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POSTS TAGGED: Sony Xperia PLAY
Posted April 6, 2012 at 08:00 pm by Will Verduzco
This week on XDA TV, XDA Forum Moderator and Recognized Developer shenye gives us a basic rundown through some of this week’s biggest development stories. In addition to talking about some April Fools news, Shen highlights the release of the HTC One line and how it should not be compared with the OMAP-based Galaxy Nexus. He then talks about CM9 on the Galaxy W, and how CyanogenMod itself has now found itself a new mascot.
Next, Shen talks about development work and ICS updates for the Transformer, Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S 4G, Xperia Play, and the AT&T Galaxy Note. Finally, Shen discusses the release of Instagram and Swiftkey 3 Beta for Android.. . . READ ON »
Posted March 30, 2012 at 11:00 am by egzthunder1
Well, it seems that Sony (not Ericsson) is doing everything in their power to try and get the developer community back on their good side once again. Over the last couple of months, the electronics and media giant has been hard at work pushing early betas for some of their devices in the Xperia series released last year. Fact of the matter, ICS is almost going to be phased out and it hasn’t even been released yet (Jelly bean is lurking in the shadows after all), so they need to try and push it out before it is too late and becomes old news.
According to Sony’s blog, they received several requests for the beta from the Play community after seeing the other Xperia’s getting the goodies. They do claim that . . . READ ON »
Posted March 26, 2012 at 07:00 am by Conan Troutman
A few days ago PoorCollegeGuy posted an article explaining a method of taking the UI from Sony’s new Xperia S and using it on an Xperia Play. Now that’s all fine and dandy for Xperia play users, but what about everyone else? For the rest of you looking to try Sony’s sleek UI on non-Xperia device, XDA member ra3al has been hard at work with you in mind.
He has managed to port the entire UI from the Xperia S and optimise it for non-Xperia devices with a variety of different screen resolutions. The package will install the launcher, clock widgets, toggle tools, photo widget, and weather widget. There are even links to the original static and live wallpapers for the full Sony Mobile Xperience (see what I . . . READ ON »
Posted January 6, 2012 at 01:00 pm by Former Writer
We’ve already brought you reports of a work in progress for the HTC HD2 getting touch-enabled recovery. As it turns out, there’s several other phones who’ve had it for a couple weeks already.
There’s a few phones they’re actively supporting their touch-enabled recovery on. For those who are unfamiliar, touch-enabled recovery is a recovery that utilizes touch screen controls to navigate instead of the old school volume rocker + power button method. We can all agree, those poor hardware buttons could use a little break, right?
Okay, down to . . . READ ON »
Posted December 22, 2011 at 03:16 pm by Will Verduzco
Just under a week ago, we broke news that Sony Ericsson became the first major vendor to offer an official ICS update. Although the release was technically an alpha build, the reception was overwhelmingly positive.
Unfortunately, many XDA members were left out in the cold since there were initially only 3 supported devices. While support was eventually added for a few more devices, many Sony Ericsson device owners were still left longing for Google’s most recent tasty treat.
However, this is XDA, folks. We are the land of cellular freedom, and our developers give us the tools necessary to overcome the limitations of our devices—arbitrary or not. To this end, XDA forum member nickholtu. . . READ ON »
Posted December 22, 2011 at 12:39 pm by liwen
After Samsung, Sony Ericsson has also announced its plans for Ice Cream Sandwich updates. Also, not unlike Samsung, only its most recent models will get the update, exluding, for example, 2010’s Xperia X10.
If you’ve got a 2011 model, however, here’s the schedule for the phased rollout: starting in late March, the Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray will get their skinned Android 4.0 goodness, while owners of the Xperia arc, Xperia PLAY, Xperia neo, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro and Xperia active will have to wait a month longer till late April.. . . READ ON » | <urn:uuid:67ef7e97-93a3-4417-8e0d-47e4c2e2c747> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/sony-xperia-play/page/2/ | 2014-12-18T15:26:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802767247.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075247-00116-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940427 | 1,022 | [
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Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
|Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps|
|Active||1881 - present day|
|Branch||Sri Lanka Army|
|Regimental Centre||Panagoda Cantonment|
|Engagements||World War I
World War II
Sri Lankan Civil War
|Centre Commandant||Brig. S.R.Wickramasinghe (USP)|
Major General (Dr) S.H.Munasinghe(RWP. RSP. USP)
|Major General Dr. Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC|
The Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLMC) is a specialist corps in the Sri Lanka Army which provides medical services to all army personnel and their families in war and in peace. It is made up of 4 regular units and one volunteer unit. Headquartered in Colombo, formally at army headquarters. The corps Cap badge depicting the Rod of Asclepius.
The beginnings of the Corp goes back 29 July 1881 when stretcher beater company was initially raised as a part of the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers, this soon became the Ceylon Volunteer Medical Corps later becoming part of the Ceylon Defence Force, being deployed during world wars.
Soon after the disbandment of the Ceylon Defence Force after independence, Ceylon Volunteer Medical Corps became a part of the Ceylon Army Volunteer Force with Lt. Col Sydney Jayawardene was the first Commanding Officer. But in October 1950 Ceylon Army Medical Corps in the Regular Force of the Ceylon Army was created. At its start it had 3 Officers and 20 Other Ranks were drawn from the wartime CVMC. Lt. Col H.C Serasighe, OBE was the first Commanding Officer of the Regular Medical Corps. That year a 10 bedded camp reception station was opened at the former British Military Hospital of the Royal Army Medical Corps, shortly it was upgraded to a 30 – bedded service hospital. The corps was renamed once again in 1972 as the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps when Sri Lanka became a republic.
The corps has served the in under different circumstances in its post-independence history. It had assisted civil medical services during natural disasters and takes over operations of national & provincial hospitals when its doctors and staff goes on stick. The corps has treated battle casualties and has itself received casualties when its personal come under attack during combat operations in the 1971 Insurrection and Sri Lankan Civil War.
Since all three armed forces and the police maintain their medical services with their own hospitals, the corp is only responsible for maintaining and operating army medical facilities mainly focused on treatment of battle casualties. Apart from medical reception stations in almost all military stations these include;
- Colombo Military Hospital, Colombo
- Victoria Military Hospital, Anuradhapura
- Military Hospital, Colombo 07
- Base Hospitals in
- 1st Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (Werahera)
- 3rd Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (Anuradhapura)
- 4th Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (jaffna)
- 5th Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (Habarana)
- 2nd(V) Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (Panagoda Cantonment)
Vocational Training Centres
Under Sri Lanka Medical Corps Sri Lanka Army Military School Of Nursing functions for training of Nurses.
- Clinical Physiologist
- Medical laboratory technologist (MLT)
- Dental Nurse
- Dental Hygienist
- Combat Medical Technician
- Operating Department Practitioner
- Pharmacy Assistant
- Public Health Inspector
- Major General Dr Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, MBBS - former Director Army Medical Services and Colonel Commandant of the SLAMC
- Brigadier Dr H. I. K. Fernando - ADC, MBBS, DA (London), Officer of the Order of St. John -Former Director Army Medical Services and All Ceylon cricket player
- Colonel Dr Anthony "Tony" Gabriel, MBBS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Edin), Hon. FDS(SL), Hon. FDSRCS (Eng) - former Commanding officer, 2nd(V) Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps, President of the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka and Hon. Fellow British Association of Oral and Maxillofascial Surgeons.
- Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Rex De Costa, MBE - former Commanding officer, Ruhunu Regiment and Vice President, World Veterans Federation
Order of precedence
Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
|Order of Precedence||Succeeded by
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- Sri Lanka Army
- Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
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September 01, 2010 06:13:42 GMT
Bethenny Frankel, whose rivalry with former BFF Jill Zarin reached the pinnacle last season, says she doesn't 'see any reason to go back'.
Coming kind of expected, Bravo TV has renewed two of its most-successful series "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" and "The Real Housewives of New York City". The former's renewal comes on the heels of its reunion episode which sets a rating record of 3.9 million viewers aka Bravo's most watched telecast of the season.
"New Jersey" will return for the third season next year while "New York City" will be back for the fourth season and start filming September 20. "New York City" however, will see Bethenny Frankel no more. After three seasons, the socialite decided to walk away from the show due to her rivalry with co-star Jill Zarin.
In an interview with Us Weekly Frankel said, "Last season was scary and painful. It took all of the joy out of it." Frankel has been in feud with Kelly Bensimon since the first season but she was hurt by the fact that her BFF Zarin bad mouthed her last season.
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Lotsa fascinating (and otherwise) bills introduced last week. Let’s take a look, shall we? You can follow along here and here. For those with limited time, the first here here has the most there there. There there now, it’ll be alright.
First, and least, we have parts of the Rethuglican legislative agenda, courtesy of Rep. Ruth Briggs King. It’s what you’d expect. Opposition to strong automobile emission standards, and two more shots at prevailing wage, HB 6 and HB 7. Thanks for playing. King also tackles the rampant problem of ticket-scalping at the Delaware State Fair. Ticket scalping elsewhere would presumably still be OK. As far as I’m concerned, anybody willing to pay excessive prices for whatever big empty hat country performer the Fair brings in has a right to pay excessive prices. Although it might not leave enough $$’s to pay for a few rounds of ammo, which would be a shame.
Rep. Helene Keeley introduced the second leg of a constitutional amendment which would enable felons who have paid their debt to society to have their voting rights restored. HB 10 passed both houses during the 146th General Assembly. Should it pass in identical form this year, it will become law.
Sen. Bob Marshall introduced his minimum wage increase legislation as well. A similar bill passed the Senate last session, but was buried in the House. SB #6 would increase the minimum wage to $8/hour by July 1, and to $8.75 by July 1, 2014. In addition, should the federal minimum wage be increased, Delaware’s minimum wage would be $1 above the Federal minimum wage.
SB 7 (Marshall) would make the position of City Auditor an elective position. The idea is to create an independent auditor, but, I dunno. The skills required to be an effective auditor don’t seem to jibe with the skills needed to be elected auditor. I won’t even mention the name of our current auditor, just my preferred nickname for him: “Suspendered Disbelief”.
There are a few bills that legislators apparently believe they have to get to the Governor’s desk by the end of the week. None of them being the bill requiring legislative involvement in the deal concerning Kinder Morgan and the Port of Wilmington.
They are as follows:
SB 1 (Blevins): Apparently eliminates a ‘disincentive to out-of-state banks to locate or maintain bank branches in this State’. Sounds like yet another tax break to me. Fitting, therefore, that this is SB 1 as it sorta defines traditional legislative priorities.
SB 2 (Bushweller): Exempts the Schwartz Center for the Arts (Dover) from county or local taxes. Yes, Bushweller’s district.
HB 2(Schwartzkopf): Concerns abandoned properties and incentives for holders to report said properties. This bill was introduced on Tuesday, acted on in committee on Wednesday, and passed by the House on Thursday. In other words, the House violated its own rules concerning proper notice.
HB 16(Carson): If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that this bill rectifies a big unforeseen alcohol uh-oh from last year’s Firefly event. Which is OK by me. But it’s on the fast-track and will be law before the month is out.
Which leaves SB 3, the Port bill. Nancy Willing made the obvious point so much better than I did: This is not a hurry-up bill, this is a slow-down bill. We’ve had Greg Lavelle, Alan Levin and, most recently, Speaker Schwartzkopf, argue that this bill was being railroaded through the General Assembly. A false meme if ever there was one. In fact, SB 3 responds to the attempts to railroad this agreement between the State, the Port, and Kinder Morgan through with no legislative oversight whatsoever. Today will be the day. Will Pete Schwartzkopf assign this bill to a committee, and will it be voted on before the General Assembly recesses on Thursday?
BTW, do you know who is Kinder Morgan’s lobbyist in Dover? If you guessed Democratic National Committeeman Rhett Ruggerio, you’d be correct. Click here to find out just what other august stalwarts of Democratic Party principles Ruggerio lobbies for. This got me to thinking, and I honestly can’t remember the last time that Delaware’s National Committeeman wasn’t a lobbyist. Ned Davis? Check. Rick Bayard? Check. Not to mention former Democratic chairs like Sam Shipley and Joe Farley. At least John Daniello lobbies on behalf of a traditional Democratic constituency in labor. The rest of them? Whores and shills.
But, I digress. The House also took a brave, and politically expedient, stand in rejecting in its entirety the recommendations of the Delaware Compensation Commission, which would have provided increased salaries for legislators, cabinet officials and judges. It will likely pass the Senate this week. Only serial bloviator Greg Lavelle has expressed any opposition. While he agrees that legislators don’t deserve raises (honestly, the tremendous self-sacrifices this man must make to work with such unworthy colleagues), he believes that ‘the marketplace’ should determine raises for judges and cabinet officials. I’ll believe that the next time that he supports a minimum wage increase for state workers and/or minimum wage employees. Unlike judges and cabinet officials, none of whom are his neighbors.
Other than that, the General Assembly will await the unveiling of Governor Markell’s budget proposal on Thursday. We now know that tax increases, excuse me, revenue generators, enacted in 2009, will likely be extended. We also know that the Governor has made some proposals that will cost money. In particular, his mental health package for the schools. Like everybody else, I’ll be looking to see how the Governor balances his proposals. The release of the Governor’s proposed FY ’14 budget paves the way for six weeks of Joint Finance Committee hearings on the budget, which begin next week.
The respective houses of the General Assembly will also conduct committee meetings this week. A joint meeting of the House and Senate Education committees will consider ‘safety in our schools’. The Natural Resource committees will receive updates and legislative priorities from DNREC and others. Ditto for Agriculture.
You can find the list of House committee meetings here. The Senate committee notices are here. Still no sign of Rep. Kowalko’s bill to close the revolving door for legislators turning into lobbyists. Or, for that matter, SB 3. Your move, Pete.
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The rock slide west of Keremeos on Monday, did more than just close Highway 3 in both directions for most of this week.
Phone service was out for some for several days, there were fewer regulars and tourists at area restaurants and a handful of students missed school.
"It's been very slow, because we don't have the tourists travelling through from Vancouver or people visiting from Hedley or Princeton," said Tracie Erikson, the onwer of the K-Cafe in Keremeos. "It's a loss of income for us and affects the waitresses because they won't have longer hours."
It is also affecting workers at the stores and banks, who come in from Hedley, she added.
Tanya Truesdell, a waitress at the The Hitching Post Restaurant in Hedley, said they were also feeling the impact on the other side of the slide.
"Business has slowed down at the restaurant, because people can't get through," she said.
Children in Hedley have also been unable to get to school, unless their parents drive them, she said.
On Monday, after the slide, it took her father three hours to bring her two kids back from their schools in Cawston and Keremeos.
Still she's glad no one was badly hurt or killed in the incident which damaged two vehicles and slightly injured a Penticton woman.
"There's nothing we can do about it," she said. "I'm just glad everyone is safe."
Bev Young, the superintendent for School District 53, said about 10 students from Hedley who attend Cawston Primary School, missed school, Tuesday, Wednesday and today, (Thursday). Arrangements were made to get them home on Monday.
At Similkameen Elementary Secondary in Keremeos, about three elementary students missed the three days.
At the secondary level, students stayed with friends or figured out ways to attend. Because it is exam time, two students went to Princeton Secondary School to write provincial exams.
"Princeton welcomed them, and we would like to thank them," said Young.
She added that overall day to day there has been uncertainty, but parents and schools have figured out ways to support students.
Around 100 Telus customers were impacted initially by the slide which knocked out a Telus cable, according to Shawn Hall, a spokesperson for Telus.
They were able to minimize the number of customers impacted because they have redundant cables.
On Wednesday night, workers were able to gain access to the site, restoring service to those 100 customers.
"We weren't able to get into the site because of safety concerns," said Hall. "But we were able to put in temporary cable on Wednesday night."
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That's lovely! Such a nice memento.
I love that! Pushy monster of love... I might have to "borrow" that phrase. :-)
How beautiful and so touching.
It's just perfect! What a lovely tribute to a scrappy survivor.
What a beautiful and thoughtful gift!
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CLU College Code: 4088
About the LSAT
The Law School Administration Test (LSAT) is administered four times a year at designated centers worldwide. The LSAT is a 3½ hour standardized test designed to measure some of the thinking skills considered essential for success in law school. It is required for admission to all 194 law schools that comprise the membership of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). LSAC develops and administers the LSAT with the assistance of the American College Testing (ACT).
LSAT scores range from 120 to 180.
Many law schools will weigh your LSAT score more than your GPA. Some schools weigh your LSAT score 70% versus 30% for your GPA, meaning that this 3 1/2 hour test is worth more than 4 years undergraduate work! Research the law schools you are applying to for this information because the value of the LSAT varies tremendously from school to school.
- 50th Percentile: 151
- 75th Percentile: 157
- 90th Percentile: 164
- 95th Percentile: 167
- 99th Percentile: 172–190
The LSAT consists of five 35-minute sections of multiple choice questions and one 30-minute writing sample. Only four of the five sections are scored. The fifth section is experimental where new items are tested. The writing sample is not scored but copies of the sample are sent to all law schools to which a candidate applies.
In keeping with its predictability, every LSAT consists of the same basic elements. There are six of these basic elements to every LSAT- sections, directions, statements, questions, answers, and time.
While they are commonly referred to as test sections, these elements, are in fact, separate tests. It is important to understand that each LSAT consists of five of these tests, as well as a writing sample. Although there is only one LSAT score, there are five different tests on every LSAT.
Each section comes with directions. The directions tell you what you are expected to do on that section. Directions are important.
A statement precedes most question and answer-choice sets. The statement provides certain information, some of which is relevant to the questions and answer choices that follow the statement. It is easy to confuse statements and questions.
You will get a set of 5-8 questions and a passage that is 400-500 words long. You will get four passages per section. The questions will be similar to the SAT Reading Comprehension questions, but more difficult. The passages are not arranged in any order of difficulty.
Logical Reasoning (Arguments)
Logical Reasoning questions constitute about half of the total LSAT questions. You will encounter at least two Logical Reasoning sections (three if the experimental is Logical Reasoning). Logical Reasoning questions test your ability to take apart an argument (a skill useful to lawyers).
Analytical Reasoning (Logic Games)
These questions are designed to measure your ability to understand a system of relationships and to draw appropriate deductive conclusions about those relationships. You have to draw complex diagrams that lay out the parts of the question in a spatial relationship. The Analytical Reasoning (Games) section has about 24 questions broken into four "games" that are each five to eight questions long.
This section is not scored. It is used to test questions for use on future editions of the LSAT. It consists of the same types of questions as are included in one of the scored sections.
The writing sample is provided to law schools along with your test score, but is not scored.
