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News NGOs call on government to renew its commitment to human rights
Ten Czech human right groups and NGOs have written an open letter to the prime minister, foreign minister and minister for human rights asking them to renew the country's commitment to supporting human rights around the world. Among the signatories are Czechs in support of Tibet, the Czech branch of Amnesty International, the Vaclav Havel Library and People in Need. The centre-left government of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has been accused of downgrading support for human rights in return for furthering the country's business interests. Czech and Chinese officials recently signed an agreement on boosting trade, which included a passage saying that the Czech Republic respects the territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China and does not support the independence of Tibet.
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Gripens scrambled to identify aircraft
Two Jas-39 Gripen fighter jets were scrambled last Friday to identify an aircraft, the Defence Ministry revealed. The move was taken after a Spanish civilian airbus failed to reply to ground control even over the emergency frequency. The Gripen fighter jet pilots made visual contact with the pilots of the passenger jet and escorted the aircraft up to the German border. The spokesman for the Defence Ministry called similar incidents, where the pilots failed to communicate, rare.
iDnes: Brigadier general killed in fighting near Mosul studied in Olomouc during Saddam years
A Kurdish brigadier general who fled persecution under the regime of late dictator Saddam Hussein, who held a Czech passport and had studied in Olomouc, was killed on Sunday in Iraq, the news website iDnes reports. The general, who was not named, was killed near Mosul where forces have launched an offensive to push out fighters for Daesh. According to the report, the general was shot by a terrorist fighter who had remained behind, who then detonated an explosive device, killing himself. iDnes cited details from a Kurdish news report.
The Hockey News lists Czechs last in World Cup of Hockey power rankings
Canadian writer Ken Campbell of The Hockey News has ranked the Czech Republic's national hockey team eighth out of eight squads to compete in the prestigious World Cup of Hockey this September. The power rankings were released after the rosters for the competition were finalised; a disclaimer in the article reminds readers not to take the rankings as predictions; rather they can be interpreted as a summary of teams' overall strengths and weaknesses. Campbell expressed the opinion that Czechs were weakest when it came to defense but had several "serviceable" NHL forwards. He praised as "good" the goalies Michal Neuwirth and Petr Mrázek. On the list, the Czech squad boasts the second-fewest Stanley Cup rings (although a San Jose Sharks win this year would add two). Czech coach Josef Jandač, meanwhile, told idnes.cz that the team saw the situation neither bleakly nor with rose-coloured glasses, saying they knew they could only surprise.
Two drown, third person still missing, in rafting accident on Swiss river
Two Czechs drowned and a third person is still missing following a rafting accident on Friday on the Swiss river Landquart near Küblis, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung reports. The three were part of a group of 10 Czech tourists on two rafts; when one overturned, two people were able to save themselves but two others were later found drowned. The fate of a 66-year-old man remains unknown but officials are not hopeful. The search has since been called off until further notice.
Government approves broadened anti-smoking bill
Anti-smoking legislation broadened to include a number of MP proposals from last week has been approved by the government and will once again be presented for debate in the lower house. The move was confirmed by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on Monday. According to the prime minister, the legislation, which bans smoking in restaurants and pubs and other areas, could go into effect in January 2017. The previous inception was shot down last week following the passing of a proposal by Civic Democrat Marek Benda for restaurants to be allowed to provide special rooms for smoking on the premises. The failure to pass the bill led to a rift in the ruling coalition. Health Minister Svatopluk Němeček has pushed for legislation regulating smoking to be passed in the Czech Republic to limit, for example, the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Prague preparing ban on Segways in historic centre and surrounding areas
The city of Prague is preparing to ban the use of Segway vehicles in the Prague Heritage Reservation, the Czech News Agency reported on Monday – a day before the matter is to be debated by councillors at City Hall. ČTK cited the proposal to be discussed. The reservation covers Prague's historic centre: the Old and New Towns, Malá strana and Hradčany (the site of Prague Castle and St. Vitus' Cathedral). Within the zone Segways will not be allowed on sidewalks, cycling paths, pedestrian walkways and in residential areas. Streets well outside the heritage reservation area are also included, namely near Prague's Naměstí Míru. Segway vehicles were recently reclassified under new traffic legislation; previously, Segway users had been defined as pedestrians. Under the proposal, only the police will be allowed to use the vehicles in the areas outlined.
President says he never heard of potential rival Horáček
President Miloš Zeman suggested in an interview for commercial broadcaster Frekvence 1 that he had never heard of well-known Czech lyricist and sometime TV personality Michal Horáček. Horáček, also a multimillionaire former co-owner of betting company Fortuna and onetime sports journalist, said in the media recently he was considering running in the next presidential election, although he had not taken a final decision yet. Horáček, while not a professional politician, was involved in Civic Forum during the Velvet Revolution and a few years ago co-founded an environmentalist party called LES with former environment minister Martin Bursík. It is not known whether President Zeman is intending to run for a second term: in his interview for Frekvence 1, he said that Horáček, like other potential rivals, "would have to wait until March 2017 to find out".
Supreme Audit Office finds shortcomings in Foreign Ministry rental of business space
An audit by the country's Supreme Audit Office has found shortcomings in business rentals of commercial space by the Czech Foreign Ministry. The checks were conducted between the years 2012 and 2014, auditing property worth 752 million crowns and funds of 349 million crowns. The bureau charged that the renal of business space in Prague's Rytířská Street was uneconomical, charging two clients between 6,000 and 7,000 crowns per square metre and a third only around 4,500 – a difference of a minimum of 2.2 million crowns lost annually over a four-year period. The Czech Audit Office also found that expenses for the children of employees at Czech missions around the world had grown significantly, despite the fact that under existing norms they should attend state schools. The Czech News Agency, which reported the story, has contacted the ministry for comment.
Khamoro festival starts in Prague
The 18th Khamoro World Roma Festival, showcasing Roma musicians from all over the world, opened with an open-air oncert at the embankment in Prague centre at the weekend. The event runs through June 4. Apart from concerts, the festival programme offers a number of accompanying events, including expert seminars on current topics. Sunday's opening concert started with Le Chavendar Czech band from Rokycany, west Bohemia, whose music is based on Roma folklore enriched by jazz, Latin and flamenco motifs. It was followed by Slovak singer Maros Bango along with the dulcimer band of Ladislav Rigo and DJ Shantel mixing electronic music with Balkan rhythms. He is the first DJ to remix songs of Romanies, Serbian and Macedonian bands, organizers said. During its 18-year history, the festival has welcomed a total of 184 bands from 33 countries, the Czech News Agency reported.
Trial of Czechs - charged with smuggling pervetin - set to continue in New Zealand
The trial of two Czechs charged in New Zealand with smuggling some 20 kilos of the illegal drug pervetin (methamphetamine) is set to continue on Monday. The amount of drugs was the largest ever uncovered at the airport in Aukland, and has an estimated value of 320 million crowns. New Zealand has strict drug laws and the Czechs could face life sentences if found guilty. In a similar case recently, two gang members producing the drug locally were given sentences of 15 and 19 years in jail.


