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Title pretty much sums it up. I don't know how it got there so fast! I mean, the thing is huge, literally half my breast. It didn't seem painful at first (I only noticed it a few hours ago), but it's starting to feel tender now, although I've been poking at it and trying to massage it out, which might be part of the pain. I've had plugged ducts before, they hurt a lot more than this and they were much smaller. I also felt some symptoms with those when they were only pea size, unlike this mammoth. I'm concerned. Don't see how I can work this out myself. Is it doctor time? I don't have a lot of faith in my doctor when it comes to nursing problems. She wasn't much help when I had thrush. Luckily, there's a LLL meeting coming up in a few days, but in the meantime, is there someone out there who can tell me what I have and how I should treat it?
But probably is plugged duct. Do you have a pump? I had a plugged duct and put baby on to nurse - nada. I put on the super pump and I felt the duct POP open.
I'd try nursing, pumping, massaging it and doing hot compresses. But you need to get it resolved before it gets infected and turns into a big ol mess!
Add-ons to Ms Fortune's advice. Ibuprofen helped me, as did massaging starting at the nipple to clear the exit route, then moving back to the duct. Leaning over DS while he was on his back to nurse also helped. Hot hot soaks then nursing then icepacks also helped (but the ice was nasty!)
Good luck!
thanks for replying. It has ballooned up overnight, and now it hurts :( It's amazing to me that this can be a plugged duct. It's so big. I did phone the LLL leader in my area & she said pretty much what you two said.
Have you checked for a milk blister? They cause plugs some times and need to be cleared before the plug can clear.
also this kellymom page may give you some more ideas.
ETA: If you have a partner, he or she may be able to clear the plug better than the baby.
I'm just about to start a question about what is going on with my breast and this sounds remarkably similar. What is your situation now? At present, my "lump" is about the size of a kiwi and I've had it since early December.
Speaking to a local pediatrician (over the phone) who is the go-to person for LLL leaders who have questions, she believes I have a galactocele and we're progressing from there.... I'm very frustrated with the typical healthcare people I've spoken with since December.
Heather4, mine progressed extremely quickly. Within 12 hours of the time I posted this, my breast was red and you could feel the heat coming off of it just by putting your hand near it. It had also become very painful. I went to the doctor, she said it was mastitis & prescribed me antibiotics. I think she was right in her diagnosis, because after just a couple doses of the antibiotic, it was gone. Of course, I'm still taking the antibiotics, because it's not good to not finish the prescription, but it's pretty much fixed right now. I hope you figure out what is going on with you! It can be frustrating!
There's also something called a milk cyst (GALACTOCELE) - which isn't infected or related in any way to masititis. It's just a cyst that's filled with milk - if they don't go away on their own, they can be aspirated and that usually ends them.
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Many of you might remember that in May of last year, our friend and young luthier Brian Itzkin staggered us all by starting what might have been the most heavily entered giveaway the Forum has ever seen: The Itzkin Guitar Giveaway! Of course, like many, many of you I entered. Then promptly put it out of mind, until coming home from a gig last year - later than midnight on the East Coast, which is when the drawing ended that night - I got on the Forum and found:
Brian's original idea was to make a "Martin/Ditson 11 shape. This body is slightly larger than a 0 in winner's choice of woods and trim." Obviously I was very excited about this radically different (from my dreads) guitar coming into my home from an up and coming builder like Brian. Alas, it wasn't to be. I think Brian decided there was a curse on that particular project at that time & place and asked me if I'd mind an OM, which he was more confident about. "Mind?" A free custom guitar? Hardly!!
I know more than few of you followed the build thread up through the photos of the completed guitar by the pool, then heard of its send off to me. Then nothing...
Lest you think me churlish for not saying anything until now, I will say that the guitar arrived safe and sound & sounding very good! However the lovely photos didn't show a few structural issues that I discovered, and after a bit Brian wanted me to send it back so he could make it right. All this time he was continuing to learn, keep working and progress in his skills. Enough so that after a few months (he & I both have lives...) and I got the guitar back to him he told me, in as many words, "Dave, I've really gotten a lot better since I sent you that & am embarrassed to have that one out in the world as an example of my work. Let me make something else." THAT is a honest self-criticism and up-front admission that many men many years older would not have the cajones to make! Of course, I respected his decision and my respect for our young friend continued to grow.
Fast forward to the build thread ("A Few New Builds" July 9, 2012) which others of you have enjoyed watching. Rick (RICKRN) enjoyed it more than most, I'm sure. He was the winner of Itzkin Guitar Giveaway # 2 and the recipient of one of the two dreads in this thread. I more or less kept quiet about the fate of the second dread, which I'd been watching via a backchannel advanced preview, and then along with the rest of you.
Last week it arrived at my office and after spending the weekend with it, I pronounce "The Original Itzkin Guitar Giveaway" winner to be a very happy camper!!
The Good: A very interesting (and surprise) feature [and congrats to the sharp eyed James1953 ("In one picture, the guitar seems fairly shallow in depth...")] was realized as I opened the case. More than a couple times on the forum, I've seen questions like "what about a shallow body dread?" I am in a position to give some input to that. I have a standard dread face guitar with the depth of an OM/000. As MaryAnn pointed out, it is more comfy on the couch than a standard dread.
The execution on the build is very nice on this unique guitar! Clean looking joints, lovely inside (where normal folks don't normally look, except for us), the herringbone purfling and rosette are a delight to my tastes, as is the ivoroid binding. I find Brian's bridge design very graceful. I LOVE the design, shape and execution of the headstock and the simple, yet elegant inlaid stylistic "I". It stands out so nicely against the dark rosewood plate. There is a well executed volute/dart on the back of the headstock.
The neck is a very comfortable one which feels a lot like my '71 D-28. Great job on those "semi-hemispherical" frets. The ends are tucked away nicely in the ebony fretboard and there are no grabby, sharp fret ends as one's hands float up & down the edges. The skill in carving this neck is light-years ahead of what I saw just a year ago, as is the general skill in putting the entire guitar together.
Brian's finishing technique is a work in progress, as he is the first to admit. He spent a lot of time on the top and back of this guitar and it shows. Lovely to look at, wonderful to run a hand across... The 1/4" heavily scalloped bracing leaves this Carpathian spruce top friggin' ALIVE! If someone sneezes in the next room, the thing starts vibrating! The guitar sounds very good now & this is the worst it'll ever sound. Good mids and trebles and a balanced amount of bass, but the curve is definitely a different one than I'm use to in my D-28s.
When Brian asked me how it compared with my other rosewood/spruce dreads, I told him it compares more closely to my 0000-28H. That only makes sense, given the depth similarity combined with a large face. You are not going to get dreadnaught chest rattling thump without dreadnaught depth. That said, I LIKE the sound of my 0000-28H. I LIKE the sound of my Itzkin guitar, too!!
