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North Carolina is on track to not send any new inmates to death row for the first time since its current death penalty law took effect in 1977.
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North Carolina hasn't always been so ambivalent about executions. Juries in the state have sent 400 people to death row since the state's most recent death penalty law was passed in 1977. Forty-three of those people have been executed.
But the pace of new death sentences has slowed considerably. In 1999, 24 people were sentenced to death across North Carolina.
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April 16, 2013
Dordt College brings the dark-comedy musical "Little Shop of Horrors" to the stage April 24 through 27 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance at 1 p.m. on April 27.
Centering around the life of lowly flower shop worker Seymour Krelborn, the production addresses themes of greed, temptation, and death while thrilling audiences with the trouble created by a "man-eating" plant from another world.
The show is directed by senior criminal justice and psychology major Alex Updike of Desert Hot Springs, California. The cast stars senior theater arts major Nate Scheuers of Fox Lake, Wisconsin, as Seymour Krelborn; senior music management major Mia Kornelis of Sioux Center, Iowa, as Audrey; and senior theater arts major Nathan Sparks of Luverne, Minnesota, as Mr. Mushnik.
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Roseville driver Schmidt is second in traveling Late Model series race at speedway
Jeremy Doss passed Roseville's Eric Schmidt for the lead five laps from the end and drove to victory in the Airport Auto Brokers Late Model Series main event Saturday night at All American Speedway.
Doss had a 1.632-second margin of victory in the 75-lap feature.
Brandon White led the first 43 laps over the 17-car field. Doss started ninth and moved into second on the fifth lap.
Schmidt, meanwhile, started 12th and moved into third on lap 22. He passed Doss for second place on lap 41 and took the lead from White on lap 44.
Doss fell to third behind Junior Roddy, a winner at Roseville in a Late Model event last October, on lap 47 but powered back to second place on lap 61 before taking the lead on lap 71.
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Mini Cup — Top qualifier Bryce Napier (17.063) led the last six laps and won 25-lap main by 1.062 seconds over dash winner Andrew Vanderpool.
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Bill McAnally Racing driver Eric Holmes finished sixth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Brainerd 125 on Saturday.
The three-time series champion led one lap in the series first race at the 2.5-mile road course in Minnesota and is fifth in points. BMR teammate Cameron Hayley finished eighth and is 12th in points.
Series rookie Dylan Hutchison, another local driver, finished one lap down in ninth place. Michael Self of Park City, Utah, led the final two laps and scored his first series victory.
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Ticket prices: $13 for ages 16-59, $7 for seniors 60 and up and juniors 6-15, free for children 5 and under and $35 for a family pass (two adults, three juniors). Parking is $5 per vehicle.
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(a) Joint Executive Committee.—
(1) There is established an interagency committee to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Committee").
(2) The Committee is composed of—
(A) the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such other officers and employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may designate; and
(b) Administrative Matters.—
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Under Secretary of Defense shall determine the size and structure of the Committee, as well as the administrative and procedural guidelines for the operation of the Committee.
(2) The two Departments shall supply appropriate staff and resources to provide administrative support and services. Support for such purposes shall be provided at a level sufficient for the efficient operation of the Committee, including a subordinate Health Executive Committee, a subordinate Benefits Executive Committee, and such other committees or working groups as considered necessary by the Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary.
(c) Recommendations.—
(1) The Committee shall recommend to the Secretaries strategic direction for the joint coordination and sharing efforts between and within the two Departments under section 8111 of this title and shall oversee implementation of those efforts.
(d) Functions.— In order to enable the Committee to make recommendations in its annual report under subsection (c)(2), the Committee shall do the following:
(1) Review existing policies, procedures, and practices relating to the coordination and sharing of resources between the two Departments.
(2) Identify changes in policies, procedures, and practices that, in the judgment of the Committee, would promote mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of services and resources of the two Departments, with the goal of improving the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of benefits and services to veterans, service members, military retirees, and their families through an enhanced Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense partnership.
(3) Identify and assess further opportunities for the coordination and collaboration between the Departments that, in the judgment of the Committee, would not adversely affect the range of services, the quality of care, or the established priorities for benefits provided by either Department.
(4) Review the plans of both Departments for the acquisition of additional resources, especially new facilities and major equipment and technology, in order to assess the potential effect of such plans on further opportunities for the coordination and sharing of resources.
Source(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 583(a)(1),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1490.)
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Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 583(d)(2),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1492, provided that: "If this Act is enacted on or after October 1, 2003, the amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 8111 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 24, 2003]."
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"(a) Program.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may conduct a program to develop and evaluate integrated healing care practices for members of the Armed Forces and veterans. Any such program shall be carried out through the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee established under section 320 of title 38, United States Code.
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The Hickey Bridge is in a location relative to the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey. The Hickey Bridge does not bear any resemblance to the George Washington Bridge though. However, although not correct in regard to location, the bridge does have some resemblance to the Roosevelt Island Bridge, which connects Roosevelt Island (see Colony Island) to Queens (see Dukes).
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- "Jimmy gets in trouble with some gangsters and calls Michael for help."
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Father/Son is a mission in Grand Theft Auto V, given to protagonists Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton by the former.
Whilst relaxing by his pool, Franklin unexpectedly shows up looking for work. As the two are about to go to a bar to talk, Michael gets a call from Jimmy, who alerts Michael that his yacht had been stolen and he's hidden himself in the bow.
Using his wife's red convertible Sentinel XS, Michael and Franklin drive to the Western Freeway where they encounter Michael's yacht on the back of an out-of-control truck. Franklin jumps on the yacht and deals with the goons on the back before retrieving Jimmy. However, Jimmy gets knocked by the main sail and hangs on over the edge. Michael manages to catch him, then retrieves Franklin.
As he tries to chase after his yacht, the car stalls as a result of the chase. Giving up on the boat, the three drive to Los Santos Customs to repair the car. Michael catches a cab whilst Franklin drives Jimmy and the car back to Michael's place.
- This mission is a parody of part of the final mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, where Sweet Johnson jumps onto the back of the firetruck similar to Franklin jumping on the yacht. Then when the side of the yacht swings out, and Jimmy is left dangling from it, it is simliar to when Sweet was left dangling from the ladder of the fire truck.
- The mission can be triggered by either Michael or Franklin.
- The cutscene is featured in the Second Trailer of the game, only that Michael there was seen shirtless, where in the final release, he is wearing clothes and complete with headset.
- The action is also featured in the Second Trailer.
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Tracey: (offscreen) You're such a fucking dictator!
Tracey: Why the fuck not?
Amanda: He is not staying the night! He's a bum!
Tracey: Oh my God!
Amanda: I don't even know why you are with him!
