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Around the world, communities face pressing health challenges related to the built environment. For many years, ULI and its members have been active players in discussions and projects that make the link between human health and development; we know that health is a core component of thriving communties.
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The three finalists for Dallas city manager were in the same room Wednesday — at the City Council's weekly meeting.
Interim City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, 62, took his regular seat at the council table, next to Mayor Mike Rawlings.
The two outside candidates, David Cooke, 53, from Wake County, N.C., and Deanna Santana, 43, from Oakland, Calif., sat in the audience.
Santana and Cooke are in town for a three-day visit. It includes a private tour of the city Thursday and a final round of interviews Friday.
The tour is expected to include Jack Evans Police Headquarters, Klyde Warren Park, a street services center in southern Dallas and a new fire station in the northeast. The candidates will also be taken through the Arts District, though they're not scheduled to stop at any of its venues.
Thursday night, all three finalists and their spouses are invited to a private social gathering with council members.
On Friday, the finalists will be interviewed at City Hall. The council will divide into five three-member groups, and each candidate will meet with each group, round-robin style.
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Welcome to the Mathematics Department
The Mathematics Department at SXU strives to build a strong sense of community among faculty and undergraduate students in exploring the beauty and importance of mathematics. All math courses are taught at the Chicago campus where students can enjoy small classes with approachable and caring faculty.
Our faculty members are dedicated to excellence in teaching and scholarship. The broad range of faculty research interests in mathematics and mathematics education includes: abstract algebra, applied mathematics, solitary waves theory, developmental mathematics, differential geometry, discrete mathematics, history of mathematics, numerical analysis, probability and statistics, representation theory of finite dimensional algebras, mathematical knowledge for teaching, and processes by which mathematics teachers incorporate technology into their teaching.
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While completing the 25 general education courses, students interested in the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in mathematics are required to take 15 major-specific courses while students interested in the Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in mathematics must take 16 major-specific courses. Other major options include actuarial science and math with secondary education; however, these majors may require additional time or increase the average number of courses per semester.
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- Broad range of advanced elective courses offered in applied and pure mathematics.
- Nationally accredited and recognized mathematics teacher preparation program.
- Faculty who are committed to a cutting-edge pedagogical and educational technology focus to enhance students' understanding of mathematical concepts and develop mathematical skills by using iPads, MyMathLab, MyStatLab, WebAssign, Minitab, StatCrunch, Graphing Calculators, Geometer's Sketchpad, GeoGebra, Maple, and 3D printing in the classroom.
- Learning that goes beyond the classroom. One-to-one mentorship in the Senior Seminar capstone project. Each semester, seniors present their research projects at a symposium attended by students, faculty, family and friends.
- Opportunity to work as a mathematics tutor in the Mathematics Lab.
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- Join the SXU math team in the annual Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA) calculus competition.
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"I'm challenged intellectually and as a person working within my department. I thoroughly enjoy and look forward to the various colloquiums from professors, events held by the math department, and the rigorous classes that are offered. Being here has strengthened my belief that mathematics is the purest and most beautiful form of the human spirit. I've learned various geometries, tools in calculus, abstract algebra, cryptography, string theory, and more. Mathematics is bewitching, and with a faculty that knows how to engage with students and opens their minds to the beauty in logic, students can begin their lifelong love affair with math."


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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has made the news for wrong reason. It is learnt that recently the actor along with his wife took some time off from his busy schedule and went out for watching a Hollywood movie in one of theatres at Juhu in Mumbai. One of the fans has tried to take the photograph of Akshay Kumar and his wife Twinkle Khanna. This has angered the actor. He has lost his cool and slapped the fan . On earlier occasion, Govinda and Salman Khan have also made the news slapping their fans.Take a look at the video..


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Backstory: I had pretty bad acne in college and took Accutane as a last resort. By that time, I had amassed some scarring. The scarring wasn't terrible, but it was in a very conspicuous place, right around my nose and mouth...my own personal the triangle of death as far as breakouts were concerned! There was worse scarring on my temples and the side of one of my cheeks. But it was the front and center stuff that bothered me the most.
I had four rounds of Fraxel in 2007 that didn't really do too much, and I also had my main scar area injected with restylane last year, which helped for a while.
The procedure: Ow. I had two 5 mg percosets and the usual face numbing, but this HURT. I'm pretty good with pain, I managed most of childbirth without meds, and delivered a 9 lb 7 oz. baby. But I actually cried a bit as I was being lasered! It was this crackling, needling feeling, and the smell (burning skin?) just added to it. My dermatologist was fabulous though, more about that later. And luckily it was quick, maybe 10, 15 minutes tops if I had to guess. I was a little bleary from the meds though.
The recovery: There was very little pain or discomfort afterwards other than feeling nauseous and out of it from the Percoset. Of course, I was extremely red and swollen and couldn't leave the house, which I expected, but in terms of facial pain, it was fine. Each day you get less and less red and swollen. On day 3, there was a big difference between morning and afternoon even, so recovery is quick. My regimen is simple: Cetaphil wash 4x a day, coat with Aquaphor after each washing. On the third day, I added Avene restorative creme to the mix. I took Benadryl to help me sleep and to ward off any itching. One word of advice: Be prepared for how you will look. You will look horribly burnt in the first two or three days.
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Scientists have found an antibody to the aberrant protein found in the dreaded "mad cow disease" and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans. The serendipitous discovery, reported in tomorrow's issue of Nature, might lead to an easy and cheap diagnostic test for the so-called "prion" diseases--which at present can be diagnosed definitively only by examining a brain after death.
Prion diseases, according to the leading theory, occur when "infectious proteins" called prions misfold and then recruit normal proteins to do likewise. The misshapen proteins clump together, eventually killing brain cells. Scientists had been able to detect both forms of the prion protein (PrP) by creating antibodies, specialized immune cells that recognize specific proteins. But no one had found an antibody that could target only the aberrant form.
Bruno Oesch of the University of Zurich and his colleagues didn't have any false hopes when they set out to find a better antibody against normal PrP in cows. His team immunized mice bred to have no PrP with the protein. A few weeks later, the scientists culled antibody-producing cells from the animals' spleens. To their surprise, they found an antibody that ignores normal PrP and latches onto the misfolded PrP from brains of cows with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, from mice with a prion disease called scrapie, and from CJD victims. "We don't really know why we have been the lucky ones" to find the new antibody, says Oesch. Co-author Kurt Wüthrich, also of the University of Zurich, says the new antibody may zero in on the dangerous PrP because it attaches to three different regions of the protein--regions which are distant from one another in the normal conformation, but are close together in the misfolded aggregate.
