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Date added: 2020-04-03
Baugh, Albert C. (Albert Croll), 1891-1981
Extent: 15 boxes
Consists of 15 boxes of Albert Croll Baugh's professional papers, including correspondence, research materials, a catalog of the book collection he donated to the University of Pennsylvania libraries, and reproductions of various medieval manuscripts. The correspondence is professional and overwhelmingly relates to Baugh's research. The research materials consist primarily of notes, unpublished article reviews, reprints of articles, and newspaper clippings, and make up the greater bulk of the collection. These materials cover Middle English, French and Anglo-Latin literature and literary history in the twelfth through sixteenth centuries. Specific topics covered in the research materials include Arthurian legends, Chaucer, Middle English language (including spelling, grammar and punctuation) and literature (especially romances, plays and lyric works), Piers Plowman, and the concept of the table dormant, as well as the teaching of English and the editing of medieval texts. The catalog records Baugh's extensive personal research library and can additionally be found on microfilm, along with various medieval manuscripts on microfilm. The bulk of the manuscript reproductions are, however, in photograph, facsimile or photocopied form. These manuscripts are primarily in Middle English (with a few in Latin) and include various transcriptions of the Ancren riwle (a 13th century text of rules for anchoresses, one version of which Baugh edited and then published in 1956), two versions of Piers Plowman, (the B and C texts), various English public records, and miscellaneous other Middle English works.


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The Fedora Project is making available for public comment the Alpha release of Fedora 10 Linux-based operating system. The release includes release notes. Among others, features in this release include:
- Glitch-free audio. The PulseAudio stack has been enhanced to use timer-based scheduling. This means that it uses less power, is more hardware independent, and adjusts dynamically to keep audio data flowing without interruption -- minimizing drop outs.
- Sectool. Fedora 10 will feature a new security auditing and intrusion detection system. It has both text and graphical front ends, features highly configurable groups for adjusting test runs, and is modular and extensible. Administrators and the community at large can write their own tests to extend its functionality even further.
- Connection Sharing. Fedora 10 delivers on the promise of NetworkManager's "Create new wireless network" tool, with easy setup of an ad-hoc wifi network on any machine with a network connection and a spare wireless card. If the machine has primary network connection (wired, 3G, second wireless card), routing is set up so that devices connected to the ad-hoc wifi network can share the connection to the outside network.
In addition, support Objective CAML (OCaml) coverage has been extended. Fedora 10 contains the OCaml 3.10.2 programming language and a comprehensive list of packages. Additionally, Fedora 10 provides improved support for Haskell-based development with a number of libraries and tools.
Fedora 10 (the "Cambridge" release) is due out in November 2008.

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Rubbish dumped !
Reported in the Fly Tipping category anonymously at 15:58, Wed 6 February 2019
Sent to Stevenage Borough Council 1 minute later
Someone has dumped rubbish on the field - we have a lot of dog walkers using the field - I am concerned if anything else has been left under the rubbish ?
Passed to team for clearance
Posted by Stevenage Borough Council at 11:13, Thu 7 February 2019
Reported on the 7th February and still the rubbish is still there.
The rubbish is on the field between Pembroke gardens & Blenheim way
I am worried it is attracting dogs/wildlife and it just looks like a mess!!
Posted anonymously at 18:49, Thu 14 February 2019
Questionnaire filled in by problem reporter
State changed to: Fixed
Posted anonymously at 19:17, Wed 6 March 2019
This report is now closed to updates. You can make a new report in the same location.


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If you ever wanted to know why Luigi is thinner than Mario or how he bears living in the shadow of his older brother, this exhaustively researched article over on GamesRadar's got you covered.
"Luigi: A life in the shadows" cover the other brother's origins from palette swap to star of his own (two) video games. Anybody else remember playing Mario is Missing? Yeah, that game starred Luigi.
Best bit? Right here...
But Luigi's heart has strayed at least once during the previously mentioned Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. The Beanbean Kingdom the two stars explore has a prince to match the Mushroom Kingdom's Princess Peach. Prince Peasley is a dashing (if self-absorbed) pretty boy, who throughout the game slowly gains Luigi's attention. As time goes on, Luigi seems almost enamored with Peasley, blushing at his compliments and eventually trying to hug him, which Peasley deftly dodges, as Peasley seems to only love himself. But this bi-curious side of Luigi has yet to return, as he's since stayed pretty true to Daisy. However, that hasn't stopped the devs of the M&L series from continuing to ramp up Luigi's effeminacy to Tingle levels of fab.
I totally did not know that. I thought when Luigi wasn't with Daisy, he was letting Peach cheat on Mario with him. Also, I thought John Leguizamo and Samantha Mathis as the "ideal" Luigi/Daisy couple.
Check it out, if you're a little Luigi-curious:
Luigi: A life in the shadows [GamesRadar]


