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David DeCastro could be in line for first start
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The Steelers might finally get a return on their first round pick. According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that rookie David DeCastro could play right guard this week against the Cowboys. That wou…Share Tweet
RG2 says RG3 plans to play this SundayRedskins wide receiver Pierre Garçon threw some cold water on hopes that Robert Griffin III would be able to start at quarterback against the Browns this weekend when he talked about what the team needs to do when Kirk Cousins is in the game, but there…Share Tweet
Cowboys' Brent attends teammate's memorialESPN.com CNNSI.com deadspin.com yahoo.com profootballtalk.com Dec 11, 2012The Dallas Cowboys paid tribute to Jerry Brown at a private memorial on Tuesday that included Josh Brent, the player charged with intoxication manslaughter in the one-car accident that killed his teammate.Share Tweet
Dez Bryant: They'd have to break my leg to keep me outprofootballtalk.com ESPN.com Dec 11, 2012Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that the ultimate decision about whether or not wide receiver Dez Bryant continues playing with the finger injury he suffered against the Bengals. If that's true, Bryant's going to be in the lineup. He told MikeShare Tweet
Staying calm on this Pierre Garcon thingIf I had to bet money on who will start at quarterback for the Washington Redskins on Sunday, I'd bet it on Kirk Cousins. However, my strong preference would be not to bet the money at all, since I am of the belief that no one yet knows the answer. I st…Share Tweet
Outside the Game: Alfred Morris goes from humble beginnings to the top of the NFLyahoo.com Dec 11, 2012Few expected him to walk away with the franchise records for carries and rushing yards by a rookie, but Washington Redskins rookie running back Alfred Morris always believed he could make it in the NFL. He's proven the doubters right with an amazing sea…Share Tweet
NFL: Week 14 knee-jerk reactionsYou've heard the chatter by the sports pundits and on the talk shows. Heck, you might even have heard it here. So, are the knee-jerk reactions about your team based in reality? Our NFL bloggers weigh in.Share Tweet
Paper Tigers: The Texans and Falcons look likely for the No. 1 …CNNSI.com Dec 11, 2012The Texans and Falcons look likely for the No. 1 seeds, but is anyone scared? Both teams look vulnerable, Peter King writes, and having home-field isn't all it's cracked up to be.Share Tweet
Eyewitness describes scene at crash that claimed the life of Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brownyahoo.com profootballtalk.com Dec 11, 2012In the wake of the report that the mother of late Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown wants Josh Brent to ride with her and sit with the family during Brown's funeral, chilling details of what allegedly occurred at the crime scene are beginning to eme…Share Tweet
Redskins wideout may have let something slip re: RG3While all the reports on Robert Griffin III seemed positive yesterday, Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon may have let the cat out of the bag regarding his quarterback's status for this week's game. Talking about their meeting with Cleveland, he saiShare Tweet
Eagles' McCoy, Vick, Celek, Patterson all out ThursdayAlthough Eagles running back LeSean McCoy and quarterback Michael Vick have both passed their post-concussion tests, that doesn't mean they'll play on Thursday against the Bengals. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that neither McCoy nor Vick will goShare Tweet
Steelers tendency to play to competition might help nowThe bad news for the Steelers is that they're near the point of needing to win out to make the postseason. The good news is that their next two games are against teams with winning records, which seems to get their attention. Their next two are againstShare Tweet
Thundercrack! Chat's backDevotees of the regular NFC East chat are aware that it was canceled in each of the past two weeks due to my need to travel home from Monday Night Football games. This is an unfortunate fact of life, but we don't have to worry about it anymore, since th…Share Tweet
Bowles interviewed for Temple job last nightThere were reports yesterday of Eagles defensive coordinator Todd Bowles' interest in the vacant head coaching job at Temple. The timing was good, since according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he interviewed at his alma mater last night. Bowles played aShare Tweet
Brandon Jacobs, Stuck in San Francisconytimes.com Dec 11, 2012The 49ers suspended the disgruntled former Giants running back, who seems more valuable to them as a player who doesn't play.Share Tweet
I Suck at Football, Week 14: Back and to the Leftgrantland.com Dec 11, 2012On Sunday my sister drives me to the bar so I can watch the Bengals play the Dallas Cowboys. "Well, I hope they win," she says. "But I also hope they ...Share Tweet
NFL32OT: Patriots On FireDec 11Episode 235: Antonio Pierce breaks down whether the Patriots offense is unstoppable. Pierre Garcon joins NFL32 to discuss who is the best wide receiver in the NFC East.
Brent Attends Memorial ServiceDec 11Josh Brent, the player charged with intoxication manslaughter in the one-car accident that killed Jerry Brown, paid his respects at a private memorial on Tuesday.
Should Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant play?Dec 11Who should decide if Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant plays with his injured finger? Charlie Casserly explains what process the Cowboys need to go through to decide if their star receiver suits up on Sunday.
Maclin on Foles: 'I think he has a bright future'Dec 11Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin expresses his satisfaction with QB Nick Foles, while Foles says consistency is the key to winning two consecutive games. Rebecca Haarlow has more.
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Alabama's Nick Saban to Cleveland Browns doesn't add upDec 11Having experienced the unique pressures of the NFL, why would Nick Saban vacate his Alabama throne for Cleveland?
Kerry J. Byrne: Inside the Numbers: Week 14Dec 11Seattle is a great place to play if you want to grab a double latte or a Pyramid IPA. It's not a great place to play if you want to grab coast-to-coast NFL headlines.
Peter King: Tagliabue ruling points finger at Saints organization, coachesDec 11In vacating the 31 games' worth of player suspensions and fines handed to four players over the Saints' bounty sanctions, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue today, in effect, slammed the Saints' coaching staff and organization for the existence of a…
Do not blame Roger Goodell for New Orleans Saints bounty scandalDec 11Everything that's gone wrong for Saints is fault of man in charge during scandal, Sean Payton, writes Jeffri Chadiha.

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I dread to think of the amount of money I've spent on purses during my lifetime, as I would previously opt for those costing around £6 - £7, which I would pick up from the market. However, within just a few months of purchase I would find that the clasps and/or snap fasteners would fail, as well as the purse showing signs of wear and tear, so I was buying up to four replacements every year.
