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India Rupee Approaches 1-Month High on Retail Plan Vote Optimism
India's rupee approached a one-month high after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh secured the support of a key regional party before tomorrow's vote in parliament's upper house on allowing foreign-owned supermarkets.
The currency has rallied 3.2 percent from an almost three-month low of 55.8825 per dollar on Nov. 26, when Moody's Investors Service maintained its stable outlook on the nation's credit rating. A vote yesterday in the lower house backing Singh's plan to allow the entry of overseas retail chains paved the way for companies including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Tesco Plc to open stores in Asia's third-largest economy.
"This shows policy reforms are moving in the right direction and is a source of encouragement," said Anjali Verma, an economist in Mumbai at PhillipCapital India Pvt. "It's a short-term boost for markets. We'll need to see more of such measures to sustain rupee appreciation."
The rupee strengthened 0.8 percent to 54.1375 per dollar in Mumbai, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It touched 54.0450 earlier, which was the strongest since Nov. 7.
Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, said she would support the government at tomorrow's vote as it had given state administrations the power to block the proposals if they wished. With 15 members in the chamber, her party's votes should push Singh past the number he needs to win the ballot, said political analyst Satish Misra.
Ending Protests
The September move to enable overseas companies to open stores in India didn't require parliamentary approval to become law. Singh's government agreed to a vote to end protests that had stalled legislative business.
The ballot isn't a trust vote or referendum and a loss would have embarrassed the government.
One-month implied volatility, a measure of expected moves in exchange-rates used to price options, rose to 10.20 percent from 10 percent yesterday.
While 253 members of the 545-member lower house supported the government's retail plan, 218 voted against it. Singh's Congress Party-led coalition prevailed after two regional parties that oppose the arrival of foreign supermarkets walked out rather than vote with ideological rivals.
India's economy expanded 5.3 percent in the three months through September from a year earlier, matching the slowest pace since 2009. Central bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao cut in October the growth forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31 to 5.8 percent, the least in a decade, from 6.5 percent.
Three-month onshore rupee forwards weakened 0.1 percent to 55.07 per dollar, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Offshore non-deliverable contracts fell 0.2 percent to 54.99. Forwards are agreements to buy or sell assets at a set price and date. Non-deliverable contracts are settled in dollars.


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Hunter and McCall go after a contract killer who is making hits throughout the city in order to ingratiate himself with a criminal kingpin in order to kill him.
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News and notes on the restaurant scene from dining critic Carol Deptolla
Pita Pit, Glass Nickel Pizza open on east side
Two chain restaurants have opened their first City of Milwaukee stores: Pita Pit opened Wednesday at 2224 N. Farwell Ave., and Glass Nickel Pizza Co. opened in August at 1504 E. North Ave.
Pita Pit's offerings include vegetarian and all-day breakfast pita sandwiches and salads. Franchisee Andrew Culp has said he plans to open two more stores in Milwaukee.
Pita Pit's hours are 10 a.m. to midnight Monday to Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday. To contact: (414) 727-2720.
Madison-based Glass Nickel also has restaurants in Brookfield, Green Bay and the Fox Cities. Besides pizza, the menu has pasta, sandwiches, fried fish and chicken wings. The North Ave. store delivers to the east side, Riverwest, downtown and Third Ward.
The franchisee is Bill Arnold.
Hours are 10:30 a.m. to midnight Sunday to Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. To contact: (414) 224-4900.
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TOWSON, Md. (March 12, 2010)—TU is partnering with the Baltimore Collegetown Network, the Maryland Campus Compact and the Shriver Center at UMBC to present the Third Annual Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference on Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the University Union.
"The purpose of the conference," says Darcy Accardi, TU director of civic engagement, "is for students, faculty and staff throughout Maryland to share successful strategies for community service, service-learning and civic engagement."
Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings will deliver a keynote address on the importance of service and civic engagement and the role colleges and universities have to play in this vital work.
Along with three break-out sessions, the conference will include a Community Partners Fair and a topical service-learning discussion on homelessness. The fair will highlight nonprofit organizations from across the state, exemplary service projects from Maryland colleges and universities, and post-graduation options for students with a passion for service.
The discussion on homelessness will help build connections across disciplines, colleges, universities and organizations. "It will allow service learning facilitators and partners to share ideas and contact information for future service-learning collaborations on particular community issues, specifically homelessness and related urban issues," says Accardi.
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NEWMAN, TEXAS (Fisher County). Newman is at the intersection of two country roads a mile west of Farm Road 1085 and fourteen miles southeast of Roby in southeastern Fisher County. The Newman ranch, founded by James Franklin Newman, was settled around 1880, and in 1881 the Newman post office was opened. By 1884 the community had a population of ten, and in 1889 a school was opened there. A Methodist Sunday school began meeting in the school building in 1899, services were held at the school in 1901, and a Methodist church was built in 1907. Sometime around 1910, the neighboring Union Hall school was consolidated with the Newman school, and a new and larger school building was constructed. The post office was closed in 1910. Newman had at least three different grocery stores at various times in its history. In 1940 the community had two churches, a school, and a cemetery. The school was consolidated with those of Sylvester in 1949, and all that remained at the site in the 1980s was a church and a cemetery.
Fisher County Historical Commission, History of Fisher County, Texas (Rotan, Texas: Shelton, 1983).
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The trimester program can accommodate students at beginning, high beginning, low intermediate, intermediate, high intermediate, advanced, high advanced, and superior Spanish language levels. The program consists of three Spanish language modules, each covering the skills of writing, reading, speaking and listening. All students are required to take a Spanish language placement exam upon arrival in Granada. The exam will indicate each student's language proficiency level, and will determine the level of the first module in which the student is eligible to enroll. At the end of each module, students may advance to the next level, and will most likely complete 3 language levels (for example: low intermediate, intermediate, high intermediate) during the program. Please note, however, that level advancement is not automatic. Students will advance to the next level if their language acquisition skills demonstrate readiness and the CLM deems the advancement appropriate. Classmates are international students, the majority of whom are North American.
All students must take a Spanish language placement exam upon arrival in Granada. The exam will indicate each student's language proficiency level, and will determine the courses in which the student is eligible to enroll. This program is well-suited to students at all levels of Spanish language proficiency.
Students who have completed the following number of semesters/quarters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent typically place into the following language levels:
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Remember that scene from Who Killed The Electric Car when two people pulled their electric RAV4 into the driveway of a GM facility to block the transport of several EV1 electric cars? The driver of that car was Alexandra Paul. You might remember from the television sensation Baywatch in which she played Lt Stephanie Holden.
I recently spied Paul while catching up on an episode of Cool Fuel that Shaun Murphy sent me. Both him and Alexandra took a trip in a hummer powered by a fuel cell, solar panels, corn whiskey, and a gasifier. In that episode, Alexandra revealed that she's owned an electric car since the early 90s — inspired to cure her addiction to oil after witnessing what happened with the Exxon Valdez oil spill. From her bio,
"With the advice of my friend Ed Begley Jr., I bought an old Datsun that had been converted to a full electric car. I plugged it into a 110 outlet in my garage, and I got 25 miles on a charge. A couple years later, I bought a red VW Rabbit that went 50 miles on a charge. In 1996, I became the proud driver of the first EV1 leased to the public. The EV1, by GM, was the first mass produced, from-the-ground-up (as opposed to being a gas car whose internal combustion engine is replaced with an electric motor) electric car . Mine was forest green, got 70 miles on a charge, and handled like a Porsche. A couple years later, improved battery technology in the EV1 allowed me to get 100 miles to a charge and then 120 miles to a charge." Today, Alexandra own a RAV4 EV.
