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Substance abuse problems persist among U.S. family businesses, threatening their viability, according to a new study between Dallas-based ReGENERATION Partners and Caron Treatment Centers.
In the study of 99 family businesses in the first quarter of 2012, more than half were coping with or expected to address a family-related addiction problem within their companies.
"Substance abuse and addiction in family-owned business is being grossly overlooked, yet it will have a dramatic impact on our society as well as our economy," said James Olan Hutcheson, chairman and chief executive of ReGENERATION, a family business consulting firm.
Among other findings:
– 54 percent had worked through an addiction disorder within the company's ownership or management.
– Of the families with addiction problems, 83 percent were working through drug or alcohol addiction, while 17 percent had dealt with a past addiction.


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OAKLAND -- Police departments can lower crime and gain the public's trust by following the rules, especially the U.S. Constitution. That's the formula being promoted by an attorney whose job is keeping the Los Angeles Police Department honest.
Gerald Chaleff was the featured speaker at the Safe Oakland crime series held at Holy Names University June 17.
A veteran defense attorney and former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Chaleff was appointed to a special post overseeing implementation of department reforms in 2003 stemming from that city's Ramparts police scandal.
Like Oakland, the efforts by Los Angeles were mandated by an outside agency, in this case, the U.S. Justice Department.
Oakland been under court ordered reform since 2003 following "The Riders" incident in which officers patrolling West Oakland used excessive force on suspects, planted evidence and falsified police reports. Recently a federal judge, dissatisfied with the pace of reforms appointed a compliance officer to ensure that changes are being made to department procedures.
It took Los Angeles eight years to get out from under the Justice Department decree and officials just recently released the city, Chaleff said. Other police departments in New Orleans Detroit and Seattle are looking at the LAPD model to solve similar problems, he added.
"We are the poster child of what happens when a consent decree is successful," he said.
Chaleff helped negotiate terms of the decree with the city's police union but admits that changing the department culture was difficult.
"It's not easy because police office don't like to be told that they are not performing in the appropriate way," Chaleff said. "Citizens groups think that when that happens, there's something wrong with the police department. It takes a lot of hard work but in the end, it's worthwhile."
The reform program included a number of changes designed to gain the public's trust. To become more transparent, the Los Angeles police commission issued reports on police handling of incidents and posted the reports online. A citizen complaint procedure was improved with complaints logged in and followed up by the department's internal affairs division or area commanders.
Once arrested, suspects would be seen by a police supervisor, asked if they understood why they were being arrested and if they were injured.
And a multi-million dollar computer system was installed that flags officers with higher than average complaints of extreme force so supervisors can resolve the problem.
The results have been impressive, according to Chaleff. Crime in Los Angeles is down overall with gang crime declining 50 percent, and violent crime down 60 percent currently.
Chaleff credits the improvement to greater public trust in the department after it worked hard to change its procedures. One suspect who had been arrested several times even had praise for the new look LAPD.
"He said, 'I've been arrested a lot but now they are treating me with dignity and respect,'" Chaleff said.
The fundamental way to gain public trust is to police using the guidelines set forth in the U.S. Constitution, Chaleff said.
"You do it constitutionally. You follow the rules," he said.
"Police departments have many rules. It means you don't stop somebody because you don't like the way they look. You stop them because you have probable cause.
"You write reports in the right way. You treat people in the right way. As long as you have rules and treat people with respect, that's the right way."
Chaleff admitted that Los Angeles has far greater resources than Oakland with a police force of 10,000 compared with Oakland's 634 personnel. He called that number "woefully inadequate."
Though Los Angeles police officers at first chafed at the new rules, in time they came to accept the reforms. Promotions of sergeants, lieutenants and other supervisors who worked with Chaleff sent out the word that getting with the new program was worthwhile, he added.
Chaleff urged the audience to support the Oakland police while the department is going through the reform process. Despite the need for police reform, most officers are hardworking and try to play by the rules.
"The great majority are doing a good job," he said, "They are doing it because they want to help. They are not doing it because they want to push people around. They are doing it because it's a calling."
Oakland Interim Chief Sean Whent said his department hopes to resolve all the court enforced reforms within 18 months.

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level of satisfaction for these backup mainstays, citing StorageTek and Spectra Logic as the top libraries.
RECENT DIOGENES LABS-STORAGE MAGAZINE QUALITY AWARDS HAVE RUN counter to conventional wisdom as lesser-known vendors and products have trumped established market leaders. But the underdogs didn't prevail in the tape library category of our awards, where Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek, now Sun Microsystems Inc.) scored a solid one-two punch--ranking first in the enterprise-class category and second in the midrange category (see "Overall ranking".).
Looking at the results from our various Quality Awards-- StorageTek's ranking in this tape libra ry survey, StorageTek's win among midrange disk arrays and Sun's strong second-place showing among enterprise-class storage arrays --one would have to conclude that the Sun/ StorageTek combination bodes well for storage users. It should be noted that the Sun libraries included in our survey are OEM versions of StorageTek libraries.
However, StorageTek's strong showing in both categories doesn't overshadow Spectra Logic Corp.'s firstplace win in the midrange libraries category. In a field populated by much larger competitors, Spectra Logic users indicated strong satisfaction across all categories of our survey. The high approval ratings bolster the perception of the company as having innovative technology and engineering acumen, even though it may not enjoy the larger market presence of some of its competitors.
Survey specifics
Our survey of tape library users yielded 554 product evaluations from 383 respondents. Although StorageTek predictably had the largest number of responses, total responses were well distributed across all major manufacturers and consistent with market share (see "Products included in our survey".).
Tape libraries are commonly sold through channels, and 57% of systems were purchased from a VAR--the highest percentage we've seen to date. "We work with a third-party, and the VAR has been instrumental," says Michael Bembenek, director of IT in the infrastructure program management group at Dublin, CA based Sybase Inc. "We employ them to keep track of the records and to expedite meetings with Overland [Storage Inc.]"
The majority of responses to this survey fell between 5.2 and 6.5, a broader range than in previous surveys (see "About the survey".). We were impressed by this relatively high norm. Tape libraries are mechanical devices that one might expect to break more frequently than all-electronic systems, and we therefore expected lower overall scores. Moreover, this range was significantly higher than another key component of data protection-- backup and recovery (B/R) software. With backup generally regarded as the most error-prone and troublesome component of storage environments, software and media apparently bear the brunt of the blame, while tape libraries aren't considered a significant source of most problems. Users accept that a certain level of maintenance will be required for these devices, so perhaps their expectations are adjusted accordingly. "We work them pretty hard and they break occasionally, but they're mechanical devices," notes Dan Sitler, lead software programmer at Hobart Corp., Troy, OH.
Sales competence
None of our surveys, thus far, has revealed a significant difference in user satisfaction when the system is purchased directly from the manufacturer vs. from a VAR. This proved true with tape libraries as well, although responses indicate that a VAR is more likely to be a supplier of a tape library. StorageTek users purchased 50% of their SL-Series systems from VARs, the second lowest percentage in the survey (48% of IBM Corp.'s large libraries were sold through VARs). For Spectra Logic, however, 78% of survey respondents purchased their systems through VARs.
