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The veteran Italian confirmed he will race in the WorldTour season debut in what's part of an early-season racing schedule designed to arrive at Milan-San Remo in winning form.
Alessandro Petacchi hopes another shot at victory at Milan-San Remo will be paved via a trip to Australia for his first-ever appearance at the Tour Down Under next month.
The veteran Italian confirmed he will race in the WorldTour season debut in what's part of an early-season racing schedule designed to arrive at Milan-San Remo in winning form.
"I have raced on the roads of many nations during my career, but Australia was missing," Petacchi told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I hope to get to Milan-San Remo with great condition and with a team that's functioning perfectly. Those two goals are only possible with work, so it's important to commit early to fast and powerful ride."
The Lampre speedster won the Italian spring classic back in 2005 when he ruled the sprints. A winner of 51 grand-tour stages, Petacchi, now 37, still holds out hope of winning one more Milan-San Remo before retirement, likely at the end of next season.
With the arrival of several new faces at Lampre for 2012, including Davide Cimolai, Morris Possoni, Simone Stortoni and Davide Vigano, Petacchi said it's important to post some racing miles as early as possible in the 2012 season.
"The decision to race at the Tour Down Under was also influenced by the ability to start working immediately with riders who will help me in the sprints," he said. "The management and sponsors have made efforts to bring some quality riders to my side. I think the conditions are good, so we must now commit to work together to better our understanding on the road."
Following a successful 2010 season capped by the green jersey at the Tour de France, Petacchi was off his best last year, notching only three wins all season. Despite racing all three grand tours, he won only one stage — stage 2 in Parma at the Giro d'Italia.
"I would like to return to the Tour, because the desire is still great to try to relive the emotions of 2010, when I won two stages and the green jersey," he said. "It's never an easy decision, between the Giro and Tour, because the Giro is the race that made me as a rider and the affection from the fans is always huge."
Petacchi admits he will have to sacrifice some of his own chances to help GC captain Michele Scarponi, who rode to second in last year's Giro behind Alberto Contador.


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The last month has been AMAZING. Really i could not have predicted in a million years how incredible it would be. We welcomed our second child to the world in March and 2 kids, well its a blast. Don't get me wrong, if you see me on the street I might look bleary eyed from lack of sleep, and some moments have been like drinking from a firehose. Really though if I had to describe this time in one word, it would be FUN. My newest is flexible and happy go lucky thus far, so we've just been taking him with us EVERYWHERE, he doesn't seem to mind a bit
I even took him along for a sneak peak of a new Whole Foods Market that is opening in Olathe soon. He was a perfect angel through some wonderful cooking demonstrations. It was fun to be on that side of the stove so to speak!
He was even great during the tour of the store. There was a mobile on demand donut cart that made me happy/sad that I don't live too close to the store, but my favorite part was the dry aging case. Even though it's becoming more popular, this old school preparation is still kind of hard to get your hands on, and dry aged meat is SO much more flavorful and wonderful than the regular wet aged variety. That I will certainly drive over for!!
One of the lovely recipes that was shared at the event I just have to share with you! The Kale Avocado, and Artichoke dip was so creamy and wonderful. It's full of delicious full flavors, and super comforting, basically it's exactly what I want to eat during this post baby crazy time. It would be just fine to substitute another leafy green for the kale, swiss chard would be wonderful. You could serve this with chips or pita chips for sure but thinly sliced beets, carrots, and belgian endive leaves are fantastic as well!
Kale, Avocado, and Artichoke Dip
This creamy, savory plant-based dip is super easy to throw together for a crowd-pleasing appetizer or simple snack. To prepare this dip vegan, use nutrition-packed nutritional yeast in place of parmesan cheese to impart a similar umami flavor. Kick back and enjoy this wonderful springtime dish on your patio under newly budding trees.
Serves 6 – 8
Prep time: 10 minutes, Cook time: 5 minutes, Total time: 15 minutes
2 cups chopped curly organic kale
1 (14-ounce) can 365 Everyday ValueTM quartered artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
3 small ripe avocados
2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon 365 Everyday Value TM onion powder
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast or parmesan cheese
1⁄4 teaspoon 365 Everyday Value TM crushed red pepper flakes
1⁄4 teaspoon 365 Everyday Value TM sea salt
Black pepper, to taste
1. De-stem kale and chop finely. Add to a skillet over medium-low heat and steam-sauté in a small amount of water for 4-5 minutes to allow kale to become tender. Let cool.
2. Scoop the flesh from the avocados into a food processor along with the lemon juice, hemp seeds, garlic, onion powder, nutritional yeast, sea salt, and black pepper. Process for 1-2 minutes until completely smooth and cream-like.
3. Transfer the creamed avocado, kale, and artichoke hearts to a bowl and gently mix together with a spoon until well coated. The dip will be more of a chunky, rustic texture, but if a smoother texture is desired, you can simply add the kale and artichoke hearts directly to the food processor with the creamed avocado and pulse until well combined. Taste and adjust seasonings, as desired.
4. Place the dip in a serving bowl and serve alongside tortilla chips, pita chips, or sliced vegetables. This dip is best enjoyed fresh, but can be kept for 1-2 days in the refrigerator. To minimize browning when stored, place in an airtight container with a layer of plastic wrap pressed up against the dip.
(This is not a sponsored post, they didn't ask me to write anything, however Whole Foods did give me a really nice bag of local products and herbs and the recipes with permission to share them when I was there… just so you know!)

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Despite losing his first bid for Congress to Debbie Wasserman Schultz by 14 percentage points last August, Democrat Tim Canova is considering taking another shot at the former DNC chair in 2018.
"I'm seriously considering it. An awful lot of folks are putting that bug in my ear and urging me to do so," Canova told this reporter on WMNF radio's MidPoint program on Thursday afternoon.
Canova says a lot has happened since his first ever bid for elected office ended on August 30, when his effort to defeat Wasserman Schultz in Florida's 23rd Congressional District, fell short.
The biggest change, of course, since Canova's loss was Donald Trump's stunning election victory on November 8, a defeat that the ever-combative Nova Southeastern University law professor doesn't give his former opponent a pass on.
"Just the weekend before the election she was on HBO's Vice News doing an interview in which she played the victim," he recounts.
"She complained about how Bernie Sanders supporters had demonized her for her role at the DNC. Even if there was validity to that argument, and I don't think there is – I think she earned all the criticism that she got – but even if there was validity to it, why would somebody in her position, go on the air, three days before the presidential election, to alienate Bernie Sanders supporters who Hillary Clinton needs to get elected?"
"It showed the typical arrogance and overconfidence and really stupidity to be doing something like that," he said, adding, "So yes, I am thinking of running against her again."
Wasserman Schultz did not return our request for comment.
Just weeks after he lost to Wasserman Schultz, Canova announced the creation of a political and community action group last month called "Progress For All," that he said would "will harness the power of our movement."
In October, Canova announced the group would be working on a series of five different referendums to attempt to get on the November 2018 ballot, some of which other activists in the state have been working for years on.
Canova has been meeting with some of the organizations that have been working on some of those initial five proposals, such as those working on making Florida an open primary state and on getting ex-felons automatic restoration of their voting rights.
"We're trying to create those coalitions that can work together on that," he says.
And he's looking forward to getting to know more about the candidates running for both the Florida Democratic Party chairman position and the Democratic National Committee. In both cases, though, Canova says that the Democratic Party makes it difficult to feel part of the process.
"I feel some frustration we're talking at the state level, the local level and the national level, these choices are made in what seems like a dark room," he says. "We don't know enough about the candidates. They're not in public forums in which we can hear their views, their experiences and their vision, and I think that's very unfortunate. It was what we were up against in my primary."
Canova's choice for DNC chair is someone who isn't running (at least yet).
That's Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham law school professor who lost a bid for Congress last month in New York.
While many Democrats remain in depression more than a month after Trump's victory, Canova sounds more enthusiastic about making change within the Democratic party.
This is not the time for Democrats or anyone to be putting up the white flag.
"This country is in a dangerous spot right now," Canova says. "We had two of most unpopular candidates in history. The Democrats complain about the FBI, James Comey, and the Russians and on and on.
"They really need to look in the mirror and say: what is it about our process and the candidates that we offered up that was not compelling to the American people. I think Democrats have unfortunately missed the boat on where the country is at."


