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There's a lot of Jew-Hating Going on at Boston Colleges These Days
It's just about time for Hannukkah and anti-semites all over Boston are spreading pretty hateful stuff around.
At Northeastern University, two students were caught vandalizing a public menorah. Concerned Jewish grandparents surely asked their children "what the hell they were doing" by sending their little ones to such a "dangerous place."
"I want to remind all students that intolerance based on religion, race, gender, ethnicity and related characteristics is clearly prohibited in the Student Code of Conduct," wrote Dr. Laura Wankel, the Vice President of Student Affairs at Northeastern, in an email sent out to the entire University. "Moreover, this kind of behavior is antithetical to what Northeastern stands for as a global, academic community."
Over at Harvard, many students received fake invitations to join a new final club, Harvard's mashup of fraternities and secret societies.
The invitation listed three virtues, each with asterisked notes. The first principle, "Inclusion," came with the footnote, "Jews need not apply." The second, "Diversity," was followed by the words, "Seriously, no fucking Jews. Coloreds OK." And the third, "Love," directed readers to the term "Rophynol"-a misspelled rendering of rohypnol, the date rape drug better known as roofies.
The invitations are an act of parody, but the language is pretty insensitive, considering that the selective final clubs often are packed with Harvard's wealthy Protestant crowd.
There have been no incidents at Brandeis University where 55.2% of the student population is Jewish. Phew.
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Herbig-Haro 110
Resembling a Fourth of July skyrocket, Herbig-Haro 110 is a geyser of hot gas from a newborn star that splashes up against and ricochets off the dense core of a cloud of molecular hydrogen.
Although the plumes of gas look like whiffs of smoke, they are actually billions of times less dense than the smoke from a July 4 firework. This Hubble Space Telescope photo shows the integrated light from plumes, which are light-years across.
Herbig-Haro (HH) objects come in a wide array of shapes, but the basic configuration stays the same. Twin jets of heated gas, ejected in opposite directions away from a forming star, stream through interstellar space. Astronomers suspect that these outflows are fueled by gas accreting onto a young star surrounded by a disk of dust and gas. The disk is the "fuel tank," the star is the gravitational engine, and the jets are the exhaust.
When these energetic jets slam into colder gas, the collision plays out like a traffic jam on the interstate. Gas within the shock front slows to a crawl, but more gas continues to pile up as the jet keeps slamming into the shock from behind. Temperatures climb sharply, and this curving, flared region starts to glow. These "bow shocks" are so named because they resemble the waves that form at the front of a boat.
In the case of the single HH 110 jet, astronomers observe a spectacular and unusual permutation on this basic model. Careful study has repeatedly failed to find the source star driving HH 110, and there may be good reason for this: perhaps the HH 110 outflow is itself generated by another jet.
Astronomers now believe that the nearby HH 270 jet grazes an immovable obstacle -- a much denser, colder cloud core -- and gets diverted off at about a 60-degree angle. The jet goes dark and then reemerges, having reinvented itself as HH 110.
The jet shows that these energetic flows are like the erratic outbursts from a Roman candle. As fast-moving blobs of gas catch up and collide with slower blobs, new shocks arise along the jet's interior. The light emitted from excited gas in these hot blue ridges marks the boundaries of these interior collisions. By measuring the current velocity and positions of different blobs and hot ridges along the chain within the jet, astronomers can effectively "rewind" the outflow, extrapolating the blobs back to the moment when they were emitted. This technique can be used to gain insight into the source star's history of mass accretion.
This image is a composite of data taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys in 2004 and 2005 and the Wide Field Camera 3 in April 2011.
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On June 17, the first fully Palestinian state-funded satellite TV channel, 'Palestine 48' (P48) went live. The network, based in Nazareth in Israel, aspires to give voice to the 20 percent of Israel's Arab population.
A day after P48 launched, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the Communication Ministry Director General Shlomo Filber to investigate into the channel's constitutionality, including the transparency of its funding.
"We will examine all the criminal and administrative means at our disposal to prevent the station's broadcast," Filber told Haaretz.
On Thursday, Israeli authorities announced a six month closure of the channel. "I will not allow for Israel's sovereignty to be harmed or for the Palestinian Authority to gain a foothold in Israeli territory," said Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, according to Al Jazeera.
Sanaa Hammoud, a member of the P48's advisory board, believes the Communication Ministry's investigation into P48, which may aim to ultimately shut the channel permanently, is part of a larger campaign to, "silence the Arab public and ultimately de-legitimise their citizenship."
According to Hammoud, Netanyahu's actions, "endanger the basic freedom of speech and expression," she told the +972 magazine.
Israeli governmental interference into and control of the Arab cultural and public environment is not unprecedented, and are backed by the Israeli legislative system.
The 1948 Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, the 1993 Press Ordinance and the 1996 Censorship Act all authorise the Israeli government, as well as the Israeli military, to penalise or shut down any press or broadcasting entity it deems criminal or threatening to national security.
In July 2014, the then Communication Minister, Erdan Gilan, tried to enforce the removal of Al-Jazeera from the list of channels available in Israel, accusing the Qatari-based news network, launched in 1996 as a counterweight to Western and Israeli reporting, of broadcasting what it deemed to be unlawful and provocative material.
In May 2015, the Israeli Communication Ministry suspended funding for the Al-Midan Arab Theatre in Haifa, following the city council's uproar over staging 'A Parallel Time', a play written by Bashar Murkus, a 22-year-old Haifa University graduate.
According to Amal Jamal, a political science professor at Tel Aviv University, this systematic targeting of Arab cultural institutions in Israel and restrictions implicating freedom of expression increase the inequality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel in official public spaces and intensify the exclusionist nature of the Israeli public sphere.
Palestinian broadcasting activities are usually limited by the number of available frequencies provided to the Palestinian Authority (PA) by Israel, Mashhour Abudaka, the former Palestinian Minister of Communication, told Palestine Monitor.
This stems from Article 36 of the Oslo Accords and clauses related to the use of telecommunication and broadcasting services that authorise Israel to control all the communication coming in and out of the OPT.