Beyond the environment, Paul is also a committed activist with support for animal rights (she's a vegetarian) and various efforts to promote peace (she spent five days in jail for a protest in 2002).
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I notice you forgot to mention Alexandra's nut-case brother, who's awaiting sentencing for eco-terror (firebombing) crimes in the Pacific Northwest. oops.


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|Prenatal diagnosis of fetal left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy.
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|Isolated non-compaction of the left ventricle (LVNC) is a rare disorder, classified as a primary genetic cardiomyopathy by the American Heart Association or as an unclassified cardiomyopathy by the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. The key feature is the prominent trabeculae and deep intertrabecular recesses resulting in thickened myocardium with the two layers consisting of compacted and non-compacted myocardium. These recesses are in continuity with the left ventricular cavity and are filled with blood without evidence of communication to the epicardial coronary artery system. We present a case of LVNC detected prenatally at 25 + 4 weeks of gestation. Copyright © 2011 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Tony Anqod (left) and Ahmad Kamal Azban started Diwan Baladna, a language and culture learning company, in Jordan.
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Anqod and Azban have been teaching Americans about Jordanian culture and the Arabic language for eight years in Amman, Jordan. While doing work in the Jara Market three years ago, they met Dr. Jill White of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Together, with the help of White's husband James, they planned a lecture tour.
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St. Mary's Regional Heart Institute's cardiovascular research program provides our patients the benefit of new alternatives for treating cardiac and vascular disease.
All of our heart specialists are conducting original clinical research into heart disease and its treatment in an effort to find new ways to diagnose and treat heart problems, from state-of-to-art tests and advanced drug therapies, to unique, life-saving surgical procedures. We are at the forefront of cardiovascular medicine and bring together the latest treatment options and techniques when caring for our patients through continued medical research.
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Name of several prominent people in sixteenth-century Italy
Allori, (1) ANGIOLO DI COSIMO, called IL BRONZING, an exceptionally able painter and a poet, b. at Monticello, near Florence, in 1502; d. at Florence in 1572. He was a pupil of Raffaelino del Garbo and later of Jacopo da Pontormo, whom he assisted, and some of whose unfinished works he completed. Allori, who was the friend of Vasari, became court painter to the Medicean tyrant Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Among his brilliant series of portraits are those of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. A great admirer of Michael Angelo, his work shows that master's grandiose influence. Among his religious, allegorical, and historical paintings the chief is the "Limbo", or "Descent of Christ Into Hell", in the Uffizi. For Florentine public buildings Allori executed various works. Some of his most notable paintings in public galleries are "Young Sculptor", "Boy with a Letter", "A Lady", and "Ferdinando de' Medici", in the Uffizi; "The Engineer", at the Pitti Palace; "Cosimo I", "Knight of St. Stephan", "A Lady", and "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time", in the National Gallery in London, the last two painted for Francis I of France; "Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen", in the Louvre; the "Dead Christ", in the Florence Academy; and "Venus and Cupid", at Buda-Pesth. In the galleries of Vienna and Dresden appear portraits of his patron, Cosimo, accompanied by the Duchess Eleonora. Similar portraits are found at Lucca in both the Royal Palace and the Communal Gallery, and in Rome in the palace of the Borghese. The Duchess is also represented at the Uffizi.
(2) ALLESSANDRO, a nephew of (I), b. at Florence, 1535, d. there 1607, was an artist of much ability and was patronized by the Grand Duke Francesco.
(3) CRISTOFANO, Allessandro's son, known as BRONZING THE YOUNGER, b. at Florence, 1577, d. there 1621, a pupil of his father, of Santo di Tito and Cigoli, and of somewhat irregular life, was a painter of talent both in figure and landscape and one of the best colorists of the Florentine school.


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Woman should have practiced shooting with a smaller gun
A bit more recoil than she was expecting…
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Everything was wrong about this. The size of the weapon has nothing to do with the outcome, it's how it's handled. The butt of the gun wasn't in the right spot on her shoulder, her hips should have been back, shoulders forward. Her hands were in the right spot though. Feet in a little wider stance. If she was set up properly, this wouldn't have happened.
gretchen says:
The way she landed and didn't move bothered me. I hope she wasn't hurt.
Amber says:
I think it was because she was laughing so hard.
Pete says:
Saw that coming a mile away.
Someone set her up for disaster by not correcting her stance.
Carol says:
Anybody can shoot any gun if they know how to hold the gun and their body properly….I'm resisting the urge to say, "b*tches be DUMB." heh heh heh
Michelle says:
True. One gun I used to shoot was an M1 which tore holes clean through 1/4″ steel… when I was 14 and weighed 90 lbs. This woman is is simply untrained.
Kevin B says:
Yes everything about her stance and shouldering the weapon is wrong. She had her elbow a little too low and she was leaning back waiting to be knocked over that way. Everyone please remember this is the gun type Joe Biden advised women to use for self defense (a shotgun), a gun that must be properly held before discharge or it will "kick hell out of you" and miss the attacker all together. The AR-15 on the other hand was designed to be more user friendly and the caliber to have minimal recoil (which is what knocked her down in this video=recoil) so smaller soldiers could fire it easily and carry more ammo for firefights! Joe Biden was 180 degrees off in his advice!!!
Pete says:
So let me get this straight your saying it's better to put a fully automatic rifle in the hands of an untrained individual then it would be for someone to be trained to operate a weapon properly???
Ladies and gentlemen the NRA thought process at its core.
Pie says:
So let me get this straight: you're saying an AR-15 is a fully-automatic rifle? And your well-picked argument clearly makes no attempt at recognizing the NRA's dedication to teaching people across America proper gun safety and handling. No one here is saying untrained individuals should be arming up with rifles with the intent to never shoot them unless the need arises, only you. Kevin is stating that if the common man was going to shoot a gun at an intruder, it would make more sense for it to be an AR-15 you you wouldn't have this clumsy display occurring.
Ladies and gentlemen, the common, uneducated person spewing nonsense out of their mouth.
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Running Time: 123 min.
Production Date: 3 / 3 / 2007, 1 / 19 / 2010, 2 / 16 / 2010, 11 / 9 / 2010, 12 / 10 / 2010
Director: None given
Cast: Angelica Sin, Ashley Winters, Halena Hughes, Nyomi Banxxx, Syren De Mer, Ethan Hunt, Jon Q, Mark Anthony, Prince Yahshua, and Shorty Mac
Audio /Video Quality: The technical aspects are weak. The audio is pretty good, and had a decent balance. The video is presented in anamorphic widescreen and a bit hit or miss. Most of the movie looks good, with a pretty clear picture and nice lighting. The final scene has a messed up aspect ratio ratio where it has the black bars at the top and bottom feeling like it was originally done in non-anamorphic widescreen and then had the width stretched out to the anamorphic ratio without removing the black bars. This one might have scored above average if not for the final scene which dropped it considerably.
