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Miguel A. Ondetti working with molecular models of captopril. Courtesy Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
In the 1970s Miguel A. Ondetti (1930–2004) and his colleagues at the pharmaceutical company E. R. Squibb (now Bristol-Myers Squibb) used the principles of rational drug design pioneered by James Whyte Black, George Hitchings, and Gertrude Elion to develop a new means of treating high blood pressure, or hypertension. The new drugs were called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
Ondetti began his career in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he grew up in a family of Italian descent. He and his brother set up a makeshift chemistry laboratory in their home. While attempting to electrolyze copper sulfate, Ondetti suffered a strong electric shock, which put an end to his home experiments. It did not, however, quell his desire to become a chemist. Unfortunately, he had to put his aspirations on hold while he and his brother attended a commercial high school so they could quickly obtain jobs to help support their family.
Once the would-be chemist was secure in his position as a bookkeeper, he applied to the university. He was turned down because he had not taken the required preparatory courses. It was, however, possible to take examinations in the various subjects instead. Ondetti, after studying on his own, took some 30 examinations and was eventually admitted to the University of Buenos Aires. He used to arrive at work in the payroll department of Argentina's Department of Energy at 7:00 a.m. and leave at 2:00 p.m. in order to attend lectures and laboratories.
By 1955 he had earned a licentiate in chemistry (equivalent to a master's degree), after which he won a scholarship to work on his doctoral dissertation at the Squibb Institute for Medical Research in Buenos Aires. In the 1950s, E. R. Squibb had been given monopoly rights to manufacture antibiotics in Argentina. In exchange for this privilege, the firm was required to invest some of its profits in the country—hence the institute and Ondetti's scholarship. (Squibb established its first and main Institute for Medical Research in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1938.)
After the scholarship year was over, Ondetti was offered a full-time position with Squibb, which he turned down. Instead, he took a job in development at another chemical company, but that only lasted a week, and he returned to his bookkeeping job. Luckily, Squibb soon had another position open, which Ondetti took in 1957, the same year that he received his Ph.D. from the University of Buenos Aires.
At Squibb, Ondetti worked in the natural-products area, isolating biologically active alkaloids from plant materials. To make ends meet, he taught chemistry in the evenings at his alma mater and at the Catholic Institute for Teachers.
In 1960 Squibb offered Ondetti a position in the United States, at their main laboratories in New Jersey, where the research facilities were superior and the salaries much higher. There he was assigned to a newly formed peptide research group. Peptides are molecules made up of two or more amino acids chained together by a chemical bond called a peptide bond. (Proteins are longer chains of amino acids joined together in this way, and are sometimes referred to as polypeptides.) Peptide research was a new field for Ondetti, but he learned quickly. In fact, he was chosen to replace the group's leader when the latter left Squibb in 1966.
Among the peptides that Ondetti investigated were insulin, a hormone that regulates glucose in the blood; bradykinin, a substance with several functions in the body, including the dilation of certain blood vessels; secretin, a hormone that stimulates the pancreas to secrete bicarbonate and water, in other words, that acts as a natural antacid; and cholecystolinin, which stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder and the secretion of enzymes from the pancreas. The purpose of the program was to make new drugs out of some of the body's own peptides. But because most peptides are easily broken down by digestive enzymes, they were only effective in injected form, and efforts to develop them into an orally administered form, preferred by patients, proved persistently difficult.
In 1967 Squibb researchers were asked to focus on developing cardiovascular drugs. By this time a great deal was known about the many factors that contribute to high blood pressure, including the role of renin. This substance is produced in the kidneys and cleaves or splits angiotensinogen, a large protein manufactured in the liver, to produce angiotensin I. In turn, angiotensin I is cleaved by an angiotensin-converting enzyme, which is synthesized mostly in the lungs, to produce angiotensin II. Angiotensin II had been implicated as a cause of constriction of blood vessels, which causes blood pressure to rise. If the angiotensin-converting enzyme—ACE—could be inhibited, some types of hypertension could then be controlled.
In early 1968 Ondetti was invited to attend a meeting with a consultant, John Vane, then with Britain's Royal College of Surgeons, who was soon to become famous for his explanation of the efficacy of aspirin. Vane reported that recent results from his laboratory seemed to show that peptides from the venom of the Brazilian pit viper could block the conversion of angiotensin I to II and meanwhile activate bradykinin, which allowed the bradykinin to do its work of dilating blood vessels. A bite from the viper caused its victim's death through a sharp drop in blood pressure, but these same peptides might prove useful in treating hypertension.
Squibb researchers Miguel Ondetti (left) and David W. Cushman. Courtesy Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
In a project to isolate, characterize, and eventually synthesize these blocking peptides, Ondetti teamed up with David Cushman, a biochemist. Cushman's job was to develop tests to show the effect on ACE of the substances isolated by Ondetti and his assistants. The most likely candidate to emerge from their work was teprotide, but however hard they tried, Ondetti's team could not modify the molecule so that it could be taken orally. They then began to screen compounds randomly, looking for evidence of activity against ACE. Two thousand non-peptide compounds later, they were no closer to their goal. Because the research seemed to be at an impasse, in 1973 Squibb's work on ACE inhibitors officially ended. The peptide-synthesis group was subsumed by a new antibiotics group, which Ondetti headed as a step in his assuming ever-broadening responsibilities in the administration of research at Squibb.
But Ondetti and Cushman remained interested in the subject of ACE inhibitors. In 1974 Cushman noticed a paper by scientists who had found an inhibitor of another enzyme and explained the inhibitor's success as a function of its structure. These researchers deduced that their enzyme inhibitor combined, in one molecule, certain features of the two products resulting from the action of the enzyme on its normal substrate. Specifically, their inhibitor contained molecular groups similar to those on the fragments of the normal substrate that showed how that substrate had been bound by the enzyme before being split. They had in fact created a false substrate to trick the enzyme. Armed with this rationale, Ondetti and a colleague synthesized an amino acid molecule, succinyl-L-proline, which they thought would be an angiotensin I mimic and effectively tie up ACE. Right off the bat, they had found a weak but specific ACE inhibitor and bradykinin potentiator.
While still officially assigned to other research projects, the investigators from the old team then proceeded to synthesize and test new molecules. But soon they were able to convince their managers that they were engaged in an important project that deserved their undivided attention and the support of other researchers at Squibb. They ultimately produced s-3-mercaptopropanoyl-L-proline, or captopril. It showed ten times more activity in vitro than teprotide, and in vivo was almost as efficacious when given orally as when given intravenously.
Clinical trials of captopril (brand name Capoten) began in 1976. The rapid escalation of the oral dose, the use of the drug in all sorts of complicated cases, and the consequent side effects led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to restrict its approval in 1982 for use only as a drug of last resort, after alternatives had been exhausted. In 1984, after further clinical trials, approval was extended for use in all degrees of hypertension.
For having discovered this new class of drugs, which were widely imitated by other pharmaceutical companies, Ondetti received many awards in his lifetime, including the Perkin Medal, the highest award in the United States given for innovation in the chemical industry.
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Baseball Takes Series With 6-5 Win Over Bonnies
April 14, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. - After surrendering the lead late, the UMass baseball team rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat St. Bonaventure, 6-5, on Sunday afternoon at Earl Lorden Field. With the win, the Minutemen claim the series over the Bonnies (10-17, 3-6 A-10), 2-1, and improve to 7-18 overall and 3-6 in Atlantic 10 action.
UMass began the contest with a 1-0 advantage after manufacturing a run off one hit in the bottom of the first. Redshirt junior Ryan Cusick lined a single into left to leadoff the game for the Minutemen, stole second and went to third on the errant throw before coming home on a sacrifice fly by senior Rich Graef.
The Minutemen then expanded the margin to 4-0 in the third. Freshman Vinny Scifo drew a leadoff walk and Graef hustled out bunt single to give UMass a pair of runners on with one out. Junior Rob McLam followed with an RBI single to left to plate Scifo and, following a wild pitch that moved up Graef and McLam, redshirt sophomore Adam Picard brought in the squad's second of the frame with a sacrifice fly. Junior Dylan Begin then came through with a two-out single to center that plated McLam.