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One of the common objections to testing blood glucose more frequently is a fear of pain from testing. If you are suffering pain when you test, you are doing it incorrectly.
I learned this the hard way in my first year after diagnosis. I hope it helps you.
Do not use an alcohol swab to clean the test site unless there is no other choice. Repeated use of alcohol over time for that purpose will dry out the site and may cause skin problems.
If possible wash your hands in warm soapy water, rinse well and shake them to get the circulation going. Check your lancet-holder; it should be adjustable. Mine is a Soft-clix, made by Roche and is usually painless. That brand has an excellent reputation among the diabetics I know, but any good lancet device should do the job. I get an occasional tiny sting and it lets me know if it's getting blunt sometimes, but I tested over 5000 times in the first four years after diagnosis, before I stopped counting, without any trauma. That's from a guy who was, and is, needle-phobic.
Start with the second lowest setting (1 or 1.5), hold it firmly against your skin on the side of a finger near the tip. Don't flinch when you release the button. The button releases a spring-loaded tiny needle which makes a tiny hole in your skin and instantly retracts. Using the side of your finger-tip has two advantages: there are less nerve-ends than on the pads, and it doubles the number of test-points so you can rotate through the positions.
Massage gently (milking a cow) until a drop of blood forms sufficient to put on the test strip. If this setting doesn't provide an adequate quantity, move the lancet setting up one notch for the next one. If you got a large sample and it hurt a little, go to the lower setting.
And that's all there is to it. Sometimes it helps to shake your hands a little more, or warm them up if it's cold.
The manufacturers advise changing the lancet needle every time; I change mine when I remember or if it gets a bit blunt. I have never had an infection as a result of doing that, nor have I ever heard of it happening from the people I talk to on the web. You do what you are comfortable with, subject to doctor's orders.
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We have an employee who has been a KiwiSaver member more than five years and is also over 65 years old.
We recently received a letter from the IRD letting us know that we were no longer required to make compulsory employer contributions (and hadn't needed to for nearly a year).
Whose responsibility is it to let the employer know when to stop making compulsory contributions?
Should we be asking our employees how old they are, and how long they have been in the scheme when we employ them?
Employer contributions are required to be paid under the KiwiSaver Act only until the employee is entitled as of right to withdraw an amount from a KiwiSaver scheme under the KiwiSaver Scheme Rules (ie, until the person has been a KiwiSaver member for five or more years and has reached the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation, currently 65 years of age).
It is nice that Inland Revenue let you know, although notification a year earlier would have been better for you no doubt.
However, under the law, there is no legal obligation for Inland Revenue to notify employers that they are no longer required to make KiwiSaver contributions for an employee.
A provider is required to notify Inland Revenue two months before the date on which the member will be entitled to withdraw their balance from a KiwiSaver scheme.
Inland Revenue may notify the member's employer of the date on and from which the member is entitled to withdraw their balance, so the employer can cease making compulsory employer contributions.
I understand that Inland Revenue has a policy of notifying employers whenever Inland Revenue receives the information from a provider, treating the "may" as a "will" in the legislation.
However, this process relies on providers having the member's date of birth and notifying Inland Revenue ahead of time, within the required two-month period.
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I must also give a small warning; this story can be a little confusing due the replicating of names in the 1800's. There were a lot of Williams, Garlands, & Billy/Bills…such as "Long Billy" & "Short Billy." Also, a big thanks is also due to my dad, J. R., for taking a summer Tennessee trip with me to the small town of Gainesboro, Tennessee, in the county of Jackson, nestled in the Cumberland Mountains. There are other stories to be told of Virginia & Scotland, but we will touch on Tennessee for the moment.
Armed with a thumbnail sketch of Gainesboro, Tennessee, dad and I took off to journey back the 500 miles and the 134 years that had separated a family. To do this, we must also cover some earlier genealogy and history. The destination was Gainesboro, Tennessee, in Jackson County...Just north of Cookville on Interstate 40.
About 208 Years Ago
In 1801, Thomas Shirley Anderson and his five brothers, Garland, Joel Blanton, Paul Thomas, Silas Caleb, William James (Long Billy), emigrated from Virginia to Tennessee after the Revolutionary War looking for a fresh start. Virginia was offering Warranty Bounty Land Grants as payment for services in the war. In addition, the beckon call for young settlers to move west was given. Others, such as the Anderson brothers, were going for cheap land. Why was the land cheap? This was also in the heart of disputed Shawnee & Cherokee Territory. The trek was made down the Cumberland Road. (Yes…it's OK to let your mind to wander to Daniel Boone & Davy Crockett days.) The fight and bartering for land was on.
Thomas Shirley Anderson Thomas Shirley Anderson was born on Feb. 8, 1779, in Cumberland County, Virginia and died on Oct. 8, 1858 in Jackson County, Tennessee. He married Judith Anne Robinson in 1807 in Jackson County, Tennessee. Judith Anne was the daughter of Edward Robinson, Jr. and Anna Elizabeth Meador. Judith was born on May 9, 1785, also in Cumberland County, Virginia.
Thomas & Judith had 10 children.
- William James "Short Billy" Anderson
- Anna "Annie" Anderson
- Garland "Gallant" Anderson
- Fannie Anderson
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Edward "Ned" Anderson
- Katherine Anderson
- Silas Caleb Anderson
- Francis Marion Anderson
- Thomas Shirley Anderson, Jr.
This was once the family homestead where crops of corn, cotton, and tobacco were raised.
Thomas & Judith's eldest son was William James "Short Billy" Anderson, my great, great, grandfather, was born on Feb. 12, 1808 in Jackson County, Tennessee, and died in 1890 in Blackburn's Fork, Gainesboro, Tennessee. "Short Billy" married Mary "Polly" Lynn. "Polly" was the daughter of Asa Lynn, Sr. and Elizabeth Hawkins. She was born in 1808 in Jackson County, Tennessee, and died in 1854 in Jackson County, Tennessee.Thomas Shirley Anderson also had a brother named William Garland "Long Billy" Anderson. From these two brothers, a line of Andersons moved to Mammoth, Ozark County, Missouri.
William James "Short Billy" Anderson
William James "Short Billy" Anderson was born on Feb. 12, 1808 in Jackson County, Tennessee and died in 1890 in Blackburn's Fork, Gainesboro, Tennessee. He married Mary "Polly" Lynn. Mary "Polly", daughter of Asa Lynn, Sr. and Elizabeth Hawkins, was born in 1808 in Jackson County,Tennessee and died in 1854 in Jackson County, Tennessee.
"Short Billy" & "Polly" Anderson had 9 children.
Garland "Garllante" Anderson
- Miles Wesley Anderson, Sr.
- Andrew "Andy" Thomas Anderson
- Bailey Payton "Pate" Anderson
- Asa Lynn Anderson
- Sarah "Sary " Ann Anderson
- James William "Blue Jim" Anderson
- Edward A. "Ned" Anderson
- William Roberson Anderson.
Here are the tombstones of my Great, Great Grandfather, William James "Short Billy" Anderson & Great, Great Grandmother Mary "Polly" Lynn Anderson at the Anderson-Allen Cemetery at Blackburn's Fork in Jackson County near Gainesboro, Tennessee.
Garland "Garllante" Anderson
Garland "Gallant" Anderson, age about 17, married a young lady named Louisiana "Lucy" Ann Hawkins, age about 17, in 1850 in Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee.
Garland & "Lucy" had 7 children.
Crawford Anderson
- Andy Thomas Anderson
- Martha J. Anderson
- Alexander Anderson
- Polley J. Anderson
- William W. Anderson
- Sampson Anderson
Here, in this small town, Gainesboro, Tennessee,a family had apparently grown to the point that greener pastures were needed. After the Civil War, the Ozarks was considered a great place to make a start with land in abundance and relatively cheap. In addition, Jackson County records arefull of law suits. Yes, with the Anderson name duly recorded all over the court documents. We had neighbor's cows eating off our apple trees and property lines being moved. Neighbors were suing neighbors, and family members were suing family members. There were …and still are familiar family names that encompass Jackson County that have traversed county record books for the past 110 years that we are still kin to such as: Allen, Apple, Hawkins, Kirkpatrick, Loftis, and Lynn.
Gainesboro, Tennessee
Road Trip
As dad and I drove into Jackson County, and Gainesboro, I have to honestly admit it kind of felt like home. It looked like home, and the people we met were very friendly. The first day we were there, dad and I started driving down the county roads looking for Blackburn's Fork…and found it. How? A gentleman stopped while we were looking around and took us to the old family cemetery. It turns out…he was a distant cousin.
Here are a few pictures on our excursion towards Blackburn's Road to find the Anderson-Allen Cemetery.
We made it!
The Anderson-Allen Cemetery
Great, Great Uncle Miles Wesley Anderson...Confederate Veteran
Going down town into Gainesboro, Tennessee.
Then, we then went to Jackson County Historical Society & Museum to do some research.
Here are a few pictures from there.
Jackson County Courthouse…Downtown in Gainesboro.
We briefly found family and touch bases in exchange of name and the promise of future correspondence. Pictured here are Jimmy Dale & Linda (Flatt) Anderson. They own the Upper Cumberland - Anderson Funeral Home in Gainesboro, Tennessee. http://www.ucfuneral.com/
Jimmy Dale & Linda (Flatt) Anderson
Thanks Jimmy & Linda for your cordial hospitality.
Thanks Jimmy & Linda for your cordial hospitality.
Garland Anderson & My Line of Andersons
Garland & Lucy (Hawkins) Anderson with their son and daughter-in-law, decided to follow trek in pursuit of land and headed for the Ozarks. Crawford Anderson married a young lady named Julie "Dula" Sims. Guess what…this is a bit of a unique twist. They were cousins…3rd cousins. Grandma Dula's mother was named Martha Emeline Anderson who married Thomas Paris Sims. The Sims were people of considerable substance. According to county records, Dula's father, Thomas Paris Sims and grandfather, Otis Sims, were doctors in the Jackson County and possibly in the Civil War. Dula's mother was Martha Emeline Anderson's father & grandfather was William Garland "Long Billy" Anderson and wife Sarah Loveall. William Garland "Long Billy" Anderson was a wealthy man by the standards for that time. In 1850, he owned 6 slaves. By the looking over the U.S. Census, a fair exodus took place about this time from Jackson County & extended family members, such as Sims, & Hawkins headed this way. They also came and moved to Ozark County & Howell County, Missouri and Baxter & Marion County, Arkansas, in the rugged hills of the Ozarks.
About 1875, Garland & Crawford's family all moved to the Mammoth, Ozark County, Missouri, area on Little Creek and started a homestead land. This stretch of land can be found today close to Uncle Jerel Mack & Aunt Velma's house that burnt and Palmer & Delpha's home on T Highway.
The Mystery ???
The mystery to me is why only Garland, Lucy, Crawford, and Dula Anderson went to Missouri and left the other Andersons in Tennessee. Garland and Lucy were getting up in years. They left all family…fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters. But, Dula's family, the Sims, also made the journey to the Ozarks.
While I was in the Jackson County Courthouse, in the Recorders Office, I found the deed of sale Garland made to his brother, Bailey, in the amount of $400 for 50 acres of prime farmland.
Also, how did they know about the Ozarks?
Also, how did they know about the Ozarks?
How did they know about Gainesville, Missouri?
Isn't it odd they left Gainesboro and moved to a Gainesville?
By records in Tennessee, the sale of land was in November, 1875. Crawford& Dula's first child was born in April, 1876…in Mammoth, Missouri. That means…after the harvest & sale of land, they traveled 500 miles in the winter on a wagon train. That's remarkable…that's almost crazy.
Here is a list of Crawford & Dula's children who were all born in Mammoth, Missouri.
- Angeline "Liney" Anderson
- Lucy E Anderson
- Mary Anderson
- Abby G Anderson
- Mack Anderson
- Robert Crawford,
- Orlena Anderson
- Elmer Anderson
- Cloves Anderson
- Ethel Anderson
- James "Jimmy" Franklin Anderson.
Here is a family photograph from 1925 of Anderson siblings.
Pictured are Angeline "Liney," Ethel, Elmer, Mack, Lucy, and Abby.
Here is another old family photograph starting with the back row from left to right:
Willie Dye holding Sue McGinnis, Eunice & Mack Anderson, Lucy Dye, Eual McGinnis holding Joni, Lucy Dye, Velma McGinnis, Myrtle & Elmer Anderson, Abby Foster, Jimmy Anderson, Ben Foster. Front Row: little boy Billy Anderson, Ethel Holmes, Ivy Holmes.
My Grandfather & Grandmother: Mack & Eunice Anderson
Mack Crawford Anderson was born on Feb. 24, 1890, in Mammoth, Ozark County, Missouri, and died on May 5, 1962, in Mammoth, Ozark County, Missouri. He married Eunice McNeil on Mar. 12, 1926, in Three Brothers, Baxter County, Arkansas. Eunice, daughter of William Frank McNeil and Mollie Mary Gerkin, was born on Feb. 23, 1906, in Baxter County, Arkansas and died on Sep. 30, 1990, in Bull Shoals, Arkansas. They are both buried at the Mammoth Cemetery. To view their tombstone, please click this link: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5m_vW6S5Mqk/SW5jqOkLSeI/AAAAAAAAAGc/QPYYAVP4uHU/s400/SD532390.JPGLSeI/AAAAAAAAAGc/QPYYAVP4uHU/s400/SD532390.JPG
Mack & Eunice Anderson had 4 children.
- Berman Anderson
- Frank Anderson
- Jerel Mack Anderson
- Phyllis Anderson
- James Ralph "J. R." Anderson
Frank, Jerel Mack, Phyllis, James Ralph "J. R."
(I will get a picture of Uncle Berman posted soon.)
The Excursion In addition to our family genealogy exploration, dad and I decided to take a small excursion to Bee Rock in Monterey, Tennessee. This was a last moment idea but well worth the time. We were directed to go to The Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast http://www.thegardeninnbb.com/. Let me say here also, this is a beautiful bed & breakfast with gracious hospitality. We parked our car and inquired of the proprietor, Mike Kopec, for permission to take look at the view from his property. It turned out to be after normal visiting hours; nevertheless, he graciously consented and gave instructions on accessing trail that only took about 5 minutes. We walked to the end of the trail and found the view breathtaking. The view overlooks Calfkiller Valley & Stamps Hollow below. Apparently to local lore, it was called Bee Rock due to Native Americans scaling over its precipice to retrieve precious honeycomb. Hence the name, "Bee Rock."
Journey's End
Before I leave this post, I would like to thank Martha at the Jackson County Historical Society your all her help. Also, research help from the Jackson County Archivist, Jackson County Clerk, Belinda Ward, and Jackson County Recorder, Kim Barham. The last picture that I leave this post with is a view of the Roaring River in Gainesboro, Tennessee.