Tracey: I don't give a shit!
Amanda: He's a bum!
Tracey: Are you kidding me?
Amanda: He is homeless!
Tracey: He doesn't have anywhere to go!
Amanda: I don't care!
Tracey: Oh my God! I do, you hear me?
Amanda: I don't care!
Tracey: Oh my God! You have no say...
Amanda: Keep your mouth shut!
Tracey: I fucking saw him!
Amanda What I do is none of your business! And you watch your language!
Tracey: It's not fair!
Amanda: I'm gonna call your father and you're gonna get your ass kicked!
Tracey: I hope someone cuts your brake cables!
Amanda: I swear to God, you kill me! you know it's not that I wish I...
Tracey: Stupid Bitch
(Conversation between Michael and Franklin)
Michael: What do you want?
Franklin: Man, I come by for that drink you offered. That's all.
Michael: I wasn't really serious about that.
Franklin: What?
Michael: You're here, whatever. Sit. You're not gonna rob me again?
Franklin: Man I never robbed you. That was just a repossession.
Michael: Okay... you call it whatever you wanna call it. I really don't care. What can I do for ya?
Franklin: Shit, I just came by to see if there's somethin' I can help you with. I see you doin' well for yourself.
Michael: Look... I'm retired.
Franklin: Ain't you a bit young for the pipe, slippers, and starin' at a fucking sunset?
Michael: You know, I've been in the game for a lot of years, and I got out alive. That makes me the right age. You look like a good kid. If you want my advice, you give this shit up. You work hard, screw over everybody that you love... hurt, rob, kill indiscriminately and maybe... just maybe, if you're lucky, you become a three bit gangster. It's bullshit. Go to college. Then you can rip people off and get paid for it. It's called capitalism.
Franklin: Hmm, so what I saw the other day was like when a corpse briefly reanimates itself and terrorizes everyone, right?
Michael: What you saw the other day... was a guy dealing with pests.
Franklin: I guess I never saw myself as just a fuckin' pest.
Michael: Well, then the day's lesson's all about humility. Tomorrow we'll try a training montage.
Franklin: A training what?
Michael: Nothin', I was just lost in an eighties movie fantasy.
Franklin: Yeah, I can see you spend a lot of time there.
Michael: Yeah, as much as I can.
Franklin: So that's why you here in Vinewood then, right?
Michael: Maybe I'm here because I'm just an idiot who thinks that imported palm trees are good substitute for not really knowing what the fuck you're doing on this earth.
Franklin: Jesus, man. You a good time, you know that?
Michael: I'll tell you what. Least I can do is buy you that beer. There's a little bar I like. It's not too far from here. Let's go.
Franklin: Alright man, I'm following you.
Michael: We're taking my wife's car. / Let's take Amanda's car.
(Michael and Jimmy on the phone)
Michael: Hey Jim. I'm going for a drink w...
Jimmy: Dad, shit! I'm in our boat going down the Western Highway. It's, it's been stolen.
Michael: What? The yacht's been stolen?
Jimmy: I was trying to sell it. I know you didn't want it sold, but I need money, and they don't want to buy it, they just want to take it, I'm hiding in the head.
Michael: You're insane! Alright. I'm coming for my boat!
(Michael and Franklin)
Michael: Alrighty then. Change of plans. My darling boy is in trouble.
Franklin: Eh, I'll help you out.
Michael: Lesson number one: don't ever have kids.
Franklin: Hey man look, if I had kids I don't think no parenting issues would arise over who had boat privileges and who don't.
Shit, motherfuckers be lucky to sit in a bath tub.
Michael: Shit, things that desperate, huh?
Franklin: Nah, but, you know, shit, I was making a point.
Michael: Mythologizing self-deprecation. I know it well...
Franklin: Yeah man, but shit where the boat at?
Michael: Little shit's been hijacked. They're somewhere on the Western Highway.
Franklin: Man, ain't you worried?
Michael: About my boat? Yeah, I am.
Franklin: But you can always buy another boat.
Michael: Yeah, Tell my accountant that.
Franklin: Man, you can always get credit for one.
Michael: And have you come and repo it? No thank you.
Franklin: Alright, homie.
Michael: I ain't your homie, I'm someone you wanna impress.
Franklin: Really? Man, I thought you was retired. Why the fuck do I want to impress some slipper-wearing motherfucker?
Michael: Because I can still teach you a thing or two. Maybe help you open the door to all the joys that boat-related parenting issues entail.
Franklin: So I'ma help you get this boat back, right?
Michael: That you are, my friend.
Michael: Oh! There! There! it is! That's my boat!
Franklin: Your boat's in a fuckin' hurry. man.
Michael: Yeah, well, we'll catch 'em.
Franklin: We got a plan?
Michael: Sure. Once I get us up close, you're the boarding party?
Franklin: More like the falling in traffic party.
Michael: You'll be fine. Anything happens, I got a piece in the glove box. I'll cover you.
Franklin: Oh yeah, man. Fine. Just fucking fine. So you thought of everything. right?
Michael: Well you said you wanted to learn the old way of doing things. This is the old way.
Franklin: Hey, you want me to do this shit, you better get me closer, man. Ah, fuck this!
Michael: Watch the fucking varnish! Shit, shit, ah shit. Not the engine! Shit! The fucking engine!
(Franklin tosses a guy)
Michael: Get away from him! You got four lanes to throw guys at!
Michael: Man the Life Boats, you pricks. Get the jump on him, Frank.
Franklin: Hey, ain't you covering me?
Gang Member: You on the wrong boat. boy.
Franklin: Nah, you on the wrong boat.
(Michael shoots him.)
Franklin: What the fuck?
Michael: Alright! Now, look for my son!
Jimmy: Dad? Wait! you're the guy from the dealership?
Franklin: Yup. and it's a long story, bro.
Michael: Jimmy! Kid, watch out for the boom! Fuck, hold on.
Jimmy: Arrrghh! Dad! Help Help! Help!
Michael: Ah, This is gonna kill me! The fuck is wrong with you, kid?
Jimmy: Dad?
Michael: Don't "Dad" me, you little shit. You better hope she's still seaworthy.
Drop in, Jim! It's okay! Come on, kid. Come on, kid ah,too close! Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Nah...shit. Fuck kid.
Franklin: Hey! Get me off off this damn thing! Hey, closer. man! Closer!
Remind me not to come to you for parenting advice.
Michael: All-a-fuckin'-board? Let's stop this ship from sailing.
Jimmy: You've made me an accessory to manslaughter.
(car engine breaks down)
Jimmy: Ohh, now that doesn't sound good.
Franklin: Damn that's the engine, man. We ain't chasing shit in this thing.
