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Key updates include:
Support shortcuts
Communities enhancements
Product selection enhancements
Document tags and ratings
Search enhancements
Mobile enhancements
Direct access from ibm.com/support for additional locales
Support shortcuts
A new "Support shortcuts" module is available on the "Support home" page that provides users with quick access to fixes, service requests, product documentation, problem resolution, and installation and upgrade information.
Communities enhancements
A new "Recent community activity" module replaces the former modules on the "Communities" tab. This new module presents social media information, including recent activity from Twitter, blogs and wikis and forums/user groups for the user's active products.
Product selection enhancements
Product search automatically displays matching results after 2 characters are typed into the search box. Search results are updated as more characters are entered.
Document tags and ratings
In previous releases, authenticated users were able to utilize the social tag feature on a subset of documents. With this release, authenticated users are able to use social tags on all technical support documents.
Once signed in, users are able to add a tag to a page. They can also view the tags that they have created for that page using "My tags" or to view all the active tags for that page using the "All tags" link.
Users can click a tag in the tag cloud or tag list to see a list of pages tagged with that tag. Users are also able to select "Search all tags" and enter a tag in the search box to find pages with that tag. (A semicolon should be used as the delimiter when searching multiple tags.)
Note: Tags meeting the following criteria will be ignored
a) There is any occurrence of semi-colons, commas, greater-than, less-than, double-quotes, tilde, left and right square brackets or Japanese half-space characters
b) The tag starts with a period, colon or back-slash
Similarly, users are now able to rate all technical support documents.
The average rating is calculated and displayed for each page.
Search enhancements
Additional helpful search tips are provided for searches that return no results.
Note: The search terms entered in the search box are used to search against the title, URL, keywords and content of all support pages. The search engine does not search other data associated with those pages, like user-supplied tags or document type, that are displayed in the left column filters on the search results page.
Mobile enhancements
The "My service requests" feature has been optimized for mobile devices.
New "Notifications" subscriptions are supported for a subset of products.
For those products not yet supported for subscription in the mobile interface, users can use for the full site to subscribe.
Direct access from ibm.com/support for additional locales
Previously, users in the following locales were directed to country specific support pages when accessing ibm.com/support:
India - English
Taiwan - Chinese (Traditional)
Belgium/Luxembourg - English
Belgium/Luxembourg - French
Belgium/Luxembourg - Dutch
Netherlands - Dutch
Singapore - English
Thailand - English
Vietnam - English
Vietnam - Vietnamese
Malaysia - English
Philippines - English
Indonesia - English
Hong Kong - English
Egypt - English
Austria - German
Sweden - Swedish
Finland - Finnish
Norway - Norwegian
Denmark - Danish
Anguilla - English
Antigua and Barbuda - English
Aruba - English
Bahamas - English
Bangladesh - English
Barbados - English
Grenada - English
Guyana - English
Pakistan - English
Dominica - English
Montserrat - English
Jamaica - English
Trinidad and Tobago - English
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - English
Turks and Caicos Islands - English
Costa Rica - Spanish
Croatia - Croatian
Czech Republic - Czech
Greece - Greek
Saint Kitts and Nevis - English
Saint Lucia - English
Netherlands Antilles - English
Bermuda - English
British Virgin Islands - English
Cayman Islands - English
Sri Lanka - English
Suriname - English
Chile - Spanish
Colombia - Spanish
Paraguay - Spanish
Peru - Spanish
Mexico - Spanish
Uruguay - Spanish
Venezuela - Spanish
Ecuador - Spanish
Argentina - Spanish
Bolivia - Spanish
These users are now taken directly to the Support Portal when accessing the technical support site from ibm.com.
General Comments:
Enhancement requests implemented in this release include:
8916/333672 – Make downloads easier to find
8746/8747/333512 - "Search All Support and Downloads" is the default search choice. If browser cookies are enabled, the value selected will be saved for the next visit to the Support Portal.
Known issues:
Search does not function for any query strings containing double byte characters.
- Authenticated users who keep their search results page open for more than 10 hours will be signed out and prompted to sign in again.
- Filtering search results by tag is unavailable in the Internet Explorer V8 browser.
- Search does not respond for anonymous users using Internet Explorer who have previously visited the "Service requests & PMRs" page during their session.


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May 30, 2016
Gifted students from all Lauderdale County school campuses got to show some of their work to the public Thursday.
The display adorned the lobby of the annex building across from the Lauderdale County Courthouse.
Since funding for the arts is usually limited, the district likes to showcase the creativity of these gifted students whenever possible.
Teachers say expression through art builds skills for life and the workplace.
"A lot of our gifted kids may go on to own their own businesses or they may go on to work in hospitals or (be) attorneys and things like that," said West Lauderdale gifted teacher, Sabrina Dalton. "And this is actually what we feel like is the spark for a lot of their, you know, ingenuity and what's going to be needed in the future."
Programs for gifted students are in place for grades 2-6 at Lauderdale County schools.
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(USA TODAY) -- Investigators reported major progress in the Boston Marathon
bombing case Wednesday, but said no arrest had been made, despite
conflicting news accounts.
"Contrary to widespread reporting, there have been no arrests
made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack," the FBI said in a
"Over the past day and a half, there have been a
number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources
that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended
consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the
investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information
through appropriate official channels before reporting."
The Associated Press and CNN had reported earlier that a suspect had been taken into custody.
As media reports spread of a possible arrest, Boston's federal courthouse was jammed with a massive police
and media presence and scores of specators. People with cell phone
cameras poised to snap a picture of any suspect filled the parking lot.
message sent to Boston officers on the police scanner, however, said
flatly: "Despite reports to the contrary, there has been no arrest." The
message added that officers should "remain diligent in our mission."
reports that officials were zeroing in on a possible suspect came as
several news sources said investigators had identified images of a
suspect seen delivering one of the explosive devices near the marathon
finish line.
CNN's John King quoted law enforcement
sources as saying that surveillance video from a nearby Lord &Taylor
department store was key in the investigation. Television footage also
played a role, CNN reports.
"The camera from Lord & Taylor is the best source of video
so far," said Dot Joyce, a spokeswoman for Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino tells the Boston Globe. "All I know is that they are making progress."
A law enforcement official, who described the investigation as "very
active,'' told USA TODAY that authorities have been focusing on a mass
of photographic evidence provided by the public and area security
cameras. But the source indicated that there mixed views on the value of
the analysis so far.
"There is a lot going on," said the official, who is not authorized to comment publicly on the investigation.
investigators painstakingly gather fragments of evidence from the two
explosions that killed three people and injured 176, a lid was recovered
from a pressure cooker believed used as one of the explosive devices, a
federal law enforcement official said.
The official,
who has been briefed on the matter but is not authorized to comment
publicly, told USA TODAY the lid was found on a roof near the scene of
the blast.
The discovery came as the head of the Department
of Homeland Security told a Senate panel in Washington that the Coast
Guard worked with the Boston Police Department after Monday's bombings
to guard against any potential water-borne attack from Boston Harbor or
the Charles River.
Janet Napolitano said officials continue to investigate the bombing with the FBI as a solitary act of terror.
"There is no current indication to suggest the attack was indicative
of a broader plot," Napolitano told the Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee. "But out of an abundance of caution, we
continue to keep in place enhanced security measures, both seen and
At least 12 of those injured in the blast remained in
critical condition Wednesday at several area hospitals. Peter Burke,
chief trauma surgeon at Boston Medical Center, said two of the 19
patients there still being treated remain in critical condition,
including a 5-year-old boy. All, however, are expected to survive, he
Burke said patients who required amputations or who lost
limbs at the bomb scene are now entering the second phase of their
recovery, which is making sure that infection does not set in. "They
get injured very quickly, but it takes a long time for people to get
better," he said.
At the blast site, evidence investigators from
ATF, FBI and other federal agencies wearing protective suits continued
poring over the crime scene Wednesday. Evidence trucks and mobile labs
fill Exeter Street, the side street off Boylston closest to the blast
The amount of gunpowder used in the Boston Marathon
bombings is believed to be a fraction of the overall weight of the
devices, estimated to be about 20 pounds each, a law enforcement
official said Wednesday.
Much of the weight was attributed to the
pressure-cooker container and a mix of shrapnel - BB pellets and nail
fragments -that cut a deadly path through the crowds gathered near the
race finish line, said the official who is not authorized to speak
The official said the components of the bomb - common
kitchen pressure cookers, wire, batteries and gunpowder - are so widely
available that barring the assistance of an informant or a telling photo
from the crime scene, it will likely take investigators some time to
determine where the materials were obtained and who acquired them.
is either quick or it's not,'' the official said, referring to the
identification of possible suspects, "and right now it's looking like
At the same time, the official said, bomb technicians will
likely be able to reconstruct much of the entire device, from both
pieces recovered from the scene and the collective knowledge of
investigators who have encountered similar devices in past
"They are going to be able to figure out how this
device was acquired,'' the official said. "Depending on the trade craft
involved, they will be able to do it relatively easily.''