The tape library market is crowded and competitive, so companies have many options when shopping for a device. A specific technology may often be the driving force that steers an organization to a particular vendor. Hobart's Sitler recounts that the company considered Exabyte Corp. and StorageTek among others before settling on an IBM library. "They we re one of the original LTO people," says Sitler, "and our consultants told us that was the way to go." Although Sitler liked StorageTek's LTO offerings, size was a factor in the decision. "The StorageTek units we we re looking at were bigger and therefore more expensive, and really couldn't be justified on that basis," he says.
In another instance, the size of a StorageTek box helped clinch a sale. "The size of the [StorageTek] library allows us to share it and leverage it among m a ny different servers," notes Craig Holt, a senior systems engineer at Health Net Inc., Folsom, CA. "That one library is able to replace a number of the smaller libraries we have."
Product features
The most important features of tape libraries are related to flexibility of configuration and usability. In our survey, we asked users about their experience with the user interface, tape insert/eject and scalability. In this category, Ad vanced Digital Information Corp.'s ( ADIC's) Scalar i2000/10K bested StorageTek's SL-Series (which was fourth with a score of 6.50) as the highest rated enterprise product. ADIC's 6.69 rating was the highest among all products, both midrange and enterprise, for this section (see "Features ranking," this page). In fact, this score was the highest of any section score among enterprise products.
Library upgrades frequently involve time-consuming and difficult "box swaps." Manufacturers have spent considerable engineering effort to improve scalability. The highest rated products in this aspect were ADIC's Scalar i2000/10K (7.04) in the enterprise class, and Spectra Logic's 10K/20K/T50 (6.57) among the midrange products. For the statement "Overall, this product meets my needs," ADIC's Scalar i2000/10K led all products with a 6.96. Manufacturers also devote significant resources to improving tape libraries' user interfaces with touch screens, color and other usability features. In response to the statement, "I like this product's user interface," ADIC's Scalar i2000/10K again nabbed the overall high score with a 6. 58; on the mid range side, Spectra Logic nearly matched that score with a 6.57.
Health Net's Holt says a tape library 's user interface is an important feature that can ease--or frustrate--system management. With both Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co.'s Enterprise Systems Library (ESL) and StorageTek's SL-Series libraries installed, Holt favors the SL's interface. "The StorageTek library is controlled by a separate server that has a full-blown interface a user can access, instead of just a front-panel control that's available on our HP libraries," he notes.
Tape libraries that can cost-effectively scale to meet growing data demands also receive high marks. Although generally satisfied with the Overland NEOs he has, Sybase's Bembenek cited some difficulties with scaling. "The design wasn't very modular where you could just keep adding tape drives on top of each other," says Bembenek. The company recently evaluated Overland's disk-based REO backup appliance, which addresses some of its scalability issues.
Initial quality
The initial quality portion of our survey assesses how easy a product is to install, configure and place into service. Initial quality was the highest rated section in the survey. Even as the lowest rated product among enterprise products, Sony Electronics Inc. scored well above its other section scores with a favorable 5.8 6. Six out of the 10 midrange products had scores that exceeded 6.0, which was more than in any other section (see "Initial quality ranking," at right).
Because B/R is a labor-intensive task, we wanted to see which product minimizes the ongoing effort, so we asked users to respond to the statement "This product requires very little daily intervention." Respondents rated the StorageTek SL-Series highest among enterprise products and best overall with a 6.69. Spectra Logic's 10K/20K/T50 products topped all midrange libraries with a 6.57 rating for this statement.
Initial quality, as well as ongoing quality, has been a sore spot for ADIC Scalar 24/100 user Michael Sleeman, director of technology at Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas (HEWV) & Co. in Norfolk, VA.
"I tried to make sure everything was going to work ahead of time--I didn't want any problems," says Sleeman. In preparation, he confirmed with ADIC that its system was compatible with his backup application and interface card, but Sleeman's problems began almost immediately. "They sent me three different drives; after the third one, they sent me a whole new libra ry," he says. Worse yet, the three vendors blamed each other's products for the compatibility difficulties. "It's always somebody else's problem," laments Sleeman.
Our product reliability section focuses on ongoing operations (see Reliability ranking). In our disk array surveys, patch application issues caused the most dissatisfaction among respondents. This was also true for tape libraries. Of the 16 product finalists in our survey, only three scored a 6.0 or higher for the statement "Patches/updates can be applied to this product non-disruptively." StorageTek's SL-Series and Sun's StorEdge L500/L700/L8500 systems (identical products), each managed to score 6.0 for this statement among enterprise systems. Spectra Logic's 10K/20K/T50 midrange products scored best with a 6. 3 6. All other products were below 6.0, with Sony libraries (4.96) and Quantum Corp.'s M-Series ( 4.91) bringing up the rear in their respective enterprise and midrange categories.
Error handling is an important aspect of maintaining a tape library, as well as a measurement of product reliability. Though happy with his IBM 3583 library, Hobart's Sitler would appreciate some improvements in its error-notification functions. "I would have it e-mail when it had an error rather than just put something onscreen," he says. Sitler uses Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) with his 358 3, but notes that "a lot of times there are lower level errors before TSM notices and it would be nice to hear about those."
Technical support
In previous surveys, technical support wasn't a significant differentiator among vendors. For tape libraries, however, there was a wider range of scores suggesting that technical support may be a factor in vendor selection (see "Technical support ranking," at right). Eight support-related statements were included in the survey.
Products included in our survey
The following products were included in Storage magazine's Quality Awards tape library survey.
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For some, support is the make-or-break issue of their overall product experience. Citing his service struggles, HEWV's Sleeman facetiously says his ADIC library has "a nice case" and "tape loading is easy." But on a more serious note, he adds, "I'm not going back to these guys--it has been disappointing."
For the most part, our survey respondents didn't echo Sleeman's dissatisfaction. Although his StorageTek SL is still relatively new, Health Net's Holt is impressed. "[From] what we've seen so far, StorageTek service and everything is meeting our needs just fine." And Hobart's Sitler has managed to find some peace of mind because of the effective service he receives for his IBM tape library. "I'm pretty happy with it," he says. "I feel like I can go away for a week on vacation and not come back and be snowed under with problems."
Make the same choice again?
We also asked respondents to tell us if they'd purchase the same product again. It's important to note that this isn't a question about buying intentions, but rather a key measure of hindsight. On the enterprise side, 88.1% of StorageTek SL-Series users said they'd buy that product again--this was also the highest percentage among all library vendors in the survey (see "Would you buy from this vendor again?" previous page). In the midrange arena, nearly 86% of Spectra Logic's 10K/20K/T50 respondents said they'd buy those products again. In previous surveys, the responses to this question often didn't match the rankings of the survey; for tape libraries there was a very close correlation between buy-again numbers and category winners.
Part of a backup solution
Tape libraries are one-third of the B/R solution, with B/R software and tape devices being the other twothirds. By combining the findings of this survey with those from our B/R software survey (see "Quality Awards: Backup software," Storage, September 2005, IT organizations can assess what combinations of components are likely to yield the most satisfactory system for their environments.
