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MC Lyte was one of the first female rappers to point out the sexism and misogyny that often runs rampant in hip-hop, often taking the subject head on lyrically in her songs and helping open the door for such future artists as Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Lyte began rhyming at the age of 12, which eventually led to a single, "I Cram to Understand U," which led to a recording contract with the First Priority label. MC Lyte's debut full-length, Lyte As a Rock, surfaced in 1988, while a follow-up, Eyes on This, followed a year later. Both discs are considered to be the finest of the rapper's career, especially her sophomore effort, which spawned the hit single "Cha Cha Cha" (peaking at number one on the rap charts) and the anti-violence track "Cappucino." Lyte turned to Bell Biv DeVoe's writers and producers Wolf & Epic for her third release overall, 1991's Act Like You Know, a more soul music-based work than its predecessors and in 1993, issued Ain't No Other (the album's popular single, "Ruffneck," earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Single and turned out to be the first gold single ever achieved by a female rap artist). By the mid-'90s, Lyte had relocated to a new record label, Elektra/Asylum, issuing such further releases as 1996's Bad As I Wanna B, which featured a duet with Missy Elliott on the track "Cold Rock a Party," and 1998's Seven & Seven, which included further guest appearances by Elliott, as well as Giovanni Salah and LL Cool J, the latter of which produced the track "Play Girls Play." In addition to her own albums, MC Lyte has teamed with other artists from time to time, including Atlanta's Xscape on the Soul Train Award-winning "Keep on Keepin' On" (a track that also appeared on the Sunset Park soundtrack and became Lyte's second gold single), and has tried acting, appearing on several TV shows, including such comedies as Moesha and In the House, plus the crime drama New York Undercover. Lyte has also put aside time to become active in several social projects/organizations, including anti-violence campaigns, Rock the Vote, and AIDS benefits. In 2001, Rhino Records issued the 16-track career overview The Very Best of MC Lyte. Lyte then mounted a comeback in 2003 with Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi

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Here come the cicadas Here they come again. Any day now, billions of cicadas will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. People from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered by the insects, roughly 600 to 1. The cicadas will emerge only when the ground temperature reaches exactly 64 degrees. After a few weeks in the trees, they'll die and their offspring will go underground, not to return until 2030. Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Jenny Joseph (born 7 May 1932) is an English poet. Life and career She was born in Birmingham, and with a scholarship, studied English literature at St Hilda's College, Oxford (1950). Her poems were first published when she was at university in the early 1950s. She became a journalist and worked for the Bedfordshire Times, the Oxford Mail and Drum Publications (Johannesburg, South Africa). Joseph's best known poem, "Warning", was written in 1961 and is included in her 1974 collection Rose In the Afternoon and The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse. "Warning" was identified as the UK's "most popular post-war poem" in a 1996 poll by the BBC. The second line was the inspiration for the Red Hat Society. Due to its popularity, an illustrated gift edition of "Warning", first published by Souvenir Press Ltd in 1997, has now been reprinted 41 times. Her first book of poems, The Unlooked-for Season won a Gregory Award in 1960 and she won a Cholmondeley Award for her second collection, Rose in the Afternoon in 1974. Awards and honours - 1960 Gregory Award for Unlooked-for Season - 1974 Cholmondeley Award for Rose in the Afternoon - 1986 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her fiction Persephone - 1995 Travelling scholarship by the Society of Authors. - 1999 Fellowship of the Royal Society of Literature in 1999. - Unlooked-for Season (1960 - winner of a Gregory Award) - Rose in the Afternoon (1974 - winner of a Cholmondeley Award) - The Thinking Heart (1978) - Beyond Descartes (1983) - Persephone (1986 - fiction in verse and prose) - Beached Boats (1992 - prose) - The Inland Sea (1992) - Selected Poems (1992) - which includes ("Warning") - Ghosts and Other Company (1996) - Extended Similes (1997 - prose fiction) - Warning (1997, illustrated gift edition) - Led by the Nose (2002) - Extreme of Things (2006) - Nothing Like Love (2009) She has also written six books for children - Poetry Archive profile - Couzyn, Jeni. Contemporary Women Poets. Bloodaxe. 1985 p166 - "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 9 August 2010. |Wikiquote has quotations related to: Jenny Joseph| - Poetry Archive profile and poems written and audio - Bloodaxe profile - Article on Jenny Joseph - Interview by BBC 25 February 2004 |This article about a poet from the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.|

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The ferry Wenatchee, which was damaged last weekend in a hard landing at the Colman Dock, is expected to return to service Friday afternoon, Washington State Ferries reports. “We are conducting sea trials right now, and we are hoping against hope that we have it available for the afternoon commute today,” WSF spokeswoman Marta Coursey said. “We just don’t know yet what time today and what route we’ll put it on.” Service on the Seattle-Bremerton route was reduced this week to one auto ferry after the Wenatchee slammed into a slip at the Colman Dock about 11 a.m. on Sunday. It was returning from from Bainbridge Island. The accident, which happened in fog, damaged the vessel’s bow and the slip’s wing wall. The Wenatchee was under repair at Todd Shipyards. WSF contracted with a private company to add two passenger-only ferries to the Seattle-Bremerton route. Vessels were packed to capacity this week and there were delays, including more problems caused by fog, Coursey said. Some Bremerton commuters drove to Edmonds to catch the ferry there, she said. There were no updates on the investigation into what caused the accident, she said.

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RICHARDH wrote:Interesting article, certainly agree that more needs to be done in regards to there marketing. Nygard needs to start earning his pay check, in a week were they got WT status annouced there womens team and had there team presentation the main sream media has almost completely ignored them. Good article, makes some pretty good points. Why not get the local riders on twitter rides etc. Having a "member" base is more than just selling membership packs, they need to engage them as well. AFL clubs do it well. Not everyone can afford the $990 to eat and ride with the team. No doubt I will buy the pack with the jersey (when released, there have been some pretty ordinary jerseys out there) but I agree, they need to do better.

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team fortress 2 Complexity is streaming classic matches from its esports archive If you want a blast from the past, Complexity has your fix. Valve is adding competitive matchmaking to Team Fortress 2 The eight-year-old game is getting a major update. The man who ran Valve's virtual economies now tasked with fixing Greece's Let the "hat simulator" jokes begin. Fan-made Team Fortress 2 short is what you've been waiting for This could be the best short you see all year.

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- 22 Resorts - Consistent Snow - Diverse destinations - Resorts open before those of many other states - Home to Vail, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain Frauenalpe lift ticket prices are provided to OnTheSnow.com directly by the mountain resorts and those resorts are responsible for their accuracy. Lift ticket prices are subject to change. Call resort for updates. BedrichM: An excellent place for a ski holiday

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The Discraft Pro-D Zone is an putt and approach disc with a low profile and overstable flight path which makes it unique among the Discraft putters. Advanced players love the fact that It will hold the line without flipping on long approaches, and delivers predictable putts even in windy conditions. Great for wind and hyzer putts. Windy approaches and putts have met their match with the dependable Zone. Pro-D plastic is the least expensive. It's great for beginners as entry level discs and pros love them too when they get 'beat up' and 'broken in'. It offers superior grip and comes in a rainbow of colors. About Color and Availability - Pictured above are some available Pro-D colors. This model may not be available in all of these colors. Likewise, each weight range may not be available in all colors. Therefore we ask you to list and prioritize your color preferences and to give us guidance if the color or weight range you want happens to not be available. Feel free to contact us if you need more specific info. "All I have to say is thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so happy with this overstable, low profile putter. Now I feel much more confident about my game. I have been waiting patiently for a putter that fits my style of putting, and the Zone is it." - Michael Johansen "This disc is amazing! The first time I threw it I knew my game would not be the same. It's an overstable and fits in between a Wasp and a Drone. I think it is the perfect balance. I trust this disc in even the most severe of winds, and the ESP plastic gives the perfect grip." - liz Lopez

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Choosing A Telescope Telescope Aperture Considerations Introduction to Planetary Sketching Refractor Dobsonian Style Mounts The Bonds: Pioneers of American Astronomy Saturn's Encke Minima and Encke Division Nature and Travel Photography Recommended Astronomy Books Photograph © 2000 – 2016, Eric Jamison, All Rights Reserved Welcome To Eric Jamison's Astronomy and Photography Home Page I began observing the stars, constellations, Moon and planets with the unaided eye in the 1950's. In the 1960's I observed my first total lunar eclipse, and in 1971 I observed my first total solar eclipse. I purchased my first telescope in 1972. I set this web page up to help encourage and inspire others interested in astronomy. On this web site you will find articles I have written on choosing a telescope, telescope aperture considerations, introduction to sketching, the history of astronomy, and equipment reviews. Also you will find drawings and visual observations I have made of the planets, deep-sky objects, comets, as well as astrophotographs and nature photographs I have taken. Please feel free to stop by from time to time as I will be adding new material in the future. All photographs, drawings, and articles: © 2000 - 2016, Eric Jamison, All rights reserved. Thanks for visiting my web page. "I know that I am mortal and the creature of a day; but when I search out the massed wheeling circles of the stars, my feet no longer touch the earth, but, side by side with Zeus himself, I take my fill of ambrosia, the food of the gods." -- Ptolemy "The heavens declare the glory of God." -- Psalm 19:1 "God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars." -- Genesis 1:16 "For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream." -- Vincent van Gogh "It is only during an eclipse that the man in the moon has a place in the sun." -- Anonymous "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here but it can never forget what they did here."-- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. "We will be known forever by the tracks that we leave." -- Native American Proverb "We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." -- Native American Proverb "However long we live, life is short, so I work. And however important man becomes, he is nothing compared to the stars. There are secrets, dear sister, and it is for us to reveal them. Your name, like mine, is a song. -- Caroline Herschel "Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." Sarah Williams "Dinosaurs became extinct because they did not have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program it'll serve us right!" -- Larry Niven "A huge granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being." -- Ansel AdamsHere are some of my other Favorite Quotes Web page last updated: June 13, 2016. counter provided by Honesty.com.

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Vancouver Mini Maker Faire would not be possible if it wasn’t for the help of our wonderful Sponsors. Our Sponsors are people who are just as passionate about the Maker movement as we are so it was fun to talk with Andrea of SFU SIAT about what they like about the Maker movement, Maker Faire and the awesome exhibit they are planning. We’re so happy to have you on board this year as a Sponsor. What is it about Maker Faire that draws your organization? Maker Faire allows us to see what others in the making industry are doing. It perfectly brings together Makers who are at the forefront of new technologies. It allows us to see new ideas and meet the changemakers together in one location.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) – Indiana University on Friday morning named the student who was found dead at a sorority house Thursday night. IU officials said 20-year-old Kelly Ann Hackendahl, of Libertyville, Illinois, was found unresponsive after a medical call to the house around 8 p.m. Thursday. According to Mark Land, IU spokesman, Hackendahl was found dead at the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house, Land said foul play is not involved. Hackendahl was a junior working toward her education degree and was a member of the sorority. Medics attempted to revive her for about an hour, IU officials said. IU will provide counseling to the sorority and anyone else affected by the death.

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"Author's Notes": Recently, I've been a big fan of post apocalyptic type stuff. As a result, I decided to write some poetry of some sort. This piece of poetry could possibly act as a prequel for a story that I may write. Anyways, the following is a poem of some sort that I wrote in a couple of minutes. Enjoy! It is pure daylight on this beautiful day. I expect today to be perfect, but perfect days are hard to come by these days. I walk down the sidewalk with a smile on my face. Smiling at those I cross by, I only seem to get blank faces in return. I strive to get a handshake, a nod, but I get nothing. Each step I take, people are leaving me left and right. My loved ones, my friends, even animals for that matter simply vanish. I continue to walk down this sidewalk and as I walk I notice something. The world seems to be dying right before my eyes. Buildings turn into nothing but dust. Trees begin to whither and rot. Oceans once blue become gray. Is there anything in this world that has not changed? I shout, I scream, I plead for help… No one and nothing can hear me. I look down at my feet and begin to cry as everything little thing I loved suddenly faded away. As I examined my feet, I noticed my shadow just sitting there. It did not speak. It did not leave. It did not turn gray. Shadow simply was here with me all along. I raised my head, wiped my tears, and began to cheer. At this moment I realized something. My shadow is the only thing I can rely on. It does not lie, It does not fade, It does not hate. Unlike people, animals, buildings, trees, and even oceans, my shadow will continue to be with me until the day I die. What I thought was going to be a perfect day actually ended up being perfect, for once.

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RECENT losses for Ian Eldridge and James Yelland have not floored the St Albans and London Colney Amateur Boxing Club. LISA PAVELEY capped what has been a terrific individual season with another couple of medals at the St Albans Judo Club Championships. A TRIP to third-placed Braintree Town might not have been the ideal introduction for Boreham Wood's new player-managers Lee Harvey and Micky Engwell, but despite Saturday's (December 8) 2-0 defeat, Harvey is optimistic they can make a successful… THE Herts Girls League clash between Watford Ladies under 15s and Bushey Rangers ended in controversy as Watford claimed a hard-fought victory. The Under 17s had a good day, running out 3-1 winners over the Tractormen, who had seven scholars and the England Under 16 striker in their line-up. WATFORD Under 19s were caught on the counter-attack against Ipswich, then conceded a second to a calamitous mix-up and then had what looked a valid goal disallowed. WATFORD have spent £15m on players over the past three years, chief executive Tim Shaw told to shareholders at the annual meeting of Watford FC on Thursday, December 5. I READ with interest Councillor Muspratt's comments in the Watford Observer, November 16 regarding the moving of the zebra crossing. WATFORD are set to persevere with 4-3-3, which enables them to field a third striker. HAVE Watford and Vialli cracked it? Vialli sounds a note of caution: "I was talking the other day with David Platt and we both agree this is a difficult division, not only because of the number of games you play but also the players you manage," he said. AS WATFORD enter a crucial phase which could determine the direction of their season, Vialli asks for maximum vocal support on Saturday, December 15, NORDIN WOOTER has been given early permission to try and arrange a transfer. The Dutch winger, whose contract expires next summer, is unlikely to be offered a new deal by the Hornets. Buster Bloodvessel returns with the world famous ska band; The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans; Wednesday, December 19; admission 8. Every Wednesday, hosted by local band organised by St Albans blues/rock trio Mojo, guest performers and floor spots are welcome and all performers get a free drink get there early to book your place; Mermaid pub, Hatfield Road, St Albans; admission… 12th heat with Shrapnul plus Surfacing plus Reco; The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans; Tuesday, December 18; admission 3. Every Monday, traditional and contemporary songs, everyone welcome as singers or spectators; The Bull, High Street, Redbourn; 8.30pm; admission 1; more details from John on 01923 404566. MANAGER Joe Kinnear is ready to go "Christmas shopping" as Luton approach the hectic holiday football programme. WATFORD are entering the critical period of their season, one that can determine whether it is judged a success or a flop. OLD ALBANIANS broke the trend of tight matches between themselves and Old Verulamians, as they demolished local rivals 41-0. EURO MP, Mrs Eryl McNally was demonstrating her cookery skills in Portuguese as part of a display by Britain's Labour MEPs in the Brussels parliament building last month. MAYOR John Peters' Fund for the Future, launched in July to provide a long-term endowment for local charities, is set to top £20,000 for Christmas. ST ALBANS firefighters are used to carrying out all sorts of daring and dangerous deeds, but even they would admit that their latest challenge was amongst their toughest assignments so far. FURIOUS villagers condemned plans to build a massive hotel complex on Green Belt land in Bricket Wood as "absolutely disastrous", "horrific" and "sacrilegious" on Tuesday. AN accident which left a child with a broken ankle has re-ignited concerns over traffic problems along Dark Lane in Harpenden. RESURFACING will cause road closures in the Shenley Lane and Napsbury Lane area of St Albans over the next two weeks. CHRIS and Bridget Cumming make tracklements so beautiful that the contents of their jars are a feast to the eye before they ever reach the plate. DESPITE its proximity to London and, during the second world war, the de Havilland fighter plane factory at Hatfield, St Albans emerged relatively unscathed from the two world wars. The story of the man who gave his name to St Albans is a simple one, but this story alone would not be enough to enable us to gauge its importance or its continuing resonance. SO YOU think the current crop of superchefs turning gastronomy into the new sex on our screens every night is the first? Think again! HELEN Parr says her role model is the Duke of Wellington, victor of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At first sight the petite recently-appointed principal of Oaklands College has little in common with the Iron Duke, but may soon need both his toughness… A RAT loose in a Rickmansworth supermarket on Sunday, December 9, gave shoppers cause for concern. A YEAR of hard work by children at a Garston church, culminated in a celebration at an Investiture service held on Saturday, December 8. A CYCLIST was "left for dead" after flying through the air when she collided with a car early Monday morning. HARPENDEN suffered only their second defeat of the season on Saturday when they failed to pick up any points away in Upminster, following a 5-2 defeat. ST ALBANS RFC will feel hard done by this week after getting far less than they probably deserved from a determined display against London Scottish at the weekend. Funky guest DJs alongside resident DJ Hansi; The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans; Sunday, December 17; admission free. Matt Wates Sextet; The Fairway, Fairway Suite, Old Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City; Sunday, December 16; doors open 7.30pm, music starts at 8pm; admission 6 for members and 7 for non-members. Every Sunday, house band plus guests, floorspots, players and singers welcome; The Portland Arms, Portland Street, St Albans; 8.30pm. Moonglow Dance Studios, 38a Estcourt Road, Watford; Saturday, December 15, 11am to 1pm, learn to dance to the latest pop styles. Tel: 01923 225195 for further details. Moonglow Dance Studios, 38a Estcourt Road, Watford; Tuesday, December 18, 5.30pm to 7pm. Tel: 01923 225195 for further details. The Old Town Hall, High Street, Hemel Hempstead; Saturday, December 15, 8.30pm; tickets 9. Tel: box office 01442 228091. A beginners class for ladies; The Oracle, 12 Market Street, Watford; Monday, December 19, 7pm to 8pm and 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Tel: 020 8421 5178. Bushey Country Club, High Street, Bushey; Friday, December 14; 9pm to 2am. Tel: 01737 360547 for further details. School of Dancing, 14 Nascot Road, Watford; Thursday, December 20, 8pm, followed by practice session; no partner required, complete beginners welcome. Tel. 01923 210016 for further details. With Jean Martyn, organised by Watford Organ and Keyboard Club, Henderson Memorial Hall, Abbots Langley; Saturday, December 15, 8pm; tickets 5.50. Tel: 01923 238657. A 24-carat seasonal spectacle; Palace Theatre Watford, Clarendon Road, Watford; runs until Saturday, January 12. Tel: box office 01923 225671 for times and ticket prices. Dacorum Pavilion, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead; Wednesday, December 21, to Sunday, January 6; tickets 9.50/12.50 adults, 6.50/9.50 children. Tel: box office 01442 228700 for times. Presented by Chalemie; The Old Town Hall, High Street, Hemel Hempstead; Friday, December 14, 7.30pm; tickets 7. Tel: box office 01442 228091.4 Gala Charity Preview Show; Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans; Tuesday, December 18, 7pm; tickets 15; Wednesday, December 19, to Sunday, January 6, tickets 8.50 to 16. Tel: box office 01727 844488.

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Max is one of those bad guys who places such little value on human life, that one wonders how he's sane enough to be an evil genius. Early in the film he gets out of a plane with an assistant holding an umbrella. A gust of wind causes the umbrella to falter a bit in the assistant's hands, and Max kills her for it. This is supposed to tell us that Max is a perfectionist who believes in violent consequences for failure. It really tells me that Max is stupid because now he has to hold the pesky umbrella himself. Not to mention that he'll have to get rid of the body. One day the leader of The Losers is approached by a woman (Zoe Saldana, the only marketable name in the cast) who is willing to pay him and The Losers to get revenge on Max, as well get them their lives back. She has a ton of resources, and the timing is right because Max is about to blow up a good chunk of the world in a "restoring balance" plot lifted right out of "Watchmen." The plan seems too good to be true, but the team goes along with it, not least because the leader has the hots for the girl. The rest of the film is mostly a series of scenes of The Losers trying to obtain clues or helpful items. They'll exchange some unfunny stakeout dialogue, then there'll be lots of shooting, maybe an explosion or two and then they meet up to analyze what they've found. Many of these sequences are set to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing," which means that the film is guilty of the unforgivable sin of making me hate that song. The film climaxes in a sequence where two high-ranking henchmen are actually dumb enough to get into separate vehicles and drive toward each other at full speed trying to squash the leader. "The Losers" has the audacity to give us an unsatisfying conclusion, as if they'll have to get a sequel to give us the ending we want. This movie is not going to get a sequel, early box office reports indicate it isn't even one of the top three films in this, its opening weekend. I don't want to see a second "Losers" movie, hopefully you'll be wise enough to avoid the first one. "The Losers" is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, a scene of sensuality, and language. Its runtime is 98 minutes.

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There are several configuration files used by HP-SSH. Some are used by the daemon and others by the client. We... By submitting your email address, you agree to receive emails regarding relevant topic offers from TechTarget and its partners. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Contact TechTarget at 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA. will first look at the host based configuration file followed by the client configuration file next week. The sshd_config file /etc/opt/ssh: (or) /opt/ssh/etc: -r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 2805 Sep 9 20:32 sshd_config The sshd_config file is the one read and used by the SSH daemon. The "#" sign is a comment in this file. A " grep -v "# " sshd_config " command will produce the following output: #Port 22 Protocol 2 #ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 #ListenAddress :: #HostKey /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_key #HostKey /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_rsa_key #HostKey /opt/ssh/etc/ssh_host_dsa_key #KeyRegenerationInterval 3600 #ServerKeyBits 768 #obsoletes QuietMode and FascistLogging #SyslogFacility AUTH #LogLevel INFO #LoginGraceTime 600 #PermitRootLogin yes #StrictModes yes #RSAAuthentication yes #PubkeyAuthentication yes #AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys #RhostsAuthentication no #IgnoreRhosts yes #RhostsRSAAuthentication no #HostbasedAuthentication no #IgnoreUserKnownHosts no #PasswordAuthentication yes #PermitEmptyPasswords no #ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes #KerberosAuthentication yes #KerberosOrLocalPasswd yes #KerberosTicketCleanup yes #AFSTokenPassing yes #KerberosTgtPassing no #PAMAuthenticationViaKbdInt yes #X11Forwarding no #X11DisplayOffset 10 #X11UseLocalhost yes #PrintMotd yes #PrintLastLog yes #KeepAlive yes #UseLogin no #MaxStartups 10 #Banner /some/path #VerifyReverseMapping no Subsystem sftp /opt/ssh/libexec/sftp-server From initially looking at this file, you might assume that the only settings are those that do not start with the "#" symbol. However, the lines that do start with a "#" symbol represent the default setting for that parameter. These settings were made during compile time. For example, the default setting for PrintLastLog is: #PrintLastLog yes . This settings displays the last login time for the user: $ ssh ctg701 Enter passphrase for key '/home/vking/.ssh/id_dsa': Last login: Wed Sep 11 20:30:01 2002 from client If we change the sshd_config file to: #PrintLastLog yes PrintLastLog no and force the SSH daemon to re-read its configuration file: ctg701: kill -HUP 'cat /var/run/sshd.pid' The next time the user runs ssh to this host, they are no longer displayed this information: $ ssh ctg701 Enter passphrase for key '/home/vking/.ssh/id_dsa': Should you keep the commented keyword? I would recommend keeping it. After all, if you remove your entry, the default value will be used. You can also make configuration changes to the SSH daemon when you start the daemon at the command line: ctg701: /opt/ssh/sbin/sshd -o "PrintLastLog no" Optionally, these could also be placed in the startup configuration file for secsh: /etc/rc.config.d/sshd: SSHD_START=1 SSHD_ARGS="-o PrintLastLog=no" root 18629 1 0 0:00 /opt/ssh/sbin/sshd -o PrintLastLog=no However, if you use command line arguments (either directly from the command line or via the startup script), change the configuration file, and force the SSH daemon to re-read the configuration file, the command line options will still be used, not the newer option in the configuration file. To change a configuration option that is set at the command line, the daemon must be stopped and restarted. Note: As of Sept. 2002, HP-SSH currently will kill the SSH daemon if you force it to re-read the configuration file if the daemon was started with command line options. (Received SIGHUP; restarting. command-line line 0: missing yes/no argument.) The SSH daemon is also using options that were specified at compile time. A complete list of options available to use with the SSH daemon can be found by using: grep "", s" /opt/ssh/src/ssh/servconf.c | cut -f2 -d, | cut -f2 -d" " | cut -c2-60 | sort The options that are underlined are not listed in the sshd_config file: AFSTokenPassing AllowGroups AllowTcpForwarding AllowUsers AuthorizedKeysFile AuthorizedKeysFile2 Banner ChallengeResponseAuthentication Ciphers ClientAliveCountMax ClientAliveInterval DenyGroups DenyUsers Deprecated EmptyPasswd GatewayPorts GssAuthentication GssCleanupCreds GssKeyEx GssUseSessionCredCache HostKeyFile HostbasedAuthentication HostbasedUsesNameFromPacketOnly IgnoreRhosts IgnoreUserKnownHosts KbdInteractiveAuthentication KeepAlives KerberosAuthentication KerberosOrLocalPasswd KerberosTgtPassing KerberosTicketCleanup KeyRegenerationTime ListenAddress LogFacility LogLevel LoginGraceTime Macs MaxStartups PAMAuthenticationViaKbdInt PasswordAuthentication PermitRootLogin PidFile Port PrintLastLog PrintMotd Protocol PubkeyAuthentication RSAAuthentication RhostsAuthentication RhostsRSAAuthentication ServerKeyBits StrictModes Subsystem UseLogin VerifyReverseMapping X11DisplayOffset X11Forwarding X11UseLocalhost XAuthLocation Looking at this list, you can determine additional configuration settings to be used in your SSH environment. We will add the "DenyUsers" option to see how that works and further to see how rules work in the configuration file. When the following line is added and sshd is forced to re-read its configuration file: The user vking will no longer be prompted to enter their passphrase and the following message is displayed in syslog on the SSH server: Sep 12 ctg701 sshd: User vking not allowed because listed in DenyUsers However, the user will be prompted for their UNIX login password. vking@ctg701's password: Permission denied, please try again. Even when the user enters their correct UNIX login password, they are denied access and the following message is placed in syslog: Sep 12 ctg701 sshd: Failed password for illegal user vking from 192.168.105.18 port 61400 ssh2 What happens if we modify the sshd_config file to include: AllowUsers vking DenyUsers vking This user will be denied access regardless of the order of these two options. If a user is restricted by any option, that user will not be granted access. Using the above configuration what happens when a user named jrice attempts to use ssh? That user is also denied access because all users (except for vking) are restricted access since they are not listed in the AllowUsers option. Let's try a different configuration using a wildcard character: AllowUsers j* DenyUsers vking This configuration results in the following behaviour: jrice: Allowed access (since part of j* and not vking) vking: Denied access because listed in DenyUsers and not part of AllowUsers jwong: Allowed access (since part of j* and not vking) fsmith: Denied access because not part of j* Next week we will look at the ssh configuration on the client side. Chris Wong is a technical consultant and trainer for Cerius Technology Group, Inc. in Bellevue, WA. She is the author of the HP Press book HP-UX 11i Security. http://newfdawg.com

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Internships are professional experiences that students participate in to gain professional skills and experiences. Internships are structured as learning experiences that combine in-class theory with real-world applications. For an organization, a College of Business intern can be a great asset. They can fill an immediate need or work on a project that has been on the back-burner for years. Need to contact the Professional Development Office? Office: Sage Hall, Suite 1608 Student appointments can also be made by calling (920) 424-0297

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A great Russian pianist and composer, Alexander Scriabin was a contemporary and friend of Rachmaninov. Scriabin’s career as a piano virtuoso was much shorter than that of Rachmaninov. A noted music sponsor and publisher, Belyaev, was so impressed by Scriabin’s early compositions, that he immediately published and distributed them all over Europe. Scriabin's later works were influenced by a metaphysical philosophy that was popular in Russia during the period. Scriabin, like Beethoven before him, believed that music can change the world. More Scriabin sheet music download on EveryNote.com

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"THE CALIFORNIA DAILY WORRY GAZETTE" story by: Spot Tedowl, Reporter Today the governor of California, Cameron Diaz, has stated the demise of all chemical refrigerants in the state, due to the recent deaths of millions of brown cockroach's in apartment buildings and other community living sites. The brown cockroach brownius cockroachius), was a common pet among the children of California, and parents were getting tired of telling thier children they were living on "uncle Ralphs farm". Gov. Diaz said rersearch from UCLA has indicated the potential harm from chemical refrigerants to the roaches and stated "duh, if you can't club a baby seal then you can't, like, kill, like, a kids pet, you know?" California is proposing that we no longer use chemicals, but, Evian, for all future refrigerant needs. The governor also said her nine year marriage to Billva was incredibly "fantabulous" and that he is the "bestest" husband a woman could dream for. nobody knows what will be developed tomorrow in the world of refrigerants. today 410, tomorrow ? for the next 25 years we'll have our choice of 22 AND 410. i'm personally going to stick with 22 for my families and my own systems for now. and only if a customer insists on 410 (and there are only a handful that have) will it be installed. at a greater initial price, of course.