The Movie: Mama Likes it Big 2 collects five scenes with different styles that are only related by having older women taking on black dicks.
|Scene 1 � Nyomi Banxxx and Princfe Yahshua
Black coverbabe Nyomi starts out in a little pink and yellow bra and panty set letting Prince worship her glorious ass from behind as well as tonguing her holes. He moves around to suck her tits before she sucks and strokes his cock in return. Prince moves on to fuck Nyomi from behind before she moves to a large chair and has him fuck her from behind again. Nyomi sucks his cock before riding it missionary style, and they also work in a little cowgirl and sidesaddle fucking. Nyomi gives Prince a little head before riding him reverse cowgirl style and he worships her ass and holes a little more before spooning them and fucking them missionary style again. Nyomi gets another cowgirl ride in before finally taking Prince's load in her mouth and swallowing it down without any of his population pudding seeing the light of day.
|Scene 2 � Ashley Winters and Mark Anthony
Busty bottle blonde Ashley starts out wearing only a pair of pink panties with her tits all oiled up as Mark moves in to grope and suck them. He reaches down to play with her pussy in her panties before stripping them off, and gropes her ass as well. Mark lays Ashley back to eat her box and rolls her over to eat her on all fours as well before whipping out his cock for her to suck and titty fuck. He fucks her doggie style before Ashley sucks him clean and rides him cowgirl style. They also get in a little missionary work and spooning before Mark comes around to pop on her tits.
|Scene 3 � Syren De Mer and Ethan Hunt
Brunette Syren brings Ethan home for a little fun, and doesn't waste any time letting him pull out a tit to suck. She kisses him and lets him admire her nice ass before they help each other strip down a bit and she sucks his cock. Syren lets Ethan fuck her face before getting on all fours for him to eat and fuck her from behind. Ethan lays her back to eat and fuck her and they both move around for a few missionary variations and a cowgirl ride. Finally Syren takes a decent facial finish.
|Scene 4 � Helena Hughes and Jon Q.
Fairly heavily tattooed and dyed redhead Helena shows off in a blue dress before calling the hotel desk and having them send somebody up to help her with the TV remote that isn't working. Jon arrives and lets him know that he's there to help her with her problems as well as offering her a little complimentary water. He checks the remote and tells her he has to go to the front desk to get her a new remote, but she tells him she can't wait and insists on trying out the remote in his pants. She leads him to the bed where he lays her back and starts stripping her down before pulling her panties aside to eat her pussy. Jon eats Helena from behind and lets her suck his cock before going back to eating her both in midair and laying back on the bed. Jon takes a turn on the bed for Helena to give him a little more head and ride him cowgirl style. They move on with a bit of missionary and mix it up moving around for a bow and arrow fuck and Jon bending Helena back to almost pile drive her. He also spoons her and takes her from behind before giving Helena a small load over her tits.
|Scene 5 � Angelica Sin and Shorty Mac
Short starts out the final scene talking about how older women seem to be throwing themselves at him, as well as their friends, and willing to pay him to please them. Busty brunette Angelica enjoys a smoke in a little orange lingerie with black stockings as well as licking her way around a glass dildo briefly. She meets Shorty at the door and welcomes him in to suck, stroke, and titty fuck his cock before riding it cowgirl style. Angelica lays back for Shorty to bone her missionary style before playing with her ass while riding him reverse cowgirl style. They also get in a little doggie fucking and finish with a small pop on Anglica's tongue before Shorty heads out.
Mama Likes it Big 2 appears to be a collection of scenes that have been sitting on the shelf for well over a year to years that are now being thrown out to make a quick buck. Nyomi and Prince have decent chemistry, but the camera work is very limited and definitely held the scene back for me. Ashley looks beyond generic with her bottle blonde hair, bolt-ons, and tattoo, and her scene fell completely flat for me due to barely any chemistry between her and Mark. Syren's scene has some decent chemistry, but the weaker editing and inconsistent lighting definitely held it back for me. Helena scene also seems overly generic while being held back by a lack of chemistry despite Jon putting out a solid performance. Finally you have a fairly poorly shot gonzo scene between Shorty and Angelica with a messed up aspect ratio that makes Angelica look extra thick and which never let me get into the scene. Mama Likes it Big 2 can be easily passed by without missing much.
The Extras: Trailers are included for three other Black Market releases. The photo gallery lasts about six minutes. There's also a behind the scenes featurette cumshot recaps and weblinks.
Condom Usage: None
Final Thoughts: Skip it.
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Tonga: Requirements for obtaining Tongan citizenship and passport; can the Tongan government revoke a fraudulent passport and deport the bearer?
|Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
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|Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Tonga: Requirements for obtaining Tongan citizenship and passport; can the Tongan government revoke a fraudulent passport and deport the bearer?, 1 November 1989, TON2798, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab9d3c.html [accessed 29 November 2015]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
In the Constitution of Tonga, [ Constitutions of the Countries of the World: Tonga, (New York: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1982), p. 11.] the following reference to nationality is made:
"Naturalization [Article] 29. Any foreigner after he has resided in the Kingdom for the space of five years or more may with the consent of the King take the oath of allegiance and he may be granted Letters of Naturalization and all naturalized subjects shall have the same rights and privileges as nativeborn subjects of Tonga with the exception that they shall not be entitled to the rights of hereditary tax allotments."
Further information on the requested subjects could not be obtained from the sources currently available to the IRBDC. According to the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, (Washington: U.S. Department of State, 1989), p. 948, all Tonga citizens are free to leave and re-enter the country, and there is no exile. However, there is no clarification on whether this statement on exile refers only to Tonga nationals.


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Reinventing the square
Play is older than culture. With this phrase begins Homo Ludens. A Study of the Play Element in Culture, published by the historian Johan Huizinga in 1938. Huizinga sustains, as the book's central thesis, that culture appears in the form of play – or to put it another way, that culture in its early manifestations evolves through the forms of and with the spirit of play.
Using Huizinga's vision as a starting point, and complemented by the non-competitive approach to play proposed by the Situationist International, we have devised a visit – a drift really, guided by the eleven rules of the game that Allan Kaprow indicated in 1959 in his How to make a happening. This journey follows a route laid by one of the many maps that can be drawn of how creation reaches the public sphere. A route in which the participatory and critical spirit of art can be seen in a set of works that gradually transform landscape into a public, person-focused space.
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Ferry tale
February 23, 2010
Vessel named for Issaquah overcomes early troubles to become fleet workhorse
Night descended hours earlier, when the weak, winter sun slunk behind the Olympic Mountains. Stragglers wait along Fauntleroy Cove; the afternoon rush ended long ago. The last commuters sit, impatient and weary, in vehicles, sealed behind steel and safety glass. Lines form and vehicles — mud-caked Subaru wagons, worn SUVs with stickers on the rear windows — inch into position. Destination: Vashon Island.
The ferry glides into view across Puget Sound. The hull carries the same name as a place 20 miles east: Issaquah.
The vessel matters little to the travelers; the Klahowya or the Tillikum could carry them home just the same.
Come daylight, the boxy Issaquah looks as unglamorous as a mail truck, with the same work ethic as a letter carrier — neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom keeps the ferry idle.
Darkness softens the hard edges, and the Issaquah looks handsome, even majestic. Light spills from the oblong windows and the open vehicle deck. Reflections glimmer across the dark water.
