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Help Pass the Word!Posted by petitep - 06/15/08, 08:57 pm
Help pass the word and letting others know we are here... Unless it's by word of mouth and posting to other groups, these member groups are very difficult to find. Click on "Invite a friend" OR go to your other groups and post an invitation with our link.
We are 4 members away from being in the TOP 10 most members - member groups! Thank you for the team effort and being such a great group!
June = We have grown the group by 100 members a month so far, and are almost 90 days old!
Track our progress by going to the DS Home Page, click on the "Support Groups" link, then "Member Groups", then "Most Members"... 18 members from the top 8! We made it to , the top 10 in less than 90 days, on June 17, 2008. We are currently in the top 9 as of June 17th, 2008
September - We slipped back to the top 15 in past weeks and are now back to being 4 away from the top 10 again


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What Voucher Supporters Predicted
Governor Jeb Bush believed the A+ Program would help direct education resources to problem areas, and that "it will improve public schools."
Clint Bolick, litigation director for the Institute for Justice, predicted "competition will improve educational opportunities for all Florida's schoolchildren."
A May 2000 report on the A+ Program by retired Washington Times education writer Carol Innerst provides strong support for those views. Innerst's report, Competing to Win, finds that many Florida public schools with "F" or "D" grades have reacted with "a sense of urgency and zeal for reform" in their determination not to lose students and money. In other words, school vouchers have led to positive reforms in public schools.

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Have you been noticing what looks like HUGE dandelion "fluff balls" growing on the Bluegrass roadsides the past few weeks? Well, these are NOT dandelions - this is a plant called Tragopogon porrifolius, or Salsify. Salsify is also know by the common names Oyster Plant or Vegetable Oyster. These plants are runaways from domestic gardens, especially from Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill in Mercer County, Kentucky, where I was first introduced to this wonderful vegetable. Salsify is a rather uncommon root crop not often found growing in home gardens, but is a very care free vegetable to cultivate.
The Shakers were very fond of this root vegetable and grew it in their gardens. Because the seed heads are fluffy like dandelions, they are able to travel very far in the wind and are now popping up along roadsides and in abandoned fields.
Salsify also has other common names: "goatsbeard", "meadow goatsbeard", "western salsify", "common salsify", or "wild oyster plant." The flowers are purple and tiny and the seed heads resemble dandelions, but Salsify is much larger and the leaves are grass-like and clasp the stem.
Planting and Growing Salsify: The Oyster plant's main claim to fame is for producing an edible root with a taste that is similar to oysters. I have tried the canned version of this plant and I found it remarkable similar to casseroles made from true oysters. Salsify is a biennial and the flowers don't show up in the garden until the plants second season of growth. Salsify can grow to be at least four feet tall.
To grow Salsify, collect seeds from roadsides and scatter the stick-like seeds over a deeply loosened and composted raised bed. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of topsoil or fine compost. Plant Salsify seeds as early as possible in the spring for a fall harvest. Be careful when weeding a Salsify patch and don't dislodge the germinating seedlings because they look more like tiny twigs protruding from the ground.
Harvesting and Preparing Salsify: The brown seedlings will eventually grow into long, slender, clumps of grass like green leaves, which are also edible and can be added to mixed salads. The tan colored roots can reach eight to twelve inches in length and about an inch in diameter.
Mature Salsify roots can be dug up in the fall or they can be left in the ground over the winter and will re-sprout new leaves and produce both flowers and seeds during subsequent seasons. The roots will continue to grow for a number of years from a single planting.
To cook with Salsify: First you have to carefully wash the roots and remove the thin skin by peeling or scraping. The roots will exude a sticky, milky white liquid when they are scraped. Once the outer layer of skin has been removed the roots must be quickly covered with cool water containing lemon juice to prevent discoloration (similar to what you would do with apples or certain other fruits or veggies). There are several different recipes for cooking with Salsify, and I will post some recipes tomorrow for Food Friday. Salsify is very low in calories, with a one cup serving only containing 40 calories, 3.5 grams of protein.8 grams of fiber.


