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The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, has named Dr. Robert Williams, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), as its President-Elect. He will become IAU President in 2009. Dr. Williams served as STScI director from 1993 until 1998. He is the principal investigator for the Hubble Deep Field — one of humankind's deepest, most detailed visible-light views of the universe.
The IAU is a body of distinguished professional astronomers, founded in 1919 to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation. The IAU named Dr. Catherine Cesarsky of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) as its President and Ian Corbett (ESO) as its Assistant General Secretary for the term 2006-2009.
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JOHNA BURKE: Hello, this is Johna Burke with BurrellesLuce, and I'm at the PRSA Counselor's Academy with Linda.
Linda, will you please introduce yourself?
LINDA COHEN: Hi, I'm Linda Welter Cohen with the Caliber Group based in Tucson, Arizona.
BURKE: Linda, now, of the things that you've learned here at the last couple of days, which have been great sessions, what's the one thing that you're looking to implement right away with your team when you get back?
COHEN: I would say when I get back to the office one of the first things I'm going to do is schedule a session with Jason Baer to come to the Caliber Group and impart many of the social media tips and, in particular, some of the newest technologies and training out there on measuring the impact of social media and connecting the dots and how we can counsel our clients to understand this medium better than what they currently understand it. I think that there is so much potential. Everyone understands the potential, I think, but I think there's so much potential to take our clients to a new level and harness this medium better than we've ever done it before.
BURKE: And I can say that probably taking that action and with Jason, you're choosing a good commander at the post.
COHEN: Right.
BURKE: Now, where can people find you on the web and in social media?
COHEN: They can find me on Twitter @lindawcohen, and on Facebook at Linda Welter Cohen.
BURKE: Great. Thank you so much.

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The performance of a messaging application is affected not only by application design, but also by the message service performing the routing and delivery of messages.
The following sections discuss various message service factors that can affect performance. Understanding the effect of these factors is key to sizing a message service and diagnosing and resolving performance bottlenecks that might arise in a deployed application.
The most important factors affecting performance in a Message Queue service are the following:
The sections below describe the effect of each of these factors on messaging performance.
For both the Message Queue broker and client applications, CPU processing speed and available memory are primary determinants of message service performance. Many software limitations can be eliminated by increasing processing power, while adding memory can increase both processing speed and capacity. However, it is generally expensive to overcome bottlenecks simply by upgrading your hardware.
Because of the efficiencies of different operating systems, performance can vary, even assuming the same hardware platform. For example, the thread model employed by the operating system can have an important effect on the number of concurrent connections a broker can support. In general, all hardware being equal, Solaris is generally faster than Linux, which is generally faster than Windows.
The broker is a Java process that runs in and is supported by the host JVM. As a result, JVM processing is an important determinant of how fast and efficiently a broker can route and deliver messages.
In particular, the JVM's management of memory resources can be critical. Sufficient memory has to be allocated to the JVM to accommodate increasing memory loads. In addition, the JVM periodically reclaims unused memory, and this memory reclamation can delay message processing. The larger the JVM memory heap, the longer the potential delay that might be experienced during memory reclamation.
The number and speed of connections between client and broker can affect the number of messages that a message service can handle as well as the speed of message delivery.
All access to the broker is by way of connections. Any limit on the number of concurrent connections can affect the number of producing or consuming clients that can concurrently use the broker.
The number of connections to a broker is generally limited by the number of threads available. Message Queue can be configured to support either a dedicated thread model or a shared thread model (see Thread Pool Management).
The dedicated thread model is very fast because each connection has dedicated threads, however the number of connections is limited by the number of threads available (one input thread and one output thread for each connection). The shared thread model places no limit on the number of connections, however there is significant overhead and throughput delays in sharing threads among a number of connections, especially when those connections are busy.
Message Queue software allows clients to communicate with the broker using various low-level transport protocols. Message Queue supports the connection services (and corresponding protocols) described in Configuring Connection Services.
The choice of protocols is based on application requirements (encrypted, accessible through a firewall), but the choice affects overall performance.
Our tests compared throughput for TCP and SSL for two cases: a high-reliability scenario (1k persistent messages sent to topic destinations with durable subscriptions and using AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE acknowledgment mode) and a high-performance scenario (1k nonpersistent messages sent to topic destinations without durable subscriptions and using DUPS_OK_ACKNOWLEDGE acknowledgment mode).
In general we found that protocol has less effect in the high-reliability case. This is probably because the persistence overhead required in the high-reliability case is a more important factor in limiting throughput than the protocol speed. Additionally:
TCP provides the fastest method to communicate with the broker.
SSL is 50 to 70 percent slower than TCP when it comes to sending and receiving messages (50 percent for persistent messages, closer to 70 percent for nonpersistent messages). Additionally, establishing the initial connection is slower with SSL (it might take several seconds) because the client and broker (or Web Server in the case of HTTPS) need to establish a private key to be used when encrypting the data for transmission. The performance drop is caused by the additional processing required to encrypt and decrypt each low-level TCP packet.
HTTP is slower than either the TCP or SSL. It uses a servlet that runs on a Web server as a proxy between the client and the broker. Performance overhead is involved in encapsulating packets in HTTP requests and in the requirement that messages go through two hops--client to servlet, servlet to broker--to reach the broker.
HTTPS is slower than HTTP because of the additional overhead required to encrypt the packet between client and servlet and between servlet and broker.
A Message Queue message service can be implemented as a single broker or as a cluster consisting of multiple interconnected broker instances.
As the number of clients connected to a broker increases, and as the number of messages being delivered increases, a broker will eventually exceed resource limitations such as file descriptor, thread, and memory limits. One way to accommodate increasing loads is to add more broker instances to a Message Queue message service, distributing client connections and message routing and delivery across multiple brokers.
In general, this scaling works best if clients are evenly distributed across the cluster, especially message producing clients. Because of the overhead involved in delivering messages between the brokers in a cluster, clusters with limited numbers of connections or limited message delivery rates, might exhibit lower performance than a single broker.
You might also use a broker cluster to optimize network bandwidth. For example, you might want to use slower, long distance network links between a set of remote brokers within a cluster, while using higher speed links for connecting clients to their respective broker instances.
