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Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks
Mahatma Gandhis Pocketwatch Formely owned by Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India, later given to his grandniece, Abha Gandhi. Accompanied by Gandhis sandals, bowl, plate, glasses, images of Gandhi and letters of authenticity from Ghita Mehta, Talatsahid Khan Babi, and Professor Lester Kurtz. The watch: Zenith, movement No. 421357, case No. 49529. Made circa 1910. Fine, rare and Historically Important, sterling silver keyless pocket watch with alarm function.
C. Three body, "bassine", hinged engine-turned case back, hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk dials for the seconds at 6 and the alarm at 12. Blued steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 21"', gilt brass, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 49 mm. Thickness 16 mm.
The Sandals:
Gandhi apparently gave the sandals to a British military officer in Aden in 1931 during his trip from Bombay to London. The officer took photographs of Gandhi in Aden prior to the Roundtable talks regarding Indian Independence. In exchange, it is believed that Gandhi gave the officer his sandals.
The Bowl/plate (thali):
The bowl and the plate (thali) were also gifts that Gandhi bestowed upon Abha, his grandniece. They are accompanied by letters of authenticity from Ghita Mehta, Abha's daughter who inherited them upon Abhas death. She writes that both the bowl and the thali were used by Gandhi and given to her mother as gifts in the 1940s.
The Glasses:
This pair of glasses having belonged to Gandhi are thought to have been given to Colonel H. H. Shiri Diwan Nawab, Sir Muhammed Mahabat Khanji, the 3rd Rasul Khanji, Nawab Sahib of Junagadh, by Gandhi, most probably at his Ashram in Ahmedabad in the 1930s. It is said that when Mahabat asked Gandhi for inspiration, Gandhi handed over his glasses saying they were the eyes that had given him vision to free India. The glasses are accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Colonels great grandson, Talatsahid Khan Babi and another from Dr. Lester Kurtz.
Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD
Estimate: 16,000 EUR - 23,000 EUR
Estimate: 23,000 CHF - 35,000 CHF
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There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end, they always fail. Think on it always. All through history, the way of truth and love have always won.
Mahatma Gandhi
(as quoted in Lester Kurtz Gandhi and His Legacies)
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Mahatma (an honorific title meaning Great Soul) Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, India. He was an inspiration to Martin Luther King, Jr., Desmond Tutu, and many other major figures of recent times. Time Magazine named him the second most important person of the 20th century, after Albert Einstein. When serving in the American Senate, US President Barack Obama placed a picture of Gandhi on his office wall. Through non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence from Britain. He is officially honored as the father of the nation; his birthday, October 2, being a national holiday in India, as well the International Day of Non-Violence. Mahatma Gandhi is recognized as one of the most prominent political and spiritual leaders of the twentieth century, and probably of all time.
This historically important pocket watch belonged to Mahatma Gandhi. It is said that Gandhi, who had a preoccupation with time and being punctual, always kept his pocket watch attached to his loincloth. In the 1940s, he gave this pocket watch to his grandniece, Abha Gandhi, his assistant of six years, in whose arms he died. As illustrated in Stephen Murphys book Last Hours of Mahatma Gandhi, towards the end of his life Gandhi had an extremely close relationship with his beloved grandniece Abha, and was very dependent on her:
"The Mahatma's last day would be as methodical and crowded as any other. Upon getting up from his wooden plank, he roused the other members of his party. They included attendants Manu and Abha, his grand-nieces.
After prayers, leaning on his 'walking sticks', Manu and Abha, the old man moved slowly into the inner room.
Gandhis watch and the significance he places on time are also often referred to throughout Murphys book:
Manu and Abha saw the hour but dared not interrupt such an important conversation. At 5:10 they could wait no longer. Abha showed Gandhi his watch. But he was not distracted.
Abha and Manu teased Gandhi for neglecting his watch and his timekeepers both. 'It is your fault that I am 10 minutes late,' he responded. 'It is the duty of nurses to carry on their work even if God himself should be present there. If it is time to give medicine to a patient and you hesitate, the poor patient may die.
I hate it if I am late for prayers even by a minute."
That was part of the last conversation that Gandhi ever had minutes later he was assassinated, with Abha at his side.
Upon her death, Abha willed the watch to her daughter, Ghita Mehta. Accompanying the watch and personal items of Gandhis are letters of authenticity from Ghita Mehta. In one of her letters, dated December 27, 2004, she states:
Herewith, I declare that the silver pocket watch was presented by Mahatma Gandhi to my mother in the 1940s. My mother, affectionately called "Abhaben", was the young woman on whom Gandhiji used to lean and in whose arms he died.
One of the most important features of the theory of satyagraha as advocated by Gandhi was that means and end are inseparable. He once made amusing use of a watch to illustrate this principle: If I want to deprive you of your watch, I shall certainly have to fight for it; if I want to buy your watch, I shall have to pay for it; and if I want a gift, I shall have to plead for it; and, according to the means I employ, the watch is stolen property, my own property, or a donation.
Lester Kurtz is Professor of Sociology at George Mason University, where he teaches peace and conflict studies, comparative sociology of religion, and both western and nonwestern social theory. He was previously director of Religious Studies at the University of Texas and holds a Masters in Religion from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He is the editor of a 3-volume Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict (Elsevier-Academic Press), co-editor of Nonviolent Social Movements (Blackwells), and The Web of Violence (U. of Illinois Press) as well as author of books and articles including Gods in the Global Village (Pine Forge/Sage), The Politics of Heresy (U. of California Press), and The Nuclear Cage (Prentice-Hall). He is currently working on a book on Gandhis legacies as well as a documentary film, Peaceful Warriors, with James Otis, narrated by Martin Sheen. He has lectured in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America and is the past chair of the Peace Studies Association as well as the Peace and War Section of the American Sociological Association, which gave him its Robin Williams Distinguished Career Award.
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As 2013 draws to a close, here is a recap of some of the stories in the community, from dining to deaths to development, that captured the attention of NOLA.com readers.
The Dalai Lama dances at Tulane University's commencement, New Orleans universities tighten belts: Higher education highlights in 2013 from reporter John Pope.
New Orleans public school performance, the charter school explosion and other top stories on the New Orleans education scene, by reporter Danielle Dreilinger. She also looks at the top five Louisiana education stories.
From the future of Avondale shipyard to local banking competition to the growing retail scene to the city hosting its 10th Super Bowl and more, the year in business is covered by reporters Jennifer Larino, Jed Lipinski, Katherine Sayre and Mark Waller.
Lawsuits, levees and the Louisiana Legislature: Reporter Lauren McGaughy tallies the top state politics stories of 2013.
In Baton Rouge, reporters Quincy Hodges and Diana Samuels list the St. George campaign, plant explosions and more as Capitol City news highlights in 2013.
Also in Baton Rouge, reporter Renita D. Young gives her 10 Baton Rouge business moves that made waves in 2013.
From Lindy Boggs to 'Miss Dot' Domilise, from the chief of a Mardi Gras Indian tribe to Tabasco's 'scion of spice,' reporter John Pope chronicles notable deaths in our community in 2013.
On a lighter note, restaurant critic Brett Anderson lists his top 10 dishes from New Orleans restaurants in 2013.
The Brennan restaurant family saga, the future of go-cups, "Top Chef" coming to film in New Orleans are three of reporter Todd Price's top 10 stories from the New Orleans dining scene.
Movie critic Mike Scott says 2013 was an exceptional movie year, but he narrows his list of best movies to 10.
Photo editor Andrew Boyd chose his favorite videos shot by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune staff photographers this year. Usually, these videos were done to accompany stories.
Here's a last look at the 2013 photo essay that Boyd put together to showcase the work of NOLA.com | Times-Picayune photographers as they cover the community.


