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Traditional depression meds don�t work for everyone�but this new drug could fill the gap.
Depression is not pretty: It erodes your appetite for life, energy, self-esteem, concentration, and supplants those with hopelessness.� Yet of the 10 percent of the population that suffers from depression, 30 to 40 percent are not helped by traditional antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). RELATED: Depression: Could Vitamin D Be the Cure? But a new drug, cousin of the anesthetic and street drug ketamine and called by the geeky term GLYX-13, may be the best new alternative, according to a 2013 animal study at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.� What�s more, the drug appears to improve learning and memory, and lessen pain. How GLYX-13 Works GLYX-13, like ketamine, affects N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), one of the 40 to 60 glutamate receptors in the brain, explains senior study author and molecular neurobiologist Joseph Moskal, biomedical engineering research professor and director of the Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics at Northwestern. �NMDA plays the biggest role in modulating normal learning processes,� he says. Glutamate is one of the most prevalent neurotransmitters in the brain, adds psychiatrist Dr. Prakash Masand, Chairman and CEO of Global Medical Education, an online medical education resource. �The thinking is that [in depression] there is an abnormality in the connection between the glutamate neurons, and that GLYX-13 corrects that abnormal connection.� That disconnection may also be true for other mental disorders such as schizophrenia, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), fueling hope that GLYX-13 may help those conditions as well, says Masand, who also teaches at Columbia University in New York City. Although ketamine, the street drug, acts as a long-lasting antidepressant in clinical trials, it has toxic side effects. �If you give animals [trapped in water] ketamine, they dive around, hallucinating and defecating,� says Moskal. �But if you give animals GLYX-13, right away they swim and swim. [Depressed] animals without GLYX-13 just float and quit.� How GLYX-13 is Different from other Antidepressants SSRIs work on an entirely different system--the serotonergic, or serotonin, system--than GLYX-13.� Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that, when low, affects mood, particularly depression and anxiety. But no one knows why SSRIs work only on some, not all, depressed people. Perhaps the most remarkable difference between GLYX-13 and other antidepressants is that GLYX-13 works within 24 hours, says Masand. Current antidepressants take two to four weeks to have an effect and come with unpleasant side effects, such as reduced sexual desire, dry mouth and insomnia, among others. �We have not seen any conspicuous side effects in single-dose [human] studies of GLYX-13,� says Moskal. �But we are just now doing [human] studies with repeated doses so we can�t say yet that that will hold up.� Moskal predicts that the drug will be available in injectable form by 2015 or 2016. The effects of one injection should last a week. �We have also started a phase 1 toxicity study on an oral compound, NRX 1074� says Moskal. �So we may be able to give GLYX-13 in oral form, also probably once a week.� Most exciting is that GLYX-13 is helping scientists understand how depression�and perhaps other mental disorders�work, says Moskal: �We�re assuming that not everyone will be cured with GLYX-13 because some people respond to SSRIs, which work through a different mechanism. But we�re defining psychological problems that all [appear to] have a NMDA [related] component. If that�s true, then maybe GLYX- 13 may be effective for those as well.� Brought to you by: Spry Living


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The Digital Skeptic: Eerie How Web's Future Looks Like Useless Erie Canal
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (TheStreet) -- Bob White will tell anybody who'll listen that the Web is far from the world's first zillion-dollar trench to nowhere.
"It's 350 miles through swamps or what have you, built by hand. Folks considered it the eighth wonder of the world," White told me as he piloted the Sam Patch. "But these days, it's just us out here, using it for fun."
No, White's not piloting some riff of AOL's
Business is brisk. The Sam Patch, along with her sister ship the Mary Jemison, runs about 80 such 90-minute trips a week during the high season. Most folks could care less about the backstory of this long, murky stretch of once-commercial water. But when I pressed White on the details of why this network was not commercially viable in a world where waterborne container transport dominates, this passionate representative of this bygone waterway simply sighed.
"At the time the Erie Canal revolutionized commerce. In the 1800 and 1900s, it was the way to go," White said. "But now, times change and nobody uses it anymore."
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On the surface this mostly abandoned waterway -- exactly two boats and two jet skis passed us -- hardly looks like the stuff of a modern interconnected information system. But if you listen carefully, this thing was absolutely, positively the Web of its day.
There was talk of a national interconnected canal system early in our history. Robert Fulton actually lobbied President George Washington directly in 1797. But it took nearly two decades of bickering and serious taxpayer dollars fronted by then-New York state Gov. DeWitt Clinton to get the Erie Canal open in 1825.
And like the Web of today, the fleets of fast-moving, easy-to-load barges of the time immediately -- and dramatically -- lowered the cost of transporting goods and information by a Web-like 95%, White said.