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'Strangest Idol ever' changes nothing
American Idol wasn't a show Tuesday. It was a race.
It was Neil Diamond night and the theme was extended with a throwback to the Neil Diamond era of 45's with A & B songs. Great idea to have the final five do a pair or tunes apiece. Too bad someone at Fox didn't have the brains to extend the show to an hour and a half. This is what was done when there were 10 singers remaining. It's not like America was jonesing for Gordon Ramsay screaming at underlings.
As a result, Idol had to break format with judges' comments withheld until after everyone had sung and even then only a brief word or two. The real judging didn't come until after round two.
"Officially the strangest show we've ever done," Simon Cowell said.
(We interrupt the moratorium on Paula Abdul to note why people think she is under the influence of something. Paula critiqued both of Jason Castro's performances after he had done only one. "I thought you sang twice," Paula said. We now resume the moratorioum on her inanities, hopefully for the rest of the season.)
David Cook, as usual, stood out, boldly taking a couple of unfamiliar Diamond numbers, I'm Alive and All I Really Need Is You and turning them into songs you would want to buy in the morning. Cook performs, the others just sing. "You rocked the house again," Randy Jackson said.
The rest played it safer, falling back on Diamond standards. We found out why David Archuleta has relied on ballads when he went up tempo with a lackluster version of Sweet Caroline. His followup, America, was better but his voice wasn't big enough for the dramatic lyrics. Not that any of this will matter as long as tweens and teens are texting machines.
Jason Castro was less than mediocre again. He didn't brutalize Forever in Blue Jeans or September Morn as grotesquely as he did Memory last week but if he has a future in the music business, it's playing outside big buildings or subway stations with his guitar case open for donations.
Brooke White tried to make sure she wouldn't forget the words as she did a week ago. Randy Seacrest ratted her out that she had written key words to the lyrics to I Am, I Said, her second song, on her palm. Not very bright when you're going to accompany yourself on the piano. That tune and her first, I'm a Believer (Diamond wrote the Monkees hit), weren't good enough for this late in the competition.
Syesha Mercado put on a fine show, taking charge of the stage with Hello Again, although she reverted late to her tendency to overpower a song, then following up with a spirited Thank the Lord for the Night Time. Simon was fairly complimentary but still predicted the FIU student from Sarasota could be in trouble this week. Why? Because there are only five left, Simon said in typical candor.
There is no chance either David is going to be in jeopardy and Jason seems to have a potent contituency of his own, the only explanation for his survival last week. This leaves Brooke and Syesha, so there's a 50-50 chance Syesha's a goner.
If the voting were square, Brooke would go. But Idol voting rarely has anything to do with merit. In fact, it's not a stretch to think that if the Idol performances had been pre-empted, the voting would be the same as it will turn out Wednesday.
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Written on: 03/04/2014 by ali252 (1 review written)
Just returned from a 1 week stay here. We were pleasantly surprised by how good this hotel was, as a 3* it was miles better than some 5* hotels we have been to recently. Food was good quality, only improvement would be for more variety of vegetables and types of potatoes. Drinks were good and the wines served in the bar and dining room were very drinkable. Staff were excellent in the bar, what a character the barman is, always a laugh and a joke with his customers. He was very hard working… Read Full Review
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Booked in February for a trip in March. The price quoted on the website was wrong and increased by £200 at the time of booking which was annoying. That said we stayed at the Sol Barbican Hotel in Playa del Ingles which was superb and I'd highly recommend this. Loved Gran Canaria and A1 were very good re holiday admin. We booked the airport transfers and this was not great - was only £35 total for 2 of us but after landing we sat for an hour before the coach left. Other than that a great… Read Full Review
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I booked a short break to Benidorm for my birthday and to spend time with my friends at the Hotel Cristal Park, where I have been staying for my birthday for the last 7 years. I was travelling alone as my partner was not well enough to travel. I booked the Holiday February 6th. On the evening of 26th February I returned home from work, checked my emails and found one from A1Travel informing me that my Hotel had been changed to another Hotel belonging to the same group. I found this… Read Full Review
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From the start booking a holiday package with A1 Travel was an easy thing to do. We booked the hotel, flights and transfers with them all online and all went very smoothly. The hotel was just as described by A1, the flights were as expected with no delays and good service by the staff and the transfers at both ends worked perfectly with no hassle at all. I did have to ask a couple of questions when doing the online booking in with the flight company but A1 came back with an answer that sorted… Read Full Review
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My partner and I travelled to Tenerife 28th Feb 2014 for a 4day break. Golf del Sur Resort and Aguamarina Hotel were perfect, quiet just what was needed to recharge the batteries. The hotel is a little tired and in need of re-decorating in places but was clean and comfortable. The food was ok, nothing special but there was plenty of choice. Weather was very good between 24-28degs. All in all a nice holiday, albeit on the short side. There was a children's activity programme which seemed to be… Read Full Review
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the administration of the holiday was perfect but THE HOTEL WAS RUBBISH. We arrived to find there was no room allocated. we were placed into a suite with kitchen which was obviously not aired, as the smell of damp hit us as we opened the door. the walls were runny black mould and the beds were damp, but it was after midnight so we were tired and lay fully clothed on top of the bed. 1st day: There was no heating in the bedroom, so our towels didn't dry and there was no room service. we were… Read Full Review
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Would recommend this hotel excellent some reviews say is a little far out but we did it all on foot.15 to 20 minute walk down to river then its all within walking distance.Did wait for a bus that didnt come so walked.Taxi seem to go long way round could be due to the one way.Again quicker to walk.Did all the sites in a day and the night river cruise.Def a good trip did it all ourself which made it alot cheaper. … Read Full Review
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After having booked this last minute winter sun destination at an incredibly cheap price we were resigned to the fact that it might not be that great. How wrong we were the Hotel Kenzi Europa is a newly refurbished hotel in a lovely kitsch style in a fantastic location with lovely friendly staff. The rooms are beautiful, clean and comfortable with A/c and fridge, hairdryer, bath with shower,flat screen tv and balcony. Our room had to accommodate an extra bed for our child but we were not… Read Full Review
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Overall the hotel was very disappointing for the following reasons. 1. WI-FI FACILITIES: Prior to booking we telephoned both A1 and the hotel and were category told that Wi-Fi was available with good reception. This was important as I needed to have ready access to conduct certain aspects of my business in the UK. That was a key criterion in making a booking for this hotel. In fact there was no access whatsoever in our room and Wi-Fi access was sporadic and I had to go outside, irrespective… Read Full Review
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I found wanted to visit Sharm El Sheikh to get some sun in the middle of our English Winter. I saw A1 travel advertised on Google. I found them so helpful, picking a hotel with an Aqua park to keep my 15 year old daughter happy also finding us a room with an interconnecting door for privacy. When I arrived the Hotel - Park Inn by Raddison, Sharm El Sheikh was fantastic. It was clean with huge rooms, fantastic food & wonderful staff. The aqua park & facilities were also great. However, I was… Read Full Review
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We arrived home from 'The Marconfort Beach club Hotel' in Torremolinos last Friday after 7 days of nothing short of heaven !! Everything from the hotel setting, staff, facilities, food & drink all inclusive was absolutely brilliant! We will definitely be going back later on this year. I'm trying really hard to find a negative comment to make......no!...I really can't! I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this hotel......just enjoy !!!… Read Full Review
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I am usually happy if my hotel is clean and feels safe. Golden Park is certainly that. But it sits on the Teleti Station Square at the edge of the Eighth District. So we arrived. The Hotel is pleasant if a little jaded and sat down to read our copy of the Rough Guide and it said that the eighth district is to be avoided as were the Underpasses and subways of Teleti Station. We bought a 48 hour bus tour ticket for a cheap 5000 HUF. And set off to enjoy the day. We were constantly approached by… Read Full Review
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Blayden are worthy winners
The remaining seven matches in the ECB National Club Championship first round were completed yesterday and contained some spectacular performances.
Allan Worthy blasted 139 not out against Scarborough to enable Blayden to progress into Round 2. His 117 ball innings contained 13 fours and seven sixes to set up a tie away at Tynemouth.
Having damaged his knee midway through the innings he finished the match with a runner. This capped a magnificent double century weekend for Allan who scored exactly 100 on Saturday in the league in a victory against South Northumberland.
Allan is the leading run scorer in the North East Premier League and up until the end of last season had scored 7025 runs scoring 14 centuries. He has played for and captained Chester-le-Street, Gateshead Fell and joined Blayden in 2005.
However, it was not all one way for the North East Premier League as York won easily against Gateshead Fell with the McKendry brothers taking Gateshead to task.
Ryan Mckendry took the best figures of the round, 6-28, in dismissing the opponents for 129 and brother Liam steered York home with 63 not out.
In a clash between North Yorkshire South Durham League teams at Richmondshire, the hosts were beaten by Stockton by seven wickets, Jonathan Rickard, 104, batted through the innings and took Stockton from 81-3 to 229, with wicket-keeper Dean Williams scoring 62 not out.
In the south west, Bashley were in a precarious position at 155–7 chasing Warminster' s total of 202 but captain Andrew Neal steered his team home by three wickets with 87 not out in 101 balls to set up a home tie with Harrow Town.
Another highlight was four wickets for 15-year-old James Rapson taking his four wickets for 31 runs.
The full Round 2 Draw is now published – see ecb.play-cricket.com
Roll of Honour
140 Alex Range – South Hampstead
139* Allan Worthy - Blayden
133* David Hemp – Knowle & Dorridge
133 Dan Lincoln – Finchampstead
114 Alexander Williams – Tunbridge Wells
112* Robert Tidey - Hampstead
112 James Keightley – Teddington
108* Gordon Whorlow – Buckhurst Hill
108 Neil Gladwin – Saffron Walden
106 Ben Slater – Chesterfield
103 Lewis Hill – Lutterworth
103 James Redwood – Brentwood
104* - Jonathan Rickard - Stockton
103 Andy Roberts - Glastonbury
102 Harvey Wilson – Little Lever
101 Ben Ackland – Cambridge Granta
101 Jaden Hatwell - Swardeston
101* Julian Russell - Colchester & East Essex
100 Douglas Rice – Cambridge Granta
100 Adam Mitchell – Corsham
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6-28 Ryan Mckendry - York
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5-11 Alan Duand - Alder
5-17 M. Smith - Bamford Fieldhouse
5-34 Gert Maartens – Morecombe
5-35 Robert Halliwell – Highfield
5-37 Aaron Jeavons – Wolverhampton
5-48 James Harris – Caythorpe


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Careers With Copan
Copan Italia is always interested in new talent and excellent people that can contribute to the organization. Because the job opportunities at Copan change frequently, a job board is not always available. But if you are interested in joining the dynamic team at Copan send your CV and cover letter to email@example.com
Copan Italia values diversity and, as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status for all positions. Copan is committed to fair and equal treatment of all applicants and employees.


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The inevitable occurred on Sunday, when sisters Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike played against each other on the basketball court, something they had avoided for years, even when they were teammates at Stanford. In fact, they guarded each other through most of the Los Angeles Sparks' 90-64 WNBA victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.
The game was lopsided, and the sisters provided the game's only intrigue, with big sister Nneka getting the better of Chiney statistically. Nneka had 24 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes, and Chiney had 18 points and six boards in 32 minutes of action.
Nneka, who was the No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick in 2012, and Chiney, who was selected first overall this year, are the only pair of siblings other than the Manning brothers to both be No. 1 overall picks in a professional sports draft.
Their statistics this season are remarkably similar, with Nneka averaging 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds and Chiney averaging 15.4 points and 8.3 boards.
But, what is more remarkable is that they almost never met as opponents until Sunday. They have gone out of their way to avoid head-to-head confrontations in any competitions. They always chose to be on the same team, even when they were practicing at Stanford. One-on-one games in the driveway were not considered.
They guarded each other briefly during a preseason practice at Stanford when Chiney was a freshman and Nneka a junior, according to an Associated Press report.
"It was a little competitive," Nneka said, according to The Associated Press article. "She claims she didn't do anything, but she was fouling me. I told her she was going to regret it. After threats were made, coach took us out."
Chiney said she caught an elbow and ran off the court.
In any case, it was determined that the team and the sisters would be better served if they were on the same team during practice.
So they never faced each other on the court again until Sunday.
''I think there were more emotions before tiopff when I realized, `Oh I'm actually going to play against Chiney,''' Nneka Ogwumike said, according to the Associated Press report of the game. ''It really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We're both aggressive and competitive and I thought it was a good matchup.''
Nearly 30 members of the Ogwumike family attended the game, including their mother and father and a younger sister.
The next meeting of the Sun and Sparks -- and thus the next meeting of the Ogwumike sisters -- will be Sunday, August 3, in Los Angeles. That will be their only other meeting this season unless the Sparks and Sun play each other in the postseason.
You can catch some video of the Ogwumikes' Sunday battle here.


