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Permitting Process for In-river Dredges and Off-river Pit Mines
Mining sand and gravel from either an in-river dredge site or a pit mine is an industrial process. Sand and gravel mining results in noise from dredging, hauling machinery and truck traffic; in dust from stockpiles of sand and heavy trucks operating on dirt roads; and in environmental damage inflicted on the immediate area. But sand is needed to build homes, buildings, bridges and highways, particularly in the highly populated corridor from Topeka to Kansas City. And for companies considering either a new in-river dredge or pit mine the most important business decision is location, location, location, because transportation of sand to building sites is a big factor in pricing and profit.
The future availability and price of sand will be influenced by a number of variables:
As sand is depleted from current mining locations, either in the river or in the flood plain, companies will need to find new locations as close to their market as possible.
Rural sections along the Kansas River in the flood plain, particularly between Topeka and Kansas City, are now dotted with pastoral country homes on small acreages. These folks moved to the country to get away from industry and may resist new mining sites near their communities.
Some of the most fertile farm land in the nation is in the Kansas River flood plain.
Before permitting a new in-river dredge site or pit mine, one must find a suitable location with a reliable quantity of sand and gravel. In-river dredge sites need several acres of land adjacent to the river to store and process sand and gravel mined from the river. Pit mine sites need considerably more land to locate the actual pit as well as an area to store and process sand and gravel mined from the pit. The land for either operation needs to be either leased or purchased.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (COE) permits in-river dredging sites, and after all the preliminary permitting with other government agencies is completed (see below) the COE issues a Public Notice that includes relevant information and provisions for commenting and requesting a public hearing by a specific date. View the COE permit evaluation criteria. Since the early 1990's, only one new in-river dredge operation has been permitted on the Kansas River. View the 2006 public notice for a permit by Victory Sand and Gravel
The Kansas State Conservation Commission (SCC) permits pit mines. This is an application process that does not involve a public notice. Public input can be made at the local level as an application is being considered by county or city commissions. The SCC is responsible for administering the Surface-Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act (Mined Land Reclamation Program). The Act requires that producers who mine industrial materials or minerals of commercial value such as sand, gravel, limestone, clay, gypsum, shale, sandstone, silt, caliche, volcanic ash or salt be licensed to operate a mine, register their mining sites, file a reclamation plan for each site, submit a reclamation bond and reclaim mining sites upon completion of mining operations. The program requires an Annual Report and Site Registration Renewal each year indicating the number of acres affected and tons of material produced. Daily operations and conditional use orders outlined in the company's operational plan are usually not a part of the program. Rather, the program is more involved at the closing stages of a site to assist in final reclamation planning and inspection to assure reclamation requirements have been met. When all requirements are met, the Reclamation Bond can be released.
Friends of the Kaw would like to see the sand and gravel industry move to off-river pit mines, but permitting a pit mine can become a politically difficult for many county and city governments. Holliday Sand and Gravel, however, was successful in permitting a new pit mine in the city of Shawnee with no complaints. See Shawnee Planning Commission. In the permitting process Holliday Sand and Gravel went above and beyond the SCC reclamation requirements and made arrangements to donate property for future recreational space (for more details on this project see Improving Sand and Gravel Mining in the Kaw River Valley at the bottom of the Sand and Gravel Dredging page.)
Government Agencies and Entities that could require a permit for either process:
County or City Planning Commission: zoning issues, site plan, excavation permits (for pit mines), special use permit (SUP)** or conditional use permit (CUP)**
Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resource: permit to appropriate surface water for beneficial use
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE): comply with conditions stipulated in the Environmental Protection Agency National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES)
Army Corps of Engineers: permits for grading activities covered by Section 402 (Wetlands) and Section 404 (Waters of the United States) of the Clean Water Act
State Conservation Commission application process (pit mine permits)
Public Notice from the COE** (in-river dredge permits)
Construction Permits – KDHE, Bureau of Air and Radiation
** Opportunities for public comment
Environmental Statutes that may effect permitting of an in-river dredge or pit mine site:
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Federal Insecticide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)


This paper proposes changes to the specification of components declared in the Ranges TS header <experimental/ranges/iterator> to enable them to be used in a constexpr context. These changes resolve Ranges TS issue 256 "Add constexpr to advance, distance, next and prev" (https://github.com/ericniebler/stl2/issues/256), and issue 322 "ranges::exchange should be constexpr and conditionally noexcept" (https://github.com/ericniebler/stl2/issues/322).
During review of P0370R2 "Ranges TS Design Updates Omnibus" at Issaquah, LWG directed that functions declared in the header <experimental/ranges/iterator> should be constexpr if they are so in the C++ WP header <iterator>. It was suggested that the new iterator adaptors added in the Ranges TS, counted_iterator and common_iterator, should also be "as constexpr as possible" in the spirit of e.g. reverse_iterator and move_iterator. We've enlarged the scope slightly to include some utilities (tagged, dangling, and exchange) to enable the use of the iterator tools to implement constexpr algorithms.
to enable those components to be used in the implementation of constexpr algorithms.
The design intent of common_iterator<I, S>, for some iterator type I and sentinel type S, is that it be implementable in terms of a C++17 std::variant<I, S>. Unfortunately the limitations of constexpr in C++17 make it impossible to implement the assignment operators of std::variant so as to be generally usable in a constexpr context. Consequently, common_iterator's assignment operators cannot in general be usable in constexpr context.
Similarly, if either I or S has a nontrivial destructor, common_iterator<I, S> must also have a nontrivial destructor, disqualifying it from being a literal type.
Since an iterator that cannot be assigned is of extremely limited utility, we do not propose to apply constexpr to all member functions of common_iterator at this time; we propose only that the constructors of common_iterator be constexpr.
All of the suggested changes have been implemented in CMCSTL2 (https://github.com/caseycarter/cmcstl2) as a sanity check.
