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By Page van der Linden • Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 14:57
November 7, 2006 was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day for a lot of Republicans. It's the day the Democrats won the majority in the US Senate and House. Über-conservative Republican Senator Rick Santorum was one of the Republicans who lost his seat that day; it was the "largest margin of defeat for an incumbent Senator since… 1980." Ouch .
Determined not to be relegated to the "where are they now?" column, Santorum has been keeping his conservative fan club happy with his semi-regular opinion pieces in the Philadelphia Inquirer. He pontificates on his favorite subjects, like "family values " and "evildoers ".
However, today Santorum digresses, and puts on his "clean coal" salesman hat.
Santorum's column is a train wreck, full of inept comparisons and non sequiturs. Writing and composition instructors, as well as logic and rhetoric teachers, beware. Rick Santorum will make your blood pressure go up.
'Coal' is not a dirty word if we are realistic about saving the Earth
How is a poll from a year ago "recent"? Not only that, but Santorum apparently missed the part of the poll that said 56% of the people polled thought temperatures around the world have risen. The poll result negates what he says next:
But then he contradicts himself and says "the hype" is working, and that he's kinda buying into it. Aw shucks:
He continues with how the hype really isn't working. Oh, and yawn, here comes the predictable Inhofian Science:
Could it be that Americans know that over time the Earth goes through natural cooling and heating cycles?
Could it be that they recognize that most of the doomsday scenarios are not scientifically supported and that even the "consensus" projections are just that - projections based upon highly interactive questionable assumptions over long periods of time?
Finally, after sixteen paragraphs of tired rhetoric, he gets to his point:
There is that dirty word: coal.
Those lumps of carbon turn the lights on in 50 percent of American homes.
In an age when energy independence is not only important for our economy, but also vital to our national security, we can't afford not to use this plentiful domestic resource.
Yes, indeed. Rick has joined the fantasy world of the "clean coal" promoters. He doesn't make his point very well, because he suddenly muddles his point by bashing Barack Obama:
CCS separates and captures carbon dioxide at the power plant before it is emitted. It is then liquefied, transported by pipeline and injected deep underground into geological formations for permanent storage.
Contrast this down-to-earth, commonsense approach with Barack Obama's other-worldly proposal. He's calling for a mandatory 80 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2050.
Let's recap what Rick's trying to say:
- Global warming is not real.
- The media makes people think it is, or maybe not (?), but at least Rick recycles.
- Coal is clean. CCS works. Seriously, for reals!
- Barack Obama is lame and unrealistic, because he doesn't believe in "clean coal" as an energy source.
FAIL, Rick. Here's reality:
Global warming is real. A 2008 poll shows that nearly half of Americans believe humans cause global warming, although this percentage is down from a previous poll.
Coal is not "clean". And Barack Obama actually promotes "clean coal", so Rick's just plain lying.
I'd like to suggest some reading material for Rick, although I think he's beyond hope.
But we have faith in the the reality-based community (both online and off).
We're counting on you to see through the "clean coal" spin . It's your future - and the Earth's - that's at stake.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
It's not about "security" but honesty
Paul S/G said: "Insecure people need the certainty of being absolutely right and you have found it in the AGW issue".
Paul, it is about honesty and knowledge. If you had even a little bit of either you would see that deniers, liars, distributors of misinformation, cherry pickers et al. are doing their best to influence politicians to make things easy for the polluters of this world.
It is not just companies who are producing large amounts of carbon dioxide who are using these dishonest techniques but it includes many large corporations who put their own bottom line ahead of the health and well being of ordinary citizens.
It is gladdening to see the many people who are now understanding the damage people like you are doing with your dishonesty. Fortunately, the world is changing and the polluters and their supporters (the various trolls who pollute this site) will soon be long gone.
Ian Forrester
Paul S replied on Permalink
Ian, of course you are for
Ian, of course you are for "honesty and knowledge", I mean, how couldn't you be? You have to be. Of course it is you yourself who has decided that (surprise) you just happen to stand for "honesty and knowledge".
What I call it is "smug self-righteousness". Enviros are much too smug for their good or our benefit.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
"our benefit"?
I assume you are meaning the benefit of large polluting companies and their sycophants?
Ian Forrester
Zog replied on Permalink
Knuckledragger said,
Knuckledragger said, "…deniers, liars, distributors of misinformation… grunt, snuffle, snort."
We sure are lucky to have this intellectual giant to keep us informed about all the latest scientific truths.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Does the truth hurt that much?
That you have to resort to schoolyard behaviour?
If anyone wants to find out the intellectual level of the deniers they can do no worse than visit this site and they will see just what a low level of intellectual honesty is exhibited by the resident trolls on this site.
I can have more in depth discussions with the residents of our local zoo.
Ian Forrester
Zog replied on Permalink
"I can have more in depth
"I can have more in depth discussions with the residents of our local zoo."
That figures! You can exchange pleasantries with your fellow knuckledraggers while playing on the swings. While you're there, perhaps you can teach your peers some of the finer points of entrepreneurial biochemistry.
Gary replied on Permalink
Thanks Ian
That was one of the best Cultish rants in a long time.
Very entertaining, Ian.
Really makes you case.
Paul S replied on Permalink
I'm sure you do
"I can have more in depth discussions with the residents of our local zoo." - Ian Forrester
Ha. And I'm sure you do Dr. Doolittle. ;)
rob replied on Permalink
"Baaaaa-aaah! Not him again!"
"I can have more in depth discussions with the residents of our local zoo."
–Ian Forrester
For God's sake, leave those sheep alone, Ian.
Gary replied on Permalink
Shold have put this here...
Just FYI;
Here is the support for the statement that Hansen's work has now been discredited.
There is no debate about Mann's work so I won't post that again.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Usual rubbish from the resident trolls
There are 4 main temperature records for the period 1979 to present, GISS, HadCRU, RSS and UAH. Since they show temperature anomalies, not actual temperatures (AGW deniers cannot understand the difference) the absolute temperature anomalies will be different due to the differing base periods used for the data sets. GISS uses the period 1951 to 1980, HadCRU 1961 to 1990 and RSS and UAH 1979 to 2000.
So if all four measured the actual temperature as being the same, the temperature anomalies would be different since the earth has been warming since 1951. Thus GISS has the largest anomaly since the 1951 to 1980 period had the lowest average temperature.
The AGW denier crowd, not understanding this simple scientific basis for this, crows that "GISS temperature data has been manipulated to show higher temperatures".
This is complete rubbish. To verify this just examine the following graph, where Tamino has plotted the four sets of data based on the same base line:
You will see that the four sets of data are almost identical.
This is discussed in full at:
So Gary, how can you say that Hansen's work has been discredited when it agrees almost exactly with the other sets of data?
Ian Forrester
Gary replied on Permalink
The article I posted was merely one in a long line of articles showing the GISS "Adjustment" mothods.
All anyone needs to do is spend a bit of time at the ClimateAudit.org site to see how biased Jimmy's manipulations are.
Or have a look at his absolutely comical Sea Level Rise predictions if you just need a laugh.
The man is a paid shill for the multibillion dollar AGW industry.
If the Facts don't fit the theory, change the Facts.
Albert Einstein
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
More lies and rubbish
Here is a warning to all followers of this blog. Spending too much time on climatefraudit will completely frazzle your brain; just see what has happened to Gary, Paul S/G, Rob, HP Jnr et al.
They do not have two neurons to fire to complete a neural circuit, they are brain dead. Stay away from climatefraudit and other such sites e.g. "wattsupdoc".
Ian Forrester
rob replied on Permalink
Global Warming is the new Easter Bunny
"Global warming is real. A 2008 poll shows that nearly half of Americans believe humans cause global warming"
So, if a large enough number of people believe something is real, it must be real?
Another 2008 poll shows 95% of six-year-olds believe Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.
Glad we cleared that up.
Marian replied on Permalink
Pretty pathetic
Where do you guys come from? This thread has nothing to do with the original post, and the idjits who have commandeered the commentary don't seem to have the barest grip on the facts. Don't bother responding to them, Kevin. It's a waste of time & effort.
Then again, maybe it keeps them busy and prevents them making trouble elsewhere …
Paul S replied on Permalink
And who are you?
Big Bad Oil sent us Marian. We are people without conscience, morals or feelings for others. We are part of the global conspiracy involving the Illuminati and paid by that soulless corporation Exxon to paralyze the public into inaction on AGW by simply offering up a different opinion. We may not be your worst nightmare but we're pretty darn close.
Now tell us a little about yourself.
Marian replied on Permalink
Do you care?
I'm just a random visitor to this site. One of reasonable intelligence and a passing knowledge of the subject matter.
The Illuminati? Soulless corporations? Well, whatever turns your crank. Actually, MY worst nightmare is all about stupidity. About folly. About having the information we need to make it right, and ignoring it.
But that's just me.
Gary replied on Permalink
Lets Start a new movement
Since we have so many comments here about truth and honesty and morals etc.
I propose we start a new Movement.
Lets do something for the starving people of the world.
Produce MORE CO2…. NOW.
Since it is now clear that CO2 has only a minute effect on temperatures, we can now "Move ON" to embracing the benefits.
A concentration level of 1000 ppm would enhance crop production enough to solve most of the food shortage problem. That level can't be reached for hundreds of years but if we start now we can make huge improvements in just 50 years.
The Chinese and Indians are doing their part. We need help. Be to be part of solution instead of the problem.
As a side benefit, we may be able hold off Global Cooling a tiny bit with our efforts.
Save the Planet; Buy a Hummer!
How about it?
Gary replied on Permalink
Supporting Docs
Here is a link to YET ANOTHER scientist with GOOD scientific evidence that AGW is a non issue.
And this one (Stephen Wilde)is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society since 1968. http://co2sceptics.com/news.php?id=1396
Gary replied on Permalink
Steve L. Our CO2 Discussion
Hi Steve.
I would like to submit this link to our discussion.
I think it speaks well to the relative infleuences of CO2 and the sun.
I know it proves nothing, none of the compiled work proves anything yet, but I believe it make very sound logical sense.
What do you think?
gary replied on Permalink
Damn. hit post to fast
Here is the link to the full article; http://co2sceptics.com/news.php?id=1041
Steve L replied on Permalink
Just scanned it
It doesn't look like there's any science in there. I think the problem with these links you are posting is that they do nothing to address the question of what it would take to change your mind. I could look up a hundred links (to actual scientific papers, even) about CO2 and post them in comments addressed to you, but what's the point? You've written before that belief in AGW is a 'religeon' but if your mind couldn't be changed on the basis of evidence, it is you who is religious on this matter. I'm currently away on business and don't have time to look at this more carefully. Perhaps you can tell me specifically which claims you find compelling.
Gary replied on Permalink
Hi Steve L
You seem to be wanting me to do the work of convincing myself that AGW is valid.
Since my starting position is that it is not, I believe it is for you to provide arguments that support it.
The links I have posted are intended to illistrate why I have been convinced as I have.
Back to the premis:
Man made CO2 will cause global temperatures to rise 2+ degrees this century and cause harm to the human population.
I have shown (in the posts) that this is not possible, it is now up to you to show that the science in those posts is incorrect.
That may go some distance toward shaking my resolve.
It is only one piece to the puzzel but an important one.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Wha? I'm not asking you to convince yourself.
This entire discussion began with me asking you what would convince you. It's important to determine whether or not one's mind could be changed, no? The question is, What would change your mind? What evidence would you require? If you're not religious regarding AGW being a false religion, then you should be able to identify which specific findings would overturn your interim conclusion. You have provided links to things, and I've looked at them trying to find out what it is about them that compels your belief. But it would be easier if you stated what it is instead of leaving it up to my interpretation. Gotta go for now.
Gary replied on Permalink
1000 ppm or bust
More on the benefits of higher CO2 levels:
Surprise: Earths' Biosphere is Booming, Satellite Data Suggests CO2 the Cause http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/

