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Please note: Monday Night FootMall is held every week, other than on Federal holidays or otherwise noted.
This free weekly run is a great way to get in some additional mileage to add to your total for the week. This out-and-back run is an especially attractive option for dark winter evenings, as it is a well-lit and transited route, much of the surface is soft gravel, and it is mostly flat with two good training hills. All paces are welcome. Most weeks the run is led by Coaches Sasha and Jay.
We begin by meeting and stretching in the lobby of Potomac Plaza Apartments, a block and a half away from the Foggy Bottom metro, at about 6:30 pm. At 6:45 pm, we head out down Virginia Avenue toward the Lincoln Memorial, loop up and around the Capitol Building, and then head back to Potomac Plaza Apartments for a total distance of 6.5 miles. Those who want a shorter run may instead loop around the Washington Monument, for a total of 3 miles, or take advantage of several other turnaround points along the Mall for a different total mileage.
Upon return to Potomac Plaza at around 8:00, sometimes we proceed on foot to 51st State Tavern, on Pennsylvania and 25th Street, for 50-cent tacos and $2.75 Buds or whatever your choice of beverage, or to Chadwick's on the waterfront in Georgetown, for half-price burgers and beer. You may leave dry clothes at Potomac Plaza to change into after the run.
Maps of the FootMall route and the Foggy Bottom meet up location are below:
FootMall Route
Foggy Bottom Meet-Up Address: (at the intersection of Virginia, New Hampshire, 25th, and H)
In the lobby of Potomac Plaza Apartments
2475 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
By metro: a block and a half away from the Foggy Bottom metro stop.
By car: street parking is relatively easy to come by along H, New Hampshire and 24th street.
51st State Tavern
Chadwicks in Georgetown
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Sunday, 07 November 2010 22:04
Hello Monday Night FootMallers and Welcome New Spring Marathon Trainees!
Coach Kate will be leading this Monday night's run and Coaches Jay, Kyle and Sasha look forward to meeting up with you next week.
Please be aware that there will be a board meeting going on in the club room we usually use to store bags, stretch and change.
Go ahead and gather outside or if too cold stick to the right side of the lobby being conscientious of the ongoing meeting. You can give your items to the front desk attendant to stow behind the front desk and ask to use the restroom if needed.
Also, you probably want to bring something dry and warm to change into in general and especially if you decide to join the group for some post-run grub.
Enjoy and have a safe run!
Coach Sasha
Sunday, 05 September 2010 15:59
There will be no coach-led Monday Night Footmall run on Labor Day.
Have a fun and safe holiday and see you all next Monday, the 13th!
Monday, 15 March 2010 13:24
The FootMall is on for tonight.
Coach Jay
Monday, 08 March 2010 15:09
The FootMall is on for tonight. It's a beautiful day for a run, and this will be the last one where we start out in the dark, since next week we'll be on Daylight Saving Time. See you tonight.
Coach Jay
Monday, 01 March 2010 14:39
The FootMall is on for tonight. Kyle is set to debut his speaker shirt.
Coach Jay
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Specializing in the field of Internal Medicine, Dr. West is prepared to provide care to adult patients suffering from a wide range of illnesses and diseases, ranging from the very common to the very rare. Dr. West is also trained in general medicine, and is capable of treating patients for diseases that may have overlapping symptoms or complications.
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"I'm gonna tell you, I'm leaps and bounds from where I was last year," he says. "I didn't know that. I thought I had a great grasp of it last year, but now that I look back at it, I truly didn't. I was tentative on my routes, I didn't know where I was supposed to be, I didn't know when the ball was coming and where it was going to be delivered. Now, I got a much better understanding. I know when I need to take a little more time or when Troy's reading something else before it comes to me. That was probably the toughest thing for me. I was always used to being the first read and sometimes the only read. Then, last year, all of a sudden everything changed."
Irvin says all the right things during camp; he's a born-again football player, given new life beneath Wichita Falls' unbearable sky. Last year during camp, he would storm off after gangbang interviews; he never had time for one-on-ones, never had time to sign autographs for the fevered faithful broiling themselves on the bare bleachers. Now, he does both -- happily, easily.
A reporter from an Oklahoma City newspaper asks Irvin what it's like to be in a free-agent year, something he's never had to deal with before. Irvin might have snapped at the writer a year ago, correcting him between gritted teeth -- this is, in fact, the third time he's been in this situation. But not this year. Now, he laughs off the incorrect statement, pointing out that he's always played out a contract -- always.
"Everybody's talking like, 'Michael's not getting his contract extended,'" he says. "You guys do all that research. Go look it up. I've never had a contract extended. I've always played them out. All I'm doing right now is worrying about this season. Everything else is beyond my control, and I'm gonna let them be beyond my control. I'm not gonna sit back and worry about something I can't control. I'm gonna step out here and play football."
"But you're only human," chimes in another reporter. "I mean, just like anybody else."
"Yeah, what's that got to do with the price of tomatoes?" Irvin shoots back through a wicked grin.
"You know what I'm taking about," the reporter pushes on, raising his voice above the laughter of other media members crowded around Irvin. "It's human nature to be a little upset..."
"No, no, no it's not," Irvin says, waving off the statement with a chuckle. "Tell me now, you're a human. What am I making? Three million this year? Why would I be upset? C'mon. I'm makin' $3 million, and they wanna throw me the ball less? I'm getting paid my money for less work -- how human am I to be upset?" His is the deep, solid laughter of a man who makes more in one year than all the reporters on the field combined.
Jerry Jones, during an interview with the Dallas Observer, says he is "very sensitive" about Irvin's concerns about a new contract. Before camp, Jones and Irvin had several talks about the wide receiver's future; the two have not spoken about the subject in Wichita Falls. The talks were meant to "eliminate any misunderstandings," Jones says; he wanted his star to know that if there's life left in those legs, then he will be a member of the Cowboys "for years to come." But those issues likely will be settled toward the end of the season -- after Irvin proves himself on the field, one more time.
Jones likes to talk about how "mentally tough" his wide receiver is, how Irvin can handle any question asked of him about the lack of a new deal. Irvin, says Jones, knows this is just a business, nothing personal.
But in the end, everything is personal. After the group interview, Irvin goes to the sidelines and starts signing caps, balls, jerseys -- anything fans hand him over the chain-link fence separating the bleachers from the field. But he consents to a quick one-on-one interview as he does it; the man can sign and talk with the best of them. He is asked one simple question: "Do you get the same thing out of playing football as you did when you first came into the league 11 years ago?" His answer is a long and thoughtful one, despite the constant shouts of Mi-chael! Mi-chael! behind him.
"Yes -- I enjoy it, I really do, and that's the only reason I still play the game," he begins. "It's a competitive thing, you enjoy the camaraderie, but more than anything else, how many people in this world can say they make a living -- and a pretty good living -- doing what they enjoy most in the whole world? It's a blessing; it's a blessing. And to let anybody steal that joy from me would be a sin.
"Off the field, it might be a business. But when I step on the field, it's still the same game it was when I was a kid. It's still throwing and catching, it's still blocking. And there is no business end of that."
