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Lisa Henning has been the Big 12's top attacker during Big 12 play.
Oct. 13, 2011
Match Info: Mizzou (15-7, 2-4 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (14-6, 0-5 Big 12)
Date: Oct. 15
Time: 5 p.m.
Admission: Free
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Location: Columbia, Mo.
Arena: Hearnes Center
Television: Mediacom 22 (Tape Delay)
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Twitter Updates: @MU_Volleyball
Game Notes:Media Notes
The Opening Serve - What You Need to Know
Mizzou will return to the Hearnes Center for its second-straight home match as it will host Texas Tech at 5 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 15). Admission to the match is free and fans are encouraged to attend the match immediately following Mizzou's Homecoming football game against Iowa State.
Sophomore Lisa Henning posted a career-best 27 kills in each of her last two matches and has been the Big 12's top attacker in league play. She currently sits in first place in the Big 12 with 4.92 kills per set during Big 12 play and is first in points per set with her 5.48 pps average in league play as well. Over her last five matches Henning is averaging 5.00 kills per set and a league-high 5.59 points per set.
Setter Molly Kreklow posted another double-double against KU with 54 assists and 10 digs as she now has a double-double in eight of her last nine matches as she leads the team with nine this season. The only match over her last nine in which she did not record a double-double was on the road at Iowa State in the Big 12 opener.
Senior Brittney Brimmage continues to lead the Big 12 in hitting at .382 this season. In fact, Mizzou currently ranks as the Big 12's No. 2 hitting team with its .253 clip in 2011. That mark trails only Oklahoma, which checks in at .255.
What's Inside? - A Quick Look at the Notes
Mizzou will continue its three-match home stand against Texas Tech on Homecoming Saturday (Oct. 15).
Admission to the match is free and it is set for a 5 p.m. start and will air on Mediacom Channel 22.
The Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating archrival Kansas, 3-1, on Wednesday.
11 of the Tigers' last 13 matches have gone past three sets and five of those have gone the full five sets.
Head coach Wayne Kreklow sits just five wins shy of his 400th as a collegiate women's coach.
Lisa Henning leads all Big 12 attackers in kills per set (4.92) and points per set (5.48) in league play.
Henning joins KSU's Kaitlynn Pelger as the only two players to average more than 5.00 pps in Big 12 play.
Henning tallied a career-best 27 kills in each of the Tigers' last two matches, most recently vs. KU on Wed.
Henning holds four of the Big 12's top five kill performances during league play this season.
Over her last five matches, Henning is averaging 5.00 kills per set with 115 total kills.
Setter Molly Kreklow has recorded a double-double in eight of her last nine matches.
Kreklow now ranks third in the Big 12 in assists per set at 10.65 and leads the league in total assists at 884.
Tiger senior Brittney Brimmage sits atop the Big 12 in hitting at .382 this season.
Brimmage hit .529 at OU, marking the first time that she has hit better than .500 since Sept. 3 vs. FIU.
Brimmage is hitting .365 with 54 kills (2.35 per set) over her last five matches.
Priscilla Armendariz sits just one dig shy of moving into seventh all-time in career digs at MU with 1,102.
Armendariz has been better in Big 12 play, averaging 4.50 digs per set. She averaged just 3.47 prior to that.
Texas Tech Visits on Homecoming
After snapping a three-match skid, the Mizzou volleyball team welcomes Texas Tech to the Hearnes Center on Saturday (Oct. 15) for a 5 p.m. match that will air in a tape-delayed broadcast on Mediacom Channel 22. Admission to the match is free and fans are encouraged to come to the match immediately following Mizzou's Homecoming football game against Iowa State. The contest is the middle of a three-match homestand for the Tigers, who have played 15 of their 22 matches away from home this season.
Last Time Out
The Tigers topped archrival Kansas in a thrilling four-set match, 3-1 (25-21, 26-24, 20-25, 28-26), on Wednesday night (Oct. 12) at the Hearnes Center. For the second-straight match, sophomore outside hitter Lisa Henning tallied a career-best 27 kills as she posted a match-high 30 points to lead the Tigers to the four-set win. Freshman Whitney Little also had a nice match tallying 10 kills - just one off of her career-high - while posting 13.0 total points, good for second on the team. Mizzou has now won the last two matches over its rivals to the west dating back to last season.
Henning Shines Over Last Five
As mentioned above, Lisa Henning had a career-best match against KU Wednesday as she has been one of the league's top attackers over her last five matches. In fact, Henning is averaging 5.00 kills per set in that span and has tallied 128.5 total points over her last five matches, good for a league-best 5.59 points per set in that span.
Kreklow Five Shy of 400
Mizzou head coach Wayne Kreklow sat 20 wins shy of his 400th as a head volleyball coach entering the season, but he now sits just five shy of 400 in his career. Should he reach 400 this season, he will be one of just three coaches in the Big 12 to have cracked the 400-win plateau. Kreklow surpassed his 600th win all-time as a coach (assistant, men's coach, women's coach) at both Mizzou and Columbia College with the Tigers' win over Florida International earlier this season. In all, Wayne and Susan Kreklow have combined for 746 wins as a coaching duo, 237 of which have come during their 11-plus seasons at Mizzou.
Henning Continues to Impress During League Play
Sophomore outside hitter Lisa Henning has put together an impressive stretch during Big 12 play as she leads the Big 12 in kills per set (4.92) and in points per set (5.48). In fact, Henning and KSU's Kaitlynn Pelger are the only two players in the Big 12 to average more than 5.00 points per set during league matches this season. Below are a few quick notes on Henning during Big 12 play.
She has eclipsed 20 kills four times in five matches and has reset her career-high four times in that span.
Henning owns four of the league's top five kill totals in Big 12 matches this season with her 27 at Baylor and against KU, 24 against Kansas State and her 21 against Texas A&M.
Henning also owns the top three point performances in Big 12 play this season with her 30.0 against Kansas and her 29.5 and 28.0 against Baylor and Kansas State, respectively.
Henning is the only player to eclipse the 100-kill mark during Big 12 play so far this season.
In fact, Henning's 128 kills are 29 more than the next-best Big 12 athlete - Suzy Boulavsky of Oklahoma.
She is also leads the Big 12 in points (142.5) and points per set (5.48) by a wide margin during Big 12 play. Her 5.48 pps average is a sizeable lead over second-place (KSU's Pelger - 5.15) and her 142.5 total points leads OU's Boulavsky by 33 in league play.
Henning Matches Career High in Two Straight
For the second straight match, Lisa Henning reset her career-high in kills with 27 against Kansas on Wednesday. Her 27 kills are the most by a Tiger since former All-American Paola Ampudia tallied 29 in a losing effort at Oklahoma on Oct. 9, 2010. Her 27 kills also mark the most by a Tiger against Kansas since Ampudia tallied a school-record 35 kills against the Jayhawks on Oct. 24, 2009. Henning's 27 kills in back-to-back matches are a Mizzou rally-scoring-era record for total kills in back-to-back matches (54). She is also the first Tiger to ever post two-straight 27-kill matches.
Double-Double Machine
Over her last nine matches, sophomore setter Molly Kreklow has posted eight double-doubles after spreading 54 assists to go along with 10 digs in the Tigers' four-set win over Kansas. In all, Kreklow leads the Tigers with nine double-doubles this season. Over the last nine matches, Kreklow is averaging 3.00 per set, good for second-best on the team, trailing only senior libero Priscilla Armendariz, who is averaging 4.15.
Kreklow Tops 50 Assists in Three of Four
For the fourth time in five matches, Kreklow topped the 50-assist mark with her 54 on Wednesday against Kansas. In all, Kreklow has topped 50 assists four times this season and all have come over the last five matches. She began the streak with a then season-best outing 53 against Texas A&M, good for the second-best four-set total in the Big 12 this season. She then tallied a season-best 56 against Kansas State and had 52 at Baylor last Saturday.
Kreklow Third in Assists Per Set
Kreklow comes into the Texas Tech match averaging 10.65 assists per set as she continues to rank third in the Big 12 in assists per set. She spent the first two weeks of the season averaging well over 11.00 assists per set while ranking first in the league, but the Tiger offense has slowed somewhat since then. All-in-all, Kreklow is putting together a phenomenal year at the setter position as she has been named Big 12 Player of the Week and has garnered AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week honors this season. Kreklow became just the fifth Tiger ever to take home that award and the first-ever Tiger setter.
Brimmage Leads the League in Hitting Again
Senior middle hitter Brittney Brimmage has led the Big 12 in hitting for much of the season but had slipped to second over the last two weeks. But Brimmage regained the top spot as she is now averaging a .382 clip. She is just ahead of OU's Sallie McLaurin, who checks in at .375.
Returning to Form
In all, Brimmage is hitting .365 with 54 kills over her last five matches as she has seemed to regain the form that netted her Big 12 Player of the Week honors following the Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Bash. At MTSU, Brimmage hit .637 with 56 kills in those five matches but hit just .214 with 66 kills in the Tigers' next eight matches. But with her performance of late, she has seemed to regain the form that ranked her as one of the most feared attackers in the Big 12.
