text:
Ford Owners Club - Ford Forums Messages
Club Announcements
Discounted Car Insurance: Owners Club insurance could save you money on your car insurance. Get a quote
Review your Ford: Help others when it comes to buying a car like yours and review your Ford now
Ford Car Parts: View All ford car parts by category. Look for Ford Car Parts now!
paul1968ukBudding Enthusiast
Content count4
Last visited
About paul1968uk
Profile Information
Ford Model
focus 1.8tdci
how could it be battery if its running, for a instant we went to london from yorkshire and after 2hrs 30mins we decided to pull into services and going into services slip lane it cut out and then wouldnt start, we kept trying to start it but wouldnt fire back up, eventually the battery went flat with trying to turn it over, we left it a while and then got it jumped back off and carried back onto london and then back to yorkshire a few hrs later. it doesnt happen all the time just occasionally. Some one said it could be alarm doing it but not sure rgds paul
Hi Its not the battery as we have had this checked and its always had a good charge so garage rulled out the battery. Ford want £98 to do a diagnostic check on it to see if they can find anything
paul1968uk started following Cutting Out Problem
paul1968uk posted a topic in Ford S-Max ClubHi we are having a problem with our s max and not sure what it is, it can be ok for a while then you could go out then it would just cut out at a junction or similar places and we carnt get it started. How we get it started back up is we have to get another car to connect jump leads to it and then it starts back up, dont think its a battery problem as its always fullly charged when previously tested Its getting that bad that we are looking at selling the car, car is a 56 plate s max titanium rgds paul
paul1968uk posted a topic in Technical KnowledgeHi Would it be worth de cating my ford focus 2008 1.8tdc1 zetec what could we expect and would it need remapping or anything else doing with there being no cat


text:
Goodnight, Paxo, we'll miss wicked sense of fun
In his 'Newsnight' swansong, Jeremy Paxman proved he's one of the best, writes Emer O'Kelly
Published 22/06/2014 | 02:30
'Do you think he's gone a bit nuts?" It was vintage Jeremy Paxman. And the question wasn't about a prancing pop star newly out of multi-drug rehab. It referred to former prime minister Tony Blair, and it was put to Lord Mandelson, architect of Blair's New Labour disaster. And it's exactly what anyone who has been following the Blair self-justifying saga has been wondering.
You could say that the credit belongs to the BBC for its longtime policy of allowing Paxman his arrogant, well-informed, cynical head. Certainly, RTE would run scared from a broadcaster whose intellect so spectacularly matches his confidence.
Just as one suspects that outraged telephone calls would be made from government buildings to the chairman of the RTE Authority as well as the director general following a skewering of any Irish politician which came even close to the Paxman treatment.
But the BBC man has been untouchable, simply because he is, rather than in spite of being, no respecter of persons.
He respects only the truth beneath the surface, and pursues it relentlessly on behalf of the public.
It is said that all politicians have dreaded Jeremy Paxman during his 25 years on Newsnight. There may even have been a few glasses raised in triumph in Downing Street and across Whitehall on Wednesday night as the "veteran" broadcaster bowed out, and not necessarily to wish him well. Over the years Paxman has deflated more political egos, punctured more political balloons, and exposed more second-rate political waffling, than anybody else in English language broadcasting.
On one occasion several years ago, when Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness whined and whinged on for several minutes in a non-answer to a simple question concerning his violent IRA past, Paxman looked at him with visible contempt: "And that's your idea of a straight answer, is it?" It was an open sneer, and a well-merited one, and when Paxman swung away from the monitor on which McGuinness smirked, the Derry man, far from having flannelled his way out of things, looked shifty. It was a better outcome for truth than if he had had the honesty to answer the question in the first place.
Paxman was in top form on Wednesday night for his last Newsnight. Questioning the Iraqi ambassador to the UN on the disintegrating situation in his country, he let him flounder concerning a demand/request by his government for US airstrikes against the militant rebels, then cut across him: "So you can't cope?"
The ambassador then proceeded to blame the current horror on the fact that the US had pulled out of his country. Paxman followed up: "So your military was inept?" It was both cutting and telling, and far more effective than those all-too-frequent meandering statements designed to display the interviewer's self-assumed expertise, (and we could all name names) and to which the bewildered interviewee might well imagine he or she is there merely as a prop for the broadcaster's ego ... or alternatively the broadcaster's terrified insecurity concerning his or her inadequacy.
Paxman has always assumed he will be paid the compliment of knowing what he's talking about: because he has proved that he always does know what he's talking about.
When he moved on to the high representative of the regional government of Iraq in Kurdistan, he pushed until he got a reluctant admission that Kurdistan does not like the central government in Iraq. Newsnight's wasp was in immediately: "Are you allied with Assad?" There was no straight answer: there could be none in the circumstances, which in itself spoke the proverbial volumes. Nobody in Iraq or its regions was emerging with honour from any of this.
Despite the trademark terse manner and brief, compellingly pointed questions which display mastery of his brief and an indifference to being considered a "nice fellow", Paxman has constantly been accused of having a massive ego. I have never met him, but I suspect the accusation is entirely accurate. And he has a right to his ego; he has never to my knowledge been wrong-footed, no matter what is thrown at him. He knows his brief, usually in more detail and far more closely analysed than the people he is interviewing on any topic.
And the hard graft and impressive intellect are blissfully modified with a wicked sense of humour which is never afraid to allow others to shine. The farewell "funny" on Wednesday was a tandem ride around London with that dedicated cyclist and mayor of the city, Boris Johnson.
As they cycled through inner city streets, Boris was serially greeted with cheery "Hello Boris"-es. "Do they always do that?" Paxman asked from the back saddle. Came the cheerful reply: "No, they normally shout, 'You Tory tosser'." Recognising a master-stroke, Paxman had the wit and the sense not to try to top it.
But it was in dealing with Peter Mandelson on Wednesday that Jeremy Paxman displayed his mastery, and left us with a legacy of what good current affairs broadcasting should be about.
The subject was deadly serious – Blair's decision as prime minister to take Britain into Iraq in support of the Bush government invasion, and that invasion's contribution to the current Iraqi disaster. But there was nothing portentous in his dealing with the man who was in studio effectively to defend the fact that he had made the disaster possible by masterminding New Labour's campaign for office.
Peter Mandelson is a former secretary of state for business and a former Northern Ireland secretary. He was forced to resign from Cabinet twice concerning personal issues, and returned twice. Like Paxman, nobody seems to like him, but everyone acknowledges his mastery of any brief.
The pair were well-matched, as Paxman taxed Lord Mandelson concerning Blair's recent defiant defence of the invasion of Iraq, and his statement to parliament at the time of the invasion that "if you knew what I know", they would support the decision.
What he "knew" was that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
None were found following the invasion.
A filmed insert from a correspondent preceded the interview, which reminded viewers that Blair's press officer, Alastair Campbell, had "lied [to] and bullied" the media and the public at large concerning Britain's role in Iraq.
In defence of the political communications game of those days, Peter Mandelson told Paxman: "Good communications flow from good policies."
It was uncharacteristically lame, possibly due to the fact that he was facing the Bear of the BBC; the goal was now open.
"So you still think it was the right decision?" A simple question after a week when news bulletins have been filled with horror stories from Iraq, arguably a catastrophe caused directly by the Anglo-American invasion which cost so many lives, and is still costing them ... mostly those of civilians.
Jeremy Paxman has always known how to ask unanswerable questions. And then he shuts up. He didn't say that Tony Blair was an egotistic moron. He just left us to make up our own minds. Just as he has always done.
Of course, he has been helped by the fact that he works for an organisation which doesn't regard "intellectualism" as an insult.
One hell of a journalist has retired from the programme he built into the BBC's main pillar of incisive commentary and analysis. One hell of an achievement for one man.
Sunday Independent

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Members of 1st U.S team to top Everest reunite
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to conquer mountains engaged in a pursuit that was as lonely as it was dangerous.
But four men _ Norm Dyhrenfurth, now 94; Jim Whittaker, 84; Tom Hornbein, 82, and Dave Dingman, 76 _ remember. The leather boots that stayed wet for weeks. Oxygen canisters that weighed 15 pounds. The shrugs of indifference most of their countrymen gave a half-century ago to what it would take to get a U.S.-led mountaineering expedition to the top of Mt. Everest.
"Americans, when I first raised it, they said, `Well, Everest, it's been done. Why do it again?'" Dyhrenfurth recalled Friday as he and three other surviving members of the 1963 expedition gathered in the San Francisco Bay area for a meeting honoring the 50th anniversary of their achievement.
The American Alpine Club is hosting lectures, film screenings, book-signings and a dinner this weekend recognizing the pioneering climbers and what their feat, captured in a Life magazine cover story, came to represent in the years after President John F. Kennedy honored the Everest team with a Rose Garden reception: the birth of mountaineering as a popular sport in the U.S.
"When they were talking about a reunion three years ago, I thought, who the hell cares about that? I figured we'd just get together for some beers," Dingman said between interviews with National Geographic, Outside magazine and the Alpine Club's oral history project. "It's turned into this big event, and I'm glad it has."
Whittaker, who lives in Seattle and went on to become chief executive of outdoors outfitter Recreational Equipment Inc., was the first American to summit Everest. He and his Sherpa companion, Nawang Gombu, reached the top of the world on May 1, 1963, a decade after New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and about six weeks after another climber on the U.S. expedition, Jake Breitenbach, died in an avalanche.
Memories of how close he came to his own death on Everest _ he and Gombu ran out of oxygen on the summit and had to climb up and back without water after their bottles froze _ infused every day of his life since with gratitude and child-like wonder, he said.
"I think I will probably take it with me into my next life, if I have one," Whittaker said.
Three weeks after Whittaker's ascent, two other Americans, Hornbein and the late Willi Unsoeld, became the first men ever to scale Everest via a more dangerous route on the mountain's west side. The next day, they descended by the southern route that Hillary, Whittaker and by then, two more members of the American team, had taken to the summit.
The adventure, which included spending the night without sleeping bags or tents at 28,000 feet, made them the first men ever to traverse the world's highest peak _ and cost Unsoeld nine frost-bitten toes.
Dingman has been lauded over the years for sacrificing his own chance to scale Everest to belay Hornbein, Unsoeld and two other climbers, Barry Bishop and Lute Jerstad, who had gotten stuck out in the open with them, back down to base camp.
Dingman never made it back to Everest. As a doctor in training, a Vietnam War draftee and then a physician with a young family, he never could find the time to make the trip. He said he had no regrets then and has none now.
"It would have made no difference to get two more people on to the summit, but if we had lost two or three people on the way down that would have been a very different story," he said.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Sponsored Articles
- The Pac-12 football season nears kickoff
- Tips to get ready for a pain-free golf season
- Protect your family with these 7 home security features
- How to train like an Olympic swimmer
- 2016 Olympics: A guide to must-see TV events
- The bride's guide to feeling your best on your wedding day
- Deciding when you need knee surgery
- Celebrating Fourth of July is much cooler in these AZ towns
- Top ten road trip bathrooms in America
- Six things causing a pain in your neck
- 5 things to make your summer move easier
- Three elements of a strong timeshare exit guarantee
- Stretches and exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome
- The best Major League ballparks have their own personality
- Comparing the best regular seasons: The '96 Bulls and '16 Warriors
- 3 Arizona road trips and the vehicles to get you there
- Colon cancer is preventable. Check these signs and symptoms to stay healthy.
- 6 of the biggest skin cancer myths
- Affordable small home makeover ideas
- Locals helping locals: 6 success stories you need to know about
- Sunscreen facts that could save your life
- 6 energy saving hacks for your home
- 5 tips for choosing a company to end your timeshare
- Overlooked water tips to save you money
- 5 of the most adored gentlemen in professional sports today
- The real danger of sitting at your desk
- Most surprising NBA playoff performances of the last 40 years
- 11 classic baseball movies you must see again
- Finally getting rid of fat: 3 methods that actually work
- 4 reasons cancer survivors should focus on food


