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Location. Too noisy
I thought the location had a beautiful view & the staff were amazing.
It was clean, compfy. And the service was awesome. Such great people.
Never got the room They didn't get me the rooms that I booked. And they had also called me on 9-12-2015 to inform me that they could only give me 2 queen rooms and asked if I would take the 2 rooms. I said yes. When we arrived on the 19th they said they had no reservation
quiet no micro wave
Clean and up to date. It was close to a major intersection of highways but overall quite. The only ice maker was on the first floor-we were on the second. Nice hotel for the money spent.
Value priced. Provided a nice comfy bed to sleep on for our Sturgis trip. Coffee shop was a nice bonus, very good coffee. Front does not open until 7AM, wish I had known that so I could have planned when to wake up and leave/checkout
Restaurant not big selection on pizza
The room was clean and the staff was friendly. Based on the rate it was ok. Would no pay any more for the room. Location
I don't like it when they don't have fans in the bathroom. No coffee maker or blow dryer or clock. It was an old motel.
Sofa in room. Coffee shop. Trolley stop.
The staff and room was excellent Everything was awesome
The room was spacious and it was pretty quite. There was a deck in back by the river. The bathroom was not very clean. We had a cooler with pop go missing from our room. The evening staff said they would check, and we never heard a thing. The day time staff the next morning was better. Breakfast was not very good, except for the rolls.
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Location & priced well for the location & facility. Had a handicapped room & shower head would NOT stay fixed in position that you put it in & hard to get it to stay where you needed it to stay. Otherwise, all was fine.
hot tub and clean rooms small rooms
Very clean, staff was friendly. Pool very close to the casino. No
Loved that I could open my window and see and hear the creek behind the hotel. Nice updated rooms and good caramel rolls in am. Parking was tight on Saturday night.
The staff was so friendly ! I wish the rooms had refrigerators
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The price and location. The walls were very thin so you could hear your neighbors easily. The noise from the road came through the windows easily.
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Stayed one week in single king size suite to complete contract work for local business. Super8 staff were courteous, professional. Room was adequately clean, well lit, and bed comfortable. Water pressure and temperature of shower were good. Internet reliable for downloads and streaming. Bathroom area could be slightly bigger with separate closet for clothes. Breakfast could have a bit more variety of fresh fruits, less processed items. Internet upload speeds could be faster.


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Environmental Decision Memo for Food Contact Notification No. 000208
Return to inventory listing: Inventory of Environmental Impact Decisions for Food Contact Substance Notifications or
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Date: February 26, 2002
From: Environmental Scientist, Environmental Review Group (ERG)
Division of Chemistry Research and Environmental Review (HFS-246)
Subject: FCN No. 208 - Acetic acid ethenyl ester, polymer with ethanol and dimethyl maleate as a stabilizer in the suspension polymerization of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Notifier: Harlow Chemical Co., Ltd.
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Essex, CM20 2BH ENGLAND
To: Division of Food Contact Substance Notification Review (HFS-275)
Attention: Parvin Yasaei (HFS-215)
Through: Supervisor, ERG
We have reviewed the claim of categorical exclusion under 21 CFR 25.32(i) for the above referenced notification that the notifier submitted in their amendment dated January 24, 2002. We have concluded that the categorical exclusion is warranted. The claim of categorical exclusion cites the section under which the categorical exclusion is claimed, includes a statement of compliance with the categorical exclusion criteria, and states that no extraordinary circumstances exist that require submission of an environmental assessment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required. In addition, by virtue of a response in a letter dated January 24, 2002, the notifier concurred with our conclusions that
1) the food contact substance (FCS) will be a substitute for existing stabilizers used in PVC food-contact articles and will not result in a substantial increase in the total market volume of PVC food-contact articles; and
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Why was the fan running across the field during the game? And why was the crowd cheering him?
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Who Is Gerard Butler, Anyway?
Actor Gerard Butler, the actor best known for his role in "300", has made headlines the past few months for all the business he's being doing in his boudoir. His bedroom has seen more action than even his movie sets! And this week, he was seen at a "meeting" cozying up to Jennifer Aniston, who has supposedly taken John Mayer back. So who is this suave Scotsman who's making more moves in LA than a U-Haul?
LOVES: Gerard Butler, a 38-year-old bachelor, has been quoted saying he likes women to make the first move and take the lead in a relationship…apparently that means he likes to be ridden like Hollywood's town bicycle because dude's been getting around! Typically Gerard has been known to go for three types of women: dark and lovely like Rosario Dawson and Naomi Campbell; blondes like former Miss USA/Playmate/Travis Barker's ex, Shanna Moakler, who he is supposedly still dating; and eccentric Feminist Artist types like poet/African Romance novelist Kola Boof and Italian cougar Raquelia Fioravante.
This past year he's dated "Dancing With The Stars"' Cheryl Burke and supposedly Cameron Diaz. After he and Diaz went on a few dates, he dogged on their relationship to the press. Jerk! And now he's got his paws on Jennifer Aniston, who is supposedly also back with John Mayer. Be warned Jennifer: Gerard is a smooth talker, but probably not what you're looking for in a baby daddy. Gerard has also been known to pick up extra chicks on set by offering to have them over to tea at his place. Even if he is Scottish, that's still creepy!
CREW: Born in Scotland, his family soon moved to Quebec. After a couple years, his parents divorced and his mother moved the family back to the UK. He didn't have a relationship with his father until he took ill with cancer. Gerard, as a young man, put his life on pause to be with him back in Canada. Sadly, his father passed when he was just 22. As for his friends? Gerard has got LOTS of them — his best friend is Ariel Vromen, a director. He also pals around with Pierce Brosnan, director Guy Ritchie, and Christian de la Fuente (he was Cheryl Burke's dancing partner on "Dancing With The Stars", FYI). And, of course, all the women he dates are usually known as "just friends" when Butler talks to the media.
CAREER: Gerard was a lawyer before he became an actor. Just days before he would have been made a full-fledged counselor in Scotland, he was fired from the firm where he was training. So, he decided to move to London and try his hand at his life-long passion, acting. After doing some plays, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as an extra until he landed a minor part in the Bond flick, "Tomorrow Never Dies". His big break came when he played the Count in Wes Craven's flop "Dracula 2000″. He also portrayed the head honcho Hun in "Attila", a TV mini-series, co-starred with Angelina Jolie in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", and was the singing Phantom in "Phantom of the Opera" (yes, he really did sing). But of course, he's best known for his role as the Spartan King in 2007's "300". Currently he stars in Guy Ritchie's "Rock N Rolla".
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The woman who changed her brain : and other inspiring stories of pioneering brain transformation / Barbara Arrowsmith-Young ; foreword by Norman Doidge.
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- ISBN: 9781451607932 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1451607938 (hardcover)
- Description: xvii, 261 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York City : Free Press, 2012.