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In the summertime along the coast, rarely does a day go by without there being a good chance of pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Today is no exception.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs will be in the lower 90s, except near the coast, where the highs will be in the upper 80s. Winds will be from the southwest at 10 to 15 mph. The chance of rain today is 50 percent.
Tonight should be mostly clear with lows in the mid 70s and southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. The chance of rain tonight is 10 percent.
Sunday is going to be mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 90s and heat index readings up to 108. Winds will be from the southwest at 15 to 20 mph. The chance of rain Sunday is 10 percent.
Sunday night is forecast to be partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 70s and southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. The heat index reading will be up to 105 in the early evening.
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Crowley Gents slip past Eunice in District 4-3A finale
CROWLEY – It wasn't their best performance of the season by any means, but, in the end, it was enough.
The Crowley Gents struggled for nearly four quarters Wednesday night, but recovered in time to slip away with a 42-39 victory over the Eunice Bobcats.
The victory capped a perfect district season for the Gents, who won the league title for the second straight year with a 10-0 record.
"The good thing was that we came away with the victory," said CHS coach Derrick Boone, whose squad finished the regular season with a mark of 21-7. "But we probably played one of our worst games of the season as far as our execution and our hustle. We didn't really play well in any phase of the game."
Crowley's offensive production was limited from the beginning as turnovers and missed opportunities in transition allowed Eunice to keep it close.
The Gents, who averaged 66 points per outing in league play, were held to just 21 points in the first half and they clung to a one-point advantage (21-20) heading into the intermission.
"We basically got outhustled early in the game and we had a lot of turnovers and missed layups," said Boone of the Gents' early struggles. "When we weren't turning the ball over, we were missing layups. We couldn't get anything right. Jump shots weren't falling and we weren't shooting free throws well. You put that all together and we are lucky we were ahead at halftime."
Crowley's woes continued in the second half as they were held to just eight points in the third quarter. However, Eunice also scored just eight points and trailed 29-28 heading into the fourth quarter.
Both teams traded baskets for most of the fourth quarter. Crowley took a three-point advantage late in the game on a steal by Dorris Senegal, who hit Damon Malbrough on an outlet pass for a layup. Eunice followed with a basket and a free throw to tie the game.
Tuskani Figaro helped seal the victory by going 4-for-6 from the free throw line in the final 40 seconds.
"They (Eunice) answered every time we would go up," said Boone. "Those free throws really saved us at the end."
Figaro and Malbrough paced the Gents with 16 and 10 points, respectively. Dylan Montgomery followed with six points and Jessie Harmon scored four. Andre Mills, Jerrell Andrus and Senegal each added two points.
The Gents, who are currently ranked No. 7 in the LHSAA unofficial power rankings, will find out their postseason fate Monday when the playoff brackets are released.
"When you play as bad as we did and get a win, that's a positive," said Boone. "But we know we won't face anymore subpar teams. We didn't take this game to get better and that's the negative.
"We just have to regroup, re-energize and get ready for the playoffs. From here on out, there's no margin for error."


text: http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2313329 Another possible breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is raising new questions about data security at the troubled nuclear weapons facility. Los Alamos police responding to a domestic violence call on Oct. 17 at the home of former laboratory subcontractor Jessica Quintana found three thumb drives with markings indicating they came from the lab, according to Jessica Blea, an office specialist for the police department. Police also found glass pipes with methamphetamine residue in Quintana?s home, Blea told Federal Times on Oct. 26. The FBI searched Quintana?s home on Oct. 20 and seized more evidence, said FBI spokesman Bill Elwell. Elwell said the report has been sealed and he would not discuss what the FBI found. Los Alamos spokesman Kevin Roark would not say what kind of information was on the thumb drives. -------------------------------------- Gotta pay fer yer drugs somehow right? This is about the scariest Halloween story I have read to date -JP


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London Olympics and Euro 2012 fail to boost newspaper ad spend
UTV Media gets mixed results from summer of sporting events
Antonio Cassano fined for homophobic comments
Antonio Cassano fined for homophobic comments
JJB blames poor sales on wet summer and lack of Euro 2012 interest
JJB blames poor sales on wet summer and lack of Euro 2012 interest
Euro 2012 footage of German fan crying - video
Clip joint: football
Clip joint: football
Euro 2012: Goalline technology is now 'a necessity', says Sepp Blatter
England's John Terry clears the ball, but not before it has crossed the goalline, against Ukraine. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
• Fifa's president believes time has come for football to act
• Human beings make mistakes, says referees chief CollinaThe introduction of goalline technology appears all but inevitable after the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, said it is "a necessity" in the wake of Ukraine being denied an equaliser in the 1-0 defeat to England. Blatter, who hopes to convince the game's rule-makers – the International Football Association Board – to give technology the green light, posted on Twitter: "After last night's match #GLT is no longer an alternative but a necessity."Until now, Michel Platini, the Uefa president, has been adamant that decisions must be made by officials that now number five. Uefa admitted that a goal should have been awarded but Pierluigi Collina, its chief refereeing officer, said that although the Hungarian referee, Viktor Kassai and his team of assistants would play no further part in the tournament, no blame was being attributed to the officials."We made a mistake," Collina, said. "I wish we hadn't made the mistake but we did. Referees are human beings and human beings make mistakes."He pleaded on behalf of the human element. "It's one negative decision in three years of Champions League, two years of Europa League and 24 [Euro 2012] matches. This is the only problem we have had."Platini had made bold claims on the eve of the game about the effectiveness of five officials. "With five, officials see everything. They don't take decisions without being fully aware. There's also a uniformity of refereeing. For example, they don't call unintentional handballs. That uniformity has led to more flowing football," he said.Platini also attempted to justify his opposition to goalline technology. "Goalline technology isn't a problem," he said. "The problem is the arrival of technology because, after, you'll need technology for deciding handballs and then for offside decisions and so on. It'll be like that forever and ever. It'll never stop. That's the problem I have."His policy of having two extra officials, with one stationed behind each goal, did nothing, however, to help Ukraine, who are eliminated from the competition. The Uefa general secretary, Gianni Infantino, said: "It is not for Uefa to decide on this [goal-line] technology. IFAB must decide whether the goalline technology comes in or not."Even so, the subject is being pursued. The Club World Cup in Japan at the close of the year could well see an experiment with either a chip placed inside the ball or an adaptation of the Hawk-Eye system familiar from tennis.Euro 2012Goalline technologyLaws of footballUefaKevin McCarraguardian.co.uk