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ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Since June 16 the dairy herd at West-end Dairy Farm has been milked in a bigger, brighter and more technologically advanced parlor and West-end owner Dan Fisk says the benefits of the new equipment are coming into sight.
"The milking portion has trimmed down about an hour-and-a-half," Dan said. "They're (cows) settling in now. … The first couple days it was a nightmare."
"The thing that they're (cows) having the most trouble with is they're not used to making that turn," said Dan's son and West-end employee Jacob Fisk, adding that in the new parlor, the cows enter and make a 90-degree turn, but in the old parlor, which is known as a herring bone style parlor, the cows stood on a different angle in the parlor, rather than perpendicular to the employees milking the cows.
Dan says the new, state of the art equipment in the parlor hasn't had any major malfunctions since it was put to use and added that the news gates in the holding pen area, built by Mike Franklin of Sterling, have worked exceptionally.
"He (Franklin) did a really nice job on that," he said, adding employees also seem to be enjoying the new parlor.
Besides the new parlor and holding pen being functional, Dan says the farm, and Michigan farmers in general, have recently received some good news regarding animal welfare legislation.
According to Dan, farmers in Michigan were concerned that strict animal care laws passed in California, which he says resulted from heavy lobbying and promotion from animals' rights groups, would migrate east to Michigan. He added those laws have put the pinch on dairy farmers on the West coast.
On the other hand, in Michigan, according to a newsletter from the Michigan Milk Producers Association, lawmakers have introduced amendments to the Michigan Animal Industry Act in an effort to put animal care guidelines in place for farmers by 2020.
"The thoughts are that with guidelines in place, that could deter new laws in the future," Dan said. "It's (guidelines) driven on scientific data, not emotions."
But not only government issues and the new equipment are making waves at West-end Dairy. Dan's grandchildren, Makala and Madison Shaw and great-nephew, Blake Senske have been stopping by to prep calves for the Arenac County Fair.
Jacob says Senske is especially excited for the fair.
"He's (Blake) over here almost every day in the summer," he said.
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DRAFTED: VAN: 2003-254 overall
|Claimed on waivers by Anaheim from Vancouver, October 4, 2008. Traded to Vancouver by Anaheim for Mike Brown, February 4, 2009. Signed as a free agent by Boston, July 5, 2010. Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 25, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Hamilton (AHL), October 3, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Norfolk (AHL), October 9, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Braehead (Britain), July 23, 2015.
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CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the eighth round (254th overall) of the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Claimed by the Anaheim Ducks off waivers from Vancouver on October 4, 2008. Signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent on July 5, 2010.
LAST SEASON: Appeared in 41 American Hockey League games during his second season with the Providence Bruins and his seventh professional campaign...Scored one goal with 68 penalty minutes...Missed the first 31 games of the season due to a broken fibula (leg), suffered during a preseason game...Returned to the lineup on Dec. 30 at Springfield and played in all but two of the team's remaining games.
2010-11: Appeared in 60 games during his first season in Providence and his sixth professional season...Led the team with 176 penalty minutes...Did not play the final 19 games of the season.
2009-10: Appeared in 44 games with the Manitoba Moose during his fifth professional season...Scored five points (1g/4a) with 109 penalty minutes...Finished third on the team in penalty minutes.
2008-09: Split his fourth professional campaign between the Anaheim Ducks and Manitoba Moose, appearing in 18 NHL games and 28 AHL games...Recorded his first career point (1a) in his Anaheim debut on Oct. 14 at Los Angeles.
2007-08: Appeared in his second NHL season with Vancouver, going scoreless with 52 penalty minutes in 17 games...Also appeared in 43 AHL games with Manitoba, scoring six points (3g/3a) and ranking third on the team in penalty minutes (108) and plus-minus rating (+12)...Added an assist in six post-season games with Manitoba.
2006-07: Made his NHL debut during his second professional season, appearing in one game with Vancouver on Nov. 9 at Anaheim...Also appeared in 63 AHL games with Manitoba, scoring three points (1g/2a) with 139 penalty minutes...Finished second on the team in penalty minutes...Also appeared in two postseason games.
2005-06: Scored a career-high seven points (1g/6a) in 66 games as a rookie with Manitoba (AHL)...Ranked second on the team in penalty minutes...Made his Calder Cup Playoffs debut, appearing in 12 postseason contests.
JUNIOR: Played three seasons (2002-03 - 2004-05) in the Ontario Hockey League with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, totaling 56 points (13g/43a) in 192 regular season games and six points (0g/6a) in 38 playoff games.


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9.1-28 Using Motor Vehicle or Vessel without the Owner's Permission -- § 53a-119b (a) and (b)
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The defendant is charged [in count __] with using a (motor vehicle / vessel)1 without the owner's permission. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of using a (motor vehicle / vessel) without the owner's permission when (he/she) <insert appropriate subsection:>
- § 53a-119b (a) (1) and (b) (1): operates or uses, or causes to be operated or used, any motor vehicle unless (he/she) has the consent of the owner.
- § 53a-119b (a) (2) and (b) (2): obtains the consent of the owner to the use of (his/her) (motor vehicle / vessel) by fraud or fraudulent means, statement or representations.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Operated or used
motor vehicle or vessel
The first element is that the defendant operated or used [or caused to be operated or used] a (motor vehicle / vessel).
["Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.2]
A person "operates" a motor vehicle when, while in the vehicle, (he/she) intentionally does any act or makes use of any mechanical or electrical agency that alone or in sequence sets in motion the motive power of the vehicle. A person acts "intentionally" with respect to conduct when (his/her) conscious objective is to engage in such conduct. <See Intent: General, Instruction 2.3-1>.
Element 2 - Owner's consent
[<If defendant is charged under (a) (1) or (b) (1):> The second element is that the defendant did not have the consent of the owner.3 "Owner" means not only the lawful owner, but any person who has a superior right to that of the offender. This would include persons who have possession or custody of the motor vehicle with the permission or authority of the true owner, such as repair persons and employees.]
[<If defendant is charged under (a) (2) or (b) (2):> The second element is that the defendant obtained the consent of the owner to the use of the (motor vehicle / vessel) by fraud or fraudulent means, statement or representations. This means that the defendant made some statement or representation of some fact or circumstance that was not true and that was calculated to mislead.]
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant operated or used a (motor vehicle / vessel), and 2) (he/she) (did not have the consent of the owner / fraudulently obtained the consent of the owner).
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of using
a (motor vehicle / vessel) without the owner's permission, then you shall find
the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state
has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall
then find the defendant not guilty.
1 Subsections (a) and (b) are identical except for the specification of motor vehicle or vessel.
2 Defined in General Statutes § 15-127.
3 If the defendant was a passenger in the car, the state must prove that no one else in the car had the owner's permission to use the car and that the defendant knew that such permission was lacking. In re Adalberto S., 27 Conn. App. 49, 52-55, cert. denied, 222 Conn. 903 (1992). In such a case, the instruction should be tailored to include that 1) no one in the car had the owner's permission to use the car, and 2) that the defendant knew that no one had permission.