Pip Cracks All-Time Top 10
Senior libero Priscilla Armendariz sits just one dig back of seventh place in Mizzou history in career digs as she has 1,102 in her career. In all, Armendariz is averaging 3.80 digs per set this season and will likely finish the season ranked in the all-time single season top 10 in both digs and digs per set at Mizzou. She is also coming off of back-to-back 20-dig efforts and has eclipsed the 18-dig mark in each of her last five matches, including a season-best 25 against Texas A&M on Sept. 24.
Back Row Improves Defensively in League Play
Staying on the topic of back-row defense, the Tigers have seen improved play from their back row during Big 12 play. In fact, Mizzou is averaging 14.85 dps in league play versus averaging just 13.51 in non-conference play. A key reason for that is the increased production of libero Priscilla Armendariz, who averaged just 3.47 digs per set in non-conference play but has seen that mark improve to 4.50 over the Tigers' six Big 12 matches.
Meister Impressive in Her Last Seven Matches
Another bright spot in the Tiger back row as of late has been freshman Sarah Meister. The San Diego native has pulled in 80 digs over her last eight matches - she missed the Oklahoma match due to a concussion - while averaging 2.35 digs per set despite playing in just three rotations. She has tallied nine digs three times in that span and been over double-digits four times, including a season-best 15 against Kansas on Wednesday. She had 11 - good for her second-best career total - at Baylor last Saturday as well.
Meister Has Connection to Texas Tech
Staying on the topic of Sarah Meister, the San Diego native will square off against one of her former teammates this Saturday as fellow Scripps Ranch High School product Sam Podraza is a freshman middle hitter for Texas Tech. Mesiter and Podraza were close friends growing up and played together for Scripps Ranch High School and for Epic Volleyball Club. According to Meister, the two are very close and grew up playing volleyball, soccer, softball and basketball in the San Diego area. Podraza has played in 23 sets for Tech this year, totalling 17 kills, four service aces and 14 blocks.
Mizzou Leads the League In Digs Allowed
Through 21 matches this season, the Tigers continue to lead the Big 12 in digs allowed at just 13.53 per set as their hitters have been very good. Mizzou has led the Big 12 in that category nearly all season as the opposition has struggled to slow the Tiger attack this season. Mizzou and Texas are the only two teams in the Big 12 to allow less than 14.00 digs per set and Mizzou has a sizeable lead over Texas (13.53 vs. 13.94).
Road Warriors
While Mizzou is one of the youngest teams in the league this season, the freshman class has sure gotten used to the grind of college volleyball over the last month. In fact, Mizzou played 13 straight matches away from home and played 18 matches over the first month of the season. The 13-striaght matches away from home marks the longest road trip since Wayne and Susan Kreklow took over the program in 2000. After playing two road matches last week, Mizzou has now played 15 of its 22 matches away from home this season. Keep in mind that four of the Tigers' six home matches were played during the opening weekend as part of the Tiger Invitational. That means the Tigers have played just two home matches since Aug. 27.
Big Crowds at Home
Despite only playing the seven home matches this year, huge crowds have flocked to the Hearnes Center as a total of 18,963 fans have watched the Tigers this season, good for 2,709 fans per match. That mark ranks the Tigers seventh nationally and first among Big 12 schools this season. Mizzou has eclipsed the 3,000-fan mark three times this season, most recently in its Big 12 home-opener against Texas A&M. Mizzou has had at least 2,000 fans at every home match. Mizzou hosted 2,639 total fans in the match against Kansas on Wednesday night. The fan support from the Golden Tigers, VolleyZou and the Columbia community has been great this season.
The big crowds are a key reason why Mizzou has been able to race out to a 6-1 start inside the Hearnes Center this season. In fact, since Wayne and Susan Kreklow have taken over at Mizzou, the Tigers are 117-41 at home as they have won nearly 75-percent of their home matches under the Kreklows.
Scouting Texas Tech
Led by senior outside hitter Amanda Dowdy, Texas Tech is enjoying a resurgent season under first-year head coach Don Flora. At 14-6, Tech is off to its best start in recent memory but has struggled since Big 12 play began with with an 0-5 mark in league play. In Tech's defense, it has played three ranked opponents and Baylor on the road.
Dowdy leads the offensive attack for the Red Raiders as she hit hitting .238 with 265 kills, averaging 4.08 per set. Junior Miara Cave is second on the team with 181 kills (2.78 per set) on .257 hitting. As a team, Tech has been very good defensively, averaging a Big 12-best 3.04 blocks per set. Tech is the only team in the Big 12 to average more than 3.04 blocks per set. Four Red Raider players average more than 1.00 blocks per set, led by Dravon Rangel's 1.50 per set clip. In the back row, the defense is anchored by libero Tory Vaughn, who is averaging 3.68 digs per set.
Series Information
Mizzou leads the all-time series with Texas Tech, 20-11, after sweeping the season series. In fact, Mizzou has won 19 of the last 20 meeting with Texas Tech, including 16 straight matches. The 16 consecutive wins for the Tigers over the Red Raiders is their longest active streak against any Big 12 foe.
The Last Meeting
The Tigers defeated the Red Raiders, 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-29), on Nov. 10 last season to extend its winning streak at the time to five straight. Senior Julianna Klein led the way for the Tigers with 17 kills in that match while Mizzou finished the four-setter with 65 kills (16.25 per set). Molly Kreklow anchored a Tiger offense that was very productive in the match. She spread 51 assists (12.75 per set) and led a Mizzou offense that got at least six kills from six different players. Kreklow was one of the six players with six kills as she did so on .500 hitting.
Nifty Fifty Whitney
Tiger freshman Whitney Little (Keller, Texas) surpassed the 50-block mark in the Tigers' 13th match of the season against Denver. She is the fastest Tiger freshman to reach to the 50-block mark under the direction of Wayne and Susan Kreklow (since 2000). Currently, Little has a team-high 70 blocks and her 1.09 blocks per set rank her 10th in the Big 12 Conference. Adding to her production, Little is hitting .358 with 75 kills this season and had six kills on 14 attacks at Iowa State on Wednesday.
Tigers Picked Fifth in Big 12
Despite the youth on the Tiger roster, the league's coaches seem to recognize the level of talent on this year's team as the Tigers were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 in the annual preseason poll. In all, Mizzou finished the polling with 32 points, just behind fourth-place Texas A&M and just ahead of sixth-place Baylor. The Tigers were picked fifth in last year's preseason poll and ended up advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Young, but Talented
Despite bringing back four players that started for Mizzou last season, the Tigers will be one of the youngest teams nationally. In fact, nearly 80-percent of the Tigers' roster in 2011 are underclassmen as 11 of the 14 players are freshmen or sophomores. That makes Mizzou the youngest team in the Big 12 and only Texas Tech (16 underclassmen) has more freshman or sophomores on their roster. However, Mizzou's last two recruiting classes have ranked in the top 25 nationally, including this year's freshman class, which checked in at No. 22 nationally. The 2010 class ranked 14th.
Program Highlights
The Tigers just completed the most successful decade in program history last year. In fact, Mizzou has averaged 22 wins per season since 2000 and is one of just 22 teams nationally to qualify for nine NCAA Tournaments since 2000. The Tigers were on that average last year with 22 wins and a Sweet 16 berth.
Hunter Joins Coaching Staff
There are few Mizzou athletes that are accomplished as Lindsey Hunter and she will look to parlay her success as a player into success as a coach as she joins the Mizzou coaching staff in 2011. Hunter takes the place of former assistant Chris Muscat, who took the head coaching job at Loyola (Chicago) last year. Hunter is Mizzou's all-time leader in assists, assists per set, single season assists and set for the Tigers in the most successful four-year period in program history. She will serve as the primary recruiting coordinator for the Tigers. She spent last season as the color analyst for the Tiger volleyball matches while working towards her master's degree as a graduate assistant with Mizzou's Total Person Program.
Kreklow Sets With USA Junior National Team
For the second consecutive summer, sophomore setter Molly Kreklow set with the USA Volleyball Junior National Team. She has spent plenty of time with USA Volleyball in her career as she was also with the Youth National Team for two seasons. She has now spent four years with USA Volleyball, gaining plenty of high-level experience along the way.
Brimmage Plays With USA Volleyball As Well
Kreklow wasn't the only Tiger to play with USA Volleyball over the summer as Brittney Brimmage led the USA Volleyball A2 Blue Team to a USA Volleyball Women's Open Division Championship. She helped her team go 4-0 (winning 12 of 15 sets) during pool play. The team was then bumped to the loser's bracket and came all the way back to win the tournament. She was one of the team's top middle hitters throughout the tournament.
Henning Tours China
Sophomore Lisa Henning had an experience of a lifetime over the summer as she played volleyball in China, touring and playing some of the nation's top professional teams. Henning and her team compiled a 2-4 record in six matches in China, playing against very disciplined, professional competition. She also visited places like the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven.