For more information on clusters, see Chapter 10, Configuring and Managing Broker Clusters
The message throughput that a broker might be required to handle is a function of the use patterns of the messaging applications the broker supports. However, the broker is limited in resources: memory, CPU cycles, and so forth. As a result, it would be possible for a broker to become overwhelmed to the point where it becomes unresponsive or unstable.
The Message Queue message broker has mechanisms built in for managing memory resources and preventing the broker from running out of memory. These mechanisms include configurable limits on the number of messages or message bytes that can be held by a broker or its individual physical destinations, and a set of behaviors that can be instituted when physical destination limits are reached.
With careful monitoring and tuning, these configurable mechanisms can be used to balance the inflow and outflow of messages so that system overload cannot occur. While these mechanisms consume overhead and can limit message throughput, they nevertheless maintain operational integrity.
Message Queue supports both file-based and JDBC-based persistence modules. File-based persistence uses individual files to store persistent data. JDBC-based persistence uses a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) interface and requires a JDBC-compliant data store. File-based persistence is generally faster than JDBC-based; however, some users prefer the redundancy and administrative control provided by a JDBC-compliant store.
In the case of file-based persistence, you can maximize reliability by specifying that persistence operations synchronize the in-memory state with the data store. This helps eliminate data loss due to system crashes, but at the expense of performance.
The Message Queue client runtime provides client applications with an interface to the Message Queue message service. It supports all the operations needed for clients to send messages to physical destinations and to receive messages from such destinations. The client runtime is configurable (by setting connection factory attribute values), allowing you to control aspects of its behavior, such as connection flow metering, consumer flow limits, and connection flow limits, that can improve performance and message throughput. See Client Runtime Message Flow Adjustments for more information on these features and the attributes used to configure them.


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If John Worth worked at the United Nations, he might be helping delegates understand a language that is quite different from their native tongues.
Instead, he spends his days translating something equally impenetrable to most people, economic data.
Worth, who joined the NCUA as chief economist in September 2010, sees his role as helping examiners and rule writers understand how economic trends impact the operation of credit unions and the behavior of consumers.
"Part of what I do is to provide tools to examiners so they understand what is happening in the economy and its impact on the performance of credit unions. Because credit unions are often concentrated in a specific area and tied to an industry, this makes them susceptible to certain trends in a way that other financial institutions aren't," he said in an interview with Credit Union Times.
The federal government isn't lacking for people who analyze the economy. It employs about 4,100 economists, according to the Labor Department. The Treasury Department has 473 and the FDIC has 61.
Worth said his three-member office (which will grow to its fully staffed level of five next year) provides data analyses that aren't produced elsewhere.
"When there are credit unions in an area with rising unemployment and falling home prices, we point out risks to their balance sheet. This helps examiners work to see to it that credit union managers understand certain safeguards they need to take," he said.
His office provides a weekly economic report to all agency personnel. The analysis is based both on data compiled by the agency and information from other government and private sources. The agency has allocated $1.1 million for the office out of agency's $236.8 million for next year.
The position had been vacant since the 1990s, when NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz decided to fill it last year in light of the economic crisis.
Former NCUA Chairman Dennis Dollar said when he ran the agency, "we got our economic data primarily from the Fed and therefore having our own economist on board at NCUA was not a budget priority." The NCUA board included it in the agency's budget for his last year as chairman, 2004, but the post wasn't filled until last year.
Worth said another key part of his job is to provide economic analyses to agency employees during the rulemaking process. He declined to give a specific example in which his office influenced the content of a final rule, saying that "the decision-making process is proprietary." However, when pressed he did say that he often has the chance to point out potential economic implications of a policy that hadn't occurred to others.
CUNA Chief Economist Bill Hampel said, "While I don't know for certain, I have a strong suspicion that [Worth] had an influence on the agency's legacy asset plans for the corporates, and his input made it stronger."
NAFCU Chief Economist Tun Wai said having a chief economist "can only help the agency have more data to work with to do a better job of regulating credit unions."
Before joining the NCUA, Worth was manager for policy research at the Federal Housing Finance Agency and prior to that was an economist at the Treasury Department for almost 10 years. He headed the department's Office of Macroeconomic Analysis and was acting deputy assistant secretary for microeconomics.
Worth is 42 and grew up in New Jersey. He earned his doctorate from the University of Southern California and wrote his dissertation on the relationship between work and crime among juveniles.
"It was a fascinating subject, and I enjoyed doing it. But I joined the Treasury Department and never looked at it again," he quipped.
Worth said the biggest challenge he faces is helping the agency navigate the uncertain economic conditions that are likely to prevail for some time.
He expects the unemployment situation will improve slightly next year, but there will be uncertainty about interest rates for the near future. In addition, consumer uncertainty will continue to result in diminished demand for big-ticket items, which will reduce the demand for loans at credit unions.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Dani Walker became the first ever Lipscomb runner to be named to the All-South Region team as the Lady Bisons finished seventh Friday morning at the NCAA South Region at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla.
The host team, Florida State, remained unbeaten with the win placing five runners in the top 10, including the top three finishes for 24 points. Florida State entered the meet as the No. 1 team in the nation.
The Lady Bisons finished behind five Southeastern Conference teams – Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama. The Lady Bisons had 271 points, 13 behind sixth place Alabama.
"I am ecstatic about how the women ran," Lipscomb coach Bill Taylor said. "We didn't care what place we finished, we just wanted to take a chance for something big and learn how to race up front.
"We accomplished all of those goals. The girls had a perfect start, and were in terrific position through almost half the race. When we did fade a bit, we didn't fade bad and showed courage and guts. "
Walker was the top finisher for the Lady Bisons in 18th place. She covered the 6-K course in 20:35. Florida State's Violah Lagat was first with a time of 20:06.8.
"Dani ran amazing," Taylor said. "She broke the 6-K school record and earned the first ever All-Region Cross Country honors in Lipscomb history.
"She was smooth and fast and took herself to a whole new level. It was really exciting seeing her there in second place overall more than halfway through the race. She knows what she needs to do to stay longer and is excited to continue her progress."
