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House of Mecklenburg
|House of Mecklenburg
|Final ruler
|Frederick Francis IV (Schwerin)
Adolphus Frederick VI (Strelitz)
|Current head
|Duke Borwin (Strelitz branch)[1][2]
The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. If their history is counted since Niklot's inauguration in 1129, they ruled for almost eight centuries. There are no records regarding whether and how Niklot descended from earlier Obotrite rulers. Nevertheless they were among the longest-ruling families of Europe.
- 1 Origins
- 2 Coat of Arms
- 3 Claims to Swedish throne
- 4 Claims to Norway
- 5 Modern states in Mecklenburg
- 6 Slavic heritage
- 7 House of Mecklenburg today
- 8 States ruled by the House of Mecklenburg
- 9 See also
- 10 Footnotes
- 11 Sources
- 12 External links
Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in the 13th century, a faction of Obotrite lords allied with German leaders, and strengthened their own position as a consequence. The mightiest of these were those who became first Lords of Mecklenburg (their name derives from their main castle, Mikla Burg, big fortress). The main branch of the house was elevated in 1347 to ducal rank. They gradually became outwardly more German, preserving their ruling position.
Coat of Arms[edit]
Claims to Swedish throne[edit]
The Dukes of Mecklenburg pursued from the 14th century a claim to inheritance in Sweden. The Duke of Mecklenburg was a descendant and the heir of two women whom legends tied to Scandinavian royal houses.
- Lord Henry II of Mecklenburg's paternal great-grandmother, a Scandinavian noblewoman named Christina, the wife of Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg (d 1226), was a daughter of King Sverker II of Sweden by his first wife. Christina was the mother of John I of Mecklenburg, whose son was Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg.
- Lord Henry II of Mecklenburg's maternal grandmother, a lady named Marianna, was the first wife of Duke Barnim I of Pomerania (d. 1278), Lord of Wolgast, as well as sister of King Eric XI of Sweden. Marianna had given birth to an only surviving child, a daughter named Anastasia of Pomerania, who then became the wife of Henry I of Mecklenburg (d. 1302) and mother of Henry II.
The Sverker dynasty had long been extinct, having lost the throne ultimately to Eric XI. The male dynasty of Eric X was already extinct, and issue of his other daughters had been sidestepped by Birger Jarl, the husband of his daughter (the only one still alive in in 1250), Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden. Birger took great care to secure the kingship for his own sons.
The Dukes of Mecklenburg's claim to the Swedish throne became reality during a brief reign: Henry II's son Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1318–79), married a kinswoman, a Scandinavian heiress named Euphemia of Sweden and Norway (born 1317 and died 1370). The couple's second son duke Albert III deposed his uncle from the Swedish throne, and ascended as king.
Margaret I of Denmark chose Eric of Pomerania as her heir. Eric descended from the elder brother of Albert III. Monarchs of the Kalmar union were all cognatic descendants of the House of Mecklenburg.
The agnatic House of Mecklenburg, descended from Euphemia's youngest son Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg, continued to keep their claim to the throne, and occasionally stirred the situation in Scandinavia.
Claims to Norway[edit]
The Hereditary Kingdom of Norway, has been the only medieval Scandinavian realm whose kingship was hereditary, not elective. Already when Olav IV of Norway was young and his mother Margaret was regent, the Dukes of Mecklenburg advanced their claims.
The Dukes of Mecklenburg's claim to the Norwegian throne is based on their descent from Euphemia of Sweden, granddaughter of Haakon V of Norway.
When Olav IV died in 1387, Norway was without a monarch, under the government of the regentess Margaret. She soon chose an heir, Eric of Pomerania, whose mother Maria of Mecklenburg had been Eufemia's eldest granddaughter.
When Eric's nephew king Christopher died (before the death of the deposed Eric III of Norway), after some hiatus another magnate, Christian VIII of Oldenburg, descended in the female line from Eufemia and the Mecklenburg family (Eufemia's daughter's great-grandson), was in 1450 chosen as king of Norway, this time surpassing his cousin and male-line rival, Duke Henry the Fat of Mecklenburg.
The Dukes of Mecklenburg continued to regard themselves as the rightful heirs to the throne of Norway but they were unable to gain the kingdom from the Oldenburgs.
Modern states in Mecklenburg[edit]
Around 1711, a treaty was signed between the Dukes of Mecklenburg and the Elector of Brandenburg through which the elector was recognized as the next heir of Mecklenburg after the male lines of the genealogical house of Mecklenburg. Thereby the electors, later kings of Prussia, regarded themselves as having become members of the House of Mecklenburg and started to use its titles, e.g. Duke of Mecklenburg, among their own titulary.
The legality of that treaty concession has been, and still is under discussion, because not all of the then agnates of the House participated in the deed, and at least one of them was then underage.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the duchy was divided several times between agnates of the ducal house. Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Strelitz were typical partition principalities. Until the late 18th century, most parts had returned to the senior branch (Schwerin), after which the patrimony was divided in two states until the very end of monarchy in Germany:
These were elevated to grand duchies by recognition of the Congress of Vienna. In 1918, less than a year before the elimination of the monarchy, the main line of Strelitz went extinct and the then Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin stepped in as regent, but succession unclarities (there was a junior Strelitz branch living in Russia) were not solved until the small monarchies both were dissolved to republics.