The antibody still must jump through several hoops before it could be used to diagnose living people or check for tainted beef. First, the researchers must find out if the antibody can latch onto extremely low concentrations of misshapen PrP in spinal fluid or blood. They also need to make sure it reacts only with prions, says Clarence Gibbs, a virologist at the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. If those questions are answered, however, Gibbs says the antibody could have "great possibilities."


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Ginger Reyes
What is it with Billy Corgan and female bassists? First, there was D'arcy Wretzky, then Melissa Auf der Maur and now Ginger Reyes is the new full-time bassist for the Smashing Pumpkins. We're not complaining. Reyes is also a solo artist who goes by the stage name Ginger Sling.
AppealAt first glance, Ginger Reyes looks more like she'd be in the kind of band where the members wear metallic bodysuits and perform choreographed dance routines and less like she'd be rocking out with her bass while performing "Cherub Rock" in sold-out stadiums. In fact, if you told us that she was Kylie Minogue's back-up singer, we would probably believe you. But get this pixie-sized 28-year-old onstage with the Smashing Pumpkins, and she's 100% rock 'n' roll. Yes, all 5'1" of her. There's something ridiculously sexy about that. The fact that she looks more like actress Brittany Murphy than she does Courtney Love or a young Joan Jett also adds to her uniqueness as a rocker.
SuccessWhen the Smashing Pumpkins reunited in 2006 after a six-year hiatus, fans who had been loyal to the band in the '90s were none too thrilled to hear that Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin would be the only two original members returning. Ginger Reyes, who had previously been in the all-girl pop-punk band Halo Friendlies, had huge shoes to fill when she took over the coveted spot as the Pumpkins' bassist in 2007, after both D'arcy Wretzky and Melissa Auf der Maur. She's proven that she's tough enough to handle touring with Corgan and company, despite only having experience in lesser-known bands prior to joining what is arguably one of the most iconic bands of the last two decades. Even Chamberlin gave up on the Smashing Pumpkins in March of 2009, but Reyes is still rocking the tour circuit.
Ginger Reyes BiographyAt only 28 years old, Ginger Reyes has already had quite a career. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Reyes eventually relocated to California where she had stints in bands called Lo Ball and Halo Friendlies. After those bands, she pursued a solo career under the stage name of Ginger Sling.
ginger reyes joins the smashing pumpkinsOn April 6, 2007, Ginger Reyes was officially named the new bassist for the Smashing Pumpkins, an iconic band from her hometown of Chicago. Prior to touring, Reyes had the opportunity to practice with famed drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. "We got together a few days a week -- just the two of us, but sometimes also with Jeff Schroeder, our guitar player," Reyes has said. "All the time we spent playing together helped me understand Jimmy's playing. I've started to get a sense of things like the fills he'd normally play. It also allowed me to get a good feel without relying on guitar or vocals."
ginger reyes tours with billy corganSince joining the Smashing Pumpkins, she has toured with the band and appeared in three of the music videos from their comeback album, Zeitgeist. Chamberlin dropped out of the band in March of 2009, but Reyes is still sticking to life on the road with Corgan. "Stepping into this band is like stepping into another league," she has said. "Just a few months ago, I was hauling my own gear in the back of my truck. This tour is a little different, to say the least! Having a foundation in my faith helps me keep everything in perspective. I look at every day as a blessing, especially being a part of this band. That's what keeps me going every day."
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With a discarded dog asleep near my feet even I can't say anything sarcastic.
"It's a cliché to say that animals love you unconditionally, but it's also really true," says Gretchen Dukowitz of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), who lives with a dog, a cat and a bird, all rescued.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is about to get its first-ever rotorcraft manufacturer, with local company Quest Helicopters unveiling a completely new design on today at 1:15 p.m. on the Dubai Air Show's static display. The company, a subsidiary of Quest Investments, has tapped Ukrainian expertise to develop the program. It believes it can get the aircraft certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) by the fourth quarter of 2013.
Codenamed Project Q, the helicopter is described as a small light twin for missions such as emergency medical services, police, utility and VIP transportation. A full-size mockup and the forward section of a real airframe are on display here this week.
Selling points will be price, performance and delivery, according to commercial director Mike Creed. "We'll start production nine months before the expected certification and, therefore, we'll be able to deliver as soon as the authorities approve the helicopter," Creed told AIN ahead of this week's show. He is predicting that 20 airframes will be ready to for customers by the time of certification.
Creed said Quest Helicopters owns the unnamed Ukrainian company that is in charge of design. He claims the helicopter will be "robust, with Western refinements."
During the development phase, Ukraine's Motor Sich will supply the engines. "They are available now," Creed said. However, the would-be UAE airframer also is looking at alternative powerplant options. Ideally, these would be the size of the Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft, "with a higher power rating." The 300-shp-class RR300 powers the Robinson R66. A piston-twin version is also being considered for the Project Q.
Flight testing will take place in the UAE. "The GCAA [the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority] has known about the project for a year-and-a-half," Creed said. In addition to EASA certification, the company will also seek approvals from the Ukraine and the UAE. A stabilized production rate is targeted at 30 to 50 units per year, with a factory to be established in the UAE.


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I am going on a 3 Day cruise from April 18- April 21, 2008 leaving from Los Angeles and going to Ensenada, Mexico on the Monarch of the Seas. I'm confused about the dress though. I looked on Royal Carribbean's website and read what they classified as "casual." I was going to wear some cute, dressy bermuda shorts that go to my knee with some heels and a dressy shirt or cami. Will that be okay? Also, if anyone could help me, will it be warm enough for that type of dress? Or, do I need to take pants and long sleeve shirts with me?
Hello sweet_tn_angel, and welcome to cruise-chat;
I don't know anything about RCI's dress code; but if you are not going any farther south than Ensenada, you might want to take a light sweater of jacket as it could be cool.
Have a great cruise.
I will keep that in my and take a jacket or sweater then. I tend to be cold natured anyways!
