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Is it all right to meditate after eating, or is fasting desirable?
It is not good to meditate just after eating a large meal. The body has thousands of subtle spiritual nerves. These nerves become heavy after a big meal and will not permit you to have the highest type of meditation. The body will be heavy, the consciousness will be heavy, the nerves will be heavy, and your meditation will not be good. When you meditate properly, you feel that your whole existence, like a bird, is flying high, higher, highest. But when your consciousness is heavy, you cannot go up.
So it is always advisable to meditate on an empty stomach. At least two hours should elapse between your meal and the time that you sit down to meditate. But again, if you are really pinched with hunger when you go to meditate, your meditation will not be satisfactory. Your hunger, like a monkey, will constantly bother you. In that case, it is advisable to have just a glass of milk or juice before meditating. This will not ruin your meditation.
But to refrain from eating a large meal before meditation is not the same as fasting. Fasting is not at all necessary for meditation. By fasting you can purify yourself to some extent. Once a month, if you wish, you can fast for a day to purify your existence of outer aggressions and greed. But by fasting frequently, you approach death rather than God. Fasting is not the answer for self-purification. The answer is constant, soulful meditation, unreserved love for God and unconditional surrender to God.

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The Belbin Team Inventory (BTI), also called the Belbin Self-Perception Inventory or the Belbin Team Role Inventory, is a test used to gain insight into an individual's behavioural type. It was developed by Dr. Meredith Belbin after studying numerous teams at Henley Management College.
Similarities to other tests Edit
The Belbin Team Role Inventory assesses how an individual behaves in a team environment. It is therefore a behavioural tool, subject to change, and not a psychometric instrument. The test includes 360-degree feedback from observers as well as the individual's own assessment of their behaviour, and contrasts how they see their behaviour versus how their colleagues do. Unlike the Myers-Briggs, which is conventionally used to sort people into one of 16 types by how clearly they express their preference for 4 dichotomous types of behaviour, the Belbin Inventory scores people on how strongly they express traits from 9 different Team Roles.
An individual may and often does exhibit strong tendencies towards multiple Roles. Belbin himself asserts that the Team Roles are not equivalent to personality types.
The Roles Edit
Plant Edit
Plants are creative, unorthodox and a generator of ideas. If an innovative solution to a problem is needed, a Plant is a good person to ask. A good plant will be bright and free-thinking. The Plant bears a strong resemblance to the popular caricature of the absentminded professor-inventor, and often has a hard time communicating ideas to others.
Resource Investigator Edit
The Resource Investigator gives a team a rush of enthusiasm at the start of the project by vigorously pursuing contacts and opportunities. He or she is focused outside the team, and has a finger firmly on the pulse of the outside world. Where a Plant creates new ideas, a Resource Investigator will quite happily steal them from other companies or people. A good Resource Investigator is a maker of possibilities and an excellent networker, but has a tendency to lose momentum towards the end of a project and to forget small details.
Coordinator Edit
A Coordinator often becomes the default chairperson of a team, stepping back to see the big picture. Coordinators are confident, stable and mature and because they recognise abilities in others, they are very good at delegating tasks to the right person for the job. The Coordinator clarifies decisions, helping everyone else focus on their tasks. Coordinators are sometimes perceived to be manipulative, and will tend to delegate all work, leaving nothing but the delegating for them to do.
Shaper Edit
The shaper is a task-focused leader who abounds in nervous energy, who has a high motivation to achieve and for whom winning is the name of the game. The shaper is committed to achieving ends and will 'shape' others into achieving the aims of the team.He or she will challenge, argue or disagree and will display aggression in the pursuit of goal achievement. Two or three shapers in a group, according to Belbin, can lead to conflict, aggravation and in-fighting.
Monitor Evaluator Edit
Monitor Evaluators are fair and logical observers and judges of what is going on. Because they are good at detaching themselves from bias, they are often the ones to see all available options with the greatest clarity. They take everything into account, and by moving slowly and analytically, will almost always come to the right decision. However, they can become excessively cynical, damping enthusiasm for anything without logical grounds, and they have a hard time inspiring themselves or others to be passionate about their work.
Teamworker Edit
A Teamworker is the oil that keeps the machine that is the team running. They are good listeners and diplomats, talented at smoothing over conflicts and helping parties understand each other without becoming confrontational. The beneficial effect of a Teamworker is often not noticed until they are absent, when the team begins to argue, and small but important things cease to happen. Because of an unwillingness to take sides, a Teamworker may not be able to take decisive action when it is needed.
Implementer Edit
The Implementer takes what the other roles have suggested or asked, and turns their ideas into positive action. They are efficient and self-disciplined, and can always be relied on to deliver on time. They are motivated by their loyalty to the team or company, which means that they will often take on jobs everyone else avoids or dislikes. However, they may be seen as close-minded and inflexible since they will often have difficulty deviating from their own well-thought-out plans.
Completer Finisher Edit
The Completer Finisher is a perfectionist and will often go the extra mile to make sure everything is "just right," and the things he or she delivers can be trusted to have been double-checked and then checked again. The Completer Finisher has a strong inward sense of the need for accuracy, rarely needing any encouragement from others because that individual's own high standards are what he or she tries to live up to. They may frustrate their teammates by worrying excessively about minor details and refusing to delegate tasks that they do not trust anyone else to perform.
Specialist Edit
Specialists are passionate about learning in their own particular field. As a result, they will have the greatest depth of knowledge, and enjoy imparting it to others. They are constantly improving their wisdom. If there is anything they do not know the answer to, they will happily go and find it. Specialists bring a high level of concentration, ability, and skill in their discipline to the team, but can only contribute on that narrow front and will tend to be uninterested in anything which lies outside its narrow confines.
Studies of Validity and ReliabilityEdit
While the approach to Team Role analysis was first introduced in Belbin (1981),[1] the first independent scholarly study of the psychometric properties of the instruments was not published until 1993.[2] Belbin (1993 September) took Furnham, Steele, & Pendleton (1993 September) to task[3] and the journal provided Furnham space to reply.[4] Belbin's primary defense at the time was that the instruments were not intended for scholarly inquiry, but to inform management consulting practices. Furnham, et al. (November 1993) argue that despite any initial intent for the tools to be used for incidental purposes in training or other more risk tolerant areas, the reality is the a substantial number of organizations use the tools developed by Belbin to make high stakes decisions. A lack of transparency about their psychometric properties introduces substantial risks for those decision makers.