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Kids Picture Dictionary App
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What it is: Kids Picture Dictionary is just what you would imagine it to be: a dictionary, for kids, with pictures. This picture dictionary has something extra special built in, it includes a self record feature so that kids (teachers or parents) can record their own voice to record sentence examples. Each word includes a picture, an audio recording of the word, and the ability for kids (teachers or parents) to record their own sentence.
How to use the Kids Picture Dictionary App in your classroom: This is a very simple dictionary app for young students. It is organized well so that they can search words by letter and picture. The words included are pretty basic, but would be perfect for an emerging reader/writer. Students could use the dictionary to help them with spelling during writing time. I've often seen kids who can tell a fantastic story, but their writing is limited because they don't want to spell a word that they aren't sure of. Kids Picture Dictionary app could be just the confidence they need to let their ideas soar.
The Kids Picture Dictionary app could also be really helpful for ELL/ESL students who are learning vocabulary. Each word not only includes a picture, but also a sample sentence. Students can listen to the word used in context and then practice recording their own sentence using the new vocabulary. The recording is saved within the app so students can work independently, and teachers can go back through the app to assess understanding later.
Tips: The Kids Picture Dictionary app is free; however, it does include advertisements at the bottom of each page. For $1.99 you can get the app without the ads. A strong suggestion for educational app developers: It is RIDICULOUS to put an in-app purchase option on an educational app. If a school is going to buy your app, they will want to do it through the Volume Purchase program. In app purchases are NOT education friendly! (If you are purchasing this for school, the app exists in the app store twice, the free version always comes up first and if you dig, you can find the $1.99 ad free version.)
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For over sixty years, Willis Peterson's wildlife and nature photography has gained national and international recognition.�His work had been featured in Arizona Highways Magazine, National Geographic, Audubon Magazine, Pacific Discovery, and Natural History.
He was a contributor to the International Wildlife Photographic Exhibit, pro-duced in London in 1969 by the Nature Conservancy Council. The National Audubon Society featured his color prints in their traveling environmental exhibit in 1970, and Eastman Kodak displayed a selection of his prints in their New York City gallery in 1972.
Mr. Peterson lives in Clarkdale, Arizona with his wife, Roberta. They continue to travel and take photos. In addition, Mr. Peterson has established a scholarship for Prescott College students interested in nature photography.
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Cabins have wood burning Fireplaces,"except cabin 5 has a gas burning fireplace",living rooms,bathrooms,sun porches,dinning room,Cable TV,furnaces. Completely furnished kitchens with microwaves, refrig. stoves,coffee makers, toasters, dishes,pots and pans,bedding.There are fire pits, picnic table, charcoal grills, chairs.
All you need to bring is your towels, food and clothes,toiletries & dish soap.We supply paper towels,trash bags, toilet paper,
We have,water raft,docks,play area for the kids.150 feet of Sandy beach front.We have Jet ski Rentals,Boat & Motor Rentals,Pontoon Rentals.Paddle boat rentals. Snowmobile rentals,Shanty Rentals. Bait shop has Live bait tackle,fishing & hunting,ORV & snowmobile permit license here.
We have : Laundry room, Coin operated Washers & dryers, $1.00 to Wash $.75 to dry.
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fire wood for sale.$8.50 a wheel barrel load.about 30 pieces.
We have Pontoon boat rentals,motor rentals, waverunner Rentals, Snowmobile Rentals,Ice shanty rentals,
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Snowmobile Trails across the road from resort. 103 miles of well groomed DNR marked trails,
Cross county sking allowed on trails bike riding on the trails,
Canoeing, 6 miles up the road,
Skiing & Tubing, - snow snake 25 minutes,away
500 acres of state land, walking,nature,Hunting,1 mile up the road,
Golfing, with in 5 miles from resort , Lake of the Pines , Glenn Eagles,
Put Put golf 11 min. away,Harrison.
Soaring Eagles Casino,30 min. away
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Roller Skating 1/2 mile up he road.
There is a little something for everyone. Located in Central Michigan
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In this video clip, learn about precipitation and how clouds are formed. Find out why scientists study clouds and how students can help NASA collect cloud observation data. NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments. These videos... (View More) inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. The Real World series of NASA eClips™ connects classroom mathematics to 21st century careers and innovations and are designed for students to develop an appreciation for mathematics through real-world problem-solving. (View Less)
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This unit consists of four activities. Students begin by examining temperature cycles (current, recent and historical) then add in factors such as carbon dioxide, precipitation and cloud cover to discover regional and global differences in the... (View More) effects of climate change. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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In this unit, students investigate temperature cycles, tree rings, CO2 records, and the effects of CO2 on temperature, precipitation and cloud cover to determine the impacts of changing climate on forests. After gathering and analyzing local data,... (View More) students examine regional impacts and differences. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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This unit consists of two parts, each with several activities which require students to participate in investigations, discussions, computer data analysis, role-playing, and research. In Part 1, students examine the roles of Earth's energy balance... (View More) and the greenhouse effect in creating and affecting climate. Part 2 focuses on the biosphere as a system. Students examine the interactions of organisms, the effects of climate change on food webs, and the importance to humans of a healthy, intact ecosystem. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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In this science-based storybook, students Anita, Simon, and Dennis want to know why the sky isn't always blue. They learn that there's a lot more than air in the atmosphere, which can affect the colors we see in the sky. Four activities accompany... (View More) the book. The book is one of a series in the Elementary GLOBE unit designed to introduce students to the study of Earth system science (ESS). Each book has companion learning activities that complement the science covered in each story. Together, the books form an instructional unit that addresses ESS and related subjects (e.g., weather, water, seasons, soil, and aerosols). The GLOBE Program is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
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Designed for Science On a Sphere, this video is narrated by NASA scientist Peter Griffith who explains fast and slow carbon cycling on Earth. A banana is an example of fast, young carbon. A chunk of coal is an example of old, slow carbon. Carbon... (View More) dioxide and vegetation on land seen from space by satellites show the annual cycle: as plants grow during spring and summer they draw carbon dioxide out of the air during photosynthesis. When they die or go dormant during winter, carbon dioxide levels rise in the atmosphere. Burning fast or slow carbon to generate power or heat releases black carbon, also called soot which can be seen from space. (View Less)
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I have ordered last year all Houdeasianart`s oolongs that had Handmade inscription before it, and I bought Dong Ding Tea Association Da Yu Ling from Dragon teahouse, and I recently ordered 75 grams from the top 5 oolongs that were handmade, Long Feng Xia, Da Yu ling, ... etc.
I would like to ask from taiwanese oolong tea drinkers, which vendor sold this year the highest quality Ali Shan, Li Shan, Shan Ling Xi, oolongs, these are like the ruling trium virii of the highmountain oolong world.
I bought from Houde, Dragon Teahouse, Teafromtaiwan, I assume these are well respected vendors for taiwanese oolong teas, I have to try Teamasters, when I finish my last order I will o so.
P.S. I am brewing my oolongs first time in a porcelain gaiwan, but after that I am using my DHP teapot from yunnansourcing, this always makes better tea than a gaiwan, I assume because it brews the tea at a higher temperature, my thin walled flat gaiwan looses heat fast, I am getting more taste out of a 30 second first infusion, in the gaiwan the tea does not unfurl right, but in a round teapot even after the rinse and first infusion the leaves open up. And I am using a tetsubin, I read at Hojotea, that it is not a good option for oolong, but I do not have a ceramic kettle, but in 2 month I am spending more on tea so I could buy a ceramic kettle, but I am not sure weather to buy a Lin`s ceramic kettle or a Chao Zhou stove.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (69 votes).
In short: Tough hill at start!In full: I did this last year too but the hill seemed steeper this year! Tires your legs but is a great run along scenic routes. Good atmosphere. Lots of parking. £1 for charity is nothing to moan about! Got free cake and good fun for the family. Date of review: October 6, 2010
In short: A special raceIn full: My 5th consecutive year of running this race, and it is still one of my favourite events of the year. Great organisation and marshalling thanks (though only one sit down toilet for the blokes?). Love the feel to this event, with the bouncy castle (free!), tombola (kids won bottle of champagne!), BBQ (family made use of after the race, sat on our picnic rug in the sun), cakes and beer (didn't indulge). Love the fact that my children can take part in the safe, around park, 3k (or the short dash if you have younger children). Would have preferred this to have started slightly later as I missed the start, which didn't happen last year. I was in no rush to leave the event, but maybe people are keen to get on with things and get home again. Found it quite tough this year. Discovered at start that my Garmin battery was depleted so ran the course 'blind'. Thought I was being slow, but got a course record for me. I have got faster every year since I started in 2006. Can't go on for ever!Thanks to everyone. Will be there next year again if I am free.Date of review: September 14, 2010
Date of review: September 14, 2010
In short: Low hassle low cost great runIn full: It is great just to turn up, warm up and run with no 'pressure'. Being quite local and having run before was prepared for the hill but seismic activity in the area since last year seemed to have made it even steeper and longer. How people can moan about £1 for parking for charity I do not understand. I really enjoy this event.Date of review: September 14, 2010
In short: Lovely 10k with none of the usual furious elbowing at the start! Great family atmosphereIn full: Really good race - helped by the gorgeous weather, supportive marchalls & friendly runners. Fantastic for the rest of the family too with bouncy castle, cake stalls and beer tent. Only complaint is its Tuesday and still no results?! Date of review: September 14, 2010
In short: Mean hill, but scenic and lovely marshallsIn full: Dont let the hill st the start put you off it doesn't go on forever! Marshalls were great, sunny, countryside only downside was some of the the mad Sunday morning car drivers. Big plus was that my 13yr old won the 3K. HurrahDate of review: September 14, 2010
In short: Up, around and back down.....In full: Great race - thanks to the organisers. Some of the cars on the course were a bit reckless. Driver of silver Avensis estate 52 plate should be hung upside down and have a thousand running shoes thrown at him...Date of review: September 14, 2010
In short: A feel-good eventIn full: Arrived early for EOD - bit shocked at £1 parking but was a winner for the charity. Lovely family atmosphere. Loos were for the brave (yikes) - but I made 3x visits! What a hill on during that 1st K, but what a joy at 9k+. Managed a respectable 63mins (I think). Great free post run stretch. Thank you. GMxDate of review: September 13, 2010
In short: Great local race and always sunny!In full: Well organised,friendly race in very scenic surroundings. Good 'festival' atmosphere, and what better way to wait for the presentations than sitting in the sun with a hot dog in hand and supping a pint of Rebellion! Very slow this year mind.... Date of review: September 13, 2010
In short: My local 10k gets better each year (but the hill still smarts a little...)Date of review: September 12, 2010
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For a surefire hit at any meal or party, try out incredibly fresh extra jumbo shrimp. Our shrimp come from the cold shores of South America and arrive at your door peeled with the tail on. Serve these extra jumbo shrimp cold with our spicy homemade cocktail sauce or try them steamed, boiled, grilled or stir fried. They make a beautiful presentation on a bed of lettuce and garnished with sliced lemons. Add some low calorie, high protein shrimp to your menu and order today. A 1/2 lb for only $11.99.
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The vulnerability of revisiting this conversation reminds Krista to embrace "dark times as expressions of human vitality."
One in ten Americans, and even more dramatically, about one in four women, will experience clinical depression at some point in their lives. We take an intimate look at the spiritual dimensions of this illness and its aftermath.
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As someone of faith who has
As someone of faith who has been living with clinical depression for the past six or seven years, I appreciate thoughtful resources such as this.
This is so utterly timely!
This is so utterly timely! thank you, Krista Tippet!
There is an unfortunate
There is an unfortunate tendency in this interview--especially in last guest-- to spiritually exalt depression. the dark night of the soul is more like white noise, elevator muzak, furniture polish, a shopping mall, sunday light on an overstuffed house. it shrieks and scratches. its shrill or drones. it is not an experience of depth. that is sadness not depression.
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I'm curled like a shrimp...holding my innerds....the pain. I haven spent so many tears in yearslllll I'm older and definitaly not wiser I hear what you say...Listening to TED talks... and Krista you've saved me more times than you can imagine.I will keep on keeping on my dog and mother assume I'll be here...but I keep cryiig...so alone. What I would give to be in a Friends meeting...to feel the silence..the space My dx depression...tried too many meds. It's just my life.
how do I send this. I need to reach out even through email but am stuck.
Thanks for this program. I
Thanks for this program. I appreciate hearing others talk of their experiences dealing with depression.
I've suffered most of my life with depression, anxiety, and bi-polar disorder and spent 16 years on various pharmaceutical cocktails. Three years ago I stopped taking all my medications and began practicing Theravada Buddhism. True, I feel depressed and anxious much of the time, but I am thankful for the clarity that I've gained from seeing myself as I am rather than through the veil of chemicals. I appreciate the seconds (sometimes minutes) during meditation, where patches of sky appear behind the dark clouds, when I can take deep breaths and turn towards the suffering and see it soften. This is finding ground in groundlessness, knowing that the worst is endurable, and that I've made it to the other side, however briefly, with the support of the teachings and the practice.
Upon reflection, I can see
Upon reflection, I can see that when I have been depressed, I have been the most self-absorbed while feeling most separated from life. At these times, there is a 'me' living in 'my world' into which I retreat deeper and deeper because the other world – the world 'out there' – is a world I can no longer handle.
And the deeper and longer I retreat into the world of 'me', the more separated I feel and the more unmanageable and unrelatable that other world becomes to me.
In the world of 'me', there are few options available and the number shrinks rapidly. The viability of the remaining few fades like a mirage upon close encounter. Soon, it feels like I have no options. I am stuck in this state of helplessness and hopelessness. This is the state I go to bed in and wake up to.
Somewhere in me, there is a sense that I want this to end and sometimes, it can get confused with 'I want me to end'. But somehow, that blurred, lifeless ground upon which I am shriveling happens to have a crack through which a tiny sliver of light shines. Enough to let me see that I don't want 'me' to end.
Slowly, I crawl out from the world of 'me', regaining in small amount the sense that the world of 'me' is not separated from the world 'out there'.
That's when the voices of those who have been watching over me, standing guard on my behalf in their loving and unobtrusive way, become audible again, a little more coherent again. It's my cue to return to life, that it is safe after all, that the sense of separation I have been feeling has ended, or at least is not as irreconcilable as I had believed it to be.