The last I knew, shorts were not allowed in the dining room at dinner time, just breakfast and lunch. Maybe they're more relaxed on 3 day cruises? However, if you're cold natured to begin with, you might want to reconsider and bring slacks and a nice top for the dining room, as well as a light sweater or jacket. Best wishes and have a wonderful cruise!
Short three day cruises do tend to be pretty lax. However; for dinner I would bring slacks, a sundress, or capris.
We just returned from the Liberty of Seas. On this newer, more luxurious ship people were more dressed up on formal nights than I was used to seeing on other RCCL cruises in recent years. It was fun to see.
In re: Bermudas: I wore dressy (black with white pinstripes) bermudas that came the knee (longer than some people's skirts) with heels and a dressy T, jewelry, etc. I have worn them on 3 cruises now to the dining room in the evening NOT on a formal night, and I felt very comfortable and appropriately dressed. Shorts are not allowed in the dining room but I felt this was an outfit, not playwear. No one will stop you in any event, it's just if you feel comfortable, and you will. 3 days cruises tend to be more casual even than then 7+ cruises.
I agree with F-Mattox on this, if you are a person that tends to get cold easily, bring a nice sweater. My wife has to wear one in the ship (the theater and dinning room sometimes) because it is normally kept pretty cool in the ship.
I don't think they would say anything if you wore "dress" Berumda shorts. Especially if you had heels and a dressy shirt. But it wouldn't hurt to bring a pair of slacks or something in case you find the dinning room is too cold.
welcome to cruise chat. I just came back from a short 3day cruise on the Sovereign, a sister ship. The dress code was very lax, too lax. This was the first time I saw a guy wearing a hat, a t-shirt with the sleeves cut-off, a pair of shorts and sandals. Nothing was said to him. I am not saying that dressing like that would be ok, but what you described sounds fine. Remember you will have one formal night on a three day cruise. But the dress code is not as dressy as on longer trips. If I am not mistaken the gentleman was wearing the above attire on formal night.
That is just stinky. I have also seen tattered cargo shorts and T-shirts in the dining room in the evening. The rationale seems to be "I paid for this vacation so I am going to do what I want". Part of the fun for our family is being festive, dressing more "fun" or caribbean than we do in Minnesota. It's not like you can't wear whatever to eat elsewhere on the ship if the dining room requirements are too constraining, or maybe a resort on Mille Lacs Lake would be a better option for this guy's vacation: he can take his fishing rod and bait to dinner to match his outfit. Oh oh, did I just sound like a snob?
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The recent birth of the royal prince cost $15,000. That sounds like a lot, right? It is, but it's only half the cost of a birth in America. That's right: the average price of a birth — in a normal hospital, not a luxury wing — in the U.S. is $30,000. That makes us, according to an in-depth article by The New York Times, the nation that pays the most for maternity care. Yet, we also have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the developed world. It seems like these two things should counter one another, but in some ways (though not all) they're related.
The fact that maternity care is so expensive means that it's hard for people to afford it, and so infant mortality rates rise. Thousands of women across the country cannot get access to adequate pre- and post-natal care, and that's what leads to these high mortality rates. Our high teen pregnancy rate (which is, thankfully, falling) is a factor, but the Times article points out that it's not the whole picture.
We have teen mothers, many of whom are too afraid to expose their pregnancies to properly take care of themselves during them. We have working women who cannot get adequate health insurance. We even have working women who pay for their own private health insurance, but many of these insurances do not cover maternity care. They have to haggle their way through a dense, inconsistent billing system, often being stuck with outrageous bills that are different than the quotes they're initially given.
The New York Times article covers the situation better than I ever could. I'm not writing this post to be political, but merely to call attention to a problem that pregnant American women face. If you've ever wondered why we have such high infant mortality rates in our country, well, there's your answer.
When reading the article, I couldn't help being reminded – several times – of an unrelated article I saw on BBC News a couple of months ago. It revealed that infants in Finland sleep in boxes, and how that's connected to Finland having one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.
The full article on the concept is here, but the gist of it is that the Finnish government sends every expectant mother a box full of goodies for the baby. It started in the 1930s when the country had a high infant mortality rate. The boxes – which come with mattresses in the bottom – provided necessary items for infant care. The country's infant mortality rate turned around, and now the boxes are an important part of the culture. They're considered such an honored tradition that the Finnish government even sent one to William and Kate as a present.
One of the reasons why the boxes help improve care of the child, aside from the fact that they provide many necessary supplies, is that in order to receive one parents must sign up for prenatal care (which is available to everyone in the country). I just think the concept of the box is so neat – so neat, in fact, that my sister in law made me a custom one for our shower present – and love to share the idea.
I wish our government did something neat like this, especially in light of how much of a mess our maternity coverage can be. Sure, the idea of putting a baby to sleep in a box is weird, but when you think about all the things that aren't allowed in cribs: well, they're more or less sleeping in boxes anyway.
Have you had any difficult maternity care experiences? And what do you think of the Finnish maternity box?
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Climbed this route last weekend and found the 'S' rating a bit inappropriate. There was certainly gear every now and then but unfortunately it was VERY small nuts and cams behind flakes that I really did not trust (rotting or just way too thin.) I was also freaked out that it seemed like I was the first one to do the route in a year, [considering] how lichen covered and chalkless it was. Almost all of my feet I opted for smears because I did not trust any of the 'real' footholds. On the other hand my girlfriend seconded it and said she absolutely loved the climbing and the exposure is definitely cool. Unfortunately I was too scared whether that last crappy little nut and rotting flake were going to hold to enjoy the route.
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From: Boulder, CO
May 19, 2009
This is a fun route and a good alternative to the easier routes on the face.
It's a bit of a "one-move-wonder" though. The only move that I felt was 5.8 was moving around the large block/flake that puts you out on the arete. Then it's 5.6 to the top. There was good pro under the flake but its definitely exposed and spooky.
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Jan 25, 2015
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
|Solid little route that's worth the visit if you're in the area. There are a lot of solid cam placements early on and a solid small hex placement later.


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The middle class…we must do what we can for the middle class. That is the Obama mantra isn't it? Build up the middle class.
Really, it's class warfare. Liberals hate to hear that but that's really what it is. That's what so many conservatives say and we hear it often from almost all the GOP candidates.
In part it's true. Class warfare. Pitting those who don't have as much as other against those who have more.
That's the basis for the whole "Occupy" movement.