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The Rev. Ed Young, pastor of Second Baptist Church
"The foundations of U.S. capitalism have shattered," wrote a reporter last fall for the online version of the German magazine Der Spiegel. The article quoted James Allroy, a Wall Street broker, who said, "Nothing will be like it was before. The world as we know it is going down."
There might be much rejoicing among the opponents of free markets over a possible demise of capitalism. After all, they believe capitalism led to the enriching of the few at great cost to the masses, to paraphrase the Marxist mantra.
The hoorahs would turn to howls of anguish if capitalism's opponents truly understood it.
The Catholic author and scholar Michael Novak, in a 2004 speech in Sri Lanka, discussed what he called the "virtues" of capitalism. "In practical terms," he said, "neither the traditional economy of centuries past nor the failed socialist experiments of the 20th century came close to matching the productivity, wealth, and rising standards of living generated by the free and inventive economy."
Novak told the Sri Lankan audience that "no other system so rapidly raises up the living standards of the poor, so thoroughly improves the conditions of life, or generates greater social wealth and distributes it more broadly. In the long competition of the last 100 years, neither socialist nor third-world experiments have performed as well in improving the lot of common people, paid higher wages, and more broadly multiplied liberties and opportunities."
Democracy, he noted, cannot exist without capitalism's free market philosophy. And both show the importance of a culture's faith. Economist Arnold Kling noted, in TCS Daily, that "economists are gradually shifting the way we think about the determinants of economic well-being… we appear to be moving toward a focus on beliefs."
Max Weber, in the early 20th century, saw that correlation, and wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Many have tried to refute Weber's conclusions that Protestant Christianity inspired a highly productive work ethic, but correlation seems to have come from surprising sources.
For example, a 2003 Harvard study of 60 countries reported in The Christian Science Monitor, found there is a positive link between business success and religious belief, leading to economic prosperity. In 2004, according to the Monitor, another Harvard study found a direct link between faith and the work ethic, as Weber had contended decades earlier.
If capitalism is fading, it is not something to rejoice over. It could symbolize something far worse: the erosion of the belief system that produced the freest, most prosperous civilization in history–that of the Bible.
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Man oh man those TRX straps own me! They're seriously legit and get my arms shaking as I try to stabilize myself. I have a feeling sore triceps are in my future after today's upper body workout.
I began my time at the gym with a two-mile run before completing the following exercises:
And just like that, it was time for breakfast!
On the menu for today was strawberry banana overnight oats that I made by combining the following in a Tupperware container last night:
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This morning, I added a few fresh banana slices on top before digging in.
Nice and thick!
Camping: Love It or Loathe It?
This weekend as my family and I sat around the campfire making s'mores on Saturday night, we started talking about our old camping adventures. (Shout out to those of you who noticed Ryan drunkenly paying homage to the song "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night" around the fire.)
Ryan joked with my parents saying that I describe my family's camping adventures as the holy grail of camping. Seriously though, my family and I had a blast camping when I was growing up and I have wonderful memories associated with our camping trips.
I told Ryan that we were "gourmet" campers. We slept in tents and everything, but when it came to food, we made seriously delicious meals over the campfire, like beef stew or trout caught fresh from a nearby stream.
Just check out the tent my parents set up:
Totally kidding.
Our tent looked more like this:
Only minus the bear.
Since I wasn't an early riser until after college, as a child my sister and I would sleep in on camping trips and wake up to the smell of bacon and eggs cooking on the campfire. It was fantastic!
I haven't gone camping with my family in years, though I have pitched a tent with friends. (<—I really need to bust out my awesome hat from those pictures again!)
Camping adventures with friends include lots of beer (Natty Light, baby), granola bars for breakfast and hot dogs on a stick for dinner. Not quite the same thing as family camping, but fun in a different way!
My family and I are hoping to plan a fun camping trip next month if the timing works out with everyone's schedule. I'm already excited about it!
Question of the Morning
- Camping: Love it or loathe it?
- What is your favorite thing to do on a camping trip?
My answers:
Love it (obviously) and my favorite thing to do while camping is hike, make s'mores and play random games around the campfire like Would You Rather? and Catch Phrase.


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Back in the 1930s, a British newspaper ran the headline "Fog on the Channel, Continent Cut Off". This demonstration of the UK view of the world neatly sums up why I have been so worried about Thursday's referendum ever since David Cameron announced his intention to hold it. The headline is telling, of course, because the British view was never that Britain, the island on the Western periphery of Europe might be isolated from the mainland. No, the view was that those unfortunate Europeans would be cut off from the all-powerful, all-important United Kingdom.
This outlook explains why the UK has always been an uneasy partner in the European Union. Our British neighbours, having dominated global trade, economics and politics for centuries, simply found it impossible to reconcile their former global dominance in the days of the Empire, with the sort of concessions and partnership that were necessary to underpin the European Project. It is a project, incidentally, which is all about embedding peace, opportunity and prosperity across Europe. You might easily forget that these days given the lies, dishonesty and fabrication which we have been treated to by Leave campaigners, not just in recent months, but over the past few decades.
As of yesterday, the hateful, insular, anti-immigrant, anti-establishment rhetoric of condescending superiority has won out in the UK. Those of us who believe in the ideals of peace building and partnership in Europe are supposed to "respect" the referendum result and to somehow embrace this as an expression of pure democracy. But it is not. It is an expression of insularity, of the triumph of suspicion and hate over collaboration and cooperation and an expression of the victory of naked untruths and feverish emotion over facts and rationality. During the campaign Michael Gove said the British people are "sick of listening to experts", as if a move to anti-intellectualism is a good thing. I am not aware of any period in global history when heated emotion, dangerous rhetoric and a rejection of well thought out rational arguments have led to anything other than destruction, chaos and suffering for human beings.
The fallout from Brexit will be immense and jeopardises everything good we have achieved in Europe over the past 60 years. Brexiteers like to think this will lead to a domino effect across the Union, bringing down the carefully constructed architecture which has bound us together for decades. Sadly, they might very well be right. This is bad news for everyone.
There are of course the economic implications for the UK, for Ireland, for the rest of the EU and for the world. We have already had a flavour of this in the past 24 hours with sterling plummeting and the markets in disarray. Financial services companies in London, the lifeblood of the British economy, are already looking at alternative EU destinations to relocate. The lies of the Exit campaign are already being laid bare. They told the British people they would save billions of euros in membership fees to the EU – but yesterday, in the space of ten minutes £120 billion was erased off the FTSE 100, far more than the UK would pay in membership fees in a seven-year budget cycle.
More profound are the long term political consequences. There has been much analysis and speculation about contagion – the likelihood of other countries wanting to leave the EU in the medium term. The common view is that other EU countries will try to punish the UK for exiting. It is assumed that a bad deal will be negotiated in order to punish and make an example of the United Kingdom. Frankly, I think this is an irrelevant issue. The spill-over from Brexit is unstoppable and will disrupt the status quo in Europe without a doubt – whether the UK is seen to be 'punished' or not. Populist politicians all over Europe have seen the potential to disrupt and destroy. This is what they feed off electorally – it is like a drug. They will seek out opportunities to introduce similar referenda in other EU States and I believe they have a relatively easy task in succeeding.
Any number of Member States – France, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland and even Germany – face extremist, anti-immigrant, anti-European movements which could in time trigger referendums and ultimately vote to leave the EU. This may be a worst case scenario – but then so was Brexit, until yesterday. It is very difficult to see how the centre can hold in the absence of strong leadership within the EU.
There is and will continue to be a chorus from the media demanding leadership from within the European institutions, but in reality, this political leadership must come from the European capitals. Eurosceptics always have us believe that Europe is run by "Faceless Bureaucrats". I have spent a long time working with all of the EU institutions, both as a parliamentarian and a Minister and the reality is that the European bureaucracy really takes its lead from Member State Heads of State and Government. The Council is where the political decisions and direction are set out to a very large degree. This is where the political power exists. The problem is that leadership has not been forthcoming from the member states for quite some time and the UK is guiltier in this regard than any other Member State.
The only way to save Europe now, is for strong visionary leaders to emerge within the Council, representing all Member States, in particular the larger ones. The sort of leadership that is required would be bold, courageous and prepared to stand up to Eurosceptic populists. It would challenge their lies and inspire European citizens to once again believe in the values and common purpose of European countries working together – acknowledging that yes there will be sacrifices, but that the overall reward is so great it will be worth it. Sadly, I do not see this leadership emerging. Instead I see Marine Le Pen in France, Gert Wilders in the Netherlands, the hard right 'Alternativ Fur Deutschland' in Germany, the Austrian Freedom Party, Syriza in Greece, the Law and Justice Party in Poland and so on.
It is hard to be optimistic for the UK or Europe in light of Brexit. It is a stark manifestation of the breakdown in the European ideal of cooperation and partnership which emerged from the ashes of World War 2. We are in for turbulent times ahead, characterised by suspicion, paranoia, inward nationalism, jingoism and extreme political dishonesty. A fog has surely descended and it is difficult to imagine a bright future beyond it.