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General Statutes § 53a-119b (d) provides for an enhanced sentence if the defendant has previously been convicted of one or more violations of § 53a-119b. Pursuant to Practice Book § 36-14, the prior conviction must be charged in a Part B information so that the jury is unaware of the prior conviction during the trial on the current charge. If a guilty verdict is returned, the jury must then be instructed on the second part of the information. See Subsequent Offenders, Instruction 2.12-2.


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I'm moving to Grinnell on Saturday (5/22), from Des Moines. Will be looking for some locals to throw with, since my normal posse will be an hour away. Unfortunately, I can't play league on Monday nights as I have class.
Will be looking for regular Thursday rounds (any time), and the weekends. I love playing night rounds as well. How's the Grinnell scene for night golf? I play Grandview glo disc on a regular basis and never seem to get hassled by the cops, but I think it is technically against the rules. I know the Grinnell cops can be kind of hard asses sometime, so was wondering if they crack down on this or not.
Anyway, hit me up if you are down for a round. I've only played the Grinnell course 3 times, but I am definitely a fan. I love those water shots ... Looking forward to playing it on a regular basis (I'm going to be close enough to walk to the course).


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That is Liverpool FC's record this season under Brendan Rodgers, when scoring 3+ goals, which is an amazing stat. We've also scored 3 or more goals in 4 straight games, which I'd guess without looking hasn't happend since 08/09..
We are on 56 goals w/ a chance of coming close to 70, which based on how we started, and how we finished last season with 47, is also pretty amazing. That said, I still think we need another striker for sure..
The prospects of having a year older, more mature and physically stronger Sterling, Coutinho, (Assaidi) and Suso, to select along with Suarez, Sturridge an evergreen Gerrard, and another addition out wide such as Tom Ince or a Gaston Ramirez, will only make this get better. If we can make good additions in the middle and at the back, we will resemble a true top 4 side, and one that can slug it out with anyone at the top, and challenge in all competitions
I am thoroughly enjoying our style of football (today was poor at the back and in the middle), our attacking style, free flowing goal scoring and truly look forward to every single match with enthusiasm, and an expectation to take 3 points, while scoring some goals for fun.
We're miles from the finished article, but when you think about that, what we need, and what we look like on paper vs those we're chasing, it's quite an achievement for this group and a new manager.


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Two saturation patrols and a sobriety/drivers license checkpoint resulted in three arrests for driving under the influence and citations for driving without a license and driving on a suspended license.
Ridgecrest Police officers conducted patrols Friday and Saturday nights and a checkpoint Saturday night.
Sgt. Mike Myers said officers stopped 27 vehicles Friday and administered eight field-sobriety tests.
He said officers arrested one person for driving under the influence and cited one for driving on a suspended license.
Officers stopped 28 vehicles during the Saturday patrol and administered three field-sobriety tests. They arrested two people for DUI, cited one for driving without a license, and cited one for driving on a suspended license.
Myers said officers screened 204 drivers Saturday at a checkpoint in the 700 block of North Norma Street and conducted two field-sobriety tests. Officers cited one driver for driving on a suspended license and another for driving without a license. There were no DUI arrests.
A grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funded the patrols and the checkpoint.
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Great software, great price (free).
I also moved from Open Office to NeoOffice and then to Libre Office. It is a close call between NeoOffice and Libre Office as to which is best of the three but I would put Open Office third.
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CORVALLIS — Ashland junior Matt Hedges shot a 3-over-par 75 to finish the first of his two rounds at the Class 5A boys golf state championships in sixth place at Trysting Tree Golf Club.
Hedges stands six shots off the pace set by West Albany's Conner Kumpula, who fired a 3-under 69.
Hedges began his round on the back nine, opening with a bogey and then a birdie. Bogeys on hole Nos. 13-14 were offset by a birdie on the par-5 15th hole as Hedges made the turn at 1 over.
On the front nine, a bogey and double bogey on the third and fourth holes, respectively, were countered by a birdie on the par-4 sixth hole to steady his round.
Hedges captured the District 1 championship May 3 at Eagle Point Golf Club.
In the last at-bat of her Ashland career, Kim Corey hit her first career home run deep over the left-field wall at North Mountain Park, the lone bright spot in a 12-1 nonconference loss to Crater on Monday.
The five-inning game was the season finale for the Grizzlies (7-17).
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Sheppard, Berryhill (3), Fisher (5), Berryhill (5) and Doggett; Lenthe, Howson (2) and Lehman, Corey (4). W — Sheppard. L — Lenthe. 2B — C: Britton; A: Thornton. HR — A: Corey.
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An abbreviated shower or bath that just takes care of the basic essentials ("Pits, tits, and ass"), taken when time or clean water is limited.
"I slept right through my alarm clock...I barely had time to brush my teeth and take a PTA before running out of the house."
от Rotter 06 август 2006
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PTA typically stands for "Parent teacher association". They help plan school activities. If you can't remember this or what they do, try "(P)arents (T)hat (A)re Bored"
Mom: Hey daughter! Instead of getting a job and being actually useful to my family, I'm going to not supply any income and join the PTA so I can pretend I'm actually doing something with my life!
Daughter: *kills self*
Daughter: *kills self*
от sasucks 02 октомври 2012
A short yet efficient "wash-up" or mini-bath in which a woman washes her Pussy, Tits, and Armpits, usually after sex-on-the-go or when rushing out to breakfast after a night of partying.
After her night of sex with Dude in the Blue Suit, she woke up in his apartment, took a quick P-T-A, and hopped in a cab home.
от noyoudidnt 12 октомври 2005
Pussy, Tits and Armpits. A hasty bath taken by a woman in a great hurry.
Oh man, I'm so late I only have time for a PTA before my boyfriend picks me up!
от Eric Peterson 07 юли 2005
The acronym for a quick shower, where someone only washes their Pits, Tits, and Ass(hence the letters in the acronym, hurff durff).
Girl1: Jenny looks like she hasn't showered in days!
Girl2: Ohh No she did a PTA this morning!
Girl2: Ohh No she did a PTA this morning!
от Bamfthony 26 септември 2009
Pussy, Tits and Armpits - Female Airplane Bath
A quick and nasty wash usually not effective
A quick and nasty wash usually not effective
Man - `` Dude, that chick was wearing those same clothes at the Club last night``
Dude - `` Man she probably was partying all night and day in those clothes, Hope she gave herself a P.T.A. before she went Clubbing tonight. ``
Dude - `` Man she probably was partying all night and day in those clothes, Hope she gave herself a P.T.A. before she went Clubbing tonight. ``
от King Bariteke 15 януари 2014
Poor Tight Ass who happens to be the mom of one of the popular girls.
Dude, who's that?
That's Chaela's mom, she one of the PTA's.
That's Chaela's mom, she one of the PTA's.
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Has '24' Kept Up With TV's New 'Golden Age'?
Jack Bauer leapt back into action after a four-year hiatus last night for "24: Live Another Day," a revamped version of the original series that ran for eight seasons on Fox.