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04/28/2008, Apache Lake, Arizona
04/28/2008, Apache Lake
04/28/2008, Apache Lake, Arizona
04/28/2008, Apache Lake, Arizona
Matt at the helm and Ilya, our awesome Bulgarian Israeli American friend, pondering something.
04/28/2008, Apache Lake, Arizona
In spite of the pecular amount of regulation involving dirt bikes, Dave took his son for a very short ride up the hill and back.
04/28/2008, Three Mile Wash, Apache Lake, Arizona
I took the Bounder and the dogs up to Apache lake on Friday after work. I've been going there for years with friends from Tucson. Nice people. Good times. Lots of toys, a laid back attitude, and time to enjoy. These guys don't just sit around. They are the sort that always have to be doing something. My favorite part is using the trucks and ropes to get all the RVs out at the end of the weekened. This time I had to tie a rope from the back of my motorhome to a F-250 4/4, which was tied to my friend's motorhome, which was stuck in the sand. We got it out with enough time to enjoy a wonderful fresh pizza dinner outside Forence, Arizona before the sun set.
04/25/2008, Killer Hill
Killer Hill is what my ex-cousin-in-law Guy calls the neighborhood walk I was taking with the dogs when I came across this little specimen. I don't think it is native to Tucson, but it seems to be thriving. I'm detecting a nature/animals theme in my blog. Nice. Fits with my change of identify of late from trial lawyer to adventurer/naturalist. Maybe its not a change but rather emphasising one over the other. As such, I've got court in the morning and again in the afternoon and then I'm off in the Bounder to lake Rosevelt with Jake and Anne to meet numerous human friends. We have been doing this RV trip as a group for years. All the RVs come together in a three sided square to make a little community in the courtyard. A few more days of litigation next week, and then its May 1 and the next phase begins.
04/24/2008, North Tucson
Sometimes when Anne barks outside, there really is something. We have deer-like creatures that inhabit the neighborhood. They walk past my house in the desert as part of their morning routine. I've posted about them before. We will miss them. It is nearing the end of April. Things are changing in my world and it is bitter sweet.
This picture is taken with my new camera. The old one, which was rather new itself, must have fallen out of my pocket at San Pedro Bay because when I returned to the boat it was gone and was never found. Pity. But this camera is even better and a bit easier to handle, I hope. My companion for that trip has the pictures and is supposed to e-mail them to me. It was a great sailing trip. Big wind. Great weather. Brought Singmeaway back to the USA to prep for her sale. More about that later.
04/06/2008, Pinery Canyon Road
The first night I arrived at the monument I went straight up this dirt road for about 5 miles past the Forest Boundary sign where there are some pretty good camping spots. Not many people drive this road to Portal, Arizona so it is a supremely peaceful and wild forest environment - especially at night. It got really cold that night, but the furnace on the Bounder kept us warm and toasty.


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Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 54th Ohio Infantry. Place
and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Entered service at: ?.
Birth: Germany.
Date of issue: 14 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the
charge of the "volunteer storming party."
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)


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For more than 5,000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has been used to treat everything from skin imperfections to chronic diseases. The healing traditions of China incorporate a variety of natural treatments for illness that are prescribed in accordance to certain guiding principles. Some of the most important principles in the tradition are that for good health the body must be purified, energized, replenished and corrected.
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In addition to honoring traditional Chinese medicine, the WEI brand—named after company founder Wei Young Brian—also celebrates the founder's interest in Chinese herbs that began during her childhood. Intrigued by the benefits that these herbs can deliver—specifically in the form of natural treatments and beauty secrets—Wei and her brand have teamed with two of China's most respected doctors to create herbal-based products that address a variety of skin conditions. Whether you need to hydrate your dry complexion, target common signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles, or deeply nourish the delicate skin around your eyes, WEI has a product that infuses traditional medicine with modern research for impressive results.
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CLEVELAND -- Today's Ways 2 Save follows hundreds of viewer request for the extremely popular Pioneer DJ-inspired stereo headphones.
Aside from the headphones being comfortable, versatile and producing surprisingly solid sound, the price today is incredible.
In the past, I've found these headphones at $23 and $19, but today the 81% reduction is certainly the show-stealer.
At its original selling price of $69.99, the Pioneer DJ loop headphones weren't exactly a top bargain, but for the deal I hunted down overnight at $12.77 with free shipping, you certainly won't go wrong. In fact, at the time this article was written, Amazon was selling the exact same headphones (Pioneer SE-MJ31V) for $35.
CLICK HERE, find your choice of color and enter code JD2K11 at checkout for free shipping on one pair of headphones.
If that free shipping code does not work (there is a limit on free shipping coupons), please try DEALNEWS1. Otherwise shipping will cost you $5.
Despite a ton of stock, I expect today's deal to sell out extremely quickly as this is the best deal I've ever seen offered on these headphones or for a comparable pair.
And for those of you interested in checking out the price drop website I profiled today, you can explore that fantastic website by clicking here.
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The Black Hills State University cross country teams ran to runner-up finishes in the fourteen team field at the Mt. Marty Invitational on Saturday, October 25. The meet was hosted by the University of South Dakota and ran on the Don Baker course on the USD campus.
The "Running Yellow Jacket" women were paced by strong finishes of JR, Wendy O'Lexey, Rock Springs, WY 5th, SR, Alicia Verhulst, Ralph, SD, 7th and JR Shelli Scheffler, Lovell, WY 10th. Rounding out the top five scorers were FR, Leigh Anne Whiteside, Loveland, CO who placed 24th with a personal best time of 19:42.53 and JR, Katie Cook, Cheyenne, WY 35th. There were 157 runners in the race.
The men were led by the first place finish of Cody Bordewyk, Livermore, CO who won a thrilling race by out kicking Luka Thor from Concordia by .69 seconds. It was the third race won by Bordewyk this fall. Also placing in the top 20 in the field of 142 runners were JR, Mark Mazza, Cheyenne, WY (Central) 7th, JR, Birch Haraden, Billings, MT (Skyview) 18th and FR, Jed Morgan, Loveland, CO 19th. Rounding out the scoring for the "Running Yellow Jackets" was JR KC Fielder, George, IA who placed 24. There were fifteen teams in the men's field. By placing second in both divisions, Black Hills State University won the combined team finish. Complete results can be found on the BHSU cross country web site under schedule and results.
The next competition for "The Running Yellow Jackets" is the Dakota Athletic Conference Meet which will be held on Saturday, November 8. The winning team automatically qualifies for the NAIA National Meet which will be held in Kenosha, WI on November 22.