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| Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn—or worse. As a child, she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in language, continually got lost, and was physically uncoordinated. She could make no sense of an analogue clock. But by relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to "fix" her own brain. The Woman Who Changed Her Brain interweaves her personal tale with riveting case histories from her more than thirty years of working with both children and adults. Recent discoveries in neuroscience have conclusively demonstrated that, by engaging in certain mental tasks or activities, we actually change the structure of our brains—from the cells themselves to the connections between cells. The capability of nerve cells to change is known asneuroplasticity, and Arrowsmith-Young has been putting it into practice for decades. With great inventiveness, after combining two lines of research, Barbara developed unusual cognitive calisthenics that radically increased the functioning of her weakened brain areas to normal and, in some areas, even above-normal levels. She drew on her intellectual strengths to determine what types of drills were required to target the specific nature of her learning problems, and she managed to conquer her cognitive deficits. Starting in the late 1970s, she has continued to expand and refine these exercises, which have benefited thousands of individuals. Barbara founded Arrowsmith School in Toronto in 1980 and then the Arrowsmith Program to train teachers and to implement this highly effective methodology in schools all over North America. Her work is revealed as one of the first examples of neuroplasticity's extensive and practical application. The idea that self-improvement can happen in the brain has now caught fire.The Woman Who Changed Her Brain powerfully and poignantly illustrates how the lives of children and adults struggling with learning disorders can be dramatically transformed. This remarkable book by a brilliant pathbreaker deepens our understanding of how the brain works and of the brain's profound impact on how we participate in the world. Our brains shape us, but this book offers clear and hopeful evidence of the corollary: we can shape our brains. [From the Publisher]
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|CARE is a non-profit and non-sectarian charitable agency founded in 1946 to bring emergency relief assistance to the people of Europe after the Second World War. Initially founded in the United States, the organization quickly established a Canadian operation in 1972 to tap the commitment and generosity of people across Canada. In 1986, CARE Canada evolved from a fundraising agency to an operational development organization.
CARE Canada is a member of the CARE International network, which was founded in 1982 to enhance the internationalization of CARE's worldwide activities. CARE International is comprised of 10 national CAREs, with a Secretariat located in Geneva. Collectively, the members of CARE International are responsible for development, emergency, and rehabilitation projects valued at over $700 million annually.
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The PAGE project is a response to Gender Based Violence in schools, especially amongst girl pupils. As a whole the project is an important initiative in addressing gender inequality as it addresses factors that reduce girls' enrolment, retention and attainment in schools, which increases inequalities in education between boys and girls. The project is working with girls, School Management Committees (SMC), Parents Teachers Associations (PTAs), District Assembly, District Education Network to build their capacity to address gender-based violence in schools. The project main thrust is empowerment of girls and capacity building of school governing institutions for improved learning environment and quality basic education.
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Please consider donating – even a few dollars means a lot.
Here's one of the photos I took last night – the track is lined with luminaria, which accept donations and display a dedication message to honor or remember someone special in the fight against cancer. See the link in my previous post.
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We now have a new You Tube Channel called Digital Paintbrush and it's just for learning about different painting techniques whether it's Painter or Photoshop or other software. Be sure to subscribe to it for the latest videos from around the net all in one place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feRvkcb-DHs


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Don Demers
One of the leaders of the new generation of marine artists, Don Demers has had a life-long love of the sea. Although he attributes his high school art teacher with being the most formative influence in his training, he attended the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts, and concluded his formal studies at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Experience as a crew member on several traditional sailing vessels allows him to bring to life these ships of a bygone era with breathtaking accuracy.
Don's work has been featured in a number of publications including Yachting Magazine, Nautical Quarterly, Offshore Magazine, Maine Boats and Harbors, and an instructional text book entitled Marine Painting: Techniques of Modern Masters. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists and the Society of Illustrators. Over the years Don has won nine awards at the Maritime Gallery's International Marine Art Exhibition including the Thomas M. Hoyne Award in 1990, and Awards of Excellence in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996.


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Ed Helms Set To Star In Naked Gun Reboot
Spoof is not reboot-proof
Hey, is that Enrico Palazzo? No, it's Ed Helms, who'll be doing his best take on the late Leslie Nielsen's immortal cock-up-loving cop Frank Drebin, now Paramount has decided to give the Naked Gun franchise the (re)boot.
In the writers' dugout are Night At The Museum scribes Thomas Lennon and R. Ben Garant. They wrote the planned Baywatch movie, as well as Rent A Ghost and the recently-announced Guinea Pigging, which is deemed worthy of Mitch Hurwitz (of Arrested Development fame) to direct, which is high praise indeed.
There are precious few details as to what the plot of the film will be - or what number it will have at the end of it - but die-hard Drebin lovers will no doubt be praying that Helms doesn't get any ideas about bleaching his hair white or bringing a stuffed beaver on set for no particular reason.
There's also no news as to whether Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker will be directly involved, despite being the creators of the original TV show, Police Squad!, and the Naked Gun trilogy itself.
But with the original series being so close to so many people's hearts, the question now is: how does this make you feel? Will The Hangover's (and The US Office's) Ed Helms cut the mustard? And will The Naked Gun really be the same without what Nielsen brought to the table (three arms, occasionally)? Let us know in the comment box below.


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Knowing me, I'd have lost it the minute the neighbor told me and called her and told her off right then. There is just no excuse for what she did.
I have talked to the neighbor at length and she told me the whole situation and that was it (it's bad enough).
I did talk to DD and ask her if B was mean to her and she said no, then yes, then no again. I asked her if she let Anna cry at bedtime and she said yes. I SPECIFICALLY told her we DO NOT allow them to CIO. She knew and this is ridiculous. If she was not ok with it, just quit. WTF.
I am trying to just focus on the kids. I told Abrielle Miss B is never coming back and she proceeded to cuddle with me for a half hour then fall asleep in HER bed and sleep through the night in there. YEAH. She was SCARED. UGH
Meanwhile, my DP is livid (not at me) wants me to quit my job, which is not the answer for us right now. I am going to try to get by with my mom and the sitter I currently have as backup and then hopefully when my LPN starts in Jan I can just go Per Diem at work. Most likely I will be SAH again in a year or so (we are TTC#3).
She doesn't live with her parents, but with her fiance. Her mom is a really good friend of ours and I am afraid that if I see her/them out, I might lose it.
I decided for now, not to call my sitter. If she lies I will flip and right now I just need to calm down a bit.
Yes. But start off nice and let her dig her own hole. E.g. "Do you have any problem with the baby not falling asleep?" and then lay into her when she says "oh, no, she just cries for x minutes and then gives up" or whatever.
Also, as for not letting your daughter in for the restroom.. maybe your daughter had been playing around and asking repeatedly. Maybe she had just let your daughter potty, or she'd already been in several times-mine do that. Sometimes they just want to check out the bathroom.
None of that would be a valid excuse for not allowing a recently potty trained three year old access to the bathroom even when she's screaming so loud the neighbors come out of their houses and then making her do her business outside. There were days early on in potty training when my daughter had to go to the bathroom over and over. I cannot imagine telling her no. I know this girl is 19, but seriously, that's just ridiculous. I was a young babysitter too once, and I can't imagine doing anything like that.
You do have a point, I missed the part where they have just potty trained her. I just know that my son tells me he has to use the restroom many times a day, and he runs in there and starts playing. lol.. I was just thinking maybe it could have been something similar. Regardless, she needs to talk to the sitter. I wouldn't use the sitter again, but I would def talk to her and hear both sides. Besides, in this case, wouldn't it be awesome if it was a big misunderstanding? I would so much rather find out I was WRONG about details in a matter like this, than to find out I was right about abuse.
