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|In fulfilling the Peace Corps' mandate to share the face of America with their host countries, Peace Corps is making special efforts to see that all of America's richness is reflected in the Volunteer corps. More Americans of color are serving in today's Peace Corps than at any time in recent years. Differences in race, ethnic background, age, religion, and sexual orientation are expected and welcomed among our Volunteers. Part of the Peace Corps' mission is to help dispel any notion that Americans are all of one origin or race and to establish that each of us is as thoroughly American as the other despite our many differences.
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In fulfilling the Peace Corps' mandate to share the face of America with our host countries, we are making special efforts to see that all of America's richness is reflected in the Volunteer corps. More Americans of color are serving in today's Peace Corps than at any time in recent years. Differences in race, ethnic background, age, religion, and sexual orientation are expected and welcomed among our Volunteers. Part of the Peace Corps' mission is to help dispel any notion that Americans are all of one origin or race and to establish that each of us is as thoroughly American as the other despite our many differences.
Our diversity helps us accomplish that goal. In other ways, however, it poses challenges. In Romania, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyle, background, and beliefs are judged in a cultural context very different from their own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed in Romania.
Outside of Romania's capital and other large cities, people have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What people view as typical American behavior or norms may be a misconception, such as the belief that all Americans are rich and have blond hair and blue eyes. The people of Romania are justly known for their generous hospitality to foreigners; however, members of the community in which you will live may display a range of reactions to cultural differences that you present.
To ease the transition and adapt to life in Romania, you may need to make some temporary, yet fundamental compromises in how you present yourself as an American and as an individual. For example, female trainees and Volunteers may not be able to exercise the independence available to them in the United States; political discussions need to be handled with great care; and some of your personal beliefs may best remain undisclosed. You will need to develop techniques and personal strategies for coping with these and other limitations. The Peace Corps staff will lead diversity and sensitivity discussions during pre-service training and will be on call to provide support, but the challenge ultimately will be your own.
- 1 Overview of Diversity in Romania
- 2 What Might a Volunteer Face?
- 2.1 Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
- 2.2 Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
- 2.3 Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
- 2.4 Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers
- 2.5 Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
- 2.6 Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
- 2.7 Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
Overview of Diversity in Romania
The Peace Corps staff in Romania recognizes adjustment issues that come with diversity and will endeavor to provide support and guidance. During pre-service training, several sessions will be held to discuss diversity and coping mechanisms. We look forward to having male and female Volunteers from a variety of races, ethnic groups, ages, religions, and sexual orientations, and hope that you will become part of a diverse group of Americans who take pride in supporting one another and demonstrating the richness of American culture.
What Might a Volunteer Face?
Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
As with other social matters, there are large differences in attitudes toward gender between smaller and bigger communities and between the older and younger generations.
Stereotypes concerning behavior toward women that exist in southern European cultures can be applied to Romanians as well. By tradition, women are expected to be able to cook and look after the needs of their husbands and children while having their own jobs. On the other hand, men are expected to open doors for women, to offer them seats on public transportation, and to kiss women's hands when being introduced to them. At work, female Volunteers may feel that their skills are questioned in the predominantly male environment. Many Romanian men will intervene if a woman is performing a task that is considered difficult or demeaning. It is considered masculine to help a woman who seems confused by a minor mechanical or equipment-related problem. In addition, women may be honked at by drivers or yelled at by groups of young men in the streets. In such situations, it is generally best to continue walking and try not to get involved in any conversation.
Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
There are relatively few people of color in Romania. Most of them are African students and immigrants who live in Bucharest and a few other large cities. Even though there is no history of institutionalized discrimination or hatred directed at black people, African-American Volunteers may hear offensive remarks by younger people who have seen instances of racism in Western movies and think it is acceptable to act in a similar manner. Someone may utter an offensive term because he or she is not aware of the acceptable term in English and not because the person really means to be offensive.
Hispanic American Volunteers may encounter preferential treatment from some Romanians, many of whom are very proud of, and even defensive about, their Latin origins and view Hispanic Americans as kin. Romania has a small community of Asians, many of whom work in business. As a result of news stories about business irregularities in the past years, Asian Americans may be looked at with suspicion. The most common behavior that they encounter is being called "Chinese" or "Japanese" for no reason. Young people may irritate you by demanding that you demonstrate the martial arts skills that Asian Americans supposedly have. Residents of smaller communities may find it difficult to understand that a Volunteer is American, and may ask you when you immigrated to the United States.
Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
Seniors receive great respect in Romanian culture. In Romanian folklore, the hero often seeks the counsel of the wise old man or woman. There are situations in which senior Volunteers will find themselves challenged, however. A senior who teaches English in a high school may face some disappointment from counterparts and students who wanted a younger teacher. It may take a little time for them to see that age does not have anything to do with a Volunteer's energy and eagerness.
Older people in Romania generally are less active than seniors in the United States. A senior Volunteer's Romanian friends might assume that the Volunteer does not want to socialize that much and that he or she would rather stay home and watch television. They may fail to include senior Volunteers in some of their social activities. Another stereotype about older Volunteers is that they have old-fashioned ideas and are not able to adapt to new trends.
Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers
Laws that discriminated against sexual minorities recently have been changed, but Romania still has a rather homophobic culture. The younger generation in large cities tends to be more accepting, having been exposed to Western culture through films, documentaries, and even gay people's visibility. The gay scene has recently grown, but it is still small, underground, and confined mostly to the largest cities. In any event, it is advisable to be careful about revealing one's sexual orientation in the workplace and the community.
Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
More than 85 percent of the population is Eastern (Romanian) Orthodox, with less than 5 percent Roman Catholic, 4 percent Protestant, 0.3 percent Muslim, and 0.2 percent Jewish. The Romanian Orthodox Church is hierarchical, dogmatic, and fairly well-to-do. New churches are being built even in poor villages to accommodate the growing membership. You may be asked about your religious affiliation and invited to attend an Orthodox church, but not likely in a pushy manner. It is possible to politely decline if the church or religious practice is not one of your choice. If you want to attend a church other than a Romanian Orthodox one, your options may be limited, especially in smaller towns and rural areas.
Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
As a disabled Volunteer in Romania, you may find that you face a special set of challenges. As in other parts of the world, some people may hold prejudicial attitudes toward people with disabilities, who are often institutionalized or kept out of public view in Romania. In addition, there is very little infrastructure to accommodate people with disabilities.
As part of the medical clearance process, the Peace Corps Office of Medical Services determined that you were physically and emotionally capable of performing a full tour of Volunteer service in Romania without unreasonable risk of harm to yourself or interruption of your service. The Peace Corps/Romania staff will work with disabled Volunteers to make reasonable accommodations for them in training, housing, job sites, or other areas to enable them to serve safely and effectively.
Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
Married couples may face challenges in their relationships with Romanians resulting from gender role expectations specific to the Latin and male-centered culture. A Volunteer wife may be questioned—directly or as a source of gossip among older Romanian women—as to whether she is taking proper care of her husband, whether she can cook and preserve vegetables for the winter, and whether she spends too much time with other men. The independence demonstrated by the members of an American couple may be perceived as immoral. The wife may be expected to perform all the domestic chores, while the husband may be expected to assume an overtly dominant role in the household. Some Romanian men's respect for a married male Volunteer may decrease if they learn that he performs domestic tasks. In some instances, a husband may be expected to make a decision without consulting his wife. Yet because of women's increasing social and professional visibility, perceptions of gender roles in marriage have been changing toward a more Western way of thinking, at least in larger towns and cities.


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Debt and Structural Adjustment
Since 1990, Witness for Peace has monitored the effects of external debt, structural adjustment programs, and the effects of International Financial Institutions' (IFI) policies in Nicaragua and elsewhere in Latin America. Following the lead of our partners on the ground, Witness for Peace advocates for debt cancellation and the end of conditionality from IFIs, playing historic roles in the Jubilee USA coalition as well as the movement to transform the World Bank and IMF.
Today, Witness for Peace's efforts focus on the unconditional canceling of Nicaragua's debt to the Inter-American Development Bank and removing IFI conditions that prevent social investment and privatize public services.

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The purpose of this annual LWG meeting is to set local conservation priorities and bring conservation stakeholders together to discuss conservation topics and issues relevant to helping Bee County farmers and ranchers better conserve on-farm natural resources.
The agenda of the meeting is to update attendees on recent conservation efforts and to collect public input to help guide future conservation activities.
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Program that helps vets plans to launch new initiative
A Milwaukee-based organization that helps military veterans start companies is launching a new initiative.
VETransfer is using a grant to launch VictorySpark, an initiative that will help veteran-owned business startups, Governor Scott Walker's office reported.
Walker joined the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for a visit to VETransfer on Wednesday. In July, Walker, WEDC and The Global Accelerator Network announced a $300,000 grant for the organization.
VictorySpark is a three-month mentor-driven seed-accelerator program focused on helping companies grow. If accepted into the program, VictorySpark provides the company with $20,000 in seed funding and is given a small share in the startup company, the governor's office said. After participants complete the program, they are given an opportunity to pitch their company to investors, members of the media and members of the community.
"In this year of the veteran, I am thrilled to be joining VETransfer and WEDC to highlight the continued progress we are making to ensure that our military veterans have the tools needed to succeed in the private sector," Governor Walker said in a statement. "With support networks military veterans will continue to be a vital part of growing Wisconsin's economy."
VETransfer Co-founder Nick Wichert said, "We believe that our Veterans are incredible assets to the communities we live in and they are hardwired to take the risk of creating jobs and increasing the economic growth of Wisconsin."
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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has introduced a bill that seeks to expand Hawaii's national parks while at the same time preserve the state's special places and increase tourism.
Hawaii currently has seven national parks but Schatz wants to add to that number. The Democratic senator held a conference call Wednesday joined by several conservation organizations in which he said Hawaii wants to identify those places that are biologically and historically significant, or just "extraordinarily beautiful."
Schatz said stakeholders, including community groups, will work closely with the National Park Service on a process to evaluate good candidates for national park status.
The senator says more national parks means more money for Hawaii. He says Hawaii's seven national parks in 2011 generated $259 million in spending.
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BSC's Beckley Campus Features New Computer Labs
With several new computer-aided instruction programs and CD-ROMs in the computer lab, students at Bluefield State College's Beckley Campus have the opportunity to participate in enhanced learning with enhanced visual aids.
"The addition of these programs means our students can view a more accurate 3-dimensional simulation of actual nursing assessment and procedures," noted Debra Vest, BSC Beckley Campus nursing instructor. The computer lab is utilized by BSC A.S. nursing and radiologic technology students, in addition to students taking technical writing and software applications classes, as well as participants in BSC's Veterans Upward Bound program.
"Students in our nursing program can share the same interactive instructional CD-ROM, but proceed at their individual pace," Vest explained. "It is truly self-paced learning."
The installation of the new computer programs for instruction in nursing augments the BSC A.S. nursing program, whose 1996 graduates achieved the highest Registered Nurses (RN) licensure passage rate of any nursing program in West Virginia. Data released by the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses showed BSC 1996 A.S. Nursing grads taking the examination for the first time (10/1/95-9/30/96) achieved a 95.45% passage rate, best among the 19 nursing programs in West Virginia.
BSC students taking the national registry examination in radiography when it was administered in July achieved a 100% passage rate. Twenty-two BSC rad. tech. students passed the certification examination in radiography administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, providing licensure for the graduate to practice as a registered radiographer.


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The small traditional houses of Marvao, a medieval town with walls dating from the thirteenth century, seem to squeeze the narrow little streets that wind between them. Two of these village houses have been comfortably converted into the Pousada Marvao, Santa Maria, a small charming hotel.The Pousada Santa Maria boasts many features, which make this a special place to stay. The cosy ambience of the bedrooms and reception rooms is echoed in the simple decoration and almost family atmosphere.The rooms offer two completely different experiences: some (only a few) offer views of the stunning mountain landscape surrounding this hilltop town, whilst the rest face inwards into the lanes and alleyways of the old town, immersing visitors in a medieval world of granite and whitewashed houses.


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Most Polar products can be worn when swimming. They are not, however, diving instruments. To maintain water resistance, do not press the buttons of the product under water. When measuring heart rate in water, you may experience interference for the following reasons:
- Pool water with high chlorine content, and seawater are very conductive. The electrodes of the transmitter may short-circuit, preventing ECG signals from being detected by the transmitter.
- Jumping into water or strenuous muscle movement during competitive swimming may shift the transmitter to a location on the body where ECG signals cannot be picked up.
- The ECG signal strength is individual and may vary depending on the individual's tissue composition. Problems occur more frequently when measuring heart rate in water.
Those Polar products that use only 2.4 GHz (W.I.N.D, BLE) transmission will not measure heart rate under water. See also related documents. If you're swimming in salt water or highly chlorinated water, or have repeated challenges measuring heart rate in swimming, we recommend that you use the T31c heart rate sensor.
In the watch industry water resistance is generally indicated as meters of water pressure, which means static pressure of water at the level in question. Polar uses this same indication system. Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International Standard ISO 2281. Every Polar device that has water resistance indication is tested before the delivery to stand water pressure.
Polar products are divided into four different categories according to their water resistance. Check the back of your Polar product for the water resistance category, and compare it to the chart below. Please note that these definitions do not necessarily apply to products of other manufacturers.
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Q: I am interested in finding out about the gilded frames in the collection. I noticed them as I was walking around and couldn't help thinking that the frame changes the appearance of the painting. I noticed that a lot of them appear "aged" compared to others I have seen on paintings from a similar time period. Is the original gilding showing its age, or have they been regilded?
