text:
Gardening Articles: Edibles :: Fruit & Nut Trees
Persimmons (page 2 of 3)
by Charlie Nardozzi
If new growth reaches about one foot a year, the trees have sufficient fertilizer. Too much fertilizer, especially nitrogen, will cause fruit drop. An annual application of 5 to 10 pounds of compost per tree in late winter will keep persimmons growing well.
Persimmon trees are mostly dioecious, meaning individual trees produce either male or female flowers. This means you'll need a separate male pollinator tree for the female tree to produce a crop. Although persimmons can produce fruit parthenocarpically (without pollination), Asian persimmons are less likely to drop fruit and tend to produce larger and more fruit when pollinated. 'Galley' and 'Gosho' are good Asian male pollinator varieties.
If you're growing American varieties, it's also best to have a male pollinator variety. 'Meader' is one of the few American varieties that is known to be self-fruitful, but even its fruits will do better if planted with a male pollinator such as American Male. Asian varieties will not pollinate American varieties, and vice versa.
Prune young trees in winter to a modified central leader system with six to eight widely spaced scaffold branches around the trunk to support future fruit loads. American persimmons tend to sucker heavily, so plan to cut suckers away every year. Once persimmons reach bearing age, little pruning is necessary. Thin fruits to one to two fruits per shoot, choosing the ones with the largest calyx.
Persimmons are ready to harvest from September to December, depending on the variety. Asian fruits hold tightly to the branches, so you may need pruners to remove them.
Harvest nonastringent varieties, such as 'Fuyu', when they're still firm but have full color. Harvest astringent Asian varieties when the skin of the fruit turns translucent and the calyx readily separates. Or leave either kind on the tree to ripen into the winter as long as temperatures don't get below the mid-20s. American persimmons drop off the tree when ripe.
If raccoons, opossums or birds begin to eat the ripening fruit first, pick the astringent varieties when they're just beginning to soften and place them in a plastic bag with a few bananas for 7 to 10 days in a warm room. The ethylene gas given off by the bananas will ripen the persimmons.


text:
George Clooney's The Monuments Men is about as fun as sitting through a two-hour art history lecture. If that sounds enjoyable to you, then this is a film worth dropping some coin on, but everyone else will probably walk away feeling it's somewhat unexceptional. Clooney, who has always had a fondness for history, whether it's in the entertainment, sports, or political realm, shows his deep passion for priceless works of art and utmost respect for the real life WWII unit tasked with protecting them. But despite an incredible story and an Ocean's Eleven-inspired cast, The Monuments Men is cold and lifeless as a statue.
The problems don't lie with the story, which is adventurous and somewhat unbelievable in the way the best true stories are. It follows the Monuments Men, a unit of art curators and historians tasked by President Franklin Roosevelt to retrieve and protect some of the finest works of art stolen by that art-lovin' fiend, Adolf Hitler. Clooney gets the flattest role of all as Frank Stokes, the leader of the group who, after convincing the President to greenlight his little squad, is pretty much left to his own devices. So he assembles his unit full art geeks, sculptors, and curators, but certainly no combatants which could be a problem out on the battlefield. Bill Murray, John Goodman, Matt Damon, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin make up this squad of misfits, which is put together so hastily that we learn practically nothing of who they are out of uniform.
It's a problem that stretches on as the story takes its odd shape. Almost as soon as the old guys clear basic training, they are immediately separated and sent to different corners of Europe, killing any momentum and the chance to build a believable camaraderie. These missions prove to be extremely random and uninvolved for the most part, and isn't helped by an unsure tone stuck between harsh reality and Clooney's natural flip sense of humor. A look back at the film's somewhat troubled production shows that Clooney has always been concerned about hitting the right tonal balance, and apparently it's something he never quite mastered. The brutality of war too often bangs up against moments clearly meant to be played for laughs, so that when characters pay the ultimate price (it happens on a couple of occasions), it's tough to take seriously despite Alexandre Desplat's tear-jerking score telling us to.
Some of this could be overlooked if there seemed to be any rhyme or reason to the Monument Men's investigations, but there doesn't seem to be. They luck into most of their biggest finds and do very little in the way of research, which is an issue if these are supposed to be the best art minds we can muster for the task. Most of the men don't have any clear goal or sense of direction, and Stokes basically plays centerfield vaguely watching over them all without any direct action. The only one who gets something to work with is Damon as James Granger. Sent to the newly-freed Paris, he meets up with suspicious French rebel Claire Simone, who has been undercover with the Nazis and knows where all the art has been taken. There's a hint of sexual tension as Granger tries to convince her to reveal what she knows, and it's about as close as we get to genuine emotional bonding. She's pretty much the only female in the movie and one can't help but wish she and Damon had a bit more time together to take things further.
Clooney means well, and through soaring speeches he makes the case for the importance of culture, and how it should never be allowed to vanish in the face of war. As a central theme it's one of real value, now more than ever, but it's easy to overlook because the film is such a thudding bore. In his biggest film to date, Clooney presents an authentic version of the period, and really seems to hit on the loneliness of a soldier out on the frontline. His respect for the material and the real people involved sometimes comes off as overly earnest, but let's be honest in that all of Clooney's work has that tendency. It's to Clooney's credit that his passion runs so deep for this little-known piece of our history, but The Monuments Men is no work of art and perhaps would be better off as a documentary or TV series where it can be done proper justice.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Discover new basketball instruction with plenty of skills and drills to improve your team! You will gain knowledge from great coaches around the world that will offer you new ideas and concepts to help your players get better. Take a look at what content each of these five new Basketball videos will provide you.
Purchase any of these 3 DVDs for a discounted price of only $99.99! Click here to start saving now!
Sherri Coale: My Favorite Practice Drills
Tara VanDerveer: 25 Perimeter and Post Skill Development Drills
Brett Reed: Effective Transition Game at Both Ends of the Court
Marcelo Signorelli: International Style Man-to-Man Defense
Daniel Allende: Offense the Argentinian Way
The Stanford women have been a dominating force in the NCAA since the mid 1980's under legendary head coach Tara VanDerveer. In these two Basketball DVDs, you will see why the Cardinal have had so much success. From warm-ups to shell drills, Coach VanDerveer demonstrates over 25 of her favorite practice drills. Whether you are looking for a passing, shooting, ball handling, rebounding, offensive, or defensive drills, it's all here.
Tara VanDerveer: 30 Practice Drills for Building Champions
Tara VanDerveer: 30 Skill Development Drills for Building Champions
Purchase the Tara VanDerveer's Drills 2-Pack and save $10!
About Us | Security & Privacy | Shipping | Affiliates | Advertise With Us | Help | Contact Us | Site Map | Drake University Distance Learning | Gift Certificates | Request a Catalog | Print Order Form
© 2016 Championship Productions, Inc.


text:
2012-12-24 / Obituaries
Funeral services for Eunice Bryant Arnwine, 102, of Mineola and relative of Lindale and Hideaway residents, were held Friday, Dec. 21 in the Mineola First Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Neely officiating. Private interment was in the Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Directors in Lindale.
You must be an online subscriber to read this story. Stories older than 30 days are only accessible to online subscribers. Please sign in or use the links below to order a subscription.


text:
Tab Sweep - Unlocking JavaEE 6, extended Java 6, dominant IDEs, Web Services in EE, ...
By alexismp on Feb 17, 2012
Recent Tips and News on Java, Java EE 6, GlassFish & more :
• Video: Unlocking the Java EE 6 Platform (Geertjan)
Recent Tips and News on Java, Java EE 6, GlassFish & more :
• Video: Unlocking the Java EE 6 Platform (Geertjan)
Update 10 of JDK 6 was recently made available and is being announced today. Don't be fooled by the numbering, Java 6 Update 10 is an important release for anything desktop in Java and of course for the upcoming Java FX release later this year. Of course, Java 6 Update 10 can also run GlassFish and other server-side jobs (the custom applet loading screen just isn't as useful in that case...).
"Update 10" (also referred to as the "Consumer JRE") has a very nicely redone Java Plugin with "draggable applets" (probably blurring yet even more the lines between RIA, RDA, and other silly acronyms :-). Also part of the release are a new Swing look-and-feel, the Java Kernel and QuickStarter, a new comprehensive install /deploy set of tools (JavaScript & Java), and more. This earlier detailled article goes into more details.
Finally, I'm enjoying very much "ThePlanetarium" as a source of information for all things Java SE (similar to what we do here on TheAquarium). Danny has a great list of resources for Java 6 Update 10.
Developer.com awards a Product of the Year and this year several of our family, friends and relatives are winners: Metro, NetBeans, JSR 223, JavaSE 6 and PostgreSQL.
Topics include Open Source, GlassFish, JavaEE, Cloud, Web Services, WebSockets, Jersey, Tyrus, Metro, Grizzly and more


text:
NuIT Home /
Backups and Storage
Introduction to BOX
Box is a cloud-based storage and collaboration system. Box provides a web interface for uploading, downloading, sharing and discussing files. Box is designed to work on Macs, PCs, smart phones and tablets, so it gives you access to your files from just about anywhere.
Students, staff and faculty at Michigan are all eligible for a 15GB Box account. Go to box.it.umich.edu/info to create an account. You'll also find plenty of information about Box on that site including FAQ, security information, user documentation and a few videos.