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Instead of giving up on your stone, why don't you work on your dough and peel technique? Make up some practice dough just to play with. Top it lightly and launch into a unheated oven. If you can recover it and launch it again, you are more than ready for a real bake.


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Rubs and Sauces!
A good rub is what makes barbecue what it is. Snout & Co. blends 19 different spices to make a rub we can stand by. Cooking pork with rub and smoke is only a part of our process. We add a small amount of a mustard-based sauce to compliment all of these flavors and finish the pork at a low and slow. Once broken down in its own juice, all of these components form goodness!
We also have finishing sauces for you to enjoy curbside. You have to try our ancho molasses or if heat is what you want, we have a habanero-honey molasses that will make you grin!
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If you would like a taste of Cuba, come and try our mojo pork. We blend fresh citrus and spices to create this amazing style of pork that the Cubans have perfected. We will also offer our family recipe of black beans and fried plantains that are served with our smoked tomatillo-coconut sauce.
"Growing up with a Cuban grandmother has always given me a sense of pride. Cubans love their community and share their food with smiles".
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Monique Jenkinson and collaborators choreograph, write, and rehearse new work inspired by Rudolf Nureyev, subject of an exhibition at the de Young opening in Fall 2012. This work in progress will be presented as a final performance in Instrument.
Visitors are welcome to visit the gallery and witness a rehearsal in progress.


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TRAINING LEVEL: Basic
CLASS SIZE: Minimum: 20 Maximum: 30
This course covers the complex technical issues that underlie effective access management practices on streets and highways and provides the technical rationale for proper signal spacing, driveway spacing and design, the application and design of auxiliary lanes. "Before" and "after" case studies illustrate the impacts of projects to improve traffic safety and operations. In addition, the course addresses the issues involved in developing and administering an effective access management program. The course references the state-of-the-practice as presented in the Transportation Research Board's Access Management Manual, the latest edition of AASHTO's A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (Green Book), and pertinent NCHRP reports. In summary, this training provides a lasting reference and specific applications of techniques and practices that will enable transportation engineering and planning personnel to implement successful access management strategies and programs. All participants will receive the class notebook and a copy of the TRB Access Management Manual.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
This course targets transportation and planning professionals involved in traffic operations, roadway design, the planning of circulation systems, and land development. Specifically, the course is designed for those individuals directly involved in implementing access management solutions in their jurisdictions, as it focuses heavily on resources and solutions to reduce the impact of access points on traffic flow.
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Hot dogs get dressed up in much more than mustard for National Hot Dog Day.
In the pantheon of American culinary traditions, there are few dishes as iconic as the good old hot dog. And no better time to eat one than during the summer, where they�re a staple at baseball games and cookouts everywhere, and there�s an entire day (July 23rd) in celebration of the frankfurter. But if mustard, ketchup, relish, and onions are as outrageous as your dogs get, prepared to be wowed by these 15 wild dogs from across the country. Octo' Dog� Where: Riverpark Location: New York, NY Beef, pork, and chicken are what you traditionally find in a hot dog. But there�s nothing traditional about the octopus hot dog that Riverpark chef/partner Sisha Ort�zar is serving up. �I really enjoy octopus, and the texture is similar to that of a hot dog,� says Ort�zar. �We realized a�tentacle fits perfectly into a hot dog bun and that it�s fun to eat octopus this way, so�we added it to our bar menu. We braise, smoke, then grill the tentacles before putting�one in a bun with spicy mayo and refreshing cucumber relish.� Alligator Sausage Where: Dat Dog Location: New Orleans, LA If you�re going to eat an alligator dog, there�s no better place to do it than in New Orleans. And there�s no better place for dogs in New Orleans than Dat Dog, where you�ll find regional delicacies like an alligator sausage topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, bacon, and yellow mustard, or a crawfish sausage with sour cream, crawfish etouffee, fresh onions, diced tomatoes, and Creole mustard. Billionaire Dog Where: Haute Doggery Location: Las Vegas, NV Few cities know how to do �over the top� better than Las Vegas�and, yes, that includes it hot dog stands. At The LINQ, a new open-air dining and shopping spot on The Strip, Haute Doggery offers more than 20 types of dogs, some of them retro-inspired, some of them�like the Billionaire Dog�for high rollers. �When the �whales� roll into Las Vegas looking to gamble with extremely high stakes, the casinos cater to their every demand,� says Anthony Meidenbauer, corporate executive chef and director of culinary operations at Block 16. �High-end menu items including Kobe beef steak, foie gras, truffles, caviar, shark fin soup, and crazy expensive wine are all regular fare�the inspiration for the�Billionaire Dog�was to bring some of the foods that �billionaires� enjoy in Vegas to the masses. We use a Kobe beef hot dog, topped with foie gras torchon, black truffle mayo, and port onion marmalade.� Sonoran Dog Where: Kachina Southwestern Grill Location: Westminster, CO �Kachina�s menu is heavily influenced by Southwestern cuisine,� says chef Jeff Bolton of the reasoning behind their Sonoran Dog, a bacon-wrapped frankfurter that is popular in Arizona. In Kachina�s case, that means a Kobe hot dog with Applewood bacon, cowboy beans, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, and smoked tomato aioli. �We�ve made it even more popular at Kachina by adding our personal touch with a house-made bollilo bun and smoked tomato aioli,� says Bolton. �The fresh bollilo bread we make daily in our in-house pastry shop really enhances the flavor, and we use our smoked tomato aioli in place of your typical mayonnaise.� The Kirkland Dog Where: The Kirkland Tap & Trotter Location: Somerville, MA Chef Tony Maws spent more than a year developing The Kirkland Dog, made from all-natural pork shoulder, grass-fed beef chuck and shoulder and served on a house-baked pretzel bun. �I personally don�t like a soft, squishy hot dog bun,� says Maws. �I don�t like it! I don�t like Wonder Bread, either. For my interpretation, I didn�t want a bun so hearty that you couldn�t bite into it, but I also didn�t want something so soft that it would fall apart.� But you�d better time your visit correctly if you want to try it: The dish is an off-menu item that�s available Monday evenings and served in limited quantities throughout the rest of the week. Chicken & Sage Sausage Roll Where: The Shakespeare Location: New York, NY �The idea is not a novel one,� says chef Jason Hicks of The Shakespeare�s house-made chicken and sage sausage roll, which is wrapped and baked in a puff pastry and served with a baby leaf salad and a pint of beer. �Sausage rolls are eaten the same�way in the U.K. as hot dogs are in New York. [They�re] sold in both bakeries and butcher�s shops alike and�are normally put in a small paper bag, so that they can be eaten on the run.� The Flying Dutchman Where: Urban Hotdog Company Location: Albuquerque, NM There are more than 20 unique ways to enjoy a frankfurter at Albuquerque�s Urban Hotdog Company, including Flying Dutchman-style, in which a split and fried Italian sausage is covered with green chile, fontina cheese, pico de gallo, avocado salsa, and hot sauce before being topped with grilled jalape�os and sport peppers. �The Flying Dutchman came about through employee collaboration,� says manager Matthew Bernabe of the dish�s origin. �I started a secret menu�to give�our regulars something different to try and encourage creativity�in the kitchen�One day�a few of our employees got the�urge to try�anything that had a sort of��kick� to it on top of our spicy Italian sausage. We refined the idea�a bit and�we were completely blown away with the results!�It has become one of the most popular��Secret Menu� items we have created.� � Kobe Beef Hot Dog Where: City Limits Diner Location: White Plains, NY & Stamford, CT Few ingredients say �indulgence� like Kobe beef. �The Kobe Beef Hot Dog is very popular among adults that dine at City Limits, allowing guests to indulge in an elevated version of a childhood favorite,� says Chef Peter Assue of their high-end dog, which is topped with jalape�o jack cheese, pickled cucumbers and chimichurri. �We serve the hot dog in a house-made pretzel roll that gives the dish a little bit more flavor. Kobe beef is unexpected, and takes the hot dog to the next level�we�re making it accessible and offering it at a price that everyone in the family can be comfortable with.� Street-Style Hot Dog Where: The Painted Burro Location: Somerville, MA Casual Mexican favorite The Painted Burro is taking a cue from the Sonoran dog with its Street-Style Hot Dog. The all-beef hot dog courtesy of Pearl Meats, located in nearby Randolph, is served inside a toasted bun with fried pork belly, cabbage and jalape�o slaw, chipotle ketchup and agave mustard. On the side? Pickled veggie salad and charro beans. Sonoran Dog Where: Harlem Shake Location: New York, NY New York City�s Harlem Shake is offering yet another take on the Sonoran Dog, this one a deep-fried bacon-wrapped dog with pickled cherry pepper-bacon relish, chipotle mayo, and onions (all of the condiments are made in-house). �The inspiration for this hot dog was my husband, who is Mexican, and kept raving about the hot dogs he used to eat in Mexico as a child,� says owner Jelena Pasic. �He made it for me once at home and I thought it was the best hot dog I ever had! Needless to say, I decided to place it on the menu at Harlem Shake.� Sugar Mountain Pork Hot Dog� Where: Juniper Location: Burlington, VT Dogs get local at the Hotel Vermont, where on-site restaurant Juniper is serving up a locally-raised and pastured pork dog. The dish, courtesy of chef de cuisine Douglas Paine, is a new addition to the summer menu and is dressed with house pickle relish, yellow mustard, and the diner�s choice of lamb chili, cheese curds, or oxtail gravy. (The chef also suggests pairing it with a fresh and local�Citizen Cider.) Haute Dog Where: Craftsman and Wolves Location: San Francisco, CA The hot dog is getting an upscale twist at San Francisco�s Craftmans and Wolves. �There are few things better than a hot dog and an ice cold beer on a sunny day with friends,� says chef/owner William Werner. �For baseball season and summer BBQs, we wanted to make a Craftsman and Wolves version of a hot dog. So we got a custom bun mold to make a special croissant bun. Then we added a�Zoe's natural, all-beef hot dog�and�topped it with whole grain mustard and salt and vinegar beet chips. It's soft, crunchy, salty, and slightly sweet�hits the spot.� Paradise BLT Dog Where: Paradise Park Trailer Resort Location: Nashville, TN An old-school dog gets a new-school twist at Nashville�s Paradise Park Trailer Resort, where a jumbo all-beef hot dog gets wrapped in bacon, deep fried and served BLT-style. �I wanted to make the traditional hot dog more fun, and everyone loves a good BLT, so I thought, why not combine the two?� says Max Goldberg, co-owner of Strategic Hospitality. The Big Kahuna Where: Hot Diggity! Location: Philadelphia, PA The City of Brotherly Love is giving the traditional hot dog a tropical makeover with The Big Kahuna. This refreshingly innovative dish comes with one of three frankfurter bases�all-beef, vegetarian, or vegan�then gets topped with guava mustard, grilled sweet red onions, pineapple salsa, and an orange habanero aioli. Lobster �Haute� Dog Where: Chebeague Island Inn Location: Chebeague Island, ME You�ll have to travel 10 miles off the coast of Portland, Maine on National Hot Dog Day if you want to get a taste of this not-so-average hot dog, which pairs a fresh lobster and beef dog with avocado garlic whip�and pickled watermelon slaw. More on hot dogs and outrageous eats below... This article originally appeared as on Relish