As the ferry approaches the West Seattle terminal, propellers churn the inky water into foam, like the frothy head on a glass of pilsner. The vessel nudges the dock, the ramp lowers and attendants in fluorescent gear direct vehicles from the maw. Not 20 minutes later, more cars, trucks and SUVs fill the hold.
The placid efficiency contrasts with the years in the Carter era when the Issaquah entered service and headlines blared problems aboard — and caused by — the ferry.
Special Olympics nurtures an enthusiasm for sports
February 23, 2010
With her straight, brown hair tied in a ponytail, 11-year-old Abbey Powers threw her basketball into the air, bounced it against the backboard and grinned as it fell through the hoop.
Her teammates whooped and her father shouted words of encouragement before the ball even hit the ground.
While many children play basketball, Abbey is a special case. Doctors diagnosed her with both autism and cerebral palsy, although they never gave her family a clear diagnosis that would explain all of her challenges.
"It was unbelievable," her father Jeff Powers said. "We were told she wouldn't walk, we were told she wouldn't talk, we were told she would only live to 2."
Now a sixth-grader at Pine Lake Middle School, Abbey has a full schedule. Four years ago, her family enrolled her in Special Olympics for a children's basketball class. At first, her parents only knew of practices in Woodinville, and would drive Abbey all the way from Issaquah so she could dribble the ball as part of a basketball team.
When they learned Issaquah offered a Special Olympics program in their own backyard, they were delighted, Jeff Powers said. But they're not nearly as excited as Abbey.
"She got up extra early this morning," her father said as he watched her and her friends play ball at the Issaquah Community Center. "She could hardly wait for basketball."
Think community, shop locally
February 23, 2010
When the winter snowstorms of December 2008 blanketed the Issaquah area, local shops and businesses experienced a spike in revenue. Shoppers stayed nearby, rather than brave snow and ice on the roadways to Bellevue or Seattle.
But once the weather cleared up, things were back to normal, said Matthew Bott, CEO of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber and its member business owners want "normal" to be as it was when it snowed. That's why they recently launched a "Shop Issaquah" campaign to bring awareness of the benefits of spending your money locally.
"When you shop locally … it develops the character of the community," said Darlene Cohen, manager of the Gilman Antique Gallery, located in Gilman Square on Gilman Boulevard.
Her 17,000-square-foot antique mall is the largest antique mall on the Eastside, and offers one-of-a-kind arts, collectibles and gifts from vendors who have sold in Issaquah for 20 years or more. Each vendor is another entrepreneur, keeping commerce alive and well in Issaquah.
Other local businesses strive to be unique while filling a niche for their customers. Some local shops make room for youngsters to play in the corner while adults shop. Other businesses lead the way in community service. And almost all prefer to hire local employees whenever possible.
Discover your winter wonderland on snowshoes
February 23, 2010
With a steady snow falling, Sandra Hiltmann and David Millard strapped their snowshoes on and headed up Kendall Ridge overlooking Snoqualmie Pass and Lake Keechelus.
Crunching through snow-covered hills, the two friends enjoyed the hike's quiet, easy pace.
Climbing up the Kendall Ridge Trail, the hikers enter another world apart from the crowded, noisy trailhead off Interstate 90.
The crowd thinned out, the silence echoed in their ears and the snow turned more powdery.
By far, snowshoeing is one of the easiest, no-fuss winter sports around.
It was Millard's first time snowshoeing, but he cruised along without a problem. Most people quickly get used to walking in snowshoes.
"You strap them on and go," he said as the snow crunched below his feet.
Living the dream
February 23, 2010
Issaquah resident Rick Rizzs fulfilled his boyhood fantasy of calling major league games
Dreams do come true. Seattle Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs is living proof. From the time he was able to pick up a baseball bat and throw a baseball, Rizzs dreamed of becoming a Big League announcer.
"I'm one of the most fortunate guys in the world," the Issaquah resident said. "How many people get to do what they dreamed of as a kid?"
Rizzs grew up in Chicago and was passionate about baseball at an early age.
"I've always been a baseball fan," said Rizzs, who would get together with guys in his neighborhood and play sandlot ball during the summer.
"We would play all day long," he said.
Community leaders of tomorrow
February 23, 2010
Youth activism can lead to a better world
Teens today are changing the world one day and one life at a time and Issaquah youths are joining the movement.
Volunteering by 16- to 19-year-olds has more than doubled since 1989, from 13.4 percent to 28.4 percent, according to a 2007 report from The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that oversees service programs in the U.S. Volunteering by that age group is also 36 percent higher than it was in 1974, when it was 20.9 percent. Today, 8.2 million people ages 16-24 volunteer their time.
Mitchell Byron, a Liberty High School alumni who volunteered for Athletes for Kids and is deaf, is one of them.
"I want to give back to a community that has given so much to me," he said.
Students are learning philanthropy at home; through community organizations, like Kiwanis and Rotary clubs; in children's leadership groups; and in school, according to the agency's reports.
Locally, there is an Issaquah School Board policy dedicated to ensuring students learn philanthropy before they graduate, said Superintendent Steve Rasmussen.
"Globally, we want kids to know that we're in a world that they can impact, personally and in larger groups," he said. "I want them to know what they do impacts the rest of the world, and it is incumbent upon them to be much wiser than my generation."
Students in Issaquah have taken that message to heart, not just for their grades, but also in hopes of leaving their world better.
"We have to take action to see the outcome that we want," said Lindsay Baringer, a senior at Issaquah High School who volunteers with the Issaquah Schools Foundation. "If you help out, the world will be a nicer place to live."
A band of free spirits
February 23, 2010
The best part about being in a band, Nick Luempert said, "is jamming with friends." For Neil Gregerson, it's making music and "figuring out how to put the pieces together."
The two seniors started their band, Masters and Johnson, during the summer of their sophomore year at Issaquah High School. You can catch them playing at a number of music venues, including the Old Firehouse in Issaquah, and at art galleries, such as the Ursa Minor in Seattle. Read more
2010 Census: Time to stand up and be counted
February 23, 2010
Once every 10 years, it comes out of hiding, and it feeds. It feeds on your personal information, and it's hungry for its decennial supper. No, it's not a horrible monster; it's the 2010 census.
Here's the good news: The Census Bureau has taken steps to ensure the process is as quick and painless as possible for residents.
The census is a short questionnaire mailed to every household across the country every 10 years. Only one census must be filled out per household, and the census will ask about the number of people living in a given household. Specifically, it will ask the ages, genders and races of the people living in the household, and their relations to the homeowner. It will also ask for a phone number.
All residents need to do is fill out the census and return it in the postage-paid envelope the Census Bureau provides. It's as simple as that.
Ben Allen Gay
February 23, 2010
Ben Allen Gay, of Sammamish, died Feb. 15, 2010, after a valiant battle with brain cancer. He was 53. Read more
Frigid fanatics take the Polar Plunge
February 23, 2010
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love near-hypothermia
Does jumping into brutally cold water sound like fun to you? On a hot summer day, it may sound like a good idea, but what about in the dead of winter? If this painfully cold combination sounds appealing, you may consider taking a polar bear plunge.
Yes, polar bear plunges are what you may expect: events where masses of people run and dive into frigid water when the weather is at its coldest. So, do you need to be completely out of your mind to participate? Not necessarily.
