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January 25, 2013
Dear Mr. Brown Rock:
Thank you for contacting me with your thoughts and concerns related to the tragic attack in Connecticut. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to you on this important issue.
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Moreover, I encourage efforts to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and street-gangs, and believe that those who violate our state and federal gun laws should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Please know that I remain committed to upholding the Second Amendment and will keep your thoughts firmly in mind.
Thank you again for contacting me. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
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Fantasy Football Question
Which QB should I start this week, i'm having a hard time deciding...
Carson Palmer @ home vs the Panthers
Drew Bledsoe @ home vs the Gians (monday night)
I've got T.O. at WR as well so i'm obviously hoping for another strong game from Bledsoe like last week, and I know that the Bengals offense has been struggling, but I figure that they gotta snap out of it sometime soon. My only question is can they do it against Julius Peppers & the Panthers?? To start the week I was leaning towards Bledsoe because him & TO are finally getting on the same page AND its on monday night, then I thought that i'd end up kicking myself if this was the week that Palmer had a breakout 3 or 4 TD week so I figured I'd go with Palmer. Now it's 50/50 and I have no idea who to start... Any suggestions to help me make my decision easier??
bledsoe, the giants secondary hasnt been the best, but the main concern is whether or not the oline will give bledsoe enough time.
neither guy will have a career day, considering their playin 2 good defenses, but i would play drew
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This is a bike I just put together for my friend who cant really afford parts and usually relies on getting the homies old broken/stock parts. I hooked him up with my old frame and bars. His forks, seat, chain, and grips were originally mine aswell but I gave them to him a while ago. I repainted the forks and put the OG decals on them. I maintaned his bike, ie replaced obliterated bearings, scrubbed away rust and salt/dirt, regreased EVERYTHING. He got the hubs, right pegs, front rim, cranks, and temporary pedals and sprocket from our other friend. This is his first completely aftermarket bike and its the first time his bike has been dialed and functioned properly since his stock bike.
Frame- The Make Croft 21"
Fork- Odyssey cs2
Bars- Mutiny Glam v2 8.4x29
Cranks- Sunday Saker
Seat- United Beacon XL
Seatpost- Nitrous pivotal
Bottom bracket- Shadow 19mm Mid
Sprocket- Odyssey Vermont 25t (waiting for Animal v3 28t to get pulled from his old cranks at the bike shop)
Pedals- Odyssey Twisted (waiting for Animal Hamilton sealeds to be pulled from his old cranks)
Grips- ODI Longneck
Rear wheel- Odyssey Hazard v3 48h to Odyssey 7ka 48h w/ BSD Jersey Barrier
Front wheel- Kink Viridian v1 to Specialized
Pegs- 2x Odyssey 2x Shadow Little Ones
Chain- KMC 410H
Tires- Demolition Momentum 2.35 front, Odyssey Dirt 1.85 rear
Mods- We used a 4pawl driver from a sunday stock hub (since the hazard driver was destroyed) and it hung out of the hub a little bit, so we used a FlipTrix tire to seal off the gap and it fit PERFECT.
One side of the front wheel is laced 2x because we didnt have the right sized spokes.
His internal bottom bracket spacer was way too short so we stacked a bunch of regular spindle spacers up inside his bottom bracket.
His bike before I got to pimp it out
That Flick Trix Mod Is SUPERB!
Helping a homie is always rad! Good shit Tim!
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Brokenbmx wrote: Helping a homie is always rad! Good shit Tim!
Helping a homie is always ...more
Hell yeah! Dude is practically my brother haha. We spent probably 6-7hours building this bike because so much of his old bike was WRECKED! And Im anal about proper maintenance/function so I spent alot of time fixing things that should have probably gone in the trash and been replaced! But I brought it all back to life I suppose! Im proud to see majority of my old parts go to someone who deserves them. That is worth far more than the money I could have got for them imo. The frame WILL be going on my wall if he can manage to break it. Its still my baby!
Sweet! The bike actually looks pretty good!
That driver mod is so dope.
i wanna shread ferguson next weekend if we can find a way out there try those 540s on some big banks sound cool tim i love my mutt
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jeffmoon1995 wrote: i wanna shread ferguson next weekend if we can find a way out there try those 540s on some big banks sound cool tim i love my mutt
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Hell yeah bud! I just went to Clayton and spots are crazy there! We need to find a way out there.
forsure never rode there i always love exploring new areas lookin for new spots to ride
I saw on instagram. LOoks good, and i hope it rides properly. Really cool to hook up your buddy!!
That's rad man
Looks good and parts are better than my bike. lol
Really nice to help your friends in need.
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|Birth: ||Sep. 24, 1831|
|Death: ||Jun. 3, 1912|
Private GEORGE H. GIBSON, Co. I, 86th Illinois
George H. Gibson was born on September 24, 1831 near Bright, Indiana in Miller Township, Dearborn County, one of three sons born to Robert Gibson and Ann (Henry) Gibson. Robert was born about 1797, while Ann was born about 1801. Robert and Ann were married on January 1, 1829 in Dearborn County, Indiana. Six children are known to have been born to Robert and Ann at this time. They are;
1. Jane H. Gibson, born c 1830.
2. George H. Gibson, born c. 1831.
3. Charles G. Gibson, born c. 1833.
4. Nancy M. Gibson, born c. 1835.
5. William H. Gibson, born c. 1839.
6. Mary Gibson, born c 1844.
At the time of the 1850 census, Robert, Ann and these six children are found residing in Miller Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It is not known for certain when Robert and Ann died. Robert is believed to have died in 1861. Some believe that this occured in Dearborn County, Indiana, but I believe he must have died in Fulton County, Illinois.
At least some of the Gibson family is known to have left Indiana in the 1850's, settling in Orion Township of Fulton County, Illinois. At the time of the 1860 census, much of the family is found there. In the 1860 Federal Census, Orion Twp., Fulton Co., IL is Robert Gibson (age 60), Ann (age 58), Jane (age 30), and Mary (16).
George H. Gibson was married to Ellen Wells on December 25, 1853, in Dearborn County, Indiana. Ellen was born on August 28, 1836 in Ohio, the daughter of John Wells and Hester (Mitchell) Wells. Ellen is known to have had at least three brothers, George Washington Wells, John M. Wells and Hugh N. Wells, the last two serving in Co. I of the 86th with George. Six children are known to have been born to George and Ellen. They are;
1. Esther A. Gibson, born c. 1854 in Illinois.
2. Charlotte "Lottie" Gibson, born c. 1857/56 in Illinois.
3. John R. Gibson, born c. 1859 in Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
4. George A. Gibson, born c. 1866 in Illinois.
5. Ella Gibson, born October 12, 1872; died February 16, 1873; buried in the Rutland Cemetery in Rutland, Marshall County, Illinois.
Shortly after they were married, a number of members of the Gibson family and the Wells family were on the move headed west to Illinois. There they settled initially in Orion Township in Fulton County, Illinois, near Breeds, Illinois. At the time of the 1860 census, George and Ellen are found residing in Orion Township with their three eldest children and Ellen's parents. William H. Gibson, George's younger brother, who was born c. 1839, is found residing in Orion Township as well.
George Gibson M 28 Indiana
Ellen Gibson F 22 Ohio
Hester Gibson F 5 Illinois
Charlott Gibson F 3 Illinois
John Gibson M 1 Illinois
John Wills M 60 Pennsylvania
Hester Wills F 60 Pennsylvania
On August 9, 1862, George H. Gibson and brother, William H. Gibson, as well as George's brother-in-laws, John M Wells and Hugh N. Wells, who also resided in Orion Township, all went into Lancaster, Illinois and volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber Township area of Peoria County by well known local business man and merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. At the time they volunteered, George gave his age as 31, while William gave his age as 22. William was single at this time. They all gave their residence as Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name GIBSON, GEORGE H
Rank PVT Company I Unit 86 IL US INF
Residence ORION, FULTON CO, IL Age 31 Height 5' 5 1/8 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity MILLER, DEARBORN CO, IN
Joined When AUG 9, 1862 Joined Where LANCASTER, IL
Joined By Whom A L FAHNESTOCK Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks DESERTED OCT 23, 1863 AT NORTH CHICKAMAUGA TENN
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected by the men of the Lancaster/Timber Township men to be their Captain and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Privates George H. Gibson, William H. Gibson, John M. Wells and Hugh N. Wells, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon on September 7, 1862, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. After the battle it was reported that the 86th Illinois had suffered one man killed and thirteen men wounded. Two of the men who were wounded were from Co. I, including Private William H. Gibson who was wounded in the left arm and right leg. The 86th would suffer many more casualties in the coming years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee.
It is not known how serious the wounds were to Private William H. Gibson, whether either required amputation of a limb or not. He was first sent to a field hospital, where his wounds were initially treated. Private William H. Gibson, was soon on his way to an Army Hospital back north in Louisville, Kentucky, where he remained until his wounds healed. He may very well have lost an arm or leg as on February 3, 1863, Private William H. Gibson was discharged from the service because of his wounds. He then returned to his family in Fulton County, Illinois.
Many of the new troops by this time were having great difficulty with their health from the poor diet and living conditions. Even before the 86th had left Louisville on the Perryville Campaign about the 1st of October, many of the green troops were sick, many being left behind in Louisville area hospitals. The health of many of the men continued to deteriorate during the Kentucky Campaign. After leaving Perryville on their march toward Nashville, the men of McCook's Brigade passed through Bowling Green, Kentucky. Here they rested for several days. When they pulled out severals days later, many of the sick troops were again left behind in a makeshift Union Hospital. One of these sick troops was Private John M. Wells. On through the month of November, John's health continued to fail and on December 1, 1862, Private John M. Wells died from his ailment. His earthly remains were initially buried in a Union burying ground there in Bowling Green. Shortly after the war came to a close, his earthly remains were exhumed and moved to the Nashville National Cemetery.
After leaving Bowling Green, the men of McCook's Brigade, including Privates George H. Gibson and Hugh N. Wells, marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee. They arrived in Nashville on November 7, 1862. There they would go into winter camp. The men of the 86th remained in camp through the winter of 1862/63, camped "under the guns of Fort Negley" in Nashville. Probably early in December, George probably found out about the passing of his brother-in-law and had to write his wife, Ellen, about the passing of her brother, which was undoubtedly tough on all parties.
During the spring and summer of 1863, short expeditions were made out from Nashville, but, the men of the 86th soon found themselves back in Nashville. On August 20, 1863, the men of McCook's Brigade struck out from Nashville in a southerly direction for what would prove to be the last time. Thus began the opening movements of the Campaign for Chattanooga for the men of McCook's Brigade. One month later, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with Confederate troops on September 19th and 20th in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. Eleven more men from the 86th were killed or wounded, including three more from Co. I. Private Ezra Selick, of Co. I was shot through the head and killed. Private Jonathan Wolgamott, of Co. I had one of his thumbs shot off and another still unidentified Private from Co. I is believed to have been wounded.
This all apparently proved to be too much for Private George H. Gibson. The wounding of his brother, the death of his brother-in-law, all of the death and dying. Four days later, Private George H. Gibson disappeared while the 86th was in the North Chickamauga, Tennessee area and never returned to the 86th. He was officially listed as having Deserted on October 23, 1863.
By November of 1863, of the two Gibson brothers and the two Wells brothers who joined back in August of 1862, only Private Hugh N. Wells remained. Hugh served on faithfully with the 86th for almost another two years. Hugh was with the surviving members of the 86th Illinois when they were mustered out of service on June 6, 1865 in Washington City (now D.C.). By the end of June, he was back home in Fulton County with his family.
After he deserted, it is not known if Private George H. Gibson returned directly to Fulton County and his family or not. At the time of the 1870 census, George H. and Ellen Gibson are found residing in Radnor Township, Peoria County, Illinois with Esther, Charlotte, John and George.
At the time of the 1880 census, George and Ellen are found residing in Bennington Township, Marshall County, Illinois with "Lottie", John R. and George A.
At the time of the 1900 census, George and Ellen are still found residing in Bennington Township near Toluca, with their youngest son, George A. Gibson. At the time of the 1910 census, only George and Ellen's sons, John and George are found residing in Marshall County. It is not known where George and Ellen were at this time.
Private George H. Gibson died on June 3, 1912 at __________, Illinois. Ellen (Wells) Gibson died on February 24, 1914 at ___________, Illinois. Their earthly remains were laid in the Rutland Cemetery in Marshall County.
by Baxter B. Fite III (FAG Contributor # 47203738)
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Gibson family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we currently have about George H. Gibson and the Gibson family. Baxter would also enjoy seeing copies of any pictures which may still exist of George H. Gibson, especially any showing him in uniform from his time in the 86th, added to his Find A Grave site.)
Ellen Gibson (1836 - 1914)*
John R. Gibson (1859 - 1942)*
Ella Gibson (1872 - 1873)*
Maintained by: Baxter B. Fite III
Originally Created by: Bob & Nancy Cannon
Record added: Oct 05, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16010055
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Hammers hope for revenge
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Stars are the only team to win in Essex this season, but Hammers bring in British Final sensation Ben Barker for Lewis Bridger for a meeting in which they will start as underdogs.
King’s Lynn are rewriting the Elite League record books this season, but Hammers promoter Jon Cook said: “This is the big one. We have had two great home meetings to prepare for this and with Ben (Barker) in great form and thankfully fit we should be in for a very exciting night.”
Hammers: Ben Barker (guest), Mikkel Bech, Adam Ellis, Peter Karlsson, Richard Lawson, Ben Morley, Davey Watt (captain).
Stars: Lewis Blackbird (guest), Jan Graversen (guest), Neils Kristian Iversen, Robert Lambert, Scott Nicholls (guest), Lewis Rose, Rory Schlein (captain).
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Through the metamorphic conversion of discarded paraphernalia given a second life, art created from materials otherwise destined for a landfill has turned waste into resource. In a conscious reflection of a recycled object’s inherent value as a cultural statement, the fragmented disarray of salvaged goods conjoin as a reflection on the surplus of consumerism. Computer relics and plastic toys from the 1990’s resurface as jarring, three-dimensional works that reestablish a value beyond their initial introduction as cultural commodities. Extending the life of goods long since forgotten, the immortalization of a wastefulness that continues to swell stands as not only a poignant reminder of the ecological decay resulting from our consumption, but the opportunity to revisit and remake otherwise quotidian, superfluous goods.
Working predominately, if not entirely, with upcycled goods, the following artists create stunning installation and sculptural works that are a visual whirlpool of texture, color and line.
Barnaby Barford is a British artist who works primarily with ceramics to create unique narrative pieces. He works with both mass-market and antique found porcelain figurines, cutting up and exchanging elements or adding to them and repainting them, to create sculptures which are often sinister and sardonic but invariably humorous. With irony, he draws a portrait of our contemporary lives.
In Barford’s world a kitsch figure of a 19th century peasant boy becomes a 20th century teenage thug in a hoodie; cute little girls roast adorable lambs on a spit; a rosy cheeked boy beats and cracks humpty dumpty into hundreds of pieces. Through his unique works, Barford explores all aspects of our society. Following in the tradition of Hogarth, Chaucer, Dickens and Shakespeare; with a dark sense of English humor and satire, Barford’s work explores and celebrates the human condition.
The embedded video above comes from the latest project by Montreal-based media artist Jon Rafman. Kool-Aid Man in Second Life offers to give Internet users free guided tours of Second Life by Rafman’s avatar, the Kool-Aid Man. The aforementioned video is a promotional video showing scenes of the tour (by the way, apparently some of this may not be NSFW, though I watched the first minute or two and didn’t really notice anything bad). The subtlety of the video, and the entire project, is what makes it so engaging. There are all sorts of questions raised here: about the role of crafted pop culture icons in the new era of user generated content, about the nature of scenic beauty, about our interaction with kitsch. Someone take the tour and let us know how it is!
PS: Check out this essay Rafman wrote on Google Street View. Very compelling stuff.
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Multilateral Fund ExCom Supports China’s Commitment to Cut HCFCs
29 July 2011: During its 25-29 July 2011 meeting in Montreal, Canada, the 64th meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the Multilateral Fund agreed to grant US$265 million to China to cut hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) emissions by 2015. The agreement is expected to lead to dual ozone and climate benefits.
According to the Multilateral Fund, China is the largest producer and consumer of HCFCs, which deplete the ozone layer and have high global-warming potential. The Multilateral Fund indicated that projects agreed at the 64th meeting of the ExCom represent the first stage of the implementation of China's HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP), which when completely implemented is expected to eliminate 3,320 tons of HCFC consumption. Replacement technologies are to contribute significantly to global efforts to combat climate change through the reduced emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). [Multilateral Fund Press Release]
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Environmental Factor, April 2008, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIEHS Marks International Women's Day
By Robin Arnette
On March 10 in Rodbell Auditorium NIEHS celebrated women scientists and their contributions by marking International Women's Day. The event highlighted the scientific and personal achievements of foreign-born women scientists working in NIEHS labs with a program of talks and panel discussion.
"International Women's Day has been recognized globally as a time to reflect on progress, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination of ordinary women who have made extraordinary achievements," said Sharon Hrynkow, Ph.D., associate director of NIEHS. Hrynkow welcomed what she called the "small but mighty" audience to the event.
The scientists gave 20 minute talks that were followed by a panel discussion moderated by Darlene Dixon, head of Comparative Pathobiology at NIEHS, and Molly Vallant, a biologist in the NTP. A networking reception, sponsored by the Office of the Director at NIEHS, the NIH Foundation, the Society for Women's Health Research and the United Nations Foundation, immediately followed the program. The scientists' stories combined their love of science with the challenges they've overcome to succeed in their fields.
Maria Kadiiska, M.D., Ph.D., is a staff scientist in the Free Radical Metabolism Group with Principal Investigator Ron Mason, Ph.D., but she started her career as a physician in her native Bulgaria. Since then she has co-authored more than 100 publications, been invited to speak at more than 65 conferences and co-chaired many scientific sessions at national and international meetings. She is also the leader of the NIEHS international BOSS project for validating biomarkers of oxidative stress. She said she's been lucky to have worked with so many talented scientists, and she pointed out all of the good ones had one thing in common - a passion for science. "It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into doing it," she said.
Harriet Kinyamu, Ph.D., is a staff scientist in the Chromatin & Gene Expression Group with Principal Investigator Trevor Archer, Ph.D. A native of Kenya, Kinyamu is interested in understanding the role of the 26S proteasome in gene expression, but her career in science was almost derailed during her graduate school years. "I was in the process of being deported when a colleague alerted me to an open position in a lab in London, Ontario," she remarked. That lab turned out to be Archer's group, and a year and a half later, Archer and Kinyamu made the move to NIEHS.
Xiaoling Li, Ph.D., is head of the Mammalian Aging Group and studies the environmental cues involved in age-related diseases. She was born in China and majored in biochemistry at Beijing University. Like the other women of this panel, Li wasn't afraid to study abroad, even though the language barrier made things difficult. Nevertheless, Li's doctoral advisor at Johns Hopkins encouraged her to continue working. Li said, "He told me the only thing that really matters is the science. If I excel in that, the language will come later." It seems her advisor was right; her improved English skills and her outstanding science landed her a position at NIEHS.
Ivana Yang, Ph.D., is a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute staff scientist, but she started at NIEHS as a member of the Environmental Lung Disease Group formerly headed by David Schwartz, M.D. For the past three years, she's tried to identify novel innate immune genes, but that struggle was nothing compared to her college days. Yang grew up in Sarajevo, which is now capitol of Bosnia-Herzegovina (formerly Yugoslavia), but she was an undergraduate at the College of William and Mary when the Bosnian war began in 1992. "Those were the hardest four years of my life because I didn't know if my family was doing okay or not," she said. After the conflict, her family moved to Montreal, so seeing them whenever she wanted became a reality.
The panelists, like many other foreign-born scientists, had to overcome a whole host of roadblocks on the path to success, but their hard work, strength and optimism - traits common to many women trailblazers - carried them through.
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http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2008/april/womens.cfm
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Three Things About Laurin Mincy
By now you've probably heard that the Maryland women received an unofficial commitment from Laurin Mincy, a 6-foot shooting guard from Newark who is considered to be one of the top players in the class of 2010. She is 13th in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100 rankings, and joins 6-foot wing Alyssa Thomas (ranked 42nd) and 6-fpot guard Natasha Cloud (ranked 95th), who previously made oral commitments to the Terrapins.
Here are three things to know about Mincy, who averaged 18.8 points and 5.8 rebounds for University High as a junior and has scored more than 1,800 points in her three-year career.
1. Her high school coach compares her to Marissa Coleman.
Mincy has the skills to play every back-court position, according to University Coach Felicia Oliver. She is especially adept at attacking the basket.
"Laurin is definitely a program-changer, and there are a lot of intangibles that make her special: her unselfishness, her will, her drive," Oliver said. "She makes everyone around her better—not only better players, but better individuals. … She's a student of the game. There are some players who study it, like they study for class. That's what sets her apart. She comes down the court, and she's thinking two, three four plays ahead."
2. She can be a tenacious defender.
Said Oliver, "She works just as hard on defense as she does on offense." Oliver points to one game in particular to illustrate that: University's 75-68 victory over Colts Neck in mid-January. Mincy scored 34 points, but it was her five blocked shots that helped change the game, according to Oliver. Late in the third quarter, Mincy blocked a shot, retained possession, and then hit a three-pointer at the other end that gave her team the lead for good. "That right there was the defensive play of the game that helped us get the win," Oliver said.
3. She's been a star since she was in elementary school.
According to the Newark Star-Ledger, Mincy scored more than 2,800 points "in her grammar school career, and became the first player to have her jersey retired by St. Joseph Elementary School in East Orange." When she got to high school, she averaged 19.9 points and 7.9 rebounds for a University team that went 33-2 and won the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions. She became the first freshman ever to be named first-team all-state by the Star Ledger, and as a sophomore and junior was named player of the year.
"Laurin came here and she put us over the top," Oliver said. "Lots of teams are missing that one piece of the puzzle. She's that piece. Laurin could've gone to any program and done the same thing."
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The council welcomes petitions and recognises that petitions are one way in which people can let us know their concerns. All petitions sent or presented to the council will receive an acknowledgement from the council within 10 working days of receipt.
This acknowledgement will set out what we plan to do with the petition. We will treat something as a petition if it is identified as being a petition, or if it seems to us that it is intended to be a petition.
Paper petitions can be sent to:Democratic Services
Kettering Borough Council
Bowling Green Road
Petitions can also be presented to a meeting of the council. These meetings take place on a regular basis, dates and times can be found here www.Kettering.gov.uk/meetingschedule. If you would like to present your petition to the council, or would like your councillor or someone else to present it on your behalf, please contact Anne Ireson on 01536 534398 at least 10 working days before the meeting and they will talk you through the process. If your petition has received 2500 signatures or more it will also be scheduled for a council debate and if this is the case we will let you know whether this will happen at the same meeting or a later meeting of the council.
Pages in Petition Scheme
- 1. You are here: Petition Scheme
- 2. What are the guidelines for submitting a petition?
- 3. What will the council do when it receives my petition?
- 4. How will the council respond to petitions?
- 5. Full Council debates
- 6. Officer evidence
- 7. E-petitions
- 8. What can I do if I feel my petition has not been dealt with properly
- 9. Petition Received - Desborough Community Development Trust and Desborough Town Council "Save the Hawthorns"
- 10. Petition Received - Town Centre Traders "Against Proposed Increases to Kettering Borough Council Car Parking Charges"
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http://www.kettering.gov.uk/petition
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The Wondai Colonial Motel is centrally located in the heart of the South Burnett wine country, the ideal place from which to explore the local antique shops, art and craft, wineries, museums and Lake's Barambah and Boondooma Dam. The Motel boasts an excellent fully licensed restaurant (Open Monday - Thursday Nights), serving some of the best steaks in the South Burnett. With free Foxtel and Flat Screen digital TV's, High speed internet access and a salt water swimming pool. The 14 Modern Air Conditioned rooms are well appointed and include a honeymoon Suite with Spa, executive rooms and 2 room family units.
Bar / Lounge
Charge Back from local restaurants
Conference / Meeting facilities
Parking for boats and trailers
Room service - limited service
Self service laundry facilities
|Check-in Instructions||Reception is open from 7am till 9pm. If arriving outside of these times, please contact reception for details.|
|Getting There||The Wondai Colonial Motel is located on the Western side of Wondai – On the Bunya Highway leading To/From Kingaroy. We are located 30km north of Kingaroy and 55km from Nanango. 15km South-west of Murgon. 110km West of Gympie. 900meters south west along the Bunya Highway from the Centre of Wondai.
250km North-West of Brisbane
180km north of Toowoomba
|Parking||Ample free off street parking is provided directly in front of your room. There is also plenty of parking for large vehicles such as trucks and buses as well as vehicles with trailers and boats in tow.|
|Things To Do||Lake Barambah (Bjelke-Petersen Dam) 30km & 55km to Lake Boondooma
Local Wineries in Kingaroy and Moffatdale.
Visitor Information Centre is located at the South Burnett Timber Industry Museum on Haly Street.
Wondai Regional Art Gallery
Bunya Mountains National Park – 95km
|Business Facilities||The Wondai Colonial Motel provides High speed wifi internet access as well as Print, copy and Fax services.
The Restaurant may be hired for Functions and Business Meetings.
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http://bookings.centiumsoftware.com/QLD/Wondai/Wondai-Colonial-Motel
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I've been reading http://blufftontoday.com/node/4430 and noted where some of our regular bloggers wonder what on Earth all these young families are doing for a living that they can afford to move to Bluffton.
I've been wondering that, myself. I moved to Bluffton two years ago to work at Bluffton Today, which wouldn't exist were it not for the growth this area is experiencing.
So I want to know from my fellow newbies who are still working (not the retirees), what brought you here: Did you change jobs? Did you start your own business? Are you here to build houses, or sell them? And how's it working out?
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http://www.blufftontoday.com/blog-post/2007-03-01/newbies-how-do-you-make-living
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Feat System (3.5e Variant Rule)
From D&D Wiki
The Feat System is a system that relies on feats as a leveling system, therefore I must make the characters lose other things.
Every level, the character gets a bonus feat and one of their saves goes up 1. One of their saves starts at 2 and their BAB progresses as the monk's. One of their saves starts at 2, while the others start at 0. Hit die is d10.