As a result, when my last purse failed during the early part of this year I decided to invest in a brand offering a higher quality, which would hopefully last me a good few years. I felt considerably overwhelmed by the endless choice in Debenhams and was thankful when my husband held up in the air what appeared to be perfect for my needs and as a result, my purchase was made with this review discussing Collection Mock Tab Front Purse, which is available in tan.
The outer section of the purse is fairly soft to the touch and has been made from polyurethane with the black lining being polyester. I prefer my purses to be on the larger size to enable notes to be stored whole as opposed to folding them in half and its measurements of 18 cm in length, 9½ cm in width and approximately 3½ cm in depth are sufficient for my needs. The design on the front flap of the purse is purely for decorative purposes where it displays an oval shaped shiny piece of metal, which still looks as good as new, together with a length of fabric that has been slotted through a bar to create the illusion of a buckle.
Despite having owned the purse for eight months, the appearance of the stitching is still perfectly intact and there are no signs of wear and tear. The purse is opened by way of a tightly fitting pop fastener although due to the continuous failure of such fasteners on my previous purses, I would have preferred the flap to open by way of a small metal bar that can be turned although this is solely down to personal choice. The purse is extremely spacious and with its thirteen card slots there is sufficient space for storage of my debit and credit cards together with my forever growing store loyalty cards collection. Unlike my previous purses, the card slots are very secure and as a result, my cards do not slip out and land in a heap on the floor, which happened on many occasions when standing by the checkout whilst attempting to pay for my goods.
There are three internal slip pockets and for faster access I had hoped to store my notes in the one that is positioned directly underneath the card slots. However, whilst it is perfectly proportioned for £5 notes, I was disappointed to discover that the pocket does not offer sufficient height for anything greater as the upper edges of £10 and £20 notes curl over when the purse is closed, which proved to be problematic when attempting to individually remove them. I found this extremely disappointing, particularly for Debenhams although I would never have considered to try out my money inside prior to purchase! Fortunately, the remaining two slip pockets offer sufficient height, so my notes are stored in one of them with a selection of receipts in the other. The purse also contains an internal ID pocket, which is protected with a piece of transparent plastic. However, I have never placed an ID card inside, particularly as this area is in full view when the purse is opened.
There is a spacious inner zipped section, which accommodates a good amount of coins and although I've owned this purse for eight months, the zip is fully intact and smoothly opens and closes by way of the material tab located on the end of the zip. The appearance of the purse both inside and out looks as good now as it did on the day of purchase and is easily cleaned with a damp cloth. With the exception of my grumble in relation to one of the slip pockets, it ticks all the boxes for me and as a result, receives 4 stars. You can purchase this purse either from Debenhams online or in one of their stores where it has been reduced from £18 to £14.40 although a delivery charge needs to be added when purchased online.
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But the agency deferred drawing any immediate conclusions from the extensive field and laboratory research, which was conducted by scientists at the University of Minnesota's Duluth and Twin Cities campuses. MPCA officials need to do more work to evaluate the research before they can recommend whether the sulfate standard should be changed, said Shannon Lotthammer, director of the MPCA's environmental analysis division.
Minnesota limits sulfate discharges from mines and other sources into waters that produce wild rice to 10 milligrams per liter, based on research from the 1940s suggesting that higher levels can stunt development of the plants. Supporters of iron and copper-nickel mining have argued that the standard is obsolete, while the state's American Indian bands fear any weakening could imperil a food source they consider sacred and central to their cultural identity.
The theory behind the overall three-year study is that higher concentrations of sulfates can harm wild rice plants when they're converted into sulfides in the sediments where the plants grow.
"Each Study component uses a different approach to examine how sulfate might affect wild rice. The results of each component must be analyzed and integrated with the other components before any recommendations can be made about the standard," the report said.
John Pastor, a UMD biologist who was the lead researcher, agreed with that assessment.
"People may think that whether the standard is correct or not is a simple yes-or-no question that is easily answered by the data. But it isn't and never was because the transformations and cycling of sulfur in wild rice beds are complicated. That's just the way Nature is," Pastor said in an email.
The mining industry has argued that companies shouldn't be required to invest large sums in sulfate treatment technology that might not be needed.
"We want to protect wild rice, but we believe that any standard for the level of sulfate in wild rice waters has to be based on science," said Frank Ongaro, executive director of the industry group Mining Minnesota. "That's what this study was supposed to do, so we'll see what the agencies make of the results."
Tom Howes, natural resources manager for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, who harvest wild rice in waters downstream from the state's main mining area, said he hadn't fully digested the reports and data and didn't want to speculate on what the MPCA might conclude.
"I'd rather they were cautious than hasty. It's an important study," he said.
But Howes said a virtue of the current standard is that it was set conservatively, instead of close to a breaking point.
"It's protective. To me that's a good standard," he said.
The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy will take a close look at the results, said Scott Strand, executive director of the group, which has defended the current standard.
"The burden is on the people who want to change it, not the people who think it's appropriate where it is," he said.
Lotthammer said there will be opportunities for public and expert reviews of the research, and there will be a formal public comment process if the MPCA decides there's a scientific justification for changing the standard.
"We're definitely very excited about getting to this point with the study. The reports ... represent a significant amount of scientific work that we believe is going to be very valuable in further informing the standard. This was a very important milestone," she said.
The reports are available on the MPCA sulfate standard page: http://bit.ly/15O590S


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299 Madison Avenue sits on the northeast corner of 41st Street and Madison Avenue. Although the building has always gone by its more prestigious Madison Avenue address, the main entrance is located on the side street. The two- story terra cotta entrance surround features neo-Gothic details such as a pointed arch doorway, quatrefoil windows in the spandrel panel flanking a scroll with the the address. Above a decorative band of terra cotta, eight floors of diamond patterned brickwork rise up to another band of ornamental terra cotta. The two top floors have more simple brickwork, but the window surrounds are of terra cotta.
The Madison Avenue façade is dominated by a ten-story metal bay featuring spandrels articulated with trefoil arches. The base is full width while the diamond patterned brick walls of the upper floors flanking the metal bay set back slightly. According to Christopher Gray, the rowhouses which had originally lined the block were all set back five feet from the property line by a mutual agreement of property owners with stoops, cornices and bay windows extending into that space. Thus these domestic structures lent the taller office building its shape. The design of the top two floors carries around from the 41st Street.