Tessa Hoefle placed 48th for the Lady Bisons with a run of 21:15.
Madelin Talbert and Maggie Lawrence finished 66th and 67th respectively. Talbert's time was 21:36.6 and Lawrence's time was 21:37.3. Minna Fields was 79th with a time of 21:48.1
Rounding out the finishers for Lipscomb were Kendra Lobley (96th, 22:00.8) and Missy Dowd (124th, 22:34.8).
"We were an elite team," Taylor said. "For a while we were one of the best teams in the nation. The girls tasted success...they were in the right race, and this is a big huge day moving this program forward. It is gigantic preparation for the success we will see in the near future."
Taylor was even more pleased that his runners performed well despite some challenges.
"It's funny, we actually faced a bit of adversity this week," Taylor said. "Three of our top six are recovering from sinus infections. They ran tough.
"And Maggie tripped over a fallen runner, fell hard, tore her leg up bad, got up and finished as our No. 4 runner. Amazing. There are just so many victories for us in this performance…things we will build on this track season."
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 23andMe cofounder Anne Wojcicki, and DST Group chief Yuri Milner are backing a new $33 million grant program for biotech innovators, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.
It is presumably important, because they are putting a lot of their own money behind it. (Wojcicki is married to Google cofounder Sergey Brin.)
But not important enough for them to honor the winners by showing up on time to their own event.
There are a lot of TV cameras in the room, and reporters from CNN, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. Organizers asked the press corps to show up early.
The program just started—55 minutes late. None of them apologized for the late arrival either.
Venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz fines partners who are late to meetings with entrepreneurs. Maybe that's a good idea to apply more broadly.


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Sonakshi Sinha turns showstopper for JJ Valaya
Actor Sonakshi Sinha walked the ramp for designer JJ Valaya. She wore a beautiful cream and blue paneled anarkali dress with netted designs. PIC INSIDEfashion and trends Updated: Mar 06, 2012 15:28 IST
Ten leading designers came together to showcase their designs at one single show known as Karmik. Actor Sonakshi Sinha was the show stopper as she walked the ramp for JJ Valaya.
Sonakshi wore a beautiful cream and blue paneled anarkali dress with netted designs.
Sonakshi said, "It was fantastic and great walking for Karmik. I am glad to be associated with Karmik. It is very affordable and all the girls who have dreamt of wearing designer wear now can buy it in an affordable rate."Pradeep and Neha Hirani's luxury fashion brand Kimaya, seen in India and internationally, launched brand Karmik at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012.
Karmik provides designer wear at affordable prices making them accessible all across the country.
The outfits displayed were a blend of western and Indian attires. Designers Rohit Bal, Anamika Khanna, JJ Valaya, Rocky S, Falguni and Shane Peacock, Ranna Gill, Shantanu and Nikhil, Rina Dhaka, Neeta Lulla and Kavita Bhartia presented a great affordable range of Indian designer wear.
From the film industry Sridevi, Mugdha Godse, Mahima Chaudhary, Poonam Sinha among others were present at the show.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Leaked confidential NIST documents concerning the investigation into the collapse of WTC 7, the 47-storey skyscraper that was not hit by a plane but imploded in under seven seconds on 9/11, reveal that an "unusual" event preceded the collapse of the building – a "jet of flames" that shot out of several windows after most of the fire had already died down.
The documents – entitled Confidential and Predecisonal Document NIST Report on Building 7 – form the preamble for a long-awaited final verdict on what caused a structurally reinforced building to fall like a controlled demolition despite suffering relatively minimal fire damage.
Chapter 1: WTC 7 Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis (William Pitts) is a thorough analysis of window fires by video and picture evidence, which concludes that all major fires before floors 7 and 13 died out prior to collapse.
The report states, "At 4:38 p.m. all of the windows between 13-44A and 13-47C were open, and the fires responsible for opening the windows had died down to the point where they could no longer be observed."
"Just prior to the collapse of the building at 5:20:52 p.m. a jet of flames was pushed from windows in the same area. The event that caused this unusual behavior has not been identified."
The report describes the nature of fires from floors 7-13 and also states, "With the exception of the fires on the 19th, 22nd, 29th, and 30th floors discussed at the start of this section, there is essentially no direct visual evidence of fires on other floors of WTC 7."
The photographs displayed in the report, many of which have never been seen before, do not show any other damage to the building than the small fires from floors 7-13 and the relatively minimal "scoop" observed on the lower right-hand west face of the building.
What could have caused this "jet of flames" to shoot out of windows immediately prior to the collapse of the building? The decompression force of a series of explosives or an incendiary device?
The leaked documents precede a BBC hit piece documentary which airs on July 6th and is set to claim that WTC 7 was the first steel-framed building in history to suffer a complete collapse from fire damage alone – a scientific impossibility.
As we reported on Monday, Deputy Director, Emergency Services Department, New York City Housing Authority Barry Jennings, who was trapped inside Building 7, reported explosions going off and witnessing dead bodies before the collapse of either of the twin towers.
We will be combing through the lengthy NIST documents over the course of the next few days to pick out more irregularities and potential smoking guns over the next few days – stay tuned. Feel free to e mail us with any interesting discoveries of your own.
Click here for copy files of NIST documents.
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Homeopathy is a method of alternative healthcare. It aims to restore balance to your overall health. Behind homeopathy is the belief that symptoms of a disease can be treated by a very small dose of a substance, which in a healthy person, would bring on the same symptoms.
A little goes a long way
Homeopathic remedies are often made from plant extracts. They may also be made from minerals or substances derived from animals. If given at full strength to a healthy person, these remedies could cause symptoms. But they're prepared in a special way that involves extreme diluting. This means that they're thinned with water or some other liquid. Once the remedy is mixed and prepared, the active substance often can't be detected. And the amount of the substance in the remedy is also too small to cause side effects.
Homeopathy is thought to create a healthful balance within the body. It is also thought to unlock the body's natural power to heal itself.
Some homeopaths give one remedy at a time. This is called the constitutional or classical approach. Other homeopaths give many remedies at once. This is known as the combination approach.