"Officially, Israel allows only for Palestine TV and the Voice of Palestine [radio station] and controls all the transmission gateways," said Abudaka. Both Palestine TV and the radio station are subsidiaries of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) and operate as official channels of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
"We have seen many examples when the Israeli army raided TV or radio stations in the PA area claiming that their transmission interfered with the Israeli communication networks, especially broadcasts from the settlements," he added.
However, the 'Palestine 48' channel is a different case. Relying on international transmission via Gulf channels and Egyptian satellite dishes, it is able to provide Israel's 1.7 million Arab population with an Arabic-language broadcast void of Israeli governmental interference into its programming.
The CEO of P48, Firas Abdelrahman told the Palestine Monitor that the channel also enjoys support of the broadcasting industry in Israel and cooperates with an Israeli production company in Haifa.
"In Israel, we have the protection of Israeli production companies, however, we are not transmitting through their frequencies," said Firas Abdelrahman.
He also added that, "the beautiful and interesting thing is that a lot of our viewers are Jews based in Tel Aviv, which demonstrates that there is an interest among Israeli-Jewish population as there are many of them who speak Arabic language."
According to social media statistics available upon June 28, after two weeks of live broadcast, the P48 channel registered 1.13 million viewers. And Abdelrahman is convinced that the figures will grow once they expand programming and double the broadcasting time.
"Once we begin streaming online and on YouTube, we expect to get even more [followers]. Now we have a live morning and evening show, but we plan on adding an evening programme on culture, social life and some politics as well. This will hopefully start in September," Abdelrahman told the Palestine Monitor.
Yet, if the P48 channel intends to increase its airtime and switch into 24/7 format while simultaneously retaining its studios in Israel, it needs to obtain a broadcasting licence from the Israeli Ministries of Communication and Interior.
"I think that if Netanyahu and the Israeli government agree to be a democratic state, they have to accept different views and hopefully, they will give us the licence," said Abdelrahman.
"There are more than 100 channels in Israel broadcasting in different languages. Likewise, there are Arabic transmissions through satellite dishes from Egypt, Syria, or Lebanon. One channel more or fewer, will not make a difference."
However, Israelis fear that the new P48 channel could become a mouthpiece for Mahmoud Abbas and his government. Major Israeli news outlets, such as the Times of Israel or Ynet, often refer to P48 as "a propaganda channel" aimed at sparking unrests and incitement against the Israeli state.
Abdelrahman refuted such allegations affirming that neither the PA, nor the PBC interfere in the actual broadcasting and its content. Their role remains limited to providing the necessary funding and administering the P48's frequencies.
"We have no specific politics," reasserted Abdelrahman. "We are not the voice of the PA, nor the voice of Abbas."
"P48 is a pioneering initiative that has been enabled by the newly acquired frequencies that the Israeli authorities recently freed for the PBC's needs," Abdelrahman told the Palestine Monitor.
"With this new opportunity, it has become a lot easier to think of one entire channel dedicated to issues that preoccupy the Palestinians inside Israel. There was no such thing before," said the P48's CEO.
Many channels, such was 'Hala TV' or 'Ihna TV' have tried, but failed due to insufficient funding. "To launch a channel requires a lot of money, especially during the first couple of years. Therefore we opted for state funding," explains Abdelrahman.
"All the funding that the P48 receives is transparent. We have a specific budget allocated to us within the PBC. This helps us avoid the financial issues that some private initiatives experienced before," he told the Palestine Monitor.
Nearly a month after the launch of Israeli investigation the channel is still broadcasting and hopes to get more viewers from the Arab world. According to the P48's CEO, they have already registered interest from Jordan, Syria, Egypt, or the Gulf, as well as Arab communities in Europe.
Abudaka said that, "it would be interesting to see the Arab community within Israel reaching toward the Arab world that does not know much about their problems. I think this is what worries the Israeli policy makers the most," he added.
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OSU to save $1M from Wind Turbines
OSU to save $1M from Wind Turbines
Ohio State University officials say they expect to save $1 million in energy costs this year thanks to wind turbines in northwest Ohio.
The university in Columbus signed a 20-year agreement last fall to buy 50 megawatts of power annually generated by spinning wind turbines at Blue Creek Wind Farm. It's the state largest commercial wind farm, with 152 turbines in Van Wert and Paulding counties.
One megawatt of electricity can light about 300 homes. And 50 megawatts are enough to power about a quarter of the campus.
The Columbus Dispatch reports that it's part of the university's goal of becoming carbon neutral. Ohio State recently named energy as one of three priority focus areas for university wide teaching, research and community outreach over the next 10 years.


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How to navigate? The rules of inland navigation in Europe
European Code for inland waterways (CEVNI) contains a set of harmonized rules for inland navigation providing model rules for national and international legislation and relate to rules of the road, signalling on inland waterways, night and day time marking of vessels as well as waterway signs and marking.
The Code is complemented by the regional and national special requirements, which are tailored to the specific navigational conditions of a particular waterway.
Guidelines for Waterway Signs and Marking (SIGNI) establish homogeneous rules for waterway signs and marking as well as for their visibility and installation. This instrument is complemented by Guidelines for Waterway Signs and Marking - Resolution No. 59.
Standardized UNECE Vocabulary for Radio-Connections in Inland Navigation (Resolution No. 35) contains standardized phrases in Dutch, English, French, German and Russian recommended for usage by crew members and shore based personnel during radio communications in order to avoid language barriers.
The full list of the UNECE instruments dealing with the status and parameters of European network of Inland Waterways is available here.


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Washington and Munich -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to work toward the formation of a joint patent classification system. Unlike other major patent document classification systems, the U.S. patent classification system is not based on the International Patent Classification (IPC) system because it predates the IPC. One of the goals of the partnership is to align the U.S. and the EPO classification systems with the IPC, which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. The jointly developed classification system will be more detailed than the IPC to improve patent searching. As a result, the two offices would move closer to eliminating the unnecessary duplication of work between the two offices, thus promoting more efficient examinations, while also enhancing patent examination quality.
