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Women and Water in Rural Kenya
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Used with permission from Church World Service, this story shares the success of a sand dam water project in Kenya. Having access to clean water allows women to overcome drought, girls to attend school, and communities to live better.
Work crews in Haiti video
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterians at work around the world
Video length: 1:21
A work crew clears rubble from a home outside Léogâne, Haiti in May 2011. Those who are on the crew work for 16 days and are paid after those two weeks. Another team of people who are looking for jobs will then begin a 16-day session. The idea is to spread the funds earned through the work-for-cash program around the community. According to work crew supervisor Ing Gerome Rothchild, this program is paid for through the United Nations and overseen by The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee. One of the biggest needs in Haiti ...
World AIDS Day Webinar
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—International AIDS
This webinar focused on how congregations are engaged or can become engaged nationally or internationally regarding HIV and AIDS issues. The three panelists brought a wide variety of experiences and provided an overview of AIDS issues, addressing challenges the church faces regarding AIDS and sharing ways that you can become involved.
The webinar was co-sponsored by International AIDS Ministry and Presbyterian AIDS Network
World Communion Sunday video from Egypt
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Mission Connections
Mission co-worker video from Egypt
Welcome to Egypt. What comes to mind when you think of Egypt? Pyramids, desert, camels? How about a place for peace, public education, and religious tolerance? In August, many churches felt the consequences for this kind of hope. But Presbyterians in Egypt remind us that the church is not a building but a body of Christ. Download this video and learn how Christians in Egypt want you and others to see Egypt on this World Communion Sunday.
Short two minute video.
To download this video, right click on the button and select "Save link as..."
YAV informational video
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Young Adult Volunteers
Download this one hour and ten minute video of a December 2010 informational webinar which features conversations with former YAVs and an interactive conversation with other enquirers, touching on many frequently asked questions.
Note: this is a large file and may take several minutes to download.
Young Adult Volunteers: Support Building Q&A
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Young Adult Volunteers
This is a video recording of a webinar from July 2013. YAV staff will explain support building for your year of service with the program and address questions about fundraising.
Your Partners in Ministry: An Introduction to the Agencies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Annual Reports of the Presbyterian Mission Agency
This 10-minute video presents a powerful introduction to the six General Assembly agencies that make up the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Told through the experiences of a small Texas congregation, you'll see how all six agencies collaborated with church leaders and members to revitalize and bring new hope to this Presbyterian worshiping community.
This video, ideal for all congregations to watch, highlights the work of:
- Board of Pensions
- Office of the General Assembly
- Presbyterian Foundation
- Presbyterian Investment & Loan Program
- Presbyterian Mission Agency
- Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
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'God Calls' video
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Evangelism and Formation
Elmer Floyd is co-pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Indialantic, Florida. He feels God is calling him to plant a new church in a community which he drives through every day.


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You should do this - When someone quits midgame he can't join any games even training match until the game which he quitted ends. Please add it because its annoying.
[edit : only for CA/CTF/TDM/A&D/etcTeamgames.]
You should do this - When someone quits midgame he can't join any games even training match until the game which he quitted ends. Please add it because its annoying.
[edit : only for CA/CTF/TDM/A&D/etcTeamgames.]
Last edited by ephix1a; 11-15-2012 at 02:32 PM.
waddya trying to be like black ops 2?
So yeah, I start a ctf game and in first minute of playing my connection breaks and I drop out of server. 30 seconds later my conn is back but NO!! Let's wait 30 minutes to play again. Brilliant!!!!
EDIT: OP quits 26% of his games.
Last edited by NEPHIREM; 11-15-2012 at 02:26 PM.
so instead of me be able to quit a match, i'll just afk the whole game for the lolz
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That`s why team game types should be played with your friends or at least with people who you know well enough - otherwise it`s disappointing result in ~80% of games...
I`m back in quake after very long break.....
..... You scored 4 quits in a row today. All in CA. Total duration of those games is roughly 110 minutes. So, you should have been locked out of any games for 110 minutes, and that's only today. You still think it's a good idea?
im all for quiters being punished 5 min ban or whatever good idea.. but better idea 30 mins or so ... allow option for person to reconnect to the game if timeout... for them not to be punished...
Quitters ruin pub games and the vast majority of quits are due to people going 1 or 2:0 down early on. Rather than stick it out and try to make a game of it, they take the easy route out and look for another game that they can win. It's pretty pathetic.
Why start a game if you don't mean to finish it ?
OP's idea has merit. reconnect would let you back in if you really did have some sort of connection issue.
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Latest on OF Market: Boston could make Jacoby Ellsbury available
The Red Sox could be looking to trade Jacoby Ellsbury now that they've signed Shane Victorino (ESPN).
The chances the D-Backs are more likely to trade Jason Kubel than Justin Upton (FOX Sports).
Four teams currently have interest in signing Nick Swisher (Yahoo! Sports).
It was reported earlier the Rangers are close to signing Josh Hamilton to a four-year deal, but Rangers GM Jon Daniels has not met with Hamilton's representatives at the Winter Meetings (Fort Worth Star Telegram).
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Boston seems like a match for the Mets in a trade: The Mets have starting pitching, the Red Sox have a surplus in the outfield, as well as behind the plate. But, I don't see the Mets trying to acquire either Ellsbury or Saltalamacchia. Both are free agents after 2013 and Ellsbury is represented by Scott Boras, who will most likely take Ellsbury to the open market a year from now. Saltalamacchia is also a free agent after next winter, he doesn't hit lefties well and I wonder if he's a product of the short porches in the AL East.


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Dallas wrote:All it takes is -- log in. Start a new topic or post. Something that's interesting to you and fire us up to comment.
Also, if you hear of any AA related events, like workshops, conventions, round-ups -- let us know about them.
Welcome new members.
Check up on old members -- ask them to let us know if they're okay.
We used to have someone that helped out by gathering event info and posting it -- and then we'd put it on the main events page -- but, haven't seen them or heard from them in a while.
Brew a pot of coffee once in a while. Maybe pick up some donuts. We like donuts.
Share your experience, strength, hope.
Thanks for asking! And, thanks for your participation! When someone shares -- it's always a tremendous help for me!
It helps me keep my mind on the things I want (sobriety, happy, joyous, free) and off the things I don't want (thinking about my problems).
Coffee's on & Doughnuts are on the table...I'm leanin back in my seat and I got my feet (such a rebel without a clue that I am)
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Pizza tends to be tops on lil ones' lists of favorite foods, so we're building a pizza burger that combines the best of both worlds. Turning the burgers into sliders makes them more manageable for lil hands and less intimidating to eat.
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Pizza Burger Sliders
6 3-ounce beef patties
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup marinara sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
6 mini brioche rolls, halved
Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high.
Season the burger patties with salt and pepper.
Grill, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare, turning once.
Reduce heat on grill and top each with some marinara sauce and cheese.
Place cut sides of each roll facedown on the grill.
Cover and cook until the cheese melts and the buns are toasted, 1 to 2 minutes.
Place a burger on each roll and serve.
