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Fatal disasters, such as the Indiana State Fair 2011 stage collapse and the 2003 The Station nightclub fire, clearly illustrate the need for trained crowd managers to prevent repeat catastrophes. The Crowd Manager Training program is aimed at making public gatherings safer by teaching event staff how to be better crowd managers.
Fire chiefs, fire marshals and inspectors must require trained crowd managers to comply with the International Fire Code, NFPA-101 Life Safety Code, NFPA-1 Fire Code and many local ordinances that address safety in public-assembly occupancies. However, fire professionals have few choices about what training should be provided.
The Crowd Manager Training program, created by Fire Marshal Support Services, was developed in conjunction with a committee of fire marshals and other public safety community professionals, including members of the IAFC's Fire & Life Safety Section (FLSS), and in compliance with fire code requirements.
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The treasurer for Columbus City Schools resigned last night in a surprise move that was added to the school board's agenda after the start of the meeting.
The board accepted Treasurer Penny Rucker's resignation, which will be effective at the end of June.
After the meeting, Rucker, 49, offered little explanation for why she's leaving the $145,000-a-year post, except that "there's just some other things that have developed for me as far as work, my family, and as far as for some other business opportunities that I'm working on." She also said she's looking "for a little more flexibility."
School board President Gary Baker, who took over as the leader of the board just last month, said no one pushed Rucker out.
"The treasurer decided that now was the time for a change, and so she made the decision to leave," Baker said. "Nobody forced her to go, if that's what you're asking."
Baker said the board would immediately begin a national search to replace Rucker, whose five-year anniversary with the district is this spring.
The board had voted just last summer to extend Rucker's contract until mid-2017, and eliminated a contract provision that would have required her to live in a house that she owned in the district. She also has a second home in London, in Madison County, where she lives with her husband.
The Columbus City Schools' levy campaign was thrown into damage-control mode last October — just three weeks before residents voted it down — when Rucker changed her state-mandated, five-year financial forecast for the district from a $19.2 million shortfall to a $51 million bank-account surplus.
The change was largely the result of increased state financial aid, but levy opponents pounced on the report, saying it showed that the district didn't need a 24 percent property-tax increase.
Almost 70 percent of voters rejected the issue.
In other district business last night:
The district's legal bill on the issue of closed-door school-board meetings to discuss data-rigging allegations increased by $60,000. The board approved the additional sum to defend itself from the lawsuit brought by The Dispatch, which says the board violated the Ohio Public Meetings Act. The district could not immediately provide the total paid to the firm thus far, but The Dispatch reported in July that the bill had hit $175,000 at that time.
The board approved paying its bus drivers, cooks, custodians, secretaries and other nonteaching staff a rebate totaling $7 million because the district had collected more money than it needed in its medical self-insurance fund.
The money will be paid back over five paychecks, when district employees' health-care contributions of between $8.01 and $909.19 per check — depending on their job status, number of dependents and choice of medical plan — will go to zero. Interim Human Resources Director Mira Wright said state law required that the money be returned. The fund had $52.7 million as of last month.


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Cooke, Daniel; Koppula, Bhasker; Seiler, Douglas; Rajendran, Joseph; Hallam, Danial; Ghodke, Basavaraj; Lewis, David
Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Received 10 March 2009 Revised 11 July 2009 Accepted 15 July 2009
Background: Cerebral vasospasm is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Patients are often monitored using transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) techniques. Historically SPECT has been evaluated qualitatively, though quantitative analysis software is now used to evaluate other cerebral pathologies.
Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the utility of semiquantitative SPECT using Hermes brain registration and analysis software (BRASS) relative to TCD ultrasound and qualitative SPECT interpretation within a cohort of patients, all with cerebral vasospasm as measured by digital subtraction angiography.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of 32 nonconsecutive patients, admitted for aneurysmal SAH examining perfusion deficits in terms of anterior, middle, and posterior vascular distributions using both TCD ultrasonography and brain perfusion SPECT studies.
Results: McNemar analysis of accuracy between modalities showed a better overall performance trend for qualitative SPECT versus BRASS SPECT (Fisher exact = 0.99) and a statistically significant better performance of qualitative SPECT versus TCD in measuring anterior cerebral artery vasospasm (Fisher exact = 0.035). BRASS SPECT, however, performed better than qualitative SPECT in diagnosing posterior circulation vasospasm (Fisher exact = 0.180 vs. 0.358) and had greater specificity in determining anterior circulation vasospasm (71 vs. 57%).
Conclusion: BRASS SPECT is a useful method for evaluating cerebral perfusion and needs further optimization, particularly as it pertains to establishing semiquantitative cerebral perfusion parameters. It can serve as an adjunct to traditional SPECT evaluation of SAH particularly in determining subtle changes in the perfusion of the anterior and posterior arterial distributions.
Cerebral vasospasm remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Characteristically occurring 3–14 days after initial hemorrhage, vasospasm is the narrowing of the intracranial cerebral arteries that may cause ischemia and potentially infarction. With an estimated incidence of 6–16 per 100 000, aneurysm rupture is the etiology in approximately 5–15% of stroke patients, with overall high mortality ranging from 30–70% [1]. Approximately 35% die before arrival at a hospital or within the first 24 h [1–3]. Those surviving the initial hemorrhage, and who subsequently undergo surgical clipping or endovascular coiling, will experience the greatest morbidity and mortality as a result of cerebral vasospasm. About 30–70% of patients with aneurysmal SAH will develop cerebral angiographic vasospasm, with delayed neurologic deficits manifesting in 30–50% and permanent disability in 12–17% [1–4].
During the first days and weeks after hemorrhage, patients are closely monitored within a neurological intensive care unit with strict maintenance of cerebral perfusion pressures to compensate for aberrations in cerebral autoregulation and to ultimately prevent vasospasm induced ischemia. This period necessitates close working relationships between radiology and neurocritical care personnel, to ensure that diagnosis and treatment are carried out expeditiously. In addition to clinical examination, patients are often evaluated daily by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound and periodically by other noninvasive modalities such as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or perfusion CT [4–7]. The use of SPECT has been well established as an effective method to evaluate cerebral perfusion and, in conjunction with clinical exam and TCD ultrasound, can provide a complement to predict those patients affected with cerebral vasospasm [8–13]. To date, SPECT images are qualitatively evaluated often in comparison with recent prior studies, though automated software now exists to quantify perfusion changes in an operator-independent manner. Quantitative software programs are currently used in nuclear medicine evaluation of cardiac perfusion as well as cerebral blood flow. Several different software programs are available for quantification of perfusion abnormalities. Hermes brain registration and analysis software (BRASS, Hermes Medical Solutions, Stockholm, Sweden) is a state-of-the-art, quantitative analysis program for automatic fitting of brain perfusion scans to quantify and localize regions of abnormal perfusion [14–16]. This software is used for a variety of pathological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Parkinson's disease and other essential tremors, and cerebro-vascular disorders like stroke and transient ischemic attacks [17–21]. Our aim was to evaluate the utility of semiquantitative SPECT using Hermes BRASS software relative to TCD ultrasound and qualitative SPECT interpretation within a cohort of patients, all with cerebral vasospasm as measured by digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
With the approval from the institutional review board, retrospective analysis of all patients admitted for aneurysmal SAH between January 2005 and June 2007 to Harborview Medical Center (n = 301) was performed with subselection of all patients undergoing intra-arterial treatment for cerebral vasospasm (n = 73). A subset of 32 nonconsecutive patients, selected for completeness of data (18 male and 14 female; age 20–71 years), was included in the study and analyzed for perfusion deficits in terms of anterior, middle and posterior vascular distributions – using both TCD ultrasonography and brain perfusion SPECT studies.