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The Raiders have employed many interesting characters over the years. But they have never employed an offensive tackle who talks like a Beatle.
Until now.
In the second round of Friday's NFL draft, Raider general manager Reggie McKenzie used the extra pick he acquired in a Thursday trade to select offensive tackle Menelik Watson, who is from England and had never played American-style serious football until . . . wait for it . . . two years ago.
This means that right now in America, there is some junior high school lineman who has played more downs of tackle football than the guy selected by the Raiders with 42nd pick of the draft.
Is Watson raw? What do you think? Is Ringo Starr a drummer? Does the Queen ride in a cutesy carriage pulled by lots of nice horsies?
Yet if you are wondering why the Raiders selected Watson, the answer is right there at the top of his biography. Watson is 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds. You can't coach mammoth-ness.
Frankly, this looks like one of those wild-and-crazy roll-the-dice-on-potential high draft picks that the late Al Davis used to make for the Raiders. So perhaps McKenzie, who wore an Oakland uniform as a NFL player, has a bit more of that old eyepatch spirit in him than we originally thought.
It's quite a story. Watson came to America because he was recruited to play college basketball but was moderately unimpressive in his time at Marist College in New York — so he decided to attempt football in California at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo. He picked it up so fast, major colleges came calling. A year later, he was at Florida State.
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In that sense, McKenzie must have major confidence in Tony Sparano, the Raiders' offensive line coach, who will be charged with Watson's tutelage.
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A piece of concept art recently released for Alex Winter's remake of "The Gate", currently being filmed in 3D. In the original "The Gate" (1987), Glenn (played by a young Stephen Dorff) and his friend Terry unwittingly open a gate to hell by playing a Rock 'N Roll record backwards. The remake will reportedly stay very close to the story of the original. Many people may also be surprised to hear it's being directed by Alex Winter, famous for his role in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" and its sequel, but don't forget he was responsible for the cult classic "Freaked" (1993).
"The Gate 3D" has secured $1.9 million and will begin shooting in Germany shortly, under the direction of Alex Winter. Winter starred in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" in the 80's, and also directed the 1993 cult classic "Freaked".
All three "Wrong Turn" films will be coming to Bluray this fall.
Vanity Fair has a few, slightly new pics from "Alice in Wonderland", directed by Tim Burton and starring Helena Bohnam Carter, Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway.
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Houston Lightning Training Academy
(formerly MLAB)
Announces Open Tryouts for ages 7-16 years of age!!!
The Houston Lightning oranization is proud to announce its official name change. While previously known as MLAB (Major League Academy of Baseball), the organization had much success in the world of youth Baseball. After starting its first select softball team in January 2012, the organization has experienced dramatic growth and success on the softball side. The organization now has softball teams ranging from 10-16 years of age and will be expanding even further in the coming season.
Now known as the Houston Lightning Training Academy - Home of the Houston Lightning, we feature an indoor training facility with hitting and pitching lanes and a practice field complete with lights and dedicated warm-up and pitching areas. The organization is also currently awaiting approval to expand the indoor facility along with contstructing a second field which will be dedicated solely to softball.
Looking for that extra level of training, such as with one on one lessons? We have a multitude of experienced coaches available to provide private instruction on hitting, pitching and position specific skills. Statistical evidence clearly demonstrates the improvements seen by our players under the direction of our staff. Come check us out and see for yourself!!!
See our contact info below...
The Houston Lightning Training Academy would also like to take this time to formally announce their upcoming tryout dates!!!
Saturday August 10th and Saturday August 17th
@ 3332 Spring Stuebner Rd., Spring, Texas
Tryouts begin at 3:00PM
Please arrive 30 minutes early to sign in and get warmed up
We will be looking for players of all skill levels in the various age groups!!! Our teams compete in various classifications across various associations - ASA, USFA, USSSA, etc.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Content is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at email@example.com. Submissions are published in the print edition news space permitting. To enter an event online, visit www.sierrasun.com, locate the event calendar. Click on submit an event, follow instructions. Keep event description to 50 words.WOW: Women of winterWOW is synonymous with women skiing with women: sharing, collaborating, encouraging, supportive, taking skiing to new levels, exploring, adventuring, laughing, and being part of an incredible girl tribe.Join the Wednesday Black Diamond series or 3-Day Program and let the adventure begin. Wednesday WOW are Black Diamond sessions for advanced to expert skiers to challenge and improve black diamond skiing on Feb. 6, 13, 27 and March 6, 13, and 20.The 3-Day Program, Feb. 24-26, is designed to help you break through to Black Diamond skiing or improve your Black Diamond skiing for advanced-intermediate to expert skiers. Spend three days mixing it up - challenging your mind and body. Ski, laugh, focus under the guidance of the WOW team. Saturday night orientation will be held Feb. 23. Meet at 8 a.m. on Sunday to organize and confirm groups. Using the same revitalized approach to coaching as the Wednesday sessions, you'll have the advantage of more time for fun and to progressively achieve your goals. Meet the team the night before to socialize, organize ski groups and cover questions. Is your entire group novice or intermediate skiers? You can have your own WOW at the pace you want to go. Gather eight or more women and you have a group. Even though it's customized to what you want, the price remains the same. (Booking requires payment for a minimum of eight participants.) Standard cancellation policies apply.NASTC AIARE Certified Avalanche Level 1 ClassThis three-day intensive seminar follows the AIARE curriculum on basic avalanche safety, Feb. 8-10. It is designed to give students an understanding of avalanche formation, what are the factors and conditions that increase the likelihood of avalanche danger, "nature's billboard" observation skills, the ability to use an avalanche transceiver and probe, companion rescue skills and how to dig a snow study pit. This is a minimum amount of know-how if you want to travel, ski or ride in the backcountry or sidecountry safely. There is time spent daily in the classroom and in the field. Visit www.skiNASTC.com for more information.Jazzercise new student specialTwo weeks free for full-time, local residents. Jazzercise is a fun and challenging 60-minute total body workout that combines aerobics, strength training and stretching. Move to hot, current music - all ages are welcome.Get great results at our friendly classes at the beautiful lakefront North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. Monday through Saturday, 8:45 a.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30 p.m.For more information call Ginny at 530-546-7745 or 530-320-4556.Ki Gong/Tai ChiTruckee Donner Senior Apartments Dining Room, Estates Drive, Truckee, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Open to all. Gentle movements with coordinated deep breathing. Enhance health, immune system, balance and aliveness. Anyone can benefit no matter what their condition or situation. Email email@example.com or call Rolf Godon at 530-587-2557.RDdetox to improve athletic performance | Sports nutrition tips:No. 1: It's all about the habits and routines you practice most of the time. You can't expect to perform at your best if you only eat healthy or balanced the morning of an event. Learn nutrition regimes that work for you pre-exercise and during recovery. No 2: Maintain a healthy weight. Weight is king. Do you feel like you would be more efficient if you weighed a little less? No 3: Get protein, carbohydrates, and fat at every meal. Do you eat the same foods, yet continue to challenge your body and expect it to change?Challenge your habits and fine-tune your sports nutrition regimes. RDdetox will help you utilize whole foods and practice nutritional habits that can change your body composition, blood sugar levels, and your energy, while you obtain a healthier weight. This powerful 21-day challenge will get you ready for the next sport season. Utilize the off-season to obtain your weight goals and test your body on its efficiency. Visit: www.RDdetox.com for more information.
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The Club is aimed around Long Term Development of all the swimmers within the program. We focus on the development of the swimmers technical ability in a Fun swimming environment. The Club competes from Junior to National Level. We have swimmers on Welsh Skills/ Regional and the National Elite squad.
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text: Who would you like to see play the key players in season 2/3 of GOT? i personally imagined davos as something like mads mikkelson, and melisandre as someone like january jones. mads mikkelson doesn't give enough of that 'average joe' kind of vibe that i got from davos though, but he's pretty awesome, so i dunno. i have no idea who could play stannis... as for theon's father. this guy. but hey i'm not a casting director, what do i know . what would be your suggestions anyway? feel free to do whichever, and how many characters as you want.


