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Anyone who has filled a prescription lately was probably astonished at the cost and would agree that we have to find a way to lower prescription drug prices. So will lower drug prices jeopardize drug research?
Understandably the pharmaceutical companies have to be able to recoup the cost of bringing new drugs to market. At an average of 10 years and billions of dollars, I suppose that it is tough to fund that on an on-going basis especially if you are expected to do this on lower profits.
Yes, lower drug prices would decrease the available funds to bring drugs to the market. Many people don't realize how important the clinical research process is and, while it is not a perfect process, it is designed to protect the American public. Clinical research provides a method of testing investigational medications in humans under a controlled environment with oversight by Review Boards whose primary purpose is to protect the research volunteer.
While lower drug prices could jeopardize drug research it doesn't have to stifle it all together. America will continue to be a leader in development of new medications. Despite our current economic climate and the challenges that we face we will continue to be a great nation. While there is great concern about our healthcare system, we will overcome these issues. It won't happen quickly, it will certainly be controversial and it will probably be painful; they don't make a drug for that.
Every American could make a difference though. The cost of developing new drugs could be drastically reduced, if the rate of enrollment in clinical studies was increased. One of the biggest delays in the process is the recruitment of people into studies. In order to better test the medications, it has to be tested in a statistically significant number of people. The more volunteers, the better the data. The quicker the data is collected the lower the cost of the data.
Many people think that people who volunteer for studies are risk takers or that they are only doing it because they are looking for a cure for their own disease but many people volunteer because it will help others. Many diseases are hereditary so perhaps they are paying forward … even without their knowledge.
Many people are adverse to taking any medications. While I subscribe to the philosophy that prevention is the best medicine and that anything should be done in moderation I bet that if you check a burn center or a veteran's hospital you would find any number of people who never thought that they would take medication. They would now doubt be grateful for the fact that the medication has been tested for safety and effectiveness.
Increasing participation in clinical studies is one way to lower the cost of research resulting in lower drug prices. So, will lower drug prices jeopardize drug research? Only if we let it!


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Decade: 1970-1979
Year: 1975
Collection: Texas Fashion Collection
Evening Dress and Scarf
Date: 1975/1985
Creator: Mori, Hanae
Description: Evening dress of red, blue and gray polyester silk chiffon with scarf. Dress is full-length and has draped bodice with moderate deep V-neckline. Center front lapped opening with three hook & eyes and two snaps as the closure. Set-in modified kimono sleeves gather at the top of the arm eye and at 1-1/2" cuffs. The cuffs fasten with a single loop and covered shank button. The sleeves are open/slit along the outer edge and under arm. Natural waist seam with full-length, semi-full red polyester silk underskirt and printed chiffon over skirt. The underskirt is slit at the side seams. The bodice is fully lined in red polyester silk. Elasticized waistline. Shoulder pads. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Hanae Mori" Fiber content/care tag, union label and style/size tag at right side seam of lining. With matching scarf/sash of matching printed chiffon. Long narrow rectangular shape with rolled hem. When worn as a scarf it would hang to mid-calf; as a sash it would be hem length.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Date: 1975/1985
Creator: Mori, Hanae
Description: Dress of black shadow-stripe silk chiffon with red abstract print. Street length, with bound, rounded neckline. Long sleeves with snap at hem. Elastic in casing at waist. Six 3/8" covered buttons with self loops down bodice center back. Overskirt gathers from waistline, undulating from left front and back, 10 inches in length, graduates to 20 inches on right side. Slit 9" up from left side underskirt hem. Padded shoulders. Lined in black synthetic. Designer's label at left of center back opening: "Hanae Mori" Retailer's label at right of center back opening: "Neiman-Marcus" Care/content and size "8" tags at right side seam. With double-faced red satin belt; 2 inches x 56 inches long.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Suit - Jacket and Skirt
Date: 1975/1980
Creator: Cavalli, Robert
Description: Woman's two piece suit of suede with prints and plain, including dark brown suede partly printed with diagonal stripes of silver, and partlyl with pink and silver paisley inspired floral print; and with golden brown plain suede. The suit consists of: Jacket. Styled with band collar and center front opening of one covered button and loop closure near neckline and 7 hook & eyes. Padded shoulders. Long semi-fitted modified raglan sleeves. Straight cut bodice. Hemline with center front and back points. Floral printed suede at collar and center front yoke, and at outside sleeves, banded by orange and gold suede. Panel of gold suede with silver stripes at center back. Remainder of jacket with dark brown suede printed with silver stripes. Unlined. Total length: 22" (55.9cm). Designer's label at center back neckline: "Roberto Cavalli / Firenze / Made in Italy" Content/care and size "S" tags attached to base of designer label. Skirt. Medium length. Gold suede full cut skirt gathered all-around to dark brown printed suede yoke of modified paisley print, pointed at center front and back. Fitted waistband of same suede. Band of print suede with orange down each side of skirt. Inseam pocket each side. Left side closure ...
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Ensemble - Vest and Skirt
Date: 1975/1980
Creator: Bisoulis, Becky
Description: Ensemble of mauve suede and feather-work, consisting of: Vest of mauve suede with elaborate feather-work at each side of center-front opening. Feathers include taupe, brown and silver ostrich plumes, pheasant and small dark brown and white feathers; the designs accented at bottom with leaf appliques in violet fabric and in gold metallic reptile. The vest has a round neckline; the slightly angled center front opening having four hook & eye closures. Slightly curved hemline. Unlined. Total length: 19 3/8" (49.2cm). Designer's label at center back neckline: "Becky Bisoulis" Retailer label at base of designer label: "Marie Leavell" and size "M" tag at base of retailer label. Skirt of mauve suede. Medium length. Straight, four panel skirt gathered to elasticized waistband. Deep, 11 7/8" (29.5cm) slit at lower left seam. Closure by invisible zipper at center back with large hook & bar on waistband. Lined with lilac silk crepe de chine. Total length: 27" (68.6cm). Designer's label at right side seam: "Becky Bisoulis" with size "8" tag attached to base of label. Retailer's label to right of designer label: "Marie Leavell"
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Day Dress
Date: 1975/1979
Creator: Berk, Gene
Description: Day dress of black, blue, gray and yellow nylon jersey knit. Elbow length, set-in sleeves are black with banded cuffs in gold, yellow, blue and black pattern. Rounded, banded neckline. Knee length. Natural waistline is slightly gathered at sides and back. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Unlined. Signed "Paganne" in pattern of dress. Designer's label at neckline to left of zipper: "Paganne Ltd. / by Gene Berk -8-" Care label at neckline to right of zipper.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Date: 1975~
Creator: Cardin, Pierre
Description: Box style jacket of brown suede. Wide pointed collar and lapels. Long sleeves. Asymmetrical closing at center front with large appliqued circle patch pocket at right front and 2 large metallic silver buttons with bound buttonholes. Closure reinforced with two large snaps on waistband. Four 12" ties at waist band with1-1/2" diameter suede circles at ends. Lined in brown synthetic fabric. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Pierre Cardin / Paris New York / Made in France" Retailer's label at right front opening: "Neiman-Marcus / Trophy Room" Label at left shoulder: "Made in France (rest illegible)"
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Ensemble - Blouse and Slacks
Date: 1975/1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Outfit. A) Blouse of multicolored polyester in a geometric design. "Midriff scarf blouse" style, with wide elastic neckline, cropped waist, and wide band of elastic smocking to create waistband below bust. Lower edge with ruffle effect. Sleeves are triangular in shape, forming oversized wings that flow as wearer moves. No labels. B) Slacks of off-white cotton or cotton/polyester blend. Full-length, with wide, slightly flaring legs and pronounced cuffs. Wide waistband, with cf zipper and two snaps at waistband. Wide belt-loops. Unlined. No labels. Handwritten inside: "M B Walker F"
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Ensemble - Blouse and Skirt
Date: 1975~
Creator: Halston
Description: Ensemble in black silk crepe with diagonal "scratch print" in green, consisting of: Tunic style top. Below-hip length, with asymmetrical neckline. Long flaring dolman bottom sleeves. Cut on bias. Unlined. Belted with tie sash of same fabric, with pointed ends and lingerie hem. Skirt. Midi length, with elastic waist and zipper closing on diagonal at left side toward back. Unlined.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Shoes - Egyptian Traditional Ensemble
Date: 1975/2000
Creator: unknown
Description: Shoes. Slip-on, low-heeled, open back slippers of red leather. Toe-box decorated with Egyptian motifs, including lotus flowers and a "Nefertiti" head. Lined in read leather. Black rubber soles. Note: mis-matched pair. Both are left shoes.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Earrings - Rabari Festival Attire
Date: 1975/2000
Creator: Rabari Peoples
Description: Silver earrings. Hook fasteners attached to triangular plaques set with red or red and green glass circles. Below plaques are suspended hemispherical filigree pieces with fringe of wrapped wire and silver spheres. One earring with 5 red stones, one empty collet, the other earring with 4 red and 2 green stones.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

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Savannah River Winds was established in May 2001. Under the direction of conductor Richard D. Brasco, Savannah River Winds is comprised of band directors, university professors, musicians from professional and vocational fields, and college students from the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) which encompasses an area from Thomson, Georgia to Aiken, South Carolina. Membership in SRW is by audition and/or invitation. Savannah River Winds is a winner of The Sudler Silver Scroll, North America's Most Prestigious Award For Community Concert Bands.