Update the specifications of the functions in [taggedtup.tagged] to agree with the synopsis.
Update the specifications of the functions in [iterator.operations], [reverse.iterator], [iterators.move], [move.sentinel], [iterators.counted], and [range.primitives] to agree with the synopsis.
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Sevenson Environmental Services of Niagara Falls, N.Y., has completed a lead remediation project to excavate and remove lead and arsenic contaminated soil from the yards of houses and commercial properties in the Newhall Street neighborhood in Hamden, Conn. Sevenson excavated to a depth of four feet, removing over 8,700 truckloads (131,700 cubic yards) of toxic fill, backfilled with clean soil, and restored features disrupted during excavation.
Contaminated fill had been placed in the then low-lying area beginning in the 19th century and continuing into the mid-20th century. The fill material included municipal and industrial wastes containing heavy metals, primarily lead and arsenic, and PAHs, a semi-volatile organic compound often associated with wood and coal ash.
The cleanup began in the late summer 2010, with 80 workers and was completed ahead of schedule and well under the anticipated budget.
Work also focused on residents' yards, patios, driveways, sidewalks, and landscaping, replacing 80 structures, planting 4,700 shrubs, plants and trees, installing 210,700 square feet (almost four football fields) of driveways and parking areas, and 20,350 lineal feet (3.8 miles) of sidewalks.


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A landlocked country in Europe, Hungary is bordered by Austria, Serbia and Ukraine. Sitting at the crossroads of Europe, the country fuses old Europe with its mix of Communist-era grittiness and Hapsburg grandeur. Due to its strategic location, historically, Hungary has been subjected to attacks and has been in the hands of multiple rulers. Roman and Turkish influence on Hungarian culture includes the popularity of mineral spas, and spices. Hungary has a remarkable history and rich cultural heritage, the country is home to an array of architectural marvels, state-of-the-art museums, and landmarks, such as Hungarian Parliament, Buda Castle, Castle of Visegrad, Benedictine Abbey, Caves of Lillafured, Hungarian Open-Air Museum, Siklos Castle, Esterhazy Palace, Festetics Palace, Cathedral of St. Peter (Pecs Cathedral), and Gallery of Modern Hungarian Art. The cosmopolitan country has retained its traditions of winemaking, classical music, and Hungarians have also revived their elegant, Vienna-style cafe culture. Capital city Budapest is among Europe's top tourist destinations but there is much to explore beyond. Szentendre, Sopron, Szeged, Debrecen and Pecs are towns steeped in Hungarian culture. Nature lovers can explore Aggtelek National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Szalajka Valley, Gaja Ravine, Lake Balaton, and Megyer-hegy Mountain Lake.
Popular Destinations in Hungary
Budapest is the capital of Hungary and among the top travel destinations in Eastern Europe. The river Danube flows between the city and dissects the hilly Buda side from the flatter Pest. Known for its sweeping views over the Danube, Budapest is a gem in terms of architectural beauty with many neo-classical, art-nouveau, baroque and eclectic buildings lining its streets. The Hungarian Parliament Building and the Szechenyi Chain Bridge are emblematic of the city of Budapest. The city has a rich past and the Turkish influence of the Ottoman Empire is reflected in the city's exotic thermal baths. Gellert Baths and Szechenyi Baths are the most popular historic baths in Budapest. To acquaint oneself with the city's Jewish heritage, visitors can explore the Jewish district where they will come across Synagogues, Kosher restaurants, and, Jewish history museums. The area is concentrated with many Ruin Pubs which are native to Budapest and extremely popular among tourists. There are umpteen monuments, museums, and landmarks spread all over Budapest for visitors to explore such as Fisherman's Bastion, Matthias Church, St. Stephen's Basilica, Hosok Tere Square, Hungarian State Opera House, Great Market Hall, Shoes on the Danube, Vajdahunyad Castle, Ethnographic Museum, Hungarian National Gallery, and Hungarian National Museum.
Located in northern Hungary, Eger is famed for its elegant Baroque buildings. The city is home to several ornate churches and some of the best thermal spas in the country. Eger is a hidden gem which is far from the tourist crowds. The city is overlooked by one of the most important medieval castles in Hungary, Eger Castle, which offers sweeping views of Eger. For history enthusiasts who like to dig deep, Eger has multiple remnants of its bloody Ottoman occupation including the Minaret and the Turkish Spa. Eger has many interesting museums, such as Astronomical Museum and Camera Obscura, Memorial Museum of Geza Gardonyi, and Dobo Istvan War Museum. Other notable landmarks in Eger include County Hall, Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle, Church of Anthony of Padua, Archbishop's Garden, De La Motte Castle Noszvaj, Dobo Istvan Square, and Minorite Church. Towards Eger's western edge, the Valley of the Beautiful Woman offers an array of vineyards and wine cellars. They are famous for producing Hungary's red wine, Bikaver, also known as 'Bull's Blood' because of its deep color.
Keszthely is located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. The largest city by the lake and among the most important economic, cultural, and educational hubs in the region. Due to its favorable location and accessibility by both rail and road, Keszthely is a preferred holiday destination. Settled since Roman times, Keszthely is a former market town. Major attractions here include Zalaszantoi Sztupa, Town Hall, Rezi Castle, Synagogue, Goldmark House, Simon House, Holy Trinity Square, Our Lady of Hungary Parish Church, Former Franciscan Monastery, and Little Saint Therese Basilica and Monastery.
Best Time to Visit Hungary
The best time to take Hungary flights is from June to August which is the peak tourist season. For those who wish to take cheap flights to Hungary, for them, months from March to May and months from September to November are ideal, when the weather is amiable, and the country isn't overflowing with tourists.
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Hello everyone, I'm pretty new to being a cosplay photographer and I feel like I do an alright job. I am hoping to maybe get some opinions on just a few photos? here are the images.