St. Bonaventure, who managed just three hits through the first six innings, erupted for five runs on six hits in the top of the seventh, sending 11 batters to the plate. Jason Radwan drove in the tying run with a double down the left field line and later scored to give the Bonnies a 5-4 lead.
UMass was quick to respond, though, promptly climbing back on top, 6-5, with two runs in its next turn at bat. Cusick started things off with a single through the left side, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on an RBI single by McLam. Begin knocked in McLam for his second two-out RBI of the day as his single to left brought in what would prove to be the winning run.
Senior Ron Wallace went on to strike out three of the next seven Bonnies he faced and recorded the win (1-1). He threw 2.2 innings of relief and allowed one run on four hits and walked one.
Joel Rosencrance took the loss (2-2) for St. Bonaventure as he worked 4.1 innings out of the bullpen and allowed two runs on six hits with one walk and five strikeouts.
McLam led the offense for the Minutemen, factoring in four of the squad's six runs in the contest as he drove in two and scored twice while going 2-for-3. Begin finished 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Cusick (2-for-4) and Kellen Pagel (2-for-4) had multi-hit games, as well.
Radwan (3-for-5) and Billy Urban (2-for-5) combined for half of the Bonnies' 10 hits on the day and each drove in a run.
UMass will return to action on Tuesday, Apr. 16, against Central Connecticut at 3 p.m. on Earl Lorden Field.
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Oct. 28, 2013
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Huskie senior Courtney Ksiazek (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) has another reason to remember the women's soccer Senior Day weekend. The defender was named Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the Huskies clinched a MAC Tournament berth for the second consecutive season with two wins over the weekend.
Ksiazek played the entirety of both of NIU's games on defense. Defense was a key component of both wins for the Huskies. On Friday, in the first night game for the Huskies at home, NIU had a one-goal lead in need of protection over the final 30 minutes of regulation. Opposing Kent State was constantly on the attack during this last third of the game. Ksiazek came up with some clears to help keep the ball out of the Huskie goal.
On Sunday, Senior Day for the women's soccer team, the Huskies found themselves in a similar situation to that of Friday. Against Ohio, NIU was again ahead 2-1 late in the game. Not only did the squad want to win for Senior Day, but a postseason spot would be clinched if the Huskies were to come away victorious. Once again, the opposition pressured the Huskie defense, but Ksiazek and crew did not wilt. They held onto the lead and sent NIU into the postseason.
Ksiazek has really been on her game during MAC play. Both of her goals this season came against MAC opponent Buffalo, a game in which she first scored late in regulation to force overtime and again in double overtime to take a victory for NIU.
This is the first MAC women's soccer player of the week for NIU this year. The Huskies have one more game on the regular season schedule. On Thursday, October 31 the team will face Toledo at the NIU Soccer Complex at 2 p.m.


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With the Los Angeles Lakers having enough cap space to bring in Carmelo Anthony this summer, it's expected that the storied franchise will take a shot at signing him. Apparently, Mitch Kupchak and company might have some stiff competition for Anthony's services with the Chicago Bulls emerging as a potential frontrunner for his services according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports on Jan. 25:
The losing, the decaying roster, has inspired 'Melo to consider closely the possibilities of free agency this summer. Within the past several weeks, a longtime confidant of Carmelo Anthony confesses, something changed. Never did he believe there was a chance Anthony would leave the New York Knicks – never the Madison Square Garden stage, never the $129 million contract extension.
Only now, the gloom of the Knicks' season – the uncertainty of the franchise's future – left that man to believe it's possible Anthony could leave New York in free agency.
"Chicago is much more in play for him than L.A.," the source said.
Heading into the free agency period this summer, Anthony could become the biggest name on the open market. Many believe that Anthony will stay with the New York Knicks, but the team's struggles this season has fueled the fire in terms of speculation that he could be headed to the Lakers or another team in free agency.
Although the speculation surrounding Anthony's future in the NBA has kicked into high gear following his record-breaking 62-point performance on Friday, Anthony may ultimately chose to simply stay in New York rather than to test free agency.
Much like the Lakers, the Bulls have been dealing with an injured superstar. Derrick Rose suffered yet another knee injury this season and will be out the rest of the year with an uncertain future ahead. Bringing Anthony to play alongside Rose and Joakim Noah might be the first step in the team getting back the Bulls back to form as a legitimate NBA title contender.
It's too early to predict what Anthony will do this summer, but the Lakers and Bulls will likely be in the mix for his services with Chicago potentially being the frontrunner.
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Dr. V. S. Acharya is presently Home Minister in Government of Karnataka. Formerly he had served as minister of medical education and animal husbandry. He is sometimes known as V. S. Achar. He is native of Udupi.He is a physician by profession. His father was Katte Vyasa Acharya, a sanskrit scholar. He started his political career in erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh (predecessor of Bharatiya Janata Party). He was elected as a municipal councillor, then as president in Udupi municipal council in 1968. This was first ever win of elected body in south India by Jan Sangh. Udupi municipal council is the local governing body of Udipi town in coastal Karnataka. The BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has recently told this win in 1968 of Udupi municipal council laid foundation for rule of BJP in south India, particularly state of Karnataka in 2008 AD after forty years. He was elected as a member of the
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Queen Elizabeth, my husband called her, with just the slightest zest of envy, as I went on and on about something that Liz had quoted or worn or cooked to absolute perfection. Despite our manifest differences in temperature (she was lime sorbet, and I was, perhaps, wasabi), we intersected at so many more places than most friends do: Since Liz writes plays, in addition to performing all over the world, and I write books and
essays, we share much that pertains to both occupations. We're happiest en route to new destinations, at home completely out of our natural habitat and preferably swimming underwater. She once told me a story about one of her sons that made me laugh so hard, I had to drive off onto a country road and pee in the bushes. I sent her lavender when her screenplay was optioned. She brought me chocolate when the IVF failed.
After our falling-out, it would be days before I realized Liz was refusing my calls.
I thought she was just busy or traveling with her husband, Charles. Liz had never let a day go by without returning my call.
When two days turned into three and then five, I couldn't believe it. Was she actually mad at me for bringing up the surgery Anthony had had to straighten his nose and give him a perfectly patrician profile? I'm sure Anthony hadn't told everyone he knew, but his nose job was no big secret.
Lizzie mine, I wanted to cry, is this fair? Her son wasn't a high school boy; he was a grown man, if a young one. And he was the one who brought up appearances!
After an earlier misunderstanding, Liz and I had vowed total honesty in our relationship, swearing that if either of us was ever angry, we'd talk it out, then and there. This time, Liz wrote me a letter, which took yet another seven days or so to arrive. By then, I was too hurt and outraged to open it. Instead, furious that she would drop me over what seemed a trifle, I had fired off the lowest form of human communication, the excoriating e‑mail, accusing Liz of being stingy both emotionally and financially—reminding her that when we invited her and her husband for dinner, we served steak and Brie; they served soup and salad. I gave her a luxurious shawl for Christmas; she gave me a mug.
Has there ever been a time in your life when you know you're wrong, then you realize you may be seriously wrong, but you're in so deep you can't stop and you keep blundering on, hoping you'll stumble over a justification?
This was like that.
Slowly, it came to me that I'd crossed a line in reprimanding her son. Even though he had insulted me, Liz's maternal feelings would never permit her to take my side. Still, she owed me some loyalty. First, in a short, affectionate e-mail, I reminded her of that promise about total honesty. Then I reconsidered, quickly sending a handwritten note wishing her well and asserting that nothing more needed to be said. In truth, I wanted this episode to die a quick death with no postmortem. I didn't want to hear what I suspected would be a litany of my failings.
