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Re: st: centralizing survey data
"Austin Nichols" <email@example.com>
Re: st: centralizing survey data
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:46:30 -0500
Stephan and Stas--
The svy commands run a bit slow, so if you have a large number of
variables to operate on, I recommend using -summ- with aweights, which
gives the same mean in a shorter time... then replace x=x-r(mean).
Note that the command -center- with aweights would also work (-ssc
install center-).
prog drop _all
prog cntrlize
syntax [varlist] [fw aw pw iw]
if "`weight'"=="pweight" local weight="aw"
foreach v of local varlist {
su `v' [`weight'`exp'], meanonly
replace `v'=`v'-r(mean)
webuse nhanes2, clear
su height weight [aw=finalwgt]
qui cntrlize height weight [pw=finalwgt]
su height weight [aw=finalwgt]
prog stdize
syntax [varlist] [fw aw pw iw]
if "`weight'"=="pweight" local weight="aw"
foreach v of local varlist {
su `v' [`weight'`exp']
replace `v'=(`v'-r(mean))/r(sd)
su bp* [aw=finalwgt]
qui stdize bp* [pw=finalwgt]
su bp* [aw=finalwgt]
On 3/5/07, Stas Kolenikov <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
svyset whatever
svy: mean x
gen dx = x-_b[x]
or whatever -mean- leaves behind in Stata memory -- type -ereturn list- to see.
On 3/5/07, Stephan F. Groschwitz <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I'm also fairly new to stata and apologize in advance if this
> question has been answered before and I can't find it.
> I have a data set with survey data, and I'd like to centralize a
> couple variables.
> Unfortunately the svy: command does not work with egen varmean=mean
> (var). Is there any other way to pass the weighted means into a
> constant for centralizing purposes?
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Teenage girl struck by train in critical condition
MARYSVILLE, Calif. — A California teenage girl was still in critical condition after being struck by a freight train while walking to a school dance with her boyfriend, who was killed in the accident.
Gary Zavoral, a spokesman for Sutter Roseville Medical Center, on Sunday confirmed 16-year-old Mickayla Friend's condition.
The accident Friday evening occurred near Marysville's only high school and a little league park where a game was being played.
Investigators told KCRA-TV that the teens were walking southbound on the tracks — the same direction as the train.
Witnesses say they heard the train engineer blow the horn but that the two kids didn't move out of the way in time.
The pair were to attend a Sadie Hawkins Day dance.

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After Katrina, Calm at the Fed?
By Michael Wallace
In a speech made just prior to the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan voiced discomfort with low-risk premiums in "stocks, bonds and, more recently, of homes". Having made previous references to "froth" in the regional real-estate market and been joined by other policymakers in raising concern about the housing juggernaut, the Fed chief made it abundantly clear the central bank's focus was returning to its mandate of containing inflation over sustaining growth.
But has the Fed's view changed in the storm's aftermath? Not likely. In the weeks following Katrina's Aug. 29 landfall, Fed officials have continued to echo concerns about risks of rising core inflation and the housing market.
The Fed chief's trepidation appears to extend to the financial risk from the growth of mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM ) and Freddie Mac (FRE ). He rebuked Congress for not putting meaningful limits on the housing agencies in a Sept. 2 letter to Senator Robert Bennett, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The storm shouldn't inhibit the sector's long-running expansion. While Katrina has had a devastating impact on the local housing stock in the New Orleans region, rebuilding efforts will have a wider impact in the Gulf region and nationally over time, as demand drives rapid rebuilding.
Past events of lesser magnitude suggest that the housing sector in the affected region will bounce back, though the extensive flood damage has slowed the response to Katrina and will stretch out the recovery period in the immediate region.
As is usually evident with existing and new home sales reports, hurricanes generally depress sales only during the "strike month" -- and even then the impact tends to be restrained, with fairly dispersed experiences in the ensuing months with different hurricanes. With Katrina, we would expect a larger, though more delayed, rebound.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) raised its housing sector forecasts in the wake of the storm, though it suggested that the rebuilding in the Gulf region would create upward pressure on prices for raw materials more broadly, which may restrain growth.
With a slower rise in mortgage rates, home sales and prices are expected to increase nationally. The NAR estimated that existing-home sales will increase by 3.4%, to 7.02 million, while new home sales will rise 6.7%, to 1.28 million, in 2005 -- both "low ball" estimates in our view, but which are record levels nevertheless.
The group expects home prices to continue their upward path as well. The median existing home price is expected to rise 10.8%, to $205,000, while median new home prices are likely to climb 3.8%, to $229,000, for the calendar year.
The NAR expects the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate to hit 5.9% by the fourth quarter of 2005 and 6.7% by the end of 2006, vs. the current 5.75%. Taking a macro view, the group sees gross domestic product initially slowing to 2.3% in the third quarter, before rebounding to 2.7% in the fourth and back to 3.8% in 2006.
Our own forecasts at Action Economics reveal a slightly stronger near-term trajectory for housing, GDP, and interest rates, but with a similar profile.
Our third-quarter GDP estimate sits at 3.5%, though we suspect this would have been a 4.4% gain had it not been for a 0.7% subtraction from Katrina, and another 0.2% reduction from the Boeing (BA ) machinists' strike.
By our estimates, GDP will post 3.9% growth in the fourth quarter, as the lagged effects of Katrina on gasoline prices and sustained dislocations in the New Orleans employment base continue to weigh on economic growth, despite the historic tendency for monthly and quarterly growth figures to bounce quickly after a storm.
We expect a bounce in the first half of 2006 to boost GDP growth into the 4%-4.5% range, as the national economy responds to increased demand for construction materials, equipment, and support services associated with rebuilding in Louisiana and Mississippi.
A recent source of support for the housing market, beyond strength in demand from hurricane victims, has been the recent declines in floating and fixed mortgage rates.
Indeed, rates fell for four consecutive weeks until Freddie Mac reported that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to an average 5.74% in the week ended Sept. 15 -- one basis point below 5.75% in the year-earlier week.
To this point the Fed has been content to indirectly "manage" exuberance in the housing market by warning against laxity and excess by domestic lenders and foreign investors, such as the interest-only, no-down payment schemes combined with adjustable mortgages, which leave borrowers at risk if rates surge.
Greenspan expects the housing boom will "eventually simmer down" of its own accord, and in the process slow consumption growth as home equity extraction (i.e., consumers' borrowing under home equity loans and lines of credit) eases. He doubts the Fed will target asset (home) prices anytime soon, though such prices were already an "integral part" of the Fed's evaluation process.
Katrina will give the Fed cover to manage these risks with greater latitude, though it has likely postponed risk of a more aggressive policy stance.
It seems likely the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's policymaking arm, will make some sort of sympathetic reference to Katrina's impact in its Sept. 20 statement, which some market players could take as a signal for a pause in the pace of rate hikes.
We still see Greenspan & Co. sticking to its "accommodative and measured pace" -- i.e., more small hikes until yearend. For now, though, it's clear that the robust housing sector -- and the risk of big energy price gains creeping into core inflation -- remain on the Fed's front burner, as much as the near-term fallout from Hurricane Katrina.
Tame readings on consumer and producer prices will go only part way to assuaging these concerns, as the Fed will need to look forward to sort through the debris of post-Katrina readings.
One early, discouraging sign: The "prices paid" component of the Philadelphia Fed's September survey of business conditions, released Sept. 15, doubled in the aftermath of Katrina.