All patients were admitted by the neurosurgical service and managed within the NICU using standard hemodilution, hypertension, and hypervolemia therapy. All patients were subjected to a baseline SPECT study within a few hours of initial treatment of bleeding aneurysm either with coiling or clipping. All patients underwent daily clinical neurological evaluation and TCDs to assess the development of vasospasm. If patients showed neurological deterioration on clinical examination, or evidence of vasospasm by TCD, brain perfusion SPECT (preintervention) examination was performed for additional evaluation before patients were scheduled for neurological interventional procedure. A patient underwent DSA if they met three of the following four criteria: (i) new onset neurological deficit without other known cause; (ii) persistent neurological deficit despite optimized triple 'H' management; (iii) new or worsening vasospasm by TCD; and/or (iv) new or worsening hypoperfusion by SPECT.
TCD ultrasounds were performed by certified technologists and interpreted by a neurocritical care physician. Lindegaard ratios were calculated for middle cerebral artery (MCA) and basilar arteries to determine vasospasm while velocities (<120, 120–200, >200 cm/s) for the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and posterior cerebral artery were used to determine mild, moderate, and severe vasospasm.
Each patient was injected with approximately 1110 MBq (30 mCi) 99mTc ethyl cysteinate dimer and images were obtained approximately 35 min later. All images were acquired using a triple-headed tomographic scanner and a low-energy, high-resolution collimator. A 20% window was centered on the 140 keV photopeak of 99mTc. SPECT images were acquired in a step-and-shoot manner with 64 steps, each lasting 25 s, acquired over 360° using clockwise rotation. Images were processed with a Wiener prefilter and ramp filter for resolution recovery. Software attenuation correction with a coefficient of 0.11/cm was used in all patients with intact cranial bones. All images were reconstructed in transaxial, coronal, and sagittal planes that were approximately 6 mm thick.
Baseline and preintervention SPECT studies were analyzed qualitatively by a qualified nuclear medicine physician (DL), experienced in reading brain perfusion studies. Qualitative evaluation was performed by comparing the contralateral hemispheric and cerebellar uptake of the radiotracer and also comparing the baseline studies, which are obtained shortly after hospital admission. Quantitative evaluation using BRASS software (Hermes Medical Solutions) was then performed comparing the baseline study with the prevascular intervention study. These studies were evaluated for interval decrease in perfusion, resulting from vasospasm. BRASS software automatically fits and quantifies brain perfusion scans. This software can either compare a study to three-dimensional (3D) reference templates (created from images of normal patients) with automatic masking or it can compare two studies with each other and quantify the differences. If two studies are loaded, then after fitting, both will be aligned with each other and the template. The process requires the transverse slice sets of 1 or 2 studies for automatic alignment with the normal template. The software performs normalization using total counts, maximum counts, or region of interest depending on the operator input in terms of standard deviation and difference thresholds for identification of perfusion defects. After all the processing is done, the software displays 1–3 views simultaneously with reference images and cross hairs to mark points simultaneously on all three views which can be scrolled through easily. Regional map quantification is performed using voxel-based and volume region-based quantification techniques and provides with region-based statistics of activity in each region in comparison with the template. Percentage difference between the two scans is also provided if comparing two studies on the same patient performed at different times. The perfusion defect is quantified with respect to defect size and severity and the number of defective voxels. The other advantage of the software is that the resulting defects can be overlaid on anatomical images – either CT or MRI for accurate localization of the defects anatomically. For this study, normalization to global counts was used.
A difference threshold of 12% with global counts normalization was chosen in calculating the differences in perfusion. This threshold was chosen because it has been shown in previous studies that a variation of about 5% in two resting scans separated by 48 h has been described in literature [22]. The results were graded from 0 to 3 based on the percentage numbers obtained after BRASS analysis to enable comparison with angiographic spasm, which was also graded from 0 to 3 (0 – normal, 1 – mild, 2 – moderate, and 3 – severe; mild – 12–19%, moderate – 20–29%, and severe >30%).
Data collection was compiled in a spreadsheet and descriptive and analytical statistics was performed with consultation of radiology and neurosurgery department statisticians using statistical product and service solution Version 15.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). To simplify the comparison between diagnostic modalities, segmental arterial anatomy was reclassified into vascular distributions: anterior, middle, and posterior. Vasospasm affecting the internal carotid artery was classified as anterior and middle. Crosstabs analysis was performed with χ2/Fisher exact tests. Sensitivities and specificities were generated from 2×2 tables. Correlations were performed within each modality to determine dependence between left and right-sided data and between anterior, middle, and posterior division data. McNemar tests were performed to compare the accuracy of the tested modalities relative to one another.
Analysis of all 32 patients with angiographic vasospasm as defined in ACA, MCA, and posterior cerebral artery territories demonstrated absolute sensitivities of 96% for TCD and qualitative SPECT and 93% for semi-quantitative SPECT compared to gold standard (DSA). Evaluation of correlation between data from left and right hemispheres within each modality demonstrated high degrees of dependence, though similar evaluation between anterior, middle, and posterior divisions within each modality demonstrated non-significant dependence. Test performance characteristics were calculated (Table 1). McNemar analysis of accuracy between modalities demonstrated a better overall performance trend for qualitative SPECT versus BRASS SPECT (Fisher exact = 0.99) and a statistically significant better performance of qualitative SPECT versus TCD in measuring ACA vasospasm (Fisher exact = 0.035).
To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to examine the utility of automated quantitative software for evaluating cerebral vasospasm on brain perfusion studies and to study the feasibility of quantification of perfusion defects on routine reporting in conjunction with qualitative analysis. We demonstrated inferior performance of BRASS analyzed SPECT relative to traditional interpretation of SPECT in overall evaluation of cerebral vasospasm. We also found that quantitative SPECT performed better than qualitative SPECT with respect to diagnosing posterior circulation vasospasm and had greater specificity in determining vasospasm affecting the anterior circulation. These results must be tempered in light of the many limitations of our study design, that is, the retrospective approach, the small sample size, and the use of only those patients with DSA proven vasospasm. The performance of TCD and both the modes of SPECT in evaluating MCA vasospasm are certainly questionable given the prevalence of DSA positive studies in that distribution. Furthermore, their respective sensitivities and specificities are below those published for TCD (sensitivity range 68–94% and specificity range 89–100%), though are within the spectrum for SPECT (sensitivity range 69–89% and specificity range 71%) [8,10,23]. This is thought, in part, to be due to our method of analyzing the segmental arterial anatomy separately and collectively. If we evaluate the modalities simply on the identification of vasospasm of any kind, sensitivities greater than 93% are generated and specificities cannot be calculated given the 100% prevalence of angiographic vasospasm. SPECT and TCD are screening tools and are expected to have sensitivities approaching unity given the clinical severity that stems from cerebral vasospasm. However, their respective ability to detect vasospasm in distinct vascular distributions varies, a point supported by our data as well as others [7,24–26].
