text:
Love Couples In Pink For Symbain Anna
Your original file link
lovely theme bro
love it
beautiful romantic theme. love it
very nice!
wonderful theme my dear
So nice!!
good work friend keep up
good work
wow, very beautiful eye catchy theme!
Wah. Zabardast theme yar
Cool pinkish work ...great...
Excellent theme !!!!!
Amazing theme ! Really love it
Superb romantic theme .
Fantastic work bro .
absolutley fantsticly beautiful theme


text:
Follow @DaytimeRoyalty
|Hello, soap fans -- and welcome to Daytime Royalty!
For those unfamiliar, we are an uncensored community for fans and lovers of the daytime genre. We have a no-holds-barred atmosphere in regards to the shows, writers, actors etc. but we do not allow member bashing in any form.
You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.
Join our community!
If you're already a member, please log in to your account to access all of our features.
|Soaptown USA Loose Lips GH
|Tweet Topic Started: Dec 23 2012, 06:28 PM (1,592 Views)
|Dec 23 2012, 06:28 PM Post #1
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Death comes to GH when Trey and Kristina head out of town and end up bumping into Connie while she is trying to dump Johnny. But the tables reverse on Connie and she is the one in need of help. Will Connie finally be gone, don't count on it. But with the recent firing of Eric Valdez you can bet he is the one who will perish. Guess that means Kristina will be sticking around and if sources are correct she will play into a future story when Ethan returns, and yes I am hearing he will but with a new face. A recast is in the works for this character as Nathan Parsons has moved on to greener pastures..... Also leaving is Scott Reeves as we have been told and he will exit sometime in February when Steve Webber will be killed off. AJ may be involved in his death not directly but that honor will go to Heather.......ABC has confirmed news that Wally Kurth, who also plays Justin on DAYS, is back at the GH studio, taping more episodes as Ned Ashton, and that is only the beginning for returnees, the news around the web is that we will see Kevin Collins played by Jon Lindstrom (who recently got engaged to Cady McClain ex Dixie AMC) will be back and starts taping the beginning of January. I am sure you noticed his photo on Lucy's desk when Sabrina and Felix visited her at CoCo cosmetics. And speaking of Lucy she holds the key or should I say the 1% that will break the tie in the fight for CEO of ELQ. But Lucy's decision does not spell the end of the ELQ battle story. Lucy continues to play Tracy against AJ. She leaves them with an offer. AJ gets Michael's support in his bid to have Tracy removed as CEO at ELQ. He arrives at a meeting for the Nurses Ball expecting Lucy to lend her 1% share to his effort, thereby installing him as CEO and giving him the power to fund the ball. But it is not to be. Tracy maintains her position at ELQ. Monica is furious when Lucy moves back in to the mansion. Later Lucy runs into a familiar face. Will they be friend or foe?.....While some couples end 2012 with romance, some plans for the future don't go as expected. A dramatic event will change lives in 2013. The year begins with lives hanging in the balance.
|Dec 23 2012, 07:14 PM Post #2
|I wish they would just cut their losses with Kristina, or at least recast. Also, I won't miss Steve, but killing him off seems unnecessary at the very least.
|Dec 23 2012, 07:59 PM Post #3
|what reason would aj have to kill steve webber?
|Dec 23 2012, 10:23 PM Post #4
I don't think GH should axe Lindsey Morgan. I think she's more believable and better Kristina than Lexie AInsworth. I hope Trey isn't killed off, but I bet he is gonna be. Shameful imho, what was the point in bringing him on if Kate is never gonna get to know her son! Hopefully Johnny dies in the wreck, but rather the truth be revealed about him first. GH is making a mistake in killing off a Steve Webber, he's a legacy character, Dr. Steve Hardy's grandson and namesake, Heather & Jeff's son, Elizabeth's brother. STUPID move. They should've kept him on the show or recast.
Glad Jon Lindstrom's coming back as Kevin. Hopefully Jackie Zeman(Bobbie), Genie Francis(Laura) & Kin Shriner(Scotty) & Carly Schroeder (Serena) will be next.
|1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
|« Previous Topic · GH: News, Spoilers & Discussion · Next Topic »

subset: commoncrawl


text:
It appears you are trying open up a page that doesn't exist.
We've made a note of it on our side, but for now perhaps you'd like to take a look at the table of contents, do a search or return to the home page?
Copyright © 1996 - 2016
Infragistics, Inc. All rights reserved.
Email your feedback on this topic|View onGitHub


text:
skip nav
Three genes, PDF1.2 (At5g44420), KIN1 (At5g159600), and C2H2 Zinc Finger AZF4 (At5g04340), that represent pathogen response gene, stress-induced gene, and transcriptional regulator, respectively, were employed in this study to investigate the interaction between pathogen and stress signalling pathways. Using macroarray technique and Reverse Transcriptase Quantitative PCR, I first selected JA/ethylene signalling pathways as the model pathways as these are known to co-regulate the expression of pathogen resistance and stress response genes. Second, I examined the gene expression profiles in wild type and Arabidopsis mutants plants affected in jasmonic acid (jar 1-1), ABA (aba2-1, abi1-1 and abi2-1), and ethylene (etr1-1, ein2, and ein3) signalling, following treatment of signalling chemicals, i.e. MJ, ABA, and ethylene, Fusarium oxysporum inoculation and abiotic stress e.g. salt and drought treatments. The results identified cross talk between pathogen and stress signalling pathways at molecular level. The cross talk resulted in coordinated regulation of the expression of the PDF1.2, KIN1, and AZF4 genes.
This study confirms the previous finding that ethylene and jasmonic acid signaling concomitantly regulate PDF1.2 expression. Mutation in JAR1-1, ETR1-1, EIN2, and EIN3-1 all block the induction of PDF1.2 expression by methyl jasmonate and ethylene treatments as well as Fusarium infection. This study also revealed that PDF1.2 expression is negatively regulated by ABA and drought. The negative regulation may be mediated by deactivation of a protein phosphatase 2 A (PP2A) which is involved in JA signaling or by degradation of ethylene signaling component EIN3. Inhibition of PDF1.2 expression by ABA was not blocked by mutation in either ethylene signaling genes or the ABA synthesis gene ABA2, suggesting that the inhibition of PDF1.2 expression by ABA is not regulated in the same way as the ABA inhibition of germination and root growth. In addition, mutation in ABA2 inhibited the induction of PDF1.2 expression by ethylene treatments. This result supports the previous finding that ABA2 may be integrated with the ethylene signalling pathway. Similarly, mutation in abscisic acid insensitive genes ABl1/ABl2 inhibited the induction of PDF1.2 expression by methyl jasmonate indicating that the ABl1/ABl2 may act as positive regulator of jasmonic acid signalling as is required for the induction of PDF1.2 expression. Taken together, our results suggest that increased susceptibility of plants to pathogens upon ABA treatment or abiotic stress challenge may be due to the repression of JA- and ethylene-dependent pathogen response gene expression.
Results of this study confirm the previous reports that the KIN1 expression is induced by ABA, cold, drought treatments. The induction of KIN1 expression by ABA was reduced in abi1-1 and abi2-1 mutants. This indicates that ABl1 and ABl2 act as a positive regulator of KIN1 expression. In contrast, the induction of KIN1 expression is negatively regulated by ethylene signalling as indicated by the release of inhibition in ethylene signalling mutants. Mutations in ethylene sensitivity genes, i.e. etrl-1, ein2, and ein3-1 enhanced the expression of the KIN 1 gene upon ABA treatment. This result is also supported by results from not only drought treatment but also MJ treatment, salt stress and glucose-containing PDB media. Thus, KIN1 expression is positively regulated by ABA but negatively regulated by ethylene signalling, which mimics the role of these compounds in the regulation of seed germination. Therefore, it is possible that induction of ethylene during pathogen infestation may render the infested plants more vulnerable to osmotic stress.
AZF4 gene expression is induced ABA, MJ, and ethylene treatments. Induction of the AZF4 expression by those inducers was blocked by mutation in those signalling pathways. This study also demonstrated that induction of AZF4 by MJ requires botb JA and ethylene signalling pathways. This induction resembles that of pathogen signalling exemplified by the PDF1.2 gene in that strong induction requires the concomitant activity of JA and ethylene signalling. Meanwhile, ABA regulates the expression of AZF4 gene in a more complicated and possibly dose-dependent manner. At high ABA concentration, ABA interacts positively with ethylene signalling to control expression of AZF4 gene induction that resembles that of ABA inhibition of seedling root growth. In contrast to the gene expression response to exogenous application of MJ, ABA and ethylene, the response to salt and drought treatment indicates that ethylene signalling has a negative rather than positive effect on AZF4 expression. This mode of regulation resembles the interplay between ABA and ethylene in controlling seed germination. Regardless of specific mechanisms, these results show that AZF4 gene expression is controlled by three different modes of regulation.
Privacy & Terms of use | Right to Information | Feedback
Authorised by: University Librarian
CRICOS Provider No:00025B
Ph. 3365 3333


text:
OHAABMMGS7/412046000001118_MEDIA_SET true
AC/DC Back in Black T-Shirt Black MediumProduct #412046 AC/DC 412046 OHAAB Short Sleeve Mens T-Shirts https://www.esnapw.com/rses/ESnapServlet?MerchantNumberSent=63655
- Write a Review
- Seen a Lower Price? Click Here.
45 day price guarantee, 45 day return policy, 100% secure shopping
AC/DC Back in Black T-ShirtAC/DC
Celebrates one of rock's greatest albums.
Back in 1980, AC/DC came out with one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time. This T-shirt is true to the album's original artwork and celebrates a truly powerful piece of work. 100% cotton.
Back in Black T-Shirt Specifications:
- 100% cotton
review resources /productDetail/reviews/productReviews.jsp 1
Write a Review


text:
Comment this
Make sure your text complies with our rules
Today, my boss showed us a small picture of his family on his phone. Jokingly, I commented on how the orange shirt he was wearing reminded me of a big pumpkin. He wasn't wearing an orange shirt. His wife was. FML
by TheCrossingChick / 11/30/2011 at 12:23am / United States (Nevada) / Work
Make sure your text complies with our rules