- 4 of the 5 multiple-choice sections count toward your final LSAT score
- 1 of the 5 sections is experimental, used only to test questions for future exams
- Correct responses count equally, and no points are deducted for incorrect or blank responses
- The essay is not scored, and is rarely used by admissions officers to evaluate your candidacy
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McMillan, PF; (2010) High-pressure synthesis of materials. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics 373 - 383. 10.1007/978-90-481-9258-8-30.
Full text not available from this repository.
High pressure-high temperature techniques are used to synthesise new solid state compounds and materials that can be developed for technological applications. Laboratory and synchrotron x-ray diffraction and optical spectroscopy are combined with ab initio calculations to determine the structures and properties of new materials. We describe recent work on major classes of new materials including boron-rich solids, transition metal nitride superconductors, nitride spinels and light element solids based in the C-N-H system using examples from our own work. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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marius.schebella at gmail.com
Sun Oct 7 18:20:29 CEST 2007
I just found some undocumented features of pddplink.
It seems to be possible to open any filetype with its default application.
pddplink file:///Users/marius/pd/image.jpg will use preview on mac to
show the image.
for pd applications this works with local names
why is the local path not working with other filetypes?
see also http://www.pdpedia.org/en/pddplink
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Thanks to Ben Caplan, Michael Nelson, David Sosa, Jason Stanley, and two referees for Mind & Language for their very helpful comments.
Recent Defenses of Descriptivism
Article first published online: 3 FEB 2005
Mind & Language
Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 103–139, February 2005
How to Cite
Everett, A. (2005), Recent Defenses of Descriptivism. Mind & Language, 20: 103–139. doi: 10.1111/j.0268-1064.2005.00279.x
- Issue published online: 3 FEB 2005
- Article first published online: 3 FEB 2005
Abstract: David Sosa, Michael Nelson, and Jason Stanley have recently offered a series of interesting and provocative challenges to Kripke's modal arguments against Descriptivism. In this paper I explore these challenges and some of the issues to which they give rise. I argue that, in the end, all three challenges fail. | <urn:uuid:46c5696e-008f-40d7-884a-2129e41837bd> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0268-1064.2005.00279.x/abstract | 2014-12-21T18:37:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802772134.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075252-00044-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.86348 | 205 | [
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IRVING, Texas (AP) _ New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
is the first NFL quarterback to throw at least three touchdown
passes in each of the first six games of a season. He had three in
the first half of today's game against Dallas.
Brady's 12-yard TD to Wes Welker with 3:34 left in the first
half was Brady's third of the game, and the second TD catch by
Welker. That increased Brady's NFL-leading touchdown total to 19.
Brady threw four TDs against Buffalo in the season opener and
three in every game since.
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Aerospace and Defence Software
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Epicor UK is a visionary provider of manufacturing software for aerospace and defence products. Our solution goes beyond traditional ERP to provide UK manufacturers with functionalities ranging from product management, project management, customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management
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Expected credit loss estimates
At this meeting, the IASB and FASB clarified the attributes of an expected credit loss estimate to address concerns raised regarding the use of the term 'expected value'.
The boards clarified that an estimate of expected credit losses shall reflect the following:
- all reasonable and supportable information considered relevant in making the forward-looking estimate;
- a range of possible outcomes and the likelihood and reasonableness of those outcomes (that is, not merely an estimate of the 'most likely outcome'); and
- the time value of money.
The boards clarified that an entity shall consider information that is reasonably available without undue cost and effort in estimating expected credit losses.
Thirteen IASB members and seven FASB members agreed. One IASB member was absent.
Bucket 1 measurement approach
The boards also clarified that the Bucket 1 measurement approach would be defined as 'expected losses for those financial assets on which a loss event is expected in the next twelve months'.
In further explaining the Bucket 1 approach, the boards indicated that:
- Expected losses are cash shortfalls expected over the lifetime of the financial asset (ie the full loss content) that are associated with the likelihood of a loss event in the next twelve months. That is, the losses being measured are not only the cash shortfalls over the next 12 months.
- Estimating lifetime losses should not require a detailed estimate for periods far in the future, but the degree of detail necessary in forecasting estimated losses decreases as the forecast period increases.
- Various approaches can be used to estimate the expected losses, including approaches that do not include an explicit '12 month probability of a loss event' as an input.
Thirteen IASB members and five FASB members agreed. One IASB member was absent.
In February 2012 and at this meeting, the boards discussed whether an expected credit loss model should be applied to trade receivables that do not have a significant financing component (as defined in the revenue exposure draft).
In the February meeting, subject to deciding whether an expected loss model should be applied to these trade receivables, the boards had tentatively decided how an expected loss approach in general would be applied and requested the staff to evaluate whether an expected loss model would be operational for these trade receivables. The evaluation was the basis for the discussions at this April meeting. On the basis of discussions at both meetings, the boards tentatively agreed that an expected loss model should be applied to trade receivables that do not have a significant financing component, including a practical expedient that a provision matrix can be used.
Twelve IASB members and seven FASB members agreed. One IASB member was absent.
At the end of the meeting, the boards asked the staff for an update on the project, including what topics still needed to be addressed jointly. The staff noted that the general framework of the model was now complete as a result of the decisions reached at this meeting. However, the staff will prepare joint papers for discussions related to off balance sheet items, disclosures, transition and any knock on effects resulting from future decisions in the classification and measurement project. Each board may also have separate issues to individually consider in order to address their respective stakeholders' concerns. | <urn:uuid:914629d5-e3e8-411e-bcd8-a27355b105a1> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.ifrs.org/Current-Projects/IASB-Projects/Financial-Instruments-A-Replacement-of-IAS-39-Financial-Instruments-Recognitio/Impairment/Meeting-Summaries/Pages/IASB-April-2012.aspx | 2014-12-23T03:05:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802778013.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075258-00124-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957389 | 671 | [
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A lots of thanks to terdon who spent so many time on this and finally solve the issue.
A friend of mine has installed on my new machine Ubuntu 12.04 (I have always been windows user and have no experience with Linux).
I started to watch some tutorial about how to make 'Rotated Cube' using 'Compiz',but the cube appears in the form of a list (only two slides).
I have thought this could be result of my video cards (only two - one from the processor and one from the motherboard) and they can not support this options. Anyway, I have decided to disable all compiz plugins and options because my friend has set some, and I started to think there is some misunderstanding between the plugins.
After, that I got only empty screen(no menu, no icons, anything) and can do nothing. How to fix this?
When I remove the compiz stuffs (from the console), the menu is shown again. Then I install the compiz again (some of the effect are still not working). After restart or log out/in the menu is hidden again. I suppose that there are some settings that I've broken but they are saved somewhere in the system and remove the compiz do not deleted them and as a result they are activated after compiz is installed again and the PC is restarted? | <urn:uuid:6f9bad46-9450-4cd5-8de8-4cbdee2b1310> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://superuser.com/questions/484516/ubuntu-12-04-compiz-disable-all-compiz-plugin-empty-screen | 2014-12-27T05:43:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1419447550512.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20141224185910-00020-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968889 | 278 | [
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Riesling is a classic pairing with the soft, sweet and creamy mouthfeel of white chocolate.
Creating the perfect pairing of wine with chocolate shouldn't be a mystery, especially on Valentine's Day.
According to Paul Santoriello of Door Peninsula Winery, most experts suggest the complementary approach to wine and chocolate pairings.
The chocolate landscape is diverse. White chocolate, milk chocolate, and truffles are sweet, creamy and often spiced or fruit filled. Dark chocolates that have the cocoa percentage on the label are bitter and you can sense the tannin on the finish. ... | <urn:uuid:b466c5de-c38d-4fb7-9f7d-61f890c9aeba> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140214/GPG0504/302140113/ | 2014-12-27T05:31:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1419447550512.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20141224185910-00020-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930966 | 123 | [
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Call for Entries 2011
Created in January 2011, Eye on Films is a unique, global network of film professionals, which guarantees the circulation of a selection of first feature films in festivals partners in Europe and third countries, and the commercial exploitation of these films by distribution partners in Europe and third countries.
Regulations and Entry Form for submitting Films are available on www.eyeonfilms.org
Anybody can submit a film.
All films submitted must fulfill the Submission requirements detailed in the EoF Regulations.
Rights Holders (producers, sales agents…) must agree on the EoF Regulations and return the Entry form duly filled and signed, before applying.
Submission requirements: Except special cases, all films submitted for the EoF project must fulfill the following requirements:
1 – Films should have been completed recently.
Only works completed after October 31st, 2010 are eligible for selection in 2011.
2 – Only debute films are eligible for selection. First films are preferred.
3 – Only feature films (fiction, animation…) and feature-length documentaries are eligible for selection.
Eye on Films does not accept short films or documentaries of less than 60 minutes.
4 – Films should be available on both 35mm and digital format (HD, DCP).
Before applying, Rights Holders must guarantee the availability of such material in both original version with no subtitles, and original version with English subtitles.
5 – Films should not have been previously shown over the Internet or broadcasted on TV or been commercially released (in theaters and/or on other media) outside their country of origin.
6 – Films which have been previously presented in a festival in their country of origin are eligible for selection, provided the fact that no other screening was arranged after the national premiere, inside and outside the country.
Films which have been previously presented for world premiere in a major festival after October 2010 (such as Pusan, Sundance, Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice…) are eligible, provided the fact that no other screening was arranged after the world premiere, inside and outside the country.
Preferably, films should not have been previously presented at any festival or film event (except in the context of a film market) outside their country of origin, and especially not in the participating territories.
N.B. It is possible to submit a working copy of the film. When filling out the entry form, the Rights Holder should state if he is submitting the final version or a working version.
Submission process: The selection process is carried out through Cinando’s Online Screening Room facility.
Cinando’s Online Screening Room is an extra secured environment. Watermarking the viewer’s name tracks the origin of any illegal copy. It guarantees a protection against piracy and an exclusive professional use.
Cinando’s Online Screening Room is free, instant, secure and easy to use.
Rights Holders should upload the submitted Film with ease.
Once the upload process is complete, notify [email protected]
N.B. In certain cases, the EoF Coordinator can accept submissions on DVD. Please check the EoF Regulations for more information about the selection process on dvd.
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Barcelona to beat Premier League trio for Juan Cuadrado?
Reports in the Spanish press have recently claimed Fiorentina ace Juan Cuadrado has agreed personal terms with Barcelona and will join them when the summer transfer window opens.
Cuadrado could be a replacement for Dani Alves, who according to Spanish source Marca, is a target for PSG. With only one year left on his contact, the club may wish to cash in on him in what will supposedly be a “mini-revolution” at Barcelona next season. A trophy-less campaign is not enjoyed what so ever by the Spanish giants and they will inject much needed quality into their squad to avoid repeat disappointments next season. Cuadrado undoubtedly possesses the quality they need to get back to being at the top of their game.
The Fiorentina right wing-back has been immense this season in Serie A to the point where all the big clubs are chasing him. The Columbian is known for his versatility, skill, dribbling and his fantastic ability to get on the score sheet. The 25 year old has scored 11 goals in 34 appearance for the Italian side this season.
If he signs for Barcelona it will be a huge blow for Arsenal and Liverpool, both looked to be in the running for his signature. Manchester United were in for the player, with Moyes sending scouts to watch him on several occasions, but when Moyes was axed as manager it appeared Wenger had the advantage in winning his signature. Cuadrado would be a superb replacement for Sagna who is supposedly a target for Manchester City as he has stalled over signing a new contract.
If the Columbian has a choice of either Barcelona or Arsenal, you can’t blame him for joining a side with the likes of Messi and Neymar. He will certainly improve the side that has come under certain criticism this season for going slightly backwards.
Whoever wins the race for this player is signing a future star. Cuadrado will be a name to look out for next season, that is for certain. | <urn:uuid:731d7a7d-0b1d-4462-b83e-4a0afc825b0d> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://soccerlens.com/barcelona-to-beat-premier-league-trio-for-fiorentina-ace/134776/ | 2014-12-19T01:32:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768167.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00004-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977739 | 421 | [
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First I had one dog. Then I proved responsibility for 2. Then 3 dogs. Then 4 dogs. It took me a year to beg my parents for another one. Finally my step dad agreed to it, and it took me a long time to find the perfect dog. I went to some pet stores (which I know are NOT good at all to buy dogs, but I was just looking) and I went online to breeders and rescues and none of them REALLY caught my eye. I went to the shelter where I volunteer, and found you as a little 8 week old puppy. You couldn't be tooken to a new home without getting neutered first, (which took two days) but I somehow managed to wait. ;) I read your story online and you had a rough start to life. I wanted to give you another start! :)
Now your just soo clumsy and happy with your life, and you make me laugh ALL the time!
Your owner and best friend, Sabrina ;)
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Re: Rhys Clark
If you are in the So Cal area Rhys will be playing at the club I work at this weekend. He won't be playing the Blaemires. His Ludwig kit met an untimely death last year in a car vs trailer accident....The car drove through the trailer his drums were in destroying everyrthing but 1 tom & his Cymbals. The Club I work at is called Cowboy Country in Long Beach. | <urn:uuid:1d2f978b-6039-48d2-96ce-c606959daa9b> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=990257&postcount=24 | 2014-12-19T01:43:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768167.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00004-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981824 | 93 | [
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- Hotel Details
- Member Reviews
Grand Kempinski Shanghai Hotel5 Stars
1288 Lujiazui Ring Road Shanghai 200120
Grand Kempinski Hotel is situated in the heart of Lujiazui in Shanghai, close to Lujiazui Metro Station. While in this vibrant China city, tourists can check out People's Square and later take relaxing strolls around the idyllic Yu Yuan Garden.
All 678 luxurious rooms and suites come equipped with bathtub, Wi-Fi access, flat-screen TV, iPod dock, safe deposit box and IDD telephone with voicemail. Some units have living room, dining area and kitchenette.
At Grand Kempinski Shanghai, diners feast on mouth-watering local and international cuisines at the four in-house restaurants. Chill with refreshments at the hotel bars.
Patrons at Grand Kempinski Shanghai Hotel unwind at the spa, indoor heated pool, whirlpool and 24-hour fitness centre on site. The rich hotel also offers business centre and several meeting rooms that can hold functions of over 700 people. Airport transfer and laundry service are available for added convenience.
- 20 min by car to Shanghai Expo Pudong Section entrance
- 30 min drive to the Airport (Shanghai Hongqiao)
- 40 min drive to the Interantional Airport (Pudong)
- Business Centre
- Conference Facilities
- Disabled Facilities
- Room Service
- Parking Facilities (At Cost)
- Air Conditioning
- Ensuite / Private Bathroom
- Mini Bar
- Writing Desk
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This site has practice for many math skills. There is also an option to practice in Spanish.
Numerous story problems with hints for many different math skills.
This site has practice for many math skills.
Similar site as Cool Math except it has basic math skills. It leads up to the Cool Math site.
Have some fun with this one. The site provides many challenges for kids.
Great website full of games covering a variety of topics
Need a math definition? Use this link.
This site is recommended by the staff here at Dobbs.
This site is great for parents wanting to teach their children.
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Welcome to Melin’s new Chair
Melin Homes officially welcomed its new Chair Margaret Spencer at a recent meeting of its Board. Margaret is replacing Doiran Jones, who has stepped down after 5 years service as Melin’s Chairman.
Margaret Spencer has been a Board Member for the last 8 years, and spent her working life as a Rural Homes Economics Lecturer and prior to that as a Resource Manager for Carmarthan Social Services.
“As Chair I will do my utmost to continue the development of Melin. Apart from the construction of new houses I am particularly interested in initiatives that enable people to develop their own potential and enhance their lives.
There are many burning issues in the sector; Welfare Reform and ever decreasing housing grants to name a few. I know I am a cog in a very much larger machine but I am sure by working together board, staff and residents we can achieve our goal”, said Margaret.
Margaret replaces Doiran Jones, who has served as a Board Member for thirty years and will continue to do so now he has stepped down as Chair. Doiran says his passion for housing stems from his youth. He said: “Housing has been the cornerstone of my life since I was younger and I realised how lucky I was to have a house.”
Melin Homes Chief Executive Mark Gardner said, “I’d like to thank Doiran for his many years of service at the helm of the Melin Board. He has been our Chairman since Melin was formed in 2007, and he has done a great job in that time. I would also like to welcome Margaret – her experience as a Board Member and her knowledge of the social care sector will be invaluable to us as Melin continues to grow.”
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Yay! We survived both the flight and the weekend! It was actually a very good time. Teagan handled the flight down very well. So much so that we got compliments on how good a baby she was.
The majority of the trip was taken up with family – obligations, lunches, dinners. We did get a little time to go to the beach, the hotel pool and a fortress. Teagan had a pretty good time in the ocean, shaking off getting sea water in her face until Stu and I passed her right as a wave hit her. (My mom has all those pictures!) We then went into the pool, because mom wanted to get a picture of her similar to one she had taken of me when I was in PR at 7 months – sitting alone on the pool steps.
We got a few good ones! Teagan really enjoys the pool. We got to go in the pool the next day – the ocean was too rough – and she put her face in the water several times… would kick and splash. So much fun to see her learn about the water!
Memorial service for Abuelita was nice, but all in spanish. Lunch afterward was sort of fun. Sitting with family that I don’t know well, that Stu doesn’t know at all, hoping they remember to speak english for him. For us. My spanish is too rusty :( Everyone was totally taken with Teagan, la muñeca. Turns out that “cousins” have a beach house that they might let us borrow. Yay!
We ended up on Monday being able to get to the Fortress of San Felipe del Morro. Turns out that my great-grandfather helped build the lighthouse. Cool.
The way back wasn’t as successful as the way down, and a little bit melancholy. I always feel sad leaving Puerto Rico. I do so enjoy being there, even with the humidity. Teagan wasn’t quite as good the way back, but we deserved it. We really abused her schedule during the trip. She didn’t get fed as regularly – don’t worry, we did feed her. She didn’t get to sleep as often and as long as normal – she napped between events, in the car, during lulls, while sightseeing…
She cried several times by the end of the trip and also on the plane. We didn’t get the same compliments as we got off back in Connecticut as we did on the way down, although when she was happy she made friends all around her – the lady behind us, the one across the asile from us, and the steward. I was totallly blown away that she slept during the landing – didn’t need the bottle of milk that I saved for her for the return. She only woke up as we put her into the cold stroller. Almost midnight. Poor baby.
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Re: Cold Steel Bokken
Oiling is indeed what I refer to. And no, it's not a big deal. I only mention it in relation to the Cold Steel poly-whatever-ine ones.
And I do just mean the dings. I actually like them (it shows you've been training!), but again I mention it in relation to the Cold Steel bokken which don't do that.
