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The Research & Evaluation Network's primary mission is to ensure a spirit of inquiry among NAGC members by informing the membership about research needs and methodologies and by encouraging and supporting them in their research efforts. Further, the mission is to develop and promote forums for coordinating research and disseminating it to educators and policy-makers that can make the important difference for all gifted children. Specifically, the Network undertakes activities that will:
Megan Foley-Nicpon, Chair
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Hope Bess Wilson, Secretary
|Lisa Foster, Awards Co-Chair
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Strategic Initiatives: Nielsen Pereira, Chair
Ad Hoc Mid-Career & Beyond: Tonya Moon, Chair
The Research and Evaluation Division runs an annual Dissertation Award competition. The winner of the award receives a plaque, a special session to present his or her research at the NAGC , and early-bird conference registration for theNAGC Convention). To be eligible for the dissertation award, the applicant must: 1) be a member of the Research and Evaluation Network of NAGC, 2) have defended his or her dissertation during the calendar year. Applicants should submit an article length manuscript (no longer than 25 pages) based on the dissertation. Any manuscripts longer than 25 pages, exclusive of tables, figures, and references, will be immediately disqualified. In addition, each applicant should submit a cover letter which includes his/her name, address, email address, phone number, current occupation and institution, and the date that he/she defended his/her dissertation. Application packages were due by February 12, 2014, for then2014 award. More information is available from Lisa Hall Foster
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The Research Gala provides an opportunity for graduate students to receive valuable feedback on their research, network with experts in the field of gifted education and showcase their research. We are currently accepting submissions for the NAGC Research & Evaluation Network Graduate Student Research Gala, to be held during the 2014 NAGC convention in Baltimore, MD (Nov 13-16). Although participation in the research gala is not a requirement, it is highly encouraged among participants.
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Although the title states "mens" sunglasses, these are unisex and are the classic original style wayfarer. I usually like big frames and have a heart shaped face with prominent cheek bones, and found the 55mm size to be too large and awkward. As a result, I returned them for the smaller 50mm size which I believed would be too small, but ultimately fit and looked perfect. This style is timeless, the construction is high quality, and the polarized lens is perfect. The lens is polarized on the inside only, which is great because the outside of the lens is a normal color and doesn't have that awkward polarized tint to it. Definitely invest in the polarized, since you cannot get them anywhere for this price (i did my research on this). Ended up getting my fiance the "new wayfarer" style in the smaller size and he loves them too. Amazing price for these shades. I would recommend purchasing a pair before they sell out!!! You will never see them for this price.
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Britain's leading firearms distributor, Edgar Brothers has ended its five-year Huglu distributorship.
The Cheshire-based company made the decision after the Turkish brand failed to develop shotgun products that appealed to the UK market.
A 66-year old family business, Edgar Brothers currently distributes many famous brands including fellow Turkish brand Hatsan, luxury Italian shotguns Zoli and well-known American brands Remington, Marlin and Savage Arms.
Edgar Brothers' Managing Director, Derek Edgar explained: "As Edgar Brothers have recently taken on several new large lines we had to look at the brands we handle and how they perform and contribute to the business. Having distributed Huglu since 2008 we had initial success with the 12 and 20 gauge shotguns and when Huglu introduced their case hardened .410 over-and-under it became our best selling Huglu shotgun. When Edgar Brothers takes on a line, the brand has to be able to focus and develop products suitable for local market needs. Unfortunately the wider Huglu line does not include the type of shotguns demanded in the UK."
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Start your own chapter
Thinking of starting up your own chapter? Find out how by clicking on the Chapter Start-Up Guide below.
1. Alumni Groups: Great Potential
Alumni groups provide valuable resources and experiences for alumni. They offer a chance to develop a career path, to build relationships, networks and opportunities, to bring a favorite project to fruition, and to have a good time.
They also offer an opportunity to give back to the University. Alumni groups and their leaders play an important role as ambassadors for York. They are an essential part of successful awareness campaigns, advocacy programs and student recruitment. And as alumni groups help build the University's reputation, they enhance the value of your York degree.
We can't establish, build and nurture these groups without strong, dynamic alumni volunteers to lead the way — in short, without people like you. With the help of this startup guide, we hope that you will take the opportunity to become an alumni volunteer, and work with your University.
Chapter or Branch? What's the difference?
The University divides its alumni groups into two categories: chapters and branches.
A Chapter is a group based on common background and objectives (i.e., the Faculty of Environmental Studies Chapter, the Black Alumni Chapter, the Critical Disability Studies Chapter, the Careers and Kids Chapter).
A Branch is a group based on geographic location (i.e., the Paris Branch, the Vancouver Branch).