I'm still an amateur photographer, but I'll tell you what bothers me about your photos.
I think you should have just shot it straight (parallel to the ground) and have the subject off to the left of the frame (rule of thirds).
Also, the background bothers me with the doors and the white sign on it being easily visible. You should try and position yourself so it's blocked by the subject or use a wider aperture. Can't see your EXIF data so I don't know what settings you used.
Don't really have anything to say.
Doesn't look like your perfectly in focus. It seems sharper on her hands than in her eyes.
The shadows across the subject's face doesn't look nice at all, get to a shadier area possibly or get some light on the subject's face.
I think this would've been better as a full body shot.
My eyes are more attracted to the confusing background than to the subject.
Also, you have more of the background in frame than the subject.
Again, full body shot or recompose a bit. Move over to the right maybe so you don't see the writing on the wall at the end.
Through all of your photos except maybe your first one, I see a hint of vignetting. I don't know if this is post or not (it looks like it), but if it is, try to cut down on it. Seems unnecessary.


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Privacy Watchdog Finishes Investigation of P.E.I. Cannabis
Article by Travis Kingdon, CBC News
An investigation by P.E.I.'s privacy watchdog into P.E.I. Cannabis Management Corporation (PEICMC) has found that overall the corporation is doing a good job protecting Islanders privacy, but said there are areas that could be improved.
The investigation was launched in October 2018 — two days after the P.E.I. Cannabis retail stores opened — after complaints were made that scanners were being using to check customer's IDs and that some of that information was being stored for a 24-hour period.
Those machines were quickly pulled from the stores and Zach Currie, PEICMC's director of operations, said there are no plans to reintroduce machines like that in the near future.
The PEICMC has since switched to checking the ID of anyone who looks under 30, said Currie.
"We started this with the thought that we would ID everyone," said Currie. "We quickly learned that the Check 30 is probably a very appropriate policy and we've had a lot of success with that."
In the investigation, Karen Rose, P.E.I.'s information and privacy commissioner, said the company is "using reasonable security measures to protect personal information."
But, Rose did make recommendations on how PEICMC could improve its practices.
The report recommended the company should:
Amend their in-store signs letting customers know that video surveillance is occurring, and adding more detail on the purpose for collecting the information and who has the legal authority to collect that information.
Use a less invasive alternative than collecting individuals' dates of birth to access the website.
Permit individuals to review the terms and conditions and PEICMC's privacy policy before accessing the website.
Continue to provide regular education and training to employees on protecting customers' personal information.
Incorporate proactive security measures into their safeguards, including periodic and comprehensive reviews and testing of their online security measures, taking into consideration known and developing online risks.
Changes already made
Currie said the company has already implemented the changes recommended by the privacy commissioner.
The company's website no longer asks users to enter their birth date to access the site — they just have to confirm they're over 19.
"We had thought the privacy policy and terms and conditions were both available prior to actually going through the age verification prompt, but because of a simple URL issue that we have now rectified, they were not," said Currie.
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Tonight's attendance was a standing-room only sellout crowd of 19,013, the 45th all-time Union sellout at Talen Energy Stadium, and the first this season … the Union's last sellout was on October 22, 2017 vs. Orlando (18,595).
The attendance tonight was also the sixth all-time Union crowd above 19,000 at Talen Energy Stadium, and the first such match since June 23, 2013 vs. New York Red Bulls (19,013).
The Union next play on Wednesday, July 25 when they travel to Houston to face the Dynamo (9:00 p.m. ET / Live Well Network).


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The Brothers Bloom Review
Summary: For an amusing diversion on a Saturday evening this is ideal, but if you're looking for a cult classic this is not your ticket.
Classification: 12A
Director: Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson's new drama The Brothers Bloom comes across like a Wes Anderson movie, combining screwball comedy, action adventure and film noir with a slick professional looking sheen glossed over the top.
This is a far cry from Johnson's directorial debut, Brick, a disturbing murder drama set in a high school, which picked up several awards, including the Special Jury Prize at Sundance back in 2005.
In The Brothers Bloom we are thrown into the deliberately confusing and relentless world of two con artist brothers, Stephen (played by Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) as they travel across Europe conjuring up ever more adventurous scams. Pulling the strings the whole time is older brother Stephen, while Bloom becomes ever more dejected playing the put upon protagonist in his games, something he has been doing since they were young orphans.
The plot thickens when eccentric New Jersey heiress Penelope (Rachel Weisz) enters the fray as a lonely hermit living in a vast castle desperate for some adventure in her life. Spotting what they think is an easy target, the brothers persuade her to join them in a scheme that involves the theft and re-sale of a priceless old book.
There are some entertaining and amusing scenes that follow as we are left guessing what is real and what isn't. To confuse matters further, extra characters are thrown in from left field, such as Diamond Dog (Maximilian Schell), the brothers' double-dealing mentor in con artistry, the Curator (Robbie Coltrane), a smuggler of Belgian antiques, and Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), a mute sidekick who is intent on blowing everything up.
It is easy to get taken along for the ride, the backdrops are stunning and Weisz and Ruffalo are clearly enjoying themselves, while Brody projects the soulful anxiety of a man longing to live an unscripted life very well.
However, the film failed to leave an indelible impression on me due to it's almost cartoonish nature and lack of true emotional depth. Johnson attempts to match the heights of Ocean's Eleven with clever crime capes and amusing dialogue, alongside a quarky, offbeat style in the mould of say The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, but sadly falls short of the quality of both those films.
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The athletics department at Cape Fear Community College is fully committed to emphasizing the importance of academics. All student-athletes must participate in the following requirements designed specifically to encourage academic excellence. As an educational institution, the athletics department requires the student-athlete to be a student first and athlete second. Each student-athlete should value the high-quality education provided from Cape Fear Community College.