Polar bear plunges are held all across the country, and they are usually held as fundraising efforts. In Washington, there is a Polar Plunge series that benefits Special Olympics Washington.
The 2010 series stops at six cities, and it kicked off New Year's Day in Lake Sammamish at Redmond's Idylwood Park. After the kickoff, the Polar Plunge series also made stops at Alki Beach in Seattle and Columbia Park in Kennewick.
The series also stopped at Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima Feb. 13, Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee Feb. 20 and Medical Lake Waterfront Park in Medical Lake Feb. 26. Visit Special Olympics Washington's Web site for more information on upcoming plunges.
It seemed covering the series' kickoff would make for a chillingly good article. However, since the event was in Redmond, the story needed an Issaquah connection, which meant finding Issaquah residents who were taking the plunge. This turned out to be quite difficult during the holiday season, and I was forced to resort to my plan B: take the plunge myself.


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Goddard School artists fundraiser tops $3,000
May 20, 2014
The Goddard School in Issaquah raised $3,345 for Seattle Children's, thanks to its annual art auction April 25-26.
The school auctioned pieces inspired by famous artists with a unique spin in that its preschoolers crafted the re-creations.
More than 100 pieces were sold by all five of the Seattle-area Goddard School locations, earning a total of $18,000 for Seattle Children's.
ArtEAST auction offers original artwork
April 29, 2014
Online bidding and affordable pricing have made artEAST Art Center's annual 150 Feet of Art Auction and Fundraiser a popular annual event.
This year's 150 Feet auction, the eighth annual, begins May 2, and culminates with a celebration at the Art Center, 95 Front St. N., from 5-8 p.m. May 17.
The 150 Feet of Art auction is juried art donated by artEAST members and guest artists. Bidding and purchases help raise art programming funds for artEAST, a nonprofit art center that brings art exhibitions, hands-on workshops and public events to residents of Issaquah and surrounding communities.


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Check out Daria's media appearances here!
Interview with Dr. Kent and Sally of Blurb Talk Radio – Receiving Book of the Week Award
Red River Writers Live: Romancing the Novel from Coast to Coast – Daria interviews romance writers Cassidy McKay and Mickey Flagg
Rosalind Sedecca of Women Helping Women Mastermind interviews Daria about Water Signs
Daria on Conservative Republican Forum with Steven Rosenblum
Writestream Author Chat: Blogging for Book Buzz
Writestream Author Chat with Brian Scott Mednick
Writestream Honors US Veterans
Writestream Author Chat with Alex Carrick
How To Use Social Media for Holiday Book Sales
Writestream Author Chat with Charlie Carlson
Written by Don Smith, this piece published by Cafe Mom features several women he interviewed about the Tea Party movement, including me.
The Liberty Belle Whistles (My interview with Don Smith for Parcbench)
All Right Magazine: Daria DiGiovanni: One of Facebook's Most Influential Patriot Women
From Tea Party Daily News: The Liberty Belle Rings for American Values
From Don't Spread My Wealth: Exclusive Interview With Daria DiGiovanni, The Conservative Diva
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Apple's Fifth Ave. flaghship store (highlighted in red) is just a few blocks north of Microsoft's rumored outlet (pinned).
According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, the Redmond, Wash. company is looking to take over a two-story space previously occupied by Fendi, a short walking distance from Apple's Fifth Ave. outlet, reports the New York Daily News.
Located at 677 Fifth Ave., the 8,700-square-foot property would be Microsoft's first permanent store in Manhattan. Previously, the company opened a Times Square pop-up shop in 2012, though the installation was temporary. In 2005, rumors suggested Microsoft would open a retail space in the historic One Times Square building, which hosts the widely televised annual New Year's Eve ball drop, though plans ultimately fell through.
Apple took the wraps off its Fifth Ave. location in 2006, four years after opening its first Manhattan location in SoHo. The outlet's 32-foot glass cube entryway, said to have been designed by late cofounder Steve Jobs, never closes and has become one of the most photographed spots in the city.
Following Apple's lead, Microsoft opened its first branded retail store in 2009 at a Scottsdale, Ariz. mall. Since then, the software giant has rolled out a total of 102 stores in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. -- many times near Apple Stores -- with another 12 opening soon.


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|Rupture of ventricular septum or papillary muscle complicating myocardial infarction.
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|PMID: 849638 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Ninety-eight specimens with rupture of some portion of the left ventricle complicating acute myocardial infarction from atherosclerotic coronary disease were studied. In 90, a single structure (so-called isolated rupture) had ruptured as follows: free wall of left ventricle, 52 cases; ventricular septum, 18 cases; a papillary muscle, 20 cases. In eight cases, two structures had ruptured, the most common combination being rupture of ventricular septum and left ventricular wal. Inferolateral location of underlying infarction was the common situation in ruptured papillary muscle, while anteroseptal myocardial infarction was more common in rupture of the ventricular septum. Transmural infarction underlay each case of ruptured ventricular septum, while in ruptured papillary muscle 11 of 20 cases showed subendocardial infarction. There was no association between the type of papillary muscle rupture and the type of infarct. Clinically, collapse of the circulation was common in cases of ruptured ventricular septum and ruptured papillary muscle. Death within one week after rupture was usual when the papillary muscle was involved totally or when the ventricular septum was involved. With partial rupture of a papillary muscle, longer survival (months) was observed in two of ten cases.
|Z Vlodaver; J E Edwards
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|Title: Circulation Volume: 55 ISSN: 0009-7322 ISO Abbreviation: Circulation Publication Date: 1977 May
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|Created Date: 1977-05-27 Completed Date: 1977-05-27 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
Heart Septum* / pathology
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Myocardial Infarction / complications*, pathology, physiopathology
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A Lovely Day at the Charles Howell III Junior Championship
Taylor Ramsey Leads Wire-to-Wire in Girls Division at West Lake Country Club
AUGUSTA, Ga. Dru Love of Sea Island, Ga., fired a tournament total 5-under-par 211 to win in his first AJGA appearance at the Charles Howell III Junior Championship. Taylor Ramsey of Bradenton, Fla., shot a final-round 1-over-par 73 to best her sister Ashlan by one stroke for her first AJGA victory.
The Charles Howell III Junior Championship was a 54-hole stroke-play tournament conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at West Lake Country Club. The field featured 104 boys and 29 girls, ages 12-18, from 17 states and Colombia, Paraguay, New Zealand and Canada. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,828 yards while the Girls Division played at 6,089 yards. The event is sponsored by the 1996 Rolex Junior Player of the Year Charles Howell III.
Love, the son of PGA TOUR player Davis Love III, jumpstarted his round with birdies on Nos. 2 and 4, but two bogeys later on the front nine left him even making the turn. Two birdies and one bogey on the back nine would send him to the clubhouse with a 1-under-par final round and a three-stroke victory in his first AJGA appearance.
It means everything to me to get my first AJGA win, the rising high school junior said. I worked hard for this moment and I'm just really happy.
In second in the Boys Division was Cody Shafer of Evans, Ga., who carded a 2-under-par 214 tournament total to finish three shots behind Love. Scott Scheffler of Dallas finished third with a 1-under-par 215. A three-way tie for fourth featured Brant Patton of Evans, Ga., Zach Botts of Jonesborough, Tenn., and Trey Valentine of Melbourne, Fla., who each finished at even-par 216.
