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In Four Seasons in Rome, Anthony Doerr considers the relation of his journal to his published work.
"As I work on yet another draft of my story, I try to remember these lessons. A journal entry is for its writer; it helps its writer refine, perceive, and process the world. But a story–a finished piece of writing–is for its reader; it should help its reader refine, perceive, and process the world–the particular world of the story, which is an invention, a dream. A writer manufactures a dream. And each draft should present a version of that dream that is more precisely rendered and more consistently sustained than the last."
Anthony Doerr, Four Seasons in Rome (New York: Scribner, 2008), 156.
Doerr is a writer of fiction, and he observes early in Four Seasons in Rome that he has been for many years in the habit of starting the day with a journal entry to exercise his writing muscles. But Four Seasons itself is neither fiction nor writer's journal, though it draws on both, one supposes. Doerr, who spent a year as a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, writes of how he at first made slow headway on his fiction in progress. Rome seemed to demand that he pay more attention to his journal, and so he did, eventually, one supposes, recording the raw material that resulted in Four Seasons, which retains the generally chronological shape of a traveler's journal but has a more finished quality — it is now for the reader, not the writer.
Our own study abroad students in Rome are asked to write journals–starting with the daily observations and reflections that they can then use to create a second and third draft addressed to readers, while retaining the day-by-day shape of a journal. In this exercise our students are participating in a genre that is centuries old.
Thanks to Sarah Benson for lending me her copy of this book.

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The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is a comprehensive curriculum and assessment method that is aligned with the Typical Core State Standards. Easy reasoning in curriculum aids them getting logical in understanding the underlying concept behind any original reality. They want to be made aware that someplace in an additional corner of the world are young children just like them. Previously, she was a professor and director of Early Childhood Education at Kyoung-In Women's College in Korea. Physical development and understanding how to do new factors with their bodies is an critical part of the early childhood curriculum. Later on in childhood the emotional centres of the brain come beneath rising handle so temper tantrums disappear and the youngster controls their emotional life.
Nevertheless the entire present pre-college education curriculum has one particular typical characteristic: all of them are made to cater to the person demands of a kid and all of them aim at creating the self-esteem of the kid. Our supportive curriculum solutions are utilised by early childhood educators across the country, helping them to offer developmentally proper programs that assistance active understanding and promote children's progress in all developmental regions. Theories of youngster improvement have served as the principal foundation for curriculum model improvement.
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The kids that participated were evaluated periodically via age 21 for cognitive, academic, and social effects of early childhood education. The public preschool type of early childhood education has gained in reputation in current decades all through the US and are typically state-funded. The most noteworthy issue which derived from the intense study in context to foundation stage curriculum was the fact that children learned much more successfully with the support of any elderly knowledgeable person. Therefore several are recognized to proceed to the early childhood education centers, and pose questions on how the different childhood education systems work.
The revolutionary teaching approach of integrated curriculum primarily relates to establishing connections, no matter whether this may possibly relate to specific abilities, disciplines, or real-life knowledge. In 1905, five girls inspectors from the Board of Education investigated the admission of infants to elementary schools as effectively as the curriculum used to instruct them. April explains that in early childhood, play is truly the most important component of a curriculum. The plan must spot equal importance on the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of the child.


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Brazil will face the US Men's Soccer team at Gillette Stadium and after a less than perfect performance by the USA at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The USA Men's team is looking forward to a big win at the home of the New England Patriots. The team did redeem themselves somewhat after CONCACAF this past week by defeating Peru at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC by a score of 2-1. The USA Men's team is preparing for the big showdown against Mexico in the Confederations Cup Playoff which will take place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on October 10th. Fans from Mexico will be traveling to Pasadena to cheer on their team to a big victory and the hype for this match has been phenomenal.
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April 12, 2019
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University celebrated Friday [April 12] the grand opening of a new research center that will continue to move the fields of composite materials and aerospace forward.
MSU hosted a grand opening ceremony for the Marvin B. Dow Stitched Composites Development Center at the MSU Advanced Composites Institute. During Friday's ceremony, MSU President Mark E. Keenum noted that the university's research and development activities, often carried out with government and industry partners, have a substantial impact on Mississippi's economy, leading to the development of new companies and new jobs.
"Today, we're celebrating the benefits of university and industry partnerships," Keenum said.
Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, selected MSU to create a stitched, resin-infused composites lab that will advance the development of composite structures technology. Through an agreement with the university, Boeing donated lab equipment and provided MSU researchers with additional resources to support the Advanced Composites Institute.
"This center matches so well for the vision that we have for the university in terms of strategic partnerships," said MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw. "Our best days for collaboration are definitely in our future, rather than in the rearview mirror."
The center is named after pioneering NASA scientist Marvin B. Dow. While working at NASA Langley Research Center, Dow worked with McDonnell Douglas, which is now part of The Boeing Company, to develop advanced stitched composite designs and manufacturing methods. On Friday, MSU presented Dow's daughter, Heather, with a plaque recognizing Marvin's rich legacy in the field and his original vision to conduct stitched composites research that will revolutionize the way future aircraft are designed, built and flown.
"Marvin Dow's ideas have been a game-changer," said David E. Bowles, director of the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. "When you look at composites today, they really have transformed the aerospace industry."
Housed at MSU's Raspet Flight Research Laboratory in Starkville, the Advanced Composites Institute continues the land-grant university's legacy of innovation in aerospace and materials research and development. ACI is led by director Dennis Smith, head of the MSU Department of Chemistry. With a focus on applied inter-disciplinary research, the center has affiliated faculty members with expertise in chemistry and chemical, mechanical and aerospace engineering. The collaborative environment provides distinct opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students, and enables MSU to work with partners in government and industry to develop new knowledge in composites research and solve complex problems.
The Advanced Composites Institute is a member of the Federal Aviation Administration's Joint Advanced Materials and Structures (JAMS) Center of Excellence. The center works to maintain a global leadership position in the field of composite materials science, engineering and manufacturing—including resin chemistry and infusion and stitched composites, followed by high temperature cure of large parts in ACI's new state-of-the-art oven, which measures 50 feet by 20 feet by 10 feet. ACI supports economic development by boosting collaboration, technology transfer and entrepreneurship, in addition to serving as a workforce development and training center for strategic partners and suppliers.
"It's an honor to have Mississippi State as part of our JAMS Center of Excellence, and we look forward to building on our relationship in the future," said Ken Knopp, FAA manager of structures and propulsion research.
Raspet Flight Research Lab has served as an incubation space for multiple composite manufacturers that now have permanent Mississippi homes. The lab has served as an incubator for Mississippi-based manufacturing operations of several aerospace companies, including GE Aviation, Airbus Helicopters, Stark Aerospace and Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company.
For more on the Marvin B. Dow Stitched Composites Development Center, visit www.aci.msstate.edu.
MSU is Mississippi's leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.


