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Celebrate every season of the year by cooking delicious, easy-to-make recipes inspired by nature's bounty: springtime specialties from Fresh Pea Soup with Lemon Crème Fraîche to Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce, Wild Mushroom Ragout to White Chocolate Mousse with Strawberries; summer favorites such as Fettuccine with Golden Tomatoes, Swordfish Steaks with Mango and Avocado Salsa, Chili-Rubbed Corn on the Cob, and Apricot and Blackberry Cobbler; autumn fare from Acorn Squash Soup with Toasted Walnut Butter to Crispy Salmon with Spiced Lentils, Mixed-Grain Pilaf with Cranberries and Pine Nuts to Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread; and heartwarming winter creations like Crab Bisque, Crown Roast of Pork with Baked Apples, Lobster with Tangerine-Chive Butter, and Polenta Custard with Port-Stewed Winter Fruits.
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The colloquium will feature a brief lecture followed by a discussion with attendees. The topic is "Teachers' Interpretations of Student Behavior and the Influence of Those Interpretations on Student School Success."
Brown is an associate research scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale University and director of child adolescent development. She has written extensively on child development issues, the reading achievement of struggling elementary school students, and teachers' interpretations of African-American students' behavior. She holds degrees from the University of Connecticut and Howard University.
The FMU School of Education was awarded a five-year grant that established on campus the Center of Excellence. The grant includes a component that supports staff development and in-service training for teachers in the Pee Dee region. Visit the center's website at www.fmucenterofexcellence.org for more information.


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Places to Visit in Namdapha
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Namdapha is mostly preferred by travellers. The go to destination for types of travellers, be it family, kids and couples, Namdapha is, however, mostly preferred. The best season or months to visit places in Namdapha are October, November, December. There are 11 tourist places in Namdapha, which can be explored by travellers. Local attractions can be visited at any time of the day, be it early morning, afternoon, evening or night, as suitable for travellers. Sightseeing in Namdapha can be done by travellers, which will take half a day or one day, but to see all sightseeing places, travellers need to stay in Namdapha for 2 days to 3 days.
Travellers can also download HolidayIQ.com's Namdapha Travel Guide to learn about places to visit in Namdapha, browse through photos & pictures, explore Namdapha using a map, and read sightseeing reviews. Recently reviewed tourist attractions in Namdapha, which are great places to visit, are Deban, Haldibari. Namdapha can be visited in summer, monsoon or winter.
Travellers can also download HolidayIQ.com's Namdapha Travel Guide to learn about places to visit in Namdapha, browse through photos & pictures, explore Namdapha using a map, and read sightseeing reviews. Recently reviewed tourist attractions in Namdapha, which are great places to visit, are Deban, Haldibari. Namdapha can be visited in summer, monsoon or winter.
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Haldibari, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
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Haldibari is a forest department designated campsite, which is located 3 km away from Deban. Originally known as the permanent forest department patrolling camp, the site is known for bird watching and wildlife spotting, like minivets and orioles. Other bird species that can... Read More »
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Deban, Namdapha
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5.5 / 72 Ratings & 1 Review
Deban, situated on the north bank of the Dihing River, is the main tourist attraction in Namdapha National Park. Serving as the headquarters of the forest department in Namdapha, Deban is the only site in the entire park where permanent accommodation can be found. It is a... Read More »
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Miao Reserve Forest, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Miao Reserve Forest is located towards the west of Namdapha National Park. This reserve forest is ideal for birdwatching, as tourists can catch a glimpse of wreathed and rufous-necked hornbills. Streaked Wren-babbler and Golden-crested Myna can also be spotted in this forest.... Read More »
Miao Museum, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Miao Museum exhibits collection of animal specimens of Namdapha and surrounding areas. This museum is managed by the Namdapha Park authorities and is situated near the Field Director's Office. Visitors can see the specimens of several snakes and frogs along with the bird... Read More »
Miao Mini Zoo, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Average Rating
4.0 / 71 Rating
Miao Mini Zoo is home to animal species like hoolock gibbons, Assamese macaques, stump-tailed macaque, pig-tailed macaque and slow loris. Tourists visiting the zoo can also spot Himalayan palm civet, porcupines and leopard cats. This zoo is located just opposite the Field... Read More »
Moti Jheel, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Moti Jheel, located in the buffer zone of Namdapha National Park, is a small natural pool. Located in Gibbon's Land, the pool can be approached via the path, which runs through deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. While walking on the path leading to the pool, tourists... Read More »
Hornbill, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
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6.5 / 72 Ratings
Hornbill is a site situated within Namdapha, which is famous for spotting four hornbill species, namely white-throated brown hornbill and great hornbill. Besides hornbill, tourists can also spot white-tailed flycatchers, streaked wren-babblers, large scimitar babblers and pied... Read More »