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Does anyone know the minuimum tank size for a Frogfish that grows to 15cm/6inches?
I'm thinking of having him in a tank of his own
Pufferpunk wrote:Minimally, 30-40g. A 6" predator will put out a lot if bioload. On the other hand, it is sedentary, so it won't need to eat more than 2x/week.
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The Best BPM Journey: More Exciting Destinations with Process Accelerators
By Cesare Rotundo-Oracle on Oct 22, 2012
Oracle Open World (OOW) earlier this month has been a great occasion to discuss with our BPM customers. It was interesting to hear definite patterns emerging from those conversations: "BPM is a journey", "experiences to share", "our organization now understands what BPM is", and my favorite (with some caveats): "BPM is like wine tasting, once you start, you want to try more". These customers have started their journey, climbed up the learning curve, and reached a vantage point that allows them to see their next BPM destination. They see the next few processes they are going to tackle and improve with BPM.
These processes/destinations target both horizontal processes where BPM replaces or coordinates manual activities, and critical industry processes that the company needs to improve to compete and deliver increasing value. Each new destination generates value, allowing the organization to reduce the cost of manual processes that were not supported by apps/custom development, and increase efficiency of end-to-end processes partially covered by apps/custom dev.
The question we wanted to answer is how to help organizations experience deeper success with BPM, by increasing their awareness of the potential for reaching new targets, and equipping them with the right tools. We decided that we needed to identify destinations, and plot routes to show the fastest path to those destinations. In the end we want to enable customers to reach "Process Excellence": continuously set new targets and consistently and efficiently reach them.
The result is Oracle Process Accelerators (PA), solutions built using the rich functionality in Oracle BPM Suite. PAs offers a rapidly expanding list of exciting destinations. Our launch of the latest installment of Process Accelerators at Oracle Open World includes new Industry-focused solutions such as Public Sector Incident Reporting and Financial Services Loan Origination, and improved other horizontal PAs, including Travel Request Management, Document Routing and Approval, and Internal Service Requests. Just before OOW we had extended the Oracle deployment of Travel Request Management, riding the enthusiastic response from early adopters among travelers (employees), management and support (approvers). "Getting there first" means being among the first to extract value from the PA approach, while acquiring deeper insights into the customers' perspective. This is especially noteworthy when it comes to PAs, a set of solutions designed to be quickly deployed and iteratively improved by customers.
The OOW launch has generated immediate feedback from customers, non-customers, analysts, and partners. They all confirmed that both Business and IT at organizations benefit from PAs when it comes to exploring the potential for BPM to improve their business processes. PAs help customers visualize what can be done with BPM, and PAs are made to be extended: you can see your destination, change the path to fit your needs, and deploy.
We're discovering new destinations/processes that the market wants us to support, generic enough across industries and within industries. We'll keep on building sets of requirements, deliver functional design, construct solutions using Oracle BPM, and test them not only functionally but for performance, scalability, clustering, making them robust, product-quality. Delivering BPM solutions with product-grade quality is the equivalent of following a tried-and-tested path on a map.
Do you know of existing destinations in your industry? If yes, we can draw a path to innovative processes together.


