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Brian Stevenson, of Stevenson's Scouting Service and DraftNotebook.com, will be our guest in the Bernie's Insiders chat room at 8:30PM Tuesday night. This chat is free for all Browns fans and will be held in our chatroom lobby.
Brian will be able to stay for about an hour, to answer your questions about the upcoming NFL draft and his assessments of particular players.
Brian has been a frequent pre-draft guest in recent years, and his visits have always been enjoyable and informative. Please join us for this free chat Tuesday evening!
Instructions on how to use the BerniesInsiders.com chat room can be found below.
Visiting the Bernie's Insiders Chat Room
Via the Web
Go to the front page of BerniesInsiders.com and click the chat room link under the "Fan Interaction" graphic on the right, or by using the Message Board menu near the top of the page. Alternatively, you can enter "http://csites.securewebs.com/brownstng" in your web browser, or just CLICK HERE.
Most fans use the web-based chat room, but it does require that Java runtimes be installed on your computer.
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You can get to the BerniesInsiders.com chat room using practically any
available IRC chat client. We have been able to get into the chat room from
every platform we've tried - even cell phones - using IRC clients. There are a large
number of chat clients available for all platforms, with mIRC, Klient, and HydraIRC
being examples of the excellent shareware or freeware solutions on Windows.
Configuring your IRC client to access the chat room:
1. (optional) Enter your nickname and password if you have one registered in the chatroom (these are different from your Scout.com usernames and passwords)
2. Set the IRC server to: 126.96.36.199 and the port to 7152
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Going on stage to sport his good looks and suave demeanor, Ian Somerhalder spoke during the 'Years of Living Dangerously'' panel discussion in Pasadena, CA.
The "The Vampire Diaries" stud was looking good today (January 16), wearing a black leather jacket, tight brown tee and black skinny jeans, smiling for his audience as he answered questions, as part of the Showtime portion of the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association.
Celebrating her own 25th anniversary, Nina Dobrev spent her big day with best friend, Julianne Hough and Ian Somerhalder on Thursday (January 9).
They went through a painful breakup in 2013, so it's great to see that Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder have remained friends.
During the 2014 People's Choice Awards last night (January 8) the "Vampire Diaries" costars/ex-real-life-lovers were honored with the Best Chemistry trophy.
Looking forward to a fun-filled evening Ian Somerhalder made his big arrival at the 2014 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles earlier tonight (January 8).
Dressed in designer duds, the "Vampire Diaries" hunk smiled for the cameras as he meandered around the press area outside the Nokia Theatre ahead of all the action.
With the year 2013 drawing to a close, people all around the world are eager to head out to ring in 2014.
Celebrities such as Britney Spears and Adele took to Twitter today (December 31) to share their thoughts and plans for the big night ahead. See what they had to say below!
Taking care of some promotional duties, Ian Somerhalder showed some love to his Chinese followers at an event for Benq G2F cameras on Monday (December 30).
The "Vampire Diaries" hunk flashed a cocky smile for the shutterbugs as he greeted the press and signed a few autographs.
Stepping off the set of his hit CW series "The Vampire Diaries," Ian Somerhalder scored the cover of Annex Man magazine's Winter 2013/2014 issue.
During his interview with the publication, the 35-year-old actor opened up about his love for nature and even shared details about his show.
It's been a hit for the network and even spawned a spinoff and on Saturday (November 9), the cast gathered to celebrate the 100th Episode of "The Vampire Diaries" in Atlanta, Georgia.
A mainstay since the series began back in 2009, Ian Somerhalder smoldered in a classic black suit. Sporting some seriously smoky eyes, Kat Graham looked gorgeous in a sleeveless bronze dress with matching heels.


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Course Title: Introduction to Natural Horsemanship – Problem horses, the solutions
Course Code: EQ080
Department: Equine Studies
Course Type: Part Time
If you have ever had, or know of anyone that has, owned a problem horse you will know the distress and upset it can cause. From small ground issues such as being difficult with the farrier, barging and being disrespectful are bad enough, but horses that throw themselves over backwards if you try to load them, or those that exhibit dangerous behaviour when being ridden such as rearing or bucking, cannot only cause harm to their riders, but often these horses end up being destroyed. This is a very specialist area of horsemanship, but approached in the right way using natural horsemanship techniques, they can be often be overcome.
College Certificate
Course Content
We look at what makes them behave this way and how we can help them adapt this behaviour and think about things differently. This is followed by practical exercises on how to help a horse overcome their own fear. Where possible we will use a students horse for the practical sessions. We discuss physiological terms such as flooding and latent learning and what an important part they play when asking your horse to deal with and understand these stimuli.
Entry Requirements
This qualification is ideally suited for those candidates who have a genuine interest and passion in the care and welfare of horses. You must complete the first unit in Equine Behaviour (EQ076) and then you can enrol on any of the other units individually.
Next Steps
Further Natural Horsemanship Courses BHS Specialist Equine Courses Full Time Further Education Courses HND in Horse Management including the Monty Roberts metodology
Career Opportunities
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from Tim Sassone of he Chicago Daily-Herald,
(Denis) Savard appears stressed during the first week of camp, thinner and more gray, and he hasn't been his normally enthusiastic self with reporters. It could be he's simply preparing for an incredibly important season. Or he could be wondering what more he must do to get that new deal….
Is it possible there are some people in the front office that think the Hawks should have made the playoffs last spring?
Be serious. Savard didn't get enough credit for the job he did, bringing the young players along like he did while managing the goaltending situation nicely by calling on Patrick Lalime at key times and getting results.
Now there's Joel Quenneville sitting in the stands and watching practices, working for the organization as a part-time scout and consultant, which is how general manager Dale Tallon explained it.
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attempt to revitalize the brand, Blaster Master Zero feel like the
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Mario Sports Superstars lumps five simple sports experiences into one compilation.
The rosters were updated, but little else is different than last year in this miserable baseball experience.
We rooted for this unheralded scrapper, but technical flaws and questionable design decisions slew foot this Slap Shot send-up.
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STAMFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and his wife, Cathy, recently sold their Stamford house for $1.5 million, according to ctnews.com.
The home in the coastal Shippan neighborhood has long been a source of political trouble for Malloy. The Department of Criminal Justice investigated work that was done to the house, but ultimately cleared Malloy of any wrongdoing, ctnews.com said.
Hearst Connecticut Media also launched an investigation after a Stamford employee was found doing yard work on his own time. Malloy, however, produced invoices proving he paid for the work, ctnews.com reported.


