text:
LISBON - State Rep. Nick Barborak said he was unaware the firm hired to invest county funds while he was Columbiana County treasurer had made investments that violated state law.
"Obviously, if that was something I was aware of I would have pointed it out to them. We relied on their professional advice," Barborak said.
His comments were in response to Wednesday's meeting of the county investment advisory board, where current Treasurer Linda Bolon reported at least two investments in corporate bonds were for longer periods than allowed by law.
Bolon discovered this following a review of the investment account she initiated upon taking office in January and after being advised by Barborak of a discrepancy in investment records that he was unable to resolve before leaving office in 2013 to begin serving as the county's state representative.
The discrepancy was due to the way interest income was being reported to Barborak by WesBanco. The investment firm was hired in March 2010 after the investment board authorized Barborak to negotiate a contract with First National Community Bank to invest $5 million in county funds through WesBanco.
Although no money is missing, Bolon concluded the problem resulted in interest income being overstated by $118,779, and at some point county commissioners will have to reduce the 2013 county general fund budget by that amount.
It was during the course of this review Bolon discovered that at least two of the investments violated state law, and there may be more because those were the only ones she was able to identify, due to lack of documentation that would provide tracking numbers for investments and other helpful details. She said the county investment policy and state law required the tracking information and other investment documentation be filed with the treasurer's office, which was not done.
Barborak said he provided WesBanco with copies of the county investment policy, and "they assured me they had other Ohio clients and were well aware of the regulations and requirements."
Barborak said neither FNCB or WesBanco provided him with details about specific investments during their periodic meetings, other than he knew the investments were "nothing risky that would result in losses or put the county in jeopardy, but a little more aggressive."
"The fact is we consulted on general strategies, on directions, but not on specific instruments. I relied on their professional judgment ... and we trusted they were compliant with policy and law because they were obviously aware of it and they assured us they were familiar with the policy and the law," Barborak said.
FNCB was interested in handling some of the county's investments, believing it could generate more interest income for the county through WesBanco, which is why Barborak said he arranged for them to make a presentation to the investment board.
As for the problem with the discrepancy in the interest income figures being provided, Bolon found the problem: The monthly income statements provided Barborak failed to point out that the figures included various investment fees being deducted.
Barborak said he became aware of the problem after the first several months and advised the state auditor's office when they were performing routine audits of county books. After speaking with them and meeting with investment officials and telling them what was needed to provide clearer records, Barborak believed the problem was corrected, but that was not the case.
"All through the process we believed we were booking the correct interest because we were told that by the bank and told that by the state auditors, and yet we couldn't get them to reconcile," he said.
On Thursday, Barborak sent an explanatory letter to the investment board, which is chaired by the treasurer and also consists of the county commissioners and county clerk of courts. Some of the commissioners were critical of Barborak for failing to alert them of the problem, but he said it was brought to their attention at a meeting.
"This isn't something we were hiding or concealing. The implication is we were somehow trying to hide this. That was not the case. We made the (state) auditors aware. I'm sure this came up at an investment advisory meeting," he said, adding board members were also provided reports showing the discrepancy.
When asked why Bolon was able to figure out the problem, Barborak attributed it to her experience (she was a state auditor before serving as treasurer from 2000-2006) and the fact she was able to obtain some records that he was not. He also served as treasurer for six years.
Barborak said the bottom line is no money was lost as a result of the discrepancy. The investment has earned $66,000 in interest income since mid 2010.
"I think it is important for people to realize that the investments, the money, is safe. It's there. This isn't a situation- I know some people alluded to the Strabala incident - this isn't that. It's nowhere near that. This is simply we were given the wrong numbers and we relied on them, and that's where we're at," he said.
The "Strabala incident" Barborak referred to is the 1993 investment scandal involving former treasurer Ardel Strabala, who illegally invested millions of dollars in county dollars through his son. The scandal resulted in the loss of $6 million in public funds and prison terms for both Strabalas.
Meanwhile, county Republican Party Chairman David Johnson has filed a public records request with Bolon seeking all documentation about the investment accounts, including emails between her and Barborak, both of whom are Democrats.
He is also seeking copies of other related information, including correspondence between Barborak and United American Capital Corp., which is the other investment firm used by the treasurer's office.
When contacted at home last night, Bolon said she has yet to receive the records request.
Johnson sent copies of his records request and an accompanying statement to the Journal, saying Barborak is to blame for the illegal investments and not WesBanco. "He was the responsible officer," he wrote.
Johnson also said a more thorough probe needs conducted, "and if I do not get immediate and full disclosure from county Treasurer Bolon, I will be calling for a full state investigation of this matter. In fact, even with disclosure I believe there needs to be a full, thorough and impartial investigation of what has occurred at the treasurer's office."


text:
The Neonatal Follow-up Clinic cares for graduates of the NICU who require apnea monitoring at discharge and for graduates who are at high risk for developmental concerns. Infants born weighing less than 1500 grams or who were born at less than 30 weeks gestational age are automatically enrolled in the Developmental Clinic.
Neonates who develop neurological concerns, lung disease, or who have been exposed to drugs prenatally also receive developmental assessments.
The Apnea Clinic assists primary care physicians in supervising the use of apnea monitors by reviewing the monitor downloads and determining when monitoring is no longer necessary.
Any infant born at Magee whose primary care physician wishes to refer to the Apnea Clinic or the Developmental Follow-up Clinic for concerns may call 412-641-4178.
The clinic is staffed by neonatologists, a registered nurse, a developmental specialist, and a neonatal psychologist.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will perform Prokofiev's Concerto in D major this month as featured performer with the TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
The non-profit cultural arts organization said the violinist will play on the legendary Red Stradivarius Violin and perform for the public in three area locations Jan. 19, 20 and 22. These events mark the kickoff series for the eighth Winter MusicFest season.
The public performances are at 3 p.m. on Jan. 19 in St. Patrick's Episcopal Church at Incline Village, at 3 p.m. on Jan. 20 in St. Theresa's Church at South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and at 7 p.m. in Reno's Trinity Church on Island Avenue.
The season's kickoff also will include the symphony chorus presenting the Gloria section of J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor, which features soloists Joy Strotz and Anna Helwing, soprano; Luidmilla Mullen, mezzo soprano; and Stuart Duke, baritone.
Preferred seating for those events cost $40 each. General admission for adults is $30, but $25 for seniors and $5 for students aged 19-23 with valid identification.
Tickets are available at the door or online at www.ToccataTahoe.com.
Three special fundraisers, called "soiree musicale" events, will help defer costs for the concert series and will take place in private homes. Proceeds will also help fund the organization's outreach program called Discovering Classical Music in the Public Schools.
Admission to the soirees on Jan. 12 in Incline Village, Jan. 13 in Truckee, and Jan. 18 in South Lake Tahoe is $100 per person. Information on those events is available by calling 787-602-2121.


text:
Legislation calls for removal of tolls
April 8, 2013
One of the key unexpected pieces of legislation that will be debated during the final week of the 2013 regular legislative session is whether or not to pass HB3163....
Conservatives try to sound smart about this, but how stupid is any stance against appropriate user fees.
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
"You can play with it anyway you want They pay Nothing. And it bothers them for some reason. Elements of shame I suppose"
Not playing anything, just explaining reality based on fact. It seems to bother you since you repeat it just about everywhere, regardless of topic at hand.
You support the party that brought you the 46.4% with continual tax cuts. What is supposed to happen when taxes are cut? People pay less and some pay nothing. Case in point last tax cuts removed approx 7.8 families from paying taxes on money they earned. Now who was it that did that? I've asked you repeatedly and you have no answer, yet continue on supporting these same fools who did it. You should be ashamed.
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
"Currently, the tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike bring in about $80 million a year and some $60 million of that comes from motorists who live outside West Virginia. Moving the responsibility for the highway to the DOH would mean that West Virginia taxpayers would be paying 100 percent of the costs for this highway in the future."
So WV wants to continue to accept people's money from other states, therefore continuing on it's socialism path of having others pay. How many states do we drive through on their highways and not pay a toll? How about we just have all states charge tolls, making it equal footing of bills imposed for all highways?
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Let's keep that toll going. More money, more money, more money!
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
"47% of the population paying zero federal income tax."
46.4% of the population WHO EARN AND FILE INCOME TAXES pay no income taxes. There fixed that forya. Using your statment, how is someone who doesn't earn supposed to pay income taxes? You really do not get it. Simply remove the additional child tax credit from 2001 tax cuts, and approximately 7.8 million more would pay income taxes. That would reduce that % huh? Remind me again who gave this "gift" after they won election?
2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Showing 5 of 5 comments


