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What a country, the government promotes "Gross National Happiness", and we've just heard that the King, who loves cycling, has banned all private traffic around the capital of Thimpu, on certain days so locals can cycle with no hassles! Where else in the world would this happen?
Bhutan's Enlightened Experiment by Brook Larmer
Thimpu is the capital of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. For more than a thousand years, this tiny realm-known by locals as Druk Yul, "land of the thunder dragon"-has survived in splendid isolation, a place the size of Switzerland wedged into the mountainous folds between two giants, India and China. Closed off from the outside world both by geography and deliberate policy, the country had no roads, no electricity, no motor vehicles, no telephones, no postal service until the 1960s. Even these days, its mesmerizing landscape evokes a place that time forgot: ancient temples perched high on mist-shrouded cliffs; sacred, unconquered peaks rising above pristine rivers and forests; a timbered chalet inhabited by a benevolent monarch and one of his four wives, all sisters. No wonder visitors can't resist calling Bhutan the last Shangri-la.
But even Shangri-la must change. When King Jigme Singye Wangchuck ascended the throne in 1972, Bhutan suffered from some of the highest poverty, illiteracy, and infant-mortality rates in the world-a legacy of the policy of isolation. "We paid a heavy price," the king would say later. His father, Bhutan's third king, had begun opening up the country in the 1960s, building roads, establishing schools and health clinics, pushing for United Nations membership. King Jigme Singye Wangchuck would go much further. With the self-confidence of a ruler whose country has never been conquered, he has tried to dictate the terms of Bhutan's opening-and in the process redefine the very meaning of development. The felicitous phrase he invented to describe his approach: Gross National Happiness.
For many Bhutanese, this idea is not merely a marketing tool or a utopian philosophy. It is their blueprint for survival. Guided by the "four pillars of Gross National Happiness"-sustainable development, environmental protection, cultural preservation, and good governance-Bhutan has pulled itself out of abject poverty without exploiting its natural resources (other than hydropower, sold to India as Bhutan's main source of foreign funds). Nearly three-quarters of the country is still forested, with more than 25 percent designated as national parks and other protected areas-among the highest percentages in the world. Rates of illiteracy and infant mortality have fallen dramatically, and the economy is booming. Tourism is growing too, though strict limits on new construction and a daily tax of up to $240 a visitor keep out the kind of backpacking hordes that have trampled Nepal.
Now comes the daring culmination of Bhutan's experiment: the move to democracy. Never before, say Bhutanese officials, has a beloved monarch voluntarily abdicated his throne to give power to the people. But in 2006 King Jigme Singye Wangchuck did just that, setting up an unusual convergence of events in 2008: a coronation (the fourth king ceremoniously hands over the raven crown to his 28-year-old son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who will serve as a constitutional monarch); a centennial celebration (the monarchy's hundredth birthday was in 2007, but a royal astrologer deemed this year more auspicious); and, most important, the formation by this summer of the country's first democratic government.
The real test of Gross National Happiness, then, is just beginning. Bhutan's new civilian leaders will face a raft of challenges, not least of which is a public that remains enamored of its kings and skeptical of democracy. The outside world peers in, wondering if this once forgotten Himalayan nation might help answer some of humankind's most vexing questions: How can a society maintain its identity in the face of the flattening forces of globalization? How can it embrace the good of the modern world without falling prey to the bad? And can there ever be a happy balance between tradition and development?
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I found your Greenock Pocket Watch (Reg. No: ST 025179 Gents pocket watch, silver open case, M. Currie, Greenock, Scotland, no 11453, circa 1868) recently as I was browsing the internet. My interests are very heavily focussed on watch and clockmakers from Greenock, Scotland. Matthais Currie is one of them. Alas I do not have lots of detail on him and maybe as your knowledge increases, we could share information. Greenock is a town on the River Clyde on West Coast of Scotland and in past years was a major shipbuilding and sugar processing town. None of these trades exist today but M Currie would have been working in his shop at Cross Shore Street in Greenock when the town was in its industrial phase.
What information I have is from studying the various Directories and Census details in the Greenock Archives. I am afraid it's very little but may be useful for others researching the watch in your collection. The details are----
Matthias Currie, Watch and Clockmaker, Greenock
Plied his trade from 1864 – 1875 (died age 53 on 11th December 1875) at 11 Cross Shore Street, Greenock
-married to Wilhelmena
PO Directory 1873 entered as 41 Cross Shore St (could be misprint for 11 Cross Shore St) with house at 15 Lynedoch St in Greenock
The following shows a discrepancy in age to the above information which I have yet to resolve
1861 Census Matthias Currie age 36 Clockmaker employing 2 men
1871 Census Matthias Currie age 45 Clock and Watchmaker no other family names entered
I hope this helps or at least starts a dialogue which adds and clarifies the history of Matthias Curry.