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By: Katherine Dvorack, NWHM Volunteer
Long before it was the mass marketed, slightly kitschy but always fun holiday we know and love today, Halloween was an ancient Celtic festival to the dead known as Samhain. The most important holiday on the Celtic calendar, Samhain marked the day when the veil between the living and the dead was at its weakest and the souls of those who passed during the year would journey to the underworld. Celebrated with bonfires and crop sacrifices, the festival marked the end of summer and the beginning of a long winter.
As with many pagan holidays, in an effort to convert Celts to Christianity, Samhain was appropriated by the Catholic Church in the early first century A.C.E. and renamed All Saints Day. But despite the Church's best efforts, many of Samhain's traditions and rituals remain. While the Church transformed the Celts' pagan deities into malevolent spirits, people still left offerings for the dead and dressed up to appease the spirits. It was this mixing of beliefs that lead All Saints Day to become All Hallows Eve before finally becoming Halloween.
How Halloween evolved in America is, appropriately, a bit of a mystery. Starting in the early 20th century, Halloween-like postcards are developed and the first reference to an early form of trick-or-treating is mentioned in a 1920 newspaper article in Chicago, IL. But starting in the 1930's Halloween began to take the shape we know now. Trick-or-treating became common and radio and TV programs began creating Halloween episodes until it was firmly embedded into American culture as a children's holiday in the 1950's.
Today Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday behind Christmas with one quarter of all candy sales being made around Halloween. It's also evolved beyond just a day for kids with costume parties, haunted houses and horror movies giving adults a chance to relive their childhood fears, let their imaginations run wild and, for one night a year, pretend to be anyone they want to be.
So, enjoy the candy and don't forget to leave some out for the spirits on their journey to the underworld. Happy Halloween!
As I mentioned above, Halloween is the one time of year we can dress up and pretend to be anyone we want to be. Which means this is a great opportunity to dress up as your favorite woman in history and when you inevitably get asked who your costume represents, you can share the story of an awesome woman who helped shape America. Check out NWHM's biographies for suggestions.


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Riverside University High School is one of the top-rated academic high schools within the Milwaukee Public School System and within the Milwaukee metropolitan area at large. In fact, this has been the case for generations. Riverside's graduates are today's leaders, distinguishing themselves in careers as varied as government, business, community service, medicine and the arts.
The Riverside University High School Foundation is committed to supporting Riverside in its continuing effort to provide a high quality college preparatory education to its diverse urban student body. To accomplish this, we rely on important financial support from alumni, families, foundations and corporations.
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Bose store would be fantastic
We really need a bose store in Huntsville. Their sound is fantastic and it would be easier for everyone to test their products before purchasing them. You can test some products at target, best buy, and the apple store, but a bose store has everything.
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"Marie Tharp's Ocean Floor: How One Woman Revolutionized the Earth Sciences"
Dates: September 12, 2013 - April 18, 2014
Location: Science-Engineering Library
Contact: Chris Kollen | Bob Diaz
Most of us know what the ocean floor looks like from detailed maps we've seen, but before 1957 very little was known about the ocean floor. Did you know there are amazing mountains, ridges, canyons, and rifts that make up the ocean floor?
This exhibit highlights the work of Marie Tharp (1920-1986), geologist and oceanographic cartographer. She created the first comprehensive map of the ocean floor and is credited with discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and other ridges and rifts in the ocean helped to prove continental drift, which at the time was considered "scientific heresy" and thought to be impossible.
The maps paved the way for the theories of continental drift, seafloor spreading and plate tectonics to become well-established in the scientific world. She weathered criticism from her colleagues and hurdled the obstacles of working as a woman scientist during the 1950s. At first when Heezen and Doc Ewing wrote articles about the rift, Tharp was not included in the list of authors, although others said that they couldn't have written those articles or made presentations about it without her work.
Tharp worked at Columbia University's Lamont Geological Observatory starting in 1947 as a drafter and then as an oceanographic cartographer with her long-time collaborator, Bruce Heezen, in mapping the ocean floor.
Marie Tharp received numerous awards throughout her career including:
-The Hubbard Award by the National Geographic Society, given in 1978 to Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen
-Society of Women Geographers, Outstanding Achievement Award, in 1996,
-The 20th Century's Outstanding Cartographers by the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division's Phillips Society, in 1997
-The Mary Sears Woman Pioneer in Oceanography Award by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, in 1999
-Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory also created the Marie Tharp Visiting Fellowship program to aid promising women researchers.
Watch a 5-minute video about Marie Tharp created by the New York Times.


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Onedrive.live.com is down for me right now.
Upload on one drive is very slow, is there any kind of maintenace going on
onedrive is down for me right now. been trying 30 min or so.
Day 2 of Upload malfunction on One Drive.
Cannot upload to OneDrive.
One drive is down for me. Can't even sign on. It's been four hours.
Having issues logging into onedrive.live.com, servers down
I cannot upload MP3s to OneDrive...
Does anyone know if OneDrive is having server problems now? trying to access and edit files, and it is saying server problem and connectivity.
Microsoft OneDrive is greyed out this morning January 9, 2016. Says "Not signed in"
I asked support. They have server problems now. I can't sign in at Desktop Apps
i keep getting error code 2. and i can't find info on what it means or how it can be resolved. any ideas you guys??
one drive may be reachable but nonw of the documents could be accessed
Error Message ->
"Sorry, something went wrong
Our server is having a problem. We're working to fix it as soon as we can, so try again in a few minutes."
I can reach onedrive and my files but other people can´t see my shared files and when I try to check the shares onedrive reports "Can´t access the server, try later". It´s been like that for a couple of days now!
Onedrive is down, the site is available but it doesn't display any files and triggers Error 6. Microsoft, please fix this issue.
The website will let you login in but all information is not available.
Same problem: I can log in but I can't access any data. I tried on three different networks, along with cellular, while using two different laptops and two mobile devices.
There appears to be a service outage @ 23:26 GMT. Login is successful, however, do data is visible nor is anything synchronising.
OneDrive is down and has been for awhile.
Like everyone else I'm getting an Error Code 6. Ditto to fixing this!!!!!!!
Getting error code 6. Fix this!!!!!!!!!!!
I get the same error. It goes to the site but then my folders and documents don't show. I've tried for multiple browsers and computers. I get "Something went wrong . . . Error code:6"
Getting error code 6, whatever that means.
click on a file in onedrive and go into a infinite loop. file does not open
error code 2
Website works, but OneDrive synching between PC's or smart devices does not work.
Works now!
Ya está disponible el servicio otra vez. The service is up again!
It's up again
Error code 2 :( UGH. Really need my files right now
It is down, I am not able to sync my one note.
lets just hope that it wont take long until it comes back, and hope that no file will be altered or deleted
Same in Ireland
I am getting Error Code 2. OneDrive will come up but then can't download files. OneDrive is down.