Student-Athletes of the Cape Fear Community College athletic program will be required to follow a structured and disciplined academic plan in order to promote success in the classroom and graduate/transfer. Academics are a priority and must be reinforced throughout the relationship with Cape Fear Community College.
CFCC is partnering with TeamSynced to provide the student-athletes with cutting edge technology to thrive in the classroom. TeamSynced offers up to the minute class reminders and check-in services to ensure accountability and offer each student athlete their own personal assistant. This technology will streamline communication and house the student-athletes daily responsibilities.
Progress reports are administered twice during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Progress reports provide coaches with valuable information such as a student's current course grade, class attendance and allow instructors to communicate directly with the student-athletes and coaching staff. Progress reports also allow the coaching staff to exercise early intervention and develop academic strategies that promote student success. Progress reports twice a semester serve as an academic tool to ensure student-athletes performance in the classroom.
Study hall offers student-athletes an environment that promotes and encourages learning. Individual sports are assigned days, times and locations set forth by the coach. Study hall is an effective way to teach student-athletes how to manage time for the purpose of focusing on academic work. Every semester, the Athletics Department will evaluate the prior academic semester and current progress reports in order to monitor and track student-athletes academic progress.
Team study sessions will be held throughout the semester. This will be a time for the entire team to help each other in related classes, go to the library, computer lab or the learning center. All activities must be related to academics.
Players will be instructed to bring study materials to away games. In the case of overnight trips, study sessions at the hotel will be placed on the itinerary.
Academic advising and counseling student-athletes insures transfer and/or graduation within the time spent here on the CFCC campus. Appropriate classes and curriculum is vital to their ability to transfer to another institution and more importantly their academic success. The NCAA has strict rules and regulations concerning transfer students and with careful planning, issues concerning transferable credits can be avoided. Thus, open communication must exist between the student-athlete, coaching staff and the Student-Athlete Academic Advisor.
At the beginning of each year, each student-athlete will be required to attend a seminar that will explain proper class etiquette as well as assist them in the integration of the community college culture. This orientation also opens the door to any questions that may be raised during the first week of classes.
Send, via campus mail, a letter explaining the academic mission of the athletic program and athletic department. This letter will also include what we expect out of each student-athlete and the staff's expectations of the faculty. In addition, a sample of the grade check will be enclosed.
Monitor student-athletes class attendance through TeamSync's check-in feature.
Explain to the student-athletes the expectations of the faculty and coaching staff in relation to the academic mission, academic eligibility & academic progress.
Two times per semester grade checks will be sent out to instructors and will be returned to the Athletic Department including attendance, current grades, and instructor comments.
In addition to progress reports, weekly academic check-ups will provide necessary information on ESP participants.
End of the year Academic Reports will be compiled that reflect departmental academic progress.


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What else could Grandfather have made as gifts?
What are some gifts that you could make?
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Why was the letter the most cherished gift?
Who would you send a letter of love to?
What would you write in a letter of love?
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Draw a picture of a Christmas cookie.
Grandmother and Grandfather's Christmas tree.
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At Cyclo, we love our after-lunch round of table tennis or 8 ball pool. The majority of office staff engage in the daily ritual of fiercely fought games, with every winning shot met with roars of approval or dismay. As we are actively involved in the design of some leading edge office fitouts, we have noticed a distinct trend towards providing space for these facilities in new fitouts. Some of the benefits may be obvious; - in today's environment of rapid movement of personnel, staff retention becomes increasingly critical, and provision of these sort of office perks can make the small difference that keeps your staff on board. And we are all aware that the sedentary nature of office work needs to be broken up with regular movement for all sorts of health reasons. Dr Daniel Amen, who sits on the American board of Psychiatry and Neurology, has given us further reason; he reports that ping pong is an excellent workout for your brain, stimulating use of several parts, including I am told, the Basal Ganglia, Parietal Lobes and the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus. So if anyone questions whether you should be playing ping pong in work hours, you can assure them that your Basal Ganglia will be making up for lost time when you get back to work.


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Hanoi Janes
"Across the Sea"
Last year, Memphis' Magic Kids got a few toes tapping with their Langley School-meets-Phil Spector anthem "Hey Boy", whose swooning strings and lovesick-teenager lyrics somehow coaxed a fresh sound out of half-century-old recording gimmicks. Germany's Hanoi Janes, the largely one-man project of Oliver Scharf, aims for a more economical rendering of the Wall of Sound on "Across the Sea", favoring loads of percussion to the sax and strings embellishments of Magic Kids, and layering the recording in a thick lo-fi haze that bears as much resemblance to retro-minded Captured Tracks labelmates Christmas Island and Spectrals.
The song's tricks are simple but effective. A fuzzy three-note guitar riff carries a chorus of "whoa-oh-oh"s above layers of tambourines, shakers, and chimes, until it folds over itself on the bridge and the song devolves into a tide of buzzing guitars lapping over each other in foams of distortion. The lyrics, too, are straightforward and repeated for both verses, interspersed with as many "whoas" as actual words. Hanoi Janes apparently have a fondness for short, simple songs, and "Across the Sea" is just as indebted to the three-chord minimalism of punk as to the speaker-filling production techniques of Spector, managing to cram overflowing exuberance into a bite-sized pop nugget.
[from "Across the Sea" 7", out now on Captured Tracks]


Infographic: Can Facebook Get You a Job?
Social job hunting has become a popular method for job seekers and employers, about 54% of all job seekers use either Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn to search jobs. This infographic illustrates statistics on social job hunting and how social media is becoming an effective way to land a job.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: Hilarious New Promo Commercial Featuring Chuck Norris!
Chuck Norris didn't break a sweat filming the newest World of Warcraft television spot. Instead, he made the director cry and then cooled himself with the tears.