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Augusta's nickname is the "Garden City", but the old abandoned houses are like weeds among the beautiful showplaces around the city.
Now, Augusta commissioners are saying out with the old, and in with...anything else.
Looking at the front of one house on Greene Street, it doesn't look too bad. But as soon as you step around the corner, you'll find debris literally pouring out from the inside.
"It'd be so nice if they'd come clean it up," says John McCraney, who lives next door to the dilapidated house.
This used to be a pretty nice piece of property...but now, it just looks like a bombed out building.
"It's just a mess," McCraney says.
But the only weapon that did all this damage is time, and lots of it.
For more than ten years now, McCraney has looked at this eyesore every day.
"I just gave up on this. I try not to see it, try not to look at it," he says.
But if a new ordinance passes in the Augusta Commission, his view may get a little better.
On Monday, the Administrative Services Committee gave the city the go-ahead to demolish a list of 20 houses and buildings around Augusta that have dilapidated beyond repair--including the one next to McCraney's.
"I'd be glad when it's gone," McCraney says.
The final approval will have to come from a majority vote at next week's commission meeting. After talking to a few of the commissioners over the phone Tuesday night, it doesn't look like that'll be a problem at all.


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Heart & Vascular Care
Heart Surgery Anniston — Heart & Vascular Care
If you're facing heart surgery, Anniston takes the uncertainty and fear out of the process by providing access to some of the area's most talented cardiovascular physicians. At the Regional Medical Center Anniston, the mission of our Heart & Vascular Team is to provide comprehensive care, including prevention and treatment, to heart patients to continue in the fight against the country's number one killer.
Our team of cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists perform the least invasive procedures to highly complex surgeries to diagnose and treat the many ways in which heart and vascular disease affects an individual. For example, cardiac doctors perform coronary and peripheral vascular interventions, including angioplasty and/or stents, to treat a variety of illnesses such as coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. Surgical procedures include coronary bypass surgery, valve surgery and thoracic aortic surgery. As part of the recovery process, all heart care patients receive a customized and comprehensive cardiac rehabilitative program administered on an outpatient basis from RMC's Tyler Center. Specially certified nurses provide cardiac patients with an educational exercise program to help in their recovery.
When it comes time for heart surgery, Anniston residents know that at the Regional Medical Center of Anniston, our Heart & Vascular team has the experience that patients want and expect. Cardiothoracic surgeons are Masumi Yamamuro and Ayman Abdul-Ghani.
Cardiologists include Dennis Bonner, M.D., Mohamed Jasser, M.D., Mohammad Kamran, M.D., John Nwogu, M.D., Osita Onyekwere, M.D., and Mahomed Salame, M.D.
For more information, call Community Relations, 235-5885. We'll help you schedule an appointment, or simply learn more about what you can expect, helping you on the road to recovery in no time.