Despite these limitations, however, meaningful conclusions can be drawn as the aforementioned pitfalls are systemic and have equally affected the evaluation of all the diagnostic modalities. The performance of BRASS SPECT relative TCD and qualitative SPECT is valid and, though inferior, still has the potential value in predicting those patients in need of intervention particularly in measuring vasospasm outside the MCA distribution. The marginally superior performance of BRASS SPECT in evaluating the anterior and posterior circulations may stem from the limited spatial resolution of SPECT and in turn qualitative visual interpretation of these areas (Fig. 1). In contrast, visual interpretation can detect interval smaller regions of hypoperfusion than the semiquantitative technique that uses counts in large regions of interest based on vascular territories in the BRASS program. Therefore, qualitative SPECT read by an experienced reader may be inherently more sensitive than BRASS, which reports the results integrated over large vascular territories. In addition, watershed defects (between territories) may also have better recognition by expert visual interpretation.
TCD and SPECT have their unique properties, which together provide a better understanding of a patient's cerebral blood flow than either in isolation. TCD is relatively inexpensive, can be performed at the bedside, does not require administration of a contrast agent or radioisotope, and has been shown to be effective in showing increased flow velocities before the clinical manifestations of ischemic vasospasm [7,8,27]. TCD is, however, limited, in that is it operator dependent, can evaluate blood flow only within the proximal portions of the intracranial arteries and thus an approximation of end perfusion, and is dependent on the acoustic window which can be absent in up to 8% of the patients [9,28,29]. TCD serves as the primary screening method for cerebral vasospasm and performs well particularly in its sensitivity for changes in MCA velocity [1,4,7]. It is, however, less sensitive for changes in the anterior and posterior circulations secondary to more technically limiting angles of insonance.
SPECT imaging, like TCD, is also noninvasive, but measures cerebral perfusion instead of flow velocities. Serial SPECT in tandem with CT can give an accurate assessment of perfusion without confounders such as hyperdynamic flow as observed in TCD. SPECT, however, is more expensive, requires patient transfer, has limited spatial resolution, and is susceptible to the issue that global decreases in blood flow may go undetected if bilateral and in all vascular territories, which may cause false negative evaluation given that qualitative interpretation often uses the contralateral or cerebellar perfusion as an internal reference [30]. Stockbridge et al. [31] examined intra-observer and inter-observer variability in visual evaluation of SPECT. They found ranges of 65–100% in intra-observer performance and 29–100% in inter-observer performance, supporting the limitations of qualitative assessment [31]. Quantitative analysis using software programs like BRASS would not be sensitive to truly balanced global changes in blood flow as global counts are used for normalization. However, there could be depiction of multiple territories of hypoperfusion if there were differences in the degree of vasospasm in the territories.
The use of quantitative software is often used in evaluating cardiac perfusion and as an adjunct to the visual interpretation to validate and/or direct further qualitative interpretation. Three-dimensional stereotactic surface projection (3D-SSP) has been used to quantify cerebral blood flow using SPECT and cerebral metabolic activity using PET in dementia patients particularly in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease [32,33]. Whereas BRASS uses a baseline individual study for comparison, 3D-SSP uses a database from normal individuals to compare with the individual scan in question. Given the heterogeneity of cerebral perfusion in the setting of SAH, whether from surgical intervention, lobar hemorrhage, or ischemic stroke, using the same individual's prior study as a baseline certainly limits these artifacts, so a truer perfusion change can be measured.
If more readily available, that is, during nights and weekends, SPECT could become a tool of the emergency department, making services such as neurology and neurosurgery more aware of its utility in patient management. Furthermore, the quantitative data generated by programs such as BRASS or 3D-SSP provide easier and potentially less biased statistical analysis. These results are better compared and/or compiled with other diagnostic modalities (e.g. CT or MR perfusion) and also to other quantifiable clinical measures (e.g. GCS, GOS, NIHSS, etc).
BRASS SPECT is a useful method for evaluating cerebral perfusion and needs further optimization particularly as it pertains to establishing meaningful semi-quantitative parameters in evaluating cerebral perfusion, which a larger, prospective study could better evaluate. It can serve as a useful adjunct to traditional SPECT evaluation of SAH particularly in determining subtle changes in the perfusion of the anterior and posterior cerebral artery distributions.
cerebral angiography; Hermes brass; single photon emission computed tomography; subarachnoid hemorrhage; transcranial Doppler; vasospasm
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Photographer Cara Phillips uses ultraviolet light to bring out the beautiful imperfections in people's skin. [via]
Captain Ultraviolet tells all
Late in life, Claude Monet had surgery to remove the lens of his left eye as a remedy for cataracts, and found that as the lens was no longer blocking them, he could now see ultraviolet light.* When Alek Komarnitsky, engineer and self professed geek, had the natural lens replaced in one of his eyes due to cataracts, he found that he, too could see UV. Naturally, he decided to test the limits of his newfound ability, and to show others what it's like to have ultraviolet vision.(*via Kottke)
Summer's coming. Time for invisible dye.
Sunscreen's a pain, but sunburn is worse. UV-protective clothing is expensive and not to everyone's taste. Instead, treat your own cotton, rayon, or silk clothing to make it sun-protective. Some clothing is inherently protective, but you can easily burn right through a new shirt, especially if it gets wet. A couple of boxes of either of two different brands of a wash-in UVA/UVB blocker will invisibly increase the SPF of a whole washer-load of clothing from 5 to 30 (repeat for an SPF of 50). The stuff wears off after a season's worth of launderings, so use a permanent marker to note the year of treatment inside the collars.
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But who are we to know such things? What if what first appeared as a solid yellow flower was in fact a series of radiating stripes? Another prominent one here. This is the world of ultraviolet as photographed by Bjørn Rørslett, the world as it is seen by insects and... bats and other mammals?
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Doc Rivers was brought to the Los Angeles Clippers with the goal of eventually winning a championship. If he gets Chris Paul to re-sign with the club, however, he will have already done his job.
After two successful years with the team, the idea that Paul was going to stick around was far from a foregone conclusion.
If Chris Paul re-signs, how far will Clippers go next season?
The first problem was the coach. He was clearly not getting along with Vinny Del Negro, and things only got worse after Del Negro was fired by the organization. Paul was blamed for the decision, which caused him to be upset at the team.
Paul then pushed for Rivers to be the head coach and was once again disappointed when the Boston Celtics coach first turned down the opportunity.
When the All-Star point guard started being pursued by the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, there were plenty of reasons for fans in Los Angeles to be concerned.
Then everything changed when the Clippers finally completed the trade to acquire Rivers as the new head coach, sending only a 2015 first-round pick in return.
Based on the connection between the coach and superstar, this appears to be enough to keep Paul in Los Angeles. Dan Woike of the Orange County Register points out that the two have a solid relationship:
Doc Rivers told @dpshow that he speaks to @cp3 everyday.— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) June 28, 2013
ESPN's Marc Stein even hears that Paul returning is an almost certainty:
Whole NBA treats CP3's return to Clips on five-year max as done deal. Only one of LA's two unrestricted mega FAs will be courted this July— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 28, 2013
If this ends up being the case, this was as big of a contribution as one could hope for from Rivers to start his career with his new team.
The Clippers finished fourth in the Western Conference this season with a 56-26 record. The year before, the squad also had over a .600 winning percentage, which is a far cry from the 32-50 record that the team had immediately prior to Paul joining the team.
Even with a host of young and talented players on the roster, the point guard is clearly the reason the team has been so successful. Paul finished second in the NBA with an average of 9.7 assists per game to go with his 16.9 points per game.
He makes everyone on the roster better and is usually the person the team looks to when it needs a big basket. While Eric Bledsoe has been solid as a backup over the past few years, there is no question that the team would suffer dramatically if Paul were to sign somewhere else this summer.