text:
Support to the Role of Civil Society Organizations and Youth in Local Public Oversight
Brief Description
Building an effective and capable State includes developing transparent and accountable institutions and processes that are more inclusive and responsive to the need of ordinary citizens. The project aims at promoting social accountability, which emerges through actions by citizens and civil society organization (CSOs), as well as efforts by government, media, private sector and other actors to support and respond to these actions. Youth will take the lead in monitoring municipal performance in the three selected pilot municipalities of Beit Fajjar, Jericho and Qalqylia in the West Bank, as well as Nusseirat municipality in the Gaza Strip.
The project will strengthen the capacity of youth and civil society organizations (CSOs) to monitor and provide feedback to local government bodies on municipal performance. It will also develop the capacity of newly elected municipal officials to engage with their constituencies in order to improve municipal performance and support public participation. This social audit is not an end in itself, but a mean to improve democratic governance policy, performance and impact through closer collaboration between state and society.
The project builds on previous and ongoing joint efforts by UNDP and the Palestinian Ministry of Local Government to strengthen internal accountability mechanisms in state institutions through; developing an integrity index for Local Government Units (LGUs); enhancing national anti-corruption frameworks; improving monitoring and evaluation of development plans; and providing capacity development for public administration personnel. It also compliments joints efforts to strengthening the political participation of youth.
- The implementation in Gaza due to the geopolitical separation between Gaza and West Bank and lack of elected municipal officials in Gaza.
- Financial ability of Municipalities to improve services is low due to limited own source revenues.
- During the political gridlock it is difficult to push ahead with legislative reforms.
Finances and Delivery
|Amount Contributed
|UNDP - Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF)
- Status:
- Active
- Project Start Date:
- December 2012
- Estimated End Date:
- December 2013
- Donor:
- UNDP - Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF)
- Partners:
- Ministry of Local Government, High Council for Youth and Sports, CSOs
- Geographic Coverage:
- West Bank and Gaza Strip
- Focus Area:
- Democratic Governance
- Millennium Development Goal
- Develop Global Partnerships for Development, Promote Gender Equality
- Contact:
- Ann-Cathrin Pedersen, 00972-2-6268200, email@example.com


text:
The driver of the vehicle striking a residence at 1030 Weiss Avenue this morning has been identified as 58-year old Steve David of 9586 Holbrook Lane.
Mr. David was operating a Nissan Altima, traveling in-bound on Robeson Street when he turned left onto Weiss Avenue and blacked out, causing his vehicle to strike the back corner of a residence owned and occupied by 59-year old Charles Williamson.
As a result of striking the residence, a natural gas line was ruptured. Police and Fire units evacuated the immediate area until Piedmont Natural Gas arrived on scene to repair the gas line.
There were no injuries reported in this incident.
At this time there is no further information to be released.
Copyright © 2016, City of Fayetteville, Police Department. All Rights Reserved.
467 Hay St. · Fayetteville, NC 28301
Send Us Comments | Privacy Statement | Web Accessibility (Section 508) | ADA Compliance


text:
Health Concern On Your Mind?
See what your medical symptoms could mean, and learn about possible conditions.
Drugs & Supplements
Get information and reviews on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements. Search by name or medical condition.
Having trouble identifying your pills?
Enter the shape, color, or imprint of your prescription or OTC drug. Our pill identification tool will display pictures that you can compare to your pill.
Save your medicine, check interactions, sign up for FDA alerts, create family profiles and more.
Talk to health experts and other people like you in WebMD's Communities. It's a safe forum where you can create or participate in support groups and discussions about health topics that interest you.
Read expert perspectives on popular health topics.
Connect with people like you, and get expert guidance on living a healthy life.
Sign up to receive WebMD's award-winning content delivered to your inbox.
WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms change in vision, color change, cough and decreased sweating including Bronchitis, Asthma (child), and Cataracts.
There are 33 conditions associated with change in vision, color change, cough and decreased sweating. The links below will provide you with more detailed information on these medical conditions from the WebMD Symptom Checker and help provide a better understanding of causes and treatment of these related conditions.
Bronchitis, an inflammation of the bronchial tubes, causes cough, dark or yellow mucus, chest pain and more.
Asthma is a chronic condition that causes swelling and narrowing in the airways, causing cough and more.
A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye and can cause blurry or dim vision.
Giant cell arteritis is a blood vessel condition causing headaches located near temples and flu like symptoms.
Raynaud's phenomenon causes color changes, coldness, tingling, and numbness in certain parts of the body.
Medication side effects include nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, weakness, dizziness, seizures, and more.
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes dry and sticky mouth, tearless crying, and more in children.
Dust exposure can cause congestion, runny nose, cough, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and more.
Exposure to smoke can cause coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, chest pain, and more.
Viral pharyngitis is a sore throat caused by a virus, and causes throat pain and cold-like symptoms.
Nearsightedness is a common eye problem that causes blurry, distant vision.
Ocular migraine usually refers to a type of migraine that can cause temporary blindness in one eye.
Retinal detachment causes floaters in your vision, flashes of light, blind spots, loss of vision, and more.
Sarcoidosis is a rare disease that can cause swelling and hard lumps in the lymph nodes and organs.
Scleroderma is an uncommon immune disorder that causes collagen to build up in the tissue, making it harden.
Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions in which fluid builds up in your eye causing gradual vision loss.
A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland, causing a lump in the throat below the Adam's apple.
High blood pressure, often asymptomatic, can cause headaches, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, and anxiety.
An intracranial hematoma occurs after a head injury and causes headache, drowsiness, confusion, and more.
Macular degeneration is a painless eye condition that causes you to lose your central vision.
Emphysema is a chronic lung condition that causes shortness of breath, a chronic cough, wheezing, and more.
Presbyopia causes an inability to focus on close objects, and headaches or eyestrain when working or reading.
Symptoms of a foreign object in the eye include pain, stinging, itchiness, redness, tearing, bleeding, and more.
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes low blood pressure, weakness, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.
Astigmatism is a common eye problem causing blurry vision, difficulty seeing details and eye strain headaches.
Transient ischemic attacks cause headache, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, and more.
Cold exposure symptoms include color changes on the skin, numbness, stinging, redness, blisters, and more.
Hypothyroidism your body functions slow down, making you gain weight and feel tired all the time.
A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.
Primary brain tumors are often benign but can cause seizures, ongoing headaches, or loss of coordination.
A brain infection is inflammation of the brain or spinal cord and can cause nausea, fever, seizures and more.
CREST syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease that causes tissues to harden throughout the body.
Hypothyroidism in children can cause delayed growth, weight gain, a puffy face, a large tongue, and more.
©2005-2015 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. See additional information.
©2005-2016 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.


text:
Ulster Bank League round-up
Round-up from Saturday's ties in the Ulster Bank League Divisions 1A and 1B.
Round-up from Saturday's ties in the Ulster Bank League Divisions 1A and 1B.
Trainer Michael Halford and jockey Shane Foley were in double-winning form at the Curragh, culminating in Shadagann's success in the richest race on the card, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ragusa' Handicap.
The importance and influence of the late Kevin Heffernan is still to be felt in St Vincent's ahead of their Leinster club final date with Rhode.
Hard-working Laois hit form as they saw off Kildare in tonight's NFL Division 2 clash at O'Moore Park.
Kildare have made two changes, one at midfield and one in attack, for Sunday's vital Allianz NFL Division 1B clash with Galway in Salthill.
The winners of the Irish Examiner GAA President's Awards for 2006 were announced today. Among the 25 recipients is legendary former Dublin football manager Kevin Heffernan.
It has been reported in today's newspapers that former Dublin football manager Kevin Heffernan was close to making a dramatic return to inter county management with the Dublin hurlers.
Dublin's former All-Ireland football winning captain Kevin Heffernan is to be awarded the 'Freedom of Dublin'.


