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One of the more unglamorous, but vital, sections of the government are the Law Officers. The Attorney General and Solicitor General are politicians and members of the Cabinet who act as the government's lawyers. They act for the government in court and provide legal advice.
Not surprisingly, such an institution is having quite a time of it trying to interpret the law in the digital and social media age. Issues like contempt of court come up regularly, as we saw this week with Peaches Geldof.Today Attorney General and Conservative MP Dominic Grieve has announced that contempt of court advisories will be published online for the first time, to try and help people understand what may or may not be contempt of court, and how to avoid getting on the wrong side of the law on social media. In a press release posted online, the Attorney General's Office announced:
Advisory notes from the Attorney General will be published on the gov.uk website and twitter from today to help prevent social media users from committing a contempt of court, Dominic Grieve QC MP has announced.
Previously these advisories were only issued to the media on a not-for-publication basis, but this clearly needed to change given that everyone can now publish and comment in public.
As well as Grieve doing the tv interview rounds, the Attorney General's office used Twitter to get their message out, showing at least they know they need to communicate directly where the issue is arising.
The tweets provide a rather fascinating incite into the current media environment. A later tweet from the AGO points out that when contempt of laws were passed in 1981 there were only three TV channels and a huge daily newspaper readership. It was easy to control and monitor the flow of information, and the limited number of broadcasters and publishers knew what the rules were. Not surprisingly, as more and more people get the ability to become publishers and broadcasters, the risk of people knowingly or unknowingly breaking the law also grows exponentially.
The case of Peaches Geldof last week was hardly the only high-profile legal issue on social media in recent times. Ryan Giggs' super-injunction was rendered worthless when thousands of people tweeted his name, and the former Conservative Chairman Lord McAlpine sued tweeters who had wrongly named him in relation to a Newsnight story about child abuse. The Speaker's wife Sally Bercow and actor Alan Davies both ended up paying serious libel damages as a result of the case.
The legal system is one of the institutions that seems to be finding it particularly difficult to keep up the new digital landscape on which we operate, but by changing the way advice is issued, the Attorney General and his office are leading from the front in bringing justice into line with the age of mass publishing. Unless we want our Facebook, Twitter and blog posts to lead to a hefty fine, we'd all be wise to keep an eye out for those advisory tweets.


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Wednesday, 23 June 2010
The preperation for these things start weeks before, but I still managed to find myself manically ironing outfits Saturday morning before we loaded everything into the car and set off for the Business Design Centre in Islington.
I remember going to the New Designers exhibition just after I had finished art college and being in total awe that my contemporaries were showing in this incredible space in London. So I most admit that as we drove into the loading bay I got a shiver of excitment that here I was finally about to exhibit my own work :)
Russ and I transformed the stand from this
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Those 9 cut out Belle's took ages to make but were well commented on throughout the show so I am glad I did it, I almost gave up at number 6!
We had an amazing spot, right by the entrance & were surrounded by beautiful stands, I was VERY excited when I saw one stand down from us was Mae all the way from Australia. Her re-usable wall stickers are even prettier in real life & now I just need to work out where I am going to put mine.
Peta (from Mae) and I felt very rock & roll when we were 2 of the last remaining drinkers on the first nights drink party (hhmmmm we left the bar at 8.20! maybe not that rock & roll) Directly next to us was Helen Gordon I couldn't resist buying one of her gorgeous bags and aprons after the show, they are very sweet indeed.
Another exciting thing that happened at the weekend was Belle & Boo were featured in a Telegraph artical called 'Best of Britian's sellers on Etsy' we were featured after Rob Ryan, it doesn't get much better than that does it!
Ok, now I have to focus and get ready for We make London this Saturday, it's going to be amazing it is sponsered by Etsy and there are some incredible people exhibiting. Please come, please, please I will be all by myself this time & I do like to chat!
There will be special Belle & Boo 'We Make London' offers so come along and find out what they are, they are going to be yummy.
PS. The Bristol ladies are doing a photo shoot of the new Autumn & Winter clothes this Friday, so we will be able to show them to you very soon. If you can't wait have a squint at the cut out Belle's she is doing a great job of modeling them. Also if you want to have a sneaky peek of whats coming next year click here.
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The stand looks fantastic Mandy. I saw you ( well not you but the article !) in the telegraph, it seems as though everytime I open a paper of magazine at at the moment you are mentioned ! It must feel great !ReplyDelete
Amazing job on your stand! The cut-outs are adorable, totally worth the time and effort it must have taken. Sounds like things are positively blooming for Belle & Boo!ReplyDelete
The stand looks gorgeous Mandy, I'm glad to see that you're getting good use out of the day bed.ReplyDelete
The cut outs look super cute, well worth the hassle!
Your booth looks just gorgeous! Congratulations!ReplyDelete
The cut-outs are fantastic! I hope we paper doll lovers will get the chance to add those new clothes to our Belle wardrobes at some point. The real thing must be magic.ReplyDelete
ohhh that is so awesome mandy!!!!ReplyDelete
the cut out boos do make the stall look AMAZING!!!
as for being next to Peta, from mae, how very cool!
I love her stuff, but not as much as i love belle and boo!