text:
Not related to any particular post, but the stuff about Tessa's weight is obnoxious. Do we really want ice dance to be all about tiny thin girls? Tessa looks healthy and strong, and the key is how to work with the size difference they have in the best possible way, rather than trying to recapture what they did in the past when she was slimmer. We've seen teams with similar/smaller size differences manage just fine. If Morgan Cipres can lift 1.67m Vanessa James in pairs, and the Kerrs managed nice-looking lifts despite a tiny height difference, Scott and Tessa can surely work something out. Maybe the time has come for them to do a reverse lift! They can look to Hurtado/Diaz for inspiration...
Your post and chuckm's post were different. My post was meant clarify what chuckm meant by "heavy". Since I found out from a later poster that you had made a comment earlier using "heavy" in a different context to describe her skating, I added an ETA simply because I felt that Dance Fanatic's last sentence very well could have been directed towards you; which then I could not use my explanation of muscle hypertrophy, now could I?
Last edited by aftertherain; 12-09-2012 at 02:16 PM.
V/M were the first team to score straight +3s on all their lifts and did so at the Olympics. I'd argue that alone means they've "set a standard for great lifts."
I love Meryl Davis and charlie Whites new fs it's truly beautiful, i loved their interpretation, the theme, the connection they had throughout the whole performance, i felt soo captivated watching them, couldn't take my eyes away!
I really like this Carmen and while usually I look at Scott, this time Tessa steals the show.
And they have trained with Cirque du Soleil really?
All the Canton teams had some sessions with Cirque back just after V&M and D&W moved to seniors, the second season they were in seniors I think. AFAIR, it was reported in IN.
All three lifts from Tessa and Scott got all +3 and all +1.50 GOE (the highest you can get).
That said, Meryl and Charlie were not that far behind. Their combined straight line/rotational lift got +1.40 GOE and got +2 (4 out of 9 judges) and +3 (5 out of 9 judge). Their second straight line lift and rotational lift got +1.50 GOE and got +3 from 7 out of the 9 judges (straight line) and 8 out of 9 judges for the rotational lift.
But let's talk about THIS season.
Here's how D/W have scored so far on their lifts in the FD.
Rotational lift (1)
SA: Level 4; + 1.50 GOE; 5.50 total
NHK: Level 4 + 1.43 GOE ; 5.43 total
GPF: Level 4 + 1.50 GOE; 5.50 total
Curved lift
SA: Level 4; +.83 GOE 4.83 total
NHK: Level 4 + 1.21 5.21 total
GPF: Level 4 + 0.83 4.83 total
Straight line lift
SA: Level 4; +.92 GOE 4.92 total
NHK: Level 4; + 1.43 GOE 5.43 total
GPF: Level 4 + .92 GOE 4.92 total
Rotational lift (2)
SA: Level 4 +1.33 GOE 4.33 total
NHK: Level 4 +1.36 GOE 5.36 total
GPF: Level 4 + 1.33 GOE 5.33 total
Choreographic lift
SA: +.55 GOE .75 total
NHK: +.80 GOE 1.00 total
GPF: + .55 GOE .75 total
Total lift scores
Average: 21.36
Here's V/M scores:
Curved lift
SC: Level 4 + 1.00 5.00 total
COR: Level 4 + 1.07 5.07 total
GPF: Level 4 + 1.14; 5.14 total
Straight line/Rotational lift
SC: Level 4 + 2.43 10.43
COR Level 4 + 2.14 10.14
GPF: Level 4 +2.57; 10.57
Rotational lift
SC: Level 4 + 1.14 5.14
COR Level 4 + 1.07 5.07
GPF: Level 4 +1.43 5.43
Choreographic lift
SC: +0.66 GOE = .86 total
COR +0.37 GOE = .57 total
GPF: + 0.29 GOE = .49 total
Total lift score:
Average: 21.30
V/M edges D/W in the GPF, but on average, it's still REALLY close. While some (including myself) may not care for the positions V/M does in their FD, as far as the ACTUAL judging, V/M haven't been really marked too much for it.
Last edited by Mrs. P; 12-09-2012 at 10:30 PM.
I've gotta ask, why do you refer to the choreographic lift as a level four for D/W and not for V/M when there is no level assigned period?
Tessa is perfect and I agree with those who say they can work on lifts that are more fluid and fitting to their style and height/size differential. They're the Olympic champions for crying out loud--they don't need to do anything beyond step on the ice and do what they do best--they certainly don't need to "keep up the Joneses" on lifts or any other element. Truthfully, I never even thought of it that way but it does seem apparent now that we're talking about it.
Congrats to Davis and White! I'm thrilled that they got massive marks all over this competition--that's such a boost for the second half of the season. So far though, I still like the NHK version of their free dance the best! I still think they're late getting into the last 3 lifts though--they were late hitting the two big musical cues so that was kind of "eh." I love them though--way to hold on to the title and put the heat on V/M! It's just nuts how they trade titles back and forth, back and forth!
Maybe Scott should bulk up a bit.
On another note I made my boy watch D/W free dance. He asked me if they are together romantically. I would say their new 'connection' on the ice is working.
The discussion of Tessas weight is old, rude, disgusting and completely off base. Its wrong on so many levels. This is not the first time lets talk and others have raised Tessas weight, and there is no other way to take this comment. Its fine to prefer one team over another, or not to like a certain type of skating. But there is no reason to descend into this level of disgusting, personalized attack.
Lets be clear, for those who like to hide behind foreign language ..the definition of heavy: having great weight ..the synonyms of heavy: abundant, ample, awkward, beefy, big, built, bulky, burdensome, chunky, considerable, cumbersome, excessive, fat, hefty, huge, laden, large, lead-footed, loaded, lumbering, massive, obese, overweight, ponderous, stout, substantial, unmanageable, unwieldy, weighted, weighty. DO YOU REALLY THINK ANY OF THESE DESCRIBE TESSA VIRTUE? HAVE YOU EVER MET TESSA? This is Tessa . A very healthy, lean, light, beautiful, gorgeous Tessa from this weeks practices.
The issue of weight and size is a huge hot button in the world of skating, and one that people need to address honestly and not in this vitriolic manner. You want to know why skating is not so popular these days? It has very little to do with the new judging system that seems to occupy so many threads in forums. One of the many reasons has to do with parents not wanting to put their girls in a sport that sometimes demands weigh-ins and specific and often unhealthy weight goals, promotes poor body image, and can regularly end in mild to severe eating disorders. Ive known some parents who have specifically removed their young daughters from the sport and moved them to others because they are not comfortable having conversations about their daughters weights at such a young age.
I dont know how many people remember this article from a few years ago when Tanith talked about her own disordered eating. Its a very worthy read
There should be no discussion about Tessas healthy looking, lean, trim body. There should be lots of discussion about why these young women are so thin, and what can be done to help them develop healthy body weight and body image:


text:
Forgot Password? | Not a User? Sign up
Your browser does not support iframes.
By Gary Miller
By James Snyder
James 5:19-20; Galatians 6:1-5
In his bible study guide on the Book of Galatians, Chuck Swindoll makes these penetrating remarks,
Friday, March 18
Stitch and Stir Yard Sale
Williston Stitch and Stir HCE Club will hold a yard sale Friday and Saturday, March 18 and March 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go 121 South to E. Country Club Drive. Follow arrows.
Saturday, March 19
Midtown Cruisers will have a cruise-in Saturday, March 19 from 5-7 p.m. at Ladd's Napa.
Lincoln Luncheon Fund-raiser
Golf Tournament, sponsored by Monterey Boats, March 19, Williston Highlands Gold and Country Club, $40. E-mail email@example.com for more information.
Chance Drawing, sponsored by Monterey Boats, $5 donation to win 42-inch Vizio flat screen TV. For infomation, email email@example.com
Texas Hold 'Em Tournament, sponsored by Annie's Ray-Jays, March 19. Contact Colleen Yarbrough @ 352-316-1725
Yard Sale, sponsored by Kids N Co., March 12.
Friday, March 11
Fish Fry
Holy Family Catholic Church will have its monthly Fish Fry Friday, March 11 at the Parish Hall, located three miles north of Williston on Hwy 27A from 5-7 p.m.
Fish, french fries, hushpuppies, drinks, dessert and your choice of two sides of baked beans, coleslaw, or grits will be served.
Cost is adults $7, senior citizen meal (slightly smaller portion) $6 and children $4 (under 12). Take out orders welcome.
Sunday, March 13
Ms. Tracy Whitaker of Bonifay and Mr. and Mrs. Durwin D. Hanson of St. Johns announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Mindy Nichole Hanson to Brian Joseph Estevez, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Estevez of Archer.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Atrice and the late Travis Turner of Bonifay and Fred and Virginia Perkins and the late Durwin Hanson of Wausau.
Eleven months ago, Lisa Berrios was on medications for both diabetes and high blood pressure.
Her weight had topped at 287 pounds, and as a nurse at the VA hospital in Gainesville, she knew something had to give soon.
Because in addition to the physical complications that accompany obesity, the usually upbeat Lisa found herself combatting depression,
"Let's go to Zumba," someone recommended.
It was the beginning of a new life for her–one that is healthy and fun.
Louis and Lynne Bouten met on a blind date in St. Albans Naval Base where they both served.
They were married Feb. 25, 1961.
They have 11 childern, 28 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren
Louis retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years and then worked 20 years with the state of Florida as a health provider to imates in Lowell.
Lynne is a nurse for 40 years and works for Head Start.
Monday, Feb. 14
AARP Chapter #912 meets the second Monday each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Holy Family Catholic Church Hall. At the meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, members will bring unwrapped baby items to contribute to the Tri-County Pregnancy Center. Vistors are welcome. All AARP national members in the area are encouraged to join the chapter.
Friends Book Store
Copyright © 2016
The Williston Pioneer is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Levy County and Williston, Fl, and the surrounding area.