2. Getting Started
The start-up phase of an alumni group involves three key steps:
1. Contact the Director to discuss your concept
First, do you want to establish an interest-focused or geography-based Chapter? Arrange to forward your resume and schedule an interview, in person or by telephone. The Director, Alumni will review the proposal in consultation with the Chapters Committee of the York University Alumni Association.
2. Recruit at least two like-minded alumni
You will need two additional alumni in order to establish the required founding Executive of three. You and your co-organizers will then sign a Letter of Agreement outlining your role and the responsibilities of Alumni Office staff. It is important to designate one member as your Alumni Office liaison.
3. Appoint / Elect the executive and explore possibilities
Organize an informal committee meeting to decide on an inaugural get-together or event. The Alumni Office will be pleased to act as a sounding board for your ideas and to provide the necessary support for a successful launch.
Implementing Your Ideas
Events are the lifeblood of any alumni group and so the Alumni Office encourages the organization of a wide variety of activities.
Events may fall into one of several categories:
- Social events (pub nights, sports events)
- Cultural events (gallery tours, concerts)
- Community service events (Habitat for Humanity, food and clothing drives, Terry Fox Run)
- University service events (new student send-offs, recruitment sessions, mentoring)
- Educational events (conferences, speakers, book clubs)
- Sports clubs and events
- Young family events (new parent groups, mother/father and me physical activities)
Event planning and reporting materials are available from the Alumni Office.
Once you've decided on an event, submit your activity plan to the Alumni Office for support and funding consideration.
It really is up to you – successful alumni events come in all types and sizes.
For instance:
- York alumni in British Columbia get together every summer for a family-oriented picnic, with games, raffles and activities for the kids
- Carleton groups have held a Celtic dance evening and a "Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth" lecture
- The Harvard Alumni Startups Chapter has hosted Summer marketing clinics and roundtable seminars on topics such as Entrepreneurship and Technology Licensing
- York's 5th Quarter Club, the chapter for Varsity Football alumni, hosts a golf tournament every summer
- The University of Western Ontario has initiated on-line research seminars (Genealogical Research and Finding Health Care Resources)
- NYU groups have held cooking demonstration events, park clean-ups, expert career panels and the more traditional wine tasting
- York's Geography Chapter has hosted viewings of antiquities and artifacts from Ecuador, Peru, Borneo, India and Sumatra
It is important to note that Alumni Groups may not be separately incorporated, are not constituted as charitable organizations and therefore may not issue tax receipts.
Fundraising in support of York University is managed through the York University Division of Advancement and so alumni groups who would like to engage in fundraising activities should do so in conjunction with the Division. Staff will assist with the development of specific fundraising projects and advise on issues related to Canada Revenue Agency rules on tax receipting, student award minimums, matching gift programs, clearance matters related to contacting potential donors, establishing endowments, and more. We would be pleased to discuss these or any related fundraising issues. Simply call the York Alumni Office at 416.650.8159 for more information.
3. Governing Principles
Mission Statement
The York University Alumni Association (YUAA) is committed to providing goods, services, and programs that facilitate the life-long process of education and personal development for all York graduates.
The YUAA is equally committed to advancing the interests of York University itself through advocacy, counsel, philanthropy and any other form of volunteer assistance. The graduates of York University have a unique and valuable role to fill promoting the excellence, welfare and prestige of the University.
Code of Conduct
- All decisions and subsequent actions of York University alumni Chapters will support the aims expressed in the Mission Statement.
- Chapter leaders will endeavor to make all decisions as a team to enhance the effectiveness of the group and ensure that careful consideration is given to all options.
- No activity undertaken by the group shall create a discernable advantage for any one member.
- No member of an alumni group may speak on behalf of the University or the YUAA without the Alumni Office's approval. In all circumstances, requests for comment from members of the media should be referred to the Alumni Office.
- All decisions and actions of members and officers of chapters and branches are open to review by the YUAA Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is the final arbitrator of whether or not decisions and actions support the aims expressed in the YUAA Mission Statement.
- All members of the group Executive are responsible for maintaining good order by faithfully adhering to the Association's Code of Conduct and Operating Procedures.
N.B.: The Alumni Office reserves the right to withdraw funding from and/or disband any alumni group that consistently operates outside either or both the Code of Conduct and Operating Procedures established in this manual.
York or YUAA is the owner or licensee, as the case may be, of the name York University Alumni Association, York University and other names, and certain trade marks, abbreviations, designs and symbols which have come to be associated with YUAA or York University. No one may use these names, marks, abbreviations, designs or symbols without the prior written consent of the owner or licensee (YUAA or York University as the case may be). YUAA or York University may terminate the ability of any person or group to continue as a chapter or branch of YUAA at any time for breach of this provision, effective immediately.