oops idiotic me.. the cut out BELLES der!!!ReplyDelete
Hi Mandy, what marvellous news, all of it! Your stand looked beautiful, it has given me some ideas for our trade fair next month! I'm glad you caught up with lovely Peta, I'm a huge fan of her work and she always has a beautifully designed stand too.ReplyDelete
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an amazing post! so exciting and full of fabulous future plans. love the clothes. and i must thank you for mae! didn't know the shop before but now i have to get something, all gorgeous. xxxReplyDelete
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I am so excited for you and all the wonderful press you are receiving! You deserve every bit of it Mandy! I just hung up your free download in my little girls nursery the it's one of my favorites of the room. Will send you pics when the nursery is done. Good luck this weekend, wish I lived in London I'd stop by to meet you.ReplyDelete
Hello!! Bec and Em from Mae here... Just wanted to say a huuuuge thank you for the gifts, we love them!! We are big fans of your work, have been for years. Your stand looked wonderful by the way xoReplyDelete
aaaaaww!!! your stuff is REALLY cute!!! i wanna buy it for my niece!!!! :DReplyDelete


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Birth Defects Epidemiology & SurveillanceMail Code 1964P.O. Box 149347Austin, TX 78714-9347
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Cardiac defects are the most common type of birth defect. An infant with a cardiac defect is more likely to die from this type defect than other types of defects (Forrester 2002). An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a defect or hole in the septum between the two atria of the heart. ASDs are typically divided into several categories depending on the part of the atrial septum where the defect occurs:
In one investigation, ASDs of known type consisted of 77% secundum, 20% primum, and 2% sinus venous (Ferencz 1997). Occasionally the available medical records will not mention the location of the ASD. Sometimes a secundum ASD cannot be distinguished from a large patent foramen ovale (PFO) and the diagnosis of "PFO versus secundum ASD" is reported. PFO is not considered an ASD for most analyses. ASD accounts for 3%-22% of reported congenital heart defects (Becker 2001, Botto 2001a, Borgmann 1999, Samanek 1999, Jaiyesimi 1993, Kidd 1993, Pradat 1992, Fixler 1990, Tikkanen 1991a, Tikkanen 1990, Stoll 1989, Grabitz 1988, Ferencz 1985).
While atrial septal defect can occur independently, approximately 25%-40% of ASD cases have other cardiac and non-cardiac birth defects (Ferencz 1997, Stoll 1993, Pradat 1992, Castilla 1990). Chromosomal abnormalities have been reported for 6%-14% of secundum ASD cases (Ferencz 1997, Stoll 1989). ASD occurs with trisomy 21, accounting for 7%-26% of the congenital heart defects observed among trisomy 21 cases (Boldt 2002, Freeman 1998, Kallen 1996). ASD is also found with trisomy 18, trisomy 13, Holt-Oram syndrome, VACTERL association, and fetal alcohol syndrome (Goldmuntz 2001, Tennstedt 1999, Torfs 1998, Ferencz 1997). ASD is connected with the 22q11 deletion that is linked to DiGeorge syndrome, velo-cardio-facial syndrome, and several other syndromes (Borgmann 1999). One investigation reported 20% of cases with ASD that did not have other chromosomal abnormalities had 22q11 deletion (Trost 1999). Other studies observed ASD among 1%-2% of patients with 22q11 (Marino 2001, Ryan 1997).
ASD can be detected prenatally through ultrasound or fetal echocardiography, although the accuracy of diagnosis may not be high and may depend on the type of specialist performing the examination (Boldt 2002, Berghella 2001, Meyer-Wittkopf 2001). Part of the problem with diagnosing ASD prenatally is the difficulty in distinguishing between PFO and ASD. Prenatal diagnosis rates have been reported to be between 0%-8% (Stoll 2002, Garne 2001, Stoll 1998, Montana 1996, Papp 1995, Stoll 1993). One investigation reported the prenatal diagnosis rate of ASD to increase over time (Stoll 2002).
Although ASD may be prenatally diagnosed, the elective termination rate for the defect is low, with studies reported rates of 0%-0.8% (Boldt 2002, Wren 2000, Papp 1995, Stoll 1993). Most ASD cases result in live birth, with only 8 -10% being identified among fetal deaths (Forrester 2002, Botto 2001a, Garne 2001). The first-year survival rate for ASD is 93%-94% (Samanek 1999, Ferencz 1997). One investigation reported a decline in the infant mortality rate due to atrial and ventricular septal defects combined during 1985-1997 (Lee 2001).
Studies of risk of ASD by race/ethnicity have been inconsistent (Table 2). While several studies observed no difference in ASD risk between whites and African-Americans (Correa-Villansenor 1991, Chavez 1988), other studies found higher ASD rates among African-Americans or nonwhites (Botto 2001a, Ferencz 1997, Fixler 1993). One study found significantly lower rates of atrial septal defects among whites than any other group (Forrester 2002). One investigation reported ASD rates to be lowest among Hispanics and highest among Native Americans (Chavez 1988).
ASD rates have increased over the last several decades (Botto 2001a, Ferencz 1997), although this may be due to the increased use of echocardiography (Forrester 2002). The increased use of echocardiography results in the discovery of small defects that may not have been diagnosed previously. Reports of the seasonal variation of ASD risk have been mixed. Several studies reported seasonal variation of secundum ASD rates (Ferencz 1997, Bound 1989) while other investigations reported no significant seasonal variation for ASD (Tikkanen 1991b, Tikkanen 1990, Samanek 1991a).
Secundum ASD has been reported to be more frequent in urban areas (Ferencz 1997). A study in Czechoslovakia reported regional differences in rates of ASD (Samanek 1991b).
Secundum ASD is less common among males (Lary 2001, Ferencz 1997, Sampayo 1994), or ASD shows no association with infant sex (Samanek 1994, Rothman 1976).
One investigation described risk of secundum ASD to be increased with three or more previous pregnancies (Ferencz 1997) while another investigation reported increased risk of ASD among firstborn infants (Rothman 1976).
Various studies have noted increased risk of ASD among twins (Mastroiacovo 1999, Ferencz 1997, Layde 1980).
Secundum ASD risk increases with lower gestational age (Ferencz 1997). ASD is also associated with low birth weight (Ferencz 1997), macrosomia (Waller 2001), and small for gestational age (intrauterine growth retardation) (Ferencz 1997, Rosenthal 1991, Khoury 1988).
One investigation reported increased risk of ASD among the offspring born to first cousins (Becker 2001).
Several studies reported no association between ASD risk and maternal age (Baird 1991, Tikkanen 1992a, Tikkanen 1990) while another investigation observed increased secundum ASD risk with maternal age of 30 years or more (Ferencz 1997). Another study concluded that there was a significant increased risk of atrial septal defect with advanced maternal age, even when cases with chromosomal abnormalities were excluded (Forrester 2002). Secundum ASD is not associated with paternal age (Ferencz 1997, Tikkanen 1992a).
One investigation noted increased risk of secundum ASD with lower maternal education but no association between the secundum ASD and annual household income or paternal education (Ferencz 1997). A second study indicated that there was a higher risk for all non-chromosomal defects among individuals with low socioeconomic status (Vrijheid 2000).