text:
on February 13, 2013 - 1:00 AM
State must restore funding for anti-hunger programs
Anti-hunger advocates were pleased that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's written State of the State address included 10 pages devoted to the problem of hunger and the need for action. Unfortunately, hunger did not make it into the speech he delivered.
Anti-hunger advocates were stunned when the governor's budget proposals eliminated direct funding allocations for critical anti-hunger programs such as HPNAP (funding for emergency food) and WIC (Women, Infants and Children). Instead, they were lumped together into a new "block grant" with other programs in the Health Department. The amount of funding proposed for these programs was a $13 million cut from prior funding levels.
Since the Great Recession started in 2007, the number of people fed at emergency food programs (EFPs) has increased by more than 60 percent, while state funding has remained stable and federal funding has been cut. Two-thirds of the programs said that their funding from government and private donations has dropped, while 90 percent saw more guests this year. Even the state agency that works with EFPs had recommended a $10 million increase in funding for emergency food.
A recent statewide survey of such programs by the Hunger Action Network found that 20 percent of the 3 million guests are seniors, a big increase. Unfortunately, Cuomo is proposing to keep the same funding level for the Meals on Wheels programs.
More than a third of the guests at EFPs are the working poor. Anti-hunger advocates were glad that the governor proposed an increase in the state minimum wage to $8.75 an hour, but were disappointed that he failed to support indexing it to inflation like many other states do. Most anti-hunger advocates have been asking for a minimum wage of at least $10 an hour, with indexing.
The governor's budget largely ignored that much of the state is still hurting from the Great Recession. Governments at all levels need to increase their investment in targeted job creation and overall spending to stimulate the economy.
Mark A. Dunlea
Executive Director, Hunger Action Network of New York State


text:
Attending Monday's meeting of Elkins City Council's Sanitation/Landfill Committee meeting was kind of like watching an old Western movie.
You know that scene in every Western where the settlers decide to dig in and fight the evil force bearing down on the town? That's what Mayor Van Broughton and council members were doing, but the evil force threatening the future of Elkins wasn't a dastardly villain, or a gang of bush whackers.
It was the Elkins-Randolph County Landfill - and the financial quicksand it has been dragging the city into for decades.
Facing annual operating costs of $333,700 at the landfill - which has been closed since September 2011 -along with the landfill's $262,274 in outstanding debt, the committee voted Monday to recommend that City Council approve an ordinance they hope will ease the financial strain.
Unfortunately, the ordinance puts the burden on the city's sanitation customers. Residential customers will pay a total of $10.34 per month - and commercial customers $50.88 per month -in "landfill obligation" charges if the ordinance is approved.
Committee Chairman Carman Metheny said he and the other council members hate the idea of billing customers for new charges without providing new or expanded services, but stressed that the city had run out of options.
As if that wasn't enough landfill-related bad news, City Council has also been informed by the state Public Service Commission that Elkins must begin putting money in escrow as funding to officially close the landfill.
Elkins Operations Manager Bob Pingley and City Treasurer Lisa Daniels-Smith crunched the numbers and came up with a way to reclassify about $80,000 a year from sanitation revenue and put it into escrow. They hope this will satisfy the PSC without adding another surcharge to customers.
Still, the PSC told the city the official closure process will cost around $6 million. It would take quite a few decades of putting $80,000 in escrow annually to get to $6 million.
This is where the landfill really starts to seem like that black cloud threatening the town.
Until the city can officially close the landfill - which brings in no revenue - Elkins will have to continue to pay employees at the site and to have leachate transported regularly. Officials face the prospect of paying at least $330,700 in operating costs year after year after year.
"So the landfill stays in limbo forever, because we'll never have enough money to close it in the manner they require," Metheny said. "It's ridiculous."
Elkins officials vented anger about state regulations Monday, but they also offered plenty of criticism about previous councils and administrations who allowed the landfill to operate in the red since the 1980s.
"I'm shocked that officials let this go so long," Councilman Lonnie Randall said.
In the end, the officials decided to bite the bullet and face up to the landfill's dizzying financial obligations.
"This can has been kicked as far down the road as it possibly can be," Pingley said. "Now we're the ones who have to deal with it."
City Council will consider the first reading of the proposed ordinance at Monday's meeting, where council members expect to hear some criticism from the public.
It's High Noon in Elkins. The town leaders have made a stand. Will the residents stand behind them?


text:
Top Definition
any student or alumnus of middlebury college, the elite liberal arts college in vermont; a catchy nickname passed down from generations of alumni, which illustrates the deep-felt traditions and connection of the college; anyone that embodies the middlebury persona
'he/she is SUCH a middkid'
ayon kay thatcollegeinvermont ika-01 ng Agosto, 2008
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
Photos & Videos
A student at Middlebury College.
"Oh you go to Middlebury?"
"Yeah dude; Midd Kid status"
"Yeah dude; Midd Kid status"
ayon kay RabidUnicorn ika-04 ng Mayo, 2010
A Laxer with outrageous flow and knows how to rip G's and party.
Yo bro you're such a Midd Kid
ayon kay Flowcieden ika-24 ng Mayo, 2011
A total darrel who plays quidditch and enjoys chatting about how great the substance free parties at Middlebury are. These kids are basically the kids nobody talked to in highschool. Unfortunately they have all congregated in the remote town of middlebury.
I played quidditch yesterday with a broom up my ass, and it was awesome and some guy called me a Middkid.
ayon kay I am gay! ika-19 ng Marso, 2009
Used by unoriginal JCrew-wearing Middlebury College Students to refer to themselves. In conjunction with "Club Midd" to describe their campus. Its use denotes a wealthy clone who will spend four years drinking and faking a personality.
You know, when you Jcrew and dumb down your speech, you can REALLY pass for a Middkid!
ayon kay MiddkidsRnotUS ika-27 ng Disyembre, 2004


text:
Helen Langan
Helen Langan '98
Helen Langan has a long history in politics and communications, beginning her career as an intern at the White House after graduating from Westminster College in 1998 with a BS in social science. After many years working for the Clinton administration and continuing to do advance work for Michelle Obama, Helen is now the senior advisor to the Mayor for the Salt Lake City Mayor's Office. She said that her four years at Westminster helped give her the tools she needed for success, both through involvement with high-profile people and the college's learning goals that were applied inside and outside the classroom. "I honestly think that those skills…are the things that set me apart from other people who might aspire to work in the same field I'm in," Helen said. She also credits Westminster and her position as ASWC president for her ability to work with high-profile people with ease. Helen believes in the power of a Westminster education so much that she came back to Westminster to earn a master's communication degree and participate in the master track program. Helen serves on the board for a nonprofit in Botswana called Stepping Stones International and for the Sundance Film Festival, and Salt Lake Film Society. She said a lot of her work allows her to bring conversations about social justice and equality issues to the forefront.


text:
Hopewell-Loudon High School Quiz Bowl team took the title from defending champions Tiffin Columbian High School in the league tournament Thursday with a 165-95 win.
The 2013-14 Seneca/Wyandot/Put-in-Bay/Sandusky Area High School Quiz Bowl had its double-elimination tournament at the former Lincoln Elementary School building.
The Hopewell-Loudon team includes coach Theresa Lucius; freshman Kevin Fruth; sophomores Maria Faber and Michelle Wilfong; juniors Alex Beleny, Jenson Nutter, Waleed Salem, Anson Tran and Alex Wood; and seniors Colton Feathers and Jarid Gelinas.
Article Photos
(From left) The Columbian High School Quiz Bowl team of Katie Repp, Nathaniel Gilmer, Nat Ramsdell and Dylan Knaplund and the team from Hopewell-Loudon High School of Anson Tran, Jenson Nutter, Alex Beleny and Kevin Fruth discuss a question during the 2013-14 Seneca/Wyandot/Put-in-Bay/Sandusky Area High School Quiz Bowl League Tournament Thursday.
"It feels really good to win," Nutter said. "All of our hard work has paid off."
Nutter said the worse part about the day was the waiting and suspense. He said the best subject for him is science.
The last question the team scored on was: "Only a slice through which plane of a bilaterally symmetrical organism will divide it into roughly mirror image?"
The answer given by Tran, a "sagittal plane."
Hopewell-Loudon's last tournament win was in the 1993-94 season. The school's team placed second in the 2011-12 season.
Beleny said he was happy to win and see Hopewell-Loudon place again.
Columbian had its first loss of the season to Hopewell-Loudon in the winner's bracket. Columbian went on to defeat Clyde High School, 65-25, to take on Hopewell-Loudon in the final match.
"We are so excited to win this year," Lucius said. "We practice with old test questions and books that we have available."
Lucius said the team practices every Wednesday and once a month on Monday.
"This is a great bunch of kids."
For the season, Hopewell-Loudon took first place in the South Division with a 8-0 record. New Riegel High School placed second with a 6-3 record and Mohawk High School placed third with a 6-3 record. When New Riegel and Mohawk faced off, New Riegel won, which is why they placed second although their records were the same.
Columbian took first place for the Central Division with a 9-0 record. Seneca East High School placed second with a 7-1 record and Calvert Catholic High School placed third with a 4-4 record.
North Division winners are Clyde High School in first at 8-1, Put-in-Bay in second at 7-1 and Fremont Ross High School in third at 5-2.
"It was a great tournament," Columbian coach Len Donaldson said. "It is nice to have the Lincoln building to utilize in such a manner. It is disappointing that we didn't finish first, but we lost to a better team."
Area teams are to compete in the regional tournament in April.


text:
- Text Size:
- ASmall Text
- AMedium Text
- ALarge Text
A 103-year-old library in Hudson has been named to the state Register of Historic Places.
Today, the Hills Memorial Library is used as a cultural center and meeting place. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Telegraph of Nashua reports the new designation by the state Division of Historical Resources qualifies the library for relief from some building codes and regulations. It also makes many grant programs available.
The structure features New England field stones and walls made of cypress trees from Florida. The roof has beams and trusses and is covered with type of red tile that is hard to find.


text:
Story Of The Hackfest – Bacon Unicorn!
During the hackathon, we're constantly evaluating whether "it's worth it" on any given problem.
By Anna Billstrom (iOS & Facebook App Developer, Self)
The AT&T Hackfest was in Palo Alto. Sleepy, beautiful, affluent, diverse and yet economically not-diverse, Palo Alto, at the AT&T Foundry, a neat space with lots of power, sunlight, and (oddly, but great) random doors onto the street. I kind of love that place.
We slowly formed a team – my teammate from other hackathons, Stacie Hibino, and Estelle Weyl, whom I'd admired her from a JavaScript class a few months ago, and Stacie had worked with her at another hackfest. Two friends joined and left, graphic designers lured elsewhere. A friend Kris was with us the first day.