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Lebanon (painting)
|Nabil Kanso
|oil on canvas
|3 m × 8.50 m (120 in × 335 in)
Lebanon is a mural size painting by Nabil Kanso depicting the Lebanese Civil War in a scene invoking the spirit and character of the people in the midst of horror and violence gripping the country.[1] Amid the scene of chaos and devastation, two central figures reach across toward each other symbolically to represent the appeal for unity in defiance of the forces of division, destruction, and terror.[2][3]
Painted in oil on linen and completed in 1983, the painting Lebanon measures 28 feet (8.5 meters) long by 10 feet (3meters) tall.[4] Its composition delineates three sections. At the center, two leaping female figures reach toward each other, almost touching.[5] They are within grasp of a tiny pearl of white green light at the center of the canvas.[6] In the foreground plane forming the base of the two converging figures, an appealing mother carrying a child appears bursting out from a torched pyramidal structure serving to balance and heighten the overall impact of the central scene.[7]
To the right side of the canvas stands a woman with her arms outstretched upward against an ascending perspective of a scene of devastation and destruction with scorched buildings and the gushing of human and animal suffering. They are presented as metaphors for the destruction besetting Lebanon and its capital city Beirut.[8] The right foreground is occupied by two lamenting women with hands over their heads and one covering the eyes of a child.[9]
The left section of the painting draws focus on the figure of what appears like a Druze sheikh steering out from the picture plane with a desperate calling.[10] He is flanked on his left by a roaring horse and in front of him lies a fallen maiden wrapped with the flag of Lebanon behind protruding dark fists shaped like crawling tentacles. Above him, a wingspan bird covering a half-hid sun hovers over the contour of trees projecting flames that encircle infants floating around the arc of wide arms flung by a pleading figure underneath.[11]
During the Lebanese Civil War which broke out in 1975 and raged for 15 years with unabated violence killing more than 100,000 with many more injured and destitute,[12] Kanso had made several trips to his native war-torn land.[13] Throughout the period of the conflict, he executed a wide range of major paintings on the Lebanon war whose portrayal and theme evolved to universal expressions on human brutality and suffering. The paintings constitute a major part of The Split of Life interrelated series comprising works dealing with contemporary themes of war realized on large scale format. Among the works in the Split of Life are the series Vietnam (1974), Lebanon (1975–1990), One Minute: Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1978–79), South Africa (1979–80), America 500 Years (1989–91), Living Memory(1992–94).[14]
In subject matter and technique, Lebanon 1983 painting reflects Kanso's expressionist figural style in the use of broad brush strokes with intense colors and symbols conveying his socio political ideas.[15][16] The character and composition of the painting reflect Kanso's elaborate rendering of large groups of figures as part of a continuum of victims of violence painted on large scale canvases depicting grim scenes with aggressive and apocalyptic imagery aimed at engaging the viewer and bringing attention to the horror and devastation of war.[17][18] The work makes reference to a number of 19th and 20th paintings rooted in expressionist, romantic, and symbolist works such as those Goya, Géricault, Delacroix, Munch, Picasso, and Orozco.
See also[edit]
- ^ Nabil Kanso: The split of Life: Paintings 1974-1994, pp.66-67, NEV Editions, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996
- ^ Bäckström, Lars: Nabil Kanso Libanon: Var Tids Guernica, Kanso's Lebanon: Guernica of Our Time, Ord & Bild, pp. 42-45, Stockholm, Sweden,1986 [1]
- ^ on line excerpt
- ^ The Split of Life, Lebanon, pp.66-67
- ^ Bäckström, Lars: Kanso's Lebanon: Guernica of Our Time, pp.42-43
- ^ Wehner, Rob: The Split of Life Paintings: 1974-1994, The Bloomsbury Review, p. 6, July/August 1998
- ^ Bäckström, p.42, on line excerpt
- ^ Our World: The Art of Nabil Kanso, pp. 36-37, CA, 1984
- ^ Lebanon: Nabil Kanso's Paintings
- ^ Our World, The Art of Nabil Kanso p. 36
- ^ Bäckström: Lebanon, pp.42-43
- ^ O'Balance, Edgar: Civil War in Lebanon: 1975-92, p. 10, MacMillan, 1998
- ^ Fox, Catherine, Artist Inspired by War-torn Homeland, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, pp. H1-2, July 8, 1984
- ^ Kanso: The Split of Life Paintings 1974-1994, pp. 121-130
- ^ Guevara, Luis Camilio: Between Horror and dominating Rupture Exhibition Catalog, pp. 4-5, Ateneo, Caracas, 1987
- ^ Guevara, Luis Camilio, Nabil Kanso's Paintings
- ^ Erminy, Peran: The Apocalyptic Paintings of Nabil Kanso, Exhibition Catalog, pp. 6-7, Caracas, Venezuela, 1987
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A 14-year old Boy Scout evacuated several kids from a car before a crazy lady rammed it with another car. The rest of the story is kind of boring.
That crazy lady, identified as Holly Kay Highfield, was actually driving those kids when she intentionally hit a bicylist; attempted to carjack another car; successfully carjacked yet another car before ramming her OWN car (when the hero Boy Scout saved the day), then rammed a fence and finished by running around in a circle taking her clothes off. Tada!
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Game Oriented Assembly Lisp
Game Oriented Assembly Lisp (or GOAL) is a video game programming language developed by Andy Gavin and the Jak and Daxter team at Naughty Dog. It was written using Allegro Common Lisp and used in the development of the entire Jak and Daxter series of games.
Syntactically GOAL resembles Scheme, though with many idiosyncratic features such as classes, inheritance, and virtual functions.[1] GOAL encourages an imperative programming style: programs tend to consist of a sequence of events to be executed rather than the functional programming style of functions to be evaluated recursively. This is a diversion from Scheme, which allows such side-effects but does not encourage imperative style.
GOAL does not run in an interpreter, but instead is compiled directly into PlayStation 2 machine code for execution. It offers limited facilities for garbage collection, relying extensively on runtime support. It offers dynamic memory allocation primitives designed to make it well-suited to running in constant memory on a video game console. GOAL has extensive support for inlined assembly code using a special
rlet form,[1] allowing programmers to freely mix assembly and higher-level constructs within the same function.
The GOAL compiler is implemented in Allegro Common Lisp. It supports a long term compiling listener session which gives the compiler knowledge about the state of the compiled and therefore running program, including the symbol table. This, in addition to dynamic linking, allows a function to be edited, recompiled, uploaded, and inserted into a running game without having to restart. The process is similar to the "edit and continue" feature offered by some C++ compilers, but allows the programmer to replace arbitrary amounts of code (even up to entire object files), and does not interrupt the running game with the debugger. This feature was used to implement code as well as level streaming in the Jak and Daxter games.
GOAL's first use was for the Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy game. The predecessor language, Game Oriented Object Lisp (GOOL), was also developed by Andy Gavin for the Crash Bandicoot game.
GOAL's primary development and maintenance engineer is no longer available to Naughty Dog, and they have transitioned to C++ for future projects due to the fact they were bought out by Sony which wanted code interoperability between their studios.[2]
- ^ a b An example of what GOAL code looks like can be found at
- ^ See the page about Lisp developments by Paul Graham and Naughty Dog: [1]
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- Naughty Dog Software: Raising the Paradigm of Video Gaming – Again…Thanks to Lisp and Allegro CL
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By Amanda Kim Stairrett
Killeen Daily Herald
About 50 soldiers from the 43rd Veterinary Services Detachment have yet to deploy to Haiti where they are to aid in relief efforts.
The soldiers participated in a farewell ceremony Friday, after which they were scheduled to depart Fort Hood.