Bulbulia, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Bulbulia is located about 2 km away from Hornbill and is famous as the site of a sulphur-methane spring. The site is popularly known as Lisu as Aji-polo, which means the 'place of bubbling water'. On the path leading to Bulbulia, where spot grey peacock pheasants,... Read More »
Rani Jheel, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Rani Jheel is a popular birdwatching spot, where tourists can spot white-winged wood duck occasionally. Surrounded by evergreen forests, the lake is ideal site for spotting gibbons. It is also a campsite, where tourists can camp for overnight stay. A walk from Hornbill will... Read More »
Raja Jheel, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Raja Jheel is a forest swamp, which lies between Hornbill and Firmbase. The main attraction of this pool is the diverse birdlife that can be seen on the way. Read More »
Firmbase, Namdapha
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Places to Visit in Namdapha
Firmbase is a former army camp site, which is situated at the confluence of Namdapha and Dihing rivers. Tourists visiting the site can spot sambar in the extensive grasslands. White-bellied herons, wild dogs, small cats, bears and even tigers can be spotted at this site. Read More »
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Nursing positions
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Department chairperson for baccalaureate nuring completion
Employment opportunities for nursing professionals who
- Hold a doctoral degree (doctoral candidates may be considered) and a master's degree with at least one of the degrees in nursing
- Can teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in medical-surgical, community health, maternal newborn, child-health, or advanced practice nursing
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- International applicants must have clinical nursing experience in the US
Facts about Nursing at Indiana State University
- Nursing programs are accredited by the NLNAC at the undergraduate and graduate levels
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In this race, The Girlfriend learns that she has options, I make a wrong turn that almost costs me everything, a relentless attack of beasties almost defeats me, the trade winds block my path and I have an encounter with a slow clapper.
An IRONMAN, St Croix 70.3 Race Report.
Back Story
I have some good friends who live on the island of St. Croix. They moved out a year ago, to settle permanently. And as I was slowly recovering from my summer accident
at Vineman, in a fit of inspired weakness, I decided to sign up for St. Croix. An opportunity to see them and to do a race in an exotic locale.
When I told my coach, Adam Hodges, his response was unexpected:
Sounds good. That's an epic race. Not that Hawaii isn't, but St. Croix has more of a history plus that infamous climb named "the Beast." Should be a fun destination race!
My response was:
epic, hmm….
Followed quickly by:
What do you mean by epic?
All of a sudden this didn't seem to be a good idea.
And doing research on-line was terrifying. There are some race reports from 2013 that make this race sound like a blood bath. People on stretchers, people on the side of the road, blood and guts spilled everywhere.
What had I decided to do?
The Girlfriend
Like every race, there is a bunch of pre-race activities, where you sign into the race, and listen to some organizer explain the event in detail.
Because we are triathletes,
we showed up to an outdoor talk.
Normals when they see this:
stay inside. They do not get into a car, drive so they can sit in the pouring rain to hear about a race they have to do the next day.
And that's when I met the girlfriend. She was on a bike, miserable in the pouring rain. And we started to talk about Ironman and races. And she asked what races I did, and I told her about Hawaii, and Vineman. And then she said that this was her first race and racing was the only way she could ever see her husband or boyfriend – not sure which. Walking in the torrential rain, drenched and miserable her body language was one of despair. And then she asked about my wife, and I said:
My wife doesn't race. In fact, the only reason I get to do these races is by going to cool places where she gets to just hang out on the beach.
And you could see the light bulb go off, the heavens part and she realized that maybe there is another way.
Leaving registration, I saw her crazy boyfriend asking her in the pouring rain if she wanted to practice swapping a tire now…
The wrong turn
The weirdest thing about the St. Croix race is that you have a short swim before you have the swim. You swim to Protestant Cay Island and from there do the 1.2-mile swim to the fort where the bike transition is.
The swim, is impressive. The water is warm and clear. The only problem with the race is that the organizers were not prepared for 180 swimmers.
Usually, this race gets over 1000 people. Today, for many unexplained reasons, the race had 180.
There was a moment where I thought, hmm… if this goes sideways for enough people, I could see Kona. Then I spoke to the enough people. And then I stopped thinking about Kona. There was a guy who went so fast in Chile that he arrived at the run before the run was set up.
With a 1000 people, for those of us who are not in the lead pack, the easiest way to site is to follow the swimmers around you. When there are only 180 people, there are moments when you can't see anyone ahead of you or to the side or behind.
And that's when having many buoys helps. Or visual landmarks. Or you know, not being that triathlete.
And yes, I became that triathlete. I swam off course. The good news is that someone got in front of me, and re-directed me to the right buoy. The bad new is that I added 300 meters to 2000 meter swim. My wrong turn took my projected time from about ~40ish minutes to 47 minutes.
Those extra seven minutes lost would loom large over the rest of the race as each cut-off was very close.
The beasties.
A trope in every great horror movie is the local dude who sees folks about to do something and warns them of the dangers. Like Crazy Ralph in Friday the 13th who goes around saying
Doomed. You're all doomed!