Recruiting Class Earns National Honors
For the second straight season, the Mizzou volleyball program has brought in a nationally-ranked recruiting class as this year's checks in at No. 22 nationally. The 2011 class comes on the heels of the Tigers' No. 14-ranked class in 2010. Three of the signees - Jade Hayes, Whitney Little and Emily Wilson - were named to the Volleyball Magazine NFINITY Fab 50. With a pair of top 25 classes in consecutive seasons, look for those nine players to be the nucleus of the Mizzou volleyball program in the years to come.
California Girls
On this year's Mizzou roster, fans may notice something that they haven't seen under Wayne and Susan Kreklow. Two players on this year's roster - Niki Collier and Sarah Meister - hail from California, marking the first California natives that the Kreklows have coached at Mizzou. Both have seen significant court time this year and are am important part of the Tiger freshman class that ranked No. 22 nationally.
Hayes Brings Plenty of Accolades
Freshman utility player Jade Hayes is one of the headliners of Mizzou's 2011 freshman class and she brings with her the accolades to back it up. She is a two-time Gatorade Missouri State Player of the Year and was the AVCA National Player of the Year as a junior in 2009. She led Ozark High School to a state title in 2009 and a third-place finish in 2010. She was also named MVP of the AVCA/Under Armour High School All-America match last year as well and was named to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 and PrepVolleyball.com's Defensive Dandy list.
Hayes projects as a libero long term at the collegiate level, but this season she will likely have a utility role due to her versatility, although she will likely battle for the libero job with Priscilla Armendariz. Listed a 6-0, she can hit, serve and defend and will also likely serve as the team's backup setter.
Little Named Forth Worth Player of the Year
Incoming freshman Whitney Little has also gained her fair share of accolades as she comes into Mizzou this season. The 6-3 middle blocker was a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace, a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and a member of the AVCA High School All-America Watch List, but her greatest honor came from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which named her as the Super Team Player of the Year.
Wilson Continues Nebraska Pipeline
It has been no secret that Mizzou, under the direction of Wayne and Susan Kreklow, has been able to recruit the state of Nebraska with a lot of success. Names like All-Americans Lindsey Hunter, Nicole Wilson and former Big 12 Libero of the Year Tatum Ailes are just a few of the successful Nebraska natives to come through Mizzou in the last 11 seasons. And the tradition with continue this season as Emily Wilson will make her debut with Mizzou. She is the sister of former Tiger middle hitter Catie Wilson and was voted MVP of the All-Nebraska State Team twice in her high school career. The 6-2 outside hitter should figure into the mix right away for the Tigers.
Blue Springs Connection
Looking at the Tiger roster, there is a connection between several players coming from the Kansas City area as four players - Priscilla Armendariz, Lisa Henning and Ashton Bodenstab - hail from Blue Springs, Mo. In fact, Armendariz and Henning actually played for rival high schools as well.
A Competitive Schedule
With the departure of Colorado and Nebraska from the Big 12 Conference, a new-look schedule will take hold in the Big 12 this season. Instead of playing 20 league matches, each team will now play 16, playing each team twice. The loss of four matches has led to an additional non-conference tournament for the Tigers this season, giving the Tigers a chance to test themselves against some of the top non-conference competition in the nation. In fact, Mizzou will play 11 of its 33 matches against teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season.
`Bridging' A Local Connection
The Mizzou volleyball family has always played a very active role in the City of Columbia community, and that trend is continuing at Rock Bridge High School, one of two local Columbia high schools. There is a growing connection between the two schools that has moved beyond coincidence. Former Tiger and 2007 Big 12 Libero of the Year Tatum Ailes is now the head coach as Rock Bridge and her assistant coach is none other than former Mizzou middle hitter Catie Wilson, who graduated last season. Keep in mind that Wilson's sister - Emily Wilson - is a freshman on this year's Mizzou roster as well.
But the connections don't stop there. Current Tiger freshman Niki Collier led Rock Bridge to its first district title in 25 years in 2010 before eventually signing with the Tigers for the upcoming season. Not only that, but Wayne and Susan Kreklow's daughter Allie is a setter for the Rock Bridge volleyball team. The connection shows how connected the Tiger program has been with the community for the 11 years that Wayne and Susan Kreklow have been at Mizzou.
Volleyball on the Air
If you can't be at the Tigers' matches this season, you can still catch all of the action at MUTigers.com as all of the matches will be streamed with audio and home matches will have video and audio. Jim Grundy will be in his first year as the team's play-by-play announcer. All broadcasts can be accessed at MUTigers.tv.
Up Next
Mizzou will have a quick turnaround as it will play Central Arkansas on Monday (Oct. 17) at the Hearnes Center. The match is slated for a 6:30 p.m. start. For all the latest on Mizzou volleyball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on twitter @MU_Volleyball.
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Hyder Consulting decided to amaze the whole world with a structure that will be twice as tall as the Burj Dubai, according to a consultant involved with the project making it by far the tallest tower ( skyscraper ) in the world. Considering the Burj Dubai will rise to 818m, the new tower will be over 1,600m tall, making it the world's first mile-high tower. The architects are not sure (or at least, they're not giving details) about where the amazing 5,250-foot-tall structure will be built – only, that it will be somewhere in the Middle East region. I don't think that we really need something like this, but when some people want to amaze they try all kinds of outrageous things. Anyway I'm sure that the view would be amazing, but also if you stay at the "n+1″ flor you'll spend some time just to come back to the ground. – Via – Bldgblog
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holy smokes! I will not be surprised if they come up shorty with a 2 mile high tower…
this is utterly amazing.
someone put this on SU and I thank them very much!
A tall building in a empty desert filled rag clothed monkeys.
it will be in the future
well it's impossible to built it
puttputt, you're an idiot, in every apparent way.
It will be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
for more info. go to the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_High_Tower
Rag clothed monkey's .. Seriously it's very ignorant to say that about people who have more money then most of us can imagine . YOUR lifestyle is more then likely the true rag whilst theirs are riches .
one, put put we're in the same boat, two they are not going build this building, all the money in the world couldn't fund this project, three. Whats with all the skyscrapers being in the middle east?The skyscraper belongs in Chicago and New York, it is a trademark of america
the skyscraper belongs to no one. there are skyscrapers all around the world.
Maybe you nerdy mo fos should not be wasting ur shitty lives on caring about gay skyscrapers that arent even going to happen. get your nerdy, sweaty asss off out of your mums house and get a job.
A bit rediculous. Why that high you'll never sell everything. Then there is the permanent lower temperature at 1600 meter. The big wind gusts. Completely obsolete
The Middle East has some of the most impressive buildings in the world, you ignorant noob!
hey guys you are just calculating the absurdity of the hyder tower which is just double the height of burj dubai. Then what about the possiblities of ULTIMA TOWER in US and X SEED 4000 in JAPAN???
Great post, thanks a lot
Will anybody be able to smell a smoke smell on me?
I look at the world and am utterly amazed with what us tiny humans can pull off.
Regardless, I can't help but feel that higher might not be the solution for the XXI century.
I belive that the path to sucess will lie inwards, rather then upwards. I too dream of better every day, but as poor people all around the world die of starvation, thirst and desease, all those efforts of making a mile high building seem vacant and meaningless.
But we are what we are, and we will be as we always were.
In this existence there isn't much to look forward to exept being loved, and admired, if having a tall buidling with your name on it makes you happy, pursue it.
I'm sure all the people you could have helped with all your money are going to cheer for you from the other side…
What I don't understand is why do all these big companies invest metric tons of cash into countries where the whole concept of "human rights" gets pointed and laughed at.
I Think in that height the company building it would call NASA to request for astronaut suits be cause in that height, IT WILL BE THE FORCE OF GRAVITY PUSHING DOWN.Elevators WILL FALL DOWN,OUR FACES WILL BE FALLING DOWN ON THE GROUND,and such.And OUR BODY WILL RUN OUT OF OXYGEN THEN…. You know what's next.
That company is EXTREMELY RICH.It would take DECADES to build it.It's MASSIVE STRUCTURE and it's WIDTH is impossibly HEAVY.Which may cause the WHOLE STRUCTURE to FALL DOWN WITH ITS WEIGHT with the FORCE OF GRAVITY.
Almost all tall buildings go to Middle East.My Question is…Is it because of space and the tourist economy of the Middle East?
okay fxxk u mother bixxh u dont make sense you are wasting ur life so what the hell its just a site to show u whats gonna be built all u could of said was u dont make sense
I don't think that we really need something like this, but when some people want to amaze they try all kinds of outrageous things.
it will be in the future
well it's impossible to built it
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What 1 in 3 Women Have in Common (It's Not Good)
In her lifetime, 1 in 3 women will be beaten or coerced into sex by her partner or husband, and quite often in her own home. As I type, I wonder how many women reading this are personally affected by domestic violence. If you are, you can get help immediately by calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-999-SAFE. There are people ready to help you 24 hours a day, every single day.
