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Partner Spotlight: Theresa Diaz, Campaign Champion
As a mother of two and former teacher, Theresa Diaz is familiar with children's developmental milestones. Before her son was a year old, Theresa began to notice signs of developmental delay.
"I knew something was wrong with Merced. After the first 10 months, he lost language progression," said Theresa. "Even though I suspected a problem, Merced was 2½-years-old before he was officially diagnosed with autism."
After Merced's diagnosis, Theresa prepared herself for potential challenges by researching various autism treatments. Through her investigation, Theresa soon learned the importance of early intervention and began to practice therapies and set goals that worked for her son. Not only did she work with Easter Seals providers, but the Texas Early Childhood Intervention program also supplied Merced with a 6-month, in-home intervention program.
"Every child diagnosed with autism is affected differently. When choosing therapies and treatments, parents cannot take the one-size-fits-all approach," she explained. "I work with a team of health care professionals to personalize therapies and intervention for Merced so he gets the treatment that he needs to live up to his full potential."
Driven by her personal experience with Merced, Theresa recently took on another full-time job as president of her local Autism Society of America (ASA) chapter. "After I learned that Merced had a problem, I was compelled to help other families," said Theresa. Realizing that her community lacked resources and general autism awareness, Theresa was searching for valuable information and discovered the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." campaign website and materials. She valued the emphasis on early intervention offered in the materials and wanted to share the information with her community.
"The later a child is diagnosed, the harder it is for him or her to catch up," said Theresa. "Because of early diagnosis, my son is closing the gap between where he should be and where he is."
Since September 2005, Theresa, along with former ASA co-president Shaun Ipock and parent volunteers, has distributed health care professional kits to local pediatricians. They have also reached out to churches, local businesses, day cares, schools, and libraries with informational kits, reaching hundreds of parents and health care professionals in Texas.
Aside from community outreach, Theresa has also explored several nontraditional avenues to spread the message of early intervention using the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." campaign. In upcoming months, Theresa and a team of ASA members will be passing out campaign flyers at Sam's Clubs and Wal-Mart stores in the area. She hopes to display campaign posters in post offices and involve local television stations in spreading the campaign's child development messages. Recently, Theresa explored the idea of a "Learn the Signs. Act Early." campaign float for city parades and has encouraged early childhood education programs in local colleges to include early intervention information in their curriculum.
Theresa realizes the impact of her outreach, and she stresses the importance of parents' roles in the early diagnosis of autism. "Parents must trust their instincts, be persistent and educate themselves," said Theresa. "Most parents notice that something is wrong with their child, but are reluctant to ask questions or believe that their child has autism. Like most parents, I am driven by the hope that I can create a better community for my son."
For more information on how you can reach out to health professionals in your area, visit the How to Get Involved page of the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." website.
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Two EMU lecturers honored for outstanding teaching achievements
YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University lecturers Pamela Becker, interdisciplinary technology, and Annette Wannamaker, English language and literature, have received the 2003 EMU Full-time Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award. Each was awarded a plaque and $1,000.
The two were selected from among 120 eligible full-time lecturers on campus. The award criteria is based on a lecturer's commitment to the education of students and their ability to facilitate student learning through effective teaching.
"I always loved education. It helps women move ahead and gives them more options in life," said Becker, who once worked on the assembly line at Willow Run before coming to EMU.
One of Becker's major accomplishments was to develop and implement a bachelor's degree in technology management. As program coordinator for this program, she is currently advising students and performing marketing activities with the University and agencies, businesses and industries. In addition, she worked to establish articulation agreements with community colleges in southeast Michigan so transfer students wouldn't lose credits when transferring into the program.
Becker also designed and taught EMU's on-line course "Understanding Technology," and has incorporated the use of computers and the Internet into her classes and research.
"Her most obvious and impressive traits are her willingness to embrace innovation while demonstrating a high level of concern for students and maintaining very high student expectations," said John Dugger, dean of EMU's College of Technology.
Becker, who lives in Superior Township, has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, a master's degree from EMU, and is currently working on a doctorate in education leadership at EMU.
"I was in journalism to make the world a better place, but teaching is what I love. The most valuable lesson I've learned has been to listen to students and to adapt to their needs," said Wannamaker, who was a reporter covering higher education in Charlottesville, Va., before coming to EMU.
In her argumentative writing class, she restructured the course for her night students and focused the essays on the role of work and leisure in contemporary America.
"Outstanding teaching is easy to recognize, but difficult to master," said James Knapp, assistant professor, English language and literature department. "Annette works tirelessly to improve the quality of her classes and she makes it look easy."
Wannamaker also took on teaching assignments on short notice and developed courses using innovative ideas. She developed a "Rent-a-Kid" project for her children's literature class where students go out into the community and read to children. Sometimes the students read to a cousin and other times to a child in a homeless shelter. The students then write a paper on their experience.Wannamaker, who resides in Ypsilanti, has a bachelor's degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a master's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their career and lives, and to be better citizens.
Editor's Note: Looking for an expert source for a story? Check out EMU's Eastern Experts online at www.emich.edu/univcomm/easternexperts.
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HOT off the heels of the Sharknado 2: The Second One premiere, leading lady Tara Reid is trying capitalise on the cult followingby launching a new fragrance line, Shark by Tara.
You know, because who wouldn't want to smell like expert shark-slayer April Wexler?
"Shark by Tara is a light and refreshing perfume perfect for day-to-day wear," Tara Reid's official web site boasts.
The perfume, which costs $24.95, is also a "complex scent" (as one would expect a Sharknado-inspired fragrance to be) with "three different levels of nodes [sic] that embrace our fresh, light, and fun feel."
The "nodes" or notes, as we're guessing Tara means, include iced mint, violet and lemon, followed by jasmine tuberose and muguet, and ending on cool blue rose, amber and musk.


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It will be noted that Mrs. Borrow signed herself "carreta," the pet name that her husband always gave her.
And, so saying, the cibolero rode up to the carreta, followed by his sister.
And now, my carreta, I must conclude, having said all I have to say for the present.
Dear carreta,—This is the third letter which I have written to you.
Their mode of transport is the pack-mule, and the "carreta" drawn by mules or oxen.
The same salutation was repeated by all the senoras and senoritas in the carreta.
I noticed that there were wheel-tracks—deep ruts—evidently made by the rude block-wheels of a carreta.
Further on Ignacio shouted again to pass a carreta, a long wooden box on two high wheels, with the door at the back swinging open.
The poblana, leading the girl by the hand, came out of the house, and both mounted into the carreta.
A strange-looking woman was seated in the bottom of the carreta—an old woman, with long flowing hair, white as flax.


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All has been very quiet on the front of Bill Malone's latest horror opus, Parasomnia, for a while now ("Tons of New Parasomnia Pics!" – August 2007); and according to star Jeffrey Combs, that's exactly the way Malone wants it right now.
"Bill wants to keep it under wraps until it's done. I saw a short screening of what he has done so far, and it's very visionary," he told Sci Fi Wire in a recent interview. Malone financed the entire film himself and doesn't want anyone to get a look at it until he's 100% happy with the finished film, which you have to respect, even if it is taking longer than some would like.
The film follows a man who meets a woman while visiting a friend in the hospital and become enraptured with her. She suffers from the titular disease, which makes her sleep 23 hours a day, but the man can't help his feelings for her so he breaks her out of the hospital. When she awakens in a car, she's petrified, having never been outside of the hospital, but what's waiting in her dream world is much more terrifying.
You can see a huge selection of stills from the film over at the official Parasomnia site, and hopefully look forward to more info about the movie very soon!