Irvin hands a kid a Cowboys cap he has just signed and, for a second, stares at his interrogator, as if to drive home the point. Then, once more, he smiles and signs his name, long after the rest of his teammates have walked away.
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Posted by James Staten on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on July 28, 2014
Pop Quiz: If your company has conquered North America and Western Europe and is now looking for the next big market, where should you go? The no-thinking, because it's obvious, answer is of course China. But if you want low cost of entry and a rapid return on investment you might want to aim a bit further South - to Australia.
While it isn't as big a market as China (or even India) and may have a higher cost of living, which can make establishing a beachhead there expensive, Australia has significant enough similarities to the western world — a well-educated populace, a high income citizenship and desire for new technologies and innovations — to make success here far easier. And if you are doing ROI calculations around this decision, it has a key advantage over its Asian peers: higher acceptance of cloud services.
How does greater cloud-readiness translate into higher ROI? Because your company can leverage cloud-based services to reach and serve Australian customers faster, cheaper, and with a better economic model that maximizes the profitability of crossing shores. And in our latest Forrester report, we show you how Australian companies are using the cloud and achieving success through this activity.
Posted by James Staten on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on July 16, 2014
After a slow and somewhat disjointed start, it looks like IBM is starting to build some serious momentum in the Public Cloud Platform game.
Posted by James Staten on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on March 11, 2014
I know, more control is an axiom! But the above statement is more often true. When we're talking about configuration control in the public cloud it can be especially true, as control over the configuration of your application can put control in the hands of someone who knows less about the given platform and thus is more likely to get the configuration wrong. Have I fired you up yet? Then you're going to love (or loathe) my latest report, published today.
Let's look at the facts. Your base configuration of an application deployed to the cloud is likely a single VM in a single availability zone without load balancing, redundancy, DR, or a performance guarantee. That's why you demand configuration control so you can address these shortcomings. But how well do you know the cloud platform you are using? Is it better to use their autoscaling service (if they have one) or to bring your own virtual load balancers? How many instances of your VM, in which zones, is best for availability? Would it be better to configure your own database cluster or use their database as a service solution? One answer probably isn't correct — mirroring the configuration of the application as deployed in your corporate virtualization environment. Starting to see my point?
Fact is, more configuration control may just be a bad thing.
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With Satya Nadella now warming the CEO seat at Microsoft, executive recruiters can shift their attention to another cloud leader — Rackspace — who bids adieu to its 14-year leader, Lanham Napier. While both companies are clearly cloud platform leaders chasing the same competitor, the similarities in the top job stop there. Rackspace's needs in a CEO center more around how it tells its story than concerns about its strategy.
Where Microsoft is struggling to ensure its ongoing relevancy in a world that is shifting away from the desktop and the on-premise enterprise, Rackspace has strong cloud credibility. Its issues are more around the fact that it isn't a cloud pure play, isn't another managed services cloudwasher, isn't an incumbent enterprise IT supplier, and no longer runs OpenStack. So if you're looking for companies to compare it to in order to value its stock, there aren't good comparisons. And if you're looking for metrics to use to judge its success, the ones being disclosed don't paint a rosy picture. If you want to understand Rackspace, you'll have to really understand the company and why it isn't what it isn't. So let's start there:
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After a couple less-than-home-runs in the cloud game, it looks like CenturyLink might just have a real contender. The US midwestern telecommunications leader pulled the trigger on yet another acquisition this morning - Tier 3, a legitimate cloud platform provider. The real question is whether this is the latest in a long string of acquisitions that have failed to hit the mark, or a sign that they finally got it right.
CenturyLink is a Lego company built through a string of acquisitions all bolted together. It rolled up several telecom players to get to its current size and presence in that market. And it has bought now three cloud companies.
Posted by James Staten on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on June 14, 2013
…not that simple and therefore not always Amazon Web Services.
First off, we didn't take what might be construed as the typical approach, which would be to look either at infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) or platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings. We combined the two, as the line between these categories is blurring. And historical category leaders have added either infrastructure or platform services that place them where they now straddle these lines.
Further, many people have assumed that all developers will be best served by PaaS products and ill served by IaaS products. Our research has shown for some time that that isn't so:
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IBM didn't just pick up a hosting company with their acquisition of SoftLayer this week, they picked up a sophisticated data center operations team -- one that could teach IBM Global Technical Services (GTS) a thing or two about efficiency when it comes to next-generation cloud data centers. Here's hoping IBM will listen.
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Sometimes you can only coax a reluctant partner and I&O customer community for so long before you feel you have to take matters into your own hands. That is exactly what VMware has decided to do to become relevant in the cloud platforms space. The hypervisor pioneer unveiled vCloud Hybrid Service to investors today in what is more a statement of intention than a true unveiling.
VMware's public cloud service — yep, a full public IaaS cloud meant to compete with Amazon Web Service, IBM SmartCloud Enterprise, HP Cloud, Rackspace, and others — won't be fully unveiled until Q2 2013, so much of the details about the service remain under wraps. VMware hired the former president for Savvis Cloud, Bill Fathers, to run this new offering and said it was a top three initiative for the company and thus would be getting "the level of investment appropriate to that priority and to capitalize on a $14B market opportunity," according to Matthew Lodge, VP of Cloud Services Product Marketing and Management for VMware, who spoke to us Tuesday about the pending announcement.
Posted by Richard Fichera on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on January 17, 2013
Today's announcements at the Open Compute Project (OCP) 2013 Summit could be considered as tangible markers for the OCP crossing the line into real relevance as an important influence on emerging hyper-scale and cloud computing as well as having a potential bleed-through into the world of enterprise data centers and computing. This is obviously a subjective viewpoint – there is no objective standard for relevance, only post-facto recognition that something was important or not. But in this case I'm going to stick my neck out and predict that OCP will have some influence and will be a sticky presence in the industry for many years.
Even if their specs (which look generally quite good) do not get picked up verbatim, they will act as an influence on major vendors who will, much like the auto industry in the 1970s, get the message that there is a market for economical "low-frills" alternatives.
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Oak Feet for Cabinetry and Furniture
We offer oak feet in a variety of styles that include round bun feet and square bun feet, as well as ogee feet and sofa legs. It is important to note that many of our leg styles might serve as feet for furniture design. Of course, one naturally thinks of chairs and tables in addition to kitchen cabinet work when thinking of places where one usually sees oak feet. The national styles associated with these are equally varied. Spanish pieces from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries frequently used oak. This style enjoyed a revival in popularity twice in the twentieth century and particularly during the 1920s as a parallel to the rise of Spanish Revival architecture. Heavily carved reproduction Spanish furniture filled dining rooms, living rooms, and bedrooms where the oak feet appeared in beautiful contrast against highly polished wood or tile floors. Among the more unique styles were the Spanish coffers and oak chairs with tooled leather seats and backs.