Slavic heritage[edit]
The house of Mecklenburg was originally a tribal chieftain dynasty of Slavic Obotrites, such as Niklot and Pribislav, who gradually became Germanized. In the beginning of the 20th century, its Slavic roots were remembered for example by king Nicholas I of Montenegro who chose Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg as the wife of his heir-apparent, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, stating the Slavic ethnicity of the Mecklenburg as sufficient.
House of Mecklenburg today[edit]
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House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[edit]
The House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became extinct in the male line on 31 July 2001 with the death of Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Francis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the eldest son and heir of the last reigning Grand Duke, Frederick Francis IV.
The remaining members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin are the daughters of Duke Christian Ludwig; the second son of Frederick Francis IV; the Duchesses Donata (born 1956) and Edwina (born 1960); and their cousin Duchess Woizlawa Feodora (born 1918), the daughter of Duke Adolf Friedrich.
House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[edit]
With the extinction of Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz is now the only surviving branch of the Grand Ducal house in the male line. The current head of this house is Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg.[1][2][3] His grandfather was Count Georg of Carlow, the morganatic son of Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg (1859–1909). Count Georg of Carlow was adopted in 1928 by his uncle Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He then assumed the title Duke of Mecklenburg (Serene Highness) which was confirmed by the head of the Imperial House of Russia, Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich on 18 July 1929 and recognised on 23 December by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[4] He succeeded his uncle as head of the house on 6 December 1934[5] and was granted the style of Highness on 18 December 1950.[4]
In addition to Duke Borwin, the current members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are his wife Duchess Alice (née Wagner; born 1959); their children Duchess Olga (born 1988), the Dukes Alexander (born 1991) and Michael (born 1994); his sisters, the Duchesses Elisabeth Christine (born 1947), Marie Catherine (born 1949) and Irene (born 1952); and his uncle Duke Carl Gregor (born 1933).
States ruled by the House of Mecklenburg[edit]
- Mecklenburg (1131–1918), with
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1352–1918) with interruptions
- Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1621–1701)
- Mecklenburg-Stargard (1348–1471)
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1701–1918)
- Sweden (1364–1389)
- Werle (1235–1436)
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "A letter by Duke Georg Borwin of Mecklenburg". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ a b Notiert, Kurz (2006-02-12). "Saisoneröffnung auf Gedenkstätte an Preußenkönigin Luise". MV-Zeitung. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. p. 191.
- ^ a b L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. p. 235.
- ^ Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. pp. 188–189.
- Ilka Minneker: Vom Kloster zur Residenz – Dynastische Memoria und Repräsentation im spätmittelalterlichen und frühneuzeitlichen Mecklenburg. Rhema-Verlag, Münster 2007, ISBN 978-3-930454-78-5
- Erstling, Frank; Frank Saß; Eberhard Schulze (April 2001). "Das Fürstenhaus von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region (in German). Friedland: Steffen. ISBN 3-9807532-0-4.
- Huberty, Michel; Alain Giraud; F. et B. Magdelaine (1991). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. Le Perreux-sur-Marne: Giraud. ISBN 978-2-901138-06-8.
External links[edit]
- House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz website
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of House of Mecklenburg". Genealogy.EU.
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Pete, this useful post seems relevant to your question.
From: Gordon Heydon <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: Brian May <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com
X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:01:14 +1000
Subject: Re: [luv] VPN, Linux and Windows
On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 13:44, Brian May wrote:
> I am attempting to set up a VPN between a Windows computer and a Linux
> computer. A method that included encryption would be preferred. Ideally,
> I don't want to patch the Debian kernel either. (It has KAME IPSEC but
> not OpenSWAN/FreeSwan patches).
> So far I have tried:
> Pros
> * Windows XP has built in support.
> Cons
> * has problems working behind masquarading, unless masquering supports it.
> * Complicated. There appear to be two layers: IPSEC transport mode, and
> L2TP. L2TP is easy, but I had issues with IPSEC.
> * For some weird reason IPSEC won't work on this computer. (Windows
> ignores the ISAKMP packets.) Same setup as on another computer that
> worked.
> OpenVPN
> Pros:
> * Windows packages available.
> Cons:
> * Last stable version didn't work, upgraded to 2.0-beta11 on both
> ends.
> * Evidence of extreme curruption on packets.
> - Messages on Windows: Bad LZO decompression header byte: 40
> - tcpdump -i tun0 gets totally confused.
> So what is easiest way of doing this? Has anyone here done anything like
> this?
It all depends on what you are trying to achieve. I have done a lot of
work with VPNs, and for me it have come down to 2 rules.
1. If you are connecting 2 networks together, use IPSEC, and try not to
have Windows in the mix. If you need to, I have found that SSH Sentinel
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2. If you are connecting a single point to your network, then use PPTP,
which isn't as secure, but works very well under Windows, and most
versions of Windows.
I have found that most businesses will accept PPTP, but this is because
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Because VPNs and tunnelling for Linux are still in their infancy, you will
find that, to get a good solution, you will need to patch the kernel, no
matter which way you go. It is a good idea to use some of the security
patches with the kernel, anyway, so I would recompile the kernel if I
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As the name suggests, Edublogs is the perfect blogging platform for education related blogs. You can create blogs as a student, as a teacher or as an institution on this free blogging site. Currently they are holding more than one million education blogs on their free blog hosting. You can know more in detail about why you should choose Edublogs for creating for your first education blog here.
Final thoughts about free blogging platforms
As I mentioned in this post, there are a lot of free blogging platforms available out there. Choosing a free blogging site is not an easy task and you can't try them all at once. So first know your blogging needs, and choose your blogging platform according to your profession.
