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P.S. Our daycare center requires us to get a notarized copy of our right to choose not to vaccinate by choice of conscious. That is easy. The tough part is finding a pediatrician that will see them since we choose not to vaccinate.
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My midwife gave me the name/info on a pediatrician who is supposed to be ok with not vaccinating. Her info is:
Dr. Kathleen Moore
Appletree Pediatrics
I haven't been in with our kids to see her yet. But, from what my midwife says, several of her clients use her because she is ok with them not vaccinating.
Also, in case this is a better fit for some people... Rene McCarty at the Lifetime Health Center is in Family Practice. She has been our doctor for the last 2 1/2 years because she was ok with me not vaccinating and she has a flat office visit fee of $50. We didn't have insurance until recently and so it was very affordable to go see her when one of the kids got sick. Her info is:
4290 Kinsey, Ste 200
Tyler, TX 75703
website: http://www.lifetimehealthcenter.com/index.htm
Now that we have insurance, it won't cost us anything if we go to a doctor in network. Unfortunately Rene McCarty doesn't take insurance and so I will have to go to a different doctor or chose to pay the $50. I might pay the $50 though. She is really good!!!
Hope this helps someone out there
Also in Nacogdoches Dr Aaron Polk is a family dr who doesn't do vaxing (even if you want it, he sends you somewhere else)!
Thank you for posting this! We just moved back to Tyler for the Summer (internship for husband) and might be here full time in January. Now, who knows where to find the raw milk?!
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cool! :) I didn't see him in the CHIP handbook though so I went with someone lse. :(
Jesus-loving Doula/Birth Photographer Mama to Tor 4/2007, Zion 11/2009, Enoch 11/2011, and Zephyr due 12/13/2013
He wasn't in ours either, but they allowed me to have him as our PCP when I called and requested him. At first they assigned us two different doctors for my two kids, but then they corrected it when I called and griped.
We hope to move back to Tyler when our baby is around a year old... Any recent issues related to the Docs listed above? Here in Florida, my friends have been getting notices from a formerly vaccine friendly pediatrician who is now dismissing them as patients because of there beliefs in delaying and/or not vaxing. Hopefully this isn't the case in Tyler... Thanks:)
Jesus-loving Doula/Birth Photographer Mama to Tor 4/2007, Zion 11/2009, Enoch 11/2011, and Zephyr due 12/13/2013
We see Dr. Paula Bessonnett (sp?), we just call her Dr. B. She is a family physician who also offers pediatric care. We are a limited vaccinating and no vaccinating family (weird description, I know). She is supportive of my right to be informed and choose. What I also liked was that she doesn't purchase vaccines to keep in office. If and when you choose to have a vaccine for your child she will write you a prescription, you purchase it, bring it back and she will administer it. :) Here's her office number, Phone:(903) 509-2492. She is also office sharing with a chiropractor and is pro-chiropractic care.
This is in Mineola. I have never been there, and only discovered it after my mother moved to Nacogdoches. But, they have the variety of milk that is less allergenic, and is recommended for ASD kids who can't tolerate "regular" raw milk.
There is also a doctor in Tyler that I would love to see sometime: Dr. Peter deWet he is an integrative physician. I live in NC, but I am from this area (Tyler).
Hello I apologize for the thread jack but I just moved to the Longview area and I am in search of a vaccine friendly pediatrician. Any tips? I see a lot of you are in the Tyler area- seems like that area is a bit more progressive when it comes to non-vaxing. I already got weird looks from our neighbor when she found out I don't vax my kids. :( I am feeling oh so lonely here. And getting stressed out. I am also trying to find a school for my boys and that had proven stressful. If anyone has any tips I would appreciate it.
I am so glad I found this community/forum. I have been looking for a vaccine friendly doctor for my newborn. I just made an appt with Dr. Wadle's office. Thank you so much for posting the information. *Happy momma*
Just an addition on Dr. Aaron Polk in Nacogdoches ... he was our family doctor from the time I was around 5 and was great while I was growing up (he did vaccinate then, and even delivered my two brothers). I wanted to use him with our little one after she was born (he does not do deliveries any longer, and I wanted an out-of-hospital birth, anyway), but we have decided to selectively vaccinate, and I was told the only way to do that through his office was to pay for a full visit for both Dr. Polk and Dr. Carl A. Davis who practices in the same offices. So we decided to see Dr. Davis, who will probably take over the practice at some point, anyway. At first, he seemed quite respectful of our decisions (although his nurse did not), but over time has leaned heavier and heavier on vaccinations, to the point we are searching for a new pediatrician as we do plan to give some vaccinations while skipping others. Just to note that unless you are a completely non-vaccinating family, Dr. Aaron Polk is probably not a good fit. Our next try will probably be Dr. Wenner at LittleJacks Pediatrics in Nac; I have heard from some other local mothers that she is supportive.
JenVose, did you ever try Dr. Wenner? I went to my son's 2 month check up this morning and was told by his doctor that he does not even offer single vaccines. I have split vaccines with my other two sons (we were in Houston then) and it was no problem. This doctor here said that he only offers the combo of HIB, DTAP and IPV. I wanted to just get the DTAP today, and he said he doesn't even keep those in stock. Does anyone else know of any doctor who allows single vaccines at a time? Who keeps them in stock? We are new to the area, so any help would be great!!
klfuqua, we have not yet seen Dr. Wenner. We likely will be toward the end of next month, at 18 months. If you are also on Facebook and in the Nacogdoches area, there is a group for Nacogdoches Moms and I believe there are several mothers in the group who use her who may be better able to answer on whether she regularly has the split vaccines available. Additionally, she is a DO rather than an MD, which often seems to make a difference in how a physician feels on the vaccination issue.
Thanks for the reply! I will look into the facebook page, and likely call and ask about the split vaccines. Just want to make sure this time before I spend an hour in the office like I did today! No fun with 3 kiddos!
Also, if you're just looking to separate and space them out, but give all vacs, Dr. Davis does keep the separate vaccines (he was out of the polio for one dose, so we ended up one dose behind on polio). But he can get pushy about getting all of the vaccines at some point. He is OK with completely skipping varicella and rotovirus, but has gotten pretty pushy on all the rest. We take a somewhat different stance on vacs in our house - while I know a lot of families avoid the MMR or the DTaP, especially, we instead get the time-tested vacs and may or may not give the "newer" vacs at a later date.