There have been several other scholarly studies of the validity and reliability of this approach over the nearly 15 years since the Furnham-Belbin exchange. Aritzeta, Swailes, & Senior (2007, January), for example, echo some of the findings of Furnham, et al. in that, while some of the roles seem to represent distinct analytical constructs, others are less well defined and are not easily differentiated.[5] Fisher, Hunter, & MacRosson (2001, June) [6] take a different tack. They argue that the Furnham approach (also discussed in Fisher, Macrosson, & Sharp (1996)[7]) has fundamental problems in the definitions of several of the 8 roles (see also Broucek & Randell (1996, December)[8] for a more detailed treatment of this problem). Both the Fisher, et al. (2001) and the earlier Broucek & Randell(1996) find that observational and factor analytical approaches yield 5 rather than 8 role constructs. Fisher, et al. go on to argue that this coherence of the 5 traits of teams is backed up be earlier research by Barrick & Mount (1991).[9] This "Big Five" approach seems to be a much more stable construct and may actually better represent what Belbin was trying to define.
- ↑ Belbin. M. (1981). Management Teams. London; Heinemann,
- ↑ Furnham, A., Steele, H., & Pendleton, D. (1993, September). A psychometric assessment of the Belbin Team-Role Self-Perception Inventory. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 66(3), 245-257.
- ↑ Belbin, R. (1993, September). A reply to the Belbin Team-Role Self-Perception Inventory by Furnham, Steele and Pendleton. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 66(3), 259-260.
- ↑ Furnham, A., Steele, H., & Pendelton, D. (1993, September). A response to Dr. Belbin's reply. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 66(3), 261-261. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ↑ Aritzeta, A., Swailes, S., & Senior, B. (2007, January). Belbin's team role model: Development, validity and applications for team building. Journal of Management Studies, 44(1), 96-118.
- ↑ Fisher, S., Hunter, T., & MacRosson, W. (2001, June). A validation study of Belbin's team roles. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 10(2), 121-144.
- ↑ Fisher, S.G., Macrosson, W.D.K., & Sharp, G. (1996). Further evidence concerning the Belbin team-role self-perception inventory. Personnel Review, 25, 61–67.
- ↑ Broucek, W., & Randell, G. (1996, December). An assessment of the construct validity of the Belbin Self-Perception Inventory and Observer's Assessment from the perspective of the five-factor model. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 69(4), 389-405.
- ↑ Barrick, M.R., & Mount, M.K. (1991). The Big Five personality dimensions and job performance: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 44, 1–26.
External linksEdit
- Using Belbin's Leadership Role to Improve Team Effectiveness
- Using Belbin's leadership role to improve team effectiveness: An empirical investigation
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US stop-gap budget missing pledged increases for Israel (JERUSALEM POST) By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT 12/23/10)
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WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama signed a stop-gap budget measure Wednesday for the next three months, that does not include hundreds of millions of dollars for Israeli defense that he pledged earlier in the year.
The bill does not provide $205 million in what would have been first- time American funds for the short-range Iron Dome missile defense project, nor does it contain the increases in medium- and long-range missile defense for 2011 approved earlier in the year by the House of Representatives.
In addition, the bill keeps general military aid for Israel at the same level as 2010 as it does for almost all other funding even though it was supposed to increase from $2.775 billion to $3b., according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the US and Israel.
Once this temporary measure passed to keep the government from shutting down expires in March, Congress will have a chance to restore that funding. The White House indicated it would push for its commitments to Israel to be filled at that time.
The administration will continue to work with the Congress to enact the presidents FY 2011 request going forward, including full support for requested assistance programs for Israel, a senior administration official told The Jerusalem Post.
The administration had made progress in House and Senate bills on getting the Iron Dome project funded as well as full funding for Israel military assistance, the official said. Unfortunately, those items were dropped, along with other administration priorities, when the Senate couldnt get past procedural hurdles.
Several Republicans said that they expected Israel funds to be considered favorably when the trimmed-down measure that was passed by the Senate on Tuesday and signed by Obama on Wednesday ends in March.
But Democrats lashed out at the GOP for including the aid to Israel in demands to hold spending at 2010 levels for now.
It is unfortunate that Senate Republicans decision to block an Omnibus funding bill or year-long Continuing Resolution means our ally Israel is left wondering whether the United States will meet our commitment under the MOU, Nita Lowey, the New York Democrat who chairs the House subcommittee on foreign operations appropriations, told the Post, referring to two other bills backed by Democrats that would have given Israel the additional funds.
The incoming Republican leadership has sent disturbing signals about the future of aid to Israel, California Democrat Henry Waxman said, highlighting the MOU and Iron Dome funding.
Both programs are now at risk for the coming year. All who support US aid to Israel should have reason to be concerned.
But Republicans countered that Democrats in both the Senate and House hadapproved the measure and charged they were playing politics with a bill that had bipartisan support.
They all voted for this bill. I would take this with a grain of salt, said Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky).
He stressed that the bill isnt a declaration of policy and that senators would reconsider all the measures in March, including maintaining their strong support of Israel aid.
It doesnt mean that it isnt going to happen, he said.
Its just a temporary measure.
Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, incoming chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that the GOP remained highly committed to Israel but wanted to have the room to consider whether other foreign aid allocations made sense.
Republicans will not use security assistance to Israel as a political tool to excuse separate, unsubstantiated increases in US development aid across the board, she said. Security assistance to Israel advances our national security priorities, and the return on our investment in this critical US ally is clear, unlike many other of our overseas programs and operations.
Senate Republicans and Democrats will work together to ensure that assistance to Israel meets the Memorandum of Understanding and ensure that security needs are met next year, said a GOP Senate staffer, noting that the full MOU amount for 2011 could be given to Israel retroactively.
He added that Republicans wanted to get through a bill with as little extra spending beyond 2010 as possible for a short amount of time so that the party would have more leverage on the budget once GOP members took over the US House and bolstered their numbers in the Senate in January.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), who worked with McConnell on the details of the version of the budget bill that was signed into law Wednesday, referred questions to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Requests for comment by the chairman of the committee, Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), went unanswered.