Questions for the homeopath
Before you decide whether to have treatment, talk with a homeopath. Asking him or her some of these questions may help you make an informed choice about your treatment.
What kind of training do you have? How long have you been practicing?
Have you treated problems like mine before?
Is there anything about my health that makes homeopathy inappropriate?
What will a typical visit be like?
How long will treatment take? Also, how much will it cost?
Why seek this treatment?
Homeopathy is most often used to treat common ailments, such as colds and allergies. It can also be used to treat certain chronic health problems and mental health problems. It can be used to help prevent future illness as well.
To learn more about homeopathy, these resources may help:
National Center for Homeopathy www.nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org
North American Society of Homeopaths www.homeopathy.org
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Sinbad and his pirate crew attempt to steal the magical, mystical "Book of Peace" while it travels to Syracuse, Sicily, protected by Proteus. Proteus was once Sinbad's best friend as a child and he tells him if it ever meant anything he can prove it. Sinbad tries to steal the book anyway, but is prevented when Cetus attacks the ship. The two work together to fight off Cetus and for a moment reaffirm their bond. Just when it seems the beast is defeated, Sinbad is dragged off the ship.


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Dear Friends,
Our identity in Christ gives meaning and purpose to our existence. Knowing who we are as a Christ-centered university informs our behavior, guides our decisions, and provides a clear identity for our community. This collection of documents represents our values and ethos. They serve as our guideposts as we traverse the landscape of higher education and an evolving and increasingly complex cultural context. They fashion our foundation as we lean into our Shared Vision 2022 and strive to become that "city on a hill that reflects the life of Christ and shines the light of Truth."
Those exploring our community will find a warm and welcoming environment, where relationships matter, none more so than our individual and collective relationship with Jesus Christ. Please familiarize yourself with these statements. Consider how they give expression to your own values and faith journey. We believe this framework embraces the healthy, God-given diversity of the Body of Christ and know our community is enriched by the Christian traditions represented at APU. We pray that your thoughtful and thorough review offers clarity about your fit as a prospective member of our university family and guides your path forward.
For those already employed by the university, I love that this brochure captures all of our important documents that affirm our identity in a single place. As we navigated our recent Values and Ethos conversation, I felt myself drawn back to these pages. I invite you to do the same. These statements serve as an anchor for us; they represent our unwavering commitment to Jesus Christ, unchanged since our founding and responsive to the challenges and opportunities of a hurting world. You see, through our respective roles on campus, we have the potential to play a leading role in students' transformation. That's why it is so critical that we, too, live transformed lives and model who we are in Christ, all so that we can provide appropriate support and challenge for our students. Revisit these statements. Make sure they continue to resonate with who you are in Christ. Then commit with me to support, sustain, and affirm them.
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Just as we'd feared the Plymouth Belvedere buried in Tulsa, OK didn't quite make it. Although Mr. Belvedere's vault was built to withstand a nuclear attack, it wasn't built to withstand water attack. Apparently sitting in a pool of muddy water for fifty years is bad for a '57 Plymouth — who knew? Luckily some of the other items left in the time capsule made it out looking like they're none the worse for wear. Anyway, we've got some more pictures of the sad, muddy and rusted Tulsa Plymouth below. [Hat tip to everyone who sent this one in!]
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We would like to remind you that the 6th Symposium on Motor Control in Biomechanics organized by the ISB Working Group in Motor Control will be held in Brisbane (Australia) on Tuesday July 25th and Wednesday July 26th 2017, during the upcoming XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB).
Date, Time and Venue: Tuesday July 25th and Wednesday July 26th 2017. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center, Cnr Merivale & Glenelg Streets, South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland (Australia)
Invited Speakers (see flyer):
- Dr. Penelope A McNulty (Neuroscience Research Australia and University of New South Wales, Australia)
- Dr. Glen Lichtwark (University of Queensland, Australia)
- Dr. Martina Mancini (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
- Dr. John H. Challis (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
- Dr. Fuminari Kaneko (Sapporo Medical University, Japan)
Invited talks will be followed by oral presentations. See here for the full schedule.
The Symposium will close with a Special Session on the Lifelong Contributions of Carlo De Luca to the Study of Human Movement: Motor Control Innovations
- Prof. William Z. Rymer (USA)
- Dr. Serge Roy (Delsys Inc & Boston University, USA)
- Dr. Roberto Merletti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Who Should Attend: Researchers and students with an interest in Biomechanics and Motor Control should attend. Participants will have the opportunity to discover the latest developments in these fields and discuss with experienced investigators.
Registration and Fee: Attendance is free to all ISB participants.
We look forward to seeing you in Brisbane!
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Disney Takes a Surprising Stand By Banning Junk Food Ads Aimed at Children
In an effort to promote healthier eating, the Walt Disney company said on Tuesday that it's banning junk food ads on its TV channels, radio stations and websites intended for children — and first lady Michelle Obama has given the plan her stamp of approval.
Because of existing advertising agreements, the ban won't go into effect until 2015. But when it does, it'll be groundbreaking.
"With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the US — and what I hope every company will do going forward," Mrs. Obama said.
And just because a kid-specific meal tosses in a vegetable doesn't mean it'll make the cut. "It's not just about reformulating a meal for a single advertising opportunity," said Leslie Goodman, Disney's senior vice president of corporate citizenship, adding that a complete meal under Disney's guidelines could have no more than 600 calories.
Margo Wootan, nutrition policy director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, applauds Disney's efforts, saying the announcement "really puts a lot of pressure on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network and other media to do the same."


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We routinely give our personal information to companies that provide us with goods and services. However, we want to have some control over how they store and use our private information—especially our private financial information. We also want to limit the amount of unwanted mail, e-mail, and telephone calls we receive. Concern about these issues has led to the enactment of several laws and regulations.
Children's Online Privacy Protection
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) covers online collection of personal information from children under age 13. COPPA spells out the responsibilities of Web site operators regarding children's online safety and privacy. Financial institutions that operate a Web site or online service directed to children fall under this regulation. Learn more. Read Facts for Consumers: Protecting Kids' Privacy on the Federal Trade Commission Web site.
