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This moist quick bread is loaded with flavor and just the right amount of spice, and it will keep in the refrigerator for days.
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 can (1 1/2 cups) canned pumpkin
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick), melted
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon lemon zest
For bread, heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter two 8-by-4-inch loaf pans, or line two muffin tins with baking cups; set aside.
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
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Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and beat at low speed until combined. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes.
Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake loaves for 45 minutes or muffins 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely in pans on wire rack, then turn out.
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Post subject: Clarification on Ovulating.....Im confused!!!
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Thanks for all your words of kindness yesterday! I sat thinking last night and after reading a couple of contradictory things on the internet thought I would come on here to ask some advice re calculation of ovulation, so, here goes......
.........I had a period from 18th February to 23rd February, I then had a period from 19th March to around 23rd March. I therefore calculated my ovulation to be between 5th and 10th April......
Ok so as I understood it the period of ovulation was the best time to try to conceive. However, I have now read that the best time is five days before ovulation which would mean that I should have been trying between 1at and 5th April........God I am sooooo confused now and would really appreciate some very basic and easy to understand advice!! Thanks much. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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Hi Casstia,Do you now what day you ovulate? im usual quite good at this if you don't now i would have said start trying day 10 then every other day till day 16..so going by your dates i would think you should have started trying on 28th,30th,1st and 3rd..Hope this helps x
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Your not the only one i get really confused as to when i ovulate, even using the ovulation test sticks i can't quite work out if you are at your most fertile just b4 or after or when the second line appears.
I have a 27 to 28 day cycle so for what i understand its 14 days b4 your next period.
i came on the 28th March which i quess if im correct i would be ovulating between 12th and 16th, but i could be wrong.
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I have always understood it to mean that the 4 days before ovulation, 1 day of ovulation and 1 day post ovulation have been the best for getting pregnant. However as things can influence when you ovulate (stress etc) I have always found the best method was to try every 2 days (if you can manage it!) for the 2 ish weeks after period up until just after ovulation and you cannot really go wrong. I hope this helps.


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One man surrendered Thursday in the beating of a musician in the French Quarter on Jan. 21.
Authorities said a Crimestoppers tip led them to a hotel in the 300 block of O'Keefe Street.
Investigators said they made contact with Terrell Belvin, who surrendered peacefully.
Belvin was taken to the Orleans Parish Jail and booked on a second-degree battery charge.
The victim, Doug Potter, was walking back from work and officials said he was involved in a verbal confrontation with Reeshawn Arnold in the 800 block of Conti Street.
Authorities said Potter was then beaten until he was unconscious by Arnold and Belvin.
Arnold was already in custody on an unrelated charge and was rebooked on a second-degree battery charge.


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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? Thick clouds thwarted the attempted predawn launch of NASA?s space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday, forcing the orbiter?s six-astronaut crew to wait at least one more day before rocketing into orbit.
Despite early predictions of good weather, a thick layer of low-lying clouds crept in over NASA?s Kennedy Space Center here, preventing Endeavour?s planned 4:39 a.m. EST (0939 GMT) launch toward the International Space Station. The astronauts were already strapped inside their seats awaiting liftoff.
?We were just not comfortable with launching the space shuttle tonight so we?re going to go into a 24-hour scrub,? NASA launch director Mike Leinbach radioed Endeavour?s crew. ?Thank you all for the effort you all put in tonight.?
?You gave it a great try tonight. Sometimes you?ve got to just make the call,? Endeavour commander George Zamka replied. ?We understand and we?ll give it another try tomorrow.?
Endeavour is now slated to launch on Monday at 4:14 a.m. EST (0914 GMT, NASA test director Pete Nickolenko said after the launch attempt. There is a 60 percent chance of good weather predicted for Monday, NASA officials added.
The thick cloud layer for Sunday?s launch was hovering at about 3,800 feet above Endeavour?s launch sit. The layer was about 600 feet thick. It was a dynamic situation, with conditions wavering back and forth between acceptable and unacceptable for launch. At one point, Leinbach said he had never seen anything like the observed weather in his entire career as a shuttle launch director.
NASA?s space shuttle flight rules require cloud ceilings no lower than 4,000 feet and no thicker than 500 feet, Nickolenko said.
Endeavour?s six-astronaut crew plans to fly a 13-day mission to deliver a new room and observation deck to the International Space Station.
The mission is the first of NASA?s five final shuttle missions before retiring its aging space shuttle fleet later this year.
Endeavour has just one more chance to lift off (Monday?s opportunity) before NASA would stand down in order to launch the new Solar Dynamics Observatory ? a sun-watching probe ? atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket. That mission is now set to launch Feb. 10 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station near the Kennedy Space Center.
It takes about two days for NASA and the Air Force to turn around the Eastern Range they share for rocket and shuttle launches.
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He did so by purchasing a scan tool that he paid for (out of his own pocket for close to $5000)? That he was willing to share his knowledge with you for a mere $75?
Or is the fact that there are people out there that will tell you that they can plug a part in for next to nothing that have no idea of how those parts function or what can happen if those parts fail to correct your problem?
I have been in the automotive repair business for nearly 20 years and it still amazes me every day that people can go to the doctor and not even blink about the $80 visit to check them out and see what is wrong with them and then go to the pharmacy and spend another $50 to get the medicine to cure them. but when they are asked to do the same thing with thier cars they feel ripped off.
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The public is viewed as a dollar figure. They figure the average person is worth 150 dollars a visit. so they will tell u anything to keep that average up.