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BRP introduces most fuel efficient aircraft engine in the industry, the Rotax 912 iS Français
Mar 08, 2012, 06:00 ET
GUNSKIRCHEN, Austria, March 8, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - BRP launches the new Rotax 912 iS engine. An evolution of the Rotax 912 engine, the 912 iS engine delivers 38% to 70% better fuel efficiency than comparable competitive engines in the light sport, ultra-light aircraft and the general aviation industry.
BRP engineers have incorporated technology enhancements such as a modern fuel injection system and digital engine control unit (ECU) to the Rotax 912 iS engine to ensure optimal fuel and air mixture at any altitude for longer flight range, lower operating costs and CO2 emission reduction. The new Rotax 912 iS engine also provides a time of 2,000 hours between overhauls (TBO); the same TBO as the 912 engine. Mass production of the Rotax 912 iS engines will start in May 2012.
"BRP maintained its commitment to innovation through the recent economic crisis to continue developing high performance and more fuel-efficient engines," stated José Boisjoli, president and CEO. ''The Rotax 912 iS engine is the result of this engagement and our commitment to always exceed consumers' expectations.''
With more than 170,000 Rotax aircraft engines sold in almost 40 years, Rotax Aircraft Engines dominate the light sport and ultra-light aircraft market. With 20 authorized distributors and a network of more than 200 sales and repair centres supporting customers worldwide, BRP supplies engines to more than 80% of all aircraft manufacturers in its segment.
"The development of a 4-stroke, 4-cylinder 100 hp aircraft engine with a redundant electronic fuel injection system is a first in the industry; it makes it ideal for all kinds of light sport aircraft, generating increased opportunities in general aviation market," said Gerd Ohrnberger, vice-president and general manager, Powertrain division.
After testing the new Rotax 912 iS engine, Tine Tomazic, engineer and pilot for Pipistrel Aircraft, said: "The injection system ensures the best fuel and air mixture on each cylinder at every possible altitude while delivering the same 100 hp as the Rotax 912 ULS engine, therefore producing fewer emissions. Based on these facts, I would say that the Rotax 912iS engine is a powerful, economic and more fuel-efficient engine."
About BRP-Powertrain
BRP-Powertrain (formerly BRP-Rotax), an affiliate of BRP, is a leader in the development and production of innovative 4- and 2-stroke high performance Rotax engines for BRP products (Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and boats, Can-Am all-terrain, side-by-side vehicles and roadsters as well as for motorcycles, karts, ultra-light and light aircraft). Over the past 50 years, the company has developed more than 350 engine models for recreational products and has produced more than seven million engines.
About BRP
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a privately held company, is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines. BRP products are distributed in more than 100 countries.
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Amanda Bynes is done acting, the 24-year-old star announced on Twitter.
"Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem," she tweeted from her verified account. "If I don't love something anymore I stop doing it. I don't love acting anymore so I've stopped doing it."
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However, she admitted that she's a little young to call it quits already.
"I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it here first," she tweeted. "I've #retired."
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Following her her star-making roles on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy "All That" and her own show on the network, "The Amanda Show," Amanda starred alongside Jennie Garth on the WB sitcom "What I like About You" and hit the big screen in such films as "She's The Man" and "Hairspray."
If she holds true to her retirement revelation, her last film project may be the fall comedy "Easy A," co-starring Emma Stone, due September 17.
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You can also place breakpoints in your Java or JSF files and debug your app, or profile it using the NetBeans profiler. There is also the HTTP Server-side monitor that enables you to diagnose problems with data flow from JSF and servlet execution on the web server.
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Sustainable Water Management is Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits, say Countries / Pre-publication results: UN-Water Survey of 130 Countries Provides In-Depth Status Report on Global Efforts to Improve Water Management
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 4, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Over 80 percent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past twenty years as a response to growing pressures on water resources from expanding populations, urbanization and climate change.
In many cases, such water reforms have produced significant impacts on development, including improvements to drinking water access, human health and water efficiency in agriculture.
At the same time, global progress has been slower where irrigation, rainwater harvesting and investment in freshwater ecosystem services are concerned.
These are among the findings of a United Nations survey of over 130 national governments on efforts to improve the sustainable management of water resources.
The survey focuses on progress towards the implementation of internationally-agreed approaches to the management and use of water, known as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
Backed by UN Member States at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit as part of an overall action plan on sustainable development (known as Agenda 21), IWRM is a way forward for efficient, equitable and sustainable development and management of the world's limited water resources.
Amid increasing and conflicting demands on the world's water supply, IWRM integrates domestic, agricultural, industrial and environmental needs into water planning, rather than considering each demand in isolation.
The latest survey is intended to inform decision-making at the Rio+20 Conference in June 2012. Twenty years after the Earth Summit, world governments will once again convene in Rio de Janeiro to take decisions on how to ensure sustainable development for the 21st century.
The survey, which was co-ordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on behalf of UN-Water (the UN inter-agency co-ordination mechanism for freshwater issues), asked governments for their feedback on governance, infrastructure, financing, and other areas relating to water management, to gauge how successful countries have been in moving towards IWRM.
Overall, 90 percent of countries surveyed reported a range of positive impacts from integrated approaches to water management, following national reforms.
Other key findings include:
• Water-related risks and the competition for water resources are perceived by a majority of countries to have increased over the past 20 years;
• Domestic water supply is ranked by most countries as the highest priority for water resources management;
• The majority of countries reported an increasing trend in financing for water resources development, although obstacles to implementing reforms remain;
• Progress on water efficiency is lagging behind other water management reforms, with less than 50 percent of national reforms addressing water efficiency.
"The sustainable management and use of water – due to its vital role in food security, energy or supporting valuable ecosystem services – underpins the transition to a low-carbon, resource efficient green economy," said UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner.
"As well as highlighting challenges, this new survey also shows important successes regarding integrated water resources management, where a more sustainable approach to water has resulted in tangible benefits for communities and the environment. At Rio+20, governments will have the opportunity to build on these innovations and chart the way forward for sustainable development, where the water needs of a global population set to rise to 9 billion by 2050, can be met in an equitable way," added Mr. Steiner.
The UN survey shows the major environmental changes that have taken place between 1992, when IWRM was firstly widely backed by governments, and today – and how water resources are managed in the face of such challenges.
The world population, for example, increased from 5.3 billion in 1992 to just over 7 billion today, with impacts being felt most strongly in developing countries. This has been accompanied by increased rural-to-urban migration and high refugee movements due to climatic and socio-political disasters.
Successes and Challenges
The survey shows that the introduction of IWRM on a national level varies greatly across the globe – from early planning stages to concrete implementation of new laws and policies.
When responding to the survey, some governments reported significant development impacts as a result of pursuing IWRM strategies since 1992, such as:
Estonia: Introducing water charges and pollution taxes contributed to improved water efficiency and a reduction of pollution load into the Baltic Sea.
Costa Rica: 50 percent of revenues gained from water charges are now re-invested in water resource management.
Guatemala: Hydropower generation capacity almost doubled between 1982 and 2011.
Ghana: 40 percent of irrigation schemes for more effective water use and productivity have been rehabilitated.
Chad: Access to water supply increased from 15 percent in 1990 to 50 percent in 2011.
Tunisia: 110 wastewater treatment plants have been built.
Yet many countries – particularly those in developing regions – signaled a need for increased capacity-building, investment and infrastructure development in order to fully implement integrated water resources management.
Country Perception of Key Issues
The water-related issues cited most often as 'high' or 'highest priority' by governments are infrastructure development and financing (79 percent of all countries) and financing for water resources management (78 percent).
Climate change is cited as a high priority for action in a majority of countries (70 percent overall) and 76 percent of countries considered that the threat to water resources from climate change has increased since 1992.
But the survey also highlights important differences between developed and developing countries in terms of water-related priorities. Using the Human Development Index, the survey categorized countries in four groups: low HDI, medium HDI, high HDI and very high HDI.
Ensuring adequate water supply for agriculture is a high priority for many low HDI countries, while the preservation of freshwater ecosystems ('water for environment') is a priority mainly for very high HDI countries.
Survey Recommendations
The survey includes a number of suggested targets and recommendations, which are designed to inform decision-makers at Rio+20. These are based on an assessment of the findings from the survey and include:
• By 2015, each country should develop specific targets and timeframes for preparing and implementing a programme of action and financing strategy for IWRM.
• By 2015, a global reporting mechanism on national water resources management should be established. This is to ensure a more rigorous reporting system on progress with IWRM, and improve the availability of information.
• More effort is needed to increase levels of financing and to improve the institutional framework for water resources management – especially focusing on low HDI countries.
Notes to Editors
The UN-Water Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resource Management will be launched at the Rio+20 Conference on 19 June during the 'Water Day' coordinated by UN-Water. An embargoed copy of the full report can however be obtained upon request (see contact information below).
More information on IWRM is available at: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/iwrm.shtml.
The UN-Water assessment was based on two surveys: a questionnaire-based survey among all UN Member States (Level 1 survey) and an interview-based survey in 30 representative countries (Level 2 survey).
134 countries responded to the Level 1 survey, representing 70 percent of UN Member States and fairly even distribution among geographical regions and HDI groups.
A list of all questions and the countries that participated in the survey is provided in an annex to the report.