text:
At Advantage Development Custom Homes, we build high quality homes at a fair price in Omaha and the surrounding communities.
Our developers, contractors, and on-site draftsman provide the style, creativity and individuality you are looking for in a custom home. We pride ourselves on developing personal relationships with clients and helping you every step of the way.
We pledge:
Contact one of our realtors today.
"Alan, you and your team built us the house of our dreams. We look forward to years of love, entertaining and enjoyment there. Thank you for the care you took with us. Your generosity throughout this process has been beyond belief.
We feel extremely blessed to know you. Thank you." -Lou & Scott


text:
February 24th was the day in history when…
1998: Elton John was knighted. Queen Elizabeth II bestowed the honor upon the rock singer for "services to music and charitable services." The previous year had been very difficult for John. He lost two close friends, Gianni Versace and Princess Diana, both of whom he was very close to. So this news came as a welcome relief. In addition to his groundbreaking music, John has also been extremely involved in activism for various causes.
1989: A stalker was found in David Letterman's home. Margaret Mary Ray, woman with schizophrenia, became infamous for stalking David Letterman. Ray was arrested a total of eight times for trespassing and other related charges. On this date she was found in Letterman's home by police. When confronted, Ray told them that she was Letterman's wife.
1968: Discovery of the first pulsar was announced. The discovery was made by Jocelyn Bell, a graduate student at Cambridge University. Her task was to monitor the data collected from a radio telescope that was studying quasars. Bell was the first to discover the significance of signal that could not have been produced by a quasar. Upon further research the phenomenon known as a pulsar was discovered. The announcement of the existence of pulsars was made on this date.
Famous Birthdays:
1966: Billy Zane – actor
1956: Paula Zahn – news anchor
1947: Edward James Olmos – actor
1942: Joe Lieberman – politician
1786: Wilhelm Karl Grimm – story teller, Grimm's Fairy Tales
Notable People Lost:
1998: Henny Youngman – comedian
1994: Dinah Shore – singer
1990: Malcolm S. Forbes – publisher
Odd Holidays (There's Always Something to Celebrate!):
National Trading Card Day
National Tortilla Chip Day
Thought for the day: Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
If you liked this article and want to know when new articles are posted, please subscribe using the link at the top of this page. Your subscription is FREE, so why not?
Beth's Blog: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time


text:
On Wednesday February 25 at 6:30 PM the Albany Georgia City Council will be meeting once again to discuss the "Pit Bull Ordinance". They met on January 13 but some of the commissioners had further questions and asked for the vote to be postponed. This ordinance would require all Pit bull owners to have a six foot fence with a covered pen. This pen must be at least twenty five feet from the property line. The ordinance would also require owners to carry a minimum of $100,000 of liability insurance and also to register their dogs. It also is unclear who it would be up to to determine if your dog is a pit bull. Many mixed breed dogs may also be caught up under this ordinance.
In November 2011 I came across an abandoned American Bulldog mix in Meigs Georgia and brought him home and got him all doctored up which included an amputation for an unfixable leg.
Last year he alerted us to what could have easy turned into a catastrophic fire. I fear they would have to pry my Cheeto out of my cold, dead hands and I know thousands of Pit parents who feel the same way!
Advocates applaud the commissioners who are not reacting in a knee jerk fashion and doing their homework and will remember this at election time.
Historically Breed Specific Legislation does nothing to make anything better. The owners who cannot afford to meet the regulations either turn their dogs loose or worse, enclose them in inhumane enclosures.
The unintended consequences are dogs running lose, shelters overflowing and many dogs being killed because shelters cannot cope with the influx. Responsible pet owners like me and so many others are the ones who will be hurt.
Instead of enacting something that has failed everywhere it has been proposed, we should look at Macon Georgia, our neighbor to the north. Their city council just passed a mandatory spay/neuter law for all dogs, of all breeds. This would prevent all back yard breeders without kennel licenses from continuing to make a profit. These individuals are not experienced professionals, they spread disease by selling puppies that are too young, and that have not been properly vaccinated, they tend to dump the "rejected puppies" on the streets or the local shelter, and use a female repeatedly, with little to no regard for her health and strain on her body. The worst insult, they make a profit free from the responsibility of paying taxes. Mandatory spay/neuter for dogs of all breeds would highly reduce unwanted litters that get dumped at shelters and that cause a financial strain on our economy. Lastly, it would make irresponsible people be accountable.
Every single day in this country alone, ten thousand animals are killed because there is no room for them at the shelters. Over 800 an hour. We really do not need to breed more. There are exceptions and responsible breeders can pay for a license and follow strict regulations. These licensing fees would go towards providing free or low cost spay and neuter programs. Let's get pro-active, not punitive. Let's work together to save lives.
I encourage everyone reading this story to contact the following people:
City Manager James Taylor
222 Pine Avenue Suite 560
Albany, GA 31702-0447
Ph. 1-229-431-3234 Fax 1-229-431-3223
Be Polite always when communicating and be brief and to the point below are some BSL facts put together by Johanna Falber who is organizing the troops and they are great facts to include in your communication:
1. There is no credible evidence to demonstrate that any particular breed or type is overrepresented among biting dogs. Professional animal expert organizations, including the American Veterinary Medical Association, have found that no breed is more dangerous than another.
2. Identifying breeds is often subjective and unreliable. For example, the term "pit bull" usually encompasses three separate breeds, along with any mixes of those breeds. Good dogs are affected for looking a certain way.
3. Dogs that DO bite and do not look like "pit bulls" go unnoticed and their owners are not penalized. The problem is not addressed.
4. BSL does not reduce dog bites.
5. Underfunded animal-control agencies bear the brunt of the burden, as BSL creates unrealistic mandates that take dogs out of homes and into shelters
6. BSL does NOT address the issues associated with irresponsible owners.
7. BSL targets dogs and not people. Dogs don't walk themselves, people allow them to roam. Penalize people.
8. The current leash law might need be reviewed and tightened up instead. The same applies to the tethering law, but do not be insulting and tell them their leash and anti-tethering laws don't work. Use wording like, "perhaps a review of current tethering and leash laws should be considered instead of a knee jerk reaction such as laws penalizing dogs based on breed"
9. BSL is expensive to execute, maintain and enforce.
10. Good people are impacted and the violators continue to go underground as they are breaking the law already.
11. BSL is expensive.
12. Terrell County, GA BSL is NOT working. The law makers have admitted that people have opened their doors and allowed their dogs to roam to avoid the insurance fees, the pricey fencing, registration fees.
13. How will they know what a "Pit bull" is? Are the lawmakers going to promote DNA testing of dogs?
14. Good dogs will be dumped at the pound by those that cannot comply.
15. Good dogs will be let loose by those that cannot comply.
16. Consider options that go after the real issues - irresponsible people, not good dogs that have done nothing wrong.
I would add to those let's take a look at mandatory spay/neuter like Macon did.
Says Falber ""While our law makers are focused on the breed of dog as the cause for the issues w/regards to animal welfare and our communities, I question why we are completely ignoring the fact that animals are still being abused, neglected, fought, and disregarded with the guilty receiving barely a slap on the wrist. How do dogs like this still continue to wind up on our streets and shelters? I question seriously our capability to ever get "it right" when we are spending to so much of our energy focusing on a supposed breed of dog that will be identified by sight alone under breed specific legislation, when PEOPLE continue to mistreat animals. If these dogs are these scary monsters that some want us to believe they are what does that make their abusers? Focus on the issues, friends. Dogs aren't the issue."
Johanna needs your help. Please contact her at email@example.com or
A very dear friend and responsible pit bull owner responded with this when she heard about the proposed ordinance: "This shows that the saying you can't fix stupid fits. When will people get it...the dogs are made mean by the OWNERS. They need to put their energy into stopping dog fighting. There are different breeds of pits, ours is made to be a show dog and will lick you to death! He was attacked by cats and did nothing, so let's but a ban and insurance on cat owners!!!"
I will be writing a series of stories on this issue between now and the meeting. I will be covering dog bite statistics as well as firsthand accounts of those who have lived in areas that have enacted this legislation. If you have stories to share please contact me at email@example.com.
Please we need your help. If we do not flood these offices with emails and calls this will happen and many will suffer and many will die.
Be polite. Be accurate. Be direct:


text:
GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel
|Eligible for Free Shipping on Orders $39 or More! (see promotion details)
Product Details
If the fear of falling is holding you back, layer a no-slip towel from GAIAM® over your mat and feel confident with every pose. It absorbs sweat and has a slightly sticky surface to add instant traction when you need it.
Get your new GAIAM® yoga towel today from Sports Authority.
- 65% polyester, 35% nylon
- Absorbent towel with soft and slightly sticky sides
- Machine washable
- Dimensions: W 24 inches x L 68 inches
- Made in Taiwan
Product Recommendations
Product Reviews
Reviewed by 35 customers
Displaying reviews 1-10
Previous | Next »
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I love this towel- it's heavy enough to not budge now matter how intense your practice is, or how sweaty you get!
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I bought this towel about a month ago, I do hot power yoga 5-6 days a week, I can't get thru a class without this towel! This is the best product to use when doing hot yoga! Thank you so much!!! Now my downward dog doesn't end up as a high plank! Lol
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I thought this was a great purchase but then after the 3rd class my towel has completely lost its grip and it's been extremely embarrassing having to adjust it throughout all of my classes.
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I have this towel for about 1.5 mos. I do 1-2 yoga classes a day, mostly hot. This towel is fantastic! I love that it is grippy and absorbent. However, whenever I wash it it takes awhile to regain its grip. I haven't figured out the "magic" to not have issues with loss of grip. I highly recommend this towel (just be aware that it will be slippy after washing).
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
Super convenient, high quality items, great prices, quick shipping.
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I've only used this towel 3 times. The first two times it was great, after that, the towel would just NOT stick to my yoga map. It was extremely distracting and embarrassing to have to constantly pull, tuck and adjust my towel throughout class. If I had the receipt for it, I would completely try to exchange it.
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
Don't recommend. Worked good a few times but used it in hot yoga last night and it was terrible. Slipping everywhere! Very disappointed. I've only washed it once and didn't put it in the dryer as I know that can keep it from sticking. Hoping I can get my money back!
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I use this towel for hot yoga and it works great. I have washed it many, many times and it held up great. I wish it came in additional colors but this is the only negative in find. Some towels are slippery but this absorbs very well and my feet don't slip. Get it when they have their 20% off specials as it is pricy but won't be disappointed in the quality or functionality
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
I own a previous version of this same mat and it still works great. You can be in a hot sweaty yoga class and your feet stay in place. But the mat they sell now slips all over the place. It was useless and I am sending it back. This product is defective and should be pulled from their sales. We got three of them and they are all the same, so it is not just a problem with one of the mats.
Comments about GAIAM No-Slip Yoga Towel:
Just getting into hot yoga -- and I purchased this towel a few weeks back. It worked beautifully the first time. I washed it once, as instructed, and the grip was GONE: I was sliding all over the place and it totally distracted me. I ended up throwing it aside mid-class.
Displaying reviews 1-10
Previous | Next »