We see Dr. Paula Bessonnett (sp?), we just call her Dr. B. She is a family physician who also offers pediatric care. We are a limited vaccinating and no vaccinating family (weird description, I know). She is supportive of my right to be informed and choose. What I also liked was that she doesn't purchase vaccines to keep in office. If and when you choose to have a vaccine for your child she will write you a prescription, you purchase it, bring it back and she will administer it. Here's her office number, Phone:
(903) 509-2492. She is also office sharing with a chiropractor and is pro-chiropractic care.
Who is Dr. Paula?
Went to Dr. Wenner today, and she was awesome! Very supportive of my alternative vaccine schedule. :)
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Sailor Venus To Make Her S.H. Figuarts Debut In May
Yet another of Sailor Moon's Sailor Senshi is set to get immortalized action figure style in Bandai's S.H. Figuarts line. Sailor Venus is set to follow Sailors Moon, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter with a new action figure in May, complete with her white cat Artemis and her alternate masked "Sailor V" ensemble.
Like the other Sailor Senshi action figures, Venus seems to stand on repainted body and leg sculpts, with completely unique hair and swappable faces.
Official pricing hasn't been announced, but it's safe to assume the figure will retail for the same roughly $41-43 price range the other heroines in the line go for.
There's six more Sailor Senshi that are still awaiting toys, and at this rate it seems like fans can probably expect to see them all within the next year or two. With any luck, a Tuxedo Mask might find its way into the line as well… if only to ride the numerous S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider motorcycles.
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Yesterday, in the New York Times Magazine, Laurie Abraham profiled the graphic, frank and nonjudgmental Sexuality and Society class offered at Philadelphia's Friends' Central School. Abraham noted that "this sex-ed class may well be the only one of its kind in the United States."
Yet a look back at sex ed in earlier generations shows that some progress has occurred.
This week, from the J-Vault: The Status of Sex Education for Children (1926)
"In early days," explains Rachelle J. Yarros, "many of the ancient peopje worshipped sex as they did other mysterious forces which they did not understand."
In the more modern Christian world, the same fear has led to asceticism, the basis of which is a feeling that the sex impulse is essentially evil and must be suppressed.
Let us be honest with ourselves and frankly ask this question: How many of us received from our mothers or fathers intelligent explanations of sex or reproduction ? You all know what falsehoods we were told and what chaotic ignorance existed in our minds...
...The more intelligent are beginning to realize the danger of complete ignorance and to feel the need of giving sex information to the child sometime, somewhere, somehow, but they fear that this knowledge, if given not "exactly in the right way" may awaken excessive sex curiosity and lead to disastrous experimentation... I wonder whether this is not simply another manifestation of our own sex taboo...
...The real problem of sex behavior among human beings arises primarily from the fact that they are ready to mate and may have the impulse to do so long before they are psychologically and socially fit. With animals no such problem arises, because they mate strictly according to impulse and pay the penalty, nobody registering the consequences. The human animal has evolved so far from this stage that the primary impulse of sex is not a satisfactory guide to behavior...
...As to the institution of marriage, which has more or less fostered certain ideals of sex relationship and greater protection and care for progeny, it, too, becomes a very important matter for the consideration of those who are interested in all phases of social hygiene. Some radicals claim that the institution of marriage is a failure or that it has outlived its usefulness. I am a radical myself and admit that all is not well in marriage, but am inclined to believe that the institution is not wholly to blame for the problems that now confront us.


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The National Sheriffs' Association Institute for Jail Operations invites you to participate in the 2013 National Symposium on Jail Operations
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10:00am - 12:00pm - Use of Force
Use of force is one of the top five prisoner-filed litigation suits yet few jail and correction officials know what the courts have to say about use of force in jails. The vast majority of jails across the United States employ policy, procedure and training on use of force that is a derivative of the objective reasonableness test. This workshop will explain the difference between the application and justification of use of force in jails and how to proactively address issues to defend against litigation.
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This workshop provides a review of First Amendment issues for jails, including speech (inmate communication: mail) and religion using the four factors outlined in Turner v. Safley to provide guidelines for administrative discretion for having defensible policy and procedure.
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Jails must plan and prepare for a variety of emergencies. This seminar reviews issues jail and corrections officials face from disease to catastrophe. Learn proactive strategies to prepare for the unexpected and the unwanted.
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What is the difference between legal-based guidelines and the philosophy-based standards so often referred to as "best practices" in jails? For jails that are looking at policy and procedure, this seminar will explain what the federal courts have ruled and what federal statutes require with respect to incarcerating prisoners instead of a one-size-fits-all standard for all jails.
This seminar is being offered FREE of charge to any jail or corrections staff. Seats are limited and on a first come first serve basis! Register early!
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The National Science Board (NSB) will hold its 392nd meeting May 9-10, 2006,at the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. This is one of NSB's regular meetings related to general national science and engineering policy issues of interest and specific NSF activities.
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Nitrogen in tires is not a gimick. Aircraft tires use nitrogen as it is much more stable with temperature changes and pressure changes(altitude) If you filled an aircraft tire to about 150 PSI (some tires are inflated to over 200 psi) with normal air on the ground it could easily double at altitude and blow the tire up with catastropic results. on landing the heat generatred by landing friction and brake application is so high you get the same expansion problem. Nitrogen pressure in a hot tire is not much higher than a cold tire. Check your car tire in the morning, then after an hors drive in the summmer and you could see 5 psi difference easily. Race car tires need to be kept stable as they are balanced with tire pressure and the heat generated is alot more intense than in a passenger car.
I fail to see the benefit of using nitrogen in a painting application, the cost of a contract or purchase of a bottle can't be that much of a savings over a decent compressor. Plus it would be dangerous to displace all your breathing air with an inert gas. i can speak to that firsthand as we had an issue at work releasing nitrogen into a small room. luckily headashes were the worst ingury but it could have been much worse.