With regards
Alex Carruthers
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Pocket Watch - Matthias Currie, Greenock, Scotland, circa 1868 Reg. No: ST 025179
- Summary:
- Gents pocket watch, silver open case, Matthias Currie, Greenock, Scotland, no 11453, circa 1868.
Inscribed 'A. McIntyre, Myrniong, Vic'.
- Description:
- Silver case, open face. White enamel dial has roman numerals and seconds dial at 6.
Key wound spring; lever escapement. Detachable dust cover is cut away to show jewel and bridge.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from A. McIntyre, 1961
|1.6 cm (Width), 5.1 cm (Diameter)
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|gents watches, key watches, pocket watches, 1868, horology, waltham american watch company pocket watch made on in 1900
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|Science & Measurement Collection
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|Tertiary Classification:
|Back plate is marked 'M. Currie, Greenock, 11453'. Outside of inner case is marked 'A. McIntyre, Myrniong, Vic' and inside is marked '11453'. Case has London hallmark of 1867-1868 (lion, uncrowned leopard, small gothic m) and 'J.S.'.
|Matthias Currie, Greenock, Scotland, Great Britain, circa 1868
Currie was working at 11 Cross Shore St, Greenock in 1868: see Donald Whyte, Scottish Clock & Watch Makers 1445-1900, Pub Scottish Genealogy Society 1996.
Discovery Centre Posted on 17 Dec 2009 11:34 AM
Hi Alex. Thanks for your detailed information on the watchmaker. We really value information that can be provided by other researchers on the objects in our very large collection. We've passed your information on to one of our History & Technology staff, who will be in touch if further information is required or able to be offered.
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9:26 PM EDT, May 13, 2013
A man was found badly injured outside a home on fire in East Baltimore on Monday night, and he may have been injured escaping from the flames, the city Fire Department said.
The fire was underway at a home in the 800 block of North Luzerne Avenue in the Milton-Montford neighborhood about 9 p.m., Fire Department spokesman Capt. Roman Clark said.
The injured man was taken to a hospital in serious condition, and the fire had not spread beyond the house, Clark said.
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One of the nation's largest solar-electric generating plants has begun producing power in the San Luis Valley.
Beltsville, Md.-based developer SunEdison said the Alamosa Photovoltaic Solar Plant is generating 44 percent of its capacity, about 3.6 megawatts, with the power being purchased by Xcel Energy.
When completed by Dec. 31, the plant is scheduled to produce its full capacity, 8.2 megawatts, making it the largest solar-electric, or photovoltaic, facility in the nation.
At full production, the plant will generate enough power to supply 1,500 homes.
The facility will help Xcel Energy meet a state mandate requiring large utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2020.
"States like Colorado and Nevada that have committed to long-term renewable energy have begun ramping up their use of solar energy," said Noah Kaye, a spokesman for the Washington, D.C.,-based Solar Energy Industries Association.
The U.S. Department of Energy has identified the San Luis Valley as having the best solar power conditions in Colorado.
At least two companies, Ausra and Skyfuel, are exploring development of a large solar-generating facility in the area that would employ a different technology - concentrating solar power - that uses solar heat to make steam for power generation.
The SunEdison photovoltaic plant may soon lose its title as the largest in the nation because Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada is developing a 15-megawatt solar-electric facility.
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Token - 1 Penny, J. Sawyer, Tobacconist, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1864 Reg. No: NU 40857
- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by an unknown British mint. Issued by J. Sawyer, Tobacconist, Brisbane, 1864.