text:
Summer is in full swing and you are probably plotting and planning the best way to make the most of these gorgeous warm days and nights. Here are 5 of the best places in and around Harlem to spend your summer soaking up the uniqueness of this vibrant neighborhood.
Romeo N Juliet is one of the most talked about events happening in Harlem this summer. The modern spin on a classic Shakespheare tale is running from July 5 – July 27, 2014.
Tuesdays-Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays at 7:30pm
Fridays at 8:15 with a pre-show Jazzmobile concert at 7:00.
Performances are free! First come, first served so get there early! For more info: http://cthnyc.org
The Women of Sugar Hill Exhibit
Three unique Art Interventions, featuring Music Legend Ms. Marjorie Eliot, playing a piano tribute to Duke Ellington, and award-winning visual artist Andrea Arroyo drawing and painting live, as part of her site-specific art installation "The Women of Sugar Hill." Artworks created during the event will become part of her ongoing exhibition featuring works on paper, fabric and mixed media. The exhibit will be on view through August 10, 2014. The performances will be July 12th, 19th & 26th, from 4-6pm.
Summer Sizzles on Lenox
Stroll down the grand boulevard and sample from12 of Harlem's newest and hottest restaurants. Try $5 appetizers & cocktails, $5 tickets when purchased in advance and $10 when purchased at the door. http://experienceharlem.com
Imagenation Outdoor Summer Film Series
Bring a lawn chair and watch a free outdoor screening of 42 about legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson. July 16 at Jackie Robinson Park Bradhurst and 145th Street.
Summer Stage Uptown Series
New Yorkers wait all year for the Summer Stage series to take place. The uptown season runs July 8th until August 23th. SummerStage provides theater, music, circus, and dance shows that brings communities together to celebrate summer and the performing arts. Top performers from around the world are showcased at SummerStage, presenting the best of what is happening globally as well as in the heart of the city.
For the most up-to-date scheduling and line-up for all SummerStage programming visit www.SummerStage.org for festival information.


text:
For more information about this meeting, contact Tim Reluga, Stephanie Zerby, Andrew Belmonte, Chun Liu.
|Semi-mechanistic Modeling and its Application in Understanding Immune Cell Migration
|Mathematical Biology and Physiology Seminar
|Hongyu Miao, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester
|Semi-mechanistic modeling (SMM) is a flexible and powerful technique that allows one to quantitatively describe a dynamic system with unclear or undistinguishable interactions. However, the traditional SMM technique uses constant coefficients to represent unknown interactions and thus may fail to capture the essence of a dynamic process. In the past few years, we have developed the generalized semi-mechanistic modeling (GSMM) technique and paid particular attention to the identifiability analysis and parameter estimation problems associated with GSMM. We applied GSMM to our experiment data on three major immune cell types (CD4, CD8, and antibody-secreting cells) involved in adaptive responses against influenza virus infection in mice. The results suggest several interesting and novel characteristics of immune cell migration heterogeneity and the linkage between cell phenotype and proliferation.
Room Reservation Information
|Room Number:
|04 / 18 / 2014
|12:00pm - 01:00pm


text:
Barbara Ganson received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Her first book, The Guarani Under Spanish Rule in the Rio de la Plata (Stanford University Press, 2003) won two book prizes: a 2003 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title and the 2005 Murdo MacLeod Book Award from the Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association for the best book in the field of Latin American and Caribbean History, Spanish borderlands, and the Atlantic world, published during the previous two years. She is an Area Editor for the journal, The Americas. She has served as president of two historical organizations: the Southwestern Historical Association and the Latin American and Caribbean History Section of the Southern Historical Association. She was named Chair of the James Scobie Prize Committee for the Conference on Latin American History in 2013. She is the Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at FAU.
Her manuscript, Texas Takes Wing: A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State was published in January 2014 by the University of Texas Press. "Because I Want To: American Women Aviators at Home and Abroad, 1910-1940," is under review with Cambridge University Press for the Centennial of Flight series. Her manuscript on Pioneer Women in the Aviation Industry (including manufacturing of aircraft) is under consideration with the University of Illinois Press. Her latest book manuscript "Lady Daredevils: American Women and Early Flight" is under contract with University of Illinois Press..
Professor Ganson is Chair of the Gulf Stream Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Ft. Lauderdale, international women pilots' organization that is based in Fort Lauderdale. She is President of the American International Women of Aviation Worldwide Week for March 2-8, 2015. This international organization celebrates women of aviation of the past and present, as well as reaches out to introduce women and girls to the opportunities that aviation has to offer. She is also a trustee at the International Women's Air and Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
CoursesUndergraduate Courses
Curriculum Vitae (Available upon request)


text:
In Partnership with
Have a question or prefer to speak to a person?
Contact Donna Mann at 815-732-6249 or email@example.com or Jennifer Kopecky at 815-753-0771 or email@example.com. Monday – Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (CST) for live assistance.e.
The CFM credential sets the industry standard for ensuring knowledge and competence of practicing facility managers. It is the most respected global credential in facility management.
Review of IFMA's FM Learning System® print and online study resources available for purchase direct from IFMA www.ifma.org is strongly recommended prior to attending this workshop. The FM Learning System encompasses all of the competency areas that will be included on the CFM exam. This educational product is recommended, but not required to take the CFM exam.
The registration fee for this course includes the CFM Exam Guide, continental breakfast, lunch and break services. The CFM Exam Guide will be distributed at the class session. The NIU fee does not include the FM Learning System materials recommended (but not required) for independent advance study prior to participating in this workshop. Credit card charges will appear as NIU Outreach.
This two-day workshop is designed to assist facility professionals seeking to earn the CFM® credential with preparation for the competency-based examination. Participants in this program have the option of receiving the IFMA Facility Management Learning System course materials and online resources for advance study. These study materials are not required for exam preparation but are strongly recommended. The FMLS is designed for independent study and is a comprehensive study tool covering each of the competency areas included on the CFM exam. The CFM exam covers a broad range of facility management duties. The Exam Prep workshop will provide a high level review of the competencies covered on the exam and focuses on tools that can lead to success on the exam, techniques to perceive situations, and the importance of maintaining the right perspective.
Participants in this session will:
All attendees should meet the candidate eligibility requirements set forth by IFMA and possess the necessary FM knowledge and skills required of all candidates.
Course Instructors: Jerry DiCola FMP, SFP, CFM, LEED GA and Chris Tierney, FMP, SFP, CFM, LEED GA
|Event Number
|Register Online
|7/29 - 7/30/2016
|NIU Naperville
|8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Registrants paying by check should fill out and send in the Mail/Fax Registration Form.
Candidates must meet the education and experience qualifications set forth by the International Facility Management Association and successfully complete the competency-based CFM® examination to earn this credential. Application to test and exam fees must be paid directly to IFMA www.ifma.org Northern Illinois University is a licensed provider of the CFM Exam Prep Workshop but has no authority related to administration of the CFM examination. Any inquiries related to candidate eligibility and exam processes must be directed to the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) www.ifma.org
Cancellation requests received at least 14 days prior to start of class and prior to shipment of materials will be entitled to a 50% refund. No refunds issued for cancellations within 14 days of class start or after shipment of materials to registrants unless NIU Outreach initiates the cancellation. All cancellation requests must be in writing to: email@example.com or fax (815) 753-6900. NIU Outreach reserves the right to cancel courses 7-10 days in advance of the course start date if minimum enrollment requirements (6 students) are not met. In case of cancellation by NIU, participants will be notified and may transfer registration to the next session or request a refund of the fee paid less any cost of FMLS materials ($600) that have been advance shipped.
The Illinois Veterans Grant and the Illinois National Guard Grant programs cover tuition and certain fees for eligible students. Charges for non-credit programs offered by NIU-Outreach are not based on university-wide tuition and fee calculations determined by the university and approved by its governing board. The Illinois Veterans Grant and Illinois National Guard Grant do not cover these charges.
© 2016 Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University.
All rights reserved. Web Site Privacy Policy
DeKalb, Illinois 60115 | Regional Sites | Contact Us
Emergency Information | Employment | Maps | Accessibility


text:
Watching the girls basketball team get trounced on Friday night was a particularly painful experience for me.
While I'm sure it was no less painful an experience for the squad of girls who dedicated themselves to a sport for the season, I felt physically ill as I watched ball after ball after ball sail out of bounds, or find its way into the hands of a Philomath defender for a seemingly unlimited supply of turnovers.
I've never had this particular physical reaction to any BHHS sports team's victory or loss. Even when the boys team won the state title back in 2009, I wasn't affected to the extreme that I was Friday night.
I'm not part of the team; I've never felt I had the right to feel extreme jubilation when the teams were successful, nor abundant pain when they lost, but I felt like throwing up during this game.
Typically there is a great story to be found when a team is down by so much, some kind of redeeming value in the loss, and this team had some of that built in, what with their trip to Gill last year and then the loss of players through injury, displacement and poor choices.
This team had all of that, but the saving grace on Friday night didn't come from the athletes, it came from the coach, Chris Schofield.
Following the game, I watched him extend a hand to each of the girls who were part of the team – both metaphorically and literally.
To the seniors on the team, it was a hand of consolation; a hug, a pat on the shoulder and some private words spoken so quietly that only the recipient could hear, eliciting smiles and tears, and smiles again.
What else can a coach do for those who have seen the final game of their season – and possibly their lives – come and go in such undeserving fashion?
For the underclassmen on the team it was a little different type of hand. It was a hand offered to help bring the girls on board with his "program."
Every great coach in history has a "program."
Phil Jackson, record holder for most NBA titles held by a coach has a "program."
Granted, Jackson had extremely talented players to draw upon, but his "program" is what eventually led to wins, because talent alone is not enough to claim championships.
(Just look at the star-laden Miami Heat from the 2010-2011 season. Their coach, Erik Spoelstra, has three of arguably the best players in the NBA and they couldn't get it done when it counted.)
Red Auerbach, the coach Jackson surpassed for the championship record, had a different "program," but it revolutionized basketball when he began coaching in the 1940s.
I'm not saying that Schofield is in the same league as Jackson or Auerbach – or maybe I am, I don't know – but he does have one thing that all great coaches have – a "program."
And I'm not using Schofield as an example in exclusion of the other coaches at Brookings-Harbor High, because they've all got "programs," his example was just observable and recent.
A coach can be great without being successful though, and the difference between the two is players who are willing to come on board and get with the "program."
They don't have to be great players, they don't have to be the number one pick in the draft, but they have to be willing to whole-heartedly commit to whatever it is the coach asks them to do.
A well-coached team with mediocre talent who are willing to subscribe to sound theory is going to win more games than a poorly-coached team with a star or two who refuse to listen.
Auerbach asked his team to out-hustle their opponents and introduced the fast break as a viable part of standard offense.
His "program" took the Boston Celtics to eight straight championships.
Jackson utilized the triangle offense, a zen-type mentality and the talent of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant for the duration of his career.
He rode his "program" to six championships rings with the Chicago Bulls and five with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Schofield demands hustle and an ability to run opponents into the ground and has introduced a pressure defense with no rival in league play.
His "program" took a girls team from a losing season to an appearance at the state tournament in an extremely short amount of time.
Those accomplishments don't happen without a "program" and players willing to come aboard and execute.
As Schofield held out his hand to the freshmen, sophomores and juniors in that classroom on Friday night, he was asking them to believe in his "program."
He was asking them to commit.
All that's left for next season is to see if the team gets on board.