4. Operating Procedures
Three officers are required to found a Chapter: President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer. Members will appoint or elect the executive for twelve months. The method chosen is dependent on the total number of members. If members have been appointed at the outset this method will be replaced by election when numbers warrant. The executive may expand as membership numbers, tasks and activities require.
Annual Membership Meeting and Reporting
The group will gather at least once every twelve months for meeting that reports on activities, membership growth, finances and other relevant matters.
For the meeting to be considered officially constituted, the Alumni Office requires that both the group membership and the Alumni Office receive written notice no later than 14 days before the meeting date.
In addition, the following reports are required each calendar year:
- Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
- Year-end Financial Statement
- Event report(s)
- Updated membership list
The Alumni Office will provide reporting templates on request.
The Alumni Office also welcomes additional reports and feedback throughout the year.
Finances and Financial Accountability
On presentation of an operations/ financial plan for the first year of operation, each new group receives a start-up grant. Subsequently, a base budget will be provided each year to offset any general organizational and/or activity costs anticipated in the annual plan, such as mailings, material production, event promotion, etc.
The ongoing provision of annual funding is contingent on the results presented in the previous Year-end Financial Statement.
Groups located in Canada will need to open a BMO Bank of Montreal Community Account with two signing officers. The Community Account is a lower cost interest bearing deposit account designed for small not-for-profit organizations.
The university's Internal Audit Department reserves the right to audit financial statements.
Event Financing and Reporting
Events may be financed from a variety of sources. These include:
- The annual group base budget
- Fees, contributions and ticket sales
- Alumni Office special subsidies
- Subsidies from other areas of the University
Depending on the event category different funding formulas will apply as follows:
- Most social, cultural, educational and community service events should be self-financed from the alumni group base budget, fees, ticket-prices, or a combination of sources
- Events held at the request of the University (i.e., University service events) will be underwritten by the Alumni Office, and will not require funds from the group base budget
In addition, the Alumni Office can, in some circumstances, facilitate corporate sponsorships for an event.
Sponsorship Guidelines and Application Forms are available from the Alumni Office.
In an effort to foster best practices, the Alumni Office requires that groups provide activity reports, including financial statements, for each event they produce.
Chapter Liability
The activities of Chapters are covered under York University's Liability policy if the group has provided written notification of the activity to the Alumni Office and received written approval in return. Events that involve highrisk physical activity or the consumption of alcohol will be reviewed by the University's Insurance and Risk Management Department to make sure appropriate planning is in place.
York's University's Alumni and Advancement Services Department maintains a database which enables us to contact alumni. However, the University is governed by its own Privacy Policy and by applicable Canadian privacy legislation, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). Anybody who has access to the information required to contact alumni must agree to follow University policies and protocols for the usage and handling of confidential alumni information.
5. Measuring Progress & Success
Objective Measures
Chapters and Branches should compile basic year-over-year statistics that provide counts of:
- Membership
- Volunteer participation levels
- Number of activities undertaken
- Percentage of targeted alumni participating
This type of information is invaluable for measuring the growth and development of alumni groups and for determining the success of events.
In addition, group executives may want to conduct surveys to gauge interest in or satisfaction with various initiatives — from specific events to general programs.
The Manager, Alumni Research and Analytics has developed a series of basic survey templates that can help you manage your research needs effectively. In addition, by using these standardized surveys, you can compare your results to those of other Chapters and Branches and gain greater insight into your area.
Examples of survey templates will be provided by the Alumni Office on request.
Subjective Measures
It is important to remember that the tendency for membership to fluctuate can affect volunteer organizations like alumni groups. Therefore, while recognizing the importance of hard evidence in measuring success, considerable room must be made for alumni comments and other anecdotal information.
For instance, a turnout of a few enthusiastic participants who are keen enough to want to begin planning the next project has incremental value and shouldn't necessarily be compared unfavourably with a larger group whose participation is less enthusiastic.
6. Resources & Support
Support from the Alumni Office
York's Alumni Office is working hard to build and use our resources to serve the University and our alumni more efficiently and effectively. We're here to help you make your Chapter the best it can be.
We offer management assistance with:
- Material production
- Surface and electronic mail services
- Web-based publicity and public relations on the York Alumni site
- Planning and reporting forms, formats and helpful hints
- Membership segmentation research (scholarship winners, student club participants, varsity sports teams, former work-study students etc.)