Savannah River Winds was organized with the following objectives in mind:
- To provide an ensemble that offers challenging band literature for its members.
- To serve the community by presenting concerts throughout the CSRA.
- To encourage young musicians in middle and high school by presenting concerts for them where they can see and hear their music teachers and band directors perform.
- To provide a venue where middle and high school musicians can observe and hear musicians from vocations other than music; i.e. doctors, nuclear physicists, business people, etc., enjoying music as an avocation.
- To perform at state music conventions and other similar venues outside the regular concert season.
- To commission composers to write original compositions, and provide a venue for school-aged musicians to interact with the composer.
Music for the season is distributed prior to the start of the season. The ensemble rehearses three times before any scheduled concert. The season consists of a Prism concert in September for the Westobou Festival, a Veterans Day Concert in November, A Christmas concert in conjunction with the Augusta State University Wind Ensemble in December, a concert for the honor band students at the Georgia Music Educators District Ten Honor Band Clinic in February, and an outdoor concert for the Aiken Hopeland Garden Summer Concert Series in May.
Savannah River Winds also performs concerts outside of the regular season. In 2004 and 2009 SRW performed at the Georgia Music Educators In Service Convention in Savannah, GA, and in 2006 at the South Carolina Music Educators State Convention. SRW has also recorded a compact disc of music composed by David Shaffer for Barnhouse Publishing Company. In 2010 the ensemble received a grant from the Westobou Festival Committee and the Porter Fleming Foundation, and commissioned Mr. Larry Clark to compose an original piece for the ensemble. Mr. Clark was the guest conductor at the premier performance of his composition.
Special guest conductors have been David Shaffer, Steven Reineke, Brian Balmages, Robert Sheldon, Larry Clark, and Ralph Ford.
If you think you may be interested in becoming a member of Savannah River Winds you can contact any of the section leaders listed on the "Section Leader" page on this website.


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The "Albuquerque Film & Media Experience" (AFME) runs from June 1-8, 2014 at Albuquerque N.M. The panel discussion called, "Casting: The Inside Scoop" will take place Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Hotel Cascada. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. All ages are welcome & the price for admission is $10. You can buy tickets online at the official AFME website "hold my ticket." Buy it online, print it, show it at the door to be scanned.
The AFME mission is, "to create oneness through the power of film, media and the arts."
According to the AFME website, "Casting: the inside scoop" asks the question, "What is the Casting Director looking for? - Prepare yourself for one of the most informative panels if you are an aspiring actor (or seasoned professional) - as the top nationally recognized and award-winning Casting Directors in New Mexico - take the stage to give you the helpful hints you need to succeed."
The casting panel moderator will be Matt Page. He is the co-founder of the "Riffraff New Media" that produced several award winning short films shot in New Mexico.
Below are the four New Mexico casting directors on the panel:
Kiira Arai - Her TV & film credits include, "Breaking Bad", "Longmire", "In Plain Sight", Killer Women", "Vegas", "The Night Shift", "2 Guns" & "A Million Ways to Die in the West." Kiira is a member of the Casting Society of America (CSA) who specializes in diverse casting.
Angelique Midthunder – She is a member of the Casting Society of America (CSA). Her Film & TV credits include, "The Night Shift", "Dark Around the Stars", "Vegas", "Longmire", "Jackie", "10 Years", "Everything Must Go", "The Dry Land", "Georgia O'Keeffe" (Nominated for TV Emmy Award).
Kathy Brink - Her New Mexico credits include, "Wild Hogs", "Lemonade Mouth", "The Longest Yard", "Odd Thomas", "A Thousand Roads", "Easy Money" & "MacGruber."
Jo Edna Boldin - She is a member of Casting Association of America (CSA). He film & TV credits include, "Lone Survivor", "The Lone Ranger", "The Host", "Bless Me, Ultima", "Longmire", "The Reunion", "The Lying Game" & "Chase."
Native Americans are welcome & encouraged to attend this panel.


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When I type "nau" in the search bar of the applications-HUD the result is a "Home Folder" folder and a "Files" folder installed but the "Files" has a Home drawing in it and is recently used, whereas the "Files" doesn't and is not recently used. The search result also returns some tools for Nautilus but with different icons and I can't see any nautilus in the HUD. Where is this guy Nautilus and how is its face?. This is puzzling!. I can't find Nautilus!. In addition, When I select the folders "Files" and "Home Folder" I can see no difference between the windows dispalyed for "Home Folder" (without Home) and the "Files Folder" (with a Home), and none of them is the real "home" folder where all the users have their files!!. I would rather have everything in Chinese, ha ha.
Nautilus is your graphical file browser. "Files" and "Home" in the HUD both launch Nautilus in my Home folder in 12.04. Don't remember this behavior in 11.10, but then I never paid much attention to it in the HUD instead preferring to launch it from the Launcher or a command line.
No matter how you launch it, it's still Nautilus the file browser. Much like Windows Explorer (not internet explorer) was the file browser for Windows whether you launched Explorer or clicked Computer in the menu. To verify it's still the same Nautilus no matter how you launch it, just Click HELP and select ABOUT.
Once you launch Nautilus which ever way you prefer, you can always revert to the entire File System by clicking File System in the Computer menu along the left.
Just about the icons - There are 3 .desktops installed by default concerning nautilus. They have a 'display' name & an actual file name
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In spite of all the chatter in the 2014 gubernatorial race between the GOP candidates, mostly centered on Bruce Rauner, the spotlight is now on Governor Pat Quinn. Yesterday a host of labor unions filed a lawsuit against Quinn and other State of Illinois officials citing the unconstitutionality of the recently passed pension reform. The lawsuits loomed today over Quinn's State of the State address that clearly promoted his re-election themes.
