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187:5.1 Although it was early in the season for such a phenomenon,
shortly after twelve o'clock the sky darkened by reason of the fine sand in the air. The people of
knew that this meant the coming of one of those hot-wind sandstorms from the
Before one o'clock the sky was so dark the sun was hid, and the remainder of the crowd hastened back to the city. When the Master gave up his life
shortly after this hour, less than thirty people were present, only the thirteen Roman soldiers and a group of about fifteen believers. These
believers were all women except two, Jude, Jesus' brother, and
who returned to the scene just before the Master expired.
187:5.2 Shortly after one o'clock, amidst the increasing
darkness of the fierce sandstorm, Jesus began to fail in human consciousness. His last words of mercy, forgiveness, and admonition had been spoken. His last wish—concerning the care of his mother—had been expressed. During this hour of approaching death the
human mind of Jesus resorted to the repetition of many passages in the
The last conscious thought of the human Jesus was concerned with the repetition in his mind of a portion of the
Book of Psalms
now known as the
While his lips would often move, he was too weak to utter the words as these passages, which he so well knew by heart, would pass through his mind.
Only a few times did those standing by catch some utterance, such as,
"I know the Lord will save his anointed," "Your hand shall find out all my enemies,"
and "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Jesus did not
for one moment entertain the slightest doubt that he had lived in accordance with the Father's will; and he never doubted that he was now laying down
his life in the flesh in accordance with his Father's will. He did not feel that the Father had forsaken him; he was merely reciting in his vanishing
among them this twenty-second Psalm, which begins with "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" And this happened to be one of the three passages
which were spoken with sufficient clearness to be heard by those standing by.
187:5.3 The last request which the mortal Jesus made of his
fellows was about half past one o'clock when, a second time, he said,
and the same captain of the guard again moistened his lips with the same sponge wet in the sour wine, in those days
commonly called vinegar.
187:5.4 The sandstorm grew in intensity and the heavens
increasingly darkened. Still the soldiers and the small group of believers stood by. The soldiers crouched near the cross, huddled together to protect
themselves from the cutting sand. The mother of John and others watched from a distance where they were somewhat sheltered by an overhanging rock.
When the Master finally breathed his last, there were present at the foot of his cross John Zebedee, his brother Jude, his sister Ruth, Mary Magdalene, and Rebecca, onetime of
187:5.5 It was just before three o'clock when Jesus, with a
loud voice, cried out,
"It is finished! Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." And when he had thus spoken,
he bowed his head and gave up the life struggle. When the
saw how Jesus died, he smote his breast and said: "This was indeed a righteous man; truly he must have been a Son of God." And from that hour he began
to believe in Jesus.
187:5.6 Jesus died royally—as he had lived. He freely admitted
his kingship and remained master of the situation throughout the tragic day. He went willingly to his ignominious death, after he had provided for the
safety of his chosen
He wisely restrained Peter's trouble-making violence and provided that John might be near
him right up to the end of his mortal existence. He revealed his true nature to the murderous
and reminded Pilate of the source of his sovereign authority as a Son of God. He started out to
bearing his own crossbeam and finished up his loving bestowal by handing over his spirit of mortal acquirement to the Paradise Father. After such a
life—and at such a death—the Master could truly say,
"It is finished."
187:5.7 Because this was the preparation day for both the
and the Sabbath, the
did not want these bodies to be exposed on Golgotha. Therefore they went before Pilate asking that the legs of these three men be broken, that they be
dispatched, so that they could be taken down from their crosses and cast into the criminal burial pits before sundown. When Pilate heard this request,
he forthwith sent three soldiers to break the legs and dispatch Jesus and the two brigands.
187:5.8 When these soldiers arrived at Golgotha, they did
accordingly to the two thieves, but they found Jesus already dead, much to their surprise. However, in order to make sure of his death, one of the
soldiers pierced his left side with his spear. Though it was common for the victims of crucifixion to linger alive upon the cross for even two or
three days, the overwhelming emotional agony and the acute spiritual anguish of Jesus brought an end to his mortal life in the flesh in a little less
than five and one-half hours.
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Editor’s Note: starting today with the Ford F-150, we’ll be previewing each of our 2012 Motor Trend Truck of the Year contenders leading up to the official announcement on Monday, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. eastern time.
We had a pair of F-150s for our 2012 Truck of the Year testing that represent two of the more popular trim levels: a Platinum Edition EcoBoost and an XLT 5.0-liter V-8. Also new for this year (although not on hand for our test) are Ford’s entry-level 302-horsepower, 3.7-liter V-6 and the range-topping 411-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8. We extensively tested all four engine options early this year, so we’re very familiar with power levels and delivery of the entire lineup.
The EcoBoost is the obvious orange in the apple crate here. Ford’s throwing a gasoline direct-injection, twin-turbo-fed V-6 under the hood of a full-size truck is almost enough to knock the earth off its axis. To be fair, the testers who drove the 5.0-liter first were bigger fans, at least until they drove the EcoBoost.
Ford insists it gets crossover customers from some of the luxury brands who tell them the interior is nicer in their F-150 than in the sport sedan they traded in. While that might be a stretch, we agree the Platinum is certainly nicer than the standard truck, although we’d still go for something more utilitarian. We still have mixed feelings about Ford’s Sync system, but it seems to be evolving into something more useable than the first iteration. | <urn:uuid:3ee3b261-fa11-4430-aa08-fbab69d60921> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wot.motortrend.com/2012-motor-trend-truck-of-the-year-contender-ford-f-150-143285.html | 2013-05-21T18:00:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926011 | 360 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Homepage The Abissa Festivale Portrait of Bassam More to know
The NZIMA people belong to the great AKAN family, a nation of 25 million West African people living in CÔTE d'IVOIRE and GHANA.
With other AKAN communities, the NZIMA share a common language, culture, social and political organization, and history.
Their language is TWI, of which NZIMA is a variation.
Important characteristics of AKAN civilization include a culture of Gold (best manifested by the famous Akan Gold Weights), trade tools,
communication instruments, a proto-scripture and religious symbols.
Akan society is noted for a strong structure that accords a prime role to women in a dominant matriarchy.
The political organization is hierarchical in structure, based on the ABUSUA, the family, and headed by the AHENFIE, the royal court.
The King, HENE and the queen mother, OBAHENE are institutions personifying the nation.
Actual decision-making power lies with an assembly of notables representing local chiefdoms.
This assembly elects the king from among candidates of royal blood.
The NZIMA country lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean between ABIDJAN in CÔTE d'IVOIRE and TAKORADI in GHANA.
The first NZIMA settled this region around 1230 AD. They came from BONO (North-West GHANA).
The foundation of the NZIMA kingdom dates back to 1470.
Despite being a vassal, this Kingdom maintained a certain independance towards the political heart of the AKAN nation, personified
first by the BONO-HENE (Bono kingdom), later by the DENKYIRA-HENE and then by the ASHANTI-HENE.
From 1503 to 1831 The NZIMA had to suffer from the tragedy of the transatlantic deportation.
Europeans built 3 important forts for the slave trade on the NZIMA coast: AXIM, DIXCOVE and ASSINIE.
Recent studies assert that African American and Black Caribbeans share up to 35% of their genotypes with AKANS.
Slave traders particularly valued the NZIMA for their physiques and handsome appearance.
Traders gave them the appelation of "APPOLO" as a designation of their high quality.
The thick forest of the NZIMA hinterland also gave refuge to many who escaped deportation.
The most notorious case is the exodus of the ADINGRA (DENKYIRA) people, who feared being sold to EUROPEANS
after the ASHANTI defeated them at the battle of FEYASE.
The ADINGRA asked for protection by the NZIMA before they continued West to found the Kingdoms of SANWI and BAOULE
in what is now CÔTE d'IVOIRE.
European colonization started with the creation of the British colony of GOLD COAST (now GHANA) in 1822.
In 1831 most of the NZIMA kingdom was occupied by the British. Their meddling in the Kingdom's succession affairs led to a civil war and,
in 1841, to the relocation of the throne, symbol of the monarchy, from BENYIN to TIAPOUM on the West shore of the river TANOH,
outside the British colony.
In 1893 this region became part of French colony of la CÔTE d'IVOIRE.
GHANA became independant in 1957 and CÔTE d'IVOIRE in 1960.
But the kingdom of NZIMA KOTOKO never regained its unity despite the fact that KOTOKO refers to the Porcupine,
whose numerous spines protect him from the biggest predators:
Unity is Freedom.
Nowadays, the NZIMA KOTOKO AHENFIE is in Grand-BASSAM, CÔTE d'IVOIRE.
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This ride group meets at the eastern side of Hurtle Square in the City at 7 pm on Tuesday evenings. We ride for 2 hours and complete our ride at Bocellis on the corner of Wakefield and Hutt St at 9pm.Please refer to the Bike SA Free Rides Programme on the following link:http://yooyahcloud.com/BICYCLESA/mMMBD/Rides_Sep-Nov2012_Web.pdf"The rides are free of charge (unless indicated otherwise) and available to the…See More
We’re back! Port Adelaide CC presents Summer’s shorter, sharper cyclocross racing – FOCUS CXtwiLITE.Entries for next month's Tuesday 18 December race are open. Enter all remaining races online for a paltry $30 (or pay $20 on the day – yes, we really do want you to enter in advance!). Online Entries close 9pm Monday 17th: …See More
We’re back! Port Adelaide CC presents Summer’s shorter, sharper cyclocross racing – FOCUS CXtwiLITE.Entries for this Tuesday’s (27 Nov) race are open and the for the first time we’re running a FOCUS CXtwiLITE at Zombie Park (Park 23, off Sir Donald Bradman Drive/Catholic Cemetery Road). Enter all three races online for a paltry $30 (or pay $20 on the day – yes, we really do want you to enter in advance!). Online Entries close 9pm Monday 26th: …See More
"+1 Eurosport. David Harmon & Sean Kelly are fantastic. It is actually Live on Eurosport, not like SBS' "Live" which is only if you happen to live in the Eastern States. The Spring Classics & the Tour of Turkey were awesome on…"
Yep, this cyclocross race has ZERO entry fee! Any bike will do. If you can ride a bike on grass and on paths you have the required skills. We will run a combined C-grade if numbers and depth of field warrant. Free coaching for newbies. So there are no excuses to miss this one!MORE INFO AND ENTER ONLINE HERESee More
Join Tour Down Under winner, Patrick Jonker, for UniSA’s Ride for Pain on Sunday 29 April and help raise awareness about the frequently overlooked issue of chronic pain. Explore the Adelaide Hills on a 100km loop up Norton Summit to Lobethal and back to the city, or take the 45km exit.Those looking for a challenge are encouraged to take on Cockscrew Road, solo or as a team, in a bid to overcome adversity and acknowledge the parallel challenge faced by those suffering from chronic pain. Thanks…See More
"Didn't have a pie & bun, but I did have a medium Mighty Angus Burger Meal @ McDonalds. I never eat McDonalds and usually have a tasty home made salad for lunch. OK, that isn't altogether true but I try to eat healthily every day. OK…"
"Yep. I am in Richmond & would be interested. There is the Thursday Night Ride from Henley Beach to Outer Harbour, but night rides are difficult for me. Bunnings or the Homemaker Centre is a good startting point. The Homemaker Centre has coffee…"
The course is shorter and less technical, the races are slightly shorter, there's less mud ... but it will still be insanely fun! Catering for all ages, bikes and abilities you can't beat this 'lite' form of cyclocross racing.Race 1 of the FOCUS CXtwiLITE series starts next Tuesday evening and there's some great…See More
This is a non professional group for Adelaide Cyclist members who live with depression, as I do, can go and communicate with other members who are going through the same thing.It is always recommended to seek professional medical advise.My mobile is 0411 143 035.See More
"I am prone to cramps on long rides. I take a Magnesium tablet every day and drink water with Salvital in it before & after a ride. Both are relatively cheap and available at supermarkets. It has helped a lot and I rarely get cramps any more."
there are a few strange coloured Bianchi's floating around...i was just thinking a red one might have been a bit quicker ;-)
Sportif went well - we averaged 31.6 over the 3 laps...could have been a bit faster if i had warmed up properly - i struggled for the 1st lap and got carried by the team. Still managed to take home the trophy tho, so that's the main thing.
Good luck w Lofty! It's a really pretty ride - focus on the view ;)
re the eating Vs weight loss thing - try Musashi L-Carnatine...it's helps to convert body fat into energy. Still need to eat though champ, or the body will start using muscles as food...and your heart is a muscle...
Low GI (e.g. Nuts/cereal a few hours before), and then nibble throughout. high GI (eg power gel, lollies etc) are great if you know you have a big effort in the next 10-15 mins. just make sure you have 400ml water when you have a shot...or else! : )
Yup - in the PACC all girls team this Sunday. I am going to die.
Hey - yup! That was me....pre-drenching! we got D-U-M-P-E-D on a few times.
Rode from Clapham/Mitcham (home) > CBD > Norton Summit > Balhannah > Meadows > Blackwood/Belair > home. Was only 110kms, but I think the cold (rain + stop starting) sucked up any extra energy I had!!
Glad the tips worked out! Everyone is different, but it certainly works for me!! I take salvital & powdered powerade in a mini Tupperware container with me for longer rides, and add it to water when I refill. Seems to help ; ) AND – i always eat if i am out any longer than an hour – ideally after the 1st hr, every 45 or 60 minutes i need something….dinosaurs & almonds work for me ; )
Hey Chris, managed to get a run with the all girls PACC team on Sunday (Williamstown Cyclo Cportif) - i kept an eye out for you, but didnt see you there at all! Will you be tackling The Range again on the 17th?
I get my Shotz tablets from Standish Cycles Unley, but they have been out of stock for a couple of weeks. That said - last Sunday i used a combination of Salvital (with magnesium + other good stuff) and powdered powerade (electrolytes), and this seemed to work well. Both are available from the supermarket, and (given it works) is a much better value alternative to the Shotz tablets anyway. For what its worth - I intend to stick with this combination : )
For a longer ride, i would take a very small tupperware container full of the powder to tip in to your water bottles when you refill them en route ; )
Hope this helps! worth trying anyway. : )
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There’s little doubt as to what the General Assembly’s biggest challenge will be when it returns in January.
In a meeting last week with The Albany Herald Editorial Board, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston didn’t hesitate when asked what the No. 1 issue will be for the 2012 Legislature.
While the state has had a streak of year-to-year increases in revenues for the past several months, the increases are only getting the state to where it was before the recession struck and plummeted government income. The numbers are better, but they’re improvements over numbers that were horrendous.
And that means legislators will again have hard decisions to make on spending.
“In this economic cycle, we’re going to have one or two more budget cycles that are going to be challenging,” Ralston said, noting the modest increases in revenues. “The budget is always the only job we have to do and the most important thing we have to do.”
One important job that is behind legislators — unless there is a problem in the federal approval process — is the redistricting of Georgia’s congressional and state legislative districts. Ralston said he was pleased with the results, noting that the maps were approved in record time during the special session conducted in August.
“We just came through the shortest redistricting session in the history of the state,” he said, describing the process as orderly, respectful and civil.
Democrats in Georgia have labeled it much differently, saying the Republican-led Legislature drew districts designed to place the Democratic Party at a disadvantage, particularly in its ability to attract white male candidates.
The speaker suggested that the Democrats look closer to home. Redistricting, he said, had nothing to do with seven white Democrats walking across the aisle to join the Republican Party. “They need to go look into the mirror,” he said. “They have hung a sign on the door saying that moderates are not welcome and people who are not very liberal are not welcome.”
The criticism has been “more than a little ironic,” he said, in light of the 2001 redistricting maps drawn by Democrats that were redrawn by the court. “We had a model of what not to do,” he said, adding that 10-12 public meetings around the state were conducted on the process before the special session.
Ralston predicted the Republicans’ maps will pass muster with the federal courts. Under the Voting Rights Act, Georgia is one of the states that has to have any election changes cleared by either the Justice Department or the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. Georgia officials have asked the D.C. court to approve the maps drawn in August.
On water issues, Ralston said he is hopeful that “this administration under Gov. Deal will bring new vigor to those negotiations.”
Georgia was at a great disadvantage in its decades-old argument with Alabama and Florida over water until the courts overturned a federal judge’s ruling that gave the states three years to work out a deal before he turned off the use of Lake Lanier by most of metro Atlanta. While negotiations have worked better with one of Georgia’s neighbors than with the other, Ralston said enough progress has been made so that it is “certainly within the realm of possibility that we’re going to get an agreement at some point.”
“I know this governor (Deal) is committed to working out an agreement,” he said.
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This Saturday, Soleil Laurel Canyon residents and guests will come together for a St. Patrick’s Day-themed model park open house. The “Lucky to Live at Soleil” event is a celebration of the community’s rapid growth and increasing popularity as one of the best active adult communities in Atlanta and the southeast.
Upon arrival, guests will be greeted at the clubhouse and have the opportunity to tour the amenity-filled facility, after which they will be escorted to the model park to continue the festivities. The model park will come alive with green and white décor, live music and a lunch buffet in the cul-de-sac. Light nibbles will be served in the model homes, and guests can enjoy some sunshine and learn all about why it’s “Lucky to Live at Soleil.” Of course, a pot of gold will be in Soleil’s sales gallery where guests can register for a chance to win prizes from local restaurants, design upgrades for new home buyers and more.
If you’re looking to move into an active adult community where residents live a resort lifestyle, Soleil Laurel Canyon is the place for you. Come out to our “Lucky to Live at Soleil” event this Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.! To learn more call our sales office at 678-880-3071 or visit www.SoleilLaurelCanyon.com. | <urn:uuid:1ec09257-29f9-49d1-bbff-463be6abedd1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.atlantarealestateforum.com/lucky-to-live-at-soleil-event-74354/ | 2013-05-21T17:52:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926354 | 306 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Alexandra Pelosi Documentary Tries to Make Evangelicals Look 'Kooky or Scary'
Focus on the Family today denounced a new film by documentarian Alexandra Pelosi as "yet another hit piece" aimed at marginalizing evangelical Christians.
Pelosi's movie, Friends of God, premiered Thursday on HBO. It documents Christians Pelosi met over the course of two years crisscrossing the country - - and the distinct focus is on believers engaged in activities she can mock, from professional wrestling to classic car competitions to a drive-thru church.
"Ms. Pelosi describes her film as a lighthearted and nonjudgmental look at evangelical life in America. It is anything but," said Gary Schneeberger, Focus on the Family's senior media director. "Her camera comes with crosshairs -- and her sights are fixed on Christians. This is yet another hit piece created by big media to paint men and women of faith as kooky or scary -- or, best of all from the left's perspective, both."
Pelosi makes little attempt, for instance, to hide her disdain for a mother of 10 who home-schools her children -- a woman who explains how she walked away from her ambition to be a lawyer after getting married. Most people she knows would consider being home all day with 10 kids torture, Pelosi tells the woman -- and for good measure makes fun of her appearance by comparing her wedding photo (Pelosi says she looks like Barbie in it) to what she looks like today.
"Ms. Pelosi obviously thinks being a wife and mother not only hamstrings a woman from pursuing a fulfilling career, but that it also steals her good looks," Schneeberger said.
Others who appear before Pelosi's camera are shot in exaggerated close- ups, from low angles, so as to distort their features.
"The message here is, 'There's something not quite right with these people,'" Schneeberger noted. "She feigns just enough interest in her subjects to get them to open up, and then makes sure she presents them in the most unflattering light possible.
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Colours and lighting are fabulous and I love those sun rays, very beautiful image Audran. Your images always have this wonderful "warmth" about them..... :o)x
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God has for each of us our perfect mate, so we may learn from each other, grow together and encourage one another. A bird’s flight is symbolic: the freedom, the grace, and the beauty, working together to cut the resistance of the wind. They are both free, but choose to be together. Here I have chosen to depict two bronze birds in flight demonstrating only the love and trust that guides them.
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Summary: When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly (Alice Eve), insecure airport security agent Kirk (Jay Baruchel) can't believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything he can to avoid losing Molly forever.
It's not a very good movie, what with following pretty tired plot cliches and being filled with a lot of dumb dialogue. But sometimes stupid movies can be fun, and this is one of those times. All the actors are just right for their parts and in general the great delivery and little touches make up for the mediocrity of the material. I also appreciate that it didn't linger on the "misunderstanding separates the leads," even if it did use the tired trope. I shouldn't have liked it, but I did.
If anything carries this movie, it is the supporting cast. The core relationship between the two leads, however, is a major bust. I didn't believe one second of it, which is too bad because the premise has promise. The filmmakers take the fast-track to mediocrity, delivering only a few fun moments here and there, and not a whole lot of humor. Take it or leave it, but I didn't find anything here to rave about.
To a great extent these boy-meets-girl movies are always much of the same. Predictable, cookie-cutter, clichéd template-fests if you will. However, I like Jay Baruchel, I like Alice Eve, I thought they both did brilliantly in both the comedic and serious scenes of the movie, and I thought the jokes were, on average, good, and at the high points, side-splitting. I don't want to ask for anything more out of the genre, so I'll quit while I'm ahead and declare this one of the better ones I've seen.
This movie has a really bad script. The whole movie is really predictable and the characters are one dimensional. Jay Baruchel's performance is fine but the story has been done numerous times before. Take a pass on this one.
Sunday school morals along with cock and ball jokes? Who did they think was the audience yearning nuns? The story has no conflict for the first hour of the film, then a little laughable (in a bad way) conflict emerges and is cleared up in a totally predictable manor.
Moving past the rather boring gimmick (an attractive girl dating and average guy? That never happens!) the film is actually suprisingly smart and sweet, having more in common with 40 year virgin and less with American Pie (as the ads would have you believe). A bit by the numbers, with a cast that most people haven't heard of will make this any easy one to miss, but the great supporting cast, good script and likeable leads make it stand out in the sea of better marketed comedies.
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I love customizing globes and maps as a way to remember special trips and places in your life. And while it’s definitely fun to use pins and markers to keep track of those locations, it’s equally fun to embrace a blank slate by using a chalkboard-covered globe that you can customize again and again. Halligan taught us how to make our own in September, but Gosia at Blue Bell Bazaar is selling some gorgeous pre-made versions if you’re looking for something you can work with right away. I love the faded, vintage feel these have and would love to see them customized in a child’s room with their first big trips, or even decorated with patterns that change as you turn the globe. Either way, these open up a world (no pun intended) of decorative possibilities, so click here if you’d like to check them out online ($38-$98 each).
I’m off to clean and tag everything in our house for the yard sale tomorrow*, so I hope you all have a wonderful, wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xo, grace
*If you’re attending the yard sale, please keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook feed for updates. I think a lot of things are going to go quickly so I don’t want anyone to trek all the way over later in the day if we’re wiped out or key pieces are gone. I’ll update as much as possible on both feeds.
Below is a summary of this week’s highlights:
- Must-Read Posts of the Week: Top 5 Apps for Design Lovers, A Fresh Start: Our (first) Porch!, In My Library
- New City Guide: D*S City Guide Updates!
- Biz Ladies: Photo Usage
- Living In: The Last Days of Disco
- Sneak Peeks: Tad & Jessica Carpenter, Sarah Albrecht of Little Rock Boutique, Ben & Makoto of Scout Regalia
- DIY Projects: Scandinavian-inspired Wooden Heart
- Before & Afters: Katie and Laura’s Chair + Sara’s Office, Alexandra’s Highland Park Craftsman
- Best Of: Maps
- Simply Color: Helen Palmer
- In the Kitchen With: Rachel Manley’s Almond+Yogurt Cake
- We Like It Wild: Inspired by- Earthy Spring (Floral arrangement how-to)
- Small Measures with Ashley: Orange & Vanilla Marmalade
- Artwork: Gabriel Dawe Thread Installations, Janine Rewell, New at the Wayne Pate Shop
- Misc.: Hot or Not: Blinded by stripes?, Wolfum Textiles, Bend Seating: Lucy, Ethel and Farmhouse, Brrr: Winter Bedding for Falling Temps, Abigail Edwards Owl Wallpaper, Alpha Workshops for Thibaut, Gigi Gallery cards | <urn:uuid:eab24833-1418-452a-af05-bf3fecb326db> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.designsponge.com/2011/02/weekly-wrap-up-chalkboard-globes-yard-sale-note.html | 2013-05-21T18:06:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.858618 | 613 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In late 2009, Dr. Robert Fews was Aerospace Special Advisor to the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. This new position was established in order to facilitate the creation and promotion of apprenticeship opportunities for ENCS students, as well as to help integrate students into the workforce at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Aerospace Special Advisor will also play an important role in promoting ENCS’s aerospace-related activities and programs internally and externally.