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With health-care costs perched high on their list of worries, many CFOs see health savings accounts as a way to stanch the bleeding. But growing corporate interest in HSAs has been met by a growing backlash by critics and researchers. A creation of the 2003 Medicare act, HSAs do offer employers the hope of curbing their insurance expense. Under the law, the accounts, which enable workers to set aside pre-tax dollars they can later use toward their out-of-pocket medical expenses, must be offered in tandem with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). In an HDHP, an employee pays at least $1,000 for health care ($2,000 for family coverage) before insurance kicks in. Because employees pay so much out of pocket, their employers pay much lower premiums than they would for traditional insurance. Then there are the tax advantages. Employees who choose to deposit pre-tax pay into an HSA not only lower their taxable incomes, they also reduce the gross payroll upon which the employer is taxed. Likewise, any employer contribution doesn’t count toward the employee’s taxable income. But the strongest argument for HSAs, their advocates say, is that they encourage employees to be more cost-conscious medical consumers. Employees who lose their own money on medical care of their choice, the reasoning goes, will be more prudent about spending it than if an insurance company foots the bill. Such employees, therefore, could help shift market power from the supply side (that is, health-care providers) to the demand side (patients) and let some steam out of the relentless rise of health-care costs. But will short-term cost cuts be followed by larger longer-term expenses? Critics are arguing with increasing fervor that employees who control their own HSAs may be so cost-conscious that they delay medical care that they really need, only to incur greater costs when their conditions worsen. Indeed, new research confirms that ailing employees who have higher out-of-pocket requirements also end up in the hospital more often. Other findings, however, leave little doubt that HSAs help make employees more cost-conscious consumers. People in HDHPs and similar plans are significantly more likely than people in more-conventional plans to consider the cost of care when they’re sick or filling a prescription, according to a survey of 1,200 insured Americans last fall by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The non-partisan, Washington-based think tank also found that such people are also more likely to check whether expenses were covered, to ask about the price of care before receiving it, and “to discuss treatment options and the cost of care with their doctors.” From the employer’s point of view, a benefit plan that encourages such doctor-patient conversations can be potent in its appeal. According to the Spring 2006 Duke University/CFO magazine Business Outlook Survey, which drew responses from 323 U.S. finance chiefs, the rising cost of health care trailed only global competition on the litany of concerns. That worry is probably helping to fuel the current surge in HSA/HDHP participation. In January, enrollment by employees and individual consumers in HSA-eligible insurance plans topped 3 million, more than triple the number from March 2005, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans, an association of insurers. The growth, however, has been matched by a wave of negative research and criticism. One widely heard barb is that HSAs appeal only to a small number of young and healthy employees. “Most people would rather overinsure than underinsure,” notes Edward Kaplan, national health practice leader of The Segal Company, a New York-based benefits consultancy. “It’s a product looking for a market.” By that reasoning, not enough employers will offer HSAs/HDHPs to change national buying patterns, let alone cure the nation’s health-cost woes. Another criticism is that by encouraging “adverse selection,” HSAs would unravel the employment-based insurance system as a whole. HSAs “are attractive to healthier individuals, who will be tempted to opt out of company plans, leaving less healthy individuals behind,” wrote Paul Krugman and Robin Wells in the March 23 issue of The New York Review of Books. Since the employees who remained in traditional plans would be less healthy, on average, insurers would have to charge higher rates to cover their increased risks. Long before the Medicare act created HSAs, however, consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) were already the subject of forceful attacks that targeted their effect on employee health. Studies have recently confirmed the worst fears about such plans: They can induce beneficiaries to stint on health care that they truly need. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute study, 35 percent of the people in CDHPs and 31 percent in HDHPs “reported delaying or avoiding care, as opposed to 17 percent of those in comprehensive plans.” Even more damaging to the notion of consumer-driven health care, perhaps, is new research on the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs by heart patients. Published in the January issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, the study — based on claims data from more than 62,000 patients in 88 health plans — found a link between higher pharmacy co-payments and poorer health. Specifically, the authors of the AJMC study found that when the co-payments were raised from $10 to $20, the portion of patients who took their full course of medication dropped by between 6 and 10 percentage points. The researchers also found that compared with patients who weren’t taking their medications properly, high-risk heart-patients who completed their full course of treatment suffered 357 fewer hospitalizations per 1,000 cases each year. Fewer hospitalizations, of course would lead to lower health-care costs in the long run. Interestingly, however, the AJMC authors wouldn’t do away with these co-payments entirely; they’d fine-tune them. By eliminating co-payments for high-risk and medium-risk patients but raising them from $10 to $22 for low-risk patients, they argue, plan sponsors and insurers could eliminate nearly 80,000 hospitalizations and 31,000 other hospital visits per year. Total annual saving: $1 billion. Along those lines, Segal’s Kaplan says that some employers have contemplated a “tiered” health plan that would offer higher coverage for conditions that have a higher overall medical risk. For instance, he suggests, such a plan might pay for 90 percent of the care for cancer or heart disease but only 50 percent for asthma or dermatological therapy. Even those who favor other types of plans acknowledge the appeal of HSAs for certain people. One benefit design that Kaplan especially favors is a “personalized PPO” plan, in which participants choose from various levels of co-payments deductibles, and coverage. In other words, he says, participants select the kind of insurance they want rather than make the direct cost choices about medical care that are required with an HSA. Nevertheless, among the levels of coverage in the personalized plans, there’s a place for the healthy employee with an appetite for risk: a health savings account, complete with high-deductible coverage, can be made available.

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NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- This week's Newsweek cover story is a harsh and lengthy attack on Oprah Winfrey and her ever-expanding health care advocacy but it does little to help the public, says Erika Schwartz, MD in her latest blog at www.drerika.com. Newsweek's article questions the legitimacy of Oprah's choices and says some of the doctors and "experts" that appear on her TV show are far out of the medical mainstream. While watching her shows, Dr Erika says she sometimes wondered about the lack of balance. "When she talked about bioidentical hormones I was thrilled, but her choice of experts and spokeswoman for the hormones Suzanne Somers left me cold," writes Dr Erika. "However it was Oprah who opened the door to bringing bioidenticals to the mainstream so I applauded her effort. When I gave my lecture on bioidentical hormones at "I asked the chairman of the department of ob-gyn, Isaac Schiff, MD and the rest of the physicians in the audience, 'How come Suzanne Somers and Oprah are the ones to teach the public about bioidentical hormones? Why are bioidenticals still controversial?' They had no answers. "Oprah did. She did what no conventional media or conventional medicine has done. She has stepped up to the plate. She has given the public the missing information. She has opened the door to other options. And the public has spoken. Oprah is their leader, not the American Medical Association." Dr Erika says that while Oprah may not have always chosen the best "experts" or figured how to provide a balanced view of their opinions, at least she has had the courage to bring to the public new ways of looking at health and has sparked interest in options that others would like kept under wraps. www.DrErika.com is dedicated to providing an independent, honest view on healthcare topics and issues from a position of devoted patient advocacy. Its founder, Erika Schwartz, MD is an internationally-recognized patient advocate, practicing physician, expert in conventional and integrative medicine, author of four books and a frequent guest on TV and radio. DrErika.com doesn't tailor its stories to suit sponsors - it does not accept sponsors. Contact: Dr Erika Schwartz 212-873-3420, email@example.com Copyright©2009 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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Sexual assault plea leads to prison term Victim’s family members give emotional statements A 44-year-old Cortez resident was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison under a plea agreement for sexually abusing three children over a span of several years. Melvin Darrell Fisher was originally charged with multiple counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and pattern of abuse. District Court Judge Douglas Walker sentenced Fisher to 12 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and a total of eight years on three charges of attempting to commit sexual acts against a child. All four charges are to run consecutively, or one after another. Walker dismissed, as part of the plea agreement, more than 20 charges Fisher originally faced. Several family members of the victims addressed the court, and the Cortez Journal has chosen not to identify them to protect the identities of the children. One parent told the court that Fisher had turned her family upside down, and said her family treated him like a brother, introduced him to their church, and he then did horrific things to her “baby.” Another relative said she has forgiven Fisher for what he’s done, but he will eventually have to answer for those acts in the afterlife. She also said she made peace with all the hurt he has caused to the families and is going to let it go, but added she is happy Fisher will never have another chance to harm another child. Another relative told Walker that her family has gone through hell from what he did. She said she “hopes he rots in that jail cell.” A father of one of the victims was very emotional, saying he still has not come to terms with what Fisher did. “I treated him like a brother. I trusted him,” he said. He said he failed his children as a father for failing to look after them and protect them. “He destroyed our lives. I think he should spend the rest of his life in jail, so he cannot do this to another family.” Following the family statements, Fisher addressed the court. “I want to say I am sorry for what I did, and I know saying sorry will not fix it,” he said. He said he hopes the counseling he receives will make sure this does not happen again. Walker told Fisher that his actions had devastated families, and said he was especially struck by the eloquence of a child victim who had previously addressed the court. He also cited the impact of the other family member statements. Walker said a pre-sentencing evaluation showed that the defendant was a sexually violent person and that he would have to register as a sex offender for life if ever released from prison. “I do not know if there is anything else to say in this case. Good luck folks,” Walker said to the families of the victims. As Walker exited the courtroom family members of the victims hugged each other. Fisher was already a registered sex offender after a 2005 conviction for sexual assault on a child, for which he was sentenced to 18 months of prison, according to a Colorado Department of Public Safety report.

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IE10 comes with DNT (Do Not Track) signal turned on by default. It offers integrated spell checking and auto-correct, along with a retuned tabs bar to speed up the process of closing multiple tabs. Responses to Microsoft's announcement were mixed, with much of the criticism focused on how long it took for the company to deliver IE10 to Windows 7. "Over a year ago, when you started showing IE10, I was excited. But now, you are way behind, again," wrote MSDN user RobCannon. "Why did it take so long to deliver this? Waiting for this release is literally holding back the Internet as too many people are still using older versions of IE. If Microsoft truly wanted to advance the Web, this would have been released months ago. I used to be a Microsoft fan, but you guys are making it too hard." A couple of users called on Microsoft to support WebGL, which has earned a reputation for being potentially insecure. "Why not have an opt-in?" asked user dd26. "If you really think these are vulnerabilities, why not give the user the option to take on that risk if it indeed exists? ... When it comes to networking, nothing under the sun, alas, is fully secure." Finally, user MgSm88 provided a laundry list of desired features for improving IE's developer tools: - Source map support - Better way to explore objects in the JS console. (See how Chrome has collapsible nodes and can handle nested objects.) - Better way to log objects. (See how Chrome's console.log() behaves, it allows you to explore the object, printing "[object Object]" is entirely useless.) - Better JS console user interface (I hate the behavior of it. Why is there a single line and multi-line mode? It should just work. I don't want to think about how I'm supposed to use it. Horrible UX design.) - Thinner header (3 lines of stuff before you get to the content of the debug tools?) - Ability to break on DOM modification of specific elements (a la Chrome). - "Refresh page to see messages that may have occurred"/Start capturing network traffic. Why does this all need to be explicit? I should just turn on Developer Mode in some setting somewhere and it should capture/log all this by default. - Ability to see applied vs. defined styles and how styles are overriding each other. I also wish you guys would move to a more frequent release schedule with more incremental updates. If every other tech company can be agile with their browser releases, why can't MS? Just have milestones with long-term support, like Firefox has adopted, and you can make corporate customers happy while not hampering innovation. This story, "Developers complain that IE10 for Windows 7 was long overdue," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.

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Members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council have deadlocked over a plan that calls for 85 percent of the region's new power needs over the next 20 years to be achieved through conservation. Council spokesman John Harrison said the eight members of the panel voted 4-4 during a meeting today in Spokane on whether to release the plan to the public for 60 days of comment. The members from Montana and Idaho voted against the proposal, suggesting that the council's plan to generate 5,800 megawatts of energy conservation over the next 20 years may be too aggressive. Members from Washington and Oregon voted for the plan. Harrison said the panel will meet again in a few weeks to continue work on a plan for meeting the region's future energy needs. The Portland-based council drafts a regional power plan every five years for the four states. The next one is due by the end of this year. --From staff and wire reports

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Join Date: Jan 2012 Spacer is offline New member, new project : THE BEATER FROM HELL Alright so ive got a 92 s10 single cab 4x4 with a 4.3 and a 5speed stock everything. Im unable to post pictures currently but ill add plenty soon! So far ive replaced the windshield and fixed my doors (both were bungee corded shut lol) so its legal and safe to be on the road. Ive also replaced the fuel pump which was a massive pain (never gonna drop another gas tank EVER!) and ive got injectors for my tbi model 220 on order This weekend im picking up a new steering knuckle and wheel hub ( bearing is goin out so im just gonna replace the whole thing ) as well as some 31 10.5 r15 and a new bucket seat from the local parts store to match the one i just picked up for 20 bucks Next weekend im pickin up 3 in shackles and keys (for that " FEED ME A MOUNTAIN LOOK " lol). Then im pickin up some steel from the local yard to start fabricating a bed and roll support system. All in all ive got around 500 bucks invested in this project (including what i paid for the rig and the gas thats in it). Its a beater from hell but its got a lot of power for a soon to be trail truck. this is my first project right here guys so im expecting a ton of surprises and setbacks but feel free to giveme any advice or ideas you may have

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Browse by Person (creator, editor, contributor, etc.) Number of items: 1. Power, Architecture and Community in the Distribution of Honorary Statues in Roman Public Space. In: Fenwick, Corisande and Wiggins, Meredith and Wythe, Dave, eds. TRAC 2007: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, London 2007. Oxbow Books, Oxford, UK, pp. 109-120. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)

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The center recorded $1.22 million in revenue and $3.55 million in expenses for FY 2012. Net taxpayer support was $2,327,016, $3,842 less than originally budgeted. The result is a marked improvement over previous budgets, which contained unrealistic attendance and revenue expectations; Artisphere’s revenue came in nearly 75 percent below budget for its first fiscal year. While FY 2012 expenses were under budget — thanks in part to “a reduced amount of programming following the departure of Artisphere’s previous programming director,” according to a just-released year end report — revenue figures present more of a mixed bag. Admissions and ticket income, educational program income, catering income, and concession income were all well under budget. Were it not for unexpected “event sponsorship” income, largely from the Rosslyn Business Improvement District — a major Artisphere patron which had already contributed $475,000 in the form of a donation — Artisphere would have required more tax support than budgeted. The year end report attributed the lower admission and ticket income — 18 percent below expectations — to the sudden departure of Artisphere programming director Rosanna Ruscetti in April. (A new programming director was hired in August.) Similarly, educational income was low because “Artisphere’s education director only became full time during the latter half of the year.” Catering and concession income was below expectations, the year end report said, because Artisphere has not yet hired a “resident caterer” to replace the shuttered in-house restaurant and offer full bar service during shows. “[A] resident caterer has not yet been established and currently, only limited bar operations are being run by Artisphere staff,” the report said. Still, the reported noted that staff-run concessions did generate a profit. Facility rental income, a key component to the plan for making Artisphere less dependent on taxpayer funds, was $362,767, mostly in line with expectations. Officials expect rental income to increase next year. “As Artisphere continues to overcome a negative perception for rentals that was established in its first year of operation, income has increased,” the report said. “During the first quarter of FY13, rental income has been extremely strong.” The report touted a number of successful events and exhibits at Artisphere. Most significant among those was an exhibit of 259 personal photos taken by the late Mexican artists Frida Kahlo. Artisphere was “the first and only venue in the United States” to present the exhibit, and it won critical acclaim and attracted 13,119 visitors. Meanwhile, Digital Capital Week, a week-long festival of technology, entrepreneurship and social innovation, drew more than 2,000 visitors last fall. DCWEEK will return to Artisphere next month. (Artisphere is one of several venues around the region hosting DCWEEK events.) In all, officials said Artisphere, which is now under the control of Arlington Economic Development, rose to the challenge of maintaining its budget. “Artisphere’s new business plan challenged the organization to take a good hard look at its fiscal management and provided the Artisphere with realistic revenue and expense goals,” the year end report said. “The organization worked hard to maximize it income and minimize its expense. The end of the year numbers show that Artisphere was successful in managing its budget. Although Artisphere fell short of its revenue goal for the year, key staff hires, a focus on event rentals and improvements in ticket revenue should position Artisphere well for FY13.”

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Book your room at Comfort Inn and Suites San Francisco Airport North Located within a leisurely stroll of South San Francisco Convention Center, Comfort Inn and Suites San Francisco Airport North is within a few miles (5 km) of The Shops at Tanforan. This hotel has 169 rooms and welcomes guests with conveniences like free breakfast, free in-room WiFi, and a free airport shuttle. Artichoke Joe's Casino is also 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from the hotel, which is near the airport. Start your day off right with a free buffet breakfast. All of Comfort Inn and Suites San Francisco Airport North's 169 rooms are air-conditioned and have an array of amenities, including microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee makers. Guests can expect free WiFi and 42-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Other standard amenities include free local calls, hair dryers, and ironing boards. At Comfort Inn and Suites San Francisco Airport North, guests have access to a fitness center, a spa tub, and free WiFi in public areas. If you drive, self parking is USD 6.48 per night, or you can take advantage of the free airport shuttle during limited hours. The front desk has multilingual staff on hand 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and free newspapers. - Free buffet breakfast - Free WiFi in rooms and public areas - Free airport shuttle - Fitness center Comfort Inn and Suites San Francisco Airport North121 E Grand Ave South San Francisco CA 94080 Attracting a mix of conference attendees, business travelers, and leisure travelers, the Comfort Inn and Suites San Francisco Airport consists of 4 3-story buildings with exterior corridors surrounding an inner garden courtyard with an outdoor spa tub. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning. Complimentary high-speed Internet access, along with coffee and tea, is available throughout the day in the lobby with fireside seating. The hotel also has a fitness facility and a 24-hour business center. Local restaurant delivery service is available. Parking is available during guests' stay (surcharge). Limit of one car per room. Additional parking is available for USD 35 plus tax, per night, based upon availability. No Park and Fly option available. - 24-hour front desk - Free airport transportation - Total number of rooms - 169 - Number of floors - 3 - Coffee/tea in common areas - Free newspapers in lobby - Free breakfast - Dry cleaning/laundry service - Fireplace in lobby - Fitness facilities - Gift shops or newsstand - Tours/ticket assistance - Free WiFi - Laundry facilities - Multilingual staff - Safe-deposit box at front desk - Year Built 1985 - 24-hour business center - Self parking (surcharge) - Smoke-free property - Number of buildings/towers - 4 - Spa tub - Concierge services - Designated smoking areas - Television in common areas Family Friendly Amenities - Family Hotel - Free Wi-Fi - Laundry facilities - Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) Available in all rooms: Free WiFi Available in some public areas: Free WiFi Self parking (surcharge) - Premium TV channels - Access via exterior corridors - Air conditioning - In-room climate control (air conditioning) - Free local calls - Coffee/tea maker - Daily housekeeping - Private bathroom - Hair dryer - Shower/tub combination - Iron/ironing board - Cable TV service - Flat-panel TV - Free WiFi - Free cribs/infant beds - In-room climate control (heating) Where to Eat A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning and includes eggs, Belgian waffles, pastries, cereal, fruit, and cheese along with milk, juice, coffee, and tea. Nearby Things to Do The hotel has an outdoor spa tub in a garden courtyard and a fitness room equipped with cardio and weight equipment. To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel. - In-room accessibility - Accessible bathroom - Roll-in shower Check-in time starts at 3 PM Check-in time ends at 7 AM Special check-in instructions: Check-out time is 11 AM - Pets not allowed You need to know Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy. Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. - Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old. - The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. Minimum guest age is 21 Noise-free rooms not guaranteed No rollaway/extra beds available - Deposit: USD 75.00 per stay - Self parking fee: USD 6.48 per night (in/out privileges) - Late check-out fee: USD 79.00 - Comfort Inn San Francisco Airport North - Comfort San Francisco Airport North We should mention This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.

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|Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 - 10:00 AM "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" This Academy-award nominated documentary profiles Daniel Ellsberg, a former U.S. Marine and military analyst, and examines his 1971 unauthorized release of the Pentagon Papers to the media. Filmmakers Rick Goldsmith and Judith Ehrlich gather former Pentagon and Rand Corporation analysts, White House advisers and elected officials, as well as lawyers and reporters to tell the story, illuminated by archival video and audio pieces. Ellsberg himself and his family relate their parts in archival and contemporary interviews. G

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Marble Springs, Deena Larsen's best-known work, is a hypertext poetry collection created in HyperCard and published by Eastgate Systems in 1993. The poems follow the inner journeys of the women of Marble Springs, a fictional Colorado mining town, from the 1870s into the early twentieth century; hypertext allows the reader to follow links between the narrators, places, and objects in the poems. Larsen envisioned Marble Springs as a participatory work, allowing readers to add their own poems and biographical data to the work in a manner that left these additions indistinguishable from the original text. Deena writes: An Emulated Screencast of Marble Springs As Larsen mentions in her artist's statement, Hypercard, the software she used to create Marble Springs, "died" the year Marble Springs was published. Thus, would-be readers currently have two options for perusing the work: reading it on a Mac antiquated enough to handle the system version and software that run Hypercard (such as the Deena Larsen Collection's Mac Classic IIs), or using emulation software on a newer system. Below is a screen recording of Marble Springs emulated with Mini VMac; to imitate the original viewing experience, the video is overlain on a photo of one the collection's decorated Macs. From Marble Springs by Deena Larsen (Eastgate Systems, 1993); reproduced by permission. Marble Springs at Eastgate Systems.

