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Too good to be true: Publication bias in two prominent studies from experimental psychology
Empirical replication has long been considered the final arbiter of phenomena in science, but replication is undermined when there is evidence for publication bias. Evidence for publication bias in a set of experiments can be found when the observed number of rejections of the null hypothesis exceeds the expected number of rejections. Application of this test reveals evidence of publication bias in two prominent investigations from experimental psychology that have purported to reveal evidence of extrasensory perception and to indicate severe limitations of the scientific method. The presence of publication bias suggests that those investigations cannot be taken as proper scientific studies of such phenomena, because critical data are not available to the field. Publication bias could partly be avoided if experimental psychologists started using Bayesian data analysis techniques.
KeywordsStatistical inference Repeated testing
Experimental psychologists are trained to use statistics to prevent faulty interpretations of their data. By formalizing the decision process, statistical analysis is supposed to remove the influence of the researcher's belief or desire. No researcher in experimental psychology would report an experiment that involved filtering out subjects who did not behave according to the researcher's expectations, because such actions would render the findings scientifically meaningless. Publication bias has a similar effect when replication across experiments is used to determine the evidence for experimental findings (Johnson & Yuan, 2007). When replication is the criterion by which scientific results are judged, a bias to publish positive findings is essentially the same error as filtering out subjects who do not behave in a desired way. Even well-designed studies can be rendered scientifically useless if other studies are done poorly and publication bias contaminates the set.
Here, publication bias is investigated in two prominent sets of results from experimental psychology. These studies have attracted widespread attention in both academic and nonacademic reports, because they appear to challenge the established scientific understanding of the universe and the scientific method. As one example, Bem (2011) reported empirical evidence that humans can sense future events and use that information to judge the present, an ability that is usually referred to as psi. Convincing evidence for psi would necessitate major alterations in theories of psychology, biology, and physics. As another example, Schooler (2011) described the "decline effect," in which early empirical investigations show the strong presence of a phenomenon, but later studies show weak or nonexistent effects. Schooler speculated that scientific studies might introduce something akin to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, in which observations of effects modify the properties of what is being studied. If this speculation were true, it would imply a fundamental rethinking of causality and would put in question the ability of scientific investigations to reveal truths about the world. The present study reports new analyses of the data sets used to support these claims, leading to the deduction that their conclusions are unwarranted because both data sets suffer from publication bias. As a result, the studies at issue do not provide useful scientific information about the phenomena they have attempted to study.
Publication bias in Bem (2011)
The psi experiments reported by Bem (2011) have been criticized on both methodological and analytical grounds (Wagenmakers, Wetzels, Borsboom & van der Maas, 2011). However, the methodological criticisms are partly speculative, because many experimental steps are not fully described in the published reports. The analytical criticisms are also only partially convincing. Although Wagenmakers et al. noted that the individual experiments in Bem (2011) do not meet the analytical criteria of a standard Bayesian analysis, Rouder and Morey (2011) used a Bayesian meta-analysis and found some evidence for the proposed psi effect, although the latter authors emphasized that such evidence must be considered in the context of other, conflicting evidence.
Perhaps the most striking property of Bem (2011) is that nine out of 10 described investigations rejected the null hypothesis, thereby indicating evidence for psi. For many scientists, replication of an effect across multiple experiments provides compelling evidence, but this interpretation is misguided, because it does not consider the statistical power of the experiments. If all of the experiments have high power (the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false), multiple experiments that reject the null hypothesis would indeed be strong evidence for an effect. However, if the experiments have low or moderate power, then even if the effect were real, one would expect to frequently not reject the null hypothesis.
Ioannidis and Trikalinos (2007) used this observation to develop a statistical test for publication bias. The basic idea is to measure the power of each experiment and to use those measures to predict how often one would expect the null hypothesis to be rejected. If the number of reported rejections is substantially different from what was expected, then the test has found evidence for some kind of publication bias. In essence, the test is a check on the internal consistency of the number of reported rejections, the reported effect sizes, and the power of the tests to detect those effect sizes.
Statistical properties of the Bem (2011) experiments on psi
Sample Size
Effect Size
Power From Pooled ES
Observed Power
The probability of getting nine or more rejections for the 10 experiments reported by Bem (2011) was calculated with an exact test that computed the probability of every combination of nine or more rejections out of 10 experiments by multiplying the appropriate power or Type II error values. There are 11 ways to get nine or more rejections out of 10 experiments, and given the estimated powers of these experiments, the probability of getting a set of experiments with nine or more rejections by chance is .058, which is less than the .1 criterion frequently used for tests of publication bias (Begg & Mazumdar, 1994; Ioannidis & Trikalinos, 2007; Stern, Gavaghan, & Egger, 2000). This low probability suggests that the reported number of rejections of the null hypothesis is abnormally high, given the power of the experiments to detect the pooled effect size.
The use of a pooled effect size supposes a fixed common effect across the experiments, and this approach is consistent with previous interpretations of these experiments (Bem, 2011; Bem, Utts, & Johnson, 2011). It is worthwhile to consider the possibility that such pooling is not appropriate, and that each experiment has a different effect size. Such a calculation is frequently called observed power, and although it is a biased estimate of true power (Yuan & Maxwell, 2005), with the large sample sizes used in these experiments it should produce a good estimate of the true power, at least on average. These values are given in the last column of Table 1.
The sum of the observed power estimates across the 10 experiments is 6.64. The exact test reveals that the probability of getting nine or more rejections by chance from 10 experiments with these power values is .088. Again, the number of reported rejections of the null hypothesis (evidence for psi) in this set of experiments is higher than is to be expected for the properties of the tests and the magnitudes of the effect sizes being measured.
Publication bias in a set of studies showing a decline effect
Schooler (2011) was motivated to explore the decline effect because of its purported influence on reports of verbal overshadowing (Schooler & Engstler-Schooler, 1990). In verbal overshadowing, performance on a visual memory task is impaired after subjects provide a verbal description of the stimuli. The verbal overshadowing effect has a variable history, with some early experiments showing a strong effect, and other, later experiments showing no effect or an effect in the opposite direction. This weakening of an experimental effect has been labelled the decline effect, and it has been observed for other topics that depend on hypothesis testing, including studies of extrasensory perception. In addition to arguing that scientists should reconsider the fundamental nature of investigating the universe, Schooler (2011) suggested that the decline effect may be quite common but remains hidden because of publication bias. On the other hand, if publication bias were to be found to contribute to the findings in which a decline effect appears, then one must be skeptical about the conclusions drawn about the decline effect itself.
Statistical properties of the experiments on verbal overshadowing (Meissner & Brigham, 2001)
Effect Size
Power From Pooled ES
Power for Pooled Positive ESs
Because the studies of verbal overshadowing have tended to use relatively small sample sizes, it is not possible to estimate the power of each experiment with an observed power analysis. Thus, one possible criticism of the publication bias test is that it pooled together findings from experiments that actually investigated different effects. Indeed, the publication bias test is sensitive to heterogeneity of the effect sizes (Ioannidis & Trikalinos, 2007; Johnson & Yuan, 2007). The analysis above addressed this concern by using a selection of experiments that were identified by subject matter experts as attempted replications of the verbal overshadowing effect, but it could be that other experts would have made different choices, thereby leading to different outcomes of the publication bias test. If enough experiments with similar methods were available (e.g., experiments that used a particular set of instructions or experiments from one laboratory), it would be possible to run the publication bias test for subsets of experiment sets and then to pool them together to get an overall probability of the entire set.