I'd still rather have a good wooden one. I have a crap wooden one with a crack in it from it being a poor selection for a bokken and the Cold Steel ones because I wanted to try them and they were on sale. | <urn:uuid:d6c9c015-d747-4b7e-9c4a-3f1acf8377ac> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showpost.php?p=260819&postcount=6 | 2014-12-21T22:19:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802772743.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075252-00164-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981644 | 135 | [
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2. RADIO-ACTIVITY (1975)
A highly innovative science fiction movie soundtrack about radio-activity and the activity of the radio. This all electronic concept album explores the themes of broadcast communications and nuclear radiation. Surfing on sine waves and scanning the stratosphere for stray radio signals, Kraftwerk plug themselves into a buzzing grid of energy and radio signals.
About This Performance
German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk perform live in eight performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall March 18-21, 2014 to launch the LA Phil’s Minimalist Jukebox Festival.
For these performances, video includes strobe pulsing effects.
Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.
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This is the fourth year for the adult scholarships and the fifth year for youth scholarships, awarded to high school seniors earlier this year. Both programs are funded with unclaimed patronage capital money and do not affect member rates.
Winners include Steven Fealtman of Carlisle, attending Shippensburg University; Paula Frey of Littlestown, attending Eastern Mennonite University; Jessica Hall of York, attending Penn State University; Brandy Harman of Abbottstown, attending Central Penn College; Tyler McKnight of New Park, attending Harrisburg Area Community College; Sherry Moschella of East Berlin, attending Lancaster Bible College; Barbara Mott of Lewisberry, attending New Mexico State University; Amy Myers of Shippensburg, attending Shippensburg University; Beth Riale of Felton, attending York College of Pennsylvania; Joyce Rohrbaugh of Stewartstown, attending Penn State University; Kathleen Topolski of New Freedom, attending CCBC Catonsville; and Holly Weir of Spring Grove, attending Harrisburg Area Community College.
For more information, visit http://www.adamsec.coop, and click on "Scholarships" under "My Benefits" or call 1-888/232-6732.
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McKinley, Danette W.; Williams, Shirley R.; Norcini, John J.; Anderson, M Brownell
Predicted physician shortages in the United States have led to recommendations for medical school expansion,1 although studies have suggested that this may not increase the number of physicians choosing primary care specialties.2 Primary care physicians are likely needed to reduce health care disparities among the underserved.3,4 With increased global mobility and the accompanying threats of increased incidence of communicable diseases, physicians will be expected to be familiar with a wider range of illnesses. Research indicates that international health experiences have positive educational effects, including increasing the likelihood of the selection of a primary care career and improving interest in serving underserved populations.5–7 The offering of such experiences can be attractive to applicants and can provide a wider range of clinical experiences for students and residents. In their literature review of eight articles that evaluated international medical education opportunities during medical school or residency, Thompson et al.7 found that these opportunities were positively associated with choosing careers in primary care specialties. These experiences have also been shown to increase interest in serving the underserved in this country and abroad.8
Medical school students have shown an increasing interest in participation in such experiences,8–10 suggesting that international opportunities can be a powerful recruiting tool for both undergraduate and graduate medical school programs. In 2007, 43% of respondents to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC’s) Medical School Graduation Questionnaire rated their instruction in global health issues in the medical school curriculum as “inadequate.”11 Discovering opportunities and available funding sources may not be easy for trainees. Providing a resource that describes the programs offered at individual schools may facilitate students’ and residents’ pursuit of international medical education opportunities.
In 1988, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) published survey results providing detailed information on overseas activities of schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and public health12 based on collaboration with the AAMC, the American Association of Dental Schools, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the Association of Schools of Public Health. At that time, two instruments were developed: one for deans or other administrators regarding policies and information about the students participating in the programs, and the other for faculty who directed international activities.
Beginning in 2005, the AAMC, the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), and the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC, formerly the International Health Medical Education Consortium) joined together to collect information about international activities at U.S. allopathic medical schools. The ECFMG surveys provided a basis for updating the information available on international opportunities for faculty, students, and residents. The intention of these efforts was to distribute more current information about international opportunities for students, residents, and faculty. Based on the survey responses, an electronic resource was made available on the FAIMER Web site in March 2007. This resource includes information about the extent and nature of international opportunities for medical students, residents, and faculty. It also provides information about which schools offer programs, their funding sources, and in which geographical regions these experiences are offered.
The purpose of the current study is to describe the experiences available to students and residents at U.S. allopathic medical schools on the basis of survey results. We examined whether there were differences in available opportunities between public and private schools.
The survey instruments used by the ECFMG in their 1988 study of medical schools served as the basis for the current investigation. In May 2005, staff from the AAMC, FAIMER, and GHEC met to review content and develop the survey. The survey was designed to collect information about the types of international opportunities in medical education provided to faculty, students, and residents at U.S. allopathic medical schools. Categories of opportunities included research, electives, and global health. Respondents were also asked to provide information on experiences offered separately to faculty, students, and residents from outside the United States. The survey was piloted with 41 medical schools deans and faculty directly involved with international programs between May and August of 2005. Invitations were sent to medical school deans and faculty at the remaining 79 schools in January of 2006. As of February 5, 2008, survey results were available for 111 respondents from medical schools in the United States. Descriptive statistics (number, percent) of respondents reporting the availability of various opportunities to students and residents from their own schools and abroad as well as funding sources are presented. The percentage of private school respondents indicating opportunities was compared with the percentage of public school respondents indicating availability at their institutions. Schools were classified on the basis of data from the AAMC Medical School Tuition and Fee Survey.13,14
Reponses were received from 111 respondents representing 99 U.S. allopathic medical schools. Of the 111 respondents, 55 (50%) were in the dean’s office at the medical school (i.e., assistant or associate dean, dean), 38 (34%) were international program administrators (directors or coordinators), and 14 (13%) were faculty members in charge of international programs. Two respondents did not specify their title, and one respondent was a student. A total of eight respondents were eliminated from the analyses because their responses could not be verified or were incomplete. The results presented are based on responses from the remaining 103 respondents from 96 medical schools. Of the 96 schools in the study, 37 are private (41 respondents) and 59 are public (62 respondents). The number (and percentage) of respondents indicating opportunities offered at their respective schools are provided in Table 1. The percentage of private school respondents indicating availability of international opportunities is contrasted with the percentage of public school respondents reporting such opportunities. Responses are summarized for U.S. medical students, medical students from abroad, U.S. residents, and residents from abroad.
Of the 103 respondents, 46 (45%) indicated that preclinical research opportunities are available. International opportunities over the summer and break periods were offered by 63 (61%) of the schools, 90 (87%) reported that international clinical electives were offered, and 59 schools (57%) reported offering clinical research opportunities. Only five schools (5%) reported that no international opportunities were available to medical students.
Respondents were asked to indicate which opportunities were offered at their schools to medical students from abroad (preclinical research, language/cultural immersion, break/summer activities, clinical activities, and clinical research). Twenty-three (22%) respondents reported that international students were involved in preclinical research, 59 (57%) responded that they arranged clinical activities for medical students from abroad, and 27 (26%) indicated that students from abroad participate in clinical research activities. Respondents were given the option to expand on their responses by providing free-text explanations. Some reported that it was difficult for students from abroad to have contact with patients because of insurance and institutional constraints. Despite these challenges, observership opportunities were reported by three schools.
International opportunities offered to residents included global health tracks (n = 11; 11%), elective international rotations (n = 61; 59%), and clinical opportunities (n = 46; 45%). Three respondents noted that residents could pursue international opportunities on their own with the approval of the school of medicine. About one quarter of those responding reported research opportunities for residents from abroad (n = 25; 24%), and 29 reported clinical opportunities for international residents (28%). Forty-two respondents (41%) reported that there were no formal opportunities offered to residents from abroad. Some respondents noted difficulties in obtaining funding for residents from abroad, and others cited challenges in meeting licensure requirements in clinical settings with patient contact.
Among respondents representing private schools, only 10 (24% of private school respondents) indicated that pretravel preparatory courses were offered to students in their institutions, whereas 22 (36%) respondents at public schools reported such courses. Of the 41 respondents from private schools, 28 (68%) reported that clinical research opportunities were offered to students, compared with 51% of those respondents from public schools. Four respondents (10%) from private schools indicated that there were no international opportunities offered to students at their schools, whereas only 1 of the 62 respondents (2%) from public schools indicated an absence of opportunities. Regarding data on students from abroad, 37% of the 41 respondents from private schools reported clinical research opportunities compared with 19% of the 62 representatives of public schools. Both respondents who indicated that international rotations for residents were required at their institutions were from public schools. Only 51% of the private schools representatives indicated that elective clinical rotations were available for residents from their schools, whereas 65% of those from public schools stated that international clinical rotations were offered. Half of the private school respondents reported no opportunities for residents from abroad (n = 21), whereas 34% of the public school respondents indicated that no opportunities were offered to residents from abroad.
The survey included questions on collaboration and funding available for international opportunities. Table 2 provides the number and percentage of responding schools and reports collaborative efforts as well as funding sources. Medical school respondents stated that the international opportunities they offered frequently involved collaboration with other medical schools (n = 51; 50%) and health professions schools within their respective universities (n = 44; 41%). Three of the respondents cited cooperative efforts with schools of public health or tropical medicine in development of international opportunities. Collaborations with nongovernment organizations were more frequently reported than those with government organizations (37% versus 21%). Respondents were questioned about external as well as internal sources of funding. By far, individual donors were the most common source of external funding (n = 48; 47%), followed by foundations (n = 37; 36%). In addition to these sources of external funding, respondents noted grants, alumni association funding, and endowments targeted for international study. Internal sources of funding were deans (n = 49; 48%) and individual departments (n = 40; 39%). Some respondents reported university resources (n = 4, 4%) as sources of internal funding. Some cited that research funds for the medical school had been allocated for international opportunities in the past, but these funds had decreased over the last few years.
International opportunities have been shown to “restore medical students’ idealism”3 and to improve the likelihood that they are subsequently involved in provision of care for underserved communities.6–9 As medical schools in the United States expand, and as global health is an increasing concern, it is not surprising that students’ interest in international opportunities is escalating. Funding of such opportunities may be challenging, but collaborations with schools of public health and international schools hold some promise.8 Respondents in this study reported endowments specifically targeted toward the provision of international opportunities. Most of the respondents reported on activities for medical students. International opportunities for residents are more difficult, given the restrictions (e.g., financial and legal constraints) associated with graduate medical education in the United States. Residents from their own institutions often pursued international opportunities as part of elective clinical rotations. Clinical research and observership opportunities for residents from abroad were reported by a number of respondents, with a higher percentage of private school representatives indicating the availability of international research opportunities for these residents.
It may be possible to provide valuable clinical experiences for U.S. medical students and residents through placement in international settings where their skills are needed. Partnerships with public health programs, international medical schools, community health centers, and religious organizations will be necessary to ensure adequate educational support for these programs. Funding sources for such efforts may be expanding as well (e.g., Johnson & Johnson’s partnership with Yale Medical School, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the University of Washington). Several schools have developed structured guidelines to ensure consistency in the quality of the international program offerings,15–17 and investigators have noted improvement in the diversity of diagnoses observed,15 along with improved examination performance.7
Although the current investigation provides some information on international opportunities in medical education in U.S. allopathic medical schools, it is not without its limitations. Although most respondents were from the dean’s office, some were more familiar with opportunities provided for medical students, and others were more familiar with residents’ activities. Because students and residents could pursue these opportunities during school vacation periods, it may be useful to survey the participants directly to determine the nature and duration of their experiences. Details on the length and content of the opportunities have not been collected from faculty advisors, and the addition of such data to the resource would be invaluable. We categorized responses on the basis of whether the school was public or private, but additional information on school characteristics may have been valuable in identifying factors related to the availability and diversity of international opportunities offered. Though we reported only on U.S. allopathic schools, experiences offered by international schools are also of interest and provide an area for additional research. FAIMER is in the process of developing a survey tool to assess international opportunities available during medical school as well as those available as part of graduate medical education.
Although not discussed here, the survey included questions on opportunities for faculty at U.S. allopathic schools and those from abroad. This paper specifically focused on medical students and residents because of research findings suggesting that these experiences affect career specialty choices. Whereas the students choosing to pursue these opportunities may have been more likely to choose primary care or to serve underserved populations, such experiences may improve the distribution of physicians (i.e., choosing primary care specialty or working in underserved areas). Physicians provided with international opportunities are afforded exposure to a wider range of illnesses. These experiences may improve cultural competence through exposure to patients in other countries with different health care systems and views of medicine.
This collaboration has resulted in the development of an online resource summarizing the opportunities available at U.S. allopathic schools which is freely available at (www.faimer.org/resources/opportunities). Medical school faculty and/or program directors are invited to contribute to this resource, and information is updated as new responses are received. With additional data collected from international medical schools, we anticipate that this will become a more comprehensive source of information on the assorted opportunities available globally. Combining these data with those from other sources (residency training, board certification, licensure, etc.) would supplement research conducted to show the long-term effects of these opportunities.
1 Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC Statement on the Physician Workforce. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2006.
2 Woloschuk W, Harasym PH, Temple W. Attitude change during medical school: A cohort study. Med Educ. 2004;38:522–534.
3 Levine RS, Foster JE, Fullilove RE, et al. Black–white inequalities in mortality and life expectancy, 1933–1999: Implications for healthy people 2010. Public Health Rep. 2001;116:474–483.
4 Murray CJ, Kulkarni SC, Michaud C, et al. Eight Americas: Investigating mortality disparities across races, counties, and race-counties in the United States. PLoS Med. 2006;3:e260.
5 Smith JK, Weaver DB. Capturing medical students’ idealism. Ann Fam Med. 2006;4(suppl 1):S32–S37.
6 Ramsey AH, Haq C, Gjerde CL, Rothenberg D. Career influence of an international health experience during medical school. Fam Med. 2004;36:412–416.
7 Thompson MJ, Huntington MK, Hunt DD, Pinsky LE, Brodie JJ. Educational effects of international health electives on U.S. and Canadian medical students and residents: A literature review. Acad Med. 2003;78:342–347.
8 Grudzen CR, Legome E. Loss of international medical experiences: Knowledge, attitudes and skills at risk. BMC Med Educ. 2007;7:47.
9 Drain PK, Primack A, Hunt DD, Fawzi WW, Holmes KK, Gardner P. Global health in medical education: A call for more training and opportunities. Acad Med. 2007;82:226–230.
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16 Gupta AR, Wells CK, Horwitz RI, Bia FJ, Barry M. The International Health Program: The fifteen-year experience with Yale University’s Internal Medicine Residency Program. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999;61:1019–1023.
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Every family dreams of a place in their home where the clan can watch TV, play games, or just go to relax. Interior designer Anitra Mecadon takes the idea of the traditional family rec room, turns it on its ear, then pumps it full of steroids. Customized to reflect the lifestyle of each featured family, these over-the-top sanctuaries boast state-of-the-art entertainment centers, unique gaming areas and innovative storage solutions. Anitra just doesn't come up with the plans for these wild transformations, she helps execute them as well. When she's not knocking down walls with a sledgehammer or working a power sander, she's enlisting family members for hands-on help with the renovation. | <urn:uuid:7faa7a68-4a3b-4061-ac0e-b4fbf2225cc9> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.aoltv.com/show/mega-dens/8439060 | 2014-12-19T06:31:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802768276.101/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075248-00124-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947779 | 153 | [
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In recent months there seems to have been a flood of polarizing and controversial articles related to mothering and so-called "women's issues." I find myself easily seduced by the sheer drama of the opinions expressed and drawn in by the subsequent backlash of women attacking women. But I am beginning to wonder if the inflation of articles on "Mommy Wars" is constructive. In view of the fact that this is an election year, it is pivotal to examine the agenda behind what is getting massive media attention. Considering that women are the country's majority, one could ask whether all the attentiveness towards ideological divisions among women is an attempt to impede efforts to unite them.
There is a contradiction when it comes to the role of women in politics. On the one hand, the segregation of women's issues inherently marginalizes and trivializes the female experience. These are human issues that affect everyone. Dividing women from men creates the illusion that men aren't impacted by this "war on women." But, at the same time, women and men do have different psychologies, cultural expectations and roles in society. If there wasn't any special attention to issues that effect women, then I worry about a potential deterioration in the way women would be treated in not only legislation, but also the national budget. So the challenge is how to credit a very real divergence between the sexes in an honest and ultimately cohesive way.
During the pressure of an election year, we all become pawns for the media, politicians and corporations to manipulate, but the role of women is one that is drastically misrepresented. For one, women are pictured as swing voters when in actuality, they are not. Also, the majority of women do not vote exclusively on the basis of reproductive rights as is suggested in the media. By creating this story that women are flakey flip-floppers that care only about birth control and abortions, they oversimplify the conversation. Women are reduced to body parts that can't make up their minds about what is in their best interest.
There have been real social shifts in our economic, corporate and political sectors that have forced a lot of adjustments for everyone. The American family is directly impacted, and, as a result, a vast percentage is living a nightmare. Yet the root causes of these changes are not being actively addressed, because to address them is to accept accountability. The rhetoric becomes finger pointing on both sides, because if the conversation is about blame, it is not about finding solutions. The conflict is not that there isn't an alternative reality that is more sustainable, but who is going to profit from creating one.
For the first time in generations, we are facing the drastic possibility that our children are not expected to surpass us financially and may have a shorter life expectancy. If current trends continue, the future for the young will not be one of progress but of regression, and, regardless of political affiliation, I would think this reality is one that people can unite behind. As dire as all this may seem, we are also in a very revolutionary and powerful position to share information and organize through citizen-run initiatives that are promoted and developed through the Internet.
I was recently alerted to an effort spearheaded by Stacy Morrison at BlogHer, who has created a forum where women can band together and discover what it is that they do and don't want from the political process and how to achieve their goals. Morrison believes that by aggregating basic facts demonstrating the true position of women's influence in the political arena, people will begin to "express the complexity and develop outreach to Republicans and Democrats that illustrates the tapestry of the female experience." She continues: "This initiative is a bipartisan effort to discuss the challenges of being a modern American woman and acknowledge the powerhouse that we are; the influence that we are. Women must refuse being treated as window dressing and allowing politicians to dictate the conversation that isn't relevant to what women are actually experiencing."
The more alienated we feel from each other, the easier we are to manipulate and distract. There is a division between men from women and women from women that is provoked by the sensationalized stories we are being force-fed by those in power. Morrison says: "One of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century is that feminism was understood to be exclusionary. We want to be inclusive." Women have a unique perspective and distinct hurdles, but they cannot create real change alone. The Blogher initiative is attempting to connect both women and men to discuss the challenges they face in their families, in their everyday lives, and to take back the power by being in control of the conversation.
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|12/20/2014||Austin Meadows, CF PIT|
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|12/16/2014||Austin Meadows, CF PIT|
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Austin Meadows returns from injury, doubles twice in debut
|by R.J. White | CBSSports.com|
|(6/30/14) Pirates outfield prospect Austin Meadows made his season debut Monday in the Gulf Coast League, going 2 for 2 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI, MLB.com reports.