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Mr. David Kappos, and the President of the EPO, Mr. Benoît Battistelli, today issued the following joint statement:
"In view of the significant benefit to stakeholders of developing a transparent and harmonized approach to a global classification system for patent documents; in order to make the search process more effective; and in the belief that cooperation between their two offices will facilitate progress in undertaking classification harmonization projects under the IP5 Common Hybrid Classification initiative, the USPTO and the EPO have agreed together to work toward the formation of a partnership to explore the development of a joint classification system based on the European Classification system (ECLA) that will incorporate the best classification practices of the two offices. This system would be aligned with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) classification standards and the International Patent Classification (IPC) structure. Accordingly, they have initiated discussions on governance and operational aspects of such a partnership.
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Jason Aldean's 'Take a Little Ride' Tops Country Singles Chart
Jason Aldean is starting off the week back at the top slot on the country singles chart with his latest hit, 'Take a Little Ride.' The tune takes over the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts, leaping from No. 3 where it was positioned last week.
Penned by Rodney Clawson, Dylan Altman and Jim McCormick, 'Take a Little Ride' is the lead single from Aldean's forthcoming 'Night Train' album, set to hit stores on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The tune marks the eight time Aldean has taken over the No. 1 position in his career, and his 10th consecutive Top 5 single.
Working its way up the chart this week are songs by Dustin Lynch ('Cowboys and Angels'), Jana Kramer ('Why Ya Wanna'), Carrie Underwood ('Blown Away'), Easton Corbin ('Lovin' You Is Fun') and Miranda Lambert ('Fastest Girl in Town').
Hunter Hayes remains at No. 1 for the second straight week on the Mediabase / Country Aircheck chart with his latest single, 'Wanted' from his self-titled debut album. Aldean is waiting at No. 2 on that particular chart. He's up for three CMA Awards in November, including Entertainer of the Year.


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Yet another banding project I'm involved in!
A project has just been started by Peter Milburn and Mark Clayton, studying the birds at the Lerida Estate vineyard. Lerida Estate is beside the Federal Highway, 50km north-east of Canberra, and is set on the lower slopes of the range overlooking Lake George.
The main study species is the Silvereye, a species that has an impact on grapes and other fruit crops, however all species caught are banded.
It is an interesting site, with some mist nets being set under bird netting over ripening grapes and others in the open between rows of vines.
Last weekend we banded for a couple of hours on Saturday evening and about five hours on Sunday morning. We caught:
Superb Fairy-wren 3
Yellow-rumped Thornbill 3
Red-browed Finch 3
European Goldfinch 3
Silvereye 11 (5 retraps)
We record all retraps even if they are from that day as part of the study is to determine what birds are resident and what are just moving through the vineyard, and if birds are caught in the netted areas and released outside the nets, do they get back in again. So far nothing has actually been caught under the bird netting but there are birds inside the netting. Interestingly, three of the Silvereyes were the Tasmanian race, lateralis; these birds migrate to the mainland for winter.
Lerida Estate winery
The view across the top of Lake George, with the Cullerin Range wind farm in the background
Mist nets under exclusion netting
Mist nets in the open between vine rows
A mist net covers the end of a couple of vine rows, with the exclusion netting open, aiming to catch birds escaping from under the netting.
The main study beast, the Silvereye
This Silvereye is the Tasmanian race lateralis, with the chestnut flanks. Note the bit of purple staining on the vent and the partially digested grape skin on Mark's finger.
Female Superb Fairy-wren
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch, showing the wing about halfway through moult of the primaries.
Juvenile European Goldfinch
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- After you apply this security update, the PowerShell v3.0+ stop-computer command fails. You get a "Privilege not held" error message. For more information, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Medion has formally launched its entry into the Small, Cheap Computer arena: the MSI Wind-based Akoya Mini E1210.
The Akoya sports a 10in, 1024 x 600 display driven by the mini laptop's chipset-integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics core. Intel supplies the CPU too: the standard 1.6GHz Atom N270. It's backed up by 1GB of DDR 2 memory and an 80GB hard drive.
Medion Akoya E1210: MSI Wind plus better Wi-Fi
Add to that the memory card reader, trio of USB ports, Ethernet connector, VGA output and audio sockets, and you have what seems a basic Wind spec. However, while the Wind has Bluetooth, the Akoya doesn't, but the Medion machine incorporates 802.11n Wi-Fi - Wind comes with 802.11b/g.
There's no Linux option here: the E1210 has Windows XP Home pre-installed, along with Corel WordPerfect Office X3.
This week, MSI announced it was revamping its Wind SCC with a bigger storage capacity. It also introduced a model with a smaller, 8.9in display.
Available from Aldi stores nationwide, the Akoya Mini E1210 costs £280.
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Ubuntu-UK is a Local Community Team. We aim to provide free community support to users of the various flavours of Ubuntu as well as advocating the use of Ubuntu to individuals and organisations alike.
Who is this group for ?
This group is for anyone in the United Kingdom who uses or is interested in some flavour of Ubuntu, whether it's Ubuntu, Kubuntu or any others. This group is for people of all technical abilities from I've-never-heard-of-linux all the way to I'm-an-Ubuntu-Master.
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There is no official process to join, just sign up to our mailing list or come and chat in our Internet Relay Chat chatroom (#ubuntu-uk on irc.freenode.net). You can also add yourself to the list of current members in Launchpad and it would be nice if you could update the LUG Members Page if you are indeed a member of a LUG or Other Groups Members Page if you are a member of any other Linux related groups.
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After 35 years, Jan Petrou Says Goodbye to Winnacunnet
By Patrick Cronin
Hampton Union, Friday, June 5, 2009
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
For the last 35 years Jan Petrou has called Winnacunnet High School her second home.
She started as a teacher in 1974, teaching home economics for 15 years, and worked her way up to serving in the administration, overseeing student activities and the adult education program.