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CUBRID it! Programming ContestJune 1st – 22nd 2011
We are happy to announce that the winners have been selected, you can can find them here
Programming Contest
As of 22 June we are no longer accepting submissions. We hope it was as fun to you as it was to us! Thank you to all coders for submitting their solution. We encorage everybody to send us feedback at contact [at] cubrid.org.
The winners will be announced on July 5th on this page, so stay tuned! We will also contact each winner individually.
Update: due to the fact that there were lots of submitted solutions it will us take longer to evaluate all of them. The final results will be published on July 11th. Thank you for your patience.
The 10 participants, who will score the highest, will get the following prizes:
- 1st place - Apple iPad 2
- 2nd and 3rd place - Amazon Kindle
- 4th and 5th place - Nikon Coolpix S3100 Digital Camera
- 6th to 10th place - Amazon 50$ gift certificates
Community Contest
Spread the word about the programming contest and win one of the following prizes:
- 1 Apple iPod
- 2 Amazon gift certificate ( 100$ )
- 5 Amazon gift certificate ( 50$ )
All you have to do is retweet the contest start announcement:
What is this contest all about?
Quick links
CUBRID it! is an online programming contest which requires finding and coding the best solution for a SQL related problem we will be proposing.
This programming contest is organized by the CUBRID Open Source community once every year.
This year the contest will be held between June 1st and June 22nd.
CUBRID it! is open to all talented developers who are willing to challenge their skills and compare themselves to other passionate developers from all around the world.
In the end, it's all about coding and having fun, together with other CUBRID fans!
Participation rules
To participate in the contest, you must be at least 18 years old. The contest is open to both individuals and teams. Participants must agree that the code they submit will have one of the following open source licenses attached: GPL or BSD. If not specified explicitly, a GPL v2 license will be assumed by default.
If you are selected as a contest winner, you agree that we may publicize your name or your user id, and the description of work you did for the contest.
How is the contest organized?
The participants will use their own resources ( computers ) to code the solution, using either PHP or JAVA. When the code is ready, all it is required to do is to upload it to our website ( we will provide an easy to use upload mechanism ). The code will be tested using a CUBRID 8.3.1 installation, Java 6.x and PHP 5.3.x.
The winners will be selected by a jury which will judge based on the below criteria:
- Correctness of the solution
- Efficiency of the solution
More precisely, this is how the points will be granted (there are max. 100 points that can be granted to each participant):
- 0-80 points for the correctness of the solution
- 0-5 points for the performance ( execution speed )
- 0-5 points for the coding quality, including code documentation
- 0-5 points if the code works fine also in CUBRID 8.4.0 beta!
- 0-5 points for your feedback, suggestions; we would like to hear back from you, including your ideas regarding the next year contest :)
The contest problem can be found here.
Do not forget to follow us on Twitter or Facebook to get updates and find out if you are the winner!
Remember, you can only submit your code until June 22nd, 2011, 12 AM GMT using the form below:
Don't upload multiple files, make an archive containing all your source files and add a descriptive readme.txt if you feel it is necesarry.
You can also submit your solution via mail at contact [at] cubrid.org, just mention "CUBRID it!" in the subject of your mail.
The contest winners will be announced on www.cubrid.org and will be notified via e-mail/twitter, by July 1st 2011.
We have great prizes for you! The 10 participants, who will score the highest, will get the following prizes:
- 1st place - Apple iPad 2
- 2nd and 3rd place - Amazon Kindle
- 4th and 5th place - Nikon Coolpix S3100 Digital Camera
- 6th to 10th place - Amazon 50$ gift certificates
The prizes will be delivered directly to your address!
Contest & Community
If you would like to discuss ideas, give feedback and discuss anything related to this contest, please use the CUBRID it! forum.
You can also contact us by email, at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Don't hesitate to ask us if you need help understanding and solving the problem – we are more than happy to help!
Share the fun :)
Along with the main programming contest there will be another contest, for those who want to contribute spreading the word about this contest! In other words, you get the chance to win twice!
It will be up to you to choose to participate in both competitions or in only one of them - there are no restrictions.
How to contribute?
- Post on your blog about the contest or about CUBRID overall
- Tweet on Twitter
- Post on your Facebook wall or groups
- Let you friends know about the contest through forums, and so on…
If you decide to write something, let us know the URL of the resource your post and you may win one of the following great prizes:
- 1 Apple iPod
- 2 Amazon gift certificate ( 100$ )
- 5 Amazon gift certificate ( 50$ )
By retweeting the official CUBRID it! start message you are automatically enrolled in the lottery for one of the above prizes. You retweet it by clicking or you can check out the original message here.
Contest Problem
Given all the tables in a database (but only the user tables, not also the system tables), determine:
- The value which occurs the most times (is duplicated the most times) in the database and it is "non-numeric"! ("non-numeric" means that the respective value does not contain only digits – it must contain at least one non-digit character; for example, "1298" is "numeric", but "12,98" is "non-numeric" ( and also "12.98" ), because it contains the "," character ; same goes for "-100" – it is considered "non-numeric" as well, because of the "-" sign).
- The number of occurrences for the value found above.
Additional notes:
- Assume that the result to the problem is unique; there are no multiple values with the same maximum number of occurrences – just one single value is the most duplicated.
- If a table column data type is not a string-type, then consider the respective values in the column as casted to "string"; this means that you should deal only with string or string-converted/casted values when doing the analysis. When converting a data type to string, assume that no extra characters will be added (for example, a number converted to string, no matter the system locale or regional settings, will not "get" thousands separators )
- The tables in the database contain only columns of the following data types: VARCHAR, CHAR, STRING, INT, SMALLINT, BIGINT, NUMERIC, FLOAT, DOUBLE, DATE, TIME, DATETIME and TIMESTAMP.
- The maximum length of any of the table column values, converted to string, is 255.
- There are no restrictions on the memory used, however we will grant points for the memory usage solution efficiency.
- It is allowed to create new tables/objects in the database, with the condition of deleting them when the program ends.
- The database name where the program is executed is "contest"; the username is "public"; the password is empty. But you don't need to do anything - the template code we are providing will take care of the connection to the database with the correct parameters.
The output results must be stored by you in a table named "results", which has the following structure:
Column Data type userid VARCHAR(64) most_duplicated_value VARCHAR(255) total_occurrences INTEGER execution_time INTEGER
You don't need to create this table in your submitted code – it will be already created in the database where we will test your code.
But you will need to populate it! You must:
- Set the "userid" to you own user
- Set the "most_duplicated_value" and the "total_occurrences" to the results you found
- Do not populate the "execution_time" column – the template code we provide will do this automatically.
Startup files
For Windows users that use Eclipse to code their solution we have prepared an all in one archive that contains everything you need. You can download it from here.
In order to help you get started on your coding we prepared some startup files. If you choose to code the solution in PHP you can download the files from here ( PDO ) or here ( PHP API ). If you choose Java you can get the files from here.
In the three tables below, the "non-numeric" value which occurs the most times is "xyz" (9 times).
Here is the script to create the "results" table in your own development database, so you can properly test your code before you submit it:
CREATE TABLE "results"( "userid" varchar(64) NOT NULL, "most_duplicated_value" varchar(255) NOT NULL, "total_occurrences" integer, "execution_time" integer, CONSTRAINT pk_results_userid_most_duplicated_value PRIMARY KEY("userid","most_duplicated_value") );
Coding Prerequisites
In order to code the solution for the proposed problem you will need to have CUBRID 8.3.1 installed and a Java or PHP distribution (or both, if you plan on submitting solutions in both Java and PHP). Depending on your OS, please choose the appropriate CUBRID version from the ones below.
|OS Requirements
|Windows 32bit
|* Windows XP Home 32bit
* Windows XP Pro
* Windows 2003
* Windows Vista 32bit
|* x86
* Intel EM64T
|Windows 64bit
|* Windows Vista 64bit
|* Intel EM64T
|Linux 32bit
|* Over CentOS 4
* Over Fedora 4
* Over Ubuntu 6.10
* Over openSUSE 11
* Over Gentoo 2007
* Over Asianux 2
* Over Debian 4
|* x86
* Intel EM64T
|Linux 64bit
|* Over CentOS 4
* Fedora 11
* Ubuntu 9.04
|* Intel EM64T
|Linux SRPM
If you choose to code in PHP, you will need to have the appropriate CUBRID PHP driver installed. You can use the PHP Driver or even the CUBRID PDO Driver – it is up to you to decide which ones fit your better.
As for the CUBRID Jdbc driver, it is automatically installed along with the CUBRID distribution, in the jdbc folder.
To make things easier, we will provide startup code templates, for both Java and PHP.
If you have questions or things to clarify about the tools or libraries to use, don't worry, just let us know and will help.
Be a real CUBRID fan!
One thing you can do, for example, is to support our efforts by posting a small article/banner on your website or blog and let everyone know about the CUBRID it! contest.
CUBRID it! banner embeddable code ( 240px Width, 150px height )
CUBRID it! banner embeddable code ( 200px Width, 125px height )
CUBRID it! banner embeddable code ( 160px Width, 100px height )
We will highly appreciate every your effort to let other users know about CUBRID – a high performance open source database which is a best choice whenever you need one! Thank you!
See also
CUBRID Web Manager Bug Bash Event!
On behalf of CUBRID open source database project we are proud to announce the fifth community competition with prizes worth the challenge. The...
CUBRID Q&A Event
Greatings to everyone!
About the CUBRID Quizland
This is how we are going to call our new environment (CUBRID Quizland), the virtual space where you can challenge yourself with database related quizz...