Of course, there is one silver lining after the storm's fury: A pick-up in activity in the housing sector, along with falling rates, should help provide a cushion against any hurricane-borne slowdown in the broader economy.
Wallace is global market strategist for Action Economics


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Chapter IV.2
Come, weep with me;--past hope, past cure, past help!
Valancourt, meanwhile, suffered the tortures of remorse and despair. The sight of Emily
had renewed all the ardour, with which he first loved her, and which had suffered a
temporary abatement from absence and the passing scenes of busy life. When, on the
receipt of her letter, he set out for Languedoc, he then knew, that his own folly had
involved him in ruin, and it was no part of his design to conceal this from her. But he
lamented only the delay which his ill-conduct must give to their marriage, and did not
foresee, that the information could induce her to break their connection forever. While
the prospect of this separation overwhelmed his mind, before stung with self-reproach, he
awaited their second interview, in a state little short of distraction, yet was still inclined to
hope, that his pleadings might prevail upon her not to exact it. In the morning, he sent to
know at what hour she would see him; and his note arrived, when she was with the
Count, who had sought an opportunity of again conversing with her of Valancourt; for he
perceived the extreme distress of her mind, and feared, more than ever, that her fortitude
would desert her. Emily having dismissed the messenger, the Count returned to the
subject of their late conversation, urging his fear of Valancourt's entreaties, and again
pointing out to her the lengthened misery, that must ensue, if she should refuse to
encounter some present uneasiness. His repeated arguments could, indeed, alone have
protected her from the affection she still felt for Valancourt, and she resolved to be
governed by them.
The hour of interview, at length, arrived. Emily went to it, at least, with composure of
manner, but Valancourt was so much agitated, that he could not speak, for several
minutes, and his first words were alternately those of lamentation, entreaty, and self-
reproach. Afterward, he said, 'Emily, I have loved you--I do love you, better than my life;
but I am ruined by my own conduct. Yet I would seek to entangle you in a connection,
that must be miserable for you, rather than subject myself to the punishment, which is my
due, the loss of you. I am a wretch, but I will be a villain no longer.--I will not endeavour
to shake your resolution by the pleadings of a selfish passion. I resign you, Emily, and
will endeavour to find consolation in considering, that, though I am miserable, you, at
least, may be happy. The merit of the sacrifice is, indeed, not my own, for I should never
have attained strength of mind to surrender you, if your prudence had not demanded it.'
He paused a moment, while Emily attempted to conceal the tears, which came to her
eyes. She would have said, 'You speak now, as you were wont to do,' but she checked
herself.--'Forgive me, Emily,' said he, 'all the sufferings I have occasioned you, and,
sometimes, when you think of the wretched Valancourt, remember, that his only
consolation would be to believe, that you are no longer unhappy by his folly.' The tears
now fell fast upon her cheek, and he was relapsing into the phrensy of despair, when


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Construction continues to slow in Routt County
Building Department reports fewer permits
July 18, 2010
By the numbers
Building permits issued in Routt County from January through June
Year Single-family permits Valuation
2010 15 $11.2 million
2009 30 $21.2 million
2008 47 $32.4 million
2007 88 $41.9 million
2006 83 $35 million
2005 100 $42.8 million
2004 78 $36.3 million
2003 96 $32.6 million
2002 81 $26.5 million
2001 92 $30 million
The Building Department provides permitting and inspection services for the city of Steamboat Springs, the towns of Oak Creek and Yampa, and all of unincorporated Routt County. The town of Hayden contracts out its building department services to a private company.
Steamboat Springs — Data compiled by the Routt County Regional Building Department for the first half of 2010 underscores the magnitude of the quiet construction season in Steamboat Springs and Routt County. A drop in the number and valuation of building permits in the county continues as more homeowners choose to remodel their homes and builders adapt to the slower climate.
Only four single-family home permits have been issued in Steamboat Springs through June, and the number of home inspections so far this year in the city is at its lowest level since 1993. Valuation for building projects permitted in Steamboat Springs — including alterations and additions to existing buildings — was estimated to be $14.3 million for the first six months of 2010, compared with $25.3 million during the first six months of 2009.
"Things are very, very quiet right now," said Scott Ford, director of the Routt County Economic Development Cooperative. "It's going to stay that way for a while."
Ford worked with Yampa Valley Partners to develop a forecasting system that attempts to predict the probability of future construction projects. The system looks at the correlation between the number of single-family homes on the market sold per month and the pickup of building activity.
"Once you begin to sell between 2 and 2.5 percent of your existing inventory on the market on a monthly basis for over 12 months, then you begin to see a pickup in building activity," he said. "We are currently hovering below 1 percent per month."
Ford said he sees nothing in the forecasting system that indicates Routt County will see significant building activity in the next 12 months.
Recent staff layoffs at the Routt County Regional Building Department are another indication of a slow building season.
"We're not as busy as we have been," said Carl Dunham, head of the Routt County Regional Building Department. "We had 14 people working in the department last year, and now we're at six."
Dunham said builders and contractors are continuing to adapt to the new construction landscape.
"Some of the builders are doing all right, but it isn't like it used to be," he said. "Some of them say they haven't seen it this bad, and other guys are
busy. A lot of it is reputation and return customers looking for opportunities, and that's about it. Not a whole bunch is going on out there."
Fifteen single-family home permits have been issued so far this year in all of Routt County, compared with the average of 77 single-family home permits issued countywide for the first six months of the year from 2001 to 2009. The shrinking number of permits and the slowing industry are forcing some builders to change their strategy.
"We are bidding every project that we possibly can, and we're doing a lot of small projects for past clients that have lived in their homes for 10 years now and want to expand their deck," said Sarah Fox, a project manager for Fox Construction in Steamboat.
Fox predicts that 2010 will be the worst year yet for construction in the Yampa Valley but is hopeful that 2011 will see a boost in projects.
"The architects are really busy this year, which is a good indicator that 2011 should see an increase in construction projects," she said. "Last year, architect activity was dead and some went out of business, and that was a big indicator of what this year would bring."


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I love how much cargo a wagon can hold.
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I love it! My big "wow" moment was a 50" plasma + a coffee table:
I can't believe they fit and even though it doesn't look like it, the hatch closed fine. Woot!
