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MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania, Feb. 3, 2014 It takes special Marines to continue to push for mission accomplishment during deployment, and it takes exceptional Marines to push for mission accomplishment for the upcoming rotation of the Black Sea Rotational Force here.
Marines and sailors with BSRF-14 thrive for mission accomplishment by promoting regional stability and security, creating lasting partnerships with surrounding nations, and serving as the crisis-contingency force in the Eastern European region.
Marine Corps Sgt. Brent Wars, a landing support specialist with BSRF-14, received Marine of the Week honors for his efforts here in contributing to the overall mission of BSRF by supporting the delivery of ammunition for not only BSRF 14.1, but BSRF 14.2 as well, on Jan. 31, 2014.
These efforts help ensure that the incoming unit arrives in-country with an ample amount of ammunition to use for training or to respond in support of its mission.
"He was one of the key members who helped us receive the ammunition flight on Saturday evening," said Marine Corps 1st Lt. Sophie Funderburk, the assistant logistics officer with BSRF-14. "[The Marines] didn't finish unloading and storing the ammunition, 16 Air Force pallets in total, until about 1 p.m. the next day. With the weather conditions as bad as they were, he kept a pretty positive attitude the entire time."
During the delivery temperatures at Mihail Kogalniceanu dropped as low as 5 below zero, accompanied by harsh winds and snowfall.
Wars explained that receiving this ammunition, unloading it, and storing it in the correct place has prepared the next unit for the ammunition portion of their logistical needs, as compared to them having to do it themselves.
"It's important for the next BSRF," Wars said. "We're setting them up for success with all of the ranges and training that they need to do."
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Childress, the embarkation chief with BSRF-14, said Wars is an exceptional Marine.
"He is not a materialistic type of person," Childress said. "I think putting him up for things like awards will just show him that he's doing a good job. Whether he won or not, he's still squared away, he still does his job and he's still motivated."
Like Childress, Funderburk agreed that Wars is a well-rounded Marine who takes initiative and can be counted on to accomplish the task at hand.
"He's one of the best Marines I have," Funderburk said of Wars. He's incredibly respectful and professional. He gets his work done and doesn't complain or question things.
""The ammunition flights were a good example of this because the weather," she continued. "The time and duration in which they were out there affected a lot of the Marines, but he's a Marine that just puts his head down and gets it done, and that's a priceless quality."
Wars said he's accomplished many things throughout his career and during his deployment with BSRF-14. Despite his outstanding performance, Wars remains humble and recognizes that his diligence and dedication is what has brought him success.
Whether it be planning to move things from point A to point B, assisting in a large ammunition delivery, or simply being the best Marines and sailors they can be, personnel with BSRF-14 are continuing to set the bar on what it means to have outstanding leadership, warrior spirits, esprit de corps, teamwork and the leadership traits and principles that make the Marine Corps the best fighting force in the nation.


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A hip joint prosthesis comprises a femoral component having an elongated shank formed of a metal alloy and a joint head adapted to cooperate with the natural acetabulum or a prosthetic acetabulum likewise formed of a metal alloy. The shank has approximately the same width in the lateral-medial plane and a slightly downwards tapered width in the anterior-posterior plane.
1. A hip joint prosthesis comprising a femoral component having a joint head and an elongated shank formed of an elastic titanium-base metal alloy having an elastic modulus comparable to that of human bone, the joint head adapted to cooperate with the natural acetabulum or a prosthetic acetabulum, the shank having a proximal end adjacent the joint head and a distal end, the shank having substantially parallel lateral and medial sides such that the width of the shank is approximately constant along substantially the entire length of the shank in the lateral-medial plane, the shank having anterior and posterior sides slightly inclined towards each other in the distal direction such that the shank is slightly tapered distally in the anterior-posterior plane, and the shank being straight and having an approximately uniform cross-section over a major portion of its length starting from said distal end, and with a multiplicity of discrete, generally cylindrically-shaped protuberances spaced from one another being provided on portions of at least the anterior, posterior and medial sides of the shank, the height of said protuberances being smaller than their diameter and the spacing between adjacent protuberances being smaller than their diameter, and said protuberances being rounded at their free ends to avoid sharp edges.
2. A prosthesis of claim 1 wherein the cross-section of the shank in said major portion is approximately a square with rounded longitudinal edges.
3. A prosthesis of claim 1 wherein a multiplicity of said protuberances are also provided on the lateral side of the shank.
4. A prosthesis of claim 1 wherein a plurality of parallel grooves are formed longitudinally on both the posterior side and the anterior side of the shank.
5. A prosthesis of claim 4 wherein said grooves lie closely proximate side-by-side together so that a sawtooth profile results in tranverse cross-sections of the shank.
6. A prosthesis of claim 1 wherein the shank is formed of a titanium-base metal alloy containing iron and aluminum.
7. A prosthesis of claim 6 wherein said alloy is TiAl5 Fe2.5.
8. A prosthesis of claim 1 comprising additionally a fin-like extension formed integrally with the shank, said extension extending from the lateral side of the shank adjacent the proximal end of the shank and being provided with an elongated opening therein.
9. A prosthesis of claim 1 wherein the femoral component comprises additionally a radially projecting collar at the proximal end of the shank, with the angle included between the shank axis over said straight major portion of the shank and the collar being about 55�.
The present invention relates to a hip joint prosthesis comprising a femoral component having a shank formed of a metal alloy and a joint head, said joint head adapted to cooperate with either the natural acetabulum or a prosthetic acetabulum likewise formed of a metal alloy.
The basic construction of the femoral portion of a hip joint endoprosthesis is typically the same. The shank is anchored with or without bone cement in the proximal femoral canal. A radially projecting collar serves as an abutment for limitng the extent of insertion during impaction. The joint head is typically formed by a joint ball formed integrally with the shank or by a separate joint ball fastened at the neck of the femoral component. The joint head for its part cooperates with the natural acetabulum or a prosthetic acetabulum. It is known to design the prosthetic acetabulum to be bipartite, with a preferably metallic outer portion anchored in the hip bone, while a flexible inner portion accommodated by the outer portion accommodates the joint head in snapping engagement.
It is known to anchor the prosthesis shanks in the femur canal with the aid of bone cement. As the danger exists that after a longer period of time a loosening may occur between the prosthesis shank and the bone cement due to constant dynamic load, it has already been proposed to fasten the prostheses without bone cement by positively accommodating the femur shank in the femur canal. This may be carried out, for instance, with the aid of a relatively long shank.