Meadows, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2013 draft, suffered a hamstring injury in spring training and had to deal with a setback during rehab, keeping him sidelined for the first three months of 2014. He is expected to eventually progress to Class A West Virginia.
Austin Meadows trying to settle in at rookie ball
|by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com|
|(7/17/13) Pirates outfield prospect Austin Meadows produced his first career RBI Tuesday for the GCL Pirates (rookie). He also had his first career triple and walk in the game.
Meadows has hit safely in his last three games and is starting to heat up after a slow start. The 2013 first-round pick (ninth overall) is batting .160 (4 for 25) in his first six games. He has one double, but unfortunately has struck out 10 times to just one walk. He has struck out multiple times in four of his first six games.
Baseball America ranked Meadows as the sixth-best prospect in the 2013 draft class. Meadows hit .535 (38 for 71) with a .633 slugging percentage, one triple, four home runs, 14 doubles, 28 RBI and 29 runs in 24 games as a senior for Grayson (Ga.) High School.
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Dalia and her boyfriend West are basically the cutest thing ever. I spent longer than I care to admit browsing her Instagram account, smiling at these adorable photos of them and their life in Chicago. Dalia, who writes the blog Oh My Dalia, has it made — a guy who does visual design for a living and can help her with web development on her blog? Isn’t that the dream? West seems so incredibly supportive and proud to boot! Oh My Dalia was a new find for me when Dalia emailed me her nomination; the blog is a great resource to discover other great blogs, as it happens. Stop by and check it out, and read on to learn more about West!
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The Banks County Lady Leopards Varsity Basketball Team kick started a new winning streak this week, beating East Hall 54-33 last Tuesday and North Hall 58-49 Friday. The Lady Leopards are now 5-0 at home, 4-4 on the road and 3-0 against non-region opponents with an overall record of 12-4 and 4-3 in the region.
Against East Hall, the Lady Leopards took a nine-point lead over the Lady Vikings in the first quarter and continued that lead into the second quarter, scoring eight more points in the half to go to the locker room up 30-11. The Lady Vikings could not cut into the lead in second half as the Lady Leopards outscored them 24-22 over the course of the third and fourth quarters.
Lauren Carter led the Lady Leopards with 19 points, while Kaitlyn Duncan added 11 points. Others scoring were Casey Turner (six points), Taylor Kennedy (six points), Abby Parks (three points), Gabby Kennedy (two points), Morgan Rylee (two points), Shelby Parson (two points), Paige Mathis (two points) and Brenda Parson (one point).
BCHS had tough time with the North Hall Lady Trojans falling behind by four points in the first quarter and trailing at the half by a point.
But the Lady Leopards pulled ahead in the third quarter and extended their lead in the fourth quarter, picking up 17 points at the free throw line. The win boosted BCHS to third place in the 7-AAA region rankings.
Duncan led the Lady Leopards with 16 points. Turner added 12 points, and Parson finished with 11 points. Carter also reached double figures with 10 points. Others scoring were Kennedy (eight points) and Savanna Blalock (three points).
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Win Tickets For The 78th Annual Hadi Shrine Circus!
Starting Thanksgiving day, The Hadi Shrine Circus opens for 4 big days of performance at the new Ford Center in downtown Evansville. This year’ the kids can have their photo taken with special circus guests Scooby-Doo & Shaggy, and tickets go on sale November 3rd
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In Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning toward Social Justice, Kevin Kumashiro calls on educators to critically examine the everyday decisions of teaching and learning in an effort to design education that is anti-oppressive and affirms social justice. Against the backdrop of his rich teaching experiences, Kumashiro presents a clear and compelling vision for anti-oppressive education, offers a fresh and creative model for understanding teacher development, and provides readers with practical pedagogical insights for applying this understanding.
Kumashiro defines anti-oppressive teaching as a process wherein teachers work “paradoxically with knowledge, that is, to simultaneously use knowledge to see what different insights, identities, practices, and changes it makes possible while critically examining that knowledge (and how it came to be known) to see what insights and the like it closes off.” Central to Kumashiro’s tenets of anti-oppressive teaching is the understanding that the “actual practice of anti-oppressive teaching is always in need of being problematized.” The fluid, context-specific, and highly subjective nature of teaching and learning makes it clear that anti-oppressive teaching is not an accomplishment or achievement as much as it is a process that requires constant reflection, a critical outlook, and a willingness to problematize how “any approach to teaching is partial.”
In the first of two parts of the book, Movements toward Anti-Oppressive Teacher Education, Kumashiro conceptualizes anti-oppressive teacher education by examining the images of “teacher” as presented by teacher-education programs focusing on social justice. By conducting research on eighty teacher-education programs in the United States, including document analysis and interviews with students and faculty from forty of those programs, Kumashiro finds that these programs reflect three common teacher images: the teacher as learned practitioner, as researcher, and as professional. From these images, Kumashiro builds a compelling argument that these conceptualizations of the teacher may reflect oppressive tendencies of education. For example, while it is important for teachers to build a practitioner knowledge base — on their students, the curriculum, and the craft of teaching — Kumashiro also notes the necessity of acknowledging the limits of teacher knowledge. Teachers can never fully know their students, and there are numerous ways and frameworks teachers can use to help understand them. Using such examples, Kumashiro challenges us to unearth the limits and the possibilities of building practitioner knowledge, the inevitable subjectivity of teacher research, and the need to trouble the “commonsensical notion that increasing the professionalization of teaching will help to address oppressions in schools and society.”
Kumashiro then builds four alternative images of teachers as individuals dealing with crisis, uncertainty, healing, and activism, and suggests ways these images “can make possible new advances in the movement toward social justice.” By crisis, Kumashiro means “a state of emotional discomfort and disorientation that calls on students to make some change.” Part of preparing teachers for crisis, however, is training them to structure experiences that help students navigate through it. In preparing teachers for uncertainty, teacher educators must challenge teachers to understand both intentional and unintentional ways of teaching how students might perceive such teaching. Influenced by “an activist strand of Buddhism known as ‘socially-engaged Buddhism,’” Kumashiro’s thoughts on preparing teachers for healing rests upon the premise that we must treat knowledge paradoxically — that is, to “use it in ways that help us improve our lives, but constantly interrupt the suffering that results from how we learn and what we think.” Lastly, informed by queer activism, Kumashiro argues that teachers must continually “ask how our practices contribute to oppression” and address the resistance and discomfort within schools in acknowledging those oppressive practices.
Kumashiro, who believes that the most important implications for anti-oppressive education lie in teaching and learning inside classrooms, provides practical insights to educators in the second part of his book, Preparing Anti-Oppressive Teachers in Six Disciplines. He offers lessons in the disciplines of social studies, English literature, music, foreign languages, the natural sciences, and mathematics. Through these lessons, Kumashiro grounds his compelling theoretical insights from the first part of the book in the daily struggles and decisions of teaching. Lessons are developed for all six disciplines, thus dispelling the notion that anti-oppressive teaching is limited to areas such as social studies, which focus on the social aspects of humans’ lives. Each lesson focuses on one topic within the discipline and draws from Kumashiro’s experience with elementary, middle, and secondary students. Rather than providing a blueprint for best teaching practices, the lessons provide the reader with an understanding of how the theories of anti-oppressive teaching, detailed in the first part of the book, can be practically applied in the classroom.
Central to each lesson is the honest, critical, and self-reflective stance that Kumashiro argues is necessary for anti-oppressive teaching. Kumashiro presents the strengths and weaknesses of the lessons, many of which are gleaned from the candid conversations he engages in with his students. In a lesson on Native Hawaiian music and its influences from Christianity, Kumashiro describes some of the hidden messages that can permeate teaching. During a discussion with students on the lesson’s strengths and weaknesses, Kumashiro realizes the contradiction that his “lesson on the colonialist nature of what we want students to sing and what we tell students about music’s cultural context can simultaneously reinforce the colonialist nature of how we want students to sing.” For the teacher engaged in anti-oppressive education, continual reflection and a willingness to confront hard truths are both liberating and necessary.
The volume is grounded in Kumashiro’s varied teaching experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, a high school math teacher, a teacher educator, a summer singing instructor, and a middle school English teacher. From these accounts, Kumashiro presents us with the impossibilities of defining “good teaching,” the subtle oppression that lays beneath the best of intentions, and the limits of common sense. As a result, Against Common Sense reads more like an open conversation among Kumashiro and his students that involves complex reflection on the puzzles and paradoxes of teaching for social justice than an authoritative claim that defines the boundaries of anti-oppressive teaching. Rarely does a book have the ability to capture the wide audience within the field of education; however, teachers, teacher educators, and researchers alike will find Against Common Sense a thoughtful and applicable volume. | <urn:uuid:238ea2ae-4d8f-464a-9a4d-7f7059ecceea> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://hepg.org/her-home/issues/harvard-educational-review-volume-75-issue-4/herbooknote/against-common-sense_6 | 2014-12-22T02:44:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802773061.155/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075253-00108-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954897 | 1,370 | [
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Hkgspotter1 From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0 Posted (12 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 1438 times:
What the hell are the people at the China Air Show doing this year ??. It starts tomorrow and there is still no confirmed details about the show and no TV adverts like for the past years. Their website says a list of aircraft will be posted in JULY !!, I've sent e-mails to them which have not been answered.
Anyway today I heard these three aircraft going into no Zhuhai:
N132JC = Galaxy
AHW2137 = ??
WKH2761 = ??
Anyone got the ID of these other two aircraft or info on whats at the show ??
Carnoc From China, joined Oct 2001, 875 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (12 years 1 month 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1380 times:
Not sure about Boeing, but Airbus has joined the Zhuhai Airshow 2002.
Here are some latest information from Airbus (China) public relations officer:
Airbus has joined China's largest ever airshow in Zhuhai from Nov 4 to Nov 7, 2002. On Nov 4, Airbus (China) held a press conference and the corp's management had talked about the current development process of new Airbus A380 and the co-operation between Airbus and China in A380 project. Meanwhile, other recent company moves had also been introduced to media (heard from my friend who was there, mainly Chinese media organizations).
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Cottage | 4 bedrooms | sleeps 9
' in Newton Ferrers, a large, detached, south-facing house, excellently positioned just above the river Yealm with superb panoramic river views, 500 yards from village shops and pub. At the front, paved terraces and a big river-facing deck (tables/chairs, barbecue) are part-sheltered by a wisteria-clad verandah, and with ceiling-high glazed doors across the whole front of the house opening to the deck, this is an ideal spot for enjoying those views, from inside or out, and observing passing river life. If you feel like partaking, boats can be hired locally and steep steps (care needed) below the garden lead to a private quay, the tidal creek (outhaul mooring) and riverside footpath to the village and Nat. Trust woodland. With split-level foundations, this is a spacious, well laid out house and the river views are shared by almost every room (even the laundry has a peek!). Inside, everything generous and well done, with relaxing colours, good fabrics, furnishings and artwork, and made extremely comfortable as the owners' own holiday retreat. Steps (19) from road down through enclosed, steepish garden to front door (further steps down to deck/terraces below). Entrance hall; 2 steps up to double bedroom (5'8' bed, hooks for clothes-hanging) with en suite shower-room (suite) and French windows to small covered balcony; stairs up to family bedroom (twin plus single under sloping ceilings) with fun seaside theme, en suite bathroom (suite plus hand-shower) and French windows to balustrade. From entrance hall, stairs down to two more large bedrooms ' the stunning master double (5'3' French bed, sofa, chairs) with marble-tiled en suite bathroom (suite plus bath-shower and hand-shower) and balcony, and a double (6' bed) with en suite shower-room (suite) and corner window seat. More stairs down to living room with big comfy sofas/armchairs for 7 around 'living flame' gas fire, desk, raised snug/TV area for 4 with TV/Sky/DVD/video and film/music library, and dining room ' big glazed doors in both rooms fold back for access to the deck/terrace. Up 2 steps, smart cream kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, large fridge-freezer, 5-ring gas cooker/double oven) with granite-topped central island, oak worktops and breakfast bar (2 stools). Laundry/utility room (washing machine, tumble drier); large wine fridge; downstairs loo (washbasin) and back door to garden. All main rooms and bedrooms have individually controlled heating/air conditioning.A thoroughly comfortable and well thought-out home in an enviable riverside position. Damages Deposit '300.
|Size||Sleeps up to 9, 4 bedrooms|
|Will consider||Short breaks (1-4 days)|
|Family friendly||Great for children of all ages|
|Notes||No pets allowed, No smoking at this property|
Features and Facilities
|Luxuries||Internet access, DVD player, Boat available, Sea view|
|General||Central heating, TV, Video player, Telephone, Satellite TV|
|Standard||Kettle, Toaster, Iron|
|Utilities||Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine|
|Rooms||4 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms|
|Furniture||Double beds (3), Cots (1)|
|Other||Towels provided, High chair|
|Further details indoors|
Please bring your own beach towels.
The agent has its own star rating system to quantify interior quality, comfort and ambience. This property has been rated 5 star.
The Devon region
The South Hams: southernmost Devon; between the river Dart and river Tamar and south of Dartmoor, lush farmland and wooded river valleys turning to beautiful estuaries, its coast very beautiful and remarkably well preserved – sandy beaches and mighty cliffs between those estuaries, amazingly little sprawling modern ugliness. Inland too, away from main roads, it remains surprisingly peaceful.
Among special coastal places are Dartmouth; sheltered Blackpool Sands; Slapton's long curve of pebble beach and nature reserve lagoon; the cliffs about Start Point and Prawle Point, Bolt Head and Bolt Tail; East Portlemouth's beach and Salcombe's location and views; Thurlestone proving that family seaside places don't need to be brash; Bigbury's huge sands and the fun of getting to Burgh Island; waterside, oak-wood-sheltered Noss Mayo/Newton Ferrers; many others, less easy of access, are for you to discover.
Kingsbridge and Totnes, both old, attractive and small, are the towns at the area's heart; Plymouth – the West Country's biggest town, with Naval base, ferry port, theatre, cinemas, history, Hoe (great views) and Barbican (where the life is) – is on the area's edge. Dartington Hall is an arts centre (films, plays, music, dance) with lovely gardens. Pleasure cruisers ply the Kingsbridge estuary and Dart and Tamar rivers.
Newton Ferrers/Noss Mayo: adjoining small villages beside the lake-like river Yealm estuary, sheltered by oak-wooded hillsides, popular for sailing, lovely for walking or just sitting. Essential shops (Newton Ferrers) and good food pubs. Low tide footpath across the creek. Tennis courts; riding stables. Pedestrian ferry to coast walk to Wembury, and secluded beach. Mothecombe (nearest sandy beach by car), 4 miles. Plymouth, 11.
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"Truly wonderful home in an tranquil location"
Beautiful home wonderfully decorated that sits on a hill watching life go by in the estuary at Newton Ferrer. Highly recommend hiring a small boat to pootle around and find the hidden beaches.… More
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In the US, the target retirement age is 65. Despite economic concerns over the last 3 years, recent statistics show many men and women are in fact able to retire slightly earlier, or by 64.6.
Most people would also agree that the US is the most powerful nation in the world economically. So, it might surprise you to find out that in many other countries, people are realizing their dreams of retirement much sooner than the average American.
According to data provided by Graphic.is in the chart below, there are a lot of early retirees in other countries who can afford to stop working and start clipping coupons more than 4 years sooner than their US counterparts. Aren’t we supposed to be the richest nation on Earth? What the heck is this country coming to?
A closer look at the countries offering early retirement reveals another story though. Most provide significant entitlement programs that provide pension payouts their citizens can afford to retire on, in return for much higher income taxes. It’s also worth noting that many rent versus owning their own homes. They also have government paid healthcare and use mass transportation instead of owning cars.
All things considered, Americans still have a pretty good deal. And you’ll notice some countries are conspicuously absent from the chart. Communist countries like China and Russia really enable only a select few of their citizens to retire at all. I’ll gladly work the 4 more years to live in America. I’m happy to visit the rest of those countries on vacation when I’m clipping my own coupons. | <urn:uuid:ee3b4473-ae8e-47af-a4fd-72d572589a92> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://zowienews.com/2011/03/23/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire/ | 2014-12-22T02:40:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802773061.155/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075253-00108-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962506 | 317 | [
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Don't worry too much about the future. You'll quit going to sea when you're ready. It could be two weeks after casting off or never. One of the good things about being older is realizing what is truly not do-able and what is merely unconventional. I think you've got that down. You're not leaving a wife and three kids on the dock with $2500 to tide them over! The one thing that you can never reclaim is your youth and theopportunities it holds.
I quit going to sea, as a profession, when I woke up one day and felt it just wasn't the same and I wanted something different. Some of my classmates did that after one year, I did it after 20 years, and some of them are still out there.
Do not worry about the future, beyond say six months, as none of us know what will be. The only thing we can do is take what, for us, seems to be the correct path at the time. Most of us, at 25 years of age, had plans and ideas of where we'd be at 50. Most of us are not where we thought we'd be. I don't mean that in either a good, or bad sense, only in a sense that we are all amazed at the twists and turns our lives have taken. Things that meant everything to us 20 years ago now mean little and the things we thought little of are now the most important things in our lives. None of us are Nostradamus, and able to see the future, and all we can do is what feels right now.
Even at 50 years of age I find that most of what inhibits me is actually b.s. I can sell my house and move, I can change careers, I can do just about anything I want if my imagination is big enough and I want it. My only constaints are a wonderful wife (irrepaceable, given my personality) and 4 years of help with college expenses. Everything else is negotiable. And, you know what? The more I remember that the happier I am, because I'm not going to stay one day longer in a situation that does not fulfill my dreams. I wished someone had told me that it is ok to be frivolous and deal with "life" later when I was your age. Do you know what makes God laugh? People making plans. Think about that one. Good luck. | <urn:uuid:ab153d37-e01e-4f87-b10e-7a621b09cb1d> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.sailnet.com/forums/96428-post48.html | 2014-12-25T10:58:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1419447547257.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20141224185907-00020-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982498 | 494 | [
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Bill Monroe is called the father of bluegrass. There’s no disputing that. He founded the style and fostered it during its early years, but he didn’t shape it alone. Another man did just as much to define the fast playing, high energy sound that we know today. When Earl Scruggs hit the Nashville scene at age 21 with his earth shaking, three finger banjo picking style–something that had never been heard before–he made bluegrass hot.
He premiered as a member of Bill Monroe’s band on The Grand Old Opry in December 1945. In one electrifying performance, it was like he taught bluegrass to spin its tires, chase girls, and cuss all at once.
