text:
POSITION: Center
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Hartford, CT, USA
DRAFTED: SJS: 2007-173 overall
|NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2009) Traded to Anaheim by San Jose with Timo Pielmeier and San Jose's 4th round choice (Andrew O'Brien) in 2012 Entry Draft for Travis Moen and Kent Huskins, March 4, 2009. Signed as a free agent by Neumarkt/Egna (Italy-2), October 16, 2012. Traded to Vancouver by Anaheim with Luca Sbisa and Anaheim's 1st (Jared McCann) and 3rd (later traded to NY Rangers NY Rangers selected Keegan Iverson) round choices in 2014 Entry Draft for Ryan Kesler and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (Deven Sideroff) in 2015 Entry Draft, June 27, 2014. Traded to Pittsburgh by Vancouver with Adam Clendening and Anaheim's 2nd round choice (previously acquired) in 2016 Entry Draft for Brandon Sutter and Pittsburgh's 3rd round compensatory choice in 2016 Entry Draft, July 28, 2015.
2012-13: Appeared in his fourth NHL season with Anaheim, collecting 5-8=13 points with eight PIM…tied his career high in goals despite playing in only 27 games…had points in two of his last four games (0-3=3), including a season-high two assists in his first appearance since Mar. 8 vs. CGY, Apr. 21 @ EDM…was credited with a career-high six shots on net, Apr. 27 vs. PHX…missed 20 games with a lower-body injury, Mar. 12-Apr. 19…recorded a career-high 20:54 TOI, Mar. 2 @ PHX…scored his career-tying fifth goal of the season in a 5-1 victory, Feb. 27 vs. NSH…appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Feb. 18 vs. CBJ…had a career-best three-game point streak (1-2=3), Feb. 8-12...also had assists in two straight games (0-2=2) from Feb. 9-12 to tie his career high…scored his first career hat trick, the 39th in Ducks history while also becoming the 14th different player to score a hat trick in a Ducks uniform, Feb. 2 vs. LA...also recorded an assist for a career-high four-point night (3-1=4) on a career-tying four shots (fourth time)…missed one game with flu-like symptoms, Mar. 10 vs. STL…played in Italy (second division) during the lockout, scoring 26-26=52 points with 14 PIM in 19 games with NeumarktCAREER: Signed a two-year contract through 2014-15, July 13, 2012…signed a two-year entry-level contract, Mar. 21, 2010…2011-12: Appeared in his third NHL season with Anaheim, collecting 5-13=18 points with a +1 rating and 8 PIM in 50 games…set career highs in goals, assists, points, PIM and games played…ranked third on the club in faceoff wins (195) and faceoff attempts (454), and fourth among Anaheim forwards in blocked shots (39)…recorded 1-5=6 points with a +3 rating in his last nine contests, Mar. 19-Apr. 7…set career highs in points (0-3=3) and plus/minus (+3), Mar. 19 @ SJ…logged a season-high 16:17 TOI on Feb. 27 @ COL, two seconds off his career high…notched his first career multi-point game with two assists (0-2=2), Jan. 18 vs. PHX…netted his first goal of the season and second of his NHL career, Dec. 19 @ DAL…was originally recalled from Syracuse (AHL) on Oct. 31 and made his Anaheim season debut, Nov. 1 @ WSH…missed seven games due to injury, including two with a lower body injury (Mar. 10-12) and five with a hyperextended knee (Nov. 3-13)…began the season at Syracuse, scoring 6-16=22 points with two PIM in 19 games…had 1-8=9 points in his first four AHL games, including a professional career-best four assists in a 6-2 victory on Oct. 15 vs. Adirondack...2010-11: Appeared in his second NHL season with Anaheim, going scoreless with four PIM in 26 games…missed one game with a right foot bruise, Dec. 21 @ BUF…made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut in 2011, going scoreless with two PIM in four games…debuted in Game 2 of the CQF, Apr. 15 vs. NSH…was recalled from Syracuse on three occasions, including Nov. 1, Nov. 24 and Apr. 9…appeared in 50 AHL games, collecting 12-33=45 points with a +10 rating and 32 PIM…led Syracuse in assists and points-per-game (.90), ranked fifth in scoring and tied for first in plus/minus…registered 13 multi-point games, including three two-goal games and two three-assist contests…recorded a season-high six-game scoring streak (2-7=9), Oct. 16-30…over his last five games, earned 2-8=10 points from Mar. 30-Apr. 7…2009-10: Appeared in his first NHL season with Anaheim in 2009-10, scoring 1-1=2 points with six PIM in nine games…earned his first NHL assist along with a career-high +2 rating in his season finale, Apr. 11 vs. EDM…recorded a career-high 16:19 TOI, Mar. 31 @ COL…scored his first NHL goal (Lehtonen) on a career-high four shots, Mar. 29 vs. DAL…took the opening faceoff in his NHL debut, Mar. 26 @ EDM…Miscellaneous: Completed his junior season at Boston University in 2009-10, scoring a team-leading 11-27=38 points in 33 games…also led the Terriers in assists, shots (120) and plus/minus (+18)…ranked tied for 10th among Hockey East players in scoring…had a collegiate-high four assists, Jan. 16 vs. Merrimack and an assist on the game-winner in BU's 3-2 win over Boston College at the Sun Life Frozen Fenway, Jan. 8 at Fenway Park…also notched three assists to reach 100 career points as a Terrier in a 6-2 win over the University of Massachusetts, Jan. 29…was named to the Hockey East honor roll on four separate occasions in 2009-10 (Oct. 12, Nov. 30, Dec. 14 and Jan. 18)…won his first NCAA Championship with Boston University in 2008-09…helped the Terriers capture the Frozen Four tournament by scoring the game-tying goal with 18 seconds remaining to force OT, Apr. 11 vs. Miami (Ohio)…finished second on the club with 18-32=50 points on the season…was one of only seven college hockey players in 2008-09 to register 50-or-more points…helped BU to the best record in Hockey East and claimed the top seed in the NCAA Tournament…was named the Reebok Hockey East Player of the Month for February, scoring 6-8=14 points with a +9 rating in nine games…at BU in 2007-08, led all Hockey East freshmen in goals.
PERSONAL: Graduated from Avon Old Farms High School (Avon, CT) in 2007…has one sister, Ally…says Brendan Shanahan was his favorite NHL player growing up…worked at a hockey camp for his first job... spent most of last summer working out and playing golf…cites Swedish House Mafia as his favorite band…lists Seth MacFarlane as his favorite person to follow on Twitter…likes to dine at Mastro's Ocean Club in Newport Coast…enjoys participating in all sports, especially golf…resides in Connecticut during the summer months.


text:
For cancellation & refund requests, use this form.
For invoice requests, use this form
For special assistance or in case you experience an issue retrieving your booking, please contact our Service Centre
Please select a destination and/or travel dates
Fares displayed are for a return flight for one person, include taxes and charges and are subject to availability.
Fares displayed are for a one-way flight for one person, include taxes and charges and are subject to availability.
See schedule
Check all airport details, including lounge, ticketing office & transport info.
Toulouse is almost entirely built with red brick, hence its nickname, "the pink city". The city has some magnificent sights, and is characterized by a scent of violets.
Toulouse is a city in the South of France with a population of about 600,000. It is an industrial centre with a number of important companies, such as Concorde and Airbus. The Saint-Sernin Basilica, which is the biggest Romanesque church in western Europe, is certainly worth a visit. Other sights include the St. Etienne Cathedral and the Place du Capitole, with its beautiful town hall and theatre.
While you are in Toulouse, you must certainly go for a stroll around one of the many open-air markets, which are ideal if you are looking for an unforgettable souvenir. The Hôtel de Bemuy, the Musée des Augustins and the large number of private houses built in the Renaissance style are also worth a visit. Not far from Toulouse, there is the city of Carcassonne, a magnificent medieval walled city.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Replace Politicians
Published: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 12:20 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 12:20 a.m.
I agree with Brian Ahern ["If Congress and the President Can't Do the Job, Replace Them," letter, Jan. 12]. Of our 535 elected congressmen we have only a few statesmen of the caliber of our Founding Fathers. The rest of them are mere politicians.
History has proven that politicians frequently lie to their constituents. They think of themselves as elitists and a privileged class raised above the laws they pass for others to abide by. The way they abuse their office is reprehensible. They are intoxicated by the power and authority that their office gives them.
In all reality they have lost touch with reality. Mr. Ahern's proposal that "they all be taken out of office" is absolutely right, but impossible to do, though approximately 90 percent of the people agree with the idea.
My proposal is that each state impose term limits on all their elected officials and establish their salaries and retirement benefits under their own state guidelines. I further propose, since they are employees of the people, they be required to report to the local news media every Friday giving details of all their activities for the week.
For more ideas, I recommend reading a newly released book called "The Last Parallel." This book was released by Tate Publishing in December 2012 and gives a more comprehensive outlook of what is wrong with our government.
The prophet Isaiah said, "Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil doers …, the whole head is sick and the whole heart is faint. From the sole of the foot even to head there is no soundness in it." He further said, "O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths."
Highland City
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
About the Book
"A cross between The Hot Zone and 'Salem's Lot."
—Entertainment Weekly
"I cannot wait to see where Del Toro and Hogan take us next."
—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Bloodline
The wait is over! Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywood's most popular and imaginative storytellers (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Hammett Award-winning thriller writer Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves) return with The Fall—the second blood-chilling volume in their critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Strain Trilogy. The Fall picks up where The Strain left off—with a vampiric infection spreading like wildfire across America as a small band of heroes struggles to save the dwindling human race from the vampire plague. Horror fiction and dark fantasy fans will be swept up in this epic story that bestselling author Nelson DeMille describes as "Bram Stoker meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton."
Last week they invaded Manhattan. . . . This week they will destroy the world.
The vampiric virus is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Centers for Disease Control's team—leads a band of survivors determined to put an end to these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may already be too late. Powerless and vulnerable, caught in the middle of a war between Old and New World vampires, humans find themselves no longer the consumers but the consumed. And an ancient text containing the vampires' darkest secrets will control the fate of us all.
Educator and Librarian Resources
Product Details
- Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
- On Sale: 10/02/2012
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 1.081 in (d)
- Pages: 480
- List Price: 16.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Thrillers / General
- BISAC2: FICTION / Horror
- BISAC3: FICTION / General