For instance, if you post more images, Tumblr works great. If you are a small business owner, WordPress is the right choice. If you want to make money blogging, try Blogger and if you are a student, and want to start something awesome, try Edublogs. If you want to share your travelling experience, you can use travelpod.com, a blogging platform created especially for sharing travelling experience.
Let me know the best free blogging site you would recommend to a newbie? I'm sure you must have already tried your hands at some of these free blogging sites. It would be great if you could share your experience and your favorite from this list in the comments section.


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Gratitude affects overall health, happiness, lifeA grateful heart is a quality that serves us well all year-round – not just at Thanksgiving. It affects our lives in many ways. It affects our happiness, coping and well-being.
By: Val Farmer, INFORUM
A grateful heart is a quality that serves us well all year-round – not just at Thanksgiving. It affects our lives in many ways. It affects our happiness, coping and well-being.
Psychologists Michael McCullough of the University of Miami and Robert Emmons at the University of California at Davis studied how gratitude works in our lives.
What is gratitude? Gratitude is an overall tendency to recognize the contributions of others to the good things that are happening in our lives. Feeling grateful is experienced as a pleasant and positive emotion.
But it is more than an emotion or a mood. It is a habitual way of looking at the world. To their surprise, McCullough and Emmons found that gratitude isn't related to daily events but represents an attitude of appreciation for life in general.
Grateful people see gifts in the trivial and mundane. Highly grateful people possess a worldview in which everything they have – even life itself – is a gift. They don't take the little things of life for granted.
McCullough and Emmons research shows that grateful people:
- Recognize when good things happen to them, feel gratitude more intensely when something good happens and feel gratitude many times during the day for the simplest acts of kindness or politeness.
- Feel grateful for a number of things at any one time. They feel grateful for their families, jobs, health, and friends, along with the specific positive benefits they perceive.
- See how the efforts of others contribute to their happiness. Not only that, but they also make the connection between how many people's efforts contribute to the good outcomes in their lives. Less grateful people focus narrowly on just one or two people for the same outcome. Grateful people don't discount their own efforts. They stretch their appreciation to include other causes and contributions for their success.
- Are more empathic. They are more agreeable. They can take the perspective of others. They display a greater willingness to forgive and not hold on to hurts and resentments. They are more optimistic, hopeful and more socially engaging. They are more likely to describe themselves as happy or satisfied in life.
- Are more spiritual. Their ability to see the contributions of others to their lives is also extended to God and God's intervention. This isn't true for the negative events in their lives. McCullough found that gratitude isn't confined to those with formalized religious faith. It is also shared by those who have a sense of the divine and spirituality in the universe and believe in the interconnection of all living things.
- Experience less depression and anxiety. McCullough points out that we can consciously elevate our moods by cultivating and expressing gratitude. We are better able to cope with acute and chronic stressful life events. Gratitude might be the mediating factor that explains why religious people have better physical and mental health outcomes when faced with a health crisis.
- Are not as envious. Grateful people don't find happiness in material things, influence, power or sex appeal. They don't judge their own worth by worldly standards and are less likely to judge others' success in terms of possessions accumulated. They are less envious and resentful of others' success and possessions.
- Are judged by others as kind, warm-hearted and generous with their resources. Not only do they see people being good to them but they also notice another's plight, and are more sympathetic and helpful.
Fortunate versus unfortunate. Grateful people are often of modest financial means or have suffered personal tragedies while many who are well-to-do or those of good fortune exhibit little gratitude. A sense of thankfulness can turn someone's life from bitter to positive.
People who are indebted report more anger and lower levels of appreciation, happiness and love in their lives compared to grateful people. They are less likely to express appreciation or gratitude to others.
Emmons suggests, "To say we feel grateful is not to say that everything in our lives is necessarily great. It just means we are aware of our blessings. If you only think about your disappointments and unsatisfied wants, you may be prone to unhappiness. If you are fully aware of your disappointments but at the same time thankful for the good that has happened for your chance to live, you are more likely to show higher indices of well-being."
Gratitude is an expression of humility, nobility, courtesy and morality and is the beginning of greatness.
In the cemeteries of Denmark, there is a common epitaph on the headstones, "Tak", which means "thanks." What a wonderful word to express the gift of their lives and to express to all who come to remember them. If they lived with a thankful heart, they had a good life.
Val Farmer is a clinical psychologist specializing in family business consultation and mediation with farm families. He lives in Wildwood, Mo., and can be contacted through his website, www.valfarmer.com.
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Brad Corrigan of Dispatch to sing national anthem on April 21
Brad Corrigan, a member of the rock band Dispatch, will sing the national anthem at the Colorado Rapids home match against LA Galaxy on April 21.
Corrigan's organization, Love Light and Melody, is being featured as the Nonprofit of the Match; up to 100 tickets are available for purchase through this link which includes a seat for the match and also a special meet and greet with Corrigan before kickoff. Love Light and Melody battles the physical, emotional and spiritual effects of extreme poverty and uses music and the arts to rebuild, restore, and bring healing to communities affected by poverty.
Corrigan, from Denver (far right), met bandmates Chad Stokesand Pete Francis at Middlebury College in Vermont in the 1990s. The following are excerpts from their official website, DispatchMusic.com:
With no radio airplay, major-label support, or significant press coverage — they became one of the biggest draws on the live music scene, and arguably the biggest independent rock band in history.