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POTSDAM - The Clarkson Inn in Potsdamhas received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Only the top-performing 10 percent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor worldwide receive this prestigious award.
Located at 1 Main St. in Potsdam, the Clarkson Inn is a charming boutique hotel in a Victorian setting on the banks of the Raquette River.
The Clarkson Inn was created by and has been maintained by true artisans for many years, General Manager George Lavigne said. Since its establishment more than a quarter century ago, this lovely hotel has serviced the needs of the most distinguished travelers with impeccable and beautifully furnished guest rooms, encompassing attention to details and genuine hospitality.
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This achievement is the result of the hard work and total commitment from our team of associates in providing excellence to our guests on a daily basis, Lavigne said. We are grateful for this honor and would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for this award to all of our guests for showing their appreciation for our hospitality.
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Up until this point, app rentals had not been brought to the mainstream, but t-Mobile and the gaming company Wild Tangent have teamed up to do just that. App shopping is definitely something that frustrates many because you never have the option to try the apps out before you purchase them. This can lead to a lot of apps that have been purchased without truly knowing what you are getting into. Now, T-Mobile and Wild Tangent are teaming up to do away with that.
They will be offering 25 cent rentals on apps that will allow users to have access to them for a short period of time to decide whether or not they are worth their purchase. This is much better than the screen shots and description that the developers offer up to would be customers. Instead of forcing companies to release a free version of the app it appears that Wild Tangent is trying to offer next to free styled rentals of these apps to get a better idea of what will be available.
Amazon's app store recently tried to do something similar. Their test drive feature allows users to get a quick look at the app before purchasing it but does not work with every app and the features are pretty limited for the most part. Android currently allows users to return the app within 15 minutes of the purchase, and Apple's unlocked iphone 4 allows for users to try apps out before purchasing, but no company has been able to successfully solve the problem in whole, which is what Wild Tangent looks to be doing with their games app on T-Mobile that will be available through the Android marketplace. This is a good idea but it would be much better if they were timed free rentals of these apps instead of 25 cents, which will keep many people from even trying it out.


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Beloit, WI -- The Beloit College Softball team finally got to play on their home field on Saturday but Cornell College made the home opener unpleasant with a 9-1, 9-0 doubleheader sweep.
In the opener, the Rams broke through with two runs in the second but Kandace Fox cut that deficit in half in the bottom of the inning with a lead-off home run, her first of the season and the fourth of her career. That was the only scoring the Bucs would get as Cornell scored four runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth to coast in for the win.
Emily Dorjath had a double in the game while Bethany Stavrakas led off the sixth with a bunt single.
In game two CC broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the third. They added three more in the fourth and fifth innings. The Buccaneers never could put together a threat, with Stavrakas singling in the first and Tara Grode doubling in the fifth for the only two hits. Mikayla Martin, who walked in front of Grode's double, was the only Buccaneer to get to third.
Beloit looks to get on a positive toll on Tuesday afternoon when they host UW-Platteville for a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m.


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M. Night Shyamalan received a less than cordial question from a foreign reporter while promoting his latest film, The Last Airbender, and the director did not mince words in his reply. "I think if I thought like you, I'd kill myself" Shyamalan told the reporter who basically accused the director of selling out in a bid to revive his floundering career. While any director would have bristled at such a rude question, Shyamalan's response would seem to indicate that the reporter hit close to home. And the fact that M. Night felt the need to describe how popular his movies are in France really didn't help his case.Here's hoping Shyamalan's next project, Devil, doesn't suck, so we can all look back on this and laugh nervously, and then maybe hump on each other like monkeys do when they get nervous. What? I saw it on Animal Planet. See sh*t get real for M. Night after the jump.
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Bieber practices for his wedding night. Diminutive singing child Justin Bieber has announced his plans to break into Hollywood. Not only will the sheepdog-banged heartthrob be seen in Gary Marshall's Valentine's Day follow-up New Year's Eve, but will also star in a biopic about his own life. Please shout the specifics at us, HollywoodLife: The Biebster is about to become a movie star! HollywoodLife.com can exclusively confirm that a script similar to the 2002 film 8 Mile is in development – and close to completion! "There currently isn't a final script, but just like Eminem did in 8 Mile, Justin will star!" an industry insider tells us. Ow! My ears. No one other than "the Biebster" has been attached just yet, but I'm excited to see Usher wear those Mekhi Phiffer 8 Mile dreadlocks when Pubeless: The Justin Bieber Story comes to theaters Christmas Day 2011.
MTV News went behind the scenes of AMC's "The Walking Dead," currently shooting in Atlanta, and snagged some awesome footage of a tank with zombies surrounding it. The show will be about more than that, but a tank with zombies surrounding it is always a good start. The author of the graphic novel, Robert Kirkman, and writer/executive producer/director of the pilot, Frank Darabont, give us some inside info on the zombie apocalypse series, the latter while wearing a Hawaiian shirt, of course. Needless to say, I'm amped for "The Walking Dead" to premiere in October. Since the leaves don't change color in L.A., it's all I have to look forward to.Check out the video after the jump…
Last week on "True Blood," Tara got abducted by Franklin and he brought her to the King of Mississippi. Sookie and Alcide went to a werewolf party where they found out the King is giving the asshole werewolves his blood. Bill joined the King, broke up with Sookie, and then ate a stripper with the King and his ex, Lorena. The Magister found Eric's V operation and Eric blamed it on Bill. Sam gave his family a place to live and his brother a job. Jason blackmailed Andy into making him a cop. That's basically the important stuff. This week I'm changing things up a bit so I don't have to constantly shift back-and-forth between plot lines. I'll do them in solid chunks, so realize that the recap that follows isn't necessarily the chronology of the episode. RECAP AFTER THE JUMP…
The Wolfman is regarded as a collossal failure and that's due in no small part to its complete lack of girl-on-girl (I'm assuming). That's a mistake the upcoming lesbian werewolf film Jack & Diane does not intend to make. Though I am afraid it may alienate John Mellencamp fans.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has now joined the project to play a "heavily tattooed lesbian." She'll be working with Juno Temple and Riley Keough, who play hot teens who must deal with the hardships of transforming into a werewolf. Surprisingly Mischa Barton is not involved with this project in any way. (NY Post)
Ever since the news that an Anchorman sequel would not happen, I've been very sad. Food doesn't taste right and I don't notice the birds singing anymore. The news should make no one sadder than director Adam McKay, who seems to have accepted the loss. In fact, he's looking onward and upward. ScreenJunkies caught up with the director of The Other Guys over the weekend and he told us he's interested in bringing back Brennan and Dale for a sequel to the cult comedy Step Brothers. That poses important questions. Where would he take the characters? How have they grown?? And why doesn't he secretly film an Anchorman sequel using the Step Brothers funding? If not for me, do it for Christina Applegate. FIND OUT THE STEP BROTHERS 2 PLOT DETAILS AFTER THE JUMP…
Tobias is joining Gob on the new Mitch Hurwitz-created sitcom, "Running Wilde." It's as close to an "Arrested Development" reunion as we're going to get for awhile, or maybe ever. According to TV Guide, David Cross will appear on the show's first seven episodes:'Wilde' centers on the budding relationship between Steve Wilde (Arnett), a spoiled and selfish man-child and son of an oil tycoon, and Emily Kabdubic (Keri Russell) an environmental activist and Steve's old high school flame. Cross will play Andy, Emily's fiancé, a radical environmentalist and Wilde's rival for Emily's affections. The comedian takes over the role from Andrew Daly, who played the part in the show's original pilot.Looks like we all now have a new sitcom to watch this fall. Only time will tell if it will be as genius as "Arrested," a tall order to say the least, or if it will even remain on air after its initial 13 episode order. "Running Wilde's" success depends solely on the people sitting in their recliners as the warm glow of Mark Harmon on "NCIS" softly lules them to sleep.Catch the premiere of "Running Wilde" Tuesday, September 21 at 9:30PM on FOX. (TVSquad)
The 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos is right around the corner, and in case you weren't aware, the Big Money Rustlas in charge put together this hilarious/terrifying infomercial to learn you. Remind me to stay clear of Cave In Rock, Illinois from August 12-15. Holy crap. The festival touts that it's all about love and friendship, but I'm sure I caught a glimpse of a shanked tourist laying in the muddy camp grounds amongst the frantic ICP fans. You can expect comedians, sideshows, contests, games, and seminars, the most popular of which will be: F*ckin' Magnets: How Do They Work? Attendees will stare in awe at the magic of the universe all around them as Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J make an inspirational quote stick to a refrigerator door. Check out the infomercial below.