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This vast "Landscape" (oil on canvas cm. 128 x 168) present a composition balanced between the bushy clusters of trees in the foreground on the right, and the urban area of buildings of classic inspiration on the bottom behind a stream and in front of bluish mountains. We find here one of its typical landscapes, Italianized in a way (because the painter never went in Italy) who shows that the painter had studied the work of Chick and Dughet. Millet had had, indeed, the opportunity to study them closely in Paris when these masters had sent it their works. The painter had settled down there, very young, in 1657 or ' 59. Art (paintings, prints, frames)

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In my recent interview with Villains For Hire writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning, they revealed that this new series was originally just supposed to be a new story arc starting in what would have been Heroes For Hire #13, rather than an entirely new concept. It was only retitled to give it an extra bit of notoriety for a buzz bump. In Villains For Hire #0.1, that fact is patently obvious, as most of the issue is just another day in Misty Knight's Heroes For Hire operation. It's not until the last couple of pages where the new school notion is introduced and could make things interesting. Or it could just be a redux of DC's old Oracle/Calculator enmity, as unseen personalities operating from isolated control rooms duel with their various selected agents to try and destroy each other. Either way, though, it should still be fun, as this title is a fantastic way to utilize all of those D-list Marvel characters that never get enough face time. Not that DnA's book has ever been entirely D-list. Even though Misty Knight and Paladin are the two main characters, they did have a pretty fun couple of issues featuring Spider-Man. In Villains For Hire #0.1, Black Panther fills that role of big-name hero, working alongside Silver Sable and Daimon Hellstrom, of all people, to safeguard some Asgardian antiquities from a robbery. You'd think, after the mess of Fear Itself, that everyone would want to stay away from Asgardian artifacts as any kind of story element, but thankfully, they're simply a prop for the good guys and bad guys to fight over here. As usual, the story is breezy and fun, with heroes kicking tuchus in action while engaging in banter with the competent and sassy Knight, fighting monsters, Stilt-Woman (who is apparently too dumb to come up with that name herself, as she complains about the mockery she got by calling herself Lady Stilt-Man) and Sidewinder of the Serpent Society (although why he has a Crossbones logo on his forehead is a mystery I'm not sure will be answered anytime soon, given how Brock Rumlow's pretty well monopolized by Fear Itself: The Fearless). Also as usual, DnA make some dialog choices that may be just a touch off-character for the sake of preserving that sense of swiftly-moving entertainment. It's rare enough that it can be shrugged off, but it's noticeable enough to force that shrug. The twist is that the Purple Man - the guy who initially masterminded the creation of this particular iteration of Heroes For Hire as a way to clandestinely eliminate criminal competitors before Knight and Paladin figured it out and broke free - has decided to forge another version, this time a bit more directly involved as Knight's opposite number in a Villains For Hire organization. The kicker being that he seems to be quite able to monitor everything on Knight's own network systems. That'll be troublesome. For all the crap I've given to Brian Michael Bendis, to this day, it is still hard to even think about the Purple Man without thinking of how ugly, twisted and bone-deep creepy he was made in Alias, and what he did to Jessica Jones and everyone else he comes in contact with thanks to his 'you get near me, I control your mind automatically' power. His presence in a generally light and upbeat series like this might seem incongruous, but it's not likely that DnA plan to get too rapey with him, which is a good thing. Intense skeeve like that doesn't belong in this book. The art from Renato Arlem is pretty good, if a tad inconsistent. It has a very clean and polished look, but there's some proportion issues cropping up here and there. This book is designed to be action-oriented, as all exposition and dialog tends to race right alongside that action, as opposed to bringing the story to a halt to deliver it, and Arlem does keep that kinetic pace going pretty well. It's very shiny. There is the question of why Knight is dressed in spandex and boob-window halter tops when she's just sitting in a room watching monitors, but hey, it's comics. There will apparently always be boob windows. Overall, it's still the same fun the series has been so far, and it remains to be seen whether or not this will be a segue into making the Villains For Hire operation the actual focus of the series, or if it will split time with Heroes For HIre, or if it'll just be a stunt re-titling for an arc or three. There's a lot of fun potential with both concepts, and the list of D-listers DnA have mentioned as appearing in upcoming issues sounds like it should be some solid entertainment. Perhaps not the 'deep fried butter on a stick' of Dan Slott's description of Spider Island, but certainly some fried Twinkie action, at the very least. CRAVE ONLINE RATING: 8/10

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A mix of simple villages, stunning coastline, European architecture and modern cities, Ivory Coast is a country of surprises. Despite its turbulent history, there's a rousing spirit that travels the breadth of the country and its cultural diversity, friendly people and distinct landscapes are sure to enchant. Ivory Coast Tours & Travel All our Ivory Coast trips About Ivory Coast At a glance |Capital city:||Yamoussoukro (population 245,000)| |Language:||French, Dioula, Baoule, Dan, Anyin, Mande| |Time zone:||(GMT) Casablanca| |Electricity:||Type C (European 2-pin) Type E (French 2-pin, female earth)| Best time to visit Ivory Coast Ivory Coast’s tropical climate has two wet and two dry seasons. December to April (dry season) is an ideal time to travel, as is August and September. Expect a lot of rain from May to July, especially in the north of the country. Geography and environment Top 5 Souvenirs from Ivory Coast 1. Senufo Masks Pick up a hand-crafted ceremonial mask or sculpture from the artisans in Korhogo. These intricate designs are made using techniques handed down over centuries. 2. Traditional Cloth Remember your adventure by taking home some hand-woven cloth. Each design represents a different cultural group or event. Be sure to pick up some beautifully handcrafted piece of jewellery at one of the many local markets – they make wonderful gifts. If vintage is your thing, there’s plenty to choose from at the crazy Korhogo markets. The beat of the drum resounds throughout Ivory Coast, and there's a thriving local music scene here. From traditional through to hip hop, be sure to check some out. FAQs on Ivory Coast Australia: Yes - in advance Belgium: Yes - in advance Canada: Yes - in advance Germany: Yes - in advance Ireland: Yes - in advance Netherlands: Yes - in advance New Zealand: Yes - in advance South Africa: Yes - in advance Switzerland: Yes - in advance United Kingdom: Yes - in advance USA: Yes - in advance British citizens must apply directly to the embassy for this visa rather than through a visa agency. Australians can apply for this visa through their visa agency. All other nationalities must check with their respective embassies/consulates and visas agencies for the application procedure. Please check early and allow plenty of time. Visas for Cote d’Ivoire require quite a lot of documentation, generally including 2 visa application forms, 2 passport photos, Employment letter, proof of departure showing round trip travel and onward flight, plus a copy of confirmed hotel reservations is required. Dragoman will be applying for the hotel reservation letter for you approximately 3 months in advance of the trip and once received, we will forward this to you. In order for us to be able to do this you must provide us with your passport details in advance. The application for this letter can only be made once we have received passport details from everyone in the group so any delay in us receiving these details will delay when this letter is received. Please note that this letter can take some time to issue and we cannot guarantee a specific date for receiving this letter. We therefore recommend that you wait until you have received this letter before making any appointments at the Cote d'voire Embassy or consulate. Beer in a bar or restaurant = 600 CFA Simple lunch = 1000 CFA Three-course meal = 3500 CFA Short taxi ride = 500 CFA For more information on insurance, please go to: Travel Insurance Jan 24 Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammed) Apr 1 Easter Monday May 1 Labour Day May 9 Ascension Day May 20 Whit Monday Jun 5 Lailat al Miraj (Night of Ascension) Aug 3 Lailat al Qadr (Night of Power) Aug 7 Independence Day Aug 8 Korite (End of Ramadan) Aug 15 Assumption Oct 15 Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice) Nov 1 All Saints’ Day Nov 15 National Peace Day Dec 25 Christmas Day Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ivory-coast/public-holidays Health and Safety Intrepid takes the health and safety of its travellers seriously, and takes every measure to ensure that trips are safe, fun and enjoyable for everyone. We recommend that all travellers check with their government or national travel advisory organisation for the latest information before departure: From New Zealand? Go to: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/ Go to: http://travel.state.gov/ Go to: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/ The World Health Organisation also provides useful health information: Go to: http://www.who.int/en/ Ivory Coast Travel Tips Intrepid is committed to travelling in a way that is respectful of local people, their culture, local economies and the environment. It's important to remember that what may be acceptable behaviour, dress and language in your own country, may not be appropriate in another. Please keep this in mind while travelling. Top responsible travel tips for Ivory Coast 1. Be considerate of Ivory Coast’s customs, traditions, religion and culture. 2. Dress modestly and respectfully. Shoulders to knees should be covered, especially when entering places of worship. 3. For environmental reasons, try to avoid buying bottled water. Fill a reusable water bottle or canteen with filtered water. 4. Always dispose of litter thoughtfully, including cigarette butts. 5. When bargaining at markets, stay calm, be reasonable and keep a smile on your face. It's meant to be fun! 6. Learn some local language and don't be afraid to use it - simple greetings will help break the ice. 7. Shop for locally made products. Supporting local artisans helps keep traditional crafts alive. 8. Refrain from supporting businesses that exploit or abuse endangered animals. 9. Please ask and receive permission before taking photos of people, including children. 10. When on community visits or homestays, refrain from giving gifts or money to locals. |Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village||Sarah Erdman| |Tarnished Ivory: Reflections on Peace Corps and Beyond||Peter Bourque| |In the Shadow of the Sacred Grove||Carol Spindel|

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Rent Biology Textbooks Bacteria and mammals and reptiles, oh my! Biology is the study of living organisms - or the study of critters, if you prefer. Most college students end up taking some sort of basic biology class as part of their general education requirements, especially science majors. With such a broad topic, though, most people who want to get serious about biology specialize in one field of the science. Maybe you're into molecular biology, studying the building blocks of matter and how they come together to make organisms as beautiful as a bald eagle or as annoying as those weeds in the backyard that just won't die. Or perhaps you're more interested in genetics, the study of why most redheads weren't born that way. Then again, maybe ecology, the study of how living things interact with one other, is more up your alley. Or maybe you're interested in a group of similar creatures, like mammalogy, herpetology, entomology, or ornithology. No matter what kind of -ology you're into, you are sure to find the biology textbooks you need for the classes that will make you an expert here. Once you're done, you'll have no problem telling your macropus giganteus from your rosa sericea. Not looking for Biology textbooks? You can rent business textbooks or browse through some of our other textbook rental categories.

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Here are two staples that I use for making dumplings and Vietnamese food: wheat starch and rice paper. I employ the former for dim sum such as har gow and the latter for hand rolls or fried cha gio imperial rolls. I suffer allergies but not many food-related ones so I've not thought much about cross-contamination issues in the manufacturing process. Back in February, Mikhaela prompted me to think a little harder about them. I didn't have answers to her questions until today. Even so, I don’t have totally solid answers. Maybe you can help fill in the holes? Here’s her email and what follows is my response: First, I want to say thank you for your amazing cookbooks and recipes. Your recipes and in-depth tips have allowed me to make food for my food-allergic daughter that she can never eat in a restaurant! For example--last night I made banh mi using the sandwich recipe from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, the Vietnamese baguette recipe from your website (we can't buy safe baguettes anywhere because my daughter is allergic to sesame, nuts, mustard, eggs and dairy... your recipe was PERFECT)... and the other night we made char siu bao and potstickers with the recipes from Asian Dumplings. Anyway, since you always seem to be hunting down ingredients and creating from-scratch recipes, I wonder if you have any thoughts on sourcing or making two items I can't seem to find safe versions of: wheat starch and rice paper sheets? I would love to make some wheat starch dough dumplings and summer rolls that my kid could eat! I live in Brooklyn, so it is very easy for me to find wheat starch in Chinatown, but I have no idea if it is safe or contaminated with sesame or nuts... And likewise with rice paper sheets. My daughter is so sensitive to cross-contamination that we can't allow her to eat any product that I can't call the manufacturer about and make sure the factory is free from cross-contamination. Is it possible to make wheat starch as part of the process of making seitan? Most wheat gluten recipes I've seen just discard the water... I'm assuming that's where all the starch and bran end up? Would the rice sheet recipe in Asian Dumplings work for making Vietnamese summer rolls? Or would I need to do something different? Making wheat starch from scratch via making seitan. Theoretically, yes you could make seitan from kneading and rinsing a dough of wheat flour and water in lots of water. The starch would release into the water and you’d collect and dry or partially dry the starch to make wheat starch dough. But doesn’t that seem awfully hard and time consuming? How much starch would you get? I don’t know because I have never done it before; I like the convenience of buying the flour at the Chinese market. If you’ve attempted the DIY wheat starch, please share your knowledge! But maybe a better option is to skip the wheat starch altogether. Today, I came across this unusual recipe for wheat starch dough that employs wheat flour and tapioca starch: It’s from Dim Sum, a new cookbook published in Asia. Written by two chefs, the book’s recipes are super precise with measurements but unfortunately spotty on technique for the uninitiated. The photos don’t often match the recipe, something that can trip up cooks. Christopher Tan, a food expert in Singapore, gifted me the book when I visited him in December; we have an ongoing cookbook exchange. Chris and I both noted how the authors, Janice Wong and Ma Jian Jun, opted not to use wheat starch for har-gow dough and the like. I wished they had explained why they veered away from the conventional practice of combining wheat starch with tapioca or potato starch, just-boiled water and fat, such as oil. Here's a beauty shot of har gow from their book and the dough looks translucent but I am not sure because subsequent shots make the dumplings look opaque. That said, their wheat starch-less approach may help cooks in situations like Mikhaela. Or, for those who can’t get to an Asian market for wheat starch flour. I’ve not tried out the above recipe so I just scanned it in. Give it a whirl to make the dough and dumplings on pages 132 to 143 in Asian Dumplings. Subbing fresh rice sheets for rice paper. Mikhaela sounded like a good Viet mom with a potential workaround. A great idea and the result would be like a fresh soft handroll, similar to Hanoi’s pho noodle rolls. But if I were a busy mom, I don’t know how often I could make those fresh rice sheets. At the least, I’d train my kid(s) and go into food production mode. It’s frustrating that many Asian food producers do not disclose their manufacturing details beyond listing the ingredients. For example, I had to Google kind of deeply to find out that Pearl River Bridge’s Golden Light soy sauce is made with non-GMO soybeans from Canada. For the rice paper there was nada online so I took a stab at emailing the manufacturer of my go-to brand of rice paper, Three Ladies. About 30 minutes later, I received this email from Tim Chen: Thank you for your support and promoting our products. We have seen you articles and cookbook and want to say you do an amazing job in promoting Southeast Asian cooking to the mainstream consumers. We take pride on making the best quality product under the Three Ladies Brand. Our Three Ladies brand rice paper and rice stick [banh pho] is produced in factories that have very strict quality control. They only produced that specific product. No soy products or nuts of any kind is produced anywhere in the factory. The products are also non-GMO certified. So to answer Mikhaela’s question – go ahead and use rice paper (and rice sticks too) by Three Ladies, a brand that’s well distributed at Asian markets in the United States. Hurray! I was proud of myself for solving this issue not just for Mikhaela’s daughter but for any of us who are just plain curious. It’s also nice to know that you can communicate directly with an Asian food producer/distributor. That was totally unexpected. Know of any other brands of rice paper that is allergen free? Are there brands of pure, gluten-free wheat starch that you’ve heard of? Note: I've set-up a new commenting system that allows you to upload a photo, vote a comment up or down, etc. Let me know how you like "Disqus." Thanks. I'm still tinkering with it.

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No-Fly-Zone over Syria illegal and an Act of War. After the so-called Free Syrian Army has again be defeated in Aleppo, and failed to get the foothold that would be necessary for a Libya-Style establishment of a Transitional Government within the country, the calls for a so-called No-Fly-Zone are back on the Subversives agenda, proposed primarily by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The recent capture of a Turkish General by Syrian military forces in Aleppo (1) made it evident that the Subversives alliance planned to throw as many forces as possible to secure the city of Aleppo. The underlying strategy behind the campaign for Aleppo is most likely a plan to mirror the model that was implemented in Libya; to secure one city as the seat of a transitional national government, that would be able to “quasi-legally” call for a military intervention, or a so-called No-Fly-Zone. On her visit to Turkey and talks with Turkiey´s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davotoglu, last week, US Secretary of State proposed that the implementation of No-Fly-Zones around the city of Aleppo and other areas should be analyzed in-depth. The Foreign Minister of The Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, responded to the calls for a No-Fly-Zone in an interview with Sky News Arabia, in which he stated that the crisis in Syria had to be solved by using methods that are put into practice by international law. Lavrov also stated that some countries are using the humanitarian crisis as a pretext to implement a no-fly-zone while the true purpose would be the establishment of safety zones for military purposes. Lavrov called this practice as unacceptable. It must be reiterated, that the crisis in Syria is not a civil war but a war on Syria. The actual Syrian armed opposition makes up an insignificant part of the Syrian population. The vast majority of so-called opposition fighters or troops under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army consists of a rag-tag mercenary force, built up of over 18.000 fighters of the Al-Qaeda Associated Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Saudi backed Al Qaeda Brigades, US/CIA backed Iraqi fighters, Lebanese Insurgents, Turkish backed brigades of the Turkish and Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar backed Muslim Brotherhood brigades, and a cohort of Jihadi Organizations, many of which are designated terrorist organizations from throughout the greater Middle East. While most of these brigades and units are supported by the one or the other NATO or GCC member state, Jordan, Libya and other, and while those nations provide support, ranging from political support, over financing and delivering of arms, to logistical and direct military support by special forces, these brigades often have internal rivalries. Calling the crisis in Syria a civil war and the rag-tag army of terrorists, mercenaries and Jihadis as Free Syrian Army or Syrian Opposition is only possible in nations with a well-organized propaganda apparatus, which NATO countries in the so-called free West possess as much as the crackpots dictatorships in the Persian Gulf. The implementation of a No-Fly-Zone without the endorsement of all members of the UNSC would be illegal. In fact, even if Russia and China would endorse a No-Fly-Zone at the UNSC it would still be illegal and in violation of the UN-Charter.

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On February 26, 2008, the world-renowned New York Philharmonic orchestra, under the baton of Lorin Maazel, performed works by Wagner, Dvorak, Gershwin, Bizet and Bernstein in Pyongyang, capital city of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. On March 2, 2008, the United States and South Korea launched "Key Resolve" and "Foal Eagle," joint military exercises, which the official DPRK news organization – Rodong Sinmun – characterized as "extremely provocative and adventurous saber rattling aimed at creating new military tension on the Korean Peninsula and gravely threatening peace and the cause of reunification." Korean reunification? Well, that would never do. You see, last year President Bush announced he wanted to establish an "enduring relationship" with Iraq, similar to the one we have had with South Korea for more than fifty years. Actually, Bush wants to establish an enduring relationship with Iraq more like the one the Japanese had with Korea. Shortly after declaring war on Japan, as Stalin promised to do at Yalta, the Soviet Union entered and proceeded to "liberate" Korea, "annexed" by the Japanese in 1910. Before withdrawing, in 1948, the Soviets established the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the North. But, that same year, President Truman got the United Nations to recognize the US-established Republic of Korea to be the sole legal government of Korea. Two years later, the DPRK regime attempted to supplant the ROK regime. Whereupon, Truman got the Security Council to "recommend" that "Members of the United Nations furnish such assistance to the Republic of Korea as may be necessary to repel the armed attack and to restore international peace and security in the area." When US-led armed forces not only repelled the armed attack on the South, but attempted to eliminate the DPRK regime in the North, "hordes" of "volunteers" from the People’s Republic of China – also not recognized by the UN – poured across the Yalu River. A military stalemate eventually ensued and in 1953 an armistice was signed, making the 38th Parallel the dividing line between the still unrecognized DPRK and the ROK. More than fifty-years later, tens of thousands of US troops are still garrisoned in South Korea, conducting exercises such as "Key Resolve" and "Foal Eagle," ostensibly to counter another attempt by those dirty Commies to supplant the ROK regime. But, in 1994, in part because of those exercises, which may, under President Clinton, have envisioned the possible use of nukes, the North Koreans threatened to withdraw from the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to be free to develop nukes of their own. There resulted the Clinton-negotiated Agreed Framework of 1994, under which North Korea agreed to not only remain a NPT-signatory, but to "freeze" its plutonium-producing reactors and related facilities and to "eventually dismantle these reactors and related facilities." What did the DPRK want in return? "The US will provide formal assurances to the DPRK, against the threat or use of nuclear weapons by the U.S." "1) Within three months of the date of this Document, both sides will reduce barriers to trade and investment, including restrictions on telecommunications services and financial transactions. "2) Each side will open a liaison office in the other’s capital following resolution of consular and other technical issues through expert level discussions. "3) As progress is made on issues of concern to each side, the U.S. and the DPRK will upgrade bilateral relations to the Ambassadorial level." But Bush the Younger became President and almost immediately repudiated Clinton’s efforts to implement the Agreed Framework, telling South Korea’s president and North Korean emissaries he had no intentions of "normalizing" relations with North Korea. Then in September 2002, months after we now know Bush the Younger had already decided to provoke a war with Iraq, Bush unilaterally abrogated the Agreed Framework, charging that North Korea had a secret enriched-uranium nuke program. So, on the eve of Bush’s war of aggression against Iraq, DPRK withdrew from the NPT and restarted its weapons-grade plutonium-producing reactor. Alarmed that Bush would launch another war of aggression, against their neighbor, which might once again involve them, the Chinese and Russians got Bush to participate in the so-called Six-Party (China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and United States) talks, with the objective of a negotiated peace settlement for the Korean War. Round of the Six-Party talks concluded last year with all parties agreeing, inter alia, that "The DPRK and the U.S. will start bilateral talks aimed at resolving bilateral issues and moving toward full diplomatic relations." But then, at the Asia-Pacific summit in Australia, later that year, Bush emerged from talks with then South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun to announce progress made in the talks on the issue of DPRK’s "nuclear program." Roh, who apparently does not understand English very well, said "I think I did not hear President Bush mention the declaration to end the Korean War just now… If you could be a little bit clearer in your message, that would be very much appreciated." To which Bush replied: "I can't make it any more clear, Mr. President. We look forward to the day when we can end the Korean War. That will happen when Kim Jong-il verifiably gets rid of his weapons programs and his weapons." Well, perhaps fortunately for Bush, South Korea now has a new president, Lee Myung-bak, elected on a promise of "revitalizing the economy." President Lee has reportedly linked further economic cooperation with the DPRK with its "promise to declare all its nuclear programs to America’s satisfaction." Last week, a spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs blamed the U.S. for the deadlocked US-DPRK bilateral talks. After noting that the U.S. had charged DPRK with having a "suspected Uranium enrichment" program for producing nuclear weapons, way back in 2002 – said charge resulting in the DPRK withdrawing from the NPT, and eventually producing plutonium-based nuclear weapons on its own – the spokesman countered that "The U.S. has not fulfilled its commitments as regards the lifting of the sanctions within the agreed period but insisted on its unreasonable demands concerning the nuclear declaration, thus throwing hurdles in the way of settling What "unreasonable demands"? Well, we again told them that the issue of "suspected uranium enrichment" could only be solved if the DPRK told us the whereabouts of "the imported The DPRK spokesman claimed last week that the DPRK not only took our experts to see those "sensitive military objects" but even provided us with samples of the tubes! Then we raised the issue of "suspected [DPRK] nuclear cooperation with Syria." The spokesman concluded by noting "The U.S. side is playing a poor trick to brand the DPRK as a criminal at any cost in order to save its face. "The DPRK can never fall victim to the Bush administration's move to justify its wrong assertion. "Explicitly speaking, the DPRK has never enriched uranium nor rendered nuclear cooperation to any other country. It has never dreamed of such things. "Such things will not happen in the future, too." South Korean parliamentary elections are scheduled for April 9th.

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New, Dishcloths help My mom picked me up a dish cloths with the knook book. Can someone tell me what these directions mean? I am new to knooking. I know how to do rows 1-7, but after that it says: row 8 and wrong side rows through 56: K5 (which I assume mean knit 5), P24, (I assume is purl 24), then K 5 again. But what does row 8 and wrong side rows mean?

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Looking for that special Missouri guided duck hunting trip or that elusive White-fronted goose? We have guided duck and specklebelly goose hunting for hunters of all skill levels and experience. Learn more… While most people shiver at the thought of summer coming to a close, Missouri duck hunting fans cannot wait to get their gear on and head out to the local fields for duck hunts. Duck hunting in this area can be traced back as far as the market duck hunting days and south east Missouri continues to be just as popular today for waterfowl hunts. Whether you are an experienced or novice hunter, we believe we have the best guided duck hunts and specklebelly goose hunting available not just in South East Missouri, but in the entire state! Everyone wants to know why Missouri offers such an incredible experience. Well, I am here to tell you exactly that! The Mississippi flyway has long been a popular migration area for waterfowl. It is estimated that as much as 40 percent of all waterfowl travel through this flyway during migration season. This means that tens of thousands of birds pass through here every year. Why is this area so popular? As you may or may not know, Missouri recently surpassed Texas as the fifth largest producer or rice, that and more specklebelly geese wintering in the upper portion of the Mississippi River Alluvial Valley ( southeast Missouri). Why is this important? Because rice fields offer the perfect feeding grounds for waterfowl hunting Missouri. When the fields are freshly rolled, it also provides the best environment for specklebelly goose hunting, the Holy Grail of waterfowl! If you have never been on a guided duck hunt, you are in for a real treat. Our clients range from first time duck hunters to hunters that have been Missouri waterfowl hunting for decades. Why do they choose Show Me Snow Geese? Because we have some of the best hunting grounds in the state and our guides are the best in the business! Most of our guides have been hunting in this area for well over a decade. If you can find a Missouri duck hunting outfitter who’s staff in south eastern Missouri that is better at setting out decoy spreads and calling, you just let us know! What to Expect on Your Guided Duck Hunts During most hunts, we use steel pits that we have sunk into rice and soybean fields. This gives hunters an ideal vantage point as the waterfowl come to feed. Our guides will set out decoy spreads using the best equipment for duck hunting in Missouri. And do not worry about perfecting your calling, because our guides take care of that too! You may, however, want to take some notes so you can improve your own calling skills. If you have your own pup, just let us know and you can bring him or her along too (assuming you have properly trained your dog and it is well behaved). We like to keep our duck and specklebelly goose hunts to a maximum of 5 hunters. Because ducks and geese travel in smaller groups than some other types of waterfowl, this strategy offers all hunters in the group an opportunity to come home with their prized duck or goose. All parties are limited to five, but if you can fill the entire group, you can also bring your own hunting dog! What If I Don’t Want a Guided Duck Hunt? Yes, we also offer services for our clients that feel they are experienced enough to hunt on their own. We offer seasonal leases located near the same rice and soybean fields where we conduct our guided duck hunts. You need to hurry, though, because these spots are limited. Missouri duck hunting season will be here before you know it, so pick up that phone or drop us a note to make your reservation, for pricing and packages details click here. Show Me Snow Geese will do exactly that, show you plenty of geese so you can bag your limit on one of our guided duck and specklebelly goose hunts!