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How to buy police AEDs
When it comes to emergencies, police officers are the true first responders: according to a study done by the University of Miami in 2002, police arrived first on scene to over half of all EMS calls. Another study by Indiana University showed that in 1997 and 1998, when police arrived first, the time between the call and the officer using a defibrillator was six minutes, which is four minutes less than it took for an EMS when they arrived first. Because all of these LEOs carried AEDs in their cruisers, the patient's chances of surviving improved greatly.
If your agency or department recently received funding for medical equipment, here are the most important factors to consider when purchasing AEDs:
1. Simplicity: The AED should be simple to use. Rendering aid is the primary responsibility for a peace officer on a scene but it is not a primary duty for a peace officer. It is likely that a peace officer of rendering aid would have another mission than medical aid at any given call. In the fourth of battle, simple steps and predictable outcomes are important. Simplicity is paramount.
The unit should have some sort of self assessment or check that confirms it will operate correctly when needed.
The unit should be devoid of gauges, except the type that will show information like battery life. The layout of the units should provide the user with the ability to operate its in limited visibility.
Because an AED is designed to deliver a therapeutic defibrillating shock when needed, it should warn users to stay clear of the patient, prepare for the shock cycle, communicate to the user that a shock is imminent but require the user to do something in order for the shock to be delivered. This should be something along the lines of requiring the user to press a button or throw a switch.
It should be understood that AEDs are not designed to circumvent but augment CPR and first responder training.
2. Durability: The standards for durability of an AED are similar to most other products. An AED must be able to handle being dropped from above four feet on a concrete surface, a moderate dousing from a stream of water and operating temperatures of approximately 0° to approximately 110 degrees. The pads should be preattached and their respective wires should be able to sustain the weight of the equipment from a four foot drop.
Batteries should provide an approximate six-month shelf life. Consumables like the defibrillator pads should be easily replicable.
3. Modernity: An agency's best investment is an AED that can be upgraded as protocol for AED use changes occasionally. For example, in 2005, the American Heart Association published the "2005 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)," prompting the updating of many units in use.
Customer support and upgradable units is desirable. Taking a unit out of service because it is older is generally not necessary, but being able to upgrade them is a desirable feature.
Do you have any other suggestions for officers purchasing and evaluating AEDs? Please leave a comment below or email email@example.com with your feedback.
Departments can apply for 2009 ARRA "Stimulus" funding to purchase AEDs. Visit PoliceGrantsHelp to learn how.
PoliceOne columnist Lindsey Bertomen and EMS1.com columnist Dan White contributed to this report.
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Fees collected at the time of service go toward the operation of the school's clinics and make it possible to offer dental services for Endodontics (root canals), Orthodontics (braces), and Periodontics (gum disease, implants) at a more reasonable price than in the private sector. We accept most insurance plans, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, CareCredit, and personal checks; however, we do not accept Medicaid or Medicare. Insurance is currently filed as a courtesy to our patients.
Fees for endodontic and periodontic services are generally 50-60% less than fees charged in private practices in the St. Louis area and payment is due at time of service. Fees for orthodontic services are generally 30% less than fees charged in the St. Louis area for private practice. Financing options are available for orthodontic services.
We offer several different levels of treatment and we have discounts that include SLU employee and family discounts. Find out more about our payment options.
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Early Orthodontic Treatment
This is treatment for young children with baby teeth, or a mixture of baby and adult teeth, that can diminish the length of time that is required for full treatment. (This is a separate fee with part of the fee being applied toward the full treatment fee.)
Full Orthodontic Treatment - Basic
There are separate fees for adolescents (under 21) and adults. Our basic fee includes all records and diagnostics, full treatment, and first set of retainers. Reduced fees are offered for low complexity cases, re-treatment, and single-arch treatment.
Additional Orthodontic Charges
There are additional fees for Invisalign and Lingual Braces, ceramic brackets, and replacement retainers.
Other Services
We offer Cone Beam X-rays onsite, both for our patients and for outside patients from referring dentists. These 3D x-rays, if needed, are included in the cost of care for our patients. (Discounts are offered for cone beam x-rays for patients referred by SLU faculty and alumni.)


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5 Keys to the Art of Price Conditioning
Originally published: 08.01.13 by Keith Mercurio
How to Close More Sales and Increase Average Tickets
Our industry has a long practice of discussing the price of a job at the end of the service call, after the technician has built value for the customer. However, my experience shows that discussing price earlier in a call is more successful in getting customers to do business, which means higher tickets and more sales. This practice is called Price Conditioning and is one of the most challenging, but impactful, aspects of training I deliver to technicians.
The idea of price conditioning is based on the fundamental premise that a confused mind tends to say "no". For every call, the customer has a budget or price expectation in mind on what he or she will spend that day. In most instances, that expectation is unrealistic, and the actual cost to make the repairs can be two or three or even four times greater than the customer's expectation. So, no matter how well we build value, if we don't set a realistic price expectation before asking the customer to make a decision, we will have a confused customer at the end of the call. The potential for losing this sale and customer
Introducing a realistic price range earlier in the call allows you to:
- Alleviate stress for the customer, who is worried during the entire call about how much it is going to cost them.
- Build trust by candidly providing a realistic expectation earlier in the process.
- Make a direct impact on the customer's willingness to spend by giving them time to adjust their expectations.
- Engage in a low-pressure discussion of price that is definitive but not defensive since there is no decision hinging on the discussion.
I recall one customer who decided this was the year she was finally going to have air conditioning installed in her home. Once on the call, as we were casually exploring her options, I asked if she had received other bids. She admitted she had already received three other bids, but had not selected any of them because they were too expensive. The lowest previous bid was $9,000, and that was more than she was ready to spend.
At that moment, I realized she and I were working from significantly different budget numbers. I knew the lowest option I could offer would be more than her budget. Industry standard would direct me to wait and give her my price, which I already knew was out of her budget, at the end of the call. Instead, I chose to use price conditioning.
I told the customer systems for a home like hers could run as high as $20,000, that I had a system for as little as $12,000, but that she was probably looking at around $15,000. I could tell she was frustrated with the process and disappointed, again, with the budget issue. I told her half of my job was keeping my guys working and installing systems, while the other half was educating my customers. Since I was already there that day, I wanted to at least educate her on the systems that would work best for her, so she would have the information she needed to make the right decision down the road.
That approach immediately took the pressure of budget off her mind. She was able to focus on learning about the different systems and had time to process their value with a clear mind. At the end of that call, she asked me to give her a quote. She ended up purchasing a $15,000 system for her home and was thrilled.
What made her change both her decision and her budget was my ability to change her price expectation upfront through price conditioning.
Five Keys to Price Conditioning
There are five key steps to remember when introducing price to customers on a call.
1. Establish Trust
In my example above, I established trust by talking with the customer and not just her husband, by acknowledging and understanding her budget, by asking her about her experience so far in shopping for a system and by making sure she knew more about the process once I left than when I walked in.