The invention is based upon the problem of providing a hip joint endo-prosthesis, the metallic member of which may be connected still more effectively to the apertaining bone.
In accordance with the invention this object is obtained in that the shank has approximately the same width in the lateral medium plane and in the anterior posterior plane tapers slightly downwards.
It has been found that a prosthesis shank extending in such a way may be positively anchored in the femur canal particularly effectively, above all, if, in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention the shank is elongated over the major portion of its length--beginning at the distal end--and has an approximately uniform cross-sectional area.
According to another embodiment of the invention the cross-ectional area of the shank is approximately square with rounded longitudinal edges. The longitudinal edges are preferably strongly rounded, in order to reduce a notching effect in this region. Such a shank profile has a relatively high moment of intertia with respect to all axes and, in addition, secures the shank against twisting.
According to another embodiment of the invention there are protuberances formed on the outer surface of the shank. These protuberances, according to another embodiment of the invention are circular in cross section and have a height slightly less than the diameter. The circular protuberances are rounded at the edges thereof, so that no sharp edges are formed. They are in turn spaced from each other through a distance slightly less than the outer diameter. It is possible with the aid of such a surface of the shank effectively to anchor the latter in the femur canal, with the protuberance allowing a "growing-in" of tissue. But nevertheless, the protuberances have no obstructive effect in the process of beating-in. The diameter thereof is about 2 mm with a height of 1.2 mm.
The shank of the prosthesis according to the invention, in a further development thereof, is preferably formed with protuberances on the lateral and medial sides of the shank. The anterior and posterior sides of the shank, according to another embodiment of the invention, are formed with parallel grooves. The grooves, according to a further development, are preferably arranged so close to each other that a tooth profile will form in cross section.
In another embodiment of the invention, provision is made for the shank and/or the prosthetic acetabulum to be cast of a titanium alloy containing iron and aluminum. The alloy preferably is TiAl5 Fe2.5. Such an alloy is extremely compatible with tissue and in addition has an elasticity modul which is substantially smaller than with conventional alloys. In the case of the preferred embodiment the E-modul only is half as great. Owing to this, the elasticity of the prosthesis shank, for instance, approaches that of the bone, so that the extent of relative movements between bone and prosthesis in case of a dynamic load is reduced. As a result thereof, also the load on the prosthesis in view of a loosening of the anchoring thereof in the bone is reduced.
In order to fix the radial position of the shank provision is made in another embodiment of the invention for a wing-like extension to be integrally formed laterally at the proximal portion of the shank. The wing-like extension prevents a rotation of the shank. In another embodiment of the invention, it is provided with an elongated opening. It is possible in case of a reoperation to extract the femoral portion of the endoprosthesis via this opening. But the opening also enables tissue to grow through and thus an improved anchoring of the shank in the bone.
As already mentioned, prosthetic acetabula frequently are designed to be bipartite with an outer metallic cup and an inner cup preferably consisting of synthetic material for the accommodation of the joint head. In this connection, provision is made in an other embodiment of the invention for the outer shell to have an approximately cylindrical portion with a radial, circumferentially extending collar formed integrally at the open end thereof.
In connection with a prosthetic acetabulum provision is made in another embodiment of the invention for axial grooves to be formed at the cylindrical circumference of the outer cup, preferably forming a tooth profile. The outer portion of the acetabulum is likewise used without cement and thus inserted in the prepared bone in an exactly fitting manner. The axial grooves in this arrangement serve to guide and to secure against rotation. In this connection, provision is made in another embodiment of the invention for parallel circumferential grooves to be formed at the cylindrical circumference of the outer cup which preferably form a tooth profile. The circumferential grooves are intended to prevent an extraction. The circumferential grooves in this arrangement are disposed near the collar and beneath the axial grooves. The bottom of the grooves extends approximately on the same level.
In order to impart an increase of surface also to the bottom of the outer member of the acetabulum provision is made in a further development of the invention for the bottom of the outer cup to have a series of elevations formed on the outer surface thereof, which preferably have a pyramidal configuration.
The inner member of the prosthetic acetabulum as a rule consists of synthetic material, preferably polyethylene. So that the joint ball upon insertion into the inner cup will not knock against the metallic outer cup and get damaged thereby, provision is made in another embodiment of the invention for the inner cup to have a radial flange coming to lie against the front side of the collar of the outer cup. This flange may be kept very thin, but it will take care that in case of non-centric introduction of the joint ball the latter will at most knock against the flange of synthetic material but will not get damaged thereby.
The invention will be explained in more detail in the following by way of drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a front view of the femoral portion of a hip joint endo-prosthesis according to the invention.
FIG. 2 shows a lateral and medial view, respectively, of the shank of the femoral portion according to FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of the prosthesis according to FIG. 1 taken along line 3--3.
FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the prosthesis according to FIG. 1 taken along line 4--4.
FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of the prosthesis according to FIG. 1 taken along line 5--5.
FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of the prosthesis according to FIG. 1 taken along line 6--6.
FIG. 7 shows the detail 7 according to FIG. 5 on an enlarged scale.
FIG. 8 shows a part sectional lateral view of the outer portion of a hip joint cup of the hip joint endoprosthesis according to the invention.
FIG. 9 shows a top plan view of the portion according to FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 shows the detail 10 of the presentation according to FIG. 8 on an enlarged scale.
FIG. 11 shows a part sectional, part elevational lateral view of the inner portion of the hip joint cup.
Prior to enlarging on the details shown in the drawings it has to be stated that each of the parts described by themselves or in connection with features of the claims are of inventively essential significance.
The femoral prosthesis portion shown in FIG. 1 comprises a shank 10 and a neck 11. A radial circumferentially extending collar 12 is formed between the shank 10 and the neck 11 which merges into the neck 11 via a rounded transition. It is designed to be flat on the underside. Adjoining the neck 11 is a cone 13 onto which a joint ball having a conical bore is fitted.
The femoral portion as shown preferably consists of a titanium alloy containing iron and aluminum, preferably TiAl5 Fe2.5.
Starting from the distal end, the medial side 14 and the lateral side 15 of the shank extend approximately in parallel with respect to each other, i.e. the shank has an approximately uniform width in this plane. The lateral side 15 extends axially inwards, so that a uni-laterally tapered point 16 is formed. In the upward direction the shank enlarges in the described plane as far as the collar 13 in the shape of a wedge. At the same time it merges in a slight bend into the axial direction of the cone 13.
As will be recognized from FIG. 2, the shank 10 is tapered slightly in the anterior-posterior plane with a widening in the proximal direction.