Most of the managers and district managers have not a clue on how a car operates SO thats part of the problem and alot of the so called mechanics are butchers.
it is hard to find a good mechanic who is fair and knowledgeable. so in closeing take your car to a repair facility that is reputable. you might pay a little more but youll get better service GAURENTEED. i am also from johnstown but live here in fla. alot of ripoff places here stay away from anyplace that has tire in the name
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Catalysis of a biochemical reaction at physiological temperatures. In biologically catalyzed reactions, the reactants are known as substrates, and the catalysts are naturally occurring macromolecular substances known as enzymes. Enzymes possess specific binding sites for substrates, and are usually composed wholly or largely of protein, but RNA that has catalytic activity (ribozyme) is often also regarded as enzymatic.
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor that attaches some membrane proteins to the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. The phosphatidylinositol group is linked via the C-6 hydroxyl residue of inositol to a carbohydrate chain which is itself linked to the protein via an ethanolamine phosphate group, its amino group forming an amide linkage with the C-terminal carboxyl of the protein. Some GPI anchors have variants on this canonical linkage.


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NEW DELHI: Hiring activity will continue to be robust in the third quarter, particularly in the services and the financial sectors, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Indian employers, the survey adds, are the most optimistic among those in the 41 countries and territories surveyed.
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State police were on scene of a serious accident on Route 9 in Plattsburgh on Tuesday.
The Clinton County coroner was also at the apparent car versus bicycle accident at around 5:30 p.m.
Several police cruisers were seen near Cumberland 12 movie theaters. The entrance to the movie theater was blocked off.
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Oronte Churm is the pen name of John Griswold, who teaches in the MFA program at McNeese State University, proudly nestled in Cajun country on the Louisiana Gulf.
Jesús Ángel García is the author of badbadbad (forthcoming May, New Pulp Press), a "transmedia novel about sex, God, rock 'n' roll and the social web." It will appear in print and ebook formats but will also have a soundtrack and a five-part series of interconnected short films related to its themes. It explores issues of sexual morality, self-destruction and redemption, and intimacy in a culture dominated by electronic communication. This podcast is a mashup of live readings and excerpts from soundtrack and film.
An original mix of literary and neo-noir styles, the narrative "merges the pulpy feel of those old-fashioned gas station novels with something as dark and surreal as a David Lynch film," says Michael Seidlinger, author of The Artist in Question. Kyle Minor calls García "the disinherited love child of Philip Roth and Flannery O'Connor."
A writer, musician and filmmaker based in San Francisco, García has published fiction in Monkeybicycle, 3:AM Magazine, HTML Giant and elsewhere. His nonfiction has appeared in SFWeekly and Electric Literature's The Outlet, where he is a frequent contributor.
If you're at the conference, see García tonight, Thursday, off-site at Live New Words! A Happy Hour Reading, 7-9 pm, Velvet Lounge, 915 U. Street NW, Washington, DC.
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DAMN DIRTY GODS 1: "You're Going to Need a Bigger Stick"
Welcome, one and all to an all-new yet sorta-familiar column! With great event comes great recap, or so said my old Uncle Tom. That's right, Marvel's launching a SIEGE on Asgard and your wallets, and we're here to make sure you know everything that happens, even if you can't pick up EVERY tie-in. Oh, and to make fun of things a little bit, too. We kid because we love. Bring on the heroes, bring on the villains, and bring on those Damn Dirty Gods!
Newsarama Note: If you haven't read Zach Smith's ROAD TO SIEGE yet, you have failed this mission and must start back at the beginning of the game. Or, you know, click the link and check it out.THIS IS A SPOILER COLUMN! DO NOT READ THIS COLUMN IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS GALORE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! SPOILERS AHOY!
Things get cooking early as Dr. Doom arrives pissed. He wants his Namor, and he wants him now. You'd think that they could get in touch with one another with their Super-Villain Team-Up souvenir phones, but NO. Not Namor; he never calls. Of course, Namor's not in the house as he and Emma Frost previously unveiled their double-agent status during the Utopia event. Norman HAS invited Taskmaster to the adult's table, and Doom is not amused with much that Norman's been doing.
The rhetoric gets heavy, and Norman brings on . . . The Guy in the Closet. Taskmaster invokes a classic Bill Murray/Steve Martin routine by repeatedly yelling, "What the Hell is that?" before getting punked by Doom (as revealed in "Avengers: The Initiative"). The boogeyman takes out Doom, who in turn is revealed as a Doombot, one that's loaded with tons of killer robotic insects. Norman's not faring well with them, but the Sentry (who is outside and therefore likely not The Guy in the Closet) shows up and fries them. Norman is, like Fake Doom, not amused.
In his tumult, Norman's ready to invade Asgard. After getting no love from the President, Norman gets some advice from Loki. Loki suggests that they emulate the opening of the recent "Civil War"; that is, create a tragedy and use it to propel the war forward. As the issue ends, Loki smiles knowingly at Norman, who is a)losing his sh*t, and b) standing in front of a picture of a classic Avengers line-up.
Four Z-list villains from The Hood's crew step in to keep Volstaag fighting, blasting him into the middle of Soldier Field. Because Bears fans didn't have it bad enough this season, the villains then all fire at him at once, and Volstaag instinctively disperses the energy with his enchanted blade, causing it to go out into the players and stands, killing the 70,000+ people instantly. Guess next year will be a "re-building year."
With that, they have an inciting incident similar to the Stamford one that kicked off the Civil War, and Norman has his excuse to attack Asgard. Norman goes full steam ahead, telling his assistant (Victoria Hand) to call the president in his stead, and tell him they're invading Asgard. He then assembles his (Dark) Avengers, plus the entire 50-State Initiative, to get ready to take down some gods.
While readying his war plan, he starts with a god of his own, Ares. In some excellent foreshadowing, Ares notes that if Osborn is not on the up-and-up about Asgard, he will "cut [his] head off, armor and all."