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Tonight I am HOPEFUL that we will see awesome performances. And according to the Jordin Sparks intro, Idol is selling this season on girl power, too. Let's go, Hollywood!
Angela Miller – Set Me Free (original) – So she sang an original and played the piano with the band, and sounded awesome! She is 18, and not only does she have great songwriting ability but the chops to back it up. Like Taylor Swift but better? I like this girl. And I agree with Nicki, that Angela was not really on anyone's radar until she walked out on stage and made a name for herself. That is called bringing it!
Candice Glover – This Girl Is On Fire by Alicia Keys – I think she is becoming good old reliable Candice. She comes out there every time and hits it out of the park. Her runs are effortless, the works great with the band, works the stage well, and is just basically awesome.
Janelle Arthur – I Told You So by Carrie Underwood – Solid vocal, she knows who she is, and she is adorable yet relatable. She could fit the country role this year.
Zoanette Johnson – Ba-ba-ba-ba (original) – omg, hot messy mc messes a lot. But girl did her thing and is making it to the next round. Would Nigel really let her on live tv?
Melinda Ademi – Price Tag by Jessie J – Great, energetic, but didn't have the best voice. She is definitely an entertainer, and I can appreciate that.
Kree Harrison – Stars by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – She had some great moments in that song – fantastic!
And it couldn't be a totally happy ending to the night, could it? Of course not, this is Idol. So to make the last of the tough cuts, there was a sing off between Stephanie Schimel and Rachel Hale, and Stephanie (representing from Milwaukee!) gets cut at the eleventh hour. She should have chosen a country song for her final song–I just had a gut feeling that that may have been a better vibe for her. But that cut made me really sad for her.
Now we go through the same depressing process with the boys. Adam Sanders sang Celine and it was a hot mess–he was out of key almost the entire song. Josh Holiday sang Georgia On My Mind and ripped his damn pants on the ground! The performance was great though! But the cuts? YOU CUT DAVID LEATHERS AGAIN?!? REALLY?!? David, I love you, and I will send nasty tweets to Nigel on your behalf. Try out again next year! Third time's the charm, buddy!
And on the topic of tough losses? Kez Ban. But with a shot voice and a bad choice of original song, I think the judges felt they gave her enough chances to redeem herself and she didn't execute. I can't blame them for giving her the boot. Additionally, in her exit interview, she really seemed to be grateful for the experience. She will become a youtube sensation soon enough! Also, we didn't hear much from her recently, but I was rooting for Kiara Lanier. I liked her since her original audition when she sang The Prayer, but we hadn't heard much from her…maybe she failed to impress.
So, who impressed and who failed to impress? Let me know in the comments.
**No pants were ripped in the writing of this blog post**


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RANGOON— For the first time in more than half a century, a class of women military cadets has graduated from Burma's Defense Services Academy.
The commander-in-chief of Burma's armed forces, Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, attended the graduation ceremony on Thursday at the parade grounds of the academy's training school for army officers in Hmawbi, Rangoon Division.
In a speech before the 100 new officers, he said the day was marked by "renewed vigor" for the armed forces and the state, according to the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper.
Following Burma's independence from the British, women were occasionally recruited to the military during the 1950s. But they were barred from joining the armed forces under the military regimes that controlled Burma from 1962 until 2011, when a nominally civilian government took power.
In October last year, state media announced that the Defense Services Academy would begin recruiting women who had graduated from university and fit specific requirements: They had to be single, between the ages of 25 and 30, at least 1.6 meters tall, and no heavier than 59 kilograms. It said successful candidates would not be called into combat roles, but would be offered commissioned posts.
Men can join the academy after 10th standard in high school, according to women's rights activists, and they become captains after graduating, while women become second lieutenants, a lower rank.
Ninety-two of this year's graduating women have been assigned to work in the office or units under the army chief, while five will work under the navy chief and three under the air force chief.
Min Aung Hlaing urged them to "participate in efforts for national unity and peace" and to "strive to become reliable junior officers," the New Light of Myanmar reported.
Gender discrimination in the ranks, how shameful is the issue
It seems like good news. Regime must not indoctrinate even women.
Civilian Government Took Power!
What a farce…….
"Defrock Soldiers is the right word!"
The best thing The Commander should do……
is to emulate General Ne Win…
Nationalize All Defrock Soldier Businesses and take All Defrock
Soldiers Parliamentarian in to Custody ……
Better still
To Resign!
The Shan Army have Women Soldiers
Young, Strong and Beautiful
For the first time in forever