And resources for Chapter growth and development:
- Leadership coaching
- Best practices guidelines
- Liaison with alumni groups at other institutions
- Conferences and workshops
- Web site templates and hosting for your own Chapter site
- Annual funding and progress assessments
Support from the Alumni Council
All faculties and departments of York University appreciate the value of vibrant relations with Alumni. The Council is made up of University staff from a wide variety of York faculties, departments and special interest affiliations. It was founded to help coordinate efforts among York's many constituencies.
Collaboration is the way to minimize effort while maximizing effect.
For instance:
- Clarifying policies collectively and ensuring everybody has the necessary tools to carry them out will save time and energy consuming misunderstandings
- Sharing information about ideas and outcomes will also reduce inefficiency and quite possibly improve the efficacy of a proposed activity
- Joining forces with similar identified segments across the University could create enough momentum to give an event a better chance of success
Support from "York is U"
The Student Alumni organization "York is U" provides alumni groups with an early opportunity to liaise with their future members. They are an invaluable source of information about the interests and attitudes of incoming alumni.
Support from the YUAA Board of Directors
The YUAA is governed by a Board of Directors that is drawn from a deeply committed group of York alumni who have volunteered their time to represent the wide range of faculties, schools and units at York. The Board of Directors is planning to establish committees to assist in the work of the Alumni Office, including a group to help support Chapters.
Download a PDF version of the York University Alumni Association's Start-Up Guide for Alumni Groups


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You asked me the most important question that any believer could ever ask. "How do you hear God's voice?" Sadly, most Christians don't care to know the answer and some are too busy to even care. Hearing God's voice is extremely important if we want a sincere relationship with Him. The first step to hearing God's voice is accepting Jesus as your Savoir. Having Jesus in your heart is like having a direct phone line to God, and He always is there to answer.
If you had a friend that you called all the time and you never let her talk, how much do you think you would know about her? Not much, right? A lot of Christians are this type of friend to God. They pray all the time and ask, ask, ask, but don't listen to Him and what He has to say about our lives. To have a real relationship with someone, you have to do a lot of listening and some talking. That's the way it is with God, so we can get to know Him and love Him like Jesus did.
We know why it is important to hear God's voice. But the question is, "How do we hear God's voice, and make sure that it isn't our own?" Noelle, here's the answer.
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth," (Psalm 46:10). To hear God's voice is absolutely necessary that you are still in your thoughts and in your heart. This is a very hard thing to do especially in the hurried world that we live in. Sometimes I have to make myself sit down and be silent before I pray or read my Bible, and that's extremely hard for me because I'm hyper :) Sometimes the Lord's voice is as quiet as a whisper, and that's why it is important for us to be quiet and still before Him. "After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper," (1 Kings 19:12). Let's listen to His whispers, Noelle.
You hear God's voice by being still before Him, by reading the Bible, and by the convictions of the Holy Spirit, and sometimes He will use the advice of a Godly parent or friend to speak to us. It is very important to keep in touch with the Father on a daily basis because sometimes a Godly friend or parent isn't always right. Ask God to speak to you, and ask Him to give you a listening heart because that is usually where He speaks :)
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Genres: Drama , Gender Bender , Josei , Psychological , Sci-fi , Shoujo , Shounen Ai
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Alternative: 悪é"ã®ãƒ'ズル , 悪魔のパズル
Authors/Artists: Hagio Akira , Hong Sungkyung , Woo Eunji
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Historical , Romance , Shoujo , Supernatural
Kanna's everyday routine includes being spoiled like a real princess by her childhood friend Ritsu who lives in the same mansion. But one night, when the two of them are walking alone outside, a demon escaping to the world of humans possesses Ritsu! He is completely transformed by the invading demon, puzzling everyone around him and most of all – Kanna.
#18466 Anywhere But Here
Alternative: 山へ行く , 萩尾望都作品目録 , Going to the Mountains , Haru no Ogawa , Sphinx (HAGIO Moto) , The Willow Tree , Yama e Iku , Yanagi Ki , 柳の木 , 春の小川
Genres: Josei , Psychological , Slice Of Life
Collection of short stories.
#10524 Hanshin
Alternative: 半神 , Demigod , Asobidama
Authors/Artists: Hagio Moto , Hagio Moto (story & Art)
Genres: Drama , Josei , Psychological , Tragedy
Conjoined twins Yudy and Yucy are as different as possible. Older Yudy is intelligent but ugly, as her nutrients are used up by her beautiful but simpleminded sister Yucy. Loving and hating so deeply, where does one girl begin and the other end?