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April 4, 2014
Shea Scholar Tea allows honorees to share research plans
April 4, 2014
Former military man, journalist delivers foriegn affairs lecture
March 31, 2014
Renowned geographer delivers Class of '42 Lecture
March 27, 2014
Ambassador addresses several issues during campus visit
March 27, 2014
Dr. Erin Hurley lectures as part of a new partnership with McGill University.
March 27, 2014
One Book, One Community event held
March 21, 2014
Goal of Social Media Week to help students and faculty expand their knowledge about growing technology
March 21, 2014
Several programs help student-veterans share their experiences
March 21, 2014
Flight training program earns AABI accreditation
March 21, 2014
University assists in studying needs of the region
April 18, 2016
Helping lead a department enjoying success on many fronts
April 18, 2016
Faculty members and students in the College of Education and Allied Studies are often out in the community. They provide instruction,...
April 15, 2016
Introducing students to the world, from Cuba to Taiwan and back again
April 13, 2016
Fifth annual event includes talks, exhibits and gardening
April 7, 2016
Find out how you can learn about intellectual life at BSU
April 5, 2016
Former Globe reporter discusses Oscar-winning film, the future of storytelling
April 5, 2016
John Crowley, '87, leads the Brockton Police Department
April 4, 2016
Annual conference looks for solutions to regional and international issues
April 1, 2016
BSU hosts UAV conference, announces certificate programs
March 31, 2016
Annual open house introduces students to successful alumni, networking possibilities
December 7, 2015
Financial Literacy Day held
December 3, 2015
Lecturers of different faiths speak out against radicalism and terror
November 24, 2015
Former provost uses family tragedy to educate others
November 2, 2015
Back-to-back speakers discuss current events
October 13, 2015
Campus hosts regional geography conference
October 6, 2015
Anthropologist discusses findings of long-term study
September 22, 2015
Libyan ambassador discusses recent events in his country
June 22, 2015
First annual Cape Verdean studies conference held
May 22, 2015
Students present a wide variety of research at annual event
May 5, 2015
Conference looks at energy concerns north of the border


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Bo Altobelli Goes 4-for-5 in Red Raiders Loss to Lobos
April 17, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech opened its midweek series with New Mexico with a 10-3 loss, despite junior catcher Bo Altobelli going 4-for-5 with a double and a run scored Tuesday night at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park.
The Red Raiders (22-16) suffered just their second midweek loss of the season while matching the Lobos with 12 base hits. New Mexico improved to 18-18 overall on the season while outscoring Tech 8-1 in the middle innings.
Tech junior left-handed pitcher Rusty Shellhorn (4-2) took the loss pitching five innings with two strikeouts while giving up six runs on six hits with two walks allowed. Shellhorn started the game pitching three perfect innings before the Lobos plated two runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth.
Lobos starting pitcher Rudy Jaramillo (3-3) earned the win pitching five innings while scattering six hits with one run allowed and two strikeouts with one walk.
Altobelli tallied his second career four-hit game with a double to left field in the second, a bunt single down the third-base line in the fourth, a single to center field in the sixth and with a single to left-center field in the eighth. He was the only Red Raider to finish with a multi-hit game.
Tech followed the Lobos two-run fourth inning with its first run of the game on Bryant Burleson's sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Altobelli to make the score 2-1.
The Lobos came right back and produced four runs in fifth on three base hits and two walks (one intentional). A lead-off walk and a pair of RBI singles followed in the sixth for New Mexico, giving the Lobos an 8-1 lead.
New Mexico tacked on two runs in the seventh before the Red Raiders plated a run in the eighth on junior right fielder Nick Hanslik's nine-pitch, bases loaded walk, and a run in the bottom of the ninth on junior center fielder Barrett Barnes' RBI double to left-center field.
Barnes' double extended his current hitting streak to nine games, which is the longest active hit streak by a Red Raider.
Nine Tech players finished with base hits, including reserves Kevin Whitehead and Blake Bass, who both entered late in the game and both recorded doubles and each scored a run for the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech also saw relief outings from junior right-handed pitcher Jamen Parten (3.0 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 SO, 1 BB) and junior right-handed pitcher Blake Stewart (1.0 IP, 2 SO).
Texas Tech and New Mexico will complete their midweek series on Wednesday with a 1 p.m. first pitch at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. The game will also conclude Tech's 10-game homestand, its longest of the season.


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Information Rights Management supports IE9
By Martin Abrahams-Oracle on Mar 28, 2011
Hi, just a brief note to mention that we released an IRM Desktop last week to provide compatibility with IE9. The new IRM Desktop is compatible with 10g and 11g IRM Servers, and is available via our patch delivery mechanism in the Oracle Support site. Customers can download it from their and distribute it to their users as and when required.
To recap, the latest IRM Desktop supports Microsoft Office from 2000 through 2010 for Office formats and RTF and text, Outlook likewise for sealed email, Adobe 9 and X for PDF, MS IE 7 through 9 for HTML, XML and some image formats, and MS SharePoint 2007 and 2010.
For searching encrypted content, it also supports Windows Explorer Search from XP through Windows 7, Windows Indexing Service on XP and 2003, and SharePoint Indexing Service 2003 and 2008.
UPDATE: A number of people have contacted me to ask how to get hold of the patch kit. If you are an Oracle customer, you can go to support.oracle.com and log in using your customer service id to access patches and knowledge base articles and much more. The IRM patch for IE9 should be found by searching for 10410462. If you use IRM as part of a service run by one of our customers, then the service provider should be making the patch available to you.


