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Sia Contributes to 'Fight Song' Video for DNCThe collaboration was unveiled as Clinton accepted her party's nomination during the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
Idina Menzel on Elsa Having a Girlfriend in 'Frozen' SequelMenzel is all about taking a progressive step forward and giving her character Elsa from Frozen a relationship.
Idina Menzel & James Corden Decided to Do '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' & It Was Beautiful: WatchSpoiler alert: No, Corden didn't hoist Menzel into the air.
The New 'Frozen' Song Is Ready to Take Over the World Yet AgainThe best part for Frozen fans? At five minutes, the song is a full minute longer than "Let it Go."
Pharrell, Lorde, John Legend Parodied in the Funniest Bar Mitzvah Video of All Time: WatchIf there were awards for best bar mitzvah video invites, Brody Criz would win them all for this music parody-packed clip.
Watch Will Ferrell & Kevin Hart Take on Beyoncé, Katy Perry in Epic Super Bowl Lip Sync BattleThe biggest battle on Super Bowl Sunday wasn't really between the New England Patriot and Seattle Seahawks, it was between Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart.
The Best and Worst Holiday Albums for 2014Let us be your guide through the new class of Christmas jams, with our lists of the albums that are going into heavy rotation or the re-gifting pile.
Florida Georgia Line, MAGIC! Added to 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' LineupThe lineup for this year's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015 is getting even bigger.
Ben Affleck Should Never, Ever Sing 'Let It Go' Again : Watch And Hear WhyHe's no Adele Dazeem, that's for sure. Not even a Jimmy Fallon. But, clearly a great dad.
Idina Menzel Performing National Anthem, Bob Dylan's 'Forever Young' at MLB All-Star GameIf you're a fan of Idina Menzel and Imagine Dragons, next week's MLB All-Star Week just got a little more entertaining.
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Serious claims belong in a serious scientific paperBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: If you have a serious new claim to make, it should go through scientific publication and peer review before you present it to the media
Ben Goldacre: Lots of stuff other than content can influence why scientific papers are cited by academics
Ben Goldacre: Much everyday government data is locked down hard, but the benefits of sharing it are potentially huge
If you want answers, why not run your own trials?Ben GoldacreBen Goldacre: All you need is a computer, some volunteers and time on your hands
The dangers of cherry-picking evidenceBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: It's one thing to produce a bias-free experiment – but the second, crucial stage is to synthesise the evidence fairly
The special trick that helps identify dodgy statsBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: Using Benford's law, forensic statisticians can spot suspicious patterns in the raw numbers, and estimate the chances figures have been tampered with
The statistical error that just keeps on comingBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: The same statistical errors – namely, ignoring the "difference in differences" – are appearing throughout the most prestigious journals in neuroscience
Academic publishers run a guarded knowledge economyBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: The business model for scholarly papers forms a barrier to the public, but can such walls remain standing?
Vitamin pills can lead you to take health risksBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: Trials show that people who think they've done something healthy, even if they haven't, smoke more and believe they are invulnerable to diseases
Ben Goldacre: Small variations in figures get politicians and commentators excited, but we may be wrong to read patterns into them
Ben Goldacre: Bad science: It's possible people are not bothering to report a negative result alongside positive ones they found
Ben Goldacre: Tricky concept ahoy – so cue some nerdy tables
Anecdotes are great – if they convey data accuratelyBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: Bad science: Channel 4 reported that a study in the Lancet showed a new drug had reduced the symptoms of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. Unfortunately, the study shows no such thing
The problem with badger cullsBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: We need a badger cull trial held in the real world ... to give us answers that matter, on results we care about, with the intervention we're actually using
Studies of studies show that we get things wrongBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: Of 51 reports, 16 found that a practice currently believed to be effective was, in fact, ineffective
Effective things can come from silly placesBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: Even if you're wrong about how something works, it might still work
Ben Goldacre: Medical trials are not always conducted to test the drug – sometimes it's to seed the market
Misleading money-saving claims help no oneBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: Claiming you can get councils cheaper mobile phone deals does not equate to 20% off a £50bn spend
How far should we trust health reporting?Ben Goldacre
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Ben Goldacre: Watching patterns emerge from the results of a really large study still gives me a sense of beauty and awe
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Children don't need Brain Gym to spot nonsenseBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: Information is more accessible than ever for smart, motivated people – and, yes, kids too – so let them share it
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How can you tell if a policy is working? Run a trialBen Goldacre
Ben Goldacre: Trials never happen because politicians are too scared of hard data on their good intentions
How flimsy research gets inferior drugs to marketBen GoldacreBen Goldacre: Bad evidence on whether drugs really work can arise simply because nobody asked the right research question
Backwards step on looking into the futureBen Goldacre
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NHS leaflet mixes past and presentBen Goldacre
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A "tradition" formed yesterday, when Hammy was in his cups!
Please tell me that this is not a real thing.
Add on the 4 burned-out candles and you get 8,000 years from the beginning until the end of days.
After my time, then. That's a relief.
This equals hijacking how? This equals YECism how? That's like saying an Episcopal who quotes the Nicene Creed is by definition a Trinitarian.
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Jerry's View: I coulda been a contenda!
In early April of 1980 some of my friends threw a 60th birthday party for me at Kingston Village. It was a thrill to see so many friendly faces. As a surprise my kids arranged to have King County Executive John Spellman come to the party. About mid point of the event John gave a nice speech about how important community newspapers were to the lives of the residents and presented me with a plaque honoring my service to White Center. He called it Jerry Robinson Day. John was a candidate for Governor to replace Dixie Lee Ray. He succeeded and thanked me personally "for not running for Governor" as he believed my popularity might have threatened his candidacy. I was flattered.
What he did not know was that I was a big fan of his and had no intention of seeking political office. Yes, I have opinions and I used them in my newspapers but living in Olympia would have been quite a commute for me because I loved living and working in White Center. It is where I got my start as a newspaper man. And it was a mile from house.
Now that I'm almost 93 I can look back on those years and say I am glad I did not run for governor. I had too much to do with 8 kids and the governor's mansion does not have enough room for them.
Oh, I know there are plenty of chairs in the Capitol building and a lot of the folks in them don't get much done it seems. I would have sent them home when I got there and hired my kids. Yes, it is favoritism but if you think that does not already happen, let me tell you...
After my kids were running the state, I would ask for a vacation because raising all that brood was tough. A guy needs a break. January to March would be about right. If needed, I could ask for an extension just in case I was playing golf and had a good round going.
By summer time things would be humming along. I could settle in. I love work. I can sit and watch it for hours. Once we resolved all the disputes, which you can guess rarely happens in Olympia, we would likely franchise our system. It is the American way!