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* TSX falls 51.32 points, or 0.40 percent, to 12,773.16 * Eight of the 10 main index sectors decline * Potash Corp drops 3.6 percent, has biggest index impact * Bombardier higher after contract win By John Tilak and Rod Nickel TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index declined on Wednesday as Potash Corp of Saskatchewan dropped after two days of gains and gold miners declined on continued signals that a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis was possible. Shares of Potash Corp and other producers of the crop nutrient potash fell after strong advances in the two previous sessions that were linked to optimism that Russian rival Uralkali could change strategy. Reports circulated on Monday that billionaire Suleiman Kerimov might sell his stake in Uralkali, leading to speculation about a renewed partnership between Uralkali and Belarusian potash producer Belaruskali that would support potash prices. But Uralkali said on Tuesday it had no plans to return to the trade alliance with Belarus, and the world's biggest nickel producer, Norilsk Nickel, said on Wednesday it had no interest in Kerimov's stake. Shares of Potash fell 3.6 percent and had the biggest negative influence on the index. The market wanted to believe that the Russians and Belarusians will reconcile "but that hasn't been proven just yet," said Stan Wong, vice president and portfolio manager at Macquarie Private Wealth. "Shorter term, the drama that's played out in these two countries is still going to keep fertilizer companies a bit under water," said Wong, whose portfolio includes Potash. Over the long run. Potash and other fertilizer companies will benefit from increasing grain consumption, especially in emerging markets, Wong said. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 51.32 points, or 0.40 percent, at 12,773.16. Eight of the 10 main sectors on the index were in the red. The materials sector, which has climbed since hitting a low in June, dropped 1.8 percent and was the biggest decliner among the major groups. In the materials group, gold-mining shares stumbled more than 1 percent as bullion prices fell as optimism about a diplomatic end to the Syrian crisis eroded gold's safe-haven appeal. Goldcorp Inc lost 0.9 percent to C$27.91, and Barrick Gold Corp shed 0.6 percent to C$18.95. Shares of energy producers were down 0.5 percent. Suncor Energy Inc fell 0.3 percent to C$36.50, and Enbridge Inc lost 1.8 percent to C$42.42. A consortium led by Bombardier Inc won a $288 million contract from Azerbaijan Railways to deliver signaling systems for an international corridor connecting Asia and Europe. Shares of Bombardier climbed 0.8 percent to C$4.99.


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Am I missing something here?
Why would I want a tuner with 4 settings, two of which will most likely 100% set off the limp mode?
I'm getting the feeling it is best to just leave it alone.
Simply put, it's the same reason that JB4 and PROcede has multiple options. Each car performs differently, resides in different areas, has different environmental conditions, etc. To be locked down to one safe value, while nice, is not something I want to be restricted to. I honestly wish someone would come up with something more along those lines for us, so that we could really tap into the potential of the car. And there aren't 4 settings, there are 28 settings.
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even if that is 365 at the crank, that's better then JBD. That tune sent my car into limp mode then stopped working alltogether. wanted to send it back but he'll only do a swap not refund.
The JBD is a solid, solid product. However, as I said above, not all cars are created equal, and while Terry (and the other tuners) do their best to create a 'safe zone' for the tunes so that you can enjoy them without (much) worry. You're the first person I've heard have that problem in over 2 years, to be honest.
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Trump Won't Take Question From 'Fake News' CNN
Things got a little testy at Donald Trump's news conference Wednesday when a CNN reporter attempted to ask a question. (See the video here.) Trump, angry about the network's reporting on sensational (and unsupported) Moscow-related allegations, immediately shut down CNN's Jim Acosta and refused his repeated attempts to ask a question.
"Your organization is terrible," said Trump, per the Hill. Acosta responded: "You're attacking us, can you give us a question?" Trump: "Don't be rude. No, I'm not going to give you a question. You are fake news."
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May 2004
Former NCAR director Wilmot "Bill" Hess died
last month at his home in Berkeley California. He was 77.
Bill Hess.
Bill enjoyed a rich scientific career at several
of the nation's leading institutions. He received
his Ph.D. in nuclear physics from the University
of California at Berkeley in 1954, then went to work
for the Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore
national laboratories and the Goddard Space Center.
He became director of science and applications at
the Manned Space Center in Houston for Apollo 11
and then served as director of NOAA's Environmental
Research Laboratories in Boulder.
In 1980, Bill succeeded Francis Bretherton as NCAR
director. His six-year tenure was an important time
for the organization, as researchers took advantage
of increasingly sophisticated remote sensing and
modeling technologies, and NCAR bought its first
Cray supercomputer.
Bill left in 1986 to become associate director
for high energy and nuclear physics at the Department
of Energy. He retired to Berkeley 10 years later.
In a 1986 interview, Bill said, "One of the
things I think is critical for an organization like
NCAR is long-term stability."
Rick Anthes, who succeeded Bill as NCAR director
and is now the president of UCAR, praises Bill as
an important figure in NCAR's history. "Bill
was an incredibly energetic and optimistic leader
who ran the NCAR Directors' Committee with
enthusiasm and diplomacy," Rick recalls. "He
understood that NCAR served many constituencies,
and he fostered a well-balanced program of science
and facilities. He also was very strong on the need
to increase diversity at NCAR."
Bill is survived by his wife
of 53 years, Winifred "Westher" Lowdermilk
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Calvin has over a hundred different clubs and sports teams to get involved with. Not to mention any Calvin versus Hope sporting event is always a good time. There are intramurals for those who want to continue playing their sport without needing to put in as much time and commitment, as well as highly recommended rock wall open to beginners or experts everyday. With the beautiful campus Calvin provides, a simple walk in the nature preserve is always enjoyable in every season.Read More
College is funny in that until you are in it you don't quite realize that this category isn't going to be as impactful as you first imagined (at least, that's my opinion on it all).There are a lot of events put on by Calvin, a lot of concerts that come through, and a lot of events the dorms themselves put on, so I would say there is a lot of opportunity for one to find fun in many places, and I would personally recommend finding a club you enjoy. There are many clubs as well, and opportunities to start new ones are not hard to find. There is plenty to keep you busy when you aren't busy with college itself.Read More
There is always something to do. Almost every weekend, there are floor dates where your dorm floor does an activity with a dorm floor of the opposite sex. Calvin also has several great concerts throughout the year, as it is able to attract high level groups due to it being located in Grand Rapids, the second largest metro area in Michigan. Grand Rapids also has many great things to do and places to see. If you are bored as a Calvin Student, then you are trying to be bored.Read More
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Grand Rapids is a beautiful town that offers so many opportunities for fun! Great places to take dates, great places to hang as groups, Art Prize is an entire month of awesome activities all over the town. On top of that Calvin provides dorm activities every day, as well as campus wide activities every Friday and Saturday. There's never a dull moment and I guarantee you'll find SOMETHING to do every night if you step out of your room for ten minutes. Also, people here are very friendly and welcoming. If you are feeling like you have no one to hang with or eat with, all you have to do is pick a table, find someone you think is cute, say hello and you'll be welcomed to join their group nine times out of ten. That's the beauty of Calvin in a nutshell!Read More


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Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes
Crane Rotation: 200°
Spans: up to 30' standard; longer spans available
Capacities: up to 5 tons
Powered Rotation: available on new cranes or as a retrofit jib drive on 201 Series jibs only
Spanco Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes require no floor space and no special foundations. They quickly fold out of the way of large overhead cranes.
- Our Cantilever 300 Series Crane offers the greatest amount of clearance, both under and above the boom.