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In the 15th- and early-16th-century German-speaking lands, reports circulated of spirits shaking the walls of houses, comets presaging imminent doom, and dwarves warning miners to leave their tunnels. Widely accepted, such accounts point to a worldview in which the natural was believed to encompass a far broader swath of beings and activities than modern definitions of the term. Humans were enmeshed in a world where forces beyond human experience and, at times understanding, were active; they accepted their place in it and manipulated it, if necessary.
When studying such attitudes and the practices surrounding them, scholars of late medieval and early modern religious movements must move beyond truisms about "magical" or "enchanted" worlds to understand the impulses driving both reformers and those they wished to reform. Certainly 15th- and 16th-century Germans accepted that the divine permeated all creation, as creation was a product of God, and they saw divine manifestations throughout their world. Based on this truism, scholars have debated the extent to which pre-modern Europe was an enchanted world for approximately a century. Yet the powers imbuing that world had a more complex relationship to divinity than the somewhat romantic connotations of "enchanted" found in various modern works. Magicians, witches, devils, and other entities were all created beings who could access powers beyond the normal ken but were certainly not divine, despite any claims they might make to the contrary. Because such powers were imbued into nature itself, they were accessible to ordinary humans as well. And access them humans did! They were invoked to protect a village, cure ill children, and ward off injuries to livestock. They could also be used for evil, and archival and print documents attest to the practice of maleficent or demonic magic by learned clergy and illiterate peasants alike. When Protestant reformers demanded recognition of God's omnipotence, they implicitly condemned this applied, occult magic and, in the process, practices that reflected a complete cosmology, that is, an understanding of how this world and the heavens operated. In this circumstance, it is not surprising that even the early reformers themselves could seem reluctant to abandon this immanent occultism.
Keywords: Martin Luther, devil, demons, folklore, magic, occult, preternatural, supernatural, witchcraft, witches
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Billabong – Lifes's Better in Boardshorts
Burleigh Heads is a surfers' stronghold in southeast Australia. There, Gordon Merchant founded Billabong in 1973. Simple board shorts for a few surfer friends where the initial spark for an international success story.
From a pure surf brand, Billabong has evolved to the world's most successful board sport brand in the segments of snow, surf, skate and wake. With high quality products, a unique sense of life is being conveyed and communicated to adolescents around the world. The company's main business segment is the creation, production, distribution and marketing of functional wear (wetsuits, snow wear), young urban board sport fashion, according accessories and surf hardware. With two main and two pre collections per year, Billabong services core shops, sports and trend retailers as well as chain stores, web shops and its own retail areas in 100 countries worldwide. Due to continuous and healthy growth as well as the constant improvement in all departments, Billabong has become the leading boardsports brands it is today.
Since 2000, the company is market-listed in Sydney. Burleigh Heads is still a surf hot spot in 2013, and the company is still based in this wonderful place. Aside from the international headquarters in Australia, Billabong has local headquarters in Hossegor (France), Osaka (Japan), Irvine (California, US) and Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Billabong continues to invest in the sponsorship of young snowboarders, surfers, skaters and wakeboarders. With international mega events such as the Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck-Tirol, the Billabong World Junior Surfing Championships in Australia or four events as part of the surf world championship in Tahiti, Brazil (women's and men's) and Hawaii, Billabong offers athletes a professional platform to pursue their passion.
Billabong snowboarder Jamie Anderson (US) has won the TTR-Tour multiple times and won several gold medals at the X-Games. Joel Parkinson (AUS) is the reigning surf world champion. Up-and-coming surfer Jack Freestone (AUS) won the junior championship 2012 for the second time after 2010. German wakeboarder Fredy von Osten is the current world champion in his discipline. Wolle Nyvelt (AUS) was Transworld Snowboarder of the Year, and since the beginning of the year, Bode Merrill (USA), one of the most versatile snowboarders is part of the Billabong Team. The Billabong riders come from all corners of the world, some of them being young talents who win local contests, others of them being experienced (world-)champions in their disciplines. It's the passion, experience and talent of these athletes that continuously shape the brand's positive development.