The Avon Foundation for Women—which is best known for its work fighting breast cancer—is a major advocate for women suffering from domestic violence. Today is International Women's Day, and to help commemorate it, yesterday the Foundation held its second Communications Awards ceremony. The Avon Foundation recognized non-governmental organizations from Pakistan, Tanzania, Nepal, Peru, and a governmental organization from the Ukraine, for their innovative communications campaigns that are helping change communities, policies, institutions, and behaviors to end violence against women. The awards were presented at the United Nations Headquarters during the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, and among the impressive list of speakers and presenters was actress Salma Hayek.
"I just presented at the Academy Awards a few weeks ago, and I wasn't half as nervous or scared as I am now," she confessed. "But I also wasn't half as excited." Domestic violence is a cause very close to Hayek's heart; she's been advocating for victims since she was a 17-year-old in Mexico, she explained. And in 2004, she went to Avon with a suggestion: How about printing the National Domestic Violence Hotline number in all of the Avon product catalogs? Avon did that, and much more, and since then the Avon Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program has donated nearly $50 million globally to end violence against women. Hayek got choked up when she said of all of her accomplishments, that simple idea is one of the things she is most proud of in her life.
Among yesterday's winners was a weekly radio program in Nepal that incorporates the experiences of 12 women "community reporters" who have survived violence themselves and talk about issues that are normally taboo. Another was a campaign from the Government of Ukraine aimed at men, primarily during the 2012 Euro Football Cup, spreading the message that violence against women needs to end. It was incredibly uplifting to be in the presence of these advocates from all over the globe, and to know that there are so many people devoted to making sure that horrendous 1-in-3 statistic is a thing of the past.
If you want to help Avon in its quest, one simple way is to buy the Avon Empowerment Charm Necklace. It's only $5, and $3.80 of that goes directly to the Foundation's programs. The charm features the infinity symbol–in part to represent a woman's infinite possibilities when she lives in a world free of violence.Add a Comment
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Damian McGinty Turns 20! Glee Project Stars Tweet Birthday Wishes
Yesterday — September 9, 2012 — Glee's Damian McGinty (Rory) officially left his teenage years behind. The bright-eyed Irishman is now 20 years old, and plenty of his Glee Project pals took to Twitter to send their congratulations on his big day.
Damian's Season 1 Glee Project co-star Hannah McIalwain tweeted, "@damianmcginty Knock Knock!! Happy Birthday to my number one Irishman. Love ya kid :)"
Season 1 runner-up Lindsay Pearce (Harmony) wrote, "Happy birthday @damianmcginty . You're the best brother ever. Love you so much."
Season 1 contender Bryce Vine tweeted, "Happy Birthday to my brother @damianmcginty . Cheers!"
Damian's Season 1 co-winner Samuel Larsen (Joe) wrote, "Happy birthday mr. @damianmcginty I love you do much man. Promise I'll see you soon"
Season 2 Glee Project contender Abraham Lim tweeted, "Happy birthday to my favorite Irishman ever @damianmcginty. I love you, man."
Tyler Ford and Lily Mae Harrington of Season 2 also tweeted birthday messages. "Happy birthday, @damianmcginty! You're the best. Love you!" Tyler wrote, while Lily tweeted "Happy Birthday to a true gent @damianmcginty! I hope all of your Birthday wished come true!"
The day before his big 2-0, Damian tweeted, "So, its been emotional. And for my last 8 hours of my teenage years....im going shopping." He later added, "The first time, that getting that little bit older, has been that little bit weirder. BUT....still have the baby face. #rocknroll"
The next day, he got on Twitter to share his excitement for all the birthday congrats. "Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes folks! Really appreciate it. No longer a teen!"
Happy 20th, Damian! We hope you had a blast on your big day, and we can't wait for Glee's Thanksgiving episode to get here now that we know you'll be returning for it!
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Residential Housing Association
The Residential Housing Association (RHA) is a student-led organization that is open to all residents of University Housing and focuses on large-scale programming and community building. Programs RHA has held in the past include:
- L.o.L. Tournament + Cosplay contest
- Texas Sized Games with RHW and NRHH
- Casino Night
- Breakfast and Bluebooks
- RHW Says Happy Holidays
- Enter if you Dare...
RHA holds planning meetings every week, during which University Housing residents, elected community representatives, Peer Advisors and other Residential Life staff meet to discuss upcoming programs, as well as leadership and volunteer opportunities on campus. Join RHA every other Monday at 7pm in RHSW Multipurpose Room to attend General Assembly and get involved!
RHA also provides residents the opportunity to represent UT Dallas at the following regional and national leadership conferences:
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These conferences allow UT Dallas leaders to network with other colleges and bring programming ideas and initiatives to our campus.
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Welcome to EvelynLozada.com! I've been working pretty hard on my site and hope you love it as much as I do! On EvelynLozada.com, you will find my personal takes on everything from fashion, beauty, food, and motherhood to bits about personal growth and fitness.
I'm excited about my site and can't wait to have fun with you!
About Evelyn Lozada
Born and raised in the Bronx, Evelyn Lozada is one of the most sought after reality personalities to date. This Puerto Rican beauty, who takes great pride in her heritage, is the fashion contributor for OK! Magazine, fitness expert and blogger for The Huffington Post, brand ambassador for youthH2O (an age-defying solution), spokesperson for PearlBrite Teeth Whitening, creator of 'Healthy Boricua' (a Puerto Rican lifestyle guide to living a healthy life) and creator of her own beauty line "E" by Evelyn Cosmetics.
Evelyn released her debut book, "Inner Circle: The Wives Association" in June 2012, and is scheduled to release part two in January 2014. Lozada is also releasing a series of fitness DVD's August 2013, and has a maxi-dress line in development with Theresa Caldwell, set to launch in 2013.
As the reality show and business endeavors have continued to blossom for Evelyn, the Hollywood Reporter has penned her as, "Social media Royalty". In December 2012, Evelyn became the Global Brand Ambassador for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign. Evelyn also has a huge following in South Africa and is known to trend on a regular basis.
Evelyn has over 1.1 million followers on Twitter, over 500,000 Facebook likes and over 900,000 followers on Instagram. She has made appearances on the OWN Network, which helped score OWN its best ratings since the network debuted at the dawn of 2011; appeared on Good Morning America, Dateline, E! News, CNN Showbiz Tonight, Bloomberg News and seen in numerous publications such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, WWD, Forbes, The New York Daily News, US Weekly, In-Touch, Life & Style and is currently the cover girl for the August issue of Latina Magazine.
Currently living in Los Angeles, when not filming, Evelyn takes great pride in being a devoted mother, businesswoman and caring for her five dogs.


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"Laugh at least once a day!" -Neil's Grandpa
Neil works in the Visual Production Center (VPC) as a Graphic Designer Associate. He began his career at WIU as a Digital Imaging Specialist I in December 2008 in the same department. Neil's responsibilities include working with customers to create and design large-format prints on a variety of materials to help support the university's mission. The customers include those on campus as well as those in the community to help promote their organizations as well. When asked what Neil likes most about his job, his response was, "EVERYTHING! There are new challenges every day that I enjoy. Every project is different, there is no repetition. I like that!" His advice for prospective employees seeking employment at Western? "It's a good opportunity to gain experience while working within a very friendly community." One of Neil's most memorable experiences was the night he helped his co-worker Brian, install the Volleyball Wall Cling Project. "We worked from 7:00 pm until 7:00 am installing 17-18, 5x10 foot vinyl clings of former stand-out players in WIU's Volleyball Program. It was a long night, but we were able to get it done." Some of the resources that have helped Neil in his job include his coworkers, the professional memberships and trainings he receives through his department, the ability to fail and learn from those failures, the diversity of projects which allows him to learn new techniques, and to be able to work with new materials constantly which helps us to stay current and to provide our customers with the best service possible. Neil's WIU journey to employment here began when he was a student photographer at VPC and also worked at Cameraland. "One day I came to see Brian Kreps at work in VPC, and I never wanted to leave. I started testing and was hired, eventually. It's pretty amazing to be able to work with your friend every day." When he is not designing amazing products for the campus and community, you can find him on the golf course, cycling, watching sports, and spending time with his girlfriend…(not necessarily in that order)!
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S. Korean Regime Slammed for Its Move to Join in U.S. MD
| Pyongyang, October 18 (KCNA) -- The People for Achieving Peace and Reunification of south Korea held a press conference in front of the puppet Defense Ministry on Wednesday to denounce the conservative group for its sinister intention to join in the U.S. missile defense system (MD).
At the press conference speakers accused the military authorities of claiming that the introduction of SM-3 and medium and high-altitude missile system does not mean that south Korea is joining in the U.S. MD. But in actuality it means that south Korea will come itself under a low-level MD, they noted.
Clear is the fact that in case the authorities introduce a new missile shield, everything including missile operations and systems will be put under the control of the U.S. forces, they held.
They urged the authorities to stop at once the moves to join in the MD.
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The Happy Time Singers recently entertained the residents at the Mercy Center, Dallas. The volunteer group unites each month to perform for residents at the monthly birthday celebrations. At the January party, from left, first row: Irene Meren; Maryann Barilla and Josephine Besecker, residents; and Charlotte Marchakitus. Second row: Debbie Dragon, activities; Edna Marie Bozette; Betty Dougherty; and Clarence Michaels. Third row, around the piano, front to back: Nikki La Venda; Ann Marie Morgan, activity director; Diana Marsh; Betty Ann Watkins; and Peggy Kleban.