text:
The Prince Albert chapter of Grandmothers for Grandmothers held a "Heart to Heart" tea and fundraiser on Saturday afternoon.
© Daily Herald photo by Jason Kerr.
Patrons of Saturday's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Tea admire pieces of jewelry made by women in a fair trade factory in Kenya.
The 34-member group hosted the event to help educate people about the difficulties women in Africa face.
"We have so much in Canada and it's only right that we should be aware of the needs of people in other countries," Grandmothers for Grandmothers president Monica Bayda says. "We can't just be selfish and live in our own little nirvana land."
Besides selling tickets for the tea, the organization also sold jewelry made by women in a fair-trade factory in Kenya. In addition to paying higher wages than averag, this factory is important because it exists to employ single mothers, as well as grandmothers who are the sole breadwinner for their grandchildren.
Bayda says many people were surprised to learn about the factory and how it worked.
"I know some ladies were here today that said to me, 'we learned a lot' and even just (in) the very short presentation," she says.
The proceeds from tickets sold for the tea were also donated. The recipient was the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which helped launch the Grandmothers for Grandmothers national organization back in 2006. The foundation is known for supporting charitable causes, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
"We are really a global village now," Bayda says. "It's brought (home) to us every day on the television. We know what's going on and we cannot be selfish."
Organizers said they were satisfied with the turnout for the event, which took place at the Mann Art Gallery. Event co-ordinator Beth Bodnar described it as "wonderful."
"We had a sell-out three weeks ahead of time, so we were really pleased," she says.
Grandmothers for Grandmothers is a non-denominational and non-political organization. Despite their name, their membership is not limited to grandmothers. It's open to women who don't have grandchildren, or children. Even men are allowed to join.
However, the primary focal point continues to be women helping women.
"I live in a society where women have their rights," Bayda says. "Yes, somebody did fight for our rights a long time ago, but we do have all these rights. Now it's our turn to help the African women achieve those rights."
Bayda says they plan to hold more events in the future with a similar focus. She says they're always willing to help people learn about the lives of women in Africa.
"It would be impossible in this modern technological society to not be aware of the needs of people around the world, but sometimes we sort of turn our heads away," she says. "We kind of look the other way and say it's not our problem, that's their problem, but it is our problem because if we have a better society in Africa it's better for everybody, no matter what."


text:
We provide information about MA upon request. Under certain circumstances, we can make a presentation at your facility. Information and presentations are free.
District 1 of Marijuana Anonymous serves the city and county of San Francisco. If you represent a school, group of law enforcement officials, organization of mental health practitioners, or other type of group that would like to learn more about Marijuana Anonymous, please contact us at:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Voice Mail: (415) 325-4785
Please include the name of your organization, phone number, and email or street address where we can send information.
For MA literature, please refer to MA World Services.


text:
Departing Fayette officials erase their digital trails
Former county attorney admits removing, keeping hard drives from county-owned computers
Even though he had the hard drives on his county office computer and county laptop computer "wiped" before turning them back in, former Fayette County Attorney Scott Bennett insists no county records were destroyed in the process.
Not only were there hard copies of all legal and other documents stored in his county office, but all of Bennett's emails were archived by the county's email system, he said.
"There's a hard copy of every one of those documents filed in the cabinets," Bennett said Monday.
New Fayette County Commission Chairman Steve Brown reported Friday that Bennett's hard drive from his office computer was missing along with Bennett's laptop computer. Bennett explained that he got approval from former County Manager Jack Krakeel, whose hard drive was wiped by county information systems staff, to also wipe both of Bennett's computer hard drives.
Bennett noted that Krakeel copied all necessary county records onto a thumb drive before having his hard drive wiped.
Bennett said his main concern about the hard drives on his county computers was that Brown would seek to go through the computers and try to find something to discredit him.
Because the laptop was six years old and the hard drive from his desktop was easily replaceable, Bennett said he wasn't in a huge rush to turn the items back in. Bennett said the county's information systems director told him the laptop was being taken out of service anyway due to its age and condition, so there was no rush on returning it.
Brown said the county marshal's office, which provides security for county property, was conducting an internal investigation on the matter.
There was no backup of Bennett's then-missing hard drive from his office workstation, which Brown said is a cause for concern.
"A lot of people, including me, would like to know what's on it," Brown said, calling the missing hard drive "theft of county property."
Bennett said that Krakeel authorized him taking the desktop hard drive off county property to have the data removed.
Bennett said most of the data on the drive included drafts and legal notes, such as excerpts from cases germane to the legal filings he presented on behalf of the county, which are also public record and on file in various courts, he noted.
"There was nothing on either one of them," Bennett said of the hard drives, adding that he worried about cached data such as health information and social security numbers being on the hard drives prior to them being wiped clean.
Brown said he intended to access information from Bennett's hard drive "after they left" with the intent of "going through files."
The wiped hard drives will likely thwart that completely. Which was exactly the point, Bennett said, adding that he felt Brown would go through the computer files to try and "trump something up against me."
"This is all because Steve wanted to go through my hard drive to try and drag something up on me," Bennett said. "He told somebody that. He said he was convinced I had done something unethical and he was going to find it on my computer."
Bennett later added: "Steve has no right to go snooping through my computer. That's what he was wanting to do."


text:
Michael Vick is entering his fourth season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He's had some ups and downs ever since he and Andy Reid shocked the Philadelphia fanbase when he signed here on August 13th, 2009.
With training camp around the corner and the Eagles about to embark on arguably their most promising season since 2004, Michael Vick will be the most important piece of the puzzle. Therefore, let's not think about the big questions still surrounding him and focus on the positive.
And what better way to start doing that than by looking back at his best moments wearing an Eagles uniform? There have been several electrifying plays by No. 7 the past two years, but I want to look at the ones with a little more significance.
Some of these could be on a "most exciting plays" list, but most of these probably meant something a little more personal to Vick himself.
Follow me on Twitter for Eagles chat and news!


text:
Former West Texas A&M reciever Anthony Armstrong is hoping to land a spot with the Dallas Cowboys this season. Armstrong has been with the 'Boys in Oxnard, California and is preparing for the Hall of Fame game on Sunday against his former team the Miami Dolphis. You can see the HOF Game on KAMR NBC 4 Sunday night at 7:00.
Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


text:
So I tried being more clever than our local shoppers and went to the most random, out-of-the-way Target during my lunch break. But the masses had wiped it clean hours before.
I put my stalking skills to work, and finally managed to place an order for the Missoni pieces I was most interested in. Namely, the frosted glasses.
The first of my shipment arrived last week, and I was disappointed to find that my new "drinking glasses" were less than 4-inches tall (I'll wait while you hold your fingers up to figure out just how small that is). They looked better suited for a jello shot than iced tea. To Target's credit, the website referred to them as "wine glasses," so I should have known better. As my desire for chevron glasses grew, I did what any good DIYer does...made my own!
Gathered my supplies: a set of Ikea drinking glasses, painter's tape and Rustoleum Frosted Glass spray.
First, I wrapped the lip of the glass with tape
I filled each glass with newspaper so no paint would find it's way in, and painted three light coats of Frosted Glass spray. It was beyond stinky, but went on beautifully! At first it appears shiny and clear, then quickly dries to a frosty look.
After a few hours, I pulled off the tape and marveled at my genius.
And in this case, size did matter. I wanted a larger glass more suited to every-day drinks, but still fun and stylish for a table setting.
I don't know if you've ever tried to photograph glass, but it's uncooperative. Here's my cheery glass serving as a vase for flowers on their last leg.
Did you notice I said 'first mistake' and 'was thrilled.' Here's my second lesson you should take to heart if duplicating this project....hand-wash only!!! Why-oh-why did I think I could run my fun new glasses through the dishwasher?!? The paint literally melted off and was left in dried clumps all over the glasses. I was so heart-broken, and ticked at myself, that I just threw them away. So my inexpensive little project just doubled in price, because I will make them again!
The rest of my Missoni order is trickling in, and I'll show you what makes the cut. The rest, Rita Return will take care of. Have you ever completely sabotaged your own project?
Update: I tried again with more success...check it out here.


text:
Reviewed By Michael R (NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC) Reviewed for a 2015 Chevy Silverado —11/18/2016 3:39 PM
Pretty sweet very bright good value. Hopefully will last a while
Reviewed By Kevin S (CHICAGO, IL) Reviewed for a 2015 Chevy Silverado —4/2/2016 11:30 PM
I mounted this bar on my 2015 Chevy 3500HD and it is very bright 22500 lumens and was a very easy installation. The only problem I have is that it has a whistle noise 40mph plus. I ended up taking black gorilla tape and covered some ot the cooling fins on the back. I'm sure anyone mounting this will have this issue. I wished ProZ would sell something that would stop this. Other brands have things but they didn't seem to work on this unit.
Reviewed By Richard A (Sacramento, CA) Reviewed for a 2015 Chevy Silverado —2/13/2016 9:46 PM
I got the flush mount lights, installed them in towards the end of my bumper that way I can get more light backing up while looking thru the side mirrors. If your looking for back-up lights spend the extra money and get these, they will give you all light you need, also if you had to install them towards the center of you bumper or if you wanted the light more towards the outside, Rigid also has an option (Rigid Industries SR-Q Series Angled Flush Mounts) to take care of that.


