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Spooktacular Chase: A Unique AJC Peachtree Road Race Qualifying Race
The witches and pirates are cheering. Zombies and superheroes are waving. Suddenly, a stream of 600 runners bursts from the lush Silver Comet Trail.
You're at the Halloween-themed Spooktacular Chase, a 5K/10K like no other. On Saturday, October 13, 2018 in scenic Powder Springs, Georgia, runners will be going for their personal best – and the chance for a coveted early start wave assignment on July 4, 2019.
This AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifying race is being held by Vision Rehabilitation Services (VRS) of Georgia. That means all the money raised from registrants, sponsors and spectators will be going to help blind and vision-impaired people across North Georgia.
So no matter when you cross the finish line, it's a win for everyone.
The One Race You Really Don't Want to Miss
Ready to run along a famous trail, and through picturesque neighborhoods, on a fresh autumn morning? Previously known as Race to See,TM it's the exciting 10th anniversary of the VRS annual run.
The 10K starts at 8am, and the 5K begins at 8:15. Completing either one will give you a finish time that you can include with your AJC Peachtree Road Race registration. The fee for this PRR qualifying race is $35 for the 5K, and $40 for the 10K. Runners can also register as a team.
The 6.2 mile USATF Certified Course in historic Powder Springs is about 15 miles west of the PRR event. Runners will start in front of the Powder Springs Town Square on Marietta Street. To get more details, and to register, click here. Advance registration is preferred, but you can also show up and register the morning of the race. Free parking is available.
The first 500 finishers get a unique 10th anniversary Spooktacular Chase Spinner Medal. And all runners registered by September 30th get a colorful t-shirt, as well as a free brunch at Powder Springs First Baptist Church. Place medals are given to First and Second Place in each age and gender category as well as Masters and Overall.
An Officially-Sanctioned PRR Qualifier
Spooktacular Chase is one of several AJC Peachtree Road Race Qualifying Races held in the Atlanta. These are important, because the better your finish time from a previous qualifying run, the earlier the start wave you'll be assigned to at the PRR.
You'll report that that finish time, along with the race name and date, on your PRR registration form in March of 2019 (an option, not a requirement). Note that to qualify, that run needs to have taken place on or after January 1, 2017. The Atlanta Track Club, organizers of the PRR, will verify that your reported finish time is accurate. If it's not, you'll randomly be placed in one of the later waves.
You can also report a finish time from either of the last two PRR events, but the Spooktacular Chase gives you the chance to achieve, and report, an even better finish time. One of the main reasons to run, naturally, is to improve.
Note that you can get a qualified finish time at Spooktacular Chase by running either the 5K or the 10K. If you choose the 5K, the ATC will use a series of algorithms to project your likely time for finishing the PRR 10K, and assign you accordingly.
Since the popular AJC Peachtree Road Race can't accommodate all the people who apply, everyone who registers (except the elite runners) is entered into a random lottery. In the end, most registrants, but not all, will get to run on the Fourth of July.
Why is Being in an Earlier Start Wave Important?
At the Peachtree, 20 waves of runners will start at 5 minute intervals. Each wave includes about 3,000 participants.
Being near the front of the pack vs. the back means you're less likely to be slowed down by congestion on the course, or by having to navigate around slower runners from previous waves. Such obstacles of course can impact your pace and rhythm.
Marcus Budline, Events Marketing Manager at the Atlanta Track Club says, "Plus there's a safety issue if you're trying to weave in and out of other runners." Also, he adds, "Starting in an earlier wave means less waiting around; you can get done earlier, and get out of the heat."
Some runners also say it's more motivating to see better runners in front of them, instead of a crowd of less serious competitors.
Having a Good Time, for a Good Cause
"We really want people to have fun," says Sharon Croyle, CEO and Executive Director of VRS of Georgia. "Many of the volunteers and spectators wear costumes, and even dress up their dogs."
Sharon is excited about holding the race in Powder Springs for the second year in a row. "Powder Springs has been very forward-thinking in choosing some special races to host in their community," she says. "So we knew this is where we needed to be."
The race is expected to raise about $40,000 for the charity services organization. That will go a long way to help those who can't afford the help they require.
So even if you don't run, you'll want to come out, show your support, and donate however much you can to the cause.
About Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia
VRS was founded in 1983 by a Cobb County resident who lost her vision at age 42, and had trouble finding services to help her.
Through her efforts, and the efforts of organizers, volunteers, donors and vision professionals, the organization she inspired has grown to provide much-needed help to thousands across 33 counties in north Georgia.
From the VRS headquarters in Smyrna, Sharon Croyle says, "Special events like Spooktacular Chase are very important for our financial health, because we can direct that money to where it's most needed, as opposed to grant funds, which are limited in what they can be used for."
Want to learn more about all the good work that VRS of Georgia does? Check them out, donate, and offer to volunteer at VRSga.org or spooktacularchase.com
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Whether you're running for time, or running for fun, all you have to do is click here to register now. We look forward to seeing you there!


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The Government and Political System in Sri Lanka
The richly influenced country of Sri Lanka is a republic governed under the constitution of 1978 characterized by a mixture of a presidential system and a parliamentary system, meaning that they elect both a president and a prime minister to head the nation. The country has exercised the universal right to vote since 1931 and is self- governing, with its own laws and legislations beginning from its independence on February 22, 1946 up to date. Since 1948, Sri Lanka has been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations, and is also a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Colombo Plan, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
The country's highest ruler is the president, serving as the head of state, chief of the armed forces and head of government, popularly elected for a six-year term and is qualified for a second term. Part of the duties and responsibilities for this position is handling the country's parliament which has 225 members of a single lawmaking chamber and appointing and presiding over a cabinet of ministers from the members of said parliament. The president may suspend or dissolve the parliament at any time after it has served for one year. The parliament however, reserves the right to make all laws. The prime minister serves as the leader of the parliament's ruling party and the president's delegate or right-hand who shares executive tasks most commonly in domestic affairs. Members of the parliament are elected by popularity thru the universal act of voting. Election of the members is by district and after inducted into office, members serve a term of six years.