Quinn used this mandated opportunity to highlight what has been done during his time as governor and what he wants to do this year and in another term. He constantly referenced what can be done "in the next five years" during the speech. He also delivered the address with specific themes to target certain blocks and regions of Illinoisans. For example:
• He mentioned that since January 2010, Illinois has created 280,000 private sector jobs:
• Described how his administration worked with the Illinois Manufacturer's Association to reform the worker's compensation and unemployment insurance systems two years ago:
• Cited how his administration in the last five years supported 400,000 jobs through the $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now Program with project across the entire state (i.e. Rockford, Quad Cities, Peotone, Pekin, Decatur, Kankakee, Spring Valley and Murphysboro);
• Stated that he wants to double the investment in storm water and flood control projects;
• Stated that his administration helped numerous companies through the Advantage Illinois Program;
• Announced he will sign an Executive Order to create a Small Business Advocate to help small businesses thrive in Illinois;
• Proposed reducing the LLC license fee from $500 to $39 to spur small business start-ups;
• States that his administration established a revolving loan program at the Illinois Department of Transportation that helped boost state contracts to minority and women-owned businesses by 60 percent;
• Specifically cited contracts going to African-American businesses who worked on the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in the Metro-East;
• Cited how his administration has tried to preserve early childhood education from budget cuts and invested in new early education centers throughout the state;
• Announced the need for the "Birth to Five" initiative which over the next five years would provide additional pre-natal and parenting support and early learning opportunities;
• Cited how there are 130,000 jobs available on the IllinoisJobLink.com website;
• Cited how his administration is reaching the goal of having 60 percent of Illinois' adult workforce hold a degree or career certificate by 2025;
• Cited the success of the 1871 tech hub in Chicago during his tenure as governor and proposed launching a new bio-hub for pharmaceutical, medical device and health IT start-ups;
• Referenced an Executive Order he signed last year mandating the assessment of military training against state licensing requirements;
• Touted launching the Welcome Home Heroes Program that helped 1,150 military families buy homes in Illinois;
• Announced that he wants to launch a "Veterans Bridge Program" to help military medics attain LPN degrees;
• Cited how the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit doubled the tax relief for eligible families during his time as governor and proposed doubling it again over the next five years;
• Proposed raising the Illinois minimum wage to $10 an hour; and
• Proposed mandating that low-wage workers in Illinois receive at least two sick days.
The title for Quinn's 2014 State of the State address was "Illinois is Making a Comeback." But it could also be read as "this is why Illinois should leave me in the Governor's Mansion." He got to lay out his re-election campaign issues to state-wide media coverage and didn't have to spend a dime. It's a perk and an advantage that the lone Democrat and four Republicans seeking his job do not have. Quinn gets to do the same thing during his mandated Budget Address on February 19th, a mere 27 days before the Primary Election. So even with a looming battle with labor on pension reform, Quinn is positioning himself to not go anywhere.


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Paul Motian: Light Blue
Light Blue
Paul Motian (drums)
Time and Time Again (ECM)
Paul Motian (drums), Joe Lovano (tenor sax), Bill Frisell (guitar).
Composed by Thelonious Monk.
Recorded: New York, May 2006
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
It's hard to make a song like Monk's "Light Blue," with its short repeated melody, sound right. By the way, who does play it on record or onstage nowadays? But this is not a problem for Paul Motian. With his atypical trio, he can imprint his personal mark on almost any type of song he chooses, since they will never play it in the usual way. Here, the trio repeats the melody six times with only slight changes before it starts improvising in a "theme-and-variation" kind of way, with Lovano and Frisell taking turns as lead voice, then accompanist, or going back to the melody in unison. Motian's light cymbal touch works as a rhythmic and melodic counterpoint to his partners' playing, and the whole illustrates beautifully one of the veteran drummer's great principles about music (which could also have been Monk's motto): less is more.
Reviewer: Thierry Quénum
Tags: 2000s jazz · ecm · light blue · monk covers
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Sherry Thomas | Photo: Courtesy of the galleries | July 7, 2014
Whether your quest is for that one perfect painting to complete a room or an emerging artist to inspire a new collection, there is a North Shore art emporium for every taste and aesthetic. Here's a preview of what's new this summer at five of our favorite local galleries.
Art Post Gallery
Christina Bates, owner of Art Post Gallery, wants art-lovers to think big and bold this summer with a distinctive new collection of Summer Abstractions. Featuring such contemporary artists as Chicago's own Carlyn Janus and William Nelson as well as German-born Ursula Brenner, the abstract pieces will be on display, along with the Northbrook gallery's distinctive palette of original oil paintings, watercolors, etchings and vintage art from the United States and around the globe. Art Post Gallery is also a favorite among map collectors, with a selection of authentic, original antique pieces from the 16th century through the 19th century. Willow Festival Shopping Center, 984 G Willow Road, Northbrook, 847.657.9492
ZIA Gallery
Artists Karina Hean and Rick Dula will be exhibiting through July 26 at ZIA Gallery, a Winnetka atelier that specializes in contemporary photography, painting and works on paper. Gallery manager Anne Hughes says Hean and Dula represent differing aesthetics in a compelling way. Using a variety of media, including charcoal, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, graphite and collage, Hean creates nature-inspired abstractions that range from bold and expansive to intricate and intimate in scale. Dula is a photorealistic artist who paints quiet images of urban and rural industrial scenes. For this exhibition, ZIA Gallery will include some of his new rural paintings.
548 Chestnut St., Winnetka, 847.446.3970
Anne Loucks Gallery
Summer starts on July 18 at the Anne Loucks Gallery with Photography 14: Summer Viewpoint, a group exhibition featuring the work of gallery artists Lyle Gomes, Chris Honeysett, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Cheryl Maeder and Laurie Victor Kay. According to Loucks, this exhibition celebrates the artists' ability to capture a moment or place in time with a perspective that is fresh, engaging and often surreal. It also represents a medium important to the gallery's ongoing collection of contemporary American paintings, sculpture and works on paper. The show runs through Aug. 31. 309 Park Ave., Glencoe, 847.835.8500
Hevanston Gallery
Steve Bialer's eclectic (and whimsically named) Hevanston Gallery is paying homage to the birds this summer with a series of exhibits and events titled Memories of Birds. A group exhibit is running now through July 15 with creations by artists Sarah Kaiser-Amaral, Eleanor Spiess-Ferris and Cary Cochrane. The work of sculptor, painter and author Gwendolyn Rodig was recently added as well as special programs in conjunction with Open Studios Evanston. Other events include a July 19 how-to lecture by artist Peggy Mcnamara showing how she brought birds' migration to life in her work. Call for details and reservations. 529 Davis St., Evanston, 847.859.6468
Aaron Galleries
Aaron Galleries recently announced the launch of its expansive Glenview space with works by contemporary painter Richard Dahn. For more than 30 years, Aaron Galleries has catered to fine art connoisseurs with a discriminating collection of 19th and 20th century paintings and prints, historical American landscape paintings as well as works by American regionalists, modernists and abstract artists. Since 2000, Aaron Galleries also has made a commitment to exhibiting the art of African-American masters. Owner Patrick Albano recently closed locations at Glen Town Center and on Oak Street in downtown Chicago to open a larger new gallery. 1031 Waukegan Road, Glenview, 847.724.0600


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Struggling to find your groove? Maybe you're dealing with a tough decision and can't choose a path. Mark Manson wrote a post, Stop Trying to Be Happy and I think this graphic simplifies the thought process of how to choose. His article dives deeper into what makes us happy and what is blocking us (hint: it's our own thoughts) from happiness. The article is a good read, but I really appreciate the simplicity of how to consider your options with this decision tree.
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Starting a business (especially in technology) can be a daunting task and while the web offers an overwhelming number of resources... many wonder where to start. The LFPL launched a free resource to help solve those challenges with their Treehouse online tools. Yesterday, as part of their launch announcement, I participated in a panel discussion hosted by Louisville.AM's, Dan Vonderheide. He kept the conversation on track which is a challenge when asking three founders about their entrepreneurial start and lessons learned.
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Today is the first day of 2011 and like most I spent some time reflecting on 2010. I'm pretty happy with what I accomplished, but a glaring hole was my blog. Glaring doesn't really state the size of this gap, I literally didn't post once the entire year... as in ZERO. With so many people out there telling you how to create great content, monetize it and how to get incoming links, I instead offer you the top 10 ways to NOT maintain your blog.
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Tonight, my siblings and I retrieved some old boxes from my parents' attic. A few were even labeled with our individual names. We found old photos, baseball cards, trophies and toys from our childhood. My brother and I were excited to see his son (my nephew) play with toys we found entertaining years ago. Sesame Street and the firehouse were pretty cool, but Hulk Hogan and the other wrestling figures were just awesome!
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Sometimes when you hear of a business concept you have to look twice, but this one was for all the wrong reasons. I mean what woman wouldn't want to use a coin-operated machine to style her hair in a club, restaurant or mall bathroom? For those interested in creating a passive income stream, feel free to learn about their "amazing" business opportunity. Here's their pitch...
