Texas, Here's What You Need To Know
Greg Abbott Continues to Lead Beto O'Rourke in Texas Governor's Race
Beto O'Rourke Blasts Greg Abbott in Fiery Speech at Texas Tech University
Beto O'Rourke Coming Back to Lubbock, Will Campaign at Texas Tech
Important Upcoming Election Dates You Need to Know About


As the Progressive Conservative leadership race heats up, the Journal brings you a weekly roundup of the major developments ahead of the first ballot, set for Sept. 6.
The move didn't stop the church's controversial leader, Art Pawlowski, from offering McIver an official endorsement this week.
McIver said on Twitter the endorsement wasn't welcome and a spokeswoman said Pawlowski would have no part in the campaign.
Alberta's farm workers continue to be excluded under a handful of provincial labour laws, including occupational health and safety rules, but don't expect that to change in the near future. Former premier Alison Redford promised three years ago to bring farm workers under the rules that govern other workers in the province, but since her resignation in March the pledge remains unfulfilled.
Critics have called on the three Tory leadership hopefuls to pick up Redford's promise, but so far none has indicated a willingness to take on the task. Calgary MLA Ric McIver called the issue complex, saying he wouldn't introduce any changes, while Edmonton MLA Thomas Lukaszuk said the province should work toward enhancing safety but not mandating new standards for farm workers. Jim Prentice said the answer is more education, but added the answer isn't sweeping more workers under the jurisdiction of the Workers' Compensation Board. According to the province, 447 farm workers died on the job between 1985 and 2010.
← "Allahu Akbar! Terrorists outside Calgary's city hall were chanting "kill the Jews".