text:
British Polio Fellowship
Call 0800 043 1935
Search for:
Polio & Post Polio Syndrome (PPS)
Services & Information
Support Us
About Us
Join Us
Living History
Welcome to The British Polio Fellowship
The British Polio Fellowship is a charity dedicated to helping, supporting and empowering approximately 120,000 people in the UK living with the late effects of Polio and Post Polio Syndrome (PPS), a neurological condition. It provides information, welfare and support to those living with the effects to enable all to live full independent and integrated lives.
Latest from British Polio Fellowship
Important Trustee Election Ballot Paper Information
Dear Members All members of the company have received or will be receiving ballot papers to vote in the Trustee election. If you do not receive a ballot paper by 17 July 2016 and you believe you are entitled to one please contact us at Central Office. […]...
Read more
Volunteer set to 'Run the Country' for charity
An intrepid volunteer has announced that he will be running the breadth of Britain to help raise funds for national charity the British Polio Fellowship. Under the banner of 'Run the Country', along with three friends, 42 year old Andrew Metcalfe, from Old Stratford in Northamptonshire, will […]...
Read more
Charity hero to run 10k
Ahmad Butt, Head of Support Services at the British Polio Fellowship, has announced he is to personally undertake a 10k run to try and raise extra funds for the charity. Ahmad is taking the phrase 'going the extra mile' quite literally by partaking in this year's British […]...
Read more
Read all the news....
British Polio Fellowship
Help and Community
Support Services – What we do
Provide key information and support for people with Polio and Post Polio Syndrome (PPS).
Read more
Online Forum
Online forum for our Members to share their experiences
Read more>
© The British Polio Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales (1108335) and
in Scotland (SC 038863).
A company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales No 5294321.
The Xchange, Wilmington Close, Watford, WD18 0FQ.
Main Switchboard: 0800 043 1935.
Contact Us
Back to Top
This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. By using our site you accept the terms of our
Cookie Policy


text:
The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team will take to the road for the first of five games away from home this week. The team will take on the Texas Longhorns at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night in a game that will be aired on the Longhorn Network.
The Islanders (16-12) will travel to Austin on Tuesday for a midweek contest against Texas (16-11) at Disch-Falk Field. Following the game, the team will return home for a Wednesday night exhibition against the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Houston Astros AA minor league affiliate, for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch, and then travel to Thibodaux, La., for a three-game Southland Conference road series.
O'Shea Dumes (1-0, 1.80 ERA) will get the second start of his collegiate career against the Longhorns, with the first resulting in a no-decision against Houston Baptist last week. In that start, the freshman from Corpus Christi went 4.0 innings and gave up just one run.
He will face Chad Hollingsworth (3-1, 4.15 ERA) of the Longhorns in what will be the just the sixth start of his career.
Eric Weiss and his .340 batting average lead the Islanders offense, with the senior also driving in 22 runs for second place on the team. Jonathan Gonzales leads with 27 RBI, and is second in average at .333 on the season. Zach Taylor has a .307 batting average to round out the trio of Islanders above .300 on the year.
For Texas, Mark Payton has a team high .421 average and is tied with Erich Weiss for the team lead with 16 RBI. Weiss, who is the cousin of the Islanders' Weiss, is second on the team with a .358 average at the plate. The Longhorns also have three players above .300 on the year, with Weston Hall hitting .304 on the year.
Live stats will be available through www.GoIslanders.com, while the game will be televised on the Longhorn Network.
For all the latest on Islanders Baseball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Baseball) and follow them on Twitter (@CorpusBaseball).

subset: commoncrawl


text:
OAKLAND -- They're giving away Coco Crisp garden gnomes at the Coliseum before Sunday's series finale between the A's and the Red Sox. After the way Crisp has treated them the last two days, it's a fair bet the Sox would like nothing better than to see the A's give away Crisp himself.
Crisp followed up Friday's game-winning, eighth-inning single with a 10th-inning RBI single Saturday that gave the A's a 2-1 win over Boston and stretched Oakland's winning streak to five.
"It's always fun,'' Crisp said after wiping the celebratory whipped cream pie off his face. "It feels good to have played a part in a win, always.''
This was a game the A's thought they could close out in nine innings, 1-0, after Jesse Chavez gave the team seven shutout innings. But a blown call by home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott gave the Red Sox added life in the eighth inning, and Dustin Pedroia took advantage to score on a wild pitch to tie the score.
Manager Bob Melvin was so irate that he was ejected from the game by Wolcott after reliever Luke Gregerson got the inning's final out. The A's were convinced, and replays showed, that catcher Stephen Vogt caught the pitch that Wolcott ruled had been fouled into the dirt.
By the time of Crisp's game-winning liner to right field to score Alberto Callaspo, Melvin was feeling better about things, although he was no less convinced of the justness of his argument. Umpire crew chief Gerry Davis told a pool reporter that Wolcott heard Vogt's glove hit the ground and thought he was hearing the ball hit the ground.
"He caught it, (but) you can't review that play,'' Melvin said. "It's tough that there's a play that needs to be reviewed, you should be able to review it. But you can't on that one.''
Davis said the call was a difficult one, that it happens with some regularity around baseball and that the only way to reverse it is if one of the base umpires is positive the ball was caught. That level of certainty was lacking Saturday.
Vogt, who tripled and scored in the third inning, was surprised by Wolcott's call, because he said there was no doubt in his mind that he caught the ball for what would have been an inning-ending third strike.
More than that, Vogt was disappointed that he let Gregerson's subsequent pitch in the dirt bounce away from him. Pedroia, one of the most savvy players in the game, took a huge risk but made it pay off.
"The block got away from me maybe two feet, two feet further than it should have, and he made a great read,'' Vogt said. "It was a great play by him just to go on first contact. He must have been taking a couple of hard steps right away. It kicked away from me just enough to where he could sneak behind me.''
Crisp, who played with Pedroia in Boston, was completely impressed.
"Petey made a good read on that one ball that tied it up,'' Crisp said. "It was an amazing read. He's a one-of-a-kind player. He has that wanna-win in him. It's what you have to have to be a special player. He gives it his all as soon as that first pitch is thrown.''
That sort of describes the A's overall play. Oakland has the best record in baseball at 47-28 in large part because the A's don't quit. And as Crisp pointed out, after being frustrated that Pedroia scored, they got over it.
"After that it was to see who finishes the game,'' he said. "Today we were able to finish the game.''
Callaspo opened the 10th working a leadoff walk from Edward Mujica, then Nick Punto put down a bunt that had Crisp raving after the game. Boston went to closer Koji Uehara (0.83 ERA), and Crisp lined his first pitch for the game-winner.
"I took the approach they'd come right after me,'' Crisp said. "I didn't want to wait around for his splitter. Another lucky guess.''
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.


text:
SANTA CLARA -- Safety Eric Reid is expected to debut with the 49ers starting defense Sunday night. He could stick there for, oh, the next decade.
Wait, a rookie starter under defensive coordinator Vic Fangio? That hasn't happened since Fangio arrived with coach Jim Harbaugh two years ago.
"He's done well all camp," Fangio said. "We'll probably start him in this game coming up, and we'll see how he does with that."
The 49ers host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night in each team's third exhibition. With this being the proverbial dress rehearsal for the Sept. 8 regular-season opener, Reid might get tested deep by the Vikings' new receivers and also might encounter reigning league MVP running back Adrian Peterson.
"Maybe I can tackle him -- get a solo tackle -- and have a picture," Reid said. "That's something I'll definitely keep."
Reid has looked like a keeper since the 49ers traded up to draft him 18th overall in April. The 49ers' previous two first-round picks, Aldon Smith and A.J. Jenkins, took vastly different paths after their selections.
Whereas Jenkins got traded Monday to Kansas City after a zero-catch rookie season, Smith is one of the NFL's premier pass rushers. That said, Smith was a situational pass-rusher as a rookie and didn't became a full-time starter until last season.
"Nothing was given to Aldon that (rookie) year, and nothing's going to be given to Eric this year," Fangio said last month at the start of training camp. "He's got to go out and earn it."
Reid became a starter at LSU for his final three games as a freshman, and he stayed in that role the next two years en route to All-America honors.
"He's real smart, and he's going to be a big help for us," cornerback Carlos Rogers said. "How well can he hit? Real good. There's something about those LSU safeties -- they all can hit."
So can Dashon Goldson, the 49ers' physically intimidating starting safety the past four seasons who left in March to sign a $41.3 million free-agent deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Reid has shown potential to fill Goldson's hard-hitting role and seems unfazed by top-pick pressure. Rogers, a 2005 first-round pick of the Washington Redskins, is curious how Reid will handle that status as the season unfolds.
"The time will tell when we get in game situations and you're not hitting people like Dashon did and you're not getting interceptions," Rogers said. "Not saying he won't, but if this happens, you know people expect him to do what Dashon did.
"Dashon was an All-Pro player," Rogers continued. "It's rare to see rookies come in and be an All-Pro player, just learn everything right then and there. But we're all here to help him get better as we get better."
Former Rams safety Craig Dahl drew the start next to Donte Whitner in the first two exhibitions. But Dahl played only 26 snaps on defense whereas Reid played 85.
Reid made a couple big hits in the exhibition opener against the Denver Broncos, and his third-down blitz pressured Alex Smith into an incompletion Friday at Kansas City.
"I have high expectations of myself," Reid said. "There's always the expectations of the media and fans, but I don't look too much into that. I'm self-motivated."
McCoy, Scott Tolzien and rookie B.J. Daniels are also vying for backup roles behind Colin Kaepernick. McCoy's grip on the No. 2 role, which he inherited upon his April 1 arrival in a trade with Cleveland, has loosened. Through two exhibitions, he is 6 of 13 for 76 yards with two interceptions and a 25.3 rating.