He has put a lot of work into the insides of this guitar, as you who followed the photos on the build threads have no doubt noticed. The kerfing is extremely cleanly cut and glued. Other little touches are the bright and beautifully grained small pieces of maple appearing on the base of the heel and the end wedge. The bookmatching on the rosewood back is great in both wood selection and execution of the joint.
The Bad: Brian's finishing technique is a work in progress... and he warned me that with school starting, if he waited until he worked out the sides as cleanly as he had worked out the top & back, it might be a cold day in Hell ( Hell, N.Y. ) before I finally had the guitar in my hands. The side finish was not terrible, just bad relative to the top/back. I mentioned that he might check before scalloping the nut on a guitar going to an old fart, traditionalist like me. The Schallers are a bad match for this guitar, in that the posts are higher than some other choices. They are high enough to make the string-break angle at the nut less than I'd like to see. That is nothing a set of Sta-Tites won't fix (they have relatively short posts). I'll send the Schallers back to Brian after I get a set of the Sta-Tites on.
The Ugly: The ONLY serious aesthetic issue I have with the guitar at all is one which Brian has told me he, too, has issues with and plans on addressing as his carving skills and eye progress - the heel. It definitely lacks the grace the rest of the neck has, from the top of the headstock all the way to the twelfth fret. But that's it.
All in all, I am extremely fortunate, happy and proud to get in on the ground floor of Itzkin Guitars with this wonderful gift of music from a talented, generous and genuinely nice young man.
Thank you, Brian!!
( A link to Brian's recent thread with many photos, which I haven't gotten around to taking yet & his are much nicer than mine would be anyway...
http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/139078/My-second-Carpathian-spruce-and-Indian-rosewood-dread )
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We Die Out of Hand
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on paper
274.3 x 243.8 cm
During the first Gulf War, Ahmed Alsoudani fled to Syria before claiming asylum in America. Through his paintings and drawings he approaches the subject of war through aesthetics. Citing great artists of the past such as Goya and George Grosz whose work has become the lasting consciousness of the atrocities of the 19th and 20th centuries, Alsoudani's inspiration comes directly from his own experiences as a child, as well as his concerns over contemporary global conflicts. In
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, the earthy background sets the stage for dreary prison gloom, while hooded figures are obliterated through mercilessly violent gestures, insinuating the horrors of Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay with exquisite and torturous beauty.
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Oil, acrylic, charcoal gesso on canvas
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You No Longer Have Hands
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on paper
213.4 x 274.3 cm
Alsoudani executes his works with a raw physicality, using materials such as paint and charcoal in an unorthodox way, often painting over drawing and vice versa.
You No Longer Have Hands
is spread over two large pieces of paper, the seam down the middle operating literally as a divide. Like many of Alsoudani's images, there are no people in this work, rather the concepts of violence are presented as something too large and abstract to comprehend. Instead a graffiti strewn wall provides a hint of humanity against a raging black mass, torrential, abject and bereft.
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Oil, acrylic, ink, gesso on canvas
182.9 x 213.4 cm
Ahmed Alsoudani
Oil, acrylic, charcoal gesso on canvas
213 x 184 cm
Alsoudani's Untitled is barely recognisable as a portrait. Mixing charcoal with paint, the surface evolves as a dirty corporeal mass, as pure colours become tinged by sooty dust and paint drips down the canvas in contaminated streams. Describing what might be a head, Alsoudani offers up an anguished abstraction combining organic textures with geometric forms. Rendering carnage with an almost cartoon efficacy, Alsoudani summates the base instinct of destruction as a volume of fleshy fields punctuated by industrial rubble; hard-edged circles and arcs lend an absurd consumerist familiarity suggesting windows and bullet holes in the cold pictograph motifs.
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Baghdad I
Acrylic on canvas
210 x 370 cm
"The falling statue of a despot in the centre of
Baghdad I
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Baghdad II
Acrylic on canvas
250 x 380 cm
Baghdad II
depicts a "typical" Baghdad scene: on the left side of the canvas a car has crashed into an American-built security wall - another suicide bombing attempt or an act of pure desperation. Stylized licks of red flame come up from the ground, an eyeball has rolled to the center of the painting on the bottom. The eyeball plays a role in terms of content and form but also alludes to Lebanese poet Abbas Baythoon. On the lower right hand side of the painting a head lies behind bars – this is a reference to a statue in Baghdad, which here Alsoudani has decapitated and, ironically, brought to life as an imprisoned figure. One way to read this is that under Saddam's dictatorship art was constricted and imprisoned and this idea of censorship is continually evoked through a layered approach in this work. The female figure in the center right side of the painting is deliberately drawn in as opposed to painted, a martyr-figure both carrying and giving birth to change."
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Charcoal, acrylic and pastel on paper
270 x 226 cm
Alsoudani's Untitled mesmerizes with the power and chaos of an explosion, combining artistic references with combustive force. Reminiscent of cubist dynamics, Alsoudani approaches his theme of war from every angle, broaching the incomprehensibility of combat and its repercussions through his fragmented and turbulent composition. Drawn in charcoal and pastel Alsoudani's gestures convey raw passion and intensity with a rarefied elegance, his subtle shading and ephemeral acrylic washes simultaneously evoking the detailed etching in Goya's Disasters of War and the hyper-violent media graphics of Manga illustrations. Alsoudani negotiates these terrains with unwavering authority, responding to current events with commanding hindsight to develop contemporary history painting that's both high-impact and enduring.
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Ahmed Alsoudani's Biography
Born in 1975, Bagdad, Iraq
Lives and works in Berlin
Ahmed Alsoudani, Gladstone Gallery, New York
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The Future of A Promise, 54th Venice Biennale, Iraq Pavilion, Venice
The World Belongs to You, Palazzo Grassi, The Francois Pinault Foundation, Venice
Le Rout de la Soie, Le Tri Postal, Lille, France
Natural Renditions, Marlborough Gallery, New York
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London
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Aug. 21 — Matthew Benjamin Abston, 20, 741 Montview Road, Kingston: DUI, driving on revoked/suspended license. Total bond $3,000; court date Oct. 29.
• Darrell Norman Burnette, 32, 115 Renfro Hollow Road, Ten Mile: violation of probation (criminal). No bond; court date Oct. 22.
Two area Tennessee Technological University students have recently received prestigious honors.
The students honored are Robert Griffin of Ten Mile and Jacob Kelley of Rockwood.
Griffin is among 200 students nationwide to be named a Tau Beta Pi Scholar.
He is the first Tennessee Tech student to receive the honor, which includes a scholarship to help fund his education.
Fifty-nine University of Tennessee at Knoxville students from Roane County were named to the dean's list for spring semester.