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Alternative: Heart of Thomas
Authors/Artists: HAGIO Moto
Genres: Drama , Historical , Psychological , School Life , Shoujo , Shounenai
As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves behind a single letter addressed to his fellow student Juli that reads "Here is my love. Here is the sound of my heart." With his faith shaken to the core by the words, the scholarly Juli sinks to the depths of despair. His cynical roommate Oscar finds himself watching over Juli's fragile mental state while keeping his own feelings for Juli under wraps. Then new student Eric enters the school - and he has an uncanny resemblance to the deceased Thomas... Enter the world of a boy's boarding school in Germany where all will be revealed about the suffering and redemption that comes with love. Even today, this early work of Hagio Moto is still regarded as a brilliant masterpiece.
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Alternative: 11月のギムナジウム , November Gymnasium , The November Gymnasium
Genres: Historical , School Life , Shoujo , Shoujo Ai , Shounen Ai
The second shounen-ai manga ever published, The November Gymnasium focuses on chaste, yearning love between boys at a prestigious German boys' school.
#11630 Mahou Onna ga Kuru
Authors/Artists: HAGIO Nobuto , Hagio Nobuto
Sakazaki Riko, age 31 and also known as Magic Girl Collie, is lonely. Ever since she was a child, she used her magical powers of being able to turn into an adult to help people and solve cases. It has been decades since she started and Riko is now 31 years old and single. The one magic power she had is now useless as she's already a grown up. Find out what happens to a witch after her prime who goes off to search for someone special.
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Alternative: マージナル , Maajinaru , Maajinare
Authors/Artists: Hagio , Hagio Moto , Moto , Moto (story & Art)
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Gender Bender , Josei , Sci Fi , Sci-fi , Shoujo , Shounen Ai , Shounenai
In the year 2999, only eleven cities still survive on Earth. The climate has changed drastically, and a biochemical apocalypse has made women extinct. For centuries, the male population of Earth has survived by depending on only one woman, called the Holy Mother, whose ova are harvested to create genetically engineered children. By now, any concept of a world in which women exist as ordinary people is long gone. Society has re-structured itself around all-male families, and gay relationships have become the norm. At the beginning of Marginal, the Holy Mother is assassinated by a terrorist known as Grinja. The government in power doesn't want to start a mass panic, so it pretends that the Holy Mother has only shed her vessel, and that she will be miraculously "reborn" in the near future. The public, which is superstitious and devout, believes this easily. Only government officials know that behind the scenes, there is a frantic effort to create a new being with an XXY chromosome -- a male capable of giving birth. (This is a BL misrepresentation of an actual phenomenon known as Klinefelter's Syndrome.) The manga's story revolves around one such boy -- Kira, the product of a genetic experiment, who becomes involved in a three-way relationship with Grinja, the aforementioned terrorist, and Ashijin, a young man who calls himself Kira's owner. A complex plot and flawless world-building make the story irresistible, and Kira's search for freedom is as symbolic as it is gripping. (Source: The Pink Panzer)
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Genres: Drama , Historical , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Shoujo , Shounen Ai , Supernatural , Tragedy
Inside the village of Poe a mysterious noble family takes residence with their son Edgar and ill daughter Marybell. Edgar is quickly intrigued by Allan, the heir of a transportation company, who catches his eye by almost running him over with a horse. As the story unfolds a few residents of Poe slowly begin to wonder about the new family...
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Alternative: サクラの秘事 , Sakura no Hiji (Himegoto) , Sakura no Himegoto , Secret of the Sakura
Authors/Artists: Hagio Akira
Genres: Romance , School Life , Shoujo
Narinomiya Aoi, the daughter of a distinguished family, has a secret. Thanks to her grandfather's debts, she's now the "pet" of Katsuragi Kei, a rebellious new student at their prestigious academy. How will she escape the burden of the debts and what exactly is Kei actually after?
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Genres: Drama , Josei , Psychological , Sci-fi
A young man is being used as a guinea pig in a mysterious experiment…
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Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , School Life , Shoujo , Slice Of Life
Because of their parent's remarriage, high school student Satou Yuka, suddenly finds herself living together with her stepbrother, 23-year-old high school teacher Satou Taichi. Actually, their parents have not registered their marrriage and therefore they aren't even siblings by law; but since both parents aren't around, they end up living together! Taichi who has a very serious case of sister complex, wishes for Yuka to call him "onii-chan". But Yuka's reaction is very cold?
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Alternative: ヤナギ木 , 柳の木 , Yanagi Ki
Genres: Drama , Josei , One Shot , Slice Of Life , Supernatural
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#8259 Thomas no Shinzou
Alternative: トーマの心臓 , Heart of Thomas , Mitsukuni no Musume , The heart of Thomas , Thomas' Heart , Tooma no Shinzou , Touma no Shinzou , 天使心 (HAGIO Moto) , The Heart of Thomas , Thoma no Shinzou , Thomas no Shinzō , Touma n
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As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves behind a single letter addressed to his fellow student Juli that reads "Here is my love. Here is the sound of my heart."