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name address and business of the issuer: J. Sawyer, Brisbane, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist. The reverse features a set of Arms with emu and kangaroo supporters and the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA. This token has been cleaned and has a finely pitted surface.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
|34 mm (Diameter)
|13.709 g (Weight)
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|Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria, Branch Mints of the Royal Mint, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint
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|Australia - Queensland
|Tertiary Classification:
|working strikes
|Trade Tokens
|1 Penny
|Obverse Description:
|J. SAWYER / WHOLESALE / & RETAIL / TOBACCONIST / BRISBANE within a border of 141 dots
|Reverse Description:
|At centre Arms with emu and kangaroo rupporters both facing away from the shield and looking back towards it, the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA on a ribbon below. Above, QUEENSLAND; below, 1864
Cleaned pitted and partly re-toned
|Edge Description:
|Obverse: J. SAWYER WHOLESALE & RETAIL TOBACCONIST BRISBANE
Reverse: QUEENSLAND 1864 ADVANCE AUSTRALIA
|Issued By:
|J Sawyer - Tobacconist, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1864
|Previous Collection:
|Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch
|Dr. Andrews suggested that this issue was struck by Stokes (p. 83). This seems very unlikley as the style of work is not like that produced by Stokes. The rim beading for example is smaller and better entered with 141 beads, well above the Stokes average. In addition the British Museum was presented with a proof striking of this type in February 1866 (donated by the Hon. R. Marsham), this matches other pieces of British manufacture but not Stokes.
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CAIRO -- Egyptians turned out in large numbers Saturday, Dec 15, to begin voting on a contentious draft constitution that has become a referendum on whether President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist backers are trustworthy guardians of the revolution that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago.
Despite weeks of protests that have at times turned into bloody brawls, voting appeared to be largely peaceful on the first of two Saturdays the balloting is being held. Morsi had empowered the military to protect polling sites and arrest civilians if necessary, but across Cairo, soldiers seemed more relaxed than tense as they mingled with police, smoked cigarettes or helped elderly voters up stairs. Official results will not be announced until after voting ends Dec. 22.
Saturday seemed to be a day for debate and, to some extent, reveling in disagreements rather than coming to blows over them.
"I will vote no, because some of the articles are not in our best interest," said Nabil Aweys Khalifa, 56, an auto inspector waiting to vote in Zeinhom, a poor enclave in Cairo.
"This is your opinion!" interrupted Tamer Ali, 25, a chandelier-maker. "The government is good!"
"This is your opinion!" shouted a third man.
"See?" Khalifa said. "Now we have democracy."
Shuffling along in lines that stretched through elite neighborhoods as well as those where goats grazed on piled-up trash, voters engaged in spirited discussions on the draft charter.
"We are Islamists, but we don't want the constitution to be controlled by one man. We don't want to be brainwashed," said 19-year-old university student Amal Ahmed, who was standing with a group of women in brightly colored scarves in the middle-class area of Zeitoun. "This constitution doesn't give us liberty. I can't understand the people who say yes. The people who are well-educated about their rights will say no."
Across town in impoverished Zeinhom, where walls are plastered with graffiti, Said Attia, 62, a security guard who is not an Islamist, said he would vote yes on the Islamist-backed charter simply to move the country forward.
"All I want is stability," he said, referring to protests that he considers a struggle among elites. "To see all these divisions, it's not good. I want to try to give Morsi a chance to govern."
The draft charter was passed by an Islamist-dominated assembly after many liberal, Christian and more moderate members walked out, saying their concerns about women's rights, free speech and other protections were being ignored.
As the previous constitution did, the draft charter establishes Islam as the basis of legislation. But it also enshrines al-Azhar, the respected center of Sunni Muslim scholarship, as a nonbinding interpreter of Islamic law, possibly shifting power away from the courts.
Analysts say the constitution leaves some room for interpretation on rights. For instance, it enshrines a right to free speech but also makes it illegal to insult "an individual person." The charter establishes equality between men and women but contains a provision requiring the state to balance women's rights with their "obligations to family."
Muslims, Christians and Jews are explicitly protected but members of minority religions are not.
But many waiting in polling lines Saturday were less worried about those specifics than about the way Morsi and his Islamist supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party pushed the charter to a vote. On Nov. 22, Morsi issued a constitutional declaration -- since rescinded -- placing his actions beyond judicial review. Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets, calling Morsi an Islamist dictator in the making.
Morsi's decree protected the constitution-writing panel from dissolution by the country's highest court and allowed him to call the referendum.
Morsi cast his actions as necessary to overcome a Mubarak-era judiciary that was trying to block Egypt's democratically elected Islamist government from functioning.
Opponents saw it as a power grab, and many who said they voted no on the draft charter cited a lack of trust in a government that would behave in such a manner.
"I feel if we say yes to this, it will be yes, yes, yes, forever," said a young woman waiting to vote in the middle-class neighborhood of Manial.
She did not want to give her name because, she said, "a lot of people are afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood."
Officials with the Muslim Brotherhood's political party said they were being careful not to do anything that could be perceived as violating the nation's election laws.
