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Joseph Menn (Reuters) / 9 December 2012
A landmark attempt to set global rules for overseeing the Internet threatened to fall apart as a rift pitting the United States and some Western countries against the rest of the world widened, participants in the talks said.
A 12-day conference of the International Telecommunications Union, taking place in Dubai, is supposed to result in the adoption of a new international treaty governing trans-border communications. But in a critical session at the midpoint of the conference on Friday, delegates refused to adopt a US-Canadian proposal to limit the treaty's scope to traditional communications carriers and exclude Internet companies such as Google, the ITU said on its website.
Further complicating the negotiations was what a US official at the talks called the "surprise" announcement of an accord among some Arab states, Russia and other countries to pursue treaty amendments that are expected to include Internet provisions unacceptable to the United States.
"A still-secret draft of the coalition's proposals is to be introduced soon," the official said.
"It doesn't look good," said a former US intelligence official tracking the talks for private technology clients.
The emergence of the new coalition, whose members are generally seeking greater Internet surveillance, is likely to harden battle lines separating those countries from the United States and some allies in Western Europe.
The United States and others objected to the introduction of complex new material midway through the conference. "All of the indicators we have so far is it's something that could be a clear effort to extend the treaty to cover Net governance," said policy counsel Emma Llanso of the nonprofit Centre for Democracy and Technology, which draws funding from Google and other US Internet companies.
"What we're seeing is governments putting forward their visions of the future of the Internet, and if we see a large group of governments form that sees an Internet a lot more locked down and controlled, that's a big concern."
The US ambassador to the conference said in an earlier interview that his country would not sign any agreement that dramatically increased government controls over the Internet.
That would potentially isolate America and its allies from much of the world, and technology leaders fear that the rest of the globe would agree on actions such as identifying political dissidents who use the Internet and perhaps trying to alter the Net's architecture to permit more control.
The 147-year-old ITU, which is now under the auspices of the United Nations, historically has set technology standards and established payment customs for international phone calls.
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The 1980s - Part 3
The University of Minnesota Women's Studies department hosted the Annual National Women's Studies Association's conference in June 1988. The theme of the 1988 conference, "Leadership and power: Women's alliances for social change," focused on women of various backgrounds working together and examining women's differences in order to promote effective personal, social, political and institutional changes. Three conference plenaries highlighted American Indian, international and lesbian issues. 250 workshops and cultural events were held. The Local Planning Committee was composed of representatives from several departments on campus, such as African American Studies, Women's Studies, and the Minnesota Women's Center. --From an invitation to participate letter, Local Planning Committee, 1987.


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Researchers at Penn Medicine recently completed a phase II trial of sorafenib (Nexavar®), a promising new agent for the treatment of metastatic, iodine-refractory thyroid carcinoma.
Led by Marcia S.Brose,MD,PhD, the research team included members of both the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the Center for Head and Neck Cancer at Penn.
The trial population included a spectrum of thyroid cancer histologic subtypes, including differentiated, anaplastic, medullary and nonmedullary cancers. All patients had progressive disease at baseline.
Sorafenib, an oral multi-kinase inhibitor currently approved for the treatment of non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma and advanced renal cell carcinoma, was administered at a dose of 400mg orally twice daily for a minimum of 16 weeks.
Dose adjustments were made as needed for toxicity. Study endpoints included best objective response rate and progression-free survival.
On the basis of findings from the first 30 trial participants, the Penn team concluded that sorafenib represents a significant advance over chemotherapy in both response rate and progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with metastatic, iodine-refractory thyroid carcinoma.
The overall clinical benefit rate for these patients (defined as partial response plus stable disease) was 77%. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 79 weeks.
No patient died before disease progression and no significant differences in PFS were observed between follicular and papillary subtypes. Treatment related adverse events were predominantly of grade 1 or 2, with the most common events including palmar-plantar erythema, rash, fatigue, stomatitis/mucositis, weight loss, and musculoskeletal pain.
The trial report was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in October 2008.1
Mr. K, a 37-year-old man, was referred to Penn Medicine by his internist after discovering a lump in his neck. His medical history was previously unremarkable.
At Penn, a needle aspiration biopsy determined that the lump was a follicular carcinoma. Mr. K was scheduled for a thyroidectomy and bilateral central neck lymph node dissection. Of the 32 lymph nodes removed from Mr. K's central and right lateral neck, 14 were positive for cancer.
A subsequent total body PET scan revealed lesions in his left lung and kidney. Mr. K was diagnosed with metastatic iodine-nonavid differentiated thyroid cancer. With an anticipated survival of approximately eight months, Mr. K agreed to participate in the Phase II clinical trial of sorafenib in thyroid cancer at Penn.
Within two months of initiating therapy at 400 mg bid, the progression of Mr. K's disease stabilized; a marked decrease in both thyroglobulin levels and CT-documented tumor burden was noted.
At six months, Mr. K experienced palmar erythema, which responded well to anti-inflammatory agents; he had no other significant adverse effects during treatment. At 27 months post-treatment, his disease remained progression-free and he was otherwise healthy.
1. Gupta-Abramson V, Traxel AB, Nellore A, Puttaswamy K, Redlinger M, Ransone K, Mandel SJ, Flaherty KT, Loevner LA, O'Dwyer PJ, Brose MS. Phase II trial of sorafenib in advanced thyroid cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:4714-4719.
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The treatment of cancer at Penn Medicine involves more than 300 specialists and researchers collaborating under the auspices of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, a national leader in cancer research, patient care, training, community education, and outreach.
At Penn, cancer patients are managed by oncologists, surgeons and radiation oncologists who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of specific cancers; aftercare is tailored to address the emotional challenges facing cancer patients and their families––and all of these elements take place in a setting devoted to basic, translational, clinical and cancer control research.
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Thyroid Cancer Clinical Research at the Abramson Cancer Center
Clinical research is a fundamental mission of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. To determine whether a patient is eligible for a following trial, please visit oncolink.org and click on "Cancer Clinical Trials Matching" in the left-hand column.
Title: An International, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Phase 3 Efficacy Study of XL184 Versus Placebo in Subjects With Unresectable, Locally Advanced, or Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer Phase: III Rationale: The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the progression-free survival (PFS) with XL184 as compared with placebo (an inactive substance) in subjects with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Subjects will be randomized to receive XL184 or placebo in a 2:1 ratio. XL184 is an investigational drug that inhibits VEGFR2, MET and RET, kinases implicated in tumor formation, growth and migration.
Title: A Phase 1/2 Dose Finding Study of an Experimental New Drug CS7017, an Oral PPARã Agonist Taken by Mouth Twice Daily in Combination With Paclitaxel Chemotherapy Administered Every Three Weeks by Venous Infusion by Patients With Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Phase: I/II Rationale: The Phase I/II study will be conducted as an open label, multiple center study of CS-7017, an experimental drug and paclitaxel chemotherapy in subjects with advanced anaplastic thyroid cancer. Biopsies will be obtained from patients with accessible tumor at baseline, two-weeks after the first CS-7017 dosage (prior to the start of combination therapy) and at the end of the first study cycle (week 3 of combination therapy), in order to evaluate the effects of the study drug alone and in combination with the chemotherapy agent on the tumor. Treatment will continue until disease progression or the development of intolerable toxicities.