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Alternative: 山へ行く , Anywhere But Here
Genres: Josei
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Alternative: a cruel god reigns , a cruel god rules in heaven , a savage god reigns , 残酷な神が支配する , A cruel god reigns , A cruel god rules in heaven , A Savage God Reigns , After Us, The Savage God , A Cruel God Reigns , A Cruel God Reigns in Heaven , A Cruel God Rules in Heaven , A Sava , A , 残 , After Us, Savage God , Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru , 残酷之神所支配的命运 , Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru
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Genres: Award Winning , Drama , Josei , Mature , Psychological , School Life , Shounen Ai , Slice Of Life , Tragedy , Yaoi
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Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two step-brothers - Jeremy and Ian, as they strive to discover their separate paths towards redemption.


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"I'm starting to move my face more and more," Montag said. '(But,) I feel very plastic … especially when I first came out, it was so hard for me even to smile and it's still hard for me to chew sometimes. But it's feeling more and more natural everyday because the swelling is going down."
On Nov. 20, Montag underwent 10 procedures that included a mini brow lift, Botox in the forehead, nose job revision, fat injections in cheeks and lips, chin reduction, neck liposuction, ears pinned back, breast augmentation revision, liposuction on her waist and thighs and a buttocks augmentation. But, she told Bush she's not addicted to plastic surgery.
Slideshow: Celebrity Sightings "I do love it and I appreciate it and I appreciate the science behind it," she explained. "How incredible … we (are) blessed to even have this surgery that we have. We're so advanced. If Cleopatra were alive now, I'm sure she'd have triple D's … there's always been a struggle between pain and beauty. I feel like since the beginning of time."
Montag revealed that she initially wanted breasts in the largest size possible, but is now happy with what she's got.
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Update: The bonus is now 25,000 points for the Starwood Amex business and personal cards, 10,000 points after first purchase and 15,000 after $5,000 spend within the first 6 months.
Offer expired on March 31, 2012.
Starwood Preferred Guest is a transfer partner of American Express, but the normal transfer ratio is a dismal 3:1, which means you'd need to transfer 60,000 Amex to get 20,000 SPG (which can then be transferred on to a number of airlines at a 25% bonus).
However, until March 31, 2012 Amex is running a 2:1 ratio, which is better but still not amazing. The bonus is hard-coded into the transfer ratio, so no need to register and the points should transfer automatically. Just log-in to Membershiprewards.com -> Use points -> Hotels and then Starwood along the side of the screen or click here.
I see two main reasons people might take advantage of this (but feel free to comment on why it might make sense for you):
1) To build American Airlines miles. Currently AA is not a member of either of the main transferable points programs, Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards, so you can essentially transfer points to Starwood at 40,000 Amex to 20,000 SPG and then transfer to AA at the 25% bonus and end up with 25,000 American Airlines miles. If you are swimming in Amex points and want to redeem for a great AA award (like 40,000 miles offpeak coach roundtrip to Europe), this could make sense, but it's still a 1: .625 transfer ratio of Amex to AA. Check out this post for more on maximizing AA awards.
2) To take advantage of one of my favorite point redemption methods, Starwood Cash & Points. I can often get over 4 cents per Starpoint in value when I redeem for Cash & Points stays, so if you value Starpoints at more than two times Amex points, this transfer bonus might make sense. Plus, Cash & Point and award stays now count towards SPG elite status and starting today Starwood is adding a ton of benefits to Gold and Platinum status.
Hat tip TPG reader Scott!
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This is the driver module for Broadcom Cryptonet BCM5820. If you do not have this device, you can ignore this error.
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You may need to upgrade your XFree86 to 4.2 (stock Red Hat 7.2 comes with XFree86 4.1), which includes support for your ATI RADEON. See www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/Status6.html#6.
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Are you shutting down correctly? If you hit the power switch while a lot is happening, that could corrupt two installs in two months.
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Recently by Mark Sisson: I Now Have Respect and Love for My Own Body
We mostly see them as flavorants, as the little jars of powder that line our cabinets and the bags of dried roots, barks, and leaves tucked away in drawers, designed to subtly or drastically alter the flavor profile of our "smart fuel" creations in the kitchen, but for most of human history, spices were also prized for their medicinal qualities. Turmeric for GI disorders and inflammation. Chili peppers for pain management. Ginger for diarrhea. These aren't just exaggerated cases of u201Cfolk medicineu201D or u201Cold wives' tales,u201D either. Current research has confirmed that many common spices do indeed have medicinal properties. One of the most beneficial is also the most common: cinnamon.
It's important to realize that there are multiple varieties of cinnamon.