The day I registered, there was a local who saw us cyclists and said:
Beware the beast. The beast! The beast!
This beast is the single most talked about feature of this race. There are youtube videos, blogs, and reports that all speak of the beast. And yes the beast is a beast.
The climb is steep with a grade of 14% that reaches 21% with optional sections of 26%. And it's 20 miles in and after a swim. And you have to conserve enough energy to finish the remaining 30 miles. And it rightfully is the single most scary bit of climbing in this race.
And I conquered the beast. While others walked up this monster, I pedaled my way up. The pace was faster than walking. The actual speed is protected under the patriot act for national security reasons.
Unfortunately, the beasties crushed me. What are the beasties?
In most bike rides you have a crushing hill and then a series of rollers. In St. Croix you have a crushing hill, and then a series of rollers that have grades that routinely go over 8%. Each of these steep climbs hurts. And they are so short that can not get into a rhythm. And each hill hurts.
And two hills before the end there were the two hills that almost ended the ride. The only thing that made it possible for me to finish was my wife and kid and our friends who cheered me on.
As I was going up Cramp Hill, I suddenly stopped. My legs were hurting so much that I couldn't move them anymore. I had to roll to a complete stop.
And for a moment, I thought about quitting. And I remembered the Girlfriend, who told me that this might be the last St. Croix 70.3 and that I might never get a chance to do this again. And then I remembered my friends who were waiting to cheer me on.
And my son who had made this poster:
And so there was no way I was l letting them and myself down. And here I am rolling towards the last beastie of the day. I think if you look hard, you can see a smile.
Or maybe it's a prayer: Why God? Why do we have to do this last climb?
The trade winds
If the beasties weren't enough to make me hate my life, there were also the trade winds. These winds blow east to west. Unfortunately, I was going west to east.
Endless miles of road and beasties and headwind. Headwinds that you know are not going to stop. I mean, global warming may cause them to stop eventually, and that will not happen on this day.
What made this ride particularly cool, in spite of the trade winds and the beasties was that there was nobody there. For miles, I was the only cyclist. The roads were closed. And the ride was supported. And along the way, some folks stayed until the very end to cheer me on. The race leg of this 70.3 was the perfect solo bike ride.
And I would have been able to enjoy my ride along this quiet road with spectacular views if it wasn't for the Garmin Fenix 3. My Garmin decided to die on the bike leg. In a very particular and peculiar way. The Garmin got stuck in a mode where it would beep when my heart rate went over 135 bpm or below 125. Because of the beasties and the descent and the trade winds, this meant that I had an accompaniment of
Beep, beep… Beep. beep! Beep!
For four hours.
And the slow clapper
With the Garmin Fenix 3 dead, the beasties, the cramps, the head wind and the wrong turn, coming into T2, I was uncertain if I was going to make the cut-off and lo and behold I made it. By a lot. At least 240 seconds. That's a lot. A lot. A lot. A lot. I mean that's an eternity. The split between the race winner and #2 can be less than 240 seconds, so that's a huge time difference.
Getting off the bike, I got through the transition in record time and started the run. As I started the run, I reminded myself that there is no stress. I had 1 hour and 40 minutes to complete 6 miles. And I began to walk.
Well, it turns out that I had 1h and 30 minutes. See the cut off was 6.5 hours. Not 6 hours and 50 minutes.
And that's when Natasha started to drink again. See we have this theory that if Natasha is drinking, good things happen. If Natasha stops drinking bad things happen. Last year at Vineman, she started to drink after I broke my collar bone and within 5 minutes Kwun Han and Jason Chan and Kurt Watanabe showed up and saved me. This year she started to drink, and I suddenly decided that rather than walk, I should at least try to run.
I made the cut-off with at least 180 seconds to spare. A staggering amount of time.
Later, when I discovered my error, I understood why everyone was cheering me so hard. I was thinking, how nice; little did I realize how close I was to failure.
On the second loop, secure in the knowledge that I had two hours, I decided to pick up the pace a little bit.
And then the rain began. In St. Croix, the rain is not some minor event. In St. Croix when it rains, you're running through ankle deep puddles.
Unlike other races, in St. Croix the support staff doesn't just pack it in when the rain comes. I had musicians still playing, and young teenagers race up to me to give me water and coke and bananas in a torrential downpour. God Bless you folks. Your support is why more than 180 people must show up to this great race!
After mile 9, at one of those fueling stations, in the Buccaneer Resort, I got a slow clap.
A fellow triathlete looked me in the eye and then started to slow clap. I was in shock, a slow clap? Was I in a teen movie? And yet here I was in a race, and some guy was slow clapping. And when I asked why, he said
Because you are still here running in this rain.
The slow clap was the second biggest accomplishment of my triathlete career. A slow clap. I got a slow clap. How many people get a slow clap in pouring rain? Seriously? How many?
And with that the final push into St. Croix began.