text:
Florida Supreme Court Denies Death Row Appeal
Published: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 11:06 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 11:06 p.m.
The Supreme Court denied an appeal of a man scheduled to be executed Nov. 12.
The court issued its opinion Thursday, rejecting the argument from Darius Kimbrough's lawyers that he shouldn't be executed because the jury recommendation wasn't unanimous.
Kimbrough broke into the Orlando apartment of Denise Collins, 28, as she slept in October 1991. Kimbrough sexually assaulted Collins and then beat her to death.
Police eventually connected Kimbrough to Collins' murder through DNA evidence. But before that, Kimbrough reportedly burglarized the apartment of another woman and sexually battered her as well.
A jury recommended the death penalty on an 11-1 vote.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
NEW: For a prettier blog interface, see the Wordpress version!
Headlines for Tuesday:
- Book recommendation: Light Their Fire (136 words)
- Book recommendation: The Ten-Minute Trainer (159 words)
- Oooh! The banig is so pretty! (99 words)
- How to use Emacs to keep track of your bibliography and notes: anatomy of an Emacs hack (618 words)
|@0900-1400 Downtown: wait for DHL
|@1245 Inforum: 65.4038 S531S: Sharing expertise: beyond knowledge management
|@1300 Return library books
|@1330 Deposit check
|Download pictures from camera
|+school Complete application for IELTS - school, need application dates
|Read library books
|Finish 'Light Their Fire'
|Finish 'The 10-minute trainer'
1. Book recommendation: Light Their Fire: 11:31
Drake, Gulman and Roberts. 2005. Light Their Fire. Dearborn: Chicago, IL.Light Their Fire shows the importance of internal marketing as a way of filling employees with enthusiasm. When employees are positively passionate about the company, they deliver awesome customer service. It contains tips on how to spread good news and bad news. Make a big deal of good news. Kick your celebration up a notch to make employees feel terrific. If you have to share bad news, make sure you're prompt and honest and address people's anxieties. The book also has tips on using training as a form of internal marketing and social-network building. Well worth a read for managers and corporate communication types, particularly combined with the Better Than Perfect book I read recently.
Random Emacs symbol: gnus-article-strip-all-blank-lines - Command: Strip all blank lines.
2. Book recommendation: The Ten-Minute Trainer: 12:18
Bowman. 2005. The Ten-Minute Trainer. Pfeiffer.
Training shouldn't be hour-long lectures that bore people who are more used to television's ten-minute chunks of content. The book The Ten-Minute Trainer is full of ideas for quick one- and five-minute activities that you can use in between chunks of content to connect participants, introduce or reinforce what you're teaching, and liven up your next training session. I took so many notes while reading it because it just kept giving me all these wonderful ideas for workshops. I'm looking forward to trying these things out!
I'm giving a workshop on blogging at the Mesh conference, and I can't wait to use the exercises described in this book to help the conference participants really make the most of their time. =)
Two thumbs up. Every trainer and teacher should at least leaf through this book.
Random Emacs symbol: mail-extr-disable-voodoo - Variable: *If it is a regexp, names matching it will never be modified.
3. Oooh! The banig is so pretty!: 12:24
My mom sent me a woven mat. It's so pretty! I've set it up by the side of my room. If I put a few cushions beside it and the drawers, then people might be inclined to sit there. The cushions I have right now are a little too big, but something small and black would do nicely.
I've written a thank-you note to the people who mailed it to me, and will drop it off in the mailbox on the way out. Yay!
Random Emacs symbol: cd-path - Variable: Value of the CDPATH environment variable, as a list.
4. How to use Emacs to keep track of your bibliography and notes: anatomy of an Emacs hack: 19:17
Keep your records in BibTeX, which is a text-based tool for keeping track of bibliographies. BibTeX really shines when you use it with TeX or LaTeX because you can cite papers by typing something like "\cite{chua07}". It will automatically publish your bibliography in any of the popular formats, sorting it however you want and including only the papers you actually referenced. Major paper libraries like the ACM Digital Library can export bibliographic records as BiBTeX. You can also use bibtex-mode to help you create records. Assign short, memorable keys to the BibTeX records. I usually use the first author's last name together with the year of publication, with a few more characters if I need to disambiguate.
You can keep your notes about papers in whatever format you want. Just add a line like "\cite{chua07a}" to make it easier to paste the citation. I put my notes into a fortune file (chunks delimited by % on a line by itself) because whenever I get writer's block, I like retrieving random notes using the fortune command. I usually highlight selections from the PDFs, paste them into my Emacs buffer, and add the \cite... note. I keep exact quotations so that I can paraphrase them any way I want when I write the document. Sometimes I'll add comments, which I visually distinguish from the quote so that I don't get confused. You can also add keywords to your notes and use M-x occur or grep to find matching quotes.
When it's time to work on your paper, keep your citation notes close to the statements as you paraphrase them for your paper. The best way to take advantage of the data you have is to use LaTeX, a powerful typesetting system for scientific papers and books. It's well worth learning and it's the standard in many scientific circles. Even if you use OpenOffice.org or some other word processor, though, you can still take advantage of your notes: just make sure you copy the citations into your bibliography.
So that's the basic way to do it. Of course, I've been accumulating various Emacs hacks for managing my bibliography, and they're all in ../emacs/research-config.el.
The first thing I noticed was that I was typing \cite{someid} all the time. Hmm. There must be a way I could just take that information from my BibTeX file... So I wrote a function that allowed me to mark a BibTeX record as the current paper I was reading.
(defvar sacha/research/quote-default "" "Stores the BibTeX key for the paper I'm currently reading.") (defadvice bibtex-clean-entry (after sacha activate) "Set default key based on the current record." (setq sacha/research/quote-default (bibtex-key-in-head)) (set-register ?a (format "\n\\cite{%s}\n%%" sacha/research/quote-default)) (set-register ?b sacha/research/quote-default))
Okay. That meant I could just insert the register with C-x r i a. This wasn't really that much of an improvement, so I thought about making a function that pasted the text, added the citation, and added the % that separates entries in fortune files.
(defvar sacha/research/quote-file "/home/sacha/notebook/research/quotes" "File with my research notes.") (defun sacha/research/quote () "Paste the quote into `sacha/research/quote-file'." (interactive) (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect sacha/research/quote-file) (goto-char (point-max)) (yank) (unless (bolp) (insert "\n")) (insert "\\cite{" sacha/research/quote-default "}\n%\n")))
I have lots of other functions to keep track of read entries (moving the papers into a separate folder!), count papers read and remaining (good for morale when you see the numbers decreasing, and for a while I was publishing the numbers on my blog!) and even quickly browse and tag quotes. =) You can check out ../emacs/research-config.el for more inspiration.
And yes, this is what I do when I want to procrastinate working on my thesis...
Random Emacs symbol: memory-signal-data - Variable: Precomputed `signal' argument for memory-full error.
- Reply to Pierre Duez - sent today
- Reply to Mario Carreon - sent today
- Reply to Jane Zhang - sent today
- Reply to gio.rido - sent today
- Reply to peter - sent yesterday
- Reply to Mark Chignell - sent yesterday
- Reply to Pierre Duez - sent today
- Reply to Mike Bailey - sent yesterday
- Reply to Stephen Perelgut - sent today
- Reply to Jane Zhang - sent today
- Reply to Alex Sirota - sent today
- Reply to Mark A. Hershberger - sent yesterday
- Reply to Noèlia Viles
- Reply to "John Chua"
- Reply to Don Marti - sent yesterday
- E-mail to ielts
- Reply to "John Chua"
Inbox items: 1 as of 19:23
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:
Paula Deen Making $75M Comeback
Posted February 13th, 2014 @ 11:37am by John Johnson, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – Get ready to see much more of Paula Deen. The celeb chef seems to have rebounded from last year's mess over her use of a racist slur with an investment of $75 million from a private-equity firm, reports CNN Money. Deen is teaming with Najafi Cos. to create Paula Deen Ventures, and she's reportedly in talks with retail chains and TV networks about partnerships. (The Food Network says it is not among those talking to Deen.)
Read the full story on Newser.com


text:
BlackItem #
- Best defensive head in the game
- Currently Unavailable
Head of choice among the top defensive team in the country. STX's classic trestle sidewall offers extra stiffness and durability for solid checks and ground ball play. Features STX's forward cant design.
Legal for play at all levels except NCAA.


text:
Dark circles. Fine lines. Puffiness. Sounds like your defenses need a boost. Get soothing relief with our hydrating and firming daytime treatment. Ideal for all skin types, it has light-deflecting pearls to enhance radiance and reduce the appearance of common eye issues. Restore vital moisture and rebuild the skin's protective barrier in the most delicate eye areas.
Size: 0.5 fl oz
- Reduces the appearance of lines, wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles
- Instantly restores skin's natural moisture, leaving skin soft and supple
- Defends against environmental stress with four powerful antioxidants
- Increases moisture retention so that your skin stays hydrated longer
- Contains natural plant extracts for the most soothing care
Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77489), Silica, Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Acetyl Hexaqpeptide-3, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Urea, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Lactic Acid, Potato Starch Modified, Sorbitan Stearate, Ceramide III, Millet (Panicum Miliaceum) Extract, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Tocopherol, Cholesterol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Superoxide Dismutase, Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Glabra) Extract, BHT, Hyaluronic Acid, Caffeine, Sodium Hydroxide, Steareth-2, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Disodium EDTA, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben


text:
SANTA CLARA — A devilish pass rush would do wonders while the 49ers' overhauled secondary takes shape this season.
Aldon Smith's sack production would fit that bill perfectly, but how safe a bet is that?
With Smith facing a possible team or league suspension pending his legal outcomes, the 49ers may seek pass-rushing help in this week's draft.
That's not to say the 49ers are thin on the edges, and quarterbacks are safe. Ahmad Brooks will still be charging from his left outside linebacker spot while Corey Lemonier and Dan Skuta will wait in the wings behind Smith.
But is there a Smith clone lurking in the draft?
"Aldon Smith like? You're probably not going to find that," said Mike Mayock, NFL Network's draft analyst. "There are some intriguing 3-4 outside linebacker candidates in the second and third rounds."
That could work well for the 49ers. After their first-round spot at No. 30, they have two picks in the second round (Nos. 56 and 61) and three in Round 3 (Nos. 77, 94 and 100).
Pass-rushing prospects, as listed by Mayock, include Boise State's DeMarcus Lawrence, Louisville's Marcus Smith and Stanford's Trent Murphy and Georgia Tech's Jeremiah Attaochu.
Murphy could become the first Stanford prospect drafted by the 49ers since they hired coach Jim Harbaugh away from The Farm in 2011. Other prospects possibly on the 49ers' radar are UCLA's Anthony Barr, BYU's Kyle Van Noy, Arizona State's Carl Bradford and South Florida's Aaron Lynch.
One lower-round candidate is Michael Sam, the NFL's first openly gay prospect.
"Whenever anyone steps out and does something of that nature, I certainly think there is an element of courage that goes along with that," Baalke said. "That's an issue that is continually being addressed, not only in the National Football League but in society."
Sam, who was a Missouri defensive end like Smith, is projected by Kiper as a late-round prospect. "For a designated pass rusher, he's got some value," Kiper said.
Lawrence, the more heralded prospect, has some baggage. He was suspended three times for violating team rules.
Baalke certainly will take that into account, just as he says he did all prospects' character concerns even before this offseason's rash of 49ers-related police blotter incidents.
"Anybody who's been in this business for a long time has seen it all when it comes to player conduct -- what they're coming into the league as, what money does to them, what the fame, what the notoriety, what the scrutiny does to them," Baalke said.
"We're in a different era, let's face it. The social media era, the minute-to-minute reporting. It's made life for these guys very difficult. ... Going back to the original question — does character matter? — it does."
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


text:
Dice Sets
Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
Set of 7 Chessex Marble Green/dark green RPG Dice$8.75
Set of 7 Chessex Vortex Electric Yellow/green RPG Dice$8.75
Set of 7 Chessex Vortex Yellow/blue RPG Dice$8.75


text:
Friday, April 6, 2012
100 Days
Here's that same photo from the other day but with a different white balance setting. I love this photo of my little angel standing in front of the setting sun.
Of course, I was completely wrong. The tiny gold watch was ticking, with the second hand still going in circles. It hadn't even paused at the moment of my mother's death. I stood there in the hospital hallway, tears streaming down my face, as I realized that the world stops for no one. The world keeps spinning. And, the lives of others go on. The same will be true after K dies and after I die.
Rocks like this one will keep being weathered by the water and rain, making increasingly intricate patterns of holes and waves. I wonder how many living things have passed through this world while this huge boulder was being weathered.
48 comments:
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
The days of K will continue...
After all, her smile says so!
Great pics AND great post!
- April 6, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Your post was so moving. Our time is so limited while we are on this earth. You and K are making the most of it each and every day..
- April 6, 2012 at 6:29 PM
- browndogcbr said...
- April 6, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- Inger said...
Your writing about death becomes a tribute to life. You and your dogs live your lives to the fullest and I know that's all you need to do to make K happy. I don't believe dogs worry about their number of days here on earth, only about how good their day is right now. And you are providing the best of days for her.
- April 6, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Beautiful thoughts and we are all sending extra prayers and positive thinking that 100 days will be exceeded!
- April 6, 2012 at 6:46 PM
- wendywoo said...
That was the most beautiful thing I have ever read. Thank you, and K, for having been.
- April 6, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- kks said...
you are at a level that most strive for in life....you remind us all to live each day to its fullest!
K is a very lucky dog, to be loved by such a special human.
beautiful pics!
- April 6, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- Trailblazer said...
Incredible shots of the stars at night!
K is definately smiling in that picture.....
- April 6, 2012 at 7:51 PM
- 24 Paws of Love said...
There is nothing more humbling then standing amongst the many etches of time that surrounds you and that song, "Dust in the Wind" rings so true.
100 pills! Firm! You tell them K!!
- April 6, 2012 at 8:00 PM
- Mr. Pip said...
The image of the clock and the rocks and life continuing is very powerful and of course, very true.
We love you, K!
- April 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM
- Bassetmomma said...
Good for you!! Such a positive attitude for you and K! You can see that she is so happy by her smile! I hope you spend more than 100 more days together!!
- April 6, 2012 at 8:29 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
You have described "life and living", in a most beautiful way.
No body knows the number of days any of us have- we just live them the best we can.
Sometimes I also think about some of the old growth trees that are a thousand years old- and I think about them living before we came into existance- and I also think about them continuing to live after we are gone.
You said it perfectly KB, and your words have made my heart feel calm- you have that gift of making others feel better.
And K will go on and on, and on.
- April 6, 2012 at 8:42 PM
- houndstooth said...
I still have Treat's extra phenobarb and some of Lilac's old pills in the kitchen cabinet. It never occurred to me, even towards the end, to not have it around. I remember calling the vet's office to get some Rimadyl for her and the perky vet tech who answered the phone told me very cheerfully that I'd need to bring her in for a blood test before she could get any. I know I was less than gracious but I said, "She's sixteen years old and she's dying. She's wasting away and I just want something to help her stay comfortable for a few more weeks." She said she'd talk to the vet, and a little while later, she called and told me I could come in and pick it up. I think sometimes people don't know how to react or how you will react when they say things to you about things like a pet or person with a terminal illness. I've known people who did ask for less medicine because they didn't want to be faced with it after their pet was gone, or because they were strapped for money and trying to make it last a little longer. I'm sorry you ran into someone who was insensitive, but don't let it take away from the way you want to spend your time with K. I know that you want to enjoy that time, and hopefully now that you've been able to get it off your chest (which always does WONDERS for me) you can get back to enjoying the things you want.
Your pictures are absolutely fantastic! You really do have an eye and gift for seeing beauty in nature. :)
- April 6, 2012 at 8:44 PM
- Nola said...
What a rude tech! This was a beautiful post. What made me realize that time stops for no one was when 9/11 happened, and some of my family were in NYC (no one was hurt, thank god) and waiting for news
Dachshund Nola's Mommy
- April 6, 2012 at 8:50 PM
- Team Beaglebratz said...
From the mom - I don't get the chance to read/comment on many blogs like I wish but what you said about the 100 pills reminded me of another dog and his owner (not me) who were given a prognosis of a week's worth of meds would be enough to last the dog until he died from his cancer - that was in October of 2010 - today Wilf the Polish Lowland Sheepdog over in France, is not without other medical issues as a result of his cancer BUT he is still a happy and very much alive and still enjoying life - going for walks and being doted upon by his owners. In case you have not met Wilf the PON, here is the link to the post with the original diagnosis -
and the link that will take you to his blog -
I can't remember if I have shared these before so just in case - here they are again. I know both human and animal doctors are basing their prognosis on statistical data from research BUT all doctors/vets are trained to base their decisions on facts and leave out factors such as prayer and sheer determination coupled with support and love from others. I sincerely hope and pray that months from now, you and K are still romping and rolling in the Rockies or anywhere else you want to go.
And I always love the beautiful pics you share with us but the one of K in the sunset is truly awesome.
- April 6, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- Sam said...
Your post gave me the chills, KB. My arms are covered in goosebumps.
It's odd, and sometimes terrifying and a little disheartening, to think that we're just a little speck in a gigantically large universe, but at the same time, isn't it beautiful to be a part of something so big and amazing? The world doesn't stop for us, no, but you are smart to stop and look around and see the beauty in the world as it exists right now. Keep romping, K and KB!