text:
Gandharva marriage
A Gandharva Marriage (Sanskrit: गन्धर्व विवाह, pronounced gənd̪ʱərvə vɪvaːhə) is one of the eight classical types of Hindu marriage. This ancient marriage tradition from the Indian subcontinent was based on mutual attraction between two individuals of not necessarily opposite genders, with no rituals, witnesses or family participation.[1] The marriage of Dushyanta and Shakuntala was a historically celebrated example of this class of marriage.[2]
The Smritis of Hinduism recognize eight methods of marriage, one of them being Gandharva marriage. The other seven are: Brahma, Daiva, Arsa, Prajapatya, Asura, Raksasa and Paisacha.[3][5]
Gandharva marriage is, according to Apastamba Grhyasutra - an ancient Hindu literature, the method of marriage where the girl selects her own husband. They meet each other of their own accord, consensually agree to live together, and their relationship is consummated in copulation born of passion. This form of marriage did not require consent of parents and anyone else. According to vedic records, this is one of earliest and common form of marriage in Rig vedic times.[5]
In Rig vedic opinions and classical literature, the commonly described marriage method was Gandharva, where the bride and the groom had met each other in their ordinary village life, or in various other places such as regional festivals and fairs, begun to enjoy one another's company, and decided to be together. This free choice and mutual attraction were generally approved by their kinsmen. A passage in the Atharvaveda suggests that parents usually left the daughter free in selection of her lover and directly encouraged her in being forward in love-affairs. The mother of the girl thought of the time when the daughter's developed youth (Pativedanam, post puberty), that she would win a husband for herself, it was a smooth and happy sort of affair with nothing scandalous and unnatural about it.[6][7] The translated version of the Atharvaveda (STRIKARATÂNI, ii.36) passage is:
May O Agni!, a suitor after our own heart come to us,
may he come to this maiden with fortune!
May she be agreeable to suitors, charming at festivals, promptly obtain happiness through a husband!
As this comfortable cave, O Indra!, furnishing a safe abode hath become pleasing to all life,
thus may this woman be a favourite of fortune, beloved, not at odds with her husband!
Do thou ascend the full, inexhaustible ship of fortune;
upon this bring, hither the suitor who shall be agreeable to thee!
Bring hither by thy shouts, O lord of wealth, the suitor
bend his mind towards her;
turn thou the attention of every agreeable suitor towards her!
In Mahabharata, one of two major epics of Hindus, Rishi Kanva - the foster-father of Shakuntala - recommends Gandharva marriage with the statement, "The marriage of a desiring woman with a desiring man, without religious ceremonies, is the best marriage."[8] Elsewhere in Mahabharata (iii:190.36), the epic says, "No man any longer asks for the daughter, nor does a father give away his daughter, they (girls) find the man for themselves."[9]
The historic debate on Gandharva marriage[edit]
Gandharva marriage over time became controversial, disputed and debated. Majority of ancient scholars discouraged it on religious and moral grounds.[10] One argument found in the classical literature is that Gandharva marriage originates and sustains from lust, ignores the sacred rituals and vows the groom and bride must make to each other, and it does not consider other aspects of a relationship necessary in a long married life that lasts through the old age. Such a marriage, argued these ancient vedic scholars, may or may not be lasting.
Manu argued that Gandharva marriage may be suited for some, but not for most; he argues Gandharva marriage is best suited for males from those families whose profession is warriors, military, administrators, nobles and king (Kshatriyas).[11] Baudhayana, another ancient vedic scholar, disagrees and writes Gandharva marriage is suitable for most people including merchants and farmers and artisans (Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras), but not for the priest families (Brahmin castes). Baudhayana claims that this is so because Gandharva marriage is based on love and free will. Narada, yet another ancient scholar who wrote Nāradasmṛti sometime between 100 BC and 400 AD, suggests Gandharva marriage is best for everyone including the Brahmins, calling it sadharna; Narada claims the only methods of marriage that are wrong are those that are based on kidnapping, violence, fraud or purchase.[11][12]
The decline of Gandharva marriage[edit]
There is no consensus theory to explain why Gandharva marriages declined. One theory claims that as prosperity and wealth increased, parents sought greater control of the activities and social life of their children. Another theory claims that after the vedic period when marriageable age for girls was 16 years or higher, social upheavals encouraged child marriages. The social upheavals included those caused by wars between Indian kingdoms, unexpected attacks and attempts to take young women and men as prisoners during waves of attacks from Persia, central Asia and Muslim Sultans/Emperors. With the arrival of Muslim culture and rulers, which itself favored child marriages, the Hindu culture too shifted to child marriages where the girl was not mature. This practice eliminated the girl's desire or ability to seek men on her accord, meet them, choose and enter into Gandharva marriage.[13][14] In addition to the influence of foreign conquest, claims Pandey, Hindu ideology shifted from diversity of marriage types to where the social pressures compelled the girl's family to seek arranged early marriages. Yet another theory is that the priestly caste of India, who officiated Brahma marriages and religious ceremonies, over time crafted rules that declared Gandharva marriage for most Hindus as inappropriate and disapproved (aprasasta), because traditional marriages were a source of their income, and Gandharva marriages made them poorer or obsolete.[15]
The courts in India and Gandharva marriage[edit]
In 1817 AD, Gandharva marriages in India were ruled legal for some social groups by the Bengal Saddar Court.[16]
In 1930, Judge Abdur Rahim held that the marriage in Gandharva form was not valid in India. This ruling came from the Madras High Court, with the statement that amongst the Hindus, the Gandharva form of marriage was obsolete (as of 1930). This was appealed with the note that the fact that the case is in court is proof that Gandharva weddings among Hindus is not obsolete.[17]
In 1946, the Patna High Court in Kamani Devi v. Kameshwar Singh, ILR 25 Pat 58 = (AIR 1946 Pat 316) held that the relationship of husband and wife, created by Gandharva marriage is binding. The husband, the court ruled, cannot escape his liability of maintaining his wife married in Gandharva form. The Patna High Court went further and held that the celebration of Gandharva form of marriage must be attended with nuptial rites and ceremonies including Homa (invocation before the sacred fire) and Saptapadi (the taking of seven steps by the bride-groom and the bride together) for its validity, This ruling was cited in a decision by the Supreme Court in the case of Bhaurao v. State of Maharashtra.
In a 1974 case, Judge Mukherji noted, "Gandharva form of marriage should not be regarded as concubinage or quasi-marital union, more so in the context of the modern Society and in the background of the forward thinking of the present law givers. The possibility of legal validity of this form of marriage in the whole of India in near future even without being backed by custom, is too notorious to be ignored. In a sense, Gandharva form of marriage is trying to come back very fast (in India), pushing parental domination to the background."[17]
The re-emergence of Gandharva marriage[edit]
In modern India, particularly in urban regions, gandharva marriages are re-emerging. These self-arranged marriages in India are now called love marriages. Most of these, however, do involve some form of ceremony where friends and members of family are present.[18][19]
A 2006 article reported that between 10 and 20 percent of marriages in urban India were love marriages.[20]
Mythic beings in Hinduism and Buddhism, Gandharvas are male nature spirits and the masculine counterparts of the Apsaras. They are passionate lovers of women and arouse erotic and romantic passion in women.[1]
- ^ a b Catherine Benton, God of Desire: Tales of Kamadeva in Sanskrit Story Literature, SUNY Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7914-6566-0,
... male counterparts of apsaras, gandharvas are known to love women; and women fall instantly for the charms of gandharva men ... awaken sexual passion in women ... In a gandharva marriage, a man and woman are so drawn to one another in mutual passion that they run off together without ceremony or consent of their families ...
- ^ Johann Jakob Meyer, Sexual life in ancient India: a study in the comparative history of Indian culture, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1989, ISBN 978-81-208-0638-2,
... Gandharva marriage, which is also part of the orthodox system ... Dushyanta. This king's Gandharva marriage with Cakuntala, which is well-known especially through Kalidasa's drama, is a celebrated example ... only for warrior nobility according likewise to Manu ... Narada states without hesitation that this kind of marriage belongs to all castes alike ... 'survival from the time of promiscuity'; might well be understood from an "inter-ethnic" standpoint ...
- ^ a b The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, James G. Lochtefeld (2001), ISBN 978-0823931798, see pages 102-103 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "jgl2001" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Shakuntala: An Indian Love Story Makarand Paranjape, University of Saarland, Germany (2010)
- ^ a b Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments, Rajbali Pandey (1969), see Chapter VIII, ISBN 978-8120803961, pages 153-233
- ^ Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments, Rajbali Pandey (1969), see Chapter VIII, ISBN 978-8120803961, pages 162
- ^ Johann Jakob Meyer, Sexual life in ancient India: a study in the comparative history of Indian culture, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1989, ISBN 978-81-208-0638-2
- ^ See Mahabharata, iv, 94.60, as translated by Rajbali Pandey (1969)
- ^ Johann Jakob Meyer, Sexual life in ancient India: a study in the comparative history of Indian culture, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1989, p. 89, ISBN 978-81-208-0638-2
- ^ Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments, Rajbali Pandey (1969), see Chapter VIII, ISBN 978-8120803961, see page 163
- ^ a b Johann Jakob Meyer, Sexual life in ancient India: a study in the comparative history of Indian culture, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1989, p. 90, ISBN 978-81-208-0638-2
- ^ Nāradasmṛti xii.44
- ^ Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments, Rajbali Pandey (1969), see Chapter VIII, ISBN 978-8120803961, see pages 163-189
- ^ Kamasutra Of Vatsayana - Richard F. Burton, Penguin Books; ISBN 9780143066446; see pages 48-51 (Review and Introduction by John Spellman, 1962)
- ^ Johann Jakob Meyer, Sexual life in ancient India: a study in the comparative history of Indian culture, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1989, pp. 94–97, ISBN 978-81-208-0638-2
- ^ John Dawson Mayne, A treatise on Hindu law and usage, Higginbotham, 1878,
... The validity of a Gandharva marriage between Kshatriyas appears to have been declared by the Bengal Sudder Court in 1817 ...
- ^ a b Ram Chandra Bhattacharjee vs Manju Bhattacharjee on 17 September, 1974, AIR 1975 Cal 118, Judge N.C. Mukherji (Calcutta High Court)
- ^ Love marriage and Indian Society, Zara (July 2013)
- ^ Gupta, Giri Raj. "Gupta, G. R. (1976). Love, arranged marriage, and the Indian social structure. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 7(1), pages 75-85
- ^ "One of USA's exports: Love, American style". USA Today. 13 February 2006.