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A 2 point conversion gave the' Bears an 8-0 Ic'ael — the game's only score - a^ the Bears' defc'nse didn't bc'ncl against the gutsy Oilers. In the Miglity Might division, the New BraLinft'Is Bc'ars slippe'd [)ast the San Marcos Rattlc'rs I M2 for the' c ham|)ic)nship, and the Nc'w Braunfc'ls Toros dete'atc'd its Super Bowl Sunday New Braunfels Unicorn Stadium Mighty Might Super Bowl New Braunfels Bears 13, San Maicos Rattiff. 12 Pee Wee Sugar Bowl New Braunfels Red Raiders 12, Geronmu; Pantfiers B Pee Wee Super Bowl San Marcos Oilers 8, Liilmg Eagles 0 Juniors Orange Bowl Seguiii Matadors 14, Lock!.an Lions 0 Junior Super Bowl New Braunfels Beats 8, San Maicos OiUms 0 Seniors Rose Bowl Geronimo Panthers 16, Luliny f agles 8 Senior Super Bowl New Braunfels Toros 14, New Biaunfel Bt,'.ir< 8 long-standing rivals Nc'w Braunfels Bears 14-8 to take the- sc'niof title. 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Broadway Close Up: Jerry Herman
This event has already taken place. Click here for the latest events.05-12-2011 12:00:00 05-12-2011 12:00:00 America/New_York Broadway Close Up: Jerry Herman This concert celebrates the extraordinary life and career of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, who is primarily known as the writer of snappy, up-tempo show tunes like "Hello, Dolly" and "Mame." This concert, which honors Herman's 80th birthday and 50-year career, will demonstrate that he is a uniquely versatile and gifted composer and lyricist who may be underrated because he makes it look so easy. The recipient of the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, Herman is one of only two composers/lyricists to have three musicals run more than 1,500 consecutive performances on Broadway. The concert will feature some of Herman's early, lesser-known gems (including a duet he wrote, uncredited, for the musical "Ben Franklin In Paris") and will celebrate three of his lesser-known shows: "Mack and Mabel" (his personal favorite score); "The Grand Tour"; and "Dear World," the 1969 musical based on The Madwoman of Chaillot that contains some of his most moving and sophisticated songs. http://www.nymetroparents.com/2015neweventinfo.cfm?id=97820 Merkin Concert Hall Merkin Concert Hall
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Venue Description: Merkin Concert Hall's innovative programming and intimate setting have earned it a reputation as one of New York City's finest concert venues. Noted in the New York Times for its "reputation for avant-gardism of a cool and cerebral nature," Merkin presents adventurous work -- including many world premieres -- by contemporary composers and some of today's most acclaimed and inspiring performers.
In addition to cutting-edge new music, Merkin Concert Hall presents some of the best new talents in the classical world, celebrations of musical theater with Broadway's top professionals, and lively musical reviews for children and families. Programs for children include the Broadway Playhouse series, which introduces classic Broadway musicals to a new generation of musical theater fans, and Musical Adventures with the Poppy Seed Players -- musical plays for families about the great Jewish heritage. Other signature series include Broadway Close Up, Tuesday Matinees, the Ecstatic Music Festival, the New York Guitar Festival, New York Festival of Song and New Sounds Live hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer.


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Michigan Coach Tommy Amaker
On the team's 10-1 start ... "I thought we played exceptional basketball for about 26 minutes out of the 40. I was real pleased with a lot of the things we saw. We were a little banged up, had different lineups at times and the minutes were kind of disjointed but I thought we shared them well. We had great balance, as we've had in the past. I was a little disappointed on how we got sloppy in stretches, but overall I was very pleased with the way out kids came here to play, being 10-1 and having a chance to be in the history books of Michigan basketball."
On the play of Daniel Horton and Courtney Sims ... "I thought they did a great job. I was very impressed with Daniel's first-half performance. He controlled the game for us and he was so unselfish. I think he may have taken two shots. It was just how he pushed the ball, changed sides of the floor and got us in our transition game. Courtney was the beneficiary for everyone being unselfish. Having 13 rebounds, 22 points and eight blocks, you cannot get much better than that."
On the play of Lester Abram ... "I was really pleased with his play. It was nice to see him finishing and slashing and not just settling for jump shots. Most of his points came off of opportunities for him to drive to the hole, in transition and alley-oop dunks. It was really nice to see him being a big-time finisher this afternoon."
On Ron Coleman crashing the boards ... "He really did and we talked to him about that. Chris (Hunter) had been sick and doesn't have his health right now, Graham (Brown) was a little banged up so we decided to keep him out so Ronnie was in there for those minutes in the post area. Certainly against a smaller opponent, it was a good match-up for us with that lineup. I thought he did a nice job of mixing it up, getting on the glass, getting some garbage points in there and we needed that from him."
On the status of the team heading into the Big Ten season ... "I feel good with how we have played up to this point in stretches. I am not completely sure right now about the health of our team so that area is a little bit of a question mark. If we are healthy, I feel good."
U-M Senior Guard Daniel Horton
On the game ... "It was a good game. It was a tough game; a lot tougher than the score indicated. In the first half we did a lot of good things to build that lead. We knew it wasn't going to be that way the whole game because they had some really good, quick guards and you can only keep those guys down for so long. We knew they were going to make a run and we just had to withstand it and keep playing."
On his second straight double-double ... "I've just been trying to go out there and get guys involved. I think Courtney (Sims) had 22 and Lester (Abram) had close to 20 as well. I take pride in looking at the stat sheet and seeing we have four or five guys in double-figures because that means I've done my job."
On the team's record heading into the Big Ten season ... "We feel good. We've put ourselves in the record books and its nice to be in there for being 10-1 as opposed to being 0-6 as we were our freshman year. It's good to see that turn around."
U-M Junior Center Courtney Sims
On the status of the team entering the Big Ten season ... "I think we all feel real good. We feel like we can contend for the championship. That's been our goal from day one. We are hungry and that's the main thing. We've been through a lot here at Michigan and it's about time we took things into our own hands and try to win a championship."
On the upcoming game against Indiana ... "Right now it is probably the biggest game of the season. I've watched Indiana a couple of times this year and they looked real good. They've got good inside players and good perimeter players. It will probably be one of our toughest games so far this year."
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So What's the Deal with Life Coaching?
Life coaching may sound like a fad, but this service and profession has actually been around for more than 17 years, and each year its popularity grows. An example of this growth can be seen in the International Coach Federation. Established in 1995, the International Coach Federation (ICF) is the largest organization of its kind. The purpose of the organization is to build, support, and preserve the integrity of the coaching profession, foster the development of the community of coaches worldwide, maintain and enhance the standards and practices of the coaching profession, and support members in creating a successful coaching practice.
ICF has more than 11,000 members, up from 2,122 its first year. In 2006 alone, membership grew at a rate of 200 new members per month. Today, ICF members live in 80 countries and the organization continues to grow.
ICF is just one example of how popular life coaching has become. This multi-million dollar industry has welcomed a number of psychiatrists and counselors over the years that coach thousands of clients in the areas of relationships, personal growth, careers, and more. It is important to note, however, that not all life coaches are psychologists. There are no requirements to become a life coach, so beware. More on this later.
A life coach is an individual that works one-on-one with a client to help him achieve his goals. They do this by helping clients fine tune goals, by encouraging personal growth, and by creating a behavior modification plan. As stated earlier, not all life coaches are counselors or psychiatrists. The ones that are (and are not) do not revisit past events in an attempt to heal the wounds of the past. They do not handle mental health issues. The goal is to help clients improve their relationships, careers or family life. Simply put, life coaches help mentally stable clients move forward in their lives.
When searching for a life coach, there are a few things to consider. Life coaches are n...
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The Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce has a new captain at the wheel as Chamber President Spencer Graham recently took a new job in Charleston and relocated there. Chamber Executive Director Liz Horton broke the news at the chamber board's monthly meeting Thursday and said Amy Kinard, who had been first vice-president, has moved into the president's position.
As 2015 approaches, Kershaw County's oldest continually operating business is celebrating its 150th anniversary by doing what it's always done: offering a wide variety of insurance products with competitive pricing and hometown service.
Collins Funeral Home is celebrating a major milestone -- being in operation for 100 years this year.
Camden Media Co. Publisher Mike Mischner announces the launch of a new website today for The Camden Horse & Equestrian magazine. The new website can be found at www.thecamdenhorseandequestrian.com.