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Weekly Basque music and dancing night in Bar Segundo
There are many good bars in Vitoria-Gasteiz, most of them being in the old town. My favourite tipple is red wine, and the average price for a small glass of the local red, being the excellent Rioja Alavesa, is 75 cents! Rioja is the most famous red wine region in Spain. This price is for wine "del año" or "joven", which means it's been aged in an oak barrel for less than a year, and probably bottled within the last year.
You can also buy the crianza, which has been aged for a minimum of two years, at least one year in oak. This costs about twice the price and comes in a "copa" (glass with a stem), rather than the standard glasses as pictured here in bar
La Riojana.
In this picture we got a "lock in" as a couple of my biker friends had escaped the inclement English weather for a late-november blast, so they opened the kitchen for us. The bar is always lined with plates of mouth-watering tapas, or as they're called in Basque "pintxos".
Another great bar for tapas is Txistu, where I would recommend the nice portion of king prawns you can enjoy very cheaply. The Irish coffee in here is excellent, and not the normal Spanish version you will see in the guide books which has iced cream in it. It is made by mixing some sugar and plenty of Irish whiskey in a metal jug. This is heated to a very high temperature using steam from the coffee machine, then set fire to. Whilst it's burning the coffee is prepared. These are then mixed and poured into a small glass and the cream added to the top. The result looks like a mini pint of Guinness and is absolutely delicious. (When I go back there next month I will attempt to video the lovely Susana making one of these, and include this here).
Around the corner from here is bar El 7 which serves up the best bocadillos (sandwiches in Spanish A.K.A. French bread), especially the freshly cooked tortillas with various fillings, and the "pollo completo" (minced chicken with bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise) is definitely worth a try. Their Patatas Bravas (deep fried chunks of potato with all-i-olli(garlic and olive oil), and spicy tomato sauces) are renowned here.
The food is served right up to midnight, which is when you'd normally find me and my mate Hardi, although sharing a bottle of wine with him involves having to drink pretty fast! They have a good music selection in here with some of the best Spanish groups, and it becomes a disco bar by midnight on Friday and Saturday, more popular with the young folk.
A great bar on the end of Calle Cuchilleria as you enter the old town is referred to as The Red Bar. This is because it doesn't have a name and the window frames are painted red! It is run by two brothers, one of which, Edu(pictured here), likes practicing his very poor
English on me, saying things like "one wine red" when I walk in.
He plays some good chilled music, the "Buddha Bar" CD's being among his favourites. Vitoria is a very laid back city, so much so that I keep expecting to bump into the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers or Cheech and Chong sat outside a bar here.
One thing you will immediately notice about most Spanish bars is how filthy they appear. Although there may sometimes be ashtrays and bins around, everyone just throws rubbish and fag-ends on the floor. I really got into the spirit of this quite quickly, but it is a difficult concept to grasp for other foreigners that I have met. Here's my American mate Jarrod demonstrating his disdain in bar Boca a Boca, the best place for kebabs in Vitoria.
One of the best pints of Guinness in town can be found in another pub with no official name, The New Bar, where owner Miguel provides a very good American and English rock music selection.
There are so-called "Irish" bars in the newer part of the city which sell Guinness, but the only true Irish bar in Vitoria is Bar Carlingford. Here the owners Pól, from Dublin, and his wife, Leyre, serve up excellent pints of Guinness and Murphys, which are shipped over from Dublin - unlike the Guinness in the southern costas of Spain which is brewed in Nigeria!
The bar has it's own football team Carlingford Celtic which is made up of Basque, Spanish, English, Irish, Scottish and Canadian players, reflecting the truly international clientele of this friendly pub, which is a must visit for expats.
My favourite bar for brunch and to while way the afternoons and early evenings is Bar Gora. It has very tasty pintxos, especially the large tortillas with fillings like spinach and a tasty layer on top of tuna or mushrooms or ham with mayonnaise - delicious! There is free WiFi here which is very useful for a travelling blogger.
I was in there one evening on my laptop when I overheard English being spoken by some young lads on the next table(not only English, but northern English as well). This is unusual in Vitoria so I asked where they were from. They replied "Sunderland", so, after the normal football team chat(my town's team is Blackburn Rovers), I asked what they were doing here and they said "we're the band".
This is how I came to meet up-and-coming young indie group THIS AINT VEGAS. Their gig at a bigger venue in town had been cancelled, so they found this smaller venue the night before, which was lucky for me. I hadn't heard their music before, but really enjoyed their set. Check out their Myspace page here.
They even burned me a demo CD of their next single "Shortterm:longterm" which was released the following month.
After we had been nicely fed courtesy of the bar, I had a chance to show them a few bars and get suitably wrecked - rock and roll style :) Cheers guys, and good luck!
Other bars worthy of a mention for free WiFi are Hala Bedi, which also has it's own radio station, tasty pintxos and good menus in the evening. Out of the old town, head for Bar Pura Vida.
On an otherwise quiet Monday night, the bar to head for is Bar Segundo (yes, another bar with no name!), which is the second bar along Calle Cuchilleria, where they usually have live Basque folk music and dancing. Some of the music, and especially the dancing, is a little reminiscent of Celtic music (see future posts on Galicia and Asturias for more on the Celts). They have the high leaps, as seen to the right, and a trick where they place a glass of wine on the floor and attempt to jump onto the edges of the glass with both feet and balance for a second. If they don't break the glass or spill the wine, they get a round of applause and triumphantly down the contents.
The guy on guitar is singer-songwriter Mikel Urdangarin, a very nice guy who is based in Vitoria. He has produced several albums and his music is very relaxing, almost melancholy. You can listen to some of it through his YouTube space here, although it's in the Basque language, Euskara(which pre-dates all the surrounding Indo-European languages, thus sounding pretty alien), it's very soothing and the perfect antedote to a stressful day! I only recognise the odd word, such as "maite" (love). There's a short biography (in English) on his website, and on the englishpen site, which also has a translation of one of his songs "Hauskor" (Fragile) into English, although I'm not convinced on it's accuracy.
One of my favourite haunts, especially at the end of the night when the other bars are closing, is Extitxu. Peci gives you a hard time if you enter when the shutters are half closed, but is a great bloke. He has the best, or at least most diverse music collection in town. For example, one night I was in there and heard Peter Murphy's 1989 album "Deep" playing. His former band, Bauhaus, were one of the best, if little-known, gothic bands of the 1980's and their song Bela Lugosi's Dead is a true classic.
Even later revellers head for the infamous El Bodegon, a real bohemian place where you will come across some interesting characters, and a few weirdos as well, but quite harmless.
Vitoria is the city I feel most safe in. You do sometimes see police in full riot gear at weekends when the youngsters are out, but pitched battles in the streets between young Basques with separatist tendencies and riot police are, thankfully, quite rare.
The picture to the left (see location) was taken from the balcony of my bedroom on an evening where there was some tension, locals in the street below me were shouting insults at the police who were brandishing tear-gas guns and aiming them in our direction. I was shaking as I took this picture and nervously getting ready to dash inside and close the door very quickly if they fired!