text:
Copyright © 2014 K.Borley & Son. Website Design and SEO by Ruff Idea.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Tel: 01283 762119 / 762015
SMART PHONE USERS: Tap this phone to get Borley's on your Home Screen
"How much concrete mix do I need ?"
Use our concrete calculator to find out.
We then mix the right consistency for you, from as little as ½ a cubic meter.
"A Service That Takes Some Beating" ~ Back Gardens, Conservatories, Extensions, Garages. Mixed To Your Requirements…………BY EXPERTS.
On site at an agreed time slot.
And don't worry, we'll bring our own barrow and wheel it on to site for you.
Once we barrow it in for you, we'll rake it over -
Then it's ready for your builder to get to work on floating and completing your project.
And no need to worry about excess, we'll only use as much as is necessary and take away any surplus.
Borley's delivers screed in Leicester, screed in Derby, screed in Burton and across the East Midlands.
Concrete Leicester | Concrete Mix Leicester | Ready Mix Leicester | Mini Mix Leicester | Screed Leicester | Floor Screed Leicester | Screeds Leicester
Concrete Derby | Concrete Mix Derby | Ready Mix Derby | Mini Mix Derby | Screed Derby | Floor Screed Derby | Screeds Derby
Concrete Burton on Trent | Concrete Mix Burton on Trent | Ready Mix Burton on Trent | Mini Mix Burton on Trent | Screed Burton on Trent | Floor Screed Burton on Trent | Screeds Burton on Trent
Concrete Swadlincote | Concrete Swadlincote | Ready Mix Swadlincote | Mini Mix Swadlincote | Screed Swadlincote | Floor Screed Swadlincote | Screeds Swadlincote
Concrete Ashby | Concrete Mix Ashby | Ready Mix Ashby | Mini Mix Ashby | Screed Ashby | Floor Screed Ashby | Screeds Ashby


text:
Susan Hockfield, President Emerita, MIT
For help finding a researcher or other requests, please contact:
Emily Dahl
Communications Director
(617) 253-3411
Secondary contact:
Francesca McCaffrey
Communications Coordinator
(617) 324-2408
The MIT Energy Initiative and the US Department of Energy hosted an invitation-only Women in Clean Energy Symposium on September 28, 2012. This symposium – for leaders who have helped advance the careers of women in clean energy, academics, other experts in clean energy, and students who are studying clean energy disciplines – will help lay the foundation for a broader, continuing effort to enable and support the careers of women in clean energy.
Here you can see MIT President Emerita Susan Hockfield's opening remarks. "The most important challenge for this generation," she said, "is building a sustainable energy system for the future."
For more information about C3E and to view additional videos from this event, visit the C3E website.
Susan Hockfield
President Emerita
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Susan Hockfield served as the sixteenth president of MIT from December 2004 through June 2012. Her leadership led to the foundation of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). She continues to hold a faculty appointment as professor of neuroscience. Prior to joining the faculty at MIT, she was the William Edward Gilbert Professor of Neurobiology at Yale University where she focused her research on the development of the brain and on glioma, a deadly form of brain cancer, and pioneered the use of monoclonal antibody technology in brain research. She moved on to be dean of its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, with oversight of more than 70 graduate programs, and then provost, Yale's chief academic and administrative officer.
Dr. Hockfield is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and she serves as a director of the General Electric Company and of Qualcomm Incorporated. She earned a B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from Georgetown University at the School of Medicine and has honorary degrees from many institutions.


text:
Skydiving.com now has a network skydiving location serving Stoutland and Laclede County in Missouri. Call Skydiving.com at 1-800-617-7948 for details, free information and specials on skydiving in Stoutland, MO today!
Popular Tags for Skydiving Stoutland:
Skydiving Stoutland, Skydiving in Stoutland, Sky Diving Stoutland, Skydive Stoutland MO, Skydiving 65567, Stoutland Skydiving, Skydiving Stoutland Missouri, Skydiving near Stoutland, Skydiving in Stoutland Missouri, Stoutland Sky Diving, Skydive 65567, Skydiving Stoutland MO, Skydive Stoutland, Skydiving Laclede County, Skydive in 65567, Skydiving MO, Sky Diving Stoutland MO, Stoutland, Missouri
Sign up for our newsletter and receive updatesand specials on skydiving across America!


text:
|This work envisages the fermentation of prawn shell waste into a more nutritious product with simpler components for application as a feed ingredient in aquaculture. This product would be a rich source of protein along with chitin, minerals, vitamins and N-acetyl glucosamine. A brief description of the various processing (chemical and bioprocess) methods employed for chitin, chitosan and single sell protein preparations from shell waste. It deals with the isolation of micro flora associated with prawn shell degradation. It describes the methods adopted for fermentation of prawn shell degradation and fermentation of prawn shell waste with the selected highly chitinoclastic strains. The comparison of SSF and SmF for each selected strain in terms of enrichment of protein, lipid and carbohydrate in the fermented product was done. Detailed analysis of product quality is discussed. The feed for mulation and feeding experiment explained in detail. Statistical analysis of various biogrowth parameters was done with Duncan's multiple range test. Very briefly explains 28 days of feeding experiment. A method for the complete utilization of shell waste explains with the help of experiments.
|The thesis presents the dynamics of a polymer chain under tension. It includes existing theories of polymer fracture, important theories of reaction rates, the rate using multidimensional transition state theory and apply it to the case of polyethylene etc. The main findings of the study are; the life time of the bond is somewhat sensitive to the potential lead to rather different answers, for a given potential a rough estimate of the rate can be obtained by a simples approximation that considers the dynamics of only the bond that breaks and neglects the coupling to neighboring bonds. Dynamics of neighboring bonds would decrease the rate, but usually not more than by one order of magnitude, for the breaking of polyethylene, quantum effects are important only for temperatures below 150K, the lifetime strongly depends on the strain and as the strain varies over a narrow range, the life varies rapidly from 105 seconds to 10_5 seconds, if we change one unit of the polymer by a foreign atom, say by one sulphure atom, in the main chain itself, by a weaker bond, the rate is found to increase by orders of magnitude etc.
|The thesis deals with the results of the study of the population characteristics of the marine penaeid prawn, Penaeus monodon from South India. The present findings on the morphometric and biochemical genetic structure support the hypothesis that the populations of P.monodon of South India have homogeneous stock structure. To the contrary, the significantly different random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiles in samples of Kochi and Chennai support the hypothesis that east and west cost populations of P.monodon are separate stocks.
|Titania is a versatile metal oxide with multiple applications. Titania supported catalysts are reported to be much more active compared to conventional silica or alumina supported ones in some reactions. TiO2 (anatase) having high surface area, with better crystallinity and high onset temperature of rutilation can be prepared by thermal hydrolysis of titanyl sulfate solution under controlled conditions. Calcinations at 350oC for 6 hrs were necessary to crystallize anatase. Method of preparation and percentage of the loaded metal oxides have greater influence on surface area. Drastic decrease in surface area was observed upon rutilation. Rutilation started at different temperatures depending on the metal oxide and the method of preparation. TiO2 should be characterized with high surface area, phase purity and high onset temperature of rutilation.Which should be well above the optimum temperature of a designated reaction in which it is employed as a catalyst. Variation in physical properties, depending upon the method of preparation is greater in TiO2 supported catalysts. Methanation activity was found to be highly dependent on nickel concentration present on the surface of the pellets. The methanation activity is strongly influenced by support material. The rate and turn over frequency of methanation and toluene oxidation activity of these catalysts are also equally important from an industrial point of view.
|The present study on chaos and fractals in general topological spaces. Chaos theory originated with the work of Edward Lorenz. The phenomenon which changes order into disorder is known as chaos. Theory of fractals has its origin with the frame work of Benoit Mandelbrot in 1977. Fractals are irregular objects. In this study different properties of topological entropy in chaos spaces are studied, which also include hyper spaces. Topological entropy is a measures to determine the complexity of the space, and compare different chaos spaces. The concept of fractals can't be extended to general topological space fast it involves Hausdorff dimensions. The relations between hausdorff dimension and packing dimension. Regular sets in Metric spaces using packing measures, regular sets were defined in IR" using Hausdorff measures. In this study some properties of self similar sets and partial self similar sets. We can associate a directed graph to each partial selfsimilar set. Dimension properties of partial self similar sets are studied using this graph. Introduce superself similar sets as a generalization of self similar sets and also prove that chaotic self similar self are dense in hyper space. The study concludes some relationships between different kinds of dimension and fractals. By defining regular sets through packing dimension in the same way as regular sets defined by K. Falconer through Hausdorff dimension, and different properties of regular sets also.
|A novel method of blending natural rubber with polyvinylchloride in the latex stage was developed, Dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and Amine terminated natural rubber (ATNR) were used as plasticisers, for improving the mechanical properties of these blends. Properties of the latex stage blends were compared with those of dry blends. Latex stage blends showed superior mechanical properties compared to the blends prepared in the dry state. The ageing resistance, oil resistance and processability were found to be improved by latex stage blending.
|Laliamma Jose a ... eph,Latex stage...2001.PDF
|In this thesis an attempt to develop the properties of basic concepts in fuzzy graphs such as fuzzy bridges, fuzzy cutnodes, fuzzy trees and blocks in fuzzy graphs have been made. The notion of complement of a fuzzy graph is modified and some of its properties are studied. Since the notion of complement has just been initiated, several properties of G and G available for crisp graphs can be studied for fuzzy graphs also. Mainly focused on fuzzy trees defined by Rosenfeld in [10] , several other types of fuzzy trees are defined depending on the acyclicity level of a fuzzy graph. It is observed that there are selfcentered fuzzy trees. Some operations on fuzzy graphs and prove that complement of the union two fuzzy graphs is the join of their complements and complement of the join of two fuzzy graphs is union of their complements. The study of fuzzy graphs made in this thesis is far from being complete. The wide ranging applications of graph theory and the interdisciplinary nature of fuzzy set theory, if properly blended together could pave a way for a substantial growth of fuzzy graph theory.
|The present work attempts to trace the variation in the physical and chemical behavior of ilmenite, since its release from country rocks and subsequent transportation to the coast through the progressive weathering environments of laterite, sedimentary rocks, rivers and estuarine systems. Since the hinterland of the study area consists of crystalline and sedimentary rocks and their weathered forms (laterites), the contribution of each lithological system to the beach placer is attempted. The results of the study show that the most magnetic fraction contains more content of altered phases than the relatively unweathered fractions. The fractions separated above 0.35A define a high grade of ilmenite ore enriched in Ti content. The lattice volume generally decreases with alteration. The magnetic studies revels that the Chavara ilmenite are found to be made up to low magnetic crops with about 46% of the bulk ilmenite constituted by fractions separated at above 0.35A. In the Manavalakurichi ilmenite on the other hand, around 91% of the beach ilmenite is made of fractions separated at or below 0.3A
Dyuthi Digital Repository Copyright © 2007-2011 Cochin University of Science and Technology. Items in Dyuthi are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.