And then, nothing. A silence that would never end. Was I expecting it? Of course not! Shattered, wanting only Liz, I told myself that if I had kept my temper in the first place (I was in the right, sort of, but who cared?), I might have kept her, too.


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Apr 10
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lauralou15 says:
Basicly we have decided to have a laugh and enter Jake into a local show but I have no idea what class to choose or what to do in the class lol ...Jake is 18yrs old hes 15.2 and is a warmblood X,any help apreciated :) we dont paticularly want to win its just so we can say weve shown him lol.
Apr 11
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Rosebudd says:
fancy dress :P
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leannemccabe says:
any pictures but vetran would also be a good one aswell:)
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kevinhiatt says:
There is usually a veteran clear round at many of the shows, then there is showing.
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Lara my beautiful horses RIP, Nelson,Chloe & Kitty the cats.
Rose...is fancy dress not aimed at a younger audience? (im 25 his other rider is over 40 :) )
Leanne and Kevin...what does veterans involve :) and Leanne what you saying about pictures? :)
sorry guys like i say im clueless :)
Apr 12
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jenhavocmanny says:
If you're after a laugh, Fancy dress would be perfect!
Also, Veteran ridden, you just do a small show infront of the judge, each competitor in turn. Walk, trot, canter, circles , fig 8, and a short gallop/extended canter if you like. Sometimes there are Veteran in hand classes too.
Another one is Best turned out, If your tack cleaning is up to scratch lol!
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Feb 10
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SarahR123 says:
Veteran! You can do ridden and/or inhand. We won the veteran at our local show last year - my first EVER showing class! I was so excited! It was wonderful seeing my horse completely poshed up - she looked fab and not remotely like a veteran!
well it sounds as if veteren is the consensus but just looked at the classes and theres no veteren class :( thought there was...so looks like ill have to brush up on his jumping (if his owner will allow) as theyve got clear round sj that can be altered to any height.
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dollymix says:
If you add some photos to your post (see upload images below the 'post a reply' box, we can all offer more advice!
Depending on the 'type' of horse your boy is, there should be losts to enter? Quite often there is Novice Ridden or Novice equatation. This is for horses and riders who haven't done much showing before!
...good idea dollymix, give us pics and some classes off the schedule! Clear round's always a good one (well, not for me but for anyone who's got the skill or the confidence or both!!) ;o)
This is the link to the show
and here are a few pics of Jake who is Warmblood XWelsh D :) x
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This column started out as an attack on corporate CEOs for failing to defend their own corporate interests against the encroaching power of climate policy makers. The average CEO and his board of directors have been prostrating themselves before climate greenies, donating cash to activist groups and generally snookering themselves into public relations dead ends. By doing so, CEOs are failing their basic duty to shareholders.
A typical example is the airline industry. Scores of airlines, including Air Canada, rushed, over the last year, to offer carbon offsets. For another $30, you can buy an offset that will create a carbon reduction (such as a tree planting) to somehow neutralize the carbon burned in the jet fuel used to power your flight.
How naive can corporate managers get? Head office is not reading the program. The objective of the climate theorists at the United Nations and within governments around the world is not to nibble at the edges of fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions with little offsets and tree plantings. The plan is for massive cutbacks of 20%, 30% and 40%, bites so big that business models crash and jobs disappear and people move to some other line of work.
Air Canada last week announced high oil prices would cost the airline $1-billion this year, forcing layoffs and flight reductions. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week said "the situation is desperate and potentially more destructive for the industry that our recent crises -- SARS, terrorism and war --combined." All very alarming, to be sure. But it misses the point: That's the plan! As The Guardian's environment writer, George Monbiot, wrote in his alarmist book, Heat, "If you fly, you destroy other people's lives."
When General Motors announces huge falloffs in sales, plant closings and layoffs as a result of rising gas prices, that's the kind of impact climate policy activists hope to see from carbon taxes throughout the economy. If you drive, it might be said, you destroy other people's lives.
So the original purpose of this column was to alert CEOs to their failure to live up to their responsibilities to protect shareholders and their corporations against climate policy assault. Instead, they have been feeding the beast with Boy Scout responses --carbon offsets, green programs and public relations gambits -- that actually do nothing more than reinforce the idea that their products and services are part of the climate problem.
That was the column plan until along came James Hansen, revered climate scientist and head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. He has another message for CEOs, especially energy industry CEOs: "In my opinion, these CEOs should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature."
Appearing before a Congressional committee in Washington on Monday, Mr. Hansen said the CEOs of major energy companies are among special interests that have blocked renewable energy developments and spread "doubt" about climate science. "CEOs of fossil energy companies know what they are doing and are aware of long-term consequences of continued business as usual."
In Mr. Hansen's view, "conviction of ExxonMobil and Peabody Coal CEOs will be no consolation, if we pass on a runaway climate to our children." He warned against more fossil fuel use. "To preserve our planet we must also ensure that the next mobile energy source is not obtained by squeezing oil from coal, tar shale or other fossil fuels." Operators in Canada's oil sands, much given to promoting their commitment to climate change issues, should know that they are just setting themselves up as perpetrators of a crime against humanity.
Aside from putting CEOs behind bars, Mr. Hansen has other ideas, including a belief in the consumption of local food as opposed to imports "from halfway around the world." And for a scientist, Mr. Hansen had a lot a ideas about economics and energy policy. But his most surprising statements came from another sphere.
In the text and PowerPoint versions of his comments, he used the word "creation" to make his main point. He said we need changes in the planet "to preserve creation." Creation is an odd word for a scientist to use. What does he mean by "creation." What was the climate at creation?
It's not clear what he had in mind. But the public, said Mr. Hansen, must send a message to Washington. "Preserve our planet, creation, for our children." To the fossil fuel special interests, he said it is a "Godgiven fact that all fossil fuels will be burned." But since "we have to figure out how to live without fossil fuels someday ... Why not now?" By moving early to cut fossil fuel use, "we can avoid destroying creation!"
Such language, of course, makes it tough to be a CEO defending the corporation against climate policy. Mr. Hansen called corporations "special interests focused on short term prof-its." It's hard to win a debate when the argument is framed as a clash between shareholder interests and all of God's creation. But somebody's got to do it.


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March 21, 2013
Tuscaloosa, Ala. -
The University of Alabama has produced four Olympic gold medalists in its long and storied history and fans will have a rare chance to meet all four of them at an autograph session on Saturday afternoon from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Sam Bailey Track Stadium.
UA's Athletics Marketing Department has arranged for the autograph session that will feature all four of Alabama's track and field gold medalists - Calvin Smith, Lillie Leatherwood, Karani James and Pauline Davis. The session will take place at the entrance to the stadium. The event is free to the public. Fans will receive a photo card featuring all four gold medalists that will serve as an autograph card.
Smith and Leatherwood both won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles with Smith running a leg on the United States' 4x100-meter relay team and Leatherwood running on the USA's 4x400-meter relay unit. Davis won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia, her third Olympic Games, by winning the 200 meters and running on The Bahamas' gold-medal 4x100-meter relay. James is Alabama's most recent gold medalist, winning the men's 400 meters at the 2012 Summer Games in London.


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I dunno. Never been there.
I dunno. Never been there.
lets just get a hammock and relax that way instead.
*enjoys the sunshine*
While your laying in hammocks i'm gonna get me a bowl of Rocky Road Ice Cream from my fridge.
*opens fridge*
*takes out ice cream*
*Puts it in bowl*
*Starts to eat the ice cream*
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I'm a Final Fantasy Freak,go figure.
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welcome back blake (even though i wasn't there in the older forum).
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I hate him too, but God generally punishes me for banning outside of the LoAPD.
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To Blake: Welcome from the Old Fart (that's me). Don't worry about _Nithreus_ and Nanaki they are normally like this. And Nocturne does not hate newbs (IE new members) He hates noobs (IE annoying and stupid posters, called Trolls in Usenet land)
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The Associated Press is reporting that a tour bus containing passengers from Celebrity Cruises' Summit ran off the road in Juneau yesterday, sliding 25 feet down an embankment. Eleven people were injured, most with bumps and bruises, though one person, who suffered chest injuries, has remained hospitalized.