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Kaiser Permanente Northwest Engages Medial EarlySign for Development of AI-Based, Patient-Specific Treatment Prioritization
EarlySign's Predictive Models to Help Kaiser Manage Patient Intervention Efficiently for Best Health Outcomes
May 08, 2018, 08:30 ET
KFAR MALAL, Israel, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Medial EarlySign (http://www.earlysign.com), a leader in machine-learning based solutions to improve non-communicable disease management, today announced that Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW), one of America's leading integrated health care systems, has decided to engage with Medial EarlySign on development of Medial EarlySign's AlgoAnalyzer™ insight and risk predictor platform.
Medial EarlySign's machine learning and mathematical models (AlgoMarkers™) help healthcare organizations identify subpopulations of patients who may benefit from different interventions or may be at high risk for specific medical conditions, including cancers, diabetes, kidney disease and other life-threatening conditions. This information is used by healthcare organizations to optimize resources and improve intervention efficiency and outcomes.
"Kaiser Permanente is among the most advanced and forward thinking healthcare organizations. Their decision to work with us highlights the value of our AI solutions to the future of healthcare in helping to prioritize outcome-based and cost-effective patient care. We are continuing to see significant interest in our solutions from healthcare organizations throughout the U.S. and around the world," said Ori Geva, Co-founder and CEO of Medial EarlySign.
Using routine Electronic Health Records (EHR) data, the condition-specific AlgoMarkers™ are built to deliver clinical insights where and when patient care decisions are being made. AlgoMarkers™ support decisions on a variety of potential outcomes, assessing condition-specific risk, determining the best clinical path or identifying patients most likely to respond to intervention. AlgoMarkers™ are designed to create new insights that provide healthcare organizations with opportunities for more precise decision making and implementation of clinically and economically effective work flows and preventative care, helping to prevent or delay progression of illness and improving patient outcomes.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. As of Dec. 31, 2017, we served 11.8 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia, and added more than 650,000 members on Feb. 1, 2017, with the acquisition of Seattle's Group Health Cooperative. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/share.
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Medial EarlySign's advanced AI-based algorithm platform helps healthcare organizations accurately stratify populations to optimize care for individuals and prevent or delay serious health conditions, by leveraging routine blood test results, and common labs and EHR data. The company creates actionable opportunities for better clinical decision making and early intervention to improve patient outcomes, focus financial resources, and reduce overall costs. Medial EarlySign is developing a suite of AlgoMarker™ stratification models to address a variety of illnesses including cancers, diabetes and associated complications and other life-threatening conditions. The company's platform has been supported by peer-reviewed research published by internationally recognized health organizations and hospitals. Founded in 2009, Medial EarlySign is headquartered in Kfar Malal, Israel. For more information, please visit http://earlysign.com/.
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- In The Tank (ep204) – Climate "Contrarians" Blacklisted? Red Flag Laws - August 16, 2019
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With John Nothdurft out of town, Jim Lakely stands in to host with Donny Kendal for episode #6 of the "In The Tank" podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, roundtable discussions, stories, and light-hearted segments on a variety of topics on the latest news. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday.
In today's episode of In The Tank, Donny and Jim debate about the unintended consequences of alcohol prohibition, and discuss proposed minimum wage hikes in Berkeley, California and elsewhere. John Nothdruft also comes on to discuss the financial "State of the States" from Truth in Accounting, and potential Mars contamination. The trio also talk about some of the best presidential campaign and debate blunders.
Show prep:
- These places banned booze. Now they're dealing with something far worse – Meth
- 2015 Financial State of the States
- $15 minimum wage? Berkeley shoots for $19 an hour
- Water on Mars: Nasa faces contamination dilemma over future investigations
We also talk about the infamous "Rock" political ad by Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel, which is embedded below.
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At a heavier weight of 7.1 ounces this 100% linen is referred to as Rustic due to its more textured look and feel. Durable and perfect for projects that require just a bit more substance.
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This linen is first grade all right but be careful - it shrinks 10% - great for tea towell
I love all of the linen I've purchased from FS but I love the heavier linens the most. In a world of plastic and synthetics it's refreshing to clothe my body and decorate my home with natural textiles. This linen is a lovely weight for a summer jacket or home linens. The white is very slightly creamy, not stark white. I want to cover everything in the house with this cloth . . .
I ordered the his fabric to make some bread bags for gifts and tuck them away. The tutorials you have are inspiring! I absolutely love the feel of the rustic! It's soft and has a wonderful drape. Of course it must be washed and dried before using.. My bags embroider beautifully. I would recommend the rustic for many home dec projects, much more substantial but soft. Can't wait to try this in a tablecloth.
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Lovely weight for a summer dress - not too sheer and dries nearly wrinkle free after 10 minutes in the dryer. One of my favorite linens!
Mexican Day of the Week tea towels in bleached, softened heavy weight linen. Machine embroidered and trimmed with a fabric cuff.
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This is really beautiful linen fabric. The heavy weight is perfect for tea towels. The embroidery is stitched on medium weight IL019 in Blue Heaven.
The heavier weight is perfect for tea towels.
Late 18th century stays. Perfect for colonial reenactment. On sale in my Etsy shop - DressingAPatriot. Send me a message on Etsy and I can make you a custom set!
Bread bags in rustic bleached linen. The ultimate "green" bag!
This was my third project, so it was interesting. It came together well. I used the 4c22 Heavy bleached white linen. It took about 2 yards, I plan to make another next week. It is warm and easy to do.
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I bought this fabric back in March 2010, but only recently made it up for this years Medieval Tournament and Banquet. I love the colour (4C22 Laurel Softened) which is not currently available. The Tippets are in 4C22 Bleached Softened. The fabric is a dream to cut and sew and is delightful to wear.
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It's my birthday! My gifts? A red hat from my son, a purple & gold scarf from my daughter, a jacket from my husband, and a trip to Washington D.C. to attend Microsoft's Global Microsoft's Global Forum. It's a good birthday! 🙂
As I write this, I am waiting in the airport to board the plane to D.C. and anxiously waiting to embark on this grand adventure. It's really a great birthday present for me, a "geeky" 21st century educator. Over 700 educators from 60+ countries meeting together to collaborate and share their innovative lessons and best practices. AMAZING!!!
We have keynotes speakers, learning excursions, and presentations. The day will be packed with information and team building from sun up to sun down. I will be learning from the best educators across the globe! And when I can I'll share it with you. I will be using the hashtag #pilgf to tweet about my experience, and I will blog my thoughts either during or after the forum (as time permits).
I know this is going to be a great week and an amazing birthday present! In advance, thanks Microsoft for the experience of a lifetime!