By keeping the best player with the organization, Rivers will have already lived up to his price of a first-round draft pick.
Of course, fans should still expect him to make an impact on the court. As ESPN Stats and Info points out, he will be an upgrade over Del Negro when the postseason comes around:
Vinny Del Negro has a .345 win percentage in the playoffs. He'll be replaced by Doc Rivers, who has a .529 postseason win percentage.— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 23, 2013
Still, his biggest task will be accomplished as soon as Paul signs with the club. Anything else that Rivers provides will simply be bonus for the Clippers.
If everything goes right, Los Angeles could soon be celebrating its first championship in franchise history.
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I never kept a journal as the prospect always seemed way too time-consuming. I write to entertain others and the idea of sitting down to record pages and pages of private thoughts never appealed to me. Then I discovered the concept of 5 Year Journals. Did you know that you could buy a book and preserve your special moments by writing just one or two lines per day? And that each page has room to write entries for the next 5 years so that each year, you can see what you wrote on that day the previous years? What an insightful book for yourself and what a heirloom for future generations.
I spent a long time reading product descriptions and I settled on The Happiness Project – One Sentence Journal by Gretchen Rubin for myself, and the Q & A a Day for Kids: A Three-Year Journal for the children in my life. (the children's journal is just for three years, but is a similar concept.) Below, I have compiled some of the most popular 5 Year Journals on Amazon along with their product descriptions. I hope you find it a helpful resource as you explore the world of journaling.
The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal: A Five-Year Record – In her best-selling book The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin discovers the pleasure of writing just one sentence every day. The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal helps you to make a fascinating and revealing time capsule of the next five years of your life. Simply turn to today's date, reflect on the quote at the top of the page, and jot down just one sentence (perhaps about something good that happened that day). This daily ritual is highly do-able and provides a striking sense of accomplishment, and as the years go by you can see how your entries evolve.
Q and A a Day: 5-Year Journal – The Q&A a Day Journal shows you what was going through your head each day—for five years of your life. Simply turn to today's date, answer the question at the top of the page, and when you finish the journal, start over. As you return to the daily questions again over the years, you'll notice how your answers change (or don't)! With questions that are sometimes provocative ("On a scale of one to ten, how happy are you?"), occasionally quirky ("What can you smell right now?"), and inevitably interesting ("If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, where would you go?"), this classically designed journal—embellished with beautiful details—is the perfect gift for anyone embarking on a new phase of life.
5 Year Diary – Designed by Tamara Shopsin, whose illustration work is regularly featured in The New York Times, and produced by The Ice Plant and Shopsin's General Store, the pint-sized 5 Year Diary helps you keep track of the next 60 months of your life in just a few lines a day. Each page of the diary is devoted to one day of the year and subdivided into five sections (each with its own space for notes), so that, as time goes by, past entries can be read as the new ones are written. Handsomely clothbound with a ribbon bookmark, the diary can be started on any day of any year–even a leap year. In the back of the diary are pages to record the books you've read and places you've traveled. As New York magazine's Kendall Herbst noted, the 5 Year Diary is an ideal gift for anyone, anytime, as well as the perfect way to "trace your life's highlights and trim out the minutiae… Think of it as a sort of CliffsNotes to your life."
One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory Book – This classic memorykeeper is the perfect way to track the ups and downs of life, day by day. The 365 daily entries appear five times on each page, allowing users to revisit previous thoughts and memories over five years as they return to each page to record the current day's events.
Mom's One Line a Day: A Five-Year Memory Book – For the busy mom-on-the-go, this memory keeper offers a quick and easy way to capture the everyday moments of motherhood. With enough space to record a single thought, a family quote, or a special event each day for five years, this beautiful keepsake makes sure those precious memories will last a lifetime.
Q & A a Day for Kids: A Three-Year Journal by Betsy Franco –
A journal for parents and children ages roughly four to ten (although age range is flexible) to share the evolution of thoughts, feelings, and dreams over the years. Also great for kids who want to keep a time capsule of their own whimsical thoughts and serious ideas about the world. Inspired by the previous bestselling Potter Style title, Q&A a Day, this journal is the perfect family keepsake. A question by children's author Betsy Franco is featured for each day with only a few lines provided for a response, making this journal the ultimate no-fuss record keeper. Simply turn to today's date and record your child's answer. When you finish the year, move on to the next section. As the years go by you'll notice how your child's answers evolve, sometimes silly, sometimes precocious, but always interesting. The diary can be started on any day of the year and makes a terrific keepsake or gift for parents.
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"As our institution continues to grow and develop, it is increasingly important for us, as students, to embrace the diversity of our campus. Leadership and service are insufficient when confined to one specific group of individuals. This increased commitment to diversity by our university shows that Valpo student leaders will be different; their efforts and experiences will be shared with a broad range of students with many different backgrounds. Our education, and, more importantly, our life experiences are immensely enhanced by our interactions with such a diverse student body."
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If the season ended today, the Ducks would actually make the playoffs. They are currently tied with both the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames with 85 points, but find themselves in eighth place due to the fact that they have fewer shootout wins than both teams.
Despite the fact that they are in eighth place, this Ducks team is a very talented one that, when firing on all cylinders, could make a lot of noise. In the constantly shifting Western Conference, they find themselves only seven points back of the division-leading San Jose Sharks with a game in hand.
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I had a question about those beginning stages of pregnancy when your nipples are super sore - and nursing. Does the nipple pain lessen?? (through pregnancy?) I honestly can't remember.
Nursing my toddler has become ... a pain, literally. And I really hate that that it has. I don't want to wean, but the pain is unbearable sometimes. My LO nurses on average 6-7 times a day, nurses down for nap , and more often than not, will ask even if I haven't offered. So it seems to me, she's not ready to wean either.
We have had to night wean, because my morning sickness is so bad in the wee small hours that I can't pull myself out of bed. She's adjusting to Mama not coming in her room at night (better than I thought she would).


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Enhancing Diversity
Educators with Disabilities
Publication Year: 1998
Published by: Gallaudet University Press
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Enhancing Diversity: Educators with Disabilities is a unique, timely, and relevant book. Three distinguished teacher-educators, Clayton E. Keller, Ronald J. Anderson, and Joan M. Karp, have gathered the writings of a selected group of respected and well-known teacher-educators, including themselves, that address the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of persons with disabilities who seek and achieve entry into professional life as educators. These authors examine the importance...
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A number of people have contributed significantly in their own ways to the development of Enhancing Diversity: Educators with Disabilities. We would like to acknowledge their assistance here. First, we thank our spouses-Kelly Anderson, Susan Headley Keller, and Charles Karp-and our children-Hilary Keller, Claire Keller, and...
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Our collaboration with Ron Anderson began in November 1991 at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) Teacher Education Division. We were scheduled to present our research on educators with disabilities in a symposium that would be chaired by Ron, who was then CEC president and a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. New to...
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PART 1 Identifying the Issues
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Educators with disabilities as a book topic may, to some people, seem obscure and, perhaps, unnecessary. Yet our own experiences as teacher-educators working with and preparing individuals with disabilities for careers in education and, for one of us, as an educator with a disability, brought us face to face with compelling stories that deeply challenged our professional values and society...