I was already a granddad at 60 so the legacy of Robinson's in government would continue.
So much for day-dreaming. I guess I'll have to live with the accolades from John Spellman and go back to watching movies. I coulda been a contenda!
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Mom and Chrissy seem to be very close and shes trying to warm up to dad but it may just take some time. She seems to be very scared of guys. Were not to sure what happend to her before we got her. I found her at a pet rescue and she is a puppy mill rescure :(
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Qld regional women's network reflects on 20 years of work
A rural women's group in Queensland is marking its 20th anniversary this week, with a gathering to inspire women to lead creative and healthy lives.
The Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women's Network is holding its annual conference from today in Blackall, south-east of Longreach in the state's west.
More than 200 women are expected to attend.
President Georgie Somerset says the past two decades have been challenging for rural women but the network is focused on strengthening rural communities.
"There won't be many here who haven't been touched by droughts or floods," she said.
"What I find is that they rise above that and what they are really interested in is what they can do about their situation and how they can improve their skills on how to cope with that and build their resilience.
"We know that if we can support our women and strengthen our women, that will have a flow-on effect for the family and right across our communities."
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Driving around Dawson and Lumpkin counties recently, I couldn't help but notice the unusual amount of dead squirrels lying all over the road. It seems like I can't drive a mile without seeing a "road kill" squirrel or having one dart into my path, pause, jump and shoot off in another direction. We have received many calls at the extension office from folks who have lived here their entire lives and can't remember seeing anything like this before.
No one likes a bully. But bullies have been around forever.
One of nature's greatest spectacles is the array of colors presented during autumn in the mountains.
Happy is such an intangible. You hear catch phrases regarding happiness daily - "happiness is a choice," "do what makes you happy," "you can't buy happiness."
Pansies are the quickest and easiest way to add color to a dull fall landscape. They are a hardy winter annual native to Europe, and most likely a hybrid of Johnny Jump-up flowers. Millions of pansies are grown each year for the Georgia market, and with more than 300 varieties to choose from, you will most certainly find a pansy color to suit your taste.
By nature, I am not a jealous person. Never have been, and don't really see that changing in the future. I believe it to be a supremely petty emotion and the only thing that has ever given me a near pang has been a sassy pair of shoes I spotted on a lady once.
It has been a rough year for many gardeners. Record amounts of rainfall made vegetable gardening extremely difficult. If you were lucky enough to get seeds to germinate, fungal leaf spots were rampant due to plant leaves being constantly damp.
When I was a little girl, Granny took me to most of the birthday parties. Mama was usually working and truth be told, I think Granny liked them. She was able to get in everybody's business right there in their own home - they not only invited her in, they gave her a plate of cake and ice cream with a cup of punch.
Most people associate fall with falling leaves and cooler weather, but it is also the perfect time to rejuvenate your cool-season turfgrass. October is the prime month for planting or re-seeding tall fescue lawns.
After working in retail for a number of years, I swore, if I ever had a child he would not behave the way a majority of children do when they enter a store.
I am the first to admit I am a wee bit overprotective. I admit I probably cramp my child's style and am far more of a worry wart than necessary.
Most gardeners get the urge to plant ornamental trees and shrubs during the warm weather of spring and summer. However, the cooler temperatures of autumn are the preferred planting conditions for woody plants.
One of the joys of home gardening is being able to harvest fresh fruit in the summer and fall. Many fruits grow well in our area and require relatively little care and maintenance. However, there is a new invasive intruder that may cause frustration to backyard fruit producers - the spotted wing drosophila.
Angel Doodle Loopie-Lou was quite the mystery.
Labor Day has come and gone, signaling the end of summer. This means the days will be getting shorter, the air will have that crispness of fall and candy corn, much to my friend Hazel's dismay, will flow in abundance. Also, white shoes should have been carefully retired to the back of the closet until next spring's Easter.
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Roslyn Arnold was an academic in the Faculty of Education and Social Work from 1974 until 2004. She became an Associate Professor and held various leadership positions including Program Director Higher Degrees, Head of the then School of Teaching and Curriculum Studies and Pro-Dean (University Relations). She was a staff-elected member of Senate and Deputy Chair of the Academic Board. She was a member of numerous Promotions Committees and Selection Committees across Faculties in the University. She was the recipient of a University of Sydney Teaching Excellence Award.
She has been Dean of Education, Head of School and Professor of Education at the University of Tasmania and Professor of Strategic Partnerships. She was a Visiting Professor in the English Department of Michigan State University in the 1990s.
Her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Arts and Education were all completed at the University of Sydney, including her Ph.D involving a longitudinal study of school students' writing development under the supervision of Professor Don Spearritt. She has an MBA (Higher Education Management) from the University of London. She is a regular commentator on ABC Radio and provides background briefings on education matters to the media.
Currently Roslyn Arnold is an Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work and works as an education consultant in schools, universities and corporations. She mentors/coaches senior executives in universities and schools, particularly Heads/Principals and advises on the appointment of Heads and senior executives, advises on literacy, particularly writing and thinking development, governance in boards, strategic developments, empathic intelligence, teacher professional development and appraisal. She has been Chair and held a number of positions on governing boards in the education sector.
She is currently encouraging the teachers with whom she works in a consulting capacity to undertake postgraduate work in the Faculty. She continues to supervise higher degree candidates and the most recent student in the Faculty for whom she was an associate supervisor, graduated with her Ph.D this year.
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Establishing an online Web portal to support communities implementing projects to improve access to healthy foods
This grant supports PolicyLink, the Food Trust, and the Reinvestment Fund in developing the Healthy Food Access Information Portal, a web portal and accompanying support services to help translate an increasingly complex financing process (comprising multiple grantmaking and financing strategies) into easy-to-navigate procedures and steps for stakeholders involved in creating access to healthy foods. Both the Institute of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended increasing the number of supermarkets in underserved areas to help reduce the rate of obesity in the United States. In response, federal, state and local governments have created financing-incentive programs to attract healthy-food retailers to underserved neighborhoods. Although such programs are a first step in improving access to healthy foods, resource and information gaps remain; they need to be filled to help all stakeholders understand how to access these financial resources. In this project, the grantee will align disbursement of funds with completion of specific benchmarks, including: a demand analysis; a content strategy; and a communications plan. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will approve the web contractor. This portal will capitalize on the increasing momentum related to food-access issues; maximize the impact of new pools of funding; leverage existing knowledge, research and practice; and efficiently direct food-access stakeholders to resources.
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Sheriff Baca Retires
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca spent his last few hours in office handing out service awards to deputies and detectives at the Sheriff's Headquarters building in Monterey Park.