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Friday, February 1, 2013
* Cotton Ball Sushi Craft
16 comments:
- Jessica @ Play Trains! said...
Awesome idea! My son thinks it looks like fun. We have a wooden sushi set we enjoy playing with, but it would be fun to make our own.
- February 1, 2013 at 12:54 PM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
Jessica, I know you will have a blast making your own sushi! Go for it!
- February 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM
- Olives and Pickles said...
So cute!Thanks for sharing,will you like to participate on my giveaway, visit my blog.
- February 1, 2013 at 1:22 PM
- Crafty Homeschool Mama said...
um...LOVE! I agree that is the best when they come up with their own little craft ideas :)
- February 1, 2013 at 2:11 PM
- hiraganamama said...
What a great idea! I love it.
- February 1, 2013 at 2:31 PM
- Art Mama said...
These are great! My 11yr old loves sushi, so I am sure she'd lend a hand in the making if we give it a try.
- February 1, 2013 at 8:06 PM
- Tereza Crump aka MyTreasuredCreations said...
these look so yummy and fun to make. :) I know my kids will love to make these. thanks for sharing.
- February 3, 2013 at 8:34 PM
- kozue said...
I made them with my girls (3 and 5) yesterday. It was so easy and fun! I didn't have black masking tape, so I used black permanent marker to color the green masking tape I had. Thank you for sharing!
- February 3, 2013 at 11:58 PM
- Vic Lau said...
SOO cute and creative!! I love it!!
- February 4, 2013 at 12:59 AM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
Kozue -- I love the idea of just coloring your own masking tape!! Genius! So glad you had fun making them : )
- February 5, 2013 at 9:26 AM
- Dawn said...
Awesome craft! What creative girls you have.
- February 5, 2013 at 12:58 PM
- Eve said...
This sushi is so much fun! We are supposed to have a snow storm tomorrow. I have cotton balls and felt, I know what we can do if the power goes out (hey-even if it doesn't!).
- February 7, 2013 at 11:17 PM
- pink and green mama MaryLea said...
That sounds like a perfect way to spend the afternoon Eve!! Stay warm.
- February 8, 2013 at 3:14 PM
- Tereza Crump aka MyTreasuredCreations said...
So we are making these as I type... instead of felt, I had lots of foam stickers of different shapes and sizes... so we used those for the veggies and fish on top of the rice (cotton balls). Now we are practicing our motor skills as we pick up the sushi rolls with skewers that I had at home, instead of chopsticks. Thank you for sharing. :)
- March 5, 2013 at 3:42 PM
- MaryAnn F. Kohl, art author said...
This cracks me up, for some reason. Cutest sushi ever! I suppose we should all take our kids out for sushi or to the grocery store to see it in real life. I have this idea to somehow get a little prawn tail into this craft. :)
- March 23, 2013 at 1:28 PM
- Katherine Villareale said...
Love it! We are going to add a safety pin and use it for our Girl Scout World Thinking Day SWAP for Japan.
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Thanks to DtL reader Maja for sending over images of Maria Sharapova's US Open Nike dresses I saw at the Nike event earlier today.
As I mentioned, the day dress comes in a dusty-rose colorway with fluorescent green shoulder straps and piping. She'll be wearing this bomber style warm-up jacket as she enters the stadiums for her matches.
This razor back tank dress is the choice for her night matches and comes in navy blue, almost midnight, with silver color blocks and piping. It's a bit more dramatic in it's design but should sparkle under the New York lights.
Shrieka will be working this warm-up jacket which features an over-sized hoodie for those cold evenings. Right. Also, in person, you can see the fabricaton of this jacket was heavy on the sparkle.
Okay so between the two dresses I'd have to pick the night dress as my fave. I don't think the dusty-pink color will compliment her skin tone and could wash her out a bit. The night dress is a good contrast in its deep tones and looks like it could really shine.
In any case, it seems the zig-zagging yet flowy theme found in her Frank Gehry earrings carried over to her dresses too.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
FASHION FIX: A closer look at Shrieka's US Open Nike styles
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I love the night dress!! I hope we'll get the chance her often in that dress!!ReplyDelete
The night dress is quite fetching. But omigod that image of that headless hoodie creeps me the hell out. It's like Death but fashionable. Haha.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I like the night dress, but I'm not so sure about the day dress. I don't like the combination of colors and I agree that it could wash her out. We'll see how it looks on her. To me, Shrieka's fashion style is always hit or miss.ReplyDelete
I don't like the colours of the day dress. The night dress seems nice.ReplyDelete
I love both! Thanks for the update!ReplyDelete
I loved the pink and green one. And the evening dress was great, too. Too bad we won't get to see more of them since she's out.ReplyDelete
Agree with another poster that the "headless" hoodie photo is a bit scary!


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ok playin with the floor abit - i have to fix the big white line lol
Hi all
Im tryin my hand at a Dungeon Now so here's the first Wip
Just outlined but i think a nice look. The un-outlined areas will be breakaways to pits and Mines
ok playin with the floor abit - i have to fix the big white line lol
that's starting to shape up nicely.
My finished maps
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I'm liking it so far, only thing I can offer at this point is maybe turn down the opacity of the floor texture just a bit.
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Well Stairs officially are a pain in the butt.
Do they pass
i have made it lighter to i think it looks better (thanks SG)
I have tried to do some torches for lighting.
Not too sure on them yet
let me know what you think guys
Couple things... first, I am not really partial to the textures you used... The background texture is not horrible, but I think you could find something better OR add a masked cloud layer set to overlay to give it some variation. The floor texture on the other hand is horrible. I would suggest downloading genetica view (free) and rendering some textures at the appropriate size to get something nice....
As for the torch light, it appears you are doing that freehand and it kind of shows. My suggestion here would be to set the GIMP grid to the same size as your map grid. Then turn on snap to grid. Use the ellipse selection tool and turn on the selection feature to ADD selections together. Once you have all of the torches selected, go to Selection->Save to Channel (menu item). Create a new layer and give it your torch color (some yellow shade and set it down to perhaps 50% opacity on that layer. Add layer mask to that layer and point it to the channel you just saved. Then click on the layer mask itself in the layers dialog and run a gaussian blur on the layer mask (play with the size, but 20 px might be a good starting point. This will get you a nice fade out effect glow.
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Cool , thanks jfrazierjr for the advise i was thinking i had made the whole thing messy not crisp like i want. thanks for the quick Tut mate i will give it a go.


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A roundup of the good, the bad and the bizarre from the world's best travel media.
I've been saying for awhile now that there's a lot more to Africa than just exotic wildlife. It looks as if the folks in charge of Kenya's tourism agree.
According to media reports out of Nairobi, the Kenya Tourism Board is abandoning its focus on beach and safaris. Now, they're looking to diversify their approach, touting the East African nation as a destination for multiple forms of upscale travel — among them cultural tourism, eco-tourism and sports travel.
Kenya also is looking to raise its profile as a prime African location for MICE — traveltradespeak for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions.
(South Africa is the Mother Continent's current leader for MICE tourism. Looks as if Kenya wants to break off a chunk of that lucrative market for themselves.)
All this is being done with an eye toward drawing more tourism from Europe and the KTB started pushing this updated concept of Kenyan tourism at the International Travel Bourse show last weekend in Berlin.
Kenya continues to draw international visitors despite its military clashes with al Shabab militias from neighboring Somalia.
For more on this story, check out this report from theNairobi Star.
According to USA Today, the cruise ship that served as the floating set for the TV series "The Love Boat" ‐ and may well have helped launch the modern cruise industry as we now know it — is sailing toward an inglorious end.
The vessel formerly known as the Pacific Princess, has been sold to a demolition company in Turkey, where she'll be cut up for scrap.
Apparently, she's been laid up at a dock in Genoa, Italy for nearly a decade.
You can read the USA Today story here.
Those old enough to remember the show also will recall how huge we thought the ship was. In reality, she only held a maximum of about 600 passengers. Today's mega-cruisers can hold more than that on one deck.
And now, here's this week's Digest:
from the New York Times
Is there any way to make airplane food taste good? The airlines are trying everything — and I do mean everything.
from the New York Times
A couple of Sea World penguins get the celebrity treatment aboard a Delta flight. Not only do penguins fly, but in this case, they flew First Class. The humans loved it. VIDEO
from USA Today
The skies haven't been that friendly of late for babies and parents. In one instance, TSA screeners denied boarding to a nursing mother. In another, JetBlue booted an entire family off a flight after their toddler went to DEFCON-5 with her tantrum.
from the New York Times
From how to save money on whale-watching in Hawaii to why your next pair of contact lenses should come from Thailand. A roundup of tips from the recent NY Times Travel Show.
from Budget Travel
A vacation rental site adds insurance to protect vacation home renters from nasty surprises.
from Frommer's
Buy fragile things when you travel? Here's how to pack them to survive the trip home. SLIDESHOW
from USA Today
The Costa Allegra, the container ship-turned-cruise ship that went adrift in pirate-infested waters off the East African coast after an engine fire, has probably sailed her last cruise. Her owners, Carnival Cruise Lines, say she will be sold or scrapped.
from USA Today
Another bit of fallout from the loss of the Costa Allegra — beleaguered Costa is cancelling its Red Sea cruises this year. The ship that was to be used in the Red Sea, the Costa Voyager, is being shifted to take Allegra's place.
from USA Today
Carnival Destiny, the first of Carnival's mega-sized cruise ships, is going to get one of the biggest makeovers ever done on a cruiser. By the time she re-emerges, even her name will be different.
from Capital FM (Kenya) via allAfrica.com
Buoyed by what is sees as an improving global economy, British Airways is adding flight between London and the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
from The Chronicle (Ghana) via allAfrica.com
Aviation officials in Ghana say their citizens are being subjected to artificially high airfares, antiquated equipment and disrespectful treatment by flight attendants aboard foreign airlines. Accra is threatening retaliation if the foreign carriers don't "come correct."
from This Day (Nigeria) via allAfrica.com
Four years ago, Lagos welcomed the arrival of the first yacht hotel anywhere in Africa. Four years later, the Sunborn Yacht Hotel is a floating white elephant, yet to welcome a paying guest. PICS and VIDEO
from The Associated Press via The Grio
In New York's Harlem, the phenomenon of gospel tourism is increasingly filling the pews of dwindling black congregations with white European tourists. It's proving to be a mixed blessing.
from Budget Travel
How well do you know New Orleans? Test your knowledge of the NOLA with this quiz.
from the San Francisco Chronicle
Mention the Amazon and the first place you're likely to think of is Brazil. Add Peru to that list. Especially if the prospect of exploring the Amazon via a small luxury cruise appeals to you.
from Voice of America
One year after being rocked by a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, Japan is still trying to get tourists to come back.
from the Los Angeles Times
In Vietnam, the city of Hanoi is making a name for itself among international travelers looking for the best in Vietnamese cuisine.
from the Los Angeles Times
Another sign of growing affluence in China — a domestic wine industry.
from Your Singapore
Remember when Singapore was known for its staid, ultra-conservative lifestyle? The St. James Power Station is an old coal-fired powerplant converted into the ultimate nightlife venue — ten different bars and live music venues under one roof. (Wikipedia lists 11.) So much for staid.
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"Paris pour les femmes" means Paris for women. A European tour company is offering luxury tours of Paris—exclusively for women.
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"Foodie" may be a dirty word these days among the travelerati, but if you've got a thing for both rustic Italian countryside and great Italian food, there are some places to stay in rural Italy that can satisfy both cravings.
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And speaking of Italy, virtually every hotel in Venice is on an island, but this one has an island pretty much to itself, well away from the tourist mobs.