Back when it debuted in 2001, "24" was a groundbreaking series, with its almost real-time storytelling, multiple threads and split screens. It even became part of the argument that watching television makes us smarter in the book "Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter."
Other shows debuting that year included "Alias," "Scrubs" and "Six Feet Under"—all of which ended years ago.
Kiefer Sutherland has lost none of his gruff charm reprising the role of Jack Bauer—there's almost a nostalgic comfort seeing him take on multiple foes with ease, even strangling a guy with his hands literally tied behind his back. And the show's action-packed formula remains essentially the same, across a condensed, 12-episode arc.
Yet what has changed is the television landscape. One can argue—and many have—that we are in yet another golden age of television. New York magazine's Matt Zoller Seitz recently wrote about the rise of the bespoke TV series.
The bar for great television is simply higher now, in part thanks to shows like "24" that helped push beyond traditional TV narratives. "24" producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa went on to work on "Homeland," which in its first season offered up a more nuanced, complex take on terrorism and the U.S.
Since "24" went off the air in 2010, shows including "True Detective," "The Americans," "House of Cards" (U.S.), "Game of Thrones," "The Returned" and "American Horror Story" have hit the airwaves—not to mention shows that started earlier, like "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men."
In its first season of the anthology series, HBO's "True Detective" showed what a cohesive writing-directing team can accomplish—with the help of Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, fresh off an Oscar win for "Dallas Buyers Club." Writer Nic Pizzolatto and director Cary Fukunaga turned the traditional detective series into a character-driven story with an eerie, Southern backdrop that HBO has mastered over the years ("Treme," "True Blood").
Netflix's "House of Cards" made Emmy history by becoming the first online video distributor to win an award in a major category last year. And Sundance Channel's "The Returned," a French supernatural drama based on a 2004 film, upended the traditional zombie category with its meditative pacing and focus on human connections over bloodthirsty monsters.
Against this caliber of shows, "24" feels strangely outdated—even next to the '80s backdrop of "The Americans." Stilted dialogue that mostly serves to push the action forward, the clock's countdown—which after eight seasons and other copycats, no longer seems so pressing—and the familiar "trust no one" concept don't stack up to current television (consider scheming Littlefinger of "Game of Thrones" as an example of complex plotting and motives).
Although entertaining, the new "24" leaves me wishing producer Howard Gordon had stuck to his statement back in 2010: "Kiefer and I have loved every minute of making '24,' but we all believe that now is the right time to call it a day."
Fox was until recently part of the same company as The Wall Street Journal.
Readers, what do you think? Are you still hanging on to every minute of the new "24″?
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June 08, 2005
South Korea to Build World's Largest Tidal Energy Plant
VA Tech Hydro announced in late May that it will supply the main components for what will be the world's largest tidal energy plant, the 260-megawatt Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant in South Korea. The facility will dam the flow of water from the ocean into Sihwa Lake, creating power at high tide as the ocean flows into the lake, but allowing the unrestricted flow of the water back into the ocean during low tide. According to the company, this arrangement will also increase the water quality in the lake. Daewoo Engineering & Construction is leading the project, which the companies expect to complete by 2009. See the VA Tech Hydro press release.
Meanwhile, the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry announced a grant of nearly $5 million (2.7 million pounds) to SMD Hydrovision for the development of its tidal stream device, the TidEl. The propeller-driven device captures tidal flow energy while submerged in the ocean and moored to the ocean floor. According to SMD Hydrovision, a scale model successfully completed a seven-week trial, and the new grant will be used to develop a full-scale one-megawatt grid-connected system. The unit will be installed and tested next year at the European Marine Energy Center's Tidal Test Site, located near Stromness on the northern Scotland island of Orkney. See SMD Hydrovision's press release and TidEl Web page.


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California Expands its Rules for Feed-In Tariffs and Net Metering
October 21, 2009
California is seeking to encourage utility customers to feed power into the grid from their renewable energy systems with two legislative bills signed on October 11 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The first bill expands California's "feed-in tariff," under which large utilities have to pay their customers for the power they produce and "feed in" to the grid, at standard rates or "tariffs" that are adjusted to account for the time when the power is produced. Power produced during times of peak demand earns the highest rate. The new law doubles the maximum system size from the current 1.5 megawatts to 3 megawatts and requires long-term agreements that will be in effect for 10 to 20 years. It also increases the statewide cap for such feed-in tariff agreements to 750 megawatts, up from 500 megawatts. Utilities buying power under the feed-in tariff will be able to take credit for the renewable energy under the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which requires utilities to draw on renewable energy for one third of their power needs by 2020. See the feed-in tariff bill and the summary from DSIRE, the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency.
Utility customers that are not interested in such long-term agreements, or who want to take advantage of incentives that are prohibited under the feed-in tariff, are more likely to opt for "net metering," which allows customers to carry forward a credit on any month when they generate more power than they use. Currently, any credit for net power generation is lost at the end of the year, but the state's new net metering law will give customers the option of either rolling over credits from year to year or selling the excess power to their utility at a predetermined rate. In turn, the utility can take credit for that power under the state's RPS. The new law goes into effect on January 2011, after the California Public Utilities Commission sets the compensation rates. Both laws are aimed at helping utilities meet the RPS while encouraging utility customers to install renewable energy systems. See the net metering bill and the summary from DSIRE.


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The Diabetes Support Group will meet at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Conference Room A/B at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Linda Studer, owner of Mississippi Dry Goods, will be sharing samples of healthier food options available at her store. Anna Thomas, registered dietitian with Hannibal Regional Hospital, will discuss how those food options can be incorporated into a diabetic meal plan as well as some recipe ideas.
The Hannibal Regional Hospital Diabetes Support Group provides opportunities to discuss ways to manage and cope with diabetes. Speakers are provided on a regular basis at the meetings. Facilitated by a Certified Diabetes Educator, this support group is provided at no cost to participants.
The Hannibal Regional Hospital Diabetes Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Conference Room A/B at Hannibal Regional Hospital. For information or to be added to the mailing list, call (573) 629-3381 or 1-888-426-6425 or visit Hannibal Regional Hospital's website at hrhonline.org .
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Brooke Staley of Mary Esther, Florida likes to serve these scrumptious scones alongside corned beef hash. They make a great addition to a soup and salad luncheon, too.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons caraway seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cold butter
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup milk
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, caraway seeds and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Turn onto a floured surface; gently knead 6-8 times. Transfer dough to a greased baking sheet; pat into an 8-in. circle. Cut into eight wedges, but do not separate. Bake at 400° for 17-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings.
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Women's Community Collaborative
This undergraduate internship program (Winter Semester) has been designed to provide upper level students with supervised work experience in a community agency that serves women and children. Placements are tailored to match each student's abilities and interests with the needs of the agency. Interns will work 110 hours in the agency.
In addition to the field placement, students are required to meet regularly for class. This class is designed to provide students with a forum to stimulate their work experience within a broader context. Through this program students have the chance to develop skills and confidence with the support of a site supervisor and internship coordinator.