text:
Brookfield Police Officer Jon Bagley takes a missing person's report from Brookfield Elementary School first graders after their gingerbread men disappeared this morning. Approximately 81 gingerbread men escaped out the Elementary cafeteria doors at around 10 a.m. The gingerbread men are undecorated, fragile, and around three inches tall. If you see these rogue gingerbread men, please do not eat them. Instead, call Brookfield Elementary School at 258-2241.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
The key to making great food, keeping your family healthy and enjoying yourself in the kitchen is by getting some key cooking skills down. Why not try some of my 12 key skills to start. Practice makes perfect!
1. Boil an Egg
How to boil an egg is one of the most 'Googled' How Tos out there! As an egg is one of the most versatile of ingredients, learning how to properly boil one will help you out to no end.
2. Use Shredded Chicken
You'll be surprised by the volume of shredded chicken you amass from one fillet. Shredded chicken is easy to eat and therefore handy for children's meals and school lunches. I also use shredded chicken for sandwiches, quesadillas, salads and pies.
A great option is to prepare some chicken on a Sunday, eat some then and shred the remainder for use later in the week. You can use a slow roast chicken recipe or poach a full chicken or skinless fillets, legs and thighs. To shred it, use two forks and separate the fibres, working with the grain and while the meat is still hot.
3. Perfect Your Pizza Base
Homemade pizza is not only more nutritious that takeaways or shop bought, it is also much easier to make than you think. The good news is that pizza bases can be made from a scone mix if you aren't familiar with the more traditional yeast base. I always shape pizza bases in semolina because the family 'love' the takeaway taste. I'm not sure if this is really a compliment!!!
4. Make a Batch of Homemade Tomato Sauce
Homemade tomato sauce has none of the sugar or salt included in the shop bought versions as I found out in a previous article. I frequently make in bulk batch and freeze in portions ready to serve with pizza or with pasta and cheese. It is also delicious with potato wedges etc.
5. Learn to Make a Basic Cake mix using a healthier sugar and fat content.
I love baking and while I usually encourage families to bake only as a treat, there is no doubt that homemade is infinitely more delicious and the ingredients more superior than commercial produce.
Try coconut palm sugar, healthier oils and add a vegetable to make a more nutritious treat, such as this tasty carrot cake version.
6. Prepare Homemade Stock
Homemade stock is a much healthier option to stock cubes, because the cubes contain salt required for preservation. Roast chicken is one of the most popular Sunday roasts and when you're preparing the chicken for shredding (see point two above), don't waste the carcass – make your own stock and freeze or use immediately.
7. Cooking and Cooling Rice
Most of us don't realize that cooked rice that is reheated can cause food poisoning. Knowledge and safe practice prevents the family from getting sick. Unlike most foods, excessive heat does not kill the microorganisms in contaminated rice.
Therefore, cooked rice must be cooled quickly and stored in chilled or freezing conditions to prevent contamination. To do this, simply remove the rice from the saucepan and divide into smaller portions and place in cold containers or over a bed of ice. Place in the fridge within 90 minutes.
8. Make Some Marmalade
So what if marmalade isn't a meal. If it still features on your breakfast table, it is important not to accept the inferior shop bought versions full of setting agents with citrus flavouring. Only the zestiest, zingiest and natural flavoured and coloured should do. And it's much easier to make than you think.


text:
Your membership gives you full access to all our templates!
New Joomla Extension - Easy Social Icons
Easy Social Icons - Easily add icons for all of your social networks!
The Easy Social Icons Joomla module by Joomlashack is a simple way to add icons for all of your social networks. Simply add a link to your network(s), select your the icon style that best matches the look of your site, and publish the module.
Easy to Use, to Setup, and Customize
We didn't name it 'Easy' for nothing! With Easy Social Icons you can choose from 6 different icon set 'styles', choose horizontal or vertical presentation of the icons, add text before or after, and drag and drop the icons to arrange them in the order you prefer.
Lots of Social Networks Included - Just $9
We've included icons for the most popular social networks, including: Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, Google+, Grooveshark, Instagram, Lastfm, LinkedIn, Pandora, Picasa, Pinterest, Posterous, Stumbleupon, Tumblr, Twitter, Vimeo, Youtube
Get Easy Social Icons and ALL our Joomla Extensions
With our Developer Extension Clubs you can place a slideshow, an image manager, an HTML editor, a social media streaming tool, a social icon tool, and a social media plugin in every site you build - all for one great value - From $49.


text:
How to Dress Up the Button-Down Shirt
Draw the classic Lady Blouse.
Sketch a light drawing of a woman's top half. Draw a curve for the neckline. Add two small inverted triangles for the collar. Draw a slightly off-center line that goes down the front.
Extend the curve and collar around the back of the neck to create a sense of depth. Put the line for the shirt's front opening a little to the right of center, because the buttons will go on the left side of the line.
For the armhole seams, draw slight curves from the underarms to the shoulders. For each side seam, draw a line that follows the side of her torso and finishes by her hip. Draw sleeves for each arm and add cuffs. Finish the shirt by adding buttons on the left side of the center front opening and topstitching at the hem.


text:
RICHMOND -- The sweet repeat in just three years of the San Francisco Giants World Championship Trophy Tour stop here proved Frank Sinatra got it right: "Love is lovelier, the second time around."
Fans lined up outside the Richmond Memorial Auditorium lobby Monday afternoon to see the team's 2010 and '12 trophies¿ and have their photos snapped with them.
"The second time was twice as sweet," Richmond resident Hugo Zelada Jr. said. "Just to show the world we can do it."
"I was there when they won -- both times!" said Napoleon Wommack of Richmond. "It was more excitement than a TV can show. It was a twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Even Richmond Police Activities League Executive Director Larry Lewis couldn't contain his inner-boy enthusiasm.
"We had baseball all summer long, with 400 kids," he said. "When they put it out to us, we said 'Sure!' because we want Richmond people to benefit from the World Series."
Said City Manager Bill Lindsay: "It's nice to have bookends. I wasn't sure it would happen in my lifetime. ... Now, it feels like it's going to happen every two years."
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin said residents are eager for a hometown draw that brings people together and explained her lack of orange attire easily, saying, "I have orange in my spirit."
At each stop of the trophy tour, Junior Giants communities and the general public have an opportunity to view -- but not touch! -- and pose with the sterling silver made-by-Tiffany trophies. This was its first East Bay visit; it goes to Vallejo on Wednesday before setting off for a New York City appearance on Saturday.
Other East Bay appearances will be 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28 in Antioch, at the Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way; and in Livermore on March 2, at a time and place to be determined. It also makes its way to Tracy on March 20 before wrapping up on March 26 in Medford, Ore.
Opportunities to donate to the Junior Giants and have a picture taken by an official photographer are available for everyone the tour can accommodate during each two-hour visit.
Last week, Vincent LaForm and Craig Takehara waited three hours in Sacramento, only to be turned away with 200 people still in line in front of them. They showed up in Richmond three hours early.
"It's priceless to stand next to the trophy. I saw Will Clark hit a home run when I was 6. This is my team," LaForm said.
"With Giants trophies, it's the more the merrier," added Takehara, promising they'd be back in Richmond next year to see "number three."
But for Rigo and Ericka Gonzales, of Richmond, it was all about "two."
"Isabel is 2 months old today," her mother said, adjusting her daughter's tiny pink Giant's jersey. "This is her number two photo, too."
Ramon Martin and Tina Semaia volunteer with Richmond's Junior Giants summer camp and brought their three sons, who all play baseball.
"I liked Buster Posey best 'cause he hits the most home runs," said 10-year old Keyshawn.
Her father called the program "a good opportunity for everybody to get along" and police Officer Lewis, who was recruited by the RPD to work with youths, said the summer camp is a hit because it goes far beyond baseball.
"We promote health, fitness, academic success, reading, dental care. It's a plethora of activities with depth," he said.
Back in the line wrapping around the auditorium, Fairfield's Sarah White held up her laminated Game 4 World Series ticket.
"I got a ticket, went to Detroit, and I was a part of history," she said. "We're not a one-stop shop. We're a force to be reckoned with!"
Upcoming trophy tour updates are online at http://atmlb.com/Zx3syZ.


text:
Northfield manufacturing plant plans expansion, 15 new jobs
Auto supplier Freudenberg-NOK is planning a $3 million expansion for its manufacturing plant in Northfield that will add at least 15 jobs.
Post a comment
You must sign in before you can post comments. If you are experiencing issues with your account please e-mail email@example.com.