FBI chief Richard DesLauriers said the recovered materials were being
examined at the FBI's laboratory in Quantico, Va., where the bureau has
assembled a clearinghouse of IED devices recovered from places ranging
from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to crime scenes around the
The scene is strewn with shredded T-shirts, metal fragments and glass
shards. Boston Police and National Guard soldiers guard every access
point, but from the side streets, spectators have watched the
investigators at work.
Some evidence is being flown to the FBI lab
and will undergo an expedited analysis, FBI spokesman Special Agent
Jason Pack said.
The ATF's evidence recovery experts have found
blast debris on rooftops and embedded in nearby buildings, Acting ATF
Special Agent Eugenio Marquez said.
"It gives the scope of the power of the blast," Marquez said.
latest discoveries came as investigators appealed to the public for
videos and photos of the scene in hopes of getting an image of the
person or persons who left the explosive devices near the finish line of
the marathon.
Authorities, however, have yet to determine the motive for the
bombings and are urging anyone with tips to come forward with
"The person who did this was someone's friend,
co-worker or neighbor," DesLauriers said. "Somebody knows who did this."
No one has claimed responsibility for the atrocity and "the range of
suspects and motives remain wide open."
Meanwhile, a Chinese
newspaper has identified the third victim of Monday's deadly blast as Lu
Lingzi, a Chinese national and graduate student Boston University.
The Shenyang Evening News, a state-run Chinese newspaper, said the victim is from northeastern China.
editor at the newspaper said that Lu's father confirmed his daughter's
death when reporters visited the family home, the Associated Press
Lu, who previously studied international trade at
Beijing Institute of Technology, was studying statistics at BU,
according to her Facebook page and media reports.
The other two victims were Martin Richard, 8, of Boston, and Krystle Campbell, 29, of Medford, Mass.
Chinese Consulate in New York said in a statement Tuesday that another
Chinese citizen was wounded and was in stable condition following


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text: I sign into the Zimbra mail using the following url Home - Welcome to CenturyLink and am redirected to a collaboration suite sign in. I can be reading my email and it will come up and ask me to sign in again- when I attempt it I get redirected to the mycenturylink.com sign in. Can anyone explain why? CenturyLink does not seem to know as they do not support the collaboration suite and are apparently using an older version of Zimbra.


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Hi -
I have a user who is having an issue with Zimbra (7.2.0_GA_2669 (build 20120410002020)) with Firefox (17.0.1) on a system running Windows 7. When she opens her Zimbra account, all the fonts are "skinny" and bold. It is impossible, for example, for her to tell the difference between a read and an unread message in her inbox - all the fonts are the same. Restarting Firefox in "safe mode" solves the problem.
I have tried:
- Resetting Firefox to default settings
- Removing all Firefox add-ons
- Disabling all Firefox plugins
- Logging on to her Zimbra account on the same computer but with a different Windows account
- Logging on to a different Zimbra account with a different Windows account
The behavior is always there - weird fonts unless running in safe mode. The user reports there are no problems with any of the other websites she visits.
There is no problem logging on to her Zimbra account from another computer.
There is no problem logging on to her Zimbra account from her computer using IE. Haven't tried Chrome - it's not installed on her system.
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SC BOOSTER BBQ - The Sheridan college booster club will host their annual fall sports fan kickoff BBQ tonight at 6:00 at the Hoffman dome all Sheridan college supporters are urged to attend
FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football team hosts the Rock Springs Tigers Friday night we will have the game live for you on 14-10 KWYO.
The First Federal savings bank pregame show will start this evening at 6:30 with the kickoff at 7:00.
The Big Horn Rams play at Glenrock Friday kickoff is at 6:00 and will be broadcast live on 95.9 FM.
SHERIDAN COLLEGE BOOSTER CLUB - The Sheridan college booster club will host their annual fall sports fan kickoff BBQ tomorrow night at 6:00 at the Hoffman dome.
All Sheridan college supporters are urged to attend the free BBQ Sheridan college men's basketball coach Steve Smiley.
Smiley says the athletic department at the college really makes an effort to get their athletes out into the community as much as possible to meet with community members and community groups.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football team won a 42-35 shoot-out at Evanston Friday night.
The Broncs spotted the Red Devils a 14-0 lead after to turnovers in the first quarter but climbed back in the game and took the lead and held off a late Evanston rally to win it.
All the damage was done on the ground as Jordan Roberts ran for 354 yards and four touchdowns Gabe Dahmke had 79 yards and two touchdowns after the game a relieved Head coach Don Julian.
The Buffalo Bison football team traveled to Green River Friday to take on the top-ranked Green River Wolves and came away with a 17-14 win in overtime.
Buffalo, outscored 14-0 in the first half, came roaring back in the second half to tie the game and send it into overtime.
Green River had the ball first in overtime, but Buffalo held the Wolves on three downs before blocking their field goal attemp on fourth down.
The Bison then kicked the winning field goal on first down to escape with a 17-14 overtime win.
LARAMIE (AP) - Wyoming Offensive Coordinator and
Quarterbacks Coach, Gregg Brandon, knows Bowling Green well. Bowling Green, Ohio, is where he got his first chance to be a college head football coach, and where he spent nearly one-third of his 30-year coaching career.
FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Broncs beat Evanston 42 to 35. Jordan Roberts rushed for 354 yards and four touchdowns. The Broncs are back at home next Friday when they host Rock Springs.
The Big Horn Rams go to 2-1 after shutting out Wright 31-0 Friday afternoon. The Rams play at Glenrock next week.
Both the games will be broadcast live next Friday.
The Wyoming Cowboys play at Bowling Green today; kickoff is at 10:00 on AM 1410 KWYO.
The Big Horn Rams cruised to a convincing win Friday afternoon with a 31-0 drubbing of the Wright Panthers.
The Rams have now won two in a row and sit at 2-1 on the season.
They will take to the road next Friday night to battle the Glenrock Herders.
FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football team heads for Evanston today for a big early season 4-A showdown both teams are 2-1 heading into the game.
Last week senior running back Jordan Roberts scored six touchdowns the most by any player in a 4-A game this season Broncs Head coach Don Julian says Roberts is only getting better as he learns and gets more comfortable with the Bronc offense.
Julian expects a good game tonight with the Red Devils as both teams are alike in many ways.


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Kimberly Faith Matthews of Laurinburg and Carlton Thomas Banks of New Bern were united in marriage on Aug. 18, 2012, at Antioch FWB Church with the Rev. Michael Crocker officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Linda Holcombe of Laurinburg and the granddaughter of the late Neil and Ola Leviner.
The bridegroom is the son of Hugh and Ann Banks of New Bern.
The bride was given in marriage by Corbett M. Holcombe III.
Nuptial music was provided by pianists Doug Strange and Martha Anderson with other music by Justin Banks.
The matron of honor was Donna Holcombe of Kenly.
Bridesmaids were Kasey Matthews of New Bern, daughter of the bride, Kimberly Locklear of Pembroke, Michelle Rader of Laurinburg, and Sherry Price of Ernul, sister of the groom.
Abby Crocker was the flower girl.
Best man was Hugh Banks of Ernul, father of the groom.
Groomsmen were Justin Banks, son of the groom, Cory Holcombe and Kendell Holcombe, both of Kenly.
Assisting with the wedding were Joyce and Keith Grice, Linda Brown and Carol Gray.
A reception, hosted by Joyce Grice, was held at Antioch FWB Church Fellowship Hall.
Assisting with the reception were Donna Gaskins, Bonnie Sadler, Ruthie Gaskins and Sadie Everington who were servers.
The bride attends Craven Community College and is employed as a medical assistant.
The bridegroom is employed by Craven County Board of Education in the finance department.
The couple will live in New Bern.
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What do TPA Members get?
Technology Councils
TPA offers leadership opportunities on its Advisory Board, or one of three Technology Councils that are responsible for developing educational events and material. Members can volunteer for their choice of the following technology councils:
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Last night at 11, 9News Now used a hidden camera to show you how underage kids have been buying alcohol illegally at a Northwest Washington store.
Obviously, that isn't the only place selling to minors.
Andrea McCarren was with an undercover volunteer working with police to see how easy it is to get booze.
"Kids drink everywhere and this isn't going to stop underage drinking, but this is just going to make it harder for them to get," said Jen, an Undercover Volunteer.
Watch what happens when 19-year-old Jen attempts to buy alcohol at this Gaithersburg beer and wine store.
"It was too easy, it was just way too easy."
She bought a bottle of wine, no questions asked.
"If it was my first time, I would have been like, wow! Did that just happen?
"That's just way too easy to get your hands on alcohol," she said.
Jen is known as a UV, an undercover volunteer working with Montgomery County Police and the County's liquor control board to see if licensed establishments are complying with the law.
"I feel pretty good about it. I know some people think it's "narc" ing or going and ratting on people and it's not," she said.
" They ask how old I am, I tell them how old I am. I give them my real i.d."
On this night, we watched as Jen walked into liquor stores, restaurants, even a convenience store...