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Đây là restaurant mà Uncle của Jess đang kinh doanh..cho quảng cáo tí nha pà kon.
Edo Japan, originated the quick serve, (fast food) concept of serving fresh Japanese food Teppan style. This original and creative idea implemented within shopping malls has made Edo Japan one of the largest and most popular franchising operations serving Japanese food in North America.
Edo Japan's success began in 1977 in Calgary, Alberta with the opening of it's first location in Southcentre Mall. The sites are designed to be the center of attraction in any food court, with special emphasis given to our unique color scheme, lighting and quality construction. Edo Japan units convey the importance of a clean environment serving high quality, fresh Japanese food.
It's not news that the Japanese flavour of good health and great fast food is a lucrative businessventure. Japanese food is the fastest growing food sector since 2000 according to The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservice Association. In less recent times, our Asian menu offerings may have been considered exotic. Today however, Edo menus are what they have always been - a success! For over 25 years, Edo's Teppan style grills have successfully served up the quick, fresh nutrition of vegetables and proteins. Not trendy, just simply healthy and delicious! Edo's garden fresh veggies, exotic spices and grills of sukiyaki beef and teriyaki chicken are now a preferred alternative to less nourishing, higher calorie meals found in traditional fast food offerings.
Our customers enjoy the benefit of having their food cooked fresh with sizzle and style, right before their eyes! First time customers marvel at our talented Teppan cooks as they skilfully flash the utensils across the grill and artfully plate the fresh and delicious meals. Our regular clientele have come to recognize Edo Japan as a leader in delivering fresh, nutritious and delicious meals. Either way, customers return to savour the healthy menu choices that are all topped with our signature teriyaki sauce.
Today, Edo Japan and it's team of franchisee's have grown to over 90 stores across Canada and the United States. Exciting new menu offerings are continually developed and skilfully grilled to meet the changing tastes of North American consumers.
Và đây là address cửa hàng Uncle Tony của Jess. Ai free thì đến ủng hộ nha :d
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Aldergrove Secondary school students dressed in period military uniforms for the school's Remembrance Day assembly last week.
Seated in front were veterans from World War II, who spoke to the assembly. Seated, from left are Bud Freeston (World War II veteran, served in the invasion of Italy, the Battle of the Scheldt and the liberation of Holland from Nazi occupation), Henry Furness (lived in London during the Battle of Britain and served in the Royal British Navy in the Mediterranean), Robbie Waisman (Holocaust survivor of Buchenwald, head of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Society) and Aldergrove Legion Sgt. at Arms Dave Eastick (23 years service in Canada's peacetime Navy).
Standing are ACSS History 12 students, from left, Jamie Milligan (Army), Matt Bunt (Navy), Emily Anderson (Air Force) and Sabrina Amato (WAC).
The uniforms were loaned by Major Ian Newby of Aldergrove's International Movie Services, except for Bunt's own RCSCC Columbia Navy Cadets uniform.


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For this newly fitted kitchen in Crondall near Farnham, we carried out template, supply and fit of this quite unusual 30mm thick Antarctica White granite worktops & island, with polished sink cut out, 1 set of draining grooves, 1 tap hole & 1 standard hob cut out, for the finishing touch our clients had the same granite worktop in their BBQ area.
Antarctica White Granite Supplied and Fitted
If you're looking to have Antarctica White Granite Worktops installed in either your kitchen, bathroom – or even your frontroom as a fire hearth — then do get in touch with us today, via telephone on 01252 501223 or email [email protected].
We also offer a wide range of different colours and styles of granite and quartz from the likes of Levantina, Arenastone and Silsetone.
We have also recently fitted Blue Pearl granite worktops with polished sink cutouts, draining grooves & upstands with large Island for a client in Camberley, Surrey.
Granite Innovations is a Mytchett, Surrey-based business that supplies and fits a wide range of Granite and Quartz to customers in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and London. We are even able to cut granite on-site with our convenient Granite Cutting Service.
If you're after a new fire hearth, vanity unit or worktops, then please give us a call – our number is 01252 501223 or email [email protected].
Our showroom is based in Mytchett, Surrey, and is open 9-5 Monday – Friday, and by appointment at the weekend, which is ideal if you want to view any samples before you commit.
We are also able to send out coaster-sized samples in the post. If you require this service, then please get in touch, let us know what you're looking for – and we can get some stone sent out!


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United States (US) President, Barack Obama on Saturday recognised the contribution of a young Guyanese lady in her homeland in the area of care for the elderly, in his address at a Town Hall meeting in Peru. "We need leaders like Abbigail Loncke of Guyana; Abigail are you there? So after struggling to find her own grandfather a home care, Abigail ...Read More »
Daily Archives: November 19, 2016
Hamilton Green key figure during repressive period; doesn't deserve pension- GHRA
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on Saturday slammed government for moving to give former Hamilton Green a hefty pension for serving as Prime Minister from 1985 to 1992. "The Prime Minister Hamilton Green Pension Act 2016 on the Order Paper is utterly shocking. His entire political career reflects the attributes that have kept Guyana ethnically polarized and, for this ...Read More »
GECOM Chairman to step down month-end– PPP
The opposition People's Progressive Party (PPP) says Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally will be stepping down this month-end. "Dr. Steve Surujbally, the Chairman of Guyana's Elections Commission (GECOM), has formally indicated to the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Bharrat Jagdeo, M.P., that he shall be resigning from that office with effect on November 30th, 2016," ...Read More »
Guyanese arrested for robbing Venezuelan
A 30 year old, unemployed male from Rubber Dam, Charity, Essequibo Coast, who allegedly stole a large amount of money from a Venezuelan was arrested early Saturday morning at a hotel at Charity. Police said the suspect would soon be charged with larceny from the person and would be placed before the court. Enquiries disclosed that the victim, 32 years ...Read More »
Guyanese arrested for allegedly killing Venezuelan
A Guyanese man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Venezuelan at Eteringbang near the Guyana- Venezuela border. Police said that at about 1 O'clock Saturday morning Henry Mendonca, a Venezuelan and a male Guyanese, who both reside in Venezuela, came to Guyana last night and were drinking at Eteringbang Landing. There, they had a misunderstanding, ...Read More »


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We have released a new V2 version of the API which contains a number of enhancements to the ODS.
– Static data locations now contain both Easting/Northing and Latitude/Longitude point locations.
– Journey time dynamic data is enhanced with additional information on the ANPR number plates matched to calculate the journey time
– New air quality dynamic data feed containing air quality metrics sourced from the new EMOTE air quality stations.
– New Variable Message Sign (VMS) static and dynamic feeds listing both VMS device details and current sign settings.
New API documentation is available from this website.
The existing V1 API version remains unchanged. Existing users are encouraged to migrate to the V2 version as soon as possible, as it is anticipated that the V1 API will be disabled shortly after 31st May 2016.