text:
Fitting very large sparse Gaussian graphical models
In this paper we consider some methods for the maximum likelihood estimation of sparse Gaussian graphical (covariance selection) models when the number of variables is very large (tens of thousands or more). We present a procedure for determining the pattern of zeros in the model and we discuss the use of limited memory quasi-Newton algorithms and truncated Newton algorithms to fit the model by maximum likelihood. We present efficient ways of computing the gradients and likelihood function values for such models suitable for a desktop computer. For the truncated Newton method we also present an efficient way of computing the action of the Hessian matrix on an arbitrary vector which does not require the computation and storage of the Hessian matrix. The methods are illustrated and compared on simulated data and applied to a real microarray data set.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Volume (Year): 56 (2012)
Issue (Month): 9 ()
Pages: 2626-2636
|Contact details of provider:
| Web page: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/csda
No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:csdana:v:56:y:2012:i:9:p:2626-2636. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Zhang, Lei)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
North Shore Channel Trail
Primary tabs
Course Details
Course Map
Course Photos
Course Reviews
Best thing about this course is that they built it. Very limited options if you live on the north side of Chicago without a long drive. Actually a little nicer than I thought for the flat terrain. They did put some thought into the holes with the existing terrain/trees. Worst part is that the course is one direction. So you have to walk back to your car. And if you want to play 18, you walk it twice. It's not that busy. They might want to make it a reversible course so you can play it backwards as well. But glad it's there!
This course wasn't to bad. Concrete pads around the Chicagoland area is a blessing. Nice warm up course. Big audience with all the cars on the road watching you
overall a worthless course. Only plays in one direction, so you end up no where near the start point. No tee signs or course description.
Courses Close By
- Watts Park, Glencoe IL US3(3 votes)
- Community Park West Disc Golf Course, Glenview IL US2(1 vote)
- Millenium Park, Lincoln ND US0No votes yet
- Fink Park, Highland Park IL US0No votes yet
- Illinois Institute of Tech Disc Golf Course, Chicago IL US3.5(2 votes)
- Keller/Shepard Park, Deerfield IL US0No votes yet
- Mayfair Park, Westchester IL US2(5 votes)
- Danny Cunniff Park, Highland Park IL US0No votes yet
- Summit Park, Summit IL US2.666665(6 votes)
- Foxdale Disc Golf Course, Addison IL US3.5(2 votes)


text:
Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
(Please note: some content may not be complete on the beta site.).
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
For Immediate Release: August 20, 2009
Craig Brown
Dr. Craig Brown, an instrument scientist for the Disk Chopper Spectrometer at the NIST Center for Neutron Research, will receive a PECASE award for showing scientific excellence at an early stage of his career. Dr. Brown's research interests center on science underlying future energy technologies, especially those involving hydrogen storage.
To quote a White House press release of July 9, 2009,
President Obama today named 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. The recipient scientists and engineers will receive their awards in the Fall at a White House ceremony."


text:
Columns // 1 Articles
Reviews // 5 Articles
The Best Metal of 2011
25 Dec 2011 // 4:00 PM
PopMatters' staff of metal experts present their top picks from a year that offered a standout work of Christian "progressive death metalcore", a philosophical treatise on "Transcendent Black Metal", and one amazing debut.
The Best Metal Albums of 2009
10 Dec 2009 // 4:00 PM
It seems every year I say it, but this year it's truer than ever: this was one hell of a year for metal. If you think the Mastodon record is good (which it is) just wait 'til you hear this list's top three.
Revocation: Empire of the Obscene
30 Nov 2015 // 9:05 PM
Nearly a decade on, the Boston band's debut holds up and stands to melt the other digital files in your collection.
Revocation: Deathless
13 Oct 2014 // 9:05 PM
Deathless should cement Revocation as one of the top metal bands in the world, if they haven't already reached such lofty heights on previous releases.


text:
A great plugin, intuitive, easy to use.
And it is fully compatible with Toolset (http://wp-types.com) great plugins, especially their Access plugin (that deals with user roles, posts AND fields protection).
It is compatible with WooCommerce (products and orders)
Groups was the missing part to manage protection on a one post/page(cot/product/order level.
An excellent job.
Thank you for sharing,


text:
Design for Life
2015 Architect 50 - #19
2015 Building Design + Construction Giants 300 Design Firms - #38
2015 Building Design + Construction Giants 60 BIM Architecture Firms - #44
2015 ENR Top 500 Design Firms - #386
2015 Zweig Group Hot Firm List - #5 (2010, 2013, 2014 #21)
2015 Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal Top 25 Firms #5 (2013, 2014 #17)
2015 Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For - #6 (2006, 2014 #5)
2015 Architectural Record Top 300 Architecture Firms in the US – #89 (2014 #158)
2015 Grand Forks Young Professionals Grow Grand Award (2014)
2015 Inc Magazine Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Privately-Held Companies in the US #1316 (2014 #2547)
2015 Best Place to Work Top 50 by Prairie Business (2014)
AIA North Dakota Best of Show, Honor, Juror's Choice, Merit, and Unbuilt Awards
North Dakota Ready-Mix Excellence in Concrete Awards
DECI Development of the Year Awards
Education Design Honorable Mentions
St. Paul Heritage Preservation Awards
Minnesota Preservation Awards
Prime Site Awards of Excellence
North Dakota Barrier-Free Design Awards
North Dakota Concrete Products Awards
MC Landscape Design Awards
Mid-America EDC Redevelopment Awards
North Dakota Housing Finance Production Awards
Grand Forks Chamber City Beautification Awards
Grand Forks Chamber Special Achievement Awards
National School Boards Association Awards
Committee on Urban Design and Environment Awards
JLG Gives Back
If design is the heart of JLG, our communities are our lifeblood. We work hard every day to make sure what we design makes a difference to our clients, our neighbours and our region as a whole, and so it stands to reason that we should continue making a difference outside of what is expected of us. To that end, we created a three-part approach to giving back.Learn More
It is a school that has honored all of the traditional functions that work in a school but has looked to the future of what do we need to do for kids of tomorrow.
Ali Parkinson, Discovery Elementary Principal
What We Do
The opportunity...
to meet current goals and anticipate those in the future.
The opportunity...
to maximize the budget.
The opportunity...
to utilize higher performance design to lower operations costs.
The opportunity...
for an easy, open, communicative process.
JLG's size and decades of experience means that we are able to offer specialized services so that when opportunity knocks, we know how to answer.
North Dakota's First LEED Platinum building.
UND Gorecki Alumni Center


text:
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Shoppers' use of debit cards as a checkout payment option could receive a boost from recently announced consumer protections, which include a $50 cap on liability for lost or stolen cards. Visa U.S.A. here, with 46 million debit cards in circulation, has limited consumers' liability for lost or stolen debit cards to a maximum of $50, with zero liability if the loss is reported within two business days. The new policies, which apply to credit and debit cards bearing the ...
REGISTER TO VIEW THIS ARTICLE - Register for a Free Account
WhyRegisterfor FREE?
Registering for content on Supermarket News will give youINSTANTaccess to invaluable articles and media content that industry professionals rely on. You will have access to our special reports, feature articles, and industry analysis. It'sFREE, easy and quick. What are you waiting for!In addition you will also receive complimentary access to the SN salary survey data tables.
Click here to read the FAQ page if you have any questions (opens in a new window)
Attention Paid Print Subscribers: While you have already been grantedfreeaccess to SNwe ask that youregister now.We promise it will only take a few minutes! Or visit your profile and add your print magazine account number and zip code.