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RedBull Butter Cup: Mountain Creek Recap
RedBull Butter Cup Showcases that Signature New Jersey Style On February 18, 2012 RedBull brought in their famed Butter Cup Butter Pads and set up shop at Mountain Creek's hike park, the Arena. This year the course was even more creative, and the butter pads were supplemented by features from Mountain Creek's very own JibLab. The Arena was littered with options reminiscent of your favorite skatepark. Picnic tables, flat boxes, parallel boxes, pole jams and more were all on snow for competitors to flex their decks across. Being the turnout is always huge for Butter Cup in Jersey, the jam had four heats: Groms, Ams, Ladies and Pros. Groms are getting better by the hour. Shredders as young as 10 and 11 years old came out and not only made it up and over the features, they pressed right through them with clean style. Miles Fallon, Thomas Melchoirre, and Jack Armbuster were throwing down like grown men. Gapping up and over the picnic tables, nose press and tail press combinations were the name of the game in this heat. Miles Fallon, took the win with his effortless style, his incredible attitude, and the confidence he exudes when he's riding. He's a little kid who knows trick selection. His nose press to back tail was a fan favorite, making sure his back foot was over the corner of the box while looking over his shoulder. Miles earned it, and Thomas and Jack gave him a serious run for his money. The Am heat was throwing down super clean, buttery press action. Front 1 to switch tail press and Cab 1 to tail press over the picnic table were the norm. Pole jam board slides on the jam to box feature, and front lip 270s on the parallel boxes were all prerequisites for this year's Am division. Knowing that a ton of gear and RedBull is on the line was pushing Am riding to a new level. Matt DeVito and Joe Leonardo were stepping the game up with quick back 180's to tail butters, and back tail butters through the up box popping spins onto the flat box. Staying in control was key, and Am winner Kevin Kaczynski kept his butters proper and clean. He would pop off each feature at just the right time, ensuring that each top-like spin was landed bolts. At the end of the day that control paid off and he walked away with a grip of free stuff from all the sponsors, and enough Red Bull for the rest of the season. The ladies stepped up to the plate this year, ensuring that each press was as high possible, and that no feature was left untouched. Gina Perrelli and Alex Cerra were getting creative, throwing lipslides on the upbox before turning them into switch tail presses. But at the end of the heat, Mountain Creek Ride and Ski School's very own Brie Pepe took the win with clean combinations and a dedicated drive to get the most hits in. She wanted the win, and her style, tricks and work ethic definitely secured her top spot. Last up was the Pro jam, which always brings that friendly competition. When money's on the line, the East Coast goes hard. Bryan Kreischer came through and glazed on all sorts of buttery style incorporating huge pop overs before pressing nose or tail. Kade Madsen, stepped it up with first stage gaps to tail slides and blunt combinations that would make many a jibber dizzy. Adding on that extra shoulder drop or casual ride away, Kade always steps it up at jib comps. After the smoke cleared, however, it was Jersey-for-life local Matt Behre who was not only flexing camber through the lexan of the butter pads, he would ollie up from flat and nose blunt the sides of features, taking a creative approach which set him apart from the pack. All in all, the Butter Cup is focused on fun and a friendly competition. There was plenty of free stuff and RedBull to go around. Special thanks to all who came out, the JibLab crew for setting up the contest, and the sponsors, NXTZ, Oakley, Neff, Nike, Forum, and of course RedBull.Read More


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The NDHP's Northeast Region had extra troopers on patrol during the higher volume traffic periods leading up to Christmas.
During this period, troopers focused their enforcement efforts on violations that are the highest crash causation factors; speed, right of way violations, and impaired driving. From Thursday, Dec. 20 through Sunday, Dec. 23, troopers in the NE Region issued 136 speed citations, 35 failure to yield/stop citations, and remarkably made only one DUI arrest.
There were no serious injury or fatal crashes in the NE Region during the holiday travel period leading up to Christmas.
Troopers will be working overtime hours through the end of the year in an attempt to reduce traffic fatalities. All traffic laws will be strictly enforced. Motorists are reminded to drive responsibly.
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STOCKTON - A 50-year-old man who admitted to police he had been drinking and using narcotics survived being hit by a Union Pacific train about 10:25 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.
The man was walking west between Scotts and Hazelton avenues toward Aurora Street when the train, slowing to 20 mph as it passed another train, struck him, police said. He was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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SCOOBA – East Mississippi's Lady Lions were limited to just nine total hits on the day in dropping a home softball doubleheader, 11-3 and 9-0, to defending MACJC State Champion East Central Community College Wednesday afternoon at the EMCC Softball Field.
In the opener, the Lady Lions countered East Central's two-run first inning with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame to take an early 3-2 lead. After former Clarkdale products Alex Smith and Amber Spann reached base via a hit by pitch and walk, respectively, Southeast Lauderdale's Paige Sheppard doubled home both runners with a shot to the left-center field gap. Sheppard would come around to score on the play after advancing to third on the outfield throw to the plate and then racing home on the subsequent throwing error to third base.
However, EMCC would not plate another run the rest of the afternoon. After surrendering a pair of hits in the first inning, East Central winning pitcher Tenna Patterson allowed the Lady Lions just three singles the rest of the way to claim the game one victory for the visitors.
After knotting the score at 3-3 with a solo run in the second and moving ahead with a pair of tallies in the fourth frame, East Central put away the opening contest by ringing up three runs in each of the final two innings for the 11-3 final outcome.
With several of their dozen hits in the opener coming on bunt singles, the Lady Warriors knocked out EMCC losing pitcher Misty Richard in the fourth inning. Freshman Stevie Wilson finished the first contest in the circle for the Lady Lions.
Offensively in the opener, EMCC was led by Stormy Lewis' two infield singles, but the former Quitman standout had to sit out the second game due to nagging injuries. The Lady Warriors featured four players with multiple hits, highlighted by Kelsi Watson's 3-for-4 effort with three runs batted in and two runs scored.
In the nightcap, East Central's Kaetlen Brown limited the Lady Lions to just four singles in earning the complete-game, run-ruled victory after six innings. Freshman right-hander Shelby Sheppard, of Kemper Academy, took the loss in going the distance during game two for the home team.
Scoring in every inning but the third, the Lady Warriors accounted for 13 more hits in the nightcap. Haylee Roberts and A.J. Peeler led the way for the visitors with three hits apiece.
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P. Medusina
Posted 04 May 2012 - 16:36 PM
Posted 04 May 2012 - 17:09 PM
don't know what you want to tel us, but I'd like to see these Plants in detail if possible ;)
Kind Regards
Posted 05 May 2012 - 13:32 PM
Posted 05 May 2012 - 21:52 PM
Yes, I will sell or trade.
I will make better pictures.
Edited by kateemes, 05 May 2012 - 21:54 PM.
Posted 06 May 2012 - 21:59 PM
Edited by kateemes, 07 May 2012 - 17:01 PM.
Posted 06 May 2012 - 22:57 PM
Posted 07 May 2012 - 06:56 AM
I can't see the two new posted pictures, but in the small first one I can't imagine that these plants are P. medusina.