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Lately I've been running with my brother and my nephew, but last night I ran by myself. With an iPod full of tunes, my RoadID and my watch, I navigated the neighborhood on a nice, cool night. I regularly peeked at the minutes to see if I was speeding up and calculating what pace I was keeping. The constant concern over my "number" made it easy to distract my mind.
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Most of us spend a majority of our waking hours working because we're required or we voluntarily choose to labor. Some even consider their work as part (sometimes too great) of their personal identity.
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In mid-September, my friend Landon was thrown a surprise birthday party. He's very much a details guy (try playing him in any game and you'll see) so I thought he'd probably catch wind of the party. However, he arrived to a rousing crowd and no one leaked the news. He was stunned and later said he didn't come down for almost two days from the emotion.
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I was invited to speak today to the 200 folks who make up the E.On US IT department. The venue was Claudia Sanders Dinner House and I was slated to talk just after lunch. Speaking after a meal can be tough and if you've ever been to this fine establishment of country cookin' you can imagine how many in the room wanted to nap.


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Baseball succeeds when religion and government fail to bring people together. This is another example, a game held last year on the field of Alonzo High School in Tampa, Florida. The "Industriales" of Cuba are considered the "Yankees" of their country. They've won 12 championships in the 52 year history of Cuba's "Serie Nacional."
To celebrate 50 years of winning baseball, "Somos Cuba Entertainment Group" organized a game for retired "Industriales" players, both from Havana and Miami to matches in an exchange of long time reunions.
Florida International University (FIU) was originally set to host the "50th Anniversary" event. NBC Miami reported that the school caved in to a local exile group. With anticipated hostility at the park, FIU backed out of the deal, due to a "contractual situation." Apparently, FIU had political pressure from the Cuban-American Right in South Florida to not sponsor anything from the Cuban Government.
The retired "Industriales" arrived in Miami Aug 12, 2013. They were reunited with old friends and family, they made a few television appearances, and they went on a couple of guided tours. But, without a baseball field, no one really knew where they would play the exhibition games. Also on the itinerary was an "Industriales" meeting with Cuban phenom Yasil Puig who was in town with the LA Dodgers to play the Miami Marlins.
Cuban Legend Lazaro Vargas was again selected to manage the current "Industriales" team. The season is played in the Fall. Lazaro Vargas also took the short flight to Miami from Havana. But, he was anxious to get back to his team. BBC News reported that he once refused a $10M offer, in his prime, to leave Cuba for the U.S.
Decisions are life changing for a Cuban ball player. Some have defected to play Major League Baseball and others have stayed to excel at National or International Competition. Since 2008, over 80 players have defected from Cuba for an opportunity to play professional baseball, and with just as many different reasons why. But, the love of the game is the same.
In the 2014 All Star Game, there were 5 Cuban born ball players on the roster; Yoenis Cespedes (now with Boston Red Sox), Jose Abreu (Chicago White Sox), Alexis Ramirez (Chicago White Sox), Yaseil Puig (LA Dodgers), and Aroldis Chapman (Cincinnati Reds). All of them are highly touted MLB players.
Meanwhile, Yulieski Gourriel has been paving his own path. He also played for the "Industriales" and was a dominant hitter in the "Serie Nacional" of 2004-05 and 2005-06. Yulieski Gourriel turned professional with an approval from the Cuban Government, signing a one year contract in May of 2014 with the "Yokohama DeNA BayStars" of Nippon Professional Baseball. He's a "Cuban Derek Jeter" in Japan and his bling is in medals from International Competition (9, gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze), including the Olympics.
His older brother, Yunieski Gourrel, played for the Industriales last year and was also sent officially by Cuba to Canada to fufill his contract with "Quebec les Capitals" minor league team. He is the first to sign for a club in Canada, real easy to confuse the names of the two brothers. And yes, "Quebec les Capitales" crosses the border to play in the U.S. Among others, fellow Cubans like Frederich Cepeda have also signed in Japan. Baseball continues to change lives.
At the end of the day, the "Industriales" played a couple of games, here at Alonzo High School, with the "Miami All Stars." Cuban born Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez once crafted his pitching skills here at Alonzo High School, winning the 6A State Championship twice. "Somos Cuba Entertainment Group" also found a venue for a game in Fort Lauderdale Stadium, where the New York Yankees once held their spring training between 1962 and 1995.


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Feb. 27, 2013
SEATTLE - The first-ever softball game for the Huskies at Seattle U Wednesday night was called due to rain. The game will be rescheduled but no date has been set as of yet. Stayed tuned to www.gohuskies.com in the coming days for the new date of the contest.
The Huskies will head to Fort Collins, Colo., for games on Saturday at 8 a.m. PT against Brown and 2:45 p.m. vs. Bradley. On Sunday, the UW will play Nebraska-Omaha at 12:30 p.m. and Colorado State at 2:45 p.m.
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The Barnes Twins Head to Europe
After the trials races in Vermont in August and Utah in October, Tracy and Lanny Barnes, top American biathletes, secured the top two spots at the trials and secured a spot on the World Cup/ Europa Cup team. They are currently at training camp in Ostersund, Sweden and then they'll compete in World Cups and Europa Cup races in Scandinavia and Central Europe before Christmas. This winter Tracy and Lanny will travel to Sweden, Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Russia. They've made a lot of great progress in their ski speed and shooting and they can't wait to use it against the rest of the world in the races coming up. World Championships are in Ruhpolding, Germany this year and Tracy and Lanny hope to be representing the US there at the races in March. Record crowds are expected at the races with close to 50,000 spectators at every event. You can watch the races live on www.biathlonworld.com and we'll keep our results, pictures, and adventures on www.twinbiathletes.com and blog on http://thewoma.com/category/the-road-to-russia/. Currently they are some of the only biathletes in the World getting on snow training as most of Europe and Scandinavia are too warm for snow. I guess it pays to breathe a little harder and live at altitude!
Prois Hunting Apparel Photo Caption Contest- November 2011
We've chosen this month's photo in the spirit of Thanksgiving! Jump in and take part in the fun! Prois Hunting Apparel for Women is sponsoring a monthly photo caption contest which will be posted here, on the Prois Community Blog.
How do you participate? Simply supply a unique caption to go with our posted photo in the commments section listed below.
Why should you participate? Well, for starters it's fun! BUT- the winner that is chosen by the Prois staff will become the proud new owner of a Sherpa Beanie in Max-1 or Realtree AP
What are you waiting for!? Give us YOUR caption!
Finally! The esteemed Prois Award Judges (Brenda Valentine, Diana Rupp, Ron Spomer, Ron Schmeits, Guy Eastman, Craig Boddington and Kirstie Pike) have narrowed the field of over 70 entries down to your top 12 finalists! The competition was tough and there were many, many amazing ladies who truly represent the spirit of the Prois Award. The most difficult part of this process is whittling down to only 12!
The Prois Award Page (www.proishunting.com/proisaward) will soon be up and live so online voting may commence! Never to be dull, Prois has changed up the voting procedure to keep it exciting! Once the online voting ceases at midnight, December 15th…the confidential judges scores will be added to the overall tally of votes! So…essentially, each finalist could potentially receive up to 700 cumulative votes from the judges! Once the judges scores are added to the overall votes, the winner will be announced December 17th, 2011!
Congratulations to each and every one of you! Who will be the recipient of the 2011 Prois Award? Stay tuned!
Grabbing Life By the Horns! Giving the Crossbow a Try!
This season has been very busy for my husband and I. Between him guiding, my workouts, and trying to build a house it has been a little hectic. We are so excited to be building our own home, it has been a very long three years when you don't have a place you can call yours. We are building it at the The Homestead Ranch since that is where we usually are most of the time anyways. Before I got hurt we had a beautiful place with all of our loved ones (dogs, horses, cats, and chickens) so it will be so wonderful to have a big family again!