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What ever happened to the cast of the classic holiday film, A Christmas Story? TV Guide Network is finding out!
In The Cast of A Christmas Story: Where Are They Now, TV Guide Network reveals how the lives of the cast have changed since the '80s film became a cult classic. Throughout the special, viewers will go inside the Cleveland house where the movie was shot, which is now a museum dedicated to the film, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway musical based on the movie, which star Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) is producing. The hour features interviews with cast members as they share memories from making the movie. Plus: Remember that famous leg lamp? Meet the man who made a business out of selling replicas.
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The Cast of A Christmas Story: Where Are They Now airs on Monday, Nov 26 at 9/8c on TV Guide Network.


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The MERCURY MONTEREY is a series of full-size cars that were manufactured and marketed by the Mercury division of Ford from 1952 to 1974. Deriving its name from Monterey Bay, the Mercury Monterey served as the replacement for the Mercury Eight, the debut model line of the Mercury division. During its production, the Monterey would be offered in multiple body styles, ranging from coupes, sedans, hardtops, and station wagons. Over its 22 years of production, the Monterey served as the flagship, mid-range, and entry-level offering of the full-size Mercury product range. The only Mercury nameplate to be in continuous production throughout the 1960s, the Monterey was slotted above the Medalist, Custom, and Meteor; later, it was slotted below the Turnpike Cruiser, Montclair, Park Lane, and Marquis. Following the 1974 model year, Mercury discontinued the Monterey, consolidating its full-size range down to the Marquis and Colony Park station wagon. For 2004, the Monterey nameplate was revived, becoming the counterpart of the Ford Freestar minivan; it was produced through the 2007 model year. This popular plate comes standard as completely flat and non-embossed but for a little more cost we are able to give it a pressed out embossed border, so you have a choice. Please select your preference from the drop down menu. These novelty number plates are made from high quality aluminium and the artwork applied by a dye sublimation process with a lovely gloss finish. They measure 37 x 13 cm, exactly the same as the traditional fully embossed type of plate and look just like our other Aussie made novelty number plates; even the mounting holes are in exactly the same positions, so they can easily be hung on display indoors or outdoors. One great advantage the flat non-embossed version is that owing to the absence of embossed border, and being just under 1 mm thick, it's quite flexible and will flex about 10 cm from the centre, so can be mounted on curved surfaces. Each embossed rim style plate is sealed in a clear plastic sleeve, and each flat non-embossed plate is shrink-sealed in plastic film, so both types are ready for retail display, plus we offer the option of fixing them to a cardboard display card, so they can then be hung and displayed on the same display racks that are used for the other Aussie size plates we sell. To see what the display card looks like please click here For protection during delivery we use extra packing materials to ensure they arrive in tip-top condition If you would like plates made to your own design, we can easily do this for you. Virtually anything you want can be created with our modern digital equipment. The key is good art, and we can do ANY GRAPHIC! ANY DESIGN! ANY COLOUR! For more details on how to create a sign or plate to YOUR design PLEASE CLICK HERE Important note about images we provide : Just as we sometimes see that "pricing is subject to change without notice", so too are "designs subject to change without notice". In 99.99% of cases, what you see on Dixie's website or brochure is what you get. However, there are the odd times when designs have changed in some small way (eg: maybe a logo moves to a different location on the item, or the colour changes). Sometimes this information doesn't always trickle down until the new designs are manufactured and shipped to Dixie. We hope this is helpful and understandable.


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NUERBURGRING, Germany — Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes earned the pole position for Sunday's German Grand Prix, edging Red Bull's three-time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton's second consecutive pole and third of the season made up for the disappointment of seeing the second Mercedes driver, Nico Rosberg, knocked down to 11th at the end of the second qualifying session.
Hamilton set the fastest qualifying time Saturday of 1 minute, 29.398 seconds. Vettel had dominated the last two practice sessions but ended up .103 seconds behind Hamilton, who gained his 29th career pole after his team overcame problems with the car during the last two practice sessions, which Hamilton called "disasters."
"It was even worse this morning. I was a good eight tenths of a second off, and I wasn't comfortable with the car at all," said Hamilton, who has often criticized his car before races.
"So we went back into the truck, analyzed everything, put in a lot of hard work ... It's a privilege to drive for this team, they've great history, so I'm proud to be able to get pole for them, but there are no points today. They come tomorrow," Hamilton said.
He is still winless since joining Mercedes this season.
Mercedes came into the race with fives poles in the previous six GPs but has struggled to maintain the momentum in racing conditions. Hamilton held the pole at the British Grand Prix last week but had an early puncture and finished fourth.
Marc Webber in the second Red Bull was third in qualifying, with the Lotus pair of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean next.
Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso was sixth, Felipe Massa of Ferrari seventh and his teammate Fernando Alonso eighth.
Rosberg, who won two of the last three races, was sitting second midway through the second qualifying session and his team left him in the garage, apparently believing his time was good enough to put him into the top 10 for the third and decisive session.
But Raikkonen led a charge of late efforts and Rosberg watched from the garage as he was eliminated.
"It was quite a shock," Rosberg said. "I didn't see it coming ... I thought I would be easily on the front row today."
Many leading drivers had threatened to pull out of Sunday's race if tire blowouts that plagued last week's British GP persisted.
Supplier Pirelli made changes and the tires have held, reducing the risk of a pullout.
Vettel said Pirelli appeared to have done a good job and did not think there would be any reason to pull out of the race.
"I am confident there will be no such problems," Vettel said.
Vettel said he was struggling "to get it together" in the first sector of the circuit and that the tail wind had been a factor.
"It was quite close, and I tried everything I had. But we are much closer to them here than we were in Silverstone. We have made some progress and are confident for tomorrow.
"We've done our homework and now it's up to us. We are on the front row, which wasn't quite enough for pole position, but I am looking forward to tomorrow," said Vettel, who is seeking his first win on home soil.
Vettel holds a 21-point lead over Alonso in drivers' standings after eight of 19 races.