What isn't known is whether the tour, which included 15 passengers and two guides, was organized by Celebrity -- or via independent means. A Celebrity spokeswoman did send a statement that confirmed details in the AP story.
The driver was cited for recklessness, the AP report noted. The bus had reportedly tried to drive around pot holes but got too close to the shoulder of the road. The right tire then went over the embankment.
This occurrence was a lot less tragic than the accident from last spring in which 12 passengers from Celebrity's Millennium died when a tour bus crashed in Chile's Arica. In that case, the passengers were traveling on an independently organized shore outing.
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A mom says that shirts are indecent, then goes on to buy them all from a PacSun store is one strange news story trending this week. A mother very upset about a number of "indecent" T-shirts for males that were on display at a local Utah mall decided to take matters into her own hands and get rid of them by literally buying each and every one in stock at the time. The Epoch Times reveals this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, that Judy Cox felt that the shirts — which showcased sexy models scantily clad and in suggestive poses — were too racy for young men to wear.
While shopping over the weekend at Orem's University Mall in Utah, Judy Cox and her 18-year-old son encountered the risqué T-shirts at a PacSun store. The mom said that the shirts were indecent, and decided to buy them all in order to prevent other young men from becoming enticed by the product showing the female models on front.
Before purchasing the items, Cox went into the PacSun store to file a formal complaint about revealing the shirts at outlet's display window. She said that the shirts featuring sexy models in a number of provocative stances were lewd and improper. However, a store manager replied that the controversial T-shirts could not be formally taken down because approval had not been given from the corporate office for such a swap.
Out of frustration and finding no other way to solve her problem, the upset mom decided to buy all 19 of the T-shirts that were in stock at the PacSun store. Amounting to a hefty total of $567, Cox felt it was the very best alternative. However, the mom annoyed about the "indecent" shirts told a local news source that she intends to return all 19 of the shirts to the chain before the 60-day return allowance period ends in order to get her money back and hopefully prove a point.
Each of the products costs roughly $28 on PacSun's official website, which offers different styles of beach clothes and similar items for young adults and teens of different ages. Adds the press release on the "Mom says shirts are indecent buys them all" strange news topic:
"These shirts clearly cross a boundary that is continually being pushed on our children in images on the Internet, television and when our families shop in the mall," Cox wrote in an email.
An employee working at the Utah mall PacSun store said she did not have the authority to talk about the matter and referred any and all questions to PacSun's company headquarters in Orange County, California. While the shirts might have showcased sexy women, scantily clad in what Judy Cox felt were suggestive poses, the PacSun CEO said that the company is proud of its clothes, which sells items inspired by sports, art, music, and fashion for all teens.
"While customer feedback is important to us, we remain committed to the selection of brands and apparel available in our stores," Schoenfeld said in an email message.


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68 people were killed and another 200 severely injured (mostly with burns) during a dust explosion at a plant in Jusgan, Jiangsu Province, China used to manufacture parts for General Motors. The facility, located about 600 miles southeast of Beijing, has been operated by Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products Company, and has specialized in electroplating aluminum alloy wheel hubs for GM supplier Citic Discastal Wheel Manufacturing (and other companies) since 1998. According to the company website, "it is the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum wheels, and had 450 employees.
According to a news report by state broadcast agency CCTV, the explosion happened around 7:37 am in a workshop, and was most likely caused when particles of dust or powered aluminum floating in the air came into contact with a spark, possibly emitted by an "overheated surface or electrical discharge from the machinery," resulting in rapid combustion.
On air footage of the disaster (shot by local residents in Kushan) showed large plumes of thick black smoke rising from the factory, as well as some "charred" survivors with their hair and clothes burned off sitting on wooden cargo platforms waiting to be taken to hospitals in Kushan and neighboring Suzhou. In addition, China's official media agency Xinhua News reported that burn specialists from Shanghai were flown in to help care for the injured workers.
The country is notorious for its lax enforcement of safety regulations, many of which are consistently ignored. However, due to the high death toll and the fact that the plant is foreign-owned, the Chinese government has dispatched state councilor Wang Yong to investigate whether the disaster was the result of negligence.This is the worst industrial accident to occur in China since a poultry factory fire killed 119 in June 2013 after workers became trapped by blocked or locked exits.


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I know where you live…where Satan has his throne, (Revelation 2:13).
I've been off the grid for a few weeks. I can tell you with great certainty that if you need to stay in touch with people via Internet, don't sail the Aegean! I can also tell you with great certainty that if you ever get a chance to tour either the Holy Land or the areas of Paul's missionary journeys you should do it. Think of it as a vacation with a purpose.
The picture you see was taken from the acropolis of the ancient city of Pergamum. In the letters to the churches in the book of Revelation Jesus referred to it as the "place where Satan has his throne". The amphitheater you see is built into the hillside of the old city and you can see how high the city stood over the plain below. I had the privilege of teaching a group the message of the letter to Pergamum standing in this place.
Walking through the ruins of the city I had an experience of the reality of what it must have been like being a follower of Jesus in the middle of a city dedicated to the worship of Caesar. The Christian community here in the first century was small and faced death daily for their faith. The larger passage of today's text makes reference to one of the early leaders of the church there named Antipas. Refusing to deny Jesus, and refusing to confess, "Caesar is Lord" (the days of Domitian) he was roasted alive in the brass bull altar where others burned their incense in worship of the emperor.
These were the days when John was still alive. He lived with Jesus for three years. He was at the cross when Jesus was crucified. He was there when Jesus rose from the dead. He encountered the risen Christ on Patmos and wrote the Revelation. It was all true. It was real. And walking the streets of the archeological ruins of these cities made it more real to me.


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College Hockey:Rattray hat trick paces Clarkson over Quinnipiac
HAMDEN, Conn. — Clarkson continued its hot start with a 4-1 win over the Quinnipiac Bobcats. The Golden Knights are 11-2-0 overall and 5-0-0 in conference so far this season. Jamie Lee Rattray lead the way for the Golden Knights with three goals, including an empty-netter.
"She's really trying to focus on improving her defensive game," Clarkson co-head coach Matt Desrosiers said. "That's been the one thing we have been preaching with her and she knows that. I think that's the one thing that is really helping her succeed this year."
Erica Howe provided the defense that Clarkson needed, stopping 21 shots on the night.
"[Howe] will be the first to say that she probably should have had [Quinnipiac's] goal, but she didn't let that bother her and she had a solid night," Desrosiers said.
Quinnipiac jumped on the board first 13:05 into the first period on an Erica Uden Johansson power-play goal. Regan Boulton's drive from the left point was blocked by the Clarkson defense. The rebound came to Nicole Kosta, who tipped it to Uden Johansson at the right circle. From there, Uden Johansson ripped a one-timer past Howe.
"One thing about this team this year is that even if we get down by a goal or two, they are still resilient," Desrosiers said. "They just keep going and I think they just have confidence in themselves and they know they are never out of a game."
Clarkson answered back just four minutes later with a power-play goal of its own. Rattray wristed the puck to the near corner for Carly Mercer. Rattray raced to the slot where Mercer fed her the puck. Rattray sniped a shot just inside the left post to tie the score at one.
"[Clarkson's] power play is over 40 percent in conference, and we were aware of that and we took a stupid penalty and gave up our 1-0 lead," Quinnipiac coach Rick Seeley said. "We knew that it was going to be a game; if we were going to win, it was going to have to be 1-0 or 2-1."
The Golden Knights took the 2-1 lead early in the second period on Rattray's second goal of the evening. Clarkson worked the puck behind the net, where Mercer fed another pass in front for Rattray. Rattray swiped at the puck and tipped the shot by Quinnipiac's Victoria Vigilanti.