Obama had touted the special funding he requested for the Iron Dome in May and was backed by congressional Democrats in a high-profile fast-track effort to highlight their commitment to the project. (© 1995 - 2010 The Jerusalem Post. 12/23/10)
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Strange Bedfellows: Dennis Miller & Bill O'Reilly
Yes, two of our favorite talkers are forming a partnership of sorts, according to Talkers Magazine.
Yes, two of our favorite talkers are forming a partnership of sorts, according to Talkers Magazine.
I'll bet Ian Freeman, host of "Free Talk Live" which is heard Saturday nights at 9 and Sunday nights at 8 here on WGBF, has some stories to tell! You really need to read the entire story - follow the link below to Talkers Magazine for all the details.
Gee, doesn't anybody want to show up to play radio today?
Please note that Sean Hannity will be out today, Friday, October 7. Radio host Rose Tennent will be filling in...
Football on NewsTalk 1280 WGBF this weekend, 10/7-9:
A jam-packed week (10/8-14) of interesting guests are lined up for America's favorite overnight talk show, "Coast To Coast AM," heard nightly here on NewsTalk 1280 WGBF.
I don't know about you, but I miss him when he's away. Sniff.
This week's "Live With Les Shively" is now available to listen to online.
He's added a new and very significant affiliate, says Talkers Magazine.
Three of WGBF's talkstars will be out on the lecture circuit this weekend.
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Solutions for Chapter 2 Problem 62X4
Problem 62X4: If you have a calculator that supports fraction arithmetic, ...
If you have a calculator that supports fraction arithmetic, you should learn to use it to check your work. Here we look at two different types of these calculators.
Scientific Calculator
Before doing the following example, find the button on your scientific calculator that is labeled . This is the button that will be used to enter fractions.
Simplify the fraction
There are four steps in simplifying fractions using a scientific calculator.
(a) Enter the numerator, 24.
(b) Press the key.
(c) Enter the denominator, 68.
(d) Press .
The calculator will display the simplified fraction,
Graphing Calculator
We can simplify the same fraction, , using a graphing calculator, such as the TI-84 Plus.
(a) Enter the fraction as a division problem: 24 ÷ 68. The calculator will display as 24/68.
(b) Press the key.
(c) Select .
(d) Press .
The calculator displays the simplified fraction, .
The graphing calculator is particularly useful for simplifying fractions with large values in the numerator and denominator. Some scientific calculators cannot handle denominators larger than 999.
Use your calculator to simplify a fraction.


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Square FootageTotal living area: 2880' Basement: 3980' Main Level:1250' Second Level:1500' Third Level:130' Basement:1100' Footprint: 57' 0" W x 38' 2" D
RoomsBedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3.0 Master suite location: Upper Floor
AttributesLevels: 2 Parking: Garage Number of car stalls: 2 Foundation:
- Observatory Room
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After entering the house from the covered front porch, you enter a foyer space with a coat closet and views to an open living space. To the right there is a door to a study or an office.The open living area, which has a stairwell, a space for dining, and a fireplace, has windows and glazed doors at the rear, which bring in sunlight and views. The room is open to the kitchen, which has a breakfast bar that separates it from the family room, a pantry, and an eating area. Next to the study, there is a small hall that leads to a full bathroom and a two–car garage.
After going upstairs, the upper floor landing is open and spacious, and can be used as a sitting area. Sliding glass doors open onto a balcony, and a spiral staircase leads to the third floor observatory room. The observatory room has windows along all four walls, and sliding glass doors that open onto a long roof deck.
The second floor has a full bath, a laundry closet, two bedrooms, and an octagon shaped Master suite with an office area. A private deck wraps around the Master bedroom, and the octagon shape allows multiple views in different directions, as well as a unique vaulted ceiling. The Master bedroom also features two walk–in closets, a two–sided fireplace that is open to the Master bath, and a spacious bathroom with both a large shower and a separate tub.
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2009
China said Sunday a 29-year-old man had been infected with bird flu, the country's sixth case in just three weeks, sparking fears of an outbreak as the nation celebrated the Lunar New Year.
The patient, surnamed Zhou, fell ill on January 15 in the southwestern province of Guizhou, the country's Ministry of Health said in an online statement.
He tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus and was in a critical condition, the statement said.
Zhou is the sixth person to have become infected with bird flu in three weeks. Four of those patients have died from H5N1.
He had been exposed to live poultry before he fell ill, according to the ministry.
A 31-year-old woman succumbed to the disease on Friday in northwest China's Xinjiang region, and a teenage boy died on Tuesday in the central province of Hunan, although he initially fell ill in Guizhou, like Zhou.
On January 17, a 27-year-old woman died from H5N1 in the eastern province of Shandong.
The latest cases have prompted fears of a bird flu outbreak during the Lunar New Year holiday, which started Sunday and sees tens of millions of Chinese people on the move as they return home for the festivities.
The first fatality of 2009 occurred on January 5 when a 19-year-old woman died in Beijing, while a two-year-old girl in northern China who fell critically ill with the disease was on Friday said to be out of danger.
The number of human victims in 2009 has already exceeded the toll for last year, when three people died, all in January and February.
Local authorities in Guizhou have launched an emergency response, and those who have come into close contact with Zhou are under medical observation, though none has displayed unusual symptoms, the ministry said.
Cold weather encourages the spread of the virus and large swathes of China have been hit by sub-zero temperatures in recent days.
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Government/General Motors announced today that it lost $4.3 billion during the second half of 2009 (actually from July 10 through the end of the year). A further look at that result will come later after yours truly has time to digest GM's 10K Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What stood out even further for me about the announcement was GM's top line, i.e., global revenues. That figure came in at $57.5 billion.
Ford's revenues during the final two quarters of 2009 were $66.3 billion, or roughly 15% higher. GM's ten missing days in July would only explain about one-third of that difference.
It may be out there, but I haven't seen a lot of establishment media recognition that Ford is a bigger company worldwide than General Motors, and has been since the first quarter of last year. Given that GM was larger than Ford for about the previous 80 years, Ford's ascension to the top spot among US-based companies in worldwide revenues would ordinarily be what is known as "news."