Hill and Stout also designed the German American Insurance Building, a triangular tower at Maiden Lane and Liberty Street of white porcelain brick and an impressive terra cotta cornice, and the exotic Venetian Gothic palazzo for Wetzel & Company, a gentleman's tailor at 2-4 East 44th street in 1905, both now demolished.
The building was restored and converted into the Library Hotel in 2000.
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I just hope DOW added more variety and unique units (like devastator squad with multi-melta, it just cool.)
Or this time, sicne the game is setting on jungle terrain covered planet, why dont we have Catachan jungle fighters?
By the way, thank god that they put Tyranids finally.
Kick ass SM chapter : UltramarinesFavourite character from DOW series: Captian Davian Thule, why? because he is just so energentic than Gabriel Angelos.
thanks for a kick ass post awesome brother i hope all those thing come true and gametrailers has some awesome in game clips posted best wishes
About Dawn of War 2, I liked the idea of the Tyranids being added but not because I love them but because I always liked the idea of humans fighting terrible aliens like on the movies "Aliens", Starcraft and so on. I really enjoyed the idea of persistent squads and the whole rpg/upgrade/items thing. But that makes me wonder how will skirmish be 'cause skirmish without base construction is just lame. Reminds me of World in Conflict. The campaign was awesome but it was just it.
Favorite Character In-game: Meh...I didn't really like any of the blood ravens. Oh and Brusto. Remember that Blizzard's Starcraft/Warcraft took "their" ideas of their races from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer. I am surprised GW never sued for copyright,
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Fav char in DOW 2:maybe ork warboss or the sexy eldar farseer..sigh..not enough female character in the game..this game is full of super steroid macho guys!
my favorite race is entire Human Imperium..love the concept and i love the concept of united human race, the same like human alliance in Mass effect..i know the imperium is vulnerable and not perfect,but its human and human is not perfect..
character?God Emperor..he can decimated a whole ork waaghh with the help of his legion personal bodyguard ( i forgot the name)but i am not considering him as God..because God Cant be defeated and now the emperor is lying in the golden throne..hahahaha...because of that jerk traitor Horus
Ultimate army?Emperor of Mankind with his legion of personal bodyguard..huahahahaha... :P
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Cape Town - South Africa will put pressure on steel producer ArcelorMittal SA and petrochemicals firm Sasol to reduce prices and help cut input costs in the steel, platinum and polymer industries by up to 15 percent, a government minister said.
The government in Africa's second largest economy is pushing to revitalise industrial capacity by encouraging companies to add value to minerals; a process referred to as "beneficiation" locally; before exporting them.
"We've got to ensure that the mineral inputs are available at a competitive price, a lower price in South Africa than it is available outside of this country," Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said in parliament this week.
"If ArcelorMittal were able to reduce current prices by 10 percent then I think that would amount to a very significant injection into industries using steel product," he said.
A similar 10 to 15 percent discount for polymers at Sasol would also benefit downstream manufacturers, he added.
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January 28, 2010
Madison Dennis received All-A Scholastic Honors from Pittsburg State University for the all 2009 semester. She also was promoted to editor-in-chief of the PSU newspaper, the Collegio.
Madison is a 2009 graduate of Eudora High School.
Eudora student Brian Talbert was named to the Rockhurst University dean's list for the fall 2009 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or more.
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Student film festival was under marketed
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By Jacob Brunette
Earlier this month, the Seattle International Film Festival branched out, and hosted an Issaquah International Film Festival in the Issaquah High School theater.
The event was meant to broaden SIFF's normal audience and increase attendance among high school students. To help with that, the festival was accompanied by a daylong filmmaking challenge, in which the video production class (I-Vision) at IHS made short films about the same topic.
The challenge was a success. The movies made by the I-Vision students were imaginative and well-made, and were broadcast to the entire school over the next week, through the I-Vision news program. Unfortunately, they did little to help the festival itself.
While the movies made by I-Vision were shown to the entire school, there was no mention of the film festival they were meant to support, and there was no other announcement about the festival made to the student body. Few students knew that the festival was happening.
At the showing I attended, there were only about 10 people in the audience, and I was the only high school student there. If SIFF hosts another festival in Issaquah next year, it will have to work harder to increase awareness of the event, or face the same problems next year.
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Forget for a moment that Bill Gates founded Microsoft. Forget that Gates now chairs a philanthropic foundation that works in a number of areas. During his keynote session at the mHealth Summit in Washington DC this week, Bill Gates arrived with a single, focused message: Vaccines.
When asked whether mobile phones offered some advantages over previous computing platforms, Gates responded:
"Computing technology has been great for healthcare, but primarily on the research side," Gates explained. "That is: Anything that facilitates the invention of new vaccines is fantastic. That is the miracle intervention in healthcare on a worldwide basis. Although it would be hard to measure, some combination of the Internet, digital databases, collaboration tools, really have changed medical research. Although in the drug field in the last decade, research hasn't been that great. In the areas that are of particular interest to the poor — AIDS, drugs, and vaccines — it's actually been a period of great productivity. So in that indirect sense there is a lot of impact."
"In the case of the cell phone there is a chance to go beyond that and actually be there with the patient in the clinic, which may or may not be staffed with a fully-trained doctor," Gates said. "There are a lot of opportunities. I think we have to approach these things with some humility though. There are not Internet and data connections [everywhere] out there. People… in most cases when they're sick, are often too sick for some cell phone type services to do something for them. I do think there is absolutely some role, but I think we need to hold ourselves to some pretty tough metrics to see if we are really making a difference or not."
When pushed for specific examples of the (potentially) most impactful mobile health services, Gates discussed the dramatic reduction in infant and child mortality since 1960: It went from 20 million to about 8.5 million.
"That's been achieved — about a third of it — by increasing income, which gives you better nutrition, better living conditions. The majority of it has been done through vaccines," Gates said. "Smallpox was killing 2 million a year, now it kills zero per year. Measles was killing 1.5 million, now it kills about 300,000 a year."
So where do mobile phones fit in to the vaccines discussion? Gates asked that same question. Then he answered it:
"If you could register every birth on the cell phone, get fingerprints, get a location, then you could take these systems, go around and make sure the immunization happens," Gates said. "Then you could run them in a more effective way. Vaccine coverage in the very poorest regions like the north of Nigeria and north of India are below 50 percent."
In areas like those healthcare providers could see a huge improvement if they manage to "just take the vaccines we have today" and make sure they get delivered.