- Our most economical crane, the Tie Rod 301, has no support structure under the boom, so trolley hoists can travel virtually the full length of the boom.
300 Series Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes – Cantilever
- Full cantilever design.
- Transmits less direct force to building column than tie rod supported jibs.
301 Series Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes – Tie Rod Supported
- Wall bracket with tie rod supported boom.
- Design uses a standard I-beam and single tie rod to eliminate off-center loading problems.
Options for Spanco Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes
Wall Cantilever 300 Kits
- Customers can fabricate their own Wall Cantilever Jib Crane using the hinge components supplied by Spanco. All hardware for bolting the hinges to the jib is supplied.
Wall Bracket 301 Kits
- Wall bracket kits include all components except the I-beam, tie rod, and mounting hardware, which, if preferred, can be purchased locally.
- Top and bottom wall brackets utilize a formed steel channel, with two bronze bushings, bronze thrust washers, and formed tie rod clevises.
- All bolted connections are in double shear.
- All swivel connections have bronze bushings and grease fittings to ease rotation, promoting long life and low maintenance.
Case Studies
Products covered under the Ten-Year Warranty:
- Manual Steel Freestanding, Ceiling Mounted Workstation Bridge Cranes, and Monorails
- Manual Aluminum (Alu-Track®) Workstation Bridge Cranes and Monorails
- Manual Jib Cranes (I-Beam, Articulating, and Workstation Jib Cranes)
- Manual Gantry Cranes and Tripods
What the Ten-Year Warranty covers:
- Defects in equipment material and workmanship
- Wearable parts (workstation bridge crane end trucks and hoist trolley wheels only)
Spanco, Inc. warrants its manual workstation bridge crane products, jib crane products, and gantry crane products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of ten (10) years or 20,000 hours, commencing on the date of shipment to the first retail purchaser. This warranty extends to non-wearable parts only, with the exception of the wheels supplied on manually operated workstation end trucks and hoist trolleys. This warranty does not cover defective equipment or system failure caused by misuse, negligence, improper installation or maintenance, or equipment that has been used in excess of its rated capacity or beyond its service factors. It does not apply to equipment that has been altered without Spanco's written authorization.
Written notice of any claimed system defect must be given to Spanco within thirty days of discovery. Spanco's obligation under this warranty is limited to the replacement or repair of Spanco's products at the factory or separate location approved by Spanco. The purchaser is responsible for all freight and transportation costs relating to equipment repair or replacement. Other than the abovementioned warranty, Spanco will not honor any other warranties—whether express, implied, or statutory—and disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Spanco is not liable—under any circumstances—for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages including but not limited to lost profits, increased operating costs, or loss of production.
This warranty does not extend to components or accessories not manufactured by Spanco. The purchaser's remedy for such components and accessories will be determined by the terms and conditions of any the warranty provided by the manufacturer of such components and accessories.
NOTE: All motorized Spanco products come with a One-Year Warranty on drive components.
General Design Standards:
Spanco cranes are designed in conformance with the following applicable standards:
- Workstation Bridge Cranes: AISC Steel Construction Manual, OSHA 1910.179, ANSI B30.11, AWS D1.1/D1.6, and MMA MH27.2
- Gantry Cranes: AISC Steel Construction Manual, OSHA 1910.179, ANSI B30.11, AWS D1.1/D1.2/D1.6, and CMAA 74
- Jib Cranes: AISC Steel Construction Manual, OSHA 1910.179, ANSI B30.11, AWS D1.1/D1.6, and CMAA 74
All Spanco cranes have a design factor of 15% of the allowable capacity for the weight of the hoist and 25% for impact.
Fabrication Standards:
All welding performed during the manufacturing of Spanco cranes meets the American Welding Society's (AWS) D1.1/D1.2/D1.6 Standards.
Spanco, Inc. is officially certified as an AWS Certified Welding Fabricator (CWF). This means that not only are all welders AWS Certified, but all processes and procedures adhere to AWS CWF requirements. Examples of requirements include annual calibration of all welding machines and Level 2 visual inspections on all load-bearing components.
Material Standards:
All steel used in the manufacturing of Spanco cranes meets the following applicable ASTM International specifications:
- Structural Steel Shapes: ASTM A-36
- Structural Steel Pipes: ASTM A-53
- Structural Steel Tubing: ASTM A-500
Steel plate and round bar used in Spanco cranes have minimum yield strengths of 36 KSI.
Surface Preparation & Painting Procedures:
Spanco adheres to the standards of the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) for all product surface preparation. Prior to painting, all Spanco crane components are deburred and descaled using power tools equipped with sanding discs and wire wheels. Components are then washed utilizing a high-pressure/high temperature biodegradable degreaser solution. Parts are wiped clean and allowed to dry before the painting process. During painting, all components surfaces are coated with a quick drying, semi-gloss enamel, applied to a minimum dry-film thickness of 2 to 3 mils. A finishing coat is applied with a hot, airless, electrostatic spray paint system. Painted components are cured at air temperature.
Deflection Guidelines:
The following guidelines for deflection and stress are followed by Spanco engineers during the crane design process:
- Workstation Bridge Cranes: All models designed to L/450
- Jib Cranes: Wall-Mounted Cantilever (300 Series) models designed to L/150, Freestanding (100, 101, and 102 Series), Mast Style (200 Series), and Wall-Mounted Bracket (301 Series) models design to L/450
- Workstation Jib Cranes: Wall-Mounted (WC Series) models designed to L/225, Freestanding (FR Series) models designed to L/150
- Gantry Cranes: All steel series models to L/600, Aluminum models to L/450
Quality Standards:
Spanco, Inc. is an ISO 9001-2008 Registered corporation. This means that Spanco cranes are manufactured to standards ensuring safety, reliability, and the highest quality. Spanco, Inc.'s ISO designation also allows for continuous improvement based on customer feedback.
- Inspect entire system annually or more frequently as defined by OSHA 1910.179. Inspection must be performed by a qualified person. Failure to do so may cause serious injury or death.
- This equipment, used as a crane, is not in any way designed for lifting, supporting, or transporting humans. Failure to follow specified load limitations can result in serious bodily injury or death.
- The rated load of the hoist as marked on the hoist must not exceed the rated capacity of the jib as labeled on the boom. Do not install a hoist with a capacity greater than that of the jib.
- It is solely the customer's responsibility to provide suitable mounting supports for the jib crane. Spanco recommends that the customer consult a qualified professional architect or engineer in your local area to determine the adequacy of the building support. There should be no deviation form the recommended foundation size or installation recommendations without first consulting a qualified professional. Failure to check this item can result in severe bodily injury or death.
- Do not impact end stops at speed.
- Do not use end stops for repetitive boom impacts.
- To prevent trolley from running off of the boom, do not operate crane without end stop bolt firmly secured in place on the end of the boom.
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Hi all,
I'm running Vista Business 32bit on a HP Compaq 8510p notebook.
Early this month I've upgraded the ATI Driver and control panel from HP
drivers page.
A few days later I've noticed that on the notebook control panel, there is 2
entrys for ATI catalyst Install Manager, one with the date I bought the
notebook and the second one with the date I've upgraded the drive.
On the control panel I've tried to uninstall the older one, but suddenly the
SO crashed and the notebook restarted. I can' t remove it!