"I usually check everyone's id, but this time I thought she was a regular one, she came every time." (Other guy:" Still you have to check it.") "It's my fault, I know that." (Store clerk)
She made successful buys 50-percent of the time.
"We do want to protect their identity so there won't be repercussions from the clerks or from the store owners. Or anyone who would want to cause them harm," said M. Lee Williams of the Montgomery County Dept. of Liquor Control.
At restaurants, Jen orders beer or wine and if she's served, she'll contact authorities waiting outside via phone or text. They go in, photograph her with the alcohol and issue a citation.
"The girls are not allowed to use heavy makeup or provocative clothing. If we use male UVs, they cannot have facial hair, have to be clean-shaven, no hats," said M. Lee Williams.
In fact, they're so fair, that once an undercover volunteer turns 20, they will no longer be used. Even though the legal drinking age is 21.
For the first offense, a licensed establishment is fined one thousand dollars for selling to anyone under 21. After that, you'll have to go before the liquor control board. Twice a month, Montgomery County offers free training sessions for licensed establishments to learn how to train their employees. For more information on that, go to our website, WUSA9.com.
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text: The truth behind testosterone: why men risk it all Science 27 January 13 by Joao Medeiros Peter Beavis; Getty; Nick Wilson John Coates at the London Metal Exchange, one of the workplaces he studiesPeter Beavis; Getty; Nick Wilson This article was taken from the January 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.How do hormones such as testosterone and cortisol affect our ability to work, rest and play? A stock-market trader turned neuroscientist has the answer.One day in 2000, a Wall Street trader called John Coates went to visit Linda Wilbrecht, a neuroscience PhD student in the Laboratory of Animal Behaviour at The Rockefeller University on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Wilbrecht and Coates had met casually six months earlier on a flight from Paris to New York. The two North Americans got talking and soon found they had something in common: they had both studied at Oxbridge. "My life is a series of accidents," Coates tells Wired. "After studying philosophy, politics and economics [focusing on philosophy] I got a full scholarship to Cambridge. But I was put in the economics department by mistake -- and if I turned the scholarship down, I'd have to reapply the following year. Who turns down Cambridge? After my PhD, I was offered a job at Goldman Sachs because a manager wanted someone to discuss philosophy with. Then I met Linda and she invited me to visit her lab. Oddly, I had no interest whatsoever in the brain at the time." Coates was unprepared for what he saw. "Within 20 minutes of being in the lab I was hooked," he says. "Hearing the word 'plasticity' applied to the brain horrified and fascinated me." After his first visit, Coates started to attend the neuroscience lecture series at the Caspary Auditorium on the Rockefeller campus. There he saw neuroscientist Bruce McEwen, a pioneer in the study of the effects of hormones on the brain, and primatologist Robert Salpolsky reporting on his work with baboons in Kenya. When the markets were slow, Coates would nip away from his desk and walk to the neuroscience laboratories, where Wilbrecht would sometimes give him small jobs, such as pipetting samples, and show him how to measure testosterone in serum and how to stain new cells. Gradually, Coates got hooked on experimental science. All his life he had studied purely theoretical subjects such as philosophy and economic theory. He never enjoyed it. Miring himself in a mountain of data, watching the signal emerge from the noise, be it in the laboratory or on the trading floor, was a challenge that he seemed to embrace.Coates had been working as a trader since 1989. During the 90s, he had been at the centre of the dotcom boom. "It was like watching A Midsummer Night's Dream," he says. Traders were euphoric and investors delusional. Few heeded Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's prescient warning in 1996: "How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions, as they have in Japan over the past decade?" Coates was not even interested in high-tech IPOs, so he was very much an outside observer. "I would see people get on a winning streak on the trading floor and go lunatic. It happened to me as well. For weeks, even months, you feel like the hero of the floor. Every trader who has made money knows what this feels like. You think you're infallible." Coates felt that while Wall Street was questioning the nature of irrational exuberance, the scientists at Rockefeller were getting close to explaining it. "Economists assumed that all behaviour was conscious and rational," he says. "They were ignoring the fact that signals from the body, both chemical and electrical, affect how we take financial risks."Canadian-born John Coates is partly bald, with the physique of someone who swims regularly. When Coates talks about his research his manner is passionate and persuasive, his speech interspersed with hearty laughs. He lives in London and works at Cambridge University as a research fellow in finance and neuroscience. In the summer, he leaves Europe to spend holidays with his family in a cabin on a lake in Canada, where only a single phone-line snaking through the woods keeps him in touch with the rest of the world. Every day he writes for hours on end, like a modern-day Henry David Thoreau. "Difference is, Thoreau went to the pub every night," Coates tells me. "Here there's nothing for miles in every direction." Coates wrestles with his hormone levels, London, November 2012Peter Beavis; Getty; Nick Wilson Coates conducted his first study in the financial district of London. At a trading floor in the City, he recruited 17 traders from a mid-sized firm and followed them for two weeks. The subjects were high-frequency traders who held their bets -- which could go up to two billion dollars (£1.25bn) -- only for a short period of time, sometimes just for a matter of seconds. Every trader was sitting in front of six or seven computer screens displaying live information on currencies, commodities, bonds, stock-index futures, live news-feeds and ongoing commentary about daily economic statistics by a resident economist. Twice a day the traders would register their profit and loss statement and give saliva samples, from which cortisol -- the hormone we release when we are stressed -- and testosterone were measured. "I was just looking for preliminary data that would convince me that I wasn't wasting my time," says Coates. "I wasn't fishing for patterns, it was hypothesis-driven. This kind of field work didn't exist in finance."The results were published in a 2008 report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Coates found that, on days when traders made an above-average profit, their testosterone levels went up. Most surprisingly, the testosterone levels in the morning predicted how much money the traders would make that day: high levels forecast high earnings. At the same time, the traders' cortisol was unaffected by how much money they lost. Rather, cortisol levels were sensitive to the volatility in the market, which is a measure of risk and uncertainty."Cortisol is likely, therefore, to rise in a market crash and, by increasing risk aversion, to exaggerate the market's downward movement," the report states. "Testosterone, on the other hand, is likely to rise in a bubble and, by increasing risk-taking, to exaggerate the market's upward movement. These steroid feedback loops may help to explain why people caught up in bubbles and crashes often find it difficult to make rational choices." Coates first learned of steroid feedback loops during his regular visits to Rockefeller University. The testosterone feedback loop is known as the winner effect. The winner effect had been observed in nature for many different species, from cichlid fish to rhesus monkeys, and its physiology is well understood. When two animals square off in anticipation of a fight, they experience a rise in testosterone levels. This self-doping mechanism prepares the animal for competition, increasing the blood's capacity to carry oxygen, quickening the speed of reactions, and, via its effect on the brain, increasing fearlessness and appetite for risk. In the aftermath, winners can emerge with a tenfold increase in the amount of testosterone circulating in their bodies, whereas losers' testosterone levels can be suppressed by the same order of magnitude. Read page 2 123 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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In what is called collaborative consumption, the sharing economy or the peer economy, owners rent out something they are not using, such as a car, house or bicycle to a stranger using these peer-to-peer services. The company typically has an eBay-style rating or review system so people on both sides of the transaction can trust the other. With the popularity of these services, many people don't need to buy when they can rent from others. Above, Ron J. Williams, CEO of SnapGoods, a site for lending and borrowing high-end household items, such as cameras, kitchenware or musical instruments.
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Dickinson, N.D. – The Black Hills State men's and women's track and field teams travelled to Dickinson, N.D. on Friday to compete in the Blue Hawk Games. The men's team finished in second place with a score of 182 points and the women's team placed third with 99 points.
Shannon Hellman met the NAIA provisional qualifying standard in the 100-meter hurdles with a first place finish in a time of 13.56. Hellman also ran a time of 25.38 in the 200-metter dash giving her a second place finish. Cody Milbourn won both the shot put and hammer throw with tosses of 12.30 meters and 46.07 meters, respectively. Breanna Janovy won the discus throw with a mark of 33.49 meters. Nikki Shinkle and Abi Bever also won individual events. Shinkle placed first in the 400-meter hurdles (1:08.44) and Bever won the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:12.19). The women's 4x400-meter relay team placed first with a time of 4:15.91.
On the men's side, the Yellow Jackets won three individual events. Laine Parish was first in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:17.59 and Birch Haraden placed first in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:49.99. Cody Bordewyk won the 3,000-meter steeplechase after posting a time of 9:46.56.
The men's and women's track and field teams will return to action on April 18 at the CSU-Pueblo Invitational.
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PCC Alumnus Jerry Tarkanian Named To Basketball Hall of Fame
Jerry Tarkanian, a Pasadena City College alumnus and head coach of the Lancers' 1967 state champion men's basketball team, was named as part of the 2013 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday.
The announcement was made prior to the NCAA championship game in Atlanta. Among the 12-person class, Tarkanian joins Louisville coach Rick Pitino and former NBA All-Stars Bernard King and Gary Payton. The official induction ceremony will take place on Sept. 8 at the home of the Hall in Springfield, Mass.