text:
NEW: For a prettier blog interface, see the Wordpress version!
Headlines for Saturday:
- Wicked Cool Emacs: get in on the action! (277 words)
- When you're new to the job and everyone knows more than you do (421 words)
- Thinking out loud about envelope budgets (1020 words)
- My convocation; or how my mom's a much better blogger than I am (37 words)
|Call Eli Singer to catch up : E-Mail from Eli Singer (TaskPool)
|Blog about being a noob
|Check finances
|Respond to mail
1. Wicked Cool Emacs: get in on the action!: 10:08
Ever since I started on this "Wicked Cool Emacs" project with No Starch Press, I've run into all sorts of amazing geeks who have been working on something similar. For example, Ted Roden's further along in writing the book than I am. It would be a shame to waste that effort. <laugh>
I would love to work on this book with other people. I think that it would become an even better book than I could write by myself, just as Emacs is better because all these people have worked on it. Besides, I'd love an opportunity to widen my Emacs network!
So here's the outline I planned:
|15 pages
|A Day in the Life
|30 pages
|Customizing Emacs
|20 pages
|Working with Files
|80 pages
|Working with Code
|40 pages
|Browsing the Web
|15 pages
|Reading Mail with Gnus
|30 pages
|Being Big Brother
|30 pages
|Taking Notes
|35 pages
|Managing Tasks
|35 pages
|Managing Your Schedule
|20 pages - DRAFTED AND SENT, YAY!
|Other weird stuff
I'd be totally happy to co-author this book with someone else who can commit time over the next year to help me do it. Take a look at the first chapter I've written: Organizing your schedule (OpenOffice.org document). I know you can do better than that. =) Let's find out how wonderful we can make this book.
If you're seriously interested in coauthoring this, get in touch with me and we'll talk to the folks over at NSP.
Random Emacs symbol: message-insert-disposition-notification-to - Command: Request a disposition notification (return receipt) to this message.
2. When you're new to the job and everyone knows more than you do: 15:21
Do you remember what it was like to be new to the job? I do. I remember it like it was yesterday. Wait, it _was_ yesterday. I was in a customer meeting with all these people who were trying to solve a problem. I was just fascinated by all the stories and insights and perspectives they shared, and I knew that I was nowhere near being able to contribute something like that.
I've read that new graduates often come into the workplace thinking they know everything. There's no danger of that here. From my point of view, I don't know anything compared to these folks. I keep warning my teammates not to expect that I know anything. ;) On the way into the meeting yesterday, I told my teammate, "You do know that I'm a complete newbie at this, right?" She told me that it was fine and that I shouldn't worry about it. Well, if she's okay with that, I guess it will work out. After all, everyone started from somewhere. =)So if I can't bring decades of experience and thought leadership, what can I bring? I can bring hard work. Someone needs to take care of the grunt work, and I'll happily volunteer for that so that my team members can be freed up for more creative work. I might even be faster doing that than other people would be because of the shortcuts I come up with and the tools I use. Besides, with fewer habits to unlearn, I might stumble across interesting ways of doing things. I can bring my questions. Questions make people think, and maybe they'll realize something interesting in new. I can bring my writing and reflections. I'm still a little shy about speaking up in meetings, but I enjoy thinking about what I learned during the meeting and writing it up as a blog post or handout or article. I can make educational materials, too. I'm looking forward to helping people learn by sharing those handouts and giving people hands-on help. Even if I'm new, I can bring something to the table.
And so can you. If you're new to the job, cheer up and don't be intimidated by all the other people who do it so easily because of their experience. If you're already experienced, please look out for us newbies and help us settle in. =) After all, everyone has to start from somewhere!
Random Emacs symbol: gnus-predicate-implies-unread - Function: Say whether PREDICATE implies unread articles only.
4. My convocation; or how my mom's a much better blogger than I am: 19:57
Read her blog for the story of what happened during my convocation. =)
Random Emacs symbol: gnus-mark-article-hook - Variable: *A hook called when an article is selected for the first time.
- E-mail to Papa
- Reply to Mama - sent 6 days ago
- Reply to Tyler Ortman - sent 5 days ago
- Reply to Michael McGuffin - sent 3 days ago
- Reply to Thomas Knoll - sent 2 days ago
- Reply to Gabriel Mansour - sent 2 days ago
- Reply to Paul Lussier - sent 3 days ago
- Reply to Carsten Dominik - sent 2 days ago
- Reply to Neal Thomison - sent 2 days ago
- Reply to Michael McGuffin - sent 2 days ago
- Reply to Bill Clementson - sent 2 days ago
- Reply to Matthew Hippely - sent yesterday
- Reply to Karen Quinn Fung - sent 3 days ago
- Reply to Mad William Flint - sent 3 days ago
- E-mail to Andrew Louis
- E-mail to Luis Suarez
Inbox items: 49 as of 15:32
I'd love to hear about any questions, comments, suggestions or links that you might have. Your comments will not be posted on this website immediately, but will be e-mailed to me first. You can use this form to get in touch with me, or e-mail me at [email protected] .


text:
The 10U Louisville Lady Sluggers will be holding an open tryout for the upcoming 2012-2013 season on August 11th from 2:00-4:00PM at Ulmer Stadium, Home to the UNIVERSITY of LOUISVILLE LADY CARDINALS. (Please be at tryout at least 1/2 hour prior to tryout for registration and warm up).
We are looking for the HARDEST WORKING, MOST DEDICATED, and TALENTED group of players that have the DESIRE to compete at the HIGHEST LEVEL. We will be competing in approximately 10-15 tournaments in multiple states, starting in March and ending the season playing for a National Championship by competing in the ASA/USA Nationals. The girls will be required to practice as a team through out the winter, along with participating in a couple of indoor tournaments in Indianapolis in January and February. If you have any questions or would like to pre-register for tryout please call or text the following:
Coach Steve @ (502)905-1301
Coach Joe @ (859)940-0130
Please bring glove, cleats, bat and water to tryout
Try to call and pre-register if attending please
Saturday, August 11th tryouts for the Louisville Lady Sluggers.
Come play for a team that stresses fundamentals first
Please call to pre-register
This tryout is at the University of Louisville Lady Cardinals home field, Ulmer Stadium.
If you are unable to attend tryouts please call to arrange one.
6 days tell tryouts at Ulmer Stadium from 2:00-4:00 PM.
Please call to pre-register (502)905-1301 or (859) 940-0130. THANKS
4 Days left tell tryouts. Please try to call to pre-register. (502)905-1301 THANKS
Two days tell tryouts from 2:00-4:00 PM at Ulmer Stadium, Home to the University of Louisville Lady Cards. Please call to pre-register. THANKS
Coach Steve @ (502)905-1301
Coach Joe @ (859) 940-0130
Saturday August 11 from 2:00-4:00 PM, is the day to try out for the 10U Louisville Lady Sluggers at Ulmer Stadium, Home to the Lady Cardinals.
ACTIVE is the leader in online event registrations from 5k running races and marathons to softball leagues and local events. ACTIVE also makes it easy to learn and prepare for all the things you love to do with expert resources, training plans and fitness calculators.


text:
Men's Paul Rodriguez 7 Skate Shoes
Buy Online & Pick Up In-Store
When a skate legend asks for kicks that will cushion big landings and hold ankles in place, Nike listens. The Men's Nike Paul Rodriguez 7 Skate Shoes are the latest installment in a series of game-changing shoes that are designed, tested, and approved by the living legend that is P-Rod.
Continue crushing your skate game in the P-Rod 7's that pop with the unmistakable style of a skate legend. Equipped with Lunarlon cushioning in a Phylon midsole for excellent impact protection, these kicks provide the ultimate in lightweight, plush comfort.
Razor herringbone tread pattern provides flexibility and traction, so you can skate like the pros from the skatepark to the streets without any slip-ups.
The P-Rod 7 takes cues from classic Nike models such as the Air Jordan 1 and Dunk to deliver a low profile, skate-ready silhouette. The legacy continues.
- UPPER: Suede and leather
- MIDSOLE: Phylon foam
- OUTSOLE: Vulcanized rubber


text:
Office Hours for Summer 2016:
The Center for Health and Wellness is open for Summer Session from Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.
Our office will be open Saturday August 27th and Sunday August 28th from 12:00 to 4:00pm. Fall 2016 evening hours resume Monday, August 29th.
The Wellness (Counseling) Center will resume counseling sessions starting Monday, August 29th.
Contact our office if you need to schedule an appointment with one of our health care professionals.
Our goal is to enhance the health and well being of our students in support of their learning and success.
We provide advocacy, education, communication, and services, as well as promote research based educational programs and culturally competent practices to advance the health and promote the wellness of all students and members of the campus community.
ALL full-time, undergraduate students are required to provide proof of health insurance annually. We request a copy of the student's health and prescriptive insurance cards to be on file in the Center for Health and Wellness. The Student Health Fee offers all students unlimited use of our professional staff at the Health and Wellness Center. The fee also provides limited access to supplemental health benefits to those who have insurance and limited access to benefits to those that are uninsured, allowing them to utilize health care resources off campus.
All registered Wagner College students (full time or part time) are eligible for care at the Center for Health and Wellness. In addition to first aid for accidents, the Center for Health and Wellness evaluates and treats minor ailments, provides any needed laboratory testing, inhalation therapy, crutches and medications. The office functions as a screening, diagnostic and treatment center but does not maintain an infirmary. Students harboring a communicable disease must report to the Center for Health and Wellness for further instructions; after evaluation, arrangements are made for their care with their parents or guardians.


text:
SAN JOSE -- Adam Burish took a stick to the mouth and suffered a chipped front tooth as he was killing a penalty during Thursday's practice at Sharks Ice. A few moments later, he was back to his normal self, trying to block shots.
The Sharks are hoping Burish, nicknamed "Burr," stays in character. The 30-year-old centerman was signed in July to a four-year, $7.4 million contract for his grit, ability to kill penalties, win faceoffs and for his championship experience.
Burish, listed as 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, might also provide an abrasiveness the Sharks have lacked over the years. He also might serve as a vocal presence on the ice and among his new teammates.
"There's always a little piece of an engine that makes it go," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said.
"Maybe Burr can be that guy. Maybe he can stir up emotions, not just versus the opponent but within the locker room. He's earned the right to be that."
"It might take a little while, but I think he can be a big part of the team, especially in the locker room," said Sharks goalie and former Blackhawks teammate Antti Niemi.
Burish wasn't signed to be an offensive force, that's for sure. In 297 games over six NHL seasons, Burish has scored 54 points.
But he was a factor for the Chicago Blackhawks in their run to the Stanley Cup in 2009-10, and over the last three seasons has 115 blocked shots, 155 hits and 181 penalty minutes.
It appears he will open the season on the fourth line with Andrew Desjardins.
McLellan liked what he saw Thursday, Burish showing an antagonistic side and a willingness to stir it up.
"I don't think his commitment level to the team's success through being an abrasive player is ever going to come into question," McLellan said. "We're excited about having that element here."
Burish, who graduated from Wisconsin with a degree in economics, was captain of the NCAA championship team that also featured the Sharks' Joe Pavelski. He knows the Sharks and their regular season success, and he hopes to provide an ingredient that can return the team to elite status.
"Fun isn't always just laughing and joking. It's competing, it's working, it's being confrontational," Burish said. "All of that's kind of fun and it brings an attitude, and I hope I can bring an attitude. I have fun doing it."
Burns' team photo for the Sharks, with his unkempt hair and a beard that appeared to not have been trimmed or shaved in at least a month, made a splash on the Internet and Twitter on Thursday after it was posted on Yahoo!'s Puck Daddy hockey blog.
Some of Burns' teammates were shown his most recent team picture, and mostly shrugged their shoulders.
"I've seen him grow it, but not keep it so long," said defenseman Dan Boyle. "Maybe it was a lockout beard. I don't know what he's got going on there."
Burns has not been at the facility in recent days and McLellan did not have an update on his injury, other than saying Burns has been continuing to receive treatment for the injury and is making progress.