A spokesman said Baca wanted to leave quietly around noon, when he officially retires after 48 years of service.
The interim Sheriff selected by the Board of Supervisors will be sworn-in at 2 p.m.
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What is the effect of firing buckshot thru a 20" slug barrel? Does this damage the barrel and how does it affect the shot pattern?
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What is the effect of firing buckshot thru a 20" slug barrel? Does this damage the barrel and how does it affect the shot pattern?
Since most slug barrels are cylinder bored buckshot will not effect the bore, just a larger shot pattern.
If the barrel is rifled, it will doughnut the shot after a very short distance.
No damage to the barrel.
A very big pattern at 20 yards.
Some "slug barrels" are just a regular short barrel IC choke with sights. Some are partially rifled and some are rifled full length. Some have shallow rifling, some are real rifled barrels intended for sabot slugs only.
Some states only allow shotguns for hunting deer and the modern slug-gun is accurate to over 100 yards, maybe even 200 if you know the drop.
Shot won't hurt the barrel, except steel shot will probably damage the rifling, lead will just foul it and it will be hard to clean.
An "old tech slug barrel" is great for quail hunting., IC 20"...
Any fouling should be from the plastic wads, as the lead or steel never touches the barrel.
Thats a good point about some barrels being rifled and some that arent. I have both. You can even buy a rifled choke for a barrel that isnt rifled if you want more accuracy for a slug.
Thanks for the replies. I'm asking because the I don't care to buy a short barrel for buck when I already have a 20" slug barrel. We're talking minimum usage here (home defense), I just didn't want to damage the accuracy of the rifled barrel.


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From the Assistant Secretary's Desk — Mine fatality, injury rates fell to historic low in 2011; MSHA releases 2012 third-quarter fatality summary
Last year I began providing the mining industry, trainers and grantees quarterly information on the types of fatal accidents that are occurring in mining and the best practices to prevent them. Below is a summary of information from the third quarter of 2012. We are also releasing recently finalized data that shows that fatality and injury rates in 2011 were the lowest ever.
During the third quarter of 2012, July 1 to September 30, 11 deaths occurred in work-related accidents in the nation's mining industry. Six miners died in coal mining, and five died in metal/nonmetal mining.
The 6 coal mining deaths were in the following accident categories: one miner was killed as a result of a Machinery accident. Two miners were fatally injured as a result of Fall of Rib, Roof, Face or Back accidents. Three miners were killed in Powered Haulage accidents.
The 5 metal/nonmetal mining deaths were in the following accident categories: two miners are dead as a result of Fall of Person accidents. One miner died in a Machinery accident. One miner lost his life due to a Falling Material accident and another miner was killed in a Powered Haulage accident. One (20%) of the fatalities involved a contract employee.
MSHA has placed an analysis of the mining fatalities during the third quarter of 2012 on its website at http://www.msha.gov/fatals/summaries/previoussummaries.asp along with best practices to help mining operations avoid fatalities like them, and for trainers to include in miner training.
We have seen a decrease in overall fatality and injury rates in the mining industry as a whole. In 2011, fatality and injury rates were the lowest ever recorded. The fatal injury rate for mining as a whole was .0114 per 200,000 hours worked, and the all-injury rate was 2.73 per 200,000 hours worked. Recently finalized data shows that in the Metal/Nonmetal mining sector, the fatal injury rate was .0084 per 200,000 hours worked and the all-injury rate was 2.28 per 200,000 hours worked. In the Coal mining sector, the fatal injury rate was .0156 per 200,000 hours worked and the all-injury rate was 3.38 per 200,000 hours worked. This means fewer miners are being killed, fewer miners are being injured, and more miners than ever before are going home to their family and friends safe and healthy at the end of their shifts. While mining deaths and injuries have reached historic lows, more actions are needed to prevent miner deaths, injuries and illnesses from occurring.
Fatalities are preventable. Many mines operate every shift of every day, year in and year out, without a fatality or a lost-time injury. Mining workplaces can and must be made safe for miners.
MSHA has taken a number of actions to identify mines with health and safety problems and initiated several outreach and enforcement initiatives, including "Rules to Live By," a fatality prevention program highlighting safety and health standards most frequently cited during fatal accident investigations. We believe those actions, along with initiatives by the mining industry, can make a positive difference. MSHA has posted more information and analysis of the fatal accidents that occurred on the MSHA website at http://www.msha.gov/fatals/summaries/previoussummaries.asp
Congress explicitly stated in the findings and purpose of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 that "deaths and serious injuries from unsafe and unhealthful conditions and practices in the coal or other mines cause grief and suffering to the miners and to their families " Congress clearly sought to end this grief and suffering. That Mine Act also makes clear that mine operators, with the assistance of miners, are responsible for maintaining safe and healthful workplaces in compliance with the laws, rules and regulations designed to improve mine safety and health in this country. That Mine Act obligates mine operators to, among other things, examine mines to find and fix conditions that could harm miners. The law is clear that operators must take ownership of safety and health at their mines.
Mines need to have effective safety and health management programs in place that are constantly evaluated and implemented. These programs should be effective enough to find and fix mine hazards and ensure effective training of all mining personnel.
Conducting workplace examinations before beginning a shift and during a shift every shift can prevent deaths by finding and fixing safety and health hazards. Workplace examinations must be performed and identified problems resolved to protect workers.
Effective and appropriate training will ensure that miners recognize and understand hazards and how to control or eliminate them.
No miner should have to die on the job just to earn a paycheck. We must all work together to ensure that does not happen. We are united in our determination that all miners go home safe and healthy at the end of each shift.
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In 1983, when he was still a teenager, Blouin had a life changing encounter with the incomparable Dennis Van der Meer. The competitive junior player was inspired by the illustrious coach to pursue a career in tennis. Marc joined PTR, got certified and never looked back. By 1987, he was a PTR Clinician and Tester.
After 30 years, Blouin still approaches everything and everyone with the infectious positivity he had as a teenager. His enthusiasm for coaching is matched only by his dedication for self improvement. Rarely missing an opportunity to learn, Blouin takes a well rounded approach to professional development. He takes courses and seminars in coaching, psychology, business, management and leadership. He is a USTA High Performance Coach, Etcheberry certified, and armed with an MBA. His decades of on court experience is enhanced by his business acumen, and skills in management and leadership.
Blouin has held every possible job in tennis, currently as Director of Tennis at the Augusta Country Club.
Just as his mentor Dennis Van der Meer did for him, Marc encourages certification and professional development for all of his pros. Just like Dennis, Marc has devoted his life to serving the game.