One study that examined the relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy weight and ASD risk noted higher ASD risk with maternal overweight condition, although the association was not statistically significant (Watkins 2001). More recent studies have indicated that there is a significant risk for congenital anomalies, including atrial septal defects, in the offspring of women who are clinically obese (Watkins 2003). A second, similar study indicated that obese non-diabetic African-American women were more significantly more likely to have babies with cardiac defects (Mikhail 2002).
Several studies have reported an association between ASD and maternal diabetes (Loffredo 2001a, Ferencz 1997) while a third study did not (Becerra 1990). ASD has been reported among the offspring of mothers with phenylketonuria (Levy 2001).
There is no association between ASD and influenza (Ferencz 1997), hypothyroidism (Khoury 1989), or hyperthyroidism (Khoury 1989). Increased risk of secundum ASD has been observed with maternal urinary tract infection (Ferencz 1997).
Investigations of the relationship between ASD risk and maternal hyperthermia have produced mixed results. One investigation observed no association of ASD with febrile illness or flu-associated fever (Botto 2001b) while a second study reported no association of ASD with workplace temperature, sauna bathing, or upper respiratory infection but increased risk of ASD with fever (Tikkanen 1991b).
One study reported increased risk of secundum ASD with maternal corticosteroid use (Ferencz 1997). ASD does not appear to be associated with maternal use of ampicillin (Czeizel 2001), misoprostol (Orioli 2000), or acetylsalicylic acid (Tikkanen 1992a, Tikkanen 1991b). Other drugs known to cause cardiac defects including atrial septal defect include: busulfan, lithium, reinoids, thalidomide, and trimetadione, as well as insulin, antihypertensives, erythromycin, naproxen, anticonvulsants, nitrifurantoin, clomipramine, and budesonide in nasal preparations (Mone 2004).
Maternal multivitamin use does not affect ASD risk (Botto 2000). However, an investigation reported increased risk of ASD with maternal fever and no multivitamin use; however, risk was reduced with multivitamin use (Botto 2002)
Maternal coffee consumption did not influence ASD risk (Tikkanen 1992a, Tikkanen 1991a), nor does maternal consumption of tea, cocoa, and cola (Tikkanen 1992a).
While several studies reported no association between maternal alcohol use and ASD risk (Ferencz 1997, Tikkanen 1990), another investigation observed increased risk of ASD with maternal alcohol use (Tikkanen 1992a). Atrial septal defects are sometimes associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) (Mone 2004).
One study reported increased risk of ASD with maternal smoking (Kallen 1999) while other investigations found no such association (Ferencz 1997, Tikkanen 1992a, Tikkanen 1991a).
ASD does not appear related to maternal exposure to pesticides (Loffredo 2001b), dyes, lacquers, paints, wood preservatives, plastic raw materials, glues, microwave ovens, video display terminals, anesthetic gases, textile dusts at work (Tikkanen 1991a) or organic solvents at work (Tikkanen 1992b). However, a more recent study indicated that exposure to organic solvents does increase the likelihood of a cardiac defect (Mone 2004).
A study that examined the relationship between proximity of various industries to place of residence found no association between the industries and ASD (Castilla 2000). ASD is not associated with ionizing radiation occupational exposure (Ferencz 1997), carbon monoxide or ozone air pollution exposure (Ritz 2002), or chlorination and natural organic matter in the water supply (Hwang 2002). A recent review article reported increased risk of ASD with paternal occupation of forestry and logging worker, fire fighter, painter, carpenter and wood worker, and jewelry making (Chia 2002). Another study reported ASD to be associated with paternal exposure to paint stripping, solvents, extreme cold temperature, and laboratory work with viruses (Ferencz 1997). Secundum ASD risk may be elevated with paternal cocaine use or smoking more than 20 cigarettes per day (Ferencz 1997).
The birth prevalence in the United States for atrial septal defect ranges between 13.63 and 100.18 per 10,000 live births (National Birth Defects Prevention Network 2005). The rate in Texas for 1999-2002 deliveries was 40.12 cases per 10,000 live births. Differences in prevalence may be due to differences in case inclusion criteria and/or regional differences in diagnostic practices.
Please Note: The primary purpose of this report is to provide background necessary for conducting cluster investigations. It summarizes literature about risk factors associated with this defect. The strengths and limitations of each reference were not critically examined prior to inclusion in this report. Consumers and professionals using this information are advised to consult the references given for more in-depth information. This report is for information purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or other conditions and is not intended to provide a determination or assessment of the state of health. Individuals affected by this condition should consult their physician and when appropriate, seek genetic counseling.
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It has been in the news a lot lately – so here's a link to the Make Trade Fair campaign regarding the HOPE that more people support the poorer growers of Coffee.
Chinese version: http://www.oxfam.org.hk/chinese/campaigns/trade/faircoffee/
English version: http://www.oxfam.org.hk/english/campaigns/trade/focus/
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The point of this campaign is to try to ASK society to support Fair Trade coffee. what is Fair Trade coffee 樂施會倡議運動 – 公平咖啡? Fair Trade coffee is the name given to coffee that is grown by farmers who are paid MORE money for their coffee. the reason for this Make Trade Fair campaign is because BIG companies are not paying the farmers the money that they deserve – instead, the big companies keep most of the profit and give the farmers close to no money. BUT if YOU buy Fair Trade Coffee, then your money is equally shared with the farmers. what can you do to help? next time you want to buy coffee, next time you go to a cafe to drink coffee – DEMAND that the shop or cafe use Fair Trade Coffee. think about the lives and families you will be saving – think about the children your money will help so they can get a better education and live better lives.
NEXT THING: i hope everyone will support the Buddhists who will block Po Lin temple from tourists starting this friday (tomorrow) for one week. the HK government has gone fucking crazy…a temple should be free of any disruption – a temple is a place of spirituality and prayer…and the HK government wants to bring more tourists by constructing a MTR Cable Car connection and build a new tourist shopping plaza there near the temple and ruin this for the many monks and families who live and pray there. SUPPORT THEM! DON'T LET THE GOVERNMENT CREATE A FUCKING McDONALDS or STARBUCKS THERE!!


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Gordon D'Arcy and Brendan Macken to start in the centre for Leinster against Scarlets.
Gordon D'Arcy and Brendan Macken to start in the centre for Leinster against Scarlets.