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Sookie and Bill Have Sex! Detailed Analysis of True Blood Season 5, Episode 9 Promo
The promo for next week's episode of True Blood is 36 seconds of eye-sexing, head-butting, and Fabio look-alikes. If you watched it and still don't know if Bill and Sookie are on the rebound — fear not. We've parsed through each millisecond of promo content and created a detailed analysis of what's to come!
0:02 – Bill and Salome Eye-Sex Each Other From Across the Room
Hope girlfriend likes having her head twisted around....
0:03 – Bill Gets All Existential, Says "Everything I Believe in Has Been Turned Upside Down."
Pretty much our reaction when we found out about Robsten. Twinsies!
0:09 – Hoyt Gets Dragged Across a Barn Floor, May or May Not Be Dead
Why must all surfaces in Bon Temps be covered with hay?
0:10 – Russell and Steve Greet Their Werewolf Harem, Remain Adorable
Probably delivering some puppy chow. No big deal.
0:11 – JD Passes Out All Over His Texas Tuxedo
Clearly, he just received our angry fan mail about the way he treats Alcide.
0:20 – Salome Wants to "Birth a New World" With Bill
We really don't know if Bill is "Daddy Of The Year" material...
0:21 – Jason Wanders Around With a Rifle
Let's hope he doesn't accidentally kill anyone again. RIP Forever, Eggs.
0:22 – Tara Predicts a "Blood Bath"
You think? You're a vampire, girl — get with the program.
0:22 – Fabio-Style Vampire Invades Fangtasia, Makes Us LOL
We assume he'll glamour everyone with his fabulous hair.
0:23 – Random Fairy Tells Sookie That Vampires Are Taking Over the World
Not to labor the point, but 2012: It's happening, guys.
0:24 – Salome and Nora Pop Fang Erections
Sigh, is Eric wandering around naked again?
0:25 – Fabio Throws Pam Off Her Throne
Oh no he didn't!
0:29 – Andy Points His Gun, Looks Concerned
As The NRA would say: Guns don't kill people, crazy vampires kill people.
0:29 – Jason Headbutts Alcide, World Explodes in Studliness
An epic battle between Ghost Daddy and Were Poppa? Count us in.
0:30 – An Ifrit-Loving Ghost Spooks Terry and Arlene
What's the good of having a demon baby if he can't even protect you from smoke monsters? Sigh.
0:31 – Sookie and Bill Have Sex, The World Goes Blind
We have so many feelings about this — and none of them are positive. Time to write in our Moleskine.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to costar with Scarlett Johansson in his directorial debut
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has lined up an impressive costar for his feature film directorial debut: Scarlett Johansson.
"I was a child actor for years and quit at 19, went to school a while, and a big part of why I came back was that I ultimately wanted to make movies," Gordon-Levitt says of his urge to direct. "I spent a year working with Chris Nolan, Rian Johnson, Steven Spielberg, and I did my best to pay attention. I've also been making short films for a long time now. I've directed a ton of them, and that is a huge part of why I feel comfortable and confident in this."
Gordon-Levitt tells Deadline that he'll direct and star in the untitled comedy, which he wrote himself. The actor will play a ladies' man who tries to become less of a "selfish dick," he says, and he'll act alongside Johansson and another female lead that's yet to be cast.
Gordon-Levitt runs the website hitRECord, a production company that encourages collaborative filmmaking and other creative endeavors. He's written scripts for a while now, and has spent three years on this one.
"This is the first time I finished a feature film I thought was good enough to make into a movie," he says. "I've written others, including one mammothy huge sprawling thing that encompasses my entire point of view of everything since I was 20 years old. [In this one,] I wrote myself a helluva role, one that people wouldn't necessarily [have] thought of me for."
Shooting begins April 16.
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Summer Art and Gallery Guide - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is continually recognized as one of the top art markets in the country – sharing the spotlight with such notable cities as New York, Boston and L.A. With the abundance of fine, contemporary and Native art, as well as an extraordinary assembly of international art markets, it's no wonder travelers come from all over the world to experience Santa Fe's creative culture. And one of the best times for an art-full escape is summer of course! The streets are lively with locals and travelers alike, all in search of the perfect new piece to add to their collection. Santa Fe galleries are keen on showing off the newest work by their artists, and Friday night openings always draw impressive crowds of collectors, art lovers and bourgeoisie. To get you started on your gallery hopping getawa Loretto's local art curator, Karla Winterowd, has compiled a list of the best, must-see exhibits and art events. Peruse her suggestions below; then visit http://www.innatloretto.com/ to book your perfect art filled summer escape.
Galleries Galore
For the most comprehensive guide of Santa Fe's galleries, art neighborhoods and must-see openings visit santafegalleryassociation.org
Museum Musings
Up right now through May 2016 is a compelling exhibition at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture titled Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning. View the museum's extensive collection of Southwestern Turquoise Jewelry and learn about history of the stone itself, issues of authenticity, and its value.
Opening June 6th at the New Mexico Museum of Art is a one-woman show Local Color: Judy Chicago in New Mexico 1984-2014. The art addresses the complexity of gender and includes recent paintings and drawings created in New Mexico by feminist artist Judy Chicago. The exhibition is up through September 2014.
July 19 SITE Santa Fe launches its newest biennial exhibition Unsettled Landscapes. Contemporary artists collaborate to create an engaging and thought provoking, cutting edge art exhibition up through Jan 11, 2015. Unsettled Landscapes explores cultural and artistic perspectives of the Western Hemisphere from Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego.
Festival Favorites
Currents New Media Festival June 13-29 an exhibition of fine art video installations held at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe. Installations are often interactive. This is an exhibition you will not want to miss and fun for the whole family.
ART Santa Fe, a sophisticated international art fair hosted at the Santa Fe Convention Center July 10-13. Rub shoulders with Santa Fe's contemporary and modern art scene lovers. That same weekend you will also find the International Folk Art Market. Come and purchase handcrafted creations by international artists. This is a UNESCO event helping artisans from all over the globe. Come and meet the artists and join in the festivities including craft, art, dance, music, international cuisine and children's activities.
July 25-27 The Santa Fe Spanish Colonial Arts Society brings the Traditional & Contemporary Spanish Market to the Santa Fe Plaza. The annual market pays tribute to Spanish Colonial arts and culture, with several hundred artists selling Santos, handmade furniture, jewelry, weavings and more.
In August you will find several special art markets. Objects of Art Santa Fe Show at El Museo Cultural from August 15 -17. This exhibition features antique books, textiles, and tribal, folk, American Indian, African and Asian Art. 65 dealers will bring an impressive variety of objects of art for your viewing pleasure. You may even find a treasure to take home with you.
Santa Fe's biggest Native Arts weekend is August 20-24. This year you will find a plethora of activities to keep your visual juices flowing. SWAIA Indian Market on the Plaza is in its 93rd year. The newest addition to the weekend of events is the Indigenous Fine Art Market at the Railyard. The Museum of Contemporary Native Art is featuring exhibitions by three artists: Ric Gendron, Mario Martinez & Courtney M. Leonard. MoCNA is a hub of activity. Of course, you will find that many galleries and art dealers are holding special events for this weekend. If you want to learn about the newest contemporary Native Artists head on over to Winterowd Fine Art on Canyon Road for a special exhibition titled Modern Illusions in Native American Art.
About the author: Karla Winterowd is the owner of Winterowd Fine Art on Canyon Road, and works closely with the Inn and Spa at Loretto as an art curator, offering her insight and expertise into navigating Santa Fe's diverse art scene. In addition, Karla serves as a board member and treasurer for the Santa Fe Gallery Association.
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is quite remote with only two roads leading into town. We stopped at the only store to pick up some food - and to my surprise they had quite a selection of home made dried fruits and baked goods. We grabbed a quick snack and chatted with the cashier about the area. She was from back East, and when asked "so what brings you here?" she simply replied by waving her hands around in a "just look around you" gesture.
We asked about heading to the coast and she said we shouldn't miss it - off we went. The road followed the Mattole river - one of a few undammed rivers left in the country - past a few small farms and then turning to a dusty dirt road that brought us to the ocean.
Barely a cloud in the sky, the ocean was just so
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On a map in the parking area I spotted a road a few miles away labeled "4WD REQUIRED". Perfect. We saddled up and rode up onto the bluff looking for the road.
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We raced up the rough dirt road, passing through the low grass and clover of an old farm. Curving up into a wooded area, I spotted the road we were looking for. Let's see where it goes :)
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Craps is chockfull of bad bets, so stick to the good ones6 July 2012
Yes, Jerry, I have repeatedly written that the smart craps player puts that hard-earned money to work on just a few outstanding wagers: The Pass line and Come bet with odds is one. Another is complementing this wager with place bets on either the 6 or 8. All have a house advantage of less than 1.5 percent, making them not only good wagers, but one of the best bets in the casino. Nonetheless, the bad and ugly also exist, and the crap table is littered with them.