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Review of CCA 3.1 & SWP-8.2 [UPDATED 08-08-2011]
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Hi Cisco Team,
Firstly let me just congratulate you on the release of CCA 3.1 and what a FINE release it is
So let the fun begin...
Was bored on the weekend so I decided to give this thing a good once over, and finished it of this morning by checking its ability to work with 3.0.1 based configurations, and I must say, CCA 3.1 performed exceptionally well, and was pleasantly surprised by a number of things.
- The new Icon, whilst not a functional thing, cosmetics is always a good thing the new Icon looks the part and I quite like it, no more confusion between CCA and CNA as they both shared similar Icons
- The Speed of it... WOW!!!! This new version loads up in half the time of version 3.0.1, uses up about 40% less memory on first load up which is a pretty good sight to see
- Discovery process is vastly improved, the speed is much better and you can start working pretty much in half the time as the previous version, no more having ot get a coffer whilst waiting for it to discover everything to be able to work in a safe environment without causing issues with CCA
- Loading up the User information is brilliant and exceptionally fast, WELL DONE team, that is just an awesome sight to see again
- Good touch with the customization of the ephone-templates much needed addition, 10 templates is a good amount
- Assignment of templates on a per phone basis... EXCELLENT!!! previously this could only be done via CLI and CCA would at times remove this configuration randomly, so this is a welcomed addition
- Bilingual phones.. Great addition team, great addition
- New Call Back Rule....... Oh stop it, your spoiling us, a very long awaited feature and very much welcome \0/ **Celebrates** you have no idea how much this frustrated installers/engineers like myself and customers alike not to be able to redial on a missed call, it is an absolute pain to have to train a group on how to press edit and add the steering digit in, they just give you this dumb founded look as to why such a complexity in doing such a simple function... I am cheering on the inside on this one
- New Scripts look good, have done any tests with them as of yet, but I am sure many people will be happy to see them
- Voice Mail Zero Out Option... Not to spoil the review, but ABOUT TIME this is yet again a very much welcomed feature and long awaited
- Manual DTMF configuration for SIP trunk is a great addition, again removes the need of trying to do this on the CLI, a big thanks to the team for this one
- Unlocking the Meet-Me from the outside world, a great feature but I have always been a little worried about this, I guess it will serve its purpose to a wider audience
- In-bound Caller ID... Happy to see this however Software Pack 8.1 has issues with this on an IOS level, so I am assuming this is in preparation to 8.2 coming out soon
- Local Directory Support... WooooooooooooooooooooHoooooooooooooooo!!!! I was toasting to this on the weekend
- Disable DHCP server... YOU BEAUTY!!! Another welcomed addition, Fantastic Team
- Crash Information gathering, this is just awesomeness it is helpful as removing the flash card or tftp can be a pain in the butt
- Back Ground (Desktop Pictures) management is fantastic, again another huge thanks for this
- Addition of the 300 series switches for management, if the ESW range is being replaced by these switches then we needed the ability to use CCA to management them
CCA is starting to take good form, it is edging close to be in competition with its fellow WEB GUI, given that in the past if we engineers needed to do remote work we had SSH or via Port Forwarding web access to the GUI, we are still not quite there yet with CCA, and when you can get VPN access and for CCA to work with it, you have a partial replacement, but still a long way away from reaching that goal. None-The-Less, 3.1 provides a good insight into the road map of its development, and so far it is clear that the design team is listening to the community at large, it is evident that our collective opinions/thoughts are being looked at and this can only serve to make CCA a more well received configuration tool, especially with those who are still quite adamant that it cannot serve as a replacement for the WEB GUI or CLI.
- No ability to turn call waiting beeps of, this still needs to be done via the CLI. If it is in CCA 3.1 it is hidden, I spent at least 30 minutes looking through every user based section trying to find a way to do this
- Topology still does not quite save properly, it is fine until you add a new device and then it goes all over the place again, not crucial but annoying none-the-less, and Bonjour devices do not save in the position you put them, in particular printers they are the worst culprits
- Inability to apply IDLE screen service URL's, this is a major request given that Cisco is now being looked at for Hotel based environments, being able to push information to the phones via the service URL to idle screens is a great feature, this can only be achieved via CLI and not sure if this will be removed in SWP-8.2
- Inability to convert the Topology to PDF format still
- Missing ability to print out call flow topology once the system has completed the Telephony Wizard, this is a powerful feature and Cisco really needs to introduce this in its next version
- Lack of SCC configuration management, this was a much needed feature given the issues that are being faced by engineers, this is an absolute must for the next release, or even better on a maintenance release
- IOS not letting the user add another List.xml file, which means you can only place custom images onto one phone at a time, it will throw up an at you advising you that this is already being served, which is in fact not being served, a bug that must have been missed in the QA process
- The link to download the SSL software is broken, when you click on it to takes you to a site that displays the following error "The download process was interrupted.Please restart the download process. If you continue to see this message, contact Cisco support at [email protected]
Not many CONS can be listed at this stage, the major issues that were outstanding in CCA 3.0.1 still have to be put through their paces and this can only be done (In theory) on the same systems that this issue was happening.
To be put to the test in round 2 of testing:
- Bulk user modifications: Version 3.0.1 had a nasty issue of randomly deleting user configuration or not properly applying the request and at time disabling that users details in the system
- CCA Correctly applying Park Slot configuration without having to restart the whole system, on all installs that required Park Slots after the fact, this issue is prevalent and at each of those installation the only way to get Park Slots working was to restart the whole system once the configuration was applied
- Brand New build from scratch, I have quite a few installs coming up soon and I hope to be able to do them on SWP-8.2 and CCA 3.1
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All up there was about 6-8 hours spent looking over this, and overall this is a good release and it has the HUGE thumbs up, no where near as many features as what I thought it would have, and given that Cisco do not seem to publicly show what is on the road map I suspect that there will be some with shared disappointment and others who have been hanging out for some of these very much needed features with shared excitement.
Who knows maybe the next release of CCA will be a huge surprise and it will be a Xmas present wrapped up with all sorts of goodies, the real compliment would be having a well defined and workable Office Manager that is vastly improved and will work hand in hand with the latest CCA, but alas that is another issue entirely.