Originally hailing from England, Dr. Fews completed a five-year apprenticeship with British Aerospace Ltd, where went on to work as a structures engineer on the Concorde SST project before pursuing a PhD in Aircraft Design from the Cranfield Institute of Technology. Dr. Fews then came to Canada in 1978, when he accepted a position as Senior Staff Specialist at Canadair Ltd in Montreal. In 1984, he joined Bell Helicopter Textron Canada, where he served as Manager of Technology until 2002, when he became Director of Research for the company, a position which he held until 2009.
Said Dr. Fews of his appointment, “I feel honoured to be part of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science because it has established itself as a major centre for aerospace research and teaching in Montreal.” Indeed, Concordia has been a leader in collaborations with industry, as evidenced by its establishment of the Concordia Institute for Aerospace Design and Innovation, as well as its involvement in the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec. With Dr. Robert Fews as a new member of the ENCS team, the Faculty is sure to remain an important leader in this dynamic field. | <urn:uuid:a74933ad-ca56-42ad-afee-cad18df0c2a4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.encs.concordia.ca/administration-and-governance/associate-deans-and-special-advisor/aerospace/ | 2013-05-21T18:20:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975322 | 334 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Kankakee County Museum
The Kankakee County Museum is the home of the Kankakee County Historical Society. Founded in 1906, it is the oldest incorporated local historical society in Illinois. The Main Museum Building contains seven permanent and temporary exhibit galleries, the Museum Store, the Museum's Archival Research Library, the Museum's offices, and support facilities. The Museum Complex also encompasses the historic 1855 Dr. A. L. Small House, the 1904 Taylor One-Room Schoolhouse, Column Garden and Outdoor Exhibit Area. The museum boasts more than 85,000 artifacts in addition to 20,000 still images in the photo collection. | <urn:uuid:37c7d016-9a8d-490e-b48b-e34c58337447> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.enjoyillinois.com/ThingsToDo/Details/2366 | 2013-05-21T18:26:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.902097 | 132 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
On Friday GamePolitics reported on an incredibly clueless TV performance by a panel of Australian politicians and media types.
For example, while bashing video games at length, the panel members did not even seem to realize that Australia has a rating system for games in place.
Their ill-informed rhetoric came in response to an audience question about game censorship and Australia's proposed R18 rating. As it turns out, the guy wearing the Fallout 3 t-shirt who asked the question (left) is an editor with Aussie site GameArena. "Joaby" describes the experience:
As you can see, what happened was far from a serious discussion on the merits of an R Rating for video games and government censorship. Instead, at large, the panelists were led into a discussion of violent video games and, due to archaic views of the average gamer, the discussion primarily devolved into the same "protect the children" commentary the public has heard for years.
Fortunately, what occurred on the show only served to highlight the exact issue at hand... Due to the format of the show it was nigh on impossible for me to refute even the more ludicrous and fantastic claims (Avatar: the rape game by Barnaby Joyce was particularly hard to keep quiet about) meaning the show simply continued to propagate the same antiquated idea already present in the general media about video games.
GP: Check out Friday's story if you missed the video. It's a classic. We've also created a helpful transcript to go along with the video... | <urn:uuid:2a834fb2-9254-4369-bacc-af49bf380da3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/07/28/audience-member-who-made-aussie-pols-look-silly-over-fallout-3-website-editor | 2013-05-21T17:52:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968889 | 309 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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A Walk in the Park: Thanks Lagrac!
In Iowa, United States
How Geocaching Works
At an Event, I won this fun container donated by our Caching Monkey.
I sent these 10 little Monkeys to play in a tree.
Respect the park rules. open only from DAWN to DUSK.
Permission granted by Mr Moran, Parks Director.
(No hints available.)
Last Updated: on 4/29/2013 7:14:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time (2:14 AM GMT)
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Great American MLB Open Field Ceramic Mug SetItem#: HN-GREA092
- High-quality ceramic mugs
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With beginnings as a belt buckle maker in Texas, Great American products has become the leader in licensed metal emblems and the products that they adorn. With licenses with every major sports league, Great American products a wide range of unique products like drinkware, coolers, and kitchen accessories for the dedicated fan.
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Situated in Noble Park, Best Western Sandown Heritage is close to Sandown Racecourse, Dandenong Basketball Stadium, and Dandenong Market. Also nearby are Drum Theatre and Dandenong Plaza.
In addition to an outdoor pool and tour/ticket assistance, Best Western Sandown Heritage features laundry facilities. Event facilities consist of conference/meeting rooms and small meeting rooms. Onsite parking is complimentary.
The 16 air-conditioned guestrooms at Best Western Sandown Heritage include minibars and coffee/tea makers. Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge) is provided. Televisions are equipped with DVD players. Additional amenities include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. | <urn:uuid:ede995ff-a23b-4251-adf8-19ba856ab917> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hotels.com/ho335400/best-western-sandown-heritage-noble-park-australia/ | 2013-05-21T18:28:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9249 | 150 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Since Christie assumed office in January 2010, he has shown he isn't afraid to get in the face of anyone who disagrees with him, a list that ranges from public-school teachers to, most recently, someone walking by him on a Jersey Shore boardwalk.
While vacationing with his family in the vicinity of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Christie went out for an ice cream cone. It was then he was confronted by someone who had Christie's treatment of teachers in mind. TMZ has a video of the incident:
As you can see, Christie shouted at the man: You're a real big shot. You're a real big shot shooting your mouth off.
Just take care of the teachers, the man responded. It was a reference to a recent piece of legislation Christie signed that expanded public funding to charter schools instead of the public school system in New Jersey.
To which Christie retorted, Keep walking away. ... Keep walking.
While this type of altercation is something most politicians would be desperate to avoid, Christie celebrated it by tweeting this morning -- Hit 5 million views on YouTube! What better way to celebrate than to take a look back and see how we got here ... -- before posting a link to a montage of his outbursts.
This week, the governor also made headlines for calling an inquisitive reporter stupid and an idiot.
This year, Christie got into perhaps his most famous flap, which also dealt with his record on teachers.
Last year, Christie told people to Get the hell off the beach to avoid a storm that was approaching the Asbury Park area of New Jersey.
In another of his famous bouts with a critical constituent, the governor slowly built to a full-blown rage, which, coincidentally, also centered on schools. This time, it was Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
The Jersey Shore incident wasn't the first time Christie had a conflict with someone, and it probably won't be the last. Both his supporters and detractors appear to thrive on the heated exchanges, homing in on what they mean about his personality and his policies. What isn't as clear, though, is what the Romney camp thinks about the potential vice presidential candidate's outbursts. | <urn:uuid:9d761642-8751-48cd-a21b-dc1f81dffff1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ibtimes.com/chris-christie-yells-new-jersey-heckler-again-video-721674 | 2013-05-21T18:15:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982045 | 452 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) -- A man charged with several Class A child molestation felonies has pleaded guilty to one Class C child molestation felony and will face up to 8 years behind bars if the plea agreement is accepted by the judge.
Robert E. Fitzgerald, 41, was charged in 2011 for allegedly forcing a 9-year-old girl to watch pornographic materials.
Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to one Class C child molestation felony Monday If the judge accepts the plea agreement at his sentencing next month then three Class A felony counts will be dropped.
If Fitzgerald had be held to the original Class A felony child molestation counts along with the solicitation and dissemination of matter harmful to minors charges, and he was found guilty, he could have faced decades in prison.
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Are you half of a couple seeking magical moments while saving for both spring and summer vacations? Creating a couple’s getaway can be nerve-wracking. Stop worrying so much about what to wear, stressing over what you will talk about, and worrying about your wallet. Consumer Savings Expert Andrea Woroch, is here to share her “10 [...]
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Some gifts you might not think of ~ for those people you can figure out what to buy for: Got a techie in your life? Who doesn’t know someone who ALWAYS has an ipod or cell in their hands… Here is the gift they don’t even know they want yet – the Mobigrip. mobigrips.com/ It’s a [...]
During National Yoga Month, we feature a lot of products to make your Yoga workout more enjoyable (or just prettier). Today, let’s talk about post-workout. Workout recovery is often a constant focus for sports teams and distance runners. If you’ve just sweated for 3 hours while exercising, don’t you need to build up on protein [...]
For some reason boys always get the short stick here at Intimate Guide. Why don’t we ever feature products for them? Maybe because there’s nothing thrilling about what they wear… But you can keep it interesting. Here are Back to School Fashion tips for the boys in your life from Fashion Designer Andrea Behar: For [...]
We know you don’t only buy lingerie. Especially around Valentine’s Day – when lingerie might be a lovely extra something silky tacked onto a bigger, sparklier gift for ‘her’ to wear. Here are some tips from The American Society of Appraisers to make your jewelry buying a bit easier this Valentine’s day – or any [...] | <urn:uuid:78ca3e8a-ef10-4f18-a74a-553f794e486c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.intimateguide.com/category/advice-for-men/ | 2013-05-21T17:51:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922359 | 391 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
What reason do you think my Ford Focus is failing on the alternator?
Country: United StatesMake: FordModel: Focus ZX3Year: 2003Engine: 2.3 Automatic
I have tried putting 3 alternators on my car and they have all failed including my battery,and i also have tried taking it to get checked and they have said that there is something wrong with the computer on my car so i have to change it.
I have seen the small single wire break right at the connector with the insulation still keeping it connected. I would start with making sure the connector/wire is good. Give the connector a tug. If it breaks you found the issue. This wire issue will set a code and put the charging light on. If the circuit and alternator tests good it would be the PCM.
let me know what you find
Where is the wire located at?
it is a single wire connector towards the back of the alternator. wire is red
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I still haven't figured out what my dream job is. I mean, I love teaching but I don't love the politics and economics that go with it. When I reach my students and open them up to a concept or make history come alive, that's when the magic happens. But then there are the petty things outside the classroom that detract from the magical feeling.
What I love about this particular teaching position are my colleagues. I've never had such a professional department relationship with four such completely different people who respect each other as much as in my department. That's why I say I would probably not leave this teaching job for another teaching job. Why mess with this chemistry? On top of that, one of my fellow teachers is a state Teacher of the Year--talk about inspiring working with her. Collaborating with her, having conversations with her about teaching practices and philosophies, inspires me to be a better teacher.
And, thinking deeper about this, I should say I've been given some great opportunities to step out of my comfort zone, professionally. Because I teach two Advanced Placement courses, I've gone to some summer institutes that were the best professional development I've ever had. If I hadn't been nudged into taking these opportunities, I would have missed out on a level of rigor in my teaching. Of course, this year is a toughie since I'm still learning to juggle the new courses, but it's certainly given me the impetus to rethink how I teach all of my classes.
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I have limited experience, but am finding that my imagon 12" on 8x10 has a very sharp center that moves around with front tilts and swings and makes it hard to use movements as one might with a sharp anastigmat. Left swing moves the sharpest part to the right on the ground glass but doesnt really bring other areas into equally sharp focus as I expect. Keep in mind these are outdoor scenes and not portraits. Am I just blind or should I expect different physics with a meniscus doublet compared to a new anastigmat?
Soft focus lenses generally aren't for wide angle use. You're probably seeing the plane of focus getting curved as it goes outside it's "coverage". Learn to use that feature or use smaller film with that lens.
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President Barack Obama has arrived at San Francisco International Airport.
The president is in California as part of a two-day swing to raise money for the Democratic party and campaign for Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is in a tight race with Republican Carly Fiorina. His trip will also include meetings with local dignitaries, including Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
The president and Jobs are scheduled to meet for 45 minutes at a hotel in San Francisco. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Mr. Obama requested the meeting to talk about the state of the economy and the integration of technology.
Obama is scheduled to attend an evening fundraiser Thursday night, then head to Los Angeles where he will attend a rally Friday.
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My planted 20gal high has two filters one aqua clear 20, and a tetra whisper 30. Besides my substrate releasing air and the dirt with every so often the water still doesn't look clear there's always little things allthrough the tank looks like dust that is in the air u can see when the sun is shinning through your window and u just dusted off a pillow or blanket anyway that is the only way to explain what it looks like. Question is how to get rid of it I was gonna try to use puregen from seachem to see if it clears but I wanna try n find a different way without chemicals? | <urn:uuid:35eca2d1-400b-4ce5-a202-f35a355cfb17> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=199839&goto=nextnewest | 2013-05-21T18:06:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959712 | 154 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Eve Merriam (19 July 1916 – 11 April 1992 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Eve Merriam was an American poet and writer.
Born as Eva Moskovitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was married for a time to writer Leonard C. Lewin. She later married screenwriter Waldo Salt and was actress Jennifer Salt's stepmother.
Merriam died on April 11, 1992 in Manhattan from cancer.
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This inclusive line-up includes: The Emmanuel Baptist Church Praise Dancers of Bronx, NY; and under the musical direction of Rev Elgin Joseph Taylor Sr. of Sweet Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Albany NY, The Jubilee Mass Choir comprised of local churches and the Union College Heavenly Voices* Gospel Choir.
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*The Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir is a non-denominational group, which promotes self-expression through the singing of contemporary and traditional spiritual songs. The Choir is organized by musical director is Lynny Walters and faculty advisor Gretchel Hathaway. All members of the Union College Campus community are invited to join the choir. Heavenly Voices provides spiritual inspiration at events on and off Union's campus.
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A double bill of two critically acclaimed comedies from Scotland’s premier touring company, described in the National press as brilliant, gifted and fiercely accessible.
MARY MASSACRE: A bitter sweet, emotional rollercoaster of a story about two disappointed women waiting at the candy floss machine on Irvine Moor. On the surface, there are the overlapping stories of the women who share a light hearted secret and a love of psychics. Underneath, a tale of deceit, loss and betrayal. Both of them are unaware how they’ll change each other’s lives forever.
SEVEN YEAR ITCH: This true story of the brutal slaying of an office worker in America is interwoven with the delightfully flamboyant tales of two Glasgow co-workers, one of whom is obsessed with Dolly Parton. Seven Year Itch is for the day dreamer who looks at the stapler with murderous intent, for anyone who thinks about shredding their co-workers fingers and for those of you who sing out loud and proud at your desk.
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"There's an over-riding archness in all the performances, with Julie Wilson-Nimmo and Mary Gapinski in Mary Massacre and Brown herself alongside Martin McCormick in Seven Year Itch pointing up the double-bluffing grotesquery of a candy-floss world turned bad." The Herald
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FIRE crews from Redditch and Bromsgrove were called to assist at a road traffic collision along a country road in Inkberrow yesterday.
The incident, involving a car and a van, took place in Stockwood Lane just after 7.45pm and left a woman medically trapped inside the car with life threatening injuries. No one in the van was hurt.
Group Commander Mick Cadman from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) said: “With Watch Manager Bob Morris from Redditch in charge and guidance from paramedics, crews worked rapidly to remove the roof of the vehicle and extricate the woman.
“She was lifted out of the car on a spinal board, stabilised at the scene and then taken by land ambulance to hospital.”
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When the Quran was revealed, 14 centuries ago, the numbers known today did not exist. A universal system was used where the letters of the Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek alphabets were used as numerals. The number assigned to each letter is its "Gematrical Value." The numerical "Gematrical" values of the Arabic alphabet are shown in table below.
by: Ibrahim Ahmed
Many of my friends and non-friends asked me to explain what is a numeral. I found these information in the Electronic Encyclopedia very valuable.
A numeral is the figure or character used to represent a NUMBER. Throughout history there have been many different representations for numbers and for the basic process of counting. At first there were spoken numbers and finger numbers (indicated by positions of the hands and fingers). For permanent recording and intermediate calculations, however, it was necessary to have written numerals.
The Romans used the system of Roman numerals, which is still familiar today in certain applications. Here, I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, and M = 1,000. A smaller number is added when it follows a larger number, but subtracted when it precedes the larger number. For example, VIII = 8, XXVII = 27, IX = 9 (10 -1), and CM = 900 (1,000 - 100). Both situations may occur in the same number, as in CLXIV = 164 and MCMLXXXVI = 1986.
The modern system of numeration (designation by the use of numbers) is derived from the Hindu-Arabic system. It uses a place-value system with 10 as the BASE. This system began in India around the 6th century, developed in the Arabian countries, and progressed into Europe and the rest of the world. Today all science and international trade use this system. The exact shape of the numerals has changed substantially over the years, but the introduction of printing has led to a standardization of shape.
The Prophet Muhammed who was a successful Merchant in his early life , has to know the Arabic Alphabets to work in trade, since all the numbers that he had to use were Alphabets. The discovery of the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran showed us a sophisticated system where every letter, word, verse and Sura in the Quran is mathematically composed in addition to its most beautiful literal structure. The system is so sophisticated, no human being can, even with the assistance of the computers we have today, write such a beautiful literature that is mathematically composed as well.
ABJAD AND THE RISE AND DECLINE OF ALPHANUMERIC SYSTEMS
Summarized from an essay by:
The word abjad is an acronym derived from the first four consonantal shapes in the Arabic alphabet -- Alif, Bá, Jim, Dál. As such abjad designates the letters of the Arabic alphabet (also known as alifbá') in the phrase hurúf al-abjad. An adjective formed from this, abjadí, means a novice at something. Nowadays the Arabic alphabet does not follow the sequence a-b-j-d, but rather the order: A-B-T-Th-J-H.-Kh-D (the basic shapes of the letters A-B-J-D without their diacritical dots do, however, occur in that order, insofar as T and Th are distinguished from B only by dots, and the H. and Kh from the J only by dots). However, the order A-B-J-D is quite ancient, insofar as the word abjad is not of Arabic origin, but comes from earlier written alphabets, perhaps from Phoenician though the sequence may be as old as Ugaritic. In any case, it certainly predates the writing down of Arabic, as can be seen by comparison of Hebrew (Aleph, Beth, Gimel, Daleth) and Greek (Alpha Beta Gamma Delta).
The Arabic alphabet and the corresponding numerical values known as abjad are therefore derived from earlier prototypes, as the following comparison shows:
Hebrew: Aleph = 1 Beth = 2 gimel = 3 daleth = 4
Greek : alpha = 1 beta = 2 gamma = 3 delta = 4
Arabic: alif = 1 bá' = 2 jím = 3 dál = 4
The so-called Arabic numerals that we use as ciphers to represent our numbers (1,2,3,4, etc.) were invented in India c. 600 A.D. They were first used in the Middle East by the mathematician al-Khwarazmi (c. 875), along with the zero. Though some Europeans were aware of these "Arabic" computational symbols as early as the 10th century, they did not come into general use until the 13th century in Europe. The point being that up until this time, written texts in Greek, Latin, Hebrew/Aramaic, Arabic/Persian, etc. used letters of the alphabet to represent numbers (the Latin equivalent is Roman numerals).
The Arabic numerals proved far superior for computational purposes to the previous systems (it is not possible to do positional computation with roman numerals, nor did they come with the zero, another gift of India). The older letter/numbers gradually fell out of use, except in certain contexts (specifically the use of Roman numerals and Abjad numerals to mark the page numbers of the introduction of a book and the use of Roman numerals to record the publication date of books until the 19th century and the production date of motion pictures until the 1960s). However, just because the letters were no longer generally used as numbers, this does not mean that the numerical associations died out. Among poets the numbers were used to write chronograms (a word that contains a numerical value; poets frequently tried to find words with a numerical equivalent to the year of someone's death to write an elegy, for example). Theologians and mystics invested the letters and their associated numberical values with mystical significance.
ABJAD SYSTEM AND HOW IT WORKS
There are two principle variations in the Abjad system as to the value of certain letters; the Arabs of North Africa and Spain gave a different alpha-numeric order to some of the letters in the 100s than was common in the Levant and the Islamic east. However, this variation does not affect the values of letters under 100, which have always and everywhere been the same, so far as I know.
The Abjad values and their mnemonic groupings are as follows. Short vowels have no value (except in the beginning of a word, where they are necessarily accompanied by alif/hamza). Note that hamza (') and `ayn (`) are different letters with different values, as are the letters followed by dots (which would be underdots in printed versions of texts rendered in accord with the romanization system used by Shoghi Effendi for Baha'i texts). For the details of why hamza and alif have the same value (i.e., á = ' = 1), see below.
In the maghrib (Spain and North Africa), the following variant values obtained, to wit: s.= 60, d.= 90, s= 300, z.= 800, gh= 900, sh=1000.
N.B.: Certain phonemes which require two letters to represent in the roman alphabet (e.g., Th, Kh, Dh, Gh, Sh) are each rendered by a unique letter in the Arabic alphabet.
Likewise, doubled consonants (hurúf mushaddada) are counted only once. For example, though in transliteration we write Muhammad, in the Arabic script, the doubled consonant "mm" is represented by a diacritical mark (tashdid) over a single "m", which is therefore only written once and only counted once. Hence the numerical values of Muhammad and Nabíl are identical (remember not to count the short vowels, which are any vowels in transliteration which lack the accent mark):
M + h. + mma + d
40 8 40 4 = 92
N + b + i/y + l
50 2 10 30 = 92
The word Rid.wán totals to 1057: R= 200, d.= 800, w= 6, á= 1, n= 50. Mustagháth equals M=40, s=60, t=400, gh=1000, á= 1, th= 500 for a total of 2001.
The value of kull shay' should be 361 (k= 20, l = 30, doubled or mashdudd consonants are not counted twice, sh = 300, y = 10, hamza = 1). Persians sometimes elide the final hamza when writing this word in Persian (sometimes an extra "y" is also incorrectly added), which could lead to the wrong value of 360.
NUMERIC VALUE OF HAMZA AND ALIF ARE THE SAME
As Iskandar Hai pointed out, alif and hamza have the same numerical value. If we stop to consider how the word "abjad" is written and pronounced in Arabic or Persian, this fact should not come as a great surprise. The initial sound in abjad is a short "a." In any language a word beginning with a vowel is proceeded by a glottal stop (quickly pronounce the words "a apple" and you will hear and feel the glottal stop in between them). The letter which marks the glottal stop in Arabic is the hamza.
It is true that the word abjad begins with an alif, but the alif in this case is merely a place-holder for the initial hamza. This is because according to the rules of Arabic orthography, word-initial hamza, the phonetic value of which is a glottal stop followed by a vowel, must be written with an alif. This is true for any word beginning in a short vowel -- a, u, i. In word-initial position a short vowel rests upon a hamza, which in turn rests upon an alif.
But alif is used not only as a place-holder for initial short vowels. It also has other purposes, and this is where the confusion comes about. In the middle of a word, and sometimes at the end, alif represents the long vowel "á" (in Arabic, fatha and long alif have the same vowel quality in most phonetic environments, the difference being one of quantity--the alif is pronounced twice as long; in Persian, however, the long alif [á] sound is not only held longer, but is also qualitatively different from the fatha [a], having the value of the "a" in "law" as opposed to the "a" in "hat").
Technically speaking, the alif that represents the long "á" is a doubled or elongated fatha (a), and consists of a fatha combined with a hamza. Neither the fatha nor the hamza are written in this case, however, but instead the combination is marked by an alif. So the long vowel "á," represented in writing by the letter alif, does contain a hamza, even though that hamza isn't written out. Though modern Arabic orthography does not call for the hamza to be written with the alif of the long vowel, it can be found written out in some ancient manuscripts and inscriptions.
One might argue that it is not actually because of the alif, but rather because of the unwritten hamza that usually accompanies the alif, that the letter has the numerical value of one. Due to the conventions of writing Arabic, the hamza occurs everywhere an alif has a phonetic value (the alif is written in some cases without a phonetic value, such as in the alif wasl or as a soundless marker at the end of the 3rd person masc. pl. verb ending). So, for most purposes, where there is an alif with a phonetic value, it actually contains within it a hamza. However, the hamza can also occur without the alif. Hamza is written as a separate symbol (without the alif) when two vowels fall next to each other (e.g., su'ál, masá'il), when an unvowelled consonant is followed by a short vowel (e.g., mas'ala; in words like qur'án, mir'át, where a syllabic break occurs with a consonant, followed by a long vowel "á", the hamza is written as a madda stroke above the alif, and not usually in the form of hamza); or when a short vowel occurs at the end of a word immediately after a long vowel (bahá', shay').
The long and short of it is that both alif and hamza are counted as one in Abjad. Where there is both an alif and a separate hamza in a word, as in shay', you count them separately. á = 1 , ' = 1.
There are many reference works, such as the Encyclopedia of Islam and Encyclopeadia Iranica, the Arabic Lexicon of Lane, the Dictionaries of Mo'in and Dehkhoda, that contain information on the Abjad system. Most of the dictionaries explain that alif and hamza have the same numerical value.
What Is Numerology?
Is it a miracle or a Numerology ?