Post officials said Wednesday the unit is still awaiting aircraft – Air Force cargo planes to carry the soldiers and their equipment to Haiti. Transportation was requested through U.S. Army Materiel Command, officials said, but there is no word on when that will arrive.
The detachment is the only Fort Hood unit to receive official orders to deploy to Haiti, said fort spokesman Tyler Broadway, but the post is prepared to support the relief efforts if called upon.
The detachment has five veterinary service support teams that will serve in different areas to inspect food and water supplies and care for military working dogs.
The mission is "hugely important," Staff Sgt. Jason Deguire said last week, because with everything taking place in Haiti, the last thing the people there need are food-borne illnesses.
Food inspectors will make sure supplies handed out to the people are fit for human consumption, Chief Warrant Officer-2 Jemme Neal, a food safety officer, said last week. Rations are flowing into Haiti and soldiers will begin by inspecting food from relief-aid agencies rather than the U.S. government's supplies that came directly from the processing plants, Neal said.
It will take a veterinary service support team one day to inspect 20,000 cases of Meals, Ready-to-Eat, Neal said.
The detachment is part of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High-Yield Explosive Management Response Force, which means soldiers have already trained to provide veterinary support in disaster conditions, Lt. Col. Cheryl Sofaly, the detachment's commander, said last week.
Soldiers who treat the military working dogs expect to see the same issues they would during a deployment to Iraq, Sofaly said. Injures include overheating, exhaustion, lacerations and diarrhea, which come from working in the rubble and high-stress conditions.
The detachment returned a year ago from a 15-month deployment to Iraq, Sofaly said, and it is preparing to return there in September.
This is the first time the detachment has provided humanitarian relief in recent years, Sofaly added, and they will be the only soldiers of their kind in Haiti, barring a few veterinarians attached to civil affairs units.
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Morning Briefing
Mumbai, India -- 'Persecution' Report: 131 instances of violence against Christian communities in 2012 [1]
Immigration reform: 'This will be the year,' bipartisan Senate 'gang' says [2]
Under pressure, Boy Scouts may ease no-gays policy [3]
So long, Catholic Boy Scouts? [4] The Girl Scouts are already under scrutiny [5].
Catholic high school caught boosting prices for class rings [6]
Washington, D.C. -- Catholic Univ. to continue fighting birth-control mandate [7]
Westminster, England -- Catholic Church Threatens To Fire British Gay Teachers Who Marry [8]
UK: Catholic Bishops brief MPs on why same sex marriage Bill should be opposed [9]
Los Angeles, Calif. -- Opinion: The church retains its barrier of [10]silence [10]by D.J. Waldie
German bishop files report on sex abuse with bishops' conference: Said he was deeply ashamed about what it contained. [11]
Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Volunteer charged with embezzling $4,000 from local Catholic [12]. Coffers of the ladies guild raided
Big East, Catholic 7 in talks to end relationship in one more season - report [13]
Dung beetles use the Milky Way as a map, and other science news [14]
[15]Looking for an a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR's sister publication, Celebration, gives you two options, both based on the Scripture readings of the day:
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Shouldn't there be another game that follows the adventure of Weiss and Genesis after Dirge of Cerberus?
Like seriously It makes me curious why they would tease the rebirth of Genesis and show Weiss's survival and the indication that Genesis has more evil plans.
So seriously have any of you heard news of a new game? or a possible spin-off or tie-in with another series? or even a light novel?


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It is, quite literally, an eatable chocolate chip cookie shot glass filled with milk.
The kernel is sweet and eatable, not only for beasts, but for man.
In every lot there are orange-trees, with oranges on them; but they are not the eatable fruit.
I want to try for a duck or something else eatable, and to have a look at the country round about as well.
What interested me more than all these was the sight of several articles that were eatable.
It was impossible to procure food of an eatable kind here, or indeed at any other stancia throughout this part of the journey.
The Fucus esculentus, a kind of eatable sea-weed on our northern shores.
When I was a child each guest was provided with a piece of paper in which to wrap up an eatable for people waiting outside.
There are but three houses round London at which an eatable dinner may be obtained.
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February 9, 2012, 1:30-3:30 PM
The meeting was called to order at 1:35 PM by Chair Roger Svendsen
Roll Call: Ted Carter, Lon Hughes, Eunice Michalka, Ben Myers, Ross Reid, Donald Roger, Lucille Schmitt, Michael Sledge, Roger Svendsen
Member Excused Absences. Ben Myers, Michael Sledge. (All others present)
Larimer County Representation: LARCO Senior Planner Rob Helmick,
Guests Present: Terry Ferebee, Mark Sabiers, Jo Yandle
Adoption of Agenda: The agenda was approved as proposed.
Approval of Minutes: January 12 meeting notes were approved as written. Thanks again to Terry for once again preparing these. This will be the last time that is required.
Communications from Committee Members :
While awaiting a formal start to the meeting, Ted Carter read the annual report from the Soaring Eagle Ecology Center efforts of 2011. In summary, the organization has made tremendous progress, offering many well attended classes and has had fantastic community support. Soaring Eagle is seeking a number of grants to support 2012 classes and additional programs. A number of outside groups are taking advantage of the programs. The 2012 programs will be listed on their web site in March 2012. (seecatrfl.org)
Comments from the Audience :
Mark Sabiers commented about a serious interest in improving internet service to RFL. He has his own system outside RFL, however it is not expandable and barely meets his needs.
Communications from County Representatives :
Rob handed out an article he found about a County in Montana that passed a bond for a sewer-system bond. It is encouraging.
Bruce Peters, our contact with CenturyLink and Rob spoke in the last month. CenturyLink has repaired the communication path between RFL and Eagle, which will allow RFL to at least allow us to obtain the 1.5 MIPS that CenturyLink advertises. He is proposing an improvement to that link, but it is in a preliminary stage .. less progress than reported last month. Mark Sabiers commented that it is common for CenturyLink to over-subscribe their service by 25 / 1 or more. Rob will ask that question to CenturyLink. Mark believes the best alternative would be for Verizon to upgrade their local tower from 3G to 4G. Fox Acres has sold their tower lease to Unison. The link from the tower is hard wired, not transmitted via micro-wave.
Action Item:
Election of RFLPAC Officers: Roger noted that Ross Reid has volunteered to continue as Vice-Chair. After some discussion of the duties of the chair, Lon Hughes volunteered to assume the Chair position. Rob described a methodology for using a County owned digital recorder in the meetings and downloading the file to someones personal laptop. Roger Svendsen agreed to take the Secretary position. Motion to nominate this cast made by Lucille, seconded by Eunice. Passed.
Discussion Items:
1. Water / Sewer: Roger reported on some minor progress in obtaining assistance from CSU to conduct a water quality analysis of the RFL area. Roger reached an Associate Professor named Mike Ronayne who specializes in Ground water/lake interaction. Mike confirmed that an analysis of the RFL geology is probably the right first step in developing a ground water quality sampling plan. He said he is very busy, but would be interested in assisting us. He agreed to speak with other professors about our endeavor and the possible availability of a Masters student to participate. Funding is required at some level, however an amount is not defined since the scope of work remains unknown. Roger will continue to communicate with Mike to move this facet of our effort forward. Funding would probably need to come from grants and Roger commented that the first funds are the most difficult to obtain. Rob commented that seed money would be needed to pay an attorney and engineer to form a Special Assessment District. Rob will investigate Larimer funding, however with the jail bond failure, money in the County is extremely tight. Rob would benefit from a ball park amount needed. Ross suggested we assemble an initial description of what we need. Roger said he would discuss this with Mike R. (970-491-0666) from CSU.