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RUW Waives Registration Fees for GCC Students Coming Home
30,Mar 2020
Royal University for Women (RUW) has announced that in support of the kingdom's drive to safely bring students studying abroad home, it will waive both the application fee and registration fees. The University is also providing a 30% discount on the Summer semester tuition fees for students studying abroad who have chosen to return to Bahrain and the GCC during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcement comes in support of the recent directives by HRH the Prime Minister to develop a rapid a plan to evacuate Bahraini students stranded abroad and ensure their safe return home.
Commenting on the supporting incentives, Acting President of the University, Dr. David Stewart, said: "It is a very difficult time for GCC students. Students studying abroad and returning home may be uncertain of returning to their studies overseas, while students that were planning to study abroad in the next academic year may also be reconsidering their plans and looking for options closer to home."
He added: "In these uncertain times, we want to make things easier for all GCC students. We want to give them what they initially wanted when they went abroad – an international degree– as well as ease the financial burden during the transition. RUW offers students a real American degree, and for students returning from other countries, such as the UK, they can still receive an international degree from a highly accredited institution. We have a special Transfer Articulation Partnership with West Virginia University (WVU) so our students can complete of 1, 2, or 3 years at RUW and then have the option of transferring to WVU in the United States of America with 100% of their credits, to graduate with an American Degree."
"We provide our students with global experiences in a safe and nurturing environment, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programmes through our College of Business and Financial Sciences, College of Art and Design, College of Law, College of Engineering, and Center for General Studies," Dr. Stewart explained.
"Students who transfer to our university, even from local and regional universities, this Summer will receive 30% discount on tuition fees, and can take advantage of the world class facilities and amenities at our purpose-built campus. We are a self-contained city with accommodation, student center, lecture halls, labs, design studios, library, a nurse's clinic, prayer room, cafeterias- including a Starbucks- a variety of restaurants, a mini market and a salon. We strive to provide students with a global university experience that is designed to develop and educate aspiring women leaders," he concluded.


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Youth and Adult Poetry Workshops at Riverside Art Museum
YOUTH: "The Art of Poetry" Put your visions into words and your words into visions. Create a mixed-media journal to capture your ideas and inspiration. Experiment with collage, drawing, and painting to inspire your poems. The Abecedarian poetry form will be used as a means to create meaningful poetry. Analyzing famous works of art will also be part of this week as students make connections between art and literature. Sure to be a wonderful class for anyone who wants to learn to express themselves.
Instructor: Maureen Alsop Tuesdays: July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Ages 10-14) $130 (RAM Members $117)
ADULT: "Poetry Unveiled"
Unveil your inner creativity in this relaxing poetry class. Meeting in the museum's beautiful Atrium with its tranquil fountain and spa-like feel, you will surely find inspiration to pen beautiful poetry. After composing your poetry, you will be creating a personal treasure box using collage and painting techniques. Put your words into visions and your visions into words and join us for this stress-free class.
Instructor: Maureen Alsop Tuesdays (July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16) | 5:30-7:30pm $125 (RAM Members $112.50)
Class size is limited, so please enroll early as classes are sure to fill up! RAM member discounts are given to those who have joined at the FAMILY level or above.
All refund requests must be received in writing one week prior to the first class meeting. Fifteen (15%) percent of the class fee is retained by RAM. If RAM cancels a class due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded within 10 days of cancellation.
All materials will be provided. Students may bring a snack for the break.


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A mortgage firm claims the lettings industry is ripping off students by overcharging them.
Mojo Mortgages says it has compared the rent paid by students and non-student tenants on student letting agency websites and on Rightmove, Zoopla and PrimeLocation
"Overall, we found it was more expensive to use a student-specific service in 13 of the 19 cities investigated, with several student letting agents charging upwards of £60 more a month, in some locations" claims Mojo.
The highlights of its study include student letting agents in Exeter charging £69 more per person per month for a four bedroom fully furnished house than letting agents on Rightmove.
Similar instances were apparently found in Norwich, Newcastle and Swansea, all with the average rent being over £50 more on student-specific sites.
In two of the 19 cities - Bristol and Bournemouth - Mojo claims a student can save a significant amount of money on rent per month by finding a student house on a student letting agent. However these are exceptions to the rule.
"University students in London unsurprisingly pay the most - forking out an average of £961 a per person per month. Next in line is Durham, where the average rent sits at £546 a month. [Next] are Oxford and Exeter where you'll pay £519 and £507 each month" it adds.
The cheapest city for university rentals is Belfast, where rent sits at £246 a month, followed next by Cardiff at £319, and £324.