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Starting there in January, I remembered continually asserting myself to the teacher to see what I could do to start student teaching. I was always getting this put back, like, "No, maybe later" or "Maybe look at this." But never a "Yes. Yeah, go ahead and do it." In the course of two months I had taught a total of one day's worth of teaching. And then it was only when someone came in to observe and assess how I was doing. My professor came to...
1 Issues of Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Culture
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America is changing, and its schools are following. The changes are evident in many areas-ethnicity, linguistic diversity, disabilities in the schools, economics and family status, societal values, environment, technology, and professionalism-all of which affect teaching and create concerns for teachers with and without disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, issues both encountered in the past...
PART 2 Validating the Concerns: Research on Educators with Disabilities
2 Trials and Tribulations of a Teacher with Learning Disabilities through His First Two Years of Employment
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Teaching as a career is a viable option for adults with learning disabilities. The role of teacher is a familiar one, because it is one career to which all students with learning disabilities have been exposed. They often have experienced a variety of teaching roles, instructional styles, and classroom personalities and rarely are devoid of an opinion regarding the effectiveness and overall value of teaching...
3 I Never Felt Disabled Until I Came into Special Education: Reflections of Two Preservice Teachers with Disabilities
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Our investigation began as an informal dialogue about two of our respective teacher-education students-one who has physical disabilities and another who has specific learning disabilities-as we attempted to foster the success of these students. We decided to formalize our inquiries and designed a multiple-case study to investigate the nature of the challenges experienced by them. Our hope was that...
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This chapter incorporates highlights from the lives of twenty-five educators with disabilities. We purposefully chose to ask individuals with disabilities about their life experiences as they prepared for and practiced their educational professions. We could have chosen to interview school and university administrators and professors, but we decided that the voices of educators with disabilities had...
PART 3 Examining Contextual Factors
Stories from Educators with Disabilities: The Career Path
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Being an educator has been a dream for me since I was-I can't remember how old. I've wanted to be a teacher ever since I was a little girl. But the biggest reality of why I really wanted to become a teacher was I've always done whatever I could to improve myself, by myself. I spent, certainly in junior high school and in high school, many hours behind closed doors. I wanted to do things...
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Ideas about how people choose work and careers, what is required for those choices to succeed, and even what success means are crucial in the efforts to provide more opportunities for educators who have disabilities. Theories and models of career development provide different views of this "big picture" of employment and careers and suggest ways of understanding and valuing both employees' and...
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I had a lot of trouble with my math classes. I couldn't see anything. And I couldn't understand why I couldn't do math. I was blaming it on my mental capacity. The fact was, I was just sitting there-I was in class, my body was there, but there was no processing. Even in my statistics class,...
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Are teachers born or made? The debate regarding this often-asked question persists, in part, because few if any successful teachers are ever described using adjectives related to their teaching skills or abilities. Rather, they are described as having a sense of humor, as being warm, caring, affectionate, compassionate, loving, and confident-traits viewed by most people as natural...
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I don't think my disability interfered with my job, even when it got worse. If I had to discipline somebody, the principal did not like that. He said you have to motivate these kids so that they do all these nice things. If you did discipline and say, "No, Johnny, I want you to come down here...
7 The Requirements and Demands of Being an Educator
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American education is in crisis. Our schools are not meeting the needs of students or the demands of our economy for a more skilled, more adaptable work force. And many vocational education and job-training programs do not equip beginning or experienced workers with the skills needed for success in the workplace. Without comprehensive education reform across America,...
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I thought that that would be a better college for me to get around at. So I went to talk to the admissions counselor for education. He basically talked me out of it. He just said that I wouldn't be successful in the program. He didn't really explain why. I basically flipped them off and said, "Thank you. Have a good day." I think that I was definitely discriminated...
8 Legislation, Litigation, Standards, Regulations, Policies, and Other Oughts
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Much has been written about the rights of individuals with disabilities over the past three decades, and the public discussion has intensified since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. For public educational institutions the impact of legislation expanding the rights of individuals with disabilities and their access to education has been most pervasive in the areas of physical...
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I noticed my disability the most going from high school to college. That was before the Civil Rights Act. That was very difficult, really hard. Some colleges flatly did not want me in their school. You were a problem person. I got straight A's in high school. My free writing SAT was 800, and there were some colleges...
9 Attitudes toward Educators with Disabilities
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Understanding attitudes toward persons with disabilities is often difficult, because attitudes are influenced by an unknown number of variables. As Sofilios-Rothschild (1970) has pointed out, however, a number of negative attitudes toward persons with disabilities appear to be influenced by a country's economic, social,...
Stories from Educators with Disabilities: Support Systems
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The most important thing is what kind of support you get from your family. My mother is probably the most supportive person ever. Of course she loved kids. She didn't care if they were handicapped or colored or what, if they were little or big. She just didn't care...
10 The Role of Support Systems for Educators with Disabilities
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Anyone who has chosen education as a profession can recall the support received from various sources-parents, rehabilitation counselors, professors, and other educators. Some may also recall seeing themselves in an educator role and how that influenced their sense of self. Although we may not consciously think about it, a number of support structures-formal or informal, by design or chance-helped us to enter and become members of the educational enterprise...
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When I was in graduate school, I used to get up and get into the bathroom, the gang showers, at 5:30 in the A.M. I'm not the kind of person who gets up early in the morning. It takes me a while to get going. Part of it, when I look back on it, was the fact that I didn't want to go into the gang showers with anybody else because I wasn't sure how they would...
11 Advocacy and Educators with Disabilities: Emerging Issues and Opportunities
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This chapter focuses on advocacy, or activism, and educators with disabilities. Popular understanding of both topics has begun to shift significantly. For many years, teaching about disability was conducted primarily by nondisabled professionals at colleges and universities in a limited number of disciplines, such as special education, vocational rehabilitation, occupational therapy, and the social...
PART 4 Fostering Opportunities
12 Issues and Practices in the Recruitment and Retention of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teachers
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The value of teachers who are d/Deaf1 and the need to increase their presence in the pool of teachers of d/Deaf students are two concerns that have appeared repeatedly in professional literature dating back to the 1800s. In addition, discussions with professionals in deaf education and students who are themselves deaf reveal...
13 Policies and Practices within Professional Organizations
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Usually the efforts to create opportunities for preservice and practicing educators with disabilities occur on individual, case-by-case bases as people with disabilities, preparation institutions, and educational agencies work together-amicably or adversarially, successfully or unsuccessfully-to try to address the...
PART 5 Recommending Actions
Beth's Story: Clear Communication and a Sensitive Workplace
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I became a speech therapist in 1971. I wanted to do something in education and something working with children, and I was interested in language and language use. I guess it was a combination of those things that led me into speech therapy. I initially, after graduating from high school, went to college for a couple of years. Then I quit school for a few yearsI became a speech therapist in 1971. I wanted to do something in education and something working with children, and I was interested in language and language use. I guess it was a combination of those things that led me into speech therapy. I initially, after graduating from high school, went to...
14 A Guide for Decision Making and Action
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It is clear that individuals with disabilities can become successful educators, but the path is treacherous, fraught with disappointments, challenges, and questions. The lives of the educators portrayed in the vignettes and research chapters of this book suggest that the process of becoming and being an educator involves complex interactions of numerous factors. In this chapter we first propose...
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Illustrations: 10 tables, 2 figures
Publication Year: 1998
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Herring's votes in round one totaled 21,526. He was outvoted by Phil Danaher, head coach at Corpus Christi Calallen, who garnered 38,856 votes.
Danaher will advance to the next round of voting and is one of 51 coaches across the country up for the best coach title.