Tarkanian played at PCC (1950-51) and went on to coach here for two seasons from 1966-68. In his two years, the program went 66-4 as he coached the '67 state champion and the '68 state runner-up. He went on to a highly successful career head coaching at the NCAA Division I level, including directing the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) to the 1990 national championship.
Tarkanian, 82, who also had coaching tenures at Long Beach State and Fresno State, guided his teams to four Final Four appearances. His .784 winning percentage is fourth in Division I history. Nicknamed "Tark the Shark," Tarkanian ran teams that were known for their up-tempo style and he was an advocate of recruiting community college transfers well before it became commonplace.
In 1999, Tarkanian was named as part of PCC's "Distinguished Alumni" during the college's 75th anniversary.
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VIERA, Fla. – Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings as the Nationals fell to the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in Grapefruit League action.
Strasburg will have one more start before his Opening Day matchup against the Marlins on April 1. But that start is scheduled to take place in a minor league game on Wednesday when the Nats play a split squad, facing the Braves in Viera and the Cardinals in Jupiter.
Strasburg gave up a solo home run in the second to Matt Tuiasosopo to right and then in the fifth, he yielded back-to-back RBI singles to Victor Martinez and Prince Fielder.
There was some cause for concern in the fourth inning when Fielder, a Tigers first baseman, hit a line drive back through the box, which Strasburg swiped at with his glove before the ball found its way to centerfield.
Strasburg shook his left hand a couple of times and immediately manager Davey Johnson and pitching Coach Steve McCatty all headed toward the mound to make sure Strasburg was okay. After a few warm up tosses, he stayed in the game.
"It's a scare, no doubt about it, Johnson said. "I'm glad it his him on the glove hand, I was glad he was shaking that hand," Johnson said. "That was a bullet, no doubt about it. They said the swelling after the game wasn't too severe and they thought he'd be alright."
Strasburg didn't seem too concerned about it afterwards.
"It's a little tender," Strasburg said. "But nothing crazy."
As for his outing overall, the right-hander threw 89 pitches, 55 for strikes and was working on throwing his curve ball early in the count.
"I'm pretty comfortable with that, throwing off-speed early," Strasburg said. "But you really can't control where the ball goes. You can execute pitches, get weak contact and you get it right in on the hands and they flare it out into no-man's land. That's baseball and I know over time it will be a different result but I can't worry about it."
But as former Orioles and Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina used to say, "Once it leaves my hand, it's out of my control."
Strasburg had the same feeling today watching some of his best curve balls go through the infield for base hits.
"I'm just sticking to my game plan and not really veering off of it," he said. "As much as you think they're going to go in there and try to work the count, see a lot of pitches, they're just not changing that. They're up there hacking because they don't want to see my off-speed."
He says it's not easy knowing he is not making his pitches and not getting the results he is looking for.
"Yeah, it's tough. You can sit there and get frustrated and stuff. But I'd much rather it happen now than when it counts. I'm not saying it's never going to happen again but I have to con0centrate on what I can control and that executing pitches to the best of my ability and see what happens."
One thing Strasburg is certain of, he is ready to start the season.
"I think my arm felt great today," he said. I think my stamina is there. I felt as strong and loose in the first inning as I was in the sixth so I could have gone back out there, for the rest of the game to be honest. Those are good signs and it's going in the right direction."
Romero in the fold
Looking for insurance for their bullpen, the Nationals signed left-handed relief pitcher J.C. Romero to a minor league deal with an invite to the big league camp. Romero is expected to accompany the team to Port St. Lucie when they play the Mets Saturday.
Romero is coming off pitching in the World Baseball Classic for Puerto Rico and he provides insurance for the Nats but he was told by GM Mike Rizzo that he would not make the big league club out of spring training.
"It's been conveyed to him that it's not realistic," Rizzo said. "He will go to the minor leagues, perform down there and if he can help us down the road, we'll go grab him."
Romero pitched for the both the Cardinals and the Orioles last season giving up 12 runs in 12 innings over 16 games. Rizzo, after watching Romero pitch in the WBC, said his fastball velocity is up and he could be used the same way Michael Gonzalez was used by the club last year.
The Nats will head into the season with one left-hander in the bullpen (Zach Duke) and the club has been looking for help from the left side after losing Tom Gorzelanny, Sean Burnett and Gonzalez. All three left the team after last season.
"He gives us insurance in that area," said manager Davey Johnson. "Since we lost three pretty good left-handers last year, we are trying to replenish that in house."
Decisions, decisions
Nats starting pitcher Chris Young, who was brought into camp to add starting pitching depth, has an out clause in his minor league deal, which he can exercise on Sunday.
The team would like to keep Young as a sixth starter in case someone in the rotation goes down with an injury but Rizzo says if a major league opportunity comes along, he won't stand in the way of Young taking it.
"Players like that, I always like to do what's best for the player," Rizzo said. "You could see that (earlier this week) with Chris Snyder. We saw an opportunity for Chris to make the big leagues. We didn't have to release him, he had no out in his contract and we could have kept him to the end, but we felt like with my relationship with him, it was the best thing for us to release him knowing the Angels were going to sign him."
Carlos Rivero's situation is a little different. He is out of options and the Nationals can either try to trade him or designate him for assignment. But it's more than likely another team would claim him. If not, the Nats can then send him back to Triple-A.
Rivero had a great season for Syracuse last year hitting .303 with 10 homers, 28 doubles and 64 RBI.
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The Nationals travel to Port St. Lucie to face the Mets at 1:10 p.m. Saturday. Gio Gonzalez will pitch for the Nationals.
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Felipe Paulino joins Royals associates to help at the Johnson County Christmas Bureau
Pitcher Felipe Paulino joined Royals Sr. Vice President-Business Operations Kevin Uhlich and Royals associates in distributing food, winter clothing and holiday gifts today at the Johnson County Christmas Bureau Holiday Shop
The Johnson County Christmas Bureau is a volunteer, non-profit organization and United Way agency created in 1960 that provides necessary assistance to low-income families of Johnson County, Kansas. Qualified low-income families and individuals are scheduled by appointment and assisted by a volunteer during one of the nine days of the Holiday Shop to select groceries, toys, gifts, personal care items and clothing for their families.
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UPDATE – Tuesday- 5/14/2013, 9:00 a.m. ET
Montgomery County police say Daniel has returned home safe and unharmed.
EARLIER – Sunday – 5/12/2013
WASHINGTON – Montgomery County police are looking for a 17-year-old who has been missing since Saturday.
According to a statement from the police, Daniel Juwan Howard, of the 1300 block of Wembrough Court in Silver Spring, is described as black; 6 feet, 3 inches tall; about 150 pounds; with brown eyes and short black hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt and black boots. Police say he likes to frequent the Castle Boulevard area of Silver Spring.
The police say Daniel has a medical condition and his family has not been in contact with him since Saturday.
If you have any information about Howard or his whereabouts, call the Montgomery County police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000. Callers may remain anonymous.
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The 2015-16 season will be J.T. Horton's fifth at Clemson, his third since the program began playing in tournaments in 2013-14. Horton was the perfect coach to start the women's golf program at Clemson because he had taken on a similar task at Tulane, and because he was very familiar with the Tiger program.
It didn't take Horton long to establish Clemson as one of the top 25 programs in the country. Clemson's No.22 final ranking in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings was just the second top 25 finish for a Clemson sports program in its first year.
The team was ranked as high as 10th in the nation in the coaches poll at midseason and was selected for the NCAA Tournament, the only first-year program to make the big dance. Clemson's women's soccer program is the only other first-team program to make the NCAA Tournament in its first year of existence.
Clemson was in the national conversation because Horton formed a challenging national schedule. The Tigers competed against 21 of the 24 teams that played in the National Championship Tournament and had a solid 29-25-3 record against those teams. That included an 11-2-2 record against teams that finished 6-10 at the national tournament.
At the conclusion of the season, Clemson was one of just 11 schools with a winning record against the final top 25 in the Sagarin rankings. Individually,
Ashlan Ramsey, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world for much of the 2013-14 season, was named an All-American and first-team All-ACC player. She had six top 10 finishes include a pair of victories. She ranked 25th in the nation Golfstat rankings. Teammate Sloan Shanahan, ranked 37th in the final Golfstat rankings and joined Ramsey as a first-team All-ACC performer.
All these accomplishments were remarkable considering Clemson had an all freshman team.
Horton, known as J.T. by most, was named the first women's golf coach at Clemson University in August of 2011 and worked long hours in preparation for that first season.
Horton came to Clemson after four years (three seasons of competition) as the head coach at Tulane. He re-started the program after Hurricane Katrina halted it from the fall of 2005 until the fall of 2008.
In his three seasons, Horton was the Conference USA Coach of the Year twice (2009 and 2010), led the program to the NCAA National Tournament twice and the NCAA regional three times. Tulane won the Conference USA championship twice and won five tournament titles overall.
The Green Wave finished in the top three in 14 of 33 tournaments over the three-year period. He had 14 all-conference players on the course and 17 on the Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in those three years. He coached the Conference Player of the Year each of his three years with the program.