You get 10 chosen class skills. The rest are cross-class skills.
Some abilities I have changed into feats. These feats are only available as Feat System Bonus Feats, not as standard leveling feats.
As a Divine Chosen, you get access to the spells per day that a cleric does, and one domain from their deity. Each time they take this they get access to the spells per day the next level of cleric. You may take this up to twenty times. Your effective cleric level is the number of times you've taken this feat.
As an Arcane Master, you get access to the spells per day that a sorcerer does and the same known spells. Each time they take this they get access to the spells per day and known spells of the next level of sorcerer. You may take this up to twenty times. Your effective sorcerer level is the number of times you've taken this feat.
Prerequisite: 4th level
Grants access to fighter feats.
Gets the rogue sneak attack +1d6. You may obtain this 10 times. Each time this is taken you get +1d6 on your sneak attack.
Prerequisite: Arcane Master feat
Allows you to get a familiar like a sorcerer does. It acts like a normal familiar. Your sorcerer level is equal to the number of times you have taken Arcane Master.
Prerequisite: Divine Chosen feat
You get an Animal Companion like the druid. Your druid level is equal the number of times you have taken Divine Chosen. It acts just like a normal Animal Companion.
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http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Feat_System_(3.5e_Variant_Rule)
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Lowrance HDI Trolling Motor Adaptor for Skimmer
The Lowrance HDI Skimmmer Transducer Trolling Motor Adaptor fits the HDI Skimmer Transducer 83/200 450/800 kHz. Designed for Elite-7 HDI models.
Part #: 000-10978-001
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Bronze Age Ceremonial Enclosures and Cremation Cemetery at Eye Kettleby, Leicestershire. Leicester Archaeology Monograph No. 20
University of Leicester School of Archaeology and Ancient History (2011), 9780956017956
Excavations at Eye Kettleby, near Melton Mowbray have revealed prehistoric activity spanning four millennia, from the Mesolithic to the late Bronze Age. A monumental landscape of ring ditches and enclosures emerged in the Early Bronze Age, later the site of a cremation cemetery, in use periodically over several centuries. In the late Bronze Age, two pit alignments marked a restructuring of the landscape with the establishment of a small settlement. An extensive radiocarbon dating programme has provided an unparalleled insight into the development of Bronze Age funerary practices in the region.
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Svetlana “Lana” Yarosh is an assistant professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota. She earned two Bachelors of Science degrees from the University of Maryland (in computer science and psychology) and a PhD in human-centered computing from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, she spent two years in industry conducting research with AT&T Labs. Her research falls primarily in the area of human-computer interaction, with a focus on social computing and child-computer interaction. She designs systems that enhance strong-tie social relationships to create stronger families, support individual health and wellbeing, and provide a stage for personal and community growth. Her work has been featured on CNN, has won multiple innovation competitions and best paper awards, and has been honored with numerous grants and scholarships.
Yarosh, S., Markopoulos, P., and Abowd, G.D. Towards a Questionnaire for Measuring Affective Benefits and Costs of Communication Technologies. Proc. of CSCW, (2014), To Appear. [Best Paper Award – Top 1% of Submissions]
Yarosh, S. (2013) Shifting Dynamics or Breaking Sacred Traditions? The Role of Technology in Twelve-Step Fellowships. Proc. of CHI. 3413-3422. [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award – Top 5% of Submissions]
Yarosh, S., Tang, A., Mokashi, S., & Abowd, G. (2013). “Almost Touching:” Parent-Child Remote Communication Using the ShareTable System. Proc. of CSCW, 181-192.
Yarosh, S., Inkpen, K.M., and Brush, A.J. Video Playdate: Toward Free Play across Distance. Proc. of CHI, ACM (2010). 1251-1260.
Yarosh, S., Matthews, T., and Zhou, M. Asking the Right Person: Supporting Expertise Selection in the Enterprise. Proc. of CHI, ACM (2012), 2247-2256.
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http://sobaco.umn.edu/content/svetlana-yarosh
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Catalogue No: 8557764
Shop Product Code: 2063613
Contains Handel's Water Music along with Music for the Royal Fireworks in a recording which features for the first time a transverse flute. The performers are the Aradia Ensemble conducted by Kevin Mallon.
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With all the hassle going on in my life the last few weeks, I was really ready for the break. Luckily my Mum wasn’t sent home from hospital and so I was able to get away with the family – it had been touch and go up until the last day as to if they would release her, but I will talk about that another time.
It has become a family tradition to go away for M’s birthday. He doesn’t have many friends so a party hasn’t been a possibility for many years, so instead, we have made it a special day on holiday for him. As with many things within our ASD family, you do something once, and its scary, do something twice and it is the norm, therefore, this is the third time we have spent the October break with Haven, at Haggerston Castle – http://www.haven.com/parks/northumberland/haggerston-castle/, we have also been there for the past few Easters too! It is a lovely park, with 2 great swimming pools, a lake, and a lovely entertainment centre, including restaurant, take-aways, show bar, and or course the amusement arcade. I think because we have been here so often, it is a place the boys feel confident, as they know where things are and on the whole what time the main events are happening.
A very important part of any trip, is where you stop for breakfast on the way. For my boys, there is only one place. IKEA. I am sure they believe it is a restaurant that sells furniture on the side, rather than the other way around!
We arrived across the border and checked in, and found we were in a caravan, only just on the park, it was so far away. It meant we had to drive back and forth to the main complex, but the luxury that there was made it worth while. It was a real home away from home – we learned a long time back that it was worth up grading to get heating and space.
The first point of call for the boys was then to the arcade. I am sure many people would be horrified at the money the boys waste in there, but it is art of their holiday, to win tickets to exchange at the end of the week for prizes – they won enough over the week, to get themselves some great speakers which have dancing lights in them, as well as bubble swords, stickers and sweeties. Unfortunately, being so close to the end of the season, the place was looking a little bit tatty, and the carpet is in desperate need of repair. I managed to catch my toe in a missing cover on a sunken socket, and went flying. Luckily I didn’t hit any of the machines as I went down, but managed to bruise my knee and wrist – both are a fabulous purple colour, and I got some very strange looks in the swimmuing pool! I complained, and suggested the area had the very minimum of a wet floor sign over it, and I am pleased to say that they did do that immediately, and it was there for the rest of the week. I was offered a first aider, which I didn’t need, but there was no accident form filled in, which I believe there should have been!
We then headed to the pool. Swimming is always a major part of our trips away for the boys. It is something neither are over keen on doing when at home, but an essential part of any holidasy. D has been a confident swimmer for some time, but M has never wanted to do it, instead he would rather just splash about. However, he just took off, and said he could swim. He was brilliant and the more he did, the more he wanted to do. To see him inflate when we told him how proud we were of him was lovely, he glowed with pride and kept telling us what a good swimmer he is. There is also a slide in the pool where the kids happily line up to make a splash, seeing who can make more people wet seems to be the game they all play!
I then booked the activities for the week. There is a ranger at the site who the boys adored at our last visit, and so they wanted to do all of his classes – the boys love their computers and video games, but being outdoors and getting mucky is a thrill to them. There were 3 classes for the Tuesday and 2 for the Thursday, so it broke the week up nicely. then, there was a call on Tuesday morning to say there weren’t enough kids booked on the morning one so could they push them back to the Thursday, I of course said ok. D went into total meltdown at being told this, but M was quite understanding. We therefore spent the morning in the pool instead. The afternoon, we went for the first of the sessions, only to be told that it couldn’t take place because of the high winds. Both boys were gutted, but were calmed by being taken to the bar where there was wi-fi so they could play some minecraft. I had to fight for a refund for the sessions, as they wanted to move them to other ones, but they were already booked on the rest of them for the week.
The evening shows are loud. The boys enjoy the early character ones, but don’t want to stay for the games later on. We did however manage second place in the family quiz, only loosing out because we couldn’t name all of the members of One Direction – so no real shame there.
On the Wednesday we took a trip into Berwick-upon-Tweed. It’s not the biggest of towns, but it has some lovely independent shops, and we bought the boys new winter gloves and hats, as well pies from an amazing butcher! We then went into a great little tucked away restaurant called The Sinners, for brunch. We had full fry ups, which were very naughty but better than nice! It only seated about a dozen people, but was so worth finding.
Thursday was M’s birthday. 9 years old already. Seems hard to believe. We had taken just a few presents for him to have something to unwrap – he had a second birthday when we got home. He was made up with what he had, and thanked us many times for his gifts, even coming up and giving us all a kiss to say thank you later in the day – personal contact is not something M does very easily so it meant an awful lot. He spent a lot of his day with Ranger Steve, and had a real blast, other than when everyone sang happy birthday to him, which he totally hated. The low point of the day came when during a scavenger hunt, he fell into a pond. He ran off to be alone – his usual way of dealing with pain and upset, but Hubby followed him and took him back for a hot shower. The next session was camp fire cooking where they got to melt marshmallow and eat them with various food – chocolate digestives, hobnobs, flapjacks, brownies, and of course by themselves. Being M’s birthday, he was allowed to go up more often than anyone else, which he loved! The most fun came when they took part in a battle – the session postponed from Tuesday. After some talk about how to stay out of sight in the woods, they donned camouflage overalls, and crawled in the mud and fought with water pistols.
His day ended with his choice for tea, and he went for Papa Johns pizza, which they deliver to your caravan. It was delicious! I think my wee man had a lovely day.
Friday morning we headed back up the road, via The Robins Nest Pub on the outskirts of Edinburgh. A while back I won vouchers for a Sizzling Pubs – http://www.sizzlingpubs.co.uk/ and so we decided to use them for our en route stop. The food was wonderful – far too much off it, but it was freshly cooked and very reasonably priced. We were so full after our main course, even the boys decided they didn’t want pudding – they had been eyeing up the ice cream sundaes from the first look at the menu! I must say it wasn’t a chain I was familiar with, but would highly recommend them now I’ve tried them!
We then got home, and unpacked the car. The worst part of a holiday then began, as I stared at the mountain of washing that needed to be done! Sometimes I really feel sorry for my washing machine, but I am glad I have a large drum one! My main problem is getting it all dry now the weather has turned wetter.
The boys had a great time, and I got the break I really needed as I was at frazzle point. They are already talking about what they want to do next year. I think Haven will be getting repeat custom from us for many years to come!
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https://jas2jar.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/haven-does-it-again/
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I am bit of an egg connoisseur. I like to make the perfect hard boiled egg. No lie. This is however ironic, since I am about the only person in my family that eats such eggs. Nonetheless – I want no green. I want it soft. I don’t want any resemblance of yolky-ness in the middle.
I want the perfect hard boiled egg.
Last year I shared this amazing tool that revolutionized my egg making. I had settled into perfect hard boiled egg making mode and was quite content on where I was at. Then pinterest happened. All of sudden I started seeing people bake their eggs. They baked their eggs.
It made sense to me for a number of reasons, one of which was the sheer fact that you could hard bake more eggs at once then you could boil eggs in my little pan. This was very important to me despite the fact that I do not make egg salad for more than one. ever. But if I could do it, would it be better? Remember, I like perfect hard boiled eggs.
How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs In the Oven
1. To hard BAKE an egg you need to place them in a muffin pan. No rolling allowed.
2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Once preheated, place your muffin pan a la eggs in the oven.
3. Bake for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the eggs from the oven and immediately place them in ice water for 10 minutes. Use tongs! They are hot!
5. Once fully chilled, place them in the refrigerator until you need them.
Should I Bake My Eggs?
Now, here’s where life gets real interesting. Did baking them turn out a better product? In my opinion, no. Yes, baking was easier because you didn’t have to use water. That simple fact is nice. Hot boiling water on the stove for 20 minutes is not my idea of fun when I have two boys under five. And then there was the heat factor. I enjoyed opening my oven after the eggs were baked to heat up my kitchen on a chilly fall day. (It’s the simple things.)
However, I found the eggs to be a bit chewy-ish. Almost rubbery-ish. I also found green. eeek! Not the green! I do think an adjustment in temperature or timing could rid myself of the green. But my guess is the chewy-ish-ness is most likely because baking eggs dries them out a bit.
So, the next time I make egg salad for 50, I will bake them. Until then, this girl is sticking with good ol’ fashion hard-BOILED eggs.
Learn more about the Baking Equipment and Tools that I love.
What are your thoughts? Do you bake or boil to get hard boiled eggs?
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https://www.cleverlysimple.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-hard-boiled-egg-boil-or-bake/
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Um2000 Measuring of the amount of moisture present in the material, and board sample weight. The front panel is equipped with displays showing the ...Imal S.R.L.
This schmidt+haensch automatic microprocessor controlled critical angle refractometer is designed to measure the refractive index of liquid media ...Lumitron Limited
Laboratory meters in benchtop housing, powered with 12V power adapter. The meters have built in thermal printer. Accurately measure: pH, Redox ...Aca Solutions Sdn Bhd
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http://www.hellotrade.com/wavetek-electronics/product.html
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AmaWaterways is a luxurious river cruise line dedicated to your comfort and enjoyment. And now, you can experience this indulgence on the Danube with our fantastic AmaWaterways sale.
For one day only, the six Danube river cruises below are available for just £1,749pp, in all cabin types; even suites! This includes flights and transfers and is available on a first come, first served basis, so be quick! These sailings are sure to sell out fast.
Festive Danube river cruises
Christmas river cruises are the perfect way to spend the festive season, especially when you are sailing on the River Danube. This magical waterway comes alive with music, celebration and, of course, Christmas markets.
These enchanting river cruises will help you fall head over heels in love with the Danube's iconic European cities. Budapest exudes a rich history and is home to some incredibly beautiful architecture - don't miss the pretty churches and palaces. Vienna is the perfect place for romance; filled with chocolate-box buildings, delectable dining and a rich musical history stemming from Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Then there is Prague, Salzburg and countless more cities and towns waiting to be discovered on the Danube.
Experience magic on the water
What could be more magical than spending the festive period sailing between beautiful European cities? The only thing that could make your voyage even more memorable is spending your journey on a stunning river cruise ship. AmaWaterways' vessels are just that: intimate, indulgent and elegantly designed.
Stretch out in your spacious stateroom and admire the view of the river after a day spent exploring your Danube port. Enjoy fine dining in sophisticated restaurants alongside your loved ones and likeminded passengers, and retire to the on-board spa to experience the ultimate in relaxation.
Would you like to spend the festive season on the River Danube? Find your perfect itinerary, below, and call our Cruise Concierge on 0800 197 0854 to book your unforgettable river cruise.
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http://www.rivervoyages.com/amawaterways-flash-sale/
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John Lewis have praised the student behind that fake Christmas advert.
Media studies student Nick Jablonka created his own festive clip for his A-level coursework and uploaded it to YouTube in June, but it has only recently become a viral hit.
The ad, called The Snowglobe, tells the story of a snowman who dreams of escaping his snowglobe to be with his love Evie and has racked up close to half a million views so far.
His effort was so impressive that some people actually thought it was a legit John Lewis Christmas advert.
John Lewis got wind of Nick’s work and invited him to have a sneak peek at the magic behind-the-scenes.
A spokesman said: ‘Wow, what a great effort. Nick is clearly very talented and we’d love to invite him in to spend some time with us behind the scenes to see how we create our TV ads.’
Get in, Nick! Here’s hoping they offer you some free swag before you go.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain about his work, he said he never thought it would get this much attention.
Nick explained: ‘You hear about things going viral, but you never think it will be you. I’m a fan of John Lewis adverts. When we think ‘Christmas’ we think ‘John Lewis’, so it gave me a lot of freedom as to what I could do.’
On his YouTube channel, Nick explained that the video took him two weeks to put together and he ‘got full marks’ for his work.
Meanwhile John Lewis have teased their actual advert for the Christmas period, featuring a boxer dog watching a little girl bounce around the garden on a space hopper.
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Clean Up Data Imported from a ZIP File
In addition to importing ZIP files stored on your machine, Mathematica
can also import ZIP files directly from a URL. In most cases, processing data in ZIP files is relatively straightforward. However, depending on how the data is formatted, it may need additional processing, as is the case in this example. Despite this, Mathematica
lets you import, process, and then plot the data in just a few steps.
The U.S. Census Bureau maintains data on the trade balance between the U.S. and all other countries. You can download the data from their website
in a ZIP file, which contains a spreadsheet with the data.
There are a couple of methods you can use to get the data from the ZIP file into Mathematica
. You can import the ZIP file directly from its URL, as done in this notebook, or download and extract it separately and then import the spreadsheet from your local machine.
In the examples that follow, only parts of the data are shown. This is done simply to save space in this document. However, when you process other datasets on your own, you will need to view much larger parts of the data so that you know where to focus your efforts.
Begin by importing the ZIP file from the website. Since the dataset is much too large to show in this document, the output has been suppressed with a semicolon (
to see how many worksheets are contained in the spreadsheet file:
The first worksheet contains some basic descriptive information about the data. Use
(the short form for Part
(the short form for Span
) to view the parts of the worksheet that have relevant information.
For example, the Part
will get the first worksheet spanning from the 6
element to the end. Looking at the data, you can see that the prefixes I
on the three-letter month abbreviations represent imports or exports:
Now get the second worksheet, which contains the actual trade data. Since there is a large amount of data, Short
is used here to display just a portion of it:
The third element of each list containing the actual trade data is the relevant country or organization. To isolate and analyze the data for China, for instance, you need to do some additional processing. Here, you will extract data on imports from China by using pattern matching in Cases
For the pattern, specify a list where the first two elements are underscore characters, and the third element is
. The underscore character is a pattern object that can stand for any Mathematica
expression. For the fourth element, use two underscore characters together. This represents a pattern object that can stand for any sequence of one or more Mathematica
to view just part of the data, you can see that lists containing data where China is the third element were extracted:
View just the data for 1985. The 12 elements following
correspond to the imports for each month, while the thirteenth element is the total of those imports (
). The next 12 elements following
correspond to the exports for each month, while the thirteenth element is the total of those exports (
You can arrange this data by monthly exports and imports, as it appears on the website
that shows only the China trade data.
You want each row to begin with the year, which is element 1. The import data corresponds to elements 4 through 15, and the export data corresponds to elements 17 through 28:
Here, the dates are made suitable for later use with DateListPlot
So far, only the data from 1985 was processed as an example. The function defined here will let you process all the data:
Use the function to process all the China data:
Viewing the shortened data, you can see that all the China data was processed:
You are now ready to plot the data.
Define some options that you will use to style the plot:
Define a label for the plot:
to create the plot:
You now have a means of regularly accessing and processing U.S. trade data. For the purposes of this example, the data processing was broken down into steps. For regular use, you may want to combine some of these steps into a function.
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The mathematics of Su Doku
A Sub Doku is a Su Doku played on a smaller grid. Some Sub Dokus have special names. The individual pages contain more on the mathematics of the puzzles. If you want examples of the puzzles to solve, then just click on the links to the pdf files.
- Two Doku
- is played on a 2×2 grid with rules which are forced to be somewhat simpler than those of Su Doku. Nevertheless it is a great place to understand some of the complicated enumeration problems of Sudo Clues.
- Shi Doku
- is played on a 4×4 grid. You can either visit the page on Shi Doku by clicking on the link above, or get a pdf file with some puzzles.
- Go Doku
- is played on a 5×5 grid. It is an example of a Prime Su Doku.
- Roku Doku
- is played on a 6×6 grid. You can either visit the page on Roku Doku by clicking on the link above, or get a pdf file with some puzzles.
© Sourendu Gupta. Mail me if you want to reproduce any part of this page. My mailing address is a simple (satisfactory) puzzle for you to solve. Created on 09 October, 2005.
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Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Wazez, Dec 29, 2016.
GG to everybody!
Lol I love your goals!
Congratz to deswa (Survival 1) especially <3 for being such a great friend, worker, and typer (ugh I want to beat you so much xD)
Awesome I'm so happy! Congrats every1
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: all flashed FMs and V2s, please reflash with my latest
From: Daniel Stenberg (daniel_at_haxx.se)
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Eric Linenberg wrote:
> Is the missing battery meter fixed on the flashed recorders?
Missing? You mean the not-appearing-until-more-reliable meter?
-- Daniel Stenberg -- http://rockbox.haxx.se/ -- http://daniel.haxx.se/
Page was last modified "Jan 10 2012" The Rockbox Crew
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Eau de Lingerie pour Valentine’s Day!
How cute is this idea? I know some of you may roll your eyes and think, “Really? Perfume for my lingerie?” but come on! Perfume? Love. Lingerie (fancy or not)? Love. Adorable pink packaging!?!? LOVE! It’s the perfect delicate, fresh fragrance that quite frankly has stolen my heart this Valentine’s Day. *ahem* I mean my husband. My husband has stolen my heart this Valentine’s day…
Yes, I gather that perfume for your lingerie isn’t the most economical purchase but the title is merely a suggestion in my opinion. Guerlain Eau de Lingerie is designed with the idea that you can indeed spray it directly onto your lingerie without ruining said garments, providing a fresh scent that will follow you around all day much like your favourite day to day fragrance. Why not just use your current perfume? You could. Me personally? I’d rather use something that’s been tested and guaranteed to not stain or ruin my clothing, plus uses perfume notes to create the perfect scent balance so ones bouquet isn’t overpowering so to speak.
Ladies, you and I both know that there are no rules. And if there are rules, that we make them (boys, you know it’s true). So who says only spray it on lingerie? No one! If you love the scent enough I say incorporate it into daily use and wear it behind your ears, on your neck or applied to your wrists. I’m not going to stop there. If it’s designed with fabric in mind, I can’t wait to lightly mist it to freshen my bedding in between washes. A crisp, clean scented pillow? Yes please!
- Head Notes: ambrett seeds
- Heart Notes: iris & rose
- Base Notes: sandalwood, white musk & vanilla
Convinced? Available now, pick up a bottle at your local department store Guerlain counter. If not due to its flirty and fun nature, then because the scent is delectable.
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Muddied Up with Cocoon ApothecaryAugust 23rd, 2013
Spring Giveaway: Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Honeysuckle fragranceMarch 20th, 2013
Burn Baby BurnMarch 6th, 2013
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99 years ago tonight, the Titanic scraped past an iceberg, slicing open the hull. The ship that was believed to be unsinkable, was doomed. This short animation offers a concise view of how this happened and why.
The Titanic struck the iceberg at about 11:40 p.m. In just two hours, forty minutes, she broke apart and disappeared beneath the sea. Over 1500 people died. Just 705 were able to make it to the lifeboats and find their way to rescue.
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Kangaroo Hoppet - 7km 21km 42km - 26th August 2017 Find out more
Cross country skiing is an exciting winter sport with opportunities for everyone.
It's easy to learn and will stay with you for life. Cross Country Skiing is a sport to put on your winter bucket-list. Whether you are looking to stay healthy or keep fit during the winter, snow-fun for the whole family, winter adventures or racing challenges, cross country skiing has something for everyone.Discover XC
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Robotic lawn mowers are the new rave. Homeowners have been mesmerized by the unique benefits of these lawn mowers and thus are eager to try them straight away in their back gardens and front yards. As with the robotic vacuum cleaner trend, the robot lawn mower is a whole new movement that includes a wide variety of high-end lawn mowers. Out of vast range of of robotic mowers available on the market, the Worx Landroid stands out of the crowd by coming with extraordinary features and benefits.
Whether you have heard of Worx Landroid robotic lawn mower from a friend, you have read a Worx robot lawn mower review online or you have simply landed on this page looking for a reliable mower to navigate narrow passages and making intricate cuts, you have come exactly where you needed to be. Keep reading our review of Work Landroid and discover why this futuristic lawn mower is simply the best choice you can make in 2017.
Worx Landroid Lawn Mower – What is it?
Worx Landroid is a robotic lawnmower that is fully equipped and ready to mow over 1,000 square meters in a single charge. This device uses spinning razor blades to slice the grass, a technique considered unanimously safer and faster than the traditional “hacking the grass” type of mowing. Regular slicing the grass greatly reduces the overall stress on your lawn, while enabling you to fertilize it during the process.
Worx Landroid is a device that promotes the future of lawn mowing in itself. This pre-programmable robot enables you to customize and personalize your own cutting height, mowing schedule, patterns, yard size, and many more. Due to its high-end features, Landroid from Worx cuts with top precision, navigates narrow passages with ease, ascends slopes of up to 20 degrees and does all that in a very good time. To top it all, this futuristic lawn mower delivers zero emissions.
Let’s start off by saying that the design of Worx Landroid will knock your socks off. This compact little beast features a gorgeous black & gold housing that makes it resemble a futuristic robot you only see in movies. Due to the compact 21 x 14 x 10 inches frame and the 18.7 pounds in weight, you can easily carry this device around and you can keep it safe from privy eyes.
Worx Landroid is small enough to stay conceivable behind the grass and do its job flawlessly. Its 14 inches wide enables it to navigate narrow passages and do a marvelous job.
From a first glance, you can’t but notice the big red Stop button. The waterproof black and gold casing covers the main controls, which includes a start and stop button, plus numerical keypad for programming the device. You will also notice a small LCD on the console, which you can use to see real-time statistics and to further program the mower’s performance.
The blades have a fair diameter of 8 inches, which is more than you need for monthly maintenance of your lawn. The blades are properly separated from the casing above, which makes the device perfectly safe. By lifting it up, you are automatically interrupting its movement. Thus, you can rest assured that none of your children or relatives will get themselves hurt by accidentally tripping over the mower or lifting it up.
In addition to the main controls and the blades, Worx is equipped with a base station, featuring a handle to the side and two metallic prongs that act as a charging mechanism.
Is it Easy Installation?
Worx Landroid is not the easiest to set up. You might need to do a bit of manual labor in order to ensure that the mower runs smoothly. The first and most important task after taking the device out of the box involves setting the boundary line around the perimeter of your lawn. You can either use pegs or short nails.
Next, set up the mower to do its job only inside the perimeter. As it uses the boundary wire as a perimeter option, the device will return to the base after reaching each of the four corners of the perimeter. Thus, make sure you set the perimeter properly in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Unfortunately, setting up Worx Landroid robotic lawn mower can be a tedious process for some people. However, by following the instructions to the T, the installation process will become much easier. In the end, why not have fun with your children or family and do the installation a common project of you all?
Remember that if you want to get the absolute top benefits from this mower, you have to install it the proper way.
How About the Performance?