PTR established the International Master Professional designation to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the game of tennis throughout their career. Only PTR members who have been certified at the Professional level for nine-plus years, have maintained their membership in good standing for at least five consecutive years, and have earned 5A rating are eligible to apply. There are only 33 PTR International Master Professionals.
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Factbox: The 2011 Eurovision Song Contest
(Reuters) - Duesseldorf sets the stage on Saturday for the grand final of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest. Germany's Lena Meyer-Landrut won in 2010 with the song "Satellite."
Here are some facts about the event:
* The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon and based on the Italian Sanremo Festival held since 1951. Switzerland won the first contest.
* The Eurovision Song Contest boasts a television audience estimated at around 100 million people each year.
* Singer Johnny Logan has won the contest three times. In 1980 and 1987 he represented Ireland and won both times. In 1992 he wrote Linda Martin's winning entry.
* ABBA is the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winner. The Swedish band won the contest in 1974 with the song "Waterloo."
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W Honors LBJ At Civil Rights Summit
The three-day Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library wrapped up Thursday night with one president from Texas honoring another. President George W. Bush spoke and participated in a discussion forum on the closing night of the event, which honors the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act. Bush was the fourth president to speak at the event, after President Obama delivered the keynote address earlier in the day and Presidents Carter and Clinton spoke the previous two nights. Bush began his remarks with humor, complimenting the recent upgrades to the LBJ Library. "Former presidents compare their libraries the way other men compare their, well...," he said as the audience erupted in laughter.
The focus of Bush's speech was much more serious, as he focused on education. Bush specifically called equal access to quality education for everyone an "urgent" civil rights issue of our time. He touted LBJ's achievements and background in education, recalling Johnson's younger days as an elementary school teacher in rural Texas. "Can you imagine the experience of being an 11-year-old who forgot your homework and tried to explain it to Lyndon Johnson," quipped Bush to laughter. Bush went on to list Johnson's legislative achievements in education, including signing the secondary and higher education acts into law, and passing the Head Start program. "In 2007, to recognize his enduring influence, I signed a law naming the Education Building in Washington after President Lyndon Johnson," said Bush.
Bush also called for continued high standards in education and efforts to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. He said education reform is an issue that should unite everyone, regardless of political party or background. But overall, Bush honored the man at the center of the Civil Rights Act. He noted that presidents are judged through the lens of history, and LBJ passes that test 50 years later. "We know with complete certainty that America is a more just and generous country because LBJ set his mind and will to the cause of civil rights," said Bush.


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Book Talk by 'Inside This Place, Not of It' authors Ayelet Waldman, Robin Levi; Open House - Columbia University Law School, Rm 701
Hours: 2
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New York, NY 10027
Description: The Oral History Master of Arts (OHMA), Columbia Center for Oral History, the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, and the Human Rights Institute will host Ayelet Waldman, attorney and author of Red Hook Road and Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace and Robin Levi, human rights director of the California-based non-profit Justice Now, to discuss their latest book Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons in the United States. The talk is part of the Oral History Seminar Series. Waldman and Levi will discuss and read from their new book, which is an extraordinary account of women's lives both inside and out of prison in their own voices and reveals egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States. LOCATION: Columbia Law School, 701 (Case Lounge) on the 7th Floor of Jerome Green Hall. 435 W 116th Street NY, NY 10027. Enter campus at 116th Street, at either Broadway or Amsterdam. Google Map. Campus Map. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


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Established in 1881 as the Twin Fir Winery, the historic site is distinguished as the oldest winery in continuous operation in Sonoma County and one of the oldest wineries in California. The winery was able to stay in operation during prohibition by selling sacramental wines by train to Rabbis through a winery in New York. Originally known as Martini & Prati, which was established in 1902, the winery was run by five generations of the Martini family and associated with the local Italian-American community that still includes the Sebastiani's, the Foppiano's, the Pedroncelli's and the Seghesio's. View all Martin Ray Wines
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The Russian River Valley is named as such due to its proximity to the Russian River, the river itself named for the Russian fur traders who came down from Alaska in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Russian River is agricultural land. While there is a focus on wine, beyond the vineyards are many small, family-owned farms cultivating everything from cattle to Christmas trees.
Notable FactsThe proximity of this cool river and the rolling fogs from the Pacific Ocean make the area amenable to cool-climate grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In fact, the region is quite known for its full-bodied, yet elegant Pinot Noir, as well as their ripe, yet lean Chardonnays. Within Russian River Valley lie the smaller appellations of Chalk Hill and Green Valley. Chalk Hill is the warmer of the two and furthest from the ocean, while Green Valley is cooler and closer to the water.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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text: Richard Osman, co-host of hit BBC1 quizshow Pointless, might not be an obvious sex symbol. However, according to the Daily Star, that hasn't stopped the bespectacled presenter from receiving X-rated messages and marriage proposals from fans on Twitter. Admirers also posted a thread on social network Mumsnet about Osman, with one posting: "He's very fanciable in a nerdy sort of way. I love Pointless, and Richard is the best bit." Osman gamely responded on Twitter: "I fancy EVERYONE on Mumsnet. I hope that helps."


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Big bold splashes of black and grey against natural cream create this most graphic of colorways. Similar in concept to Ansel, but with a higher proportion of black.
This colorway is a Babette: every skein and every batch is a bit different, but Babs has a method of recreating these artistic colorways. The photograph is an example of representative skeins from this colorway; the skein you receive may differ somewhat.
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Great for sweaters, baby items, and shawls that you want to be just a bit heavier than fingering weight. The 3-ply construction means that this yarn is very round and bouncy.
Size: 335 yd / 5.2 oz (306m / 150g) skeins
Content: 100% superwash Merino wool
Gauge: Sport weight. 4.5-7 stitches per inch on US 2-6.
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Help your student move-in to their new residence hall on campus during our August Welcome Week!
All students and families are invited to this event during Welcome Week! Share a last meal together and say goodbye before you depart and your student's college experience begins!
What better time to come back to campus than Homecoming!
Plan now to spend a family weekend at St. Ambrose! It will be the perfect chance to catch up on everything that's going on in your busy lives, and to enjoy all the activities of a special autumn weekend on campus.
St. Ambrose University's annual Siblings Weekend invites siblings and friends to join in on the sights, sounds and experiences at St. Ambrose in the Spring. Siblings Weekend is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board and Student Activities Office. For more information call or email Siblings Weekend Chair Jason Richter, 563-333-6262.


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- economically, technically, environmentally and financially viable;
- in line with the mandates entrusted to the Bank.
Direct financing
Individual loans for projects normally exceeding EUR 25 million in cost can be requested directly from the EIB without any particular formalities. As a general rule, a comprehensive feasibility study as well as the borrower's financial data (audited annual reports, financial projections) should be submitted.