The Dark Avengers are shaking in their boots, but Osborn promises to cut them loose if they succeed in taking down Asgard. Ares rallies the troops (all 50 States of them), and we see that Osborn might not be operating quite as above board as we thought. Hand's phone call to the President doesn't go very well, as he tells his cabinet that Osborn is out of control. Perhaps he'll send Bill Clinton into Asgard, though if he comes out with anyone but Enchantress, the world will be surprised.
The floating head of Loki (who should really be a recurring character of his own) does what everyone except Osborn expects, and plays both sides against the middle, rallying Balder, temporary leader of the Norse gods. As Balder states in a cocky manner that no mortal force can threaten them, The Sentry flies through half the city. The movie placard: THE SIEGE OF ASGARD – PHASE ONE is displayed above the Dark Avengers, the non-fliers of which are on modified goblin gliders. They start to tear Asgard apart, and Hogun gives the godly equivalent of a "yo mamma" joke, insulting Ares father.
In nearby Broxton, Oklahoma, a certain Dr. Donald Blake and Maria Hill, formerly of S.H.I.E.L.D., are watching over the currently comatose Tony Stark. Blake, worried about the explosions coming from the floating island of Asgard half a mile away, tells Hill to take Stark and get him to safety, presumably to try to aid in his recovery. She tell him he's "going to need a bigger stick," and he strikes the ground with his cane, transforming into the Mighty Thor.
As Thor flies into battle, the Moonstone-cum-Ms. Marvel nearly craps herself in fear, and he lands then takes out The Sentry in one swing of his hammer Mjolnir. This too, Osborn has planned for, and he and several other energy users hit Thor with the equivalent of a massive nuclear blast. The Iron Patriot pummels Thor while being recorded by a live news team. We see a TV showing this footage, pan out, and Steve Rogers, surprised, angry, wearing his Captain America Uniform, and maybe sliiiightly constipated, watches on, ready to join the fight.
Elsewhere, Ben Urich tries to get himself arrested, but is saved by his pal Will Stern. Stern used to be an anchor, but is now a cameraman. If you ever worked at a TV/radio news station, like I did, then you'll know that an anchor becoming a cameraman is actually less believable than Asgard floating over Oklahoma. The two reporters run into Volstaag, who is walking back to Asgard from Chicago. They pick him (not literally; that would kill them) to get his story as they drive to the Earthly locale of the Realm Eternal. Urich and Stern think that Norman is trying to use the media to his advantage. You think?!


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Today we're participating in a Blog Hop--which means we visit some new blogs. This helps us discover some interesting sites while (hopefully) others discover ours and we all gain more followers.
If you'd like to participate, go here:
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SANFORD, CO, April 23, 2008 - Ducks Unlimited is bringing water back to wetlands that once served endangered species in one of Colorado's most abundant bird areas. The newly restored wetlands on Bureau of Land Management land are part of the habitat-plentiful San Luis Valley that feeds thousands of ducks and almost all of the sandhill cranes that pass over the Rocky Mountains.
"The San Luis Valley is a Colorado natural wonder that provides habitat for four endangered species, including the rare Southwestern Willow Flycatcher," said Greg Kernohan, DU's manager of conservation programs for Colorado. "This restoration work benefits almost 70 species of birds that depend on wetlands."
With funding by BLM, DU created four new water dikes and made major improvements to the property's irrigation channels, installing 16 water control structures. The property is in the floodplain of the Conejos River, near where this river joins the Rio Grande.
The property, near Sanford, CO, was originally purchased by BLM to protect habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. "These water management improvements will benefit ducks, better use our existing water rights, and encourage willow growth for the Flycatcher," said Jill Lucero, BLM biologist.
The San Luis Valley hosts some 18 waterfowl species and more than 50 other species of birds that depend on wetlands. More than 95 percent of the Rocky Mountain population of Greater Sandhill Cranes funnels through the wetland- and grain- rich valley, building fat reserves as they migrate from their wintering sites along the Rio Grande River in New Mexico to breeding grounds in northern Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. Many ducks also nest in the area.
The 300-acre project area is near the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent to the historical "Pike's Stockade" where the explorer Zebulon Pike and his party spent the winter.
With more than a million supporters, Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest and most effective wetland and waterfowl conservation organization with almost 12 million acres conserved. The United States alone has lost more than half of its original wetlands - nature's most productive ecosystem - and continues to lose more than 80,000 wetland acres each year.
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The sun did not shine.
It was to cold to play.
So we sat in the house. On that cold, cold snow day.....
We are in a blizzard today Iwill be staying inside 8-*10 inches geeze!
So what will you all do today.
LOL Ash. I hope his butt isn't sore. Christmas is hard on the tummy.
E&J married 6/24/06
Adeline Marlowe 1/09
Eleanor Pauline 3/13
Soon to be Momma of THREE!!!J (1/2011) & T (3/2013)
Thanking God everyday for choosing ME to be their mommy <3
Mind your own biscuits & life will be gravy.
I have an OB appt at 2:30. Ugh I don't wanna. I have my 3D US tomorrow! Totally leaving work to do it. Lol. Very excited!
!Rainbow Baby BOY due 3/10/2013!
Looks like my Give A Shit button broke.
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DD#1 Emery Brielle 4/29/10
DD#2 Lilliana Harper 3-7-13
So...everyone I've talked to said the roads are horrible. Then I hear my boss in his office talking on the phone to his son about how he's not letting his wife drive in this. Soooo apparently his family is more important than my unborn child. Whatever. I am an angry pregnant woman now,
The board is really slow today.
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Gallery: World Cup - Day 11
Take a look at some of the best photos from the eleventh day of the World Cup, featuring Belgium v Russia, South Korea v Algeria and USA v Portugal.
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Take a look at some of the best photos from the eleventh day of the World Cup, featuring Belgium v Russia, South Korea v Algeria and USA v Portugal.