To refer a patient and/or consult with a physician, Call 800-789-PENN (7366) or visit: PennMedicine.org/referral
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Bachelor Ben Flajnik's Twitter: 5 Interesting Facts We've Learned
It might be Ben Flajnik's season of The Bachelor, but we feel like we know more about his Season 16 ladies (and their neuroses) than the winemaker himself. We can, however, pick up little interesting tidbits about The Bachelor by following him on Twitter, where he spends a lot of time talking about his Envolve Winery biz and his dog Scotch, while also thanking fans for watching his dramatic journey through
the eighth circle of hell "the process" to find His Chosen One.
Here are five other interesting things we learned about Ben thanks to @BenFlajnik:
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Ben tweeted a pic of himself wearing a yellow wristband, adding, "@Core_Synergy @vmanhudson always wear on morning runs woo woo." According to Core Synergy, the bands are "Titanium infused silicone wristbands made by combat athletes for the world's greatest athletes including Michael Vick, Dez Bryant, Maurkice Pouncey, and AJ Hawk." Oh, and the world's greatest wine-making Bachelors, too!
2. He has a favorite local restaurant
He won't share any San Francisco hidden gems — although that speakeasy we saw in Episode 3 certainly counts for one — but when asked about his favorite SF restaurant, he replied "I am loving @Marlowesf right now." Learn more about the "neighborhood bistro" here at Marlowe's website.
3. He has a local bromance
Ben is a major sports fan who tweets about soccer, football, baseball, and anything else related to that world. He loves the San Francisco Giants and 49ers and he seems to be buddies with former Giants outfielder Cody Ross, aka "Ross the Boss." Local sportscasters joked recently about their bromance, even suggesting Cody make a cameo on The Bachelor. "Who knows?" Ben replied, "better idea. new show called, 'the bach and the bat.'" Cody replied, "The Bach and The Boss, get it right Ben." Watch your back, Constantine Tzortzis! There's a new BFF in town...
4. He's got a fan in Snooki... not so much in Justin Bieber?
Ben follows a few celebs on Twitter, including Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Sofia Vergara, Joan Rivers, Minka Kelly, Hope Solo, Amy Poehler and Justin Bieber. He doesn't seem to be following Snooki yet, but he tweeted some thanks to her when she wrote on January 3, "Watching the bachelor ! Talk about crazy pants!!" Ben and The Biebs were both guests at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and Ben attempted to reach out to the teen star on December 30. "Yo @justinbieber see you saturday. can i get a high five? awesome, thanks." He later followed up by saying he did not get the high five. Another public rejection – awkward!
5. Shawntel Newton was one of his first follows
As the sun now stands, Ben follows 164 people/places/things. Some of the newest follows are @DavidGray_Music, source of his season's theme song, "This Year's Love," and his brother-from-another-mother, singer@joshgroban. But the first five on his list are his business, @envolvewines, his Bachelorette 7 buddies, @contzor (Constantine) and @WilliamFHolman, then Bachelor creator @fleissmeister (Mike Fleiss), followed by none other than @Shawntel_Newton herself. She's on there before @SFGiants. Just sayin'.
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The GBI has asked Fannin County School System to run this AlertNow. There was a child abduction in the McCaysville area on February 5, 2013. The suspect, a black male by the name of Ellis Weatherspoon, took his children ages 6 and 1 after assaulting the children's mother. Law enforcement is currently attempting to locate the suspect and children. Weatherspoon is considered armed and dangerous. He and the children are believed to be on foot. Contact the Fannin County Sheriff's Department with any information at 706-632-2043 or call 911. We have been in contact with the GBI and the Fannin County Sheriff's Department and have been assured that it is safe to run buses and have school this morning. Thank you
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IMAGINE if half the children and adults in your city wore hearing aids. No doubt everyone would be appalled that so many people had defects in such an important sense, and would probably be clamouring for scientists to find out what had gone wrong and if anything could be done about it. But look around you right now. Most people will probably be wearing glasses or contact lenses because of defects in an even more important sense, vision.
Why so many otherwise healthy people can't see much beyond the end of their nose has been a mystery for centuries. But now, at last, scientists are beginning to understand what causes nearsightedness, or myopia. They're even testing a drug that they hope will keep children's vision from deteriorating, and an anti-myopia pill for children could be just a few years away.
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In the past, he always made it a point to drive his many musclecars nearly to the point of breakage. But due to the delicate nature and value of his rare and insanely desirable machines, Ken now shies away from chirping the gears and hazing the factory tires on any of his current rides. He explains, "I've lived on both sides of the fence when it comes to how you should own your Corvette. At first my thinking was: Why own it if you don't drive it? But nowadays, I feel I've been there, and I most definitely have done that, plus I have spent a fortune repairing my cars. Now I am a car show nut, traveling all over the country attending and enjoying the cleaning, detailing, pampering, and basically treating them like precious museum pieces."
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It's only September, but the girls of The Vampire Diaries are already getting ready for Halloween!
Over Labor Day Weekend, Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola, and their former co-star Kayla Ewell took to the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Stopping outside The Haunted Mansion, the girls got goofy posing with a Halloween-inspired Mickey Mouse.
As if that wasn't enough excitement for everyone's favorite rodent, it looks like Mickey even got a bit lucky when he snagged a peck on the cheek from Nina. Here's hoping Ian doesn't get jealous!
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Are you really being recruited?
Being recruited by college coaches is the dream of most any high school student-athlete. After all, kids and parents sacrifice a lot of time, effort and money over the years for the chance to play at the college level. So, when they receive recruiting letters, kids and parents are justifiably excited. "It's happening! Coaches are recruiting me!" Striving for this goal is worthwhile because of all the benefits kids enjoy from participating in sports. And, nearly every high school athlete who has worked hard, performed well in their sport and in the classroom has a legitimate opportunity to play at the college level.
Upsides of being a college student-athlete
When our scouts visit homes to interview prospects, we often ask them what they think it would be like to become a college student-athlete? A few understand and have a true vision of themselves in that position, but many do not. Here are a few of the benefits you could enjoy:
- Family. Entering college can be scary. You are in essence starting all over again, like when you were a freshman in high school. But, as a college athlete you will immediately become a part of a family (your team) with someone there to watch out for your welfare (the coaches).
- Structure. Arriving on a college campus may be your first time away from home with adult responsibilities. As part of a team in college, your schedule will give you structure in your academic, athletic and social schedule. This structure is something many freshman athletes need to help them through the early days of getting accustomed to college life.
- Security. In all likelihood, the coach will put you in a dorm room with another athlete. This will help your parents to be more confident in your well being and allow you to have a "built-in" friend when you arrive on campus.