text: WESTERN BUREAU:Rodene Morris was on fire in Thursday's final of the Western Basketball Association-ISSA Girls' Open Championship top-scoring with 32 points to lead Rhodes Hall High to their first-ever title, a 50-37 victory over Spot Valley High at the Montego Bay Cricket Club.Holland High edged Mt. Alvernia High 28-27 in a tense third-place match that preceded the final.Morris' all-round athletic ability was on full display as she not only scored at will, but also made herself useful as part of a strong Rhodes Hall second-half defensive effort, grabbing two rebounds to go with two blocked shots and three steals. Her teammate, Keron Brown, added 12 points and two steals in the historic win.The bulk of Spot Valley's points came from Nassan-Gay Ricketts, who had 18 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists, mostly in the first two quarters. But her endeavour was outdone by the talented Morris.easy lay-upHer easy lay-up, immediately after the tip-off, gave Rhodes Hall the first bucket of the afternoon and thereafter Morris needed little invitation to shoot as she took full advantage of some indecisive Spot Valley defending, especially in the last quarter.Notwithstanding, it was Spot Valley who held the lead at the end of the first quarter, with Ricketts doing the bulk of the work early on for a 12-9 margin.Ricketts and Brown combined well in the second quarter and it looked then that they were well on their way to the crown, outscoring Rhodes Hall 11-8 in the second stanza for a 23-17 lead at the half-time break.It was a completely different scenario in the third quarter, however, as Rhodes Hall, led by Morris, found their groove, making shots after shots to pull the game back after three keenly contested quarters at 29-28.Spot Valley never recovered and it gave Brown and Morris the fuel needed to win it for their school with a flurry of points in the paint, to waltz to a first-ever high school title, boy or girl, in the school's history.Both schools will now turn their attention to the all-island play-offs set for GC Foster College.


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Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics and one of the largest universities in Europe the University of Bordeaux have signed a cooperation agreement.
As partners, the two universities will be pursuing joint research and academic activities. The new agreement also opens opportunities for faculty and student mobility and development of joint academic programs.
The University of Bordeaux is one of the top universities in France, awarding thousands of degrees in a variety of industries every year. About 10% of its students come from abroad.
As proposed by the University of Bordeaux in 2016, the two universities will be developing their cooperation in the area of mutual interest: microwave IC, Si and SiGe based SOC, software engineering, etc.
French universities are among the most active partners of TUSUR. Starting in 2006, international relations with French partners are coordinated by the TUSUR Russian-French Center. As a new step in its partnership with the University of Limoges, in 2016 TUSUR launched a new Master program in Information and Communication Systems (Home Automation).


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Statement of Faith
There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was concieved by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believed in Him in total surrender and commitment are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. He arose from the dead and will come again to establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.
The Holy Spirit is sent to indwell, guide, teach, and empower the believer and convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgement.
The Old and New Testaments of theBible are inspired by God and are a complete revelation of God's will and plan for salvation.
Mankind was created in the image and likeness of God. Mankind has fallen through disobedience and thereby has incurred both physical and spiritual death. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, recieve the gift of eternal life and become the children of God.
It is the will of God that each believer should live a spirit-filled life, becoming seperated from sin and the world, and being fully dedicated to His purposes. Each Christian should continue to grow in holiness.
There shall be a resurrection of the just and of the unjust.
The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent. This is the believer's blessed hope and is a virtual truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
PICNIC 2011 in Amsterdam
In September I travelled to Amsterdam for the PICNIC 2011 Festival. The event is like a big fair and this year it was held at the old shipbuilding area called NDSM Wharf, a ten-minute ferry ride from Amsterdam's Central Railway Station. A variety of different structures including temporary buildings, old containers, tents, an old ferry boat, were used for the sessions and presentations.
PICNIC was a great opportunity to meet people thinking about the intersection between design, city planning, internet, history, art ... lots of energy and very creative ideas. Among my favorite presentations were those by Adam Greenfield, Ben Hammersley, and Charles Landry (links are to videos of the presentations).
On Friday I attended a session sponsored by the European Creative Business Network. We split up into teams and developed ideas for venture capital funding. Our team of four developed the concept for an on-line game that would be played via mobile devices ... and we won the first prize: 5,000 Euro to develop the idea in more detail! We're working on it.
The photo below is of us taking the ferry back to Central Station after dinner one night, note that it's a roll-on/roll-off ferry for bicycles and mopeds ... extremely convenient and easy to use.
I'm already looking forward to PICNIC 2012! All my PICNIC 2011 Festival photos (many of which are of the Amsterdam Harbour) on flickr.
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Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D. Dossiers, a weekly look back at some of the Easter eggs from ABC's new series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. If you've read Arrow Annotations, our weekly look at CW's Arrow show, you'll have a basic idea of what this column is about. While this won't be a comprehensive collection of Easter eggs and references to the comics/movies (I'm going to skip some of the more obvious references), I will do my darndest to catch as many as I can.
Here we go!
[Note: I watched this episode at 5 AM this morning, so my observational skills might have been a bit impacted due to tiredness. I've done my best, but I didn't find too much to talk about this week.]
Roxann Dawson - This episode was directed by Roxann Dawson, who Star Trek fans might recognize as B'Elanna Torres from Star Trek: Voyager. She's previously directed episodes of Lost, Heroes and Caprica.
Sergel Square, Stockholm - Marvel's Agents of SHIELD continues to be set in real world locations. Sergel Square is a central public square of Stockholm. Swedes traditionally celebrate at the fountain of Sergel Square after national sports victories.
On a related note, a person on Reddit took a lot of time to explain how the show's depiction of the square was not at all like real life. Because television shows featuring alien technology should really get the details of Swedish train station entrances right.
No ESP - I thought it was interesting that the show went out of its way to eliminate telepathy and ESP from their world, considering the comic books have a Psi-Division consisting solely of telepaths and psychics.
Akela Amador - She's a character specifically created for the TV show. You might recognize her voice if you've played the Grand Theft Auto series, though. She played a DJ in both Grand Theft Auto 4 and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Vanchat: Amador disappeared while raiding one of Vanchat's gulags. This isn't the first time we've heard Vanchat's name in the show. Ward stole a Chitauri nueral link from him in the opening scenes of the pilot episode.
Coulson's Collection - Here's some screenshots of Coulson's collection of stuff. I didn't see anything of note, but maybe you could piece something together. (Thanks to Reddit user Bird_internet for these).
Zhores Alferov - Simmons mentions that Zloda, Belarus (totally made up town, by the way) is close to the birthplace of Zhores Alferov, the father of heterostructure physics and electronics. His work on the heterotransistor revolutionized mobile phones and satellite communication, and also led to the modernization of LED technology and CDs. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000.
Cybernetic eyes - There are plenty of Marvel characters with cybernetic eyes, including Cable, Revanche and Crossfire.
That weird lettering on the chalkboard - Frankly, this is the only real Easter Egg this episode. That's Skrull lettering, as developed by Chris Eliopoulos for Marvel's Secret Invasion event back in 2009. Here's a full alphabet for the interested. However, don't get too excited about translating the chalkboard. It's all letter sequences (cde, klmn) and gibberish.
Like I said, it's gibberish.
However, this does give us an opportunity to talk about the Skrulls, a longtime foe of the Avengers and general scourge upon the Marvel universe. First introduced in Fantastic Four #2, the Skrulls are a race of shapeshifters that view Earth as a sort of promised land, and have often tried to infiltrate the Earth for their own means. They've faced off against the Kree Empire (which are due to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy) and also have select warriors that can mimic the powers of Earth's superheroes.
The Chitauri (the aliens from The Avengers) were originally conceived in The Ultimates as a modernized version of the Skrulls, so its possible that Whedon is borrowing their langauge as well.
The Englishman - Dominic Burgess, who played the Englishman, previously played a cop in the Narrows in Batman Begins.
And that's all I found this week. On a side note, this was probably the best episode so far, don't you think?