text:
Skip to comments.Cracking Freedom's Foundation
Posted on 12/16/2011 10:09:44 AM PST by Congressman Tom McClintock
Delivered House floor remarks this week about section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act: I rise in opposition to Section 1021 of the underlying Conference Report (H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act).
This section specifically affirms that the President has the authority to deny due process to any American it charges with substantially supporting al Qaeda, the Taliban or any associated forces whatever that means.
Would substantial support of an associated force, mean linking a web-site to a web-site that links to a web-site affiliated with al-Qaeda? We dont know. The question is, do we really want to find out?
Were told not to worry that the bill explicitly states that nothing in it shall alter existing law.
But wait. There is no existing law that gives the President the power to ignore the Bill of Rights and detain Americans without due process. There is only an assertion by the last two presidents that this power is inherent in an open-ended and ill-defined war on terrorism. But it is a power not granted by any act of Congress. At least, not until now.
What this bill says is, What Presidents have only asserted, Congress now affirms in statute.
Were told that this merely pushes the question to the Supreme Court to decide if indefinite detainment is compatible with any remaining vestige of the Bill of Rights.
Thats a good point, IF the Court were the sole guardian of the Constitution. But it is not. If it were, there would be no reason to require every member of Congress to swear to preserve, protect, and defend that Constitution.
We are also its guardians.
And today, we who have sworn fealty to that Constitution sit to consider a bill that affirms a power contained in no law and that has the full potential to crack the very foundation of American liberty.
# # #
Is this really Tom McClintock ?
ty for fighting this disgusting unconstitutional garbage
Michael Medved says "there is nothing to fear with this". "In the ten years since detention for support of terrorists, or acts of terrorists, there have only been 4 cases." I respectfully submit the question. Why do we need a special policy or law, to take care of only 4 people over 10 years? Can't our existing laws take care of them through the existing court system? Lawyers = Liars, and nearly all of our Representatives in the political system, are both.
I quit listening to Michael Medved decades ago. His lack of intellectual acumen was obvious to me—all he can do is glorify degenerates and promotes sewage in our society. He actively works for Satan 75% of the time. Occasionally he throws a conservative bone but his basic philosophical thinking comes from Marx and he is planted as a "conservative" to erode those moral qualities of Christian Ethics which is responsible for our Greatness. He is part of the "slippery slope" and we are getting to the bottom of the slide and he is happy.
I quit listening as a habit years ago also. Once in a while I turn him on, as there is little besides Dennis Miller, or sports on the radio. I am addicted to talk radio, but his brand makes me puke. Savage has been off of my radio for going on 3 years, Levin is now also gone in this area. Dennis Prager in the AM, Savage if I am at the computer.
Love Dennis Prager. He is a great guy. Savage is—well—Savage, and his analytical skills are exactly like the men in the Modern Age—the Age of Reason. None of the irrational Postmodern thinking of Medved.
Medved is a Progressive Liberal at heart, a perfect man to support GW, Newt or Romney. He spouts about smaller, leaner government, but what he wants is his side at the controls of the behemoth we call our Federal government. Plus he uses the strategy of the left, he ridicules with his words, and with his sighs. I frankly cannot stand him, and doubt I would like him if he was a neighbor. He is holier than thou, and according to him, HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, without a lick of love for the Original Intent. It sounds like you have the same take on him. Isn't it telling, that local stations always carry him and Rush, but voices that bring original thought to the airwaves, are taken away, or non-existent? Me thinks he is lobbying constantly, for the Tony Snow position in the next R administration at all times.
We would be highly intelligent, too, if we had call screeners to select topics we had studied, along with powerful search programs and several commercials to brush up on a topic.
While it is true that Medved is a Progressive at heart, he is also an Ivy Leaguer and fundamentally worships the golden calf of elitism. All his life he has been told that he is "special".
I know a chemist who works for one of the world's leading chemistry companies. Neither he or his fellow Ph.D. level scientists will even interview a Ph.D. chemists from one of the Ivy Leagues. They have learned from experience that Ivy Leaguers consider themselves far too "anointed" to get any real work done.
I have exactly the same take. He is what the Ancients and Jesus would call a man of hubris. (and that Vice led to the destruction of many men's souls and nations.) Medved better repent and dump all his moral relativism—it leads to ugly, ugly societies. He is an enabler.
Three years ago I stopped listening to talk radio as well. I was **disgusted** at how these so-called "conservative" yappers ignored the fundamental issue of Obama's eligibility. What blazing weenies!
Personally....I will never trust them again. Some things are deal killers.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
An agreement within a community, group, or organization under which the members most suited (by virtue of their natural aptitude, location, skill, or other qualification) for a specific activity or task assume greater responsibility for its execution or performance.
Use specialization in a sentence
Some tasks can't be done by just anyone, you will need to find someone with that specific specialization to get the job done.
If you have a problem with a piece of equipment and don't know what to do you will have to call someone with that specialization.
The man named George was spreading himself too thin and he was not directing all of his energies or engaging in specialization.


text:
Links Sort by: Hits | Alphabetical
|24 Hour Emergency Room Houston - http://aokemergencyroom.com/
AOK Emergency Room Houston offers 24 hour emergency care and wellness services to its patients. AOK Emergency Room, the urgent care clinic in Houston is staffed, 24 hours a day with board certified physicians, registered nurses, radiology technicians and allied professionals who are all committed to patient-centered care. -
|24 hour urgent care - http://er247plus.com/
North Houston's largest provider of health care services, offering information on its full range of diagnostic, medical and surgical facilities that are available to -
|A website to view medical Hospitals in india and get full contact details - http://www.medicalroots.com
Here You Can see details of clinic, hospital, pharmacy , various treatment and medical products and online appointments for patients provide area vise Speciality Doctors. -
|Active Rehab-injury rehabilitation - http://www.activerehab.com.au/
Active Rehab is the medical centre that can offer you various possibilities of physiotherapy in Queensland. For physio in Brisbane, you need to check our website and contact us as soon as possible for more details. -
|Addiction Treatment - http://addictiontreatmentreviews.org
Drug treatment centers develop social interaction, handling pressure and coping with stress Consider all of the elements which affect drug addiction. -


text:
Nissan Note 1.2 Acenta Premium 5dr+ Add to comparison
Weekly rental: Total Allowance
Advance Payment: £49
Make Nissan
Model Note
Trim Acenta Premium
Engine size 1.2 litres
Car type Small cars
Transmission Automatic
Number of seats 5
Number of doors 5
Car boot capacity 411 litres
ABI group 10
Brake horsepower 97 BHP
Can be driven by under 25s Yes
Length of lease 3 years
Fuel type Petrol
Average miles per gallon 55.40 mpg
Average annual fuel cost £747
CO2 emissions 119 g/km
Euro NCAP rating 4
Drive Front Wheel Drive
Manufacturer website www.nissan.co.uk Opens in new window
Motability reference no. 737164
Other Details Metallic Paint, Parking Sensors
Accessibility details
Accessibility measurements are provided by Rica, an independent consumer research charity. For more information about this car please contact your nearest Motability dealer.
Sill height to ground 36.8 cm
Sill height to floor of car 9.2 cm
Door width 86.7 cm
Door opening angle 67 degrees
|Average measurements of a folded wheelchair
|Average measurements of a partially folded wheelchair
|33 cm
|74 cm
|Height (back down)
|73.5 cm
|Height (back down)
|70 cm
|80.5 cm
|80.5 cm
Seat height 62.3 cm
Seated headroom 98.1 cm
Car boot length 64 cm
More information rica.orgOpens in new window


text:
PCI DSS lessons learned from Global Payments data breach
Expert Nick Lewis discusses the Global Payments data breach, focusing on lessons to be learned for PCI DSS-compliant enterprises.
Can you tell me what went wrong in the Global Payments breach? Any lessons for other enterprises that fall under...
Continue Reading This Article
Enjoy this article as well as all of our content, including E-Guides, news, tips and more.
By submitting your email address, you agree to receive emails regarding relevant topic offers from TechTarget and its partners. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Contact TechTarget at 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA.
You also agree that your personal information may be transferred and processed in the United States, and that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
Ask the expert!
Have questions about enterprise information security threats for expert Nick Lewis? Send them via email today! (All questions are anonymous.)
Brian Krebs, who chronicled the Global Payments data breach on his blog, reported the breach of the payment card processing firm went as far back as January 2011 and may have included more than 10 million card numbers. Global Payments issued a press release stating 1.5 million card numbers may have been exposed.
There have been few technical details released by any of the reports as to the source of the breach. Global Payments stated that it believes the incident has been contained. Krebs reported that Global Payments was compromised by attackers in 2011, though it switched to a different hosting company in 2012, when the attackers bypassed the end-to-end encryption Global Payments employed. The attackers stated they were able to bypass the encryption by gaining full access to the systems where card numbers were decrypted. The attackers also stated they went back every month to retrieve the captured data.
Global Payments could have moved hosting companies in an effort to eradicate the attackers from its network, but this seems unlikely unless Global Payments rebuilt all of its systems in use, reset all passwords, and re-secured all of its systems. Changing the hosting provider and potentially changing the IPs in use, but not performing the other actions, makes it difficult to prevent attackers from reentering its systems or maintaining an existing data exfiltration effort. Other enterprises that must comply with PCI DSS will only learns lessons from this data breach when Global Payments releases more details, but no new technical details have been released as of September, 2012. Many of the actions by the attacker could have been detected by careful review of logs or instrumentation of Global Payments' network security monitoring.
Dig Deeper on Identity Theft and Data Security Breaches
Find more PRO+ content and other member only offers, here.
Related Q&A from Nick Lewis
How can IP devices like multifunction printers and faxes be secured?
IP devices like multifunction printers and faxes may be an attack vector. Expert Nick Lewis explains the vulnerabilities, and how to secure them ...continue reading
How does the AceDeceiver Trojan install itself on iOS devices?
AceDeceiver is a Trojan that can install itself on iOS devices without any certificates. Expert Nick Lewis explains how it works, and how enterprises...continue reading
How can USB Thief be stopped from infecting air-gapped systems?
USB Thief, a new type of stealth malware, leaves no trace on air-gapped targets. Expert Nick Lewis explains how the malware works and how enterprises...continue reading
Have a question for an expert?
Please add a title for your question
Get answers from a TechTarget expert on whatever's puzzling you.
Meet all of our Information Security experts


text:
bought thousands of shares at $5.10 in May 2012 and been waiting nervously for this dog to make a run... and here we are !! let's get above $7 before the earnings report.
BUY BUY BUY and squeeze the short sellers!
WRONG very WRONG If u LONG U Wrong
I bought July 26 at $9ish back in 2011 oh the pain/ bought more on the quick move down/ holding and waiting and waiting/ read your post and will dip in and try to buy some more at 6.25/ i want to see you buy more too/ trying to average down to 7 with your trades


text:
Roach: Floyd Mayweather's Legs Are Gone, He's All Done!
By Edward Chaykovsky
Freddie Roach, trainer of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, says his fighter would face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a unification at any weight required. Mayweather holds the WBC/WBA welterweight and junior middleweight titles.
Pacquiao defends his title against Chris Algieri on November 22nd at the Venetian in Macau, China. Mayweather will face Marcos Maidana in a rematch on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao's handlers, and his promoter Top Rank, want to make the fight happen if both boxers win their upcoming matches.
Roach believes Mayweather is past his best and no longer has his legs.
"We'll fight Mayweather at any weight. It doesn't matter. Weight is not an issue with him. Whatever weight he wants to fight at - we'll fight him. He's shot, he's all done, his legs are gone...based on his last two fights. He says he doesnt move to make it more exciting for the audience - bullsh*t. I'm not picking Maidana. He already knows how to beat him which is why he took the rematch. It makes no sense because it's not going to sell any tickets," Roach told 12 Sports.
[QUOTE=bigjavi973;14899121]Yup, my thing is, that if according to floyd fans he won the first fight soooo easily, why aren't they against this rematch? Cuz in the back of their minds, they know it was not an easy fight for floyd.…Comment by Carpe Diem on 05-05-2015
Blowing smoke with no hope. LMAOComment by 48cantCstraight on 05-05-2015
[IMG]http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/mjl.gif[/IMG]Comment by FeFist on 05-05-2015
He ran doe.Comment by ADP02 on 08-31-2014
[QUOTE=PAC-BOY;14901508]Here is what Floyd had to say.... A statement obtained by The Times and released by Mayweather Jr., his father and uncle/trainer Roger Mayweather, said the men "wish to make it clear that they never intended to claim that Manny…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (107)