This device works by mowing around your yard in a random pattern, but always inside of the set perimeter. Due to the sensors embedded within, the Landroid can work its way around any obstacles, both moving and unmoving. Thus, it can go around dogs, trees or even feet. Of course, the sensors aren’t perfect. If you decide to throw a party in your back garden while mowing it, do not expect the device to navigate around all those sea of feet moving to and fro the kitchen.
In case you have an awkwardly shaped lawn, you might have to overcome some mowing challenges. In case you also want to mow two separate areas at once, you will have to set the boundary lines really well. However, it is recommended to select two different starting points and physically move this robotic mower to each point.
One of the best aspects of Worx Landroid is that it has been specially designed to improve and automate menial tasks. Once you get through the set up process, the device offers reliability and fairly high performance. Of course, it is not perfect, just like any other robotic lawn mower on the market. You will have to rescue it at some point and to set it back on track, but aside from that expect the device to last long in time and to run seamlessly, without making noise or posing any threat to your family.
Worx Landroid – Top Features
– Fully programmable for ease of use and maximum personalization
– 21 x 14 x 10 compact size for ease of carrying around
– Small LED that shows you the configuration and potential issues
– AIA technology that enables the device to make flawless cuts and to navigate in tight spaces
– Automatically returns to the starting point when it runs low on battery or when it starts raining outside
– Can tackle declines and inclines of up to 20 degrees
– It is equipped with advanced shock sensors in order to easily navigate around obstacles
What Are the Pros?
Worx Landroid is definitely not your everyday lawn mower. This pre-programmable, futuristic robot makes your life much easier by using the latest technology in the grass mowing industry. Here are some of the main aspects that make this device stand head and shoulders over other lawn mowers present on the market:
– You get everything included: the new Landroid is equipped with everything you need in order to keep your lawn perfectly manicured. The charging base plugs directly into your power outlet, being able to charge it in less than 45 minutes. Inside the package, you also find 590 feet of wire to set up your perimeter, 200 pegs, one installation measurement tool and 9 spare blades (3 sets of 3). If you use the mower once a month, you can keep a pair of blades for up to 3 years. This means over 10 years of continuous usage.
– AI technology: one of the biggest benefits of the Worx Landroid is the Bumper to Bumper technology which allows it to easily cover every single inch of your lawn. This advanced AI technology makes the device make minimal cuts in order to speed up the cutting process and maintain the health of your grass.
– Intuitive user-friendly control panel: the control panel includes the on, off and customization buttons, plus the LED that shows you the actual settings. The whole configuration process is much easier than the setup process and can be easily performed in less than 10 minutes.
– Multiple sensors: thanks to the wide range of sensors, your new robotic lawn mower can avoid obstacles, return back to the charging base in case of rain and shut down when someone lifts it off the ground or topples it. Moreover, the anti-theft system is perfectly designed to secure your investment against theft. To top it all, you can program the Landroid to beep whenever it accidentally leaves the perimeter. This way, you will rest assured that your best friend won’t leave the premises without letting you know.
– Quiet operation: another huge benefit that cannot go unnoticed is the low noise done by the device. Your mower is so quiet that you can run it day and night without being noticed. No more waking up your family and disturbing your neighbors.
– Powerful enough to climb: another benefit that sets the Worx Landroid robotic lawn mower in a special category of robots is its ability to climb hills of up to 20-degree inclines, which is quite a lot. Very few lawn mowers can do that, and do it well.
– Environmentally conscious: if you like living green and you care about the environment, then you will love the new Worx Landroid for sale. This device runs on a 28-V battery which can be completely recharged up to 10,000 times. No more pollution and gases thrown into the atmosphere
– Easy blade replacement: if you are mowing on a weekly basis and you have a big lawn, you might need to change your blades every year, or even more often. The good news is that replacing the blades is a breeze. All it takes is 5 minutes or less.
– Does its job: ultimately, it is vital to understand that the Worx Landroid device changes the way your lawn looks. It is something reassuring and calming to watch your new robotic lawn mower wheeling around your back yard, taking care of the extra grass that has grown overnight.
What are the Cons?
– Complicated to set up: you definitely need to follow a guide or some instructions in order to properly set up the perimeter
– Can’t avoid obstacles and navigate paths larger than 14 inches: this is clearly a disadvantage when compared to other lawn mowers that are thinner
Are There Any Worx Landroid Discounts or Sale?
Not long ago, the worx landroid robotic lawn mower used to cost over $1,100. Now you can find a worx landroid sale on Amazon and enjoy a discount of over 12% plus get free shipping. Order it now.
What is the Final Verdict?
All in all, the new Worx Landroid 2017 is a beautiful robotic lawn mower and would be a great buy for you. You can get a special worx landroid discount by going on Amazon and getting it from there. Despite the obvious drawbacks and disadvantages, the Worx Landroid robotic lawn mower is an exceptional device that does a good job at keeping your lawns in great shape.
We recommend you to purchase this modern lawn mower and gain the peace of mind that your lawn is in good hands…or a good mower.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
An international and SHARP-sponsored conference 'From Text(s) to Book(s)'
21-23 June 2012
Deadline for proposals: 15 December 2011
I.D.E.A. (‘Théories et pratiques de l’Interdisciplinarité Dans les Etudes Anglophones’ / Interdisciplinarity in English Studies), the research group of the Nancy-Université English Department, will be hosting an international and SHARP-sponsored conference on the subject ‘From Text(s) to Book(s)’. This conference will provide a forum to discuss the ways in which texts are materialised for consumption by the reading public, both historically and in the contemporary context. Papers that adopt a historical approach to this question might discuss book production practices at specific periods or their evolution over time. Papers with a contemporary focus might deal with cases where the materialisation of texts does not necessarily involve production in the codex form, or discuss the impact that technological developments, like advances in digital printing and the emergence of devices such as Amazon’s Kindle Reader or Apple’s iPad, have had on the passage from text to ‘book’. Case studies of individual works and reflections upon fundamental theoretical questions relating to the making and materialisation of texts are equally welcome.
The full call for papers can be found on the web site that has been put in place for the event: http://idea-udl.org/from-texts-to-books/
Confirmed keynote speakers for the conference are Espen Aarseth (Center for Computer Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen), Daniel Ferrer (CNRS, ITEM, France), David Finkelstein (Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK) and Claire Parfait (Université Paris 13, France).
Proposals of no more than 300 words, for 25-minute presentations, should be sent to David Ten Eyck and Monica Latham (email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.org) before 15 December 2011. Articles based on conference papers will be considered for publication in the Book Practices & Textual Itineraries series published by the Presses Universitaires de Nancy: http://idea-udl.org/book-practices-and-textual-itineraries/
Nathalie Collé-Bak, Monica Latham & David Ten Eyck With the support of SHARP (the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing)
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Ad Design, Inc. is facilitating The expansion of companies because 1994. We are a complete-service ad agency having a combined fifty years of expertise in all areas of marketing media.
This type of advertising and marketing focuses upon applying celebrity electrical power, fame, income, attractiveness to achieve recognition for their goods and endorse certain stores or merchandise. Advertisers frequently promote their products, one example is, when celebrities share their beloved products and solutions or put on clothing by precise models or designers. Superstars are often linked to advertising strategies for example tv or print adverts to market certain or common solutions. The use of superstars to endorse a brand name might have its downsides, nevertheless; one particular miscalculation by a celeb might be detrimental to the public relations of a manufacturer.
Again in November, Melbourne Australia's Metro teach program chose to take another method of public protection movie. Their ad 'Dumb Approaches to Die' – featuring animated people playing out the lyrics of the comedy music about idiotic deaths – swiftly turned a viral strike and won a series of awards.
In June 1836, French newspaper La Presse was the main to include compensated promoting in its internet pages, allowing for it to decrease its rate, prolong its readership and boost its profitability and the components was soon copied by all titles. All over 1840, Volney B. Palmer set up the roots of the modern working day advertising company in Philadelphia. In 1842 Palmer purchased large quantities of space in numerous newspapers at a reduced fee then resold the Place at increased fees to advertisers.
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Build a concept for adverts in three unique media, contemplating how to existing the shopper's brand along with the item's brand in Each individual advert.
They must have the ability to communicate with administration or clients as a way to determine the appropriate way of the undertaking. Marketing designers could be needed to sketch numerous layouts for patrons. Salary and Employment Outlook
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Little companies may work primarily with freelance or contract graphic designers, or they may Merge roles. Big companies will probably have thoroughly-staffed creative departments. Designers who do the job for promoting agencies commonly hold certainly one of a few Careers:
Bronze plate for printing an ad for that Liu spouse and children needle store at Jinan, Tune dynasty China. It is considered the whole world's earliest recognized printed promoting medium.
Advertising designers are answerable for establishing correct ideas and ads for a corporation, Firm or company. Most advertising and marketing designers have no less than a bachelor's degree in a similar industry including graphic design.
Their industry awareness and working experience raahe mainostoimisto speciaali give direct connections to internships and foreseeable future profession possibilities.
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Print promoting describes promotion in a very printed medium for instance a newspaper, journal, or trade journal. This encompasses everything from media with an exceptionally broad readership base, for instance a key national newspaper or magazine, to more narrowly specific media like local newspapers and trade journals on very specialized subject areas.
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Vegan whole food plant-based diet has proved to work well for me; however, I don’t have certifications to give professional advice in culinary arts, nutrition, or fitness. The information I provide on my site is not meant to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness or disease. It is provided is for general and educational purposes only. All of the opinions expressed are my own, therefore I recommend that you do your own research if you wish to find out more on any subject.
To support my blogging activities, I’ve enrolled into Amazon Associates program, which allows me to use affiliate links to some products from Amazon.com and receive a very small commission whenever my blog readers make a purchase through those links in some posts – at no additional cost to them. You don’t have to make a purchase, but if you decide to do so, I am very grateful!
Alina Zavatsky is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
Thank you for stopping by my blog, I hope you enjoy your visit!
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Just a quick reminder to people that we are meeting with the Wells and Mendip people on May 13th to work with Andy on how to use BASS project. I have emailed everyone about food for lunch. Remember to bring laptop and files as will be a practical session in lecture theatre.
NEQ6 mount, C6 telescope with skywatcher guide scope for moving around with Starlight SXVR H9 main camera and SX auto guider.
Celestron C9.25 and WOZ 72 in dome with atik 460 camera and a Co-star for guiding with alpy for spectroscopy.
MCT5 with SE mount and SXVR MX 916 camera and star analyser for spectroscopy
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The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital Cindy Mackenzie Breast Cancer Program provides support to Sunshine Coast breast cancer sufferers and their families as they undergo treatment for breast cancer. The program is available to all Sunshine Coast residents diagnosed with breast cancer – applicants do not need to be patients of the hospital.
We provide the following assistance:
Family assistance – this service is aimed at helping families with their day-to-day needs and is designed to adapt to each family’s individual circumstances.
Clinical services and education – this range of services aims to provide expert education for both individuals and families, as well as clinical services, including access to our new lymphoedema clinic.
Something special – this range of support services includes our ‘Memory Maker’ program and other special activities which are designed to help create positive and long lasting memories during what is a very difficult time.
Criteria for assistance:
- Resident of the Sunshine Coast
- Diagnosis of breast cancer
We have helped hundreds of Sunshine Coast families and we’d like to help you, too.
To access support from the program, please complete this form:
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This is a quick “joli jeudi” post from parent teacher conferences while I don’t have a parent waiting.
Happy things happening this week:
- Go formative and Class Kick: My tech tools of this week have been GoFormative, for quick formative checks – you can watch student work and give them feedback in the moment – LOVE it for reading and describing, reading and drawing, etc. You can even add other kinds of content – check it out! And I used a similar tool – Class Kick (iPad only) for my middle school students with iPads – works the same way, but students can also “raise their hand” from their device, and you get a notification that they need help – REALLY great for shy students, or those who don’t like raising their hand out loud. You can use screenshots, videos, and audio as questions, and give students instant feedback by drawing or giving stickers and points (my middle schoolers LOVE the stickers) – overall, a great tech week!
- Nearpod District: Today I got an email that my Nearpod account has been upgraded to the District edition; HOORAY. Can’t wait to utilize this in class à la Sra Spanglish
- Great parent feedback: I’ve heard a few times this evening, “[my student] loves your class!” and man, that warms my heart and speaks to my soul! I love great parent conferences, and hearing their perspective on their students!
What was great for you this week? I can’t wait to hear about it!
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Tim discusses the three types of apology, how you can keep the best kind from sounding like the worst, and how to fix a flawed apology.
This current series on apologies mostly comes from two key resources. The first is Effective Apology by John Kador. The other is The Five Languages of Apology by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas.
Download today’s notes (PDF).
Listen to the class (Quicktime).
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A Magical Messiah: Discussing Jesus as an Ancient Magician Through the Synoptic Gospels
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In this paper, I do not intend to discuss the validity of Jesus’ healings, exorcisms and miracles or in anyway to falsify them, but rather I will explore these events in the context of ancient magical practices. I will discuss how Jesus can be interpreted as a magician by looking at him as a healer, and an exorcist, and examining the implications of those titles. Most importantly however, I will discuss how the stories concerning the miracles that Jesus performs change through the synoptic gospels as the authors become more and more skeptical of presenting Jesus in anyway that resembles a magician and focus instead on the formation of the church community.
Franklin and Marshall College Archives, Undergraduate Honors Thesis 2007
- F&M Theses Collection
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This will probably be one of the most enjoyable posts because it deals with men and the stuff they love that “we” hate. I’m not a hater of alcohol by any means. I love a cocktail or a nice glass of wine but sometimes husbands take it to a max! Well, here’s to all the things they love and what it does to their “semen” and ability to procreate. I love using “procreate” because it cuts into their ego. No man wants to be referred to as infertile. It’s a real test to their manhood.
The fertility clinic that I’ve been going to taught me a big about perfecting sperm so that all those swimmers become stronger and can penetrate better.
Let’s define a few terms.
- ROS: Reactive oxygen species or oxidizing molecules (bad)
- TAC: Total antioxidant capacity (good)
When ROS is more than TAC, you’ve got a problem. Think of ROS as stuff that damages the semen. In medical terms, they result in cell membrane damage and DNA defragmentation. When ROS is more than TAC, then you have what they call “oxidative stress.” Oxidative stress is caused by almost everything from the foods we eat to pollution, etc.
What does this mean for the man? Fatty foods, processed foods, alcohol, smoking, sleeping late, etc., are all bad for his semen and baby creation. So next time he’s trying to eat wings with beer while watching tv, you can say how he’s destroying his ability to procreate.
Ok, so what combats this oxidative stress? Exactly what you read above: TAC. Antioxidants! Some antioxidants the fertility clinic highly suggested are the following:
- Men’s multi-vitamin (one daily) – should include some Folic Acid and Zinc
- Coenzyme Q10 (one 200mg, twice per day)
- L-Carnitine (two 500mg tablets, twice per day)
- Acetyl-L-Carnitine (one 500 mg tablet, twice per day)
There may be other companies that provide fertility supplements for men. Those are fine too but for people who may want to just pick up something at their pharmacy, the above is sufficient.
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https://hoghugs.com/2011/03/05/make-your-man-fertile/
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Resumes with Results
Having a resume that stands out of the crowd without shouting is important if you wish to be the best candidate sitting in the interview chair. With a few key details included in your resume, that lucky person could be YOU.
Ensure it is clearly outlining your credentials and professional presentation as being the key to getting your resume on the top of the “yes” list.
WHERE DO YOU START? Whilst some of the fundamental details like your age is no longer required, they’ll work that out for themselves, recruitment officers look at many aspects. Is he/she a team player? Does the candidate move around from job to job or town to town too much for the position? Are they job ready or do we need to invest in training?
CAREER HISTORY When writing up your career history, ensure the dates of employment are accurate and there is no overlapping or major gaps. If you were out of work for some time, explain the gap. Were you travelling? Were you studying? Were you caring for sick member of the family? None of these are deal breakers but will give the potential employer the best insight into who you are. Never state that you were simply unemployed.
SPECIFIC WORDING The creative art of resume writing demands some specific achievement words in your career history. Not just a job description but areas of responsibility. Even a kitchen hand has areas of responsibility if only for emptying the bins. Do you impliment something? Facilitate meetings? Design a system? Manage a section? you get the picture.
Some recruitment organisations will also run your resume through various programs that highlight your achievement words and other specific words to measure your suitability to the selection criteria. Have you covered all criteria?
EDUCATION a very important aspect of a resume, afterall you want to ‘sell’ yourself as the best candidate. Consider every course that is work-related and include that. Show the potential employer that you invest in training to be the best candidate and keeping your skills up to date. If you can quote the course coding i.e. BSB51107 Dip of Management etc. it is easily recognised.
REFEREES Some people are reluctant to specify their referees however it will be one of the first requests made once you get to the interview. In some circumstances, it may make the difference of actually getting that interview as some companies will call your referees prior to interview. If you can’t be open with your referees, that could create a problem. Always check with your referees and advise them that you are seeking alternative employment so that they are prepared and not caught by surprise. Sometimes if the referee is difficult to contact by phone, put their email address in as well. After all, you want to make it as easy as possible for you to be part of their team. It is advisable to include minimum 3 business or work-related referees and minimum of one personal referee.
HOW LONG? Your resume should only be 3-4 pages long depending on the level of the position and your experience. When employers or recruitment officers have many, many resumes to read, they want you to keep it short.
Don’t write ‘War and Peace’ or your life history, only career history for the past 8 – 10 years is sufficient. Prior to that it is considered past tense and out of date. It will also reveal your age if you have a 30 year history.
And then there’s that cover letter. Well that’s another story requiring further attention – I’ll talk about that next time.
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hi there i hope you can help me..i wish to build a porch on the my house but i am unsure about the regulations i must follow..can i do it all in brick with some windows and a door or do i have to do some brick with a plastic frame.how far out can i build the porch and how high can i go..i would be very grateful for any reply...cheers nicko
DIY how to tutorial projects and guides - Did you know we have a DIY Projects section? Well, if no, then we certainly do! Within this area of our site have literally hundreds of how-to guides and tutorials that cover a huge range of home improvement tasks. Each page also comes with pictures and a video to make completing those jobs even easier!
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http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/forums/building-regs-on-a-porch-t26572.html
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LANCASHIRE Lightning successfully completed a Red Rose double by retaining Division One status in the totesport League - just a day after bouncing back to the top flight of the County Championship.
Lightning secured their place in the totesport League top flight with a 75-run win against Worcestershire Royals to condemn the hosts at New Road.
Fresh from landing the Division Two crown in the Frizzell County Championship, they condemned Worcestershire to relegation in the one-day league with a show of all-round strength in a rain-reduced 33-over match.
In a tense "loser goes down" situation, Stuart Law, with 67 off 64 balls, and Glen Chapple (41) secured a valuable total of 186 for eight before their bowlers silenced a sizeable home crowd by dismissing the Royals for 111.
Worcestershire were only in contention in the opening phase. First-change seamer David Leatherdale dismissed the opening pair, Iain Sutcliffe and Andrew Crook, in his first two overs and Lancashire could easily have folded when Andrew Symonds and Mark Chilton fell in quick succession to Gareth Batty.
With left arm spinner Ray Price getting through seven overs for 20 runs, the pressure was on until Batty conceded four sixes, one to Chapple and three in a row to Law, in a match-turning over costing 27 runs.
Batty (three for 51) partly redeemed himself by dismissing Law with a low catch by Vikram Solanki at short mid-off and Kabir Ali removed Chapple with an athletic swoop by Stephen Moore at deep extra cover.
Shoaib Akhtar said farewell to Worcestershire by bowling Sajid Mahmood for figures of one for 40 in seven overs, but Lancashire's bowlers achieved a higher level of consistency once Chapple had recovered from three boundaries by Moore in the opening over.
Chapple claimed a big wicket when Chris Gayle edged to point and Graeme Hick mistimed a pull off James Anderson, who finished with three for 12. Solanki lingered for a while for 23 but was smartly stumped by Gareth Cross in a spell of two for 26 by Symonds, in his medium pace mode, and late-season spin recruit Murali Kartik took two for 24.
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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/cricket/lancs-celebrate-as-lightning-strikes-twice-1085505
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Viewing posts from October,
Just leaving to go to a training camp
for the Swahili Localization Project
in Arusha, Tanzania ... should be fun but already missing Danielle and James and I haven't left yet!
Over the last week I've started development on Pootle, a simple web portal for localization... named after a Flumps
character thanks to Danielle's suggestion.
Looked through Firefox and Thunderbird extensions and have a setup I like now...
Did some work at the Jubilee Linux lab (5 old slow computers each with their own version of Fedora - 4 at the moment because one of the power supplies has died...)
Worked quite a bit on ooo-build stuff the last two days.
Well I've been trying to build OOo 680 (2.x series) using ooo-build, which doesn't quite work yet.
from Mr Rumsfeld:
I didn't have a laptop at OOoCon 2004
and didn't manage to write anything in detail then, and have been busy since, so this is my executive summary...
Found this really helpful article describing how to mix sounds automatically with ALSA
(linked from a review of Fedora Core 2
) and so now mpd
can play in the background and other programs can still make sounds ..
Beware! I apt-get dist-upgraded my system to the latest fedora development rpms, and part of that upgraded dev to udev. All very nice. Except I couldn't open a terminal. So I rebooted. And then it wouldn't even boot up properly because it couldn't allocate a console. So I had to use a rescue CD to create the /dev/console node, then it was fine.
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http://frasergo.org/blog/archive/2004/10/
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miss A recently visit Malaysia, as did many other idol groups, for the '27th Golden Disk Awards' in Kuala Lumpur.
Member Min tweeted on January 16th:
missA in Malaysia. Lets get it onnnnnnnn!!! instagr.am/p/UigZ3skq9f/— 2min0 (@missA_min) January 16, 2013
The photo is a group shot of the four beautiful members. In the adorable photo, the four girls are sporting sunglasses and peace signs, posing for the camera.
Upon seeing the photo, netizens commented, "They look pretty no matter what", "Suzy and the rest of the members are so pretty", and "The sunglasses can't hide their beauty".
The girls were in Malaysia to attend the 27th Golden Disk Awards where they won the Digital Bosang award.
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http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/01/miss-a-shares-a-cute-group-photo-from-malaysia
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http://www.fairviewair.com/heating-service/
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and Harvest Time
are plant structures found on and around the leaves surrounding
You can see them with the naked eye, but they only appear as
"white crystals". In order to tell if the plant is ready for
harvest, You need a 10x or 30x loop or magnifying glass. This is
the best way to describe them.
With your 10x or 30x loop , On an
immature plant, the trichomes will appear as clear or
translucent structures .
of the trichomes will appear as a ball, some appear as a stalk,
and some appear as a stalk with a ball on top. (click on the
It is time to
harvest when the trichomes lose their transparency and become
cloudy or opaque.
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http://www.happygirl.ca/learn_to_grow.htm
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I just got my 50c450 a few hours ago and I am starting this thread as promised, I'll be updating this first post with any relevant info as it comes up.
The set buzzes, no question about it, I can hear a loud buzz. I'll see what Samsung says about it before I call Amazon for a replacement unit.
Picture Quality is very good, easily on par with my old 54V10 in many areas. The AR filter is noticeably better than what Panasonic uses resulting in deep blacks even in brighter lighting, but it was overcast out so that may change on a sunny day. Line bleeding is present, but I'm not sure how it compares to other plasma brands just yet, I still have a lot of extra testing to do. The good news is that there is almost zero dither noise on this set, resulting in one of the cleanest plasma images that I have seen. Green Phosphor trails is also very hard to spot, about on par with the 2009 Panasonics which were very good and it should get even harder to spot as the set ages.
Overall I am very impressed with this set, especially for the money I paid. (even at MSRP these sets are a steal) If I can get the buzzing fixed then I could easily see this becoming the best bargain set of 2010.
I still need to see how this set looks in a completely dark room, so I can't wait for tonight to see how deep the blacks are.There are black spacers between each horizontal row of pixels
Originally Posted by greggums
Here is the photo of the black lines between the gas tubes of the display:
I would sit at least 6' back from the 42" so you cant see the lines.
Here is the video that references the black lines between the rows.
(skip to 3:35 in the video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BHns1WW43whttp://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8#post18249538
Originally Posted by PENDRAG0ON
Alright, I figured out what the "scan lines" are, there is a solid black line of nothing between each horizontal row of pixels, each one of these lines is roughly half as thick as the pixel rows. (and the pixels are rectangular like on the 42inch models) After I figured this out I remembered a CES interview where a Samsung Rep said they were doing this on all their sets to improve the blacks in room lighting, they said that any blank spot between pixels would be "painted" black, what they didn't say was that they were going to add blank spots to achieve this.
(my 42px75 Panasonic plasma has no spacers between the pixels, and I would bet money that none of the previous years of Samsung plasma sets had them either)
Normally I can sit 8.5 feet from a 50inch 720p plasma set to get all signs of screen door effect to vanish, but thanks to these black lines, I have to move to 14.5 feet to get them to vanish. I would guess that roughly 1/3 of the screen is made up of these lines, maybe more.
At least this actually does make the blacks look good in room lighting.
I have no idea what I am going to do at this point as my replacment from Amazon has already been sent out, and there is no way that I will be able to put up with these lines.
Here are my latest settings as of December 03, 2010
Movie Mode. (Standard is too dim and Dynamic is useless)
Cell Light = 10
Contrast = 75
Brightness = 55
Sharpness = 0
Color = 44
Black Tone = Off (didn't notice a diff with it on so I left it off)
Dynamic Contrast = Off
Edge Enhancement = Off
Color Temp = Warm 1 (Warm 2 has always been too green to my eyes)
DNF = Off
Screen Burn Protection = 4/4/1 for gaming and TV 2/2/2 for movies
I'll be happy to answer any questions about the set that I can, so ask away.
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Posted by Bossip Staff
Some tack-bats’ photos escaped from Nest nightclub. Gentlemen, we know some of you would hit both of these donks harder than a classic Mike Tyson right hook. But if you had to choose between Ms. Bullseye Butterfly in the left corner and Ms. Big Bird Booty in the right, Which One Would You Hit???
More pics from Nest Nightclub.