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Uganda to Reintroduce Female Condoms
The Ugandan government plans to reintroduce and promote the female condom this fall, where it may give women another tool for safer sex negotiation and protection.
"When a man comes up with
excuses for not using a male condom, women have a right to introduce
their own tool for protection."
— Deusdeait Kiwanuka, Project
Coordinator, Safe Homes and Respect for Everyone (SHARE)
Deusdeait's words poignantly
capture a major challenge in fighting HIV/AIDS: to ensure women have
access to prevention tools designed to put them in charge and give them
an opportunity to initiate protection. Enter the female condom – the
only safe and effective prevention tool that is designed for women to
initiate and is available for use NOW. But "available for use"
doesn't necessarily translate into "accessible to women" – whether
in the U.S. or abroad.
Consider Uganda, where the
Ministry of Health reports that 76% of the country's new infections
are sexually transmitted and women make up 60% of those infected.
Moreover, 42% of new infections occur in marital sex. These sobering
statistics cry out for expanding prevention options that put women in
the driver's seat. Despite this, women and their partners currently
have no access to female condoms in the country.
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Fortunately, the tide is turning
for women, men and youth who could benefit from the female condom. The Ugandan government plans to reintroduce and promote the female condom
this fall, and civil society leaders in Uganda see this as an opportune
moment to accelerate investment and support in this initiative.
Last week, the Center for Health
and Gender Equity
(CHANGE) and the Global
Campaign for Microbicides
(GCM) – both US-based organizations advocating for the availability and accessibility
of a range of prevention options for women worldwide – convened local
leaders from HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, domestic violence, human
rights and women's rights groups in Kampala for an advocacy training
targeted at donors and national government to ensure successful reintroduction
of female condoms in Uganda. As part of the training, participants met
with members of the Health Development Partnership Group, which USAID
heads; with UNFPA and the Ministry of Health, demonstrating civil society
support for the prevention method. Participants also learned about
the history of the female condom in Uganda and how to move forward with
advocacy efforts beyond the training.
The training was opened by
Mr. Benard Mujuni of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development,
who made the case for women's access to currently existing prevention
methods such as female condoms – and future products such as microbicides – as
a human rights and reproductive rights issue. But in order for
female condoms to succeed today, in Uganda and elsewhere, civil society
must be full partners in any launch or rollout of female condom programming.
Vastha Kibirige, coordinator
of the condom unit at the Ministry of Health, underscored this point
by providing an overview of the Ministry's situation
analysis of the
female condom in Uganda that was released earlier this year. Kibirige
explained how the first introduction of female condoms in Uganda in
2000 was not successful, but this was not because of the product. Civil
society was not actively engaged in the first rollout of female condoms,
and a lack of resources and sustained support for distribution, education
and programming, made the existence of the product useless.
Accessibility issues explained
by Kibirige posed very real problems for many women. For example,
a participant from the Center for Domestic Violence Prevention recounted
how domestic violence fuels women's requests for female condoms in
situations of martial rape. Sometimes, when these women are able
to negotiate condom use, men come up with excuses or resist using male
condoms. Her clients say that if they had female condoms with
them, they could put them on before they have sex, giving them an additional
tool for negotiation and protection.
This is not to say that female
condoms are a magic bullet or that access alone will ensure successful
use and uptake. But the group did highlight the concept of "universal
acceptability" – a different way to think about and advocate around
female condoms. This frame calls for removing stigma and biases
often associated with female condoms, allowing men, women and youth
to freely choose female condoms as a legitimate prevention option.
Finally, against the backdrop
of our discussions around women's high risk of infection from marital
sex and lack of access to female condoms, it was interesting to note
PEPFAR's abstinence and fidelity impact on Uganda. In our shuttle
bus to meet with USAID and other donors in the Health Development Partnership
Group was a bumper sticker with wedding rings, stating "Stop AIDS.
Keep the Promise," "Be Faithful in Marriage." It's clear
that much more work needs to be done.
Let's hope the Obama administration,
especially the new global AIDS coordinator and USAID administrator will
turn the tide for women and men and young people in Uganda by supporting
the Ministry of Health's efforts to save lives by making female condoms


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Photos of the Hair and Makeup Look at Betsey Johnson Spring Summer 2013 New York Fashion Week
'80s Crimping Irons Make a Comeback at Betsey Johnson
'80s Crimping Irons Make a Comeback at Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson is a one-of-a-kind character, and in her Spring 2013 retrospective show, her models followed suit. Betsey celebrated her 70th birthday with the help of Cyndi Lauper and a look back at her vintage designs. And the beauty look was just as whimsical as you'd expect. See what happens when you mix Betsey Johnson hair with Cindy Crawford's mole and Jessica Rabbit's lipstick.
The look: Fish-eye eyeliner, crimped hair, and sparkling red nails (and matching lips).
The inspiration: American icons, pin-up girls, and cartoons.
Who would wear it: Betsey Johnson.


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Program: Architecture
Mark Pearson may have played with Legos while growing up, but his interest in building things stretched beyond the play room.
"My father is an engineer, so I was exposed to the architectural profession early on," he explained. "In high school, I thought I wanted to be an artist, but I also had an interest in math and science. Someone suggested that architecture might be the ideal balance of both of these worlds."
As a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Pearson taught design studios as a graduate teaching assistant. He enjoyed the interactive nature of teaching architectural studio courses and loved the creativity of the environment, which led him to begin thinking about a career in teaching.
Once out of college, he worked full-time at several Chicago architecture firms, starting at Skidmore Owings and Merrill, LLP.
"As an architectural intern, I worked on an unbuilt proposal for the world's tallest building in Chicago," he said. "I also worked on the master plan for a large mixed-use development in Chicago known as Lakeshore East.
"After SOM, I spent several years at Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects in Chicago, where I was a project associate. This firm specialized in public libraries, and I worked on a number of library projects throughout the Midwest, including acting as the project lead on the Summit Public Library. During this time, I also began teaching part-time in the Interior Design department at College of DuPage, which was my first exposure to COD."
Pearson was hired full-time in 2004 to teach Architecture at COD. He is thankful to the fantastic professors who helped him find his own creative voice, and he tries to model his own teaching after those individuals who helped him.
"I want students to develop a passion for architecture and find their own creative voice in their work," he said. "I want students to develop a strong command of the design process. Most importantly, I want to help prepare students for future success.
"When my students complete their education at COD and continue on in their architectural education at the university level, I want them to feel that they were uniquely prepared for future success by having been a part of the Architecture program at COD."