Concerns about the heterogeneity of effect sizes are often not as worrisome as one might suspect. For example, a reviewer noted that two discrepant findings in the studies of verbal overshadowing showed a strong effect in the direction opposite the one that was typically reported. These findings could be the result of normal variation, due to random sampling from a population with a small effect size (this is the interpretation for the analysis above), but these findings could alternatively be interpreted as investigations of an entirely different effect. If the latter interpretation were true, then these experiments should be removed from the meta-analysis. When this is done, the pooled effect size increases to h* = 0.373 (the two negative experiments had fairly small sample sizes, so they did not strongly influence the pooled effect size). As the final column in Table 2 shows, the power of each experiment increases when considering this larger effect size.
However, the impact of the larger power values for the publication bias test is partly mitigated by the fact that one must now consider the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis nine times out of only 16 experiments. The sum of the power values for the new effect size is 5.98, and an exact test that considers the 26,333 ways that nine or more of these 16 experiments could reject the null hypothesis produces a result of .090, which is still below the .1 threshold. Thus, for this data set, even if one uses the outcomes of the experiments to determine whether an experiment is a replication, there is still evidence of publication bias. In general, though, using an experimental outcome to determine whether an experiment is an attempted replication is itself a type of bias and should be avoided. Ultimately, the choices about which experiments are replications of a basic effect should be defined by the methodological characteristics of the experiments or by a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon.
Just as no experimental psychologist would believe the findings of an experiment that was biased to report data from only subjects that showed a desired effect, so the presence of a publication bias means that the studies of psi and verbal overshadowing do not tell us anything scientifically useful about the phenomena, because critical data are not part of the results. The effects may be real, or they may be entirely due to bias. The set of studies are simply not scientific. Even worse, the publication bias test generally cannot identify which, if any, specific experimental results are valid, because it only tracks statistics across the entire set. Thus, although some researchers may report their experimental findings fully and properly, those experiments can be rendered scientifically useless by poor reporting practices from other researchers.
It might be feared that the publication bias test is so stringent that almost every set of studies would demonstrate a publication bias. In fact, the test used here is strongly inclined to not report a publication bias, because reported effect sizes tend to overestimate reality (Ioannidis, 2008). Moreover, when the publication bias test indicates suppression of null or negative findings, the true effect size for the phenomena being studied is probably smaller than what is estimated by the biased set of reports. Thus, many of the estimated power values that form the basis of the test are larger than they should be, which means that the expected number of rejections is overestimated. Once evidence for bias is found, it is likely that the bias is even more pronounced than the test indicates.
When evidence of a publication bias is presented, many people think of the file drawer problem, which refers to the idea that a researcher runs many different experiments but only publishes the ones that tend to show evidence for an effect. This kind of bias could be due to the deliberate intention of the author to mislead the field, or by an inability to get null findings approved by reviewers and editors. Such a problem surely exists, and the test described above can detect its influence.
A closely related bias, with a similar result, occurs when an experimenter measures many different variables but then selectively reports only the findings that reject the null hypothesis. Simmons, Nelson, and Simonsohn (2011) demonstrated how such an approach (in combination with some other tricks) can suggest evidence for truly outlandish effects. Moreover, seemingly innocuous decisions at many different levels of research can produce a publication bias. Given the high frequency of errors in reporting statistical findings (Bakker & Wicherts, 2011; Wicherts, Bakker, & Molenaar, 2011), researchers can introduce a publication bias by being very careful when the results are contrary to what was expected, but not double-checking results that agree with their beliefs or expectations. Likewise, data from a subject that happens to perform poorly (given the experimenter's hopes) might be thrown out if there is some external cause, such as noise in a neighboring room or a mistake in the computer program, but data from a subject that happens to perform well under the same circumstances might be kept (and even interpreted as evidence of the effect's strength despite distractions).
One form of publication bias is related to experiment stopping rules. When gathering experimental data, it is easy to compute statistical tests at various times and to explore whether the experiment is likely to work. Such checks (sometimes called data peeking) introduce a bias if the experimenter allows that information to influence whether to continue the experiment (Berger & Berry, 1988; Kruschke, 2010; Wagenmakers, 2007). In a similar way, when an experiment ends but the data do not quite reach statistical significance, it is common for researchers to add more subjects in order to get a definitive answer. This approach (although it seems like good science to gather more data) is inconsistent with the traditional frequentist approach to hypothesis testing. Such approaches inflate the Type I error rate (Strube, 2006).
The publication bias test cannot distinguish between the myriad ways for bias to appear, but since it provides evidence that the studies of psi and verbal overshadowing contain bias, one need not propose radical characteristics of the universe (Bem, 2011) or limits to the scientific method (Schooler, 2011) in order to explain the properties of those studies. The simpler explanation is that, as a set, the studies either are not reporting all of the relevant information or have rejected the null hypothesis more frequently than they should have because they were run improperly. Either way, these studies are at best anecdotal, and as such they need no scientific explanation at all.
Perhaps the most striking characteristic of both the Bem (2011) study and the set of studies reporting verbal overshadowing is that they meet the current standards of experimental psychology. The implication is that it is the standards and practices of the field that are not operating properly. Clearly, these standards and practices need to be improved to ensure that the frequency of reporting the null hypothesis is consistent with the power of the experiments. Such improvements are long overdue. Sterling (1959) noted that 97.3% of statistical tests rejected the null hypothesis for the major scientific findings reported in four psychology journals. A follow-up analysis by Sterling, Rosenbaum, and Weinkam (1995) found a similar result, with a null hypothesis rejection rate of 95.56%. These high percentages suggest that the power of the experiments (if the alternative hypothesis is true) must generally be well above .9, even though power values in the range of .25 to .85 are more common in psychology (Hedges, 1984). Formalizing this discrepancy between the observed and expected proportions of rejections of the null hypothesis is the core of the publication bias test developed by Ioannidis and Trikalinos (2007) and used above.
When publication bias has been reported in other fields (e.g., by Munafò & Flint, 2010), there is often a call to create a registry of planned experiments and to require researchers to describe the outcomes of the experiments, regardless of the findings (Schooler, 2011). Such a project would be an expensive undertaking, would require complex paperwork for every experiment, and would be difficult to enforce for a field like experimental psychology, where many of the investigations are exploratory rather than planned. A much simpler partial solution to the problem would be Bayesian data analysis.
A Bayesian approach has two features that mitigate the appearance of publication bias. First, in addition to finding evidence in support of an alternative hypothesis, a Bayesian analysis can find evidence in support of a null hypothesis. Thus, an experiment that finds convincing evidence for a null hypothesis provides publishable scientific information about a phenomenon in a way that a failure to reject the null hypothesis does not. Second, a Bayesian analysis is largely insensitive to the effects of data peeking and multiple tests (Berger & Berry, 1988; Kruschke, 2010; Wagenmakers, 2007), so some of the methodological approaches that inflate Type I error rates and introduce a publication bias would be rendered inert. Bayesian data analysis is only a partial solution because the file drawer problem might still result from the actions of researchers, reviewers, and editors who deliberately or unintentionally choose to suppress experimental findings that go against their hopes. Such remaining cases could be identified by the publication bias test described in this article, or by a Bayesian equivalent.
The findings of the publication bias test in experimental psychology demonstrate that the care that is so rigorously taken at the level of an experiment is sometimes not being exercised at the next level up, when research findings are being reported. Such publication bias is inappropriate for an objective science, and the field must improve its methods and reporting practices to avoid it.


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Putting kids to bed is one of those exercises that seems to get harder the more you practice it. A lot like golf, only far less fun.
Our bedtime routine has turned into a bit of a farce lately. Every night we go through the same charade of getting the girls bathed and dressed for bed. I then read for Maisie and Frances while Susie settles baby Rita. Susie and I then both attempt an exit strategy at about 7.30 which sees all girls safely and securely tucked into bed. We then spend the next 12 hours, on and off, trying to convince the girls to stay in bed.
Maisie is the early offender, casually strolling out of bed at about 8.30 every night to find answers to such profound questions as whether animals breathe, why clocks are round and whether cheese must always be yellow. In any given night we can field half a dozen of these questions right up to about 9.30pm. Thankfully Maisie's mind begins to slow its rapid whir about then and she can ease herself into sleep.
Then it's Frances' turn. Some time between 10.00pm and 10.30pm Frances makes a break from her room, down the hall and into our bed. We can usually hear all of this from the lounge room as it takes Frances several trips to transport her menagerie of stuffed toys, collection of house keys, shoes and other essentials from one end of the house to the other.
The first time we climbed into bed to find Frances at home among our sheets, Susie and I felt pretty proud. Our little girl had obviously waited until she knew the coast was clear, and then, knowing that she was doing something she shouldn't, made her way to our bed. Our little girl was now a fully fledged rule breaker – it was a true Kodak moment.
We've allowed Frances to continue her night time escapades only because we are able to successfully execute 'the transfer' by gently putting her into her own bed without her waking up. But it would be foolish to think that's the end of it. If she wakes during the night Frances, in a state of minor outrage, makes her way back into our bed to finish her nights sleep by which stage we concede defeat. Maisie, too, still drops in for the occasional a.m. visit.
Of course, it wasn't always like this. When Frances was a baby we thought we had it made. Whereas Maisie was 18 months old before she slept straight through, Frances was always keen on her sleep. From very early on she would spend all night soundly sleeping in her room, while Maisie was a big fan of the 2am wake-up call. In one of the many perversions of the universe that only applies to parents, once we cured Maisie of her need to seek us out in the middle of the night, Frances started. Touch-wood, Rita is to sleeping what Brendan Fevola is to controversy: a true natural champion.
I know that some baby raising text books favour military like regimes for putting babies to sleep with the threat that if these regimes are not strictly adhered to then you as parents have FAILED and will NEVER get a good night's sleep again in your life. But surely these night-time shenanigans have to naturally stop at some point, don't they? Don't they???
Should we let the games continue and allow Frances to press on with her stealth, or is a firm hand needed to prevent slumber disaster?
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I am going to be a mum and that too for the first time. Before my pregnancy I had heard that the baby moves in a particular position and if it does not then I should visit my doctor. There are certain signs that tell you that your baby is in danger. I wanted to ask you what these signs are and when should I be concerned. I mean the baby may not always move. What are the signs, which may appear normal to me, after which I should immediately see my gynecologist.
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Using Step Eight
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"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."
Welcome to Using Al-Anon's Twelve Steps in Our Personal Lives from Al-Anon Family Groups. This is a series of podcasts to discuss how Al-Anon members use the basic principles of Al-Anon.
Today we're going to ask Al-Anon members how they used Step Eight to help them overcome the impacts of a loved one's drinking.
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I've been in the program a long time but It has new meaning for me as I visit my son and two grandchildren in California I need to keep the focus on myself I need to not be looking at him judging him worrying about him struggling with divorce trying to manage his affairs the best The knows how. I don't see him failing but rather struggling The struggle is his not mine and he is capable of getting through this time. I'm capable of it as well. if I turned to my higher power and rely on my higher power's guidance. I know how to do this! I've done it for a long time but somehow living in our sons home for the last two weeks has affected my mind. I go to stinking thinking. I heard at a meeting "if you go to your head take God with you. You're in a bad neighborhood." I will go instead' to a meeting.
All this Step asks is for me to be willing. When I first did the Steps, over 20 years ago, I was in a different place than I am in now. I had been married for 30 years to an active alcoholic before I came into program. I made a list but couldn't understand who I had hurt, other than my children.
My husband was on the list as "maybe someday." I was on the list because I was told that I should put myself there. I didn't really understand how I had hurt myself.
Time has passed–many Al-Anon meetings, a sponsor and sponsees. Much service in the program, in the group and above the group. My list today is different. Some people are gone, some I remember but have no idea how to get in touch with them. I have asked my Higher Power to show me who I am and in doing so He has shown me who to put on my list from all those long ago years.
If I can't find them or remember an incident but not their full name, I pray for them. The alcoholic passed in 1999 and these years have been years of growth and understanding of myself and my part in my life. Thanks to Al-Anon they have been wonderful years–some pain in understanding, but much joy in the life I have and never thought would be possible. I understand that I am where I am because of who I am and what I've done. I think that is my amends to myself, Step 9. I am still very willing.
I took a few years to work through the Steps in order and by the time I got to Step 8, I was seeing positive results from working the Steps in my personal and work life. I had already experienced the importance of "willingness" in Steps 3, 4, 5, and 6. By this time I had begun to rely more on spiritual principles instead of trying to fix every problem with my thinking. This was working for me so I kept doing it. I often prayed for willingness and I believe it always came when I needed it. Of course, I didn't know these prayers would work at the time, but I felt desperate for change and that's what I asked for.
As I made a list of people and institutions I thought I had harmed, I began to look at things in a more balanced way. Sometimes people had harmed me and I acknowledged that hurt people hurt people. This made it easier to put aside what they had done and look at what I had done, or even sometimes just look at my distorted thinking. This Step did me a lot of good as practice at seeing things realistically and at compassion for myself and others.
I'm so grateful for Al-Anon. I've been attending meetings for over 3 years. With the help of the program and my Higher Power, I've discovered a new way of life and a whole new me. When I realized that Step 8 said I could "become willing" to make amends, it was such a relief. Being willing is a big step, and I'm glad to have a way to ease into the bigger step of actually stating my amends to some of the people in my life. I plan to use Al-Anon in all facets of my life, in all my relationships, forever and ever. Amen.
One of the first things my sponsor suggested is to put my name on the top of my Eighth Step list. I never realized how much harm I had done to myself and then passed that down to others. The comment above mentioned losing respect from adult children. Well, I am happy to say that I have regained the respect from my adult children because they see the respect I have for myself.
One of the greatest compliments one of my adult sons said about my Al-Anon recovery is, "What you see in my mom is someone who takes care of herself now, not someone who is selfish." What a blessing! Concentrating on myself and taking care of myself is not selfish. What a relief!
Keep Coming Back! I know I will!
I found that by making amends I was concentrating on myself and not the alcoholic. Staying focused on myself allows me to grow and enables me to detach from the alcoholic's behavior.
I have been going to Al-Anon meetings since April of this year. Boy, what a life-changing experience! I do have a sponsor now so I am beginning my recovery book. It seems I am learning something new every day. Pertaining to this particular podcast, and step 8, it helps to see how much I've hurt others but how much I have hurt myself and not even realizing it.
I am learning that I need to focus on me, my happiness, my character challenges, etc. This has been hard! Learning to love myself is something I don't feel I have ever done. My husband and I have been married for 29 yrs. I married him when he was an alcoholic, but didn't realize it then. He went to AA, still goes, at the same time I decided to try Al-Anon.
Thank God for this program and the spiritual guidance I seek. It's been hard but good. Trying hard NOT to focus on my qualifier has been a challenge and I'm recognizing that that is where I spent most of my waking moments. Lost friends, relatives got made, adult children losing respect for me. I have a lot of amends to make and as I understand it starts with making amends with ME.
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By Mr. Kevin Stabinsky (IMCOM)July 30, 2009
When Sgt. 1st Class Angel Ramirez retired last January from Fort McPherson, he already had plans for his own business.
Taking all his knowledge from 21 years in military food services, Ramirez created his own catering company, Angel's Catering, based out of Powder Springs, Ga.
It was a dream 10 years in the making, he said, one he realized he could make possible during his time as a senior enlisted advisor for Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb, U.S. Army Central commanding general from 2004-2007.
"I hosted a lot of events and functions with very little problems," he said of working with the general.
Knowing that he could perform a similar job once retired, Ramirez began to lay down the foundation of his business nine months before retiring by purchasing equipment and laying down business plans, with the final steps taking place during his three months of transition leave.
Others foundations of his business, like the skills necessary to cook and prepare a variety of dishes, were gained through his Army experience, said Ramirez.
"The military sent me to various schools," he said, including the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu of Atlanta, where he received his chef degree.
Besides education and training, Ramirez said that the military also helped him to become a successful entrepreneur by instilling values, work ethic and leadership skills.
"Obviously, it is a lot of responsibility," he said. "You have the responsibility to give orders, and lots of coordination and planning to do."
Ramirez said that leading his employees as a boss bears many similarities to his role as an Army NCO, and that he works hard to train them to be successful.
"I always tell my employees to lead by example," Ramirez said. "They'll never see me ask them to do something I won't do or spearhead. Like training the trainer in the military, I want them to be successful on their own. One day I'll retire and one of them may take over the chain."
The precision and military bearing of Ramirez's group was noted by garrison commander Col. Deborah Grays, who had her holiday reception hosted by Ramirez.
"He did a phenomenal job. He laid out a good menu and the prices were extremely reasonable. It was a huge success," Grays said.
Besides presenting a five-star restaurant experience, Ramirez also presents a model for other Soldiers to follow, Grays said.
"Each Soldier has a profession they can get specific training in," Grays said. "I encourage Soldiers to get all the school they can, turn that into certification, and turn that into rAfAsumAfA building."
Grays also said that Soldiers can use services such as Army Community Services and the Army Career and Alumni Program to become more educated on future plans outside the Army.
"Today's Soldier is reliable, dependable and very versatile," said Grays, adding that if they put their mind and will to achieve a goal, they can accomplish it. "At the end of day, it is the will of the individual and initiative on part of the Soldier."
As for other avenues for others looking to start their own business, Ramirez said the best places to start are local chambers of commerce, better business organizations and small business administrations. He added that he personally visited and worked with the Cobb County and metro Atlanta chambers of commerce.
"Every single city has a business organization. If you become a member of them, they can teach you how to run a business and start it," Ramirez added. "It is the best place for those beginning entrepreneurs to start out."
"You work more, longer, but at the end of the day, it is well worth it," Ramirez said.


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A church which is the oldest grade I-listed building in Wanstead is set to undergo a £100,000 repair and refurbishment.
St Mary's Church in Wanstead Place has pockets of damp and damage throughout.
Large scale repairs will start place later this year following a tender process and the church is not expected to close.
St Mary's Church is the third church to have stood on the site since the parish of Wanstead was created in 1200.
The current church was consecrated in 1790.
Church warden Peter Brown outlined the importance of preserving the church.
He said: "It is not the oldest but it is a very fine example of a late Georgian building.
"We do not have a definite date yet but we are hoping for summer, maybe early autumn.
"We are not exactly sure of the cost. £100,000 is a very loose estimate, there is still a tendering process that we have to go through. We do have an amount of money available to us through bequests."


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I'm always too lazy to link the thumbnails for these, they're some of the sets i've been working on in my spare time.
I'm always too lazy to link the thumbnails for these, they're some of the sets i've been working on in my spare time.
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Flying back to Alaska Saturday and will be offline for a bit. Will keep thread updated next week in prep for 5.2
He slipped out of his royal garments, left eternity to enter time, divinity to wrap himself in humanity.
The sea of glass, for the ocean of separation. He left peace, and for the first time felt pain.
Because the very hands that held the stars were now sentenced to wear my scars.
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Tashar Moondancer
Battlemaster Sabria
Lightning's Blade
(H) Protection Paladin
Mountains rise in the distance stalwart as the stars, fading forever.
Roads ever weaving, soul ever seeking the hunter's mark.
Standing in the water totally wasn't a deliberate effort to hide the fact I can't find decent boots anywhere
The Naaru may not have forgotten the Draenei, but Blizzard sure as hell has.
Finally got the Jade Legplates after checking AH for over 8 months to complete my new set!
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You must become a Master Baiter if you want to want to master the One-eyed Fish of the Dark Caverns!
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I honestly have more fun hunting Transmog-items than raiding anymore. Any chance we'll see more "retired" items return?
Probably, but we'll also probably dole them out slowly so that each patch brings new transmog gear to hunt.
I wonder what they could be having in store for us next
Cave Cave Deus Videt
Hook 'till you're hooked!


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Rudy came into our lives on May 30, 1998. Our dog Maggie had puppies and we decided to keep the biggest one and I am so happy that we did. Rudy was such a playful puppy and always wanted to be with us. He loved people and all other animals. I took him to puppy socialization classes when he was little and when we finished he got a certificate for being the BIGGEST GOOF. He loved to go to the vet because everyone made such a fuss over him and gave him treats. I would grab his leash when it was time to go and he would just lay there on the floor and look at me as if to say I'll stay if you let me. Rudy had a best friend and he was a German Sheperd named Dakota and they played like two little kids all the time it was so funny to watch them. I will never forget the time that Rudy chewed up the one only thing he ever chewed and that was our couch cushion. I came home from work and Max, Maggie and Rudy were left in the basement as normal and when I came in the door Max and Maggie met me but no Rudy so I walked into the rec room and here he was so excited, tail wagging standing in a pile of fluff from our cushion. He looked as though he were saying look what I did. Rudy loved to swim. We didn't even have to throw anything for him he would just jump and swim, sometimes we would have to stop him because I was scared he would get tired. He would even swim in my mother-in-law's pool. He would go to the steps and jump in swim to the other end and do the same thing for hours upon hours. He would have a ball.
In February of 2009 we noticed Rudy was hurting sometimes. We took him to the vet and they diagnosed him with a bone tumor in his shoulder. At his age the vet felt there was nothing that we could do for him but keep him happy and comfortable and enjoy our time with him. We had 5 great months with Rudy before we had to let him go. We took him everywhere with us and I think he felt he had a few great months with us as well. We knew when the day came that we had to let him go. My husband had to carry him from the house to the truck and from the truck into the vet. I couldn't even talk I was crying so hard. It has taken me a while to write this because my heart hurts so much. We didn't want Rudy to suffer so we did what we felt was best for him and now he is with Max and Maggie making new friends at the bridge and I know that he is not hurting anymore and that makes me feel a bit better, but we miss him terribly and wish he was here with us. If I could have saved him I would have done anything. There will never be another dog like Rudy.
Rudy I want you to know how much we love you and miss you. We had just you for a year after we lost Max and Maggie and it was a great year. You even got to travel to Labrador with us and you were such a good boy on the way there and home. We miss you so much and wish you were here. Cole and Emma miss you too and when they see a rainbow they ask me if it is you looking down on us and I tell them yes because I believe that it is. I know that Maggie met you when you arrived at the bridge and I hope you are happy to be with your Mom again. I hope that you and Max are behaving, my bad boys together again. I think of you everyday and I still have your picture on my desk at work, I don't want to take it down yet. I will write to you when I can even though it is so hard for me but it helps to talk to you. Remember Buddy we Love you Forever and think of you everyday.
Love Always
Hi Buddy how are you doing? I hope you, Max and Maggie are happy you are together again. I miss you so much Buddy especially when I go to bed and you are not there laying on my legs. I miss our long walks and now I bearly walk at all. Dad is coming home from Labardor tomorrow so we are excited to see him. Koda is doing good I wish you were here to teach him a thing or two. I guess I should give him some time he is just a puppy. It has been just about a month since we lost you and my heart still aches. I still cry sometimes too. I want you to know that I miss you and I wish you were here with me. Cole and Emma miss you too and talk about you every day. Sleep tight Buddy and I will talk to you again soon. I love you forever. Mommy XOXO
August 20, 2009
Hi my beautiful boy how are you doing? I hope you are having fun everyday. I know you are not hurting anymore but I miss you so much I wish you were here. Dad is gone back to Labrador again so me and the kids and Koda are on our own for another month. Cole and Emma talk about you all the time and they miss you terribly. We think of you everyday. Love Always Mommy XOXO
September 3, 2009
Hi Buddy, Oh how I miss you. Sometimes I catch myself almost calling Koda Rudy but I just can't help it I miss you terribly. Koda is definitely not replacing you as no dog could you were one of a kind. I hope you know that I think of you everyday and still wish that you were with me. The kids talk about you alot and say how much they miss you. Remember I love you forever. Mommy XOXO
Oct 25, 2009
Hi Mommy's baby how are you? I know it seems like forever since I have been here but please know that there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you. Everytime I hollar at Koda I am still calling him Rudy. It just comes out. I know that you are watching over us and that you always will be. Cole and Emma miss you too and Dad he is still working in Labrador. Koda is keeping us busy and boy is he busy. He is almost 6 months old now. Remember Buddy Mom loves you and there will never be another dog like you. I love you forever. LOVE MOMMY XOXO
July 7, 2010
Hi my big boy how are you doing? I can't believe it has been a year already since we lost you. I know that I haven't been here in such a while, but everytime I visit you my heart breaks all over again and maybe that sounds selfish but it hurts. Cole and Emma talk about you all of the time and wish you were here. Cole is here right now with me and he wants to say hi to you. I love you rudy from Cole. Everyday we think of you and you will always be in our hearts. We love you forever. LOVE MOMMY, DADDY, COLE and EMMA and KODA too!!
July 12, 2010
Hi rudy this is cole. I love you. i miss you. you are my dog.
July 7, 2011
I can't believe that it has been 2 long years since we lost you. You were such a special friend and part of our family and we still miss you like crazy and I think of you everyday. I hope that my Dad spends some time with you since we lost him in January, he loved you alot. Koda is doing good he is 2 now and I think you must have taught him alot in the short time that you spent with him while he was a puppy because he is alot like you and sometimes people even me call him Rudy. I miss you everyday Buddy and I wish you were still here with us. You were such a good boy, the best dog anyone could have asked for. I hope you and Max and Maggie are taking care of each other. Cole and Emma say that they love and miss you alot. Your pictures are up on the entertainment stand and they will stay there forever it helps when I can see your beautiful face. Remember Buddy I Love you Forever and think of you always. Talk to you soon. Love Always Mom, Dad, Cole, Emma and Koda XOXO.
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Senator Charles Schumer wants to throw a parade in New York City for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
"With the completion of the Afghanistan combat mission expected at the end of this year, and with Iraq's official end far behind us, it's time for New York to stake its claim and for the Department of Defense to join in planning this welcome home celebration," Schumer said.
The Department of Defense has previously said a parade wouldn't happen until military operations are complete.
Now, Schumer believes the time is right to start planning a ticker tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
Mayor Bill de Blasio supports the idea.
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The Palestine Economic Corporation, oldest American development company operating in Israel, made a profit of $297,8l4 in 1948, according to the annual report released today. This is an increase of $29,027 over 1947. Capital and surplus also increased over 1947, rising nearly $500,000 from $5,391,663 to $5,890,769 in 1948, the report noted.
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The 27-year-old actress donned a mustard yellow jacket, black pants, boots and a bucket helmet as she hopped on a bike near a fenced off area.
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All sunglass lenses are tinted to cut down on overall brightness and enhance terrain definition. But your choice of tint colors affect your vision by influencing 1) how much visible light reaches your eyes, 2) how well you see other colors, and 3) how well you see contrasts.
- Brown/gray/green—Brown, gray and green lenses are color-neutral, which means they cut down on overall brightness without distorting colors. These darker shades are intended primarily to cut through the glare and reduce eyestrain in moderate-to-bright conditions.
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- Mirrored or flash coating—This refers to a reflective film applied to the outside surfaces of some sunglass lenses. They reduce glare by reflecting much of the light that hits the lens surface. Mirrored coatings make objects appear darker than they are, so lighter tints are often used to compensate for this. (Full article here)
When it's time to choose the best sunglasses for you, the information above and in the full article can really help you. Yes, some items like brand names, shape and cost are totally up to you as an individual, but knowing what you are actually paying for is always smart to know. Do you have a brand or style of sunglasses that you would swear by and stick to no matter what? Let us know – either in the comments section below or on our Facebook page. Thanks!


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Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi profiled MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell on the front of Friday's Style section. The headlines were vaguely promotional. Above a large picture it reads "Lawrence O'Donnell is hitting his marks at the center of MSNBC's prime time lineup." The actual headline below is "A starring role as the cable guy."
But read deeply into Farhi's portrait, and it becomes clear that O'Donnell prides himself on being detached – some might say insincere. Late in the piece, Farhi quotes me on how Larry's done "some very weird shouting and tantrums." In response, O'Donnell says he's not really outraged on TV, he's...acting! He's the Master Thespian of Cable News. He's sort of playing a character for theatrical effect:
O'Donnell has enough detachment and self-awareness to acknowledge that some of what gets on cable is amped up for effect, that part of it is an act and that, to a certain extent, he's playing a character. Real life, and actual governing, he says, bears little resemblance to what you see on a talk show. "Working with Republicans was never like that," he says of his time in government. People on opposite sides of the aisle, he says, tended to address each other reasonably, respectfully and usually honestly, even when they sharply disagreed.
"My weakness is I don't take a lot of this [incendiary rhetoric] seriously," he says after his show. "It's hard to get me outraged. I hate the yelling stuff. I hate the way interruptions look."
Farhi had already noted O'Donnell's constant interruptions in his recent Condi Rice interview. But the reporter caught me off-guard by insisting to O'Donnell there's no integrity in that "self-awareness" as the story wound to a close:
Really? So why does he do it himself at times? Where's the integrity in that?
O'Donnell smiles to himself at the mention of integrity and tells a story about F. Scott Fitzgerald's days as a Hollywood screenwriter. Struggling to complete his first script, Fitzgerald watched as a far-less-talented colleague produced one commercial success after another.
"I don't understand it," one of America's greatest writers said to a studio boss. "I do everything you ask me to do and fail. He's a success and he writes [bleep]."
"Ah," responded the boss, "but even [bleep] has its own integrity."
How's that for an ending?
The profile began with the picture of O'Donnell calling out his own network: "NBC has created a monster and its name is Donald Trump." O'Donnell said he waited for angry calls from network brass. "The non-reaction bespeaks either the network's tolerance for self-embarrassment or O'Donnell's critical importance to MSNBC." Farhi didn't ponder in print that NBC may have considered any discussion of Trump more promotion for Celebrity Apprentice. (It's highly unlikely that O'Donnell didn't have a thumbs-up from MSNBC editors on that sensitive an internal matter before proceeding.) O'Donnell's distaste for red-faced yelling TV came through earlier in the piece:
O'Donnell says he'd like to do a more in-depth work, with a broader range of topics, but it's not in the cards.
"If it were up to me, we'd be doing a PBS show," he says. "I'm trying to train my show instincts to what works in this environment. There are things that deserve better conversations than we're capable of having in eight-minute blocks. But a Jim Lehrer show or a Charlie Rose can't happen here. Mostly, it's me talking to people who agree with me...It's not 'Crossfire' any more. It turns out what works is op-ed TV, like the op-ed page of a newspaper [rather] than a debate."
Farhi also noted O'Donnell's statements from Morning Joe that he's a socialist far to the left of the liberals. Here's what I said in the Post:
"On paper, O'Donnell might seem to have more actual experience in Washington than a former ESPN shouter like Keith," says Tim Graham, the director of media analysis for the conservative Media Research Center in Alexandria. "But he's done some very weird shouting and tantrums."
Graham says O'Donnell tends to find "racism around every Republican corner," such as his denunciation of a recent Republican National Committee ad that he said contained "a racist message" because it suggested that white union bosses were telling a black president what to do.


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T-Pup is a small, canine-like robot built by Miles "Tails" Prower at his workshop on Cocoa Island. He has since operated as a support unit to the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Team Fighters, usually accompanying his master into battle.
Up and Running
T-Pup was built in 3237 by Tails in his Cocoa Island workshop, using already gathered mechanical parts and programming resources. The assembly was completed within hours and finalized with the upload of his operating system by dusk. The very night of his activation, T-Pup took off with Tails after an explosion alerted them that Bunnie and Antoine were in danger, and soon engaged Battle Bird Armada soldiers in the sky until Speedy arrived and took Tails down. While Speedy was distracted, T-Pup snuck up and bit his tail feathers, allowing him and Tails to get away. Leading Speedy on a chase into a cave, they lost him by hiding among some ledges on the walls. T-Pup then kept watch while Tails got some sleep, and when morning came, the two found the Sea Fox under guard until Tails's gas bombs ended the problem. (SU: #17, #18)
While searching underater for an entrance to the Armada's base, they were attacked by submarines and took enough damage that they needed to surface despite winning, which was serendipitous in allowing Antoine a safe landing from up above. After hiding the Sea Fox, T-Pup led them to a cavern to sneak into the Armada's base from underground, guiding with his lights. Ambushing some Battle Birds with explosives, T-Pup stored most of their bombs while Tails used the rest to blow a faster way to the base, which led to a confrontation with more Battle Birds until help arrived in the form of Bunnie, who took an immediate shine to T-Pup. (SU: #18, #19)
Once Tails viewed the structurual information that Bunnie stole through T-Pup's holographic projectors, they then stormed the base's storage bay, where they came face-to-face with Dr. Fukurokov and his Mole Mech, who quickly had them all on the ropes. T-Pup then help Tails defeat the Mole Mech by dropping the bombs he stored on it as a distraction, while Tails loosened the bolts holding the robot together until a hit from his wrench made it fall apart. T-Pup was damaged from the battle with a mangled paw, however, and Tails had to carry him out as the Battle Fortress took off. They all escaped safely and returned to Tails's cabin, where he fixed T-Pup's paw before starting their "real" vacation. (SU: #19, #20)
Fighters' Friend
T-Pup came back to New Mobotropolis with Tails and the others at the end of their trip. While there, T-Pup did not see heavy use, but continued to act like a real dog whenever he could by playing with Tails and his friends, and reacting appropriately to his master's mood changes as the situation in the city became worse. After the Knothole Freedom Fighters dissolved, T-Pup joined Team Fighters alongside his master, Sonic and Amy Rose when they went to liberate Furville from Doctor Eggman's invasion. T-Pup also accompanied Team Fighters in the Wolf Pack Nation, and took an instant liking to "Emmisary" Hathor after rescuing her from Razorklaw. T-Pup then joined the assault on the Dark Egg Legion's Shazamazon base, and stood watch while Tails placed a tracker on the Death Egg Mark 2, only to be swatted aside by Mecha Sally as she attacked. (StH: #222, #235, #236, #237, #238)
During Team Fighter's continued pursuit of Dr. Eggman in Feral Forest, T-Pup halted a rampaging Silver Sonic v3.1 with a built-in electrical force field and placed it in stasis, allowing Sonic to go after Mecha Sally and prevent her from killing Elias Acorn and his family. It also served as a communications device to allow Team Fighters to warn New Mobotropolis of the Death Egg's approach. It also assisted Tails in operating the Tornado and in accessing valuable information during their pursuit of the Death Egg towards Albion, during which it proved instrumental in stopping the Krudzu Hybrid Hydra/Titan Metal Sonic fusion. Later, after the Tornado crash-landed in Albion, Tails left T-Pup behind to make repairs and synthesize fuel. While in this process, T-Pup was menaced by a Tasmanian Devil, but Knuckles the Echidna arrived and came to its aid. Quickly taking a liking to the Guardian, T-Pup helped him locate Team Fighters, and afterwards was used to attempt communication with Angel Island-directly first, and then through the medium of NICOLE back in New Mobotropolis. After these unsuccessful efforts, T-Pup would return to the Tornado, which soon got under way with some help from Shard the Metal Sonic. (StH: #239, #240, #241, #243, #244, #246)
In the alternate Mobius created during the second Genesis Wave, T-Pup apparently still existed, as Tails mentioned that Mega Man's robot dog Rush reminded him of T-Pup. (MM: #26)
T-Pup acts much like a household dog, panting with its tongue held out, yipping and yapping, whining when scared, sad or damaged, growling at enemies and even seen sleeping at the foot of Tails's bed. It does seem to have something of a greater personality than a pet, though, as T-Pup once gave Tails something of an evil look after the fox boy accidentally knocked him off a ledge, though it ended quickly.
A good way to describe T-Pup is that he is like a disproportionate, goofy, robot chihuahua. His colouring is light orange and grey and he has grey eyes. His head is roughly the same size as his body and he has large eyes, a large metal muzzle, a thin tail with a metal sphere at the end and a pink tongue.
T-Pup is capable of flight via a propeller that comes out of its back and also has a variety of both high-tech equipment for field missions and basic functions for around the house. For example, he can project holographic images with his eyes and can also use them to cast light, but is also capable of being used as an alarm clock and detecting anyone who would approach him even when offline. He does not seem to have many functions for battle, but is capable of generating an electrical stasis field powerful enough to stop robots many times T-Pup's own size. He is also capable of swimming and diving underwater.
Background Information
- T-Pup is based upon the Remote Robot/Mecha Tails robot from the video game Tails Adventure.


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According to Florin Andrei:
> Gilles Detillieux wrote:
> >
> > Arrgh! This is one of the most annoying problems in the configuration
> Yes, indeed. :-)
> > of 3.1.x, which I'm hoping is fixed in the upcoming 3.2. You have to
> I just can't wait for it. :-)
> > manually edit CONFIG after running ./configure, to change IMAGE_URL_PREFIX
> > to what you want.
> >
> > Otherwise, you need to set image_url_prefix in your htdig.conf, AND edit
> > all your common/*.html files, as well as search.html, to correct all the
> > <img src=...> tags to use the path you want. (The first fix is easier,
> > if you don't mind recompiling and reinstalling.)
> Another fix is to make symlinks from the original /htdig directory to all the
> websites maintained by your server. If you don't have many sites, then this is
> ok. But if you do, or the structure is changing dynamically, well, bad luck...
> :-)
For multiple sites on one server, you probably don't want to make use of
compiled in defaults anyway, unless there are shared files for all sites.
You're probably best off setting image_url_prefix in each site's config
file, to the value for each site. Then, if the sites make use of shared
common/*.html files, change all references in these to refer to
$(IMAGE_URL_PREFIX) instead of /htdig in <img> tags. In each site's
search.html initial search form, you'll need to change any reference to
/htdig to use the appropriate directory for that site. The search.html
must be pure HTML, and can't use template variables as it doesn't get
processed by htsearch.
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The Upper Tampa Bay Education Foundation's 3rd annual Derby Night: Race to Support Education will be on Friday, April 28th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Nielsen Ballroom, 501 Brooker Creek Boulevard, Oldsmar. The event will benefit two great local charities – the Children's Home Network's SEEDS program and the UTBEF Technical Scholarship program.
Join friends for virtual horse racing, casino games, a Derby hat contest, a live and silent auction, and the best food and drinks from area restaurants and vendors.
Our "hats off" to a great American tradition, the Kentucky Derby is a popular celebration of education with great fun, food, and grand prizes.
The Upper Tampa Bay Education Foundation provides high school seniors with technical scholarships and supports unique and innovative elementary school teaching programs.
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Welcome to Green Leaf at Dana Park Apartments in Mesa, Arizona. Residents of this standout apartment community enjoy many amenities including a fitness center, clubhouse, pool, basketball court, onsite maintenance, and more. Comfortable apartment living starts right here. Each spacious floor plan is distinguished by the interior touches that make your apartment feel like a fine custom home. Located in east Mesa between US-60 and East Southern Avenue, you're minutes from restaurants and shops at Superstition Springs or the Upscale Shops at Dana Park.
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The office staff were polite and helpful! The units were clean and spacious. The community was very welcoming
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Westminster College transfer Rylei North is making her mark with poise and purpose for the women's soccer team.
She is leading the Griffins with nine goals, including a hat trick against Doane. Westminster is on top of the Frontier Conference and ranked 22nd in the nation on the strength of her scoring prowess.
"This is the right spot for me," North said. "I wanted to come on a team where I can make an impact."
North always has been a scoring threat. She led Class 5A with 28 goals during her senior year at Alta in 2010. Her speed combined with her ability to get good separation from defenders makes her a nightmare for opposition goalkeepers.
"I'm expected to finish when I have the ball," North said. "It's always hard to find the back of the net, but finding it has always been my job."
She started her college career at BYU-Hawaii, which provided challenges for the high-school standout. North started at the bottom of the Seasiders' roster and tried to work her way into the starting rotation. Through her gritty play and patience, she eventually scored nine goals and started the last third of the season. North learned to play aggressively and take chances on every scoring attempt.
"I love getting those touches that nobody can reach," North said. "I became a better player by taking chances."
While Hawaii might be more her speed she admits she doesn't like the cold her priorities were soccer, school and family. Knowing she wouldn't be finishing her degree in Hawaii, she made the move to Westminster during the summer. North was scouted by Westminster coach Tony LeBlanc, and he readily signed her.
"She's been a great addition," LeBlanc said. "She's a scoring threat every time she has the ball and is a great finisher."
Soccer provides a balance between personal achievement and team accomplishments. North quickly recognizes that these objectives are not mutually exclusive. Her goals at the beginning of the season were to win conference and to earn All-America honors. Scoring at least 20 goals usually is a benchmark for All-America, so North is eyeing that mark.
"Trying to score 20 times is not just me, it'll be the whole team," North said. "There is no way I can do this by myself. The team has a huge role in every goal I make."
North is taking the first steps toward a career in sports medicine. But first she's focused on wrapping up her college career and would like to explore professional opportunities. The chance to play at the next level is too tempting to ignore.
"It's a beautiful game," North said. "I can always come back to [medical] school and start the second chapter of my life."
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Westminster plays its conference rival, Carroll College, Sunday in Helena, Mont.
North's nine goals have come on 26 attempts, a 0.346 shot percentage.
She originally was recruited to Westminster, BYU-Hawaii and the University of Utah.


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We have many pictures to share with you from Makani Olu Ranch and will be updating as soon as we get the cast and crew ready for their photo session.
Members includes: mules, donkey's, horses, filly, pheasant, chickens, cattle, sheep, goat, cats (lots of them), dogs and more. They are a sight to see.
Just for fun and great insite to Avery
Peter Klein (left) is a wonderful Farrier who takes his time and is highly skilled. He can be reached at 808-870-3605
Avery loves his baby donkey's (above) and rides one of his mules Leilani on one of her first trail rides (below.) Way to go cowboy!


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Doing a triathlon can be daunting, even for fitness buffs, but it's not as hard as you think.
With our training plan for swimming, cycling and running a sprint-length race, you'll earn bragging rights (not to mention a lean, hot body) in just 12 weeks.
Triathlons used to be the domain of elite athletes. Not anymore. The number of people stepping up to the starting line is on the increase; in fact, 30 percent of the triathletes in the Western Cape are women. "Triathlons are the fastest growing sport in Europe at the moment, and they're taking off in a big way in South Africa too," says Steve Attwell, triathlon coach at Embark and chairman of ATC Multisport.
It's no mystery why: the swim-cycle-run combo combats workout boredom and practically guarantees weight loss. Plus, the popular sprint distance (700m swim, 20km cycle and five-kilometre run) eliminates intimidation. "The three sports within the discipline strengthen your body and allow you to work out regularly," says Attwell. Just be forewarned: the feeling of accomplishment coupled with body-sculpting effects can be addictive!


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How Old Are You is the comeback movie of Manju Warrier after long 14 years gap. The actress, who is on the verge of her divorce with her husband and actor Dileep, plays Nirupama Rajeev, a UD clerk, in this movie. The first look of the movie has been launched and Manju looks stunning!
Manju Warrier and Kunchacko Boban play the lead roles in this movie. As the title suggests, age plays a major factor in the film. Manju and Kunchacko play the role of parents of a 11-year-old child in this film. The major highlight of the movie is the combination of Manju Warrier and Kunchacko Boban and that too for the first time on screen.
Manju posted the teaser link on her Facebook page and wote: Hi... Here's the first look of my come back film... Need all your wishes and support! :)
The movie is directed by Rosshan Andrrews. How Old Are You has been scripted by Bobby and Sanjay. This is their third movie for Rosshan. The last three movies were Notebook, Casanova and Mumbai Police. Listin Stephen, who has produced hits like Chaapa Kurishu, Traffic and Usthad Hotel, will be producing How Old Are You.


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Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:22 AM
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Help! I have Microsoft Office and love it
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For years I've had Outlook emails and that Yahoo email that I hate.
I absolutely LOVE Outlook -- like to use all the different fonts and put different colors behind my individual notes to my friend - now this ''''
All of a sudden I can't send in Outlook - just yahoo.
So I decided I would see if I can email my friend on my Kindle - that worked up until a few hours ago when my Kindle flashes that it" doesn't have an "ap" for Microsoft. As anyone heard of a Microsoft small server?
Is this some new crap?
I tried to send an email from the Kindle and it would not take take it - something about "does not support ?"
Help please
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Mon Oct 15, 2012, 10:12 AM
guardian (2,282 posts)
1. Need more info
You haven't provided enough information to make a guess at the problem...or a resolution. What version Office? What OS? What is the error message? What changed from when it used to work for you? etc?
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Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:11 PM
goclark (30,404 posts)
4. It's fixed now - my Computer Tech just left
I needed to input the Wireless Network Key for my Kindle
I was putting in the SSID number.
Thanks everyone for listening!
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Mon Oct 15, 2012, 02:48 PM
RoccoR5955 (12,471 posts)
2. Judging from the miniscule amount of info provided
Outlook has to be setup. But without knowing what version, what os, it's quite difficult to see what you have if one is not in the same room as the device.
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Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:42 PM
goclark (30,404 posts)
3. My friend came over and I believe the problem is fixed
He took the plug to the Monitor out for a few minutes and then put it back in -- so far, so good.
Thanks !


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Magnetic boards are so handy and convenient to use. This one has great style to go along with it. Use in a bedroom, dorm room, or you could brighten up the kitchen with one to hold memos, recipes, phone numbers, etc.Tags: office decor, magnetic boards, memo boardsAdded 9 Years Ago from Seejanework


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A popular Burt Bacharach song intones, "What the world needs now is love, sweet love/No, not just for some but for everyone."
Well, what the world also needs now is a more strongly held, more deeply felt sense of ethics and ethical behavior by and for everyone, according to Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of ethics.
Weinstein writes and speaks about the subject nationally, notably in a weekend question-and-answer segment on CNN, in which he gives a thumbs up to those people and institutions in the news that took the high road that week – and a big thumbs down to newsmakers who acted unethically.
Notes Weinstein: "The secret to living a rich, satisfying, happy life is to be found in five simple principles, the principles of ethics: Do no harm, make things better, respect others, be fair and be loving.
"We've known about these principles for more than 5,000 years. Every religious tradition in the world teaches them, as do parents in every country. Without them, civilization would be impossible, because there would be nothing but chaos.
"These principles also have a transforming effect on who we are and where we go in life."
'A Downward Spiral'
If these ideas and ideals are so simple, why are they so hard to keep?
"Yes, these principles are simple," says the ethicist, "but deceptively so, because too often we let fear, anger and other negative emotions get us off track.
"This creates a downward spiral, and it's sometimes difficult to get back to where we want to be."
"For example," he continues, "how often do we really keep 'do no harm' in mind during our daily interactions with people? If a clerk at the grocery store is nasty to us, don't we return the nastiness and tell ourselves, 'Serves them right?'
"We may – but if we do, we harm the other person. And, in so doing, we harm our own souls – and this is one of the reasons we shouldn't return nastiness with more of the same," he explains.
While the principles are certainly commonplace, acknowledges Weinstein, it's true also that in their hectic, overcommitted lives, people get caught up in the endless details of just making it through the day, and thus overlook how important these principles are in all they do.
"People are tempted every day to ignore them, and to place value on things that ultimately aren't that important. So taking a few steps back to consider these principles is a helpful thing to do," he says.
Do Jewish people have a special take on ethics?
"Ethics, in general, and social justice, in particular, have always been fundamental components of Jewish life. It would be a grave mistake, however, to claim that Jews have a 'special take' on ethics, or that our ethical framework is richer or better than another faith or culture's," he notes.
"As Jeffrey Moses shows in his book, Oneness: Great Principles Shared by All Religions, all Western and Eastern religious traditions are founded on the same ethical principles," an idea explored in Weinstein's latest work, Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good.
It is true, he says, that there are different formulations of these precepts. "For example, the Jewish version of the golden rule is, 'What is hateful to you, do not do unto others,' while the Christian take is, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' "
He adds, tongue in cheek, "In my hometown of Brooklyn, the saying is, 'Do unto others before they do unto you'."
"In spite of slight variations of style and tone, there is no essential difference between Christian ethics, Jewish ethics, Islamic ethics, Hindu ethics and so on. We are one world, one humanity – and one ethical framework applies to us all." u
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One of the very best things about Hill People Gear is meeting fellow travelers who we never would have run across otherwise. People who share many of our values and views about the world in general and also about outdoor gear. We've been blessed to meet some of our truest friends this way.
Many of these people are also professional users - they have a good depth of experience in the field and choose to use our gear for their day job. Sometimes one of these professional users will go out of their way to promote our gear, help us as a company, and spread the word. By their own choice and actions they become brand ambassadors, or HPG Coureurs des Bois.
We don't have a formal program. Just like their historical namesakes (the "woods runners" of Canadian frontier fame), these are unique individuals who go their own way on their own terms and can be trusted to represent our gear fairly - both the good and the bad. They mostly do get discounts on gear, but there is no set amount and they started out as customers paying full price. This is our way of recognizing their contribution more publicly.
Ken Galbraith comes from Scots-Appalachian mountain stock. He learned about the hills from his father and grandfather as a boy. As is often the case with young men of that background, he decided to join the service.
Ken ended up in the 10th Special Forces Group where he learned military mountaineering and skiing including completion of the Swiss Military Mountaineering School and time spent as one of the original instructors in the USASOC Mountain Master Trainer Course in Colorado. This heavy involvement with skiing and mountaineering equipment over nearly 3 decades gives Ken a historical perspective on the evolution of outdoor equipment that is both valuable and rare. In addition to mountaineering, Ken trained as an SF medic, assaulter, and military free fall parachutist.
After his time in 10th Group, Ken had a couple of other SOF assignments and also a stint as a DOD contractor. Over the course of his 25 year career in the US Army, he served in Desert Shield/Storm, the Balkans, East and West Africa, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He retired as a Sergeant Major in 2010.
Currently, Ken is a member of a Personnel Recovery Unit for the DOJ, where he teaches Law Enforcement personnel preparedness, survival, land navigation, and situational awareness skills to help them survive isolating events in austere environments worldwide. He and the other members of the Personnel Recovery Unit respond to assist and advise DOJ leadership in the event of an emergency. He also teaches military mountaineering skills to select LEO personnel to enhance their effectiveness in mountain environments on overseas missions.
Ken continues to be active in mountain sports, particularly with alpine climbing and backcountry skiing. After a full career using a wide variety of both military and civilian outdoor gear and clothing, Ken has learned what products will handle the rigors of rugged backcountry use and what ones fall short. He believes that having the proper equipment in the outdoors can often make the difference between a successful backcountry outing and a life threatening survival epic.
You can follow Ken's backcountry wisdom on our forum, where he posts under the name Alpendrms.
Andrew Isherwood is a native of England who served seven years in the British Army as part of the Royal Engineers. He left the Army in 2012 after a tour of Afghanistan specialising in EOD.
After Andrew's service he earned his Mountain leader certification and the following Search and Rescue specialisations -- Basic Trauma and Casualty Care (B.T.A.C.C), Search Technician, Bank Side Search, Flood Responder, Advanced Flood Response, and Mountain Rescue foundation course.
Andrew is currently an active member of Cheshire SAR team and a 1:1 youth mentor teaching climbing and outdoor skills. In addition to his professional outdoor responsibilities, he is a keen mountaineer and avid rock climber. Andrew considers the correct equipment vital in his line of work where he is often alone for extended periods of time in harsh weather conditions. His equipment reviews and photography can be found at www.valleydeepmountainhigh.tumblr.com.


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UPDATE: Six-year-old who died after collision with car was Lara Fernandes-Pontes
Police are appealing for witnesses after a child died following a collision in South Oxhey this afternoon.
The incident took place at about 3pm in when a Landrover Discovery was involved in an accident with a six-year-old girl in Hayling Road.
An air ambulance was called to the scene. The girl was taken to hospital where she died.
Sergeant Chris Kent said: "This is a tragic loss of a young life in these circumstances. The family are being supported by specialist officers at this difficult time.
"The driver and the occupants of the vehicle were unharmed but obviously shaken by what happened.
"At the moment we are investigating the circumstances of the collision and whilst we have spoken to a number of people at the scene, we'd be keen to hear from anyone who witnessed what happened and has not yet spoken to officers."
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Rupert Gadd via Hertfordshire Constabulary's non-emergency number 101, citing reference ISR 449 of 13 July.