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Attached is a quote from my friend David Wayne, the Jollyblogger. He was discussing a recent post from Michael Spencer's wife (link available from David's post, read his first then Denise's). Keeping the balance between false triumphalism and wrong-headed fatalism is not easy. Consider these two post as a blog against triumphalism, but don't allow it to drive you to fatalism! All of this kind of stuff mirrors what Denise was trying to convey. She didn't put it this way, but Christians know the … [Read more...]
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To read more from Hannah and her fellow blogger, visit Purposeful Purity.The inspiration for this post came from a John Tauler quotation (don't be put off by the universalist beliefs- the quote is excellent!) He says:"A pure heart is a heart which finds its whole and only satisfaction in God…to which all that is not of God is strange and jarring"How we do we become so pure? Indeed, why should we try to be, since salvation is guaranteed to the believer?We know that we should be searching f … [Read more...]
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Perry Noble explains 8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow. Here are the headlines, visit the site for the details. #1 – The Vision Is Not Clear #2 – The Focus Is On Trying To Please Everyone . #3 – Passionless Leadership #4 – Manufacturing Energy #5 – Lack of Prayer #6 – Unwillingness To Take Risks #7 – Disobedience To The Scriptures #8 – Selfish Attitudes … [Read more...]
C.H. Spurgeon on the exclusivity of the truth
Today's guest post comes to us from C.H. Spurgeon. These are previously unpublished words taken from notes of a sermon delivered on a Lord's Day evening in 1856, at New Park Street. Notes taken by Pastor T.W. Medhurst. John 14.6 – 'Jesus saith unto him, I am the way… no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me'"There seems to be growing up amongst us an idea that a man is of a persecuting spirit of he does not think that the one who flatly contradicts him is as right as himself. If we do as some w … [Read more...]
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Today's post comes from Ami Loizides Pruett. you can find more of her engaging writing on her blog.There's not alot worse than rolling out of bed Sunday morning with a groan in your soul because it's 7am and you have to serve at your church. Let's set the scene for a second: Last night you were up late at a birthday party for a member of your small group that you felt obliged to go to, then your alarm wakes you up and you end up allowing yourself ten minutes extra snooze time which makes you … [Read more...]
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One of the things I like to do during the summer months is acknowledge the many websites that have sent traffic this way so far this year. I wish I could list the many more that have also been kind enough to send people to read material here. But, even if your name is not on this list of the top 60 referrers, know that your links are much appreciated. It remains the case that many more people are sent from smaller websites than large ones if you add them all up together. Never underestimate the … [Read more...]
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These notes are from the morning session of the 300 conference we recently had with John Piper. I have set them to auto-publish today, as I have been reliably informed that by now the video and audio of both this talk and the excellent Q and A should be available from 300leaders.org pop over and watch it if like me you are getting Piper withdrawal syndrome! I hope you enjoy this talk which was vintage John Piper. He was clearly enjoying himself as he preached one of only a very few messages … [Read more...]
Ed Stetzer interviews me on unpaid Christian leadership
A friend of mine recently turned the tables on me and interviewed me in a post entitled Ed Stetzer - My Interview with Adrian Warnock: Why We Need Non-Paid Christian Leaders. If I am quite honest, until recently I never really thought of myself as a Christian leader at all. Ed seems to be talking here about leadership as influence. And so, understanding that I really do not have any of the responsibility and accountability of leadership (except to a limited extent in my local congregation), by … [Read more...]


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Major Shift?I'm not sure this is really a "major shift" for IBM. When I worked there (and, by the way, got a software patent), IBM didn't patent all of its inventions; they had a publication they put out containing "technical disclosures".
The way I recall it being explained was that technical disclosures were things created by IBM that they didn't feel the need to patent but that they wanted to publish to establish prior art should somebody else try to patent them. Of course, anybody else could read the technical disclosures and innovate based on them, too.
Given that history and IBM's participation in the open source community for years, I think it's unfair to imply this is a recent phenomenon. This is just another sign of the continuing evolution of IBM into a more open company.
Of course, IBM also got more U.S. patents last year than any other company, so they still believe in intellectual property....
Green Williams, 13 Nov 2008 @ 10:40am
GreenWell, a better approach would be to make it real cheap for others to use the patents. After that does not work then make them royalty-free. IBM is a for-profit company so it should try to get as much cash in-flow as it can. Besides, it cost money to develop and file a patent- something that needs to be recouped if possible.
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The Wright State women's basketball team saw Oakland cut a 21-point second-half deficit to seven before holding on for a 94-85 Horizon League decision Wednesday night at WSU's Nutter Center.
The game was tied six times and there were four lead changes before KC Elkins connected on a three at the 7:36 mark of the first half to put the Raiders up for good at 23-20. That three was the start of a 20-4 run over a 5:31 span as Wright State expanded the lead to 40-24 en route to a 42-28 halftime advantage.
WSU shot 43 percent in the opening 20 minutes compared to 39 percent for the Golden Grizzlies and hit seven of nine free throws while Oakland was three of four.
The Raiders held their biggest lead of the game at 53-32 on a Tayler Stanton layup with 17:22 remaining and were still up 73-54 on another Stanton bucket at the 8:27 mark, only to see the Golden Grizzlies storm back with a 25-13 run over the next six minutes to trail 86-79 with still 2:49 to play.
An Ivory James jumper and a Kim Demmings three, though, pushed the margin back into double figures and Oakland would get no closer than nine the rest of the way.
Wright State hit 17 of 30 shots in the second half, including five of eight three-pointers, and went 13 of 17 at the line in scoring 52 points while the Golden Grizzlies made 19 of 39 shots, six of 15 threes, and were 13 of 16 at the stripe in tallying 57 points.
Two Raiders posted double-doubles as James finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds while Tay'ler Mingo had 19 points and dished out 10 assists. Two other WSU players scored in double figures as Stanton had 15 and Demmings 12.
Five players scored in double figures for Oakland (5-9, 0-1 Horizon) as Bethany Watterworth had 24, Elena Popkey 20, Peyton Apsey 12 off the bench and Olivia Nash and Kim Bee 11 each. Nash recorded a double-double as she added 11 boards.
Wright State (13-4, 2-0 Horizon) hosts Cleveland State on Sunday, January 12, in the first game of a doubleheader starting at 4:30. Following that game, the Raider men take on UIC at 7:00.