Leinster have announced the signing of Lote Tuqiri on a short-term deal.
Dual international Lote Tuqiri has been released by Australian club Wests Tigers and is returning to rugby union with Leinster.
Leinster have confirmed they are close to securing the services of Lote Tuqiri on a short-term deal.
Defending Guinness Premiership champions Leicester have confirmed the signing of Australia international wing Lote Tuqiri.
The Australian Rugby Union has terminated the contract of winger Lote Tuqiri, effective immediately.
Australia internationals Lote Tuqiri and Matt Dunning have been hit with a midnight curfew for the World Cup after attending a disciplinary hearing today.
Lote Tuqiri claimed two of Australia's eight tries as Fiji found themselves on the receiving end of a 49-0 demolition job in Perth.
George Gregan and Lote Tuqiri return to the Australia line-up in a largely experimental side for Saturday's Test against Fiji at Subiaco Oval in Perth.
Lote Tuqiri is set to be offered a new lucrative four-year deal by the Australian Rugby Union when he returns from the NSW Waratahs tour of South Africa next week.
Brian O'Driscoll has attempted to reduce tension ahead of his crucial duel with Lote Tuqiri by playing down comments made by the Wallaby centre.
Australia winger Lote Tuqiri will miss five matches after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle in Saturday's 34-27 loss to the All Blacks in Auckland.
Winger Lote Tuqiri led Australia to a record 69-21 win over Italy in a one-off test at Docklands Stadium today, the Australians scoring 11 tries as they outclassed the tired Italians.
Barbarians coach Bob Dwyer named nine Australians in the side to face New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.
Scotland ended their season with defeat today as Australia, inspired by two more tries from Lote Tuqiri, completed a 2-0 series sweep over Matt Williams' developing side with a 34-13 victory.
Australia scored three late tries to beat Scotland 35-15 today in Melbourne in their first outing since last year's World Cup final loss to England.
ACT Brumbies No.8 Scott Fava and New South Wales Waratah backs Lote Tuqiri and Morgan Turinui were among three newcomers in the Wallaby squad announced for next month's opening domestic international against Ireland.


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Teryl L. Mayer, DVM
Since her earliest memories, Dr. Teryl Mayer has wanted to be a veterinarian. Her mother recalls Teryl as a little girl proudly telling the world that she wanted to be a "doggie doctor." Life intervened in those dreams for awhile and, as she says, she took the "scenic route" to veterinary studies. She entered the University of Iowa in 1992 to pursue a pre-veterinary course of study. At Iowa, Dr. Mayer carried a grade point average in excess of 4.0, a performance that allowed her to be accepted into veterinary school prior to completion of her Bachelor's Degree.
Dr. Mayer entered the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, a highly-rated veterinary school, in 1996. She graduated in the top ten in her class and was awarded her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2000. Immediately following graduation, she joined a practice outside of Detroit, Michigan. She later accepted a position with a large veterinary hospital in a Chicago suburb that employed 15 doctors and featured state-of-the-art care as well as a 24-hour emergency room. She received intensive experience in virtually all aspects of veterinary medicine in that position. It was in Chicago that she met her husband, an attorney who is also an Iowa native and animal lover.
In 2006, Dr. Mayer and her husband decided to escape Chicago, move south and purchase a veterinary practice. The opportunity to acquire South Pointe Animal Hospital in Hephzibah, Georgia arose; they visited the area and jumped at the chance. Dr. Mayer now practices veterinary medicine at South Pointe and her husband manages the practice.
The couple lives close by with their three dogs, two cats, an iguana, a tortoise and a collection of snakes. Yes, it can be said that they like animals. They are also both avid Harley-Davidson enthusiasts and Dr. Mayer does ride her own motorcycle. They are also active in local motorcycle organizations and motorcycle-related activities.
Dr. Mayer and the staff treat each pet with all the care and attention they would give their own. This all-star team is why South Pointe is an easy choice when it comes to your pick for an animal hospital in Augusta GA.
Practice Owner - Roger Pilcher
Technician Staff - Stacy Jones, Cassandra Mills, Stacy Linke
Groomer - Megan Battle
Kennel Staff - Shannon Murphy
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Analytic Anger and Frustration in Training
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Re: Analytic Anger and Frustration in Training
Erick Mead
..... Should training (of whatever kind) be aimed at increasing or decreasing moods of frustration and anger?
The FIlipnos would say "decreasing;" they have a saying, "play to learn." The idea is you lear better by taking the pressure off and having fun doing it -- they PLAY. My Kali instructor says Guro Dan Inosanto has said "Whatever you are doing, make a game of it." And WRT Indonesian arts you see the phrase "Silat Player." It's not that they don't take what they're doing seriously, they do, very much so. "Playing" means to study without gettig PO'ed. And Thai Boxers "play" when they spar all day in a hot and humid country: they go at lower intensities so they can learn from what you are doing. My Kali instructor has set the same goal for sparring -- if you can enjoy it, then you start to learn from doing it.
All of this neatly backs up O Sensei's "Always train in a vibrant and joyful manner," doesn't it?
Anger and frustration can backfire, too -- you get mad, you don't want to go to certain classes and/or do certain things. I have that problem with sparring: My perception that I am always a "punching bag with legs" leads me to not like it, and that gets in the way! Especially when I spar with someone who hits pretty hard and is fast enough to get past my defenses. I have to work through that to get anything out of it.
The consensus, then, from the broader martial arts world is DECREASE. Or, to put it another way, if you're not in love with what you're doing, don't do it.
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SANTA CLARA -- Alex Smith has a new view on the quarterback position from his first six years in the NFL.Literally.And he has a much better grip than earlier in his career, too.Smith's view on
ALAMEDA -- Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on Tuesday.And while Sebastian Janikowski won the fan vote at placekicker, that accounts for only one-third of the selection process.
ALAMEDA -- It is painfully obvious that Sebastian Janikowski is nowhere near completely healthy, not even near the "97.2" percent coach Hue Jackson proclaimed the placekicker heading into
Sebastian Janikowski will kick for the Raiders Sunday against the Broncos, according to a report from NFL.com.