I had a doe tag this year and since my accident I can no longer pull back my bow because I don't have full use of my stomach and back muscles yet. I decided to borrow a friends crossbow and go for it. Let me tell you, a crossbow was weird! I have been having a hard time with it and I really hate to admit this, but I shot at a doe at 30 yards and missed! Now, can you tell me how you miss a deer and 30 yards when you have a scope on the crossbow?? I don't consider myself an "extreme huntress" , but come on! So with Levi not having much time to take me out to hunt and me MISSING, I have had no luck with my doe tag. I defintely need to practice with the cross bow more before I try to shoot any more animals…. I am going to Evergreen,Colorado for 3rd season as I have a buck tag. THis hunt will be with a rifle so maybe I will have a little bit more luck with that! Unlike my hunting, my workouts have been going well and I'm improving very slowly but at least I am improving!
Gina and Levi McLeod continue to live in the Colorado mountains. Levi owns and operates the Homestead Ranch and Black Mesa Lodge in Crawford, Colorado. http://www.homesteadranch.com
Prois October Caption Contest
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Why should you participate? Well, for starters it's fun! BUT- the winner that is chosen by the Prois staff will become the proud new owner of a Pride Longsleeve Shirt! What are you waiting for!? Give us YOUR caption!
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2012 Prois Staff Selections
We are very proud to announce our 2012 Staff selections. New to Pro-Staff this year is Sara Ahrens. Sara Ahrens has been a law enforcement officer for 15 years and served 11 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves as a Russian and Spanish Interpreter. She is currently assigned to the Patrol Bureau and is an adjunct Firearm's Instructor and Taser Instructor for her department. Sara is certified as a master handgun firearm's instructor, rifle instructor and armorer. Sara was the first female to make her department's SWAT team, where she served for four years as a supervisor. During this same time, she ran her agency's training unit serving as the Range Master for the firearms program and overseeing the armament section. Sara is an avid shooter and deer and turkey hunter. Sara is married to Michael Ahrens, who is also a Sergeant within her agency. They have two children and as a family they enjoy spending time in the outdoors together. Sara is an NRA handgun and personal protection inside the home instructor. She was recently cast on Season 3 of the History Channel's Top Shot. Thanks to Top Shot, Sara has had several opportunities to participate more actively in youth shooting events within her surrounding community, which she enjoys.
Also new to Pro-Staff this year is Beth Ann Amico. Beth is a dynamo in the industry. She is a professional dog trainer and breeder, an outdoor writer, a professional outdoor speaker, an avid huntress, and a conservationist. Beth Ann and her husband John own Deep Fork Retrievers in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Their reputation for producing quality hunting retrievers has led avid hunters such as Fox News host Governor Mike Huckabee and former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating to their kennel, along with sportsmen and professional hunting guides from across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Her accomplishments are too many to list in one short paragraph and she has won numerous awards in the industry including a John Madson Fellowship from the Outdoor Writers Association a Maxwell Medallion Award, The Dog Writers Association of America's version of the Oscar. Beth is heavily involved with promoting women in the outdoors and in hunting and shooting sports. She is an instructor for the Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) program in Oklahoma and Arkansas, where she teaches classes about waterfowling, gun dog training, and outdoor clothing for women. She is also the Event Coordinator of the Central Oklahoma Women in the Outdoors Skills Workshop, an outreach program of the National Wild Turkey Federation (2008 and 2009). Beth has 15 years' experience hunting upland game, waterfowl and big game. Beth Ann Amico has appeared on several TV shows and has been interviewed numerous times on the radio and in print. She is already a Pro-Staff member of many notable companies including but not limited to Cabela's and Limbsaver.
New to Field Staff this year are Mia Anstine, Kendra Petska, Amy Hanneman, Kelly Heard, Tracey Splechter, and Captain Leslie N. Smith. Mia Anstine has been a longtime supporter and friend of Prois Hunting Apparel. Mia is co-owner of Wolf Creek Outfitters, LLC in Colorado, she writes reviews for the Outdoors Channel and writes a blog, "Adventures with Little Gal," at the Women's Outdoor News. She is also on TenPoint Crossbows pro-staff. Mia spends more than 150 days a year in the outdoors hunting, scouting, shooting and fishing. She has hunted elk, mule deer, black bear, turkey, game birds, predators, varmints, hogs, and has many more hunts on her bucket list. Mia mentors women and children hunters and has definitely earned her placed on Prois' elite Field Staff team.
Kendra Petska is a very accomplished huntress having hunted a wide range of wild game including deer, turkey, and waterfowl. She comes from a family of hunters and trappers and at an early age she could be found out with her family chasing whitetails, waterfowl and fishing. She has recently developed a love for Mule deer and took her first buck in 2010. Kendra has written stories for Muley Crazy and Sportsmans News. She will be hunting in Africa this October and she is working to put together a guide service for young girls to go hunting.
Amy Hanneman is talented huntress and has been hunting for the last 8 yeas. She is a member of the Wild Energy Crew of Green Energy Solutions and has appeared on Nosler's Magnum TV, Eye of the Hunter, and Joe Rossi's Wildside Adventure. She writes a blog for Bow Hunting Road and has had articles printed in many other publications. She has a very busy hunting season ahead of her and we are very excited to see what she bags! Amy is not only a talented huntress, she is also a RN in the intensive care unit at Saint Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center in Missoula.
Kelly Heard is also a member of the Wild Energy Crew of Green Energy Solutions. She is a wife, mother and grandmother of three and had been an avid hunter nearly her entire life. She lives and hunts in the beautiful and diverse state of Oregon, which gives me the opportunity to hunt elk (Roosevelt as well as Rocky Mountain), deer (Blacktail, Columbia white tail and mule deer), antelope, black bear, turkey, cougars and coyotes as well as smaller game and upland birds. In addition to these species Kelly has also hunted red stag in New Zealand and British Columbia to hunt moose. She has many more hunts on her bucket list including hunting in Africa. She has also written several articles in bowhunting.net as well as Western Wander.
Tracey Splechter has been involved in the outdoor industry since 1999 with Outdoor Connection, a hunting and fishing travel service. Outdoor Connection has given her the opportunity to travel all over North America and meet many great people. Tracey Splechter is part owner of Outdoor Connection, the outdoor booking agency that we have teamed up with to create proishuntingtrips.com. She is an accomplished huntress and a longtime friend of Prois Hunting Apparel. Tracey enjoys fishing, sporting clays and pursuing big game animals. She was hooked on hunting after her first Kansas turkey hunt. Since then she has hog hunted in Oklahoma multiple times and harvested her first whitetail deer in Saskatchewan. She enjoys whitetail deer hunting in her home state of Kansas with her husband. Tracey's passion is to get more women involved in the great outdoors. Tracey has two daughters, Alyssa and Alexa, who along with her husband, Adam, reside in southeast Kansas.
Captain Leslie N. Smith is relatively new to hunting but has already had several successes despite the challenges she has faced. While serving in Bosnia Leslie became ill two weeks before completing the deployment and was sent back to the United States. From there, Leslie was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and doctors diagnosed her with a rare blood disorder. Complications from this disorder led to the amputation of Leslie's left leg just below the knee and major tissue loss over both legs. She also lost vision in her left eye and later much of her vision in her right eye. She spent seven long months at Walter Reed, undergoing more than 20 operations, in intensive care, recovery and rehabilitation.
In 2010 she had her first hunting experience when she was invited on an elk hunt for injured female military veterans hosted by Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund and the Paralyzed Veterans of America in Pagosa Springs Colorado. The Elk hunt was filmed for the TV show American Outdoorsman which airs on The Outdoor Channel. Leslie harvested a beautiful bull elk with one shot which was an experience she will never forget. This experience led to a turkey hunt for female injured veterans in Mississippi which was filmed by Mississippi Outdoors. Even though she was coping with recent additional vision loss in her right eye when she was already blind in her left eye she was able to shoot a beautiful Tom. Leslie's background is in public speaking, public relations, and writing. Leslie has been an unstoppable advocate for injured female veterans and is a very talented public speaker. She serves as soldier spokesperson for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial that is being built in Washington DC. She has tirelessly worked to raise awareness for wounded veterans and this much needed memorial. Since her injury she worked on President Bush's Wounded Warrior Commission in 2007 and spoke at the Republican National Convention for Senator McCain's campaign in 2008. Through all of these experiences her service dog Issac has been by her side. She is a well-educated, motivated, and an extremely inspirational person. We are incredibly proud to have Leslie as a member of our Field-Staff Team.