text:
The Thing Called Love
Movie Review
The Thing Called Love
by Eric D. Snider
Grade: B-
Released: August 27, 1993
Directed by:
(From a 2006 review of the director's cut on DVD.)
"The Thing Called Love" is a generic title for a fairly generic movie. It's good enough to watch, but not good enough to re-watch. Its story is predictable at nearly every turn, but its performances are likable and charismatic. You can see why it was released in a handful of cities in 1993 and then quickly forgotten. The people who saw it probably liked it, but not well enough to recommend it to anyone.
Our heroine is Miranda Presley (Samantha Mathis), a New York City girl just arrived in Nashville, where she feels the need to point out she's "no relation" to Elvis. Like thousands of other young people, she has dreams of being a singer-songwriter in Music City, U.S.A., and she auditions for one of the Blue Bird Cafe's coveted Saturday night amateur spots as soon as she arrives. Lucy (K.T. Oslin), the owner, says Miranda's song is a novelty number and urges her to write something more personal and insightful.
Miranda meets three people right away, all fellow wannabes. One is James Wright (River Phoenix), an enigmatic and cocksure guy from Texas. One is Kyle (Dermot Mulroney), a more down-to-earth, less smooth but much sweeter Connecticut transplant. (Are there really so many Yankees trying to "make it" in Nashville?) The third is Linda Lue Linden (Sandra Bullock), who is from Alabama, obviously, and who's a little ditzy and a little naive and a lot like all of Sandra Bullock's roles in the '90s.
Now, Linda Lue already has a boyfriend, thus taking her out of the plot, romance-wise. (She's there for a little comic relief, and to suddenly become wise and insightful in telling Miranda what to do.) For Miranda, James and Kyle instantly form a triangle, with Kyle crushing hard on Miranda while Miranda has a thing for James, who treats her with cavalier I-could-have-you-if-I-want-you indifference. Kyle is clearly the better choice for her, and certainly no booby prize, but if there's one thing a gal wants, it's a guy who doesn't seem to care about her.
So with the songwriting forming the background, "The Thing Called Love" puts Miranda and James' tumultuous relationship at the forefront, while Kyle lurks like a wounded puppy off to one side. River Phoenix had a bit of the young Marlon Brando thing going, no question, and you can see why a woman would be drawn to him. But watching the film, I never really bought that she would KEEP coming back to him, no matter how carelessly he treated her -- especially when she had a perfectly good backup guy waiting for her. But then, I'm not a woman, and the screenwriter, Carol Heikkinen, is.
There is a good deal of music incorporated into the film, as you might expect, and it's decent stuff for the genre. Director Peter Bogdanovich demonstrates a mastery of the art of using music to enhance your movie. His style of long takes and innocuous camera movement recalls his string of excellent films from the 1970s ("The Last Picture Show," "Paper Moon," etc.), though it does nothing to enliven "The Thing Called Love," which could occasionally use a little pep.
Overall, there's nothing seriously wrong with the film. Mathis, Mulroney, Phoenix and Bullock all perform ably (though Mathis' New York accent comes and goes), and they do their own singing, too, which is nice. The simple storyline has an old-fashioned feel to it, and it's certainly worth spending a couple hours with, even if you never give it another thought when it's over.
Grade: B-
Rated PG-13, some profanity
1 hr., 56 min.
Copyright © Eric D. Snider.
This work may not be transmitted via the Internet, nor reproduced in any other way, without written consent from Eric D. Snider.


text:
WikipediaRead full entry
Tithonia rotundifolia
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F. Blake[1] is a plant in the Asteraceae native to Florida, Louisiana, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in other places and has become naturalized in some of these locales. It is an annual up to 4 m tall with orange or red flowers. Leaves, despite the epithet, are deltoid to lanceolate, occasionally lobed.[2]
- Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F. Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 41. 1917.


text:
Lifestyles: Tornado Watch with Kubik, Georgetown Prep
by Megan Schneider | LaxMagazine.com | Twitter
"I thought, since it's the most terrifying force of nature, of course that should be our mascot"
Give credit where credit is due.
Syfy debuted its popular TV movie "Sharknado" in July 2013. Rumor has it "Sharknado 2: The Second One" will premiere this month. The frightening combination of a shark and tornado will spike yet another social media storm, but where was the fury first unleashed?
Look no further than one of the nation's top high school boys' lacrosse teams: Georgetown Prep (Md.). The Little Hoyas' longtime assistant coach and favorite Latin teacher Mike Kubik came up with the Sharknado concept more than five years before the movie funneled through your television.
Why did you come up with the "Sharknado" concept?
Georgetown Prep [mascot] is the Hoyas. All we have on any of our gear is an interlocking "GP," but there's nothing else. I'd love to have a mascot. People say we're the Bulldogs, but we're not. That's Georgetown University. They didn't adopt the mascot until the '70s. The kids here had to take Greek and Latin, so the Greek word for "what" is hoya, and the Greek word for "rocks" is saxa. Mechanically, our name is an interrogative adjective. When people cheer at the games, they say, "Hoya saxa." And here's where it gets complicated: The cheer means, "What rocks?" It's just a nonsensical term made up by Catholic school geeks at Georgetown back in the day. They started calling them the Hoyas not knowing what it was, since the newspaper started calling them the Hoyas after they heard this chant. The Hoyas of Georgetown are the Little Hoyas of Georgetown Prep.
So how did you come up with a shark and a tornado?
I always joked that a shark inside a tornado was the most terrifying force in all of nature. So I thought, since it's the most terrifying force of nature, of course that should be our mascot. But no one at the school likes it. It's kind of underground. They would say, "We're the Hoyas, not the Sharknados!" I'm not saying we're not the Hoyas. The Hoya can be whatever we want. Can we please at least have a question mark, a rock man or a big rock, something other than our initials? I didn't even call it a Sharknado. That was the joke name that a couple of the teachers called it. It's just a shark in a tornado, so Sharknado was born. It's just totally goofy.
What's the concept behind the design of the Sharknado logo?
I talk about it with the kids all the time, and I had my own rendition hanging on my wall before I got a graphic artist to design it. I made up this fake mascot with the shark inside the tornado and went to the designer in 2006. That's where it started. There have since been two or three versions.
The first one, you can see that they have done a lot of stuff with nature conservancy or the Baltimore Aquarium. It's a great white shark. I always joked when the Orioles had an actual oriole, it looked like a real oriole, one you would see when you walk around. They said it was an ornithologically correct oriole. So I would say this is an icthyologically correct shark. (Ornithology is the study of birds, while icthyology is the study of fish.) Then one of the teachers, who went to Iowa State, mentioned they have Cy the Cyclone, which is a cardinal inside of a cyclone. The graphic designer had found an old World War II airplane that was painted on the side with a shark, so she basically took the image from Cy the Cyclone, reversed it, added the shark and now it's a shark inside a twister.
What happened when you heard about the movie "Sharknado?"
People ask me if I copyrighted it, because who would even think of that? A shark and a tornado are two of the most random things to put together. As soon as the company, The Asylum, announced that they were making the movie "Sharknado," 40 people were sending me emails asking if I was going to sue them, and I said no. For at least five years before they even announced it, we've been printing it on our stuff. Now we have it everywhere. We have fatheads. Kids have Sharknado ties and put it on prom shirts. It's kind of a big deal. I'm not blaming [The Asylum]. I don't think they stole my idea.
|A version of this article originally appears in the July 2014 issue of Lacrosse Magazine. Join US Lacrosse today to start your subscription!
How did you apply the Sharknado concept to your teams?
I'm also the varsity wrestling coach, so I started putting it on the wrestling equipment in 2006. Then the next year, we added it to the lacrosse stuff. Although I'm taking off this year, I also coach Club Blue and they asked, "Can we use your Sharknado?" Yeah, sure! So Club Blue has it on their jerseys, and it just grew from there.
Some of the kids wear patches on their blazers for an old-school feel, so we also did a fake school seal. We put that on the lacrosse gear last year. The kids love it. It's funny because if the school pays for anything, we're not allowed to use it. But anything the kids pay for, they can put whatever they want. The swim team loves it. The diving team uses it. The soccer team uses it. It's an unofficial mascot at this point. I'm trying to make it official, but it's an uphill fight. It's guerrilla marketing.
Georgetown Prep finished No. 4 in the Nike/US Lacrosse National Top 25. How much do you enjoy coaching for one of the top boys' lacrosse teams in the country?
To say that coaching at Prep is pretty intense would be like describing the ocean as wet. Coach [Kevin] Giblin is a fiery competitor, and he pushes the kids and his staff hard. Excellence is no accident, and Prep's tradition comes from decades of hard work by the players, coaches and parents. I am proud to have been a part of the tradition. I'm taking this year off from varsity lacrosse, but I've been coaching forever. This would be my 26th year.
You played on Georgetown Prep's inaugural varsity team in 1987. How would you describe that experience?
I much preferred playing lacrosse with [Denver Broncos great Willie Oshodin] than playing football on the other side of the line. We were pretty much meatheads with sticks. We could barely catch and throw, so the game was very different from what you see at Prep today.
comments powered by Disqus


text:
Rapid Reaction: New York GiantsThe Giants even got a quarterback sack something they'd done only eight times in their previous 11 games coming in. The Giants recovered two fumbles, something they had not done in a game this season. The result of Monday night's game doesn't mean that al… (more)Source: ESPN.com
Giants 23, Vikings 7: Throwback Night as Giants Earn First VictoryThe Giants' defense recovered two fumbles and Eli Manning led the offense on multiple scoring drives to leave the home crowd cheering and happy for the first time in nearly 300 days.Source: nytimes.com


text:
Collins new scooter.
Trip Start Mar 15, 2006
241Trip End Ongoing
Map your own trip!
Loading Map
Loading Map
Map Options
Show trip route
Hide lines
K-mart and he couldn't have been happier. He rode it around the store until we left. They had a couple of different scooters, but when I saw the one with the flames, I knew right away which one he would want. Keegan was very excited for him when we got home.(Keegan kicked in $3 for Collin to get it)
I had a couple of meetings in Los Angeles, about 30 minutes from us. I met with Marky Costello who taught my class a couple of weeks ago and I also met with Katie Wagner from TV guide. Katie is Robert Wagner's daughter and she does all of TV Guides red carpet events.(You may remember Robert Wagner from the show 'Hart to Hart' in the 80's) I met with Katie to get her input on the new demo reel I will be shooting. She is very nice and was extremely helpful.
I managed to get home before the real traffic began. Kelly was, of course, meeting some new neighbors. This park has several regulars who know each other so it's like a little community. There are several kids and they are all really nice.
Keegan and I have been looking forward to catching the first game of the NBA finals, but were disappointed when the Heat lost.