"I never thought I would retire at 60," Petrou said. "I feel like a student who is graduating, wondering what is next. It's scary, emotional and bittersweet all at the same time."
When I grow up
Petrou said she always knew she was going to be a teacher even as a child. She also toyed with being a foreign diplomat or even an actress.
"I always wanted to be a teacher," Petrou recalls. "I thought I was going to end up teaching foreign language or history. But you never know where the road will take you.
"I think the actress in me came out in my teaching. The classroom became my stage."
A self-proclaimed "Dover girl," Petrou graduated form Dover High School in 1967 and went on to graduate from the University of New Hampshire.
After a brief time in California with "a flower in her hair," Petrou got her first full-time teaching gig at Winnacunnet High School.
Welcome to Winnacunnet
Petrou vividly recalls her first day at WHS. "I can still feel and see the day," Petrou said. "After I walked in and the door closed behind me, it was such a wonderful feeling. Right then and there I knew I was in the right place."
Petrou admits that she wasn't much of a cook when she first took the job as the school's home economics teacher.
"True confession is that I had never even made a chocolate chip cookie on my own before taking the job," said Petrou, who is now a gourmet cook. "I learned my cooking skills as I taught. I used to go home and practice."
The biggest joy of the job, she said, was interacting with students.
Moving on up
When she was asked to take on an administrator role, Petrou said it was a difficult decision. "I always considered myself a teacher," Petrou said. "Till this day, I'm still a teacher."
Petrou said the greatest part of her administrator role was creating new programs at the high school.
Some of her biggest accomplishments include creating the Experienced Based Education Program, which became the first high school internship program in the state.
She was also behind the creation of Fresh Start, a program easing the freshman transition to high school.
She also oversaw enrichment programs for students and the community at large.
"When creating and building a program, it's like a 'field of dreams,'" Petrou said. "If you build it, they will come. That is what it is and has been my entire career."
Over the years, Petrou was been given more duties and responsibilities including running the Adult Education Program.
Up until this year, she oversaw all the student activities and student council. Petrou said she is most proud of the revamping of the student council. While students are still elected to the council, students are appointed to serve, via an application process.
The good and the bad
Petrou said she has a lot of good memories that she will keep forever.
But with the good comes the bad."The saddest part of teaching is when we lose a student," Petrou said. "It's just incredible and we have lost many. You never forget them."
The best part is seeing former students excel.
"I still hear from former students of mine," Petrou said. "And a couple of years ago, I started seeing students from my parents who were my former students."
Emotional goodbye
Petrou said the last few days at the school will be very emotional.
"Everyone thinks 'Hey I can't wait to retire,'" Petrou said. "Then all of sudden its here... It's different. I wonder what I'm going to do for the rest of my life."
While Petrou has been asked to stay on as a part-time administrator overseeing the Adult Education Program, she has yet to make a decision. "I'm keeping everything open right now," she said. "When you close one chapter and open another one, you have to really think things out.
I have to say I truly love Winnacunnet. It's been a great journey for me and I'm glad I decided to take this path."


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Cooperative Endeavor Agreements
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 14 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 (hereafter Art. VII, §14") expresses the general prohibition that "the funds, credit, property, or things of value of the state or of any political subdivision shall not be loaned, pledged, or donated to or for any person, association, or corporation, public or private. Neither the state nor a political subdivision shall subscribe to or purchase the stock of a corporation or association or for any private enterprise.";
WHEREAS, Article VII, §14 also authorizes, for a public purpose, "Cooperative Endeavors" among the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations, and with the United States or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual;
WHEREAS, R.S. 38:2193 mandates that, if the Attorney General is of the opinion that a contract of the state or any political subdivision violates Art. VII, §14, the Attorney General shall institute a civil proceeding to invalidate the contract if in his opinion such a proceeding is necessary for the assertion or protection of any right or interest of the state or political subdivision within the intendment of Art. VII, §14;
WHEREAS, since a cooperative endeavor agreement (hereafter "agreement)" is a form of contract, it would be in the best interest of the state of Louisiana to have all such agreements reviewed by an arm of the state that is not a party to the agreement, prior to the agreement becoming effective, in order to limit the potential for litigation over the validity of the agreement;
WHEREAS, the best interest of the state of Louisiana is also served by monitoring the use of these agreements from both a legal and a budgetary perspective, and by providing a centralized record of these agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Administration is charged with the responsibility for the state of Louisiana of overseeing the acquisition of supplies and services under contractual agreements and, therefore, has the expertise and necessary personnel to determine if these agreements are in violation of Art. VII, §14, or any procurement statutes or rules which regulate the manner in which the state and its agencies and political subdivisions must acquire supplies and services;
NOW THEREFORE I, Bobby Jindal, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: Unless exempted by written delegation of authority granted by the director of the Office of Contractual Review, Division of Administration, with the approval of the commissioner of administration, each department, commission, board, agency, and/or office in the executive branch of the state of Louisiana (hereafter "department") shall submit all cooperative endeavor agreements (hereafter "agreements") which require the expenditure of public funds to the Office of Contractual Review for review and approval.
SECTION 2: To the fullest extent possible, all agreements shall be submitted for review at least forty-five (45) days prior to the effective date of the agreement. The Office of Contractual Review shall review the agreement as expeditiously as possible and return it to the submitting department. Agreements not submitted within forty-five (45) days in advance of the effective date must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the delay in submission.
A. Agreements with non-governmental entities for economic development purposes should contain the specific goals sought to be achieved by the non-governmental entity and methods for reimbursement to the state if those goals are not met. Further, a non-governmental entity, other than one participating in a business incubator program, Quality Jobs Program, or Enterprise Zone Program, which defaults on the agreement, breaches the terms of the agreement, ceases to do business, or ceases to do business in Louisiana, shall be required to repay the state, and the agreement must set out the terms of the repayment.
B. Agreements based on legislative appropriation to a public or quasi-public agency or entity which is not a state budget unit must include a comprehensive budget, provided to the agency and the legislative auditor, showing all anticipated uses of the appropriation, an estimate of the duration of the project, and a plan showing specific goals and objectives, including measures of performance.