"He is like a legend over there," Refugio Superintendent Jack Gaskins said of Danaher. "But with all due respect to the other fine coaches in the competition, Refugio ISD believes that Jason Herring is the best coach in Texas," Gaskins said.
"And we are proud that he is here working with our children," he added.
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Phil Danaher, Calallen, Corpus Christi, 38,856; Jason Herring, Refugio, 21,526; Tom Nolen, Lamar, Houston, 18,785; Gary Joseph, Katy, 14,815; Jim Streety, San Antonio, Madison, 6,143; Joey McGuire, Cedar Hill, 5,779; Rusty Nail, Mart, 3,915; Randy Allen, Highland Park, Dallas, 96.


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You're perfectly right about parts a and b, with a) you need to integrate with t going from 0 to 1.
For part c) you need to use The equation F=ma where F is the force, m is mass and a is acceleration.
Hope that helps.
A particle of mass 3kg, moves along the horizontal x-axis under the action of a resultant force FN. Its velocity V m/s at time t s.
a) given that the particle is at the origin O when t=1, find an expression for the displacement of the particle from O at the time t s.
b) Find the acceleration of the particle at time t s.
c) Find the power of the force F when t=1.5
right for part a I think i am supposed to integrate v so i do
∫12t-3t² dt (Is this correct? as in am i supposed to write dt? or dx?)
this gives me the result x=6t²-t³ where x = displacement
Is this the answer?
For part b do i differentiate the original equation?
No sure how to do part C
Any help welcome =]
thanks for helping. So before i attempt part c, are the answers to parts a and b:
a) x=6t²-t
b) A= 12-6t
where you said t going from 0 to 1, are these the limits to put on the integral?
also would the answer to part c be 101.25W ?


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The Carroll County Sheriff's Office cited a Knoxville, Tenn. couple and their son for allegedly sending him packages with drugs in them.
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Many local residents awoke to pounding on their door Wednesday, Feb. 8 as officers from three law enforcement agencies set out before the break of dawn to roundup Carroll County residents indicted for selling drugs to undercover officers.
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Carroll County Judge-Executive Harold "Shorty" Tomlinson provided the magistrates with information on prohibiting the sale of synthetic marijuana at Carroll County Fiscal Court's meeting Friday, Feb. 10. There is not a state law prohibiting the substances, however, House Bill 198 is currently waiting to be addressed by the 2012 Kentucky Legislative Session.
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Yeah yeah you've heard it before I know but the site is back and is all shiney and new and stuff. It's been in maintenance mode for a long time now but I finally decided to actually tidy it and even do some work on a custom theme….more on that later.
Most of the old content and posts are gone so we're starting from scratch and the focus of the blog is shifting a little bit to a more geeky/tech angle with no doubt some other random bits sprinkled around too. And in that vain lets go over whats changed here……
First lets start with the theme. WordPress recently updated to 3.2 (and now is on 3.2.1) and with it camea new default theme called Twenty Eleven that had many features I liked (like the adaptable layout and support for post formats) and a few that I personally felt needed a bit of tweaking (like the amount of whitespace it had and the header image size). So a few weeks ago I set about creating a child theme based off the generally excellent Twenty Eleven and thus TEE (Twenty Eleven Enhanced) was born.
Those of you that know me will know that I'm certainly no designer and am much more at home monkeying with code and number crunching than trying to make things look pretty so I tried to keep things pretty simple. As such the goal of TEE was to enhance Twenty Eleven by providing a few additional theme options without losing or breaking any of the original features that Twenty Eleven provides and thus far I think thats been achieved. For a full list of additional features and options TEE provides see the TEE project page but essentially it provides –
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- Changes the default Twenty Eleven behaviour regarding the sidebar and pages (in otherwords it adds a sidebar to pages by default if the layout you choose includes a sidebar)
As part of setting TEE up for this site I also decided to move away from using a plugin to manage the photos I have here on the site and instead moved to the default WordPress media management instead. I made this decision after deciding to dramatically reduce the number of photos I had hosted here and because I thought it would be a good idea to support the default setup within TEE. If the default setup doesnt appeal to you I would recommend the NextGEN gallery plugin which i previously used to manage my photos. To help support the default setup in TEE I added in a gallery page template and also tweaked the image attachment template for TEE a little. You can see these in action by browsing the few Photos that survived the culling. Note that the gallery and photo tweaks are heavily influenced by the photo gallery primer posted by Otto.
Hopefully over the next couple of weeks I can get a few things tidied up code wise (and get something more pretty done with the site header) and then get it submitted into the wordpress theme repository so that other people can use it too if they think the feature set it useful to them. Until then you'll all just have to gaze in wonder at it in operation here for a bit.


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Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken
Pin It Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken is a favorite at our house, and you will find this healthy dish is full of flavor! Mix the oregano, salt,… Read More »
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TWRP for Asus Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi
Team Win strives to provide a quality product. However, it is your decision to install our software on your device. Team Win takes no responsibility for any damage that may occur from installing or using TWRP.
Support Status: Current
Maintainer: Dees_Troy
Code Name: grouper
Support thread on xda-developers
Download the TWRP Manager app:
Install the app and open it. Tap on Install TWRP. Select your device from the device list (grouper) and then tap on Install Recovery. The file will download and be installed automatically.
Current and past versions of TWRP can be found at one of the mirrors below:
Download the latest TWRP image file (.img) from the download link and boot TWRP. Go to install and find and select the Images... button. Browse to the image that you downloaded and select it. Choose recovery and swipe to flash.
You will need the platform-tools from the Android SDK on your computer. Find the Android command line tools section on the page linked and install the SDK tools package. From the SDK Manager, download only the platform-tools to get adb and fastboot binaries.
Windows users will need proper drivers installed on their computer. You can try the Naked ADB drivers or the Universal ADB drivers if you don't already have a working driver installed
On your device, go into Settings -> About and find the Build Number and tap on it 7 times to enable developer settings. Press back and go into Developer Options and enable USB debugging. From your computer, open a command prompt and type:
adb reboot bootloader
You should now be in fastboot mode.
Download the correct image file and copy the file into the same folder as your adb and fastboot binaries. Rename the image to twrp.img and type:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Note many devices will replace your custom recovery automatically during first boot. To prevent this, use Google to find the proper key combo to enter recovery. After typing fastboot reboot, hold the key combo and boot to TWRP. Once TWRP is booted, TWRP will patch the stock ROM to prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP. If you don't follow this step, you will have to repeat the install.
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Grouper: Add PRODUCT_MANUFACTURER to omni_grouper.mk This correctly inserts ro.product.manufacturer=Asus in build.prop instead of ro.product.manufacturer=unknown, as it is now. This also puts Asus Nexus 7 instead of the awkward Unknown Nexus 7 in Google Store. Change-Id: I6adfc874ee745389f4bc2091f61751715a937345
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Leftist Leaves Hate Letter in Response to "I Love My Soldier" Bumper Sticker
Leftists are certainly feeling their oats lately. Now that they have the upper hand politically, they will seize on every opportunity to grind their repugnant ideology in your face. At least this means we no longer have to listen to bogus claims that they "honor the troops":
A military fiancée who proudly boasts an 'I Love My Soldier' bumper sticker was shocked to find a spiteful letter slapped on her windshield that attacked her and threatened violence for supporting the army.