2. Know Your Numbers
Price conditioning is meant to set accurate and realistic price expectations. It is NOT price gouging or hard selling. Our job is to help educate and guide our customers on the right purchase for their homes, not just to sell units to make a quota. If you give the customer a price estimate that is too low, you will still have confusion at the end of the call; and if you give them a price estimate that is too high, you may not build enough value for them.
3. Feel the Timing
Like many sales concepts, price conditioning is not a science; it is an art. You can't introduce the realistic price too early because you may not have all the information you need. At the same time, you can't introduce it too late. The timing needs to be just right so customers have ample "soak time". This is time customers need to let the new price range sink in and to come to grips with the fact that they may spend more than they originally planned.
4. Present the Price in the Right Manner
Tone is critical when you present the new price expectation. You want to make sure you are confident, yet sincere; empathetic, yet unapologetic. If you are running your business ethically and efficiently your services are priced appropriately, so be upfront and honest with your customers. Just remember: in most cases, you are delivering a higher figure, so understand the emotional impact of your discussion.
5. High, Low, Typical
When you present the price range, make sure you are providing a true range. That way, as you continue to explore the call and you discover things need to be added or removed, you have the flexibility to do so. Always state the high end of the range first, followed by the low end, and finish with what's typical for homes similar to your customer's situation.
It is critically important to our continued success as independent service providers that we evolve our thinking and training to be more effective for our customers and productive for our businesses. The things that limit sales, that limit service, are very rarely the customers themselves.
Keith Mercurio is the sales trainer for Nexstar Network and trains members on sales, customer service, and motivation. Before joining Nexstar, he worked within a Nexstar member company, first as a plumber, then developing an HVAC sales division that produced $3.7 million within the first two years while incorporating many of the same techniques he teaches today.
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5 Keys to the Art of Price Conditioning
Discussing price earlier in a call – a practice called Price Conditioning – can be more successful in getting customers to do business. Here are five key steps for implementing Price Conditioning
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Bundling is the assigning of a single value to a combination of multiple items, and it is one of my favorite topics because it's a genuine "art." To learn how to present bundles to potential customers requires a lot of training, time, and faith because the shift in your thinking will be significant.
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Property owners to cast ballots on Vt. wind plan
MONTPELIER Nearly 400 people who own property in five Vermont unincorporated towns and gores are being asked to vote on whether an industrial wind project should be built on Seneca Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom town of Ferdinand.
Ballots were mailed to the property owners, including five in Canada, last week. They must be postmarked no later than Dec. 12, and they will be counted at the January meeting of the board of governors of the Unified Towns and Gores, the body that oversees the communities that have no separate municipal governments of their own.
UTG Supervisor Gina Vigneault said she had to go to Canada to buy return postage for the Canadian property owners eligible to cast ballots in what the board is calling a nonbinding opinion survey.
Even if its a yes opinion, they still have to go through the planning commission and stuff because of our zoning bylaws. Theres still a long ways to go with this, Vigneault said.
The developer, Eolian Renewable Energy of Portsmouth, N.H., has proposed a 20-turbine wind project for Seneca Mountain capable of producing an estimated 60 megawatts of electricity.
A previous version of the proposal would have put some of those turbines in other area towns with established local governments and populations, but residents strongly opposed that plan and it was dropped.
There are two industrial wind operations in the Northeast Kingdom, not far from Seneca Mountain, but both met strong local opposition before their construction.
In a presentation to UTG residents on Nov. 11, the developer said that none of the turbines would be closer than a half mile to any residence and that the project would help reduce local property taxes while creating 150 construction jobs and up to a dozen permanent positions.
Proponents say the only way to gauge opinion is to ask the property owners, but others counter it would be unprecedented to let property owners who dont live in the area permanently cast ballots.
Located in one of the most remote areas of Vermont, the Northeast Kingdom communities of Averill, Averys Gore, Ferdinand, Lewis, Warners Grant and Warrens Gore have a combined land area of about 164 square miles but only 51 permanent residents and 39 registered voters. But there are about 450 property owners, including timber companies and people who own seasonal properties often used for hunting.
At its last meeting, the board of governors decided each property owner would get one vote, even if he or she owns multiple parcels, meaning ballots will be sent to 395 people, Vigneault said.
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Philadelphia Phillies (12-12) at Arizona Diamondbacks (8-19)
Starting Pitchers:
PHI: RHP AJ Burnett (0-1, 2.73)
ARZ: RHP Brandon McCarthy (0-4, 6.23)
Time: 4:10, Chase Field
TV: Comcast Sportsnet
Weather: Sunny, 72
Media: Twitter and Facebook
A Note for Tonight:
Big comeback win last night, but this is a bigger – a series win is at stake and a winning west coast road trip, which would be a huge confidence boost coming back to Philadelphia. But first, beat Brandon McCarthy who has had an awful start to his season. These are the must-win games where the Phillies have to beat up on inferior opponents. With a victory, they can finish the road swing 6-4.
Revere CF / Rollins SS / Utley 2B / Howard 1B / Byrd RF / Brown LF / Nieves C / Asche 3B / Burnett P
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After last night's exciting comeback win, let us push over the .500 mark today boys, with a series win.
Second that thought
I believe this is Wil Nieves 4th or 5th start of the year today. So that's pretty much a frequency by which you'd expect Ruiz to get a day off, but specifics within the clubhouse, like interfacing with Chooch personally and knowing how he feels et al, I don't think I'd rest him today.
It's not like he's been overused year to date, tomorrow is an off day, he's seeing the ball tremendously, and it's not like a Saturday night/Sunday turn in a St. Louis summer, although obviously, we're talking Phoenix.
Even the individual matchup V McCarthy doesn't sway in this case. No history, although ironically, Galvis is 3-3 off McCarthy in his career.
We'll see how much it matters. Maybe Nieves makes a god contribution.
The conclusive thought is I wouldn't break Chooch's momentum just to give him consecutive days off. That's more of a dog days or hot weather thang.
The team is undefeated when Nieves starts helpfully that trend continues… I think it's 4-0 or 5-0…. Not a huge sample but something to be hopeful for anyway
Looks like 4-0, including the start when Burnett beat Alex Wood (1st game after hernia announcement), so some reasons for it being an acceptable move. AJ was great that day. Lots of analysis for such a small sampling of games. I mean it's acceptable under any circumstance, I just would rather take my chances on Chooch continuing to smack.
Yeah there's pros and cons either way, I understand and agree with the thought to rest him and keep him fresh, but I also will miss his hot bat in the lineup and the same time
Sandberg over managing continues.. Chooch is on fire
Yeah over managing because he gives guys days off to keep them fresh, and being that he's a catcher he needs to be rested more frequently then regular position players….
This day off is no surprise as Sandberg had previously stated several times that he is going to give his veterans days off so they are rested and fresh down the stretch run…
Off day tomorrow, Chooch has had plenty of off days in a young season, let the man play. Sandberg is an over manager with a huge ego that refuses to think outside of the box.