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sees the greatest opportunities for mHealth in and around vaccine delivery and tracking. Or maybe since he's become so laser focused on the issue he sees how mobile can help. When prompted, Gates made a passing remark about PHR platforms like Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault and was dismissive about mHealth's potential to motivate those that exercise "zero percent" to get off the couch.
While Gates' vision for mHealth seemed fairly limited on-stage, his blog post the day following his appearance at the mHealth Summit showed a different side. After discussing various point of care diagnostic sensors enabled by mobile technology, he concluded his post on mobile health like so: "Cell phones are amazing tools. For some of us, they're about staying in touch. For millions of people, it could be about staying alive."


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Mar 18, 2008Idaho is home to 37 different kinds of amphibians and reptiles. Amphibians were the first land vertebrates. Once the dominate vertebrates on Earth, they are now the smallest class. All Idaho amphibians are considered protected. Why? Why is their life cycle considered unique? What roles do these creatures play in the web of life?
This month on D4K, host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guest scientists, Adare Evans, Education specialist from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Eric Leitzinger, a biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will answer your questions about amphibians.
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Jesuit Brother with Passion for Science Finds God in Meteorites
Finding God in all things is at the core of Ignatian Spirituality and is rooted in the growing awareness that God can found in everyone, in every place and in everything. But in rocks from outer space? Jesuit Brother Bob Macke says yes. Currently in his first year of theology studies at Boston College, he shared his thoughts on how God can be found in lunar material, some of which is more than 4.5 billion (yes, with a B) years old.
One of the things that attracted me to the Society of Jesus was the Ignatian principle of finding God in all things. I saw Jesuits seeking and finding God in so many ways, from ministering in the Third World, to delving into questions of philosophy and theology to exploring the grandeur of the universe.
As someone with a background in physics and astronomy, I am no stranger to the idea that by studying God's creation we encounter God. As a 38-year-old, first-year theology student at Boston College and a recent graduate of a physics doctoral program, I can see in hindsight a pattern of formation as a Jesuit brother that has only strengthened this idea.
After I completed philosophy studies in 2006, I began my regency assignment teaching physics and astronomy at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, a wonderful opportunity to teach in my field and minister to students. During that time, I heard from a friend at the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, who told me about an opportunity to study meteorite physical properties in a doctoral program at the University of Central Florida. I had spent a summer at the Vatican Observatory doing exactly that kind of research. So, with the provincial's blessing, I left regency after only one year and spent the next four years at the University of Central Florida measuring the densities of meteorites, the percentages of pore space within them and their responses to a magnetic field. And somehow, as part of graduate studies and in the context of Jesuit life, I was to find God in these rocks from outer space.
Studying meteorites can be tedious work, but the pursuit involved travel to New York, Washington, Chicago and London where meteorites are held in museum or university collections.
As I studied more than 1,300 specimens, sometimes the tedium of the repetitive process became too great. I then would hold one of the more primitive meteorites in my hand and muse upon it, reminding myself that it was 4.5 billion years old, one of the earliest objects to form when the solar system itself was forming, and holding clues to that history.
Embedded within the meteorite are a few tiny grains of material that survived the heat and shock of its forming and that remain essentially unchanged from the moment they were created in stars. They are literally stardust. I am awestruck, and in that awe I once again encounter God.
This work also allowed me to minister to people in the sciences. Simply by being a scientist and a member of a religious order, I stand as a counterexample to the false notion that science and faith are incompatible. My presence has sparked many conversations with colleagues who wish to explore that idea more deeply and who have no other way to do so.
Now that the doctorate is completed and theological studies have begun, I have not abandoned the pursuit of science. A Jesuit in the physics department at Boston College, Fr. Cyril Opeil, has provided space in his lab where I can construct some new research instruments. Furthermore, by helping out with campus ministry at my alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I can continue to have good conversations about faith and science with its many students of science and engineering.
In my spare time, I research properties of lunar materials, which led to a visit over Christmas break to study Apollo moon rocks at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
But most importantly, I am discovering that theology studies themselves provide tools for integrating these pursuits with the many other ways in which we are called to find God in all things.
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It was only early June, and the sage plants were already threatening to take over Nola Kevra's Ripton greenhouse. In the garden plot outside, squash plants unfurled their leaves next to shallots, garlic, beans and peas.
The hundreds of varieties of plants surrounding the house ran riot over nearly every available surface, creating an air of comfortable chaos in the small clearing around the house.
Kevra sells her salad greens and herbs to the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op and to restaurants under the name "Nola's Secret Garden." She doesn't do farmers' markets, though, because she is short-staffed — she is the sole employee of her business.
"If Greta and Orion could sell for me, that would be great," she said of her dogs. "But I'm it."
Most of the plants growing outside of the greenhouse never see the market — many are food for herself and her husband. But plants don't have to be practical to have a place in this whimsical space.
"Once I get the show going with stuff to sell, it's nice to have some fun," she said. "It's part of the fun, trying new things."
This year, one of those new things is indigo, which Kevra is hoping to use to experiment with dye-making.
There is also an area of the garden dedicated to her dogs, planted with forget-me-nots and other flowers that neighbors have given her. And ellecamp flowers grow in abundance in one of the beds, planted in memory of Kevra's dog Elsa, who died of cancer two years ago.
Of course, there is a place for practicality — the salad mixes Kevra sells differ widely depending on what's growing at that particular time of the year, but she does need a consistent supply of greens to meet demand. But even the practicality is laced with inventiveness. A hanging hose contraption slides along a moveable track that runs the length of the structure, allowing her to water the plants without dragging a cumbersome hose. Two towering tripods made from roughly hewn trees are currently acting as climbing poles for sweet peas and morning glories, but when the time comes to replace the greenhouse plastic every three years, they serve as stands to prop up the 250-pound plastic rolls. And each night, the extra seedlings (in case the ones that are direct-planted in the ground grow badly) get covered by a metal cage, improvised to prevent mice from flattening the young plants.
Kevra and her husband Mark moved to Vermont as newlyweds in 1989, and Kevra has been growing plants ever since.
"I went to college and got a degree in biology, and that was OK," she said. "And then I was offered, through a teaching fellowship, an opportunity to get my master's in environmental studies and that was wonderful. And so, as good parents, my Mom and Dad said, 'Oh, yeah. Nola's going to make lots of money now.'"