ALAMEDA -- While national reports swirl that Sebastian Janikowski might be out this weekend with a strained left hamstring, there were no other place-kickers seen during the media window to open pr


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Ca$his hits us with another new release over Ab-Soul's 'Terrorist Threats' instrumental. Look out for his upcoming "Loose Cannon" EP & be sure to pick up his new album "The Art Of Dying" in stores now.
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> I had this problem and was able to solve it after some digging. You
> need to be on the console to change the root password.
> 1) Reboot the machine, hold the ESC key
> 2) A promt will appear. Type "boot pri isl" or just "boot pri"
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text: Nope. Very little glory, if any at all. You grow or bring in plant material that the retail nurseries or landscapers want and deliver it as instructed. The clientele is not nearly as grateful for what you do for them as they should be. Marketing new varieties of plants is fun, but risky. If the new varieties make it big, the retail nurseries or landscapers get the credit. Heck, no one really knows where the plants in their gardens and landscapes come from. The color and fragrance of the flowers that come and go, a bit of fall color, and the vibrancy of baby plants can be glorious to those who work with it all, but go unnoticed to everyone on the outside.


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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
What a difference a couple years can make. That's the story of Anne Marie Covar's golf career.
The former Strom Thurmond stand out and now Wofford senior is heading to the US Women's Amateur Championship in Sugust, and there's one main reason.
Covar says it's all a matter of maturity.
She went to Wofford and starred early on, being named Southern Conference freshman of the year.
The next two years, she struggled, but she refocused and showed that mature attitude in this week's US Amateur qualifier. After three-putting the 17th hole, Covar went to a playoff. She regathered herself, and the rest is history.
She said, "I get out there and I'm doing pretty well. Then I have one bad hole and I'll be two shots out of it, or one shot. This time it was nice. I three-putted 17 to go to a playoff, but we went back out there and it was nice to redeem myself out there."
The "we" she's talking about is she and her brother, who played caddie at the qualifier and will again at the US Women's Amateur.
Sometimes siblings don't make good playing partners, but the Covars make it work.
"We've had our ups and downs. He's caddied for me before, and bad holes you get out there and start arguing a little bit. We're pretty close, though. We're 18 months apart, and we kind of bicker a little bit, but he really helped me out there this week. I have to give him some credit."
This will be Covar's first trip to the US Women's Amateur, but not for another local.
Last year's tournament runner-up and former Augusta resident Ashlan Ramsey won the qualifier to advance to the final in Charleston.
Also, there's another qualifier this coming week in Georgia. Covar's former high school teammate McKenzie Talbert and Augusta legend Laura Coble are both teeing it up there.


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These Are The Wheat Germ Recipes Which Won The Acclaim Of The Country's Leading Newspaper Food Editors
The front cover is off-white with brown lettering and a line drawing of a table of food and people standing near it. In addition to the title there is text stating: There wheat germ dishes were displayed at the 1953 National Conference of Newspaper Food Editors in Chicago-by the Kretschmer Wheat Germ Corporation. The back cover has a drawing of a bottle of Kretschmer Wheat Germ and the text: Kretschmer Wheat Germ is accepted by the Council on Foods and Nutrition of the American Medical Association and commended by Parents' Magazine. Below the drawing is : It is toasted- for delicious salt-sweet flavor and crisp texture. It's vacuum packed - freshness of Kretschmer Wheat Germ is guaranteed. Kretschmer Wheat Germ sold at grocers everywhere. Printed in U.S.A. The inside pages include the recipes from the various newspapers. There are line drawings of starts of some of the recipes as if they were in the paper. The end page has: Have you asked these questions? The envelope is included and a typed letter in green lettering on official letterhead signed by Charles H. Kretschmer, Jr. There are no page numbers.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Kretschmer Wheat Germ
Publisher: Kretschmer Wheat Germ Corp. (Carrollton, Mich.)
1953 (ca.)
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Citation: These Are The Wheat Germ Recipes Which Won The Acclaim Of The Country's Leading Newspaper Food Editors . The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=3769


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Kurt Tippett manager Peter Blucher will have to wait until AFL Commission sits before his fate is determined
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- November 14, 2012
KURT Tippett's besieged agent Peter Blucher is likely to be spared the investigative heat of leading QC David Galbally.
Galbally probed Ricky Nixon's involvement in the "St Kilda schoolgirl affair" on behalf of the agents' accreditation board, but it is almost certain to appoint an investigator from within to tackle the Blucher issue.
The board, chaired by AFL Players' Association player relations manager Ian Prendergast, will not decide its course of action until after next week's AFL commission hearing into the Tippett saga.
"Once the commission has dealt with the charges laid, the agents' board will review the situation and determine the appropriate course of action," Prendergast told the Herald Sun.
An investigation is almost certain to be launched regardless of the outcome of Tippett and Crows officials fronting the commission.
The worst-case scenario for Brisbane-based Blucher would be deregistration.


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I am pleased to inform you that I received the suit I ordered today. I would also like to inform you that I am satisfied with the tailoring, the fabric and the price and the promptness in which the order was handled, thank you
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April 13th, 2006
There are basically 2 types of canvass used, each type has a like medium & hard grade. Depending on the original consultation & the cloth, this would depend on what canvass would be used & what grade. The basic 2 grades used are woolen canvass & linning canvass
Hair Cloth
There are several different types of hair cloth used of numerous grades. I personaly use about 10 different grades depending on the construction of the coat & the weight of the cloth, shall we say for simplicity number 1 grade is very lightweight number 2 is slightly heavier & number 10 is obviously the heaviest. Again, taking the cloth & the customers original consultation into account I would chose the most appropriate hair cloth.
This is a fine cloth used to cover the hair cloth over the canvass stopping the hair cloth coming through the canvass & cloth. Some of the older tailors still do not use Domette but prefer using felt (please advise these tailors that it is now 2004 & cloth has changed in the last decade. Customer don't just want to look good but also feel good in what they are wearing).
There are dozens of types of body lining to chose from, again depending on the original consultation you may chose to have a pure silk lining or
Acetate Poult - Black, White, Ivory and Greige
Acetate Microfibre Lining
Acetate/Bemberg Lining
Acetate/Viscose Satin Lining
Bemberg 100% Ponginette Lining
Bemberg Taffeta Shot Lining
Bemberg Twill Lining
Silk/Viscose Linings
Viscose/Acetate Shot Twill Lining
Viscose Rayon Heavy Twill - Military Cols.