At best, occupiers are useful idiots in the grand Obama scheme.
Why "At best?"
Because there is a lot more to the Obama scheme than class warfare. Let's make this as simple as possible so even liberals can understand it.
What have been the clarion calls from Obama since 2008?
Share the wealth.
Hike taxes on the rich.
Both are meant to accomplish one thing. Take money from those who have more of it.
By saying "SHARE" Obama makes it seem as though those who have it should share it with those who don't have as much. Sharing is good isn't it? Aren't we taught to share as children?
The problem is, Obama never says with whom those who have money should share it does he?
That answer can be found in his second clarion call.
Hike taxes on the rich.
Obama wants those who have more money to "Share" it with the government.
Sorry all you have nots out there.
The reason Obama wants those WITH wealth to share it with the government is so the government can decide which of the have nots gets some of it and how much. In Obamaland, the government doles out what you need.
Well, that's not quite correct…More truthful would be…In Obamaland, the government decides what you need and whether or not you are entitled to get it.
So…What of all this help for the middle class? What of all this talk of increasing the middle class?
That too is simple. Obama wants to make the middle class bigger it's true but, HOW? That's the real question.
Useful idiots believe Obama will take from the UPPER class and GIVE it to the LOWER class.
Occupy an Econ 101 class.
Here is how the Obama scheme ACTUALLY works.
IF government can take enough from the UPPER class…the middle class GROWS because the FORMERLY wealthy and now…NOT so wealthy. The UPPER class therefore necessarily becomes the middle class.
At this point, Obama, in true liberal fashion can claim that they have fulfilled their promise to increase the size of the middle class. Hooray!!
Time for a reality check folks.
In this scheme, the middle class in Obamaland is now the UPPER class. Obama and liberals could claim they have created the largest UPPER class in our history but what they WON'T tell you is that they did it by by eliminating an entire class.
Now, if they eliminated the entire LOWER class to increase the size of the MIDDLE class, that might be a better thing.
In Obamaland, once the UPPER class is eliminated there are still two classes and class warfare would continue as there would still be those who have more than others. What to do? How to solve THAT problem?
Easy…Soak the NEW upper class until they and the lower class even out.
NOW, in Obamaland, everybody is equal. The playing field is level. Nobody has more than anybody else.
BRAVO!! Obama will have put an end to class warfare!! HE'S a saint. A hero.
Wait a minute.
If there are no more classes because those who had a lot, then those who had more than the rest suddenly don't have any more than the next guy…Where did all that evil wealth wind up?
Ahhhh…The Government.
When people have nothing and the government controls the wealth, the government gets to decide who gets what, how much and when.
What one is left with at that point is a RULING class and serfs.
But, that's not the American dream, is it? Aren't we the land of opportunity? Was America not built upon the principle that people could make something of themselves? Aren't we supposed to aspire to do better?
Aren't we supposed to be UPWARDLY mobile? Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Not according to liberals. That's why political correctness was invented by them. It's not politically correct to have more than someone else. What's that phrase Obama spews forth so often?
"Fair share."
The wealthy, says Obama, aren't paying their fair share.
Notice, throughout the last three years of the Emperor's reign, he has never bothered to identify what that "Fair share" is. Ask liberals how much, what percentage, the wealthy should pay in taxes and you get a song and dance. How much? Exactly how much is "Fair?"
They won't tell you will they?
45%? 50%? 60%? What IS "Fair share?
It's a floating scale. Fair is whatever it eventually takes to level the entire playing field. To liberal/socialists, "Fair" is whatever it eventually takes to make everybody even.
"Even" at the bottom.
Liberal/socialists know this is not an overnight deal.
Indeed, they've been at it for decades. Slowly and methodically, they have indoctrinated the youth. Slowly and methodically they have downplayed and removed the foundation of Americanism. Faith? Rights? It takes TIME to create a generation of useful idiots.
According to liberals, conservative are "Bitterly" clinging to their guns and their bibles" Acting "Bitterly" is something to be scorned isn't it?
In economic terms wealth is winning is it not? On the playground, because of political correctness, winning is something now to be scorned. Don't keep score. It's not fair for one team to have more points than another. Everybody gets a politically correct trophy.
If 1% has more than the other 99%…Is THAT fair? Not to liberal/socialists.
The fact is, and liberal/socialists know it, the "fundamental transformation" of the USA into the USSA must occur in steps. Step one…eliminate the wealth of the wealthy. Obama hasn't yet finished this important step.
He wants to be reelected. He's campaigning like crazy.
Obama claims he needs more time to finish what he's started. He needs another term to complete his task. But, to do it, liberal/socialists, like the Emperor, need the cooperation of the people. The useful idiots who will buy into the cloaked agenda because they think they will be better off.
He needs more time, another 4 years, to find a way to take the wealth from the wealthy and through DOWNWARD mobility make us into a 2 class nation. Once that is accomplished, and a true entitlement class is in place, it becomes easier to consolidate the two remaining classes into one.
At that point, the entitlement class, those who now consider themselves the "99%" cease to be the entitlement class.
They become the "reliant" class. They rely on the government. Without government subsidies, they can't exist. It matters not whether the reliant class are individuals or businesses. Without the government they are lost and as long as the government is controlling the handouts, the government can and will, by withholding those subsidies, drive the masses into a single group. A single class.
For those who believe congress is useless, even republicans in congress, know this. Obama is running against what he and liberal/socialists are calling a "Do nothing" congress. There are vilifying republicans in congress. They call the Tea Party, terrorists who are holding America hostage.
Today, conservatives are in control of but 1/3 of government and yet, they have ground the "progressive" march toward socialism to a near halt. Is that doing nothing?
For those conservatives who believe congress is not doing the will of the people, ask yourselves this: If the conservatives in congress today aren't doing the will of the people, why then is Obama, at every turn, making end runs around congress?
"Recess" appointments. Executive orders.
Obama says he has "An obligation to do whatever he can without congress."
Useful idiots are buying into the idea that Obama's "Obligation" is to them but is it?
Obama is obliged to the liberal/socialist ideology to do whatever he can without congress.
Before one thinks of voting a conservative out of office over one singular vote or another, one would do well to recognize the stalwart effort they are making in holding the conservative line against the march of liberal/socialism. Before one starts to believe they are doing nothing or not enough, one must recognize the contributions they have and continue to make.