The coolest part of the finish is that you run through the city. I mean it's so cool to have the finish line 40 feet away from you and have the volunteers tell you that you have one more mile to go. And through the streets of Christiansted, I ran. And when I started to walk, another fellow triathlete urged me to push on and in the pain and the misery and the rain I started to run again, and I felt good.
Crossing the finish line wasn't quite the huge rush that Hawaii was. And yet, this race was epic.
Thank you, Garmin
During the run, all 2h50minutes my Garmin beeped. Beeped. And Beeped. I almost threw it in a ditch. And I thought if Garmin doesn's do right by me I am going to go all social media on them.
Like the last time I lost a Garmin in a race, the folks at Garmin came through offering to replace my busted Garmin for free.
Go, team, Garmin.
And thank you support staff
When I got home after the race, my friends and kid cheered my arrival
I could not have done this without your support.
And coach.
This. Is. An. Epic. Race.


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A white long sleeve top with short red wings sewn onto the back and stuffed with soft-toy stuffing. the red bits of latias's body also sewn on (including the blue triangle on her front)
Latias gloves that slip on (no finger holes, they resemble her real 'hands')
red bottoms of some sort. not quite sure yet if i want to cut them to resemble latias's back 'legs' yet
Awww that hat is super cute!! It looks really well made ^^
aw thankyou. yeah its all hand made so it takes AGES
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We are planning to join a fun run with my 2-year-old son. Is it alright to have my son join the run, 100 meter dash or 1K? Well, I saw my son loves to run so I thought it would be okey for 1k. Friendly advice please. I know my son would love it but not so sure where to join him. I don't want him so exhausted and yet unhappy for the 100 meter, you know?! Kids love to run. Well, undecided at this. Advice.....:confused:


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I want to get a handgun for home defense. I want a gun that will:
Last the longest, durable.
Easy to pick up and fire. (Double Action)
Has the safest design, aka its design is easy for a novice shooter, and prevents accidental discharges.
BUT, NOTE FOR THE MOST PART THE GUN WILL BE SITTING ON A SHELF INSTEAD OF BEING DRAGGED AROUND ON THE RANGE. I don't intend to clean my gun and shoot it obsessively.
1) Last the longest, durable.
2) Easy to pick up and fire.
3) Reliable.
4) Has the safest design
1) Glock, tho Ruger makes a fine quality product for defensive purposes I feel Glock is beter
2) There are no safeties, all you do is have load the magazine, to pick it up rack the slide and shoot the gun
3) Reliable, thats like 1, glock
4) Has the safest design? A glock does not have the safest design, but the more "safety parts" on a gun, the more chance for things to go wrong.
Glocks are easy to clean, you should make sure to maintain your weapon over time despite you don't plan to use it that often
Also you MUST, I mean MUST shoot at least 300-500 rounds out of it before you just let it sit. Not only will you break in your gun, more importantly you will familiarize yourself with the gun during that period
I don't know what a Ruger P9 is????????
Do you mean SR9? or maybe P90 or P95?
I have to agree with tedbear.... Accidental discharges atre the shooter not the gun. Gunns don't just go off in the middle of the night laying on the shelf. if you aren't going to become proficent get a Louisville Slugger. If you don't clean it you can not count on it to work when it is go time.
If you just want a gun to lay on the shelf and be a gun get a Kel Tec or a Jennings. They are both fine just laying around being a gun, guns.
Handgun ownership should not be treated casually--like taking home a stray cat.
You need to shoot it and know how to clean it. You need to know that you can hit what you are aiming at. You need to drill so that the actions are as nearly automatic and ingrained in your mind that you can do it sleep-walking. That repeated action really works. I can recall working on my martial arts at a studio. We were made to do "rolls". That is we ran to the right or left and rolled onto the ground and ended up on our feet. We practiced this at every session. One day when I was running to my car in the rain I tripped over an obstacle in the parking lot. Instead of breaking my fall with my hands outstretched, I ended up doing a roll and ending up on my feet. I never missed a stride as I ran.
So repeating your actions, the draw, the aim, the trigger pull, needs to be done often and regularly so that you get that same auto-response from your body.
Guys who use a 1911 and carry cocked and locked will tell you that in stressful situations they cannot even remember flipping off the safety. If you practice a lot the absense of a safety is not an issue (in terms of speed to action).
I like the Glock. It is almost as durable and reliable as a revolver and the nearest to 100% reliable as there is in an auto pistol today.
I would agree that any gun you use for home defense should be one that you shoot often, and you should also clean the gun after each time you shoot it. I wonder why you picked the ruger and the glock? Both are great gunmakers, but have you considered a revolver? They are durable, last a lifetime, reliable and have a very safe design. They also make a good guns for a novice who is learning to shoot 38 specials and using 38 +P for home defense. I would recommend a 4" barrel / service size 357 magnum (like a smith and wesson 686 or ruger GP100). I love Glock and Ruger semi autos, but just think a revolver may be a better fit for what you have described (though I could be wrong). That is as long as you take time to practice with the gun as much as you can. Hope this helps!