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https://bossip.com/41462/which-one-would-you-hit-112/
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James T. Laney
His association with Korea began in 1947 when he served there in the Army Counter-Intelligence Corps. He was educated at Yale (BA '50, BD '54, PhD '66, LHD hon '93). He is an ordained United Methodist minister. He taught at Yonsei University in Korea from 1959-64, and later at Vanderbilt before becoming dean of Candler School of Theology at Emory (1969-77). In 1974 he was visiting professor at Harvard. He was named president of Emory in 1977 and served for 16 years. During that period Emory achieved national prominence and its endowment grew ten-fold, to sixth among all colleges. In 1993 he was appointed ambassador to South Korea by President Bill Clinton and was instrumental in helping defuse the nuclear crisis with North Korea in 1994. In 1997 he returned to the US and served for two years as special presidential envoy in Asia.
He has chaired the Harvard Board of Overseers committee for the Divinity School and has served on the Executive Committee of the University Council at Yale. He is a trustee of the Henry Luce Foundation in New York and co-chair, with Andrew Young, of Faith and the City in Atlanta. He is a past director of The Coca-Cola Company and SunTrust Georgia. From 1997-2003 he co-chaired the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on Korea.
His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, the New York Times, the Washington Post and numerous other publications. He is the recipient of 22 honorary degrees from colleges and universities in the US, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, and Africa. He has received medals for distinguished service from the United States and Korea, the Wilbur Cross Medal from Yale, the Emory medal, and the General James van Fleet award from the Korea Society.
Dr. Laney is married to Berta Radford and they have five children and sixteen grandchildren. They live in Atlanta.
This page last updated 12/19/2011 jdb
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This free screensaver is about a smiley emoticon playing footlall. You can see that the emoticon facing towards you is the one that is carrying the ball. The other players are supposed to take it from him, but they seem to be having a really difficult time. Every time a player goes near him they end up flying off the court! Anyway, he just keeps running and running and will never cease to stop. If you like football and smileys, this screensaver is for you. Go ahead and download it. If you really like it, then share it with everyone you know on your favorite social networks!
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. Here you get a smiley making a career with the rugby ball in a hand and avoiding stakes of the adversary.. Download the screensaver of smiley football clicking on the button «Download», it's a free service of Gifmania. This screensaver is part of the thematic collection of Sports, because they are organized so that it's easier for you to get here if you are a great fan of Sports, the downloads are free and this screensaver has been downloaded 791 times, which means that it's very popular. This is a safe product, and it will help you protect your computer because it is completely free and reliable. This screensaver has a rating of 5 by the users that have downloaded it and it's part of our collection from the 2012-01-10 17:01:35, day in which it was included on our data base. We hope you enjoy it and that it helps you protect your Windows operating system computer. This screensaver in English is free, belongs to the category: Sports. It is a software Gifmania so you can trust their quality. Is the version 1.0 of product is available for operating systems Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 . Animated screensaver smiley football of Sports to download for free and take care of your screen with the screensaver. ✔ Like?
A free 3D screensaver of a professional ice skater. In the discipline of figure skating, which is performed on ice, you have to have great balance and be in great physical shape in order to perform some very complicated stunts. The ice skater in this screensaver is designed in three dimensions, and it is perfect for those that love this sport. If you like it, you can share it with your friends over the social networks.
Spectacular 3D reconstruction of a boxing ring. A lively WWE ring in three dimensions, where we can see the fighting ring and seats that are closer. A spectacular setting for the struggle of the boxers or fighters wrestling in this boxing ring also called canvas. WWF and now WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).
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iRecordMusic is a good, trial version Mac software, that belongs to the category Audio & Video with subcategory Streaming & Broadcast.
More about iRecordMusic
Its current version is 1.6.465 and it has been updated on 9/08/2008. iRecordMusic is available for users with the operating system Mac OS X and prior versions, and you can download it in many languages like English, Spanish, and German.
iRecordMusic is a software that will require less free space than most programs in the category Audio & Video. It's a program very heavily used in Germany, United States, and Canada.
Since we added this software to our catalog in 2006, it has achieved 10,997 downloads, and last week it gained 7 downloads.
- Bug fixes
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https://irecordmusic.en.softonic.com/mac
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An interesting line from Contax, the G series was comprised of two interchangeable-lens autofocus rangefinder cameras introduced in 1994 and 1996, and produced until the end of 2005.
The Contax G series — comprised of G1, introduced in 1994 and G2, introduced 1996 — was a series of interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera sold by Kyocera under the Contax brand to compete with other well-known rangefinders such as the Leica M7, Voigtlander Bessa R, and Konica Hexar RF. For its refined auto exposure, auto loading, auto advance and rewind, TTL metering for both flash and ambient light, superior optics (comparable to Leica lenses), and quiet film advance, the G series, especially the Contax G2, has been considered by some as the world’s most advanced rangefinder camera.
They sported a stylish titanium body, but did not have the traditional Leica M mount that rangefinders usually have. Instead, the G series cameras had the Contax G mount, an electronic autofocus mount. This earned the series criticism for not being a “true” or mechanical rangefinder, having autofocus and electronically linked mechanisms. However, its AF mechanism still has a twin-window system as with older mechanical rangefinders, only in electronic form.
The G series came with a standard 45mm f/2 Planar, and Carl Zeiss also made a 28mm f/2.8 Biogon lens and and a 90mm f/2.8 Sonnar lens for them soon after. Later, a 21 f/2.8 Biogon lens, 16mm f/8 Hologon lens, 35mm f/2 Planar lens, and 35–70mm f/3.5–5.6 Vario-Sonnar lens were also made available. These lenses eventually cemented the G series as noteworthy cameras.
The G2 boasted of improved autofocus performance and faster top shutter speeds of 1/4000 sec (manual mode) and 1/6000 sec in aperture priority mode. Other noticeable improvements include the manual focus wheel placement in front from the top deck, and two auto-focus modes (see Technical Specifications below):
- Type: Electronic 35mm film (24×36mm) rangefinder camera; Electronic autofocus; Motorized advance and rewind
- Lens Mount: Contax G; not compatible with anything else.
- Autofocus: 2 modes for G2 — Continuous mode, where focus constantly adjusts as the camera is moved; and Single mode, a safety mode where focusing is achieved when focus button is pressed or the shutter release is half-pressed
- Shutter: Focal plane, multi-blade vertical metal
- Auto: 16s – 1/6,000 sec.
- Manual settings: 4s – 1/4,000 and bulb.
- Bulb: Counts-up seconds on frame counter LCD. Counts up to 59 and resets to count up again. This is almost useless because that LCD is unlit
- Bracketed Manual: The bracketing function can call up a range from 8s – 1/6,000 as it needs to.
- *Maximum shutter speed with flash (sync speed): 1/200 marked, 1/180 actual.
- Flash: PC flash sync terminal.
- Shutter Release: Remote release only with electronic Cable Switch L, not with standard cable releases.
- Self-Timer: 10 second self-timer.
- Metering: Lower center-weighted TTL
- Range: Rated: LV 1~19 (f/2 lens); Rated LV 3~19 with 16mm lens (f/8) and external meter port.
- Frame Rate: 4 FPS (CH) or 2 FPS (CL).
- Power: Two CR2 3V Lithium
- Size: 5.5 × 3.2 × 1.8 inches (139 × 80 × 45mm) WHD
- Weight: 21.360 oz. (605.5g) measured with batteries and 36-exposure film, but no lens, strap or caps
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https://www.lomography.com/magazine/272402-lomopedia-contax-g-series
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One Sukkot tradition I have developed over the years is watching the Israeli movie Ushpizin. This movie is really clever because it takes one of the classic Hollywood movie genres, the "Christmas Miracle," and transposes it to Israel. Of course, in Israel it would not make sense to have a movie about Christmas, so Ushpizin is about a Sukkot Miracle. The two main characters in the movie are a married couple who were raised as Secular Jews but found religion and became Ultra-Orthodox. The name of the movie, Ushpizin, is an Aramaic word meaning "visitors." It specifically refers to angelic visitors who some rabbinical Jews believe visit Sukkahs bringing blessings on those who fulfill this biblical commandment. The unexpected visitors that arrive in the Sukkah of the newly Ultra-Orthodox couple are far from angelic. Instead, they are a pair of petty criminals who skip out on a weekend furlough from prison and arrive in Jerusalem looking for a place to hide out. I don't want to spoil it, so I won't tell anymore of the story. This is a great movie that is well worth watching. The movie is in Hebrew, with English subtitles and available on the DVD. Buy Now!
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https://www.nehemiaswall.com/ushpizin-movie
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Fri., May 30, 2014 9:42am
What do zombie apocalypse, road rage and butt implants have in common? They are all related to Georgia. Since the school year is coming to an end and yearbooks are being made, GPB’s “On The Story” wondered what a yearbook for our state would look like. You know, things “most likely to” for Georgia. So we compiled the list, as unflattering as it may be.
Fri., April 18, 2014 10:50am
A 1968 TV ad described the growing city of Atlanta as network of different neighborhoods, connected mostly by highways. The best option for navigating the city was by car. Fast forward to 2014, and Atlanta is still primarily a “car city”. But urban planners, city officials, and business leaders hope one solution to that problem is the Atlanta Beltline. The Atlanta Beltline started out as a graduate student’s dream back in 1999. Since then, it’s become one of the most ambitious urban redevelopment projects in the United States.
Wed., February 12, 2014 2:13am
The storm Georgians have been waiting for is here, and meteorologists say it will be even worse than expected. The Interstate 20 cor Gov. Nathan Deal is continuing to urge Georgians to stay off the roads Wednesday. Speaking at a noon press conference at the state Capitol, he said his main concern about the weather is that Georgians will think the winter storm moving through the state has peaked and will leave their homes.
Wed., January 29, 2014 3:18pm
The winter storm that hit the city of Atlanta and the surrounding metro areas Tuesday afternoon has inspired acts of kindness from Georgians around the state. After the icy storm left more than thousands of people stuck in their cars gridlocked on metro Atlanta freeways, people took to social media to spread the word about the stranded commuters.
Wed., January 29, 2014 9:09am
In a press conferences Wednesday morning, the state's top officials apologized for decisions they made during the winter storm that placed the city of Atlanta in a gridlock. However, Gov. Nathan Deal and Kasim Reed agree shutting down Atlanta early would not have been the right decision.
Tue., January 28, 2014 3:22pm
Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a state of emergency declaration for the entire state of Georgia. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Deal urged Georgians who have to drive to use extreme caution while on the roads. "Once at your destination, if at all possible, please stay off the roads until conditions improve. State DOT crews will work around the clock to get roads clear; in addition, the National Guard, the Department of Public Safety and GEMA will work to get the state back to normal as quickly as possible.”
Fri., December 20, 2013 9:10am
The U.S. Census bureau has released the latest data on median household income across the nation. New York NPR member station, WNYC created an interactive map that measures income trends across neighborhoods allowing users to explore differences in income down to the state and county. Dante Chini, director of the American Communities Project at American University in Washington, D.C., explained the importance of examining the nation’s differences in income and wealth on the NPR program The Takeway.
Fri., December 6, 2013 12:11pm
In June of that 1990, Mandela visited Atlanta as part of an eight city tour of America. During his visit, he laid a wreath at the Martin Luther King Jr., Center, met with members of the King family, and spoke at Georgia Tech. Three years later, he came back to Atlanta. Mandela was president of the African National Congress, and spent three days in Atlanta urging residents to help the ANC compete in South Africa’s first multicultural election. Here's a look back at Mandela's visits to the city of Atlanta.
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http://www.gpb.org/news/Atlanta/related?page=2
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KARIM-ALY KASSAM: Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the traditional lands of the Cayuga. And, therefore, it is appropriate that this event begins with that acknowledgement. It is my honor to ask Sachem Sam George, a chief of the Cayuga people, to welcome Chairman Archambault, leader of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. Sachem George.
SACHEM SAM GEORGE: [SPEAKING CAYUGA] Welcome. And what happens is usually, when we have newcomers or people come visit, we have a words before all else. And I'll just do a short version today, because we have big, big things going on. [SPEAKING CAYUGA] That part means we all bring our minds to one. [SPEAKING CAYUGA] Sorry. Where was I? [SPEAKING CAYUGA] I'm sorry. I'm a little nervous here. Lot of people in partner. I still get this way. [SPEAKING CAYUGA] And a good welcome. And I have a present for you from all of us. [INAUDIBLE]
KARIM-ALY KASSAM: Thank you, Sachem Sam George for gracing this event and sharing with us the words that come before all else. Representatives of the Cayuga Nation; executives of the Seneca Nation; representatives of the Oneida Nation; Dr. Laura Spitz, Vice Provost for International Affairs Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Chair of the Department of Natural Resources; Dr. Jolene Rickard, Director of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program; students and faculty; ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today.
I am told that this event is being watched from California to Central Asia, in the Kyrgyz Republic, in Tajikistan, and in Afghanistan through Livestream. It is tradition in my department that we begin our events by acknowledging those who have made it possible. The work of staff, students, and faculty in the Department of Natural Resources, in the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program, and at the vice provost's office have made this event possible. Thank you, all.
Now, it is my honor to introduce a soft spoken, gentle, courageous, and thoughtful man, who needs no introduction. Members of my research group at Cornell University have been undertaking research in partnership with tribal institutions in Standing Rock for nearly a decade. I've had the opportunity to interact with Chairman David Archambault several times. And I'm consistently impressed with his humility and his commitment.
He was recently named by Foreign Policy magazine as the global thinker of 2016, for his stewardship of the Dakota-Lakota homeland. Just 24 hours ago, in Washington, he received the Native American Leadership Award from the National Congress of American Indians.
When we conceived of the Department of Natural Resources' seminar series, we asked ourselves, how can our diverse scholarship activities demonstrate and build hope? We looked around and saw tremendous work being done here and elsewhere, in partnership with communities and scholarly institutions. Concrete efforts were being made to bring about hope for the future.
Today, let us listen and then act wisely, because we have a man here, despite recent setbacks, where his community and he are building hope, not just for themselves, but for humanity as a whole. Folks, please help me welcome Chairman David Archambault, leader of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation.
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: Thank you. You said you're nervous. I just hope that if I have anything that I can offer, that you receive it. And I'll try to do my best. And one of the things that I want to do is make sure that we do create that hope, the hope that is necessary for the future. And so when I look at everything that I do, it's always trying to base my decisions on the best outcome for the kids who are not even born yet.
So there's a lot of things that I face with every day. There's a lot of different challenges where I live. And I deal with them on a daily basis. And it's not always easy. But as long as I put a focus on the future, I could sleep at night. So that's kind of how I look at things.
So what I'll do is I'll try to-- if I could instill any sense of hope in where we have to go-- and I'll talk a little bit about the history of my nation, of why we are in this stance. And I'll try to tie it into what we can do in the future and the things that we have to be aware of.
So with that, I just want to first start by thanking Sam George for the welcome and for letting me be on your lands and all the leadership who has come. I created friendships with many tribal nations across the country. And it's hard for me to remember names, but I know faces, and I know character.
And I know I have some really good, close friends that I trust. And that's just because of the support that I got when I was in a time of need for it. So I thank you guys for being here and showing your support.
Karim, I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity. Karim was at Standing Rock. And I promised to come out here to try to find ways to create food sovereignty on Standing Rock Food sovereignty, how can we produce our own food for our own members and not depend on processed food? How do we grow our own food? How do we produce our own food? How do we package our own food? And how do we make that food available for the rest of the nation?
And so that was our discussion. And I promised him I would come out, and we could have that conversation here. This was in 2015, before pipeline was a big issue, before Dakota Access Pipeline was a big issue. And so I promised him I'd come. And we set this date. And I made sure that I was going to be here for it.
So I'll start by just going with our history. So as indigenous peoples, the first peoples of these lands, we entered into treaties with other nations. And it was something that wasn't uncommon. It was about peace. And so there's different types of treaties that were honored and created.
And one of the treaties that we entered into, with our own membership, was not on paper. It was with the peace pipe. So a pipe was loaded. And that pipe was a reminder. And it never was smoked. It was filled with [INAUDIBLE] our tobacco. And as long as that was filled, our treaties were honored. And then, around here, they use wampum beads as a treaty.
So each tribal nation had a way, without writing on paper. And it was oral history and something that we've learned and known about. But in the early 1800s, when we started interacting with the Europeans, we started entering into written treaties. And early on, like 1803, our tribes entered into treaty. I want to say 1830s.
There was a treaty that was written that put us under the federal government. So that was one of the first things that happened. And then, in 1851, we had a Horse Creek Treaty. And this Horse Creek Treaty was on the North Platte River in Nebraska. And it was a trail from the east to the west. And there was a trail where-- they called it the Mormon Trail. And they were going up towards Oregon.
But there was confrontation. So 1851, we said we'll enter into a treaty with the federal government. And it encompassed 60 million acres. And the first thing on there, the first article was there will be no war. So it was a peace treaty with us.
And 1868, on the Fort Laramie Treaty, it was because there's a Powder River. There was a finger on our 60 million acres. And the Mormons were cutting across it. And we had a Powder River War. So we had to enter into another treaty. But in this treaty, they took some land from the 1851 boundary.
And because of that, our membership, our leaders at that time said, we will not cede any more land to the federal government, unless you get 3/4 of all male to agree, from the Great Sioux Nation. And that was kind of like-- today, what we call it is a poison pill. We'll never get that. So we understood that. And we knew that.
In 1877, this is important, because there was gold that was discovered in the Black Hills [INAUDIBLE] the plains. Because of this resource that the United States looked for, gold, which is more precious to them than life, they wanted that land. And so they knew that they couldn't get it. They knew that they couldn't get 3/4 of all males to agree to this.
So what they did was they came out, and they negotiated with a few leaders. But at the same time, 60 million acres was the territory that buffalo roamed. And buffalo were getting killed. So food was becoming a hardship. So it came to a point where we either have to sign or we have to starve. Sign or starve.
And I always resented the leadership at that time for signing, but I really didn't understand until today, in my capacity. I know what they were dealing with. It's hard when you're thinking about the future. What can we do? And what do we have to do when we have children who are not even born? So those leaders back then, when I think about it, were thinking about me. And I'm here today because of what they've done.
So it was an agreement that they worked not with Congress, but with agents. Federal agents came out. And in this agreement, they got 10% of the leaders to say yes, we'll agree to this. And our 60 million acres was reduced down to the west side of the Missouri River in South Dakota and cut out the Black Hills.
When we signed this agreement, the agreement went back to DC. And then, there was an act of Congress. So now, it's no longer treaties or treaty amendments. It's now Congress taking action, Congress saying, OK, we can take land. So another act came in 1889. And this act said, we will reduce that land to today's current day reservation.
So the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is on about the size of Connecticut, 2.3 million acres. We straddle North Dakota and South Dakota. We're along the Missouri River. , Today we have about 16,000 members. About 8,000 of our members live there on Standing Rock. So remember this number, 8,000 members. And that's who put me in office, in my office, in my capacity.
Soon after that, another act came. It's called Dawes Act. In 1908, we had-- It's also known as the Allotment Act. So what they did was they said, every individual here is going to be a lottee, and you're going to get land. And whatever's left over, we're going to open it up to settlers.
So when I think about why are they doing this, why are they continuing to take land, it's for economic development. In North Dakota and South Dakota, you have agriculture, grazing.
One good thing about Standing Rock is we'll see a lot of native grass. You don't see a lot of agriculture taking place. So agriculture, they'll kill everything, and they'll put one species, plant species in. With us, we maintain, and we try to protect the Native grasses that exist.
1914, there was World War, right? In 1876, the Great Sioux Nation and the Cheyenne defeated General Custer in a war, in Greasy Grass, Battle of Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. And there was lessons from that.
Our leader, Sitting Bull-- I always used to say this. Does anybody know where Standing Rock is or hear of Standing Rock? And nobody would say-- and so I'd say, you know who Sitting Bull is? And Sitting Bull is a world renowned leader. And they all say, yeah. That's my tribe. But recently, I would say Standing Rock, and people know where Standing Rock's at.
So in 1876, we defeated Custer. Sitting Bull took off to Canada. And then, he came back. When he came back, he was considered hostile. So the federal government at that time implemented-- trying to think of the word-- simulation. Or it was to try to make him non-Indian. Assimilation.
And it was with his family. So with our tribe, you'll see a lot of the leadership was killed. Sitting Bull was killed. Any tribes that had resistance to the federal government, they would take the heads off.
In 1914, we had World War I. So the same names that defeated the United States were the same ones that were fighting alongside US in the First World War. And we had [INAUDIBLE] another war-- this was interesting. My wife and I-- my wife is with me. And I always have to point her out. She's the most beautiful thing ever. Sorry.
We got a chance to visit the President. And when we went to the White House, there's this room, the secretaries' room. And they have flags, all the flags from all the military branches. And they have the United States flag. And then, they have war ribbons hanging off. And one of these war ribbons, it had Pine Ridge.
And Pine Ridge is in South Dakota. So I asked, what is that ribbon right there? Every ribbon represents a war that the United States was in. And that was that one. That was a war in, I want to say, 1880, Wounded Knee Massacre.
They called it a war. And it was a war where they got the most Congressional Medals of Honor for the guys that mowed down with Hotchkiss guns women and children. And they were from Standing Rock. They left Standing Rock when Sitting Bull got killed.
So 1914, we are fighting in World War I. 1918. 1924, they say, you can be the citizens of this country. So before 1924, and in the 1800s, we weren't even considered humans. And if you look at all the acts that were taking our lands, we were not even citizens. We didn't have say. And so this is just the beginning of a lot of the wrongs that were committed. And there's similar stories to other nations, other tribal nations.
In 1934, there was an IRA Government Act, another act. You have to create an IRA government. Standing Rock said, no, we're not going to accept that government. We have our own constitution. 1914, we passed the constitution to organize. And we're going to stay with that.
But there was two things that came with the IRA. We received the benefits from the government. And we see their Constitution. Who pushed their Constitution aside, but we said, we'll receive your benefits. So in every decade, there was something happening with Indian country and with Standing Rock.
In 1944, in that area, there was this act. It was called the Pick-Sloan Act. And it was named after a general in the Army Corps of Engineers and a general in Bureau of Reclamation, Pick and Sloan. And it was an act to create a dam system on the Missouri River. And there were seven dams that were built.
So when we had the Allotment Act, our members were given a piece of land, 640 acres. And they said, where do you want your land? And everybody in our membership said, we want it by the river. We want it on the river bottoms, because there's trees. There's fruits. There's game. There's everything that we need to survive.
So if you look at Standing Rock, and you see the allotments, it's all along the Grand River and the Missouri River. And the rest of the farmland was turned into fee land that was settled by non-Indians.
So in 1944, Pick-Sloan Act, it was the largest dam system in the world. And by 1958, they completed the dam. And we had our most precious lands flooded.
And what was the reason for this? To create these lakes for recreation and for energy independence. So when I look back, the Black Hills, national security, gold is used to back the currency. Taking of our land is economic development to this nation.
And then, we have energy independence, hydroelectricity. So these things are coming up. Not only are these wrongs that were being committed to us, but because we were considered aggressive or hostile, our kids were taken and are put in boarding schools.
And when our kids were put in boarding schools, they were not allowed to speak. So I have a grandmother. She had passed away. But she was a fluent speaker of our language. And she did not speak to her kids, my dad, because she would get beaten in school if she spoke her language. And she didn't want that pain to go on to her children. So she did not allow them to speak our language.
And this was the federal policy at the time. The federal policy is kill the Indian, but save the man. Let's assimilate them as fast as we can. And if your tribe was considered hostile, the assimilation was more forceful. There was a lot of things that were happening that created trauma.
It's hard to explain the boarding school era. All I can say is if any of you have children-- I see a little one. Soon as she turns three years old, we're going to take that little one away and put them in another country. And they cannot speak the language, your native tongue. And if they do, they're going to get beat.
And not only that, the schools are going to rape them. That's what's happening to Indians in this nation. And so that hardship comes back. And when we have our students graduating high school, all they want to do is be home. They don't want to go to school anymore. They don't want to go to college.
What I'm sharing to you is kind of like the wrongs that have been committed to us. And there's been a lot of wrongs. And it's important that you understand that, so that you understand what happened at Standing Rock in this movement. It created trauma. It created hardship. We didn't do it to ourselves.
So if I look at the 10 poorest counties in this nation, 10 poorest counties, five of them are of the Great Sioux Nation. We have Pine Ridge, our Oglala, Rosebud. We have Cheyenne River and two of them on Standing Rock. So there's five of the poorest counties in this country come from the Great Sioux Nation.
And do you think that's something that we want or something that we're proud of or something that we want to continue? This is because of the treatment of what happened to our people.
And with poverty comes all the symptoms. So you have high suicide rates, high abuses, high alcoholism, high drug use, lack of housing, lack of law enforcement. These are symptoms. And it's not just common in any country. It's common in any area where there's poverty. You'll see the same symptoms wherever you go.
Nicole and I grew up on the reservation. And we have two children. Our daughter is 23, and our son is 17. I taught them everything I know, but they don't know anything.
But you have to have a choice. And our parents made a choice to stay on the reservation. Why did they do that? And so when it's our time, we have children. And what we can look at is the environment. And do we want to raise our kids in this environment?
And I say, yeah, because even though you have high poverty, there's so much beauty with our culture. There's so much beauty with our land. There's so much beauty with the people. There's so much that is there that we love. And it's our choice.
And we know that if we love our children, no matter what, they're going to do good. So it was our choice to stay. And if you ever get a chance to visit any reservation, you'll see for yourself, with your own eyes, beyond the poverty.
You'll see the prairie grasses. You'll see the hills, the rolling hills. You'll see the people. You'll see the songs. You'll see the ceremonies. You'll see the things that we cherish. The community, all the communities. So that's why we're there.
Now, in 2003, in North Dakota, there was this oil boom taking place, taking off. So North Dakota became a state that was recognized in the nation as the lowest unemployment. But they didn't count the reservations. They didn't count our 60%. They just said, it's the lowest unemployment.
There's 20,000 jobs. People from all over the country were flocking. People were coming all over. And this oil boom brought a lot of things. Brought money, but it also brought crime, and it brought drugs.
When this thing hit North Dakota, I think marijuana was the drug that was on our reservation. But then we start seeing stuff like cocaine. That We never saw that before. It was stuff like heroin, black heroin, meth. Meth became something that is rampant. And it's different. These drugs are completely different.
So in 2007, our tribe said, we don't want pipelines in our ancestral lands, because we saw not only the bad that was coming with the social ills with this oil boom, but we saw the environmental ills. And we saw unregulated pipelines being punched in. We saw fracking solutions, fracking water. Am I raspy?