Savannah student, Ellen Wilson, 23, was in a Target parking lot earlier this month when she found the anonymous note that labeled her a 'b***h' and implied that her future husband, Chase Nye, was guilty of committing 'unnecessary murders'.
The venomous letter personally attacked Wilson's fiancee for not being the hero she believes him to be and then frightened her when it finished up by calling her lucky, because 'I didn't slash your damn tires!'.
Read for yourself, via The Blaze:
Heroes risk getting their legs blown off and worse for what's left of this country, and meanwhile those back at home can't even muster enough patriotism to refrain from voting for Obama, so the note should come as no surprise – especially considering that it happened in the parking lot of lib-friendly Target.
On tips from Wiggins and Muddypaw. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.
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I did some contract work with iRacing.com. I know they have a lot more cars and tracks than when I worked with them about a year and a half ago.
It's very impressive. The driving dynamics are as close to spot on as you could be and you can truly use this simulator as a way to practice a track before you get there. They actually go out to the tracks and laser scan every millimeter of the surface so all of this translates into the simulator.
It takes a little getting used to as you are missing the "seat of the pants" feeling of speed so you dont realize you are going as fast as you are. So you are going to overshoot corners from braking way too late.
Having driven lime rock park in real life and on the simulator it is as close to perfect as could be at this point. It is really cool since you can actually use specific points of reference on the track just as you would in real life.
Basically think of this on the level of a flight simulator and not a video game. It is simulated motorsport at it's best.
Still basically bone stock 2003 SVT Focus. Energy Suspension control arm bushings, ES sway bar bushings, Moog front and rear sway bar end links, Hawk HPS Plus brake pads, Dunlop Direzza Star Spec tires (best performance addition by far!).
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Learned people will not be surprised to see in a magazine article about the open motorboats right now, when the window gaining ground frost and snowing. Of course, the boat boat strife: a simple cruiser motorboats can easily go and buy at the store at any time, except that during the peak season this can be difficult. But if you want to buy something more serious, you need to think about it in advance and make an order on time, otherwise you again next summer sun is prepared only on the shore of the reservoir near the beloved's own cottage or country house.
Why we are talking about galia motorboats? Why we do not consider, for example, jet skis or large sundeck motorboats? Let's just say each item - your customer. Jet ski - it is primarily an individual transport, designed for active recreation on the water. The yacht - this is a very serious laminate boats sufficiently impressive size, worth more than one hundred thousand dollars. The polish motorboats is - more affordable cruiser motorboats designed for sharing leisure, tourism and fishing. No wonder the U.S., the world's largest producer and consumer of the individual waterway (up to half a million units per year) account for laminate boats up to 70% of the market.
Have a boat today it is fashionable and prestigious. You do not have a question what to do with the guests who came for the weekend in the summer. Interesting, informative and, most importantly, healthy holiday is guaranteed. And some passion for boats and yachts grows into a real passion, becomes a lifestyle, makes it possible to meet and communicate with other equally enthusiastic (and in addition are not poor) people.
There are many types of galia motorboats, and do not always get a clear distinction between them. Moreover, different manufacturers are often referred to similar models in different categories. We divide all types of cruiser motorboats into four groups: fishing boats, sport boats, cruise (travel, pleasure) boats and close to the last, but usually smaller boat for a family holiday. Belonging to one group or another does not mean that the boat can not be used for other purposes. And also do not think that, for example, the fishing polish motorboats has anything to do with an inflatable rubber boat with outboard motor, which is sometimes used by fishermen. The above division is rather arbitrary, and the same boat for fishing different from the cruise except that the presence of some additional equipment, making them more attractive to a certain category of customers. A flagship of these open motorboats are not much different from a luxury cruise galia motorboats. And only the sports racing open motorboats stand out among other things, pronounced arrow-sleek.
Cruiser motorboats differ primarily in size, of which defines an overall length (it may be from about 5 to 14 m). The next important factor - the presence or absence of cabins with bunks, which depends on the size of boat and its intended use. For example, the same small boat can be produced in versions with and without the cabin and positioned in the categories of boats for family vacations and fishing sundeck motorboats. Boats of medium size (6-8 m) are usually saloon cabin with two berths in the bow of the high growth of the average man (1.8-1.9 m), a compact galley (kitchen), toilet (WC), and even shower and the more expensive models - extra double cabin aft. Big boat features a spacious lounge and cabins, a large number of beds, presence of additional amenities in the form of numerous compartments, closets, alcoves, various auxiliary equipment, as well as a luxury interior. For open motorboats of small and medium-sized addition to the number of beds manufacturers often indicate their seating capacity (usually 7-10 people), which depends on the load (typically 500-700 kg). Larger polish motorboats similar characteristics not specified because of sufficient supply capacity.
All boats in the outer upper part are open or partially enclosed cockpit with seating for driver and passenger, as well as remote control with steering wheel, dashboard and engine control lever. Open cockpit weather protection can be equipped with hard or soft removable awning. In medium and large boats behind the cockpit provide additional space for passengers, and at the stern there is often a small swim platform. For relaxation and sunbathing can also be used bow deck, fenced in for safety basic rack (rails).
In addition to the size and number of cabins galia motorboats differ in body shape, which determines the stability and propulsion of the vessel, its own weight (displacement), the number and power of engines, as well as many other parameters, which will be familiar with it is useful if you are seriously thinking about buying. Boats Martinique
In 1955, in Florida there was a small company Wellcraft, specializing in production boats. For almost half a century of its existence the company has gained immense popularity in both the U.S. and abroad. Range of its products is very broad: the model number of 38 varieties of boats of various sizes and missions. The greatest glory in the world were racing sports boats Scarab, developed and refined by the company for over 25 years.
High quality of the open motorboats due to the use of modern high-tech manufacturing process molding of sandwich solid fiberglass hull with a polymer filling (VEC). Through this body gets hard, just match the original designs are less prone to vibration and noise on the run, have an excellent appearance.
Among the recent developments the company - line cruise boats Martinique, represented by models ranging in length from 7.49 to 11.25 m with 4 or 6 beds. Boats Martinique turned so successful, but their popularity quickly reached a level that the firm decided to provide the brand as a separate brand of Martinique.
Design boats Martinique stylish and contemporary, and functionality, intelligent, quality of performance of any construction details are admirable. Laminate boats are equipped Martinique petrol or diesel engines ranging from 280 to 760 hp They are easy to pick up speed, stability at speed, obedient to the helm. Managing such real pleasure boating.
All boats are perfectly organized cockpit with a handy remote control and the driver's seat. The aft cockpit are sofas for passengers, there may be established a special portable table. Behind the cockpit is placed a small bathing platform with folding ladder.
In the bow of the polish motorboats - a comfortable cabin for four or six people with a wide sofa, easy chairs and folding table. Shop is well lit, and its design, quality materials and finishes are the most pleasant experience. Inside, a lot of compartments and niches, a built-in stereo system, can be set to other equipment. In the rear of the car - a compact galley with stove, microwave, sink, refrigerator, coffee maker, cupboards and products. Next to the galley - toilet and shower, and the older model boats are equipped with recycling of fresh water. Aft cabin for two passengers a spacious and bright, with a sliding window. In the aft part is also provided storage space for additional equipment.
Boats Martinique roomy, well-laid out, have a lot of importance to life and livelihood of parts, easy to operate and reliable.
Relatively inexpensive sport cruise boat Glastron GS Sport Cruisers are designed primarily for families. They have a length from 6.13 to 8.36 m, and one or two cabins.