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(1925-91) An active observer and member of the Toronto Centre; founding editor of 'Scope; received the Service Award in 1972.
R. VERNON RAMSAY (1925-91) joined the Toronto Centre in 1948, after service in World War II. He was active in the Telescope Makers and in the Observation and Study Group which he directed in 1958-60. His special interests were the Moon and Mars. From 1961-64, he was Chairman of the national Committee on Observational Activities.
Vern Ramsay was the founding Editor of the Centre newsletter 'Scope and served on the Toronto Centre Council for many years, including three years as President, 1966-67 and 1974. He received the Society's Service Award in 1972.
—Peter Broughton (from Looking Up)
Further Reading
- Service Award Citation JRASC, v.66, p.227 (1972)
- R.A.S.C. Papers- Lunar Model Construction, JRASC (October 1962) with D.J. FitzGerald


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U2 steal show at Superbowl with launch of new single
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Veteran rockers U2 chose America's biggest sporting event of the year to launch their new single. "Invisible" was played during the Superbowl on Sunday night and launched on iTunes afterwards, with some of the profits going towards Bono's RED charity. Meanwhile, Bombay Bicyle Club chat to us about their electro crossover album.
We also check out at the new generation of Cuban hip hop artists. Since travel between the US and Cuba has been facilitated, Miami has become the go-to city for Latin beats.
Finally, the maestro of the Spaghetti Western comes to Paris: Ennio Morricone is bringing his Oscar-winning soundtracks and classical arrangements to stages across Europe.
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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 19, Issue 4, 1 Jul 1970, p. 626 - 628
Taenia Proglottid in the Human Uterus
Adult helminth parasites of the intestinal tract are rarely found in the urogenital system. Previous studies have dealt with Enterobius vermicularis; this report describes a case of post-menopausal bleeding caused by migration of a gravid proglottid of Taenia into the uterus. Identification of the etiologic agent was by means of eggs and calcareous corpuscles in curetted tissue. This appears to be the first record of an adult tapeworm in the urogenital system.
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Updated March 30, 2020
Your About page is one of the most important pages on your site. It's often one of the first places a visitor goes to decide whether or not your blog is worth their time. Writing a good one is essential. Here are some tips.
It's really not about you.
Huh? Yeah. It's about your readers.
While you are wonderful (you are) the truth is, a visitor wants to know what you have to offer them. Therefore, the very first part of your About page should answer this question: What problem does my blog solve for my readers, or what will someone gain from reading it?
Do you offer advice? Entertainment? Hope? Tips? Make it clear why they should come back. And make it clear really quickly. Like within the first couple of sentences.
Make it sticky
Once you've stated why they should read, next show them what to read. Use the second part of your About page to provide plenty of opportunity for a visitor to dive in and experience your blog.
As bloggers, we should never miss an opportunity to link to other posts/pages on our blogs (this is called "internal linking"). Your About page is one time to link internally. Choose some of your best or most popular posts, incorporate them smoothly into the conversational tone of your About page and link!
If someone lands on your About page, they usually do so because they want to know more. Don't just say, "Hi, here's my life's story. The end." Instead, give them many opportunities to explore further.
Tell them about yourself
Before we talk about what you should say, let's talk about a picture. You should definitely have a picture on your About page. You want people to know, like and trust you. One of the hindrances to this is to remain a mystery.
Ideally you'll weave your personality throughout your About page. The key here is to share the part of your story that's relevant to your readers and relevant to the topic of your blog.
The facts about where you went to college, what your favorite food is or where you grew up can provide a nice glimpse into your personal life, but put these at the end of your About page, stated briefly and succinctly. I did it in a list of random things about me.
Of course, these types of facts should most definitely be stated more prominently if they are directly related to the topic of your blog, or if they are of unusual interest, like, "I grew up on an island in the South Pacific, raised solely by birds." Now that would be interesting.
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According to a 2005 survey, 53% of farmworkers are undocumented (without legal authorization), 25% are United States citizens, and 21% are legal permanent residents.
ITF Applicant Information
A Life-Changing Experience | Where You'll Work | Theater & Documentary Projects | Are You Eligible? | Expectations | Benefits | Program Timeline | Contact Info
A Life-Changing Experience
Many people don't think about where their food comes from; they just go to the grocery store and buy it, unaware of the people who produce it. Farmworkers have one of the most dangerous jobs and are among the lowest paid workers in the U.S. They face discrimination, heat illness, pesticide exposure, poor housing, and low wages. Farmworkers have a long history of organizing, standing up for better working and living conditions through labor unions and community organizations. By participating in ITF you can be a part of this tradition!
How would you like to spend your summer supporting the people who plant and harvest the fruits and vegetables you eat every day? Through Into the Fields you will support farmworker agencies and organizations and get trained on the issues surrounding farmworkers' lives and the broader context of the agricultural industry. Each summer, Student Action with Farmworkers places approximately 25 college students with organizations that serve, organize or advocate for farmworker justice. SAF interns come from diverse backgrounds and about half are from farmworker families. Check out the SAF blog to read intern experiences.
Internship & Fellowship Program Video
Where You'll Work
Most interns live & work in rural agricultural areas in the Southeast- we place you at an organization based on your skills & interests. All placements consist of at least 50% office work as well as some outreach to farmworkers, their children, or meat processing workers. Check out SAF's partners page to view a list of past sponsoring organizations. Placement types:
- Legal Assistance positions provide free legal assistance such as "know your rights" trainings, educational materials, translation, assisting lawyers with paperwork & research. Outreach varies but can be 1-3 times/week.
- Health Agency positions provide health education (ex. pesticides, nutrition), interpretation, case management & coordinate transportation to clinics. Outreach varies but can be 2-5 times/week.
- Migrant Education positions advocate for improved educational opportunities for Latino, migrant & immigrant youth. Interns may teach ESL classes, mentor students & educate parents about graduation requirements through migrant education programs. Outreach varies but can be 1-3 times/week.
- Community Organizing positions support projects that benefit the community or create awareness. Interns have organized "know your rights" trainings, assisted with community gardens, produced short documentaries about working with pesticides & developed a bike program for farmworkers. Outreach is less frequent but can be 1-2 times/week.
- Union/Labor Organizing positions support field & meat processing workers as they organize their workplace for better working conditions and pay. Interns may support meat processing workers to join or form a union, file grievances against their employer, organize events, create awareness in the community about consumer boycotts and farmworker led campaigns. Outreach is less frequent but can be 1-2 times/week.
Lobbying/Advocacy positions engage in the legislative process and work with state-wide coalitions on key issues such as tuition equity. There are approximately 2 positions available. Outreach is limited. (Preference given to Latinos from NC)
Theater & Documentary Projects
In addition to working full-time at a farmworker organization, SAF interns work on one of the following projects:
Documentary students will get to know a group of workers more in-depth by conducting participatory documentary projects with workers to document their lives through drawings, photography, writing and will make zines to use in reflections and discussions about workers' lives. Check out the documentary projects from past years.
Theater students will perform a skit to initiate dialogue among farmworkers and to mobilize them to come up with solutions to the issues they face. Performances take place in labor camps in the piedmont and eastern NC and address issues important to workers; the 2020 topic is occupational and mental health. Check out the theater videos and reports from past years.
Are You Eligible?
To qualify you must be a current college student (including community college) or recent graduate (within 1 year) and speak high-intermediate or advanced Spanish. To be preferenced you must be able to say yes to one of the following:
- I am a college student from a farmworker family (anywhere in the U.S., SAF preferences CAMP program participants)
- I am a student currently attending college in the Southeastern U.S.
- I am a college student from the Southeast (the southeast is your home; you grew up there; your parents still live there, etc.)
- SAF strongly preferences all non-farmworker students to have reliable cars they can use for the summer. We accept approximately 12 students from farmworker families who do not have cars they can use for the summer and 13 other students who do have cars. They are paired together and share transportation during the summer. Most placements need interns to use their own car to conduct outreach to farmworkers. In addition to needing a car for their work obligations, interns need it to drive to/from work, grocery store, attend the 3 SAF trainings, to conduct their documentary or theater projects.
- Fundraise $750 to contribute to SAF's work (waived for UNC APPLES participants)
- Complete 35-40 hours of volunteer work per week
- Participate in the entire program from May 31-August 7, 2021
- Write 3 guided writings/blogs
- Complete a documentary or theater project
- Be willing to drive/ travel long distances to trainings and to outreach to farmworkers (1-4 hrs/day, 2-5 days/week)
$1600 total stipend, free rent in furnished housing, $1700 scholarship upon completion, room and board at 3 free trainings, mentorship and academic credit available. Out-of-state students from farmworker families receive paid travel to North Carolina.
Program Timeline
|Oct 8
|Application available online
|Feb 4
|Application deadline
|Feb 15-24
|Applicant Interviews
|March 12
|Applicants notified of Selection/Waitlist/Decline
|March 21
|Deadline to accept position or be on the waitlist
|Mar 25-31
|Farmworker Awareness Week
|May 30-31
|Participants travel to NC
|May 31-June 4
|SAF Orientation
|June 7
|First day of work
|July 8-9
|August 5
|Last day of on-site work
|August 6-7
|Final Retreat
|August 7-8
|Participants travel home
Contact Info
María Lopez Gonzalez
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Bling bling!! Indicator kits!! The indicators come in a chrome plastic body with clear indicator lens. The indicators have an E-license (=approval marking) and are thus legally able to be installed. Orange bulbs are already included in the delivery package. However, we recommend the silver bulbs. These have a chrome, metallised surface and light up orange! Works particularly well combined with a clear glass look headlamp. Fits all Vespa PX80-200/PE/Lusso/T5 classic models.
SIP TIP: Works particularly well combined with the "silver bulb" indicator bulbs. These are chrome metalized and light up orange.