Though Dispatch hadn't released a full-length album since 2000, and even officially called it quits in 2004, its music continued to capture the hearts and minds of new generations of rock fans through pure word-of-mouth. A 2004 farewell show at the Hatch Shell in Boston drew 110,000 people, including fans from Europe, South America, and Australia. Not one, but three 2007 shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden sold-out immediately. A 2009 all-acoustic show, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at the request of Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, sold out in less than two minutes.
Dispatch regrouped for a sold-out U.S. tour last June that included three shows at Boston's fabled TD Garden Arena, three shows at Red Rocks in Colorado, and the first-ever concert at the 25,000-seat Red Bull Arena. They also released a six-song EP and recommitted to touring and recording, honoring not only the alchemy that occurs whenever these three gather to make music together, but also the powerful bond they have forged with their fans over the last decade.
In March 2012, Dispatch embarks on its first-ever European tour, performing at theatres in London, Paris, Berlin, and Zurich, before appearing at the Bonnaroo Festival in June, followed by the August release of the band's first full-length studio album in 12 years, Circles Around the Sun. Featuring cinematic, expansive production by Peter Katis (Interpol, Jonsi, The National), the album is an eclectic all-American rock and roll record that delivers the gutsy storytelling, radiant harmonies, and good-time grooves that Dispatch are loved for.
In 2007, Dispatch came together once again to raise money for humanitarian organizations working in Zimbabwe, a country suffering from issues that resonated deeply with Francis, Corrigan, and especially Stokes, who lived there for six months after high school. After tickets to the first Garden show disappeared within minutes during the fan pre-sale, Dispatch added two more shows and became the first independent band to sell out the storied venue. The three-night-stand grossed more than two million dollars and raised hundreds-of-thousands of dollars for charities in Zimbabwe.
Social responsibility has always been a major component of the Dispatch culture. During its June 2011 tour, the band rolled out its Amplifying Education campaign, which focused on educational issues in the U.S. Not only did one dollar from each ticket sold go to benefit education in each local market, but audience members were encouraged to sign up to volunteer, which they did eagerly.
Dispatch will unveil their 2012 Tour on Monday, April 16 on their website.
For more information on attending the Rapids vs LA Galaxy match and an opportunity to meet Corrigan, please contact Kelsey Pinney of the Colorado Rapids at 303-727-3594.


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There is no immunity, no free passes for Gulf County Schools.
No matter how small-town the feel of the district, no matter how many students and families are familiar to those working in the schools, there is no immunity from school violence and the potential for a shooter stalking the hallways.
Columbine, Newtown – enough said for any school district in the country.
"We feel like we are immune from this type of behavior, but we are not," said Deputy Superintendent for Gulf County Schools Duane McFarland. "We are going to be prepared for anything that may happen.
"It is our responsibility to not only assure students are achieving in the classroom, but that they are also safe in the classroom."
In order to assess district policies and procedures in the event that an "active shooter" enters Port St. Joe Jr./Sr. High School, the district, along with Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf, the Gulf/Franklin Center of Gulf Coast State College, the Gulf County Health Department and Gulf County Emergency Management will conduct an exercise March 14.
That is the Friday prior to Spring Break, a half-day for Gulf County Schools.
The exercise will begin after students leave the high school at 11:30 a.m. ET and continue until 4 p.m.
There will be no live ammunition or weapons used, but a number of emergency vehicles, in response mode, will be on the school campus.
No member of the public will be permitted on the ground.
"We want to emphasize that no students will be participating in this activity," McFarland said. "We will have training for approximately 100 staff and teachers on Wednesday and we are going to conduct the activity after students leave.
"Again, I want to emphasize – no students will be involved."
The aim of the exercise, which is being funded through a state emergency management grant secured by county Emergency Manager Marshall Nelson, is to assess the efficacy of district policies in place for such emergencies.
"For this functional exercise we have really keyed in on two areas," Nelson said. "One is the response of school staff and the other is the response of law enforcement."
In addition, the exercise aims to highlight areas where district policies might be lacking and provide insight into questions and issues that policies may not anticipate.
"This is really to look at the big picture," McFarland said. "What happens when something like this comes into the school? They are going to give us recommendations to update our policies.
"The main focus, in fact, is for Gulf District Schools to review its current policies and practice a live scenario to be better prepared for such an adverse situation. The exercise will identify vulnerabilities and how quickly first responders are equipped to assist our schools."
The charge for the school site when a shooter enters is to lock down the school prior to the arrival of emergency management, McFarland said, noting the crucial minutes between a shooter's presence and the arrival of assistance.
How do teachers and staff secure the students? What are procedures for silencing phones and other technological devices that might mark the presence of potential targets for the shooter?
In addition, McFarland said, the exercise will provide a learning experience for such aspects of the event as where to place media responding to the event and what would be the procedure for securing bodies and potential victims.
"This is to better prepare use in case something like this happens," McFarland said. "That is our responsibility, to assure student safety.
"We also want parents to know this is a school shooting activity. An important one. One I've been trying to get here for several years. We thank Marshall for securing this grant."
The training that will take place for two hours on the Wednesday prior to the activity will involve faculty, staff and administrators from the Port St. Joe schools as well as front office personnel from the Wewahitchka schools, McFarland said.
Before Port St. Joe Jr./Sr. High School is locked down for the exercise at 11:45 a.m. ET March 14, the Gulf/Franklin Center will be locked down for the same purpose at 10 a.m. ET in order to review its procedures for such an event.