text:
Definition of visionary in English:
1Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom: a visionary leader
More example sentences
- The film is based around Isaac Asimov's visionary stories about future technology where robots are an integral part of our daily lives.
- I marvelled at the imaginative energy of the Martian enterprise, at its visionary and dogged inventiveness.
- He hopes to see the gains achieved by the U.S. civil rights movement, and maybe even a vision of ideal universal equality, reflected in the visionary future of the Federation.
inspired, imaginative, creative, inventive, insightful, ingenious, enterprising, innovative, perceptive, intuitive, far-sighted, prescient, discerning, penetrating, sharp, shrewd, wise, clever, talented, gifted, resourceful;
idealistic, idealized, utopian, romantic, quixotic, impractical, unrealistic, unworkable, unfeasible, out of touch with reality, fairy-tale, fanciful, dreamy, ivory-towered, theoretical, hypothetical
informal starry-eyed, head-in-the-clouds
1.1 archaic (Of a scheme or idea) not practical.
Example sentences
- The book ends with an assault by the mob on Mr Chainmail's 12th-cent. castle, an ironic comment on the more visionary schemes to solve the troubles of the age of reform.
- 'These hypothetical, visionary schemes will only act to deter tenants from investing in their businesses,' he said.
2Relating to or having the ability to see visions in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition: visionary dreams
More example sentences
- Somewhere between 432 and 460 a second visionary dream, in which the Irish people beseeched him to return, ignited his missionary zeal.
- Astrobiology, the search for life's origins and its existence elsewhere in the universe, used to seem like a visionary dream.
- Hiller's art deals with the transcendental and the visionary, with dreams, trances, hallucinations and altered states of consciousness.
noun (plural visionaries)
A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like: he is a visionary keen on policy-making
More example sentences
- The website boasts that 'Freeness is the now, and tomorrow for future music visionaries.'
- She's written a book about space tourism, and talked to many of the visionaries behind the whole idea.
- We need more such hands-on visionaries for the future of York if we are to create and maintain a competitive position on the world stage.
visionariness noun
- Example sentences
- But this was not enough for him; he is a visionary painter, and in his visionariness he resembles Dante.
- Better to look elsewhere - for instance, at the tourism sector and the degree of cultural visionariness to be found there.
- America experienced a dark conservative revival - people turned cynical, selfish, and misanthropic as visionariness turned to graspingness.
For editors and proofreaders
Line breaks: vi¦sion|ary
Definition of visionary in:
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.
= trending


text:
Version: 1.10.51
Video Files Engine: MEncoder, TsMuxer
Video Type: .iso
Not sure what I've changed or done, but any .iso I try to play on my PS3 is now chopped and cropped. The audio is fine, but the video is right in the center of my 16:9, 58" TV. What setting could have caused this? I've unintalled and reisntalled the server with no luck. Once reinstalled it retains the setting it had before uninstalling. I've tried all the .iso's and they do the same thing. Is there a way to set the player back to default settings? Any ideas people?
Thank you,


text:
When a man laying on his back, has a woman laying on his face and crotch. Girls then proceed to make out forming a pyramid
Those two girls I went home with got herpies from participating in the pyramid.
Beküldő: Colton69 2006. november 30.
$10 bags of cocaine, which are folded in the shape of a pyramid, sold especially for the purpose of shooting.
Yo, let me get a couple pyramids and a spike.
Beküldő: da bol 2008. január 21.
An ancient club where egipcians used to party and have fun.
Egiptian #1: Where are we going tonite?
Egiptian #2: Were going to the pyramids baby!
Egiptian #2: Were going to the pyramids baby!
Beküldő: Toronto Raptors 2008. január 24.
pyra = pyora (finnish) = round,
mid = mitta (finnish) = meter
(measuring instrument)
mid = mitta (finnish) = meter
(measuring instrument)
pyramids were means of measuring the curvature of earth !
Beküldő: Antti Kotilainen 2003. november 26.
A sexual position in which a victim is on all fours and performing oral sex on the man in front of her and receiving vaginal sex from behind (the Eiffel Tower). While this is occurring, two men, one on each side, creates a contusion on his respective side and proceeds to stab wound fuck. The four participants proceed to extend their arms and touch hands. This makes the shape of a pyramid.
John, go clean your room. There are stains on the floor from that pyramid party you had last night.
Beküldő: jdizzle8921 2009. február 10.
A formation of people with various rows, in which each row has a greater or equal number of people than the row on top of it.
A 4-2-1, which has a base row of 4 people, a mid row of 2, and an apex of 1.
Beküldő: Sly 2003. november 19.
the act of making the fingers stacked behind each other making a shape resemblining a pryamid and inserting it into a girl's pussy.
Dude 1- "So did you fuck that slut last night"
Dude 2- "Yeah she was beggin me to give her a pyramid"
Dude 2- "Yeah she was beggin me to give her a pyramid"
Beküldő: beastslayer 2005. május 15.


text:
Though Ronaiah Tuiasosopo hasn't spoken publicly about his role in the Manti Te'o fake girlfriend hoax, his lawyer said Wednesday the Palmdale man not only invented the woman - he played her on the phone.
The New York Daily News quoted lawyer Milton Grimes as saying, "It was Ronaiah as Lennay."
The paper reported Grimes compared it to an actor playing a role.
"Come on, Hollywood does it all the time," Grimes said, according to the report. "People can do that."
Grimes, whose office is in Los Angeles, could not be reached this morning by the Los Angeles Daily News.
Tuiasosopo, a former Antelope Valley High School football star whose family lives in Palmdale, was first implicated in the hoax in a Jan. 16 report by sports news website Deadspin.
The Deadspin report said Tuiasosopo tricked Te'o, a Notre Dame football star, into believing he was dating a woman named Lennay Kekua who, in reality, did not exist.
The story of the romance and the woman's supposed death from leukemia drew national media attention last year as Te'o competed for the Heisman trophy. (He didn't win.)
In an off-camera interview, Te'o told ESPN that Tuiasosopo had confessed and apologized.
An interview with Te'o is set to air on Katie Couric's talk show this afternoon. In excerpts already released, Te'o admitted to Couric that he lied after he knew Kekua didn't exist, but said he believed he had little choice having told the story for so long.
Tuiasosopo is seeing a therapist and plans to tell his side of the story publicly, Grimes told the New York Daily News.
The lawyer said Tuiasosopo, who is a singer and auditioned for the television show "The Voice," did not set out to hurt Te'o.
"This wasn't a prank to make fun," Grimes told the paper. "It was establishing a communication with someone. ... It was a person with a troubled existence trying to reach out and communicate and have a relationship."


text:
Nike LIVESTRONG Road To Kona Men's Tee Shirt
The Nike LIVESTRONG Road To Kona Men's Tee Shirt honors Lance as he prepares for the 2012 Hawaii Ironman. Whether you're training for an Ironman or are just starting out, the LIVESTRONG shirt is a training essential! The men's tee features Dri-FIT fabric with advanced sweat-wicking technology to keep you dry and a classic fit that moves with you. Since 2004, Nike has helped the Lance Armstrong Foundation raise over $80,000,000 to fight cancer. Join us and support the 28 million people living with cancer today.