text:
Home Health Care Wynne, AR 72396
Home Health Care in Wynne, AR can be categorized as either non-medical (home care) or Medicare certified (home health). Non-medical home care includes personal care and help with everyday activites, while Medicare certified home health care ranges fom skilled nursing to physical / occupational therapy.
Choose a tab below to compare home care agencies in Wynne, AR. Feel free to contact agencies by phone, or request a follow up. Caregivers and health care professionals in
Wynne, AR will work together to establish the best plan of care for your loved one.
Share this list with a relative or friend.
wynne, AR 72396
Medicare Certified: 1972
wynne, AR 72396
Medicare Certified: 1982
forrest city, AR 72396
Medicare Certified: 1991
west memphis, AR 72396
Medicare Certified: 1990
Cost of Home Care
Wynne, AR
Home Health Aide Cost Per Hour
Wynne, AR
Homemaker Cost Per Hour


text:
Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008
ROTAN, Texas (AP) -- Sammy Baugh, who set numerous passing records with the Washington Redskins in an era when NFL teams were running most every down, died Wednesday night, his son said.
Baugh, who was 94 and had numerous health issues, died at Fisher County Hospital, David Baugh said. He was the last surviving member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's inaugural class.
After starring at TCU, "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh played with the Redskins from 1937 to 1952. While he was noted for his passing, Baugh was one of the best all-around players of his day. One season he led the league in
passing, defensive interceptions and punting. In one game, he threw
four touchdown passes and intercepted four passes.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


text:
By Bob Reinert/USAG-Natick Public AffairsJune 14, 2013
NATICK, Mass. (June 14, 2013) -- The Natick Soldier Systems Center observed the 238th Army Birthday with a June 14 cake-cutting ceremony in the state where it came into being in 1775.
Brig. Gen. Daniel P. Hughes, NSSC senior commander, flanked by Natick's oldest civilian employee, Bob Noonan, and its youngest Soldier, Pvt. 2 Tyler Holliday, carved the cake with a sword in a time-honored tradition.
"Today, we celebrate the 238th birthday of the finest army in the history of mankind," Hughes said. "We stand today less than 20 miles from the birthplace of our Army."
The Army was born when the Second Continental Congress "adopted" New England militia members around Boston who were opposing British troops. Congress provided $2 million to support them. George Washington took command of the Continental Army in Boston on July 3, 1775.
Dr. Jack Obusek, director of the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, pointed out that the contributions made by civilians to the Army actually began during the American Revolution.
"It struck me that on that day in April 1775, the call went out, and who did it go out to?" Obusek said. "It went out to … the Minutemen, the militia, the civilians who heard the call and then would become part of the Continental Army.
"Those civilians continue to contribute with distinction today. They support, they sustain and, yes, provide technologies to the uniformed Soldiers. And I'm amazed every day at the contributions that those civilians make in developing those technologies and (the) new kit and those new capabilities for our Soldiers of tomorrow."
The celebration also served as a leadership transition at NSSC, with Hughes taking over from Obusek, who had served as interim senior manager. Obusek remains NSRDEC director.
"What a great officer and a great leader," said Obusek of Hughes. "I know it means bigger, greater, better things for the Natick Soldier Systems Center."
As Hughes pointed out, the citizen Army of the American Revolution grew into the strong, courageous, professional force of today.
"This 238th birthday commemorates America's Army -- Soldiers, families and civilians -- who are achieving a level of excellence that is truly Army strong," Hughes said. "We also celebrate our local community, which supports us in this."


text:
- Report: #991691
Report - Rebuttal - Arbitrate
Complaint Review: Steve Luongo Towing Inc.
Steve Luongo Towing Inc.338 Parkmount Rd. Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania United States of America
Steve Luongo Towing Inc. Charges $220 for overnight storage in gravel lot. Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania
*Consumer Comment: No..
Ripoff Report
About you?
Ripoff Report
A business' first
line of defense
on the Internet.
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
Then the fees started adding-up. I was charged $95 for weekend service (Saturday), $100 for overnight storage ($50 per calendar day, not per 24 hour period), and $25 for AD Lot. I can only imagine the "AD Lot" fee is another way to squeeze another few dollars out of the victim.
Even the towing operator, Dan, expressed regret in handing m the bill. I thanked him profusely for helping me and said, "This must be a great job". As he handed me the bill, he said, "I love helping people, but I hate having to get in the middle of it."
Who should we blame for this? Steve Luongo Towing, Inc. is permitted to run his business as unetetically as he want to. He is allowed to overcharge for services and invent charges to make profit. Knowing that he is greedy, selfish, immoral, we can opt to not use his business. But what about when we have no choice? What happens when he acts as an agent of the government, of the police department?
My insurance company, USAA, was stunned when I advised him of the storage fees. I do not have full coverage on that car (my fault) so the unsiurance company did not reimburse me. Either way, they would have under full coverage and Steve Luongo Towing, Inc is using that as a reason to overcharge.
This is insurance fraud, plain and simple.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 01/05/2013 07:57 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Steve-Luongo-Towing-Inc/Glen-Riddle-Pennsylvania-19063/Steve-Luongo-Towing-Inc-Charges-220-for-overnight-storage-in-gravel-lot-Glen-Riddle-P-991691. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report.
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Steve Luongo Towing Inc.
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
- Keep the name short & simple, and try different variations of the name.
- Do not include ".com", "S", "Inc.", "Corp", or "LLC" at the end of the Company name.
- Use only the first/main part of a name to get best results.
- Only search one name at a time if Company has many AKA's.
#1 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, January 05, 2013POSTED: Saturday, January 05, 2013
Steve Luongo Towing Inc. Charges $220 for overnight storage in gravel lot.
- No they did not charge you $220 for storage.
They charged you $95 for the tow, $100 for the storage, and $25 Administration(?) Fee.
My insurance company, USAA, was stunned when I advised him of the storage fees
- I bet they were, especially if you told them the storage fees were $220.
Just out of curiosity...what do you think would have been a fair price to charge you?
Are you an owner, employee or ex-employee with either negative or positive information about the company or individual, or can you provide "insider information" on this company?
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
Please Take My Advice
5 books for professors who want to improve their teachingRead the transcript of a live, online discussion with Patrick Allitt, a professor of history at Emory University and author of a new book on university teaching, about what colleges and...
This content is available exclusively to Chronicle subscribers
Already a subscriber?
Log in now
Not a subscriber yet?
Subscribe now for instant access to this article and thousands of others, data tables, and interactive charts — all available exclusively for Chronicle subscribers. Plus your subscription includes weekly print or digital delivery of The Chronicle and The Review and the Chronicle iPad® Edition.Subscribe Today


text:
Cheap Hotels in Cattolica, Italy
See all Hotels in Cattolica
Hotel | 1.0 km
Hotel Haway is a three stars hotel situated in a few steps from the sea (Adriatic Coast), near the elegant city centre of Cattolica and the aquatic…Read more park "Le Navi".from 21.28 USD
Cattolica is one of over 3,500 worldwide destinations available to budget travellers on HostelBookers. Browse the list above for details on all our cheap hotels in Cattolica and book your Cattolica hotel with no booking fees!
Why book with hostelbookers?
Thousands of beds and private rooms, close to the things you're planning to see and do.
With great value hostels and cheap hotels, everything you want to see and do is just a step away.
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to Cattolica?Contact us directly
Searching for a cheap Cattolica hotel? Select from our list on the left or use the search box on the top. We guarantee you'll find the lowest prices! Click on the map view to browse the location of all our budget hotels in Cattolica. Alternatively check out our Cattolica hostels page for more great deals.
Explore the world
Guide to Cattolica
Guide to Find our best travel tips, advice and inspiration on what to do and where to stay in our guide to Cattolica. Discover how to travel on a budget and don't forget to check the weather before you go!


text:
iHerb Customer Reviews
Savings of: $7.78 (30% off)
Sorry, this product is no longer in stock.
Posted by 5339065517316063398 on Nov 14, 2014
nothing happens after taking these pills
Use with caution
Posted by 5736672847171287707 on Jan 09, 2016
I would urge caution with this product - for me it had caused nothing but problems. Initially it upset my sleep patterns so I stopped taking it. However, general anxiety and poor sleep have persisted (over 2 months) which is very scary - hopefully this will go soon. Be careful and if you notice any bad sleep effects then stop taking immediately and don't try to power through it like I did.
Does nothing for me
Posted by 4776688042352802320 on Apr 07, 2016
Does nothing for me, sorry.
no noticeable effect
Posted by Reviewer1490611 on Jan 19, 2012
bought this to deal with anxiety..didn't notice any effect..inositol seems to have more potential, at least for me
Posted by Reviewer1110413 on Jul 26, 2013
nothing happens after taking these pills
Does not work for me at all
Posted by Reviewer2188044 on Aug 26, 2013
I suffer from severe anxiety so I was-eager to try this product. It was very disappointing. I actually did not feel any effect. I much prefer kava or l theanine
Natural Factors, PharmaGABA, Stress Relax, 100mg, 60 Capsules
Posted by Reviewer1243295 on Mar 16, 2009
Doesn't put me to sleep like Xanax but will keep trying it, as I want to get off the Xanax. I added some other natural products but I still only sleep about 3 hrs and the nights over.
Items 51-57 of 57 total
« Previous | 2 3 4 5 6 | Next »


text:
Monthly Archive for July, 2008
A Trip to the Sip n Dip, Hi Ho, and Silver Dollar Saloon.
Having just rolled back into town after a trip to Great Falls, Montana,I feel like I have been to another planet and have a bit of catching up to do back home in Bellevue. I mean, the brand new Safeway just opened, and I missed opening day but did visit yesterday. I learned they will soon be having wine tastings. In the meantime, all the free food samples will have to do. …