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NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier All-Conference Performer Bronze Medal- C-USA Outdoor Championships 2012 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2013 Outdoor
Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the 2013 Conference USA Outdoor Championship recording 4, 865 points ... Ran a personal-best in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational of 2:14.44 (20th) ... Placed fourth in the 800m at the War Eagle Invitational in a time of 2:15.12 ... In the high jump ... Recorded four top-10 finishes with three of those being in the top-five ... Notched a season-best in the high jump competing in the heptathlon during the 2013 C-USA Outdoor Championship recording a height of 1.72m (5'7.75") ... Scored points for the Tigers at the 2013 C-USA Outdoor Championship with a fifth place high jump finish of 1.70m (5'7").
2013 Indoor
Placed 11th in the pentathlon at the McCravy Invitational scoring 3, 250 points ... Competing in the high jump, notched five top-10 finishes ... Leaped a season-best in the high jump clearing 1.70m (5'7") at the BSC Icebreaker to place second ... Scored points for the Tigers at the 2013 Conference USA Indoor Championship with a fifth place high jump finish of 1.68m (5'6") ... Placed fourth in the high jump at the Samford Multi and Invitational at a height of 1.67m (5'5.75") ... Took 16th at the BSC Icebreaker in the long jump with a mark of 5.23m (17'2").
2012 OutdoorQualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the high jump and earned All-Conference USA third team honors ... Named to the 2012 USTFCCCA Women's All-Academic Team ... Won bronze at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in the high jump with a personal-best leap of 1.76m (5'9.25") ... Add more overall team points for the women's squad at the C-USA Championships with a seventh place finish in the heptathlon (4,892 points) ... At the Memphis Invitational placed first in the high jump (1.74m, 5'8.5") and took third in the long jump with a personal-best of 5.52m (18'1.5") ... At the NCAA East Preliminary cleared a height of 1.67m (5'5.75") to finish 39th overall.
2012 IndoorScored overall team points for the women's squad and placed fourth at the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a new personal-best of 3,721 points in the pentathlon ... In the process of her fourth-place pentathlon run at the C-USA Championships, set new personal bests in the 800m (2:15.90) and 60m hurdle (9.64) ... Took fifth in the long jump at the SEMO Redhawks Invitational of 5.34m (17'7.5") ... Placed second in the high jump clearing 1.75m (5'8.75") at the Vulcan Invitational.
2011 Outdoor Versatile competitor appeared in six different events for the Blue and Gray...Primarily participated in the high and long jumps...Was fourth in the high jump at the SEMO Invite (1.60m; 5' 3") and the Tiger Invitational (1.65m; 5' 5")...Also set personal-bests in the 100m hurdles (16.07s, 10th) and 200m dash (27.01s, 13th) at the Tiger Invitational...Personal-best 1.67m (5' 5.75") mark in the high jump was earned at the War Eagle Invite, where she finished tied for 12th... Was fourth in the long jump at the SEMO Invite (personal-best 5.35m; 17' 6.75") and the Tiger Invitational (5.23m; 17' 2")...In her first heptathlon for the U of M, just missed scoring points at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, finishing ninth with a 4,491 point total.
2011 IndoorJumper parlayed that gig into an all-conference nod in the pentathlon ... Set personal-best in the high jump at 1.70m (5' 7") at the ASU Kick-off Klassic, where she was runner-up ... Finished third at the EIU Mega Meet in the high jump with a 1.60m (5' 3") jump...Also competed three times in the long jump, where she was fourth at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best 5.28m (17' 4") leap ... In her first pentathlon competition for the blue-and-gray at the C-USA Indoor Championships, earned points for the Tigers with an eighth-place, 3,286 point performance, highlighted by a fourth-place mark in the final event, the 800m run.
Prior to MemphisFour-time Hungarian National Indoor High Jump Champion ... was a member of the national team that won the European Cup Combined Events Second League in 2009 ... Competed in the IAAF World Youth Championship finals in the high jump ... Participated in track and field for Bolyai Janos.
PersonalDaughter of Tibor and Piroska Toldy ... Birthday is Feb. 27.
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Christian attends the play hoping to catch a glimpse of the woman he thinks he loves--Roxane. He's thrilled at the prospect of seeing her; however, his fear is that she is too much of an intellectual for him. He's not a man to whom words come easily, and he is afraid of actually having to talk to her. Ironically, he doesn't actually have to talk to her (thanks to Cyrano), and she is anything but an intellectual. What a relief for this brand new Cadet--who's going to have way bigger things to worry about later!
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World Consumer's Rights Day is annually celebrated in response to concerns of President of the United States of America, John Kennedy, on 15 March 1962, addressed to the US Congress for first time defending the Consumer Rights.
This idea caused Great impact not only in the US but worldwide, so the world began protecting the rights to security or protection against commercialization of food stuff dangerous to health and life.
The right to information, where the general aspects of propaganda and the need of information on products and its utilization, started being considered.
In recognition to the message in benefit to the consumers, the International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU) has adopted in 1979, 15th March as International Day of Consumers and introduced in 1985 by the UN General Assembly.
In recognition to the date, the Angolan Government created, on 25 July of 1997, the National Institute of Consumer Protection (Inadec), aimed to execute government policies on issues of consumers.


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Southall revealed four members of his squad phoned him just hours before Tuesday's home game against Redhill to say they were working and couldn't play.