From FIGS. 4 to 5 it will be seen that the shank 10 has an approximately square cross section over the major portion of its length with strongly rounded longitudinal edges as shown about at 17. The front side 18 and rear side 19 of the shank 10 are provided with burls 20 one of them being shown in FIG. 7 on an enlarged scale. The protuberances have a height of 1.2 mm, for example, a diameter of 2 mm and are spaced from each other through a distance of 1.75 mm. These values, however, are only exemplary but are nevertheless representing their relation to each other. The protuberances which are circular in cross section are strongly rounded at the edges and transitions, in order to avoid sharp edges.
Medially and laterally the shank 10 is provided with a series of grooves 21 triangular in cross section and extending in parallel. The grooves lie so close to each other that a uniform tooth profile is formed with the teeth triangular in cross section. On the lateral side 15 the grooves are extending as far as the oblique surface 22, while on the medial side 14 they extend approximately as far as the point 16. However, they end after three quarters of the height from the distal region. Protuberances 20 are disposed also still above the grooves 21.
On the lateral side 15 a fin-like or wing-like extension 23 is formed integrally thereat beneath the collar 12, which tapers triangularly in the distal direction following the direction of the shank 10 and in the proximal region merges arcuately to the proximal portion of the shank 10. It is provided with a likewise bent elongated opening 19. Grooves 21 respectively extend upwardly one each on either side of the extension 23, as will be seen from the lefthand representation of the FIG. 2. The ends of the grooves are configured to slope upwardly. Four grooves are formed on each side 14, 15 of the shank 10. Their width approximately covers two thirds of the areal width.
The outer cup of the acetabulum according to FIGS. 8 to 10 is generally referenced 30. It consists preferably of the same material as the shank. Formed in the cylindrical jacket are a series of paraxial grooves 31, which are triangular in cross section and are arranged to lie against one another in such a manner, that triangular teeth are formed therebetween. The jacket is provided at the open side thereof with a radially outward pointing flange 32. On the opposite side a bottom 33 is formed having a central opening 34. Formed on the outer surface of the bottom 33 is a pattern of pyramidal elevations 35.
The grooves 31 terminate in front of the entry end of the outer cup 39. Formed therebetween are three circumferential grooves 36 forming between them triangular ribs or teeth. The depth of the grooves 33 corresponds to the depth of the grooves 31 as will be seen from FIG. 10. The circumferential groove 36 adjacent to the longitudinal grooves 31 is placed in such a manner that one flank of the groove is formed by the ends of the teeth between the longitudinal grooves 31 (see likewise FIG. 10). The outer cup 30 is inserted without bone cement into an opening preliminarily bored into the pelvis bone. The longitudinal grooves 31 prevent rotation, and the circumferential grooves 36 are effective to counteract extraction.
The cylindrical inner space of the outer cup accommodates an inner cup 40 of polyethylene. The inner cup 40 is selected as regards the outer dimensions thereof in such a manner that it may be fittingly inserted into the inner space of the outer cup 30. The inner cup 40 has a spherical cavity 41 to fittingly accommodate the joint ball (not shown) in snapping engagement. The inner cup 40 also has a radially outwardly pointing flange 42 at the open side thereof, which comes to lie from below against the end face and the flange 32 of the outer cup 30. The flange 42 which is made relatively thin prevents the joint ball from knocking against the metallic material when being inserted. The protuberances 20 which are uniformly distributed over the individual surfaces may be produced in a casting process or may be formed mechanically after a blank has been cast.
The design of the shaft 10 which is particularly suited for reoperations has a great volume with a favourable geometry for the production of the burls. On the lateral side 15 longitudinal grooves are better than protuberances because this side has to take the maximum load.
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'Small-ball' Spartan boys are 8-0
Kerr-Vance started its three-game week with a 59-38 win Monday over American Hebrew Academy of Greensboro.
The Spartans (8-0), who have won each of their games by at least 10 points, raced to a 42-17 halftime lead behind 11 points from Tyson Carrier and nine from R.J. Hunt. Carrier finished with 13 and Hunt had 11.
"Saw some good things out of all of our guys," said KVA coach Dave Carrier. "Some guys got to play that haven't got to play as many minutes as I would like. All in all, it was a good night."
American Hebrew jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the game, but KVA settled down and took over in the last few minutes of the opening frame, taking a 19-7 lead into the second period.
The Spartans finished the first quarter on a 7-0 run that grew to 21-1 by about midway through the second frame, capped by a Jake Ruggles layup, courtesy of a Troy Bickel assist. The play originated from an American Hebrew turnover, a theme for much of the first half.
"I don't know that we'll be successful every night, but we're going to try every night," Carrier said of the Spartans' defensive pressure. "We're going to get up and defend people, try to make it a full-court game. We're kind of small — we're going to play small ball. We have depth, so that's our best way to use it."
Tyson Carrier's 13 came off the bench for the Spartans, who finished with 26 total bench points.
"We don't really make a big deal out of starting," said Dave Carrier. "It just depends day-to-day. A lot of its on matchups and stuff like that. (Tyson) has done well as all the guys have. Every night we have a different guy step up. That's what makes us a good team."
KVA visits St. Thomas More Academy Tuesday before hosting Calvary Baptist Friday. Calvary (6-2) is ranked No. 2 in 2-A by ncprivateschoolsports.com.
"Friday will be a huge challenge for us. It should be a fun night here," Dave Carrier said.
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KERR-VANCE — Brandon Dickerson 8, Troy Bickel 7, R.J. Hunt 11, Jake Ruggles 2, Derrius Perry 5, Tyson Carrier 13, Darrian Markham 5, Hayes Griggs 4, Hunter Layton 2, Daniel Burnette 2
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There were no knockout blows in the first presidential debate of the fall, but John McCain outpointed Barack Obama often enough to encourage his followers that he can somehow overcome the odds and deny the Democrats the victory that has seemed to be in store for them.Actually, the polls say otherwise and even Republican-leaning focus groups performed better for Obama than McCain.
It was a small thing, but I counted six times that Obama said that McCain was "absolutely right" about a point he had made. No McCain sentences began with a similar acknowledgment of his opponent's wisdom, even though the two agreed on Iran, Russia and the U.S. financial crisis far more than they disagreed.And then he cut McCain with the answer. You didn't pay attention grumpy old man. You only heard what you wanted to here. "John's right..." restatement of problem, criticism of McCain's pro-Bush toadying and then a new path... You didn't hear past "John's right..."