Michael: Don't break down. Not yet... Ah! My fucking boat!
Jimmy: Hey... It's just a thing! At least you've still got a son...
Franklin: Eh. There's a chop shop back there, dog. you drive us there, we can get the ride fixed.
Michael: My boat!
Jimmy: It's just a thing.
Michael: My boat.
Jimmy: Please stop doing that... Listen... I fucked up, okay... I'm not going to lie. That was... a really bad judgment call... but... Shit, Dad, I nearly died, and all you give a shit about is this fucking boat?!
Michael: No... it's not that... it's...
Jimmy: All we do is scream at each other... no wonder i can't get a job... It's all your fucking fault. Or, it's not...but it's partly your fault. I... I mean, I just want to impress you.
Michael: By selling my boat to some gang bangers?
Jimmy: I know It's sounds dumb when you put it like that... but all you do is day dream or get angry...
Michael: Look I love you Jimmy, but you're an asshole, and right now, with my boat disappearing over the horizon, that's all I can see...
Franklin would you do me a favor and give this kid a ride home after they've fixed this thing I want to headbutt the road in peace.
Jimmy: Oh, great-leave me with home invader!
Franklin: I'll get it done, dog. No problem.
Jimmy: Dad!
Michael: Enough. Alright? Enough. Hey, Franklin, can you call me a cab?
Franklin: No problem.
(Franklin on the cell phone)
Franklin: Hey, I need a cab as soon as you can send one. Los Santos Customs, by the airport. A'ight, Thanks.
MichaelL Thanks, man.
Franklin: Eh, so you ehh, do much yachting?
Michael: Not any more. no I don't.
Franklin: Before, I mean, man.
Michael: Nah, not really This little shit stays in his room all day. And I don't have many other people to go with, you know. I liked looking at it.
Franklin: Looking?
Michael: Yeah, I'd come down to the marina, sit on the dock, pour myself a drink, and look at her- Jacqueline. It'd clear my head, you know. Let me dream.
Franklin: Jacqueline, huh? Well, maybe you need to do some other shit to fill your time. Dream other dreams, man
Michael: Yeah, sure, whatever.
Franklin: Hey, this the place up here. I know this dude, man, his name's Hao. He goin' look after us.
Michael: Take what's in my pocket, a couple of thousand bucks. That'll cover it. right?
Franklin: Yeah. Should be cool.
Michael: Good.
Michael: So you sure you're good?
Franklin: Yeah, I got this.
Michael: Alright.
Jimmy: Ooo, and I'm gonna come up front.
Michael: Get out and walk around.
Jimmy: It's okay, I can just climb over.
Franklin: Look, man. I'm gonna get the ride fixed, man, and drop it back off at your house along with this dude.
It's all good though, man. You go and get your head right, alright?
Michael: Alright. Listen, thanks for today. Appreciate it. You stop back out to the house, we'll talk.
Jimmy: You see?
Franklin: Fo' sho, man. Hey, sorry we didn't get your boat, man.
Michael: Yeah.
Jimmy: Come on, man. Let's trick this whip, homie.
Hao: Still need to get you out for one of the races, Franklin. See if you drive as fast as you talk.
Franklin: Alright, man. I'm taking you home.
Jimmy: It's Franklin, right?
Franklin: Yeah, Franklin. Or the credit fraud guy, the home invader, you know what, call me what you like, man.
Jimmy: Yeah. ahh, no. I mean, sure...
Franklin: Jimmy, ain't it? Or James?
Jimmy: Jimmy. Or just like... Jizzle.
Franklin: No man. I'll just stick with Jimmy, homie.
Jimmy: So, ahh... What's the deal, man? Huh? You and my old man? I see you at the dealership. Then someone steals my whip, and Pop is all like, he's been down there to talk to you guys.
Franklin: Your pops did more then talk.
Jimmy: What he do?
Franklin: Look, man, if he ain't tell you, I ain't gonna tell you. But I lost my fuckin' job and I thought maybe he could help me find a new one.
Jimmy: Dude, my dad is retired. Like, fully. Like his only marketable skills are watching TV and daytime drinking.
Franklin: Man, look I dunno homie, he seems okay to me, shit, he saved your ass.
Jimmy: You saved my ass.
Franklin: Nah, nah man. Well, well, maybe we good together, you know? Like maybe we can get shit done we couldn't do separately.
Jimmy: If it keeps him out the house, that's cool by me.
Franklin: Yeah, well, we'll see.
Jimmy: Look. I'm sorry my dad lost you your job. It's hard out there. Tough. I mean, I'm employmentally challenged at the moment.
Franklin: Oh, you got fired, dude? Damn, that's rough.
Jimmy: Not fired, as such. I didn't get a job.
Franklin: I been there, homie. you been putting them resumes out there, but no one's hiring, huh?
Jimmy: No, I, uhh, I didn't get a job. I've never had a job. It feels like hard work, life. The days just kind of disappear. Hey, you play Righteous Slaughter?
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"Gloves Shift the Everyday Comfortable Outfit Into a Chic Outfit"
28 comments:
- Sarah Dee said...
I don't but I may have to now! Its just so glamorous!
<3 Sarah
- July 6, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Nicole said...
Wow. What beautiful women with gorgeous style.
I particularly like Tziporah's gloves and her whole is really inspiring and amazing.
I also love Beatrix gloves. So stylish and cool.
These women really inspire me. Thanks for putting together this blog! I love it.
- July 6, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Seeing all these gorgeous, elegant women with fabulous gloves makes me want to run out right now to buy some --- despite the 90 degree weather in NYC!!
- July 6, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- sacramento said...
I do think that glove have a magical touch. I adore Beatrix´s breaking all the rules, and yet so chic.
- July 6, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- Shaheen Miro said...
I love gloves. Seeing these ladies in their finery is so exciting... gloves are truly a fantastic way to make a statement and add a touch of mystery.
I love wearing fingerless gloves and my black lace ones!
- July 6, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Gloria said...
I very rarely wear gloves. Only when it is really cold. The next time I do wear gloves though, I will go out and buy a special pair to "make the outfit." I personally like all the gloves, but Beatrix gloves are awesome and the orange/red ones are just beautiful too. Very classy and cool women, I love them all. Thanks Ari and I think it's great that you and your Grandmother spent pleasurable and memorable times together. No wonder you are such a good boy. Tee hee. :) Take care.
- July 6, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- fiona said...
I love the lady with the orange gloves. My favourite leather gloves are quite similar, though red.
- July 6, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Lauren said...
I couldn't agree more. Gloves elevate an outfit to another (higher) level. I wish it were easier to find summer-weight gloves in stores.