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The Vista Alegre Factory, a porcelain and glass factory in Portugal, began in 1815 by Pinto Bass. They were well known for porcelain using golden details and delicate flowers, which reached its peak in the late 19th century. This pretty little porcelain decanter is missing its stopper, but otherwise is in excellent condition. It most likely was used as a vanity decanter or water decanter as part of a lady's dresser set. The bulbous base is hand decorated in golden vines with leaves and three pretty pink roses. The base is marked VA Portugal in green, and also stamped Made in Portugal in blue. There is also painted in gold a 2 and what appears to be the remnants of a 3, which may be the artist's mark. The piece measures about 4.75" tall and about 4.75" in diameter at the widest part of the body. Although the stopper is long gone, it would make a beautiful little bud vase to sit with other dresser or vanity items.
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The first time I heard Sarah Masen sing was at the Bluebird Café in Nashville. Sarah took the stage after being introduced as a "songwriter's songwriter" and a "musician's muse." She carried a rich burgundy mandolin and wore denim high-water overalls and heavy boots, her long hair twisted in two small knots near the top of her head. Her wide, welcoming smile was striking and her strong, wiry build made it seem as though, like a bird, she was made to take flight. And when she began to sing, she did take flight, right there at the Bluebird Café.
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Sarah wrapped her fingers around the neck of the guitar beginning in the mid nineties. Her self titled solo album, released in 1996, garnered considerable attention from the music community and was a solid launch base for her subsequent works which included Carry Us Through in 1998, The Holding in 1999 (a re-release of a previous project), and The Dreamlife of Angels in 2001, as well as a trio of EP projects in 2007: Women's Work Is Alchemy, A History of Lights and Shadows and Magic That Works.


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Causes and Consequences of the Oil Shock of 2007–08
James D. Hamilton
CQER Working Paper 09-02
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This paper explores similarities and differences between the run-up of oil prices in 2007–08 and earlier oil price shocks, looking at what caused the price increase and what effects it had on the economy. Whereas historical oil price shocks were primarily caused by physical disruptions of supply, the price run-up of 2007–08 was caused by strong demand confronting stagnating world production. Although the causes were different, the consequences for the economy appear to have been very similar to those observed in earlier episodes, with significant effects on overall consumption spending and purchases of domestic automobiles in particular. In the absence of those declines, it is unlikely that we would have characterized the period 2007:Q4 to 2008:Q3 as one of economic recession for the United States. The experience of 2007–08 should thus be added to the list of recessions to which oil prices appear to have made a material contribution.
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NY Gov. Paterson Says Layoffs for State Workers Imminent
Gov. David Paterson says he and his staff will being working "immediately" on layoff plans for state workers since New York is running out of cash.
Paterson says the state will once again be short on cash in September, and with August fast approaching, he wants to speed up the timetable for a plan to lay off state workers. The governor says he has no choice.
"Some unfortunate people who don't deserve it are going to get laid off, and it burns me to have to say that," said Paterson. "We didn't get any cooperation from the unions in negotiations."
A federal judge ruled against Paterson's attempts to delay pay raises or impose furloughs. The governor's employee relations commissioner signed a memo with union leaders last year that promised no layoffs in the 2010 calendar year. But Gov. Paterson seems willing to ignore that document, saying times have changed.
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Tallmadge -- After an extensive review and update, the policy manual for the Tallmadge Board of Education will soon be available online and accessible to the public for the first time.
The school district administration and School Board are working with the Ohio School Boards Association [OSBA] on a periodic review to incorporate updates to ensure the policy manual -- the governing document of the school district -- is compliant with current state law.
A final version of the policy manual should come before the Board for adoption this month or next, according to Superintendent Jeff Ferguson. After the Board approves the document, it will be posted to the school district's website.
The policy manual covers a wide range of topics, including how the Board functions. The Board's primary function is to adopt policies that operate the school district, Ferguson said.
The estimated 2,000-page manual also has information about the school district's policies for graduation, testing schedules, school calendars, collective bargaining units, food standards and recommendations, and the new state standards for education.
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The changes made to the law after Gov. John Kasich's biennial budget was passed last year are some of the updates that will be incorporated into the policy, he said.
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Flowers with a passion. If you have already found your Valentine and want to send flowers, think about ordering them early - and organic, says Gerald Prolman of Organic Bouquet in Mill Valley.
Why? Because flowers will go up in price after Monday. "Most floral companies watch the (sales) movement and offer promotions before Jan. 31 and monitor their inventory and stock," he says. "It's supply and demand. If the supply gets tight, the price goes up. But we're holding this price until Jan. 31."