Horton was named head coach of the Tulane women's program on July 4, 2007. He established the program through recruiting the first 13 months, then put a quality team on the course for the 2008-09 season.
In that first year, he led the Green Wave to two tournament titles, including the C-USA Championship and the Ole Miss Lady Rebel Intercollegiate, a fifth-place finish at the NCAA East Regional and a 20th-place finish at the 2009 NCAA National Championships. The team finished in the top five in six of 11 tournaments.
Five of his six first-year players were named to All C-USA first, second or third teams, and Linn Gustafsson was tabbed the Conference USA Player and Newcomer of the Year, while freshman Daniela Holmqvist captured the C-USA championship individual medalist honors en route to earning the league's Freshman of the Year honors.
Horton's second year mirrored the success of his rookie season. He led the Green Wave to its second straight C-USA Championship and a return trip into the NCAA Championship, where his team posted an 18th-place national finish.
His sophomore season as a head coach featured a school record three tournament victories, including the Conference USA Championship, which was won in record fashion. The team posted a 54-hole score of 858, the lowest team tournament score in school history.
Under his leadership, five Green Wave players were named to the 2010 All-Conference USA teams, including three to the first team, and for the second straight season he has coached the C-USA Player of the Year with Janine Fellows' Co-Player of the Year selection.
Off the course, six of his seven players were either members of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal or is a member of Tulane's 3.0 Club. The group included Linn Gustafsson, who was named to the NGCA All-Scholar Team in 2010. She also made the team in 2011.
In his last year the team had six top 10 finishes in 10 tournaments to qualify for the NCAA regional for a third straight year. The team finished 17th in the final Golfstat computer ranking. He led Tulane to a third-place finish in Conference USA and once again he coached the league's top player, Maribel Lopez Porras.
Porras qualified for the NCAA national tournament as an individual and was a Golfweek honorable mention All-American. Four more players made one of the three All-Conference USA teams, and Meghan Chapman was named the top newcomer in the conference.
A two-time All-American as a student-athlete at Berry College in Rome, GA (1995-99), Horton joined the Green Wave family following two years at Georgia Southern where he served as an assistant coach for the Eagles' men's golf program.
Horton helped the Eagles win the 2006 Southern Conference Championship, where all five golfers finished in the Top 25 individually and the team won the title by 12 strokes over College of Charleston. The team also advanced to the NCAA East Regional finishing one spot out of qualifying for NCAA National Championship.
During the 2006-07 season, GSU posted four top five team finishes including a runner-up showing at the SoCon Championship.
During his two seasons in Statesboro, Ga., Horton coached Jonathan Shaw who earned Academic All-America honors in 2006 and played an integral role in J.D. Kennedy, Drew Bowen, and Bryan Jones claiming All-Southern Conference honors.
As the program's recruiting coordinator, Horton helped Georgia Southern ink one of the top recruiting classes in school history in 2007. He also oversaw the team's player development, workouts and physical conditioning, as well as serving as the liaison to the director of student-athlete services for academic progress.
A four-year letterman at Berry College, Horton was a first-team NAIA All-America as both a junior and senior and claimed first-team All-TranSouth Conference honors all four years. He helped the Vikings win the conference title from 1996-1999 and capped off his career as a member of the NAIA National Championship team in 1998.
Individually, Horton won six collegiate tournaments, including TranSouth Conference medalist honors in 1997 and 1998. He was selected to represent the U.S. in the 1998 World University Golf Games in San Lameer, South Africa.
No stranger to balancing academics and athletics, Horton graduated with a business degree in 1999 and earned All-TranSouth Conference Scholar Athlete honors in 1998 and 1999.
Following his successful collegiate career, Horton played professionally on several mini-tours for five years. In 2002, he won his first professional event, The Harbor Club Classic Championship, on the DP Tour with a 19-under par 269 (63-70-71-65). He was an exempt member of the NGA Hooters Tour from 2000-2004 and reached the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School in 2000 and 2001.
As a pro, Horton worked with renowned golf instructors Rob Akins, Todd Anderson and Dave Pelz, as well as sports psychologists Dr. Rick Jensen and Dr. Jack Llewellyn, and fitness guru Randy Myers.
Prior to joining the GSU staff, he served as the head golf professional and assistant general manager at Horseleg Plantation County Club (Rome, Ga.). At Horseleg, Horton managed all golf operations and assisted the general manager in supervising department heads and employees for golf, swimming, tennis and fitness. Horton developed and oversaw a Ladies Golf Association and Junior Golf Academy in addition to managing the Men's and Senior's Golf Associations.
A native of Clayton, Ga., Horton is married to the former Sydnie Brianne Ruland of Rome, GA. They have two sons, Griffin, who was born in January of 2011 and Brooks, who was born in November of 2013.


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The Winnebago and Jo Daviess County health departments are getting some help in the war against West Nile virus.
Illinois' health department has granted the counties, along with 17 others, a two-year grant of more than $400,000.
The money will be used for surveillance and control of West Nile and other mosquito-borne diseases.
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A lively mix of entertainment, human interest and lifestyle features with Miriam O'Callaghan.
A lively mix of entertainment, human interest and lifestyle features with Miriam O'Callaghan.
Miriam's first guests are three teenagers who have had an extraordinarily busy year. Not only did they win the BT Young Scientists Award last January, they have also completed their Junior Certs, & tomorrow are heading off to Prague to represent Ireland in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists.
The students from the Kinsale Community School, Emer Hickey, Ciara Judge & Sophie Healy-Thow are joining us from our Cork studio.
The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition has become so successful that it is now inspiring other countries around the world. On the line to Miriam is Dr. Rose Dolan who is joining us from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Dr. Rose Dolan is a Lecturer in Education in NUI Maynooth.
Hidden away & disconnected from the rest of the world, a remarkable group of women in rural Albania have been living as men for hundreds of years. Virtually unheard of, these sworn virgins are dying out now with only a small amount left. Photographer Jill Peters has taken photographs of these 'Sworn Virgins' which recently have gone viral online. Jill joins Miriam on the line this morning.
This morning on the line to Miriam on the line are our four listeners selected for our 'What's Next' feature we mentioned on the show a few weeks ago. Joining us are Geraldine O'Doherty, Ger Walsh, Jenny Hill & Anne Kelleher, along with their mentors Donal Bradley, Carmel Sheridan, Linda Tuohy & Gerard Allen.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. / WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This weekend gun buyers converged on Gwinnett County to stock up on guns and ammo in case Congress approves a sweeping clamp-down on gun control.
And in Washington, demonstrators from across the country rallied, demanding that lawmakers do just that.
The nation continues to be divided over guns.
Neither side expects to convert the other.
The end game for each side is simply to win the upcoming legislative battle in Congress over what to do about the president's proposed gun laws.
At the gun show at the Gwinnett County fairgrounds in Lawrenceville, sellers held the merchandise high above the crowd for all to see, and spread it across acres of tables -- all of it completely legal, now -- military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, and the ammunition for them, commanding premium prices, double and triple what the prices were just a few months ago.
And the demand is higher than ever.
People waited in line for two and three hours to get inside to buy and sell.
Brothers Phil Purser and Virgil Purser, there to browse, call it panic pricing and panic buying.
"There are a lot of people who want to have a firearm for self-defense," Virgil said. "And now they feel that right is threatened."
"A lot of our freedoms are currently under the knife," Phil said. "I think the current regime that is in office right now is trying their hardest to criminalize a lot of things that should not be criminalized. I think a lot of people are going to push very strongly to criminalize what has been legal activity."
"Buy it while it's legal," said Virgil, "because overnight we could be turned into criminals just for owning a firearm. And nobody wants to be defenseless.... If we put too many restrictions on law-abiding people being able to buy a weapon or buy ammunition and actually defend themselves, then criminals are going to be the winners in the end, because they'll do whatever it takes to get weapons and get ammunition for it. And we'll be sitting ducks."
Kevin Nguyen was there to sell a gun.
"I just don't see the point of somebody trying to stop, trying to ban, something that's in the good hands of good citizens," he said, "versus trying to go after the real problem."
Steven Harris bought a holster for his pistol, and said he doesn't think Congress will approve the president's proposed gun legislation.
"Obama, with these laws he's trying to change, people here at the gun show want to get what they can before it's all gone," he said. "It's dangerous, because the criminal's got them, so why can't we have them? Right?"
In Washington, a hundred residents of Newtown joined thousands of people from across the country in a silent march, despite chilly temperatures and snow-covered ground.
And at a rally after the march, they urged Congress to ban military style assault weapons and high capacity magazines -- tools of choice for mass murderers.
Deborah Hill, a proofreader from Landover, Md., said she arrived at 8 a.m. "because of the deep sadness over the many, many lives lost from gun violence." She said she was hoping to honor a 23-year-old neighbor who was killed in October.
"You don't come out here on a day like this for nothing," Hill said.
More than 1,000 white posters with the names of victims of gun violence were passed out to participants, but many also brought their own. "Gun Control Now" and "Stop NRA" were some of the most popular, but homemade signs were also in abundance.