The Styleseer
- July 6, 2011 at 2:25 PM
- Jan Heigh said...
The orange gloves win hands down. Sorry, couldn't resist.
- July 6, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...
Your ladies - the way I use to dress and not often now. I followed my dream of a cottage in the woods where I garden almost daily. Gloves - yes - but a different kind of gloves :)
- July 6, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- marlene said...
Love this post! Definitely gloves make the clothes look glamorous! Love every pic!
- July 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM
Another topic that might be fun to explore is how these beautiful ladies makeup their faces and style their hair. I notice many wear bright red lipstick which flies in the face of advice often given to tone down makeup colors as one ages.
- July 6, 2011 at 4:37 PM
- Lucija said...
These women are amazing! Great shots!
- July 6, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- Kalmia said...
all these women are amazing, but Beatrix has had me charmed from the first photo I saw of her. if I could be half the woman she seems to be when I'm old, I will be thrilled to bits.
- July 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- 29 Skirts said...
Great idea for a post! These ladies look fabulous. I have a pair of net gloves with little flowers around the wrist but haven't worn them in years. I think it might be time to find them and work them into an outfit!
- July 6, 2011 at 7:25 PM
- Nan said...
Well I can see I need to buy gloves as I'm taking advice from these lovely ladies.
- July 6, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Frances said...
Mary's entire outfit is AMAZING. I love that she matched the trim of her gloves to her spectacular coat.
I bought a pair of orange gloves (very similar to the orange gloves in this post) last year when I was in Florence. They are beautiful and I utterly regret not buying a pair in every colour. This is despite me living in Sydney, where it's rarely cold enough to warrant gloves!
- July 6, 2011 at 7:53 PM
- styleforlife said...
Every single one of these beautiful ladies has such class and style!!!! LOVE! :-) x
- July 7, 2011 at 12:38 AM
- moonstruck-expose said...
Picture 6... those sunglasses are TO DIE FOR. Agh! What I would give for those specs! And picture 7.. that gorgeous green turban! Just lovely. Those are my two favorite looks!! I love this post!
by the way, i've moved from "I Live For It". I recently launched my brand new blog, MOONSTRUCK EXPOSÉ!
Hope you'll come visit and follow along!
I'm of course following you from moonstruck now. ;)
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- July 7, 2011 at 3:29 AM
- Wanda said...
Living where I do, I wear gloves for about 8 months of the year. I buy good quality gloves and I have a ton of colours. When I see these photos, I know for sure I am doing the right thing. Those orange gloves - wonderful. And Mary is so elegant in her outfit. At 59, I still do not have nearly the style these ladies do! Wanda in Edmonton
- July 7, 2011 at 5:46 AM
- Maryjane said...
What a cool blog! Definately unique from what you see out there. I love this concept. It shows that you can be beautiful and fashion forward no matter what your age. It makes aging not seem so scary. These women have embraced it with class and elegance. Love it!
Maryjane xoxo
- July 7, 2011 at 7:53 AM
- shoka like said...
great photography! great style! this blog are discovey for me. Success you blogger : )
- July 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- Frocktasia said...
Every time I visit your blog it makes me smile, it is so inspirational & AMAZING!
Thank you so much.
- July 8, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- Sue said...
I love your blog! Such classy ladies..I want to be like them when I grow up!
- July 9, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
I love Beatrix' fingerless gloves--they add a great edge to her already awesome outfit. I own a number of pairs of fingerless gloves (or arm warmers) and wear them in the office in the summer because the air conditioning is set so high.
- July 11, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Kamilly Almeida said...
I love gloves, raises any outfit! It is so elegant, so fabulous!
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- July 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM
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I wear gloves in the fall and winter. It helps to keep my hands warm and keep away from germ.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Advanced Style Is Coming To Switzerland
23 comments:
- brudeblogg said...
Oh! Congratulations!
I would love to be there, but I am not.
Enjoy the publicity! :)
- May 4, 2012 at 9:38 AM
- Y además sombreros said...
Felicidades guapo y ya me gustaría a mi estar alli para verte.
Un beso.
- May 4, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Michelle of Chellbellz said...
So exciting, and have tons of fun. Congrats as well!
- May 4, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- "Auntie" sezzzzzz... said...
Have a wonderful time!
What a lovely place to be able to visit.
"No great thing is created suddenly."
- May 4, 2012 at 11:23 AM
- La Morena de la Copla said...
QUE ENCANTO DE MUJER... deseando ver el resto
Spain te sigue¡¡
- May 4, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- Palomasea said...
How exciting! Have a fabulous time!
- Irina
- May 4, 2012 at 12:23 PM
- nanalu-living said...
love this pic! fantastic! good luck! nana
- May 4, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- Gloria said...
Well how wonderful it would be to be there and enjoy a part of what will be going on there. I'm sure it will be an enjoyable experience. None the less, "Ha en underbar tid."
- May 4, 2012 at 3:26 PM
I live in Geneva so I'll be attending. I'm already excited at the thought of seeing you in person and your exhibition. Would you kindly add the address. Thanks.
- May 4, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- Jualferx said...
Me encanta su rostro de satisfacción!
- May 4, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- SACRAMENTO said...
Do let me know when you are coming to Spain.
- May 4, 2012 at 4:14 PM
- Sabine said...
so wonderful ♥
- May 4, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Katie Watts said...
When I went to Switzerland I thought it surreal. It is just too beautiful to believe your own eyes.
I love the above picture. I would that Chanel purse too!
- May 4, 2012 at 8:38 PM
- BluMoon said...
Congratulations! How wonderful wish I could be there to see it, I am sure you will have a great time. I always read your blog each morning and it gives me such a lift and inspiration, its so nice to see other people who have no intention of letting life pass them by after 40!
- May 5, 2012 at 3:04 AM
- This is Belgium said...
congrats, why do you not stop in brussels on the way?
- May 5, 2012 at 5:34 AM
- Mary Jane K. said...
Ohhhhhhh!!!! Unfortunately I'm living on the other side of Switzerland and I can't make it. If only it would have been in Zurich...
But I wish you a lot of success and joy!
- May 5, 2012 at 8:01 AM
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What a great news, have a wonderful and pleasant time.
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- Casual Wear said...
Really exciting, I'm sure you will be a big hit there! Also love the pic.
- May 5, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- Rachel (Raw-kul said...
Congratulations! Beautiful photo! How very exciting for you!
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Marvelous news! Congratulations!
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Love the pictures – they are beautiful!
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"Well, they got me banned from the fan site."