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Full ballots coming up this year!
June 3, 2014: Federal-State-County Open Primary Election.
Here are some of the Ravalli County Offices up for four year terms:
Administrator, Attorney/Auditor, Clerk & Recorder, Treasurer/Assessor, Sheriff/Coroner.
You might go to the Ravalli County Homepage, then go to "Election" and it may be a shock to see so many offices soon up for election.
Maybe use your shock energy to go to the good map of the Commissioner Districts!
As I see it, recent law would have it, residents of District Two and of District Three are barred from filing as candidates for this 2014 election of three County Commissioners.
Well, well, given the BIG MESS at Office of Treasurer, given all the four year terms soon open, what to look for? Candidates with credible skill sets already working with others for we the people of Ravalli County!
People we can trust!
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Whilst we are in the midst of pre-season, transfer hopes resting on clawing at every single bit of press tittle-tattle and early injuries changing the shape of our squad already, I have become a bit nostalgic.
So it is during this quiet period that I will go down my own personal memory lane, here is a run down of five of my best league games.
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Plague of Locusts Returns to Egypt
Latest update: March 4th, 2013
Passover is not due for another three weeks, give or take a day, but in Egypt they're already reporting a plague of locusts that's hitting the agricultural farms in Giza. some 15 miles southwest of Cairo—also known for its cluster of pyramids. Can't get much more Exodus-related than that.
According to Alwatan News, Egyptian minister of agriculture Dr. Salah Abd Al Mamon has remarked that "against our predictions, a swarm of locusts has reached the region south of Cairo. The swarm is comprised of 30 million individuals, and it is causing great damage to agriculture in the Giza area."
Dr. Al Mamon added that "Egyptian armed forces and the border guards are attempting to fight the swarm with the means at their disposal." He requested local residents not to launch their own attempts to stop the swarm, so as not to cause additional damage unintentionally.
"I ask the families living in the locust-plagued areas not to burn tires. This does not chase away the locusts, but only causes damage and could ignite large scale fires that would cost in lives."
Dr. Al Mamon noted that, based on meteorological data, strong winds that are expect to start soon which will take the locusts with them towards the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia.
Rajab Bachri, head of the "War on the Locusts" department in the ministry of agriculture, said that crop dusting aircraft will soon be sent to attack the swarm.
According to Bachri, swarms of locusts pass through Egypt at this time of the year, but this one is exceptionally large.
According to Encyclopedia Smithsonian, locusts are used by various African groups consistently as food. The locust individuals are gathered in the early day before they are active, then boiled before being cleaned and salted. Even the legs are used by grinding and combining them with peanut butter and salt.Yori Yanover
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This film feels like something that got hacked apart by the studio after the director walked off in a huff when the executive producer wouldn't give him a million dollars to film a school of dolphins having a laser-cannon fight or take one of those little ships (like in "Titanic") and have it explode in a ball of flame at the bottom of the ocean.
In reality, however, I think director David ("Pitch Black") Twohy had no such thing happen to his film. He just sucks as a director. "Below" tries to be something like "Das Boot" meets "Casper," except that Casper isn't a friendly ghost at all. He's a mean ghost and he causes trouble.
The opening of the film seems more like the middle of the film, but I guess that's what Twohy calls "getting to the point." A World War II submarine commanded by Lt. Brice (Bruce Greenwood) picks up three survivors of a destroyed medical ship. One of the survivors is a woman (Olivia Williams) who, given that she's now the only woman on board, is expected to cause more trouble than a nude statue at the Justice Department. While she doesn't cause any trouble herself, weird things soon start happening aboard the sub. There are inexplicable deaths. There are odd sounds.
From here, the film turns into something like "The Caine Mutiny" meets "Poltergeist" if both those films were exceptionally bad and boring. There's obviously a reason this movie didn't do well in the theaters: Almost all of it resembles something any moviegoer has probably seen parts of dozens of times. It's so derivative, it causes déja vu.
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Back from a long weekend...
Monday, April 07, 2014
I took Friday off work and it was nice to have a day to myself :) I got up around 8am, ate breakfast, and then worked on cleaning my house a bit. Vacuumed, but realized my vacuum wasnt actually working :( washed the floors, dusted (I never dust!), scrubbed the kitchen counters, emptied the frig and freezer of old foods. It was productive. Then I went to walmart to pick up a new vacuum. I really needed to get one for a while now - the old seemed to work just ok, but on Friday it wasnt picking up anything. Then after Walmart I headed over to the quilting store to pick up some fabric for baby quilts that I am making for a friend. I need a chaperone when I go fabric shopping because I always buy too much! But I really like the fabric I picked out, and I am excited to make gifts for a friend! When I got home on Friday from shopping, I finished up my grandma's quilt, and spent the rest of the night relaxing. I needed that.
On Saturday I went for a run in the morning. I opted for the treadmill because the weather was calling for downpours. It didnt actually rain, though. But oh well...the treadmill it is. My run was going really well - I felt really comfortable. The the first 5 miles were great. Then around mile 7ish my left knee started feeling really heavy - there is no other way to describe it, just heavy. I kept going though becuase it wasnt painful, and finished at 10 miles. Stretched afterwards ands both my knees felt sore, but nothing unusual. Grabbed lunch, went home, iced, showered, cut fabric for one of the baby quilts I am making, and my left knee was hurting really bad. The LEFT knee. All of my knee problems in the past 3 years have been my right knee. My left knee is the one I had the patella realignment surgery on 10 years ago, and pretty much never gives me pain. But now, all of a sudden, it feels like my VMO muscle has completely disappeared. Keeping my knee bent for long periods of time feels like my knee is stuck when I go to straighten it. It feels like my knee is scraping bone. It doesnt feel like its being pulled out of alignment, so that is good. But all of these symptoms are why I had realignment surgery in the first place! I was feeling super super bummed. I had ordered a tens unit (electro-massage therapy) last week and it came on Friday, so I used it on Saturday on both my knees (right knee was sore but feels fine now). Iced my left knee on and off, took extra strength tylenol. Elevated, etc.
Woke up Sunday and my right knee was not sore anymore, but my left knee was still hurting. Iced in the morning, ran some errands, came home, iced again. Wore a knee brace during my errand running which helped. Basically all day yesterday I just iced on and off, elevated, took extra strength tylenol (I avoid motrin, advil etc because it was adding to my stomach troubles), and used my tens unit once last night. I also did some body weight leg strengthening exercises yesterday - leg raises, squats, bridges - stuff I used to do in physical therapy. I had a terrible time trying to get comfortable when sleeping last night because I didnt want to sleep with a bent knee all night and then not be able to straighten it this morning, but trying to sleep with a straight leg is hard stuff! Anyway, my knee is feeling better this morning - like 50% better. I didnt have a stuck in a bent knee position this morning, which is good. Stairs are still a bit difficult, but no where near as painful as yesterday. I am wearing my large knee brace at work today since I am sitting all day, but trying to get up and walk around to keep it moving. Took tylenol this morning and put biofreeze on my knee. The funny thing is that I have absolutely no pain walking. I am not limping or anything. I can walk perfectly fine. Its mostly just sitting that is the problem, or going down the stairs. So you know that means I'm dealing with runner's knee :( Also known as patella femoral syndrom - my chronic issue in both knees. *sigh* was supposed to do a short 3 mile run today, but I am planning to use the recumbent bike at the gym today instead, and do more body weight leg strengthening exercises like I did in physical therapy, plus icing, elevation, and tens unit when I get home tonight. Perfect timing too, considering I have my PT test this month and a half marathon in 3 weeks. Hoping if i take it easy this week, it will continue to improve like it did from yesterday to today.
Back at work today - not looking forward to a full week. Hopefully it goes by quickly. I have phone calls to catch up on, but that s mostly it for now, so that is good, I suppose. Apparently I did not drink enough water this weekend because I am feeling really dehydrated today :(
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BERNARDS — Composer, arranger and performer Gordon James will visit the Somerset County Senior Wellness Center for an "All That Jazz" party and workshop April 26 at 10:30 a.m.
The first workshop in the four-part series will focus on the early days of jazz and its birthplace, New Orleans.
The activities include trivia games and music, and dancing.
Registration is required by April 24 to attend the free event. For more information and to register, call Kristen Grieco at (908) 204-3435.
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"It was hard," Villarreal said Monday, recounting the events that unfolded Friday in the Venezuelan city of San Diego. "I was mad. And then I couldn't do anything because I was here. I was angry. That happened and now I'm good. They are good. They're going to come here. They're going to be safe.
"Thank God, everything is fine."
Villarreal said his parents and his 14-year-old brother returned home Friday to find armed robbers already in their home. A neighbor eventually figured out something was amiss and called the police. The robbers eventually escaped, despite the fact that one of them had been shot by police, according to what Villarreal has been told.
"It's a very dangerous place," Villarreal said of Venezuela. "That's my country. It's sad to say that, but it's very dangerous to live in Venezuela. I've thought about it. We've actually talked about coming here one day, but they didn't want to before. I don't know if they're going to want to come now."
Villarreal said he felt confident that his family was not targeted because he is a professional baseball player. He believed the people in question had one goal in mind: to steal things from his parents house.
"I'm pretty sure that they didn't know anything about me," he said. "If they knew about me, they would take my brother or somebody (for ransom). They just came in to steal a TV, things like that, a car. They were going to take my car. But they didn't know anything about me, I'm pretty sure."
The home in question is not the childhood home of Villarreal, though he said he does stay there at times during the offseason. He said there are not very many houses in the area.
Villarreal said his family followed instructions when confronted by the robbers.
"They had guns," he said. "They couldn't do anything."
Villarreal said his mother and brother will be headed to the United States in the very near future, but that is father will be held up as a result of the robbery.
"My dad can't come because they stole his wallet with his driver's license, his I.D.," Villarreal said. "So he needs to get those papers first. I don't think it's going to be a long process. I would say probably a week and a half, two weeks."
Villarreal said he had no trouble focusing Monday afternoon in his first outing since the events unfolded three days earlier. He struck out the side in one inning of work and earned the save in an 8-5 victory over the Houston Astros. There were two men on base and the potential tying run was at the plate when he recorded his third strikeout of the inning to wrap up the victory.
But three days earlier, when he first received a text message and then called his mother while eating dinner, he was rattled.
"I was sitting in Red Lobster and my mom just texted me," he said. "She told me what happened. I was nervous, but she told me they were OK. Then I called them and they told me what happened.
"But they are OK. They moved to a different house. They're safe now, so I feel pretty good right now."
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Fractals/Iterations in the complex plane/cremer< Fractals
- there are Cremer Julia set for quadratic polynomial,
- there are no images of such Julia sets
- a Cremer Julia set has no interior. It contains single or double comb. [1] "Objects such as combs (homeomorphs of the
product of a Cantor set and an interval) had been expected to be found within hedgehogs." (Kingshook Biswas [2]
It is hard to give values of Cremer parameters ( c-points).
"The Cremer parameters are on the boundaries of hyperbolic components at specific internal angles (argument of the mulitplier). If you know the angle, you can compute the parameter explicitly for periods 1, 2, 3 and numerically for all periods. If I remember correctly, a simple angle is .01001000100001000001 ... times 2PI. But of course there are Siegel angles and parabolic angles which are the same for the first 100 digits.
... Maybe that is one of the reasons, why you cannot draw them..." Wolf Jung
"A Cremer internal angle is obtained as 0.10001000000000000010000... with fast growing 0-gaps, but any finite approximation is parabolic." ( Wolf Jung )
- non-linearizable [5]
- Rempe's straight brush model
- Pseudo hedgehogs by Cheritat[6]
External raysEdit
Parameter rayEdit
" For Cremer parameters, there is a unique parameter ray landing, but the dynamics is more complicated." ( Wolf Jung )
- ↑ Describing quadratic Cremer point polynomials by parabolic perturbations by DAN ERIK KRARUP SØRENSEN. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems (1998), 18 : pp 739-758. 1998 Cambridge University
- ↑ Hedgehogs of Hausdorff dimension one by Kingshook Biswas
- ↑ wikipedia : Locally connected space
- ↑ Smooth Combs Inside Hedgehogs by Kingshook Biswas
- ↑ Hedgehogs hunting with Cantor, Hausdorff and Liouville Alessandro Rosa
- ↑ Cheritat galery of images