In her third year of AJGA competition and seven top-10 finishes later, Ramsey had been patiently waiting for this victory, and having her sister finish in second made the win even more special.
I really needed this win; it has been a long time coming, the older sister said. I couldn't have done it without Ashlan by my side.
The pair previously finished in the top two slots in AJGA competition, but the tables were turned when Ashlan edged Taylor by one stroke at the 2009 Junior All-Star at Château Élan.
Rounding out the top three in the Girls Division is Jessica Hoang of North Augusta, S.C. who carded a 4-over-par 76 to finish with a tournament total of 8-over-par 224.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 30 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 400 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Stewart Cink, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel.
For more information on the Charles Howell III Junior Championship, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit ajga.org.
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The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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Want to Become a Renaissance MBA? Consider Studying Abroad
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Recently Forbes ran an article titled "Trying to Create a Well-Rounded MBA," which discusses some of the steps business schools have recently taken to ensure that their graduates enter the world with more than just finance and operations skills. "Connecting it all together" is increasingly important, and while some U.S. schools have made important strides in this area, author Matt Symonds argues that some of the most effective programs are actually overseas.
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Two-time Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Mizdirection sells at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale on Monday.
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Mandy Pope dominated last year's Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale with an eye-popping $10 million purchase of then-reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace. She made headlines again Monday by buying the sale topper again, paying $5.2 million for an Irish-bred daughter of the world's leading sire carrying what will be the offspring of one of the hottest sires in the industry.
Along with buying Betterbetterbetter, the daughter of Galileo in foal to War Front, Pope spent $9.05 million buying her and three other females in her effort to upgrade her thoroughbred breeding operation.
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On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The first rule for evaluating views of the Israel-Palestine conflict: never take anyone seriously who doesn't grasp the simple truth that both Israelis and Palestinians have various and competing claims — historical, cultural and legal — to the same chunk of sun-baked earth. To suggest otherwise is not only historic revisionism, it's also a serious obstacle to peace.
Gold star to Joshua Holland! That's what he said in his Alternet piece, What if Helen Thomas Had Emulated Powerful Right-Wingers and Said Palestinians Don't Exist?. Please read the entire thing for a history of Palestinian identity and the recent(-ish) roots of the current conflict.
And I think that's where the Zionist view of Israel as a spiritual, fated-by-God homeland goes head-to-head and toe-to-toe with the political and day-to-day reality of territorial expansion.
The tension, I think, is between the political ideology of a Jewish state (or the right of Israel to exist as a secular state if it was one) and the religious-driven sense of entitlement that many settlers — and here I mean people who emigrated to Israel under the country's "Law of Return," and also those building on disputed land in the West Bank and Gaza — have towards the land. As theologian Karen Armstrong put it,
But "religious" wars, no matter how modern the tools, always begin as political ones. I think this is as true for many Zionists (not all Israelis or all Jews are Zionists) as it is for Palestinians.
That said, I agree with Paul Jay's opinion of Helen Thomas' comments. In fact, this is exactly how I interpreted her words. From Jay's piece:
Thomas was not talking about Jews that lived in the region from Roman times. If she had been given more of a chance to explain herself, rather than the 30-second sound bite traveling around the web, she might have made it clear that she also wasn't referring to the thousands of Jews who lived in Palestine prior to 1948.
What Thomas clearly did say she was talking about was Jews that had come from Germany, Poland and America. Now it's likely that most of the Jewish refugees that came to Palestine from Europe just after the War, did so not because they "belong to the land of Israel", but due to fact that the American, Canadian and British governments wouldn't drop their anti-Jewish quotas even after the horrors of the genocide were fully exposed (let's talk about some real anti-Semites).
I don't know of any opinion polls taken at the time, but if those refugees had a real choice to go to some impoverished potentially war-filled land in the Middle East or join the Jewish community in New York, I know what I would have chosen.
The American Zionist organizations at the time did not fight for a more open immigration policy to allow Jews into America; they lobbied furiously for the Jewish refugees to go to Palestine as part of a move towards the founding of a Jewish state.
Again: the political realities of Israel as a state are in tension with the religious claim to Israel.


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Flowers are tres magnifique! Flowers are very magnificent!
A Queen Elizabeth Rose
A The Catherine Rose
A Yorkshire Princess Rose
A King Alfred Daffodil
A Tulipa Tsar Peter
A The Napoleon Rose {Chapeau De Napoleon Rose}
A Princess Caroline Delphinium
A King Edward Achillea
A Tulipa Princess Alexia
A Prince Rupert Variegated Scented Geranium
A Starflower Queen Fabiola
A Clematis Princess Diana
A Catherine de Wurttemberg Rose
A Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Rose
A Anthurium Princess Alexia Pearl
A Aloysia citrodora
A Lancashire's Red Rose / Red Rose of Lancaster
A Queen of Sweden Rose
Very interesting! There are roses called Princess Alexandra of Kent and Empress Michiko. The latter is a beautiful pink rose with an unusual shaped flower head.
A Clematis Prince Charles
B Blue/mauve clematis
C THe Prince of Wales
A Tulipa Princess Irene
B Peachy coloured tulp with mauvish streaks upward from base
C Princess Irene
Princess Margaret of England Pink Hybrid tea rose, created in 1968 by Meilland, France
Princess Alice, yellow rose bush, 1985 by Harkness, UK
Princesse de Monaco, large pink hybrid tea rose with white edges, 1982, Meilland, France
Queen Fabiola, large orange-red hybrid tea rose, 1981, Hazenberg, Belgium
Queen Margrethe, light pink shrub rose, 1991, Poulsen, Denmark
Princesse de Nassau, old medium climber, light yellow, 1835, Laffay, France
Konigin Beatrix, large orange hybrid tea, 1983, Kordes, Germany
Kronprincessin Viktoria Von Pruessen, old Bourbon white rose, 1887, Volvert, Germany
I LOVE roses! I love most other flowers, too.
Princess Marie rose - Poulht007 - introduced 2010
Crown Princess Mary rose - Poulcas018 - introduced 2007
Queen Ingrid rose - Poulgrena - introduced 2001
I'd love a rose to be named after me. :)
The Countess of Wessex has a rose and a clematis named after her. The rose was named after her in 2004 after the birth of Lady Louise and was showcased at The Chelsea Flower Show. Edward used one of the roses as a flower for his lapel at the show.
A White Rose of York
A Calla Royal Majesty Blend
A Alstroemeria Princess Mathilde
A Archiduc Joseph Rose
A Princess Margaret Rose Gladiolus
A Duke of Connaught Rose
A Anastasia Lilium Oriental Trumpet
A Narcissus Royal Princess
A Tulip Orange Emperor
A Crown princess Victoria (1979)
B Tulip, red and white
C Crown princess Victoria of Sweden
A Prince Daniel (2011)
B Tulip, red and cream
C Prince Daniel of Sweden
A Coneflower Magnus
A Queen of Denmark Rose
A Princess Diana Alstroemeria
A Iris Eleanor's Pride
A Loddon Royalist AnchusaA Chrysanthemum Anna Marie
B A white mum that is of the semi-pompon variety
C Queen Anna, Princess Anna, Queen Marie, Princess Marie
A Clematis Duchess of EdinburghA Hosta King Michael
B A giant hosta with white flowers
C King Michael
A Iris Queen's Tiara
B An iris with white flowers with a tinge of purple.