Lee Ann Parker (right) speaks with family friends (from left) Pastor Gene Rollins and, his wife, Linda, as Parker's husband, Sampson, signs a copy of "Unthinkable Choice" at Books on Broad on Oct. 18. The Parkers, who live Harrisburg, N.C., co-wrote the book with Thomas Smith about Sampson's decision to cut off his own arm after getting it caught in a corn picker on his "hobby farm" in Kershaw County on Sept. 11, 2007. The book also chronicles their lives afterward as Sampson recovered from his ordeal.
Camden's Piggly Wiggly on East DeKalb Street, is receiving its wholesale goods from a new supplier, but store manager Steve Jackson said shoppers won't notice a difference, other than gradual expansions and improvements planned for the store.
SAFE Federal Credit Union officially opened its new branch in Lugoff with a ribbon cutting Thursday. The new facility replaces the SAFE location in Camden's Springdale Plaza. Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce President Spencer Graham opened the proceedings.
The board of directors of First Palmetto Financial Corporation, parent company of First Palmetto Bank, has declared a quarterly dividend of $350 per share of common stock. The dividend to stockholders of record as of Oct 24, 2014 will be payable October 31, 2014.
The Mid Carolina Credit Union will host a food drive, a branch wide bake sale to benefit the United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) and a free community shred event on Thursday.
Hengst of North America Inc. will expand its Kershaw County manufacturing facility for the third time in less than a decade.
International Credit Union Day is Thursday, Oct. 16, and this year's theme is "Local Service. Global Good," and that's just what Mid Carolina Credit Union (MCCU) will be doing.
In an effort to encourage Kershaw County residents to shop and dine locally this holiday season, the Kershaw County Chamber applied and was chosen by American Express, to be a Neighborhood Champion, promoting locally-owned independent small businesses on Small Business Saturday, November 29, 2014. The Chamber will also once again be sponsoring their annual "Home for the Holidays" Campaign which will kick off on the Monday following Thanksgiving, December 1, 2014.
Jo Marie Brown, CPPB, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden's procurement manager, recently earned Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) certification from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC).
Victor Jowers, president of Upchurch & Jowers Insurance Agency Inc., proudly announces the promotion of two employees.
Camden Media Co. announces today that Chronicle-Independent (C-I) staff reporter Gary Phillips is now the newspaper's assistant editor. The C-I also has a new Localife editor with the hiring of Simone T. Owens.
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Camden Mayor Alfred Mae Drakeford looks over the recently published official city magazine, Camden: Classically Carolina which is a joint venture of the city of ...
The Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce held its 107th annual awards gala and barbecue on May 12 at its headquarters at the historic Robert Mills ...
Dr. Andrew Piaseckia, who serves as president of the S.C. Orthopedic Association, recently went to Washington, D.C. with a group of orthopedists from ...
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Ann is the Wound Healing Clinical Manager of the Wound Care Service at St Francis Hospital and Medical Center, covering the in-patient wound team and at the Center for Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine. Her nursing education began after graduating from Meriden-Wallingford School of Nursing. She continued at Boston College where she obtained both her Bachelor and Masters of Science degrees in Nursing. Ann taught at the St Francis Hospital School of Nursing for many years serving as Level chairperson and Curriculum coordinator. In 1996, she became certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and became certified as a Wound, Ostomy and Continence nurse. Her certification as a CNS in Adult Health through the ANCC is effective through 2015 and she recently recertified as a CWOCN through 2017. Ann is a member of the American Nurses Association, Connecticut Nurses Association, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, the New England region of WOCN, serves as treasurer for the CT WOC ET Nurses and as a consultant for the Greater Hartford chapter of the UOAA. She serves on the Advisory Committee for Goodwin College and Three Rivers Community College. She is a clinical preceptor for the Harrisburg Area WOC Nursing Education program and the webWOC Nursing Education program. Ann has served as adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Graduate Nursing program-Quinnipac University and Clinical Associate Faculty, Graduate Nursing program-University of Saint Joseph.


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"The Windows Phone 7 Marketplace reaching 4,000 apps two months after launch has to be one of the most rapid ramp-ups in recent times, reaching this milestone faster than Android, which took from October 2008 to March 2009 to reach about the same level. We can say that for a company that just a few months ago was an also-ran in mobile, having 10 smartphones released in 30 countries is not a trivial achievement. I would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year. No one expected WP7 to take the market by a storm, but the role of the first release was to [put] Microsoft in the game. To be clear this is a long term battle that will be pivotal for Microsoft's long-term relevance."
Less than a fortnight ago, we told you of another analyst who argued that the WP7 launch is a successful one. No one doubts that the Redmond-based corporation is going to flex its financial muscle to help its new mobile platform, but do you think Microsoft can "buy success" in the long run? Or you, like our user JeffdaBeat, are thinking: "Dude, I need to figure out how to get a job as an analyst"?
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#Yodawg, I heard you like Mayan apocalypses
Georgia has given Sanders Commings so much community service, he'll now be ticketing teammates for parking violations. sbn.to/GIbUnLWe took this very seriously for a brief moment before clicking through to read the legal fate of the Bulldogs defensive back, and a paralyzing thought occurred: If a Georgia player in service to the University gave a ticket to a fellow Georgia player for a scooter-related violation, would that not create a college football misdemeanor singularity that would rip the fabric of space and time? Let's never find out. Athens might be adversely affected, and we do so enjoy its bars.
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Ever since I started running seriously the last two years, Mini Cupcake #2 has been requesting to run with me which I think is just totally awesome. He's run a handful of kids races and has done pretty well! When I saw the Color Run was coming to DC, I thought it would be a really fun opportunity to do a race WITH him! Yea, it's a 5K, but I thought he would be up for the challenge. He had literally been counting down the days for weeks, it was really cute. The night before the race, I asked him if he wanted to do the race with his daddy because he hasn't had a lot of 1 on 1 time with him lately, but no, he insisted I do it with him. He wanted to have "special mommy running time." I mean, how can you say no to that?!
The day before the race when Mini was in school, I headed to the packet pick up. I have never done a Color Run before so I had no idea what to expect. Packet pick-up was at the local Sports Authority and super easy. There were no lines at all and I was in and out in about 5 minutes. Easy peasy. I was a bit nervous about the race because I had heard that some of the volunteers squirting the colored corn starch weren't very cognizant of kids and would squirt it in faces. One friend even had to take her child to the ER because her daughters eye was full of cornstarch, so I did not want that to happen. I asked one of the gentlemen at the packet pick up if I need to make Mini wear sunglasses. He assured me that all of their volunteers were trained to be careful for the kids and NOT spray or squirt in people's faces……a little foreshadowing…
Anyway, it was race day and we were all geared up….tatoos applied, sunglasses on and sweatbands ready! We were ready for some fun! He even told me to get ready to take lots of selfies!
The race took place at National Harbor which I had VOWED to never do a race there again, but alas, here I was again. I guess I don't mind a low key race there, but the course still sucks.
The start line was packed. There were a TON of people, but luckily they were letting people go in waves with about 5 minutes inbetween each wave, which was really smart. Bubbles were flying and the atmosphere was really fun with loud music and excitement. Mini was getting so excited…..