The provincial furniture of France from this period also used oak; particularly pieces from Normandy where the preference for oak and oak feet continued well into the twentieth century. Likewise, country English furniture tends toward oak in a dark finish from finer pieces on down to the traditional pub tables that rest on heavily turned oak feet. In addition to the previously mentioned pieces, coffers and chests, which were made in a variety of regions often landed on oak feet. Another unusual piece that is frequently seen with these feet is the uniquely English piece known as a Bible box. English chests from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are frequently seen with oak feet. These earlier style invariably are presented with a very dark finish.
The use of lighter oak finishes is more frequently associated with American furniture beginning in the fourth quarter of the nineteenth century and continuing in popularity until the beginning of the 1920s. Usually known as golden oak finish, oak feet from this period will be found on chests and chairs that boast a sturdy appearance. Oak feet will also be found on the highly desirable and collectable Arts and Crafts pieces from roughly the same period of time.


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Sip your beverage in style this summer with these DIY coasters made from terra cotta. This Terra Cotta Melon Coaster is a snap to make, and its watermelon theme is perfect for summer. These creative clay craft ideas are completely adorable and totally useful. Making a set of these coasters is great practice for crafters who aren't confident about their painting abilities. These coasters would be a big hit at a summer barbeque. They also make wonderfully original hostess gifts.
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- 1/2" flat brush
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- Terra cotta saucer, Ceramo, Inc., S045
Use 1/2" flat brush and Fiesta Yellow to paint inside bottom of saucer. Let dry. You can use a hair dryer on a low heat setting to speed the drying process.
Use 1/2" flat brush and Blue Bahama to paint remainder of saucer. Let dry.
Refer to photo and use 1/4" flat brush and Azalea to paint half of saucer bottom. Let dry.
Use 1/4" flat brush and Sweet Pea to paint over edge of half circle for melon rind. Let dry.
- Use round brush and Wrought Iron Black to paint seeds of melon. Let dry.
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If you are bold enough, please try this. Stand still in a busy shopping street and stare at the sky. At some point someone will stop and follow your eye gaze. Soon others will stop what they are doing and look up at the sky too. Before you know it, you have unwittingly assembled a crowd, all looking at the clouds. Not only have you just recreated a classic social psychology experiment but you have also created your own cult of followers.
In all that is written about leadership what is often forgotten is that it starts with a follower.
Followership is the default setting in our brain and it begins when we are still in our nappies.
Within minutes of birth, babies start mimicking the facial expression of their mothers and from the age of about three months they will follow the mothers' eye gaze. From about nine months on, children will look from the object that their mother is gazing at back to the mother to check that they are both looking at the same thing. Then from 14 months onwards they are able to direct the gaze of their mother to an object, for example by pointing, so that they are coordinating their activities.
The mother-infant relationship is therefore the first form of leadership-followership that we humans encounter, and it is a survival strategy.


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In their foraging grounds of the dark, frigid waters in southeast Alaska's Fredrick Sound, humpback whales are calling to one another with "purrs," "shrieks," "wops" and "moans." To find out why they speak and what they might be saying, Oregon State University graduate student Michelle Fournet is listening.
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When Jacob (Jake) Tepper was an eighth-grader, he and his dad traded in their 20-gallon saltwater aquarium and transferred its inhabitants — an anemone and a pair of clownfish — to a spacious 50-gallon reef tank. They added corals and a porcupine pufferfish who begged for food by squirting water at passersby. And then there […]
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Katlyn Taylor: "OMG, so much science!"
Katlyn Taylor's life has bumped into practically every phylum of the Animal Kingdom. Ask her how she got into science, and she'll spin a narrative that spans sea lemons, orphaned chickens, 4-H rabbits, endangered Asian elephants, gray whale migration, sea lion pups, the genetics of microbacterial phages and the coloration of sea stars. And she's […]
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Elliott Finn: "Blanket solutions aren't the answer."
What runs through the life of author Norman McLean is a river. In the life of Elliott Finn, it's a plant. Vegetation, wild and domestic, wends through every childhood memory: playing hide-and-seek among fruit trees in his parents' sprawling Soap Creek garden near Corvallis. Dashing through botanical gardens and greenhouses with his little brother Ian. […]
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Allison Stringer: "There's still hope."
Siberia seldom tempts Western travelers to explore its vast taiga forests and endless permafrost — unless that traveler happens to be Allison Stringer. For the OSU biology student, nothing could be more enticing than spending a summer month "out in the middle of nowhere"— living on a barge at the Northeast Science Station near a […]
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Justin Conner: "Amphibians are crashing."
When manatees and alligators are members of your backyard ecosystem, it's like living with a ready-made science project. Justin Conner took full advantage of the biodiversity bursting in and around the Florida canal that linked his childhood home to the ocean. There were peacock bass and cichlids to hook. There were frogs and toads to […]
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Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University professor and former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will give the opening night keynote address at Corvallis' annual da Vinci Days festival on Friday, July 19. Her presentation, "From the Silly to the Sublime: Stories about Science in D.C," will begin at 7 p.m. in the Whiteside […]
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A tiny worm is wiggling its way toward our understanding of evolution and the genetics of aging. We know that mutations in DNA enable organisms to evolve. But how? Jeremy Northway, an undergraduate in the Oregon State University Honors College, is intent on using this worm, known as C. elegans, to find answers. Few animals […]
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As an epidemiologist, Jeff Bethel understands the vital role of public health in saving lives after a natural disaster. Most at risk, he says, are vulnerable populations — migrant laborers and people who live alone or have chronic illnesses. "If you're in your little bubble, you're at higher risk," says the assistant professor in the […]
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Professor Scott Ashford has seen the consequences of "megathrust" quakes in Chile, Japan and New Zealand: buildings and bridges tilted and broken like toys, beachfront tourist towns reduced to rubble, pipelines squeezed out of the ground like toothpaste out of a tube, businesses closed or forced to relocate.
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
On the Beach
The mothers of beached whale calves often were missing entirely from the beach, a study found.
May 22, 2013
Hmong Health Study Defies Expectations
The risks are especially high among the Hmong, whose cervical cancer rates are some of the nation's highest.
May 22, 2013
Connective Tissue
When Michael P. Nelson talks about his work, he mentions carcasses and cadavers to a startling degree — startling because Nelson is not a physician or a veterinarian or even a biologist. He's a philosopher. So at first glance, necropsy seems an odd topic of discourse. But it starts to make sense when you notice […]
May 22, 2013
Ethical Evolution
Barely a century has passed since Louis Pasteur developed a vaccination for rabies. Since then, scientists have discovered treatments for some of the worst human scourges: smallpox, tuberculosis, polio and influenza. Much of their success can be traced to experiments on animals under circumstances that would shock us today. Pasteur learned about rabies by infecting […]
May 21, 2013
Balancing Work and Family
Babies don't wait for you to get your master's degree. They arrive on their own schedules and change your life. Drew Arnold learned that lesson when he became a father. He also found that sleep comes in a distant third to family and education. In 2010, he began a graduate program in mechanical engineering at […]
May 21, 2013
OSU Advantage: Sustainable Semis
Trucking companies are looking for new ways to cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A partnership between Oregon State and Daimler is making inroads
May 21, 2013
From Data to Doing
Adapting to climate change requires two key things: good data and boots on the ground. As oceans rise, icecaps melt, snowpack diminishes, wildfires rage and aquifers dry up, coupling science to action becomes ever more urgent. But the barriers to linking science to practical action are formidable, often springing from deep disparities in worldview among […]
May 21, 2013
Sea Trio
Oregon State has been designated by the NSF as the lead institution for the design, building and launching of as many as three state-of-the-art research vessels.