Webster's dictionary defines numerology as the study of the occult (hidden) significance of numbers and letters. It is interesting to see that the ignorant Muslims and the misguided ones who do not want to accept the mathematical miracle of the Quran call the miracle of the Quran numerology and call Dr. Khalifa a numerologist. Not only did they fail to understand the difference between numerology and mathematics but they also failed to appreciate what God called "One of the great miracles " 74:35. The gematrical values of the alphabets are not occult or hidden values but well known since the introduction of the languages and were born out of need not out of the desire to predict a future event or an occult meaning. The miracle of the Quran is based on pure mathematical factors not on the occult significance of the numbers or letters in the Quran. There is no claim of any occult significance of any number or letters by Dr. Khalifa or by the Author of the Quran (God Almighty). The significance of number 19 is explained by God Almighty in 74:31 in details not hidden or occult. The miracle of the Quran is a phenomenal mathematical relationship of the placement of the chapters, the verses, the words of the Quran, and / or the numbers used in the Quran. NOTHING OCCULT in it and no claim of any special significance more than what God Almighty detailed in 74:31. For example the Quran has 114 chapters (19X6), The first verse 1:1 known as "Basmalla" consists of 19 letters. The total number of verses in the Quran is 6346, or 19X334. The Basmalla occurs in the Quran 114 times (19X6), despite its conspicuous absence from Sura 9. The word God (ALLAH) occurs throughout the Quran in its 114 Suras 2698 times and 2698= 19X142. The number of verses where the word God occurs add up to 118123 also a multiple of 19, = 19X6217 and so on for hundreds of similar mathematical findings, all consistent with God's swearing in 74:30, "Over it is 19". As any sincere person can see , there is NO OCCULT significance or HIDDEN values but straight forward mathematics from the Quran. Those who call it numerology are showing their ignorance and their deliberate attempt to cover up their inability to appreciate, see or understand the miracle. It takes divine intervention to block someone from seeing God's miracle. God promised to show His miracles ONLY to the sincere believers, those who attained certainty, 2:118 and 83:18-22. | <urn:uuid:64c1488c-e053-4d63-bcfb-2b19aac01233> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.submission.org/what_is_a_numeral.html | 2013-05-21T18:06:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935373 | 3,404 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Syracuse police have identified the two men shot on McAllister Avenue late Thursday night.
Timothy Scholtz, 17, and Rodderick Radcliff, 20, both of 117 McAllister Avenue were shot some time before 11:42 p.m. Neither would give police specifics about the shooting, police said.
Scholtz was found in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to the neck. Radcliff was found in the hallway near the front door with a gunshot wound to the hip, police say. They were taken to University Hospital.
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Get to know internet it girl Sandra Hagelstam in this Q&A.
The best part about her daily outfits isn't that incredible shoe collection or an enviable stash of designer handbags, though both are seriously impressive. Rather, it's Sandra's signature wavy blond mane that seems to make every single ensemble totally "her." The Finnish stylesetter's hair is ever-so-slightly unkempt—she insists she only washes it a few times a week—but it adds an unexpected hippie-chic twist to her Alexander Wang and Margiela threads. From head-to-toe, this is one personal-style blogger worth keeping your eye on! | <urn:uuid:e809cad3-f45a-4dd9-8653-5cf2bbc90b86> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.teenvogue.com/careers/fashion-careers/2011-11/sandra-hagelstam-fashion?slide=3 | 2013-05-21T18:19:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947634 | 142 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
i forgot to add....they also have these dark chocolate pistachio toffee- type clusters that are REALLY good too...i thought they might be too sweet for our taste but we love them....they are very nice to serve with a good chai or black tea or really good coffee for guests...also addictive...can't remember the name of them but maybe pistachio crunch or something like that...if you look for them tho you will find them in the little clear plastic tubs-like the almonds....worth searching for!!
"I just wish they would make public, as most companies do, some details about the production. But that's just me."
Many companies have special deals with repackers and house brands that mean that they are not allowed to disclose that information. They're usually selling it to Trader Joe's at far below their regular retail, mostly because it's a guaranteed contract for a huge amount of product and is supposed to be repackaged in a way that does not detract from the exclusiveness of their regular brand.
At one point TJs was carrying specialty sized Scharffen Berger for just that reason, so that people couldn't really do an apples to apples comparison. (I think that stopped when Hershey's bought SB.)
The cheaper the chocolate though, the more likely it is to come from a bean to bar company, as too many middle men mean too much markup.
Trader Joe's probably feels that it's far better for them to get the merchandise at low, low prices for their customers than the full disclosure of who is actually making the chocolate ... as I suspect that price is the first thing a consumer is looking at, not the origin of the product.
The way that I've figured out some of Target & Trader Joe's suppliers is to keep an eye on the recall notices. You'll find that when someone gets their package of X bars recalled because of undelcared nuts, it'll be for their brand and then perhaps three other house brands. (Most recently this was how I found out that Veritas is doing some of Target's Choxie products.)
I thought I heard somewhere that the TJ pound plus was Callebaut, though I can't say where or when or even why I think that. I could've just "decided" that myself long ago and then it became "Truth" in my head. Anyone able to verify?
Hi Johnny I recently did a load of reviews on my site about Trader Joe's stuff. I live in the UK so its pretty hard for me to get hold of but luckily I have a nice friend in American who sent me a massive box full of the stuff. I must say the Chocolate covered coffee beans are to die for!!! Take a look at my reviews and let me know what you think.
They are very good quality. In an interesting summary and rating report by Consumer Reports earlier this year, the Trader Joe's product was rated 10th in this crowded sku of Dark Chocolate (just below Dagoba.) If anyone knows for sure who's co-packing the Trader Joe organic dark, I'd love to know. I'm thinking it's from Maramor who does some End. Species and other organic products (Newman's Own) but not sure if the chocolate comes from Blommer or Debelis. Don't think it's Barry Callebaut organic. (Which is the Dagoba bar.)
Information appreciated !
Not to bum anyone out, but at my local (N. Cal.) TJ's, the supply has been slim. When I asked this week, I was told the supplier is backing out--unhappy with price. Now, this is hearsay, but from a TJ's employee.
I've been relying on the pound plus (and 10 pound bars in December) for my hobbyist/nonprofit projects and am thus very disappointed.
This would be a tragedy indeed. I've developed a "Value Index" that has the ratio of my Overall Rating to Price. It uses a factor to adjust it to a 1-100 scale and the 72% Pound Plus is off the chart at 197! Second place is the TJ Bittersweet with Almonds Pound Plus at 165. | <urn:uuid:cad61499-044b-4332-a82b-f8478fcee96f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thechocolatelife.com/forum/topics/1978963:Topic:1423?commentId=1978963%3AComment%3A9368 | 2013-05-21T18:21:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978647 | 862 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Re: Daily Devotional; formerly Chaplains Corner
Today is memorial day.
I love memorial day because it brings to mind the great privilege we have of living in a country where so many were willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of their family, neighbors, and country. I love it because it makes my chest swell with pride. I love it because when a country can produce such fine young people, I know that country is one of the best on the planet. I love it because it clearly shows that our freedom can never be taken from us as long as such people exist here. I love it because the signs of patriotism all around me in the flags and parades show me that America is still young and strong. I love it because it was so honored by my father-in-law Chuck Lewis, one of the finest Americans to be born in this country.
I hate memorial day because it brings to mind the lives of so many fine young people that were much shorter than they should have been. I hate to think that my freedom has cost others so very much. I hate to think that the world is such an evil place that men and women have to die to keep the rest of us safe from being subjected to the whims of an evil dictator. I hate it because so many see it as only a three day weekend. I hate it because so many businesses use it for nothing but their own profit. I hate it because it reminds me of the torture, medical experiments and starvation which Chuck was put through in WWII, which finally took his life after years of suffering.
I find that I am hot on Memorial day and cold on Memorial day at the same time.
One thing is for sure, though.
I will never be indifferent towards it.
Lord, I beseech you that you would comfort all the families and friends of every service member who gave their life for this nation.
I ask that you would bless each one, and let them know that their loss is grieved by all of us.
I ask for your blessing and protection on each member of our armed forces; keep them safe, Lord, as they do their duty for our nation.
And I ask for a blessing for each veteran of the armed forces. Let them know that their service is appreciated.
And I ask these things in the Holy name of Jesus the Christ, the Lion of Judah.
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The revelation that an arms smuggler has duped American airport security by smuggling dozens of guns into the UK is genuinely shocking.
This makes a mockery of the stringent checks that we all endure at US airports, such as removing our shoes and belts, having our toothpaste confiscated and all the other irritants. Steven Greenoe’s guns could just as easily have been bombs.
Our first real experience of what could be achieved by planting a bomb in the hold of an aircraft was in 1988, when Pan Am Flight 103 was brought down over Lockerbie.
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CHEM1603: Chemistry For Biologists
Course Organizer: Dr A Sella (email:email@example.com)
Lecturers: Dr D Caruana, Prof J R G Evans, Dr G Hogarth, Dr S Howorka, Dr K Holt, Prof P F McMillan, and Dr A Sella
Normal prerequisite: A-level Chemistry
Units: 1 unit
The aim of this course is to provide students with the key
foundations in chemistry needed to develop an understanding of
biological systems at a molecular level. The course has a good balance
of physical and organic chemistry. Life Science students expecting to take higher
level courses in chemistry, biochemistry/molecular biology,
pharmacology or neuroscience should take this course. It is highly
recommended for other Life Science students
It is the normal pre-requisite for CHEM2302
- to understand the structure and bonding in simple molecules
- to understand the basic principles of membrane self-assembly
- to use infrared and NMR spectroscopy to identify simple organic molecules
- to understand pH and its measurement
- to understand equilibrium and the factors which determine it (enthalpy entropy and the Gibbs energy)
- to formulate and to understand the factors influencing the rates of chemical reactions
- to know key transformations of major organic functional groups
- to be familiar with key biological macromolecules, their structure and chemistry
- to understand the role played by metal ions in biological systems.
- Lectures: 40
- Tutorials: 0
- Workshops: 12
- Labs: 6
- Exam: 60% (3 hours normally held in May)
- Lab: 20%
- Coursework: 20% (online Tests)
Practical course organizer:
- Dr Simon Banks (Physical Chemistry) email:firstname.lastname@example.org
- Dr Helen Grounds (Organic Chemistry) email:email@example.com
- Burgess Holman Parsons et a. "Chemistry3", Oxford Press with additional resources in a custom bundle from Waterstones, Gower Street.
This custom bundle of resources will be only be available available from Waterstones Gower Street.
Second hand books of previous years' texts may also be available - look
at bulletin boards round college. However, note that the recommended
text has been changed twice in the past two years in response to critical
comment from students in course evaluations.
- Any General Chemistry text. Browse around in the library to see what is available and get a second or a third opinion.
Reading for Rainy Days
- P Levi, "The Periodic Table", Abacus Books
- B Selinger, "Chemistry in the Marketplace" Harcourt Brace
- P Ball, "H2O The Biography of Water"
- P Ball, "Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts" Oxford UP 2009 (3 vols. Shapes, Flow, Branches)
- H McGee, "On Food and Cooking - Science and Lore of the Kitchen", Prentice Hall, 1997
The course is divided into a series of eight 5-lecture blocks, each of which includes revision sections either as a separate session or embedded into the course.. A set of 5 additional workshops in"Applicable Mathematics" is included for those students without an A-Level in the subject.
There will be an Introductory Lecture on Thursday of Induction Week (see the Common Timetable for the time and venue)
The course has an associated Moodle Headquarters (requires enrolment key)
A: Structure, Bonding, and Self-Assembly of Biological Structures (Holt)
- Electron configuration of atoms, Pauli principle, Hund's rule. Covalent bonding in simple molecules - principally made up of C, O, H, N, S, P - using electron-sharing arguments (Lewis structures). Single and multiple bonds, and bond order.
- Geometry of covalently bonded molecules based on valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR). Orbital overlap and hybridisation models for bonding (Valence Bond Theory). Sigma and pi bonds, rationalised using diagrams for orbital overlap.
- Basic Molecular Orbital Theory, as an alternative representation of bonding in molecules. Electronegativity, and its relation to bond polarity, and ionic vs. covalent bonding.
- The role of non-covalent interactions between molecules in determining the properties of condensed-phase and biological materials. The interaction between charges, dipoles, and induced dipoles in varying combinations. How molecular liquids behave as solvents, in particular their differing polarity.
- The properties of water as nature's solvent, in particular the dissociation and hydration of ionic species in water. The hydrogen bonding within bulk water, between water and solute molecules, and within and between other molecules. The origin of hydrophobic interactions which cause the aggregation of non-polar moieties in water. Solvation of non-polar molecules.
- The concept of self-assembly, building from the non-covalent interactions studied previously. Examples to include: self-assembly of lipids into membranes, protein folding, membrane proteins, viruses, cytoskeleton, liposomes.
B: Seeing Biomolecules - Spectroscopy and Quantification (McMillan)
- The nature of light and how it interacts with molecules
- Vibrations of molecules : basic theory
- Infrared (IR) spectroscopy of organic molecules and functional groups
- UV-visible spectroscopy and electronic structure
- Atomic and molecular orbitals and energy levels : a review
- UV-vis spectra of organic molecules and species
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy : basic concepts
- Proton (1H) NMR spectra : shielding and chemical shifts
- High resolution 1H NMR spectra : coupling patterns
- Interpreting NMR spectra of organic molecule
C: Chemical Equilibrium and Chemical Thermodynamics (Sella)
- Definition of energy, kinds of energy, units,
- Energy consumption and power output - comparisons across different organisms
- The First Law - Conservation of Energy
- Heat and Work as mechanisms of energy transfer - Temperature difference as the driver of heat.
- The Second Law - The Quality of Energy
- Spontaneous vs Irreversible change - Free Energy as a criterion.
- The idea of deltaG ATP as fundamental biological energy unit.
- Simple introduction to Boltzmann's ideas
- Excursion into energy flows. Dissipative structures or Protein Folding
D: Concentrations, pH and Equilbria (Caruana)
- Revision of acids and bases. Strong and weak acids. Multiple ionisation.
- Buffers. Buffering capacity.
- Titration curves. Indicators.
- Revision of electrochemistry. Galvanic cells.
- Standard potentials and Free Energy.
- Chemical potential and extent of reaction.
- Equilibria in Redox reactions.
- Nernst equation. Application of the Nernst equation.
- Membrane potentials.
- Reference electrodes and applications in biology.
E: The Speed of Life - Chemical and Biological Kinetics (Sella)
- Nature and scope of kinetics.
- Meaning and definition of rate of reaction.
- Factors influencing rate of reaction.
- Concept of order of reaction. Examples of reactions with simple orders. Pseudo-order reactions. Order and stoichiometry. Integrated rate equations for first and second order processes.
- Experimental methods in kinetics. Determination of reaction order and rate coefficients. Kinetics and reaction mechanism. Concepts of elementary processes and molecularity. The steady state approximation.
- Enzyme kinetics as an example of the application of the steady state approximation. The Michaelis-Menten equation for reactions involving one intermediate.
- Effect of temperature on reaction rate - the Arrhenius equation. Theories of reaction rates: collision theory and transition state theory. Catalysts.
- An excursion into biological pattern formation.
F: The Bricks of Biological Architecture - Functional Groups and Reactivity (Howorka)
Preparations and transformations of functional groups of relevance to biological applications, e.g.:
- Oxidation and reduction
- Substitution reactions
- Addition reactions
- Elimination reactions
- Formation of ethers, acetals and aldols
G: The Wheels and Spokes of Life- Biological Macromolecules
Discussion of the structures and properties of the following classes of molecules and associated techniques:
- Amino acids
- Peptide bond formation
H: The Inorganic Chemistry of Life (Hogarth)
- The Periodic Table and the elements of life
- Metal ions - hard and soft - polarizability and polarizing power
- Ligands and how they bind to metals
- Factors affecting binding strength - the stability constant
- Metal binding sites - selectivity
- The role of metal ions in biological systems - examples drawn from iron chemistry - hydrogenase, ferredoxin, haem proteins etc.
X: Applicable Mathematics (JRGE), 5 workshops
This section provides five hours of tuition and tutor-guided, in-class problem solving and is aimed at students who have Mathematics to GCSE. The aim is to rekindle an interest in maths by providing confidence in simple operations at first and then to introduce elementary calculus. The content will include: manipulation of fractions, expansion of brackets, quadratic equations, rearranging equations, indices, fractional indices, logarithms, pH, simultaneous equations, combinations and permutations, the straight line y = mx + c, differentiation and integration. As well as the in-class problem solving, a substantial body of Moodle-based exercises has been provided. In order to take advantage of this section of CHEM160X, given the limited contact hours, it is essential that students adopt a radically different learning strategy based on extensive practice at problem solving.
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In an era marked by scientific progress and technological change, excellence in the sciences is not merely an option for tomorrow's college graduates. Any institution which seeks to prepare young men and women to make an impact on their communities and their culture must be prepared to offer excellence in science education in terms of faculty, programs and facilities.
The science programs of Union University have created a remarkable record in preparing graduates for careers of scientific achievement and service. Indeed, since 1997, nearly every faculty-recommended health science student at Union has gained acceptance to medical school or professional graduate study. That is only possible because Union has assembled an outstanding science faculty which attracts excellent students. Yet maintaining that record of excellence is a growing challenge which requires constant improvement and bold investment.
Thanks to a generous lead gift from Dr. and Mrs. Roy L. White, the University has now built a 63,000 square foot, three-story building on the West Campus that houses Union's biology, chemistry and nursing departments. This new building has already begun to touch the lives of thousands of Union students since the departments took up residence in 2007. | <urn:uuid:85e51ff2-7bc4-447c-b264-5e8f3c7da4af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uu.edu/dept/chemistry/whitehall.cfm | 2013-05-21T18:21:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964413 | 222 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Bruce Kelly, morning talk show host for Fargo radio station The Flag, says he was firedFARGO – The Flag fired morning-show host Bruce Kelly today after his final broadcast for the station.
By: Dave Roepke, INFORUM, Inforum.com
FARGO – The Flag fired morning-show host Bruce Kelly today after his final broadcast for the station.
Kelly, who moved to Fargo-Moorhead in late 2009 to take over the morning slot at WZFG 1100 AM, said he was told by station management after his show on Friday he was being let go due to budget cuts.
He wasn’t told what the news-talk station plans to do with the time slot he held from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.
“I’m obviously out of the loop,” he said.
A phone message left this morning for Breck Von Bank, vice president of sales and operations, was not returned. Her voice mail message said she’s out of the office until Monday.
Kelly was also vice president of programming for the four Fargo-area stations, including The Flag, owned by Great Plains Integrated Marketing.
The termination marked a second recent change in on-air talent for a morning show in the station group.
Paul Bougie was fired about two weeks ago from hosting the morning show on The Thunder 106.1 FM, Kelly said.
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A Mississippi doctor says two big studies offer good news to people with high blood pressure. The studies found that cheap drugs already on the market can lower the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death even if people are very old.
Both studies were stopped early so the surprising benefits could be made known. Doctors presented results Monday at an American College of Cardiology conference in Chicago.
Dr. Daniel Jones, a University of Mississippi blood pressure specialist and president of the American Heart Association, says the findings could shape treatment guidelines due to be reviewed in a few months.
Jones said doctors can start with a combination, but few do, partly for lack of evidence.
Researchers say guidelines also may change to reflect a second study that found dramatic benefits for treating people in their 80s, an age when blood pressure drugs were not known to be safe or effective. | <urn:uuid:471c4877-2fb7-4ca7-a5c2-eb2061a6ff9e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wtok.com/health/headlines/17189331.html | 2013-05-21T17:52:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973981 | 171 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
There are few characters as famous, popular and well-known as Donkey Kong, together with Super Mario the main representative of Nintendo games, and so it`s no surprise to see millions of fans across the globe.
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But, you know, it'll have Batman in it for sure, so, uh, silver lining?
The opening crawl informs me that he's not stealing brains, he's stealing secrets, which I admit makes more grammatical sense. But he's doing so because he's, "worst of all menaces--worst of all criminals... the Fifth Columnist!" But how do you steal secrets? With evil Nazi technology? Of course not! This is the 1940s, when "total war" called for America's mad scientists to step up their game and really make some crazy shit:
"The police didn't want to admit how much they valued it, but then I put them in the machine, and..."
The "truth machine" is to be demonstrated to the public tomorrow afternoon. "I think I told you enough--the rest is a secret", says Professor Henry, which brings us to wonder why he invited a reporter into his lab in the first place. If he had just kept his mouth shut, he wouldn't be in this position later that evening:
"And hurry up! In an hour I have to go drop off my jacket so it can fight the Green Lantern."
Deker is the latest in a long line of evil sciency types to threaten Gotham City, a lineage that goes all the way back to Dr. Death, Batman's first recurring villain. My guess is, Gotham just has a shortage of SWFs seeking BGSs (Bald Goateed Scientists), and so they turn to a life of crime. Girls, see what you do! By choosing the jocks over the nerds, you endanger us all! No, I'm not bitter. What was I talking about?
Oh, yeah. So Deker's goons beat the truth-or-dare machine instructions out of Henry, and then they put the professor in the machine for further interrogation, presumably because Deker's thugs get paid by the beating. He should really just put them on salary, get some free overtime out of them.
Anyway Henry spills enough beans to fuel a Third Reich blitzkrieg--the secret principles behind his "atom destroyer" (what?), and... something. This mystery invention, which the comic so badly wishes to keep secret from us, is apparently able to "control an entire army" (newsflash: Napoleon already discovered that, it's called "medals"). I don't know how you could control an entire army with whatever it is (which I will call, oh, I don't know, the MacGuffin, oh look what a random word I just selected out of thin air for no reason at all, how strange), seeing as how they test the MacGuffin by performing a "mysterious operation" on their fellow enemy agents.
Pictured here: Heinrich, of Asskiss, Germany.
Seriously though, are you going to strap the entire Allied military forces down on the table? Where will you find enough doctors? They don't seem too worried.
Over the next few indeterminate time periods, numerous scientists, inventors and such go missing, just like Professor Henry. What man could possibly stop this anti-American menace? Bruce Wayne? Hell no, that guy's got a date.
"Sorry--" is what it sounds like when you rethink saying "Sorry bitch" halfway through.
Linda Page's uncle's bomber factory isn't the most romantic of places to take your distressingly lazy boyfriend, but total war requires sacrifices of all Americans. ...not sure how this helps the war effort, but at least it puts Bruce on hand for when one of the workers goes insane:
"HEAD... HURTS... RONALD REAGAN SMASH!"
Not to worry, though! The crates are fine. And Bruce takes this opportunity to change costumes, from dickish loaf to bat-shaped crime-fighter. (Hopefully nobody will question a discarded $4,000 suit in a plane factory.)
"That's for Reaganomics, you son of a bitch!"
More workers begin going crazy, some of them attacking Batman, some trying to damage the experimental bomber. In response, Batman totally murders them, via giant wheel:
Guess now they're all... TIREd out! Also, uh, dead.
To be fair, Batman respects the seriousness of his actions by not making any plane-related puns. Batman seems like such a respectable killer that Linda even yells at a pretending-to-have-been-unconscious-the-whole-time Bruce for not being more like him. Irony! It's like a giant tiiiiire on your wedding day!
1. How was that a success?
2. If there's a "viciousness" level, why is it not always at the maximum? This is mad science, not Spinal Tap.
Later, Bruce discusses his experience with Dick (no, not like that):
Been huffing the Bat-glue lately, Robin?
(By the way, I do like how Bruce and Dick dress in their respective costumes' colors. As a fashion statement it says "secret identity? what secret identity?")
Bruce is "positive" that the sabotage is related to the missing scientists, because, well, he's read the script. And the paper helpfully has an article about inventor Mason, who might be the next target. Batman acts decisively to save a man's life!
"I suppose I could have just explained the situation with you and let you in on my plan, but this is much more fun."
Later, men with guns come and take Mason to a "private hospital" on the edge of town--where all the missing inventors are currently chained to the wall. Deker questions Mason in the brain machine about the new type of gunpowder he's invented, but before he gets too far, Robin bursts into the room, fist-first. The stunning turn of events here isn't that "Mason" was actually Batman, but that Batman apparently beat the brain machine.
Also, where did he get a Mason mask on such short notice? And how did it fit over his cowl?
B&R knock out the thugs and strap Deker into the brain machine for a quick interrogation. I think he would have talked anyway, he responds to a yes or no question with a long, gloating monologue about how they induced madness (putting a sliver of metal at the base of the brain and then beaming in "jangled radio waves"), their plan for sabotage (get the agents jobs at factories and such, then induce madness), and the next phase of the plan:
"Can one of you guys invent something that'll make this guy stop talking?"
Also there's a giant dirigible from "the Fatherland" bringing more agents into Gotham tonight. Deker goes on for about eight pages, talking about his philosophy of life, his favorite color, and a really tasty-sounding recipe for bratwurst, but I'm gonna do you guys a favor and skip to the bit with the punching.
