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Top 10 moments from South Africa 2010
Why dwell on the mistakes of the distant future -- yes, you, Qatar 2022 -- when we can revel in both the glory and the hideous missteps of the recent past? South Africa 2010 started with the screeching yowl of vuvuzelas and ended with a richly deserving Spain tippy-tapping its way to the title. In between the cacophony and the crowning, there were many good, bad and ugly moments, embedded in our hearts like a pair of Nigel de Jong cleats.
Here are 10 of my favorites in descending order.
10. Paul The Octopus
Has any cephalopod ever made a bigger splash than the eight-armed sage with the flawless World Cup predictions? And what an impact this little inkling had -- he incited Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to accuse him of spreading "western propaganda and superstition" and even incurred death threats from overly compensating bipodal Germans who were outraged that Herr Paul (who resided in Oberhausen) would pick Spain to beat Die Mannschaft in the semis. Sadly, OctoPaul had no premonition that he would soon sleep with the fishes -- his psychic gifts were lost to the world in October, right before he could predict that the English World Cup bid would garner only one vote more than the mythical land of Xanadu. Everyone will honor this legendary prognosticator in his own way, but I, for one, will never eat his cousin, calamari, with quite the same gusto again.
9. The "New" Germany
For decades, I was under the impression that the First Law of Beckenbauerean Thermodynamics demanded that German soccer be efficient and loveless. And dominating. And blond.
But the 2010 squad shattered these stereotypes. Germany played flowing, attacking soccer with a team that could be an attraction at Disney's "It's a Small World." Lukas Podolski and Piotr Trochowski were Polish-born, Cacau is Brazilian, and Jerome Boateng, Sami Khedira, Mario Gomez and Mesut Ozil are all from foreign lineage. With iconically dour national team captain Michael Ballack -- the ultimate embodiment of the Beckenbauer Law with his muscular, bullying style -- unable to suit up with a broken ankle, manager Joachim Loew's young team played some of the most joyful, carefree soccer of any team in South Africa. Who can forget the way they blithely shredded a hapless England side 4-1 in the second round or their 4-0 evisceration of Argentina, a match during which Lionel Messi was reduced to foraging for scraps deep in his own half?
Loew's bold tactics made Thomas Mueller a Golden Boot winner at age 20 and turned Miroslav Klose, useless at the club level for Bayern Munich, into a goal-poaching machine. But the player Loew liberated more than any other was the team's spiritual leader, Bastian Schweinsteiger. The defensive midfielder morphed into the second coming of the great German savior, Lothar Matthaus, bursting forward from deep to score the third goal against Argentina in which he split three defenders before calmly slotting home. While the vast majority of the entrenched European sides (England and Italy, I'm calling your names) played with a tightness and fear of failure, the Germans danced all the way to the semifinals before Spain proved too much for them.
Klose but no cigar.
8. Vuvuzelas And The People Who Incessantly Droned On About Them
I would never suggest that any World Cup year blew, but that was before I developed tinnitus from watching this tournament. Those dreaded plastic horns that sounded like a swarm of bees on acid were the third-most irritating thing in South Africa last summer, surpassed only by atrocious refereeing and Nicolas Anelka's epic pouting fit.
Still, the way people carried on about them, you'd have thought they were a bigger threat to world peace than North Korean nukes or Sepp Blatter himself. It was the comical FIFA uber-president, of course, who was the most staunch defender of the vuvus, claiming they represented "what African and South Africa football is all about: noise, excitement, dancing, shouting and enjoyment." Really? I always thought that African soccer was about Roger Milla's corner flag dance, the majesty of Samuel Eto'o and the Bafana Bafana.
Thankfully for 2014, Brazilian soccer is all about supermodels.