May 21, 2013
Grape Crush
As you sip your favorite Oregon wine, do you ever wonder what happened to the discarded remains of those luscious grapes?
May 21, 2013
Flight Plan
UAVs can help manage wildfires, support a search-and-rescue mission, plant trees to avoid wind or heat damage, monitor wildlife, improve irrigation, detect crop-disease outbreaks and gauge environmental health.
May 21, 2013
Freedom of Access
"For scholars, access to the work of their peers is fundamental to the advancement of research."
May 21, 2013
On the Drawingboard
A new learning laboratory will be a seedbed for the latest concepts in active teaching and learning to Oregon State.
May 15, 2013
A Preventable Disaster
Fighting a war of independence should be turmoil enough for a small country, but in 1970, the people of Bangladesh also had to deal with a deadly cholera outbreak. This water-borne disease threatened the country's plentiful surface water and put public health at risk. To solve this crisis, the government, together with international aid agencies, […]
May 3, 2013
Biochar video
Perry Morrow, student in the Oregon State University Water Resources Graduate Program, produced this video on biochar, the carbonized remains of plants. Turning low-value wood and other biomass into biochar sequesters carbon from the atmosphere for hundreds of years. The resulting material may also benefit water quality by absorbing pollutants such as copper, lead, zinc […]
May 3, 2013
Learning to Fly
For many first-year college students, going to a new school represents "leaving the nest." They are now responsible for housing, bills and their own education. But according to Heidi Igarashi , a research assistant at Oregon State University, most are still in their parents' nest and will be for several more years. "Parents used to […]


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Complete all Legends of the Wasteland
Arts and Crafts
Construct 10 Engineering Items
Bringin' Home the Bacon
Earn 750 Dollars in one episode of Bash TV in the Campaign
Complete Shrouded Bunker in the Campaign
Get 10 Headshot kills with the Wingstick
Complete Jackal Canyon in the Campaign
Complete the final round of Strum
Demolition Man
Destroy 100 Enemy Cars
Dev Graffiti
Find the secret Developer Graffiti Room
Fresh Meat
Complete a public Road RAGE match
Ghost Buster
Complete Ghost Hideout in the Campaign
Complete Mutant Bash TV in the Campaign
Gotta Have 'Em All
Collect all Playing Cards on one play-through
Hardest Deck
Beat Teague's hardest Deck
Hat Trick
Kill at least 3 Enemies with a single Mind Controlled Enemy
It's Alive!
Complete Dead City in the Campaign
It's Good!
Score each of the 3 Field Goals from the ATV
Roll 4 Targets in the first round of Tombstones
Jail Break
Complete Authority Prison in the Campaign
Kill an Authority Enforcer during Jetpack descent
Perform all 18 Vehicle Jumps
Just a Flesh Wound
Complete the final round of 5 Finger Filet
Lead Foot
Win a Race in the Campaign
Master Chef
Collect all Recipes and Schematics in one play-through
Win all Minigames
Mutie Blues
Complete Blue Line Station in the Campaign
Get first place in a public Road RAGE match
No Room for Sidekicks
Complete a Legend of the Wasteland without any player(s) becoming incapacitated
Open Minded
Get 10 Headshot kills with the Sniper Rifle
Power Struggle
Complete Power Plant in the Campaign
Run over 10 Mutants
Silent But Deadly
Stealth kill 10 Enemies with the Striker Crossbow
The Legend Begins...
Complete a Legend of the Wasteland
Construct 50 Engineering Items
Vault Assault
Complete Gearhead Vault in the Campaign
Waste Management
Complete Wasted Garage in the Campaign
Wellness Plan
Complete The Well in the Campaign
ytiC daeD
Complete Dead City Reverse in the Campaign
A True Legend
Complete a Legend of the Wasteland on Nightmare difficulty
Hurt me plenty
Finish the Campaign on at least Normal difficulty
Keep 'Em Coming
Get 5 kills with one deployed Sentry Turret
Kill 100 Enemies with Sentry Bots, Sentry Turrets, or RC Bomb Cars
Mr. Oddjob
Complete 5 Job Board Quests in one play-through
Passive Aggressive
Get 3 kills with a single Sentry Bot
Rage Cup
Win all Races in the Campaign
RAGE Nightmare
Finish the Campaign on Nightmare difficulty
Three Birds, One Bomb Car
Kill 3 Enemies with one RC Bomb Car
Finish the Campaign on at least Hard difficulty
Hey, not too rough
Finish the Campaign on any difficulty
Obsessive Compulsive
Reach 100% Completion in the Campaign
Master of the Wastelands
Earn all 50 Trophies
Cavernous Stumble
Complete Hagar Caves in The Scorchers job path
Fired Up!
Complete Scorcher Base in the The Scorchers job path
Win with a Four of a Kind in the Video Poker minigame
Lucky Charms
Bet and win on Green in the Roly-Poly minigame
Plans Refined
Complete Refinery in The Scorchers job path
Rebar Pie
Pin an enemy to a surface with a Rebar ammo shot
Rite of Passage
Complete Wellspring Tunnels in The Scorchers job path
Thrash Canyon
Complete Bash Canyon in The Scorchers job path
Wall Hack
Kill 2 enemies with one Railgun Slug shot through a wall
Night Terrors
Finish the Campaign on Ultra Nightmare difficulty
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Six years for aiding in a burglary
Supplying the code to a garage door opener so someone could burglarize a home meant a sentence of six years in prison for a Valparaiso man.
James Timothy Mullins, 48, will also serve two years on probation after that as part of the sentencing he received Thursday in Porter County Superior Court for his plea to Class C felony aiding in a burglary.
The burglary happened between April 20 and 22 with Mullins giving Stacy L. Biggs, 32, of Valparaiso the code so she could allegedly rob the home while he waited to pick her up.
Police caught him through a necklace he pawned.
Biggs is still going through the legal system for a Class B felony burglary charge.
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Image: Model - Captain Cook's Cottage, Cyril Noisette, Icing, 1934
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The lives of all Victorians are shaped by organisational and institutional structures in the public sphere. Such structures are dynamic, always in the process of creation, redefinition, maintenance, and change.
While some individuals may have the opportunity to participate in the creation of some of these structures, and to influence their direction, others suffer under, negotiate with or react to them. Groups of people may then combine to bring about changes to the ways the structures operate and develop.
This collecting field is concerned with communal and institutional activities in the public sphere in Victoria since 1835. Material evidence generated as a result of particular forms of public, cultural, political and institutional activity in Victoria is collected to document distinctive forms of urban and regional life.
The collection focuses on the operation of particular structures at particular times, and also on the processes of change, continuity, reaction and adaptation. Sub-themes include celebrations and festivals; political history; charity and welfare; ritual and belief; and images and icons of Melbourne.