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Simon Archer is an AmigaOS 4 developer who has contributed to the recently released AmigaOS 4.1 Update 1. We asked him some questions about his work.
Hello Simon. Can you introduce yourself?
My name is Simon Archer and I'm a UK based Amiga addict.
When and how did you discover the Amiga?
It all started many moons ago with a friend of mine that has a suped-up A500. That led me to buying one, and from then on I was hooked.
Which computers / operating systems / consoles do you own and use?
I have a WinXP box which does my everyday tasks, plus a MicroA1, Sam440ep and my AmigaOne XE.
What are your favorite activities on Amiga?
Amiga for me is a programming platform, that's all I use it for.
In a 1997 issue of the magazine CU Amiga, we have discovered "Suzanne", your highly customized Amiga 600. Could you tell us the story behind this computer project?
The answers to these questions are still the same as they are in that text, it seems pointless to repeat it all again here.
Have you continued your work on this Amiga portable? Do you still use it?
No, and no.
Have you tried to make an Amiga laptop with other models? For exemple a MicroA1?
I thought about it, then decided against it.
Do you think an Amiga laptop will be built one day?
I'm sure that depends on whether someone comes forward with the capital to do it, but looking at the response of "the community" towards the efforts of A-Eon, I doubt it will ever happen.
You're the developer of AmiUpdate, an updating system for AmigaOS 4.x. Could you present this software and its main features?
Sure, www.amiupdate.net gives you all the info you need, again repeating it here is pointless.
Your current big project is named CodeBench. Could you present it?
CodeBench came about because the only other software available to OS4 users was difficult to set up with the current SDK etc. I wanted to create something that fitted in better with the Amiga way of working, and a GUI which didn't look like it had been borrowed from some other operating system. The first lines of code was written in 2006, and after a short time it was long before I was building the software in the software I was building. :)
What are the current key features? And which new features do you plan to add in the future versions?
As with any project of this size, features are never set, there's always something else to add. Now that the Hollywood 4 version is out, I suppose the next thing is to start expanding the range of plugins again.
It seems a CodeBench will be commercial. What is the expected prize? Do you plan to make a MorphOS/AROS/AmigaOS 3.x version?
The completed version will be commercial, yes. The two public versions that are available now are limited in various ways, and they can only be used with one project type. As for porting to other systems, I doubt that is ever going to happen, I have put a lot of work into the BOOPSI gadgets within AmigaOS 4 in order to support functionality I need, and as these classes are not available on the Amiga-like systems, it makes a port impossible.
What would you need to make developping easier on Amiga? As an example, something that would allow to develop faster.
Ultimately, someone else to do it!
What is your opinion about the AmigaOS 4 SDK?
A proper debugger is something that is sorely needed, and is something I have been trying to write for ages, but my motivation for it is very low.
You are one of the main beta testers of the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 1. Since when are you a member of the AmigaOS team and a betatester?
2003 if memory serves me correctly.
How big is the betatesters team?
It's not about size, it's about the quality. A team of 500 useless testers is nowhere near as efficient as a team of 20 red-hot ones.
In the betatest phase of the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 1, which new features/tools/libraries were particulary hard (or annoying) to betatest?
I don't really understand the motive behind this question. Testing something is about a series of logical steps in order to cover all aspects of functionality. There is no "degree of difficulty" simply a matter of logic.
Apart your work on betatest, what have you done in the system?
My contribution extends to a few parts of the system, but if I told you what that was, you'd have someone to blame! :)
Users wait new features like a new shell, a new Workbench, USB 2.0 support or better 3D drivers. Do you know if these new features will be in the next release of the system?
I don't even know when the next update will be, let alone what's going to be in it.
At the Colmar Multimédia Expo 2008, you wrote a driver for touchscreen. Will this driver will available one day?
Technically there's nothing stopping it being available today, but unless you have the same touchscreen unit, it won't do you any good. All the touchscreen units I have come across have been vendor-specific, and different in their operation, so each device needs a dedicated driver.
What is your opinion about the AmigaOne X1000?
A last message for the Amiga community?
Honestly? "Grow up!", it's like a nursery school in those forums most days.


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With winter well under way here in the Northern Hemisphere, we'd like to share some cold weather geocaching tips with you.
Safety and What to Pack:
The first thing to think about is safety and what to pack. Before heading out, here's a quick checklist:
- Be sure to tell someone where you are going: you can leave a note at home, email a friend, update your Facebook or Twitter with your intended caching target or area.
- Pack extra batteries as the cold will drain the ones you have even faster.
- Always carry water and food with you. That 'short hike' (or drive) to the cache may turn out to be a lot longer than you planned. We often don't drink enough fluids when out in the cold.
- Don't forget extra water for your kids & canine caching companions.
- Check the forecast and watch the weather -it can change fast when you are geocaching! We like Wunderground.
- Know when the sun will set -it gets dark early in the northern latitudes.
- Pack a headlamp or flashlight. Better yet, pack two. And check the batteries.
- Bring a Rite in the Rain Pen, or Pencils, as regular pens often don't work below freezing.
Finding Caches in Cold Weather:
OK, so you're all set: gear is packed, GPS is fired up and you're at the trail head … Now, off to finding caches!
- Mark your car's coordinates.
- Know your limits, and those of your caching companions. That 10 minute hike can take over an hour in some winter conditions. It's OK to DNF a cache and make it home alright.
- Do your best to ensure that all seals on the cache are tight and closed properly to avoid moisture from getting in.
- Be careful not to damage frozen containers as you may find some caches frozen shut. Don't ruin the cache by hitting it against something hard in an attempt to open it. You could break the seal and ruin the fun for everyone.
- Don't bring anything liquid to trade -it can freeze, burst and ruin the cache contents.
Cold Weather Cache Hiding Tips:
So you want to hide a cache in winter? Here are some tips.
- Keep in mind the changing of the seasons. That snowy white camo might look great in winter, but stick out in the spring and summer.
- Will the leaves turn and fall later, exposing your cache? Or grow back and mess up your camo?
- Don't leave anything liquid in the cache.
- Use a water tight container.
- Be sure to leave pencils, not pens, in the cache.
- How will deep snow affect finding your cache? You might want to hide it above the expected snow level.
- Use appropriate attributes for your cache. You may even need to change these with the changing of the seasons.
This is by no means an exhaustive list for cold weather caching. What tips do you have to add?