C. Agreements should contain a plan to monitor compliance with the terms of the agreement, assigning a particular person within the agency to be responsible for monitoring the agreement. Written reports must be provided to the agency at least every six (6) months concerning the use of funds and the specific goals and objectives for the use of the funds.
D. Agreements that contain an authorization for a non-governmental recipient to make grants should contain a listing of all sub-recipients, or, at the minimum, a detailed description of the grant application and approval process, ensuring that funds are not provided for any use inconsistent with the provisions of the Agreement.
SECTION 4: Agreements in which the state provides a guarantee or credit enhancement for a private for-profit entity and which do not contemplate the issuance of bonds should be submitted to the State Bond Commission for approval prior to execution. Evidence of the necessary Bond Commission approval should be attached to the submitted agreement.
SECTION 5: All agreements shall be submitted with a BA-22 or other appropriate budgetary form evidencing the availability of funds.
SECTION 6: All agreements shall contain a provision that conditions the agreement and/or continuation of the agreement on a) the availability of sufficient funds to fulfill the obligations of the department under the agreement and b) the approval of the director of the Office of Contractual Review and/or the commissioner of administration, unless exempt by written delegation of authority granted pursuant to Section 1 of this Order.
SECTION 7: All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate in implementing the provisions of this Order.
SECTION 8: This Order is effective upon signature and shall continue in effect until amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the state of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 5 day of August, 2008.
Bobby Jindal
Jay Dardenne
Secretary of State


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Two Palestinians were killed and at least one critically injured by Israeli forces late last night, as clashes continue to rock the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza.
Early Thursday morning, two Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces after an alleged stabbing attack near a synagogue in Beit Shemesh. One was killed and the other left critically injured.
A 25-year-old Israeli man was wounded and taken to hospital.
According to the Israeli Police, the two men attempted to board a children's bus but were warded off by civilians. Israeli police at the site shot both men leaving them severely wounded.
In another incident, Israeli forces shot and killed a Jewish man in central Jerusalem last night Wednesday, after mistaking him for a "Palestinian attacker."
According to Ynetnews, the Jewish man suspected that armed soldiers boarding a bus were terrorists, and asked them for identification.
The soldiers, thinking the Jewish man was a terrorist, claimed he attacked them and tried to grab one of their weapons, resulting in the man being shot by one of the soldiers.
According to the killed man's ID, he was a released IDF soldier who was studying at a yeshiva.
As the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of the month nears 50, Israeli authorities have continued to champion a "shoot to kill" policy towards alleged attackers, which rights groups have denounced as "extrajudicial executions."
At least nine Israelis have been killed in attacks during the same time period.
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August 11, 2011
A hair-thin electronic patch that adheres to the skin like a temporary tattoo could transform medical sensing, computer gaming and even spy operations, according to a US study published Thursday.
The micro-electronics technology, called an epidermal electronic system (EES), was developed by an international team of researchers from the United States, China and Singapore, and is described in the journal Science.
"It's a technology that blurs the distinction between electronics and biology," said co-author John Rogers, a professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
"Our goal was to develop an electronic technology that could integrate with the skin in a way that is mechanically and physiologically invisible to the user."
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NVA: Mangoes originated in India, but today they are loved in cuisines all over the world. The Sanskrit word for mango is amra, meaning "of the people." I think barbecue means "of the people" in America so I have united them here. Justin and I demonstrate this dish at mango festivals from time to time. The bonus: We always bring a bowl of it premade so that the guests can have a taste. That means the batch we make up on stage comes home. You'll be left with half of the BBQ sauce from this recipe, but you'll be pleased as you can use it on any kind of thing in the world that you might barbecue. It is outrageously good on a burger.
- Yield
- Serves 4, plus leftover BBQ sauce
- For the mango barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons pure olive oil
- 1/2 large red onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon Hungarian hot paprika
- One 14-ounce can peeled plum tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups diced ripe mango
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup Creole or Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 tablespoon freshly toasted and ground cumin seeds
- For the fish:
- Four 7- to 8-ounce swordfish steaks, trimmed
- Scant 2 cups Mango BBQ Sauce
- 1 mango, peeled and sliced, for garnish
- Heat a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, add the oil and onion and stir. Then let the onions caramelize, without stirring.
- Add the garlic and stir for about 1 minute. Add all of the remaining BBQ sauce ingredients, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 50 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until you have a little over 3 cups sauce. Leave chunky or puree in a blender or food processor. Set aside to cool.
- Remove the swordfish steaks from the refrigerator and let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature before cooking them.
- Prepare an outdoor grill for grilling over medium-high heat or preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the swordfish steaks for 3 to 4 minutes on the first side and 2 to 3 minutes on the second side, until browned on the outside and cooked through.
- Transfer to warm serving plates and spoon some of the mango BBQ sauce around the fish.
From My Key West Kitchen: Recipes and Stories by Norman Van Aken and Justin Van Aken. Text © 2012 by Norman Van Aken; photographs © 2012 by Penny De Los Santos. Published in 2012 by Kyle Books.


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Capitals rally from 3 down, beat Bruins in OT
Capitals 4, Bruins 3, OT
Eric Fehr scored 37 seconds into overtime Tuesday night, and the Washington Capitals rallied from a three-goal, first-period deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in a thriller reminiscent of the teams' seven-game playoff series a year ago.
Pinched by two defenders, Fehr was falling forward as he got off the shot that hit the upper right post and went in, giving the Capitals their seventh win in 10 games as they attempt to climb out of the lower echelons of the NHL standings.
Wojtek Wolski and Mike Ribeiro also scored, and Tomas Kundratek got his first NHL goal for the Bruins.
A short-handed penalty shot by Brad Marchand, an even-strength goal by Zdeno Chara and a power-play tally from Dougie Hamilton gave Boston a 3-0 lead in the first period.


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The 15 best-selling vehicles in America
Americans sure do love their trucks.