Onedrive is down for me now,
me to :-(
Something went worng: Error code 2
Something went worng: Error code 2
Sale el mensaje: Código de error 2
Keep getting "something went wrong. Error code 2". I have tried Chrome and Explorer.
Can't open the document yesterday or today
Onedrive down "Sorry, Something went wrong." for over an hour and counting...
Tells me I need to log in to OneDrive to see my documents. Yet when I go to PC settings it shows that I am logged in.
Love the comments... and yes it is DOWN!
first time I tried to set up skydrive it will not open. this is on a brand new pc too.
I can't load the website at all and im really starting to think the website isn't as great as it used to be. :(
I clicked on Outlook arrow as usual went to Skydrive and clicked and it went back to previous screen. Also tried on Laptop Win 7 with same results. Then I tried it on Surface and it opened. Problem is all my pics are on the Dell and it won't open Skydrive.I have tried to sign in but it knows I am already signed in and it takes me back to the same screen.
It's not "down", but my files appear for about half a second, then disappear. May as well be down.
Skydrive is unable to access any of my files, from any device, on any network. I didnt want to get all of my groceries anyway.
SkyDrive was down a hour ago, now it is up but hangs at 0% on Uploads of even the smallest file.
Skydrive not responding.
The server at skydrive.live.com is taking too long to respond. (the error message)
Can't attach any files from skydrive
Skydrive says "Something went wrong and we can't sign you in right now. Please try again later."
skydrive says site is blocked what is going on
can't open skydrive.live.com on Firefox or Chrome
Is not showing anything in it.
Can not access anything on Skydrive
SkydDrive is unreachable righ now
won't send the picture I want sent
I did the ipconfig/flushdns as per their recommendation and it fixed the problem for me...
Use Opera browser! I tested for a while. Looks ok!
Skydrive works at least a little with Opera browser, Zero funcionality with Internet Explorer
It is down, I have information on here that I need to print.
Grrr. page cannot be loaded. no browswers or mobile app.
skydrive down for me.... just when i need an assignment due TONIGHT. sigh.
Skydrive and Outlook down for me! This is one of those times I wish I didn't rely upon both things for ALL OF MY WORK
General problem! All Microsoft sites are down!
Yes... Skydrive is still down for me.
Down for me in London - any idea how long this usually takes to fix? This is my first time ever using SkyDrive and once I retrieve my files will be my last.
Skydrive is down for me right now in Sydney Australia.
This page can't be displayed
Just when I was starting to like Skydrive too! After the Windows update yesterday I couldn't open any of my Office products so I used the Skydrive web editor to write my essay which is due tonight. Microsoft has caused me lots of trouble for this!
I was in the middle of writing a paper when it went down. I hope I don't lose any progress. I was on a roll, very frustrating!
cant access skydrive either! I was using it to edit something... have a deadline. ARHHH!
I really need to access it for a business document. Can't reach it on any device. Guess I should have stuck with Evernote.
Site is down for access from Brazil
can't open from firefox or safari or internet explorer on either mac or pc
this is soooo frustrating. usually I have no problems. maybe I should go back to google docs
Definitely down, frustrating
seems down for me.
can't pull up document. or can pull up but not edit
I am not able to reach the site as of right now. Anyone else?
I cannot enter my skydrive either. The web page never answers me, while the internet is fully functional!I need something for my school too, so im pretty pissed also.
I can't open skydrive, there is an error that is occurring and I sort of need it for my school work, this is a real inconvince and it needs to be fixed.
Down right now for me
Skydrive has been down for at least 5 hrs when will it be up and running
Is down right now
Blank page, with "Error" written on top. Happened earlier today as well.
fatal error
Cannot send files, I'm going to the webpage and it is saying fatal error.
Chrome - not opening; IE- documents not loading..
not responding
Can't open skydrive right now in chrome or mozilla on 7/23/13 9:26 pm eastern time
unable to get into sky drive at 905 PDT 19 Jul
skydrive is down
Down. POS
I can download, but not upload
skydrive.live.com is not responding. LIve.com isup, but when you try to go over to the skydrive, it fails.
been down for the last week, piece of crap if you tell me. there's no link to tell you what to do if you can't access it.
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"If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves."
"Are you upset little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry...I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you. -Charlie Brown to Snoopy"
"Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment?"


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Tel: +49 171 2276956
Fax: +49-8151979739
Email: email@example.com
Branche: Kapital-Business Angels
Christian Reitberger is a General Partner at Wellington Partners since 2009. He focuses on Electronics, Cleantech and Infrastructure investments. He has led venture, growth and buyout transactions for nine years as a Partner with Apax Partners, following more than four years at McKinsey & Company. His passion is to contribute positive change to the world by enabling the transformation of bleeding edge technology into thriving businesses. He is a multi interested physicist and technologist.
Ich suche im Munich Network:
Business angel investment opportunities; interested co-investors.
Ich biete im Munich Network:
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text: Lismore received a drenching from the tail end of Tropical Cyclone Debbie. AAP Image/Dave Hunt April 6, 2017 Northern NSW is no stranger to floods, but this one was different Joelle Gergis, University of Melbourne The record floods of 1954 and 1974 still stand as Lismore's high-water marks. But Tropical Cyclone Debbie delivered her deluge far more abruptly than the rains that triggered those historic floods.


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Damascus – The use of chemical weapons in Syria would constitute a "crime against humanity," U.N. Secretary General chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday, adding there is "no time to lose" in probing alleged attacks that the opposition says killed hundreds of people.
Ban described reports of the incidents near Damascus on Wednesday as "very alarming and shocking" and urged the regime to allow a United Nations inspection team, already on the ground in Syria, to begin an investigation without delay.
Footage distributed by activists showing unconscious children, people foaming around the mouth and doctors apparently administering oxygen to help them breathe has triggered revulsion around the world.
Ban's comments at a United Nations event in Seoul piled more pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad after French President Francois Hollande denounced the "likely" use of chemical weapons.
"Any use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anybody, under any circumstances, would violate international law," Ban said. "Such a crime against humanity should result in serious consequences for the perpetrator.
"There is no time to waste," Ban said, adding that he has instructed Angela Kane, his envoy for disarmament affairs, to travel to Damascus immediately.
The United States said it has yet to "conclusively determine" chemical weapons were used. President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. spy agencies to urgently probe the claims, aides said.
Damascus denied it unleashed chemical weapons, particularly at a time when the U.N. personnel are in Syria to inspect three sites where other such attacks allegedly took place.
It would be "political suicide" to go ahead with such an attack, a senior security source said.
The opposition National Coalition says more than 1,300 people were killed in gas attacks southwest and east of the capital.