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In 2006, three John Marshall degree candidates recognized that veterans were having trouble navigating the Veterans Benefits Administration claims process. In an effort to provide legal assistance to such veterans, they created the Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic. The VLSC works on all aspects of Veteran Benefits Administration claims, from the initial, factual intake to the technical representation of claims at the appellate level. To effectively represent veterans in the VA claims process, the VLSC recruits, trains, and manages a network of pro bono attorneys. The VLSC provides these attorneys training, matches them with veterans in need of legal aid, and assists with research and support throughout the process.
In the years since opening, the VLSC has expanded to become involved in court programs for veterans at both the state and federal levels. In 2010, the VLSC received a grant from the Department of Justice allowing the VLSC to expand its scope and establish the Justice Involved Veterans Initiative. The initiative operates independently within the VLSC in order to effectively facilitate four objectives: 1) to continue working with the newly created Illinois Veterans Treatment Courts and to study the outcomes of similar courts throughout the U.S.; 2) to work with federal magistrates in implementing a holistic approach to aid veterans at the Federal Enclave Misdemeanor Court; 3) to provide a centralized source of information about the relationship of domestic violence to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain disorder; and 4) to replicate the VLSC at other law schools throughout the U.S.
As the VLSC grows, it will continue to provide the following services to the legal and veteran community:
- Materials and brochures to educate the public about veteran advocacy and specific issues facing veterans
- Legal research, advice on how to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs, and sample forms and briefs to help practitioners assist veterans
- Conferences, educational courses, and training materials aimed at education lawyers about new developments in veteran law
- Communication with community and veteran service organizations to be a force multiplier for programs with limited resources
- Outreach and research into the next legal issues and impediments veterans are likely to face
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If the answer to either of those questions is yes, this class is for you! We will get into the nitty-gritty of publishing; the realities and the fantasies. We'll talk about what it takes to get published, and more important, what it takes to be successful! So bring your ideas and get started making your manuscript into a book.
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Thursday, July 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Publishing Today, Definitions and Realities
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Published: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 5:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 5:26 p.m.
An Ocala woman was killed late Sunday in a vehicle accident on Interstate 75 in Sumter County.
Collin J. Rahal, 27, was southbound on I-75 about 10:19 p.m. when her 2005 Toyota Scion left the road for an unknown reason and wound up in the grassy median, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
Rahal exited the vehicle and stepped into the southbound lane, where she was struck and killed by a passing 2009 Nissan Altima, the patrol said.
The accident happened near mile marker 325, which is just south of Wildwood.
Neither the Nissan driver — Khaleel Michael Williams, 35, of Sunrise — nor the three passengers in that car were injured.
The patrol is continuing to investigate.
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This fishermen's village offers the safest anchorage on the south-west coast. The ruins of a fortified house, built by Sir Fineen O'Driscoll in the early 17C overlook the old and the new quay. On the headland (1,6 km to the south) stands «Lot's wife», a medieval lighthouse painted white, its silhouette in the shape of a rocket. The immediate surrounding area offers panoramic views.


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The International Sports Federations (IFs) are responsible for the integrity of their sport on the international level.
The International Sports Federations are international non-governmental organisations recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as administering one or more sports at world level. The national federations administering those sports are affiliated to them. While conserving their independence and autonomy in the administration of their sports, International Sports Federations seeking IOC recognition must ensure that their statutes, practice and activities conform with the Olympic Charter.
The IFs have the responsibility and duty to manage and to monitor the everyday running of the world's various sports disciplines, including for those on the programme, the practical organisation of events during the Games. The IFs must also supervise the development of athletes practising these sports at every level. Each IF governs its sport at world level and ensures its promotion and development. They monitor the everyday administration of their sports and guarantee the regular organisation of competitions as well as respect for the rules of fair play.
The IFs may formulate proposals addressed to the IOC concerning the Olympic Charter and the Olympic Movement in general, including the organising and holding of the Olympic Games; give their opinions concerning the candidatures for organising the Olympic Games, particularly concerning the technical capabilities of the candidate cities; collaborate in the preparation of the Olympic Congresses; and participate in the activities of the IOC commissions.
In order to discuss common problems and decide on their events calendars, the summer federations, the winter federations and the recognised federations have formed associations: the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), and the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).
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|PIE lends helping hands to Holyoke schools
|Written by Sharlene Hart
After a year of events and fund raisers the PIE (Partners in Education) organization is going strong. PIE was created to get more parents, teachers and the community more involved in the school system. PIE is modeled after Parent Teacher Association (PTA), but is more inclusive of other community members.
A group of parents who wanted to become more involved in the schools came up with the idea to organize meetings to bring parents together.
PIE serves several purposes. It provides a venue for parents and community members to become more involved with their children's education. It also acts as a support group for teachers and parents, especially for parents of transfer students. It is also a great way to get involved and volunteer.
Right now PIE is focusing on coming up with new ideas for activities and getting new people interested.
So far this year PIE has created fund raisers and sponsored many school events. One of PIE's fund raisers is the spirit shop. PIE members sell various spirit items such as green hair dye, spirit beads, pom-poms, suckers and scrunchies at all home games for the energetic Dragon fans. PIE has also offered caramel apple tasty treats at football games.
The money raised goes back into events for the school. PIE has donated books to both Holyoke school libraries for Christmas. Inkling Book Store and PIE also gave out 50-cent coupons for the book store for students.
PIE has supported the local fourth graders by paying for a year of subscriptions to educational magazines. At their last meeting Jan. 5, PIE watched a New York Life presentation about raising sensible children.
PIE meets on the first Monday of every month in the HHS commons area. Their next meeting is Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. There are currently about 50 members. Misti Redman is president of the club, Jennifer Kral and Crystal Stapleton are co-vice-presidents, Dennis Herman is treasurer and Stephanie Krogmeier is secretary.
PIE is in current need of new fresh ideas. So if interested in getting involved, contact Misti Redman at 854-2837 or visit the PIE link that is coming soon to the Holyoke school website http://holyoke.schoolfusion.us/.