That suggests an imbalance in the deference quotient between the younger man and the veteran senator -- an impression reinforced by Obama's frequent glances in McCain's direction and McCain's studied indifference to his rival.Uh, no. That's not how primates work. Dominant males look at their opponent to stare them down and intimidate them. You see this in little boys on the playground before we socialize much of this behaviour out of them. He who blinks or looks away, loses. Subordinate males look away, they adopt body postures that are akimbo to their opponent while those that meet the challenger face-on must be prepared to fight.
Something that I thought every boy learned on the playground.
Look at Bill O'Reilly, there's a guy who is a master at using his primate body language to reinforce his hate-based show. He rants and raves. He points fingers. He flails his arms around. He gets right in your face. He's aggressive and doesn't hide it. These are all classic displays of an Alpha Male protecting his territory and status. Like him or not, O'Reilly is an alpha male, who functions more on a primitive, tribal-primate level instead of the more cerebral dominance of the socialized and civilized human.
Contrast that to McCain's pathetic huddled body language. That signals he's a beaten old primate and, in a fit of irony, it's mostly by Bush and the Right-Wingers. They have forced him to suffer the indignities of his loss of status by repudiating most of his political career and by prostrating himself to the people who he not only despises, but brought him down. McCain knows he's a beaten old monkey and as he huddles there, he's telling the world that he's subordinate to Obama. Not that he's the Alpha Male.


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Interested in "Cloud Testing for Real World Performance?" SOASTA is poised to become the leading provider of cloud testing of web applications. Their new CloudTest On-Demand service helps customers and businesses ensure optimal performance and end-user experience.
Today, SOASTA issued a Press Release covering this new Certification Program which allows companies to certify that their applications and websites "have been tested and meet or exceed industry benchmarks for performance at peak levels of user traffic." GoGrid is proud to be among the industry leaders supporting this certification program.
The full release is available at the SOASTA site as well as below:
SOASTA Announces Cloud-based Performance Certification Program for Websites and Applications
Diverse group of companies support the creation of a certification process to build confidence in website performance and reliability
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,—July 21, 2009—SOASTA, the leader in cloud testing, today announced a Performance Certification Program designed to enable companies deploying software in the Cloud, at hosted data centers, or behind corporate firewalls to certify that their website has been tested and has met or exceeded industry benchmarks for performance at peak levels of user traffic. Whether due to cost, complexity or lack of resources, the vast majority of web applications and sites have not been tested at normal user volumes, much less for unexpected spikes in traffic. The user community has become the testers for most Web 2.0 sites, a risk that has proven very costly time and again.
"To our customers, performance matters!" said Lew Moorman, President, Rackspace Cloud. "By utilizing the SOASTA Performance Certification program our customers will have the ability to isolate performance issues before they occur by simulating real world user activity and traffic. Performance certification ensures that websites are being tested, which only leads to greater levels of reliability."
Supporting SOASTA in this performance certification initiative are industry leaders in cloud computing including platform vendors, testing companies and independent cloud service providers. They include 3Tera, Appistry, Chegg.com, Enomaly, GoGrid, Hexaware Technologies, Intuit, JackBe, PowerTest, Rackspace, RightScale, rPath and Zephyr. Concerns over performance and reliability are consistent themes heard by each of these companies when their customers face the uncertainties of extending access to applications outside the firewall, not to mention moving those applications completely offsite. This diverse group of companies represents all aspects of the application lifecycle, from development to deployment, all supporting the need for independent, external validation of end-to-end performance.
Many companies are currently considering or have already moved their applications to the Cloud, typically to lower costs and/or to take advantage of the elasticity of the compute power offered by the Cloud. However, just as in the data center, simply adding low cost servers doesn't solve most performance problems. Performance-related issues, such as latency or an actual website crash, are often the result of a change to the deployment environment, changes in the application itself, or the inclusion of third-party content. The only way to certify a site's performance is by simulating both expected and potential peak traffic while monitoring the impact. With Performance Certification, this is no longer too expensive or too complex to achieve and alleviates additional strain on internal resources.
"Improving performance cannot be achieved solely by adding hardware," said Michael Crandell, CEO, RightScale. "Web applications and deployment stacks are complex and must be tested under real world traffic conditions to assess what actual performance will be in production. Having a certification process that ensures sites are tested is an essential element of cloud computing development."
How Performance Certification Works
SOASTA Performance Certification is designed as a turnkey process, minimizing disruption by eliminating any unnecessary impact on the existing environment. SOASTA and its partners collaborate with companies to define common use cases and then simulate those scenarios in the most accurate way possible—by using the web to test the web.
There are a number of purpose built tools to analyze the performance characteristics of individual components of a web-based application, such as web page design, application design, database implementation, or network architecture. SOASTA's Performance Certification leverages its Global CloudTest™ Platform to provide an affordable end-to-end analysis of a site's performance as well as measure responsiveness at normal and peak usage levels. Certified sites receive a comprehensive report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), with a focus on response times achieved at various user loads.
Certification confirms that the site has been tested at specific traffic volume levels (1K, 10K, 25K, 50K, or 100K users) and has been measured against KPIs such as response time and error rates. In addition, as part of the certification process SOASTA and its partners provide valuable analysis of site latency to help companies improve the overall performance and responsiveness of their website.
Companies such as Chegg.com, Dell, Intuit and Vovici are just a few of the companies that have had their websites SOASTA Certified. "As traffic to our website continues to grow at record levels, we need to ensure that our site will be able to meet the demand," said Dan Bartow, Manager of Performance Engineering, Intuit TurboTax. "SOASTA enables us to simulate every possible user scenario including massive load. Thanks to SOASTA's Performance Certification process, we are confident that our site will be ready for almost any situation we might encounter."
About SOASTA
SOASTA's mission is to ensure that today's Web applications and services perform in a high quality, scalable, and predictable manner. The company's product, SOASTA CloudTest™, is available as an on-demand service in the Cloud or as an appliance (virtual and hardware), and enables developers to test and monitor their Web applications and services at an affordable price. SOASTA CloudTest supports Load, Performance, Functional, and Web UI/Ajax testing. SOASTA is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about SOASTA, please visit www.soasta.com
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Tis a beautiful woman this Lady of Shalott
Cursed to live in a tower, to only view the world thru a mirror
All day, all night does she weave tapestries of the scenes
She sees in her mirror of travellers on their way to Camelot
"I am half sick of the shadows," says the Lady of Shalott
Sir Lancelot she sees and defying the curse, she looks
That mirror instantly cracks and the room does shake
In the dark of night she leaves the tower and steals a boat
With a tapestry trailing in the water and hair wet to her waist
The Lady travels down the river to Camelot and Sir Lancelot
Alas, during the night she dies and on the shores of Camelot is found
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Denver Reclamation Employees in Top Ten of Green DOI Challenge By Lauren Meredith, BOR, Public Affairs
Whitfords suggestion took note of the department-wide use of eco-friendly electronics, proposing that Interior do the same with LED and high-efficiency lighting through a department-wide contract. High efficiency lighting is expensive; lighting bought in bulk through Interior significantly reduces the costs.