- Course selection. Because you will have a demanding schedule much of the year, the coaches and other players will give you good advice on which courses to choose. Taking courses which will allow you to meet your practice times is crucial, so having this on-campus advice is a true benefit.
- Meal plans. College coaches want to make certain that their athletes remain healthy, so they will direct you to the best meal plans and offer you advice on what to eat to maintain your endurance and strength.
- Clothes. Athletes in college are provided with a variety of clothes to wear for practices, games and around campus. These are clothes the other students will not have available to them, so wearing team gear makes you stand out in the student body as an athlete for the school.
- Travel. A college athlete's schedule typically includes a good deal of travel which most of the other college students do not get to do. Over your career it is not unusual for a college student-athlete to have seen a variety of unique cities, sites and other interesting places.
Decoding a coach's message
Many prospects and parents think they are being recruited when they really are not. Where there is smoke, there is not always fire when it comes to recruiting. Common questions such as How can I know if a coach is serious? What do the letters really mean? Where do I stand? What do I tell my friends and family? run through a prospect's mind. It can be, and often is, confusing and frustrating. But, that is the nature of recruiting. If you are not tuned into these nuances, or if your closest advisors are unaware of how to read between the lines of coaches' letters and emails, you could easily be led down the wrong path, misunderstand a coach's meaning or worse yet, think you are high on a coach's list when you are not. You might think that a college coach is ready to make you an offer when that is not what his or her message actually says. In truth, having such insight is not something you should expect of someone who is not professionally trained, nor who is has been intimately involved in college recruiting day after day. Yet, knowing how recruiting works is critical to your mindset, confidence and eventual success.
Here are some helpful ways to determine your status with college coaches:
You're NOT being recruited if...
- You have received information from college's admissions office. This information has nothing to do with being recruited to be an athlete for the college. Actually, you are being enticed through a highly-effective direct marketing program by the colleges to consider them your freshman year. Colleges purchase mailing lists of prospective students from several sources, but most likely they got your name and address from the companies which administered the standardized tests you took such as the PSAT, the ACT or the SAT. Taking these tests means you are serious about attending college. That's all most colleges need to send you a general info letter.
- You have received a letter and questionnaire from a college coach. The good news is that you are in the first stage of the process which is called "recognition." Getting recognized is the initial and most crucial stage of the process. If this doesn't occur, the process cannot begin in earnest. The number of questionnaires which you receive nearly always tells you how many coaches know about you, but it does not mean these coaches are recruiting you. Upon receiving and reviewing your returned questionnaire, a coach will determine if you basically meet the program's endothecia, speed, ranking, strength, grades. All these are important determinants. If so, then you will advance to Stage 2, "evaluation."
- A college coach watches you at a tournament, a travel or club team event or meet. While it is rare for college coaches to discover talent at these events (they usually enter the gates with a list of players they have already evaluated on paper and on tape), keep your fingers crossed that they see you make a great play, hit a double off the wall, come from behind in a race or shoot the round of your life. But, unless you are already on their "list," it's doubtful things will go much farther. Even if a college coach asks someone, perhaps your coach, about you, until you receive a questionnaire, note, email or phone call from the coach, you are not being recruited.
- You receive a letter or email from a coach saying that he or she will keep up with you. Coaches have a long list of prospects and they keep all their options open until they decide on the top few athletes they will decide to invite to their campus for official visits. For this reason, they keep a number of athletes interested with the "we will keep up with you" statement. Recruiting is a business. It is a hard, but true fact and prospects are too often paralyzed by these letters into doing nothing or waiting day after day for the coach to make an offer which in all likelihood will not come. Coaches must simultaneously woo their top recruits as they keep second tier prospects on a string. This is the way they accomplish their goal. While not entirely fair, it is nonetheless the nature of recruiting.
- A college coach calls your high school or travel team coach to ask for information about you. Again, the good news is that if a coach has gotten to the stage of calling others about your abilities, you are at the very least on their list of players to seriously evaluate. College coaches must be time management pros. So, there are a number of reasons they might call your coach. They may not know your address or phone number. They may have heard about you, but have not seen you perform in person. Maybe they want to know your upcoming schedule. A call of this sort means one thing - you are somewhere in the evaluation process, but not necessarily being recruited.
You ARE being recruited if...
- A college coach calls you at home twice. Once is not enough. It must be twice. Why? If a coach did not "click" with you or if your parents obstructed the process in some way, you may not hear from that particular coach again. But, if the coach calls and talks to you twice, he or she is interested and wants you to know that you are on his or her list of recruits.
- A college coach comes to your home field, court or course to specifically see you play. Time is precious for coaches and budgets are tight. When they spend time and money to specifically see you play in person, they are interested in evaluating you in person and learning more about you as an athlete and person.
- A college coach invites you on an official visit. Official visits are not handed out like candy to everyone who walks by. Not to be confused with unofficial visits, when a coach invites you to spend time with the coaching staff and the team, you have made it to the final recruiting stage. Make the most of it because this is serious stuff.
You're in trouble when...
- You have only a few questionnaires (or none at all) from college coaches. There are nearly 3,000 colleges carrying most sports across the nation. How many know about you? Count your questionnaires. That's how many. It's time to find help.
- You believe it when somebody tells you that if you are good enough college coaches will find you. That old saying no longer applies. With competition fierce for scholarships and roster spots, if your profile and videotape are not made available to a wide range of coaches, there is a good chance you will not be noticed, evaluated and recruited.
- You believe that a friend or relative's "connections" will get you a scholarship offer. That's old school thinking which seldom works out for prospects. College coaches are notorious for not seriously following up on kids brought to them by co-workers, old friends and program supporters. Yes, they will send letters, but it is unlikely anything will come of it. Coaches have their own processes which they trust and rely heavily upon.
- You do not have good statistics and videotape to give college coaches upon their request. Most college coaches make their first evaluation of prospects based on the substantiated numbers the kids make available. While many high school and travel coaches will say they don't want their players to "focus too much on stats," the reality exists that prospects need good stats if they expect to get recruited. Otherwise, they are at a distinct disadvantage. And, the kids need to have ready access to these numbers so that they can relay them to college coaches. Videotape is another essential part of the evaluation process. Prospects must have good game footage, in most cases, to enable college coaches to properly and fairly evaluate them.
- You have narrowed your choice of colleges down to less than five you will consider attending BEFORE the recruiting process starts. The chances of you fitting those five specific coaches' needs (athletically, position, size, speed, strength, statistics and grades) are not in your favor. For this reason, extending your options is a much, much better plan.
- You think walking on is a great option. If you are a true competitor, you will want to play in college, not just practice and sit on the sidelines while scholarship athletes are the only ones receiving significant playing time. Colleges love for you to walk on because you will be paying, in most cases, the entire fee to attend that school. You cost a coach nothing. However, walk-ons rarely see much playing time and typically miss out on things like making travel squads and living in the dorms with the scholarship athletes. If you must take this route, do your best to secure the status of "invited walk-on." Most walk-on athletes stay in the program only one or two years.