The show was broadcast on Nashville’s WSM 650, which had nationwide reach. From the Arizona desert to deep Blue Ridge hollers, people put down their whittling and knitting, socks they were darning, their magazines and listened in awe. This upstart was doing ungodly things on the banjo, playing as many as eleven notes per second, just shredding his strings and whipping up applause from the audience in Ryman Auditorium.
Playing beside Monroe, the father of bluegrass, Scruggs suddenly looked like the genre’s unruly uncle. He was showing his instrument how to do all kinds of crazy things.
This groundbreaking night launched a nearly seventy year career, which came to an end last Wednesday when Scruggs passed away in a Nashville hospital. I’m sure you read about it. Every daily newspaper in the country covered his death, but none have done a better job at covering his life than The Tennessean. It captured what other, bigger publications missed–the understated revolution that Scruggs led, not only in bluegrass, but in music at large. According to fellow bluegrass musician Marty Stuart, Scruggs melted walls between musical styles, but “he did it without saying three words.”
The Tennessean elaborates — “During the long-hair/short-hair skirmishes of the ’60s and ’70s, he simply showed up and played, with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and The Byrds. And when staunch fans of bluegrass — a genre that would not exist in a recognizable form without Mr. Scruggs’ banjo — railed against stylistic experimentation, Mr. Scruggs happily jammed away with sax player King Curtis, sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, piano man Elton John and anyone else whose music he fancied.”
Scruggs remained true to his bluegrass sound, but he knew that he could only expand his fan base by reaching beyond the Opry stage. Unlike many of his country music contemporaries, he played in places where he knew he’d find a new audience–college campuses, The Newport Jazz Festival, and even Carnegie Hall. It paid off. As the ambassador of bluegrass, he seeded interest in mountain music among urban sophisticates and roots reverent hippies.
Nashville wasn’t always happy about this cross-pollinating. According to The Tennessean, when Scruggs was asked about playing with Baez, who was then viewed by many as “hyper-liberal and undesirable,” he replied, “Well, I didn’t look at it from a political view. And I thought Joan Baez had one of the best voices of anybody I’d ever heard sing.”
Baez wasn’t the only controversial woman in Scruggs’ life. His wife and manager, Louise Scruggs, mixed things up too. She was Nashville’s first female manager, and she was the one who pushed her husband to play outside traditional country venues. Acknowledging Louise’s influence, Scruggs once said, “She advanced me, and…helped shape music up as a business, instead of just people out picking and grinning.”
Scruggs is also credited with bringing the banjo back from the brink of oblivion. It’s tinny sound was considered old fashioned at best or, at worst, downright funny. By the 1940s, the banjo was more popular with comedy acts than serious musicians. Scruggs, of course, changed that. He was the instrument’s first virtuoso, and he laid the groundwork for what is approaching a century of banjo experimentation.
“I had no connection to the South, to bluegrass music or to the banjo, but that sound just changed me,” said Bella Fleck, who recently composed and performed a banjo concerto with a full orchestra. He first heard Scruggs play in the opening to the television show The Beverly Hillbillies, and says that Scruggs “took the banjo to where it became a major musical instrument in the world.”
Scruggs’ far reaching influence will be remembered by friends and fellow artists this afternoon during a Memorial Service at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Fittingly, this is the spot where he changed the face of music with his 1945 Opry performance. The service will even be broadcast on the same station that beamed that show into homes so many years ago–WSM 650.
If you can’t get the station on your AM dial, you can always listen online. Tune in at 2:00 CDT to hear memories of Scruggs and share your thoughts here.
Do you like listening to Scruggs? Did you learn to play the banjo because of him? Did you ever see him or meet him?
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The most illustrious of the Bishops of Valence, b. at Vienne, 453; d. 520. He lived in the time of the irruption of the barbarians, and unhappily Valence, which was the central see of the recently founded Kingdom of Burgundy, had been scandalized by the dissolute Bishop Maximus, and the see in consequence had been vacant for fifty years. Apollinaris was of a family of nobles and saints. He was little over twenty when he was ordained priest. In 486, when he was thirtythree years old, he was made Bishop of the long vacant See of Valence, and under his zealous care it soon recovered its ancient glory. Abuses were corrected and morals reformed. The Bishop was so beloved that the news of his first illness filled the city with consternation. His return to health was miraculous. He was present at the conference at Lyons, between the Arians and Catholics, which was held in presence of King Gondebaud. He distinguished himself there by his eloquence and learning.
A memorable contest in defence of marriage brought Apollinaris again into special prominence. Stephen, the treasurer of the kingdom, was living in incest. The four bishops of the province commanded him to separate from his companion, but he appealed to the King, who sustained his official and exiled the four bishops to Sardinia. As they refused to yield, the King relented, and after some time permitted them to return to their sees, with the exception of Apollinaris, who had rendered himself particularly obnoxious, and was kept a close prisoner for a year. At last the King, stricken with a grievous malady, repented, and the Queen in person came to beg Apollinaris to go to the court to restore the monarch to health. On his refusal, the Queen asked for his cloak to place on the sufferer. The request was granted, the King was cured, and came to beg absolution for his sin. Apollinaris was sixtyfour years old when he returned from Sardinia to Valence, and his people received him with every demonstration of joy. He died after an episcopate of thirtyfour years, at the age of sixtyseven, his life ending, as it had begun, in the constant exercise of the most exalted holiness.
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Ryan Patrick McPhee’s face turned crimson red having to explain to a
judge, again, his role in a 1995 double murder that shocked the West
McPhee, who is now 32, has reoffended a few times since
he was convicted as a youth in the murders of Frank Toope, 75, and his
wife Jocelyn, 70, who were bludgeoned in their Beaconsfield home in
McPhee’s identity was revealed Thursday when he testified about the crimes in open court as an adult.
past came to light Thursday at the Montreal courthouse while he sought
a release in a case where he is accused of impaired driving causing the
death of a passenger in his car. It was raining heavily when the
accident occurred, on Dec. 1, 2010, and McPhee was allegedly driving a
car with faulty windshield wipers. He was arrested in Montreal shortly
after the accident killed his friend Derek Dion.
four charges in the impaired driving case, which is scheduled to return
to court early in 2013. After his arrest, he was granted a conditional
Feb. 24, 2011, but was back behind bars by September after being charged with 16 counts of breaching those conditions.
Thursday, in attempting to convince Quebec Court Judge Linda Despot to
release him again, McPhee talked at length about how he was convicted
of second-degree murder as a youth. He was 15 when he took part in the
Repeating evidence originally heard in 1995 and
1996, McPhee said he and the two other teenagers with him did not plan
to kill the elderly couple when they broke in on April 2, 1995. He said
they believed the house would be empty and planned to commit a
“So why did you have a bat?” asked Dennis Galiatsatos, the prosecutor in the impaired driving case.
“To open a window,” McPhee said during testimony that was sometimes barely audible.
asked McPhee to confirm that the people he killed were respected
members of their community. Frank Toope was a reverend.
weren’t aware of their age or status,” McPhee replied, adding he didn’t
know that one of the other teens continued to beat the Toopes to death
after he bolted from their house. He admitted to having struck Frank
Toope once with the bat and seeing him fall on his bed.
wasn’t a full swing,” he said, adding he only realized later that the
couple had been killed. “It was quite a shock. I had a grandmother that
age (at the time). I couldn’t do something like that to someone her
Galiatsatos then asked
McPhee if he regrets what he did back in 1995.
“Of course,” McPhee said. “There isn’t a day in my life that I haven’t thought of it.”
answering Galiatsatos’s questions, McPhee sat slumped in his chair in
the prisoner’s dock. His face turned red and his head sank down to his
lap. It took several minutes for him to collect himself emotionally.
was sentenced, on July 8, 1996, to three years of closed custody and
two years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
It was the maximum sentence possible under the Young Offenders Act.
to evidence heard Thursday before Despot, McPhee reoffended before his
sentence expired when he was caught with a concealed weapon, a machete,
in his car in Toronto in 2000.
At the time, McPhee was in the
car with one of the other two teens convicted of murdering the Toopes.
That other teen also reoffended as an adult, and was sentenced to a
30-month prison term in 2001 for an assault.
In 2007, McPhee
received a suspended sentence of two years’ probation after pleading
guilty to assault, uttering threats and drug possession. In 2008, he
received a six-month prison term after pleading guilty to another
assault, which occurred in 2005. He has also been convicted of mischief
and currently has another assault case pending.
He violated the
conditions of his release in 2011 by failing to report to the Montreal
police Operations Centre on Guy St. on a regular basis. On Thursday,
McPhee said he has anxiety attacks every time he approaches the
building. “My heart beats at 100 miles an hour. I get to the police
station and I want to open the door, but I can’t,” McPhee said, adding
he has a serious problem with alcohol.
Defence lawyer Stephan
Beaudin said his client suffers from painful flashbacks of his youth.
He said McPhee’s father died when he was a toddler and that he grew up
under difficult conditions.
Clément Proulx, a counsellor at
Freedom House, a rehabilitation centre in Lavaltrie, spoke to McPhee as
part of an evaluation to see whether he could be treated there while
the impaired driving case is pending.
Proulx described McPhee
as someone who suffers from anxiety and is frustrated with the lack of
progress he experienced while he went through a six-month therapy
program after his arrest in 2010.
“I think he sabotaged himself
on purpose,” Proulx said in reference to how McPhee breached the
conditions of his release. “I find it very common with addicts and
alcoholics and they don’t even know it.”
Despot agreed to release
McPhee again with the same conditions imposed on him in 2011. She also
required that he reside at Freedom House and follow another six-month
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AboutYo! What's up? Welcome to my profile. Stay as long as you like or scream and run because you think I'm weird, it's all good. Well I'm gonna go live it up on the forums, let me know if you know of any good RPs. God bless and peace out!
A Colection of Simple Thoughts
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March 25th could very well conquer all Bravo Monday's that have come before. The channel that brings you the Real Housewives franchise is giving their loyal fans a double play of Beverly Hills goodness.
Monday, March 25th will begin with the series finale of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The show is supposed to be a good one, with Lisa's housewarming party and vow renewing ceremony taking place in the same episode. There's no need to wonder if drama will ensue—we're talking about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills finale, people.
Right after the series finale ends, Bravo will present part one of the event that every Housewives fan looks forward to—the reunion. Who is excited to see all the talk between the girls and Andy?
Check out a sneak peek below!
If you want to catch a glimpse of Brandi before The Real Housewives reunion on Monday, take a trip over to OKMagazine.com and watch her live in the Brandi Glanville OK! Google+ Hangout.
Brandi will be answering questions about her new book, Housewives and more! Tweet @OKMagazine using the hashtag, #OKBrandiLive for a chance to get your questions answered!
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When selling your home it’s quite common for a buyer to make an offer that is conditional on the buyer selling his or her own home. Your buyer might then receive a conditional offer on his or her own home. This can lead to a chain of homes that will all be sold like dominos if someone makes an unconditional offer on the first home in the chain. An interesting situation arises when a chain of conditional offers forms a loop.
It’s not uncommon for two people to buy each other’s homes. But what if we a have a loop of three people? Suppose that A makes a conditional offer on B’s home, B makes a conditional offer on C’s home, and C makes a conditional offer on A’s home? If everyone is aware of this loop then all the deals can close. But if nobody becomes aware of the loop then it’s possible for all of the deals to expire and no homes get sold.
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bhartung at wiscoind.com
Tue Aug 25 19:13:32 BST 2009
Multiple people can view a single PC but VNC has never provided multiple independent sessions in the 7 or so years I've been using it.
Wisco Industries, Inc.
736 Janesville St.
Oregon, WI 53575
Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215
Fax: (608) 835-7399
From: Brian M. Godfrey [mailto:brian at wildbirdshop.com]
To: vnc-list at realvnc.com
Sent: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:05:37 -0500
I have used VNC on a few of my Win XP-Pro systems for a couple of years
or so. It seems to me that when I first got it, it was possible for one to
login to a system using VNC without affecting the primary user of the system
- effectively making it a multi-user system. I want to do some work on our
main POS system without taking it away from the sales people who are very
busy this time of year.
Is that still possible? I haven't tried it in a long time.
--Brian M. Godfrey
brian at wildbirdshop.com
VNC-List mailing list
VNC-List at realvnc.com
To remove yourself from the list visit:
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Someone was looking for a fondue place
- John Talbott Jan 26, 2014 03:21 AM
Sorry I don't recall who but in cleaning out my article pile I found this one on the 5 best fondue-raclette places in Paris
Hope it helps.
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No matter wind, rain, sleet or snow, she’s always on the highway running.
While jogging in vicious weather may seem crazy to some, tackling the elements seems perfectly natural to her.
In fact, running in what she calls liquid sunshine, has gotten her farther than going from A to B.
From being sponsored by Chevrolet and Coca-Cola while carrying an Olympic torch, to running numerous 5Ks, three marathons, and helping chaplain the 1996 Olympics, it is easy to say that Peggy Birmingham has racked up a lot of miles.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Lebanon Enterprise, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
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that was a excellent start now the next step is not to even call and ask is he coming over for the weekend!
i hate to say it but 5 weekends in a row it's obvious he is seeing someone else or he does not want to be bothered anymore or both!
i have learned from enough relationships that if they get on there defense about asking to spend time with them there is more than likely a another party (person) involved!
he has become accustomed to you calling every weekend to see if he is coming over so START PLANNING YOUR WEEKEND NOW!! lol.... as much as you want to call him because it has just become a habit DO NOT CALL HIM LET HIM CALL YOU!!!.. when he see's/realizes that you have not called him i guarantee you he is going to call you because in his mind he will be thinking wow she didnt call to see if i was coming over...where is she...who is she with...i wonder if she's someone else...
if you give a man/some men to much attention they start to think they have wrapped around their finger but if treat them like a dog or give them just enough attention to let them know your interested!
but honestly who wants to or feels like playing games wiith a grown man!
if things were fine and then he starts acting simple he either is scared of love because he has been hurt before or seeing someone else and usually it's both becuz most men don't like expressing themselves so they start seeing someone else!
he doesnt have the courtsey and respect to call you and say im not coming over for 5 weekends in a row..gurl go on with your life he is not worth your friendship....heck it's summer time you can and will meet another man!
So my ex and I have decided to stay friends, and I have recently moved away from where he lives. he still tells me that he loves me more than I will ever know and what not but whatever on that one. So I called him the other day to see if he was going to be able to make it to my place this weekend and he started to get all defensive about the fact that he was not going to make it again (this is the 5th weekend in a row).
So anyway, he started talking garbage about how I always get on him for not actually making it and I told him ....... "I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU MAKE IT OR NOT, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE OTHER PLANS. YOU SEEM TO THINK THAT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, WELL I HAVE BEEN DOING JUST FINE WITHOUT YOU HERE IN MY LIFE!!!"
I was so proud of myself that I just had to share this with all of you. I feel much better for doing so, and it is such a freeing feeling.
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Laying out its case for why the courts should stop the Bloomberg administration from releasing teacher effectiveness ratings, the city teachers union described the ratings as internal, incomplete, and riddled with flaws
The union is trying to block the city from releasing the names and ratings of nearly 12,000 teachers, arguing that releasing them would be an invasion of teachers’ privacy.
The bulk of the materials filed today were prepared by United Federation of Teachers researcher Jackie Bennett and are intended to show that the data reports are inaccurate.
“The UFT’s review of the TDR’s has revealed that a large portion of the reports received are materially flawed as they have been calculated based on errors in student lists,” Bennett writes.
“In addition, most of the flaws identified came from the most recent year’s TDRs, for which information was slightly less opaque and memories were fresher,” she continues. “Yet, the TDRs contain three more years of historical student lists and information, lumped in aggregate numbers. The UFT found it very difficult, if not impossible, to penetrate that information, even in a superficial manner.”
The union has been encouraging teachers to report errors on their reports since city officials announced in October that they intended to release the reports publicly. To support Bennett’s argument, the union filed nearly 20 examples of individual data reports that it says show errors.
The union also filed affidavits today from two academic experts on testing and evaluation — Henry Braun of Boston College and Derek Briggs of the University of Colorado, Boulder — who argue that the value-added model used by the city does not accurately measure teacher effectiveness.
“Although TDRs may have a role as a quantitative component in the enhancement of teacher performance, their usefulness is limited and they certainly should not be utilized to make direct causal attributions of teacher effectiveness,” Braun writes.
The city has argued in its own court filings that the data reports are records of teachers’ performance as public employees, and thus teachers do not have the right to keep them private. Five news organizations have joined the city to argue that the reports are not protected by the Freedom of Information Law.
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You did better than I at the celebratory events this weekend... fell face first into the birthday cake... But, I'm back in the game now. What does red yeast rice powder do? Is it for High BP? I've never heard of that one before!
Nice to see you back! Yep, family issues can throw everything off course... calm, prayerful meditation is one of my secrets... especially when I'm out hiking.
Nice to "see" you! Love your pictures... You look fantastic! You always seem to keep on track... I don't know how you do it! Glad to hear everything is going well.
Mike, Buddy, Cupcake...
No Sonic for you this week, my friend! No Blasts, burgers and fries... I need you to keep ME motivated! lol Start behaving or we might have to take your bike away!!! lol
Thanks so much for all of your kind words and encouragement! Things are calm for the moment, and I'm enjoying every single minute of it! What kind of stretching do you do? I do a little lower-back friendly yoga but could use some new ideas.
Nice, steady weight-loss! You can do it this week... all of us slackers need to pull it together!
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There’s been a flurry of activity with bearing on our campaign to stop the slaughter of American horses. A few weeks ago, I asked you to call your U.S. representative and urge him or her to support an amendment led by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., to bar funding for federal inspections at any horse slaughter plant in the United States, and thereby prevent the opening of any such plant in the country. It was a close vote in the House Appropriations Committee, but the Moran amendment passed, and it was retained in the bill subsequently passed by the full House of Representatives.
Now we must gear up to fight this battle in the Senate, and we know we’ve got some great allies there. In fact, this month Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced S. 1176, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, to end the cruel slaughter of American horses for human consumption and transport for that purpose in this country and in our neighboring nations. “As a lifelong horse lover and rider, this practice is appalling to me, and more importantly, the majority of Americans oppose it,” Sen. Landrieu announced in introducing the bill.
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Though the foreign-owned horse slaughter plants in the United States were shuttered in 2007, many thousands of American horses still endure the long journey to Canada and Mexico to be killed for their meat every year. The methods used in these slaughterhouses are often deplorably cruel, though evidence shows that U.S. plants were also plagued with problems.
Last week, the federal Government Accountability Office released a new report on this situation. Though some in the horse slaughter industry have tried to use it as a rallying cry to restart this barbaric practice in our country, the report confirms the obvious: transporting horses long distances in double-decker trailers and killing them for meat are fundamentally inhumane.