7. England's Lions Go Out Like Lambs
The sun rises and sets. Kirstie Alley waxes and wanes. And every four years England's soccer shores are awash in unbridled optimism. But in 2010, for the first time since 1998, the sport's motherland had good reason to be hopeful. The Three Lions had stampeded through the qualifiers, and with the irrepressible Wayne Rooney joining the talented and mature foursome of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, it was starting to feel like 1966 all over again. Running the show was one of the world's most experienced and savvy managers in Fabio Capello and the World Cup draw had been unbelievably soft, with England matched up with the U.S., Algeria, and Slovenia.
And then it all fell apart faster than Terry in a sex rehab clinic.
Gerrard got the English campaign off to a roaring start with a lovely goal in the fourth minute, but it was epically meek from there. In spite of having one of the world's most in-form keepers in Joe Hart, Capello stuck with Robert Green and was taught a lesson known by every English schoolboy -- don't rely on a post-Bobby Moore era West Ham player for anything. After Green's hand-delivered gift to Clint Dempsey created a 1-1 score line in that group opener, nothing much else happened, and the tie kept alive the U.S. streak of never having lost to England in a World Cup match. Then came the most turgid game of the entire tournament, as England managed not a single goal against a weak Algerian side before finally scraping into the second round with a nervy 1-0 win over the juggernaut that is Slovenia.
Ultimately, it was fitting that England be drawn against its 1966 championship victim, Germany, and be subsequently beaten to a 4-1 pulp by Loew's brilliant young squad. In the process, the Germans managed to showcase many of the worst English traits. The perennially dreadful Gerrard-Lampard tandem -- a duo as incompatible as Barney Frank and Glenn Beck -- led a Three Lions attack that looked slow, sloppy and as clueless as a Spurs supporter handed a cloth napkin at the dinner table. It didn't even matter that Lamps had a clear goal disallowed, although that didn't prevent Fat Frank from being the only sentient person watching the game who could say with a straight face, "No one can tell me that Germany was a lot better than us."
I can, Frank. Yes. They. Were.
6. The Frantic Final 10 Minutes Of Italy vs. Slovakia
For whatever reason, the Azzurri never really arrived at the World Cup until their time was almost spent. Marcello Lippi, one of Italy's most respected managers, brought a squad of senior citizens to a party that demanded fresh, energetic legs, and their antiquity was exposed in draws against the dour defense of Paraguay and the down-under pluck of New Zealand. It didn't help that Gigi Buffon, the man charged with preserving national pride and catenaccio, was injured and hobbled off in the opener, taking with him the spirit of the team along with any hopes the defending champion had of advancing.
And yet, in their third match, with their backs tacked to the wall by the nail gun of a younger, hungrier Slovak team, the aging XI of Italy reached back across the years to produce 10 minutes of pulsating frenzy. It was an effort that channeled the ghosts of the storied 1982 side which so famously decimated Brazil en route to lifting the Cup. Down and apparently hopelessly out 2-0 to the Slovakians, the Italians scored in the 81st minute to begin a hurly-burly 10 minutes of soccer that ranked as the best one-ninth of a game in South Africa. And even though Kamil Kopunek seemingly sealed the match with Slovakia's third goal in the 89th minute, Italy's second of the game (and last of the tournament) was a Fabio Quagliarella strike so breathtaking that it will live in Azzurri memory long after the pain of their abject early exit.
Quagliarella, a late second-half substitute, received the ball 25 yards out on the right and eschewed the easy option of simply blasting a shot on goal. Instead, with his team on the brink of elimination, he had the astonishing presence of mind to glance up and spot the Slovak keeper wandering off his line. A sublime flick of the ankle later and the dreaded World Cup ball, the Jabulani, so impossible to control, was floating into the net. Bellissimo!
5. The Stones Of Asamoah Gyan
African soccer teams were a disappointment in this tournament. Not only did South Africa become the first-ever host nation to fail to advance to the second round, but the six African invitees won a combined total of four out of 20 games and continued the continent's streak of never reaching a World Cup semifinal. And while the Didier Drogba-led Ivory Coast veterans were the favorites to make a deep run, it was the Black Stars of Ghana who carried Africa's hopes forward, an entirely unexpected result given that their best player, Michael Essien, was out injured.