The group had set up tables on street corners where residents could ask a Brotherhood volunteer for help finding the proper polling place. "When Mubarak was president, people were unable to say yes or no. It was always yes, if that's what Mubarak had decided," said Ali Ibrahim, a 36-year-old technician who was manning a Brotherhood table.
"But Morsi has put the constitution in the people's hands, and they can say whatever they want -- yes or no."
Most of those lined up at the local elementary school seemed to be saying yes.
After nearly two years of political turmoil, there is a widespread desire for stability, particularly in neighborhoods such as Matariya, where people are struggling to find jobs and pay rent.
"What we need now is economic stability, in addition to political stability," said Alaa el-Khodary, 52, who said he was voting yes in part to end protests that he thinks are stalling progress. "The opposition doesn't represent anybody. They don't want the Islamists to rule, even though the Islamists were elected legitimately."
Many saw Saturday's referendum less as a vote on a document than as a verdict on the president and his Islamist allies.
"The controversy is not about the constitution itself," said Mohammed al-Gohary, a Brotherhood supporter who ran unsuccessfully for parliament last year. "The controversy is about who wrote the constitution -- the Islamists."


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I haven't been sitting idle, just had a set back. The right side top end has a lot of old gas/rust in it, so I pulled it and I'm trying to get the blasted header un-seized from it so I can clean it out. New tires are on, old wiring harness is off. New wiring harness is in place but not hooked up. Frame and engine have been scrubbed and new euro bars are on.
The tank is in a vinegar soak currently, before I start using the POR15 kit. Also, 15 year old gas smells HORRIBLE.
My brother has a spare gasket kit for the top end, in addition to push rod seals. I helped him install an endura last on his toaster in exchange for those on the cheap. Doing everything I can to stay under that $2,000 mark!
Funny story time. I keep 3 bikes in a row in the basement (others are stored off to the side,) the bultaco, r90 and r75. As I was pulling the top end off the r75, a water main busted right above all 3 bikes. Living in Atlanta, for some stupid reason, I can't shut off my water main at the street with out some proprietary tool. Being sunday, the water dept is not open. Their emergency line really doesn't get someone out there fast. As gallons of water is pouring out, I call 911 and get the firemen down there to turn it off. The bikes were under the water for about 10-15 mins before I could pull them out. Firemen got there and shut it off later. I cleaned all the mess up, fixed the pipe and the atlanta water came out and turned it back on the next day. The dude accidentally left his tool to do so, so I win.
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Cauliflower and Cheese Quiche
1 teaspoon salt, divided
3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
Ground pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup onions, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic
1 tablespon dried thyme
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoons dried parsley
2 pounds cauliflower florets
13/4 cup cheddar and jack cheeses, shredded
2 cups raw potatoes, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup grated onion
Vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Oil a 9-inch pie plate. Place raw, grated potatoes in a colander. Salt potatoes and let sit for 10 minutes. Squeeze out excess water.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine potatoes, egg and onion. Pat potato mixture into prepared pie plate. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. After 30 minutes, brush crust with vegetable oil to crispen it. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl, beat 1/2 teaspoon of salt, eggs, milk, pepper and paprika. Set aside.
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Vegetable spray, as needed
8 ounces milk
4 ounces maple syrup
2 tablespoons garlic
2 dried jalapenos
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1/2 cup roasted almonds
1/2 cup cheddar and jack cheeses, shredded
Salt and pepper, to taste
Lightly spray ovenproof casserole dish with vegetable spray.
In a small saucepan, heat milk and maple syrup; remove from heat and add garlic and jalapenos. Let steep for 30 minutes. Puree in a blender.
Peel and thinly slice sweet potatoes. Place 1/3 of the potato slices in a layer in the casserole dish, overlapping slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
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Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until brown and bubbly, about 20 minutes more.
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1 cup chopped almonds
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
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I know. They're incredibly annoying to look at. I don't know why on earth they couldn't engineer ball wrists that don't look like Luke's developing edema or elephantitis of the hands and wrists. Other figures and other Lukes don't have these things.
It's a magnificent figure for the most part (his hair is parted on the wrong side but we'll overlook that because Hasbro was given enough flak for it at the past couple of toy cons) but those wrists look like he's been in some horrible accident and broke them....that or he's having an allergic reaction to the cybernetic hand he was given at the end of
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(a) Identification. An ocular plethysmograph is a device used to measure or detect volume changes in the eye produced by pulsations of the artery, to diagnose carotid artery occlusive disease (restrictions on blood flow in the carotid artery).