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On Wednesday April 17 the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) co-hosted an incredible event featuring Mark Moore, who has recently published a book titled 'Recognizing Public Value'. Moore spoke about the major themes of his book, which confronts one of the most challenging public policy questions of our era: How can the government set performance targets, what should those targets be, and how do we measure success? He began by outlining the way in which the private sector measures the bottom line, and the relative ease with which private entities can measure the value of their operations by looking at revenue and, in particular, profit. However, as Mark explains in his book, the public sector faces unique challenges in measuring the social value of services and programs the government delivers. Moore proposed a bottom line model that focuses on:
Professor Moore then outlined some approaches to measuring the public value of particular programs and the importance of measuring government success in order to maximize the return we, as a society, generate from public spending. One issue he raised, crucial to the criminal justice field, is how to measure value from a service when you do not have a community of 'customers' who can be surveyed about their satisfaction with the process. In particular, he alluded to the challenges of measuring the success of police, courts, and prisons when those who come into contact with these services tend not to do so voluntarily.
Moore's talk was followed by responses by Tiziana Dearing and Stephen Goldsmith. Dearing applied many of Mark's comments to the not-for-profit sector, warning against 'monetizing' every aspect of an organization's performance, thereby jeopardizing the chance of organizations to engage in innovative programs that can produce real social change but may not look attractive on a balance sheet. Goldsmith then applied Moore's thinking to his experiences in New York, describing the perfect as the enemy of the good when it comes to measuring success and creating a public balanced scorecard and emphasizing the need for all public agencies to strive for perfection but recognize that some measurement of public value while imperfect, is clearly better than not engaging in a balances scorecard exercise at all.
The event was incredibly well attended with people from all sectors in attendance. The discussion following the formal presentation was insightful and productive. Overall, this event emphasized the difficulty in applying private sector frameworks to public problems and highlighted the importance of public sector thinkers dedicating themselves to the creation of good government.
This event was recorded and audio download is available (AshCast)
Mark H. Moore is the Hauser Professor of Nonprofit Organizations and founding chairman of the Harvard Kennedy School's Committee on Executive Programs, serving in that role for over a decade. From 1979-2004 he was the Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice Policy and Management at HKS and also faculty chair of the Program Criminal Justice Policy and Management. His research interests are public management and leadership, civil society and community mobilization, and criminal justice policy and management. His publications include: Creating Public Value: Strategic Management in Government; Dangerous Offenders: The Elusive Targets of Justice; From Children to Citizens: The Mandate for Juvenile Justice; Beyond 911: A New Era for Policing; and Creating Public Value Through State Arts Agencies. Moore's work focuses on the ways in which leaders of public organizations can engage communities in supporting and legitimatizing their work and in the role that value commitments play in enabling leadership in public enterprises (featured author);
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In reference to a previous post on Espionage Films, and in conjunction with the year anniversary of The Guardian's publication of Edward Snowden's leaked documents, let's talk a little bit about Oliver Stone's new project. Stone is the clear choice for any political film with a liberal edge and controversial nature, and with the film rights coming from journalist Luke Harding and The Guardian's announced involvement, Stone's film about Snowden is bound to be just that.
Stone is a man with an interesting background. He grew up in a conservative family and is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. Stone is well-known for directing films about vital political figures and events on which history has hinged, including Nixon, JFK, and Platoon, his well-known film on the horrors of the Vietnam war. He also directed the 2008 biopic on George W. Bush.
Opinion on Snowden is still quite split among safety and security interests who say he betrayed his country and put lives in danger, while privacy proponents are more likely to call him a whistleblower and an American hero. Of the two sides, it makes perfect sense that the film rights were going to go to an experienced filmmaker on the left rather than a critical one on the right, but let's hope that Stone has enough good sense to make the film with a little grey, rather than all black and white. Judging from past movies, he'll very likely fit that bit.


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Whats your best leave in Conditioner?
IF you have less than 5 share
What makes a great leave in conditioner for you?
If you use conditioner consistency as your leave in conditioner thats ok as well
Shescentit avocado, tresseme naturals ( can't find the new one yet) Jane carter:love4:
The Dew & CJSL
My HG leave in is CJ Curl Rehab.
This is great, plays well with all of my stylers, has awesome slip, protein and coconut free, helps keep my dry hair moisturized for days and smells delish.
Other noteable mentions,
Mozeke Grapeseed Condition (while I'm still miffed with her cs, this is a very good versatile product)
CJ Beauticurls Argan and Olive Oil
CJ Smoothing Lotion
Lacio Lacio (this is my HG when I apply heat of any kind, the cones lock in the moisture and it plays well with all of my heat protectors without making my hair look stringy.
...tell PETA my mink is dragging on the floor...
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Tresemme Naturals moisture conditioner.
I look for slip, moisture, detangling, works well with stylers and can also be used alone.
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Alba Botanica Leave-In Conditioner is my favorite leave-in conditioner.
I :love10: it because it's moisturizing, super slippery (thanks in part to fenugreek seed extract and marshmallow leaf/root extract) and smooths my coils allowing them to separate beautifully when I do my braid-outs. It has awesome ingredients and is quite affordable when purchased online (iherb.com, etc). I wlsh Alba Botanica sold a large size of this stuff.
Ingredients: water, cetearyl alcohol, coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, behentrimonium methosulfate, panthenol (vitamin B5), green tea leaf extract, moringa seed extract, sisal extract, fenugreek seed extract, marshmallow leaf/root extract, aloe vera juice, lavender extract, calendula flower extract, matricaria flower extract, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate
CJ Smoothing Lotion is numero uno for me. It moisturizes my hair instantly, has great slip- which makes detangling a breeze, and smells great to boot. Also, a little goes a long way. I'm heavy handed and this is one of the few products that I actually use a little of.
QBMTDG and B.A.S.K Silk & Honey Hair Milk are on the list too. I haven't been using them for long...less than a month actually, but they both keep my hair moisturized and help with detangling. I just need to use them a little more to officially add them to my HG list.
Naturigin moisture conditioner, makes my hair feel silky and soft, no obvious scent, fantastic ingredients and doesn't burn a hole in my pocket .