Something tells me these secret agents would be less easy to spot if they weren't all wearing identical Little German Boy brand overalls.
Unfortunately for our heroes, these men are so crazy they can't feel punches. Oh no!
"Got to... STEEL myself... Wait! No time for puns!"
Spoiler alert: he solves this problem with punching. No, the madman doesn't feel the punch. But he does fall into the cauldron of boiling steel. Batman apparently designates all unpunchables "Terminators" and disposes of them accordingly. Good to know.
Robin, meanwhile, has picked up one too many radio waves to the skull:
I've read erotic fan-fiction that starts exactly like this.
A bit more fighting, and the factory is once again secure for truth, for justice! and so janitorial can get in here to clean up all the bodies.
I don't think Linda would like you as much if she knew what you called her behind her back.
There's some kind of analysis to be done here on comparing the two uses of the word "date", and how the comic sets up a dichotomy between boring, judgmental femininity and exciting masculine adventure, and perhaps even how this mirrors the contemporary American disagreement over whether to join WWII or remain safely isolationist... but I'm more interested in laughing at this:
Gassing Nazis? Now that's irony.
Leaving the Bat-Plane double-parked, our heroes leap into the cabin and start kicking ass.
Disappointed that this fellow's monocle doesn't pop off in shock at seeing Batman and Robin drop in unexpectedly? Don't be.
Yes, that's right. Batman did this just for you, reader.
Batman chases two goons up onto the surface of the dirigible, eventually knocking them off; Robin, meanwhile, stays inside, where the zeppelin commander accidentally fires his gun. Our heroes leap off just in time to fly away from the resulting gigantic explosion in bad-ass slow motion. (Michael Bay, eat your heart out.)
Now that the action is over, however, I want to know what the moral of the story was! Let's ask the denouement panel, which, like someone subjected to the brain machine, always tells the truth:
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Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner has been suspended four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances, the league announced today. The suspension begins immediately and Browner will miss the team’s four remaining regular-season games.
The club has taken steps to fortify its secondary by signing cornerback Ron Parker off the Panthers’ practice squad and elevating cornerback DeShawn Shead from its own practice squad. Parker was with the Seahawks for 10 games and played in two last season, after being claimed off waivers from the Raiders. He also was with the team in training camp before being released on the cut to 75 players. Shead, a rookie free agent, was released on the roster cut to 53 players and signed to the practice squad the next day.
To fill Shead’s spot on the practice squad, running back Derrick Coleman was signed. He was with the Vikings in traning camp, but waived in August.
Walter Thurmond is the likely replacement for Browner at left cornerback, starting with Sunday’s game against the Cardinals at CenturyLink Field. Thurmond was expected to be the starter at that spot last season, before an injury sidelined him in training camp and opened the door for Browner, who ended up leading the team with six interceptions and playing in the Pro Bowl.
Thurmond began this season on the physically-unable-to-perform list, but was added to the 53-man roster on Nov. 7. He was inactive for his first two games, but replaced an injured Marcus Trufant as the nickel back in Sunday’s victory over the Bears in Chicago.
The Seahawks also have rookie cornerback Jeremy Lane and second-year corner Byron Maxwell.
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These days Aggie is like a little Yoda walking around the house in her tshirt. Ever since her surgery, she has been walking around more and hanging out in the human room like her other siblings. Before, even when the kitty door was wide opened, she would just hang out in there refusing to mingle but now.. OMG.. now there is no stopping her. This is her favorite spot now, in front of the front door an in her fav position.. lol! (sorry for the bad quality picture, I had to zoom in to get her in her element).
Happy Saturday all. I’ve to do a little research on Maritime Lawyer and then am off to run errands..
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Blogs have changed politics forever: good news for libertarians, bad news for Lefties
The Draper-McBride affair is the latest demonstration of one of this blog's long-standing contentions, viz that free-marketeers take more naturally to the possibilities of the internet than Lefties. Lefties tend to believe in control (or, as they prefer to put it, "collective action"). They don't understand that the web is the enemy of regulation. Instead, they struggle to press the internet into their existing systems, treating it as just one more way to get their message across.
The whole wretched saga of LabourList pefectly proves the point. From the moment of its inception, it has been a top-down rather than a bottom-up website. Its zeal for the party line made it so dull that even committed Labour supporters stopped reading it. It was, in short, the precise opposite of what a blog should be.
This, incidentally, is why people now have trouble believing that the scurrilous emails were not, at least on some level, authorised in Downing Street. Derek Draper, the man behind LabourList, denies it. Then again, he denied (while being rude about me) ever having discussed these things with Damian McBride – a denial that, we now know, was made with smoke billowing from his pants. Many Rightist blogs are now demanding Draper's dismissal, but I hope he stays for as long as possible. Watch his performance here to see why.
The whole episode shows how blogs have pulverised the old media and political monopolies. Some Leftie journalists dimly perceive this point, even if they don't truly understand it. They are vaguely aware of the connection between the rise of YouTube and of online news, and pay cuts in their own industry. They can see that most of the new entrants are, like Guido, on the libertarian Right, and they resent the fact with the impotent rage of men who see their day passing. I say it again: the internet has changed politics – changed it utterly and irretrievably.
How much more must Spain suffer for the sake of the Brussels elites?
May 23rd, 2013 22:38
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May 22nd, 2013 6:49
The pro-EU campaign is reduced to dressing up Eurocrats as businessmen
May 20th, 2013 16:52
If you're worried about swivel-eyed loons, try open primaries
May 19th, 2013 17:49
This is the closest we have been to leaving the EU
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Hope Ranks Among NCAA Leaders In Home Football Attendance
HOLLAND -- Hope College ranked eighth among 209 Division III
football teams in home game attendance this past season,
according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The Flying Dutchmen were co-champions with Adrian of the
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and finished with a
The team established an attendance record for a five-game
home schedule at Holland Municipal Stadium, averaging 4,148 fans
per game. The Flying Dutchmen have been playing their home games
at Holland Municipal Stadium since 1979.
The final average was bolstered by a record single-game
crowd of 6,421 fans for the Hope's first-ever night game at the
stadium. Played in conjunction with the sesquicentennial
celebration of the city of Holland, the annual Community Day game
resulted in a 27-0 victory over Illinois Benedictine.
A season-ending game in which Hope defeated Albion 28-25 to
gain a share of the MIAA championship attracted a record Parents
Day crowd of 4,389 fans.
Emory & Henry College of Virginia led all Division III teams
with an average home attendance of 5,853 fans. MIAA co-champion
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Temple's secret weapon Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson keys win over La Salle
PHILADELPHIA — Someone forgot to forward Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson the memo that this was supposed to be La Salle’s night to shine.
Instead, he stole the show.
The 6-7 senior forward from Chester had the game of his career as Temple held off La Salle, 82-74, to win a share of its 27th Big 5 championship Thursday night at the Liacouras Center.
Hollis-Jefferson scored a career-high 23 points, pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds and handed out five assists as the Owls (18-8 overall, 7-5 Atlantic 10, 3-1 Big 5) prevented the Explorers from winning the city series title outright for the first time since 1989-90, when Lionel Simmons, Doug Overton and Randy Woods were the marquee players.
Simmons was on hand just in case the Explorers (18-7, 8-4, 3-1) claimed the Big 5 title. Instead, La Salle had to settle for a share of the city series crown with Temple.
“The stage was set for it to be a great game and Temple more than did their part,” La Salle coach John Giannini said. “They were terrific.”
Guard Khalif Wyatt finished with 17 points and four assists. Scootie Randall added 15 point and 10 boards. Anthony Lee and Jake O’Brien chipped in with 10 points each, but no one was better than Hollis-Jefferson. He played like a man possessed and came up huge when the Owls needed it most. He saved 15 of his points for the second half, 12 in the final 11 minutes as the Explorers climbed out of a 22-point hole and made things interesting.
“I just came out aggressive,” the soft-spoken Hollis-Jefferson said. “My teammates were looking for me and I was able to knock down my shots tonight and just had it going.”
Hollis-Jefferson’s biggest baskets were a pair of tip-ins that came midway through the second half as La Salle was making a run. He tipped in a Will Cummings miss after La Salle cut the deficit to 57-47. He was there to tip home a Wyatt miss 35 seconds later to give the Owls a 13-point cushion with 10:12 remaining in the game.
“Rahlir was just spectacular,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. “Not only did he hit open jumpers, but also had a couple of tip-ins that allowed us to maintain a decent cushion.” Continued...
Hollis-Jefferson wasn’t finished, and neither were the Owls. He hit four big jumpers down the stretch to keep the Explorers at bay.
“Those tip-ins were a result of them getting by us on the dribble,” Giannini said. “When Rahlir’s man would go to help or take a charge and Rahlir was left without someone on him. And when a good rebounder’s left without a body on him, that’s what’s going to happen.”
Temple was able to build that 22-point lead because the Explorers were unable to get stops most of the night. The Owls used an 18-1 run to take a 39-25 lead into the locker room and sealed the victory with 43 points in the second half.
LaSalle’s woes began when Tyreek Duren (16 points) picked up his second foul less than five minutes into the game. The Explorers managed to build a 20-14 advantage with Duren on the bench before going stone cold in the second half.
Ramon Galloway (18 points, 10 rebounds), Tyrone Garland (14 points) and Sam Mills (11) tried to pick up the offensive slack, but that wasn’t La Salle’s problem.
“Our problem was we couldn’t stop them the whole night,” Giannini said. “(Most of the time) 74 points is good enough to win a basketball game.”
It wasn’t because Hollis-Jefferson was there to make sure the Explorers needed more to win the Big 5 title on Temple’s home floor.
“Rahlir was big for us today,” Wyatt said. “He’s been big for us all year. With Rahlir, you’re not (always) going to get a performance like that, but he’s going to play hard every game. He’s going to give you great effort every game. It was cool to see him out there having fun and enjoying the moment.”
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[RELEASE] Facebook-Media - Facebook Photo/Video Addon - Printable Version
+- XBMC Community Forum (http://forum.xbmc.org)
+-- Forum: Help and Support (/forumdisplay.php?fid=33)
+--- Forum: Add-ons Help and Support (/forumdisplay.php?fid=27)
+---- Forum: Picture Add-ons (/forumdisplay.php?fid=150)
+---- Thread: [RELEASE] Facebook-Media - Facebook Photo/Video Addon (/showthread.php?tid=82500)
[RELEASE] Facebook-Media - Facebook Photo/Video Addon - ruuk - 2010-10-04 15:52
Browse your albums, videos, photos of you, videos of you, friends albums, friends videos, photos of your friends and videos of your friends.
Privacy: The permissions required by this addon are the ones needed for getting the images and videos. The ones that allow posting on your behalf are for liking an image and are also used by my ShareSocial addon for when the user wants to update their status. 'Access posts in your News Feed' is also for the ShareSocial addon.
This addon will NEVER post or otherwise publish to your account if you did purposely ask it to.
Most recent version on my REPO.
Let me know of any problems.
Dharma - ruuk - 2010-10-13 19:52
Just wanted to be clear that this thread is for the Add-on 'facebookPhotos' for Dharma, the beta upcoming version of XBMC, not the 'Facebook Photos' for the XBMC 9.11 Camelot version. They are different scripts with different authors.
Proxy issues - Mike001 - 2010-10-14 16:19
I was testing the FacebookPhoto's for Dharma on "xbmc-r34731-Dharma_beta3". My system is behind a proxy and I keep getting script errors, is this plug-in aware of proxy settings?
Proxy Issues - ruuk - 2010-10-14 21:22
Mike001 Wrote:I was testing the FacebookPhoto's for Dharma on "xbmc-r34731-Dharma_beta3". My system is behind a proxy and I keep getting script errors, is this plug-in aware of proxy settings?
I've made some changes that I'd like you to test. There is a zip located at the link below. A quick question: Do you have any problems with the youtube plug-in? If so the changes probably won't help and I'll have to add proxy settings to my script. If you get more errors it would be helpful if you could send me the xbmc.log file located in the temp folder which is in the same directory where addons are installed. It is a different location on each os, but in linux the file is ~/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log
Get the testing zip here:
authorization error - mhdebokx - 2010-10-16 13:15
Ruuk, I updated the add-on and upgraded to Dharma beta 3
I worked with the add-on for some weeks. Now I get an authorization error. If I go to the 2ndmind.com it will tell me that all is OK and authorized. But the add-on fails :-(
an I reset the password or so ?
Eg. the Flickr and YouTube add-ons still work. The problem occurres on XBMC running OSX/macmini and at Windows X as well.
- ruuk - 2010-10-16 20:00
mhdebokx Wrote:Ruuk, I updated the add-on and upgraded to Dharma beta 3
A couple of questions:
1. Did the problem start as soon as you updated the Add-on or some time after?
2. Does the Add-on fail completely or does it at least list the categories?
3. Could you send me the xbmc.log right after running the program and getting the error.
Follow the below link to find the log location for your OS:
You can find the part with the error and post it here or sent the whole log to:
- mhdebokx - 2010-10-17 13:35
I send the answers and the LOG to this email adress
Testing version - ruuk - 2010-10-18 03:31
Below is a link for a testing version of the plugin. It doesn't fix anything or add any features, but if you are getting authorization errors install this first before sending me a log file as it contains better debugging code.
Bug fix - pre-release testing version - ruuk - 2010-10-18 20:10
I believe I've fixed the bug causing authorization errors for some users.
Get the zip at the link below. This is a testing version. If all is well I will update the repository.
- speed32219 - 2010-11-28 08:40
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As a stylist to the stars, Tameka Raymond has helped some of America’s favorite celebrities look great. Now she’s giving a rising generation of young women the chance to feel great – about themselves and their future.
In creating The Lost Ones Foundation, Tameka sought to develop a philanthropic vehicle that remembers those so often forgotten in life. “There are so many obstacles that can be overcome,” she says. “We want girls in need to know that we are here with open arms to help them succeed. Our message is simple: You are not alone.”
Tameka’s personal quest for excellence began back in high school, when she had aspirations to develop a career in the fashion industry. Her goal? To become a buyer/designer for major boutiques – and to one day start her very own business.
Armed with the will to succeed and a sharp eye for style, Tameka attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in 1994 as a merchandising/marketing major in Los Angeles. Working as a dresser for Giorgio Armani and other designer shows, the resident Atlantan became best known for propelling Lauryn Hill’s vintage haute couture look into the limelight, branding Lauryn as an international fashion icon.
Tameka’s impressive clientele roster reads like the ultimate VIP list. She’s lent her creative talents to legendary soul singers like Patti Labelle, Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin, as well as chart-toppers such as Jay-Z, Toni Braxton, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and more.
Her work has covered top magazines like Harpers Bazaar, Esquire, GQ, Rolling Stone, Seventeen, People, Vibe and Details, while also gracing the pages of high-end fashion publications from Glamour to Essence. Tameka’s invaluable contribution to the style industry has garnered invitations to appear in magazines and on television shows such as MTV, Good Day Atlanta, E! and Access Hollywood.
The fashion leader, mother and entrepreneur is eager to add designer to her list of credits with the preparation of her women’s and maternity clothing line, Hides & Dungarees. Her heartfelt devotion to nurturing children is seen in her work as co-founder of Oakland Natives Give Back, which donates backpacks of school supplies to underserved kids in her hometown, of Oakland, California.
Tameka’s belief in community runs just as strong as her talent for fashion. That dedication has taken shape through The Lost Ones Foundation, which focuses on young women (ages 12-18) in at-risk environments.
Designed to motivate, empower and inspire the lives of girls, the foundation leads five-day retreats, complete with positive image workshops, health seminars, beauty makeovers and testimonials. Tameka believes that it’s all about finding one’s inner self. “Everyone can’t be a star,” she says. “But they can let their light shine, | <urn:uuid:aa0f0362-22fa-4200-ac29-1a52db3befba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://lostonesfoundation.org/biography/ | 2013-05-24T02:33:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954125 | 666 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|Admission prices :
$10.00 per adult 12 years and older
$5.00 per child 4-11 years old
No Charge 3 years and under
WEDNESDAYS - carload nite- $20.00 per car
Tickets are non-refundable
Box Office Opens at 7:10pm
Snack Bar opens 7:15 PM. We serve Burgers, Hot dogs, Fries, Sodas, as well as
Popcorn, Candy, and Ice Cream, among other things.
We have clean Rest Rooms available at the Snack Bar Building located in the
center of the field.
Our playground is located in a grove of trees on the North side of the field
and closes at dusk.
We believe our customers should be able to relax and have fun following a few
basic rules, which are summed up by saying:
Don't endanger anyone else, interfere with anyone else's good time, or
vandalize our property. A few specifics are:
SPEED LIMIT 10 MPH.
NO PETS ALLOWED.
NO FIRES OR GRILLES.
So that everyone can see, ALL VEHICLES OVER 5 FEET ARE REQUIRED TO PARK AT YELLOW POLES.
Most of these poles are located at the rear of the field for that screen.
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can you please help me solve this problem? i mostly need help with letter b
Assignment 1 (HH 1.7 mod.) The Water Sports Company soon will be producing and marketing a new model line of motor boats. The production manager, Michael Jensen, now is facing a make-or-buy decision regarding the outboard motor to be installed on each of these boats. Based on the total cost involved, should the motors be produced internally or purchased from a vendor? Producing them internally would require an investment of $1 million per year in new facilities as well as a production cost of $3,000 for each motor produced. If purchased from a vendor instead, the price would be $3,350 per motor. Michael has obtained a preliminary forecast from the companyís marketing division that 2,500 boats in this line will be sold.
a. Use a spreadsheet to display and analyze Michaelís two options. Which option should he choose?
b. Michael realizes from past experience that preliminary sales forecasts are quite unreliable, so he wants to check on whether his decision might change if a more careful forecast differed significantly from the preliminary forecast. Determine a break-even point for the production and sales volume (below which the buy option is better and above which the make option is better).
c. Does this type of problem occur in the world? If so how what other factors might you want to consider?
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A winter storm began moving through the Oak Creek area Tuesday morning. See how the city responded, and tell us how things are in your neighborhood.
Last update: 2:35 p.m. Tuesday Another winter storm moved into southeastern Wisconsin Tuesday, and while the snowfall is not expected to be as much as original estimates, roads quickly became slick. No major accidents have been reported, though many minor incidents have kept police busy. On the freeway system, sheriff's deputies responded to 19 crashes and 22 disabled vehicles from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. After-school and Oak Creek Recreation Department activities were canceled. South of Oak Creek, Racine schools closed early because of the snowstorm. Here are some more school and business closings from Patch's media partners at WISN 12 News; if you hear of any other closings, please let us know in the comments section. According to WISN, snow …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The winter storm that sat over the Milwaukee area on Tuesday and Wednesday dropped far more snow than originally predicted, leading to school closings and treacherous road conditions.
Update 10:45 p.m. Wednesday The winter storm that started Tuesday and ended overnight Wednesday into Thursday was originally predicted to leave little impact. But conditions were just right for the storm to grow, and it ended up dumping wet, slushy snow that closed schools and made roads dangerous for several days. Patch media partners WISN 12 News said this storm didn't follow the predictions. Computers and humans alike had originally predicted two to four inches of snow from this system, which earlier had buried the Plains states in a fresh blanket of snow. However, some uncharacteristic lake enhancement took place late Tuesday afternoon, driving snow totals much higher. "A humbling storm for all meteorologists in southeast Wisconsin…
Friday, February 8, 2013
A vehicle snapped a light pole near Howell Avenue and Oakwood Road as a winter storm hit southeastern Wisconsin Thursday afternoon.
A vehicle hit and snapped a light pole on Howell Avenue during Thursday's snowstorm and left the scene, according to police. A witness told police a black SUV hit the light pole in the 10300 block of S. Howell Avenue and turned left on Oakwood Road about 4:30 p.m. An electrician was called after the accident left exposed wires, according to a police report. Police did not find the striking vehicle.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Another "clipper" comes through the region later Sunday night that could make driving conditions dangerous for those coming home from Super Bowl parties.
Updated at 8 a.m. Monday A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service, and that could put a little wrinkle on your Monday morning commute. In Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties, the advisory is in effect from midnight until 9 a.m. Monday. In Waukesha and Racine counties, it is in effect from 10 p.m. Sunday to 9 a.m. Monday. According to the Weather Service, snow developing as part of an "Alberta clipper" system coming down from the northwest will begin between 9 and 11 p.m. Sunday. Snow accumulations in southeastern Wisconsin are expected to reach between 2 to 5 inches on fairly light southwest winds of 5 mph to 10 mph. Jeremy Nelson, a meteorologist with Patch's media partners at WISN-TV (Channel 12), predicts …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Snow is expected to continue to blanket the region this week, with the most challenging weather coming Thursday.
The first snowfall of the season finally came Tuesday, and the winter weather will only intensify later this week. A winter storm watch will go into effect Thursday afternoon until midnight Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS says 3 to 6 inches are possible Thursday, though the worst is expected to miss Milwaukee County: blizzard-like conditions are predicted for south-central Wisconsin, including the Madison area. A winter storm watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. On Tuesday, numerous spin-outs and crashes were reported throughout southeastern Wisconsin as motorists tried to adjust their driving habits, according to Patch's media partners at Fox 6.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
From an emergency preparedness expert, here's a list of 10 gifts that just could save someone's life this season.
Snow can come in picturesque flurries or road-closing blizzards. Cold can make hot cocoa a welcome treat or lead to frostbite. If you live in Wisconsin, you need to be ready for whatever winter throws at you. David Maack, emergency management coordinator for Racine County, sent out this list of the top 10 emergency preparedness gifts. No matter who's on your gift list, one of these should fit the bill. And if they give you a funny look, you've got the best explanation ever: I care and want you to be safe. 1. Emergency Weather Radio A NOAA weather radio is like having your own emergency siren in your home. It is one of the best ways to protect your family in the case of a disaster. Emergency radios are a 24-hour source of weather …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Driver didn't realize traffic signals were no longer flashing red, according to police.
The wet and heavy snow caused power outages throughout Oak Creek Friday evening, and that contributed to a four-vehicle accident at the intersection of Howell and Ryan. According to an Oak Creek police report: Due to an outage, the traffic signals at the intersection were flashing red so that vehicles would treat it as a four-way stop. Just after 5 p.m., the power came back on and the stoplights went back to operating normally. North/south traffic had a green light and east/west traffic had a red light. However, the driver of a vehicle on Ryan Road didn't realize the stoplights had switched back and went through a red light. The vehicle hit two cars going northbound on Howell Avenue, and one of those vehicles then pushed into a fourth …
Friday, March 2, 2012
6 to 8 inches expected to fall in southeastern Wisconsin.
Snow started to fall heavily in Oak Creek just after 3 p.m. Friday as a winter storm warning went into effect. The warning expired at midnight. By the time the storm is over, the National Weather Service predicted between 6 to 8 inches of snow will be on the ground. "This will be a wet heavy snow," according to the NWS forecast. We Energies crews were responding to reports of power outages. On the Oak Creek Patch Facebook page, a reader said the road at Howell Avenue and Oakwood Road was closed about 5:30 p.m. due to downed power lines. Power was restored just after 6:30 p.m., according to a Journal Sentinel report. The We Energies power outage map showed 68 customers near the Ryan Road interchange impacted by an outage about 10:30 p.m. …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Oak Creek residents dealt with a round of winter weather Friday morning.
Friday brought a slippery morning commute for many in Oak Creek. Several accidents and spin-outs were reported to the Oak Creek Police Department between 4:15 and 7 a.m., including a three-vehicle accident in front of Farm & Fleet. Police also arrested a man who crashed his vehicle on Pennsylvania Avenue. According to police reports: A 27-year-old Franklin woman lost control of her vehicle about 6:50 a.m. in the 300 block of W. Rawson Ave, which was snow-covered and slippery. She crossed into the path of a second vehicle, causing a collision, and then continued to roll forward and bumped into a third vehicle. The woman was cited for driving too fast for conditions. Her vehicle sustained severe damage and had to be towed. The second vehicle…
Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday's weather wreaked havoc on Oak Creek streets.
Drivers struggled with snow and icy conditions Friday, particularly on 13th Street and its intersection with Drexel Avenue. According to the Oak Creek Police Department logbook, one of the first accidents happened at 3:50 p.m., when a vehicle was southbound on 13th Street. The driver was unable to stop and slid through the intersection, striking a curb and knocking down a traffic signal in the median. More accidents in that area were reported throughout the afternoon and into the night. Several reports of cars in the ditch came in between 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. The Milwaukee County Highway Department was called multiple times to salt the intersection. Another stoplight was knocked down just before 6 p.m. at the southwest corner of Howell … | <urn:uuid:898af4c6-eac7-4b8e-9768-df4826ab7fad> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://oakcreek.patch.com/topics/Snow | 2013-05-24T02:33:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973346 | 1,811 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Cincinnati Union Bethel is an organization that has provided community services since 1830 starting as an organization providing religious services to those who worked the river. Charles Phelps Taft and his wife were strong supporters of the organization and donated the land and funding to construct the 120-room building as a residence for single women. The 5-story building designed by architects Garber & Woodward is named after Anna Louise Taft Semple, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Taft and opened its doors in 1909.