……Until we crossed the start line. I'm not kidding…the SECOND we crossed the start line, the complaining began. He ran for about 30 seconds after toeing the start and then immediately stopped, sat down and said, "I don't want to run, I'm tired…I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, when will we be done?" Ummmmm, yeeeaaaa. Sorry kid, we've got 3 miles to go. We walked the entire race, which is totally fine, however the whining and complaining went on for every second of the 1 hour and 18 minutes that it took to finish the race.
We came to the first color station and the whining got worse because "purple is a girl color, I don't want purple"….
I forced him to sit down, relax, take a selfie and regroup. Selfies cure everything, don't they??!
Next up….PINK…Crap, another girl color.
All I can say is thank goodness I forced him to wear the glasses through the color stations. Despite the organizer telling me "oh, our volunteers are highly trained to not spray in kids faces…" I call bull shit. Mini went up to a volunteer and asked them to spray his shirt with cornstarch and the volunteer aimed the bottle at his face and squirted…very intentionally. I was PISSED. He spit out about a tablespoon of cornstarch from that. I was so angry. I mean I KNOW the risks and that's why I made him wear sunglasses, but when the kid ASKED the volunteer to get his shirt and he deliberately aimed in his face?!!! Seriously?!
If it weren't for me FORCING him to wear those glasses, WE probably would be in the ER washing out his eyeball..and I'm not exaggerating.
We FINALLY found the water stop after 1.5 miles of literally dragging him along the course.
Next up…Yellow! Yey! Finally a color that was boy approved!
I had stopped him at this point to have a heart to heart. I told him he needed to channel his inner superhero and that he COULD do this. He kept telling me that he couldn't. After about 10 minutes of coaxing, we finally started walking again. It was a great learning experience for him! Hahaha.
We had to get our fist bump in to seal the deal on our superhero conversation.
Finally, the last color and about 0.5 miles from the finish. I had tried to get him pumped up at this point, getting super enthused myself….it worked for a few minutes and then we went back to "how long til we get there?"
Time for a selfie, because selfie's fix everything…..BAHAHAHAHA.
Show me your muscles dude…you've come a long way! You are a superhero! Yeah!!
I was trying my hardest to be positive when all I wanted to do was go home. I was mentally exhausted.
Finally, we crossed the finish line and got snacks. 5 year olds need a constant IV of snacks running into their bodies…He ate like 3 Kind bars, like he had never eaten before in his life.
The finished product!
Yea, this is kind of ironic…..not sure there were any happy moments on his end….but funny thing is….when we were driving home, he said "thanks mommy that was SO much fun! When can we do it again?" WTF, really?!
Anyone ever done a Color Run?
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March 09, 2013 10:40 AM
by TERI ENCISO
Diego Campbell, 5, planted seeds with Katie Eaton, of Halesowen, England, a senior and tennis player at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, during a special event Friday at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township. The Chevy Chase Community Action Council held a dinner to provide a healthy meal for the whole family. Children also had the opportunity to plant seeds donated by Indiana Garden Club to be cultivated this spring outside the center. The next dinner will be March 22. After that, the center hopes to hold meals every Friday beginning April 5. Diego is the son of Jamie and Juan Campbell, of Homer City.


text: The sign of a strong community is when it can come together, have a good time, and do it for something worthwhile. Tonight, Eastern Maine Community College hosting a charity basketball game. It was put together by the EMCC International Club, and some faces you may know laced 'em up and jumped onto the court.It was the white team versus the blue team. You can see many of the EMCC coaches and faculty in the huddle.They weren't too shabby out there! An alley-oop to the white team's big man, men's basketball coach Steven Rich.Even college President Lawrence Barrett was out there, had some trouble though.In the end, the blue team ended up winning the game on a Kyle Pluchino three-ball.But it was all for a good cause. The proceeds tonight going toward helpingHeifer International.


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A test-tube photosynthesis system--described in the March 5 issue of Science--mimics a metal cluster that helps green plants harness sunlight to turn water into oxygen, says University of Delaware chemist Arnold L. Rheingold, a coauthor of the journal article, who analyzed the Yale University invention.
"We owe our lives to oxygen, and virtually all of the oxygen we breathe is produced by plants and some bacteria, through photosynthesis," says Rheingold, one of the world's 10 most frequently cited chemists. "Yet, our understanding of photosynthesis has been limited by its complexity. This relatively simple, artificial system should shed light on how life-giving oxygen is produced on Earth, which points to our origins and how the atmosphere evolved on our planet."
A UD professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Rheingold doesn't foresee any immediate practical uses for fake photosynthesis. In industrial settings, oxygen can already be mass-produced by fractionating liquid air, he notes. But, he adds, "Next-generation solar power will require more efficient water-splitting techniques," so the artificial photosynthesis system may suggest new strategies for converting sunlight into electricity. And, he says, such fundamental knowledge enhances our appreciation of the natural world.
Rheingold teamed up with UD graduate student Louise M. Liable-Sands to precisely map the molecular structure of the test-tube photosynthesis system, developed by Yale graduate student Julian Limburg, lead author of the Science article, with graduate student John S. Vrettos and Profs. Robert H. Crabtree and Gary W. Brudvig.
"I doubt there's a commercial need for the Yale oxygen-making factory," Rheingold says. "But, it may allow us to understand how our planet came to have oxygen. The early environment on Earth was quite inhospitable. The evolution of photosynthetic plants created oxygen and completely changed the atmosphere on our planet. That's an amazing process. Now, we can more fully explore it!"
Mimicking Nature's magic tricks
To change water into one of its constituent elements, dioxygen (O2), the Yale research team needed a catalyst to trigger the reaction. Their solution was a metal-based, "dioxygen-evolving complex (OEC)"--essentially, a metal cluster of two manganese atoms activated by bleach-which serves as the basis of the Photosystem II (PSII).
The synthetic, metal cluster is patterned after a naturally occurring, four-manganese cluster involved in plant functions, says Rheingold, who describes his X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory as "the Supreme Court of chemistry," where researchers worldwide send samples to be deciphered.
The natural protein is highly complex, Rheingold says, and "it would be hard to use a leaf to make oxygen in the lab." So, the Yale scientists painstakingly developed a simpler, synthetic version, which Rheingold describes as "an individual work of art."
When they identified a synthetic complex that seemed to turn water into oxygen, the Yale scientists sent their crystals to Rheingold, who determined the extent to which they resembled their natural cousins. In Rheingold's lab, a single crystal, when bombarded by a beam of X-rays, produced a pattern of scattered beams related to the arrangement of atoms in the molecules in the crystal. Using a computer, the UD researchers could then position the atoms to create a color-coded "map" of the molecular architecture of the Yale sample, Rheingold explains.
To understand X-ray crystallography, he says, "Think of a mirrored disco ball, hanging over a dance floor, reflecting spots of light onto the surrounding walls." Mapping the spots reveals the shape of the disco ball. Similarly, diffracted X-rays can be analyzed to determine a material's structure.
In the case of the metal cluster in the Yale photosynthesis system, he says, "It was a bit of a miracle that we were able to determine the structure because of the inherent weakness of the reflections of this crystal. The structure was solved largely because of the persistence of my graduate student."
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In November 1991, an advert appeared in the Evening Standard inviting interested parties to a meeting of the Campaign for an Independent Britain at Westminster Central Hall, a short walk from the Houses of Parliament. Among the few hundred attendees was a 29-year-old commodities trader called Nigel Farage. He was impressed, but he felt he was too busy to really get involved. So he wrote the organisers a cheque for £50 and, as he puts it in his autobiography, "popped it in the post on the way to the pub".