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Skip to comments.Polygamy Will be Next (And Much More) Posted on 03/22/2013 7:55:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet There is nothing in our current legal system or national moral climate that will stop polygamy from becoming the next liberal cause: Redefining marriage to include same-sex couples would jettison the rationale and logic behind prohibitions on polygamous marriages, according to several friend-of-the court briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the traditional definition of marriage. Ultimately, there is no principled basis for recognizing a legality of same-sex marriage without simultaneously providing a basis for the legality of consensual polygamy or certain adult incestuous relationships, reads one of the briefs, filed by the Christian legal group Liberty Counsel. In fact, every argument for same-sex marriage is an argument for them as well. The Netherlands is a microcosm of how the homosexual community hoodwinked this once-Christian nation into accepting a perversion. A former Dutch Member of Parliament has admitted that polygamous marriage is the next logical step following the introduction of same-sex marriages in the Netherlands. Serial polygamy is already accepted in America. People get married and divorced numerous times with little regard for marriage as a covenant bond. Hollywood types change wives like some people change shoes. Others dont get married but live together, have children out of wedlock, and few people bat an eye........ (Excerpt) Read more at politicaloutcast.com ... Followed by incestuous marriage. From a strictly Darwinian natural law of procreation, polygamy makes more sense then sticking a penis in some guys anus. Heck, why not let people marry their favourite cartoon character or their car? Next my neighbor will want to marry his collie. There’s no end to the perversion once you start down the slippery slope of sinful fornication’s. Good article. Definitely worth the read. Heck, why not let people marry their favourite cartoon character or their car? The divorce rate would probably subside. I want to marry my gun but I`m always out of bullets. No. It’s already been announced in their movement’s name. Bisexual/Transgender. They will push for non-discrimination laws against Transexuals and transvestites. This will probably end up with all restrooms becoming coed. “There is nothing in our current legal system or national moral climate that will stop polygamy....” They will legally establish polygamy in order to kiss up to the muslims. Next step is enforced male and female circumcision. That’s why it is an ancient practice, whereas homosexual “marriage” is unknown until recently. I doubt that liberals will empower Mormons. The neighbor marries his sheepdog,the dog then marries the sheep.The family reunion will be a zoo. There doesn’t have to be any physical contact. I know older siblings who live together and would like to take advantage of the federal marital deduction exemption. I’d propose to Wile E. But he says they won’t let him have Obamacare, they claim he lives a “too-dangerous lifestyle” ?? What the hell gives? What is it with these dambed politicians that give with one hand and take away with the other? Who do they think they are, anyway? and her 500 deductions lovely children I honestly don’t see how the fight against normalizing homosexuality is going to survive. Even among people of my generation who didn’t vote for Obama, the idea has become too socially unacceptable and I don’t even bring it up because I’m tired of being accused of Fascism. After years of Glee and pop culture showing gays as healthy, all-knowing, fashionable people instead of confused men with psychiatric issues to be resolved, it takes only a few minutes to hear, “Well the Nazis hated gays too!” Hedonism is the spirit of the age. Polygamy is hardly an ancient practice. It goes on now. Serial monogamous relationships happen in Hollywood and the local dive bar all the time. 48% of births are out of wedlock. I’m indirectly making your point. The liberal push for polygamy will come out of concern for a different favored "victim" group: Muslims. It’s no longer possible to be a pervert anymore; because any filthy activity you can think up will put you in a protected class. not only are we not marrying anymore, we're not having children....men's sperm counts are down as is their testosterone levels....and what's left of that is used up on internet porn.... eventually, they'll have to restrict the marriage thing because in tax situations, you can't have so many partners dividing up the booty....perhaps marriage will be disolved and civil unions rule the day.... then marriage can be for the religious... You are an informed independent thinker. Social engineering only works on your lazy friends who don’t read. It does work though. The Bible has polygamy in it, as do many ancient writings. How many wives did King Solomon have? King Ramses in ancient Egypt had thousands of children. He needed a staff just to keep track of the names and birthdays. Polygamy is already going on. In a demented, sad and unsustainable way. Just because it’s not “legal” doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Antonio Cromartie has nine children with eight women in six states. That’s one more kid than the eight he haltingly listed last month when asked to name his children on HBO’s reality show “Hard Knocks.” Maybe the oversight is because his pressures as a pro football player pale against the soap opera of his life off the field. He juggles daddy duties for a 6-month-old girl with his wife, model Terricka Cason, plus eight kids up to age 5 from women he knocked up. At only 26, Cromartie’s conquests range from a then-17-year-old girl in his hometown Tallahassee to a lawyer and beauty queen. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound former San Diego Charger has left a nationwide trail of paternity suits, visitation agreements and child-support orders totaling tens of thousands of dollars a month. Last March, the Jets fronted him $500,000 of his salary to pay at least $25,000 in arrears and other custody-related costs. He’s in the final year of a five-year, $12.5 million contract. “All that glitters really isn’t gold,” ex-fiancée Rhonda Patterson, a corporate lawyer and former Miss Black North Carolina, said of the charismatic Cromartie, who fathered her 2-year-old daughter, London. This guy is a train wreck. Good luck to the baby mamas trying to collect $7,000/mo child support when he is injured and his career is over. You may be speaking to one of his descendants.:-) I know. My point is that the liberal push for “legal” (government approved) polygamy will be from the Muslims. Sorry, I didn’t mean to hijack your post. But polygamy makes more sense in the natural order of human nature than gay marriage. No.....pederasty is next——it has always about lowering the age of consent to 12 like in European countries===that age that male homosexuals focus on——since the beginning of that warped, immature idolator lifestyle (fixation on the latency period).....and the habituation continues since the sexist days of Sodom. You may be right. France is our guinea pig in the experiment. It probably won’t end well. But the Muslim guys have to marry multiple women. They don’t know what their wives look like until they take their burqa off. No wonder why they are angry and want to blow stuff up. Allah, why you curse me with another ugly fat one who won’t stop talking? Then “Open Marriage”. The other term for “open marriage” is “single”. I wanted to mention Christie is on the run over a dem measure to outlaw parents giving their kids therapy to be straight. He is being called an extremist just for being undecided. So now he’s said he opposes the therapy he’s just slightly worried about the pesky First Amendment and parental rights. He is a craven disaster. A professor at Auburn University was giving a lecture on Paranormal Studies. To get a feel for his audience, he asks, How many people here believe in ghosts? About 90 students raise their hands. Well, thats a good start. Out of those who believe in ghosts, do any of you think you have seen a ghost? About 40 students raise their hands. Thats really good. Im really glad you take this seriously. Has anyone here ever talked to a ghost? About 15 students raise their hand. Has anyone here ever touched a ghost? Three students raise their hands. Thats fantastic. Now let me ask you one question further...Have any of you ever made love to a ghost? Way in the back, Ahmed raises his hand. The professor takes off his glasses and says Son, all the years Ive been giving this lecture, no one has ever claimed to have made love to a ghost. Youve got to come up here and tell us about your experience. The Middle Eastern muslim student replied with a nod and a grin, and began to make his way up to the podium. When he reached the front of the room, the professor asks, So, Ahmed, tell us what its like to have sex with a ghost? Ahmed replied, Damn, from way back there I thought you said goats. Lois Griffin! Wow! What an actor! in early times, times of the Old Testament, I'm sure that rich men took many wives... but Jesus changed that all by HIS coming....that is what HIS coming was all about...changing from the stone age hedonistic ways.... Some go to family reunions to pick up chicks. Now there’ll be people going to zoos. Have you noticed how the homosexual marriage wave is much like the abortion wave of the ‘70’s? MANY Democrats, including Al Gore, Jesse Jackson began as pro-life, but within a decade, nearly the whole party was pro-abortion and those few remaining pro-lifers were ostracized. just more unraveling of society.....it is what the libtards truly want Recently? That part is not true. The early Roman Empire had religious ceremonies for same sex partners. Civil unions date back to China and the Zhou dynasty. I am not advocating at all just pointing out some facts. It won’t stop there .The sickos are already getting beyond disgusting. Yale hosts workshop teaching sensitivity to bestiality Why not let the Mormon Cultists be legally married? That way the extra wives have some legal standing and the kids some link to the father. They will do it anyway—this way it can be controlled. Moslems too—the Koran gives em-—4 wives. but divorce is simple. Anwar Sadat the former president of Egypt, had two. Yes, with the lowering of the age of consent to perhaps 12 . Followed by man-boy term marriages where men are legally allowed to copulate with young boys under the age of twelve. Once the child reaches thirteen, the marriage term is ended allowing the older man to “marry” another prepubescent boy. On the animal front, dogs and cats will be allowed to live together. Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

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The sea cliffs at Yesnaby were the home of a naval gun training establishment during WWII. The basement of the brick buildings had a mocked up ships bridge where live firing exercises could be co-ordinated. These basements have now been filled in so they are no danger to the general public. The view from these cliffs can be impressive in windy weather with large waves coming in. In the summer this is one of he very few places where Primula Scotica grows.

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MONTREAL – The Newtown school massacre has left a grieving Canadian family, with relatives of one murdered teacher denouncing American gun laws as “revolting.” The grief from last week’s shooting has particularly affected the Rousseau family in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, which lost a relative. Several will be going down to Connecticut for the funeral of Lauren Rousseau, a substitute teacher whose father was born in Quebec. “The only thing I can express is revulsion and anger,” the victim’s uncle, Francois Rousseau, told The Canadian Press in an interview from Disraeli, Que. “It’s revolting how easy it is to obtain firearms — that’s what’s so infuriating. (The shooter) destroyed so many young lives in just a few minutes.” He and several relatives will be heading down for the funeral of his brother’s daughter. His remarks on gun control echoed those made by the victim’s brother, Matthew Rousseau, who was quoted in a U.K. news report demanding a change to U.S. laws. Lauren Rousseau, who died last week at age 30, was born in the U.S. Her Canadian-born father, Gilles Rousseau, told Radio-Canada that he wanted to see his daughter’s body but was informed by authorities that it would not be possible. In a tearful interview, he said the rounds used were so powerful that they ripped through the school’s walls and left several holes in his daughter’s car outside in the parking lot. “They told me, ‘You can’t see (the body),'” Gilles Rousseau told Radio-Canada, the French-language CBC. “Because most people he shot, it was two or three shots in the face, point-blank.” U.S. President Barack Obama has signalled that he intends to introduce gun-control measures. But he has not revealed details of his plans yet, and any such measures could face a number of political and legal obstacles. In an interview with the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper, Lauren Rousseau’s brother called on the president to ban the sale of so-called assault rifles. Matthew Rousseau told the newspaper that when his family met Obama during his weekend visit to Newtown, the president told them that there are limits to what gun-control efforts might be achieved and that any effort will wind up butting against a “cultural difference.” While expressing anger about the availability of firearms, some of the relatives are also suggesting they might forgive killer Adam Lanza. “As my brother (Gilles) said… we need to forgive,” Francois Rousseau told The Canadian Press. “I’d rather be Lauren’s father than the killer’s father.”

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The speech just ended, and my immediate reaction is that Obama is the weakest link in an otherwise fantastically smooth-running campaign operation. Sure, he gives/reads a speech well; but the speech itself says very little. In fact, this speech had a laundry list of clever lines which attempt to make divisive issues, i.e. abortion, gun control, go away pfffttt . . . all through the magic intervention of Barack Obama. Well, these issues are much more complex that Obama portrays them and both sides represent huge chunks of passionate Americans. The gaps between us are real — and are not going to be bridged because of Obama hype and media fawning. He came off as an empty suit. A nice guy. A nice smile. Not a bad guy. But not a president and not a leader either. The media comes off as pathetic. None has the guts to criticize Obama; in fact, most of them have invested themselves in this whole Obama Dream. They don’t want to do anything to get in the way of a potential Obama Presidency. The smartest thing Obama can do, and he did it in this speech, is to go after George W. Bush and then link McCain to him. Let’s face it: Bush has been a complete and utter failure. And now Obama is going to attach McCain to Bush. Thus the “he supported Bush 90 percent of the time.” This is going to be the heart of Obama’s campaign from now until Nov. 4. Soon every TV ad will feature those pictures of McCain hugging Bush. Obama is like Chinese food: It fills you up and you feel great — for about two hours. You’re left wanting something else. He may yet win because of Bush and because McCain is an awful candidate. But something says Obama is all fluff and hype and, as Gertrude Stein wrote of Oakland, Calif., “There is no there there.” More analysis to come. © 2016 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

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Mat Latos (5-3, 3.08 ERA) vs. Roy Halladay (7-3, 1.99 ERA) Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park Weather: Partly cloudy, 86 TV: Comcast Sportsnet Lineup: Victorino CF, Polanco 3B, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Ibanez LF, Castro SS, Ruiz C, Halladay P Boy, do the Phillies ever need Roy. Games such as this one are exactly why the Phillies shuttled a couple of their top prospects to Toronto to pry “Doc” away from the Blue Jays. You do that to get a pitcher for which there are many nicknames – “horse,” “ace,” “stopper” – in essence, a guy who is his best when the chips are down. The Phillies need Halladay because they need a win, having fallen three games behind the white-hot Braves in the NL East, and Halladay far and away gives them their best chance at getting one. It’s probable that Halladay won’t be as good as he was the last time out, when he breezed through the Florida Marlins’ lineup three times as easily as he knocks out a 7 a.m. workout. It’s quite likely that Johnny Vander Meer’s record of consecutive no-hitters will still be standing come Saturday. But the amazing thing about Halladay is that you believe that indeed he could do it again. In reality, this game is no more about Halladay, though, than it is about the Phillies’ offense. For the past 11 games, the offense has been a shell of its former self because of a combination of slumps and injuries that has turned the clock back on the lineup – as in back to February and March, when you would actually expect to see two or three reserves playing every day. In the Charlie Manuel era, the Phillies’ fate has usually been tied to the offense, and this season is no different. Your Gameday Beer – Great Divide Wild Raspberry Ale The arrival of hot weather means raspberries are almost in season – an excuse to try one of these 5.6 percent brews. As expected it’s sweet, tart and fruity but not exactly an authentic framboise. It has a dark amber appearance, which gives the beer a base for the flavors of red and black raspberries. It has a lot of carbonation, so be prepared. Pair it with spicy Mexican food. – By Brian

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SYDNEY (AP) -- After taking its opener to Mexico, Japan and Puerto Rico over the past 15 years, Major League Baseball is expanding to a new territory this weekend: Down Under. When Arizona's Wade Miley throws the first pitch of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the teams will be nearly 7,800 miles from Chase Field in Phoenix. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw celebrated his 26th birthday Wednesday by cuddling a kangaroo. ''It's been a good experience for us and, hopefully, we can get a couple of wins and make it a great one,'' Kershaw said. ''Opening day is always fun, no matter what continent it's on.'' The games will be played at a revamped cricket field that seats 40,000-plus. Some things will be familiar: Vin Scully will be in the Dodgers' broadcast booth for the start of his 65th season, a run that dates to the team's time in Brooklyn. Baseball began its season at Monterrey, Mexico, in 1999; at Tokyo in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012; and at San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2001. This series marks the 100th anniversary of an exhibition game between the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox at the same venue on Jan. 3, 1914. The Cricket Ground, opened in 1882, has been transformed into a baseball field over a few weeks. The right- and left-field foul poles are each 328 feet from home plate and straightaway center field is 400 feet away. From all reports, balls have been carrying. The Dodgers defeated Australia's national team 4-2 Thursday night in an exhibition that drew just 14,385. Yasiel Puig, batting .122 (5 for 41) coming in, hit a two-run homer in the eighth, two innings after throwing out Mike Walker at the plate from right field. On Friday, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he expected Adrian Gonzalez to play in the opener despite the first baseman having tweaking his back in the exhibition game and coming out in the fourth inning. ''I've seen no red flags to suggest otherwise,'' Mattingly said. He also announced his starting lineup for Saturday, with Puig leading off, followed by Justin Turner, Hanley Ramirez, Gonzalez, Scott Van Slyke, Juan Uribe, Andre Ethier, catcher A.J. Ellis and Kershaw. ''I'm serious,'' Mattingly when asked about Puig batting first. ''We'll see where we go. It's all about the guys we have, the mixture. That dictates the order.'' Miley will be pitching in place of Patrick Corbin, who has a partially torn ligament in his left elbow that may require season-ending surgery. Kershaw, the 2011 and 2013 NL Cy Young Award winner, will be making his first start since signing as $215 million, seven-year contract, the largest deal ever for a pitcher. ''I don't take for granted the contract,'' Kershaw said Thursday. ''It's a really amazing thing that the Dodgers think enough of me to give me something like that. I understand the responsibilities that come with that. As long as you win, everything takes care of itself.'' The Dodgers and Diamondbacks play each other nearly 20 times a season in the NL West, and Mattingly said this week that any teams would develop a healthy rivalry in such a situation. Last June, a brawl between the teams resulted in the suspensions of eight players. And when the Dodgers clinched the West title in Phoenix, a decision by some of their players to jump in the Chase Field swimming pool angered some Diamondbacks. ''I don't know what their sentiment is, but for us, it's just a new season,'' Kershaw said. ''We're just going to play a game, not wonder what could or would happen. We've had our scuffles in the past and it should all be in the past. ''Obviously their big name guys - Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Hill, Martin Prado - some of these guys they have over there - they play the game the right way. I enjoy watching them play. It's tough to beat them.'' - Sports & Recreation - Los Angeles Dodgers - Sydney Cricket Ground

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For Public Lands, the Shutdown is About more than National Parks Clearly, outdoor recreation—including hunting and fishing—is big business. The Outdoor Industry Association estimates that outdoor recreation supports 6.1 million jobs nationally and produces $646 billion in spending each year. However, restricted recreational access to our public lands is only one aspect of the impact of the government furlough. The federal government is the largest landowner in the country and with that goes the responsibilities of land management and stewardship of our natural resources, extending well beyond just supporting the American public’s desire for outdoor recreation. Nearly 640 million acres of land are managed by four agencies, the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition to outdoor recreation, these lands are managed for fisheries and wildlife, clean water, timber and mineral development, wilderness, education and research, and protecting historical and cultural resources. During the shutdown, resources to respond to wildfire management will be limited to wildfire suppression but planning for and executing prescribed fires and reducing fire threats to local communities are on hold. The fall season is often a key window of opportunity for prescribed fires and burning slash piles to reduce wildfire danger.Law Enforcement Officers remain on the job, but given that there may only be one Law Enforcement Officer to cover a million acres, the myriad of recreation specialists, range managers, archeologists, and other field personnel will not be on the job acting as the eyes and ears of law enforcement. Repairs and maintenance of trails, campgrounds, restrooms, fencing, roads and bridges, water systems, and visitor centers are not being done and may have to be delayed until early next summer when the weather conditions permit, adding to the backlog. The agencies’ ability to utilize volunteers and partnerships is put on hold with the loss of many volunteer hours and the loss of a fall season of work.Basic land management such as inventorying and mapping of plants, animals and cultural sites; controlling noxious weeds; monitoring air, water, and wildlife; restoration of streams and riparian areas; environmental analysis, and reseeding and shoring up fire-ravaged hillsides and canyons will be delayed or foregone. A skeleton crew of inspection and enforcement staff at the BLM will perform well shut-ins and patrol millions of acres of federal leases to make sure that theft of oil or condensate is not occurring. Public Service on Public Lands? Think Again. Providing information to the public such as maps to hunters and campers, answering questions from recreating families and tourists, researching property records, providing public documents and reports, and processing Freedom of Information Act requests has stopped during the furlough. After ten days not everyone has noticed the fact that the nation’s largest landlord has had to stop managing our public lands, but as time goes by more and more will and there is a price to pay for neglect. That price will be paid not only by local communities losing fall tourism revenue and families unable to hunt on wildlife refuges or take long-planned family vacations in National Parks, but by all Americans who care about their land, wildlife, water and air. Tell your member of Congress that they need to pass a funding bill so that vital wildlife conservation, environmental protection and many other vital services can continue.

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Dec 15, 2000, 2:56 PM Post #1 of 8 Quiz 1 -- Equal Parts String Division (2 Quizzes in 1!) Given a string, how can you efficiently divide the string into x pieces, where each piece has y characters, except for possibly the last, which has between 1 and y characters? For the love of Perl, please test your solutions before posting them -- if you find a place where your algorithm fails, post THAT along with your attempt, so that people might be able to help you. Quiz 2 -- Approximate Parts This is an introduction to greedy algorithms. Greedy algorithms do what is locally best, and, if they are successful, end up doing the right thing. So you are given a string, and you are asked to split it into x pieces, but can only split on whitespace. And you are asked to make the pieces as close to the same length as possible. Example: Splitting "would you like some pizza?" into two pieces results in "would you like" and "some pizza?", whereas splitting it into 3 pieces results in "would you", "like some", and "pizza?" Assume the string is a list of non-whitespace characters joined by single spaces (that is, you'll never have two spaces in a row, and there is only space between words, not at the beginning of end of the string). You might find it easier to approach the problem for splitting into 2 pieces, and then generalizing from there. Jeff "japhy" Pinyan -- accomplished hacker, teacher, lecturer, and author

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Sustaining Members Provide Steady Income Sharon Michalove uses electronic funds tranfer to contribute to WILL monthly. Sharon Michalove is a sustaining member of WILL. Her membership never lapses, but she can stop or change her gift at any time. When you set up a recurring gift through an automatic bank transfer (EFT), a credit card payment or through University of Illinois payroll deduction, you can designate that the gift continue until you wish to make a change. Ongoing support, like that provided by Sharon and many other Friends of WILL, provides WILL with steady, reliable income that balances the uncertainty of other funding sources. Because this option reduces the amount we spend on renewal notices, sustained giving ensures that your dollars go farther to support the programs you care about. Plus, the one-step process is much more convenient for you. Sharon used payroll deduction to make her monthly contribution to WILL when she worked at the University of Illinois. Now that she's retired, she uses electronic funds tranfer. "I never have to remember to send in my contribution, and WILL is assured of sustained montly support for their program services," she said.

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Someone from Calais with a 68 Calfornia Special is interested to join you. Can you tell me if you are crossing with a ferry or the tunnel and what time you plan to arrive in Calais? Sorry fo such a late response but I have been in hospital and also trying to plan the route. We are arriving at Calais via the tunnel at about 11am your time on Saturday 20th March 2010. I will double check and post all the details in a day or two. We will also be stopping at a monument and then on to Denain for 2pm and then onto Chateau Ermenonville where we are spending the night. WE will then take some fantastic photos in the grounds of the Chateau and then on to the old F1 racetrack road just outside Reims. The return journey to Calais has not been finalised yet depending on sunshine or rain. If anyone would like to meet us at any of the stopping points that will be fantastic. It will be great to link up with you all, Thanks again for the welcome and all the help in translating for me. I am getting so excited now Looking forward to hearing from you

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BRADENTON, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Manti Te'o says he has stopped using social media and doesn't think his relationship with a fake Internet "girlfriend' will hurt his chances in the NFL draft. Te'o says social media has been "a distraction for me, so I needed to get rid of it," USA Today reported Tuesday. The former Notre Dame quarterback, speaking at a workout camp in Florida, says he doesn't think the media controversy will have much effect during next month's draft. "I have to just go out there and perform and all that other stuff is behind me," he said. "What I did on the field is what I did on the field." "I didn't break any rules," he added. "I didn't hurt anybody. I just wasn't very forthcoming, as forthcoming as I should have been but in that, I didn't do anything wrong." Regardless of what Te'o feels about his past, NFL Network analyst Charles Davis says the controversy may still affect his future. Teams are "going to smoke him over pretty well," Davis said, "to see how he holds up." Te'o says he's not going to let the hoopla over a non-existent girlfriend change him. "My trust in people is the same. I'm just more cautious. "

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The Great Debate The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions here are his own. Ivan Glasenberg outlasted all his major peers after the multi-year boom in metals prices turned into a rout in 2013. The Glencore chief’s misjudgment of the market severely tried investors’ patience in 2015. Yet when the second wave of mining executive ousters comes, as it may soon, it’s likely Glasenberg will again be the last man standing. Driving across West Baltimore recently, I got stuck at an intersection behind a slow-moving truck. After sitting through two cycles at the traffic signal, I inched my car forward to see what was blocking the way. Normally, trucks are delivering beer to liquor stores in this neighborhood. But on that unseasonably warm late fall day, the truck was bringing something that is always in demand in Charm City — caskets. Less is more. But apparently luxury companies don’t feel that applies to their swollen store networks. Labels like Prada and LVMH have spent a decade expanding rapidly to meet emerging market demand. Slowing sales and overexposure suggest it’s time to go the other way. While cutting back will be painful, it could spur higher luxury valuations.

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Paso Robles First Mennonite Church in Paso Robles, California, was originally organized in 1897 as part of the San Marcos Mennonite Church, the earliest Mennonite church in the Pacific District Conference in California. Six Mennonite families from Beatrice, Nebraska, founded the church near Paso Robles. At the same time another Mennonite settlement was established in the Estrella district with Jacob Hege as the minister. Though the two groups were located some distance apart, they decided to organize a congregation with Jacob Hege as the elder and A. J. Wiebe as his assistant. In 1898 the congregation built a new church, but since the two settlements were far apart travel was difficult. Consequently, Wiebe’s group met in the new church while Hege’s group met in an adobe church in Estrella, albeit with monthly joint meetings. The adobe church building has survived to this day. Originally the sermons were in German only, but they changed to both German and English, and over the years to English only. In 1903 the congregation disbanded, and the Estrella group organized as the First Mennonite Church of Paso Robles with Jacob Hege as the minister. The group dismantled an old Methodist Church building in Adelaida and moved it to town where they reconstructed it as their meeting house. The San Marcos group, with F. F. Jantzen as the elder and A. J. Wiebe as the continuing minister, organized in 1904 as the San Marcos Mennonite Church. The meeting house was moved to Willow Creek in 1911, and in 1943 the name changed to Second Mennonite Church of Paso Robles. In 1954 the name of the San Marcos Church changed once again to become the Willow Creek Mennonite Church. When the original church, San Marcos Mennonite Church, was organized in 1897, it joined both the Pacific District Conference and the General Conference. In January 1967 the Willow Creek Church burned to the ground. Though the church is gone, the Mennonite Cemetery, dating back to 1911, still serves the churches in the area. After the fire, numerous meetings were conducted, and the congregation decided not to rebuild. Representatives from Willow Creek and First Mennonite Church concluded that the two churches would unite. The merger took place with a special service in September 1967. The Paso Robles First Mennonite Church celebrated 115 years of the Lord’s Blessings in November 2012. The Willow Creek Church and the Paso Robles First Mennonite Church have supported foreign missions and Mennonite Central Committee relief work throughout the years. Their youth and adults have participated in the camping programs at Lake Sequoia and later at Camp Keola in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. A Christian message titled "Light for the Way" is aired every Sunday morning (2013) on the local radio station. The Hopi Mission Station in Arizona is supported by the congregation with clothing donations. In 2013 the church also sponsors a Christian preschool titled Rainbow Bright. In addition to serving the children of the community, they have held church services in the local nursing home on Sundays. A memorial marker was erected at the site of the Willow Creek Mennonite Church. The bronze plaque on the marker has been engraved with the revered scripture verse which prefaced many of the writings of Menno Simons, our 16th century Anabaptist forebear: "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." -- I Corinthians 3:11. Burkholder, H. D. The Story of Our Conferences and Churches. 1951. Toevs, Robert and Phyllis Bergman. History of the Mennonites in the Paso Robles Area. 1997. Located at Mennonite Library and Archives – North Newton, Kansas Additional Information Address: 2343 Park Street, Paso Robles, California 93446 Paso Robles First Mennonite Church Leading Ministers |Minister||Years of Service| |John K. Lichti||1907-1913| |M. J. Galle||1950-1957| |Alfred J. Schwartz||1957-1961| |Robert D. Suderman||1961-1964| |Milton H. Ewert||1964-1969| |Herbert M. Dalke||1969-1977| |Ed Bedrosian (interim)||2001-2002| |Stanley Friesen (interim)||2002-2005| |Andrew Johnson (interim)||2003-2005| Paso Robles First Mennonite Church Membership Original Article from Mennonite Encyclopedia Copied by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 122. All rights reserved. Paso Robles First Mennonite Church was organized in 1903 by twenty-five charter members. Originally this group was a part of the San Marcos Mennonite Church which dissolved on 26 November 1903, and reorganized as the Willow Creek Mennonite Church and the First Mennonite Church of Paso Robles. The group dismantled an old building 15 miles west of Paso Robles and moved it to Paso Robles where the church was erected. Some of the members lived at Estrella, where worship services were conducted on alternate Sundays for a while. The preaching was originally in German, then in German and English, and at present it is in English only. Jacob Hege served the congregation until 1906, when he moved to Idaho. John K. Lichti succeeded him and was ordained as elder by Michael Horsch. Hege returned to Paso Robles and served as elder 1915-1919, succeeded by his son Christian C. Hege 1919-1944. Since that time the church has been served by Arlo Kaufman, Ben Rahn, M. S. Galle, and Alfred J. Schwartz, pastor in the late 1950s; the membership at that time was 69. -- Cornelius Krahn, 1959 |Author(s)||Corrina Siebert Ruth| |Date Published||August 2013| Cite This Article Ruth, Corrina Siebert. "Paso Robles First Mennonite Church (Paso Robles, California, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 2013. Web. 31 Jul 2016. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Paso_Robles_First_Mennonite_Church_(Paso_Robles,_California,_USA)&oldid=134378. Ruth, Corrina Siebert. (August 2013). Paso Robles First Mennonite Church (Paso Robles, California, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 31 July 2016, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Paso_Robles_First_Mennonite_Church_(Paso_Robles,_California,_USA)&oldid=134378. ©1996-2016 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.