text:
The Zimmerman Case is not what it seems. We on the Right may have fallen for the shiny object yet again. You see, the Left are very cunning in their means and very disciplined in the pursuit of their ends. They understand incrementalism and often work under the strategy that many small victories over time are worth more than the big win. Look at how the Left have taken over the schools and the media. Many small and often unnoticed wins, step by step, while the rest of American is busy with what seems to be more important issues. Eventually these little steps, these innocuous little wins, add up to intractable situations where the Left has won outright.
The Right does not think in 'Long March' strategies. Often the Right is not content with a small win and will destroy itself fighting for an often unattainable Big Righteous Win. Lets use abortion as a generic example, I DO NOT want this thread to be about abortion. It starts with Sanger and goes from a back alley and shameful thing to big business in less than 80 years. The Left won small and often invisible victories over and over again through that time, they nibbled away at the edges until Roe v. Wade. Bad law or not is irrelevant; we can scream about it until we are blue faced and that would change nothing. Roe is simply a codification of the many small victories over a period of time by the left that took abortion from a shameful act to big business. Now, it is folly to believe that Roe would ever be overturned. The Big Win to roll back the abortion business will never happen. Take this as a lesson in tactics and strategy.
Now, what is another major issue that defines the Left versus the Right? Gun Rights. This is another epic battleground between the Progressive Nannyists and those who believe the Second Amendment should be read literally. There have been massive gains for CCW and Shall Issue by State. These gains are mainly over the past 25 years and will be very very hard for the Progressives to roll back. The Conservatives took a play out of the Progressive's playbook.
However, there can be no rest for the weary on either side. If the Nannyists see CCW and Shall Issue as too much of an obstacle to overcome state by state they can render lead as a pollutant or serial number bullets. This makes the bullets too expensive for range day and too expensive for many gun owners.
How else will the Progressives act? Well, this Zimmerman case is a perfect first step to squash something they hate the most. They can't stand the Castle Doctrine, AKA Stand Your Ground gun laws. These laws allow citizens to really protect themselves and their property without fear of an overzealous DA trying to convict them for murder for killing the intruder in their house. The Castle Doctrine cuts the Nanny State off at the knees. The citizens are allowed to defend themselves. The Nanny State loses importance and loses power. Power and control are what the Nannyists feed on.
Mr Zimmerman was, according to the evidence, covered by Florida's Castle Doctrine. Do Not be fooled by all of this race baiting and gyrations about White-Hispanics. The Progressives are using the You Are A Racist Inc. ™ only to whip up a shiny object for us all to get lost in while they start to eat away at the Castle Doctrine. This will start in Florida, then spread. The pundits will begin to question the Doctrine everywhere and at all times all over the media to get it first vilified and then repealed. Put down the shiny object and understand what the Nannyists will try to do. Never let a crisis go to waste.
Keep your eyes on your rights, not the shiny object distractions.


text:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With BCUathletics.com having just launched the social media campaign "#24kCountdown to Kickoff", every Wednesday features a special team, game or unique moment as it relates to Wildcats football throughout the rich history of the Maroon and Gold.
For our inaugural #WildcatWINSday, we look back at the 1924 Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association (FIAA) champions. In just their second season of competition, these Wildcats were the school's first champions in any sport. While game results are still being researched, a team picture of the 1924 squad has a football with "1924 Fla. Champs" displayed prominently across it. That very same league also included Florida Normal (now Florida Memorial) and Edward Waters.
Just one game's results from 1924 are fully documented: A December 4th scoreless tie against Alabama State at Miami's Dorsey Park – the first recorded Black College football game to be played in the "Magic City". Bethune-Cookman would make several trips to South Florida in later years, including the 1946 and 1947 Coconut Bowls, eight South Florida Classics and games the past two seasons (2011, '12) versus the University of Miami.
WEDNESDAY: #WildcatWINSday…
Champions and legends are created yearly at Bethune-Cookman. Each Wednesday, we'll highlight a special championship team throughout the rich history of the B-CU football program. Fans are encouraged to tell us their favorite moments from that particular season/team through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Please use the hashtag #WildcatWINSday when Tweeting and we'll retweet those winning moments.
Be sure to interact with us on all social media channels. Fans are encouraged to follow @BCUathletics on Twitter, @BCUathletics on Instagram, and "Like" BCUathletics on Facebook to enter their daily submissions for participation. Fans should also follow BCUathletics on Pinterest for that special tailgating recipe yet to be discovered by the rest of the world.
In addition, Bethune-Cookman has announced the official social media directory for the department of athletics. CLICK HERE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY. All 17 sports teams at Bethune-Cookman have a unique twitter handle, and fans are encouraged to follow the student-athletes and coaches of those teams as each will have special tweets, photos and information unique to that program.
Bethune-Cookman is #NeverSatisfied.


text:
He didn't call the guy a tool... And that's enough of that- let's keep it on topic.
This is a discussion on I hate it when someone plants a tiny seed of doubt within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by MitchellCT Huh? Seriously...what? You have an issue with running your weapon hard and seeing if it holds up? Are you referring to ...
He didn't call the guy a tool... And that's enough of that- let's keep it on topic.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
My XD 45 Compact has been nothing but trouble. Only 2000 rounds across it and it's had two whole failures, both caused by me.
"I practice the ancient art of Klik Pao."
The number of people killed because they didn't have "enough gun" is dwarfed by those who had none at all. Get a gun you will always carry, and add more capability as you grow.
I have well over 1,000 rounds through my XD40sc and never had any issues at all. I've been very accurate with it since the first shot. My confidence in my weapon is established by my own experience with it.
Know Guns, Know Safety, Know Peace.
No Guns, No Safety, No Peace.
I don't like XDs. It is a personal preference issue. It has nothing to do with quality.
I don't like Glocks. It is a personal preference issue. It has nothing to do with quality.
OldVet nailed it with the first reply to the OP.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
- Roy Batty
Keep the gun and don't worry about it. How many failures have you really heard about with XD's vs how many are out there ? They are a good gun. It's just that there are lots of other good guns out there too, and some prefer this over that.
I've shot everything imaginable in my Xd, and it would shoot any ammo I put in it.... and kept right on going. I know I trust it.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. --- Will Rogers ---
Chief Justice John Roberts : "I don't see how you can read Heller and not take away from it the notion that the Second Amendment...was extremely important to the framers in their view of what liberty meant."
Thanks all except for that weapons vs tool thing: )
I was at the Magpul Dynamics Dynamic Carbine 1 Course over the weekend, and on Day 3 we were doing empty/malfunctioned rifle transition to handguns, so Costa and Fisher talked about handguns. They both prefer M&Ps, Glocks and 1911s. Costa was talking about striker fired pistols being ideal since the trigger pull is always the same. When asked why he and Fisher didn't like XDs, he replied that they weren't serious combat pistols due to the grip safety because it made one handed manipulation incredibly difficult and nearly impossible under extreme stress.
Take that as you will, as these guys have no affiliation with Glock, Smith & Wesson or Springfield, and they were actually carrying their Nighthawk GRP 1911s at the course.
Move. Shoot. Survive. ― The "Unofficial" Suarez International Doctrine
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress and grows brave by reflection. ― Thomas Paine
When it comes to firearms everyone has an opinion. Yes I listen and take in what those more "schooled" than I am say but I still find what works for me.
What you have to remember to some running a gun hard is 200 rounds in a range session, to others running a gun hard is 1500 rounds over a weekend, in the mud, dirt, snow and so on without cleaning the weapons systems. There would be a great difference in opinions between what is reliable or not.
I have never owned or even shot an XD but it did remind me of this.
A question was raised on another forum in regards to "I know the Glock is King, but how are other pistols holding up in your classes?
Hi Point (kidding...)
The following response is from the owner himself who sees a lot of rounds put downrange. I have no reason to doubt his opinion.
XD/M - The 9s "work" kinda all other calibers suck.
Px4 - Shoddy design. Runs though.
SR9 - Not enough data
P250 - They work.
M&P - M&Ps are the only gun on the list I would carry willingly.
Hi Point - Better than XD
Does that mean that I would not use an XD for a daily carry nope I would test it and if it worked for me great and the same should be for you. If a system works for you and you are happy with it enjoy it. The same system may not work for someone else but that is on them.
"A first rate man with a third rate gun is far better than the other way around". The gun is a tool, you are the craftsman that makes it work. There are those who say "if I had to do it, I could" yet they never go out and train to do it. Don't let stupid be your mindset. Harryball 2013
There isn't a gun on the shelf that I would trade my XD for. It is my daily carry, and it is an amazing piece of work. It goes bang and it hits the target. It is like a tank. Also, I personally think the grip safety is a huge plus on this platform. I would love to see some statistics behind someone who thinks the gun isn't reliable. I think there is enough information out there to prove otherwise...
As for not liking it for it's ergonomics, safety features, or looks, well.... Thats what makes the world go 'round.