text:
Wyoming has fresh blood in state government
Cheyenne, Wy – Wyoming has some fresh blood in state government. Three of the top five elected officials, Governor Matt Mead, Superintendent Cindy Hill and State Auditor Cynthia Cloud have never served in state government and have never held elected office. Mead hopes that will bring fresh ideas to state government. Cloud adds that this not only allows the three to learn together,but also to bond. But Cloud says they must also use the Wisdom of Secretary of State Max Maxfield and Treasurer Joe Meyer. "Because they have been here so long and have a history of a lot of the issues." All five elected officials took their oath of office on Monday and were honored at a reception at the state capitol.


text:
The 2013 Honors Convocation will be held on April 12 at 4 p.m. in Weaver Chapel. Please join us in a celebration of learning all week long at Wittenberg.
Order of Events
Trudy Faber
Anders S. Tune
Greetings and Remarks
Laurie M. Joyner
Recognition of Honorees and Presentation of Awards
Department and Program Awards Honor Societies in the Academic Disciplines
Christopher M. Duncan
Highest Grade Point Averages Residence Hall and Sorority or Fraternity House Recognition Societies and National Honor Societies
Casey L. Stevens
Seniors Earning University Honors
J. Fitzpatrick Smith
Phi Beta Kappa
Frederick G. Tiffany
The Global Awareness Awards
JoAnn Bennett
The Lou Laux Environmental Sustainability Award


text:
Maryville Administrator and Seminary Professor
CHICAGO (November 19, 2013) - Rev. Warren J. McCarthy, whose priestly career included positions in administration at Maryville Academy and instruction at the Archdiocese's minor and college seminaries, died Sunday, November 17, at St. Benedict Home in Niles, where he was a resident. Fr. McCarthy was 86 years old at the time of his death and was pastor emeritus of St. Marcelline Parish in Schaumburg.
Fr. McCarthy was born in Chicago on March 21, 1927, one of ten children in an Irish Catholic family. He graduated from St. Bartholomew Catholic School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of Saint Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary. He was ordained by Cardinal Stritch in 1952.
Fr. McCarthy did post graduate studies at Northwestern University's School of Speech and at Loyola University's Pastoral Institute.
He was the assistant superintendent for Maryville Academy in Des Plaines from 1952 to 1957. For the next five years, Fr. McCarthy was a professor at Quigley Seminary, transferring to Niles College at Mundelein Seminary in 1961. He taught there for 11 years before being named the assistant pastor at St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines in 1972.
In 1976, Fr. McCarthy became the pastor of St. Marcelline Parish in Schaumburg, where he served for 21 years before retiring from active ministry in 1997. In the late 80s, Fr. McCarthy served on the Priests' Senate and as an Archdiocesan Advisor.
Visitation for Fr. McCarthy will take place from 3 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, at St. Marcelline Parish, 822 South Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg. Fr. Ronald Lewinski, pastor of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Mundelein, will be the main celebrant of the funeral Mass for Fr. McCarthy at 7:30 p.m. following the visitation. Fr. Haldane Mysliwiec will deliver the homily.
Interment will take place on Thursday, November 21, at Calvary Cemetery. Fr. McCarthy is survived by his brother, Fr. James McCarthy, a priest of the Archdiocese, another brother, Daniel and his sister, Sr. Marian, O.P.


text:
Catholic Community Service
Contact Information
RSVP New 2012 Relinquishment Funds Competition
Executive Summary
The mission of Catholic Community Service (CCS) is "Strengthening families and individuals in Southeast Alaska, with dignity, care, and compassion." In support of this mission, we are requesting $53,132 in funding to support Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers in Juneau, Alaska. While Juneau is Alaska's capitol and its population tends to be well-educated and relatively affluent, the community unfortunately also possesses high rates of alcoholism, poverty, mental illness, suicide, domestic violence, and tensions between various racial and ethnic groups. The United Way of Southeast Alaska Indicators Report (February 2010) identifies 15 key indicators to address social needs, and will serve as the foundation for identifying RSVP work stations and services. Our proposal addresses the focus areas of Healthy Futures and Education through the service category of Human Needs in which we will facilitate and support 100 volunteers in 13 non-profit agency work sites.
Since 1973, CCS has provided high quality, responsive, social services to the residents of Southeast Alaska. CCS is comprised of three service divisions: 1) Child Care and Family Resources; 2) Southeast Senior Services and 3) Hospice and Home Care, and strives to create a better quality of life for those we serve. We are well recognized within the fabric of the community, receiving donations and support from individuals, the City/Borough of Juneau, civic organizations, private businesses, and several State of Alaska divisions including Senior & Disabilities Services, Behavioral Health, and Office of Children's Services, to name a few. As a social service provider across the spectrum of life, we are very familiar with the needs of individuals, children, parents, family caregivers, the poor, and those experiencing either short term or chronic difficulty coping with day-to-day life.
Through the RSVP program, volunteers will be matched with work stations based on their skills, abilities, and interests, and the needs of the work stations and their consumers. This may include service in local schools and other educational venues to promote literacy, school preparedness, leadership, independent living skills, and personal finance management; or working 1:1 with seniors to help them remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible. The latter might involve providing companionship, light house-keeping or home maintenance, recreational activities or transportation to seniors living in their own homes, or service in an adult day program or senior center. We will set individualized goals and outcomes, and regularly measure success or needed improvement through ongoing communication with volunteers, service recipients, and work station supervisors. While we most undoubtedly will not eliminate social needs in our community, we will work to strengthen families and individuals through our most valued asset, senior citizens. Thank you for your consideration of our proposal.


text:
The classes will be held on the campus of Coosa Christian School/Crosspoint Community Church. They are open to students in 7th-12th grade. For more information please email me, Angela Montgomery at email@example.com.
Home School Choir:
Instructor Kim Anderson
Choir is an opportunity for students to not only use their gifts and talents, but to also grow and continue learning more about the voice and vocal techniques. Choir provides the opportunity to work as a group and learn performance techniques for choral singing. There will be opportunities within the community to share the repertoire of the group.
Please join us on the Alabama Homeschooling Facebook Page!!!


text:
With an emphasis on high quality services, responsible fiscal practices and substantial investment in community programs, facilities and infrastructure, the Mill Valley City Council approved the City's 2014-2016 budget on June 26. "We have a budget!" Mayor Stephanie Moulton-Peters said at the conclusion of the Thursday afternoon hearing. The approval came on the heels of three public hearings over the past 10 days, and was a reflection of the City Council's strategic planning process, particularly its identification of "Priority Projects" that drive the allocation of expenses in the budget. Priority Projects are developed by the City Council in advance of the Two Year Budget and are based on requests from the community and recommendations from City Staff. "Putting a successful City budget together is a balancing act," Mayor Moulton-Peters said. "The Council and City Staff work together to balance public safety services, maintenance of critical infrastructure and financial health, as well as Library and Recreation services and the new facilities that the community wants. We work hard to stretch our budget dollars as far as they can go." The City is projecting revenues of $39 million in the coming July 1-to-June 30 fiscal year, up slightly from nearly $37.5 million in 2013-2014. That's largely driven by a projected increase in three sources of revenue:
"We're in a different place now than we were a few years ago from an economic standpoint," City Manager Jim McCann told the Council at the outset of the budget process. "Economic conditions are more stable and the future is brighter than it was a few years ago. We can address pressing issues related to infrastructure repair, facility improvements, equipment replacement and accumulated obligation and liabilities associated with employee benefits." With those modest but much-needed projected jumps in revenue, the Council agreed to take new funding steps to address some critical issues, including: OPEB. The City Council committed to fully funding the actuarially determined Annual Required Contribution (ARC) associated with the medical benefits the City provides to its retired employees, which fall into a category commonly referred to as OPEB, or Other Post-Employment Benefits. The ARC funding is approximately $865,000 each year. Fully funding the ARC pays current charges, stops the long-term benefit liability from growing and will, over time, eliminate previously accumulated liabilities. A portion of this ARC funding will go to supplement the already established $7.2 million OPEB Irrevocable Trust. Capital Improvement Projects. More than $2.4 million has been set aside over the next two years for 57 projects related to City roads, buildings and facilities, such as the renovation of the Boyle Park tennis courts, the construction of the Bayfront Park Boat Dock, the placement of bike-friendly "sharrows" along Sycamore Avenue and the construction of a downtown public bathroom. In addition to projects funded by the City's General Fund, nearly $19.3 million from other funding sources is earmarked over the next two years for predominantly street and sewer improvements, including approximately $5 million in sewer line replacement and an estimated $14 million Miller Avenue Streetscape Project. In 2014 some interim upgrades will be implemented on Miller, with construction commencing in in 2015.. Road Repairs. The City is also dedicating more than $2.2 million to improve road conditions from a variety of sources including Federal Gas Tax, Road Impact Fees, and the City's Municipal Services Tax (MST), which was first approved by voters in 1987. The MST currently generates $1.2 million a year, $900,000 of which goes towards road repairs and the General Fund. To bolster road repairs, the City Council elected to budget additional resources from the General Fund for road work and approved the purchase of a new pavement grinder and striping equipment which will enable City Road Maintenance crews to accomplish small to mid size repairs more quickly and cost effectively. The 2014-2016 budget also includes a number of smaller but equally important allocations, including:
The budget is a key policy document and a principal component of City governance. The budget process is the formal method the City uses to implement its goals, program priorities and desired service levels for the upcoming fiscal period, and identifies the resources necessary to achieve them. The final budget document is in progress, and hard and electronic copies will be available in July. For more information and to download documents related to the budget process, please view the City Council budget hearings that took place on June 16 and 26 on our Webcasting and Streaming Archive page.
Site Map
| Privacy Policy & Disclaimer
| Contact Us
Mill Valley City Hall: 26 Corte Madera Avenue | Mill Valley, CA 94941 | City Hall Phone: (415)388-4033 | City Hall Fax: (415)381-1736
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.; Closed Alternate Fridays
© 2016 City of Mill Valley | Webmaster | Website developed by Vision Internet