On CCleaner, there's only 1 entry for this program, so I think, possible,
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|Modes of Reading in the Middle Ages (3)
|As part of their reform of scripts, the literate monks of the Carolingian age abandoned the fanciful heading scripts of the preceding era, and reintroduced the majuscule scripts from antiquity, square capitals, rustic capitals and uncial, to form a hierarchy of heading scripts. These became the standard until the introduction of new forms in the Gothic era. Significant chapter beginnings were differentiated into large graphic chunks, providing a link between pattern and design, words and memory. Headings, while differentiated in weight and majesty, were no longer tangled into anagrams and tricky designs, but legible as text.
|First page of Psalm 51 in a late 10th century psalter (British Library, add ms 37517, f.33). (From New Palaeographical Society 1909)
|Segment of one column from the two column text of the Ada Gospels of the late 8th century (Treves, Stadtbibliothek, Bibelhandschriften 22 (Codex aureus), p.17). (From Steffens 1929)
|The increasing use of double column text rather than a single column written across the width of the page may have reduced the necessity to track back and forwards with the eyes and allowed the mental processing of chunks of text, rather than individual letters or even single words. Enlarged capitals at the beginning of paragraphs and the use of historiated initials to provide a visual clue as to the content of the text also aided in this process, for those who were highly literate in Latin, of course.
|This heightening of legibility went along with regularisation of texts themselves. Efforts were made over several centuries to replace various Old Latin versions of the Bible with St Jerome's Vulgate. Fine exemplars were produced and presented to major churches and monasteries to remove errors which had been perpetuated in old texts. The works of the Latin Classics and the Latin grammarians were reproduced and studied to aid in the study of the language and the correction of texts. Herein lies a little conundrum. When we talk about the phonetic qualities and grammatical regularity of the Latin language, we are talking about texts which have already passed through this very conscious filter, as they are largely known to us from medieval copies. Conspiracy theorists have suggested that the Latin Classics were forged by medieval monks. That is seriously unlikely, but one does wonder whether the precision of the Latin language, and adherence to the ideals of the theoretical grammarians, was enhanced by them in their quest for reading literacy.
|Various forms of reading were recognised in the middle ages. Reading in complete silence was the accomplishment of the scholar. Reading quietly aloud or mumbling was accepted as a means of reading for meditative purposes, or for committing text to memory. Reading aloud in public was part of the profession of the clergy. They declaimed the liturgy, read texts and sermons for the benefit of the congregation in church, and selected brethren in the monasteries read aloud to the others during meals. This was laid down in the Rule of St Benedict to discourage idle talk at table and for their moral improvement and education. Different forms of text developed to cater for different modes of reading.
|At left, the refectory pulpit of Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire. At right, the choir stalls of Ely Cathedral, where the liturgy was pronounced.
|In these situations, not only the person who read aloud was a reader. The listeners were readers as well, learning from a written text. Medieval sources sometimes use reading and hearing as terms of very similar meaning. A person could read with their ears, whether in church, at university or in a court of law. This implies that a person who hears a text should be able to comprehend and analyse it as clearly as one who studies it through the decoding of graphic signs.
|It is believed that the library or scriptorium, in the form of a separate large room, did not become a feature of the Benedictine monastery until the 13th or 14th century. Before that, books were stored in a cupboard or aumbry, and loaned out to monks for reading in some quiet corner of the cloister or suchlike. Public reading, hearing or oral learning of text was thus separated from private reading as an activity.
|Depiction of an old aumbry in St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester.
|The late medieval scriptorium of Selby Abbey, a Benedictine house, occupied the upper floor of this annex to the church.
|Petrucci (Petrucci 1995) ascribes the invention of the large reading and writing room to the new orders of friars in the 13th century, notably the Dominicans for whom scholarship was a work for God. The communal reading room with large benches and shelves of chained books is not derived from the origins of Benedictine monasticism, but from the new engagement of preaching orders with the laity, and the need of the friars to interpret texts for their moral improvement. The Dominicans introduced their own grammar of legibility, with new forms of punctuation in order to render more precisely their texts in oral form for those who read with their ears.
|Nevertheless, the library or scriptorium in this form became a feature of Benedictine monasteries. Intriguingly, this seems to have occurred at around that time that monasteries were transcribing fewer of their own books, but buying them from stationers and booksellers. Reading and study in a communal environment was becoming valued over solitary writing.
|For those heavily engaged with private acts of scholarship, written text became more dense, compact, abbreviated and complex. The script used for glosses, those scholarly annotations to core texts which sometimes overwhelmed them on the page, was similar to that used for compact Bibles and university writings such as law texts. The very page design became complex, with text in various blocks, sometimes connected with little marginal pointers which could snake around the core text indicating relevant sections. Reading was entirely a process of decoding written words, but the sequence was not necessarily linear.
|Segment from an early 14th century page of a work by Albertus Magnus on the Virgin Mary, from a private collection.
|The above example has intensive abbreviation, a script almost too tiny to read, and an assortment of marginal pointers and annotations.
|During the period of Gothic script, writing continued to develop certain graphic qualities which aided the more rapid comprehension of whole words. These included dotting the letter i, initially only if it was in a row of confusing minims, and extending the second i of double i into a letter like a j, as in the word filiis. Hyphenation was introduced when words carried on from one line to the next. The reading of a medieval Latin text involves the comprehension of a whole graphic code as well as the Latin language.
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The life of the Christian church is weaved from a rich tapestry of threads. Some threads were added by singular brilliant minds that were able to see beyond what was offered to them and were empowered to craft something new. Other threads were forged in councils of leaders who gathered to confront the challenges of their time and to fortify the ground upon which they stood so that the life of the faith might be preserved. A third, less exalted, group of fibers are the gift of the worshiping community itself. From disparate corners of the Roman Empire communities took upon their lips the task of making a thankful memorial for Christ with a subtle restyling of prayers to fit their culture and concerns, not with the coordinated efforts of a systemetition, but with the natural adaption of an organism. This liturgical theology, therefore, must be known in context and with an understanding of the seeds from which its own germination and flowering took found their genesis. Although there is only a fragmentary history of the earliest liturgical landscapes the following five prayers offer some of the best glimpses we have into early Christian liturgical threads.
Jewish prayers – The influence of the Jewish social and cultic rites upon the Christian expressions of thanksgiving and memorial cannot be ignored. The Jewish community, after all, provided the rich narrative and symbolic soil from which the earliest Christian communities emerged. Among the numerous influences Jewish life had on the Christian community, the one that seems to have impacted the liturgical (particularly Eucharistic) prayers of the Christian community is the Jewish Table blessing known as the Birkath ha-mazon. It consists of three short paragraphs, beginning respectively "Blessed are you , Lord our God , " "We will give thanks to you ," and "Have mercy on us." This prayer provided the early Christians not only words that they would employ in their own prayer but also the three fold structure that would form the underling bones of the Eucharistic anaphora. One can also see the foundations for Christian sacramental theology emerge in this table prayer. According to Enrico Mazza the Birkat ha-Mazon tells of the meaning the meal has in Judaism stating, "The land was given to the Jewish people by Yahweh as a pledge of the covenant. In the rite for the contracting or renewal of the covenant, the eating of the produce of the country is an acceptance of the covenant."
Didache – This early church manual appears to have been written contemporaneously with some of the books of the New Testament canon. In it we glimpse the liturgical life of an Antiochene Christian community at the end of the first century. Its accounts of the sacred meal indicate a dependence on Jewish table prayers. Although the book doesn't offer precise ordo, or a complete anaphora the emergence of the institution narrative as a touchstone for liturgical celebration and a distinctive Eucharistic theology emerge. It also incorporates the Jewish text of Sirach 36:11-14 to articulate the community's understanding that the meal was a location where the people of God are gathered into one.
Justin Martyr – Justin Martyr, an early Christian philosopher, offers a few glimpses into the liturgical life of the church. In his writings we see the outline of the liturgy as he makes a defense of the Christian practices against those who spread insidious rumors about the Eucharistic gatherings.