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Avoiding the Sophomore Slump (page 3)
For many of you, by the time you reach sophomore year, the thrill of being "away" at college and the newness of the experience have faded, leaving in their place a sense of growing urgency about deciding on a major, choosing a career path, and finding a group of friends or a romantic interest. Sophomore year is often characterized by confusion, soul-searching, motivational problems, and, occasionally, flat-out rebellion against parents, professors, or friends. You may find yourself feeling depressed and alienated, and studying listlessly or skipping classes because you feel that your coursework has no meaning for you.
Welcome to the Sophomore Slump.
If you find yourself huddled up somewhere staring blankly at a wall or out the window, wondering about your destiny and the meaning of life, and wanting to just let loose with a primal scream, know that you're not alone . . . but resolve to do something before things get worse.
"Eventually, the bloom comes off the college rose," Dan says. "At some point, your classes start to seem arbitrary and the entire college experience seems a bit contrived. I think this is a normal, perhaps even vital, realization. It is probably the push that makes you realize you can't spend the rest of your life in college, so you'd better get something out of it and move on."
"The four-year college career has a life cycle, much as a relationship or a new career does," Zoe explained. "At first, there is the excitement of newness and small flaws are easily overlooked. As time wears on, you invariably arrive at a point where taking stock is necessary, and suddenly, minute details about your college (or partner, or boss) start to bother you - sometimes a lot. It's natural to feel some disillusionment and anxiety when the honeymoon ends. Most students weather it with time."
The best antidote for the sophomore slump is activity. But not just any activity. We mean goal-centered activity - activity that has you exploring the areas that you have decided are of interest to you and that propel you forward toward a set of longer-terms goals that you've established for yourself.
To avoid the sophomore slump, be sure that you have set out your goals for the sophomore year and that you have identified what you hope to explore this year in all areas of your life and have decided on two or three specific, tangible activities that will motivate you in each of those areas.
A Special Warning For Premeds
Some of the most common victims of the sophomore slump are premeds who don't want to major in a science but who find themselves bound up in a seemingly endless array of science and math prerequisites and their associated laboratories. Forced to take a bunch of classes they don't want to take, these people often become depressed, disinterested, and aimless - going to class and working through the material, problem sets, and labs without any real conviction, and often putting off these classes until all their other work is done. Then, after a couple of unfortunate exam performances, they find themselves reevaluating their commitment to medicine and feeling increasingly anxious about college and about life in general.
If this sounds like you, rest assured - you're not alone.
One of the best strategies here has to do with careful management of your course schedule. Do not load up on premed prerequisites in an effort to "get them out of the way" if you know you aren't going to enjoy them. Stacking up too many of these courses at a time can lead to feelings of disconnectedness, alienation from the things you enjoy, and, eventually, depression.
At most colleges and universities, the premed prerequisites include a year of biology (with lab), a year of inorganic chemistry (with lab), a year of organic chemistry (with lab), a year of physics (with lab), and a semester of calculus. You can place out of one or more of these required courses with sufficient scores on the AP or SAT II exams you may have taken in high school, which can work to your significant advantage in terms of scheduling. If you want to proceed directly to med school after college without taking a year off, you will need to complete your premed prerequisite courses by the end of your junior year in order to begin your preparations for the MCAT in a timely way.
Let's assume that you did not place out of any premed prerequisites. You can see that this means you will need to take a couple of courses (plus labs) each year in order to complete your requirements on time. The key here, however, often lies in the combination of courses you take, and when you take them.
Most premeds say that Organic Chemistry is the "gatekeeper" course"the single course that more than any other tends to knock people out of the med school race. Knowing this, try to isolate the course during your sophomore year or sophomore summer, so that you can devote the proper time and energy to it. Assuming you will do that, we work backward because you need to take Inorganic Chemistry before Organic Chemistry, you'll need to take Inorganic simultaneously with Biology during your freshman year or you could push one of them off until your sophomore year if you decide to isolate Orgo for summer study Then you can fit in your Calculus course somewhere, and push Physics off to junior year.
This bears repeating: we do not recommend overloading. Balance is key, and spreading out your tough, distasteful course requirements will make everything more palatable. Jamming too many required courses into the same semester is asking for unhappiness.
Don't do it.
Other Ways To Avoid The Slump
Others who fall victim to the sophomore slump typically point to the same root causes: (1) a failure to find a major that provides sufficient intellectual stimulation and interest; (2) a failure to connect with a network of friends; (3) a failure to "plug in" to a meaningful extracurricular activity or two outside the classroom to give texture and relevance to their experience; and (4) the feeling of bloat, lethargy, and lack of energy that comes from poor diet and a failure to exercise.
Obviously, each of these causes has a remedy, and some of them even tie in with each other. If your proposed major "just isn't doing it for you," don't be afraid to toss it overboard and start anew. If you haven't found your way yet, don't panic. Many of us didn't declare a major until the very end of sophomore year. What you need to do, though, is spend some time with your college's course catalogue and look around for course titles and subjects that pique your interest as you browse the catalogue, and sit in on a lecture or two, even if you're not registered for the classes. Taking little steps like these can quickly confirm a new direction in your coursework for you"and put you right on track.
If you have thus far failed to connect with a group of people on campus, perhaps it is because you are not being social enough. Are you spending your days in the classroom and your nights in the library, without getting out some or getting involved in any of the goings-on out on campus? If so, force yourself to engage more with your roommates, your classmates, and the people around you. At no other time in your life will you ever again be surrounded by so many people of similar age with such similar goals, fears, aspirations, and concerns. There are natural connections to be made all over the place. All it takes is a little courage.
If your roommates or classmates aren't presenting you with any obviously attractive options, seek out an interesting extracurricular activity or two to get involved with on campus. Perhaps working for a social service organization, teaching inner-city kids, writing for the newspaper or one of the campus magazines, or getting involved with a theater group or one of the nearly infinite number of clubs on campus is just what you need to inject some meaning and enjoyment into your life. If you played a sport in high school but opted not to play in college, perhaps you could get involved with that sport on the club or intramural level. This will allow you to meet new people, exercise, and have some fun - providing three antidotes to the slump in one shot.
"The secret to avoiding the Sophomore Slump is breaking away from your routines and trying new things," Dave suggests. "People get so caught up in their schedules that they forget that there is a whole community out there that they have never reached out to. It could be as simple as taking a class you wouldn't usually take or maybe it is having a night every week where you get together and cook dinner with a group of people. Whatever it is for you, beginning to develop new and innovative twists that get you outside of your little bubble is a good way to change it up and keep things interesting and exciting."
If you're feeling down, there is no quicker remedy for that than exercise. Become involved with something that forces you to get out and move every day. Go to the gym every day. Start running, biking, or blading, and get hooked up with one of the many groups on campus that do the activity daily. Take up yoga, Pilates, or meditation. Go to the campus bookstore and pick up a book on diet and nutrition - and impose some changes.
Shake things up a bit. Don't allow yourself to descend into a rut.