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My first book, My Friend Sancho, was published in May 2009, and went on to become the biggest selling debut novel released that year in India. It is a contemporary love story set in Mumbai, and had earlier been longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008. To learn more about the book, click here.
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After reading my last post, Aishwarya shot me an email pointing me to this lovely little poem by Sara Teasdale:
There Will Come Soft Rains
by Sara Teasdale
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pool singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white;
Robins will wear their feathery fire,
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself when she woke at dawn
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
Among other things, this inspired a short story by Ray Bradbury.
Putting my editing hat on, aren't those last two lines superfluous?
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This character's creator described him as "insufferable", and called him a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep". On August 6 1975, the New York Times carried his obituary, the only time it has thus honoured a fictional character. Who?


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Home Maidstone Sport Article
Collin levelled from the spot in the 82nd minute, seconds after John Sands hit the post for Canvey.
His strike sent United back to the top of the Ryman League Premier Division on goal difference, with Dulwich's game against Bury postponed.
Stones piled on the pressure in search of a winner after the visitors had right-back Michael Alaile sent off for a second yellow card.
The Essex club held out but United have to be happy with a point having trailed going into the last 10 minutes.
Maidstone handed a debut to former Gillingham and Swindon midfielder Luke Rooney on the right wing.
Rooney was though involved in the move leading to Stones' best chance of the first half, collecting Alex Brown's pass and finding Elliott Cox whose cutback was met by Collin, only for Scott Chalmers-Stevens to save.
The Canvey keeper also kept out Michael Phillips' 20-yard drive but Canvey had a couple of decent chances themselves.
Early on, Lee Worgan denied John Sands from former Stones man Nick Humphrey's through ball.
Worgan then denied Callum Webb in injury time after Tom Mills struggled to clear a Harrison Chatting cross.
Maidstone fell behind four minutes into the second half when Sheldon Sellears' near-post corner was headed in by Jay Curran.
Mills hit the side-netting with a half-volley after Phillips' free-kick was cleared to the edge of the box as Maidstone looked for a quick response.
Jerrome Sobers then flashed a header over from Rooney's free-kick, while Phillips fired high and wide as the ball dropped just inside the box.
Maidstone should have conceded again shortly after the hour when a counter-attack left Canvey two-on-one.
Sands squared for Curran whose shot was blocked by Mills, with the follow-up screwed wide.
Rooney roamed and his final involvement saw him pop up on the left and cross for Alex Flisher, who headed wide.
A golden chance to level went when Collin was denied in a one-on-one from Attwood's flick.
Sands hit the post from Webb's pass as Canvey missed the chance to go two up.
Seconds later, Chalmers-Stevens brought down Attwood in the box, escaping with a booking, and Collin sent him the wrong way from the spot.
Maidstone: Worgan, Cox, Mills, Brown, Sobers, Phillips, Rooney (Woolery 72mins), J Parkinson, Attwood, Collin, Flisher. Subs not used: D Parkinson, Harris, Campbell, Godmon.
Attendance: 1,794
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Extra cold: Lack of heated water makes Polar Pig Splash even colder
January 31, 2011 at 2:32 am in The Jamestown Sun
When all the pledges are paid, the 16 doing the "Walk the Plank for Hospice" Saturday will have raised close to $11,000 for Jamestown Hospital's program. At this point, it's still hovering around $10,000, the same as last year.
The fifth year of the annual event brought more jumpers, more chili samplers and more supporters to Stutsman Harley-Davidson, the host site for the Polar Pig Splash. The splash is organized by members of the Harley Owners Group, led by Don Wegner, who plays master of ceremonies "Capt. Jack" and makes people walk the plank. Continue Reading


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Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded two Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty members the Anneliese Maier Research Award and granted each a 250,000 euro prize to continue their research. The award will fund the Israelis' collaboration with their German research partners over a five-year period.
"I welcome the opportunity to build collaborations with leading researchers from around the world," said Prof. Biran. "In addition the award will allow me to build a school for comparative studies of empires together with Prof. Yuri Pines from the Department of East Asian Studies, and colleagues in Berlin and Bonn."
The second winner was Eva Illouz, a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology who is currently serving as president of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Illouz is one of the world's leading sociologists, examining the influence of modern culture and capitalism on relationship behavior. With colleagues at Frankfurt University she will be conducting research into the philosophical and sociological aspects of "authenticity" in present-day culture.
"This is a wonderful surprise," said Prof. Illouz. "The award will allow me to expand the scope of my research, but the main significance for me is the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Dr. Axel Honneth, the heir and most significant representative of the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School, and together we hope to offer a new perspective on the sociological and philosophical significance of the concept of authenticity."
The grants are funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research, to contribute to the internationalization of the humanities and social sciences in Germany.
"These awards reflect the continued flourishing of the vital cooperation between Israel and Germany in research and higher education," said Hebrew University president Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson. "The cooperation between outstanding Hebrew University researchers and their German counterparts brings tangible benefits to both our countries and the world."
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Conservation groups are threatening to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service if it doesn't act immediately to protect sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
They're calling for the Fishery to adhere to its legal obligations under the Endangered Species Act because its long line fishing practices captured nearly 1,000 threatened and endangered sea turtles between July 2006 and the end of 2007.
Even though the fishery has far exceeded the number of turtles it is allowed to take under the Endangered Species Act, the Fisheries Service, has declined to close the fishery while it studies options for reducing turtle take, a decision the conservation groups claim is illegal.
"Allowing this fishery to continue to kill threatened and endangered turtles while the government studies the problem is irresponsible and illegal," said Andrea Treece, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity.
The Gulf of Mexico bottom longline fishery operates primarily off the west coast of Florida, an area that provides key habitat for several sea turtle species, including loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and green turtles.
Bottom longliners lay a mainline up to 10 miles long with as many as 2,100 baited hooks. Sea turtles are caught when they attempt to eat the bait or become entangled when swimming near a line.
"The use of longlining in the Gulf of Mexico is tragic. Loggerheads, Kemp's ridleys and other sea turtles die caught by a fishing method that has no regard for the waste it entails and the death of endangered species," said Carole Allen, Gulf office director of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project. "It reminds many of us of the slaughter of sea turtles drowning in shrimp trawls before Turtle Excluder Devices were required.


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Houston, Texas (PRWEB) February 13, 2014
EnergyPoint Research announces 2013 results for its Oilfield Products & Services Customer Satisfaction Survey, which has been conducted annually for the last decade to track the performance of oilfield suppliers in meeting the needs of the industry. The survey rates customer satisfaction levels of suppliers in four industry segments including offshore drilling, oilfield products, oilfield services and onshore drilling.
First-place total satisfaction rankings in the survey's four main segments were achieved by Ensco, Vallourec, Newpark Resources and Helmerich & Payne. The results were based on in-depth evaluations from thousands of qualified professionals at domestic and international customers of oilfield suppliers.