But when the time came to begin making her fortune, life took her in another direction.
"I tried it, but the role models that I saw in these moneymaking jobs — including my own father — were not happy people," said Kevra. She gestured around. "I can credit this to my grandfather."
Her grandfather, who grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, was forced to leave school at an early age because of religious persecution. As a young man, he emigrated to New Jersey and started what would become a farm of several hundred acres.
"So here's a guy who had no education at all, who did what he loved and did it really well," said Kevra. "He was happy, he made other people happy, and I thought, 'Huh. Nice role model.'"
Though she hasn't had luck with all of the Middle Eastern plants she's tried to grow, since many of them need more light and warmth than they get in Vermont, Kevra pointed out a row of rounded leaves just beginning to grow upwards from the soil. Those, she said, were kousa squash.
"(My grandfather) grew acres and acres of the squash, and he handled it with such care. Every one had to be just perfect," said Kevra.
Sometimes, when she was young and her grandfather went to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn to sell and barter the squash at the Middle Eastern markets there, he would bring her along
"You walked into Sahadi's and it was like going to Beirut, it was like going to Cairo. Everyone's bartering."
It's a long way from Vermont to Brooklyn, and even farther to Lebanon. But stuff the squash with ground lamb and rice, said Kevra, then cook it in a tomato broth with mint and garlic, and you get a classic Middle Eastern dish.
So she is growing the squash preserve her heritage, and gardening to preserve her grandfather's vision. And that, she's decided, is what is important.
"I like to think, on a much, much smaller scale, I'm trying to do the same thing," she said.
Kousa Mahshi (Stuffed Squash)
Recipe adapted from http://www.habeeb.com/Vegetarian-and-Lebanese-recipes.07.html
• 15 medium size kousa (or other summer) squash
• 1 1/2 cups ground lamb
• 1 cup rice
• 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 2 tomatoes, chopped (optional)
• 1 tsp. mint
• Several garlic cloves, to taste
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
Kousa mahshi may be cooked in an ordinary saucepan. Scrub squash well. Hollow from one end with apple corer or small spoon. Mix rice, meat, seasonings and half of the chopped tomato. Stuff squash three-quarters full. Lay several meat bones on bottom of deep saucepan and cover with the remaining chopped tomato. Arrange stuffed marrows in layers over bones. Add tomato juice, water and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Cover the saucepan and simmer for an hour, or until squash is tender. Uncover and simmer to thicken sauce. Crush a teaspoon of dried mint with several garlic cloves and two teaspoons of salt. Mix in the juice of half a lemon. When the squash is tender, sprinkle it with this sauce and allow to simmer a few minutes more.
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Sunda flying lemur
|Sunda flying lemur[1]
|Galeopterus variegatus
|Scientific classification
Thomas, 1908
|G. variegatus
|Binomial name
|Galeopterus variegatus
(Audebert, 1799)
|Type species
|Galeopitiecus temminckii
Waterhouse, 1838
|Sunda flying lemur range
The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), also known as the Malayan flying lemur or Malayan colugo, is a species of colugo. Until recently, it was thought to be one of only two species of flying lemur, the other being the Philippine flying lemur which is found only in the Philippines. The Sunda flying lemur is found throughout Southeast Asia in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.[3]
The Sunda flying lemur is not a lemur and does not fly. Instead, it glides as it leaps among trees. It is strictly arboreal, is active at night, and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits. After a 60-day gestation period, a single offspring is carried on the mother's abdomen held by a large skin membrane.[4] It is a forest-dependent species.
The head-body length of Sunda flying lemur is about 34 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in). Its tail length is around 24 to 25 cm (9.4 to 9.8 in), and its weight is 0.9 to 1.3 kg (2.0 to 2.9 lb).
The Sunda flying lemur is protected by national legislation. In addition to deforestation and loss of habitat, local subsistence hunting poses a serious threat to this animal. Competition with the plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) represents another challenge for this species. More information is needed on population declines, but at present, the rate of the decline is not believed to merit listing in any category lower than Least Concern.[2]
Classification and evolution[edit]
The Sunda flying lemurs' two forms are not morphologically distinct from one another; the large form occurs on the mainland of the Sunda Shelf area and the mainland of Southeast Asia, while the dwarf form occurs in central Laos and some other adjacent islands.[1] The Laos specimen is smaller (about 20%) than the other known mainland population.[5] Despite the large and dwarf forms, four subspecies are known: G. v. variegatus (Java), G. v. temminckii (Sumatra), G. v. borneanus (Borneo), and G. v. peninsulae (Peninsular Malaysia and mainland of Southeast Asia)[1] incorporating on the genetic species concept due to geographic isolation and genetic divergence. Recent molecular and morphological data provide the evidence that the mainland, Javan, and Bornean Sunda flying lemur subspecies may be recognised as three separate species in the genus Galeopterus.[6]
Behaviour and ecology[edit]
The Sunda flying lemur is a skillful climber, but is helpless when on the ground.[7] Its gliding membrane connects from the neck, extending along the limbs to the tips of the fingers, toes and nails.[8] This kite-shaped skin is known as a patagium, which is expanded for gliding. It can glide over a distance of 100 m with a loss of less than 10 m in elevation.[8] It can maneuver and navigate while gliding, but strong rain and wind can affect its ability to glide. Gliding usually occurs in open areas or high in the canopy, especially in dense tropical rainforest. The Sunda flying lemur needs a certain distance to glide and to land to avoid injury.[9] The highest landing forces are experienced after short glides; longer glides lead to softer landings, due to the colugo's ability to brake its glide aerodynamically. The ability to glide increases a colugo's access to scattered food resources in the rainforest, without increasing exposure to terrestrial or arboreal predators.[10]
In general, the diet of the Sunda flying lemur consists mainly of leaves. It usually consumes leaves with less potassium and nitrogen-containing compounds, but with higher tannin.[11] It also feeds on buds,[12] shoots,[13] coconut flowers, durian flowers,[14] fruits, and sap[15] from selected tree species. It also feeds on insects in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.[16] The selected food sources depend on the localities, habitat, vegetation types, and availability.[17]
The Sunda flying lemur mainly forages in tree canopies. It may forage on several different tree species in a single night,[18][19] or on a single species. It can also be seen licking tree bark of selected tree species to obtain water, nutrients, salts, and minerals.[20] Though the Sunda flying lemur has been reported to also occur in gardens and plantations, the species resides in forests primarily.[21]
Distributions and habitats[edit]
The Sunda flying lemur is widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, ranging from the Sunda Shelf mainland to other islands – Northern Laos,[5] Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak), Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatera, Bali, Java),[22][1] and many adjacent islands.[23] Conversely, the Philippine flying lemur (C. volans) is confined to the southern parts of the Philippines only.[1]
The Sunda flying lemur is adapted to many different vegetation types, including gardens, primary and secondary forest,[24] rubber and coconut plantations,[25] fruit orchards (dusun),[14] mangrove swamps,[12] lowlands and upland forests,[26][8] tree plantations,[23] lowland dipterocarp forests, and mountainous areas.[15] However, not all of the mentioned habitats can sustain large colugo populations.[21]
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Further reading[edit]
- Anon, (2008). Flying lemurs mating, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wavNc4nuVyk. Accessed date October 7, 2008.