Syrian activist Abu Ahmad, speaking from Moadamiyet al-Sham, the rebel-held town southwest of Damascus where the deadliest attack allegedly took place, said he helped bury dozens of civilians whose bodies were "pale blue" and had died of suffocation.None of the videos posted online by activists could be verified, but AFP, using specialized software, analyzed one of the most striking pictures, which showed the bodies of children.
The analysis showed the picture had not been manipulated and was taken, as presented, on Wednesday.
Former U.S. Army Chemical Corps officer Dan Kaszeta said "it would be relatively hard to fake" the amount of video footage that has surfaced. "There's a lot of stuff that goes on in that video, and a lot of the victims, sadly, are children, and it's hard to get small children to consistently fake things," said Kaszeta, an independent consultant.
Experts said convulsions, pinpoint pupils and labored breathing seen in footage of alleged victims could be symptoms of nerve gas.
But they also insisted only blood and urine samples gathered from the victims could provide definitive proof.
"I was skeptical about the claims of nerve agent neurotoxicants, (but) I have revised my position on that a bit on the basis of footage I have seen . . . where a number of symptoms consistent with organophosphorus poisoning" were apparent, said chemical weapons specialist Jean Pascal Zanders. Organophosphorus is a chemical compound used in nerve agents like sarin and kills by asphyxiation.
The U.S. State Department said Obama had instructed intelligence services to gather information about the claims. "Right now, we are unable to conclusively determine CW (chemical weapons) use," said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki. But she said the administration had been focused since reports of the attack broke on efforts to "nail down the facts."
One year ago, Obama warned the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a "red line" and have "enormous consequences."
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with his British counterpart, William Hague, late on Thursday about the developments, the Foreign Office said.
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If April showers really do bring May flowers, then allergy sufferers could be on overdrive in a few weeks.
As of noon Monday, nearly 11 inches of rain had hit Hardin County over the first 25 days of the month, and more rain was in the forecast for this week. Monday, residents were greeted by a torrential rain by late afternoon.
"When the rain is now hitting, it just runs off because it has nowhere to go,'' said meteorologist Kevin McCormick of the Fort Knox Weather Center. "The ground is completely saturated; there's just no more room for the water to go.''
McCormick said a stationary boundary that dropped from the north has been stalled in the area for the last several days. Hardin County has been pounded with severe thunderstorms and tornado and flood watches in that time.
"It's just stuck in a pattern and nothing has been able to push it out,'' McCormick said of the weather front.
He said rain again is expected today and Wednesday with "spotty showers at most" on Thursday. A National Weather Service forecast calls for as much as four more inches of rain to fall through Wednesday night.
At the Mesonet Center in Cecilia, the news is even worse. The center's report has that area of Hardin County receiving 11.5 inches of rain through Sunday night. According to center data, only seven days of the month were without measurable precipitation as of Sunday.
The average rainfall in April from 1973-1998 was 3.5 inches, according to Fort Knox Weather Center data. Recently, April of 2008 has been the worst for rain at 6.01 inches of precipitation.
This month, however, has been harsh.
"The boundary has set up for several days and not left,'' McCormick said. "We have had some hard rains.''
Last April, 4.03 inches of rain was measured on post.
The heavy, steady rains have made activities difficult for many, young and old. With grass growing in wet yards, it has been hard to cut, and area youth have had baseball, softball and soccer sporting events postponed or canceled because of the amount of rainfall. The Elizabethtown Youth Soccer Association has canceled practices and games until further notice.
In West Point, the rising Ohio River has forced many residents to higher ground from flooding with the worst to hit over the next few days.
In some areas of the county, roadways have been covered with creek overrun and there were emergency rescues earlier this month from vehicles and homes.
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April Average: 3.5''
2011: 10.8'' as of noon Monday
2010: 4.03''
2009: 2.89''
2008: 6.01''
2007: 2.99''
2006: 4.18''
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX edges higher as gold miners, Enbridge boost index
* TSX ends up 17.29 points, or 0.12 percent, at 14,812.99
* Just three of the TSX's 10 main groups rise
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TORONTO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Canada's benchmark stock index edged higher on Tuesday as higher gold prices supported mining stocks, while news of an acquisition boosted shares of the country's largest pipeline company.
The small gain for the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index follows a 1.1 percent advance last week, the biggest weekly gain since mid-July. The index was closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday.
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At 10:49 a.m., the National Weather Service meteorologists detected a line of thunderstorms located along a line extending from Zephyrhills to Riverview, or along a line extending from Zephyrhills to Brandon, moving east at 30 mph. these strong storms will affect Zephyrhills, Zephyrhills Municipal Airport Crystal Springs and Hillsborough River State Park until 11:15 a.m.
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Many people may not know this but there are different types of roofing systems for commercial buildings and residential buildings. Most people are familiar with the different types of roofing systems for residential buildings such as shingle, metal, wood shake, and tile. These types of materials have been used on residential buildings for years. The commercial roofing Oklahoma City expert, Preferred Roofing Foam & Coating, Inc lends us some insight into some of the various commercial roofing systems available.
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I am now pleased to report that the United States of America is Number One in the entire world when it comes to the issue of juveniles. We are the only nation which allows juveniles to be sentenced to life without parole for a crime they commit. Joseph Donovan, age 38 and Frederick Christian, 37, were teenagers when they got involved in a crime. Both were charged with crimes in which someone was murdered during a robbery and, although in neither of these cases did either one of these men actually commit the murder, they wound up with a life without parole conviction. The Massachusetts Supreme Court has now declared such sentences to be unconstitutional. Again, let me emphasize that neither one, as a teen ager actually committed the murder of another human although they were with the person who did the act. The man who did do the murder when Donovan was present received a lesser sentence than did he.
It is time to enter the world of modern thinking. A teenager is not a mature individual. Just check out your teen behavior. They do need punishment for engaging in murderous actions, but the purpose of prison should be to rehabilitate– IF POSSIBLE–those who acted in such a manner while still a teen.


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FBI Closes Los Alamos Hard-Drive Case
The FBI last week ended a seven-month criminal investigation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico that looked into the temporary disappearance of two computer hard drives containing nuclear weapons secrets. It was unable to determine responsibility for the disappearance and found no evidence that the classified information contained on the hard drives had been compromised. The drives were missing for 11 days last June but were later found behind a photocopier.
Linux Worm Spreads
An Internet worm called Ramen is spreading across Linux-based servers running Durham, N.C.-based Red Hat Inc.'s version of the open-source operating system. It hasn't caused much damage yet, but some observers said they're worried that the self-replicating program -- which advises recipients in e-mail to "eat your Ramen," referring to the noodle soup -- could ultimately cause damage to Web sites and home pages.