(c) Date PMA or notice of completion of PDP is required. A PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required to be filed with the Food and Drug Administration on or before September 21, 2004, for any ocular plethysmograph that was in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976. Any other ocular plethysmograph shall have an approved PMA or declared completed PDP in effect before being placed in commercial distribution.
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A new monitoring system can dramatically improve hospital patient care and even save lives, according to its manufacturer.
The EarlySense System reports respiratory signs, heart rate and motion in real time via a sensor placed under the hospital bed's mattress.
The information is transferred immediately to a monitor in the patient's room, the system's Patient Care Manager installed at the nurses' station, as well as to the nurses' handheld devices.
The benefits to such a system are many. On duty nurses will be able to supervise multiple patient statuses simultaneously. Motion and vital sign information is transmitted in real time, allowing caregivers to act immediately instead of waiting for a scheduled nurse's visit.
Among the common hospital maladies the EarlySense system aims to reduce or prevent are:
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The system also eliminates the discomfort associated with monitoring for the patient, as it is able to read and report vital signs with no leads or cuffs attached to the patient.
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EarlySense is part a wave of mobile devices, including smartphone apps and wireless sensors that may revolutionize the way healthcare is provided as well as the patient's involvement in it.
"It helps clinical teams in hospitals and nursing homes to identify the earliest warning signs of deterioration and intervene in time," said Avner Halperin, CEO of EarlySense, in an interview with the Web site Medgadget.
"That means you are no longer waiting for four, six or eight hours between vital sign checks. It's an immediate detection of deterioration in a patient," Halplerin said.
"It dramatically improves outcomes of patients, saves lives, reduces transfers to ICU, reduces code blues and falls out of bed."
Halperin said the device is the result of seven years of research and development, and 1,000,000 hours of patient data. It measures hand and leg motion, to ensure patients are not lying too long in one position, which can result in pressure ulcers; chest motion, which gives respiratory readings; and the cardioballistic effect, which allows detection of heart rate and heart rate patterns.
In October, EarlySense was granted Food and Drug Administration approval for an updated system that includes oximetry integration.
According to Halperin, the new system gives hospitals "the ability to monitor the oxygen saturation of a patient … . The oximetry component, meant for post-surgical patients who require a higher level of supervision, seamlessly integrates into the existing EarlySense system, including the central display station. The combination of deliverables provides clinicians with a flexible tool to facilitate individualized care plans for optimal clinical outcomes on the medical surgical floors."
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The first game used material from the Heisman Trophy winner to surface at auction2012 Johnny Manziel Cleats Worn During Historic Victory over Alabama & 2011 "True Freshman" Game Jersey. If there was ever a football stock on the rise, it's Johnny Football, the twenty-year old quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies who became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in the eight decade history of college football's most prestigious award. Thrust into the spotlight when Ryan Tannehill left College Station for a job with the Miami Dolphins, Manziel utilized a thrilling blend of accuracy and elusiveness to establish his Aggies as one of the greatest threats to members of their new SEC home.
The greatest blow of Manziel's stunning debut season was struck at Tuscaloosa, where the number one Alabama Crimson Tide surrendered 253 passing yards and two touchdowns to the red shirt freshman in a twenty-nine to twenty-four defeat. Manziel rushed for a team-leading ninety-two yards on eighteen attempts in the win, and here we present the size fifteen Adidas cleats that carried him to that remarkable underdog victory. The shoes exhibit heavy wear, clearly far more than a single game's use, but they were gifted to a friend just after Manziel rolled back the Tide, autographed on each in 10/10 black sharpie with a "Worn against Bama" notation on the right shoe and "Bama Worn" on the left.
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A map! Got lost last week in Atlanta! Had to pull out the map and read the map for about an hour before I found the right PEACH TREE ST. other than that probably read a few magazine...
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|5'10" (177cms)
|5'4" (162cms) to 6'0" (182cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, About average, Curvy, Athletic and toned
|No preference
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Never, Social Drinker
|Technical / Science / Computers / Engineering
|No preference
Senior Level Online Banker Rep.
|$35,001 to $50,000
|No preference
|No preference
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live away from home (1)
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|Not sure
|No preference
|Black / African descent
|Asian, Black / African descent, East Indian, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific Islander, White / Caucasian, Other
|Christian / Other
|Christian / Catholic, Christian / LDS, Christian / Protestant, Christian / Other
|Associates degree
|Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral
I will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Currently I am in the Real Estate Appraisal business.