Members of the Women's Initiated Peace Movement carried pink cardboard guns that said "Gun control now" and hearts that read "Arms are for hugging."
The march was organized by Molly Smith, the artistic director of Washington's Arena Stage, and her partner Suzanne Blue Star Boy. Smith said they were horrified after hearing news of last month's shootings in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children and six adults dead. Although she had never organized a march before, Smith compared the event to the women's movement activities she had participated in during the 1970s.
"It just popped out of me, it's everybody's issue," she said. Despite only a month to organize the event, Smith and her committee were able to raise about $46,000 and secure some big name supporters.
"It's going to take the will of the American people," actress Kathleen Turner said. "I think it's very possible, very reasonable. I think it's common sense."
"People feel so strongly about this; they want to put their feet into their feelings," Smith said.
Mari Bailey, a high school teacher from Phoenix, said she traveled to Washington to honor her son who was shot and killed eight years ago. Bailey has been working for stronger controls on weapons since then and views the tragedy at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School as something that could actually lead to real change.
Not everyone agreed with the marchers. Chris Hekimin, an engineer from Germantown, Md., and member of the National Rifle Association, stood with a group across the street displaying signs protesting new gun laws.
"I'm here to defend our constitutional rights," Hekimin said. "Without armed citizens, this country wouldn't exist."
Marchers walked through the city in a line that stretched roughly two blocks to the base of the Washington Monument, where they were greeted by a chorus singing America the Beautiful.
Once the crowd arrived at the monument, speakers called for a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and for universal background checks on gun sales.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan told the crowd it's not about taking away gun rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment, but about gun safety and saving lives. He said he and President Obama would do everything they could to enact gun control policies.
"This is about trying to create a climate in which our children can grow up free of fear," Duncan said. "This march is a starting point; it is not an ending point. ... We must act, we must act, we must act."
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s non-voting representative in Congress, agreed.
"This time we the people are stepping up," she said. "And this time we will not step back."
Amy Journo's children attended Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"I feel hopeful, cautiously optimistic," she said, "and I hope this is just the start of a bigger movement, to keep not only our children safe, but the citizens."
A divided nation, and Congress is now in the crossfire.
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to begin hearings on gun control this coming Wednesday.


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Not sure anyone reported this before in version 8.0.2 Patch 1 (open source, CentOS 6.3 64bit)
If I configure zimbraMailForwardingAddressMaxNumAddrs = 1 and zimbraMailForwardingAddressMaxLength = 4096, user still able to enter multiple email addresses if using semicolon as separator until hit zimbraMailForwardingAddressMaxLength 4096 characters.
For example,
email@example.com;email@example.com;email@example.com --> ERROR, system accept and send email to these three email, but this should not be happened.
firstname.lastname@example.com,email@example.com --> CORRECT, system reject and the result is correct because more than 1 email addresses
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Valley Forge FAQs
Covered bridge
Q.I have recently came across a copy of a painting of a bridge. Written at the bottom is "Valley Forge." I am a great admirerer of covered bridges, and would like to know if one exists in or around the Valley Forge area.
Tony Miccicke, Sinking Spring, PA
A.There is a covered bridge located in Valley Forge, the subject of many, many artists. It is the Knox Covered Bridge, located on Route 252 (off Route 23) and Yellow Springs Road. In order to see some of the Headquarter Buildings in the National Park, you need to go under it.
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Legendary rocker Sir Paul McCartney said one of the artists he'd most like to collaborate with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, but the Beatles star is hesitant to reach out to propose plans because he fears Yorke will reject him.
McCartney admits his fashion designer daughter Stella is keen for the pair to hook up in the studio, but is worried Yorke won't have time to fit him into his busy schedule.
He tells Britain's NME magazine, "My daughter Stella is very keen (for a Thom Yorke collaboration). She's got a project, she keeps saying to me, 'Ring Thom and just go into the studio and just see what you come out with.'
"I'm a bit sort of paranoid to just ring him up. 'Hey Thom, it's Paul here. What do you fancy, what are you doing? Do you fancy writing something?' Just in case he says, 'Er, actually I'm busy'."
However, there's one dream duet partner McCartney is eager to turn into a reality: "There were big rumors a couple of years ago about me and Bob Dylan writing together (sic), and I've still got that at the back of my mind. I would like to do it."


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St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - Mikko Koivu, Charlie Coyle and Dany Heatley
lit the lamp in a three-goal third period, helping Minnesota get past
Edmonton, 4-2, at XCel Energy Center.
Jared Spurgeon notched the other goal for the Wild, who have won four of their
last six. Nicklas Backstrom needed to make just 19 saves for the win.
Devan Dubnyk played well in defeat, making 39 saves for the Oilers, losers in
three of their last four.
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Practical Tips for Holiday Organization and Storage
Want to have a little less stress this holiday season and for years to come? The House Plan Shop recommends these practical holiday storage and organization tips for everything from decorating to storing pieces and parts for new toys and games.
1. Take pictures – If you like something about the way you decorated your home this holiday season, take photos. You don't need to print your pictures. Simply save them on your computer and use them for a reference next year. Maybe you like the way you decorated your mantle, the new idea you tired in the den, or have a fabulous outdoor light display. The photos are all you'll need to decorate the same way next year.
2. Make room – If you have kids, it is no secret they are bound to end up with more treasures this holiday season than there is room to store them in your home. Now is the time to clean out and make room for new toys, clothing and other items that will soon be here. Involve your child in this clean-out process. Have them make a pile of toys they no longer play with or have outgrown. Separate toys into "usable" and "broken" piles. Donate good toys to charity and throw away or recycle anything that is broken. Do the same with clothing. You must make room in the closet or dresser for what is to come. Get rid of anything that no longer fits your child. Pass on usable pieces to a relative or friend that could use it, or donate it.
3. Be wrap ready – There is no doubt you'll be wrapping plenty of gifts this holiday season, so be ready. Purchase a storage container to hold all of your wrapping supplies and keep everything in one place. Collect ribbon, scissors, tap, gift tags, etc. and place them in a storage container. (Some storage containers are large enough to hold rolls of gift wrap and all of your other supplies.) When it is time to start wrapping, you won't have to search the house for the tape or look for gift tags; you'll know right where to find them.
4. Be prepared – As a parent, you have a pretty good idea what toys and games your child will be receiving as gifts. If you anticipate anything with small pieces or lots or parts, have containers ready to go as soon as the gifts are open. You can use anything from Zip-Lock bags and repurposed butter tubs for smaller items to storage bins.
5. Store for next year – When the holidays are over and it is time to pack up all the lights and decorations, store them in a manner that makes them easy to find and ready to use next year. Store all the items used to decorate a particular room in one storage container and label it "great room," "kitchen," "dining room," etc. When it is time to decorate next year, you can tackle one room at a time and won't have any problem finding the decorations you need. If you do print the photos mentioned in Tip # 1, you can store them in the storage containers with their corresponding décor.
The holidays can be a time of fun and enjoyment with family and friends, but we often get caught up in the hustle and bustle and become overwhelmed and stressed out. With these holiday organization and storage tips, you'll be more prepared for the holidays giving you a little more time to relax and enjoy them.


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Adam Smith Revisited
Date: January 1967
Creator: Roden, Peyton Foster
Description: This study represents an interpretation of Adam Smith's attitude toward a commercial society based upon natural liberty. In developing the thesis that the two works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, are logically consistent, it is necessary to establish the reason of reasons why Adam Smith embraced a commercial society based upon the "obvious and simple system of natural liberty." It will be established that he embraced such as system because it allowed the maximum accumulation of capital, which is the manifestation of being truly virtuous as developed in his Moral Sentiments. To go one step further, it will be seen that, so far as Smith is concerned, it is the rising bourgeoisie, the manufacturers and artificers, which is truly virtuous, i.e., accumulates capital.
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Agricultural Development in Nigeria
Date: December 1970
Creator: Fagbamiye, Theophilus Ademola
Description: This study involves an analysis of the problems of agricultural development in Nigeria. The investigation made was concerned with agricultural planning initiated by the four regional governments of the North, the West, the Mid-west, and the East, and the problems associated with national agricultural development. It is the object of this study to identify the problems involved in Nigerian agricultural development before and after Nigerian independence, October 1, 1960, and to identify the steps that have been taken since to increase and improve agricultural production and yield per acre of land.
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An Analysis of Teacher Militancy and Its Impact on the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers
Date: January 1970
Creator: Shamblin, Joe D.
Description: The present study has several purposes in mind. First, the increasing teacher militancy from January, 1940, to July, 1968, will be delineated. Second, possible causes of increasing militancy since World War II will be evaluated. Special emphasis will be given to the current period of teacher strikes. Third, the historical roles of the NEA and AFT, with emphasis on their respective positions with respect to the improvement of teacher welfare, will be surveyed. Fourth, the impact of increasing teacher militancy on the NEA and AFT, will be investigated.
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An Analysis of the Sources of Tax Revenue of the State of Texas
Date: 1947
Creator: McCloud, Leland W.
Description: The study proposes to analyze the tax sources of the State of Texas and to evaluate these sources on the basis of certain principles of sound taxation.