The Golden Knights added to their lead 10:46 into the third period on Danielle Skirrow's eighth goal of the season. Christine Lambert brought the puck into the offensive zone and put a backhander on net. Vigilanti could not control the rebound as Shannon MacAuley put a shot of her own on net. Vigilanti made the initial save, but Skirrow rushed in to knock the puck into the net.
Rattray added an empty-netter with two seconds left in regulation for the hat trick and the 4-1 lead.
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May 12, 2013
LOS ANGELES - Kori Carter rarely holds back. Certainly not in a race, and rarely with her excitement. Reserved she is not.
But after the Stanford junior repeated as the Pac-12 champion in the 100-meter hurdles on Sunday at USC's Loker Stadium - winning by perhaps an inch by lunging to the finish line - she found little use for a lack of self-control, even in the face of breaking her own school record.
"Keep your focus," Carter said of her thoughts at the time. "You've got a long day ahead. Do not be satisfied. You can celebrate it later."
By being patient, Carter indeed had even more to celebrate. Ninety minutes after her 100 hurdles victory, Carter put together an even more stunning performance - winning the 400 hurdles in the fastest time in the world this year and doing so in meet and stadium-record time.
Carter's 54.21 was the second-fastest in-season performance in collegiate history and another massive school record, following her 12.76 in the 100 hurdles (from 12.99). It also allowed her to become the first Stanford woman to pull off a hurdles sweep at the conference meet.
Carter's victories highlighted the efforts of the Cardinal women, who placed fifth as a team with 86.5 points. Oregon won the women's title with 139 and captured the men's crown with 149.5. The Stanford men were 10th with 43.
Her 400 hurdles victory came in another memorable duel with Arizona's Georganne Moline, the fifth-place finisher in the 2012 Olympic Games. On April 6, Carter edged Moline at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, with Carter running a school-record 54.71.
"I love to race," Carter said. "When I have someone of her caliber next to me, I rise to the occasion. I feel like I can find another gear."
It was nearly too fast. Carter was so amped that her step pattern was thrown off and she ran the first five hurdles with the wrong lead leg.
She knew Moline typically surges from the seventh through ninth hurdles and in her pre-race plan, Carter knew she would need to cover that move down the homestretch. But what Carter didn't anticipate was her fast early pace. She went out hard enough to take the initial lead and felt so strong that she pushed aside Moline's expected surge and pushed hard to the finish.
Moline was second in 54.54 with both recording the fastest times by Americans this year, and UCLA's Turquoise Thompson, the 2010 and 2011 champion, came in third in 55.18.
Carter became the first Cardinal to win the event since 2005. In the process, she broke Moline's year-old Pac-12 Championships record of 55.12 and the 1999 stadium mark of 56.55 set by UCLA's Joanna Hayes, the 2004 Olympic 100 hurdles gold medalist.
As well as Carter has run in the 400 hurdles in what has truly been a breakthrough season in that event, she came into the day with a dual aim.
"I like both," she said. "The focus the rest of the season will be on the 400 hurdles, but I did not want to give up the 100 hurdles title. That's my ego talking."
The race that would feel similar to the 2012 conference final when she edged teammate Katie Nelms, in a school-record 12.99 to 13.01. This time, Carter felt UCLA's Brea Buchanan in a side-by-side battle.
It came down to a lean. Carter thrust herself across the line to win by 0.01, breaking her year-old Stanford record and achieving the IAAF World Championships `A' standard (she had already achieved that standard in the 400 hurdles). It was the second-fastest time in NCAA Division I this year, third among collegians, sixth among Americans, and seventh in the world.
"I knew we would dip into the 12's," she said. "I knew it was going to be a battle." But for a long time afterward, Carter had no idea she had won. She had walked off the track and was heading back to the starting area before realizing it.
Carter also ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay to finish her day. The Stanford team of Carissa Levingston, Carter, Justine Fedronic, and Kristyn Williams was sixth in 3:38.15.
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Stanford finished with three individual titles, all by the women. In addition to Carter, sophomore Brianna Bain repeated as the javelin champion on Saturday.
But Justine Fedronic nearly gave the Cardinal another victory. The senior and school-record holder finished second to Oregon's Laura Roesler in the women's 800, 2:06.51 to 2:07.23.
The men's 400 was one of the most anticipated events of the meet, featuring defending champion and U.S. Olympian Bryshon Nellum of USC, Oregon's 2011 Pac-10 champion Mike Berry, and Australia's 2012 Olympic finalist Steven Solomon of Stanford.
The race went to Nellum in a stadium record 44.76, with Berry second in 45.14, and Solomon third in a Stanford freshman record 46.12. Solomon, running in his second meet of the season, broke the frosh mark of 46.46 set by Rene Rodriguez in 1993.
Solomon also jumped into tie for No. 3 on Stanford's all-time performance list. In the men's discus, Stanford senior Geoffrey Tabor threw farther than he did in winning the 2011 Pac-10 title. However, his season-best toss of 189-10 only got him third this time partly because of a stadium record 214-7 by UCLA's Julian Wruck. Tabor finished as Stanford's top point producer, with 11 points in two events (including his fourth-place in the shot put -- over two days.
Jules Sharpe, another senior, scored for the third consecutive season after producing a personal-high fourth place in the high jump. Sharpe cleared 7-1 1/2 on his first try, missed once at 7-2 1/2, and then passed to the eventual winning height of 7-3 3/4 before two misses ended his competition.
The Cardinal qualified three into the men's 1,500 final, with Tyler Stutzman earning the top team finish in that event with a fourth-place. Stutzman ran 3:42.36, with Michael Atchoo eighth in 3:43.65, and Marco Bertolotti 10th in 3:45.14.
Jessica Tonn earned her second top-five finish in two days by placing fifth in the 5,000 a day after a runner-up finish in the 10,000. Tonn ran 16:36.60 to lead teammate Aisling Cuffe (sixth, 16:37.12), among scorers.
And junior Ellie McCardwell earned her third top-five Pac-12 finish by placing fifth in the women's pole vault at 13-0 1/4.
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"On the women's side, we had a great meet, only one point from fourth," said Chris Miltenberg, Stanford's first-year Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field. "On the men's side, this is going to be a crucial turning point for us right now.
"We can do better. We have some holes to fill and we need to have more depth in the middle distance and distance events.
"But this is a step in the process. We'll have our first recruiting classes coming in. We're taking a long-term approach and we see this as an opportunity for us to create a foundation and build the program."
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A few hours after the meet's conclusion, Carter finally had time to rest, though it was in the vinyl chairs in front of her gate at LAX, waiting to board the airplane that return the team back to the Bay Area.
"I'm extremely tired," she said.
But the wait allowed Carter time to finally reflect.
"This just shows that all the hard work is paying off and I'm on the right path," she said. "I'm really happy and excited for the future."
Her concentration the rest of this season will be solely on the 400 hurdles - beginning with the NCAA Regionals (May 23-25 in Austin, Texas) and continuing through the NCAA and U.S. Championships, and perhaps beyond.
Said Carter, "This lets me know that I'm ready to rock with these girls at nationals."


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Bay County Sheriff's officials are getting ready for spring break 2013.
They make plans for extra enforcement this time of year, to handle the influx of students. By working with other departments, they hope to create a safe atmosphere for college students looking to spend their spring break in Panama City Beach.
NewsChannel 7's Donna Bell talks with Ruth Corley and Sgt. Steve Nagy from the Bay County Sheriff's Department, about how they plan to be ready this year.


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EVGA GeForce GTX 670 SC review -
The GeForce GTX 670 review galore has started. In this review we'll look at a board from EVGA, it is the SC model that comes factory overclocked (a little). The GeForce GTX 670 is the little brother of the GTX 680 and comes well how to put it ... slightly castrated. NVIDIA disabled a couple of shader processors and designed a more cost effective and smaller PCB.