Apostolic Tradition – The apostolic tradition provides for scholars another glimpse at the Eucharist. In this document is recorded the prayer of two celebrations of the Eucharist (one after ordination the other after a baptism). Although the origins of this text are still highly disputed among liturgical scholars, the impact of this text is beyond question. When the two accounts are taken together one can form a cursorary ordo:
1 . The prayers 2.The kiss of peace 3. The offering (in baptism, with milk a n d honey, and water) 4. The anaphora (including blessings of produce) 5. Discourse by the bishop, "giving a reason for all these things" 6. The fraction 7. The distribution.
Strasbourg Papyrus – This early text contains an early version of the liturgy of St. Mark. This text also shows clear influence of Jewish Table prayers helping scholars date it to c. 200 CE. There is not much that remains of the prayer but there is sacrificial language stating, "we offer the reasonable sacrifice and this bloodless service, which all the nations offer you." This passage also shows the cosmic dimension of the prayers which see all people as potential participants in the heavenly kingdom.


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Revealed: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's secret meetings
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The Twilight co-stars split in July after Kristen admitted to cheating on Rob - but it seems their relationship might be back on track.
Sources have confirmed to E! News that the couple have met up at two different locations. Their reps have not responded to a request for comment.
R-Pattz and K-Stew were last seen together at the Teen Choice Awards back in July, shortly before photos emerged of Kristen in a romantic clinch with married Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders.
The actress had no choice but to confess to her mistake, though 41year-old Rupert kept quiet.
Kristen, 22, said in a statement: "I'm deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected.
"This momentary indiscretion has jeopardised the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry."
In the wake of the scandal, Rupert's wife Liberty Ross, 33, made a clean break from her man and is even rumoured to be dating someone new after she was spotted holding a man's hand following a night out.
But it seems Rob, 26, has been a little softer on Kristen after they had an emotional chat.
A source told The Sun On Sunday: "They pretty much decided they couldn't live without each other.
"Kristen poured her heart out to Robert and told him it was a one-off and a mistake."
Ahh, Rob - you're too nice!


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Hulk Hogan Confirms It's Bubba The Love Sponge's Wife Heather Clem In Sex Tape
Last week, Gawker got a hold of the Hulk Hogan sex tape which looked an awful lot like his good buddy Bubba The Love Sponge let him bang his wife Heather Clem. Turns out that's exactly what happened because Hulk just confirmed it this morning to Howard Stern along with also admitting he was still married to Linda at the time, but she was being a bitch so this won't come back and bite him in the ass financially at all. That's how divorces work. TMZ reports:
Hulk spilled his guts to Stern … saying Bubba — a nationally syndicated radio DJ — allowed Hogan to have sex with Heather Clem six years ago.
During the interview, Hogan says he was still married to Linda at the time of the sex tape … but says she drove him to have sex outside the marriage because she was so verbally and emotionally abusive to him.
Hulk also admitted his performance wasn't exactly tip top.
Not surprisingly, Bubba and Heather's marriage ended in divorce last year which is usually what happens after you let your wife bang your buddy with a penis the size of "a thermos you'd find in a child's lunchbox." Actually I probably could've just stopped after "buddy," but I thought it'd be cool to make everyone picture Hulk Hogan's penis with some sort of G.I. Joe battle scene on it.
"Cobra Commander, the Joes are hiding behind that vein."
"That's a joke about the head of the penis, isn't it?"
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In Mary B. Morrison''s new book, she returns to the lives of the characters made famous in the Soul Mates Dissipate series. Darius Jones is the basketball league''s most valuable player. His wife and son travel with him to away games; and his relationship with his parents has never been better. He''s doing well with everyone except his son''s birth mother. When a drunk driver smashes into his car, his wife Fancy ends up in a coma with only a 50/50 chance of surviving--that''s when the drama really begins.


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Open letter to all Members of Parliament on TICS Bill
Open letter to all Members of Parliament
Dear Member of Parliament,
NZRise is the industry group for the New Zealand owned digital technology sector. I am writing to you on behalf of NZRise to urge you to vote against the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill.
The Bill is currently drafted so broadly that it creates huge uncertainty and therefore business and investment risk for anyone in the New Zealand ICT industry or considering entering it.
The Minister maintains that the information and communications technology industry do not understand the Bill, and that our criticisms of it are inaccurate. I invite you to consider what it says about the Bill when a sophisticated sector such as our own apparently cannot understand the bill, despite obtaining specific legal advice on it from two different lawyers. Our concerns have not been mitigated by the Minister's SOP number 366.
Definition of network operator
The Bill places onerous obligations upon network operators. That term is defined through a tangled web of definitions drawn from the Telecommunications Act and then amended.
Its definition's second limb specifies that a network operator is a person who supplies (whether by wholesale or retail) another person with the capability to provide a telecommunications service [TICS Bill, clause 3(1)]. If we add in all the other complex cross definitions encapsulated in that definition, we arrive at an expanded definition or network operator as a person who:
• supplies (whether by wholesale or retail) another person with the capability to provide
• goods, services, equipment, and facilities that enable or facilitate [expanded definition of "telecommunications service" from the Telecommunications Act];
• the conveyance by electromagnetic means from one device to another of any encrypted or non-encrypted sign, signal, impulse, writing, image, sound, instruction, information, or intelligence of any nature, whether for the information of any person using the device or not [ expanded definition of "telecommunication" from the Telecommunications Act]
So the current definition captures facilitating the transmission of any message from one device to another, whether for the information of any person using the device or not. Given the increasing reliance of individuals and businesses on software and infrastructure as a service, this level of uncertainty will have a deleterious effect upon New Zealand's digital businesses who provide Internet enabled technologies and services.
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Clause 46 of the Bill defines area of specified security interest. The definition includes parts of a network that contain information about a "significant number of customers," and discusses "large volumes" of data. These terms are not defined, and subclause (2) does not anticipate greater clarity being provided by regulation. In practice, it is hard to imagine any New Zealand business being able to argue that any computer that they own and has business email on it escapes this definition, let alone any organisation providing any digital services to customers. Any such business would also be likely to fall within the absurdly broad definition of a network operator, unless they were exempted.
Clause 47 of the Bill would require the business to obtain agreement from the GCSB on any decision or purchase that was covered by the area of specified security interest definition (cl. 47, amended immaterially by SOP #366). In practice, a small number of businesses will self-identify as network operators, and those will only notify a small subset of the decisions covered by the Bill. The rest will be in possible non-compliance, and as a result be easily pressured by security agencies.
We invite you to consider the practical realities of the situation – if contacted by the GCSB, a typical small New Zealand business is likely to be deferential and intimidated. The broad powers and expansive wording of the Bill will completely undercut New Zealanders' right to privacy and to protection against unreasonable and disproportionate search.
The obligations of network operators in the Bill are very onerous. Many non-traditional telco businesses will technically and financially be unable to comply with those obligations so will be faced either with being in breach or curtailing their activities. That is unacceptable to us as we are sure it is to you.
Rather than enact legislation that casts a cloud over our sector's future, vote against this bill and remove the potential ambiguity and uncertainty that will have a negative impact on our sector's profitability and ability to innovate.
Member, we urge you to vote against the Bill.