Day 11 of the World Cup saw Belgium overtake Russia, South Korea fall to Algeria and the USA face off with Portugal
Belgium fans were feeling great at the start of the match at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
And Russia fans were equally as optimistic
The match started out with an even, almost flat pace, as Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and the like kept good control of the ball but did little with it
The Red Devils' supporters looked on at every detail...
While Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld maintained the steady pace against Russia forward Maksim Kanunnikov
Big-haired Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini failed to make much of anything happen on the day...
... despite his having quite a few doppelgangers cheering him on from the stands
Russia star striker Alexander Kokorin lamented over missing a clear header just before the half
And his coach - ex-England manager Fabio Capello - likewise grieved the near chance, one of Russia's only on the day
Elvis was most surely in the building for the start of the second half...
... which saw play continuing at the same lacklustre level as before. Here, Russia defender Vasily Berezutskiy clears the ball away after a drab Belgium attack
The under-performance had not dampened the enthusiasm of a certain dragon man, however
Then, finally, Russia ran out of juice and allowed the 19-year-old Belgium forward Divock Origi to score cleanly on a strike in the top of the net
The goal - which flew past Russia keeper Igor Akinfeeve at 87' - was Origi's first in international competition
Belgium played out the final few minutes and escaped the day with a less-than-impressive 1-0 victory. Despite their underwhelming show, the Red Devils are now guaranteed a place in the knock-out stages
Then on to the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, where Group H foes South Korea and Algeria faced off in front of a rowdy crowd
Which included this... happy... animal?
The Algeria fans were not fazed by the mysterious South Korean mascots afoot
A few days prior, South Korean pop phenom Psy had performed to a massive crowd in Seoul
And that energy carried over quite nicely to Brazil
South Korea midfielder Son Heung-Min helped the match get off to a fast start working against Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra
Algeria defender Carl Medjani showed promise of his side's height to come...
And forward Islam Slimani was first to score at 26' putting Algeria up 1-0
Slimani (L) celebrated creating the early lead
Just two minutes later, Algeria defender Rafik Halliche reached great heights to score on a gorgeous header, despite South Korea keeper Jung Song-ryong's attempt to punch it through
And just like that, Algeria were up 2-0 on the rattled South Korea
To complete the first half scoring spree, Algeria forward Abdelmoumene Djabou took advantage of a total collapse in the South Korea defence to make it 3-0
Algeria fans celebrated what looked to be a total rout heading into the half-time break
The South Korea team were determined to preserve some of their pride in the second, however
And Son Hueng-min delivered on that desire at 50' bringing some life back to South Korea now down 3-1
The fans were back in it as well - although, to be fair, they never really lost much energy or faith
But then, Algeria midfielder Yacine Brahimi extended his side's lead back to three goals at 62'
Up 4-1, it seemed Algeria had hammered down the final nail in South Korea's coffin
Refusing to give up, though, South Korea forward Koo Jae-chol led his spirited side to find the back of the net once again, bringing the score to 4-2 at 72'
But, the score stood and Algeria was able to celebrate their first win at a World Cup since 1982. Party time had begun in the Algerian capital of Algiers
And finally, the marquee match of the day saw the USA take on Portugal, with both teams battling for survival in what many have called the Group of Death
The USA crowd on the day was sizeable and proud...
... with the Portuguese refusing to be out-done
Just as in the USA's previous match against Ghana, a goal came in early, yet this time it came from an opposing player
Portugal forward Nani cracked one past USA keeper Tim Howard at 5' while superstar Cristiano Ronaldo looked on
The goal put Portugal up 1-0 and created an early nightmare for a USA side that seemed skiddish to start
Slowly but surely, though, the USA played their way back into the game, evening out possession and creating numerous chances on goal. Midfielder Graham Zusi contributed to this cause
At 16' USA defender Kyle Beckerman made a messy - and malicious looking - tackle on Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles. Beckerman somehow escaped a booking, while his victim had to leave the pitch after the crude play
USA striker Clint Dempsey continued to ghost around the middle, threading his way through defenders and coming close to scoring more than once
Yet, Portugal refused to rest on their lead, as Nani forced Howard to make a spectacular save just before the half-time break
The Portuguese fans could rest for a few minutes, celebrating their team's 1-0 lead halfway through the competitive, balanced match
The second half began with Ronaldo working to keep hydrated and determined to make more of an impact than he did as a shadow in the first
USA defender Geoff Cameron helped his side keep composure and discipline, still a goal down with the game wearing on
Tens of thousands of fans at Grant Park in Chicago watched on intently
The American fans were rewarded at 64' when midfielder Jermaine Jones scored on a spectacular strike from distance to even the score at 1-1
And eventually, Dempsey produced another magic moment at 81' with a goal off his gut that flew right past Portugal keeper Beto
The USA - remarkably - had pulled ahead 2-1 with less than ten minutes to play
Fans erupted with joy, as it seemed the American squad might just pull off the biggest win in their country's history
Yet, it was not to be. Within the final 20 seconds of extra time, Portugal forward Varela scored past Howard on a gorgeous ball from Ronaldo
With that, the USA and Portugal finished one of the best matches of the tournament so far in a 2-2 draw. Fans of the USA will have to wait out one more match to see whether their side will make it through the group, as almost no one predicted they could


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News 12 First at Five / Monday, Sept. 16, 2013
BLYTHE, Ga. (WRDW) -- More comfortable in the cockpit than in a car, Aiken Air Service Chief Pilot Don Barnes has been flying for 51 years.
"I've had 9 engine failures in my career: single and twin, one engine, two engines, day and night. So, I've experienced engine failures under all conditions," he said.
Saturday afternoon, the pilot of a Christian Eagle II experienced a similar condition.