Lucille expressed concern that we should be careful that whatever survey we conduct, that it be valid in the eyes of other organizations that might be involved later in our effort. It needs to support whatever direction we take when the results are available. Her concern was acknowledged as valid. Lucille also pointed out the diversity of wells, etc. that need to be considered, including seasonal variations. Ross asked about other communities that have tackled this water/sewer concern. Ted said he would do some investigation. Other aspects were also discussed including the overall needs and what is really required to assure community sustainability and growth. Once again, the subject of whether the need for a sewer system is really the primary problem.
2. Property Line discussion: There was no new news in this area. Rob reviewed the classic problem in RFL where lines do not agree, in some cases by 75 feet. Eunice pointed out that surveyors are not controlled in such a way that disputes can be appropriately appealed. The State seems to take the approach that they are not responsible. There is no place to go to appeal disputes with the County. Eunice is continuing to investigate options and will communicate with the PAC. There is a serious need for a legal and low cost resolution procedure.
3. Colorado Enterprise Funds: Lucille said these funds are not available for starting a new effort, only for improving or remodeling efforts. Rob will try to follow-up on this item, however priorities may not allow him time in the near future.
4. PAC Meeting Schedule: Roger did not receive any objections to a move our regular meeting time from the second Thursday of each month to the first. The By-Laws require a 30 day notice before a By-Laws change can be executed. Rob sent out the proposed change less than 30 days ago. The Chair can call a special meeting, such as March 1, 2012 and make the required change. The PAC could then cancel the second Thursday meeting. A motion to hold a special meeting on March 1was made seconded and passed.
Audience Comments:
Mark reiterated his feeling that improved internet service is dearly needed in RFL and is a serious inhibitor to those working and living in the RFL area.
Mark introduced Jo Yandle who is president of the PTO (Parent Teacher Org) she is very concerned about the loss of RFL families due to low confidence in the elementary school. She is encouraging others to hold events and do whatever might draw attention to RFL
Lon called attention to the great response by the RFL Volunteer Fire Dept. at a recent auto wreck several weeks ago.
RFLPAC meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM; Next regular meeting: March 1, 2012
Respectfully Submitted by Roger Svendsen


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She doesn't sound happy about having to shoot down celeb buzz about her personal life, but Jennifer Aniston is setting the record straight.
Jennifer Aniston gave Britain's Hello! magazine the lowdown, saying, "Rumor No. 1. I am not planning to get married any time soon. This ring that I'm wearing is not an engagement ring. I've been married once and I don't know if I'll get married again, but I can tell you that as of this very moment, as of today, I have no plan to get married. Got that?"
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"Grey's Anatomy" Recap: Episode 23, "Testing, 1-2-3"
"Grey's Anatomy" Recap: Episode 23, "Testing, 1-2-3"
Well, that felt ... normal. It was nice to have "Grey's Anatomy" back as its own show after last week's jumpy, jumbled mess, and for the most part, I thought it felt like old-school "Grey's." While I'm dreading next week's finale, I enjoyed the setup, so to talk about it,
It's test day for the interns, as well as the day before Burke and Cristina's wedding, the day of Susan's funeral, and the day George finds out he's gotten into the surgery program at Mercy West. Sounds like a perfect setup for disaster, huh?
Early on, Ava — who has teeth now! — slips and reveals a memory to Alex. She ultimately admits she remembers her life: She was in a lousy marriage, and she'd come to Seattle to get away. All I could think about was Alex telling her last week that some people would kill for the ability not to remember; how awful it must have been for Ava to realize she liked the blank slate better. Alex doesn't understand why she won't tell people she's alive, and she refuses to tell him her name.
A grieving, angry Thatcher shows up at the hospital and tells Meredith she's not wanted at Susan's funeral. "She trusted you, she came to you for help, and you killed her," he shouts. Just before the interns' test begins, Richard tells Meredith she's not to blame for Susan's death. "Just because you slept with my mother does not make you my father," she says. In the test room, she stares blankly into space.
Derek asks Meredith how the test went, but she pushes past him and sits alone while the interns try to figure out how to help. George tells her that when your parents die, you make terrible decisions that you'll have to live with for a long time. Eventually, the interns convince Richard to let Meredith retake the test; she again says he's not her father, but she cries in his arms anyway.
Meanwhile, Addison is being stalked by pregnant women. First, Joe and Walter show up with their potential surrogate mom and ask Addison to check her out. Then Adele comes in after a fender-bender and tells Addison she's pregnant — at age 50+! — with another man's baby. Addison whines to Callie that maybe she could get pregnant if she were gay, or a teenager, or a member of the AARP, and Callie admits that she's been thinking about getting pregnant herself.
Which is perfect timing, given all that's going on with George. Bailey gives George a dressing-down, telling him he'd be a fool to transfer out of the most prestigious surgery program in the country. George says he simply can't see Izzie every day — "I'm a married man," he says, nice of him to realize — but Izzie tries a last-ditch effort to keep him from going. "I know you think I have feelings for you," she says, "but I don't, so you can stay." Liar!
Now that we know how the interns are doing, let's talk about the mountain climbers. This was one of the more adept medical-cases-as-metaphors this show has done. Three climbers who were tied together get injured on a mountain; they've left their fourth friend behind to die. The way I see it, Burke and Cristina are climbing the mountain, hoping the pain will be worth it; Izzie is the climber getting her hands amputated; and Meredith is the climber left behind to die. But the interns have saved her by getting her to take the test again, right?
Well ...
Everything explodes in the final few minutes. Callie tells Bailey — who's been almost assured of her spot as chief resident — that she's in the running, too. Burke tells Derek that he has no idea if Cristina's written her vows; Derek tells Burke he has no idea how Meredith's doing at all. Joe and Addison briefly talk babies, until Walter comes back with the surrogate mom, who faints in the bar. And Ava tells Alex her real name: Rebecca.
Richard runs into Adele, who slips into the bathroom to avoid him. He starts shouting through the door: "I've moved on! OK, I'm not actually dating, but I intend to!" Finally, he walks in — and finds Adele passed out on the floor.
Cristina attempts to write her vows, whining about how the whole "love and cherish you every moment of every day of my life" bit is stupid. Izzie says that if she couldn't be with the person she loved, hearing something like that would be all she could ever think about. "You're talking about Denny, right?" asks Meredith, while Callie gives Izzie the death stare.
Derek runs into a random woman at the bar who asks to buy him a drink. He says no, but when she says that's a shame, he wonders aloud if she's right.
And in the final scene, in comes the last hiker — with an axe in his head. "What the hell happened up on that mountain?" Bailey asks. So, girl in the bar = axe in Meredith's head?
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Dunwall City Trials, the first of three DLC packs planned for Arkane Studios' Dishonored, will be launching for 360, PC, and PS3 on December 11 for $4.99/400 MS Points. The drop will include 10 challenge maps and three events: arena battles, drop assassinations, and time trials. Each challenge will also have its own global leaderboard.
For more information, check out our review of Dishonored for 360.
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each customer receives the time and the personalized service they deserve. Rightway is not a phone-service only business. Our like to personally talk and meet each customer, when possible
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 17, 2012
Rightway Insurance Agency, a leading providers of car insurance quotes in Chicago announced that it has launched its website, rightwayins.com, which will provide basic customer service including online car insurance quotes to Illinois residents.