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I don't know his name. We often cross paths as we run, as fast as we can, around the perimeter path at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, a 1.7-mile seashell-coated road that encircles the 50-acre sanctuary. He's 70 or 80 years old, by my estimation, and he has become one of my heroes.
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For he must be traveling on, now…. (Open Thread)
Leonard Skinner died yesterday. When I announced that to a group of my friends this morning, one of them said "Wow, you mean the teacher?" That was an immediate indication that this guy was probably around my age, as Mr. Skinner is/was a rather obscure part of 70s pop culture. If you clicked the link above, you'll see that Leonard Skinner was the man whose | Read More »


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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you nursed a weed and gave it ideal conditions to live in? This photo is from the first year we lived in Brantford. I had moved all of the perennials from my huge garden in Madoc to my mother-in-laws garden to over winter while we got settled in to our new home. We planted everything and what I thought should be my blazing star was not and in fact was something that I didn't recognize..being that it was so early in spring..I thought I would just let it be and see what it was. I thought perhaps it was something my mother had dug up by accident - It kind of looked like it might be by cupids dart...but the foliage wasn't quite right. It got bigger and bigger and I became more intrigued. It had soo many buds on it I was astonished...turns out it was a wild aster - a weed...boy did it LOVE my newly amended soil lol. Thought I'd put these pictures in here for you all to see.
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Very nice show Melroche
I actually dug one out of a ditch to plant on my property on purpose, I actually like the colour and the show it gives and bees really like them too.
I actually dug one out of a ditch to plant on my property on purpose, I actually like the colour and the show it gives and bees really like them too.
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Here's a couple of pictures of mine in the back row not has big as yours are lol...
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In gardening terms, a "weed" is any plant in a place where you don't want it... But a more useful definition for "weed" is an introduced (that is, nonnative) species. Your plant is (likely, without having keyed it out) a native aster that came up in your yard from wind-blown seed. Many native plants make excellent garden subjects!
(Be aware though others are invasive.)
(Be aware though others are invasive.)
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I know they are a weed in a forml cultured garden but I had them in my "wild flower" garden up North. I also was able to transplant wild; "Indian Paintbrush", Lupin, yarrow and several others. Some plants/flowers I've seen growing in the wild look lovely but when you put them into a structured garden, they seem to loose some of their charm.
Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration.
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Today's Way to Learn about American Indians "Learning and understanding helps one appreciate how people have adapted or changed out of necessity and from merging with other cultures." This page offers a listing of relevant web sites where you can learn more about American Indian and Alaska Native cultures.
Meeting the Mental Health Care Needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities, by Daniel L. Dickerson, D.O., featured in the Winter 2006 issue of the NAMI Advocate magazine
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health: Eliminating Domestic Violence and its Outcomes
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The good news? Researchers have worked out a method to genetically modify cassava plants that causes them to produce significantly larger amounts of protein. In practical terms, this means that within a decade African farmers might have a staple crop that can counter protein-energy malnutrition in African children – and protein-energy malnutrition is nasty. Not to mention deceptively treatable, if you can make sure that | Read More »


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We are proud to assist you in helping educate young people across the state. It is our goal to work with local school systems to teach the new Georgia Performance Standards curriculum. Many topics addressed in the curriculum tie in very well with the interpretive plans found at our many diverse historic sites. Also, each site's professionally trained interpretive staff is capable of bringing the subject matter to life in a way that will be highly entertaining and meaningful to you and your students. We offer guided tours of our sites that target many specific topics addressed in the standards.
We encourage you to take advantage of the marvelous natural and cultural resources available at one of our many historic sites near you. What better places are there to learn about history than exactly where it took place? We aim to provide you and your students with fun-filled, enduring learning experiences that will help improve test scores and promote greater stewardship among our future generations. You may reserve an educational tour at any site by calling the site's main telephone number.
» Listing of Historic Sites by Subject
Unique Homes
Lapham-Patterson House Historic Site, Thomasville
This 1884 home is a monument to the imagination, creative engineering and craftsmanship of the Victorian Era when Thomasville was a bustling resort town. The house had its own gas lighting system, hot and cold running water and indoor plumbing.
Little White House Historic Site, Warm Springs
F.D. Roosevelt built this house in 1932 so he could seek therapy in the nearby warm springs used by polio patients. Today, visitors will see the famous "unfinished portrait" which he was posing for when he passed away, a film with historic footage and his 1938 Ford roadster.
Robert Toombs House Historic Site, Washington
This stately home is located in scenic Washington, Ga., known for its lovely architecture. The story of Senator Robert Toombs' participation in the Civil War is told in his restored and furnished home.
Traveler's Rest Historic Site, Toccoa
This 1833 plantation home was expanded to accommodate the growing number of travelers passing through northeast Georgia in the mid-1800s. Most furnishings are original antiques.
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site, Brunswick
A forgotten empire comes alive at this scenic rice plantation set among live oaks near the Altamaha River. Tour the antebellum home furnished with antiques and the museum showcasing fine silver.
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site, Juliette
This middle Georgia plantation features 20 buildings dating from 1847 to 1945, including a three-story barn, smokehouse, cane press, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, saw mill and syrup mill.
Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
A breathtaking avenue lined with live oaks leads to the tabby ruins of this colonial frontier home. A museum houses artifacts excavated at Wormsloe and a film about the founding of the 13th colony.
Native Americans
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville
These mounds were home to several thousand people more than 400 years ago. Climb the tallest mound and imagine aboriginal life between 1000 - 1500 A.D
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, Blakely
Seven mounds built during the 12th and 13th centuries by Swift Creek and Weeden Island Indians are protected at this southwest Georgia historic site.
New Echota Historic Site, Calhoun
New Echota was the Cherokee capital from 1825 until 1838 when the Cherokee were uprooted from their land and removed westward during the Trail of Tears. Today, visitors can tour the Supreme Courthouse, the Council House, Vann's Tavern, and the print shop where a bilingual newspaper was produced after Sequoyah developed their first written language.
Chief Vann House Historic Site, Chatsworth
Called the "Showplace of the Cherokee Nation," this brick mansion was built by Chief James Vann in 1804. Decorated with beautiful carvings and natural hues, the home features a cantilevered stairway and fine antiques.
Civil War
A.H. Stephens State Park, Crawfordville
Liberty Hall, the 1875 home of the Confederate Vice President, is fully furnished and open for tours. A museum houses one of the finest collections of Civil War artifacts in Georgia.
Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill
Nestled among giant live oaks, this is the best preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy and the end of General Sherman's March to the Sea
Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site, Fitzgerald
A monument and museum mark the spot where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union cavalry in 1865.
Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, Dallas
Pickett's Mill is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation, highlighted with a museum, earthworks and wooded trails. The 1864 battle was one of the few Confederate victories during Gen. Sherman's Georgia campaign.
Coastal Forts & Colonial Georgia
Fort King George Historic Site, Darien
From 1721 until 1736, this fort was the southern outpost of the British Empire in North America. Climb into the reconstructed cypress blockhouse, explore the palisaded earthen fort and tabby ruins, tour the museum and hike a short nature trail.
Fort Morris Historic Site, Midway
This earthen fort on the Medway River protected Georgia against the British in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. A museum describes the colonial port of Sunbury; a nature trail and picnic sites are available
Gold Rush
Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site, Dahlonega
This museum in the former Lumpkin County Courthouse tells the story of how our nation's gold rush began in Georgia and ultimately led to the Trail of Tears.
Hardman Farm Historic Site, Sautee Nacoochee
An unusually intact early 20th century farm with 19 outbuildings where two term governor, Dr. Lamartine Hardman ran the Nacoochee Dairy. Also on the site are an Italianate Victorian mansion and gazebo atop an ancient Indian mound which were built by Civil War veteran James T. Nichols.
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Summary:Regina ('Reggie') Lambert meets the charming Joshua Peters while vacationing in Martinique, just as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to the enigmatic Charlie. But upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied and that her husband has been mysteriously murdered. A trio of his old cohorts has begun shadowing her in hopes of answering their own questions about Charlie. Joshua is in Paris now, too and is ready to offer any help he can. However, the more Reggie learns the more she must find out to fill in the missing pieces of this puzzle and to protect herself from ever-increasing danger. Joshua lays a growing claim on her affect... Full Summary >>