- There's Ceylon cinnamon, or u201Ctrue cinnamon,u201D or cinnamomum zeylanicum. Ceylon cinnamon comes from the crumbly inner bark of the cinnamomum zeylanicum tree, and its flavor is sweet and delicate. It is light brown. You should be able to snap a stick of real cinnamon in half quite easily. If you've ever had cinnamon candies, that's real Ceylon you're tasting.
- There's Cassia, or cinnamomum aromaticum. It's usually sold as cinnamon in the United States. Recipes calling for cinnamon can use cassia instead without issue, but cassia has a harsher, more overpowering flavor with less sweetness and more brute force. It is a darker, redder brown. Cassia sticks are rather hardy.
- There's also Saigon cinnamon, or cinnamomum loureiroi. Saigon cinnamon is the most prized member of the Cassia family. It has a full, complex flavor with even less sweetness. Saigon cinnamon is generally pretty expensive.
As for the purported health benefits of cinnamon consumption, you'd think that u201Ctrue cinnamonu201D is best. I mean, it's the real stuff, right? A quick look across the web seems to confirm that suspicion, with most references you'll find on message boards and herbal medicine sites imploring you to u201Cget real Ceylon cinnamon, not that Cassia crap.u201D But what's the reality? Does u201Ctrueu201D necessarily indicate u201Cbetteru201D?
Well, let's look at the possible benefits of cinnamon consumption, as well as the chemical component that appears to be responsible. Most researchers have focused on cinnamaldehyde, the organic compound that gives cinnamon its signature flavor. Hold on to your seat. We're about to get a little technical.
Cinnamaldehyde's benefits include:
Rather than merely mask a person's bad breath, cinnamaldehyde in cinnamon-flavored chewing gum actually exerts an antimicrobial effect on the tongue bacteria that cause bad breath.
In human melanomas grafted onto mice, orally-administered cinnamaldehyde impaired cancer cell proliferation, invasiveness, and tumor growth.
Cinnamaldehyde, by (derived from Cassia bark, in fact) activating a protective antioxidant effect in human epithelial colon cells, evinced potential chemoprevention against colon cancer.
Cinnamon oil, most of which is cinnamaldehyde, is an effective insect repellant with the ability to specifically target and kill mosquito larvae.
Cinnamaldehyde was shown to decrease HbA1c, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels while increasing plasma insulin, hepatic glycogen, and HDL levels. The oral dosage used — 20mg/kg body weight — wasn't an unrealistic amount.
Cassia may help relieve the muscular insulin resistance that occurs following a bad night's sleep.
Although it's u201Ccinnamon oilu201D that kills bugs and something with u201Ccinnamonu201D practically right there in the name itself may fight cancer, u201Cfakeu201D cinnamon actually contains more cinnamaldehyde than u201Ctrueu201D cinnamon. That's right — Cassia oil has the most cinnamaldehyde.
In another study, researchers using both Cassia extract and Ceylon extract found that the Cassia was more effective in diabetic rats observed in a glucose tolerance test.
Remember c. elegans, those plucky roundworms whose lifespan increased with both intermittent fasting and glucose restriction (the glucose study's author, Cynthia Kenyon, has even adopted a low-carb diet in light of the results), and which have been deemed suitable models for the study of glucose restriction in higher mammals? Cassia bark had a similar effect on them, too.
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The agreement signed a distribution deal for both channels with the National Cable Television Cooperative, an organization that groups over 1,000 cable operators in the US Hispanic market.
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Luis Villanueva, president and CEO of SOMOSTV.
SOMOSTV, the Miami-based company dedicated to the development of Pay TV channels for the Hispanic Market, signed an affiliation agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc. (NCTC) for its channels Semillitas and VeneMovies. The NCTC is in charge of purchasing programming and hardware for almost 1,000 affiliated companies that own and operate cable systems in the US. Under this agreement the two SOMOSTV channels will now be part of the NCTC's offering for cable operator.
"We are pleased to offer these additional Hispanic networks to our members as they look to expand and enhance their product offerings to this important market segment," said Frank Hughes, SVP of programming at NCTC.
Luis Villanueva, president and CEO of SOMOSTV, also expressed his satisfaction in signing with NCTC: "We are excited about the possibility of reaching soon more Hispanics hand in hand with NCTC members, there is no way to emphasize more the importance of this agreement given the extraordinary reach that NCTC offers and we think these deal reaffirms our mutual commitment of providing Latinos and their families with first class entertainment.
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Marissa Massiah of Guyana and Mario Eguia Sauma of Bolivia learn what it is like to shop for food on a low-income single mother's budget.
Rev. Larry Mathis explains how his neighborhood became overrun with crime and neglect.