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- Please note NO fixings included they depend on the surface you are to mount the sign to
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The Couple strolled in through the door laughing. The bells over the door signaled that someone new had entered the shop. They sauntered through the aisles, arm-in-arm, stealing the occasional kiss. From the snippets of conversation the others could hear, the newlyweds had decided to make one final purchase before the honeymoon was officially over. They were selecting a new mattress. It was time for a mattress replacement.
Here are some tips from The Foam Factory to help you decide what you might look for as a newlywed couple.
Test the Mattress First
The first thing a newly wed couple should do is to test the mattress for themselves. We all sleep differently, and you will quickly realize what you or your spouse needs in a mattress. For a firmer sleep, with more support, try a memory foam mattress. Spring mattresses provide support to specific parts of the body. There's also the hybrid type of mattress, which combines the best qualities of memory foam and spring mattresses.
Believe it or not, softness has little to do with the cushion filling so much as the pressure it's rated at. The higher the pounds of pressure your mattress can handle, the firmer you can expect it to feel on your back and sides. Remember that women and men also have different shapes to their bodies, so that can play a role in selection as well.
Final Thoughts
Whatever mattress you choose, it will be around for a long time to come.


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Paper: Coated Finish
Paper with a coating of clay and other substances that improves reflectivity and ink holdout. Most coated papers are available in shades of white only.
- C1S: Paper coated on one side; typically cover stock. Postcards are frequently printed on C1S with color advertising on the coated side, and often black only on the uncoated side for return address, sender address, permit, etc.
- C2S: Paper coated on both sides; typically coverstock.
- Cast-Coated (Mirror Coat or Art Coat): High gloss, coated paper made by pressing the paper against a polished, hot, metal drum while the coating is still wet. Varnish or aqueous coating are recommended to help reduce scuffing, an inherent problem with super smooth finishes. The smoother and harder the finish, the more likely it is to scuff or scratch when handled. Kromekote is a cast coated paper.
- Dull: Flat (not glossy) finish on coated paper; slightly smoother than matte and has a heavier clay coating. Also called silk, suede, velour, velvet or satin. Less bulk (thinner caliper) than matte, but more bulk (thicker caliper) than gloss.
- Enamel: Initially specified coated per with a finished high gloss surface. Enamel is often used to describe any coated paper surface regardless of gloss.
- Film (or Wash) Coated: The least expensive coated paper, with just enough coating to yield a decent photograph; uses are economically produced newsletters, catalogs, or directories.
- Gloss: Coating has the same amount of clay as dull coat, but sheets are more highly calendered and polished. Less bulk (thinner caliper) than either matte or dull.
- Matte: More coating than film- or wash-coated but not enough to produce a shine. Matte paper is not supercalendered by the paper mill. May not be optimum for critical color photos; heavy ink coverage could appear mottled. More bulk (thicker caliper) than either dull or gloss. Matte-coated papers are less glossy than other coated papers, allowing for higher text legibility. The matte coating also provides a smooth, consistent surface for color reproduction that is superior to uncoated sheets for contrast and clarity. Poor rub resistance unless overprinted with varnish or aqueous; the rough, soft, uncalendered surface of matte paper is very susceptible to scuffing and marking. This marking problem is enhanced when screen tints are printed on the matte sheet. A matte paper can be "burnished" by rubbing a fingernail repeatedly over the same spot until a gloss area appears.
- Silk or Velvet: Alternate term for dull; also used to indicate a slightly better finish than dull.


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Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!
This month we are focusing on Pockets… Close to My Heart has a wide variety of pockets protectors, flip flaps and our Stories by Stacy. I love flip flaps as they are an easy way to add more photos to a layout. I also love the Pocket Plus protectors as they enable you to add more photos. There are around 8 of us participating in the Pocket Power Hop. This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork. If you are coming from KATY TAYLOR'S Blog, you are on the right track!
I decided to focus on Flip Flaps but with a twist. I used a 4×6 flip flap to make a shaker card.
I started by random stamping the White Daisy cardstock. I used Pixie, Lemon, Emerald, Bluebird, Carolina, and Thistle.
I used a post-it note to mask off the balloons as I stamped. The balloons are from Party Balloons Stamp Set.
After stamping I cut the letters and decided the 4×6 flip flap would work best. I used Thin Cut Block Alphabet to cut the happy.
I trimmed the flip flap and then used foam tape around the perimeter of the flip flap. Added some of the Crafty Loose sequins. I decided to use Thistle behind the flip flap to add a bit more color. The birthday is also from the Party Balloons Stamp Set and was stamped on Carolina cardstock.
Thanks for stopping by! Please continue onto HALEY DYER'S BLOG where you will find some additional artwork using our Pockets! Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought and happy hopping!
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Hate is not the answer to problems
Liz Stephens, Contributing Writer
March 25, 2018
I am appalled by the amount of comments on Facebook telling Emma Gonzalez, a Florida student and survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who is advocating gun violence prevention, to "burn in hell" over a fake, Photoshopped image of her ripping the Bill of Rights. First...
Students share experiences, activists rally against gun violence during 'March for Our Lives'
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March 24, 2018
Alex Seymour, a student at Mattoon High School, remembers seeing her art class huddled in a cornfield, crying to their parents over the phone in the aftermath of a shooting that happened in her school's cafeteria.Seymour was not in the cafeteria, but her best friend was. "She saw him pull out t...
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March 21, 2018
Speakers for Eastern's March For Our Lives rally have been solidified. The rally is in solidarity with the March For Our Lives events going on across the country and is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Library Quad. Scheduled to speak are English professor Jeannie Ludlow, the coordinator of the...