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department of agriculture, puducherry
Vision and Mission
The prime objective of the Department of Agriculture is to promote all agricultural
activities in the U.T of Pondicherry for the benefit of the farming community.
Improving land productivity, achieving crop diversification, building infrastructure, creating well-organized marketing network, increasing area under horticultural crops and making agriculture more profitable.
Providing one stop solution to the farmers for all their field problems through 'Farmers' Help Centre's – "Uzhavar Udhaviyagam's", distribution of timely & quality agricultural inputs through PASIC Agro Depots, agricultural marketing intervention by establishing Market Committees in the rural areas and Uzhavar Sandhais in urban areas for marketing of horticultural products, encouraging cultivation of less water consuming crops especially horticultural crops, rationalizing the use of groundwater and preventing indiscriminate conversion of agricultural lands through Land Use Planning.
- To disseminate the agricultural technologies to the farming community.
- To ensure timely availability of all agricultural inputs.
- To undertake the enforcement of Fertilizer Control Order, Seed Act and Insecticide Act in order to ensure quality supply of fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds to the farmers.
- Monitoring of soil and water health through quality testing laboratories.
- Production of quality seeds through Seed Certification Agency.
- Undertaking soil reclamation and soil conservation.
- To regulate utilization of groundwater through Groundwater Authority.
- To provide marketing support for the sale of agricultural products.
Activities of this Department
- Educating the farmers on scientific Agriculture by conducting demonstrations in their holdings and conduct of training programmes.
- Arranging for the timely supply of inputs through the single window service system and Agro Service Industries Corporation and also enforcing quality control.
- Maintaining soil fertility by advocating the use of plant nutrients based on soil testing
- Ensuring the judicious utilization of ground water.
- Advocating need-based plant protection to save the crops from the ravages of pests and diseases at affordable cost and introduction of Integrated Pest Management techniques.
- Undertaking soil and water conservation programmes to arrest the soil and water losses.
- Providing marketing infrastructure to assure the farmers to get fair price for their produce by establishing Regulated Markets in all the regions.
- Development of horticulture by supplying quality planting materials at subsidized cost.
- To review the existing land use pattern and explore the possibilities of proper utilization of land according to its capability.
- Farm mechanization and distribution of improved tools and equipment.
- Bringing agricultural labourers and marginal farmers under group insurance cover.
List of Services
- Analysis of soil and water samples and advocate suitable recommendations to the farmers for maintaining the soil fertility.
- Supply of quality agricultural inputs and agricultural implements through PASIC.
- Encouraging the production of foundation and certified seeds.
- Imparting training to the farmers on various latest scientific technologies including conduction of trials, demonstrations and study tours.
- Hiring of farm machineries to the farmers on nominal hire charges.
Allied Institutions
Under the juridiscation of the Department of Agriculture, 10 nos. of autonomous / quasi government institutions / corporation / societies are functioning in the Union Territory of Puducherry viz. -
- Pondicherry Agro Service and Industries Corporation (PASIC)
- Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Krishi Vigyan Kendra (PKKVK)
- Karaikal Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)
- Pandit Jawharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute (PAJANCOA & RI)
- Pondicherry Agricultural Workers Welfare Society (PAWWS)
- Pondicherry Seed Certification Agency (PSCA)
- State Hydrology Project-II Organization (UTOPHiA)
- Pondicherry Market Committee (PMC)
- Karaikal Market Committee (KMC)
- Yanam Market Committee (YMC)
Details about posts
The Department of Agriculture is the third largest department in the Union Territory of Puducherry implementing 17 nos. of plan schemes to help the farming community whenever necessity. As a result, the department holds 37 nos. of Technical posts assisted by ministerial staff viz. 6 nos. of Additional Directors, 6 nos. of Joint Directors, 22 nos. of Deputy Directors, 2 nos. of Hydrogeologist and 113 nos. of Agricultural Officers to cover all Uzhavar Udhaviyagams, Regional Offices and various government undertaken institutions.


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I recently shared my theory on Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious with the students in Atlantic University's TS6000: Becoming a Teacher of Dreamwork/Dream Interpretation that Dr. Robert Van de Castle is mentoring (I am his Teaching Assistant in the course). I thought I'd share it with a larger audience. An archetype is a natural energy […]
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New Saudi labor law promotes female employment
Saudi Arabia's labor ministry issued new laws affecting women at the workplace, on Sunday. According to the new rules, only women may work in lingerie and cosmetic stores. Men will be forbidden from entering. Such shops have 12 months to employ Saudi women, with failure to do so resulting in closure.
A company's workforce in the Nitaqat Excellent Zone should be comprised of at least 7% women, with companies in the Green Zone to have at least 5% female employees, companies in the Yellow Zone to have at least 3% female employees, and companies in the Red Zone not required to have female employees at all.
Only women between the ages of 20 – 35 can work under the Nitaqat System.
A factory owner must provide women safe and decent uniforms. Women must work in a women only section. Women work hours at factories must be between the hours of 6 am – 5 pm. While at the factory, women must adhere to the Islamic dress code and their work uniforms. They must not work in a factory office if the number of women is less than 10 in a single shift.
The Ministry of Labor, Adel Fakieh, said the Ministry is serious about implementing these reforms. Mr. Fakieh also said that the Ministry will not lift the ban on work visas to Indonesian and Filipino domestic workers.
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- Oman's Duqm tourist complex moves forward with government approval
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- Construction costs fall in Dubai
- Western tourists flock to Iran, could generate $30B in new revenue
- Unibrow invasion? Saudi beauty salons on standstill after labor raids
- Saudi female lawyers might still need to forego the pencil skirt, but no longer their degrees!
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A photojournal of Rajasthan, the most colorful and resplendent state in India. You can virtually taste the spices of this enchanting land full of spiritual wealth. The eyes are the window to the soul, and in the eyes of the children and delightful characters of Rajasthan you can see the delight and the sorrow, the charm and the hospitality of the people of India. Rajasthan is also home to the grandest forts in the world, many dating back to the 12th century. Come visit the splendor of Rajasthan!
I am a professional photographer living in the beautiful city of Madison, WI. I specialize in travel, portrait, and event photography as well as photojournalism. Please take a look at my website.
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Johnson County's proposed 2015 budget includes increased property taxes
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. - Johnson County's 2015 proposed budget includes increasing property taxes.
The county said the taxes will help make up for the state's recent elimination of a mortgage registration fee.
Sen.Jim Denning spoke out at Monday night's public hearing to defend the state's decision.
"I think it's premature to pull the trigger on a property tax increase. We need to have that discussion at this time next year once we see what's happened with the mortgage tax repeal," Denning said.
County leaders will take the public comments into consideration.
They will formally adopt the final budget August 14.


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Justice Systems Major
As a justice systems major at Truman, you discover how to navigate the components that make up the justice systems while learning the basics of criminal justice: law enforcement, criminal law and the courts, corrections, and criminology.
Truman also offers a justice systems minor and a forensic science minor.
Small Classes and Supportive Learning Environment
When you pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in justice systems at Truman, you join a community of extremely bright and motivated students — the perfect setting for honing your critical-thinking, problem-solving, writing, and presentation skills. With around 35 students in your largest class, you develop strong relationships with your peers and get to know your professors who are available to guide you and mentor you.
View sample program for justice system degree requirements.
Learning Opportunities Outside the Classroom
At Truman, you can design and implement research ventures that match your interests. And you get hands-on experience through study abroad and internships — some of the best internship opportunities can be found in your hometown police department, county medical examiner's office, prosecuting attorney's office, juvenile centers, and drug rehabilitation centers.
Expand your network by joining student organizations such as our Mock Trial Team and Pre-Law Club. Or join Lambda Alpha Epsilon and compete in academic, physical agility, crime scene investigations, and marksmanship competitions.
Our Graduates Succeed
Truman's justice system program provides a strong foundation for successful employment or further education, such as law school. Our graduates often pursue careers in juvenile justice, probation and parole, social work and law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels. Over the past few years, our graduates have entered:
• graduate or law school, 40%
• the workforce, 60%
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Drs. Curtis and Michelle Blakelys' New Book
Drs. Curtis and Michelle Blakely have just released their book entitled, "Socio-Physics: Applying the Natural Sciences to Criminal Justice and Penology." It embodies Truman's vision of promoting creative, innovative and progressive thinking within an interdisciplinary context. Efforts are brought to bear on current correctional processes through the lens of a liberal arts perspective. Overcrowding, budgetary […]
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Justice Systems Major is McNair Scholar
Justice Systems major, Teri Ford, graduated this past December as one of four McNair Scholars. This fall, Teri is pursuing her Masters in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University with a funding package worth over $41,000. The McNair Program provides support for students interested in obtaining a Ph.D. who are income eligible, first-generation college […]


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Platinum's Hideki Kamiya is the kind of guy who probably shouldn't be allowed a Twitter account. He's made some pretty strong statements in the past and seems to delight in winding up people who send him inane comments on the popular social network site, often forcing fellow Platinum staffer Atsushi Inaba to clarify his comments.
His latest post is a doozy — he claims that despite the fact that his company is such a key supporter of the Wii U, he doesn't actually own Nintendo's console:
I'm not a WiiU owner. RT @Theo_aCloud Are you looking forward to Pikmin 3 as much as all the other Wii U owners? Going to be awesome, and th— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) July 10, 2013
Some have speculated that he's deliberately misleading people for kicks, but could it be possible that he actually doesn't own a Wii U? Just because you're working on a game for the system doesn't necessarily mean you have to have one at home. We'll leave you to decide that one.
Elsewhere on Twitter, Kamiya confirmed that a Nintendo Direct broadcast focused on The Wonderful 101 is forthcoming — something that has been hinted at in the past:
There will be. RT @enigmaxtreme: To advertise, there should be a "Wonderful 101 Nintendo Direct"— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) July 10, 2013
We assume he's not trolling with that piece of info, too. You can never be too sure when Kamiya is involved!