Glastron boats hull made of fiberglass for the same modern technology VEC, as the case Wellcraft boats and Martinique (all companies are part of a large holding katerostroitelny Genmar). The quality of execution and Glastron boats specifications meet the highest international standards.
All models have a convenient open cockpit with seating for driver and passenger in the rear part of which has additional space for passengers. For the cockpit there is a small bathing platform.
The bright and spacious cabin, a cabin in the bow of the boat is placed dining table with a large angular sofa for a few passengers that can be transformed into a bed. Next - compact galley with stove, microwave, refrigerator, sink with hot water cupboard and products. Older models of boats there is a second double cabin aft, and a separate room with toilet and shower. Even in the small boat designers managed to create a cabin atmosphere of home comfort and warmth. Quality finishing materials, the presence of multiple compartments and niches for storing various objects, intelligent and easy to leave the salon most favorable impression.
Glastron boats equipped with engines ranging from 135 to 260 hp All boats are dynamic, docile, and reliable management of their behavior on the water to be commended. Boat trips on the boat Glastron deliver a lot of pleasure to owners and their guests.
In conclusion I would like to add that the man who bought a boat, no problem with the content, maintenance and in case of need for repairs. Technical issues are successfully tackling authorized dealers, and maintenance care to help carry the yacht clubs that offer a place at the fitted berths with electricity and water supply, ensure the protection, take on the challenges of winter parking. And even if you do not give or country house near a large reservoir, your boat is quite able to replace that same country house. A lot of people in that use as their summer laminate boats and yachts.


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Pete Malinverni
When pianist Pete Malinverni takes to the keyboard, it's a true spiritual experience for him. But don't think for a minute the guy doesn't swing. It's just that Malinverni knows his music is a gift from the Creator and he has a responsibility to use that gift as best as he can.
"I really think music is the voice of God and deserving of my respect," he says. "I try to practice and study conscientiously in order to prepare myself as a vessel for the music and remove any personal obstacles that stand in the way. "
His latest Reservoir release, A Very Good Year, is a trio date with Dennis Irwin on bass and Leroy Williams on drums. The progam's title tune is a tribute to Sinatra that Malinverni arranged, with seven other selections, including Ellington's "Angelica," Bernstein's "Lucky to Be Me," a couple of originals, and a medley of spirituals.
"Spirituals are meditative and beautiful melodically," he says. "If I'm playing a gig and something is breaking up between myself and the audience, it never fails that a spiritual will bring us all back together again. I don't think that's a coincidence at all."
Malinverni, who serves as a church musician at the predominantly African-American DeVoe Street Baptist Church in Brooklyn, says his future plans are grounded in a desire to remain a voice for the musical gifts he enjoys—but he's not going to force anything to happen: "If I start forcing a direction with my band, I'll find myself getting stiff and the band feeling second-guessed. If I do the same thing careerwise—forcing something—then it probably won't work out, either. What I do is pursue all the things that I might be doing at any given time and work as hard as I can. Then I see what doors open and I jump on it. I don't lay back passively. I wait for direction and then go for it with vigor."


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If you stay clear of pork and shellfish, as the Bible instructs, you need to know flu vaccines include: animal tissues and fluids forbidden in the Bible Lev. 11:3-8, 27, Deut. 14:4-8
Vaccines include horse blood, rabbit brain, dog kidney, monkey kidney, pig blood, and porcine (pig) protein/tissue among other things (see list below).
Not only unclean animals but most childhood vaccines include Aborted Fetal Cell Lines. Read about aborted fetal cell lines. See comments for more links.
YouTube – Doctor Admits Vaccine Is More Deadly Than Swine Flu Itself & Will Not Give It To His Kids
Clean and Unclean foods were established by God and understood by Noah, long before the Mosaic Covenant (i.e., Torah, Law, Old Testament). (Gen 7:2, 8; 8:20).
The Lord's teachings in Mark 7, etc., reconfirms that certain foods are clean and certain foods are unclean. Although it is certainly what comes out of the heart that defiles us, the willful, deliberate, habitual violation of His biblical instructions on what is proper/improper food is important. It deserves greater study by all of us.
God has not changed His mind, we need to take it more seriously. Jesus most certainly did not nullify the biblical dietary food laws. The chemistry of the animals have not changed.
Known Toxins in Seasonal Flu and Other Vaccines
Millions voluntarily take annual flu shots not knowing their harmful ingredients. With variations by producer, they contain numerous stabilizers, neutralizers, carrying agents, and preservatives, including:
- 25 micrograms of mercury (thimerosal), a known neurotoxin; one microgram is considered toxic; according to the NIH, "mercury and all of its compounds are toxic, exposure to excessive levels can permanently damage or fatally injure the brain and kidneys;" even "exposures to very small amounts" can also cause "allergic reactions, neurological damage and death;" it's also linked to autism;
- aluminum hydroxide and phosphate, known to be linked to some neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; the Office of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports x-ray evidence of pulmonary fibrosis among workers studied; it also reports that patients undergoing long-term kidney dialysis develop speech disorders, dementia, or convulsions;
- formaldehyde, a known carcinogen according to the National Cancer Institute; it's also linked to upper respiratory tract problems and effects on lymphatic and hematopoietic systems (relating to human blood cells);
- gelatin, polysorbate 80 and resin – ingredients causing severe allergic reactions;
- ammonium sulfate, a suspected gastrointestinal, liver, and respiratory toxicant and neurotoxicant;
- sorbitol, a suspected gastrointestinal and liver toxicant;
- phenoxyethanol (antifreeze), a suspected developmental and reproductive toxicant;
- beta-propiolactone, a known carcinogen and suspected gastrointestinal, liver, respiratory, skin and sense organ toxicant;
- gentamycin, an antibiotic;
- triton X100, a strong detergent;
- animal tissues and fluids, including potentially contaminated horse blood, rabbit brain, dog kidney, monkey kidney, chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg, pig blood, and porcine (pig) protein/tissue;
- calf and fetal bovine serum;
- macerated cancer cells;
- diploid cells from aborted fetal tissue; and/or
- other ingredients varying by producer.
Flu Shot Safety Articles
- No safety studies done before releasing flu vaccine. The American people are the guinea pigs!
- 97% of all flu shots contain 25mcg of thimerosal, a form of ethyl mercury that is extremely toxic.
Links to Sources
American Journal Diseases of Children
Manufacturer's package insert portion describing the fetal cell lines.http://www.cogforlife.org/packageinserts.htm
Most doctors have at their disposal a book called a PDR (Physician's Desk Reference). The same information, listing the WI-38 and MRC-5 cell lines can be found there as well.
Coriell Cell Repository, a company that actually sells fetal (and other) tissue cell lines, is a complete scientific description of the cell lines and the information on the original abortions:http://www.cogforlife.org/mrc-5.htmand http://www.cogforlife.org/wi-38.htm
The Catholic Medical Association has a written resolution, to provide vaccines not derived from aborted fetal tissue where alternatives exist and supporting our effort to demand changes for those not offering any other source. The Catholic Medical Association and the American Association of Pro-Life Pediatricians have put their stamp of approval on our Campaign. They would certainly not risk their reputation on a frivolous effort that had no scientific evidence to back it! Read their latest statement athttp://www.cogforlife.org/cmastatement.pdf
The Christian Medical Association has issued their own statement on aborted fetal vaccines. Seehttp://www.cogforlife.org/cmda.htm
Here is a Press Release http://www.cogforlife.org/ebolaAlert.htm