Nearly 22 years later, Nigel Farage was back at Westminster Central Hall, but this time, he was a rather more central figure. The Campaign for an Independent Britain ultimately spawned Ukip, and Farage had somehow become its leader. With the party edging ahead of the Liberal Democrats in the polls and drawing more support than ever from disgruntled Conservatives, the conference, he explained later, was the most important in the party's history. "It was the most delegates we'd ever had," he said. "And there was a very marked change in the type of person there. The big idea was to launch new people and for me... not to take a back seat, exactly, but maybe not to emerge quite as dominant."
Farage's speech was scheduled for Friday morning. In the minutes before he entered the hall, a crowd of photographers and cameramen jostled for position at the edge of the stage, and there was a sharp change in the atmosphere. He walked in to a thumping and incongruously continental techno accompaniment, waved to the whooping delegates, and checked that his ancient Nokia was switched off. The speech that followed was warmly received by its audience, the only downside being a Nixonian sweat under the lights that made Farage, oleaginous at the best of times, look as if he'd just got out of the bath.
One of the loudest cheers came for Godfrey Bloom, the MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, who had recently caused something of a stir with a derisive reference to "bongo-bongo land". "I had the most blistering row with Godfrey in a Strasbourg restaurant the other day," an indulgent Farage told his audience. "He wants to fight for his beliefs and I was saying that we need to stick to the big messages." But, he added, "be in no doubt: we must be the party of radical alternatives and free speech."
Farage left the venue and set off on a publicity blitz. A bit later, travelling between studios, he switched on the radio to hear the one o'clock news. His speech was the first item. Thinking it over in Ukip's headquarters a couple of weeks on, a wistful look came over his face. "I thought, yeah, I've nailed this," he said, snapping his fingers for emphasis. "And then it all went wrong."
As Farage crisscrossed the city, Bloom was at the Cinnamon Club restaurant, speaking to a fringe meeting on women in politics. In an ill-considered joke, Bloom called some of the women present "sluts". He then sailed outside to be confronted by a group of reporters. One of the group kept calling him Mr Godfrey, a perfectly calculated tactic to wind him up. As he strode away, he was pursued by Channel 4 News's Michael Crick, who he proceeded to thwack over the head with a copy of the conference programme. > The ensuing media furore was immediate, gleeful, and extensive, and by the teatime news, Nigel Farage's speech was very far from the top of the bulletin.
It was a crisis that summarised Ukip's controlling paradox: the closer their idiosyncratic brand of anti-politics gets them to the promised land of real influence, the more obstinately it stands in their way. Certainly, as he surveyed the wreckage a fortnight later, Farage had reason to reflect ruefully on his paean to the "party of free speech". "Of course I was annoyed with Godfrey," he said. "We've had a whole summer of these distractions. What I had told him at that restaurant was that we've got to focus."
The problem, I suggested, is that by insisting on that sort of discipline, you risk alienating the very people who have brought you the success you've had so far. "Look," said Farage, drumming his fingers impatiently on the table as he spoke.
"It comes down to this. What is Ukip for? What is it for? There are a lot of people in Ukip who think that it's for saying things, for providing opposition, for providing an alternative narrative, maybe shocking a little bit. I've done plenty of that over the years. But New Ukip, if I dare to call it that, is about fighting elections. It is about putting together election-winning machines. That's what I'm trying to bring."
But this approach is not always popular. "This is the third most popular party in Britain now," complains one insider, "and yet it's incredibly centralised, it's run from an inner core of Nigel and his sycophants, Nigelistas around him, people who've been given advances and promotions and jobs, and it's very unhealthy how much control he's got for a democratic party. He doesn't wield the knife himself, he's always got others to do it for him. The danger for Nigel is he has some very keen people around him for whom he can do no wrong."
By the end of Friday's conference, Bloom had lost the party whip – not at Farage's instigation, he insisted, but at that of the party chairman. However much of a mess the day had been, Farage took the optimistic view that it had not been entirely unhelpful. "On a bad day, Ukip was a bit like the rugby club coach on the annual trip to the seaside," he said. "Fun though that is, I think that image probably has been left behind. The way it was handled, it may well be looked back upon as the moment that Ukip decided to take life a bit more seriously."
Such an assertion, his supporters say, would have been anathema to the 29-year-old who wrote that cheque and then set out for another night on the piss. The standard narrative of Farage is of a reluctant public figure, a straightforward sort of chap forced into politics by patriotism. "I'm sure he longs for the freedoms of the old days," says Mark Daniel, a novelist and former Ukip media officer who has known Farage for more than a decade. "But he also recognises that if he is to attain what he set out to attain, this is what it takes."
Farage has just finished three years in his second stint as leader. He is a veteran, and if he is to have a time, it must be now. There is no room for error any more: the success or failure of his bid to wrangle the party into some sort of order, and the potentially apocalyptic consequences for the Conservatives if he does, will be central to the outcome of the next general election. Even if he can't become an MP, he can set the agenda for the Tory party, in itself a glittering prize. And yet the lure of the old days – and the abiding strangeness of his party – are very hard to escape. When he finishes a day's work at the European Parliament in Brussels, he goes back to a flat that he still shares with his former Defence Spokesman: Godfrey Bloom.
Nigel Farage has nearly died at least three times. The first, according to his boisterous autobiography Flying Free, was in 1985, when he was a 21-year-old broker on the London Metal Exchange. Walking home from the station after a heavy night's drinking, he was hit at a pelican crossing by a VW Beetle, and left with broken ribs, a leg that almost had to be amputated, tinnitus, and a hangover that had his mouth "feeling like Queen Nefertiti's gusset". On the plus side, he fancied one of the nurses, Clare Hayes, who would become his first wife, and with whom he would have two sons.
Even after a second brush with the eternal, a diagnosis of testicular cancer a few months later, he quickly bounced back. "The first time I met my oncologist, in this hospital bed, I had the racing on, and a phone line open to a bookmaker, and I had a fag on the go and a glass of something and I'd had the operation [to remove the cancer] 24 hours before. And he came in and sort of stared at me, and he said, well, Mr Farage, after an experience like this, many of my patients spend the rest of their life drinking carrot juice, and some go the other way. And I suspect you're a member of the latter category." He grins at me and lets out his surprisingly endearing laugh, a sort of spluttering hiss that sounds like a steam train leaving the station.
To a journalist from what Farage sees as a hostile mainstream media – albeit a segment of it that he is shortly to join, with a column in The Independent from next week – there's an interesting challenge to this warmth: his friendliness seems to bristle against the ridicule to which his party has so often been exposed. When I ask him about one of the more controversial planks of his speech, a diatribe against an anticipated influx of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants that was predicated on dubious statistics about those who are already here, he counters brightly: "We're not what you expect! We're not what you want! 1950s Britain, albeit with the stocks back on the green – that's what you expect to find. But it's not what you find."
The cancer anecdote is, in a curious way, similarly defensive. Likeable though he is in the telling, like most of Farage's stories about himself, this one comes with a defiant swagger: it makes a fetish of the stiff upper lip, and in doing so acts as an implicit rebuke to the perceived feebleness of the modern mainstream, the Elf'n'Safety PC Brigade who want to straighten our bananas.