Possible China Link In Microsoft Break-in
New evidence has emerged that the QAZ worm reportedly used to break into Microsoft Corp.'s networks in October communicated with an e-mail account in China. Microsoft hasn't confirmed that the QAZ worm was even involved in the network intrusion, which was discovered in October and reported to the FBI. But a report issued by security consulting firm LogiKeep Inc. in Dublin, Ohio, said QAZ communicated with an e-mail account in Beijing.
'Mafiaboy' Pleads Guilty
The teen-age computer hacker known as Mafiaboy pleaded guilty last week to 55 of 66 counts of mischief in connection with last year's denial-of-service attacks that crippled several major Web sites. The attack brought down the Web sites of CNN.com, Yahoo Inc., Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc. and others last February. The boy had previously pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Nestled on the northeast side of the Sandia Mountains is Madrid,
New Mexico. Sitting midway along The
Trail National Scenic Byway,
is categorized as a
ghost town
even though this small village of about 400 residents is bustling during
the summer months with shops, restaurants, and galleries catering to the
many visitors along this ancient path.
As many as 1,500 years
ago the first
inhabitants mined the turquoise and lead deposits in the nearby
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minerals of silver and gold.
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Spaniards continued to look for gold but also began to establish farms
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unpopulated until large amounts of coal were discovered around 1835. Just five years later, placer gold deposits were discovered in the San Pedro Mountains and the
area that would become Madrid
began to grow as more and more prospectors arrived in search of their
The town of Madrid
(pronounced with the accent on the first syllable: MAD-rid, not
Ma-DRID) was founded in 1869, but it wasn't until the 1880's when the
Santa Fe
Railroad arrived in the area, that coal mining began on a large scale. By this time, the short lived gold had played out, and most of the
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Santa Fe
The rich coal mines upon which Madrid
sat upon, covered some 30 square miles, connected by a network of
tunnels that made up the Lucas & White Ash, the Peacock, and the Cooke
mines. During this time over 3,000 people lived and worked in Madrid,
in population.
In 1906, all coal
production in the area was consolidated at Madrid,
with the
Cerrillos Coal Company creating a "company town" that supported
about 3,000 people. Providing the residents with most all its needs,
the company provided housing, brought in as much as 160,000 gallons of
water daily in tank cars, and provided medical care for their
In 1919, a man named
Oscar Huber, who had worked for the company since 1910, was promoted
by George Kaseman, as Superintendent of Mines for the
Coal Company in Madrid.
Though many
miners working during this time suffered hazardous working
conditions with little sympathy from mine owners and managers,
Huber was a different sort.
Under his
direction, Madrid
residents enjoyed paved streets, a hospital, a company store,
schools, and unlimited electricity from the company owned power
plant in their homes. During Prohibition, the company even
furnished a place where people could distill illegal liquor. Of
course, since commerce was controlled by the company, miners wages
went right back to the owners pockets, but under
Huber's capable leadership Madrid
became a model for other mining towns to follow. He also
formed the Employees' Club, athletic activities, and town events.
Remains of mining operations south of
Huber also built
the first illuminated baseball park west of the Mississippi in
1922. The stadium was home to the Madrid
Miners, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who played a game in
the park in 1934. The baseball park is still utilized today.
Coal production
peaked in 1928, when over 180,000 tons were shipped out of Madrid
on coal cars. In 1936, when the owner was killed in a mine
accident, Huber gained a controlling interest in the mine and
continued to operate a friendly working environment for the employees. In fact, when the Mineshaft Tavern burned to the ground on Christmas
Day, 1944, he rebuilt it. In 1947, Huber purchased the town of Madrid
and the surrounding coal lands.
But, the boom was not
to last for Madrid. When natural gas began to be the more popular fuel for home heating,
the demand for coal began to fall. The town of Madrid
collapsed along with the coal market. In 1954, the
Coal Company ceased to operate and almost all of its residents
moved away. In fact, in that same year, an ad in the Wall Street
Journal listed the entire town for sale for $250,000. However,
there were no takers.
By the early 1970's
Oscar Huber's son, Joe, by then, the owner of the entire town site,
began to rent or sell a few of the old company houses to a number
artists, craftsmen, and other individuals wanting to make their homes
in the mountains. Determined to breathe new life into the
town, he succeeded as more and more people moved into the area and Madrid
was reborn.
When Legends of America visited
in June, 2006, the entire town had been turned into a movie set as
the Disney Production Wild Hogs was being filmed there.
Many of the store fronts had been changed for the movie, including
this store that now displays a gas station.
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Today this unique
and picturesque small town is a haven for day trippers and
travelers along the historic
Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway, as they stop to browse its many
shops, cafes and bed & breakfast inns.
Inside the
Mineshaft Tavern, a popular stop for motorcycle riders is the
historic pine and oak bar from the original
and is still known as the "longest bar in the state."
is best known for its annual Christmas lighting display, where
virtually every building in the small town is decorated with
an elaborate display of lights and nativity scenes. This
tradition of beautiful lights began in the 1920s when the electric
plant, owned by the town's coal company, was providing free
electricity to
the many residents of the town. The miners were "required" to buy
a tree for the lights, which is said to have cost about a weeks worth of
pay, but since its inception,
people from all over the area, including
Santa Fe,
make the trip to Madrid
to see this fascinating Christmas display.
Today, most of
remains have been restored or preserved, including the Miner's
Amusement Hall, the old Catholic Church, the Coal Mining Museum, most
of the store fronts, and many of the wooden company houses. However, on the outskirts of town, you will still some of these
tumbling down buildings in their original state.
For those that are looking for a different kind of experience, Madrid
and the entire surrounding area is said to be haunted. Numerous
ghost sightings have been reported in homes, in the old church, in the
cemetery, and the Mine Shaft Tavern. Often reported wandering the
arroyos surrounding the town, is the spirit of
Llorona. Though many believe that this ghostly
Weeping Woman is nothing but a legend, their are many New Mexicans
that believe this tall, thin, natural beauty haunts many places in the
One often reported
sighting is that of a silent cowboy who has often been seen escorting
a Spanish woman, dressed in her best finery, down Main Street. Others have allegedly seen and heard all types of ghostly forms in the
But the most haunted
of all places in
is said to be the Mine Shaft Tavern. Though it burned down on
Christmas Day,
1944, Madrid's town father, Oscar Huber, rebuilt the tavern for the
many coal miners of the area. It reopened in 1947 and has been open
ever since. Some remodeling of the old saloon was completed in 1982;
however, no changes were made to its historic bar -- the longest bar
New Mexico.
Today, this historic
continues to serve the many visitors along the
Turquoise Trail.