On the battlefield of ideology against true American fundamentals and principles, today's conservatives in congress are holding the line against the odds while they wait for reinforcements and only we the people can order more troops to the theater.
Only WE can send the surge that will turn the ship around in the war against American ideals.


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To see the coupon preview for Sunday, 11/1 head to www.couponpreviews.info. We won't get all the same coupons as the ones that are listed here, but most will be the same.
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This month the Bread Baking Babes have been playing with seasonal produce with their loaves, Lien of Notitie van Lien (Lien's Notes) has introduced us to the joy of asparagus bread. Two nifty little loaves bursting with greens, nuts and cheese, sounds wonderful doesn't it?
This recipe comes together fairly easily, the incorporation of the additions can be a little tricky; some of us just kneaded them in using a little more flour to help us along, and some flattened the dough and added them cinnamon/raisin bread style, rolling them up in the dough and forming a loaf.
Which ever technique you try, this is a rustic, healthy and delicious bread that I found to be most tasty sliced thick and lightly toasted with a perfectly poached egg.
You can bake with us and become our Bread Baking Buddy. Bake the asparagus bread, post about it and mail Lien the details (notitievanlien(at)gmail(dot)com). Deadline is June 26th. Lien will have a round-up around the 28th.
Asparagus Bread
(with Parmesan Cheese and Walnuts)
2 small loaves
This bread goes very well with a cold meat and salad buffet (says the book).
125 g green asparagus (if you can't find them, use p.e. spring onions, ramps, ...)
25-30 g rocket (arugula)
50 g walnuts
50 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
450 g strong bread flour (you can also use half whole wheat and half white or white whole wheat if you can get that)
12 g fresh yeast or 1 1/4 tsp dry instant yeast
250-270 g water
25 g olive oil
10 g (sea) salt
Boil 3/4 liter of water with a pinch of (sea) salt. Clean the asparagus, set two of them aside, cut the rest into 4 pieces. Boil these pieces for 2 minutes in the water, scoop them out (so you can use the water for the rocket as well) and rinse under cold water (to stop them cooking). If you use p.e. spring onion, I personally would grill them or just sautée them in a little oil until they start to brown lightly, but other ideas on this are very welcome too!
Put the rocket in the boiling water for a few seconds (until wilted), drain and rinse under cold water and drain again. Press the water out of the rocket, chop it coarsely and cut the asparagus into 1/4 inch (± 1 cm) long pieces, set aside.
Crush the walnuts coarsely and grate the Parmesan.
Measure the flour and yeast in a large bowl, mix in most of the water and knead for a few minutes (on low speed), add the olive oil and knead for 10-12 minutes. Add the salt and knead on medium speed for 5 minutes until very elastic.
Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Work the asparagus pieces, rocket, walnuts and Parmesan in with care so that they're evenly distributed.
Place the dough in a greased container, cover and let rise for about 2 hrs.
Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Make round balls, cover with a tea towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
Flatten the balls and fold into taut breads with slightly tapering ends. Lay one asparagus in lengthwise in the middle of the bread and press in slightly. Sprinkle with wheat flour and cover to rise for 70 minutes or until doubled. Before baking you can sprinkle a little grated cheese on the bread if you like (optional).
Preheat the oven (preferably with stone) to 250ºC.
Place the loaves directly on the stone. Spray with water (or pour some hot water in a metal container on the bottom of the oven that you preheated to create steam) Lower the temperature after 5 minutes to 200ºC. Open the door after another 10 minutes to let some air in. Repeat twice during baking.
Bake for 40-45 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
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I have a requirement that when i will create a new asset, i have to check whether the assetnum value(which is auto populated)is present in a different custom table or not. If it is present then i have to save the assetnum value in a different custom attribute...
i am just wandering if this can be achieved by autoscript or any way out there...
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You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Tests may include:
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine—If the kidneys are not filtering the blood properly, the blood will contain excess amounts of creatinine and urea. Creatinine is a byproduct of muscle function, while urea is a waste product of protein metabolism.
Other tests to check blood component levels—These may include a complete blood count and a check on calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone, blood electrolytes, and potassium levels.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) —A measurement of how well the kidneys are processing wastes. Your doctor can calculate the GFR based on gender, age, body size, and blood creatinine level.
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Urine tests—You may be asked to collect urine in a special container over a 24-hour period. This test will also show how well your kidneys are clearing creatinine. The amount of urine you produce is also significant. If your kidneys are failing—or starting to fail—you may produce little or no urine.
Renal imaging—The use of ultrasound, MRI scan, or CT scan to take pictures of the kidneys. These pictures will show whether urine flow is blocked or whether there is a change in the size of the kidneys. Some may use contrast material to highlight the structures.
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115336/Chronic-kidney-disease-CKD-in-adults. Updated August 23, 2016. Accessed October 4, 2016.
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR). National Kidney Foundation website. Available at: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr. Accessed November 17, 2016.
Johnson CA, Levey AS,Coresh J, Levin A, Lau J, Eknoyan G. Clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease in adults: Part II. Glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria and other markers. Am Fam Phys. 2004;70(6):1091-1097.
What I need to know about kidney failure and how it's treated. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/kidney-disease/kidney-failure-choosing-a-treatment-thats-right-for-you/Pages/ez.aspx. Updated September 2013. Accessed November 17, 2016.
What is kidney failure? National Kidney Foundation website. Available at: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidneyFailure. Accessed November 17, 2016.
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10 New Attractions in Orlando - the No. 1 Hot Spot for Summer Travel
- Published by Ozgur Tore
The most visited destination in the United States, Orlando is recently named the No. 1 "Hot Spot for Summer Travel" in 2015 by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). Visit Orlando, the destination's official tourism association, announced beginning of April that more than 62 million people visited Orlando in 2014, including 10 million who came for business and conventions. Here are the 10 new ways this summer's visitors to Orlando can experience I-Drive 360:
I-Drive 360
In the heart of Orlando's tourism corridor, I-Drive 360 is a new entertainment complex and home of The Orlando Eye. The massive project will include attractions, restaurants, music venues and retail locations.
1. SEA LIFE Orlando delivers breathtaking views of over 5,000 underwater creatures from the three oceans of the world. Guests can experience face-to-face encounters with sharks in Orlando's only 360° Underwater Tunnel as well as touch the velvety back of rays during the touch pool experience. Interactive educational talks will guide guests through the wonders of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans while providing majestic views of the creatures that roam these mysterious waters.