Ford and Chevy models sold like hotcakes in April 2014, helping boost the American automakers to the top of the charts as buyers flocked to dealerships in huge numbers.
Take a look at the slideshow above to see the 15 best-selling cars, trucks, and SUVs that left the dealer lots in droves last month, according to sales records from Autodata.
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William Lecky (1838-1903) was an Irish essayist and historian who wrote on the rise of rationalism in Europe, the history of 18th century England, the spread of the franchise (which he opposed), and Irish Home Rule (which he also opposed). He was a member of the British Parliament and of the British Academy but turned down an offer for the Regius chair of modern history at Oxford University (possibly because he feared it would interrupt his busy writing schedule).


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This new feature will be part of a premium package of WoW features requiring an extra fee to use. Blizzard says that only the person doing the invites and creating the cross-server party will need to have access to the premium feature for the system to work. Currently, there is no release date, and the service is being described as a complex one to develop. Blizzard is most likely getting out in front of the news sites and datamining sites now, since pieces of this new system will begin to hit the PTR soon and Blizzard doesn't want too much speculation.
I personally think that this system is really cool for players who have an already-established friends base on other servers but don't want to leave their current home or don't have the money to do so and pay for a premium server transfer. For instance, Sacco and I can finally run some dungeons together. You hear that, Sacco? It's dungeon time.
Premium services always receive some type of backlash in the WoW community, and this one will be no different, so for caution's sake, let's wait until pricing information is officially announced before we explode with indignation. This is, however, a feature that many players have been asking for and will be very popular.


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After many years of procrastination, I finally got around to having a colonoscopy at the Emmetsburg Hospital. It was a painless procedure, but the results were sobering. I was told that I had two polyps, one that would require surgery to remove. Tests showed it to be cancerous. After surgery, my surgeon told me that I was one of the lucky ones. My cancer had been contained in that area and that no additional treatments were needed.
March is Colon Cancer awareness month and everyone is being reminded that if you are over 50 and have not had a colonoscopy you need to get one. If it has been several years since your last one check with your doctor to see if it is time to be retested. It is a painless test that can save your life. It saved mine.
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Venus: Earth's twin planet?
The latest results from the mission were presented today at a press conference held at ESA headquarters in Paris, and will appear in the 29 November issue of the scientific journal Nature.
Permanently covered in clouds, Venus has been a mystery for centuries. Although it is the planet nearest to Earth, it has proved extraordinarily difficult to study because of its curtain of clouds that obscures our view of its surface.
"It is really surprising how un-Earth-like Venus is now," says Fred Taylor, a Venus Express interdisciplinary scientist, University of Oxford, UK. Venus has approximately the same mass as the Earth yet it is a hellish place where surface temperatures are over 400°C and the surface pressure is a hundred times that on Earth.
The key to understanding Venus lies in its atmosphere. It is much thicker than Earth's and intercepts most of the Sun's energy before it can reach the surface. That's where Venus Express comes in.
"Today's results focus on the different science themes Venus Express is covering," says Dmitri Titov, Venus Express science coordinator from the Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Germany. "An important first set of results concerns the complex dynamics and structure of Venus's atmosphere, studied with a whole suite of instruments."
Titov added, "The spacecraft has revealed the structure and movements of the atmosphere, from its upper reaches to just above the surface, and has obtained the best global map of atmospheric temperatures to date. This is already improving our understanding of the global dynamics and the meteorology of Venus."
"It is worthwhile mentioning the amazing 3D images of the south polar vortex, the fine details of clouds some very Earth-like and hazes, precise wind measurements, and the nicest views ever of the phenomena that make Venus glow in space at infrared wavelengths," added Håkan Svedhem, ESA's project scientist for Venus Express.
A second set of results concerns both the atmosphere's composition and its chemistry. Venus Express has taken compositional profiles of the atmosphere around the planet, and unambiguously confirmed the presence of lightning which can have a strong effect on the composition of the atmosphere itself.
The challenge for scientists now is to match those readings of the atmosphere's composition with known gases, because they behave differently in the extraordinarily high-pressure environment on Venus than they do on Earth or Mars. "We are only at the beginning of this work," says Titov, "but we know new surprises are waiting for us."
Venus Express has provided giant leaps in the understanding of all these phenomena, and found how Venus loses water due its interaction with the solar wind. New measurements of heavy water in the atmosphere are also providing new clues on the history of water on the planet and its overall climate evolution.
However, not all mysteries are solved yet. One key answer that scientists would still like to know is just how active the volcanoes of Venus are. "The contribution of volcanoes to the atmosphere could be enormous. Not knowing leaves a huge hole in our understanding of the climate," says Taylor.
For a planet that was once thought to resemble Earth, to one that was thought to be completely dissimilar, the tables have turned again. Thanks to Venus Express, Taylor now describes Venus as "Earth's twin, but separated at birth."
Notes for editors:
Venus Express has now completed its nominal mission. This involved watching the planet for two venusian days, which, because Venus rotates so slowly, lasted approximately 500 Earth days.
Venus Express will now start its extended mission to watch the planet for two more venusian days. One of the things that it will be doing is to look for the telltale infrared radiation from lava flows, but the analysis is proving difficult. In 2010, a Japanese mission, Venus Climate Orbiter also called Planet-C, will arrive at Venus and this will allow scientists to compare results from the two spacecraft.
More than 250 scientists and engineers across Europe are involved in the Venus Express mission, supported by their institutes and national space agencies. The mission also sees the contribution of scientists from Russia and Japan, as well as from NASA, which sponsors 15 American Venus Express scientists and provides support to the radio science investigation via its Deep Space Network antennas.
The contents of this article are reflected in 'Venus as a more Earth-like planet', to be published in tomorrow's issue of Nature. The paper is by H. Svedhem, D. Titov, F. Taylor and O. Witasse.
The latest Venus Express results that will all appear in the 29 November 2007 issue of Nature are as follows:
'A warm layer in Venus' cryosphere and high-altitude measurements of HF, HCl, H2O and HDO' by J.-L. Bertaux, A.-C. Vandaeleat al.