text:
Courtside Seats
There are a total of 200 courtside seats on the floor in Pauley Pavilion for UCLA Men's Basketball games, two rows across the sideline and two rows along each baseline. Fans sitting in courtside seats on the floor feel like part of the action with the closest and most personal view of the game. There are still courtside seats available for all remaining home games this season. To qualify for courtside seats there is an annual tax-deductible minimum donation requirement to the Wooden Athletic Fund. There is no additional season ticket price. Season, Pac-12 Conference-Only and Single Game courtside seating are available for purchase.
Pavilion Club at Pauley Pavilion
This exclusive club is located down a grand staircase beneath the North Concourse of Pauley Pavilion. The Pavilion Club offers premium catered meals and gameday fare along with a full bar and multiple high-definition TVs. The Pavilion Club opens two hours before each Men's Basketball game and remains open up to thirty minutes post-game. There is an annual tax-deductible minimum donation requirement to qualify for access to the Pavilion Club; all courtside seat ticket holders qualify for access as well.
Valet Parking
Parking is a valuable commodity on the UCLA campus and around Los Angeles and UCLA Men's Basketball games at Pauley Pavilion are no exception. Fans have the opportunity to arrive in style at Pauley Pavilion with priority entry and exit to and from our exclusive valet parking service in Lot 7. Valet attendants are on hand to park your car as you arrive on the main level of parking Lot 7. For convenient exit, your keys and spot number are provided to you when you are ready to leave. To qualify for valet parking there is an annual tax-deductible minimum donation requirement to the Wooden Athletic Fund.
For more information on qualifying for these premium amenities and to check available locations for UCLA Men's Basketball courtside seats, please call the UCLA Athletics Development Office at 310.206.3302 or email email@example.com


text:
Palliative Care can help you and your loved ones feel better, feel supported and have more control of your medical care.
Come learn how palliative care can improve the quality of life for you and your loved ones for all ages and stages of an illness.
Erin Remster, D.O., medical director of Genesis Palliative Care Services
Steven M. Radwany, M.D., medical director of Palliative Care and Hospice Services at Summa Health System in Akron
Where: Genesis HealthPlex Conference Center2800 Maple Avenue Zanesville, OH 43701
Educational hours are available.
Cost: Free. Donations are gladly accepted to contniue palliative care education at Genesis
Call 740.586.6550 for more information.
Click here to access the informational flyer!


text:
The Charlotte Bobcats are playing their best basketball at the time when most teams would like to be in a rhythm: two weeks before the NBA Playoffs start.
Charlotte is looking more and more like a club that top teams in the Eastern Conference would like to avoid if they want a chance to make it out of the first round.
They are playing great defense, they are not turning the ball over and their best player has followed up an Eastern Conference player of the month award in March with the first Eastern Conference player of the week honor in April.
Al Jefferson, who received his second player of the week honor as a Bobcat this season averaged 24.3 points, 13 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 37.1 minutes for the week. He ranked second in the Eastern Conference in rebounding and fourth in scoring and was the only player in the conference to average at least 24 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bobcats are one of only two teams in the NBA with current win streaks of at least four games. The team has won six of its last eight games and is 16-8 since the All-Star Break, the seventh-best record in the NBA and fourth-best in the Eastern Conference during that stretch.
After clinching a playoff spot with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, the only thing left is to find out who they will face in the first round. That question could potentially be answered on Wednesday when Charlotte travels to Washington to take on the Wizards whom the Bobcats trail by one game for the sixth spot in the east.
With five games remaining, Charlotte has a very favorable schedule down the stretch with games against the Celtics, Sixers and Hawks before a home finale against the Bulls.
When asked about the teams prospects in the playoffs Jefferson said, "we ain't satisfied just making it to the playoffs, we going in there to make some noise. So whoever we play, those boys better be ready cause the Cats are coming."


text:
You are here
2015-16 Graduate School Tuition and Fees
2015-16 Graduate School Tuition and Fees
|Pennsylvania Residents, per credit rate
|$470 per credit
|Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), PA Resident, per credit rate
|$541 per credit
|Non-residents, per credit rate
|$705 per credit
|Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), non resident, per credit rate
|$811 per credit
|Effective Fall 2012 — all graduate students, regardless of the number of credits for which they are enrolled, will be billed at the per credit rate.
Activities, Recreation Fees
|Student Union Fee
|No charge for fiscal year 2015-16
|Student Union Operation Fee
|$106 per semester (12+ credits)
|$9 per credit (1-11 credits)
|Recreation Fee
|$91 per semester (12+ credits)
|$7.75 per credit (1-11 credits)
University Fees
|Technology Tuition Fee
|Pa. Residents
|$25 per credit
|$37 per credit
|Health Service/Welless Fee
|$120 per semester (9+ credits)
|Academic Enhancement Fee - Master's Degree
|$562.25 per semester (9+ credits)
|$62.50 per credit (1-8 credits)
|Academic Enhancement Fee - Graduate Professional Program & Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
|$749.75 per semester (9+ credits)
|$83.50 per credit (1-8 credits)
|Registration/Transcript Fee
|$5 per semester
|Transportation Fee
|$70 per semester


text: Augusta Township DTE Proposes Natural Gas Pipeline Through Washtenaw County By Andrew Cluley • Sep 22, 2014 Courtesy Image / DTE Energy Last winter's harsh weather left many states with limited natural gas supplies. While Michigan wasn't among them, DTE Energy says it's planning a new pipeline to ensure a Michigan never runs short of natural gas. It's called the Nexus Pipeline and will track right through Washtenaw County. Listen Listening... / 89.1 WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports on the proposed Nexus natural gas pipeline. Augusta Township Voters Pass Tax Renewal By David Fair • Aug 6, 2014 Wikipedia Fire protection and prevention measure passes Primary Election Results: Augusta Township By Clark Smith • Aug 8, 2012 It'll be incumbent Democrat Pete Hafler facing Republican Brian Shelby in November for Augusta Township Supervisor. Both won their respective primaries yesterday. In the Augusta Township Clerk's race, incumbent Democrat Kathy Giszczak and Republican Kathleen McDonald won yesterday's primary and will square off in November. Challenger Linda Dew appears to have won the Democratic primary for Augusta Township Treasurer yesterday, defeating incumbent Susan Burek by less than one percent.


text:
Eckerd College 2012 Family Weekend
The Eckerd College Family weekend is upon us once again. February 24th through the 26th campus will be filled with families from all over who have come to experience the "Eckerd Bubble" and what their children know as a second home. This weekend is choc full of events from club fair, to a mixer at the Career Center, and the opportunity to meet the professors over a cocktail hour. This is a great time to get to know your friends better by meeting their families and getting a little taste of where they come from. It's also convenient when trying to score a free meal and embarrassing stories to hold over your roommate's head.


text:
Skydiving.com now has a network skydiving location serving Tollhouse and Fresno County in California. Call Skydiving.com at 1-800-617-7948 for details, free information and specials on skydiving in Tollhouse, CA today!
Popular Tags for Skydiving Tollhouse:
Skydiving Tollhouse, Skydiving in Tollhouse, Sky Diving Tollhouse, Skydive Tollhouse CA, Skydiving 93667, Tollhouse Skydiving, Skydiving Tollhouse California, Skydiving near Tollhouse, Skydiving in Tollhouse California, Tollhouse Sky Diving, Skydive 93667, Skydiving Tollhouse CA, Skydive Tollhouse, Skydiving Fresno County, Skydive in 93667, Skydiving CA, Sky Diving Tollhouse CA, Tollhouse, California
Sign up for our newsletter and receive updatesand specials on skydiving across America!


text:
Oregon's First and Most Trusted Scientific Resource
At Sunrise Analytical we strive to deliver the most complete and reliable reporting of compounds in the cannabis testing industry.
"Unless you test, It's only a guess"
Have you every wondered exactly what is in medical marijuana? Sunrise Analytical, an Oregon medical marijuana testing laboratory, gives you a very straightforward and scientific explanation. Sunrise Analytical uses the modern scientific instrumentation and proven methodology to provide analytical services that are unsurpassed in the medical cannabis industry. Our team boasts some of the most innovative minds in cannabis science today. Whether you are a dispensary, grower, or medical cannabis patient, Sunrise Analytical offers you the analytical tools you need to make smart agricultural and business decisions.
Proudly Serving the OMMP Community Since 2011
Our Team
Read More About Us!


text:
This year's winter, with the polar vortex, power outages and one storm after another, has wreaked havoc across Maryland. The result is extremely high energy bills for consumers at a time when utility rates in the state are spiraling, along with new energy-related fees and surcharges. So, between rate increases and a volatile, endless winter, many consumers are struggling with high utility bills, including baby boomers contemplating retirement.
One of the best ways to combat escalating utility bills is through energy conservation. Most baby boomers are environmentalists and naturalists at heart and have always been advocates of conservation to preserve our country's precious natural resources. Now this commitment to nature will help them with their energy bills.
There are a number of things boomers are doing to conserve energy and lower their gas and electric bills. Energy conservation begins at home. The following energy conservation tips help boomers save on energy costs and lower monthly utility bills:
- lower the thermostat in winter and push it up a few degrees in the summer so that you do not use your air conditioning unless it is really necessary. Install and set a programmable thermostat. Energy.gov estimates you can save about 10 percent a year on your utility bill by using a programmable thermostat and resetting it when you go to bed each night or go away from home.
- use sunlight to your advantage. According to Baby Boomer Lifeboat, 'the sun's rays contribute heat in the winter but force air conditioners and fans to work harder and use more energy in the summer.' So, open your curtains on winter days and let the sunshine in to heat up your home. Light colored window shades or blinds can reflect the heat back outside on summer days.
- shut off the heat and/or air conditioning in rooms not being used, turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off computers and televisions when they are not being used.
- Use power strips for electronic devices because they can easily turn off multiple units when not in use.
- fix leaky faucets, caulk windows and seal drafty doors.
- do laundry when you have a full load to preserve hot water and wash in cold water whenever possible. This full load advice applies to your dishwasher, too.
These energy conservation tips can save baby boomers on energy costs, lower their utility bills and help them conserve energy as they help preserve the environment.