Non-solicited Pornography and Marketing
Congress enacted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM) to protect the public from unwanted marketing e-mail and from e-mail containing sexually explicit text and images. CAN-SPAM attempts to reduce this type of communication by
Financial institutions fall under the marketing provisions of the CAN-SPAM act. Learn more. Read FCC: CAN-SPAM on the Federal Communications Commission Web site and OCC's Answers about Bank Solicitations.
Credit Reporting and Credit Transactions
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) gives you the right to see your credit records and correct any mistakes. The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) helps you protect your credit identity by allowing you to receive a free credit report once a year from each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies. A rule based on these laws also helps you limit the number of solicitations you get from companies that want to sell you credit-related services. This rule requires companies to
Learn more. Read Privacy: What You Do Know Can Protect You on the Federal Trade Commission Web site.
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information
You have probably received privacy notices in the mail from banks, other financial institutions, or insurance companies. Those notices explain what personal financial information the company collects about you, how the company protects your information, whether the company intends to share your information with other companies, and what you can do to limit that sharing. Two federal laws cover your personal financial privacy: The Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Learn more. Read Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information on the Federal Trade Commission Web site.
Right to Financial Privacy
The Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA) protects the privacy of your financial accounts from government scrutiny. Before the enactment of RFPA, you could not challenge government access to your financial records. In fact, you had no way of knowing that your bank had provided your records to a government authority. In general, and with some exceptions, the RFPA requires that you must receive
Telephone Consumer Protection
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects you from, among other things, unwanted telephone marketing calls from companies that want to sell you goods or services. Congress passed TCPA in response to consumer complaints regarding increased and intrusive telemarketing. This act led to the establishment of the National Do Not Call Registry. You can add your telephone number(s) to this registry to reduce the number of unsolicited telephone calls you receive. Learn more. Read FCC Consumer Facts: Unwanted Telephone Marketing Calls on the Federal Communications Commission Web site.


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Widgets add functionality to the sidebar of your WordPress website. Follow the steps below to add new widgets to your website.
1. First, login to your WordPress dashboard. After you have logged in, click "Widgets" under "Appearance"
This screen contains three areas of interest:
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Toby Keith More Than a Dozen Songs Deep Into New Album
His current gold-selling collection, 'Clancy's Tavern,' may still be churning out hits, but as soon as his current Top 10 single, 'Beers Ago,' runs its course, Toby Keith will already have his new album prepped, as he has "14 or 15 things" already recorded for his 17th studio album.
"It's the same stuff I usually do," Keith tells Billboard of his forthcoming project. "It's my world. It's really difficult to put my finger on what I write about because I don't really sit down and try to force anything. I only sit down and write when I have a good idea, and it can be about anything so there's never really a theme or a preconceived idea of what I want the album to sound like. I write all year and then I go in, and I always over-cut."
While Keith is prepared with plenty of songs in the queue, he's not really sure which ones to roll out for the new album. "I don't really know what 10 or 11 (songs) are going to make the album yet," admits Keith. "I just go in and get a good vocal on everything and then I'll start seeing which three or four gravitate to the top and I'll start building the core of my album right there, and then I'll fill in what I don't have."
One song has already become a clear favorite of the new album, with Keith speculating it as a future release. "Everybody heard it in the studio and was like, 'You've got to release that at some point,'" he says of a track called 'I Like That Drink Beer.' The Oklahoma native also hopes to include a song for his golfing fans.
"[It] kind of puts everything into perspective for all the golfers in the world," says the singer. "It lets you know if you're not on TV, you're not a very good golfer. I've played it about four or five times in public and got rave reviews on it."
Though Keith is focused on the future, he also looks back in appreciation of the commercial achievements of 'Clancy's Tavern' — more specifically, the platinum-selling crossover success of 'Red Solo Cup.'
"I've done things like that before and they've gotten big with my audience but not big in the world," Keith notes. "This was one of those deals where it just went to that next level, and you can't foresee that; if you could, then everyone would be successful like that."
"Somebody came up to me at the CMT Awards and said, 'I doubt if you added all the winners up tonight they got as many hits total as ('Red Solo Cup'), and I laughed because I don't know how close to the truth that is, but it may just be, you know?" the singer adds, referring to the 20 million online video views.
With the release of the new album, Keith also hopes to celebrate 20 successful years in the industry with a gift to his fans. "We're thinking about doing something to commemorate it, tour-wise," says Keith. "But we still haven't put a time on anything concrete yet."
Until the anniversary rolls around in 2013, fans can catch Keith this year on his headlining Live in Overdrive Tour, with dates scheduled through the end of September.


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Honoring Our Veterans and In Home Care for Veterans
It is amazing how quickly the year has passed; it's already November. On the eleventh, we will celebrate our nation's armed forces on Veteran's Day. This is the day to pay tribute and honor those who have sacrificed their time with their families and their lives to protect our great country. While it should be a daily practice to thank a veteran, it is especially important on this national holiday. Simply saying "thank you" is a small gesture that surely is appreciated. Post a message on a social networking site to thank our veterans. You never know who may come across that post and just needed to hear those words.
Another way to show your appreciation for a veteran on the 11th is to proudly display your American pride. Wear your red, white, and blue. Say the Pledge of Allegiance. Fly your flag at your home or wear a pin on your shirt to show that you acknowledge this very important day on our calendar.
If you have the time, visit a local retirement home and chat with some elderly veterans who may wish to share their stories. Learn about the veterans in your family. Do you know if anyone in your family served in the military? Perhaps your elderly loved one is a veteran who might enjoy reminiscing about their time in the service. It's important to remember that even if a soldier, sailor, or marine did not fight in a foreign war, they are still veterans and are worthy of honor and gratitude. While they might not have been overseas fighting for our country, they were providing disaster relief and keeping the peace. Soldiers who did not fight in a foreign war are often given less praise; they deserve as much thanks.
Being a military spouse is not easy now, nor was it in the past. When thanking a veteran, whether they are young or old, remember to thank their spouse if they were with them during their commitment to the military. A military spouse lives on an emotional roller coaster and they have to go months without seeing their loved one while they are deployed. Something as simple as an email or text to a spouse of a veteran or actively serving soldier to say you are thinking of them and are grateful for their sacrifice can mean so much.