2. Madame Tussauds, the world's most famous celebrity wax attraction, offers guests a star-studded experience with its signature red carpet treatment. Visitors will move through themed rooms where they can observe and interact with waxworks of their favorite film, music, sport and historical celebrities.
3. The Orlando Eye is a 400-foot-tall observation wheel providing breathtaking panoramic views of Central Florida within fully enclosed, air-conditioned glass capsules. Before entering the 20-minute ride, guests will enter a 4D theatre and watch a short film about Florida.
4. Skeletons Animals Unveiled!, a first-of-its-kind museum, exhibits over 400 skeletons in creative poses and dioramas. The 7,750-square-foot space will feature exotic animals from all over the world as well as eight human skeletons. The walk-through experience will last about 90 minutes and will include interactive exhibits.
5. Naru Restaurant & Sushi Bar, a Brazilian sushi chain, debuts its first U.S. location at I-Drive 360. The 140-seat restaurant blends the best of Japanese and Brazilian cuisine and features Sakerinhas, a perfect fusion of Japan's sake and Brazil's caipirinha drink.
6. Tin Roof is a bar, eatery and music venue welcoming its first Florida location on I-Drive 360. Promising live music every night, guests can expect local and regional rock and country bands on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with acoustic acts during the week. The legendary Nashville venue will bring an eclectic environment as well as creative food offerings and signature cocktails.
Dining Hot Spots
7. Mango's Tropical Café, one of Miami's hottest dance clubs, will open a new location on International Drive. The 55,000-square-foot entertainment space features a stage, dance floor and restaurant serving Floribbean Cuisine and tropical cocktails. Drawing inspiration from Caribbean and South American carnivals, the nightlife destination features high-energy dance performances featuring diverse genres of Latin music.
8. Del Frisco's Double Edge Steak House features chef-driven cuisine paired with the best aged, hand-cut USDA Prime Beef and fresh-off-the-boat seafood including Australian cold-water lobster tails with an extensive award-winning wine list and genuine hospitality.
Attractions and Shopping
9. Orlando International Premium Outlets adds four new stores to their retail lineup with DKNY, the retail store for fashion designer Donna Karan, along with high-end watchmaker, Citizen, handbag and accessory maker, Vera Bradley and Italian fashion brand, Diesel.
10. Escapology Orlando and America's Escape Game, are the two escape game locations on International Drive. Both venues offer guests the exciting opportunity of being locked in themed rooms where they must rely on clues and their wit to solve puzzles and find the key to escape. With new rooms being introduced periodically, there's always something new to unlock on International Drive.


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Dear God:
Lest you think that some drunk GOP strategist put the wrong candidate in that ad, think again:
Mark Zuckerberg's new political group, which bills itself as a bipartisan entity dedicated to passing immigration reform, has spent considerable resources on ads advocating a host of anti-environmental causes — including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and constructing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
The umbrella group, co-founded by Facebook's Zuckerberg, NationBuilder's Joe Green, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, Dropbox's Drew Houston, and others in the tech industry, is called FWD.US...
FWD.US is bankrolling two subsidiary organizations to purchase TV ads to advance the overarching agenda — one run by veteran Republican political operatives and one led by Democratic strategists. The GOP-lead group, called Americans For A Conservative Direction, has created an ad in support of Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) which praises him for supporting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and expanded drilling elsewhere. The ad, which does not mention immigration policy, also attacks Obamacare, "wasteful stimulus spending," and "seedy Chicago-style politics." Politico reports the group plans a seven-figure buy with this and other ads.
The other group, called Council for American Job Growth and purportedly intended to appeal to liberals, lauds Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) for "working to open ANWR to drilling." The ad also does not mention immigration reform but does highlight Begich's support of a balanced budget amendment.
I'm sure I don't have to point out what's wrong with that picture do I?
Ok, I will anyway: Both the conservative and "liberal" ads are ... uhm, conservative.
The article does stress that Zuckerberg's group is in favor of comprehensive immigration reform which, I guess, is why liberals are supposed to be enthusiastic. I guess we're supposed to overlook the fact that it's also a Republican priority to try to get some Latino votes.
In other words, Mark Zuckerberg is a Republican as are, apparently, all his tech pals who are putting their cash to work for conservative causes. Just like all the other greedhead billionaire assholes.


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Roy Philpott's appearance on The Morning Show, discussing Saturday's Georgia-Clemson game.
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If only I was 8 years old again… This adorable, whimsical bakery, serving the yummiest of frosted sweets, looks like something out of a fairytale. Fully dressed in pastel pinks, blues, yellows, greens and whimsical illustrations of princesses and cakes, cookies and castles, Wonderland's website and bakery are a true fantasyland for any child.
Featuring elaborately designed cupcakes and cookies, that look almost too good to eat, Wonderland Bakery brings you an almost endless collection of gourmet goodies, perfect for birthdays, baby showers, weddings and any kind of celebration. A few that caught our eye; a Pink Shoe Cake, a Giant Cupcake (the size of a cake), and an array of cookies in every theme, shape and size. We LOVED the ice cream cone cookies-so cute!! There's even a Cupcake Bouquet! Fortunately for us, Wonderland sent us some treats to try and while I had to fight off my kids to even get a bite, once I did, I could not stop. They were AMAZING.
In addition to all the yummy treats, Wonderland also offers an array of equally cute and enchanting gifts including a cupcake purse, t-shirts, children's book, doll, Wonderland Baby Bear and, of course, no fairytale party would be complete without a Wonderland Tea Party Set.
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At 75, Pat Moss could slow down. Or just stop. Under her professional name of P. Buckley Moss, the artist has earned multimillions as the interpreter of Amish and Mennonite country. Her stylized people, animals and wintry landscapes are translated by the thousands into multiple-edition prints, decorative accessories and gift items that are sold in hundreds of galleries throughout the United States, some devoted solely to her work.
Artists' studios reveal much about work habits and output. A visit to Moss' studio on the second floor of her Beach Drive NE townhouse speaks of cyclonic activity and multitasking projects. Far from easing up, she rarely takes the time even for her preferred beverage, an espresso. She doesn't seem to need the caffeine jolt.