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NHBR: N.H. employers see higher cost employing seasonal foreign workers
New Hampshire employers who depend on hiring foreign workers for seasonal help through the federal H-2B visa program are going to have to pay those employees higher wages.
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Definition of loaded in English:
1Carrying or bearing a load, especially a large one: a heavily loaded freight train
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- Five minutes after we are off the tracks comes a loaded freight train rolling at a solid clip.
- Just then, Mother was carrying a loaded platter of pancakes to the table.
- A loaded logging truck carries anywhere from 45 to 100 cubic metres of wood.
informal chock-full, chockablock
1.1(Of a firearm) charged with ammunition: a loaded gun
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- However, for those of you serious about taking your arm development even further, the use of an supplement may be the edge you need to turn your guns into loaded cannons.
- The only sure way is to have a gun on one's person at all times or a loaded firearm within very easy reach no matter where one happens to be.
- Dropping a loaded firearm is not so much a gross violation of gun etiquette as it is an invitation to a lawsuit.
primed, charged, armed, ready to fire
1.2 (loaded with) Containing in abundance or to excess: your average chocolate bar is loaded with fat
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- Beluga whale skin is loaded with a chemical that seems to slow the production of harmful cholesterol.
- The key will be finding a quarterback for an offense that is loaded with veteran talent.
- Keep your cool if you and your tribe all are tied to stakes in the middle of a pit loaded with hungry lions.
1.3 informal Having a lot of money; wealthy: she doesn't really have to work—they're loaded
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- They have allowed private builders to flout all laws and build for the rich and the loaded.
- We join in on keeping the people poor and Western companies loaded with money.
1.4 informal, chiefly North American Having had too much alcohol; drunk: man, did I get loaded after I left his house
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- The chicks that work there are hot and friendly, and you can get loaded with little cash.
- That night, Jeff was a bit more loaded than usual.
1.5North American informal (Of a car) equipped with many optional extras; deluxe: 1989 Ford 250 LXT: low miles, loaded
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- And you shouldn't feel sticker shock as if you were purchasing a fully loaded Ferrari, remember that iSCSI is affordable.
2Weighted or biased toward a particular outcome: a trick like the one with the loaded dice
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- How do the conmen work-sleight of hand; marked cards; switched or loaded dice, it's all here.
- The casino also cheats, using loaded dice, and when Vaughn spots this the casino security beat him up and leave him for dead.
- The situation is analogous to rolling loaded dice: one could, if one was so inclined, construct a set of dice where sixes occur twice as often as normal.
biased, rigged, fixed;
2.1(Of a word, statement, or question) charged with an underlying meaning or implication: avoid politically loaded terms like "nation" "Anything else?" It was a loaded question and Kelly knew it
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- True, there are limitations in the survey method - a small collection of questions, often with loaded wording, with a small number of possible answers.
- Avoid making loaded statements or using words as weapons: 'What a stupid thing to do!'
- If you don't give an answer to a loaded question but instead protest its loading, sometimes you are accused of dodging it.
charged, sensitive, delicate
loaded for bear
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by Genea L. Webb
When most people think of classical music, the words soft and relaxing come to mind.
But not for classical conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson.
"Classical music is live instruments. There are no driving beats but there's something powerful, sexy and exciting about it and it allows me to have greater imagination. With a song with words, the story is being told by the songwriter.
Classical music has its own interpretations based on who hears it," said Jeri Lynne Johnson, founder and music director of the Philadelphia-based Black Peal Chamber Orchestra, the first and only multi-ethnical professional orchestra dedicated to bringing new music to the stage.


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Online Welsh rugby forum Gwlad has been SLAMMED by a member of the public for "ruining" his enjoyment of the Wales v Ireland game. J. Edgar Hoover of Merthyr Tydfil was unable to watch the game live due to personal reasons, although when pushed on the matter, he said, "Well, I needed to clean out my shed and then take some stuff to the tip before it closed. Oh, and I popped into the supermarket on the way back to pick up some toilet roll and, as it turns out, horse meat." All this meant that by the time he arrived back home the game had finished.
Cunningly, Mr Hoover had made use of his Sky+ box and recorded the game so he could watch it later, at his leisure. However, perhaps not so cunningly, as part of his strategy to not find out the result of the game, Mr Hoover logged onto Gwlad Rugby Chat as soon as he arrived home. He was staggered at what he found there. "It was obvious from the title of the threads that Ireland had won", spat an outraged Mr Hoover. "SPOILER threads are supposed to guard against this kind of thing and posters should understand that not all of the rugby-mad Welsh public watch the game live."
A spokesman for Gwlad said that this issue was being taken "very seriously", adding that Mr Hoover is clearly a twunt and that Hook can't control a game at 10.
A spokesman for The WRU said that a statement is being drafted and will be ready for publication this Autumn. He also confirmed, following a loud cough by the Chief Executive, that the level of debt left by the previous regime continues to plummet year-on-year.


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N.H. residents say they want an understandable health system
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire consumers told state and federal officials who will be setting up and managing new health insurance marketplaces required under the federal health overhaul law that first and foremost the new system should be understandable.
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Knitter's Review
February 26, 2009
You can't mistake the distinct variegation and colorways of Noro Kureyon and Silk Garden. Or can you?
This week we test a convincingly good Noro knockoff called Boku, which comes from Plymouth Yarns at half the price of Silk Garden.
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- 15 top supplements for heart, brain, digestive and women's health
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Last year, you could barely keep that hot supplement in stock, and now it's collecting dust in the storeroom. Meanwhile, you're fielding endless questions about a vitamin no one cared about just a few months back. Thank the ever-evolving world of research and today's quick-hit media machine for consumers' fickle supplement-purchasing patterns.
To help you make sound supplement-ordering decisions this year, we asked leading integrative practitioners to examine four of the top consumer health concerns and the best-selling supplements for each between October 2009 and October 2010, based on data from Schaumburg, Ill.-based market-research firm SPINS. We also scoured recent research and asked our experts to weigh in and offer their recommendations for the four conditions. The result? A comprehensive guide to the 15 supplements every retailer should know about now.