Furries are people who derive pleasure from dressing up as animals and having sex with each other. They usually inhabit online communites such as YouTube, Google, and Uncyclopedia. They are a "band of brothers" where every sibling is a twisted individual who needs to have a major brain operation. Their ultimate goal in live is to have sex with an actual animal. Most furries are Japanese, because they're crazy as shit over there. (Ignore that last, if you're Japanese.) A non-furry should never approach one of these individuals without a rape whistle, taser and copious amounts of pepper spray.
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Furries were once children that grown up with animal-related cartoons, such as Sonic, Pokemon and anything made by Walt Disney. Even reptiles, such as dragons, and birds. These animal-loving children later grew up and turn on their childhood favourites, by drawing porn of them and involving them in sex with fursuits and horse dildos. They make drawings of these trysts and put them onto the Internet.
Many furries are friends with non-furries, to whom they try to spread this disease. They may lure them to furry conventions by telling them it is "just an anime-con." But it is the biggest con of all. They put their unsuspecting friends into a trance with a furry mating dance, in which the unsuspecting human might think they can escape, but in reality will be mind-controlled and turn into a furry himself. Then the ex-human starts to infect non-furries and the cycle continues.
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There are many varieties of furry, each fetishing a different kind of animal or creature.
- Dog furries
The most common kind is the dog furry, which worships demons in the form of a man with the fur and head of a dog, a wolf, or a fox. Their demon gives them the ability to see everything as a wolf/fox/dog, and unfortunately for their associates, to incessantly draw everything they think they see. They are unhinged from reality because they have fur in colors that real animals don't have, such as pink or metallic sparkle, and never bark nor howl but merely make noises like "Yiff!"
- Dragon furries
Dragon furries fantasize about dragons, an animal that does not exist and does not have fur. As a result, they are the most divorced from reality. The biggest health risk to members of this class is to die after denying reality for an eternity.
- Franchise furries
Some furries fetish franchises instead of actual animals. They comprise Pokefurs, Digifurs, Disneyfurs, and Sonicfurs.
Since Pokemon includes sexy, fur-based characters, many furries include them in their perverse games of pretend. Digifurs are the same thing, but they fetish Renamon. Sonicfurs are the worst and most prolific of all (before the advent of Bronies). They are the scourge of the entire gaming community. Most Sonicfurs are retards.
The Disneyfur is the sickest of all furries. Since 100% of Walt Disney's creations are based on furry animals, it has induced furry monstrosities to sell their souls to the furdevil. They are in fact the greatest benefactors to ruining your childhood, known for having erections to cartoons for 6 year olds. One race of them, known as the Rangerphiles, are known for being unequaled for feroicity and contangiousness (before the advent of Bronies).
Perhaps the worst furries are a swarm of eldritch monsterities known as Bronies. They are contagious, and able to spread their "contributions" through all of 4Chan in under two minutes. Anybody walking into the 20-square radius of a brony will turn into one. In fact you can turn into a brony just by entering a brony site, interacting with a brony, having contact with Lauren Faust, and by watching the show. You don't even need to interact with a brony to get infected.
Franchise furries religiously return to McDonald's or Burger King to collect every drinking cup or toy in the series. Without franchise furries, the world economy would collapse.
What you can do to help
- Draw a real lion/wolf/tiger out of its cage, and see if the furry runs. He will either do that or sprout an erection, and either way, he dies (unless he is a Dragonfur).
- Or force them to watch human porn. This exposure to normality will often make their heads explode and their bodies burst into flames.
- Putting down furries with a dose of arsenic is an option that is much more humane than leg-hold traps.
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The third annual Harvest Festival in downtown Nashville drew roughly a thousand people. The 6 hour long event was put on by the Berrien County Chamber of Commerce. Fans of the hit CBS show The Amazing Race got the chance to meet Boston, Georgia locals Kelley and Rob French, who were featured on this season's show.
Rob French said "so far it's been pretty amazing to see the footage of the things we had to endure while we were out there on the race. And I can tell you anybody that would ever have the opportunity to do it, they should take that opportunity!"
Rob and Kelley French aren't the only TV stars here. The Animal Planet's Gator Boys came from Florida to perform their road show Scales, Tails and Teeth.
There were no bites at this years festival, but that doesn't mean they haven't had some close calls.
Jimmy Riffle of the Gator Boys said "I had an alligator bite me in my right thumb. The alligator held on for about eight minutes. He wouldn't let go. It was about nine feet and he tried to roll and shake and we had to get him off with a crowbar."
The Gator Boys show has recently been picked up for a second season. The Amazing Race airs on Sunday's at 8PM on WCTV.
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What sort of gift have you gotten from your company/employer this year?
I've gotten the same thing, seven years in a row.
Originally Posted by thunderdave
I've gotten the same thing, seven years in a row.
I have gotten the same thing every year too, CASH I hope they never stop the streak.
umbrella, 100 bucks and a Hyvee card
I have gotten nothing...
I did get an Itunes card at a vendor customer appreciation event last night. That was nice.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
Membership to the Jelly of the Month Club
32 years later and I am still riding on the back.
I don't sweat the petty things,... I pet the sweaty things
Originally Posted by redrocker
Membership to the Jelly of the Month Club
Ahhhh, the gift the keeps on giving.
A captains chair with the company logo on the back - nice tax writeoff for them.
I got a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card last year from my VP, and I'm really hoping for that again.
Throwing seven different kinds of smoke!
Originally Posted by thunderdave
Ahhhh, the gift the keeps on giving.
It sure does Eddie
Originally Posted by CyGal
A captains chair with the company logo on the back - nice tax writeoff for them.
I got a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card last year from my VP, and I'm really hoping for that again.
Fleece w/ the company logo on it. The thing is short on me. I know I'm a little tubby but I'm not Stay Puff Marshmallow Man tubby.
What ever happened to truth, justice and the American Way?
I guess I got a best buy card from one of our sister sites that I am in charge of running also. That was nice and unexpected. I forgot because I spent it that day on halo 2.
Hy-Vee GC. I guess it's better than the box full of crap we used to get. I don't mind as long as the stock does well and I get a decent raise.
$40 preloaded Visa card.
Sure beats the $25 Fareway gift card they gave me last year. This way I can spend it before the wife even knows about it.
A Jack Daniels gift basket for me the last 2 years. I didn't know I had THAT memorable of time at the first company golf outing I was at.
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
So far I have gotten a card. No gifts personally from the boss or VP.
Just in case you didn't know... I'm a girl.
My new boss gave me and a couple other higher up employees a new Roomba, one of those robotic vacuums. It was pretty cool at first I used it for about 3 hours at home before it broke. I'm not sure if it was the manufacturer's error or mine, who knows. The instructions didn't say you should clean a shower, but they also didn't say you shouldn't use it for that. Oh well. I have already given it to a female coworker of mine. Hopefully she will think that she broke it and I will still come off looking like the good guy.