text:
Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Kentish Maid Kentish Maid Jun 11, 2010 20:17 Flag
Rumour has it ...
... that SWP is starting on the right instead of Lennon for tomorrow's game - according to Yahoo that is.
Not sure if it's good or bad or whether to ignore it completely. Any views?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
John - I did see him make the runs. On a number of occasions he would lay the ball back, and then start his run into what was a huge amount of space behind the back line of the US over in the right hand corner - at times from the penalty box to the line and to the top of the box. On several occasions he would hold his run at the last defender so as to not be caught offside. I did not see Johnson pick one of them up. It was the kind of run I have seen him make to good effect with Charlie Corluka many, many times, usually resulting in chaos in the defending team.
Not sure why Johnson did not see the opportunity - 'cos if an old man like me can see it, he sure as hell should've - there again, perhaps I was seeing things ...
If you have a player making great runs all day, then that gets noticed and the player tends to get credited for it.
In the USA game I just didn't see that from Lennon - he didn't make the runs.
I thought Hesky was pretty average - missing the goal that was a gimme (even 'arry's wife coulda scored!). Yeah he holds the ball up, yeah he's a good target man - but if his purpose is to partner and set Rooney up he was crap.
It's gonna be interesting to see just who Capello puts out there. I think that we will see James in goal, fullbacks and Terry stay the same. I am hoping that we see Daws partnering Terry - something tells me that mighty be a good partnership, plus its a good game for Daws to get his feet wet in the international game (and he's fit and quicker than any other option). Carragher was crap, and should be kept for emergencies at right back.
Ronny is a given up front, I would hope that Lennon is a given and Gerrard is a given, and apparently Barry is a given, which leaves two open spots.
I would start Crouch up front with Rooney - and if Rooney still can't get into the game with Algeria, I would yank his ass and put Defoe in at half time. I don't care if he's a great striker, which of course he is, the goal is to win the game and score goals - and if isn't doing the job, I hope Capello has the balls to pull him and try something else.
And if it was up to me, I would drop Frank and play Carrick in the middle - I know he hasn't shown much lately, but he does have some vision, and he can pass the ball and perhaps create something out of midfield. I know that means playing Gerrard out on the left, but I think that will work OK.
Who I think Capello will play is James, Johnson, Terry, Upson, Cole, Lennon, Lampard, Gerrard, Barry, Defoe, Rooney
If Capello's the guru he's made out to be - now's the time for him to be getting his Guru on and getting the team to play together and come up with a mix that works.
OF - how did you rate Hesky? Normally I think he's pants (to put it bluntly) but I thought he did well for himself in the US game. However the chance he missed was, for a striker, criminal - so it's difficult to decide if he's warranted his place in the next game.
I have heard that Capello is undecided about which keeper to go with, and also who will partner Rooney. hesky and Defoe were both mentioned (according to the report - not sure how much truth is in it) but not Crouch. Seems a strange one. I'm glad for Defoe but with him usually featuring behind Crouch and Heskey its a bit of a shock.
Also he said Barry will play - which only makes things harder to predict. Either he drops Lampard or Gerrard to make way, or he plays all of them with rooney on his own and barry behind them, Or he puts Barry and Lampard int he middle and Gerrard just behind Rooney. But this would mean neither Hesky or Defoe partner Rooney. Confusing. it will be intersting to see what the actual starting line up is.
On Lennon - I get the impression that many players are not used to Lennon - not sure if it is his positioning, or the runs he makes. I do not think he has been given very much in the way of decent balls - often played behind him rather than in to space for him to run on to.
Also noticed that he will often lay the ball back and then make the run into space down the right side expecting to have the ball played back in a position where he is most dangerous - but Johnson either doesn't have the vision (which I think is the reality) or simply chooses to ignore the opportunity, or doesn't understand Lennon at all. There were many opportunities to open the US defense up like a cheap can of sardines, but the ball was not played.
I think it takes other players as a team to make an individual player - you can have someone running great lines all day, but if the players around them are not sharp enough to see the opportunity, then they are as much to blame.
Also noticed that Lennon does tend to simply hang on the sideline a lot - and I think he could do more if he demonstrated a bit more movement.
That being said, I think he was one of the better performers on the day along with Gerrard, Terry (hate to say that as I can't stand the man), and Cole.
Yeah, I can see what you're saying John, and I think the thing about players making their own game has a lot of validity.
One positive is that we are saying the Germans are the only team to do well so far (which is bang on) - but if you consider their opposition, Austraila - that was a team our opposition put three past. And all of their goals were against a full 11 contingent (I thought the Australian red card in the Germany game was the one of the poor referee decisions so far). So theres hope yet!
And yeah, looking forward to that unknown player shining through - then Spurs landing him on a free!!! lol
I'll be watching the Spain game with a lot of interest. I know a lot of teams have underperformed but I think they will put in a really good performance, though I hope I'm wrong.
Debate never hurt anyone - and if we all shared the same ideas what a boring place this world would be.
I just thought that Lennon could have done more. To me a good player 'makes' his own game, the game doesn't make the player. So if Lennon was getting the ball to high up the pitch, then drop off more - force the ball to be played either back up the pitch or behind the defenders to run onto. The only thing I would say in his defence, is that the whole team was poor (I cringe every time I hear the pundits trying to talk up our team, especially when it comes to Lampstand and Deadard).
I really thought that Brasil or Portugal would turn it on yesterday - and although there were flashes of brilliance (I don't think the Brasil goal was intentional) - all the teams (apart from Germany so far) seem to be running scared of losing. Not really a good showcase for world football so far. But it's early days - still time for that unknown player to shine and the underdog to turn in a stunning performance.
Sfer - with that in mind what do you think about the 4 across midfield (with Lampard and Barry in the centre) and gerrard playing just between them and Rooney (with hesky dropped)? That has been muted a fair bit by pundits and I'd be interested to see how it works. I think it would also free up the wide men as the opposition dmidfield would need to worry more than they currently do about whats in the centre.
Or would you prefer the same 4 across midfield with barry sat between them and the defense? As there was space for the US in that portion of the pitch which they exploted a couple of times.
The great man did say that lts and I do think he was right. Do you remember when Keagan went to Newcastle and did nothing but attack - the supporters loved it. Shame they couldn't defend and lost too many games as a result.
Of course it's all about balance the same as most things in life but the point I was trying to make was that maybe the reason many people think Gerrard and Lampard cannot play in MF together is because they are both attacking MF's and that potentially leaves holes in front of the back 4. To counter balance that you need a "water carrier" to hold the fort whilst those two are trying to support the striker(s).
I for one would like to see that option being given a decent chance of success.
Hi John - I see what your saying, and I'm not trying to say that I'm right on this, it's just my opinion. And as we know, opinions are like ar*eholes - everyone has one lol.
But what I mean by it is that a lot of the time he got the ball and was doubled up on, he was close to or parallel with the 18 yard box. Now for me, Lennon's big strength is his ability to get past players with speed - meaning he needs room ahead of him to do so. Similar to SWP and Walcott but I'd wager he's better at it - and also his end product, while not perfect, is ahead of the other two as well. Players like Messi and Ronaldo I would say are different as their close ball control are on a different level, so getting round players in tight spaces is something they can do. I don't think there is anyone in the England team who can do that. Joe Cole possibly being the closest. So what I think Lennon does, and I think does correctly, is if there is no space in front of him (with two players there) he plays it back across and begins the move to spread the play to the other side, to try and pull people out of position. Invariably at some point he will have a better opportunity and this is when he should pounce, which he did a few times. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he was a world beater against he US. But if Lennon got the ball a little earlier up the pitch he would have been able to do what he does best, doubled up or not, as he wouldn't have ran out of room and would have been able to showcase his stuff more. As it happens I don't think he was picked out when he should have been, so it was kind of out of his hands.
But as we've seen in this World Cup, teams are playing much more defensively and no team, bar the germans, have been fantastic going forward. There will be few chances that forward players get and they will have to capitalize on them.
I mean look at the top players in the world - are there any that have stood out so far? And the big guns have been playing 'lesser opposition' - I'd say England have had one of the tougher tests in this regards - which kind of goes to show that even the best players have difficulty turning it on against well organised defenses.
It took what is conidered by many to the best team in the world over 50-60 minutes to break down North Korea - and you could argue their goal was a bit of a fluke (can't make my mind up if he meant that). And they still only won by one in a tight game.
Anyway, I've waffled a bit there, and as I say I certainly don't want to say that my thinking is correct and everyone else is wrong. It was just how I saw things during the game. A good debate is what these boards are for lol.
- View More Messages


text:
bookplot is a not for profit website offering book listing information for indie authors writing spiritual prose. plotbook charles lesowske
Books with spiritual plots
Book Plot
For myself; writing spiritual fiction works best narrated from the third person omniscient point of view. Basically the words in italics is when a character is reflecting or discerning something. I intentionally put down certain words hoping that you will go back and discover one of the special spiritual messages in one of the many sub-plots. Expect to be pulled between heaven and hell; halfway thru I will start to stitch things together. My task is finished, when, In The Silence, you discern that there is more to life than words...