Where such a study has not been prepared, the promoter may use their own discretion in compiling as detailed a dossier as possible to permit the technical, environmental, economic, financial and legal appraisal of the project.
Indirect financing
The EIB also extends lines of credit for specific purposes to selected local financial intermediaries to allow the financing of smaller projects which fall into EIB priority lending sectors. The lending decision for such projects, notably the financing of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives, remains with these financial intermediaries. Promoters interested by this type of loan must therefore contact these intermediaries directly.
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The EIB's ACP-IF Department manages all of the Bank's activities in the ACPs, the Republic of South Africa and the overseas territories, as well as the management of special mandates such as the Climate Change Mandate and the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. ACP-IF Department comes under the EIB's Directorate for Operations outside the European Union and Candidate Countries.
The ACP-IF Department works closely with the Projects, Legal Affairs and Risk Management Directorates, the Technical Assistance Unit and and the Monitoring Division.
The EIB has a physical presence in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean and Pacific regions through its five regional offices:
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Portable AC in basement, no place for exhaust....
I was wondering if I could use a Y joint where my hot water heater and HVAC exhaust go to the roof vent, to be able to tie in my exhaust for my portable AC unit? There are no windows in the room that I am trying to cool and I do not want to heat the rest of my basement by simply cooling one room. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks
No you can not tie any vent to a furnace or water heater flue. Drill through to the outside.
I am currently growing Shiitake mushrooms in the room I am trying to air condition. This is only a temporary hobby which lasts about 11 weeks and I do not want to drill to the outside of the house. Any other suggestions?
Assuming you figure it out, I think you propose to cool a basement room without cooling the rest of the basement. Are you building a condensation or mold problem (a) between the rooms walls and the basement foundation or (b) on the walls that partition this room off from the rest of the basement?
Over heat the other basement room/rooms.
Or stop growing mushrooms.
Since we can't see your basement. A drawing of its layout would help.
You can rent water cooled acs. All you need is a water supply and a floor drain.
But tell me, I thought mushrooms needed high humidity to grow. The ac wil de humidify the air.
Isn't that going to interrupt your project?
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Orange Blossom is a fragrant distillation of fresh bitter-orange flower. This orange, also known as sour orange, is usually too sour to be enjoyed out of hand, but this very same bitterness makes this type of orange much more aromatic than the rest of the orange varieties. Almost all parts of bitter orange are used to produce beautiful and aromatic materials for the fragrance industry: the essential oil is derived from peel of a fruit, orange leaves are used in production of Petitgrain oil, while delicate white flowers serve in production of Neroli and Orange Blossom absolute.
The bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium) is widely grown in the western parts of India, eastern Africa and Himalayas. Spaniards brought sour orange into St. Augustine, Florida, in the mid-1500s. By 1763, sour oranges were being exported from St. Augustine to England, setting the grounds for what is Florida today - one of the world's largest producers of oranges. This state even uses the orange blossom as the official state symbol since May 5, 1909. During the orange blossom time, in spring, millions of delicate waxy white flowers scent the air throughout central and south Florida. Being one of the most fragrant flowers, orange blossoms are an indispensible material in perfume industry.
Orange flowers have been used in wedding traditions since the times of ancient China. In Chinese tradition, orange flowers were omens of purity, innocence and moral virtue, but also a symbol of fruitfulness and fertility. Brides of all nations have always worn some kind of a floral embellishment on their wedding day, and the tradition of using orange flowers has spread from the East to Europe, during the times of the Crusaders. Maidens have used fresh orange blossoms to decorate their hair on a wedding day, and this custom was so widespread that that the expression "to gather orange blossoms" took completely different connotation by starting to mean "to seek a wife".
Fragrant flowers of bitter orange are used in production of Orange Blossom and Neroli extracts. Even though these fragrant notes possess different olfactory characteristics, the only thing that distinguishes them one from another is a different process of extraction. This example clearly illustrates the importance of technology used in production of raw materials since these two materials, even they originate from the same type of flower, have completely different properties. Orange blossom absolute is obtained by solvent extraction as a concrete, and using alcohol washing and filtering in the form of an absolute. Neroli is obtained by steam-distillation of freshly picked flowers.
Neroli oil has beautiful aromatic fragrance that leans a bit towards fresh and green petitgrain. Orange blossom absolute, on the other hand, has deeper and sweet fragrance that strongly reminds of the heady scent of fresh flowers, intoxicating and overwhelming, it feels close to the scent of jasmine (as it actually shares some of the common chemical components with this flower, Methyl anthranilate, for example).
Orange blossom absolute is used in many different types of fragrances and especially in colognes, chypres, ambers, floral bouquets, and heavy orientals. It beautifully complements all other citrusy notes and acts as a natural fixative, allowing the original composition to last longer while keeping its true fragrance.
An amazing orange blossom fragrance is Fleurs D'Oranger by Serge Lutens. Sweet, delicate, soft and feminine, this fragrance offers an intoxicating bouquet of white flowers coupled with a single fresh greeny rose. Jo Malone's Orange Blossom cologne, with its heart of orange blossom and water lily, is another great example of this note, while Yardley's Orange Blossom, designed to highlight modern notes of fragrances inspired by English flowers, offers wonderful and sophisticated combination of orange blossom and sensual musk. Fleur du Mâle by Jean Paul Gaultier, named after the Baudelaire's collection of poems, uses orange blossom in a decadent and flowery, slightly feminine composition, designed especially for men.
To find more amazing fragrances with Orange Blossom note, please use our search by notes. To learn more about neroli and orange blossom raw materials, check out Sandra's informative article Orange Flower or Neroli.
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Get an overview of this hotelModern, unpretentious hotel in central London
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Big Ben and London Eye
Point A Hotel - Westminster, London is just a 12-minute walk from Big Ben and the London Eye. Guests can explore London via Lambeth North Tube Station, right outside the hotel, and Waterloo Train Station is a 5-minute stroll away. Guests can reach buzzy Piccadilly and Oxford Circus in just a few stops.
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The hotel offers guests a practical base in a central location. The 24-hour reception and luggage room provide convenience for guests on the go. Guests can use the lobby PC to browse the Web during their stay.
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Guests at Point A Hotel - Westminster, London can rest easy after a long day on Hypnos® beds. Power showers will help guests freshen up and face the day, while complimentary WiFi throughout, TVs, towels, toiletries, and daily room cleaning are also available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Free WiFi throughout, and luggage storage are available at Point A Hotel - Westminster, London. Staff at the 24-hour front desk can provide around-the-clock assistance.