Staff as well as
guests have often seen glasses fall from their perches and crashing to
the floor in bits and pieces. Doors are often seen opening with unseen
hands and swinging back and forth. From the six inch thick adobe
walls, mysterious sounds are often heard and after closing hours,
numerous objects and furnishings are moved about. However, the
most unsettling reports are the stories told by staff of looking in
the mirror and instead of seeing their own
reflections, they see a ghost.
Believe it or not.
Madrid is about 27
miles southwest of
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
on NM 14. Just north outside of Madrid, be sure to see quirky
Tiny Town.
Kathy Weiser/Legends
of America, updated April, 2017.
Also See:
Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway
Golden, New
Mexico Has Seen Better Days
Los Cerrillos,
New Mexico - Two Thousand Years of History
Trail New Mexico Photo Print Gallery
Also See:
Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway
Golden, New
Mexico Has Seen Better Days
Los Cerrillos,
New Mexico - Two Thousand Years of History
Trail New Mexico Photo Print Gallery
Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway
Golden, New
Mexico Has Seen Better Days
Los Cerrillos,
New Mexico - Two Thousand Years of History
Trail New Mexico Photo Print Gallery
The original Mineshaft Tavern burned
to the ground
on Christmas Day,
1944. However, Oscar Hubert rebuilt it. Today, the tavern
remains open and features the "longest bar in the state."
Photo June, 2006, Kathy Weiser.
Though most of the old company houses
have been restored, this poor crumbling thing
remains in its original condition, just waiting for a buyer with a
lot of enthusiasm.
Photo June, 2006, Kathy Weiser.
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Rural Andean churches plagued by sacred art theft
08/26/2013 1:48pmThe thieves tunneled under the thick walls of the colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the tiny southern Bolivian town of San Miguel de Tomave, emerged through the floor and made off with five 18th-century oil paintings of inestimable value.
Brazil: Silva wants party's official recognition
08/26/2013 2:31pmA Brazilian politician who opinion polls indicate could seriously challenge President Dilma Rousseff's re-election bid next year initiated on Monday the process to have her party legally recognized.
A rare snow falls in Atacama desert of Chile
08/26/2013 3:42pmA rare snowfall in Chile's Atacama desert has delighted visitors to one of the world's driest areas.
Starbucks to open its first store in Colombia
08/26/2013 4:15pmStarbucks announced plans Monday to open its first cafe in Colombia, where the popular Juan Valdez chain has a very firm foothold.
Argentina airline unions threaten strike over LAN
08/26/2013 4:16pmArgentine airline unions are threatening to strike Thursday if the government goes ahead with plans to evict the local subsidiary of Latin America's biggest carrier from its Buenos Aires airport hangar.
Official: 12 taken from bar were killed in revenge
08/26/2013 6:26pmMexico City authorities say a suspect has confirmed that a dozen young people kidnapped three months ago from a bar in the capital were killed in revenge for the slaying of a drug dealer.
Much-delayed 'Haiti on Ice' show finally goes on
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The Jacobins were a group of radicalists who supported The French Revolution. Their leader was Maximilien de Robespierre, and they controlled the French government from June of 1793 to July of 1794.


text: Maine will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with seminars, worship services and speeches. It is also a state and national holiday, and following Friday's state shutdown day gives Maine state workers a four-day weekend. Bates College in Lewiston begins the observances Sunday evening with a sermon by Barbara Savage, history professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of a book on the politics of black religion.In Waterville, the annual MLK Day community breakfast will be held Monday morning. Students will cite their favorite quotes of the civil rights leader. Gov. John Baldacci will speak at the NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast at Orono.In Portland, an MLK gospel concert will be held Sunday night andthe NAACP's Portland Branch will hold its 29th annual Martin LutherKing breakfast Monday.


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" Brand: Lamaze / Age: 6 months "
I have a fishtank in my living room which my daughter is fascinated by, I have bought several Lamaze toys from Amazon and when this came up in my recommendations I just had to get it for her!
The fishbowl cost me £14.
The bowl has a flat base so it can stand on any surface, inside the bowl is a crab, starfish, clam and a fish, these are all made from plush material. The fishbowl will help your baby learn to take things out and put them back in. The clear plastic on either side of the fishbowl is filled with water which contains little flecks of glitter and little fish which move around as your baby shakes or squishes the bowl.
Each of the little seacreatures inside has a different feature the crab is crinkly, the starfish has a bell inside, the clam sqeaks and the fish rattles. Each of the seacreatures is also made from materials which have varying textures to simulate your baby.
The fishbowl is recommended for 6 months plus.
My daughter enjoys playing with this, she is able to grasp the little seacreatures herself as they are the right size for little hands. She hasn't yet mastered the art of putting the toys back in the bowl but I cans ee that this toy will grow with her. She can also move the water in the bowl around by herself.
The bowl is also small enough to take with you and even when all the toys are in there you can still fit a few extra toys in.
This is a very simple toy there are four fish supplied with a fishbowl. Each of the fish is made from a different fabric and makes a different noise.
Yellow oyster/clam thing that squeaks
Blue fish with a bell
Red star fishing thing that crinkles
Yellow/blue crab that crinkles
The fishbowl catches our son's eye because it has bright colours but also water and little fish in the walls of the bowl that move when the bowl is shaken. The bowl has a flat base so it can stand by itself.
At the moment he likes playing with the fish but in the future he can grow into the toy by putting them in and out the bowl. The different noises also catch his attention but the most successful one is the fish with the bell because it's the only one that makes a lot of noise when he holds it.
A good toy, worth the money, and good quality. We bought it from amazon for about a tenner and it was the cheapest place.
From 6 months - 4 cuddly sea creatures in their own soft fish bowl Babies will love to experiment by putting smaller objects into a bigger one & taking them out again.


text: Solar in Pueblo, CO Pueblo, CO, located in a semi-arid desert land in Southern Colorado, is home to approximately 105,000 residents, making it the 245th most populous city in the United States. More importantly, with its location in the high desert, Pueblo enjoys sunshine throughout the year, with an annual total of nearly 3470 sunshine hours, or 79% of the possible total annually. This is great news as Colorado's main utility providers offer excellent solar rebates to offset the up front cost of solar in Pueblo and make solar power more affordable for all homeowners. For example, the state's largest utility, XCEL, offers an incentive of up to $1.75 per watt (for example, $8,000 for a 4 kilowatt system) plus a $0.04 per kWh Renewable Energy Credit (paid monthly) for systems up to 10 kilowatts in size, while the second largest state utility, Black Hills Energy, offers an incentive of up to $2.00 per watt (for example, $8,000 for a 4 kilowatt system) plus a one time $0.50 per watt REC for systems up to 10 kilowatts in size. So if you live in Pueblo, CO and are interested in investing in solar power, please contact us for a residential solar quote or a commercial solar quote from a reputable solar installer in your area!