I feel quite privileged to be among the 10 chosen for the Green Award, said DiVittorio. Its great the department goes out and asks its employees for their opinions.
The Challenge comes under the Executive Order signed in place by President Obama that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on improving environmental, economic and energy performance. Interior employees were able to make suggestions through the Challenges end date of February 26.
There were seven main categories through which employees could submit their suggestions for a greener workplace. There were 1,700 submissions. A lot of the good greening ideas come from the bottom-up, said Whitford.
DiVittorio and Whitford are both employees within the Maintenance Services Office with the Policy and Administration Office.
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RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Ambitious, Time-Jumping Epic Cloud Atlas
Plus, a horror sequel and a failed indie comedy.
This week on home video, we've only got a few choices to talk about, and only one of them seems really worthy of any discussion. That one is Cloud Atlas, a big movie with big ideas that may or may not have succeeded in conveying its heavy message. Then we've got a quirky little something from Roman Coppola, and the latest attempt to revitalize a classic horror franchise. See below for the full list.
Cloud Atlas
What happens when the makers of The Matrix get together with the director of Run Lola Run? You get an epic, sprawling tale (adapted from an eponymous 2004 novel) that spans centuries, utilizing a talented cast to assume multiple roles across time periods ranging from the Victorian era to a distant, post-apocalyptic future. In other words, you get Cloud Atlas, which stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, and many more in a complex story ostensibly about fate and interconnectedness. The plot, as it were, is difficult to summarize, as it jumps forwards and backwards in time, slowly revealing elements of a grand mystery involving a forgotten piece of orchestral music, a nuclear conspiracy, a rebellion fueled by the systematic genocide of genetically engineered clones, and a desperate mission to contact an Earth colony on another planet. Yeah, it's pretty wild. Critics found Cloud Atlas ambitious and visually impressive, though they conceded its length (three hours) and unconventional narrative might be a bit much for general audiences to swallow. Still, it's Fresh at 68% on the Tomatometer, so it might make for an interesting viewing.
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
The Coppola family tree has yielded some prolific and successful fruit (Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, lots of wine), but fame and fortune continue to elude Roman Coppola, brother to Sofia and son to Francis Ford, at least as a director (he cowrote Moonrise Kingdom). His first film, 2001's CQ, received fairly positive reviews, but his latest, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, impressed far fewer critics. Charlie Sheen stars as the title character, a 1970s graphic designer who is unexpectedly dumped by his girlfriend and struggles to put his life back together in the aftermath. With help from family and friends, Charles suffers through bizarre fantasies and nightmares of his past in hopes of bouncing back. The cast here, which includes supporting turns from Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Patricia Arquette, among others, is up to the task, but most critics found the film too indulgent, saying it felt more like an excuse for Coppola to hang out with his famous buddies. At 16% on the Tomatometer, Charles Swan is a bit of a turkey, but you can check it out if you're curious.
Texas Chainsaw 3D
After two attempts at rebooting and revitalizing the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, Platinum Dunes gave up the rights, and Lions Gate swooped in to keep it going. The film they decided to make, however, was not another reboot, but a direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's original 1979 horror classic. It was a risky move, and unfortunately, according to most critics, Texas Chainsaw 3D failed to breathe adequate new life into the series. The story centers on Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario), a young woman with ties to the original Sawyer family who receives notice that she's come into an inheritance and travels back to Newt, Texas with some friends to collect. Grisly deaths ensue, of course. The majority of critics who saw Texas Chainsaw 3D weren't fooled by its loose ties to the original film; despite its efforts to add some depth to Leatherface, the film is largely another by-the-numbers slasher with little new to offer, and at a meager 19%, it's likely only to satisfy die hard fans.
Also available this week:
- Two Glenn Ford westerns emerge from the Criterion Collection's closet: The original 1957 3:10 to Yuma (95%), co-starring Van Heflin; and 1956's Jubal, co-starring Rod Steiger and Ernest Borgnine.
- Beware of Mr. Baker (97%), a documentary about Ginger Baker, legendary drummer of Cream.


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Full detailed profile on Brenda Barrett Corinthos Played by Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: October 15, 1968
At home, Brenda and Sonny discuss planting a garden in the backyard. Sonny says they can get started after Jake's service. Brenda doesn't want to go because of her last interaction with Carly. Sonny says he's not great at funerals so they can stay home together. That way he can give Jason the gift of keeping her away from Carly. Sonny brings out a cake for Brenda's birthday. She is surprised he remembered.
Brenda and Sonny return home after getting word about Jake. Brenda encourages Sonny to go see Jason.
On their honeymoon, Brenda tells her husband she is happy to be a family with him and his kids. He wants to give her the world. She worries that now she has everything she ever wanted, she could lose it all. Sonny vows they won't lose anything because Theo and Suzanne will never hurt her as long as he's breathing.
On the jet, Brenda tries to get their honeymoon destination out of Sonny. He gives her some clues and she correctly guesses Positano, Italy. She wonders though if he is just trying to hide her from Theo. He wants her to forget Theo and instructs her to just think about the two of them in paradise. He promises no one will hurt her again.
Max, Milo and Diane wait at Sonny's place to welcome the newlyweds home. When Sonny and Brenda walk in, Sonny says their job is to make sure his bride is safe and happy. Brenda thought they were going to live in the house in the woods though. Diane informs her the house has been sold. Brenda is upset, so Sonny dismisses his employees. Sonny tells his wife the house they are in is better for her safety. She wishes he would have told her first before doing anything. Sonny and Brenda head upstairs and end up in bed. They decide to go on their honeymoon.
After she gets her hands on the syringe, Robin drives, with Lisa following in hot pursuit. Sonny and Brenda, Luke, Sam, and Carly, who is racing to get to a feverish Josslyn, are also on the road at the same time.