162 games is a long season and it's a grind it's better to give guys days off now rather than later when we may be in a playoff push and we'll need guys to grind through then….
Sandberg has made mistakes this year no doubt, he isn't perfect but this over managing hoopla is stupid, come on 40 60 some games into his managerial career and you wanna pull the plug already, that makes sense
The guy hasn't even managed half a season since he took over from Charlie and you want to dump him, already? And he's now 13-12 managing a sub-.500 quality team.
I mean, I can see dumping a manager if after his first 10 years managing in the majors not one of his teams finishes higher than fifth place. I don't even know how a guy with that poor a record could be called a "manager"… More accurate to call him "Casey Stengel."
Revere actually making a good break on a lone drive..
Chooch should be taking grounders at 3rd.. Tito Francona gave you the blueprint.. Try thinking outside the box Sandberg!
Why not try hitting grounders to Ruf and see what happens. The increase in offense is worth it. Worth a try.
Asche is a black hole
The Phillies have a big 3rd base problem. Neither Galvis nor Asche can hit ML pitching.
Whats going on with Cesar Hernandez?
Depending on the situation in the ninth I'm inclined to let aj finish this thing…. Unless we get some runners on
Boy tough game for asche today… 4 strike outs, but gotta give some credit, the phils ran into some tough pitching today
Atta- boy Freddy
Right now he cannot hit a watermelon, but can the kid field or what? Nice defensive move by Sandberg there.
The funny thing is – I still think he can and will hit. But yeah, he is special on defense and every team needs a guy like that.
Yes! What a great west coast roadie.
winner winner
Chicken dinner
I am putting the request in for world series tickets now.
Super job by Allen James today.
Papz shutting up alot of haters in the city!
Boy what a crazy over managed game that was whew!!
Did the over manager consider taking AJ out in the 7th?
Oh absolutely, it's so crazy he just over manages every decision to be made, yup lol
RUF is still alive?
A fine road trip, especially with the return of Cole, even if he didn't get a "W", However I have some deep concerns, before Phillies' fans are overcome with euphoria:
1. Sandberg giving Ruiz the day off, and what profound shadow this decision may cast over Sandberg's entire managerial career.
2. Burnett's BA coming back down to .333. And here I was thinking this guy could help us out …
3. Ben Revere hitting .312, and projecting to steal about 60 bases over the course of the season. And here I was thinking …
If I'm not mistaken, Revere has 9 steals. Maybe more notably, it's in 10 attempts. If he does tail off a little on his total, but can keep a high percentage going, it's particularly meaningful to offset his lack of power. Good percentage with the equivalent of say 50 doubles would be terrific. Maybe make up a little for his low OBP for a leadoff guy.
What did I see yesterday, he's hitting about .340 since last May 1 in about 90 games. That'd be a nice stretch to carry out, even if it drops off some. One of the questions, and maybe not a major one, but still a question with him is he's never played a full slate of games in his career. Not that he's missed a great deal of time this year, although 4-5 games so early on is a good percentage, but if he can keep playing with minor interruptions, and stay strong, the contributions he does make would be so pivotal. What he does well, he does close to real, real well.
Batting average since May 1 2013:
1) Revere .336, 2) Trout .334, 3) Cuddyer .333, 4) Blackmon .333, 5) Cabrera .331, 6) Beltre .330
Of course Revere has what they call an "empty" batting average, with little power or walks to go along with it.
Gotta tip my hat to Burnett today. Guy pitched great, considering his hernia and the such. Zero walks to boot! Hopefully, Cole shakes off the Mutts on Tuesday. Go Phils!
Jacob Muran …. So if you think Sandberg over-managed this game just what specifically would you have done different if you were the manager? Besides giving Carlos Ruiz the well-deserved day off for a day game after a night game…
What does well deserved day off mean?! He played so well he gets to go to the bench?
What does well deserved day off mean? He played so well he gets to go to the bench?
@Jacob: I am pretty sure that catchers, especially 35 year old ones, need regular rest during a 162 game season. What you accuse Sandberg of doing, overmanaging, is exactly what you propose to do. You want to make a mangerial decision (leaving Chooch in instead of giving him his regular rest during day games) based on Chooch's recent hot streak, which has no predicitve value at all, as numerous statistical studies have shown.


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Buckeye candies were invented in 1951 when Woody Hayes accidentally sat on a Reese's Cup. Not one to waste a snack, Hayes peeled back the wrapper and fashioned the mass into a ball mimicking our state tree's famous nut, then popped that blob into his maw and declared the result "Buckeye-tastic!" This quickly became the great coach's favorite after-practice pick-me-up.
I might've made that up, but enjoying the happy collision of chocolate with peanut butter is the most delicious way I know of to say, "Go Bucks!" Here are a few tasty ways to get your Ohio State patriotism beyond just swallowing candy.
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O-H — MI-LO! You'll rabidly scream that cheer when you tackle this fullback-sized wedge of outrageousness. Atop a thick graham cracker crust are layers of great dark chocolate ganache, an inspired peanut butter cheesecake filling and milk chocolate ganache. Chocolate sprinkles decorate the edge of the marvelous monster.
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Much more parfait than pie (Comment le francais!), this little ditty served in a cute sorta cordial glass begins with crushed toasted peanuts, goes through a standard chocolate sauce, then peaks out in a fluffy, airy and captivating peanut butter mousse.
The Buckeye State ice cream
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A rush of rich peanut butter ice cream — seductively smooth in texture and intense in flavor — detours into palate-refreshing crinkles of semi-bitter, irregular dark chocolate chips in this super-premium confection.
Buckeye Brownie
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This top-notch texture-fest begins with a dense, peanut-studded warm brownie managing a happy balance between cakey and fudgy. Crowning it is a bit of genius from Johnson's Real Ice Cream — a Trojan horse of a frozen buckeye whose crackly chocolate shell releases a "sauce" of peanut butter ice cream.
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A hockey-puck-shaped, nut-encrusted, insanely superior brownie explodes in bursts of authentically deep dark chocolate. A hidden swirl of peanut butter merges with the nuts to produce the beautiful finish of this standout confection.
Buckeye Martini
Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill, 900 Goodale Blvd., Grandview Heights
This chocolate-milky cocktail (shaken with vodka, Godiva white-chocolate liqueur, cream and peanut butter and chocolate syrups) reminds me of a Buckeye post-game celebration: it starts off light, frothy and sweet (but not cloyingly so) and winds up being nutty — and having more alcohol than you probably planned.


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Jenny Lapke '14 has taken six trips as part of a medical mission to the African nation of Zambia. When she returns in July, she'll be able to actually treat patients after earning her nursing degree and license.
"Once you go, you want to keep going," Lapke explained. "A smile goes a long way. Every interaction with a person is so monumental."
She became involved with the Zambia Medical Mission through her pediatrician mother, whose colleague is its U.S. medical director. The organization is one of the largest recurring medical mission projects in the world. The three-week annual trips include six days of field work under grueling conditions. "We'll work as long as we can to make sure everybody is cared for," Lapke commented.