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Face it--not all your meals this holiday season will be eaten in the cloying company of seldom-seen family and office friends. Often, gladly or grudgingly, you'll be eating on your own. Here are some suggestions for a single, serviceable meal: a gorditas plate at Cenaduria on Greenville--$1.95 for a stuffed tortilla and guacamole; an individual pizza from Amore in Snider Plaza, an eight-inch crust of light bread topped with cheese and tomatoes, for $6.00; chicken souflaki at Vincent's for $4.95; a tamal--without the "e," that's Cuban style--from Macho's for $3.95; a portobella alla griglia from Nicola's if you're malling at the Galleria; a salmon panini from Piccola Cucina if you're at NorthPark; a margarita at Blue Mesa--hang the expense--if you're at Prestonwood, and if you shop at the Crescent, you don't need my advice.
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Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, all big superpowers of the world that if united together, could bring a end to the United States without a doubt. If the U.S were to go to war with with Iran, then Russia, possibly China and North Korea, would without a doubt rage war on the U.S and devastate us. If we were to go to war with Russia, China, and Iran, North Korea would seize the opportunity to invade South Korea and finish they're war.
I can see it like this. We will begin to aid the revolution
The U.S fights communism because of one thing, and thats because communism fights free enterprise. If the Domino Theory actually happened, the United States would have less global trade. Therefore, there would be less profit coming in for the big corporations, and the politics that get some of the profit.
Now look at the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The USA tried to stop the spread of communism over fascism, and why?, because fascism has aspects of capitalism. "So
The Coming Civil War and the Open Network
(from the BOC "Longview" thread)
(this post is in the moderation bucket on the BOC blog--I expect it
to be approved within the next several days--Ben)
This has been an interesting thread, which has covered a lot of
territory. I have a lot of thoughts on a number of topics that
have been raised. Few readers are still looking at this thread,
but I will list some of my conclusions. Every
Updated 20th February 2012 at 15:25 by Ben Seattle
Land taxes is just a landlord, bourgeoisie tactic of making money and taking control over the population. Why should citizens who own lan have to keep paying for it ?
The reasons why settlers came to this country includes owning land, and now many years later, they turned into the tyrants they fled from. The American citizens own no land, even though you supposably own the land, you dont! Why do you think the govt. established Eminent Domain.
In certain states such as New York,
Hi folks,
In order to develop my ability to respond to current activity,
I have made a resolution to make at least one post every morning.
The post must be at least one sentence. It is ok if the post is crappy.
Eventually (I figure) my posts well become less crappy.
There is a lot I would like to write about. This morning, I will note
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Numbers game: America's struggle to make math fun
By Stephanie Simon
(Reuters) - Pity poor math.
In the American drive to boost science and math education, it's science that has all the kid-friendly sizzle: Robots and roller coasters, foaming chemical reactions, marshmallow air cannons.
Math has... well, numbers.
"America has a cultural problem with math. It's the subject, more than any other, that we as a country love to hate," said Glen Whitney, a passionate mathematician who worked for years developing algorithms for hedge funds. "We don't see it as dynamic. It's rote and boring and done by dead Greek guys a thousand years ago."
A brave group of educators and entrepreneurs think they can change that. With games and competitions, museums and traveling road shows - and a strategic sprinkling of celebrities - they aim to make math engaging, exciting and even fun.
The inaugural Lure of the Labyrinth tournament, designed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, challenges kids to navigate an online monster lair by solving math and logic puzzles. Top scorers in the competition, which kicked off this month, can win tablet computers.
DimensionU, an online game company, this week launched another national tournament, DU the Math, to encourage kids to play its free math games. Top players can win a personal music lesson from teen pop star Greyson Chance, a day with the hit band Mindless Behavior or a star-studded rock concert in their hometown -- all prizes deliberately chosen, company spokesman Tom Schuyler said, "to make math cool."
Perhaps the most ambitious effort to give math some sparkle comes from Whitney, the hedge-fund mathematician. He has raised $22 million to build a Museum of Mathematics, due to open this fall in New York City. Continued...


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A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and optimistic community. That's the message organizers are sending during National Hospital Week held May 12-18, 2013 with a theme of "A Guiding Light for Changing Times."
"National Hospital Week is a celebration of people and accomplishments," Michael O'Keefe, President of Evangelical Community Hospital said.
"We're extremely proud of each member of our staff and we recognize the important roles they continue to play in advancing Evangelical as a forward-thinking hospital providing trustworthy, reliable healthcare to its patients."
Evangelical has much to celebrate during this week of recognition. In the last year, the community hospital serving those living in Snyder, Union, Northumberland, and Lycoming counties opened its Donehower-Eisenhauer Pavilion that houses eight, state-of-the art operating rooms, two advanced catheterization labs for cardiovascular procedures, as well as new patient recovery areas.
In January, the hospital introduced its new Center for Orthopaedics answering the needs of patients throughout the Susquehanna Valley who are seeking a renewed quality of life through procedures for mobility.
The Hospital continues to move forward with changing times and has begun a renovation of its obstetrics unit, The Family Place, to provide expecting parents with the latest in comfort, convenience, and modern birthing suites.
Most recently, the Hospital earned an accreditation by DNV Healthcare Inc. as a Primary Stroke Center. The accreditation is a national endorsement of the excellence of Evangelical's existing, full-spectrum stroke program.
In recognition of Evangelical's accomplishments and the staff who have made those accomplishments possible, the Hospital is offering special meal items in the dining room from May 13-17 during the lunch and dinner hours and by holding events for employees and volunteers.
The nation's largest health care event, National Hospital Week dates back to 1921.Launched in Chicago, the event succeeded in promoting trust and goodwill among members of the public and eventually spread to facilities across the country.
Evangelical Community Hospital is a non-profit organization that employs approximately 1,300 people and has more than 170 employed and non-employed physicians on staff. The Hospital is licensed to accommodate 127 overnight patients, 12 acute rehab patients and 18 bassinets. The Hospital serves residents throughout the Central Susquehanna Valley, including those living in Snyder, Union, Northumberland and Lycoming Counties.