- Byrnes, G., Thomas Libby, Norman T.-L. Lim, and Andrew, J. Spence. (2011). Gliding saves time but not energy in Malayan Colugos. Journal of Experimental Biology 214:2690-2696.
- Chapman, H.C. (1902). Observations upon Galeopithecus volans. Proceedings of the Academy of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. 54: 241-254.
- Chasen, F.N. and Kloss, C.B. (1929). Notes on flying lemurs (Galeopterus). Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 2: 12-22.
- Dzulhelmi, M.N. and Abdullah, M.T. (2009a). An ethogram construction for the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation. 5(1): 31-42.
- Dzulhelmi, M.N. and Abdullah, M.T. (2009b). The foraging ecology of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal. 61(4): 285-294.
- Dzulhelmi, M.N. and Abdullah, M.T. (2010). Distribution of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak). Journal of Tropical Life Sciences Research. 21(2): 69-83.
- Dzulhelmi, M.N., Marzuki, H. and Abdullah, M.T. (2010). Observation on the roosting selection of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings of Conference on Natural Resources in the Tropics3: Harnessing Tropical Natural Resources Through Innovations and Technologies. pp. 433–439.
- Dzulhelmi, M.N. (2011). Behavioural Ecology of the Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus (Mammalia: Dermoptera) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia . MSc. Dissertations. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan.
- Dzulhelmi, N. (2013). Natural History of the Colugo. UKM Press: Bangi.
- Ellerman, J.R. and Morrison-Scott, T.C.S. (1955). Supplement to Chasen, F.N. (1940): A handlist of Malaysian mammals. British Museum. Tonbridge Printers Ltd, London.
- Henry, C. and Chapman, M.D. (1902). Observation upon Galeopithecus volans. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 54(1): 241-254.
- Janecka, J.E., Miller, W., Pringle, T.H., Wiens, F., Zitzmann, A., Helgen, K.M., Springer, M.S., and Murphy, W.J. (2007). Molecular and genomic data identify the closest living relative of primates. Science. 318(5851): 792-794.
- Karim, C., Tuen, A.A. and Abdullah, M.T. (2004). Mammals. Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity. Sarawak Museum Journal. 6(80): 221-234.
- Khan, M.M. (1992). Mamalia semenanjung Malaysia. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Kuala Lumpur.
- Kool, K.M. and Nawi, Y. (1995). Catalogue of skin in Sarawak museum, Kuching, Sarawak. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan.
- Lewis, R.E. (1986). A rain-forest raptor in danger. Oryx. 20: 170-175.
- Lim, N.T. (2004). Autecology and a preliminary population census of the Malayan flying lemur Cynocephalus variegatus in Singapore. BSc. Final Year Project. National University of Singapor, Singapore.
- Martin, R.D. (2008). Colugos: obscure mammals glide into the evolutionary limelight. Journal of Biology. 7: 13.
- Maryanto, I., Anang, S.A., and Agus, P.K. (2008). Mamalia dilindungi perundang-undangan Indonesia. LIPI Press, Jakarta.
- Medway, L. (1978). The wild mammals of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) and Singapore. Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur.
- Mohd-Azlan, J. and Fauzi, M.F. (2006). Ethnozoological survey in selected areas in Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal. 83: 185-200.
- Miller, G.S., Jr. (1906). The nomenclature of flying lemur. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 19: 41-48.
- Nie, W., Fu, B., O'Brian, P.C.M., Wang, J., Su, W., Tanomtong, A., Volobouev, V., Ferguson-Smith, M.A. and Yang, F. (2008). Flying lemurs – the "flying tree-shrews"? molecular cytogenetic evidence for a Scandentia-Dermoptera sister clade. BMC Biology. 6: 18.
- Novacek, M.J. (1992). Fossils, topologies, missing data, and higher level phylogeny of eutherian mammals. Systematics Biology. 41(1): 58-73.
- Novacek, M.J. (1993). Mammalian phylogeny: morphology and molecules. Trends in Ecological and Evolution. 8(9): 339-340.
- Nowak, R.M. (1999). Mammals of the world. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Parr, J.W.K., Komolphalin, K. and Wongkalasin, M. (2003). A guide to the large mammals of Thailand. Sarakadee Press, Bangkok.
- Penry, D.L. (1993). Digestive constraints on diet selection. In diet selection: An interdisciplinary approach to foraging behaviour (Hughes, R.N. eds). Blackwell Scientific Publications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Pettigrew, J.D. (1995). Flying primates: crashed or crashed through?. Symp. Zoological Society of London. 67: 3-26.
- Schmitz, J., Ohme,M., Suryobroto, B. and Zichler, H. (2002). The colugo (Cynocephalus variegatus), Dermoptera: the Primates' gliding sister? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 19: 2308-2312.
- Schmitz, J., Ohme, M., and Zichler, H. (2003). A novel family of tRNA-derived SINEs in the colugo and two new retrotransposable markers separating dermopterans from primates. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 28: 341-349.
- Stephen, D.W. and Krebs, J.R. (1986). Foraging theory. Princeton University Press, England.
- Wharton, C.H. (1950). Notes on the life history of the flying lemur. Journal of Mammalogy. 31: 269-273.
- Wischusen, E.W. and Richmond, M.E. (1989). Techniques for capturing and marking the Philippine flying lemurs (Cynocephalus volans). Malayan Nature Journal. 43: 100-105.