And of course, there is no remedy for the slump like love. Have the courage to date. If you want to get to know someone, ask him or her to have a cup of coffee, catch a movie together on campus, or ask one of your roommates to set you up at the next "Screw Your Roommate" dance. Finding a love interest on campus, even for a short time, can really inject some new life into your experience.
The sophomore slump is real, but it is beatable. If you find yourself bummed out at any time during your sophomore year, see if it isn't because one or more of the aforementioned causes has taken root in your life. Root them out and get back on track.
Campus Confidential Mentors and Uber-Mentors:
Campus Confidential contains the collective advice of a a diverse group of people who have traveled the road to college. Some are recent college graduates who can counsel you on the college experience as it is today. Other are a few years removed from their college days and can provide a longer view of the decisions you will need to make before, during, and after college. Here is a little bit about the mentors and uber-mentors in these articles.
Dan Bissell – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Portland, Oregon
B.A. Middlebury College cum laude, 1993. Major: Geology
M. D. University of Colorado School of Medicine, Adler Scholar, 2002
Tom Teh Chiu – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Brooklyn, New York
B. A. Yale University, 1993. Major: double major in Chemistry and Music
M. M. Juilliard School, 1995
M Juilliard School, 2001
Jim Bright – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
B. A. Duke University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997. Major: History
Amanda Cramer – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Paso Robles, California
B.A. Cornell University Phi Beta Kappa, 1993. Major: Mathematics
Graduate study in food science – Enology, University of California at Davis 1997-2000
Zoe Robbins – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Gouldsboro, Maine
B.A. (1) Wellesley College magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997. Major: Economics
B.A. (2) University of Pennsylvania, 2001. Major: Nursing
Carolyn Koegler – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Hopkinton, New Hampshire
B. A. Tufts University, cum laude, 1993. Double major: History and Spanish
Erik Norton – Campus Confidential Uber-Mentor
Boston, Massachusetts
B. A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. Major: Mathematics
Lyndsee Dickson – Campus Confidential Mentor
Concord, New Hampshire
B.A. New York University, cum laude, 2004. Major: East Asian studies
Kevin Donovan – Campus Confidential Mentor
Somerville, Massachusetts
B.A. Boston College, honors in the major, 1993. Major: English, Minor: Creative Writing
Tiffany Chan – Campus Confidential Mentor
Concord, New Hampshire
B.S. New York University, 2005. Major: Communication Science
Erica Eubanks – Campus Confidential Mentor
Memphis, Tennessee
B.A. Tennessee State University, National Deans List, 2003. Major: Criminal Justice
Dave Irwin – Campus Confidential Mentor
Carlisle, Massachusetts
B.A. Middlebury College departmental honors, 2004. Major: American Civilization, Minor: Education
Chase Johnson – Campus Confidential Mentor
London, England
B. A. Duke University, with Phi Alpha Theta distinction in history, 2005. Major: History
Aaron Paskalis – Campus Confidential Mentor
Magnolia, Massachusetts
West Point Military Academy, then transferred to UMass Amherst
B. A. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2005. Major: Legal studies


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that weights associated with the relevant set of categories account for about 40 percent of the CPI, which yields an overall index bias of 0.1 percentage points (0.4 × 0.25) per year. The Boskin commission adopted this estimate in its categorical reporting of CPI outlet bias. Given the absence of alternative evidence, it is hard to fault this choice, but the quantitative effect of outlet substitution remains unclear. Fixler (1993) notes that comparisons between the movement of average prices (as used by Reinsdorf) and the CPI strata counterpart do not provide direct evidence of the outlet effect because "differences in index formula, in treatment of product quality change, and in coverage of average prices and CPI strata indexes" may also play a part in the divergence of the two series (p. 8).
MacDonald and Nelson (1991) also produced a rough estimate of the bias created by the market shift to discount stores by combining information on prices across outlet types and market shares. At the time of their study, data published by the trade journal Progressive Grocer indicated that prices at warehouse food stores were 13.4 percent lower that at traditional outlets. The lower prices, along with a 0.7 percent annual growth of warehouse store market share, imply a non-quality-adjusted 0.1 percent per year index bias. Any quality adjustments in favor of traditional outlets would reduce the bias. Also, bias estimates implied from market share information may be overstated if consumers who preferred traditional outlets are forced, because of the outlets' extinction, to patronize the less desirable superstores. A full estimate of outlet bias would have to consider the increased quality-adjusted price that traditionalists must now pay.
To accurately remove outlet substitution bias from a COLI, an index producer must abandon the assumption embedded in either extreme position—that any observed price difference of an identical item at two outlets (1) is wholly attributed to outlet-related quality differences valued by consumers or (2) contains no quality component and therefore reflects pure price variation. In order to escape these assumptions, methods would have to be developed that isolate and quantify the value to consumers of the service, time, and other quality dimensions that differ by outlet type so that the pure price component could be identified. That is, differences in observed price changes associated with outlet-rotated items must be broken down into price and quality components, as is done for items whose embodied characteristics change.23
Dennis Fixler (who, at the time, was at BLS) informed the panel that the producer price index (PPI) program has begun investigating approaches that would treat retail services in the grocery store component explicitly. Fixler's assessment is that "to date, they have not been successful in linking changes in outlet characteristics such as number of cash registers or the number of stock keeping units (as a proxy for the scope of products available) to changes in the retail margin—the measure of price for retail services." He notes that work is also under way to examine links between CPI-collected prices and sets of outlet characteristics (personal communication).


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|2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
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Dear Dish-It: Everyone Has a Boyfriend Except Me
Lover Girl asks: "I want a boyfriend because all my friends have one, but it's the summer holidays now so it's hard to find one. I tried looking for a boyfriend in a chat room, but there was no one my age. What should I do? How can I get a boyfriend?" Back to Article
and they tell me yes or no
I just ask if I like any girls
Listen lover girl I been threw the same thing in 3rd grade but love will come
If I like a girl and she's cute then I will tell her. End of.
it is ok it does not matter if u have one or not just be urself and love will find u
i like being single but then again, if some boys like you, they r usally older than u that mean sthey r probaly a grown man.. enjy being single while u can
Enjoy being single while you can! It's great and gives ya time to work on YOU!
Im single, But Im okay, I know no boy likes me so
its okay.
I have a crush on one boy at school, but he has a gf. Idk what to do, I really like this boy...
He likes meh! I play video games and swim with him!And my lil brother gets annoying when we swam the last time.They almost beat me up.
You should look for guy who likes u
I hang out with my BF.Sometimes I do.Sometimes I text him.He's same age as me.
its not a necessity to have one., and one will come., just wait
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wow this dosent help at all
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The FAIR organization reminds us that Hezbollah's attacks on Israel, though deplorable, did not spring from a vacuum. Drawing on an Alexander Cockburn column, FAIR notes that within the last two months, Israeli attacks on suspected militants ended up killing almost two dozen innocent Lebanese and Palestinian women and children.
As FAIR notes, the traditional media outlets paid almost no attention to these deaths, but gave enormous play to the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers. In large part because of such practices, many in the Arab world think Americans consider Arab lives to be of less value than Israeli lives.