Anatomicals conditioner, this stuff keeps my hair soft for days as a LI.
Hawaiian silky 14 in 1 gives me soft and shiny hair .
My most favorite leave in is Oyin Hair Dew
I also like Hawaiian Silky 14 in 1...i use that on really humid days...my hair feels so soft when i do that bc of the glycerin:afro:
I look for leave ins that are super moisturizing and creamy...thinner conditioners leave me with drier, frizzier curls and the creamier leave ins halp me fight ssk's
I haven't tried the CJ Smoothing Lotion yet:disgust:...i do wanna try it tho.
Oyin Hair Dew
Komaza Care Shea Butter Hair Lotion
Curl Junkie Smoothing Lotion
Curl Junkie Argan and Olive Oil Cond
Excuse the GD auto correct on my EVO 3D. It's the debil!
Curl junkie smoothing lotion
Reve essentials hair &body moisture
Qhemet biologics Burdick butter cream
Donna Marie super butter cream
Darcys botanicals cocoa bean cream
Gosh!! I love these, they're moisturising and last a very long time. 4bc hair loves 'em lol :)
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DB's Curl styling cream
SM'S Curl and style milk
My hair is fine but LOVES thick leave ins. These get eaten right up and keeps my hair soft and moisturized.
The very best is...
*Soultanicals Knot Sauce🔨🔨🔨
Followed by (in no particular order):
*OyinHandMade Honey Hemp
*Darcy's Pumpkin Seed
*PuraBody Naturals Moisture Milk
Gotta be thick, creamy, moisturizing & have plenty slip slip slip!
Yes....I am a "Goal Digger"🎓
Oyin Hair Dew
CJ Curl Rehab (after henna and clay treatments)
Anita Grant Creamy Cafe Latte
DB's Daily leave in
Oyin's hair dew
CJ's smoothing lotion
SSI coco cream leave in
oyin hair drew is my hg as a li
tresemme naturals-rinse
and as a PJ I'm always looking for new products. Lol !!!
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1. Shea Moisture Shea Butter Leave-in (the original in the white bottle). This is my HG leave-in and has been a staple in my routine for at LEAST the past 5 years or longer. Seriously its simple ingredient-wise, plays well with all stylers, is thick, and leaves my hair moisturized. This is my go to winter leave in or what I reach for when my hair is being funky and is dry or crispy. Cost: $8-10 for 8oz
2. Alba Botanica Leave in Conditioner- I tried this a few years ago on a whim from vitacost because the ingredients looked good and it had rave reviews. I was not disappointed and was pleased to find that this is almost an EXACT dupe of the KBB Hair Milk (sweet ambrosia)...the old formula before she thinned it too much. This plays well with all stylers and leave my hair nice and soft. Where the shea moisture is my go to leave in in the winter or when my hair is feeling extra parched/dry, this is my go to summer/warm weather leave in. Cost: $5 for 7oz
3. CJ Beauticurls Argan oil and Olive Conditioner and CJ Rehab Conditioner: These are a tie for me. I love them both and they both play well with stylers...although not ALL stylers likes these for some reason. I can use about a quarter size amount for my entire head and it just soaks right in. i mostly use these when I using CJ stylers. Cost: Beauticurls A&O $19 for 12oz, Curl Rehab $65 for 32oz (1L) or $20 for 8oz
4. Oyin Hair Dew: This is a really LIGHT leave in/Refresher. I like to use this under creamy stylers that have a lot of moisture in them already but that are not enough alone. Plays well with just about everything I've tried it with smells devine, and a little goes a long way. I also add this to a spray bottel with distilled water, castor oil and grapseed oil and make a refresher spritz. Its a good multipurpose product. Cost: $13 for 8z, $20 for 16oz, or $34 for 32oz (1L)
Those are my top 5 leave-ins. Honorable mention would be Koils by Nature Shea aloe leave in. I really like it, honestly it would be #2 on my list, but it retails for $22 for 12oz and I have to use too much of it so it doesn't last as long as the other items I've listed do.
I see CJ Smoothing Lotion and Hair Dew are running neck and neck.
I like the Alba Botanica LI and Original Sheamoisture leave in as well.
I haven't tried the smoothie lotion. I keep trying to catch it on the swap board so I can try it, but I've got SO much stuff to use that I need to "use down" the stock pile before I potentially add a new product. I've heard good things about it so I'm curious. It's funny because I remember when Curl Junkie came out YEARS ago and I never tried her stuff because I just *knew* it wouldn't work for my hair. Fast forward to now and I could almost use CJ products exclusively. Crazy.
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Developers have withdrawn their planning application to redevelop the Ham and Blackbird pub in Farnborough.
Inland Homes announced the decision to build 62 apartments along with a commercial area for a café, bar or community space back in February.
Despite a majority of residents criticising the plan, Inland Homes went ahead and submitted a planning application. However, last week it withdrew the application.
Keith Holland, head of planning at Rushmoor Borough Council, said: "Although they have not told us why the application has been withdrawn it could have something to do with some of the outstanding issues surrounding the redevelopment.
"Normally people talk to us before they submit their application and are made aware of these, but this time, for whatever reason, they didn't."
There are three fundamental factors which might have played a role in the withdrawal of the application. Firstly, the access to the site is on a busy roundabout, which could cause further congestion along the Farnborough Road and Union Street, which also leads out from Farnborough railway station.
There is also the policy of affordable housing, which must be addressed when new housing is on the agenda.
No referral was made by the applicant to whether the housing would be affordable and no review was submitted to the council.
Finally, certain areas are categorised as under special protection from the council and the site of the Ham and Blackbird is one of these.
In this case, planning applications can still be submitted but the developer must pay a contribution towards the special protection.
Once again, there was no communication between the council and the applicant as to how this would be covered.
Inland Homes' agent dealing with the process was the Gregory Grey Association based in Fleet.
Earlier, there was some controversy when Inland Homes, cut down and trimmed parts of trees around the site, which some councillors believed would put pedestrians and motorists at risk.
The unrest between Inland Homes and the council continued when Cllr Gareth Lyon accused it of attempting to bypass planning rules as the desire to retain the trees could not be used as grounds for refusing an application.