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The Rev. David Lucey -- Rector
Born and reared in Virginia, David came to the Episcopal Church and his calling to Holy Orders after a round-about journey as an adult. His life before ministry includes studying economics at Hampden-Sydney College, business management at the Babcock School of Management at Wake Forest University, and fifteen years working in financial services, primarily at BNY/Mellon in Manhattan.
One the many joyous experiences of his early professional life was meeting Katherine Vivian Harmer, also a banker, while both worked in Atlanta. They were married in 1987 and have five children together: Colbert (26), a high school history teacher in Detroit; Carolyn (26), a "Story Catcher" for a 501c3 in Denver, Diana (21); a sophomore at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland; George (15), a high school sophomore, and Virginia (Ginny) Lee (13) an 8th grader. Katherine is the CEO and founder of Solar Sister, a qualified 501c3 dedicated to the economic empowerment of women through Avon-style distribution of solar lanterns and solar cook stoves in Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria.
While in New York City, David's experiences in the community of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church renewed his understanding of calling to ordained ministry and in 1996 he left banking, matriculated at the General Theological Seminary, the oldest Episcopal Seminary, and began his journey in the church. He has served as an assistant at St. Matthew's Church, in Bedford, New York and Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, Illinois. He has also served as a rector in Northeast Harbor, Maine and in Bristol, Rhode Island. Among other ministries he was devoted to in Rhode Island, he served as the Chairman of the Diocesan Budget Committee for five years as the diocese navigated the vagaries of the recession of 2008 and the challenges of calling a new Bishop. David is looking forward to this return to Virginia and working with the energetic faith community of St. Francis.
In his spare time, David is an avid follower of the Boston Red Sox, a taste acquired in his time in Maine, a voracious reader of history, fantasy and classical science fiction, and he loves outdoor activities like skiing, hiking and bicycling.
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The Reverend Tracey Kelly - Associate Rector
The Rev. Tracey Kelly began her ministry with St. Francis Great Falls in March, 2015. She brings experience in ministry with youth and children, teaching and formation, liturgical leadership, and pastoral care. Tracey grew up on the outskirts of Baltimore and received her love of liturgy and sacrament from the large Roman Catholic parish in which she was raised. Tracey and her husband began attending the Episcopal Church as their family grew. They have been members of Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna, Virginia since 1998. There she developed an appreciation of Anglican theology and tradition and began to study scripture.
She entered Virginia Theological Seminary in 2007 and was ordained as an Episcopal priest in December 2011. After her ordination, Tracey taught religion at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia. With her 5th grade students, she surveyed the Bible thematically and taught them covenantal theology. She guided her 6th grade students through a comprehensive study of the book of Genesis. Her teaching position was part-time, which gave her freedom to serve several church communities. She has held interim positions at St. John's in McLean, Christ Church Georgetown, and Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna.
Tracey's first career was as a regulatory economist and business analyst in the telecommunications industry. In addition to a Master of Divinity degree, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the George Washington University and a Master of Arts degree in economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Tracey and her family live in Vienna, Virginia. Her interests include digital photography and "old stuff" (she has professional certificate in Historic Preservation): old buildings, graveyards, Civil War sites, and, in particular, old churches. Tracey looks forward to learning from the liturgical and community life of the St. Francis Great Falls congregation.
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A report has been released on the NSW Stronger Communities cluster. From 1 July 2019, the functions of the former Department of Justice, the former Department of Family and Community Services and many of the cluster agencies moved to the new Stronger Communities cluster. The Department of Communities and Justice is the principal agency in the new Stronger Communities cluster. The report focuses on key observations and findings from the most recent fina
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This report details the results of the financial audits of NSW Government's Transport cluster for the financial year ended 30 June 2019. The report focuses on key observations and findings from the most recent financial statement audits of agencies in the Transport cluster. Unqualified audit opinions were issued for all agencies' financial statements. However, valuations of assets continue to create challenges across the cluster. The Audit Office identi
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The Auditor-General, Margaret Crawford, has released her report on the State Finances for the year ended 30 June 2019. 'I am pleased to once again report that I issued an unmodified audit opinion on the State's consolidated financial statements,' the Auditor-General said. The report acknowledges NSW Treasury and agency efforts to reduce the number and value of errors compared with the previous year. 'Strong financial management and transparent reportin


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No, I don't mean TiVo is doing place-shifting. And no, I'm not referring to TiVoToGo. Or even the remote scheduling deals with Verizon or with RIM for BlackBerry – though those are close. What I am talking about is a new TiVo website aimed at mobile devices, m.tivo.com, available in beta today and available widely in a few weeks.
My personal opinion is that it is about time, and I mean that as supportively as possible. Back when TiVo first introduced online scheduling one of the first things geeks like myself did was try it from our mobile devices – PDAs and smartphones. And the main TiVo website has always been a little iffy on mobile devices, for various reasons. So there has long been a call to make the site work better on mobiles. And then when they launched the Verizon scheduling application it created a renewed call for generic mobile device support via a standards-based mobile-optimized website. So I'm really glad to see this announced, and I look forward to trying it out as soon as it is available.
The new site isn't just limited to TiVo users, it is open to anyone with a mobile device with an Internet connection and web browser. You can browse TV schedules and search for programs. The descriptions sounds a lot like the functionality in TiVo's Swivel Search or WishLists. You can search title, actor, director, and keyword – so when your out with friends and you can't think of the name of that show with that actor you know, you can find it right away. And it also has TiVo's recommendations engine, used in TiVo Suggestions, to suggest "If you like this, you may also like" entries. And, of course, TiVo owners will be able to then schedule recordings on their TiVo right from the phone.
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New TiVo Mobile web site allows TV fans to browse, search, discover, and record television shows on the go, adding another great value to the already invaluable TiVo service
Alviso, Calif. November 25 — Heading out to holiday dinners, get-away vacations, or just being away from home no longer means missing out on your favorite television programming. That's because TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs) launched TiVo Mobile, a free mobile phone-optimized Web site that allows subscribers and non-subscribers alike to browse, search, and discover television shows, regardless of mobile platform, carrier or browser. The site can be accessed with any Internet-enabled phone through any network, regardless of carrier, opening up the service to millions and millions of cell phone owners.
The new mobile site, located at m.tivo.com, lets television fans stay in touch with their TiVo® DVR when they are away from the living room, giving them the power to schedule recordings directly to their TiVo box from their mobile phone. TiVo is known for its simple, intuitive interface, and the TiVo Mobile web site delivers more of the same. The site is optimized for easy use on a small screen, offering the exceptional user experience TiVo fans know and love. Site visitors can search for programs by actor, title, director, and keyword, with additional functions including Daily Recommendations and Most Popular. Like TiVo's famous recommendations engine, the TiVo Mobile site features an "If you like this…" tool to help users find new shows.
"TiVo started out making television a more convenient, personal experience, and this is the next step to give television lovers total control over their media. Whether you are standing in line at the bank or talking about a new show with friends at dinner, you can now find and record shows whenever, wherever, a perfect tool for everyone," said Jim Denney, vice president of product marketing at TiVo Inc.
TiVo subscribers have the option to schedule recordings on their Series2™ or Series3™ TiVo boxes directly through the site, bringing a new level of ease to recording TV.
Anyone can browse, search and discover television shows, whether or not they have a TiVo DVR at home. The TiVo Mobile site extends on-the-go functionality to a large audience, bringing the freedom of TiVo scheduling to places it has never been before.
The new application joins an unmatched set of service features available to TiVo lovers, including content from Amazon Video on Demand and Jaman, as well as videos from YouTube direct to the TV set. Coming this December, thousands of movies and TV episodes can be instantly streamed from Netflix. The new mobile site also nicely complements remote scheduling through TiVo.com and TiVo Desktop Software, which allows viewers to transfer their shows to an Apple iPod, Sony PSP, or other portable players.
M.tivo.com is in beta beginning today and will be available on a wide scale within a few weeks.
The TiVo Mobile web site was built in conjunction with mobile application development agency, Mobui Corporation. More information on Mobui Corporation can be found at http://www.mobui.com.
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About TiVo Inc.
Founded in 1997, TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) pioneered a brand new category of products with the development of the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Sold through leading consumer electronic retailers, TiVo has developed a brand which resonates boldly with consumers as providing a superior television experience. Through agreements with leading satellite and cable providers, TiVo also integrates its full set of DVR service features into the set-top boxes of mass distributors. TiVo's DVR functionality and ease of use, with such features as Season Pass™ recordings, WishList® searches and TiVo KidZone have elevated its popularity among consumers and have created a whole new way for viewers to watch television. With a continued investment in its patented technologies, TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rapidly becoming the focal point of the digital living room, TiVo's DVR is at the center of experiencing new forms of content on the TV, such as broadband delivered video, music and photos. With innovative features such as, TiVoToGo™ and online scheduling, TiVo is expanding the notion of consumers experiencing "TiVo, TV your way." The TiVo® service is also at the forefront of providing innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience measurement research. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.
TiVo, TiVoCast, 'TiVo, TV your way.' Season Pass, WishList, TiVoToGo and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide. ©2008 TiVo Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, TiVo's future business and growth strategies including TiVo's mass distribution strategy and retail bundling efforts, profitability and financial guidance, distribution of the TiVo service domestically with Comcast, DIRECTV, and Cox and internationally, growth and innovation in TiVo's advertising and audience research measurement business, the timing and availability of broadband content, the results of TiVo's litigation with EchoStar, how TiVo intends to exploit its intellectual property, TiVo's future marketing spend and related activities, and financial performance. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "intend," "estimate," "continue," or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include delays in development, competitive service offerings and lack of market acceptance, as well as the other potential factors described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal periods ended April 30, 2008 and July 31, 2008, and our Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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15 Expressive Tattoos Inspired By John Green
Author, blogger, YouTuber and educator John Green is a guy who's busier than most and in recent years his popularity has soared.
Primarily known for his hugely successful literary works, Green is considered one of the world's leading authors, even if you haven't read any of his books you will have certainly have heard of them. The most acclaimed of Green's work include Looking For Alaska, Paper Towns and The Fault In Our Stars. The popularity of Green's work has seen him gain a number of fans and a common trend among the fans is to get a John Green inspired tattoo, usually in the form of a quote or line from his books.
John Green inspired tattoos are a subtle and expressive appreciation of his work and the meaning it has to those that love his books. Literary tattoos are a fashionable tattoo and these pieces inspired by Green's work are as impressive as any other literature themed ink!