In a July 21 CounterPunch column, Alexander Cockburn highlighted some of the violent incidents that have dropped out of the media?s collective memory:
Let's go on a brief excursion into pre-history. I?m talking about June 20, 2006, when Israeli aircraft fired at least one missile at a car in an attempted extrajudicial assassination attempt on a road between Jabalya and Gaza City. The missile missed the car. Instead it killed three Palestinian children and wounded 15.
Back we go again to June 13, 2006. Israeli aircraft fired missiles at a van in another attempted extrajudicial assassination. The successive barrages killed nine innocent Palestinians.
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Thaddeus Talbot '15
Public policy, law
ILR Experience
- Internship: Legal Aid Society
- Internship: Deloitte Consulting
- Internship: Legal department at Goldman Sachs
Thaddeus' high school participation in mock trial and his search for a beautiful campus environment led him to Cornell and to ILR. His first year has shown him a world of new opportunities and has led him to mentor high school students making that same important choice.
Making the ILR decision
I'm from Brooklyn, NY and I was looking for an environment that was beautiful to look at, a school where people were inviting and a place to pursue my interest in law through classes and extracurricular activities. I chose ILR because the curriculum had several undergraduate law classes and I knew Cornell had a mock trial team, which was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to focus on my interest in law both inside and outside the classroom. I became interested in law because of participating in mock trial during high school.
Exploring classes
During my first year in ILR, I took many interesting classes. I selected a class called Introduction to Disability Studies, where we discussed current issues and policies, including disability laws and their impacts on the workplace. I also took Organizational Behavior (OB) along with Sociology, and so far they are my favorite classes because they are interlinked. I had no idea what to think about OB going into it. We learned about organizational cultures, employee motivation and leadership. These classes don't exist in high school.
Getting involved, getting support
The mock trial team is sort of like Law & Order, you compete against different top schools across the nation. It is very competitive and fun, and bonds you with your teammates. So, when I got to Cornell, I tried out and made the team. I have already been in a tournament and invitational at the law school.
I have also become involved in a mentoring program. We pair mentees with upper-class students as mentors. My mentor is an ILRie, so he was able to share with me a wide range of information on classes, social life, etc.
ILR: One major, endless possibilities
My mother is from Panama and my father was born in the United States. They didn't graduate from college. I think they have high school diplomas. They work day in, day out, and I saw what they were doing. They always told me, "Thaddeus, if you want to be something in your life, you have to work for it." They always instilled that principle in me and that was what propelled me to apply to Cornell in the first place. My background is Caribbean-Spanish, and it's quite interesting in my household.
When I go back to my high school, my teachers and counselors want to know how I'm doing it, when I'm doing, how my grades are, my GPA, and what I am involved in. Over winter break, they had me speak to the students about applying to college and how to transition into college life. This was a very interesting experience, because I saw myself a year ago sitting in those seats. I know what they're going through, the challenges they're facing—both financially and in the application process.
This summer I am very busy, working as a sales associate at Guess Inc. in New York City and interning with Legal Aid in downtown Brooklyn. Legal Aid provides civil legal services to low-income people and promotes equal access to the justice system. I look forward to these different experiences.
I am also a 2012 Fellow of the New York Needs You (NYNY) program. NYNY is a two-year career development program in the city that enables first-generation college students to secure internships and remain academically sound through their college careers. I am a mentor for high school students who are going through the college search and application process.


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When I first started using this high-quality shooting glove, I wasn't sure I would like it. I have only shot with a tab before this; and I was used to having all my fingers held together by the tab. But after shooting with this glove for a while, I find I like it better than a tab. I feel that I can place each finger just right on the bowstring without being forced into any given position.
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The price is a little steep...but I believe it was worth it.
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I like the glove, its very well made. The tips are very slick. Little to no feel of the string. Jury is still out on how well it helps my release, if at all, I do feel that I get a better release with more feel of the string. (feeling or not feeling the string is personal pref. imo) I am only into this glove for about 3 weeks and a brand new bow...so I can't be overly confident its glove causing me problems and not the shooter.
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GASTONIA, N.C. -- Gaston County police arrested a Forestview High School teacher accused of giving a student pills to sell to other classmates.
Police charged Meredith Burris Pruitt with possession with the intent to sell a schedule controlled substance, promoting drug sales by a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Police said Pruitt provided pills to a 15-year-old student while on the school campus. During the investigation it was determined that Pruitt had provided the student with four Clonazepam pills, according to the police report.
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NEW YORK - When the price of gold plunged $200 last month, many people thought they caught the sound of the gold bubble popping.
What Peter Schiff, the CEO of brokerage Euro Pacific Precious Metals believes he heard was a stampede of fair-weather speculators fleeing the precious metal.
Schiff and other champions of gold weren't shaken by the plunge. To them it was just a short breather in preparation for another long climb.
All the reasons they give for buying gold haven't changed: Gold remains a refuge from disaster, they say, arguing that a steep drop in the dollar and a spike in the price of consumer goods are a threat.
For speculators, buying gold was simply a way to profit from its popularity.
"That's what happens in a bull market," Schiff says. "The selloffs shake out the Johnny-come-latelies. It's healthy. Now we can have a real rally."
Gold, often touted as the most trustworthy of investments, has looked wild over the past month. After starting April above $1,600 an ounce, it dropped below $1,361 on April 15 and has steadily recovered to settle at $1,436 on Friday.
Gold was supposed to be a haven from turmoil. When the housing market started cracking and the stock market sank in 2007, the price of gold began to surge. Over the next two years, it soared from around $600 an ounce to nearly $900 in the depths of the financial crisis in late 2008.
For those who were wary of financial institutions or thought the Federal Reserve's rescue efforts would backfire, it became the favored investment. The television personality Glenn Beck advised his audience to stock up on gold bars in case the dollar became worthless. The tea party called for a return to linking the value of the dollar to the price of gold.
"People treated gold like the cure for everything," says James Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis. "If you were worried about a depression, buy gold. If you were worried about inflation, buy gold."
If fear of economic collapse started the gold rally, greed accelerated it. By 2009, speculators and others looked to ride gold's popularity. Hedge funds and other big investors piled in.
Anxiety and gold prices kept climbing in tandem. Right after Standard & Poor's stripped the U.S. of its top credit rating in August 2011, the price peaked above $1,900.
Instead of buying gold bricks and stashing them in their basement, many hedge funds and big investors turned to buying gold exchange-traded funds, which trade on markets like stocks. The most popular offering, the SPDR Gold Trust, attracted big investors like John Paulsen, who made billions betting on the mortgage meltdown, and George Soros.
As money poured in, the SPDR Gold Trust grew into the second-largest largest exchange-traded fund behind the SPDR S&P 500, which follows the stock market. And its supply of gold swelled from 780 metric tons at the start of 2009 to 1,353 metric tons in December.
But now it looks like the fast-money has soured on the yellow metal. George Soros slashed his stake in the SPDR Gold Trust fund by 55 percent at the end of last year, according to the most recent regulatory filing.
Judging by the numbers, it looks like others decided to jump out of the market at the same time. Hedge funds and big investors pulled $8.7 billion out of gold funds last month, according to EPFR Global, a firm that tracks where big investors put their money.