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Although you probably didn't even know I had gone.
Well, It's true. We've been gone. A BIG! thank you to meh , my Blog-sitter.
The Mister and I took the kids on a trip to Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon. We left early on Monday and returned last night.
It was a blast. No Phones. No Computer. No Make-up (Oh! I did miss my mascara, I won't lie). No working out (except for those daily hikes).
There was laughter, campfires, mishaps, smores, camp food (chips EVERY! DAY!), there were wild animals, amazing weather (no snow!!!!), and lots of funny stories. Next week I will give recaps of the five days we spent together.
Of course vacation is now over as we jump back into real-life this morning cleaning up our camp stuff and doing laundry between the soccer games and running errands.
Again, a big thanks to meh for blog-sitting. And to The Parents for dog-sitting (note to self: don't forget to pick up Kona today), and to Lenny, the Amazing house-sitting Beta fish, who not only stayed all by himself keeping guard of the house all week, but lived to tell us all about it. (How many times can I use the word "all" in one sentance?)
OK, I gotta go get my chores done so that I can sit down and catch up with all y'alls blogs and emails!
La Vida Dulce!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
I'm Back!!!
Posted by Unknown at 9:47 AM
2 comments:
- Musings of a Housewife said...
That sounds like an awesome trip. I can't wait to hear more about it. That picture you posted. AWESOME.
- September 29, 2007 7:47 PM
- Blue Skies said...
I can't wait to hear about your trip. How blessed you are to get to go! I am really looking forward to seeing the Grand Canyon myself someday. I can't believe you actually had someone blog-sit. Wow, you are addicted!
- October 01, 2007 10:12 AM
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Events Calendar
Meet the Media: Special Edition
The 5th Annual Meet the Media Series features an interactive panel discussion about the relationship between PR and journalism and the use of social media.
Date: November 6, 2019 - November 6, 2019
Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Golisano Gateway Midlevel
Hosted by PRSSA, The PRIMA Group, and the Media and Communication Department
This extra Special Edition of Meet the Media is a panel aiming to educate students about the First Amendment, particularly freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The panel will feature Rachel Barnhart, Monroe County Legislator, journalist, and deputy press secretary for Andrew Yang's New York Operations, and Brian Sharp, watchdog reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle.
Pizza will be provided and everybody who attends will be entered to win free AirPods.


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The Makeup Place in it's important that your makeup look its absolute best for your wedding day. Whether you plan to marry on a beach at noon or at night under the stars, by keep your makeup simple you will look and feel great. You don't want to much, nor too little, a natural look is very important. On Location Hair And Makeup this is not the time to be experimenting with new looks. Your makeup should enhance your beauty not hide it. Here are some tips to help with you achieve your perfect bridal makeup:
- If you are having a facial done, make sure it is at least two weeks prior to your wedding.
- If your skin is prone to breakouts, see your dermatologist 3 or 4 months before your wedding
- Staying hydrated is important to keeping you looking refreshed. Drinking lots of water will also flush out impurities from the skin.
- Eyebrows should be shaped 5-7 days before the wedding. Be sure not to pluck on your wedding day because you could land up with unattractive red bumps that are difficult to cover.
- On your wedding day blend your makeup well and let set. You do not need extra makeup to please the camera – that's a myth.
- Choose a lipstick that lasts. Apply just prior to walking down the isle. Go easy on the lip liner. Be sure to check that you don't have lipstick on your teeth.
- Line and fill mouth with a neutral pencil to make lipstick stay on longer.
- To lengthen wearing time of your lipstick, apply a light layer of powder over your lipstick then apply another layer of lipstick
- If you are doing your own makeup, see a beauty consultant and purchase your make up at least 3 months in advance. Then practice until you've got the perfect makeup.
- Waterproof mascara is a great idea just incase you get a little weepy.
- A very light application of facial powder will set your makeup and reduce
- Keep your powder, mascara, and lipstick in your purse so you can freshen up at a moments notice.
- If you discover that dreaded pimple on your wedding day, do not squeeze it! Just apply a drop of visene to get the red out, cover with concealer, and apply foundation.
- Wear a button shirt when applying your makeup so you don't mess up your makeup. When slipping into your gown put a towel over your face so you don't get makeup on your wedding dress.
- Avoid glittery or dewy looks – these are not very receptive for photographs and you may come out looking greasy
- If your wedding is outside be sure to apply sunscreen first
- Water based foundation looks most natural in photos
- For eye contouring, apply a dark but neutral in the crease of the eye. You can line the upper and lower lids (optional) with brown or grey shadow, smudging the outer corners
- If you need to make your eyes look wider or brighter, use a white pencil to line the inside of the lower lids.
- Don't get too much sun before your wedding. Sunburns, peeling skin and tan lines can sabotage your special day.
- Make certain your wedding photographer is "not" using grainy film, because no matter how good your makeup is, with grainy film it will not look good
- Make sure your wedding photographer is using high quality film so your photos do your wedding makeup justice
- For your makeup to look good in your photos, it must be completely matte and in neutral tones, brides usually prefer a little color. Pastels look soft and pretty, but avoid glitter, shimmer and frosted eyeshadows.
- Shine is the #1 enemy for photos.
- Don't apply white or black eye shadow
- Olive complexions should not use gray shades
- Pale complexions should not use vibrant colors.
When And How to Choose A Makeup Artist
To relieve stress you can have a makeup artist do your wedding day makeup. Bridal Makeup Artist if you enjoy doing your own makeup but need some more tips, visit a makeup consultant.
It's your day! You are going to look absolutely beautiful!
The Makeup Place in ?
Being a makeup artist, might seem like something that you could only do if you went and worked in the TV and film industry. While this is one area that employs people that know how to apply cosmetics, it is not the only way that you could earn a living doing this. The truth is that every day people need experts from time to time to take their look from the ordinary to something spectacular. This is where you could come in.
Once you get the proper training to become a makeup artist, you could start working these gigs to either earn some extra cash or even make a full time living at this. While you might know that you have a love of cosmetics and everything that is trendy, what you probably do not know is where you can go to start making money in this fabulous industry.
Option Three
Prom season is one of those times when young ladies are looking to spend money to look their best. You can advertise celebrity looks for prom season in formal wear shops and other places that the women will be shopping of their prom gowns. You could even talk about putting up something at the local tanning salon about you being a makeup artist for prom season. This is a great way to make money from your love of cosmetics.
5 Tips To Choose a Bridal Makeup Artist
As I've worked in the cosmetics industry I've had the opportunity to work with makeup artists, makeup schools and professional makeup companies; living in Hollywood, California for the last 10 years has increased my exposure to those various companies. Throughout that time I've also had the opportunity to learn how to apply the makeup that I've been creating for years and even learn some of the fun aspects of makeup artistry including working with latex and silicone FX makeup. I've been fortunate in that all the additional knowledge I've acquired has been a result of work that I've done with these companies. Many of the students I've met, haven't been as fortunate in that they've had to pay full price (sometimes upwards of $30,000) for the same knowledge. At the end of their studies they are generally given the opportunity to venture out and apply their new trade for free, maybe if they're lucky than can get a kit fee (usually around $45) for a day's worth of work. I've heard the term "paying their dues" applied to this over the years, of course the people saying this were the same ones charging the 30 thousand dollars. I for one have always felt like the new makeup artists are being taken advantage of, perhaps it has more to do with my inner capitalist screaming at the thought of a person giving away their time. The old adage "why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" comes to mind: When you start down the path of giving your services or product away for free, it is incredibly difficult to ever break that cycle. Whereas it may take a little longer for you to be a makeup artist when you charge for your skills, I believe that when we earn payment for our work we carry our heads a little higher and the have more pride in our work in the end gain greater respect from our customers.As companies like By Jove Cosmetics continue to expand their custom blending kits to include Blush, Eye shadow and Lip colors, any color in the rainbow will be achievable by everyone who can see color.With free access to the internet being what it is, there is such a wealth of knowledge and networking access (via Facebook, Twitter and MySpace) that is available today that anyone who desires to be a professional makeup artist can do so from virtually anywhere in the world and you should not feel like you have to go to Hollywood or New York and spend tens of thousands of dollars to get your start.