The LA Times has premiered a new pic of the Hall Of Asgard from Marvel's big-screen Thor. In the photo, we see Thor kneeling before Odin as Loki, Frigga, Fandal the Dashing, and Hogun the Grim look on. I don't want to be blasphemous just in case there is a God and he's played by Anthony Hopkins, but this is the Hall Of Asgard? It looks more like the set for a porno awards show. I haven't heard of any plans to have Ron Jeremy accept a Lifetime Achievement Award in the film, but maybe Kenneth Branagh will include that after the credits or as a DVD Easter Egg.
When Comic-Con told the The Weinstein Company that their Piranha 3D footage was too graphic for the "family friendly" event, they pulled out of the planned panel. But now comes word that the company is taking it one step further, saying f*** you to Comic-Con by hosting an off-site, nighttime event of their own featuring the rejected footage. TWC and director Alexandre Aja originally planned to show off a sequence where a wet T-shirt contest turns into a total massacre as prehistoric fish chomp waterlogged fun-seekers into meat. It's the sequence that has been teased in the trailers and pre-release images, and one that sounds like one of the film's planned showstopper setpieces. I guess it should come as no surprise that the Weinstein Brothers, two of the most powerful men in Hollywood, found a way to outflank the organizers of a comic-book convention. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if some Teamsters showed up, blocked the exits, and burnt the place down, cosplay girls and all. (/Film)
Back to work, you rebel rousing scum.Yes, the Deepwater Horizon rig may finally be capped, but another oily disaster is now unfolding. The cast of Jersey Shore is threatening to strike.TMZ is reporting that cast members are so disappointed with their season 3 contracts that they are refusing to shoot, as they feel they can making more money "doing appearances" than filming the series.You know, back in the late 1800's, when a bunch of upstart "guidos" would try to unionize, the employer would hire some union busting thugs to go in and smash some heads. If MTV followed suit and made an example of The Situation by breaking his jaw in several places, I think the rest of the cast would fall in to line posthaste.
I'm here to fix the air conditioning.Christopher Nolan was ejected from a screening of Inception over the weekend. At least that's the sensational way to write it.Nolan was watching his latest blockbuster at the Arclight Cinerama in Los Angeles when, at about 100 minutes into the film, the screen went black and the patrons were asked to leave. The reason? A faulty air conditioning unit. The temperature in the theater was so warm that management decided to pull the plug, much to the dismay of those in attendance.According to our source, everyone in the theater was told about the broken air conditioning before buying a ticket. This made the decision to pull the plug even more infuriating. However, I'd imagine many of those angry fans were placated when they spotted Nolan and actor Dileep Rao signing autographs. But that wouldn't do much good for Nolan who probably cried himself to sleep that night…while wearing a Batman costume and lying on a huge pile of money. (CinemaBlend)
In 1968, Pegg would have been two years old, so either he's got a doppelganger out there, or he's REALLY into "Quantum Leap."
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Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia Autotuned – Watch more Funny VideosBy far one of the best uses of autotune technology to date. FX always puts together some terrific promos for "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," often looking to viral videos for inspiration, whick often look to T-Pain for inspiration. Can we please get a full length version of autotuned "The Nightman" on iTunes as soon as possible?"Always Sunny" returns to FX Thursday, September 16 at 10PM. (HitFix)
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!! There is a new picture of Olivia Wilde on the Internet. Normally I don't post banners, but when the key ingredients are Olivia Wilde, tight clothing, and a Bai Ling wig, it's my duty to pass it on to you so that you may gawk until your Saturday reaches the appropriate hour to begin drinking.
Heyuguys premiered the seventh Tron Legacy banner that shows Olivia poised to throw the sh*t out of a Sharper Image White Noise Machine. This is exactly why they can't have nice things in the Wilde household.
"We can't live at a crowded water park, Waldo!"
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"My ice cream melted." Will Smith is remixing the Bible with his new project. Smith is now attached to star in and produce The Legend Of Cain, a retelling of the story of Cain and Abel. The script, co-written by Jada's brother Caleeb Pinkett, adds a vampiric twist to the tale of sibling rivalry. I know that adding monsters to classic works is the rage nowadays, but this is borderline insulting and sure to drum up controversy. Everybody knows there weren't any vampires in the Bible. Unless, of course, you read Mel Gibson's version. (Deadline)
Wyck Godrey, producer of the Twilight Saga, spoke with Fearnet the other day and confirmed that Amy Adams will indeed be playing the subject of the Janis Joplin biopic, should it ever actually happen. Fernando Meirelles (City of God) is attached to direct, but no studio has signed on and it doesn't seem there's even a completed script. So basically they've secured an actress and a director for a movie with no money or story. Hey, it hasn't stopped the porn industry from thriving.Speaking of sex, is Amy Adams the best actress to portray a drug-addled nymphomaniac such as Joplin? I look at Adams and assume she's never even seen a penis or hypodermic needle, let alone had both inside of her at the same time. She's really going to have to step outside her comfort level to fully embrace the role, or take a boatload of drugs to get through the ordeal. Hey, it hasn't stopped the porn industry from thriving. (Deadline)
You crazy for this one, Roger Corman! Sharktopus is a good film. An important film. It warns us of the dangers of creating the perfect killing machine and then being ignorant enough to think we can harness its awesome might. In a world of Mega-Pirahnas and Gateroids and Supercrocs and big-ass pythons, you'd think we'd learn that lesson by now. But obviously we have not, and Roger Corman and Syfy are here with the chilling reminder that if you mess with the shark-octopus hybrid monster, you get the spike-tipped tentacle. I don't know what amazes me more, the fact that the special effects look as good as they do, or the things that Eric Roberts will do for cocaine. I mean, money. For cocaine. WATCH THE TRAILER AFTER THE JUMP. TRUST ME, IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.