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Metro Louisville Animal Services is bringing in the dogs to Louisville with many doggie events. A number of events are being held in April including the ever exciting World Championship Disc Dog Qualifier, The Average Mutt Competition, and The Happy Tail Hour. These events are for the whole family, including your pets, to come down to the Waterfront Park to enjoy.
On April 14 and 15 Louisville Metro Animal Services, along with Derby City Disc Dogs, kicks off events with the exciting River for the World Championship Disc Dog Qualifier. This exciting event showcases amazing canine athletes as they fly in the air, like Michel Jordan catching air in a basketball dunk, as they catch Frisbees in mid-air with human partners, each with a style of their own. Food and animal vendors will be on site and there will also be many interactive events and competitions for beginners and traditional owners to make this an exciting weekend. This event happens at the Riverfront Champions Park 10 am - 5 pm.
Also happening on the weekend of April 14 and 15, along with the World Championship Disc Dog Qualifier, is the Average Mutt Competition. Your dog does not have to be a national superstar to compete, thus the name of the competition. Join Derby City Disc Dogs and Metro Animal Services to register you and your dog at 11:00 am on the day of each event. Each event is $5 and $10 for multiple categories. Unlimited spots are available. The following categories for the Average Mutt competition are as follows:
Saturday, April 14 starting at 12 pm
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On Monday, April 30, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival, Metro Animal Services and the Louisville Waterfront Development Corporation hosts the Happy Tail Hour, with Kroger's Fest-a-Ville event. This event is pet friendly and includes live music, games, the SPOT mobile adoption vehicle, and wonderful adoptable pets. This event happens on the Louisville Waterfront Park 5 pm - 9 pm.
Interested in volunteering for Metro Animal Services? There are many upcoming opportunities to find out more about it at orientations being held around the Louisville Metro area.
Tuesday, April 3 - Animal House 6-7pm
Wednesday, April 7 - Hurstbourne PetSmart 12-1pm
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Thursday, April 12 - Animal House 6-7pm
Wednesday, April 18 - Hurstbourne PetSmart 5:30-6:30pm
Saturday, April 28 - Animal House 10-11am
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2012 - Junior Season: Started all 21 matches and led team in playing time with 1,964 minutes...moved to back after playing two seasons in midfield...tied for second on team with three assists...attempted 16 shots, with seven on goal...didn't come off the field in 19 matches...credited with two assists in 3-0 win over Eastern Illinois (Sept. 14)...attempted two shots vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 22)...assisted on Kelly Mahoney's game-winner in overtime vs. Xavier (Oct. 7)...took season-high five shots (2 on goal) vs. St. Joseph's (Oct. 21).
2011 - Sophomore Season: Started 19 matches in the midfield and saw at least 55 minutes
in all 20 contests...didn't come off the field in 15 games...finished with four points and 25 shots...had an assist vs. Madonna (Aug. 19)...attempted three shots against Oregon State (Aug. 28)...had an assist and a shot on goal at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 4)...took six shots over two matches during Kentucky's Nike Invitational (Sept. 9-11)...fired two shots, one on goal, at Youngstown State (Oct. 1)...scored a goal and took five shots in 110 minutes in league tourney match at Valparaiso (Nov. 1).
2010 - Freshman Season: Voted to Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...started all 20 matches, totaling six points on a goal and four assists...took 28 shots, nine of them on goal...scored first career point with an assist vs. Oakland (Sept. 24)...had two assists in win at Detroit (Oct. 17)...scored first career goal in 37th minute and had five shots in win vs. Youngstown State (Oct. 22)...had an assist in league tournament semifinal vs. Detroit (Nov. 5)...after season, was invited to train in Brazil with Canada's U-20 team.
High School: Five-sport athlete in high school, playing two seasons of high school soccer...led high school team to a pair of city championships and a spot in the Provincial High School Tournament...invited to U20 World Cup camp for training with Team Canada...played at the National Training Centre in Ontario...Ontario Provincial team member for four seasons, helping the team to national titles in 2006 and 2008...led Team Ontario to a bronze medal in the 2009 Canada Games...also played volleyball and basketball while competing in cross country and track...named Team MVP in volleyball and cross country...honor roll student and winner of 2007 Physical Education Award...earned Award of Distinction in 2009.
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Varrio Loma Locos, a Westside gang, currently residing in the city of Caldwell, whose main rivals, eastside locos, are considered the biggest and most violent gang in idaho. With reputed ties to the Mexican Mafia, and a leader in the drug trade the Loma is a gang to be reckoned with. A majority of gangs turf is located on the eastside, where the ESL is also located, on Canyon Hill. Tattoos on OG members such as JAPONE's WS can be found on his chest or arm bearing VLL.
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Professional Responsibility (2470)
This course covers the sources and application of legal ethics rules, including the role of lawyer as "advocate" and "counselor." Special attention is given to the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct. Course coverage also includes the requirements for admission to practice law; the lawyer disciplinary system; a lawyer's fiduciary duties to a client and duties owed to the courts and to society. The ABA Code of Judicial Conduct is reviewed to understand the ethical obligations of those who serve in a judicial capacity. Students are encouraged to contemplate the type of lawyer they want to become, with the course hopefully inspiring some of those future contemplations. A lawyer's potential civil liability and constitutional responsibilities (e.g. effective assistance of counsel) are also studied.
This course is exclusively tested on the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination, as well as on an essay question of the Michigan Bar examination.
All lawyers need to understand their ethical responsibilities and duties whether one actively practices law or engages in a non-law field. This course promotes the ethical standards for law students to be properly prepared for their clinical course and the law firm program.
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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. For this treatment, you see a medical oncologist. This is a doctor who specializes in using drugs to treat cancer. For anal cancer, your doctor is likely to give you more than one drug. This is called combination chemotherapy.
You may take these drugs by an intravenous (IV) into a vein or in a pill. Either way, chemotherapy is a systemic treatment because the drugs travel all through the body in your bloodstream. Most people with anal cancer have chemotherapy in an outpatient part of the hospital, at the doctor's office, or at home. In some cases, depending on your health or the drugs you take, you may need to stay in the hospital during treatment.
Chemotherapy is given in cycles. This means you are treated for a period of time with chemotherapy and then you have a rest period. Each treatment and rest period make up one cycle. You'll likely have more than one cycle of treatment. Your doctor will explain what your treatment plan will be and what you can expect. The length of each treatment period differs depending on the type of drug you take. With many types of chemotherapy, monthly treatments are common. Sometimes you will get chemotherapy more often.
Common chemotherapy drug combinations
These are the main chemotherapy regimens doctors use to treat anal cancer:
5-FU (5-fluorouracil) and mitomycin C
5-FU and cisplatin
Doctors often give chemotherapy in combination with radiation therapy. This is called chemoradiation.
For some people, anal cancer comes back. This can happen even when treatment with chemotherapy and radiation is effective. If the cancer is growing near the anus, the doctor may recommend surgery. If the cancer has spread away from the anus, the doctor may recommend more chemotherapy.
Potential side effects of chemotherapy for anal cancer
Chemotherapy affects both normal cells and cancer cells. Side effects depend on the type and amount of drugs you take. Ask your doctor which ones are the most likely to happen to you. Here are some common side effects that people with anal cancer have when they take chemotherapy:
Sexual changes
Hair loss
Mouth sores
Nausea and vomiting
Loss of appetite
Low blood cell counts
Mouth sores
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|Families can win prizes for Red Ribbon Week® contest
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National Family Partnership® announces the national contest for its 28th annual Red Ribbon Week®, Oct. 23-31. The nation's oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people nationwide.
Here's how to enter to win $1,000 for a local K-12 school and an iPad for the home:
1.) Students bring the Red Ribbon Week® message home by working alongside parents to decorate their front door, mailbox or fence with a red ribbon and this year's theme "A Healthy Me Is Drug Free™."
2.) Take a photo with the family and the Red Ribbon Week® decoration, then upload to redribbon.org/contest by Monday, Nov. 4 (must be 18 or older to upload photos).
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So I found some houses that I think could work, with a bit of work to make them match the terrain, in the Mapping Elements forum here. They were made by Bogie and then modded by Neyjour.
Here it is with some of the buildings in a sort of village layout. not too sure on the scale yet, and I still need to cover the buildings with ice and snow.