The Anna Louise Inn is still operated by Cincinnati Union Bethel and still provides safe and affordable housing for single women as well as support services to help their residents become independent and self sufficient. Cincinnati Union Bethel provides childhood educational programs as well.
Anna Louise Inn
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No. 17 UCLA women beat 12th-ranked Texas | College basketball
Alyssia Brewer collected 12 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 17 UCLA held No. 12 Texas to 24 percent shooting en route to a 62-42 victory in Houston.
HOUSTON — Alyssia Brewer collected 12 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 17 UCLA held No. 12 Texas to 24 percent shooting en route to a 62-42 victory Saturday in the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Showcase.
Jasmine Dixon added 10 points for the Bruins (5-1), who have played three ranked teams already this season.
Nneka Enemkpali had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Texas (5-1).
No other Longhorn player had more than six points as Texas made a mere 15 of 63 field-goal attempts and committed 29 turnovers.
UCLA led 13-12 midway through the first half, then scored 15 straight points to pull away for good.
The game was played at Reliant Stadium, home to the NFL Houston Texans, as part of a Texas-UCLA men's and women's doubleheader.
No. 5 Notre Dame
romps at home
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Natalie Achonwa and Markisha Wright dominated inside, and Skylar Diggins got everyone involved.
It was that kind of day for No. 5 Notre Dame.
Achonwa tied a career high with 23 points and also had 12 rebounds to help the Fighting Irish rout Utah State 109-70.
Wright added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Diggins had 12 points and 10 assists. It was the first time in seven years three women had double-doubles for the Irish (6-1).
Devyn Christiansen scored 21 for the Aggies (2-7).
at New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Kama Griffitts scored a game-high 16 points to help Arizona win 58-53 over New Mexico before a crowd of 7,928 at The Pit.
Arizona (6-3) won despite shooting 32 percent from the field. The Lobos (7-3) shot 33 percent.
Other Pac-12 game
Brigham Young 53, at Utah 48
Haley Steed scored 22 points to lead the Cougars (5-4) past the Utes (7-1).
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Reader eBook Format (non-reflowable PDF).
A collection of different food
offering practices to use in daily life including: extensive food offering
practice, general food offering prayers, and the yogas of eating food according
to Hinayana (and for Sangha), Mahayana Sutra and Mahayana Tantra. There are a
variety of virtuous ways to enjoy your next meal!
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This disturbs me on so many levels. Isn't it bad enough that there are cameras at every intersection and exit ramp? How long until they invade our homes?
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
In advertising these days, the brass ring goes to those who can measure everything — how many people see a particular advertisement, when they see it, who they are. All of that is easy on the Internet, and getting easier in television and print.
Billboards are a different story. For the most part, they are still a relic of old-world media, and the best guesses about viewership numbers come from foot traffic counts or highway reports, neither of which guarantees that the people passing by were really looking at the billboard, or that they were the ones sought out.
Now, some entrepreneurs have introduced technology to solve that problem. They are equipping billboards with tiny cameras that gather details about passers-by — their gender, approximate age and how long they looked at the billboard. These details are transmitted to a central database.
Behind the technology are small start-ups that say they are not storing actual images of the passers-by, so privacy should not be a concern. The cameras, they say, use software to determine that a person is standing in front of a billboard, then analyze facial features (like cheekbone height and the distance between the nose and the chin) to judge the person’s gender and age. So far the companies are not using race as a parameter, but they say that they can and will soon.
The goal, these companies say, is to tailor a digital display to the person standing in front of it — to show one advertisement to a middle-aged white woman, for example, and a different one to a teenage Asian boy.
“Everything we do is completely anonymous,” said Paolo Prandoni, the founder and chief scientific officer of Quividi, a two-year-old company based in Paris that is gearing up billboards in the United States and abroad. Quividi and its competitors use small digital billboards, which tend to play short videos as advertisements, to reach certain audiences.
Over Memorial Day weekend, a Quividi camera was installed on a billboard on Eighth Avenue near Columbus Circle in Manhattan that was playing a trailer for “The Andromeda Strain,” a mini-series on the cable channel A&E.
“I didn’t see that at all, to be honest,” said Sam Cocks, a 26-year-old lawyer, when the camera was pointed out to him by a reporter. “That’s disturbing. I would say it’s arguably an invasion of one’s privacy.”
Organized privacy groups agree, though so far the practice of monitoring billboards is too new and minimal to have drawn much opposition. But the placement of surreptitious cameras in public places has been a flashpoint in London, where cameras are used to look for terrorists, as well as in Lower Manhattan, where there is a similar initiative.
Although surveillance cameras have become commonplace in banks, stores and office buildings, their presence takes on a different meaning when they are meant to sell products rather than fight crime. So while the billboard technology may solve a problem for advertisers, it may also stumble over issues of public acceptance.
“I guess one would expect that if you go into a closed store, it’s very likely you’d be under surveillance, but out here on the street?” Mr. Cocks asked. At the least, he said, there should be a sign alerting people to the camera and its purpose.
Quividi’s technology has been used in Ikea stores in Europe and McDonald’s restaurants in Singapore, but it has just come to the United States. Another Quividi billboard is in a Philadelphia commuter station with an advertisement for the Philadelphia Soul, an indoor football team. Both Quividi-equipped boards were installed by Motomedia, a London-based company that converts retail and street space into advertisements.
“I think a big part of why it’s accepted is that people don’t know about it,” said Lee Tien, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group.
“You could make them conspicuous,” he said of video cameras. “But nobody really wants to do that because the more people know about it, the more it may freak them out or they may attempt to avoid it.”
And the issue gets thornier: the companies that make these systems, like Quividi and TruMedia Technologies, say that with a slight technological addition, they could easily store pictures of people who look at their cameras.
The companies say they do not plan to do this, but Mr. Tien said he thought their intentions were beside the point. The companies are not currently storing video images, but they could if compelled by something like a court order, he said.
For now, “there’s nothing you could go back to and look at,” said George E. Murphy, the chief executive of TruMedia who was previously a marketing executive at DaimlerChrysler. “All it needs to do is look at the audience, process what it sees and convert that to digital fields that we upload to our servers.”
TruMedia’s technology is an offshoot of surveillance work for the Israeli government. The company, whose slogan is “Every Face Counts,” is testing the cameras in about 30 locations nationwide. One TruMedia client is Adspace Networks, which runs a network of digital screens in shopping malls and is testing the system at malls in Chesterfield, Mo., Winston-Salem, N.C., and Monroeville, Pa. Adspace’s screens show a mix of content, like the top retail deals at the mall that day, and advertisements for DVDs, movies or consumer products.
Within advertising circles, these camera systems are seen as a welcome answer to the longstanding problem of how to measure the effectiveness of billboards, and how to figure out what audience is seeing them. On television, Nielsen ratings help marketers determine where and when commercials should run, for example. As for signs on highways, marketers tend to use traffic figures from the Transportation Department; for pedestrian billboards, they might hire someone to stand nearby and count people as they walk by.
The Internet, though, where publishers and media agencies can track people’s clicks for advertising purposes, has raised the bar on measurement. Now, it is prodding billboards into the 21st century.
“Digital has really changed the landscape in the sort of accuracy we can get in terms of who’s looking at our creative,” Guy Slattery, senior vice president for marketing for A&E, said of Internet advertising. With Quividi, Mr. Slattery said, he hoped to get similar information from what advertisers refer to as the out-of-home market.
“We’re always interested in getting accurate data on the audience we’re reaching,” he said, “and for out-of-home, this promises to give a level of accuracy we’re not used to seeing in this medium.”
Industry groups are scrambling to provide their own improved ways of measuring out-of-home advertising. An outdoor advertising association, the Traffic Audit Bureau, and a digital billboard and sign association, the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Association, are both devising more specific measurement standards that they plan to release by the fall.
Even without cameras, digital billboards encounter criticism. In cities like Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, outdoor advertising companies face opposition from groups that call their signs unsightly, distracting to drivers and a waste of energy.
There is a dispute over whether digital billboards play a role in highway accidents, and a national study on the subject is expected to be completed this fall by a unit of the Transportation Research Board. The board is part of a private nonprofit institution, the National Research Council.
Meanwhile, privacy concerns about cameras are growing. In Britain, which has an estimated 4.2 million closed-circuit television cameras — one for every 14 people — the matter has become a hot political issue, with some legislators proposing tight restrictions on the use and distribution of the footage.
Reactions to the A&E billboard in Manhattan were mixed. “I don’t want to be in the marketing,” said Antwann Thomas, 17, a high school junior, after being told about the camera. “I guess it’s kind of creepy. I wouldn’t feel safe looking at it.”
But other passers-by shrugged. “Someone down the street can watch you looking at it — why not a camera?” asked Nathan Lichon, 25, a Navy officer.
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Ah, Leap Years. So many rare, exciting things happening in the same twelve months. A 29th day in February. US Presidential elections. And the Summer Olympics! Guess what? It’s 2012, and in just a few months the XXX Olympiad will officially kick off in London. What do the Olympics mean to people around the world? It’s a celebration of international peace and cooperation, harmony and goodwill, glorious pageantry and a rare view into the beauty of the human spirit and form at their most highly developed levels.
Eh, okay. I can buy that. But if you’re going to get very culturally disparate humans together from every corner of the globe, no matter what the high-minded motivation, we’re also going to take our shadier baggage with us. Of course I could write about all the great and wonderful things the Olympics bring us, but that just wouldn’t be as much fun. What’s the Olympian subject of this blog post? Why, controversy of course!
Being the professional realist that I am, I have scientifically concluded that Olympic controversy can be broken down into three broad categories in order of ascending severity: competitive, municipal, and national/ideological. I will attempt to briefly address a single example of an historical high(low?)light in each subject.
First, the competitive. This is the stuff that has to do more with individual people. The athletes and officials that arrive at each Olympics represent their respective countries and are the best in the world. They have trained their entire lives for this moment. Motivation, tensions, and emotions are at a fever pitch.
In 1972 the American basketball team was still all-time undefeated in Olympic play. In the final game they took a 50-49 lead against the Soviets with three seconds to play. The referees then stopped the game with one second left and added three more seconds because the Soviets had been complaining they had signaled for a time-out at the three second mark that wasn’t awarded. The Soviets then inbounded the ball a second time and the horn signaled the apparent end of the game with an American gold medal victory. The Americans celebrated a second time, but both teams were then ordered back on the court again, the referees now saying the clock had not been properly reset. Play resumed a third time with the Soviets this time throwing the ball the length of the court for a game-winning lay-up at the buzzer. This time the referees said it was final. The shocked Americans refused to accept the silver medal. An American appeal was lost 3-to-2, with all three judges voting for the Soviets members of Communist countries. To this day the American basketball team refuses to accept the silver medal; they sit in a vault in Lusanne, Switzerland. American team captain Kenny Davis has it written into his will that his wife and children are not allowed to accept the silver medal either.
The second category of Olympic controversy is municipal. By this I am referring to the city government and infrastructure that hosts the Games. The prestige that goes with hosting the Olympics is enormous; the entire world is focused on your city for nearly a month. Politics and money clearly play a central role in landing and producing the Games. Corruption and Pollyannish financial predictions are common.
In 1970 Montreal was named the site of the 1976 Summer Olympics, allegedly in part because it was not a superpower during this highly-charged period. Excitement to host Canada’s first ever Olympiad was intense; Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau predicted “The Olympics can no more have a deficit than a man can have a baby.” But the Olympics ended up being an utter financial disaster; before they began the province of Quebec had to step in to help Montreal fund it; the tower that was supposed to manipulate the retractable roof on the Olympic Stadium could not be completed in time, and ultimately Montreal would be mired in debt for the next thirty years. The Olympic Stadium was not paid off until 2006; by then it was hopelessly out of date and the final insult had come a year earlier when the Montreal Expos Major League baseball team had relocated to Washington, DC, leaving the aging stadium empty. The whole intractable mess was summed up in a tasteless political cartoon showing an obviously pregnant Drapeau on the phone inquiring about a particular medical procedure.
The third Olympic controversy category, and my personal favorite to read about or discuss, is the national/ideological kind. In theory the Olympics are supposed to be about the humanity of the individual athletes; the International Olympic Committee itself doesn’t even officially keep score of national medals. In actuality the Olympics do become about the nations themselves — who follows the Olympics without keeping track of their country’s victories? More importantly, the Olympics become a world stage for the expression of nationalism and ideology.
No Olympiad is more associated with nationalism and ideology than the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics–the “Nazi” Olympics. Berlin was voted on as the Olympic site in 1931; two years later the Nazis came to power and in typical Nazi style seized the opportunity as a showcase for Nazi German pageantry and propaganda.
Among other things, the Nazis rounded up thousands of homeless Gypsies and put them in camps, but also temporarily took down the now-ubiquitous anti-Semitic signs. The German national team was composed almost entirely of Nazi-approved “Aryan” athletes. That most famous of Olympic traditions, the running and lighting of the torch, was a Nazi innovation of 1936.
In simple terms the 1936 Olympics may best be understood by a juxtaposition of Nazi Germany and the United States. The United States seriously considered boycotting the Berlin Olympics in protest of Nazi dogma. American Jewish groups were generally against participation, while African-American groups tended to support participation as a means of undermining Nazi claims of racial superiority. The United States would ultimately compete, but the city council of Los Angeles refused to spend $2,000 of taxpayer money to ship the 1932 Olympic flag to the Nazis.
No discussion of the 1936 Olympics would be complete without mention of African-American sprinter Jesse Owens’ track and field domination. He won four gold medals, including a four-man relay that included two Jewish-Americans and a second African-American. One of his gold medals came in the long jump. It was here that Luz Long, a visibly textbook “Aryan” German, struck up an impromptu friendship with Owens and gave him technical advice that Owens later credited with helping him win the gold. Long won the silver, was the first to congratulate Owens, and they walked arm-in-arm to the dressing room in front of the Nazi audience. In 1943 Long, a German soldier, would die of wounds suffered in combat in Italy. Hitler infamously refused to attend the medal presentations for the rest of the Olympics. Ultimately in 1936 the Germans would win the most medals and the United States would come in second.
So as July, 2012 rolls around, I will be eagerly awaiting the London Olympic Games like much of the rest of the developed world. I will enjoy the international flavor, the pageantry, the competition, even the architecture. But I will be waiting to see what kind of yet-unimaginable controversy, mild or severe, genuine or manufactured, flares up. It always does. | <urn:uuid:12ed0e54-23e0-4e28-b5aa-fcad41725e16> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://tscpl.org/sports/the-dark-side-of-the-olympics/ | 2013-05-24T02:25:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97094 | 1,515 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
At DIY Weddings we love to share ideas, inpsirations, products and more for the creative bride! If you have a blog post, tutorial, website, or shop that you would like to see featured at Craft Gossip, please add your link to our latest linky party! There were so many great entries last week and I’m highlighting 3 randomly chosen party guests today.
First is a pretty glass pearl necklace with an organza flower embellishment. You’ll find a great tutorial for making your own at Creative Mind.
Love these sparkly pink earrings from the Etsy shop Flower and Bud! This shop offers handcrafted jewelry and accepts custom orders. Perfect as gifts for a bride or her bridal party!
The third featured guest is Stephanie Severin of Ingenious Inkling. She created a gorgeous wedding cake card that looks good enough to eat!
Many thanks to my featured guests and to everyone else who joined our party last week! Time to start the festivities anew, so please join us by adding your link below. I can’t wait to be inspired by your creations!
By Kimberly Jones
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IBM Cloud Computing –Dominates Software as a Service
Software as a Service adapts cloud computing capabilities to allow users to integrate and share applications data across facilities in different locations. Management teams use software as a service. SaaS applications enhance collaboration. SaaS improves communication between employees, customers and partners.
Software as a service is able to transform business because it provides direct access to applications without having users or departments worrying about systems administration and IT. Remote systems can be configured with information, and integrated with an on-premise system. High standards of security and reliability, high standards of availability and scalability, high realization of capability for shared workload multiprocessing characterize cloud computing SaaS Software as a Service.
SaaS services from IBM are of the highest quality. Software as a service is competitively priced at $4 per month per person for IBM Lotus Live. A SaaS solution can scale up on demand, taking advantage of a flexible and reliable model that minimizes risk, guarantees up-time, and provides customer satisfaction. Users can leverage SaaS experts to guide systems implementation. IBM has a huge lead in software as a service analytics and cloud software as a service project initiatives. IBM SaaS initiatives number over 10,000.
Software as a Service Key Benefits
• Implementation of analytics based on rules
• Simplicity of systems: easy to set up and use
• Affordability of a subscription-based service
• Guarantee of 99.7% to 99.999% availability
• Flexibility to move between service levels
• On-premise or remote based cloud services
• Isolated data
• Risk mitigation
• Access integrity
• Real-time analytics
• Smarter business decisions
• Higher close rates
Software as a Service is offered as a targeted solution to a particular industry segment or horizontal application type, thus comes in many flavors and variations. Software as a service can provide a specific solution.
Users can use SaaS to sell effectively with sales tracking and real-time visibility using high powered IBM analytics. Every step of a sale—from phone calls and emails to collaboration with colleagues—is tracked in one place and lead generation is facilitated by utilization of sophisticated analytics.
Real-time analytics are used to make smarter business decisions and get better insight into the meaning of data. The average SaaS customer experiences access to applications seamlessly and efficiently. IBM Software as a Service (SaaS) portfolio is comprehensive illustrated by IBM Tivoli Live – service manager provides integrated service management capabilities as a monthly subscription on the IBM Cloud. Monitoring services solutions allows customers to quickly adopt and deploy key processes and combine them with performance and availability monitoring, under a common subscription and delivery model. There is no need to purchase hardware, software licenses, or installation services.
IBM LotusLive is helping organizations transform into social businesses. Collaborating seamlessly across firewalls and time zones is saving businesses money and driving innovation. Cloud services are focused on reliability and enhanced security. Online collaboration tools, e-mail and social networking services work together. SaaS can help businesses of all sizes reduce IT costs, increase productivity, and save money.
https://events.unisfair.com/rt/ibm~cloudlaunch Come back often and stay well-informed about cloud computing and x86 | <urn:uuid:1246123e-93b1-4e80-b730-1d9bd5a60344> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wintergreenresearch.com/blog/?tag=rules-based-websphere | 2013-05-24T02:33:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927959 | 680 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:13:13 +0100, Lexa <Lexa.Shirshin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How to make Opera 9.02 save a page with filename as url (as Opera 7, 8).
Now Opera 9.02 gets the name for file from Title. And no config option.
And I do not like very much that a file with name "page1.html.shtml"
saved into "Page 1.............html" (many dots)
And if I choose to save this file once more, I will not see the already
saved file in the SaveDialog.
I created the shortcut CTRL+ALT+S with the action "Save Document As" to do
CTRL+S -> use page title
CTRL+ALT+S -> use page name
You can also use "Save Document As, 1" to save the page with images and
Deactivate opera:config#UserPrefs|SaveWithImagesUseSubfolder to choose the
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|2 slices||American cheese -- cut in strips -- optional|
|Salt -- pepper|
Cut round, silver-dollar-size hole in each bread slice. Melt butter in skillet. Brown bread on each side lightly. Break 1 egg into center of each piece of bread and fry gently, covered.
When eggs are partially cooked, place strip of cheese over them. Eggs may be placed in 350 degree oven 1 to 2 minutes until cheese melts.
When cheese is melted slightly, season to taste with salt and pepper.
Each serving contains about: 193 calories; 322 mg sodium; 229 mg cholesterol; 12 grams fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; 8 grams protein; 0.05 gram fiber.
Presented by: Rose Dosti, L.A. Times Culinary SOS column, 12/1/94, page H24.
These are also popularly known as: "Toad In a Hole".
Recipe By :
From: Dan Klepach Date: 06-16-95 (159) Fido: Cooking
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Intro: A short sale can be anything but short. Sure, you can score a great deal on a property but you gotta put in lots of time, effort and patience.
Take VO: For owners who can no longer afford their mortgages, there's an alternative to bankruptcy or foreclosure, in the form of a short sale.
TAKE SOT: Amy Simmonds: (the bank agrees to discount the loan balance for a seller who owes more on his mortgage than the home is currently worth.)
Continue VO: Unlike a home in foreclosure, most short sale homes still have the owner living in the property ... which usually means the property is being properly maintained and not run-down. While buyers can land a home at a bargain price ... a short sale property can take a long time - driving some homebuyers away.
Take SOT: Amy Simmonds talking about how long a short sale can take.
Continue VO: There are other caveats for both the buyer and seller of a short sale. A buyer, but most importantly a seller should seek out a real estate agent with real experience in short sales ... not someone who has just taken a class and gotten certified. You want to know how many short sales your agent has closed. Experienced agents will coordinate the transaction with the bank and prepare you for the process, but they can't tell you the legalities of a short sale and the consequences they may come with.
Take SOT: (A big consequence for the seller is the risk of the lender trying to collect on the balance of the loan. Several states allow the lender to seek the balance once a short sale or foreclosure is completed.)
Tag: As both a buyer and seller of a short sale ... there can be countless reasons why it can take a long time. This might be a good time to micromanage the process by keeping excellent notes about when you sent documents, who you sent them to and make follow-up phone calls until the deal closes. All parties involved need to go into a short sale with realistic expectations ... knowing there will be hiccups along the way. To learn more on buying and selling a short sale ... visit Bankrate.com. I'm Kristin Arnold. | <urn:uuid:bf3fe72f-658f-43c9-970f-11cefda6b5bc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bankrate.com/finance/video/mortgage/why-do-short-sales-take-so-long.aspx | 2013-05-24T02:40:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955255 | 450 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
"1ST AWARDS OF BELLY DANCE" photos
Held at Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, California
Featuring Performances by:
Alexandra King * Amaya * Cassandra * Jamilla Al Wahid * Marzue * Orchids of the East * Sapphira * SeSe
with live music by Desert Wind
Missed the show?
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Selling a motorcycle or part on Biker Bids is easy:
Register as a seller: Set up a seller's account by becoming ID Verified.
Sign up for PayPal (optional): If you want to use PayPal to accept buyers' credit card and electronic check payments online, we recommend signing up before you list your first item for sale. Register for PayPal.
Fill out the Sell Item form: Click on the "SELL" link on the top menu bar. This is where you'll begin to create your Biker Bids listing.
Welcome to BikerBids.com! Whether you are a biker or just a motorcycle enthusiast on BikerBids.com you will find the items you want easily and quickly. We are a 100% FREE auction site with NO Fees of any kind, NO Selling Fees, NO Buying Fees, and NO Final Value Fees. Our members can open a Store, advertise in the Classifieds, place a Wanted Ad and of course put their items up for sale in our Auction where they can Buy It Now, Bid, Trade or offer a Swap. | <urn:uuid:95ce560f-f35b-471a-82c7-d179c9385110> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bikerbids.com/displaynews.php?id=21 | 2013-05-24T02:40:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887717 | 226 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The more control an employer tries to assert over a worker it intends to treat as an independent contractor, the more likely that worker is actually an employee.
That’s why you should make sure independent contractors have the leeway to work for others and maintain their own schedules.
Recent case: Marci Schneider, who holds a law license, filed a claim for unemployment compensation after the attorney she was doing research for no longer needed her services.
But the state turned down her request after the attorney showed that Schneider was free to pursue her own clients, come and go as she pleased, work from anywhere and for the most part, control her own day and work. The court said she was essentially self-employed and not eligible for benefits. (Schneider v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, No. 2238 C.D. 2009, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2010)
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Drug abuse is one of the most important public health issues in Kentucky. It affects employers looking for good employees; it can lead to crime as addicts seek drugs to feed their addiction; and, most importantly, it can destroy families, friendships and lives.
A new law regarding prescription drug abuse was passed by the legislature earlier this year. Some have referred to the new law as the “pill mill bill.” While the law does target illegal “pill mills” in the state — a move that was vital to the public safety of all Kentuckians — the new law also requires physicians and other practitioners who prescribe specific drugs to perform additional administrative tasks.
If it takes longer for your physician to prescribe drugs for you or a family member than it has in the past, please be patient and understand that the new law requires that these steps be taken. Hospitals, emergency rooms, physician clinics and long-term care facilities are all impacted by the law.