Viscose S/L Regency Stripes
Viscose Satin Lining - Tailoring shades
Viscose Twill Lining
Ermazine Lining – Viscose
Coloured Linnings
There are several types of linen, again this would depend on the cloth. The linen is commonly used on the backing of the pockets for strength & in the cuffs where the button holes & the buttons are sewn. It can also be used at the bottom of the jacket, on the back neck & on the back syes.
Yes…. You've guessed it, there are several different types & grades & also colours. We prefer to generally use a medium weight pocketing with matching colour to the garment. More information on request as I have a personal fettish on pocketing
Collar Melton
This can be found under your collar, it is the felt like cloth which is one of 2 pieces to complete the under collar (Collar Canvass being the second part). This should always be cut on the bias & generally be of similar colour to the cloth. This is not to say you could not use a red colour melton on a blue or black jacket & create a feature of it.
There are basically 3 types of collar canvass, type 1 is a linen canvass cut on the bias generally used by Anderson & Sheppard (Savile Row). This creates a very soft collar, unfortunately it can also look a little messy in my opinion if done wrong. Type 2 is a medium grade canvass which is much stiffer & type 3 is a slightly harder canvass from type 2.
When trying a garment on for the first time, generally it will look brownish in colour on your fitting, this is the collar canvass.
Stay tape is used on the front edges of the coat, generally it would be made from linen. It is to help the front edges not to stretch or twist & should always be sewn on by hand. You will probably never see this as the facings would be sewn on for your next fitting.
This is a pre-made wadding specifically used to go around the sleeve head when finished. It is sleeve head wadding that gives the roundness to a sleeve around your shoulders. In 22 years of tailoring, only 1 company does not use this method – Anderson & Sheppard who uses a small piece of domette cut on the bias with a small strip of wadding inside & folded thus giving the soft round shoulders & sleeve head which have made Anderson & Sheppard famous.
As a company I have a choice of over 5000 shoulder pads, we have chosen to use 3 pads that are made exclusively for us & re modeled by each of our tailor to our individual requirements. Again, Anderson & Sheppard do not use (well they didn't use, not saying they don't now use….. but not saying they don't use shoulder pads) to simply say they use wadding covered by a piece of lining which they call a 'shoulder pad' giving that soft shoulder look.
Button twist is used to make button holes, there a thousands of colours, but generally most tailors will only use 1 or 2 makes for the simple reason of quality of twist.
This is used when making button holes. The gimp is placed along the button hole & the button twist is sewn around the gimp giving the button hole a slightly stiffer finish. There are several different grades of gimp.
Sewing silk is used on hand sewing, your linings will be sewn with sewing silk, the under collar where the melton attaches itself to the cloth is also sewn with sewing silk, but can also be used to sew shoulders & sleeves by hand.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014 09:21
Warhol: Fabricated
The first major show at the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts since it opened last winter, Warhol: Fabricated is a truly remarkable presentation of private and public Warhol pieces that have never before been exhibited together.
Friday, 17 October 2014 10:06
Covering the Community with Bama Covered
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generated plenty of talk around the country. But for a group of UAB students, some of the most important discussions took place in Birmingham beauty salons, churches, malls, and even car washes. There, the students shared the facts about the ACA's impact on health care and helped people enroll in affordable private insurance plans.
Thursday, 11 September 2014 16:48
On Loan: Students in Government Secure Coveted Spots as United Way Loaned Executives
Every year, the United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) pursues an ambitious annual campaign, and every year, area companies share their employees, or "loaned executives," with the organization to help it reach its funding goals. (For some sense of the scale of this undertaking, the United Way's 2014 goal is $38,250,000.)
Wednesday, 30 July 2014 09:55
Magic Words: Students Discover Birmingham by Writing About It
The city of Birmingham is an open book for students in one UAB English course. It serves as both subject and setting for their work, which hones their skills for writing about place for different public and academic audiences. And they quickly find that Birmingham's story has plenty of blank pages for them to fill.
Friday, 25 July 2014 13:42
Red Carpet Entrance
College of Arts and Sciences Students have Documentaries Accepted at the Upcoming Sidewalk Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival has accepted three films produced by six College of Arts and Sciences students in the documentary shorts category. In addition, one College alumnus, who produced a film as part of a summer environmental filmmaking fellowship, was accepted into the prestigious, Birmingham-based festival.
Thursday, 24 July 2014 09:51
Garden of Ideas: UAB and Sustainability
Julie Price admits that her mind has been in the gutter lately. That's because she's figuring out how to funnel the abundant rain that falls upon UAB and repurpose it for watering campus green spaces. "It doesn't make sense to spend time and money to clean water for drinking and then throw it out on the lawn," says Price, appointed UAB's inaugural sustainability coordinator in 2013. "We're taking a different stance and treating stormwater like a resource."
Friday, 18 July 2014 09:13
Social Justice: A Growing Tradition at UAB
For the past four years a UAB student has been chosen to participate in the weeklong training that focuses on ways to advocate in the global fight against poverty, hunger and injustice. Brendan Rice participated in the Oxfam CHANGE Initiative training in 2011 and set a path that UAB students have followed each year since. Oxfam choses 50 students each year for its program and encourages them to create action on their campuses and in their communities.
Thursday, 22 May 2014 15:10
African American Student Organization Receives Honor
The African American Studies Organization was honored with the Program/Event of the Year Award at the Student Excellence Awards ceremony on April 23, 2014. The award, presented by Student Life, recognizes a group of students or a student organization that has developed and implemented an outstanding, innovative program that significantly contributed to the quality of life at UAB.
Monday, 14 April 2014 12:18
Preserving the Past: Unearthing the Stories of What Came Before
As Pamela Sterne King leads her students around the long-neglected Lyric Theatre, this monument to Birmingham's boomtown heyday comes back to life.
The Lyric, built in 1914, is one of the few remaining venues nationwide with the acoustics and close audience seating designed for vaudeville shows. A nonprofit group now owns the theatre and is raising funds to restore it as a performing arts center.
The Lyric, built in 1914, is one of the few remaining venues nationwide with the acoustics and close audience seating designed for vaudeville shows. A nonprofit group now owns the theatre and is raising funds to restore it as a performing arts center.