The Ghanians played with power and pace, an engine revved up by Kevin-Prince Boateng in the middle, and became increasingly inspiring to watch even as Asamoah Gyan's 93rd-minute glory goal sent Uncle Sam's Army packing in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, against a superior Uruguayan team, the American dream-killer came within the width of the crossbar of taking Ghana to the promised land.
Ghana took the lead on the stroke of halftime, only to have Diego Forlan launch another thunderbolt from the blue to tie it up. The teams slogged back and forth, and as penalty kicks loomed, the Black Stars took advantage of a scramble to knock the ball goalward for what seemed to be the last-gasp game winner. Uruguay's Luis Suarez put his own stamp on a World Cup "Hand of God" (apparently this is a South American specialty) and slapped the ball off the line. Penalty to Ghana.
The world watched in agony as Gyan stepped up to alter the course of African football history, only to see his penalty kick clang off the crossbar and into the annals of painful World Cup moments. What does a man do after blowing the most important shot in his nation's -- and continent's -- history? Does he slink off in tears as his team battles on without him in the ensuing shootout? Not when one possesses Gyan's granite stones. To his immortal credit, the striker demanded to take the first penalty kick in the shootout and nervelessly slotted it home. Though it wasn't enough to prevent Ghana's ultimate defeat, we'll always remember that game for those two indelible last-minute images showing the yin and yang of World Cup honor: Gyan's stoic post-PK stance juxtaposed against Suarez's shameful sideline jig following the original miss.
4. The Class Of Diego Forlan
Of all of the unlikely scenarios in South Africa 2010 -- an English victory; an African semifinalist; a screechingly free stadium -- perhaps the most delightfully unexpected were the stunning re-emergence of Uruguay as a World Cup power after 40 years in the wilderness and the equally surprising transformation of its inspirational leader, Diego Forlan, into one of the world's most fearsome strikers, at age 31.
Though he scored five goals and would be selected the player of the tournament, the moment that is most seared into the brain is not of a Forlan golazzo but of a shot that he struck on the absolute last kick of the thrilling third-place game that didn't go in. Forlan had given the Charruas the lead in the 51st minute on a goal that epitomized the skill and verve the one-time Manchester United washout and Michael Bolton look-alike brought to the tournament. Lurking at the edge of the box, he received the ball in heavy traffic and, in one seamless motion, venomously lashed it down into the ground and up into the right-hand corner of the net. But the Germans would come back to score twice to go ahead 3-2 before a free kick was awarded to Uruguay with no time left on the clock. Up stepped Diego, who had already scored a couple of wondrous dead-ball screamers -- one of the few stars able to bend the fabled Jabulani to his will -- and the stadium held its breath. The ball arrowed toward the top left-hand corner of the net and at the last second dipped down and caromed off the crossbar. Forlan threw his head back in resignation like a man who knew that he had exhausted his good fortune and wasn't about to complain.
3. The Comedy Stylings Of Diego Maradona
Say what you want about El Diego -- and the English have bloviated endlessly since 1986 -- he remains one of the most compelling characters in the sport. Treated as a punch line by almost every pundit and member of the soccer cognoscenti, his much-maligned team just obliterated the competition early on, squashing South Korea, Greece and Nigeria by a combined 7-1 and dismantling a decent Mexico side 3-1 in the round of 16. That set up the long-awaited rematch with Germany, which knocked Argentina out so painfully in 2006. But individual talent, no matter how transcendent, can go only so far, and Maradona's tactical naiveté makes 'Arry "Just run about" Redknapp look like the inventor of Total Football.