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McCain says U.S. backs Georgia; Obama sends message to Russia
Updated: 08/12/2008 - John McCain says he called Georgia's president to tell him that all Americans back the former Soviet republic in its struggle against Russia.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - John McCain says he called Georgia's president to tell him that all Americans back the former Soviet republic in its struggle against Russia.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - School money problems have indefinitely delayed the start of classes in Cumberland County and some students are not celebrating the extended summer vacation.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - Former Tennessee Republican gubernatorial nominee Jim Bryson says he is looking get back in contact with supporters and ramp up his fundraising role for conservative candidates this fall.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - A state prosecutor says the man who lost control of his dragster and killed six spectators at a summer festival in Selmer will accept a plea deal.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - Spanish authorities are reporting another big drug bust.
Acting on a tip from U.S. authorities, Spanish police say they've seized 1.4 tons of cocaine and arrested eight South American suspects. Six of them are Colombian and the other two are from Venezuela.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - A Green Beret says his team leader shot an Afghan man in the chest and later cut off his ear after discovering the man's cell phone had a photo of a weapon.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - The Bush administration has imposed economic sanctions on five Iranian companies that it has accused of helping the country pursue its ambitions to develop a nuclear weapon.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - Russia's president says that Russian peacekeepers will stay in Georgia's breakaway provinces.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - Authorities in Lenoir City said a man fatally shot himself after police tried to question him about an incident in which a neighbor said the man had run over his lawn mower and attempted to drive over him.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - Tennessee officials have approved 1,521 state employees' applications for voluntary buyouts.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will offer an online report on doctors starting in mid-September.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - U.S. Rep. David Davis, whose re-election bid was ended in a Republican primary loss, says he believes there may have been improper influence on the election.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - Republican State Senator Raymond Finney has formally asked for a vote recount.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - Cooler weather across the seven-state Tennessee Valley Authority region couldn't have come at a better time.
Posted: 08/12/2008 - A Whitley County man accused in a store robbery..admits his role..and says being in jail isn't such a bad thing!
Posted: 08/12/2008 - Day-20: Josh Briscoe
Updated: 08/12/2008 - Thousands of Knox County students entered school Monday for the first time this year, but for students at one West Knoxville school, it was the first time entering a brand new building.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - A young Florida boy and his father are recovering from minor injuries after the child was attacked by a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - Whether it's your first go around, or you've been sending your child off to school for years, the start of each school year is still an exciting time.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - School systems across the nation will be watching as a federal jury in Knoxville decides if a ban on the confederate flag in Anderson County is acceptable, or if school officials crossed the line of free speech.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - The price at the pump continues to go down, as the national average drops to $3.81 a gallon. Tennessee's average is $3.64 a gallon, and the price of a gas in Knoxville averages $3.67. Oil closed Monday at $114 a barrel.
Updated: 08/12/2008 - For the first time in 40 years in Knox County, high school students walked into a new building Monday.
Posted: 08/11/2008 - A South Knox County home caught fire, and flames were seen shooting through the roof late Monday afternoon on Marine Dr. near Tipton Station Road.
Posted: 08/11/2008 - The Vols hit the practice field Monday for the first time since Saturday's scrimmage
Posted: 08/11/2008 - Police are investigating a Monday afternoon bank robbery at the First Tennessee Bank branch in West Knox County at 9133 Middlebrook Pike.


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After leaping into "Lean," Southern Vinyl Manufacturing gained efficiencies in nearly every area of its operations. Specifically, entrepreneur Rod Matthews explains the challenges and rewards of involving employees in finding and eliminating waste using the "Five Why" process. As a result of "getting lean," the company resolves manufacturing problems by digging deeply to identify root causes instead of just treating symptoms.
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Global OTC Pharmaceuticals industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Features and benefits
*Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global market
*Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global OTC pharmaceuticals market
*Leading company profiles reveal details of key OTC pharmaceuticals players' global operations and financial performance
*Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global OTC pharmaceuticals market with five year forecasts
The global OTC pharmaceuticals market had total revenues of $132,178.0m in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% between 2008 and 2012.
The traditional medicines segment was the market's most lucrative in 2012, with total revenues of $26,066.8m, equivalent to 19.7% of the market's overall value.
The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.1% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $161,260.2m by the end of 2017.
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*What was the size of the global OTC pharmaceuticals market by value in 2012?
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