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Pretty in pink! Halie James looks pretty in anything, but extra feminine and soft wearing her summer dress and playing with her G-spot toy to match. She has some naughty fun on the park bench with her new pink friend. Oh boy you are going to love listening to her pleasure herself, lots of moans and groans coming from this gorgeous human!
Uh oh Halie James was a naughty school girl and got kicked out of class. She found herself bored and needed some action. She figured out something to do, something to entertain herself and you as well. She strips down to show off her hot naked body and played with her vibrator until she exploded her love juice. Your turn!


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After 30 days of typographic teases, Yahoo, as promised, unveiled its newly redesigned logo on Wednesday night, setting off an expected opinion storm in social media.
As is often the case, the haters moved the fastest.
"Sooooo ugly!!" blasted @JakeTMG on Twitter. "Oh my god!! It looks even worse than their old logo! @Yahoo this is disgusting."
Tweeter @johnny ranted in a similar vein, dropping the U-word multiple times.
"I've seen some ugly people in my life," he wrote. "I've seen ugly places. I've seen some ugly things. But nothing comes close to the new @Yahoo logo."
Posters took the new style to task for its "ugly 3D effect," being "derivative and bland," and being a shoddy final choice after being subjected to the company's "30 days of change" campaign, which showcased a new logo idea every day for the past month.
The logo is definitely different from the traditional Yahoo! design, and as the company's chief marketing officer Kathy Savitt promised, "we'll be keeping the color purple, our iconic exclamation point and of course the famous yodel. After all, some things never go out of style."
The new design is much more level, less wacky, and shaved of serifs. The variety pack campaign had considerably more radical designs, and in a note posted after the revelation Savitt said the logo aimed to stay "true to our roots (whimsical, purple, with an exclamation point) yet embraced the evolution of our products. Thank you for having some fun with us this month, we loved hearing from you!"
While considerable vitriol continued to spill out on Twitter, less than an hour after the unveiling there appeared a fair share of compliments in social media and blogs, some calling it "clean and elegant," others "skinny and neat."
Although even those posts often had at least a twinge of criticism.
"I've given it a few minutes to sink in, and decided I quite like the new @Yahoo logo! (Though the bevel is a bit much.)" wrote @ericleamon.
Contact Eric Kurhi at 408-920-5852. Follow him at Twitter.com/erickurhi.


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Recent Acquisitions: Curator's Choice, Part II
March 31-August 5, 2012
This is the second part of a two-part exhibition introducing exciting, recently acquired works from UMMA's collections gifted to the museum during the past five years. Associate Curator of Asian Art Natsu Oyobe selected works of Asian art, both historic and modern, such as pieces by leading Japanese ceramic artist Kôyama Kiyoko, as well as works by contemporary European and American artists, among them acclaimed Michigan artist Larry Cressman. The exhibition includes woodwork and basketry objects from Korea and China, contemporary wood sculpture and sculptural pottery, Hindu and Buddhist representations of religious icons, and a range of prints. The human form-whether a sacred icon or a highly personal portrait-is an enduring subject matter in the visual cultures of Asia and America. While Buddhism and Hinduism produced intricate and fascinating visual representations of religious icons, these contrast with the simple forms of human beings in the work of modern Japanese printmaker Saitô Kiyoshi and contemporary American artist Michele Oka Doner.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund.


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Plus side: The second set is like a glorious hazy dance-a-thon, going to the usual June '04 places, hitting the usual high notes, occasionally shattering into crazy processed digital lunacy, climaxing in a scintillating Hood.
Minus side: Narcotized vibe flattens out Stash et al., entire month tends to blend into a single wondrous jam (which isn't nearly as excellent as you'd think (unsurprising since Phish's ludicrous brain-on-sleeve virtuosity has long been a big part of their appeal)); also, scintillating Hood has none of the all-arriving-at-once gallop that was a hallmark of the Old Days.
Plus side take 2: When I say 'glorious hazy dance-a-thon' *I am not kidding.* Boogie On > Ghost is one of the best moments of 2004, even if it's a lot like some of the other best moments of 2004. Dig?
Bottom line: Get it, but understand that Phish's 6/04 shows were very much of a piece, and miles away from the demon-acupuncturist precision and throwaway genius of the band's mid-90's coming of age.


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Typotron booklet "Gallus & Pretoria"2012
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- Tanya Quick
- Jenn Cash
Contributed by Lizania Cruz
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Genevieve Gauckler Holiday Prints2008
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Disclaimer: If you like fast paced action games, or games with a stunning graphics, move away.
Monster RPG 2 is a free/open source console style role playing game (perhaps most accurately, a JRPG) with a lot of depth and old-school character. It is available for iDevices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Android, PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) and now Raspberry Pi.
Some of its main features are:
- Nineteen locations to discover and explore
- Nine adventurers to add to the party, develop and lead.
- Turn-based combat against over ninety monster types.
- Eighteen spells for Magic Users and Clerics to cast (not including spells cast by monsters!)
- Enough swords, guns, potions, helmets, badges, keys, staves and armor to keep any adventurer stocked for life.
The game has been "liberated" in November 2012, when the author raised 1500$ to release the code and distribute freely the game for all the platforms.


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Ronaldo "Rook" Vonceil McKenzie, 94, of Keytesville, MO, died Friday, October 26, 2012, at Moberly Regional Medical Center. Visitation is Tuesday, October 30, 2012, from 1:00-2:00 p.m., with services following at 2:00 p.m. at the Summerville Funeral Home in Salisbury. Burial in Bennett Cemetery north of Keytesville.
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Greetings from Eastside Kansas City - Michael Bushnell
Greetings from Kansas City: The Neighborhood Collection
Sunday, April 14, 2013
2:00pm @ Lucile H. Bluford Branch
The lake in Troost Park was once an encampment used by Mormons migrating to Independence. Linked together by Linwood Boulevard and The Paseo, Kansas City's East side is an area rich in history, as evidenced in vintage postcard views.
Local historian and postcard collector Michael Bushnell presents a series of postcard tours of Kansas City neighborhoods. Bushnell is publisher of The Northeast News, a weekly community newspaper that serves the Historic Northeast area of Kansas City. He is also the author of Historic Postcards of Old Kansas City.
These talks complement the exhibit Greetings from Kansas City: A Postcard View of a Midwest Metropolis, 1900-1950, on display at the Central Library through May 31, 2013.