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Before Twilight, only mall Goths and LARPers would be thrilled to be seen dressed as a vampire. But Bella and Edward's first appearance on the silver screen spiked a trend that it appears won't fade until long after the saga ends.
We can safely conclude that, thanks to the insanely successful Twilight book and movie series, a large number of ladies are dying their locks dark and stepping out of the tanning booth. Pallid and wan are in, and fake tans are on their way out.
Granted, we likely won't see The Situation looking sallow and brooding anytime soon. But the distinctly Edwardian blue-and-gray color palate is everywhere these days. High school and college students are donning fitted flannels and rainboots, struggling to grow muttonchops, and choosing more understated duds. Well-fitted is all the rage — and it's taken right from the Twilight page.
Nordstrom, BB Dakota, and even Maurizio Modica (an Italian sportswear designer) have released lines inspired by the saga. Nordstrom's Twilight line launched just before New Moon hit theaters and featured layering Twilight tees, charm necklaces, and plaid jackets. Modica took more creative liberties with his gothic-soccer fashion show complete with kilts, capes, and patterned scarves. We're still not sure how much the movie really inspired his line, but it's interesting nonetheless.
Thank Twilight for those ubiquitous dusty gray pea coats, skinny jeans, and bulky vintage mud stompers. And thank the writer, Stephanie Meyer for the steep rise in popularity of the name "Bella," which ranked #58 among the most popular baby names of 2009.
Even the Twilight heroine, Kristen Stewart, is less red-carpet glam, and more of a punky jeans and tee-shirt gal. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the actress said she was having difficulty choosing the right wedding dress for her character in 2011′s Breaking Dawn. She'll definitely get all the help she needs from Wendy Chuck, the movie's costume designer — not to mention Meyer. We envision a romantic Victorian-era gown with a high neck and black sash. Or anything dark and goth, really.


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Four killed in militant attack on CRPF camp in Kashmir
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Published: 07th September 2013 03:44 PM
Last Updated: 07th September 2013 08:30 PM
Four persons, including two civilians, were killed when militants attacked a CRPF camp at Gagran in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Unidentified militants opened fire at the camp, 52 kms from here, at around 1.00 PM and the security personnel retaliated, Inspector General of CRPF, Nalin Prabhat told PTI.
Two suspected militants and as many civilians were killed in the incident, IGP Kashmir A G Mir said.
He said the identity of the suspected militants is being ascertained. Some weapons have been recovered from the scene.
Prabhat said there were no casualties among the security personnel in the attack which was repulsed.
The CRPF officer, however, refused to comment on the deaths saying police are the investigating agency.
Protests erupted in Shopian town and adjoining areas soon after the incident as the residents questioned the version of the security forces.
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Live: A Dallas Cowboys talk with David Moore (4/8/14)
The Cowboys will not pursue Chris Johnson. Some people got upset when I said this last week, but the Cowboys didn't hand the ball to DeMarco Murray as much as his stats warranted. If they add Johnson to the mix it would give them two backs they don't hand the ball to enough. Unless the Cowboys transform into a pound the ball, run first philosophy _ and nothing in the background of Jason Garrett or Scott Linehan suggests that will happen _ adding another top running back and the salary he will command doesn't make sense. Keep this in mind as well _ every carry Johnson gets is an opportunity Dez Bryant or Terrance Williams don't get on the outside. It's not going to happen.
I have serious doubts that Donald will still be on the board at No. 16, but if he was, I'd take him in a heartbeat. Yes, the signing of Henry Melton mitigates the need to get another defensive tackle who can play the crucial 3-technique in Rod Marinelli's defense. But Marinelli also likes to go at quarterbacks in waves. Why couldn't Melton and Donald play side-by-side in pass rush situations? When one spells the other you would always have a quality player at that spot. From everything I've read and heard _ meaning scouts and personnel people I respect _ Donald is the more talented player. Ealy sounds like more of a late first round pick at this point. It doesn't sound like he has the upside Donald possesses.
Why would they sign Garrett to extension? This team has gone 8-8 for three consecutive seasons. While an argument can be made the team has show progress in its approach, structure, reseliency and attention to detail under Garrett, none of this has moved the needle in the win-loss column. As Jones said, Garrett has shown a high level of ambiguity doesn't bother him. Jones should not be criticized for failing to sign Garrett to an extension. If this team returns to the playoffs, I guarantee you that Garrett will receive an extension. If it doesn't, well, there is a decision to make.
I understood in 2011 and 2012 why Garrett didn't commit to the running game more than he did. The state of the offensive line in those seasons and Murray's injuries made it difficult. But as the 2013 season wore on, it was almost as if Garrett and offensive coordinator Bill Callahan didn't believe their eyes. The running game had been so inconsistent for so long, once it did produce over a prolonged stretch both men still treated it as a mirage or something that wouldn't continue. I believe that hurt the team in the final weeks of the regular season. Every offensive coach has tendencies. Garrett's default mode on offense is the pass. The same goes for Linehan. That doesn't mean the Cowboys should ignore the run to the level they have in recent seasons.
What gives him hope? A healthy offensive until that has one more year together and one that will be sparked by Linehan's ideas. A belief that the injuries that have ravaged the defensive side of the ball will abate. This group ranked last in the league in defense last season. If it can climb 10 to 15 spots to the middle of the pack, Garrett believes that improvement _ along with a good offense _ can get this team back into the playoffs.
Jerry considers himself a real general manager. And remember, if he decided to go a different route, he wouldn't just replace himself. He would also have to replace his son, Stephen, to go outside of the organization. Do you really believe Jones would skip over two people named Jones to hire a general manager? It's not going to happen.
This is a pivotal season for Claiborne. He didn't play bad as a rookie, but failed to build on that foundation last season. It can be argued he took a step back. There are reasons for this. The foremost being his shoulder injury. Claiborne certainly has the talent to rebound. I think he will. But if he doesn't, moving up to take him in the 2012 draft looks worse and worse.
I'm not sure the Cowboys ever felt that Alan Ball was a great safety. I think they felt he was a satisfactory safety when you had a quality from seven. With that perspective, I believe the Cowboys do hold a realistic view of where they stand at safety. They know they can upgrade this position in the draft and are willing to do so. But if you take a safety early, that is a defensive linemen you don't take to prop up a crucial area of need. The Cowboys will still lean toward finding bodies in the defensive front.
Murray only missed two games this past season and came back strong. Every team in the league must assume it will be without it's starting running back _ or have him at less than 100 percent _ for a game or two every season. It's where you miss him for 5 to 6 games a season that you have a problem. If Murray misses five or more games in 2014, you can make a strong argument it will be time to move on.