'The structure of Venus' middle atmosphere and Ionosphere' by M. Pätzold, B. Häusler et al.
'South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole' by G. Piccioni, P. Drossart et al.
'Morphology and dynamics of the upper cloud layer of Venus' by W. Markiewicz, D. Titov et al.
'A dynamic upper atmosphere of Venus as revealed by VIRTIS on Venus Express' P. Drossart, G. Piccioni et al.
'Venus loses its water through the plasma wake' by S. Barabash, A. Fedorov et al. 'Little or no solar wind enters Venus' atmosphere at solar minimum' by T. Zhang, M. Delva, et al.
'Lightning on Venus inferred from whistler-mode waves in the ionosphere' by C. Russell, T. Zhang et al.
For more information:
Håkan Svedhem, ESA's Venus Express Project Scientist
Email: Hakan.Svedhem @ esa.int
Fred Taylor, Venus Express interdisciplinary scientist, University of Oxford, UK
Email: Fwt @ atm.ox.ac.uk
Dmitri Titov, Venus Express science coordinator, Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Germany
Email: Titov @ mps.mpg.de


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Turkey, chicken, chicken meal, barley, brown rice, potatoes, natural flavors, rice, chicken fat, herring, apples, carrots, cottage cheese, sunflower oil, dicalcium phosphate, alfalfa sprouts, egg, garlic, potassium chloride, choline chloride, calcium carbonate, direct-fed microbials, vitamins/minerals
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Crude Fat (min) 14 %
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Vitamin E (min) 300 IU/kg
Vitamin C (min) 500 mg/kg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min) 0.5 %
Total Microorganisms (min) 90,000,000 CFU/lb
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Fat 14.0 %
Linoleic Acid 4.38 %
Omega 3 0.63 %
Carbohydrates 40.6 %
Fiber 3.0 %
Ash 7.9 %
Calcium 1.1 %
Phosphorous 1.0 %
Magnesium 0.1 %
Sodium 0.35 %
Potassium 0.65 %
Chloride 0.49 %
Iron 569 mg/kg
Zinc 250 mg/kg
Copper 9 mg/kg
Iodine 1.7 mg/kg
Manganese 47 mg/kg
Selenium 0.31 mg/kg
Arginine 1.83 %
Histidine 0.62 %
Isoleucine 1.1 %
Leucine 1.98 %
Lysine 1.72 %
Methionine 0.73 %
Met-Cysteine 1.06 %
Phenylalanine 1.01 %
Phe-Tyrosine 1.83 %
Threonine 0.96 %
Tryptophan 0.4 %
Valine 1.32 %
Taurine 1987 mg/kg
Choline 1737 mg/kg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 9.96 mg/kg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 3.66 mg/kg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 61 mg/kg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 5.0 mg/kg
Folic Acid 1.55 mg/kg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) 19 mg/kg
Biotin 0.55 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) 72 ug/kg
Vitamin A 21000 IU/kg
Vitamin C 500 mg/kg
Vitamin D 786 IU/kg
Vitamin E 300 IU/kg
Vitamin K 928 ug/kg
ME 4168 kcal/kg
ME 557 kcal/cup
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Animal feeding tests using AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) procedures substantiate that Innova Adult Dog Food provides complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages.
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First three ingredients are named meat products, uses good quality ingredients throughout.
The first three ingredients in this food are all named meat products. The first two of these are meat inclusive of water content (about 80%) and once that is removed it is likely that these ingredients would be more accurately placed somewhat further down the ingredient list (ingredients are listed in order of weight). However, since they are followed by a meat meal ingredient, we can have confidence in the level of meat content of the food. There is a further meat ingredient 10th on the list, but this is too far down to make up a substantive portion of the food. It is herring, a good natural source of Omega essential fatty acids.
The main grains are barley and rice. Both are whole grains and good quality sources of carbohydrates and additional protein. Potatoes are likewise a good quality carbohydrate source. The food contains a range of fruits and vegetables, as well as whole eggs. Sunflower oil is a good quality source of linoleic acid.
Overall, this is a very good quality food with a good amount of meat and that uses high quality ingredients throughout. The food contains no fillers, grain fragments, or other nasties that commonly cause problems for dogs.
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I am ....just so happy.....that you are posting every day for this month!!!
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And for the nuts...excellent idea! I love making spiced nuts for parties but the stirring and watching can be dangerous....This recipe looks like it needs less attention than the granola (also on my agenda for the weekend).
thanks for another great idea Stephanie!
I really love cinnamon-sugar roasted nuts; I get them every year at the Renaissance Faire. I don't suppose you have/can make a recipe for those?
I agree with Wendy I'm so glad to see such frequent posts! It inspired me to write a second article for my blog! Really makes me wish I was a stay at home mom so I could give it more attention (as well as my kids for that matter!)
Your little vignettes of family life are so funny and familiar I often read them aloud to my husband.
And you have become my go-to web site for crock pot recipes. Nobody else comes close (especially since these are the only recipes that actually tell you whether it tastes good!)
Sorry for the rambling... your blog rocks! Can I please plug mine?
haha, that was supposed to say insert SNOOPY DANCE...
Hi Stephanie, do you think cinnamon candied almonds would work in the crockpot. I make mine in a frying pan on the stove but it would be so much more fun in the crockpot! PS Bought everything thismorning to make your witches brew! Walmart isn't half bad at 7am.
Yes! you can totally make cinnamon almonds. I thought the post was up already, but I guess not. I'm not home, but will find the photos and post it for you.
I agree. Cinnamon-sugar sounds amazing!
If you have a larger crock-pot, could you double or triple the recipe? Would they all still brown? I would love to give these out as gifts for Christmas.
I too find myself visiting everyday.
I have a question too. I love almonds, but walnuts are my fav. Can this work for walnuts too, oh and I wonder about pecans. Since I am in Oklahoma and we are loaded with those.
Great idea! I am saving this post to make some for Christmas presents. I already have some cute little jars to put them in.