The standards are purple.
C The Queen's Tiara is a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by the Queen.
A Georgie Boy Daffodil
While a bit divergent, I thought I'd bring this up...
The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor: Tiara Thursday: The Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara
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How do you access your wages if you don't have a bank account to deposit your paycheck? Do you ask your employer to pay you in cash? Do you pay fees to a check-casher?
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elcome to the latest look at the Magic Top 25 Pro Rankings. A snowy Grand Prix Dallas was the setting for the latest tussle at the top, with both No. 1 Ben Stark and No. 2 Josh Utter-Leyton looking to sit atop the Magic pile.
Things looked good for the former No. 1 and reigning Player of the Year Utter-Leyton, as he powered his way into Day Two, and ultimately fell just short of the Top 8. Stark, though, didn't let the Swiss rounds spell the end of his tournament. He made it all the way to the elimination rounds, where he beat Eric Centauri in the quarterfinals before missing out on yet another Grand Prix final when losing to eventual champion, Marlon Gutierrez.
Elsewhere, the field was decimated by weather, meaning many of the leading lights were left cooling their heels at home. Although Christian Calcano, Jon Stern, and World Champion Shahar Shenhar all made it into Day Two, only Stern converted into a points finish, winding up in 63rd place. That was good enough, however, for the Canadian to return to the Top 25 rankings, replacing one of the most beloved members of the Hall of Fame, Luis Scott-Vargas, who falls out of the rankings for the first time.
After a whirlwind series of Grand Prix, the Pro Magic world gets to draw breath before Grand Prix Shizuoka in Japan closes out the year. It's looking increasingly likely that, having fought off the Josh Utter-Leyton challenge in Dallas, Ben Stark will end 2013 as the No. 1-ranked player. Join us again next week as we go inside the Magic Top 25 Pro rankings.
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This was a good conversation; although, there were only three participants for this session. Despite the low numbers, the conversation seemed to flow smoothly from staff to staff with limited downtime and very little prompting.
During our SWOT-related discussions, the primary themes for strengths seemed centered around WCU's physical attributes such as location, size, perceived class size, impact of recent construction projects, and the "trust" that new leadership (Chancellor Belcher) will have positive impacts on our institution. There is also high praise for the work atmosphere seen as positively impacting productivity and providing better job satisfaction despite compensation issues.
The primary comments regarding weaknesses all related to a perceived lack of overall resources and specifically the perception that most WCU staff members are severely undercompensated when compared to equitable roles at other UNC-system institutions. There is also a perception that resources have not kept up with enrollment over the past 10 years and we are suffering because of it.
As related to vision and priorities, the primary themes centered around enrollment growth, focusing on academic programs that are deemed valuable such as education, business, and engineering, increasing scholarship opportunities across the board, address the "suitcase college" reputation, more attention to updating technology, and "making faculty and staff happy" by providing them with adequate resources to perform admirably.
In the next 5-10 years this group feels we need to "internationalize" our campus with real support. They also see transportation to Asheville classes as needing attention. They also felt that our campus and surrounding community needs access to more retail offerings in order to both grow and retain students and faculty/staff. It was also suggested that we work with Sylva as we have recently worked with Dillsboro to help them attract more businesses and consumers. Again the need for stronger scholarship opportunities, including Athletics, was seen as critical. Ideal class size was discussed as opposed to incoming class size; however, there seemed to be some confusion regarding what our average class size is and what classes might typically fall outside or beyond that average. Regardless, this group thought 35 students was the upper limit for average class size.
Again, I appreciate the opportunity to serve the 2020 Commission by facilitating this conversation. I continue to be impressed with the level of strategic thought and obvious "Purple" passion expressed by our staff!


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My husband and I are training for this 100 mile bike ride around Lake Tahoe on our tandem road bike. I hope you will consider sponsoring us.
We are raising funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as participants in their Team In Training program and we're asking you to help by making a donation to our fundraising campaign.
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It seems we all know about someone who has been affected by a blood cancer. When our nephew, Scotty was diagnosed with leukemia last year at the age of 16, it had a profound effect on our entire family. We realized that life is fragile and it can change in a moment for any of us. We decided that we CAN DO something to help. We joined Team in Training to show our support and to give hope. We will be riding a tandem road bicycle in America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride. We'll be riding 100 miles, with thousands of people with the same mission, around Lake Tahoe on 6/7/09. During the year, we ride in the woods on the mountain tandem and also along streets on the road tandem. For this event, we will be riding the road tandem and we begin our training on February 1st with a 15 mile bike ride. Each week, we will add 5 miles to the distance until our training goals are met. Because of the elevation, the hills, and the distance, this will be the most difficult event we have ever done. We are completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!
Please make a donation to support our participation in Team In Training and help LLS find a cure. We can't do it without you! If everyone gave $10, we would surely reach our goal!
You can also make a PAYPAL donation by copying this link :
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I hope you will visit our web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see our progress. Thanks for your support!
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Pleasantville, PCM Open Wrestling Action Tonight
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Pleasantville, PCM and North Polk will converge in Monroe for a triangular dual wrestling meet tonight. The Mustangs were very close to qualifying several wrestlers individually to state, and they have seven returners this season. Pleasantville parted with Trey Busick after last season, but bring back a youthful squad who wrestled on Tuesday against Colfax/Woodward. PCM head coach, Cory Waddell says that North Polk wrestling is quickly becoming rivals of the Mustangs, and this year the two squads look very similar. Waddell adds Pleasantville has the advantage tonight because they wrestled just the other day. The grappling this evening is scheduled to start at six.
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A quirky read about a confused MBA waylaid by love and life
Three years of college, and Abbey has no answer to the question 'what next?'. Luckily for him, fate, that chancy thing, lands him in an MBA course at a topnotch B-School, the Management Institute of Jamshedpur. At MIJ, Abbey finds his life turned upside down – what with professors like Haathi and Chatto, friends like Rascal Rusty and Pappu, and gorgeous girls like Ayesha and Keya. Will the two years at MIJ bag Abbey a job? Will this be where he finds love?
Mediocre But Arrogant is the story of being young in India. It is about the roller coaster that is hostel life, bad grades, chai at the dhaba and, not least, being in love. Read on to know why MBA spells 'mediocre but arrogant'.
'Loaded with humour and narrated at a cracking pace'— The Week
'The authenticity of the dialogues, friends, incidents, phattas, attitudes are the book's heart'— Deccan Herald


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Advocacy means communicating with others in a way that gets the services and supports your family member with brain injury needs. It's knowing where to find help and having people around who can help you. To be an effective advocate, you also need to care for yourself. This program will help you be the best possible advocate for your family member, whether your journey is old or just beginning.
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The Lupron Debate
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First let me say thank you for your support and well wishes. They mean a lot to me. Particularly as I see what the next few months will bring.
I mentioned in my last post that Lupron maybe the best decision I have made, or one of the worst mistakes of my life. Why did I say that?