This World of Warcraft television commercial debuted on CBS during the first half of the Chargers-Bears NFL game Sunday, November 20, 2011.
Here we have a 4 page preview of the issue which marks the beginning of the "Exalted" story arc, and the beginning of much more besides by the looks of it!..
If you were wondering which of today's new comic releases pick up this one has to make the list. Issue #44 of Astonishing X-Men begins a new storyline which is being hailed as "the biggest, most exciting X-Men story in years". We'l see about that, but that cover image immediately grabs my attention anyway. Here is the preview..
It was announced today that Image comics, the house of Spawn and The Walking Dead, will create their very own comic book convention: Image Expo to launch in February of 2012…the company that shook the comic book industry is at it again.
Back in 1992, 7 comic book creators Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino and Whilce Portacio left Marvel Comics in an ongoing dispute over creator controls and royalties. Thus Image Comics was created and went on to creat characters such as Spawn, The Maxx, Savage Dragon and The Walking Dead. Image Comics succeeded in shaking up the Comic Book industry and opening it up for independent companies to thrive. Now, Image is at it again. The company just announced that they will be launching their own Comic Book/Creator convention in California to launch in February 2012. With the recent success of The Walking Dead as one of cable television's highest rated shows and the up coming movie projects for Spawn and Youngblood, image seems to be capitalizing on the growing business of conventions around the country. Will this then limit the big guns (McFarlane, Kirkman) from appearing at other conventions. Will Image now hold their major announcements for their own convention? Does anybody really care?
Read the full press release from Image comics with upcoming guests, convention schedule and where to sign up to attend and exhibit…click the pick below.
Syfy has ordered a pilot script from Fringe writer Andrew Kreisberg for a small screen adaptation of Booster Gold. We have all the details on the creative talent behind the show as well as details on its premise here.
The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively revealed SyFy's plans for a small screen adaptation of Booster Gold. The network has reportedly ordered a pilot script for what will be a one-hour drama from Fringe writer Andrew Kreisberg. Greg Berlanti's production company will oversee the project in association with Warner Horizon Television. It will credit both Berlanti (Green Lantern, No Ordinary Family) and Kreisberg as executive producers. DC Comics are expected to receive similar credit.
They also reveal a few details about the premise of the planned series.
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I don't know about you, but I'm plenty excited to see the Muppets back on the big screen. It'll be nice to reunite with our old friends Kermit, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo, and Miss Piggy. However, when it comes to Muppet movies, it's more than just the Muppets themselves. Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and Chris Cooper will join a long and proud history of actors who shared a screen with the Muppets.
Today, let's take a look back at the best human performances in a Muppet movie, and come next week, we'll see how Segel, Adams, and Cooper stack up against these classic performers.
It is said those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, but remembering everything is quite a chore these days. Luckily for most of us, there's an app for that!
Today In History from Down-Shift Inc. is an app that gives history buffs an easy, high tech way to access historical information. Facts and trivia nuggets are spoon fed in a day to day format. Each calendar day will show you events of that date in past years, beginning with the most recent and spanning backward. It literally is an encyclopedia of historical information for each day of the year. To find out more about a certain event on the list, simply touch it to reveal a page with further insight and external links with more data. Customize the events by logging in with Facebook or create and account to add comments to the event page. Favorite those you want to keep track of or add your own events and create a personal timeline. Of course make sure you keep it social by sharing with friends on Facebook, Twitter or email.
First trailer for the Hobbit coming soon?
With the news that Dark Knight Rising's trailer would be hitting theaters in December it got a lot of people wondering what other trailers we would see attached to the big holiday movies and it looks like we may see the first trailer for The Hobbit attached to a December release. According to IGN.com Andy Serkis who plays Gollum in the upcoming Hobbit films recently gave an interview and spoke regarding when we could see a trailer.
There will be a trailer fairly soon, actually. Around Christmas time, I believe. It's just around the corner.
If I was a betting man I would imagine you would see it attached to Peter Jackson's next film "The Adventures of TinTin" which hits theaters on December 21, 2011.
John Carter is a film that has been passed around from studio to studio for awhile now and it finally looks like Disney is going to be the one to get it onto the big screen. It looks pretty epic mixing sci-fi with swords and sorcery almost like Tron meets Conan. Check out the trailer and let us know what you think.
We get our first look at the full length trailer today and I'm still a bit torn on how I feel about this film. It seems very derivative of The Japanese film Battle Royale from just a cursory glance. I don't know much about the back story but I'll do my best to go into in with an open mind.
Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.
Michael J. Fox recreates classic scene for charity.
Michael J. Fox recently performed a re enactment of the rock classic Johnny B. Goode from the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance scene in Back to the Future to raise money for Parkinson's research. It's not the first time he has done this as a few years back he performed the same song with The Who at the same event but it's still pretty cool to see him out there putting on a show and bringing back some great memories.
Over the years Adam Sandler has made 2 different types of movies, movies that make money and movies that don't make money. It should come as no surprise to you that the amount of money that an Adam Sandler movie makes is directly proportional to how awful the movie is for the people watching it. So terrible movie = lots of money, great movie = no box office business. Check out this cool infographic from ScreenJunkies.com that gives you an inside look at what movies have made Adam Sandler money and why he keeps making bad ones.
Some games are works of wonder and beauty, and playing them reaffirms our humanity. When life is hard and stressful, those games make us forget our worries and allow us to relax, giving us a rejuvenating boost that allows us to face another day.
These are not those games. These games make our urge to kill rise just a little bit each time until we prove critics right about video games causing violence by hunting down the level designer and throttling him. Instead, though, we have to stifle those murderous urges, especially since we're more likely to take them out on our poor controller.