text:
- Report: #315314
Report - Rebuttal - Arbitrate
Complaint Review: United Vacation Network, Suncoast Vacations, Travel Services
United Vacation Network, Suncoast Vacations, Travel Services3690 East Bay Drive Largo, Florida U.S.A.
United Vacation Network, Suncoast Incentives, Travel Services Were not truthful and misrepresented themselves the salesman was very pushy and we feel we were fast talked into signing the contract Largo Florida
Ripoff Report
About you?
Ripoff Report
A business' first
line of defense
on the Internet.
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
My husband asked the salesman what discount he could give us for that particular cruise. He went to talk to someone else and came back with a price of 93.00 plus tax for that cruise if we bought into the plan and all the vacations would have 70% or more discounts. We told him we could not afford the $ 7,000.00 and we thought it was too high a price. He said he could do the same plan for $4,000.00 . We feel he fast talked us into signing a contract. We put $2000.00 down and was told they would finance the rest ,with NO interest at $50.00 a month auto payed from our credit card. Now it is thru CAPITAL FINANCIAL with $5.56 a month interest.
We called the next day to ask about the discounted cruise and was told someone would get back to us. We heard nothing , We started to feel that we were scamed ,so my husband called again and said that we were going to cancel the contract.
Someone called back immediatly and said they had everything set for the cruise and would send us comformation in the mail. We paid the (93.00 plus each ) Everything was fine.
Since then I have not been able to book a vacation , I was always put on hold or someone would get back to me . It all became to complicated and we had no understanding how it worked. It was a lot different than what we thought we were getting. The prices were resort bound not destination, not defined in the presentation. It would cost too much for us to afford. Our payments extend into 2010 We feel very violated and ripped off We never did get our FREE cruise They said they were not affilliated with them.
zephyrhills, Florida
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 03/06/2008 11:34 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/United-Vacation-Network-Suncoast-Vacations-Travel-Services/Largo-Florida-33771/United-Vacation-Network-Suncoast-Incentives-Travel-Services-Were-not-truthful-and-misre-315314. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report.
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on United Vacation Network, Suncoast Vacations, Travel Services
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
- Keep the name short & simple, and try different variations of the name.
- Do not include ".com", "S", "Inc.", "Corp", or "LLC" at the end of the Company name.
- Use only the first/main part of a name to get best results.
- Only search one name at a time if Company has many AKA's.
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
MasterCard: Chef's Challenge Plate
the Gordon Ramsay dining experience: priceless
World MasterCard proudly presents Chef's Challenge: The Ultimate Battle for a Cure.
Thank you for joining us in the fight against women's cancers.
Advertising Agency: MacLaren McCann, Canada
Creative Director: Sean Davison
Group Creative Directors: Wade Hesson, Robert Kingston
Art Director: Vic Bath
Copywriter: Rana Chatterjee
Production House: mcGill
Retoucher: JP Goulet
Photographer: KC Armstrong
4 comments
Gordon Ramsay is celebrity chef known for his colourful personality, frequent use of "fuck" on reality Tv and occasional destroying of kitchen equipment when he is not satisfied with the results...
Nevertheless his restaurants do have Michelin stars and are pretty expensive.


text:
Hotels in Mandaluyong
Lancaster Hotel Manila622 Shaw Boulevard corner Samat Street, Mandaluyong 3.5 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of Mandaluyong, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Shangri-La Mall, SM Megamall, and University of Asia and the Pacific. EDSA Shrine and ...
Rio Suites378-B Dansalan Street, Mandaluyong 3.0 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of Mandaluyong, this hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Shangri-La Mall and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Ayala Center. Power Plant Mall and SM Megamall ...
Eastwood Richmonde Hotel17 Orchard Road, Quezon City 4.0 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of Quezon City, this spa hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Medical City and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Smart Araneta Coliseum. Ali Mall and Metrowalk ...
New Horizon Hotel778 Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong 3.0 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of Mandaluyong, this hotel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Shangri-La Mall and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Ayala Center. Power Plant Mall and SM Megamall ...
The Legend Villas60 Pioneer Corner Madison Streets, Mandaluyong 3.0 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of Mandaluyong, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Shangri-La Mall and University of Asia and the Pacific. SM Megamall and Rizal Medical ...
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham AcropolisE Rodriguez Jr Ave C5, Quezon City 2.5 out of 5.0
Situated in Quezon City, this hotel is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Medical City and 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Smart Araneta Coliseum. Ali Mall and Metrowalk are also within ...
The Orange Place Hotel San Juan312 Santolan Road corner J. Abad Santos, San Juan 2.5 out of 5.0
Situated in San Juan, this hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Oasis Manila and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Smart Araneta Coliseum. Broadway Centrum and Robinsons Magnolia ...
Sunshine City Suites4 Pioneer Street corner Sheridan Street, Mandaluyong 2.5 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of Mandaluyong, this hotel is 1 mi (1.5 km) from Shangri-La Mall and 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Ayala Center. University of Asia and the Pacific ...
Greenhills Elan Hotel ModernNo. 49 Annapolis Street, Greenhills, San Juan 3.0 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of San Juan, this hotel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Greenhills Shopping Center and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Smart Araneta Coliseum. EDSA Shrine ...
Edsa Shangri-La, Manila1 Garden Way, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong 5.0 out of 5.0
Nestled in lush gardens in the heart of Mandaluyong City's financial and commercial district, this hotel is just 9 KM from Ninoy Aquino International Airport ...
Recently Booked Hotels in Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong Hotels
Orbitz makes it easy to find the best Mandaluyong hotel deals for your trip. With an outstanding selection, easy-to-use search tools and descriptive hotel profiles, you'll find Mandaluyong hotel deals in a wink..
Great selection of hotels in Mandaluyong
Whether you're searching for hotels in Mandaluyong on business, or hunting for a family getaway, Mandaluyong hotel options are only a click away. Find hotels in Mandaluyong with the location, star-rating and facilities you need. Narrow your search results even further by star rating, hotel chain and amenities, such as free parking, babysitting services, or fitness centers. And with area maps, you can view Mandaluyong hotels close you are to the airport and nearby attractions.
Mandaluyong hotel reviews, photos and virtual tours
Thanks to photos and virtual tours, you can look before you book your Mandaluyong hotel reservation. Check out Mandaluyong hotel properties using interactive tools which allow you view hotel rooms, common areas and key features. On Orbitz, you can also learn more about hotels in Mandaluyong with unbiased reviews from verified Mandaluyong hotel guests. We ask guests to offer candid feedback on services, comfort, location, value and amenities.
Grab Mandaluyong hotel deals and special offers
Orbitz works around the clock to find exclusive offers and Mandaluyong hotel deals, just for you. Sign up for deals by e-mail where you'll get first crack at money-saving extras like promo codes, resort credits, free nights and more. You can also "Like" Orbitz on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to receive up-to-the-minute news on hotel discounts, giveaways and more.
24/7 support with Mandaluyong hotel reservations
When it comes to finding hotels in Mandaluyong, an Orbitz specialist can help you find the property right for you. Chat live or call 1-800-454-3743 any time for help booking your hotels in Mandaluyong. Our team of experts can help you pinpoint Mandaluyong hotels options suited to your tastes and budget.
Forget Orbitz change or cancel fees on Mandaluyong hotels
On Orbitz, Mandaluyong hotel deals mean flexibility. If you need to change your Mandaluyong hotel reservations, or cancel your stay, Orbitz doesn't charge cancel or change fees. Orbitz also offers great selection on airline tickets, vacation packages, and car rental deals to so you can plan your trip to Mandaluyong all in one place.
Cities near Mandaluyong
- Makati (3.11 mi)
- Antipolo (9.04 mi)
- Quezon City (3.93 mi)
- Taguig (6.19 mi)
- Binangonan (16.44 mi)
- Mandaluyong (0.96 mi)
- Pasig (2.54 mi)
- Manila (4.98 mi)
- Paranaque (7.87 mi)
- Las Pinas (11.02 mi)
- Muntinlupa (12.71 mi)
- Pasay (5.36 mi)
- Caloocan (6.06 mi)
- Marikina (5.3 mi)
- Santa Rosa (21.91 mi)
- Malabon (8.34 mi)
- Valenzuela (9.15 mi)
- Meycauayan (12.22 mi)
- Bacoor City (13.56 mi)
- Kawit (14.41 mi)
Top Points of Interests in Mandaluyong
- SM Mall of Asia (6.08 mi)
- San Agustin Church (5 mi)
- Rizal Park (4.93 mi)
- Baywalk (4.79 mi)
- Ayala Center (3.39 mi)
- Smart Araneta Coliseum (1.78 mi)
- U.S. Embassy (4.93 mi)
- Manila Ocean Park (5.2 mi)
- Resorts World Manila (5.63 mi)
- Makati Medical Center (3.38 mi)
- Manila Zoo (4.56 mi)
- Star City (5.01 mi)
- World Health Organization (4.44 mi)
- Manila Doctors Hospital (4.51 mi)
- Manila Cathedral (5.05 mi)
- Alliance Francaise (2.67 mi)
- SM Makati (3.44 mi)
- Manila City Hall (4.56 mi)
- Metropolitan Museum (4.76 mi)
More to Explore
* Prices reflect the lowest "base rate" found over the next 30 days. Rates are subject to change and may not include taxes and fees, hotel service charges, extra person charges, or incidentals, such as room service. All rates are displayed in USD unless otherwise noted. Converted rates are provided for your convenience. They are based on today's exchange rate, but the hotel will charge you in the local currency.