The report discusses horse neglect and abandonment, which is a serious problem that our Animal Rescue Team and animal care centers tackle head-on through rescues and providing sanctuary for mistreated horses. In the midst of a serious economic downturn, caring for any animal can be difficult to afford, but there are humane options for owners who can no longer care for their horse.
The report states that the number of horses being sent to slaughter has remained about the same since the closure of U.S. plants, suggesting that the same number of irresponsible people are still sending their horses to be killed for meat.
The government report also underlines problems with the transport of horses to slaughter, an issue we’ve been concerned about for years. The trip is stressful and dangerous for the horses, traveling long hours, often in double-decker trailers that were designed for shorter animals such as cattle and pigs. There have been too many horrific trailer accidents that have cost many slaughter-bound horses their lives, like the crash the miracle horse Catori survived last year. (She and her foal are still doing well.)
The report says that the USDA must do more to protect horses during transport. This week, Sens. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., introduced S. 1281, the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2011, to ban double-decker trailers for interstate transport of these animals.
The report further recommends that “Congress may wish to consider instituting an explicit ban on the domestic slaughter of horses and exports of U.S. horses intended for slaughter in foreign countries.” We couldn’t agree more, and that’s exactly what the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act would do. What’s also needed is more education and outreach about the responsibilities and expense of horse ownership, and the options available to struggling horse owners such as adoption and rescue groups. And we need to rein in overbreeding of horses that creates more horses than there are good homes for them.
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April 20, 2012
Adela de la Torre
CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND PLAINTIFFS LEADING LEGAL CHALLENGES TO ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAWS COMMEMORATE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF ARIZONA’S NOTORIOUS SB 1070
Plaintiffs to Discuss Their Concerns As Supreme Court Takes On Arizona Law
WASHINGTON – Affected individuals, civil rights advocates, and leading litigators will gather outside the Capitol to observe the second anniversary of SB 1070, Arizona’s racial profiling law. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Department of Justice’s challenge to SB 1070. Plaintiffs in cases that would be affected by a Supreme Court ruling will discuss their concerns about anti-immigrant laws in their states, and press federal legislators for a comprehensive solution to fix our broken immigration system.
Press conference to commemorate second anniversary of SB 1070, discuss issues with anti-immigrant legislation.
Monday, April 23, 2012, 1 p.m.
Capitol Visitor’s Center, Room 200 (House side)
Washington, DC 20002
- Paul Bridges, mayor, Uvalda, Georgia, and plaintiff in GLAHR et al v. Bentley et al., a civil rights coalition challenge to HB 87
- Marielena Hincapié, executive director, National Immigration Law Center
- Lisa Navarette, advisor to the president, National Council of La Raza
- Luz Santiago, church pastor in Mesa, Arizona, and plaintiff in Friendly House et. al. v. Whiting et. al., the civil rights coalition’s challenge to SB 1070
- Andre Segura, staff attorney, ACLU, and lead litigator in challenges to anti-immigrant laws in Utah, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
- Hilary Shelton, senior vice president for policy and advocacy, NAACP
Karen Tumlin, managing attorney at the National Immigration Law Center and lead litigator in Friendly House et. al. v. Whiting et. al., will be available to answer questions about the lawsuit and the upcoming Supreme Court hearing.
Media should RSVP to Adela de la Torre at [email protected] or 213-400-7822.
On April 23, 2010, Arizona set off a political firestorm by passing SB 1070, a racial profiling law that was, at the time, considered the nation’s most draconian. The law was quickly challenged by a coalition of civil rights groups, including the National Immigration Law Center, and the federal government. As a result, the most pernicious sections of the law were put on hold. Since then, Utah, Indiana, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina have followed suit.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the United States’ challenge to SB 1070. However the Court decides will impact pending cases in other states. The civil rights coalition challenge in Arizona and elsewhere, however, will continue to move forward.
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YouTube will only provide continued funding for about 30% to 40% of its original US channel partners during the coming year.
A year ago, the Google-owned video portal invested $100 million into creating 100 professionally produced channels to steer the site away from its image of just offering user-generated content.
Now, YouTube will only fund those that channels that proved to be successful and that includes those concentrating mainly on genres such as humour, music, cars and sports, aimed at a younger audience. A celebrity name alone, such as Madonna, Jay-Z, Deepak Chopra, Tony Hawk and Rainn Wilson, is not enough to make the channel a success.
Come December, the company aims to start a new round of funding of US channels with a limited number of existing ones and new ones being added. This move does not affect Google’s investment in the 60 European channels, which includes the BBC and Endemol.
Being profitable seems to be very difficult, as all YouTube partner videos are obliged to pay back Google’s investment in the channel out of advertising income before they are allowed to sell their own advertising. According to US trade publication AdAge, a channel needs 50 million views for every million dollars invested.
The top 25 new channels now average more than a million views a week and the top 33 have more than 100,000 subscribers.
Broadband TV Views. Google’s YouTube is trying hard to get a foothold in the traditional TV market, but as with hits Google TV venture it is a hard struggle. The company is used to dictate the rules online, but to master the traditional television world is an altogether different ball game.
In the US, we see that some of the original channels are very successful, such as Machinina, Mondo Media, Howcast and The Warner Sound. And then there was of course the Red Bull channel with Fred Baumgarten’s space jump breaking all online video records.
These channels will continue to be funded – and might also attract other investors (Google itself bought Machinima last May) or expand their business to producing for traditional television outlets.
On the other hand, YouTube’s effort to enter the premium paid-for content market has not paid off – in the US this continues to be the domain of Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon and others.
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Good news: despite concerns about meager retirement savings, the baby boomers aren’t going to have to work into old age. The catch is, they’ll pull off that trick by redefining what’s “old.”
Each year, in celebration of the birthday of Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, The Marist Poll asks whether the age he’s about to turn is “old.” This year, only 27% of those surveyed said the 63 Miringoff turns Saturday is “old,” 60% said it’s “middle-aged,” and 13% called it “young.” Last year, when he was turning 62, 28% considered it old, 59% middle aged, and the same delusional 13% said he was young.
How is it that now that Miringoff is a year older, a bit fewer (albeit not statistically significantly fewer) folks consider him old?
A closer look at the answers offered by each age group shows what’s at work. As they age, the boomers are understandably defining up what old is. And rightly so; the Boss turns 65 in September. (Don’t email me about Sir Paul and Sir Mick—at 71 and 70, they’re officially too old to be boomers. Boomers are those born from 1946 to 1964.)
“We’re a mutual protection society,’’ Miringoff quipped of his generation’s recent tendency to redefine old.
In Marist’s poll of 1,212 adults, conducted last month, just 11% of respondents 60 and older and 19% of those 45 to 59 called 63 “old,” while 47% of Millennials did. In fact, a full 26% of those 60 plus called 63 “young,’’ compared to 13% of those 45 to 59 and 5% of Millenials.
Of course it’s a good thing that boomers are raising the bar for old, since it’s helping them to reset their expectations about how long they’ll work. While people, on average, think they’ll retire later than they actually do, both expected and actual retirement ages have been climbing.
A decade ago, Americans told Gallup they expected to retire at 63, and the average age at which the already retired said they had quit work was 59. Since then, the expected retirement age has climbed to 66 and Gallup reported this week that the average age at which current retirees said they stopped working was 62, the highest since it started asking that question in 1991. Indeed, according to calculations by MIT Economics Prof James Poterba, much of the average increased life expectancy at 65 is actually being spent in extra years of work, not retirement. (For more from Poterba, see 8 Retirement Questions A 50-Something Couple Needs To Answer.)
People’s definition of old also, no doubt, has something to do with their own life expectancy. Only 21% of women, compared to 33% of men, called 63 “old,” in The Marist Poll. As for Miringoff, he doesn’t feel old and still stays up until 3 A.M. working on polls. “I can still do it. It just hurts a lot more the next morning than it used to,’’ he says.
Happy Birthday, Dr. Miringoff. Maybe we’ll check back in when you’re 64.
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Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector Daily All-In-One B.B. Blemish Balm Cream Medium 50ml
Blurs imperfections and smoothes fine lines
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B.B. creams (short for Blemish Balm) are hybrid products which combine the benefits of skincare and make-up in one. Initially developed by a German dermatologist in the 1950s, to soothe skin and provide coverage, B.B. Creams were made famous in South Korea by an actress famed for her beautiful skin.
Over the following years, they became a cult must-have product across Asia due to their sheer, flawless finish and their “all-in-one” qualities.
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Maowra Interactive AB is pleased to announce the upcoming release of its new iOS and Android title ‘Hungry Doodles’. The game will be available for iOS and android platforms and will be available on Google Play and the App store within last week of September 2013.
There was a disturbance at the farm overnight and the rancher ended up blaming the pets. As a punishment, not only were they deprived of food, the access to the kitchen and feeding areas was also blocked with firewalls. The animals got mad and after a restless hungry night, pounded the farmhouse in retaliation. Help the hungry farm animals break through the kitchen windows and access food before they end up eating each other...
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Erase your old hard drives
Information Week reports that Seven out of ten used hard drives have recoverable data on them. This is no joke if you are selling or discarding an old computer.
I always grab used computers from trash piles. Not only is it a good source of usable parts, but I’ve built quite a few working computers for friends that way. I always use a disk wiping utility to clean out the hard drive, though.
The most recent example had a bad power supply – easily fixed – and when it booted up it plainly showed their kids’ Disney software, their Quicken financial data, and quite a bit of porn. Glad to wipe that disk out!
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A report by the Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) suggests that conditions facing gay teenagers in prisons are worse than those for straight teenagers.
Mie Lewis, who wrote the report said; “New York wants to hide the fate of the girls it incarcerates. Abuses have continued because the public has been kept in the dark”.
The report looked at two correctional facilities for juveniles, Tryon and Lansing, which are part of New York State’s prison service. They are run by the New York Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), and are the only higher security facilities in the state that are specifically for girls. Most inmates are 15 or 16, though some can be as young as 12.
Former inmates were interviewed along with current inmates to build a comprehensive picture of prison life. From this data, the writers were able to catalogue a series of abuses, which, they claim, involve girls being “frequently and unnecessarily subjected to strip searches, verbal abuse and threats”, as well as being handcuffed and shackled whenever they leave the building. This is in violation of the OCFS’s regulations in all but emergency situations.
The report expressed concern that “staff sometimes use [these measures] to punish girls for minor acts such as improperly making their beds or not raising their hands before speaking.” Typical injuries sustained from violent restraint include “rug burns – abrasions on their faces – as well as cuts, bruises, and in rare cases a concussion or a broken limb.”
Though the report paints a shocking picture of prison life for these young and vulnerable people, it also suggests that conditions for lesbian teenagers are even worse.
One girl who was 15 when she was imprisoned in Lansing said; “If you’re gay they think you think you’re a man, so they restrain you harder. They have an attitude of ‘If you want to be a man, I’ll restrain you like a man.’ That place [Lansing] was unstable. I was restrained 10 or 12 times.”
Following an investigation, last year the ACLU sued the State of Hawaii over abuses of LGBT teenagers in correctional facilities. The State eventually agreed to pay over $600 000 to end the lawsuit after a judge found that conditions at the facility were “in a state of chaos”.
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Gearbox's environmental artist Shaylyn Hamm posted the following on a forum in regards to Dragon's crown
I wanted to come in here and say something, but then you said basically what I wanted to say but way better. I want to see more women getting interested in games and game development, but stuff like this only serves to further cement the idea that you're stepping into a male hobby rather than something that is more inclusive.
Also, this is the first time I've seen that character and holy shit, ahahahahahaha. That's actually something that made its way into a basically finished video game, fucking lol! Some juvenile delinquent kid in my 5th grade class used to draw girls that looked like that (only without the creepy blank, featureless samefaces and wizard hats), and I think he was actually better at it. I also think he's in jail now. This is amazing. | <urn:uuid:6f6c7cfd-6b78-4f70-8bf5-2a6c8c9310dd> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=551796 | 2014-12-26T00:56:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1419447548479.105/warc/CC-MAIN-20141224185908-00020-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980898 | 182 | [
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Wedding apps hold role as game-changers, Frisco considers turning silos into event venues, and an Arizona town says "no" to a Sturgis-style mega event
Party in a Silo? Frisco, Texas, Says Maybe Yes
Every event planner wants a dramatic venue, and the city council in Frisco, Texas, is thinking about converting the historic silos located downtown into a combination restaurant and event venue.
The proposal outlined in city staff memo has the set of large white concrete silos being converted into a restaurant and rooftop lounge. The two metal silos could also potentially be converted into a multi-purpose facility for weddings, reunions or parties, but their use is not required as part of the deal. According to the Heritage Association of Frisco, the grain storage buildings were believed to have been built in the late 1940s or early 1950s. “They stand as a reminder of Frisco’s roots as a farming community." Dallas Morning News
Wedding Apps Change Game for Guests as Well as Couples
From finding the perfect diamond to letting the grandparents participate in the ceremony even from thousands of miles away, wedding apps are coming in fast and furious.
'Appy Couple': Sharmeen Mitha-Sehgal created this app after the nerve-wracking experience of trying to keep track of her sister’s wedding itinerary — a wedding in Mumbai, India — using various invitation and social media websites. Appy Couple aims to provide all wedding-related services on one platform. It helps manage RSVPs, send e-mail invites and create a schedule of events. Guests can use it to book travel, share photos and submit song requests to DJs. Detroit Free Press
Arizona Residents Want to Stall Bike Week
Although a trip to Sturgis, S.D., is on the bucket list for Harley-Davidson fans, merchants and residents in Cave Creek, Ariz., are up in arms over Bike Week, a big motorcycle rally. Frustrated with street closures and noise, some say they "don't want another Sturgis."
Residents have joined with some town core business owners in a “Petition of Grievances” to present during Thursday morning’s Office Hours with the Mayor and Vice Mayor on May 15. The petition requests that the mayor and council take immediate action regarding special events, stating events should be based on quality not quantity, and asks the town to reinstate the original special event ordinance. Sonoran News | <urn:uuid:f1e78f84-2551-4284-89dc-7c03e5744154> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://specialevents.com/event-types/recommended-reading-may-7-2014 | 2016-04-29T01:54:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860110356.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161510-00090-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950202 | 519 | [
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should i go to the ER?
im 32 weeks and 3 days pregnant...ive been having cramping for a while but today my blood pressure has been a little high but my pulse has been super high the highest its been today is 132 should i go to the ER?
Posted: 02/21/2013 by chelseamccraw
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if it was me i would. better it get it checked out.posted 02/21/2013 by iloveleslie2012
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - There's an old joke that people who join the U.S. Navy don't grow up around water or know enough about water to know better than to join the Navy, according to retired Navy veteran and Shepherdstown resident Mike Austin.
Austin's career spanned several decades, both in the Navy and Federal Emergency Management Agency, and he was stationed aboard the USS Turner Joy toward the end of the Vietnam War and took part in firing the last round of that conflict.
Austin, who grew up in Yakima, Wash., admitted that when he joined the Navy in 1961, he didn't know much about the ocean or swimming. Austin went to college for two years, ran out of money and worked at various jobs before saving up enough money to finish school. Then he went into the military.
Journal photo by Chris Jackson
Mike Austin is shown in his den at his home in Shepherdstown. Austin made his den to resemble that of his former quarters while in the Navy. Austin was onboard the USS Turner Joy, which fired the last shell by the Navy at the end of the Vietnam War.
Mike Austin, second from left, stands with fellow crewmen next to the last shell fired by the Navy at the end of the Vietnam War onboard the USS Turner Joy. The shell casing, which Austin was once appointed to find by the government, has yet to resurface.
Journal photo by Chris Jackson
Austin holds the medals he received during his career with the Navy.
"Once I knew I was going to go into Officer Candidate School, I didn't want to admit that I'd never been on a ship. ... Bonnie (Austin's wife) and I had to go over to Seattle (Wash.) from Yakima to take the oath and get sworn in, so I got a ride on the Bremerton (Wash.) ferry so I could say I'd been on a ship before I got there," Austin joked. "I always wanted to travel and see the world, see what's over the next hill kind of thing."
After leaving OCS as an ensign, Austin said he worked at several posts in the military and saw events like the Cuban Quarantine and USS Pueblo incident, where a U.S. ship was captured by North Korean forces, unfold before his eyes.
"The whole experience was very broadening for me at a very young age, and it gave me more credentials. I got to meet and work with some of these more senior officials, who then had an interest and were supportive later in my career," Austin said.
The Navy paid for Austin to attend graduate school at American University, and following his time there Austin was assigned to be the executive officer aboard the USS Esteem, a wooden minesweeper ship on duty off the coast of Vietnam tasked with searching fishing junks and sweeping the water for mines.
Austin had to board fishing junks to check for contraband or weapons that fishermen would sometimes smuggle to enemy forces, and he knew that the fishing nets would often catch poisonous water snakes.
"I'm in the back with all this crap on, my helmet and a pistol banging off one side and my butt up in the air reaching back in, off balance, and something suddenly starts biting me on my hand. 'Oh my God, I'm dead, I've got a hold of one of these snakes,'" Austin said.
"And I pulled it out, thinking my last thoughts ... and it was this old duck that had been back there and didn't like being grabbed," Austin added with a laugh.
Although the USS Esteem was patrolling the waters off Vietnam during the war, some of the biggest enemies they encountered were boredom from the mundane aspects of life aboard ship and low morale because the men felt like they were missing the war and not a part of the war effort, according to Austin.
"The problem was this was very boring work. ... For the guys that wanted something more visceral, this didn't cut it," Austin said. "The war was right there, and we weren't in it."
To combat the crew's low morale, officers devised a fake fire mission using the ship's old main gun battery to supposedly support U.S. soldiers near the coastline.
"We cooked this thing up so the next day we're steaming in. ... In three minutes we had the whole crew at general quarters, all our gear on to do this fire mission and they start firing," Austin said. "The crew was just walking on thin air for about a week. ... Those kinds of things were really a great diversion."
Following his assignment on the USS Esteem, Austin served on mainland Vietnam in several posts and was later assigned to the destroyer USS Turner Joy, which - before Austin was assigned to it - was one of the ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident that led to an escalation in U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
It was onboard the USS Turner Joy that Austin was a witness to the last official U.S. shot of the Vietnam War.
"The defining thing for us was that because we'd been involved in the beginning of the war, Gulf of Tonkin incident, that we would be there for the end of it. So the gunline commander ... said, 'OK, well since you bastards started this, best you might as well finish it,'" Austin said. "So he ordered everyone off the gunline except for ourselves and ordered us in to fire the last rounds. ... We figured the time of flight and went in and fired the last shot, and that became the last official shot to end that God d----- war."
The crew selected an old brass shell to be the last shot fired and later had a replica of the shell made. However, the replica, which Austin would like to see at the USS Turner Joy museum, cannot be found now.