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San José State University
Department of Economics
Thayer Watkins
Silicon Valley
& Tornado Alley
In the 1920s Britain, fearful of the technological lead Germany was developing in airships, decided to acquire expertise in airship construction. There was political agreement that Britain should build an airship, but there was disagreement as to whether the airship should be built by private industry or a government agency. The issue was resolved by having two airships built, one by private industry and one by a special government research and development facility in the Air Ministry. It was to be somewhat of a contest to see how future airships should be built. Upon completion the private industry airship was to fly from Britain to Montreal, Canada and back. The government model was to fly to India, then still part of the British Empire, and back.
Vickers Ltd. was commissioned to build one ship and a government facility was setup in the London area to build the other. At that time helium was not available so hydrogen was to be the lifting gas. Since hydrogen was plentiful on the airship someone in government decided that the engines for propelling and navigating the airships should be fueled by hydrogen. Such an engine had not yet been developed.
The story of the program is told by Nevil Shute Norway, better known as the novelist Nevil Shute. Nevil Shute Norway had an engineering background and worked for de Havillands Aviation before going to Vickers to work on the R100 model doing mathematical computations of stress for the designing of the airship. As Shute described the experiment,
Finally, in effect, they said, "The Air Ministry at Cardington shall build an airship of a certain size, load-carrying capacity, and speed, and Vickers, Ltd. shall build another one of the same contract specification. By this ingenious device we really shall find out which is the better principle, capitalism or State enterprise." I joined the capitalist team. (SLIDERULE p.55).
The models were called the R100 (private industry) and the R101 (government).Vickers put together the design team and withdrew from the public eye at Crayford in Kent. After making an attempt at inventing hydrogen-powered engines for their airship they determined that it couldn't be done and opted for gasoline-powered engines. They then proceded to devote their efforts to designing the airship itself. The actual fabrication of the R100 was carried out at Howden in Yorkshire.
In contrast the government facility remained open to public scrutiny. After considering hydrogen-powered engines decided to built deisel-powered engines. Unfortunately the research and development needed to build deisel-powered engines proved to be much later than the government program anticipated. After spending much time and budget trying to create deisel-powered engines they were reluctant to abandon this effort and admit that this effort and public money had been wasted. So they continued to expend too much time and budget on this difficult task. I am indebted to Joe Ruh for correction of a previous version in which I attributed the problems in the building of the R101 to the attempt to build hydrogen-powered engines.
The Vickers team completed its model and after a shakedown flight make some corrections and flew to Montreal and back without incident. The government team rushed completion and started off on the test flight to India. The government airship R101 crashed in France killing all aboard.
Did the British government learn from the experiment the inadvisability of relying upon public agencies to provide products? No, after the crash of the public sector R101 the government broke up the private sector R100 and sold it for scrap.
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text: Endangered Asiatic lions rest at the Gir lion sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh district of Gujarat [File: Ajit Solanki/AP Photo] At least 21 endangered Asian lions have died in the past 18 days in a national park in western India, home to the South Asian country's entire population of around 500 big cats. Ten Asiatic lions died in the last two weeks in the forest of Gir in Gujarat state, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, taking the toll to 21 in the last 18 days. Infighting and infections were the main causes for the deaths, park conservator Dushyant Vasavada told news agency, DPA, on Tuesday. "Of the eight deaths in the past week or so, four lions had died of viral infection, while others died due to protozoa infection, that is spread by ticks," Vasavada said. Vasavada rejected local media reports that said canine distemper virus (CDV) - a lethal virus that spreads from dogs in the wild - was confirmed in the deaths of the lions. The virus had wiped out nearly 1,000 lions from Tanzania's Serengeti Reserve in 1994. "Nothing is confirmed yet, the tests are still on. We hope it is not CDV. We are taking all preventive measures importing multiple vaccines," he said, adding the survey found that the deaths were localized to one small pocket of the park. Five lions were still under treatment while 31 more were moved to another animal care centre and kept under isolation, authorities said. Alarm bells India media reported that 64 teams were formed in Gir forest last week to screen and move sick lions to rescue centres. A federal team of experts was also sent to the national park. The forest department said an estimated 100 lions die annually, with most deaths happening during the three months of the monsoon season in the region. The Gir sanctuary was established to protect Asiatic lions from extinction and has seen a steady rise in its population, from an all-time low of 20 in 1913 to 523 during a 2015 census. Wildlife experts have warned that an increasing lion population at Gir could lead to a rapid spread of infections, increased fighting over territory among the animals and a rise in human-animal conflicts. In response, India's Supreme Court advised that some of the animals be relocated to a park in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. "There is a coordination committee and various aspects of this translocation are being studied," said GK Sinha, principal chief conservator of forests in Gujarat state, last month. SOURCE: AFP news agency Wild Animals India


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Flying just keeps on getting more and more expensive! This summer I went to Slovakia for 10 days and to make sure my flight was really cheap I decided not to check in any luggage since it's an extra charge nowadays Everything I needed for those 10 days would be in this little bag and I planned on strolling right through security without needing to wait for luggage when I would arrive! But I still wanted to bring plenty with me! Have a look at what I brought; I had bathroom necessities, clothes to be washed after 5 days, shoes, electronics, a 17-inch laptop a book, and other random stuff Including, of course, my video camera! Since it's hand luggage I couldn't bring liquid based items with me due to security However, I still left the problem of how I was going to fit all of this in my bag! Ah, but I have an idea!! Usually weight limits are imposed on us as we travel and due to very little space, there is only so much we can bring But there are plenty of... larger people who fly and they weigh more, right? It's fair because weight on your person doesn't count So that's what I do! I put the heaviest clothes on me and I put the heaviest items in my pockets! If you go with trousers and a jacket with a lot of pockets you would be surprised how much you can squeeze into them! I have brought much more with me in other travels with a combination of having even more pockets using a suitcase that's exactly the size limit for hand luggage and of course, packing things better This time I just stuffed everything in and I still had space for souvenirs for my way home! Now, here's a bonus tip! If you want to pack a bulky towel like this one which is very thick so folding it to squeeze into your bag is not easy It can be frustrating! Ah! But I've got a "super" idea for that one!! It can easily fit under your jacket! I hope you enjoyed my tips! Have a safe trip!!
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Alley Tramp / Over 18... and Ready
| Cult Movie
Gutter Girls! When teenage Marie Barker sees Mommy and Daddy doing it, she not only immediately develops "a serious case of nymphomania" but becomes an instant ALLEY TRAMP! Seducing her cousin Phil when he comes over to study, the two are soon cutting school and shacking up in a cheap motel. It gets worse when Marie catches Mommy doing it again, this time with a greasy bar-pickup named Herbie, and blackmails Mom by hopping in the sack with him -- "Like mother, like daughter!" -- in this hilariously rancid little gem. But don't let the fake French credits fool ya. This "example of adolescence gone astray" was actually shot in Chicago, with director "Armand Parys" none other than The Wizard of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis! Plus: Lyn is not only OVER 18... AND READY, but so anxious to become a Hollywood star that she tries to swap her job as secretary to skinflick producer Barney Merrit for a shot as the star of his next nudie. But it's Barney's lesbian wife Billie who thinks Lyn would be great for the film -- and her bed. Pretty soon, Lyn is getting whipped and mauled in front of the cameras while caught in the middle of the Merrit's sexual peccadillos in this slimy little skinflick which we hope isn't too autobiographical...
Herschell Gordon Lewis, Lloyd Allen
Ann Heath, Margo Stevens, Steve White, Julie Ames, Larry Martinelli, Mary McRae
DVD | Release Date 10/03/2006 | 136 Mins. | $9.98 | ID3169SWDVD | 014381316926


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Nothing but the facts
ANWR Exploration
House Republicans:91%Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 78% Opposed
Oil Shale Exploration
House Republicans: 90% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Exploration
House Republicans: 81% Supported
House Democrats: 83% Opposed
Refinery Increased Capacity
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 96% Opposed
91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of American-made oil and gas.
86% of House Democrats have historically voted against increasing the production of American-made oil and gas.
As much as Americans are fed up with Bush and the war in Iraq, they are more fed up with gas at $4.50 a gallon (and rising).
GOP should hammer the Dhimmicrats with this issue starting today and until the election day in November .
It's that easy and uncomplicated to win an election when you stick to the facts and nothing but the facts.