Veterans Day is not the only day for saluting our nation's heroes. They deserve our respect and thanks every day of the year. This year, make it a point to show your patriotism and acknowledge the sacrifice our veterans have made to protect and serve our country.
If you would like to learn more about in home care for veterans and the many benefits of in home senior care or dementia and Alzheimer's care, call Senior Helpers of Crown Point to speak to a senior care specialist today 219-662-2999! The compassionate senior care specialists at Senior Helpers can also guide you through the process of receiving the Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance Benefit and how it could help your elderly loved one stay in the comforts of their own home for as long as possible while receiving the level of care they need. Senior Helpers of Crown Point provides a wide range of services including Alzheimer's and dementia care, personal assistance, companionship, and so much more to all areas of Crown Point, Valparaiso, Schererville, Whiting, and Merrillville.


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Khnud wrote:Or have hunters teleport in instead.
That's actually a very good idea.
MoppyPuppy wrote:When this is all over there should be a topic concerning Eternal's ending. I dont understand, did I win?
I like this idea too.
Khnud wrote:Or have hunters teleport in instead.
MoppyPuppy wrote:When this is all over there should be a topic concerning Eternal's ending. I dont understand, did I win?
Crater Creator wrote:Whew boy, was this level hard without a shield recharger. You basically have to 'vid it' by not getting hit.
Crater Creator wrote:"These clones [of Tycho which the Pfhor use] lack any extensive personal memories" That doesn't sound right. The Pfhor re-animate Tycho for Marathon 2 and Infinity, do they not? And Tycho remembers things like the Marathon, and Durandal and Leela. Those would qualify as extensive personal memories.
Metastability isn't a canonical stage of rampancy or 'post-rampancy', no matter what wikipedia says. The only use of the phrase in the games is where Durandal says of Tycho something almost identical to what my Tycho said of Leela in your quote. I take "metastable" to mean roughly "late-stage rampant" - you're not quite 'stable' the way you were pre-rampancy, but you're not just outright trying to kill everyone anymore."The fewer metastable personality constructs running around through time, the better." Leela isn't metastable, or else she wouldn't be in the jealous stage of Rampancy.
'Snipervision,' activated with F7, has been useful in Eternal. Why does it take about a full minute to turn it on and off?
Nothing. I'm not sure why that one's destroyable and none of the others were.There's one of the 8 exposed circuits which you can destroy. I wonder what that does.
The first time I tried this level (and subsequent times until I gave up and tried it again another day), this level was ridiculously hard. Something needs to be done for balance. After finally getting through the grueling outdoor part, I think the best thing would be to teleport in a couple of health canisters, more fusion batteries, and/or more VacBoBs at a time. The VacBoBs are effective when there are enough of them to give the juggernauts multiple targets, but that seldom happened. I can't even get fusion batteries off of fallen VacBoBs, since they either fry or explode.
K'lia is a portable moon, and it is in Earth orbit for convenience of Human-S'pht collaboration.The 'Kr armada returns to Earth orbit. I'm still confused about locations, since K'lia never orbited Earth in the original games. When did the moon K'lia move to Earth orbit, and who put it there?
Logically, the sides of the river really shouldn't be bluish. That's just water, it's not glowing blue light onto the banks. Though on the other hand, it does lend some color to an otherwise gray map.
I spent about an hour searching for that one narrow corridor that takes you to the chip insertion panel. Please make it stand out more. It was also only by luck that I happened to stop on one of the automatic exits. They look like teleporters, but I was waiting for Leela to give me a new message.
L wrote:1: Should the automated defense drones in the level (is it Dread Not?..I know your on the Jjaro Dreadnaught is all) EVER activate AGAINST you, as in start firing upon you when you walk into a room?
2: The levels that use the "trip-o-vision"(I don't recall their names, But I know that there is a well of sorts that functions as a teleporter) Are MASSIVELY laggy, to the point of almost being unplayable.. And my computer is fairly top of the line, 2.16 GHz iMac, 24" screen, 128mb Graphics Card, 2 gigs RAM. It shouldnt lag, unless this is an engine problem, or the map itself... This may have been mentioned earlier, but it is my major grief none-the-less.
L wrote:I will Look into it when I get home today Pfhorrest
I cannot remeber the name at this exact moment. I just remeber the level being very gray, very rocky...and it has a river in it. Lots of jumping/ platforming with almost always 0 enemies, except for one time (:O hope I didn't spoil anything)
MoppyPuppy wrote:About that level, is there any way into that SECOND door?
Not the one you usually start in front of, but that OTHER one.
Crater Creator wrote:Ah, I get it. The S'pht clans are fighting each other, and apparently I've already taken sides, since one group shoots me while the other doesn't.
There is no appropriate translation for the name of the host server this message is coming from. That doesn't mean S'bhuth's message is untranslated.The terminal says "Decoding message from S'bhuth...no translation." No translation? Since when does S'bhuth speak English, especially at this time when he's never heard of humans?
S'bhuth says his people, the S'pht 'Kr, are going away for 1000 years. Yet, Leela says we're at a time 2000 years before our last visit here. Is 1 Earth year exactly 2 Lh'owon years, or what?
"This chasm" is this whole huge underground complex. The W'rk was once buried here, asleep, much like the one in the Yucatan on Earth, and when it awakened and killed Pthia, Yrro imprisoned it in the sun instead.A W'rkncacnter is inside this chasm? My impression was that W'rkncacnter are huge, only dealt with by using entire suns, not something so quaint as a single lava shaft.
Wait a minute...is Hathor really P'thia?
You've been in stasis for 1000 years, and now the Pfhor are invading.Oh no! How'd the Pfhor get here?
That seemed like a shorter chapter. I wonder if I missed the 'wrong path' this time.
Treellama wrote:Will there be an SDK for Omega for net maps? Will you accept net map contributions?
Shadowbreaker wrote:Is there still gonna be the coop thing?
If so could someone please work out the random quitting bug that happens every time I play coop (with or without the script)?
Treellama wrote:Just ignore SB, Pfhorrest. He won't file a bug report, stay on topic, or even explain in any detail at all what's wrong.