I realize that you've probably had it up to here **places hand above crotch** with Mel Gibson mashups, but a fellow who goes by the name Oliver Noble **places hand above crotch** edited one for FilmDrunk that's pretty damn funny. It imagines a world where Mel Gibson is a script doctor whose contribution to material on the cusp of greatness is adding felatio punch-ups. Some people get paid good money for such work, and here ol' Mel is spewing genius out for free. Let's secure the man a literary agent, and yesterday!
More news ripped from the pages of this week's Entertainment Weekly. Here's a first look at the girls of Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch. I'll be frank for a minute and you be Shirley — I was expecting a sexier crew of ass-kicking females. The group consists of Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Browning, Jena Malone, and Jamie Chung, all individually super hot actresses, yet when put together they look like they're shuffling to a nearby cot for a nap. Scott Glenn even fits right in, which should never be the case.Maybe it's the grim landscape that's bringing everyone down. I vote that the next batch of stills be set at the beach or a car wash. I realize that the movie takes place in a mental institution, but there's gotta be a way to work a car wash in. Take a left past the schizo wing and tell the man at the desk what air freshener you'd like. (ComingSoon)
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World War IV is barely underway, but Warner Bros. just can't help itself from jumping the gun. The studio is already planning the launch of World War X, a film "centered on a man recruited by a team of government agents to stop a terrorist from the future who is using time travel to reshape history." As my colleague Wookie Johnson pointed out, this film smells an awful lot like Time Cop, which actually smells a lot like a Belgian hooker's dirty panties, which smells a lot like overused cologne. I think there's a Van Damme joke in there somewhere. (Coming Soon)
For those of you who have been praying for another Ghostbusters sequel, you obviously need to pray more clearly. Unfortunately, it seems god misunderstood your pleas, and has mistakenly provided you with another Ghost Rider sequel. This is assuming that Nicolas Cage is telling the truth, and not simply tripping balls on shrooms he took with his cat. On tonight's episode of "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson", Cage revealed he had just signed the deal to return to star in Ghost Rider 2. The actor also confirmed that Neveldine/Taylor (Crank) will direct. I've been told to be more positive when I write, so here goes nothing. Considering the original Ghost Rider has a 25% favorable rating at Rotten Tomatoes, the sequel has nowhere to go but up. That wasn't so hard! (Collider)
I hope you like movies about assholes, because Aaron Sorkin is working on one. The famed writer will make his directorial début with The Politician, a film about John Edwards, arguably one of the greatest assholes in American history. The film will chronicle Edwards' meteoric rise as a politician, and his hilarious fall from grace. I can't wait to see the part where Edwards cheats on his cancer ridden wife and accidentally knocks up his idiot, new-age mistress. That part always makes me chuckle. (Empire)
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Paula Gilmore gets all wrapped off as she heads to the slopes! And with Salzburg now added to the destination boards at Belfast International Airport there has never been a better time to take off!
Topflight, who have just been voted Best Ski Operator for the 10th year in a row at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards, have included Austria on their new ski programme flying direct from Belfast International Airport, in addition to their France, Italy and Andorra flights, and they will now service over 35 ski resorts around Europe for the winter season.
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The Flyers play their home games at the Wells Fargo Center, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after spending almost 30 years at The Spectrum. When filled to capacity, over 19,000 loyal screaming fans are in attendance cheering on the Flyers. The Wells Fargo Center is also the host of the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League along with many top entertainment events throughout the year. The Philadelphia Flyers home bench is on the Wells Fargo Center rink side in front of sections 101 & 124. Wells Fargo Center parking information is covered in our Flyers event guide.
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These teams just flat out don't like each other and it's no secret if you've been to a game recently. There have been punches thrown and blood spilled and in a sports world of highly-paid players and prima donnas, it's good to see two teams play for the love of the game and the hatred of an opponent. The rivalry that started in the 70s is just as fierce today between Boston and Philadelphia.
Two teams in the "next six," the Penguins and Flyers loathe each other and as the only two NHL teams in Pennsylvania, it was bound to happen. Pittsburgh and Philly have met each other three times in the last decade in the playoffs, only strengthening the rivalry recently.
One of the most storied rivalries in the NHL, the Flyers and Rangers have met each other over 10 times in the playoffs with Philly holding the slight edge thus far. Not a single series has gone seven games, which is surprising when you realize how close these teams are. Notable, the Flyers beat the Rangers in a shootout in the last game of the 2010 for the last spot in the playoffs.
40 years after Philadelphia saw its hockey team depart from town, the Flyers came back to Philly in 1967 to give the city the NHL team they so desperately desired. The Flyers didn't disappoint, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974/1975. Winners of 8 Eastern Conference Championships and with 35 NHL playoff appearances, the Philadelphia Flyers have certainly made the city of "Brotherly Love" proud.
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I awoke this morning to some voicemails that I needed catch up on while I have been bed-ridden the past few days.
The first was a friendly and familiar voice seeking confirmation that I received his article for our January issue. John Halligan, in the short time I was privileged to work with him, told me he had a complex about whether his articles were received.
They, of course, were always received (much earlier than the deadline) and his monthly "Around the Rink with the Rangers" was a bright and vibrant column that readers enjoyed reading almost as much as I enjoyed receiving.
Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to tell John that I received his article as the voicemails following his were of Halligan's recent co-author on 100 Ranger Greats, Russ Cohen and long-time friend Stan Fischler notifying me that John had passed away in his sleep early this morning.
It is a sad day across the hockey media, especially within the New York Rangers community.
Many are paying tribute to a great friend, such as Fischlers tribute here: http://www.msg.com/rangers/remembering-john-halligan.html
In my short time as Editor and Publisher of the Bulletin, John has been one of the most reliable and steadfast contributors. Throughout the Bulletins history, he has been a tremendous supporter and advocate of the independent coverage that we provide and offered his assistance countless times.
His insight melded quick wit and humor with historical anecdotes and fan-friendly commentary that any level of hockey fan could appreciate.
Personally, he offered guidance through our transition and welcomed me with open arms as both a professional and media-equal. In this intimidating industry, John made it seem less invasive and always told me to enjoy it because, it's just hockey.
Blueshirt Bulletin will be publishing John's final column in this months January issue, scheduled to be printed and mailed in the next 10 days.
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With the news that the Jets will be without Jeff Cumberland for at least this weekend against the Dolphins, the team has had a few tryouts today in Florham Park, per Brian Costello of the Post.
Jets working out TEs Joey Haynos and Colin Cochart today, according to a source #nyj
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It remains to be seen if the Jets will sign either player, but Haynos would have some familiarity with Sparano as he played a few years in Miami. Cochart was cut by the Cowboys on 9/11/12 and hasn't caught back on with a team yet.