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DistanceIn the city
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Wave qualityRegional Classic
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BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
PowerHollow, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
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Good swell directionSouthWest, South
Good wind directionSouthWest, South
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
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This is a very heavy ledgy right hand wave breaking in big southerly swells. Dangers include a breakwall with large manmade concrete blocks located further inside the wave.On a good day the wave will break all the way into the breakwall so pulling of the wave early is sometimes essential. The wave is guarded by a few local Bodyboarders who charge the wave. Experienbce is essential and if in doubt, dont paddle out.Sucks dry when the tide gets low.
Generally guarded by a few local bodyboarders. Usually only a handful out as most people are too intimidated by the waver characteristics to paddle out.
Generally inconsistent but becomes good when everywhere else is closing out on a big south swell.Offers some heaving barrels and suited to a bodyboard.
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By Anonymous , 12-04-2009
h - yeah i surf with chaddy d n john n pat im the sickest out there u no
i do like 90's into the barrel im too cool to cross my legs n shit
wen i get flipped over by the wave i like to call it a backflip
p.s i make every backflip i do
By Anonymous , 01-01-2009
chady d n johny calder - yeww me n johny always surfin tha bone, 180 into 1ft slabs, we rip
By Anonymous , 25-07-2008
bones heavy - Whaleys is awesome. Wen its gets lowtide you get a take off and after that is fat shit but at mid to high you can long spitting heavy barrels not for kooks
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American culture teaches us that postsecondary education is a primary path to getting ahead. In a poll released earlier this month, for instance, Gallup and the Lumina Foundation found that large majorities of Americans agree that a college education leads to a better quality of life. And they're right: For the minority of Americans who complete a college degree, they earn more; they also vote more, are healthier, are more likely to marry, and have higher levels of social trust.
That's great. The truth is, however, our postsecondary system doesn't even touch large swaths of Americans, especially those who grew up in lower-income families. Most Americans don't have a college degree. The latest data show that just 40 percent of Americans have finished an associate's degree or above, while an additional 22 percent attended some college but failed to graduate. Among children born into low-income families in the early 1980s, under 10 percent had earned a four-year degree by age 25.
Those seeking to raise educational attainment rates have focused most of their effort on students who are still in the education pipeline. They've made progress, too, identifying the roadblocks that often stand in the way, with college costs, poor high school preparation, and misperceptions about costs and quality as the key culprits.
But what about the mass of Americans who are no longer connected to the education system at all: those who entered the labor market after high school or enrolled in some college but failed to finish? These workers have seen their labor market prospects dim considerably over the past 15 years, and some of them would presumably benefit from further education and training. Do they think so? And do they want more education?
On these questions, existing research is surprisingly silent. It sometimes feels as though we stop caring about peoples' educational aspirations and attitudes once they graduate from high school. To be sure, researchers and wonks haven't ignored adult students (see the Center on Law and Social Policy's work, for instance). But focusing on adult students or prospective students excludes the large group who are neither.
To fill this gap, I commissioned a survey of nearly 1,600 Americans between the ages of 25 and 44 who had finished high school but lacked a college degree. Only those with a high school diploma and "some college" were included in the sample. The 20-minute survey was administered over the Internet by GfK North America, which maintains an online panel of survey respondents that covers 97 percent of the American population.
Four big lessons emerged from the results thus far. I'll discuss two here today and two more tomorrow (for more info, see my paper High Costs, Uncertain Benefits).
1. Americans see higher education as necessary, but too expensive and not well-suited to those with work and family commitments.
When asked whether they agreed with the statement "some education after high school is necessary to get a good job these days," 84 percent agreed or strongly agreed.
But just 60 percent believed "a college education is worth the cost," and nearly the same proportion (57 percent) agreed with the statement "today's colleges are not designed for people with family or work responsibilities."
Asked to choose the statement that comes closest to their view, just 24 percent chose "with financial aid, anyone can afford to enroll in college if they wish;" three-quarters chose "even with financial aid, college is still too expensive for most to afford."
Finally, when asked to choose the "top reason" some people do not enroll in college, the number one answer was "it costs too much" (54 percent). Next on the list: "some people are unsure of their career plans" (20 percent).
One interpretation of these results is that American adults face an unenviable choice: invest in something that is increasingly necessary but neither worth the cost nor flexible enough to accommodate their needs.
2. Many adults without a degree do not aspire to a higher credential, but report being satisfied with their current level of education.
Perhaps the most surprising finding came when we asked adults about the level of education they aspire to reach in their life. To the extent the gospel of education has reached the masses, we'd expect most to aspire to a college credential. And while most did, a sizable proportion—43 percent—reported that they were satisfied. Among those who wished to earn a credential, the bachelor's degree was the modal answer (23 percent), and an additional nine percent aspired to an advanced degree. Just 10 percent aspired to an occupational certificate (14 percent to an associate degree).
Two other interesting findings emerged here too. First, though you might expect high school graduates to feel a greater need for more schooling, a slim majority of them (51 percent) reported that they were satisfied with their current level of education, compared to just 33 percent of those who had attended some college.
Second, African American and Hispanic respondents were less likely than white respondents to be satisfied with their current level of education (35 and 36 percent, respectively) and most likely to aim for a bachelor's degree or higher (35 percent and 40 percent). Fully 51 percent of white respondents reported that they were satisfied with their current level of education. (These results jibe with the Gallup-Lumina poll, which found that minorities were somewhat more likely to see higher education as a path to a better quality of life).
How should we interpret the proportion who were satisfied with their level of education? One simple interpretation—which may be hard for elite college alums in Washington—is that many high school graduates have worked their way into a satisfying career and lifestyle. As much as it might pain the edu-intelligentsia to admit, some paths to happiness do not run through college. These are paths we should admire and learn from.
Of course, another interpretation is that adults without a college degree don't have a taste for education for education's sake. They may see it as a means to an end, but not an end in and of itself. As such, they may feel no strong compulsion to climb the educational ladder.
But the respondents that were satisfied with their current level of education may also believe that the benefits of further education do not outweigh the costs. They may also believe that the existing system does not provide opportunities that are flexible enough to serve people like them.
As we'll see in tomorrow's discussion of the two other big lessons, very few adults have an accurate perception of what it costs, in terms of tuition and fees, to attend their local community college, and they were quite uncertain about the returns to different postsecondary programs. Perhaps most importantly, a sizable minority did not believe that further education would improve their own earning power.
Tune in tomorrow for more.