This is going to be tough! Never tried wasabi in my recipes! Thanks for this idea.
Genius! I would have never thought to roast almonds in a slow cooker.
Yum! Am soaking my almonds overnight like in 'nourishing traditions' to make them more nuturitios and then going to follow your recipe!
My husband is going to LOVE these! Read the recipe on Saturday...bought the wasabi powder today at WalMart ($2.74 at my store)...making them tomorrow. Can't wait!
Oh, I love the blue diamond version of these, and have had trouble finding them in large quantities, I'm so excited to try these!
These sound really yummy! We love wasabi so this is going on my must-make list. Thanks!
I've just come across horseradish powder... wonder if that would just be too weird. Can't wait to try this recipe out!
Is their a reason the nuts need to be refrigerated after they are done? I've never heard of putting nuts in the fridge.
Thanks for the great recipe. I'm trying the cinnamon sugar ones this weekend.
Hi Brenda, it's just for an added level of food safety. I'd hate for them to sit out too long and get rancid.
Most of what was on the almonds ended up on the sides of the crock pot! Oh well, I will try again another time. Thanks for posting this!
I'm trying a triple batch today! *crossing fingers* They are for Christmas presents!
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12. Darren Mattocks
Pos: F | Vancouver Whitecaps | Age: 23
The reigning No. 1 from last year's list, Mattocks' slide, for Vancouver's sake, will hopefully be chalked up to a season of injury and inconsistency. But even after his return from knee surgery, he has still been an afterthought with the emergence of the attacking trio of Kenny Miller, Russell Teibert and Camilo. After leading the playoff-bound Whitecaps with seven goals last year, the speedy Mattocks has just three this season. "We know he's a good player, we know he's got a lot of ability and he's got great pace," Vancouver coach Martin Rennie said recently. Now they just need more production.
What TDs and coaches like: "Darren is electrifying. I think he's had it a little bit more difficult in Year 2 than maybe he had hoped. He bragged that he was going to score 20 goals this year and I'm not sure that he's gotten anywhere close to that but Darren has electrifying pace. ... He's gotten better in and around the goal over the last couple of years. ... Talk about a young man who can change a game with his athleticism and his ability to finish. He's one of those kids that has tremendous upside to be a star in this league for a lot of years. ... He's not a guy that's great at linking up, but he's not really interested in linking up – he's trying to get in behind and stretch defenses. That's quite a weapon to have and I think once he gets re-integrated into their group, he's going to be an absolute handful the way he was towards the end of his rookie year. ... For a guy who's not super tall, he is good in the air. ... He's a danger to every team he plays because of his ability to run in behind."
Where TDs and coaches want improvement: "I think for him maybe continuing to work on the finishing with his left foot, maybe a little bit braver in front of goal in terms of going after balls in the air. ... What you're seeing is he's got all this pace, and when he gets into goalscoring positions, he has the ability to finish. But you can't just rely on that pure athleticism at this level. You've got to have an understanding of when to run, where to run, bringing other players into the game, especially with his back to goal. ... He's had a real tough second season, the sophomore slump. He's sort of fallen out of favor and he had the knee injury, so it's going to be very interesting to see how he bounces back from that. ... The issue is, he's not a great link-up player, and I think he needs to be to step to the next level – even though you don't want him to lose the ability to run in behind."
Opta Says: Darren Mattocks ranks third among players eligible for 24 Under 24 with 11 goals scored since the start of the 2012 season.
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|Last Year in 24U24: #1
|Castrol Index (as of 9/18/13): #250
|2013 Stats
|Matches played: 16
|Matches started: 7
|Goals: 3
|Assists: 1
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I wanted to be a soccer, football, baseball, any type of sport mom.
I wanted my Saturdays to be full of going out to games and cheering on my pride and joy!
However life is fairly funny as I have come to find out.
My oldest 'Trouble Maker' doesn't like playing sports.
I have put him in everything I swear!
Nothing has really grabbed his attention I guess you could say.
On a whim I asked him if he wanted to take a Tae Kwon Do class that our city offered at the beginning of the Summer.
I was shocked when he was excited about it!!!
I was surprised to find out that Tae Kwon Do is MUCH more than just kicking and punching around.
Trouble Maker has taken to it like a uhhhh I don't know what a good analogy would be.
So instead of sitting on the side of a soccer field, I sit in a Dojang.
Watching my lil mister doing kicks, blocks, and punches.
This past Saturday I watched him move up his first belt.
I am just so proud of him!
You will have to excuse the poor picture quality. I let my 4 year take pictures while I was video taping for the SSG since he is on TDY.
Getting ready to start testing... He was REALLY nervous!
Breaking his very first board!
Getting his NEW belt!
It is funny how life gives you something you didn't expect.
I never expected martial arts as something I would enjoy.


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The Power of His Love
1. I wasn't there when Christ walked upon the waters.
I wasn't there when He calmed the troubled sea.
I didn't see Him cleanse the leper, or watch Him heal the lame.
I didn't see Him suffer in Gethsemane.
But I have seen Him work miracles in others,
as I have shared the truths that I have found.
And the greatest change I've seen is the change that's come in me
as the Lord has let me help turn lives around.
2. I wasn't there when Christ broke the loaves and fishes,
then fed the thousands waiting at His feet.
I didn't see Him heal the blind man,
or watch Him raise the dead.
I wasn't there when His mission was complete.
But I can feel such a difference in my own life,
as I have strived to follow in His ways.
By doing what He'd do, and saying what He'd say
I become more like Him each and ev'ry day.
With the power of His love He can soften hearts of stone.
He can help you find more happiness than you have ever known.
He can be your one sure anchor when this whirlwind of life
seems too much to bear He'll be there.
With the power of His love He can calm your ev'ry fear.
You can put all your trust in Him; He always will be near.
You can safely walk through life back to our home above,
if you rely on the power of His love.
Text: Margo Faraoni
Music: Margo Faraoni
Artist: Faraoni
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1997-08-01
More Info: New Era
faith, Jesus Christ--miracles, missionary work, example, love


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