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Welcome to Tilapia farming!
Tilapia Farming at Home! for food, for profit,for fun! (and all you need is a wet thumb!)
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OK, Not So Basic Now
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Blue Tilapia juveniles 4-6 inches or more in size!
Also, Blue Tilapia breeder sets much larger in size than the ones I ship!
Please email me for details.
Things are starting to happen to me now!
One of my very first (and latest) clients for Tilapia fingerlings is Colle Davis from
His advise in the early days proved invaluable in the development of Tilapia Vita Farms as a business.
I humbly accept the honor of being mentioned in his new eBook:
Colle: I couldn't pay you for the time you spent on the phone with me even if I paid you!
Tilapia Sunrise!
Tilapia Sunrise is the name I've given to my hybrids of Orange Mossambica, Blue, and Red Nile Tilapia.
They look reddish with white and/or black spots and are not Pure Breed Orange Mossambica.
They will not produce all-male offspring when bred with Hornorum or Nile Tilapia but, being hybrids, they will grow faster and to a bigger size than Mossambica.
I offer these in order to cater to Tilapia farming enthusiasts who want to have a "prettier" Tilapia than the usual grey/black
Keeping it simple!
Please note (as if you haven't already noticed):
This weird website was created by a Tilapia farmer!
I don't have a lot of "eye candy" here; I don't sell training, books, supplies, gadgets, systems, out-sourced Tilapia , etc.
If you know what "wysiwyg" means you get the idea. (OK, if you are under 40 you probably don't know. It means: "What You See Is What You Get".
"Facebook" does not know what I look like (I thought it was the name of that book they keep at police stations)
and "twitter"...What is that, anyway? for tweets?
I farm Tilapia; I sell Tilapia. That's what a Tilapia farmer does.
This whole website teaches you how to do it without loosing your shirt. For free!
In "Our Products" page you will find the absolute best quality pure breed Tilapia available for whatever your project is, Aquaculture or Aquaponics for home or commercial production.
Loyalty. They allowed me to accept online payments in the beginning when credit cards processors gave me the cold shoulder or wanted outrageous commissions.
You can conduct your transaction through PayPal as you would any other online purchase and you don't need to have a PayPal account!
Here is some commentary on all-male Tilapia:
I have heard about this one too many times now:
There seem to be some kind of scam going on regarding pure breed Tilapia breeder sets.
It has been reported to me several times that some entity is selling what they call "pure breed Tilapia breeder sets" only to ship what appears to be Blue Tilapia or something like it.
Blue Tilapia is found in the wild just about everywhere and WILL NOT produce all male hybrids no matter what they call them!
If you are not getting Orange colored pure breed Mossambica Tilapia females, be aware!
If you are asked to send cash via Western Union or FedEx right away, be aware!
For example:
This just seen on another website:
"Pure Mossambicus Breeding Colony (Oreochromis aureus), $499.00."
Excuse me? Oreochromis aureus is Blue Tilapia!
They even have the nerve to post a Blue Tilapia photo with it!
Which brings up the subject of "Pure breed red/orange Mossambica"!
I see them every where! websites offering
"the purest, fastest growing, biggest-at-maturity mixed-sex Mossambica"!! ($1.99 each)
First of all, pure breed Mossambica are slow growers, and small in size even at maturity. That's why they were never widely used in commercial Tilapia aquaculture.
They are worth their weight in gold when bred with pure breed Hornorum or pure breed Nile males, though. Their hybrids are indeed the fastes growing, biggest NATURALLY ALL-MALE offspring! (that's right, no hormones, GMOs, whatever).
These "pure breed orange Mossambica" appear to be nothing more than re-badged hybrids also known as "Hawaiian gold, Hawaiian sunfish, Thai red, etc.
If these were the real article, would they be selling them for $1.99 each? mixed-sex to boot?
I say they should put their fish where their mouths are and set-up a few of these to produce all male hybrids! HA!
The proof is in the pudding, folks.
Touch the Soil Interview
. An upcoming issue will feature an interview with yours truly. (Well, I did the best I could).
The issue featuring the interview with me is the one for July/August 2008. Check it out, please!
12-26-12 update: the Touch the Soil website is not active anymore, ??
Farm Show Interview
Special thanks to Farm show Magazine (
) for featuring Tilapia Vita Farms on their September issue, (Vol 32, No 5) 2008.
This magazine is chock-full of articles about people "taking matters into their own hands" and creating gadgets of all kinds in order to make their life at the farm easier and more fun!
Tilapia in The News Today
Links to articles and news items about small scale Tilapia farming. (posted as I can find them). The links will open a new window, just close it to come back here.
Tilapia farming at home, with style!
Hmmm...and I thought I was thinking small Tilapia farm! not to criticize but, this set up is like having a can of tuna reserved as "hurricane supplies". Beautiful, though!
Introduction to Tilapia culture
From Auburn University. Talks about different methods of controlling Tilapia reproduction. It has a very nice chart that shows the great advantages of using hybrids versus Hormone sex reversal and manual sexing.
How to fillet a fish
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Siding Ideas, Pictures and Estimates
No home is complete without siding. This protective layer serves as a coat of arms against the elements and defines the aesthetic look of your home. Siding installations are also one of the most common renovation projects across the country, increasing your property's value and overall longevity.
Contact our siding installation contractors to get siding prices in your area and free estimates.
Like most remodeling options, the available selection of siding types has evolved over the years. There's traditional hardwood siding, a frequent addition to homes spanning from over a century ago. Engineered wood siding is an eco-friendly variation of this, as is fiber cement, which is stronger and straighter than its traditional counterpart. Siding materials vary from clapboard to stone to stucco, addressing a myriad of homeowner needs in relation to appearance, quality, price, and durability.
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Whether it's replacing a window, refacing a fireplace, or installing paving stones, you need to know about pricing, timing, and your options. CalFinder has written articles on the various home topics.
CalFinder's siding installers understand the specificity of every home, ensuring that your siding is installed without cracks, dents, or other imperfections. We've personally checked the work of each contractor, requiring adherence to high standards in quality and customer service. Our independent, third party screening system involves an in-depth check of current license and insurance, personal interviews with 10 previous clients, and ongoing monitoring for complete customer satisfaction.
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Charlotte Coleman Movies and Career Information
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Charlotte Ninon Coleman was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Jess in the television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and her childhood roles of Sue in Worzel Gummidge and the character Marmalade Atkins. Coleman died of an acute asthma attack in Holloway, North London, aged 33.
- Charlotte Coleman Movies before 2015
- Beautiful People 2000
- Faeries 1999
- Different For Girls 1997
- Young Poisoner's Handbook 1996
- Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994
- Map of the Human Heart 1992
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The Pot Calling
The Kettle 'Pagan'
Ariel Cruz
From: "Ariel Cruz"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: The pot calling the kettle "Pagan"
Date: Saturday, July 29, 2000 4:46 AM
Dear Cliff,
Intolerance is a major tenet in many versions of christianity. The first commandment states that no other god/s beside Yahweh (or the Volcano god as you so affectionately have dubbed him) are viable. These sects have used this commandment as an excuse to commit vast intolerances, proclaiming anything that does not follow their line to be of the devil and inherently evil. They even go as far as to call sex or music a god to people who are passionate about them. What makes this sad bit of reality ironic is that the Judeo-Christian heritage is founded by many of the exact same "false religions" that these sects of Christianity so vehemently denounce.
For example the concept of Satan, the adversary, which has as Anton LeVay says "kept the church in business all these years",did not originate from the ancient jews. It did not exist to them until they were conquered by the Babylonians. The Babylonians had a serpent named Set or Seth who held many traits that the fallen angel does. Also there is the parallel between Jesus and the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, who dies and descends into the underworld for three days.
It has been a long time since I've studied this stuff though, and I am wondering if you might know of some sources on this topic. It is something I find infinitely fascinating and would love to resume studying it. Thank you for your time.
From: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
To: "Ariel Cruz"
Subject: Re: The pot calling the kettle "Pagan"
Date: Saturday, July 29, 2000 6:59 AM
It has been a long time since I've studied this stuff though, and I am wondering if you might know of some sources on this topic. It is something I find infinitely fascinating and would love to resume studying it.
If you can go online to such websites as Advanced Book Exchange or Powell's City of Books or even the very spendy Barnes and Noble used book service, you might find a copy of Man and His Gods by Homer Smith (circa early 1950s, with introduction by Albert Einstein). I'll bet your university library has it. This book is on my to-do list of full-length books to eventually convert to HTML. I have two copies: one for keepers and the other to trash on the scanner. If you know anybody who would be willing to do the scanning and initial OCR -- or even just the scanning (which is tough on me because of scoliosis) -- I'd be glad to do the final copy editing and/or OCR work. Michael Jordan's Encyclopedia of Gods is a real hoot, but lacks anything chronological, being simply a listing of over 2,500 deities and consorts, with descriptions.
A great new book on the origins of Christianity (and note the plural origins), is Deconstructing Jesus by Robert M. Price, which takes on the Historical Jesus movements (note the plural here, too). This brilliant post-Punk work argues that the common notion that there was ever a pure form of Christianity "before heresy set in" is just a myth. Rather, the "heresy" lies in the notion that there ever was a pure form of Christianity before Constantine's and Augustine's initial revision of Christian history. Thus, Price advocates what he calls "Jesus agnosticism" because even if a historical Jesus existed, we cannot know who he was or what he was like. And this book is far from dry: the more familiar you are with the various Jesus hypotheses throughout history, the more you will find yourself rolling onto the floor with laughter over the subtle, humorous jabs Price throws toward these suppositions. Many phrases that would come
off to a regular reader as quirky wording are actually subtle "in" comments to a reader familiar with the issues and literature. I can send you just about anywhere with the Jesus bit, but Price's book has recently usurped them all in our eyes. Almost anything published by Prometheus will be an eye-opener, and the bibliographies in those will lead you to the main historical works.
They even go as far as to call sex or music a god to people who are passionate about them.
While this use of the word god is in the dictionaries, the Christian application of it here is still wrong. When they lay this one on me, telling me that atheism or Darwin is my god (or worse, that I am my own god), I have gone so far as to suggest that the Bible or Fundamentalist Christianity or the Religious Right is their god. In doing this, I show that this use of the word god is inappropriate for such discussions. They are engaging in the fallacy of equivocation, which involves using two different meanings for the same word in the same context. In this case, they apply one definition of god for themselves and another for their opponents.
Yahweh (or the Volcano god as you so affectionately have dubbed him)
Yahweh the Volcano God: I stole that one from philosopher and agnostic occultist Robert Anton Wilson. It's so -- perfect! I also got the "oriental despot, only bigger, and invisible" bit from him (not to mention a good chunk of my personal outlook -- which is basically his stated outlook taken with a grain of salt).
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
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Re: bug adding user, and archiving gets "shunted"
Lucio Chiappetti <lucio <at> lambrate.inaf.it>
On Thu, 31 Mar 2011, Mark Sapiro wrote: > This error is due to one of several known incompatibilities between > Mailman versions older than 2.1.12 and Python 2.6 or later. See the > FAQ at <http://wiki.list.org/x/pYA9>. I read the FAQ, which was however last updated in 2009. This MIGHT not be a problem, because I'm running tests (as a sort of power user) on my machine (suse 11.3 installed last december), but this is NOT the target system. I'm pretty sure the target system will have suse 11.4 which came out recently. suse 11.3 bundles mailman 2.1.11-13.2 and python 2.6.5-2.11 (however they provide separately mailman 2.1.14-21.1 and python 2.7-43.1) suse 11.4 bundles mailman 2.1.14-4.7.1 and python 2.7-8.2 (and provides also 2.7-43.1) I am really confused by all these minor subsubversions. Is the suse 11.4 mm/python coupling sound ? If so I will tell our sysadm to proceed, and pass on my test experience. I might do a few further tests on my machine and occasionally report problems here (be free to reply "usual 2.1.11/2.6 incompatibility"). Eventually I could upgrade mailman on my test machine (but not python) if that is likely to work (just to test also the upgrade procedure). > If suse is packaging Mailman 2.1.11 with the Python 2.6.5 that you are(Continue reading)