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Visit our special St. Patrick's Day section
IrishCentral.com has put together a list of the top 100 common Irish surnames with a little explanation of where these names come from.
Whether you're looking to trace your family crest or trying to trace your family roots this list will point you in the right direction.
From Aherne to Whelan here is our top 100 Irish names:
Aherne - (Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn) (each, steed tightearna, lord). Originally Dalcassian, this sept migrated from east Clare to Co. Cork. In County Waterford the English name Hearn is a synonym of Hearn.
MacAleese - MacGiolla (son of the devotee of Jesus). The name of a prominent Derry sept. There are many variants of the name such as MacIliese, MacLeese, MacLice, MacLise, etc. The best known of this spelling, the painter Daniel MacLise, was a family of the Scottish highlands, know as MacLeish, which settled in Cork.
Allen - This is usually of Scottish or English origin but sometimes Ó hAillín in Offaly and Tipperary has been anglicized Allen as well as Hallion. Occasionally also in Co. Tipperary. Allen is found as a synonym of Hallinan. As Alleyn it occurs frequently in mediaeval Anglo Irish records. The English name Allen is derived from that of a Welsh saint.
MacAteer - Mac an tSaoir (saor, craftsman) An Ulster name for which the Scottish MacIntyre, of similar derivation, is widely substituted. Ballymacateer is a place-name in Co. Armagh, which is its homeland. Mac an tSaoir is sometimes anglicized Wright in Fermanagh.
MacAuley - Awley. There are two distinct septs of this name, viz. MacAmhalghaidh of Offaly and West Meath, and the more numerous MacAmhlaoibh, a branch of the MacGuires which as MacAmhlaoibh gives the form Gawley in Connacht. Both are derived from personal names. The latter must not be confused with MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe - Mac Amhlaoibh. An important branch of the McCarthys whose chief was seated at Castle MacAuliffe. The name is almost peculiar to south-west Munster.
Barry - de Barra. The majority of these names are of Norman origin, i.e. de Barr (a place in Wales); they became completely hibernicized. Though still more numerous in Munster than elsewhere the name is widespread throughout Ireland. Barry is also the anglicized form of Ó Báire (see under Barr) and Ó Beargha (meaning spear-like according to Woulfe) a small sept of Co. Limerick.
Blake - deBláca (more correctly le Bláca). One of the 'Tribes of Galway' an epithet name meaning black which superseded the original Cadell. They are descended from Richard Caddell, Sheriff of Connacht in 1303. They became and long remained very extensive landowners in Co. Galway. Branch settled in Co. Kildare where their name is perpetuated in three town lands called Blakestown.
Brennan - Ó Braonáin. (The word braon has several meanings, possibly sorrow in this case). The name of four unrelated septs, located in Ossory, east Galway, Kerry and Westmeath. The county Fermanagh sept of Ó Branáin was also anglicized Brennan as well as Brannan.
O'Brien - Ó Briain. A Dalcassian sept, deriving its name from historical importance from the family of King Brian Boru. Now very numerous in other provinces as well as Munster, being the fifth most numerous name in Ireland. In some cases O'Brien has been made a synonym of O'Byrne and others of the Norman Bryan.
Browne - De Brún, more correctly le Brún (brown). One of the Tribes of Galway. Other important families of Browne were established in Ireland from the Anglo-Norman invasion onwards. The Browns of Killarney, who came in the sixteenth century, intermarried with the leading Irish families and were noted for their survival as extensive Catholic landowners throughout the period of the Penal Laws (The Kenmare associated with their name is in Co. Limerick) The Browne family shown on the map in Co. Limerick is of Camus and of earlier introduction. Yet another important family of the name was of the Neale, Co. Mayo. In that county Browne has also been used as a synonym of (O) Bruen.
Burk - de Burgh de Búrca. This one of the most important and most numerous Hiberno-Norman names. First identified with Connacht it is now numerous in all the provinces (least in Ulster). Many sub-septs of it were formed called MacHugo, MacGibbon, Mac Seoinín (Jennings), MacRedmond, etc.
Butler - Always called deBuitléir in Irish, though it is of course properly le Butler not de. It is one of the great Norman-Anglo which, however, did not soon become hibernicized like the Burkes, etc. Historically it is mainly identified with the Ormond country. It is now very numerous in all the provinces except Ulster.
MacCabe - Mac Cába. A galloglass family with the O'Reillys and the O'Rourkes which became a recognized Breffny sept. Woulfe suggests cába, cape, a surname of the nickname. Having regards to their origin it is more likely to be from a non-Gaelic personal name.


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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Tuesday, March 12, 2013
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW) -- Recently, several Richmond County elected officials have asked for bigger paychecks and now a judge in Burke County wants one, too.
"I am a recovering alcoholic. I've been sober now for 20 years," said Judge Jerry Daniel.
Judge Daniel says his own battle with alcohol led him to reach out to others.
"I wanted to help people and that's why I started the DUI court," he said.
But that's not the only court he started after voters in Burke County elected him in 2005.
"He's the judge of the mental health court, as well as the family violence court," said Michael Popplewell.
Popplewell, who has worked with Daniel since the beginning, says the judge does get paid for the state court duties, but not the other three. So, they both went to ask the county commission to fix that on Tuesday night.
"That he just be provided with supplement for service to those courts," Popplewell said.
And ... "For a secretary and an office," Popplewell said.
At Tuesday's commission meeting -- the county administrator argued the judge already has an office, but Daniel says it's too small. There are no file cabinets for his paperwork, and he has to share the small space with another judge.
"Unless I'm mistaken, I think the office that (the administrator) is referring to was only offered to him a few months ago," Popplewell said.
Daniel requested an additional $30,000, which would take his salary to about $75,000, and Popplewell says he deserves it for one reason.
"The accountability courts are self-sufficient," Popplewell said.
Meaning that they all pay for themselves.
"Grants, DATE funds revenues, donations, as well as participate fees." Popplewell said.
So now, the judge will have to wait for answer using a method he became very familiar with as a recovering alcoholic: Take things one day at a time.
Something to note about the secretary he wants to hire. She's his ex-wife, and since they've been divorced for 30 years, he doesn't see it as a conflict of interest. He says she's simply the best person for the job.