- April 6, 2012 at 9:11 PM
Wow. That was beautiful in all ways.
- April 6, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- GOOSE said...
Just loved the words and the photos.
MOM always says we may feel like a speck in the world but we are much loved and cared for and each of us are greatly significant.
Your thoughts are profoundly beautiful.
- April 6, 2012 at 9:21 PM
- Amber DaWeenie said...
Such a beautiful post and at a perfect day. My mother died 9 years ago tonight and one of my heart dogs also died on this night at the same time as Mom 6 years later. As I read your post tonight, I thought about my Mom and my DeeDee.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
- April 6, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Barb said...
To number days of a life by medication is foolhardy. Unfortunately, you had to deal with someone who hasn't learned that yet. Put that episode out of your mind. Enjoy your girl. Whatever time you have is precious.
- April 6, 2012 at 10:49 PM
- chicamom85 said...
You have a beautiful and uplifting attitude and I love coming to your blog. Thank you for your words and pictures. I am so grateful for Pillars of Strength because thats how I found you. Happy Easter and Happy Life!
Anne and Sasha
- April 6, 2012 at 11:14 PM
- Two French Bulldogs said...
That girl need to find another job
Benny & Lily
- April 6, 2012 at 11:22 PM
- Eileen said...
Getting K's pills reminded me of my Amber. I would only get two weeks tablets at a time. I spent her remaining days worrying and watching her. If only I could have been more like you. They told me she might not make it to Christmas or the New Year but in fact we finally let her go on January 13th. I am still so sad and grieving for my beautiful girl.
Continue enjoying every precious moment with K. Happy Easter to you. Sending my love to you all. Eileen xx
- April 7, 2012 at 2:02 AM
- bichonpawz said...
That's just wrong...what the tech said to you. You and K are such an inspiration to all of us who come here and read your wisdom. Beautiful photographs of the land that you and K share. Wishing you many days together!!! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug and mama Jeanne
- April 7, 2012 at 2:21 AM
- Macintosh Mitch said...
What an absolutely beautiful post!
Love ya lots,
- April 7, 2012 at 3:27 AM
- Lindsjö taxar said...
Beautiful pictures and your text is great. Get all of us thinking about life and how it is to live with all ups and downs.
Of course do you get 100 days and more, we have to think that. Until now there is no question about that.
We´ve got snow last night, about 2 inches and have a sunny beautiful morning. The dachshunds had a great time on the dogwalk in the woods. Hugs from us!
- April 7, 2012 at 3:39 AM
- Angus said...
100's a good start. Next time go for 1000 ! We so, so understand .
- April 7, 2012 at 3:47 AM
- STELLA and RORY from Down Under said...
Hi KB, our Vet gave us months of medication for Oscar even though she thought he may not need it, and when he passed to the Rainbow Bridge, I took it back and asked that it be donated to the local Animal Shelter (our Vets does work for them). We were told we only had 2-3 months with Oscar but he stayed with us 5 months so every day is a treasure when you know they are so ill. Big and heartfelt hugs to you and just you this time. You are in my thoughts as you continue this journey. Love Carol
- April 7, 2012 at 4:05 AM
- Ronnii, Uji, Izzy + Ziggy ( + Momma Tea ) said...
Thank you for that post it is helping me put things into perspective after losing our Ronnii. I have lost dogs before but somehow losing my little Queen has hit me really hard and your post has helped more than you will ever know.
Thank you so much
Momma Tea
xxx xxx
- April 7, 2012 at 4:54 AM
- Mango said...
How true that we expect the world to stop when we lose a loved one. Surely things have changed on a cosmic scale. But, no, life goes on and that's a good thing. Big hugs to you and K (and of course R) and I'm totally down with the 100 pill refill.
Mango Momma
- April 7, 2012 at 5:07 AM
That watch comment has set me off to tears.
Good luck and take care on this most difficult journey.
- April 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM
- Sammie and Avalon said...
Fabulous post... incredible picture of K and her giant smile with the beautiful pix of the glowing Utah rocks as backdrop. Your words are dear - such a harsh fact that life keeps spinning out even after the deaths of loved ones. Your writing of ancient rocks, erosion and time is prescient for us too, now. We're in Bryce and while it's coooold, we've been following your pictures and thoughts and words so much - keep your wonderful positive thoughts alive. 100% positive thoughts coming from over here for more than 100 days over there - xoxoxoxoxoxo,
Sammie, Avalon and Mom
- April 7, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- Jo's World said...
My teenage son and I, years ago, had to put down a much beloved but very ill dog. We stayed with her during the euthanasia.
As we were leaving, the woman at the desk, said "Byeee! Have a Nice Day!!!" My son said through tears, how could she say that to us? I said sometimes people just don't know what to say, but they want to offer you something. So they say the wrong thing and it hurts, but I just believe that is not the intention.
Your post today was beautiful, the last picture of the starry sky touched me more than anything. We love you and K, and think like Wilfee, she will go on as long as she possibly can.
With hugs,
Jo, Stella and Zkhat
- April 7, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- Fizz said...
K is such an inspiration. She will live on forever in our hearts as well as yours. Here's to many more days of her Romping & Rolling in the Hills. X
- April 7, 2012 at 11:22 AM
- Sierra Rose said...
Our favorite photo is of you two riding off on the trail. It warms our hearts and puts a smile on our face for all those precious moments.
Hoping we have some trail time today as well :)
Sweet hugs,
Sierra Rose
- April 7, 2012 at 12:26 PM
- ~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...
I love the quote in the movie, 'Fried Green Tomatoes' where Ninny says to Evelyn, 'that a heart can be broken, but it goes on beating just the same.' I've thought of that quote many times as it applies to life and its losses. A broken heart does continue to beat, but you can't go on without hope, and I along with so many have a lot of hope that those 100 pills of K's will be used and the next prescription filled!
I hope you're enjoying your weekend!!
::: (\_(\
*: (=' :') :*Happy Easter!!
•.. (,(")(")¤°.¸¸.•´¯`»
- April 7, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- Piappies World said...
Happy Easter to you, K and R!
Seeing K's wonderful smile keeps us in prayer for more happy moments with her.
Keep enjoying each day together.
Piappies Fudgie, Princess, Frappie, Mocha, Sugar, Wai-Max, Wai-Pai & Forgie
- April 7, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Baylor said...
And you keep thinking your way! Some people just don't understand our bond with our "kids" and never will. Their loss if you ask me.
Thank you so much for sharing this journey with this blogging community! I find your heart felt feelings to be very uplifting...even in the not-so-good-times.
You are sharing feelings that so many of us have had at some point in time in our lives...but in a way that most of us can not express! Thank you!
Your pictures are also extremely uplifting. All of them! I especially like the dark night with all of the stars! Makes you realize that we are just one in billion!
You go K and KB! (and R and the Runner!)
Woofs! (From Baylor)
- April 7, 2012 at 1:01 PM
- sophie...^5 said...
Time stops for no one and we eventually all learn this fact...my mother's death made this clear and simple for me as well...Ok I think it's time for K's boney/treat/whatever!!wink wink!
- April 7, 2012 at 2:35 PM
- The Woodbury's said...
I should say "Curses! You made me cry!" as I sit here with tears running down my cheeks. Instead I will say, "Thank you!" Thanks for loving your dog the way you do and for sharing such beautiful thoughts and pictures with us. I am a new reader of your blog and am enjoying it very much (even when you make me cry). Give K a hug from me!
- April 7, 2012 at 3:06 PM
You and K are amazing creatures and the world is a better place because you're both here.
I believe in miracles and there is nothing more I want right now than one for K.
- April 7, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- julandmatt said...
Very thoughtful post.
I hope K beats that 100 day mark and has fun doing it!
- April 7, 2012 at 4:55 PM
- NCmountainwoman said...
Beautiful and moving post, KB. And wise words that we all should reflect upon. None of us knows how much time we have and we darn well should make the most of it.
- April 7, 2012 at 5:31 PM
- Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart said...
That question would have upset me too. The story about the watch is so real. Love that picture of k smiling.
- April 7, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- Siku Marie, White Dog said...
Time does not pause for any of us, it is true, but each of us carves our part of the mountain into a canyon and leaves the mark of our having been here on our world and the lives we have altered. We may be but a grain but that grain starts the avalanche, becomes the pearl, creates the island. The Universe does not mastermind insignificance, nor does it forget a single grain.
- April 7, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- Jed and Abby in MerryLand said...
Amen. This post strikes really close to home for us.
Jed & Abby
- April 7, 2012 at 10:40 PM
- The Thuglets said...
Beautiful post. Amazing shots.
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
- April 9, 2012 at 1:57 PM
- Snowcatcher said...
and 100 more, and 100 more, and 100 more, for as long as you both can!
Beautiful post. Eloquent and meaningful.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM


text:
Hey everyone, this event is to help raise funds to help get the UNI disc golf team to nationals next spring. The tournament will consists of two rounds playing triples best shot. Because this is a fund raiser, payouts will be 2/3rds.
Where? Wildcat Bluff Disc Golf Course, Urbana, IA
When? Saturday, November 2nd
Am-$60 per team
Pro-$120 per team
7:30-8:30 sign up
Meeting at 8:45
9:00am tee off
We're still figuring out some things so I will be posting more about this sometime next week.


text:
For Institute program-specific acronyms, go to NIAID Profile and Fact Book.
See contract, R&D.
Standard NIH research project grant.
Go to NIAID's R01 Investigator Resources and NIH's Research Project Grant Program (R01).
See small grant (R03).
See conference grant (R13).
See exploratory/developmental research grant (R21).
See Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Awards.
Interim award that lets principal investigators continue research while reapplying for an R01 grant or enables new investigators to gather preliminary data to improve their grant applications. Investigators do not apply for these awards; they are selected from R01 applications at the payline margin.
R56-Bridge award recipients receive one year of funding, which ends after they succeed in obtaining an R01 or after one year.
Go to these NIAID resources:
Human subjects term defined by the Office of Management and Budget and used by NIH to allow comparisons to national databases. Also see subpopulation.
See initial peer review criteria.
See Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization.
See Research Centers in Minority Institutions.
See recombinant DNA.
NIH chartered advisory committee and public forum for dealing with the use of recombinant DNA.
Go to About Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) for more information.
Peer reviewer who serves as a backup for a primary peer reviewer and secondary peer reviewer. A reader reads a grant application thoroughly before an initial peer review meeting but does not usually prepare a written critique.
Go to NIAID's SROs Assess Completeness, Assign Reviewers in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
See grant rebudgeting.
See appeal.
For applications, the Grants.gov due date for a funding opportunity announcement. Differs from closing date.
Investigator-initiated applications have three receipt dates (except NIAID's training grants, due September 25 for non-AIDS and January 7 for AIDS-related applications). Applications and proposals responding to initiatives are due on the date stated in the Guide.
Go to these resources:
Routing of grant applications arriving at NIH. The referral section of the Center for Scientific Review is the central receipt point for competing applications.
CSR referral officers assign each application to an NIH institute and refer it to an integrated review group using NIH referral criteria. Alternatively, NIH encourages principal investigators to self-assign.
Service as a regular, temporary, or ad hoc peer reviewer at least six times during the eighteen-month period that ends on June 30 of each year. See also continuous submission.
For more information, read NIH's Frequently Asked Questions on continuous submission.
Molecules that are either constructed outside living cells by joining natural or synthetic DNA segments to DNA molecules that can replicate in a living cell or DNA resulting from that replication.
See institutional biosafety committee and restricted experiment.
Go to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules.
1. Designation by a scientific review group that a grant application merits funding. As a result of the initial peer review, it receives a summary statement and overall impact score, the primary basis for a funding decision by NIAID.
Roughly the top half of applications reviewed are recommended for funding, although a much smaller proportion is actually funded, largely due to budget contraints. See not recommended for further consideration, payline, streamlined review, and not discussed.
2. Action resulting from second-level review by an institute's advisory Council recommending funding for an application based on scientific merit, program priorities and balance, and a lack of barriers such as human subjects issues.
Go to these NIAID resources in the Strategy for NIH Funding:
Funding level recommended for each year of a nonmodular budget by a scientific review group. The actual amount is subject to NIAID's annual financial management plan and scientific progress (for a renewal). See escalation factor.
Go to NIAID's Financial Management Plan.
See renewal.
Bill containing changes in law recommended in the instructions of a budget resolution. If instructions pertain to only one committee, that committee reports the reconciliation bill.
If the instructions pertain to more than one committee, the Budget Committee reports an omnibus reconciliation bill, but it may not make substantive changes to recommendations of the other committees.
Go to NIAID's Funding Opportunity Planning and the Budget Cycle.
State in which an inventor has specified an invention in words, drawings, or other means so anyone familiar with the field would be able to make, implement, or perform the invention. It does not mean the inventor has made or performed the invention.
See receipt, referral, and assignment of applications.
Legal commitment by a government agency to reimburse another agency for goods or services, e.g., interagency and intra-agency agreements.
Principal investigator's best estimate of the causal relationship between an intervention and an adverse event.
Go to NIH's Adverse Event Reports.
NIH Guide term for the date a funding opportunity announcement is posted on Grants.gov and in the Guide. The release date may be earlier than the open date, so principal investigators can begin working on the application. See the equivalent Grants.gov term posted date.
Grant application that must undergo initial peer review to continue the funding of a research project. See application type.
See alterations and renovations.
Reallocation of unused balances from an extramural program division's set-aside funds (for initiatives, selective pay, R56-Bridge awards) to other high-priority areas. Also see reprogramming.
Go to NIAID's Repooling and Reprogramming SOP.
See Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool.
RePORT Expenditures and Results Tool, part of Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT).
Required statements by an offeror or contractor that must accompany federal contracts and proposals, such as details of its accounting procedures and compliance with small business and trade agreements.
Reallocation of funds between grant mechanisms or from a contract to a grant, which must be approved by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Management and Budget, and Congress. Also see reprogramming.
Go to NIAID'sRepooling and Reprogramming SOP.
Initiative sponsored by one or more NIH institutes or centers that stimulates targeted research by requesting grant applications in a well-defined scientific area.
RFAs have a single receipt date and identify funds set aside and the number of grants likely to be made. Institutes publish RFAs in the NIH Guide and in Grants.gov as funding opportunity announcements. Also see program announcement (PA).
See acquisition plan.
Notice used to obtain price, delivery, market information, or capabilities for an institute's planning purposes. May be used by the government to collect information before it plans to award a contract.
Go to NIAID's Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information section 15.201e of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Initiative sponsored by an NIH institute to request proposals for a contract to meet a specific need, such as the development of an animal model.
RFPs are a type of solicitation. They have a single receipt date and are published in FedBizOpps.gov and sometimes in the NIH Guide.
Compare with broad agency announcement (BAA).
Contract that provides for purchasing supplies or services during a period of performance, with deliverables scheduled by the government placing orders with a contractor.
Go FAR 16.503.
Congressional bill that requires a federal agency to return appropriated funds. A rescission may be passed to meet unforeseen expenses or prevent government overspending.
1. Search to achieve new or fuller knowledge or to practically apply knowledge.
2. Human subjects term for a systematic investigation, including development, testing, and evaluation to develop generalizable knowledge.
Go 45 CFR 46.102 and full 45 CFR 46.
Research—search to achieve new or fuller knowledge or practically apply knowledge.
Development—use of knowledge gained from research to create useful materials or methods.
Form for nonmodular budgets in the Grant Application Package.
Depending on the funding opportunity announcement and use of a subaward, investigators may need to use the Research and Related Subaward Budget Attachment.
Also see modular budget and PHS 398 Modular Budget form.
Form in the Grant Application Package that includes information on human subjects and research animals and attachments for Project Narrative, Project Summary/Abstract, Bibliography and References Cited, Facilities and Other Resources, and other documents.
See Grant Application Package.
Form for grant applications that has identifying information on the project sites. See Grant Application Package.
Go to NIH's SF424 (R&R) Application Guides.
Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile form
Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile Expanded form
Form for grant applications that includes information on the principal investigator and key personnel, the eRA Commons ID field (called agency login), and biographical sketch fields and attachments.
Some Grant Application Packages have an expanded version that accommodates more key personnel.
See animals in research.
Multiproject grant in the P series supporting shared resources, called cores, for a multidisciplinary research group of investigators focused on a common research topic.
Go to NIAID's Other Grant Types portal and Guidance for Preparing a Multiproject Research Application.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities program that enhances research capacity and infrastructure at minority institutions that offer doctorates in health sciences.
Go to NIMHD Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program.
System NIH uses to report annually to Congress and the public the amount of money allocated to a list of research topics of congressional and public interest. See RePORT.
Go to Reporting Considerations When Writing Your Application.
See final research data.
Committee comprising Institute executives and their representatives who review concepts before their evaluation by NIAID's main advisory Council for concept clearance and development into funding opportunity announcements.
Institute or center official who represents an IC for research integrity policy.
The RIO also notifies an agency extramural research integrity officer about allegations of research misconduct for biomedical or behavioral research or research training supported by the Public Health Service.
Go to NIAID's Allegations of Research Misconduct SOP.
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from accepted practices in proposing, performing, or reporting research.
Also see the converse, responsible conduct of research.
Research misconduct does not include honest errors or differences of opinion. See Office of Research Integrity, PHS Alert System, and research integrity officer (RIO).
Go to NIAID's Bars to Grant Awards—Research Misconduct and Allegations of Research Misconduct SOPs.
Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
PHS form for reporting grantee accomplishments and compliance with terms and conditions of award on a noncompeting grant. Program officers and grants management specialists review to make sure projects are proceeding as planned.
Grantees submit the RPPR through the eRA Commons for progress reporting.
For more information, go to these resources:
Research Plan
Main part of an NIH grant application describing the objectives and importance of a principal investigator's proposed research and how the research will be conducted.
Typically, the Research Plan comprises the following sections:
Go to NIAID's Strategy to Write the Research Plan in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
See PHS 398 Research Plan form (for electronic grant applications).
Cohort of grants supported by an NIH organization and administered by an institute program officer.
Repository of reports, data, analyses, and tools such as RePORTER for searching a database of NIH-funded grants and contracts that includes financial data, project abstracts, and research results. See Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization.
Go to RePORTER.
Budget term referring to the following grant types: R01, R03, R15, R21, R22, R23, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R55, R56, RC1, P01, P42, PN1, U01, U19, UC1 (NIAID does not use all of them).
RPGs are research grants awarded to an institution.
Unlike a multiproject award, a single project award addresses one research topic even if it involves several sites.
Go to NIAID's Grants portal.
Research Strategy
Part of the Research Plan of an NIH grant application describing the importance and innovation potential of a principal investigator's proposed research and how it will be conducted.
The Research Strategy comprises these sections:
Go to Write the Research Strategy in NIAID's Strategy for NIH Funding.
Money added to an existing grant to support and promote underrepresented groups, people returning to work from family responsibilities, and those with primary caregiver responsibilities. See supplement.
See Primary Caregiver Technical Assistance Supplement.
Monies added to an existing grant to support scientists who have taken time off to care for children or parents, or attend to other family responsibilities.
Monies added to an existing grant to support graduate students from underrepresented groups, postdocs, and faculty.
Human subjects research involving individually identifiable human specimens or data and subject to federal and state regulatory requirements. For example, this would include research on living persons using:
Process NIAID uses in some fiscal years to shorten a grant's budget period by giving it a new grant anniversary date, generally to avoid having too many awards start at the end of a fiscal year.
Resetting a grant's start date may affect when a grantee would submit a renewal application.
See budget resolution.
See continuing resolution.
Form describing all essential resources in a grant application.
The Facilities and Other Resources attachment is on the Research and Related Budget Other Project Information form.
Practice of scientific investigation with integrity, i.e., the awareness and application of established professional norms and ethical principles in performing scientific research.
Also see the converse, research misconduct.
Go to NIAID's Responsible Conduct of Research: Training SOP.
Select agent-related term for an experiment that:
1) Uses recombinant DNA to deliberately transfer a drug-resistance trait to a select agent not known to acquire the trait naturally if the trait could compromise the use of a drug to control disease in humans, veterinary medicine, or agriculture.
2) Deliberately creates recombinant DNA-containing genes for the biosynthesis of toxins lethal to vertebrates with an LD50 of 100 ng/Kg or less of body weight.
Go to 42 CFR 73.13 and NIAID's Select Agent Awards SOP.
Special term and condition in a Notice of Award or article in a contract that does one of the following:
A restriction may be lifted or adjusted after requirements are met. See bar to award.
Go to these NIAID SOPs:
Grant application resubmitted to NIH after a principal investigator whose application did not succeed revises it based on feedback from the initial peer review. Resubmissions are indicated in the application identification number as A1.
Member of an NIH initial peer review committee who facilitates discussions of grant applications and contract proposals during the review.
Go to NIAID's Basic Layout of a Peer Review Meeting in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
Time span for one NIH Center for Scientific Review initial peer review round from the receipt of grant applications to the date of an initial peer review meeting. There are three cycles a year for investigator-initiated grants.
Formerly used term. NIH no longer mails review outcomes to principal investigators or their organizations. Instead, they find the information in the Commons.
NIH committee of senior review staff that advises NIH on initial peer review issues. It has one voting member from each institute and several from the NIH Center for Scientific Review.
Go to NIAID's NIH—Organization and Process questions and answers.
See peer reviewer.
See critique.
Application to add funds to a grant to expand its scope or meet needs of a research protocol. Applicants must apply and undergo peer review.
Formerly called competing supplement; the former term revision is now resubmission. Also see supplement.
Go to NIAID's Revision of a Grant SOP.
See request for applications.
See request for information.
See request for proposals.
See Research Initiative Committee.
Ensuring robust and unbiased results through strict application of the scientific method. Addressed by principal investigators in grant applications and progress reports for grants.
Go to NIH's Rigor and Reproducibility.
See research integrity officer (RIO).
Probability of harm or physical, psychological, social, or economic injury resulting from participation in a research study.
See Review Policy Committee.
See research project grant.
Now called research supplement to promote diversity in health-related research.
Last Updated March 29, 2016
Last Reviewed May 08, 2012


text:
LOS ANGELES -- Sharks forward Patrick Marleau said Tuesday he hadn't given any thought to the Lady Byng Trophy this season until he found out he was a finalist for the award given annually to a player who combines high skills with sportsmanship on the ice.
"I was very surprised and very appreciative," said Marleau, whose 18 penalty minutes tied him for lowest among any player with at least 70 points.
The other nominees are Ryan O'Reilly of the Colorado Avalanche and Martin St. Louis of the New York Rangers, who won the award a year ago.
It's the second time in his 16-year NHL career that Marleau has been nominated for the award. He had the winning goal in overtime Tuesday as the Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 for a 3-0 playoff series lead.
"I'm really happy for him," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "Patty plays the game the right way. We see a lot of stuff that goes on where players are questioned about their ethics on the ice, and suspensions and whatnot. He has a high skill level, he competes hard every night, he plays physical, but he plays ethically the right way."
Marleau, 34, ranked second on the Sharks in goals with 33 and third in points with 70. This year he also helped Team Canada win a gold medal at the Sochi Olympics.
Marleau is the only Shark ever nominated as a finalist for the Lady Byng in voting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. He finished third in 2006, the year the Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk won the first of his four straight Lady Byngs.
O'Reilly scored 64 points for the Avalanche this season and earned only one penalty, a minor for playing with a broken stick in the third period of a March 29 game against the Sharks. St. Louis scored 69 points this season and had 10 minutes in penalties.
The winner will be announced on June 24 at NHL ceremonies in Las Vegas.
Cooke will be in New York on Wednesday, facing an NHL suspension of Monday night's knee-on-knee hit that has knocked Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie out of the lineup for four to six weeks.
"It's one of those things," the Sharks forward said. "I'm sure he felt brutal in that moment last night, thinking, 'What did I just do, all that work goes down the drain.' He'll take what he gets, and I'm sure he'll be back being an effective player for them in the future."
Torres was suspended for the duration of the Sharks series with the Los Angeles Kings a year ago for an illegal hit that knocked Jarrett Stoll out of the next six games with an upper body injury.
Bay Area News Group staff writer Curtis Pashelka contributed to this report. For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.