Point A Hotel - Westminster, London is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 94
- Number of floors - 6
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Motorcyclist Injured, In Custody After Wreck
Charges are pending against an Omaha motorcyclist seriously injured in a crash Thursday morning.
Police say Kyle Wessling was driving recklessly eastbound on Center Street when he lost control on a curve and hit a guard rail near 55th Street around 3:15 a.m. Wessling suffered chest and back injuries.
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FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL)
The IET is the operational partner for the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) competition in the UK and Ireland.
FLL is a global science and technology competition with over 250,000 young people taking part each year.
What is FLL?
FLL is for young people aged 9 to 16 years, working in teams of up to 10 with a supporting mentor. Each year FLL releases a new challenge for our teams. In the 2016 ANIMAL ALLIES Challenge, participants will explore ways of working with animals to solve real-world problems.
The Robot Game
Teams build a robot using a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® kit that they program to autonomously complete a series of missions on a specialised arena and to score as many points as possible.
Robot Design
The technical aspect of the robot is assessed including design, programming and robustness.
Through the project, teams learn more about the science behind the challenge theme. The teams identify a problem related to the theme, research the issues behind it and propose a solution.
Core Values
Whilst competing, the teams have to demonstrate FLL Core Values including Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® encouraging high quality work, unqualified kindness, respect and learning.
How do we take part?
Register your team for FLL
Team mentors can register teams for the 2016 ANIMAL ALLIES challenge at the FLL website for UK and Ireland www.firstlegoleague.co.uk.
Registration costs
Entry costs £150 + VAT. This includes:
- A field setup kit (this is the practice field for your robot), comprised of an exclusive selection of LEGO® bricks, the instructions to assemble your mission models, and a roll-out field to practice on.
- Entry into one of the regional tournaments.
- Administrative support from the IET.
Teams get started from September
Materials are distributed in early September and teams have 12 to 16 weeks to work on the challenges. Teams will also need to use a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® set to build the robot which can be purchased via LEGO® Education.
Teams then attend one of the Regional Tournaments taking place between November and January each year. Each Tournament Champion will go forward to the UK and Ireland Final in February. The Champions at the Final are then invited to go on to represent the UK and Ireland at the FLL World Festival in the USA in April.
FLL schedule for 2016-17
|17th May 2016
|Registration opens
|September 2016
|Field Setup Kits begin to ship
|Mid October 2016*
|Team registration closes
|November 2016 – January 2017
|Tournament season
|February 2017
|UK and Ireland Final
|April 2017
|World Festival in USA
* Team registrations will be accepted until all slots are filled
Go to www.firstlegoleague.co.uk for further details


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Ecstatic Music Marathon: Part 3
This third and final segment of the Ecstatic Music Festival Marathon features singer, composer and pianist Gabriel Kahane, composer-producer duo Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson, Missy Mazzoli's band Victoire, the Brooklyn-based duo Buke and Gass, and none other than Q2's very own Nadia Sirota.
Kahane will be featured in early March alongside Q2 regular Timo Andres in a performance which draws inspiration from J.S. Bach and Charles Ives. Just a few days later Nadia will be on stage with her good friends, Owen Pallett and Thomas Bartlett (Doveman).
Be sure to listen to Nadia Sirota on Q2 on Wednesday, February 9 at 12 p.m. as the Ecstatic Music Festival performer and Q2 host, Nadia Sirota, presents the first half of this marathon concert. The second half of the marathon will be heard on Thursday's show.
This concert was recorded and mixed by Damon Whittemore with help from Noriko Okabe and Meredith McCandless.
Gabriel Kahane
Gabriel Kahane: selection of songs
Nadia Sirota, Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson
Nico Muhly: Keep In Touch
Missy Mazzoli:
A Door into the Dark
India Whiskey
i am coming for my things
Cathedral City
Victoire with Buke and Gass
Missy Mazzoli:
Like a Miracle
A Song for Mick Kelly
Buke and Gass
Buke and Gass with Victoire
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A central Iowa non-profit is getting a $3 million dollar federal grant from the U-S Dept. of Health and Human Services.
HHS announced Monday that the grant to Primary Health Care of Des Moines will go to assist in training residents in internal medicine.
The federal programming was funded by the Affordable Care Act, and sets up money to increase the number of healthcare providers at 60 "health care teaching institutions."


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That makes sense, but do the clients have to purchase the license directly?
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I thought I understood the different licenses, but after read through more pages, I am more confused that ever. I am kind of a moron when it comes to legal stuff.
If I want to create a website for my client, can I purchase the regular license?
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Clip one of these delightful flower lamps wherever you need a little bloom of light. Bloom comes in tickled pink, vibrant green, or classic ivory and accepts up to 40-watt chandelier bulbs. The clever clip is multi-hinged and highly adjustable. Bloom is UL-approved of course, and it's individually boxed with full-color graphics.


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Nautical Flea Markets and Marine Swap Meets - One man's garbage is another man's treasure, right? If you're a boater and have never been to one of these nautical markets, you don't know what you are missing! Ok, so maybe you've gone but just didn't want to admit it to your fellow yachties. Nautical flea markets and marine swap meets are scattered all across the globe. They are the original boat shows, run out of marine parking lots, dockside and often in a park next to the marina. Looking for a special bolt from a 1939 U-Boat? Maybe some antique boating gear? You'll find everything and everything from sailboat hardware to scuba gear to various boat parts that have been stuck in somebody's back yard for 20 years. These nautical markets are also a great place to find closeout deals on new boating gear and accessories and even marine clothing. Something for everyone! Check out your local Nautical flea market or marine swap meet, you'll be glad you did.
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Did you see this javascript phisics demo experiment? I think this is amazing and somehow I can hear the swan song of flash (no offence for flash lovers )http://codepen.io/stuffit/pen/KrAwx
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i've tried so many but Dreamweaver seems to be the best.
Did you hear about this protest? What do you think about it? I've seen wesites like reddit or mozilla involving into this and what do you think about SOPA ?
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I use HTML5 too. Because, in my first template, I didn't mention this, and a buyer mailed me that a HTML5 player is not working. Why is not working. Blah blah blah. So, since then, the doctype is HTML5 , if the item has HTML5 elements, good, if not, the buyer or whoever customizes his files can add them without trouble. Plus validation, plus certain elements do not work right in HTML 4 Strict and so on. So, in my humble opinion, it's fine to say " HTML5 " in the title. It saves the buyer time, plus the page is 100% ready for HTML5 elements
well this is a very good point! so as I said before: if it is declared as HTML 5 it is actually an HTML 5 document! It renders and validates as HTML 5 so it supports any HTML 5 element, even though it doesn't have any by default!