Ridley Scott confirmed with the Wall Street Journal Blog Speakeasy that he will indeed be returning to the scene of one of his most beloved sci-fi films, Blade Runner. I'm not a huge fan of the film but I can certainly appreciate what it meant to a generation of sci-fi fans as well as the huge impact it has had on so many films. The challenge now is whether they can recapture that magic and live up to the hype and scrutiny that will surely come.


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The sea is not always so pleasant. When weather forecasters predicted before the start on June 17 that the entries would be battered by brutal storms, 50 crews dropped out, leaving 133 boats start the race off Newport, RI, on June 17. The grim forecast turned out to be correct, but only in the far eastern part of the race course. The few boats sailing there survived the 45-knot winds with discomfort but no reported damage, and sailed on to Bermuda.
The crews were also resilient as well as creative in the strategies they chose to deal with the race's other challenges. The 100-foot sloop Comanche, in the race's Open Division, set out to break the 635-Newport-Bermuda sailing speed record. The intricate course chosen by navigator Stan Honey to find favorable wind and avoid unfavorable current led to a speed record of 34hrs 42min 53sec, for an average speed of 18 knots.
The boat in the St. David's Lighthouse Division that came out best in these perplexing conditions was Warrior Won, a 44-foot sloop. Her hard-working navigator H.L. Devore, set a course miles east of the eddy, going so far as to sail at right angles to the rhumb line to Bermuda in order to get farther away.
Obsessively checking the weather forecasts-Devore claimed he did 200 downloads to Warrior Won's computer in two days-Devore and his shipmates neared Bermuda with a light following wind in a pack of six similarly sized boats, all of them jibing aggressively down the course to St. David's Head as though they were small boats racing for an Olympic gold medal.
But their AIS (automatic identification system, required in Double-Handed boats) tracked opponents' positions and maneuvers as they ran before the wind to the finish. Lee hand-steered though all but one of the last 24 hours of the race. When Lee later told a visitor, "I'd like to attribute my success to a good crew and lots of luck," what went unstated was the power of aggressive sailing tactics.
The division winner, which avoided the eddy, was the Mason 43 Shearwater, a powerful, heavy boat that, to judge by reports, was raced as hard as the high-performance entries.
The oldest boats in the fleet, at least in design, were in the Spirit of Tradition Division. Until this year, the replica Bermuda "sloop" Spirit of Bermuda has not had any competition in Bermuda Races. But this year America, a semi-replica of the yacht whose name is on the America's Cup, came around from San Diego and entered the race against her along with a superyacht, Altair, and a cat-rigged schooner, Farfarer. The sight of these yachts on one starting line was entrancing. Spirit of Bermuda went on to win the race.
Virtual spectators can watch the race unfold as their favorite yachts, skippers, or crewmembers in this 635-mile ocean classic tack and gybe their way through the Gulf Stream and hunt for the wind in the 'happy valley' north of Bermuda. All boats in the 2016 fleet have been tracked by YB satellite trackers as live as it can be on Pantaenius Race Tracking - www.pantaenius.com/NBRtracking - your link to all the action in the race.


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OSI purchases Spruce Creek
OSI's Spruce Creek Property December 2020 Photo Credit: Bob Stone, Courtesy of Open Space Institute
By Mike Lynch
The Open Space Institute has purchased 3,387 acres just outside the southwestern border of the Adirondack Park in the Herkimer County towns of Salisbury and Norway.
The Spruce Creek property is named for a creek that flows through the land and is a tributary to East Canada Creek, and ultimately, the Mohawk River. The property includes several miles of Spruce Creek and almost 900 acres of wetlands.
OSI purchased the Spruce Creek property for $3 million from Datum 9 Forestry LLC, and plans to sell it to the state, it announced. Ten acres of the property will be added as an addition to the Ferris Lake Wild Forest and the remaining land will become a new state forest, according to a press release.
Until that happens, OSI will make the Spruce Creek property open and available to the public for hiking, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, wildlife viewing, and nature photography.
The protection of this land "secures a source of clean water, protects wildlife habitat, creates additional space for recreation, and stores carbon to help fight climate change," said Kim Elliman, president and CEO of OSI, in a prepared statement.
About 25 percent of the land is wetlands, which provide habitat for animal and plant species and filters rainwater before it drains into the Mohawk River.
The property is home to white-tailed deer, black bear, bobcats, river otters, beaver, mink, varying hare, red fox, grey fox, fisher, pine martins, and ruffled grouse.
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Drew Misura says
In addotion to what has been mentioned there is a very healthy native brook trout population with yearly spawning in the tributary brooks flowing into Spruce Creek. The wetlands also provide good habitat for a growing moose population. That property is a very special ecosystem and deserves to be protected. Thank you OSI


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How Delta Air Lines Forced Me to Eat at a Kosher Delicatessen (<--- WARNING: Extreme "Click-Bait" Title Alert)
"CLICK BAIT" ALERT!!! "CLICK BAIT" ALERT!!!
You are actually still here reading this?!? Well, all right — but I put a clear warning about the title of this article in the title of this article; so if you are still reading this, you only have yourself to blame. Besides, I have always enjoyed having fun with words long before "click-bait" was even a popular term — and people who know me know that all too well.
All right, all right — you can blame me as well. I can take it; but please allow me to continue pertaining to how Delta Air Lines forced me to eat at a Kosher delicatessen, because what happened was actually a good and somewhat serendipitous experience.
I t all started when I wanted to travel from Atlanta to New York to catch an international flight on which I had a reservation; and that flight was scheduled to depart from John F. Kennedy International Airport…
…but Delta Air Lines wanted to charge at least $150.00 more for a round-trip ticket to that airport versus traveling to LaGuardia Airport — so I booked a domestic flight between Atlanta and LaGuardia Airport and looked into options of transiting between the two airports.