text:
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Whenever you want to locate a place in Kedah, use this Kedah map to save you time. You may use it as often as you like, it is a free mapping tool.[an error occurred while processing this directive]
You can easily find the route from Kuala Kedah to Pekan Rabu. It is just as easy to find any city or location to any other place in the world. You can do it all right here. This saves you the trouble from searching all over the place.
It would be a good idea to bookmark this page. To bookmark this page, just press CTRL and D on your keyboard simultaneously.
On this Kedah map, you will see helpful tools to help you navigate to the location you are looking for. If you look on the left of the map you will see the navigation arrows. The 4 navigation arrows will bring you to the north, south, east and west when you click on them. It is much easier to just use your mouse to click and drag over the map to bring you to a particular location.
The other 2 buttons, the + and the - signs, is to zoom in and out.
The buttons on the top right hand side of the map allows you to choose your views. The "Map" button is the default view. Here you will see the street map of Kedah. The "Sat" button is to change the view to a satellite view. This is really cool if you like to actually see the roads and buildings when you zoom into a place. The "Ter" button is the Terrain View button. Here you can actually see the topography of the place.
I especially like the Satellite View and use it often. When you are at this view, you may turn the labels for the streets and attractions on or off, by selecting or unselecting the check box right below the "Satellite" button.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
I hope you enjoy using this free Kedah Map. Please note that you can use this map for any location in the world, not just for Kedah.
If you find this page helpful please recommend it by clicking on these buttons:
Malaysian State Maps
Malaysian State Capital Maps


text:
Mikhail M. Bouniaev, Ph.D.Dean of the College of Science,Mathematics and Technology
Doctor of Science, MPSU, Russia, Highest Accreditation Commission of the USSRPh.D. in Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Electrical Engineering, USSRM.S. in Mathematics, School of Mathematics, MPSU, USSR
Title of Full Professor of Mathematics, Ministry of Higher Education of RussiaTitle of Docent of Mathematics, Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR
CV/VITAE: Bouniaev.pdf
Office: LHSB 2.202A
Phone: 956-882-6701
Fax: 956-882-6657
The University of Texas at Brownsville website uses Javascript.
To access this page as it is meant to function please use a Javascript
enabled browser.


text:
- Visit
- Explore
- Get Involved
- About Us
- Educators
- Kids
- Newsroom
Skip navigation
For more information or to book a reservation, call Group Sales at 866-868-7774 or 202-633-IMAX. Our reservation lines are open Monday thru Friday, 10am to 5pm EST except on Federal holidays and December 25th.
McDonald's® Restaurant
Have a group of hungry flyers? Land at the McDonald's® Restaurant at the Udvar-Hazy Center and enjoy a meal before taking off for more discoveries.
Kids Meal Vouchers (Bulk) $4.75 each
Discounted meal options are available for kids ages 12 and under.
Choice of:
Title I Kids Meal Vouchers $4.25 each
Proof of Title I status must accompany order.
Hamburger with small fries, apple slices and soft drink.
Adult Meal Vouchers (Bulk) $8.75 each
Choice of:
Airbus IMAX® Theater
Groups of 10 or more receive a discount on admission to daytime educational films at the Airbus IMAX Theater.
Groups receive 1 complimentary ticket per every 20 purchased (excludes bulk vouchers). Discounts available for advanced sales only. Discount not applicable for same day purchases. Additional discounts available for Title I schools. Restrictions apply.
IMAX Theater Vouchers (Bulk) $6 each
Need some flexibility? Groups can purchase vouchers to the Smithsonian IMAX Theaters and Planetarium in bulk. Vouchers are good for any daytime educational film.
Minimum order of 10, no complimentary vouchers issued. No reserved seating. Vouchers expire 9/24/16. 2016 vouchers can be exchanged for 2017 vouchers. To qualify for exchange, Smithsonian Group Sales & Reservations office must receive unused vouchers no later than 9/23/16.
IMAX On Demand
View a special morning screening of your favorite IMAX film before the museum opens. IMAX On Demand screenings are offered for groups of 20 or more (40 for Title I Schools) every morning at 9:15 or 9:30 am. Minimum 1 week notice required to book dates, film choices are subject to availability.
IMAX and Planetarium Adventure Library »
Ride Simulators:
Discovery: Space Mission Hubble
Join a crew of brave astronauts on the flight deck of shuttle Discovery and blast off into space to witness the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope! Glimpse far-away galaxies, stars and nebulae and brace yourself for a fiery re-entry as you make a supersonic descent back to Earth. Now is your chance to be a Discovery astronaut!
Red Baron
Hop into the open cockpit of a triplane and head into danger with the most infamous ace of World War I. Experience barnstorming aerial maneuvers and heroic engagement with a sky full of airplanes in this intense aerial dogfight over European towns and battlefields.
Interactive Flight Simulators:
Climb aboard and try your skills at air-to-air combat in numerous historic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, P-51 Mustang, F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon and many more. Launch your sortie and take to the skies as you climb, dive, and roll your simulator in 360-degree barrel rolls.
Important Information for Simulator Rides:
Riders must be 42" (approximately 107 centimeters) tall for the Ride Simulators unless accompanied by an adult. Riders must be 48" (approximately 122 centimeters) tall to ride the Interactive Flight Simulators. All simulators are full motion rides so people with back, neck, heart trouble or those who are pregnant should not ride.


text:
UNIVERSITY PARK - Currently, they rank as the second-most successful senior class in Penn State women's basketball history.
Tuesday night it delivered an impressive performance in their final game at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Maggie Lucas and Dara Taylor each scored 22 points, and Penn State led by as many as 28 on its way to an 83-61 win over Florida in a NCAA tournament second-round game.
Penn State (24-7), the third seed in the Stanford Regional, advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons under coach Coquese Washington and 13th time overall. The Lady Lions will face No. 2 seed and host Stanford on Sunday in Stanford, Calif.
"It's great to move on to the Sweet 16," Lucas said. "It's bittersweet, leaving the Bryce Jordan Center, but I'm going out on a win. I couldn't ask for much more. I'm glad to be in this situation."
Ariel Edwards added 18 points for the Lady Lions, who trailed 11th-seeded Florida (20-13) by scores of 2-0 and 2-1 before grabbing the lead for good with 17:16 left in the first half.
Kayla Lewis had 20 points to lead the Gators.
The win was No. 101 for seniors Lucas, Edwards and Talia East, which ranks second only behind the Class of 1994's 103 victories. Fellow senior Taylor joined the Lady Lions before the 2011-12 season.
On Tuesday, the four seniors combined for 85.5 percent of Penn State's scoring.
"Having our seniors, Maggie, Ariel and Dara, getting almost 20 points apiece just say goodbye to the fans at the BJC that way was amazing," said East, who added nine points. "And the icing on the cake is the Sweet 16. I couldn't have asked for anything else."
Penn State outscored Florida 26-9 over the first 8 minutes, 23 second of the second half, turning an 11-point lead into a 69-41 advantage. The result was the program's 20 victory by more than 20 points in NCAA tournament play.
"It's the most complete game we've played all season," Washington said. "I'm really proud of the team that they were able to do that in this moment. Tonight, they were focused. It wasn't about history or the future. Tonight, we had everything flowing and clicking together."
The only blemish for the Lady Lions was a 17-4 run that helped the Gators close to within 15 points with 4:37 left. But two free throws and a lay-up by East got the lead back over 20 and helped seal the win for Penn State.
"We lost our poise at that point, but we got it back," Washington said. "That is what's important."
With Penn State ahead 83-61 and 33 seconds left, Washington called a timeout and removed her seniors from the game.
"I'm proud of my fellow seniors," Taylor said. "How hard we work, to see it all come together at this point is really amazing. They've all worked so hard. I'm proud of them."
Penn State was up 6-4 when it took the control of the game with an 11-0 run over a nearly five-minute stretch. Lucas' 3-pointer gave Penn State its biggest lead of the first half, 20-7, with 10:58 left.
Florida cut its deficit to six points following a four-point play from Carlie Needles and again following a 3 from January Miller but got no closer the rest of the half. Penn State led 43-32 at the intermission.
Note: Stanford, the No. 6 team in the country, has not lost at home this season. The Cardinal beat South Dakota and Florida State to advance to the Sweet 16. Penn State will play Stanford for the first time since the 2001-02 season. The teams have split two previous meetings.
Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Needles 4-12 1-1 13, Bonds 6-9 2-5 14, Peoples 1-7 2-4 4, Lewis 8-12 4-5 20, Miller 2-3 0-0 5, Bannister 2-3 0-0 5, Svete 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 9-15 61.
Edwards 6-12 5-6 18, Waldner 1-4 0-0 2, East 3-5 3-4 9, Taylor 8-13 5-7 22, Lucas 5-15 8-8 22, Agee 0-0 0-0 0, Sevillian 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 3-8 2-2 8, Whitted 1-1 0-0 2, DeGraaf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 23-27 83.
Halftime-Penn St. 43-32. 3-Point Goals-Florida 6-21 (Needles 4-11, Miller 1-2, Bannister 1-2, Svete 0-1, Peoples 0-5), Penn St. 6-17 (Lucas 4-12, Edwards 1-1, Taylor 1-2, Mitchell 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Florida 25 (Lewis 9), Penn St. 38 (Taylor 8). Assists-Florida 11 (Peoples, Williams 3), Penn St. 14 (Lucas, Taylor 4). Total Fouls-Florida 18, Penn St. 13. Technical-Florida Bench. A-3,500.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Rd no 254037 isn't shown in the listing but 254027 is...(is the no in your post correct?). 254027 is dated 1 May 1895, registered by Geo Davidson, Teams Flint Glass Works, Gateshead-on-Tyne.
(hope I look as good when I'm 110! )
Page created in 1.143 seconds with 38 queries.