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Day 12 Winner and Some Updates
December 28, 2010 by Ellen
Filed under Core Blog, Helmar Adhesives
Hi Everyone!!!
Just wanted to get a post off for the 12 Day Winner of the 12 Days of Techniques! Thank you again for your support. We had so much fun sharing our favorite techniques with you and we hope you enjoyed our Videos, too.
Make sure you check out Sarah's project here. She created the coolest mini lantern using basic supplies you can get from your local craft store AND some Black Magic of course 😉
Day 12 Winner is……….
Su C. says:
I enjoyed the 12 Days of Techniques, so many great ideas! Thank you! Today's cards are awesome! I love the punched tree! I have to look for the Fiskars embossed border punches! Merry Christmas!
I will be sending out emails to the Winners I haven't heard from yet. Everyone has until January 3rd to get back to me (firstname.lastname@example.com) so we can get everything shipped and ready for our next event.
Which is…..
Make sure you show us your inspiration with us!!! We LOVE to see it and use it here on our blog.


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I know that I'm probably one of the only college hockey wonks in this place, but I wanted to know what you guys think about the recent realignments going on in college hockey. With the introduction of Penn State and premier of the Big Ten Hockey Conference in 2013-2014, the schools out west seem to have fired back by forming the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, leaving the CCHA and WCHA scrambling after losing 11 of the big money teams.
Questions that I have:
1. What remains of the CCHA/WCHA? Do they poach Atlantic Hockey? Merge?
2. Where does Notre Dame end up? Head west to the NCHC? Or do they go Hockey East (which has a lot of other Big East schools that they're familiar with)?
3. Where does my school (Alabama-Huntsville) land after this? In a reformed CCHA? Back again with the former College Hockey America teams of Robert Morris and Niagara?
Interesting to see this complete realignment happen in what is still very much a niche sport.