The Oystermen came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 but Southall wasn't happy to have his plans disrupted at such short notice.
He said: "I had to make five changes from the team that played against Walton Casuals because players couldn't get off work. It was crazy, what I had to deal with.
"I can't have people phoning me up on the day of the game, telling me they can't get time off work. It's not good for me and it's not good for the club. The players have got to try to shift their work plans around our games.
"It's a big responsibility to get time off work and it isn't easy, I know that. But it's not good enough when I find out five players are missing on the day of the game, especially when it's a home game and they don't have to travel far.
"I might have to re-assess and speak to the chairman because if they can't make it every week, I might have to find other players who can."
Whitstable go into Saturday's game at Merstham a point above the Ryman League, Division 1 South relegation zone thanks to the win over Redhill.
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Churros with gingerbread spice
Churros are one of the most popular breakfast snacks in Spain. Today I propose to spice gingerbread, but you can give sprinkled with icing sugar. Seasoned that taste as if they were a mixture of pumpkin. Great fit for hot chocolate, Coffee or Tea. Some countries are fed melted cheese.
Churros with gingerbread spice
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Author: Anna
Type of cuisine: Cookies
Number of servings: 4
- 1 a drink
- 60 g of butter
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp spices for gingerbread
- 210 g flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For obtoczenie and frying
- oil for frying
- ½ a good cup of sugar
- 1 - 2 gingerbread spice spoon
- In a saucepan melt butter, add water, salt
- Then sprinkle the flour and spice to gingerbread, whole mix quite extensively, until a thick glossy mass
- Remove from heat and stir for another two minutes
- Allow to cool
- When the weight is still warm add eggs and vanilla, mix thoroughly
- In a saucepan, heat the oil
- For szprycy confectionery equipped with a tip in the form of stars or foil pouch fill weight
- In hot oil, squeeze the dough with a knife or your finger cut off
- Fry for about 1 minutes on each side
- Fried brush to remove the paper towel to ociekł of excess fat
- For mixed dishes sugar and spice to gingerbread, coat each side
- Enjoy!


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Brittany MacLean breaks Canadian record at Canadian Olympic swimming trials
March, 27, 2012
– Brittany MacLean of Etobicoke, Ont., lowered one of the longest standing national records in the books on Tuesday to open the Canadian Olympic swimming trials presented by RBC.
MacLean was one of six swimmers to earn their nominations to Canada's 2012 Olympic team on the first night of finals. The others were Savannah King of Vancouver, Scott Dickens of Burlington, Ont., Alec Page and Blake Worsley, both of Victoria and Katerine Savard of Quebec City.
In the women's 400 freestyle, MacLean clocked 4:06.08 to lower the previous mark of 4:07.32 set by Brittany Reimer of Vancouver at the 2005 world championships in Montreal. Reimer also holds two other national marks set at those Montreal worlds.
''I'm so excited,'' said MacLean, a grade 12 student, after embracing her sister Heather – also an Olympic team contender and her clubmates at Etobicoke Swimming. '' It wasn't only for me but all my family here. I've looked up to my sister my whole life.''
Savannah King of Vancouver also went under the Olympic qualifying standard to add her name to the nomination sheet clocking 4:07.02.
In the men's 100 breaststroke, Dickens neared his Canadian mark for the second time Tuesday winning the final in 1:00.43 after going 1:00.39 in the prelims. Dickens was on the 2004 team but suffered a crushing disappointment when he fell short in 2008 as the number-one seed.
''I couldn't be happier,'' said Dickens. ''This meet was all about getting the job done and getting on the team. This year was about swimming smart. Doing what I needed to do compete with the world in London. We broke down everything in my training and took a risk. It was really scary at the start but it paid off.''
The biggest cheer of the night was in the women's 100 butterfly as Savard, 18, took the gold in 58.45 edging MacKenzie Downing of Whitehorse second in 58.86
''It was an incredible experience,'' said Savard, who holds the Canadian record in the event at 57.80 set last fall. ''I was a little disappointed with the time but it's only going to make me work harder heading towards the Games.''
In the men's 400 individual medley, the 18-year-old Page made his move on the second length of the breaststroke and powered to the finish in 4:17.78. Andrew Ford of Guelph, Ont., was second in 4:23.22.
''I've really worked hard on back and breaststroke and it seems to have paid off because I didn't lose any ground on either,'' said Page. ''On the last length I felt pain but we train for that so it just goes out of your mind.''
The closest race was the men's 200 freestyle as Worsley snared top spot in 1:49.06. Chad Bobrosky of Calgary, Hassaan Abdel-Khalik of Etobicoke, Tobias Oriwol of Toronto and Stefan Hirniak of Victoria were all within a second of the victor.
''It's a high pressure situation and keeping my calm was the key,'' said Worsley, who led at every split. ''You have to work with whatever is happening throughout the race. I've wanted to go to the Olympics since I was a little kid and I'm excited to see what I can do there this summer.''
Competition runs from until Sunday at the Olympic Park Sport Centre. Preliminaries are at 10 a.m., and the finals are at 7 p.m. each day. Sportsnet will carry finals live each evening.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's soccer team will host Samford in the Southern Rail Rivalry Series Wednesday evening as they bid farewell to a pair of seniors in the season finale.
Seniors Serena Allen and Kelly Downs will be honored prior to the 6 p.m. start at Finley Stadium in their final home game of their collegiate career. Allen, a four-year starter, is a staunch defender while Downs, a two-year transfer, controls the midfield.