text:
The family of Larry Marston will be celebrating his 70th birthday with a family party to be held later this month. Larry was born on Dec. 11, 1942, in McPherson and married Donetta Jean Hett on April 21, 1963. They will celebrate their 50th Wedding anniversary this spring. Their children are Stacey and Laura Marston of Topeka, Michelle and Kent Domsch of Pratt, and Shane Marston of Quincy, Wash. Their grandchildren are Heather Domsch, and Lisa and Laine Marston, all of Topeka. Cards and well wishes may be sent to Larry at 805 S. Iowa, Pratt KS 67124.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Law-abiding gun owners sanctioned for actions of few
I am a legal gun owner. I am very sorry about what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, but I wasn't the perpetrator and I don't need to be punished. Establishing harsher penalties for those who use guns in the commission of crimes and more effective means of controlling mentally disabled persons would be extremely sensible reactions. However, incrementally stripping us of our constitutionally protected rights and making guns less effective is not fair. That course will not stop bad people from doing bad things.
Someone who wants to buy a rifle is required by the laws now in place to pass a federal instant check and a two-week Connecticut background check.
Read more of this story and more!
7-Day Subscribers have FREE access to everything on rep-am.com and our E-Edition.
CLICK HERE to register and activate your access,.
Not a subscriber?
You can purchase a single-day subscription for only $0.75 to read this and access all of our content and our E-Edition.
CLICK HERE purchase a single day subscription.
Become an electronic subscriber to the Republican-American for only $8 a month. CLICK HERE.
Follow Us
conservative1 wrote on Jan 23, 2013 9:07 AM:
Thank you sir. "
Brian wrote on Jan 23, 2013 9:09 AM:
What harassment? Wouldn't know if the conditions you mention are factual (sorry, but that's the way it is nowadays) but certainly don't qualify as harassment in my book.
Others see any restrictions as being harassment, but that's their problem to fester with. "
roy wrote on Jan 23, 2013 9:12 AM:
Your "Nibble" in this case is the planned conspiracy of Sandy Hook.
Now, CAGV wants you to turn in your so-called "assault weapons" and mags or face inprisonment. Well, this "nibble" just became a shark attack with Commie groups like this putting stupid ideas in people's heads.
If Holder can get away with what he did, then gun owners have no hope to keep or buy guns.
Sooner or later, us law abiding gun owners will become felons.....so one has to make a decision as to which side of the law you want to be.
Obama and Malloy will have blood all over this country.
Good Luck Tom !!!! "
al.cap wrote on Jan 23, 2013 9:21 AM:
Vick wrote on Jan 23, 2013 11:50 AM:
Obama's justice department gets away with the MURDER of Mexican civilians and two us law enforcement agents and no one is prosecuted.
The moral double standard is clear. I am a democrate who is tired of seeing my party countinue to be puller further and further to the extreme left. I am also a gun owner. Most of my family owns guns. They are also life long democrats. We are sick of seeing extremists pull this party apart. Sick of being marginalized for being gun owners.Sick of leaders doing what DC wants and not what we want. If the leadership of this state government bans anything they'd better set aside money for more prisons because 99% of us will not comply and will switch parties if they go ahead and makes us criminals for owning items that are legal everywhere else.
Enough is enough. "
FREEPRESS wrote on Jan 24, 2013 4:31 PM:
"When seconds count, police are only minutes away." (Reportedly 20 minutes in the Sandy Hook shooting.)
"The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun."
"If more gun laws could reduce violent crime, we could demand more spoon laws to reduce obesity."
"Banning guns to prevent violence is like banning cars to prevent drunk drivers."
"Once upon a time, a free people decided that guns caused violent crime, so they banned guns. But violent criminals ignored the gun ban and continued using their evil guns to commit violent crimes against law-abiding citizens. Without guns, the people could not defend themselves, so they banned violent crime too. All the violent criminals saw that they had no choice but to turn in their guns and become law-abiding citizens, and everyone lived happily ever after. The End. " LOL ROTF " "
shelly wrote on Jan 27, 2013 3:23 PM:
Dear Mr. President
Why do you continue to attack Law abiding citizens by threatening our amendments, making a mockery of our constitution, and stripping us of our rights?
Putting a ban on certain guns, and limiting magazine rounds will not stop gun violence or lower crime rates. Criminals will still have and continue to obtain all those in which you desire to take from us.
Murderers will still kill by any means! Terrorists will continue to terrorize! Gun and drug smugglers will always find ways to smuggle guns and drugs through our weak borders! Rapists will rape! Child abusers will abuse! Gangbangers will still be gangbangers! Thugs will be thugs! Thieves will steel! Drunk drivers will drive! Evil prevails as these criminals continue to commit their crimes untouched by your threats, and your bans!
Yakuba Gowon, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Kim II Sung, Pol Pot, Ismail Enver Pasha, Hideki Tojo, Leopold II, Adolph Hitler, Jozef Stalin, and Mao Zedong: These are the names of Evil leaders who instead of leading their people into greatness controlled them by stripping them of their rights and weapons. Killing thousands and millions of innocents!
If these are the means by which you wish to lead our great country, then evil has prevailed!
God help us! "
Post a reader commentWe encourage your feedback and dialog.
Please be civil and respectful.
If you're witty, to the point and quotable, your reader comments may also be included on the Around the Towns page of The Sunday Republican.
Readers must be registered and logged in to post comments on the site. Registration is free. Click Here to register.
A Subscription is not required to post comments only a Registration.
Log In
|Register / Forgotten Password?
- God is only hope for bringing an end to mass slayings
- K-9 units would serve well in protecting children
- Editorial board, NRA lack common sense
- Let's remain rational as we formulate school safety plans
- Civilians don't need semi-automatic or automatic weapons
- Police convoy on I-84 sent wrong message to state travelers
- No-adoption law an example of Putin's autocratic rule
- A bloodless war for seniors to fight
- Take extreme steps for school safety
- Analogy between cars, guns doesn't withstand scrutiny


text:
Integration with iPhoto whould be a nice feature (for OSX, of course)
In the meantime, since sharing the iPhoto directories directly was such a mess, I hacked up a really bad applescript to create a directory with symlinks to the events (rolls) of iPhoto.
It reads the iPhoto library AlbumData.xml and gets the events and filepaths.
It's really, really slow, and not optimised at all, but it can work as a "stop gap" measure, I guess.
script follows:
set f to ((path to pictures folder as text) & "iPhoto Library:AlbumData.xml")
set ppath to POSIX path of f
set ppath2 to POSIX path of (path to home folder as text)
set ppath2 to ppath2 & "Links/"
set rmstr to "rm -rf " & ppath2 & "*"
do shell script rmstr
set TheEvents to {}
tell application "System Events"
set pfile to property list file ppath
copy property list item "List of Rolls" of pfile to TheEvents
set total to {value} of every property list item of TheEvents
set alist to item 1 of total
set myitems to property list item "Master Image List" of pfile
repeat with roll in alist
set aname to |RollName| of roll
set aname to my ReplaceText(aname, "/", "-")
set mkdirstr to "mkdir " & ppath2 & "\"" & aname & "\"/"
do shell script mkdirstr
end try
set efotos to |KeyList| of roll
repeat with x from 1 to count of efotos
set temp to item x of efotos
set thefoto to value of property list item temp of myitems
set fotopath to |ImagePath| of thefoto
set fotoname to my extractname(fotopath)
set lnstr to "ln -ns \"" & fotopath & "\" \"" & ppath2 & aname & "/" & fotoname & "\""
do shell script lnstr
end try
end repeat
end repeat
end tell
on extractname(fName)
set {TID, text item delimiters} to {text item delimiters, "/"}
set fName to last text item of fName
set text item delimiters to TID
return fName
end extractname
on ReplaceText(theString, fString, rString)
set current_Delimiters to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to fString
set sList to every text item of theString
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to rString
set newString to sList as string
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to current_Delimiters
return newString
end ReplaceText


text:
View other products by Cox Reels
Coxreels® 1125-series Top-rewind Assemblies
allow you to wind/rewind hose without kinking
These assemblies fit Coxreels® 1125-series hose reels. Item No. 212280 works with a 6" drum width; Item No. 212281 works with a 28" drumwidth. Each assembly includes mounting hardware. USA made. Select item number from the drop down box above.
NOTE: Item No. 212280 fits reels 171372 and 212125Item No. 212281 fits reels 171377 and 212231NOTE: Assemblies also fit other Coxreels models. Call technical support at 1-800-874-4755 for more information.


text:
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Taco Lentils And Black Beans
I am far from being a vegetarian (I like bacon and hamburgers entirely too much for that,) but I'll admit that I eat vegetarian meals quite often, simply because I'm such a bean freak. However, most of my "vegetarian" meals usually incorporate meat stock of some sort, so I guess you'd call them semi-vegetarian (It's like being half-pregnant or a smart blonde, but I think you get my point.)
Taco Lentils And Black Beans
2 TBSP olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 bell pepper, diced (you could also use a jalapeno or other pepper if you want it spicier)
salt and pepper
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 packet taco seasoning mix
3 cups chicken broth (or water if you want this to be vegetarian)
1 (14.5 oz) can crushed tomatoes (I used fire roasted)
2 (15 oz) cans of black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed
In soup pot heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion, celery and bell pepper. Season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes and saute until onions have become translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and taco seasoning mix, stir well, and saute for another minute or two.
Add the broth (or water), tomatoes, beans and lentils. Bring pot to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until lentils are tender.
Serve warm with sour cream and diced green onions as garnish, if desired.
25 comments:
- Megan said...
I love lentils... especially when they're well flavored like in this recipe.
- September 1, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Julie said...
Nice to see you've switched kinds of beans! :)
I love lentils. I've been making lentil soup for years. It's one of the recipes my grown son remembers from his childhood. Go figure.
You could use vegetable broth if you want to keep this vegetarian.
- September 1, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Shelby said...
LOL, you are too stinkin' funny! Of course, with my new diet, you KNOW I would love this. But I would use vegetable stock. ;o) he he.
- September 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Merut said...
Hey - I am half-pregnant! (just kidding) This looks so good, I'm not just giddy, I'm estatic!
- September 1, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- Nanan said...
I love beans - any kind - tomatoes - allergic - but will try without them! sure will be fabulous all the same!
- September 1, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- A Year on the Grill said...
That is a terrific sounding recipe... perfect on the right day!
- September 1, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- ~Carrie from Cottage Cozy~ said...
- September 1, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- June (JBug) said...
Mags, this looks fabulous but you know I couldn't pass this off to the Big Guy as dinner unless there was at least 8 oz. of meat with it. Pray tell, does Dave like semi-veg food as much as you do?
- September 1, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- Mags said...
JuneyB: I usually toss him a piece of peanut butter bread to go along with something like this. He rarely complains (about food, that is....lol)
- September 1, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Lyndsey said...
Hey I'm a smart blonde :P who also loves smei-vegetarian meals! I will use vegetable broth if I have it but usually it's chicken or beef! This dish looks awesome,and I love the dish you served it in! Great recipe!
- September 1, 2010 at 5:55 PM
- Pam said...
I have tried repeatedly to like lentils. This may, just may, do the trick.
- September 1, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags.... great looking meal. I love beans with a beano chaser.
You know we've mention about how our photos have gotten better over the years. All I'm saying.... damn girl we are great!!!!!
- September 1, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Love the beans and lentils- so great for a meatless meal!
- September 1, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- Chocolate Shavings said...
Now that's a hearty meal!
- September 2, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Stella said...
Wow Mags, these beans look delicious. I saw them on one of the photo sites-your bowls caught my eye. What happened to the days when everyone had those pretty bowls (smile)? I want some...
- September 2, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- Sweet and Savory said...
I hate to tell you this but you could use vegetable broth instead of the chicken.....As I typed that, I saw what Julie wrote.
Jule and I definitely have great minds.
Oh, Shelby also agrees with us. You are outnumbered, my dear.
It looks like a wonderful dish, after all my lecturing which you know is in fun.
Come see my new grandchild cupcakes. Then, you will know if the baby is a boy or girl.
- September 2, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Sue said...
This sounds/looks so good! Perfect comfort food for fall, especially topped with sour cream!
- September 2, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- Food Sage said...
This recipe sounds really good. One could make it just a tad easier by using a prepared sofrito like this one we found at www.oldhavanafoods.com
It's tastes really good (not like the other mass market sofritos in jars out there). For this recipe I would substitute a 24 oz jar of their sofrito for the peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes etc.
We were given have a few jars (because we are Cuban) and found it can works really well to make chicken and rice (Arroz con Pollo), red beans and ham (Frijoles Colorados), Paella, Picadillo (Cuban sloppy joes), Short Ribs braised in red wine, Tamal en Cazuela (Cuban Polenta with Pork) and others. It saves boat loads of time and tastes as good as homemade - I never thought I would say that as a foodie but it is that good and versatile.
- September 2, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- Dawn said...
Woo baby I love me some fiber. I wish I had seen this last night as I just made lentils! This looks deeeelish.
- September 2, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- hurstbeanblog.com said...
This looks great! Thanks for sharing.
- September 2, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- stephchows said...
who wants a fiber chant?? fiber fiber fiber!!
- September 2, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- Katie said...
Has anyone tried making this in the crockpot? Seems like it would translate well to a crockpot dish!
- September 7, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Yum! I make my share of half-vegetarian recipes, too. :)
- September 7, 2010 at 7:51 PM
- Kevin said...
Nice and healthy and tasty tacos!
- September 14, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Marisa said...
Lovely looking beans & great photos too! Also not a vegetarian but love a good bean dish.
- September 28, 2010 at 8:17 AM