Would be really nice if I could see it bigger. Maybe you should wait with selling the plants.
Kind Regards
Posted 07 May 2012 - 17:11 PM
They reciven 1 hour of direct sunlight in the morning and lots of indirect light.
The substrate used is a mixture of peat, sand cats and silice sand.
Maintain high humidity, always a little water on the floor.
Posted 07 May 2012 - 18:56 PM
as I thought! This is definitely not P. medusina!!!
It might be a Hybrid with it, but it's not the species hereself. Please don't sell these plants as P. medusina!
Here is an page with photos of the real deal: P. medusina
Kind Regards
Edited by Marcus Vieweg, 07 May 2012 - 18:56 PM.
Posted 07 May 2012 - 21:40 PM
Give me your address and I will send you a free Medusina for you to check yourself.
I am not a crook.
Posted 07 May 2012 - 22:01 PM
Posted 07 May 2012 - 22:12 PM
I am affraid someone sold you a crossing for a pure medusina,
Cheers will
Edited by will9, 07 May 2012 - 22:16 PM.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 05:17 AM
Marcus expected to grow a bit and see my medusinas, you're wrong.Give me your address and I will send you a free Medusina for you to check yourself.
that's absolutely not necessary. I don't want to do you any harm and I think you got this wrong labled plant before form someone else, but please accept that you've got the wrong plant. It's hard to realize that another person gave you something which you haven't expected, but in this case it's definitely the truth
I grow Pinguicula for about 10 years and have sometimes also had things wrong labled... This is our hobby. Things like that happen very often.
I am not a crook.
Please I would never say you're a crook! I think you're convinced of having P. medusina, but it is sadly not. The only thing I don't want you is selling these plants under the name P. medusina. If you did that other persons will multiply them and sell them and we'll have many wrong labled plants out there.
Sorry for telling this to you, I know you thought you had a great success with a very special and hard to cultivate plant but it's not the pur species.
Kind Regards
Posted 08 May 2012 - 06:07 AM
Thank you very much for your words Marcus, is it available are mislabeled but I think the source is legit, I'll ask.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 06:24 AM
I have had pings from very very good sources and grown them from tiny seedlings or gemmae only to find out they are the wrong species when they flower.
This plant is easier to grow from tiny plants that appear on the leaf tips,does yours do this?
No one is saying your a crook,just to wait a short time until we are all sure.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 08:44 AM
Thank you all for your opinions.
Posted 08 May 2012 - 08:55 AM
Let's wait a month to grow a little and continue the conversation, I think is best for everyone.
please if you want wait one or two months no problem at all, but the pictures are undoubtable.
Here are some questions you might answer:
1. Has the plant ever gone dormant into a real onion like that, so that you could hardly see it in the soil?
2. As ada said, has it ever produced plantlets at the tips of the leaves like that?
3. Do the summerleaves curve, so that the margins nearly touch each other at the back (sorry don't know how to say it correct)?
If you can not answer all three questions with yes, it's not P. medusina.
Kind Regards
PS: OK you say it's an in-vitro plant. I've seen very uncommon things in-vitro, but I can't inagine that this plant in-vitro or not is P. medusina.
Edited by Marcus Vieweg, 08 May 2012 - 08:58 AM.
Posted 29 June 2012 - 11:15 AM
All were right.


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Definition of cultivate in English:
verb[with object]
1Prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening: the peasants who cultivated the land became its owners
More example sentences
- Traditionally, producers begin cultivating the land to prepare for planting in the early spring.
- The abundant rainfall last autumn did not allow them to cultivate the land and sow autumn crops, and they had to substitute with sunflower and maize.
- He cultivated the land, but a big share of the crop went to the money lender.
till, plough, dig, turn, hoe;
farm, work, prepare;
fertilize, mulch
1.1Break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting: (as adjective, with submodifier cultivated) damp, well-cultivated soil
More example sentences
- No one wants to trample a new plant or compact freshly cultivated soil.
- Did the earthworm choose to dig everlastingly, to pass countless tons of earth through its body over the centuries to help cultivate the soil for plant life?
- Sowing of the seeds is not difficult; cultivate your soil, plant the seeds according to the directions on the packets and water.
1.2Raise or grow (plants), especially on a large scale for commercial purposes: they were encouraged to cultivate basic food crops walnuts were cultivated for salad oil
More example sentences
- With a dependable and affordable water supply, not only did the growing population have domestic water, they were also able to cultivate commercial crops and plant trees.
- They observed the consequences of deforestation and, in response, developed the practice of planting and cultivating trees for food and for timber.
- South African protea species are cultivated commercially in Australia, France, Spain, and the United States.
grow, raise, rear, bring on, tend;
plant, sow
2 Biology Grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture: blood cells that can be most easily cultivated are macrophages
More example sentences
- Is it more ethical to cultivate stem cells from embryos created during in vitro fertilization?
- In burn injuries, for example, derma cells are cultivated from epithelium cells and then grow onto the surface of the wound.
- Fully-functional muscle cells only developed after the mesenchymal stem cells were cultivated together with skeletal or heart muscle cells.
3Try to acquire or develop (a quality or skill): he cultivated an air of indifference
More example sentences
- These teachers have the unique opportunity to help students cultivate talents and skills that will enrich the rest of their lives.
- Most importantly, it means carefully designing a system of selection, training, and promotion that cultivates qualities you desire in your leaders.
- Clearly, we need to invent new mechanisms and cultivate new resources for developing and asserting our individual moral authority.
try to acquire, pursue, court;
try to develop, work hard at, foster, nurture, encourage
3.1Try to win the friendship or favour of (someone): it helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people
More example sentences
- With attendance estimates for 2000 down 500,000 from that first year, officials are now actively cultivating their local audience.
- Agents countered all such efforts aggressively, hiking through the jungles in search of smuggling trails and cultivating local residents as informers.
- While the US has been preoccupied with combating terrorism and spreading democracy in the Middle East, China has been busy cultivating new friends and allies across the Asia Pacific region.
seek the friendship of, seek the favour of, try to win over, try to get someone on one's side, try to get on someone's good side, woo, court, pay court to, rub up the right way, run after, make advances to, make up to, keep sweet, ingratiate oneself with, curry favour with;
associate with, mix with, keep company with
informal get in someone's good books, butter up, suck up to
North American informal shine up to
vulgar slang brown-nose
3.2Try to improve or develop (one's mind).
Example sentences
- I'm worried that seeing a play at the moment will disturb my carefully cultivated balance of mind.
improve, better, refine, elevate, polish;
educate, train, develop, enlighten, enrich, civilize, culture
- Example sentences
- To make this land cultivable, the productive approach is through watershed development.
- The inter-annual variation in rainfall and its monthly fluctuation during the season pose uncertainty concerning the success of winter crops, so that only half of the cultivable area is cultivated annually.
- The French then held it for a century but after Napoleon's defeat it became a British colony and it was the British who introduced the sugar cane which still covers 90 per cent of the cultivable land.
cultivatable adjective
- Example sentences
- African countries have much cultivatable land and considerable water resources.