To qualify for the dean's list, a UT undergraduate student must earn a term grade-point average of 3.80-4.0 to attain summa cum laude status.
Students with a GPA of 3.65-3.79 earn magna cum laude honors, and those with a GPA of 3.5-3.64 are named cum laude.
Students must complete at least 12 hours, not counting work taken on a Satisfactory/No Credit basis, to be eligible.
Upcoming out-of-state and overnight field trips approved by the Roane County Board of Education in August:
Oct. 13-17 — About 50 Roane County High students to tour New York City.
March 23-31, 2013 — About 20 Rockwood High students to tour Europe and Mediterranean coast.
Mid-East Community Action Agency will have its quarterly distribution of USDA commodity foods this month.
The schedule is:
• Kingston Community Center, from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 19.
• Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Oliver Springs, from 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 19.
• Harriman Community Center, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20.
• Rockwood National Guard Armory, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21.
Members of the Midway High School class of 1962 who recently gathered for the class' 50-year reunion are, front row from left, Linda Brewer Neal, Malcolm Myers, Norma Moore Craig, Reva Kyle Clark, Margaret Woods Evans, Janice Hodges Moore, Ann Deatherage Au, Allen Jett, Lynn Roach Raby, Eula Sitzler Kile, Elbert R. "Bug" Gamble, Polly Fain Murphy; and back row, Alvin Kasior, Lynda Townsend Huffman, Carol Shaw Bullard, Carolyn Howard Turbyfill and James "Junior" Nunley.
The group met in Paint Rock Church fellowship hall and had a potluck lunch.
Kingston Lions Club will have its annual Moonlight for Sight 5k run on Oct. 6.
The route begins at Fort Southwest Point, proceeds along the waterfront to Kingston City Park's Gravel Pit and back.
The event will begin at 9 p.m.
Walkers are also encouraged to participate, with their route on the sidewalk along the waterfront.
Moonlight for Sight is one of two principal fundraising events to help Kingston Lions Club carry out their service to the community.
Effective Oct. 1, the day on which Tennessee Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants receive benefits may change, depending on the last two digits of their Social Security number.
The Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association has requested that SNAP benefits issuance dates be extended to help accommodate demand on grocers and provide all Tennesseans more access to a complete selection of food items.
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Alice Walker walks herself right off my list of recommended authors
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker, who wrote "The Color Purple," is traveling to Gaza along with other female activists to highlight the devastation of the Israeli offensive on Gaza's residents.Aw gee, what a shame she doesn't have the courage to voice her concerns about how Muslims in Gaza or elsewhere raise their children for jihad. No need to waste time on this naive anti-warrist's works then.
"I feel that what is happening in the Middle East is very important because the situation is so volatile," said Walker, speaking by telephone Saturday from the Rafah border crossing as her group waited to travel into Gaza. "I love people, and I love children and I feel that the Palestinian child is just as precious as the African-American child, as the Jewish child."
Walker is part of a group of about 60 women going to Gaza to deliver aid and meet with NGOs and residents. The trip, organized by the U.S. anti-war group Code Pink, is intended to push both Israel and Egypt to open the borders into Gaza, said Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink who helped organize the trip.
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Article, 2008 Season - Women's Softball
Ohlone's Colker fires 3-hitter
Staff Reports.
March 12, 2008—Reprinted from Inside Bay Area.
Fremont—This is one of those special Ohlone College softball teams.
The Renegades, with the perfect mix of freshmen and sophomores who have that chemistry thing down, improved to a stellar 10-0 in Coast Conference play with a 5-1 win over visiting Chabot Tuesday afternoon.
"I feel like I'm blessed to have 15 players like this, which is one of the bigger teams I've had in a while," Ohlone coach Donna Runyon said. "With this group, I can plug in someone else in the lineup, and we don't lose a step."
On Tuesday, Ohlone broke a scoreless tie with a four-run second inning. With one out, and runners on first and third bases, Ohlone pulled off the perfect delayed double-steal, as Cassandra Ortega stole home and Kelly Colker went from first to second, and Ohlone took a 1-0 lead.
The big hit in the inning came three batters later when Kim Cawlie hit a two-run single to give the Renegades a 4-0 lead.
That lead was enough for pitcher Colker, a Newark Memorial High graduate, who pitched a three-hitter.
"She's been awesome," Runyon said of the freshman pitcher. "She's a workhorse. She'll throw 100 pitches during practice and then when I need someone to throw batting practice, she's there."
Colker also went 2-for-3, as did teammate Kat Sumner (Washington).
Ohlone's left side of the infield are freshmen in Cawlie (third base) and Jamie Miller (shortstop). The top three hitters in the lineup are Cawlie, Miller and Sumner (in that order).
"Those are four people that I knew were great athletes coming in," Runyon said. "But they had to have that savvy on the field. They've learned a lot since walking on the campus this fall. They seem to make great decisions."
The Renegades host San Mateo on Thursday and then prepare for the March Madness Tournament, a 16-team, two-day event that begins Saturday at the Pleasanton Softball Complex.
The tournament was scheduled to be played at the Fremont Softball Complex, but the six-field venue was double-booked, and Pleasanton had an opening.
"Hosting the tournament means more hours working," Runyon said. "We have people who come and want to enjoy this tournament, and we want to provide them that. The girls know it's going to be more work, but they do it. They also want to make the other teams feel important. They've embraced that."
Ohlone opens the tournament on Saturday against Solano at 9 a.m. in the first game of the tourney, which has a three-game, round-robin format.
Sunday's action will have a single-elimination format.
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It should have been a road trip to remember, but instead it ended in tragedy, with two men dead and another two fighting for life in hospital.
Tributes have begun to flow through Melbourne's chess community after two of its members were killed in a car crash about 11pm on Monday.
Andrew Saint, one of the men killed in the crash, had celebrated winning his division at the Doeberl Cup chess tournament in Canberra hours before the car he was travelling in rolled several times on the Hume Freeway near Winton, north of Benalla.
He was remembered as a well-organised and dedicated club committee man who was calm under pressure.
"It didn't matter how stressful the situation was, Andrew always had a smile on his face," club member Jamie Kenmure said.
"He was liked by everyone."
The family of the other man who died in the accident has not yet been notified.
Fellow players James Morris and Dimitri Partsi were seriously injured. Two other chess players, Anthony Hain and Paul Cavezza, were treated in Wangaratta.
Mr Morris, who is an international chess master, is in a critical but stable condition at The Alfred hospital with head and chest injuries, while Mr Partsi is in a serious condition at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Road policing Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill described the crash as a tragedy and said it appears a mechanical fault, possibly a tyre blowout, caused the accident.
Speed, drugs and alcohol have all been ruled out as contributing to the crash, he said.
A police spokesman said detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit had closed the freeway for several hours on Tuesday morning while they examined the scene.