In fact, though it is true that Ford's domestic unit sales still trail GM, the Associated Press's Dee-Ann Durbin still treated the overall smaller company as the kingpin in her coverage of GM's brief announcement today. Durbin also wrote as if the idea that the government-controlled company will be able to go public is a certainty, and threw in a laugher of a paragraph about how things are supposedly getting better at Chrysler, where year-over-year sales are still in decline (bolds are mine):
GM owes an additional $45.3 billion to the government. That will be repaid when GM makes a public stock offering, which Liddell says will happen "when the markets and the company are ready."
Liddell, who came to GM at the beginning of the year from Microsoft Corp., wouldn't say whether GM will make money in the first quarter, but said there's a good chance the company will make a profit in 2010 based on encouraging first-quarter sales and production. GM plans to release first-quarter results next month.
"I think there is a danger of overpromising and underdelivering," he said. "When we put the numbers on the board, we will come out and tell you about them."
GM, which remains the largest car company by sales in the U.S., saw a slight gain in U.S. market share in the first three months of this year compared to a year ago.
... Things are also on the mend at Chrysler Group LLC, which also went into bankruptcy protection last year and is now managed by Fiat SpA. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said last week that the automaker has $5 billion in cash on hand and expects to break even this year. Chrysler plans to provide more detailed financial results later this month.
According to the Wall Street Journal's monthly vehicle sales report, Durbin's final excerpted statement is so barely true that it wasn't even worth citing. GM's first quarter 2009 market share was 18.5%, while the first quarter of 2010 came in at 18.7%. Subtract out the effects of what was from all appearances a government- and media-orchestrated campaign against Toyota that had its worst effects during January and February, and GM's model lineup is in no way better than it was a year ago.
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|Review of the Enhanced Use Lease between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Development, LLC
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I am looking for Ava Land's husband and parents. My grandfather was Edward Lands birth date January 9, 1893, Rockwood Tennessee Died December 27, 1944, Rockwood Tennessee Wife: Mary Lousia Walker, borrn October 14, 1897, Roane County, Tennessee. Death: September 27, 1942, Rockwood Tennessee
Edward's father was James William Land, born about 1855, Monroe County, Tennessee Married October 27, 1879, Rockwood Tennessee. Died June 9, 1936, Rockwood Tennessee Wife: Sarah Robinson, born December 1857 Monroe County Tennessee Death: July 20 1, 1930, Rockwood Tennessee
James William Land's father was William Land, born about 1830 Cocke County Tennessee. Died 1858, Monroe County Tennessee Wife: Jane Garrett born about 1828 Sweetwater, Tennessee, Monroe County Death unknown
William Land born ca 1830 is well documented to be the son of Ava Land. I have not been able to determine who his father was. I have entertained the idea that Ava was an unmarried mother with the surname Land, but have not been able to confirm or refute that either.
William Land died soon after James William Land was born. There was a connection somehow to Fannin County Texas. William and Jane may have moved there briefly while James William was still a baby then returned to Monroe County where William Land died. Jane later remarried to James Cook.
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The family of a mother and son who died at Riddlesdown rail station last month, have paid tribute to a "devoted mother" and "a happy little boy full of fun."
Donna Oettinger, 41, and her three-year-old son Zaki were struck by a train at Riddlesdown station during rush hour on Friday, March 22.
A statement issued through British Transport Police, said: "Donna was a devoted mother, daughter, sister and auntie, who always had a big smile and a sparkle in her eyes.
"She was a single mum who loved and cared for her family and worked hard to provide and care solely for Zaki, who she worshipped.
"They had lots of fun and adventures together, travelling around the country, visiting friends and abroad to see Zaki's dad, who was unable to leave Egypt for various reasons.
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"Donna suffered from severe anxiety, and our thoughts go out to sufferers and families of anxiety, an illness not to be underestimated.
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"Donna and Zaki were very much loved by family and friends and as a family, our hearts are in pieces."
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Mining Publication: A Spatial/Spectral Domain Microwave Coal Seam Imaging Sensor-Progress in Signal Processing
Original creation date: July 1994
The paper, An Electromagnetic Roof and Rib Thickness Sensor presented at the 12th WVU International Mining Electrotechnology Conference in 1992, presented the results of roof coal thickness measurements in underground mines and rib coal thickness measurements in highwall mines. The microwave sensor described uses a unique spatial modulation scheme created by antenna motion, along with frequency domain signal processing, to solve the problem of media, target, and antenna dispersion. This paper further describes the advantages of the unique frequency domain signal processing technology chosen by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in extending previously reported one dimensional thickness measurement technology to the generation of a full three-dimensional underground image of the underground environment.
Authors: RL Chufo
Conference Paper - July 1994
12th West Virginia University International Mining Electrotechnology Conference, July 27-79, 1994; 1-3
See Also
- ARBS - Analysis of Roof Bolt Systems - 2.5.02
- Effects of Stimulation Treatments on Coalbeds and Surrounding Strata: Evidence from Underground Observations
- Geologic Hazards and Roof Stability in Coal Mines
- Medium-Frequency Propagation in Coal Mines
- Modeling and Data Analysis of 50 to 5000 kHz Radio Wave Propagation in Coal Mines
- Passive Fiber Optic System for Locating, Tracking, and Communicating with Personnel in Coal Mines
- Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
- Reinforcing Coal Mine Roof with Polyurethane Injection: 4 Case Studies
- Theory on the Propagation of UHF Radio Waves in Coal Mine Tunnels
- Wireless Mesh Mine Communication System
- Page last reviewed: 9/21/2012
- Page last updated: 9/21/2012
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program


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CANTON, NY - Amherst College sophomore sensation Carter Hamill (Richmond, VA) finished fifth in the 10,000 meters on Thursday and fourth in the 5,000 meters on Saturday, earning All-America honors in both events at the 2003 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by St. Lawrence University.
Hamill's 10,000-meter time of 34:42.03 broke the previous Amherst record by nearly 45 seconds. Mary Proulx of Keene State took three seconds off the track record in the event, as she successfully defended her 2002 championship with a time of 34:08.59.
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"Liberalism is, in practical terms, a parasitic worldview, and the universities provide a perfect field of potential hosts.