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This year or maybe next, if all goes as planned, a GlaxoSmithKline scientist named Ripley Ballou may finally win approval for a vaccine he started testing as an army physician more than 25 years ago—an advance that could mark the beginning of a whole new phase in the battle against one of the world's great killers: malaria.
Ballou hadn't plan on going into research. He grew up an army brat, entered West Point in the late '60s, and proved himself a model cadet. But then one day, while standing sentry duty, a Vietnam War protester slipped a flower into the barrel of his rifle. Rip had a change of heart, and traded West Point for Georgia Tech, where he studied biology and envisioned a career in medicine.
Today, Ballou is still chasing that dream. In 2008, GSK will deploy the first-ever multicenter Phase III vaccine trial conducted with GCP standards in sub-Saharan Africa. Its subject: the latest iteration of RTS,S. Ballou hopes that, after many years spent improving it, the vaccine will offer hope to the 300 million people infected by the microscopic parasites.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 90 percent of the 1 million-plus annual global malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease is the leading killer of children under five. It also disproportionately affects pregnant women, whose immune response is lowered. Until recently, the global health community had all but given up in the fight against the deadly disease. But in the past two years, efforts signal a renewed commitment:
» Malaria is stepping out of the shadows with events like the Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI), chaired by First Lady Laura Bush in December, after two decades that saw the explosion of the HIV epidemic.
» WHO has issued its first new treatment guidelines in 20 years, calling for countries to switch to newer, more effective antimalarials.
» There is growing support to deploy all the weapons in the malaria arsenal, including drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, bed nets and—after WHO reversed a 30-year-old policy against the pesticide DDT last year—insecticides.
» Researchers are creating programs to better understand drug resistance, so health officials can try to prevent it.
» New funding incentives to engage pharma companies—including major grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—signal a pathway through which industry can become more involved with malaria research.
Taken together, these events point the way forward for a new era in the fight against malaria. "The fact that malaria could be eradicated is a concept that is now getting back on the agenda," says Christopher Hentschel, CEO of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a key nonprofit drug developer.
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Problems agencies and clients have today in maintaining their relationships is an issue that is often discussed but not easily overcome (see part one of this article, Pharm Exec, Sept. 2011, p. 108). The result: a growing turnover of agency assignments that add costs, both obvious and hidden, for both parties. A frustrating scenario, given the time, consultants, and seasoned professionals involved, when an agency/client relationship ends up being short-lived and painful.
Part of the problem may be the selection process itself, affectionately known as "the pitch." It's the time-honored approach in which a client calls in a variety of agencies, poses a marketing communications problem, and the agencies work their tails off in a contracted, unrealistic time frame. They then parade forth and present their solution—speculative, of course—to the client group. The winning agency is selected based on the client's opinion of the work and whatever relationships have been formed during the accelerated process. For clients, it may be fun; for agencies, it's almost always brutal.
But more importantly, is a pitch a realistic assessment of how an agency and client can work together? Sometimes. Does it create impactful and usable work? Rarely, since there are few tales of the work proffered in the pitch actually being used in the market. And are the relationships formed successful and long-lasting? That's the hope, anyway.Now, is it going to change? Probably not, but it's interesting that in a recent report, a joint committee of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Association of National Advertisers has suggested an alternative. Clients should tighten their objectives and criteria in advance, narrow the list of potential agencies down to three or four, then visit agency offices for a capabilities presentation and "meet the team" session.
Like many other selection formats among companies in the service industry, this should facilitate a realistic, rational decision. If there are still questions between a few agencies, further interview sessions can challenge each finalist with specific issues.
It's the People, Silly!
Whether the agency and client have just started their relationship or have been together for years, the glue that keeps the relationship together and productive is built on the chemistry and trust between the agency team and the brand team. Having worked for many years on both sides of the relationship and having talked with many veterans on both sides, I see a consensus: Given reasonable strategic thinking, creative, and service, it's the people issues that hold the agency and client together. That should be no surprise in a service business. Yes, competency is critical because no relationship can last without the basics being delivered. But people are the key to longevity.
So the question becomes: How do you keep the glue working? No matter if you're a client or an agency, there are seen things you can do to keep the relationship solid.
1) Take responsibility for the success of the relationship. Both sides should consider themselves accountable. Agencies promise bold, fearless thinking, and clients commit to an open mind. But if clients begin to make decisions out of risk avoidance or repeatedly change criteria or direction, an agency can lose its fearless edge. And if agencies continually exceed cost estimates or seem to reject any client suggestion, a client's open mind begins to close.
2) Write it down. I'm not talking about just the legal contract. Throughout your relationship, get as much as you can in writing, starting with initial expectations. Who's responsible for what, how you want to work, what's the process, who should be involved—these need to be spelled out before work begins. Sometimes that's difficult in the rush to market with a new campaign or brand. But as a good friend of mind always reminds me: Unexplained expectations can't be met.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WUSA) -- To be a top tier program, you have to beat other top tier schools. When the Terps met Indiana University (Pa.) they were meeting a top tier program -- from Division Two.
It should have been a cake walk. But when Maryland trailed at halftime 34- 33, I noticed for the first time their biggest weakness -- their youth. We all were excited that Head Coach Mark Turgeon blazed the recruiting trail and got some great young talent, but they are just that.
They are young. And they seemed rattled during the exhibition game.
With only one returning senior on the roster, inexperience and lack of more leadership may have an affect this team. Maybe I'm over analyzing or perhaps it's early growing pains. But one thing is for sure, this team will have to perform better against Kentucky on Friday.
Here are a few things I expect will carry over from this game to the next:
Seth Allen will be a baller and give the team a spark.
He was the most consistent and exciting player on the court Friday night. In his first showing at the Comcast Center, he had 16 points, five assists, five steals and shot 50% from behind the arc. I LOVE this kid. I can't say he has star potential, but the freshman point guard has great playmaking ability. Most people think he should crack the starting lineup, but I disagree. I say start Pe'shon and have Allen be your change of pace player off the bench. When your offense slows down, insert the freshman to give it a little kick start.
Do NOT rely on Alex Len at all.
I say this for a couple of reasons. First of all, I saw little development from a year ago. And secondly, he will be double teamed often, hurting his chances of being a reliable threat. IUP didn't struggle to deny Len the ball. Len's lack of aggression made it easy. They had a guy fronting him and another on the help side just waiting for the entry pass. As a result, Maryland shot 21 three pointers. Don't live and die by the three pointer (not to sound like a cable commercial).
Back to my first point, Len looked very similar to the center we saw a year ago. He did not crash boards. As the tallest guy on the court, he should not finish the six rebounds. He blocked and altered a lot of shots, but the Crimson Hawks were not afraid to attack him. When he did touch the ball on offense -- and perhaps it was the double team -- he seem to force up bad shots and didn't really look like he had any new post moves in his arsenal. I was very disappointed in the "future lottery pick."
Charles Mitchell will be a force on the boards and Shaq Cleare will shake off the jitters and join him.
Wasn't in love with Mitchell's shot selection, but he was a beast on the boards. He He finished the game with 15 rebounds. Most of his points came off put backs. If he can be a consistent scorer, he has the chance to rack up a ton of double-doubles.
Shaq was not good. Turgeon chalked it up to his poor performance to the game moving too fast for him. He was trapped behind picks and missed a few dunks. I'm chalking it up to jitters. I spoke with Shaq a day before the game and he told me he was trying to get on Sportscenter as often as possible. He's a confident player and you can tell by just talking to him. Nerves got the best of him. Expect him to get better as he get more comfortable.
I'm not counting the Terps out just yet. I'm just warning you that all may not be what they seem. This team can have success and the early part of schedule will give them time to work out the kinks.