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New Delhi, July 15: Using a computer-assisted technology, orthopedic surgeons here have successfully restored mobility to a morbidly obese women. Kusum Lata Kataria, 60, was suffering from several health complications associated with morbid obesity, including a complete wear and tear of the knees that made her immobile for the past year. Suffering from osteoarthritis coupled with obesity, the excessively heavy woman needed a joint replacement surgery to restore a normal life, doctors at the Indian Spil Injuries Centre here said. As conventiol surgery poses risks of failure, a knee replacement guided by computer vigation technology was the best option for the woman weighing 115 kg, the surgeons said.
"In obese patients, it is difficult to find the exact bone marker to cut and place implants with accuracy when the surgery is being performed mechanically. Even a little fault in alignment can result in failure of the procedure," said Dr Vivek Mahajan, joint replacement and arthroscopy surgeon, Indian Spil Injuries Centre, New Delhi. "Computer vigation helps ensure precision in cutting through the bone and placing the implants in absolutely right spots. With images of the joint, there is need for smaller incision and much higher chances of good outcome," Mahajan said. Less cutting means less blood loss and limited damage to the muscles and ligaments. All these benefits bring early recovery, quicker discharge from the hospital and better knee function, he addedd.
Osteoarthritis or the age-related wear and tear of joints comes faster in overweight people, since excessive body weight puts more pressure on the knee joints. This is why more number of obese people tend to require joint replacement procedure as compared to normal weight people. While overweight people tend to suffer breakdown of joint cartilage faster, obesity also poses problems in conducting joint replacement surgery. However, soon after the surgery, Kataria was able to walk with the help of a walker and within a week she graduated to walking with the help of a stick. She started walking on her own within two weeks of surgery, the Spil Injuries Centre said. (IANS)


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1986 - A Fateful Year
Sculthorpe Extras
A little bit of snow didn't stop Tony and Rona either. They were out on the 4th January. In the stunning aerial picture, if you ask was it cold, I would say yes - bl**dy cold, but those are thermal clouds in distance! Here's a group of trainees about to take launches. It was on an occasion like this that I diverted to Newmarket instead of heading straight up to Sculthorpe, to pick up a new student. Kathy Rigg trained with Tony and Rona and went on to great things (see her page) - recently back after a five year lay-off taking 3rd place in the Women's World Championships in Monte Cucco.
Other vistors to the field were bird and man: Andy Hollidge - at this stage not (I think) a pilot, but clearly besotted with avian capabilities. Now a fully fledged pilot for many years, he has (September 2008) topped the National XC League tables, and has lifted the Cambridgeshire Aerotow Club (a descendant of the Norfolk Aerotow Syndicate) to the top of the Club league for the first time ever.
BHGA Tow Meet Grantham - January 1986
Towards the end of January we trooped off to RAF Barkston Heath near Grantham for a BHGA tow meet. During my first take off (captured on telly) in the beautiful smooth but frosty air I lost it somewhat, and allowed one wingtip to touch the ground. Fortunately Phil - the winchman - had enough experience to keep the towline tension on, which enabled me to straighten up and abort the take off without further ado. If he had cut the line at the first instant (arguably what he should have done) I would have cartwheeled into the ground and no doubt would have bent and broken numerous things. This incident sparked a "lively controversy" about towing techniques. I went on to take a couple more satisfactory launches, and it was only when I myself saw the incident on telly later that my knees wobbled a bit.
BHGA AGM - March 1986
A small moment of fame (but one of considerable personal pride): Noel Whittall, the BHGA Chairman presented me with the Dave Loxley trophy for tow launched XC flights the previous year.
(Photo credit © Weston Air Photography 1986, Weston Super Mare)
Lejair and the Koch Winch - March 1986
Around this time, Tony and Rona made a big financial commitment to the purchase of a Koch static winch. This would liberate them from reliance on Sculthorpe (or other suitable runway sites that were increasingly hard to find). Access to Sculthorpe could have been withdrawn at very short notice - not a comfortable situation if you were running training courses.
The static winch did things backwards, in my view. Instead of starting close to the (pay-out) winch - when you could shout at each other and see what was going on - you started off separated by about half a mile of wire. If there was a slight hump in the runway in between (there was), you couldn't see each other (properly), but of course you had radio walkie-talkies. So that was all right, or would have been, but what you needed were reliable radios, and mostly, these weren't. Furthermore, in order to generate the tension for launching, the winch wound in the cable making it shorter all the time, thus reducing the maximum height you could obtain, the longer you stayed on the towline. However, sailplanes had been using this sort of arrangement for a long time, and it soon became adopted. The great advantage was that such a system did not require a runway, and could be operated from a reasonably smooth grass field irrespective of the wind direction. The Koch winch had been designed around a Volkswagen motor engine (air cooled, you know). This made it serviceable, and affordable (just about) for small hang gliding groups. We couldn't have afforded the much more expensive and powerful specialist winches available to the sailplane community. I think SCFHGC acquired a Koch winch around this time, and in other areas of the country hang glider tow-launching became more accessible and accepted. I took my first three launches with Tony and Rona at Sculthorpe on a day in mid-March 1986. Sorry - no pictures of the Tony and Rona with their winch from this era.
Coastal Out and No Return
When the wind was "on" at the coast, the attractions of coastal flying were still strong. Early in March I had done a ridge-run from Cromer to Mundesley and back, reaching 750' above take off and spending three hours in the air to test my endurance. The Magic 3's superior performance was helping. I wanted to extend the distance covered in my previous year's out-and-return (point scoring for the new season National XC League was the temptation here), and I hadn't given up hope of getting away from the coast in a sea-thermal, sometime (allegedly there were such things).
April 5th looked like being a good day for the out and return attempt. Cromer was "on" for take off. The plan was to fly west, past Sheringham and the Beeston hump, on to Weybourne where the cliffs ended abruptly after quite a long, low stretch. Turning at this point would be critical because of my altitude would likely be quite low. Then I had to fly east back past Sheringham, Cromer to Mundesley, turn at Mundesley and fly all the way back east to Weybourne. If I couldn't turn finally at Weybourne to fly back to Cromer (for my car) then I could still land to the west of Weybourne for the flight to be valid (but I would have to retrieve my car somehow). In-flight photos were needed. I will indulge with yet another picture of Cromer pier, taken during the flight. The wind was from the sea of course, and yes! look: those are thermal clouds over the sea, and dense cloud shadows on the sea (ok - the clouds may have been over the land …) so who knew what thrills might be encountered!
This picture is of my chosen turn point (the farm) on the Weybourne cliffs. You can see how low they are - and how little space there would be to land on the beach. At this point I had made a turn with adequate altitude and was now heading east (into the picture) with no particular qualms about maintaining enough height to reach the higher cliffs at Sheringham.
The story on the return was different. I did fly all the way to Mundesley and back to here - it was about a two hours later in the day. The wind off the sea was no longer so strong, and I had less altitude (and was flying towards you, out of the picture). My last memory is of passing the farmhouse, but at the level of the cliff-top. I was close to the cliff top too, trying to stay in the reduced lift band. Apparently, I was told later, I had crashed into the cliff about six feet above the beach level, knocked myself out and had bent and busted significant bits of the kite. Various kind people (Phil, Julian Floyd and others) picked up the bits and looked after them. The camera film must have survived! I spent the next week in the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital where Mr Watson-Farrar did an expert job putting a couple of screws into a fractured kneebone. Other kind people back at the Commune (I had moved out in 1980) made a room available and brought me muesli for breakfast whilst I started to convalesce with crutches and limited mobility. Thoughts of further hang gliding were definitely off the menu …
Not a Happy Man
During the rest of the year, recovery from the broken leg and concussion was eventful and protracted. After relinquishing crutches, my back went into spasm, then Valium given for muscle relaxation induced intense depression for months (I swear it did).