It was expected that the Jets would look to fill either a FB or TE spot since the Jets will have to backfill some of the snaps that Cumberland would take with other talent. The Jets are going to need as many blockers as possible for the running game this weekeend. As far as who the Jets might cut from the active roster, it's hard to say, but expect the Jets to make a decision about any additions at the Tight End spot before practice tomorrow.


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CAPE VINCENT Gregory P. and Todd W. Mason, brothers and co-owners of River Haven Farm, used to commonly spend more than 10 hours a day milking cows.
That laborious schedule ended March 15 with the arrival of a pair of sophisticated milk robots.
The Masons said Tuesday their lifestyle has greatly improved thanks to the automatic technology that runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week at a milking parlor designed and built last year for the equipment. The Masons spent the past month training to use the automatic robots, manufactured by the Lely Co. in the Netherlands. Though the Lely Astronaut A4 robots had a combined price of $400,000, the Masons calculated the farm will be better served by robots than workers. The automated equipment is a new chapter for the dairy industry in the north country, Todd said, where finding reliable workers is a challenge for every farm that needs to hire them.
We used to have two extra guys working for us, but now we need only one part time, said Todd, who spent more than a year researching the robots with his brother before making the investment, which was financed by a seven-year loan. We calculated how much we would pay immigrant workers for 10 years and found the robots to be less expensive. So we decided, why not be efficient with our time and equipment?
Entering the 15,000-square-foot milking parlor Tuesday, 73-year-old Paul C. Mason, who sold the farm to his sons in 2003, described the inner workings of what first looked like a puzzling scene. Cows wearing numbered red collars with transmitters pushed their way through one-way gates at both sides of the barn. These gates lead to a common milking area in the middle of the parlor where cows may decide at any time to enter the two robot stations to be milked. Mr. Mason said grain bins inside the gated stations induce the cattle to move inside to be milked by the robot. For the cows, he said, the cornmeal tastes like candy compared to silage cows are fed at stalls; its like a dessert that supplements their main course.
Once a cow enters a station and dips its head into the bin, the transmitter on its collar is scanned by a device inside it, triggering the entrance and exit gates to lock. The robot then instantly takes over, swiftly moving underneath the cow to clean its udder with revolving brushes that look like paint rollers. Aerial and ground-view cameras are activated, serving like eyes that guide the robot beneath the udders four teats. One by one, laser beams pinpoint precisely where each teat is located. Four upright arms with small cups on their ends clamp onto each teat, the last step before the robot begins vacuuming the milk via hoses.
The process usually takes 45 seconds. If an unruly cow moves around too much, the robot simply kicks it out of the station by opening up the exit gate on which the grain bin is attached; if it still refuses to move out, a wire situated above it delivers a small shock to prod it forward.
Fueled by a variable-speed vacuum machine, the robot milks the cow while its busy eating cornmeal in the bin. The robots digital screen displays the rate at which milk is pumped out, along with how much grain the cow consumes. The robot automatically adjusts its milk and grain expectations for each cow using past data. Cow number 385, to illustrate, was fed 6.7 pounds of grain Tuesday based on its anticipated level of milk production. The screen indicated it had produced 31 pounds of milk when the robot emptied the udder. Sitting in a glass container connected with the tubes, the milk is then pumped upward through pipes in the ceiling; they lead to a large refrigeration tank, where milk is cooled before its transported from the farm.
Mr. Mason said it takes an average of seven minutes to milk each cow, and cows are milked an average of 2.7 times a day anywhere from two to four times each. Cows are booted out by the robot if they try to be milked too often; conversely, cows that need to be milked arent allowed to leave gates in the robot area until they do so.
On Tuesday, a computer at the control room indicated the herd was averaging about 75.2 pounds of milk per cow per day. It also listed cows that need extra attention from owners because theyve delayed visiting the robot for more than 12 hours. Mr. Mason said the cows eventually should produce 80 to 90 pounds as they adjust to the system. He said if a major problem occurs, the robot will automatically call Todd or Gregory on their cellphones at any time of day.
The high-tech parlor also includes more advanced features. It was designed by Lely and built by workers from Bach & Co., Clayton, who started the project in October and finished in February. The ceiling is 14 feet high and lined with high-pressure sodium lights, for example, and walls 234 feet long on the south and north sides are lined with curtains that rise and fall to control air circulation. An automatic manure scraper powered by a pulley system constantly travels along the barns alleys replacing work that used to be done with a tractor. And a robot named Juno, designed by Lely, travels up and down an alley of the barn where the silage is located near the feed stalls. It automatically pushes the silage in a neat row by the stalls, positioning it so that cows can stick their necks out of the stalls to eat it.
Todd, whos demonstrated the equipment for several farmers, thinks the robots will become increasingly popular. The robots have freed more time for the Masons to work on projects and spend with family, watching their children play sports, riding horses and fishing on the St. Lawrence River, located about a half-mile from the farms driveway.
Every day now feels like Saturday, Todd said, adding he may choose to retire later thanks to the robots. I could live a lot longer now, and they could be my Social Security check.
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Where were your most creative experiences at school? In art class? In music? English? In your maths lesson? That last one might not be the obvious choice for many of us, unless you were lucky enough to have a really inspiring maths teacher. But that is exactly the type of opportunity we are hoping to create for maths students aged 7-16 as part of the project, Developing Mathematical Creativity, with our sister site, NRICH.
One aspect of the project that we are particularly excited about is highlighting the role of creativity in mathematics research. All mathematicians tell us that doing original mathematics is highly creative – but what exactly do they mean by that? We asked some researchers from a range of subjects about the role of creativity in their work.
Working within constraints
We started with David Berman who has a very interesting perspective on creativity. As well as being a theoretical physicist at Queen Mary, University of London, he also has a long standing collaboration with the Turner prize winning artist, Grenville Davey. Deconstructing the artistic idea of creativity, Berman told us that rather than an unbridled release of ideas where anything is possible, beauty comes from creating work withing very tight syntactic constraints. "Think of music: the tight system of key and chord makes music very constrained and yet capable of amazing emotional power," he said. For example Schoenberg's experiments with atonal music, though completely new and boundary breaking, were far from unconstrained. "Maths is like this. There are enormous syntactic constrains but still enough freedom to say something new. The beauty lies in between the constraints of syntax and the freedom of meaning."
Taking risks
David Spiegelhalter, the Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge, said he recognised creativity in research when someone makes a leap between two different areas, making new connections between them, perhaps using a tool from one area in another. And, as is fitting for someone with his expertise, Spiegelhalter highlighted that creativity is about stepping into the unknown and taking risks, something that can be different to our experience of mathematics in school. "Research is different to maths at school because you don't know where it will end, nobody has gone there before to tell you the answer but you have a feeling that something will come out."
Asking good questions
Ben Allanach, a professor of theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge, also mentioned this exploratory nature of creativity and research: "You don't know the answer [to the questions you're asking] before you start… You don't even know if there is an answer." He gave some examples such as inventing new models of particle physics, or new algorithms for analysing data. In this sense, a key aspect of creativity is the ability to ask good questions. "Creativity has a role in research in deciding which projects to work on," said Allanach. And as well as creating or choosing good questions that, as Spiegelhalter said, you have a feeling that something will come out, it's also important to be able to spot when your questions turn out to not be such good choices after all. "Personality and judgement play a large role," said Allanch. "When do you persist? When do you struggle on and when is the time to give up on a line of enquiry?"