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I have a new map request for the Guild experts.
I need a map for a medium city called Rivers Bend. I need a map of the city proper with no need for the surrounding area.
This city is built on the edge of a lake that has three rivers flowing into it and one flowing out into a large marsh area. They are a city built upon river trade and I see it as a version of Venice Italy with lots of small islands connected by bridges. There is a large harbor for ships and larger boats and then lots of smaller boats dodging in and out of the canals to various warehouse. The only existing map that shows this city is one I had done a couple of months ago.
This new map of the city proper does not need to match exactly this map but should keep to the general guidelines. The new map does not need to follow this style but does need to be an overhead view map for a medieval style city.
Two features that do need to be taken into account are the bridge over the Beikal River that goes to the Nest and the wall that shuts off the city to the southwest. The city is so focused to water travel that the protective wall only has one small gateway for wagon caravans.
I will be using this map on my site similar to this page:
I will be using a higher res version broken down into sections in my VTT (Klooge) for the players to move about the city.
An example of how I use these on the site is here:
With the links in the first section of the page to the cut away sections.
This map is for my own private game and the artist keeps all rights except for me to use in a non-commercial way on my site and game.
I would like to have the final map ready to show my players on June 24th so about a month away.
This map will be used for several adventures so I have a budget of $50 US for the final maps (low res for web site, high res for cutting apart for VTT use)
I can be contacted by PM or IM or email for any additional questions about this commission.
Thank you for your interest.


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Flake8 is just a merge of the PyFlakes and the pep8 projects into one single script.
It runs both tests by launching the single 'flake8' script, but ignores pep8 options and just uses its defaults.
It also adds a few features:
- lines that contains a "# NOQA" comment at the end will not issue a warning
- merging pep8 and pyflakes options
- a Mercurial hook
- more things to come..
Original projects:
Mercurial hook
To use the Mercurial hook on any commit or qrefresh, change your .hg/rc file like this:
[hooks] commit = python:flake8.hg_hook qrefresh = python:flake8.hg_hook [flake8] strict = 0
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Color Palette Perfection
Posted by Cynthia | Filed under Musings
The color of our world. In this case, impactful and fanciful- A creative advertising campaign for Sherwin Williams recently premiered, and definitely caught my attention. I saw an advertisement on television, and went to the web to find out more about the artistry behind the project. It was created by the folks at the McKinney Ad Agency, and all the amazing 3D animations designed and directed by Buck NY. I highly recommend taking a moment to view the beautiful videos of these stills in motion on the McKinney website by clicking here. I was taken by the color reference made to nature through the renderings of these lovely shorts. The gradation of color on each representative hue of the fan-deck is enhanced through the color story told, and application to the subject in each story. There is time in the sequence to focus on the independent colors in the line, yet it is fluid enough to absorb the greater palette and range of color. I am impressed and enamored with this campaign.
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- June 2007: Every year all school children in Norway are invited to take part in a great science competition called årets nysgjerrigper (The curious parker of the year). There is one main prize, but also 5 different prizes focusing on various aspects of the project. One of these prizes is the energy prize. A group of 13 pupils from 11 to 12 years old received the energy prize of 5000 kroner (about 500 pounds) for their solar cooking project in May 2007. The pupils go to the local public school, Byremo barneskole, in the county of Vest-Agder in Norway. At the moment they are working hard at translating the whole project report to English. When they are finished, the report will be published here.
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- February 2009: Fanger sol til kveldsmaten - Gemini
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Kansas City, KS (Sports Network) - Sporting Kansas City announced Friday that
it has signed defender Federico Bessone, who will be added to the team's
roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1
Bessone came through Barcelona's La Masia Academy and signed his first
professional contract with Barcelona C in 2003. The Cordoba, Argentina native
moved to Espanyol B in 2005 and completed a loan switch at Club Gimnastic de
Tarragona in 2008 before joining Swansea City.
"I've been training here for two weeks and the quality of the team is
magnificent," said Bessone. "I'm very happy to be here. The city is great, the
people are so friendly and my teammates have been tremendous with me."
The 29-year-old has also featured for English clubs Leeds United, Charlton
Athletic, Swindon Town and most recently Oldham Athletic.
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Easy enough to start a Pitchero site like may semi pro soccer/yawnion clubs do !
what like this one?? http://www.pitchero....info-65967.html this is the gloucestershire all golds pitchero..
a google search for Gloucestershire all golds brings up quite a lot of articles and the pitchero site http://www.google.co...iw=1440&bih=738
It seems that this silence is mostly caused by people not being bothered to look.. (Seems to be a general malaze of society that with the internet people have got more lazy.. we get loads of people asking "i cant find your xyz anywhere EVEN ON THE INTERNET" i then do a goodle search for our product and there it is in umpteen shops on the internet they just need to look!)


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Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: ESPED 6124: Assessment and Educational Planning; ESPED 5100, Contemporary Perspectives in Special Education; ESPED 6132: Collaboration with Professionals, Families, and Community
Education: Ed.D., Boston University
Dr. John Ivimey received his doctorate from Boston University with specializations in Counseling Psychology and Special Education. As a licensed clinical psychologist, John has over 30 years of clinical experience providing assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing social-emotional, learning, and a wide range of disabling conditions. Since 1997, he has taught graduate courses at Lesley University and Boston College in the areas of assessment, consultation, and special education topics pertaining to identification and education of children manifesting various disabilities. John also has extensive experience supervising interns training to become teachers in special education, as well as therapists and school psychologists.
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During the autumn mid term break we are hosting practical science workshops for children with Anyone 4 Science. The workshops are based around some of the themes covered in our Particles of the Past exhibition and also celebrate Dublin City of Science 2012.
Kitchen science ( 5 – 8yrs) at 11am - 11.45am Pomology is the study of fruit, in this workshop learn about the life cycle of plants, what biologists classify as fruits and why. Fruits are subdivided into different groups. Everyone will get the chance to experiment with and dissect different fruit and then classify them.
Please note: It is important that the parents should notify us of any allergies prior to their child attending this workshop
Electricity (5 – 8yrs) at 12pm - 12.45pm On slides and trampolines, even when combing our hair we will have experienced static electricity. What is it, how does it happen and how can we use it to do tricks!
Electricity (9 – 12 yrs) at 2pm - 2.45pm About 250 years ago a tidy doctor made a remarkable discovery which changed our lives completely. He discovered current electricity. At this workshop you will find out about his observations, his friend's disbelief and you might even find out that you can become a battery!
Investigating matter (9-12yrs) at 3pm - 3.45pm 350 years ago, an Irishman - Robert Boyle was to change the way we think about the elements and matter. In this workshop we will explore the different states of matter and see does all matter obey Boyle's rules.