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North Carolina's Farm to School program has made it easier and more affordable for cafeterias across the state to serve fresh, locally grown produce since it began in 1997.
"North Carolina was one of the first states to start a Farm to School program, and I certainly consider ours to be one of the best," says Cindy Marion, director of child nutrition for Yadkin County Schools. "We have a great infrastructure and are able to offer our directors a lot of unique things. We've been at this a long time and have worked out a lot of our problems."
N.C. Farm To School Participation
To participate in Farm to School, child nutrition directors access an electronic catalog and submit their requests to the food distribution division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Next, NCDA&CS marketing specialists relay those orders to area farmers, and food distribution contacts the farmers to schedule pick-up times.
"We'll pick food up on Sunday and deliver it Monday," says Gary Gay, director of food distribution for the NCDA&CS. "You really can't get much fresher than that."
According to Gay, strawberries are the most popular items ordered, with apples coming in at a close second. Blueberries, cantaloupes, peaches, watermelons, grape and slicing tomatoes, collards, kale, sweet potatoes, romaine lettuce and broccoli are also available.
The program's farmers, all of whom are part of the North Carolina Farm to School Cooperative, must obtain a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which verifies they are following effective food safety procedures.
"Our state's Farm to School program really gives us the infrastructure to rest assured that the proper certifications are in place," Marion says.
Benefits Across The Board
In addition to benefiting the state's children, the Farm to School program has helped establish a win-win relationship between North Carolina farmers and child nutrition directors.
"The program gives farmers a market for their products and ensures that we're going to have fresh North Carolina products in our schools," Marion says. "Plus, as a child nutrition director, the one thing I have seen over my career that has made a real, true impact on students [nutritionally] is the Farm to School program."
During the 2014-15 school year, the state's school nutrition directors ordered 77,698 cases of fruits and vegetables, generating a total of $1.3 million – all of which remained in North Carolina.
"Farm to School supports local agriculture," Gay says. "Being able to say you serve North Carolina apples in your school lunch program says a lot for the state and the state's growers."
Future Plans
While the Farm to School program is open to all the state's schools, a small portion choose not to join in, and that's something Gay would like to change.
"Last year, we had about 80 school systems participating in the program out of 114 schools," Gay says. "We would love to have 100 percent participation – that's our goal and what we're shooting for."
To accomplish that goal, Gay says he plans to communicate with nonparticipating school systems to determine the barriers they are facing and "help them knock those doors down, so they can participate." Additionally, Gay hopes to procure more value-added foods, which would minimize the preparation time required by cafeteria staff members, and he says he will continue finding items that school children across the state enjoy eating.


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Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. I use Young Living Essential Oils in order to amplify the intention and maximize benefits.
60 minutes $60.00
Raindrop Technique
"RAINDROP technique is a powerful, non-invasive tool for assisting the body in correcting defects in the curvature of the spine. During the years that it has been practiced, it has resolved numerous cases of scoliosis and kyphosis and eliminated the need for back surgery for thousands of people. Raindrop Technique originated in the 1980s from the research of Dr. Gary Young working with a Lakota medicine man named Wallace Black Elk. It integrates Vitaflex technique with the power of essential oils in bringing the body into structural and electrical alignment." (from the Essential Oils Desk Reference)
Raindrop Technique uses a sequence of essential oils that are immune enhancing, support the body's natural defenses, as well as the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, digestive, nervous, and other body systems. These oils, which are high in antioxidants, are also mood elevating and antiseptic, creating an unfavorable environment for harmful viruses and bacteria that can hibernate in the body. Essential oils are known to boost stamina and energy, help you relax, help manage stress and frustration and promote overall health, vitality, and longevity. The principal single oils used include:
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Oregano (Origanum compactum)
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
Marjoram (Origanum majorana)
The oils are dispensed in little drops from a height of about six inches above the back, which is where Raindrop Technique gets its name. They are then massaged along the spine and back muscles. They are also applied to the feet.
The whole process takes about an hour and may continue to work in the body for up to one week following a Raindrop Session, with possible realignment and bodily adjustment taking place during this time. (http://www.raindroptraining.com/programs/CCI/definitions.shtml)
75 minutes : $150
*Bring your own Young Living Raindrop Oils and save $50
Swedish Massage
This massage incorporates long strokes and kneading to soothe and relax the muscles. It will also help increase circulation through the body. This massage is a light to medium massage and is recommended for first time clients. Reiki and Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils are incorporated.
60 minutes $80
90 minutes $110
120 minutes: $150
Tuina and Accupressure Treatment
Tuina is the Chinese method of bodywork or therapeutic massage. It focuses upon the use of a variety of hand techniques to relieve pain, harmonize the flow of qi and blood through the body and restore functional anatomy. Tuina is considered a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the same way as acupuncture, qi gong and herbology. In this treatment, the client remains clothed.
The hand techniques utilize a variety of principles in their application to specific disorders. They can be divided into several categories of therapeutic effect. These categories include oscillating methods, pressure methods, passive joint movement, pinching or plucking methods and qi emitting methods. Very effective in treating frozen shoulder, tendinitis, epicondylitis, carpal tunnel, TMJ, plantar fascitis, and many other painful disorders.
30 minutes $40
60 minutes $60 *Client should wear comfortable clothing
Synergystic Massage
The best of both worlds! This modality combines eastern and western techniques for a uniquely therapeutic experience. Long strokes, kneading, and accupressure are some of the techniques that are used. Reiki and Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils are incorporated.
60 minutes $80
90 minutes $110
120 minutes: $150
Prices are subject to change without notice
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Friday, 9 January 2009
My Painting
Up until my youngest was 12 I was a SAHM with plenty of time on my hands.....
I've never been precious about my home or the 'things' in it , so have never spent hours cleaning and polishing.....
I much preferred to decorate it and make it look as welcoming and comfy as I could, I also don't believe in having 'best' crockery, cutlery or glasses, preferring to use the china, silver and crystal for everyday, as what is the point of keeping these things for 'best' ....'best what?'...what is better than your own family, so when the children were at school I would fill the majority of my time painting in some way or other...
I painted a care bear mural on my daughters wall, the old mens wardrobe from the junk shop was covered with a lifesize painting of Snow white and the 7 dwarfs, my eldest son had his drawers and cupboards covered in Thomas the tank and the Turtles and I loved doing it.....I do have photos of these and will post these when and if I find them, ..
All through my life I have drawn, sketched and painted...
Something else I loved to do which I actually made some money doing was pencil sketches from photographs, mainly children, and also making salt dough figures, baskets, wreaths etc which I sold to shops but as the orders came in I did feel under pressure and the enjoyment factor went out of it....but I am thinking I would love to start the salt dough again.
From that I went on to just painting things around the house or items I'd bought from Junk shops like the old jug below which was a tatty plain white.....
It usually holds my artist paint brushes and then I did the mug which holds my
smaller brushes and I love them...
Other bits and bobs to get painted are stones from the garden and some wooden spoons....does nothing escape my brush????????????
These are the sort of things I want to start painting again plus alot more primitive and folk art items....Angels.....signs ...hearts...boards...and some will have fabric as well as paint....I've just got to buy the wood and start cutting out.
This is all due to me joining the lovely Shabby chic site the wonderful ladies there really inspired me and ''I thank you all''....I'm really looking forward to getting back to my painting..
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What beautiful work you have done ... I especially love the 2 green jugs - the daffodils are amazing.
The pebble cat is so pretty (and I'm not a cat person).I know a few people who would like it!
Yes ... get back to painting NOW! I look forward to following this blog and wish you well.
Sandie xx
- 10 January 2009 at 16:58
- Lajoni said...
Thank you for your encouragement Sandie xx
- 10 January 2009 at 17:29
- Country Bliss said...
Beautiful enamel jugs/mugs and what a lovely name for a blog.
My eldest daughter had a care bear mural painted on her bedroom wall, not by me though, her great auntie did it!
Yvonne x
- 11 January 2009 at 07:51
- angel said...
Now can i do this........ well im gunna try...
- 11 January 2009 at 21:22
- angel said...
Yah, it worked!
Its all lovely Lajoni, in fact i am gunna enjoy looking at all the lovely things you will be posting about....... come on mush mush with the posts, i wanna see more...... lol
Love and hugs Honey.
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- 11 January 2009 at 21:26


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Celebrate Earth Day at Airlie Gardens!
We will have yoga on the Oak Lawn from 8-9am with Longwave Yoga. The cost is $10 for Airlie Members/NHC Employees and $15 for all others. No pre-registration is required- just show up and bring your own mat.
Also, from 2-4pm, the Audubon Society will join us for an "All About Birds" program. This will be an intro to birds and The Cape Fear Raptor Center will have live birds on display. "All About Birds" program is free for Airlie Members and with garden admission for all others.