EPFR says it was the biggest monthly withdrawal out of gold funds since the firm started collecting data in 2000. The SPDR Gold Trust unloaded 12 percent of its gold in April, selling 146 metric tons.
There's no single destination for all the money rushing out of gold, says Cameron Brandt, EPFR's director of research. The most popular places for investors now are real estate funds, junk bonds, emerging-market bonds and stocks in big companies that pay dividends. One clear trend that Brandt sees is investors pulling cash out of the safety of money-market funds in search of something better. Some of that money appears to be trickling back into the U.S. stock market.


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Weekend Breaks to Maastricht
Planning a short break to Maastricht? Check out Travel Library's recommended Top 10 Things To Do in Maastricht. It's a perfect companion for weekend city breaks to Maastricht. Once you've been you can add your own tips and suggestions to help other visitors.
Top 10 Things in Maastricht on a Short Break
Avenue Céramique 250, Maastricht. This is the foremost museum of Old Masters and contemporary art located in the province of Limburg. The museum, one of Maastricht's major landmarks, was built by Italian architect Aldo Rossi. The use of natural materials and an abundance of daylight gives the building its unusual and exceptional appearance.
The museum houses two collections, the contemporary art collection with works by an international group of artists and the collection of Old Masters. The emphasises is placed on 16th and 17th century Flemish paintings which include major works by Rubens, Van Dyck and Jordaens.
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission for Adults is EUR7.00, EUR3.50 for 13- to 18-year-olds and admission for children (up to12) is free.
For more information visit - www.bonnefanten.nl
City Walk
The best way to get know Maastricht is to go for a walk in the old centre of the city. Under the guidance of a VVV host you will be taken on a tour of the restored Stokstraat quarter, the old ramparts, the various parks and the famous Vrijthof square. You can combine the city walk with a visit to the treasure chamber of the St. Servaas basilica, the St. Jan church, the Spanish Government house or the entrance hall of the Museum of Natural History. Guided tours are given by Dutch, English, German, French and Spanish speaking guides.
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St. Pietersberg Grottoes
The extraction of marble as building material this hill on the South side Maastricht has resulted in a vast labyrinth of corridors. Walking on the floor of a former sea under the guidance of a VVV guide, is wonderful experience. Even today the walls and ceilings give information about the way in which the "block breakers" worked. Numerous interesting inscriptions and drawings, some of which are very old, can be found on the walls. A visit to these grottoes lasts for about an hour. Because the temperature in the corridors is a constant ten degrees Celsius, a sweater or jacket and robust footwear are advised. Two corridor systems are open to visitors. Departure from the Northern Corridor System is from Chalet Bergrust, Luikerweg 71, Maastricht and the Zonneberg Corridor System depart from Buitengoed Slavante, Slavante 1(St. Pietersberg near ENCI). For reservations email email@example.com
Boat trips on the Maas
During the summer months (Easter to the middle of September) Rederij Stiphout organises boat trips on the Maas.
You can combine a boat trip with a visit of the Zonneberg grottoes which lasts about 3 hours or you can make a day trip to Liège, a border trip around the city of Maastricht. Cruises by candlelight with a cold buffet or a brunch boat trip are also available. A brochure is available on request.
Prices are as follows - Boat trip on the Maas: adults 5,90; children 3,60, Boat trip with grottoes: adults 9,40; children 6,10, Liège (return trip): adults 18,40; children 10,90, Border trip: adults 14,90; children 8,90, Candlelight Cruise: 45,90, Brunch boat trip: ;28,20. For reservations contact the Maastricht Tourist Office (VVV) - firstname.lastname@example.com
Steam-driven beer brewery De Keyzer N.A. Bosch<
This former beer brewery has recently been opened to the public. The Bosch family operated the brewery until 1997 at which time it was closed. Everything inside the brewery is almost completely intact. It now serves as an important industrial-archaeological monument in Maastricht and both the brewery and its five-story malt-house are listed as national monuments. During the guided tour you will be shown all aspects of steam-driven beer brewing. Unfortunately the brewery is only open for group visits. Guided tours during the November to March cost EUR52,50 per group and from April to October EUR57,00 per group. Information and reservations through Maastricht Tourist Office (VVV) - firstname.lastname@example.com
DArtagnan Adventure Trip
This adventure trip takes place in the underground fortifications of Maastricht, known as the Casemates. The object of the adventure is to find your way around the underground fortifications that date back to the 16th century. The Commander of the First Musketeers Company, DArtagnan, who fell in battle in 1673, plays the leading role in this trip. By following his instructions and carrying out several assignments you can find your way out. The trip is suitable for adults only (minimum age 20). You are advised to wear comfortable leisure wear and tough but comfortable shoes. Each participant must take an electric torch with as this will be the only source of light during the trip. The adventure takes about two and a half hours. Remember, if you are claustrophobic, this trip is not for you!. The starting point is at Linie van Dumoulin, Cabergerweg and you will finish at Minister Goeman Borgesiusplantsoen. Information and reservations through Maastricht Tourist Office (VVV) - email@example.com
The European Fine Art Fair (EFAF)
This fair takes place in Maastricht annually. This blockbuster event draws more then 75,000 visitors from around the world every year. The TEFAF has become one of the worlds most prestigious arts and antiques fairs, and is a trendsetter in the field. This is must for antique experts and buyers.
For more info go to www.tefaf.com
Hotel Beaumont Maastricht
Wycker Brugstraat 2. Maastricht. This hotel dates back to 1912, but is livelier than ever before. If offers both private guests and business travelers a home away from home. This hotel has an excellent reputation and you are sure to have a wonderful time staying there. It is situated in the quarter Wyck (district 21) in the heart of Maastricht. Most of the museums, cinemas, the theatre, restaurants and the city centre are all within walking distance from the hotel. The French occupation has left its marks in this area. The Restaurant Beaumont is a genuine French restaurant with a menu that offers delicious dishes from this part of France.
For info www.beaumont.nl/beaumont-en.asp
Playground Fort Willem
Kastanjelaan 50, Maastricht. This playground has some 50 activities, a paddling pool, a miniature golf course and restaurant/snackbar. Take the children for a day of swimming and running around in the sun and fresh air while you sip on a cold one at the restaurant. Open daily from 1 April to 15 September, at 10 am to 6 pm. Admission is EUR1,10.
Emmaplein, Maastricht. Falstaff is located on a small square in the center of Maastricht. The terrace surrounds a towering monument. There are plenty outdoor tables and benches, and the bar consists of two stories.
This is the place to go if you love beer. You will be able so sample hundreds of beers. The pub have about 10 beers on tap, and the rest comes in the bottle with a matching beer glass. The waiters will help you find a beer to your liking even if you are not a beer drinker. They have beers that are made from Cherries, peaches and raspberries.
Warm drinks, wines, soft drinks as well as a small cocktail menu is available for those who do not drink beer.
Only one warning, the drinks do not come cheap. Most of the beers cost between EUR2,60 - EUR4, but you switch to the house beer, Grolsch, which is available in small glasses for EUR1.60.
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