text:
weedy420 wrote: damn straight on that philly comment, too many people have been skipping over philly and dont realize what a good time it is
speaking of sexy...Princess...I developed the photos.
Not only did I get to see Philacio again, but I met his very lovely GIRLFRIEND
Did I mention his girlfriend? I saw her in two cities. His GIRLFRIEND bought product and made me sign a shirt.
Man...I love girlfriends. Just glad I don't have one.


text:
Paypal temporarily disabled
Supernatural & Horror Beta-readers -- A
Aclyn Dove [4]
agelade [6]
Aiko No Haruko [1]
Amaya Mizuki [3]
Angels_last_light [1]
Angel_of_Death [3]
Arabella Evony [2]
This website is solely for non-profit entertainment purposes only. No profits are being made from this website whatsoever. All fan fiction represented in this archive are © their respective owners and/or authors. All original works are © their respective authors. No reproduction of the written works in this archive is permitted without prior consent of their respective authors. All Rights Reserved. Icons used on this site are from famfamfam.com. Protected by Spam Poison Bleach, Ichigo are © Studio Pierrot, TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Tite Kubo.


text:
There are no items in your cart at this time.
Celebrating 30 years of providing fashionable comfort footwear and excellent service— Footwear etc. • Established 1986 —
Select your desired product options and we will notify you when it is back in stock.
New Balance MW812 BK Men's Walking Shoe
Features include:
Sign up to receive new arrival, sale & special event info from us.
Note: we do not share your personal information with anyone. Period.
"Thank you so much for the fast delivery. I placed my order on a Wednesday and received the shoes on Friday. Amazing! My husband has had ankle surgery and he will be needing these New Balance Shoes for the rest of his life and I will definitely purchase them from you guys. These shoes are not cheap so I spent a good deal of time looking for the lowest price on the internet and with your free shipping you guys had the lowest price. "
©2016 Footwear Etc. All Rights Reserved. For any questions or assistance call 1-800-720-0572.


text:
Boosting regenerative medicine
30.05.2012 - Regenerative medicine centres foster their translational approach. An international initiative formed in Germany, a new centre is opened in Scotland.
Edinburgh/Enschede/Seville/Berlin/Toronto – The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) officially started operations on May 28. The SCRM will conduct cutting-edge stem cell research to find new therapies for Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disease and heart and liver disease. Up to 250 scientists will work at the centre, which is funded by the University of Edinburgh, the Medical Research Council, Scottish Enterprise and the British Heart Foundation with up to £54m. The SCRM will put an special emphasis on translational efforts, turning laboratory discoveries faster into treatments. An additional newly founded £24m bioincubator, named "Nine, Edinburgh Bioquarter" offers lab and office space to start-up ventures and established biotech companies.
Just days before, the Regenerative Medicine Coalition constituted itself in Germany's capital city Berlin. Six translational medicine centres from Europe and North America joined forces to push stem cell based medicine forward. The Berlin-Brandenburg Centre for Regenerative Therapies (BRCT, Berlin, Germany), the Centre for Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine (Toronto, Canada), the MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine (Enschede, The Netherlands), the Andalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Centre (Seville, Spain), the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine (Pittsburgh, USA) and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Winston Salem, USA) are among the founding members. "We plan to jointly tackle projects in order to accelerate the development of therapies", announced Frank Lauter from BRCT.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/boosting-regenerative-medicine.html


text:
Judge rejects Quebec's attempt to block Ottawa from destroying gun registry data
MONTREAL — Despite two setbacks in the last month, Quebec says it will continue its legal battle with Ottawa to preserve the province's records in the federal long-gun registry.
Post a comment
You must sign in before you can post comments. If you are experiencing issues with your account please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
With just six days left before the expiration of the Writers Guild of America contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) has just increased its dues partly to prepare for a potential strike of their own in the Fall. This, as one hilarious Reuters stringer quips, is "bad news for many waiters in Los Angeles." We prefer to put our own patented, optimistic spin on it and think of it as a boon to restaurant management everywhere.
The WGA and the producers, meanwhile, are engaged in "cordial" talks, which are sort of like thanking the keg-standing fraternity boy in advance for the date-rape.
- Countdown mode at WGA [Variety]
- Actors Union Seeks to Boost Dues [THR]


text:
The Indiana Hurricanes 16U are looking for two players to fill their roster. All positions are open and will be awarded on performance!!! This is a highly competitive team that will travel throughout the Midwest. The team has already qualified for the 2013 World Series. We will play in ASA, USSSA, NSA and college exposure tournaments. All interested girls should contact Coach Bill at (219) 713-4830 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Come join our team!!
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:
FREMONT -- A lucrative piece of art history and a whiff of mystery apparently have been hiding for years in the Patterson House attic, where staffers recently discovered a nearly 90-year-old painting by a famous New York artist.
The portrait of a Patterson family in-law has been appraised at up to $50,000, said Christie Dentry, manager of the Patterson House.
The historic home is part of Ardenwood Historic Farm, a 205-acre Fremont park.
"We call it 'The Mystery Painting,'" Dentry said. "At first, we didn't know who was in the portrait, or who painted it."
Dentry's staffers soon found on the painting the signature of John Koch, an artist known for capturing New York City's social scene in the mid-20th century.
But that raised more questions: How did one of Koch's earliest known paintings end up 3,000 miles from the artist's Manhattan home? And how is it connected to Fremont's Patterson House, a 16-room Victorian-era mansion originally owned by 19th-century gold-miner-turned-farmer, George Washington Patterson?
Patterson House staffers' research into the Koch and Patterson families led to the discovery of an unlikely convergence in Ann Arbor, Mich.
First, they noticed an unmistakable resemblance between the woman in the portrait and family photographs of May Morgan -- the sister-in-law of Henry Patterson, who lived in the Patterson House with his wife Sarah (Morgan's sister).
They then discovered that Morgan in the 1920s lived near the University of Michigan, where her husband Everett Brown taught. At the same time, according to art historians, Koch often sat in on the university's art classes.
It is believed that Brown paid Koch to paint a portrait of Morgan, who is shown sitting in an evening gown, displaying her wedding ring, said Dentry.
"It looks like an engagement portrait, which was common at that time," she said. "And Koch was trying to earn money to go to Paris to study art."
Koch did travel to France before settling in Manhattan, where he earned notoriety and wealth from paintings depicting New York's bohemian life, including nude portraits and scenes of parties thrown by the city's elite. Koch died in 1978.
His early portrait of May Morgan apparently migrated West, becoming one of many forgotten art pieces stored for decades in the Patterson House, Dentry said.
Patterson staffers still are searching for a receipt of payment to Koch and the year the portrait was painted.
"That's part of the mystery -- there are still a few things we don't know about it," Dentry said. "But we can confidently say it was done sometime from 1921-1928; those years match up with Koch's and the Browns' time in Ann Arbor."
Patterson House leaders say they plan to display the portrait at events there.
"Antiques Roadshow," a PBS TV program that visited Santa Clara last month, appraised the painting's value at $45,000-$50,000
"The show is about finding diamonds in the rough and, lucky for us, we did," Dentry said.
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


text:
SAN FRANCISCO -- The grandson of the most renowned player ever to wear a Detroit Tiger uniform will be rooting against family history Wednesday when the World Series opens at AT&T Park.
"Ty Cobb would be very excited about his Tigers playing in the World Series," said Herschel Cobb, the 69-year-old descendant of one of baseball's most combative and controversial figures. "But we live in the Bay Area and have been Giants fans for a long time. We're going to be rooting for the home team to prevail."
His grandfather might even understand.
Ty Cobb, a Hall of Fame outfielder with a career .367 batting average, had his roots in Georgia but made the Bay Area his home much of the year shortly after retiring as a full-time player in 1928.
When the Giants moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958, Cobb became a regular presence in the clubhouse.
"He used to come by Candlestick all the time and talk to the boys," said Mike Murphy, the Giants clubhouse manager who was has been with the team since it arrived here. "But I didn't know it was Ty Cobb until my boss told me."
Cobb would visit with managers Bill Rigney and Alvin Dark as well as some of the players, Murphy said. The visits ended with Cobb's death in July 1961 at age 74.
Herschel Cobb, an investment adviser who lives in Menlo Park, said he was about 12 years old before he was fully aware of his grandfather's baseball accomplishments. Herschel's father died when he was 8, and his mother did not get along with the baseball giant.
"Growing up, Ty Cobb was not talked about in our home," he said.
But by age 12, Herschel Cobb was spending part of each summer in Atherton at the Spanish-style home his grandfather purchased in 1930 and in the family's Lake Tahoe cabin. Starting to play baseball himself in Little League, Herschel was trying to figure out why others had what seemed to be unreasonably high expectations for him.
He asked his grandfather.
"I literally insisted that he tell me everything he had done and why these people were shouting at me," Herschel said. "He didn't answer directly. He never really boasted about his baseball career with his grandchildren."
Instead, Ty Cobb invited his grandson into an office in his home for the first time.
"I looked around at all of the memorabilia and realized to my amazement and awe just what an incredible career he had in baseball. It answered a lot of questions for me," Herschel said.
Herschel Cobb is well aware of his grandfather's reputation as a spikes-high base runner who would do whatever it takes to win on the field and was equally tough to get along with off it as well.
"Very independent, very fierce competitor," he said of his grandfather. "We talked about those things, and I don't think he apologized for the ferocity he played with. He was playing to win, and that was part of the game."
Ty Cobb's great-grandson -- also named Ty -- has turned out to be the athlete in the family. After playing both baseball and basketball at Sacred Heart Prep, he opted for basketball in Occidental College near Pasadena.
The Cobbs are not Giants season-ticket holders, but they do get to about a dozen games at AT&T Park each year. And Herschel says his son is an ardent Giants fan.
"He loves the team," Herschel said, "and he loves the enthusiasm."
Someone in Detroit might not be too happy to hear that a Ty Cobb likely will be wearing orange and black this week.