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July 2, 2018 10:26am
Cash keeps the doors open but, debt blossoms after Hercules tranche
MESO opened at $5.62, is up +$0.249 or +4.54% to $5.748 after the session's first hour
US$50 million financing from NovaQuest Capital Management, L.L.C. (NovaQuest) for the continued development and commercialization of its allogeneic product candidate remestemcel-L (MSC-100-IV) for children with steroid refractory acute Graft versus Host Disease (aGVHD).
- NovaQuest will provide a non-dilutive US$40 million, eight (8) year term loan and purchase US$10 million of Mesoblast common shares.
- The per share equity purchase price will represent a 5% premium to the 10-day volume weighted average price at the time of execution of the equity purchase agreement.
- MESO will issue the shares and draw the first tranche of the loan in the amount of US$30 million on closing, with an additional US$10 million to be drawn on marketing approval of remestemcel-L by the FDA.
Prior to maturity in July 2026, the loan is only repayable from net sales of remestemcel-L in the treatment of pediatric patients who have failed to respond to steroid treatment for acute GvHD, in the United States and other geographies excluding Asia. Interest on the loan will accrue at a rate of 15% per annum with the interest only period lasting 4 years. Interest payments will be deferred until after the first commercial sale.
The financing will be subordinated to the senior creditor, Hercules Capital, Inc..
NovaQuest was formed in 2000 as a strategic investment unit within Quintiles (now IQVIA), the world's largest clinical research organization, and became an independent firm in 2010.


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The current dialogue over enhanced interrogation techniques or the use of torture during the Bush administration that has arisen over the past several days as the Obama administration released memo's detailing the use of waterboarding and other enhanced techniques serves no useful purpose in our national dialogue. Those who would serve to admonish the Bush administration and agents of the Central Intelligence Agency, so that they may gain the high moral ground and cast stones at those who safeguarded America's security following the 9/11 attacks, are misplaced in their vehemence toward George Bush, Dick Cheney or Condi Rice.
They should direct that same vehemence toward those who would harm this nation and those who would dismantle the apparatus that has kept us safe in this land since September 11, 2001. We are a nation at war with an enemy so venal that they willingly recruit the young and often the ignorant to commit themselves to suicide missions with the single minded purpose of terrorism. They are committed to torturing a people, a nation by any means available to them. That torture , that terror has no limits and is offered on an equal basis to men, women and children.
We have been and continue to be subjected to torture by Islamic Fundamentalists and are expected now to follow an agenda dictated by the progressive left in Congress and a President who is swiftly proving his naivete on the global stage. Enhanced Interrogation Techniques should have been used in the past and should continued to be used if necessary to secure the required intelligence that is vital to providing insight and knowledge about our enemies and prospective or imminent attacks.
Our concern about the use of these techniques borders on a national insanity. We should be committed to winning the war against those who seek to destroy our way of life. Coddling those who would do us harm will not win favor with our enemies. It will only serve to strenghen their perception of a weakened America.
The torture of a human being is an evil act. War is evil. If through the use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques we are able to lessen the life of that war, or the need for prolonging evil acts are we not better for it? We live in a real world with real enemies that do not care to engage in dialogue with us as to how we may coexist. Islamic Fundamentalists want to destroy us. We make their mission easier when we debate the proper application of interrogation and commit endless resources to punish those whose sole desire is the security of our nation.
This Obama administration should end this debate now by vowing to move forward on all fronts and allow history to judge the Bush administration and their success or lack there of with respect to maintaining the security of the nation during their watch. Barack Obama and the Congress have too much on the national plate to become further diverted by partisan Democrat progressives whose only real purpose is to further alienate the opposition by demeaning its previous leadership.


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Saturday, January 3, 2015
2015 begins
Today we are having wintery mix a word I have learned to hate. It means anything from freezing rain to snow. We have had a small covering of what I could best label as falling ice crystals as you see from picture above. They are calling for very warm weather tomorrow so it will probably melt. Next week is going to give us 3-5 inches of snow followed by a dip back into cold temperatures.
Many of you have been wandering why I haven't posted more. I have a job that takes me some distance away during the week and have been playing catch up over the weekend. I would much rather be hibernating in Leetonia through the winter. Lee and I are looking forward to a great new year in 2015 and hope you all will enjoy it as well. Mountain girl, Paula, logging out.
P.S. For those of you interested in some bare land in Leetonia, I am putting the acreage you see in this picture across the road back on market. It is about 5 acres. Click link under links on left to see listing.
Posted by eaglebear at Saturday, January 03, 2015
Labels: 2015, leetonia, pennslyvania, weather
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- Pianoman said...
Great to hear from you again. I was wondering what happened to you. Glad to hear you are well. Be careful on those roads.
Piano Man (from Peter's Camp)
- January 3, 2015 at 5:52 PM
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Knitting honour for Graham Norton
Comedian Graham Norton has received a surprise New Year honour after being made a special member of a rural knitting circle.
The Sherborne and District Knitting Club, in Dorset, first featured on Channel 4's V Graham Norton show last summer after sending in a selection of knitted wedding cakes.
They then sent him a knitted chocolate cake hat and the show's producers asked the club if they could knit Mr Norton a special festive reindeer suit for his Christmas show.
They obliged and club member Pat Ivins said Mr Norton seemed "thrilled" with the result.
The outfit took Mrs Ivins and two other club members an afternoon to make on their knitting machines.
Mrs Ivins told BBC News Online: "It looked very good on him actually - it fitted very well.
"We were very pleased with the result and he was very nice about it on the show.
"We have decided to make him an honourary member because of the interest he has created in our club."
She added: "We want to bring machine knitting to people's attention as it has been on the decline over the last few years."
The club has 34 members, including Mr Norton.
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On the air for August 8
France (LIVE). On Aug. 8 , the US men's gymnastics team will compete in the team final, while the women's team will have their shot at gold the next night on Aug. Women's Handball - Spain vs. Romania. Olympics: Canoe/kayak, WMC Channel 5, 11:35 p.m. If that's not enough for you and you want to see some podium action, there will be further medals won before the day is done in Swimming , Women's Weightlifting , Women's Fencing , Men and Women's Judo and men's Archery .
Warriors stay alive after taking down Titans
Those two tries may have come against the run of play but the Warriors looked the more unsafe and clinical outfit for the majority of the game, winning the physical battle against a Titans team that seemed to be feeling the after effects of going 90 minutes with the Sharks six days earlier.
US women rout Senegal to start chase for basketball gold
USA women's basketball players Brittney Griner, left, and Maya Moore board a bus at the airport after arriving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. Because reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne's and Breanna Stewart's positions on this team signal a changing of the guard is coming soon. Griner had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Delle Donne added 11 points, 6 assists and 2 steals of her own.
Mercedes driver Hamilton increases lead with German GP win
Despite a mid-race fightback Rosberg's charge was hampered by a five-second penalty and a Mercedes "stopwatch failure" at the subsequent stop, meaning he had to settle for fourth position behind Hamilton and the Red Bulls. However, it looked like the pendulum was swinging back in Rosberg's favour as he returned home to Hockenheim , having dominated practice and beaten Hamilton to pole position after overcoming an electrical glitch that threatened his session.
Rio 2016: Colourful ceremony launches Summer Games
Perhaps Andy Murray was being more than just polite when he said, prior to the opening ceremony , that carrying the flag for Great Britain was the pinnacle of his career. PARADE OF ATHLETES: Was the USA team making a political statement by having fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, dressed in a hijab, the traditional Muslim head covering, march in the first row of its athletes entering the stadium? Yi was bang in contention to successfully defend her 2012 crown, but sharp shooting saw Thrasher and ...
I wouldn't swap careers with Ranieri: Mourinho
It will be a little bit of everything. Claudio Ranieri has insisted Leicester will not implode like Chelsea did under Jose Mourinho due to the "solid foundation" he has built. Mourinho coached Premier League champions Chelsea last summer in this same competition before he was sacked by the club in December after a tumultuous first half of the season.