text:
Setting aside political questions, Bill Ruger of Sturm Ruger firearms was a pretty astute fellow. He came up with some designs that were considered revolutionary for their day, and since many of them are still in production today they seem to have been good ones.
The Ruger Mark 1 (and 2, and 3 etc) changed the market for .22 auto loaders. His 'Single Six' line of .22 single action revolvers are still made today, and set the tone for that market as well. The Blackhawk ushered in modern full size single actions chambered in rounds capable of taking big game, and his Service Six line of revolvers graced tens of thousands of police and military holsters world wide.
Come the mid eighties, and 9mm large capacity autoloaders are becoming the next great thing to own. Driven by a military contract seeking a supplier, gun makers cranked up the design teams and the 'Wondernine' genre was born. While the Browning High Power had been around for generations, the idea of a large capacity semi auto service pistol had never really caught on with the American public. Now, with the
Ruger set out to design a 9mm high capacity service pistol that was tough enough to be worthy of his product line, and cheap enough to make that he could sell it below the rest of the market. If it got picked up by the military too, that was gravy on the steak.
Starting with a very tough hard coated aluminum allow frame, the pistol got a steel slide assembly. It featured a barrel link that pivoted the barrel down to unlock, with a wide open ejection port reminiscent of the Beretta. Feeding is rock solid, and the P-85 is not in the least picky about bullet design.
The weapon is double action, and has a reasonable trigger pull both in DA and single action; A little scratchy at times, it smooths with use. The pistol is surprisingly accurate, and the trigger turns out to be the limiting factor in shooting it well. That said, this example easily turns out one inch five shot groups from the seven yard line, even with the first round being fired double action.
Few complicated mechanical beasts have been born without flaws, and this pistol is no exception. The first P-85 pistols had a decocker/safety that was as little too skimpy for people with small hands to use well. In addition, there were a few reports of broken firing pins causing unintentional discharges. The decocker and firing pin were redsigned, and in usual Ruger terms of excellent customer service, all the first pistols were upgraded for free with the MkIIr modification. Pistols modified as such will have the right side of the ambidextrous decocker marked so.
The pistol is not light. Never intended for concealed carry, it's built to be at home in a duty holster. Hanging it off a belt all day might be tiring, but the reassuring heft and unfailing dependability made it loved by many of those who carried on duty. Lacking the power of a .45 acp, it did have the benefit of a fifteen round magazine. With two magazines in belt pouches, an officer was loaded out with 46 rounds ready to hand. This was twice that of the 1911, let alone the old six shot service revolver.
The P-85 was not actually released till 1987, and with the upgraded decocking lever and firing pin, it morphed into the P-89 model. Magazines, holsters, and spare parts are interchangeable between the two. Neither is in production any more, what with the predominance of lightweight polymer pistol frames. Injection molded plastic is lighter and cheaper than machined aircraft grade aluminum, and Glock sales of their model 17 in the
Shooting this old beast of a Wondernine at the range, it proved easy to handle. Pointing naturally, it placed round after round on target almost without effort. The trigger needs time to smooth out, but the cure for that is nothing more complicated that regular use. Handed to someone with little pistol experience, he was soon picking off Daisy two inch clay disks like clockwork.
While heavy for a carry weapon by today's standards, it still makes an exceptionally dependable home defense tool. In addition, after some practice, it will probably find range time shooting steel in competition.
Modern 9x19mm ammunition has changed the way the old 9mm Luger cartridge is viewed. Today's Speer Gold Dot defensive ammunition is light years ahead of what was available in the 1980's, and makes this pistol a comfortable choice in a defensive role. Lacking some of the bells and whistles of the latest laser guided whiz bang carry pistol, with its optional cup holder and apple peeler, the Ruger P-85 instead has something better; rock solid dependability. Even today, that is priceless.


text:
For Arthritis, Prevention is Better than the Cure
For the older group, those who did even low amounts of physical activity reduced their chances of developing arthritis symptoms by 28%. Those who exercised moderately lowered their risk by 46%, and those who exercised most lowered their risk by 39%. A direct effect was not found in the younger group though the reasons for that are unclear.
There are a lot of ways for seniors to get active, and a lot of health benefits besides a lowering in arthritis pain. Being physically active can decrease your chance of stroke, depression, osteoporosis and premature death. Walking, swimming, tennis and gardening are all great ways to add some activity to your day. Get a friend to take a walk with you this weekend, join a swim club, or just get out there and get moving!Disclaimer


text:
The I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic, and in the centuries that followed, this work had a profound influence on the philosophy, religion, art, literature, politics, science, technology, and medicine of various cultures throughout East Asia. Jesuit missionaries brought knowledge of the I Ching to Europe in the seventeenth century, and the American counterculture… (more)
Publisher: Princeton University Press (March 21, 2012)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 264 pages
File size: 3.1 MB
Protection: DRM
Language: English


text:
Ford Motor (F : NYSE : US$13.99)
SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB : NYSE : US$27.66)
The Globe & Mail published an article over the weekend highlighting Ford shares as a way to play the housing recovery. The article noted that the auto maker has ties to the housing market due to its heavy reliance on pick ups, and that a recovery in the U.S. be driving demand for trucks higher.
Truck sales increased to 645,300 in 2012, the third consecutive year of gains. Even with the steady gains, sales of pickup trucks still sit at 1994 levels and are well below levels seen during the U.S. housing boom, which could leave the door open for further growth. The Globe noted that while homebuilders still have a long way to go before hitting 2005 highs, Ford ay be able to have a stronger run for the following reasons:
1) Ford doesn't have its history tainted by a bubble;
2) Ford's P/E ratio is less than 11 versus an average of 36 for homebuilders; and
3) Ford recently doubled its dividend while homebuilders typically distribute little to nothing.


text:
China's environmental challenge - Aug 28
Click on the headline (link) for the full text. Many more articles are available through the Energy Bulletin homepage
China to spend $372 billion on cutting energy use, pollution
Kathy Chen and Stian Reklev, Reuters
China will plough $372 billion into energy conservation projects and anti-pollution measures over the next three-and-a-half years, part of a drive to cut energy consumption by 300 million tonnes of standard coal, the country's cabinet said Tuesday.
A report from China's State Council, or cabinet, said the investments will take China almost halfway to meeting its target to cut the energy intensity 16 percent below 2010 levels by 2015.
The government has earmarked $155 billion of the money for projects that shrink energy use, and while the plan did not detail which types of projects or sectors would benefit from the funds, a big share of the cash is expected to go to industry.
(22 August 2012)
China's mega coal power bases exacerbate water crisis – in pictures
The Guardian
A new Greenpeace report warns China's plan to rapidly expand large coal mines and power plants in its arid northern and western provinces threatens to drain precious water supply and could trigger a severe water crisis. The photographer Lu Guang has documented the water-intensive coal extraction, forcing deterioration of arid grassland and forcing herders to seek alternative livelihoods
View images
(21 August 2012)
Thousands being moved from China's Three Gorges - again
Sui-Lee Wee, Reuters
China relocated 1.3 million people during the 17 years it took to complete the Three Gorges dam. Even after finishing the $59 billion project last month, the threat of landslides along the dam's banks will force tens of thousands to move again.
It's a reminder of the social and environmental challenges that have dogged the world's largest hydroelectric project. While there has been little protest among residents who will be relocated a second time, the environmental fallout over other big investments in China has become a hot-button issue ahead of a leadership transition this year.
In some cases, protests have forced the scrapping of multi-billion dollar projects. The most recent was on July 28, when Chinese officials cancelled an industrial waste pipeline after anti-pollution demonstrators occupied a government office in the eastern city of Qidong, destroying computers and overturning cars.
"If the government says you have to move, you move," said Shuai Linxiang, a 57-year-old woman among 20,000 people to be relocated from Huangtupo, where they were resettled in 1998. "We can't oppose them."..
(22 August 2012)
China and its controversial carbon appetite [Book review]
Pilita Clark, Financial Times
This guide to Beijing's ecological aims casts doubt on the idea that the middle class can drive green action
China's Environmental Challenges , by Judith Shapiro
...Judith Shapiro, a US academic who was one of the first Americans to live in China after relations with the US were normalised in 1979, explains many of the reasons why in this concise and illuminating book...
(19 August 2012)
What do you think? Leave a comment below.
Sign up for regular Resilience bulletins direct to your email.
Take action!
Find out more about Community Resilience. See our COMMUNITIES page
Start your own projects. See our RESOURCES page.
Help build resilience. DONATE NOW.
This is a community site and the discussion is moderated. The rules in brief: no personal abuse and no climate denial. Complete Guidelines.


text:
Empowering civic activism toward a culture of peace.
Search Photos
Sort by:
LatestTop RatedMost PopularRandom
by Kelash Kumar Sarhadi
by The Peace Store
by Glen Thompson
by Mohd. Abdul Saeed Khan
Welcome toDoPeace
Sign Upor Sign In
Or sign in with:
Support the Peace Alliance...
Get Badge
© 2016 Created by DoPeace Admin.
Powered by
Badges |
Report an Issue |
Terms of Service
Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.