text:
Sharks Re-Sign Forward Brodie Reid
SAN JOSE, California – San Jose Sharks (@sanjosesharks) Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has re-signed forward Brodie Reid (@brodiereid) to a one-year contract.
In 2012-13, Reid played 34 games with the Worcester Sharks in the AHL, registering 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) and 19 penalty minutes.
In 2011-12 as an AHL rookie with Worcester, Reid played in 66 games and logged 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) as well as 17 penalty minutes. He scored his first professional goal vs. St. John's on Nov. 5 and posted his first professional point (assist) at Providence on Oct. 9 in his first professional game.
The 23 year-old Reid has played in 100 career AHL games, recording 46 points (20 goals, 26 assists) and 36 penalty minutes.
The six-foot-one, 195-pound native of Delta, British Columbia was signed by San Jose as a free agent on April 15, 2012.


text:
The first time Josh Appel heard of Operation Red Wings -- the Navy SEALs mission depicted in the motion picture "Lone Survivor" -- the Concord native was about to end his 2005 deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was stationed as a pararescueman with the Air Force Combat Search and Rescue Squadron.
When he and his teammates learned of a failed attempt to rescue four SEALs who'd come under fire while tracking a Taliban leader, his orders suddenly changed.
"I was literally packing my bags to return home when we got the call that an Army Chinook helicopter had been shot down and they needed us in Bagram," he said. "When our team got there, we learned that 16 members of the quick-reaction force had perished."
Pararescuers are skilled in everything from parachuting to scuba diving to survival and tactical skills, and Appel had been part of many missions since enlisting in 1994. But there was no mistaking the hazards of his next assignment when 16 caskets, draped in American flags, were loaded onto a cargo plane.
"Just watching those 16 caskets drive by let us know the seriousness of the situation," he said. "Now, it's our turn to go and try this. I think it was in the back of everybody's mind that this could go horribly wrong."
As the movie conveys in graphic detail, three of the four SEALs -- Mike Murphy, Matthew Axelson and Danny Dietz -- were killed in a ferocious firefight, but Petty Officer First Class Marcus Luttrell, badly wounded, escaped to find refuge in a small village.
Appel and pararescue teammate Chris Piercecchi went in after him on July 2, 2005, escorted by C-130 gunships and under cover of night. Appel said the plan was simple: "Go in quickly and get out."
"Our helicopters are faster and lighter than the Army helicopter that went in the first time. Because of the altitude, we wanted to be even lighter, so we stripped off everything that was not essential — the guns mounted on the side of the ship and the Kevlar flooring that protects us from small-arms fire. We were definitely vulnerable."
Luttrell's successful rescue was not the end of the story. Two days later, after he identified the whereabouts of his fallen mates, the pararescuers went back to recover their bodies. That mission, not shown in the movie, was even more worrisome than the first, Appel said.
"We'd already been there once. The Taliban knew we were coming back. The helicopter just hovered while we loaded the bodies in litters. We were sitting ducks."
Appel, long removed from his days at Concord High School (Class of 1985) and Diablo Valley College, is now an emergency room physician at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson. He still serves in the Air Force Reserves, and he honors his fallen colleagues every Memorial Day with "Murph," a fitness fundraiser that benefits the Michael Murphy Scholarship Fund, the Lone Survivor Foundation and the That Others May Live Foundation.
The movie now in theaters has stirred a lot of memories.
"I've been asked what people should take away from this film," he said. "It's the sacrifices people make for their teammates and the tightknit bond that runs through the special operations community. It's the sheer will of the human spirit and what it can endure. It's the ability to adapt and survive in the harshest conditions for a noble cause."
For those who were there, "Lone Survivor" is much more than a motion picture.
Contact Tom Barnidge at email@example.com.


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
High Intensity Training
High Intensity Training is the fastest growing form of training in the world. All types of athletes, from professional to everyday, have seen a dramatic improvement in their strength and conditioning by focusing on high intensity, constantly varied and functional movements. These same athletes have discovered that there is only one brand designing product that allows them to maximize the intensity of their workout: Clinch Gear.


text:
Cane Glass Beads USA Fire Designs Mix Tubes 10g 10pc Lime Green
On Sale: $2.49
Retail: $6.99
Item SKU: 1411D
Ask a question about this product
Why you'll LOVE this item:10 grams, approx. 10 hand made fine cane glass beads from the artists at Fire Designs, USA. Sizes range from about 10x5mm to 12x8mm each. (approx 1/3" to 1/2" each) Holes 1mm. A+ quality and superb colors for fine jewelry making. Perfect for earrings, bracelets, necklace accents. These become sparkling prisms in the sunlight - try some on your next jewelry project ~ you'll be hooked! We stock MANY varieties of cane glass beads in sampler packs up to kilos - from the USA, China and India - Combine with others, save big on shipping!


text:
The latest proposal for new construction in the Warren Local school district was emphatically rejected by voters Tuesday.
The sixth bond issue placed on the ballot since 2010 would have raised the 36 percent local share of a $10.75 million project to build a new high school on the site of the current Barlow-Vincent Elementary School. An accompanying 5-mill permanent improvement levy would have raised $1,149,524.20 a year to fund needed repairs at the existing high school - which would have become the new Barlow-Vincent - as well as Little Hocking and Warren elementaries.
The dual issue garnered 4,504 no votes, compared to 2,848 yes votes. The numbers for each were greater than in the fall 2011 vote but the percentages - 61.3 percent against and 38.74 percent for - were nearly the same.
Article Photos
EVAN BEVINS The Marietta Times
Warren Local Schools Superintendent Tom Gibbs, right, watches early election returns at the Washington County Courthouse Tuesday with Beverly resident Glen Miller, a supporter of the Washington County Children Services levy.
Warren Superintendent Tom Gibbs said after the votes were tallied that he did not know what the district's next step would be, but at this point he didn't foresee another building issue on the ballot. The district has an emergency levy that will be up for renewal in less than two years.
"I would have to advise the board to focus on renewing the levy we already have instead of spending more time seeking additional revenue," he said.
Gibbs noted Warren's most recent five-year forecast shows the district in the red within two years. The board and administration had hoped approval would have eased the pressure on the general fund.
Fact Box
At a glance
Warren Local Schools bond issue and levy
Yes - 2,848 (38.74 percent)
No - 4,504 (61.26 percent)
Source: Washington County Board of Elections.
Opponents of the bond issues have said the district needs to live within its means. Gibbs said they've tried to do so through numerous cuts but factors outside the district continue to affect its finances.
"Every reduction we make, there seems to be a concurrent reduction in state and federal resources that eats away at that," he said.
High school busing, which is not required by state law, was one of a series of cuts the district made in early 2011. It led at least some families to enroll students in other districts or online community schools, where funding followed them, further impacting the district's budget.
Earlier this year, the board of education unanimously approved a resolution to reinstate busing if the bond issue passed.
The busing issue was the determining factor in Little Hocking resident Jessica Reynolds' decision on the measure.
"I voted against because I believe we need it but I am not going to be bullied into a decision," said Reynolds, 24.
For the first four votes, the proposal was a $74.6 million bond issue to build three new elementary schools, a new high school and a middle school, with residents funding the 42 percent local share with a 28-year bond issue. The rate on the last issue was 8.19 mills, plus a required half-mill permanent improvement levy. It failed by just eight votes.
Last year, a different proposal sought a 5.4-mill bond issue and 0.5-mill levy for the 38 percent local share of a $53.6 million project to build three elementaries and a middle school. It was resoundingly rejected by about 1,300 votes.
Fleming resident Danielle Gilliand, 40, voted for all of those issues and this one as well.
"Our children have the absolute best teachers and staff in the Warren school district, and I believe they deserve to have buildings that are comfortable and safe to learn in," she said.
Gilliand's children attend Barlow-Vincent Elementary, where the classrooms are separated by shelves but not actual walls. Additional classroom space is provided by trailers outside the building.
At the other schools, about $7.5 million in repair needs have been identified, including roof work, boiler replacements, electrical upgrades, plumbing replacements and more.
Some of those casting ballots this time around hadn't been involved in many, or any, of those previous campaigns.
Truman Noe, 63, moved to Vincent a little more than a year ago. He voted for the fifth bond issue last year and marked "yes" for the latest proposal Tuesday.
"Schools are very important for the growth of any community, and it's the lifeline for creating jobs and any economic development," Noe said.
Little Hocking resident Rodney Stimpert, 51, recently moved back to the area and said he "didn't feel strong about" supporting the bond issue and levy, so he voted against them.
"I don't need any more taxes right now anyway, and (the schools) seem to be doing all right," he said.


text:
Is there any way to associate a thumbnail image with .m3u files? I'd love to be able to view album art in the directory tree, but its not possible to define a thumbnail in place of the folder icon. I *could* make a playlist for each album folder if I can assign a thumbnail to the .m3u files in a way that the PS3 will accept. Any ideas?
Just some background to eliminate silly responses: I have about 1200 CDs ripped as .wav files on an external drive that I am now streaming to the PS3 with PS3 Media Server, primarily to allow me to create playlists, as the PS3 will not allow me to do this directly with an external drive. Please no suggestions about changing the way I have my system set up. I have done extensive research leading me to this arrangement. It is the best current solution for my purposes.