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El Dorado beat Liberal 4-2 on opening night Thursday night at Brent Gould Field. El Dorado pitching retire the last 17 batters in the win. The loss put a damper on opening night ceremonies in front of a big crowd. An ESPN crew was busy collecting video for a story which will run on Sportscenter during a Sunday morning in June. Jerry Robertson tossed out the ceremonial first pitch 54 years after the first ever BJ game. The BJ's appeared to a be a team not as ready as their opponents for the transition to wood bats. El Dorado (3-0) already played two games. El Dorado built a 2-0 lead until an RBI double by USC's Mike Greco and an RBI single by Louisiana Tech's Kris Kersten in the third would chase home two runs to tie the game at 2-2. Liberal had one more hit to lead off the fourth and that was it for the Bee Jays. The BJ starter Seward's Bobby Doran pitched five innings, allowed three runs and struck out seven in the loss. San Diego's Matt Hauser worked three innings, struck out four, and allowed one run. Kersten had two hits going 2-4. Crowder's Don Lisi who pitched for Liberal last summer gets the start tonight. The game begins at 7:00 PM with coverage at 6:45 on Talkradio 1270 and kscb.net.
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Tetsuo & Youth is available now on iTunes! The new album includes the singles "Deliver," "Madonna [Other Mothers In The Hood]" and "Adoration of The Magi," features from Ab-Soul, Guy Sebastian, Nikki Jean and more, and production from DJ Dahi and S1! Download now here.
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January 16, 2015
Lupe has launched an exclusive Tetsuo & Youth pre-order bundle that includes the Tetsuo & Youth CD and a limited edition 24"x24" screen print lithograph of the Tetsuo & Youth album art, which is a print of an original painting by Lupe. Order your bundle now here.
January 06, 2015
Listen to Lupe's new track "Adoration Of The Magi" ft. Crystal Torres here. When you pre-order Tetsuo & Youth on iTunes, you'll receive instant downloads of "Adoration Of The Magi" ft. Crystal Torres, "Madonna [And Other Mothers In The Hood]" feat. Nikki Jean and "Deliver". Tetsuo & Youth will be available online and in stores January 20, 2015.
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Lupe teamed up with fellow Chicago natives Fall Out Boy to remix the Chicago Bulls' anthem "Only the Bulls." Listen to the track now above or here, and hear it played at all future Chicago Bulls home games.
October 21, 2014
"Pu$$y" ft. Billy Blue is available now on iTunes! Download the track here.