text:
Price paid: $ 20
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Sound: Right now, I'm using it with a First Act starter bass (not exactly the most quality equipment) with single-coil pickups. This amp is actually a replacement for the original First Act 15 watter, which broke after only a few months. I stick with mostly rock, and sometimes a little bit of metal. At least for practicing these, the amp is good enough to get the job done. Doesn't seem like it's focused towards any specific genre, though. The amp isn't too noisy, it has a good amount of volume and low end for something it's size. You pretty much get the sound you expect, the clean sound of the bass and not much else. For the most part, the amp stays clean at high volumes unless both the amp and bass volumes are jacked up, in which case you'll get some distortion. The distortion, when it is present, is annoying but not unbearable. // 6
Reliability & Durability: I think I can depend on it as a practice amp. Wouldn't use it for gigging though, as it really doesn't have the power for performance. This is a pretty resilient amp, much more so than its First Act predecessor. I haven't exactly beat up on the thing, but I've put it to the test on a number of occasions, and it still works and looks like it did the day I got it a few months ago. // 7
Overall Impression: I generally play rock and a bit of metal, not exactly great for an amp with limited power output. It's good for practicing on your own. I have been playing for about 8 months, on a crummy First Act starter bass. The one good piece of equipment I own is a Monster Bass cable, pretty much the best kind you can get, in my opinion. I do plan on getting a nicer bass and amp very soon. There's nothing I really wish I asked about this when I bought it. It's what I thought it would be, and I got a good deal on it, so I'm happy about that. If this amp was stolen, really, I only paid 20 bucks for it. I would probably get another similar one, though, to use as a practice amp. I love the portability of the amp more than anything, and maybe the fact that it still works like it should. The EQ is pretty cool, too; the dueling mid-knobs allow for a decent adjustment in the type of sound you want. The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that it's not powerful, although that could be said about pretty much any practice amp like this. My favorite feature is the mid-EQ. I didn't really compare it to anything. It was just sitting there for 20 bucks in the store, and I just needed something to replace my original hunk of crap amp because it broke on me. I wish it had some more power and some effects options, but all in all it's well worth what I paid for it. // 7
balcones 13


text:
I've always used arimidex. Is aromasin really better?
Heres an article I found on another website guys.
Aromasin (exemestane) is a steroid-al AI - an irreversible aromatase inhibitor ... great for controlling estrogen "during cycle" and "PCT" ...
But, what else does it do ???
Good reading....
Suppression of estrogen, via estrogen receptor or aromatase blockade, is being investigated in the treatment of different conditions. Exemestane (Aromasin) is a potent and selective irreversible aromatase inhibitor. To characterize its suppression of estrogen and its pharmacokinetic (PK) properties in males, healthy eugonadal subjects were recruited. In a cross-over study, 12 were randomly assigned to 25 and 50 mg exemestane daily, orally, for 10 d with a 14-d washout period. Blood was withdrawn before and 24 h after the last dose of each treatment period. A PK study was performed (n = 10) using a 25-mg dose.
The 25- and 50-mg doses of daily exemestane had comparable effects in suppressing circulating estrogen concentrations, with 38 ± 24% (mean ± SD; P = 0.002 vs. baseline) and 32 ± 29% (P = 0.008) decreases in estradiol concentrations, 71 ± 12% (P < 0.0001) and 74 ± 12% (P < 0.0001) decreases in estrone concentrations, and 45 ± 27% (P = 0.004) and 51 ± 20% (P = 0.02)
There was an increase in circulating testosterone concentrations after both 25 mg (60 ± 58%; P = 0.001) and 50 mg (56 ± 48%; P = 0.003) exemestane. Androstenedione concentrations were increased as well after 25 mg (32 ± 36%; P = 0.004) and 50 mg (47 ± 59%; P = 0.052) exemestane, respectively (Fig. 1Go and Table 2Go).
SHBG concentrations were decreased by 21 ± 7% (P = 0.0003) and 19 ± 39% (P = 0.18) at 25 and 50 mg exemestane, respectively.
Free testosterone concentrations were increased by 117 ± 74% (P = 0.0001) and 154 ± 95% (P < 0.0001) at both doses, due to the decrease in SHBG and the increase in total testosterone.
There were no changes in circulating serum triglycerides, cholesterol, or LDL or HDL cholesterol concentrations with either dose of exemestane.
I've always used arimidex. Is aromasin really better?
Good post, have always gone with aromasin over adex - better overall, less chance of rebound, less sides, obvious choice overall IMO
Use promo Code HIV20 for 20% off!
I prefer aromasin.
fo shizzle
Adex on and aromasin after.
Anything I post on this board is based on Fantasy and Science Fiction...and stuff I may or may not have read somewhere else...
I used aromasin this time around (with clomid) I will never use anything else. I feel like I recovered so perfectly, it definitely did its job
i like this stuff it's very good
good info
awesome, makes me glad i just ordered some!
Appreciate the info.
After doing a hood bit if studying on it I have only used Aromasin for my AI exclusively and have had excellent results with it.
I'm on on doctor rx'd trt anyhow and had higher levels of e2 even at trt doses of test. After going round and round with my doc about rx'ing me an AI for it (and him saying no) I finally procured some from a source and have since had perfect e2 levels for my last two lab draws.
I finished a 16 week blast recently and thought maybe my e2 was gonna be author high as a result but it was perfect, 25. My total test was pretty high considering I dropped my dose significantly in an effort to get back to an acceptable level so my doc wouldn't freak out. Additionally my free test was actually very high, which thankfully the doc didn't care about but it seems to go with what was states in the study above as previously it was just in the normal range.
Anyhow, Aromasin is the only way I will fly from now on!
When will you have exemestane back in stock?
It doesn't matter how you find the pot of gold, so long as you beat the leprechauns.
TJTJ is fictional character and purely theoretical.
aromasin, first time user here...killed my libido, dont even think about s*x...Im tapering to 300mg test C per week now maybe I can just stop taking it and just do my usual pct with nolva and clomid?
It doesn't matter how you find the pot of gold, so long as you beat the leprechauns.
TJTJ is fictional character and purely theoretical.
around 10 weeks, no higher than 500mg per week, did aromasin eod to start out and now doin ed


text:
|11.07.2011 - France to withdraw investment in Renault battery plant
|In a significant blow to Renaults electric vehicle battery programme, the French Strategic Investment Fund has decided to withdraw its plans to invest 125million in the project. According to reports in La Tribune, a 100million public loan will also no longer be granted. Currently,Franceowns a 15 per cent stake in Renault which is investing 4billion, along with its alliance partner Nissan, into its electric vehicle programme..............................................Full Article: Source


text:
Account Sign In
To sign in to your account, please follow the steps below.
- Click on the "My Account" link at the top of most midwayusa.com pages.
- Type your email address and password.
- Click on the "Sign In" button.
NOTE: If you are having problems remembering your password, please click on the "Forgot Your Password?" link beneath the password field.


text:
Injuries are bound to happen in the rigorous NFL, but many teams just hope they don't happen to star players.
Unfortunately they do and they definitely have thus far in the season.
Here are a few teams that will definitely struggle with their recent injury departures, even if they aren't season ending.


text:
Overview Kilronan Guest House
Property name: Kilronan Guest House
Type: Guest House
Minimum rate per night: USD 84.00
Description Kilronan Guest House
Offering luxury family-run accommodation at very reasonable prices, The Kilronan Guest House can only be described as a peaceful haven in the heart of the city. This charming 3-star central Dublin guest house offers cosy accommodation in an 1834 Georgian house transformed by beautiful fabrics and warm furnishings where you are sure to feel at home and make friends. Conveniently located on the southern side of the River Liffey and within walking distance from St Stephen's Green, Grafton Street, Trinity College and Dublin Castle, The Kilronan Guest House is the perfect base for exploring Dublin. Combining Georgian style with the needs of the 21st Century traveller, this charming guest house offers an irresistible alternative to a Dublin hotel and a choice you won't regret. Ask the friendly staff to direct you to the best Dublin hotspots, book restaurants and call you cabs from the convenience of the hotel reception where you can also have a cup of tea as you check in and catch up the news back home thanks to complimentary wireless internet access in Kilronan's cosy lounge. In the afternoon, you can take a wander to St. Stephen's Green and on to Grafton Street-Dublin's major shopping area. Then you could continue to Dublin Castle, Trinity College's Book of Kells, The National Gallery and the Temple Bar.
Services and facilities
General facilities
|Tourist information, City maps, Reading lounge, Telephone in Room
|LCD flat screen TV, Hairdryer in each room
|Internet/Email services
|Free Parking
Credit cards
|Credit cards accepted
Leisure and sport
|City guide
Kilronan Guest House
1.8 mi
Guest House O'Donoghue's
1.8 mi
Guest House Fitzwilliam
1.8 mi
Guest House Stauntons on the Green
1.9 mi
Guest House Waterloo House
2.1 mi
Guest House Butlers Townhouse
2.2 mi
Guest House Celtic Lodge
2.2 mi
Guest House Hazelbrook House
2.2 mi
Guest House Glen Guesthouse


text:
True to its name, the TreeHaven 10K campaign will plant 10,000 trees throughout New Haven over five years (finishing in 2014). This ambitious partnership between URI and the City of New Haven will provide local employment opportunities, restore a diminishing tree canopy, and improve urban quality of life, among other benefits.
Achieving this vision of protecting and enhancing New Haven't tree canopy will require both a public and private participation, as residents control the largest percentage of the city's tree canopy. The TreeHaven 10K campaign aims to match 5,000 trees planted on public lands by GreenSkills interns with 5,000 trees planted on private land by homeowners and major institutions. Together, the goal of 10,000 trees is well within reach.
Beyond beautification, it is estimated that New Haven's street trees currently save the city about $4 million dollars per year. These saving come through reducing stormwater runoff, improving air quality and public health, and lowering energy bills, among other things. You can help realize more benefits by planting more trees. To calculate the potential benefits of planting a tree near you, see the Tree Benefits Calculator.
Mulch mimics nature. It resembles the woody debris found on the forest floor and provides the following services:
1) It keeps the roots cooler with the few inches of insulation it provides.
2) It reduces the amount of weeding needed to cut down on plants that would compete with the tree for nutrients and water.
3) Most importantly, it helps retain moisture after watering.
Mulch biodegrades, so if your tree needs more mulch, replace it. How? Place the mulch in a doughnut shape around the tree 2-3 inches high, so the water in the doughnut hole would drain toward the stem. The mulch doughnut should be about 2 inches away from the base of the tree and should never bury the tree's root flare. (Watch this root flare movie to learn more about root flares.)
After mulching, be sure to water that tree. It's thirsty!
Newly planted trees don't have enough roots to support their leaves. When a tree grows in a forest from seed, its leaves and roots develop in response to each other. As the roots spread outwards, accessing water and nutrients in the soil, the tree is able produce more above-ground tissue (stems and leaves). With more leaves receiving energy from the sun and producing more carbohydrates for the tree through photosynthesis, the tree is able to grow more roots. The roots and leaves grow in partnership with each other to nurture the long-term health, vigor, and vitality of the tree. Your new tree will be able to support itself eventually. However, for the first three years, it will function much differently and depend on you for its survival.
Why? Before your tree arrived, it was growing happily in a tree nursery. In order to transport the tree to your house, a machine called a tree spade amputated a significant amount of roots and lifted the tree out of the ground. The tree was then wrapped in burlap and secured by a wire basket. This 300-pound package was delivered to your house and planted by one of our trusty GreenSkills planting crews. In order to maintain the tree's canopy, which is very important, the relatively small amount of roots left are responsible for providing water and nutrients to the tree. With your diligent watering every week, the roots will be able to feed the tree and most importantly grow.
Sleep, creep, leap: During the first year, most of the tree's growth will be underground in the root system. In the second year, the roots will continue to grow and access more areas of the soil and you will begin to see signs of growth in the canopy. And finally, in the third year, after the root network has recovered, your tree will grow in leaps and bounds- a satisfying sight to see after your committed stewardship!
How much water?
25 gallons once a week! A deep soaking is needed for enough water to penetrate the root ball. A deep soaking also will allow the water to reach deeper levels of the soil so that new roots will establish well below the surface enabling the tree to have a higher capacity to withstand future droughts.
Water your tree EVEN WHEN IT RAINS! Most storms do not produce enough rain (at least one inch) to keep up with the amount of water the tree needs.
View a comprehensive inventory of all New Haven street trees using this interactive map.