Samford: The Bulldogs are 11-5-2 overall and ranked second in the league standings with a conference record of 7-2-1, just one point ahead of The Citadel. Samford is riding an eight-game unbeaten streak, its longest of the season.
Thirteen different Bulldogs have scored goals for Samford led by Trine Tuale's six and Sarah Wilkinson's five. Katie Proud has four and Leah Leppert has scored three. Alyssa Whitehead has played every minute in goal for the Bulldogs. She has given up just 13 goals for a .70 goals against average and has 11 shutouts this year.
Chattanooga is 4-12-2 overall and 2-6-2 in league play with wins over Elon and Georgia Southern. Eight different players have scored for UTC led by junior Donna-Kay Henry with nine goals followed by sophomore Becca Smith with three. Freshman Taylor Mangrum has a league best 118 saves on the year with a .803 saves percentage.
The game is set to kick off at 6 p.m. preceded immediately by the senior night ceremonies. Admission is free and live stats and video streaming will be available at GoMocs.com.


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Student Involvement Center Updates Program Policy
The Student Involvement Center has updated its Performance, Presentation and Speaker Policy. Beginning Friday, Sept. 9, student organizations can choose the program planning form that corresponds to the type of programming that they would like to hold.
The new program planning form will include different options for programs for a performer; programs for a speaker; programs for a presentation; and programs for handbilling and tabling.
Students and recognized student organizations of the University who seek to sponsor a campus program may apply to do so according to the procedures outlined in the Performance, Presentation and Speaker Policy.
Students must complete and submit the Program Planning Form, which is available online, at least 20 business days before the proposed program.
Additional resources for student organizations and their organizational advisors can be found on the Student Involvement Center website.


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Movies in a Minute: 'American Hustle'
"American Hustle" is a film that takes place in the late 1970s early 1980s and is loosely based on the Abscam that took place in those years.
A con man and his partner are forced to work for the FBI to help catch crooked politicians. The couple is in deep with New Jersey power brokers and the mafia in a world that is risky and captivating.
It's quicker to say who is not in this film. It has excellent casting and worth seeing for just the hairstyles alone. As a period piece, you feel like you are right back in the '70s. It's a definite must-see this holiday season.


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Majettes handle, breeze past Dickinson
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The Dickinson High girls tennis team started its three-match home stretch off on a rocky start.
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Ex-MU star Hayward traded to Houston
OCT 27, 2012 10:07p ET
In a trade announced by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, the former Marquette star is headed to Houston as part of a trade that will send Oklahoma City's James Harden to the Rockets.
Along with Harden and Hayward, the Thunder will send forward Cole Aldridge and guard Daquan Cook to Houston in exchange for guard Kevin Martin, guard Jeremy Lamb, two future first round draft picks and a future second round pick.
After finishing as the second leading scorer in Marquette history, Hayward was drafted by the Washington Wizards with the 30th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Shortly after being selected, Hayward was traded to Minnesota where he averaged 3.8 points per game in just 10 minutes per game.
Following the season, Hayward was dealt to Oklahoma City where he played even less.
Averaging just 5.4 minutes per game in 26 games for the NBA's Western Conference champions, Hayward averaged just 1.4 points per game.
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'Walk This Way' for Becky's Fund
November 2, 2013 - 02:38 pm
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This Friday the Italian Embassy will turn into a catwalk in benefit of a good cause.
The annual charity fashion show Walk This Way benefits Becky's Fund, an organization that works to combat domestic violence. Several area athletes are also set to take part.
Founder Becky Lee previews the event.


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My husband and I rented a townhouse. We moved here about two weeks ago form state of OH. Amazing location: clean air, great schools and easy excess to the freeways. Besides, walking distance to the shopping mall which includes banks, a… Full Review ▶
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I am surprised to see so many people complaining! This is my second time living here...I returned after a less than desirable experience at a different complex in Irvine. I absolutely love it here. I don't have any issues with noise;… Full Review ▶
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This apartment is very poorly built as far as building material and sound insulation go. EX. if you live in 2nd floor, you will be able to hear your neighbors from 1st and 3rd floor talking..even sneezing. Ridiculous. You can definitely… Full Review ▶
They limit the kids to one area, and if they go out of that area(riding bikes, scooters "whatever"); the neighbors--WILL TELL. Drama,Drama....Drama! They allow the cars to go thru the complexes at....."FAST". If you're into drama and unsafe conditions and very… Full Review ▶
Quail Meadows has been a huge disappointment. The noise levels are out of control with adults and children screaming at all hours of the day. There is trash thrown all throughout the property and though they promise ample free parking, if… Full Review ▶
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i lived at Quail Meadow for 3 years. The rent stayed fairly steady throughout my stay there. The staff was always friendly and the grounds were always maintained very nicely (as are most IAC properties). My room mate and I lived… Full Review ▶
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Lots of noise from the kids that live in this neighborhood! The office staff is incompetent. They act fake and nice but are very uninformed about the neighborhood and thier own rules and regulations. There is a constant revolving door of… Full Review ▶
I'll agree with everyone that the place is noisy from all the kids and over priced. However, it's Irvine, so of course it's going to be pricey. Great schools and a safe community. The place does look nice Parking could be… Full Review ▶
This apartment complex SUCKS!! It's run by a bunch of morons who sit in a luxurious apartment office doing nothing all day. THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IS BUILT WITH CHEAP THIN WALLS..U WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR EVERY SINGLE NOISE YOUR NEIGHBOUR… Full Review ▶
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My problem with this complex(which may be ok with someone else) is that it is loaded with kids. That wouldn't be so bad except many are very loud and rambunctious. When I come home from work I like to open the… Full Review ▶
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Rental rates are incredibly high and won't ever be going down. Noise makes it's way through walls, ceilings, and floors. Parking becomes a problem around the holidays such that if you don't have a space by 4:30pm you'll end up parking… Full Review ▶
This apartment seems like it was built with no insulation. I can hear most noises that come from up-stairs such as talking, stepping, cooking, making love, etc. I also hear noises from next door at times. In addition to their noise,… Full Review ▶
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My husband and I have been very pleased with our experieince here at Quail Meadow! Full Review ▶
Every single positive review on here is from the management. Don't believe what they tell you. This place is a magnet for noise! It's midnight right now and it sounds like someone is operating an electrical saw in their garage right… Full Review ▶
Quail Meadow has been an amazing place to live. From the grounds to the staff in the leasing office & maitnance . Maitnance request are always done with in 24 hours and leasing staff is very friendly and always willing to… Full Review ▶
I moved into an apt. on this property in Nov. 2004 when they were still new and filling up. It had never been lived in and the rate was good - $1.73 per SF with specials. Now, they seem to be… Full Review ▶
Nice place to live, convenient location, relatively quiet and seems safe. I have had no problems living here and would recommend it. Full Review ▶
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After reading a few of the other comments, I feel like I need to clarify...