Mr Kenmure said he almost joined his chess mates on the trip to Canberra, but decided to spend Easter with his family instead.
"In some ways I'm lucky that I didn't go, but it's unlucky that two lives were lost. It's devastating," he said.
"Words really can't describe it."
Melbourne Chess Club president Grant Szuveges said James Morris was a popular player who would sometimes dress as Julius Caesar at chess tournaments.
"He is one of the most talented players in Australia, and he is capable of improving a hell of a lot more," Mr Szuveges said.
Detective Sergeant Rohan Courtis of the Major Collision Unit said it was too early to say what had caused the crash.
"It's a little early to say ... but we'll be exploring all different avenues of inquiry, all factors that can cause a collision – speed, alcohol, drugs, fatigue, condition of the vehicle," he said.
"It's quite a sad time for the families involved in this. It's around Easter, it's supposed to be a happy time, a time to spend with family and friends, and it's ended in this tragedy."
James Morrison and Anthony Hain both work at Chess Kids, a business dedicated to teaching children how to play chess.
Owner of Chess Kids and the Morris family's long-time friend, David Cordover, said the accident was a huge tragedy.
"It's quite bizarre. Anthony (Hain) literally walked away uninjured, with only minor bruising and a sore shoulder, while James is in a really bad condition," he said.
Mr Cordover said James was initially put into an induced coma, but has since been woken up.
"He recognised his mum and wiggled his fingers and toes, but it's the spine that is a major concern. His collarbone and ribs are also broken," he said.
Although the family and Mr Cordover were at one point preparing for the worst, they are now cautiously optimistic about James's recovery.
Mr Hain's mother, Miriam Hain, said that although her son was lucky to escape with only minor bruising, he was still devastated after witnessing such a horrific event.
"The emotional scars are deep, but we're all tending to them," Ms Hain said.
Anthony Hain said James Morrison was "a great friend who is helping to bring up the next generation of chess players".
Ms Hain said she was thankful for the support offered by truck drivers, who immediately stopped and assisted with calling the ambulance and police.
"One of them handed Anthony the phone and told him to ring his family. As a mother, that is an incredible thing to hear," she said.
"Our hearts just go out to the families, and we wish Dimitri (Partsi) and James a speedy and good recovery."
The deaths take the state's road toll to 66, 11 fewer than at the same time last year.
The mens' deaths are included in Victoria's Easter road toll, which stands at five for the holiday period.
The two chess players were among five people to die on Victorian roads over the Easter long weekend.
Mr Hill described it as a sad time for Victoria.
"It has been a sad time for many families. Five people killed over a five-day period is five too many."
He said people speeding and drink driving continued to be problems on the road over the long weekend.
Mr Hill said he personally intercepted several motorists for speeding while he was driving on the Hume Freeway on Monday.
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And they set a nice table, too. I'm wondering....if your governor was a man would they have a NASCAR model as a centerpiece and serve barbecue and beer, or is that only in Texas? *Did I just say that out loud?*Congrats to all the volunteers everywhere. :)S
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Liverpool One bags House of Fraser
Published: 10 October, 2011
Liverpool One chosen for first new House of Fraser concept store in the North West
Premium department store group House of Fraser is to open its first smaller format concept store in the North West, and only its second in the UK, in Liverpool One's Peter's Lane. The 1,500-sq ft store will open in time for Christmas and is House of Fraser's first presence in the city in over two decades.
Miles Dunnett, asset manager of the Grosvenor Liverpool Fund, said: "House of Fraser is a fantastic addition to Liverpool One. The brand is both well-known and highly regarded, and is the perfect complement to Peter's Lane's existing premium brands. That House of Fraser has chosen Liverpool One for such an exciting new concept is testament to our success and position as the region's first choice destination for fashion and style."
Robin Terrell, executive director of multichannel at House of Fraser, added: "Liverpool is a fantastic location for our first new concept store in the North West. It is a well-known shopping destination that attracts customers from across a very large area and we look forward to opening there later in the year."
House of Fraser completes the impressive line-up of premium brands in Liverpool One. Harvey Nichols' recently-opened Foodmarket has been a highly successful addition, and joins Radley, Reiss, Ted Baker, Jaeger, Hobbs, Whistles, Coast, Hugo Boss, Jigsaw, Karen Millen and Calvin Klein in creating a critical mass of brands.


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MT. JULIET -- Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, at Bond Memorial Chapel for Mrs. Parrish, 69, of Mt. Juliet. A well known artist, Mrs. Parrish died September 13, 2008.
She was a member of Center Chapel Church of Christ, was a 1957 graduate of Lebanon High School and an outstanding member of the Wilson County Master Gardener Association.
Mrs. Parrish was the daughter of the late, Thurman J. and Gertrude Swindell Stone. Interment will be at Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
Survivors include: her husband of 50 years Jack Parrish of Mt. Juliet; daughter Beverly Parrish (William) McCrary of Lebanon; grandson Jack McCrary of Lebanon and sister Agnes Partlow of Warner Robbins, GA.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Parrish was also preceded in death by several siblings.
Active pallbearers will include Ronnie Hancock, Elmer Heathman, John Hiter, Steve Hylton, Gwin King, Mike Martin and Joe Paty.
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING/HANOI – The outbreak of deadly protests against China in Vietnam raises the stakes for the United States, which has rallied behind Beijing's neighbors but faces ugly new realities.
Demonstrations have now spread to a third of Vietnam's provinces, with workers attacking Chinese workers and factories in a wave of nationalist outrage after Beijing moved a deep-water drilling rig into waters claimed by both countries.
Up to 21 people reportedly had been killed as of Thursday, including two Chinese workers, and a huge Taiwanese steel project had been set ablaze.
A state-run Chinese newspaper on Friday backed the use of "non-peaceful" measures against Vietnam and the Philippines, which also has territorial disputes with China.
"The South China Sea disputes should be settled in a peaceful manner, but that doesn't mean China can't resort to non-peaceful measures in the face of provocation from Vietnam and the Philippines," the Global Times newspaper, which often takes a nationalistic tone, wrote in an editorial. "Many people believe that a forced war would convince some countries of China's sincerely peaceful intentions."
The escalation has come despite months of U.S. cajoling for an easing of tensions over the myriad disputes in the South China Sea and over a separate conflict between China and Japan in the East China Sea.President Barack Obama has put a high priority on building relations with Southeast Asia, seeing the region as economically dynamic and eager for warmer U.S. relations as China grows stronger.
Vietnam has been a case in point, readily seeking military ties with the United States in a dramatic shift for the onetime war adversaries.
On Thursday, a top Chinese general defended the deployment of the oil rig, blaming Hanoi and saying China cannot afford to "lose an inch" of territory.