The card itself is still quite beefy in terms of performance though, which you'll understand once we sifted through the specifications. The GK104 GPU based graphics card has one SM/SMX cluster disabled. This gives the GK104 GPU 1344 CUDA cores to work with, with in total, 112 texture and 32 raster operating units.
The (reference) graphics card also has slightly slower clock frequencies than big poppa GTX 680, with a reference baseclock speed of 915 MHz. However the GTX 670 as well comes with a Boost clock which is set at 980 MHz -- not far off from the GTX 680 at all.
EVGA released a series of SKUs based on the GTX 670, amongst them you'll find these:
- EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB: $399.99
- EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Superclocked: $419.99
- EVGA GeForce GTX 670 4GB: $469.99
- EVGA GeForce GTX 670 4GB Superclocked: $489.99
We have the 2GB SC edition in the house which comes pre-overclocked at 967 MHz on the baseclock and 1046 MHz on the boost clock. More interestingly. To give the card enough frame buffer to work with the cards are equipped with 2048 GDDR5 on a 256-bits wide bus. EVGA clocks this memory at 6210 MHz (effective data rate), which is slightly overclocked as well. As you have noticed there will be 4 GB model out soon as well, albeit we're not sure if the memory on these models will get a factory tweak. We can only recommend you 4GB version if you have a very high-resolution monitor and mod your games like Skyrim with extreme HQ texture packs. Otherwise 2GB is more than sufficient.
With a TDP at roughly 170 Watts the card won't draw too much power either. With that said you have the more important variables in your mindset, have a peek at the product after we dive right into the review, next page please.
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In this article we review the EVGA GeForce GTX 760 SC ACX edition, this particular model comes with a dual-slot two fan ACX cooling solution. That boils down to a more silent product versus and great cooling performance. EVA offers the card factory overclocked at some pretty impressive clock frequencies. Join us in this review and let's see if the 269 USD ACX model will be worth it for you.
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In this review we peek at the EVGA GeForce GTX 770 SC (SuperClocked) edition. This model graphics card comes with a factory overclock and the new ACX cooler. Overall the card is sitting in-between the GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GTX 780 , with its 1111 MHz core clock frequency. We take the latest games and do some FCAT testing as well.


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When managers discuss low inventory levels, Dell is invariably discussed. Hell, even I've mentioned Dell on this site. So why all the commotion? Has their low inventory REALLY helped out that much? In short, yes. This article is primarily going to discuss how much it helped. This article will not discuss how they achieved such high inventory turns using a state of the art just in time inventory system.
Reasoning behind need
for lower inventory
The first thing that needs to be discussed is why low inventory has such a great effect on Dell's overall performance. The reason is quite simple: computers depreciate at a very high rate. Sitting in inventory, a computer loses a ton of value.
As Dell's CEO, Kevin Rollins, put it in an interview with
Fast Company:
"The longer you keep it the faster it deteriorates -- you can literally see the stuff rot," he says. "Because of their short product lifecycles, computer components depreciate anywhere from a half to a full point a week. Cutting inventory is not just a nice thing to do. It's a financial imperative."
We're going to assume that the depreciation is a full point
per week (1%/week) and use that to determine how much money high inventory turns can save
This means that for every 7 days a computer sits in Dell's
warehouses, the computer loses 1% of its value. Ok, now that we know how much Dell loses for each day, let's take a look
at some of Dell's data over the past 10 years that I pulled from www.themanufacturer.com
What I got from this was the inventory turns. An inventory turn, as this website
successfully describes it, is "cost of goods sold from the income
statement divided by value of inventory from the balance sheet". Typically, this is turned into a value
showing how many days worth of inventory a firm has by dividing inventory turnover
by 365. I divided the inventory turnover
by 52 in order to show how many weeks worth of inventory Dell holds.
Here are the results:
Dell's Inventory
Turnover Data
Year Inventory Turnover Week's Inventory
1992 4.79 10.856
1993 5.16 10.078
1994 9.4 5.532
1995 9.8 5.306
1996 24.2 2.149
1997 41.7 1.247
1998 52.40 0.992
1999 52.40 0.992
2000 51.4 1.012
2001 63.50 .819
Key point to notice here is that Dell was carrying over 10 weeks worth of inventory in 1993. By 2001, Dell was carrying less than 1 week's worth of inventory. This essentially means that inventory used to sit around for 11 weeks and now it sits around for less than 1 week.
So what does this mean for Dell?
Remember, computers lose 1 percent of their value per
week. This isn't like the canned food
industry where managers can let their supplies sit around for months before
anyone bats an eye. Computers aren't
canned goods, and as Kevin Rollins of Dell put it, computers "rot". The longer a computer sits around, the less
it is worth.
That said, due to depreciation alone, in 1993 Dell was losing
roughly 10% per computer just by allowing computers to sit around before they
were sold. In 2001, Dell was losing less
than a percent. Based on holding costs alone, Dell reduced costs by nearly 9%.
Since 2001, Dell has continueed to lower inventory. Looking at their latest annual reports, day's
inventory has dropped by approximately a day.
Hopefully this article provided you with a practical example that demonstrates the positive effects lower inventory can have on a firm's overall costs. For more information regarding lawyers in the Texas area, check out Dallas Fort Worth trucking accident attorney. For more basic information regarding holding costs, please read A Simplified Look at the Pros and Cons of Inventory.
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Today, Dell carries no more than two hours of inventory in its factories and a maximum of just 3 days across its entire supply chain. Simply amazing!
Posted by: Felipe | Apr 26, 2006 3:20:05 PM
a great article indeed!!
the most efficient ways of doing things at Dell has made Michael Dell one of the wealthiest people in the world!!
Posted by: nay min thu | Feb 4, 2007 4:32:15 AM
Hi, this is Prabhakaran
I am doing MBA. in b'lore. I have an presentation on the inventory management of DELL.
So if you people can please help me with the full details of the inventory management of dell from past 5 years.
Posted by: prabhakaran. | May 3, 2007 1:19:18 AM
I'm doing a project in JIT inventory (for Master of Engineering Management), could any of you give me full information about the inventory of dell for the last five years.
I'll really appreciat that, thank you in advance
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The Garden Club of St. Augustine presents a standard flower show Friday through Sunday at the St. Johns County Agricultural Center, in conjunction with the EPIC Flower and Garden Expo.
The public is invited to enter plants in the horticulture division. Call Terry Nelson, 797-8961, for information.
Garden circle meetings this week include:
* Las Adelfas Garden Circle meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday for coffee at the Garden Center, 3440 Old Moultrie Road. The meeting begins at 10 a.. Speaker will be Chuck Lippi, discussing "Trees and Landscape.' Hostesses are Tina Miles, JuAnne Weeks and Lovie Fox.
* Geranium Garden Circle meets at 1 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the Riverview Club, St. Augustine Shores, to form a carpool to go to the flower show at the St. Johns County Agricultural Center.
* Poinsettia Garden Circle meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Garden Center, 3440 Old Moultrie Road, The program will be 4-H speeches and demonstrations. Hostesses are Barbara Lockner and Jan Litchfield.
* The Dogwood Garden Circle meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mary Lou Brusaw, 1140 Hibiscus St. The program will be All About Roses by Lola Stark. For information or directions, call Mary Lou at 829-3822.
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The Roger Waters concert Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park was almost too spectacular to put into words. Fighter planes crashing into the stage and exploding, flying pigs, enormous hideous teachers towering over little children, Waters dressed as a Nazi and firing a machine gun into the audience, and a notable anti-corporate fascist state, anti-war theme. During the intermission literally hundreds of photos of humans killed in war since 1900 were projected onto the massive Wall with their birth date, death date and short biography. The pictures and stories were sent in by fans from all over the world. It was truly touching and personalized the human result of endless war.