For starters, I suggest you stay away from all those proposition bets in the center of the layout. The dealer, who is bellowing their performance, is doing nothing more than encouraging action on wagers that are all "house bets." Sure, they pay off at temptingly high odds, but they also come with a significantly higher casino edge, as high as 16%. So, Jerry, for any bets that are called out and encouraged by the dealers -- beware!
The Field bet, Jerry, well, it's no field of dreams. The Field bet is a wager that any of these numbers; the 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12 will appear on the next roll. This bet pays 2-1 on the 2 or 12 and even money for the others (3, 4, 9, 10, 11), although many casinos do generously pay 3-1 on the 2 or 12. The casino advantage is typically 5.5% on a Field wager, but can be reduced to a modest 2.77% if the 2 or 12 pay off at 3-1.
A Hardway is a wager that a shooter will make a number the hard way such as 3-3 (6) before throwing a 7 or a 6 the easy way (5-1 or 4-2). The hard 4 (2-2) and hard 10 (5-5) pay off at 7-1 odds with actual odds of 8-1, and the hard 6 (3-3) and hard 8 (4-4) pay out at 9-1 odds with real odds of 10-1. The hard 4 and 10 carry a casino advantage of 11.1% and the hard 6 and 8 come in slightly lower at 9.09%.
Any Craps is a bet that the shooter will roll 2, 3 or 12 on the next roll. The true odds are 8-1, with a casino payoff of 7-1. The house edge on this bet is 11.1%.
As for the 11, the "yo," it is a one roll bet that the shooter will make the 11 on the next roll. The afore-mentioned 11, the 3, or "ace-deuce," and a "hi-lo," a combination bet on 2 or 12, all pay off at 15-1, but the actual odds are 17-1, giving the house a whopping 13.9% edge. "Snake eyes," the 2, and "box cars", the 12, pay off at 30-1, but the actual odds of a 2 or 12 appearing are 35-1, which gives the house a 13.9% edge.
Any Seven, also nicknamed "Big Red," is a bet that the shooter will roll a seven on the next roll. The true odds are 5-1, yet the casino only pays 4-1, giving the casino an enormous 16.67% house edge, making it, Jerry, besides pure ugly, the worst wager on the crap table.
All these wagers, Jerry, will do damage to your bankroll. Therefore, because the house's edge on the bets I just exposed above are much, much higher than my forever-suggested 1.5%, my recommendation as to which one is worth your hard-earned money, put bluntly, would be, NONE of them.
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The Australian Future Fibre Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC) is a collaborative relationship between Deakin University, CSIRO and the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM). AFFRIC's purpose is to conduct research focussing on all aspects of fibre manufacturing, including carbon fibre development. The Australian Carbon Fibre Research Facility (ACFRF), which includes construction of a pilot research plant capable of producing commercially relevant quantities of Carbon Fibre, is a collaboration between Deakin and VCAMM.
AFFRIC is supported by two major Government grants:
AFFRIC will not just focus on carbon fibre. A number of external reviews and reports, including the 2008 Commonwealth review of Australia's Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) sector confirm the need for an innovative approach to address shortfalls in this sector. The Centre will also generate a range of innovative materials including nanomaterials, smart fibrous materials and green natural fibres, building research platforms in each of these areas to assist in the revitalisation of the TCF industry. These are all areas of existing research capability and active research engagement within Deakin's Institute for Technology and Research Innovation (ITRI), specifically within CMFI.
Deakin and CSIRO already undertake research projects in nanofibres, functional fibrous materials and green natural fibres. AFFRIC represents a natural expansion, providing the additional impetus, and capacity, to expand the research groups in each area through increased accommodation and co-location. CSIRO personnel will add capabilities to these groups, while further recruitment, underpinned by external grant and contract funding, will build capacity. Growth in fibre research will also contribute to cross-disciplinary research collaboration with researchers in the School of Engineering as well as in Deakin's recently established Strategic Research Centres, particularly in the:
The project is a collaboration between three partner organisations that will be co-located in the Geelong Technology Precinct at Deakin's Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus.
The researchers from Deakin's Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) bring an array of international collaborations with leading fibre centres, including Advanced Fibre Science CoE (Shinshu University, Japan); College of Textiles, North Carolina State University (North Carolina USA); University of Dayton in surface coating (Ohio USA); Tufts University in silk biomaterials Institute of Textile & Clothing (Medford, Massachusetts USA); Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong China).
Two new initiatives for Deakin include CATAS International Research Centre for Advanced Agricultural Materials to explore natural fibre functionalisation with the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural and the Science and Sino-Australia Initiative for Automotive Materials and Technologies with Herfei University, China to develop 'green' Carbon Fibre-based auto materials.
VCAMM is a technology management company formed by and representing a consortium of Victoria's leading research and development organisations consisting of the CSIRO, Deakin University, La Trobe University, Monash University and Swinburne University of Technology. Since the formation of VCAMM in 2002, these organisations have collaborated together in research programs in the materials and manufacturing areas. The Members have developed an operational structure where resources are shared and optimised, and where dynamic, reconfigurable and cross institutional research projects are routinely developed as opportunities arise.
Over the past 7 years VCAMM has developed an international network within the Automotive and Aerospace Industries that includes GM, Ford, Toyota, Boeing, Airbus, Spirit Aerosystems and Eurocopter. Additionally, over the past three years relationships have been developed with international Carbon Fibre manufacturers such as Hexcel, Toray, SGL, Cytek, Zoltek and AKSA. VCAMM has demonstrated ability to secure industry projects and to manage projects to completion on time and on budget. VCAMM has over $20M in industry projects under management at any one time and has been responsible for the commercialisation of IP into 5 successful spin-off companies worth over $35M. The application of their expertise to this project will help ensure its success.
VCAMM has a proven record of bringing value through the entrepreneurial matching of business needs and the capability of a network of R&&D providers, together with opportunities at a global level. VCAMM has successfully led large-scale collaborative projects including the formation of the AutoCRC and AMCRC and has delivered technology-based outcomes to Victorian businesses through projects with companies such as MicroHeat, HARD Technologies, Cytomatrix, and many other SMEs.
Although VCAMM employees do not actively participate in research, their level of engagement in the ACFRF will raise VCAMM's involvement in research management to a new level that maximises its availability for research. VCAMM will also be engaged in identifying industry research opportunities and matching partner expertise.
Co-locating CSIRO's textile and fibre capabilities at Deakin's Geelong Technology Precinct at Waurn Ponds will increase the research capacity of both organisations to service the textile and fibre industry and will provide access to industrial and pilot-scale facilities to translate research into end-user applications. Researchers have already begun to collaborate on a series of projects and CSIRO and Deakin have co-funded six PhD studentships within AFFRIC.
CSIRO staff based at AFFRIC have world leading capability in the production and manipulation of fibres on the nano-scale for new high performance fabrics, sensors and instruments. CSIRO aims to attract the best experienced and early career scientists from around the world and has set up a number of programs to support this aim. CSIRO has an established collaboration of shared supervision of PhD students with ITRI's Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation and it is a signatory to the VCAMM membership agreement (2002) along with Deakin and other members. To learn more about CMSE, our capabilities, our research and our people visit CMSE
Deakin also collaborates with other parts of CSIRO including the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong.


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UTSA football fans encouraged to 'white out' Oklahoma State on Sept. 7
(June 28, 2013) -- The Oklahoma State colors are black and orange, UTSA's are blue, orange and white -- and the fans of both teams tend to wear orange. In anticipation of a large, orange-clad Cowboys contingent at the Sept. 7 football home opener at the Alamodome, Roadrunners fans are asked to wear white.
UTSA Athletics online merchandise provider, UTSAGear.com, has a wide array of white apparel in men's, women's and children's sizes including t-shirts and hats for UTSA fans. The football team will follow the lead of its fans and will wear all white against its first-ever Big 12 opponent. Kickoff for the nationally televised game on FOX Sports 1 will be at 11 a.m.
A bonus to the contest will be a pregame and halftime celebration of the Alamodome's 20th anniversary season.
Local leaders who headed the push to build the facility will be honored in pregame ceremonies. Significant Alamodome events over the last two decades will be highlighted in video and music played by the UTSA band at halftime.


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How to run Unity desktop on Linux Mint 12
Out of the box, Linux Mint 12, the latest edition of Linux Mint, a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop, comes with a choice of two desktop environments – GNOME 3 with Mint GNOME Shell Extension (MGSE), and MATE, a fork of GNOME 2.
While the combination of GNOME 3 and MGSE is an attempted to improve on the user-experience of a stock GNOME 3 installation, it still leaves the user fighting the desktop just to get things done, and MATE is not yet ready for prime time.
While I am not exactly a fan of Ubuntu's Unity Desktop, I think it presents a better user-experience than GNOME 3 with MGSE. So, this tutorial shows the steps necessary to install and run Unity Desktop on Linux Mint 12.