During an official visit to Washington, Gen. Fang Fenghui also blamed Obama's strategic "pivot" to Asia as Vietnam and China grapple with one of the worst breakdowns in relations since the neighbors fought a brief border war in 1979. Fang said some nations had seized on Obama's vows to rebalance military and diplomatic assets to Asia as an opportunity to create trouble in the South and East China Seas.
Fang, chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, said the oil-drilling rig was operating in China's territorial waters.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met Fang at the White House, where "the vice president underscored the United States' serious concern about China's unilateral actions in waters disputed with Vietnam," his office said in a statement Thursday. "The vice president reaffirmed that while the United States does not take a position on the competing territorial claims, no nation should take provocative steps to advance claims over disputed areas in a manner that undermines peace and stability in the region."
Biden's unusually strong comments were the latest in a string coming out of the U.S. on Thursday. The State Department reiterated its criticism of China's "provocative" decision to install the oil rig. "We are very concerned about dangerous conduct and intimidation of this kind," deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters. Erecting the rig "is a unilateral action that appears to be part of a broader pattern, quite frankly, of Chinese behavior to advance its claims over disputed areas in a manner that really undermines peace and stability in the region."
Patrick Cronin, an Asia expert at the Center for a New American Security, said of the violence in Vietnam: "I think this poses a huge dilemma for the United States. It's not enough to have a strategic dialogue between Hanoi and Washington. We really have to reassure the Vietnamese public — not just the government — that there are going to be agreed-upon rules and that Vietnam will not be victimized."
Separately, a senior U.S. official said Beijing's "provocative" actions in maritime disputes with its neighbors are raising questions over how the world's two biggest economies can work together.
"This is raising some fundamental questions for us about China's long-term strategic intentions," the official said in an interview. He said Beijing's move appears to fit a "pattern" of advancing territorial claims through coercion and intimidation.
"China's activities are straining the U.S.-China relationship because it raises questions about our ability to partner together in Asia or even bilaterally," he warned.
The official dismissed Fang's accusation over the U.S. pivot as "a fundamental misreading" of U.S. strategy and said China's assertiveness would only encourage other countries to seek greater U.S. involvement in regional diplomatic, economic and military affairs.
Washington insists that its Asia-Pacific re-engagement is not meant to contain China's rise but that Beijing must conduct itself according to international norms.
"We're concerned that China has learned the wrong lessons from Russia and Ukraine and has decided that unilateral assertion is the way to advance China's interests," the official said.
Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula — and perceptions of limited U.S. options to get Moscow to back down — have heightened unease in parts of Asia over whether Beijing will be emboldened to use force to pursue its territorial claims in the East and South China Seas.
Dean Cheng, a senior research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said the violence in Vietnam risks playing into the hands of Beijing, which would consider itself the aggrieved party. China has accused Hanoi of "connivance" with rioters.
"It certainly complicates American calculations, because the U.S. tends to want the people it supports to be pristinely pure and good, and attacking foreign direct investment muddies that," Cheng said. He said that the violence — also targeting businesses from Taiwan — risks making Vietnam appear "a lot less pleasant" as an investment destination.
Asia as a whole could ultimately be the loser if foreign investors decide the region is too risky, Cheng warned.
China was similarly hit by violent protests in 2005 and 2012 against Japanese businesses. Some Tokyo officials linked those troubles to the Beijing government.
Vietnam, which generally keeps a tight lid on political unrest, had been seen as taking a more conciliatory approach toward China than the Philippines, which has similar disputes with Beijing but has shown defiance both at sea and in international bodies.
Ernie Bower, the chairman of Southeast Asian studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that Vietnam — which has thousands of years of complex relations with China — had been "trying hard not to take the bait, as they are students of the Chinese approach." But the violence in Vietnam "plays right into China's hands" by giving Beijing a rationale to dig in on its stance, Bower said.
China's intense pressure campaign, including the deployment of the oil rig and clashes at sea, are likely part of a strategy of growing assertiveness since President Xi Jinping assumed power last year, according to Bower.
Bower said he would not be surprised if China followed up by imposing a self-declared air defense identification zone over the South China Sea, as it did in November in the East China Sea despite protests by Japan, South Korea and the United States.
"We're just seeing the real Xi Jinping," Bower said. "I think that this is actually part of a broader plan and that this is not the last provocation we will see."


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327 power questions
Hi all,
2nd post... I am picking up my .60 over 327, so 337ci. I have a few questions and maybe some cam selection suggestion.
Motor is numbers matched 68' Camaro large journal 327.
Steel crank
Reconditioned stock rods
KB hyperutectic pistons
10.1 compression
Rotating assembly is balanced
Heads are camel hump 462, ported, polished 2.02 / 1.60
Intake/carb undetermined yet???? Ideas???
Going in a early 60's 1/2 pick up for weekend use, play... Builder believes we may be close to 375 hp with right combo...
Any ideas guys on intake, carb and cam...
...looking for ****
Motor will have shorty headers to dual exhaust with H pipe.
Are you sure you really have 10:1? a LOT of "10:1" engines are actually closer to 9:1. It makes a big difference in cam selection. Being at 9:1 would probably be better for you anyway in this application.
Just got off phone with builder.. He says depending on gasket thickness i am gonna fall between 9.3-9.5 or so :1
I misunderstood what he had said a few months go...
If you have an engine builder, let him build the engine. If he's worth what you're paying him he should have no problem picking a camshaft.
We sat down a while at and talked about it, but he has had my motor for over a yer and a half + ( medical issues )... There is new stuff out and just wanted some input if I was behind in anything that would be a benefit to my build...
327 power questions
What type of cam are you considering Hydraulic, solid lifter, hydraulic roller, or mechanical roller? Is this going to be a street driven truck or race track? I will tell you now that a hydraulic or mechanical roller is big bucks. You have to buy a kit with any camshaft which consist of cam, lifters, valve springs, retainers,and locks. For the street cam 12-239-3 X4262H, 1300-5600 operating range, .462/.480 lift and 218*/226* duration, 2500-3000 stall converter, 385 hp@ 5500 rpms, Torque 409 @ 4000 rpms. 12-242-2 XE268H, 1600-5800 operating range, .447/.480 lift and 224/230 duration, 2500-3000 stall converter, 396 hp @ 6000 rpms, Torque 401 @ 4000 rpms. Edelbrock Performer Rpm Intake, Holley or Demon 750 CFM carburetor.
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Now with a over-drive transmission you'll need the operating range of the cam to be in the cruise rpm. 55 mph-1500-1600 rpm/ cam op range 1300-5500 rpms. If your cams low op range is higher than your cruise rpm your engine will lug when in over-drive. I hope I am explaining this right.
Yes, the explanation makes sense... Motor is a standard hyd. Flat tappet deal... Truck is gonna just be a cruiser/driver, and very rarely tow my v-drive boat..