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DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: OK. That's crazy. [INAUDIBLE] So in 2012, we had a tribal member going around Standing Rock, trying to lease land. He was going around buying fee land. And he was going around telling people that he wants to frack. His name is [? Joey ?] [? Wicks. ?] He's going to frack on Standing Rock.
So the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said, we don't want that. We know what happens to the environment when you do that. So we said, we don't want this. Not only that we don't want the fracking. We don't want the pipeline. So we took action way before Dakota Access Pipeline.
2013, There's this KXL Pipeline. And it's trying to cut through our treaty lands. And there's this stance. There's a movement by reservation, by tribes in Great Sioux Nation, saying no KXL Pipeline. But we officially opposed it. We also sent letters to the Department of Interior, the EPA, Department of the Army. We sent letters out saying, we oppose this. And we also passed resolutions opposing KXL Pipeline.
2013, I get elected as the chairman of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. And the only reason I get elected is because I want to try to-- I love our people. I love our home. And I know that we're in a state of dependency. I know that there's poverty.
But that's not the only thing there. I know that we can do things like food sovereignty. There's all kinds of opportunities that we can pursue. And if I could just bump us in a new direction, and if I could-- our focus has been focusing on our children.
Instead of having a 50% dropout rate, and then of the five who graduate, only one goes on to college, we could invest in our kids. And all the problems, the issues that we have, we create the brilliant minds to solve all the things that plague us.
So that's why I became the chairman. And I know this is something that took place over 200 years. I can't reverse that overnight. I can't reverse that in my term. But I can nudge us in a new direction. So that's what it is, showing that I care for kids and that if we invest in them, they'll have the answers in the future.
2014 comes. There's the Dakota Access Pipeline. And we have this company approaching our tribal council, saying we're going to build this pipeline right here, 500 feet away from your lands.
And the tribal council and I said, don't do it. You're going to meet resistance. And we have it. It's on YouTube. If you look it up, you'll see the meeting. And it's verbatim, the conversation that we had.
I go home, and I tell Nicole about this. And she says, what's the big issue? Well, it threatens water. What's that? Why is that important? Well, she's telling me that-- that's why I said that's funny. She don't even bathe in water. I'm just teasing. I have to pick on Nicole. I love her, so she understands.
But water is important to us. Water's a part of our ceremonies. Water is-- it's a source of life. So water is a source of life, just like the sun is a source of life, just like this Earth is a source of life, and just like the air that we breathe is a source of life. Those are sources of life that are beings need to exist, so that our spirits can occupy these bodies that we're in.
So we call it [INAUDIBLE]. We have [INAUDIBLE] We have a word in our language. We say [INAUDIBLE] which means we're all related. But it means that everything is connected. Everything is related. So it's important. Water's important.
And it was something that started with our kids. Our youth said, we don't want oil in our water. And they made a stance. And they ran to DC. And when our kids speak up, it's time for us to stand behind them. It's time for us to support them. When they want to say something, we encourage them to say it. When they want to do something, encourage them to do it.
And it's a different time for me, because when I was growing up, it was hard for me to identify as who I am or what I am. But our kids today are saying, I want to learn the language. I'm proud to be Indian. It's cool to be Indian. And so we are very supportive of them.
In 2015, we did everything that we could. We wrote to all the agencies. We visited DC. We went to Department of Interior, went to EPA. We went to Advisory Council Historic Preservation. And we got them to write letters in support.
And our argument is that we never had an opportunity to have a say in the scoping of this Dakota Access Pipeline. If we did, we would have said, stay out of our treaty lands, because there are sacred places there, something that's important to us.
And so, by protecting the water, it helps us remember and know what our ancestors had left behind. And it also helps us protect the future for children who are not yet born.
So in 2016, there was a notice of construction. All of our efforts went to the wayside. This company, Dakota Access Pipeline Energy Transfer Partners just kept pushing through. And when this first notice of construction started, the movement began. There's a huge movement. And it continues today. There's still a movement today.
In 2016, it felt like the first time we were heard, on December 4. The Department of Army said we're not part of that. We went to court. We had to file a court case. We knew that our chances were not very good, because throughout history, federal court has never ruled for tribes.
So we know that our chances-- and we know that the deck is stacked against us. We know that the federal laws are in place. We know that this company has complied with the federal laws. But yet they didn't consult us. We had an argument, when we took them to court. We wanted to take them to court. It was something that we had to do, even though we knew the deck was stacked against us.
And first, we filed a temporary restraining order, saying you're going to destroy our sacred sites. Don't go through there. Company continues to work, and the judge rules in their favor. They destroy sacred sites. So all of our initial court case was on sacred sites and consultation. We lost that. But it doesn't mean that it's over. We're going to continue the fight.
When the court ruled against us, the Department Interior, Department of Army, and Department of Justice wrote a memo saying, we're not going to approve of an easement for the company to cross our land, until we take a closer look at this and do some further reviews.
And then, in December, 2016, they didn't grant the easement. And they said, until we conduct environment impact statement-- and that was something that we were asking for. To get approval, they will give an environmental assessment. They will get a FONSI, Finding of No Significant Impact. And they will get a 404 permit.
And then, the last thing they need is an easement across the federal lands. The agency said, we're not going to give that, until we do an environmental impact statement. They put a notice in the Federal Register, notice of intent in the Federal Registry.
And then, the new President took office. And the new President said, we're going to do Dakota Access Pipeline. We're going to restart KXL Pipeline. And he wrote a presidential memorandum.
So we're still in court over this matter. We appealed what the judge did. And things were changing, because our complaint that we filed was starting to look like null and void, because they went and destroyed all the sacred sites.
And the judge ruled, saying that we were consulted, because we had 380 correspondences with the Corps of Engineers. And those correspondences were, we're not consulting with you until we get an opportunity to share. Well, we need to consult. Well, we don't want to consult until you give us the opportunity. So we went back and forth with emails and phone calls.
So in February, this month, February 8, there was-- let's see. The week before that, I was trying to get a hold of President Trump. And I've been trying different angles. How can I get to this guy and let him know why there's a movement, why there's resistance, why we have a problem with this pipeline?
I know he said that. I know what he's doing. So maybe if he just hears us-- so I was optimistic. If I just get an opportunity to get in front of him.
The President said, in his presidential memorandum, he said, we're going to approve these pipelines, because it creates economic development and jobs, creates national security. And it creates energy independence.
So when I hear those things, I said, perfect. I get to talk to him. And I could show him that today, we are continuing to pay that cost for those things. While this nation benefits, there's a cost-benefit. Who pays the cost? And it's bringing harm on our people. And it's going to create another. So I wanted to have the opportunity.
First week of February, I finally got to talk to someone in the White House. His name's William Kirkland. I talked for an hour, said I need to sit down. I need to show you. I need to show you. I need to talk to anybody in the White House, anyone who would listen, that you cannot approve of this easement. And so he says, OK. We'll meet on February 9.
February 6 is a Monday. We have a status conference on our court case. And the judge asks the Department of Justice, what are you guys going to do? Make a decision on this presidential memorandum. And they say not until Friday, which would be February 12 or February 10. OK, I have some time, one last chance. Make a run at it.
That was February 6. February 7, I'm flying to DC to meet with William Kirkland in the White House on February 8. February 7, I get a call. Can you call the general? I call the general. We're giving the easement. We're canceling the notice of intent for an EIS. And we're going to waive the 14 day congressional notice for the easement.
So that's the call I get. And so I feel like I got slighted by this. The reason I feel like that is because we originally had our meeting set up for Monday. And then, they moved it to Wednesday. And then, I go on Tuesday. And Tuesday, they come out and let me know that.
So I try to forgive. There's some lessons that I learned. And one of them is to forgive. But it's really hard when somebody does that to you. I feel like I was set up.
So that's kind of where we are. And we filed a summary judgment two days ago. And our argument is that there was no change in circumstances. The Department of Army gave a notice to do an environmental impact statement. And because there's no change in status, they need to honor that.
But the one question that we always ask the Corps of Engineers, and the reason why we got the environmental impact statement from the beginning was because we asked a question. What is an oil spill going to do?
What impact is it going to have on our lands, on our treaty lands? What impact's it going to have on our people? What impact's it going to have on our heritage, our culture, our language? Can you tell us what that oil spill will do to our environment? We will be the first ones that are affected by it. Can you tell us? And they couldn't.
So that's when Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary for US Civil Works said, we need to do an EIS. And then, this President comes in and takes away. The Administrative Procedures Act says they can't do that.
So we now we are also saying we have treaty rights. We entered into this treaty. So I started talking about treaty. We have treaty rights. And those treaty rights are hunting, fishing, and our water. And those three things have been successful for tribes in the past, when we've filed claims on them.
So we're pursuing those. And I believe that we have a strong argument. I know we have a strong argument. It's just going to depend on how the judge sees things.
And it's crazy, because we have this billion dollar company, who's coming in acting like the victim, like we are hurting them. We are keeping their project from going. And so we're going to continue to do that.
This movement has been something special. It's been something that I never anticipated. I never knew it was going to be like this. I never thought that it was going to be something this special, something this great, something this beautiful.
And I know it's because-- and I believe in the creator. We have a word, and it's called [INAUDIBLE] And if I was to interpret that, I would say that means creator. But in our way, [INAUDIBLE] means everything. So it's not like God or a puppet master. It's more like everything. And so the creator [INAUDIBLE] is guiding this.
And I believe in that, because there's been so much prayer. In August, September, October, when you guys came, you felt it. You witnessed it.
And then, I had a hard time. It wasn't easy. I have all the things that plague our people. And then, we have this movement. So 8,000 members on Standing Rock. At one time, we had 10,000 members at the camp. So 10,000 members. So that doubled our population.
So I always question myself. You can ask Nicole. I'm always questioning, am I doing the right thing? And I believe that the creator has been guiding me. Every time I had doubt, there was a tribe that showed up. And they shared a song. Or they shared a prayer. And they were behind me. And they gave support. So it wasn't as difficult.
There is momentum there. And we can keep that momentum going, regardless of what happens. And the sad thing about alternative facts-- does everyone know what alternative facts are? I call Facebook alternative facts. And there's a lot of things that are said.
And there was implosion that took place, imploding. And I was accused of stealing-- or not stealing, selling out, taking money. Or I had a house in Florida. All this stuff was on Facebook.
And it's kind of humorous to me. I don't have Facebook. There's a reason, because if I did, I would go crazy. I'm already going crazy. Ask Nicole.
So I don't watch social media. I don't pay attention to it. But someone will come, and they'll show me, look at what they're saying now. Well, the sad thing is it's our own members, and it's our own people who do this.
But I forgive them. And I understand, especially when it gets tough. So if I didn't love my people, I'd probably be on Facebook myself and firing back. I know what you did.
So that doesn't help anybody, though, if you react to negativity. It doesn't help me, doesn't help my wife, doesn't help my kids. So I have to let it go. I have to forgive them. And I could honestly look at them in the face and not have any ill feelings towards them, anybody who says anything bad about me.
So this movement is something that started Standing Rock. And it is about water. But it's also about what each and every one of us can do, because we know that this Mother Earth is in trouble. And all we have to do is look at the facts.
And I'm not trying to argue. I know there's this debate about climate change and global warming. Let's just set that aside for now. And let's say, what's going on?
The temperature of this Earth is heating up. The ice caps are melting. Glaciers are disappearing. The ocean levels are rising. Currents are changing. Coral reefs are disappearing. These are facts.
So there's something happening. And so we have to make a difference. And this is what this whole thing helped me understand.
And I'm guilty too. I drive a car. I wear clothing that has petroleum in it, the dyes. Everything in this-- I could look here, and I could see petroleum products. It's not our fault.
I get called a hypocrite because my wife and I own a gas station. But that's because that's the only thing available. And the means of transportation for us, for our community, is our vehicles. So it's OK.
But now we have to make a change. It's time for us-- if we want this planet, if we want to start forward thinking for our children that aren't even born yet, what are some things that we can do? And there's movements like this all the time.
I like this one. Let's change all our light bulbs, so they're incandescent light bulbs. Now I'll reduce my carbon footprint. That's not enough anymore. What are the things that we can do?
And just for my community, we had this hardship that is there. And it's about trying to look at the kids, invest in the kids. How do we get kids to want to make the difference? We have to believe in them. So when you see someone, when you see a little one, this is the change. It's so simple. Life is simple.
The change is acknowledge that little one. We acknowledge the baby. Acknowledge, and you'll see them light up. And believe in them. The children are going to be the ones who make the difference.
And then, we can also do things. I don't know why we have plastic bottles. What can we put water in, so that we don't have plastic bottles? There's a lot of things that we can do. But we have to start creating the demand, because this country is ran with money and greed.
We have a President who is driven by money and greed. So we have to create the demand and force that change. The reason why everything is in petroleum is because-- I don't know if you know who the Koch brothers are. They own Congress and all the rules and all the policies that allow for this pipeline.
So this thing that happened at Standing Rock is greater than just Standing Rock. And there's something each and every one of us can do. I used to think it was at the individual level. That's not good enough. All of you will make that change individually. But can you imagine if this town, Ithaca, changed?
And we've seen it with Las Vegas. All the light bulbs are powered with renewable energy. A community doing it. And the only way we're going to change is if we get the United States to change. So it is something that's bigger. And I do believe that the creator is driving this.
And it's possible. It's doable. And instead of saying, I'm guilty. I want to say, this is what I'm doing. I walked to Ithaca. I didn't walk here. It's too far to go. But we've got to create the alternatives, so we can all drive Teslas. We have to create the demand.
Electricity can be produced with sun or with wind. And so what do we do? And I think this is a perfect place to start. I know this community, this campus is moving in that direction.
So I don't want to talk. I want to let you guys ask questions. I know there's a lot of questions that you might have. And I'll answer them.
I didn't talk too much about the camp. I'll tell you right now, at the camp, there are people there. My focus with the camp is to make sure that we clean it and to make sure that people are safe. It is in the area where there's a flood zone. So we're going to continue to try to make sure people are not there.
And it is a real risk, because of the amount of snow that we had, the cold temperatures, and the ice damming up and creating a potential flood. And when that flood hits, if it's not clean, we become the contaminators. And we don't want that.
So that's our focus. That's been our focus the past three weeks. Nicole actually was out there and helping clean up. So this is what happened. 10,000 people, December 4. December 5, the snow storm hit. 10,000 people, a lot of them from California and the southern states.
So I come out, and I say, it's OK to go home. You can go home. And there was about 1,200 people left. And that's a peace of mind, because I'm not worried about all the other people. But at the same time, when they left, they didn't take everything with them.
So the things that they left behind is what we're cleaning up. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing. I'm just saying that I'm thankful nobody lost their life. And I'm thankful for the support. I'm thankful for this community and all the tribal nations who came.
It's powerful when we unite. It's powerful when a collective group come together. And when we do it with prayer, there's all kinds of lessons. And I could tell you a whole bunch of things about the lessons that I was given by the creator.
But that's another whole different seminar. It would probably take twice as long. So I'll ask if you guys have any questions. Just raise your hand, and I'll try to do my best to answer them. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 2: First of all, I'd like to say welcome. I'm a Cayuga woman, so welcome to our lands here. I have a lot of questions. But we just seen it on the news earlier today that there was a deadline for everyone to move from the main camp. But they said that there was still 200 people there. I guess my question is, what is going to happen with these orders to move away from the camp and let the workers come in?
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: So what's happening is there is a flood risk. And the main camp is located off Standing Rock. So Standing Rock never gave an order. And in fact, Standing Rock has always been asking that the National Guard, the Morton County Police, the state government, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs do not use force to remove people.
And we've always been concerned about safety. Because we're concerned about safety, and because we're concerned about the environment, we ask people to voluntarily leave.
Now, that's where the implosion takes place. There's accusations that I'm doing that because I'm helping the pipeline go through. But I'm not. I'm worried about the environment. And I'm worried about the safety. So the orders that are coming out are coming from the state government.
And that land, where the big camp is, is off Standing Rock. And it's on Morton County land. And there is an argument, when it comes to treaty land, that there's treaty land and then there's federal lands.
Now, the argument that we have is there's a land dispute. We never ceded that land. And this case was tried in 1980 with the Black Hills. And the judge said that this was one of the worst things that ever happened to Native Americans, but you're not going to get your land back, the 60 million or the Black Hills. So here's $108 million.
So the Great Sioux Nation said, we're not accepting $108 million. So there's still a land dispute. Now, what we're arguing with our treaty rights are hunting and fishing and water. We know that those three things have been successful in federal court. We know that the land dispute-- there was an attempt to settle. And we didn't accept that.
But if we start that argument up here, I have to make sure all the Great Sioux Nation is on board, because what that's doing is that's putting it at risk. And all it will take is an act of Congress to say, you have to take that money. And it's done. And you don't have nothing. So we're not going there.
Now, because we're not going there, the state is going to issue these eviction notice. There are 200 people there. And I'm still maintaining don't use force. We don't want anybody to get hurt. And we're really fortunate, if you think about how everything made out that no lives are lost.
SPEAKER 2: Also, Native people from the outside-- not just Native, but non-Native people too-- how do we continue to support the people at Standing Rock and the movement? How can we support you guys in this fight?
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: And I appreciate all the support. And you can continue to do it I think this pipeline is one-- as a chairman, I deal with health care and the law enforcement. I deal with welfare. I deal with education. I deal with housing. I deal with everything that you could think of. And include the pipeline in there now. And include the people.
So these are all the issues that I look at. And so when I base a decision, I look at how is it going to impact everything, not just the pipeline. So this is just one. And what I see with this new President coming in, everything is going to be attacked, our economies, our health care, our education. So it's a real threat. And we have to stand up and make it go beyond this pipeline.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate everybody, the non-Indians, the Indians from around the world, who came. Now what can we do? If we focus everything on this pipeline, there's a lot of other things at risk. We have to stand up.
And on March 10, we're going to rise in Washington to let this Congress know. And then, we're going to let this President, this administration know that we're still here. And we've been here. Regardless of what this country has done to us, we're going to continue to be here. And it doesn't matter which administration.
So what can we do? If you can't go to DC at that time, you can have a movement. And I know you have movements here in support. But what I think is important that we remember is, how can we make the changes at home? What are some things at home that can change.
And I know it's beautiful that we stand up for this. But for my community, I need my members to stand up against meth now, because meth is killing our people. I need our community to stand up against pollution. There's a lot of things that we can start standing up now. And this movement, it's an awakening. It's time now. It's time to do something and no longer sit back.
I get two questions asked every time I go somewhere. First question is, how are you doing? But it's more like this. How are you doing? I'm fine. I'm good. I have prayer. I have the creator. I have my family. I'm OK.
The other question is, what can I do to help? And what I say is follow your heart. You need to follow your heart. And your heart will tell you what to do. And it's that simple. Life is simple. Any other questions?
SPEAKER 3: What does mni wiconi mean to you?
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: Mni wiconi. So mni wiconi in our language, it means life giving water. So there are a lot of things that give life. And there is a tag line that says life is war. Our water is life.
So if we start to interpret those three words. "life is water," "is" to me means equals. So if something equals something, it goes both ways. And this is stuff that I learned in math, right? So I would say water is like. Life is water.
So when we look at this, do we say is this life? Is this life? And so if this is life, then do we poop in it? Or do we look at it and we say, this is necessary for life? It's a source of life.
So there are many things that are sources. There are four things that are sources of life. And if it's a source of life, then what is life?
So life to me is an experience. We are all here in a moment in time. And we are experiencing things that we have to pass on. And we need to take the lessons that we learn in this moment, pass them forward. And to me, it's precious. Life is precious.
SPEAKER 4: Did you issue an order to evict the Sacred Stone camp today?
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: No, I didn't.
SPEAKER 4: And did you use the BIA in any way to set up road blocks across camps or [INAUDIBLE]
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: No, I didn't. What I did--
KARIM-ALY KASSAM: That's enough questions from one person. Are there others who have questions? Because we don't want to accuse our guests.
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: No, I'll answer that one question. And I never used BIA. What the BIA does is they are the administrators or the trustees of allotted land. And so when somebody is out of compliance with allotted land, this happens all the time. The BIA will issue a trespass order.
And so I'm informed when they do things, but it's not something that I have asked for. Again, I asked that there's no force used, whenever they carry out their actions. And I've been thankful for all the support. And I appreciate everybody who has come. Any other questions?
SPEAKER 5: Can you comment The on the role of media, in particular independent media and indigenous media, have played in building awareness of the movement at Standing Rock [INAUDIBLE] everywhere?
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: Media. So from the beginning, there has been concern that mass media will not cover this. So there's different types of mediums to get the message out. There's different ways to tell stories. And there's radio. There's television. There's news. There's movies. And then, we have social media.
So what social media did was it helped this movement go worldwide. When social media came about, people from all around the world got to see firsthand what's happening. And that also allowed for mass media to have to turn and take a look. And so we have had major networks like CNN, MSNBC. There's just different ones that came up and did a story.
But it's not the media that we had hoped for. And I think some of it has to do with politics and the type of stories that they want to cover. One time, we had an interview set up with CNN. And then, something happened in North Carolina. So they left. And they didn't want to be here.
What I took for granted was all media that was there was there to help with the movement, because we were not getting the attention that we're supposed to. And when I took that for granted, then I did an interview.
And that's why the question came up. What does water of life mean to you? What they do is they take what you say, and they splice it. And they only show what they want. So it doesn't help. What it does is it creates division. And what made this movement so powerful was the unity and the togetherness.
And so when I took that for granted, and these other medias came in to do interview, I assume that they were there to look good. That's OK, though. I don't hold anything against them.
I don't hold anything against anyone that has a resentment towards me. I have to let it go. And I have to forgive them. And I believe that the creator's only there to help, and he's going to guide us. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 6: Many of us from this area have been [INAUDIBLE]. We have a lot of relatives that have gone. [INAUDIBLE] We still have relatives there. [INAUDIBLE] So at this point in time, [INAUDIBLE] there are still people there. And then today on Facebook, we see [INAUDIBLE] That's very confusing, because they say [INAUDIBLE] efforts to stop them [INAUDIBLE]
DAVID ARCHAMBAULT: Yeah, we're going to continue the fight. And we started this two years ago. And we don't have any intention in stopping, regardless of what happens. And we understood that from the beginning that there's always a chance.
Even if this pipeline gets through, it doesn't mean that we're going to stop. We're always going to pursue-- we'll appeal. And we'll go as far as we can with this. We won't stop.
The big camp is in a floodplain. And there is a little high ground there. But that's off. Now, the other camp that has started-- I was put in a hard position, because my intention has always been for the safety of people.
And I wanted to set up an area so that people will move. And this is when it was nice. And I made that available. And then, at that time, people at the camp said, we're not moving. We're not going to move. But I still wanted to make that available.
And what happened was the community of Cannon Ball passed a resolution saying, please close the camps. And that was passed, given to our tribal council. So our tribal council has to listen to the members. And then, I follow out the orders of our resolutions that are passed. So it didn't allow me to put the land aside for them.
So there are some private landowners that are saying their land is available. So it really gets difficult. And people really don't understand all the things that I have to deal with. They make assumptions.
And that's OK. I'm all right with that. They'll attack me. And I just-- I have to listen to our members. And I have to try to do what's best to assure that people are safe and that this environment that we are occupying is safe.
KARIM-ALY KASSAM: Well, Chairman Archambault, thank you very much. [INAUDIBLE]
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David Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, is a leading spokesperson for protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. He has spoken on Indigenous rights before the Human Rights Council of the United Nations and written in the New York Times. He recently was named by Foreign Policy magazine as a Global Thinker 2016 for his stewardship of the Dakota/Lakota homeland.
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
RALLY MONDAY SET FOR SEPTEMBER 29th AT ANGEL STADIUM
FSN West Providing Live Television Coverage
Beginning at 6:30 PM with Lindsay Soto, Mark Gubicza and Jose Mota
Parking and Admission Free to All Fans; Gates Open at 5:00 p.m.
Scheduled for the Event are:
Hosts Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc
Performances by the hit band “SmashMouth”
Appearances by current Angels Torii Hunter, Howie Kendrick & Reggie Willits and former Angels Tim Salmon and Bobby Grich
Unveiling of 2008 A.L. West Champion Banner
Highlights of the Angels 2008 Season
U.S. Navy Leapfrogs
WHAT: Rally Monday will take place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Monday,
September 29th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All fans will receive rally towels
and bandanas as they enter the event. The team store will also have Angels’
playoff merchandise on sale.
WHEN: Monday, September 29, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Parking and admission free to all fans.
Visit the Angels website at: www. angelsbaseball.com
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In 1980, a read a book about an aristocratic English family during WWI that I absolutely adored. I was so enthusiastic about it that I promptly loaned it to my best friend who never thought of it again until about a year later when I asked for it back. She had no idea where my copy was. I was devastated. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to write down the title or author. I could only remember that bell was in the title.
Decades passed and the book never left my list of “to find titles.” When Internet search engines and online used book stores became available to me I searched again to no avail. Last month I was perusing the new release table at Barnes & Noble and a book title jumped out at me. The Passing Bells sounded vaguely familiar so I read the back description and checked the copyright date. “Originally published in 1978.” I stood and stared at the cover in stunned silence. I had found it again. It was a book miracle.
I immediately download a copy to my NOOK and commenced reading. After a long and unyielding quest I wondered if time had romanticized my memory. Had The Passing Bells become my Holy Book Grail?
The summer of 1914 will mark the last days of a privileged way of life for many English aristocrats and the working class who served them. Political unrest is looming on the continent, but at Abingdon Pryory, the palatial grand manor house of the Greville family in Surrey, the pleasures of the ruling class continue as parties, dances and romances are in full swing. The lord of the manor, Anthony Greville, 9th earl of Stanmore rides his favorite hunter Jupiter through his vast estate while his wife Hanna Rilke Greville, Countess Stanmore, plans the debut season in London of their beautiful young daughter Alexandria and worries about her eldest son Charles, whose studies at Cambridge and determination to marry Lydia Foxe, a wealthy local girl with no family connections are foremost on her mind. Up for a weekend in the country are family friends Captain Fenton Wood-Lacy of the Coldstream Guards, hard up for cash and seeking a bride, and the eccentric wife of the Marquees of Dexford and her dowdy youngest daughter Winifred hoping to spark a romance with the heir. Interestingly, Hanna’s American nephew Martin Rilke, a young journalist from Chicago, arrives for a summer holiday and we see this truly English family from a new perspective.