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Misinformation on SRDP SIR, - I writing to you in relation to John Lamont MSP’s column that appeared in your paper on January 10, in particular the misinformation printed regarding the Scotland Rural Development Fund (SRDP) and Rural Priorities (RP) funding. Mr Lamont appears to have misunderstood the numbers so I am happy to rectify any confusion he may have caused, through your letters page. As Mr Lamont correctly intimates, we are approaching the end of the current round of EU commissioned SRDP funding (which is made up from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and match funding from the Scottish Government), with budgets for the current round almost fully committed following an effort by the Scottish Government to invest in jobs and economic growth during the global downturn of 2009 with the support of organisations such as NFUS. Since 2008 the SNP Government has approved around £570 million in Rural Priorities funding with £52.4 million (9.2%) coming to the Borders, which has just 2% of Scotland’s population. The scheduled end of the current SRDP structure comes as no surprise to anyone working on agri-environment and forestry projects, unlike for Mr Lamont who appears to have suddenly discovered an interest in a funding package that has been in progress since 2008, delivering real benefits to the Borders. It is suggested by Mr Lamont that funding was cut by the Scottish Government. As Mr Lamont should know, funding is allocated based on applications approved by local case officers. For the record, the success rate for applications from the Borders were 83% in 2009, 72% in 2010, 81% in 2011 and 85% in 2012 and awards were almost 8% higher in the value in 2012 than in 2011. As application numbers may vary from year to year and projects require differing levels of support, it is not as black and white as to assess the funding stream in terms of how much is offered to each applicant. Alongside this, approval of key agri-environment and forestry projects is ongoing throughout 2013 and further Rural Priorities funding for new entrants, a vital sector in agriculture, will be forthcoming in June (applications are being accepted until February 20). The next tranche of SRDP funding runs from 2014-2020 and its proposals with stakeholders are currently being drawn up and will be consulted on in 201. At that time anyone with an interest as to what should be funded will be encouraged to express their views. Mr Lamont would do well to remember that it is the SNP Government in Scotland that has invested some £1.5 billion in the SRDP programme while his Tory colleagues in Westminster support slashing CAP budgets at EU level. Can he explain to your readers exactly how slashing direct payments and rural development funding would help Borders farming communities? PAUL WHEELHOUSE MSP. Scotland’s litter problem SIR, - As 2013 gets well underway, I write to ask your readers to help resolve Scotland’s litter problem. Scotland is beautiful and we all must do what we can to prevent its beauty being blighted by litter and eyesores like flytipping. By using public recycling and litter bins - or taking your waste home to dispose of - you can make a real difference. There are also some excellent initiatives you can get involved with, like ‘People Against Litter’ (http://www.peopleagainstlitter.org/) and ‘Clean Up Scotland’ (http://www.cleanupscotland.com/), where you can sign a pledge or join a local clean-up event.The Scottish Government is committed to taking measures to prevent littering. A national anti-litter strategy is being developed – the first since devolution – and a summit will be held this year to work with stakeholders to coordinate action. Thanks to almost £1.8 million invested last year alone by our delivery partner Zero Waste Scotland, more recycling bins are now installed in some of Scotland’s busiest public places and local communities have received support to tackle litter and flytipping problems. As well as protecting wildlife and the environment, there are economic benefits to gain by cracking down on this anti-social behaviour. Items like plastic bottles and cans – those commonly discarded as litter – are valuable materials when recycled. This year Scotland celebrates the Year of Natural Scotland, and in 2014 we will host the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup as well as cultural events as part of the Year of Homecoming. It’s time to take action now to get Scotland looking its best when the eyes of the world will be watching us. Together we can really make a difference and show the world how beautiful Scotland is. I offer you my best wishes for a happy and litter-free new year. RICHARD LOCHHEAD, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment. Dog fouling concern SIR, - My sympathies go out to Mrs Spence following her letter in the Berwickshire News of January 17 regarding dog mess in her garden which, quite frankly, is an utter disgrace and those who allowed their dog(s) to do so should hang their heads in shame. As a responsible dog owner who cleans up after my dog I find the amount of dog mess lying about the streets of Duns absolutely disgusting. You can hardly walk down any street and not find dog excrement lying somewhere and, noticeably fresh excrement can often be found after dark when less people are going about - maybe its time the council wardens did a few back/nightshifts to catch these irresponsible dog owners. There is no excuse for anyone not to clean up after their dog as dog litter bags can be purchased for less than £1 in some shops and I think the council also hand them out for free. It is time these lazy dog owners faced up to their responsibilities and cleaned up after their dog. If I can do it, so can you! TRACY KNOX, Cheviot Way, Duns. Boost to tourism SIR, - Over the last few years it has been interesting to watch water filling up the Lafarge North West Quarry. It was a vast hole for which the original plan 50 years ago had been to reinstate it as agricultural land. However, where would the infill have come from to fill such a massive space? It has taken time but as a local councillor and community councillor I have been happy to view as the quarry has changed from a big hole to a habitat. In the early days of the project I trekked across the land around the then small pond, watching with Lafarge staff and others as foxes, hares and deer as well as a variety of birds moved in to the vicinity. In more recent times it has been good to see waxwings, wading birds and other wildlife in the area. It was therefore a pleasure to join with a number of community councillors, community environmental activists, Lafarge and RSPB staff at the recent signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Lafarge and RSPB for the management of the loch area now known as White Sands Lake amongst birdwatchers. The aim is to create a wetland habitat reserve whereby the public will be able to have safe access and view a wide variety of wildlife from trails and hides. I wish the parties well with this exciting restoration venture which should bring potential green tourism to the Dunbar area as well as increase biodiversity opportunities and offer a pleasant day out for East Lothian residents. JACQUIE BELL, Dunbar. Huge thank you SIR, - Highway Day Nursery in Eyemouth would like to say a huge “thank you” to everyone who contributed to our amazing new climbing frame, now installed in the garden. It is wonderfully big and safe, challenging and sturdy, giving lots of scope for exercise and play. We have enjoyed a few cold, muddy days on it but look forward to exploring its full potential in the coming weeks, months and years. Thanks you so much from all the children and staff at Highway to everyone who helped raise the money in the town and beyond. CHERYL DUGGAN, Nursery Manager. SIR, - May we all at 1st Duns Brownies express our grateful thanks to those who supported our coffee morning held in the Parish Church Hall, Duns. Despite worries about the weather we managed to raise the fantastic sum of £341.23 which will help our funds greatly. Well done all for this great effort. 1st DUNS BROWNIES AND LEADERS

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Slums are a curse and blessing in fast urbanising Africa. They have challenged Africa's progress towards better living and working spaces but they also provide shelter for the swelling populations seeking a life in cities. Bar Seed is the only female member in Somaliland’s 82-person Parliament, but activists hope upcoming national elections may end her isolation. Marking a shift away from the growing trend of abandoning sustainable life styles and drifting from traditional customs and routines, Joshua Konkankoh is a Cameroonian farmer with a vision – that the answer to food insecurity lies in sustainable and organic methods of farming. Ten women are gathered to discuss how to transmit Sahrawi culture and tradition to the younger generations. As usual, it´s a secret meeting. There is no other way in the capital of Western Sahara. Twelve-year-old Bienvienue Taguieke was expected to obey her parents and marry a man 40 years her senior, but an association of women in Cameroon’s Far North Region, where child marriages are rife, put a stop to it in a sign that women are starting to speaking out against the practice. Prize-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is hoping to break down some stereotypes at the upcoming World Voices Festival sponsored by the PEN America free expression group. World governments expect to agree to a new global treaty to combat climate change in Paris in December. As the catastrophic impacts of climate change become more evident, so too escalates the urgency to act. As Singapore mourns the passing of Lee Kuan Yew, the late former prime minister’s vision of a dynamic and vibrant state is being reflected in a major arts festival in France. Globalisation is an integral feature of modernity. It already has significantly advanced to transform local experiences into global ones, to unify the disparate villages of the world into a global community, and to integrate national economies into an international economy. As politics, economies, conflicts and cultures become increasingly intertwined, will individual identities also begin to transcend national boundaries? The new European Commission looks more like an experiment in balancing opposite forces than an institution that is run by some kind of governance. It will probably end up being paralysed by internal conflicts, which is the last thing it needs. International experts working in the creative sector are calling for governments to recognise the integral role that culture plays in development and to ensure that culture is a part of the post-2015 United Nations development goals, to be discussed next year. I had been told he was in Havana but that, because he was sick, he didn’t want to see anyone. I knew where he usually stayed: in a magnificent country house far from the city centre. I called on the phone and Mercedes, his wife, eased my doubts. She said, warmly: “Not at all, that’s to keep the pests away. Come over, ‘Gabo’ will be happy to see you.” Two men kiss each other while two women dance together without making other clients feel uncomfortable at the prívate club Humboldt 67, one of the venues seeking to cash in on an untapped market by fulfilling the unmet demand for bas, restaurants and other recreational spaces for the LGBTI community in the Cuban capital. The seven-year-old got bored after running here and there for five minutes, amidst a group of a dozen classmates. He eventually stomped off the field because he hadn’t managed to kick the ball even once.

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Save Our Cancer Services-NW(SOCS-NW) are reminding the electorate of pledges and promises that were made at the last general election to restore cancer services to Sligo Regional Hospital which have been reneged on. The group are distributing a flyer which states “Fianna Fail took away your cancer services - you took their seats (2009). Fine Gael and Labour reneged on pledges to restore them - now you can take their seats too (2014).” The group also stated “Do not forget the lies: Fine Gael: “...cancer services will be restored in 100 days” -Labour Party: “Our pledge to you, ‘A cancer centre of excellence for Sligo General’” They are telling the electorate it’s “time to stop being angry-on the 23rd May use your vote to get even. Deliver the strong message that you won’t be lied to and that the demand for cancer services in the Northwest region hasn’t gone away.” Member of SOCS-NW Caitriona McGoldrick said, “I don’t think I will ever trust a Fine Gael or Labour politician again after the way they latched onto our Campaign and used very sick and vulnerable people to further their careers, once elected these government parties went back on all their promises and forgot about the people who put them there. Seven years ago this summer word filtered through about plans to move Cancer Services to a centre of excellence in Galway, we didn’t think it would happen, but it did and very quickly, now a report has been leaked about the removal of Maternity services and I fear this is next for centralisation in a centre of excellence, we need people in local government who will not be bullied by central government and who will do everything in their power to represent us and make sure we get treated the same as people living in any other part of the country none of whom travel the distances we do for healthcare, I am appealing to people to think carefully about who they vote for and please do not believe any promises given coming up to the election” Lily McMorrow stated, “For so long I prayed so hard for a miracle and the promises that the Fine Gael and Labour people made seemed like an answer to those prayers - but they just used us for their own ends. Isn’t it unbelievable that anyone would use sick and ill people just to get votes. But that is exactly what they did. The people must never forget what happened and I am again pleading with them to use their vote to get them out, we just can’t trust the crowd that is in power now” Jim O’Sullivan commented, “When Fine Gael and Labour lied to the people of this region in 2011 they literally robbed us of our franchise, they murdered democracy for the people of this region. On top of that they used and abused the brave people who fought a long and arduous campaign to save our cancer services.”

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Video-game publisher Activision ( ATVI) soared to the top of November's holiday sales charts with two bestselling titles. By contrast, its rival Electronic Arts ( ERTS) failed to find a spot among the top 10 games sold during the month. Activision's latest release, Call of Duty 4, blazed through the month to become the No. 1 title in early holiday shopping. Call of Duty 4, which runs on Microsoft's ( MSFT) Xbox 360 console, sold approximately 1.57 million copies last month and put Activision at the top of the pack. "Gamers answered the call, propelling Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on the 360 platform to the top spot for the month in software unit sales. With only one month of retail sales, it is already the four best-selling title in video game sales year-to-date, behind Halo 3 (from Microsoft), Wii Play and Pokemon Diamond (from Nintendo)," said Anita Frazier, an analyst with the NPD group, in a statement. Call of Duty 4's coup comes on the heels of the sucess of Activision's Guitar Hero III. In October, Guitar Hero III topped the charts, selling more than 1.4 million copies within a week of its release. The game, which runs on Sony's ( SNE) PlayStation 2 platform, didn't slow down last month, either. Guitar Hero III came in fourth on the charts with 967,000 copies, while the version for Nintendo's Wii took the No. 8 spot with 426,000 copies.

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Have HVAC Questions? Ask an HVAC Expert for Answers Welcome to Just Answer, I will do my best to help you with your problem Turning up the thermostat as far as it will go won't make the boiler "blast" steam into the system. It's much more likely that the pressuretrol (pressure control) is set too high. We typically set it so that the pressure never gets above 3 psi. Anything over 5 psi can damage the air valves. Steam actually move faster at lower pressures so nothing is to be gained by setting pressures above 3 psi So if the contractor set the pressure control initially higher than 3psi it could have resulted in this damage? It seems that he was trying to "blow out " any sediment or blockage in the existing old system in doing what he did. I was told that a more prudent manner of dealing with this would be to run a mixture of TSP and water through the system Is this correct? How can I tell if the system is currently set at the proper psi? You don't "blow out the sediment" with steam pressure. This indicates to me that your installer is not familiar with steam systems. The only likely place sediment is likely to be a problem is at the boiler itself and all that gunk gets tossed when the old boiler is ripped out Rarely there are return lines (called wet returns) that may get clogged with sediment but these are rare and neither excessive pressure or TSP will clear "mud" in a wet return A wet return is a return line that runs along the floor below the water level of the boiler You can check your pressuretrol setting to see if it is adjusted properly It would look like this I need to know which type you have before I can tell you if it's set properly do you have the grey one that's a metal control box or the one with the clear plastic front clear plastic front Ok, the scale on the right (says Main at the top) should be set to 3 and the scale on the left (Diff) should be set to 2 It is. Is it possible when they initially started it it was set at a higher psi resulting in the damage to the radiators and then adjusted the setting downward. Would someone unfamiliar with installing this type of high efficiency boiler make that kind of miscalculation? This was suppose to be a one day install but they said they weren't expecting it to arrive in so many parts so it took two days for them to install and then a third day to correct the damage I can't say what an inexperienced installer would do. I suspect they could certainly be capable of such a mistake. It's quite possible that once they encountered the damage caused at start up they talked to someone who knew what they were doing and go some decent advice based on your current settings. A typical replacement takes about a day depending on the complexity of the system Unless they got the boiler "knocked down" the Mega Steam has no more parts than any other steam boiler. Knocked down is basically a bare cast iron block. We would only order one this way if it was very difficult to get into the house They performed a manual J inspection of all my radiators as required by the energy program i was using to secure a no interest loan to pay for the system They also had complete acess to y hoe and reviewed the current system to formulate their bid. Isn't it reasonable to assume if there were any existing problems with the pipes or valves they would have been uncovered and addressed preliminarily? The short answer is yes but they should have been dealt with as part of the install There is no way any steam pressure generated by that boiler could cause a pipe to break unless the pipe was badly corroded to start with and that pipe was visible in my basement and therefore it is reasonable to expect that it's replacement would have been included in the original assessment of the 70 year old boiler system they were replacing. They then could have included this in the specs and description of work to be perfomed on the proposal form. Correct? That would be a reasonable assumption. Occasionally a piped can wear out internally and show no external signs of damage but that's the exception to the rule and this is almost always happens at the piping near the boiler which should be changed anyway as part of the replacement. do you have any more questions? No Thank you you've been very helpful. Do I get a copy of our dialogue today? You're welcomeIf you want to print a copy you'll have to copy and paste the text into a Word doc and print that. You will probably have to do it in sections since the dialogue box won't scroll when you highlight the textPlease hit acceptThanks for using Just Answer

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Surfers Paradise: Breakfree Peninsula: Apartment in a complex - 2 BDR - 2 BA - Sleeps 4 avg 285 AUD Beautiful views of the Surfers Paradise and its magnificent beaches and rolling waves from this well appointed beachfront luxury unit. Recently refurbished this very comfortable unit has full ocean views down the Esplanade. Spacious and panoramic living and dining areas, fully equipped kitchen and two bedrooms both with queen beds and a balcony with a birds eye view of the surfing conditions. Free WIFI. Enjoy the resort facilities of the The Peninsula building - tennis, gym, bbq, grounds, 3 pools, BBQ facilities - or WALK 2 minutes to the beach, the regular night markets, shops and local clubs and huge range of fab restaurants. Surfers Paradise says it all. Situated a 5-minute walk from Cavill Mall, the property is an 8-minute drive from Sea World and Jupiters Casino. Within a 25-minute drive away are Dreamworld, Movie World, Wet 'n' Wild theme parks. Car rentals and an airport shuttle service are easily available. Or enjoy the facilities, have a swim in the pool of your choice and put those shrimps on the barbie. The three-kilometer strip of golden sand between Surfers Paradise and the Pacific Ocean is Australia's iconic beach, a postcard-perfect locale that conjures up 'paradise' to millions. Throughout the year, the beach welcomes swimmers, joggers, surfers and strollers from around the Gold Coast, around Australia and around the World. But Surfers Paradise is much much more and has something for everyone. Restaurants, Nightlife, Shopping, Health, Tours, Theme Parks, Casino, Rain Forest, Golf, Boating, Kite Surfing, Cycling. Or use it as a base and explore down to Byron Bay and the heady heights of Nimbin; or go up the coast for lunch at Noosa. Or just relax and marvel in the ever-changing landscape.

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Formally the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. One of the three religious bodies forming the First Order of Saint Francis. The friars observe the rule of Francis of Assisi, with certain dispensations in regard to poverty. The separation of the Franciscans into two branches which came to be known as Observants and Conventuals formally dates from the Council of Constance (1415), though the tendency towards such a division had been manifest since the death of the founder, 1226. Both branches of the order continued under the same head until 1517. Members make their vows in accordance with new constitutions adopted, 1625. They acknowledge the dispensations contained therein and hence are not bound by all the obligations of the Observants and the Capuchin Friars Minor. From their habit they are sometimes termed “Black Franciscans.” The general of the order resides in Rome. See also the Order’s web site.

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RNA vs. DNA aroger at ac.dal.ca aroger at ac.dal.ca Fri Apr 23 14:17:46 EST 1993 In article <1993Apr22.142300.22900 at yang.earlham.edu>, derekr at yang.earlham.edu writes: > Thanks to all who answered my question about RNA vs. DNA evolution. As I > suspected, RNA apparently evolved before DNA. I will now go straighten my > friend out. Before you go and straighten your friends out let us point out that there is little point in trying to explain an improbable situation (the primordial DNA world) with an equally improbable one (the RNA world). There have been numerous articles writen on the impossibility of spontaneously generating RNA (see anything by Joyce or Orgel); it is often thought that there would have to be a pre-RNA world perhaps based on a simpler backbone and purines only. Also there have been some really strange ideas portrayed as fact in this discussion which should be pointed out. First of all RNA has not really been shown to catalyse its own replication: the most exciting experiments (by Szostak) have shown ribozymes that ligate a set of oligos based on their complimentarity to a template. Orgel and Joyce have also done some work on non-enzymatic replication of poly C templates. Second it is not relevent to talk about RNA recognising amino acids as the actual reaction is catalysed by a protein which recognizes both the tRNA and the amino acid. There are convincing reasons to regard RNA as an earlier step than DNA in the evolution of genetic systems. For instance ribonucleotides play a fundamental role in metabolism as components of cofactors. NAD, FAD and Coenzyme A all have ribonucleotide moieties. ATP is the most general energy carrier in cells, GTP is centrally involved in protein synthesis, UTP is involved in the synthesis of polysaccharides and peptidoglycan. In addition, RNA plays a central role in genetics. It is involved in coding (mRNA), as a cofactor (tRNA) and as the catalyst (rRNAs) of protein synthesis. All deoxyribonucleotides are derived from ribonucleotides and thymine from uracil. All of these examples constitute circumstantial evidence for a pre- DNA RNA world. The latter is by no means proven and probably was only a step in the origin of a genetic system and not the first step. More information about the Mol-evol

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V - Madame Attorney On this suffocating summer day, Carla Del Ponte cracks open her bunker door, which looks out over a Swiss lake. She doesn’t exactly seem like a representative of the 'New Gestapo,' a description given by her most ferocious adversary, the former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. With fuchsia-coloured pants and gold earrings, she offers a mocking smile and a flamboyantly Italian air, despite a broken arm. Carla Del Ponte became attorney general of the International Criminal Tribune for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague in 1999, and stayed until 2007. “In former Yugoslavia, we knew about everything: the rapes, the massacres, the barbarism,” she told me in her raucous voice while lighting a cigarette. “But wartime organ trafficking? That’s technically impossible.” In 2004, through growing awareness rather than evidence, Del Ponte nevertheless opened a preliminary investigation. Evidence collected in Burrel by medical-legal experts isn’t sufficient to initiate a hearing. “Baraybar found clues but not evidence in Albania.” Awaiting a complaint, the pieces are recorded and stored in the Tribunal archive’s drawers. Over the course of the 2000s, the ICTY was inundated with war crimes trials. The problem is simple for the international community: the Serbs are the main perpetrators, the Kosovar the victims. Between 1998 and 2000, the conflict causes precisely 13,472 deaths, mainly Albanians, according to numbers from the Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade. Del Ponte “forgets” the organ trafficking affair and concentrates on big fish like former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. His death – a heart attack in his Hague cell – after five years of investigation on the evening of the closing arguments, reawakens in Del Ponte a furious “porca miseria.” (Holy cow in Italian — Ed.) Her mission as head of ICTY is “difficult. To bring the highest-ranked political and military officials to trial for war crimes.” Surrounded by bodyguards permanently, her daily life becomes characterised by carefully timed movements, attempted bombings, threats and political pressures. In the courtroom, Del Ponte quickly discovers the quasi-impossibility of offering an efficient protection program for witnesses during trials unfolding in an “atmosphere of pressures and insecurity.” When she presides over former UÇK (Kosovo Liberation Army) warlords, certain witnesses promised anonymity disappear. Some months later, there is a dramatic turn of events. Several pieces of evidence collected in Burrel vanish: someone has cleaned the archives without informing Carla Del Ponte. Certain members of the Tribunal lance accusations, asserting that she gave the order to destroy evidence. “It’s incredibly stupid. One must never destroy clues, especially when the investigation hasn’t been closed,” she strikes back, leaving open the mystery of what occurred. Did this stop Carla Del Ponte from continuing her work? She won’t say more. “We did our best, despite political obstacles, but we are not Don Quixotes. Not everything has been tried yet.” Inflexible, combative, non-compromising. Del Ponte has been feared and admired by warlords and victims’ families alike. At the top level, in any case, her qualities have become cumbersome. The ICTY, an international judicial structure, remains a political instrument subject to the goodwill of sponsor states. The Americans have always “condemned Serbia, all the while ignoring crimes committed by their protégés,” according to the UÇK. The organisation claims that the country smoothes things over by justifying any actions in the name of the “stability of the country,” all the while with its umpteenth cigarette dangling from its lips. “The ICTY’s collaboration with UNMIK has always been complicated. And NATO has always supported UÇK. To obtain access to military information during judicial proceedings, we began by receiving authorisation from Brussels and finished by throwing a spanner in the works.” In December 2007, Del Ponte resigns. Returning to “normal life,” she publishes her memoirs in April 2008. In The Hunt: Me and the War Criminals, she mentions publicly for the first time the subject of organ trafficking. “I had asked UNMIK, and then the European mission EULEX, to resume the investigation. Since nothing had been done, I decided to talk about it in my book. This new form of war crime cannot remain unpunished.” YOU JUST READ THE FIFTH CHAPTER OF OUR INVESTIGATION INTO ORGAN TRAFFICKING IN KOSOVO. DISCOVER THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THIS GREAT THRILLER EVERY TUESDAY THROUGHOUT THE AUTUMN HERE AT YOUR ONLY EUROPEAN MAGAZINE.