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All was brutally exposed against the fast-moving, free-flowing Germans, who must have thought Oktoberfest had come early. With Maradona's bizarre decisions to leave both Juan Riquelme and Javier Zanetti off the squad, two men who were arguably Argentina's best midfielder and defender, and his equally odd selection of using center backs at every fullback position, Maradona had no answers for Germany's pace and width. His solution was to ask Lionel Messi, the best striker in the world, to drop back and play like a holding midfielder. After Germany scored its second goal in the 68th minute, all Diego could do was stroke his salt-and-pepper beard and sweat in increasingly copious and visually disturbing amounts.
That said, Diego wasn't the worst coach in South Africa -- that honor was shared by France's clownish Raymond Domenech and Italy's surprisingly clueless Marcello Lippi -- but he was a disservice to a team that could easily have won it all.
2. Spanish Celebration; Dutch Despair
The record will show that Spain won a tense 2010 final on a brilliant piece of technical skill by Andres Iniesta, the Robin to Xavi's Batman. But that wasn't the story of the game, as no less a Dutch master than Johann Cruyff felt compelled to label the Oranje's "maul first, get the ball later" approach a disgrace. While the 1-0 loss will simply enter the growing pantheon of Holland's World Cup final defeats -- three and counting -- what will not be forgotten is how the Dutch violated their own soccer ethos, tarnishing a proud history of bright and effusive play.
Cruyff's comments were the ultimate condemnation of a Dutch side that had come swaggering into the final on the back of a 25-match unbeaten streak that owed much to the combined artistry of Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben. Rather than play to their strengths, the team's brain trust decided to adopt boot-to-the-sternum tactics to take a Barcelona-fueled Spanish side out of its slick, short passing game. Led by remorseless thugs, Mark Van Pummel -- sorry, Van Bommel -- and Nigel "Kung Fu" de Jong, the Dutch essentially dared the Spanish to orchestrate their neat little triangles while being splattered all over the field. To Holland's everlasting shame, it almost worked.
Had it not been for two sensational saves by Iker Casillas, who thwarted a somewhat hobbled Robben on one-on-one breakaways, the world might have been forced to rationalize the wisdom of Holland's brutish, physical manhandling rather than glorying in the beauty of Spain's incandescent talent.
But with a fierce side volley into the far corner of the net after being set up by Cesc Fabregas in the 116th minute, Iniesta saw to it that the Spaniards were campeones del mundo for the next four years. And that de Jong's chest-rattling flying kick will live forever in both Howard Webb's mind and the lore of soccer infamy.
1. Landon Donovan's Goal Against Algeria
Where were you and what were you doing on June 23, 2010? Like millions of other American soccer fans, I was playing hooky with a group of friends at my local pub, watching in growing horror as another referee in need of Lasik surgery tried to steal yet another victory from the U.S. Just five days earlier, a Malian blind-as-a-bat whistle blower, Koman "Grand Theft" Coulibaly, had waved off Maurice Edu's game-winning effort against Slovenia due to an infraction that only he and Demi Moore's character from "Ghost" could see. And in the 20th minute of the Algeria match, a Belgian referee (excellent beer makers, those Belgians) had incredibly ruled that a 20th-minute Clint Dempsey goal was offside. So now, with the clock ticking down against the Algerians in a highly entertaining 0-0 tie (a result that would have sent the Americans off on an early safari), I leaned over to my friend Gui, who was enjoying a late breakfast of scrambled eggs (with ketchup!) and mumbled, "Screwed again."
Just then, Tim Howard caught the ball and launched the greatest fast break since "The Great Escape" with a monster throw to Landon Donovan that covered half the distance of the field. Donovan swiftly passed the ball to Jozy Altidore, who slipped it to Dempsey, who was wide open in the middle of the box. The Algerian keeper quickly closed down the space, blocking Deuce's shot. But Donovan, who had kept his run going, steamed into the box to cooly side-foot the rebound into an open net. From out of the Cup to first place in the group in 11 miraculous seconds.