Yours faithfully,
Don Christie
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Okay so let's talk calculating due dates. There's a lot of misconception and it hurts when I read other women's disappointment so here is the deal:
LMP- Last menstrual phase or the first day of your last period has nothing to do with your due date, except when providing doctors/midwives an estimate to go by should you not know when you ovulate. Most online calculators will assume you have a regular 28 day cycle and will O (ovulation) on CD (cycle day) (cycle day) 14 Not always the case so it can be very misleading
Ovulation date- This is what determines your due date and when you enter the TWW (two week wait) This can occur anytime during your cycle, and may not happen the same cycle day. Most women through temping, Opking, and sometimes using an app( with regular cycles) can get a window or an idea of when they O. But sometimes due to illness, medicine, lifestyle changes, stress, etc your O (ovulation) date can throw you in for a loop! Not fair…I know x2
Lp or Luteal phase- is the time between ovulation and aunt flow arriving. Lp can vary from 10-20 days, with the average being 14 days, hence the TWW (14days) Unlike the ever fluctuating O (ovulation) date, your Lp is pretty consistent without the aid of medications, progestrone (sp), or other fertility aids/remedies.
So why does this matter? Some women have longer cycles, but shorter lp or shorter cycles and longer lp. Or a cycle that can vary from 28-35 days or shorter or or or.... so really it is best to use pregnancy calculators with ovulation date that way you can pinpoint where you are in your cycle.
With all that said using the countdown to pregnancy.com calculator A person would have to ovulate yesterday (being 1dpo today) in order to have an HEDD of October 1st. No one should have an October due date and have a bfp now.
So let's say you have lady A and lady B. Lady A O'd (ovulated) yesterday and she was only on CD (cycle day) 10, while Lady B O'd (ovulated) yesterday but she was on CD (cycle day) 20, both will have an Hedd of 10/1.
So a recap: Most accurate Hedd is by O (ovulation) date. If you O'd (ovulated) on 1/8/2014 then your Hedd is 10/1/2014 If you O'd (ovulated) today then Hedd is 10/2, etc.
If you are not sure of your O (ovulation) date than it is best to have a range so let's say based upon previous cycles you O (ovulation) between Cd15-17, and your last Lmp was 12/25 then your Hedd is 10/1-10/3, use the latest O (ovulation) date to start your TWW. This could help prevent heartache and spending extra $$ on hpts if you are really 6dpo not 9dpo.
Okay...that's it, hopefully this helps someone
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COLUMBUS - Many adults with disabilities who are currently living in a nursing home or bound for one can successfully return or remain at home with the right assistance according to a Scripps Gerontology Center report funded by the Ohio Department of Aging. The 14-month study examined the effectiveness of the Nursing Home Diversion and Transition Initiative passed by the Ohio General Assembly in 2009.
"The results of this study confirm that considering the individual's care needs before the location of the care makes sense," said Bonnie Kantor-Burman, director of the department. "Not only are people happier and healthier when they have a choice in where they receive their care, care delivered in a community-based setting is usually more cost-effective."
"Ohioans currently use nursing homes at a higher rate than the nation overall," added Robert Applebaum, Ohio LTC Research Project Director and co-author of the report. "We recommend the state continues its diversion and transition efforts in order to achieve a long-term care system that truly is person-centered and produces positive outcomes."
From March 2010 through May 2011, Scripps researchers followed 2,244 individuals who were identified as good candidates for diversion from nursing homes to receive services in the community, and 1,555 individuals who, with assistance, could transition from living in a nursing home to residing in the community. Those who were assisted in transitioning to the community had lived in a nursing home for three months or longer.
A six-month review showed that 80 percent of diverted consumers, and three-quarters of those transitioning from nursing homes who were alive at the six month follow-up, were still residing in the community. In several cases, individuals who participated in the transition program had been nursing home residents for three or four years and had been able to return to the community as part of this initiative. About 90 percent of the transitioned consumers were enrolled in the department's PASSPORT or Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver programs.
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1 1/4 cups hoisin sauce*
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons minced garlic
30 chicken wings, about 4 pounds
Combine all ingredients except chicken wings, pour about 2/3 of the mixture over wings and marinate in refrigerator at least 1 hour or overnight. Reserve and refrigerate remaining marinade mixture.
Preheat oven to 425º.
Remove wings from marinade and discard marinade, bake wings in a single layer on a lightly greased baking sheet for 10 minutes. Baste with reserved marinade, turn wings and baste again. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until the internal temperature on one of the largest wings reaches 165 degrees.
*Hoisin sauce can be found in a jar in the Asian section of the grocery store.
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Raveese Gladney says she had no idea her daughter, Jessica Chess, was lead poisoned when she took her to the doctor to get a physical for preschool. Then 3 years old, Jessica seemed like a normal, lively girl, Gladney says. So she was surprised to learn that Jessica's blood lead level was a high 54.9.
While every child's reaction is different, studies have shown that even a slightly elevated blood lead level can cause a drop in a child's IQ. At its highest, lead can cause comas or even death. But more common are learning difficulties. A pamphlet Gladney read when she was pregnant outlined the damage that lead could do, and she says the diagnosis upset her greatly.
Jessica was immediately put on medication that removes lead from children's bodies and her lead level has been slowly decreasing. Jessica, at age 5, still has a blood lead level in the 20s. Lead, which melds onto the bones of children, is hard to get out of the body.
Gladney has taken Jessica to several doctors to try to assess the damage, but everything so far has turned out normal. Gladney has kept Jessica in a preschool run by the Howard Area Community Center. Experts say that keeping children in a stimulating environment and on a good diet can help lessen the affects of lead poisoning.
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Yorkshire native West portrays Jonathan Blake, a real-life member of the LGSM.
The identity formed 300 years ago is changing like the gears of the bicycles that left from Yorkshire.
This was a time and place haunted by one figure, one man—The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.
These grim inventions served Yorkshire well for nearly two centuries.
I remember the first time I saw the two words Yorkshire Ripper on the front page of a newspaper when I was ten years old.
A Yorkshire pudding is very excellent when cooked under this joint.
Now I can't send anybody else to Yorkshire—Crewe is impossible.
The Noggin, without the adjective, occurs at a few places in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Hampshire is often for Hallamshire, a district in Yorkshire.
The real old Yorkshire stock of nearly six hundred years ago rises into life as we read.


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MyShape Relaunches Site
, the women's fashion web site, has completely relaunched the firm's web site, the company said this morning. MyShape, which is headed by Louise Wannier, offers a web site which recommends women's fashion clothing depending on a woman's measurements and body type. The firm has re-tooled its measurement system, simplifying the system so that women do not have to enter all of their measurements to start using its system--instead, customers can just enter a few key measurements and have the site predict the rest. The firm has also extended the number of brands it is working with, as well as adding social shopping features to the site. MyShape said the relaunch has been in the works since earlier this year.
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The newspaper reported that the deal would have seen the Americans acquire 28 percent of the English company in return for Harrah's casino holdings in the UK. While this would have resulted in an enlarged Rank, it also would have meant significant American ownership.
A spokesman for Rank declined to comment, The Telegraph reported, while Harrah's could not be reached.
Rank's shares have been battered over the past year after a smoking ban and the forced removal of lucrative slot machines sparked a sharp decline in its bingo business. In addition, a surprise hike in Government taxes hit its casino profits with industry experts reporting a string of names interested in the business including Ladbrokes and Malaysia's Genting.
Harrah's is currently in the process of being acquired by private equity fund companies Apollo Management LP and TPG Capital. It grabbed a foothold in the UK casino market last year after purchasing London Clubs International but a hole has been left in the deal's finances due to the tax changes.