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Marple fired, again (with video)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Board of Education voted again to fire state Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple in a special meeting Thursday, which reaffirmed her unexpected termination on Nov. 15.
Board members also voted to conduct a thorough, nationwide search for her replacement, despite board President Wade Linger's recommendation earlier this month to hire Randolph County Superintendent Jim Phares.
People packed Thursday's meeting, which was scheduled to revisit Marple's firing after legal counsel advised that the board's actions might have violated the state's Open Meetings Act.
Linger and members Gayle Manchin, Robert Dunlevy, William White, Michael Green and Lloyd Jackson voted to terminate Marple on Thursday. All of those members, except Jackson, also voted to fire Marple on Nov. 15. Jackson was at Disney World with his family during the first vote.
Priscilla Haden and Jenny Phillips stuck by their word to support Marple. The two board members announced plans to resign after Marple was fired and again voted against her termination at Thursday's meeting.
"We have received lots of reaction from the public asking us to give more detail about a very difficult decision the board made two weeks ago," Linger said. "Providing the reasons for any termination often runs afoul to advice and caution given from other circles. Nonetheless, it is our duty to be as open as possible with the public. We need to provide more explanation than we have to date."
In addition to low graduation rates and poor test scores, Linger cited as reasons for firing Marple a lack of urgency to address issues, too many excuses and not enough action. He also cited as major reasons a lack of suggestions to even solve problems and "people being defensive."
Phares had seemed the front-runner to replace Marple even Thursday, as the meeting agenda listed action for an "oath of office." Linger recommended that Phares replace Marple the same day she was fired, and Phares had announced intentions of resigning from his current position.
News that the state board would conduct a nationwide search came as a relief to many who had voiced their concerns about Marple's sudden ouster. Twenty people stood before the board members on Thursday and urged them to rethink their decision.
"One of the primary themes heard today was the importance that if we did decide to move along to a new superintendent, that we do a serious, nationwide search," Linger said. "After hearing all of those comments, I recommend the board definitely go down that path."
But changes need to be made to state law regarding the qualification requirements to become superintendent of schools, Linger said. Superintendents must have a master's degree in education administration, and in the past that has limited candidates for the job, he said.
Phillips was relieved by the decision to conduct a nationwide search.
"I somewhat expected that there would be a superintendent named and a swearing in, so I was surprised," she said. "I really hope that the public can regain some of its trust in the board and that the board will now be more open from now on."
Chuck Heinlein, Marple's former second in command, will continue to serve as state superintendent for now.
The public's sense of mistrust was palpable at Thursday's meeting. Those in attendance were outraged by the board's decision to twice move into closed session.
On Nov. 15, the board also spent more than an hour in executive session without Marple. At that meeting, Linger announced an amendment to the agenda and passed a piece of paper around to the board members, requesting that her termination go into effect immediately.
The state Open Meetings Law prohibits public bodies from taking action on matters not posted in their published meeting agenda and prohibits amending agendas within two business days of the scheduled meeting, except for emergencies.
A pending lawsuit, filed by a public interest group, asks the Supreme Court to declare the board's decision to fire Marple invalid and block the members from appointing a new superintendent.
State law says that if the state board holds a new meeting and opens it to the public for "free and full" discussion - as it did Thursday -- it can resolve any Open Meetings Act violations.
Linger told those in the audience that the law allows a closed session to discuss personnel matters.
Heather Deskins, the board's legal counsel, said an executive session does not legally have to be listed on the board's agenda.
"But that doesn't mean you have to do it," said Julian Martin, a 76-year-old retired teacher from Lincoln County who accused the board of firing Marple at the request of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "I can't believe you're going through this again."
Martin believes the firing was Manchin's revenge against Marple's husband, Attorney General Darrell McGraw, who lost his re-election bid Nov. 6.
Several Capitol police offers were asked to monitor the board meeting after Martin and White got into a heated debate just before the board entered its first closed session.
Leaders of the state's teachers unions, Dale Lee and Judy Hale, praised Marple's work and asked the board to be more transparent about their reasons for firing her.
"I am pleased now. They were really premature in naming who they were planning to put in as superintendent," Hale said. "That's not an objection to Dr. Phares, but people in West Virginia deserve a search.
"Still, the board has lost a great deal of credibility and they've got a lot to prove to the public and need to build up some trust," she said.
Hale also was dismayed that four board members - Gayle Manchin, Dunlevy, Green and Phillips - attended the meeting by phone.
Lee blamed political goals of "the Manchin faction" on the board for Marple's firing. Before the decision to broaden the search for her replacement, he called the board's actions "unlawful and despicable."
While he was governor, Manchin appointed five of the six board members who voted to fire Marple, with the exception of Jackson.
"The only reason you're clearing the air now is because of the lawsuit. It appears to the public you've already chosen a successor ... someone who will do exactly as you say without questions," Lee said.
The board is required to respond to the lawsuit's allegations by today.
Robert Baker, chairman of the West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission, addressed those who initially voted to fire Marple Nov. 15 as "the gang of five," and said the odds are against them.
He said the board knowingly violated the Open Meetings Act, even after receiving legal advice.
"You shut the door on a lot of people," Baker said. "You can't reconsider an illegal act and thereby make it legal."
Early on in the meeting, Phillips and Haden asked to delay any action on Marple's position until a decision was reached regarding the lawsuit. That request was denied.
By the meeting's end, Linger issued an apology to the crowd.
"I have learned a lot of lessons over the past couple of weeks. I am just a businessman who was asked to serve on this state board," he said. "I can see now why a lot of people don't want to serve in state government. I approached this matter as a lot of businessmen would and I have now learned that you cannot always do that in the public sector.
"Despite the difficulty of these decisions, I believe this is the right thing to do," he said. "If I have made any mistakes over the past couple of weeks, I apologize to the people of West Virginia. It was always my intent to do the best I could for the students."
The board will revisit the issue at next month's meeting, when a new temporary superintendent to step in for Heinlein could be appointed. Reach Mackenzie Mays at email@example.com or 304-348-4814.


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The basic design concept was created by overlaying the images associated with the square, its use and its location. People flow through the built-up urban landscape, each like a water droplet in a river. The skaters have made this flow of people into a game. Quiet, long drawn-out stretches with large radiuses alternate with jumping at obstacles, like the flowing and spraying of water in a river. The location of the square on the Rhine places this image in an appropriate scenic context.
The implementation of this concept in reality is achieved by overlaying the area with a virtual grid which has uniform building areas at the cross-over points. The grid and building areas represent urban elements and are taken from the urban environment. However, to turn this stark grouping on a grid into a spontaneous arrangement that is optimal for this sport, the area had to be reorganised using a particular algorithm. This turned the building areas into structures of different sizes; they rise out of the landscape or sink into it to intersperse the space with green elements, meadows and trees. The basic structures are skate objects made from concrete and stand like stones covered by water in a river of flagstones. The ground combines with the skate objects using a template.
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Fort Myers, FL (Sports Network) - Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Pedro Ciriaco and
Jose Iglesias all knocked in runs as the Boston Red Sox opened their spring
training schedule with a 3-0 victory over Northeastern University.
Seven Boston pitchers, including offseason acquisition Joel Hanrahan, combined
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Shane Victorino, another of Boston's veteran newcomers, went 1-for-1 with a
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Thursday's Game on MLB Network
Thursday's Royals game against Baltimore will be televised nationally on MLB Network. Dan Plesac and Victor Rojas will have the call. Be sure to check out our ATH interview from last season with Victor!
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