According to the FAA, the aerobatic plane had complications after taking off from a nearby airstrip sending it crashing into a barn.
"When you fly in and out of an airport, the greater chance of an engine failure is on takeoff because there you're trying to climb out, low altitude," Barnes explained.
No stranger to crash landings himself, Barnes says one thing soars when things start to go south.
"Number one-- training, training, training. If you do have an engine failure, and you're at least 4,000 feet above the surface, you've got at least five minutes before the airplane is going to touch the ground," he said.
That gives the pilot time to think about where to land and how to avoid houses like the one it landed near on Boulinou Rd.
"Most planes touch down around 50-60 mph at most, single engine airplanes, and they won't go very far, so it doesn't take much space to put one down in," Barnes said.
Both the pilot and passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, which according to Barnes is a major success.
"If both pilots are OK and minor injuries, then it sounds like to me, they did an excellent job," he said.
The FAA is handling the investigation. News 12 is waiting to hear if they have classified this as an accident. If so, we should get more information in their preliminary report in about 10 days.


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This handy case is a durable way to protect and carry your bible. Includes a front pocket to place your prayer cards or pamphlets. Case comes in three different sizes to best fit your new or existing bible, and the smallest size will also work to carry your missal. Keep your bible or missal safe while sharing your faith with the embossed cross on the front cover.
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In a world of high-cost technology, kids and adults are finding fun with packs of multiple rubber bands shaped like animals, letters and inanimate objects that look like squiggly lines when wrapped around a wrist.
Wearing rubber bands may seem like a fatuous fad; but after all, their brand names are various adjectives that describe them: Silly, Zany, Goofy and Crazy -and "bandz" is the proper spelling. Whether someone is young or just young at heart, people are brightening up their wrists with these colorful bandz that bounce back into shapes as soon as they're no longer stretched.
"Silly Bandz are not just a really fun hobby, they have become a necessary fashion accessory," said Sherry Hammer, owner of Hopscotch in downtown Elkins.
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SUPER SILLY — Hopscotch employee Crystal Curtis, left, rings out the Silly Bandz purchase of Garrett Isner, center, and Peyton Isner, right. The boys like the colorful rubber bands because many of their friends have them. They plan to trade shapes with others during the summer months.
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SERIOUS COLLECTORS — Alyssa Fletcher, left, decides which pack of Silly Bandz she plans to take home from Hopscotch in Elkins. Fletcher said she owns 114 of the rubber bandz.
Devan Fletcher found his new favorite shapes among the rows of band packs. With the Armed Forces shaped bandz, Devan Fletcher said his collection will grow to 136.
Hammer explained that before summer break, children would stop at her shop nearly everyday after school to buy packs featuring the newest shapes. The various packs of bands cater to different personalities and interests by offering shapes that are categorized as princess, fantasy, alphabet, sea creatures, dinosaurs, pets, sports, the wild west and many more.
Now that school's out for summer, kids have all day to look through the hundreds of shapely rubber band packs at Hopscotch.
Earlier this week at Hopscotch, Alyssa Fletcher, who said she owns 114, had both wrists covered with the bandz as she searched Hopscotch's racks for a packet of shapes she didn't already own.
"They look really cool," Fletcher said. "I like how they can go into shapes."
Fletcher added that she also likes to wear the bandz in her hair and looked at the rubber necklaces, which could hold the bandz and allow them to keep their shape.
Devan Fletcher found his new favorite pack while he was looking on Thursday. He said that after he made his purchase of a 24-pack of Armed Forces shapes, he would have 136 of the bandz in his collection.
"All my friends have them," he said.
While adding to their collection, Garrett and Peyton Isner explained they also are fans of the bandz because so many of their friends have them and they like the different shapes. Garrett Isner's favorite pack is the Rainforest, while Peyton Isner prefers the Western shapes.
The Isner boys will spend their summer wearing the bandz and trading with friends and relatives.
The Silly Bandz company says the bandz are popular for ages 3 to 22; but throughout Elkins, adults can be spotted wearing the bandz, too.
"Everyone wants in on the fun," Hammer says.
West Virginia Wesleyan student Brooke Lanham began sporting Silly Bandz a few weeks ago when she found out what they were. Now she wears a blue dolphin band around her wrist.
"I like them because there are colorful and I'll admit they are pretty cool," Lanham said. "Just about all of my friends wear them. I think Silly Bandz are more popular with adults than children to be honest."
New shapes are "constantly" coming out and packs of 24 cost $4.95 each at Hopscotch. Hammer calls the price "affordable for everyone."
Teachers, doctors and others who work with children are buying them to wear or hand out as rewards, according to Hammer.
"Parents especially love this as a reward for good behavior," she added.


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"No I have not" I replied somewhat embarrassed that I had not even heard about the book, as my friend insisted "Oh you must read it."
When I returned home there was a UPS package on my doorstep. One of the three books in the box was Sadia Shepherd's 'The Girl from Foreign' along with 'Blood River' by Tim Butcher, an account of the horrendous situation in the Congo and 'Broken Reed' a posthumously published novel about the Partition by Sophia Mustafa.
I knew Shepherd's book was where I had to begin. Once started it was difficult to put it down, though life's necessities constantly interrupted. Almost four hundred pages, every section is a delightful treat.
Part travelogue, part memoir as its cover blurb informs us, what drew me instantly to 'The Girl from Foreign' was that Shepherd had journeyed into the same Western mountainous coast that had recently played a role in my own passage of self-discovery. While I checked out the Maratha forts I had been reading about for decades, trying to understand the history of my people whose native place it was, Shepherd had gone there hunting for the whereabouts of her people who had come thousands of miles across the seas and found refuge in its hilly terrain. My heritage was deeply rooted there, Shepherd's had dug deeply to create roots there.