Pfhorrest wrote:Guys! Can't we stop fighting and all get back to talking about how awesome I am?
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text: A Tale of Two Counties And Two Very Different Outcomes Assistant public defenders have it really tough in the trial courtrooms. These lawyers are typically assigned to large caseloads in which surprises can arise at any time, even when meeting the client for the first time. First meetings can be very tense, and a lawyer must possess the required skills to resolve the tension and seek a favorable solution for the client.Sometimes this tension comes from a difficult client who demands more than should be realistically expected from a lawyer assuming the case for the first time on "day one" of representation. Tension can also stem from a prosecutor who extends a plea offer with an "it's good for today only" deadline. Finally, tension can come from a judge who believes that assistant public defenders are "fungible," meaning that any assistant public defender whom the judge wants to step up on a case should be able to do so at a moment's notice regardless of the posture of the


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The government contractor that screened Edward Snowden also was responsible for a background check that granted "secret" security clearance to Aaron Alexis, the alleged Navy Yard shooter.
USIS, a private company based in Falls Church, Va., said on Thursday that it had vetted Alexis in 2007.The security clearance he subsequently received in 2008 was good for ten years, until 2018.
A USIS spokesman declined to say what Alexis' background check revealed, although government officials have said it turned up a 2004 arrest in Seattle for malicious mischief.
"We are contractually prohibited from retaining case information gathered as part of the background checks we conduct for (the federal Office of Personnel Management) and therefore are unable to comment further on the nature or scope of this or any other background check," USIS spokesman Ray Howell said in a statement.
USIS recently came under scrutiny for performing a five-year "periodic reinvestigation" for Snowden's security clearance in February 2011. The 30-year-old systems administrator for Booz Allen Hamilton later leaked documents to the media, revealing massive secret surveillance by the National Security Administration.
At a Senate hearing in June, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said USIS was under criminal investigation for systemic failure to adequately conduct background checks. McCaskill chairs a Senate subcommittee on contracting oversight.
On Thursday, the senator said she's concerned about what she sees as "a pattern of failure on the part of this company, and a failure of this entire (security clearance) system."
At risk is nothing less than the country's national security and the lives of Americans, she said.
"What's most frightening is that USIS performs a majority of background checks for our government," McCaskill said. "We clearly need a top-to-bottom overhaul of how we vet those who have access to our country's secrets and to our secure facilities. I plan to pursue such an overhaul, and won't rest until it's achieved."
The Office of Personnel Management has reviewed the file for the 2007 examination of Alexis' background and found it "complete and in compliance with all investigative standards," said Mert Miller, the agency's associate director for the Federal Investigative Services.
For a "Secret"-level security clearance, a background investigation consists of a questionnaire completed by the applicant and checks of federal records, credit history records and criminal history records.
While the Pentagon made the final decision whether to grant or deny the clearance or request further inquiry, it "did not ask OPM for any additional investigative actions after it received the completed background investigation" Miller said in a statement.
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Southampton have signed Lyon and Croatia defender Dejan Lovren on a four-year contract.
The Saints announced the deal on their official Twitter feed.
Lovren makes the hop across the English channel having spent three seasons with Lyon, winning the Coupe de France with last year.
Having started out with Dinamo Zagreb he won the first of his 17 international caps during his four-year spell with them, although he did spend time out on loan with Inter Zapresic.
"I've spoken a lot with the chairman and the coach, and this is a great project," Lovren said on the club's official website after completing his move for an undisclosed fee.
"They told me a lot of positive things, and I know the history of the club. It's a big club and I'm very happy that I can be a part of it."
Lovren, who was courted by a number of other European sides, admitted the lure of the Premier League had proved too strong.
"After three and a half years in France, it was a dream to play in the Premier League. Now the dream has come true," he said.
"I have it in my mind to do something big, and I see the same thing in the club.
"We are a young team, and I am a young player also so I hope I will stay here for a long time."
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The Office of Student Involvement coordinates the scheduling of rooms for on campus events. Facility usage policies are at the very bottom of this page. Please see below for important instructions and helpful tips.
Please note that if a room you are looking for on a particular date is not listed on the calendar associated with an event, it does not automatically mean the room is not being utilized at that time. Please check with the appropriate Facility Coordinator first before submitting a Facility Form.
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Katy Perry 3D Concert Film May Be in the Works
Katy Perry could be heading to the big screen. The pop star is reportedly in talks with Paramount Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to create a 3D film featuring live footage.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it's still early in the deal-making process, but with the 'Teenage Dream' singer's star power, many sources believe it's just a matter of time and working out the details.
The site also reports that the possible concert movie project will likely be created in the same style as 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,' which as earned a whopping $73 million since its February 2011 release. Paramount Pictures was also the backer for the 17-year-old's film.
Judging by the track record for concert films, the odds of a successful run at the box office are in Perry's favor. In 2008, Miley Cyrus released her 'Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour,' which grossed $65 million. One year later, the Jo Bros unveiled 'Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,' which earned over $19 million domestically.
Other reports claim that Perry's recent free show in Los Angeles would be taped for a California Dreams Tour DVD, but no release date has been set. Perry has already had a bit of success at the box office. She voiced the character Smurfette in the 2011 animated film 'The Smurfs,' which grossed over $142 million in theaters.


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Pazo de Antequeira was built in the 17th century and recently restored; it features three sections, two wings and a suntrap in the middle, with a running baroque balcony.
One of the building's greatest charms is its chapel, as well as its baroque fountain; above the pipes is the figure of St. Vicente Ferrer preaching from the pulpit, similar to how he is depicted in Compostela's Convent of San Domingos de Bonaval.
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For much of American evangelical history, spreading the gospel meant spreading whiteness.
In states where medically assisted death is legal, how do clergy respond?
A brief history of Christian civil disobedience.
Why do Christians who yearn for a more just society decide not to vote?
How do we reconcile our vote with our conscience?
The Johnson Amendment was almost a victim of the Republican tax overhaul.
Tax cuts for middle-class Americans come at a painfully high price.
Your next caregiver could be an android.
Culture Watch
Exploring love and rage in Ava DuVernay's 'A Wrinkle in Time.'