She recalls working by flashlight in the school bus pharmacy to ensure patients received their medications before the medical personnel left for the next location. "I think my experience over there has helped me in my classes here," Lapke said. "And my classes have given me confidence and knowledge."
Lapke's work extends to canines. A confessed dog lover, she has taken her dog, Maddie, to do therapy work at the Children's Hospital of Illinois. Currently, she is working with Tilly, an Aussiedoodle rescued from a puppy mill and being trained as a service dog through Paws Giving Independence.
Of her Zambia trips, she noted, "I said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after the first trip. I guess it's six times in a lifetime now."


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Bogus tax returns on the rise
The Vermont Department of Taxes is seeing an uptick in the number of fraudulent tax returns filed with the state.
So far, the department says, it has prevented more than $900,000 from going out the door to individuals who filed more than 500 fraudulent tax returns in 2014, more than double the amount from 2013.
Tax Commissioner Mary Peterson said a top priority for the department is guarding taxpayers and taxpayer money against tax refund fraud.
While the additional scrutiny affected the timing of some refund payments, it is critical to protect taxpayers, Peterson said. We believe our diligence has paid off.
Maribeth Spellman, director of policy, outreach and legislative affairs for the Department of Taxes, said in many cases those individuals filing the returns are also engaged in identity theft.
These people are using real Social Security numbers, personal information and, in some cases, dependent information, Spellman said.
In 2013, the Department of Taxes stopped approximately $440,000 in fraudulent returns. It is unclear if there are more people filing fraudulent returns, or if the department is getting better at catching tax cheats.
Spellman said the department has begun devoting more staff to identifying returns as fraudulent, but at the same time improved data management is making it easier to verify information as incorrect.
We have more of a data clearinghouse now, so we can compare a W-2 form with employer information, she said.
In 2014, the average fraudulent return amounted to about $1,800. Spellman said its crucial to identify fraud before return checks are issued.
You have to catch them before the checks go out, because if you dont, theyre gone, she said.
The rise in fraudulent returns is not unique to Vermont. Other states are also finding more fraud, and in some cases, the same individual will file fraudulent returns in multiple states.
Vermont shares information on fraudulent returns with other states, and is also tipped off by other states when they encounter tax fraud.
The same sort of data sharing also happens between state and federal governments.
Spellman said that when the state identifies tax fraud, it also notifies the federal Internal Revenue Service because, in many cases, individuals will file fraudulent returns with both the state and federal governments.
In some cases, the Department of Taxes will refer cases to the attorney generals office. However, unlike many other states, the department does not have its own criminal investigation unit.
Spellman said her department is notified by taxpayers that they have been victims of identify theft. Her department has heard from taxpayers who tried to file their federal tax return electronically, only to have the return rejected because a return had already been filed using their information.
She urged anyone whose federal return was rejected for this reason to call the state Department of Taxes at 828-2865. She also suggested taxpayers check out the section on identity theft and tax scams on the departments website, www.state.vt.us/tax.
Another type of fraud is being perpetrated in the name of the Department of Taxes.
Elderly taxpayers have been receiving phone calls from people claiming to represent the department and saying the taxpayer must provide payment over the phone or lose their homes.
Someone called an elderly woman in Ludlow and told her she had 45 minutes to pay her taxes or a sheriff was coming to evict her from her home, said Spellman.
She said the Department of Taxes will never contact a taxpayer by telephone or email and demand payment.
In these situations, the taxpayer is urged to call both the Department of Taxes and the police.
Spellman said her department makes a point of distinguishing between fraud and simple taxpayer error.
Vermonters, as a whole, are pretty good at meeting their tax obligations, she said. Sometimes, people do make mistakes, but when someone files a return saying they worked at a Target in Vermont, we know thats not true because there is no Target in Vermont.
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My wonderful husband made me a Valentine's day meal using thick tomato paste, and then put the dishes in the dishwasher without rinsing them out all the way. It's not something we are religious about, so I didn't even think of it when I put my pump parts in there to wash.
Well, this morning when I went to get them out for work, they were BRIGHT orange, like you get when you store leftover tomato sauce in a tupperware container. It won't wipe off. I ran the dishwasher again, with no improvement.
I went ahead and pumped this morning, but can anyone think of a reason not to use the milk?
P.S. The breast shields look like I'm holding a piece of pepperoni on my girls. It's kind of funny, actually.


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I have OALD and OS. It used to be on both sides, but now it's really bad on one side only. I still leak on both sides occasionally, but my left side is pretty bad. I really believe the OS is of my own doing (I started pumping at 3 weeks PP to build a freezer stash, and when I went back to work I pumped both sides at the same time even though he was only nursing on one side at a time), but I can't seem to fix it. I have tried block feeding, but it's not helping. Usually I wait several hours (a minimum of 2, usually more like 4) before letting DS switch sides. He NEVER takes both breasts. When I put him on the left side, he nurses until let down, always pulls off, and I routinely soak at least one, if not two, burp cloths before it stops spraying out.
I leak like crazy. Yesterday I started leaking in Target, looked in my shirt, and my breast was spraying milk out. I had to stuff a burp cloth in my top, because I'm in denial and hardly ever remember to wear breast pads. When I do wear them, I almost always soak through and leak onto my shirt anyway. And this morning, I was wearing DS in the sling and seriously within 2 or 3 hours, when I took him out of the sling, I had leaked so badly that I had soaked my shirt, my sling, and his onesie and we both needed to change clothes.
I feel like a total jerk going to breastfeeding support groups or LLL meetings and listening to women worry and sometimes cry because they can't make enough milk, and then I have to admit that I can pump 8 ounces in one session and can't make myself STOP making milk. DS was 5#, 9ozs at birth and is now 12#,11 at 10.5 weeks. :yikes Clearly, he's getting PLENTY of milk.
So... what do I do? More intensive block feeding? Cabbage leaves? I'm secretly terrified of decreasing my supply, because I go back to work (I'm a teacher) in August and I'll be pumping and I am afraid that will decrease my supply and I'll get into an undersupply situation. I am committed to BFing until it's no longer mutually beneficial - I'm seriously hoping for BLW, so I need to find a happy balance.


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We are proud to be one of five departments at Fort Lewis College to be named a Program of Excellence by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, recognizing our program as one of the best in the State. Fort Lewis College ranks in the top 10 in the National Science Foundation's Mountain Region in the number of graduates who would eventually go on to earn a PhD in Chemistry.
Our department is devoted to providing students with the best possible education, through a combination of quality teaching, involvement with the scientific community through research, and focus on students. The Department's teaching philosophy requires that students and faculty work in close, informal relationships that minimize competition and hierarchy and promote discovery and critical thinking with a free, fearless exchange of ideas and assistance. The Departmental culture fosters high retention. As we have learned from our students, our open door policy and accessibility of faculty strongly contributes to the Department's ability to retain students.