"Each of this year's total satisfaction winners garnered high accolades from survey respondents for their long-standing commitment to quality, performance and customer satisfaction. In fact, Ensco and Helmerich & Payne are both multi-year winners, while Newpark Resources is a repeat winner from last year," said Doug Sheridan, managing director of EnergyPoint Research. "Vallourec has enjoyed strong ratings for many years as well, even though this is the company's first time to top the oilfield products category."
EnergyPoint Research marks its 10th anniversary as the only provider of independent customer satisfaction research and ratings for the global oil and gas industry. During the last decade, expectations and drivers related to customer satisfaction have evolved as oilfield customers have increasingly looked to suppliers for expertise in areas ranging from hydraulic fracturing in shale-prone basins to offshore drilling in previously explored waters. The shift in available experience and skill sets associated with the industry's great crew change, and how suppliers have responded, has added an additional chapter to the story told by EnergyPoint's data, according to Sheridan.
"The expectations of customers have evolved as the industry becomes more complex and challenged by a shortage of experienced and technically capable people," said Sheridan. "We continue to see these issues reflected across our surveys."
Offshore Drilling Segment
In addition to ranking #1 in total satisfaction in the offshore drilling segment, Ensco ranked first in seven additional categories, including in performance and reliability, technology, deepwater wells, shelf wells, North Sea, horizontal and directional wells, and special applications. The company has ranked first overall among offshore drillers in each of the last four years.
Other companies ranking first in at least one category in the survey's offshore drilling segment include:
Oilfield Products Segment
Vallourec captured the first-place rating for oilfield products and also marked the top spot in eight additional categories within the segment, including: availability and delivery, performance and reliability, tubular goods, connections and couplings, casing tubing, horizontal and directional applications, high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) wells, and special applications.
Other suppliers rating first in various categories of oilfield products include:
Newpark Resources repeated last year's overall first-place rating in the survey's oilfield services segment. The company also earned top honors in an additional eight services-segment categories, including: drilling-related services, drilling fluids services, job quality, U.S. & Canada and four other categories.
Other suppliers rating first in various categories within the services segment include:
In the onshore drilling segment, Helmerich & Payne ranked first overall for the sixth consecutive survey, as well as in nine other categories including: job quality, performance and reliability, technology, safety and environmental, horizontal and directional, North America, and four other categories. Precision Drilling took first-place honors for Onshore Gulf Coast.
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Suppliers were evaluated in various areas such as total satisfaction, pricing and contract terms, performance and reliability, technology, engineering and design, job quality, safety and environmental, service and professionalism, post-sale support and corporate capabilities. Additionally, suppliers were evaluated across multiple product and service segments, as well as domestic and international regions. More than 50 suppliers received the minimum number of evaluations needed to be considered for this year's final rankings.
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The Global Arthroscopy Devices market 2014-2018 is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.22 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing aging population. The Global Arthroscopy Devices market has also been witnessing the increasing small-joint and hip arthroscopy procedure volumes. However, the lack of reimbursement benefits could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
Key vendors dominating this space include Arthrex Inc., CONMED Corp., Johnson & Johnson and Smith & Nephew plc.
Other vendors mentioned in the report are ArthroCare Corp., Biomet Inc., KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, Olympus Corp., StryKer Corp. and Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
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Florida Storms and Hurricanes
Storms are a fact of life in Florida. Keep tuned to WMNF to be informed of any important storm information. For up-to-date weather and warnings, see our weather page
Be prepared!
Preparedness is your best defense against big storms. These sites have good information about being ready for trouble:
- Hillsborough County Hurricane Guide
- Tips for creating a disaster plan
- Tips on preparing your pets
- Tips on preparing your business
- Tips for elderly and disabled residents
- Hillsborough County evacuation routes
- Pinellas County evacuation routes
- Pinellas County emergency information
- Red Cross suggested emergency kit
- How to create an evacuation plan
- NHC Hurricane Preparedness
- My Safe Florida
Vital storm preparation and safety tips from Daniel Noah of the National Weather Service in Ruskin, talking with WMNF's Chief Engineer Bill Brown.
General Tips:
Prior to the Hurricane
- Look over your insurance policy to insure it provides adequate coverage.
- Check the storm surge history and elevation of your area.
- Make an inventory of possessions.
- Photograph your house and all the rooms inside for insurance purposes.
- Make sure your roofing is properly fastened and secure and make all necessary repairs.
- Obtain lumber, plywood, and concrete nails for battening up.
- Know your evacuation route.
- Organize a place to meet with your family should you become separated during the storm.
- Make sure your yard and drains are cleared of all trash
- Prune trees limbs that are close to your house. They can cause damage to your home or utility lines during a %li storm.
- Find a place to move your boat in an emergency
- If your home is at risk, plan in advanced where you will stay.
- Call your local Office of Emergency Preparedness for recommendations regarding the location of the nearest %li shelter.
- If you or any member of your household need transportation to a public shelter due to special needs -- such %li as age, physical disability, or you are mentally challenged; register in advance with your local Office of %li Emergency Preparedness or other appropriate local agency
- When a hurricane threatens
- Turn refrigerator and freezer to the coldest level. Freeze water in plastic containers.
- Sanitize bath tubs and fill with water.
- Tie down or bring in all outdoor objects (such as awnings, patio furniture, garbage cans).
- Secure or remove roof mounted satellite dishes and TV antennae
- Pick large fruits from trees.
- Clear your yard and drains of debris
- Remove all pictures, clocks, books, tools, office equipment, appliances and important papers (passports, %li birth certificates etc.); wrap them in plastic or seal them in waterproof containers; and store in a safe room %li .
- Stock up on water and non-perishable foods.
- Refill needed prescriptions.
- Fill your car with gas to avoid long lines after the hurricane. Also fill containers for portable generators.
- Park your car in a place that is safest from falling trees and utility poles.
- If you are in a high-rise apartment, know the location of the nearest stairways. Avoid use of elevators.
- Batten down windows and doors with shutters or lumber. Wedge sliding glass doors with a bar.
- Turn off electricity from main switch at least 12 hours before the storm is expected to hit.
- Unplug major appliances.
During the hurricane
- Be calm! Your ability to act logically is very important.
- Stay inside. Do not go outside unless it is absolutely necessary
- Stay away from windows and doors even if they are covered. A windowless or interior room or hallway is %li usually the safest. Listen to your local radio for information
- If you are in a multi-storey house, stay on the first floor.
- If you are in a multiple-storey building, take refuge on the first or second floors. Interior stairwells and %li areas around elevator shafts are usually the strongest part of a building.
- If your house shows signs of breaking up, stay under a table or stand under a door frame.
- Most important, do not go outside during the calm when the eye of the hurricane is passing.
After the storm
- Stay inside until your local radio or television station announces that the dangerous winds are definitely %li out of your area.
- Do not go sight-seeing
- Do not go outside barefooted. Avoid wearing open shoes and watch out for sharp objects
- Stay off your cell phones or CB radios as much as you can, unless it is vital. Keep lines clear for emergency %li calls.