Youth from around the world have gathered on the site of Habitat's 200,000th house to build with its future owners, Koffi Kouassi and his wife Tonya Harper. But they have also gotten a rare look into the reasons Habitat for Humanity's work is needed in the Five Points neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee.
These youth, from Paraguay [1], the Czech Republic, Bolivia, Guyana and the United States, spent a morning touring the Five Points neighborhood with long-time resident Rev. Larry Mathis, who is the founder and director of Pacesetters, a local Christian community outreach center. Rev. Mathis painted a gritty picture of poverty in Knoxville, pointing out the nightclubs where drugs feed into the neighborhood, the condemnable houses without electricity, and the residents idling on their front porches from lack of employment and lack of hope.
"Somebody has to want to get deeper and build relationships," Rev. Mathis reminds the youth.
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity is working to build these much-needed relationships in this community. Rev. Mathis is careful to balance his tour by also pointing out the Habitat homes that are popping up on formerly abandoned lots, injecting a sense of homeowner pride back into the neighborhood.
Rev. Mathis gave these future Habitat leaders a stark reality check on the subject of low-income families' struggles. He took them to the local Dollar General, where most Five Points residents do their grocery shopping because there is no better alternative. He gave them twenty dollars and challenged them to do a week's worth of grocery shopping with it—for a single mother with three small children.
"I really had to think about it," says Marissa Massiah of Guyana.
The students tried to fill their buggy with nutritious, cost-effective foods that would stretch. This was a challenge: They had to think about the kinds of meals they could put together with simple, cheap ingredients and found that nutrition would have to be partially sacrificed.
"It was another confirmation that it's just really tough," says Vesta Popova of the Czech Republic. "If you use your money the wrong way, you might not eat."
The morning with Rev. Mathis brought to light some of the more subtle factors feeding into the poverty housing cycle. Lack of reliable transportation means that few residents can leave the neighborhood to find higher-paying work; blighted vacant lots and homes inspire few businesses to put down roots; exposure to a culture of drugs and violence blinds local children to their potential to become educated, productive adults.
But there is hope for revival here, a chance to take this neighborhood back. The hope lies in working together, with community leaders like Rev. Mathis telling the story of their neighborhood's needs, and Habitat volunteers like these students responding to that need by building simple, decent shelter where it is most needed.


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Arizona's law says that whenever two or more people collaborate, using at least $250 (Mississippi's law says $200), to influence voters about anything, they instantly become a "political committee," a magical transformation that triggers various requirements
In Tuesday's Through-the-Looking-Glass moment, the court will be urged to declare that Michigan's ban on unequal treatment violates the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection clause.
A 19-year-old faces charges for posting a photo of himself burning a Remembrance Day poppy. This may please some veterans ... but it shouldn't.


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Thunderbird Cafe expansion plans raise controversy in Lawrenceville
The Thunderbird Cafe is planning a $3 million expansion that has some neighbors worried about the potential for serious traffic problems.
Thunderbird Cafe attorney Mitchel Zemel said the plan is to expand to 8,900 square feet.
"It's a dinner place where you go and you sit and you listen to music, maybe the way your grandparents did," Zemel said.
Some neighbors said they worry about potential traffic congestion on Butler Street if the plan goes through.
"It's a parking problem now, and people are concerned about a parking problem in the future, and they're concerned about a traffic increase," Zemel said.
The Thunderbird Cafe plans to also add valet parking and about 50 jobs.
A public meeting on the expansion is set for next Thursday.
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Palm Springs Presbyterian Church will seat 110-125 for an event. For our Fellowship Hall we have tables and chairs to seat about 40 - 50 for a sit-down reception. It is also possible, in good weather, to seat people outside if you rent tables, tents or umbrellas.
Arrangements must be made at least 20 days before the date of the event.
A group or organization proposing to use the Hall is required to have its own insurance coverage and to provide a certificate of insurance that shows at least $1,000,000.00 of liability coverage and names both the Church of the Assumption and the Archdiocese of Hartford as additional insured parties for its event. This certificate must be presented to the Church before arrangements may be made for the event. If the group or organization does not have insurance, it must purchase the liability insurance from the Archdiocese's insurance agent as described above for individuals.
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The next meeting will be Thursday, September, 2014 at 5:59 PM. Keep watching for the date! Cost is $6.00 per person.
For those of you who want a Sunday morning Bible Study class, this is the class for you. Ernie Moore leads this class using the Kerygma teachings. Meet in the social hall from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. It is a great time of learning, study, fellowship and growth in our faith. All are welcome. This class is on hiatus for the summer. Keep watching for the date it will resume in the fall.
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