Brenda is fully recovered and ready to spend some quality time with Sonny in her hospital room. Sonny reminds her the body she's tempting him with just went through a major trauma, but he is more than prepared to make things up to her. Brenda wonders if that means he's out for revenge. They talk about the explosion and Brenda blames herself for letting Suzanne get close to her. She doesn't want to focus on Theo anymore though. She just wants to focus on them. Dante drops by and talks with Sonny in the hallway. He tells his father he can't work with him anymore. In fact, he will take him in if he catches him doing anything illegal. Dante enters Brenda's room and they joke about her being his step mom. He wishes her and Sonny nothing but the best. Dante leaves and Patrick, fresh off getting reamed out by Steve about Lisa and Robin, enters to tell Brenda she is fine and can go home. Patrick exits and Sonny tells his bride they are going on their honeymoon.
Patrick pulls Sonny outside Brenda's room and tells him he's not sure Brenda will make it through the night. Sonny says Brenda needs reassurance not doubt right now and sits by his wife's side to tell her about the honeymoon they will go on. Edward arrives by Sonny's request. Edward lashes out at Sonny, but Sonny just wants him to give Brenda some strength to fight. Edward sits with Brenda, who is now unconscious and hooked up to a breathing machine. Patrick returns with new test results and tells Sonny Brenda isn't getting any better. Michael and Abby rush to the hospital to check on Brenda and Sonny. Abby waits in the lobby as Michael goes to his dad. Kristina sees Abby and tells her to get out of Michael's life if she really cares about him. Michael walks up on Sonny calling Bernie. He declares he will do whatever it takes to make sure Theo dies for what he did to Brenda. Michael talks with his father and offers to help find Theo. Sonny doesn't want him involved. He orders his son to make himself a better man than he is by staying away from the business. Sonny returns to his bride to tell her how much she changed his life. His world means nothing without her in it so she can't leave him. Brenda's monitor goes off as she opens her eyes. Patrick and Robin walk in and determine the antidote is working. Out in the hallway, Robin asks Sonny to let Brenda's improved health be enough and to not seek revenge. Elsewhere, Michael meets up with Abby and bemoans the fact that his dad and Jason treat him like a kid by not wanting him in the business.
Sonny carries Brenda out of the cave as Jason and Dante are locked in a stand off with Theo, who has Suzanne. Sonny orders his son and hit man to take Theo out, but Theo warns Brenda has been injected with the neuro-toxin and will die shortly. He asks Sonny what's more important – revenge or Brenda's life. Sonny orders Jason and Dante to let Theo and Suzanne go.
Robin and Patrick return to the hospital where Robin admits they both made mistakes in their marriage and they used Lisa as a way to lose sight of that. A nurse tells them Brenda is being airlifted to the hospital right now. Brenda is wheeled in as Sonny follows. Sonny tells Patrick and Robin that Brenda was injected with a toxin and has less than an hour to live. Sonny urges his barely conscious wife to fight. Robin puts something in Brenda's IV, telling Sonny it should counteract the toxin. Sonny whispers to Brenda that she's coming back to him. Sonny sits with Brenda and talks about their future, as Patrick and Robin wait to see if the antidote will work.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Bruce Lee fans who covet the original yellow jumpsuit that the martial arts legend wore onscreen will get a chance to bid for it at a Hong Kong auction this week.
It's part of a collection of 14 items including clothing and props going on the block on Thursday.
Lee wore the yellow suit, with black stripes down the sides, in "Game of Death." Lee died in 1973, before the movie was finished. An incomplete version was released that year, followed by a feature-length version in 1978 cobbled together with footage filmed after his death.
Lee's death at the age of 32 from an allergic reaction to painkillers came at the height of his fame. The actor's legendary kung fu skills and screen presence helped him become a global superstar and popularized martial arts films across the world. Quentin Tarantino paid homage to Lee's jumpsuit by dressing Uma Thurman in one for his "Kill Bill" movies.
Spink auction house estimates the suit will fetch 250,000 to 300,000 Hong Kong dollars ($32,250-$38,700).
The jumpsuit was custom-made for Lee by a Hong Kong tailor but is smaller than its original size, having shrunk by about 15 centimeters (6 inches) when it was washed after the filming, said the auction house's vice chairman, Anna Lee.
The auction house said Lee gave the items to his friend and former student Taky Kimura, who sold them to the collector.
Spink said the unidentified collector decided to sell the items this year, which marks the 40th anniversary of Lee's death.
Other props from "Game of Death" to be sold include a pair of yellow lacquered wooden nunchaku expected to fetch $26,000-$38,700 and a bamboo whip with an estimate of $9,000-$10,000.
Lee said buyers will get a certificate of authenticity from Kimura.
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The Depression - If Only Things Were That Good - NYTimes.com: "UNDERNEATH the misery of the Great Depression, the United States economy was quietly making enormous strides during the 1930s. Television and nylon stockings were invented. Refrigerators and washing machines turned into mass-market products. Railroads became faster and roads smoother and wider. As the economic historian Alexander J. Field has said, the 1930s constituted "the most technologically progressive decade of the century."
Economists often distinguish between cyclical trends and secular trends — which is to say, between short-term fluctuations and long-term changes in the basic structure of the economy. No decade points to the difference quite like the 1930s: cyclically, the worst decade of the 20th century, and yet, secularly, one of the best.
It would clearly be nice if we could take some comfort from this bit of history. If anything, though, the lesson of the 1930s may be the opposite one. The most worrisome aspect about our current slump is that it combines obvious short-term problems — from the financial crisis — with less obvious long-term problems. Those long-term problems include a decade-long slowdown in new-business formation, the stagnation of educational gains and the rapid growth of industries with mixed blessings, including finance and health care.
Together, these problems raise the possibility that the United States is not merely suffering through a normal, if severe, downturn. Instead, it may have entered a phase in which high unemployment is the norm..."
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Communities In Schools (CIS) of the Charleston Area, a dropout prevention organization that is part of the national Communities In Schools network, is proud to announce a new partnership with composer/songwriter/performer Ayala Asherov-Kalus that will culminate in a special performance on May 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the Edmund A. Burns Elementary School Auditorium in North Charleston.
Conceived by composer/songwriter/performer Ayala Asherov-Kalus working in partnership with CIS, Music Tells the Story is a pilot project to provide music education and enrichment for elementary school students to expand and inspire their developing reading and writing skills through creative expression and musical engagement.
The concert on May 16 will feature a performance of original compositions.