text:
Will new gun laws help?
Published: Monday, December 31, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 31, 2012 at 12:47 a.m.
After the tragic incident at a school in Newtown a few weeks ago, some people think the new gun laws are needed.
My question is, will new gun laws solve the problem?
Will the guns only be held by reliable people who understand what they are for?
Will they be used for protection, and have they taken proper gun training?
These are all question and issues that we have to understand.
In the incident in Newtown, it goes far from what we asked above.
It starts at home — lack of communication between the parents and their child.
Not knowing makes all the issues that exist between the parents hard to understand, but it's their child who created this tragic incident.
Now with the gun issue, I think making new laws won't solve the problem.
Were the guns registered that were used at Newtown?
Were they under lock and key and not used by anyone other then the owner?
Do people who use guns in crime have them registered?
We know they don't. They steal guns to create crimes.
So, do we need new gun laws?
Think about it.
Do guns kill people or do people kill people?
Ralph Sapia
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
|This information is provided free of charge by the Department of Industrial Relations from its web site at www.dir.ca.gov. These regulations are for the convenience of the user and no representation or warranty is made that the information is current or accurate. See full disclaimer at http://www.dir.ca.gov/od_pub/disclaimer.html.
Article 3. Prehearing Procedure Discovery, and Motions
| Return to index
New query
Go Back to Article 3 Table of Contents


text:
This is the online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), referencing
principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971.
It is available via library subscription.
For how to subscribe, and other information, please go to the
the Association for Asian Studies.
Copyright 2011-2015, The Bibliography of Asian Studies
The BAS database was last updated in December 2015
Send comments and questions to
Lisa Hanselman


text:
Today We Want: SUSHI SOCKS
And We Can Have Them!
Two special colors of Ricoh Imaging's new small mirrorless interchangeable lens digital camera PENTAX Q-S1, which was released on August 5, are now exclusively being sold on Ricoh Imaging's online store.
Adidas Japan announced the release of a wristband-style heart rate monitor called miCoach FIT SMART.
They are going to start offering pre-sale on August 15 at Adidas ONLINE shop and release it to the public on September 1.
No Strangers to the Powered Exoskeleton
Anyone who pays even the slightest attention to Japanese sci-fi should be well aware of the long-running powered robotic suit fetish. In many cases, the suits themselves are almost like characters. Given such a legacy, it's no surprise that art has inspired life and Japan is far and away the global leader in developing actual robotic suits for force amplification and rehabilitation.
Funassyi has released his 2nd single - a new danceable song called "Boogie Boogie Funassyi" that will be out on August 20.
Green House is going to release a cigar socket USB charger adapter "GH-CCU2A" in mid-August.
GH-CCU2A has 2 USB ports built-in so that it is able to simultaneously charge up to 2 devices at a time such as a smartphone, iPhone and iPad. Each port is compatible with up to 2.1A output, which enables you to charge 2 iPads at the same time.
It has an overcorrect protective fuse and LED light to check the condition of its power distribution.
You cannot but say Kawaii! when you first meet.
Circle K Sunkus is going to release a steamed bun collaboration for Doraemon's upcoming first 3DCG movie, STAND BY ME Doraemon. It is called Doraemon-man.
This doraemon face-shaped steamed bun filled with sweet custard cream will be out on August 19, and only 400,000 buns will be available.
Terrie's Take is a selection of Japan-centric news collected and collated by long-time resident and media business professional Terrie Lloyd. AkihabaraNews is pleased to present Terrie's learned perspective; we all could use another take on the news - here's Terrie's:
AkihabaraNews on YouTube
The weekly roundup of our new, original tech videos from here in Tokyo and all over Japan, plus favorites from our partners and the best clips from the past week's posts - subscribe and automate!


text:
Slunky 6"H x 10'
Ask a Question
Technical Specs
Weight: 2.6 lbs.
Manufacturer: Valterra Products Llc
Mfg Part #: 1000
Related Items
Slunky 6"H x 10': Customer Reviews
Camper's Choice Rating
Reviewed by 4 customers
from Beacon Falls, CT
great idea
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Ask a Question
Ask your question today to get answers from other owners of this product and Camping World staff members. If you have a question for customer service such as pricing, shipping or order information please do not submit your question through this form. Please contact Customer Service.


text:
South America GFS Snow Forecast Summary
- location
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- New Zealand
- North America
- South America
- model
- BoM 10-day
- US 8-day
- CMC 6-day
About GFS
Global Forecast System. The operational numerical weather forecasting model run by NCEP. The GFS superceded the AVN and MRF models, on which it is largely based. Forecast data from the GFS is available out to 180 hours at full resolution and 16 days at a reduced resolution.
Weather News
Cyclone Winston: Fiji struggles to rebuild six months after storm devastated the country
Victims of Cyclone Winston in Fiji are struggling to rebuild their lives six months after the category five storm devastated large parts of the country.
Perth ending winter on a wet note
Perth could see the heaviest rain in more than a month tonight as a late-winter front hits the southwest.
Drought's devastating impact on outback Queensland towns to be studied for new report
For people living in outback Queensland, the impact of the ongoing drought can be seen everywhere.


text:
Pam's been testing a Sealline Urban Shoulder Bag for a couple weeks and reports that she likes it's light weight, styling, and features, but found that the carrying handle was too small and the shoulder strap twisted when riding.
Jerry Baker has been riding in the Northwest since the roads were dirt, back when shorts were wool, chamois were leather, and you switched gears by removing the wheel and flipping it around. Here's Jerry with a new Davidson
I'll admit to being a bit of a label-hound when it comes to my bike stuff, but other times I want the cheapest part to do the job. Then there's that special case where the brand name part is the SAME as the knock off. Apart from graphics and color - these wheel bags are identical. I have a couple of each in my garage right now and after inspection it turns out they are the same. I got the Performance bags for $9 on sale!
I'm a big fan of wheel bags. Keep yourself and your car clean if you need to lug them around. Protect them fragile spokes from people trying to pack overstuff the trunk on the way to the race.
The Attack wheels have been on my Trek for a week now and I'm reluctant to give them back.
First off they are Carbon Clinchers – "Everyday Carbon" they say. How cool is that? I prefer tubulars for race day, but I can guiltlessly ride these to work without fear of being stranded with a flat. I've been running them in place of my Bontrager Race-X-Lite Aeros and the difference is noticeable.
Reading about Cascade's High Pass Challenge and the related High Performance Cycling group, I thought that has all the elements of a bike race, 'cept they don't call it a race.
The HPC is for the Cascade cyclist that wants to "ride fast, hard, far, and climb hills." The High Pass challenge is an epic ride and whether they call it racing or not, you can bet cyclists are thinking right now of how to win it, place, set a personal best, or drop that dude that's dangling just behind them and doesn't take a pull.


text:
Community menorah lightings will be held in Livermore and Pleasanton on Saturday and Monday to celebrate Hannukah, the eight-day festival of lights.
Saturday's event will be at 7:30 p.m. in front of the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore, 2400 1st St. Mayor John Marchand will help light the menorah to mark the beginning of Hannukah.
The Chabad of the Tri-Valley sponsored event will include traditional holiday foods -- doughnuts and latkes -- live music and entertainment for children.
On Monday, the third night of Hannukah, Chabad will host the 8th annual "Hannukah Wonderland" at the center of Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton.
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. there will be holiday games and crafts, live music, Hannukah treats and at 6:30 p.m. will be a ceremony to light the "Menorah of Giving."
The nine-foot menorah is made of clear PVC pipes and will be filled with coins and bills
collected over the past few weeks by members of the Jewish community. After Hannukah, the money will be given to local charities.


text:
Stunning green corset with black bow and trim, sweetheart cut, absolutely stunning and perfect for St. Patricks Day or Mardi Gras!
Green St. Patrick's Day Corset Mardi Gras Corset Details:
Additional Information: Please take the time to measure yourself as our items are true corsets, so the sizing is unique. Don't be discouraged if according to our size chart you need to order a larger size then you are used too - our size chart is unique!
(click) SIZE CHART, SKIRT SWATCHES, BEST FIT GUIDE
TIPS: FOR BEST FIT take off 2 inches (from your measured natural waist) unless you are a "firm apple" shape.... If you are wanting the BEST TUMMY COVERAGE go with a Longer Corset... If you are worried about AMPLE CHEST ROOM for wearing out and keeping the girls lifted and voluptuous go for a Longer Corset (they have sweetheart busts).... if you are WANTING THE FIRMEST HOLD FOR A REDUCED WAIST, go for a Tapestry or Steel Busk Long Line Corset... If you are WANTING A SMALL CHEST TO LOOK LARGER, go for a corset with cups.....If you are worried about LOOKING GOOD IN A TUTU you can wear tights or leggings with lace shorts or booty shorts over, then the tutu over that, so you can rock any look and feel confident! Example of long line, steel busk, sweetheart bust, corset


text:
Last week, Mr. Nuts was just a regular black-and-white cat with a penchant for making predictions with his litter box. Today, he's an A-lister of election forecasters.
After the news that Mr. Nuts made a bold, smelly prediction that Mitt Romney would lose the presidential race, the Constitution Center of Philadelphia put him on its top 10 list of unusual presidential endorsers.
Mr. Nuts, who shares space with the Michael Ostrofsky family of Fremont, joins Honey Boo Boo, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Meat Loaf, Gene Simmons, Martin Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Axl Rose and Joss Whedon on the list.
"We showed him the list," says Ostrofsky, the founder of Five Pet Place, which produces luxury cat furniture. "The only reaction we got was when we said Meat Loaf, and we're pretty sure that was because he thought food was involved."
Mr. Nuts uses his designer litter box instead of a crystal ball to make predictions. And he picks the losers, not winners, because Ostrofsky says, when you deal with Mr. Nuts' litter box, you're losing.
Two years ago Mr. Nuts picked the Pittsburgh Steelers to lose the Super Bowl; last year he deposited his vote of shame on the New England Patriots.
This time, Ostrofsky designate the litter box one the right for Romney and the one of the left of President Obama. The scoop? Mr. Nuts did his business in the Republican candidate's box.
Ostrofsky has been giving interviews about his cat's forecasting abilities, but Mr. Nuts wasn't letting his sudden fame go to his head. All that limelight interferes with his naps.