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Though it is very common to BF in India many people are not aware that it is a supply and demand. Everyone thinks that you have milk for first few months andsuply gradually goes down after that. So my mother was pleasantly surprised when I took her toa Bfeeding class here. My mom said she BFed me for a year but I was also given cow's milk because she thought she did not have enough milk. My mom said I was crying all the time(may be it was colic and they did not know) So naturally she thought she did not have enough and started supplementing with cow's milk. She said that evn though she had many aunts and other ladies around none of them were knowledgable. She is very supportive of my decision to exclusively BF.
one more thing - my cousins back in India have all had babies and they are so surprised that I worry so much about weight gain, poops, pees etc. They have all BF successfully without knowing much about it and their babies are thriving
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Accredited business programs in the El Paso border region.
May 9, 2014
By Daniel Perez / UTEP News Service
Giacomo Laffranchini grew up in Italy expecting to follow in his family's medical footsteps until he realized he preferred practical applications of business management. After his decision to pursue a career in academia, he looked for the best fit with his international background.
Enter The University of Texas at El Paso and its nationally recognized doctoral program in international business.
Laffranchini listened to peers and professors and did his own legwork before deciding to attend UTEP. He factored in the community's culture and cost of living, but the keys were the dynamic, committed faculty, their research portfolios and the college's visible efforts to expand and enhance the program.
He will be among the 11 doctoral candidates to walk the stage during the University's Spring Commencement at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17, in Sun Bowl Stadium. In total, there will be 23 doctoral graduates in international business during the 2013-14 academic year – the most in the program's 10-year history. Before this year's cohort, the program had graduated 17 candidates since 2008.
"UTEP exceeded my expectations," Laffranchini said a few days after a successful dissertation defense. He pointed to the opportunities to present research findings at conferences and to publish in academic journals as reasons he made the right choice. "It justified all the sacrifices," he said.
This summer he will move to Southern California with Sihyun Kim, his bride of 10 weeks. She also will earn her doctorate in international business this spring from UTEP. Both were hired as assistant professors of management at the University of La Verne.
"I came here for a Ph.D. and I'm leaving with a Ph.D. and a wife," Laffranchini said.
His success is typical of the program's graduates, said Fernanda Wagstaff, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing and management and director of the doctoral program in international business since September 2010.
The program was recognized in 2013 as one of the nation's best at increasing academic opportunities and achievement for Latino students by Excelencia in Education, a national initiative that identifies evidence-based programs that improve Latino college success. It's one of about 25 programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Wagstaff credits the program's success to the quality of the students and the diligence of the business faculty members who recruit the students, mentor them and help them prepare their dissertations in accounting, finance, information systems, management and marketing.
"The active participation of the faculty makes a huge difference in the outcome," Wagstaff said. "You see it in the graduates whose work is presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals, and how they collaborate with their colleagues at UTEP and other universities."
The program has received as many as 80 applications annually and the interest is attributed to positive word-of-mouth shared by students and graduates at conferences and at institutions of higher education where they are placed. While most applicants come from the Paso del Norte region, cohorts include students from Burma, China, Italy, Oman, Russia, South Korea and Turkey.
The number of candidates accepted into the program varies based on factors including quality of the applicants and the availability of faculty. For example, only 25 students have been accepted in the past three years, including fall 2014.
"Our program has high standards," Wagstaff said. "Imagine the number of lives that are touched by our graduates. They leave us with a set of unique skills that are very valuable in the market because not many people in the United States or around the world have them. They must use their quantitative, communication and analytical skills to develop the same skills in their own students, do research in their respective areas, and communicate that research to the academic community."
The University fought hard to establish the program by making it unique among programs offered in The University of Texas System, said Robert Nachtmann, D.B.A., dean of the College of Business Administration. He said faculty and administrators have retooled the program's mission to broaden its appeal and to make its graduates more marketable.
"The program's success is a signal to the future of the irrevocable path to increase the University's national position as a provider of doctoral graduates to the rest of the world," Nachtmann said. "It's part of the Tier One (national research university) recognition process that proves that we produce people who produce research."
Today, the program boasts almost 50 students and about 40 graduates, the majority of whom are finding success in academia around the country and world.
Among the program's staunchest supporters is George O. White III, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and international business at Old Dominion University in Virginia. White was the first graduate of UTEP's international business doctoral program in 2008. He said he chose UTEP because of its dynamic environment and enthusiastic faculty. He called it a good fit that allowed him to learn and grow as a student and a person. He called his UTEP training "top-notch" and lauded his professors for promoting research projects with strong international dimensions.
"I learned what was necessary to be a good scholar and to contribute to academia," he said.
The selection process for the 2015 cohort will begin in August.
For more information visit business.utep.edu/Degrees/PHD/.


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Is k project a good anime? and is there any other popular anime with good story and really good fighting scenes, fighting scenes would be preferable. sword super natural powers etc.
'Darker than Black' is one befitting of your description. Don't know about 'K' though~
Hitman Reborn is great but the first 20 episodes are boring, everything after that rules
Touhou and Boku wa Todomachi are good
By what you described, you might enjoy Zetsuen no Tempest. I find the fight scenes very different, because of how the anime views magic.
Capeta is also good but its not involve fighting it is based upon racing gocarting, f1
its not bad for change of taste
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Touhou and Boku wa Todomachi are good
Tomodachi isn't really a fighting anime though -_-.. Good and lotsa fun, but the only fighting you get to see is between meat and Sora
Also, I recommend 'Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood'!!
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Yes, K project is amazing and you better watch it. :mugi:
Also watch Code Geass, Durarara, Hunter X Hunter, Shaman King, Ruroni Kenshin, Magi.
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lol like every other suggestion I give.
Watch Full Metal Alchemist(all of them). Its amazing.
cowboy bebop.
Sword Art Online & Magi
Naruto is good
Fairy Tail
K-On, Digimon, Evangelion, Hayate the Combat Butler
I've never seen these
Try Yu Yu Hakusho.. Its an older anime but its still pretty good.. I just started back watching it yesterday...
One not mentioned already: Hellsing (its pretty short tough).
Dragon Ball Z is a good fighting anime. The character development sucks but the fighting is insane. Then there is Bleach that too is A for awesome. None of them touches Naruto though.
Originally Posted by King Of Sharingan
K-On, Digimon, Evangelion, Hayate the Combat Butler
I've never seen these
Wait.. If you haven't seen them.. Why recommend them? Isn't that just spamming? O-O..
Btw, out of these I recommend Evangelion(Neon Genesis Evangelion), Mecha as it is.
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Three months after being shot in the head by the Taliban, Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai is still on the road to recovery and as committed as ever to education advocacy. NBC's Keir Simmons reports.
LONDON — Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, has been discharged from a hospital in the U.K. after doctors said she was well enough to spend some time recovering with her family.