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Skip to comments."RE-Impeach!!"
Posted on 12/07/2002 9:01:00 PM PST by Mudboy Slim
(To be sung to the Fabulous Thunderbird's "Wrap It Up")
I've been stalkin' you for years now, Willie!!
'Cuz I LOATHE yer sleazy ways, you Traitor!!
Ya know my Cause shall never fail, Slick Willie!!
Justice fer Treason...Yer MUD's Bitch, Bill Clinton!!
RE-Impeach...Convict Slick!!
RE-Impeach...Dethrone Him!!
Bill, no more shall you walk around FRee, Willie!!
You know MUD's got the best thing in town now baby.
Right's got all the proof of Treason, Willie!!
Bring your lovin' straight to me now baby.
RE-Impeach...Convict Slick!!
RE-Impeach...Dethrone Him!!< RE-Impeach...De-Pension!!
RE-Impeach...INDICT SLICK!!
RE-Impeach...Fer Treason
Well, we're gonna FReep you like the Queer you are...
Sing you sweet songs from MUD's TobackkyBar!!
MUD's got tricks he ain't never used.
Give in, WillieClinton, you shall be abused!!
I've been stalkin' you for years now, Willie!!
'Cuz I LOATHE yer sleazy ways, you Traitor!!
Ya know my Cause shall never fail, Slick Willie!!
Justice fer Treason...Yer MUD's Bitch, Bill Clinton!!
RE-Impeach...Convict Slick!!
RE-Impeach...Dethrone Him!!
RE-Impeach...INDICT SLICK!!
(FReep!! FReep!!)
5/15/02...I still think we've got to drive the stake in the Clinton years by having a National Debate on how our ex-POTUS is a Liar, Felon, Rapist, Murder-Conspirin', Mass-Murderin' Traitor and Abuser of Power and whether he deserves to live out the remainder of his years as a free man with US pickin' up the tab!! How can we maintain a straight face as we scold these third-world nations for their "human rights abuses" when America doesn't have the GUTS to hold anybody accountable for Waco and the Slaughter of Kosovar Serbs?! Dubyuh's gotta unLeash Justice (aka John Ashcroft) and Take to the Offensive vis a vis the ClintonCrimes and the Increasingly-Omnipotent Federal Leviathan!!
'Tis the Right's Destiny...MUD
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Heh heh heh...MUD
Good to hear, my FRiend...and good to see YOU!!
BTW..."Seems to me that the only one activily seeking some justice is Larry Klayman."
Not from what I hear...Keep Truckin' and Justice Shall Be OURS!!
"The presidency has systematically stolen the liberty won through the secession from Britain. From Jackson and Lincoln to McKinley and Roosevelt Junior, from Wilson and FDR to Truman and Kennedy, from Nixon and Reagan to Bush and Clinton, it has been the means by which our rights to liberty, property, and self government have been suppressed. I can count on one hand the actions of presidents that actually favored the true American cause, meaning liberty. The overwhelming history of the presidency is a tale of overthrown rights and liberties, and the erection of despotism in their stead."
Hmmmmm...IMHO, the President who signs the legislation eliminating the draconian infringements upon liberty contained within ThePatriotAct will go down as one of The Best Presidents in American History!!
IMHO, it'll be Dubyuh...MUD
...rollin' downhill like a liberal headed for Hell...
His keeper is now in office. It's her turn.
Don't be silly...of course you can.
No, my FRiend...IMHO, it is still Slick Willie's turn to be brought to Justice. Once a REAL Impeachment Trial is held in the Senate, the HildaBeast will have to recuse herself, meaning the ForcesOfJustice only need 66 votes to Convict Der SchleekMeister for his Crimes against Humanity (and America)!!
I, for one, am not willing to pick up the tab for Bill Clinton to live happily ever after despite the knowledge that Clinton is a Liar, Felon, Rapist, Mass-Murderer, Traitor, and Tyrant. Re-Impeachment AND CONVICTION will address those inequities.
SHEEEEESH, I LOVE Merle and can't believe I haven't FReeped him yet. I will haveta remedy that, mi amigo. Thanks fer pointin' out my oversight.
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
my daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree, I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep
in perfect contentment, or so it would seem.
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eye when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
and I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts,
to the window that danced with a warm fire's light
then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night"
"Its my duty to stand at the front of the line,
that separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,"
then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red white and blue... an American flag.
"I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home,
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat,
I can carry the weight of killing another
or lay down my life with my sisters and brothers
who stand at the front against any and all,
to insure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone.
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
to know you remember we fought and we bled
is payment enough, and with that we will trust.
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.
Michael Marks
December 7th, 2000
Joy to the world! The Left is Dead!!
RATS just don't know it yet!!**
Joy to the world! The Left is Dead!!
RATS just don't know it yet!!
Let all good folks aid in the Lib'rals' Doom...
Help Mudboy and his Band sing...
Let Justice the New Year bring...
FReep Clinton and Justice the New Year'll bring!!
Ignore Left's spin...RushPower grows...
Networks infest our Minds!!!**
Ignore Left's spin...Rush'sPower grows...
RightWing must show some spine!!
We'll fight to break the Elites' Power...
Far out, Left's Curse is found...
Next, Dems shall fear our Power...
Far out, FAR OUT!! Left's Power is DONE!!
Joy to the World! Let FReedom Ring!!
Let men their songs employ!!
(Good guitar pickin' by Ol' Three-Fingers Vesuvius...aka Mordecai...long story)
Repeat resounding joy...
We FReep with Ol' Mudboy...
We FReep...we FReep...with boundless Joy!!**
Right'll rule the World with Truth and Grace...
We'll break Tyrant poltroons!!**
Right'll rule the World with Truth and Grace...
We'll smite thy Left's in ruins!!
The Glories of Good Righteousness!!
And wonders of Right's Love...
Slick Willie whacks his pud...
The Righteous Right shall sling Good Mud!!
Joy to the world! The Left is Dead!!
RATS just don't know it yet!!
** = FReeperGal Chorus, of course.
Merry Christmas, everyone...MUD
451 posted on 12/25/2001 0:58 AM EST by Mudboy Slim
I think FReepin' Christmas Carols is a great idea...MUD
Don't fergit, SlixMYbi+c#...MUD
I would crawl ten miles on my hands and knees...
Ain't no doubt about it, WillieBoy, Right Shall RE-Impeach!!
We'll wrestle with yer Liars in Left's Medyuh Whore'd...
It's all Right, Willie...you Chi-Com Whore!!
Slick ain't tuff enough!!
Left ain't tuff enough!!
RATS ain't tuff enough!!
Slick, Right Shall Be Rough!!
Fer the Truth, Willie, I shall always FReep!!
Nothin' we'll do to you that's too rough fer me!!
Slick caused Waco's burnin' buildings and young children Bill hurt...
We'll FReep Willie 'til he's six feet under dirt!!
Slick ain't tuff enough!!
Left ain't tuff enough!!
RATS ain't tuff enough!!
Slick, Right Shall Be Rough!!
(conservativemusician rippin' it on guitar)
I shall FReep 24 hours, 7 days a week...
So the Sheeple know it's Justice We Seek!!
I LOATHE Slick fer his TREASON and I LOATHE Slick fer his Goons!!
I know Justice is Right...Rush Shall Play MUD's Tunes!!
Slick ain't tuff enough!!
Left ain't tuff enough!!
RATS ain't tuff enough!!
Slick, Right Shall Be Rough!!
Bill, take yer hands of the money that I've earned...
Bite me, all you Effete Lib'rals...Left's Been Spurned!!
I'll fight the Lib'ral state...Fight Osama Willie!!
Just to git some Justice, don't you see?!!
Slick ain't tuff enough!!
Left ain't tuff enough!!
RATS ain't tuff enough!!
Slick, Right Shall Be Rough!!
Slick ain't tuff enough!!
Left ain't tuff enough!!
RATS ain't tuff enough!!
Slick, Right Shall Be Rough!! YEAH!!
(Guitar jammin' to fade...)
Slick Willie's Days as a FReeMan are dwindlin'...MUD
FReeper "mickie" was kind enough to send me the email addresses for all the GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee in a string form. Anybody who wants to get a message to those with the power to commence the Re-Impeachment Process, copy/paste the following list onto your email and rant away!! They'll get the message...
email@example.com, email@example.com, email@example.com, (no E, web site) www.house.gov/gekas, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, (web) www.house.gov/gallegly, email@example.com, (Goodlatte) firstname.lastname@example.com, www.house.gov/chabot, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, asa,email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, (Rogan) email@example.com, www.house.gov/graham/, www.house.gov/bono, www.house.gov/bachus/, (Scarborough) email@example.com
FReepers...bookmark this for later use, it makes emailing a whole lot easier than going one by one. I'll add a list of Media contacts later on as well, split between Conservatives and the Vast, Left-Wing Media Whore'd for CCing.
Let Capitol Hill HEAR about your OUTRAGE, IT WORKS...MUD
1 Posted on 04/28/2000 12:56:32 PDT by Mudboy Slim
This email list is outta date, but we'll get it updated once the new appointments are made early next year and let the folks know that The Right's Got Some UnFinsihed Bid'ness to Attend to vis a vis Der SchleekMeister!!
The only reason these two seemingly are invincible and untouchable is there is no concerted National Outrage exhibited by the powerful left(media and Dems)and cowardly Republic leadership.
These two foul individuals and their influence along with their fellow travelers must and again I say must be expunged from the National and private life of America.
The very day this begins to become a reality the gloom, darkness and national apathy will begin to lift from our economy and our private and national life.
America will never again be admired and envied as long as we hold them, their foul politics and activities to our National bosom and walk in fear of these two demons.
When the lights(and they will)go on again in our lovely America it will be a great day and a new beginning.
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!
This may surprise you, but I actually agree with you. Still, that is the beauty of going after Clinton with everything we have...many on the Left will go down in flames before the FascistDemonRATS abandon their patron saint!! The SocialistLeft will go so far as to argue that demonstrable Presidential Bribery and Treason and MassMurder are just hunky-dory when committed by DerSchleekMeister, but the Sheeple will not follow them down that road, and the RATS will become a ThirdParty by the end of this decade!!
"The only reason these two seemingly are invincible and untouchable is there is no concerted National Outrage exhibited by the powerful left(media and Dems)and cowardly Republic leadership."
We do not need the RINOs and the RATS to generate the National Outrage required to bring the DespoticDuo to Justice...we've got the Power to make this issue a front-burner issue and the RAT Medyuh will be suckin' hind ti++y and tripping over themselves to raise the ante on punishing Slick Willie!! It's gonna be a HOOt!!
"The very day this begins to become a reality the gloom, darkness and national apathy will begin to lift from our economy and our private and national life."
IMHO, the national apathy already began to lift on 9/11/01, and OUR National LustFerJustice will not end with Osama bin Laden and Sodom Hussein...ultimately, Justice will be served with William Jefferson Blythe Clinton's head served up on a golden platter!!
"America will never again be admired and envied as long as we hold them, their foul politics and activities to our National bosom and walk in fear of these two demons."
Couldn't agree more, my FRiend!!
"When the lights (and they will) go on again in our lovely America it will be a great day and a new beginning. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!"
Yep...America, Bless God...MUD
Thanks Mud!
"Justice will be served with William Jefferson Blythe Clinton's head served up on a golden platter!!"
Now THAT, well, I just like saying it again...LOL!!
We don't care who smokes if they are grown-ups...
We don't git our kicks bein' Elites!!
And we don't burn our draft cards like Bill Clinton...
'Cuz we like livin' Right, and bein' FRee!!
We don't like RAT Party 'cuz they're Sosh'lists...
But we like takin' stands and whuppin' fools!!
We don't like our Guv'ment big and flabby...
Like the Lib'rals out in San Francisco do!!
And I'm proud to be a FReeper fer our FReedom!!
RATS race to call US squares and diss our drawl...
We still wave Old Glory down at the Court House...
'Cuz America's still the Greatest Nation of all!!
Lib'ral DOLTS are Sick and Vile...We Stand Against Dems!!
Treason and RAT scandals are obscene!!
Football's still the funnest sport on TeeVee...
Whuppin Lib'ral RATS is MUD's Righteous Dream!!
And I'm proud to be a FReeper fer our FReedom!!
Left can call US squares, but we have a ball...
We still wave Old Glory out on our front porch!!
And Tequila's still the biggest thrill of all!!
We still wave Old Glory down at the Court House...
We Shall Convict Ol' Slick Willie...Let's Roll Today!!
Mudboy Slim
I think the Hag would approve.
Willie moans as he dreams 'bout Lewinsky...
While his "bright" wife's still playing The Fool.
Slick keeps lying about "those women" he's used...used like his tools!!
You know Bill's always been a creeper...spent his life sleepin' 'round...
And it's so hard to change...Lib'rals like to go down!
But these crimes we've seen lately...
Slick's a Whore fer Power, tearin' FReedoms down and sellin' out to Beijing!!
So join me on the high road and tell Slick, "It's Time!!!"
Take it to the Senate, RE-Impeach RAT's Slime!
Bill just spends all his time hustlin' money.
Willie spends all his Power hiding crimes.
When it all falls to pieces tomorrow,
Slick'll do Prison Time!!
I know y'all're searchin' for a reason...why nobody seems to care...
That EX-Prez'dent's a Whore...Left loves their Miscreants!!
Still, this Country's worth retrievin'...
Right'll come storming back, we're on the attack, next time, we'll whup RATS more!!
So join me on the high road...Slick shouldda Resigned!!
Take it to the Senate...Convict RAT's Slime!!
Take it to the Senate...RE-Impeach Bill Clinton...
Take it to the Senate, it's Justice Time...
(Chorus to fade)
It's that simple, folks, and it starts with you...MUD
1 Posted on 06/12/2000 12:40:56 PDT by Mudboy Slim (firstname.lastname@example.com!!)
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Theodore R Holford, PhD
Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Biostatistics and Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Research Interests
Asthma; China; Lung Neoplasms; Parasitology; Public Health; Global Health; Statistics; Geographic Information Systems
Public Health Interests
Biostatistics; Environmental Health; Epidemiology Methods
Research Organizations
School of Public Health: YSPH Global Health Concentration
Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Summary
Professor Holford's current research extends his work with age-period-cohort models for population disease trends to analyses that quantify the impact of exposure to known risk factors on those trends. His work measuring the impact of cigarette smoking on lung cancer mortality is an example of this approach and it is part of the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET). These models are useful in planning disease control strategies. Another focus of his research is the development of methods for studying the impact of environmental exposures on disease risk using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). These applications include the effect of exposure to traffic on asthma symptoms, and the prediction of areas that have habitats that are compatible with vectors for specific microbial diseases.
Specialized Terms: Development and application of statistical methods in health research; Methodology for the analysis of spatial and temporal trends in disease
Extensive Research Description
- Modeling Interventions for Lung Cancer Mortality (CISNET)
- Population Models for the Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Health
- Asthma Severity in Children and Fine Particle Composition
- Effect of Exposure to Traffic Related Pollution on Health
Selected Publications
- Rabinowitz, P.M., Slizovskiy, I.B., Lamers, V., Trufan, S.J., Holford, T.R., Dziura, J.D., Peduzzi, P.N., Kane, M.J., Reif, J.S., Weiss, T.R., Stowe, M.H. Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania. 2015 Jan;123(1):21-6. Epub 2014 Sep10. PMCID:PMC4286272
- Holford, T.R., Meza, R., Warner, K.E., Meernik, C., Jeon, J., Moolgavkar, S.H., Levy, D.T. Tobacco control and the reduction in smoking-related premature deaths in the United States, 1964-2012. Journal of the American Medical Association. 311: 164-171, 2014. PMCID: PMC4056770
- Holford, T.R., Levy, D.T., McKay, L.A., Clarke, L., Racine, B., Meza, R., Jeon, J., Feuer, E.J. Patterns of Birth Cohort–Specific Smoking Histories, 1965–2009. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 46: e31-e37, 2014. PMCID: PMC3951759.
- Holford, T.R., Levy, D.T. Comparing the adequacy of carcinogenesis models in estimating U.S. population rates for lung cancer mortality. Risk Analysis 32: S179-S189, 2012. PMCID: PMC3478769
- Holford, T.R., Ebisu, K., McKay, L., Oh, C., Zhang, T. Yale Lung Cancer Model. Risk Analysis 32: S151-S165, 2012. PMCID: PMC3662537
- Holford, T.R., Clark, L. Development of the counterfactual smoking histories used to assess the effects of tobacco control. Risk Analysis 32: S39-S50, 2012. PMCID: PMC3490210
- Moolgavkar, S.H., Holford, T.R., Levy, D.T., Kong, C.Y., Foy, M., Clarke, L., Jeon, J., Hazelton, W., Meza, R., Schultz, F., McCarthy, W., Boer, R., Gorlova, O., Gazelle, G.S., Kimmel, M., McMahon, P.M., de Koning, H.J., Feuer, E.J. Impact of reduced tobacco smoking on lung cancer mortality in the United States during 1975-2000. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2012 Apr 4;104(7):541-8. PMCID: PMC3317881.
- Skene, K.J., Gent, J.F., McKay, L.A., Belanger, K., Leaderer, B.P., Holford, T.R. Modeling effects of traffic and landscape characteristics on ambient nitrogen dioxide levels in Connecticut. Atmospheric Environment (1994). 44: 5156-5164, 2010. PMCID:PMC2976574
- Ebisu, K., Holford, T.R., Belanger, K.D., Leaderer, B.P., Bell, M.L. Urban land-use and respiratory symptoms in infants. Environmental Research 111: 677-684, 2011. PMCID: PMC3114197
- Holford, T.R., Ebisu, K., McKay, L.A., Gent, J.F., Triche, E.W., Bracken, M.B., Leaderer, B.P. Integrated Exposure Modeling: A Model Using GIS and GLM. Statistics in Medicine 29: 166-129, 2010. PMCID: PMC3182125