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Mmmmm, pumpkin risotto is so good! I haven't tried making risotto with brown rice before (but have subbed barley in for arborio rice). I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for short grain brown rice and give this recipe a try!
Yum! I have always wanted to try and tackle risotto, but have never gotten the chance. As I do adore all things pumpkin, I think that this may be the perfect recipe to start with. The use of fresh pumpkin is a little daunting to me though- can you use canned? Or do you have any fool proof tips on how to use the real thing? Can't wait to give this a try!
I was thinking of making this tonight with leftover (cooked) short grain brown rice. Was wondering if you or anyone else has tried that already – using already cooked leftover rice and cut down on the liquids a bit. How'd it go and what changes did you make? I'll probably give it a go, but will probably not remember to post about it.
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" Outstanding performance and respect to my home, pets and business. Prices are fair and honest. I found this company on radio and thought to give them a go. Never been more happier with a tradesman. " birminghamdavid
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alison J page 1 reviewFantastic Experience with Anthony and Tanya. Were prompt and extremely efficient and clean. I strongly recommend this company to everyone, have also used them many times in the past with family and friends aswell. Very happy customer.
Ming Seong 73 1 reviewThank you to the plumbers who come to my home. You help me get ready to sell and did good work. Please send me receipt to email@example.com . your work is very clean, fast and friendly. price good to but you should take amex card not just mcard and visa.
Tania Maree Tarabay 1 reviewThank you for the excellent work done. You were well priced and professional. I know you accept all credit cards but not Amex, which was disappointing. Thanks guys, very happy and will use you again.
sharithnawahut wahut 1 reviewthis the best plumber i find on internet. very nice poepl and good price. the man was good and clean everything after him. we pray time and man respect my home and prays time. im happy costommer.
Brett Berberovic 1 reviewVery good service and decent prices.Not the absolute cheapest in price but I still found the prices to be fair and honest for the quality. recommended, very happy customer !!!!
Mel Foster 73 1 reviewThank you Anthony. your level of experience and professional is hard to find. BOY have i been through some plumbers who think they are cheap and great but only turn out .......... Thanks again. i am very happy and i will be recommending you to all my family n friends
Trish Cleary 1 reviewMy experience very positive. The staff were friendly and the cost was very reasonable. I had a blocked sewer and Plumbers Direct were the cheapest of all those I called around (approx 4 other companies) I will use these plumbers again. Thank you.
We were quoted $300 over the phone 2 weeks ago to unblock the drain using the jetta, but we didn't need it then and 2 weeks later we called them again after reading such good reviews. The worker told us we needed to replace the drains and wanted $800 deposit then after talking through we called back and when we only wanted to unblock the drains we were charged $720 for 30 mins of jetta. Feeling really ripped off.
Rob Burgess 1 reviewThese guys rock! came did my jib and cleaned the mess. good blokes and honest. thanks mate n sorri bout the dog. ill tell all my friends about you at plumbers direct. truly top work
Katherine Somerville 1 reviewExcellent service and prices.We will use them again.
Franca Sav 1 reviewAnthony was a true professional and we would recommend him. Came within the hour, did the job with no fuss and gave honest advice.
Tanny 1978 1 reviewThank you to Anthony and his team. The renovations you did on my kitchen and bathrooms are superb! The prices were fair and the service was great. What more could I ask for. The only feedback I can give is for you to start taking American express cards :). I will use you people again and again :)
Christine Ha 1 reviewthese people were very nice to my family and to my home. they quoted me and did extra work for free. thank u to Anthony & Shane for your great work and service. excellent excellent plumber company!!!
Caleb Rob77 1 reviewProfessional and reasonably priced. The plumbers are well experienced. I will use these guys again for sure.
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Unfair and unreasonable charge. Will never call this company again. Be careful when in conversation with the operator over the phone.
Dear Mai,
Thank you for your comments however I believe that you may have misunderstood the information provided to you as there was a language barrier issue between one of your family members (you admitted to this). The issue was not that we were unfair, but instead that the work had taken longer than you had wished for (by one extra hour). I believe it was unfair for you to review us about such a small issue. As explained to your sister-in law whom had limited English, before we commenced the work, as this is a blocked sewer and as per your information provided, we could not be exact with how long the job would take. We pride ourselves on being honest and I'm happy that our plumbers were honest with you, even though you were not happy with the outcome. There were several calls between your family and yourself to our office & we did our absolute best to understand & meet your needs. As you can see by all our reviews we pride ourselves on honesty and integrity.
Yosephine Dean 1 reviewExcellent service. Shane from Plumbers Direct was very professional and he did an excellent job fixing our toilet. We are a very happy customer and definitely will recommend Plumbers Direct to anyone with plumbing problem.
birminghamdavid 1 reviewOutstanding performance and respect to my home, pets and business. Prices are fair and honest. I found this company on radio and thought to give them a go. Never been more happier with a tradesman.
tania abouzaehi 1 reviewI am very happy with this company work and prices.
Samantha Young 1 reviewThese are by far the BEST PLUMBERS I HAVE EVER USED. Very quick, efficient and polite. I am a real estate agent and other plumbers i have dealt with are less than useless, slow, expensive and unorganized.
I would honestly recommend Plumbers Direct to anyone and everyone with any plumbing issues. So friendly & outstanding service!!!
JohnCrammer797 1 reviewThese guys answer the phone, turn up when they say they will and do the job very well. The only suggestion I would give is that they look into accepting AMEX cards. Other than that, absolutely super! (they do accept MasterCard and Visa)- We will be using these guys again for sure! They are not the absolute cheapest, but they are not expensive either they offer Fair and competitive prices. (we shopped around and liked these guys prices best. value for money!)
Cassandra Reilly 1 reviewExcellent service and prices (cheaper than others). Thank you to all at this company. Will use again when needed.
If you really want them to do your job then don't even think of saying you would confirm after getting a few more quotes... the line would be dropped.... I think the staff had had a bad day.. I just hope that was the case.. (btw it was my second call, after my first call was put on hold without even bothering asking me)
Scotty Snelson 1 reviewThe way you guys helped me out of the predicament I was in is to be absolutely commended. You could have easily put the price at whatever you wanted as I was in a desperate situation. Thanks for your honestly and you surprised me that you did not charge me a huge amount. Your prices are fair and reasonable but mostly your honesty is fabulous! Thanks Anthony, you are a real champ.