All workshops are free, but booking is essential. To book a place, email or telephone (01) 603 0346.
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As always the state of Florida is absolutely loaded with top talent in the 2011 class. Some of the best prospects in the state hail from Chaminade Madonna High School. Leading the way out of that group is super quarterback Jerrard Randall. He and two teammates will be making the trip north to Ohio over the summer to check out the Buckeyes.Coach Tim Tyrrell at Chaminade Madonna is building a power in South Florida. His 2011 class has some of the top prospects around, and Tyrrell has big expectations for all of them now that they are heading into their senior season. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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Antimicrobial resistance to drugs
Escherichia coli. Source: USDA; Credit: Eric Erbe.
Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi, to grow in the presence of a chemical (drug) that would normally kill it or limit its growth.
Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance
- Increasing use of antimicrobials in humans, animals, and agriculture has resulted in many microbes developing resistance to these powerful drugs.
- Many infectious diseases are increasingly difficult to treat because of antimicrobial-resistant organisms, including HIV infection, staphylococcal infection, tuberculosis, influenza, gonorrhea, candida infection, and malaria.
- Between 5 and 10 percent of all hospital patients develop an infection, leading to an increase of about $5 billion in annual U.S. healthcare costs.
- About 90,000 of these patients die each year as a result of their infection, up from 13,300 patient deaths in 1992.
- People infected with antimicrobial-resistant organisms are more likely to have longer hospital stays and may require more complicated treatment.
|The difference between non-resistant bacteria and drug resistant bacteria. Non-resistant bacteria multiply, and upon drug treatment, the bacteria die. Drug resistant bacteria multiply as well, but upon drug treatment, the bacteria continue to spread. Credit: NIAID.
Definition of Terms
Antimicrobial is a general term given to substances including medicines that kill or slow the growth of microbes.
Microbe is a collective name given to bacteria (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus, which causes some staph infections), viruses (e.g., influenza, which causes the flu), fungi (e.g., Candida albicans, which causes some yeast infections), and parasites (e.g., Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malaria).
Examples of antimicrobial agents are:
- Tetracycline (one antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections)
- Oseltamivir or Tamiflu (antiviral that treats the flu)
- Terbinafine or Lamisil (antifungal that treats athlete's foot)
An antibiotic is a medicine designed to kill or slow the growth of bacteria and some fungi. Antibiotics are commonly used to fight bacterial infections, but cannot fight against infections caused by viruses.
Examples of antibiotic are:
- Azithromycin or Zithromax (Z-Pak)
- Vancomycin—the last line of defense for certain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Antibacterial is the term given to substances that kill or slow the growth of bacteria when treating human and environmental surfaces. These include substances that aid in proper hygiene.
Examples of antibacterial-containing commercial products are:
- Hand soaps, gels, foams
- Dishwashing detergents
- Mattresses
MRSA and VRE
Examples of antimicrobial (drug) resistance are:
The History of Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance
Microbes are living organisms that reproduce, thrive, and spread quickly and efficiently, increasing their numbers. Microbes include bacteria (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus, which causes some staph infections), viruses (e.g., influenza, which causes the flu), fungi (e.g., Candida albicans, which causes some yeast infections), and parasites (e.g., Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malaria).
Antimicrobial is a general term given to medicines that kill or slow the growth of microbes.
Antimicrobial drug resistance is the ability of a microbe to grow in the presence of a chemical that would normally kill it or limit its growth.
In 1928 while working with Staphylococcus bacteria, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming noticed that a type of mold growing by accident on a laboratory plate was protected from, and even repelled, the bacteria. The active substance, which Fleming called penicillin, was literally an antibiotic—it killed living organisms.
Thus began the age of using natural and, later, synthetic drugs to treat people with bacterial infections. Though not widely popular until the 1940s, antibiotics and other antimicrobials have saved countless lives and blunted serious complications of many feared diseases and infections. The success of antimicrobials against disease-causing microbes is among modern medicine's great achievements.
The Problem
After more than 50 years of widespread use, evolution of disease-causing microbes also has resulted in many antimicrobials losing their effectiveness.
As microbes evolve, they adapt to their environments. If something stops them from growing and spreading—such as an antimicrobial—they evolve new mechanisms to resist the antimicrobials by changing their genetic structure. Changing the genetic structure ensures that the offspring of the resistant microbes also are resistant.
Antimicrobial resistance makes it harder to eliminate infections from the body. As a result of a microbe's ability to survive in spite of antimicrobials, some infectious diseases are now more difficult to treat than they were just a few decades ago. In fact, antimicrobials have helped people so effectively that humans are hurting the protective value of medicines through overuse and misuse.
More prudent use of antimicrobials will help to slow the development of resistance.
Microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, are living organisms that evolve over time. Their primary function is to reproduce, thrive, and spread quickly and efficiently. Therefore, microbes adapt to their environments and change in ways that ensure their survival. If something stops their ability to spread, such as an antimicrobial, genetic changes can occur that enable the microbe to survive. There are several ways this happens.
Natural (Biological) Causes
Selective Pressure
In the presence of an antimicrobial, microbes are either killed or, if they carry resistance genes, survive. These survivors will replicate, and their progeny will quickly become the dominant type throughout the microbial population.
Microbes reproduce by dividing every few hours, allowing them to evolve rapidly and adapt quickly to new environmental conditions. With each replication, mutations arise and some of these mutations may help an individual microbe survive exposure to an antimicrobial.
Gene Transfer
Microbes also may get genes from each other, including genes that make the microbe drug resistant.
Societal Pressures
The use of antibiotics, even when used appropriately, creates a selective pressure for resistant organisms. However, there are additional societal pressures that act to accelerate the increase of antimicrobial resistance.
Inappropriate Use
Selection of resistant microorganisms is exacerbated by inappropriate use of antimicrobials. Sometimes healthcare providers will prescribe inappropriate antimicrobials, wishing to placate an insistent patient who has a viral infection or an as-yet undiagnosed condition.
Inadequate Diagnostics
More often, healthcare providers must use incomplete or imperfect information to diagnose an infection and thus prescribe an antimicrobial just-in-case or prescribe a broad-spectrum antimicrobial when a specific antibiotic might be better. These situations contribute to selective pressure and accelerate antimicrobial resistance.
Hospital Use
Critically ill patients are more susceptible to infections and, thus, often require the aid of antimicrobials. However, the heavier use of antimicrobials in these patients can worsen the problem by selecting for antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms. The extensive use of antimicrobials and close contact among sick patients creates a fertile environment for the spread of antimicrobial-resistant germs.