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Nob Hill residents look to oust food trucks
Published 1:13 PM MST Nov 19, 2012
A dispute is brewing in Nob Hill over where the food trucks can park.
The mobile restaurant have been a mainstay for years, but the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association wants the trucks to move.
"I don't know why they would want us to move. Nob Hill is full of culture, just that whole urban scene over there, so the food trucks just add to that," food truck owner Dominic Valenzuela said.
City ordinance allows the trucks to park on public streets.
A meeting will be held Monday night to discuss the issue.
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JACKSON—Whether its playing the post or working on the point, Ashley Bunker just gets the job done.
While playing with her AAU team, Bunker plays the role of distributor, setting up her teammates for baskets.
But for her high school team, Jackson Northwest, Bunker is typically stationed on the wing or in the post, depended upon for her scoring touch.
But as Northwest's starting point guard Emma Bearinger has been battling mono and out of the lineup, Bunker has been back to doing what she does best: running the show.
Friday night, Bunker provided the Mounties with both and inside presence and a quarterback on the perimeter, leading Northwest to a 50-23 win over Parma Western.
"I've done it for so many years, (playing point guard) kind of comes naturally," Bunker said. "But still it's hard to get back into the mindset of a point guard, switching from a post player to a point guard."
If Bunker had any trouble getting into the point guard mentality, it didn't show.
She was the Mounties' best player in a sluggish first half and then she took over in the second.
She opened the third quarter quarter by backing herself into the post and scoring under the basket. A minute later she drove the lane for a layup.
"She had a mission to get to the basket," said Northwest coach Ryan Carroll. "She went for layups instead of shooting six or seven-feet out, it makes a big difference."
Defensively, she came away with three steals in the period, setting up Northwest for transition baskets.
Her performance went well beyond the 12 points and three steals on the stat sheet.
"She's a big factor on our team," said senior Miranda McCafferty. "She's a good shooter, we need that, a good rebounder. She has good moves and she's a good distributer and a good team player."
Leading her team in scoring, averaging 13.5 points a night, Bunker knows her team looks to her for production, but she doesn't mind play the role of the straw that stirs the drink.
"I put a lot of pressure on myself. I really wanted to help my team because we weren't putting many points on the board," Bunker said. "I just found the seams and went to the basket and hoped it went it."


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CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina claimed victory Tuesday in her company's hard-fought proxy battle to buy Compaq Computer Corp., saying a preliminary estimate of shareholder votes showed the merger will win.
"It appears that our shareholders made a choice today, not only to embrace change, but to lead it," Fiorina, the chairwoman and chief executive, said after the shareholders meeting.
The proposed deal to acquire Compaq had been opposed by members of the Hewlett and Packard families.
Fiorina spoke to more than 1,000 Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholders who crowded into a Silicon Valley auditorium Tuesday to vote on the $21 billion deal. The meeting was mostly civil but at one point many booed Fiorina.
Walter Hewlett, the HP heir who has harshly criticized Fiorina, issued a statement saying the claim of victory was premature and that the vote remained too close to call.
"I don't think you can claim victory until every vote is counted, and I don't think every vote has been counted," his spokesman Todd Glass said.
The official results won't be known for weeks, in what was shaping up as one of the closest corporate elections ever. Independent proxy counters must verify each vote, and each side can challenge whether the proper people signed certain ballots.
Both the company and Hewlett had swamped HP's 900,000 shareholders with letters, advertisements, telemarketers' phone calls and multiple ballots.
In a brief speech from the back of the auditorium, Hewlett thanked HP's employees and stockholders for listening to his arguments.
"For decades, HP has represented the best of what an American company can be," Hewlett said, drawing applause from almost all of the audience - and from Fiorina.
HP and Compaq say the deal is essential for their long-term survival in the consolidating computing industry, and Fiorina staked her reputation on seeing the acquisition through.
Hewlett contends HP is overpaying for Compaq, would get bogged down selling low-margin personal computers and services and can't afford to risk the complex integration of the companies' massive organizations.
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(i used to have capezio aria pointes for a while) I've had these pointe shoes for about a month and a week or so. They last forever!!!! In contrast, they are a white color that can only match russian pointe tights (the ones i am ordering right now). This is annoying because you have to go out and but new tights to match the white color just for the recital. At the beginning, they didnt really fit that well (US size 9.5-10) and I got a size 40. But, they kinda stretched. When I was sewing, the saitin like ripped up and it got fuzzy :|. I had to resew the elastic several times. And on top of that, they are impossible to break in the demi pointe even after bending and smashing and stepping on them. No wonder my teacher frowns upon russian pointe shoes! Overall, these shoes were a true dissapointment.


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Hunter is a member of North Carolina's Wilson V. Eagleson Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. This chapter is part of the national Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a group formed to honor the accomplishments and history of African Americans who participated in the Army Air Corps in WWII.
Hunter will tell the story of the nearly 1,000 pilots who graduated flight training at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama between 1941 and 1946. The airmen were segregated on Army bases and in the air, flying P-51's with the tail painted vermillion. Their successes in the air, however, led other pilots to nickname the Tuskegee Airmen the "red-tailed angels."
Nearly half of those pilots saw action overseas, earning an outstanding record of service, while breaking down barriers of ignorance. It was said that the Tuskegee Airmen faced two battles, the war overseas and the battle against racism in Europe and at home.
Hunter's program will take place in the Bob Julian Roundhouse Orientation Room at 1 p.m. The program is free but space is limited, so call 704-636-2889 ext. 232 for reservations.
The N.C. Transportation Museum is located in historic Spencer Shops, the former Southern Railway repair facility located just five minutes off I-85 at Exit 79 in Spencer, N.C. (about an hour from Charlotte, Greensboro or Winston-Salem). The museum is part of the Division of Historic Sites within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state's cultural resources to build North Carolina's social, cultural and economic future. Visit www.nctrans.org for more information about the museum. For information on the Department of Cultural Resources, visit www.ncculture.com.