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THese aparments must be built ou of paper. I hear noise all day and all night from neighbours.
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I was fooled by the appearance and the promise of walls "built to condo standards"...HA!!!
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- The condo construction near by starts from 7:00am every day. They make a lot of noise while you are sleeping.
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Variant of gerundive
- in Latin, a verbal adjective with a typical gerund stem form, used as a future passive participle expressing duty, necessity, fitness, etc. (Ex.: delenda in delenda est Carthago, "Carthage must be destroyed")
- in other languages, any of various forms analogous to this
Origin of gerundiveMiddle English gerundif ; from Late Latin gerundivus ; from gerundium: see gerund
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Yesterday, news broke that Garrett Wittels was arrested last Thursday after being charged in a rape case with two 17 year old girls. Michael Wittels (Garrett's Dad) stated to the Miami Herald that Garrett's arrest was a personal matter that doesn't involve Florida International since it occurred off-campus and over winter break.
Actually, this does involve the Florida International University jurisdiction as it states in the school's student code of conduct: "The following offenses will be used in charging all students, organizations or clubs whether the offenses are committed on campus or off-campus as described in Section 3 of this code:"
Continue reading Garrett Wittels could face hearing/suspension at FIU
Florida International releases 2011 Schedule
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Continue reading Florida International releases 2011 Schedule
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We continue the countdown today at number 87 with Garrett Wittels of Florida International. He is from Bay Harbor Islands, Florida and attended Dr. Michael Krop High school in Miami, Florida. He posted a .420 average with six homers and 29 RBI as a senior. He was named Second Team All-Miami Dade by the Miami Herald while he was named to the Third team as a sophomore and junior.
Continue reading Top 100 Countdown: 87. Garrett Wittels (Florida International)
Top 100 Countdown: Number 98 Jabari Henry (Florida International)
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We continue the countdown today at number 98 with Florida International sophomore outfielder Jabari Henry. He is a 6'1 and 200 pounds from Orlando Florida where he attended Olympia High School. In high school, he was named the 23rd best player in the state of Florida and 124th in the country by Perfect Game. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 39th round but he decided to attend Florida International University.
Continue reading Top 100 Countdown: Number 98 Jabari Henry (Florida International)
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Health Behavior Assessment Center
The Health Behavior Assessment Center (HBAC) is a specialty service provided by Auburn University Psychological Services Center (AUPSC) in the Department of Psychology. Graduate doctoral students training in clinical psychology conduct substance use assessments and provide personalized feedback on how substance use may be impacting health and overall quality of life. Services are provided under the supervision of licensed clinical psychologists, who are faculty members in the Department of Psychology.
- NOT "Just Say No"
Our primary goal is to provide objective feedback and to encourage responsible attitudes and positive change. We work with clients in generating and supporting a variety of goals ranging from abstinence to moderate use.
- Evidence Based
HBAC is based on a variety of evidence based programs and techniques, including the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) curriculum, personalized feedback interventions, relapse prevention, and motivational interviewing.
- Brief
Our assessments and feedback process typically involves two sessions. However, we can work with clients over more extended time frames with additional sessions.
- Individual or Group
One-on-one or group sessions are available.
- Confidential
Information discussed during sessions will not be disclosed without your permission.
- Appropriate Referrals
We provide services for clients with concerns about alcohol, marijuana and misuse of prescriptions drugs. We are able to see Auburn University student, students from other area colleges and high schools, and adults from the general community. Typical reasons for referral include disciplinary action from a school or campus-based organization; referrals from courts, parole offices, and lawyers regarding legal difficulties including DUI and MIP charges; clinical referrals from mental health and medical professionals; concerned parents; and self-referrals from individuals interested in learning more about their substance use.
- Fees
Fees depend on the nature of the referral and the length of services provided. However AU students who refer themselves or are referred by a concerned medical or mental health care provider will receive two sessions free of charge.
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