On Wednesday (August 27), an Inland Homes spokesman said: "We are working on revised designs for the site that will respond to the various comments made during the consultation process.
"We think this is a great opportunity to create a high-quality development, enhancing the gateway to Farnborough and providing much needed new homes alongside a fantastic new community centre. We hope to submit a fresh application in the near future."
Previously, Inland Homes organised an open exhibition to show residents exactly what its plans for the redevelopment were, but this received a generally negative response from the public.


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Antique English Floral Biscuit Jar - Royal Devon
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- Sold Date: May 06, 2007
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Up for your consideration is this lovely Antique English Floral Biscuit Jar. It is marked S. & P. Co. and Royal Devon. The biscuit jar measures 6 1/4" tall with the handle down and 9 1/2" tall with the handle up. The rim and lid are silverplate and in very good condition. T is crazing on the bottom of the jar and one tiny nick up by the rim ( see pics). It is quite a nice biscuit jar and you would have to hunt for the little nick, but it needed to be mentioned. Please email with any questions and thank you for looking.


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Historic Name: Coole Park Manor - house
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number: 27392
Location (Address): N 351 OLD FORT RD
County: Ashland
Township/Village: La Pointe
Unincorporated Community:
Town: 50
Range: 3
Direction: W
Section: 31
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
Year Built: 1905
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use: house
Architectural Style: Front Gabled
Property Type: Building
Structural System: Balloon Frame
Wall Material: Wood Shingle
Architect:Wight & Wight
Other Buildings On Site: 1
Demolished?: No
Demolished Date:
National/State Register Listing Name:
Coole Park Manor
National Register Listing Date: 2005-06-01
State Register Listing Date: 2005-01-21
National Register Multiple Property Name:
Additional Information: Assoc. Individuals [source] Gregory and Cora Hull, Elizabeth Hull
Historical Background
Coole Park Manor [47-9, 47-10, 47-11] was built by Gregory and Cora Hull in 1905. The main house was designed by architects Wight and Wight of Kansas City.
Their daughter, Elizabeth, undertook the task of designing and building the formal gardens around 1920. Miss Hull planted 450 rose bushes, among others, around a tea house, pergolas, stone paths and walls and a small pool and fountain. A tennis court was constructed at about the same time as the gardens.
The property remained in the Hull family until 1947 when it was purchased by the Vennums, converted to an inn and renamed Chateau Madeline.
Under the Vennums' ownership, the pool was converted to a sand box, the tea house removed to make way for a swingset, and the garden was over-run with ferms and day lilies.
The Vennums sold the property to Beth and Alan Fishlowitz in 1982. They also ran the property as an inn until 1985. The present owners have restored the formal garden to much of its former glory. Using historic photographs, the tea house, pergolas and pool and fountain have been reconstructed, and many of the original planting schemes have been similarly reproduced.
Historical Significance
The property physically embodies the idyllic leisure lifestyle consciously created by the mid-western upperclass at their chosen summer residences.
The wood single-clad main house is a front gabled building with an asphalt roof. The foundation material is obscured by the wall siding. A one story screen and glass porch wraps around two shore-facing elevations. The interior of the house is sumptuous and includes Douglas Fir paneling, and a large fireplace surrounded by terra cotta tiles. The tiles may have been produced by the Grueby Faience Company (also known as the Grueby Pottery Company, and the Grueby Faience and Tile Company) with Addision B. LeBoutilier (1872-1951) as the designer.[A]
The thirteen acre property also includes a gondola built after the Vennums acquired the property in 1947 [46-36]; a power shed now called The Burgandy, and used as guest lodging, also added under Vennum ownership [46-37]; a workshop built ca. 1905 [47-3]; a house/chauffeur's apartment constructed ca. 1905-10 [47-6]; a tennis court constructed c. 1920 [47-8]; a tea house, reconstructed in 1990 [47-9], and the gardens, reconstructed in the late 1980s [47-10]. there is also a small one-room playhouse on the property.
Architectural Significance
The property physically embodies the idyllic leisure lifestyle consciously created by the mid-western upperclass at their chosen summer residences. The main house is an excellent representative example of the attention given to create the northwoods experience. The historic ancillary buildings are indications of the size of the household through World War II, and show that the Hull family maintained a large domestic staff.
Bibliographic References: Bibliograhic References
[A] Catalogue, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1987.
[B] Notes for Madeline Island Historic Preservation Association home tour by current owner Beth Fischlowitz, located in MIHPA files.
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fixing plumbing with a hammer
Even tho I've never had good success with using a hammer it doesn't stop me from thinking, 'this time a hammer will work.' No, it didn't
My sink traps are clogged. Tried to remove them but those plastic rings that hold the pieces together are impossible to remove. I think they must be glued on.
I thought ok I'll just hit the wing part with a hammer and loosen it. Wrong. All I did was break off the wing part.
Any suggestions on getting those things off so I can clean the drain?
Large pair of channel locks should work
The really large ones also work well for removing oil filters....I call mine my "universal removal tool"
bigger hammer :thumbsup:
or if you want to try to reuse the fittings, a pair of appropriately sized channel locks work well.
got it fixed.
Decided to let the plumber do it when he was at the house. I should have peered over his should when he was working so I could see how he did things, but he didn't seem too fond of me on his heels.
canuck, lol
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Energy & Environment
Allergic Tree Action
Cities' preference for planting male trees has led to the proliferation of pollen.
If you just finished hacking, sneezing and wheezing your way through spring, you might consider filing a sexual discrimination suit. As it turns out, the field of urban horticulture is fraught with sexual politics and a history of concerted gender favoritism. And it just might be making you sick.
The gender bias here has to do with trees. Some of the most common types of trees used in urban landscaping, including many maple, ash, aspen, poplar, juniper and willow trees, are what's known as "dioecious." They're separate-sexed, meaning a poplar may be either male or female. For decades, the male trees have won the hearts of city planners because they're easier to maintain. They don't produce "litter," the seeds and fruit that fall to the ground from female trees. But the males do shed something that can be much more harmful to an urban population: pollen. After half a century of male-dominated plantings, cities are now filled mostly with allergen-producing trees.