We couldn't have asked for a more worthy group of women to join us on our staff team at Prois this year. Our only regret is that we didn't have more spaces to fill given the incredible group of applicants. We are so honored to be a part of such an amazing group of women. Prois is not just about clothing. It's about women having the gear they need to pursue their passions. It's about the amazing fellowship of women who hunt and enjoy the outdoors. It's about helping women feel confident and capable in the outdoors. Most of all it's about taking pride in not being one of the guys!
By Kim McCormick, Prois Event Staff
Nestled in the heart of Ennis Montana, not only will you find a spectacular view of the Madison Mountain Range you'll also find a store run by three generations of hunters, Shedhorn Sports. Recently, I was invited to attend and represent Prois Women's Hunting Apparel at the 17th Annual Hunters Rendezvous and what a great time I had. Along with 25+ other vendors we started the day off with a group meeting at 8:30 while a big line of folks patiently waited outside for the 9am opening. The store was packed non-stop with customers all day. My first customers of the day were a young couple who had just drawn a Montana moose tag. He was telling anyone in the store who would listen about his tag and she was super excited to be going along with him to watch the hunt. We got her all set up with some Max1 Prois and away they went.
It was a very good turn out and I met lots of accomplished women hunters as well as some who were just starting out. They all said the same thing "Women's camo, finally! No more shopping for little boys camo clothes." Many folks just stopped by to take a look and ask where our products are made, I proudly said "Made in the USA". The hardest part of the whole day was trying to catch the men before they made it to the dressing room to try on the Prois clothing. They sure were disappointed to find out Prois is for us gals!!
Grabbing Life by the Horns…Introducing New Prois Blogger, Gina McLeod
At Prois, we have always been amazed, humored and touched by the stories of the women we have met through our journeys. As well, we have always felt that it is the sisterhood of like-minded women out there that make this company what it is. It is our pleasure and honor to introduce Gina McLeod- an amazing young lady with an incredible story of grit and triumph. Gina will be hosting her own blogspot with Prois Hunting Apparel…Grabbing Life by the Horns.
Grabbing Life by the Horns…
By: Gina McLeod
Every since I was a little girl, I was an outdoors girl. I had holes in my jeans, dirt on my face, and twigs in my hair. Ok, so maybe I was considered a hellion. While growing up I always had my love for horses and four-wheeling. As a teenager, my boyfriend introduced me to the world of hunting. Because my boyfriend, who is now my husband, was an outfitter I quickly got acquainted with the hunting lifestyle and grew to love it. I would go hiking and scouting with him and then eventually started carrying my own rifle. Eventually, this led to me going out to get a kill of my own.
Well, with hunting also came my love for dirt biking which gave me a great adrenaline rush. This is where this story really begins…. On September 21st, 2008 I was out with my best friend having a great day riding our dirt bikes when tragedy struck and I had a life changing accident. I shattered my T-4 and T-5 vertebrae in my back. I was 24 yrs old and paralyzed from my chest down. The doctor informed me I would never be able to walk again. Well okay, he gave me a 1% chance. I was hospitalized for 3 months and fought with many of the doctors because they were so pessimistic. They continued to tell me I was in denial because I had it in my head I was going to walk again no matter what any of them told me.
I have fought from the beginning and I am still fighting. I can gladly say much of my feeling has returned and I do have some movement in my legs. I work out every day and every month I can see small improvements. The year after my accident I finally went back out hunting with my husband and killed my first buck! As I grabbed onto those antlers I thought "now this is a rush I haven't felt in a long time".
Just to be back doing something outdoors again and feeling that adrenaline rush, it was amazing. I am not satisfied where I am at, which is in a wheelchair, and won't be satisfied until I'm out of my chair. However, I have found that keeping a little bit of my old hobbies in my life has helped tremendously. I definetly do not take my life for granted now and can see things in a whole new perspective. I am grabbing life by the horns….
Gina and Levi McLeod continue to live in the Colorado mountains. Levi owns and operates the Homestead Ranch and Black Mesa Lodge in Crawford, Colorado. http://www.homesteadranch.com


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Forget about asking the robot maid to pick up your socks.
According to a recent study by the independent nonprofit research group The Institute for the Future (IFTF), household robots won't be driving our cars or folding our laundry anytime soon.
IFTF surveyed more than 700 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) experts about what technological developments we'll be seeing in the next 10 to 50 years, and which are out of range of technological advancement. The results ranged from the fairly mundane to the stuff of science fiction.
Nearly all of the IEEE experts surveyed agreed that computers will continue to get more and moe powerful, fostering a whole slew of programmes that require powerful software, including more accurate modeling of weather patterns and eerily life-like computer graphics.
The study refers to computing pioneer Alan Kay's predictions that soon we'll be able to run simulations of our own lives, so that we could get a glimpse of what we'd look like if we "lived on a vegan diet" or ran 10 miles a day.
Another trend the survey uncovered was the coming proliferation of "smart dust," miniscule wireless sensors that "self-organise into ad-hoc networks," allowing data to be transmitted and stored almost without boundaries - every object, movement, or technological interaction will be able to be tracked and analysed, raising huge questions about privacy.
Fifty-six percent of the survey respondents also predicted that within the next two decades, most people in developed countries will have a "documented personal genetic profile," allowing for individualized medical treatment. Robots, however, are still more than 50 years away - the technology just isn't there yet. So while a nurse may be able to read a person's genes and predict the onset of athlete's foot, cleaning up the socks are still a problem.
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Gill, 22 Augt, 1856—
Dear Jean,—There is little doubt the Parcel has come to Cummertrees as announced in Jim's1 Letter; it will be sent for in the evening,—unless the Children perhaps bring it up of their own accord; warned by the Stationmaster in their school hours.
If you know precisely (as is likeliest) what the mountings buttons &c are,—better get them at once. The Tailor undertakes to have thumb in order, and be here on Monday morning. So that all will then go on, "like a house on fire" we may flatter ourselves.
The two Jamies of Scotsbrig are to be over here on Sunday; the alternative was my going thither, whh, or indeed going anywhither, I am glad to avoid,—being deep in my Papers these two days past.
Nevertheless I have some thoughts of riding over to Dumfries for tea again: but do not look for me at all! Only you need not send your mountings &c (but may have them ready) till you have seen.
The wretched Train kept you waiting half an hour that night: I was home, had smoked a pipe, and was at the Flosh Bar out on my walk of meditation, when you shot by, not guessing whose eye and thought were on you. I was very wae (as I often am) in the wild gusty twilight.—The N.E. tempest, really almost "grand" tho very troublesome, has now spent itself, and we shall do better.
Yours ever affectte /
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Stephen Sellner of the Daily Collegian has an article on the excitement surrounding the athletics program.
And don't forget, this Saturday is the home-opener for football. Indiana of the Big Ten Conference will mark the first FBS program to visit Gillette Stadium. Kickoff is at 3:30 with lots of activities in MinuteFan Park beforehand.


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These layers currently lie at the base of Ring Mountain. However, at the time of their deposition by turbidity currents one hundred to two hundred million years ago, they actually sat above the chemically distinct older rocks which now rest at the top of the mountain. An explanation for this upside down arrangement is discussed in the section on California's serpentine.
The alternating layers of light graywacke and dark shale are identical to sedimentary deposits which marine geologists observe forming on the ocean floors today. Their research on these modern deposits and comparison with ancient deposits enlightens our view of the world that existed when these thin slabs were individual grains of sand and mud, billowing along the floor of an ancient sea and leaving their traces in the rock record. A example of a modern environment in which the Greywacke/shale layers were formed is seen in this seismic profile collected during the voyage of the USNS Kane in 1968.