It was her maternal grandmother, her beloved Nana, who was the product of the diversities of languages, religions the peculiarly provincial origins that are so integral to the South Asian identity. In Nana's case much had gotten lost in a post-partition life that she had been compelled to carve out in a land that was 'foreign' to her. Yet she had been able to pass on the essential nucleus of her roots to her granddaughter.
Nana's immersion into a completely alien world is something many of us can relate to, those of us who have moved from one land to another, from one dominant religious-cultural mix to a minority one. But few of us are able to communicate it as meaningfully as Nana has done with the author.
An untraditional liaison, exceptional choices had been made by this seemingly conventional, gentle woman yet she had retained her core. A major part of Nana's life was a mystery, a secret, private hidings that she had dared to entrust to her granddaughter only in indirect ways, such as giving her the key to the cupboard that had been locked behind in Pakistan, snippets of songs and stories that she had taught her American born grandchild, a ritualistic dish or two that Shepherd could immediately relate to thousands of miles away.
Nana told her "...many times, that recipes just don't make food but teach you patience and care." This child molded by diverse religions, nationalities, languages connects with them, much to her own surprise at times.
Nana was a complex woman, mindful of her Jewish lineage but she had also unconditionally accepted the Islamic religion and way of life of the man she had fallen in love with and for whom she had given up her own family as well as her faith and much more. All this made an indelible mark on Shepherd who like her grandparent is a person of multiple conflicting influences.
It is this multi-layered flow not only of her grandmother's heredity but also her own inheritance that Shepherd had come to get a deeper understanding of when she embarked on her journey eastwards. She was fascinated by Nana's Jewish ancestry that had melted into the overpowering culture of the Indian sub-continent, a force strong enough to pull Shepherd across the seas, the Fulbright fellowship only a practical vehicle through which to access it.
It is an intriguing narrative, all told with ease by this skilful writer. The smooth transitions are totally absorbing as we move facilely from one setting to another, from the city to the hamlets along the Arabian sea, from the cosmopolitan Mumbai to the Islamic ambience of the Karachi household to which Sadia must adapt as she explains why and what had taken her to India rather than spend more time with her immediate family in the Pakistani metropolis.
We go back and forth from India to Pakistan, Mumbai to Boston, Maharashtra to the rugged Punjab, blending into the Jewish, Muslim and occasionally even the Christian threads that bind the writer. The various strands don't tie the reader down but weave seamlessly into a mosaic that brings Nana's people vividly to life.
It is a story of the trans-national identity creation, the complicated psychological process that can be so confusing and conflict-ridden, something that is part of so many of us who have come from one place, live in another setting and have our anchors laid down in many emotional homes.
Shepherd catches the delicate possibilities that must be left unspoken in the oriental cultures, sensitively reflected when she writes about how her relationship with the young man Rekhev develops. He befriends her from the time she runs into him on the premises of the Film Institute in Pune, introducing Sadia to the delicate nuances of life in a dominantly Marathi setting where this boy from Jammu is himself an outsider.
"I don't know how to summarize what I have been experiencing in Bombay. I don't know the words to explain how I spend my time, the work that I am doing, how strangely exhausting it is. I don't know how to explain my friendship with Rekhev or what it means. This is the first time I encounter the split-in-two feeling of dividing a life between multiple places" Shepherd writes towards the end of her memoir.
Rekhev is "a non-traveler" this young man insists as he offers to accompany Sadia into the hinterland a somewhat unconventional act for two single persons of opposite gender roaming together even in the modern day India. As he watches over her, admires her, is attracted by her yet he categorically refuses to 'become a chapter' in her book.
Shepherd may be the international observer, the one who has seen a lot of the outside world but it is people like Rekhev along with the villagers on the Kokan coast, the fragmented Jewish communities in Maharashtra, the residents around Alibagh to Mumbai aspiring to go to Israel, sometimes disillusioned by the dream it offers sometimes continuing to dream on are the ones who teach her. It is in this group of people away from modern communication channels, where they have hung on to traditions that they brought with them thousands of years ago but are versatile enough to adapt to today's world that she finds her worldview broaden.
Shepherd explains to them how mixed and varied her background is, one that is not conflicted and nor tearing her asunder because she can be Christian, Jewish, Muslim all at the same time. Their seeming simplicity of worldview can grasp what she is saying because they have lived it even if they have not intellectually conceptualized it. She does not have to choose one, she tells a rather skeptical relative from the Bene Israeli though she admits to doubts within herself. It's not an easy acceptance but neither does it seem that she is compromising herself.
The other reason why the book appealed to me is that the writer is about the same age as my own daughter, also an ABCD, like Shepherd someone who has chosen an untraditional profession. This maternal connection brought out certain protectiveness along with a more hyper-critical eye. Once I realized what was happening I took a distancing breath and went back to the pages with a renewed sense of curiosity. And I was not disappointed.
To see how comfortable Shepherd seemed in whatever skin she was wearing, whether as a visiting niece in a traditional Karachi extended family, or with Daniel and Leah as she relates to this young couple's dreams about their married life, how they may or may not adjust in Israel or when she allows the recently married Bengali Sangeeta herself a transplant on the western coast, waiting for her sailor husband as she shows off her Dubai bought video camera. When this relative stranger decides to adorn Sadia with the flashy fineries to fit into the festive mood, this girl from 'foreign', who had come to find her place amongst the Bene people celebrating a traditional Jewish festival fits right in.
The customs these centuries-old immigrants, 'foreigners' practice may be an oddity in the rural coast of Maharashtra, yet it is here Nana's people had been painted into the landscape, and like them Shepherd too finds a spot in the complex panorama.