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One of the things that I have tried to show in this blog over the years is the FACT that not everyone who is accused of a DUI is guilty. Many good people are arrested everyday across the country and falsely charged. That is because police do not need any real evidence to arrest you….read more »
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Unconstitutional DUI Penalties
In a misguided rush to prevent DUI, legislators across the country have enacted numerous types of DUI penalties. Some of these penalties go into effect after a charge- without giving the suspect their day in court. Recently, one such measure was ruled unconstitutional by a judge in Montana. Judge strikes down Montana 24/7 Sobriety Program…read more »
Grandpa Driving too Slowly Causing a DUI Arrest?!
Meet Grandpa Sam. Who would have thought that Grandpa Sam would get pulled over for driving too slowly and then end up arrested for DUI? He is an elderly man on many medications and has a speech impediment due to a stroke BUT, none of his medications are considered a controlled substance so how can…read more »
Tougher Penalties for DUI are not the Answer
DUI is a problem. A problem that puts our families in danger. I see a lot of people write comments and editorials who, in there concern for reducing the number of DUIs, try to remedy the problem though tougher penalties. Unfortunately, this fails to take into account the reasons behind why people drive drunk. A…read more »
Another Example of Excellence in DUI Defense
At The McShane Firm, we don't strive to be Good at DUI defense; we strive for Excellence. Our performance proves that. Recently, we received some great news on a case we were working on. After SIX YEARS, multiple orders for re-trials in a case that was heard at many levels in the Pennsylvania appellate system, the…read more »


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I can't seem to get enough Thai/ Asian food lately, spring rolls, stir fry, sushi, salads, you name it. If only I could buy a bigger bottle of Sweet Thia Chili Sauce, now this is something Costco should sell in bulk! The weather finally got nice here, which lasted a whole day. When the weather gets nice we want to grill and here I am thinking about Thai/Asian foods… so I made a Thai Spring Salad, a Thai/Asian version of cole slaw. This salad is great as a side dish or main dish, if any of it makes it out of the kitchen and to the table. Let's just say it hit the spot!
Thai Spring Salad
4 main dish, 6-10 side dish servings
6 c shredded red cabbage
1 1/2 c grated carrots
1 c sweet peas
4 green onions, chopped
1 TBSP sesame oil
2 TBSP liquid aminos or soy sauce
1 TBSP rice vinegar
1 TBSP raw agave
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
juice of 1 lime
1/3 Sweet Thai Chili Sauce (Thai Kitchen)
2-3 TBSP sesame seeds, optional
In a large bowl combine shredded cabbage, carrots, peas, and green onion. In a medium bowl mix together sesame oil, liquid aminos, rice vinegar, agave, ginger, lime juice, and Sweet Thai Chili Sauce. Toss vegetables (salad) with dressing. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!


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Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer
The Vaults Tour
Daily: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Cost: £13 – 60min
Group Rate: £250 for up to 30 people and £5 per additional person.
Each vault has stories of crime, disease and death and lots more, with which your guide shall enlighten you with all the gory details. You will see a genuine witchcraft temple, recently used by the "Source Coven of the Blue Dragon" and you will enter their former temple, and learn why it was no longer safe for them to practise their craft in that vault. DARE you step inside the infamous stone circle?
Haunted Vaults Tour
Nightly: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm
Cost: £14 – 60min
Group Rate: £250 for up to 30 people and £5 per additional person.
The Ghost & Torture Tour
Only available as a private tour
Group Rate: £250 for up to 30 people and £5 per additional person.
Our costumed guide takes you around some of the Old Town's cobbled streets dispensing the history of the dark characters that used to roam them. Then you'll enter our medieval torture exhibition with instruments from Nuremberg and Bamberg castles in Germany dating back to the 1500s and 1600s. Finally you'll be guided through our haunted underground vaults to see our old stone circle Pagan temple, a recently working witchcraft temple and our infamous haunted Vault. Be afraid, be very afraid!
Last date for this tour is Sunday 8th December.
The Terror Tour
Nightly: 10pm
Cost: £16/14 – 75min
Group Rate: £250 for up to 30 people and £5 per additional person.
*For over 18s only
First you'll be taken to our medieval torture exhibition to see instruments from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles in Germany, dating back to the late 1500s and early 1600s. Then you'll be guided through our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s. Renowned as the world's scariest place. Frightening! *For over 18s only
The Vaults & Graveyard Tour
Nightly: 6pm and 8pm
Cost: £16 / £14 – 90min
Group Rate: £250 for up to 30 people and £5 per additional person.
Your guide shall take you to Greyfriars Graveyard, home of the famous Greyfriars Bobby – nice dog – who had cocked his leg where rotting corpses lay below and whose names were made famous in many novels and history books, and sent chills down many a reader. Then on to the infamous and haunted Niddry Street underground vaults, probably the scariest place in the world! Once home to the destitute, prostitutes, criminals, witches and a hellfire club, and is possessed by something evil that awaits you. Please wear stout footwear, and this tour is not suitable for the under 16s or those of a nervous disposition. You have been warned!!!
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My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The coming of Christ brings us hope, and the Church exists to proclaim that hope to the world. There is hope because God does not abandon us to live with our imperfections and our failings – God is with us.
Deep in the heart of every individual is a desire, a longing, a hope for peace. But it is our human failings of greed and selfishness, of pride and arrogance that lead to friction and fallouts, in our families, in our communities, and in our places of work. And when it comes to the international level and the relationship between states, those negative effects of our human weakness and our failings are multiplied leading to violence and to war, to death and to destruction.
Pope Francis tells us that every war is a form of fratricide, because in war we are killing our brothers and sisters, since we all belong to the one human family.
Despite the conflicts in our homes and the wars in our world, the longing for peace lies in the heart of every human being, including in the heart of those we choose to call our enemies. But peace can only be brought about by building up trust, for mistrust and fear increase feelings of insecurity and lead us to putting our faith in military might and weapons of war. For peace to be achieved we must overcome those baser elements of our human nature that tempt us to dominate and dictate, and to seek retaliation and revenge.
We always begin the New Year by praying for peace, but we must do more than pray, we must actively work to build up peace: to seek reconciliation in our family fallouts and in our disputes with neighbours. We must urge our politicians and governments not to base their foreign policy on a narrow sense of national self-interest, but to respond to the urge that lies in the hearts of their people for peace, and so work for harmony among the family of nations.
There are not two moralities, a private one for dealing with our family and friends, and a public one for countries and nations. There is only one morality and it is based on respecting the dignity of every human being. There is only one human family to which we all belong. Our hope for peace comes from God, whose Spirit is active in the hearts of all and whose presence enables us to overcome the flaws of our human nature. By our prayer and by our constant effort may the peace which we long for in our hearts become a reality in our world.
May this New Year be a time of peace and happiness for you, your families and for all of humanity.
With my prayers and best wishes,
+William Nolan
Bishop of Galloway
President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland Justice and Peace Commission