text:
Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 8 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Laurab518 Just what I was looking for I ordered 12 of these to use for centerpieces for an upcoming bridal shower. The color is exactly as pictured. Good sized jars, lots of room to work with! I'm excited to see how it pans out with our flowers! Good price for the 12 of them, very happy! July 9, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by hyacinth 7" Light Blue Glass Mason Jars, Set of 6 We love these jars! They were just what we were looking for. Thank you so much! January 1, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Debs Really love these Great deal and they're very pretty! Large size as well. January 1, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Brina112 BEAUTIFUL! AMAZING VALUE! I have seen the smaller (5") jars to these everywhere but had no idea they also came in 7 inch! I'm using them as vases for a baby shower centerpiece and CAN'T WAIT to see how it will all come together because they're so big and beautiful. I also compared pricing on other sites once I found the 7" jars and this was ABSOLUTELY the best deal! Shipping was SUPER fast! I ordered 24 of them on Sat 7/26 via UPS Standard ground (3-8 business days) and they arrived in PERFECT condition, individually bubble-wrapped on Wed 7/30. Couldn't ask for more. I was introduced to World Market YEARS ago as a FAV of my Aunt that lives in Charlotte, NC, but had no idea that there was also a website. I will def be returning to purchase August 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by tracidacious I LOVE these jars! I make my home made curries and gift them in these jars. My friends go nuts for them! June 15, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by BCinNC I'm Blue I was very excited when the box hit the doorstep as I wanted to use these jars as my new drinking glasses for iced tea, lemonade, etc. As I like a lot of ice in my drinks I'm constantly refilling my glass so these met the bill for holding a lot of ice and a good amount of beverage. Thus far it met everything I wanted until I was taking the labels off the bottom of the jars. It simply stated, "Hand wash in cold water" which took the air right out of my sails! This aspect of the product was not mentioned and presents a problem for me since I own a dishwasher and not used to washing dishes. For this my rating falls to good for meeting expectations and for being a great value. Had I been aware that they needed to be hand washed I would not have purchased them. I would not recommend only because they are not dishwasher safe; however, if you don't mind doing dishes manually these are for you! April 16, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Dsplefty Nice size for Price I love the size of the jar but was disappointed with how it peels when you set into sink to soak. My daughter bought this product for me for Christmas and I absolutely loved the look and size of this jar. The only thing I do not like about it is when I put into sink to soak as I washed counter tops off, when I went to finish cleaning the jars, the paint started to peel off. I did not realize they were painted on but thought it was the color of glass. I now handwash them. But still love the size of it. November 17, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5 by jenn4wm blue jars Jars are not blue glass, but have a blue coating and the coating or design isn't consistent and prevalent, but I do like the intent and the size & shape and they are very wide & larger, unlike a canning jar. Wash arefully and don't use indellible on the outside of jar, use a sticker that will wash off. I will use for dry goods, not for canning. January 22, 2014
1-8 of 8
Related Products
Our durable double-old-fashioned glasses have the familiar fluted ...
Favoring rustic simplicity and charm over stuffy pretense, ...
Use our 1 Liter Glass Weck Jar to ...
Recently Viewed Items


text:
Register with us or sign in
From 0 ratings
Plant type
Hardy perennial
Flower colour
Attractive seed-heads, Dramatic foliage
Skill level
A New Zealand subalpine plant with grey-green leaves and purplish flower-heads, followed by burr-like fruits in late summer. A good paving or rock garden plant.
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Acaena
Species: novae-zealandiae
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Purple
Foliage colour: Blue-green
Feature: Attractive seed-heads, Dramatic foliage
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained/light
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 15cm
Spread: 100cm
Time to plant seeds: September to October
Be the first reader to review the Acaena novae-zealandiae New Zealand burr!


text:
Tsuda, A; Filipovic, N; Haberthur, D; Dickie, R; Matsui, Y; Stampanoni, M; Schnittny, J C (2008). Finite element 3D reconstruction of the pulmonary acinus imaged by synchrotron X-ray tomography. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105:964-976.
Full text not available from this repository.
View at publisher
The alveolated structure of the pulmonary acinus plays a vital role in gas exchange function. Three-dimensional (3D) analysis of the parenchymal region is fundamental to understanding this structure-function relationship, but only a limited number of attempts have been conducted in the past because of technical limitations. In this study, we developed a new image processing methodology based on finite element (FE) analysis for accurate 3D structural reconstruction of the gas exchange regions of the lung. Stereologically well characterized rat lung samples (Pediatr Res 53: 72-80, 2003) were imaged using high-resolution synchrotron radiation-based X-ray tomographic microscopy. A stack of 1,024 images (each slice: 1024 x 1024 pixels) with resolution of 1.4 mum(3) per voxel were generated. For the development of FE algorithm, regions of interest (ROI), containing approximately 7.5 million voxels, were further extracted as a working subunit. 3D FEs were created overlaying the voxel map using a grid-based hexahedral algorithm. A proper threshold value for appropriate segmentation was iteratively determined to match the calculated volume density of tissue to the stereologically determined value (Pediatr Res 53: 72-80, 2003). The resulting 3D FEs are ready to be used for 3D structural analysis as well as for subsequent FE computational analyses like fluid dynamics and skeletonization.
44 citations in Web of Science®
48 citations in Scopus®
Google Scholar™
Additional indexing
|Item Type:
|Journal Article, refereed, original work
|Communities & Collections:
|04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Biomedical Engineering
|Dewey Decimal Classification:
|170 Ethics
610 Medicine & health
|Deposited On:
|22 Jan 2009 08:37
|Last Modified:
|05 Apr 2016 12:51
|American Physiological Society
|Publisher DOI:
|PubMed ID:
Users (please log in): suggest update or correction for this item
Repository Staff Only: item control page


text: David Drebin's pictures should come with a warning: You may have the sudden urge to pack your bags and fly to the exotic and glamorous locations the acclaimed photographer captures. This takes-your-breath-away shot, for one, overlooks New York City's High Line Park and the Hudson River from the 12th floor of The Standard and makes you hunger for the Big Apple. But if a vacation isn't in your future, Drebin's work, which has appeared in Vanity Fair and Condé Nast Traveler, is on display at Contessa Gallery starting May 14 during David Drebin: Dramatic, Epic, Cinematic. No airfare required. 24667 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, 216-382-7800, contessagallery.com


text:
Now Playing
Texas Schools Grapple With Big Budget Cuts
State lawmakers slashed more than $4 billion this year from education, one of the largest cuts in the Texas history. More than 12,000 teachers and staff have been laid off. Some districts halted construction on much-needed new schools; others have parents pay for extra programs. And low-income students may fare the worst.