- Despite the stark imagery from the famines of the 1980s, it is well endowed with large areas of cultivatable land as well as mountain ranges, swamps and rain forests.
- China's per capita water resources are one-fourth of the amount of the world average, and its per capita area of cultivatable farmland is 40 percent of the world average.
Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin cultivat- 'prepared for crops', from the verb cultivare, from cultiva (terra) 'arable (land)', from colere 'cultivate, inhabit'.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An adviser to Mitt Romney suggests that fellow Republican Colin Powell endorsed Democratic president Barack Obama because both men are black.
John Sununu is the former New Hampshire governor who served as White House chief of staff under President George H.W. Bush. Powell is a retired four-star Army general who was secretary of state for President George W. Bush.
Appearing Thursday on CNN, Sununu said he wondered whether Powell had "a slightly different reason for preferring President Obama."
Host Piers Morgan asked what reason that would be.
Sununu said — quote — "Well, I think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the United States, I applaud Colin for standing with him."
Sununu also called Obama "lazy" after his performance in the first presidential debate.
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Editor's note: This is the first story in a travel series featuring the Maldives, Dubai, Malaysia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
I once printed a picture of one of those over-water bungalows only found at resorts in the South Pacific or the Indian Ocean and pinned it to the wall in my office. It was a picture I could gaze at from time to time that could immediately take me to that perfect place, far away from the stresses in life or at work.
In May, that picture became a reality - and the lavish beauty I experienced while there trumped my wildest expectations.
My boyfriend, Ryan, and I booked flights to the Maldives, an Indian Ocean nation made up of 1,190 small coral islands, about 100 of which are resort islands.
When we arrived, we were stunned - not because it looks any different than it should or than we expected but because it's so beautiful that we almost couldn't believe it exists.
It's surreal because it's fabled and for good reason. This is a place where honeymooners go, where the rich and famous go on holiday, where couples fall in love with each other all over again.
The Maldives is made up of atolls, which are coral islands that encircle lagoons. The climate is warm, as the country is just north of the equator, and tropical. The hundreds of islands are no more than 6 feet above sea level, covering almost 56,000 square miles.
Traveling there from the United States isn't easy - perhaps that's why so many people looked at us puzzled when we told them we had just been there.
The Maldives? Where is that?
And the people who could likely point to it on a map would react in awe because we had gone there, as if Americans couldn't ever possibly go to the Maldives and that our doing so had broken some unspoken law about where we're allowed or expected to travel.
Flying from Denver to the Indian Ocean takes time, patience and maybe even a couple of sleeping aids (get a prescription from a travel doctor, or take advantage of free cocktails aboard international flights). It's two hours to Los Angeles, where you can then board Emirates Airlines' 16-hour nonstop to Dubai. After a layover in Dubai, which we chose to extend to four days (more on that experience in an upcoming article), then it's just more than four hours to the Maldives capital of Male. All in all, that's about 20 hours in the air, not including stops.
From there, depending on which island you're heading to, you'll need to board a seaplane and fly for anywhere from 10 minutes to more than an hour. To get to Kuramathi Island, where we stayed, the seaplane took just 15 minutes. From the seaplane, which is flown by barefoot pilots wearing shorts - an appropriate touch - you can see the beauty of the coral islands surrounded by turquoise waters so clear you can practically snorkel from the air.
The islands aren't solely known for the beaches and water, though - there are also incredible lush landscapes, and this is especially true on Kuramathi Island.
When you arrive, the first thing you notice isn't the pristine, white-sand beaches that are everywhere. It's the tropical jungle that splatters an already gorgeous canvas with breathtaking trees, plants and flowers. You can get lost in this flourishing forest - the island feels like a botanical garden, one stocked with bats, hermit crabs, banyan trees and those over-water villas that I had been dreaming about for years.
Any American adventurous enough to take their beach vacation somewhere outside of our go-to destinations such as Mexico, Florida, Hawaii or Costa Rica can do it with just a little extra time and money. The reward is beyond worth it.
It's hard to imagine staying in another type of room at Kuramathi, or any other Maldivian island, although beach and garden villas appeared lovely, as well.
I think it's because we traveled all this way that we wanted to sleep on top of the ocean and enjoy every second of being there. At night, when the stars shine brighter than they do during the darkest nights in Vail, we could see the glimmer bounce off the sea and the sound of nothing more than a few small waves splashing beneath. There's nothing like it.
You could sit out there for hours - and we did - listening to it. Just total peace, and if you're lucky enough to catch it during or near a full moon, the light is just enough so that you can see where you are - in this picturesque paradise halfway around the world, where nothing, not even updating your Facebook status to brag to your friends about where you are, matters.
Kuramathi is an island with it all, too. Those looking for a pampered holiday can visit the spa - which sits on the beach so you can hear the sound of the ocean as you enjoy your spa treatments - or any one of the island's restaurants (there are nine). You can relax on the beach while sipping on a cocktail from the resort's extensive drink list, or you can choose ultimate privacy by sunbathing or snorkeling right at your villa.
Foodies will find this island more than adequate, too. Basic all-inclusive packages include three buffet meals per day, offering food that spans cuisine from Japan to Europe to Russia. The Sri Lankan and Maldivian food, however, was by far the most sensational.
For the more adventurous and active traveler, Kuramathi has a watersports shop where you can go windsurfing or stand-up paddleboarding. There are water kayaks available, too, and private fishing excursions.
Snorkeling trips, either with a group or private, offer trips out to nearby reefs - although the "house reef" surrounding the island is accessible by a short swim from the villas. It was the house reef where we saw some of the most colorful fish, as well as black tip reef sharks, sea turtles and stingrays.
The scuba experience is once in a lifetime, too. The Rasdhoo Atoll Divers, located on the island, offer everything from diving courses to certification to expert dives. They go out of their way to make you feel comfortable - Ryan's first dive since getting certified at Beaver Divers was here, and the instructors were there for him every step of the way.
Regardless of what kind of traveler and vacationer you are, Kuramathi - and the Maldives in general - will blow your mind in terms of what's possible in an island vacation.
Paradise has been found - it's sitting right there in the Indian Ocean.
Assistant Managing Editor Lauren Glendenning can be reached at 970-748-2983 or email@example.com.


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The Guimard dining room
In May 1909, shortly after his marriage to the American-born artist/painter, Adeline Oppenheim, Hector Guimard bought a plot at 122, avenue Mozart and built a fine town house.
The building included the architect's office on the ground floor, reached through a reception gallery. The first floor consists of a dining room and sitting room in the shape of an ellipse. The third floor was equipped as a studio for Madame Guimard.
Guimard designed the entire interior: panelling, cornicing, furniture, locks, light fittings and furnishing fabrics. The furniture and panelling are made of pear wood whose soft, grain and luminosity are particularly suited to the soft, elegant lines of Guimard's design style.
The town house was sold in 1948. Madame Guimard donated the bedroom furniture to the Musée des Beaux-arts in Lyon, the study to the Ecole de Nancy Museum and the dining room to the City of Paris.


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