Before we get into it, here is the default login screen on Linux Mint 12. If you are not logged it yet, please do.
Then start the Software Manager, and search for "unity." Install it. It will pull in other necessary packages. After installation, logout.
And here is the new login screen. Login again. Be sure to select "Ubuntu" from the login menu.
What the default Launcher looks like on Linux Mint 12. Not exactly like it is on Ubuntu,
But you can always populate it with your favorite applications.
Hey, and the Dash looks just the same. So now, enjoy your Unity Desktop experience on Linux Mint 12.
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how can you get it to autohide?
You can get the launcher on the left to autohide by right-clicking the desktop, select "change desktop background," then select the "behavior" tab. The autohide toggle is at the top. (Selecting "appearance" in the settings panel takes you to the same place.) This is in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS — other versions may vary slightly.
You can't autohide the panel at the top, but there's really no need to, as Unity maximizes usable vertical screen space better than any other mainstream desktop.
FB. I need the Unity, because it's look nice, confortable for beginners and I need the Linux Mint, because it is the perfect Ubuntu.


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Crave Ep. 155: Take better selfies with the S.E.L.F.I.E. mirror
The S.E.L.F.I.E. mirror detects your pearly whites and snaps a selfie for you so you can ditch the phone.
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This week on Crave we take a first look at the Navy's new laser cannon, which is just like something out of "Star Wars." Super Meow-rio navigates Super Mario World unscathed, and we take a selfie without a phone using the automated S.E.L.F.I.E. mirror from iStrategyLabs.
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A QUARTER of a century ago, a Cambridge scientist called César Milstein was perfecting a solution to a pretty important problemhow to produce antibodies. Or rather, how to fish out individual "monoclonal" forms of these molecules from the massively diverse pools that exist in animals.
Milstein was not looking specifically for new methods of diagnosing and treating disease. It was only later that scientists recognised the huge medicaland commercialpotential of monoclonal antibodies. But suppose that an opinion pollster had gone round asking people if they approved of biologists taking cells from mouse spleens and cloning them (which is what you have to do to make monoclonal antibodies). Milstein would probably have got a thumbs down.
During the past year, the opinion poll has emerged as one of the principal weapons in the battles for the hearts and minds of the public over issues such as genetically modified crops and cloning. ...
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"The piece is about families and ideas of home. It is about how home is a very strong concept and a place that we need to escape from and return to depending on where we are in our life.
"At the moment my favourite moment is when one of the characters stumbles across a version of their younger self travelling in the opposite direction along the same road."
He also explained the company's name: "Lost Dog's work has always been about combining theatre and dance and we were interested in words that were about a combination of two things that then formed their own thing - if that makes sense - and that new thing has an identity of its own that is not to do with the two combined forms.So we came up with the word mongrel. But mongrel has negative connotations as a word so we chose lost dog.
"We have had a great relationship with the Corn Exchange since performing Hungry Ghosts there many years ago. We have had great support from the venue and can't wait to come back. "
Lost Dog Place will bring their highly physical productions to Newbury Corn Exchange tomorrow (Friday). Tickets cost £14, with £12 concessions, from www.cornexchangenew.com or call 01635 582666


text: The wiki last edited by fables87 on 06/16/15 07:28AM View full history Only once in his career has Invincible been beaten this badly. That time it was his father, Omni-Man, who had done the beating. Who could it be this time? This issue is a can't miss for any long-time fans of the book, and it's all leading up to the HUGE events in issue 25, coming next month.After the Mauler Brothers completed their machine for Angstrom, they began their experiment. Unfortunately, Invincible crashed into the lab, ruining the procedure. This caused Angstrom to gather all the Mauler Brothers from their alternate universes to take care of Mark while Angstrom continues his experiments. While Angstrom rejected the Mauler Brothers attempt to kill Invincible, he lifted the helmet connected to the machine which caused and explosion that killed all of the alternate Mauler Brothers. Afterward, the Guardians of the Globe make the scene due to the explosion seen from the secret hideout. A surviving Mauler Brother find a deformed Angstrom, wanting revenge against Invincible for ruining his experiments and turning him into a monster. He then leaves the universe to plot for his revenge, leaving the surviving Mauler Brother stranded.


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3rd November 2013
Lady Gaga: 'Bisexuality is not about marketing – this is who I am and who I have always been' 30
11:57 AM — Lady Gaga has spoken out against critics who accuse her bisexual identity of being "marketing ploy," saying "this is who I am and who I have always been."
3rd July 2013
US congressman slams Lady Gaga for 'defiling' national anthem at New York Pride 35
12:03 AM — A US Congressman has attacked Lady Gaga for her performance of the US national anthem at the weekend's New York Pride, saying she "defiled" it by substituting some words with a reference to the gay community.
6th September 2012
Lady Gaga's meat dress becomes museum exhibit 1
5:48 PM — Lady Gaga's famous meat dress, along with its gay rights message, has made its way to America's capital.
21st May 2012
Lady Gaga 'Born This Way Ball' goes ahead in Philippines despite religious protests 18
10:39 AM — Controversial bisexual star Lady Gaga has confirmed her concerts will go ahead on Monday and Tuesday night in the Philippines, despite protests from conservative Muslim and Christian groups.
3rd January 2012
Elton John confirms plans for "surreal" biopic 6
10:56 AM — Elton John has said a film telling the story of his life is "very much in the works", and Justin Timberlake would be his top choice for leading man. The singer told the LA Times he would co-produce a "surreal look at my life [...] in the manner of a Moulin Rouge".
5th December 2011
Students suspended as case closes on gay New York teen's suicide 6
4:33 PM — As incidents of bullying had not been brought to the school's attention attention until after Jamey Rodemeyer died and the police investigation began, students are only now able to be disciplined by the school board.
28th November 2011
Video: Lady Gaga's surprise message to Canadian school tackling bullying 13
10:27 AM — The students at a Canadian school received a surprise message of congratulation from Lady Gaga last week after writing to her about a pledge they had drawn up to stop bullying. Jacques St Pierre, 17, send Lady Gaga a letter outlining what was being done at Etobicoke School of the Arts to ensure a safer environment.
23rd November 2011
No charges against students in case of bullied New York teen's suicide 81
9:57 AM — Chief says he is "not satisfied" after a lack of evidence, the statute of limitations and rules that a victim must file a complaint prevent police from charging students.
21st November 2011
Lady Gaga and Google to be honoured by The Trevor Project
9:45 AM — Bisexual star will be honoured for her anti-bullying work, while the search engine has been noted for its promotion of gay employees.
17th November 2011
Lady Gaga tops poll of celebrities "doing most to tackle bullying" 16
2:53 PM — Bisexual star led the poll ahead of retired rugby player Ben Cohen, both of whom have started foundations aimed at tackling bullying and supporting people who have been bullied.
7th November 2011
Lady Gaga and fans honoured at MTV Europe Awards 8
10:57 AM — Star won four gongs, with a male streaker providing an unexpected distraction to award presenter Hayden Panettiere.
2nd November 2011
Lady Gaga to launch anti-bullying Born This Way Foundation 48
11:27 PM — Lady Gaga has announced the upcoming launch of the Born This Way Foundation, named after her hit single and album that will focus on issues such as anti-bullying.
4th October 2011
New York student suspended for saying bullied gay teen was 'better off dead' 32
12:00 PM — A classmate of New York schoolboy Jamey Rodemeyer has been suspended for chanting that the bullied gay teenager was "better off dead". The student made the taunts at a Williamsville North High School dance attended by Jamey's sister.
27th September 2011
Video: Parents of gay suicide teen urge families to talk 21
4:24 PM — The parents of Jamey Rodemeyer have urged other families to do everything they can to help bullied gay teenagers. Tracy and Tim Rodemeyer were speaking ten days after their 14-year-old son killed himself.
26th September 2011
Video: Lady Gaga's tribute to young fan who killed himself 40
4:10 PM — Lady Gaga dedicated a performance at the weekend to a 14-year-old fan who killed himself after suffering homophobic bullying. Jamey Rodemeyer, of Buffalo, New York, was buried yesterday.
Lady Gaga and Jessie J lead Stonewall nominations 34
11:40 AM — Gay-friendly singers Lady Gaga and Jessie J are in the running for Stonewall awards. While newcomer Jessie is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Gaga is a contender for Hero of the Year.
22nd September 2011
Lady Gaga says she will meet Barack Obama over anti-gay bullying 37
9:46 AM — Lady Gaga says she plans to meet President Obama to discuss homophobic bullying after one of her young fans killed himself. Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, from Buffalo, New York, killed himself om Sunday after posting an online tribute to the singer.
21st September 2011
New York boy, 14, kills himself after anti-gay bullying 78
1:13 PM — A 14-year-old boy from Buffalo, New York, killed himself after suffering homophobic bullying. Jamey Rodemeyer, a student at Williamsville North High School, had made an 'It Gets Better' YouTube video and said that pro-gay singer Lady Gaga was the "reason" he was still alive.