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|Posted by Terry Love on December 07, 1998 at 23:45:34:| |In response to Re: running shower| You are in need of : I can not turn the hot water off all the way in my shower. I have taken the knobs off down to the steam. Now what do I do? The house was built in the 70's. |Replies to this post| |There are none.|

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The Freshman Seminars program introduces first-year students to the challenges of studying complex subjects with a professor and a small group of peers. The Robert H. Rawson ’66 Freshman Seminar “Race, Class, and the Selective College Experience” examined evidence, controversies, and policy dilemmas associated with diversity in higher education. The class was taught by Professor of Sociology Thomas J. Espenshade *72; students included Ameer Elbuluk ’13. The Professor's Perspective This course continues to be one of my most rewarding. I’ve taught it four or five times, and this year the chemistry among the participants was especially good. We had a great mix of first-year students, 15 in all (seven women and eight men) of great diversity, including geographic, ethnic, socioeconomic, legacy/non-legacy, athlete/non-athlete, and public/private secondary school. They were some of the brightest and most engaging students I have encountered. I looked forward to each class, and, judging from their enthusiastic responses, the students did, too (no doubt my wife’s homemade cookies added to their enthusiasm). The students were superb—completely candid and forthcoming. Class time was devoted to discussion of weekly readings, and each week a different student took responsibility for making up the questions and leading the discussion. During the last week we conducted a mock admission process, which was the highlight of the course. The students created applications for four hypothetical applicants to “Prestige University,” composing essays and writing fictitious letters of recommendation. Then they divided into three subcommittees to rank the candidates. Finally, the subcommittees had to come together and reach consensus on which students to admit, wait-list, or reject. There were disparities in the rankings, and the students had to argue for their choices. If you had come into the class, you would have believed the candidates were actual people, the students made them so alive. Students admitted to Princeton are incredibly talented and bright, but they don’t always have opportunities to show how far-ranging their talents are and how creative they can be. This class provides a broad playing field where they’re able to exercise their imaginations and powers of reflection. They also come to Princeton with attitudes and stereotypes—they bring those to campus just as surely as they bring their backpacks and their iPods and their bicycles. In this seminar they learn how to handle challenges to their preconceptions, how to hear alternative viewpoints, reflect, and react. Sometimes they change their minds, and sometimes they don’t. That’s education at its best. Thomas Espenshade, who earned his PhD in economics, has been a member of Princeton’s faculty for more than 20 years working on various aspects of social demography. His current teaching and research focus on inequality and diversity in higher education. A Student's Experience I already know that Professor Espenshade’s freshman seminar will be in the top five courses I will have taken here at Princeton. Throughout the semester we delved into weekly readings and had intellectual discussions and heated debates as we tried to learn the ins and outs of affirmative action, diversity at private universities, and how admission offices work. We had the unique experience of hearing both the current dean of admission, Janet Rapelye, and former dean Fred Hargadon speak about the admission process and the influential 2003 Supreme Court case that upheld the legality of affirmative action in higher education. Besides learning about these critical issues, I learned how to engage in strong discussions with my classmates and was able to form a more mature understanding of my own thoughts. Princeton is a place that is supposed to foster the intellectual discussions this seminar provided. In this era of Obama, it is essential for a university of Princeton’s caliber to address pivotal social questions. Understanding such issues as closing the achievement gap is essential knowledge that does not just affect individuals; achieving strong diversity is essential to America’s workforce, its economy, and overcoming stereotypes. This freshman seminar was very rewarding, and the lessons I learned from being in the class took me a big step in the right direction here at Princeton. The guidance provided by Professor Espenshade with respect to writing and discussion skills will help propel me forward as a college student and beyond. I left the class not as a student but as an informed individual, thankful for the memories and great experiences that will accompany me forever. Ameer Elbuluk was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. His parents came to the United States from Sudan. A member of Rockefeller College, he is an undergraduate fellow at the Carl A. Fields Center and a member of the Black Student Union and the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students.

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Home List of Titles Investigating the role of anionic surfactant and polymer morphology on the environmental stress cracking (ESC) of high-density polyethylene Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/198577 - Investigating the role of anionic surfactant and polymer morphology on the environmental stress cracking (ESC) of high-density polyethylene - Ghanbari-Siahkali, Afshin; Kingshott, Peter; Breiby, Dag Werner; Arleth, Lise; Kjellander, Carina Koch; Almdal, Kristoffer - The influence of a commercial grade and a pure anionic surfactant (dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt, DBS) in aqueous solutions on the environmental stress cracking (ESC) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) has been investigated. Injection moulded HDPE samples in “dog-bone” shape were exposed to the aqueous solutions of surfactant (0.14 M) at 80 °C under strain (var epsilon = 1.2%) for 5 days. Both the commercial and pure surfactants caused cracks under the experimental conditions. The change in surface chemistry of the HDPE was followed using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) did not show any significant differences in thermal stability of the samples studied. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis, however, revealed an increase in crystallinity of the exposed samples. Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) indicated that the HDPE sample has a boundary of both preferred and random (isotropic) crystallite orientations close and far away from the injection moulding inlet, respectively. The structure of the surfactants in solution was investigated by light scattering (LS). This showed that the commercial grade surfactant forms large aggregates (e.g., 500 nm) both at room temperature and at the exposure temperature of 80 °C, whereas the pure surfactant has a critical micelle temperature (CMT) of around 45 °C. Below the CMT aggregates are formed, and above the CMT the surfactants are unimeric. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) analysis revealed that the commercial surfactant has a wide distribution of hydrocarbon chains from C-10 to C-13, whereas the pure one contains predominantly hydrocarbon dodecyl (chain of C-12). - Publication type - Journal article - Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 89, no. 3 (Sep 2005), pp. 442-453 - Publication year - FOR Code(s) - 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry; 0904 Chemical Engineering; 0912 Materials Engineering - CLSM; Cracks; Crystal orientation; Crystalline orientation; DBS; Degradation; ESC; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; HDPE; High density polyethylenes; Ionisation; Light scattering; Mass spectrometry; Negative ions; Raman; Sodium compounds; Solutions; Surface active agents; Surfactant; Thermodynamic stability; Thermogravimetric analysis; WAXS; X-ray scattering - Publisher URL - Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. - Peer reviewed

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A rights activist from southwestern China who was sentenced to three years in prison is due to be released on Friday, amid fears that he will continue to be held unofficially, his wife said on Wednesday. Chengdu-based Huang Qi was convicted of “illegally possessing state secrets” by the Wuhou District Court after he called for an investigation into shoddy school construction blamed for the deaths of thousands of children during a massive earthquake in Sichuan province in 2008. "According to the judgment documents, he should get out on Friday," said Huang's wife, Zeng Li. But she said she had been told not to travel to the prison to meet him. "I was in touch with the prison authorities the day before yesterday, and I told them I wanted to go, but they said no," Zeng said. "When I asked them when he would arrive back home, they said they didn't know." In recent years, high-profile dissidents have been held, often with their entire families, under house arrest even after their jail term ends. Zeng said she was concerned the same might happen to Huang. "With some people, the police meet them coming out of prison and take them away and put them under house arrest at a different location," she said. "They won't let them come home." For example, Shandong-based women's rights activist Cheng Guangcheng has been held under house arrest along with his wife and daughter since his release from a four-year jail term last September, with dozens of local officials guarding the couple's home and watching their every move. And authorities in the central city of Wuhan freed veteran pro-democracy activist Qin Yongmin from jail, only to keep him under tight surveillance at his home amid a number of restrictions. Qin said that a friend, Tianjin-based pro-democracy activist Zhang Wei, had "disappeared," indicating he might have been picked up by authorities. Qin, who is unable to access funds donated by well-wishers during his time in jail and is unable to find work, said he was recently summoned by police in connection with a meeting with Zhang but he did not show up. "I had arranged to meet with him ... but Zhang Wei didn't show up, and the police did," Qin said. "This friend of mine from Tianjin disappeared near my home ... I often get visitors from all across China," he said. "They are all very concerned about this incident." China has detained lawyers, journalists, bloggers, and other activists since online protest appeals began circulating in China in mid-February, apparently inspired by recent uprisings in the Middle East. Reported by Fang Yuan for RFA's Mandarin service. Translated and written in English by Luisetta Mudie.

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I noticed a curious argument in Jonathan Corbet’s LWN article “Supporting OOXML in LibreOffice” (behind a pay wall). Why should we support OOXML? …as has been pointed out in the discussion, Microsoft will, someday, phase out support for its (equally proprietary) DOC format, leaving OOXML as the only real option for document interchange. There appears to be little hope that Microsoft’s ODF support will be sufficient to make ODF a viable alternative. So any office productivity suite which aspires to millions of users, and which does not support OOXML, will find itself scrambling to add that support when DOC is no longer an option. It seems better to maintain (and improve) that support now than to be rushing to merge a substandard implementation in the future. Really? The same company that is unable to fix a leap-year calculation bug from 20 years ago because of fears it might break backwards compatibility is going to remove support for their binary formats? Seriously, is that what people are saying? This sounds like something Microsoft would say to scare people into migrating. rest here

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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management and electronic lien and title (ELT) services for automotive finance lenders, has announced growing adoption of its VINtekTIME™ automotive collateral management system and processes as well as increased interest in its eSignature and eContracting solution by military-focused lenders, supporting thousands of military borrowers around the world. Through its technology services and focus on lender customer satisfaction, VINtek has secured a 50 percent market share among the largest military-focused lenders on the Credit Unions Online list of the top 100 U.S. credit unions. Lenders such as Navy Federal Credit Union have relied upon VINtek to provide their institutions and their servicemember borrowers with a convenient and seamless auto titling experience. VINtek’s cloud-based VINtekTIME™ platform provides lenders with around-the-clock access to the tools needed to support their customers’ vehicle title needs. This enables lenders to operate 24-hour call centers to accommodate the needs of military members living overseas. Significant investments in the VINtekTIME™ technology ecosystem have resulted in a robust, resilient application that lenders can rely upon any time of the day no matter what time zone their operations are in. In addition, VINtek’s “Direct-to-Consumer” eSignature and eContracting services are generating interest with military focused lenders. Available through a VINtek supplied consumer web portal www.titlemycar.com, the services permit the electronic presentment of loan and DMV documents along with eSignature for lender loan documents. Military borrowers, even with spouses separated due to deployment, can access their auto loan documents anytime and anywhere they have Internet access. “Lenders want to be there for their military borrowers, and as a valued supplier, VINtek wants to be there for the lender,” said Larry Highbloom, president of VINtek. “By providing technology and service that can be leveraged to improve the interaction between lenders and their customers anytime, we act to enhance the consumer experience worldwide. We are honored to support our military-focused lenders in making life a little easier for our service men and women everywhere.” In its 22nd year, Philadelphia-based VINtek provides automotive collateral management services and direct auto finance solutions for banks, credit unions and other auto finance institutions. Through its offices in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Calif., and Troy, Mich., VINtek helps lenders increase customer satisfaction and operating efficiency while simultaneously decreasing costs and errors associated with collateral management through the introduction of innovative consumer loan servicing technologies. VINtek holds two U.S. patents on automotive lien processes and is the recipient of numerous industry awards for its processing services. For more information, visit www.vintek.com.

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Universities nationwide, including the University of Colorado, are under pressure from the White House, students, advocacy groups and government offices to respond more aggressively to acts of sexual misconduct on campus. Some have criticized CU as it moves to fire a tenured philosophy professor accused of retaliating against a sexual assault victim, saying the administration is overreacting in light of recent scrutiny around Title IX, the federal gender equity law that prohibits sexual harassment and sexual assault. CU officials, however, say they've always acted appropriately when investigating sexual misconduct cases, and that the public's renewed interest in Title IX has had no fundamental effect on the university's policies and procedures. In May, the U.S. Department of Education released a list of 55 schools with open Title IX investigations, a roster that included CU's Boulder campus. In interviews with the Daily Camera, several CU faculty members — who did not want to be named because they feared retaliation from the university — said they believe the campus is taking action against philosophy professor David Barnett because administrators don't want to appear soft on sexual harassment or assault. That's a position shared by Barnett's attorney. "My perception is that the university administration is trying to either improve their reputation or insulate themselves from further damage to their reputation by demonstrating that they're taking the harshest possible action," attorney Brian Moore said. Barnett has been accused of retaliation, which is prohibited under Title IX and under CU's sexual harassment policy, an allegation he strongly denies. Katherine Erwin, director of the Office of Discrimination and Harassment, which investigates incidents involving university employees, acknowledged the "backlash" her office has faced in recent months. She said she believes that CU has not been influenced by recent attention to Title IX, except to be compliant with any new recommendations. CU was an early leader in enforcing all laws and policies around sexual misconduct, Erwin said, and in educating students, faculty and staff. "Because I think the fundamentals have been there for a very long time, I don't think we're changing in fundamental ways," she said. "I think what is evolving is the state on college and university campuses around Title IX and all the new (regulations), all the new reports that are coming out that we need to be following. And we're taking all of those very seriously and making sure that we're staying up to date and current with all of that." "But I don't think it's changed fundamentally who we are." 'As the pendulum begins to come back' Much of the renewed interest around Title IX can be attributed to more guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and communication from the White House about campus sexual assaults, said Scott Lewis, a founder of the Association of Title IX administrators. Lewis, who's also a partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, has helped train thousands of college and university investigators. Schools have been criticized in recent years for not doing enough to make victims of sexual misconduct feel safe on campus and for questioning victims' character, sexual behavior and drinking habits, among other things, Lewis said. It's possible that some schools are overcorrecting now for past mistakes, he said. "For a long time, the pendulum was swung very heavily to the due process rights of the accused, at the expense of the victim at times," Lewis said. "So as the pendulum begins to come back to the middle, and we have good impartial decisions made by investigators, there are some schools that have swung that pendulum a little far." Some campuses — including Swarthmore College, Delaware State University, Xavier University and others — have faced lawsuits from men who say they've been punished wrongfully because their schools were eager to appear tough on sexual assault and harassment. In an April 2014 newsletter, Brett Sokolow, executive director of the Association of Title IX Administrators, described his recent involvement in five cases where he believed universities mistakenly found men guilty of sexual misconduct when alcohol was involved. "Finding each of the accused in violation of sexual misconduct is sex discrimination," he wrote. "We are making Title IX plaintiffs out of them." 'They are facing bad publicity' Earlier this month, CU paid a female graduate student $825,000 to settle accusations that Barnett retaliated against her after she reported being sexually assaulted by a fellow graduate student. The Daily Camera is not naming the male graduate student because he was not arrested in connection with the case. The Camera does not name victims of sexual assault. Barnett is accused of retaliating against the woman while conducting his own investigation into the sexual assault. The woman says he spoke to others in the philosophy department about her sexual history, an allegation Barnett denies. Barnett claims that his investigation focused on the Office of Discrimination and Harassment. His lawyer said Barnett believes the office "intentionally and systematically" manipulated evidence to find the accused student guilty. Moore said CU's administration is using Barnett as a pawn in some larger game that may be motivated by politics, fear of another federal Title IX investigation or a lawsuit from a victim. "Certainly, they are facing bad publicity at the very least in connection with Title IX issues, and certainly the history of the philosophy department itself suggests they may have been lazy in certain respects in the past and they're trying to make up for it by holding up a scalp and saying, 'Look how aggressively we respond,'" Moore said. In January, the university made public an independent report that summarized sexual harassment, bullying and other misconduct within the philosophy department. Many faculty members said that instead of ridding the department of bad actors, CU punished everyone by releasing the independent report, which does not name specific offenders. While he couldn't comment on Barnett's case, CU spokesman Ryan Huff said the university is taking "appropriate and necessary" actions to combat gender discrimination across the Boulder campus. "Any personnel actions we take are based on the facts of that case and are in no way related to criticism of any past action or inaction on other cases," Huff said. 'We want to be a leader among our peers' In contrast to claims CU is cracking down on sexual misconduct, some feel the university could be doing more. The Boulder campus is the subject of a federal Title IX investigation after undergraduate Sarah Gilchriese complained to the U.S. Department of Education that CU did not take appropriate action after she was sexually assaulted. Gilchriese, who has agreed to be identified publicly, said it took four weeks for her assailant to be removed from campus, and during that time he went against an order to have no contact with her several times. In the end, she sought help in the form of a permanent protection order. The university paid Gilchriese more than $30,000 in a settlement earlier this year. "The focus in investigations, when assailants are found guilty, should be on making sure the survivor is safe," Gilchriese said. "The university did not do this for me, and I wish they had focused on both my emotional and physical safety more. They did not do enough." Around the country, students, alumni and advocacy groups have called on colleges and universities to do more around sexual misconduct. Huff said CU is doing that, and pointed to Chancellor Phil DiStefano's continued commitment to gender equity on the campus. The university recently hired Valerie Simons, a former federal civil rights attorney, as a new Title IX coordinator and commissioned an outside review of campus Title IX processes, which found CU to be fully compliant. The campus is contemplating a reorganization of the two offices that investigate allegations of sexual misconduct, and has scheduled several campus-wide discussions on social climate issues. "While there is no perfect solution to eliminate gender discrimination and sexual harassment on college campuses, we want to be a leader among our peers in addressing the issue," Huff said. Erwin, the Office of Discrimination and Harassment director, said her office has been working to have more face-to-face conversations with university employees through training and informal meetings. She said her office is always trying to educate more people on campus about university policies, how to intervene if they see discrimination or harassment and what resources are available to them. Erwin said she feels trust in her office is very high, despite criticisms in recent months about situations in philosophy and involving now-retired sociology professor Patti Adler, who claimed she was asked to resign over a lecture on prostitution. "I know that there's a backlash of people out there suggesting that it's different, but I also know that I get reassured from lots of people across campus all the time," Erwin said of her office's work amid heightened Title IX awareness. "They thank us, they believe in what we do, they support us."

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Hey, it’s Friday — you don’t need to get any work done today, do you? Why don’t you make it a three-day weekend and get a head start on relaxing? Look, we’ve even provided some entertainment to help you get nothing done. Because it’s Friday! Productivity is so overrated. You know what’s not overrated? The the cuteness of puppies. In fact, the cuteness of puppies is often underrated. If we gave more validation to just how adorable puppies are, we could probably bring about world peace. We could just get all the world leaders together, put them in a room, and let loose a litter of adorable puppies, and you can bet your buttons that they would all melt into adoring goo, and be all like, “Hey man, let’s quit fighting and just snuggle puppies all day long.” That’s probably not likely to happen anytime soon, so here’s the next best thing: Let’s all get together and watch the Pet Collective’s Husky Puppy Cam. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the camera offers a look into the budding lives of a litter of five Husky puppies. The puppies were born on October 23, and are under constant professional supervision as they grow up, awaiting their forever homes. It’s OK, ‘fess up: How long have you spent on the Husky Puppy Cam today? Photo: Four puppies of husky on a blue background by Shutterstock.com Our Most-Commented Stories

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In the interest of trying to advance the discussion back on the topic of Amir, his place on the Raps and how to solidify the bigs while keeping him...I was wondering if people wanted to throw out suggestions for who they would like to see play in that main 3 big rotation? I know some still want a big trade for a guy like Boozer or Gasol. I'm somewhat ok with Gasol for just a year, and less ok with Boozer for 2. I would prefer another role player, a complimentary piece. So I'll start with a few guys I've seen in rumors (not necessarily just Raptors related) or could be free agents this summer, and ranked loosely (mostly just sure about my first and last option) for who I think fits. 1- Ersan Ilyasova (least likely but I think the best option out there. Would probably depend a bit too much on a) the Bucks expecting a worse season next year, and b) the Raps taking Gooden back.). Adds a high quality shooter at one of the team's holes. This is not about replacing Bargs, it's about actual versatility and best fit with JV/Amir. He's a very good rebounder and defender. Has been playing really well for Milwaukee, so I don't know why they would change their mind about him now, unless as a small market, if they don't expect to have a good shot at the playoffs next season, they decide to shed some salary and tank. 2- Carl Landry...who knows..in a trade? if he opts out? He could be an option either way. Adds similar things to Boozer offensively in that he scores at the rim off post moves, and has a solid mid-range jumper. A good rebounder who generally plays with a high motor, but not the most gifted defender, partly due to his lack of length. 3 - Andray Blatche...A season ago I wouldn't have touched this guy with a 10 foot pole, but being in a demanding situation with the Nets, under at tough coach in Johnson (before he was fired), seemed really good for him. Has the tools to play both F and C, so fits well next to JV and Amir. Nice mix of offensive skills, good rebounder, but with him it has always been about attitude/effort and consistency. Hard to judge the market for him given his past. BKL has a massive payroll, and he's unrestricted. Might be worth a gamble, and might be the most worthwhile option aside from Ersan from a talent perspective. 4 - Big Baby Davis...Saw a rumor that he was probably going to be shopped by Orlando as they will fully commit to a rebuild. Brings size, rebounding and decent scoring at the PF spot, be it starting, or preferably off the bench. I'm not his biggest fan, but he would seem to be a good fit next to both JV and Amir. He actually has deep playoff experience as well, though I have no clue what to make of his character. 5 - JJ Hickson...probably the most limited player in skill set, but an athletic beast. Questionable instincts and ball IQ, but can play with a high motor and do a lot of damage hustling on both ends as a space filler and rebounder. Like Blatche, I think very hard to judge his market given the mix of his skill-set not really having expanded and current production being bonkers. Will teams shop for him like a starter or bench player? I think he's a bench player, but we'll see what happens. These are some less big names, that might be available in Bargs deals, or more importantly, might be options if the Raptors can find a way to have the full MLE to shop with by shedding some dollars before free agency opens up. I think they all could fit well next to JV and Amir, and that's how I tried to rank them, but of course, that's just my opinion/preference. They would all actually be very good bench players, would allow Amir to start next to JV, and many of them add scoring dimensions that could help this team. Thoughts? Other names? Last edited by white men can't jump; Mon Mar 18th, 2013 at 07:29 PM. Thank you Pooka. That is why I prefaced my example with "it's an extreme example". My hope was that people would understand that I wasn't necessarily putting Amir in the same category as those potential hall-of-famers. My point was that despite having limitations, players can be very valuable starters. My examples of Rodman and Mutombo were to illustrate the point of great starters who had huge deficiencies in other areas. That was used as a segway to show that Amir has fewer deficiencies than most people give him credit for. He has a better all-around game than many successful starters throughout the history of the NBA. To say that he isn't starter material without considering the pieces around him would be to neglect the history of the game. I'm glad that at least Pooka was able to inference the main idea of my post. It's like someone making a point/theme about the Brooklyn Nets, but they mistakenly called them New Jersey Nets--and White Men comes along and completely discredits and overlooks the main idea because of the mistaken city name. The problem with finding an equivalent to Amir is that he doesn't have that one feature of his game that sets him apart. Some people in this thread say effort, but I (bracing for the hate!) don't really see it...I mean, sure, he doesn't take plays off, but when I think of effort players, I think JYD, Rodman, Garnett, Faried, Matt Barnes, Avery Bradley - guys who you know are on the floor at all times, because they're always mixing it up and always making something happen. I've always found Amir's actual impact on the game to be kind of meh. Average. And replaceable. Remember that we've all been watching Bargnani for seven years. This might be why Amir's effort seems much more exceptional than it is. I don't think it has anything to do with watching Bargs. Right now I would put Amir in a category with guys like Gibson, Collison, Ilyasova, Haslem, etc. Those guys have pretty high levels of effort. Amir does not try less than those guys. 2nd bold: To me, though, those guys you just mentioned display average to somewhat-above-average effort. Their effort does not jump out at me. It's almost as if we'll take offensively challenged big guys (Ilyasova excluded) and give them the label of "effort players" just because we need for them to have a defining feature to their game. Now, Joakim Noah: that's an effort player. And thankfully for us, Jonas is looking like an effort player. I'd even say that about Quincy Acy before I'd say it about Amir. But I don't wanna be hating about Amir in his own thread. Seems like a good dude, useful rotation player, good contract. AS for the whole effort thing, sorry, I should've also added that despite the fact that I think Amir brings good effort, I also wouldn't call him an effort guy. I'd call him a glue or utility player. Such guys usually have a high level of awareness and effort, but the defining feature is usually their ability to fill empty spaces on the floor and stat sheet. To duck in at the right times, to roll hard, to keep the ball moving, to be a competent last option on O (to knock down a J or a baby hook, for example), to talk a lot on D, to always try and make your rotation on D....Basically a player who always tries to make the smart/easy play for the team. Amir is such a guy...Fields could be one (especially if he fixes his shot)...I would say that Gibson, Collison, and Ilyasova are such guys as well. So while they may not be "effort" players in terms of level of effort being at that elite pinnacle, the consistency of effort is there, and they couldn't be good utility/glue bigs without it. Amir doenst have much talent but you take a guy a guy in his position with a high motor over a guy that is just talented. @White Men Cant Jump Carl Landry seems the most likely with the possibility of Dalembert Ilyasova will likely be very valuable to the bucks to hold onto as Jennings and Monta said they are not coming back and hate it there openly the team will probably be rebuilding. looking to either keep Ilyasova or sell him high. Last edited by Rapstor4Life; Tue Mar 19th, 2013 at 11:16 AM. -Elton Brand: short, but big/strong enough to guard most Cs and has been a good defender his whole career. Still has a bit of an offensive game, but nothing to depend on. Could be a key vet like when TO first got Willis and Oak (Brand's game does even has some elements of each of theirs'). -Zaza Pachulia: Just an experienced body to back up JV, and a guy who could throw some elbows for us. -Chris Kaman: possibility especially if things fizzle out on the PF search? Really slow, but sound offensively. Don't really want him, but I can see situations where he ends up on Toronto. Such a liability defensively...like Bargnani, but 10 times worse. -Ronny Turiaf: if they want to add a physical presence, this is the guy. If they get another athletic/stretch guy at PF, he would be a really good option at backup C, I think. A bruiser with decent intensity. Doesn't bring a lot more talent to the team, but people would really learn to fear the paint if every time they went in they took a hit from either him, JV or Gray. -Drew Gooden: maybe not the best option, and really more of a F/C, but to match my other post, in the unlikely event they snag Ilyasova, this guy would almost certainly be part of the cost. I always felt kind of "meh" about his game, but at least he produced until this season...I don't know wtf happened to him though, or if it's just from falling off the depth chart with the Bucks' young bigs and trying to unload Dalembert. fallback options: Nazr Mohammed, Ryan Hollins...I dno't know, lots of big bodies out there. Mozgov... *Oh yeah, I bolded Jennings and Ellis because there have been so many random reports out there that I find it hard to judge what the outcome will be. I think it's fair to say at least one is gone, maybe both, and if one stays, it's hard to know which one. Last edited by white men can't jump; Tue Mar 19th, 2013 at 03:21 PM. hmmm, RaptorReuban had a post directed at me here. I responded, and both have disappeared. What`s up with that Amir is the man...'nuff said!! Amir Johnson is the best player on the Raptors. Our off rtg to def rtg differential is +4.2 with him on. It's -9 without him. Considering the fact that he plays a lot of minutes, that stat is ridiculous. Stop trying to replace Johnson with another PF because he doesn't put up gaudy numbers. Start trying to replace everyone else and build around the one guy who is actually a winner. "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival." There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