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Analysis of Variation in Local Government Per Capita Expenditures for Selected Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Date: August 1968
Creator: Griffith, Billy R.
Description: The purpose of this study is to analyze the patterns and magnitudes of per capita expenditures and revenue collections in selected metropolitan areas in an attempt to explain variations in expenditures between metropolitan areas.
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Appeals Made to Employees to Influence Their Decision Regarding Collective Bargaining
Date: 1945
Creator: Boyd, Sulton J.
Description: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the types of appeals made to employees by employers and labor organizations for the purpose of influencing the employees' decision with respect to accepting or rejecting collective bargaining, and classifying, as near as possible, the types of appeals.
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The Automatic Adjustment of Wages to Changes in Price Levels
Date: 1949
Creator: Turpen, George William
Description: This study of automatic wage adjustments to changes in price levels will do the following: (1) give the historical background of cost-of-living wage adjustments to changes in price levels; (2) show whether there is a need for adjusting wages to changes in price levels; (3) show whether or not industry can afford to pay wages that are automatically adjusted to changes in price levels; (4) list some of the contracts between labor and capital that contain an example of the automatic cost-of-living wage adjustment; (5) summarize the problem and draw conclusions from the study as a whole.
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Characteristics of Texas Border and Non-Border Banks and a Comparison of their Lending Practices
Date: August 1994
Creator: Neal, William R. (William Russell)
Description: This thesis presents a comparison of the loan to deposit ratios of Texas banks along the Mexican border and banks located throughout the rest of the state. Mean characteristics of the two groups (i.e. border and non-border groups) are presented. A multivariate regression model is used to examine the extent to which various operating ratios of the banks and differing economic conditions of the communities in which the banks are located help explain the loan to deposit ratios of the banks involved in this study. The model incorporates data from 1984-1989. No evidence was found to refute the hypothesis that Texas border banks have a lower loan to deposit ratio than their non-border counterparts. The evidence points to a need for developmental capital, supplied by some form of development bank.
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Communism in China
Date: 1949
Creator: Dickie, Alex, Jr.
Description: The purpose of this study is fourfold: to show why and how Communism is emerging in China; to explain the special characteristics of the Chinese Communists and their tactics; to indicate the effect of Communism on the people of China; and to attempt an analysis of the attitude the Chinese Communists manifest toward the United States and Russia. Special emphasis will be laid upon the conflict between the Kuomintang (Nationalists) led by Chiang K'aishek and the Communists led by Mao Tze-Tung.
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Community Pressures Exerted by Employers to Break Strikes
Date: August 1952
Creator: Barnebey, June Mandeville
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After watching the trailer to the new Muppets movie (greatest trailer, ever), I've got Muppets on the brain.
Which is why when Rohit told me about the new NetView for z/OS v6.1 announcing today, I went into full on Kermit mode with the introduction.
See Announcement Letter 211-186. The planned availabilty is this Friday (May 27, 2011).
This new version has a number of features that extend NetView's extensive IP management and automation capabilities. With NetView for z/OS, customers are able to efficiently diagnose and correct network issues to minimize application downtime.
One of the key new features to this version is enhnaced Packet Tracing and Analysis. Per the Announcement Letter:
Packet trace: The NetView IP packet trace function has been enhanced to analyze the data in a packet trace to identify potential network and system problems. This enhancement significantly reduces the time needed for problem identification and diagnosis. From within the packet trace session analysis, individual connections can be dropped and the packet trace data can be saved for later retrieval or further analysis.
Other new features include a new consolidated message log (Canzlog) for NetView, z/OS system, and job logs, as well as support for the GDPS Active/Active continuous availability solution.
Details are in the Announcement Letter and for more information you can contact your IBM sales rep or one of our Business Partners using the Business Partner Locator website.
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Whether you're flying solo or bringing along two friends, the ALPS Mountaineering Jagged Peak 3 Tent keeps you, your gear, and your party safely and comfortably sheltered.
- Free-standing pole system with large pole diameter for stability
- Vents can be closed to keep out wind
- Durable polyester taffeta floor with coating for increased durability and longevity
- Two vestibules increase gear storage options without encroaching on personal space
- Multiple storage pockets and gear loft help keep your essentials organized and at the ready
- Reviews
What do you think about this product?
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ALPS Mountaineering Jagged Peak Tent
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Super Awesome tent. Easy to set-up, very sturdy, well made, comes with all the accs. needed to rig tent, you just need a hammer to pound in stakes. I just added a perimeter reflective line; "connecting the dots" of the tent pegs to make them more visible during dark hours. Excellent tent and what a value: "Cheap" in relation to all the features and how well made/assembled the tent is, High quality fabric, I also purchased a "tent footprint" to protect the floor of the tent from damage. Two of us use it, lots of space, two doors & vestibules makes it very conveinient for entry/exit, "outside" storage, and ventilation adjustments.
A great 3.5 season tent!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I recently purchased several 3 person tents to compare and have decided to keep the jagged peak tent. I wanted a tent that would fit 2 people comfortably, with a dog, for Northern California car camping - and this one did the trick.
I don't generally camp in harsh weather, but I wanted a tent that could withstand the cold temperatures of the sierras though the spring and fall. I debated whether a "3-season" tent would do the trick or if all the mesh would be too cold, or if a 4-season tent would be overkill and not worth the extra costs and set up hassles.
While the 3-season tents were simpler to set up (specifically comparing against Marmot's Limelite), this one is still really easy, and went up in the dark in about 10-15 minutes all said and done.
The tent is borderline short (for anyone 6' or taller this is definitely not the right option) whereas the Marmot had plenty of head/foot room for me (5'3") and gear bags, this tent had more room side to side which I preferred for my dog.
This was the only 4 season tent I considered because most of the others were out of my price range and I wasn't convinced I truly needed a 4 season tent for my uses. I listened to other reviews of the jagged peak 4 season and I found them to be true: This is a perfect 3.5 season tent.
Overall I love the tent, I would say. That it is smaller than I would want for 3 people, and larger than I would want for backpacking - but none of those were my criteria. The vents are great and for summer camping I plan on not using the rain fly (and not having to worry about the privacy issues of most 3-person mostly mesh tents). My one complaint is that the rain fly /vestibule design forces me to reach out very far from the tent door while ducking low to avoid the quite moist fly. Both times I have used it in dewy mornings both myself and my dog ended up pretty wet while trying to exit.
Overall I love this tent and for the price it was a perfect compromise between a 3-season and 4-season tent
With fly on
Get out and explore!
First impression...? Great tent! Ignore the last review, sorry man but you've never spent time in a 2 person backpacking tent. You better know the person you're bunking with cause it's a tight fit in those.
This tent? Great 3 person, few design flaws but not deal breakers. I've got the trail weight down to 7 lbs 8 oz. There's a few tricks to get it lighter, some cheap and cost effective others not so cost effective but hey saving about 2 lbs of weight for roughly $80.00 ain't bad. Very roomy, my wife and I easily fit in it with room to spare for another full grown adult or 2 small children or even 2 dogs. The vestibules have PLENTY of room to stash gear if you're wanting to keep some gear dry from possible rain storms.
Like the side doors, especially that they're at opposite ends of the tent. If you're looking for a 3 person 4 season tent, you really can't beat this one for the price. Picked mine up on SAC for 159.00 so you can always keep your eye out for it there, still at 244.00 here, good price. For the time being I'm giving it 4 stars, we'll see how it stands the test of time and abuse, then and only then will I consider giving it a 5!
Adventure is when everything goes wrong and the real journey begins.
You get what you pay for. waste of $$
Bought this tent last week; and it has already been returned! first, the odd size of the footprint makes this a 2 person tent, there is no way 3 men are sleeping in this with some gear. the true measurement is 56" at each end and 87-88" long (spec says 91"), sure it is 77" at the widest part (specs say 81) but that is in the center which is a wierd shaped triagle portion of the floor on each side. with that said, the tent itself is of poor design.no scoop vents on top, but there are 2 at each flat(vertical) end that do not secure in the closed position and you have to exit the tent to open or close with a small velcro covered rod. There are only 2 guy out points on the entire fly (they are above the vents),would never trust this tent to stand up to any major wind. there are only two points that secur the fly to the frame via small velcro tabs, which are right above the vents on the fly. it would not take much wear from wind shifting the tent or fly to have the clips rub right tru this fly. the vestibule is worthless. if you open up the fly while you are in the tent and try to exit and it is raining ; YOU WILL GET RAIN IN THE TENT. a good portion of the FLY door opening extents over the opening of the main tent. bottom line: you are better off spending a few extra bucks on a better 2 man tent then this. if you truly need a 4 season tent for extented stays or extream conditions, this is not for you.
Has anyone noticed that the 2-man and 3-man version of this tent are advertised with the same photo?
Jagged Peak 3 in the RRG
Weight clarification
The weight listed here is minimum trail weight. ALPS Mountaineering lists the "Tent and fly weight" as 7lbs 4oz, and the "Total weight" as 7lbs 13oz.