text:
The Lindenwood University Theatre program is pleased to announce the cast for this year's annual production of "A Christmas Carol." Sophomore Anthony Wininger of Old Monroe, MO is portraying the lead role of Scrooge.
Others in the cast include graduate student Sara Dinehart of Pacific, MO; seniors Holly Alexander of Colorado Springs, CO and Lindsey Calvert of Clancy, MT; juniors Jason B. Jones of St. Peters, Kile Risch of St. Peters, and Jonathan Turner of Fredericktown, MO; sophomores Simon Ahmed of Maplewood, Maureen Barton of St. Louis, Matt Klingler of Imperial, A. Scott Sampson of Jefferson City, and Brooke Soptic of Independence; freshmen Kenneth Foster of Defiance, Mark Neels of Fenton, and Tiffany A'Lena Rea of St. Charles.
The production is directed by Wes Morganthaler, a 1986 graduate of Lindenwood University. Graduate student Ricki Marking-Camuto of Wildwood, MO stage manages the production. Scenic and lighting design are by Associate Professor Donnell Walsh and costumes are by sophomore Jennifer Wells of St. Charles.
"A Christmas Carol" will be presented on Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Jelkyl Theatre in Roemer Hall on the main campus. For ticket information, please contact the Lindenwood Theatre Box Office at 636-949-4878, Monday through Thursday from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Public Relations
Lindenwood University
|1827 - Lindenwood University • 209 S. Kingshighway • St. Charles, MO 63301
|Switchboard (636) 949-2000
Undergraduate Admissions (636) 949-4949
Evening & Graduate Admissions (636) 949-4933


text:
$util.date("MMMM d, yyyy",$topLevel.timeZone)
National Day of Prayer
A candlelight vigil will be held at Dale County Hospital at 5:30pm.
People will meet at the square in Midland City to pray for Dale County.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Topic: The Caregivers Bill of Right
Every so often I like to repost this important piece of advise:
I have the right to take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will give me the ability to take better care of my loved one.
I have the right to seek help from others even though my loved one may object. I know the limits of my own endurance and strength.
I have the right to maintain parts of my own life that do not include the person I care for, just as I would if he were healthy. I know that I do everything that I reasonably can do for this person. I have the right to do some things just for myself.
I have the right to get angry, be depressed, and express difficult feelings once in a while.
I have the right to reject any attempt by my loved one to make me do things out of guilt or anger. (It doesn't matter if she knows that she is doing it or not.)
I have the right to get consideration, affection, forgiveness, and acceptance for what I do for my loved one, as I offer these in return.
I have the right to take pride in what I'm doing. And I have the right to applaud the courage it has taken to meet the needs of my loved one.
I have the right to protect my individuality. I also have the right to a life that will sustain me in times when my loved one no longer needs my full-time help.


text: Stroll the streets in style with these hi-tech strollers from Maclaren Buggies and Accessories. Introduced in Britain in 1965 by a former test pilot, aeronautical designer and grandfather Owen Maclaren, these now famous buggies live up to their impeccable reputation with ease. Here you'll find a range of styles and sizes, so you're sure to find the one that can keep up with you.


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Features
- Special Sections
- Classifieds
- Public Notices
Forgot Password? | Not a User? Sign up
Ruth Gibson Ford is presented with a certificate for 94 years of membership on Aug. 24 at First United Methodist Church. Dr. Ted Beam, pastor, made the presentation. Ford will be 100 years old on Nov. 24.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the KY News Journal, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
If you are new to the award winning KY News Journal and wish to get a subscription or simply gain access to our online content then please enter your ZIP code below and continue to setup your account.
|ZIP Code:


text:
Ancestry.com does have some free items to entice us to come to that website (in hopes of getting us to subscribe, but we don't have to subscribe to use the free stuff).
The following was posted in the most recent Rootsweb newsletter (an all-free site which Ancestry assumed sponsorship of several years ago).
Ancestry Wiki
We would like to let you all know about a new Ancestry.com feature – the Ancestry Family History Wiki ! If typing in the page address, it is http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page.
The Wiki, along with other free resources, is available in the Learning Center. Currently you can review the Red Book and The Source with more to come when we are beyond the beta stage. When you are signed in with your RootsWeb or any Ancestry login account you will be able to edit and add content – you can do this by clicking on the Edit links on the right hand side of the page above each article. Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 9 June 2010, Vol. 13, No. 6
You can find other Ancestry free services at Ancestor Search Free (A listing of services, databases, and resources Ancestry makes free to anyone) at http://www.searchforancestors.com/ancestryfreebies.html. This link is also always available on the WCGS Bulletin General Links page.
Filed under: From The Editor, Resources


text:
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on CafePress-Custom T-Shirts, Unique Gifts, Posters and more. at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Get it today!Shop Now
OrAdd to Wish List
more t shirt designs Christmas Women's Light T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Our 100% cotton women's tee is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed.5.6 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit.. Price: $27.50
© Copyright 2016 - Christmas.com. All rights reserved and protected by Christmas Spirit


text:
Location: Citrus and Other Subtropical Products Research
Project Number: 6034-41000-015-00
Start Date: Jul 28, 2010
End Date: Jul 27, 2015
Develop new value-added uses of citrus processing byproducts by exploiting the bioactive constituents (secondary metabolites) and specialty food fibers of these citrus processing materials. Fractions enriched in specific phenolic compounds will be isolated and evaluated as potential value-add materials for food and health applications. New, untested compounds, novel compositions with other citrus compounds, and new biological applications will be pursued. To achieve this, research will be directed towards 1) discovering new beneficial biological actions of citrus byproduct compounds, 2) validating these biological actions in vivo, 3) characterizing modes of action, pharmacokinetics, and bioavailability of bioactive citrus byproduct derived materials, and 4) producing specialty fibers to fill a wide range of high value food applications. Approaches to discover new biological actions will extend to studies of the influences of citrus processing waste compounds on microbial pathogen virulence and ecology, with an aim towards controlling microbial pathogens in citrus production. Broad profiles of compounds will be tested against plant pathogens, with an emphasis on important citrus microbial pests. Another direction to this work is the development of new syntheses and analytical methods for the successful production of pectin materials possessing wide ranges in functionalities to fill high-value food and pharmaceutical applications. Emphasis will be placed on the production of these specialty fibers through selected actions of known hydrolytic enzymes and through site specific chemical modifications. Critical to any future commercialization of value-added citrus byproduct materials is the development of economical recoveries of the modified polysaccharide fibers and secondary metabolites. Effective fractionations of byproduct streams into specific classes of secondary metabolite compounds and structural polysaccharides will be developed.


text:
Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
|The Defendants' case as t... >
|The Defendants' response ... >>
The Defendants' critique of the Leuchter Report
7.113 The Defendants are highly critical of Irving for having attached any credence to the Leuchter report. Van Pelt included in his report a detailed critique of Leuchter, his methodology and his conclusions. His criticisms echo those contained in a reasoned rebuttal sent to Irving late in 1989 by a Mr Colin Beer (which at that time Irving acknowledged had some force).
7.114 According to both van Pelt and Beer, the fundamental flaw in the report was Leuchter's assumption that the concentration of cyanide in the killing chambers would have needed to be greater than the concentration in the delousing chamber, that is, in the region of 3,200 ppm or higher. According to them that assumption is simply wrong. Moreover it demolished or at least undermined a number of the reasons advanced by Leuchter for denying the existence of the killing chambers. Basing himself on the high concentration of cyanide which he assumed would have been needed to gas humans, Leuchter had argued that the ventilation system of the chambers would have been wholly inadequate. But, say the Defendants, if the concentration required was much lower, it would follow that the ventilation requirements would be correspondingly reduced. Irving accepted that this was a logical conclusion. Similarly Leuchter's argument that the high concentration of cyanide required to kill humans would have created a high risk of toxic contamination of the sewers is invalidated if the concentration required was a fraction of that assumed by Leuchter. Irving again agreed that this is a logical conclusion. He also agrees that the need for elaborate safety precautions, also relied on by Leuchter, would be radically reduced.
7.115 The Defendants relied on the content of an interview of Dr Roth, the scientist at the Massachusetts laboratory which carried out the tests on Leuchter's samples. According to Dr Roth, cyanide produces a surface reaction which will penetrate no further than one tenth of the breadth of human hair. The samples with which he was provided by Leuchter ranged in size between a human thumb and a fist, so they had to be broken down with a hammer before analysis. Roth asserts that the resulting dilution of any cyanide traces effectively invalidates the test results.
7.116 Apart from what the Defendants regard as the fundamentally flawed assumption by Leuchter about the concentration of cyanide required for killing purposes, they identified numerous errors of fact in his report. He wrongly stated that there was no provision for gas-fitted (that is, sealed) doors and windows in the gas chambers. Tthe walls of the Leichenkeller were, contrary to what Leuchter claimed, sealed with a coating of plaster. Leuchter wrongly assumed that there was a mains sewer. He wrongly stated that there was no exhaust or ventilation system and that the facilities were damp and unheated. He asserted unjustifiably that there would have been a risk of death to those inserting Zyklon-B pellets into the roof vents. Irving accepted the validity of most of these criticisms of the Leuchter report.
7.117 Basing himself on the arguments which I have rehearsed in abbreviated form, van Pelt, not mincing his words, dismissed the Leuchter report as "scientific garbage".
|The Defendants' case as t... >
|The Defendants' response ... >>