CIS surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Through a school-based site coordinator, Communities In Schools connects students and their families to critical community resources, tailored to local needs. Working in 2,200 schools and community-based sites, in the most challenged communities in 26 states and the District of Columbia, Communities In Schools serves 1.3 million young people and their families every year. Nationally, CIS has been shown through an independent evaluation to be the countrys only dropout prevention organization proven to both increase graduation rates and reduce dropout rates. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, CIS of Charleston serves more than 13,000 students in thirty Charleston and Berkeley County schools.
If more information is needed, contact Erin Billmayer at 740-67893 or visit www.cischarleston.org.
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More than 70 economic research institutes and liberal think-tanks joined the initiative of the Fraser Institute, including the Liberal Institute of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Potsdam which publishes the Economic Freedom Report annually in Germany.
Based on findings in the report published by the Fraser Institute in Vancouver the Friedrich Naumann Foundation has supported and continuously encouraged the development of the "Economic Freedom Network Asia" to enable a wider discussion of necessary policies and framework for economic growth also as a pre-condition for poverty eradication. EFN Asia, consisting of think tanks and research institutes from more than 20 Asian countries, cooperates to further develop the Economic Freedom Index in Asia; analyse the economic development, strengths and weaknesses of Asian countries in comparison with other regions.
Knowing what to measure and how to measure it simplifies a complex issue. Economic freedom cannot simply be counted: freedom is a quality rather than a quantity. In order to measure economic freedom, the focus is on 'ordinal' rather than 'cardinal' measures of freedom.
In line with the vision of Milton Friedman and Gary Becker, the Fraser Institute developed the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index, providing a comparison between countries, ranked according to their level of economic freedom. The EFW index is the compilation of several indicators, including
Size of Government: The level of government expenditures, taxes and enterprises indicates the size of the government and the extent of the individual's role and capacities in a market economy. The larger the government size, the smaller the level of personal choice of the individual and the smaller the reach of economic freedom.
Legal Structure and Security of Property Rights: Freedom is rooted in ownership: without the rule of law protecting private property rights, a market order is meaningless. The protective function of government is a composite of the security of property rights, enforcement of contracts and fair and peaceful settlement of disputes.
Access to Sound Money: Money serves three vital functions: a medium of exchange, a unit of account and a store of value. A sound money system heightens the efficiency of the market economy. Access to sound money is measured by money growth, inflation and freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts.
Freedom to Trade Internationally: Evidence shows that voluntary exchange is a positive-sum game. Throughout history however states have imposed a wide array of constraints on international trade. Tariffs, quotas, hidden administrative constraints, and exchange rates and capital controls are imposed which impede international exchange, subsequently reducing economic freedom.
Regulation of Credit, Labour and Business: State regulations, especially in the credit market, labour market and business, are the major obstacles to the freedom of the individual's economic activities.


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Enterprise Application Distribution with Windows 8
Distributing the right applications and links to a user's computer has always been a challenge. Login scripts tend to be fragile and tools that automatically install applications are often difficult to use. The increased use of personally owned computers and devices further complicates the story.
Microsoft is attempting to fix both issues with Windows 8 and the Self-Service Portal (SSP). This portal becomes active when a user self-registers their computer using their company email address and password. Once enabled, the Self-Service Portal offers four types of resources:
- Internally-developed Metro style apps that are not published in the Windows Store
- Apps produced by independent software vendors that are licensed to the organization for internal distribution
- Web links that launch websites and web-based apps directly in the browser
- Links to app listings in the Windows Store. This is a convenient way for IT to make users aware of useful business apps that are publicly available.
The Self-Service Portal is going to be especially important for Windows on Arm (WOA) tablets. While traditional computers and Intel-based Windows 8 tablets can install applications normally, the ARM-based tablets can only use applications offered by the Windows Store or a company's Self-Service Portal.
Before a user can install company specific applications the machine needs to be secured. This is done by applying policies pushed to it through the companies "management infrastructure". A given company's management infrastructure is "in the cloud", the details of which are not yet revealed. The polices look a lot of type of polices one would setup for normal computers attached to a Window's domain.
It should be noted that a device can only be associated with a single management infrastructure at a time. This means you cannot use it as a back-door for distributing public applications without paying the Microsoft Store tax. Steven Sinofsky continues,
Although our new WOA management client can only connect with a single management infrastructure at a time, we may decide to add other policy sources before we release Windows 8 and so we've architected the policy system to handle this. In the case where more than one policy exists for the same Windows 8 device, the policies will be merged and the most restrictive configuration will be selected for each. This resultant policy will apply to every administrative user on the Windows 8 device and every standard user with an Exchange account configured. Standard users who do not have an Exchange account will not be subject to the policy, but Windows 8 already restricts those users from accessing data in other users' profiles and from privileged locations, thereby automatically protecting your corporate data.
As a security measure, systems administrators can disconnect a device from the management infrastructure at any time. If they do so, all company specific applications are automatically disabled but not deleted.
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Newly Bald FLOTUS. Click Here For The News Story Hey Berry, Does this new bald look make my butt look big. No. Your fat a$$ makes it look big.
Funny Christmas wishes for evil bald dwarf
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Congratulations on the gold. Lots of stuff to look at. Merry Christmas
Thank you. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays, everyone.
Cool beans, Andrew. Congrats on the gold. Merry Christmas.
Funny And where's the bald one flying? To China! Where else?
Europe together succeed another XXI century great project ... and only Russia is out of European integration and stays a barrel of oil, a country with a third level economy (even not second). Oil prices go down and Russia goes down too. Russian currency, ruble, is collapsing. What's next. History is repeating itself but in a different dimension. Starvation of population, a new revolution and new "Putin" or "Yeltsin" as a result. 20 years ago after the end of the communism, it missed its chance to integrate into the world of free economy like a normal partner and become a civilized country.
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Funny You lost, the bald-shorty!
You lost the bald-shorty (Described Judoka)
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Funny, but I'd remove Putin shooting the bird from the banner
Two players. One won and another lost. Probably uniforms color has to be different to show different team players, but it is too late now for changes.
Thank you. But I can only watch voting. I am far away from my Photoshop PC.
Fantastic work... Its a signature job done like the way Obama and Putin are put together competing each other by showing their characters for Basketball good work with shadows as well like it
I agree with Paco about colors, otherwise players of the same team but with different sponsors
Great political satire, but I agree that it'd be nice to have them in different uniforms, playing for two different teams.
Thank you, MsgtBob, Jeremix and NewsMaster.