My luggage scale says 7lbs 14oz for the tent, poles, fly, stakes & sacks. I also measured the poles and stakes at 2.1lbs, the fly at 2.3lbs, and tent(w/o poles) at 3.4lbs.
I find that this tent would have room for three. I understand the feeling expressed in other reviews though; but I'm used to sleeping in smaller backpacking tents, i.e. BD firstlight with 2 people is cramped. For car camping this might be small, but the two doors minimize disturbing your mates and tons of mesh windows should allow it to vent out your buddy odor.
Overall, this is an affordable three person "four season" tent under eight pounds.
Very Sturdy, Very easy to put up---VERY SMALL!!! Tiny in fact
So if you are looking for a tent that will keep you dry, keep you warm and is easy to put up, this is your tent. The Fly does required a line and stake to work, but it does work.
There are two doors which makes if very nice and provides good ventilation and makes it easy for getting in and out of.
The tent is fairly tall, and I have a short camping chair I was able to put inside while it rained on us all day. I stayed dry and so did my book.
Be sure and use a footprint or tarp underneath because it seems like the floor is somewhat delicate.
HOWEVER If you are looking for lots of sleeping room for three people get another tent. IN fact if you are looking for a lot of sleeping room for TWO people, get another tent. This is a small tent, its odd floor design does not accomadate three people at all unless they are visitor from OZ.
The vestibule area is very small as well. So if you are looking for a great two person tent, then the Jagged Peak 3, 3 person 4 season tent is the choice, if you are looking to be able to actually sleep three people, keep shopping.
Looking for a 2 person tent and this should do the trick.
Space and weight is a big consideration for us because will be strapping it onto our motorcycle. We want one with height so we don't neccessarily have to crawl around on our old knees. Also looking at the Alps Mtn. Extreme 3, and the Marmot Limelight. Any ideas on which one is better?
Chapman: for the money i would 100% go with the Marmot 3person Limelight. just came off a 10 day bush trip and one of the other members had the Limelight, held up great.we had 45mh winds one day and rain. i think about 2 lbs lighter then ALPs. i had my Eureka K-2 KT.( a real 4 season tent). which i would highly reccomend if you need a true 4 season tent. otherwise IMO, go with the Marmot.
looking to buy my first real tent.not...
looking to buy my first real tent.not something you get from wal-mart. i will be camping year round with this tent if i decide to buy it. why should i buy this tent and not a north face tent? and i will be camping in eastern Kentucky,not super extreme weather.so be a sales person. why should i buy this tent?
Congratulations on your first real tent. This is a big step in life. First of all, you can buy this tent, you can buy a Marmot tent, you could buy a TNF tent. Unless you have some serious brand love going, or believe one manufacturer is a vastly more reliable than another, I wouldn't place much focus there. The really important factors you should be looking at are things like capacity (how many occupants you want it to fit), weight (are you car-camping or carrying this miles into the backcountry), and seasonality (can't believe I didn't just make that word up, but spellcheck says I'm good).
Seasonality is, for me, the most important factor of all. Do I want a tent that can handle just Spring/Summer/Fall or do I need a tent that can do it all. There is a third alternative and it is where the ALPS Mountaineering Jagged Peak 3 Tent fits: 3 season convertible or 3.5 season. These are the magical tents that when fully zipped and with rainfly attached can withstand just about anything mother nature can throw at them. However, when the rainfly is removed and mesh side-panels are opened, they are able to breathe and vent as well as any 3 seasoner. If you are really looking to do year round camping I would suggest a 3 season convertible like this tent here.
In terms of weight, you don't want to be packing any more pounds than is absolutely necessary on long treks. Look for a tent that is relatively light-weight for its seasonality and a good bonus is if it can be set up sans-fly, or better yet, if you can set up the fly sans-tent. This is what is typically called pack-light mode.
For capacity, again you just have to be honest with yourself. If you are always hitting the trail alone, save space and weight by getting a one or two person tent. If you are a family man and by some miracle your teenagers want to go into the wilds with you, size up to a 3- person.
Does this tent come with a foot print?
Does this tent come with a foot print?
This tent does not come with a footprint. You can always put a tarp down under the tent if you are worried about abrasion though or cut out a piece of plastic sheeting to fit under the tent. Just make sure none of the material sticks out from under the tent where it could collect water coming off of the fly and trap it under your tent.
I'm looking at purchasing a quality 4...
I'm looking at purchasing a quality 4 season tent. Is this one of those "You get what you pay for" deals?
It always comes down to that. So what does 4-season mean to you? Is it the ability to take some snow load and some wind, or is it the ability to withstand being brutalized nonstop? If it's the former, this one has a pretty decent pole configuration and heavier poles. It also can be used for the other 3 seasons, and, most reviews I've read are based on car camping and rain. If that was the case, I can think of a dozen 3-season tents that will do exactly the same thing. That's not at all to say that it's not a "quality" tent, just that it's not what I would necessarily look for in something I intended to use primarily in a full range of winter conditions. If you're looking for an actual mountaineering tent, start somewhere like the TNF Mountain 25 and move on up if your needs demand it. More money, but you don't just "get what you pay for", you pay for what you actually need. Suitable shelter and warmth aren't places I usually try to skimp on, ever. Hope this helps.
Would I be wise to purchase this tent for...
Would I be wise to purchase this tent for a base camp stay at Camp Shurman on Mt. Rainier?
There are better base camp tents for lots of different reasons. What reservations are causing you to question your wisdom? A lot depends on when you're going and the weather. Depending on that and how you're breaking down the load, I would probably want something lighter and definitely with more guy points. White River Campground- Shurman is about 5 miles or so, and you have about 5k feet of elevation gain...and Shurman is on a unprotected prow. That's both a long and heavy slog, and a vulnerable spot to be caught without the ability to lash down and hunker in. Just my thoughts. If you have other concerns, feel free to share them and we'll see what we can do for you.


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Alo Alo Restaurant is a small, cosy establishment seating about 20 guests; it provides a real 'home away from home' experience.
The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, ideal for laid-back lunches or enjoying a frothy cappuccino with the morning paper.
Dine alfresco under the shady umbrellas, on the cool veranda, or indoors surrounded by rich, warm décor. Vegans have plenty to choose from, which surely makes a nice change from traditional health establishments. Alo Alo Restaurant also boasts a huge collection of local beers.
Enjoy a myriad of flavours, a relaxed setting and great service at Alo Alo.
Located along Old Enterprise Road, Applegee's is an authentic Greek restaurant.
The menu journey's the palate with a large of dishes and mouthwatering mezze and grills.
Try their famous Kleftika for a real taste enjoyed alongside bottle of Grappa at this bustling family eatery in Harare.
40 Cork Road is a great lunch spot with pleasant outdoor seating and a local arts and crafts store.
The menu boasts plenty choice, from delicious ½ roasted chickens to tasty vegetable dishes and salads.
Enjoy coffees and light meals, even healthy options for the health conscious at 40 Cork Road.
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The Skin Cancer Foundation estimates that 40 to 50 percent of all people who live to be 65 years of age will develop skin cancer at least once, and since 1980, more people have received diagnoses of skin cancer than all other types of cancer combined. The prevalence of skin cancer is due mainly to one of its largest causes--the ultraviolet rays of the sun. These intensely powerful rays transmit highly concentrated energy that penetrate skin cells and cause mutations that develop into cancer. Although you cannot protect yourself completely from sunlight, you can greatly reduce your risk for skin cancer by using an effective sunscreen like those found in the EmerginC In Sun collection.
Formulated with a blend of ingredients selected based on a combination of cutting edge cosmetological and medical research, the products in the EmerginC In Sun line shield your skin from UV rays. The EmerginC In Sun line is formulated to nourish your skin in addition to protecting it. The items in the EmerginC In Sun line are all fragrance and coloring-free for sensitive skin.
The effective, safe products in the EmerginC In Sun collection help limit your exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays. In so doing, this lineup of skin care products can minimize the damaging effects of sunlight on the skin of the face and body. This in turn helps reduce the risk of signs associated with premature aging like fine lines, wrinkles and age spots. The sunscreens can also reduce your risk of developing skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in the United States. Additionally, the sunscreen products are beneficial for your skin, enhancing its natural beauty with each application. Enjoy the sun, don't hide from it, with these EmerginC sunscreens.
EmerginC Sun 30 Tinted is an ideal alternative to your regular foundation for days when you'll be enjoying the great outdoors. It can also be worn every day for a light cosmetic finish that offers maximum protection from sunlight. Zinc oxide and titanium oxide serve as the sunscreen's active ingredients. The sunscreen also contains a cocktail made of vitamins A, C and E to protect your skin from developing signs of aging due to sun exposure. To complete the formulation, EmerginC has added a host of natural herbal extracts to soothe and moisturize the skin, including aloe vera, St. John's wort and Siberian sea buckthorn.
EmerginC Sun 30 offers the same protective blend of ingredients as the tinted sunscreen, but without the light coloration. Like the tinted variety, the standard sunscreen comes in a 4.2-ounce, inverted squeezable tube for quick application.