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Recriminations over the failure of a plan to lesson prison overcrowding in West Virginia are likely to continue for many months. So should attempts to resurrect a bill in the Legislature.
A bill with various provisions, including some allowing early release of some convicts, was approved unanimously by the state Senate earlier this year. But it stalled in the House of Delegates on the last day of the legislative session.
Various explanations for what went wrong have been offered. It seems likely a leading Republican lawmaker had genuine concerns that enactment of the bill could release some dangerous prisoners too early.
Indeed, the bill did provide for early release of many non-violent offenders, including those convicted of drug-related crimes.
It also included several worthwhile proposals, including drug addiction treatment for more inmates.
Whatever the reason for the bill's failure, it is clear the state must act to reduce prison overcrowding before a federal judge orders it to do so. Such rulings have been issued in other states, including California, where a judge ordered the state to free thousands of inmates to ease prison overcrowding.
The Journal has repeatedly called for action. Last week, on a visit to Martinsburg, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said he doesn't favor special sessions, regardless of the issue, unless there is a workable plan on the table for the legislators to consider.
While the Senate bill might have had issues, it seems like a good starting point. We hope the bill has a reintegration component that assists inmates in preparing for their return to the workforce.
Prison overcrowding is a serious concern in West Virginia. By the end of 2011, about 6,700 inmates were being handled by the state corrections agency. The 13 prisons and other correctional facilities in the state were built to accommodate only 5,100 convicts. Hundreds are being housed "temporarily" in regional jails throughout the state.
Clearly, the state is one carefully crafted federal lawsuit away from an order that it take care of the problem, even if that means releasing hundreds of convicts to prey on West Virginians.
Gov. Tomblin and legislative leaders must review the prison situation, find a workable plan and address it in special legislative session this summer. To ignore the problem would be criminal.


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Push-ups, planks, and squats are a few of the most common exercises utilized in dry-land. Everyone has their own philosophy and belief pertaining to dry-land and swimming, but almost everyone agrees appropriate exercises (proper form, volume, rationale) on land can benefit swimmers. For a team to prescribe safe and appropriate exercises (whether for injury prevention or swimming enhancement), progressions and regressions are mandatory. Unfortunately, I've visited too many swim programs where improper progressions and regressions are provided, especially on these common exercises. Who hasn't walked on deck and seen a group of swimmers doing "butt-ups" or performing a plank with their hips scraping the floor? What irony to see coaches nitpick the smallest swimming detail, only to permit atrocious dry-land exercise technique! This form of training is neither beneficial or safe.
A few studies on dry-land suggest dry-land is the most common mode of injury for college swimmers (estimated between 38-44%). Injuries are going to happen, but it is the role of the coach (swimming and dry-land) to keep the swimmer safe during dry-land. If they are increasing their risk of injury, the program was likely inappropriate for the swimmer.
Many elite swimmers are novices on land, making dry-land activities a risk for injury if proper form is not maintained. This makes the importance of finding exercises appropriate for each swimmer important, especially in a large group. Volume is also an issue on many teams. It is all too common to see a swimmer perform 2 perfect form push-ups, followed by 50 bad push-ups. If you can only perform 2 push-ups, start there and perform multiple sets of 2 repetitions! Some think doing excessive volumes help build "mental toughness", but this must outcome must not put the swimmer at risk for injury inside or outside of the pool.
To combat this atrocity in the sport, it is essential to not be overconfident, but be realistic in your knowledge base and skills. Don't hesitate to ask questions, take courses, get help, and refer swimmers to other professionals. I know this thought is disconcerting as many coaches like being control freaks (this is a good trait, it shows you care), but finding a support staff to help enhance your team is essential (read 6 Reasons Why your Team Needs a Strength Coach). If you do not know a simple 5-step progression for each exercise you're suggesting, then it is likely your dry-land is not ideal for the majority of your swimmers. It might mean more work in the short term to find progressions for every exercise, but fewer injuries and more confident swimmers will make the investment worthwhile. Your athletes (and their parents!) will thank you!
- Wolf BR, Ebinger AE, Lawler MP, Britton CL. Injury patterns in Division I collegiate swimming. Am J Sports Med. 2009 Oct;37(10):2037-42. Epub 2009 Jul 24.
- McFarland EG, Wasik M. Injuries in female collegiate swimmers due to swimming and cross training. Clin J Sport Med. 1996 Jul;6(3):178-82.