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It isn't because he wasn't widely known and admired. Even back in 1953, the Globe referred to Graham as a "34-year-old internationally known evangelist looking more like the popular conception of a matinee idol than a crusading preacher." His rallies were attended by more people (318,000 over a month in 1953 and 224,000 over 10 days in 1973) than the Dome events last week (roughly 200,000).
But even in a competitive situation, the newspapers remained calm and informational. Nothing like "Billy Graham Greets 40,000 Here with Message of Salvation: Thousands Heed Altar Call and Declare Their Commitment to Christ" adorned the top of page one.
Certainly at 80 Graham deserves much personal admiration. Whatever one thinks of his message, there's no doubting his sincerity and courage. But he is talking about Hurricane Irene as a sign of the apocalypse, just like he talked about those demons and all the rest over the years.
He is espousing a philosophy -- as he always has -- that says, at least by implication, that most of the world's people (those who don't see it his way) are going to suffer eternal damnation. Isn't that worth a word of challenge, somewhere?
Bring back the good old days, when the media gave us much more information about what Graham actually had to say but kept it in reasonable perspective. Like the Post did in quoting the evangelist, well inside the front news section, in 1953:
"This is an age of frustration and nervous tension. This is the vitamin capsule age -- long ones, round ones, oblong ones. We take sleeping pills to put us to sleep at night, another pill to wake us up in the morning and aspirin to keep up going....
"Homes are breaking and crumbling. Where it used to be that one marriage in 10 ended in divorce, today the figure is one divorce in every four-and-one-half marriages.
"Everything in our homes is run with a switch except the children."
Oh, to be back in 1953, reading St. Louis newspapers.
They don't make them like that anymore.
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Long ago, when this place was not a desert,
Shamans and Medicine Beings met here,
brought to focus healing power
from starry realms.
The Garden flourished, releasing essences
to restore, to help the People remember
who they were - shadowed Angels
from crystal cities, and now
enveiled and lost, confused.
Many moons,
untold numbers of days went by.
There was Joy.
There was Peace.
There was Remembrance.
One day, a great cloud covered this place,
comets, and planets nearly colliding
with this Haven Garden.
All was overturned, changed
and the garden became a desert place.
Some Remnants of the Starry Crew survived,
saved and nurtured the secret teachings
and healings in spite of distractions
almost too mighty to describe.
Many made a pact as they lay languishing,
content to wait until another day.
They clasped hands, made gentle promises.
"We will return someday to this very place.
And we will build a Healing Place
in this desert.
We will know when, and come together to celebrate."
Rains came.
Winds howled and raged.
Oceans rose and sank.
Mountains changed to unfamiliar peaks and valleys…
And The Remnant carried the Greater Vision,
And when the time was exact,
Earth turned in balance again.
The Beings of Ancient Days returned to this place
on a day like this day.
Let us let the healing begin
in our desert garden where remembrance can flourish.
With a song in our hearts, we can sing,
Remember this day ...
Remember this day …
Remember this day . ..
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UPDATE: The Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) has refused Gov. Walker's request to clear out the State Capitol. To show support for the peaceful protesters who clean up after themselves, they are asking WPPA members to come sleep among the protesters tonight. Read the full press release at http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases/February11/0225/0225wppa.pdfThe Chant That Crossed The PondThe United Kingdom and the United States are in the midst of an economic downturn. Just as … [Read more...]
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I had a nice sleep-in day today. I will take a tall latte, five shots of espresso, please? I was up til 0630 and it was great. I had been feeling so sick and I got my energy back last night, unfortunately late. I walked in the snow and played a lovely game of tag with half the cops in town in the middle of the night. LOL. I had one of them doin' donuts in an empty parking lot in the snow while I giggled. We had a fun night and everyone had smiles on their faces.
Unfortunately by the time I woke up, it's already gettin' dark again! I'll go to the bank later on and run an errand or two.
This is an interesting day for me folks. I just got a call saying there is a letter at work for me from my monster-in-law. Personally, I hope she's foreclosing on the marital home. I don't mind a messed up credit rating. I just want out of that mess.
If anyone needs me, I'll be in the corner booth with my latte. :biggrin2:


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The working group's plan outlines development at the site despite neighbors' opposition.
The Central Queens Y will host the annual NY ReelAbilities Film Festival in March.
Residents will decorate bowls at a local pottery studio.
Caterina Curatolo of Kew Gardens Hills allegedly stole more than $87,000 in benefits and services.
Caterina Curatolo of Kew Gardens Hills stole more than $87,000 in benefits and services.
Trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan will run over the Manhattan Bridge instead.
Organizers hope to put the "forest" back into Forest Hills.
Reps. Jeffries and Meeks back revitalization of the old rail line.
The winery on Van Dyke Street will open its doors after months of renovations.
Locals loaded up on water, canned goods and other necessities in anticipation of "Nemo."
The famous chicken Queeny was moved from Queens to a rescue facility.
Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder also says it will help revitalize the Rockaways.
The crane became disabled as Hurricane Sandy approached the city Monday.
Anthony Laino, 30, was killed when a tree crashed through his 166th Street when Sandy swept through.
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Monday, January 09, 2006
The wonderfully-named Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) was a rebel with a cause: ensuring that technology itself has positive outcomes, and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Today the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology carries on her vision. And because Google shares that passion, we are pleased to sponsor the 2006 Anita Borg Scholarship program. We are inspired by the past scholarship recipients -- and in hopes of finding more, the program is expanded this year to accept applications from students entering their senior year of undergraduate study as well as those enrolled in a graduate program. Last year we awarded 23 scholarships; this year we'd like to do more.
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Walgreens To Soon Stock the Ultimate Drug: Booze
|Add to those bargains beer and wine.
Then suddenly, a decade or so ago, Walgreens abruptly stopped selling booze. Rumor had it that the Mormon Church had purchased a large chunk of Walgreens stock and disapproved of the alcohol sales. (A Walgreen's spokesperson tells Fox 2 St. Louis that rumor isn't true.
Whatever the case, Walgreen's is now back in the alcohol business. The Chicago-based retailer is applying for liquor licenses throughout St. Louis to sell beer and wine -- no hard alcohol.
The St. Louis County Council recently awarded licenses to five Walgreens in unincorporated areas of the county.
The drug store is applying for licenses in the city as well but may have a tougher time getting approval. Dogtown alderman Bill Waterhouse recently submitted a bill that would curb any new package liquor licenses in his ward. The legislation seems aimed directly at stopping the Walgreens at Manchester and McCausland from getting back in the booze trade.
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