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About the Author: David C. Huebner is the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand.
As my first full calendar year as Ambassador draws to a close, I marvel at the degree to which 2010 has been a year of accelerating momentum, constant motion, and great contrasts. I feel blessed to have been given the extraordinary opportunity both to serve my country as President Obama's personal representative and to immerse myself in societies as vibrant and rich as New Zealand and Samoa.
Geographically, I had the great fortune to travel from lush, tropical Samoa to the desolate, frigid beauty of the South Pole. In between I visited -- in some cases many times -- Waitangi, Whangerei, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Foxton, Levin, Palmerston North, Greytown, Martinborough, Porirua, almost every nook and cranny in Greater Wellington, Christchurch, Akaroa, Queenstown, Wanaka, Arrowtown, Dunedin, Gore, Edendale, Invercargill, Bluff, Apia, Sapapali'i, Poutasi, and dozens of other Kiwi towns and Samoan villages.
I climbed a mountain on the Mainland, white-water rafted down a river up in Kapiti, cruised with Hector dolphins in the Pacific, dug foundations for new fales in Poutasi with the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, ate oysters straight from the Foveaux Strait beyond Bluff, sat with Emperor penguins on the Ross Ice Shelf, held a Kiwi (bird) in a veterinary surgery at Massey, harvested feijoa and Chinese gooseberries in the Lower Hutt, practiced my rugby kicks wherever handed a ball, cheered on both elite and special athletes, luged, hiked, surfed, and kayaked.
I dined on KFC and kabob more often than some consider kosher, took our Peace Corps volunteers out drinking, collected Toys for Tots with my Marines at the Johnsonville Mall, embarked on a successful quest to find the best Mexican restaurant in New Zealand, waded into the 7's in Wellington dressed as Tom Jones, and vigorously defended the honor of my favorite brew -- Speights -- against the local Heineken-sipping posheratti.
Interpersonally, I started my first fortnight in Aotearoa a year ago by visiting my new neighbors at Waiwhetu Marae, inviting leaders of the Wellington LGBT community to my office to discuss current events, and taking a dozen Victoria Wellington University students to the Thistle Pub for three hours of drinks and debate. Just this past week, before leaving town for a brief Christmas holiday, I visited a Wellington mosque and met with a group of young women entrepreneurs.
In the intervening 12 months I had the great privilege of speaking personally with thousands of Kiwis and Samoans of all ethnic, socio-economic, religious, and political stripes; participating in more than 2,400 meetings; touring farms, factories, research facilities, and wineries across the countries; and engaging at length with students, professors, and administrators at all eight universities in New Zealand and the two universities in Samoa.
Emotionally, the year brought exhilarating highs…such as the exuberant celebration of diversity in our Independence Day receptions, and the visit of our inspiring Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. I was buoyed by the great warmth, openness, and hospitality of the many Kiwis and Samoans whom I have met on my travels, and I was deeply grateful for the way in which Dr. McWaine and I were so quickly, graciously, and sincerely welcomed into our new home. I was blessed to have formed many more true friendships than I would have expected, being here in a clearly transitory posting.
Also, though, there were deep lows…such as the mine disaster in Greymouth and the loss of servicemen in Afghanistan. I know that this Christmas will be a difficult one for those who lost loved ones or were otherwise touched by these tragedies. You remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Substantively, 2010 brought unprecedented levels of engagement and creativity as the U.S./New Zealand bilateral relationship deepened and expanded across the board. The Embassy launched an ambitious whole-of-society outreach program; refocused its resources on priorities such as youth, education, and science; launched a score of new projects; significantly increased the number of Kiwis and Samoans sent back to the U.S. on exchange and visitor programs; supported important steps forward in security and trade relations; and laid a roadmap for continued momentum in the Wellington Declaration.
We hosted more official visitors from America than ever before, including Secretary Clinton, several Assistant Secretaries, a Supreme Court Justice, civil rights experts, climate change specialists, librarians, poets, musicians, international policy strategists, the head of the National Science Foundation, Secretary of the Navy, Special Representative to Muslim Communities, head of the National Council on Competitiveness, and dozens of scientists, trade specialists, and security experts.
So … it has been a very busy, open, engaged, inclusive, diverse, palms-up, hands-extended kind of year. Among all that activity, a couple of highlights particularly stand out:
First, we brought more than 50 students from our various university-based American Ambassador Advisors groups to Wellington in October for our first-ever Connecting Young Leaders Conference. The agenda was quintessentially American, in that it was designed to feature diverse speakers and divergent opinions. The weekend as a whole exemplified what we at the Embassy hope to accomplish -- bring dynamic open minds together, stimulate discussion, examine different opinions and perspectives, find common ground, seed new networks, and lay a foundation for mutual respect and understanding.
Second, we took time to celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional American way. My visiting mother-in-law, other relatives, my Embassy colleagues, Dr. McWaine, and I served a full Thanksgiving meal to approximately 200 homeless and under-privileged persons at the Downtown Community Ministry in Wellington. Dr. McWaine and I then hosted at our Residence a bevy of Fulbright Scholars, the Fulbright NZ board, and our Embassy Marines to an authentic down-South Thanksgiving dinner that included turkey, stuffing, yams, red velvet cake, pecan pie, homemade ice cream, and the famous McWaine monkey bread, among a dozen other dishes.
Amidst all the hustle, bustle, and business of daily life…amidst the piffle that sometimes piles up like dust bunnies under the bed…it is important to pause to consider what really matters. To ponder the values that give life meaning and that cement friends together through good times and bad. To give thanks for the blessings that we enjoy. And to share those blessings with others.
So today, taking my own advice, I stepped briefly out of the swirling cloud to ponder where we at the Embassy stand as 2010 hurtles to a close. Based on that meditation, I can make two assertions without fear of contradiction: The year that we are leaving behind has been an extraordinarily exciting, inclusive, mutually rewarding, and productive adventure, and I intend to ensure that 2011 is even more exciting, inclusive, mutually rewarding, and productive.
Dr. McWaine and I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Eid Mubarak, Happy Kwanzaa, and Healthy, Joyous, and Peaceful New Year.
Editor's Note: This entry was excerpted from Ambassador Huebner's blog, which you can read here.