24th August 2011
Lady Gaga set for lesbian kiss in new Simpsons episode 12
11:42 AM — Lady Gaga will roll into fictional Springfield on a private train, and end up in an embrace with family matriarch, Marge.
17th August 2011
Watch: Lady Gaga debuts new video 'You and I' 8
10:45 AM — Lady Gaga has debuted the video for her new song 'You and I'. In typical Gaga fashion, the clip includes outlandish fashion, blood, sex and semi-nudity. Gaga is also seen as a mermaid and as her male alter-ego.


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Even if has 20 years life left - what is the point when there is a much better way.
Because within the next few years, there will be a much better way than that much better way.
Technology moves too fast and I just can't keep up with it anymore. And I don't think many HDTVs play files off of a USB. If they do, then this is definitely something new. Me and my family bought our HDTVs a few years ago and they didn't come with any option to play videos from a USB. And I will not trash a perfectly working LCD to keep up with the times. I'm not that kind of person.
BTW- With digital files, how do you guys skip chapters like on DVDs? What was great about DVDs was the ability to skip chapters in a video.


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Thanksgiving ideas
I am doing Thanksgiving here at my house this year and wanted to pass along a great recipe that I have tried and would love to hear other ideas for sides or turkey tips (already threads). Mine is pretty simple but very tasty and is sweet potatoes and pineapples. You can adjust the ingredients as needed so I will be very vague on amounts.
Boil one sweet potato per person (smaller is better and try and get them all the same size) until they are tender (~30 min)
Let cool and peel off skin (hands are enough)
Cut into 3/4" slices (20mm for everyone else in the world)
Cover an oven safe pan (I use cast iron skillet) with the potatoes making a couple or 3 layers.
Put pineapple chunks on top and then cut thin pats of butter and go over that. Then sprinkle with a generous amount of brown sugar and a bit of either pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, or whatever floats your boat.
Put uncovered in a hot oven with enough flame to caramelize the sugar and char the pineapple a bit. Takes maybe 20 minutes.
Thats it, enjoy!!!!
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JVP condemns anti-semitic incidents
In these terrible days, JVP is heartened to see the massive growth in the global movement to demand justice for Palestinians and an end to Israel's current assault, which has now left over 600 Palestinians dead, including 100 children. As a part of this movement, we affirm the values we see reflected in the vast majority of our allies and partners to building a multiracial, interfaith movement that is strongly committed to realizing justice, equality, and safety for all people.
There are concerning reports of protests against the Gaza assault in Europe that have included anti-Jewish violence. Jewish Voice for Peace condemns these attacks in the strongest possible terms and calls on our allies in Europe to oppose anti-Jewish bias with vigilance and clarity as part of their struggle for justice for Palestinians.
Even more urgently, we cannot ignore that Israel's horrific assault on Palestinian civilians in Gaza is being fueled by violent and inflammatory anti-Arab and Islamophobic rhetoric from Israeli leaders as well as at pro-war rallies across the globe, including many in the US.
As a movement, we must be unafraid to confront the cynical cooptation of our struggle for justice by the few who would use it to justify their anti-Jewish violence. We must also call out the deep foundation of racism that enables US and Israeli support for war and Occupation.
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Pokemon-Like Little Masters Finally Hitting The App Store Tomorrow
Remember Little Masters? Of course you do — it's the hugely promising Pokemon clone we told you about back in July that's coming to iOS. Well, after a lengthy wait for App Store approval, the game is finally coming to the App Store tomorrow, September 6.


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You will find two brush files in the download. One that includes the grunge version and non grunge version of the stamps.
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I had no plans this morning so decided to catch a film and go for a stroll.
Five minutes into my walk, I felt as if I had entered another world…the world of the Upper East Side.
Things I noticed whilst on my walk.
- Some really bad face lifts
- Enough nannies to hold a nanny convention
- A dog being pushed in a stroller which I immediately googled and found the exact model here
- More diamonds than a De Beers diamond mine (the window displays of the jewellery stores where mind boggling, I spotted more than one 11 carat diamond ring).


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Sorry, I don't get the logic. Garmin has an external antenna jack that is waterproof, and I'm not aware of a rash of Garmin owners doing dumbass things like making antennas out of coathangers. I can buy an excellent Gilsson antenna (and have done so) for $20 that greatly enhances the functionality of my GPS unit. Please don't patronize your customers by assuming that they are all morons and need to be protected from themselves.
I don't think the GPS portion of the antenna is the hard part. At this point in the technology curve, gps receivers are almost microscopic, and the necessary antennas are tiny and quite effective. Including the one on the SPOT, which picks up a GPS signal easily while inside the garage.
It's the transmission back to the satellite network that is the engineering problem. With a GPS antenna plugged into a garmin, it's easy for a user to see if the signal strength went up, are there less drop-outs, etc; right from the display. With the SPOT's communication back to the satellite, it is sent blind with no confirmation available (until you check online to see if one awhile back got through). And getting that antenna right evidently has much less room for error. And are there even available external satphone antennas for such devices (perhaps there are, but I haven't searched yet). As in spotmakers post, how would one know if the add-on antenna was helping, hurting, or indifferent; other than just noting that the transmitter wasn't working as well as they expected.
Personally I'd like the additional functionality if it could be put into a v2 or v3 unit, but I wouldn't categorize its removal as being patronizing to customers; getting that antenna exactly right for a reasonably high success rate transmitting back to the satellites is evidently a key engineering point for the gadget.
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Delectable dining to help animals in need
Animal Humane Society's Fall Wine Dinner, a favorite among both animal lovers and foodies in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, is just weeks away.
Join us on Friday, November 2 at The Saint Paul Hotel for a dining experience you will long remember. Enjoy exceptional courses crafted by seven of the top chefs in the Twin Cities, expertly paired with fine wines from The Cellars Wines & Spirits, all while supporting the animals in our care.
So, what's on the menu? Check out what the chefs are creating for this special evening. Tickets are now available and will sell out quickly so reserve your seats today. All proceeds from this event support the programs and services of Animal Humane Society.
The Great Minnesota Pet Together
Meet your match at this super pet adoption event
Thinking about getting a pet but still haven't found your perfect match? Consider bringing the family to the Great Minnesota Pet Together at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this Saturday, October 6. More than 25 animal welfare and rescue organizations from around the state, including Animal Humane Society, will have adorable puppies, dogs, cats and kittens available for adoption at this one-day event sponsored by PetSmart Charities® and MnPAW.
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: Minnesota State Fairgrounds International Bazaar – view a map of the Fairgrounds
Cost: Free admission and parking
Sammy is Kindest Cut's 10,000th patient!
Kindest Cut is celebrating a milestone – reaching 10,000 spay/neuter surgeries since beginning its low-cost mobile service last year! Sammy, a 9-month-old Yorkie mix pup, was the 10,000th pet to receive this important surgery from Kindest Cut.
In May 2011, AHS's long time goal to provide low cost spay/neuter services to pets of people in need was achieved with the launch of Kindest Cut. Led by Dr. Meghann Kruck, the mobile spay/neuter service has already made great strides toward reducing the number of unwanted litters in our community.
Kindest Cut provides spay/neuter services to the pets of low or fixed-income individuals and families. Learn more at www.kindestcutmn.com.
HSUS President/CEO to read from new book at AHS
Animal Humane Society will host Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, on October 9 at 7 p.m. Pacelle will be introduced by AHS President and CEO Janelle Dixon. He will discuss and read from his book The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, answer questions and sign copies of the book.
In The Bond, available in both hardcover and paperback, Pacelle explains what underlies our age-old connection with other creatures and challenges readers to help build a more humane society. The event will take place in the AHS auditorium in Golden Valley and is free and open to the public.
HSUS is a national animal protection organization based in Washington, D.C. While HSUS and AHS work toward a common goal – the humane treatment of animals – the two organizations are not affiliated and AHS does not receive funding from HSUS. AHS is pleased to host this event as a way to support the mission of HSUS.
Congratulations to AHS Adoption Preparation volunteer Edith Shumaker who is featured in Mpls/StPaul Magazine's 2012 Volunteer Hall of Fame!
Halloween can be enjoyable for us, but stressful and even dangerous for our pets. Click here for tips on making sure your pet is safe and happy during the festivities.
Earn your Girl Scout awards and badges at Animal Humane Society! AHS offers badge programs for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors.
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Playing several sports can reduce childhood obesity
A new study finds kids who play several sports reduce their risk of becoming overweight by nearly 30 percent.
Those who played on three or more sports teams in the past year were 27 percent less likely to be overweight and 39 percent less likely to be obese compared with teens who did not play on any sports team.
But doctors say it's also important to motivate all kids to be more active.
Dr. Susan Joy with Cleveland Clinic Sports Health says, "The key would be to try to find a way to motivate the kids who don't otherwise want to play multiple sports or who don't want to ride their bike or walk to school and try to motivate them to do that because then when they're participating at that same level they should see the same effect on their weight over time."
High school sports participation, which involves regular practices and competitions, reduces overweight and obesity risks because it involves moderate to strenuous activity levels.
Also, it gets kids into healthy habits at a young age.