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The Alliance of British Drivers is a voluntary and non-profit-making organisation whose aim is to provide an active, responsible voice to lobby for Britain's drivers.
We campaign upon a wide range of driving issues, completely independent of any vested interest. We are not afraid to tackle government or councils who so often see drivers as a cash cow to be milked at will.
The Alliance is run by volunteers from amongst its membership in their spare time. We have no full-time employees.
The ABD was formed to fight for the interests of the everyday motorist - in other words most of us. UK Drivers are some of the most heavily taxed in the world, and yet we have one of the worst road networks in the western world and suffer more from traffic congestion than the residents of almost all other countries.
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A LITTLE ROMANCE GOES A LONG WAY / GUEST STAR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MCKAYLA MARONEY — After Zoe (Rachel Bilson) treats the high school football team, she learns that Max (guest star Nicholas Podany), who happens to be Rose's (guest star McKaley Miller) new crush, has become infatuated with her instead. Eager to nip his crush in the bud, Zoe learns that Max is prone to overreacting to heartbreak and is encouraged by the town to wait until after the big game, as they are counting on him to win. Lemon (Jaime King) decides to start a catering business and asks AnnaBeth (guest star Kaitlyn Black) to join, but Lemon is taken aback by her answer. Meanwhile, Lavon (Cress Williams) tries to win over Ruby's (guest star Golden Brooks) grandfather Sergeant Jeffries (guest star Charlie Robinson) by doing his chores, but Lavon finds out there is another reason her grandfather doesn't want them together. Scott Porter, Wilson Bethel and Tim Matheson also star. Michael Schultz directed the episode written by Carter Covington (#207).
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If you are looking for a beautiful coral/pink shade this is it! I think this may be one of the prettiest shades in the whole Fafi collection as a matter of fact. Hipness gave me a natural, coral/peachy-pink glow (no shimmer) on me. It's very pigmented, so all I needed was a light swipe of the blush (with my mac 129 brush) to give me a beautiful glow. This is truly a beautiful blush with a nice, silky texture, making it very blendable. Although it is listed as a frost, I didn't see any shimmer on my skin (but it does appear there is a small amount in the pan). What I loved about this shade is that it really brightened up my face without calling attention to the fact that I was wearing blush. This will work best up to an Oprah shade. Since this is limited edition, you may want to double up on this one!
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March 25, 2006
Today, after some persuasion from my wife, I took our Jack Russell Terrier daughter to her first "Play Day" sponsored by the JRTCA affiliate California Gold Jack Russell Terrier Club. The Play Day was held at Pioneer Park in Nevada City, a little over an hour drive from our home outside of Sacramento. Sugar, our Jack Russell is 4-years old and we adopted her this last July from a rescue who received her from the Marin County Humane Society.
We arrived at the park a little after 10:00AM. As the club was setting up the various activities, Sugar and I wandered over to where they were setting up the Go-To-Ground course and was introduced to a rat (in a cage of course) that is used in this activity. Sugar went wild upon seeing the rat. It is a good thing that the rat was in a cage otherwise I might have had to search for a replacement since I am sure Sugar would have had it as an early snack! The Go-To-Ground course is a long plywood tube about twelve inches square that simulates the Jack Russell's famous trait, and what they were originally bred for, in chasing and catching rats under the ground. At the end of the maze is a grate, and on the other side of the grate is a live caged rat. The dogs are released at one end and work their way to the end with the rat. In real competition this is timed, however as mentioned, this was just a fun outing for the dogs. Sugar started off in the first maze which is only about 5-feet and is straight. This was to introduce her to the activity. Sugar had no problem at all and shot through the tube like a rocket to get to the caged rat at the other side. It was obvious that she needed a little more challenge, so we moved over to a larger maze with a single right angle turn in it. Again, she shot through with no problem at all. When she was finished she wanted to do it again and again and again. We moved over to the largest maze which is probably about 20-feet in total length with a couple turns in it. I held Sugar about 4-feet back from the entrance, released her, and she put her head down, headed straight for the entrance, and raced to the end. She could not get enough of this game and we ended up going through this about a dozen times. The only thing she disliked was the fact that she had to wait her turn. She barked and barked, trying to get the line moving faster so she could go.
After Go-To-Ground it was off to the races. They had a small fenced course set up with the starting blocks on one side and a hole at the other side. There are 6-7 dogs per race. After they are all in the block, there is a fuzzy thing that looks like a mutilated large squeaky toy that is tied to a rope. The other end of the rope goes through the hole at the end of the course and is pulled through as the dogs are racing. We watched a few of the pros first. Sugar made it very clear by her barking that she did not want to be left out. She however had to wait her turn until it was the more novice dogs turn. I had to borrow a muzzle from one of the members in which Sugar had no problem at all with have this put on. She wanted to run after all, and if this was a requirement, so be it! I put her in the block with about 5 other dogs and walked to the end of the run. The gates went up, the fuzzy thing was pulled fast, and the dogs ran like there was no tomorrow to be the first one through the end. Even though Sugar was in last place since she had no idea this was a race, she had a blast and made it all the way to the end. She is very fast and could probably have placed, however she was a little slow getting out as she had no idea what was going on… except that it was lots of fun! She did this a second time and then it was time for the steeplechase race in which short plastic fences are put in the run that the dogs must jump over. Sugar jumped over these like a champion thoroughbred at the Kentucky Derby. Again she was last due to her being a little to slow getting out, however once she left the gate she ran like a pro.
I will have to say I am glad my wife persuaded me to take Sugar and I am now looking forward to the next one, as I am sure Sugar is as well. Everyone was very nice and they all loved their little Jack Russell's as if they were their kids, as I do mine.
I think Sugar has what it takes to be a real pro with a little more practice at these play days. Regardless as to whether she becomes a pro or not, she had more fun then can be imagined. So much fun that she was not the least interested in the treats I brought. The only thing she was interested in was the next activity!
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Kevin Williamson couldn't have been surprised that the response to his new series "Stalker" has been critical.
The writer/producers's new CBS procedural drama, scheduled to premiere on Sept. 22, opens with a horrifying scene in which a stalker sets a young woman on fire.
"That was maybe being a little flashy to try to get picked up," said Williamson, trying to use humor to deflect criticism.
It didn't work. And that was, at least in part, because Williamson has a history of creating violence in movies (the "Scream" franchise) and television ("The Vampires Diaries," "The Following").
"Stalker" does for stalkers what "Criminal Minds" does for serial killers — makes them the subject of what's supposed to be an hour of escapist entertainment.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Entering the 2012 campaign, his fifth season as a full-time starter for the San Diego Padres, Chase Headley had established himself as a solid player. And for the first half of the year he continued along that same path.