Besides the mandates of the new law, government agencies are devising administrative requirements that must be met prior to a physician prescribing certain drugs. Various groups, including the Kentucky Medical Association, have tried to work with these agencies in an effort to keep disruptions to patient care to a minimum.
KMA, however, was singled out recently by the Louisville Courier-Journal in a bizarre editorial that accused the association, which represents hard working physicians across the commonwealth, of essentially killing people by trying to make this new bureaucratic burden acceptable to patients.
The Courier also said it did not understand why a physician would be “baffled by a couple dozen pages of bureaucratic regulations.” A couple dozen pages of bureaucratic regulations!
Such thinking is typical of those who see no problem with stacks of paper standing between patients and their physicians. Patients do not want to be treated by bureaucrats in white coats, lawyers in white coats, or reporters in white coats. They want to be treated by physicians who are free to exercise their clinical judgment. That is what we will continue to support for all Kentuckians, no matter what outrageous insults might be thrown our way.
Shawn Jones, M.D., President,
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On Easter I attended a family dinner at which my ex-wife served roast leg of lamb. Thoughts of my friend Greg's words from Friday were in my head — that there's proof Jesus had lived. What would Jesus think of me eating a lamb? I started to feel guilty. But I hope that Jesus did live. If it's true, I'm sure he was a good person and someone I would have wanted to hang out with. | <urn:uuid:5c175f10-917e-45c5-9f69-4f912bca14ab> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/tag-0-1-eelskin.html | 2013-05-24T02:11:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.997531 | 89 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Services Available at your Student Health Center:
- If service is marked with a (!) it is available on the Hanford campus by appointment only. Call 730-3880 to schedule
FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE DAILY, AT THE VISALIA CAMPUS STUDENT HEALTH CENTER, WHILE SUPPLY LASTS.
FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE AT THE HANFORD STUDENT HEALTH CENTER ON TUESDAY'S 10-1, WHILE SUPPLY LASTS.
Information on health-related topics and self care and more. Just call the Student Health Center, 730-3880, to ask about all the services provided.
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…to Your Child’s Confirmation.
- Miss the most important meeting with lots of key information because you didn’t tattoo it on your forehead or write it in permanent marker on one of your children.
- Have a more organised friend drop off the workbook…then leave it in your car untouched for a week.
- Forget to choose a Confirmation name and then print out a list and in the style of ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’, choose one at random. Blindfold is optional. Still spin them round three times though, just for kicks.
- Go out the night before the Confirmation. Answer your phone in the pub and be reminded by your mum that your son is getting Confirmed the following day. Attempt to sound all breezy and nonchalant whilst thinking ‘F***! I haven’t got his clothes ready!’
- Ring husband, then attempt to direct someone towards a bag of clothes who, at the age of 36, has yet to look effectively for any item. Add to the confusion by not remembering whether they are in an Asda carrier bag or a Marks and Spencer’s one. You JUST KNOW they’re in a wardrobe…you just can’t remember which one. Then ask for your toddler to be put on the phone to try and get more sense out of him.
- Get up on the morning of the Confirmation early, if not bright. Scream like a banshee for the next two hours, knowing that you can absolve your unholy thoughts and hellish language in church. Resolve to go to Confession more regularly than every twenty five years.
- Get everyone in the car and check you’ve got everything. Double check…then slam the door shut at the exact moment you realise your house keys are still inside.
- Swear. A lot. Peer through the letterbox to stare wistfully at your keys that dangle temptingly at a distance that only Inspector Gadget with his ‘Go, Go, Gadget Arms’ could reach.
- Set off to Confirmation with a seven year old offering advice and worldly wisdom on how to commit the perfect break-in when you return.
- Get your child to fill in his workbook from the week before as you stop at the petrol station for nappies. Having run out once again, you are loathe to rely on Divine Intervention if your toddler decides to squeeze one out in the middle of the service. Especially as you can see in his eyes that it’s part of his grand plan to ensure the morning goes properly tits up.
- Show exemplary parenting skills by having your son balance his work precariously on a DVD cover whilst you shout out the answers and any tricky spellings from the front seat over the screams of a apoplectic toddler.
- Sit demurely through the service with a proud smile plastered to your face, all the while thinking, ‘How the hell am I going to climb a ladder in these heels?’
- Get back from the Confirmation service, stand around in Sunday Best and peer up at the solitary and very small open window on the top floor of the house. Then try to pick the lock with a handy paper clip that’s lying on the floor, initially confident that watching enough Hawaii 5-0 makes you an expert Navy Seal.
- When that fails, try to ignore your children’s worryingly zealous pleas to ‘Kick the door in, Daddy!’ Restrain eldest child who is adamant he can shoulder barge it off its hinges if he takes enough of a run-up.
- Eventually borrow a wobbly ladder from your neighbour and send your husband up it to watch through splayed fingers, partly terrified he’ll fall but also partly amused that his arse is sticking up in the air like he’s engaged in some sort of obscure mating ritual.
- Cheer once inside and vow to leave a set of keys with someone. You know. Just in case there’s a next time…
Disclaimer: if you’re at all sensitive about bodily functions, please avert your eyes…NOW.
Right, for the rest of you; I’ve got a confession and it ain’t pretty, so prepare yourselves. This is probably one of those things best kept to myself but I’m so EXCRUTIATINGLY embarrassed about it that I feel I need to share.
Sorry in advance. Please promise me you won’t look at me any differently after I tell you this? Actually, on second thoughts, I’m leaving the country and never coming back, so we won’t have to worry about that.
OK, here goes *deep breath* Right, I’m going to tell you. Please don’t judge me.
I went to yoga last night. About halfway through we were asked to arch our backs off the floor and put down our spines ‘vertebrae by vertebrae’. On my way down from the last one, drawing in my pelvic floor like a good girl and concentrating on my breathing, I experienced a sort of internal ‘pop’, akin to when my waters broke with Max.
It was a weird sensation but it didn’t hurt, so I continued the movement, un-phased. When I’d finished, I slowly manoeuvred onto my knees and as I put one leg forward to push up off one foot, the trapped air that had apparently built up in my ‘front bum’ chose that moment to escape.
That’s right, people; to put it less delicately, I had just ‘fanny farted.’ Loudly. In front of lots of people in a high-ceiled room with very good acoustics. I know. The shame.
I’d like to say it only happened once and I could have excused it as a ‘normal’ fart, which under the circumstances would have been much less embarrassing. But no, this was the gift that kept on giving, even with the tiniest of movements.
THREE TIMES. I fanny farted, in the middle of a yoga class, THREE TIMES.
The polite fellow yoga-goers didn’t so much as bat an eyelid during their ‘Downward Dogs’, but I knew people had heard. They couldn’t have avoided hearing it. It had echoed, ricocheting off the walls. I wanted to pretend it wasn’t me. But they KNEW.
‘Let’s do the Warrior!’ the Yoga instructor announced enthusiastically. Let’s f***ing not, I thought, knowing that the move involves the potentially disastrous combination of placing legs akimbo and then bending and stretching to the side.
‘OK, now put the left leg down and STRRRRETCH your right leg into the air.’ You’ve GOT to be kidding me. Do I have to?
‘Relax and concentrate on your breathing.’ Relax? Relax? Did you not just hear that? My fanny couldn’t possibly BE any more relaxed. It just exhaled of its own accord!
‘OK, and gently rock backwards and forwards, gently massaging your tailbone.’ F***ing hell, it’s going to turn into a symphony. I’ll be on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ next year as the woman who can play tunes through her fanny.
I don’t WANT that to be my talent!
‘OK, it’s time for relaxation.’ Thank f*** for that, no more moving.
‘Just concentrate on your body, in this room, here and now. We’ve all got worries and troubles but we’re going to let them melt away.’
Easier said than done, my friend. Show me one other person that’s just trumpeted through her vagina in a completely silent room in the company of strangers. Right. So don’t talk to ME about worries and troubles…
Included as part of the lovely Actually Mummy’s ‘Wot So Funee?’ linky.
I’ve got a secret: my mummy’s not very bright. She tries, bless her, but she really doesn’t understand what’s going on in my head. I think I make myself perfectly clear, but she still seems to struggle.
When I say I want to get dressed, I mean at some point in the day but not RIGHT NOW, silly. Right now I want to climb on my brother’s bunk bed and stand teetering on the edge. Woah, will I fall or won’t I? Wahay, bouncy, bouncy. ‘No! I don’t want to get down. I’ll kick you… Don’t walk out of the room! NOW I WANT TO GET DRESSED, AND I WILL SCREAM AND SCREAM UNTIL YOU DO WHAT I WANT!’
Oh, you’ve missed your chance. Twenty seconds ago I wanted to get dressed, NOW I want to run around naked saying ‘Watch!’ as I wiggle my willy at everyone. ‘Have a wee’ you say? OK then. Well you didn’t say it had to be on the toilet! Splash, splash. But I WANT to paddle in my own urine, it’s fun! You are SUCH a spoil sport.
Come on then! Get me dressed. I feel like it now. But let’s see how well you manage when I grab my feet and curl up in a ball and shout ‘No!’ at the top of my voice. Damn it! The nappy’s on. Note to self: Try harder when she tries to put your legs in your trousers. And one leg’s in…and then it’s out again. And the other leg’s in…and it’s out again. Come on, mummy, play the game. Why so stressed?
OK, OK, I’m dressed. We’re both red-faced and crying but we’re there. ‘Tuddle, mummy?’ Wha’? Why are you looking at me like that? Ha! I can always get around her when I ask for a cuddle. Oh, but I’m thinking the head-butt to the nose was unexpected? Bam! Right between the eyes. Don’t cry, mummy. ‘Tuddle?’
What IS your problem? So I want to put on an extra three jumpers but not wear any pants. So what? I don’t mind going to Tesco dressed like this. Go on, just try to put my nappy and trousers back on and just see if you don’t get concussed by my shoe. Hurt, did it? Well don’t try to make me wear trousers, then.
I DON’T WANT TO GO TO TESCO! I want to run up and down waving a fork in my hand, or chewing a sweet or a coin of optimum choking size, or holding an expensive iPad, or a piece of my brother’s skin between my teeth (with the rest of him following behind). Right. I ‘ll just lie on the floor then. Flip me over. I’ll flip right back. Pick me up? I’ll scratch your eyes out. Put my coat on? Pah! I’ll take it off. You can’t even keep me off the stairs because I know how to open the stair-gate, now so na, na, na-na, naaaa!
Struggling to fasten the straps of my car seat, mummy? Anything to do with the thrusting of my hips and my cute little hands trying to tear the flesh from your bones? Be warned, I can catapult myself right out of this bad boy if I really give it some welly.
What to do, what to do? I’m strapped down so now I can’t switch on the lights and the indicators, press on the horn or let off the hand brake. I want to tell you how angry I am but I don’t have the words yet (but just wait until I do!). I can’t bite my brother because I can’t reach him so I’ll, I’ll…take my shoes and socks off and bite my own foot. Shit! That hurt! I might be crying but it’s worth it to see the sweat dripping from your brow. I’ll take THAT as a victory, my friend.
Oh mummy, mummy, mummy. Don’t look so relieved that we’ve reached Tesco (even though it’s taken an hour to get out of the house). I’m SO going to climb out of this trolley AND I ‘m going to do it as we go up the escalator, just for added danger.
The only way you’ve a cat in hell’s chance of keeping me quiet is to ply me with food…all the way round. I’ll half eat stuff, I’ll ask for stuff, wait for you to open it and not eat it at all, or maybe I’ll just scream because I like the noise. It’s a lottery that you didn’t even know you’d bought a ticket for.
OK, so we’re at the checkout. I’ll stop now. OF COURSE I’ll say ‘Fank oo’ and smile cherubically when the lady hands me my Cheese Strings and ‘Ba bye’ with a cute wave as we leave. How I behave when it’s just you and me shall be our little secret, eh, mummy? Mummy? Mummy! You can’t drink wine now. It’s only 9.30 in the morning… :)
Included as part of The Oliver’s Madhouse’s lovely:
I relived a bit of my childhood on Monday as my family and I drove to the beach in a hot car on a sunny Bank Holiday. The sights and smells were so familiar that I could easily cast my mind back thirty years, imagining squabbling with my brother as we waited impatiently in a long tail-back containing like-minded people trying to make the most of the weather before the rain set in again.
Because however much things have changed in the three decades since I was my children’s age, technology, fashions, cartoons, a trip to the beach is one of those timeless events that is like a tatty, soft old blanket; it makes you feel safe, happy and its smell takes you to a good place (unless the dog’s weed on it of course).
True to tradition, we parked MILES away from where we needed to be and yes, I admit it, I did keep telling the kids it was ‘just around the corner’ as they repeatedly asked, ‘Are we nearly there yet?’
Once on the beach, we rolled up trouser legs (in hindsight, after they’d already started getting wet), dug shells out of the soggy sand and splashed around in the little pools (the tide was out…way, WAY out), with sand squelching messily between our toes.
Within five minutes our toddler fell over and got soaked to the skin, inflating his nappy to monstrous proportions and making him walk like someone with really severe piles, but for once I’d had the forethought to bring a spare change of clothes so all was right with the world.
Of course it wouldn’t have been a typical family outing if there wasn’t some kind of minor catastrophe, so yes, we were the Dobber family that walked across the middle of the beach. You know the bit that the sea has made particularly bog-like? We had plenty of time to notice that everyone else was avoiding this section as we put our hands under the kids’ armpits and stood heaving them from the quicksand-like substance, trying not to lose a shoe as we sunk deeper and deeper…
A few minutes later, back to safety and slightly sweaty and out of breath, oh, how we laughed! Well, the kids did anyway.
Then for the next twenty minutes we threw balls for the dog until we lost all three when they became covered with sand and therefore camouflaged and invisible to the naked eye. Thoroughly filthy and wet, we all tramped back to the car, weighed down with soggy sand and clothing, a nappy that was hanging like a cow’s particularly full udder and copious bags of shells.
I reminisced as the kids hopped about on one leg and we poured water over their feet to rinse off the worst of the sand and then pulled fresh clothes onto still-damp, slightly gritty bodies behind towels so that their modesty could be protected.
The boot of the car rapidly turned into a man-made beach as we dumped bags full of shells and unusual stones and then bundled up wet stuff in a carrier bag, just like mum used to.
Once suitably attired we walked down the seafront, with the boys climbing on…well, anything remotely climbable and were relieved to see the ice-cream van, having been asked about it at least a thousand times on the way there.
As we strolled back to the car, some of us eating our ice-cream and some of us smearing it all over our faces and clothes (my husband just LOVES his ice-cream) I only managed to eat a fraction of mine before I had to donate it to our eldest who’d obviously dropped his on the floor. He was trying to multi-task, walking and eating at the same time which is NOT an easy endeavour with the co-ordination of a gnat.
Once back at the car we had a quick clean up with baby wipes…and here-in the difference lies; regular readers of this blog know I don’t like to speak of this. My mum is aware of how she’s scarred me and the counselling’s helped a little but what would she have used in lieu of baby wipes? A tissue and some spit. UNFORGIVABLE.
Anyway…we piled back in, tired, smelling of the sea air…and squabbling once more. This didn’t stop until we found a chippy on the way home and ate hot, salty chips out of the wrappers with little wooden forks and drank cold pop straight from the can.
Perspective is what I’ve been given a healthy dose of this weekend by spending time with
Optimistic people who stay not only strong but positive in the face of adversity. They
Smile through the tears and find a funny side even when there doesn’t appear to be one. I’m
Inspired by my friend who has been told she has breast cancer. She’s not bitter, just
Thankful that it’s been discovered early and she’s started to fight it. She’s not a victim, she
Intends to kick its butt with a smile on her face. She’s effectively giving cancer the
V-sign by being her usual bubbly self and just getting on with it, even during our
Eventful Saturday evening, when her husband was unexpectedly taken to hospital…
Mental. A good word to describe Saturday night which found us trundling up and down in
Elevators trying to locate my friend’s husband, laughing at the absurdity. We should have been
Nibbling on homemade tapas and celebrating my friend’s excellent prognosis, not piling up
Tupperware with said tapas to take to her husband’s ward. It then sat and cruelly taunted him
As he was nil-by-mouth. Did they get upset? No, they compared his ‘n’ hers injection sites; as
Laughter is the best medicine, that’s what they chose…along with morphine for his pain.
A backless gown that nearly flashed his bum had us in fresh fits of giggles, even after being
Told that he needed to stay in overnight for tests. Did they complain or make a fuss? Did
Tempers flare, even just a little bit? No, not in the slightest, not even when he was told not to
Ingest the merest sip of water until the doctor had seen him. A bank holiday weekend of
Tests and hospital food hasn’t dampened the spirits of these amazing friends. They are a
United front, strong together with their gorgeous daughter and the love that binds them,
Determined to stay positive, even with more than their fair share of shit times. Setting an
Example to the rest of us, or to me at least, that a bit of PMA goes an awfully long way.
I’m sitting here, trying to comb my fingers through ice-cream matted hair because I’ve just cuddled our toddler when he fell over in the garden, and he smeared his cone across my head before wiping his nose on my shoulder.
And as I sit here, with my sticky hair and snot-crusted cardigan, I’m trying to cast my mind back to a time when I was ‘cool.’ I can’t find one.
I was the five-year-old who went on a school trip, so proud to be wearing my brand-new mint green and white dress with matching bolero jacket…for the teacher to gently tell me on the way back that the price tag was hanging out.
I was the eight-year-old who played Mary in the school played and violently whacked ‘Joseph’ with ‘Jesus’ in front of an audience of proud parents because he was pulling on my veil.
I was the ten-year-old who got my mum to write a Valentine’s card to a boy I liked at primary school…and then posted it through the wrong door. Then I posted one through the correct door and he saw me through the window. And then his next-door neighbour gave him the one I’d posted the day before. So it became a moot point that my mum had written it to disguise my writing in the first place.
I was also the twelve-year-old who described in my diary what I was wearing for the school disco, ‘leggings and a sparkly top’…and then proceeded to offer MYSELF a definition, ‘leggings are like tight, stretchy trousers’ just in case I forgot to look down at my legs.
I was the fifteen-year-old who was asked to take a penalty in hockey at school…and hit the ball into our own net at the opposite end of the field instead, losing not only the match but also the respect of my team-mates. I DID win their laughter and ridicule, though.
I was the seventeen-year-old who went to Cyprus on a girls’ holiday and drove a moped around Ayia Napa, blissfully ignorant of the fact that the steering lock was still on. Come to think of it, I DID keep wondering why it was pulling to the left and causing sparks to fly as I scraped and bumped against the curb…
I was the eighteen-year-old who left the handbrake off the car shortly after passing my test, leaving it to slowly roll all the way down the street to block the main road at the bottom, where cars had to take turns ‘giving way’ around it until my mum ran down and retrieved it.
I was the twenty-one-year-old who went to a fancy dress party dressed as a French maid…and then got separated from everyone, queued up for the pub in mortifying embarrassment, got turned away because the pub was full and then climbed over the railings of the beer garden, flashing my fishnet stockings and barely concealed frilly knickers at innocent bystanders.
I was the thirty-two-year-old who went go-carting with my husband to ‘show the kids how it’s done’ whilst on holiday and crashed my go cart into the safety railings with such force that I crumpled the bumper into the front wheels and effectively wrote it off, much to the dismay of the man in charge who, even despite speaking in rapid Spanish, I just knew was bemoaning women drivers the world over.
Today I can’t deny that I’m the thirty-six-year-old woman who has banged her own and then her son’s head on the car roof and then tried to throw a ball to him and instead smacked him in the head with it and knocked him over.
I’ve also just instinctively told the dog to say ‘thank you’ when my friend/neighbour gave her a dog biscuit before realising that she is not, in fact a) one of the children and b) a talking dog (as far as we know).
So I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I have never been and WILL never be cool. But at least I can laugh about it *said as I curl up in a corner in the foetal position and suck my thumb*
I’ve tried to think of my most embarrassing faux pas’ but before my ‘friends’ start thinking of some other ‘gems’ that I’ve forgotten about, just remember, I’ve got some on you, too…
I read a comment on Twitter yesterday from Davina McCall to her midwife saying: ‘You are the most AMAZING midwife. I LOVED giving birth BECAUSE of you. I love you and owe you so much xxx.’
I know what exactly what she means, because I feel the same way about my midwife. Yep, you heard me, MY midwife. That’s how you feel about an amazing midwife; possessive and a tad jealous that they’ve delivered other babies apart from yours. You also feel a little in awe of the fact that they take bringing NEW LITTLE PEOPLE into the world completely in their stride, as though it’s just like any other job.
And although you know that your midwife delivers other babies, an amazing midwife (did I mention mine is?) makes you feel as though yours is the first and last baby she is delivering. Her focus is completely on your baby, you and your partner and makes you feel as though it’s a life-changing moment for her, too.
An amazing midwife makes you feel in control but lets you know, in a calm, measured way, that if you lose that control, you’ll be 100% safe in her capable hands. She’ll tell you to listen to your body, stay calm, breathe and say those magic words, ‘There’s gas and air if you want it’ that make you want to kiss her (if you weren’t a little preoccupied by the small person trying to squeeze itself out of your vagina).
I was lucky enough to get to know my midwife throughout my pregnancies because I was on caseload care for my second baby following a traumatic first birth and post-natal depression. Then we loved her so much that my husband and I basically stalked her when she moved to a birthing centre.
I also tried my damnedest to time my contractions with her shift patterns (not an easy thing to do, as anyone who’s been in labour knows. They will insist on coming at the most inconvenient times). And because she’s an amazing midwife, she tried to sort out her shift patterns to coincide with my contractions (again, not an easy task, especially as the little monkey was five days late when the other two had been early. That REALLY scuppered our plans, let me tell you).
My amazing midwife trusted me to rely on my natural instincts and I trusted her implicitly with mine and my babies’ lives. The mutual trust was well-founded. We worked as a team, my midwife, my husband, me and our baby and both times were beautiful, relaxed, memorable experiences.
So, I agree with Davina. I loved giving birth because of my midwife. And I love and owe my midwife, too.
Win a weekend getaway, courtesy of DH Tours. On Friday evening, why not take your loved ones to the local Family Quiz Night where you too could fail to win the raffle, have kids fighting to tear the boots from your feet (without unzipping them first) to win a prize and then feel mortified not knowing the answers to even the kids’ questions.
Don’t travel home in the boring comfort of a car! Instead, walk in driving hailstone that hurts as it bounces off your head with three tired, whiny children in tow.
Then, bright and early on the Saturday morning (you can try to have a lie-in but take it from us, you’ll be unsuccessful), you can have a bath that WILL leak through your kitchen ceiling to drip on the members of your family standing in the kitchen.
After taking an over-zealous dog for a walk where she’ll jump up at everybody and cover them in dirty paw prints (including yourself), why not leisurely walk around Tesco until you receive a message from your friend about your God-daughter’s birthday party. Had you forgotten about it? No, no, of course not! But you’ll rush around regardless, abandoning all other items in favour of a decent present that is hopefully going to be enough of an apology.
Next, why not see your husband off on an all-day drinking session whilst you haul three kids to the party only, wait for it, AN HOUR AND A HALF LATE! Luckily it’s a house party and not taking place at a pay-per-child venue. If only you could drink wine but there’ll be no wine for you, no sirree, because you’ll be driving!
Dragging three kids round Tesco is fun, don’t'cha think? Yep, and that’s why it’s the next thing on your busy schedule! Look with your eyes, not your hands, now, kids! Come on, no need to grit your teeth, it’ll be Fun with a capital ‘F’.
As if you’ve not had enough excitement for the day, the next item on the agenda is: A FULL HOUSE CLEAN! Don’t you scrimp on that bathroom now, after all, you’re having friends round for a Girls’ Night In.
After a few drinkypoos with friends and when your inebriated husband arrives home, why not give him…a facial, of course, what did you think we were going to say? Blend lime juice, cottage cheese, yoghurt, mayonnaise and couscous to create a soothing face mask. For best results, apply it when he’s fallen asleep on the sofa. Don’t forget to have a camera ready, girls!
After going to bed at 4am, why not get up and put on a few loads of washing whilst you listen to two young children winding each other up and screaming? Then, as a family, clean out the car in the rain! Those empty bottles and month old crisps won’t move themselves, you know!
Other activities that can be enjoyed in the rain are: a dog walk; playing out on bikes; a football kick about and chasing a toddler outside in just his socks.
Then, go for a lovely country drive after your car has been freshly valeted and watch with fascination as chunks of projectile vomit bounce off the newly cleaned carpet, courtesy of your toddler. Regurgitated McDonald’s chips, anyone?
And last but not least, as you’re stripping your stinking toddler out of his puke-spattered clothes anyway, why not all get changed into your pajamas and then you don’t have to go on any more disastrous family outings?