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Ceylon sapphire is mined primarily in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). These gems are known for the unique color they produce. Because Ceylon sapphire occurs naturally, the color of the stone varies. The noted blue color ranges from very pale or greenish-blue to purplish-blue the most vibrant, almost electric indigo-blue hue. Our collection of genuine Ceylon sapphires has been chosen from the middle of the color spectrum, capturing the heart of the color in its lustrous, soft blue color, with just a hint of lavender. Sapphire used in jewelry is most usually heat-treated or sometimes given chemical diffusion to enhance its color.
Sapphire is the birthstone of September. Genuine sapphires, including Ceylon sapphires, are part of the corundum gem family and are second only to diamonds in hardness.
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After consolidating his gains against the enemy English, King Robert the Bruce of Scotland sends his best soldiers to fortify the lawless borders. These legendary warriors of the Highland Guard let nothing come before king and country—except the calling of their heart.
Of all Bruce's elite warriors, Robert "Raider" Boyd is the most formidable. A true patriot whose bare hands are a deadly weapon, Robbie is the fierce enforcer of the Guard, and his hatred of the English has been honed to a razor-sharp edge. But vengeance proves bittersweet when his enemy's beautiful sister falls into his hands and he finds himself fighting temptation—a battle he badly wants to lose.
Lady Rosalin Clifford barely recognizes the rebel prisoner she saved from execution six years ago. Though her girlish ideals for fairness have matured into a passion for justice, Rosalin believes she betrayed her brother when she helped this dangerous man escape. Now her traitorous act has come back to haunt her. But she can't deny the longing this tormented warrior ignites in her, or deny the passion that turns sworn enemies into lovers. Is the gentle love of a true English Rose enough to free Scotland's most brutal warrior from a path of vengeance—before it's too late?
About the Author
Monica McCarty is the bestselling author of The Hunter, The Recruit, The Saint, The Viper, The Ranger, The Hawk, and The Chief, the first seven books in the Highland Guard series, the Highlander trilogy (Highlander Untamed, Highlander Unmasked, and Highlander Unchained), and the Campbell trilogy (Highland Warrior, Highland Outlaw, and Highland Scoundrel). Her interest in the Scottish clan system began in the most unlikely of places: a comparative legal history course at Stanford Law School. After a short but enjoyable stint as an attorney, she realized that her career as a lawyer set against her husband's transitory life as a professional baseball player was not exactly a match made in heaven. So she traded in her legal briefs for Scottish historical romances with sexy alpha heroes. Monica McCarty lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their two children.
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Monica McCarty is a fantastic author and I've been following her series. This was just as good as all the others. Totally sexy and very interesting plot.
Praise for Monica McCarty and The Raider McCarty s latest Highland Guard novel is a deeply moving and delightful read . . . once again proving that McCarty is a master storyteller. RT Book Reviews Monica McCarty is an absolutely superior author! Her Highland Guard series has to be one of the absolute best Highland series out there! Fun, fast paced, fact driven and totally fantastic! Bodice Rippers A powerful tale of love, woe, hardship and the power of true love . . . If you enjoy Scottish warriors, Medieval Scotland, romance, and passion, then you will enjoy The Raider. . . . A must-read! My Book Addiction Reviews If you are a fan of historical romance, or any romance for that matter, you will want to not only read The Raider, but the entire Highland Guard series. It is just that good! Coffee and Characters A stimulating romance with a rich historical setting, a conflict to put you on your toes, and a love story to pull at the heart strings . . . well done! Addicted to Romance McCarty does a great job at bringing alive this tumultuous period in Scottish history and skillfully blending fact and fiction to create an unparalleled series. The Good, The Bad and The Unread McCarty is a master at writing Highlander romance . . . keeping her Highland Guard series fresh, with spectacularly riveting plots and fabulously romantic couples. . . . If you ve not read this series yet, then I strongly suggest that you do. Night Owl Reviews, on The Hunter"
Series: Highland Guard
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 384
Published: 2nd June 2014
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: US
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The initiative is a simple but powerful concept: hundreds of great buildings of all types and periods open up their doors to all, completely for free.
This unique opportunity to access and understand architecture is a challenge to look at everyday buildings anew, and communicates the value of a well-designed city to everybody who uses it.
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CLAREMONT - Residents confronted a representative of the Golden State Water Co. Thursday asking for justification for the sharp increase in Claremont water rates.
About 50 people including members of Claremonters Against Outrageous Water Rates marched in front of Golden State's Claremont offices.
"We need answers," said Hal Hargrave, who held a red and white sign like others with the Claremont group's logo. "We're tired of the dance. Just tell us and show us the capital improvement projects. Explain to us why all the surcharges."
John Dewey, community education manager for Golden State, came out to address protestors but was frequently interrupted and his answers didn't appear to satisfy protestors which included Councilman Corey Calaycay.
Dewey said the company would like to meet later with the city to address its concerns and send information on the company more frequently.
Resident Janice Hall, 55, was unimpressed with Dewey's message or promise of an emailed newsletter.
"I need a better (water) rate," Hall said. Her recent water bills averaged in the $200 range, she said.
Golden State has filed for a 24.54 percent rate increase for 2013.
Average rates would rise from more than $47 to more than $58 for residential homes.
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Belgian dance-rock heroes Soulwax closed a short suite of Stateside shows last night at Webster Hall. The HARD-presented bill also included Tiga and Auto Body, making for perhaps one of the best dance bills of this fall.
Austin duo Auto Body took the stage in front of an audience comprised mostly of twentysomethings and students. Felix Moreno and Tibaut Bowman's mix of funky bass rifs, 8-bit soundscapes and larger-than-life synths made for a giddy, reeling show with plenty of energy. Bowman's glow-in-the-dark sunglasses cut through the smoky lights and effects like a beacon, providing concertgoers with a delightful visual show to complement his band's equally delightful electro.
Tiga followed with a floor-shaking set that included fan favorites "Mind Dimension 2" and "Shoes," among others. The bass drops were as filthy and massive as a T-rex covered in mud, and the Montreal producer supplied them in great abundance, creating face-melting dynamics. Notably absent was the MC's terrific version of Nelly's "Hot In Herre," but luckily he made up for it with plenty of bangers.
Soulwax took the stage dressed in crisp suits, against a bare, bright backdrop of lights. For the entirety of its hour-and-a-half show, the band seamlessly wove between punchy alternative rock and grimy house, stirring the crowd into a frenzy. The group also played some new material, full of guitars and voice effects. Best of all was the stuttering, screeching "Krack," met with such fervor from the audience that the floors quaked for 10 minutes straight.


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The South Yuba Club in Nevada City will conduct a performance strength for softball athletes free clinic from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 7. The clinic will be led by fitness coach Kevin Bennett with the goal of helping softball players hit farther, run faster, throw with more accuracy and without pain, increase durability, minimize playing injuries and play better. An eight session performance strength for softball athletes training program, also led by Bennett, is available between Feb. 11 and March 6 on Mondays and Wednesdays for $89. For more info contact Bennett at 530-470-9100 or by email at email@example.com.
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Students at auto mechanic schools in Los Angeles learn to work on the cars and trucks that make the city tick. Here's some detailed info about auto mechanic programs and schools in Los Angeles County and the jobs that they help you find after graduation.
Auto Mechanic Career in Los Angeles
To say that auto mechanic is a popular career in Los Angeles would be something of an understatement. Repair shops and service bays in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metro area employed the largest number of auto mechanics of any region in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
There's even upward mobility available for graduates of auto mechanic schools in Los Angeles, if you find employment at the right shop or dealership. Service technicians with enough education and experience can become senior technicians or service managers, who may in turn be able to rise to the position of service director and supervise the operations of an entire service department.