'Most of our students come in as good Republicans, but that's just because they're ignorant. We change that.' – A distinguished professor of history
For the last decade or so, the general public has been regularly briefed on the fact that our universities, particularly the public ones, aren't the places of balanced intellectual pursuit that they pretend to be. Yet study after study, report after report, and experience after experience argue the opposite . . . "
So says Dr. Brian Melton
**Update: It's almost embarrassing to witness some deny the mountain of evidence and widely accepted fact that liberal bias in academia impacts the teaching of history and interpretation. Absolutely jaw-dropping amazing. Are these folks in denial or really that insulated from reality? I read a criticism on another blog regarding the fact that the above reference quote is not sourced. That's a fair criticism and I expected it. All I can say is that the professor who shared the quote wanted to remain anonymous. Given the subject matter, that's understandable. Nonetheless, the particular professor who shared what another professor told him is well known and respected in academia and a proven Civil War scholar. For what it's worth, you have my word on that.
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The promotion is called "So Many Games" and it will run from April 23 to June 30. So far only Nintendo of Europe seems to be offering this deal, but I hope is spreads to North America as well. To participate all you need to do is buy and register 3 of the games on the following list, then you will be allowed to download a fourth for free! It is basically a buy 3 get 1 free deal, which is really nice considering the quality of the game list:
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The Clough Center's John Marshall Lectures in Political Philosophy are sponsored by the Collins Family Foundation, of Delaplane, Va., which operates under the stewardship of Dr. David C. Collins, founder of Learning Tree International, and Mary Collins. The lecture series is named in honor of the great Chief Justice (1801-1835) of the U.S. Supreme Court, and American Founder, John Marshall (1755-1835). Dr. and Mrs. Collins have a longstanding interest in Marshall's life and work. For over twenty years, they have funded the preservation and restoration of Marshall's childhood home in Markham, Virginia, which has served as an educational resource visited, to date, by some 42,000 young people.
The John Marshall Lecture Series is administered by Political Science Professor Robert Faulkner, who is author of (amongst many other works) The Jurisprudence of John Marshall (Princeton, 1968; Greenwood Press,1980) and of a new edition of John Marshall's Life of George Washington (Liberty Fund, 2000).
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Monday, March 14, 2016
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Friday, September 12, 2014
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Scientistic Utopianism and the Eclipse of Man
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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Dangerous Passions: The Politics of Modern Honour
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Friday, February 13, 2015
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Haig Patapan is author of Machiavelli in Love (2007) and Judging Democracy (2000), co-author of The Democratic Leader (2012), co-editor of Good Democratic Leadership (2014), as well as other volumes on leadership, especially in Asia. Patapan is Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Policy and Professor in the School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Australia. He is recipient of various awards and is presently a Senior Fulbright Fellow at Harvard.
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Exchange and Self-falsification: J.J. Rousseau and Adam Smith in Dialogue
Charles L. Griswold, Boston University
Friday, November 8, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Higgins 300
Rousseau claims in the Discourses and elsewhere that we can no longer appear as who or what we are. On his account, this lamentable development is expressed in commercial exchange (though not only there). What does Rousseau mean by this remarkable claim? Is it defensible? By way of answering these questions about "self-falsification," as Griswold calls it, this talk considers a famous passage from Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations about exchange with the butcher, brewer, and baker. Conclusion: suitably interpreted, Rousseau's point is well worth consideration. Drawing on this "dialogue" between Rousseau and Smith, Griswold offers thoughts on what both being oneself and freedom might mean for each thinker.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
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Higgins 300, Boston College
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Ruth Grant is a Professor of Political Science at Duke University, specializing in political theory with a particular interest in early modern philosophy and political ethics. She is the author of John Locke's Liberalism and of Hypocrisy and Integrity: Machiavelli, Rousseau and the Ethics of Politics. She is also the editor of two collections of essays; Naming Evil, Judging Evil and In Search of Goodness. Her most recent book is Strings Attached: Untangling Ethics of Incentives. Her work originally focused on the historical study of liberal thought and has moved increasingly toward contemporary ethics. Her articles have appeared in a variety of journals including APSR, Political Theory, Journal of Politics, and Politics and Society. She has received fellowship awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Humanities Center, and the Russell Sage Foundation, and a teaching award from Duke University.
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Constitutionalist Political Science: Herbert Storing's Philosophical Moderation
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Monday, October 29
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James Pierson,
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Monday, February 4
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The United States has been shaped by three far-reaching political revolutions: Jefferson's "revolution of 1800," the Civil War, and the New Deal. Each of these upheavals concluded with lasting institutional and cultural adjustments that set the stage for new phases of political and economic development in America. The United States could not developed into the multi-racial and multi-ethnic superpower that we know today without the upheavals that facilitated expansion in the early 1800s, ended slavery in the 1860s, and laid the basis for the regulatory and entitlement state in the 1930s and 1940s. Are we on the verge of a new upheaval, a "fourth revolution" that will reshape U.S. politics for decades to come? There are signs to suggest that we are.
The Origins of Political Order
Francis Fukuyama,
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Tuesday, February 12
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Fall 2011 Programs
Giving an Account of the West: Political History and Political Philosophy
Pierre Manent, L'École des hautes études en sciences sociales
Tuesday, November 1
Gasson 100 | 4:30 p.m.
Some Reflections on the Current Western Predicament
Luncheon with Pierre Manent
Wednesday, November 2
10 Stone Ave, Room 201
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Reason and Revelation
Luncheon with Pierre Manent
Thursday, November 3
McGuinn 334 Conference Room
Invitation Only
About the Presenter
Pierre Manent is director of studies at the L'École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris, France. He was a leading figure in the French rediscovery of political philosophy in the 1970's and 80's after the long hegemony of Marxist and postmodernist ("post-structuralist") currents of thought. In 1978, with Raymond Aron and others, he helped found the French quarterly Commentaire. Manent's earlier books (Naissances de la politique moderne, Tocqueville and the Nature of Democracy, An Intellectual History of Liberalism, the anthology Les Libéraux, and The City and Man) seek to understand the political and theological origins of modern liberalism, including its spiritual costs and benefits. His more recent work centers on the health and development of modern liberal democracies. Works such as A World beyond Politics? (2001) and La raison des nations (2006) analyze the "depoliticization" of contemporary Europe and make Manent a significant critic of the European project in its present form. In Les métamorphoses de la cité: Essai sur la dynamique de l'Occident (2010), Manent explores the West's four great "political forms": the city, Empire, Church, and nation, and its substitute for religion, the "religion of humanity." Le regard politique (2010), a collection of conversations with Manent, has just appeared. Manent is currently completing a new book on Montaigne and a collection of essays on the "theological-political problem."