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Rainy Day Naps
There's nothing better than a morning nap on a rainy day.
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Every once in a while you find yourself without a pad of paper and use whatever you have on hand. Sadly enough, all of our kids have worn a grocery list at some point in time.
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Top 5 Not Always Right Stories Of November 2013
November 2013 Top Story Roundup: Here are Not Always Right's top-rated stories for last month!
- Respect The Uniform (2,796 thumbs up)
- Mile High Blood Pressure (2,727 thumbs up)
- A Walk-In That Runs Out (2,585 thumbs up)
- Tour Guides Are Ready To Answer All Questions And 'The Question' (2,510 thumbs up)
- Taking Account Of Your Actions (2,413 thumbs up)
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Welcome to our team fundraising page for the Humane Society for Hamilton County. HSHC is one of the only open admission, truly no-kill shelters in the country. In addition to the thousands of animals taken in from Hamilton County each year, HSHC accepts the hardest to place - and save - cases, irrespective of cost. The Humane Society for Hamilton County strives to help shelters across the state and country achieve no-kill status by rescuing over 200 animals at risk for euthanasia from other Indiana shelters.
Grab your sneakers and your canine companions and join us for our 11th Annual Woofstock Survivor 5K and Dog Walk! Your participation and fundraising efforts are absolutely critical in helping us fund our Survivor Program which covers the cost of all life-saving and emergency care for thousands of animals each year.
Your support will help us save and provide life-saving care to animals just like...
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The world of dating can be rough.
With so many apps and websites dedicated to helping people find "the one," poring over hundreds of profiles and initial text conversations can be a chore.
And knowing the most recent dating terminology might help people land a winner instead of a dud.
That's why matchmaking website Plentyof Fish (POF) "identified and coined" eight new dating trends to look out for in 2020.
More than 1,000 U.S. and 1,000 U.K. members between the ages of 18-50 were polled to come up with the list.
Glamboozled: This one has got to hurt. Imagine the feeling of being excited for a date — you get "glammed up" and you're ready to leave — only to have your date cancel plans minutes before your scheduled meeting time. Boom, you've been glamboozled. Don't worry if it happens to you, though. You're not alone as 58% of the poll's respondents claimed they've been glamboozled.
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Kanye'd: This dating term draws inspiration from rapper Kanye West. Getting Kanye'd means for the duration of the date, your potential soulmate spent the entire time talking about themselves — their interests, their aspirations, and their achievements. According to POF, 45% of respondents have sat through one of these disaster dates.
Dial toning:You give out your phone number with the hope this moment could be the start of a new budding romance. Unfortunately, you get dial toned, which means the person you gave your number to ignores you when you finally text or call them. It's subtly different than ghosting, but according to POF, 60% of users have experienced this dating phenomenon.
Type-casting: If you only date people based on "love language," Myers-Briggs Type, or astrological signs, then you are guilty of type-casting. More than a quarter of respondents claim they know someone who has dated exclusively based on those criteria.
Yellow Carding: Rude, bad behaviour is rarely called out in the dating world. But if you're like 27% of POF's respondents, then you will have yellow-carded your date which simply means you call them out for their unseemly dating practices.
White Clawing: If you're white clawing your partner, you're not doing them or yourself any favours. White clawing occurs when someone stays with their partner because they find them attractive but believe them to be basic and boring. The poll found 42% of respondents said they know someone who white claws.
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Eclipsing: Eclipsing occurs when you take on the hobbies and interests of the person you are dating. Less than half of respondents said they have experienced eclipsing with 45% admitting to the act.
According to the results of the POF poll, these next two dating trends were specific to the U.K.
Fleabagging: You know it's wrong but you do it anyway. Fleabagging is when you date the wrong person for you. According to POF's stats, 50% of singles say they "consistently dated the wrong person for them" and 63% of women claimed to have engaged in fleabagging. Just 38% of men, on the other hand, admitted to fleabagging.
Exoskeleton-ing: Most people can tell a story or two about a crazy ex. However, when your current partner's ex continuously tries to contact them, they have committed the dating faux-pas: exosekeleton-ing. In the age of social media, lurking is an issue — people can easily creep social media — and 22% of respondents said their partner's ex has "haunted them via social media or other means."