Al Snenneh, Spokesman for the Agency said that "Rightway is a small insurance agency on the southwest side of Chicago, but is one of the key players in the area, due to its extensive experience in the Chicago auto insurance business, centralized location, serious attitudes towards customer satisfaction, and special focus on the insurance for the Latino in Chicago." Snenneh thinks that "Rightway is not the provider of the cheapest auto insurance rates in Chicago, but the auto insurance rates offered come with remarkable tender loving care of its personnel."
Rightwayins.com offers information about the Agency, location, insurance product and services, and all forms for the auto insurance rates in Chicago. Clients can login and get instruction of how to get quotes.
The advantage of Rightway Insurance is that "each customer receives the time and the personalized service they deserve. Rightway is not a phone-service only business. Our like to personally talk and meet each customer, anytime its possible," Mr. Snenneh said.
Rightway Insurance Agency is a key player in the market of auto insurance quotes in Chicago. The Agency's insurance service mix includes the following:
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Faneromeni School
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|Faneromeni School
|Nicosia, Cyprus
|Archbishop Makarios I
Faneromeni School (Greek: Παρθεναγωγείο Φανερωμένης, Turkish: Faneromeni Okulu), founded by Archbishop Makarios I in 1857, was the first all-girls school in Cyprus.
The founder of the School, Archbishop Makarios I, was instrumental in the establishment of many other schools throughout the island of Cyprus in order to combat illiteracy.
The School is located in the historical Faneromeni Square, situated in the centre of the capital and within the Venetian medieval walls of Nicosia.
The School building features predominantly Greek neoclassical architectural traits, as well as, local Cypriot elements.
The Marble Mausoleum on the eastern side of Faneromeni Church is situated on the front of the building and was built in memory of four clerics executed by the Ottoman governor in 1821, following the Cypriot revolt due to the newly declared Greek War of Independence.
Today it is a co-ed school and the same building houses a nursery, primary and high schools. In 2014 it was announced that the building will be leased to house the University of Cyprus' school of Architecture.[1]
The school was founded in 1852 after many efforts from the Greek Orthodox Church and especially the Faneromeni church which is situated right in front of the school. Primarily it was used as "parthenagogeio" which means a Girls Only School (G.O.S.). The school had 115 students but only one teacher. The only way she could teach all these children was by using the help of older children as teachers-assistants for the younger ones.
As from 1903 Faneromeni School was also used for the training of the female teachers. The school took its΄ present form in 1924 with financial assistance from the Faneromeni Church. Nowadays the school is a public school for boys and girls. Within the same building there is a nursery school, a primary school and a high school.
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FIFA inspectors give Auckland thumbs up
FIFA inspectors give Auckland thumbs up
FIFA's new U-20 World Cup Trophy will travel through Auckland in May
Some of the most senior officials from football's world governing body, FIFA, have given Auckland a huge thumbs up as it prepares to host FIFA's second largest global tournament – the U-20 World Cup in 2015.
FIFA Inspectors were in Auckland today to inspect the City's host stadium North Harbour and various training venues for this landmark event and agreed that the venue was in great shape to showcase the world's biggest game.
During the inspection tour, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015, also announced that the iconic FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy, a brand new trophy for this tournament, had now been entrusted to the LOC and would be taken on a nationwide tour of New Zealand in May.
The trophy will be in Auckland for three days, arriving from Whangarei on 7 May and working its way around the Auckland region before heading to Hamilton.
FIFA U-20 New Zealand 2015 CEO, Dave Beeche said: "Auckland has a fantastic reputation of hosting highly successful world sporting events so we know that this great city will turn it on again for FIFA's second biggest tournament when it hits town on 30 May 2015.
"We are also delighted that Auckland football and sports fans will be among the first in the world to see the new FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy, which will be housed in the city until the tournament begins next year," Beeche added.
One of the FIFA officials inspecting the North Harbour Stadium was the Senior Competitions Manager Rhiannon Martin, who has worked for FIFA for almost 17 years.
She said: "We know how successful FIFA tournaments have been at North Harbour stadium and we're pleased to see that the venue will be improved even further by the time the FIFA U-20 World Cup arrives next year. We feel confident that this stadium will be a fantastic arena to showcase the very best young talent that our sport has to offer."
Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) Chief Executive Brett O'Riley was on hand to welcome the FIFA delegation and said that Auckland looks forward to welcoming the world's best young football stars for this iconic sporting event.
"As New Zealand's largest city and an experienced host of major sporting events, Auckland is extremely well positioned to deliver a world class event and provide memorable experiences for all participants. Auckland is ready to share its very best with the world – its hospitality, its friendliness, its professionalism and its beauty," he says.
Auckland is a renowned major events destination, being named in the top three sporting cities in the world for the second year in a row at the 2013 International Sports Event Management (ISEM) Awards.
Auckland's North Harbour Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremony, four pool matches, a quarter and semi-final, the bronze medal playoff and the final.
The FIFA Inspection Tour of New Zealand will cover all seven Host Cities from Whangarei to Dunedin and will conclude with a press conference at Auckland's Sky City on Friday 14 March.
Players like Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, Cesc Fabregas and Luis Figo have all starred at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in years gone by and many of those participating in the 2015 tournament will have already established their reputations in the top leagues in Europe.
With the world coming to New Zealand, fans are encouraged to register for ticket alerts on www.fifa.com/NZ2015 to make sure they don't miss out on the best seats, with tickets going on sale next month.


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A re-run from 12 December 2006.
Tomorrow's the feast-day of St Lucy, and my son's school started off the celebrations a day early. So this afternoon, along with a lot of other parents, I had saffron buns and watched kids in Ku Klux Klan and Santa outfits form a long line and sing Christmas carols. One end of the line was mostly a few bars ahead of the other.
As a pretty recent tradition, the morning of 13 December is celebrated in Sweden with quite a bit of ceremony. It involves white-robed, predominantly young female carolers led by a candle-crowned girl, performing a specialised repertoire of songs in honour of St Lucy (Sw. Lucia) and St Stephen in addition to generic Christmas carols. Considerable amounts of candles, saffron buns, ginger biscuits, coffee and sometimes mulled wine are consumed in the process. It's a huge deal in kiddie schools and Kindergartens. Flabberghasted Nobel laureates are woken before dawn at their hotels and relentlessly be-carolled.
This very Catholic custom is uniquely Swedish, which may be slightly surprising given the fact that the country has been Protestant since the 16th century. But winter in Sweden is dark and cold, with the weather steadily getting worse through the long autumn months. We really need a Candle Maiden in deep December when we're still a week on the wrong side of the solstice.
Björn Fromén of the Stockholm Tolkien Society translated a combination of the two most common Lucia hymns beautifully into High Elvish (and I just can't believe it's almost ten years since we put it on-line!). Here's the first verse:
Lumna cormóres nar
peler ar mardor,
or ambar alanar
caitar i mordor,
íre mir lóna már
ninquitar lícumar:
Ela i calmacolinde,
And in Swedish:
Natten går tunga fjät
runt gård och stuva.
Kring jord som soln förlät
skuggorna ruva.
Då i vårt mörka hus
stiger med tända ljus
Sankta Lucia.
Sankta Lucia!
The tune is a traditional Neapolitan one, and the original Italian lyrics, coincidentally, are decidedly Tolkienian: Sul mare luccica l'astro d'argento…, "The silver star gleams over the sea…".


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University Partnership
Gulu University and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia have come together into a new initiative of Co-operation and partnership to develop a long term and mutually beneficial collaboration to advance education and research opportunities in both universities. The planned alliance of two institutions will build the experiences of the partners and take advantage of the different networks of the institutions.
To kick-start the birth of this collaborative linkange, a joint conference will take place on Saturday August 6 2016 at Bomah Hotel in Gulu District at 09:00am. The minister of Education and Sports will grace the occassion as the Chief Guest. The theme for the conference is "Creating Sustainable Cities and Development through Collaboration and Partnership for Community Transformation".
MESAU Consortium
The MESAU Consortium is a country-wide partnership bringing together five academic institutions; Busitema University, Gulu University (GU), Kampala International University (KIU), Makerere University (MUK) and Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Uganda together with Johns Hopkins University in the U.S.A with the aim of building capacity, performance enhancements in medical education and relevant research for excellent nationwide service delivery.
MEPI-MASAU Activities
Training to Staff Gulu University
Undergraduate Mentorship
Visit MESAU Website Here
Training Health Researchers into Vocational Excellence (THRiVE) was established in 2009 as a regional network of research excellence, including some of the best universities and research institutes in East Africa with support from two leading UK universities. We have built a robust network that has led to strong and productive collaborations in research, training and supervision, with more than 300 joint publications between THRiVE partners since 2010.
THRiVE Objectives
- Develop and sustain a Consortium functioning as a strong network.
- To augment the development of a conducive institutional environment for high quality research.
- To provide support systems for improved governance and management of research activities.
Visit THRiVE Website Here
The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction.
AfDB Values
- Excellence; Quest for the highest level of performance through continuous improvement of our skills and business practices
- Team Spirit; Working together in a spirit of creativity and mutual respect to achieve common objectives.
- Integrity; Observing the highest standards of ethics, honesty and accountability at all times.
- Professionalism; Delivering the best quality service to our clients with utmost rigour and efficiency.
- Transparency; Acting with clarity, equity and objectivity in designing, interpreting and applying Bank policies and procedures.
Visit AfDB Website Here
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit sub-regional organization of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of 11 member countries, namely: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
ASARECA brings together scientists from the national agricultural research institutions of the member countries, national agricultural extension service providers and other strategic development oriented partners to generate, share and promote knowledge and innovations to solve common challenges facing agriculture in the member countries.
Visit ASERECA Website Here
Building stronger Universities (BSU) in Developing Countries is a partnership between research and higher education institutions in developing countries and Danish universities.
The purpose of the initiative is to strengthen universities in developing countries so that they are better equipped to fulfil their role in society.
The long-term goal of the initiative is to make the participating institutions stronger in the sense that they:
- play an increasing role in the economic, social and political development of the societies in which they are located;
- function as nodes of innovation and knowledge production, providing solutions to local/domestic and global challenges;
- produce skilled and motivated graduates that can contribute to the further development of the societies and address the challenges faced.
Visit BSU Website Here
African Center for Applicative Development and Innovation in Agribusiness
General Objective
To foster applicative character of HEIs agribusiness related curricula:enhance and update teaching capacity and curricula efficiency in agribusiness in Kenya and Uganda, in particular related to new technologies adapted to different agro-ecological zones.
Specific Objectives
- To foster capacity building in the field of higher education.
- To support quality higher education.
- To promote a more efficient, updated, sustainable and job-creating agribusiness sector in EAC.
- To contribute to a more efficient resource use.
ACADIA Activities With Gulu University
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It's 1 September, and in a packed school hall in Moscow the warm air is thick with the scent of flowers. Every child carries an elaborate bouquet – the grandest featuring tiny flashing lights or fresh fruit – and golden balloons hang in clusters from the ceiling. White ribbons cascade from ornately plaited hair, and pupils wear their finest outfits – white tights, black patent shoes and something sparkly for girls; scaled-down suits for boys.
In the middle of it all stand my two daughters looking by turns impressed, astonished, embarrassed and baffled. Never mind the quick playground drop-and-run they are used to: this is the first day of the school year Russian-style, so important it has its own name – the Day of Knowledge – and its own ritual: the ringing of the "first bell" to open the road to knowledge.
For our family – my partner, Liam, and daughters, Ailis, 10, and Maeve, seven (our four-year-old son, Ned, had already started at an international school here) – this was one of those "how did this happen?" moments that have struck regularly since we moved to Russia in the summer.
How on earth did we come to leave our beloved dog, house and garden in a market town near Cambridge for a modest flat on the 10th floor of a Stalin-era apartment building on Komsomolsky Prospekt, Moscow?
The answer, as for many British families here, is work: Liam is employed by an asset management company specialising in Russia and is doing a stint in Moscow. That makes me, in expat lingo, a trailing spouse, and the kids, I suppose, trailing children.
Except that we don't view it like that. Liam has a longstanding interest in Russia, having lived here in the mid-1990s; and my 18th birthday present was a week-long trip in 1987, when St Petersburg was still Leningrad and there was nothing in the shops.
This time, we hope to turn a work-driven move into a shared experience for our family. Once our plans were fixed, the children had weekly Russian lessons, and the girls came to Moscow for a few days to visit their new school. And we did our best to help Ned understand what was going on.
Ailis remains the most cautious – she is missing her final year at primary school, has had to wave goodbye to her best friend and was enjoying growing independence in our small town. All three miss Rosie, our dog (staying with the people who are renting our house), but the younger two children have simply taken their world with them.
The girls face the most dramatic change: while Ned has started his school life in an international school teaching the English curriculum, Ailis and Maeve attend a Russian private school. They will be taught a special personalised curriculum – lots of one-to-one Russian lessons, plus English lessons tailored for them.
Each morning they must change from outdoor to indoor shoes, and they have been allocated a locker each to take winter boots and clothing. They are fed repeatedly, including breakfast, lunchtime soup and a main course, plus cake and fruit in the afternoon. They play outside in much smaller playgrounds than the playing fields they are used to and will do so even when the temperature drops to -10C or less. They stay at school longer, but do their homework there, with help from teachers. So far they have settled well, even joining a school theatre club and acting in Russian. They are already patronising about my accent – watching their mum look silly in shops is an unexpected bonus of our move.
Our decision to choose Russian schools for two of our kids is without doubt the biggest and most important choice we made in coming here. We made the calculation that the experience would outweigh any lost bits of the national curriculum – our hope is that they end up reasonably outward-looking and able to shift, if they want to, between cultures and different routines and habits.
Having to choose a school forces you as an expat family to define the kind of life you want to lead abroad. Setting up in another country, you have a blank sheet on which either to attempt to carbon copy or redraw your way of life.
For us, another big change has been our home – we have swapped a three-storey, half-refurbished Tudor house with three quarters of an acre of garden for a compact flat with a tiny balcony on the 10th floor of a block overlooking one of the main six-lane arteries entering the centre of Moscow. The whole apartment is arranged along one corridor. It is furnished from Ikea throughout and feels a bit like sitting in the showroom.
Some expat families in Moscow opt to live in (or are sometimes allocated through diplomatic jobs) one of several compounds for foreigners around the city. We couldn't have afforded a compound home anyway (Moscow rents, and indeed all prices, are astronomical – an average flat let to a foreigner can easily cost £5,200 a month), but we neither want nor need one.