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Family and friends often gather together to enjoy watching the Super Bowl. Super Bowl activities can include some fun and active pregame activities for the children. Let the children enjoy the game of "Hot Potato Football."A new twist on this old fashioned game is to have the children stand in a circle or scattered around the room (this is more challenging). The chosen "caller" closes his/her eyes while the players pass around the Nerf football (potato). There are creative ways the players can pass the "potato" such as: hopping on one foot, jumping, turning, walking backwards/sideways, galloping, skipping, etc. When the caller says "Stop", the person holding the "potato" is out. This process is continued until one player is left holding the "potato" and he/she becomes the caller in the next game.
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August 09, 2010
Educators from Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt recently finished up a three-week visit to the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry as part of a cross-cultural dental education exchange between the two dental schools.
In 2009 the Dugoni School of Dentistry and the Faculty of Dentistry at Pharos University signed a collaborative agreement with a goal of helping Pharos achieve an international standard of excellence in dental education. The two schools also share knowledge, resources and best practices in an effort to raise dental education standards globally.
During their visit to San Francisco, Drs. Amany Abdou, Nabila Karim, Sahar el Kholy and Hala Yassin participated in classes and lectures; observed clinic and laboratory practices; and met with department leaders.
The visitors also presented a seminar on dental education in Egypt, highlighting some of its differences from American dental education.
For example, in Egypt students matriculate into dentistry directly after secondary school. The predoctoral curriculum spans five years, including all language, mathematic and basic science coursework. Dental classes also tend to have twice the number of Pacific students per class, with fewer instructors.
Dr. Gene LaBarre, faculty member in the Department of Removable Prosthodontics, was the school's coordinator for the exchange. This is the second trip Pharos representatives have made to the Dugoni School of Dentistry in as many years. Several Pacific faculty members have also travelled to Egypt for similar exchange trips.
"After the second visit from Pharos students and faculty, it's clear that the dental education exchange program is truly a win-win for both schools," commented LaBarre. "The visit provides a focused opportunity to share information and resources with our colleagues at Pharos University, while also learning about methods and best practices used in their country. It's an enlightening experience for us all."
Although learning and exchanging information about dental education was the driving purpose of the visit, the Egyptian visitors also spent time exploring the city of San Francisco and landmarks throughout Northern California, including Muir Woods in Marin County. Dining at many of San Francisco's famous restaurants was also part of the trip's agenda.
"The exchange with Pharos is another step in supporting our school's broader goal of improving dental education throughout the world in partnership with our international colleagues," remarked Dr. Nader Nadershahi, acting dean of the Dugoni School of Dentistry. "We look forward to continuing to nurture this relationship in the years to come."
Pharos University was the first private university established in Alexandria — the second largest city in Egypt — in response to strong demand in Egypt and throughout the Middle East for better-quality higher education. The administrators of Pharos University aim to provide professional education at a high level, equivalent to world-class institutions, so their university can become a model of excellence for the region.
The Dugoni School of Dentistry recently announced a Global Initiative in Dental Education (GIDE) which, in part, aims to educate future leaders in dental education and enhance global oral health by elevating standards in dental education worldwide.
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Marvel Super Heroes come to life in one of the most ambitious live shows ever! Marvel Universe LIVE! brings together more than 25 Marvel characters to life in this action-packed event. The story revolves around the battle over the Cosmic Cube, which is the source of ultimate power in the Marvel Universe. Thor has shattered the cosmic cube into pieces and scattered it around the world to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. Loki Thor's villainous brother has plans to clone its powers. Marvel's biggest Super Heroes must band together, including The Avengers - Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk and Thor along with Spider-Man and Wolverine, must trek across the globe to retrieve the Cosmic Cube fragments and unite them. As the Super Heroes track the Cube, they will encounter some of their biggest adversaries including Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Red Skull, Madame Hydra, Aldrich Killian, Electro and more, in the quest for the very same fragments. These foes have no problem teaming up if it gets them closer to their ultimate goal of world domination.
My little ones loved every minute of the show. They were thrilled to watch Spiderman swing on his web and fight against the green goblin LIVE! While Thor swung his hammer in an epic battle of good versus evil! According to a representative from Feld Entertainment, which produced this show, it took a year of R&D to get this show off the ground. When you see the show live it's clear to see all the love and time that went into the creation of Marvel Universe LIVE! The cast worked really hard and did a fantastic job. From the amazing set design, aerial stunts, pyrotechnics and state-of-the-art show elements that bring movie style special effects to the live entertainment arena this show is absolutely MARVELous!
The most memorable character was the HULK! Watching him come to life was incredible! He is GINORMOUS!! We asked VP of Scenic Design, Rick Papineau what was the most challenging thing about designing the HULK and he responded: "I think the biggest challenge in creating The Hulk has been his size and making him believable. Of course, much bigger costumes have been produced for a myriad of characters in shows throughout the world, but, in creating something of that scope, there is a fine line between machinery and reality. We want to give Marvel fans the real Hulk."
Another challenge with The Hulk is that he is an extremely iconic Marvel character and came with many lines that we just could not cross. The initial creative direction was very clear that he was to be a key character in this show and that no other scenic or costume house has been able to create him to Marvel's high standards.
We started from scratch and first resolved moving a large character quickly. From there we focused on the look and attitude. All of our efforts paid off, and I think we have come up with something unique. We are really excited at what we have achieved."
The Marvel tour will be hitting 85 cities and right now it is at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ through August 10th. Tickets are available here for purchase. If you can't make it to NJ, the show is headed to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn from August 13th to August 17th. Click this link for the full tour. For more information about Marvel Universe LIVE! And to meet the cast please visit the website at http://www.marveluniverselive.com.


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With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would only be fitting to look at some of the tricks or treats you might run across within the credit card industry. Unfortunately, according to the Government Accountability Office, many credit card companies are implementing more tricks than treats these days. As a wise consumer, you need to know what to look for in order to avoid those tricks from credit card companies.
First, the most important thing you can do is to be sure you understand the credit card agreement before you sign up for any new card product. This includes finding out how much you will have to pay if you make a late payment as well as what specific things can make your interest rate rise. Although you might not be happy with these fees and interest rate increases, these tricks are contractual and actually perfectly legal according to the binding agreements that the card issuers use. So, the better informed you are ahead of time, the less likely you'll be surprised when it does happen – and the better prepared you will be in avoiding these fees entirely.
One of the most common tricks used by credit card companies is to offer a low teaser rate, disguised as a treat, essentially baiting customers into signing up. While you can take advantage of these lower rates if you use your card wisely, you need to be sure that you are well aware of when the teaser rate will change and what actions can cause the rate to increase prematurely. Remember, an introductory rate might be better than your current rate, but it could be much higher once your introductory period is complete. Don't fall into those credit traps that will result in higher finance charges down the road.
You also need to be certain to read all of the fine print of your credit agreement, as many tricks can be found there. According to a study backed by the Government Accountability Office, much of the language included in this fine print can be confusing to consumers. Make sure you understand the fine print before applying for a credit card and, if you don't understand the fine print, get a financial adviser to explain it to you.
One of the worse tricks used by credit card companies is the universal default policy. I have talked about this in many previous posts, but it's worth revisiting here. With universal default, the card issuer can increase your interest rate if you fail to make your payments on time to any other institution that reports your credit history to the major credit bureaus. While many credit card companies are eliminating this policy because of a firestorm of congressional as well as public criticism, some have let this policy remain in place.


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Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love and Revolution
Release date: 2012 / 340 pages
Synopsis(from Amazon): Before the Rain tells the story of love unexpected, its fragile bounds and subtle perils. As a newspaper editor in the '80s, Luisita Torregrosa lived her career. Enter Elizabeth, a striking, reserved, and elusive writer with whom Torregrosa falls deeply in love. Their story—irresistible romance, overlapping ambitions, and fragile union—unfolds as the narrative shifts to the Philippines and the fall of Ferdinand Marcos. There, on that beautiful, troubled island, the couple creates a world of their own, while covering political chaos and bloody upheavals. What was effortless abroad becomes less idyllic when they return to the United States, and their ending becomes as surprising and revealing as their beginning.
Review: Before the Rain is challenging to review since it is a memoir tracing the arc of a relationship in an attempt to make sense of and pay homage to the author's great defining love — "reviewing" this memoir feels as if I am reviewing their relationship. However, Luisita Lopez Torresgrosa also has a fascinating, exciting life as an editor, a correspondent, and a writer. Many of her adventures are entwined with Elizabeth, and Torregrosa's clear-eyed honesty (as far as the reader can tell — Elizabeth's story may be strikingly different, although Torregrosa does not portray Elizabeth in any light other than that of adoration and love) is heart-wrenching at times, but does elevate the memoir beyond the inner workings of one couple.
In addition, Torregrosa's writing is lovely — reminiscent of Didion in her reportorial tone, but resplendent with imagery; she brings to life Washington D.C., Manila, and New York City in striking relief — neither over-glorifying or denigrating any place. She understands the power a place has over its inhabitants — the dank, difficult aspects as well as the breath-taking beauty and majesty:
The sky here, and all the spring skies of this place of robins and cardinals, her kind of place, this sky over me has no traces today of clouds. It is perfect, cerulean, azure, azul, all the words we use to describe a sky that is simply itself, pristine, newborn.
When I look back to that August in Manila, I must begin with the rain. It came in gulps, torrents, slashing across the world, drowning it. The sky, a crisscross of flashes, lightning snapping, became a vast black sea, exploding.
New York had always been a seduction. It would always be the city that stole my heart when I fourteen, when the city seemed to rise to meet me as I peered down on it from my window seat on a Pan Am clipper. The building shooting into the sky seemed great monuments to me, defying gravity, beyond imagination.
I do recommend Before the Rain, but found it quite heartbreaking. I'm not sure it would spark book club discussion, but is a wonderful example of how great writing can create place and time and hopefully heal inescapable wounds.
Interested in winning a free copy? Drop me a comment below and I will choose a lucky winner soon!
Other stops on the tour:
Wednesday, August 22nd: Unabridged Chick
Monday, September 3rd: Dreaming in Books
Thursday, September 6th: A Reader of Fictions
Monday, September 10th: Between the Covers
Tuesday, September 18th: Book Club Classics!
Monday, September 24th: Sophisticated Dorkiness
Tuesday, September 25th: Bonjour, Cass!
Wednesday, September 26th: Silver & Grace
Thursday, September 27th: Stuff as Dreams are Made On
TBD: The Written World
TBD: Raging Bibliomania