This brisk sensibility is hard-wired. Consider, for example, Farage's view of the effect of the early exit of his father, Guy, on his childhood. "People get divorced," he says shortly. (He did so himself, and is now married to his second wife, Kirsten Mehr, with whom he has two daughters; their union has survived a News of the World report, strenuously denied, that he had sex seven times in one night with a Latvian woman called Liga who he met in a pub in Biggin Hill.) "That's the way life is. I suppose I think we can over-analyse some of these things."
The other side of this trenchant outlook is a knee-jerk resistance to conventional wisdom. This, too, was visible in Farage from his school days, when he became a devotee of Enoch Powell and – according to a contemporaneous letter unearthed by the vexing Michael Crick – was considered a "racist" and "neo-fascist" by some of the teaching staff. Farage, for his part, says that while he was a "troublemaker", he was certainly no racist.
It is, perhaps, unsurprising that he dispensed with university altogether, instead leaping straight into a job in the City. "I couldn't wait to get cracking," he says. "I don't want to be a scruffy student, I want to be out there." He seems to have had a fine time as a broker, notwithstanding the occasion he lost a silver warrant worth £90,000, and to have invented himself in a Thatcherite world that suited his attitude to life down to a tee. "To me, he was a Tory," says David Campbell Bannerman, a former Ukip deputy leader who has now defected to the Conservatives. "He always comes across as a Tory – a City man, very energetic." (Indeed, several people I spoke to saw him as a natural Tory backbencher.)
Despite his hesitance about the Anti-Federalist League, Farage was soon on board with Ukip, and widely recognised as one of the party's best public speakers. But, he insists, he had no designs on the top job. "I was always a reluctant leader, really," he says. "I had no intention of ever getting involved in politics. I saw myself making a lot of money, and certainly by this age being retired."
The question of when that started to change is a fraught one. For most politicians, of course, ambition would be an acknowledged part of the package; but Farage's personal brand is predicated on not being like other politicians. He himself suggests that both of those spells as leader have been for want of a better alternative, and certainly Ukip's senior figures have not shone brightly in the past. Mark Daniel, who wrote a history of Ukip and is thanked effusively in the acknowledgements of Farage's autobiography, says that the standard of candidates "worried me considerably, because there didn't seem to be anyone who was capable. I think Nigel would have liked to find others to step into his shoes."
But another version of events casts Farage as far more Machiavellian than he would admit. "He was always the power behind the throne," says one insider. "He just preferred to pull the strings." And Nikki Sinclaire, a long-time party official who became an MEP in 2009, scoffs at the idea that he was dragooned into office. "It's absolute rubbish," she says. "He wanted it, but he didn't want it too early. He wanted to be seen as the peacemaker who was getting on with the job. He only wants to be leader when he thinks the party can be successful."
One piece of evidence for this theory comes in that curious split in Farage's terms in office. He stood down as leader, the official version goes, in order to better concentrate his energies on his own doomed general election battle in 2010 against the House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow.
A more sceptical analyst might say that he saw that the party's chances of doing well were small, and consequently moved to absolve himself of responsibility for the failure, thereby setting up a glorious second coming. "You do get the feeling that he is there for his own good," says Craig Mackinlay, another former Ukip deputy leader who has defected to the Conservatives. "Ukip is only there for the convenience of Nigel and very little else." David Campbell Bannerman, likewise, says that there is "a bit of the showman to Nigel. He likes to be asked back, for his people to beg him to return".
Then there is the suggestion that Farage's leadership style has failed to adapt to the party's newly broader base of talent. Another disgruntled MEP who has left the party, Marta Andreasen, says that he can be "autocratic", and "personally ruthless with people". One example, Nikki Sinclaire says, can be found as far back as 2004, when Robert Kilroy-Silk joined the party, and posed a threat to Farage's dominance in the media.
When he was searching for a political adviser, Farage, it is claimed, recommended Tony Bennett – not, to be clear, the crooner, but a researcher who had already been censured for circulating a pamphlet in which he suggested the prophet Muhammad was a paedophile. "Farage set Kilroy-Silk up to fail because he had become the darling of the party," said Sinclaire. Another member of the campaign remembers Farage's plaintive complaints that he would no longer be invited on Question Time.
Farage says that he can take no big decisions without the support of the elected National Executive Committee. Indeed, he adds, he is "often frustrated at the lack of real power I have within Ukip". And in a later email he scoffs at the idea that he was jealous of Kilroy-Silk, saying that he was the one who got him to join in the first place. "It is very nice of people to compare me with Machiavelli," he writes, "but it > is simply not true. I do not want to do media seven days a week and would welcome other high-profile figures."
All of this comes against a background of endless recrimination: few of the people who understand Ukip come without an agenda. Although it refers to events of some years ago, a dark reference in Flying Free to "a splinter group under the influence of Rowan Atkinson's brother Rodney" seemed to summarise the party's intense, if miniature, rivalries.
Most of those who speak against Farage today could be seen as having an axe to grind: Nikki Sinclaire, for example, was expelled after she refused to sit with European allies who she viewed as extremists. (She has also been arrested over expenses claims; and, to further complicate things, went on to win a sex discrimination case against the party, largely because whoever was supposed to file their defence missed the deadline for doing so.) MacKinlay and Campbell Bannerman also had fallings out of one sort or another. As well as members of the rank and file, Farage has rowed publicly with four of his six predecessors as party leader.
Farage, for his part, yearns for the simplicity of his previous life. "In business," he harrumphs, "when you sack people or you get sacked, you're cheesed off. And then a year goes by, and you meet them in the street, and you say come on, you silly old bugger, let's go for a drink. You move on. Politics is different, because there's no way back. So you pay your membership fee and you join the bitter-and-twisted club."
Is he difficult to work with? "I genuinely don't think I am. I would say this to you: I'm one of the most trusting people you'd ever meet. I trust everybody until they let me down. And then I never speak to them again."
Since Ukip's troubled conference, as Godfrey Bloom has chuntered on, accusing Farage of being out of touch, his erstwhile leader has tried to look ahead. Work is afoot on plans for a stunt, in the event that he is excluded from the debates that will precede the next general election, as Sky News seems determined to ensure that he will be; there are, meanwhile, rumours that a seat has been selected, South Thanet, for a challenge to Europhile Tory incumbent, Laura Sandys.
It should be a thrilling time for Farage. So why does he seem a little... tired? Partly, it's because he works so hard, regularly working weekends and putting in shifts worthy of a cabinet minister. But, he says, it may also have to do with the third time he nearly died: the plane crash on the eve of the last general election. The crash itself was bad enough; more frightening still was the moment afterwards when he thought that the plane's engine was about to explode, and burn him to death before he could get out.
If his previous scares somehow made him more energetic, this one took it out of him. "Healthwise, this job is absolutely bonkers," he says matter-of-factly. "I may have to rethink it a bit. Maybe I'm going to have to box a bit more clever as time goes on. I've been a bit smashed up, you know. I used to be like the Duracell bunny. I used to work all day, drink all evening, not bother with sleep at all and then do it all again. But I'm not as strong as I used to be."
Politicians are not supposed to admit this sort of thing, and it is hugely to Farage's advantage that he is willing to do so, particularly when it so goes against his personal brand of Tiggerish enthusiasm. There's something else curious about it, too: in a funny way, being a little tired might make him better at his job, a more convincing, sober politician for the real world than he has been able to show himself before. Knackered though he is, he still believes he can take his party forwards. The question is: do they want to go with him?