Sonja Taklischki 1 reviewthank you to you generous and polite plumbers. very good service and great rice and thanks to you for my free service taps and hose tap. happwith your service and use again
Aimon Knickles 1 reviewThis company lives up to all the hype her. I am glad I read the reviews first. They did exactly what everyone said they would, Professional, polite and excellently priced . My wife and I were saying last night that we wished we knew Plumbers Direct when we built our home a couple of years ago. Hard to find good trades these days. These blokes definitely in my contacts list. Thanks mate!
Sarrinder M 1 reviewhappy happy with this people. respect my family and our tradition well and price very good thank you Anthony you are good plumber and nice person ........
Robert Mcdonald 1 reviewHelpful office lady and fine work. Cleaned the work area and price was fair. Will use again. Good honest people.


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I LOVE limeade. And, lately, with swearing off sodas altogether (I've been on a very rare occasional soda diet for years), I've been looking for something exciting to drink when I don't feel like water. I've made a lot of fruit sodas like apple juice and club soda. But when I came across a simple limeade recipe, I knew I had to give it a try. The girls are sure to love it, too. They love fresh fruit juice, even when it's super tart. Such great, adventurous kids.
Homemade Fresh Limeade
2 limes, quartered
1 1/2 cups water
1-2 cups sucanat (to taste)
Water and ice to fill remainder of 2 quart pitcher
Blend limes and push through a strainer into a pitcher. Mix with remaining ingredients and serve.
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Wow! This is a fantastic and refreshing drink. And it's also great spiked with a little rum or tequila! Delicious.
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Originally posted by Sue Hunt: Jeanne thanks for that. I've managed to get it to compile and it's loading the connection to the database and I have set up the odbc connection in the control panel. It's running through the program, prompting the user to input, however, I am unable to get it to return any value from the database. Also, it doesn't like the line query=cn.createStatement(), however, if I comment it out, the program, does compile. Really happy it's compiling... Cheers Sue
Originally posted by Sue Hunt: Deep Bowing. Thanks for pointing out the c in CreateStatement...should be createStatement. That now compiled. I've added another try towards the end, before the catch statement.
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Originally posted by Sue Hunt: Sadanand It seems that the quit does stop the processing, however, when you select q, it will give you the close message, however, it then gives you the final catch message, Problem accessing the database java.sql.SQLException: Invalid handle Not sure how to get it so it doesn't print that line, when quit is selected. Probably something glaringly obvious, but it's been over a week and almost 8 hours a day, trying to sort it out, and I'm brain dead... Thanks again for the assistance. Sue [ May 05, 2004: Message edited by: Sue Hunt ]
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Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish placement exams should be completed online prior to FOCUS by domestic students who intend to continue these languages at Valpo. International students do not need to take foreign language placement.
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ATLANTA, United States (AFP) - Tiger Woods was seeing nothing but fairways and flagsticks for the third straight day, shooting six-under 64 to maintain his three-stroke lead at the PGA Tour Championship on Saturday.
Woods, who started the day with a three-shot cushion over playing partner Woody Austin, is an impressive 40-3 when holding at least a share of the lead going into the final round of a PGA event.
"It was nice to make some birdies and get out there and still maintain the same size lead," Woods said.
"You see rounds of 60, 62 and guys are taking it deep."
The 13-time major winner easily moved to 19-under 191 and three shots clear of fellow tour veteran Mark Calcavecchia and five shots ahead of British Open runner-up Sergio Garcia of Spain at the East Lake Golf Club course.
Woods has also virtually locked up the FedEx Cup playoff title and the 10 million dollar annuity payment that goes to the champion.
"The last three weeks I've played they've been pretty exciting tournaments down the stretch," he said.
But Woods said he can't lose his focus since his priority has always been winning tournaments.
"If I lose the tournament and win the FedEx Cup, I don't think I'm going to be too happy that I lost the tournament."
Woods needed just 26 putts Saturday. He closed the back nine with three birdies on the final five holes, saying this was one of the easiest scoring tournaments in 11 years on the PGA Tour.
"I can't remember too many golf courses that have been as easy as his one," Woods said.
"When the greens are this soft and the pins this easy you are going to have a whole bunch of birdies. You fire at every flag because you know the ball is going to go plunk."
Masters champion Zach Johnson flirted with a 59 before finishing with a career low and course record 10-under 60. Despite his brilliant round, Johnson remains six shots back of Woods.
Johnson almost tied the lowest single round score in PGA Tour history as he went into the par-three 18th needed a birdie to tie. But his tee shot found the bunker and then he one-putt for par.
Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval are the only players on the tour to have shot 59s, and Duval was the last one to do it in 1999.
"It is a magic number," he said. "You have to get a lot of breaks go your way. Hopefully I have got a 59 in me in the future.
"I just started to click here. I had a good peace about things out there."
Woods wasn't trying to take anything away from Johnson but said when someone shoots 60 they should get something in return.
"I prefer not to play like this," Woods said. "If you shoot 60 you should earn it and you should move up the board.
"That's why I love the US Open so much. You shoot 60 and you have earned it and every time you are moving up the board."
Woods has never won at East Lake but he did capture the 1999 Tour Championship when it was held in Houston, Texas.
Just three times in his career has Woods lost when he holds the lead after 54 and two of those stumbles have been at East Lake.
He dropped a one-stroke lead to Phil Mickelson in 2000 and lost a four-shot cushion to South Africa's Retief Goosen in 2004.
"I didn't play well enough to win," Woods said.
The frustration of shooting a low score and trying to overtake Woods was evident on the face of Calcavecchia who will be in the final pairing Sunday.
Asked about his chances going head-to-head with Woods, he said, "He's at 19 under. So I've got to beat him by four tomorrow. Not likely. It could be a race for second.
"He's playing just phenomenal."
Austin who dropped to eight shots adrift of Woods, left the grounds quickly without speaking to reporters on Saturday.


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The Windows Phone Team's Brandon Watson gave out the number behind Windows Phone 7, and I thought I'd spice it up with some graphics. Enjoy!
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The child has been found; authorities say he is safe.
Dylan Lane Guthrie was last seen at his residence in Dadeville, Alabama on Tuesday morning, August 3, 2010.
He was abducted from his residence by his father Christopher Guthrie, at 1:00 AM this date.
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