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Technical Abstract: Irrigated agriculture is a vital component of total agriculture and supplies many of the fruits, vegetables, and cereal foods used by humans; the grains fed to animals to be used as human food; and the feed to sustain animals in many parts of the world. World-wide irrigation was about 263 million ha in 1996 with about 49% of the world's irrigation in India, China, and the United States. Yet, frequent reports indicate that scarcel one-third of our rainfall, surface or groundwater is used to produce useful plants. Without careful management, irrigated agriculture has been detrimental to the environment and has endangered sustainability. Irrigated agriculture is facing growing competition for low-cost, high-quality water. Water use efficiency (WUE) in irrigated agriculture is broader in scope than most agronomic applications and must be considered on a basin or catchment scale. The main pathways for enhancing WUE in irrigated agriculture are to increase the output per unit of water (engineering and agronomic aspects), reduce losses of water to unusable sinks and reduce water degradation (environmental aspects), and reallocate water to higher uses (societal aspects).


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Using LinkedIn to find a Job
- Don't sign up with LinkedIn unless you are committed to spend some time making it work. Networking is about investing your time; and if that is something that doesn't interest you, or you can't be bothered, then stop now, buy a book, and sit on the beach all summer waiting for a job to come your way!
- Profile. This is absolutely essential and something that you shouldn't take lightly. Make sure you upload a decent looking photo (headshot) of yourself. Make sure you have all the correct dates for your work history, and that it reads well with NO TYPOS! Don't forget, many employers check for online profiles before they interview people, so you don't want any glaring mistakes making their decision for them.
- You need to expand your LinkedIn network with as many people that you know as possible. Get all your business cards out, go through your e-mail contacts, and spend some time writing down all the people you have interacted with, directly and indirectly. Then search for them on LinkedIn and invite them to your network. Size matters with LinkedIn – the bigger your network, then the bigger your 2nd and 3rd level search network will be.
- HOT TIP! Make sure you join a number of groups (that are relevant to your sector), as these will become part of your search zone as well. Many groups can be joined simply by requesting to join. Once accepted (usually very quickly), the people in that group will become part of your search network!
- Make sure you tell people that you are actually looking for a new job. It may sound obvious, but if people don't' know you are available then they won't talk to you about opportunities!
- Ask current/previous colleagues for recommendations. Fortunately, LinkedIn makes this easy, and takes you through this process well by prompting you. This is a great way of adding to your credibility on your online profile by showing your strengths and the fact you were a valued employee (well hopefully anyway!). Also, if you are/were a manager, recommendations from your staff are equally as powerful.
- Use the power of LinkedIn to help you find the people you need to speak to. Hopefully you will have highlighted a number of companies that you want to work for. There are three things to do next:
- Look at the 'company profiles' of the companies you want to work for. Find out what the backgrounds are of the people who work there. Have you got similar skills?
- Find out where current employees have previously worked – check their profiles – have you worked for a similar company?
- Find the names of hiring managers or HR staff that work there. You probably will have to contact them offline, but having the contact name will be a great start.
- Do it now! If you are currently working, don't wait to become unemployed to start using LinkedIn, start now! Build your network before you need it, then when you need it, it will be one less area to get started.
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Brachytherapy is a method of delivering radiation to tumors by placing radioactive sources either within or immediately adjacent to tumor tissue. Because the radiation source is very close to the tumor, radiation can go directly to the tumor without traveling through normal tissue. Brachytherapy can be given by low dose rate (link) or high dose rate (link) techniques, depending on the length of time the radioactive sources remain in place.
At UCSF, we use a team approach to care for our brachytherpay patients. The brachytherapy team includes a radiation oncologist, surgeon, physicist, radiation therapist, and nurse. Our excellent staff members work together to provide the best care possible. We offer brachytherapy for a variety of body sites including central nervous system, head and neck, lung, genitourinary, gynecologic, and other soft tissue tumors. A wide range of specialized applicators and modern treatment planning allow us to provide the most comprehensive brachytherapy program in California.
Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy
With low dose rate brachytherapy, the radioactive sources are positioned inside or immediately adjacent to the tumor for a minimum of several days but may be left in the tissue permanently. At UCSF, low dose rate brachytherapy is most commonly used to treat prostate cancer and brain tumors.
Permanent prostate seed implants have been done at UCSF since 1995. Many patients with prostate cancer are candidates for this curative procedure. The urologist and radiation oncologist perform the implant together in the operating room. Most patients go home later that day.
Central nervous system brachytherapy for brain metastases and other brain tumors has been done at UCSF for over 25 years. Radioactive seeds are placed at the time of craniotomy for tumor removal. The neurosurgeon and radiation oncologist work together to place the seeds.
High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy
During HDR brachytherapy a single radioactive source is temporarily placed in the tumor volume, requiring just a few minutes, and then removed. The source travels inside small plastic catheters controled by a machine called a remote afterloader. Since the source position can be precisely adjusted, we can create customized dose distributions to meet each patient's needs. HDR brachytherapy is most commonly used to treat prostate, cervical, and head and neck cancer; although, the flexibility of our HDR system allows us to use this technology for a wide range of malignancies.
UCSF has a dedicated team of experts in HDR brachytherapy. Recent technological advances at UCSF have led to significant breakthroughs in the delivery of HDR brachytherapy. We routinely use CT and MR image guidance and inverse planning to create the optimal dose distribution. This convergence of innovative HDR brachytherapy technology and clinical expertise is only available at UCSF.
Brachytherapy Team
Adam Cunha, PhD
Alexander Gottschalk, MD
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Mangalore, Apr 20: Brahma Kumari Shivani, the internationally acclaimed Rajayoga Meditation Teacher inaugurated the world welfare festival at Town Hall on Tuesday, April 20.
Presenting an introductory discourse on happiness and peace of mind on the inaugural day of the 6 day spiritual festival, she said that in order to lead a peaceful life, one should control his own mind and have an economy of thoughts.
"One's mind should be able to obey one's instructions. We have to order our minds to forget the unnecessary memories, which can cause pain to us." She added.
Stressing on the importance of cleaning the mind before meditation in order to beat stress, she said that if we do not clean our mind often, several diseases will take their toll on us.
"Collection of bad memories only leads to anger, jealousy, and hatred toward others. Finally it also spoils your happiness", she said.
Calling upon the people to cultivate the habit of forgiveness, which can ease our prolonged mental stress within a moment, she said that anger and the desire to take revenge results in tension and unhappiness.
"Values such as trust, happiness, peace, forgiveness, which are in fact natural, have now became very rare and unnatural things such as distrust, unhappiness, violence and angry have become common. To change this phenomenon we have to change our minds first", she suggested.
The spiritual discourse was preceded by the musical concert 'Jnana Gaana Sudha' by Puttur Narasimha Nayak and party.
A spiritual exhibition was also inaugurated on the same occasion by IGP Gopal B Hosur.
Over 700 people including Brahma Kumaris and followers participated in the spiritual discourse.
The festival will conclude with the participation of Dadi Jankiji, chief of Brahma Kumaris, at TMA Pai Convention Hall in the city on Sunday, April 25.