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Taking the family on a road trip can be anywhere from Clark Griswold crazy to extremely boring to mildly annoying. You know the drill: "Maaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhmmmm! Bobby poked me!" "Bobby! Stop poking your sister!" But the whole point of a road trip is to have fun getting to where you're going. With kids, it takes a little planning and some sanity-saving gadgets. Kids have short attention spans, they are strapped into confining (and safe!) car seats and they have to pee all the time. They're bound to get so bored or antsy they'll kick the backs of your chairs. But you still want the convenience of driving your car and the freedom of the open road. Road tripping with kids can be fun, if you follow some simple tips and plan ahead. Here are our top five for surviving a family road trip. No. 5: Get a bigger vehicle If you have one or more kids and two adults in a vehicle for more than a few hours, you need something bigger than a sedan. You will simply have too much stuff for a trunk. Teens crave their own space, and while babies travel great because they generally like to sleep, they don't travel light. Your adorable baby needs 12 outfit changes (in case of spit up, diaper explosion, food spills, dirt), not to mention baby gear is big and bulky. There's no question a small vehicle limits what you bring. AND even worse, it puts the kids too close to each other. Inevitably there will be poking. And grabbing. And face-making. This leads to whining. And crying. And barfing. And that's no fun. So buy, rent or borrow a bigger vehicle. You'll save some sanity. The next road trip necessity is sure to keep the young 'uns quiet for hours ... No. 4: Bring videos along for the ride This is essential. Kids will ask a billion times "are we there yet?" but if you plug them in to a video, they're blissfully quiet for hours. It's really just sick how genius this is. You can rent a DVD player if your big-ol SUV doesn't have a built-in one. Or portable DVD players can be had for as little as $35. It's worth every single penny. You could even use a laptop with movies or kids' shows on it. Or an iPod or iPad -- basically anything that plays videos and can use headphones. Some kids love to watch a video over and over so even a 30-minute show can get you 90 miles down the road. Or a feature-length film will be golden. Sure a glowing screen isn't the best thing for Junior but this is a tip you can be sure even overachiever parents use. The next tip involves some basic human needs ... No. 3: Make frequent stops

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'Nude' Actually Means 'the Color of a White Person's Flesh'? Via Amy Odell at Buzzfeed, "Rihanna's Nude Perfume Meant To Recall 'Glistening' Skin": After Rihanna tweeted the first photo from the new campaign for her latest fragrance Nude, it raised the question that comes up every so often about what "nude" means, exactly, in terms of a shade of commercial fashion and beauty items. Why does nude, by definition, match a white person's skin? In this Nude fragrance ad and packaging, the nude color is more akin to a white person's skin than person of color's. She's right. Here's Merriam Webster with a definition in need of a revision: a : devoid of a natural or conventional covering; especially :not covered by clothing or a drape b (1) : of the color of a white person's flesh (2) : giving the appearance of nudity <a nude dress> Laura Beck at Jezebel seems to recognize something wrong but fails to adequately articulate the real cultural conflict in play: I will say, I'm sure there are many people who don't know that "nude" refers to the color of a white person's flesh, maybe they think it just means "naked." But even with that explanation — what's with the light-colored lingerie? And why isn't the color of the packaging darker? If they were referring to Rihanna naked, which, WILD GUESS, I think they might be, then why are all the components so damn white? Am I nuts for expecting a leeetle better from Rihanna? I know the answer is yes, but I thought maybe she was a little more thoughtful about shit based on what she tweeted back to that idiot who asked why her hair was nappy: "cuz I'm black bitch!!!!" That was rad. Why the reference to Rihanna's hair in a story complaining about her new perfume's name and packaging? Because there's a cultural civil war happening right now over hair, beauty, and race. The question: should black and multi-racial women continue investing tens of thousands of dollars each year on artificial hair "weaves" and damaging chemical straighteners so they can imitate the style of Caucasian women? Should they adopt unnatural looks like the blonde Rihanna in the ad above? Or would they appear more beautiful embracing the styles the rising "natural hair movement" advocates? I don't understand the thinking of any man who would assert that black and biracial women need to make themselves look more Caucasian in order to become attractive. Should any dare to defend themselves for the demands they place on the women they claim to love, then I welcome their justifications in the comments below. Would any man do so with his real name? More on race at PJ Lifestyle:

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| || || | | Can Growing and Selling Herbs at Home Be Profitable? | Answered by: Conrad Richter Question from: Cathy and Garry Conn Posted on: October 23, 1998 We interested in starting a home business, growing and selling herbs. Can you help us? Can this be a profitable business? We both enjoy growing things, and most say we have a greenthumb. Most certainly! Herbs can be grown profitably in the smallest of places. I remember speaking to a herb grower in a small town in Mississipi this summer who is growing over 100 varieties of herbs in pots in her suburban backyard, and even selling some wholesale to local garden centres! There is even a book devoted to your backyard herb business called "Profits from Your Backyard Herb Garden" (available from Richters) which explains how to set up a business selling fresh cut herbs and pots. The key at this stage is to get as much information about the business you can. That means learning all you can about commercial growing, including such things as pots, soils, labels, fertilizers, pest control, seeding and planting, etc. That also means marketing and focussing on what opportunities exist in your area. It may be that local grocers are having trouble getting adequate fresh-cut herbs. It may be that restauranteurs would welcome a fresher, better quality product. It may be that only the basic herb plants are available in your area, and people are looking for more. Do a little market research to see what is greatest need in your area. Fortunately, the toughest thing we faced when we started out 30 years ago is no longer a problem for fledgling herb businesses: herbs are better understood and appreciated, and most important, are in better demand, than when we began. The hard work of creating demand for herbs has already been done for you. You need only to meet the demand with a quality product at a competitive price. There are many books you can look at. The "backyard" book I mentioned already, plus "Growing Your Herb Business" and "Herbs for Sale" are just a few that will feed you with good ideas. All books are available from Richters.

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Your favorite Apple, iPhone, iPad, iOS, Jailbreak, and Cydia site. 08-16-2012, 03:47 AM #1 Apple Reportedly in Talks with Cable Providers over Set-Top Box That Offers Live TV Apple may be taking what the Apple TV, which they describe as a “hobby” one step further as new reports claim the company is currently in talks with major cable providers, asking them to let consumers use an Apple-branded set-top box to view live television along with other video content. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that people who seem to be familiar with the talks claim that Apple has yet to reach a deal with any of the cable operators, possibly due to a reluctance on the part of the providers to let the tech giant into the live TV space. According to the sources, technology involved in the proposed box could feasibly fit inside a television, though it isn’t clear what features Apple seeks to cover in their plans. As of right now Apple currently sells the $99 Apple TV, which allows users to stream content from the internet from sources such as iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, and others. The device is also compatible with other devices such as the iPad via features such as AirPlay mirroring. The set-top box in discussion seems to add to those capabilities by allowing users to also view live content as part of the mix. The Cupertino California company faces the challenge of getting consumers to purchase a box outright instead of renting it in additional to the pressure from cable companies, which are hesitant to have their power eroded much like the record of and wireless industries. Traditionally, cable subscribers are forced to rent their boxes directly from a cable provider for a nominal fee, but Apple would take on a model similar to TiVo’s, which hasn’t made much of a dent in the market. One of the sources claims that Apple has been toying with the idea of building a cable box for over two years, even before the company revamped the Apple TV into a small streaming device. Jobs was reportedly cooled to the idea, noting that partnering with regional cable operators could cause issues due to limited reach. Another one of the people familiar with the talks claims that Apple has discussed interest in being an exclusive provider of set-top boxes using internet protocol tech, something that the company has some expertise given that it was in previous iterations of the Apple TV. The news comes after Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, met with Time Warner Cable CEO, Glen Britt, at the annual Sun Valley media conference in July. The sources are claiming that Time Warner Cable is one of the cable companies that Apple is currently in talks with. Live TV on an Apple set-top box is something that many consumers would probably love to see so if the rumors are true, consumers have something to look forward to. Source: The Wall Street Journal 08-16-2012, 08:53 AM #2 NO! Don't surrender to the Cable TV congomerates. AppleTv has allowed me to reduce my current cable service just to the basics. If I find a better antenna to receive local television I will cut the cord entirely. I would be hard pressed to find a 12 month period where my cable bill was consistently at the same level. Cable and satellite need to succumb to their own greed. 08-16-2012, 01:36 PM #3 Yeah, Apple already has iTunes all locked up..im not sure if I want them in cahoots with Cable TV. Sounds like a lose lose to me. Keep the Apple TV a hobbie. Make apps for it so we can play iOS and OS X games on it already. 08-16-2012, 03:58 PM #4 I wouldn't want Apple in charge of ALL my entertainment. They'll probably refuse to host your network if they don't like your contents, and for vague reasons. Last edited by Jahooba; 08-16-2012 at 04:04 PM.

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This is a company I should have owned 12 months ago when I was looking around the Canadian oil and gas universe, but instead pissed around trying to buy the cheapest thing. When investing in an oil and gas company, buying the cheapest thing is simply not the way to make money. I've been investing in the sector for 10 years now; every time I walk away and return, I have to learn that lesson again. Hopefully that will end now. Bellatrix Exploration (NYSE:BXE) is simply a company with lots of land in very prospective areas and a history of being able to grow production on a consistent basis. The stock is on sale because of a bungled private placement and I think that presents an opportunity. Background about the company Bellatrix owns one of the largest positions in the Cardium (in Alberta) in the industry. They've proven they can develop that land in an efficient manner. The company has grown its production in the last 4 years and expects another strong year of growth in 2014 (note though that the 2014 production number is being buoyed by the acquisition of Angle Energy, which closed late last year). The opportunity to buy the stock at 20% off the recent highs has come because they bungled a bought deal. On May 27th Bellatrix announced a $250 million bought deal and on the 28th they announced that they had reduced the size of the share offering by over 30% and the pricing from $9.75 to $9.50. This turned off a lot of their investors and led one BNN analyst to call the stock "uninvestable." With its shares in free fall, the company jumped into damage control and scheduled a conference call shortly after the deal was repriced. The call clarified a few important points: - There is no problem with production. April production was in-line with expectations, May production was above expectations and June was slightly below expectations. - Concerns about changes to type well curve at Ferrier (the EUR changed from 660mboe to 510mboe in the recent presentation) was put in perspective. The changes refer only to the rich gas wells of which Bellatrix has drilled less than 5, the remaining inventory is small and those wells are not the focus of current development. Reviewing some of the reports on Bellatrix, I note that Ferrier as a whole, which includes both rich gas and high GOR wells, accounts for around 7-8% of NAV. - The bought deal was initiated to help pay for an expanded gas processing facility and for accretive acquisitions that they have in their sights. So they basically came out and said there is nothing terribly wrong. Meanwhile the stock is down some 20% off its highs at a time when other Canadian producers have been moving to progressively higher valuations. Bellatrix is cheap for what you get. I don't believe the current valuation reflects the company's true potential. Based on the first quarter numbers Bellatrix trades at 6x EV/EBITDA and about $55,000 per flowing boe. A comparison that I first heard on BNN was with Paramount Resources. Paramount produced 21,000 boe/d in the first quarter (Bellatrix produced 35,000 boe/d). Paramount has a higher exit rate forecast (expects to exit at 50,000 boe/d while Bellatrix expects to exit at 48,000). Bellatrix has about double the oil and NGL weighting that Paramount has (33% versus 17% based on first quarter production. Yet Bellatrix trades at an enterprise value of less than $2 billion and Paramount trades at $6 billion. Looking out at the universe as a whole, Bellatrix trades cheaply. The following is a peer comparison (which is hopefully ok to reproduce) that illustrates the disconnect so well: Of course, it could be asked: what the heck management was doing issuing paper if their stock is really so undervalued? But as a new investor to the company I look at this as water under the bridge. They raised $172 million at a price 5% above where I have been buying the stock. They will be increasing capital expenditures by $60 million with the proceeds, which will allow them to grow production faster. They will hopefully announce one or more accretive acquisitions. It will take some time for the market to move past the botched offering but I think it will happen. When it does, I expect at least $12 per share on the stock. Disclosure: Long Bellatrix.

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Number of Cruises: 2 Cruise Line: Carnival Ship: Carnival Elation Sailing Date: June 19th, 2005 Itinerary: Western Caribbean Carnival Cruise Line Elation Cruise Review This was our second cruise, and second with Carnival. The first was on the Celebration, also out of Galveston. A 5 nighter. I must say that we enjoyed this cruise much more. This is my first real attempt at a cruise review. I wouldn't hold your breath reading it, I will not be responsible for the head injury you receive after passing out and falling on the floor. We had a target of getting out of Austin for Houston by noon on Friday. Started packing at 1:30. We spent most of the day making last minute preparations for the flooring install while we were gone. Finally left town about 5:30, actually had clear sailing on I-10 through Houston and arrived at the in-laws about 8:50 after stopping for dinner in Bastrop. Saturday was spent lounging around the house and making a trip to Academy to find a hard shell water proof glasses case, since mine was sitting in a drawer at home. That evening we celebrated Father's Day with Carol's folks, with a little something for birthday's and anniversary. Left the house about noon, made it to the parking lot (Easy Cruise, $55 for the week) about 1:00. And waited 20 minutes in the Texas noon day sun for a van. I don't think it was worth the money saved. Maybe next time we'll try Dolphin, although they didn't seem to have anymore covered spaces. We were at security by 1:30 and whizzed through that line. Ran into a very long line at check in, but it moved quite quickly. There was a lady walking through the line, making sure that our Sail & Sign authorizations were fill out correctly. Finally reached the head of the line, with 22 check in stations it didn't take long. The gentleman that took our information asked our name, looked it up on the computer and didn't even ask for the Funpass form. He just said "I need to see your passports" and then asked for a credit card. He handed us our gold Sail & Signs, we signed them and were off to the ship, all before 2:00. Our room was ready, so we dropped off out things and headed out to explore the ship. The flowers I had ordered were there and looked quite nice. The Rhapsody was in port, too, it was interesting getting a look at her. She had been in port when we were in Cozumel last year, but was at Puerto Maya. We took some pictures of her from the fan tail, then went in for a little something to eat at Tiffany's. Good food, which portended well for the trip. Our room was made up with two twins pushed together. We flagged down a steward in the hall and asked who our steward was. He said he was it and I asked that the beds be made up as a king. He said he'd do it while we were at dinner, which he did. More on the steward in a moment. Dinner was very good. I won't go into everything we had, but the starters, salads and main courses were consistently good to excellent through out the week. I already knew some of our table mates, as it was a group another agent had set up that I booked into. They were celebrating her in-laws 40th, so we kind of skipped my birthday. Our waiter Otto (Hungary) and assistant John (Taiwan) introduced themselves and Otto said that if there was anything they could do, just speak up. They definitely made dinner a very pleasant experience. We returned to our stateroom to find our bed made up and turned down. We had spent about three hours in our stateroom unpacking before dinner (and just relaxing) and had never met our steward. I didn't expect to see him at 9:30, so we just assumed we'd see him in the morning. We crawled into bed only to discover that our bed was made up with several sets of overlapping twin sheets, with double coverage in some areas and no coverage in others. Not a good end to the day. Monday morning (Carol's birthday) we had a wake up call. After I did the shower & shave thing, we were off to breakfast in the restaurant. After breakfast it was back to the room for a little lounging. Room was made up, but no steward (you can see where this is going). We got up, walked around the deck for a while before heading down to the Mikado theater for a welcome aboard show. Our CD Jorge Solano was very funny and kept things going. We had the traditional spoon race with some pretty hilarious moments. One of the women was asked who she was traveling with and she replied "my wife and two kids", followed immediately by "no, I mean my husband"! "I thought we were having a Dr. Phil moment" said Jorge and someone in the audience yelled "Jerry! Jerry!". The race was fun, with comments along the lines of "guys, more slack, I don't want to see the color of her panties". The comedian was great, just wish I remember his name. Then it was off to lunch. After lunch we spent some more time on deck, playing a little cribbage and one of us doing some people watching, or at least certain parts of certain people. We both had manicures done ($40 each plus tip) and Carol headed back to the room for a nap. Did I mention she works 10-12 hours a day, sometimes 6 days a week? I went off to the Cole Porter lounge for a quick drink. While I was gone, we had a little delivery. A gift basket with two champaign flutes, a picture frame and a bottle of Korbel were delivered to the room, courtesy of a good friend of outs. I got back to the room in time to dress for dinner (late seating) and we headed back for another pleasant dinner. Since it was formal night, we did lots of pictures. I gave Carol a card at the restaurant, and had another hidden under her pillow. Bed turned down and towel animal in place along with mints. But the sheets were once again an arrangement of twins that didn't really work and caused some entanglement. Tuesday was Progresso. We slept in, had breakfast at Tiffany's (that would make a great movie title) and headed into town. The jetty is almost five miles long and took about 10 minutes by bus. Once into town, we walked a few blocks to the beach. After searching for about 10 minutes for a palapa, we went to a restaurant and I ordered a Carona while Carol had lemonade. We chatted with another group there, had some lunch and mas cervasa, then headed back to the ship for our massages. We had a couples massage scheduled for 3:00. It was great, well worth the money ($242, discounted as it was a port day). While we were there, the ship headed out. Tuesday was our 25th anniversary and I had a cake ordered. We took along the champaign, which Otto substituted for one already chilled. We had flutes set out for all the adults at the table and split the bottle over dinner. GiGi (celebrated there 40th on Sunday) had iced tea but no sugar. So I jokingly suggested a little champaign. Which she tried and loved. And got a little sloshed. Our cake, chocolate was delivered, along with their cake (coconut cream), which was supposed to have been delivered on Sunday, but Carnival had lost the order. There was singing and laughter. It seems that there were two or three birthdays or anniversaries every night. Both cakes were delicious. Our room was turned down, again, but, surprise, twin sheets. Wednesday was Cozumel. Carol was going to do a little unsupervised shopping while I went diving. I had had mixed results with Sand Dollar on our last cruise, but they were much better this time. Instead of a 45 minute boat ride to their shop, we took taxis. I had all my gear, so it was a bit of a drag for me. Our first dive was Santa Rosa wall, which was supposed to be 80 for 30 but my computer said it was more like 90 for 35. Second dive was Yocab, 60 for 35. Hard floor at 65 kept that limit, but I went 45 before being ordered up by the DM. Then it was another trip back to the shop and another taxi ride back to Punta Langosta. Carol was already back in the room, having spent only a little money on some candle holders (onyx) and some 2.5% hydrocortisone. We had lunch at Tiffany's and then played some more cribbage in the room. We went back on deck for the sailing. Dinner was again very good, although we did have a little drama. Carol had the filet. Suddenly I heard her gagging and trying to cough. I gave her a slap on the back, then got up and went behind her. I put my arms around her and gave a pump. Nothing. Another squeeze and out came a big chunk of meat. By this time, Otto, John and two other waiters were there. Carol was gasping, but otherwise okay. In a flash, Otto picked up the plate with the chunk of meat on it. He asked if there was anything they needed to do for her. She said she was okay. He then asked if there was anything else he could get her and she said no. John made sure her water glass was full (as if he didn't do that every night). She had a sherbet for dessert, which she ate fully. People were calling me a hero, I was calling myself a lucky husband. We went back to our room and were amazed to discover king sheets on the bed. But we still didn't know who our mystery steward was. Thursday was another early day. We had booked a cave tubing trip through shoretrips.com. We were supposedly to wait until all of the ship's excursions had tendered in, but ran into our friends who had stickers saying they were on the ship's trip. So we went to the Mikado, told them we were on the cave tubing excursion and got stickers for the earlier tender. Okay, so we cheated. But we never said we were on the ship's trip, just "a" cave tubing trip. The excursion was great, there were only 14 of us, we got a quick tour of Belize City along with a history of the city and Belize. Then it was off into the country. We were in a brand new 15 passenger Toyota van, delivered the day before. When we took off down the dirt road, I laughed and said "new shocks, new paint" and the driver said "not for long". Surprisingly, it rained in the rain forest. We hiked about 45 minutes to the put in point, with a nature and history narrative along the way. The path was muddy, slippery and tricky to navigate with an inner tube on one's shoulder. To get in the water, our guide (Marcel) hopped in first, then took the tube. You hold onto a rope, lean back and drop into the tube, then float along. He had us set up in a long train as we floated into the first cave. Being a claustrophobe, I had no idea how I'd feel, but only had minor twinges and no real panic. We had headlamps, but they were off for parts of the trip through the caves. There were some rapids and shallow spots, for which we learned the phrase "wiggle wiggle wiggle". Also "up butt". Which didn't prevent some of us (not I) from dragging bottom. The float trip took about an hour and a half. Then it was a ten minute walk back to the base, where we had an excellent lunch. I snoozed on the trip back to the pier. Once there, we did some shopping at a little market on Fort Street, where we found some very nice wood carvings and an attractive belt for Carol. We caught a late tender back to the ship and watched the last minute tenders coming in, wondering who figured that 5:15 really meant 5:20. It turned out that several of our group WERE on the very last tender!! Once everyone was onboard, we left very quickly. We napped for a while, took another tour around and watched some of the festivities. We had been invited to a past guests reception, complete with free booze and hors 'dervors. Then it was off to another marvelous dinner. And a bed made with king sheets! Friday was a late day, with breakfast at Tiffany's. We had a little snack there later and were amused to hear a page for someone. Then a second. The story on the whole thing is posted below. Dinner was kind of subdued, although the waiter's parade and singing went on as scheduled. It was the second formal night, so more pictures. Much conjecture and speculation as to what actually happened. Saturday was an early day, as Carol had a spa taster treatment at 8. After she got back we went to breakfast, then took another stroll around the deck. The forward observation deck was incredibly breezy. After lunch we went back to the stateroom when we heard the announcement about the engine (did he really mean the pod?) We made two stops for repairs. Once again we went to the gym for a workout (went almost every day) along with a soak in the whirlpool. I got back to the room in time for a shower and then headed out to the spa for a facial. Very nice, probably worth what I actually paid for it. Got the heavy sell on product, but didn't buy anything. Afterwards I went to the Lido deck and tried to enter the hairiest chest contest, but was #11 of 10. Sigh, and I was clearly better than the winner. Dinner that night included château briand. Since we had had that on our honeymoon at the Don Cesar in St. Petersburg, we just had to have it. We made another circuit of the deck, taking pictures and memories. Sunday was early up early and off to Tiffany's again. We choose the express self debark. With everything that went on, we were only about an hour late getting to the dock. We were off the ship and through Customs by 9:20 and at our car by about 9:35. We got to Carol's parent's house about 10:30 and the pups were happy to see us. We repacked the car with all of the stuff and headed out shortly after noon. Nothing else of interest happened, and when we got home we were very please with the new flooring. Now all we have to door is put felt on everything and seal the grout. I'm sure I've forgotten numerous things. Like how I burned 98 of my 100 minutes of internet time. Or all the pictures we bought. Now the grim story. We heard a page at about 11 for Mrs Vonnie Ailes to report to the purser. I made a comment about burning through her cash deposit. Then another page about 15 minutes later. We went back to our room, heard another page in the hall. At about 11:45 there was a page in the room, which caused a little concern. Carol said "this can not be good". Another page. Then at noon the Captain came on. "Ladies and gentlemen, we appear to have lost a passenger. We are turning around and returning to the point at which she was last seen at 7 am this morning." All during the day her picture was seen on every TV screen on the ship. They had it on two channels in the staterooms and it was shown during breaks in the programs in all the bars. We did several figure eights along the way and were escorted by two Mexican Guardia Civil ships and later a Mexican warship and the Coasties. We reached our destination around 5 and orbited for about an hour. Finally we headed back. During the entire trip down, I think that every pair of binoculars on the ship were in use. We reached our turn around point around 10:30 pm. The ship was really moving. I think we were doing close to maximum. The bow was up and we were riding stern down. On Monday we read that the FBI had ruled out accident and foul play, but didn't really say the actual cause. It turns out that she was an epileptic and was suffering from depression. She had apparently taken her medication and then said she was going out to find a place on deck to snooze. That was the last anyone saw of her. 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POINT MUGU, Calif. – Three members of the same family drowned on Thanksgiving after being swept out to sea while photographing the rugged coastline of Southern California, authorities said Friday. Two other relatives who lived in the same house with the victims were also washed away by a wave but survived after pulling themselves to safety. "To take out three members of the family — it's just horrible," Ventura County sheriff's Senior Deputy Julie Novak said. The victims were identified as Pedro Avila Ramos, 21, and teenage brothers Catalino Ramos Vasquez, 19, and Marcelo Ramos Vasquez, 17, Deputy Medical Examiner Shasta Gainer said. The three died while photographing the surf from a rocky outcropping at Point Mugu, a popular recreational spot for hikers and people who fish. There is no beach at the spot, and waves can swell over the rocks with little warning. A wave estimated to be a little more than three 3 feet tall crashed onto the rocks and pulled the five men into the strong currents of the ocean, Novak said. "These aren't big waves, but they are very strong and dangerously deceiving," she said. One of the survivors was identified as Pedro Vasquez, 27. The name of the second person was withheld because he was 17. Their exact family relationship was not immediately available. Vasquez and the teen began yelling for help after reaching the shore. Kathryn Barrona, 24, who was sitting nearby, pulled one of the victims from the water, but he was already dead. "It was really bad," Barrona told the Los Angeles Times. "I couldn't tell you how cold the water was. I didn't realize how bad the current was." A sheriff's helicopter crew later retrieved the bodies of the other two men. The surviving members of the family are poor and worry they do not have enough money to bury their loved ones, Novak said. The rocks at Point Mugu have been the scene of other tragedies. A 16-year-old boy drowned there earlier this year while fishing.