text: Attorney Representing Sister in Child Support Matter Arrested Following Alleged Altercation with Former Brother-In-Law By Neil Cahn on May 12, 2013 Posted in Attorney and Client, Enforcement of Support and Orders Patrick Bisogno, an attorney representing his sister in a Staten Island Family Court child support matter, was arrested after allegedly assaulting his former brother-in-law. In reports by the New York Law Journal and the Staten Island Advance (SILive.com), Bisogno was accused of punching the father, John Libertella, of Valley Stream, in the nose. Bisogno, of… Continue Reading


text: I'm a wife and mother and I have a drinking issue. I have no one to turn to about this and I don't want to tell anyone, I am to embrassed of my issue. I want to stop. I have so much to live for like my son and my wonderful husband. I know I can stop I didn't drink for over 2 years due to my new baby. Now I feel like im spinning out of control.


text:
Jana Grcevich
Davis Scholar - Postdoctoral Fellow, Astrophysics
Download Curriculum Vitae
- Columbia University, PhD, Astrophysics, 2012
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.A., Astrophysics, 2009
- University of Wisconsin, B.S., Madison, Astrophysics, Physics, and Mathematics, 2005
Professional Interests
Dr. Grcevich is interested dwarf galaxies, the least massive and dimmest galaxies known to exist. She seeks to understand how they form stars and change over time. She is particularly interested in how the stars and gas we see in these dwarf galaxies relates to their dark matter. She is also searching for new dwarf galaxies by looking for the neutral hydrogen gas they may contain. Her research involves optical and radio observations as well as simulations.
Exhibition and Outreach
- Middle School Outreach Program - In class presentations to twelve classes of middle school students at 3 schools
- High School Visits - In class presentations to six classes of high school students at George Washington High School
- Columbia Astronomy Public Lectures - Participated in twenty public lecture/observing events over three years.
- Family Astro - Led four interactive astronomy workshops for elementary aged children and their parents
- Rooftop Variables Program - Assisted in training and supporting middle school teachers starting astronomy clubs and participating in variable star observations.
Faculty Appointments
- Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2006-2009
Courses Taught
- The Solar System and the Search for Life Beyond Earth, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2006-2007
- Introductory Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2007-2008
- Naked Eye Astronomy, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2008-2009


text:
CONWAY, Ark. – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team rallied back after falling behind 6-0 in the second inning to score seven straight runs in their first Southland sweep of the season, 7-6, over Central Arkansas Saturday at Farris Field.
The Islanders (10-14, 6-4) put together their biggest comeback of the season to earn their first sweep of the season. Central Arkansas (25-13, 5-3) scored six runs in the second inning before the Islanders rallied back to score in the next five innings to clinch their sixth conference win of the season.
Greta Cecchetti (5-3) earned her fourth straight victory in the circle after coming in for relief for Vianca Pesina. The senior tallied nine strikeouts, one away from her career best in 5.2 innings. She limited the Bears to just two hits while holding them scoreless for five consecutive innings.
It was the second straight game the Islanders have tallied 10 or more hits. The Islanders outhit Central Arkansas 13 to seven. The Islanders are 9-1 this season when they outhit their opponents.
Cassie Redman, Cassie Carroll and Hayley Galloway each went 3-for-4 while Stephanie Vead tallied two RBIs. Hannah Schwarz, Sandy Schumann, Jamise Jackson and Vead all each collected hits.
Redman started things off in the opening frame with a base hit and Schwarz advanced her to second on a groundout to third base. The Bears caught Redman trying to advance to third on a Schumann fielder's choice and followed it with a throw down to second to catch Schumann stealing to get out of the inning.
Pesina retired the first batter in the bottom of the first before Nicole Beals tallied the Bears first hit of the game up the middle. The Islanders escaped leaving one on base with two defensive plays.
In the bottom of the second, the Islanders had one costly fielding error and the Bears scored six runs on five hits to take a 6-0 lead.
The Islanders answered with their first run of the game in the third frame. Galloway started the inning with a double to left field and advanced to third on a Heller sacrifice groundout. Redman's RBI double to left field plated Galloway.
The Islanders' bats carried over into the fourth inning with three hits and three runs. Jackson walked in the fourth and Carroll followed with a rip up the right side. Galloway's RBI single scored Jackson and Vead followed suit with a double up the middle to pull the Islanders within two.
Redman tallied her third hit of the game in the fifth with a hit up the middle and stole second for her fourth steal of the season. Schwarz moved her to third on a groundout and Schumann reached with a base hit. Jackson's sacrifice fly to centerfield scored Redman and cut the Bears lead to one.
Carroll homered over the left field fence on a 1-1 pitch to knot the score at 6-6. The freshman collected her second home run of the season and the Islanders seventh.
Schwarz led the seventh inning with a base hit and Schumann followed with a sacrifice bunt to move Cain, pinch running for Schwarz to second. Jackson singled to shortstop to advance Cain to third. McKinney reached on a fielder's choice to plate Cain and pull the Islanders ahead by one, 7-6. Carroll singled to center field before the Bears pulled out of the inning.
Kristen Johnson (0-1) took the loss for the Bears in two innings pitched. She allowed four hits and one run.
The Islanders will return to Chapman Field to host Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7. First pitch is at 2 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Saturday. Wear pink to Saturday's game to show your support as the Islanders strikeout breast cancer.
For the latest on Islanders Softball, like the team on Facebook (Islanders Softball), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersSB) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Coach Hughes, Cassie Carroll and Cassie Redman talk about the Islanders 7-6 Victory over Central Arkansas:


text:
Thank you Chairman Rubio, Ranking Member Boxer and distinguished members of the Subcommittee for inviting me here today to testify on the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) response to the Zika virus outbreak. I want to thank you for your continued leadership and commitment to global health and global development issues. We see you as partners in USAID's mission to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.
Zika cases currently have been identified in 49 countries, 40 of them in the Americas. More than 298 million people live in Zika-suitable transmission zones within the Americas. In 2015, over 5.4 million births occurred in these environmentally suitable areas and during times of year when transmission is most likely to occur. Additionally, summer peak travel between the United States and the countries of Central America, and the Caribbean coincides with peak seasonal mosquito abundance. We do not yet know the extent to which pregnant women or their children in much of the region have been affected. While there is still a great deal to understand about Zika, and the current set of tools we have are limited, there is still much we can do to help those at risk protect themselves and reduce the impact of Zika on pregnant women and their babies.
Read more
This is a momentous time for global development: Over the last thirty years, the number of people living in extreme poverty has been cut in half, and now - for the first time in history - ending extreme poverty is within reach. It is also a time of complex humanitarian crises and great upheaval, so the stakes have never been higher for us to obtain maximum development results for each precious taxpayer dollar.
Corruption takes on many forms, from the bribery of public officials to collusion in public procurement to the wholesale theft of government assets. Although its different forms may cause varying degrees of harm, corruption as a whole tears at the fabric of society and hinders inclusive economic growth and democratic governance. Additionally, corruption poses major security risks to the United States, often enabling radicalization and violent extremism and fueling political instability and conflict. That is why President Obama views corruption as a fundamental obstacle to peace, prosperity, and human rights, and our Administration has sought to elevate anti-corruption efforts across our foreign policy and development agendas.
As the United States' lead development agency, USAID plays a critical role in the U.S. Government's strategy to stem the tide of corruption and hold to account all those who exploit the public trust for private gain. Our work takes us to every corner of the world, where we have seen firsthand the devastating impacts corruption can have on people, communities, and countries. But, encouragingly, we are also seeing new and promising trends on which to build.
Across all 12 Pacific island countries, USAID assistance focuses on climate change adaptation, greater disaster preparedness and providing relief when disasters do strike. In the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, we also assist in reconstruction from disasters. In Papua New Guinea, USAID supports biodiversity conservation and improved natural resource management, helps combat HIV/AIDS and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and works to strengthen democracy, peace and security in the post-conflict Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Through our regional programming, we also support sustainable fisheries management and conservation.
The United States has put gender equality and the advancement of women and girls at the forefront of the three pillars of our foreign policy–diplomacy, development, and defense. This is embodied in President Obama's National Security Strategy, the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, and the 2010 and 2015 U.S. Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Reviews. But more must be done. Women's empowerment is critical to USAID's core mission of ending extreme poverty and promoting resilient, democratic societies while addressing pressing health and education challenges.
The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request of $164.1 million for Department of State and USAID foreign assistance in Central Asia reflects an increased commitment to American engagement in this strategically important region. The request would enable USAID to build on recent momentum in the U.S.-Central Asia relationship developed through Secretary of State John Kerry's historic November 2015 trip, during which he emphasized the United States' strong commitment to the prosperity, sovereignty, stability and security of the five Central Asian countries, including through regional integration as promoted by the recently launched "C5+1" framework between the five Central Asian countries and the United States.
USAID has long played an important role in Europe and Eurasia, which has seen considerable advances in freedom, security, and prosperity over the past quarter century. Twelve countries have transitioned from receiving U.S. assistance, successfully integrating into the Euro-Atlantic community through institutions such as NATO and the European Union (EU). Many of these countries are now important U.S. partners and allies in the region and around the world. Yet the region's transformation remains incomplete; progress is uneven in key areas, important achievements are at risk and, in a few cases, we are seeing regression.
Before I begin, I want to thank both of you as well as the members of this Subcommittee for your continued support and leadership on nutrition and food security. In particular, I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for sponsoring the Global Food Security Act, which demonstrates the U.S. Government's commitment to reducing global poverty and hunger through increased food security and improved nutrition.
In the Europe and Eurasia region, states weakened by corruption are more susceptible to malign pressure and manipulation from the Russian Federation and other countries, as any semblance of a rules-based order often seems to take a back seat to power, influence, and greed including oligarchs, whose geopolitical goals do not respect international commitments to transparency, rule of law, and fair play. Finally, endemic corruption threatens states by depriving them of the most important resource of any democratic government -- the trust and confidence of its citizens. Where public trust is absent, there can be little expectation of the cooperation of citizens with government to build resilient democracies, let alone do what is needed to counter emerging threats like violent extremism.
For these reasons the Administration sees addressing the problem of corruption, and the need for open, effective, representative governance as a significant priority.
We recognize that the Jasmine Revolution was sparked by the Tunisian people's frustration with the stifling of political discourse, a corrupt economic environment, and predatory security apparatus that coalesced to strip the dignity of citizens. As the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says in our mission statement, we seek to partner with Tunisia to end extreme poverty and promote a resilient, democratic society while advancing our security and prosperity. I'd like to talk briefly about how the U.S. government quickly and effectively responded to support Tunisians' aspirations for change, describe what we are doing in Tunisia today, and outline how we plan to scale up our support for the democratic transition and economic reforms.
USAID is deeply committed to supporting democratic governance in Africa as part of our mission to end extreme poverty and promote democratic, resilient societies. Africa is on the rise; the continent has some of the youngest populations and fastest growing economies in the world, yet extreme poverty remains concentrated in its fragile states. Development is not sustainable without a legitimate, responsible government that can deliver services in an inclusive manner as well as a vibrant civil society that channels citizen interests and promotes accountability.
Last updated: August 31, 2016
If you are a member of the press, you may contact our press relations office at:
U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of Press Relations
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C. 20523-0016
Telephone: 202-712-4320
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Find out about career opportunities at USAID
Learn how you can get involved and lend a hand.
Find business and funding opportunities.
Make a general inquiry or suggest an improvement.