Agricultural Use
Scientists also believe that the practice of adding antibiotics to agricultural feed promotes drug resistance. More than half of the antibiotics produced in the United States are used for agricultural purposes.1, 2 However, there is still much debate about whether drug-resistant microbes in animals pose a significant public health burden.
- National Research Council, Committee on Drug Use in Food Animals. The use of drugs in food animals: benefits and risks. Washington (DC): National Academy Press; 1999.
- Mellon M, Benbrook C, Benbrook KL. Hogging it: Estimates of antimicrobial abuse in livestock. Cambridge (MA): Union of Concerned Scientists; 2001.
Diagnostic tests are designed to determine which microbe is causing infection and to which antimicrobials the microbe might be resistant. This information would be used by a healthcare provider to choose an appropriate antimicrobial. However, current diagnostic tests often take a few days to give results.
Oftentimes, healthcare providers need to make treatment decisions before the results are known. While waiting for test results, healthcare providers may prescribe a broad-spectrum antimicrobial when a more specific treatment might be better. The common practice of treating unknown infections with broad-spectrum antimicrobials is another factor in the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
If you think you have an infection of any type—bacterial, viral, or fungal—talk with your healthcare provider. Some infections will go away without medical intervention. Others will not and can become extremely serious. Ear infections are a good example: Some middle ear infections are caused by a virus and will get better without treatment. However, other middle ear infections caused by bacteria can cause perforated eardrums, or worse, if left untreated.
The decision to use antimicrobials should be left to your healthcare provider. In some cases, antimicrobials will not shorten the course of the disease, but they might reduce your chance of transmitting it to others, as is the case with pertussis (whooping cough).
Antibiotics cannot fight against infections caused by viruses.
Antibiotics are appropriate to use when
- There is a known bacterial infection
- The cause of the infection is unknown. In that case, the consequences of not treating a condition could be devastating (e.g., in early meningitis).
Of note, the color of your sputum (saliva) does not indicate whether you need antibiotics. For example, most cases of bronchitis are caused by viruses. Therefore, a change in sputum color does not indicate a bacterial infection.
To prevent antimicrobial resistance, you and your healthcare provider should discuss the appropriate medicine for your illness to avoid overusing or misusing medicines. Strictly follow prescription medicine directions, and never share or take medicine that was prescribed for someone else. Talk with your healthcare provider so that he or she has a clear understanding of your symptoms and can decide whether an antimicrobial drug, such as an antibiotic, is appropriate.
Do not save your antibiotic for the next time you get sick. Take all of the medicine as prescribed by your healthcare provider. If your healthcare provider has prescribed more than the required dose, discard leftover medicines once you have completed the prescribed course of treatment.
Healthy lifestyle habits always go far in preventing illness, including proper diet, exercise, and sleeping patterns as well as good hygiene, such as frequent hand washing.
A Growing Health Issue
The emergence of drug-resistant microbes is not new or unexpected. Both natural causes and societal pressures drive bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other microbes to continually change in an effort to evade the drugs developed to kill them.
Natural causes
Like all organisms, microbes undergo random genetic mutations, and these changes can enhance drug resistance. Resistance to a drug arising by chance in just a few organisms can quickly spread through rapid reproduction to entire populations of a microbe.
Societal pressures
Antimicrobial resistance is fostered by the overuse and misuse of antimicrobial drugs in people as well as animals; a lack of diagnostic tests to rapidly identify infectious agents; and poor hand hygiene and infection control in healthcare and community settings.
Together, these forces contribute to the problem of drug-resistant infections that are increasingly difficult and costly to treat.
Drug-Resistant Microbes of Concern Today
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, increasingly seen not only in hospitals and healthcare settings (hospital acquired or HA-MRSA) but also in the wider community, especially among people in close contact such as athletes (community associated or CA-MRSA). More about MRSA.
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) bacteria are resistant to vancomycin, an antibiotic regarded as a drug of last resort. More about VRE.
Microbes Increasingly Resistant to Drugs
- Foodborne bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter that can cause diarrhea and gastroentertitis
- Sexually transmitted bacteria that cause gonorrhea
- Penicillin-resistant Streptococci responsible for pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Influenza
- Malaria


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Vol State Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence
Submitted on November 09, 2011 at 1:43 PM
There are many ways to describe what 40 years means in the life of a community college. Perhaps the best way comes in the form of a number: 134,280. That's the estimate of how many people have attended Volunteer State Community College in the last 40 years. That means former Vol State students, if assembled together, would be the sixth largest city in the state.
Vol State is celebrating the 40th anniversary with a free community event on Friday, November 18. There will be special tours of the college, including program highlights to show-off what the college is doing currently. The International Education program will have displays about international travel-study and the international student population at the college. There will be story sharing, student music, a performance by the Pioneer cheerleaders and a free lunch. College leaders hope that alumni, retirees and the community will join current students, faculty and staff for the celebration.
Ground breaking for Volunteer State Community College was held on a cold and blustery day in November of 1970. It was the culmination of three years of preparation by Dr. Hal R. Ramer, who helped to form the Tennessee community college system as assistant state education commissioner, and then went on to create a community college in Gallatin. He became the founding president of the college and served for 33 years.
Vol State opened for classes in October of 1971. At first, classes were held in an old hotel in Gallatin and wherever else they could find space, throughout Sumner County. John Newman and Joni Steinhauer, both of Hendersonville, were the first official students. 581 students were enrolled that first quarter. The Gallatin campus opened in the winter of 1972. The first commencement ceremony was held on June 9, 1973 with 57 students graduating. Enrollment now is more than 8,000 students a semester.
"I remember arriving to and leaving from work listening to the cows mooing in the pasture across the street," said Betty Gibson, administrative assistant to the president. "Now, all that can be heard is the hustle and bustle of the ongoing traffic."
"I was just a young guy," said Dr. Richard Harville, a former dean and faculty member who joined Vol State in 1972. "It was pretty exciting. You knew everyone on campus. We don't have that small feeling anymore. You got to know most of the students in your division. I still keep in touch with some of them."
The free community celebration will be held in the Tiled and Carpeted Dining rooms in the Wood Campus Center on Friday, November 18 with lunch and tours of campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event itself will start at 11:30 a.m. On Saturday, November 19 the celebration culminates with the annual Homecoming basketball games, which will be held at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. with special 40th anniversary events throughout the day.
The college has a 40th anniversary web page with a picture gallery of Vol State through the decades. There are a number of blogs in which alumni, retirees and others can post their memories of Vol State through the decades, including a special blog for couples who met at Vol State. Those blogs and picture gallery can be visited at www.volstate.edu/forty
For more information about the event visit the web page or call 615-230-3571.
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