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|Goddess of Snakes and Poison| |Bengali / Hajong||মনসা / কাণি দেউও (Kānī Dīyāʊ)| Manasā, also Mansa Devi, is a Hindu folk goddess of snakes, worshipped mainly in Bengal and other parts of North and northeastern India, chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite and also for fertility and prosperity. Manasa is the sister of Vasuki, king of Nāgas (snakes) and wife of sage Jagatkāru (Jaratkāru). She is also known as Vishahara (the destroyer of poison), Nityā (eternal) and Padmavati. Her myths emphasize her bad temper and unhappiness, due to rejection by her father Shiva and her husband, and the hatred of her stepmother, Chandi (Shiva's wife, identified with Parvati in this context). In some scriptures, sage Kashyapa is considered to be her father, rather than Shiva. Manasa is depicted as kind to her devotees, but harsh to people who refused to worship her. Denied full godhead by her mixed parentage, Manasa’s aim was to fully establish her authority as a goddess and to acquire steadfast human devotees. Manasa first appears in the Hindu text Atharva Veda as a snake goddess. In the Puranas, she was recognized as a daughter of sage Kashyapa and Kadru, the mother of all Nāgas. By the 14th century, Manasa was identified as the goddess of fertility and marriage rites and was assimilated into the Shaiva pantheon as a relative of Shiva. Myths glorified her by describing that she saved Shiva after he drank poison, and venerated her as the "remover of poison". Her popularity grew and spread to Southern India, and her cult began to rival Shaivism itself. As a consequence, stories attributing Manasa's birth to Shiva emerged and ultimately Shaivism adopted this indigenous goddess into the Brahmanical tradition of mainstream Hinduism. Manasa is depicted as a woman covered with snakes, sitting on a lotus or standing upon a snake. She is sheltered by the canopy of the hoods of seven cobras. Sometimes, she is depicted with a child on her lap. The child is assumed to be her son, Astika. She is often called "the one-eyed goddess" and among the Hajong tribe of northeastern India she is called Kānī Dīyāʊ (Blind Goddess), as one of her eyes was burnt by her stepmother Chandi. The Mahabharata tells the story of Manasa's marriage. Sage Jagatkāru practiced severe austerities and had decided to abstain from marriage. Once he came across a group of men hanging from a tree upside down. These men were his ancestors, who were doomed to misery as their children had not performed their last rites. So they advised Jagatkāru to marry and have a son who could free them of those miseries by performing the ceremonies. Vasuki offered his sister Manasa's hand to Jagatkāru. Manasa mothered a son, Astīka, who freed his ancestors. Astika also helped in saving the Nāga race from destruction when King Janamejaya decided to exterminate them by sacrificing them in his Yajna, fire offering. Puranas are the first scriptures to speak about her birth. They declare that sage Kashyapa is her father, not Shiva as described in the Mangalkavyas. Once, when serpents and reptiles had created chaos on the earth, sage Kashyapa created goddess Manasa from his mind (mana). The creator god Brahma made her the presiding deity of snakes and reptiles. Manasa gained control over the earth, by the power of mantras she chanted. Manasa then propitiated the god, Shiva, who told her to please Krishna. Upon being pleased, Krishna granted her divine Siddhi powers and ritually worshipped her, making her an established goddess. Kashyapa married Manasa to sage Jaratkaru, who agreed to marry her on the condition that he would leave her if she disobeyed him. Once, when Jaratkaru was awakened by Manasa, he became upset with her because she awakened him too late for worship, and so he deserted her. On the request of the great Hindu gods, Jaratkaru returned to Manasa and she gave birth to Astika, their son. The Mangalkavyas were devotional paeans to local deities such as Manasa, composed in Bengal between the 13th and the 18th centuries. The Manasa Mangalkavya by Bijay Gupta and Manasa Vijaya (1495) by Bipradas Pipilai trace the origin and myths of the goddess. According to Manasa Vijaya, Manasa was born when a statue of girl that had been sculpted by Vasuki's mother was touched by Shiva's semen. Vasuki accepted Manasa as his sister, and granted her charge of the poison that was produced when King Prithu milked the Earth as a cow. When Shiva saw Manasa, he was sexually attracted to her, but she proved to him that he was her father. Shiva took Manasa to his home where his wife, Chandi, suspected Manasa of being Shiva's concubine or co-wife, and insulted Manasa and burnt one of her eyes, leaving Manasa half-blind. Later, when Shiva was dying of poison, Manasa cured him. On one occasion, when Chandi kicked her, Manasa rendered her senseless with a glance of her poison eye. Finally, tired of quarrels between Manasa and Chandi, Shiva deserted Manasa under a tree, but created a companion for her from his tears of remorse, called Neto or Netā. Later, the sage Jaratkaru married Manasa, but Chandi ruined Manasa's wedding night. Chandi advised Manasa to wear snake ornaments and then threw a frog in the bridal chamber which caused the snakes to run around the chamber. As a consequence, the terrified Jaratkaru ran away from the house. After few days, he returned and Astika, their son, was born. Accompanied by her adviser, Neto, Manasa descended to earth to obtain human devotees. She was initially mocked by the people but then Manasa forced them to worship her by raining calamity on those who denied her power. She managed to convert people from different walks of life, including the Muslim ruler Hasan, but failed to convert Chand Sadagar . Manasa wanted to become a goddess like Lakshmi or Saraswati. In order to get there she had to achieve the worship Chand Sadagar who was extremely adamant and took oath not to worship Manasa . Thus to gain his fear and insecurity Manasa one by one killed his six sons . At last Manasa conspired against two dancers of Indras Court who loved each other, Anirudha and Usha . Anirudh had to take birth as Lakhinder, Chand and Sanaka's seventh son . Usha took birth as behula and married him . Manasa killed him but Behula floated on water for nine months with the dead body of her husband and finally brought back the lives of the seven sons and the lost prosperity of Chand . At last, he yielded by offering a flower to the goddess with his left hand without even looking at her. This gesture made Manasa so happy that she resurrected all of Chand's sons and restored his fame and fortunes. The Mangal kavyas say that after this, the worship of Manasa was popular forever more. Manasa Mangalkavya attributes Manasa's difficulty in attracting devotees to an unjust curse she gave to Chand in his previous life. Chand then retaliated with a counter-curse that worshipping her would not be popular on earth unless he worshipped her also. In many renditions of the myth, Manasa is depicted as being quite dependent on Neta (traditionally imagined as a washerwoman) for ideas and moral support. In fact, of the two, Manasa is often the stupider one - a curious instance of anthropomorphism. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and Sister Nivedita say, "[The] legend of [Chand Sadagar and] Manasā Devī, [...] who must be as old as the Mykenean stratum in Asiatic society, reflects the conflict between the religion of Shiva and that of female local deities in Bengal. Afterwards Manasā or Padmā was recognized as a form of Shakti, [...] and her worship accepted by Shaivas. She is a phase of the mother-divinity who for so many worshippers is nearer and dearer than the far-off and impersonal Shiva...". Generally, Manasa is worshipped without an image. A branch of a tree, an earthen pot or an earthen snake image is worshipped as the goddess, though images of Manasa are worshipped too. She is worshipped for protection from and cure of snake bites and infectious diseases like smallpox and chicken pox. The cult of Manasa is most widespread in Bengal, where she is ritually worshipped in temples. The goddess is widely worshipped in the rainy season, when the snakes are most active. Manasa is also a very important fertility deity, especially among the lower castes, and her blessings are invoked during marriage or for childlessness. She is usually worshipped and mentioned along with Neto, who is called Neta, Netidhopani, Netalasundori, etc. in various parts of Bengal. In North Bengal, among the Rajbanshis, Manasa (called Bishohora, Bishohori or Padmavati) is one of the most important goddesses, and her thaan (shrine) may be found in the courtyard of almost every agrarian household. Among the lower-caste Hindus of East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh)too, she is worshipped with great pomp. Manasa is an especially important deity in Bengal for the mercantile castes. This is because Chando of the Manasamangal was the first to initiate her worship, and Behula, the heroine of the Manasamangal was a daughter of the Saha clan (a powerful trading community). Manasa is also worshipped extensively in Assam, and a kind of Oja-Pali (musical folk theatre) is dedicated entirely to her myth. Manasa is ceremonially worshipped on Nag Panchami - a festival of snake worship in the Hindu month of Shravan (July–August). Bengali women observe a fast (vrata) on this day and offer milk at snake holes. |Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manasa.| - Wilkins p.395 - Dowson, John (2003). Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History. Kessinger Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 0-7661-7589-8. - McDaniel p.148 - Radice, William (2001). Myths and Legends of India. Viking Penguin Books Ltd. pp. 130–8. ISBN 978-0-670-04937-0. - Tate, Karen (2005). Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations. CCC Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 1-888729-11-2. - Chaplin, Dorothea (2007). Mythlogical Bonds Between East and West. READ BOOKS. p. 28. ISBN 9781406739862. - Wilkins p.396 - Sharma, Mahesh (2005). Tales from the Puranas. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. pp. 38–40. ISBN 81-288-1040-5. - McLean p. 66 - McDaniel p.149-51. - Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.; Sister Nivedita (2003). Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 324–30. ISBN 0-7661-4515-8. - McDaniel p.152 - Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.; Sister Nivedita (2003). Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. Kessinger Publishing. p. 330. ISBN 0-7661-4515-8. - McDaniel (2002) p.55-57 - McDaniel, June (2004). Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls: Popular Goddess Worship in West Benegal. Oxford University Press, US. p. 368. ISBN 0-19-516790-2. - Wilkins, W. J. (2004). Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Puranic (First published: 1882 ed.). Kessinger Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 0-7661-8881-7. - McDaniel, June (2002). Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives: An Introduction to Women's Brata Rituals in Bengali Folk Religion. SUNY Press. p. 144. ISBN 0-7914-5565-3.

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Published by Penguin LCC US on 2015 Source: West Florida Public Library "From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia, an exhilarating novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception. Fates and Furies is a literary masterpiece that defies expectation. A dazzling examination of a marriage, it is also a portrait of creative partnership written by one of the best writers of her generation. Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this rich, expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents the story of one such marriage over the course of twenty-four years. At age twenty-two, Lotto and Mathilde are tall, glamorous, madly in love, and destined for greatness. A decade later, their marriage is still the envy of their friends, but with an electric thrill we understand that things are even more complicated and remarkable than they have seemed. With stunning revelations and multiple threads, and in prose that is vibrantly alive and original, Groff delivers a deeply satisfying novel about love, art, creativity, and power that is unlike anything that has come before it. Profound, surprising, propulsive, and emotionally riveting, it stirs both the mind and the heart"-- When a book is described as one of the best books of the year, there’s not a whole lot I can really say that might persuade others to read it. So, instead of writing a standard review, I would like to share a couple of my favorite moments, which will involve minor spoilers. I loved the character complexity of both Mathilde and Lotto, but I found myself admiring Lotto in the same way a host of minor characters did. I relate it to his unfailing ability to find beauty in others, from his long list of lovers to his wife to the operatic composer with whom he was determined to collaborate. My absolute favorite moment in this book was during the artist’s retreat, when Lotto had a pity party of epic proportions. He and Leo had been working vociferously on their opera. Suddenly Leo takes leave to compose the music, thus abandoning Lotto to languish alone (and after he has extended his time away from Mathilde and missed Thanksgiving to boot). It went on for a couple of pages, but this concisely sums it up: “He would starve here. On the shelf he had one apple kept back from a lunch, a box of skinny-person granola bars that Mathilde had packed, one last ramen cup. He would bleed to death from his cheek. The tailbone fracture would go septic inside him. No electricity and he’d burned up all his firewood in his gluttonous frenzy last night: he would freeze. No coffee either, caffeine withdrawal the real tragedy here.” Groff exquisitely demonstrated Lotto’s proclivity for dramatic flair during this scene. Poor Lotto, cold, alone, cut off from everyone he loved. Poor, poor Lotto. I laughed out loud reading this. Near the end, Groff beautifully describes the difficulty Lotto experiences when faced with a dissenter. Despite overwhelming praise and adoration, Lotto allows one person’s negative opinion to dash his confidence. This struck me quite forcefully. In that moment, I recognized myself in Lotto, that streak of perfectionism that sometimes allows a small blemish to mar my achievements (particularly my written work during my master’s degree). Seeing it before me as a narrative allowed me an opportunity to reflect and I intend to use this newfound insight the next time I start to “Lotto out” over a thesis draft. And I doubt I’m the only one out there who can relate to this. So, to sum up, it’s a book that made me laugh, made me think, and made me stay up half the night to finish it. Read it!

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Monday, June 4, 2012 Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness I'm not even sure how I first heard of these books. I just remember that it was in May. And I was a bit crazy with the book buying. So I bought all three paperbacks. And after having read the first one, I do not regret it. Although it has broken me. But I also loved it so much. Because The Knife of Never Letting Go is a stunning book. So much is always happening. And it is all so interesting to read about. The main character in this book is Todd. So the whole book is from his POV. And I liked that. Well, except for the fact that he doesn't talk or think quite right. But I had no trouble understanding him at all. See, I have read Blood Red Road. This is nothing compared to that, when it comes to speaches ;p Anyway. Todd is that way because he isn't educated. And that was a bit sad. But also understandable. This is a Young Adult Dystopia book. And omg. I love Dystopian books. My favorites. And I only read YA. Sometimes MG. This sort of felt like a Middle Grade book. Cause Todd was only 13 years old. Well, 14 if you count it right. Wish he had been older. But still. Loved him. But this book also felt like an adult book. Cannot imagine kids reading this book. It is so heartbreaking and graphic. I loved it. Todd is an amazing character. Even though he is young. I loved that about him. He is kind and sweet. And innocent. Well, for a while. He is loyal. And I just adored him. He lives with two men; his "parents," of sorts. Ben and Cillian. We didn't see them much. But I loved Ben so much. Cillian was supposed to seem mean, but I adored him too. Because he loved Todd as well. *Cries.* Todd has a dog. Manchee. He didn't want him. I can sort of see why, but he did end up loving Manchee. As did I. And holy. It broke my heart so much. Damn it! Why did the book do this to me? It even made me cry. Anyway, Manchee is amazing. Have no idea what kind of dog he is. But he is loyal and so sweet and adorable. And I loved the way he spoke. "Ow? Todd?" Too adorable. If you have read the summary, you should know the plot of this book. So I won't get into it much. :) Just that Todd lives in this little town on a new planet; New World. There is only about 147 people living there. All men. They all say a germ killed all the women and half the men. That same germ made them all able to hear each others thoughts at ALL TIMES. Noise, they call it. And I so understand that. It is a lot of Noise. I would have gone mad. But, I also loved it so much. It is an amazing plot line, and I'm so happy it was in this book. Because it was awesome. There is a lot happening in this book. Todd is forced to leave his town; with his dog. Lots of interesting reasons why; but I won't say :D You must read it. Then he finds out most of what he knew was lies. And he knew a whole lot. And there were so many lies. It took some time to get to know them all, but I loved every second. Because it was so awesome to learn it all. But oh. My heart broke for Todd so many times. And I felt like people were being mean to him often :p But that may be because I just can't stand seeing my favorite character hurt. And Todd is hurt a whole lot in this book. Then there is Viola. She is an interesting character. Not sure if I liked her much at the beginning. But I did start to love her by the end. I'm hoping there will be some romance soon; because it very much seems like there should be. Hope so. But then there are these other characters. Some I loved. Some I hated. Like Aaron. He was so damn crazy. And aargh! I hated him so much! But oh. He made such an interesting character. I did love having him there. In a way. Even though he was responsible for most of the pain this book gave me. Anyway. There is a lot of death in this book. And it is described for the most part. And it is horrible. But I couldn't help loving it, either. There is so much happening. So many interesting things. So much heartbreak. But still so amazing. I cannot wait to see what will happen next in this series. Although I have peeked; and I may not be very happy with what I saw (A) But I still cannot wait to read it. Because I'm pretty sure the next books will be just as amazing as The Knife of Never Letting Go. It is a long book, but it needed to be so. Also! The world in this book is amazing. So different. But so good. Good written, too. Anyway. I really think everyone should read this book. Although, it probably isn't for the fainthearted people. If that is a thing. Hih. Still though, I thought this was an amazing read. Great writing, stunning characters, amazing world building. Mystery. Excitement. It has it all. And it is a must read.

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The Harvard Law School library has digitized nearly all of the first 113 volumes of the Harvard Law Record, covering the first 55 years of the paper’s existence. The issues can be viewed here. Ralph Nader’s 1958 article The American Automobile: Designed for Death?, which became his best-selling book Unsafe at Any Speed David F. Binder and Ralph Nader’s 1959 report on the Cuban Revolution, which included an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro Eventual Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Rehnquist’s 1959 article The Making of a Supreme Court Justice and more. If you find an article of historical importance or interest, please let us know by emailing editor[at]hlrecord.org. Thanks to the Harvard Law School library staff for their work on this project.

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Posted: 2:44 pm Thursday, July 20th, 2017 By Eric "Hollywood" Davis STAR 94.5 DeLAND, Fla. – Two men carjacked a 93-year-old woman and dragged her 20 feet Thursday morning while she was on her way to church, the DeLand Police Department said. The duo shoved the woman to the ground and took her keys at about 8:15 a.m. outside Saint Peter Catholic Church at West New York Avenue and North Delaware Avenue, city spokesman Chris Graham said. Investigators said the carjackers drove the Chrysler erratically as officers followed them. They said the men drove through yards before crashing the car in a wooded area at West Winnemissett Avenue and South High Street. David Leo Perkins III, 21, of Daytona Beach, and Darius Matthews, 20, were arrested not long after ditching the wrecked vehicle, Graham said. Investigators said the victim, Maraquita Steinmetz, of DeLand, was on her way to daily Mass when she was attacked. She said she pulled into the parking lot, and one of the suspects was on a bicycle. He approached her, grabbed the keys and pushed her aside, police said. Steinmetz held onto the steering wheel as the man began to drive away. Steinmetz couldn’t hold onto the steering wheel any longer and fell to the ground, police said. Police said Steinmetz had some cuts and bruises, but she wasn’t seriously injured. Matthews told investigators he didn’t know about the carjacking or that he didn’t know Perkins. He later admitted to investigators that Perkins was his cousin. Matthews said he and Perkins were near the church when he said it would be easier if they had a vehicle, police said. Matthews said Peters left for a second and came back with the vehicle, investigators said. Price told investigators he was punched in the face by Matthews and forced to drive the vehicle. He later admitted that was a lie but said Matthews pulled up to him on the side of the road and told him to drive the vehicle, investigators said. Perkins then requested a lawyer.

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Inspirational Runner: Luzelle van der Merwe Meet Luzelle van der Merwe, who suffered three strokes at 18 years of age and vowed to one day run for those who could not run themselves. This is her story… In 1999 I suffered three big strokes. I was just 18 years old and matriculated the year before. I was in ICU for 11 days, of which seven were spent in a medically induced coma to help with the worsening swelling in my brain. The doctors prepared my parents for the worst and told them almost daily that I might not live through the night. But when they removed my ventilator a week later, expecting the worst, they were astonished to discover that I could breathe on my own. The doctors told my parents I wouldn’t survive. I proved them wrong. After being transferred from ICU to a normal ward, I remained in hospital for a month. But then the physio and occupational therapy began. It was incredibly hard in the beginning, but a few months later I was ready to resume my life and seize the day. I started my “new life” by doing a Diploma course in Pastel, which I passed with distinction. But that wasn’t enough – and barely a year after my triple stroke, I participated in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour (now Cape Town Cycle Tour) in 2000, and went on to ride a few more. I also continued my studies and did a Basic Ambulance Assistance course, followed by a Certificate in Sports Psychology, Sport Medicine and Sport Nutrition. I gymmed every day as it kept my muscles strong after the strokes. One day my brother asked if I wanted to run with him. It took me a few months to pluck up the courage to join him, but I started running only 400m. Soon it became 800m and then I set my first running goal: to finish a 5km run. Soon after reaching that goal, I aimed for 10km and after about 2 years I was ready to tackle my first Half Marathon. People advised me to not jump from 10km to 21km, but I proved them wrong again. While recovering from my strokes, I used to say that I would one day run for people who couldn’t. My first inspiration came from a guy who did physio with me – he was in a really bad car accident and went from being an active runner to struggling to walk. “One day I will run for you,” I promised him. I made that good on that promise when I ran my first Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon in 2014. It was the best race ever. I was so happy. I ran for those who couldn’t. I ran to celebrate my faith and to prove wrong the doctors and specialists from all those years ago. Today I dedicate my life to inspire others. To not give up. Don't give up on hope. There is always hope. No matter how small – even if it’s just a flicker – never give up! The path I walk today is not always smooth, but with faith and hope by my side, I will continue to dream. To be inspired is great. To inspire others is an honour. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!

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- Please select a date to see the proper prices! - Meal can be requested on the spot 34 € / person / night, no meal Description of the accommodation: Rooms, services Centro Hotel Astoria Leipzig is offering 51 tasfefully furnished, nice rooms for those looking for a place to stay at in Leipzig. Parking possibility is available nearby for guests arriving by car. If you love spending your leisure time actively it may be a good idea to check the table tennis, bowling, billiard, sailing, surfing, boat rental and ballontrip opportunities nearby. In the safe you may secure your valuables. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, ensuring that you can stay up-to-date during your holiday. If you wish to learn more about the exact scope of services provided by Centro Hotel Astoria Leipzig (including those available for an extra fee) or about the equipment of the rooms, you can find the complete list on the information sheet below. Payment For the reservation you may need to provide advance payment by credit card or credit card guarantee, depending on the exact date, room and price. Arrival, opening hours The earliest time to check in to your room is 14:00, the latest time to check out of your room is 11:00. The personnel can speak English and German languages. Centro Hotel Astoria Leipzig rooms Rooms Parking (7 €/night) Free WiFi in shared places Relaxation: Table-tennis, Billiard, Bowling Sailing nearby, Surfing nearby, Boat rental nearby, Hot air balloon nearby Elevator, Safe deposit box, Room service Hairdryer, Desk in the room

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As soon as news broke that Ezzrett ‘Sugarfoot’ Anderson had died on Wednesday, the tributes began to roll in for the Calgary Stampeders great. A CFL legend of his stature commands respect, and everyone from Stampeders alumni to CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge offered their memories and condolences. They remembered a great receiver. A member of the CFL family and a man who was a part of the Stampeders family for over 75 years. Former Stamps receiver Nik Lewis, though, hopes that people take a little time to learn more about the man. “There’s just so much people don’t know about him and so much people should know,” Lewis said. “He’s someone you should Google and find out about and read up about. He did live an amazing life, and he’s from that era where as a man of colour and a black man, to overcome all that, and to do movies and stageplay and play professional football … it just goes to show not just how incredible an athlete he was, but how charismatic he was and how great a person he was.” It doesn’t take much time to learn the basics of Anderson’s incredible life, even if you didn’t have the benefit of sitting with the 97-year-old and hearing his stories like Lewis did. Anderson was a man who came into his football prime in the 1930s and 1940s, at a time when there were no black players in the NFL and many states in the southern United States prohibited – by law – black and white players from playing on the same field. He nonetheless played semi-pro football in Los Angeles, becoming friends with fellow African American sporting trailblazers like Jackie Robinson. On its own, playing through the racial prejudices he was forced to confront is worthy of a place in sports history. At the same time, though, he was becoming a star of stage and screen, landing roles in feature films like ‘The Story of Seabiscuit’ alongside Shirley Temple. In 1949, Anderson would get recruited by the Calgary Stampeders and begin an iconic six-year career in which he’d register 142 receptions for 2,020 yards nad 10 touchdowns. From that point onwards, Anderson was a familiar face around Stampeders games and practices, remaining active as a ticket account representative and ambassador well into his 90s. He was added to the Stampeders Wall of Fame in 1990 and to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. That meant that generations later, guys like Lewis had the chance to hear his stories and become inspired by his amazing journey. “I get the chills just talking about it,” Lewis said. “The one thing is that you find joy in the fact that you were able to know him. For the people who didn’t know him, I feel sorry for the people who didn’t get to shake his hand or get to sit down and have a conversation with him because those people missed our on something so tremendous and so much knowledge.” It wasn’t just Anderson’s career that made him such a valuable resource and inspiration to guys like Lewis, though. Anderson made being a part of the Calgary community a huge part of his and his family’s life. He paved a path for future pros plying their trade in the CFL and was never shy about sharing his experience. “You could just see the passion he had for us out there practising hard and playing on game day,” Lewis said. “You’d come into the locker room and see him standing there with a fist pump coming in. “He was such a genuine person and he enjoyed the life he lived. He enjoyed being able to just be out there in the atmosphere and when the defence was out there doing their thing the offence would sit with him and we enjoyed just sitting with him and laughing and hearing his stories.”

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What are Veneers Dental or porcelain veneers are insubstantially thin coatings applied over teeth to improve the overall look of an individual. The lamination, usually made of porcelain or resin composite materials, not only takes care of any discolouring that your teeth might have suffered but also masks flaws related to shape or size of the teeth. Porcelain lamination, insofar it resists stains better and shines quite like natural teeth, are considered superior to resin composites. Do note, however, that resin composites require less impingement upon the tooth. The decision on porcelain or resin composites should only be made after consulting your dentist. Who should opt for a porcelain veneer refit? Why should I get Porcelain Veneers Treatments? You should consider getting a porcelain laminate if: - Your teeth has suffered any discolouration. - If you have uneven or misshapen teeth or both. - If you have chipped or broken teeth. - If there are large gaps between your teeth. Why should you opt for a porcelain veneer procedure? For starters, porcelain veneers are impressively effective in improving an individual’s overall look, they imitate the look of natural teeth flawlessly. They are also stain resistant. In addition, gum tissues are receptive to porcelain veneers. The good news for people considering this procedure is that they don’t need any special care regimen for their dental veneer. Simply following good oral care practices is all one needs to do for the veneer to last their entire shelf life. However, there are certain drawbacks involved as well that one should be aware of before committing to this procedure. To begin with, as your teeth loses its enamel coating as a result of this procedure, they become more sensitive to hot and cold foods. This procedure is also irreversible, costlier than resin composites, and not liable to be mended in the event they chip away. Porcelain veneers are also susceptible to falling off if subjected to excess pressure from chewing or biting hard objects like metal, solid wood, ice etcetera. People who are habitually prone to clenching or grinding their teeth are also not a good candidate for this procedure. What does the procedure involve? Initially, your dentist will carry out an appraisal of your case for getting a veneer. He or she will also likely suggest you whether porcelain veneer is the best fit for your case. Once your dentist decides to proceed with a porcelain veneer, he or she would normally take an impression of your teeth through the aid of X-ray imagery. This will be followed by removing the enamel coat on your teeth for its eventual replacement with the veneer. This procedure is typically carried out after subjecting the individual to a local anaesthetic. Once your teeth impression are taken and model veneer prepared, the dentist will temporarily solder them onto your teeth. Your dentist will check the veneer for its fit, colour, and general appearance during this temporary soldering process. Once the testing is completed, your veneer will attached through the aid of a special beam. How long do Veneers it last? Typically veneers tend to last for 5 to 10 years. Need more info on Porcelain Veneers? Contact us below

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