First come, first served! (Now can you see why it’s a ‘giveaway?) :)
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide.
No escaping bedtime routine.
Please close your eyes,
Just close up your eyes and sleep.
I’m just a poor mum, I need some sympathy,
Because I’m tired out, tired out,
A little mad, a little sad.
Anyway the wine flows, doesn’t really matter to me, to me.
Mama, just lulled a child,
Piled soft toys up in his bed,
Pulled up covers, gave him ‘Ted’.
Mama, evening’s just begun,
But now I’m going to throw it all away.
Not too bothered if you cry.
If I’m still not asleep this time tomorrow,
Drink on, drink on, as if nothing really matters.
Too late, I’m still awake,
To watch Corrie, I’ll make you pine,
Body’s aching for some wine.
Goodnight, everybody, I’ll pretend I’ve gone,
That I’ve settled peacefully and gone to sleep.
Mama, ooo (anyway the wine flows)
I don’t want to sleep,
I sometimes think I’ll never drop off at all.
I see a little silhouetto of a boy,
Little shit, little shit, shall we do the Gin Tango?
Clamouring and screaming – very very vexing me.
Get-to-sleep-o Toddlero – before I blow.
But I’m just a little boy, everybody loves me.
He’s not a little boy, he’s tattooed with triple six.
Spare his poor mum from this lack of sleep.
Tired out, tired out – will you let me rest?
Bismillah! No – I will not go to sleep – go to sleep.
Bismillah! I will not go to sleep – go to sleep.
Bismillah! I will not go to sleep – go to sleep.
I will not go to sleep – go to sleep (never).
Never go to sleep – go to sleep.
Never go to sleep – go to sleep.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia, I won’t go.
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me,
So you think you can get up and just need a poo?
So you think you can get up and play with toys too?
Oh, baby – can’t do this to me baby.
Just gotta drink wine – just gotta drink wine or some beer.
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah.
Bedtime really matters,
Anyone can see,
Bedtime really matters – bedtime really matters to me.
Anyway the wine flows…
I’m not saying that my husband drives me ABSOLUTELY BONKERS by being untidy or anything, but I thought I’d write a blog post to ‘gently’ point out the little, less obvious things that need doing on a daily basis so we don’t live in a filthy hovel (without me having to nag him about it).
Will he be happy that I’m having such a public dig at his slovenliness? Probably not. But at least he’ll enjoy watching Beyonce in all her glory:
(Cue music) Yes! So crazy right now,
It’s your ‘girl’, Distressed’,
It’s your ‘boy’, Hubby,
Argument in the makin’.
So crazy right now!
I look and stare, irritated by what I find.
I nag at you more and more every time.
When you leave I’m beggin’ you not to go,
Until the toddler stops screaming on the floor.
Such a tricky thing for me to try to explain,
How I’m feeling but serenity’s so hard to feign.
Yeah ‘cos I know you don’t understand,
But you’re the messiest bloke in the land.
Got me feelin’ so crazy right now.
Your mess got me feelin’ so crazy right now.
(All your crap)
Got me feelin’ so crazy right now. Your clothes,
Got me hopin’ you’ll wash them right now.
Got me hopin’ you’ll sort it right now. Your towels,
Got me hopin’ you’ll pick them up now.
Feelin’ so crazy, your mess got me feelin’
Got me feelin’ so crazy, your mess.
When I talk to you, you make these promises,
‘Will he stick to it?’ Yes, but only for a coupla’ weeks.
Pairs of shoes aren’t even taken upstairs.
It seems you don’t even notice all the dog hairs.
I can’t believe you can’t see just what I do.
Little fairies must come in and clean our loo.
Yeah, but you still don’t understand,
The house is clean without a magic wand.
Got me feelin’ so crazy right now.
Open curtains! Got me feelin’ so crazy right now.
(Rinse the sink!)
Got me feelin’ so crazy right now. Make the bed!
Got me feelin’ so crazy right now.
Got me hopin’ they won’t overflow. Dirty nappies,
Got me hopin’ you’ll take them outside.
Feelin’ so crazy, your mess got me feelin’
Got me feelin’ so crazy, your mess.
Oh, feelin’ so crazy…
I’m warmed up now,
You’ll know when I’ve gone completely loco.
Distressed Housewife is M.A.D.
Uh-oh DH’s having a right old rant.
It won’t be the one and only.
Re-cycling don’t belong under the stairs.
Blood vessels gonna burst
I fold the washing, man, you can do it too.
A car full with empty bottles I don’t drink tho,
Gonna sling them at yo’ head, I really am, yo.
Car like shithole,
Bedroom floor a bombsite.
Loo rolls don’t change themselves.
Distressed H in the house,
She’s crazy and deranged.
I can’t figure you out,
Why leave read papers lying about?
Yes sir, I regularly change the kitchen cloth,
And use washing up water hot and with froth.
I hoover even under settees,
I ain’t got no butler named Jeeves.
I’m feelin’ peeved.
The game’s over.
Change bedding when sheets aren’t clean.
Do a tip run even when you’re not keen.
I’m one seriously cranky momma.
Got me feelin’ so crazy, my hubby,
I’m not myself lately,
I’m cranky and exhausted.
You’re wearing me out,
(And not in a good way).
Cuz your mess got the best of me,
You drive me crazy, I don’t care who reads,
Cuz hubby you got me so crazy.
(Repeat to fade)
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HAVERHILL — The only business of its kind in downtown Haverhill is leaving.
Not every downtown has one. It’s not a restaurant, salon, antique shop, travel agency, dollar store, bank or law office.
The Haverhill Music Centre — a place of commerce, culture and learning for nearly 60 years — is closing doors.
Owner Brian Ross he’s going out of business mostly because of his biggest competition: “The Internet,” he said. “Specifically the sale of sheet music and music books, which have always been a very large part of what we do.”
Music teachers from throughout the area shopped at his store for lesson books and sheet music for their students, but over the last few years many of them have turned to online shopping, he said. So have other customers. It’s not so much the price, he said, but the convenience of not having to drive to his store. Ross likened his situation to that of some large book store chains that have closed in recent years.
“You don’t need to buy an actual book. You can download them now,” he said. “The fundamental way people acquire these products has changed and that’s the biggest factor for us.”
Haverhill Music Centre founder Robert Killey opened the store in 1955, Ross said, and when Killey retired in 1994, his daughter Pattie Killey took over the business. Ross bought it in 2004. He was familiar with the shop, as he did band instrument repairs for Killey’s customers since 1989. From simple adjustments to full restoration of clarinets, flutes, saxaphones, trumpets and trombones, Ross repaired them all and will continue to do repairs, only not downtown.
“It was a well-known and successful store,” Ross said. “Music lessons have been a big part of it as well. We have seven rooms and we were always busy.”
Like a perfect storm, at the same time Ross was being battered by the Internet, the city’s public schools cut back on their music programs. Fewer public school students learning to play band instruments meant fewer instrument rentals and a loss in sales of sheet music, lesson books and accessories.
“It’s been about three or four years since that part of the business was good,” Ross said.
When the state increased the sales tax from 5 percent to 6.25 percent a few years ago, Ross noticed a drop in sales.
“It was just enough to push people to buy online and shop over the border,” he said about tax-free New Hampshire.
Gas prices skyrocketed, pushing more people to buy online. Then came the new downtown paid parking program — another nail in the coffin for Haverhill Music Centre, Ross said.
“It was one more factor and it just doesn’t help us,” he said.
He launched his going-out-of-business sale two weeks ago, and within a week sold most of his inventory of instruments and accessories. Customers have been flocking to the store, snapping up bargains and stripping it nearly clean, he said. A wall that once displayed columns of guitars is nearly barren. Display racks once laden with packages of guitar strings look like branches in the fall after they’ve shed their leaves. A glass and wooden case that cradled harmonicas of various sizes in red felt pockets now looks like the cratered surface of the moon. Not a single clarinet or saxophone reed is left and just about every drumstick has been sold.
“We even sold some framed pictures of composers such as Liszt, Beethoven and Shubert,” said long-time store employee Steve Goldbaum.
Goldbaum said he considers himself lucky for the more than 20 years he spent serving the needs of customers. It was always a chance to chat about what music they were listening to, what club they were performing at, what their students were learning or what new song they were trying to master.
“I think people really appreciated that they could come in and talk to us about music,” Goldbaum said. “I’m going to miss this and I’m going to miss the people ... the many customers I’ve met ... musicians, wonderful people.”
The music section that Goldbaum was in charge of still had ample inventory last week. The sale attracted many customers, including piano instructor Bettina Turner of Newburyport, who has been shopping at the Haverhill Music Centre for more than 25 years. She is one of many long-time customers who were notified in advance of the sale.
“I’m completely heartbroken that it is closing,” Turner said while flipping through the racks of music books. “You can’t browse for music online or find something I wasn’t looking for. Coming here offered a sense of discovery and now it’s all gone.”
The sale will continue through the end of the month, when Ross will lock the doors for good.
He said he will continue to offer band instrument repair service to customers through the Music Workshop in Salem, a business he’s worked with for years.
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Kiwi Terrarium by Botany Factory
I've been fawning over terrariums for the last year now. Apparently they're making a comeback, says the New York Times. I'm especially in love with succulents (mostly because they're the only thing I've successfully kept alive) and the beautiful arrangements that come out of them, whether in a living wall or tucked inside a glass jar. It's high time I made my own terrarium, but I am still looking for the right sized glass jar from a thrift shop, and I thought doing a roundup of DIY terrariums would get me inspired. Besides, I just killed another plant and I need a replacement.
Eggloo Terrarium by Botany Factory
Here's a list of Terrarium DIYs that should get you inspired and motivated:
Country Living How-To for a Plant Greenhouse made from old frames
Dwell How-To Slideshow for a Glass Jar Terrarium
Design*Sponge How-To Terrarium Video with Sprout
ReadyMade DIY Mini Lightbulb Terrarium
LadyFarrah Etsy DIY Moss Terrarium Kit
Craftzine DIY Mason Jar Terrarium
CasaSugar How To Hanging Succulent Terrarium
Threadbanger DIY Terrarium Video
If you're not up for making your own, check out Flora Grubb, Botany Factory and Sprout, who are all wonderful florists make spectacular terrariums and sell beautiful jars and supplies to make them yourself.
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European Science Awards 2007:
Norwegian winner of Descartes Prize
The Norwegian Polar Institute was among the winners honoured at the EU's European Science Awards 2007 presentation in Brussels on 12 March.
The European Science Awards are considered Europe's most prestigious research prizes.
Prize to European project for ice core drilling
The Norwegian Polar Institute is a key partner in EPICA - the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica. The Institute contributes with expertise in both deep ice core research and glaciology.
"The EPICA project is one of the most important climate projects of our time," explains Norwegian Polar Institute glaciologist Elisabeth Isaksson, who heads Norway's participation in EPICA "This project enables researchers and students to conduct vital climate-related research as part of a diverse international group. The recognition that the Descartes Prize brings will serve to further intensify this close research collaboration."
The EPICA project is one of the European Science Foundation's most successful and longest running Research Networking Programmes. Very appropriately, the Descartes Prize was awarded to the project during the International Polar Year (IPY), which lasts from March 2007 to March 2009.
Three prize categories of European Science Awards
The European Science Awards are presented for three categories. First, the Descartes Prize for Transnational Collaborative Research is given to international research teams that achieve exceptional breakthroughs as a result of collaborative work. This year featured three prize-winners in this category, each with a long tenure of participation in the EU Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development.
The other two prize categories are the Prize for Science Communication, awarded for excellence in disseminating research to the public and especially children, and the Marie Curie Awards, which reward the best examples of researcher mobility.
The Norwegian Polar InstituteVisit the website of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
The European Science AwardsRead more about the European Science Awards.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Glenn Adams, Associated Press
AUGUSTA — Teenage drivers are likely to feel the most direct impact of new Maine laws that will take effect Thursday.
A wide-ranging law extends restrictions under the intermediate license from six to nine months. Those restrictions include no passengers except family members and no driving between midnight and 5 a.m.
During the first two years a young driver has a license, any violation will result in a 30-day license suspension for the first offense and longer suspensions for subsequent offenses. Major violations, such as driving under the influence, will bring suspensions, a driver improvement course, community service and $200 reinstatement fees.
And for all drivers, the minimum fine for texting and driving increases from $100 to $250.
State police Col. Robert Williams calls texting a leading contributor to highway crashes and sees the increased fine as a needed deterrent.
“If the fine will prevent one crash or death, then the law has accomplished what it was meant to,” Williams said.
And he suggests youths take the law extending driving restrictions seriously.
“Once you obtain your license, to lose that privilege is to lose your independence,” he said.
The new law targeting youths gained momentum after a spike in highway deaths of young Mainers in early 2012. In one accident, police say an 18-year-old who had been drinking alcohol and texting friends crashed her car into trees in January, killing two passengers who were 16 and 19 years old.
That law is among the scores that take effect 90 days after the close of the 2012 legislative session, addressing topics from tax and welfare cheating to union rights. They do not include “emergency” measures that took effect immediately upon Gov. Paul LePage’s approval, or those with specific dates spelled out in the legislation.
New laws will give state government a new face. The agency that regulates development in Maine’s 10-million acre Unorganized Territory gets a new name. The seven-member Land Use Regulation Commission becomes the nine-member Land Use Planning Commission, with heavier representation from the counties in its jurisdiction.
Two state departments — Agriculture and Conservation — are consolidated into one, to be known as the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
Welfare cheaters will face penalties of up to $2,000 for spending benefits on booze, gambling and strip joints. The Maine law is prompted by federal legislation that’s also had an impact in other states.
Sales tax cheaters who use software programs known as “tax zappers” are also targeted by a new law. The tax-evading programs, which can be installed through flash drives, falsify electronic sales records so cash-heavy businesses can underreport the totals and lower their sales tax bills.
The commissioner of education must develop a model policy to prevent bullying and cyberbullying — bullying and harassment by email, text message and social networking sites. The policy must be distributed to school administrative units by Jan. 1, 2013.
An existing Maine law targeting the hallucinogenic drug known as bath salts is now broadened to ban five more similar designer drugs, which have appeared since an earlier law was passed in 2011.
In the workplace, collective bargaining rights are abolished for workers at a Turner-based egg farm, formerly known as DeCoster’s, and for private child-care providers who receive state subsidies.
Another new law bars the state from prohibiting its employees from having concealed weapons in their locked cars. That law already applies to private employers.
Consumers may benefit from a law submitted by LePage that will require the Public Utilities Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate to post on their websites the annual costs of state policies that increase the price of electricity.
A couple of new laws that fall under the heading of red tape-snipping will limit the liability of farmers who play host to agricultural-tourism activities, and remove $100 minimum fees for fertilizer and agricultural liming materials.
As of Aug. 30, the Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock may pursue expanding onto 175 to 200 acres contiguous to the landfill site. The facility accepts waste from about 80 communities.
It now becomes illegal to claim falsely to be a member of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation. Making such false claims, which could lead to undeserved privileges or other gains, can result in fines up to $2,500.
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BUFORD v. HOUTZ
133 U.S. 320 (10 S.Ct. 305, 33 L.Ed. 618)
BUFORD et al. v. HOUTZ et al.1
Decided: February 3, 1890
M. Kirkpatrick, for appellants.
Jos. L. Rawlins, for appellees.
This is an appeal from the supreme court of the territory of Utah. The bill was originally filed by the appellants in the third judicial district court of Utah territory in and for Salt Lake county; and in that court a demurrer was filed setting forth two grounds of objection to the billFirst, that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action; and, second, that several causes of action have been improperly united, in this: that said complaint states a separate cause of action against each individual defendant, and nowhere states or attempts to state a cause of action against all of the defendants. This demurrer was sustained, and a decree rendered dismissing the bill at the costs of plaintiffs, and on appeal to the supreme court of the territory that decree was affirmed. The case is here on an appeal from that judgment. The complainants were M. B. Buford, J. W. Taylor, Charles Crocker, and George Crocker, copartners under the firm name and style of the Promontory Stock-Ranch Company. The defendants were John S. Houtz and Henry and Edward Conant, under the firm name and style of Houtz & Conant, the Box-Elder Stock & Mercantile Company, a corporation, and 20 individuals whose names are given in the bill. The plaintiffs allege that they are the owners of certain sections and parts of sections of land in the territory of Utah, which they describe specifically by the numbers and the style of their congressional subdivisions, very much of which is derived from the Central Pacific Railroad Company, to which they were granted by the congress of the United States. These lands were alternate sections of odd numbers according to the congressional grant to the railroad company, and they, with the other tracts mentioned in the plaintiffs' bill, are said to amount to over 350,000 acres, 'and extend over an area of forty miles in a northerly and a southerly direction, by about thirty-six miles in an easterly and westerly direction.' The allegation is that these lands are very valuable for pasturage and the grazing of stock, and are of little or no value for any other purpose, and were held by the plaintiffs, and are now held by them, for that purpose solely. That, owing to their character, the scarcity of water, and the aridity of the climate where these lands are situated, they can never be subjected to any beneficial use other than the grazing of stock. That plaintiffs own and are possessed of large numbers of horned cattle, to-wit, 20,000 head, of the value of $100,000, and are engaged in the sole business of stock-raising. That for a long time they have had, and now have, all said cattle running and grazing upon these lands. That all the even-numbered sections in each and all of the townships and fractional townships above mentioned belong to and are part of the public domain of the United States. That the defendants have not, nor has either of them, any right, title, interest, or possession, or right of possession, of or to any of the lands embraced in any of the townships or fractional townships above mentioned, nor have they ever had any such right, title, interest, or possession. That none of the lands included within said townships or fractional townships are fenced or inclosed, except a small portion owned by plaintiffs, which they have heretofore inclosed with fences for use as corrals, within which to gather from time to time their cattle in order to brand the young thereof. They allege that for various reasons they cannot fence and inclose their lands without inclosing large portions of the lands of the United States, and without rendering large and valuable portions of their own of no value, by reason of the shutting off and preventing their own cattle from obtaining necessary water. That the defendants Houtz & Conant, now and for a long time past, have owned a large number, to-wit, 15,000 head, of sheep, and each of the other defendants to this action is now and for a long time past has been the owner of a large flock or herd of sheep. The smallest number owned by any one party exceeds, as plaintiff believes, 5,000, and the aggregate number of sheep so held exceeds 200,000. It is then alleged that the official survey of the United States has been extended over all land within the townships and fractional townships mentioned in the bill, and that there are seven well-defined and well-known traveled highways over those lands, four of which run in a northerly and southerly direction, and three in an easterly and westerly direction, entirely across the lands embraced in said townships and fractional townships, along which the sheep of the defendants may be driven without injury to plaintiffs' lands, notwithstanding which each of siad defendants claims and asserts that he has the lawful right and is entitled to drive all sheep owned by him over and across any of said lands of these plaintiffs, and to pasture and graze his sheep thereon whenever and wherever he may desire so to do. That all of said defendants respectively rely upon and set up a common, though not a joint, pretended right to drive, graze, and pasture their sheep thereon, and each of said defendants bases his pretended right to drive, graze, and pasture his sheep upon the lands of the plaintiffs upon precisely the same state of facts as that relied upon by each of the other defendants. That is to say, each of said defendants claims that, all the even-numbered sections in each of said townships and fractional townships being unoccupied public domain of the United States, he has an implied license from the government of the United States to drive, graze, and pasture his sheep thereon, and that he cannot do this without having them run, graze, and pasture upon the lands of the plaintiffs. Therefore each of said defendants claims and asserts that he is entitled to have his said sheep run, graze, and pasture upon the lands of the plaintiffs as aforesaid; and that during the year past each of said defendants did repeatedly drive large bands and herds of sheep over, upon, and across the lands of these plaintiffs, and graze and pasture the same thereon, to the great injury and damage of the said plaintiffs, and that they and each of them threaten to continue to do this, and will do it unless restrained by order of the court. It is then alleged that the sheep, in grazing upon the lands do it a permanent injury, and drive away the cattle from such lands, whereby, if the defendants are permitted to drive and pasture their sheep on the lands of the plaintiffs, those lands will be greatly damaged, and, for a long period of time in the future, rendered valueless for the purpose of grazing and pasturing their cattle. They then allege that they have no adequate way of estimating the damage which they will suffer should defendants, or either of them, do as they have threatened to do, as herein stated, for the reason, among others, that the destruction of the food, grasses, and herbage on plaintiffs' lands will result in depriving plaintiffs' cattle of necessary food, thereby causing great deterioration in flesh and consequent value, which loss and deterioration cannot be adequately determined by witnesses; which will result in the destruction of plaintiffs' business, will waste and impair their freehold, and obstruct them and each of them in the use of their said property. They allege, therefore, that they have no plain, adequate, and speedy remedy at law, and that it will be impossible to establish the amount of damages which said plaintiffs will suffer by the wrong or trespass of any particular one of said defendants. The prayer of the plaintiffs is for a judgment and decree of the court: (1) That said defendants have not, nor has either of them, any right of way for any of his or their sheep over said lands of plaintiffs, or any part thereof, except over and along the highways aforesaid; that they have not, nor has either of them, any right to graze or pasture any of his or their sheep thereon, or on any part thereof. (2) That, pending this action, said defendants and each of them, their and each of their agents, servants, and employes, be enjoined from driving any of his or their sheep upon any of said lands, except over and along said highways, or permitting any of them to go, graze, or pasture thereon, and that upon the final decree herein said injunction be made perpetual. (3) For such other and further relief as may be just and equitable, together with their costs in this behalf incurred.
The supreme court of the territory, in affirming the judgment of the court of the third judicial district, did not consider the question of the misjoinder of defendants, but rested its judgment upon the want of equity in the bill. It might be difficult to sustain a bill which, like this, united 15 or 20 different defendants, to restrain them from committing a trespass, where, if the parties are guilty or should attempt to commit the trespass, they do it without concert of action, at different times, in different parts of a large district of country such as here described, and each in his own way, and by his own action, or that of his servants. But, waiving this question, we are of opinion that the bill has no equity in it. The appellants being stock-raisers, like the defendants, whose stock are raised and fattened on the unoccupied lands of the United States mainly, seek by the purchase and ownership of parts of these lands, detached through a large body of the public domain, to exclude the defendants from the use of this public domain as a grazing ground, while they themselves appropriate all of it to their own exclusive use. This they propose to do, not by any act of congress or of any legislative body whatever, but by means of this bill in chancery, obtaining an injunction against the defendants, who they allege to be the owners of 200,000 sheep grazing upon these public lands, which shall exclude defendants from the use of them, and thereby secure to themselves the exclusive right to pasture their 20,000 head of cattle upon the same lands. If we look at the condition of the ownership of these lands on which the plaintiffs rely for relief, we are still more impressed with the injustice of this attempt. A calculation of the area from which it is proposed to exclude the defendants by this injunction, under the allegation that it is 40 miles in one direction and 36 in another, shows that it embraces 1,440 square miles, or 921,000 acres, all of which, as averred by the bill, is uninclosed and unoccupied except for grazing purposes. Of this 921,000 acres of land, the plaintiffs only asert title to 350,000 acres; that is to say, being the owners of one-third of this entire body of land, which ownership att ches to different sections and quarter sections scattered through the whole body of it, they propose by excluding the defendants to obtain a monopoly of the whole tract, while two-thirds of it is public land belonging to the United States, in which the right of all parties to use it forgrazing purposes, if any such right exists, is equal. The equity of this proceeding is something which we are not able to perceive.
It seems to be founded upon the proposition that while they, as the owners of the 350,000 acres thus scattered through the whole area, are to be permitted for that reason to exercise the right of grazing their own cattle upon all of the land embraced within these 1,440 square miles, the defendants cannot be permitted to use even the lands belonging to the United States, because in doing this their cattle will trespass upon the uninclosed lands of plaintiffs. In other words, they seek to introduce, into the vast regions of the public domain which have been open to the use of the herds of stock-raisers for nearly a century without objection, the principle of law derived from England, and applicable to highly cultivated regions of country, that every man must restrain his stock within his own grounds, and if he does not do so, and they get upon the uninclosed grounds of his neighbor, it is a trespass for which their owner is responsible. We are of opinion that there is an implied license, growing out of the custom of nearly a hundred years, that the public lands of the United States, especially those in which the native grasses are adapted to the growth and fattening of domestic animals, shall be free to the people who seek to use them, where they are left open and uninclosed, and no act of government forbids this use. For many years past a very large proportion of the beef which has been used by the people of the United States is the meat of cattle thus raised upon the public lands without charge, without let or hindrance or obstruction. The government of the United States in all its branches has known of this use, has never forbidden it, nor taken any steps to arrest it. No doubt it may be safely stated that this has been done with the consent of all branches of the government, and, as we shall attempt to show, with its direct encouragement.