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May 6, 2006
Eugene, Ore. - With Bay Area bragging rights and a place in the MPSF championship game on the line, the Cardinal women's lacrosse team pounded the California Golden Bears this afternoon, 17-6. The resounding 11-goal win, matching the largest so far in the tournament, avenges an early season loss to the Bears and propels the Cardinal into tomorrow's championship match on a six-game run. Stanford improves to 11-5 with the win, while Cal falls to 8-10.
Stanford came out aggressive on the defensive end but early fouling by the Cardinal gave Cal the initial momentum. Within 43 seconds of the opening draw, junior Laura Cavallo had put the Bears on top with a free position shot from the left side. Junior Michelle DeChant quickly answered for the Cardinal, one-touching a pass from sophomore Daphne Patterson past Cal goalkeeper Hilary Lynch. Mary Downs took back the lead for Cal, before sophomore Megan McClain spun around a defender to tie the score at two apiece.
The squads traded two more rounds of back-and-forth scoring until Patterson rocketed a shot past Lynch to give Stanford its first lead. Sophomore Danni Zuralow evened the score with just under six minutes left to play in the first half, but senior Megan Burker put a ball in the back of the net from long-range to give the Cardinal a lead it would never relinquish. A free position shot by junior Liz Piselli sent Stanford into the break with a 7-5 lead.
The Cardinal emerged in the second half having had enough of the tight back-and-forth play which characterized the first period. Junior Bryanne Gilkinson found Sarah Bach in front of an open goal to kick off a half dominated by the Cardinal. The Stanford offense overwhelmed the Bears with 10 goals in the period, including the final eight of the game. The Cardinal defense held the Bears to just a single goal in the final 35:43 of play and held them scoreless for the final 20 minutes.
In the second half assault, the Cardinal took 19 shots and won 10-of-12 draw controls. Patterson scored four of her five goals, and Burker knocked in a pair. Overall, the Cardinal out-shot the Bears 33-26. Goalkeeper Laura Shane posted another outstanding performance, with 12 saves in the match, including eight in the second half. Burker led the Cardinal with five draw controls.
Patterson led all scorers with a career-high five goals. Burker netted four to bring her career total to 136, just six short of a Stanford career record. DeChant recorded her second hat trick of the season, while McClain contributed two goals. Bach and Piselli each tallied one, and freshman Jamie Nesbitt beat out a pack of defenders to score the sixth goal of her career. Cal was led by Cavallo and Zuralow with two goals each.


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Fox News makes The Five permanent
Fox News Channel's "The Five" has shed its interim fill-in designation.
The afternoon round-table, created as a temporary replacement for Glenn Beck, who left to pursue the building of his own web TV network, has attracted an audience almost as substantial as Beck's since its introduction in July. The 5 p.m. program averaged about 1.4 million viewers during the summer, according to Nielsen, and has improved that to 1.5 million.
This makes it the sixth most watched program in cable news, behind five other Fox News Channel programs.
Each afternoon five political analysts from a group, which includes liberals Bob Beckel and Juan Williams in addition to Dana Perino, Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Greg Gutfield and Andrea Trantaros, stage a free-wheeling discussion of the day's events.


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Huskies Three-Peat as National Champions
The top ranked Huskies sweep all five grand finals to win their 3rd straight and 16th overall National Championship on Sunday at Lake Natoma.
Another Day, Another Sweep For The No. 1 Huskies
The top ranked Huskies swept the Stanford Cardinal at Redwood Shores on Saturday morning and remained undefeated in 2013.
Huskies Gearing Up for the 2013 Season
The Washington men and women officially open up the 2013 slate with the Class Day Regatta on Saturday on the Montlake Cut. Races start at 10:00 A.M.
Huskies Gearing Up for the 2013 Season
The Washington men and women officially open up the 2013 slate with the Class Day Regatta on Saturday on the Montlake Cut. Races start at 10:00 A.M.
Unleashed: Champion UW Rowers Get Historic London Test
Eight months after they won their second consecutive national title, the Huskies varsity eight men's crew team makes a rare, in-season international trip to test Cambridge on the Thames. What if they win?
High School Sports: Rowing and Cross Country.
Major at Washington: History
Husky Rowing Experience:
2013 (Sophomore) - Sat bow seat in the championship eight that won a gold medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston.
2012 (Freshman) - Stroked the freshmen shell in the George M. Varnell Men's Eight in the Class Day Regatta ... Stroked for the men's freshman boat that won the Freshman Eight at the Windermere Cup Regatta ... Stroked the freshman eight boat to a win at Pac-12s ... Sat in the stroke seat of the MF8+ that won gold at the IRA National Championships ...Invited to race in the Temple Cup at the 2012 Henley Regatta ... Stroked the eight that won the 2012 Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.
H.S. - Rowed for the 2011 U.S. Junior National Team. Rowed at Kent School Boat Club in high school.
Personal: Son of Richard Perkins and Kathryn Vanderhloot ... has two brothers, Nick and Clay.


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Jennifer Lopez's voice is often deliberately overshadowed by dancing and elaborate staging, but that doesn't mean she wants to negate her vocals all together. (She is an American Idol judge after all!) Lopez made it through the entire running time of "On The Floor" during her performance at the annual KIIS-FM Wango Tango concert in L.A. on Saturday, apparently unaware that no one could hear her until Pitbull whispered the sad truth in her ear. But it wasn't quite an Ashlee Simpson-on-SNL-level snafu. Rather then get flustered or apologetic, Lopez merely instructed the band and stage crew to give her a mulligan on the song—and extra set time. (Watch and learn, Selena Gomez.) "This is what show business is all about, baby!" She asked the crowd to join her once again, but not before threatening to axe one of the Staples Center employees. "Give me one second, they're working hard. Who's getting fired tonight? Somebody's getting fired tonight!" And that's how it's done, kids.
But here's the real question: Is "On The Floor" better with or without sound?


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As the Kenyans came charging into the finish, it was clear who was going to dominate this years Baltimore Marathon. But was not as well known was that it was Baltimore's very own running elite that gave them a run for their money holding the lead for the first half of the race.
David Berdan 30, held the lead with the elites for the first 13 miles of the marathon. "I think it's great that I'm at a point in my running career that I can compete with the East Africans. It took a ton of work over the years to get to this point", said Berdan. Dave finished 10th overall and the first Marylander to cross the finish line winning him the $1000 prize. Berdan PR'd at the race with a time of 2:21:19 or just under 5:30 per mile.
"I'm at a point where I should be running with the Kenyans/Ethiopians. While I might not beat all of them I have consistently been able to mix it up with them and beat some in the races I have run this year" Trying to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials, Berdan just set out for time taking a commanding lead for the first portion of the race.
Berdan is a coach and teacher at Garrison Forrest. When he's not busy teaching he's at home with his wife and two young sons; a challenge that Berdan's competition doesn't have. Still he manages to train and be among the top runners in the country. "Being able to balance my own training and racing around all of [my] other commitments makes the good results even more meaningful."
David Berdan just completed his third win at yesterday's Race for the Cure. He may attempt another Olympic qualifer November 20 at the Philadelphia Marathon.
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