text:
binghamton.edu → som → alumni
Welcome, Alumni
The School of Management is one of New York state's most dynamic business schools. We have the cutting-edge curriculum and innovative programs necessary to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in the business community. SOM's success is directly related to the alumni friends and corporate partners who have chosen to support the school.
Please join us as we help shape the business leaders of tomorrow.
Looking to the future, we cannot depend on state or federal government support to meet even the most basic funding needs. Your assistance can help shape the future success of our business owners.Anne Morrissey
Development Associate
Binghamton University School of Management
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Phone: (607) 777-6238
Fax: (607) 777-5793


text:
Wealthy Arrondissement bashing
It is obvious Parisian knowledge that all people living in the same arrondissement are just one. They all talk the same, dress the same, go out to the same places and have the same professional occupations. This knowledge allows Parisians to practice wealthy arrondissement bashing.
This Parisian activity is based on decades of hands-on sociological analysis and is therefore absolutely acceptable. If, as a non Parisian, you argue this is rough generalization, you will probably be considered as 'one of them'.
Parisians living in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissements are all "bourges" (short for bourgeois). They all drive Smart Cars or BMWs. They all spend their vacation in Cannes or in Courchevel. And they all wear Ralph Lauren shirts. Only Parisians living in the 16th can be called "gros bourges". They are all rich and should therefore be punished. A "gros bourge" is like a bourge, but worse. No further explanation is needed. Obviously, it is no possible to befriend a "gros bourge" without immediately becoming one yourself.
Brazil has this saying that you always have sex with people darker than you and marry someone whiter that you. The same goes with arrondissements in Paris. While sexual intercourses happen between different arrondissement people, marriages tend to only happen within your own original group.
At this point, it is crucial to realize that wealthy arrondissements bashing happens even amongst wealthy arrondissements people. A wedding between a girl from the 6th (Saint Germain des Prés) and a boy from the 16th will appear as a disgrace in the girl's family (cultural degradation, reign of money, loss of class), while it will be viewed as a threat for the boy's family (patrimonial dilapidation, reign of left wing ideas, absence of dynamism).
When moving into one of the wealthy arrondissements from a non wealthy arrondissement or even (God forbid) from another city, it is important for newbies to have a clear understanding that they will lose friends in the process. Social climbing is not well accepted in Paris. One ought to remain poor. In Paris, it's called being polite.
Useful tip: To look bourge, and therefore be accepted by wealthy arrondissements people, just pop your collar.
Sound like a Parisian: « Tu vois, le mec… hyper seizième!!»


text:
In this week's "Sunday Gardener," we're talking all about picking fall mums.
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.


text:
From GPS units to cell phones to SYNC
in-car infotainment systems, U.S. drivers have found new ways to
distract themselves while driving thanks to technology (not to
mention other favorites such as applying makeup, eating, reading the
newspaper, etc.). Texting while driving is the latest craze to infect
drivers and states around the country are swiftly implementing laws
to make such activities illegal. Texting is already banned in 19
states, and 23 states are currently prepping their own laws to tackle
the problem.
"Legislators are looking to see if
it (texting) is enough of a safety issue that they need to
intervene," said Anne Teigen told
the USA Today. Teigen is a transportation specialist for
the National Conference of State Legislatures. "They often get
involved because there's a high-profile accident that had to do with
texting. Also, because everybody has a cellphone now."
While states are currently going it
alone in drafting "no texting while driving" laws, there
are a few nationwide texting bans that drivers should heed. President
Obama issued
an executive order at the close of 2009 banning all federal
workers -- rather, those on the job -- from texting while driving.
The ban affects roughly four million federal workers.
Now a new, federal ban is coming down
from the U.S. government. The latest nationwide texting ban applies
to drivers of big rigs and buses. "We want the drivers of
big rigs and buses and those who share the roads with them to be
safe," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "This is
an important safety step and we will be taking more to eliminate the
threat of distracted driving."
Drivers that choose not to abide by the
new law face a fine of $2,750.
The bans from both the states and the
U.S. government come on the heels of numerous studies which point out
the dangerous consequences of texting and driving. A study by the
University of Utah showed that drivers that text behind the wheels
are six times more likely to be involved in a collision. The National
Security Council notes that roughly 200,000 accidents are caused each
drivers who text behind the wheel.
However, it's wishful thinking to
believe that nationwide texting bans are going to stop people from
partaking in America's favorite electronic pastime. Reuters
has previously reported that teens aren't
persuaded to stop their texting addictions just because there are
laws on the books to prohibit the act.
"What I would say is that texting
and cell phone devices have become such a component of life for teens
and for young people that it's hard for them to differentiate between
doing something normal and doing something wrong," remarked
Steven Bloch, a senior research associate for the Automobile Club.
Considering that texting while driving
isn't a habit that only affect teenagers, it's more than likely that
drivers in a more "advanced state of age" are reluctant to
stop the practice as well.
While the current nationwide texting
bans affect a relatively small portion of the entire U.S. driver
pool, Senator Chuck Schumer (Democrat, NY) is looking to change that.
Senator Schumer has introduced legislation that would call for a
federal ban on texting while driving. States that don't comply with
the legislation would be see a 25 percent cut in the federal highway
funds they receive.
quote: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
quote: 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
quote: 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.3. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.


text:
Find free personals at Date.com's Aurora dating service. Tired of speed dating? Try speed dating online with Date.com's matchmaking service. Whether you are looking for serious relationships, friendship, girlfriend, boyfriend, lover or even pen pals, Date.com has it all. Create a FREE singles ad and start Aurora dating online, its easy!
AuroraJoin Now Free!
Aurora Girls | Aurora Men | Aurora Gay | Aurora Lesbians
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
More Aurora Links:
Singles | Personals | Chat | Speed Dating | Love
Aurora Catholic Dating | Aurora Christian Dating | Aurora Muslim Dating
Aurora Black Dating | Aurora Asian Dating
Date.com is a FREE online Aurora dating service for singles. We have the hottest attractive and available Aurora women/men on the Internet from hot blondes to cute brunettes to sexy redheads. If you are looking for a wife or husband for a happy marriage, mature ladies, older men create a free profile today. Browse our personal ads, chat online and start Aurora dating today.


text:
View all stores on map »
To help us give you the best possible website experience, including specials and promotions specific to your region, find and set your local New World.
Create a library of your favourite recipes and articles use the ' * add to Recipe Box ' buttons throughout the site to save your favourite pages
Here at New World, we welcome your comments and feedback.
So tell us what you think - we'd love to hear from you!


text:
Pink Reveals Her Secret to a Happy Marriage: Listening ... in Moderation
You're nominated for The Truth About Love. So how does the magic happen?
When I start a record, I'm like, 'God, I wonder if I can even sing.' But I write poetry and keep a journal, then the first day I go into the studio, I'm like, 'Here we go, I'm turning the faucet on!' I bottle it up for so long that the inspiration is always there.
How'd you get Eminem to be on 'Here Comes the Weekend'?
He wanted me to be on his last record (2010's Recovery), so I said, 'Yeah, let's swap.' I'm a die-hard Eminem fan. I think he's awesome.
You vent about your husband, Carey Hart, in many songs. How does he feel about that?
He's like, 'Look, I know you, we have a good sense of humor, and I know what I signed up for. I only listen to half of what you say anyway!' When he starts listening to me too much, we have problems!
What does your 20-month-old daughter Willow think of mommy's music?
The first time she heard my music, she kind of looked at me and got the weirdest expression on her face. I wondered, 'God, what's going on in there for her?'
Many people will be partying hard Grammy night, so what's your best hangover cure?
Drink a beer as soon as possible! I used to be able to drink a bottle of wine and not get a hangover. Now, after two glasses I have a headache.
The 55th annual Grammys will air Sunday, Feb. 10, on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.


text:
Top Definition
wuss, wimp, someone who is easily scared or avoids dangerous situations
от m 07 ноември 2003
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
An ineffectual person; someone who is afraid of risk or shrinks from conflict.
Only a candyass drinks lite beer; heroes specify Guinness!
от Duckbutt 09 ноември 2004
A word filter on 4chan that comes about by saying "faggot."
OP is a candy-ass roody-poo fucker.
от MegamanTTEX 19 юни 2011
A guy who is basically afraid of his own shadow; a real wuss type
Lenny is such a candy ass he won't walk any further east than Avenue A.
от Steviedee 22 януари 2004
(noun) A person who displays insufficient fortitude or toughness in a difficult or uncomfortable situation; by extension, a person or thing which is inadequate to the purpose at hand. Can be turned into an adjective by adding -ed ("candy-assed"). Frequently heard in the military.
"He was too much of a candy ass to do a hundred push-ups and run ten miles before breakfast."
от anarcissie 28 май 2008
A Sissy
That candy ass over there is going to get his ass kicked
от Lisa 07 ноември 2003
Richard Simmons.
Hey who's that candyass sweatin' to the oldies?
от StonerSmurf 07 ноември 2003


text:
I think it is really sad when I see or hear about a pregnant woman doin these things.. After all your baby is affected by whatever you put in your body.. It's sad that some women can't even quit doing those things when they have a child inside of them.
I get it, smoking isn't easy to quit but really it isn't that hard either.. I smoked for years but I quit almost a year ago and it wasn't THAT difficult.. So you would think that when a woman finds out that she is pregnant that she would quit things that she knows are harmfull to the child, but apparently some people are just to selfish to think about how it can affect their child.
I mean I think it is terrible when people smoke or drink or do drugs around their babies and children as well, because I have asthma from being smoked around and my DH had a little brother who suffocated because of it when he was a baby and he has asthma because he was smoked around as well, but it is even worse when you do it to a child who isn't even born yet..