At times the language limitations both on Sadia's part and those who are trying to translate ideas and meanings for her create barriers, especially for a reader new to the cultural nuances of the area. But then if Shepherd had paused to unravel these strings it might not have given the narrative the natural speed that makes it flow, not fast and turbulently but leisurely and emotionally engaging.
Certainly a book I recommend, my underlined copy is already earmarked to be passed on to my ABCD daughter.
Book Description: Sadia Shepard grew up in a joyful, chaotic home just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, where cultures intertwined, her father a white Protestant from Colorado and her mother a Muslim from Pakistan. Her childhood was spent in a house full of stories and storytellers, where the customs and religions of both of her parents were celebrated and cherished with equal enthusiasm. But Sadia's cultural legacy grew more complex when she discovered that there was one story she had never been told. Her beloved maternal grandmother was not a Muslim like the rest of her Pakistani family, but in fact had begun her life as Rachel Jacobs, a descendant of the Bene Israel, a tiny Jewish community whose members believe that they are one of the lost tribes of Israel, shipwrecked in India two thousand years ago. This new knowledge complicated Sadia's cultural inheritance even further, intimately linking her to the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and to the customs of India, the United States, and Pakistan.
At her grandmother's deathbed, Sadia makes a promise to begin the process of filling in the missing pieces of her family's fractured mosaic. With the help of a Fulbright Scholarship and armed with a suitcase of camera equipment, she arrives in Bombay, where she finds herself struggling to document a community in transition. Her search to connect with the Bene Israel community and understand its unique traditions brings her into contact with a cast of remarkable characters, tests her sense of self, and forces her to examine what it means to lose and seek one's place, one's homelands, and one's history. In the process, she unearths long-lost family secrets, confronts her fears of failure, and finds love in places that surprise her.
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Hershele – heheh the difference being that these morons haven't picked a place where grieving people are at their most vulnerable – the funeral of a loved one – but a site dedicated to mocking them. Target audience fail!
Or, to take the predestination thing literally for a moment, nobody here would want to spend eternity with those losers anyway. Five minutes IRL would be five minutes too long.
Argenti – for some reason your mention of your magic talisman fish coming after the weapons conversation reminded me of that Far Side cartoon where professor thingy was caught by the overnight success of his attempts to cross pirahna with flying fish …
Pecunium – "I'll wager I am too (and for a liberal I have an odd collection of things what go, "boom!",)."
Yes, but do you have a collection of things that go bump in the night?😉
Thanks Marie.What gets me the most of that irritating guy is that I know the group and play Magic:The Gathering with them and they never say that kind of stuff. I asked our mutual friend about it and he says he never hears it. The friend was actually surprised!
And that is what bothers me the most. This guy only does it to the lone female when no one is around. But she is kicking him out of the group sooner than later. She and I are making plans to create a character for me in her Pathfinder campaign. My character is going to kill off this guy's warrior. She claimed it was a great* way to be rid of him.
*great being subjective of course. I know it isn't kosher, but I have witnessed it in other groups when they needed one person gone.
@Mine fujiko
Well, good luck with your thingie
Whoa, hey, sudden Arlo Guthrie references!
My They Might Be Giants Pandora channel often serves me up all 20 minutes of the Alice's Restaurant epic, and I never skip past it.
Pecunium – eek!
We have things that go bump in the night. They're called Fribbie and Mads.
"they were playing Alice's Restaurant Massacree."
In four part harmony? Cuz if you want to end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud (it bothers me how fitting it still is)
Hooboy….are these MRA weirdos from Bizarroworld or WHAT?
Fedders may as well say Black People invent Slavery to enslave Whites & now oft for Affirmative Action because White Unionists abolished Slavery. Yeah as if NO free black or ex-slaves NEVER fought to free their compatriots, along self-serving Unionists who merely want to 'restore the Union;' as long as both are against were against pro-slavery Confederate.
After all, you know, Upper-Class Straight Heterosexual Christian Cisgendered Able-Bodied Anglo-Saxon White Males granted those ungrateful 'other' groups their rights after the thanksless task of taking up the White Man's Burden to elevate them. (Bitter Sarcasm here!)


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An abrupt end to the mercurial anchorĺs short, unhappy stint at Current TV. Fri., March 30, 2012.
By Rem Rieder Rem Rieder (firstname.lastname@example.com) is AJR's editor and senior vice president.
Keith Olbermann is out at Current TV.
It was only a year ago that Current TV hired Olbermann to give some prominence and currency to the nearly invisible liberal-leaning cable channel. Now he's gone.
It's the same old story with Olbermann. He's a supremely intelligent and gifted broadcaster. He's also a train wreck. It might happen quickly or over time, but things never end well.
It was clear in January that the endgame was underway, with evidence that Olbermann, as always, was having trouble with his bosses. Even though he was part of management as chief news officer, with a five-year, $50 million contract and a piece of the company, Olbermann wasn't happy. He was enraged by Current TV's technical glitches and by a management change. And so he refused to participate in the network's coverage of the Iowa caucuses and engaged in a public spat about why.
After that, it was just a matter of time.
Olbermann at his best is a major star, as he was during his groundbreaking partnership with Dan Patrick on ESPN, and as he was, for awhile anyway, hosting "Countdown" on MSNBC. With his barbed left-wing commentary, with his distinctive amalgam of passion and whimsy, he singlehandedly gave an identity and a major ratings boost to a long-struggling network that desperately needed both.
But then that blew up as well.
All the talent in the world can't compensate for Olbermann's imperious, my-way-or-the-highway approach, an approach that now borders on clichÚ. But it's Olbermann who ends up taking the highway. He is in danger of becoming the Terrell Owens of television.
There will be no signoff for Olbermann. Starting at 9 p.m. tonight, his 8 p.m. timeslot will be filled by "Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer." Yep, that Eliot Spitzer, the scandal-scarred former New York governor who had a brief, unsuccessful run as a political talk show host on CNN.