Spring 2012 Programs
Kennedy and Liberalism
James Piereson, William E. Simon Foundation
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Jack Freestone takes a seat next to me with bloodshot eyes and arms burned red from the contest jersey down. He confesses he's feeling a little lightheaded, and he's entitled to. He has just become the World Junior Champion for the second time in three years, a win he hopes will throw water on the hype and pressure that's been coming his way since his first title in 2010. "I got hyped up and some people were writing me off after last year when I didn't win," he says. "I guess this one is a little bit of a statement."
As the heir apparent to the Coolie Kid throne—now being shared by Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson—there is no shortage of eyes watching Jack. The thing is, with John Florence, Gabriel Medina, Miguel Pupo, and Kolohe Andino all either on Tour or vying for a World Title, there's no doubt Australia is currently playing catch up. Despite this, Jack is content to iron out the flaws and strap in for the long haul. —Jed Smith
How has Coolangatta shaped you as a surfer?
I'd be lying if I said Joel, Mick, and Dean [Morrison] hadn't influenced me a lot. They were three standouts. Plus a lot of local guys like Brent Dorrington and the rest of the guys at D'bah have really influenced me. I live on top of D'bah hill, so everywhere I go, there's a famous surfer.
Have you taken on elements of their surfing?
I was always just so entertained by them. I was in awe every time they stood up. I still am. I pretty much sit back when I'm with them and watch because they're friggin' amazing. So, when it comes to my surfing, I think my approach has more to do with the variety of waves along the coast—where I grew up, we have slabs, barrels, rippable waves, lefts and rights. It's the ultimate place to learn.
Coolangatta can be a pretty heavy place in terms of violence and drugs. Was it hard to avoid?
It wasn't hard to avoid at all. You just don't become a part of that shit. I've got a really good bunch of friends who aren't caught up in that stuff. They're not into drugs or fighting. Everyone in my circle is in the surf industry, but that bad side definitely does exist. I can remember this time when it was like three weeks in a row where someone died just from getting bashed to death for no reason. Surfing always kept me focused and gave me something to do.
The first year you won the World Junior Title you actually choked pretty bad at Narrabeen and sort of won by default. Is that one of your flaws as a surfer?
Yeah, it was. I was so new to it. It was my first year doing the World Pro Juniors. It was pretty much nerves that got the better of me. It was weird. I just couldn't handle the media and all the people hyping me up. I didn't feel like I was as good as people were claiming. It put me under a lot of pressure that I didn't need.
How do you overcome that?
You just don't listen to them. What I took from it is that no matter what anyone says, you know who you are and what you're capable of.
You've had a pretty hectic travel schedule over the past couple of years.
Since 2010 it's been crazy. I've pretty much been living out of a suitcase for two years. I get to go to new places and meet new people, which is really cool. But I reckon I've only been home two or three months max in the last year. I'm adapting to it. I think it's a stepping-stone and there are all types of stepping-stones in surfing. You have to adapt to traveling and being away from friends and family and just learning to be places you don't want to be. Right now, I'm loving what I've got.
How much have you studied what it takes to make a career out of pro surfing?
It's not just about surfing these days. There are so many technical things behind surfing. But I don't study it that much. I just deal with things as they come and try to learn from my mistakes. It's all you can do. I've been blessed with the opportunity to win the World Juniors twice and also to grow up in the place where I grew up, with the world's best surfers. So I just feed off them and want to get to where they are.
Are you concerned you're about to disappear down the competitive path and not get enough time to boost the other side of your profile?
I don't worry about that stuff. Usually, when I'm home, I'm filming and shooting a bit and when I'm away and there is no comp on I will shoot and film. Image and profile-wise, I'm not too fussed. Last year I had time to do that and yeah, I just really want to get stuck into the WQS.
What improvements have you made in your surfing?
There are things that I'm trying to learn and it's all the rail and power stuff. And it's really cool because I have the right people around me. There is so much to being a surfer. Skill is only a part of it. It's also knowing the different moments in heats where the worst surfer can win on bad waves, or just knowing what to do in certain situations. So I'm still learning.
Do you feel like you're at a level now that is good enough to match up with the world's best?
That's a tough question. I think almost every surfer has flaws, except Kelly. To tell you the truth, I don't think I'm up there with those guys. I'd like to think I am, but there are still so many things I need to learn before I'm able to compete with them. From what I can see, there are a lot of guys on the WQS who are qualifying who can only do airs. As much as I love airs, to be on Tour, you have to be better than just that. You have to have more in your repertoire. I want to have the best of both worlds. Look at Taj. He's got the airs down, the hacks, the backhand, everything.
A quick scan across the best surfers in the world your age—John John, Kolohe, Medina, Pupo—doesn't reveal a whole lot of Australians in the mix. And really, not since the Coolie kids has Australia produced a genuine World Title contender. What happened?
There are a lot of good Aussie surfers, but there are none that have gone on to do what those kids have. I guess there will be in the future. Australia is such an evolving country. It's weird because almost every one or two years, there will be a phenomenal surfer who will come through the ranks from one of the major countries—Gabriel did it, John John did it, Kolohe did it. I think every couple of years, there will be a freakish surfer and hopefully Australia will produce the next one.


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You might find it unsettling to move to a place where some residents routinely scan their groceries with a Geiger counter. Also in this place, automated radiation monitors stand guard outside parks and schools. The place we're talking about is Minamisoma, Japan... just down the road from the nuclear reactors that melted down last year. But a 23-year-old art instructor from Pendleton says volunteering in this shaken city is like living a dream. She's helping out in her hometown's sister city. Correspondent Tom Banse visited Japan's Fukushima Prefecture and has this report.
Horses are the original connection that drew Minamisoma and Pendleton together as sister cities. Samurai horsemanship in the coastal Japanese town and the Pendleton Round-Up in northeast Oregon. So when a desperate plea from the mayor of Minamisoma went viral on YouTube after last year's nuclear meltdown, the people of Pendleton heard the message loud and clear.