text:
- Report: #104731
Report - Rebuttal - Arbitrate
Complaint Review: Wayne County Community College Distict
Wayne County Community College Distict1001W.Fort Street Detroit, Michigan U.S.A.
Wayne County Community College Distict I apply for federal pell grant and the college is playing games my award Detroit Michigan
Ripoff Report
About you?
Ripoff Report
A business' first
line of defense
on the Internet.
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
detroit, Michigan
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 08/21/2004 08:21 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Wayne-County-Community-College-Distict/Detroit-Michigan-48201/Wayne-County-Community-College-Distict-I-apply-for-federal-pell-grant-and-the-college-is-p-104731. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report.
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Wayne County Community College Distict
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
- Keep the name short & simple, and try different variations of the name.
- Do not include ".com", "S", "Inc.", "Corp", or "LLC" at the end of the Company name.
- Use only the first/main part of a name to get best results.
- Only search one name at a time if Company has many AKA's.
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
George Divoky's Planet
Published: January 6, 2002
(Page 6 of 13)
With no sign of the birds just yet and weather conditions such as they are, we appear to have two choices: walk or freeze. We choose to walk, while George begins to tell the story of how a heap of Navy trash -- some of it stamped with the words please do not destroy, these boxes are reusable -- came to be used by several hundred black guillemots and one lone scientist whose narrow, ornithological study eventually led him onto the trail of worldwide climate change.
Except for the fact that the dead walrus by our campsite had not yet decomposed, Cooper looked much the same when George first came upon it in the summer of 1972. Back then, five years after oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay, environmentalists were on alert for the possibility of tanker spills, and George, 26 and already an ardent ornithologist, was hired by the Smithsonian Institution to go up and down the northern Alaskan coast to identify any vulnerable seabird habitats. Traveling the coastline on a Coast Guard icebreaker, he was dropped off one day on Cooper. Remarkably, the sun was out, catching the surface of all the Navy debris, and as he walked along, marveling at this strangely picturesque collection of scattered wood and rusted metal, two black guillemots, startled by the crunch of gravel, suddenly flew out from beneath an ammo box. Since guillemots don't normally breed in this part of the Arctic -- they are cavity nesters whose natural habitats, rocky cliffs and headlands, do not exist for more than 500 miles -- it was, in George's words, ''definitely a hit.'' He looked around and found eight more pairs breeding in the boxes, at which point, he says, ''I almost wet my pants.'' Before he left that day, he flipped over a piece of wood, creating a new nest site, and when he returned to Cooper three weeks later, he looked under the planks and found eggs.
George couldn't get enough money to return to Cooper for three more years, but in 1975, when funds for another assessment project became available, he asked to be sent back. When he arrived, he found 18 pairs of guillemots breeding in the boxes, and hoping to grow the colony, George began creating -- and naming -- new nest sites in earnest: Freshman Housing, the Condos, Married Student Housing. . . . ''Not only were there these odd places,'' he says, ''but you could create odd places and have them breed there.'' To a degree that was unusual even in the field of ornithology, George became obsessed, and over the next 10 years, he came out to Cooper each summer -- creating nest sites, banding the birds and, because guillemots are a long-lived species displaying fidelity to both their mates and their nest sites, coming to know them as individuals. One bird, nicknamed WOGy because of its white-orange-gray leg band, has returned to her same nest site on Cooper for more than 20 years. ''It was like a suburban street in the 1950's,'' George says. ''I knew who lived in every house.'' By 1978, there were 70 guillemots on Cooper Island, and by 1981 the population was up to 220. By 1990, almost 600 birds were scrambling around the drums and ammo boxes, looking for places to breed.
Back then, George was thinking no more about global warming than any well-informed person with an interest in the natural world. Sharing the island with the birds and the bears, he had other things on his mind, and if he did pause to consider the Arctic climate, he assumed that it was static. Because he always got out to Cooper after the snow had melted and the birds had already occupied their nest sites, he also assumed that his seabirds timed their arrival on Cooper Island to the summer solstice, their reproductive schedule cued by the lengthening days.
In 1984, however, he happened to come out to Cooper earlier than usual, when the nest boxes were still covered by snow, and seeing that, he began to wonder if the birds' breeding habits were prompted not by the lengthening photo period, as he'd originally thought, but by access to their nest cavities -- like clockwork, the first egg in the colony always showed up exactly 14 days after the birds occupied their nests.
Scientific paradigms don't shift overnight, however, and more than 10 years of grinding, repetitive fieldwork would pass before George came to understand exactly what that meant. In 1995, in response to Vice President Al Gore's task force on climate change, a call went out for data sets: did anyone have information that would shed light on regional climate change? George acquired National Weather Service data on when the snow melted at Barrow and plotted the dates on a graph. Then he looked at his own data on when the first egg showed up on Cooper Island and plotted those dates as well. The correlation leapt off the page: from 1975 to 1995, snow was melting in northern Alaska, on average, five days earlier each decade. Over those same 20 years, the date his guillemots laid their eggs was occurring, on average, five days earlier each decade. In fact, since guillemots require at least an 80-day snow-free summer in which to copulate, ovulate, hatch and fledge their chicks -- and there were rarely 80 snow-free days in northern Alaska until the 1960's -- they wouldn't even be this far north were it not for warmer temperatures. Expanding their range, playing with the edge of a changing climate, his guillemots, he realized, were tracking the region's snow melt on an annual basis. And an earlier date of snow melt was, in effect, an indication that the seasons were in flux; that in a mere 20 years, the brief Arctic summer was now arriving 10 days earlier; and perhaps most important, that climate change was having a biological effect, leaving a fingerprint on a species living in a seemingly remote, pristine environment thousands of miles away from the industrial hand of man.


text:
If you are one of the countless number who have enjoyed fishing charters here in Key West in the past, you may not realize it, but you just lost a great friend, who most likely helped make sure your trips went as smoothly as they did. More personally, if, like me, you are one of the countless operators who have …Read More »
Fish On
Fish On, Fish Port flat line……"Zzzzzzzzzzzz," says one thing…..Wahoo! Nothing screams line faster out of an 80 wide than a wahoo. These lightning bursts of screaming line are an indication of a big wahoo. Once the reel seems to sing a slower song, comes the anguish of reeling against a 14-17 knot troll speed. After what seems a muscle burning …Read More »
Fishing Guides Join Costa to Kick Plastic
The Lower Keys Guides Association (LKGA) joins Costa to support the company's Kick Plastic campaign and help educate consumers and businesses throughout the Keys about the plastic problem. "This isn't some distant problem, this is an issue that directly impacts all of us in the sport fishing industry," said Costa's Al Perkinson. "Simple changes such as carrying a reusable bag …Read More »
A Mother's Day Present….and one more item off the bucket list
By Capt. Dale Emerick My wife Susie and I have been fishing as long as we have been together. In fact, we went to Cancun for our honeymoon, chartered a boat and she caught her first marlin. That was 23 years ago this May. So, when she came to me and said, Dale, you take a lot of people fishing, …Read More »
That's a Double Wrap!
I noticed his character right away, his swagger. The challenge at the time was to buy a boat and become a Key West charter captain. He wasn't just looking for the title, he was truly looking to compete and succeed in one of the most competitive charter fishing climates there is. Not only do you need thick skin here, but …Read More »
Marina Weather Signs
Over 100 marinas operate in the Florida Keys, each representing an important center of maritime activity. In marinas, various watercraft are stored, put in and out of the water, maintained, serviced, and fueled. In addition, many marinas are "communities" where people gather to share a meal or a story, help each other out, socialize, communicate, and make decisions about vessel …Read More »
The Small Craft Advisory
What is a "small craft advisory", or a "small craft", for that matter? What is the difference between an "advisory" and a "warning"? Anglers, boaters, guides and other captains here in the fabulous Florida Keys often ask these questions. I hope to provide some answers to these excellent questions in this article. The U.S. National Weather Service marine weather warning …Read More »
Cult of Personality: Captain Ron Teke
The rainbow was directly in our path and once we reached the base, it surrounded us. Sun rays illuminated every drop of the cascading mountain rain making the array of rainbow colors pulse. People were pulling over to take pictures and bathe in the colorful Colorado scene. Everyone seeming equally amazed. My partner Dianne Scott and I, were on our …Read More »
Strange Conditions
The first of November brought a double whammy of cold fronts within just 12 hours of each other. The winds were clocking so fast it would make most captains dizzy. While cold fronts bringing high winds are normal for fall/winter here in the Florida Keys, they typically come once per week on average leaving a few days of good dive …Read More »
Islamorada Offshore Fishing Report
Sailfish, kingfish, mahi, blackfin tuna and snappers have been caught with regularity lately. Slow trolling with live ballyhoo and cigar minnows on and around the edge of the reef from 50 to 200 feet of water has been the most productive. Depth of water and exact locations change from day to day with the migration of fish. The fish are …Read More »
Hemingway as a Naturalist: Preserving Marlin and Tuna in the Florida Straits
By Jeffrey Boutwell Jeffrey Boutwell is a board member of the Latin America Working Group Education Fund based in Washington, DC. He is an avid Keys flats fisherman and has organized previous international science workshops in Cuba on issues such as biotechnology and medical research. The gleaming bust of Ernest Hemingway, sparkling in the warm Caribbean sun, greeted us as …Read More »
The Bayview Inn on Conch Key
FishMonster Magazine is one of the first things you see as you open the entrance door of the Bayview Inn on Conch Key. We have had a relationship with the owners, Cathy and Ed Buxton since our first issue was produced and distributed throughout the Florida Keys. It was a natural fit to include the historic fishing village and hotel …Read More »
"We want to go to the 'Sportfishing Capital of the World' (Islamorada) to catch a swordfish."
Courtesy of Andy Newman, FLA-KEYS.COM "He wants to overcome as much as he can and prove to himself he can," Prickett said. "It shows others we don't have to let our circumstances limit our lives." ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys — Since Islamorada charterboat skipper Nick Stanczyk earned his captain's license 11 years ago, he has led clients to numerous swordfish …Read More »
An Appreciation of Cudas
by Guest Writer – John Tulp I 've spent a lot of time over the past thirty years prowling shallow shoreline flats in a poled canoe, casting to practically everything that moves. From time to time, with a little help from my friends, I've found myself in the bow of a skiff with a fly rod in my hand and …Read More »
The Great Wahoo Vortex of 2014
The reports were coming in daily and at times, by the minute as the Great Wahoo Vortex Of 2014 unfolded. It's normal for the Florida Keys and Key West to experience an uptick in winter wahoo catches but this was an anomoly. To catch more than one wahoo in an outing is rare but when spearfishermen are limiting out (2 …Read More »
Islamorada Sailfish caught on the Seahorse
Redfish in Big Pine Key
Slamtime Charters who fishes out of the Old Woodedn Bridge Fish Camp caught this redfish near Big Pine Key.Read More »
Goliath Grouper
Captain Bo Sellers of Shallowminded Charters in the Lower Keys holding a goliath grouper prior to release.Read More »
African Pompano in Florida Bay
Caught by Two Conchs Charters of MarathonRead More »