In an open letter to its viewers on the network's Web site, founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt wrote:
"We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before.
"Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it."
As good as Olbermann can be, it's hard to envision a long line of suitors wooing him for his next act.


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The parents of a man who was struck and killed by a Dallas County sheriff's deputy in 2008 are going to trial to make their case against the county.
Richard Madrigal was killed when Deputy John Ludwigs struck him with his patrol car while responding to a call. His parents, Melquiades and Eva Madrigal, sued the county several months later in a lawsuit claiming negligence.
The case is scheduled for trial no later than March 1.
Ludwigs was responding to a disturbance call in unincorporated Dallas County at the time of the collision but did not have his emergency lights on. He was speeding up as he drove onto the southbound ramp of Interstate 45.
Ludwigs said he saw Madrigal running across the ramp. He said Madrigal looked straight at him as he braked and kept going.
The lawsuit said Ludwigs drove on the left shoulder and struck Madrigal, causing his "gruesome death." The wrongful death suit is seeking damages for Madrigal's pain and suffering, disfigurement, impairment, medical bills, as well as funeral and burial expenses.
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Electricity consumption in Brazil has grown strongly since 2000. Per capita consumption is 2235 kWh/yr. Nuclear energy provides four percent of the country's electricity - about 13 billion kWh per year.
In 1970 the government decided to seek bids for an initial nuclear plant. The turnkey contract for Angra-1 was awarded to Westinghouse, and construction started in 1971 at a coastal site between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Angra-1 suffered continuing problems with its steam supply system and was shut down for some time during its first few years. Its lifetime load factor over the first 15 years was only 25%, but since 1999 it has been much better. Angra-2 has performed well.
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B.2.1 Fission Reactor
B.2.1 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
B.3 New & Upcoming Nuclear Technologies
B.4 Components & Parts of a Nuclear Power Plant
B.5 Analyzing the Fuel Cycle
B.6 Managing the Radioactive Waste
C. Profiling the Nuclear Power Industry
C.1 Industry Overview
C.2 Uranium Market
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D. Analyzing the Economics of Nuclear Power
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Description: There are a lot of games, manga, and anime out there, right? And they all have good-looking guys in them...right?
So why is it that the same ones are written about over and over again? There are so many bishies out there that are underappricated, folks! And I think they deserve a chance in the spotlight.
So my challenge is this: write a chaptered fic, a one-shot, a ficlet, or a drabble [collections are welcome too!] about one of those underappreciated guys! Some examples include Genesis and Angeal [Crisis Core], Zexion, Demyx, and Marluxia [Kingdom Hearts], Sven and Creed [Black Cat], or even Shamal and Ryohei [Katekyo Hitman Reborn!]. And it's most definetely not limited to that!
There's only two rules. You can breathe now.
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2. No yaoi or yuri.
And that's it. Have fun and don't forget to label your story as a response to this challenge! ^_^
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Augusta,Ga (WRDW)----A local non-profit is asking for a share of profits from a recent gun auction by the Richmond County Sheriff's office.
Hundred of guns were auctioned off last month and are heading to Austin, Texas. The group Future Successors is asking commissioners for 10 percent of the proceeds, since they helped donate dozens of guns.
1,400 hundred hunting rifles, vintage handguns and pistols were recently auctioned off by the Richmond County Sheriff's office.
You couldn't buy just one and dozens of gun dealers bid on the whole collection.
The highest bid, totaling more than $300,000 came from company in Texas.
We're told the money goes straight into county coffers, but now one non-profit wants a piece of the pie.
"We collected sixty two guns," said Future Successors Director Niki Watson.
Watson is the director of future successors, a group that teaches kids about life skills during the summer. She's asking commissioners for 10% of the money received for the guns which comes to $30,000.
"We came here asking for proceeds from a local gun auction that was developed here last month. We supplied guns and we want some money to come to our organization," said Watson.
She says the money could be used to expand the program to six weeks, as well as add gun control safety to the course.
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The Alliance was founded October 17, 2003 at the First Organizational Meeting, an inaugural meeting held at the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific in Manila, Philippines. The participants of the inaugural meeting were cities, national coordinators, NGOs, and academic institutions engaged in the Healthy Cities program worldwide.
On October 12-14, 2004, the Alliance held its Inaugural General Assembly and Conference in Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia. City mayors, governors, city officers, public health and urban planning professionals, NGOs, academic institutions, and national and international leaders gathered to celebrate the inauguration of the Alliance for Healthy Cities.
On October 28-30, 2006, the Second General Assembly and Conference was held in Suzhou, China. The main theme of the conference was "Healthy Cities in the Globalizing World".
On October 23-26, 2008, the Third Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities was held in Ichikawa, Japan. The main theme of this conference was "Health Security in the City: Healthy Cities activities building a better future".
On October 26-29, 2010, the Fourth Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities was held in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. The main them of this conference was "Ubiquitous Healthy City".
On October 24-27, 2012, the Fifth Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities will be held in Brisbane, Australia. The main theme of this conference is "Healthy Urbanisation - Healthy People".
The Alliance accepts membership applications from cities, municipalities, NGOs, universities, national agencies, private sectors, and others. More cities and organizations in various parts of the world are now joining.
Chaired by Ichikawa, Japan
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (12-14 October 2004)
The City of Suzhou, China (28-30 October 2006)
Ichikawa City, Japan (23-26 October 2008)
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (26-29 October 2010)


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Events for August 2016
Blue Jays v. Indians
When: From 04/02/2013 to 04/04/2013
Cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays in the season opener series against the Cleveland Indians. There is no better way to kick off baseball season than at Rogers Centre. Reserve a Deluxe Guest Room at Trump Hotel Toronto for convenient access to the stadium.