Downstairs there is an army of servants maintaining the ancient estate and the lives of their upstairs employer in grand style. A new maid Ivy Thaxton is learning the ropes in the hierarchy of the servant class while chauffeur Jamie Ross tinkers with Rolls Royce engines and dreams of submitting patents of his designs.
The tug and pull of the family dynamics soon expands to a wider field with the outbreak of WWI. We travel to northern France with Captain Wood-Lacy with his battalion and Martin Rilke as a newspaper reporter and witness the chaotic beginnings of the war and the devastating losses at Ypres. At home, the Greville’s neighbor, wealthy businessman Archie Foxe, uses his food empire and knowledge of distribution to aid the war effort becoming even wealthier. As all the young men are enlisted for King and Country, and the young women are employed in the cities, the staff at Abingdon Pryory dwindles down to a skeleton crew. The ladies do their part and daughter Alexandria and housemaid Ivy enlist in the women’s nursing units.
The narrative covers between 1914-1920, and we are witness to more warfare with the soldier Charles Greville and reporter Martin Rilke who witness the massive military blunders and tragic loss of thousands of lives at Gallipoli in Turkey and through the balance of the war. The effect on the home front by those who must bear the devastating personal losses and changes to a way of aristocratic life that will never be again is equally as compelling and heart wrenching. Even with all the destruction of life, family and country there is hope and romance for a few of the main characters.
Philip Rock is a fabulous writer. His screenwriting skills are wholly apparent on every page. He moves the story swiftly on with a directorial eye by including just enough fact and emotion to keep you glued to the page and engaged at every moment without looking back. Even though there are many characters and plot lines running concurrently I was able to keep up and enjoy all the great historical detail and the amazing characters that he developed. My favorites were Fenton and Martin; both men of honor and integrity who represented outsiders to the Greville family whose objective perspectives were similar to narrator Charles Ryder in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited.
I am happy to say that my melancholy sentiments might have clouded my judgment just a tad while re-reading, but after 30 plus years, it was all that I remembered and more—a book to cherish and read again. Intriguing and intoxicating, The Passing Bells is a future American classic that I encourage anyone interested in historical fiction and first rate storytelling to read immediately. I am looking forward to the next two books in this trilogy: Circles of Time and A Future Arrived. I hope you will return here to read my next two reviews of the series on March 09 and April 06, 2013.
5 out of 5 Stars
The Passing Bells: Book One of The Greville Family Saga, by Philip Rock
William Morrow (2012)
Trade paperback (544) pages
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The UK is now a well and truly multicultural country. 90% of us work together in harmony. In general, we have one thing in common: we are all British. Despite being British our ethnic origin is very diverse with origins from various countries including India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Europe, Australia, America as well England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
The Scottish Government SAF project was originally just as diverse and what a great bunch of people to work with. I counted Nigerian, Polish, Spanish, Greek, a couple who had come over from India and then British with diverse ethnic backgrounds including Pakistan, Malaysia and finally English, Welsh and a couple of token Scottish for the project.
With the introduction of the new Delivery Director the ethnic spread of the project became increasingly Indian, with UK Citizens of all ethnic origins (including Indian), Europeans and Nigerians being “rolled off” to make way for the new (mostly) Indian workforce that came through Spectromax Solutions.
All of those people who came into the country on Tier 2 Visas were brought in to replace existing workers, regardless of their ethnicity. This is wrong. In order to obtain a Tier 2 Visa placement, a company must demonstrate that there are no resident workers willing and able to do the job. They are not allowed to sack to order.
The issues with immigration are not that we are racist or do not like immigrants. The issues are that we are already a multi-ethnic, multi-racial nation and we are being replaced with people on Tier 2 visas because these people are cheaper and can be abused for fear of losing their job and being shipped home jobless and without pay. No provision is made to look after these people once they come over here and their treatment is appalling.
As an example, some of the workers that came through Spectromax did not receive payment for over 70 days and their complaints to Scottish Government HR, Citizens Advice, The Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate and HMRC National Minimum Wage hotline got them no help whatsoever. They are truly alone if things go wrong.
We will never shut down the Tier 2 system and it would be wrong to try and do so. These Tier 2 workers are, just like to rest of us, driven by family needs, have partners and children and they want to obtain good work. They are good people
Our objective is to ensure that Tier 2 workers are paid exactly the same money as their UK equivalents and are given the same working rights. This will stop them being abused and will stop them being cheaper. With those measures in place, the Tier 2 system can be used genuinely for what it is designed – to bring workers into the country when there are genuinely none available here in the UK willing and able to do the same work at the appropriate rate.
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The contribution of endothelial dysfunction to arteriosclerosis and its clinical manifestations (coronary artery disease, heart failure) have been well characterized.1-3 Key risk factors for arteriosclerosis, including dyslipidemia, smoking, and diabetes, can be specifically linked to abnormalities in nitric oxide (NO)-mediated endothelial vasodilation.1-3 A reduction in NO bioavailability also contributes to elevated vascular resistance and loss of sensitivity to stimulation of vasodilation, hallmark features of hypertension.4-6 Beyond vasodilation, NO has well-characterized vascular benefits, including inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, adhesion of leukocytes to the endothelium, and platelet aggregation.7 In patients at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, such as African Americans, and from clinical consequences, there is evidence for reduced NO-mediated vasodilation associated with increased superoxide generation in endothelial cells.8-10 Thus, agents that directly stimulate NO release may have important therapeutic advantages in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Nebivolol is a new β-blocker with highly selective β1-adrenergic receptor blocking and direct vasodilatory properties.11 The mechanism of vasodilation is attributed to stimulation of endothelial-dependent NO synthase, an effect that can be inhibited with NG-monomethyl-L-arginine.12 Of its 2 enantiomers, d-nebivolol shows β1-selectivity, whereas l-nebivolol lacks β1-adrenergic activity. However, both enantiomers stimulate endothelial-dependent NO release, with evidence for greater activity with l-nebivolol, despite its absence of high β1-selectivity.11 In cellular and animal models, nebivolol has been demonstrated to affect vasodilation through endothelial β2-adrenergic receptor-mediated NO production and/or adenosine triphosphate efflux with consequent stimulation of P2Y-purinoceptor-mediated NO release.13,14 It has also been reported that nebivolol inhibits NO synthase uncoupling and produces systemic antioxidant effects.15,16 However, the molecular mechanism(s) by which nebivolol reduces oxidative stress and inhibits eNOS uncoupling in the cell is not well understood.
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that nebivolol can restore NO bioavailability in a genetic animal model of hypertension and reverse endothelial dysfunction. This hypothesis was tested using isolated mesenteric arteries from stroke-prone SHR characterized by reduced NO bioavailability despite increased eNOS enzymatic activity.17 The basis for this paradox in endothelial function in SHR vessels is attributed to excessive superoxide (O2−) generation, leading to reduced levels of NO and formation of the highly reactive product, peroxynitrite (ONOO−).18 This is consistent with other hypertension studies that have linked increased O2− formation to loss of endothelial function caused by eNOS uncoupling and increased NAD(P)H oxidase activity.19,20 In this article, we report the endothelial-dependent effects of nebivolol, along with its separate enantiomers, in SHR and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat vessels. The effects of nebivolol were also compared to another β-blocker, atenolol, using nanotechnological approaches. The antioxidant mechanism for nebivolol was evaluated in model lipid vesicles enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids and correlated with its physicochemical interactions, as directly determined by small-angle x-ray diffraction approaches. These studies provide new insights into mechanisms of hypertension and the role of a lipophilic β1-selective agent with antioxidant actions.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC) and natural lipids extracted from bovine cardiac tissue (bovine cardiac phosphatidylcholine) were obtained from Avanti Polar Lipids (Alabaster, AL), dissolved in high-performance liquid chromatography-grade chloroform (10.0 mg/mL), and stored at -80°C. The phospholipid fatty acid composition was determined by gas and liquid chromatography. The overall ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids was 0.8:1, with the primary constituents being 18:2 linoleic acid (30%), 16:0 palmitic acid (22%), 18:1 oleic acid (13%), and 20:4 arachidonic acid (11%). Atenolol, nebivolol racemate, l-nebivolol, and d-nebivolol were supplied by Elucida Research (Beverly, MA). Trolox, probucol, calcium ionophore (CI, A23187), and acetylcholine (ACh) were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO). CHOD-iodide color reagent (stock) was prepared according to a procedure modified from El-Saadani et al.21 and consisted of 0.2 mol/L K2HPO4, 0.12 mol/L KI, 0.15 mmol/L NaN3, 10 μmol/L ammonium molybdate, and 0.1 g/L benzalkonium chloride. Before experimental use, the CHOD reagent was activated by adding 24 μmol/L ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 20 μmol/L butylated hydroxytoluene, and 0.2% Triton X-100.
WKY rats and stroke-prone SHR of either sex were obtained from inbred colonies (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD) and used at 15 weeks of age.
Preparation of Mesenteric Resistance Arteries
Rats were killed with pentothal (150 mg/kg) injected intraperitoneally, and the mesentery was removed and placed in modified Hanks' balanced salt solution (4°C, pH 7.4) containing: 137 mmol/L NaCl, 10 mmol/L Tris-HCl, 1 mmol/L MgCl2, 5 mmol/L KCl, 0.9 mmol/L CaCl2, 0.8 mmol/L MgSO4, 0.33 mmol/L KH2PO4, and 0.1 mmol/L L-arginine. A small segment of the third-order branch of the mesenteric artery (≈3-mm long and ≈200-μm internal diameter) was isolated and cleaned of adhering tissue under a dissection microscope (M3C, Wild AG, Gais, Switzerland).
NO and ONOO− Nanosensors
Concurrent measurements of NO and ONOO− were performed with 2 electrochemical nanosensors combined into 1 working unit. Their design was based on previously developed and well-characterized chemically modified carbon-fiber technology.22 Each of the nanosensors was made by depositing a sensing material on the tip of a carbon fiber (length 4-5 μm, diameter 100-200 nm). We used a conductive film of polymeric Ni(II) tetrakis (3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl) porphyrin and conductive polymeric film of Mn(III) [2.2] paracyclophanylporphyrin for the NO and ONOO− sensors, respectively.
The amperometric method (with a response time of 0.1 ms) provided a quantitative signal (current) directly proportional to changes in NO or ONOO− concentration from their basal levels. The basal level of NO or ONOO− was measured in separate experiments by differential pulse voltammetry (response time 3 s).23 The experiments were performed with (Gamry III) double-channel potentiostat.
Ex Vivo Measurements of NO and ONOO−
All measurments of NO and ONOO− were performed on the intact endothelial cell. Isolated ring segments of mesenteric arteries from WKY rats and SHR were placed vertically and immobilized on Sylgord film in an organ chamber combining oxygenated fresh Hanks' balanced salt solution, 2 mL, at 37°C. A module of NO/ONOO− nanosensors (total diameter ≈400 nm) was inserted into the lumen of the resistance artery ring and positioned near (5 ± 2 μm) intact endothelial cells with the help of a computer-controlled micromanipulator (x-y-z resolution 0.2 μm) under a microscope with a CD camera. After a background current was established, CI, ACh, nebivolol and its enantiomers, or atenolol were individually injected directly into the organ, with a picoinjector or nanoinjector. A rapid change of current (proportional to generated NO or ONOO− concentration) were observed (300-900 ms) after addition of drugs and were monitored continuously for 60 s.
Preparation of Multilamellar Lipid Vesicles (MLVs) for X-ray Diffraction and Lipid Peroxidation Analyses
Aliquots of lipid (1.0-5.0 mg) were transferred to 13 × 100-mm test tubes and dried down under a steady stream of N2 gas while vortexing vigorously for 3 min. Residual solvent was removed under vacuum in low-light conditions. Lipid samples were then resuspended in diffraction buffer (0.5 mmol/L HEPES, 154.0 mmol/L NaCl, pH 7.3) and vortex mixed at ambient temperature to form MLVs, as described elsewhere.24 For x-ray diffraction analyses, MLVs were prepared from binary mixtures of bovine cardiac phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol; the final phospholipid concentration was 2.5 mg/mL, and the cholesterol-to-phospholipid (C/P) mole ratio was adjusted to 1:5. Drugs were tested in this system at a drug-to-phospholipid mole ratio of 1:30, resulting in a final concentration of <1%, by mass. For peroxidation studies, MLVs were prepared from DLPC (1.0 mg/mL) in the absence or presence of drugs (nebivolol racemate, atenolol) and antioxidants (Trolox, probucol) at various concentrations.
Small-angle X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Drug/Membrane Structure
MLVs were oriented for x-ray diffraction analysis as described previously.25 Briefly, aliquots containing 250 μg of MLVs (based on phospholipid) were transferred to custom-designed Lucite sedimentation cells, each containing an aluminum foil substrate upon which to collect a single membrane pellet. Samples were then loaded into a Sorvall AH-629 swinging bucket ultracentrifuge rotor (DuPont, Wilmington, DE) and centrifuged at 35,000g for 50 min at 5°C. Following orientation, the supernatants were aspirated and the aluminum foil substrates, which supported the membrane pellets, were removed from the sedimentation cells and mounted onto curved glass slides. The samples were then placed in hermetically sealed brass canisters in which temperature and relative humidity were controlled during x-ray diffraction experiments. Potassium tartrate (K2C4H4O6 · ½H2O) was used to establish a relative humidity level of 74% in these experiments. Lipid vesicles were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and shown to exist as stable lipid bilayers.
The oriented membrane samples were aligned at grazing incidence with respect to a collimated, monochromatic x-ray beam produced by a Rigaku Rotaflex RU-200, high-brilliance microfocus generator (Rigaku-MSC, The Woodlands, TX). Analytical x-rays are generated by electron bombardment of a rotating copper anode and are filtered through a thin nickel foil to provide monochromatic CuKα radiation (Kα1 and Kα2 unresolved; λ = 1.54 Å). Collimation of the x-ray beam was achieved using a single Frank's mirror. Diffraction data were collected on a 1-dimensional, position-sensitive electronic detector (Hecus X-ray Systems, Graz, Austria) using a sample-to-detector distance of 150 mm. In addition to direct calibration, crystalline cholesterol monohydrate was used to verify the calibration of the detector, as previously described.26
This technique allows for precise measurement of the unit cell periodicity, or d-space, of the membrane lipid bilayer, which is the distance from the center of 1 lipid bilayer to the next, including surface hydration. The d-space for any given membrane multibilayer is calculated from Bragg's law, hλ = 2 d sin θ, where h is the diffraction order, λ is the wavelength of the x-ray radiation (1.54 Å), d is the membrane lipid bilayer unit cell periodicity, and θ is the Bragg angle equal to one half the angle between the incident beam and scattered beam. Fourier transformation of the collected x-ray diffraction data provides the time-averaged electron density distribution (distance, Å, vs electrons/Å) associated with the membrane lipid bilayer, as previously described.25 Changes in electron density distribution that occur in the presence of a drug allow for the measurement of its location in the bilayer.
Lipid Peroxidation Analysis
DLPC-enriched MLVs were subjected to time-dependent autoxidation by incubating at 37°C in an uncovered shaking water bath. After a 48-h incubation period to allow for autooxidation, 100 μL aliquots of the samples were removed and combined with 1.0 mL of active CHOD-iodide color reagent. Test samples were immediately covered with foil and incubated at room temperature for >4 h in the absence of light. Sample absorbances were then measured against a CHOD blank at 365 nm using a Beckman DU-640 spectrophotometer.
The CHOD colorimetric assay is based on the oxidation of iodide (I−) by lipid hydroperoxides to form triiodide anion (I3−), which has a molar absorptivity value (ϵ) of 2.46 × 104 mol1 cm−1 at 365 nm. The molar quantity of I3− liberated in this reaction is directly proportional to the amount of lipid hydroperoxides that is formed in the process of lipid peroxidation.21
Data are presented as mean ± SD. The significance of differences between results from independent experimental conditions was tested using the 2-tailed Student t test. A value of P < 0.05 was considered significant.
Release of NO and ONOO− from WKY Rats and SHR Mesenteric Arteries
Endothelial NO and ONOO− were measured simultaneously after stimulation with a receptor-dependent (ACh) and receptor-independent (CI) agonist. The maximum of NO release was observed at 1 μmol/L concentration of CaI or ACh, and therefore, this concentration was used throughout the studies. In the absence of exogenous eNOS agonists a minute basal concentration of NO near the endothelial surface was detected (7 ± 3 nmol/L for WKY rats and 3 ± 2 nmol/L for SHR) by the nanosensors operating in a differential pulse voltammetry mode. After stimulation with CI, NO increased significantly from its basal level. Amperometric measurements showed CI stimulated maximal NO concentration on the level of 520 ± 43 nmol/L and 312 ± 38 nmol/L for WKY rats and SHR, respectively (Fig. 1A). The basal concentration of ONOO− was 4 ± 2 for WKY rats and 10 ± 3 nmol/L for SHR. After stimulation with CI, maximal ONOO− reached 188 ± 19 nmol/L for WKY rats and a much higher level (273 ± 15 nmol/L) for SHR (Fig. 1B). As expected, ACh (receptor-dependent eNOS agonist) produced ≈30% less NO and also ≈35% less of ONOO− as compared with the maximal production of these 2 molecules observed after CI stimulation in both WKY rats and SHR.
Comparative Effects of Nebivolol, Its Enantiomers, and Atenolol on NO Release from WKY Rats and SHR Intact Arteries
We observed that the β1-selective antagonist, nebivolol racemate, along with its separate enantiomers also stimulated NO release in small resistance arteries of both WKY rats and SHR in a concentration-dependent fashion. Figure 2 compares peak NO release levels from arteries isolated from control WKY rats following treatment with nebivolol racemate, l-nebivolol or d-nebivolol. The order of activity was l-nebivolol > nebivolol racemate ≫ d-nebivolol. Maximum NO release by the compounds was achieved at a concentration of 10 μmol/L. At this concentration, the concentration of NO was 340 ± 30 nmol/L, 284 ± 24 nmol/L, and 180 ± 21 nmol/L for l-nebivolol, nebivolol racemate, and d-nebivolol, respectively. In SHR arteries, the dose-response curve for nebivolol and nebivolol enantiomers-stimulated NO was uniformly lower (24% ± 3%) than that observed for WKY rats (data not shown). These findings confirm that nebivolol can stimulate NO release in the intact artery of both WKY rats and SHR in a stereoselective manner.
The effect of equimolar (10 μmol/L) concentration of nebivolol, its enantiomers, or atenolol peak concentration of NO generated from WKY rats and SHR mesenteric arteries are shown in Figure 3A. The effect of l-nebivolol on the concentration of NO released from the endothelium was the most significant (340 ± 20 nmol/L and 261 ± 17 nmol/L) for WKY rats and SHR respectively (Fig. 3A). NO release following atenolol stimulation was significantly lower than that observed for the nebivolol and its enantiomers and was limited to 58 ± 26 nmol/L and 25 ± 5 nmol/L in WKY rats and SHR, respectively (Fig. 3A).
The difference between WKY rats and SHR endothelial NO release after stimulation with nebivolol (racemate and both l- and d- forms) was much lower (≈15%) than that observed after stimulation with CI, Ach, or atenolol (≈40%). The maximal concentrations of ONOO− produced in the endothelium of WKY rats and SHR after stimulation with nebivolol (racemate), both l- and d-enantiomers, and atenolol are shown in Figure 3B. The ONOO− concentration produced by the endothelium of SHR is uniformly higher than that measured in WKY rats after stimulation with nebivolol racemate, nebivolol enantiomers, and atenolol. Figure 4 shows the ratios of NO concentration to ONOO− concentration. This ratio reflects on the balance between bioavailable NO and the level of nitroxidative stress (ONOO−) produced by the endothelium after stimulation with different eNOS agonists. The decrease in [NO]/[ONOO−] can be directly correlated with the increase in eNOS uncoupling. After stimulation with CI, ACh, nebivolol, or atenolol, the nanosensors measured simultaneously the availability of both of these molecules in close proximity (5 ± 2 μm) to the endothelial cell membrane. In WKY rats, the ratio of [NO]/[ONOO−] was similar after stimulation with CI or ACh (2.77 ± 0.05 and 2.79 ± 0.04 respectively; Fig. 4. In SHR, the [NO]/[ONOO−] ratio was much lower (1.14 ± 0.11 after stimulation with CI and 1.04 ± 0.43 after stimulation with ACh) than that observed for WKY rats. A dramatic increase in [NO]/[ONOO−] ratio to a level of 4.9 ± 0.03 for WKY rats and 3.09 ± 0.04 for SHR was measured after stimulation with nebivolol. This accounts for ≈65% increase in [NO]/[ONOO−] for WKY rats and ≈180% increase for SHR as compared with CI or ACh stimulation. This favorable ratio of [NO]/[ONOO−] indicate that nebivolol increased the bioavailability of NO and decreased nitroxidative stress and significantly inhibit the eNOS uncoupling, particularly in SHR. In contrast, the atenolol showed a low ratio of [NO]/[ONOO−] (1.05 ± 0.43 for WKY and 0.38 ± 0.05 for SHR), indicating a relatively low NO bioavailability and high nitroxidative stress.
Molecular Interactions of Nebivolol and Atenolol with Membrane Lipids
Small-angle x-ray diffraction approaches were used to directly determine the molecular distribution of nebivolol and atenolol in the membrane lipid bilayer, as previously described.27 At 20°C, the d-space value for the membrane, including surface hydration, was 55 Å, which was consistent with previous x-ray diffraction studies of both intact and reconstituted vascular smooth muscle cell plasma membrane and cardiac sarcolemma.28,29
Membrane samples prepared in the absence and presence of drug produced 4 strong, reproducible diffraction orders. Fourier analysis of the data produced a 1-dimensional electron density profile (Å vs electrons/Å3), which depicts the electron density associated with the phospholipid bilayer (Fig. 5A). The 2 maxima of electron density correspond to the center-of-mass positions of the phospholipid headgroups; the nadir of electron density is associated with the terminal methylene segments of the phospholipid acyl chain because of the high ratio of hydrogen to carbon and low molecular density.
The addition of atenolol and nebivolol at a low concentration (<5% by mass) produced distinct changes in the molecular structure of the phospholipid bilayer, consistent with their different membrane locations. The addition of nebivolol produced a pronounced increase in electron density 0-20 Å from the membrane bilayer center (Fig. 5B). A similar change in electron density was observed with l-nebivolol (Fig. 5C) and d-nebivolol (data not shown). By contrast, the addition of atenolol to these membranes under identical conditions did not produce a demonstrable change in hydrocarbon core electron density (Fig. 5D). These results indicate that atenolol remains at the hydrated surface of the membrane bilayer. The specific membrane locations indicate that the compounds exhibit affinity for different regions of the lipid bilayer (hydrophobic acyl chains, charged headgroup). In particular, nebivolol, a lipophilic compound, is most energetically stable within the membrane hydrocarbon core. By contrast, atenolol is hydrophilic and interacts only with the hydrated membrane surface of the membrane (Fig. 5D).
Comparative Effects of Nebivolol and Atenolol on Lipid Peroxidation
The comparative effects of nebivolol and atenolol on rates of lipid peroxidation were compared under identical conditions in vesicles enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids (Fig. 6). The lipid peroxidation reaction occurred gradually over time in the absence of an initiator, such as a transitional metal (e.g., iron, copper). Samples treated with probucol and Trolox, a water-soluble analog of vitamin E, were included as antioxidant controls. At a low pharmacological concentration (100 nmol/L), nebivolol had an inhibitory effect on lipid peroxidation (36%, P < 0.01). At 500 nmol/L, the antioxidant activity of nebivolol increased to 66% (P < 0.01), as compared with controls. The synthetic and highly lipophilic antioxidant probucol also inhibited lipid peroxidation by 42% and 67% at 100 and 500 nmol/L, respectively. Although Trolox inhibited lipid peroxidation by 21% at 500 nmol/L, the effect was not statistically significant. These results indicated that nebivolol and probucol interfered with lipid peroxidation, with activity greater than that of Trolox. Atenolol, the other β-blocker tested, had no significant antioxidant effects at either 100 or 500 nmol/L.
The essential finding from this study is that nebivolol is a highly efficient stimulator of endothelial-dependent NO release in arteries isolated from SHR, a well-characterized genetic model of hypertension linked to abnormalities in eNOS function. The efficiency of nebivolol-stimulated production of NO is enhanced by its ability to inhibit eNOS uncoupling and to scavenge O2−. Both of these effects accounts for the reduction of ONOO− level, a main component of nitroxidative stress in the endothelium. The activity of nebivolol was also present with both enantiomers of nebivolol. The l-nebivolol enantiomer showed a more potent effect on NO release than d-nebivolol or nebivolol racemate. It is of particular interest that whereas d-nebivolol is the active enantiomer for β1-selective blockade, it was the weakest stimulant of NO release from arterial vessels. In comparative studies, the effect of nebivolol was not seen with atenolol, another β1-selective inhibitor. In fact, atenolol treatment was associated with further endothelial dysfunction in SHR vessels, as evidenced by a decrease in the ratio of NO to ONOO−. The deleterious effect of atenolol is attributed in part to its hydrophilic properties that lead to distinct membrane interactions. These experimental findings may provide insight into the lack of cardiovascular benefit that has been observed for atenolol in large randomized trials, despite effective blood pressure reduction.30 Thus, the endothelial-dependent actions of nebivolol are distinct from atenolol and not attributed to β1 selectivity but to direct effects on eNOS coupling/uncoupling mechanisms.
In the SHR, we demonstrated a marked decrease in NO bioavailability following stimulation with either a receptor-dependent (ACh) or receptor-independent (CI) agonist. Previous studies have demonstrated that the SHR model is characterized by an attenuation in levels of functional NO, despite increased eNOS enzyme activity.17 The basis for this paradox is attributed to excessive O2− generation that reacts rapidly with NO to form the deleterious product ONOO−.18 Thus, enhanced eNOS expression and enzymatic activity are compensatory mechanisms for the SHR animal, in response to reduced NO bioavailability. This hypothesis is supported by the observation of similar changes in eNOS expression and O2− generation in Sprague-Dawley rats made hypertensive by aortic banding.31 Under conditions of enhanced oxidative stress, increased expression of eNOS leads to yet higher levels of the uncoupled eNOS, resulting in still greater amounts of O2−. These findings are consistent with other studies linking endothelial dysfunction in hypertension to excessive O2− production through eNOS uncoupling and NAD(P)H oxidase activity.19,20 Thus, the beneficial activity of nebivolol is attributed to both inhibitions of eNOS uncoupling and endogenous antioxidant properties that lead to free radical scavenging.