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Acinetobacter species are common in soils and waters. They are pleomorphic oxidase-negative, non-motile bacteria which usually appear as Gram-negative coccobacilli in pairs under the microscope. Species identification is possible using FLN (Flourescence-Lactose-Denitrification medium) acid test which determines the amount of acid produced from metabolizing glucose. Most members of Acinetobacter grow well on MacConkey agar with the exception of some A. lwoffii strains. Many species of Acinetobacter can cause infections of people. A. baumannii is the most frequently encountered species in the clinical laboratory and can be linked to many hospital acquired infections including skin and wound infections, pneumonia, and meningitis. A. lwoffi, in particular, is responsible for most cases of meningitis caused by Acinetobacter. Because most species are resistant to penicillin and chloramphenicol, a combination of aminoglycoside and ticarcillin is usually recommended for treatment. http://arch.rivm.nl/enemti/The%20genus%20Acinetobacter.htm


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Restaurant And Mosque Uneasy Neighbors
While some may want to make this a story about "Islam", it's not really. It is a pretty standard story in which some who disagree with what others choose to do, although perfectly legal, attempt to pressure the law to have their belief imposed on others use of their property.
On one side of the disagreement is a Muslim mosque, and some of its worshippers are unhappy about plans for a new restaurant that will serve alcohol.
On the opposing end of the clash is a business owner who says he's invested $1 million to upgrade a blighted building and has tried to accommodate Muslim worshippers during spiritual holidays.
The two entities – The Hill restaurant and the Anoor mosque – are a mere 191 feet apart.
According to the local law they should be at least 300 feet apart for the establishment to get a beer and wine license. As it turns out, front door to front door they're probably pretty close to that distance. But the distance is arbitrary anyway. And really, it's not about the distance, it is about the desire to control behavior. The distance just gives cause to that desire.
The possibility that the restaurant could serve as a local drinking hangout bothers mosque attendees like board member Nadeem Sidiqqi.
Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol, but Sidiqqi said the protest isn't an attack on drinking in general, just a call for buffer zones for religious establishments.
"People may say 'we may not want to go to this mosque' if it's not a good environment," Sidiqqi said. "You want an area where you can bring your kids or your family."
Sure are a whole lot of assumptions going on in those three paragraphs, aren't there? And you'd like to believe this isn't really about "drinking in general", but obviously it is. Otherwise, there'd be no call for a buffer zone, would there?
As you'll see in the story, as you read it, the mosque is in a walled in court yard, and the restaurant has taken a building which was a neighborhood eyesore and rehabilitated it. The restaurant owner seems willing to accommodate the mosque during its holidays.
But the petition signing continues. Because, you see, those on the one side want those on the other side to do what they believe is the right thing, even though there's nothing wrong with what the other guys want to do nor is there any evidence that what they want to do will have an effect on the others.
As it turns out, it probably won't matter anyway. Apparently if the state of Tennessee grants the restaurant a liquor license, the 300 foot requirement is waived (again showing you how arbitrary and meaningless the number is).
Of course, my guess is, that won't sit well with the other bunch, and, unfortunately, this is just the beginning of the attempts to shut the restaurant down.
Oh, the location? Knoxville, TN – trust me the fact it is a mosque and not a church is only a matter of random circumstance. But it does point out that as much the cultural landscape is changes, it really remains pretty much the same.


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Short, straight, black hair is the perfect platform for a stylish pixie. Hair is cut short at just above the ears, leaving a cheeky tuft of spiky hair in front of the ear, then blends into a fade down the back. A thick, feathered fringe joins the rest of the crown as it is swept to one side, sharp, uneven ends hanging slightly over the brow. Hair is styled a glossy black, then swiped with erratic streaks of shiny, burnt orange following the direction of the part.


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I have been of the opinion for the last couple years that Travis Hafner should be hitting 3rd for this team against RHP.
Hafner is clearly the Indians best hitter. His OPS was 117 points higher than Peralta's last year, and 150 points higher than Victors.
He walks more than either of those guys. He strikes out at pretty much the same rate as Honny. Victor struck out 50 less times than either of them.
I have always been of the opinion that you should bat your best OPS guy in the 3 hole, unless he strikes out at a very high rate. He's going to pick up an extra at bat once or twice a week. He's always going to bat in the first inning. And I've never been of the opinion that you need your top HR guy batting cleanup. I like Victor as a cleanup guy, and feel he would provide adequate protection for Hafner.
Someone talk me through this ...


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The National Center for
Montessori in the Public Sector
A Better Way to Educate
After more than a decade of efforts to improve schools by focusing exclusively on a narrow definition of student achievement, Montessori education is capturing the attention of a growing segment of parents, leaders, and educational reformers seeking a better way to educate our nation's children.
Serving Our Most Vulnerable Families
Since 1907, when the first school opened as part of an urban renewal project in the tenements of Rome, Montessori has played a role in serving our most vulnerable families. Today, there are more than 22,000 Montessori schools worldwide on six continents, and more than 5000 Montessori programs in the US. Approximately 475 of these schools operate in the public sector, serving families from every class and culture in tuition free programs in 50 states and the territory of Puerto Rico.
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New insights on brain development and student engagement have converged with evidence documenting successful public Montessori programs, sparking an exponential expansion of Montessori in the public sector. NCMPS is supporting this expansion through a comprehensive set of services designed to strengthen and sustain this growing movement.
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The time is right to move the national conversation toward a vision of education that is unrelentingly committed to the developing mind, body, and spirit of all our nation's children. The time is right to operationalize a vision of school that brings to all children the kind of education we would want for our own. The time is right for Montessori.
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