Auto Mechanic Training and Certification in Los Angeles
Auto mechanic programs in Los Angeles can be found at vocational schools and community colleges all around the city. Most schools that offer auto mechanic training offer a variety of programs, each of which typically focuses on a different vehicle system. Here are just a few of the system-specific courses that may be available:
- Automotive air conditioning
- Transmission/transaxle
- Brake systems
- Suspension and steering
- Engine repair and rebuild
- Front-end
- Tune-up and maintenance
Various mechanic certifications can be earned as well, primarily from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Certification exams at ASE cover one system at a time and can be taken in any order, with those who successfully complete a full cycle of eight A-series exams earning the title of Master Automobile Technician.
Auto Mechanic Salary in Los Angeles
Graduates of auto mechanic programs in Los Angeles earned an hourly mean wage of $18.59 in 2014, according to BLS data, which works out to around $3,220 per month and $38,660 for the year. Additional education or time spent on the job can lead to greater compensation, as can the amount of revenue an employer has available to invest in labor.
Higher salaries are available in certain industries, also, provided that you have the right specialized skills to meet the industry's specific demands. Auto mechanics working for express delivery and courier services, for example, earned an average annual wage of $62,560 in 2014, or more than $5,200 per month.
Auto Mechanic Job Growth and Industry Outlook in Los Angeles
There's good news on the job growth front for prospective students of auto mechanic schools in Los Angeles. Both the BLS and the State of California Employment Development Department expect an increase in demand for mechanics and service techs over the next several years, thanks to a rise in the overall number of vehicles on the road and a longer lifespan predicted for late-model cars and trucks.
Employment of auto mechanics across the U.S. is expected to grow at a rate of 9 percent between 2012 and 2022, according to the BLS, which is comparable to the average growth projected for the job market as a whole. LA mechanics have more to look forward to, however, with statewide job growth of 15 percent and a citywide increase of 16.4 percent expected between 2012 and 2022.
Auto Mechanic and Automotive Schools in Los Angeles
According to the BLS, graduates of formal auto mechanic training programs in Los Angeles — particularly those who focus on advanced technology such as computer systems or hybrid fuel engines — should have the most opportunity. You may also choose to specialize in diesel engines and larger vehicles, which can provide specialized skills that other mechanics may not have.
There are multiple auto mechanic schools available in Los Angeles, including those we've listed below and at right. Learn more about your options for auto mechanic training and how they can lead to an enjoyable career.
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- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Occupational Employment and Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, accessed September 28, 2015, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm
- Automotive and Related Technology, Los Angeles Trade and Technical College, accessed September 28, 2015, http://college.lattc.edu/transportation/automotive-technology/
- Automotive Technician Training, Universal Technical Institute, accessed September 28, 2015, http://www.uti.edu/programs/automotive
- Test Series, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, accessed September 28, 2015, http://www.ase.com/Tests/ASE-Certification-Tests/Test-Series.aspx
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Bribes work great when you are dealing with 5 year-old girls.
My sister, Faustina, is extremely strong willed and bossy. She never does what I ask her to do without some sort of "inspiration." So, I have come up with some good bribes that work almost all the time.
One of the most common bribes I use for Faustina is a free makeover. This includes eye shadow, lip gloss, blush, and on the rare occasions, mascara. She is not allowed to wear mascara because when she starts crying, it runs all down her face, and she can turn on tears like you turn on a faucet. She picks out the exact color of each, and if I make the slightest change, the entire opportunity is lost.
I used this the other day when I wanted to help her choose an appropriate outfit to wear. You never know what kind of attire this child has planned for the day. She did what I asked, and I started the makeover. She wanted bright blue eyeshadow to go with a dress she was going to wear. She wanted dark lip gloss and terribly gaudy purple blush.
As I was working on the eye shadow, my hand slipped, and I got some up in her eyebrow. I tried to fix it by doing it on the other side. When she went to look in the mirror, she had a horrified face, looked at me and said, "You just want me to be ugly!"
Another successful bribe I use is to bake something with her. She always wants to bake the same things which are blueberry muffins or brownies. I am sure it is because those make the tastiest batter. One day after she had been hurt by Simeon and was wailing with her ear-piercing scream and faucet of tears, I asked her if she would want to make muffins. Miraculously she instantly stopped crying, ran to get her stool and had it pushed up to the counter in 30 seconds.
Baking with Faustina takes great amounts of patience. She is super controlling and wants to be in charge of every little step. She watches you like a hawk to make sure you aren't doing one step without her. She wants to crack the eggs, measure the salt, unwrap the butter and put it in. I can't even put in the vanilla by myself. She starts doing taste tests after the butter and sugar are creamed. By the time we are ready to fill the muffin tins, we are short at least a muffin or two's worth of batter.
Then she and I fight over who gets to lick the bowl or the spoon and beater. She always calls the bowl, so I make sure the spoon is full. This rarely gets past her.
The most recent good bribe discovery is playing games. She loves Memory Match and Sorry, so I tell her if she gets ready for bed by brushing her teeth and getting her PJs on, I will play a game with her. Memory Match is just a nightmare. It is a Dr. Seuss game, so it has pictures from different books written by Dr. Seuss. Somehow she got in her mind she can trade pairs. For her it isn't how many pairs you get, but what is on the picture. Her favorites are Pup in a cup, the Grinch's dog, Max, and Mr. and Mrs. Brown. After Memory Match, we start a game of Sorry. She doesn't follow any rules and does what she wants to, but it gets the job done.
I think she has kind of caught on to my bribing technique because she is starting to try it out on me. They go like this, "Amelia, I'll let you make me some eggs, if you give me a makeover."
So far I can resist her bribes.
Amelia Bystry, 13, is a home-schooled student who resides in rural Princeton. You can contact Amelia in care of this newspaper at P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.


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Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Kick Off 'Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ Promotional Tour in Different Cities (PHOTOS)
The on-and-off Twilight couple — who recently rekindled their romance following Stewart's cheating scandal this July — were spotted on different continents Monday for their individual stops of their global Breaking Dawn – Part 2 promotional tour.
Over in Australia, Pattinson, 26, hit the red carpet for the first of his many photocalls. Sporting a dark two-piece suit, the British heartthrob was in good spirits as he posed for photographers.
As for Stewart, the 22-year-old actress was spotted arriving at the Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan for the Asia leg of her tour.
Just like her beau, Stewart looked happy and relaxed — even flashing a rare smile for the cameras as she left the terminal.
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Starwood Cowl and Cuffs
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Starwood Cowl and Cuffs are knit in the round using a simple slip stitch pattern to create a colorful tweedy look. It only looks complicated; just one color is used per round. The pattern is easily adjusted for length and width. Choose three colors and get knitting!
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Ned graduated from Yale with a BA in American Studies and has an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. After teaching in England for three years he took a position as a history teacher at Newton North High School in 1968 specializing in American and European history. He became history department head in 1976. He retired from the Newton Schools in 2001 and began teaching at Brandeis in that year. Outside the university he is active in organic farming and sustainable land management.


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Rubber Ninjas is an experimental 3D ragdoll fighting game by Matteo Guarnieri of Rag Doll Software. It is currently available for Mac OS X (10.4 or later) and Windows (XP, Vista, 7).
The game features ragdolls of many sizes and shapes, fighting bare handed or with a variety of different weapons. Thanks to the innovative gameplay based on Matteo's own Ragdoll Masters, players will never fight the same fight twice, and all moves will be different and spectacular.
Rubber Ninjas uses smooth OpenGL graphics, a custom ragdoll physics engine and cinematic camera techniques to provide an immersive and thrilling fighting experience.
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