Waters dedicated the show to Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian man shot in the head seven times at Stockwell tube station on the London Underground by the London Metropolitan police after he was misidentified as one of the fugitives involved in the previous day's failed bombing attempts. These events took place two weeks after the London bombings of 7 July 2005, in which 52 people were killed. On the day of the shooting, the police were hunting four men believed to be involved in the failed bombing attempts the day before. Intelligence had linked the men to a block of flats in Tulse Hill, south London, the same building in which Menezes was living. Police put the communal entrance under surveillance, and on the morning of the shooting, saw Menezes leave the building. Plain clothes officers, armed with pistols, followed him as he took a bus to Brixton tube station, before boarding another to Stockwell tube station because the tube station at Brixton was closed. Specialist firearms officers were called to Stockwell. Just after Menezes entered a train, several officers wrestled him to the ground and fired seven bullets into his head at point blank range. The train was still at the platform with its doors open, having just been evacuated by officers.
The entire show was visually overwhelming and a powerful statement. Roger Waters is the ultimate showman. He said that he hated performing live in his youth. He seems to have grown into it. He plays the evil dictator with panash.
The band he assembled was stellar. David Gilmour is irreplaceable, but the combination of G.E. Smith, David Kilminster, and Snowy White on guitar and Robbie Wyckoff handling Gilmour's vocals was just fine as you will see in the videos taken by my son Kevin. The stage and Wall was immense, taking up the entire outfield. The gates opened at 7:00 for the 8:45 show. We arrived at 7:15. I wanted to soak in as much as possible, plus I wanted a Tony Lukes cheesesteak before the show. We chowed down on fine Philly fare and then bought four overpriced concert shirts. I wore my BurningPlatform.com shirt to the show. I didn't run into anyone else with a TBP shirt.
The show opens with Outside the Wall and I was immediately amused by the graphic on the wall. It said:
If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike.
I knew I was going to like this show. While the show progresses the roadies are building the wall.
The local children brought on stage to perform Another Brick in the Wall with Waters and fight back against the 50 foot teacher were thanked by Waters in one of his more sedate moments.
The show is a combination of concert and movie. The visuals and symbolism are stunning.
The Wall becomes a canvas for Waters' art and visionary view of the world.
Waters is able to get his anti-war message across through the use of music, images, film, quotes and cartoons. His use of film showing soldiers hugging their children, interspersed with the words of a general and pictures of starving children is powerful, as you can see.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." – Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goodbye Blue Sky is a haunting song with visuals of birds flying and being replaced with thousands of bombers dropping blood red symbols like dollar signs, the hammer & sickle, Chinese star, Shell Oil sign, Mercedes sign, crosses and the Jewish star. The message was that our corporate fascist military state kills for profit.
One of the highlights of the concert for me was Waters performing a duet with himself from 1980 on the song Mother. As you can see from the video, people are losing faith in governments across the globe. The crowd was a mixture of old farts like myself, people in their 20's and 30's, and teens dragged to the concert by their old man. When Waters sings the line, "Do you trust the government?", the stadium erupted with a thunderous NOOOOO!!!! See for yourself.
The guitar work by GE Smith on Comfortably Numb and Hey You is phenomenal. Waters doesn't have much to do except strike the Wall near the end of this piece with the predictable outcome.
The imposing fully built Wall stays in place for all of Act 2, which opens with Hey You.
At the end of the concert during the finale of Outside the Wall, the entire wall comes crashing down. The message I took away from the concert was that our civilization is under the control of corporate fascist warmongers. Profits at any human price is the mantra. The fact that Waters is still free to use his artistry to reaveal the truth to 40,000 people gives me hope. The fact that I can write about it and have thousands read the message gives me hope. The fact that my three Millenial sons get the message about government tyranny and corporate malfeasance gives me hope. If enough people see the light and begin to resist, we can tear down that wall.
Most of the videos and pictures were taken by my sons Kevin & Jimmy. Michael, my youngest, is now a Pink Floyd superfan.
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Maintenance Enforcement Office
Enforcing or Obtaining Support Outside Saskatchewan
How can the Office enforce my support order or agreement if the respondent lives outside Saskatchewan? What if I move out of the province?
The Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders (ISO) Unit of the Maintenance Enforcement Office arranges for registration of the claimant's order or agreement in the other jurisdiction, and works with the other maintenance enforcement program to collect payments.
Saskatchewan has reciprocal enforcement agreements (two-way agreements) with all Canadian provinces and territories, the United States and many other countries. Through these agreements, maintenance enforcement programs in other provinces or countries take action to enforce support orders or agreements from Saskatchewan. In turn, Saskatchewan enforces orders or agreements from other provinces or countries.
Reciprocal enforcement agreements make it more difficult for respondents to avoid paying support by moving out of the province or country. If Saskatchewan does not have a reciprocal enforcement agreement with a particular country, it can contact that country and try to establish an agreement.
What kinds of orders or agreements can be enforced by another province or country?
If Saskatchewan has a reciprocal agreement with another province or country, that province or country can enforce any final court order or written agreement for support that could have been enforced in Saskatchewan if both parties still lived here.
How can I get my order or agreement enforced in another province or country?
If you live in Saskatchewan, you may apply to Maintenance Enforcement Office to handle the matter for you.
The Office requires the following:
If you need help or further information, please telephone the Office at (306) 787-8961 or 1-866-229-9712 (outside of Regina area). The Office will forward these documents to the province or country where the respondent lives and request that it enforce the order or agreement for Saskatchewan.
*Registration and affidavit of arrears forms are available from the Maintenance Enforcement Office in Regina, the Court of Queen's Bench, Legal Aid or your lawyer.
How will the order or agreement be enforced by another province or country?
Because laws and procedures differ in each province and country, the enforcement methods will differ too. Usually, the respondent will be registered with a program similar to that operated by the Saskatchewan Maintenance Enforcement Office, and will be requested to make payments through that office. If payments are not made, the other jurisdiction may take enforcement action such as garnishment of wages or seizing and selling assets.
Does Saskatchewan control how other provinces and countries enforce support orders or agreements sent from this province?
Support orders or agreements are enforced according to the legislation and regulations of the province or country that is doing the enforcing. Saskatchewan can suggest action to another province or country but it cannot control what will happen.
What can I expect from the Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders (ISO) Unit in the Saskatchewan Maintenance Enforcement Office?
The Unit helps you by:
How long will it take for another province or country to enforce a maintenance order or agreement on Saskatchewan's behalf?
It is difficult to predict how long enforcement might take in another province or country or whether it will be successful.
Does the amount of respondent information that is available when the file is sent to the other jurisdiction have any impact on enforcement?
Yes, usually. The more relevant information that you and the Saskatchewan Office can provide to the other jurisdiction, the greater the chances that it will be able to successfully enforce on your file.
The most important information is the:
Also helpful is information such as present or previous address, current or former employers and the type of work the respondent usually does. The names of friends or relatives who may know where the respondent is living or working is also important.
Will Saskatchewan take enforcement action while it is waiting for the file to be registered in another jurisdiction?
It is usually not possible to enforce the support from Saskatchewan unless the respondent has a Saskatchewan source of income or assets in the province that can be attached.
Saskatchewan will not normally take action, such as a federal garnishment or revoking a passport, once the file has been sent to another jurisdiction. This is because all action would have to be removed before the other jurisdiction could begin enforcement. Certain exceptions may be considered, in special circumstances.
How can I get information about what is happening in the other jurisdiction?
Write to Saskatchewan's Maintenance Enforcement Office to request an update. Please allow at least three months after the documents were forwarded to the other jurisdiction before inquiring. The Saskatchewan Office will advise you if it has any new information from the other province or country. The mailing address is:
Some maintenance enforcement programs in other jurisdictions have a policy of not replying to requests for information on the cases they are handling. These programs say that their time is spent on enforcement action and not in responding to requests for information.
If the jurisdiction handling your file has this kind of policy, the Maintenance Enforcement Office in Saskatchewan cannot get information to pass onto you.
I have written to the ISO Unit about my case but have not received a reply. Why?
The Maintenance Enforcement Office receives many inquiries on ISO cases and has had to set priorities to manage the workload so that all clients receive basic services.