Interestingly, our discussions with researchers from chemistry, although quite a different field from mathematics, produced some very similar ideas. Charlotte Williams, Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO in Australia, also emphasised the importance of asking good questions, persevering with them, and constantly reviewing if you were still going in the right direction. "Most research projects come from a position of fundamental direction: you need your research grounded in reason, precedent and understanding of the subject, but then you need to innovate and that is where the creativity comes in," said Williams. But, as well as being able to ask good questions, Williams also emphasised that persistence was an important attribute to research success.
Animation of the small subunit of the Thermus thermopiles ribosome. RNA shown in orange, protein in blue. (Image in public domain)
Although the emphasis is often on the new, Williams made the point that great research also comes from thorough investigation and understanding of current work. "Nobel prize winner Ada Yonath (in Chemistry, 2009), said just this when I heard her speak. She would never have solved the structure of ribosome or got the Nobel prize if she hadn't continued to do the same work for her whole career. And importantly have the funding bodies and universities support that (and not say, 'you've been trying to do this for too long, do something new'...). She said she thought that tenacity and follow through in research was vastly under-rated." Perhaps this persistence with an idea, following it through, testing it out and really gaining an understanding of what is going on, is also a valuable element of creativity.
Williams felt that it is only once you have learnt the fundamentals of chemistry at school and in undergraduate degrees, that real creativity is possible. This could be seen as in contrast to our aim to encourage creative thinking in maths from the very earliest ages. Perhaps this is core difference between the subjects of maths and chemistry - there are a lot more costs and dangers associated with doing chemistry than playing with maths. "Too much creativity [in reasearch] and you could waste a lot of time and effort," says Williams. "So it's the combination that is key: thinking of a new direction or interesting area to explore that has a reasonable likelihood of being successful." Also, due to the real physical dangers of some chemical reactions, it's not appropriate to just let students follow their own ideas without proper supervision. "I respect and appreciate a student's thoughtfulness and creativity but given that they are students, they still need guidance. In particular in chemistry, going off being creative without having the appropriate experience or without having consulted one's supervisor, can be really dangerous to be honest."
Collaboration and interaction
The final theme that really emerged from these researchers was the importance of interaction and collaboration in allowing for creativity in research. Williams said the process of attending conferences, listening to seminars and staying in touch with new research stimulates collaboration with people that might lead off into unexpected directions. Allanach too said that creativity often comes from interacting with others.
So what role do you think creativity has in learning and researching maths, both as an academic but also as a student? What have been your favourite experiences of mathematical creativity?
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This article was inspired by content on our sister site Wild Maths, which encourages students to explore maths beyond the classroom and designed to nurture mathematical creativity. The site is aimed at 7 to 16 year-olds, but open to all. It provides games, investigations, stories and spaces to explore, where discoveries are to be made. Some have starting points, some a big question and others offer you a free space to investigate.
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April 9, 2014
Check out this great new video abstract for a paper from the the wild bunch at the Centre for quantum technologies in Singapore.
We vote all academic papers have to have such tempting video trailers! While you're making your way through their paper, why not also read more about compression and quantum mechanics on Plus.
April 8, 2014
If you're not sure how maths is relevant to real life, then go to see this year's popular lectures put on by the London Mathematical Society. Kevin Buzzard of Imperial College will explore the digitisation of our lives — the fact that many of the things we enjoy and work with are now stored on computers which reduce them to numbers. This has weird consequences. For example, some numbers are copyrighted, and there are even some illegal prime numbers. But way before this digital revolution, mathematicians realised that numbers could encode all of mathematics (even the parts of it that aren't about numbers), and this has some even stranger consequences.
How do diseases spread?
Julia Gog, of the University of Cambridge, will look at how mathematics has been applied to help understand and control infectious diseases, from the scale of a single virus particle through to a global influenza pandemic, and some mathematical challenges for the future.
The lectures will take place on Wednesday 9th July at the Institute of Education in London (7:00pm) and again on Wednesday 24th September at the Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham (6:30pm). They are free, but if you wish to attend, please write to email@example.com. A form for registration is available on the LMS website.
And if you would like to go prepared, why not read Julia Gog's Plus article as well as our other articles on the maths of diseases, and find out why encoding maths in numbers leads to surprises.
March 20, 2014
Yesterday cosmologists at the University of Cambridge delivered their verdict on a major breakthrough that rocked science this week: the announcement of the BICEP2 project of direct evidence for an inflationary theory of the Universe and the existence of gravity waves (see here for our report). Having caught their breath, the Cambridge scientists carefully studied the results published by BICEP2 and presented their thoughts to a packed lecture theatre at the Institute of Astronomy.
The verdict was positive. "I don't see anything particularly fishy," said cosmologist Anthony Challinor. "There are niggles and there will always be with these kinds of data sets. But it all looks ok to me."
The all sky map of the temperature fluctuations in the CMB, as seen by Planck. (Image credit ESA and the Planck Collaboration)
That's good news for the BICEP2 project, but there may be even more exciting news for cosmology as a whole. Challinor and George Efstathiou, his co-presenter at yesterday's talk, both work on the Planck mission, which uses a space based telescope to map the cosmic microwave background (find out more here). The trouble is that there's tension between Planck's results and those of BICEP2. Planck data concerning temperature fluctuations in the early Universe seem to suggest that there aren't any gravitational waves at all. BICEP2 data, looking at polarisation of light, suggest that there are. So if BICEP's conclusions are correct, physicists may need to look for new physics to explain the discrepancy. The detection of gravity waves is intimately linked to the idea that the Universe experienced a rapid period of accelerated expansion, called inflation, in the distant past, so it's inflationary theories that will come under scrutiny.
"The BICEP2 results have been an absolute triumph for the theory of inflation," says Challinor. "But the problem now is that the simplest models of inflation don't actually seem to fit. It's almost like we know less about inflation than we did before. What we need now is independent confirmation [of the results] from another experiment. If we see that, then it could well mean that we need new physics [to explain the results]." It looks like cosmology is heading for exciting times!
March 14, 2014
We love every number here at Plus equally (ok, not really, 3 and i are the best numbers), but there is no denying the fame, ubiquity and usefulness of the number . Today, written as 3.14 in US date format, is known as Pi Day, and we are celebrating with this lovely image created by Mick Joyce.
Graphic representation of , created by Mick Joyce
Joyce wrote a computer programme to create the image, with each of the digits in the decimal expansion of represented by a different coloured pixels, demonstrating that the expansions is essentially without repeats or structure. Joyce's page is one of our favourites from the upcoming book, 50 Visions of Mathematics. The book (which we were lucky enough to help edit) will be released in May to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, but you can preorder it now!
Our friend Alex Bellos is also celebrating Pi Day with beautiful pictures in his Guardian blog, as well as translating the classics into Pilish. And we loved the, perhaps photoshopped, in the sky from @inFinnityPi.