I was that close — imagine my fingers almost touching to illustrate this — to considering a ride service such as Uber as an option; but then I thought to myself that because I will be in New York for at least five hours — much of that time during the evening rush hour on the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend — perhaps I will take the subway to Katz' Delicatessen in Manhattan…
…but as much as I enjoy their food — I truly enjoy the pastrami sandwich on rye bread with spicy delicatessen mustard accompanied by an assortment of sour and half-sour pickles — I really was not in the mood to schlep all the way into Manhattan and then back out to a different part of Queens.
Still wanting my fix of Kosher delicatessen — Katz's Deli is not Kosher, I know, I know — I remembered in the back of my mind that there was a Kosher delicatessen located in Queens which I have heard was one of the best…
…if not the best.
Originally a born-and-bred Brooklynite, I never really had the opportunity to patronize Kosher delicatessens in Queens. After all, there were plenty of them which were located in Brooklyn — many of them gone forever, alas — plus I went to the ones in Manhattan when I commuted to high school, college and to a job at which I was employed. Why would I go out of my way to Queens solely to indulge in Kosher delicatessen?
I then searched for Kosher delicatessens in Queens and found Ben's Best Kosher Delicatessen — not to be confused with the chain known as Ben's Deli, which I patronized for lunch in Manhattan with fellow FlyerTalk members and which reportedly has plans to expand despite the general and gradual decline in Kosher-style and Kosher delicatessens around the United States. Ben's Best Kosher Delicatessen is located in a neighborhood in Queens known as Rego Park; which itself is located approximately halfway between LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Perfect, I thought — and I decided to try it for the first time.
Please read this review of my experience at Ben's Best Kosher Delicatessen.
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PSL says:
Any New Yorker, current or former, who has ever savored a perfect pastrami sandwich and a knish will get a kick out of your post.
I appreciate that comment, PSL. Thank you so much!
I am just finishing up the review of the delicatessen itself; and it should be posted tomorrow…
Michael W says:
Ben's is an excellent deli which we've visited a few times, It's one of the few remaining, old-times delis left in NYC. I wrote about it back in 2012- http://michaelwtravels.boardingarea.com/2012/05/bens-best-deli-rego-park-ny/#sthash.gmIammQ6.dpbs
You should try out Jay & Lloyd's next time you're in Brooklyn.
Thank you for the tip and the link, Michael W!
JFK is in Brooklyn, not "a different part of Queens"
John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in the borough of Queens, Matt — more specifically, in the neighborhood of Jamaica.
Charles Pantino says:
Good Kosher story. Try Jolly Roger in Bethpage, NY. Corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Hicksville Rd.
Now allow me the time ans space to warn anybody traveling AA (American Airline.) In JAX fror sure, no respect for people or the law ADA. The repeated incidents and the reports of same to airport management. That is never to be found. This is documented and now my Mrs recovering from injuries .
AA, knows has taken no action. Though taking is what they're good at, not giving back.
Delta has been a different story. Same airport.
John Gotti Deceased says:
JFK is in Brooklyn? Whatayou a wise guy…………………….was this written by a hipster who moved to Brooklyn from outastate? JFK in Brooklyn? Don't be a disresctfull wiseass…
ibreakauface………………..J.G.
What I wouldn't give for a good knish down here in ………………J.G.
Which knish do you prefer: round or square? Kasha or potato or spinach?


Finally got her fixed and on the water after about 9 months of working on it. Still a couple small things to fix but hey SHE FLOATS! Still can't figure out what model carrera it is though.
Also not sure what it's worth in working condition. If anyone has any suggestions on prices if I were to sell it. It has a 454 BBC w/ dual 750 Holley double pumpers and it's 19 feet long with a panther jet (unfortunately).
Not the eclipse. I think that is the splash of a classic v bottom that they did early 70s. Still a good hull. With full stringer, 454 or 460, and a berk id say you could get 6k most days. Maybe more if you find the right buyer during summer.


Today I'm happy to share an exclusive interview with David Brooks, an award-winning professional speaker and trainer who has taught more than 10,000 business professionals to speak and write clearly, concisely, and confidently.
Recently David came to Las Vegas to give a presentation for Toastmasters, and I was so impressed with his content that I immediately approached him about doing an interview for this site.
David is the co-author of The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters, a comprehensive guide to better speaking, and he has also produced three audio CD learning programs and two DVDs to teach better speaking and delivery skills.
In this interview David Brooks shares his insights to help you improve your communication and presentation skills.
1. What overall strategy did you use to become the 1990 World Champion of Public Speaking? How did you do it?
The day I made the commitment to attempt a run for the Toastmasters' title I told myself, "I may encounter competitors who can 'out-speak' me, but no one will 'out-prepare' me." I then made the commitment to spend as much time as it took to be absolutely ready the moment I took the stage in the International finals. I promised myself I would not take the stage with the thought "If only I had a little more time" in my head. That was the most important strategy–Do whatever it takes to be the best prepared. Thereafter, it was merely a matter of choosing the right message, writing it well, and practicing it more than anyone else.
2. Why did you become a professional speaker? Was it a conscious choice or an accident? What motivates you to speak professionally today?
My decision to become a professional speaker was mostly due to necessity meeting opportunity. When I won the World Championship of Public Speaking, I had a successful business as a writer, editor, and graphic designer. Desktop publishing didn't take off until the early '90s, so I was doing publication design the old-school way–with a light table, a T-square and an X-Acto knife. Then desktop publishing took off and my business changed radically. Many of my mainstay accounts decided to invest in their own desktop publishing systems and I lost a large number of clients to a technological revolution. Somewhat in desperation, I decided to parlay my credentials as a recent World Champion Speaker into a career as a professional speaker. I signed on with SkillPath Seminars and went on the road for three years presenting seminars for them. I found immediate success–for each of the three years I worked for them, I was their highest-rated trainer. That's when I knew I was able to make a living as a speaker. So I left SkillPath and went into business for myself, and I now make more in one day than I did in several weeks working for them. That's what keeps me going today–I get paid well for doing what I do well.