Friday, 08 November 2013 12:15
Research & Centers
Research. It is one of the driving goals of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Across the College, our faculty, students, and research staff engage in the time-honored quests to understand ourselves and our universe, to constantly create new knowledge, and to provide new opportunities for innovation that transforms our world. Through the exchange of ideas across the College's diverse disciplines, insights emerge that change the way we think and provide new opportunities for exploration. We provide an environment of inquiry that results in discovery and the development and testing of ideas and theories, leading to knowledge that can be applied to meet the challenges of our time, transform historic disciplines, and improve teaching and learning.
Our research programs focus on:
- Human Health and the Quality of Life
- Social Justice and Human Rights
- Computation and Security in our Cyber World
- Creative Expression through the Arts and Humanities
The College is home to several interdisciplinary research, education, and community outreach centers. Our faculty and students (undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral) collaborate with those in the schools of Business, Engineering, Health Professions, Medicine, Optometry, and Public Health. Several of our centers have industrial partners and engage in commercialization activities. Centers also support seeding of pilot research projects in emerging areas of research and education.
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lop 1
verb (lops, lopping, lopped)[with object]
1Cut off (a branch, limb, or twig) from the main body of a tree: they lopped off more branches to save the tree
More example sentences
- The inescapable conclusion after reading the book is that we are not just dealing with a few unhealthy branches which can be lopped off restoring the tree to health.
- Many of the native branches have been lopped off.
- Big branches and branches only on the side of overhanging wires are lopped off, leaving the tree unbalanced.
1.1Remove branches from (a tree): they had lopped some trees without permission
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- Several months ago I had to ask the current owner to remove a limb from my rockery and he informed me that Council allow him to lop this tree.
- SEVERAL 60-year-old trees were lopped at the Park last week, prompting an angry reaction from residents.
- The problem is not without solution, for if trees are lopped methodically, they can still give a large quantity of fodder, and yet not become weak and scraggy.
1.2 informal Remove (something regarded as unnecessary or burdensome): the new rail link lops an hour off journey times
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- This gives me even more incentive to do the swimathon as the training will help lop off a few pounds.
- Investors no longer persuaded that unprofitable units of a media empire make up for their bottom-line shortcomings by contributing content, will demand the company lop them off.
- The move was welcomed by industry leaders, while homeowners could see £12 lopped from monthly payments on an average £80,000 mortgage.
noun[mass noun]
(also lop and top) Branches and twigs lopped off trees: in many forests they took the lop and top, and in some cases the stump, of trees
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- The discarded lop and top is a potential source of wood fuel.
- Since fuelwood is derived largely from small trees, coppice and lop and top, either new uses have to be found for surplus wood from these sources or else it is left standing or lying wasted in the forest.
- Removal of felling debris (lop and top) for use as a biofuel generally entails a gradual acidification and impoverishment of the soil.
Late Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin.
Words that rhyme with lopatop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop
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verb (lops, lopping, lopped)[no object] North American or archaic
1Hang loosely or limply; droop: a stomach that lopped over his belt
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- Sexual attractiveness and overall physical condition aside, do women really think less of a man when they notice he's letting himself lop over his belt?
1.1 [with adverbial of direction] Move in a loping or slouching way: he lopped towards the plane
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- He lopped towards the passage barely making a sound.
- The massive white tiger that had been laying on the ground nearby, asleep, was awake now, and lopped towards them, growling softly.
- The three lopped towards home, not speaking and adoring the imagined danger of summer rain.
Late 16th century: probably symbolic of limpness; compare with lob.
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The Law Blog Bow Tie Club
Let's kick off Memorial Day Weekend with the unveiling of the Law Blog Bow Tie Club! Inspired by an earlier Law Blog post on Roger Meltzer and then the popularity of the Law Blog Moustache Society, we decided to create this exclusive club. Its patron saint, natch: Justice John Paul Stevens.
Top Row (L to R): Justice John Paul Stevens; Barry Sanders, Latham & Watkins; Roger Meltzer, DLA Piper; Lawrence Fox, Drinker Biddle; Howard Abrams, professor, Emory Law; Bruce Rogow, professor, Nova Southeastern Law; Second Row (L to R): Morgan Chu, Irell & Manella; Bill Neukom, retired general counsel, Microsoft; Bill Zabel, Schulte Roth; George Raine, Ropes & Gray; Robert MacCrate, Sullivan & Cromwell; Third row left to right: Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto, New Jersey Supreme Court; Boris Feldman, Wilson Sonsini; Justice Charles Ramos, New York state court judge; Warren Mitchell, Thorsteinssons; Dan Kusnetz, Schulte Roth; Gordon Warnke, Dewey Ballantine; Roland Hjorth, U-Dub Law; Fourth row left to right: Justice Robert P. Young, Jr., Michigan Supreme Court; Lyle Roberts, LeBoeuf Lamb; Timothy Slavish, Thorp Reed; Sheldon Bonovitz, Duane Morris; Barnet Barney Phillips IV, Skadden Arps; John Magee, McKee Nelson; Justin Klein, Ballard Spahr.
A special shout-out to Justice Charles Ramos, the only member — for now — of both the Moustache Society and the Bow Tie Club. We caught up with inductee Boris Feldman, who was thrilled to be part of the Club. "It's a neater way to make a Law Blog list than growing a moustache!" he exclaimed.
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The LunarShield is designed especially to give help to electrosensitive people and others facing health challenges. It gives extra EMF protection while you sleep—an important time, as this is when your body heals and restores itself.
The LunarShield works in synergy with the Nova Resonator and the Home EMF Protection System (with all 4 plugs) and is designed to provide added support to the protection given by these primary products.
EarthCalm's Inventor has Electromagnetic Sensitivity
The LunarShield has been designed by EarthCalm inventor, Jean Gallick, who is herself highly electro- sensitive. As our environment becomes ever more dense with electrosmog, she has developed a special concern for people like herself with extreme sensitivity to EMFs.
She has discovered extra support is now needed for those with electromagnetic sensitivity, even beyond that given by the Home System and Nova Resonator, especially when they are sleeping. The LunarShield is her answer. This product functions as an electromagnetic transformer that creates a voltage fence between the person sleeping within it and the surrounding environment.