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Area college roundup: Upstate women prevail
Published: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 1:01 a.m.
In Kennesaw, Ga., with just a one-point lead in the final 2:41, the USC Upstate women's basketball team (6-12, 2-5 A-Sun) played tough to hold on for a 61-52 win on the road at Kennesaw State on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing-streak.
Senior Tee'Ara Copney led all scorers, posting 21 points for the Spartans to go along with a team-high eight rebounds and swiped two steals.
Limestone 91, Converse 49: In Gaffney, senior guard Stephanie Hayes poured in a season-high 20 points while senior guard Tia Williams nearly finished with a triple-double, posting 14 points, nine steals and eight rebounds, to lead Limestone College (12-2, 9-1) to a win over Converse College (0-14, 0-10) at the Timken Center.
North Greenville 68, Erskine 54: In Due West, the Crusaders exploded for 46 points on 51.5 percent shooting and freshmen guard Tyler Powers scored a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers, as North Greenville (3-10, 1-8) cruised to a win past Erskine College.
Timisty Nelson and Alisha Hope were also in double figures for the Crusaders with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Erskine 79, North Greenville 70: In Due West, the Crusaders committed 18 turnovers as their two-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Erskine.
Tyshawn Patterson paved the way for North Greenville (6-7, 3-6 in Conference Carolinas) with 21 points and six assists.
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The objective of the CRADA is to expedite federal research activities and expertise to the private sector in order to enhance global and domestic competitiveness.
Scientist uses Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) when there is a need to transfer material (provide to or receive from) to an organization outside ARS. MTAs are used to maintain control over the material, and avoid public disclosure.
An MTA agreement states specifically what the material is, what it can be used for, restricts giving it to a third party without permission, and prohibits commercial use. All MTAs must be reviewed and signed by an ARS Technology Transfer Coordinator (TTC).
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In most cases, a Confidentiality Agreement with a company can be entered into by the ARS scientist and the respective company official. In other cases, it may be necessary for the ARS Technology Transfer Coordinator or other Office of Technology Transfer official to review the CA.
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McDuffie County's chief forest ranger says the man who was killed in a fire Monday died after burning without a permit.
63-year-old Doug Johnson died in the fire.
Investigators say Johnson was burning something outside his home Monday afternoon and it spread to his home.
McDuffie and Columbia counties were not issuing any fire permits Monday because of high winds.
News 12's Kristen Cosby is live outside our studios with a demonstration of just how fast fire can spread this time of year.
It's easy to see how dry it is right now just by looking at the grass outside News 12.
The dry conditions combined with strong wind is why burning was banned in McDuffie and Columbia counties Monday.
Burning was only allowed for half a day in those counties Tuesday.
And after you watch the experts catch the woods on fire, you'll see why.
What we're doing is a prescribed fire.
"Fire can move pretty fast in the right conditions," says Columbia County's chief ranger senior, Steve Abbot.
In a demonstration, Chief Abbot shows us just how fast.
Chief Abbot lights the edge of the woods in a controlled burn...and less than a minute later, the fire moves 20 feet.
Flames cover the bottom of the woods and move up tree trunks.
"Weather plays a major role in fire behavior. Low humidity and high winds, the fire will move quickly," says Chief Abbot.
The wind is blowing north to south today. And humidity is low right now, 28 percent.
These conditions are common between December and May.
Chief Abbot says if you must burn, do it in the morning and get a permit.
Forest rangers won't give you one if conditions aren't right, because these fast flames could spread to the wrong place.
And Chief Abbot says fire moves even faster in an open area like your yard.
So, how can you slow down fire from spreading in your yard?
Here are a few suggestions.
- When it's dry out, water your lawn regularly.
Keep your grass cut low.
Don't keep fire wood piles next to your house.
Don't use pine straw in flower beds next to your house.


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Fisherman fist-fights crocodile, survives
Posted April 22nd, 2013 @ 10:05am by Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – A French fisherman was swimming near an Australian yacht club when he felt something odd, "like rocks hitting on my head." It turned out to be an 8-foot crocodile, Australia's ABC News reports. "He just hit me on the top, on the left side, and on top of my neck and tried to push me down in the water," says Yoann Galeran, 29. His response: "I punched him anywhere." He beat the croc in two separate encounters, his boss says.


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Major in English
Offered by the Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English
- Minors in English and creative writing
- Certificates in creative and professional writing
Download a fact sheet about SLU's undergraduate English degree.
Saint Louis University English Degree OverviewSaint Louis University's English curriculum is student-centered. Classes are small, to emphasize discussion, and students work closely with faculty members on independent research topics. Coursework balances tradition and innovation in all areas of literary and rhetorical studies, including:
- British and American literatures
- Postcolonial literatures
- World literature
- Literary theory
- Film studies
- Gender and race studies
- History of the English language
- Rhetoric and composition
- Creative writing
If you choose to major in English at SLU, you'll be able to pursue a concentration that interests you, including creative writing; rhetoric, writing and technology; or research intensive English. In addition to a B.A. in English, SLU also has minors in English and creative writing, as well as a certificate in creative and professional writing that is offered in conjunction with the University's communication department.
What You'll Learn in SLU's English ProgramIn addition to established courses that will introduce you to major literary periods and authors, SLU's English department offers advanced students specialized courses within the discipline of literary studies.
All courses ask students to write a significant amount of formal and informal critical analysis. Along with courses in literature, in which writing plays a principal role, you may also take courses in various genres of creative writing and/or business and professional writing. For more details about SLU's English curriculum, view the fact sheet.
What Can You Do With a Degree in English from SLU?A degree in English from SLU gives you a solid foundation for any profession that requires excellent analytical and communication skills. Graduates from SLU's English program are employed in business, education, government, and at nonprofit agencies. Some students choose to pursue service upon graduation through organizations such as Teach for America, Americorps, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps or the Peace Corps.
Many graduates from this program have also chosen to attend law school, medical school or enroll in M.B.A. programs. Others pursue careers in secondary education, the media or publishing.
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