The following kinds of inquiries are normally given a lower priority because they will not help Saskatchewan or the other jurisdiction to collect money on your case and will not normally help with the handling of your case in the future:
Who do I contact to provide new information?
What if my order or agreement states my support is to be paid in the currency of another country?
The Office is required by law to convert the amount in your order or agreement to Canadian funds.
The Office will calculate the amount of support it requests on your behalf by calculating the exchange rate between the country's currency and Canadian money on the day the order or agreement was made.
How will I receive my payments?
Payments collected on your behalf by another province or country will be sent to the Office first. Payments will be recorded and mailed to you, usually within 24 hours.
What if the respondent moves again? What if I move again?
If neither party lives in Saskatchewan, the file will be closed. If the respondent moves to another province or country that Saskatchewan has a reciprocal agreement with, the file may be transferred to the new jurisdiction.
What do I do if I want to obtain a support order or have an order or agreement changed and the other party lives outside Saskatchewan?
To obtain a support order as part of divorce proceedings under the Divorce Act (1985), you must seek the advice of a lawyer, as the procedure can be fairly complex.
To obtain a support order where a divorce is not an issue, and the other party lives in another jurisdiction, you have a number of options, and it is recommended that you consult a lawyer regarding those options. One of these options is to complete an application under The Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act. Your application is then forwarded to the other jurisdiction by the Family Justice Services Branch, and is dealt with by a court in that jurisdiction. Forms and Guides for this reciprocal procedure are available by contacting Family Justice Services.
If you are wanting to vary a support order that was granted under the Divorce Act, it can only be varied in a Canadian superior court. You have a number of options for how to vary the order where the other party lives elsewhere. It is recommended that you consult a lawyer regarding your options. The Divorce Act (1985), does provide a reciprocal procedure where you apply to the court in Saskatchewan without the other party being present, and then the "provisional order" is sent to his/her jurisdiction for confirmation in that court.
If your order is not a Divorce Act order, but was granted under a provincial/territorial or foreign support law, you also have a number of options. One of these options is completing an application under The Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act. Your application is then forwarded to the other jurisdiction by by the Family Justice Services Branch, and is dealt with by a court in that jurisdiction. Forms and Guides for this reciprocal procedure are available by contacting Family Justice Services. It is recommended that you consult a lawyer regarding your options.
What is Saskatchewan doing to improve the enforcement of support orders and agreements outside Saskatchewan?
When Saskatchewan receives an application that needs to be sent to a jurisdiction with which Saskatchewan does not have a reciprocal agreement, Saskatchewan will try to establish an agreement with that jurisdiction.
Saskatchewan also participates on a number of national committees and at enforcement conferences that are designed to improve the effectiveness of the reciprocal enforcement of support orders and agreements.


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An exploration of an abstract conception. To unveil, if possible, a non-objectivity to the supposed literal and objective image. In this we might find an ethereal space devoid of spatial and temporal reference, a location of dislocation, the 'stream' of time frozen over. So that we may understand without past or future, beyond the finitude of the visual territory.
Or, if you should desire to, some pictures and words.
Ryan Choy finds a certain release in the photographic action but often this comes second to the enjoyment of exploration that precedes this. Exploration, then, becomes synonymous to photography; both seek a novelty beyond the structured everyday; of a moment where reality becomes transferable to the medium of the image. Ryan was awarded "Young photographer of the year" by New Zealand Geographic in 2009.
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At this point in time, no one knows the true intentions of the Los Angeles Lakers heading into the offseason. The Lakers are on the verge of an extensive rebuilding process with an uncertain future ahead. The direction of the storied franchise will likely be determined after the results of the NBA draft lottery are in on May 20. Mitch Kupchak and company want to wait and see if they get a high draft pick before making moves to acquire a new head coach and who they'll target in free agency this July. According to Sean Deveney of Sporting News on May 14, Greg Monroe may be a player the team goes after if unable to lure superstar Carmelo Anthony to Los Angeles this summer.
Following the hiring of head coach/president Stan Van Gundy, the Detroit Pistons may decide to move forward with Andre Drummond rather than Monroe. That being said, the Lakers will be one of two teams that could potentially offer Monroe a lucrative deal according to Deveney:
The Lakers are the other team most frequently mentioned among league executives when it comes to Monroe. If L.A. does not make any splashy moves around the draft, and if the Lakers are ready to concede that Carmelo Anthony is not coming, then they figure to target young, second-tier free agents—and Monroe is at the head of that list.
The Charlotte Bobcats would be the other team interested in Monroe's services this summer with the motivation of bolstering the frontcourt. The duo of Al Jefferson and Monroe in Charlotte would give the Bobcats one of the most dominant frontcourts in the NBA.
As for the Lakers, Monroe could end up replacing four-time All-Star Pau Gasol. The Spaniard is looking forward to testing free agency this summer, but doesn't rule out returning to the Lakers. Although a return hasn't been ruled out, the two-time NBA champion seems to already have one foot out of the door in Los Angeles in an effort to potentially sign with a title contender.
Anthony will likely be the biggest name on the open market this summer. The superstar seems intent on opting out of his deal with the New York Knicks and will weigh his options as an unrestricted free agent. Los Angeles has been rumored as a possible destination for Anthony, but the Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls will also make a run at the perennial All-Star.
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A specialist in crafting cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Bo Felton is the gifted young winemaker who guides Migration's exploration of world-class, Burgundian-varietal winemaking. Combining experience gained on two continents, with a background making luxury Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from numerous acclaimed winegrowing appellations, Bo practices a vineyard-driven approach to winemaking that accentuates the character and complexity of the renowned winegrowing sites Migration partners with.
Bo Felton - Winemaker for Migration
Raised in Colorado, Bo was introduced to wine by his grandfather—an avid home winemaker. Each vintage, after his grandfather had driven a van full of grapes from California to Colorado, Bo and his family would de-stem the fruit by hand and ultimately help turn it into wine. These early experiences left Bo with a fascination for wine, and planted the seed for his future career.
Bo studied ecology, population and organism biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. After completing his degree, he moved to California where he landed a coveted harvest position at Goldeneye, and met his mentor, then Goldeneye and Migration Winemaker Zach Rasmuson. "Zach taught me to be a steward of the vineyards and to respect the quality of the fruit in the winery." Eager to gain international experience, Bo went to New Zealand to work a harvest at Rapaura Vintners. Upon his return, he joined Goldeneye fulltime, and quickly made himself indispensible. "Bo is a true talent," says Zach. "He has vision, focus, a highly developed palate, and an innate understanding of winemaking. He also has a deep respect for his craft that is impressive for a young winemaker."
In 2010, Bo was named the assistant winemaker for Goldeneye. Because of his skill working with Burgundian varieties, and his ability to make wines with an authentic sense of place, Bo was also appointed the assistant winemaker to Neil Bernardi at Migration. Over the next several years, Bo worked side by side with Zach and Neil, becoming intimately familiar with the acclaimed vineyards from which Migration's Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays are sourced—a familiarity that allows Bo to make balanced, site-specific wines that show their cool-climate pedigree.
Bo left Anderson Valley in 2012 to focus more exclusively on Sonoma County as the assistant winemaker for Migration and Decoy. In 2014, in recognition of his skill and contributions, Bo was named the winemaker for Migration, becoming one of the youngest winemakers in the history of Duckhorn Wine Company. "My grandfather teared up when I told him I had been named winemaker. He understands what it means to be a part of the Duckhorn Wine Company legacy—that I am carrying on a great tradition, and a standard of winemaking excellence that goes back four decades."


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I'm trying to efficiently and cheaply scan many documents (Device that feeds paper to scanner blindly)
Getting a flatbed scanner with a document feeder appears to be the best option, but I'm worried it won't work with my Linux computer.
Is there a flatbed scanner with document feeder that lets me attach a USB/flash drive to it, and then automatically scans images to that drive? If so, about how much should I expect to pay for one?
I could then mass-scan documents without worrying about OS compatability.