- Bury all dead animals as soon as possible.
- Be aware of downed power lines, weakened bridges and washed-out roads, and weakened trees.
- Purify drinking water by boiling or by adding bleach, (2 drops of bleach per liter of water, 4 drops if the %li water is cloudy). Do not purify all your water at once.
- After adding bleach, let water stand for 30 minutes before drinking
- Make sure you use all your perishable food first
- Do not cook more than is needed for one meal
- Be alert to prevent fires
- Report broken sewer or water mains to local authorities
- Be sure to check your house for structural damage before moving back in.
Emergency Supply Basic Food List
- Water, enough to last ten days
- Foods that do not require cooking
- Canned or cured fish and meat
- Packaged oats
- Biscuits and crackers
- Condensed or powdered milk
- Canned soups and vegetables
- Juices
- Cereals
- Coffee, Tea.
- Infant formula
- Bread
Emergency Supply List
- Battery-operated radio
- Flashlight
- Extra batteries
- Matches or non-electric lighters and candles, Hurricane lamps
- Bleach and other cleaners
- First Aid Kit: petroleum jelly, aspirin, eye wash, bandages, cotton, tape, band-aid, antacid , laxatives
- Tissue, soap, sanitary napkins
- Disposable cups, plates, utensils
- Can opener
- Large plastic trash bags
- Containers for water and fuel storage
- Non-electric barbeque grill
- Cooking utensils
- Portable cooler
- 100 feet of rope, Tape
- Needle and thread, scissors
- Blankets and towels
- Mosquito repellent
- Tarpaulin (canvas or plastic)
Storage tips for water and food
- Store enough water to last ten days for each person in your household (A normal active person requires a %li minimum of 1 liter of water per day for drinking and food preparation).
- Store emergency food in waterproof containers.
- Arrange items so that those stored first will be used first.
- Observe expiration dates on packaged foods.
- Wrap bread, cookies, crackers and dry foods in plastic bags and keep in tight containers.
- Your storage area should be dry, cool and free from contamination
- Remember that utility poles may be uprooted and their wires left dangling on the streets – be very careful as %li you venture outside
Evacuation and shelters
- A shelter provides temporary housing for persons unable to continue living in their own space as a result of %li emergencies such as flood, earthquake or hurricane.
- It highly recommended that you follow instructions of your designated local authority in times of emergency. %li If you missed such instructions, and you live in an area that floods quite easily it wise to evacuate your %li home – particularly if:
- Your home is near the coastline or a stream that is likely to overflow, in a low-lying area,
- You feel that your home will not offer adequate protection
- Remember - Take your own supplies to the shelter. This may include food, change of clothes, medicine, %li sanitary need, battery-operated radio and flashlight important papers. Avoid taking alcoholic beverages, weapons or pets to shelters.


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Hey ladies,
I am due 5/22 or so. (2nd UBA2C) Been having many painless contraction with no regularity. I thought since my others went at 38 and 39 weeks I would have had the baby by now but still waiting which I am at peace with.
What concerns me a little is I stopped prenatal appointments in February. I got an ultrasound around 20 weeks and was told my placenta was a little low but I was not told anything else about it.
This has stayed in the back of my mind but I have not had any problems besides a little bleeding when I urinated a couple months ago which stopped after drinking cranberry juice for a few days. I have not had any other outward symptoms that I know of to be of concern.
Though yesterday I noticed my belly in the mirror. Under my belly button there is a pudge that grew and widened and is a lighter color than the rest of my belly. It forms a circular kind of shape under my belly button and down towards my incision.
I thought about getting an ultrasound to make sure everything is where is should be and baby is not being blocked by the placenta so she can come out.
Have any of you had these concerns and how did you handle it?
I'm so sorry, I'm mostly replying because I'm due 5/27 so I "feel" your situation, though I've never had a section. I would also get it checked out w/ an ultrasound. I don't know how to waltz in & schedule an ultrasound w/out a referral but it would be much more freeing to me to labor knowing it was simply a hernial scar or having enough time to change my mindset about where to labor due to something like placenta acreta.
I think that would be wise. You also want to know that the placenta isn't covering the incision site.
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Toledo Area Alumni Event
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When: Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Cost: $20.00 per person
You are cordially invited to join hosts, President Dan DiBiasio and Chris Burns-DiBiasio, for a wonderful evening at Toledo Country Club.
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Yesterday, while campaigning for property tax relief in Tallahassee, Charlie Crist shared the spotlight with a landlord Steven Profitt.
Profitt said he liked the doubling of the homestead exemption, and the 10-percent cap on commercial and non-homesteaded property. But he also admitted the plan would only bring him modest savings.
During discussions in the House last week, legislators flirted with putting a cap on a property tax increase to non-homesteaded properties as low as 3 percent, which is what the limit has been on homesteaded properties since the mid 1990âs.
Caps of 5 percent and 7 percent were also discussed, but the final bill puts that cap at 10 percent.
Clearwater landlord Marty Altner, who has been a vocal critic of how the Legislature has ignored the property tax situation affecting landlords and small business owners like himself, said there are items in the new legislation that are praiseworthy, but overall, heâs still not happy with the proposal.
And Altner says the process the legislature used to come up with its new plan was a classic case of non-Democracy in action in Florida.
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In an editorial today, the Tampa Tribune essentially agreed with Altnerâs version, writing that the plan proposed by the House never had a chance. The editorial went on to say: âThe Senate offered its own version, and like a bully, refused to negotiate. Unfortunately, the House leadership - if you can call it that â rolled over.âcomments powered by Disqus


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Date posted: October 11, 2013
SHERIDAN — The Sheridan College wind and jazz ensembles will perform a free public concert Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Big Horn High School auditorium.
The ensembles are under the direction of Dr. Michael P. Flynn.
At 6 p.m., Flynn will discuss the works to be performed by the ensembles.
The jazz ensemble will offer six selections including the Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band arrangement of "Act Your Age," George Gershwin's, "'S Wonderful," Irish folk tunes and the Buddy Rich big band hit "Big Mama Cass."
Following a brief intermission, the wind ensemble will perform three works: "When Spirits Soar" by Brian Balmages, "First Suite in E flat for Military Band" by Gustav Holst and "Anchor and Star March" by John Philip Sousa.
Flynn holds the section trumpet job with the Billings Symphony Orchestra and the auxiliary trumpet position for the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, Cheyenne Symphony, Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and the Casper Brass.
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HOUSTON CHRONICLE | January 13, 2014 | Updated: January 13, 2014 10:34pm
A man known as Jesus "Jesse" Leal was last seen on New Year's Eve (Pasadena police).
A body found last weekend in north Harris County has been identified as a missing Pasadena man.
Pasadena police last week said Jesus "Jesse" Leal, 41, was reported missing and was last seen on Dec. 31.
Officials with Texas EquuSearch said a body found on Saturday in a shallow grave in the 5200 block of Mohawk is that of Leal.