text:
No Marshmallows, Just Term Papers
Submitted by pgpalakg to the category Business and Industry on 08/20/2011 10:54 PM
Financial Leverage & Project Appraisal
The various means of financing represent the financial structure of an organization. This is a significant decision as it influences the shareholder's risk & return & therefore the cost of capital also.
Leverage is a general term for any technique to multiply gains and losses. Important examples are:
* A public corporation may leverage its equity by borrowing money. The more it borrows, the less equity capital it needs, so any profits or losses are shared among a smaller base and are proportionately larger as a result.
* Hedge funds often leverage their assets by using derivatives. A fund might get any gains or losses on $20 million worth of crude oil by posting $1 million of cash as margin.
Measures of Leverage
1. Operating Leverage:
Operating leverage measures a firm's fixed versus variable costs. The greater proportion of fixed costs, the greater the operating leverage.
Degree of OL = (%Change in EBIT)/(%Change in Qty Sold)
2. Financial Leverage:
Financial Leverage is also known as Financial Gearing. It measures to the mix of debt & equity in the capital structure of a company.
DFL = (% Change in EPS)/ (% Change in EBIT)
*Vertical Axis Showing EPS & Horizontal EBIT
Less interest on bonds $2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000
Earnings before taxes (EBT) $ 4,000 $ 8,000 $ 12,000
Less taxes (35%) $ 1,400 $ 2,800 $ 4,200
Earning after taxes...
Join now to view this essay and thousands of others on PaperCamp.com. It's free Join Now!


text:
July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run
History is unkind to defeated generals. All most of us recall about Irvin McDowell is that he commanded the Union army at First Bull Run, First Manassas south of the Mason-Dixon line, and was beaten by the Confederates. He had a long and illustrious career in the Army both before and after Bull Run, but none of that matters. He is the defeated general at Bull Run, and after History places that stamp on him, nothing else really matters. In John Brown's Body, his epic poem on the Civil War, Stephen Vincent Benet has a few words on McDowell that I believe should be remembered.
Six miles away, McDowell had planned his battle
And planned it well, as far as such things can be planned–
A feint at one point, a flanking march at another
To circle Beauregard's left and crumple it up.
There were Johnston's eight thousand men to be reckoned with
But Patterson should be holding them, miles away,
And even if they slipped loose from Patterson's fingers
The thing might still be done.
If you take a flat map
And move wooden blocks upon it strategically,
The thing looks well, the blocks behave as they should.
The science of war is moving live men like blocks.
And getting the blocks into place at a fixed moment.
But it takes time to mold your men into blocks
And flat maps turn into country where creeks and gullies
Hamper your wooden squares. They stick in the brush,
They are tired and rest, they straggle after ripe blackberries,
And you cannot lift them up in your hand and move them.
–A string of blocks curling smoothly around the left
Of another string of blocks and crunching it up–
It is all so clear in the maps, so clear in the mind,
But the orders are slow, the men in the blocks are slow
To move, when they start they take too long on the way–
The General loses his stars and the block-men die
In unstrategic defiance of martial law
Because still used to just being men, not block-parts.
McDowell was neither a fool nor a fighting fool;
He knew his dice, he knew both armies unready,
But congressmen and nation wanted a battle
And he felt their hands on his shoulders, forcing his play.
He knew well enough when he played that he played for his head
As Beauregard and Johnston were playing for theirs,
So he played with the skill he had–and does not lie
Under a cupolaed gloom on Riverside Drive.
Put Grant in his place that day and with those same dice,
Grant might have done little better.
Wherefore, now,
Irvin McDowell, half-forgotten general,
Who tried the game and found no luck in the game
And never got the chance to try it again
But did not backbite the gamblers who found more luck in it
Then or later in double-edged reminiscences;
If any laurel can grow in the sad-colored fields
Between Bull Run and Cub Run and Cat Hairpin Bend
You should have a share of it for your hardworking ghost
Because you played as you could with your cold, forced dice
And neither wasted your men like the fighting fools
Nor posed as an injured Napoleon twenty years later.
Go here for my thoughts on the lessons to be gleaned from Bull Run by observant individuals.
3 Responses to July 21, 1861: First Battle of Bull Run
An ancestor, an Irish immigrant, gave his life on that field with the 69th New York Militia. His daughter was my great, grandmother's mother. My sister has a tin-type (or whatever) picture.
The war was one long and bloody meat grinder. Tactics were outdated compared with the weapons: rifled muskets, and improvements in artillery and logistics. Both sides were in it for the long haul.
Then, it devolved (if that were possible) into trench warfare: Petersburg.
Seems no one (except Lee at Fredericksburg, then he did the opposite at Gettysburg) was able to marry the strategic offensive with tactical defensive. The attacker always had the disadvantage in casualties. Years ago (our office was across from the NY Public Library) I read a scholarly book detailing the disadvantages of the CW attacker.
The Unon cavalry was ineffective until Gettysburg.
The Union had the advantage in men, industrial capacity, and it was executing the Anaconda Plan.
The Union could have lost, or lost the will to contuinue. The South was at a significant disadvantage with slight chance of success.
McDowell's plan was a good one, but it was too complex for green troops. He should have tried something simpler.
"I read a scholarly book detailing the disadvantages of the CW attacker."
Yes, the tacticians of the war never quite understood the effect of the rifled bullet. With one often unremembered exception: Col. Emery Upton of the Union. His approach was to launch a massed column against a short part of the front, which charged the position without bothering to trade fire with the defenders. It worked reasonably well against improvised defenses, twice at Spotsylvania.


text:
We are family owned and operated since 1972. For nearly four decades we have been a name you can trust for exceptional quality and value. We specialize in residential and light commercial sales and service. Our highly trained technicians service all brands of equipment. We offer free in-home estimates on replacement and offer a valuable Preventative Maintenance program. Call us today for all your heating and cooling needs. We are The Dealer Who Cares!
Close Directions


text:
The November 14 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks have led to numerous landslide dams being formed in North Canterbury and Kaikoura rivers and streams. Information on these landslide dams is available here. As a precaution it is strongly advised to keep away from all riverbeds north of the Waiau River in case there are any sudden releases of water.
The cause of the sand build-up is the natural shape of the coast. Banks Peninsula acts as a large shelter for Pegasus Bay. The peninsula causes the sea current to form a large eddy (circular motion) in Pegasus Bay, causing sand to accumulate. It also protects the bay from the southerly storms and prevents the northward movement of sand up the coast.
20,000 years ago the shoreline of Pegasus Bay was 50 kilometres further out to sea and 130 m lower. As the climate warmed and cooled over time, the continental shelf was continually flooded until the shoreline became stable at its current position about 4500 years ago. This means that the coast as we know it – its landforms, estuaries and sediment, is relatively young.
Much of Pegasus Bay is open flat beach area backed by extensive dunes. The dunes need to be eight metres above mean sea level to be effective against storms.
Sand dunes protect the land from the forces of the sea during storms. Without healthy sand dunes, settlements along Pegasus Bay could be threatened.
Anecdotal information and observations indicate an increasing number of recreational vehicles (4wd, 4, 3 and 2 wheeler bikes) accessing the beach areas of Pegasus Bay. It is accepted that a large number of these are using access for low impact purposes such as getting to fishing and whitebaiting areas and for launching and recovery of craft. However, there are other groups and individuals that use the beach, and the dune areas, for recreational driving. Again, a large number of these are reasonably responsible but the issue stems from two factors:
The principal issue contains a number of sub-issues:
Sandy beaches attract people for a number of reasons...
Walking, playing on the beach, walking dogs, fishing, horse riding, surfing, 4 wheel driving, jet skiing, boating.
All these activities require people, animals or vehicles to move across or near the coast.
They could disturb nesting birds or destroy plants that grow on sand dunes.
Port operations, sewage outlets.
Ships and other sea vessels may contribute to marine pollution.
Population growth near the coast means an increase in sewage discharge. This could lead to contamination if not treated correctly.
Building housing for permanent or holiday homes, businesses, structures built right on the coast such as jetties or sea walls.
These activities may attract more people for recreation. Structures built on the coast could interfere with normal coastal processes.
The strategy contains recommendations on whether or not vehicles should be allowed to access beaches on the Northern Pegasus Bay coast between the Waimakariri River mouth and 'The Rocks' north of the Waipara River.
It is a non-statutory strategy, which means its recommendations are not binding until the four organisations who look after this coastline (Environment Canterbury, Hurunui District Council, Waimakariri District Council and the Department of Conservation) agree to adopt the strategy and its recommendations.
Christchurch City beaches are already restricted to vehicle access.
(03) 353 9007
More contact details »


text:
New Educational Outreach Materials Available
The July 2011 Climate Education Update Newsletter is now available! The subject of this edition is the Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC). Topics covered include Madden-Julian Oscillation, Tropical Cyclones, and el Niño and La Niña. Also included is a related activity for middle school students, "Why is it Hotter at the Equator?," which demonstrates the different heating effects of sunlight.
Two new Keeping an Eye on Climate Change student flyers are also available. The first describes the ARM Mobile Facility's operation of the observatory in Nainital, India, in support of the Ganges Valley Aerosol Experiment (GVAX) campaign. The second describes the international research effort being conducted on Gan Island for the ARM Madden-Julian Oscillation Investigation Experiment (AMIE) campaign.