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Mine was Saturday.
Driving down to our private range to try out my brothers new xd 45.
He was in the passenger seat dry firing at the floor....click, click, click
He tells me that there is a trigger job available, but he likes the factory trigger. And puts pistol back in his holster.
A few seconds later I ask him to let me see the gun.
He pulls it out and hands it over.
NOTE: I know I am about to get reamed like crazy when I spill my guts about how unsafe, stupid, ignorant, or whatever you may think about me that I was, but this is going here so we can all learn from mine and whoevers else's mistakes. I will tell you that I am an expert class shooter with somewhere between 3,000-5,000 dry fires under my belt, with ~10,000 rounds downrange annually, not just the local jackass playing with a gun.
As usual I press check slightly to assure there is nothing in the chamber take careful aim tward the right ditch out the front windshield of my truck and.........
I say something like, "that trigger isn't so bad"
I rack the slide, take careful aim again, and.....BOOM!
there goes my windsheild at point blank range
After about 10 seconds, my brother looks at me, and says, "There were bullets in the mag"
I say, "I know"
What we learned.
1. Never play with guns while driving down the road
2. Never hand anyone a gun with ammo in it.
3. Rule number one saves lives "Keep muzzle in safe direction always"
4. Either fully loaded and chambered, or bone dry. No more bullets just in magazine "I would have noticed on the initial check"
5. Damn that was scary, but it can happen to anyone.
I hope any of your ADs are as good as mine turned out.
God Bless,


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Washington Wasn't Christian
-- But Who Cares?
Elizabeth WH
From: "Elizabeth W H."
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: Big list of quotes
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2001 9:58 PM
Dear Editor:
I'm sure you do not want to hear this, but I feel it quite wrong to post false information for the world to see. George Washington was a man of strong Christian faith. Gouverneur Morris, though a bright man, was a man of "loose morals", as his colleagues put it, and was not known for his honesty. So, of course, you chose to cite his quote for use against George Washington. What about every other man alive in his time? In the chapel in the Capital Building, in a stained glass window, is an inspiring picture of George Washington, on his knees, praying. Washington's friends and contemporaries said this was a position George Washington often took. In the original 1855 version of "George Washington's Maxims", Washington's maxims were divided into four sections, "Political", "Social", "Moral", and "Religious". In the introduction for the "Religious" section of maxims, John Frederick Schroeder, the compiler of Washington's maxims, collected quotes from Washington's contemporaries about his faith. Chief Justice John Marshall, Elias Boudinot, J. Smith, Reverend Jarrett, and others all stated that George Washington was a sincere believer in the Christian faith.
I am convinced that George Washington was a strong Christian, and your quotes which were to change my mind simply confirmed my opinion--George Washington was a Christian. I do not understand how you Atheists can truly believe there is no God. The universe did not just come to be, and all the scientists in the world cannot prove that. What was there in the beginning? Nothing, you say. It is not possible to make something out of nothing, and most certainly not a complete universe with living things where life has thrived for such a long time. No. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) In the beginning was nothing but God. Now I pray you will understand what I am saying to you...your claims are impossible. I hope and pray someday God will get to you. Sincerely,
A reader
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "Elizabeth W H." <>
Subject: Re: Big list of quotes
Date: Friday, January 19, 2001 3:34 AM
I'm sure you do not want to hear this, but I feel it quite wrong to post false information for the world to see.
Of course we'd like to hear truth spoken. We celebrate each time someone makes a convincing case for their position and shows us something that we didn't already know. We also celebrate whenever we catch someone in a lie, because this shows that humans can and do think for themselves if they want to, and that the power of chicanery, particularly opportunistic religious charlatanism, is on the wane, and will soon roll over and die.
Unfortunately, we have strong reason to suspect that what you are saying here is not truth. We have thoroughly covered the falsehoods you attempt convey here. By your feeble attempt at denouncing the character of one man, Governor Morris, you expect to overthrow all the careful study we've presented here?
I wonder why you'd want to do this! And to what end?
I do not understand how you Atheists can truly believe there is no God.
Ah! Some insight!
You here admit that you are incapable of even imagining how someone could fail to agree with your dogma! Thus, since it is inconceivable to you that someone would disagree with you, you would probably go to any lengths -- including dishonesty -- to assert your claim to truthfulness. And in lieu of a convincing case, all you have left is pound your chest and assert.
Finally, may I suggest that you at least find out what atheism is before discussing the topic with an atheist. You are here attacking your own false definition for atheist.
your quotes which were to change my mind simply confirmed my opinion--George Washington was a Christian.
We wouldn't expect someone who believes to be convinced by evidence that lie outside that person's faith-based, cultic world view. Only someone who thinks, who is willing to follow truth wherever it may lead, regardless of the cost, can be expected to change their mind on matters that could impact their loyalty to the tribal totem.
It is not possible to make something out of nothing, and most certainly not a complete universe with living things where life has thrived for such a long time.
So, then, you would overthrow the entire science of particle physics, which has demonstrated (among other things) that a "singularity" (a positron-electron pair, with a sum of zero energy) can and does manifest out of nothing, equals zero energy, and can and does assimilate back into nothing? You are asking me to disregard an entire branch of science which has shown, in several different ways, that the sum of energy in the universe equals approximately zero, which suggests that the universe could only have come from nothing -- not something -- and could only have utilized zero energy to get here? That's what physicists are saying these days. It is religion which misrepresents science by making statements such as, "it is not possible to make something out of nothing" and then uses this incomplete understanding, cloaked in scientific terminology, to try to overthrow science itself!
Well, thus far, science has done a much better job at making predictions and at bringing peace and harmony to humankind than has the Christian religion.
Which would you choose if you were me? I would choose science over all other methods I've encountered, and I would choose the Christian religion close to last among all other belief systems I've encountered. I would even put the Christian religion behind the other major religions, such as Islam and Hinduism. At least those systems did not systematically oppose human scientific inquiry (though they had their moments).
Meanwhile, can you give more than this to convince me that you are telling the truth? In other words, am I to prefer the ancient tales told by illiterate goat-herders around a campfire of camel dung over the accumulated knowledge of the world's scientists -- just because you tell me so? or can you make a case for yourself?
If you cannot make a convincing case for these claims, then I have no reason to believe anything else you say -- neither about the Father of our Country, nor about this thing you call "The Word."
So, then, have a nice life. As far as we can tell, it's the only one we get.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
people with no reason to believe
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GlassFish and JavaEE Roadmap Update
By Tori Wieldt-Oracle on Nov 04, 2013
As announced at JavaOne, GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 is scheduled for 2014. Oracle is planning updates as needed to GlassFish Server Open Source Edition, which is commercially unsupported . Oracle has announced the following updates to the GlassFish roadmap:
- The trunk will eventually transition to GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 5 as a Java EE 8 implementation. The Java EE 8 Reference Implementation will be derived from GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 5. This replicates what has been done in past Java EE and GlassFish Server releases.
- Oracle will no longer release future major releases of Oracle GlassFish Server with commercial support – specifically Oracle GlassFish Server 4.x with commercial Java EE 7 support will not be released. Commercial Java EE 7 support will be provided from WebLogic Server.
- Oracle GlassFish Server will not be releasing a 4.x commercial version.
Oracle is committed to the future of Java EE. Java EE 7 has been released and planning for Java EE 8 has begun. GlassFish Server Open Source Edition continues to be the strategic foundation for Java EE reference implementation going forward. The primary role of GlassFish Server Open Source Edition has been, and continues to be, driving adoption of the latest release of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition.
For more information, read Java EE and GlassFish Server Roadmap Update blog on the The Aquarium.