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Home Pujas
- What is Puja?
- Special puja offered on your behalf
- Puja performed at Kali Mandir
- Puja performed in your home
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Revealed by the ancient sages, puja is the science and art of invoking and honoring the living presence of God. The Sanskrit mantras and practices of traditional puja come to us from the Vedas, Puranas and Tantras. The main goal of puja is the offering of our loving devotion to the Lord of our heart. Puja awakens divine vibrations and aligns us with cosmic forces, bringing peace, solace, sustenance and happiness into our lives.
Kali Mandir's monastic pujaris, Swami Bhajanananda or Swami Ambikananda, who are trained in the technical nuances of Hindu ritual, perform most special pujas. These sacred ceremonies, performed either at Kali Mandir or in your home, take approximately one and a half hours and include:
- Kalash sthapana—establishing the Divine Presence within a sacred vessel.
- Ganesha puja—worship of the Remover of Obstacles
- Navagraha puja—worship of the nine planetary deities
- Lakshmi puja—worship of the Goddess of Auspiciousness
- Ishta/kula devata puja—worship of your personal and/or family deity
- Homa/Agni Hotra—offerings into the sacred fire
Special worship can be performed at Kali Mandir on your behalf, or on behalf of your loved ones in the presence of the awakened deity of the Divine Mother, Ma Dakshineshwari Kali. Puja is an auspicious way to celebrate important events in your life or simply to invoke the blessings of God in your and your family's lives through devoted worship. If you are not present during the puja, we can send you some sacred ash from the fire ceremony.
The typical donation for a puja performed at Kali Mandir is $108.
Performing a puja in the home brings the blessings of the Divine to the household. The sacred mantras and rites of traditional worship remove negative energies and fill the home with a tangible presence of auspiciousness. Having a puja performed in your home is an ideal way of blessing a new home or commemorating a special event in your life. Home pujas also include special rituals designed to bless the family and home. Kali Mandir's pujaris generally perform pujas only in Orange County and the surrounding areas.
The typical donation for a home puja is $151.00. We request that you provide the wood, ghee, flowers and food offerings.


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NAIA Women's Wrestling Invitational Preliminary Brackets Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Preliminary Brackets – PDF) Preliminary brackets for the 2020 NAIA Women's Wrestling National invitational have been released by the national office. The Invitational, hosted by Jamestown (N.D.), are set to begin on Friday, March 13.
The second annual invitational will consist of ten weight classes with the team champion based on individual wrestler finishes. Grapplers finishing in the six four in each weight class at the national invitational will be named All-America, with next two earning All-America Honorable-Mention.
The brackets are subject to change and are not considered official until ratified by the NAIA-Wrestling Coaches' Association Bracketing Committee. Official brackets are planned for release on Thursday, March 12 on www.naia.org.
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by Sarah Reid
Alternative-music duo Dean & Britta (Dean Wareham '85 and Britta Phillips, both of whom were in the indie band Luna) will discuss their musical careers and songwriting process 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at 29 Garden Street sponsored by the OFA Learning from Performers program, with support from the Peter Ivers Visiting Artist Fund, and Arts @ 29 Garden. Interspersed with music and video clips, the talk will be moderated by Harvard University law professor Jonathan Zittrain. I spoke with Wareham about his music career, experience at Harvard, and recent projects, including writing the score for The Squid and the Whale and for Andy Warhol's screen tests.
What was the music scene like, when you were in Harvard?
There's a recording studio now; we did not have that. We had some practice rooms. Yeah, it was different back then. The Freshman Union [Barker Center] was a different building, an eating hall, and downstairs there were a couple of little rooms, we used to play in there.
Would you have rather not gone to college at that time?
It didn't even really occur to me. I guess I could have taken time off, but that wasn't what I was going to do.
What did you think of the arts scene at Harvard?
I wasn't really aware that there was a scene. For the kind of music I was interested in, you had to go off-campus for that.
Who was your favorite band during college?
Joy Division. That's probably my favorite band. They're from Manchester. People still like them; they're hugely influential.
Who's your influence now?
I think we should be beyond influence. it's something more helpful when you're just starting out.
Are you still touring for the Andy Warhol screen tests?
We've been doing it for about three years, but it's kind of slowing down a bit. We still have a couple of shows left, but we've done it about 70 times. It happens sporadically; it has to be the right room, with enough space to accommodate the show.
Which screen test is your favorite?
Well, here's this woman Jane Holzer, in one screen test she's brushing her teeth. That one's pretty great. She did another when she was chewing gum. She did a lot of them. She was kind of Warhol's first superstar, in 1964. I like that one.
Is it similar or is it different to writing scores for movies, like The Squid and the Whale?
No, it's very different. For one reason, it has to be done live. It started as a live project. And there's no dialogue. When you score a film, you're just putting in 30 seconds here or there, little bits to help the film along. It's like we're making music videos, only we were starting with the music video and then writing music for it. In one way, it's more difficult than scoring films, and it took us a long time.
How long did it take you?
Well, you know, things usually take as long as you have. So we had a year and a half before we had to perform it live. So that's how long it took. If you had told me that I had four months to do it, I would have finished it then.
Has Harvard helped you?
Yes, I think an education has helped me. As a lyricist, it helps to read and have a point of view. Not like you need it [a degree]. There are plenty of people who didn't go to college and write lyrics fairly well, too. It probably wasn't necessary, but it formed who I am as an artist. I don't know if it's so essential for musicians, to go to school and have a degree in music, but then again, I can't read music.
When did you write your first song?
Around freshman year at Harvard. We were doing covers of songs by Joy Division, Clash, the Cramps, but then we started writing our own songs, too. I wrote a song called "Chiquita Banana." It was about a girl I had a crush on, and then we wrote a song called "Back to Beirut," which was way ahead of its time.
Are you excited about coming on Feb. 9?
It's going to be strange, coming back.
Have you visited a lot?
Not Harvard, no, I've been up to Boston a bit. It's weird, like going back in time to a house of your childhood.
It's going to be cool.
I'm sure it is. Where is it again?
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Alex puts in top six finish and superb fightback at Sepang
Voltcom Crescent Suzuki's Alex Lowes took a determined top-six finish at the Sepang International Circuit's opening World Superbike Championship race today followed by a dramatic first-corner chaos that saw him fight from the back in race two.
With tyre management being the order of the day, Alex rode a determined race as the Malaysian track recorded 43°C for the opening contest. A difficult start to race one left the British racer circulating just inside the top-10 for the first half, before digging deep on his Yoshimura-powered GSX-R. Claiming a position a lap as the race concluded, Lowes crossed the line in sixth for 10 championship points.
Forced to take avoiding action after a dramatic first corner crash by Max Biaggi on the opening lap of race two, Alex found himself with an uphill battle from last position. Again finding initial ultimate pace difficult but regrouping as his rhythm increased, he rode an unwavering race for the remaining laps, claiming a well-deserved eighth for eight further points and promoting him up to ninth overall in the Championship standings.
Championship contenders Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) and Chaz Davies (Ducati) shared a victory each as the Sepang circuit avoided the threatening tropical showers – the cloud cover cooling the track (39°C) if not the air (31°C) for the second encounter.
A long summer break now beckons for Voltcom Crescent Suzuki with the team returning to its UK Headquarters. Lowes and de Puniet will join the team in Verwood, Dorset for a Suzuki test ride and open day on Saturday August 8th to meet the fans, with the next race scheduled for September as the Championship returns to Spain, and the Jerez circuit, on the 20th.
Alex Lowes:
"It was a difficult day but I feel like I rode really well. I'm disappointed with the sixth and eighth results on paper but riding-wise I think I did a good job. Obviously I just got unlucky in the second race with the incident in turn one; it can happen any time but when everything is going a bit uphill, it seems to happen to us! Apart from that I did my absolute best, caught-up as much as possible without crashing; and went forward in both races. We struggled a bit for out-and-out pace here so we tried to set our bike-up for 16 laps, as it's a bit of a peculiar track for tyre life.
It's been a tough weekend but I feel like I'm starting to learn how to ride in this heat a lot better and without the race two incident at the start there was the potential to battle for fourth place. I'm looking forward to a few weeks off before we have the last three rounds of the year and I'm hoping for a really strong finish as I'm really starting to build-back some confidence and belief in myself now."
Source: Suzuki Racing