The whole system of the control of the public lands of the United States, as it has been conducted by the government under acts of congress, shows a liberality in regard to their use which has been uniform and remarkable. They have always been open to sale at very cheap prices. Laws have been enacted authorizing persons to settle upon them, and to cultivate them, before they acquire any title to them. While in the incipiency of the settlement of these lands, by persons entering upon them, the permission to do so was a tacit one, the exercise of this permission became so important that congress, by a system of laws called the 'Pre-emption Laws,' recognized this right so far as to confer a priority of the right of purchase on the persons who settled upon and cultivated any part of this public domain. During the time that the settler was perfecting his title by making the improvements which that statute required, and paying, by installments or otherwise, the money necessary to purchase it, both he and all other persons who desired to do so had full liberty to graze their stock upon the grasses of the prairies, and upon other nutritious substances found upon the soil. The value of this privilege grew as the population increased and it became a custom for persons to make a business or pursuit of gathering herds of cattle or sheep, and raising them and fattening them for market upon these uninclosed lands of the government of the United States. Of course, the instances became numerous in which persons purchasing land from the United States put only a small part of it in cultivation, and permitted the balance to remain uninclosed, and in no way separated from the lands owned by the United States. All the eighbors who had settled near one of these prairies or on it, and all the people who had cattle that they wished to graze upon the public lands, permitted them to run at large over the whole region, fattening upon the public lands of the United States and upon the uninclosed lands of the private individual without let or hindrance. The owner of a piece of land, who had built a house or inclosed 20 or 40 acres of it, had the benefit of this universal custom, as well as the party who owned no land. Everybody used the open, uninclosed country which produced nutritious grasses as a public common or which their horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep could run and graze. It has never been understood that in those regions and in this country, in the progress of its settlement, the principle prevailed that a man was bound to keep his cattle confined within his own grounds, or else would be liable for their trespasses upon the uninclosed grounds of his neighbors. Such a principle was ill adapted to the nature and condition of the country at that time. Owing to the scarcity of means for inclosing lands, and the great value of the use of the public domain for pasturage, it was never adopted or recognized as the law of the country, except as it might refer to animals known to be dangerous, and permitted to go where their dangerous character might produce evil results. Indeed, it is only within a few years past, as the country has been settled and become highly cultivated, all the land nearly being so used by its owners or by their tenants, that the question of compelling the owner of cattle to keep them confined has been the subject of agitation. Nearly all the states in early days had what was called the 'Fence Law,'a law by which a kind of fence, sufficient in a general way to protect the cultivated ground from cattle and other domestic animals which were permtted to run at large, was prescribed. The character of this fence in most of the statutes was laid down with great particularity, and unless it was in strict conformity to the statute there was no liability on the part of the owner of cattle if they invaded the inclosure of a party and inflicted injury on him. If the owner of the inclosed ground had his fence constructed in accordance with the requirements of the statute, the law presumed then that an animal which invaded this inclosure was what was called a 'breachy' animal, was not such animal as should be permitted to go at large, and the owner was liable for the damages done by him. Otherwise the right of the owner of all domestic animals to permit them to run at large, without responsibility for their getting upon the lands of his neighbor, was conceded.
The territory of Utah has now, and has always had, a similar statute,section 2234 of the Compiled Laws of Utah. It is now a matter of occasional legislation in the states which have been created out of this public domain to permit certain counties, or parts of the state, or the whole of the state, by a vote of the people within such subdivisions, to determine whether cattle shall longer be permitted to run at large, and the owners of the soil compelled to rely upon their fences for protection, or whether the cattle owner shall keep them confined, and in that manner protect his neighbor without the necessity on the part of the latter of relying upon fences which he may make for such protection. Whatever policy may be the result of this current agitation can have no effect upon the present case, as the law of Utah and its customs in this regard remain such as we have described it to be in the general region of the northwest, and the privileges accorded by the United States for grazing upon her public lands are subject alone to their control.
These principles were very clearly enunciated by the supreme court of Ohio, in 1854, in the case of Kerwhaker v. Railroad Co., 3 Ohio St. 179. In discussing this question, the court expresses so well the principle which we are considering that we venture to make an extensive quotation fr m the opinion: 'Admitting the rule of the common law of England in relation to cattle and other live-stock running at large to be such as stated, the question arises whether it is applicable to the condition and circumstances of the people of this state, and in accordance with their habits, understandings, and necessities. If this be the law in Ohio now, it has been so since the first settlement of the state, and every person who has allowed his stock to run at large and go upon the uninclosed grounds of others has been a wrong-doer, and liable to an action for damages by every person on whose lands his creatures may have wandered. What has been the actual situation of affairs, and the habits, understandings, and necessities of the people of this state, from its first settlement up to the present period, in this respect? Cattle, hogs, and all other kinds of live-stock not known to be breachy and unruly or dangerous have been allowed at all times and in all parts of the state to run at large and graze on the range of uncultivated and uninclosed lands. * * * So that it has been the general custom of the people of this state, since its first settlement, to allow their cattle, hogs, horses, etc., to run at large, and range upon the uninclosed lands of the neighborhood in which they are kept; and it has never been understood by them that they were tort-feasors, and liable in damages for letting their stock thus run at large. The existence or enforcement of such a law would have greatly retarded the settlement of the country, and have been against the policy of both the general and the state governments. The common understanding upon which the people of this state have acted since its first settlement has been that the owner of land was obliged to inclose it with a view to its cultivation; that without a lawful fence he could not, as a general thing, maintain an action for a trespass thereon by the cattle of his neighbor running at large; and that to leave uncultivated lands uninclosed was an implied license to cattle and other stock at large to traverse and graze them. Not only, therefore, was this alleged rule of the common law inapplicable to the circumstances and condition of the people of this state, but inconsistent with the habits, the interests, necessities, and understanding of the people.'
In the case of Seeley v. Peters, 5 Gilman, 142, in the supreme court of Illinois, in 1848, (six years earlier than the Ohio case,) the court, in reference to the same subject, by Judge TRUMBULL, uses the following language: 'Perhaps there is no principle of the common law so inapplicable to the condition of our country and people as the one which is sought to be enforced now for the first time since the settlement of the state. It has been the custom in Illinois, so long that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, for the owners of stock to suffer them to run at large. Settlers have located themselves contiguous to prairies for the very purpose of getting the benefit of the range. The right of all to pasture their cattle upon uninclosed ground is universally conceded. No man has questioned this right, although hundreds of cases must have occurred where the owners of cattle* have escaped the payment of damages on account of the insufficiency of the fences through which their stock have broken, and never till now has the common-law rule, that the owner of cattle is bound to fence them up, been supposed to prevail or to be applicable to our condition. The universal understanding of all classes of the community, upon which they have acted by inclosing their crops and letting their cattle run at large, is entitled to no little consideration in determining what the law is; and we should feel inclined to hold, independent of any statutes upon the subject, on account of the inapplicability of the common-law rule to the condition and circumstances of our people, that it does not and never has prevailed in Illinois. But it is unnecessary to assume that ground i this case. The legislation upon this subject, from the time when we were a part of the Indiana territory down to the last law contained in the Revised Statutes, clearly shows that the legislature never supposed that this rule of the common law prevailed in Illinois, or intended that it should.'
The same principle is asserted in the case of Comerford v. Dupuy, 17 Cal. 310; and in the case of Logan v. Gedney, 38 Cal. 579, the court distinctly held that 'the rule of the common law of England, that every man is bound to keep his beasts within his own close under the penalty of answering in damages for all injuries resulting from their being permitted to range at large, never was the law in California.' This decision is the more in point, as California, like Utah, was acquired from Mexico by the same treaty. See, also, Studwell v. Ritch, 14 Conn. 293.
As evidence of the liberality with which the government of the United States has treated the entire region of country acquired from Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, it is only necessary to refer to the fact that while, by the laws of Mexico, every discoverer of a mine of the precious metals was compelled to pay a certain royalty to the government for the use of the mine in extracting its minerals, as soon as the country came under the control of the United States an unlimited right of mining by every person who chose to enter upon and take the risks of the business was permitted without objection and without compensation to the government; and, while this remained for many years as a right resting upon the tacit assent of the government, the principle has been since incorporated into the positive legislation of congress, and to-day the larger part of the valuable mines of the United States are held by individuals under the claim of discovery, without patent or any other instrument from the government of the United States granting this right, and without tax or compensation paid to the government for the use of the precious metals. As showing this extreme liberality on the part of the general government, reference may be had to the case of Forbes v. Gracey, 94 U.S. 762. In that case a mining company which had no title whatever from the United States, and which was taking out mineral ore of immense value from the lands of the United States, sought to enjoin the state of Nevada from taxing the ore thus taken, on the ground that it was the property of the United States, and not taxable by the state of Nevada. But this court, reverting to the liberality of the government in that regard, decided that the moment the ore became detached from the main vein in which it was embedded in the mine it became the property of the miner, the United States having no interest in it, and was therefore subject to state taxation. Upon the whole, we see no equity in the relief sought by the appellants in this case, which undertakes to deprive the defendants of this recognized right to permit their cattle to run at large over the lands of the United States and feed upon the grasses found in them, while, under pretense of owning a small proportion of the land which is the subject of controversy, they themselves obtain the monopoly of this valuable privilege. The decree of the supreme court of Utah is therefore affirmed.
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Frustrated with the banking practices of giant banks that profit from unethical practices, more and more consumers are turning to credit unions for their financial and banking services, and for good reason. Why can consumers feel safer with a credit union? Keep reading to find out.
- Credit unions can offer better rates. As opposed to banks, credit unions are not-for-profit. Since credit unions are not driven by profit, they can offer better rates. This includes lower interest rates for loans and credit cards and higher interest rates for savings, money market, and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit (CDs). These rates can range anywhere from four to 10 times the amount in interest you would receive from a for-profit bank.
- Smaller operations allow for better customer service. If you’ve ever felt frustrated with the customer service at a commercial bank, you’re not alone, but there is good news. Credit unions can offer a superior level of customer service due to the small size of the business. Instead of long lines and indifferent bank tellers, you can enjoy a more friendly and pleasant experience at your credit union.
- When you belong to a credit union, your opinion matters. A credit union is a cooperative that is owned and operated by its members. This differs vastly from a bank, which is owned by stockholders who are profit-driven. At a credit union, your initial membership deposit makes you a part-owner of the credit union and gives you a say in the credit union’s decisions and policies.
Come to GCS Credit Union in O’Fallon, Illinois for superior customer service and excellent rates for checking and savings accounts, credit cards, auto loans, and more. If you’re interested in learning more about what we have to offer, please give us a call at (618) 219-8600. | <urn:uuid:1b852d3f-7a90-4b43-a521-23f48683b27d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mygcscreditunion.com/528054/2012/08/28/why-consumers-can-feel-safer-with-a-credit-union.html | 2013-05-24T02:47:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965392 | 383 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Share broker commits suicide in Gurgaon
A share broker committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan here, police said Saturday. In his suicide note, he has blamed heavy loss in business as the reason behind taking this extreme step.
Pradeep Kumar, 30, was a resident of sector 57. He was alone in his house when he took this extreme step, police said. His neighbours informed the police.
Pradeep hailed from New Delhi's Paschim Vihar. He was married.
Police recovered a suicide note from the spot.
"In his last note, Pradeep has written that no one is responsible for his extreme step. He is ending his life because of heavy loss in the business. Due to losses, there use to be strife in the family and with his wife," said a police official.
The post-mortem will be conducted Sunday.
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“Stone lithography best describes my narrative and personal imagery as an honest and pure depiction of storytelling,” said the Cameron University art professor. An exhibit of her lithographs and drawings, “A Time of Protection,” currently is on display through Feb. 20 at the state Capitol’s North Gallery.
“Many of the works … are inspired by my love for narrative art and beautiful living forms from nature. I enjoy creating compositions that tell a story which refer to a personal or universal experience,” she said.
Images of birds, tornadoes and mountains fill the pieces; even though Liontas-Warren studied her craft in Connecticut and Texas, she has lived in Oklahoma since 1984, and her sense of place permeates the pieces.
Although the art is tethered to the Sooner State, she doesn’t subscribe to a specific interpretation of her work.
“I’m hoping the viewer will reflect and think about the narrative in each of these works,” she said. “The viewer can question and bring their own experiences.”
The pieces range from stark black-and-white to bright pastels, with meaning behind each color decision; the former “to celebrate the graphic history of early illustration in printmaking,” she said. “My large pastel works are in color to show a more emotional response to the subject matter of my personal iconography.”
With free admission, the gallery is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. weekends. For more information, call 521-2931 or visit arts.ok.gov. —Stephen Carradini | <urn:uuid:3a5cc7e9-1433-48cc-9f8b-0352896800dd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/article-10590-stone-lithographs-tell-wordless-stories.html | 2013-05-24T02:39:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95728 | 355 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
We found 3 lodge parks within 39 miles of Kirkby On Bain with 1 bookablex Parent & baby washroom
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SRAM Front Derailleur Braze On Clamp 2012
The SRAM front derailleur Braze On Clamp is designed to fit the Red, Force and Rival braze-on derailleurs, but it will also work with other non-SRAM braze-on derailleurs.
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Designed to provide challenge and an aerial experience
The Vivacity range is an adventure trail that invites children aged 3 to 12 years to master and manage three-dimensional space.
Designed around high platforms (up to 1.77m), narrow walkways with openings, and open playhouses with stainless steel barriers, the structures in the Vivacity range enhance children’s balancing and motor skills and their concentration.
The use of ropes further enhances the play value and physical challenge of the various items of equipment available. With the climbing nets, the flexible arch and the floating walkway, children can perform all sorts of acrobatic tricks.
The stainless steel tubes add exhilarating elements in the form of the speed slide, the torrent or the fireman’s pole, they are aimed at junior sportsmen seeking to climb, slide or do both.
The materials used are sturdy and easy to clean, and their smart lines constitute a classic yet stylish design feature. This enables the elements to blend in discreetly with all types of playground environments and locations.
|All play equipment in our catalogues complies with EN1176 safety standards and is certified by TÜV, an independent testing laboratory.
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Brush of Truth: Book App Offers Free Common Core-aligned Lesson Plans
Brush of Truth, a book app for kids 8-12, is now offering free Common Core-aligned curriculum on its website, http://www.storybayou.com . The $1.99 app, recognized for its appeal to reluctant readers, is available in the iTunes store for the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone, on Google Play for Android devices, and for Kindle Fire and Windows 7 devices.
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Brush of Truth, a book app for kids 8-12 recognized for its appeal to reluctant readers, is now offering free lesson plans that are aligned with Common Core State Standards. Curriculum can be downloaded from the app website, http://www.storybayou.com.
Brush of Truth, geared to third- through sixth-graders, is the first book app created by Story Bayou, a mom’s vision to get tweens to read. Written in second person, “your” voice, Brush of Truth lets the user choose how the action unfolds at critical points in the plot. Brush of Truth has 125 pages of story and colorful illustrations, with 65 decision points and 20 possible endings. The app is $1.99 on iTunes, Kindle Fire, Google Play (Android) and Windows 7.
Brush of Truth recently won the 2012 Media of the Year award in the Interactive Book App category in Creative Child Magazine’s Creative Toy Awards. The app was named a “Recommended iPad Book App for Older and Reluctant Readers Ages 8-12” by Digital Storytime, and one of “6 Interactive Book Apps to Get Kids Excited About Reading” by Tecca.
The language arts lessons created for Brush of Truth include Powerpoint presentations, worksheets and teacher answer keys. They were developed by Cyndie Sebourn, a retired National Board Certified Teacher and owner of Sascyn Publishing, Inc., which creates Common Core-aligned curriculum for educational apps.
“Brush of Truth is unique in that it is a narrative where children can choose different scenarios as the story progresses. Its curriculum focuses on writing compound and complex sentences correctly, as well as on creative writing,” Sebourn said. “Apps alone in the classroom are not enough; educators need apps with curriculum that is Common Core State Standard-aligned.”
The app tells the story of two tweens who find an enchanted paintbrush. They begin to discover its powers as they go in adventures under the ocean, inside a sand castle, and while rescuing a sea creature.
“With the introduction of the iPads in my classroom, students are clamoring to play Brush of Truth. They love the choices of where the story will take them and it has been a godsend for some of my more reluctant readers,” said Jayne Clare, a founder of the review site Teachers With Apps, and a resource teacher for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders. “My students are loving this app! Every day someone asks for it if I haven't brought it out.”
Julie Landry Laviolette, author of Brush of Truth and founder of Story Bayou, said book apps are an emerging trend in children’s literacy. “Book apps are an exciting new tool to get kids to read,” she said. “It also is an inexpensive form of educational technology that reinforces vocabulary skills, higher level thinking , cause and effect and reading comprehension.”
Laviolette, a New Orleans native, is a former columnist and editor for The Times-Picayune. She currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., where she contributes to The Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, South Florida Parenting and more than 30 regional parenting publications in the U.S. and Canada.
Story Bayou, founded in 2011, partnered with Linxter, Inc., a Cooper City software engineering company, to create the mobile app. Brush of Truth was released in February 2012.
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Selena Gomez and Joey King talk about their sisterly bond onscreen and off
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Pre-interviewing Prospective Professor
I've been on a few job interviews over the years, so I know what it's like to be on the receiving end of interview questions. It can be very daunting sitting there and having questions hurled at you. Doing the hurling though, that's another story…
I recently got to try my hand during the interview of a prospective faculty member in my department. Along with a couple other students, I had lunch with the faculty candidate, and did an informal interview. This is a great way for the students to have a say in the hiring process.
When a faculty member interviews with the SE department, they go through a rather lengthy process for the interview. They meet with some of the current faculty, the department head, and also with the students. Once those meetings are over, they then give a short lecture about a topic. I take part in the last two parts of the process. It is my job to have lunch with the interviewee (paid for by the department of course!) and to just talk with them. I normally ask a lot of questions about the classroom policies (grading policy, homework policies, exam policies, etc), but I also do focus on “Why RIT?” It is very interesting to hear the response to that. A lot of the prospective faculty members tell me that RIT is a really well respected name in the industry. They really like what RIT does with its hands-on interaction with the students. The also enjoy the smaller class sizes, which allows them to have a closer interactions with the students.
After the lunch, the professor gives a mock lecture. This is open to everyone, and gives students and faculty an opportunity to see what the prospective faculty is like in a class room setting. At the end of the process, the students are given an evaluation to fill out. This evaluation includes things such as “What courses do you envision this professor teaching?” and “Would you take a class with this professor?” These are rather important topics for the department to know. They do not want to hire a faculty member that the student population doesn’t like.
I feel that the SE department really does care about what I have to say. I have a meeting with the department head tomorrow to discuss my evaluation of the professor and why I rated them the way I did. This allows the department head to really try and understand what the students are expecting from their professors. It is really nice to know that my school isn’t just picking a professor based on what they want; it is also based on what I want as well. | <urn:uuid:1e322983-f6d7-4ab2-819d-19a671c1ee2e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/bca/blog/item/pre-interviewing-prospective-professor?category_id=237 | 2013-05-24T02:26:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984693 | 539 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
As seen on the Sammy Davis Vintage YouTube channel!
If you’ve never been in a thrift store before, here ya go! 5 minutes and 47 seconds toward your first experience and hopefully, inspiration toward a visit to your local thrift store in real life time, too.
In the vid, I shop for a fall dress and share Sammy Davis Vintage tips on how to thrift store shop with success. Even if the thrift store is the size of a Wal-Mart [and many of them in the 'burbs are!] — with planning & focus — you can tackle those crazy aisles and find the same style [plus stylish sustainability] that you’d get for a whole lot more at any mainstream store.
I have yet to take Darla & Julia thrifting … on that note … ladies, when we goin’? | <urn:uuid:a75aa4c8-51ac-4b39-be39-f8d8137b8780> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.roadhugusa.com/tag/goodwill/ | 2013-05-24T02:40:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905211 | 178 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Last night was “group night” on “American Idol,” which is much less exciting than it sounds to an Internet-porn addict, like myself. Never the less, I watched all two hours of the program in order to describe it in detail to you, the reader. Congrats. You’ve reduced me to this.
For those of you unfamiliar with group night, it involves the remaining contestants breaking out into groups that must then choreograph and perform a song for the judges. The groups decide for themselves who to accept, which always causes a lot of drama. I don’t mean “drama” in the good “Breaking Bad” kind of way. I mean it in more of “a bunch of bitches acting overly dramatic” kind of way.
If you like watching fat kids get picked, you really should have tuned in. Jaycee Badeaux, the fat kid in question, was banished from his group by the evil Karaoke host, Clint Jun Gamboa. Scotty McCreery the deep-voiced country singer, didn’t stick up for Jaycee when he had the chance, and cried crocodile tears about it later in the show. However, Jaycee joined forces with fellow misfit Brett Loewenstern, and all four contestants and their group-mates made it through to the next round, which surley made for an awkward moment later that night during the mandatory group shower I assume all the contestants are forced to take.
While Ashlee and his new enemies made it through, Tiffany Rios was not so lucky. After mocking all of the other contestants on last week’s show, Rios found herself blackballed by the groups. Something tells me Rios is no stranger to blackballs, or any colored balls, for that matter, but in this instance, she found herself at a loss. Eventually, Jessica Yantz took pity on Rios, which ultimately proved foolish, as the pair was quickly dismissed, and Rios was force to return to the swamp from which she came.
Paris Tassin was also sent packing, which I can only assume was the result of Stephen Tyler’s contempt for special needs children, like her daughter. Kira. Either that, or it was because she sang very poorly. I guess we’ll never know for sure.
Speaking of Tyler, at one point he accidentally told a contestant he had made it through, when in fact the contestant had been dismissed. Later in the episode, he jokingly told Clint Jun Gamboa that he had not made the cut. I’m not normally a fan of the Aerosmith front man, but I have to respect the fact that he’s enjoys playing god and toying with peoples emotions. Make them grovel, Steven! In fact, make them dance!
I almost forgot to mention Ashley Sullivan. This is probably because she almost went home. Keep in mind, the judges loved her group’s performance, and she easily passed through. But before it got to that point, Ashlee threatened to quit because of all the “pressure.” I’m not sure why someone who doesn’t like pressure would go on a nationally televised contest, but here we are. Considering I’ve now seen her cry multiple times, I’m thinking maybe she doesn’t dislike pressure so much as she loves drama. You know the type I’m talking about; the ones who accuse you of murdering their house pets even though they know damn well you were simply setting their souls free. Typical.
In closing, I didn’t think there was anything more annoying than watching a bunch of egomaniacs perform on “Idol.” Clearly, I was wrong. Watching ego-maniacal parents live vicariously through their children is a lot worse. Luckily, the children in question can actually sing, which takes away some of the sting. | <urn:uuid:394f5873-aadd-4e0a-a936-a6a3743f46f6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.screenjunkies.com/tv/tv-episode/american-idol-recap-group-week/ | 2013-05-24T02:27:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980716 | 828 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Staff Pick: Chity DVD
I’ve known Tucker Phillips for a few years now, and the dude is awesome. Talented artist, great filmer, editor, skateboarder and fun dude to hang with. He may be the type of dude you’d hit Big Girl night with on a random Friday night in Long Beach, but that’s besides the point.
Tucker made a few edits for us as an intern a couple summers back and I knew his work was solid, so when he said he’d be sending me his video he and his Chicago Chity buddies were making, I knew I wanted to check it out.
Chity is a group of homies out of Chicago who do skate, drink beer and party together. They also have a blog. I was expecting a pretty low-budget, “homie” style edit, but what I got was a well constructed skate film. The titles, music and filming are on point and have a kind of Josh Stewart vibe. Most of the skating seems to be within the city of Chicago with a few road trips thrown into the mix. The crew is tight and the talent level is high. Tucker and Adam Mills did a great job with quality control and bringing together good footage to turn it into a great independent skate film. Check out the trailer and pick up a copy for yourself HERE. | <urn:uuid:621a8781-a69c-475c-8f41-da4fe4373da5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.skateboardermag.com/features/staff-pick-chity-dvd/ | 2013-05-24T02:47:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132729/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97924 | 283 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Underwater hotel for a non-existent market.
Interest in the marine environment is rapidly declining in the reality of the current global economy. We can see it in the declining enrollment of marine science courses in colleges as well - which has plummeted since 2007 - both because of the lack of educational grants and and after graduation job opportunities. NASA is even closing many of it's marine environmental and ecological oriented programs and laboratories. Bottomline - there just isn't a market (profits) to drive these kinds of interests at any really grand scale as envisioned in the above article. It's too easy to have the experience online with underwater web cams - never getting wet, or risking drowning. What interest there is in the underwater world will proceed via the cheaper and safer robot explorers/tools - just as space exploration has.
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