Officials with the Harris County Sheriff's Office identified the man as Jesus Leal Valdez.
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To achieve Dakar "finisher" status... a mental approach...
Re: this...^^^
Ned Suesse
(neduro) made a comment/observation prior to his Dakar debut in 2012, during his preparation/lead up to the event - which I found to be most insightful in nature;
"A lot of people enter DAKAR with the goal of finishing... and end up geting caught up in competing..."
(or words to that effect... I don't have an exact quote at hand).
The interesting thing with this comment (which is 110% spot on) is that for many competitors
(especially those that fill the bottom two thirds of the starting field, or those attempting the Dakar - any rally for that matter - for the first time)
approach the event with an expressed goal, training and physical/mechanical preparation regime, that they
"just want to finish"...
to make the DAKAR finish line.
It's true of both the Moto, Auto, Quad and SxS categories... competitors et out a plan/program (with consideration to budget constraints etc.) of how they are going to approach the rally, with an aim to
... but often, once the flag drops - get caught up in the ferver of "competing".
You know the deal... on the start line interviews it's all;
"Yeah... I'm gonna take it easy, ride/drive within myself... take care of the machine... I just want to finish... the result does not matter to me..."
Then typically (with some of the recent DAKAR's relatively easy day 1 & 2 legs) at the end of the second leg, while looking at the results sheets you will here these kind of comments;
"Well geeze... I'm only 20 minutes behind so and so..."
"I was only taking it easy... and I'm in the top 100..."
or similar.
Then the thought processes start to creep in;
"You know... I reckon, if I just go a bit quicker tomorrow..."
and there it begins. The original gameplan of
"just finishing"
"let's press on for a result"
and it is THAT which often brings the less experienced competitor undone in the long run.
If a capable driver/navigator in a soundly prepared 4WD competition vehicle
(even a relatively modest one like the Bowler Tomcats that the R2Recovery team are planning on running),
drive the course to a conservative pace/time plan of "finishing" each day (within the allotted time set for each leg), then there is a better than 50% chance to achieve this. But where the wheels fall off (literally) is when the driver/vehicle start to "push" above this envelope... things break... competitors make misstakes... you get stuck/broke... time/weariness starts to take its toll... and the team slip back down through the results list (from where they otherwise would have just trundled along) and the metaphoric "snow ball" catches up with them.
There is a French driver who has won the T2 (production category) of DAKAR multiple times (I think more than any other), and in the past one of his prime tactics for DAKAR was to NOT even look at the result sheet until the rest day. His gameplan was to drive the car to the terrain, and his understanding of what the vehicle could sustain/maintain (remember the T2 vehicles are by design - basically production vehicles equipped with some saftey and security equipment, but very limited modifications in terms of performance, suspension and chassis).
Once to the rest day (halfway point of the rally) he would look to the results. Often, many of his competitors were broken/further back because of overtaxing the material... and "Jippe" - still with a vehicle in good condition, could "compete" for the second week, having kept the material in good condition.
Similar stories of the Marathon and Malle Moto riders in the Moto category are also true.
Although the Race 2 Recovery team have no prior DAKAR/rally experience... obviously their time in military service and the skills/training they have from that put them in good stead. The fact that they have been injured in service of their country and the disabilities that they suffered as a result, make their challenge one that the media will - obviously - show interest in.
In the past there have been amputees/paraplegics that have entered the DAKAR and finished...some have done exceedingly well. That these ex-servicemen can take on the task and "finish", I believe is achievable provided that they stick to the expressed goal of "finishing"... Given their military background, it is not inconcievable that these guys can set that mission plan and follow it to execution... if they do so and not get caught up in the "race" then there is no reason they can't do it...*
And of course the CPR and rescue demonstrations for the media, assorted dignitries and ladies of the Woman's Military Auxilliary all make for good PR eh?
*Mind you one thing I would be planning - for the triple amputee (I assume he is the co-driver) is a set of second controls in the car - so when they get bogged in dunes, the able bodied (driver) can hop out an work the sand ladders/tow strap etc.) as I can't imagine flip flopping around with three prosthesis is going to be all that effective when bogged the Peru/Fiambal dunes etc.
For the 2013 Dakar, it does not seem there will be the "easy" transport/gravel stages the first couple of days... some hard core stages more or less from the start.
Roll on january... good luck everyone!
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Hi all.
I've started this 'ride report' so I can post photos and give progress updates for a trip we're about to do.*
As the thread title suggests it's a tractor trip which will be doing a 'not so quick' lap of the South Island. It's a fund raising charity ride to raise money for Child Cancer.
The official website is here. http://www.tractortrek.net/
The trek officially starts in Bluff on Feb 22nd. We're really excited about doing this and can't wait to get cracking. Kiwirob (aka 'Dad') will be driving a David Brown 990 kindly loaned to us by Maurice and Trish Short. (Shown below.)
If you happen to see a convoy of tractors on the road around the South Island between Feb 22nd and March 16 give us a wave and don't be afraid to stop for a chat.
And of course... you will need to stop... to take your gloves off... so you can unzip your pocket... pull out your wallet... and hand over any monies you happen to have on or about your person
It's going to be a fun trip for a great cause, and we can't wait to get started!!.
*Although it's still a 'ride' as it's not on a bike i've been told it can't go in the ride reports section, but should be ok in here.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Joe Flacco beat two of the NFL's greatest quarterbacks to get the Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl.
Now he's the man with the rich resume going into the biggest game of his life.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Joe Flacco beat two of the NFL's greatest quarterbacks to get the Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl.
Now he's the man with the rich resume going into the biggest game of his life.
Flacco helped end Tom Brady's season one week after he did the same to Peyton Manning, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Ravens to a 28-13 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday.
"We didn't come all the way here to play it safe and hope to win," Flacco said. "We came here and we were in the AFC championship game and you have to go play to win."
Do that one more time, against the San Francisco 49ers, and he'll add a Super Bowl championship to a stellar postseason record.
He'll just have to outplay first-year starter Colin Kaepernick. Finally, he's the quarterback to beat.
"He's a great quarterback," said wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who caught two touchdown passes. "I don't know why people keep doubting him because the bigger the situation is, the bigger he plays, and he's proven that time and time again."
The 49ers, though, opened as 5-point favorites for the NFL championship game.
Flacco completed 21 of 36 passes for 240 yards against the Patriots. One week earlier, he completed 18 of 34 passes for a postseason franchise record 331 yards in a 38-35 double-overtime win over Manning and the Denver Broncos. In each game he threw for three touchdowns — and no interceptions.
Brady was 29 for 54 for 320 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. And Manning went 28 for 43 for 290 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Oh, and Flacco beat the Indianapolis Colts and rookie quarterback Andrew Luck 24-9 in the wild-card round.
"We've always believed in Joe," coach John Harbaugh said, "and for Joe to come out and to have this kind of a game and this kind of a stage three weeks in a row — Luck's a pretty good quarterback, Manning's a pretty good quarterback and Brady's a great quarterback.