text:
SACRAMENTO - Christopher J. Tonkin, 38, of Brentwood, formerly of Tracy, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge William Shubb to five years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for the receipt and sharing of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner.
According to court documents, between March 24, 2008, and Feb. 11, 2011, Tonkin received visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Among the files were images and movies with file names that described sex with 12- and 13-year-old boys.
On Feb. 16, 2011, agents executed a search warrant at Tonkin's house. They found an external hard drive that was connected to a desktop computer that Tonkin had used to store images of child pornography downloaded through a file-sharing network.
A forensic examination of the external hard drive found that it contained more than 50,000 images and more than 5,000 videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
As part of the file-sharing network, Tonkin also made his collection of images available to other collectors to upload in exchange for their images and videos, the documents say.
The case was the product of an investigation by the California Department of Justice and the Sacramento Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Legacy racers: Thomas III latest in Durepo's long line of soap box derby racers
DOVER - Thomas Durepo III is a fourth generation soap box derby racer whose main concerns as the 70th annual New Hampshire Soap Box Derby race approaches on Sunday on Broadway Avenue in Dover are to avoid hitting cones along the track and people at the finish line.
Post a comment
You must sign in before you can post comments. If you are experiencing issues with your account please e-mail email@example.com.


text:
The identity of a mystery girl recently spotted sprinting down the freezing cold Siberian streets of Tomsk was revealed this week after police tracked her down and fined her for impeding traffic.
RedHotRussia reports that Alina Borodina had lost a bet, requiring her to ditch all her clothes save for a bikini, shoes, and a hat, and run down a busy street in 23-degree (Fahrenheit) weather.
Police managed to suss out Borodina's identity using social media after coming across the incriminating video this past Monday.
"The girl has been punished already: for the traffic violation she paid a fine of 200 rubles [$6.50]," police rep Dmitry Amelin is quoted as saying. "Of course, that's a small amount. But this actually may negatively affect her future career: for example, the girl won't be able to get a job in law enforcement body or the court."
Something tells me she isn't too broken up about that.


text:
News Archive
Gene therapy has successfully banished type 1 diabetes in dogs, the first time this treatment has worked to treat the disease in a large animal, according to a study published online in the journal Diabetes earlier this month (February 1).
Friday, February 15, 2013 - 17:26
What would happen if all clothes were made to fit only one person, or at
most, that person and his or her identical twin? Whoever it was, this
one person wouldn't represent all people. I hope this is an obvious
statement—we all have differences in every measurement possible, and
certainly no manufacturer would make a line of clothing tailored only to
one person's size.
But imagine taking this person and testing a new drug in her. Or him. Would you consider the drug fully tested for all people? No, it's common sense that different people would respond differently, a concept borne out by the presence of side effects of varying severity for every significant pharmaceutical. But historically, that's how most drugs have been selected for development until very late in the process. And that's just one reason why it's important to discuss the full story behind the recent New York Times article "Mice Fall Short as Test Subjects for Humans' Deadly Ills."
Friday, February 15, 2013 - 09:54
It's been three months since Hurricane Sandy barreled along the East Coast, plunging the majority of Manhattan and surrounding boroughs into darkness, and displacing hundreds of people from their homes. As neighborhoods continue to rebuild, and in honor of the three-month anniversary, President Obama recently signed the much-anticipated Sandy Relief Bill for $50.5 billion.
One group awaiting some of that recovery funding are scientists and researchers from New York University (NYU), who lost years of research in cancer and neuroscience when the storm knocked out the power supporting their freezers, and water flooded their animal facilities, drowning their mice.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 17:21
Mice carrying human disease genes have proved valuable for learning what goes awry in people. Now, researchers have tapped the rodents to understand human evolution. Mice with a human version of a gene called EDAR have more sweat glands than normal, providing clues to how East Asians adapted to a humid environment 30,000 years ago.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 17:20
Geneticists led by University of Utah Nobel Prize Laureate Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., have engineered mice that develop clear cell sarcoma (CCS), a significant step in better understanding how this rare and deadly soft tissue cancer arises.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 16:27
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has identified specific cellular events that appear key to lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that afflicts tens of millions of people worldwide. The findings suggest that blocking this pathway in lupus-triggering cells could be a potent weapon against the disease.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 16:27
A Midwestern company has returned to its Hub roots to try to adapt drugs made for humans into treatments for cats and dogs.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 14:47
A discovery about the aging process in mice might one day help efforts to develop treatments for age-related diseases in humans, researchers report.
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 12:33
Zebrafish, the staple of genetic research, may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning eye-sight to people. University of Alberta researchers discovered that a zebrafish's stem cells can selectively regenerate damaged photoreceptor cells.
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 16:14
The most sensitive patch of mammalian skin known to us isn't human but on the star-shaped tip of the star-nosed mole's snout. Researchers studying this organ have found that the star has a higher proportion of touch-sensitive nerve endings than pain receptors, according to a study published Jan. 30 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Diana Bautista and colleagues from the University of California, Berkeley and Vanderbilt University.
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 17:08
Jasper, a 7-year-old rescue dog from San Jose, has a personality that endears him to everyone -- even to cats. He also has lymphoma, a cancer that sprouts from the body's defense system and is similar to non-Hodgkin lymphoma in people.
Right now, Jasper's treatment plan is based on laboratory tests, ultrasounds and the expertise of his veterinarian, Linda Fineman, a cancer specialist at the SAGE center in Campbell. In the future, however, tests on Jasper's DNA could determine the best medications for him and show how long they'll work, according to scientists who study the DNA of dogs. And those researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. So as scientists develop new therapies for canine cancers, they're also finding more effective methods to treat similar problems in humans.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 15:51
Rats injected with stem cells 30 minutes after a stroke had almost normal brain function restored within a fortnight.
Monday, January 28, 2013 - 17:03
Scientists believe the genes of virus-resistant and long-living wild bats might hold clues to treating cancer and infectious diseases in humans.
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 14:45
In the first study that non-invasively measures oxytocin levels in wild animals, researchers have found in chimpanzees that this hormone likely plays a key role in maintaining social relations among both related and non-related animals.
Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 13:36
Vanishing White Matter (VWM) disease is a devastating condition that destroys the brain's white matter. This white matter protects the axons of neurons, and leads to seizures and the progressive loss of motor function, eyesight, and speech. Also known as Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelination (CACH), the disease has no cure, and victims do not typically live longer than the early teens.
Marisol passed away from the disease in 2008, but her DNA pattern and specific genetic mutation were the basis for Prof. Elroy-Stein's breakthrough development of the first population of laboratory mice — called "Marisol's mice" — with a VWM disease mutation. With this invaluable biological tool in place, researchers have been able to make important progress into understanding how the disease functions.
Through these mice, the researchers were able to discover that VWM disease was in essence a developmental disorder — the mutation causes delayed development of the myelin that forms after birth, they reported in the journal Brain. The researchers' most recent findings, published in the journal PLoS One, add to this understanding.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 16:35
Historically, the "lab rats" scientists use to test new medicines and run studies have been, well, rats. But that may be changing. A growing number of laboratories have begun using zebrafish as their test subjects, and there is reason to believe that trend is growing.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 17:42
A new study has found that tamoxifen, a well-known breast cancer drug, can counteract some pathologic features in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). At present, no treatment is known to produce long-term improvement of the symptoms in boys with DMD, a debilitating muscular disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle wasting, respiratory and cardiac impairments, paralysis, and premature death.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 15:25
In a study published in the January 18 issue of Cell, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new method to visualize aging and tumor growth in mice using a gene closely linked to these processes.
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 10:41
By manipulating the genes, or six specific proteins known to affect development in the zebrafish, Williams can see potential problems in human fetuses.
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 17:04
The lowly -- but very tenacious -- mussel has helped researchers develop new medical adhesives for sealing surgical incisions and other wounds.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 16:28