Well first, Lupron is a GnRH antagonist. It was approved by the FDA in 1985 for use in men with advanced prostate cancer as a means to chemically castrate them to avoid surgery due to costs or risks to the patient. The way the drug works is by overstimulating the pituitary through the hypothalamus. Usually the hypothalamus sends pulses to the pituitary to tell it when it needs to make and send out more hormones. The drug puts the hypothalamus in panic mode and basically tells the pituitary, "NEED HORMONES NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and the pituitary goes, "crap! lets get busy and produce a lot of this!" and sets itself into overdrive to keep up with the demand. About a week or so in, the pituitary starts thinking "why is the hypothalamus still shouting at me about hormones? It must be f-ed up and I am not going to do this anymore!" and shuts down its production of the major hormones, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
The effect is two fold, first the overabundance of hormones the first couple of weeks really gives the disease (be it cancer, endometriosis, or fibroids) a chance to really feast and perhaps worsen the severity of the disease. Though, remember this is supposed to be just temporary until the hormone production is shut down to "starve" it and thus reducing the amount of disease. Just pray that it didn't kick it up high enough to cause further damage.. for instance in endometriosis there have been reports that this has caused additional cyst formation and ruptures.
Then after those first couple of weeks of over abundance, your body stops makings the hormones. Which while they can cause problems for those of us "lucky" enough to have diseases that feed off of them, the also do a lot of good things for the body. So going without them puts one at a greater risk of developing, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes, mood disorders, stroke, and all kinds of fun stuff! Supposedly these are all temporary, and much like natural menopause in women with endo, however there now seems to be a lot of documentation that some of these side effects can last years. Effectively permanent. Supposedly add back therapy (either low dose estrogen, or in my case, progesterone) will help offset some of those side effects.
Now I realize, that its usually the people who have problems with a drug that shout the loudest. However when I read reports from doctors and from former FDA officers detailing the falsification of research reports and data.. that really is hard to ignore. Some interesting research I came across..From a report in 1996 from the Office of Research Integrity in the Health and Human Services:
Based on a report from Harvard Medical School and Dr. Friedman's admission, ORI found thatAndrew Friedman, M.D., former Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at theBrigham and Women's Hospital, committed scientificmisconduct by falsifyingand fabricatingdatain research supportedin
part by a PublicHealthService(PHS) grant to theBrighamand Women's Hospital General ClinicalResearch Center.
Between 1992 and 1995, Dr. Friedman altered and fabricated information in permanent patient medical records and notes by changing dates, changing and adding text, and fabricating notes for clinical visits that did not occur. Dr. Friedman admitted that he had falsified and fabricated approximately 8O percent of the data in research reports published in Fertility and Sterility (Friedman, A.J. and [Hornstein, M.D.] "Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist plus estrogen-progestin 'add-back' therapy for endometriosis-related pelvic pain." Fertility and Sterility [60(2):236-41], 1993.), in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Friedman. A.I. and Thomas P.P. "Does low-dose combination oral contraceptive use. affect uterine size or menstrual flow in premenopausal women with leiomyornas?" Obstetrics and Gynecology, pp. 631-635. 1995.), and in an unpublished manuscript.
80%.. 80% of his research was fabricated on the effectiveness of Lupron with add-back therapy.
Then in a report from a former FDA medical officer regarding bone density loss:
Bone Density Loss The "L" labeling shows minus 3.2% to minus 6.3% bone density loss of the lumbar spine due to a six (6) month Lupron treatment Only 41 patients at week 24 and 29 patients at week 52, were studied for bone density loss. [Plaintiff] suffered osteopenia with 14% bone density loss of her lumbar spine and a 16% bone density loss of her neck, more bone density loss than TAP warned about. I have reviewed a Clinical Summary written by Abbot, entitled Study NO. M86-039., comparing Lupron Depot 3.75 treatments to Danazol treatments (Danazol was an already FDA approved drug for the treatment of endometriosis) in women with endometriosis, which found that in measuring Spinal BMD by QCT, the Lupron Depot group showed a mean BMD decrease of 7.0% (range - 27.8 to + 53.7%) compared to a 6.2% mean increase for the patients (range - 4.5% and + 13.7%). However, one Lupron Depot patient (No. 577/DA) had an unexpected post-treatment increase of 53.7%, which is considered to be a measurement error. If this patient is excluded, the mean change for Lupron Depot patients becomes a decrease of 15.7%. which differs significantly from the 6.2% increase seen in the Danazol patients. Lupron Depot package insert and patient information only warns of a mean bone density loss of 3.2%, which is false and misleading.. I also reviewed an Endometriosis Safety Update No. 43818, which discusses the follow-up on the bone density issue to the M86-039 Clinical Summary, discussed above. This study notes that bone density measurements were performed on 32 patients in the follow-up study. Only 11 of the 32 patients experienced a complete recovery. Thus 21 patients did not have a complete recovery and many showed further decreases.
If you want some real scary reading the full report can be downloaded here: http://www.lupronvictimshub.com/
Not only do they discuss all the casually related side effects known to this drug, but also how TAP paid physicians up to 100k a year to prescribe it.
The sad thing is, this is just a bandage really..it is not a cure. While those with mild to moderate disease can get pain relief for up to 5 years, for those with severe cases it lasts for about as long as you are on the meds. Due to the toxicity of it, the FDA limits its use for up to 6 months. With add-back therapy, you can get a second round of 6 months out of the deal. Then its off to other things to try. The number one expert on Endo actually recommends avoiding the drug, and if you have been on it, waiting 3-6 months after ceasing therapy before having surgery to give a chance for the deep hidden implants to grow out enough to make them easier to spot.
So far, I haven't had a heck of a lot of relief. Then again, I took it to prevent it from worsening, rather than necessarily making it better. I suppose then its par for the course. My main concern is that I am so tired. I am actually napping rather than eating at lunch. I can not get warm to save my life. I sleep with my heating pad just so I can get warm. Then it is the wheezing after going up the stairs, walking inside.. I am hoping that its stress, and possibly a bug from a co-worker causing rather than the med Particularly since there is nothing I can do but ride it out for the next 2-3 months since the injection has already been given.
I also should admit that my patience is waning. I haven't figure out if this is the Lupron, the disappointment in getting the job opportunity I wanted, but having to turn it down due to health insurance and relocation costs, or if the people at my work just know the right buttons to push to really tick me off. Talking with the hubby and a dear friend, most likely all the above. So if my posts come off a bit terse... tense...etc. Please keep that in mind :shiner:
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Wayne County has agreed to an $8 million settlement in a lawsuit involving a 14-year-old girl who lacked critical oxygen when she was born in jail.
Chelsie Barker suffered brain damage and is severely impaired. The county is accused of violating the girl's civil rights by not getting her mother to a hospital for the delivery.
Chantrienes Barker was in jail in 1998 when she went into labor. She was taken to a hospital but was returned to jail two hours later. The lawsuit says labor pains intensified but guards didn't immediately respond, despite the screams of inmates.
Attorney Lisa Weinstein of Chicago says the settlement will be presented to a judge Thursday. Geoffrey Fieger's firm also worked on the case.
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Battle Gear Vs Humaliens Descripción del juego:
Battle Gear Vs Humaliens - The aliens are attack! Even though they're equipped with advanced technology and have great damaging power, you've got to take up your arms and attack back to protect our homeland! Who will be the master of the earth? Human beings or the aliens? Let's see! - ourminigames.com.
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AD or ←→ to move the scene, XC to switch between enemy and ours military bases. 1-9 to choose troops.