Following the war, Austin remained on the USS Turner Joy and recounted an incident that lasted about 10 days, during which the ship's captain had a mental breakdown and believed World War III had started.
Austin and his fellow officers were unsure of what to do because they did not want to break naval regulations and be charged with mutiny, but after 10 days of the captain seeming to be unfit for duty, the ship's officers contacted their admiral to inform him of the situation.
"Finally, at the 10th day, I'm losing control of the captain because when he would ask me questions, if I didn't get the right answer he'd slap me. ... He was really wearing thin. So finally I told the XO, 'If you don't relieve the captain I'm going to relieve you and the captain ... so either make a decision now or I'm going to put you in hack with the captain and get something done about this,'" Austin said.
"So this young doctor comes. ... We're talking to him, trying to explain what's going on, this guy had no background, we said the captain is ill and we really need you to evaluate him," Austin said. "We were thinking because the captain had lucid moments, if this guy gets up there and he has a lucid moment, we're dead, our careers are over.
"We walked in, knocked on the door, walked in and said this is doctor so and so, and the captain, laying in his bunk, popped up. This guy leans over and says, 'Captain, I'm doctor so and so.' ... The captain grabbed him by the tie and said, 'Do you know who I am? I'm Jesus Christ,'" Austin said.
The USS Turner Joy was sent to port to drop off the captain. The XO assumed command and Austin was moved up to be the XO.
Austin worked for FEMA, both in the U.S. and abroad, after leaving the Navy, and he retired from FEMA following Hurricane Katrina.
Nowadays Austin has taken up painting, tends to his bees and runs Duchess Apiary at his home outside of Shepherdstown. He's also a member of the Eastern Panhandle Beekeepers Association, the Shepherdstown Men's Club and other local organizations.
"(Military service) gave me the privilege of being involved in important things going on in our nation throughout my lifetime, and involved in a way that I was at least a fly on the wall or aware of what actually happened at the Pentagon, the Department of State, the White House," Austin said. "I understood and I could see how my efforts, the things I was doing or participating in, were contributing or not contributing. ... It gave me this privilege to see what was going on, see how things fit together."
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Best internet access in draper?
joshua at themarshians.com
Wed Aug 10 10:01:54 MDT 2011
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 09:43, John Shaver <bobjohnbob at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've never used DSL in the past. Anyone want to share their
> experience? What kind of speeds does DSL provide now?
It depends on what your neighbors doing with it in their basement.
Honestly though, if you have good line quality, DSL works pretty well. I've
been using it for the past few years. Where I'm at now only offers 7 down
and 768K up. It's enough to do general stuff, but I've relegated most of my
projects and hobbies to colos or linode. My previous residence offered 20M
down and 3M up. I loved it.
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pam March 25th, 2011
At POGO, we take food very seriously. So where do POGO staffers like to go when they aren’t enjoying a POGO taco lunch or POGO waffle breakfast? The Watercooler endeavored to find out. Below find some of our staffers’ favorite spots around the office, some of their favorite dishes, and find out which establishment deserves credit as D.C.’s original food truck.
Bryan Rahija, Blog Editor : Slightly lame, but the Cosi across the street. Every morning begins with a jalapeno cheddar bagel and cream cheese.
Paul Thacker, Investigator: Bistro du Coin – Great atmosphere, good food, fair prices. Best French restaurant in the city. Feels almost like I’m at Balthazar. Distrito Federal – Only reasonably priced place in the city with authentic tacos. El Rinconcito – Loved this place…’til it became the new hipster spot.
Neil Gordon, Investigator: Cafe Mozart – great German lunches (a sausage with choice of potato salad and red cabbage or kraut; also runs about $6-7). And near the Cafe Mozart is the “Italian Deli”, which has pretty good subs and all kinds of gourmet snacks.
Danielle Brian, Executive Director: Dangerously Delicious Pies- Baltimore Bomb!
Keith Rutter, Chief Operations Officer: The Greek Deli, with Kostas directing the ship, is still the all-time best.
Abby Evans, Development Associate: The Cap Mac food truck for beef bolognese pasta!
Danni Downing, Editor: Ha’ad Thai for the pad thai, CapMac truck for the CapMac’n’Cheese with Cheese-It crumble, Dangerously Delicious Pies for the S.M.O.G. pie (steak, mushrooms, onion, and Gruyere cheese) and Potbelly’s, oatmeal chocolate chip cookie!
Michael Smallberg, Investigator:Restaurant: hot dog stand on the corner (a.k.a the original food truck)
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Syrian Defense Minister, Assad Brother-in-Law Killed in Blast
Author: Laura Rozen Posted July 18, 2012
Syrian Defense Minister General Daoud Rajha and Bashar al-Assad’s powerful brother-in-law were killed in the suicide bombing of a cabinet meeting in Damascus Wednesday, Syrian state TV reported.
“The Minister of Defense was martyred by the terrorist bombing that targeted the national-security building,” the State TV report said, according to the BBC.
Assef Shawkat, the husband of Assad’s sister and a senior defense official, was also killed in the blast, Syrian state TV later reported.
Several other ministers were reported to be critically wounded. Later reports said former defense minister and Assistant Vice President Hassan Turkmani subsequently died of wounds sustained in the blast.
The blast occurred at a national-security building in the city’s Rawda district, which has been sealed off. Unconfirmed reports said the suicide bomber was a body guard for one of the ministers attending the meeting. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
Syria’s information minister appeared on TV Wednesday to condemn the attack, blaming it on foreign-backed terrorists.
The attacks on Assad’s inner circle show the Syrian rebellion has entered a dramatic new phase after four days of intense fighting in the Syrian capital.
“The demise of Rajha and Shawkat represents a partial decapitation of the Assad's [sic] regime,” journalist Hisham Melhem wrote on Twitter. “Assad’s house is crumbling.”
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, speaking Wednesday at the Pentagon with his British counterpart Phillip Hammond, warned the Syrian conflict was entering a chaotic and unpredictable new phase.
“The violence there has only gotten worse and the loss of lives has only increased, which tells us that this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control,” Panetta said.
Hammond warned Assad not to use its chemical weapons. “We will not tolerate the use or the proliferation of those chemical weapons,” Hammond said, as reported by the Associated Press
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a “decisive battle” appeared to be underway in Damascus. But he reiterated Russia’s intention to block a UK-drafted resolution due to be debated at the United Nations Security Council Wednesday.
“Adopting a resolution against this backdrop would amount to a direct support for the revolutionary movement,” Lavrov told reporters at a news conference in Moscow Wednesday, Reuters reported. “If we are talking about a revolution, then the UN Security Council has no place in this.”
The national-security building where the Syrian ministers were meeting is a three-floor building with a central meeting room, a Syrian source told Al-Monitor. All the heads of Syrian intelligence and some of their advisers attended the meeting.
Laura Rozen writes the Back Channel news-blog for Al-Monitor. She previously served as senior foreign policy reporter for Politico and Yahoo News, and wrote the “Cable” blog for Foreign Policy magazine. She is based in Washington, D.C. You can follow her on Twitter at @lrozen
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En route to the tournament-leading score, the Wildcat JV posted the lowest team total of the tournament with an opening-round 286. No other team in the 15-team field was within six shots of the Cats after the first round. Arizona's two-round total of 580 (+12) is two shots ahead of San Diego with 18 holes to play. Texas-El Paso (583), UC-Irvine (585) and tournament-host Long Beach State (587) round out the top five.
Leading the way for the Wildcats is senior Rob Anderson. Anderson stands in a tie for sixth place with a two-round total of 143 (+1). He is one of three UA golfers in the top 20. Also playing well for the Cats is Brandon Smith, who tallied a season-low 68 in the tournament's first round. Smith's total of 146 (+4) places him in a tie for 15th heading into Friday's final round. Air Force's Ben Leestma leads the tournament with a two-under-par total of 140.
Other Arizona performers include Brian Woolf, who is tied for 19th at 147 (+5), Tim Weis, who is tied for 25th at 148 (+6) and Ben Clark, who is tied for 35th place at 150 (+8).
The 49er Collegiate Classic is being contested at the Virginia Country Club, a par 71, 6,509-yard layout. The 54-hole event is hosted by Long Beach State University.
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Home > organization > projects > MEREDIAN > project summary
Mediterranean-European Rapid EarthquakeData Information and Archiving Network
Programme: "Environment and Sustainable Development"
Action: "Support for Research Infrastructure"
Call identifier: EESD-ENV-99-1 (JO 1999/C 77/12)
Proposal No: EVR1-1999-00006 (MEREDIAN)
Contract No: EVR1-CT-2000-40007 "MEREDIAN"
Starting Date: November 1, 2000
End Date: April 30, 2005
Developing existing earthquake data infrastructures towards a Mediterranean-European Rapid Earthquake Data Information and Archiving Network (MEREDIAN).
Problems to be solved
The purpose of the MEREDIAN project is to improve the existing European infrastructure for seismological data exchange before individual national data centres diverge into widely incompatible standards, protocols, exchange procedures and software. A unification of the network and services is essential to improve the quality and timeliness of (rapid) earthquake information we provide. A continued diverging development would be detrimental to maintaining high standards in European earthquake research, seismic hazard assessment and disaster mitigation. The MEREDIAN project addresses the improvements of relevant scientific and technical requirements.
Scientific objectives and approach
The MEREDIAN project aims at a significant upgrade of the seismological data infrastructure built up by the Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (ORFEUS) since 1987. The strategy followed is to build the backbone of a modernised infrastructure and to disseminate techniques and software to other observatories within Europe and its surroundings. ORFEUS, residing at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), will have the central role in this infrastructure as proposed by MEREDIAN. Our aim is one homogeneous European-Mediterranean seismological data infrastructure allowing rapid, easy access to earthquake data and information for basic research and reliable and fast distribution of / access to earthquake information for decision-makers and the public.
The emphasis within MEREDIAN lies on providing uninhibited access to real-time and archived earthquake waveform data from high quality seismograph stations in the European-Mediterranean area. The project includes a significant investment in co-ordinating and providing modern standardised software with the aim to enable data users, i.e. scientists and others to access, view and perform basic analysis on the earthquake data.
Upon completion of the project ORFEUS and MEREDIAN consortium will be able to provide homogeneous access, viewing and basic analysis capability to (close-to) real time waveform data within hours of an European-Mediterranean event from a well distributed set of existing broadband stations within this area. Further, within one year of each event, an easily accessible archive for research and general information with quality controlled event waveform data from most BB stations in the region will be provided. Developed software packages for data control, exchange, viewing and the basic analysis, seismological Java class definitions and the results of a satellite pilot project are among the other important deliverables. The implicit co-ordinating role of ORFEUS should ensure the involvement of most of the observatories and seismological research centres within Europe and its immediate surroundings. | <urn:uuid:1995ac72-bb01-4dec-acab-071bd0fe5077> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://www.orfeus-eu.org/organization/projects/meredian_project_summary.html | 2016-05-01T23:10:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860117244.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161517-00098-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.860825 | 664 | [
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What is Mutant Reviewers?
“It’s like sitting in your basement, watching those weird movies with your friends.”
This was the original vision for Mutant Reviewers. Since 1997, our crack staff of writers have put themselves through a gauntlet of some of the best and worst cult flicks in the world, all for the sake of research, entertainment and bragging rights. On this site you’ll find a treasure trove of reviews, viewings (think “written commentaries”), articles, lists, trailers, news, and so much more relating to cult TV, movies, and comic books.
This is our story.
1996: Believer Haven University
In 1996, the internet was starting to take off in a big way, and college student Justin was fascinated with the idea of creating his own space on the world wide web. Through the free option of a GeoCities web site, Justin created Believer Haven University, a portal to various geek interests in his life.
Through BHU, Justin came in contact with Kym, a Texan who also appreciated cult cinema. The two collaborated to create “Revenge of the Mutant Reviewers From Hell Part IX,” later shortened to Mutant Reviewers From Hell (MRFH). The initial idea was for the two of them to watch the same movies and post counterpoint reviews to each other. Some of the earliest films covered were Clerks, Army of Darkness, Hudson Hawk, and PCU.
The site was very basic and, in typical GeoCities fashion, quite gaudy. Yes, there were animated gifs. Yes, there was a MIDI jukebox. Yes, there was a guestbook. But there was also seeds of something greater — a project that would soon explode.
1997: The team expands
Details are a little fuzzy when this happened, but around 1997-98, Kym and Justin decided to open up the project to involve other cult movie lovers. Early team writers such as Kyle, PoolMan, DnaError, Andie, and Clare hopped on board and the review roster began to swell.
Back in these days, the entire site was done via HTML. A review page took around 30 minutes to code and tweak, even with a template, but that was a labor of love that was worth doing. Movies, articles, annual voter awards, and even comic strips started gracing the site. The look began to change, too, going from a grey background to black with a wavy red stripe.
While everyone and their grandmother is a movie critic these days, you have to remember that in the late 90s, online film critics (and online anything) was somewhat of a novelty. MRFH got a few mentions by publications such as the LA Times, Premiere Magazine, and USA Today for its cult coverage.
2000: Changes and growth
As many of the team graduated college and Kym left MRFH, the core group began to get really close. MRFH built up for itself a good reputation as the “go to” spot for cult films and the love was infectious. The site got forums (which went through a few iterations) and kept tweaking the look of both the front page and the individual review pages.
It was around 2000 that Justin and PoolMan had the first “Mutant Summit” — a trip to meet each other and hang out. These summits became tradition for a while between the two and other Mutants, and even today it is not unknown for a couple of the members of the team to make a journey to watch a film together.
Of course, change in inevitable. The team shrank as writers left and grew as new ones came on board. The 80s became “classic” and the 90s started receeding into the rear-view mirror.
2007: Transition from website to blog
By the mid-2000s, the website format was beginning to become more of a burden than a blessing. The site had amassed thousands of review and feature pages, and it all required Justin to manually handle any additions or changes. Another big decision was made, this time to transition the site to a blog format that all of the writers could have equal access to and contribute their works without having to email it in.
Initially, this change was done with an automated process that took the HTML pages and supposedly turned them into blog posts. However, MRFH 2.0 didn’t function as well as it should have: The pages weren’t all looking alike and the site took far, far too long to load for both visitors and readers.
Thus, an even bigger decision had to be made to start fresh on a WordPress blog and bring over all of the old content, one piece at a time. Since 2008, we have been doing this with an ever-changing crew, adding back in “classic” content while adding in new reviews. It’s a monumental task, but the team was game for the challenge.
Today: Still trucking
Mutant Reviewers — we lost the “From Hell” a while back — may not look as it did in 1999, but it has the same spirit and passion for cult cinema that we’ve always had. Currently the site strives to update at least five times a week with classic and new content on top of cult news and trailers.
The team has changed a lot since the original group and aged up a bit as well. We’re no longer single college or high school kids, but adults with marriages, kids, mortgages, and very big TVs. Still, Mutant Reviewers remains a labor of love because we get a thrill out of sharing these movies with you, no matter what age you or we may be.
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Not looking forward to a summer without air conditioning? How does a free air conditioner sound to you? The Home Energy Assistance Program's Cooling Assistance Program is now open. Under the federally-funded HEAP program, income-eligible households with at least one member having a documented medical condition can have an window air conditioner installed for free.
The New York State legislature has been on a three week break. In their absences, federal investigations into aides close to Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio have intensified, spurring even more calls for reform.
More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies are looking for some "angels" to help them in a new program that works with opioid addicts. The Poloncarz administration, meanwhile, is looking to free up the money that would pay for the program.
Another local leader is speaking about the latest developments in the probe of alleged wrongdoing related to the Buffalo Billion. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz stated his support for the probe but also expressed concern for the possible negative impact it may create on some of the projects.
Investigative Post.org has been reporting on the Cuomo administration's handling of the Buffalo Billion for nearly a year. According to Jim Heaney, reports that the U.S. Attorney is now issuing subpoenas in the case should come as "no surprise" to those who have been following the story. Heaney spoke with WBFO Monday on Morning Edition.
Jim Heaney of Investigative Post.org discusses the troubles Governor Cuomo is encountering over the handling of the Buffalo Billion.
Imagine walking past a billboard that automatically spits out an ad based upon something you had been searching for on your smartphone or tablet. Some might think it was cool, others kind of creepy. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer seems to think it falls into the creepy category.
While the planned Green Code is supposed to do away with special zoning districts, City Hall is in the midst of starting a new one. This zoning district would be the site of the former Millard Fillmore Hospital on Gates Circle.
It's not really clear what Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is probing in his look into Governor Cuomo's inner circle but there is certainly some concern about the effect of the investigation of the Buffalo Billion on projects paid by that fund.
As the Bison stands on the edge of history, about to take its place as an official American icon, some hope that the nationwide recognition will shed light on all parts of the creature’s history – including those the American government may be less than proud of.
A project spearheaded by Governor Andrew Cuomo is getting a closer look by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. The Buffalo Billion – known for spurring the development of South Buffalo’s SolarCity factory, as well as other regional investment projects – is under investigation for the ways in which its funds were allocated.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has hired a former criminal prosecutor to review his upstate economic development initiatives after learning federal investigators are examining potential conflicts of interest and improper bidding. | <urn:uuid:a714e7ad-c44a-46cd-9065-21e7a6d52c9f> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://news.wbfo.org/term/local-2 | 2016-05-05T08:31:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860126377.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161526-00106-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963155 | 630 | [
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Service has been fully restored to the heavily trafficked Metro-North railroad line running between Connecticut and New York that was crippled in a power failure nearly two weeks ago.
Con Edison crews installed a major electrical substation in Mount Vernon, restoring service to the Metro-North New Haven Line and Amtrak's Acela Express and Northeast Regional services, officials said.
Metro-North's New Haven line was crippled during morning rush hour last Wednesday after a Con Edison feeder cable failed, causing the rail line to lose power between Grand Central Terminal and Stamford, Conn. The outage left tens of thousands of commuters scrambling to make alternative plans or face hours-long commutes and overcrowded trains
The MTA will be offering rebates for weekly and monthly ticketholders affected by the outages. Weekly riders can apply for the rebate starting Wednesday and monthly commuters can apply starting Oct. 20. Amtrak is also offering refunds and vouchers for customers.
"On behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, I want to thank our customers for their patience in the face of an unprecedented, 12-day service disruption," said MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast in a statement. "While authorities continue to investigate the cause of this failure, I want to thank the hundreds of people who worked tirelessly and safely to make needed repairs.”
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I’m not an expert on irrigation, but the cool new rainwater collection system at our local Master Gardeners demonstration plot seems like a no-brainer to me. Worldwide consumption of water is rising fast — twice the rate of the population — but fresh water makes up less than 3 percent of all the planet’s water resources. When a scarce resource falls right out of the sky, it makes sense to harvest it. That’s exactly what the folks at the county demonstration garden are doing.