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Dutch producer prices rise more rapidly than EU average
Dutch producer prices have increased faster since mid-2009 than on average across the European Union (EU) and the Netherlands' neighbouring countries. The chemical industry had a substantial effect on the stronger price developments in the Netherlands.
The Dutch producer price index is more volatile than the EU average. Both indices peaked in the third quarter of 2008, followed by a price slump before reaching a low point in mid-2009. With a peak in 2008, oil prices played an important part in this respect. The peak in Dutch producer prices in 2008 was above the EU average, whereas the lowest point was below the EU average. Since mid-2008, prices in the Netherlands have risen faster than the EU average.
Dutch producer prices increase somewhat faster than in adjacent countries
Dutch producer prices have also increased faster in the Netherlands than in adjacent countries like Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Producer prices peaked in all countries in the course of 2008, but the peak in the Netherlands was obviously higher than in the other countries and the lowest point was below the level of the other countries. Since mid-2009, producer prices have shown an upward trend and Dutch producer prices increased most rapidly in this period.
Chemical industry has noticeable effect on Dutch producer prices
Producer prices in Dutch chemical industry varied more than in the adjacent countries and the EU average. Prices of products manufactured by Dutch chemical industry depend heavily on exports and raw material prices. Since the Netherlands has a relatively large chemical industry, it is an important factor in total producer price developments.


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We had an arts and crafts session today to start with as Dr Angela brought in some blank male and female figurines for members to colour. The idea would be for Angela to use these figurines to decorate a Christmas tree for the Christmas tree festival at Christ Church Southgate.
Members were therefore very busy with their colouring and produced some really lovely colourful figurines. Nick, one of the Trustees and Lisa's son also attended today. Nick is the IT expert and Lisa announced to members that Nick would be taking these figurines away to create a poster for the church and will also create a banner and also to create a new Christmas card for Dementia Club UK.
The session then followed with Lisa doing exercises with the members which they all enjoyed. Some singing then followed and then the Tovertafel. It was an enjoyable session. My thanks to our volunteers – Melvyn, Eleanor, Nick and Dr Angela.


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Friday, June 5, 2009
Is global warming still a theory?
Apparently it is. Because many of us still close the eyes upon many global warming evidences. Why is polar ice melting if there's no global warming? Why is sea level rise increasing in many parts of the world? Why has Earth's temperature increased in many corners of the world? Why extreme weather events like drought, floods, hurricanes are becoming more and more frequent? Does this really sounds to you like global warming is still a theory?
Well if this all is just a theory then I'm really afraid of what's gonna happen once this theory becomes reality. Possible scenario includes unusually hot weather, big sea level rise, flooding of coastal waters, rapid glaciers melting and water scarcity, extinction of many animals and plant species, heavy snowfalls, flooding, droughts wildfires, new diseases etc.
World still hasn't realized that climate change is one of the biggest challenges in human history, and still delays immediate action against global warming. International climate deal is more than necessary, and if the world fails to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions we'll be heading into nightmare future.
It really puzzles me why so many people still believe that global warming is still happening only in theory. If that's really the thing then there's really no difference between theory and reality in my book. OK world hasn't seen the worst of global warming, well at least not yet, but if we continue our current trend of emissions we'll soon see what global warming is all about. And trust me this won't be a pretty sight.
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- AnonymousAugust 5, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Well said. I suspect that a lot more people will wake up to the dangerous reality of AGW in the next few years as this next El Nino condition and the solar cycle enhance the CO2 driven global warming instead of retarding it, as the La Nina and the solar minimum recently were doing. We will almost certainly be seeing new record temperatures, killer heat waves, droughts, wildfires and more extreme weather events in the next few years. Perhaps this will finally succeed in breaking the general public free of the smokescreen of propaganda, misinformation and lies that the fossil fuel interests have cunningly used to confuse the public and some retards in Congress for so many years now. You're right that anthropogenic climate change will be the greatest challenge mankind has ever faced and we've already lost much time because of the machinations of those who stand to lose some short term profit if carbon emissions are sharply limited.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Could it just be that the cycles are the norm and CO2 impact is ~Zero? The sun (its the big glowing orb in the sky) has a far greater impact then anything man could come up with. Oh, and we can't control it. Please go feed the homeless rather than being a voice for Big Al and his liberal machine. Peace....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Yeah, I suppose the CO2 impact could be zero, if you ignore proven and testable physics. CO2 absorbs certain wavelengths of light while letting others pass through unaffected (if you ever took a physics or chemistry class, you probably did an experiment which illustrates this). This is the basis of the poorly-named but definitely real "greenhouse effect"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2011 at 10:13 AM
To Anonymous Octovber 13: Clearly you wouldn't care if the planet melted, you'd STILL deny the existence of AGW: Fact is NO current model (as of 2010) can account for the RATE of heat increase WITHOUT anthropogenic sources.ReplyDelete
That we are the proximate cause of this warming is now certain to something like 5 sigma. Bleating on about Al Gore no longer works.
The largest problem I have with this post is the fact that you describe it as, "...just a theory," when in science a theory is the result of scientific fact (consensus amongst scientists) and scientific laws (predictions/hypotheses that have never been refuted by experimental data.ReplyDelete
Theories are strong. The human impact on global climate change is a theory, but theory, in science, in the best evidence-based explanation for something.
Common explanations that are theories, and taken as seriously as we should take the issue of global climate change:
Germ Theory
Theory of Gravity
Atomic Theory
Continental Drift
Heliocentric Theory of the Solar System
Cell Theory
Spherical Earth Theory
While I agree with the purpose of your post, I thought I'd comment on the language.