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March 7, 2014
The Plus Team, Marianne and Rachel, with one of the Fields Medallists, Cédric Villani, at the 2010 ICM
Tomorrow is International Women's Day, and it got us wondering… could this be the year we finally have a female winner of a Fields Medal?
The four Fields medallists will be announced in August at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Seoul, Korea. We asked this question back at the 2010 ICM to the then, president of the International Union of Mathematicians (IMU), László Lovász, and Ragni Piene, the chair of the Abel Prize committee.
This year, we hope to discuss this again with the current IMU president, Ingrid Daubechies, the first woman to hold this position. One of our favourite lectures at the 2010 conference was by Irit Dinur, will she be in line for the prize this year? We are looking forward to interviewing all the winners this year, but we must admit, as two female mathematicians ourselves, we will be incredibly excited if one or more of them are women!
Read more about the Fields Medal and the 2010 ICM, and meet some of our favourite women in mathematics.
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No cure for psoriasis exists, but a number of good treatment options are available to control it. Since this disease is incurable, psoriasis control must be considered for the long term. Treatment options depend on the extent and severity as well as the emotional response to the disease. They include topical agents (drugs applied to the skin), phototherapy (controlled exposure to ultraviolet light), and systemic agents (orally or percutaneously administered agents). All of these treatments may be used alone or in combination with one another. Psoriasis in children younger than age 15 is rare; therefore, the following discussion is confined to adult options.
Topical agents: Medications applied directly to the psoriatic skin lesions are the safest approaches to treatment but are only practical if treating localized disease. The main topical treatments are corticosteroids (in vehicles such as foams, creams, gels, liquids, sprays, or ointments), vitamin D-3 derivatives, coal tar extracts, anthralin, or retinoids (vitamin A analogs). There isn't one topical drug that is best for all people with psoriasis. Because each drug has adverse effects or becomes less effective over time, it is common to rotate them. Sometimes topical preparations are combined together. For example, keratolytics (substances used to break down scales or excess skin cells) are often added to these preparations to enhance their penetration into the skin. Some preparations should never be mixed together because they interfere with each other. For example, salicylic acid inactivates calcipotriene cream or ointment (a form of vitamin D-3). On the other hand, drugs such as anthralin (tree bark extract) may require the addition of salicylic acid to work effectively.
Phototherapy (light therapy): Ultraviolet (UVL) light, a portion of the solar spectrum with wavelengths between 290-400 nm, can have beneficial effects on psoriatic skin presumably by altering certain immune functions. Disease that is considered too extensive to be treated by topical approaches, that is usually greater than 5%-10% of the total body surface area, is an appropriate indication for this sort of treatment. Resistance to conventional topical treatment is another indication for light therapy. Although normal sunlight contains these wavelengths, self-exposure to sunlight must be done in under controlled conditions to minimize burns. In a physician's office, proper facilities are required to administer the two main forms of light therapy. Medical light sources use special wavelengths of light and timers to assure the correct dosage of light. Sunlamps and tanning booths are not acceptable substitutes for medical light sources. Ultraviolet light from any source is known to produce skin cancer, but this side effect is minimized when the light is appropriately administered in a physician's office.
Systemic agents (drugs taken within the body): These drugs are started only after both topical treatment and phototherapy have been carefully considered. Certain systemic agents are also very effective in controlling psoriatic arthritis. People whose disease is disabling because of physical, psychological, social, or economic reasons may also be considered for systemic treatment.
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well I am eagily awaiting tomorrows concert and hope to give a good review on it afterwards.
Thanks Mary for your kind remark. This comes from a poem by Robert Burns, in the form of a letter to another poet. It has always been one of my favourite gems of wisdom. I see that you are going to see a Daniel O'Donnell tribute band. My wife, Sheila, is an O'Donnell from Donegal, in fact I am the only member of the family who has not met Daniel. He often comes to Arranmore Island, where we have a home, and his mother comes from Owey Island nearby, Dx.
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2010—Pub. L. 111–203struck out "that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined in section 78c (a) of title 15," after "entity".
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2006—Pub. L. 109–291substituted "that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined in section 78c (a) of title 15" for "effectively recognized by the Division of Market Regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization for the purposes of the capital rules for broker-dealers".
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It was an evening of celebration at the College of Eastern Utah's multipurpose room.
The CEU Prehistoric Museum dedicated the evening to its many donors and this year was the 15th anniversary of the discovery of the Columbian Mammoth in Huntington Canyon.
In honor of the discovery and as an opportunity to announce to the community upcoming plans to construct an additional building needed to exhibit the new dinosaur discoveries, even of which have not yet been assembled, the Dino Feast was conducted.
In his opening remarks Jim Huffaker, museum board chair said that the presidents of Price and Carbon County will be the first people in the world to see these new dinosaurs.
The donations received from the annual Dino Feast will help fund the cost of the new facility and the museum's educational programs.
CEU President Ryan Thomas praised the museum staff and board for their incredible work at the museum.
"The museum contributed to all of our lives," stated Thomas. "It is amazing where we live and the richness of the environment."
Thomas did say that there are many, many treasurers found in the areas, "but the greatest treasurers are with us tonight."
Pam Miller, assistant director and curator of archaeology at the museum introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Larry D. Agenbroad.
Agenbroad is the world's foremost expert on mammoths. He has studied extensively at the mammoth site in Hot Springs, South Dakota as well as many other sites throughout the world, including Siberia.
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I am president of the Orphan Justice Center and also full-time staff at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri. We believe that in any city where there are believers in Jesus there should not be unwanted children. The mission of our lives is to restore broken and discarded children through adoption, prayer, worship, and the Father's heart.
- Jesus! He's amazing! He blows our minds daily with His love and kindness!
- Adoption
- We love to play games together lay on the bed and talk… gets kind of crazy with 11 people on a king size bed!
- We are committed to family time and make sure nothing gets in the way of that! Too precious!
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- Passion of the Christ
- Matthew and John
- What about Bob
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- Spirit
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- I love Lucy
- Little House on the Prairie
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- All books by Bob Sorge
- Books by Mike Bickle
- The Potter's Touch by Sam Sasser
- The Torch and the Sword
- The Pleasures of God by John Piper
- Mother Theresa
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- The Shack
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Enticingly exotic with mocha skin, shiny locks, and seriously enviable eyebrows, Bangalorian beauty Lakshmi Menon is striking from every angle. With such a unique and lovely visage, no wonder she's logged miles on a myriad of runwaysÂ--Givenchy, Hermes, and Michael Kors to name a fewÂ--and starred in ad campaigns and Vogue editorials alike. Yet while this leggy stunner can rock any catwalk look, it's her laissez-faire personal style that piqued our interest and made her the subject of this month's Model Off Duty.