I know 327's love to rev... I,m thinking of about a 25-27 inch rear tire (265/50/15) and with a 700r, should I bump up gear to 4.??? I want to get the benefit of why I chose the 327... 6-6500k revs :)
If you want a true 375 hp then use a solid lifter flat tappet or better, advertised duration will be close to 300 with .500 lift, intake centre line and lobe displacement angle tbd. for a truck,the RPM air gap is good enough and use a 750 carb,1,5/8 headers.
The absolute BIGGEST I would go is 225/230, the smallest I'd go is about 210/210. Get all the lift you can with reasonable durability.
ap sometimes you make very good posts,sometimes you dont. 300 "advertised" and since when does time( duration) become not effective with any head? show the math,,,,
As for the math, on those heads you need to notice a few points. Flow, compression, and choke. Even assuming those 160cc heads were heavily ported and taken out to 180cc's you'll be choked around 5800 RPM in the pushrod pinch, assuming you flow enough to make power at that point (225cfm would be adequate and relatively easy to hit) and you have enough compression to make power at that RPM (9.5:1 is about right for that RPM and those chambers) then to make the most average power at those RPM you need to match the duration.
Since you're not working with a restricted intake nor a really good exhaust a 220-225 duration would provide about the duration you need for that RPM and power. With a good thorough job you can easily get over 400hp.
There is more definite math involved than these generalities but I don't feel like putting the effort forth to show it. A great basic website for related calculators though is Wallace Racing.
In the late 70s when there were very few good heads,there were a lot of engines making power way beyond 7500 rpm. The 327 mouse has been doing this since it came out and is not, was not, and wont ever be limited to 5800 rpm or anywhere near there with stock heads. The 283 had even smaller heads and it can make close to 400 hp at 8,000 rpm and it does not use a 225 duration at 50 cam to do this.
There are better heads than old factory heads,no doubt!!!
Factory heads from the sixties will make power past 7,000 rpm in a 327!!!
The 462 heads are what I have for now, but would eventually like to bump to aluminum's eventually...
The 462's have been ported pretty good and polished by reputable guy in my area... They are fresh cut to 2.02 /1.60 (from 194's) screw in studs, guide plates, etc... They are getting done right to handle the most they can flow for their vintage....
I'd really like to get to 6-6500 or more if possible just for some adrenaline or even take to track to see what she does in 1/4, but mainly truck is a street cruiser...
Am I limited to my high rpm's by cam and trans and rear setup??? Would a built 350turbo be a better deal??? Truck will not see lots of highway miles, but now and again......
Frame on truck is getting boxed in and crown Vic panther front suspension, etc... So chassis should be able to handle what I have for motor....
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On sale in most parts of Europe, Asia and north America at the moment, the LG Optimus One has reached the one million unit mark within 40 days to make it the fastest selling handset ever for the Korean electronics firm.
"The versatile, powerful LG Optimus One was designed to provide an easy transition into the world of smartphones and as these numbers demonstrate, there is obviously a strong demand for this type of device," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24.01.2013 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.CHANDRU W.P.No.11309 of 2012 and M.P.Nos.1 to 3 of 2012 G.Thangakumar .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Chief Educational Officer, Erode District, Erode. 2.The District Educational Officer, Gobichettipalayam, Erode District. 3.The Secretary, Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School, Gobichettipalayam, Erode District. 4.P.Kandasamy P.G.Assistant (English) Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School, Gobichettipalayam 638 542 Erode District. 5.The Joint Director, Higher Secondary Education, Directorate of School Education, Chennai-6. 6.K.Arumugam, P.G.Assistant (Zoology) Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School, Gobichettipalayam 638 542. 7.K.M.Nachiappan P.G.Assistant (Botany) Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School, Gobichettipalayam 638 542, Erode District. .. Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the fifth respondent in Pa.Mu.No.53152/W5/E3/11 dated 02.04.2012 and quash the same as illegal and contrary to the provisions of the Rule 15(4)(d) read with 15(4)(ii) of Tamil Nadu Recognized Private Schools Regulation Rules 1974 and G.O.27, School Education dated 28.01.2003 and further direct the 3rd respondent Committee to appoint the petitioner herein as the Headmaster of the School. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Yashod Vardan, Senior Counsel for M/s.P.J.Rishikesh For Respondents : Mr.P.S.Sivashanmugasundaram Addl. Government Pleader for R1, R2 and R5 Mr.A.K.Kumaraswamy for R3 M/s.P.Mahalakshmi for R4 M/s.A.Tamilvanan for R6 & R7 O R D E R
The writ petitioner, who is working as Assistant Head Master (Post Graduate) in the 3rd respondent School has come forward to file the present Writ Petition seeking to challenge an order dated 2.4.2012 passed by the 5th respondent appellate authority, namely the Joint Director of Higher Secondary Education, Chennai and after setting aside the same seeks for a direction to the 3rd respondent School to appoint the petitioner as Headmaster of the School.
2. Notice of Motion was ordered on 23.4.2012. It was stated that if no approval for appointment of the 4th respondent is given for holding the post of Headmaster, then status quo as on 23.4.2012 should be maintained.
3. On notice from this court, the 3rd respondent has filed a counter affidavit together with supporting documents in the form of typed set.
4. Heard the arguments of Mr.R.Yashod Varadan, learned senior counsel leading Mr.P.J.Rishkesh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.P.S.Sivashanmuga Sundarm, learned Additional Government Pleader taking notice for the respondent Nos.1, 2 and 5, Mr.A.Kumaraswamy, learned counsel for the 3rd respondent School management, Ms.P.Mahalkshmi, learned counsel for 4th respondent and Mr.A.Tamilvanan, learned counsel for the 6th and 7th respondents.
5. The stand of the petitioner was that he is holding the post of P.G.Assistant and his educational qualification is M.A., M.Ed., and M.Phil. He was appointed as P.G.Assistant in the year 1982 and has been working for the last 27 years. He was promoted as Assistant Headmaster from the academic year 2009-2009. He was also due to retire from the School during July 2013. During his service in the School, he has produced 100% result in his subject.
6. The post of Headmaster became vacant on account of the earlier Headmaster got retired from service on 31.5.2011. The School Committee called for applications from all qualified Teachers working in the School and the interview was scheduled on 31.5.2011. The petitioner along with 4th, 6th and 7th respondents are four candidates who have aspired for being considered for appointment to the post of Headmaster. They were directed to appear before the School Committee on 31.5.2011. The School Committee instead of selecting the petitioner had chosen to select the 4th respondent, who was far junior, namely he has only 8 years and 6 months as P.G.Assistant and 19 years junior to the petitioner. The School Committee had not taken note of the relevant criteria in appointing the 4th respondent.