"All those guys are great players, but Joe's a great quarterback. And Joe has proven that. He's not just proven it this year, he's proven it for five years."
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Tweaking your OmniFocus Workflow
I provided a link in my last Productivity Links post to the Poder.dk blog covering tweaking your OmniFocus Workflow.
Jens has created a great 15 minute video showing how he uses OmniFocus to Get Things Done. His workflow differs from the way OmniFocus is meant to be used and he does a great job of showing how he has shaped OmniFocus into the application he needs to fit his adaptation of the GTD Methodology.
I think this is another great example of user generated content that can help us all in our journey towards productivity!
What are your thoughts on this video? Do you know of any other videos like this or do you fancy doing one? If so, be sure to contact me and let me know so I can review and promote it!
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said on November 4th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Great video – thanks for sharing how you do GTD. Its great to see GTD in actual use from another user's perspective.
I used and taught Covey and Daytimer for many years before reading David Allen's GTD book and switching to GTD. Its made a significant impact for the good on my business and personal productivity.
And I found an application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving.
I've written about my experiences with GTD at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ JohnReply
said on April 12th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Great video. OmniFocus is a great tool. I've tweaked my OmniFocus using Perspectives to cut my data in different ways as well to help me.
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Has tremendous potential as the future of the Aggies defensive line…Did not play in 2012 to focus on academics…Played a major role in the Aggies' No. 1 FCS ranking in rush defense…Comes in No. 1 on the depth chart at nose tackle…Has the agility and speed to be terrorizer for offensive opponents…Has big-hit ability which should help the Aggies force turnovers…Is tied for the team's best bench press max with starting center Ronald Canty at 430 pounds…Can bench press 225 a total of 25 times, which ranks him second on the team…His 475 squat max is the third best on the team and his 325 power clean is second best…Runs a 4.88 in the 40-yard dash and his reach is 98 ½ inches.
2013 Season: Played in 10 games with three starts…Made nine solo tackles and six assisted tackles for a total of 15, including 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack…Made three solo tackles and one assisted tackle in the Aggies 59-12 win over Virginia University of Lynchburg on Nov. 2..Had two solo stops and two assisted tackles, including a tackle for loss in the Aggies 41-14 win over Savannah State on Nov. 16…The following week, he made three solo tackles against N.C. Central in a 28-0 win.
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Just singing in the rain, just singing in the rain! It doesn't seem to dampen any spirits.
Fifty-five of us gathered at Chillas Hall last Sunday to honor our longtime friend and neighbor, Mary Jane Kitamura and thank her for her many years of volunteer work and just being a good friend and neighbor. We also enjoyed the food and fellowship. There was fried chicken, cole slaw and sweet potato casserole from Hog Wild Barbeque and many dishes and desserts brought in from others.
There was a large crowd at the pancake breakfast at the Lanark Village Boat Club, last Saturday and also at the Birthday Bash at Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82.
Not much new until Labor Day.
In the meantime…be kind to one another, check in on the sick and the housebound and smile, Jesus loves you..
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NEW YORK — Maryland said Thursday that football coach Ralph Friedgen will return next season to complete the final year of his contract, an announcement that seemed inevitable given the team's turnaround from a year ago.
The announcement ends any possible distractions from speculation about Friedgen's immediate future.
Maryland (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) hosts Florida State Saturday needing a victory to stay alive in its ACC divisional race. The Terps have one more regular-season game (N.C. State) remaining after that.


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If the polls and political analysts are right about the midterm elections, John Boehner, known for his hard-edged partisan rhetoric, including his promise to roll back health care reform and other Obama administration initiatives, will become speaker of the House. Yet that portrayal contrasts sharply with the John Boehner of the late 1990s, who found common ground with the Democrats on important health care, workforce and education issues.
Rep. John Boehner's political career hit rock bottom in late 1998, when he was ousted from a House Republican leadership post in the declining days of the Republican Revolution after a major falling out with then-Speaker Newt Gingrich. "Some thought it was over for him back in the Newt Gingrich era," said John Green, director of the Bliss Institute of Politics at the University of Akron. "It's the kind of setback that would have made some people a backbencher for the rest of their career. But he managed to rise above it."
Instead of retreating into political exile, Boehner quickly reinvented himself as a legislative deal maker in the Education and Workforce subcommittee and soon moved up to the chairmanship of the full committee. Within a year's time he had racked up an impressive legislative record — including passage of employer-run health insurance programs and a bipartisan version of President George W. Bush's "No Child Left Behind" educational reforms.
The chain-smoking, low-key conservative lawmaker from Ohio surprisingly enlisted two key Democratic allies during those difficult negotiations: Rep. George Miller of California and Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, two of the most prominent liberals in Congress at the time.
During a recent interview with The Fiscal Times, Boehner said "I'm proud of the work we did on the education reform bill" and suggested that his approach back then is how he would conduct himself as speaker. "Going forward, I will continue to fight for the smaller, more accountable government the American people want," he said. "To the extent that President Obama and congressional Democrats are willing to work with us toward that goal, I think we can get a lot done."
Democrats generally don't believe Boehner will be willing to work with them next year and have portrayed him as an obstructionist who has consistently tried to thwart President Obama's economic and domestic agenda. "That was a long time ago," Miller said recently of Boehner's bipartisanship on education issues during the Bush administration. "I haven't seen any evidence of it since then."
instincts are to seek common ground with the Democrats.
During a recent speech in Ohio, Obama singled out the would-be speaker, saying that he and the Republican leadership are "asking us to settle for a status quo of stagnant growth, eroding competitiveness and a shrinking middle class."
Some political analysts believe that Boehner's instincts are to seek common ground with the Democrats, but that he has had to be cautious to avoid alienating hard-line conservatives in his party. His one recent attempt at bipartisanship — when he said on "Face the Nation" that he might vote with the Democrats to extend tax cuts to the middle class and not the wealthy if that were the only choice — triggered such an angry GOP backlash that Boehner backed away from his comment.
"If he could have the politics he wanted, I think he would like to see a more bipartisan Congress," said William Cunion, professor of American government and politics at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. "But I don't think he gets to determine the context in which he will be speaker of the House, if that occurs," Cunion added. "We are living in extremely partisan times. In that context, there is good reason to think he would not be conciliatory.
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So who is the real John Boehner, the deal maker or the partisan hatchet-man? And what would that mean for the House in the likely event he should replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi as speaker next year?
Boehner, 60, describes himself as an up-from-the-bootstraps kind of guy, one of 12 children in a working class Catholic family who grew up in a two-bedroom house in Cincinnati. After working his way through Xavier University as a janitor, Boehner went to work for a small Ohio plastics and packaging business and eventually took it over. He began his political career serving on the Union Township Board of Trustees before winning election to the Ohio House in 1984, at the age of 34. Then in 1990, he won a seat in Congress by challenging and defeating incumbent Republican Donald (Buzz) Lukens in the heavily Republican district.


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