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Heidi Klum makes out with her boyfriend at Wimbledon
What tennis match?
Heidi Klum only seemed marginally interested in the intense competition at Wimbledon on Friday -- and the rest of her time was spent making out with her man, Vito Schnabel, in the stands.
The "America's Got Talent" judge, 43, literally packed-on-the-PDA with her 29-year-old boyfriend in between sets. The duo were spotted kissing, laughing, hiding their faces and having a good old time.
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When they weren't caught up in a steamy liplock, Klum cheered for the athletes and whooped and hollered and clapped. Basically, she just became the most interesting person at the British tennis competition aside from maybe, Andy Murray.
Klum skipped the typical pastel dresses worn at Wimbledon and opted instead or a set of skinny jeans, platform heels, and a black top with a low-slung neckline. Her man kept things simple and rocked a sweater and slacks.
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25.05.080 Revocation.
(Amended by Ordinance Nos. 176955 and 187432, effective December 4, 2015.) If, upon inspection, it is found that the workmanship or material employed does not in all respects conform to the statements given in the plumbing permit application or does not comply with the provisions of this Title and the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code, the Bureau will issue a stop work order as set forth in Section 25.04.015 of this Title and all additional plumbing work under the permit will be suspended until permission to deviate from the specific terms of the permit is obtained or until the work already installed is corrected to comply fully with the terms of the permit. If the permittee fails to comply with the requirements outlined in the stop work order, the Bureau of Development Services will cancel the permit, informing the permittee in writing of the action, and posting a notice announcing such revocation at the site of the work. Thereafter it is unlawful for any person to perform any plumbing work upon such premises without first securing a new plumbing permit. Any person subject to a stop work order may seek review of the order by the Director and may appeal the Director's determination in accordance with City Code Section 3.30.080.


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Cameron Chastian scored for Liberty Friday
No. 1 seed Winthrop defeated No. 5 seed Liberty in penalty kicks (5-4), after a 1-1 tie in the first semifinal game of the 2008 Big South Men's Soccer Championship, Friday afternoon at the CCU Soccer Field, ending Liberty's hopes of repeating as conference champions. After failing to advance on penalty kicks, Liberty finishes its season with a 10-5-3 record on the season. Winthrop moves to 14-5-2 on the year and will make its seventh Championship game appearance Sunday, and fourth since 2002. The game was a rematch of last year's semifinal, which was won by Liberty in double overtime. It is the sixth time the two teams have met in the semifinals and the third time the contest has been settled in overtime. It was only the second time Winthrop has advanced to the championship game in a game against Liberty. The Eagles' other victory came in 2006 in overtime. After battling through two overtime periods, the squads were tied at 1-1, sending the contest to penalty kicks. Winthrop rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the penalty shootout to win in the seventh round of penalty shots. After Eagle goalkeeper Patrick Mitrovich made a save on Mike Gelatt (R-Sr., D, Indianapolis, Ind.), 2008 Big South Player of the Year Daniel Revivo stepped up and drilled his shot into the net to advance the Eagles. In a tightly played first half, shot opportunities were at a premium, as both teams played solid defense. Each team was able to fire four attempts in the period, without denting the scoreboard. The top-seeded Eagles' Michael Luk launched the first shot of the contest in the seventh minute. However, Flames goalkeeper Madero (So., Tampa, Fla.) made the stop, keeping Winthrop off the scoreboard. Liberty countered with two shots by forward Joshua Boateng (Sr., Accra, Ghana). The senior's first attempt in the ninth minute was blocked in front of the goal by an Eagle defender. His second attempt in the 19th minute was turned away by Winthrop goalkeeper Patrick Mitrovich. After the 12th minute of play, the Flames kept the Eagle offense bottled up the rest of the half, allowing only a high shot by defender Otto Lowey in the 42nd minute. Mitrovich saved a shot off the foot of Boateng in the 35th minute, sending the game to intermission scoreless. The second half opened with a shot attempt by Liberty midfielder Alex Verville (Fr., Rochester Hills, Mich.), which sailed high in the 58th minute. Winthrop took a 1-0 lead in the 80th minute, when Revivo headed home a free kick service from Loewy. Loewy served the ball into the 18-yard box, where the forward headed it at the back post from about eight yards away into the left corner. Liberty scored the equalizer in the 86th minute. After a Winthrop foul on the outside about 30 yards out, Boateng lofted a pass over the Winthrop defense to Cameron Chastain (Sr., MF, Millersville, Md.), who was standing at the top of the 18-yard box. Chastain took a one touch and drilled a shot into the lower left corner for the tying goal.
In double overtime, Liberty had a chance to end the game, as Chastain broke into the penalty area and into the six-yard box to Mitrovich's left. The midfielder ripped a shot on goal into a crowd, which hit his own player in the back. Winthrop's best chance came when Revivo received a cross in front of the net by Luk, but his header from six yards was corralled by Madero. Liberty had a 20-12 advantage in total shots and had 10 corner kicks to Winthrop's seven. Mitrovich and Madero each finished the game with five saves.
QUOTES Winthrop Head Coach Rich Posipanko "I've been on both ends of this in the past few years and I certainly feel for Liberty. I'm not sure the best team tonight is advancing. I was really frustrated we didn't have all of our players tonight and couldn't seem to pull it together most of the night on the field." Liberty Head Coach Jeff Alder "This was a great college soccer game. Nobody deserved to lose tonight. It was very unfortunate that it had to be settled in PKs. We honored God in our play this year."


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In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill.
Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.
"I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces.
"The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the only hope.
Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the brain yourselves."
The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?"
The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain."
The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked.
A man unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the male brain so much more?"
The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and explained to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've actually been used."
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In Paris during the civil wars of the Fronde, young Mlle de la Vergne was brought into contact with Madame de Sévigné, now famous for her letters. She also met a leading political agitator, the future Cardinal de Retz. Married in 1655 to François Motier, comte de La Fayette (1616–83), she lived for some time with him on his estates in the province of Auvergne. In 1659, however, they separated, and she returned to Paris.
Throughout the 1660s Madame de La Fayette was a favourite of Henrietta Anne of England, duchesse d'Orléans. During this time she also began what was to be a lasting and intimate friendship with La Rochefoucauld, author of the famous Maximes. With him she formed a distinguished literary circle. After producing two conventional romances, she wrote her masterpiece, La Princesse de Clèves, published anonymously in 1678. Set in the middle of the 16th century, though its manners are those of the author's own time, it is notable as France's first serious "historical" novel, as distinct from "heroic" romances. It is the story of a virtuous young wife who suppresses her passion for a young nobleman. Its outstanding literary merits are the dignified pathos of the dialogue and the author's psychological insight into the theme of tragically but deliberately unconsummated love.