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Buying Insurance for the Full Moon
Chinese citizens can now get insurance that pays off if their view of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is obstructed. The WSJ's Riva Gold tells Deborah Kan more about the policy.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the ... insurance Life ... The full knee insurance well in China I actually bought back tells or it will switch on the call ... the message ... that is all day and this is all based around a bit of the festival we celebrated Hong Kong and in China tummy little bit about what it means to take it an insurance policy against fully ... two local commerce platform is teaming up with Kelly and stock offer your insurance for your emotional well being during the Moon Festival ... bring typically families to gather together and trying to ... catch a glimpse of the full moon ... where there is the lead didn't but you can even see the moon goddess once a year ... so how exactly does it work says it is a baby I ... I mean presumably the only way you could see the full name because hustles based around the Pullman is if there's bad weather I ... yes so what how can say is that ... the state whether agencies in yours seven ... has reported that there is a really import visibility as a six o'clock you get reimbursed for that is the Front elite package with accident and health insurance specifically for the festival ... however ... ensure typically smog he is other kind of things that can interfere with visibility of a relatively calm in ... any art covered by the policy okay so presumably this is a way for insurance committee to rule were in it wore off the meaning is that the whole point they really wanna deal these people and ask ... what I knew what they're saying is they're looking to protect your emotional well being from disappointment and holiday ... though presumably there this really a promotional Alan nakedness and I think it's interesting to see ... say of large insurance companies offering ... I'm very customize precise products online and I think as you say to see more of these insurance companies going on line you might find a lot of interesting that line in and it certainly is a competitive industry in China as the middle class expands ... how much does it cost ... well for the different friends different Some are available in different cities so it varies a little bit depending on whether night you when you're planning to include ... accident insurance in whoopee cushions variant of some of them ... but you typically the cheapest ones will only be about three US dollars in the car around ... to serve twenty U S dollar ... of their range that it's not particularly a large sum of money yet and you have population and the very end at one point three billion people be just a small fraction of the tickets that would be awful ... thanks AmEx Riva Gold from Waimate mystery to give it the beest dot com ...


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Memantine or Riluzole Prophylaxis for Corticosteroid-induced Mood and Declarative Memory Changes
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00283309
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Study finished enrollment but data was never sent for publishing.)
First Posted : January 27, 2006
Last Update Posted : April 23, 2013
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The primary purpose is to determine if patients scheduled to receive prescription corticosteroid therapy for inflammatory illnesses who are given either memantine or riluzole pretreatment will show lesser declarative memory impairment than those receiving placebo.
The exploratory purpose is to determine if patients scheduled to receive prescription corticosteroid therapy for inflammatory illnesses who are given memantine or riluzole pretreatment will show a smaller increase in manic/hypomanic symptom severity than those receiving placebo.
|Condition or disease
|Mood Memory Deficit
|Drug: Memantine Drug: Riluzole
|Phase 4
Twenty five (25) outpatients with pulmonary (e.g. asthma, cystic fibrosis) or rheumatic (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis) illnesses scheduled to receive a brief course ("burst") of prednisone will be enrolled. The subjects will be randomized to receive memantine, riluzole or placebo beginning immediately prior to the corticosteroid therapy and continuing for one week. Measures of cognition and mood will be compared between the two groups at baseline, day 3, and day 7.
Demographic information including age, gender, frequency and duration of prior corticosteroid therapy and current anticipated dose and duration will be collected at baseline. Baseline measures of mood will be assessed with the Activation subscale of the Internal State Scale (ISS) (primary measure), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17-item version), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). Cognition will be assessed with the RAVLT (primary measure), Stroop, and Digit Span Backwards. The subjects will be given memantine (10 mg), riluzole (50 mg), or identical appearing placebo 1 tablet daily for 3 days and then at the first follow up appointment (day 3) the dose will be increased to BID if no side effects are reported. The subjects will be reassessed twice, at day 3 and day 7. Mood and cognitive measures will be repeated. The study visits will last approximately an hour and a half. Participants will discontinue memantine when they discontinue prednisone. The RA administering assessments will be blinded at all times. Alternative but equivalent versions of the RAVLT and Digit Span Backwards will be given to minimize practice or learning effects. Current and cumulative corticosteroid dose (mg each day X number of days) will be determined and recorded.
HVLT-R test total words recalled scores will be compared between baseline and exit of the active medication phase and placebo phase using a within subjects design and paired t-tests. Based on our prior experience working with corticosteroid-dependent patients we have found them to be very compliant with clinical treatment. Thus, we do not anticipate large numbers of dropouts or missing data. In the case of missing data we will use the last observation carried forward. In our lamotrigine study in a similar population, we found a change in total words recalled on a word list and on the Stroop. Assuming a similar change with memantine, using double-sided, paired t-tests, we could detect a difference with a change in the placebo group with participants on the HVLT-R and up to with participants on the Stroop. Thus, although this is primarily a pilot study to obtain effect sizes for future, larger trials funded by NIH, it should have power to detect clinically meaningful differences between medication and placebo.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|20 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Crossover Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Study Start Date :
|November 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2007
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2007
Active Comparator: Memantine
Memantine is used to determine if patients given pretreatment to corticosteroid therapy for inflammatory illnesses will show lesser declarative memory impairment than those receiving placebo. Baseline 10mg x 3 days, then 10mg BID x 4 days.
Drug: Memantine
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Inactive ingredient matching the active medication in appearance
Drug: Memantine
Drug: Riluzole
Active Comparator: Riluzole
Riluzole is given to patients receiving corticosteroid therapy for inflammatory illnesses pretreatment to determine if they show lesser declarative memory impairment than those receiving placebo. Baseline 50mg x 3 days, then 50mg BID x 4 days.
Drug: Riluzole
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-70 years old
- English speaking
- Able to provide informed consent
- Scheduled to receive a corticosteroid burst of at least 20 mg prednisone or equivalent for at least 7 days
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergic reaction to memantine and/or riluzole
- Pregnant or nursing women
- History of liver disease, myocardial infarction, renal failure, diabetes with poor glycemic control, or other unstable medical condition
- Mental retardation, dementia, or other severe cognitive disorder
- Prior prednisone therapy in the last 14 days
- Current alcohol/substance abuse/dependence
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00283309
|United States, Texas
|UT Southwestern
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Principal Investigator:
|Sherwood Brown
|University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
|Responsible Party:
|Sherwood Brown, Principal Investigator, MD/PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 27, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 23, 2013
|Last Verified:
|April 2013
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Dopamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Excitatory Amino Acid Agents
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First off, the hospitality has been top-notch, and it's clear that the board take their responsibilities seriously. As one of the largest indoor Pagan conferences in this region, one that will get even larger when it shares space with Between The Worlds in 2015, it's clear they have a vision for growing into something unique. Secondly, everyone has been remarkably friendly, and I've been able to finally engage in-person with friends I've only known on the Internet. People like Byron Ballard, Beth Owl's Daughter, Katrina Messenger, and Debbie Chapnick from Datura Press.
Yesterday (Friday), I gave both of my scheduled talks, so I didn't get to see too much from other folks, but I did sit in on a very interesting talk on Neo-Platonism from Gwendolyn Reece, and I got to see the beginning of the Conjure Dance, featuring an amazing array of altars, drummers, and a number of people ready to trance.
Today, I'm hoping to see and do more, including a much-anticipated panel of Appalachian Magick Workers featuring Orion Foxwood, Byron Ballard, and Linda Ours Rago. We'll see what I can share with you here.
What have I learned from this East Coast event? Well, I think there's a special focus on spiritual work. People here are looking for new technologies, though that isn't to imply they aren't interested in other things. Both of my talks were well-attended, and many have been concerned with issues concerning infrastructure, money, and the state of the Pagan umbrella. That said, I sense a keen desire to do The Work of spirit in the air, and there's a palpable environment of ritual, even in the sanitized environs of a Holiday Inn.
There's a lot more to come before I return home, but I hope that this short update will give you a taste of my experience so far.


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