7. Aggrieved by the selection of the 4th respondent as Headmaster of the School, the petitioner filed a Writ Petition before this Court being W.P.No.19351 of 2011 challenging the same. This Court dismissed the Writ Petition on 20.8.2011 holding that as against the denial of promotion, the statutory remedy by way of appeal is available under Rule 15-4(A) of the Tamil Nadu Recognized Private Schools (Regulation) Rules and the petitioner has to avail the said remedy.
8. Thereafter, the petitioner preferred an appeal to the 5th respondent vide his appeal dated 13.9.2011 challenging the appointment given in favour of the 4th respondent dated 31.5.2011. The 5th respondent appellate authority after due notice to the 3rd respondent and 4th respondent by order dated 2.4.2012 dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner.
9. In the order dated 2.4.2012, the appellate authority had found that the petitioner joined as P.G.Assistant in Economics on 12.4.1984 and the 4th respondent joined as Graduate Assistant on 19.7.1985 and promoted as P.G.Assistant on 18.11.2002. While the petitioner claimed that for the last five years, he had taken classes for 300 students and obtained 100% results, the 4th respondent is teaching English both for 11th Standard and 12th Standard and in respect of Science and Arts Students for teaching English, he obtained 100% result in the examination and he is also responsible for the students in getting 100 marks in the subjects. The 4th respondent was working even on holidays and his work was highly appreciable. Apart from this, the 4th respondent also functions at environmental Organisations for the last 6 years as incharge and has been inculcating the need for preserving the environment and has been a pioneer to the students community. Even though under Rule 15(4), the consideration for appointment is based upon merit and ability and seniority can be considered only they are approximately equal, considering the overall circumstances of the case, he found that the decision of the School management in selecting the 4th respondent does not call for interference and therefore, in that view of the matter, the appeal was dismissed. It is against the order dated 2.4.2012, the Writ Petition came to be filed.
10. In the appeal memo filed by the petitioner before the 5th respondent, the petitioner was contending that he was meritorius and was senior to the 4th respondent. It was also stated that the 3rd respondent made appointment with mala fide intention by relaxing the norms in order to suit the 4th respondent. The School Committee was not properly conducted as contemplated under Rule 14 and no proper notice was given for conducting the interview on3 1.5.2011. The agenda sent to the members only refers to the consideration of the applications only and there was no mention about the interview. Even in the meeting, out of 12 members, only 7 members were attended and out of 7 members, out 3 persons signed the appointment. There is no quorum for the meeting. Hence, the meeting itself is not valid in the eye of law.
11. Though this contention has been raised in ground (d) of the appeal memorandum, the same contention is reiterated in para (e) of the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, i.e., there are 12 School Committee members, out of which 7 members were present. Once the interview was over, the 3rd respondent declared the 4th respondent as Headmaster of the School as he was selected and he was given appointment to assume office on 31.5.2011. But, curiously in the affidavit in support of the Writ Petition, the other allegation found in ground (d) of the appeal memorandum that out of 7 members, only 3 signed the appointment, was not reiterated.
12. Repelling the said stand taken by the respondents, the 3rd respondent School filed a counter affidavit. In paragraphs 4 and 5, it was averred as follows:
"4. The School Committee after taking note of the individual merits and qualification of the four teachers resolved to appoint the 4th respondent Kandasamy as Headmaster and accordingly issued the appointment order. The claim of the petitioner that he is more fully qualified than the 4th respondent is absolutely wrong. Each of the 12 Committee members assessed the merits of the four candidates separately and majority of them opined that the 4th respondent Kandasamy is fully qualified and more suitable for the post than the other 3 candidates. After interview of the 4 candidates, 111 out of 12 members favoured the 4th respondent Kandasamy and recommended to promote him as Headmaster. All the rules and regulations to the psot of Headmaster were followed in letter and spirit and the 4th respondent was promoted on merit and ability.
5. It is submitted that Rule 15(4) of Tamilnadu Recognized Private School (Regulation) Rules, 1974 clearly provides that promotion shall be made on grounds of merit and ability, seniority being considered only when merit and ability are approximately equal. Since post of Headmaster is a Selection post, promotion is based on merit and ability, This Hon'ble Court and the Apex Court have repeatedly held that School Committee which is the appointing authority is to decide merit and ability of candidates and the same cannot be interfered with by any other authority. The School Committee after considering the merits of each of the 4 candidates appeared for the interview came to the conclusion that the 4th respondent is suitable and better qualified than the other 3 candidates and therefore promoted him as Headmaster of the School. Each and every rule regarding selection and appointment of Headmaster is scrupulously followed and there is no irregulairity in selecting the 4th respondent as Headmaster of the School. The 5th respondent has now approved the appointment of 4th respondent."
13. Mr.R.Yashod Varadan, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that subsequent to the meeting the 3 Teachers viz., Mr.M.Veluswamy, Assistant Headmaster, Mr.N.Vaidyanathan, Senior Tamil Pandit and Mr.S.Bharathi, Tamil Pandit have sent representation stating that they were not permitted in the Committee meeting and Mr.K.M.Kailasam, Dr.Mohan and Mr.L.Sundaravadivel have not signed the minutes and after the meeting was over, when their signature was sought to be obtained, they along with the petitioner sought for an opportunity to put forth their views, but notwithstanding the same, they were forced to sign the minutes. Therefore, in the light of the same, it was submitted by them that all in not well in the School Committee.
14. However, Mr.A.K.Kumaraswamy, learned counsel appearing for the School Committee produced the copies of the School Committee minutes, notice calling for application and the notice given to the School Committee members as well as the Minutes of the Committee Meeting held on 31.05.2011. It is seen from the said Minutes that 12 members have participated in the meeting and Mr.K.M.Kailasam, Treasurer, Dr.R.Mohan and Mr.G.L.Sundara Vadivelan are the only three members who are not the signatories to the minutes, but their presence in the meeting was not disputed by both sides. The other three members who have allegedly sent representation have also signed the minutes affixing date of signature as 31.05.2011. As to whether as per their subsequent communication they were forced to sign in the minutes can be accepted, without their being any further materials, this Court is constrained to confirm that they have attended the meeting without any prejudice as can be seen from the minutes. The further argument that out of 7 members 3 members have signed also cannot stand to be a reason, as from the minutes it is seen that except three members, all the nine members have signed in the minutes.