Millennials and the Mission of God: A Prophetic Dialogue, by Andrew F. Bush and Carolyn C. Wason. Wipf and Stock.
A Palestinian Theology of Liberation: The Bible, Justice, and the Palestine-Israel Conflict, by Naim Stifan Ateek. Orbis.
When being the best isn't good enough.
Four April culture recommendations from our editors.
All the money in the world couldn't save Paul Getty.
Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance, by Bill McKibben. Blue Rider Press.
At Home with the Victims
If our beliefs paralyze us from participating in the systems, what good are they?
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle B
Along with nostalgia, Facebook delivers daily reminders that we haven't always been correct...or cool.
A rising tide of youth electoral organizing is pushing back against disappointing politicians.
Funny business by Ed Spivey Jr.
Civil disobedience can be a critical tactic in the toolbox of social change.
Belief in the supremacy of whiteness has shaped both political parties in the U.S.


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Google this morning released its list of top Google searches for the year in various cities around the country. Charlotte's "Google Zeitgeist" list came out looking a lot like our national reputation -- all business.
Here's what was on Charlotte Google searchers' minds in 2010:
- UNCC moodle
- UNCC email
- Parent assist
- CPCC email
- CATS bus schedule
- Charlotte restaurant week
- Charlotte half off
- Showmars menu
- CMCU.org
- Charmeck.org
This isn't a completely reliable reading of what locals are seeking on the Internet. Local folks probably go to Facebook more often than any of these sites, but most wouldn't do a Google search to get there.
What do you think? What was your most-used search term of the year?


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Road Test: 2004 Volvo V70 R
Everyone is following BMW M, Ford SVT, and Mercedes-Benz AMG into the factory-offered performance-model game. Volvo is doing the same with its R Line: the S60 R sedan and V70 R sport wagon. The approach is similar to that of other manufacturers: Upgrade engine, handling, and braking performance in well-balanced amounts; add luxury accessories; make it look sporty inside and…Read More


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A brick begins to fall from my wall
To date, Owen Smith has been my most difficult ancestor to trace in Australia. At last a clue has appeared as to the death of my elusive paternal Great, Great Grandfather, with my scant knowledge of him being that he was a shoemaker on the station "Boorolong" located near Armidale in New South Wales. I can now add that he was a drunkard!
The only clue to Owen's existence had been his name, occupation and place of residence, which appeared on the Baptismal certificate of his son, William Smith, born on May 11, 1854.
Quality or profession
Owen SMITH
Christiana SMITH
Received after requesting certificate registration number: V18541034 40/1854
Name: William Smith
From: NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages – Historical Index
However recently, I discovered a list of deaths dealt with by the NSW coroner from 11 October 1853, where an Owen Smith died in the Armidale district of "Excessive drinking"; the inquest taking place on the 30th of November 1853. No other information as to age, occupation or any other identifying clues are included, but it does fit the timeline and location.
|Owen Smith, number 95, 3rd from bottom
Although, again, there is no record of their marriage, this would have left his widowed wife, Christiana Matheson, pregnant and a single mother for three years before she remarried Jabez Smith (no relation), a worker on the same property, on February 17, 1857, giving her status as "Shoemaker's widow". I ask myself why though was Owen not noted as deceased on the baptismal certificate?
|Portion of marriage certificate between Christiana Smith (Matheson) and Jabez Smith
Searching the death indexes of the NSW Births Deaths and Marriages Registrations for that year with for "Owen Smith" returns no results. Searching with just the surname "Smith" returns 61 results. Checking this list carefully finds that there are no Ewan's, or anything other likely name that may indicate a misspelling.
Checking Trove (Australian Digitized newspapers) reveals only four mentions of an "Owen Smith" during 1853, none of them relevant to my search; though it is possible that the newspapers covering the New England area for period in question have yet to be added to Trove. I also checked the NSW Police Gazettes, which, as far as I can, tell only began in 1854, but perhaps that is just the digitized version.
There are only a few people named "Owen Smith" whom appear in the arrival search results. One, a child aged 15, who was allowed to come to Australia from Ireland with his family to be reunited with his convict father, Patrick Smith on the "William Jardine" in 1838, seemed the most likely candidate, however this Owen has a well documented life and family, and is definitely not my Owen. There were also at least four convicts with the same name, transported from Ireland and England during the years previous to 1853. Without tracing each of their lives and time in the colony, in would be impossible to say which, if any were my Owen. There are also no recorded births for an "Owen Smith" in NSW up to 1840.
I am unsure where to search next and would appreciate any advice as to finding a death certificate for my elusive Great, Great Grandfather, so that I can gather some information that may lead to discovering how and when he came to the colony or where and when he was born; when he was married and when he died. What is really needed is a trip to Armidale to check local records, but that is impossibility for me in my current circumstances. If there are any local researchers, I would be willing to pay for your time, so please contact me.
But there are tingles running up and down my spine, and I feel that now that a brick has come loose, it will not be long before the wall comes tumbling down
Certificates held by self
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; Historical indexes
State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. Registers of Coroners' Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834–1942 (microfilm, NRS 343, rolls 2921–2925, 2225, 2763–2769).


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- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 1 hour
- Total time:1 hour
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- 2 ounces achiote paste
- 1 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch thick slabs
- 3 poblano chiles
- 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
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- 1/4 cup shredded Oaxaca cheese (or Monterey Jack), plus more for serving
- 2 limes, cut into wedges
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Meanwhile, pour the remaining oil into a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the red onion slices and a pinch of salt, and cook until well caramelized. When done, transfer to the bowl with the poblanos.
Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt to the bowl, along with the crema, the cheese, most of the cilantro, and a few cracks of black pepper. Toss well. Season to taste with more salt and pepper, if needed.
Warm the corn tortillas on the grill pan or grill for just a few seconds on each side until soft. Serve the butternut squash mixture with the tortillas, lime wedges, and more crema and cheese to taste.
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"We have two weeks of the loan window left and we cannot afford to finish the season with just two strikers," he said.
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"Every player we are looking at is different and in a different situation. Some are not playing because others are playing better, some because they are coming back from injury and some because they are too expensive.
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