The 15-year-old was shot at point-blank range in October after becoming a symbol of resistance to the insurgents' efforts to deny women education and other rights. The attack on Malala, which also wounded two of her classmates, prompted revulsion and condemnation, and helped galvanize supporters of women's education worldwide.
In a statement, the hospital treating her said she had been discharged on Thursday because she was healthy enough to be treated as an outpatient.
'Malala Day' marked in Pakistan, amid security fears
"Malala is a strong young woman and has worked hard with the people caring for her to make excellent progress in her recovery," Dave Rosser, medical director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where Malala was treated, said in a statement. "Following discussions with Malala and her medical team, we decided that she would benefit from being at home with her parents and two brothers."
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Malala Yousufzai was discharged from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, on Thursday.
Malala will be readmitted in late January or early February to undergo cranial reconstructive surgery as part of her long-term recovery, the hospital said. In the meantime, she will visit the hospital regularly to attend clinical appointments, the statement added.
More on this story from NBC's UK partner ITV News
Doctors said that although the bullet hit her left brow, it did not penetrate her skull but instead traveled underneath the skin along the side of her head and into her neck. The decision to send Malala to Britain was taken in consultation with her family; Pakistan is paying for her treatment.
Citing patient confidentiality, hospital authorities declined to say what her plans were to continue her education, though they acknowledge she is able to read in both English and Urdu.
The Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education has been released from hospital. Yousufzai will be treated as an outpatient at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. ITN's Rupert Evelyn reports.
Malala was flown to the U.K. on Oct. 15, six days after the school bus shooting. She was treated by doctors specializing in neurosurgery, trauma and other disciplines in a department of the hospital which has treated hundreds of soldiers wounded in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
'Spy of the West': Al-Qaida, Taliban struggle to justify attack on Pakistani teen
The wave of condemnation that followed the attack prompted the Taliban to release statements justifying their action. Malala quickly became an international cause celebre and became a contender to become Time's Person of the Year 2012.
More than 250,000 people have also signed online petitions calling for her to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her activism.
Yousufzai's father said in October he was sure she would "rise again" to pursue her dreams after medical treatment.
This month Pakistan appointed Malala's father, Ziauddin, as its education attache in Birmingham. The position, with an initial three-year commitment, virtually guarantees that Malala will remain in Britain for now.
In Paris, the courageous Pakistani ten Malala Yousafzai was honored at an event marking the U.N.'s Human Rights Day. NBC's Amna Nawaz reports.
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You cannot apply that verse to any other people on earth. I didn't make it happen, the Watchtower society did not make it happen, Jehovah did.
So the best you can do is rant and rave about bits and pieces, even tho this prophecy thoroughly describes one people all you wish. Jehovah's witnesses are more united as a people than your esteemed scientists and there so called facts of evolution that they can't agree on.
For all your rhetoric, Jehovah has still managed to do something all of your majestic science has not. And that is to bring people from all walks of life to be a truly loving and united people. No other faction on earth can say the same.
You should refer to this thread you were conveniently absent for. Shatters a lot of what you believe
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As much as I adore nearly all the shops in the Short North, I'd be in more trouble than 1996-era MC Hammer if I indulged myself and shopped only in the arts district. Therefore, weekends like the one upon us are particularly exciting for me and, I assume, most of you stylin' young professionals who love finding the area's looks at a lower-than-usual price.
This district-wide annual summer sale takes place at many of the retailers all weekend long (visit shortnorth.org for a full list of participating places). Insider tip: Hit that strip of High Street during the Sidewalk Sale between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, for the best deals. Celebratory Hammer Time dance commence!


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Rutland City website back onlineStaff Report | December 11,2013When the public visits www.rutlandcity.org, they will encounter the same site that, until last week, could be found at www.rutlandcity.com.
Friday, the city's claim to the ".com" domain expired, and it was quickly purchased by a person or organization from Panama City, Panama. While the city lost the address, it did not lose the website itself. Monday and Tuesday, city officials worked to move the city website to the new ".org" domain.
"I'd like to think that, from the public's perspective, the disruption was minimal," said City Clerk Henry Heck. "For municipal employees, the disruption is probably more significant."
Many city employees, such as Heck, had email addresses that ended in "@rutlandcity.com." Now, those employees' email addresses end in "@rutlandcity.org."
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Untitled, 1978
Jerry McMillanAmerican, 1936-
Sulfide duo-tone from black-and-white photographic print
Sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, Anonymous Gift
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Jerry McMillan defies easy classification as a photographer, and his work has continually challenged traditional assumptions about the medium. Early in his career, he asked, "Does a photograph need to be flat?" and went on to produce innovative three-dimensional photo-bags and photo-etched aluminum and stainless steel sculptures. His maverick status was recognized early on when the photo historian Peter Bunnell, then curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, included McMillan's work in the paradigm-shifting exhibition "Photography into Sculpture" in 1971.
Portfolio #1 resulted from another set of questions the artist pondered: Must a photograph record an object, scene or event? Or "could photography produce a pure, camera-made, non-objective abstraction… Could [photography] be concerned with spatial relationships so that the photographic part of a photograph is invisible?" To find out, the artist created geometric forms that appear to rise magically from the surface of brown kraft paper. These setups were lighted to enhance their dimensional effect, and photographed in black and white. The prints were enlarged and then toned using a sulfide duo-tone process to closely match the brown kraft paper originals. The result is a testament to McMillan's wit and inventiveness—the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane, with little evidence of the creative process.
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"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us).
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One of Islam's admirable features is the adhan, or call to prayer. Five times a day, a signal goes out from a high place in a mosque alerting all Muslims within earshot that it's time to pause from their activities and offer one of the short daily prayers...


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New Findings: How Do Scorpions Make Their Tails?
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A new study led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History reveals the genetic blueprint behind the patterning of scorpion tails.
Dinosaurs Fell Victim to "Perfect Storm" of Events, Study Infers
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Dinosaurs might have survived the asteroid strike that wiped them out if it had taken place slightly earlier or later in time, according to new research conducted in part by the American Museum of Natural History.
Study Led by Indigenous People Uncovers Grizzly Bear 'Highway'
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A novel, First Nations-led research collaboration has revealed a previously undocumented grizzly bear aggregation in coastal British Columbia, one of the most southerly aggregations of salmon-feeding grizzlies in North America
CT Scans of Baby Mammoth Mummies Yield Trove of Insights
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Three-dimensional scans of two mummified newborn woolly mammoths recovered from the Siberian Arctic are revealing previously inaccessible details about the early development of prehistoric proboscideans.
New Abu Dhabi Fossil Discovery Supports "Out of Africa" Monkey Dispersal
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Just when and how Old World monkeys—a diverse and widespread group that includes macaques, baboons, and leaf monkeys—dispersed out of Africa and into Eurasia has never been fully understood. But a new discovery of an about 7-million-year-old monkey fossil from Abu Dhabi by a team of researchers at institutions around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, provides important clues to the questions.