It's arboreal misogyny, and it's got to stop, says Tom Ogren, an agriculturalist and author. Ogren is something of a guru when it comes to gender-based horticulture. Through speaking engagements and his books, including "Allergy-Free Gardening" and "Safe Sex in the Garden," Ogren advocates an approach to urban landscaping that prizes gender diversity in an effort to reduce pollen counts. Last month, the San Luis Obispo, California, writer returned from a 9,700-mile loop through the United States. "What I saw was an extremely pollen- intensive urban landscape," Ogren says. "You drive through these cities, and entire streets for miles and miles will be lined with the same trees. And they're always male, never female."
Ogren traces the modern proclivity for male trees to a 1949 U.S. Department of Agriculture yearbook called "Trees," which promoted planting male street trees because they're cleaner than female trees. The idea of low-maintenance landscaping grew in popularity for private homeowners, nursery suppliers and city planners alike. Favoring male trees isn't a bad idea in itself, and Ogren believes no one had any bad intentions. "But when a city does this on a massive scale, it has a huge impact on the health of the people who live there," he says.
Not everyone is convinced. Arborists and city planners argue that even if cities have become enclaves of horticultural masculinity, they're not the cause of your runny nose. Pollen blows everywhere, they argue, so diversifying trees in a city wouldn't reduce pollen counts significantly. Ogren concedes that pollen does travel up to 500 miles. "But the concentration of it is minuscule compared to the levels at the source."
If Ogren is right, it might not be very hard for cities to adapt to allergy-free landscaping. A handful of cities, all in the West, have already taken steps to curb pollen. Albuquerque, Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas, El Paso and a few smaller localities have adopted ordinances banning certain pollen-producing trees, including specific genders. But no East Coast cities have followed suit.
That could be why Boston recently found itself ranked among the worst American cities for pollen, in a report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (Hartford, Connecticut, and Greenville, South Carolina, topped the list). But while Boston does not have a ban on male trees, planners there do try to take allergies into consideration. "We definitely are trying to reduce allergy-producing trees where we can," says Leif Fixen, an urban forester with the city of Boston. Fixen says he's not familiar with Ogren, but he understands the argument. "We don't have anything on the books saying we can use only male trees, but in certain species, we will focus on one gender."
Ogren estimates the life cycle of an urban tree averages seven years, so a city that wanted to switch to female trees could do it relatively quickly. Of course, it might have to consider hiring municipal fruit-pickers. But Ogren's point is that cities do have some control over their pollen counts. "People tend to treat pollen as something like the weather. They say, 'Oh, it's awful, but there's nothing you can do about it.' But the truth is, that's not the case."
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COLUMN-China iron ore miners' call for import protection is ironic, distracting: Russell
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)
By Clyde Russell
LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 27 (Reuters) - There is something of a delicious irony in China's iron ore miners complaining of dumping by foreign producers, but what it really underscores is the multitude of challenges facing the world's biggest steel industry.
The domestic miners want an anti-dumping investigation into iron ore imported from the world's top suppliers, complaining that low-cost majors - Brazil's Vale and the Anglo-Australian pair of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton - are flooding the market.
"A huge volume of low-priced imported iron ore has had a severe impact on the domestic mining industry and even posed a big challenge for the security of steel production," more than 20 Chinese miners said in a statement on the website of the Metallurgical Miners' Association of China.
The call for protection from foreign miners comes against a backdrop of increasing anti-dumping measures on Chinese steel in markets such as Europe, India and the United States.
The Chinese miners' call for measures against iron ore imports can be viewed as the latest salvo in this ongoing war, although it's quite some way to go from a statement on an association website to the authorities in Beijing actually imposing measures.
It's also far from clear that protecting the domestic miners from cheaper imports would actually help China's steel sector, which accounts for about half of the world's total production.
Anti-dumping tariffs on iron ore would only serve to raise the cost of producing Chinese steel, rendering it less competitive in export markets as well as potentially hurting domestic demand growth. Continuación...


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This website was originally set up to provide information about volcano tourism. That was in 2010.
In the meantime volcano tourism has grown in popularity and is widely recognised: either as an independent tourism sector in areas where volcanoes are plentiful, or as a value adding adventure experience under the umbrella of geotourism.
The first theses about volcano tourism have been written by research students, whose enthusiasm for volcanic environments has led to an increasing number of literature sources covering this exciting field of study.
The website is currently undergoing a complete revision which has long been overdue, but somehow there is never enough time.
Thank you for visiting.
Why are Volcanoes so Popular Worldwide?
Volcano tourism is not a new phenomenon - people have travelled to active volcanoes for many centuries. Every year millions of tourists make active and dormant volcanic areas their preferred destination, either for recreational purposes including sightseeing, hiking, climbing, camping or perhaps as an adventure trip involving more extreme activities such as mountaineering, volcano boarding or taking a hot air balloon trip over volcanic landforms like in Cappadocia, Turkey.
Specialised tours (excursions, expeditions) are offered to many active volcanoes worldwide and tour guides generally include geologists and volcanologists to provide guidance and knowledge for people seeking more information about the awesome forces of volcanic activity.
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Despite his 21 years of unparalleled success as manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson has contended with the criticism that his side has been relatively unsuccessful in Europe. There was victory in the now defunct European Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, and the famous last-gasp Champions League win over Bayern Munich eight years later, but the fact remained that the number of United's European Cup successes still paled in comparison with those of Real Madrid (nine titles), AC Milan (seven) and Liverpool (five).
Now that United's European Cup tally has risen to a
more than respectable three, Kevin Garside views in Ferguson's newest triumph "a certain reassurance in seeing a life's work rewarded." He compares the Scot with his counterpart at Chelsea, Avram
Grant, and says that a victory for the London side "would have offended the notion that the Champions League, the greatest prize in club football, required time and effort to win. Ferguson shaped
his team. Grant inherited his."
Ferguson will want more European titles before he retires. "This team are in their infancy. Scan the Continent. Wherein lies the threat? The giants
of Italy and Spain are sleeping -- Barcelona in decline, AC Milan too. Madrid are in retreat from the Galactico culture. The dangers are domestic, but in the current cycle, Ronaldo and co are


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