A few Farage facts
Peak golf handicap: 4
Estimated sum received in expenses over a decade as MEP: £2m
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Here's the Dream Destination Celebration Top 20!
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2014 may be plunging ahead in full swing, but that doesn't mean the New Year's celebrations have to come to an end! In RIFT, dimensioneers have been busy celebrating and creating lavish getaways, nightclubs, and retreats for one special event– the Dream Dimension Celebration Contest. This contest, held by Kiwi More >
A Preview of Dream Weaving and New Dimensions
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We won't be seeing RIFT 2.6 on live shards until February of 2014, but for now there are some pretty nifty additions previewing on the PTS that we'll be able to explore fully when the update goes live. The most exciting new feature might be Dream Weaving– the completely new crafting More >
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The Shelf that Does-it-All
A couple years ago I found myself in a predicament. We had just moved to our current home and we were especially tight on money. In our condo we had a nightstand on one side of our bed and a wooden file cabinet on the other side. They were in the same tones of light oak, so it still looked good. Unfortunately, our wooden file cabinet became unworkable so upon moving we got rid of it. When we arrived to our current home we were in need of a new bedside table to anchor the bed and to provide a surface to put a lamp and other nearby necessities on.
The nightstand we already had was one we bought when we were first married. It was from 10 years ago. I was in graduate school at the time and my husband had just gotten out of graduate school. Neither of us had a job. We bought it at Meijier's for $40 (back then I didn't know about Craigslight-gasp!) with our precious wedding gift money and only bought 1 because we didn't have the money for two.
Since there was no matching solution I decided to find something with the same wood tone again. Thankfully, a pin from pinterest came to mind and a budget friendly solution was secured!!! Below was my pinterest inspiration. A shelf used as an attractive, free-standing entryway table! Brilliant!!!
I had noticed some shelves and brackets at Home Depot the week before so I went back to check them out.
Here is what I found:
I purchased the light oak one to match the wood tone of my other nightstand. The 12″x24″ size is perfect for a nightstand. The brackets came in several different finishes. In the wood aisle they also have wooden brackets and corbels that would work well. I bought the rubbed bronze oil brackets for $6.86 each. My freestanding nightstand shelf solution came to a total of $17.00. I bought a basket at %50 for $11 at Michael's to go under it. It stores books and magazines.
The shelf is easy to install. All you do is screw the screws it comes with into the shelf and then into the wall. If I were going to be putting heavy things on it I would have used anchors to reinforce the weight. And of course you could also buy some wood and stain it yourself!
Here are some more examples of putting a shelf to work as pieces of furniture:
A Console Table
A Nightstand
A Desk
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Danielle from Storypiece
Thank you so much for including my sofa table in your post! A year later and we still love it. Creating your own as a solution for your nightstand was brilliant and it came out nicely.
Great ideas Tamara!
Your nightstand looks gorgeous! We did this several years ago to convert old {junky} bookshelves into pretty wall-mounted ones.
mila bassett
I am updating my daughter's room and have been looking for ideas for a vanity area. It needs to be small but functional. You gave me lots of inspiration, thanks! A shelf and cute brackets is definitely the way to go!
Amanda {Burlap & Babies}
What a great idea! I have been needing new side tables in our bedroom and that might just be the best choice! Thanks for sharing at our Motivational Monday party! Be sure to stop by again tomorrow to link up another diy/home post.
I'm Pinterest junkie – Not sure how I never stumbled upon this brilliant idea! Thankfully Pinterest led me to your blog and now I know this awesome and affordable decorating trick. I will definitely try the night stand and desk ideas. Thank you!
Sahar Sultan
how about making it a bench
Love these ideas! I think I might make a little shelf-table to put by the front door, to put outgoing mail, etc. on.
We used a leftover Ikea shelf in my daughter's room for her vanity. We added a vanity mirror, make-up organizer and a hanging hair tools holder. Perfect. And now from your post, have an idea for a space in which we need a specific piece of furniture, which I cannot find. I can use two shelves!
Great inspiration! I love how you displayed the use of narrow areas and make a shelf "act" like furniture. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
Nina G
I gotta say- this was a great read!! SO many good ideas- that look very easy & cheap!! I like easy & cheap! 🙂 Haha Thanks for sharing!!


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The bill calls for the creation of a federal register that would rule on websites carrying banned information and oblige site owners and providers to close down the offending sites
US congressional support for legislation targeting online piracy eroded on Wednesday as Wikipedia and Google led an online onslaught and branded the bills a danger to Internet freedom.
On twitter today, thousands of teenagers and college students flocked to the online network to express their shock that Wikipedia had taken itself offline for 24 hours in protest of the anti-piracy SOPA legislation percolating through U.S. Congress.
In the midst of an unappreciated protest against SOPA, anti-piracy legislation in the works in the United States, that has seen Wikipedia black itself out for 24 hours, two prominent co-sponsors of the Senate version of the bill, PIPA, have removed their support.
So you've gone to Wikipedia and noticed it's blacked out today to protest anti-piracy legislation in the United States (you can read more about the legislation and the protest here). However, you really need to access Wikipedia right now to find out exactly who played that character on that show...
Google placed a black redaction box over the logo on its much-visited U.S. home page to draw attention to legislation making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that would give companies wide ranging powers to combat online piracy. This comes the same day that Wikipedia...
With Wikipedia out of action, the National Post's Steve Murray is picking up the slack for the ubiquitous online encyclopedia
SOPA — the Stop Online Piracy Act — is a piece of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The act is designed to target copyright infringers online through a series of harsh penalties


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There is no confusion here - shallots are clearly a member of the Allium family, displaying some of the most obvious characteristics of other members. They taste very similar to an onion and have physical structure that is more akin to garlic. Shallots are formed in clusters of multiple cloves and their skin is usually a reddish-brown color with lavender flesh underneath. When cut, shallots release a chemical similar to that found onions, which irritates the eyes. But their flavor tends to be milder and sweeter, yet still pungent, and for this reason, is a favorite ingredient among chefs. In Asian cuisines, shallots are often fried or pickled and a popular Persian dish mixes crushed shallots with yogurt. Shallots can be stored for at least 6 months.
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Thou Shall-ot Be Chill-e
Andie Ferman and Lauren Asta, St. George Spirits
Cream of Sunchoke Soup with Melted Shallots, Chanterelles, and Brown Butter
Leif Hedendal
Cauliflower Gratin
Chris Borges, Taste Catering.
Pan Seared Hog Island Oysters with Parsnip Soup and Carrot Emulsion
Mark Ayers, Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa.
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HCA, Hospital Corporation of America Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - FT in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Position Summary: Under general supervision the Surgical Services - Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) staff nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Grand Strand Regional Medical Center . In collaboration with the patient, the patients family and other members of the health care team, the clinical Surgical Services - Operating Room (OR) Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and coordinates treatment plans.
Position Requirements:
Licensure/Certification/Registration: The Registered Nurse will have a valid license under the Compact License Agreement.
Education : Graduate of an accredited school of Professional nursing. Always current BCLS.
Experience: Two (2) year recent experience in Perioperative Nursing.
Knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or other attributes: Effective communication skills; both orally and written. Computer skills needed. Ability to manage a team and work with others within a team to ensure quality patient care. Strong problem solving skills.
Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - FT
Location: South Carolina-Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand Medical Center
Requisition ID: 00104-8758