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Program OverviewSixty percent of Dutch national income is earned through export, import and transit activities. Long known as the traders of Europe, the Dutch have developed logistics to benchmark level in the international business arena. HU University of Applied Sciences (HU) is one of the largest universities of professional education in the Netherlands and focuses on education with a practical emphasis. There are several buildings in the center of Utrecht, on the campus 'De Uithof' where a large number of the 1050 foreign-based companies have their subsidiary (IBM, Fortis, Cap Gemini, Oracle, Mercedes-Benz, Campaq, Bayer). Business students attend courses in the Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM). All courses in the International Business and Management program are taught in English. WMU students may study business at HU during fall semester which runs from late August through mid-December or spring semester from February to late June. There is also a short-term program offered during summer II. WMU students with senior status in the Haworth College of Business who study at the FEM for a full year may choose to complete the Dual Degree Program. By passing all compulsory subjects of this program (total of 60 ECTS credits of 3rd and 4th year subjects) students may obtain the BBA Degree in Marketing Management; Finance and Accounting; or Business Logistics.
WMU students may also participate in the HU Summer School course, Europe in the World of Business. This program is offered during the months of July - August.
"Experience what it takes to do business in Europe successfully. Focus on European economy, zoom in on business life and Europe, and take your business competences to the ultimate test: a real-life management game on strategic marketing, finance or entrepreneurship. The first part of this course offers an introduction to European economy, on current issues, trends and hot topics. The second part of the programme offers a practical approach to dealing with several aspects of the diverse business setting in Europe. To truly experience this diversity, you will not just stay in the Netherlands, but will also spend a week in Italy. The third part offers the real-life management game."
WMU students interested in the exchange program may be able to contact students from Utrecht currently studying at WMU. Contact WMU Study Abroad for more information.
Students applying for the fall or spring semester programs may be eligible for the Global Engagement Scholarship.
Business majors participating in this program can also apply for a scholarship offered by Haworth College of Business. More information is available in the Global Business Center/MBA Program office, 2320 Schneider Hall.
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LocationWith 16 million people living within 16,000 square miles, the Netherlands is the most densely populated country in Europe. It ranks 9th in national income among the world's economies. The third largest Dutch city, Utrecht counts 50,000 students among its 270,000 inhabitants. It is a short 20-minute train ride to the center of Amsterdam, which is four hours from Paris, five hours from Berlin and one hour from Brussels. The historical city center is built around 14th century canals and offers a relaxed cafe atmosphere. From the city center, the campus is an easy walk just under the ring road. The FEM has a new building that has won awards for its modern but human architecture. It is a high-tech facility with gardens and pleasant gathering spaces for students to work and relax.
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AcademicsAcademic Eligibility
Minimum 2.75 GPA and at junior or senior status in HCoB achieved by the semester of participation.
Academic Program
HU is organized on the quarter system. Generally speaking, a quarter consists of seven weeks of class, a review week, and two weeks for exams. Many courses entail projects and student participation on multicultural teams. The Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM) offers special study rooms designed for teamwork. WMU students must be Haworth College of Business majors that have attained junior status and they may take HU courses in years 2, 3, and 4 of their degree work.
Academic Credit
WMU credit will be awarded for courses successfully completed on this program with prior approval of the student's academic advisor, academic advisors in departments outside of the student's major department (if the student plans to take classes outside of his/her major), and WMU Study Abroad. This approval is obtained by completing the Course Approval Form available from Study Abroad. Students are urged to work closely with their academic advisor(s) and Study Abroad staff to plan a course of study allowing for steady progress toward their degree.
Management Course Equivalents HU/WMU
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of courses available for credit at WMU.
HU Course
WMU Management Course Equivalent
International Marketing for Exchange
|MGMT 3010 Project Management (3 Credits)
Human Resource Management (3 ECTS)
MGMT 3520 Human Resource Management
International Management Behavior
MGMT 4100 Multinational Management
( 3 credits)*
Global Sourcing (3 ECTS)
MKTG 4630 Manufacturing Logistics
(3 credits)
Intopia for Exchange Students (6 ECTS)
BUS 4750 Strategic Business Solutions
(3 credits)
Dutch Language (6 ECTS)
Lang 4770 (3 credits)
Marketing Course Equivalents Hogeschool Utrecht/WMU
HU Course
WMU Marketing Course Equivalent
Corporate Sales (3 ECTS)
|MKTG 3600 Personal Selling (3 credits)
International Marketing Plan 1
|MKTG 4750 International Marketing (3 credits)
International Marketing Plan 1
|MKTG 4750 International Marketing (3 credits)
Product Management Plan and Innovation (3 ECTS)
|MKTG 4780 Special Topics in Marketing (Brand Management) (3 credits)
Logistics (3 ECTS)
|MKTG 4840 Marketing Logistics (3 credits)
Export Management (3 ECTS)
MKTG 4860 Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
Summer Program Business Course Equivalents Hogeschool Utrecht/WMU
Utrecht Course
WMU Business Course Equivalent
Doing Business in Europe (12 ECTS)
MGMT 4100 Multinational Management (3 credits)
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Cost & Financial AidCost
To access the complete program budgets published at the top of this page, click on one of the following links: Spring, Fall, Summer II. Students should bring a copy of the program budget when they meet with their financial aid advisor to discuss funding for study abroad.
Students applying for the fall or spring semester program may be eligible for the Global Engagement Scholarship if taking one course (minimum of three credit hours) in the relevant foreign language each semester while abroad.
Business majors who participate in the summer program, Doing Business in Europe, can also apply for a scholarship offered by Haworth College of Business. More information is available in the Global Business Center/MBA Program office, 2320 Schneider Hall.
Financial Aid
Students eligible for federal or state financial aid may use their awards for studying abroad. After a student has been accepted to the program, they must complete required paperwork with WMU Financial Aid to apply financial aid to the program costs. It is the student's responsibility to complete the paperwork prior to departure and to maintain compliance with financial aid regulations while studying abroad (i.e., remain enrolled full-time). Non-WMU students must apply for financial aid through their home university.
Please note: Disbursement of financial aid may not coincide with the start date of the program abroad, so plan ahead! Some out-of-pocket costs may occur prior to receiving financial aid disbursement for the semester, such as the program commitment fee, passport, airfare, immunizations, visa or residence permit fees (if applicable). These costs vary by program and WMU Study Abroad Specialists are available to answer questions about the program budget.
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HousingHU does not have dormitories. Off-campus housing is guaranteed for exchange students. Housing is self-catering. Most students in Utrecht live together with more students in a student's house. In most cases, bathroom and kitchen are shared. A limited number of independent accommodation is available (with its own kitchen and bathroom facilities). All accommodation is situated within travelling distance from the various educational institutions: on the university campus the Uithof, in the city of Utrecht or its suburbs. Rental fees are between € 375 and € 655 per month and include utilities (water, heating, electricity). The accommodation is fully furnished and supplied with cooking utensils and cleaning material. Bed linen can be purchased from the rental office upon arrival. A student cafeteria and a snack bar are available in the Faculty of Economics and Managment (FEM) building on campus.
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ItinerarySummer II 2015 itinerary for "Doing Business in Europe"
Saturday, July 4: Depart for Netherlands
Sunday, July 5: Housing check-in
Monday, July 6: Class begins
Friday, August 14: Program ends; return to U.S. or personal travel
Fall 2015 Itinerary:
Wednesday, August 26: Suggested afternoon/evening departure for Utrecht, the Netherlands
Thursday, August 27: Arrive in Utrecht
Friday, August 28: Attend introduction orientation for exchange students
Monday, August 31: Classes begin
Week of October 19: Fall break (no classes this week)
Monday, December 21: Christmas break begins
Monday, January 4: Spring semester classes resume
Monday, January 11 - Friday, January 29: Exams (schedule varies, depending on courses)
Saturday, January 30: Return to U.S. or personal travel
Spring 2016 Itinerary:
Wednesday, January 27: Depart for Utrecht, the Netherlands
Thursday, January 28: Arrive in Utrecht
Friday, January 29: Attend introduction orientation for exchange students
Monday, February 1: Classes begin
Week of February 22: Spring break (no classes)
Friday, March 25: Good Friday (no classes)
Week of March 28: Exams (except Monday, March 28; Easter - no exams)
Wednesday, April 27: King's Day (no classes)
Week of May 2: May break (no classes)
Monday, May 16: Pentecost (no classes)
Week of June 6: Exams
Week of June 13: Exams
Friday, June 17: Program ends
Saturday, June 18: Return to U.S. or personal travel
Tentative itinerary subject to change.
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Visa InformationGeneral visa information and contact at HU
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Additional ResourcesContacts:
Dr. Steve Newell
Faculty Director
Haworth College of Business
3184 Schneider Hall
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: 269-387-6166
Dr. Bret Wagner
Faculty Director
Haworth College of Business
3386 Schneider Hall
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: 269-387-5222
Ann Ganz
Acting Associate Director
WMU Study Abroad
2425 Ellsworth Hall
Email: email@example.com
Tel: 269-387-5890
Host Institution Information (external links)
Hogeschool Utrecht website for incoming exchange students
Country Information (external links)
Utrecht Information
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Board has new fuel index formula for bus drivers
The St. Landry Parish School Board has adopted a new fuel calculation formula for paying bus drivers monthly mileage reimbursement.
While most of the school buses serving the schools are owned by the board, there are about 15 in service which are leased and operated by contract drivers.
The escalating price of diesel created concerns about how long drivers would contract to assist the board if they were spending more to gas up than they were making to drive.
The new calculation involves a sliding scale that will allow drivers and the board to work around rising and falling (when or if they do) prices.
Essentially, the difference at current rates would be about $14 to the driver on a 20-mile one-way route for a month.
Board Member Quincy Richard said the change came as a result of a study of driver rates of mileage and maintenance reimbursement.
Drivers are paid on the basis of years in the system. The operational expense paid by the state is based on mileage rates established in 1982.
School systems have a local option to adopt a sliding scale that allows rates to more closely track market changes.


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To determine whether children and adolescents are selectively enrolled in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) based on age, gender, diagnosis, or prior utilization.
Case-control study. New HMO enrollees were compared with a control population of non-HMO enrollees.
Medicaid claims data and HMO participation records for the Medicaid and Aid to Families of Dependent Children sector in Baltimore, Md.
Controlling for age, significant differences in prior health care utilization as measured by Medicaid expenditures and hospital days were noted. Children enrolling in HMOs had significantly lower prior utilization than children from the control population as measured by dollar expenditures and hospital days. Young children enrolling in HMOs were only half as likely to have prior claims for asthma. Conversely, adolescents enrolling in HMOs had significantly higher prior utilization than adolescents from the control population. The difference among adolescents was due to a higher birth rate among new HMO enrollees in that age bracket.
Voluntary HMO enrollment of children covered by Medicaid and Aid to Families of Dependent Children sector was subject to selection biases that may be economically favorable to the HMOs and may undermine the cost-containment goals of prepaid health care for Medicaid participants. Voluntary capitated systems where fee-for-service remains a significant alternative must monitor for these selection biases that are not allowed for in the adjustments to capitation rates.(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150:503-507)
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