text:
'Paddy MK' | Modern Fit, Stretch Cotton Polo Shirt by BOSS Green
Style No. 50260313
Free Shipping
This polo shirt by BOSS Green from the Martin Kaymer collection is developed with Moisture Manager technology in the fabric to help whisk moisture away from the body, for a comfortable, dry fit. Bright contrast details on the collar, where the sleeves meet the shirt, and down the back complete this look.
Model is 6'2" with a 32" waist, 40" chest, and is wearing size L.
Model is 6'2" with a 32" waist, 40" chest, and is wearing size L.
- Three-button placket
- Ribbed knit colorblocked collar with stripe detail
- Ribbed knit sleeve cuffs
- Martin Kaymer logo detail on left sleeve cuff
- Embroidered contrast logo detail on chest
- Modern fit
- Developed with Moisture Manager technology, which ensures a comfortable, dry fit
- Stretch cotton


text:
Bonnie Elyssa Gould Rothberg, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Departments & Organizations
Medical Oncology: Subset Medical Oncology Faculty
Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control | SPORE in Lung Cancer
Faculty Research
Dr. Gould Rothberg is currently appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology) at the Yale School of Medicine with secondary appointments in the Departments of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Pathology. She received her MD (1994), MPH (2005) and PhD in Epidemiology (2009) all from Yale University. Her current research is focused on developing prognostic models for early-stage cancers where the risk of recurrence following curative surgery is ~50% in the setting of standard active surveillance. Using melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer as model systems, she is evaluating the associations of tumor somatic mutations and germline genetic variation with outcome with the intent of determining predictors of prognosis that can be translated into the clinic. She is also evaluating the effects of modifiable lifestyle behaviors on survival in these cancers as these can improve the survivorship experience for patients where therapeutic intervention is not indicated. Thirdly, she is engaged in whole-exome sequencing of lesions derived from patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex as well as TSC2-driven sporadic tumors to identify somatic "modifiers" for the driving TSC2 mutation that might serve as novel therapeutic targets for targeted combination therapy of these lesions. Lastly, Dr. Gould Rothberg currently serves as the Medical Director of the Yale Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer Biorepositories as well as manages the research biospecimens collected for Breast Cancer translational programs where she oversees all aspects of participant recruitment, biospecimen handling and laboratory information management. Dr. Gould Rothberg trained in Internal Medicine at Yale University (1994-1996) prior to joining CuraGen Corporation, a start-up genomics company in New Haven, where she led a research team in Pharmacogenomics (1997-2002). She rejoined the Yale Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program in 2013 and plans to complete her clinical training in June 2016.
Education & Training
|Yale University (2009)
|Yale School of Public Health (2005)
|Yale University School of Medicine (1994)
|Cornell University, Biological Sciences (Genetics and Development) (1990)


text:
Courtney Edon Named To Academic All-MAC Squad
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - Ball State junior distance runner Courtney Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) completed this year's academic trifecta by being named to the 2014 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Team as announced Tuesday by the league office.
Edon was also named to the Academic All-MAC squads for cross country and indoor track & field during the 2013-14 athletic year. She is one of just eight MAC student-athletes to be named to all three Academic All-MAC teams this season.
"I am thrilled Courtney was once again recognized for both her academic and athletic accomplishments," Ball State head coach Randy Heisler said. "She is a great role model for our team, and an excellent representative of what we are trying to achieve at Ball State University."
Edon, a nursing major with a 3.865 grade-point average, competed in seven meets for the Cardinals during the 2014 outdoor campaign. She placed 11th at the MAC Championships in the 3000m steeplechase with a season-best effort of 11:13.47. The mark was the 15th-best individual effort in the league this season. Edon won the 3000m steeplechase at both the Ball State Invitational (April 11) and Hillsdale Classic (May 8), while placing second in the 5000m run at the RedHawk Invitational (April 26) with a season-best time of 18:01.58.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
A total of 40 student-athletes from the MAC's 12 women's outdoor track & field programs earned the honor this season, which is voted on by the league's faculty athletics representatives. The number of honorees on the Academic All-MAC Team is the number set for the specific sport or 33 percent of the number of nominees, whichever is greater.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateTrack on Twitter.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-MAC Team
Claire Lucas, Akron
Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, Akron
Courtney Edon, Ball State
Tina Perrine, Bowling Green
Jeanette Pettigrew ,Bowling Green
Brooke Pleger, Bowling Green
Natalie Sommerville, Bowling Green
Regine Lazard, Buffalo
Kelly Truppo, Buffalo
Bridget Doughty, Central Michigan
Breanne Lesnar, Central Michigan
Kelly Schubert, Central Michigan
Victoria Voronko, Eastern Michigan
Kate Wolanin, Eastern Michigan
Aaliyah McKinney, Eastern Michigan
Marina Manjon-Rivadulla, Eastern Michigan
Dior Delophont, Kent State
Roseanne Erickson, Kent State
Paige Foster, Kent State
Erica Hutson, Kent State
Danniel Thomas, Kent State
Anna Lamb, Miami
Charlotte Myers, Miami
Laura Bess, Miami
Erica Howes, Miami
Jess Hoover, Miami
Rebecca Cronin, Northern Illinois
Alex Schad, Northern Illinois
Natalie Tarter, Northern Illinois
Juliane Totzke, Northern Illinois
Chanda Cuckler, Ohio
Juli Accurso, Ohio
Melissa Thompson, Ohio
Mackenzie Chojnacky, Toledo
Megan Gaysunas, Toledo
Alexa Jarrett, Toledo
Carly Molls, Toledo
Liz Weiler, Toledo
Andrea Arnold, Western Michigan
Aisha Hodge, Western Michigan
- BallStateSports.com -


text:
LC-MS Gains Favor Due To the...
NSCLC is "Major Battlefield" as Merck,...
Expanding Use of NGS Has Largely...
Developers of DTC Genetic Testing Are...
Feinstein Kean Healthcare
From nanopores to nanoballs, DNA sequencing technologies have come a long way in speed and cost since the Sanger, or dideoxy chain termination method, used for the Human Genome Project. Such rapid innovation has driven companies to compete in a highly visible race to sequence an entire human genome for $1,000 vs. the $3 billion cost of the first human genome.
The technology underpinning the $1,000 genome is merely a catalyst of the current drama surrounding this field. What's the true value of a $1,000 genome? For researchers it will enable ambitious genomic research projects to understand the relationship between genes and disease. For consumers it will put within tantalizing reach of the average person a level of self-knowledge that has been sought after since time immemorial. For patients and healthcare providers it may offer the keys to a Pandora's box of knowledge about predisposition, prognosis, and potential response to treatment.
Indeed, we are witnessing high-profile controversies surrounding direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, like their perceived value, the role of FDA regulation to protect the consumer, patient privacy, etc. These are symptoms of tectonic shifts in the relationships between prevention and treatment, between patient and physician, as well as between individuals and their past, present, and future families. In other words, the $1,000 genome is code for a revolution that goes far beyond mere biological understanding.
A key aspect of personalized health is the adoption of consumer genomics. By understanding an individual's disease predisposition, genetic information may prove to be extremely effective in reducing healthcare costs—and saving lives—through prevention programs.
Traditionally, market adoption of technology occurs on a bell-shaped curve. We expect the same will hold true for consumer genomics. Innovation, on the other hand, is represented by an S-shaped curve. The first consumer genomics innovation curve began with the Human Genome Project. As the genome was sequenced and the ability to perform genotyping progressed, the introduction of DTC genetic testing companies and a rapid decrease in the price of full-genome sequencing soon followed (Figure). But as this first innovation curve tapers off and before we begin the second wave, we have to fill a gap between the "early adopters" (i.e., influential technology enthusiasts who are keen to have new technologies before they are fully developed) and the "early majority" (i.e., individuals driven by a sense of practicality who adopt technology only once it has an established record of success). It is important to note that this is the point where new technology-based products are most likely to fail. To bridge this critical gap consumer genomics needs to be clinically validated to demonstrate a genuine benefit to health.
Consider one innovative technology example: the automobile. At first the automobile offered speed but was notoriously unreliable. Over multiple decades, not only did this innovative technology develop further and further to almost unfailing reliability, convenience, and cost-effectiveness, but it also resulted in the birth and development of an entirely new service industry. A supporting infrastructure was built, including roads, highways, gas stations, and car mechanic and maintenance shops. In short, the automobile not only changed travel, it spawned new sectors of the economy and shifted the relationships between individuals and society.
Similarly, following clinical validation of consumer genomics products over time, a second innovation curve will begin that we can barely imagine today. This next wave is likely to include $100-or-less genome sequencing (i.e., affordable by just about everyone), walk-in genome sequencing centers for immediate answers, products that compute in real-time the value of certain diets tracked against one's genomic predispositions, and countless customized services to maximize health and longevity. The possibilities are endless. Most importantly, clinical validation of consumer genomics will pave the way for further product innovation in disciplines complementary to genomics. For example, epigenomics will help us better understand the influence of our environment on phenotype, and proteomics will be able to tell us what is happening in patients in real time.
As we pen this article, a Congressional investigation is under way that has drawn the media to describe consumer genomics as "snake oil." It is not, in our opinion. Rather, consumer genomics is the Model T of our age—innovative but unreliable, wondrous but not yet fully developed.
What can aid the success of consumer genomics is an understanding and open-mindedness about the vast potential that the technology affords, bounded by appropriate regulatory and privacy constraints. The immaturity of the consumer genomics market means that there are many uncontested market spaces that are waiting to be claimed. Finding and capitalizing on these unexplored arenas will be the next stage of the innovation curve, resulting in consumer products that will drive the acceptance and adoption of this technology into conventional medicine.
Infrastructure: The core infrastructure for consumer genomics will likely include, at a minimum, a few key elements. First, we need to determine how to handle the massive amounts of raw data that large-scale genome sequencing will produce. Where do we put all that data? Who will own it? How will it be analyzed and harnessed?
Second, analytics and clinical decision-making tools must be developed to understand what the data, or the genomic sequence, actually means for the patient and how the physician should use the knowledge to the best advantage in a clinical setting. Third, new data privacy approaches will be needed to overcome the main hurdle to widespread consumer adoption. Finally, provider reimbursement must be defined for preventive approaches. Preventive medicine has historically been very difficult to accomplish and genetic information may be the lynchpin needed to get both consumers and providers to preempt potentially dangerous and costly medical procedures downstream.
Product and Service Innovation: When the $1,000 genome becomes reality and the core infrastructure is in place, DTC genetic testing companies will likely move away from genotyping and toward full-genome sequencing. Further product innovation will result as each company attempts to differentiate itself. Medical software will require much more sophisticated data-analysis capabilities, and as the use of electronic health records grows, these will naturally have to be integrated with the data-analysis software to ensure accurate data reporting.
As part of the empowered patient movement, consumer devices will allow for the integration of genomic data and knowledge into consumer electronic devices. In other words, the iPad and iPhone will help us toward healthier choices, on-demand health services, and rapid interventions when health erodes. And the pharmaceutical industry, already exploring genomics-based approaches to product development, will use those on-demand tools to recruit for genetically defined clinical trials to cost-effectively develop products targeted to smaller and smaller subgroups of the population.
Genetic testing is already having an impact on the way patients are treated, especially in the field of oncology. We can surely anticipate acceleration and intensification of this trend as entire genomic sequencing and analysis becomes inexpensive and eventually commoditized. Market adoption of consumer genomics will help shift us toward personalized, preventive, and participatory medicine. But innovation on its own can only take us so far. The way we address the current regulatory, legal, and privacy issues surrounding genetic testing will have a profound effect on the speed at which consumer genomics develops and has an impact on health.
Marcia Kean, is CEO, and Tracy Webb, Ph.D., is vp, life sciences at Feinstein Kean Healthcare.
Marcia Kean, is CEO, and Tracy Webb, Ph.D., is vp, life sciences at Feinstein Kean Healthcare.
To save this item to your Favorites,
log into GEN Select.
We'll be sure to take you back here after you do.
Not a member of GEN Select?
To comment on this article,
log into GEN Select.
We'll be sure to take you back here after you do.
Novum Pharma recently raised the price of an acne cream by over 3,900% in less than a year-and-a-half and Mylan increased price of EpiPen from $100 to $608 . Do you think pharmaceutical companies need to be subjected to price controls?
Be sure to add [email protected]
to your Address Book or Safe Senders List.
here for instructions.
If you have any questions about your subscription, click
here to email us or call at (914) 740-2189.
You may also be interested in subscribing to the GEN magazine, an indispensable
resource for everyone involved in the business of translating discoveries at the
bench into solutions that fight disease and improve health, agriculture, and the
environment. Subscribe
today to see why over 60,000 biotech professionals read GEN to
keep current in the areas of genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, biomarker discovery,
bioprocessing, molecular diagnostics, collaborations, biotech business trends, and
© 2016 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News All Rights Reserved