An antioxidant action for nebivolol is highly supported by our finding of direct free radical scavenging activity in lipid vesicles enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids. At pharmacological concentrations, nebivolol produced a dose-dependent reduction in the levels of lipid hydroperoxides. In the absence of any receptors or enzymatic modulators of O2− generation, we attribute the activity of nebivolol to its ability to act as a chain-breaking antioxidant through proton donation and electron stabilization mechanisms. This physicochemical model is further supported by the results of the x-ray diffraction analyses, which showed that nebivolol intercalates into the membrane hydrocarbon core. At this location in the membrane bilayer, nebivolol is able to participate in proton-donation and electron-stabilization mechanisms, thereby interfering with lipid radical formation and propagation. The activity of nebivolol was similar to that of probucol, a well-characterized agent with potent antioxidant actions linked to vascular benefits in various models of atherosclerosis.32,33 By contrast, atenolol did not partition into the membrane hydrocarbon core, which is consistent with differences in its chemical properties, including its greater hydrophilicity compared with nebivolol. Nebivolol has also been shown to interfere with enzymatic sources of oxygen radicals, including O2− generation, that can complement direct scavenging activity, as suggested from previous studies.15,34,35 Thus, although both atenolol and nebivolol are inhibitors of β1-receptors, differences in their physicochemical properties account for distinct effects on oxidative stress pathways and, ultimately, for the synthesis of bioavailable NO. These studies also show that a high NO production is not necessarily desirable and it may trigger high peroxynitrite production. Therefore, the ratio of NO/ONOO− is a more optimal indicator of potential therapeutic effect of NO-releasing drugs.
The results of these experiments further support the hypothesis that nebivolol has distinct and favorable effects on the kinetics of NO generation and metabolism, independent of β1-selective interactions. In addition to the antioxidant activity described in this study, there is evidence that nebivolol may stimulate NO release through the activation of mechanical channels, adenosine triphosphate reflux activation of P2Y-purinoceptors, intracellular calcium release, and eNOS activation.14 The contrasting action of nebivolol vs atenolol in SHR has also been observed in Dahl salt-sensitive rats, again indicating a direct vasodilatory mechanism for nebivolol independent of β1-blockade.36 A lack of vascular benefit with atenolol has also been observed in a small clinical investigation. In a crossover study, it was observed that treatment with an inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin system caused a marked improvement in endothelial-dependent vasodilatation in small resistance arteries obtained from patients who had been treated with atenolol for 1 year.37 The lack of benefit with atenolol was observed despite identical blood pressure reduction with the 2 treatments.
The activity of nebivolol with respect to endothelial NO release has important implications for its use in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders characterized by endothelial dysfunction including hypertension, heart failure, and coronary artery disease. The favorable effects of nebivolol on NO release from arterial endothelial cells would complement its ability to modulate the sympathetic nervous system in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated in comparative hemodynamic studies of hypertensive patients after 2 weeks of treatment. As compared with atenolol, nebivolol demonstrated direct vasodilatory properties as evidenced by reduced peripheral vascular resistance, improved cardiac output, and modest heart rate reduction.38
The results of this study provide further insights into mechanisms of hypertension and its treatment. SHR demonstrated marked reductions in endothelial-dependent NO release, as compared with normal animals. As a potent free radical scavenger, the ability of nebivolol to stimulate NO release is consistent with the hypothesis that a key contributor to hypertension, secondary to a loss of functional NO, is the excessive production of superoxide and peroxynitrite. Thus, the antioxidant activity of nebivolol, linked to its molecular membrane location, contributes to mechanisms of endothelial-dependent NO release, independent of β1-blockade. The adverse effects of atenolol on endothelial function indicate important differences in the vascular actions of lipophilic vs hydrophilic agents. Thus, nebivolol represents a new approach to the management of hypertension by mollifying the injury associated with endothelial dysfunction.
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35. de Groot AA, Mathy MM, van Zwieten PA, et al. Antioxidant activity of nebivolol in the rat aorta. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol
36. Consentino F, Bonetti S, Rehorik R, et al. Nitric-oxide-mediated relaxations in salt-induced hypertension: Effect of chronic beta1-selective receptor blockade. J Hypertens
37. Schiffrin EL, Park JB, Pu Q. Effect of crossing over hypertensive patients from a beta-blocker to an angiotensin receptor antagonist on resistance artery structure and on endothelial function. J Hypertens
38. Kamp O, Sieswerda GT, Visser CA. Comparison of effects of systolic and diastolic left ventricular function of nebivolol versus atenolol in patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension. Am J Cardiol
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Hale Kamaole is located in south Kihei directly across the street from Kamaole Beach Park III. Its spacious one and two bedroom Maui vacation rentals are on beautifully landscaped grounds with two pools, tennis courts, a sprawling grass lawn and outdoor barbecue areas for grilling.
Kamaole Beach is one of the best Maui beaches for ocean activities. You can see humpback whales seasonally, snorkel with colorful fish, walk its golden sands and watch amazing Maui sunsets. Another nearby beach is Keawakapu and minutes further are the popular Wailea beaches.
The one-bedroom Maui condos at Hale Kamaole are 880 square foot and located on the ground level. Their two-bedroom condos on the second and third floors with 1,200 square feet of living space and two bathrooms.
Hale Kamaole is walking distance to shops and restaurants in Kihei and a 5-minute drive to fabulous Wailea where you will find The Shops at Wailea and championship Maui golf courses.
Maui Resorts – Hale Kamaole - Features
Elevators in buildings 2 and 4, Kamaole Beach Park III across the street, Two Pools, Free Parking, BBQ Areas, Tennis Courts, Laundry Facilities, Central to shops, golf, dining, Private Lanai, Fully-equipped Kitchen, Color Cable TV, DVD, Ceiling Fans; Air Conditioning, Washer/Dryer, Answering Machine, Hair Dryer, Beach Towels, In-room Safe, Phone, Free Wi-Fi, No smoking.
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https://www.mauicondohomes.com/maui-resorts/hale-kamaole/
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I’ve met someone five months ago. This someone I have only known through call and text. I’m not the typical person who likes to have text mates and basically meet people whom I only knew in text. But since he was I Christian, I decided to say yes when he ask me that we would meet personally .On the day we first met I found him to be really fond and comfortable to be with. I didn’t really expect for anything beyond that. After we have met, to make the story short, he did fall in love for me. (That is according to him) 😀
The day after we have met, he was assigned for work in a far way place. (Still in Philippines though) As the days go by he still communicates through text messages and call. He told me of his feelings and though overwhelmed by the thought that at last a Christian man is courting me, decided not to hurry things. So we mutually agreed to pray for each other.
He was a man still saving up for his future, undergraduate because of lack of finances and a man who should still support his family because he is the eldest. I did understand his situation. As months pass, the communication process slowly fades. I told myself already to be ready in that part since I just met him and I barely know him yet. What hurts me is that a person can really find ways to communicate if he wants to. I can feel that he only text me or call if he remembers me. And that made me feel taken for granted. What I really feel is that I feel hanging, not sure anymore if I will still continue to hope.
I did not entertain the feeling that I was hurt, I was rather disappointed I guess having the thought that he only remembers me if he wants to. And did decide for a moment he is not worth it. The waiting, the love I’m not even sure of and even decided not to communicate with him anymore without explanation. Last week I received a text message from a friend saying…
“Don’t ever say “I LOVE YOU” when you don’t know how to prove it. Don’t ever say “I MISS YOU” when you don’t know how to communicate. Love doesn’t show in sweet words you say, love will be proven by making an effort to show how the person means to you…”
At first I did consider it to text that message to him but I didn’t. I just decided to post that message in my FB status. Through my pastor, God woke me up. Instead that the message was intended for a person, he revised it this way…
“Don’t ever say “I LOVE YOU LORD” when you don’t know how to prove it. Don’t ever say “I MISS YOU GOD” when you don’t know how to communicate. Love doesn’t show in sweet words you say, love will be proven by making an effort to show how God means to you…”
It’s been days that I was thinking of this realization.
I realized that while I was too busy whining about what happen to me, I myself did that to God. How many times did I say “I LOVE YOU GOD” but keeps on doing things I’m not supposed to do? So often did I say that without having the effort to do His will in my life? To praise and worship Him, to have that quiet moments with Him, and to just simply think of Him in my wandering mind. How many times did I say “I MISS YOU LORD” but didn’t even bother to talk to Him how my day was, or even thank Him for the new day because I was in a hurry for work or just simply forget. Saying sweet words only if I can remember. Missing Him without even bothering to open the Bible to read His Word. Spending time with Him only when we remember and calling His name only when we have need. We as humans dislike when a friend of us who is only there when he/she needs something, right? And a lot of things that I did messed up in my life without seeking God first.
How must have God have felt also? What if He also does what I wanted to do? Wouldn’t that hurt a lot also? I’m so sorry God and thank you for making me realized all these things. To God be the glory! 🙂
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Results from Thursday Nights Under the Lights can now be viewed by clicking here tnul-week-1-results! and tnul-results-week-2 and here are week 3 results. Week four results are available by clicking here . We would like to thank everyone who participated or came out and supported this great event, we had a blast and hope you did as well. We look forward to making this an annual event and will post dates for the 2010 Thursday Nights Under the Lights early next spring!
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http://manchesterrunningcompany.com/thursday-night-track-series-starts-july-30th/
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I am Yash and if you’re reading this, you’ve somehow landed on my blog. My interests are photography, aeronautics, astronomy, music(vocals), history, philosophy, psychology, comparative religion and Indian mythology. I like to read a lot. I play a bit of guitar as well. But most of all, I just love to think. I can literally do that for hours on end. My latest obsession is with blogging which must be quite evident.
I made this blog site mainly to put up my pictures but now I primarily use it to preach and rant about stuff. I am a computer science graduate and have a firm belief in the ideals of Sufism. That’s how this blog gets its name. Most of what I write here may not make sense. Still, I hope to see you around.
Suggestions and comments eagerly awaited. You can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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http://abstraction.tk/i-am/
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To follow up on my post calling for a conversation among Russia specialists about open access publishing, I decided to talk to someone who knows the ins-and-outs of the debate: Dan Cohen. Dan is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University and the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. He is a big advocate of open access publishing. I thought he might provide some needed information and suggestions about how to think about the potential of open access.
Here’s some of Dan’s musings on the subject:
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http://seansrussiablog.org/2013/01/29/podcast-open-access-an-interview-with-dan-cohen/
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This past weekend was pretty low key for our family. We were going to eat breakfast and go to the park with some of our friends but Hadley had gotten a little cold and she was not having any part of that. After her nap, my mom and sister came up to go to the Charlotte Women's Show. Ohhh..what a mistake! Not only is Hadley quite the handful but she wasn't feeling great.. I don't think taking her until she's a little older is a bad idea!
Eric and I decided to try to get pregnant this past month and we found out this weekend that we weren't. We were a little disappointed but we know that God is in control and trust Him. Sooo, I decided that I need to get in better shape. Eric and I started P90X and so far I am LOVING it. I already feel so much better and the workouts pass fast and are enjoyable. And this is coming from the girl who HATES working out and LOVES to eat.
I am going to try to get some pictures up tomorrow of what I look like now so in 90 days I have a comparison, hopefully, there will be a change for the better!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Our house is very old and small (we never planned to start a family in our little starter home!)so we aren't lucky enough to have a playroom. It probably wouldn't matter anyway, I'm sure there would still be toys EVERYWHERE!
This is what you see when you walk in our front door. We have ten foot ceilings and two huge columns, which I love but getting a good picture was tricky!
I love to see other's pictures and to decorate but I feel so wishy washy about what I want to do AND with toys everywhere I just don't want to spend the money to redecorate until we move to our next house! So any decorating ideas would be great!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I feel like time is flying and I don't have enough hours in the day but I just wanted to share a few cute things Hadley is doing for my own memories. She is so active these days but sleeping so much better! She is even sleeping until 6 most days which is itself a miracle! She still gets up at least once a night but I'm okay with that and her naps are pretty consistent. She loves to climb, run, and jump! She might be very athletic but she will definitely have a very girly side. She loves shoes, purses, and make-up purses. She's like a little mini-me and I love it! She is also eating much better. Fruits are her favorite. She does not enjoy toast or pasta which I usually mix with her soy cheese. I can't believe she doesn't enjoy her soy cheese, it's delicious!! ;) Hadley also started Mother's Morning Out and she loves it! Her teachers have been with her in Sunday School since she was a teeny tiny and they love her and know all about her allergies and take great care of her. She is also saying more words, more, doggie, mama, daddy, milk, bottle, and she also knows a good amount of these signs. She is also able to follow a few commands, like shut the door and feed the baby. I feel like I fall in love with that girl more and more everyday. Hadley has not always been an easy baby, but I am so enjoying this time with her. I just wish that I had more time with her. I know that a teacher's schedule is desirable to many but my earnest prayer is that I would be able to eventually work part time, whether that be teaching, at our Student Services office, or MMO. Please pray that this could be a financial possibility for our family!
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http://southernmatthews.blogspot.com/2010/09/
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Spring is finally here for those of us in the Northeastern United States, and Mother’s Day seems like an appropriate time to share this stunning photographic portrait of Mother Nature. Here we have just one relentlessly efficient, always-present, yet frequently-overlooked, female worker that powers a major part of our ecosystem as well as an entire industry.
This amazing image is courtesy of the artful scientists of the United States Geological Survey’s Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (USGS BIML). View more awe-inspiring images of Mother Nature’s busy bees at the USGS BIML Flickr photo stream.
GLIMPSE journal is an interdisciplinary supercollider presenting the work of leading and emerging scholars, researchers, scientists and artists from around the world, on the “art + science of seeing.” Some of our contributors are independent thinkers and doers with no formal institutional affiliations, and others are affiliated with the most respected research institutions in the world. Read all about them.
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https://glimpsejournal.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/the-real-bees-knees-stunning-micro-view-of-the-workers-behind-your-mothers-day-flowers/
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Graylog no message problem
I've encountered a problem with my newly installed Graylog server. It can't get any messages at all for a couple of hours. I installed it by exporting OVF to VMware, after configuring IP and start services, I can logon the graylog UI well but no message received.
Anybody have had this problem before? How to make it working well? Thanks a lot!
In 0/Out 0 mes/s
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https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/graylog-no-message-problem
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Hello Kitty Cake for my Granddaughter
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Dive "Around" Nebraska 2016
We are doing the "Dive Around Nebraska" again this year. Sign up for it--you've nothing to lose. Click below for all of the details.
Click on "Upcoming Trips" on the right for all the details on all our trips. Please call or email with any questions.
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http://scubaheartland.com/travel
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I love this ribbon, I do, I do, I do, How I have managed to keep it a secret for almost half a year I have no idea!! There are 3 sweet little penquins a father like snowman, waving and having fun in the snow all captured on film.
When I came up with the idea they all thought I was a little mad in the office - "what, a film strip with pictures on ribbon, why?" It was not until I put the first mock up together that the penny dropped. It is a unique ribbon and once again EXCLUSIVE to us....yeah!
There are six different images which are repeated along the length of the ribbon. The ribbon is 38mm satin and is printed on one side only, cut it, chop it and stick it. Look at the detail of the printing there are little arrows and x xx's as on real film. I can assure you I was not the most popular bunny in the ribbon print room when this design was being transferred to ribbon!
As you all know I am NOT a card maker, so this design is very simple. I have teamed it up with another new ribbon (sadly not exclusive to us) The Merry Christmas is slightly padded and comes on a string with about 6 merry christmas's to a mtr. It comes in gold as well and you can find it HERE. I mounted the Merry Christmas onto Black Grosgrain ribbon from our Basics to Go collection HERE. A few 3D foam pads behind to raise it from the card and I was done.
This Film Strip Ribbon can be found HERE it is being delivered this week, so we are taking Pre-orders for despatch week commencing 22nd August. If you placed an order yesterday (thank you to all those wonderful people that did, we broke a day record for August!) and you would like this ribbon, just order in the normal way and we will despatch in one go. Do not forget the free postage by answering the question in the side bar.
Phew! It is hard work sharing secrets when you have struggled to keep them under wraps for so long.
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http://blog.craftyribbons.com/post/Christmas-Holiday-Film.aspx
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Skin tags around the genitals, also called acrochordons, are small and very common skin growths that develop on the skin in the genital area. The genital area in men is defined as anywhere around the penis, scrotum or rectum and the genital area in women is defined as the area around the vulva, vagina or anus. According to Medline Plus, skin tags around the genitals are usually benign and harmless.
Skin tags usually develop as a result of the friction that is created when skin rubs against skin frequently. The genitals are a common area for skin tags to develop because the area has a lot of skin folds that make it possible for the body to create a significant amount of friction. Skin tags are more common in overweight individuals than thinner individuals and usually occur after midlife, according to Medline Plus.
In most cases, the only symptom of a skin tag around the genitals is the actual, visible skin growth. Skin tags differ in appearance between individuals. Some skin tags are light tan or peach-colored, whereas others can range in color from light brown to dark brown. The skin tag may lie flat against the body or be attached to the genital through a mushroom-like stalk. According to Medline Plus, the skin tag can be miniscule or up to one-half of an inch.
If the skin tag becomes irritated, it may cause itching or discomfort. The skin tag may also bleed if it gets caught on clothing or other areas of the skin.
In order to diagnosis a skin tag around the genitals, a dermatologist will look at the area and eliminate other possible conditions, such as herpes viral infections. If the skin tag looks abnormal, the doctor may perform a biopsy to test for abnormalities, such as cancer.
Treatment is not required for skin tags around the area, but may be desired for cosmetic reasons. Treatment for skin tags usually consists of removal of the entire skin growth. The growth may be cut off with a scalpel, electrically burned off or cauterized or frozen off with liquid nitrogen in a procedure called cryotherapy, according to Cleveland Clinic.
When skin tags around the genitals are removed, they usually do not return in the same area. Medline Plus notes that skin tags may develop in other areas, however.
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http://www.livestrong.com/article/273609-skin-tags-around-genitals/
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It’s as cool as the ad makes it out to be. I’m now testing the beta version; Braindead, Alliance Atlantis Sci-Fi, Gamestar TV, Bridezillas, Warner Bros. Records, and World Poker Tour are all accessible on Joost, with more channels being added every day. There is also chat, IM, and searching capabilities. They even have a Bollywood channel :) (a total of 26 channels at the moment)
“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
An excellent movie! Natalie Portman is very good and extremely credible (besides her fake Brit accent). Has excellent suspense all the way through. Good entertainment by the directors of The Matrix. Story is has simple as The Matrix… and has somewhat similar concepts. (matrix, totalitarianism, fascism …)
It’s a 2004 movie. (1hr) I haven’t had a chance to watch it all….. but I will.
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites–oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others–work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.
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https://vincentarsenault.wordpress.com/category/movies/
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. looking forward.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In printing, full-faced type. See full-faced.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. looking forward
Sorry, no etymologies found.
At least as famous is the full-face, oval volto , eerily sexy in its smoothness and impassivity.
And no matter how much experience you have, always wear protective gear that includes a full-face motorcycle helmet, gloves, boots, and thick clothing in highly visible colors. —
Or as welcome as a wasp in a crash helmet (full-face).
Workers have said full-face masks and protective coveralls in high temperatures make their work extremely strenuous.
Some essential upper body protectors for riders include spine protector, full-face helmets and backpack hydration system.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's framed the debate over the law as protecting Muslim women from being forced to wear full-face veils.
The character, like the rest of the cast, works much better in either full-face or profile views, the way Schulz designed all of them for the newspaper strip.
In Britain in recent weeks, a pig's head was left at a mosque outside of Oxford, while there have been repeated attacks on women wearing headscarves and full-face coverings, Shafiq said.
France's constitutional court on Oct. 7 approved a law banning full-face veils in public, which would prevent women wearing garments such as the burqa.
Newspapers are full of stories about European governments debating whether to ban women from wearing some version of the Islamic veil—on April 11, France outlawed the niqab, or full-face veil—but such efforts only confirm how prevalent the veil has become in the 21st century, not least in Western countries.
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https://www.wordnik.com/words/full-face
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This morning we culminated 8 weeks of running with the girls at Fairmeadows Elementary School. I know I’ve said it before- after each Girls on the Run 5K that I’ve had the priveledge to coach, but I honestly could not be more proud of these girls! They all showed up excited, full of hugs for me and faces lit up with huge smiles. I love race mornings!
We pinned on our bibs and matched the girls up with their running buddies and lined up. Standing in line I was close to several of the girls from our program who were about to run their very first 5k! One of the girls, Taylor, shouted in excitement “I’m going to run the WHOLE time!” I high-fived her and told her she could do it and turned around to high-five Sophie, who was looking a little more nervous. Tawnie and I got into our place in line and soon we were off! Tawnie shot out, wanting to weave around other runners and sprint. I held her back and reminded her to save energy for the finish. There was no doubt about it, she was excited and it was contagious. As we reached the half mile point, I told Tawnie if we kept up this pace, she would set a PR! She asked what that meant and I explained that she would finish in her best time yet! Megan and her mom, Lisa, who I run with regularly came up beside us then and we chatted a little bit before they scooted on ahead of us. We were reaching the 1 mile point and Tawnie was looking for some water on the trail. She said when we got to the water, she was going to walk. I didn’t protest, walking through a water stop is great race strategy :). However, we passed the 1 mile mark and didn’t find any water. Tawnie started to complain that it hurt to breathe and she couldn’t go on. She stopped running and started to walk. I slowed and jogged beside her as I encouraged her to keep going. I reminded her how she just blew through the Color Run 5K just a few weeks ago without stopping. I reminded her of how hot the Weimer-runner 5k in June and how hard it was to breathe that day. Today was not a hard race- we had perfect running conditions! She started to jog again and pressed on. I decided she needed a distraction, to focus her attention on anything but her breathing and running, so I asked her what she wanted for Christmas. Who DOESN’T love to talk about their Christmas wish list?? I do and I’m in my 30’s :). That got her excited and we ran the next 2 miles chatting away. Once we could see the finish line around the lake, I pointed it out and told her where we would start to sprint it in. She complained that this time, she didn’t have the energy to sprint today. I laughed and told her I’d caught on to her game, she wanted me to believe that so that she could pull out all the stops and leave me in the dust, unable to keep up :). She saw my mom and picked up her step. From there, I picked up the pace and hoped she’d keep up. When she started falling behind, I slowed down and told her to get in front of me so that she would cross the finish line first. Once she was in front, I followed close taunting her that I was going to catch her :). It worked. She sprinted into the finish line at a 7:40 pace and set a PR finishing in 33 minutes! She has shaved 15 minutes off of her very first 5k time! She said later that she felt like could puke. I think she’s heard me say that before, so I smiled and congratulated her on running a great race and pointed out that feeling like you could puke is a sign that you ran it well.
Once Tawnie had gotten some water (finally! there wasn’t any water on the course and she was “dying” to have some 🙂 ), I parked her next to my dad and walked up to where my mom was cheering on runners to find our neighbor girl, Maddi, who was walking most of the 5k- her very first one! We saw her coming up and I jumped in with her and her running buddy. She asked where Tawnie was and I told her she was down by the finish line to cheer her on and she was with Maddi’s mom! Maddi’s entire face lit up when she heard her mom was there and she picked up the pace. Her running buddy and I told her to set the pace and we’d keep up and encouraged her to run the rest of the way into the finish. When we got to where her mom was waiting to cheer her on, she veered off course, not realizing she wasn’t finished :). We yelled that she had to keep on going and she hopped back onto the course and caught up with us again. She stopped to walk and catch her breath (poor girl has a horrible cough this week!) and we set a point ahead where we would run it into the finish. And she did. We cheered her in to the finish from behind.
The girls received special GOTR finishers medals and we had a small post-race celebration with everyone. All of the girls seemed happy and excited and tired. The younger girls, most who just ran their first race ever, came up with wide eyes and big grins- they had done it! Such an accomplishment and I feel so priviledged to have been able to experience this with them. Girls on the Run is such an inspiring program- and the girls inspire me.
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https://runstilletos.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/celebrating-girls-on-the-run-with-a-rockin-5k/
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Let your Arizona legislators know that you support freedom of financial choice! Complete the short form below to send the following message to them via email.
Dear Arizona Lawmaker :
There are 93 million unbanked or underbanked Americans, according to the FDIC. In Arizona, this reality affects many, from contractors who can’t always depend on a steady paycheck to those whose financial history has been wrecked by divorce, crippling healthcare needs or job losses.
As such, I write to ask for your support of SB1316, which creates a “Flex Loan” option and gives consumers protected access to smaller-dollar loans in a legal and well-regulated marketplace. Here the support from several customers here.
Currently, these residents have few lending options in Arizona. While there are auto title loans and pawnshop-style loans available, not everyone has assets or a vehicle to put up as collateral. One hardship – an injury, illness, death in the family or even necessary but expensive household repair – can leave these families and individuals with difficult decisions, or resorting to offshore and often anonymous online loans for short-term infusions of cash, which offer no protections or recourse through state and local agencies.
SB1316 would solve their problem, giving them a safer, regulated lending option to use when times get tough.
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http://azfinancialfreedom.com/take-action/
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A Cancer Survivor’s Story: ‘Incurable’ Meets Its Match
June is National Cancer Survivors Month, and we are telling the remarkable stories of patients whose treatments at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have enabled them to return to a normal life.
It may have been the worst present anyone ever received. In 2014, two days shy of her 58th birthday, Donna Robinson had a routine colonoscopy. During the procedure, however, the physician detected a small mass. The following day, Robinson underwent an endoscopy as part of further exploration. On the third day, her birthday, she received the bad news. The small mass was actually part of a very large mass that had grown through the wall of her intestine and into other locations in her abdomen. It was locally advanced pancreatic cancer, she was told — inoperable and incurable.