"I'm just grateful to have the freedom to do what I want," Moss says.
At the moment, she's working on posters for several charities, a children's book (the fifth in the "Reuben" series in collaboration with author Merle Good), half a dozen (maybe more) large paintings that will probably be used for mass reproduction (few people can afford the originals, which sell for five figures), an indeterminate number of small, whimsical animal paintings that will sell for at least several hundred dollars, quilting squares for an annual quilting convention she attends (she collects quilts), and, oh, whatever else she gets on her mind between 2 and 4 a.m., the hours when she frequently rises and starts her day.
The studio, where Moss spends most of her time, is a big dream of a workspace, right off her bedroom, full of northern and eastern light. Below tall wall-to-wall windows, cabinets and shelves hold the tools of her trade. Two white sofas sit at right angles in the center of the room anchored by an oriental rug. She doesn't use the sofas for sitting; they're covered with works in progress. Her drawing table and chair occupy a corner beneath a skylight. The room opens onto a balcony with views across North Straub Park and Tampa Bay.
The rest of the house is pretty fabulous, too. She and her former husband bought it in the mid 1980s from Dr. Grover Austin, now deceased. He built the two-story building as a family residence and facility for his plastic surgery practice. It has a sunken living room, Lucite spiral staircase and courtyard garden. Moss used it as a gallery and office space until about 10 years ago, when she sold her large historic home on Snell Isle and moved into the townhouse. The only significant change she made was to enclose the patio off the master bedroom for her studio.
"It's a lot of space for me and I know the land is so valuable now. I feel vulgar living in such an expensive place," she says. "But as long as I can afford it, I'll be vulgar."
Moss considers St. Petersburg her home, but the one here is not her only house. She has a converted barn in Virginia, a place on Chesapeake Bay and a villa in Tuscany. Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun, is a neighbor and friend. Each Moss house has a studio; those in Washington and Italy are set up for both painting and etchings. She creates plates for about three or four etchings yearly. They are produced in very limited editions and can cost several thousand dollars. Giclees and lithographs are produced in much larger runs and often cost less than $100. In St. Petersburg she mostly works in watercolor, her favorite medium.
Moss travels a lot but rarely for pure pleasure. She makes frequent gallery appearances and attends many of the charity events she supports personally and through a foundation she has established. She estimates that she gives away several million dollars annually. She always draws and paints wherever she finds herself.
Studio drawers are filled with expensive new brushes in their boxes, but she uses old ones until the bristles have all but disappeared.
"Then I'll have them framed with artwork and send them off for a charity auction," she says. "I'm a child of the Depression and I waste nothing."
Moss paints rapidly, though a work can take months to complete because she is constantly putting one down and taking up another. And she'll move from home to home with each studio full of paintings in various stages of completion. Her work habits are not random. She takes seriously the hundreds of gallery owners who rely on her to keep their stock of P. Buckley Moss works fresh and plentiful.
"In each place," Moss says, "I have an abundance of work. In each I also have commitments."
The art world ignores her. She never even gets bad reviews from art critics. The museum shows she has are almost exclusively in her own museum in Waynesboro, Va., which opened in 1989 and attracts about 45,000 visitors annually.
"It's perfectly all right," Moss says. "People hate you if you make money."
It's more complicated than that; a lot of artists have earned critical plaudits along with wealth. Moss' art is dubbed commercial and repetitive, often sentimental, qualities guaranteed to land it in critical limbo.
It's also greatly loved. The late Charles Kuralt interviewed her in 1988 for his On the Road television series and dubbed her "The People's Artist." That she is. She draws crowds of admirers whenever she makes an appearance. On an unplanned visit to the P. Buckley Moss Gallery up the street from her home, she charmed a steady stream of tourists from Ohio, New York and Iowa who collect her work. She signed prints, chatted about new editions (her images are also on pins, pendants, figurines, Christmas ornaments and in snow globes, for example) and invited the group — all strangers — back to her house to see her studio. She thrives on those personal connections, and the approbation of her fans seems validation enough.
What many people don't know is how well trained she is artistically. Born Patricia Buckley in New York, Moss spent her early years failing in school because of undiagnosed dyslexia. A teacher, noting her gift for drawing, suggested an art school and Moss' mother enrolled her in the highly regarded Washington Irving High School for the Fine Arts. After graduating in 1951, she attended the Cooper Union School of Art, a prestigious program whose acceptance rate is less than 5 percent. She developed a figurative style with free brush strokes and subtle colors. She signed her works P. Buckley "because I noticed women weren't taken as seriously as men."
She married Jack Moss, an engineer, after Cooper Union and had five children in rapid succession. In 1964, with her sixth on the way, Moss moved the family to Virginia where he had gotten a new job. Pat Moss spent most of her time caring for her family. But delighted by her surroundings in the Shenandoah Valley and the Amish and Mennonite communities, she began to paint them with distilled, simple lines, almost abstracting them. There was a sweetness, purity and spirituality to the depictions. She began exhibiting them at small shows and sold the paintings almost as quickly as she could produce them.
She hit upon the mass marketing that would broaden her appeal and make her a wealthy woman by chance, she says.
"Someone bought a painting from a gallery, maybe in the late 1960s, early '70s," Moss says. "The dealer told me this person had taken it to a printer to have it reproduced for something. I was very upset and went to the printer and told him he was violating my copyrighted work and couldn't reprint them. So I wound up buying the prints he had already made and selling them myself. He became the printer who made all the lithographs of my works for years. That's how it all started."
The marriage foundered as her success grew and the Mosses divorced in 1979. Pat Moss remarried several years later to gallery owner Malcolm Henderson. They settled in St. Petersburg and expanded the line of P. Buckley Moss products into an international brand name. They divorced several years ago and Henderson now lives in Panama. Moss remains close to her adult children, some of whom followed her career path into the arts, others who are in business or the medical profession, and to her 10 grandchildren. None lives in St. Petersburg but most of them live close to her other homes so she can see them frequently.
Her greatest pleasure, besides painting, seems to be in communicating her love of it.
"The challenge for me is to have people understand my work," Moss says. "I talk to children at schools and one of them will say, 'That's so cute.' These are not just cute little things. I try to show them why."
She picks up a brush as she speaks, dips it in water and color and turns a newly finished landscape painting to its blank side. She paints a small circular shape.