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StockMarketWire.com - London shares opened lower as a lengthy list of ex-dividend stocks undoubtedly weighed and as investors looked to the midday interest rate decision by the Bank of England.
Last night the US Federal Reserve hiked its interest rates. It also laid out a plan for balance sheet reduction. It believed inflation would fall below its 2% target this year.
In early deals, the FTSE 100 was down 35.77 points, or 0.48%, to 7438.63p. The FTSE 250 was down 171.77, or 0.86%, to 19,802.9. Sterling was mildly down on the dollar, but up on the euro. The dollar spot index was rising. In Europe, the Dax and Cac 40 were both lower.
Among commodities, WTI and Brent crude were slipping, while gold and silver were firmly down, with copper posting a moderate decline.
This saw miners hurt. Anglo American (AAL) fell 3.16% to 1025.5p, while Fresnillo (FRES) dropped 3.15% to 1627p. More in the sector were close behind.
Oil majors BP (BP.), down 0.55% to 459.08p, and Shell (RDSA), off 0.87% to 2083.25p, were declining, too.
House builders were led south by ex-dividend Persimmon (PSN), off 5.26% to 2294.5p, while commercial property followed British Land (BLND), lower 0.97% to 640.75p.
Just five stocks were making gains. HSBC (HSBA) led with a 0.48% rise to 683.95p, while Standard Chartered (STAN) added 0.03% to 756.3p.
Sky (SKY), down 0.28% to 963.75p, and Virgin Media have announced a strategic partnership that will enable businesses both big and small to benefit further from advanced TV advertising across both Virgin TV and Sky platforms.
Among the stocks going ex-dividend today were 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Assur (AGR), NewRiver Retail (NRR), Pets At Home (PETS), The Restaurant Group (RTN), Shaftesbury (SHB), Safestyle UK( SFE), Severn Trent (SVT) and Topps Tiles (TPT).
Starcom (STAR), up 41.67% to 2.13p, has entered into a three-year supply and support agreement with Shiptek Solutions Corporation, a Philippine software company, for the supply of its Tetis R container tracking system.
DFS Furniture (DFS), down 21.48% to 197.88p, has warned that full-year earnings are likely to be below market forecasts after a a greater-than-expected weakening in the trading environment.
Angle (AGL) rose 14.96% to 73p said researchers the company's Parsortix system have found a rare cell in the blood of prostate cancer patients, and discovered that the number of these cells in the blood correlates closely with increased patient survival. This was the first time the presence of these cells in the blood has been shown to be connected to cancer prognosis.
System1 (SYS1), down 13.01% to 752.5p, has posted a 15-month pretax profit of £6.3m, from a 12-month profit of £5.0m. Revenue was £32.8m over the 15 months, against £25.9m in the shorter period. Eurasia Mining (EUA), up 10% to 0.55p, has announced an extension to the heads of terms agreement with OOO Metallurg Complect, over the Semenovsky tailings project.
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Editor's note: Nicolaus Mills is professor of American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower."
New York (CNN) -- The decisions of Republican senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to support President Obama's sending of military aid to America's NATO allies in their air war against Libya's dictator Moammar Gadhafi are acts of political courage in a time of intense partisanship.
In speaking out, the two senators have put themselves at odds with their party's presidential contenders, a number of whom voiced strong criticism of Obama's Libya policy at last week's New Hampshire primary debate.
But in challenging the growing isolationism in today's Republican Party, McCain and Graham have also borrowed a page from history. Their actions harkens back to the choice a small group of key Republicans made in the early 1940s, when they supported America's first peace-time draft.
U.S. position on Libya strains credibility
After two terms in office, President Franklin Roosevelt faced widespread Republican opposition in Congress, and when in the election year of 1940, he put aside his caution and came out in favor of the draft, he challenged not only Republicans but also labor leaders John L. Lewis and William Green.
Army Chief of Staff George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson did everything they could to help secure passage of the 1940 draft, but opposition to the proposed law did not lose its momentum until Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie took the Roosevelt administration's side, declaring selective service "is the only democratic way in which to assure the trained and competent manpower we need in our national defense."
A year later, despite the military gains of Germany and Japan, Republican opposition to the draft was more intense than it had been in 1940. Within the Army, the OHIO Movement (an acronym for Over the Hill in October, the month the 1940 draft elapsed) received enormous publicity, and Republicans thought they had a chance to deal Democrats a major setback by opposing the draft.
As he later wrote in his memoir, "My First Fifty Years in Politics", House Republican Minority Leader Joseph Martin believed a vote against draft extension might "funnel the winds into our sails and blow us back again to the commanding position the Republican Party had enjoyed in the 1920s."
This time the chief Republican who came to the Roosevelt administration's aid was upstate New York congressman James W. Wadsworth, a co-sponsor of the Burke-Wadsworth bill that had made the 1940 draft possible. Wadsworth arranged for 40 key Republicans to meet at the Army and Navy Club in Washington to hear George Marshall make the military's case for renewing the draft.
The meeting was a turning point in winning desperately-needed Republican support for renewal of the draft. The 1941 draft extension became law in August, overcoming intense opposition in the House of Representative, where 21 Republicans joined 182 Democrats to pass the bill by one vote, 203 to 202.
The handful of Republicans who had voted with the Democrats had taken a risk they would never have to pay for at the polls. Four months later, when the United States was hit by a surprise Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, they could rightfully claim the country was better able to defend itself because they had refused to play partisan politics.
Seventy years later, America is not in the dire straits it faced during the summer of 1941, and President Obama's actions in Libya are complicated by the question of whether he is violating the Vietnam-era War Powers Act of 1973 by not getting congressional approval for any future military steps he takes.
Still it is unlikely that, with an election coming up, John McCain and Lindsey Graham will win thanks from their party for supporting the president. Most Republicans appear set on thwarting Obama, whom they see as weak and vulnerable, every chance they get.
If history is any guide, McCain and Graham can look forward to being vindicated, as Willkie and Wadsworth were.
While the president has not yet made the case for aiding Libya as strongly as it needs to be argued, Senator McCain in particular has. Responding to Minnesota Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann's assertion that America has "no vital national interest" in Libya, McCain has made it clear that his differences with her are fundamental.
"The fact is our interests are our values," McCain declared last Sunday in a television interview. "We don't want people needlessly slaughtered by the thousands if we can prevent such activity," he announced, speaking directly to Bachmann but, even more importantly, to Libyan dictator Gadhafi's genocidal promise to show "no mercy" to his country's rebels.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Nicolaus Mills.