You can also use it in other areas in your home!
Wrap the Lunar Shield around any area in your home you spend a lot of time in—such as an easy chair, a desk, or a meditation area—and get extra support during the day, as well.
30 feet in length. Fits around all bed sizes.
Electromagnetic Sensitivity is now generally accepted by doctors and health practitioners to be a medical condition. Many people suffer from it, not understanding what it is. There is a wide variety of symptoms, including:


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|Guys Book Club of Super Sonic Awesomeness
Event Type: Book Club - Children's
Age Group(s): elementary
Date: 4/10/2013
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 4:45 PM
Let's hear it for the guys! Come on out to this book club filled with games, snacks, books, and fun!Library: C. Burr Artz Public Library
Location: CBA Children's Program Room
Registration Ends: 4/11/2013 at 12:00 AM
Contact: Jon Lewis
Presenter: JL
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Denver (AP) - Rookie Senator Michael Bennet says he supports a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally.
The Colorado Democrat spoke at a news conference today in Adams County where Congressional Democrats touted efforts in Barack Obama's first 100 days in office and in the new Congress.
Bennet said a path to citizenship along with increased border enforcement should be part of comprehensive immigration reform.
He says the path to citizenship should come with some requirements, including completing education, learning English and hold a job.
Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams says Bennet comes close to supporting amnesty.
He says the GOP supports strong border security and opposes amnesty.
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ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2013, 2(4), 1066-1091; doi:10.3390/ijgi2041066
Measuring Completeness of Building Footprints in OpenStreetMap over Space and Time
1 Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development Germany, Weberplatz 1, Dresden 01217, Germany 2 Institute for Cartography, Dresden University of Technology, Helmholtzstr. 10, Dresden 01069, Germany
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AbstractDue to financial or administrative constraints, access to official spatial base data is currently limited to a small subset of all potential users in the field of spatial planning and research. This increases the usefulness of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), in particular OpenStreetMap (OSM), as supplementary datasets or, in some cases, alternative sources of primary data. In contrast to the OSM street network, which has already been thoroughly investigated and found to be practically complete in many areas, the degree of completeness of OSM data on buildings is still unclear. In this paper we describe methods to analyze building completeness and apply these to various test areas in Germany. Official data from national mapping and cadastral agencies is used as a basis for comparison. The results show that unit-based completeness measurements (e.g., total number or area of buildings) are highly sensitive to disparities in modeling between official data and VGI. Therefore, we recommend object-based methods to study the completeness of OSM building footprint data. An analysis from November 2011 in Germany indicated a completeness of 25% in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and 15% in Saxony. Although further analyses from 2012 confirm that data completeness in Saxony has risen to 23%, the rate of new data input was slowing in the year 2012.
Keywords: OpenStreetMap; building data; Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI); completeness; quantitative comparison
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For the Union Dead
by Robert Lowell
Stanza 17 Summary
Get out the microscope, because we're going through this poem line-by-line.
Lines 65–66
The Aquarium is gone. Everywhere,
giant finned cars nose forward like fish;
- Lowell circles back to the beginning mentioning the long-gone aquarium. This also snaps us back into the present day.
- The aquarium seems to have been replaced by a world much less appealing to the speaker. The cars are creeping around like fish. The world, it seems, has been turned upside down. We're getting that things have gotten worse feeling again.
- It also seems sort of space-agey. Just two stanzas ago, Lowell wrote, "Space is nearer." He's showing us an unfamiliar, strange-looking future, filled with "giant finned cars."
Lines 67–68
a savage servility
slides by on grease.
- Vocab alert! Servility can mean: 1. having or showing excessive willingness to serve or please others; 2. of or characteristic of a slave or slaves. Do we think Lowell used this word accidentally in a poem in part about the continued oppression of African Americans? Of course not!
- Okay, so now he's wrapping it all in one bundle: the fish, the progress (technology, city, cars), and the freed slave soldiers. How exactly they fit takes some careful review.
- Savage means fierce, violent, or uncontrolled. Lowell is doing it again: pairing unlikely or even opposite adjectives ("savage" with "servility") to create a more powerful meaning. So, savage + servility = someone (or something) that wants to be wild and strong but has been harnessed into servility somehow. Hmm.
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Objective 3. Tissue culture and Cryogenics: Safeguarding Collections: In collaboration with other NPGS genebanks and research projects, devise superior tissue culture and cryopreservation methods to safeguard temperate-adapted fruit, nut and specialty crop collections. Sub-objective 3a. Improve mineral nutrition of in vitro plants. Sub-objective 3b. Optimize mineral nutrition of in vitro storage medium on plantlet storage time. Sub-objective 3c. Determine the effect of addition of antioxidants on plant recovery from cryopreservation.
Objective 4: Genetic Marker Systems: In collaboration with other NPGS genebanks and research projects, develop novel genetic marker systems for temperate-adapted fruit, nut and specialty crop genetic resources. Apply those markers to more efficiently and effectively manage the site's germplasm collections and to facilitate their use in breeding and research projects. Sub-objective 4a. Develop reliable fingerprinting sets and enter information to the GRIN-Global or other databases. Sub-objective 4b. Develop new high throughput genetic marker systems (Fragaria and Rubus). Sub-objective 4c. Develop trait-associated markers for efficiently identifying strawberry germplasm with desired red stele resistance and remontancy phenotypes.
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A Rolla woman died early Sunday morning after she was thrown from a utility vehicle.
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appropriate supervisor prior to starting the shift or working hours.
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If, after the employee has reported for duty, he/she feels the onset of
drowsiness, the employee shall report this fact to the appropriate supervisor.
If the co-worker feels that such steps are not
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If an employee finds it necessary to leave
his/her duty station or assigned responsibility, the employee shall
seek and receive permission from
the appropriate supervisor to be relieved from duty
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If an employee is found to have neglected
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- the possible impact on state property or equipment, health, safety or
well-being of clients or staff.
the circumstances surrounding the
any mitigating circumstances.
any mitigating circumstances.
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include disciplinary action up to and including suspension and dismissal.
Note: An employee shall not be penalized for inability to perform
duties due to legitimate medical reasons unless the employee fails to use medications or
measures prescribed to alleviate or correct the condition.
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