Perhaps the most notable aspect of Menon's sartorial magic is her penchant for outfit-making outerwear. The resident muse of Ricardo Tisci often opts for simpler ensemblesÂ--centered around denim, informal footwear, and easygoing teesÂ--yet always punctuates her casual vibe with a standout knit or leather piece. Not only do these over-the-shoulder choices immediately add polish to Menon's pared-down outfits, they also serve to showcase her unique spin on off-duty style. Take, for example, the way she dresses up her staple 7 for All Mankind Roxanne Jeans ($155) in Mercer in three different ways. Backstage at the Michael Kors S/S 10 show, she added a tan leather trench-style Richard Chai coat to her go-to denim; the luscious caramel hue balances both the casual spirit and the pops of color provided by Menon's vibrant Gap shirt and Converse CVO ¾ Sneakers ($50), which she customized in green. Our MOD also trail-blazed with some all-weather leather backstage at D&G S/S 09 when she threw a Givenchy motorcycle jacket over her timeless bottoms and a gray t-shirt. We admire the way she nonchalantly finished the look with Havianas, further enhancing her brand of global chic. Finally, Menon was spotted making her jeans-and-sneakers combo look new again backstage at the Jill Stuart S/S 10 show when she added a Peter Som striped shirt and navy knit Chloe vest into the mix!
Yet, Menon's proclivity for hero jackets is not strictly relegated to her backstage attire. As an attendee at one of the S/S 10 shows at New York Fashion Week, Menon wowed us with her draped-front Helmut Lang Shadow Moleskin Jacket ($780) from the brand's F/W 09 collection, styled with a Yigal Azrouel shirt, Miss Sixty jeans, and killer Yohji Yamamoto boots for a supercool off-duty look. Later that fashion-show season, Menon was spotted out and about in Paris balancing a silky purple Savio Jon shirt with Yves Saint Laurent's Washed Shearling Jacket ($4100, 212.908.2970), which she punctuated with a pair of lace-up Derek Lam boots from the designer's F/W 09 collection. Never afraid to re-wear a standout piece, Manon got additional mileage out of that YSL bomber when she paired it with a Proenza jumpsuit and Burberry boots backstage at the Erin Wasson F/W 10 show.
One of the most exciting aspects about this stylish subject's aesthetic is that it can be easily recreated, so anyone can attempt Menon's brand of effortless cool! Following this fashionable lady's formula, start with any mainstay denim-and-tee base and add a killer coat. If a tan trench style tickles your fancy, try ASOS's Ink Trench Coat ($110)Â--a perfect choice for any transitional turns the weather can take! If you're still pining for a fur-lined version, snatch up Mackage's Kimora Black Jacket ($476) before the style flies the coop for spring, or shed that extra layer and opt for A.L.C.'s Limited Edition Leather Motorcycle Jacket ($995), which is a great investment piece and will dress up anything from light-wash jeans to a LBD. Additionally, we love the summery appeal of light-colored leather and can't wait to get our hands on Ever's Detroit Lambskin Leather Jacket ($795), Juicy Couture's
Moto Leather Jacket ($698) in Elephant, or William Rast's Leather Motorcycle Jacket ($495), all of which are seriously chic in their various milky hues. Much like Menon, we can't ignore the draw of draped leather, so we found an option in this category, too. Muubaa's Rib Detail Drape Leather Jacket ($339) has unique, waterfall detailing and will fulfill this missing wardrobe link.
If you're looking to line your closet with a few more Menon-inspired pieces to get her head-to-toe style, your search can end here! For a rich jewel-toned top like the one Menon gravitated to when spending some off-duty time in Paris, try Ted Bakers' Pleat Detail Racer Back Vest ($60) or the Scoop Neck Crepe Top ($420) from Vanessa Bruno's Athe line. When it comes to footwear, Menon tends to leave the fancy heels on the runway, instead opting for simpler flats that quietly enhance her laid-back look. If you'd like to infuse your ensemble with a pop of color à la Menon and her coveted Converse, go for Urban Outfitters' Canvas Lace Sneaker ($18) or Keds' Champion Sneaker ($35) both which would look adorable paired with a floral dress or pleated skirt for an off-duty day outdoors! However, if you prefer to walk a mile in one of our MOD's more amped up looks, try Loeffler Randall's Nell Lace-Up Boots with Back Zip ($627) over dark denim or black slacks for a simple and streamlined Menon-worthy look.Â--Liza Kaplan


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- § 300hh-10a. National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
- § 300hh-11. National Disaster Medical System
- § 300hh-12. Transferred
- § 300hh-13. Evaluation of new and emerging technologies regarding bioterrorist attack and other public health emergencies
- § 300hh-14. Protection of health and safety during disasters
- § 300hh-15. Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps
- § 300hh-16. At-risk individuals
- § 300hh-17. Emergency response coordination of primary care providers
2006—Pub. L. 109–417, title I, § 102(a)(1),Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2832, inserted "All-Hazards" before "Emergency Preparedness" in heading.
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Towson, MD – James Lazarcik, a 6'5 junior forward for the Beloit College Men's Basketball team from La Crescent, Minnesota, has been named to the Second Team on the Capital One Academic All-America Team, selected by the College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA).
To be eligible for Academic All-American consideration a student athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and be nominated by the institution's Sports Information Director. Only First Team Academic All-District selections are eligible for Academic All-American honors.
Lazarcik, a Chemistry/Pre-Med major, carries a 3.75 GPA. In the Buccaneers' just-completed season, he led the team in 13 different categories, including scoring (17.5), rebounding (11.3), field goal percentage (67.7%), free throw percentage (78.5%) and blocked shots (1.3). He leads the conference in rebounding, field goal percentage and double-doubles and ranks fourth in scoring. Nationally he tops NCAA Division III in field goal percentage, is eighth in rebounding and 11th in double-doubles.
The Bucs finished the 2012-13 season with a 12-11 overall record, including 10-8 in Midwest Conference play. Their 12 wins were the most since the 2001-02 season while their ten Conference victories were the most since the 1992-93 season.


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Students in the Bronx are Ready to Lead (R2L)
Over 150 students and mentors joined CHCI for a tremendous day of leadership and learning at R2L New York, held on Saturday, November 23 at Lehman College in the Bronx.
In addition to their workshops on college planning, leadership, and financial literacy, participants had the opportunity to hear from two members of Congress. Rep. José Serrano addressed the students during the morning session and Rep. Charles Rangel joined the students for the start of the Mentoring Power Hour. Both leaders encouraged the students not to be bystanders, but to be leaders.
The day also included an impactful Mentoring Power Hour, connecting students with mentors from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Popular Community Bank, the CHCI Alumni Association, New York Life, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and many more. Sponsor Brian Doran of Popular Community Bank reminded students at the start of the activity that anyone can make excuses, but it takes a leader to identify and overcome obstacles.
CHCI Alum and speaker Raul Magdaleno closed out the day with his signature combination of humor and inspiration.
Special thanks to our partners and sponsors:
- Popular Community Bank and State Farm, sponsors
- The Bronx Institute at Lehman College, our campus host and college planning workshop presenters
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York, lunch sponsors and financial literacy workshop presenters
- CHCI Alumni Association – New York Chapter, leadership development workshop presenters and volunteers
R2L New York was made possible by the generous support of State Farm, Popular Community Bank, The Bronx Institute at Lehman College, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Hispanic National Bar Association and New York Life.