15. The quorum for conducting a School Committee Meeting is set out under Rule 14 of the Tamil Nadu Recognized Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 1974. Rule No.14(2)(b) stipulates that at least 50% of the total members of the Committee should be present to satisfy the quorum for the meeting. In the present case, the meeting cannot be questioned on the ground of absence of quorum as 9 out of 12 members have approved the minutes wherein by which the fourth respondent was selected and appointed as the Headmaster of the School. Under Section 18(1)(b), the power to appoint a Teacher is vested only with the School Committee and the State Government would also amend the rule 12 wherein the constitution of the School Committee has been redefined and reference of the said Rule would show that the School committee should have 6 members who are the representatives of the educational agency, 1 Headmaster of the school (Ex-officio), 1 parent teacher association nominee and 1 senior most non-teaching staff if available. In the present case, though three teachers said to have been given a letter stating that they have been forced to sign in the minutes, they cannot question the appointment of the fourth respondent, having signed in the minutes. In the absence of any materials, this Court is unable to accept such contention. As against the decision of the School Committee for denial of promotion, statutory remedy by way of appeal is available under Rule 15-4(A) of the Tamil Nadu Recognized Private Schools (Regulation) Rules and the petitioner exhausted the remedy by way of statutory appeal.
16. Under such circumstances, the only question is whether this Court sitting under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, can interfere with the decision taken by the School Committee and approved by the Appellate Authority. In S.Sethuraman v. R.Venkataraman and Others reported in (2007) 6 SCC 382, an identical issue was considered by the Supreme Court and in Para 17, the Supreme Court has observed as follows:
"17. While exercising the appellate jurisdiction, the appellate authority has indisputably a plenary power. It may not only consider the respective educational qualifications and other activities of the respective candidates for the purpose of arriving at a decision as to which of the two candidates had better merit and ability, but it should exercise its jurisdiction keeping in view the views of the Managing Committee. If two views are possible, ordinarily, the view of the Managing Committee should be allowed to prevail."
In the light of the same, this Court is not inclined to accept the contention of the petitioner as the same is contrary to the statutory rules found in Rule 15(4) as to what constitutes a policy is a matter which has to be decided by the School Committee, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the decision cited supra.
17. The order does not suffer from any infirmity in the light of the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and does not warrant any interference. Accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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3.The Commissioner Technical Education, Member (ex-officio), Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 025.
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Puppy pees when nervous/excited?
My puppy is 4 months 1 week old. She hasnt had this problem before but I've been noticing when she gets either really excited or scared she pee's. For example earlier today I was bringing in groceries and she walked under me and I accidently stepped on her paw but not to the point of where she was hurt or screamed she just pee'd then went and laid down. I'm not sure if this is a big problem or will she just grow out of it? Did anyone else encounter this when they had their puppy?
Not all puppies do this, but it's not uncommon either. She should outgrow it.
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My puppy did this too, whenever he got very excited greeting people. I told DH to act calmer when he came home from work, and tone it down a bit. The friend who would slap his thigh and baby talk, getting my puppy all excited, telling me he didn't mind if my puppy jumped on him - he didn't get to see my puppy anymore, lol. They will usually outgrow this.
I have an excited pee'er right now.... patience and consistency is key. Some just develop bladder control slower, etc. Just be consistent with the potty training and don't make a big deal of it when she "leaks", and she'll most likely outgrow it.
Dena was a terrible excited pee'er! She LOVED meeting people, if we were on a little walk around the neighborhood and she even heard voices in the distance she'd look around until she saw the people, and then try to drag me over to meet them. And then she'd pee all over their shoes. :wild:
When we had people over we'd put her outside right before they got there, and then we'd bring them out to meet her so she could greet them without peeing in the house. Once she'd emptied herself out, we'd bring her in with us.
had the same problem it is called submissive/ excited urination, all you have to do especially after arriving is to ignore puppy and slowly start interaction and make sure you do not have dominant behaviours. They do grow out of it eventually but helps to minimize occurences.
My puppy is 4 months old and pees every time I'm about to pet him. I hope he grows out of this.
Luger is an excited pee'er, too. We've learned to pretty much not even acknowledge him when we let him out of his crate until we reach the door where the leash is. He'll be wanting to love on us and will rub all over our legs, but if we show him attention he may leak a bit, lol.
Had a funny one (frustrating though) last night. He doesn't like the vacuum at all, running or not. Well, my wife had vac'd earlier in the day and left it sitting out in a corner of the room. Luger kept cautiously approaching, but would JUMP back and "bark! bark! bark!" and jump around while watching it, then repeat the process. I was laughing so hard on the couch that I had to take it a step further. I brought the cord over to the couch and held it with a little tension. When he got close I'd give it a little tug and make the vac roll towards him a bit. OMG that was so funny....until I discovered he peed all over the floor at one point. :o
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Santo Ono wants to be like Marty Brennaman.
No, the University of Cincinnati's Interim President isn't looking to work baseball play-by-play into his busy schedule, but like the Reds' Hall of Fame broadcaster, Dr. Ono is willing to have his head shaved if the Bearcats win 10 consecutive games.
"That is for both football and basketball," Ono told me at halftime of the UC/Virginia Tech game. "I hope that I lose my hair. You look pretty good, and if they win 10 games, I'll do it at midfield or in front of the student section. I'll do whatever I can to encourage the team and the coaches to play at their utmost abilities. It's not a big deal for me to lose my hair - I think the students love it, and I love the students. Whatever gets them excited I'm happy to do."
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If you're among the thousands of people that follow Dr. Ono on Twitter (@PrezOno), you are well aware of his passion for Bearcat athletics. In our halftime interview last Saturday, I asked UC's Interim President for his view on the role that athletics play in the mission of the university.
"I think it's incredibly important," said Ono. "I went to college at the University of Chicago and most recently I was at a D-III school - Emory University - and they're fantastic universities just as the University of Cincinnati is. But there's nothing like D-I sports to bring a whole community together. We have 14 outstanding colleges at UC and they have a lot of different identities, but what galvanizes the community and links us to the 250,000 alumni around the globe is Bearcat sports. I'm slightly enthusiastic about it. I'm a big fan and I think I've tweeted about 11,000 times and have about 19,000 followers on Twitter and Facebook and I think that's really, really important. It's one of my primary jobs: To connect to the community and show how enthusiastic I am about what's going on at the University. Not only sports, but the tremendous research that's going on and the art, architecture, and music that are all part of Representing the C."
Earlier this year, Dr. Ono took part in a practice of sorts with the football team and caught some passes from Munchie Legaux. Last Saturday, I asked him to share some thoughts on his relationship with head coach Butch Jones and the job that he is doing.
"Butch Jones, I think, is one of the best football coaches in America," said Ono. "We really are privileged in athletics right now at UC to have a great athletic director, a great team of coaches, and great head coaches across all of the different sports, but Butch Jones and Mick Cronin, I think, are anchors to our program. They are people with integrity and they are people that are really committed to Cincinnati. I love them and I view them as brothers and partners in Bearcat Nation. We have something really special here. (Coach Jones) is really important to the University and he and I really cheerlead and back each other. I was in the locker room before the Bearcats came out and he said to the team, 'Do you have my back?' I think that everybody knows that I have his back."
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