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This bouquet of 12 long-stemmed organic red roses in a vase comes with a large European-style organic chocolate heart made by the Endangered Species Chocolate Co., which donates 10 percent of all sales to the preservation of wild animals. All this goodness - with air shipment included - is $60. The roses themselves come from Biogarden La Pampa, the first commercial plantation in South America. It's a family-run hacienda in the Ecuadorian highlands south of Quito that also grows potatoes and includes a dairy farm.
Currently, 3.5 acres of the farm are certified organic, but the entire Biogarden flower farm is in transition to becoming completely organic. The roses are grown in greenhouses; organic chamomiles, garlic, chili pepper, and sodium bicarbonate are used as natural pesticides. Beneficial insects such as wasps are released in the greenhouses to combat aphids, creating a natural balance and eliminating the need to spray toxic insecticides. Worm castings (humus), manure, and flower compost are used as natural fertilizers, and the water used to irrigate Biogarden's land is drawn from a natural spring on the property. After harvesting and processing, the organic roses are shipped to Organic Bouquet distribution centers in the United States and specially wrapped for overnight delivery. For more informations call 1-877-899-2468 or visit www.organicbouquet.com.
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Situated on Lantau Island, this two-story hotel is two blocks from Mui Wo ferry terminal and 25 km (15.5 miles) from Hong Kong Disneyland.
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In addition to beach activities, Silvermine Beach Resort offers a spa, a fitness room, a sauna, and an outdoor pool.
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The 2-story Silvermine Beach Resort features a restaurant, outdoor café, 2 meeting rooms, and a lounge with computers, an internet point, and free WiFi. Guests enjoy a sauna, an outdoor swimming pool, a children's pool, and a fitness facility. Spa services at the Siam Spa also help guests relax and rejuvenate. Bicycle rentals and hiking/biking trails are nearby. The resort has direct access to a nearby beach and is close to a ferry terminal.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 129
- Number of floors - 3
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Computer station
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Children's pool
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- Family Hotel
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Seashore Cuisine - Beachfront dining. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Blue Horizon Cafe - Beachfront cafe.
Silvermine Lounge - On the ground floor. Selection of international beers and other beverages. Computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Open from early evening until late evening.
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In addition to beach activities, the hotel offers a fitness room, a spa tub, and a sauna. An outdoor tennis court is also available, as are rackets and balls (surcharges apply).
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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New Words Added To The Dictionary – Some You're Not Supposed To Use!
"F-bomb" is among some 100 words being added to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in its annual update.
Associate editor Kory Stamper told AP , "It's a word that is very visually evocative. It's not just the F-word. It's F-bomb. You know that it's going to cause a lot of consternation and possible damage."
Stamper said they'd traced the use of "F-bomb" back to a 1988 Newsday story in which then-New York Mets catcher Gary Carter was talking about how he'd given them up, along with other curse words. Some of the other words being added:
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Since January, when residents of the nation's 20th-largest city stopped separating paper from bottles, jars, and cans, recycling tonnage is up almost 20%.
Through June, the city recycled 6,901 tons versus 5,792 tons in the first six months of 2007. The public works department used to collect recyclables on two different days, but now residents throw everything—narrow-neck and screw-top plastic bottles (with symbols 1 through 7 on them), glass bottles and jars, aluminum, tin and steel food and beverage containers, mixed paper, and cardboard—into one bin that's emptied in a single collection.
Part of the program's success was the department's outreach effort. Recycling by other city agencies has increased from 30 locations to 115; special business collection locations are up from 37 to 106; public school locations have gone from 40 to 103; and private schools are up from 19 to 27.


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Michael K Maag has been working with lighting and projections since 1978. He is currently working at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as the Lighting and Projection Department Manager. Michael has worked with projection technology for theatre, dance, musicals, opera, and in planetariums from Florida to Washington. He has used many technologies to create projections for entertainment events. While working as a planetarium engineer Michael prototyped and created effects projectors that worked equally well in the theatre and under the dome. Michael is a founding member of the performance art group Sonoluminescence. He plays improvisational video using live images and pre-rendered content projected on improvising dancers and musicians.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- As Tennessee went nearly six minutes without scoring against No. 25 Alabama, Chris Lofton saw his team's chances of making the NCAA tournament starting to fade.
The Volunteers and Lofton kept shooting and forcing turnovers and eventually rallied to beat the Crimson Tide 69-66 in overtime on Wednesday.
Lofton scored 20 points and JaJuan Smith added 16 for Tennessee (19-9, 7-6 Southeastern Conference), which improved to 15-0 at home this season.
The Vols are hoping to get an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, despite winning only one game on the road this season and none in the SEC.
The Crimson Tide (19-8, 6-7), also trying to stay in the NCAA mix, came back from nine points down in the second half but struggled with a season-high 26 turnovers. Alabama had won seven straight over Tennessee.
Tennessee went back ahead 53-52 on Smith's 3 with 8:20 to go, but then the Vols didn't score again until Lofton hit a 3 with 2:43 left.
"I was going, 'Please just don't let us lose. Just let us find a way to win.' That's what was going through my mind," Lofton said. "I thought the NCAA tournament is on the line right here."
Tennessee has three regular-season games and the SEC tournament left to pad its resume.
"I don't know if it's enough. We want to work to get better. We want to go on the road and see if we can win," coach Bruce Pearl said. "We've played well on the road - not recently."
After Lofton's 3, Ramar Smith scored again for Tennessee to tie it at 58. Lofton made a pair of free throws to put the Vols up again.
Then Alabama's Ronald Steele forced overtime by tying it at 60 when he scored with 7.4 seconds left in regulation and Lofton's shot at the buzzer was way off.
"We had enough chances. We had leads. We had the ball, and we needed to make plays and we didn't," Alabama coach Mark Gottfried said.
In overtime, Alabama scored the first four points, but Lofton hit a 3 with 2:58 remaining. Tennessee didn't trail again, but it was a frantic ending.
Alabama's Jermareo Davidson was fouled going for a rebound with 9.6 seconds left and made both free throws to cut it to 67-66, but Alabama didn't foul afterward and Tennessee's Duke Crews dunked at the other end to seal the win.
"Prior to that, it was foul anyone but Lofton, so there was some confusion. They were instructed to foul, but after hearing don't foul Lofton for five minutes, there was confusion and that's OK," Gottfried said.
Reserve Mykal Riley led the Tide with 15 points, while Richard Hendrix added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Davidson finished with 15 rebounds.
Wayne Chism added 11 points for the Vols, who attempted a season-high 81 field goals but only made 27.
Tennessee got 20 points off Alabama's turnovers and had a season-high 18 steals. The Tide was 24-of-55 from the field.
"You had two teams fighting for their NCAA tournament lives. Alabama is playing for first-place in the West," Pearl said. "The effort our kids gave tonight was nothing short of outstanding. When you have a team like Alabama turn it over more than they had field goals, I thought our ball pressure and our effort was spectacular."
The Tide entered the game in a three-way tie for the lead in the crowded West standings. Co-leaders Mississippi and Mississippi State won their games Wednesday night. The Tide dropped to 1-6 on the road in the SEC.
Alabama trailed from the middle of the first half until 9:16 left in the second when Riley hit a 3 to end a 15-4 run and put the Tide up 50-48. The Vols had been ahead 44-35 with 13:40 to go.
Tennessee quickly regained the lead after a basket and 3-pointer by JaJuan Smith.
But then the game got ugly with neither team scoring a field goal for several minutes, and even the scoreboard went out momentarily.
Alabama took back the lead by going 4-of-6 from the free-throw line while Tennessee was scoreless.
Alabama had 16 turnovers by halftime. The Tide's previous season high was 18.
"We couldn't worry about mistakes or turnovers. We just had to outplay them, and we did the second half but they made big shots," Steele said.
Tennessee's biggest lead of the first half was 30-20 with 5:44 remaining after a tapback by Ryan Childress. But afterward, the Tide scored the final six points of the half to cut it to 30-26 at the break.


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A key to finding the suspect was information found by the internet crimes against children unit of the Maine state police. 38-year-old James Bartholomew Huskey of Lafayette, Georgia was arrested Monday at his home after a two year investigation that began in Australia.
Court documents show Huskey is accused of repeatedly raping a young girl from the time she was five years old to when she was nine, video-taping the acts and uploading the videos on the web to a suspected child pornography ring.
The F-B-I called upon Maine agents on May 23rd to help in the investigation.The team was given a number of photos and movies to go through to try to pinpoint a suspect and find the young girl. Sgt. Glenn Lang of the Maine State Police said ":the sexual abuse was absolutely brutal in this case and it was starting to get into physical abuse on top of sexual abuse where the last series the suspect was holding a knife to the throat of a child.":
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AWP picks up The Lena Baker Story for Cannes
LA-based American World Pictures (AWP) has acquired worldwide rights to The Lena Baker Story, about the first woman in the state of Georgia to die in the electric chair.AWP will screen the film to buyers in Cannes. Tichina Arnold stars as the victim of racial injustice who was executed in 1944 after she claimed to have shot and killed her sexually abusive employer in self-defence. Peter Coyote will portray the employer.Ralph ...
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Cobra partners with Ferrari to make limited edition driver
By mustang6560 on 6/1/12
Thanks to oober birdieXris for the tip.
Cobra Golf is a small fish in a big pond of OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). But, its trying to amp up its presence in the market to compete with the big fish (i.e. TaylorMade, Callaway, etc.).
To grow the brand, the Company signed Rickie Fowler to its relatively small stable of golfers (including Ian Poulter and Lexi Thompson), launched a new line of AMP clubs, and most recently partnered with Ferrari to create a limited edition Cobra Driver.
The club, which is the centerpiece of the new Ferrari Golf collection, started its life as a Cobra ZL. Ferrari engineers, using the same software they employ to make cars that go more than 200 miles per hour, then tinkered with the titanium-faced club. Their work made it slipperier through the air, and lighter, thanks to a crown and sole made from carbon fiber. The weight saved by using that material allowed Ferrari and Cobra to add brazed tungsten weights inside the sole to improve launch conditions.I would love to get my hands on the limited edition Ferrari driver - literally. The grip is hand-stitched from the same genuine leather Ferrari uses for its sports cars. I can only imagine how nice it would feel to grip it and rip it!
Alas, I'm willing to bet Cobra is not going to send a sample to demo and giveaway. But, I'm definitely going to try! Who wouldn't want a chance to win a $2,000 driver in an Addict Giveaway?
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Virtuaframax says:
I def would not spend $2K for it... but id like to hit it and see what it feels...
On the other hand, one pic seems like the head is a flat red and in a diferent on seems glossy. flat would be much better IMO
Backquak says:
pick me, pick me, oh dang this isn't an oob addict givaway is it?
Banker85 says:
sexy. didnt callaway and Lamboghini do this first tho...
mjaber says:
"trying to AMP up its presence"
I see what you did there... did you do that on purpose? :)
mustang6560 says:
@mjaber- Indeed. I was hoping someone would notice :)
bobhooe says:
bout the only Ferrari i could park in the garage
Duke of Hazards says:
that's some pretty slick stuff. I think I'd look like a poser sporting that gear at my local muni. I do love the word 'slipperier' though.
glenrich says:
This kind of stuff could open up a new club rental market.
If I could rent a full set of Ferrari clubs for a special occasion that might be fun.
C-4 says:
Cant afford a ferrari or the club right now...who cares...oh fathers day is coming up..you think I could get a driver instead of underwear...lol
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In the Name of the Father
On a warm afternoon in September, I drove with Mrs. Fauntroy and Howard to Hamtramck to find the old church. It's near Detroit's outskirts, where blight has turned to rot, and two-story, single-family homes occupy the space between gutted frames and grassy lots. Hamtramck's main street was lively that day. One woman in a burqa, another in a sari, pushed strollers along a tilted sidewalk. Mrs. Fauntroy, who hadn't been back in 20 years, recognized the hat shop, but Krajenke Buick, the dealership whose television jingles she wouldn't forget, had been abandoned. "And Clock has closed!" she said. Clock, Howard explained, once served the best Sunday burger.
We pulled onto a side street and parked beside a white clapboard house. "Now that, I believe, is where the church stood," Howard said. He pointed to a parking lot behind the PNC Bank. White lines had faded, and tall grass flopped over the pavement. We idled there for a minute before pulling back onto the street. "Now that was very interesting," said Howard. "Yes, very interesting."
We drove north toward Seven Mile. I could look straight across four gravel blocks, flat and square, through the broken windows of a high-rise to the sky on the other side. Like in a desert, it seemed the wind could cross the whole expanse in one breath. Each hollowed building paid homage to what was—and to what could be. In fact, new life sprouted in the most unlikely places—a farm on a vacant block, an art collective in an old garage, a start-up in a vast warehouse.
I asked Howard why he stayed in Detroit. Like the urban homesteaders, did he see promise in the empty space? Or, like many of his congregants, could he not imagine another home? "My father made it very clear," he told me. "If you preach in the city, you must live in the city." Detroit, he knows, is a landmark industrial failure, but there's still something about it he loves. As for whether or not the city will come back, he's painfully honest: it will never be what it once was.
"I think it will be a different city," says Howard. His main concern is Detroit's illiteracy rate, now over 50 percent. "How can a city recover when its workforce can't read?" In 2008, Howard sent a letter to First Baptist, in which he wrote, "The inability of so many of our citizens to read and write has contributed to 32 percent of the population being stricken by poverty. My sharing these issues with you is not to frighten or upset you, but rather to 'keep it real.' We must make sure our ministry is relevant to the needs of the people for the times in which we now live." That same year, a member of First Baptist, Doris Moore, suggested to Howard they set up a GED training and testing center at the church. Howard agreed and got the center approved, making First Baptist the third GED site in the city. This past June, the program graduated its first class of 30 students, and Howard gave the keynote address.
"Before you needed your back to work. Today you need your brain," Moore told me when I met her in the classroom one morning. The room was small and its walls bare except for one, large poster that read, "Employment = Motivation x Confidence^2." Sixteen students bent over folding tables, chins nearly pressed to their papers as they multiplied fractions. One man stared silently at a problem on the chalkboard, erased his answer, and started again. All but five of the students were men, and all, it seemed, were younger than 30. One had recently spent his senior year of high school in jail and needed to pass the test to get a job. "Something in heating and cooling," he said. "I'm good with my hands." Another had worked the same job for 15 years before her employer noticed she lacked a high school diploma; she had 30 days to earn her GED, or otherwise, she would be fired.
The man at the board finished his problem and wiped the chalk from his hands. Moore nodded her head. "Keep the faith," she said. "Keep the faith."