Sakurai: "All the stores and supermarkets are shut down, banks are closed. The people are literally drying up as if they are under starvation tactics."
Financial support followed, but it took awhile for many volunteers to hazard a trip to this region on the border of the nuclear no-go zone. 23-year-old art instructor Kate O'Berg of Pendleton had been to Minamisoma years before as a high school exchange student. She went back again briefly last year to help with disaster cleanup. Then right after Christmas came a job offer. It was from the city and school system of Minamisoma. O'Berg had one day to decide if she wanted to leave her post with the Pendleton Center for the Arts and move to the Japanese disaster zone to teach English. She would also be the city's part-time cultural ambassador.
O'Berg: "I just lit up. I said, 'I'll come back. I'll teach here, I'll teach here! I don't have a degree, but I'll do it!'"
O'Berg says growing up downriver from the Hanford nuclear site taught her about living with radiation risk and uncertainty. She did bring a hand-held Geiger counter to Japan. She uses it to scan her groceries before putting them away in her apartment's tiny kitchen.
O'Berg: "I bought spinach... and bananas to make banana bread... and eggs and some boxed items such as baking powder. And cabbage. All of this is 0.016 microsieverts per hour, which is very safe. That's normal background here."
Banse: "Did you know this was part of the routine of living in Minamisoma before you came here?"
O'Berg: "I was told I should have a Geiger counter. A lot of families here have Geiger counters."
Banse: "It's a little bit unsettling that you have to do this. Why did you come anyway?"
O'Berg: "There definitely were considerations of my own health. My viewpoint on it is that a lot of people get cancer and just can't help it. But I'm doing what I want to do and I'm helping other people. People risk their lives all the time to help others."
Plus, she assesses the personal risk as minimal at this point. O'Berg suggests a bike ride to see what endears her to rural Japan.
We're probably a sight to see. Two tall Westerners, one trying to steer while holding a microphone. There's traffic out and about. That's one sign that Minamisoma's population is gradually rebounding. More than 600 people drowned here in last year's tsunami. Afterwards, the majority of town residents temporarily evacuated to get farther away from the nuclear meltdown at the nearby Fukushima reactors.
We pass by the junior high where O'Berg says empty seats in the classroom are filling back up. The topsoil on the playfield was scraped off and replaced with clean dirt. Meanwhile, thousands of local people are still crammed into emergency housing blocs. Kate O'Berg comes to a stop at a complex that resembles storage units. On weekends, she regularly joins volunteers who deliver food and good cheer to the prefab shelters.
O'Berg: "It's normally an elderly citizen who can't get to the store. We share our smiling faces and wheelbarrow the food to their home for them and bring it inside their house. It's definitely a really amazing feeling to help someone like that."
At a different temporary housing complex up the coast, a 59-year-old resident, Seiko Saijo tells me she doesn't know when she'll get to move out to a new house of her own. The fish seller says part of the holdup is limited availability of property for rebuilding out of the tsunami inundation zone. Conditions here are cramped, but Saijo displays a positive attitude.
Saijo: "We didn't have anything left. And when we came here, everything was prepared and ready for us to live in. So it was really helpful."
O'Berg is the only Oregonian living full-time in Minamisoma. A handful of other volunteers from Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, BC make periodic visits to lend a hand with food distribution and tsunami cleanup.
O'Berg: "I'm told that I'm such a brave person for coming here. But it's something I wanted to do so I don't feel that I any braver than someone living here."
Soon, the sister city link will go in the other direction. A half dozen middle and high school students from Minamisoma will fly to Pendleton. Their two-week friendship visit is timed to coincide with the Pendleton Round-Up.
Copyright 2012 Northwest News Network


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Religious Attributions Pertaining to the Causes and Cures of Mental Illness
Gow, Kathryn & Hartog, Kristine (2005) Religious Attributions Pertaining to the Causes and Cures of Mental Illness. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 8(4), pp. 263-276.
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Marvin Offers New App to Show Finish Options
To support the launch of its factory-applied stain finishes on its clad wood products, Marvin Windows & Doors has launched the Marvin Finishes iPad and iPhone app. The app lets builders and homeowners "build" and preview products with any of its wood species and finish options applied.
In addition to clear coat and painted interiors, Marvin offers six stain options—Honey, Wheat, Hazelnut, Cabernet, Espresso and Leather—that can be applied to any of the manufacturer's six wood species: pine, white oak, cherry, Douglas fir, mahogany and vertical grain Douglas fir.
"We're doing more than just saving builders or homeowners the time and hassle of staining windows or doors on their own," says Christine Marvin, director of marketing. "These factory-applied stains give the products an unmatched richness and depth that enhance the beauty of the warm wood interiors."


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text: Hi there, Okay I bought some iPhones a while back to sell on eBay. Turns out the profit margins are much lower now and there's so much fraud out there on the buyer side (people buy then do chargebacks) that I just want to get my money back on these, not really interested in making a profit. I don't want to deal with eBay anymore. So I have two of each - 2 16gb iPhones and 2 8gb iPhones. They are both unlocked and still in their shrinkwrapping. I am able to peel just a portion of the shrinkwrap away from the dock connector, unlock them, and then replace it so these things look as if you were to have just opened it at the Apple store. You can see my post count here and see that I have been a MR Forums member for a very long time. Also, please view feedback under the ebay account "hungarianhc." I usually include the shipping price, but i'll ship anywhere that you have a paypal verified address. If you don't have a paypal address, i'm willing to accept a money order as well. I just want to get these phones off my hands and not lose any money! I'll attach a pic of one of them. Thanks! PM me if you're interested. And yes... I'd really love to sell ALL of them in one big bundle so that will get priority! Happy to ship them individually as well.


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Foz do Cunene to Lobito
Fishing Spots and Beaches in Angola South
The Cunene is a large perennial river that forms part of the boundary between south-western Angola and Namibia. It is bordered by lush vegetation which forms striking contrasts with the surrounding desert. The settlement of Foz do Cunene (Mouth of Cunene) is situated on the banks of the river 6 km from the sea and is within the vast Iona National Park. The settlement was built to house the operators of a pump station which supplied water to the fishing town on the peninsula of Baia dos Tigres (Tigers Bay). When the sea broke through the isthmus of the peninsula in the 1970′s the water line was severed. Tigres became an Island overnight with no water supply, Tigres and the pump station at the Cunene river mouth were abandoned, and have become ghost towns slowly being reclaimed by the desert.