text:
Category: Birthday Sluts
Birthday Sluts
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (85)
Ivana Baquero (19)
Claire Holt (25)
Shia LaBeouf (27)
Joshua Jackson (35)
Peter Dinklage (44)
Matt McGrath (44)
Manuel Uribe (48)
Gioia Bruno of Exposé (50)
Dr. Oz (53)
Hugh Laurie (54)
Joe Montana (57)
Lynsey de Paul (63)
Frank Beard of ZZ Top (64)
Adrienne Barbeau (68)
Christina Crawford (74)
Gene Wilder (80)
STAINS Is Dlisted's Hot Slut Of 2009!
Spaghetti Cat's reign as Hot Slut of the Year has come to an end. Throw him an al dente noodle for a slutty job well done. After almost 60,000 votes, STAINS has won the crown with 37% and is our new Hot Slut of the Year! STAINS hypnotic powers were strong enough to keep the magic of The Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt off his back! The Three Wolf Moon got 34% of the votes, and Snooki was third with 29%.
For the second year in a row, Hot Sluts made famous by The Soup have gone on to win the top prize. So if one of your lifelong dreams is to be a Hot Slut of the Year, immediately check yourself into the nearest mental institution. But if they tell you that there's nothing they can do for you, beg the producers of The Soup to feature you on their show. If they agree to it (they accept bribes), there's a 99% chance you will be Hot Slut of 2010!
In the meantime, let's all celebrate STAINS' win by stuffing our mouth holes with cupcakes until we fall into an open-eyed coma. Congratulations to STAINS! He will serve us well!
Oh, and STAINS, don't get too attached to that crown. I have to return to the rental place by noon tomorrow.
Thanks to every one of you hos who voted! 'Til next year!
(Image via STAINS Official Website)
Who Is The Hot Slut Of The Year?
Get off your knees, slip on your tuxedo thong and wash the wet spots out of your slut dress in the bathroom sink, because the time has come to decide who will spend the next year with the Hot Slut of 2009 crown on their head! Sidenote: Whoever gets the crown, might want to marinate it in a bowl of RID before putting it on their precious heads, because 2008's HSOTY Spaghetti Cat has been mighty filthy nasty this year. Actually, scratch that. I just glanced at our contestants again. I think they already have several kinds of fleas.
This year THE MOST IMPORTANT TITLE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD comes down to a magical t-shirt, a hairy beast and STAINS! Each of them is fully capable of fulfilling the duties of Hot Slut of the Year which includes….absolutely nothing. But they will win a prize package of a half-eaten bag of Mother's Cookies, 3 lessons from Phoebe Price on how to pose for your life on the ho stroll and a Free Clinic punch card.
Our new Hot Slut of the Year will be announced on Wednesday (I know I said Monday before, but I lied)! Hopefully, one day soon the Hot Slut of the Year ceremony will take place somewhere extra amazing like the party room of a Chuck E. Cheese. ONE DAY!
In the meantime, you can vote for STAINS, Snooki or the Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt in the sidebar to you right. Vote with your no-no! No seriously, I want you to vote with your anus. It'll really make your vote count!
Who Is Hot Slut Of 2009: Wild Card Round
Snookers, the Ooma Loompa of Poughkeepsie, is the round 2 winner of the Hot Slut of the Year competition and will now face off with STAINS in the finals. Maru tried to top that bitch, but Snooki shoved him back in his cardboard box and flipped away with 31% of the votes.
Now we're moving on the wild card round. Below are 6 Hot Sluts of the Week who never made it to Hot Slut of the Month for whatever reason. They either admitted they spit instead of swallow or they were caught cheering for Mop Head on Dancing with the Has-Beens. I forgive them for their sins, and now they are getting a second chance.
Here's the 6 most popular HSOTWs based on pageviews and comments. Yes, we're getting technical. And we're off:
DJ Lady Tribe: The precious pearl of Rock of Love Bus who performed a Herpes rap for Bret and also drank a shot out of another skank's chocha.
Scotland's #1 Male Barbie: The glittery Oompa Loompa of Scotland (one of Snook's relatives?)
Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt: Needs no introduction.
Sandra Lee: Drunk.
Derek J: A glazed Cornish gay hen who can work a pair of high heels better than any woman!
Deidra Daley Everett: The Gisele Bundchen of Internet BBWs!
Voting is to the right…blah…blah…blah. The winning slut will battle it out against Snooki and STAINS tomorrow.
Who Is Hot Slut Of 2009: Round 2
You were probably already planning on having a half dozen cupcakes for dinner tonight, and now you can have a 7th thanks to STAINS' landslide win in the first round of the Hot Slut of the Year pageant. STAINS hypnotized 44% of you to vote for his ass. Actually, he probably hypnotized one of you into voting for him 7,822 times. STAINS powers of persuasion knows no bounds. So who will join STAINS in the final dance-off to the death?! Here are your choices:
July: Maru
August: Vogue Evolution
September: Grace Coddington
October: Abuelita Chocolate
November: Dolores the Nekkid Bear
December: Jersey Shore's Snooki
Throw your eyeballs to the right side of these words to vote. No, all the way to the right. Keep going, keep going. You know you're not going to find it if you keep reading this. GO!
The winning slut will be announced this time tomorrow!
Who Is Hot Slut Of 2009: Round 1
The moment you've all been waiting for has finally arrived! NO, I'm not retiring just yet. I'm still waiting for In 'N Out to open up their own age-restricted community. Anyway, the OTHER moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived. It's time for the Hot Slut of 2009 showdown spectacular. This is when all of our old friends gather together to battle it out for the title of Hot Slut of the Year.
This is how it's going to work:
Today and Tomorrow: Round 1 voting
Tomorrow: Round 1 winner announced, Round 2 voting begins
Thursday: Round 2 winner announced, Wild Card (featuring Hot Sluts of the Week who never made it to Hot Slut of the Month) voting begins
Friday: Final round voting begins
Monday: THE SLUTTIEST SLUT IS CROWNED!
I know. It's confusing and long. It's like waiting for a cokehead to shoot his load. So we should whip it out and get to it. Here are your Round 1 choices:
January: STAINS
February: Clara Cannucciari
March: UGGS the Cat
April: Susan Boyle
May: Kate Gosselin's Possum Head
June: Quween on the Scene
Voting is in the sidebar to the right. Happy Voting!
Chicken Cutlets vs. "A Drunk Stupid Bitch"
Since international supermodel sensation Phoebe Price has kissed and made up with her arch rival Quween on the Scene, she needs a new nemesis to battle with on the mean streets of Famewhoreville. That's where this blonde lady comes in. We'll call her Tina Yothers for now. Yesterday at The Grove, Tina Yothers went after our very own Miss Hot Babe of 2007. Tina Yothers accused PP of treating her mother/umbrella handler like shit! That's when PP's cutlets started boiling and she let the hag have it with some Dlisted-approved phrases like "pyscho bitch."
As if my cutlet obsession wasn't already at a Level 10, this has skyrocketed it off the charts! Seeing and hearing PP say "Hi whore", is a spiritual experience. Seriously, this video has become my new Sunday mass! Chicken Cutlets chirping to Tina Yothers "you're a drunk stupid bitch" is so my new ringtone. That's how people greet me anyway, so it might as well be my ringtone friend too! Fuckery to my eaaaaars…..
AND AND AND AND AND Phoebe Price also revealed that she's going to be a guest judge on season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race!!!! !!! !! ! !!!! !!! ! God, you really have been listening to my drunken prayers in the middle of the night. You really have……
Spaghetti Cat Is Dlisted Hot Slut Of 2008!!!!!!!!!
The whores of Dlisted have spoken! Spaghetti Cat has been crowned Hot Slut of 2008 with a total of 21,210 votes! Spaghetti Cat only got 116 more votes than Rojo Caliente. This was a death match to the end! Bitches from both campaigns e-mailed me with accusations of voter fraud! There will not be a recount. Spaghetti Cat is the winner. I mean, last year's "Hot Babe of the Year" Phoebe Price has already handed over her crown, sash and royal dildo.
If Spaghetti Cat is unable to fulfill his duties or he runs out of 9 lives, Rojo Caliente will be crowned as his replacement. I will get drunk on Bud at Home Depot in Chelsea tonight to mourn Rojo's loss…. One day my no-heart will go on…..
While I try to heal, let's all congratulate Spaghetti Cat as our 4th Hot Slut of the Year following in the slutsteps of Bai Ling, Harvey Price and international supermodel Phoebe Price.
Thanks to all you skanks for voting! And also thanks to everyone who submitted a Hot Slut request in '08!
Hot Slut Of 2008: Last Chance Voting!
Voting for the biggest honor in the world Hot Slut of the Year ends today at 3pm EST so vote! Vote! Vote! Voooooote! Vote with all your life. Put your genitals on the keyboard and let them vote. Vote! Right now it's down to Spaghetti Cat and Rojo Caliente. It's a fight to the finish between the black pussy and the red pussy! Unfortunately, La Pequeña can head to the open bar now and then wait in the corner, because she's pretty much out of it. Always the lil' bridesmaid, never the lil' bride.
The winning winner of all winners will be announced around 4pm or however long it takes me to make some janky ass picture.
Again, voting is in the right sidebar. Vooooote!
(Thanks to Evan for images from obamiconme)
Who Is Hot Slut Of The Year?
The time has arrived! After ten million rounds and eleventy gazillion votes, we finally have a final 3! Now is the time to vote for who will go on to the final 2. I'm joking. This is IT it. You already know La Pequeña, Spaghetti Cat and Rojo Caliente intimately, so I don't need to tell you about them. But I do need to tell you that this is the most important decision you will make this year. Okay, second most after which candy bar you should eat for a 5pm snack. Go for the Almond Joy. Almonds have protein, right?
You have until Friday to vote. And then I will announce the greatest slut of our time (aka 2008). There will be a lavish ceremony and international supermodel Phoebe Price will pass her crown and bestow a few words of wisdom on our newest leader. Not really, I'll probably just make a low-budget gif or some shit.
Voting is in the sidebar to the right. Vote with your life!


text:
photo by KateUhry Photography
You may find the whole process of planning a wedding, honeymoon and everything in-between a bit daunting. It certainly can be overwhelming. These days it is hard to figure out what the proper etiquette is. But shopping for your registry can be fun; here are a few simple tips for bridal registry. If you are getting married this summer, now is the time to start thinking about registering.
Spreading The Word
Never, ever mention gifts or registry in your wedding invitation. You can include a card with the wedding website address, this is a great way of giving your guests all the information they may need. This is especially true for out of town guests and destination weddings. On the website you can include where you are registered. To announce your wedding, you may want to send out a save-the-date mailing, and include your wedding website on the announcement. Save-the-date cards should be mailed out as early as six months in advance. As mentioned in Throwing a bridal shower, it is OK for the hostess to let people know where you are registered on the invite (but the shower is the only exception).
Where and When
You can register at a number of stores. It is a good idea to register at one major department store, such as Macy's. You can also register at Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, Target; Etc…This offers the guests a wide variety. Include these links on your wedding website.
As far as timeline goes, do not register any earlier then six months in advance. Any earlier and you run the risk of stores running out of that item or being discontinued.
Make sure to check with the store on their return policies.
Price Range
Make sure you include a number of items in price range, from small to large. Some people want to chip in on a large gift, while others may just want to spend twenty dollars. Make sure that you keep in mind that your wedding guests will have a wide range in their budgets.
How Many
You may register for as many items as you like--the more the merrier! This gives your guests a wide selection to choose from. We have all run into the problem of buying too late, and having only one thing be left, and it is usually one spoon, or the $500.00 espresso maker.
For more on where to shop & register visit the Westfarms mall


text:
I'm not a native English speaker. I was recently chided for wrongly using studying as follows:
acquiring information by studying books
Is this really wrong?
I'm not a native English speaker. I was recently chided for wrongly using studying as follows:
Is this really wrong?
You wrote this:
Studying means "closely examining". Since books are normally simply read, the word study here carries the additional connotation of closely examining a material or something that is difficult to understand at first. This could mean you are examining the cover or the paper of the book, or that you are interpreting the minutiae of the text. It would be most appropriate in situations where you go over the same page again and again, trying to understand what it really means:
Study may or may not be acceptable in your situation: I am undecided. But I think you simply mean read, especially since this is about several books, and I think that would be the better choice—unless all these books are manuals or other books that normally require rereading sentences and paragraphs and pages in order to fully understand them. So it depends a little bit on context.
Study can be used in two slightly different senses: learn about a subject or read something very carefully. Hence, one can study mathematics from a book (first sense) or one can study a mathematics book (second sense). For that matter, one can study this tutorial, that manual, this paper or that contract.
The Oxford English Dictionary's definition 9a of the verb study is 'To read (a book, a passage, an author) with close attention.'
The person who chided you must have assumed that by "studying books" you were observing them rather than reading them. While your statement is not wrong, given appropriate context, there are always better ways to put the same point forward to remove such kinds of ambiguity when dealing with people less knowledgeable in English.
Example: "acquired information by referring to books", "acquired information by studying the material in books". All these simply depend on the context of the sentence.
Firstly, study, used in general speech, includes the idea of 'reading a book', so studying a book would be incorrect.
stud·y /ˈstədē/
Furthermore, the phrase studying books fails to convey a focused idea: Are you talking about the process of studying, or are you emphasizing the use of books, for acquiring information? Saying 'studying books' mixes the two elements. Say instead: