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John Findra's Miniature Wrecks: Rusted Cars as Art
The craftsmanship that people put into the things they sell on Etsy never ceases to amaze us. Bored of making perfect model cars, Findra decided to throw away the instructions and started reproducing rusted, dilapidated, forgotten cars he found in the wild. The results are nothing short of awesome.

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THE JUGGLER: "I love the badness that is The Wicker Man. And you know what – it seems that most Pagans love it. Many years ago for PanGaia Magazine I was part of the team that put together the Pagan Bookshelf Series. When we were discussing the best Pagan movies The Wicker Man came up [Read More…]
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Eagle of the Ninth EVERYMAN
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Around the year 117 AD, the Ninth Legion, stationed at Eburacum - modern day York - marched north to suppress a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes, and was never heard of again. During the 1860s, a wingless Roman Eagle was discovered during excavations at the village of Silchester in Hampshire, puzzling archaeologists and scholars alike. Rosemary Sutcliff weaves a compelling story from these two mysteries, dispatching her hero, the young Roman officer Marcus Aquila, on a perilous journey beyond Hadrian's Wall to find out what happened to the discredited legion in which his father served, and to salvage, if he can, its Eagle and its honour. All the essential elements of a classic adventure are here - the daring quest, the uncovering of the secrets of the past, and a nerve-racking escape across the mountains, pursued by vengeful tribesmen. But it is the human element which triumphs, and one of the most memorable scenes in the book is Marcus appealing to a crowd baying for blood to save a young British gladiator from certain death during the Saturnalia Games. Proud son of a Brigantian chieftain, Esca becomes his slave, then his freedman, and the indispensable companion of his travels. The Eagle of the Ninth is partly the story of their growing friendship, crossing the divide created by conquest and colonialism; and partly Marcus' journey of self-discovery as he learns of his father's fate and comes to terms with the end of his own military career. At the end he embraces a different, more hopeful future - not in Rome but 'under the pale and changeful northern skies' - acquiring a farm in the Downs, and marrying the girl next door. The Eagle of the Ninth has all its author's hallmark qualities - a mature and complex story, a wealth of historical detail, cultural sensitivity, wit and compassion. Above all, Sutcliff is able to conjure up the atmosphere of a distant age in a totally convincing way. It is hardly surprising that her work would set the standard for all historical fiction to come. The Everyman edition reprints the classic black and white illustrations of C Walter Hodges which accompanied the first edition in 1954.
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The Story Of The First Openly Transgender Soldier In The British Armed Forces. In 1999, Caroline Paige Became The First Officer To Transition Gender Within The Military, And To Remain In Service. This Is A Memoir That Will Overturn Many People's Preconceptions And Prejudices About The Place Of Transgender People In The Military. Paige Describes A Personal Conflict Influenced By Prejudice And Acceptance, In A Military That Initially Persecutes Its LGBT Personnel Before Ultimately Celebrating Them. It Is A Journey Set In A World Of Change, A Story Of Secrecy And Vulnerability, Of Fear And Courage, Of Challenge And Hope.
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Hero of Our Time Oxford University Press
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'After all that - how, you might wonder, could one not become a fatalist?' Lermontov's hero, Pechorin, is a young army officer posted to the Caucasus, where his adventures - amorous and reckless - do nothing to alleviate his boredom and cynicism. World-weary and self-destructive, Pechorin is alienated from those around him yet he is full of passion and romantic ardour, sensitive as well as arrogant. His complex, contradictory character dominates A Hero of Our Time, the first great Russian novel, in which the intricate narrative unfolds episodically, transporting the reader from the breathtaking terrain of the Caucasus to the genteel surroundings of spa resorts. Told in an engaging yet pointedly ironic style, the story expresses Lermontov's own estrangement from the stifling conventions of bourgeois society and the oppression of Russian autocracy, but it also captures a longing for freedom through acts of love and bravery. This new edition also includes Pushkin's Journey to Arzrum, in which Pushkin describes his own experiences of Russia's military campaigns in the Caucasus and which provides a fascinating counterpoint to Lermontov's novel. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Englishman at War: the Wartime Diaries of Stanley Christophe Corgi Books
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From the outbreak of war in September 1939 all the way to the smouldering ruins of Berlin in 1945, via Palestine, Tobruk, El Alamein, D-Day, Nijmegen and the crossing of the Rhine, An Englishman at War is a unique first-person account of the Second World War. The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Stanley Christopher's regiment, went to war as amateurs, equipped with courage but very little else, and ended up one of the most experienced, highly trained and most valued armoured units in the British Army. Their journey through the war, learning through mistakes and tragedy as well as from a determined desire to improve, can, in many ways, be seen to reflect the experience of the British Army as a whole. From Alamein onwards, the Sherwood Rangers were in the vanguard of almost every action in which they took part, and over the course of the conflict, they amassed an astonishing thirty battle honours. Christopherson himself was to rise from a junior subaltern to become the commanding officer of the regiment soon after the D-Day landings. He took part in all thirty battle honours, and collected a Distinguished Service Order, two Military Crosses and an American Silver Star, as well as being Mentioned in Despatches four times. His is an extraordinary story.
Sklep: Libristo.pl
Road to Baghdad Presidio Press
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The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait is given a fresh perspective in this intriguing first hand account by a vacationing American army officer who witnessed the dramatic events unfold from his hotel window. A compelling read, it also provides an unusual insight into U.S. and Iraqi relations. - Eyewitness account of the crucial early stages of the Gulf War - Entertaining and previously unknown story from an up-and-coming military writer - Includes an account of the author's unexpected journey to Baghdad as an American internee
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Project 21's Cherylyn Harley LeBon Serves as Substitute Host for G. Gordon Liddy's Syndicated Talk Show August 9
Washington, D.C. - Project 21 member Cherylyn Harley LeBon will guest-host for syndicated talk radio host G. Gordon Liddy on Tuesday, August 9.
"I look forward to guest-hosting for G. Gordon Liddy," said LeBon. "It is an honor to fill in for him, and we have an exciting line-up of guests and a variety of topics to cover on Tuesday."
LeBon's selection as a substitute host on the August 9 program came after she was a guest on Liddy's show on August 4 to discuss the conviction of an NAACP official in Mississippi for vote fraud and the need for increased ballot integrity.
Scheduled to appear with LeBon during her August 9 hosting is Project 21 Fellow Deneen Borelli, who will discuss her recent Daily Caller column about how America's weak economy is beginning to affect its moral structure. Another scheduled guest is author and blogger Elizabeth Blackney, who will talk about vaccination regulations and other important back-to-school issues (LeBon wrote about environmentalist efforts to ban the antibacterial agent triclosan and the threat that poses to schoolroom safety for Project 21 earlier this year). Other scheduled guests include Mark Pfeifle of S4 Inc. to talk about declining defense spending and author Joseph Klein on the recent violence in Norway and the rising Islamic influence there.
Liddy's show, heard nationwide over the Radio America network, airs live from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM eastern. More information about the show and the network can be found at http://www.liddyshow.com and http://www.radioamerica.org.
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January 8, 1999 -- Microsoft has launched Universal Plug and Play, an initiative designed to allow a broad range of devices such as PCs, printers, and even security cameras to connect as peers over a home network and share resources.
In many ways, this initiative is Microsoft's response to the Jini technology disclosed last year by Microsoft's archrival, Sun Microsystems, one analyst noted. Both technologies are designed to allow devices to connect easily to a network and interoperate with other devices.
"As appliances become more intelligent and the distinction between appliances and computing devices blurs, a key part of their value to consumers will come from their ability to communicate with other intelligent devices," said Crag Mundie, senior vice president of Microsoft's consumer strategy division.
To achieve that level of communication, Microsoft -- along with industry partners including Intel and Hewlett-Packard -- is developing a common set of interfaces that manufacturers will be able to use to build products that will be Universal-Plug-and-Play-compatible. The technology will be based on open standards, primarily TCP/IP and XML, Mundie said.
The initiative has parallels with the Plug-and-Play initiative announced by Microsoft and others back in 1992, which allows users to connect peripherals to a PC without having to reboot the system. With Universal Plug and Play, that idea is extended and applied to a home network: peripherals can be attached to a network, they "announce" their presence, and can interoperate with other devices already connected to the network, Mundie said.
In a demonstration here Thursday, a Microsoft engineer said he wanted to print a document from a PC to a printer close by on stage. The devices were not connected, but using Universal Plug and Play and infrared technology, the printer "announced its presence" on the network and allowed the engineer to use the printer for his document.
In another example, a security camera was attached to a mock home network on stage. The image from the camera appeared immediately on a home security software application running on a PC.
Mundie said Windows 2000 (formerly known as Windows NT 5.0) will be Universal-Plug-and-Play-compatible when it is released, and the company will offer a software upgrade for all Windows 98 users that makes that operating system compatible too, he said, although he didn't offer a time frame for the upgrade.
Because the technology is based on industry standards including IP and TCP/IP, it will work with almost any kind of a network, including wireless and wireline networks, Mundie said.
Microsoft spokesman Philip Holden said the company hopes manufacturers will have compatible products in the market by as early as the holiday shopping season at the end of 1999. However, one analyst cast doubt on that prediction.
"I don't think they really know when this stuff is going to happen. They just saw all the press Sun is getting with Jini and they said, 'Let's do something alternative,'" said Seamus McAteer, Web technology strategies analyst with Jupiter Communications.
"The goal is to have a complete set of specifications and sample source code available at this year's WinHec," Microsoft's Holden said. WinHec -- Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference -- is due to take place April 7 to 9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Holden stopped short of calling the technology Microsoft's answer to Jini, but acknowledged there are similarities between the two.
Universal Plug and Play is almost certain to butt heads with Sun's Jini. Sun is set to announce its Jini manufacturing partners at an event scheduled for January 25, and Sun also hopes to have products that support Jini in the market by the end of 1999.


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Khamenei Authorizes Probe into Iran's State Media
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has authorized Parliament to investigate the workings of the state radio and television networks, reported the official Iranian news agency (IRNA).
Khamenei, who appointed the heads of both official media outlets, gave the green light for the probe in a letter to parliamentary speaker Mehdi Karubi, who had sought to block the bid for an investigation.
Parliamentary deputies, who are overwhelmingly reformist, are seeking to call to account the television and radio networks which Khamenei controls, and which are seen as the private domain of the conservatives.
Karubi's earlier attempts to block the move resulted in a brawl between reformist and conservative deputies.
Khamenei told Karubi that "auditing by the Parliament in every national affair is among the best means for securing the sound performance of the country's national institutions."
The leader stressed that the existence of such an article in the country's constitution was among its points of strength, adding that it was a blessing for the state-run media to benefit from the positive aspects of that advanced article, IRNA quoted him as saying – Albawaba.com
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I am not having the time to address the issues on this collection of unrelated submodules. With the help of other maintainers, I am in the process of moving each submodule to its own full project. Please contact me if you are interested to take over one or more of them.
This package contains a set of small Views add-ons that provide useful functionalities. Included are the following modules:
- Views Block (views_block): Exposes blocks as Views objects.
- Views Taxonomy Summary (views_summary_taxonomy): Provides a summary style plugin suitable for displaying hierarchical taxonomies.
- Views Composite Exposed Form Plugin (views_composite_exposed_form): Allows multiple exposed form plugins to be activated simultaneously in Views 3.
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Views Block
- Install Views, Views Bulk Operations (VBO) and this module.
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- Enjoy!
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Performer Clint Holmes plays up for the cameras on the red carpet as The Venetian Las Vegas announces the engagement of "Georgia On My Mind: The Music of Ray Charles" on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.
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These days, the trend to play guitar in the streets and clubs is getting more and more popular, especially to the youth. A lot of students learn to play guitar with the hope of pursuing music art. Some play for fun. Anyway, playing guitar brings a lot of advantages for the players. Just you have a best beginner guitar, you can play the guitar.
However, to learn to play guitar for longer, we need to have reasons big and persuasive enough in order to prevent giving up. I see a lot of people want to play guitar but they give up very early. Therefore, today, I will give you some tips about keeping passion for playing guitar.
Reasons For Playing Guitar
There are a lot of reasons for playing guitar. Some people choose to lay guitar as they have passion for it. Some other people consider playing guitar to be one subject they need to conquer and some want to make more friends with their guitar sound.
And there are also more reasons. You have to determine clearly your purposes of playing guitar. If your goal is big enough, you will be able to overcome difficulties during learning and practicing.
The Music Style You Prefer
There are also several styles in playing guitar. Some players want to fall in active and eventful environment while some others only want to have peaceful music style. Therefore, you can choose one most suitable style for you. As usual, people choose to pursue the music style the can reflect your characteristics.
For each style of music, there is one certain type of guitar for you to choose. The advice for you is that you had better not learn to play guitar with a too cheap guitar on the grounds that it will produce the sound different from the standard tone. This will make the listeners irritated and will also have a negative influence on your progress in the future.
Learn And Practice
Learning to play guitar means that you have to learn the theory about the position of every finger, how to hold the fret and string and so on, with the combination with practicing all the time. When you learn to put your finger into the right fret and string in theory, your fingers have to practice at once and that's too for learning to play a song.
The techniques of right and left hands are different so you need to practice more so that your both hands get used to their functions. You can learn from guiding videos in the internet or take a course of playing guitar. There will have good teacher to instruct you to play. Also, you need to have your own goal so that you can make more progress.
There are many reasons why people choose to play acoustic guitar but there are also a lot of causes to their giving up and their boredom with this instrument. Thus, for a beginner, you need to figure out why you are interested in playing guitar and why you want to go with for longer.


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The wealthy businessman told business associate John Kinghorn in the call that he had asked a "mate" in the NSW Department of Primary Industries to inspect a file relating to a coal exploration licence covering land owned by the family of former state Labor minister
Mr Macdonald's department awarded the licence in 2009 to Cascade Coal, which was part owned by Mr Duncan and Mr Kinghorn.
A deal to sell Cascade for $500 million to White Energy, a listed company chaired by Mr Duncan, was abandoned a month after the phone call between Mr Kinghorn and Mr Duncan, whose wealth was estimated at $665 million in this year's BRW Rich 200 list.
The call was intercepted by NSW's Independent Commission Against Corruption in March last year and played at yesterday's hearing.
Mr Duncan told the hearing he had lied about talking to a contact in the Primary Industries Department about the licence.
Asked why he would deceive Mr Kinghorn, who he worked with for 40 years, Mr Duncan said: "Perhaps it was to big-note myself."
'I'm going to suggest you lied to me'
Counsel assisting the commission, Geoffrey Watson, SC, said: "I'm going to suggest you're lying to me and in fact what happened was you spoke to Ian Macdonald about this, do you accept that?"
"No I don't," Mr Duncan said.
Mr Duncan agreed he knew at that time the Obeids were involved in a venture with Cascade.
Mr Duncan, a former director of Cascade Coal, told Mr Kinghorn in the call: "He's paranoid about our mate."
It is not clear from the recording who they are talking about.
Mr Kinghorn said in the call: "Whether the government went about it [the tender] the right way, that's not up to us to determine. We followed the proper process."
Mr Duncan responded: "But John, I have asked a mate of mine in the department and he said the file is totally clean. It's not like NuCoal where the officers recommended a minister not do it."
NuCoal was a reference to a separate coal licence under investigation by the commission. Mr Macdonald awarded the licence in 2008 to a company chaired by former Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union national secretary John Maitland. There was no tender process and the decision was contrary to departmental advice.
Duncan dined with macdonald but denied being friends
Asked by Commissioner David Ipp, QC, about the source of information about NuCoal, Mr Duncan said: "I think that would have come from the press."
Mr Duncan denied he was close friends with Mr Macdonald.
"I would say business acquaintances," he said.
He was then shown email invitations which showed the pair frequently met over lunch or dinner, including in February, 2006, July, 2007 and January, November and December 2008.
Mr Duncan said he went on a trip to China in mid-2008 and "Mr Macdonald was on it".
He also met Mr Macdonald over a lunch paid for either by himself or business partner
"I'm a little amazed that you're saying that you weren't close to this fellow?" Mr Watson said.
"I've said I'm not close to him," Mr Duncan replied. He agreed there was "plenty of contact" between himself and the minister which was "for all business reasons".
Secret Phone call contradicts duncan testimony
Before he was played the tape of his conversation with Mr Kinghorn, he denied that he had a "mate" in the Department of Primary Industries.
The commission is investigating claims Mr Macdonald gave inside information to the family of Mr
Cascade Coal is accused of entering into a corrupt deal with the Obeids in which it obtained information that it would win the licence over land owned by the family. In return, the Obeids were given a 25 stake in a mining venture.
Earlier at the hearing, James McGuigan, the son of a Cascade Coal director,
Only 11 of the 14 areas were put out to tender, which was noted by Mr Duncan during the taped phone conversation with Mr Kinghorn.
McGuigan 'made title up' in letter to department
Mr McGuigan admitted to the inquiry he lied to the Department of Primary Industries in a letter expressing interest in a coal exploration licence. Mr McGuigan said he identified himself as the "exploration manager" of a private company, Redman Mining, in the letter in 2008. "I made the title up," he said.
He was then employed by Arthur Phillip, a small investment bank in Sydney founded by another Cascade Coal director,
Mr Poole was a director of Redman Mining and controlled another three companies that also wrote letters to the department.
Mr McGuigan is now the project director of the Cascade Coal mining venture linked to Mr Obeid's family.
The letter from Redman Mining was one of seven written to the government that Mr Macdonald is expected to claim were the basis on which he re
opened a tender process for exploration licences over land in regional NSW.
Mr Duncan admitted he had shares in another three of the companies which sent letters. A fourth was from a company called Amerod Resources, which by then was a subsidiary of White Energy, in which he also owned shares.
Mr McGuigan gave conflicting evidence about his knowledge of the involvement of the Obeids in the mining venture. He told the commission in July he was aware of the connection at an earlier stage.
"I suggest to you that an inference could be drawn that you've changed your evidence because suddenly you realise it was prejudicial to you," Mr Ipp said yesterday.
"That's not true," Mr McGuigan said. He said that he was "flustered" at the time and was not telling the truth.
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Fancy Wool Skirt
Grey, check. Red, check. Knee length and able to be paired with boots. Oh yeah. A line skirts and I have always had a bit of a love affair. This skirt is the standard dark grey that so many winter skirts are and while it's a nice grey, look closer. Yeah, a little closer. There are little red polka dots. It's the polka dots that sets this skirt out from the rest of the grey skirt pack in my mind.
Love the dark denim as well, plus it has that super flattering shape that will get you noticed!Tags: denim, retro, skirts, casual wear, pencil skirts, 40s, shapes, knee length skirts, dark denimAdded 10 Years Ago from Boden USA


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Members of the Georgetown basketball team and a Chinese professional team met Friday, one day after their game ended prematurely with a bench-clearing brawl.
The Hoyas were at the airport preparing to leave Beijing for Shanghai when coach John Thompson III and two players met with representatives of China's Bayi Rockets.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minsiter Cui Tiankai confirmed the visit and the sides exchanged souvenirs.
"My understanding is that it's all cleared up," Cui told reporters at a briefing on Vice President Joe Biden's ongoing visit to China. "We're pleased about this outcome."
The two teams were expected to play again Sunday as part of Georgetown's 10-day goodwill trip to the country that has been cited by the U.S. State Department as an example of sports diplomacy that strengthens ties between the two countries' peoples.
However, the school it will be playing the Liaoning Dinosaurs as part of a schedule change that was made before the brawl.
The game Thursday was stopped in the fourth quarter after rough play evolved into an ugly scene with the players fighting and chairs and water bottles being thrown.
After the game, Thompson issued the following statement:
"Tonight, two great teams played a very competitive game that unfortunately ended after heated exchanges with both teams. We sincerely regret that this situation occurred.
"We remain grateful for the opportunity our student-athletes are having to engage in a sport they love here in China, while strengthening their understanding of a nation we respect and admire at Georgetown University."
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Summer term courses offer unique concentrated time frame for learning
Posted by Judy Korn on Thursday, Mar. 11, 2010
Summer term at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) provides numerous opportunities for degree-seeking students, nondegree-seeking students, and members of the community to enroll in a variety of college-level courses. As a fully accredited undergraduate institution located in west central Minnesota, UMM makes it easy for students from the Morris campus and from other colleges, and for citizens of the area to enroll in one or more summer term courses. Registration begins on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
Morris campus faculty teach courses during summer term, which includes a three-week intensive May session from May 17 through June 4 a five-week summer session I from May 24 through June 25 and a five-week summer session II from June 28 through July 30.
For current college students, summer term courses benefit those who would like to accelerate completion of a degree, make up lost credits, and/or work while earning credits. For potential college students considering beginning a program or for those looking for an opportunity to explore a new topic, the summer term schedule offers a concentrated time frame.
Summer term includes courses in literature, education, psychology, statistics, history, Spanish, anthropology, political science, art, anthropology, writing, geology, software design, environmental science, fitness, music, and a new course called Renewable Energy with Biomass Gasification.
In addition to on-campus courses, the University of Minnesota, Morris offers GenEdWeb online college-level courses during summer term. Also taught by faculty, instruction takes place in interactive online classes using multimedia and Web-based technologies.
To learn more about summer term, please visit the Web site or contact Rose Murphy, summer session coordinator, at 320-589-6459. To learn more about online courses, call 320-589-6461 or e-mail.


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Alan Pardew has already said that Newcastle will need four or five new signings (make it five Alan), if Newcastle are in Europe next season.
Mathieu Debuchy – Lille right back a Newcastle target
The current plan was to bring in two top players in the summer, probably a center-back and a left-footed left-back, but that plan is now likely to change with Newcastle almost certain to qualify for at least the Europa League next season.
6th place in the league will now qualify for the Europa League next season, after Liverpool beat Everton to reach the FA Cup Final yesterday, with Andy Carroll getting the winner on 86 minutes.
Newcastle will now likely bring in five new players this summer, and even more if Danny Guthrie and Danny Simpson leave, although there is more reason for both to stay, once Newcastle officially qualify for the Europa League next season.
Asked about whether European qualification would require more players being brought in over the summer, this is what Alan said today in the Sunday Sun:
"It will possibly change us a little bit." "I think we would need a bigger squad, therefore where we might only bring in two or three we might need four or five to bolster the numbers."
"We'll have to see because obviously we've got contracts up here as well, whether we all agree to stay or they go as well. We'll have to wait and see."
Newcastle are 12 points ahead of Everton with only 15 points to play for so points won by Newcastle or lost by Everton will soon see Newcastle be in at least 6th place in the league.
Of course at the moment Newcastle are actually in 5th place two points above Chelsea and only one point behind 4th laced Tottenham so Champions league qualification is not impossible.
Transfer targets that have been listed by Newcastle seem to be Holland and PSV left-back Erik Pieters, France and Lille right-back Mathieu Debuchy – Yohan Cabaye's best friend – and FC Twente center-back Douglas.
It promises to be an excellent and exciting summer for Newcastle fans, as Newcastle bring in new players, and it will be even better if the lads can make the Champions league next season.
We wouldn't put it past them!
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However, profits rose in the year to 31 March with net income doubling to 87.42bn yen ($810m; £443m).
Demand for Nintendo's GameCube console and related software is suffering as Sony and Microsoft launch new versions of their Playstation and Xbox products.
Nintendo will have to rely more on sales of handheld players until it puts out its Revolution console next year.
Soft touch
Demand for Nintendo's DS portable game machine is expected to pick up from last year after sales of the two-screen player did not live up to expectations.
Nintendo said it expected to sell 12.4 million DS devices, up from 5.3 million in the previous 12 months.
As a result, it is forecasting a rise in operating profits to 115bn yen in the current fiscal year. However, that is less than the 122bn that many analysts had been expecting.
Gaming has become an increasingly profitable business, and has moved into the mainstream with adults as keen to play as children.
Games are multi-million dollar production efforts and companies are looking at ways of attracting more users, especially women.
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Nintendo, one of the pioneers of the industry with characters such as Donkey Kong and Mario, has lagged its rivals in recent years.
According to analyst firm Jupiter Research, Sony's PlayStation 2 is market leader in the US with 43% of the console market.
Microsoft's Xbox is in second place with 19%, and Nintendo's GameCube has 14% of the market.
As with elsewhere in the technology industry, getting new products onto the shelves first can help companies establish themselves as the industry standard.
Microsoft is rushing to be the first with its new console and the Xbox 360 is due to hit stores worldwide before Christmas. Sony is planning to release its PlayStation 3 in the spring of 2006.
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of cirrhosis, of largely reversible impairment of brain function occurring in patients with acute or chronic liver failure or when the liver is bypassed by portosystemic shunts. The mechanisms causing this brain dysfunction are still largely unclear. The need to avoid complications caused by late diagnosis has attracted interest to understand the mechanisms underlying neuronal damage in order to find markers that will allow timely diagnosis and to propose new therapeutic alternatives to improve the care of patients. One of the experimental approaches to study HE is microdialysis; this technique allows evaluation of different chemical substances in several organs through the recollection of samples in specific places by semi-permeable membranes. In this review we will discuss the contributions of microdialysis in the understanding of the physiological alterations in human hepatic encephalopathy and experimental models and the studies to find novel alternative therapies for this disease.
Encephalopathies are a group of diseases affecting the brain that are manifested through a wide gamut of etiologies and symptomatology. The main causes of encephalopathy are infections, liver damage, anoxia, hypoxia, ischemia and kidney failure.
Hepatic encephalopathy (portosystemic encephalopathy; HE) is a common complication of cirrhosis, of largely reversible impairment of brain function occurring in patients with acute or chronic liver failure or when the liver is bypassed by portosystemic shunts. This leads to a spectrum of neurological impairments, characterized by a myriad of manifestations, diverse underlying liver disorders and a variety of precipitating factors [
HE is diagnosed when altered mental state accompanies another primary diagnosis such as chronic liver disease, anoxia, or other diagnoses. To avoid complications of late diagnosis, there is an interest to clarify the mechanisms underlying neuronal damage in order to identify markers that will enable early diagnosis, and also to find therapeutic alternatives for improved patient care. The technique of microdialysis consists of sample recollection using semi-permeable membranes in order to evaluate chemical substances (endogenous neurotransmitters or exogenous such as drugs), in extracellular spaces from different tissues. This is not only used to determine the neurochemical abnormalities induced by the encephalopathies, but also to determine the therapeutic effect of various drugs in the treatment of this pathologic condition. Therefore, in this review we will discuss the contributions of microdialysis in the understanding of the physiological alterations that underlie hepatic encephalopathy in the human and experimental models and studies to find alternative therapies for this disease.
HE is a series of pathological conditions affecting the brain, which is composed of the intracranial components of the central nervous system (CNS). Symptoms of HE can include confusion, disorientation and poor coordination. HE is caused by complication of both acute and chronic liver disease. It is well accepted that high ammonia levels are a dominant explanation of the pathogenesis of HE. Briefly, ammonia is a byproduct of the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds, and is most commonly eliminated through the formation of urea in the liver. However systemic accumulation of ammonia [
The liver has a central detoxifying role in the body due to its ability to neutralize many toxic chemicals absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract as well as others produced as byproducts of normal metabolism. Most of these toxins reach the liver through the portal venous system and progressing through the low flow hepatic sinusoids; these substances are effectively captured and detoxified by hepatocytes. Hyperammonemia (ammonia blood levels higher than 50 μmol/L) is the key biomarker of HE. The ammonia elevation is mainly caused by the inability of the liver to transform ammonia to urea via the urea cycle in periportal hepatocytes, the diminished glutamine synthesis in centrilobular hepatocytes and the portosystemic shunts. The pathophysiology in most cases consists of several parallel mechanisms that must be considered. For instance, constipation may cause hyperammonemia due to delayed transit rate and subsequently increased absorption of ammonia, but the local pH and the composition of the colonic flora can effectively modulate absorption. It has been long supposed that the urease-producing colonic bacteria break down proteins, urea and possibly amino acids to ammonia, which is then absorbed into the portal circulation [
The ammonia accumulation alone does not single-handedly explain all the neurological disorders of HE. Shawcross
Patients with HE display a variety of neuropsychiatric abnormalities. The clinical features and presentation of HE vary based on its severity, ranging from disturbances affecting life quality, abnormal sleep patterns, lack of awareness, increased reaction times, impairments in cognitive and mental function, behavior and personality alteration, and disturbances in attention and coordination to transient neurological symptoms (asterixis or flapping tremor, combined with characteristic electroencephalographic abnormalities) [
Treatment of encephalopathy varies with the primary cause of the symptoms; consequently, not all cases of encephalopathy are treated in the same way. Most treatment approaches derive from experience with episodic portosystemic encephalopathy. Since deterioration of cognitive function in patients with liver cirrhosis is primarily triggered by precipitating factors [
In addition to targeting the precipitating factor, several therapeutic methods have been used to reduce the ammonia load. Synthetic disaccharides are widely used in the treatment of HE despite the lack of strong scientific evidence demonstrating their efficacy [
It has been demonstrated that dietary protein restriction in cirrhotic patients does not ameliorate or reverse the course of HE [
The benzodiazepine receptor antagonist flumazenil has shown some success in reversing HE, yet its effect was short-lived. Studies have indicated that the gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA)-receptor complex may contribute to neuronal inhibition in HE [
Genetically engineered bacteria with the ability to metabolize ammonia at an increased rate have been used in experimental animal models in order to reduce its ammonia levels [
The prognosis for a patient with encephalopathy depends on the initial causes and, in general, the length of time it takes to reverse, stop, or inhibit those causes. Consequently, the prognosis varies from patient to patient and ranges from a complete recovery to a poor prognosis that often leads to permanent brain damage or death.
Despite the impressive advances in our understanding of the several pathophysiological mechanisms involved in HE, treatment options remain an unmet clinical need, accompanied by considerably high mortality rates. Studies have indicated that HE affects 30% to 45% of patients with cirrhosis and a higher percentage may be affected by a minimal degree of encephalopathy [
Microdialysis was proposed to continuously collect samples in specific and different areas; this procedure allows the real time study of the chemical exchange between cells that occur in extracellular space, in contrast to other sampling schemes such as blood sampling that does not reflect specific changes. It also provides information without the need to dissect tissue samples to gather information that would be a static picture of biochemical events [
Microdialysis involves the transport of a vehicle (perfusion) by an inlet tube at a continuous and defined flow through a semipermeable membrane which is implanted in the tissue of interest (brain, heart, tumor, liver and skin) and recollected by an outlet tube for posterior analyte quantification, in the case of the
Several factors affect this diffusion process in the microdialysis semipermeable membrane, and as such, the recovery of the substances of interest, these are: (a) the flow rate, where recovery is inversely proportional to the infusion rate and the recovery of the substance of interest is close to one hundred percent when the flow is near zero and is minimum when it is fast; (b) the membrane's composition, there are over 30 different materials to produce membranes which can be directly derived from natural products, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic; (c) the presence of surface charges that reduce the recovery of certain molecules also charged, which does not happen with neutral molecules; (d) total membrane area (length), where recovery is directly proportional to the total area; and (e) temperature of the system, 37 °C facilitates the diffusion process.
Recently, this methodology has many applications in several research areas, due to its use to monitor the release of substances in different tissues in conscious and anesthetized animals. It has also been used in surgical procedures, in monitoring patients in intensive care with traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as in the research of diseases such as epilepsy [
Encephalopathies are a group of diseases that endanger the patient's life, so the interest is not only to study pathophysiological mechanisms, but also potential therapeutic agents. A wide range of experimental procedures has been used for this purpose, including microdialysis. The first study applying this procedure was performed in the early nineties by Yokel
The main contributions of the use of microdialysis in the study of the underlying mechanism of HE are described in
Studies of patients with chronic HE, presenting affective symptoms and antidepressant drug treatment, find monoaminergic perturbations together with affective symptoms. Venlafaxine (VEN) is an antidepressant, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that is used in the treatment of patients with HE. The liver impairment present in HE patients may induce pharmacokinetic alterations of the antidepressant drug, which in turn can modify monoaminergic function. Wikell
VEN administered as a single subcutaneous challenge (5 mg/kg) to PCS rats resulted in elevated levels of VEN in serum, brain parenchyma, and brain dialysate about 300 min after the injection. Therefore, this result suggests that when the dose of VEN administered to experimental HE was reduced by 50%, important pharmacokinetic alterations are present in animals with this condition [
Citalopram (CIT) is an antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used in patients with HE that displays neuropsychiatric symptoms such as affective disturbances. The simultaneous pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic outcome of the commonly used serotonin-selective thymoleptic drugs in liver-impaired subjects with HE is not totally understood at present.
In addition, Apelqvist
Lubeluzole is a neuroprotectant effective in the treatment of experimental stroke in rats, mainly by inhibition of the glutamate-activated nitric oxide pathway and also by counteracting osmotic stress (a mechanism associated with the release of the active amino acid taurine). Zielinska
Patients with liver disease with overt or minimal HE display impaired intellectual capacity and the underlying molecular mechanism remains unknown. An interesting fact is that the rats with portacaval anastomosis or with hyperammonemia without liver failure also show impaired learning ability and impaired function of the glutamate-nitric oxide-cyclic guanine monophosphate (glutamate-NO-cGMP) pathway in the brain. Erceg
Patients with HE show altered motor function, psychomotor slowing, and hypokinesia, which are reproduced in rats with PCS. The neurochemical alterations induced by hypokinesia in PCS rats are attributed to the increase of extracellular glutamate in substantia nigra pars reticulate (SNr), but the mechanisms by which liver failure leads to increased extracellular glutamate in SNr remain unclear. However, it has been seen that inflammation acts synergistically with hyperammonemia to induce neurological alterations in HE and in this way the inflammation alterations may be contributing to motor alterations in HE. For this reason Cauli
Currently, few studies have demonstrated the effect of natural products in the treatment of HE and other liver failures. Subash and Subramanian [
The main contributions of microdialysis to the underlying mechanisms involved in the induction of HE and to the study of new alternative therapeutics for this disease have been reviewed. With this technique, it has been possible to reach the following conclusions in HE: the involvement of the glutamatergic system (by measuring glycine levels and by using MK-801 and memantine), of glutamate-NO-cGMP, of amino acids, and of extracellular glutathione (GSH), but not of QUIN and TRP. In addition, it has been found that intracranial pressure may be a sensitive marker, that the excitability of the brain may serve as a key in the onset of HE, and that the dopaminergic system, the noradrenergic system and the serotonergic neurotransmission are altered in HE.
Microdialysis has contributed to the study of new alternative therapeutics.
We thank from Engineering in Biotechnology Arantxa Romero Toledo and Sergio Humberto Larios-Godínez for their technical assistance.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Representative images of microdialysis system for experimental models
Evidence of biochemical changes-induced by HE.
|Experimental model
|It has been shown the association between extracellular brain ammonia and intracranial pressure (ICP), suggesting that ICP could serve as marker for HE.
|Rats administered locally with fluoroacetate in the hippocampus by microdialysis
|Ammonia alters the function of astrocytes, facilitating its entry into the brain. This physiological fact contributes to the development of HE.
|Portacaval shunt (PCS)
|Quinolinic acid (QUIN) and
|Rats with ischemic liver failure
|The significant three-fold increase of extracellular glycine measured by
|Rats administered with galactosamine
|The blockage of NMDA receptors by continuous administration of MK-801 or memantine induces protection against acute liver failure. The blockage of NMDA receptors increases the survival rate from 23% to 62% in rats.
|Rats with hyperammonemia induced by intracerebral ammonia infusion
|The marked elevation in glutamate levels suggests that high ammonia levels may increase the excitability of the brain and this condition may serve as a key in the onset of HE.
|Rats with liver failure induced by thioacetamide
|Experimental data show a significant increase in extracellular hippocampal glutamate concentration.
|Rats with hypothermia
|Beneficial effect of hypothermia in rats with hepatic devascularization that induces ALF is mediated via mechanisms involving reduced blood-brain transfer of ammonia and/or reduction of extracellular brain glutamate concentrations.
|PCS and Sham rats
|Participation of glutamate-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) was shown. The basal NOS activity, nitrites and cGMP are increased in cortex of rats with hyperammonemia or liver failure. These are associated to increased inducible NOS expression. It was found; in both animal models and in neurons exposed to ammonia, an impaired NOS activation by NMDA.
|Hyperammonemic rats
|It was found increased tonic activation of NMDA receptors leading to reduced activity of nNOS and of the glutamate-NO-cGMP pathway.
|Rats with ALF
|Amino acids play a role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy in ALF. They found that extracellular concentration of the neuroactive amino acids glutamate, taurine and glycine were increased, whereas extracellular concentration of aspartate and GABA were unaltered and that glutamine of decreased.
|Rats with subclinical hepatic encephalopathy induced by intraperitoneal thioacetamide
|In cerebral cortical microdialysates of rats was found that dialysate concentration of the neuroactive amino acids taurine (Tau), glutamate (Glu) and aspartate (Asp) were 30% to 50% higher than that found in control.
|Rats with HE induced by ALF
|The precursors of monoamines, as well as monoamines and their metabolites, altered neuronal excitability and contribute to the characteristics of HE extracellular brain concentrations of aromatic amino acids (AAAs) and of valine and leucine (precursors of monoamine neurotransmitters) were elevated 2 to 4-fold following hepatic devascularization and these increases were significantly correlated to arterial ammonia concentration.
|Animals administered with flumazenil
|Extracellular concentration of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, a metabolite of dopamine, decreased to 39% compared with sham-operated animals, without changes in the dopamine level. The treatment with flumazenil completely abolished the decrease in the metabolite. Although in this study the glutamate level in the injured animals decreased to 42% of that in sham-operated animals, there are not increases in the glutamate levels in animals treated with flumazenil. In conclusion, the restoration of the central dopaminergic function could be a relevant factor in the improvement of HE.
|Hyperammonemics rats
|The locomotion induced by injection of the mGluR agonist dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) into nucleus accumbens was increased. Also in control rats DHPG increased extracellular dopamine (400%), but glutamate was unchanged. Whereas that in hyperammonemic rats DHPG increased extracellular glutamate (600%), effect prevent by blocking mGluR1 receptor. This result suggests that modulation of locomotor and neurochemical functions by mGluRs in nucleus accumbens are strongly altered in hyperammonemia.
|Rats with acute HE induced thioacetamide administration
|The impairment of modulation of striatal DA discharge and metabolism by glutamate, acting at NMDA receptors, contributes to the motor disturbances in HE.
|Rats with liver failure due to PCS
|The activation of the normal neuronal circuit in VP, SNr, MDT, and VMT was determined using in vivo brain microdialysis. It is suggested that DHPG-induced increase in dopamine would activate the normal neuronal circuit, while an increase in glutamate would activate the alternative circuit.
|Model of chronic HE, by acute comainducing by ammonium acetate (5.2 mmol/kg, i.p.)
|The serotonergic system is also affected in the HE. The extracellular levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is unaltered and that of its major metabolite, 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA), is increased in the frontal neocortical of PCS rats. Results suggest that the increase brain ammonia may increase neuronal 5-HT release in HE, which in turn could be involved in the severe stages of HE.
|Rats with thioacetamide (TAA)-induced HE
|Serotonergic neurotransmission is altered in the frontal cortex of rats with thioacetamide (TAA)-induced HE. Where found that 5-HIAA and high K+-evoked 5-HT release were increased.
|Rats with acute liver failure
|Noradrenergic system is affected and the central noradrenergic mechanisms may contribute to the central nervous system manifestations of HE. They showed that the increase of extracellular brain concentrations of the noradrenaline (NA) from frontal cortex and thalamus is associated to loss of NA transporter sites and depletion of central NA stores.
|Rats where the administration of ammonium chloride (ammonia)
|Extracellar glutathione (GSH) is involved in the ammonia toxicity present in HE microdialysis probe to the rat prefrontal cortex increased GSH. This increase is abrogated by fluoroacetate, an inhibitor of astrocytic energy metabolism, and by buthionine sulfoximine, an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis. Their results suggest that in rats with hiperammonemia promote GSH synthesis and this may improve the availability of precursors for GSH synthesis in neurons and their resistance to ammonia toxicity present in HE.
|Fulminant hepatic encephalopathy
|Intracerebral microdialysis during cardiac resuscitation in rats
|They measured the chemical markers of energy metabolism glucose, lactate, pyruvate, and the marker of cell membrane damage glycerol and found that all markers with exception for subcutaneous glucose, showed a sudden and significant increase during resuscitation and a prolonged period afterwards and finally after some hours all values returned to normal.
|Portal-systemic encephalopathy
|PCS rats
|They evaluated the participation of serotonin system in PCS, and found an increased brain tissue and extracellular concentrations of serotonin in neocortical region of the rats with this encephalopathy.


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Dylan F. Thomas is the Founder and Artistic Director of Center Stage Opera in Canoga Park, CA, where he has directed full productions of numerous operas, including Puccini's Suor Angelica, Mozart's The Impresario, J. Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, Gounod's Faust, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Puccini's Tosca, Verdi's Rigoletto, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, Verdi's La traviata, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and Rossini's La cambiale di matrimonio. Thomas is known for bringing his unique and creative vision to each production he directs, helping the audience to understand these classic operatic stories in fresh new ways that are meaningful to modern times.
Mr. Thomas is one of the creators of a brand new American Opera entitled Marie's Orchard, for which he conceptualized the story, inspired by Willa Cather's novel "O Pioneers!", and penned the libretto. He worked closely with composer Philip Westin on the creation of this extraordinary new work, and he directed the successful world premiere production of the opera at Center Stage Opera in June 2011.
As Stage Director for the Pacific Symphony in Costa Mesa, CA, Thomas has written and directed numerous shows for the Family Musical Mornings series, including "A Halloween Spooktacular" (2009 and 2010), "Superheroes!" (2010), and scripted introductions to Hansel and Gretel (2012) and Mozart's The Magic Flute (2009). In May 2011, he wrote and directed a Casablanca-themed show for the Pacific Symphony's prestigious annual Gala.
Mr. Thomas directed the semi-staged concert "Opera Under the Stars" at Orange County's Opera Pacific, which featured opera super-stars Ana Maria Martinez, Chad Shelton, and Quinn Kelsey performing operatic favorites with the Opera Pacific Orchestra under the direction of Maestro John DeMain. Thomas worked as the Resident Outreach Stage Director at Opera Pacific, where he staged the educational outreach show entitled "Fun With Opera". He also wrote and directed a variety show called Opera Soup for Opera Pacific's "Opera in the Park" presentation in 2008, and directed The Tinker of Tivoli for their Opera Camp program, for which he also acted as Program Director.
Metropolitan Opera soprano Ana Maria Martinez described Thomas as "thinking out of the box in an intriguing and captivating way... an inspiring director and mentor, particularly for young artists." Baritone Quinn Kelsey, of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera, says that Thomas, "utilized his own intuitive twists on the storyline of certain pieces to give me as a singer a different perspective of my interpretation". Kelsey says that Thomas' unique new production and staging concepts "... could prove quite useful in bringing more and more audiences back to the opera. Mr. Thomas' insight just seems to me to be a very healthy way to reenergize opera productions."
As a singer and actor, Dylan F. Thomas has performed extensively throughout California and internationally in opera, musical theater, jazz, and straight theater. He just returned from covering the title role in Verdi's Otello with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater, where he also performed the role of Constable in Fiddler on the Roof. In addition, he performed the aria "Vesti la giubba" from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater Orchestra, conducted by Maestra Barbara Day Turner. He recently made his New York City acting debut as Russell in The Spaghetti Catalyst at the historic 13th Street Repertory Theatre. Other notable opera roles include Cavaradossi in Tosca, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Alfredo in La traviata, and Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen.
For ten months during 2006, Dylan F. Thomas was engaged as a performer in three different variety shows at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan. There he performed not only opera repertoire, but musical theater and jazz as well. He was a tenor soloist in the holiday spectacular, "A White Christmas Carol", seen by upwards of 40,000 people each performance, in addition to an operatic street theater show and holiday jazz shows.


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- 3/4 pound fusilli
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 1/4 pound white mushrooms, sliced 1/2 inch thick (2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup light cream
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 pound large shrimp—shelled, deveined and halved lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons minced chives
- 1 tablespoon pressed caviar (1 ounce), frozen
- Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, for garnish
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the fusilli over high heat until al dente. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot.
In a large skillet, cook the shallot and mushrooms in the olive oil over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, 5 minutes. Add the wine and boil over high heat for 1 minute. Add the cream, season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Stir in the shrimp and chives and simmer over moderately high heat until the shrimp are just white throughout, about 1 minute.
Add the shrimp and sauce to the fusilli and toss. Season lightly with salt and pepper; transfer to bowls. Coarsely shred the caviar over the pasta on a frozen box grater (this will prevent the caviar from sticking). Garnish with the cheese and serve.


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Senior Order Timeline
1937- The members of Senior Order petitioned to have The Shack moved from the Womens College in order for it to be used as their clubhouse.
1939- The women were involved in discussing rules for student conduct and were involved in the creation of the first honor code on campus. Somewhere along the line, SO members began a traditional annual orange juice drive to raise money for charity that lasted until at least the 1970s.
1940- Blue Key and Senior Order members became in charge of Orientation Week, including addressing the new class with a Prospectus speech on growth.
- Sammy Wyche's Postlude to Orientation Prospectus: Growth
You should now be giving thought to what you expect to accomplish at Furman in the next four years, to what college offers that you need, to the difference college is to make in your life. What you will find here will be opportunity for growth--growth intellectually, growth spiritually, and growth socially. You have, of course, been growing all your life in all these respects, but college is an opportunity for directed, concentrated accelerated growth at greater breadth and at greater depth than you have ever known before.
- Judi Frederick on social growth:
"Your four years of college must be years of academic challenge and growth; they should be years of spiritual quest. Yet, the person who grows only within himself, within his own mind and soul, will be chatting himself of some of college's richest opportunities for growth. Intellectual achievement and spiritual concern are hollow indeed without growth in your relationships with other people. College is buildings and books and suitcases and contains and megaphones, but more importantly, college is people. At no other time in your life will you be so intimately and constantly exposed to so varied and challenging a group of people.
College is a community of exciting minds, of the intellectually elite- of scholars, of scientists, of researchers, of writers-of vibrant, superior minds. College is youth-dreamers, amateurs, sweethearts, campus politicians. College is football rallies and concerts and decorating for Christmas and operas and house parties and blind dates. College is a dormitory, a homesick friend, a boy from halfway round the world--shared happinesss, hopes, sorrows, disappointments. College is a conference championship, an intramural victory, a dunk in the fountain, a study date in the library. To gain the most from your short years here you must grown intellectually and spiritually and you should grow socially. You will learn about friendships and more about love--more about how to accept people for themselves and how to be yourself with them, how to sympathize with others and yet maintain your individuality and independence."
1946- Senior Order was put in charge of the annual Hanging of the Greens ceremony which is a Christmas celebration where the men and women would dress up in medieval costumes, eat a roasted pig, and celebrate the holidays with each other. The Senior Order initiation ritual was also written in 1946.
1949- The women attempted to link SO with the national society Mortar Board.
1950- Senior Order raised their standards and changed their constitution to state that a member must have a GPA 3 points above the campus average for the last 5 semesters. The campus average was the equivalent to a 3.6.
1951- The women worked on creating more social opportunities between the two campuses.
1954- Senior Order adopted Do Much, Say Little as their motto.
1955- After the convention action in November 1955, Blue Key and Senior Order calmly passed a resolution approving of fraternities for their worthwhile contributions to campus life. A Hornet poll in December, the first of its kind, showed overwhelming student support for fraternities and for the appointment of a director of social activities. In the following months, a student-faculty committee of six students (including 3 Senior Order members) and three faculty members attempted to improve the atmosphere by bringing about several reforms, including a reinstitution of all-University picnics beginning in the spring of 1956, a dating lounge, study days before exams, better postal service, unlimited cuts for juniors and seniors who had a 2.2 average, and abandoning of double cuts on days before holidays.- Alfred Reid2
Senior Order sponsored the Pledge Service and Honor Week in 1955, but its main purpose was to build school spirit. Meetings were held every Monday night to discuss school problems.
1956- - Senior Order works behind the scenes and also participates actively in various university events, such as Homecoming and high school weekend. Senior Order conducted the pledge service for freshmen in the fall and plans a Senior Order banquet for Womens College alumnae who were members of the organization. - Bonhomie article.
1957- A Senior Order Shop was created, selling coffee, cookies and knickknacks, to raise money for their philanthropic projects.
1959- SO women instituted a Senior Order Sweetheart.
1960s- SO and Blue Key, a mens honor society, were put in charge of giving tours on campus for freshman orientation and perspective students.
1961- SO sponsored a drive on campus to raise money for a TV and a break room for dining hall workers who worked long hours with nowhere to take a break.
1962- The women in charge of raising money for all of the women who lost all of their belongings at Central Wesleyan College in a campus-wide fire.
1963- Senior Order women were in charge of promoting and passing a campus square dance, which was highly controversial considering it was a Baptist school at the time.
1964- An article was published on Friday March 6, 1964 in the Paladin entitled Senior Disorder. It read: The campus is in an uproar because the women who were supported by the "underlying current" of popular opinion were not chosen. The Paladin is selecting 8 additional women who were not picked for Senior Order based on their scholarship, leadership, citizenship and service. The Paladin suggests that only 8 women were chosen, but according to the 12% of the student body rule, 16.08 could've been chosen. One cause of discontent by the student body is the apparent misconception of the actual criteria used by the old members of Senior Order in selecting the new. According to the tapping ritual, leadership, scholarship, service and citizenship are the determining factors. Based on the old Zoo tradition (which is the nickname for the Womens College), these factors are not the ones of primary importance, however. Unanimity wears the jewel-studded crown; and even the principles lauded in the lapping ritual bow down to total agreement. 1965- Dr. Blackwell becomes president. The Senior Order women wrote thank you letters to every faculty and staff member and made them gifts of appreciation. The Women also secured nameplates for the portraits in the parlors of the Womens Dorm.
1966- The women sold color pictures of the Bell Tower for $1.25 each to raise money for their charitable causes. As an ideal, Senior Order challenges every Furman girl to seek a clearer vision of true living and to strive to retain the spirit of truth, honor and love.- Bonhomie
1967- The retreat center Camp Parker is finally established on Paris Mountain for Furman students thanks to the hard work of Senior Order women who labored for 20 years for it to come to fruition.
1970- SO members raised money for and created a meditation room on campus for students.
1998- SO members got Unit Six, a notorious freshman hall, remained Chiles Hall in honor of M. Chiles.
Written by Julianna Battenfield
Works Cited
1Alfred Reid, Furman University, 129.
2Alfred Reid, Furman University, 160.
2Alfred Reid, Furman University, 160.


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'Now, it might be possible that the US Congress were all in on Bush and Cheney's lies before they made them, but I find it much more likely that the the current administration, like the previous one, was relying on imperfect information provided by poor intelligence work.'
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This is a sweet and tasty salad that I made for a potluck supper, it was well received by all. For the sweetened condensed milk I used #14062 by Darlene Summers with great success. Cook time does NOT reflect overnight refrigeration.
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Made this weekend for my future in-laws' housewarming party, and everyone enjoyed it. I used part of a large sweet white onion, since that was on hand here, and after mixing the sweetened condensed milk, vinegar and mayo for the dressing I chose not to add any sugar. I can't imagine wanting it to taste any sweeter than it did and don't know what difference, if any, the sugar would make to the consistency of the dressing.
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- 1 lb tri-color spiral pasta
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 red onion, minced
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
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- Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse under cold water and drain; place in a large bowl. Add carrots, onion, green pepper and celery. In another bowl combine remaining ingredients. Pour over pasta mixture, toss to coat. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.


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Johnny Walker of Ahwatukee Foothills has enrolled at the Culver Academies in Culver, Ind., for the 118th school year, which started in August.
The Academies' school year began traditionally with the Matriculation Ceremony for all 261 new students. Each student had the opportunity to walk through the Logansport Gate, and was welcomed by the Head of Schools, John Buxton and his wife, Pam Buxton; CGA Dean Laura Weaser; CMA Commandant Col. Kelly Jordan; CGA Senior Prefect Lindsay Haller (Willmette, Ill.); and the CMA Regimental Cmdr. Jack Mitzell (Westfield, Ind).
Walker previously attended Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary and Kyrene Altadeña Middle School. While living in the Ahwatukee area he played hockey for the Arizona Hockey Union.
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No. 2 Arizona prospect goes five innings in 2014 season debut
By Ashley Marshall / MiLB.com | April 18, 2014 1:00 AM ET
In some ways, first-rounder Braden Shipley is doing things a little backward. But now that his 2014 season debut is behind him, the initial impression he left his coaches with was that he will have no problem moving forward.
Shipley (1-0) gave up five hits and a walk while striking out four batters over five innings to earn his first professional win as the Class A South Bend Silver Hawks beat the Quad Cities River Bandits, 5-0, on Thursday.
"It felt great to be back up here," said Shipley, who was kept in extended spring training after experiencing bicep tendinitis last month. "It was pretty cool to get my first official professional win. It was a little different because I got a win in the [2013 Midwest League playoffs], but technically that's not counted because it's in the postseason. It was a little backwards, but I'm going to enjoy this win and hopefully I'll get a lot more.
"The arm felt great tonight and even my last outing in Spring Training it felt good too. I didn't have any problems with it tonight and I haven't had any other problems with it since I injured it."
Arizona's No. 2 prospect gave up an extra-base hit in three of five innings and he worked with runners on base in every frame except the fourth.
He stranded a runner at second base in the first and two in scoring position in the second. Catcher Michael Perez threw out would-be base stealer Brett Phillips in the third and left fielder Chuck Taylor teamed up with shortstop Andrew Velazquez to throw out Austin Elkins at home in the fifth as he tried to score from first base on Chan Moon's double.
"I had great defense behind me," Shipley said. "My shortstop told me that he loves playing behind me. Guys were making plays in the infield and we were playing fundamental defense all night.
"Looking back at last year, there were a couple times where I could not get out of those jams. Maybe I hyped myself up too much or was thinking about it too much. Tonight I just stayed really calm the whole time no matter what happened. I just told myself 'one pitch at a time.'"
Ranked 75th among MLB.com's Top 100 prospects, Shipley went 0-3 with a 4.99 ERA in 12 starts between short-season Hillsborough and the Silver Hawks. Manager Mark Haley gave Shipley the ball twice in last year's Midwest League playoffs -- including in the Championship Series against Quad Cities -- and said he is pleased with the improvements the 22-year-old has made since last fall.
"It was real nice to watch his first outing," Haley said. "He commanded his fastball and had good feel for his other pitches. He had a change working and a nice curve -- what we call a power curve -- but what I was most pleased with was spotting up the fastball inside and opening up the other part of the plate."
Shipley came out after 74 pitches, his limit was 75, and Haley said he will remain at that limit "for a little bit until word comes from up top" that he can be stretched out.
Selected by the D-backs 15th overall in June's Draft out of the University of Nevada, Shipley's sophomore campaign was pushed back two weeks after he told coaches in spring camp that he felt a pinch in his throwing shoulder after his second outing.
"It was one of those freak deals," he said. "I had never experienced it before and it freaked me out a little bit. But I worked through it and got stronger. Now I'm able to perform how I want to. It scared me more than anything."
Shipley used a number of corrective exercises to take the stress off his shoulder and he improved his posture, which has had a positive effect on his mechanics.
He didn't pitch for the first four days after reporting the injury and then started throwing every third day -- first from 60 feet, then 75 and finally 90. When he was able to throw on consecutive days on flat ground, he progressed to bullpen sessions.
"I had a little thing where I would sometimes lay too far back when I pitched and it would cause the ball to be up a little bit instead of me driving through it," Shipley said. "Now I have everything working the way it should, I can stay really strong throughout the delivery and I can get through the back side and pound down in the zone."
Haley described Shipley as an athlete and a worker, praising some of the aspects of his game that often go overlooked, such as his ability to contain the running game and get off the mound to field his position.
"His ceiling is endless right now. He needs to sharpen up some of his secondary stuff, but he can hit the bottom half of the zone and elevate effectively. He is on the right path. He reminds me of ... Jarrod Parker, someone who has that competitive drive and who can drive a baseball as well as spin it."
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Wake County Resident Guilty of State Tax Charges
Date: November 18, 2008
A Wake County restaurant owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
Tina Guerrero of 611 N. Main St., Rolesville pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2008 to failure to file and pay the state sales and use tax. Guerrero is the former owner of Tina's Country Kitchen, Inc., in Rolesville. The restaurant is now closed.
Guerrero was placed on supervised probation for 36 months and was ordered to pay $12,337.36 in restitution and court costs.
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The Fund dramatically improves the response to victims of sexual assault by ensuring that the costs for medical care will be paid when the victim is examined within seven days of an assault, regardless of whether the crime is reported or not. The Fund will also pay for the collection of forensic evidence and for prescriptions for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease to assault victims. Finally, in creating the Fund, the Department of Justice, working with advocates, care providers and law enforcement, adopted a set of guidelines to better standardize the provision of care to victims and the collection of evidence for law enforcement.
"Today marks a new era in Oregon's commitment to victims of sexual assault," Myers said. "No longer will rape victims get a bill for their medical care and examinations. No longer will law enforcement agencies have to choose between the collection of evidence and the bottom line. Victims and law enforcement can properly turn their attention to the hard work of recovery and prosecution."
Prior to the enactment of the Fund, statutes required law enforcement agencies to pay for the cost of medical examinations required in the investigation of sexual offenses. This policy posed challenges for medical providers, for the law enforcement community and, most devastatingly, for victims of crime.
Hospitals and care providers were forced to distinguish, often arbitrarily, between medical care and forensic examination and then determine the proper billing mechanisms. Local law enforcement was asked to pay the medical and forensic costs with no additional funding. Absent a statewide standard, victims of crime were often left holding the bill.
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"Developing a coordinated community response for victims of rape has long been one of my highest priorities," said Myers. "As of right now, we can proudly say that we are fully committed to the well-being of these victims and are willing to step forward and ensure we meet their fundamental needs."
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Royal Coffee Expanding to the Biltmore
I love a little news tidbit with my morning caffeine ritual.
So I'd heard that Royal Coffee -- Hayes McNeil's fab java bar inside the Phoenix Public Market -- was opening another spot in Phoenix, at Biltmore Fashion Park. The ritzy mall has had a lot of turnover and change in the past few years (R.I.P. Haus, Retail Lab, and that entire building where Christopher's Fermier used to be), and after Coffee Plantation closed down to become True Food Kitchen, it hasn't had a dedicated coffee pitstop besides the Borders cafe.
Well, it's true about Royal. They'll be opening a kiosk in the mall's outdoor courtyard, likely the first week in November. That means I'll probably be drooling at gizmos in the Apple store, shopping for lipstick in the MAC store, and grabbing a latte all in very close proximity.
This brightens my day.
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