There are no accommodations in Foz do Cunene and the road to get there is long and "stoney". Something to try for good reliable cars with strong tires. From there you can either go back through the same road and cut through the Iona National Park, Tambor, and Tombua; or try going by the beach wich many have risk passing a very difficult part of 80 km that have to be crossed while the tide is low. I never tried it. Once that is over, you arrive to the promised land of several hospitable coastal towns on the vicinities of Namibe.
There are reasonable accommodations here some of them explored by South African companies like Flamingo Lodge half way between Tombua and Namibe http://aasafaris.com/travel_angola/flamingo-lodge/
Keep going north and you arrive at Namibe, the capital of the province with the same name. The conventional accommodations in Angola are expensive for south african standards so you may look for alternative places to stay. Angola people are quite hospitable.
Continuing north along the coast, after Namibe, there's a good number of coastal fishing small towns. One of them is Baia das Pipas, which is a beatiful beach and fishing spot but without conventional accomodations. We were invited to stay in the beach house of someone we had never met. That's the angolan hospitability.
Personaly we have never tried the road from there to Benguela but we know people that did it and enjoyed tremendously. You find nice coastal towns like Bentiaba and Lucira.
Finally after Dombe Grande you arrive in Benguela, which together with Lobito only 30km north, makes the most important touristic atraction in Angola as far as beaches and fishing spots.
Hope you enjoyed this fictional trip through the south coast and may it be the seed of a beautiful reality.
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The Home Office confirmed yesterday that it is considering a series of 75- to 100-bed hostels for ex-prisoners released on licence, including those on the new violent offenders order. It was also announced that the attorney general is to be given a new power to look again at "unduly lenient" sentences in sex cases and refer them to the court of appeal.
The Home Office is looking at super-hostels to cope with a beds shortage and because many small probation hostels have poor security or are in inappropriate locations such as near schools.
A leaked Home Office document spelling out the plan made clear yesterday that officials expect a hostile local public reaction and expect to use existing crown property in the criminal justice system to avoid lengthy local planning battles.
Martin Wargeant, the chief executive of the Probation Boards Association, said it was a bad idea from beginning to end. Hostels needed to be small and local, he said. Harry Fletcher, of Napo, the probation union, said the hostels would make it more difficult to supervise residents.
The shadow home secretary, David Davis, also said the hostels were ill-thought-out: "The government needs to start facing up to the shocking consequences of their policy of allowing dangerous criminals out of prison early and start addressing the fundamental problem, which is a lack of adequate prison capacity." A Home Office spokesman said the plan was still in the early stages.


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Texas-based NatureSweet Ltd. has acquired most of the assets of Willcox-based tomato grower Eurofresh Farms in a bankruptcy auction, as proposed under the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January.
The acquisition took place through a special procedure that allows a company filing for bankruptcy to immediately market its assets to bidders. The sale to NatureSweet was was approved Wednesday by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eileen W. Hollowell.
The total purchase price was not immediately available. Prior to Eurofresh's bankruptcy filing, a company set up by NatureSweet purchased essentially all of Eurofresh's senior secured debt, about $51 million worth, and signed an agreement to buy the company, subject to higher offers.
NatureSweet planned to submit a bid for $51.2 million, plus any money the company lends to Eurofresh and interest, fees, and costs, Eurofresh's filing said.
NatureSweet and Eurofresh are two of the leading producers of fresh tomatoes in North America. Eurofresh, which has more than 300 acres of greenhouses in Willcox and Snowflake, also is a leading U.S. grower of greenhouse cucumbers. San Antonio-based NatureSweet grows its tomatoes in central Mexico.
Under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code, mainly used by businesses, debtors are protected from legal actions like lawsuits and foreclosure while they develop a plan to repay creditors.
"This asset acquisition represents a great opportunity for us to continue growing," NatureSweet CEO Bryant Ambelang said in prepared remarks. "It will help further strengthen our position as the leading producer of premium-branded, best tasting tomatoes and enable us to continue providing customers with top-quality products."


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Elk is the king of the forest on our new Homecoming dinner napkin. Surrounded by feathers and fauna, the regal elk is perfect for your next dinner party. Pairs with our Homecoming table runner and Bison Dinner Napkin.
Embroidered on 100% natural linen. Measures 20" x 20".
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Today Island Records re-issue Queen's Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits 2 collections, in celebration of Queen's 40th anniversary. Greatest Hits remains the best selling UK album of all time and combined with Greatest Hits 2 presents the definitive Queen collection. Together they form among one the seminal collections in rock history jointly selling an incredible 40 million copies worldwide.Both albums have been digitally re-mastered for 2011 by Bob Ludwig, the legendary mastering engineer who has worked with U2, Coldplay and Radiohead, and come complete with refreshed sleeve notes.The Greatest Hits re-issues starts what is going to be a huge year for Queen, as 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of their formation in 1971.The Anniversary year kicks off with a major exhibition, 'Stormtroopers in Stilettos' – a comprehensive look at the early part of Queen's career. Taking place in The Old Truman Brewery in the heart of London's East End the exhibition opens on February 25th running through to March 12th, and will cover the band pre-Queen, their formation and their first five albums from the first half of the 1970's.Newly signed to legendary label Island Records, and to coincide with the exhibition, the first five albums that Queen released – "Queenâ€, "Queen IIâ€, "Sheer Heart Attackâ€, "A Night At The Opera†and "A Day At The Races – will be re-mastered and re-packaged into special deluxe album formats released in March 2011Subsequent to the exhibition there will be a major BBC TV Documentary featuring a rare interview with Roger Taylor and Brian May and many other surprises and releases to come through the rest of the year. 2011 will see filming begin of a major Hollywood movie about Queen, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury. Acclaimed script writer Peter Morgan ("The Queenâ€,†Frost/Nixon†) is working on the project, which is being produced by GK Films, Robert de Niro's Tribeca Productions and Queen Films.Buy now here:Greatest Hits: Amazon, Play.com, HMVTrack Listing:Greatest Hits 2: Amazon, Play.com, HMVTrack Listing: Source: http://www.queenonline.com/news/1939/
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