Packed between the apartment blocks here are trees and dozens of small playgrounds, each kitted out with very traditional, primary-coloured metal swings, slides and climbing frames. They are good places to observe the distinctive Russian attitude to children – a combination of slightly stifling protectiveness and tremendous affection. In late August, when we arrived, the worst of Moscow's overheated, ash-clouded summer had eased but temperatures were still high, yet babies and toddlers were pushed out in woollen caps with earmuffs and never without a coat.
But the delight taken by Russians in childhood is something Brits could learn from. While British schools might argue legitimately that fussing over potentially distressed four-year-olds as they say goodbye to their parents only prolongs the agony, the enormous sense of occasion engendered by the Russian bouquets, balloons and songs instils in children the idea that they are important to their country and that their education is too.
Beyond the playground, we have crossed the Moskva river via a nearby footbridge and begun to explore Gorky park, where a funfair offers an unexpected counterpoint to the post-cold war image of a hard-partying city awash with flashy new wealth. We pass a square where couples join free outdoor dancing lessons, and Ned and I spin on a boating lake in a plastic duck while nearby children enjoy rides on a camel.
The paths and open areas in the park are flooded for skating in winter, and our kids are now fitted out with skates and ice hockey kits thanks to donations from fellow expat families who have helped guide us through the Moscow maze.
So we are just weeks in and, while barely able to buy a ticket for the still-glorious Soviet-era metro, all we can do, I think, is start with what we experience first hand – whether my stilted chats with Natasha, my friendly elderly neighbour in the apartment next door, or the efforts Russian teachers have gone to welcome our daughters.
In the end, our family is living its own version of Moscow life: we've brought our British ways and attitudes with us, inevitably, but with luck we'll take something of Russia back when we go home. We have a long way to go and a lot to learn but the five of us are in it together.


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Trying to install the RAW template into wordpress. File is too large. Tried installing thru cpanel and FTP no luck. Other templates I have tried in the past often labeled things wrong or had the wrong files which had to be corrected. Im at my wits end. Can I get a straight answer from anyone? Such a simple thing has become my nightmare. Thanks All!
You should just install the zip through wordpress.
I am not much of a WP guy but It should be the theme zip that you first upload and then install.
Too large of a file. It IS supposed to be that easy… however… I also checked for unneeded files to extract. No luck
What do you mean it's too large? Usually WP zips are small since you have to create the content.
There also should be a help document on how to instal the theme which was provided with the template package. This is a must have in order to get files accepted on TF.


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Date Set for Snappers Annual Hot Stove Banquet
January 4, 2013 11:34 AM ET
The event will mark the beginning of the Snappers' relationship with the Oakland Athletics and will feature speakers from the organization's front office. Oakland's Director of Minor League Operations, Ted Polakowski, and Director of Player Development, Keith Lieppman, will be addressing the audience, along with former Athletics' outfielder and current Snappers manager Ryan Christenson.
In the spirit of the holidays, a portion of the event's proceeds will benefit Beloit Meals on Wheels. Beloit Meals on Wheels was established in 1971. The program was created to service residents who were homebound, including, but not limited to, the elderly, ill, and handicapped residents of the Greater Beloit Area who were unable to prepare meals for themselves. Today, they serve a broad spectrum of clientele, meeting their varied needs, be they on a short-term basis while recuperating from an illness or surgery, for long-term recuperation, or as a more permanent means of food service.
Tickets for the event are $40 per person, which includes dinner, two box seat ticket vouchers for any April Snappers home game in 2013 and the program for the evening. You may also purchase a table of 8 for $300 (37.50 per ticket). Tickets will not be sold at the door and must be purchased in advance.
Tickets will go on sale through the Beloit Snappers offices beginning on January 7th and can be purchased by calling the Snappers offices at 608-362-2272 or by stopping by Pohlman Field at 2301 Skyline Drive in Beloit. Tickets for both the dinner and the program are non-refundable.
The Eclipse Center is located at 1701 Riverside Drive. Doors will open at 5:15pm for the silent auction and social hour. Dinner will begin at 6:30pm and the program will start at approximately 7:15pm.
The Beloit Snappers are a member of the Midwest League and are a Class-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Opening Day at Pohlman Field is set for April 11, 2013 at 6:30pm when the Snappers face the Burlington Bees, the Midwest League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. For ticket information, contact the Snappers office at 608-362-2272 or visit our website at www.snappersbaseball.com.
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Old Dominion University
Director of Nursing Research/Associate or Full Professor
The School of Nursing at Old Dominion University invites qualified candidates to apply for a full-time, tenured faculty position as Director of Nursing Research. We are building a diverse faculty, and searching for a successful, creative and highly motivated individual whose research expertise will contribute to our mission to transform healthcare by preparing exceptional nurses, extending nursing science and partnering with our global community.
Old Dominion University is a public institution located in Norfolk, which is one of 16 cities that make up Hampton Roads, Virginia. It is classified as a Carnegie Research Institution with "high" research activity and a strategic plan increasing commitment to research. The 180-acre campus serves a diverse student population of approximately 22,000. It is to nearby museums, sporting and entertainment venues, historical attractions, as well as the Virginia Beach ocean front. Additionally, Washington, DC and the beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks are relatively short drives from Norfolk.
The School of Nursing is the largest of five professional schools in the College of Health Sciences, and has an average enrollment of 700 students including 14% African American, 4% Asian, and 3% Latino. Master's degree offerings in the graduate nursing program include nurse anesthesia, family and women's health nurse practitioner, adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist/nurse educator, and nurse administrator. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program offers tracks for advanced practice nurses and nurse executives. In 2012, our online graduate programs, were ranked second among the nation's nursing schools for admissions selectivity, and 10th for student services and technology in the first-ever compilation of Top Online Programs by U.S. News & World Report. Further information about the School of Nursing is available online at http://hs.odu.edu/nursing/.
The primary responsibilities of the Director of Nursing Research will be to 1) provide leadership and vision to guide the School's efforts to evolve into a research-intensive academic unit that can support a PhD program; 2) assist faculty and students in proposal development, implementation of research, and dissemination activities; and, 3) cultivate research collaborations with clinical practice partners locally and across the Commonwealth. Teaching of related courses will be limited to one per semester to allow time for the development of research initiatives and advancement of one's own scholarship.
Required qualifications include: 1) A doctoral degree in nursing, social sciences, statistics or related field from a regionally accredited institution; 2) master's degree in nursing; 3) possession or eligibility for Virginia RN license; 4) demonstrated skill in quantitative methods; and, 5) demonstrated track record of extramural funding (NIH, CDC, AHRQ, Tri-Services, RWJ, etc.). Previous experience guiding doctoral dissertations or capstone projects, and providing online and web-enhanced instruction is highly desirable. An appointment with tenure at the rank of Associate or Full Professor requires a strong record of research and refereed journal publications, successful track record of external funding, and evidence of effective teaching at the graduate level.
The University is committed to developing a diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from minority candidates. Persons interested should send a letter of application addressing their qualifications for the position, a current curriculum vitae, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references from academic and professional sources (electronic submissions are preferred) to:
Karen Karlowicz, EdD, RN
Chair of the School of Nursing
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0499;
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Review of applications will begin March 15, 2013 and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated, but negotiable, start date is July 25, 2013. A highly competitive salary commensurate with rank and experience is offered, with a start-up package available to support a continued program of research. Further information about the School of Nursing is available online at http://hs.odu.edu/nursing/.
Old Dominion University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that requires compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.