"There's a nice shape, isn't it?," she says.
She dips the brush in water and more color, then paints a connecting downward line, then another.
"And there's another nice shape," she says.
She continues dipping and coloring until one of her famous Amish girls begins to emerge.
"All the shapes have a relationship to each other," she says. "Every one of the images I paint is different. You do a hand and then you think about the sleeve."
The sleeve takes form under her brush.
"I'm asked why these people have bow legs," she says, drawing two gracefully curving legs emerging from a bell-shaped skirt.
"They're not bow legs. They are that shape because of the overall design. Everything relates to everything else."
She finishes.
She turns the paper over, back to the landscape. When it's sold, someone will get the nice surprise of a second painting for the price of one.
She shrugs. No big deal.
Being P. Buckley Moss seems easy. It could be easy. But you know that, really, it's never as easy as it looks.
This is the first in a series about artists and their studios. If you have a suggestion for an artist, please contact Lennie Bennett.
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A MEETING FOR residents to discuss parking in the Aylestone Hill area of Hereford will be held next Thursday (January 30).
Following concerns raised about the parking of vehicles in the area, including in Penn Grove Road, an area wide review of parking is being undertaken.
Options being considered include prohibiting parking and waiting in a number of local roads.
Aylestone ward councillor, Brian Wilcox, said: "Increased parking both (on Aylestone Hill) and in nearby side streets by commuters, students, city workers, visitors and others have caused problems to residents and road users alike. In Aylestone Hill, to avoid possible accidents, the police are taking short-term action to stop parking while the council introduces permanent controls in the area."
Residents' views are being sought and anyone wanting to attend the meeting can go to Brockington council chambers on Hafod Road between 6pm and 8pm.


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To Save River
This burying of the idol is termed as Bhu Visarjan. The normal practice is Jal Visarjan, or immersion of idol in water, but many Durga Puja organizers this year decided against Jal Visarjan to help in the Save Ganga mission launched by government, NGOs and Hindu spiritual organizations.
Almost 99 per cent idols of Goddess Durga installed in Fatehpur town, about 150 km from
, during the nine-day-long Durga festivities were given "bhu visarjan" (buried in earth) on the banks of the river instead of 'jal visarjan' (immersed in water) on Dusshera. Lucknow
The awareness drive was initiated by intellectuals, NGOs and officials of the state administration and deep ditches were dug out on the banks of the river with the help of machines on all eight ghats of the river here.


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In today's post, members of the First Year Student Admissions Committee recommend their favorite spots in and around Charlottesville. Whether it's dining out, wine tasting, attending concerts, hiking or touring historical landmarks, there is never a shortage of things to do in Charlottesville.
|"My favorite bars are Michael's Bistro, The Virginian, and SkyBar. My favorite places to grab something to eat are definitely Mas, Citizen Burger Bar, Revolutionary Soup, MotoPhoCo, and Bellair Market."- Katie Koopman
|"There is excellent Italian place at the Downtown Mall called Bella's, or you could check out a tapas restaurant, Mas. On the other hand, a game of golf at Birdwood Golf Course is just 5 minutes from Darden."- Djordie Minic
|"One word…Wineries! (King Family, Trump, Blenheim in particular). Also, there are tons of parks for families and Carter Mountain Orchard is a great local spot right near Monticello."- Matt Sullivan
"There are some great outdoors activities here: hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, walking the Saunders-Monticello trail, picnicking or reading in the UVa gardens. In the summer, I love to head to the Pavilion on the Downtown Mall for the weekly "Fridays After Five" free concerts."- Colleen Arthur
|"For a bite to eat, I'd recommend Citizen Burger, Positively 4th, Blue Moon Diner, or Mono Loco. For a weekend activity, my favorite thing to do is run on the Rivanna Trail and then grab a few drinks a SkyBar later that night."- Kat Baronowski
|"I like to study at Greenberry's Café. When it comes time for brunch, check out Blue Grass Grill or West Main. And, as a former New Yorker, I like to admire my closet space."- Angie Alam
|"Check out Taste of China for some authentic Chinese food. I love to go apple picking, too."- Yue Zhu
|"Grabbing lunch or dinner with friends at Feast, Continental Divide or Ten is one of my favorite things to do."- Allie Czerepak
|"I love biking or walking the Rivanna Trail and salsa-dancing at Escafe."- Tayo Shodiya
|"There is great live music at the Jefferson Theater and some great wineries in the area (Pippin Hill and Veritas especially)."- Emily Yee
|"I have to go with the food: Feast Market, Revolution Soup, Positively 4th, Ivy Inn, Ace Biscuit and Barbeque, Belmont BBQ."- Jon Payne
|"I love close/quick hikes at Ivy Creek Natural Area, hitting up Cville Coffee, getting Arch's gooey brownie froyo topping, visiting Castle Hill for some hard cider, and learning some history at Monticello. For places to eat, definitely check out THE FLAT!!! (crepe shack on the Downtown Mall), The Virginian (mac and cheese!), Boylan and Citizen Burger (homemade veggie burgers!), and The Southern (live music)."- Genie Ko
|"Taking advantage of living in central Virginia: Carter Mountain Orchard, Skyline Drive, and Blue Ridge Mountains hiking."- Scott Poitevent
|"Go eat at Royal Indian. It is the best Indian food I've eaten in the US and I've lived here for 9 years and tried more than 100 Indian restaurants."- Rohan Poojara
|"Taking a drive out to Crozet to Crozet Pizza (amazing Pizza) and relaxing by the lake at Mint Springs Valley Park."- Bryan Furman
Learn more about Charlottesville and the surrounding area on the Darden website.


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Get Your Dog Care Questions Answered by Experts
Hello Dr. Andy.
It contains difethialone and anticoagulant
Hello Dr, Andy
It contains difethialone, an anticoaghulant
Can I buy vitamin K anywhere and give it to them at home?
Hi Thelma, I would not. You need accuracy and 100% confidence you are giving the right product, and that injection to start working now can be very important. Remember, 5 hours has already past, it was 1/2 a block and you have a small breed dog. Meaning, it may have a greater impact. I would get into the vet for 100% certainty on what to get, how much of it, and probably the injection. Many vets will also encourage checking a clotting blood test now as a baseline and rechecking it in 3 days to see if any changes are occurring.
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Thank you Dr. I am on my way to the Vet