text:
As Immunotherapy Revolutionizes the Cancer Treatment...
Adapting to Evolving Business Environments Is...
Quadruple Helices Appear To Have Role...
LC-MS Gains Favor Due To the...
Site-specific tyrosyl phosphorylation is a key mediator of intracellular communication and represents a rapid readout of the cell-signaling network's response to drugs or other stimuli. For this reason, proteins involved in these signaling responses have become major targets for therapeutic intervention. The complexity of these responses, however, requires powerful tools that can monitor information flow through the signaling network and identify important biomarkers associated with disease or drug responses.
Epitome Biosystems developed quantitative phosphorylation-profiling chips that broadly survey the signaling network. The company's approach provides site-specific phosphorylation data, utilizes quantitative reference standards, is multiplexed, and accommodates parallel processing of multiple samples.EpiTag™ technology translates protein-sequence information into functioning assays in a predictable manner. It uses computational algorithms to identify unique, linear peptide sequences (EpiTag™ sequences) in proteins found only once in the entire proteome. EpiTag™ antibodies are then generated against synthetic peptides bearing the EpiTag sequences. Unlike traditional immunoassays, the EpiTag approach involves digesting proteins in the sample prior to analysis. As a result, the peptide sequence being targeted is liberated and accessible for antibody binding. Assay specificity is ensured using two antibodies in a sandwich-immunoassay format. An EpiTag antibody is used to capture the targeted peptide fragment, and a second pan-phospho-specific antibody is used to detect the phosphorylation state of a particular site on the fragment (Figure 1).
The Ti-Tyr™ Profiling Chip is a tyrosine-phosphorylation focused product based on the EpiTag technology. Tyrosine phosphorylation is measured quantitatively at a site-specific level after proteolytic fragmentation of samples. The Ti-Tyr chip allows for multiplexed analysis across more than 75 phosphotyrosine sites on 62 different proteins using a planar microarray. The Ti-Tyr chip covers a wide range of content including receptors (e.g., EGFR and HER2), adapter and scaffold proteins (e.g., IRS1 and Crk), intracellular mediators (e.g., Erk1 and Raf-1), and transcription factors (e.g., c-Jun and STAT3). The chip consists of specific EpiTag capture antibodies in four replicate subarrays in each of 16 array chambers (Figure 2). A single chip can be used to analyze 16 different samples including reference standards and controls, or four chips can be mounted in a carrier and treated similar to a microtiter plate. Standards, controls, and samples are added to the chips containing EpiTag capture antibodies. After incubation, tyrosine phosphorylation is detected by incubating with a fluorescently labeled pan-phosphotyrosine detection antibody, followed by signal acquisition using a fluorescent slide scanner.
EGF-stimulated A431 cell lysates were analyzed using the Ti-Tyr chip. Cells were grown to 80% confluence, serum starved for 24 hours, and treated with EGF (100 ng/mL) alone or EGF after pretreatment with SL327 (a MEK inhibitor) for eight minutes. Lysates were harvested, digested, and analyzed on Ti-Tyr™ Chips. The concentration of each target was determined by interpolation from standard curves. The signaling proteins in the EGFR pathway exhibited increased phosphorylation upon stimulation. With addition of the MEK inhibitor, downstream targets of MEK did not show increased phosphorylation (Erk1/2 and STAT3), while upstream effectors (EGFR and Shc) were phosphorylated following EGF stimulation (Figure 3). A wide dynamic range in phosphorylation responses was observed.Phospho-EGFR was greater than 700 pM, whereas the low-abundant phospho-STAT3 was detected at less than 2 pM. MEK was not measured in this experiment; the relevant phosphorylation sites on MEK are not tyrosines. Its inhibition, however, was clearly demonstrated via other targets on the Ti-Tyr chip.EpiTag™ technology provides a platform for targeted, quantitative protein measurements. The approach provides a predictable, streamlined path for assay development and enables rapid content generation. EpiTag's specificity supports multiplexed measurements of hundreds of phosphorylation sites and may be applied more broadly for analysis of other post-translational modifications including threonine phosphorylation, serine phosphorylation, acetylation, and glycosylation. Epitome's custom assay services provide researchers access to EpiTag technology to meet specific assay development needs.---Tim Nadler, Ph.D., is director of product development, and Ed Machuga is vp, sales and marketing, at Epitome Biosystems. Web: www.epitomebiosystems.com. Phone: (781) 478-1422. E-mail: [email protected]
To save this item to your Favorites,
log into GEN Select.
We'll be sure to take you back here after you do.
Not a member of GEN Select?
To comment on this article,
log into GEN Select.
We'll be sure to take you back here after you do.
While Zika continues to garner a lot of news coverage, a Mayo Clinic survey reveals that Americans believe the country's most significant healthcare challenge is cancer. Compared to other diseases, does the possibility of developing cancer worry you the most?
Be sure to add [email protected]
to your Address Book or Safe Senders List.
here for instructions.
If you have any questions about your subscription, click
here to email us or call at (914) 740-2189.
You may also be interested in subscribing to the GEN magazine, an indispensable
resource for everyone involved in the business of translating discoveries at the
bench into solutions that fight disease and improve health, agriculture, and the
environment. Subscribe
today to see why over 60,000 biotech professionals read GEN to
keep current in the areas of genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, biomarker discovery,
bioprocessing, molecular diagnostics, collaborations, biotech business trends, and
© 2016 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News All Rights Reserved


text:
on May 2, 2013 - 11:57 PM
Jan. 3, 1929 – May 1, 2013
The Rev. Hal Faba, a Baptist minister and a driving force behind the creation of the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center in Niagara Falls, died Wednesday in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. He was 84.
Mr. Faba led efforts in 2000 and 2001 to preserve the former Niagara Falls High School building and transform the deteriorating structure into a community space for area artists.
Mr. Faba was a member of the Niagara Falls Planning Board when, at the behest of former Mayor Irene J. Elia, he left that post to become volunteer president of a nonprofit group known as Save Our Sites, which fought a developer's proposed demolition of the vacant Pine Avenue building.
"He said, 'We don't need another strip mall,' " recalled M. Elaine Meranto, his wife of 33 years.
Mr. Faba and others ultimately persuaded the Niagara Falls School Board to turn the property over to the group for $1.
"Most of them knew and trusted Hal," said Meranto.
In 2001, he volunteered to be the first executive director of the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, an organization that now hosts more than 80 artists, musicians and writers inside the renovated 160,000-square-foot former school building.
"This is a building that is one of the reminders of the greatness of the city," Mr. Faba told The Buffalo News in a 2006 interview.
The Hornell native was a 1960 graduate of Eastern Seminary College in Philadelphia. He received a master's degree from the University at Buffalo and a doctorate in education.
He served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Wilson and Sanborn Baptist Church. He also was chaplain of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and interim pastor of Brighton Community Church in the Town of Tonawanda, and he was a supply preacher in various churches in the Niagara Falls area. He was active in the Niagara Area Baptist Ministers Association and involved in the "Know Your Neighbors" faith series.
Mr. Faba also was an addictions counselor. He developed Milestones Outpatient Clinic, where he was program director. He served on the Community Mental Health Board and was active with migrant ministry.
He returned to the Planning Board after completing his volunteer work with the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center.
A singer, theater actor and director, Mr. Faba most recently directed "Over the Tavern" for the Western Door Theater. He also had acted and directed for the Theatre in the Mist and Niagara Falls Little Theater. He sang with the Lewiston Choraleers and other groups, and was a volunteer usher along with his wife at Artpark and at the Kavinoky Theatre in Buffalo.
His first wife, Jean Archer Faba, died in 1977. The couple had been house parents for children's homes in Oneonta.
Survivors, besides his wife, include a daughter, Joy Meness; a foster son, William Laskey; and two brothers, Kenneth and Robert.
Services will be at noon Saturday in United Baptist Christian Church, 4800 Creek Road, Lewiston.