5. In your Magic Moments series, you dissect notable segments from various contest speeches, both from the winners and the other finalists. What have been some of the most important distinctions you've gained from this dissection process, as opposed to simply considering each speech as a unified whole?
Without question, the single most important skill any speaker can develop is the ability to tell a good story. Think back to your earliest recollections of childhood. Except for your none-too-subtle "requests" for food, do you recall what you asked for first? A story. We wanted to hear a good story when we were children and we never outgrew that desire. It is a universal human pleasure. The most effective communicators are the most effective story-tellers. But it's not enough to simply tell a story–the best communicators are those who tell small stories to make big points. It works everywhere, from social settings to the boardroom. However, I must inject an important distinction: the best stories to tell have two unique characteristics. They must be real, and they must be your own.
7. What role does humor play when speaking on otherwise serious topics? How can one effectively incorporate humor into a presentation?
In North America, humor is indispensable. This is not nearly as important elsewhere in the world. In Europe, for example, a content-rich presentation without a single laugh can still be well-received. But in North America, the best-received presentations are those that make us laugh while making us think. So does this mean you have to become a comedian? No. In fact, the standard-format "joke" (A ______, a ______, and a ______ walk into a bar…) rarely works for several reasons. First, few people can tell a good joke well; second, most people have already heard it; and third, you give up the element of surprise as soon as you give the setup. As a result, I suggest you stay away from jokes. Instead find ways to inject humor through your stories as discussed above. The best humor is story-based, and always based on your experience in real life.
10. In your book The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters (co-written with Dr. Brad McRae), you tell a story from February 1, 2003, when you were slated to do a presentation immediately after your audience learned of the Columbia Space Shuttle explosion — right above their heads in Texas. As a professional speaker, how do you handle such unforeseen situations?
11. You very likely hold the distinction of being the person who's spoken to more Toastmasters in the world than anyone else. In assuming this role, what have you learned that other Toastmasters probably haven't?
SP: Thank you very much, David!


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At Port of Pasco, Cantwell Urges Passage of Freight Measures to Support WA Port Job Growth
Cantwell calls for Senate to pass legislation that makes freight jobs national priority
PASCO, WA. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) visited a local business at the Port of Pasco's Big Pasco Industrial Center, whose operation depends on efficient freight transportation infrastructure, to highlight the importance of investing in Washington's freight network to support job growth. Speaking from Lampson International, which employs 275 workers in the U.S. and Canada and has annual gross sales of more than $30 million, Cantwell called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to take up provisions of her freight legislation to support port job growth and keep Washington state's ports competitive.
Cantwell is pushing for Senate passage of job provisions from the Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation (FREIGHT) Act, which she introduced last year with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). In Pasco, these FREIGHT measures could pave the way for investment in job-creating projects like the Big Pasco Industrial Center Intermodal Rail Hub at the port. Started in 2005, the hub development project is nearing its final phase of development. In a letter sent today to Majority Leader Reid, Senator Cantwell urged Reid to bring up and encourage passage of the FREIGHT Act provisions before March 31, 2012, when the current surface transportation reauthorization expires.
The FREIGHT Act provisions would help Washington state grow its robust trade economy by making investments to modernize and improve the efficiency of Washington's intermodal freight network, which includes ports, freight railways, air cargo infrastructure, and highways. If nothing is done, the impacts from increasing competition and a deteriorating freight network could be dire. For example, more than 27,000 jobs and $3.3 billion in economic output could be lost in Washington state if truck congestion within the state increased by just 20 percent, according to a soon-to-be-released study by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
"We need to act now to support job growth at the Port of Pasco," Cantwell said. "Freight transportation is the foundation of Washington state's robust trade economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs, including 600 here at the Big Pasco Industrial Center. But freight bottlenecks and deteriorating infrastructure plus increasing competition threatens future growth. I am urging Congress to take up my FREIGHT provisions so Washington state ports have the support they need to modernize."
Washington state is one of the nation's top exporting states. In 2010, more than 533 million tons of freight were moved in Washington – a number expected to grow by up to 86 percent by 2040.According to a 2008 U.S. Department of Transportation report, several Washington state cities already rank in the nation's top 125 freight gateways handling international merchandise by air, land and water, including Seattle, Tacoma, Blaine, Kalama, Vancouver, Anacortes and Sumas. Every hour, $27 million of freight moves on Washington roadways.
Ports like the Port of Pasco play an integral role in this network and support numerous jobs. Tenants at the Big Pasco Industrial Center employ 600 people, and the port's activity supports thousands of jobs in agriculture, manufacturing and other freight-dependent industries. Freight-dependent industries in Benton and Franklin counties employed 59,899 people in 2009.
Cantwell has long championed the role ports play in fueling job and economic growth in Washington state. In December, she helped secure committee approval of key provisions of the FREIGHT Act. Cantwell introduced the FREIGHT Act last year to establish America's first comprehensive national freight transportation policy and support ports.
In August 2010, Cantwell met with Washington state port and transportation officials to discuss the importance of investing in a multimodal freight network to ensure the capacity exists to move goods and products more efficiently. In April 2010, Cantwell called for the development of a national freight mobility plan to back President Obama's goal to double exports in the next five years.
In a letter to President Obama sent on April 29, 2010, Cantwell proposed adding the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to the roster of officials included in the President's Export Cabinet, because of the critical role of transportation infrastructure in moving exports. In response to Cantwell's letter, President Obama added the DOT Secretary to the Export Cabinet. And at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 29, 2010 – "Doubling U.S. Exports: Are U.S. Sea Ports Ready for the Challenge?" – Cantwell called for infrastructure improvements throughout the transportation supply chain, including road, rail and sea transportation, and for the removal of bottlenecks to rapidly increase exports.