Rainwater can be collected from any relatively clean surface (rooftops and pool covers, for example) and then used for irrigation, flushing the toilet, washing the car, rinsing garden tools — just don’t drink it.
The system at the demonstration garden uses rain gutters on a small outbuilding to capture water:
The thick, vertical pipe visible at the corner of the red building is the first flush diverter. It’s a simple device that catches the first flush of water during each rain — the rain that rinses off any dirt, bird droppings, acorns or leaves that might have landed on the roof recently. Once the diverter is full, the remaining water passes over it and runs into the storage tank. See the plug at the bottom of the pipe? That’s where the first flush water can be drained, between rains.
Storage tanks can be made from all kinds of clean containers. .. however, the Cooperative Extension folks warn that you need to be very careful about what has been previously stored in them. New or never-previously-used fuel tanks, fiberglass containers or septic tanks are what they recommend for larger capacity. There are also polyethylene tanks manufactured for use in the sugar industry, which are cheap to buy and easy to rinse for repurposing as water storage.
Light colored tanks should be painted dark green or black to prevent light penetration. If you bury your storage tank, color doesn’t matter.
(We’re down here in a subtropical climate zone, so temperature extremes are never a problem. But in colder climates, exposed storage tanks would need to be durable enough to tolerate water freezing and thawing during the winter. The recommendation is high-density polyethylene, and a domed top or overflow pipe to allow expansion.)
The demonstration garden slopes gently away from the water containment tank, so gravity alone was enough to provide pressure for drip irrigation. But it’s a big garden, so last week a small electric pump was installed at the base of the storage tank. Now the Master Gardener volunteers can sprinkle, mist and hose to their hearts’ content. If you don’t have electricity in the vicinity of your water storage, a gasoline pump will work.
I’m intrigued. I think a set of rain barrels and some spiffy new catchment gutters on the art studio might be a good fall project. After patiently answering my many questions, the County Extension agent gave me some sources of additional, more detailed information. I’ve listed them below. Happy harvesting! | <urn:uuid:336cd1a2-3036-44e6-8448-77cf93644a50> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | https://valwebb.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/rain-on-me/ | 2016-05-05T08:33:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860126377.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161526-00106-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930916 | 643 | [
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Arbitration is a method of resolution of civil and commercial disputes, both domestic and international, which is alternative to the judicial process. CAM also appoints arbitrators in ad hoc cases.
Mediation is a flexible dispute resolution process which allows a cost-effective and time-saving settlement.
CAM offers: the International Business Mediation Service, the Italy-China Business Mediation Center and RisolviOnline.
- Domain Names Disputes
Disputes can arise about domain names between who is allowed to use the domain name and who downloaded it illegaly. The CAM is accredited by the Country Code Top Level Domain .it Registry, in reassigning the domain name to whom is found to be the legitimate owner.
- Dispute Resolution Board
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Why Diabetics Should See a Registered Dietitian
Adopting and sticking with eating habits that maximize blood glucose control and heart health is, perhaps, the biggest challenge diabetes presents. First, for most people this represents a significant change. Second, misconceptions abound regarding what a diabetes-friendly diet includes, or more accurately doesn’t include — no sugar, no carbohydrates, no this, and none of that.
Some give up without ever trying. But, a skillful registered dietitian not only knows medical nutrition therapy to account for your weight, blood glucose control and medications, but also knows that enjoying food doesn’t have to be surrendered.
The DAWN study showed only about one third of participants adhered to their eating plan — a registered dietitian can help you embrace this crucial lifestyle change by providing a balanced, personalized meal plan for you.
The phrase diabetic diet sounds so restrictive. With the minor exception of accounting for carbohydrates, there is nothing about an eating plan for diabetes that’s different from a heart healthy diet for virtually anyone.
Losing body weight
More than 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. There are lots of great reasons for losing weight — better mobility, improved sleep apnea, higher self-esteem, lower blood pressure, and a reduced risk for several cancers to name a few.
But, where type 2 diabetes is concerned, losing only a modest amount of weight — 5 to 7 percent of body weight — improves insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control. That means an improved A1C, and a reduced risk for diabetes-related complications.
Responsible and steady weight loss eases the burden on an overworked pancreas, helps diabetes medications work more effectively (including insulin for people with type 1 diabetes), and can greatly improve your quality of life as well.
A registered dietitian customizes an eating plan to help you lose weight, while making certain your food and medication remain appropriately matched. An excellent registered dietitian also works to achieve your weight loss goals by focusing on foods you can eat, not by declaring groups of foods as off limits.
Reducing risk for heart disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among the many diabetes-related complications, and heart disease is linked with diet even in the absence of diabetes. So, you can anticipate that your registered dietitian focuses as much on reducing your risk for heart disease as on controlling blood glucose levels.
A standard set of health indicators for diabetes, known as the ABCs, includes A1C as the A, blood pressure as the B, and cholesterol as the C. The target values are A1C less than 7 percent, blood pressure less than 140/80, and cholesterol LDL (bad cholesterol) less than 100 mg/dl with HDL (good cholesterol) greater than 40 mg/dl or 50 mg/dl for men and women, respectively.
Note that two of the three, blood pressure and cholesterol, are independent of diabetes as risks for heart disease and stroke in the general population (although poor blood glucose control worsens the risks).
Reducing heart disease risk in your diet includes
Replacing saturated fats from meat and full fat dairy products with lower fat foods, fish, and healthy unsaturated fats
Replacing refined grains like bread and rice and pasta with whole grains
Adding more fruits and vegetables
Replacing sodium with spices, and avoiding sodium in prepackaged or canned foods
Getting to know carbohydrates
Managing carbohydrates — not eliminating carbohydrates — is a key to controlling blood glucose levels, and reducing your risk for diabetes-related complications. And, carbohydrates are everywhere. Your registered dietitian helps you learn where to find carbohydrates, identifies healthier carbohydrate foods you can enjoy, and balances your intake of carbohydrate foods throughout the day in your personalized meal plan.
Routinely meeting with a registered dietitian help you gain confidence in your ability to eat freely while controlling your diabetes.
You may find a registered dietitian associated with your medical provider, a local hospital, in private practice, or available through your local department of public health. You can search for a registered dietitian in your local area on the website of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Find a registered dietitian who is also a certified diabetes educator by looking for the CDE notation in their title, or by searching the website of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and look for the RD or RDN designation. A registered dietitian/certified diabetes educator has an advanced understanding of diabetes and nutrition. | <urn:uuid:2fcb7f6d-e790-4fda-85fd-7b3523dfb62f> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/why-diabetics-should-see-a-registered-dietitian.html | 2016-05-03T02:14:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860118321.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161518-00210-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929101 | 935 | [
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An independent market analyst predicts the Aussie dollar will slip to 85 US cents in the coming couple of weeks.
Peter Strachan says the currency is weakening against most others around the world.
And he says despite losing 11 cents in the last couple of weeks, there is more weakness to come in the immediate future.
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About the Cover
Backlit and buoyant, a humpback whale calf glides through sun-dappled waters off the coast of Tonga. The young calf and his mother will stay here during the austral winter and spring months. Come summer, they’ll head for feeding grounds along the Antarctic coast. Slow swimmers who hug the shoreline, humpbacks proved easy targets for commercial whalers in the early 20th century and were hunted nearly to extinction. In 1966 the International Whaling Commission imposed a ban on commercial hunts of these whales, though they are still hunted by aboriginal communities.
Two articles in this issue speak to the future of the oceans' whales. The first, on page 6, offers one woman's view on differing cultural perspectives regarding whales and dolphins. The other, on page 10, discusses the U.S. government’s responsibility to impose trade sanctions on Iceland for whaling and trading whale products in defiance of international law.
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Posted by Jonathan Maus ( Publisher/Editor ) on September 9th, 2010 at 8:17 am
(Photos © J. Maus)
With dozens of workers from the Eastside Streetcar Loop project looking on, three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation — Representatives Kurt Schrader, David Wu, and Peter DeFazio — joined Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Congressman Jim Oberstar and union leader Ray Sesma for a press conference on the east side of the Broadway Bridge yesterday.
“This inter-modal setting we have here is the template for America… There is a transit revolution happening in America, we’re adding a million new transit rides every day. We have to keep that momentum up.”
— Rep. Jim Oberstar
The goal of the event was to build on momentum from a transportation infrastructure funding proposal that President Obama announced on Labor Day and to urge Congress to pass a reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Authorization Bill.
“It’s about jobs!” was the message emblazoned on the podium, on the back of seats, and on a bus parked near the event. Job creation was also a big part of all the speeches.
Mayor Adams mentioned the thousands of jobs created by the streetcar project and he also pointed out that it includes new bike lanes for the 4,000 people who cross the bridge by bike every day. In a statement released after the event, Adams said he’s calling on Congress to pass a reauthorization of the transportation bill and he plans to travel to D.C. later this month to push for Portland projects he’d like funding for.
Adams also shared a list of seven “priority projects” totaling about $231 million dollars. The list includes $25 million for over 100 miles of bike boulevards, $163 million for the Portland to Lake Oswego Streetcar project, and $10 million to improve SW Capitol Highway between SW Multnomah Boulevard and SW Taylors Ferry Road (read the full list here).
All four congressmen in attendance spoke about how spending on infrastructure would create new jobs while also modernizing our transportation network. Peter DeFazio commented that the Broadway Bridge is a great example of the type of multi-modal infrastructure America needs more of. “Streetcar, light rail, auto, truck, and bicycle and pedestrian — this is the future of transportation in America and we just need to move forward.” Kurt Schrader said he was happy President Obama was “finally listening” to he and DeFazio’s advice on this issue and called the $50 billion a “great down payment to get America back on track.”
David Wu, whose district stretches from metro Portland all the way to the Oregon coast, said a new bill would mean, “Jobs for Oregonians, innovation, and movement toward more livable communities.”
Representative Jim Oberstar (D-MN), who will play a major role in the new surface transportation bill as Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, spoke in his typically fiery tone. Oberstar said he and his colleagues are “ready to bring that bill to the floor” but all that’s missing is a funding mechanism. “The highway trust fund has given America the greatest mobility of any nation on Earth, but we can’t keep up if we don’t invest in our infrastructure.” Oberstar also applauded Portland, saying, “This inter-modal setting we have here is the template for America. That is where we’re headed. There is a transit revolution happening in America, we’re adding a million new transit rides every day. We have to keep that momentum up.”
While the transportation bill is making headlines now, Oberstar acknowledged that, because of “election jitters” and obstructionist politics from Senate republicans he doesn’t expect to bring any legislative proposals to the floor until after the mid-terms.
When asked for details on Obama’s recent proposal, Oberstar said there weren’t many to talk about yet. “The important thing is,” he said, “they’ve signaled a willingness to engage in the future of transportation that the previous administration did not.”
What this press conference confirmed is that the national discussion about transportation will be heavily focused on job creation. Active transportation advocates need to keep that in mind.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
Review Opp 4
Naches, WA - June 4, 2010 - When born and bred city girl Mary Pelzel moved with her husband, David, to a renovated hunting cabin in the Wenatchee National Forest of Western Washington, she had no idea what adventures - and misadventures -- lay ahead.
Describing life in the Great North Woods as "his dream, my nightmare," Mary's delightful memoir, Mary's Place: Reflections & Recipes, is reminiscent of Betty MacDonald's classic, The Egg and I.
Mary's transformation from demure, and perhaps somewhat naïve, young bride into a true mountain woman wasn't easy and certainly wasn't overnight. Tales of blood-sucking insects, meat-eating flying creatures, hissing and venom drooling snakes, spiders with hair "longer than mine," frogs in the refrigerator, and lizards in the dining room, are just the beginning of her ten-year saga.
For the reader, chuckles and shivers will alternate with each unforgettable experience. But as a wonderful bonus, and in the truest sense of turning lemons into lemonade, Mary has followed each page of anecdotes with a delicious recipe. They range from a breakfast treat of Monkey-Faced Strawberry Muffins to an evening meal of Pasta with Kielbasa Sausage (or rattlesnake, if you prefer) and Vermouth - and, of course, Mom's Favorite Lemon Meringue Pie. "For anybody that cares," she adds, "I have included also complete instructions on cleaning an outhouse!"
Emboldened by her ability to cope with a totally new lifestyle, Mary discovered she had an entrepreneurial spirit as well. Today, she is the proud owner of Mary's Place Gifts & Tea House in Naches, Washington, on Chinook Pass, where visitors can enjoy her private label jams, jellies, breads and soups, and sit a while to chat over a cup of tea.
About the book:
Mary's Place: Reflections and Recipes by Mary Pelzel
Publisher: Northwoods Publishing
Date of publish: May 31, 2010
About the author:
Mary Pelzel presides over Mary's Place Gifts & Tea House. Visit marysplacegifts.com to take a tour of the rooms that show off her many specialty gifts and delectable goodies. Customized tea parties and strolls through the North Woods Garden are a favorite way for guests to spend an afternoon, especially in Spring and Summer.
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EndGames’ The Recchia
The Recchia has been digesting, re-mixing, and re-imagining fractured versions San Francisco’s f!#&ed up relationships for over two years, every Friday night. Improv connects people with discovery, and The Recchia brings your relationships to life in the moment, making you part of the action.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian describes EndGames as “one of the most pedigreed” improv schools in the city, while 7×7 has called our performers “a group of San Francisco’s best”. F!#&ing Free Friday has been filling theaters for two and a half years every Friday. Don’t get left behind from one San Francisco’s most popular comedy shows.
See their show with The Unwritten Bedroom:
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Feb. 8, 1935-Sept. 1, 2014
REDWOOD FALLS - Services for Joann Marie Steffl, 79, of Redwood Falls will be at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation is from noon-3 p.m. Friday at the church. Private family burial will be at a later date. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
She died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Seasons Hospice House in Redwood Falls after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born Feb. 8, 1935, in Marshall, to Joseph and Ann (Neuman) Trandahl.
Survivors include Charles L. Steffl of Belview; children, Joleen Lentz of Fergus Falls, Charlene Lightfoot of Vesta, Rebecca Wulf of Renville, Sharon Brink of Renville, Charles of Belview, Vicky of Belleair Bluffs, Fla., Timothy of Mantorville and Jennifer Boomsma of Brandon, S.D.; 28 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Arden Trandahl of Spearfish, S.D., Ed Trandahl of Omaha, Neb., and Mary Kuehn of Raleigh, N.C. | <urn:uuid:e153ca09-8ded-4df0-a74f-3c8044353e94> | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/558962/Joann-Steffl.html?nav=5016 | 2016-05-02T01:27:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860121418.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161521-00100-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.865656 | 277 | [
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Meadowbank Sports Centre will play host to a furious death match between Auld Reekie Roller Girls Team Green, the uncivilised "Highland Heatherns" and their cold, dark hearted sisters in Team Black, "Celtic Chaos".
Both teams will be joined by awesome guest skaters from the frankly awe-inspiring London Roller Girls.
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Randal Johnson, Executive Director
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
The Council of the Southern Mountains, a non-profit organization, chartered by the State, had its origin in 1964 as a result of concerted efforts of State and Federal agencies declaring an all out war on poverty, its causes and effects.
The overall purpose of the Council, through CSBG especially, is to provide quality programs, products and services that:
CSBG is continuing networking, collaborating, and cultivating relationships with business and corporate communities as a service of funds, programs, and services- the key components in this united effort.
The overall goal of CSBG remains as outlined in the Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) goals as stated in the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
During the year, CSBG served a total of 585 families (1,202 individuals) in the areas of:
These services have been performed by the CSBG staff which includes:
Heather Eldridge, CSBG Director
Regina Sanders, Community Services Advocate
Latonia Foster, Career Development Specialist
Miranda Adams, Community Services Advocate
Ida Simms Monroe, Family Day Care Food Program Coordinator
Mountaineer Food Bank started a new program in which donated frozen foods are given to agencies to distribute to needy families at a cost of $250 per truck. During this time period, funds were donated for 3 trucks. With these trucks a total of 969 families have received food which ranges from wieners and lunch meat to steaks and hams.
The Food Pantry has assisted 292 families with emergency food services. Items from the Food Pantry include, but not limited to, donated goods from Huntington Area Food Bank and Mountaineer Food Bank.
Emergency Utility Assistance Program has served 10 families. The Utility Assistance Program assists needy families with electric bills, coal, and oil.
The Youth Exposure Series started in July and continued through August. A total of 34 youth participated. There were a total of 8 events which included trips to the movies, bowling alley, , pool, semiprofessional baseball games, and the WV State Fair.
The Family Day Care Food Program was established to ensure that children in Day Care homes receive adequate nutrition. Providers are reimbursed eligible meals that are served to children in their care. There were a total of 28 providers participating this past period. Regulations state that providers must receive annual training.
The West Virginia’s FAC’s system (Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) software) is still in operation. The CSBG Work plans were submitted through FACSPRO to our funding source (WV Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity). The agency annual Information Survey was submitted via the FACSPRO system. Using the FACSPRO system, the agency is now submitting quarterly reports to the State Office. The CSBG Director and Community Services Advocate are attending ROMA Task Force meetings which are primarily held as webinar sessions.
The McDowell County Federal Credit Union was established to allow McDowell County citizens to save money. As of 2011, a total of 57 active participants are enrolled in the Credit Union. The current balances are as follows:
Christmas Club $ 4,275
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Grizzly bears are expanding their range to locations where they haven't been seen for decades, wildlife experts say.
Mark Bruscino, bear management program supervisor for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said biologists attribute the expansion to population growth, with Wyoming currently supporting more than 600 grizzlies, up from an estimated 224 in 1975, when the animal was a newly protected species under the Endangered Species Act.
Some areas where bears currently roam but didn't before include the state's Gooseberry drainage southeast of Meeteetse, desert environments in the Bighorn Basin and the Big Sandy area of the southern Wind River Range. The Gooseberry drainage bear is "the farthest east we've known a grizzly bear to be in the last 50 years," Bruscino said.
Other odd locations for grizzlies include Heart Mountain north of Cody and areas south of Lander.
The grizzly population has grown at about 4 percent per year since the species was first protected in the 1970s, and some wildlife managers say there could be as many as 1,000 grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.
As the grizzly's population has grown, so has its range, said Chuck Schwartz, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team leader. In the 1970s, the estimated range encompassed nearly 6,000 square miles. Today grizzly bears occupy about 22,000 square miles, a nearly four-fold increase.
Outside of Wyoming, bears have been seen as far east as Dillon, Mont. And on July 1, The Seattle Times reported a bear in the North Cascades of Washington.
Conservation groups say bear managers need to focus on identifying more suitable habitat for the species, not limiting the animal's movements. Providing wildlife corridors between suitable locations is also imperative (Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News & Guide, July 6). -- DC
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