“It was a real shock, because I had no symptoms,” said Robinson. “The fact that we found it through a colonoscopy was pure luck. What was in my head was that it wasn’t the cancer that would kill me, but the fear of the cancer — if I let it. I decided that other people’s journeys were not going to be mine. And despite what the doctors told me, I also decided that somehow, I was going to have the surgery. I set out to find a way to make that happen.”
First, however, Robinson needed chemotherapy — she calls it the “nuclear bomb” — to shrink the tumor. Her husband stopped traveling for work to be with her throughout the ordeal. And during her treatment, her six sisters and best friend took turns staying with her for a week at a time to help out.
“We’re a large, Italian family, and their cooking put 35 pounds on me which I would need to make it through a surgery,” she said. “When I was through with chemotherapy, the tumor had shrunk by 70 percent. But I still couldn’t find a surgeon willing to do the operation because the tumor was wrapped around several arteries.”
Then Robinson learned that a new cancer surgeon, Nipun Merchant, M.D., was joining Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and she asked to see him.
“I met with Donna and reviewed her records,” said Merchant, now professor of surgery, chief surgical officer of University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics, chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, and director of surgical oncology research programs at Sylvester. “It appeared she needed a big, complex surgery, but it was one we should be able to do.”
Merchant was correct on both counts. During the seven-hour procedure, he removed the tumor, along with most of Robinson’s pancreas, her spleen, part of her stomach and part of her intestines. When he had finished, however, her lymph nodes were clear, and she had clean margins. Robinson calls Merchant a “miracle worker.”
“Sylvester is uniquely qualified to perform surgeries like Donna’s,” said Merchant. “Based on our multidisciplinary team approach, our volume of procedures and our surgical techniques that are performed at few other cancer centers, we are one of the premiere sites in the world in terms of clinical care and ongoing research.”
Now 60, Robinson is cancer-free and enjoying an active life. When not traveling with her husband (they are heading to Spain in August), she golfs, rides her bike, works out at the gym and plays an occasional fast-paced game of pickleball. She also counsels other recently diagnosed patients who find her story on the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org). What does she tell them?
“Attitude is everything,” said Robinson. “I would never let myself believe I was going to die. It was not a part of my psyche. That’s what I tell everyone, and that’s what I told myself 20 or 30 times a day when necessary. That and stay off the Internet — it’s full of doom and gloom. You create your own reality, and what happens to you is what you are thinking about. This is your journey; create it the way you want it to be.
“I also tell them to find the right people. University hospitals are where you have the greatest technology and the best minds working on research and clinical trials. Sylvester has the edge on all of that.”
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http://med.miami.edu/news/a-cancer-survivors-story-the-death-sentence-that-wasnt
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Alright, I get ticked off when I'm playing video games just like anybody else, and there have been dozens of times that
I wanted to pound my keyboard into a pulp & toss it out the window...but unlike you & me, this kid actually
does it. I haven't seen this much unbridled rage since Howard Dean; I guess Ritalin hasn't made it to certain parts of
Have some earplugs ready for this one...
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BizTalk360 Cloud is a subscription-based product, which means your current plan will be automatically renewed at the end of each billing cycle. You can choose to upgrade or downgrade your plan at any given time, so you have full control over the period you want your current subscription to be active. BizTalk360 Cloud's flexible pricing plans work with you as your needs change over time. Depending on your artifacts count, you can choose to upgrade or downgrade your pricing plan. In this article, you’ll learn how to change your pricing plan.
If you are upgrading your BizTalk360 Cloud account from Free plan to a Paid plan for the first time read this article
- Log into your BizTalk360 Cloud account
- Click the Settings (gear) icon from the left navigation pane
- Click the Payment option from the menu
- Click on the Change Plan tab
- The Change Plan blade lists your current plan information such as Payment Cycle, Subscription Plan, and Subscription Status. To change the plan, you can select your preferred Payment Cycle and the Artifact Tier based on your monitoring needs. Click Next
- You can check the payment details in the Payment Summary blade and click Confirm to make the payments
- Click Previous to cancel the payments and make changes to your plan
- Clicking on the Confirm will take you to Payment status screen
- Follow the steps 1-5 as mentioned in the upgrade scenario
- In case, your configured artifact count is greater than the plan count you choose, the system will prompt a message "Your configured artifact count is greater than the plan count, you must first reduce the configured artifact count before doing the downgrade".
- Click OK and remove the artifacts mapping accordingly to fit in your plan
- Once the configured artifact count matches with the selected plan, click Confirm
- The system will prompt a message "Your next billing date is MMDD, YYYY. If you downgrade the license plan now, you will lose the remaining credit/artifact count. Are you sure you want to continue?"
- Click Yes to downgrade the plan
- Your plan will be changed and the updated billing will take effect from the next billing date
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Blue embroidered long length kaftan styled as men inspired ‘Danshiki’ trend with denim jeans, denim shirt & kitenge/ankara/chitenge/African print handbag: AFWL15 Street Style – African styles
Kaftan tops are bang on trend this season. They’re versatile and easy to style. They look great when teamed with skinny jeans, tights or shorts. Kaftans are unisex as they can be worn by both male and female. Click here to see how to style men's dashiki. This blue kaftan features embroidery V-neck and long length.
We love how she has styled her long kaftan to look like men’s ‘boubou’/’bubu’ or ‘agbada’ as known by Yorubas of West Africa which is characterized by flowing wide sleeved robe.
She looks effortlessly chic in this embroidered long kaftan which she teamed with light blue denim shirt, jeans, ‘ankara’ handbag and brown heels.
Share your thoughts on how to wear this men inspired ‘danshiki’ trend.
- Men’s Burgundy roll-cuffed trousers:Street Style
- Men's Dashiki shirt with red trousers
- Women's V-neck dashiki dress with sandals
- Men's Dashiki shirt, black chinos & shearling collar denim jacket
- Men's All White Outfit: Spring-summer trend
- Men’s Ankara/kitenge/African print shirt with a pinstripe suit
- Men’s tailored waistcoats: How to style it
- Men’s preppy style: Men’s spring summer 2014 trend
- Men Burgundy Pants
- Men’s Burgundy Suit
- How to Dress like Harvey Specter & Mike Ross: Suits
- Men's camouflage/military shirt & camel Peacoat
- Men’s Bright Multi Coloured Thin Striped tie & men’s grey overcoat
- Men's Turtleneck or roll neck with an unpatterned tweed blazer
- Men’s embroidered kaftan shirt: Street Style
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Often I’m asked what I shoot with. It seems like a straight forward answer, I shoot with a Nikon camera. However, this is not always the case. True that all the photos that I shoot professionally or planned (don’t let any professional photographer tell you they did not plan and rehearsed and reshot those great shots) are done with one of my Nikon cameras. The fact of the matter is that when I’m out and about spending time with family and friends I don’t carry any camera gear with me other than my phone!
Some of the most spontaneous photos I have taken have been with the worst possible camera…my iPhone!
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I thought about cropping it...or kicking some of the crap out of the way before Greg snapped the photo. But then I decided to just let it be what it really is. There are so many times I'm looking at friends pics and facebook. And do you know what? I'm not looking at their cute kids! Nope. I'm actually looking at the floor in the background and thinking about what a terrible housekeeper I am.
So here's a picture that shows our house in it's real life glory. Today, a friend said that she didn't think our house was messy. Just lived in and loved. I laughed at her. This afternoon I snapped a few pictures to prove her wrong. :) So, here we go. A tour of my house.
At the top of the stairs you'll find my children's bathroom. This isn't too terrible today. I make them clean it every day. There are still dirty clothes in here, toothbrushes scattered everywhere. And a pile of toys are behind the door, as well. You'll walk down the hallway, past the crib that's dismantled, but there's no place to store it. And the toy crumbs (read: broken bits of toys that cling to the walls) and you'll find yourself entering my children's bedroom.
This is another room I make them clean every day. Can you tell? Today the dirty clothes are mixed in with the clean clothes that didn't quite get put away, and the stack of dresses I had laid so carefully across the changing table. Yesterday Roselyn decided she didn't need a nap and climbed up the shelf (spilling everything off) and onto the changing table (throwing everything off). I had enough time to put a few things back, but for the last day I've just been shoving clothes out of my way and sitting on the floor to change her.
And there's a terrible smell emanating from the beds that are wet on at night...because I can't remember the last time I changed the sheets (I mean really, who has time to change six beds every week?). Books and toys are mixed in here too (although they're not allowed). Will you also believe that I sent them each up and made them clean up their stuff before letting them watch football this afternoon? This is the "cleaned up" version!
Right next door, you'll find the school room. This is the view from the door way. Yeah, you can't really walk in there... All of these tubs have a home on the shelf to your left. Right now, it doesn't even appear that the toys that are IN the tubs are in the right ones. And why would a child ever pick up the tub and put it on the shelf. My kids certainly can't do it without crying for twenty minutes, even though it's about two feet away from where the tub is sitting.
After scooching in a little you can get an even better view of the bed that's not only unmade, but losing it's sheets. Chairs are, of course, meant to be upside down. I didn't dare take a closeup of the desk/table for you. Of course if you threw five dozen sheets of paper, three or four boxes of crayons and a couple dozen pencils on the table and stirred it all up- you'd be half way there.
And one obligatory photo from my bedroom. We got this shelf so I could keep craft materials away from the kids and in an organized manner. Yeah, if I could get to the shelf over the boxes of other junk, it would be a great system.
So, there you have it. The real house we live in. Please tell me yours looks more like mine then all those beautiful photos on Pinterest.
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Phenotypic Assortment Mediates The Effect Of Social Selection In A Wild Beetle Population
Social interactions often have major fitness consequences, but little is known about how specific interacting phenotypes affect the strength of natural selection. Social influences on the evolutionary process can be assessed using a multilevel selection approach that partitions the effects of social partner phenotypes on fitness (referred to as social or group selection) from those of the traits of a focal individual (nonsocial or individual selection). To quantify the contribution of social selection to total selection affecting a trait, the patterns of phenotypic association among interactants must also be considered. We estimated selection gradients on male body size in a wild population of forked fungus beetles (Bolitotherus cornutus). We detected positive nonsocial selection and negative social selection on body size operating through differences in copulation success, indicating that large males with small social partners had highest fitness. In addition, we found that, in low-density demes, the phenotypes of focal individuals were negatively correlated with those of their social partners. This pattern reversed the negative effect of group selection on body size and led to stronger positive selection for body size. Our results demonstrate multilevel selection in nature and stress the importance of considering social selection whenever conspecific interactions occur nonrandomly.
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Hi, I'm Michael Rowse. I've been a Farm Bureau agent since 2013. Give me a call today to learn how I can make it easy to protect the things that are most important to you - your home, family, farm and future. I look forward to showing you how simple insurance can be.
I'm a graduate of Western New Mexico University majoring in Business Management. I've also continued my education with several insurance industry courses.
After college, I spent over a decade in claims with the largest property and casualty insurance company in the world. I've seen everything from minor fender benders to serious accidents to hurricanes. That experience helps me to guide clients through the decision making process so you have a better idea of what to expect should a loss occur.
I was a co-founder of the Drew Hunter Junior Golf program that has seen hundreds of kids get free golf during the summer months. We've also helped a number of kids get college golf scholarships.
In addition I'm a member of the Main Street Project helping to revitalize our downtown area as well as a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Let’s re-open that age-old superhero debate that for some reason never grows tired—if you could have the power of invisibility or the power of flight, which would you choose? If you said invisibility (the right answer, by the way), and you are also trying to figure out how to break into the publishing business, then you might want to consider ghostwriting.
I spent most of my 20’s moonlighting as a ghostwriter for a series of popular teen books. The pay was decent (but not enough to live on), the schedule was rigorous, and the glory was minimal. But I learned a hell of a lot about discipline, cultivated relationships with editors, developed a reputation as a professional person, and came to understand quite a bit about the business. After six years of ghosting, I felt as though I had learned just as much about writing as I had in college, and was equipped to develop and sell my own teen series.
In order to be a good ghostwriter, you have to be comfortable with invisibility. Your writing must be seamless, conforming into a pre-determined style to execute a story that someone else created. You have to understand that you are merely fulfilling someone else’s vision and that they will get all of the glory and most of the money. You must love the product as though it were your own, because readers can smell insincerity from a mile away.
Even within the strict framework of ghostwriting, there plenty of opportunities for creativity. As long as the dialogue is consistent with the character, it’s all yours. You may be given major plot points, but there is often a lot of leeway as to how you get from point A to point B.
And even being invisible has its moments of quiet glory. Once I was in a bookstore, loitering in the teen section to see “my” book on the shelves and I saw a girl looking at a copy. She read a little and decided to buy it. A small part of me wanted to tap her on the shoulder and tell her I wrote it (as if she’d believe me) but I didn’t. It was thrilling enough to know someone was about to read my words.
In my next few posts, I’ll talk about what a ghosting job is like and how to go about getting one of your own. It’s easier than you might think.
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Police Force Silver
- App Store Info
DescriptionAn entertaining app that works great on ALL your devices and versions including iOS4 with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch -
This one is different - Loads of funny for very little money!
Share with friends and get them in on the action
“You got a prescription for this, Grandma?!”
“Put this perp in the back and take him downtown!“
“OK, we can do this the easy way - Or the hard way!”
Inspired by real life experiences & reels of Hollywood cops, Police Force puts a police force in your pocket! Now the guys are back with Police Force Silver, bringing over 80 new smart observations, sideways comments & bold arrests.
Just flash that badge, tap it's gleaming surface, and let 'er rip with a random (and we mean random) street-wise statement. Click on the "Rap Sheet" for a complete list of playable sound files. Whether on stake-out or in the coffee shop, these boys are never at a loss for words. So bust your friends! Impress your neighbors! Get Police Force Silver today!
Legal Disclaimer: Police Force is meant for laughs only and is not a real badge. Adams Technical is not responsible for you getting arrested by actual cops or pretending to be one and getting smacked down while making a citizen's arrest!
Don't forget to check out Police Force Gold - Already an iPhone classic!
Laugh it up! Check out our other funny iPhone Apps at AdamsTechnical.com
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Accommodations in Belgium tend to be expensive, which is not usually the case when it comes to Belgium transportation. Sure, you can always hail a cab and spend more than you’ll probably want to while trying to get from point A to point B, but you can save more by using Belgium public transportation. Whereas bus travel in Belgium leaves a good amount to be desired, take a train in Belgium and you’ll enjoy one of the world’s best rail systems. The cheapest way to get around in Belgium is walking, and while you are not likely to walk from one Belgian city to another, it’s a great way to explore specifics parts of a city or town.
When it comes to Belgium transportation, nothing can beat the Belgian rail system. When you take a train in Belgium, you can expect a clean car, timely service, and fair rates. The trains that connect the major Belgian cities are the fastest of the lot, though a local or regional train in Belgium will prove just as convenient. There are few places in Belgium that you can’t get to by taking a train, and there are various Belgian rail passes available that offer a set amount of trips at a discounted price. For destinations on your itinerary that can’t quite be reached solely by train, you can usually finish the trip by hopping on a regional or local bus.
Trams, which are basically electric trolley cars, are quite abundant in Belgium, and in cities like Antwerp and Brussels, you can also use the metro for getting around. Brussels by far boasts the best metro system in the country. One of the best trams in Belgium is that found on the coast. Covering all 42 miles of the Belgian coastline is the coastal tram, which is the world’s longest tram line. You can visit all the seaside towns and cities in Belgium by hopping on the coastal tram. Though it doesn’t fall under the category of Belgium public transportation, bicycling is a great way to navigate your way along the Belgium coast as well. In fact, bicycling anywhere in Belgium is a good way to get around, and you’ll find plenty of great bike paths and tracks all over the country. You can rent bikes in Belgium at major rail stations, or you can arrange to enjoy a bicycling tour. Some hotels in Belgium have bikes for guests to use.
Renting a car is a fairly easy proposition in Belgium, provided that you have held a driver’s license in your home country for at least a year. You will have to provide your driver’s license to secure a rental car in Belgium, and you will also have to meet the respective rental company’s age restrictions. Generally, if you are 21 years of age or older, you should find a rental car company in Belgium that is willing to work with you. A rental car in Belgium can be a compact, fuel-saving model, a more sporty or luxurious sedan, or even an SUV or a van. Should you decide to get a rental car in Belgium, you will enjoy the kind of freedom that the other Belgium transportation choices just can’t offer. Being able to pick up and head to any number of great Belgium destinations when you please is a significant convenience.
Last, but not least, cruising the rivers and canals by way of boat is just another way to get where you want to go in Belgium. River cruises can be extended, multi-day trips that involve more than one destination, but they can be shorter as well. Once you explore Brugge, for instance, it’s back on the boat to head over to Ghent, or perhaps you want to cruise from Liege to Dinant. Some boats in Belgium have onboard accommodations, which is the case on the Belgian barges. A Belgian bike and barge tour will involve getting around both by way of barge and by way of bike, making for a unique Belgian travel experience. The Belgian transportation options are varied and complete, and whether you rent a car in Belgium, hail a cab, or stick to Belgium public transportation, a long list of great destinations and attractions await you.
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SALSA FOR SALE
WHERE: Habañero's Mexican Grill
DETAILS: $10 per jar. All proceeds go to Thomson First United Methodist Church Drop Zone youth program.
GRADUATION TESTS RETAKES
WHERE: Thomson High School
WHEN: Begins the week of Sept. 12
DETAILS: Students completing high school in 2011 and earlier are required to pass all parts of the test to earn a diploma. Individuals must register by Sept. 6 in order to test during this exam window. Please call Mrs. Shelton at (706) 986-4222 to register. Students currently enrolled in classes do not need to register.
VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE TRAINING
WHERE: University Hospital, Augusta
WHEN: Sept. 15-19
DETAILS: Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Services is seeking volunteer advocates for victims of sexual assault. Advocates are needed to respond to hospitals in McDuffie, Burke and Jefferson counties. Advocates need to be at least 18, pass a criminal background check, have reliable transportation and phone, and be able to respond to the hospital in their area within 30 minutes. The training will be held in the evenings and weekend on these dates.
LABOR DAY CLOSINGS
WHERE: City of Thomson government offices
DETAILS: Garbage service for Monday will be on Tuesday, to include recycle services. Residents are reminded not to place their garbage or recycle containers at curbside on Monday. If an emergency arises on Monday, residents should call (706) 595-6133 or (706) 595-2145 to arrange repairs of utility (water, sewer, natural gas) services. Police and fire departments will be on the job as usual.
SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATIONS
WHERE: McDuffie County Partners for Success, across from the high school
DETAILS: Call (706) 595-3112
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THS YEARBOOKS SALE
WHERE: Thomson High School
DETAILS: The first price of the year is always the lowest; the sale starts at $50. In September, the price will increase, and the price goes up each month after that. Contact Miranda Murphey for more details or go to www. jostensyearbooks.com. Last year, the supply of yearbooks was used up, so be sure to reserve your copy today.
MICHAEL DINGUS FUND
WHERE: Queensborough National Bank
DETAILS: The family needs help to pay for funeral expenses. Please drop donations off at the bank or mail them to 314 Grier Circle, Thomson, GA 30824.
INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS EVENT
WHERE: Rotary Park, Washington Road next to fire station
WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 17
DETAILS: Sponsored by Enterprise Community Health Start, come out and enjoy games with Amerigroup, Lady Bug the clown, face painting and more. Enter a raffle for a free crib. Call Debra Griffin, (706) 840-5986.
WHERE: Thomson-McDuffie Recreation Department and Web site
WHEN: In progress
DETAILS: Register for football, soccer and cheerleading online or in the office. Sign up at the recreation department between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Call (706) 595-2152.
RESERVE-SEAT TICKETS ON SALE
WHERE: Thomson High office
DETAILS: Reserve football tickets at $62.50 are available to the general public.
CAMELLIA CITY LIONS CLUB MEETINGS
WHERE: Queen of Angels Catholic Church
WHEN: 7 p.m. second Mondays
DETAILS: Call Lion Bonnie Martin at (706) 595-5176 or Lion Pat Wylie at (706) 595-0560. Board meetings are held the last Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASSes
DETAILS: Instructor Tom Venderhoof presents AARP driver safety classes geared toward drivers age 50 or older. The course is not limited to seniors or to AARP members. Successful completion for the course can qualify a driver for a 10 percent discount on their auto insurance premium. Drivers should confirm the discount with their insurance agents. Call Venderhoof at (706) 863-2865 for class dates or to schedule a class through your organization. Anyone interested in scheduling a class also may contact Venderhoof.
An Evening with Livingston Taylor
WHERE: Hardin Performing Arts Center, Evans WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. DETAILS: Tickets are $32.50 and $27.50. Call (706) 726-0366. Visit www.augusta amusements.com.
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AN EVENING WITH LEON REDBONE
WHERE: Hardin Performing Arts Center, Evans WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
DETAILS: Tickets are $32.50 and $27.50. Call (706) 726-0366. Visit www.augusta amusements.com.
CERTIFY IN CPR AND FIRST AID
WHERE: McDuffie County Fire and Rescue Headquarters, 1061 Salem Road, Thomson
WHEN: 9 a.m. until class completion; first and third Saturdays
DETAILS: Classes specialize in health care provider ($20), heart saver first aid ($20), fire extinguisher training (free) and child care professional fire safety training ($10). Fees due at time of registration. Class must consist of five or more participants. Contact Lt. Ed Lewis, fire and Life safety instructor Terence Favors or Capt. Ron May, (706) 595-2044 or (706) 595-2045.
KENNY HILL FUND
WHERE: Farmers State Bank
DETAILS: Kenny Hill was recently diagnosed with brain and lung cancer. Keep up with his progress at www.caringbridge.org/visit/kennyhill. If you would like to donate, please mail a check made out to Benefit for Kenny Hill to Farmers State Bank, P.O. Box 99, Lincolnton, GA 30817.
MUSIC IN THE PARK
WHERE: Mitchell Depot
WHEN: First Saturdays through October
DETAILS: Bluegrass, country and gospel music, hamburgers, hot dogs and soft drinks. Donations accepted. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. There is a playground for the kids. Free parking available.
one stop may be able to help you
WHERE: East Central Georgia Consortium One Stop
DETAILS: Did you know that more than 25,000 jobs will be opening for the heavy construction industry throughout the state? Did you know an experienced construction laborer can earn $20 per hour? Did you know that you may qualify to be trained for this great career? If you are unemployed, willing to travel and Georgia Work Ready Certified then contact the local One Stop for more information at (706) 595-8941. The One Stop has placed over 45 people in jobs related to this industry after training. Come get your training today.
get a burn permit
WHERE: Call (877) 652-2876
WHEN: Always get a burn permit; it's the law
DETAILS: Breezy, warm, spring days are perfect for enjoying the outdoors, but they're perfect, too, for wildfires. To prevent the spread of wildfires, the Georgia Forestry Commission is urging residents to take extra precautions when burning yard debris, using an outdoor grill or enjoying campfires. If you're not sure when to get a permit just call (877) OK2-burn or log ontoGaTrees.org.
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Russia’s US envoy Kislyak steps down, his deputy to act as Charg d'Affaires ad interimRussian Politics & Diplomacy July 23, 1:33
Putin greets KamAZ-Master team - winner of Silk Way RallySport July 22, 15:20
Agreements on East Ghouta zone in Syria signed - Defense MinistryWorld July 22, 14:20
PAK FA offers practically unlimited opportunities to pilot - commanderMilitary & Defense July 22, 11:29
Ukraine's National Broadcasting Board issues fine to Public Radio for 0% Urkainian songsWorld July 22, 5:39
Femen movement activists faces 5 years in jail for trying to frustrate summit meetingWorld July 22, 4:38
Russian Deputy PM dismisses allegations he will arrive in Moldova on warplaneRussian Politics & Diplomacy July 22, 2:46
Russian top diplomat shares his impressions from meeting with US leaderRussian Politics & Diplomacy July 21, 20:31
Lavrov bewildered US special services give no facts of Russia’s meddling in US electionRussian Politics & Diplomacy July 21, 19:46
MOSCOW, February 28 (Itar-Tass) — Russia is developing new types of ammunition over the development of new types of artillery weapons and firearms. Old and morally outdated cartridges will be disposed quicker. Industrial capacities for the scrapping of ammunition will be expanded for this purpose, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said at a question-and-answer governmental session in the State Duma on Tuesday.
“The Defence Ministry actually has the storages full of special chemical warfare and ammunition. The military authorities are scrapping the ammunition, the service life of which expired,” he noted. Meanwhile, “we launched the development of new types of ammunition for artillery weapons and firearms.”
Rogozin recalled about the plans for an advanced modernization of the Kalashnikov submachine gun. “We will open a special laboratory under the military industrial committee, where the weapons will be adjusted to the calibres available in Russia through the assistance of specialists from the Central Scientific Research Institute of Precision Machine Building,” he remarked. This is submachine guns, on which detachable equipment, particularly flashlights, optical sights and etc will be used.
Representatives of leading power-wielding agencies will be “the main inspectors of weapons.”
“Therefore, I believe that before the end of this year we will produce a new pistol, which will not be inferior to any pistol in the world. Sniper and police rifles will be produced,” Rogozin said. “A sniper grenade launcher and the ammunition for it” are being designed as well.
“I believe that before the end of this year we will seek to do a serious step forward, if not a breakthrough,” Rogozin concluded.
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Parcells: Not a Giant (Well, Not That Way)
I once had a helping of Irate Tuna at a Japanese restaurant; little too pink and puffy for my tastes. But Irate Tuna's on the menu today in the New York Daily News, where the coach of the Dallas Cowboys vehemently denies yesterday's stories -- reported on NFL.com and in the Daily News -- that he had inquired about the New York Giants' general manager position. "There is absolutely nothing to it," Parcells tells writer Gary Myers. "Absolutely nothing. There has been no contact, either directly or through an intermediary. Whoever said it is a liar."
Actually, a few people said it to a few different people. Stories circulated that his son-in-law, New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli, declined an invites to interview for the Giants' gig because Paw-Paw Parcells was interested in going back to NYC. Then there was another report that Parcells had inquired about the gig, only to be told by the Giants, for whom Parcells had been head coach from 1983 to 1991, they weren't interested. "There is absolutely no truth to that report," Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon tells Myers. So, dang it. Maybe Parcells will still be the Cowboys' coach next season. Well, that sucks. --Robert Wilonsky
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http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/parcells-not-a-giant-well-not-that-way-7103930
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