text:
LED lighting technology is the trend in aquarium lighting. Pleasing color with a shimmering affect. It produces less heat and lasts longer than flourescent lights. Available in three sperate colors; 10,000K White, 453NM Royal Blue or 700NM Far Red.
KOVEN AQUATICS LED Strip Light is an all enclosed aluminum fixture. Available in 12, 24, 36 and 48 inch lengths. Unit requires FIVE watts per 12 inch lengths from ballast SOLD SEPERATELY. Connectors allow multiple LED Strip Lights to connect together. LED Strip Light Includes brackets and magnetic strips for easy mounting.
Ballasts SOLD SEPERATELY include power cord, in-line ballast and DC connetor cord. Available in 24, 36 and 60 watt units. Link up to 12 feet of light together.


text:
Important delivery notice
The products on this site are only delivered to UK addresses. If you require delivery to another country please visit one of our other sites below.
Apple Trees & Pear Trees
Sign up to our newsletter
Buy apples online from our range below to grow delicious fruit in your back garden. Apple trees, including dwarf apple trees, make wonderful displays either in your garden or larger containers and they are also wonderful in apple pie! Try growing pear trees too; you'll be rewarded with bumper crops of juicy sweet fruits. Our 'How to grow fruit trees' will help you select the best variety for your garden.
added to your basket.
Quince 'Leskovac' (patio)
Cydonia oblonga
A productive and hardy quince with a neat dwarf habit that makes it perfect for small gardens and patio containers. Like its larger cousins, Quince 'Leskovac' is clothed in beautiful rounded silver leaves and pretty green-pink flowers in spring. The fragrant, pear shaped fruits that follow ripen to a lovely shade of yellow, and can be harvested from October. Freshly picked quinces are bitter and inedible, but once cooked they soften to make excellent jams and jellies, and enhance the flavour of apple pies when a few slices are added before cooking.
Quince 'Leskovac' is propagated onto 'Quince Adams' rootstock. It is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Height and spread: 1m (39'). Rootstock Quince A.
Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.
Useful links:More info
Medlar 'Westerveldt' (patio)
Mespilus germanica, Dutch Medlar, Minshull Crab
You can now grow this unusual fruit on your patio! Medlar 'Westerveldt' is a compact clone which has been grafted high up on to 'Quince C' rootstock to encourage an even more compact habit. Ideal for growing in large containers, this small tree produces large white flowers in spring followed by full-sized medlar fruits in the autumn. The attractive leathery leaves turn to shades of golden orange in autumn making this a worthwhile specimen plant for the patio. The russet coloured, apple shaped fruits are excellent eaten with wine, port and cheese, although are more commonly used to make medlar jelly or the Victorian delicacy Medlar cheese.
Grafted onto a 'Quince C' rootstock, to produce a compact tree with moderate vigour. This Medlar is well suited to growing in small spaces and 60cm (24") diameter containers. 'Westerveldt' is self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollination companion. Medlars will begin to fruit 2 or 3 years after planting. Height and spread: 1m (3') (if containerised). Rootstock: 'Quince C'.
Useful links:More info
Copyright © Thompson & Morgan, 2004-2016. All rights reserved.


text:
The Inn & Area
Corporate Retreats
The Inn and Area
August 27, 2011
Andrea and Alex
The love story of Andrea and Alex, started in California, where Alex corresponded with Andrea via email. It wasn't much later that he was asking her to marry him, when he went half way across the country to propose! The families were terrific and their stay was particularly delightful for me because of Andrea and her Mom's love of horses. The morning of the wedding, Andrea took a spin on my hunting steed Houston and her Mom joined in for photos on our Black Horse thoroughbred mascot named Dante. To horse lovers, there is no better way to start the day, even if it is your wedding day. Our bridal couple was absolutely gushing with happiness after the wedding. Alex and Andrea had an early flight the next morning, and awakened to Joyce's fresh fruit, cinnamon rolls and coffee before departing to the Caribbean for their honeymoon.
buy levitra
Please login to post a comment
register now
Copyright 2009 Black Horse Inn
site construction by...


text:
Blog Archives
Enter to Win Our Hockey Memorabilia Giveaway!
This is your chance to win one of the great prizes that we are giving away.
Enter now! Simply SUBSCRIBE to receive LIVING HEALTHY for YOUR chance to win hockey memorabilia signed by Hall of Famer, Dino Ciccarelli. If you have already subscribed to LIVING HEALTHY, you are automatically entered to win. Read the rest of this entry


text:
Charles Town passes Teen Court vote
January 10, 2013
CHARLES TOWN — After months of debate and many questions, the city of Charles Town was finally able to pass the Teen Court program in a vote Monday evenin....
I don't want to beat a dead horse, but many of the compiled research comments below were provided by a group of concerned residents that did the research and had a community leader submit them for publication and to Councilman Bringewatt to save taxpayers money. After multiple contacts to Bringewatt, he would not even return responses to E-mail that were sent him. I hope that voters remember this when he is up for election.
1 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Bringewatt was made aware and knew prior to the vote that there are not any valid statistics to show that we have a teen problem in Charles Town. The FBI reported in their Crime Statistics for 2011 (the newest available) that for the entire State of West Virginia, there were only 1,882 instances of crime for "all" ages under 18. The teen court only covers 11-18 year olds. When you subtract out the most violent crimes like murder, rape and the like that this teen court would not handle – there is absolutely no need for this program in the City of Charles Town. Councilman Bringewatt was not looking out for City residents when there was not a need for this program and our sidewalks are crumbling and water is bad. The estimate 60K for the teen court could be used elsewhere.
2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
According to the reports that Councilman Bringewatt quoted for the teen court program, he misrepresented them to the Council and voters when he knew the studies were flawed. Unfortunately for him, the facts on the studies Councilman Bringewatt quoted are false; the George Washington study was proven statistically invalid - and the Urban Institute's study indicated that there are "too many unanswered questions" about the teen program. He tried to justify his liberal vote on a lie. Shame on him, I hope the voters remember this.
3 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
I see that someone finally checked a disagree box on me! The truth hurts doesn't it Ms. Mickey m-0-u- s -e! Reva Mickey, the Chair of the Democratic Party in Jeff Co demanded that her democratic cronies adopt this program - with REVA rings in their noses they coordinated with her and ignored City voters. You can thank Ponessa, Slover and Bringetot for wasting public funds for this unneeded additional court program. Then you had the local democratic prosecuting attorney that also has a REVA ring in his nose sending his staff over to provide false statements about how this progam will help the courts to City Council. Lets not forget dear Tiffany with her REVA ring at the United Way. Do you want to continue to donate to the United Way after they supported this democratic initiative when we already have a court program in place. Don't they have alot of other people to worry about and feed. Oh, they don't have REVA rings so no one at United Way cares about them.
3 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Who does this benefit? CTPD is already too focused on moving violations. Do not drive 26 in a 25 zone in CT or else. I would like to see the CTPD clear the den of drug dealers out of the area not fund this misguided ruse. My house was broken into. The thief went out the basement door. Did CTPD fingerprint the door? The officer said 'This isn't CSI Charles Town.' Basic finerprinting was beyond CTPD but traffic tickets are their bread and butter.
3 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Sorry wild wonderful, the program is a State enacted program. Charles Town has less then 500 teens in this age group. With crime around 6% in this area, the Charles Town City Council created another bureaucracy for 30 children. Let their parents fund it. We have a court system set up for this already. The Democratic party had the United Way coordinate this with Tiffany Lawrence and crew, it's not their progam, it is a State bureaucracy that wastes public revenue. Get the facts.
5 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Name three government programs you have known about that has gotten nixed despite the hundreds that have proved fruitless or even counter-productive?
The money is coming from conscripted government mandate in a traffic ticket.
Over the years, I have received a few traffic violations (a couple completely unjustified) and the fines/court fees are already exorbitant and a blow to the average families' monthly budget.
My point is: Do we actually believe this is not going to give government agents more incentive to provide "funding" for this "important government project"?
2 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Bull, I can't say I have a strong opinion on this program either way, however, it is a United Way program, not a government entity. And it is not using municipal or taxpayer funds, it is using a fee tacked onto traffic tickets. While I am a serious fiscal conservative, I think this program may be worth a shot. Most of the juveniles that go through the system as it is end up reoffending. Perhaps this can be tried to see if the result is any different. If not, nix the program.
1 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
And, we don't think this is going to create more pressure for police officers to "fund" these benevolent, government endeavors?
Of course the C.T. council capitulated. I haven't seen a government entity that doesn't support and vote for creating additional government entities, money, and strings that it can "rule" over.
The days of fiefdoms are just as strong today as they ever were... All the while, keep sucking resources from the vassals!
3 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
2 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Reva Mickey, the Chair of the Democratic Party in Jeff Co demanded that the City Council adopt this program - many she helped to elect to Council, although it is supposed to be non partisan. Her democratic coherts on City Council did want she wanted and ignored the residents of Charles Town. This program was not needed. The the United Way with the help of Tiffany Lawrence, another Democratic operative that works there, used this organization for Mickey to push this Democratic proposal. Then you had the localprosecuting attorney sending his staff over to provide false statements about how this progam will help the courts. No wonder the Democratic Party is in decline in WV. It is terrible that they would interfere in Charles Town politics and go against the common sense of the voters. These issues should be used when these people come up for election.
6 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
The Geo Washington study began was a self-completed survey that was sent out to 1250 programs. Only 313 completed it and 35 of those were deemed ineligible to complete it. Thus, the survey had only 278 acceptable study returns, a paltry number that raised serious validity questions. The Urban Institute's study concluded that there may be something to the supposition that peer pressure that causes delinquency may be effective in keeping youths away from delinquency. The study admitted that there are "too many unanswered questions." The primary punishment employed by Teen Courts is to have the guilty "ute" write an essay. Great.
5 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse »
Showing 12 of 12 comments