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Revival: Deliverance From The Judgment To Come
By Joseph Chambers
GOD IS WARNING CHARLOTTE, N.C. THE CHARLOTTE AREA SUFFERED 5000 LIGHTNING STRIKES TO GROUND IN ONE NIGHT THIS WEEK. THE HOLY GHOST HAD MOVED ME TO WARN OUR CITY OF JUDGMENT BEFORE I KNEW OF THESE LIGHTNING STRIKES. The Great Tribulation period of seven years is deeply misunderstood by most Bible students. The distinction between tribulation in general and what Jesus calls the Great Tribulation is extremely important. Much of the confusion about the Rapture of Christ's church, His Bride, and when it occurs could easily be solved if we clarify what actually happens during this seven-year period. It is not just tribulation as the church has experienced during the past 2,000 years. Saints have been martyred by the thousands, sawn asunder, fed to the lions, had their own children slaughtered before their eyes, and suffered untold deprivations. The gates of hell have beaten the church with indescribable vengeance, but have not prevailed to eliminate her testimony. The true church of Jesus Christ lives on as a remnant of blood-washed saints, who still love holiness and who fear the Lord with great joy.
To think of the Great Tribulation as simply more of the above is to totally miss the truth of Holy Scripture. The devil has beat up on God's saints with indescribable hatred and that hatred will grow as the end approaches. Satan will continue to hate anyone who confesses Jesus Christ after the seven years begin. The Jewish Nation will reap their last great sorrows during this period as Satan and his cohorts, the Antichrist, and the false prophets, unleash vengeance against the chosen nation through which Christ came 2,000 years ago. Satan's primary hatred has always been the Jews first and then the followers of Jesus Christ.
The Wrath of God! But the Great Tribulation will be more, much more than Satan's anger against the Jews and those who confess Christ after the Rapture. This period is the time of God's wrath. To this day the only precedents in history are the worldwide flood of Noah's generation and the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Of course, this event of God's wrath will be the ultimate judgment of wickedness and will certainly surpass those two prior events as named above. Jesus made it clear in Matthew 24 that this is the final of judgment against the vileness of human sin. "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." (Matthew 24:21-22)
The First Testament prophets gave a clear description of this time. Isaiah prophesied, "Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod." (Isaiah 30:27-31)
Again, he prophesied, "Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth." (Isaiah 63:1-6)
Such language has no kinship to what we understand as tribulation. This is the kindled fury of a holy God that has given perfect judicial opportunity for man's redemption. Now, His spurned holiness has become a full cup and He will march through His creation to cleanse it of every defilement. It is indeed a beautiful sight to see the glory of God in holiness as He goes forth to punish sin and purify His earth. Imagine a courtroom scene as a white-haired judge listens to the cry of a mother, whose daughter has been ravaged by a maniacal man until her life is snuffed out. The mother is absolutely devastated, her beautiful daughter is gone. Her young pure life has been needlessly destroyed. This mother keeps asking if there is any justice in the world. Finally, the evidence is complete and he is guilty beyond question. Hell has spewed its fire on another home, but the Judge sees the truth. His verdict is finally stated: Death by hanging at sunrise the next morning. A grieving mother arises from her seat and with strong determination leaves the courtroom. Her entire person finally feels relief. Justice has won the day. Her daughter did not die in vain. A serial killer will never kill again. She sleeps after months of torment.
That's the beauty of this day of God's vengeance. Evil has stalked the land like a thousand rapists. Dark deeds of the night have filled the world with sorrows. Good people have had to endure endless attacks because they chose to be different. Sin has no satisfaction except in destruction, but now the judge of the world will put this beast out of business. It's a beautiful sight indeed to see the Light of the World coming with justice to put out the darkness and bring the world back to sanity.
Judgment Because They Rejected His Son! This terrible day of tribulation has an ultimate purpose beyond the previous description. Yes, our Holy God does hate sin. In fact, He hates it so much that He gave His Only Son to save the world from sin and its consequences. But, now most of the world has rejected that Only Begotten Son and has chosen a thousand paths other than the one that streams from Calvary. God will judge the world because they rejected His Son and His ultimate love to man. Jesus describes this judgment Himself, "And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city." (Matthew 22:1-7)
When the picture of this event Jesus called the Great Tribulation is understood biblically, it bears no resemblance to the present tribulation that all believers endure to some degree. The gas chambers of Hitler were hell on earth and snuffed out millions of lives. At least six million Christians died, along with six million Jews. But this judgment that is coming is not the death of men that will yet be raised in resurrection to face God in judgment. This tribulation is the wrath of God Himself to which there are no claims of higher appeal.
There is no place in Scripture that this day can be identified to affect the Godly servant of the Lord. Whenever the First Testament prophets spoke of judgment, they always showed that God provided a haven for the righteous. Isaiah spoke of "a day of indignation." He clearly revealed the provision of the Lord for the saints, "Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain." (Isaiah 26:19-21)
Such language leaves no question that our God never judges the righteous with the wicked. Malachi spoke of this care, which the Father provides for His own, "Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not." (Malachi 3:16-18)
The Holy Scripture is filled with this evident difference that the God of this earth makes between the holy and the unholy. "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." (Genesis 6:8) God would vent His wrath on the antediluvian world. The ark became his haven above the storm. Lot was told by angels, "Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither." (Genesis 19:22) Can you imagine the angels saying, "I cannot do anything till thou be come thither?" It is impossible in God's kingdom of judicial perfection for a righteous person to be treated as an unrighteous individual. The God of this earth will do it right.
THE DAY OF WRATH The Apostle Paul identifies the Wrath of God in his inspired writings. This wrath is a specific action by the Creator and is always directed in a very narrow frame. Apostle Paul stated, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness."
(Romans 1:18)
Paul then speaks of a specific day - "a day of wrath" - that was to be manifest at a future time, "But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds" (Romans 2:5-6)
An important statement in verse 6 clearly reveals that this day will be just and it will be rendered to each person according to their deeds. The righteous will be rewarded as they have lived and the wicked will be judged as they have lived. The Apostle Paul also stated to the church at Colosse, "For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience…" (Colossians 3:6) The Biblical record is clear that the Great Tribulation Jesus spoke of is identical to the period, which commences in chapter six of the Book of Revelation. Apostle John calls this period the "Day of Wrath." "And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" (Revelation 6:16-17)
The Scripture is abundantly clear. The Day of Wrath and the Great Tribulation period are the same event in God's economy. God will judge wickedness and a day has been established when that will transpire. One of the final reasons for this Day of Wrath is to teach the inhabitants of the earth righteousness. The awesome day will instill the fear of God in mankind. The prophet Isaiah said, "With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness." (Isaiah 26:9)
It has never been the plan of God to pour out His wrath on His obedient children. While there is always a community effect of evil and judgment - the lives of everyone in any culture are affected by wickedness - that is distinctly different from a direct act of God's wrath. The Scripture makes that abundantly clear. Apostle Paul wrote to the churches these words, "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:9) If the Great Tribulation is the Day of His Wrath, and it certainly appears clear in Scripture, then the saints cannot be on earth during that period. To speak of Christ's very Bride on earth during any portion of the Seven Years' of Wrath is to defy every principle of Biblical harmony.
God hath delivered us "from the wrath to come." (I Thessalonians 1:10) The Spirit of prophecy boldly states, "We are not appointed unto wrath." (I Thessalonians 5:9) The Blood of Jesus was shed because Christ took upon Himself our wrath by a breathless act of substitution. It is impossible for us to identify with Jesus Christ in His Redemption and still be subject unto God's Wrath. Paul said, "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." (Romans 5:9-10)
The Rapture Before The Wrath! There will be a blessed day of escape for the righteous servants of our Holy God. Before the Son of God sends His angels to judge wickedness and right the multiplied wrongs of this world, He will come to get His Bride. John, the Revelator, spoke as the Holy Ghost gave him his vision. He promised, "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." (Revelation 3:10)
This is only one of many promises, but it is sufficient for the conclusion of this article. Before the "hour of temptation, which shall come" can begin, the faithful will be removed. This "hour of temptation" is synonymous with the Great Tribulation and the Day of Wrath. This world is about to see the "cup of God's Wrath." When it is concluded after seven years, there will be no doubters. The Scripture promises that all Israel will be saved in one day. The inhabitants of this earth will learn righteousness. The holy will be with her Bridegroom as this earth sees a picture of God's Holiness that no man will ever forget.
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