Then he exploded.
Always confident that there was another level for his game to rise to, it finally clicked in for Headley after the All-Star break last season when he hit .308 with 23 home runs and 73 RBIs.
The former Vol would go on to lead the National League with 115 RBIs, finish fifth in the NL MVP race, be named the NL Breakout Hitter of the Year and take home the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards for NL third basemen.
"It was definitely a good feeling," Headley said. "There was part of me that knew I could do more. I had done it in the minor leagues and I had done it before, I just hadn't put it all together in the big leagues. You know it is in there, but until you actually do it you wonder if it is ever going to happen. To put it all together and really put forth the type of season I thought I was capable of was a great feeling."
On Saturday, he returned to Rocky Top where he starred for the Big Orange from 2004-05. Headley, who helped lead the Vols to the 2005 College World Series and is one of just five academic All-Americans in UT history, was honored at mid-court during the Tennessee men's basketball game against Mississippi State.
"It was amazing," Headley said. "This is a special place to me, it always will be. It still feels like home and to come back out here and get the reception from the crowd was an amazing feeling. It gives me goose bumps just thinking about it."
With Spring Training just around the corner, the Fountain, Colo., native's focus has already turned to the upcoming season. Even after his breakout campaign, he knows that the only way to build off the momentum he created is to continue working as hard, or harder, than he did before.
"It is just building on last year," Headley said. "As a player, you have to forget about what happened last year. You move on. You play the year out and the next year you have to start over. I built up a lot of confidence last year and learned how to do some things that I needed to learn, but it all starts at zero starting this year. It is a lot of hard work, a lot of studying, a lot of watching film and just trying to prepare myself to have a good season."


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The Siblings That Are Competing For Olympic Gold [Pics]
What would it be like to compete against your own brother or sister in an medal event?
The London 2012 Olympics will feature a number of pairs of siblings competing for the US Olympic Team. Doubles partners Bob and Mike Bryan, Taekwondo athletes Diana and Steven Lopez, Sailers Zach and Paige Railey, rowers Ross and Grant James, field hockey players Katie and Julia Reinprecht, tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, and swimmers Haley and Alyssa Anderson.
Two siblings not competing together in the Olympics? Brothers Steven and Jeffrey Gluckstein, who had to compete against each other for the lone trampoline spot on the U.S. Men's Gymnastics team. Steven, 22, beat out younger brother and training partner Jeffrey, 19, saying, 'In 2008, I said 2012 is going to be my year. I knew deep down 2016 was [Jeff's] year.'
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Parking brake noise?
Ever have the parking brake on the inside of the rear rotor make noise? This truck has disc brakes on the rear and the pads are at least 1/2 left but when I make a slight left turn in a parking lot while going slow I can hear metal on metal sound...it has a hollow sound just like bad drum brakes. The parking brake is in fact a drum brake so I am thinking maybe some hardware broke inside or something?
Another thing is when I apply the parking brake and then release it the pedal stays right where it was at, I have to manually pull it up? Anyone ever experience anything like this? I don't think it is an axle bearing that would be more of a grinding sound and this is more of a scraping sound.
Pretty shitty day so I don't think I will be pulling everything apart today...was just wondering if this kind of noise is ever caused by the parking brake or if this is a common problem?
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Escalating IT security threats and strengthening regulatory requirements are driving adoption of multi-factor authentication to unprecedented levels. Increasingly, new and expanded multi-factor implementations are leveraging phone-based authentication instead of hardware security tokens, which had previously dominated the multi-factor market. According to Goode Intelligence, an information security research and analysis firm, phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014.
This paper will address the key drivers for this market shift and includes real-world case studies from organizations that have made the move to phone-based authentication. It also introduces PhoneFactor, the leading provider of phone-based multi-factor authentication.


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Let's do it, the usual end-of-the-year grand finale. So what did we have in 2012? A lot really. This was an interesting year. It started with massive disappointments, an almost total breakdown of hope, but then came back to life in the shape of the Cinnamon desktop. We also had Canonical commit to five years of support for desktops. And most magically, there's Steam for Linux in the works. However, right here, right now, we want to focus on declaring the top five distributions of the last year. Let's see what we have. Feel free to disagree, of course.
Fifth place: Fedora 17 with Cinnamon
Wow! What! Dedoimedo, are you crazy? You are adding a beta-quality distro to your list, Fedora no less? Yes, I am. The fact is, Fedora is no longer so beta as it used to be. In fact, the crashiness of the past has mostly been replaced by boredom. But there's a desktop environment that makes all the difference, and it's Cinnamon.
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Convective storms, sometimes reaching into the stratosphere, play a major role in maintaining the heat balance of the atmosphere, and in governing the vertical distribution of critical trace gases and aerosols. Work involving the coupling of the deeper atmosphere to the surface and boundary layers is being conducted over the rain forest of the Amazon Basin and the tropical south Atlantic and Pacific. Other studies, which capitalize upon knowledge of convective storms and the boundary layer, include global and regional rainfall, gaps in the rainforest and low frequency sound transmission.
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The internets is full of video and images of these more aged people doing plainly stupid stuff with firearms, without thinking.
It's ridiculousness like this and the following image that fuels antis desire to further restrict if not altogether remove our gun rights. Simply because people cannot find it in them self to act right, act reasonably, and take adult responsibility for their actions _and_ inaction.
Education is a layer on top of which the foundation lies properly securing firearms and ammunition from use by unauthorized users.
This is and has been the basic tenant of _modern_ firearm safety for decades now, and should be for the future.There is no excuse for this type of negilence and that includes 'education' or lack there of by the adult parent and guardians never mind the child, who in his own home should not have to be educated in order to live there safely per the responsibility of the adult parent and guardian to provide a reasonably safe living environment.NRA Gun Safety Rules
When using or storing a gun, always follow these NRA rules:
Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.
Many factors must be considered when deciding where and how to store guns. A person's particular situation will be a major part of the consideration. Dozens of gun storage devices, as well as locking devices that attach directly to the gun, are available. However, mechanical locking devices, like the mechanical safeties built into guns, can fail and should not be used as a substitute for safe gun handling and the observance of all gun safety rules.
A firearm with live ammunition "forgotten" to be stored in a box in a closet is neither safe nor reasonable.
Parents and adult persons need to properly secure their firearms which means lock them up if they are not in use as carried on your body or under your direct supervision.
Stored in a box in the closet is neither and for that due to parental and adult ignorance yet another child suffered and will suffer for the rest of his days if he survives.
This was completely avoidable, and very much should have been, without any regard to education of the child.
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