As the ball hit the twine, I catapulted out of my chair with such torque that Gui's breakfast went flying, and not for the first time I ended up with egg all over my face. Only this time I was so giddy that I refused to wipe it off until I had looked over at the linesman to see whether his flag was raised. Had it been, I think I would have stabbed myself in the head with a fork.
That Donovan was the hero seemed only fitting. In the face of hideous refereeing and mocking girly-man references, he never stopped running or creating until he had scored the biggest goal in American soccer history and made believers out of fans from Pretoria to Peoria.
David Hirshey has been covering soccer for more than 30 years and has written about the sport for The New York Times, Time, ESPN The Magazine and Deadspin. He is the co-author of "The ESPN World Cup Companion" and played himself (almost convincingly) in the acclaimed soccer documentary "Once in a Lifetime."


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One day, whilst I was walking with the Empress in the gardens of Tsarskoe
Selo, our conversation turned on the beauty and richness of the Russian
language, which led me to express a sort of surprise that her Majesty, who
could well appreciate its value, and was herself an author, had never thought
of establishing a Russian Academy.
I observed that nothing was wanting but rules, and a good dictionary, to render our language wholly independent of those foreign terms and phrases, so very inferior to our own in expression and energy, which had been so absurdly introduced into it.
" I really know not," replied her Majesty, " how it happens that such an idea has not been already carried into effect; the usefulness of an establishment for the improvement of our own language has often occupied my thoughts, and I have even given directions about it."
" That is very surprising -, madam," said I, " for surely nothing can well be easier than the execution of such a project. There is a great variety of models to be found, and you have only to make choice of the best."
" Do you, Princess, I beg," returned her Majesty, " give me a sketch of one."
"It would be better, madam," replied I, "were you to order one of your secretaries to present you with a plan of the French Academy, the Academy at Berlin, and a few others, with remarks on such particulars as might be better adapted to the genius and habits of your own people."
" I entreat of you, I must beg to repeat it," said the Empress, " that you will take upon yourself this trouble, for then I can confidently look forward, through your zeal and activity, to the accomplishment of an object which, with shame I confess it, has been too long delayed."
" The trouble, madam," I said, " will be very trifling, and I will obey you as expeditiously as possible; but I have not the books I wish to refer to at hand, and I must be allowed the liberty of again assuring your Majesty that any of the secretaries in the ante-chamber would execute the commission better than myself."
Her Majesty, however, continuing to express herself of a different opinion, I found it useless to offer objections.
When I returned home in the evening, I set myself, therefore, to consider how I might best execute her orders, and before I went to bed I drew up a sort of plan, which I thought might furnish some ideas for the formation of the establishment in view, and sent it off to the Empress, more, indeed, for the purpose of complying with her wishes than from any serious thought of furnishing a design worthy of her choice and adoption. My astonishment may therefore be imagined, when I received back, from the hands of her Majesty, this imperfect outline of a scheme hastily conceived and informally drawn up, with all the ceremonial of an official instrument, confirmed by the sanction of her Imperial signature, and accompanied with an ukase which conferred on me the presidentship of the embryo academy. A copy of this ukase, I at the same time learned, had been transmitted to the Senate.
Though this had the air of the Empress's being in earnest, and resolute in her intentions with regard to me, I nevertheless went to Tsarskoe Selo two days afterwards, still hoping to prevail on her Majesty to make choice of some other president. Finding my efforts unavailing, I told her Majesty that as Director of the Academy of Arts and Sciences I had already at my disposal sufficient funds for the maintenance of the new establishment, and that she need be at no other expense, at present, than the purchase of a house for it. These funds, I observed, in explanation, would arise out of the five thousand roubles which she gave annually, from her private purse, for translations of the classics. The Empress evinced her surprise and satisfaction, but expressed her hopes that the translations should be continued.
" Most assuredly, madam, " said I, " the translations shall be carried on, and I trust more extensively than hitherto, by the students of the Academy of Sciences, subject to the revision and correction of the professors; and thus the five thousand roubles, of which the directors have never rendered any account, and which, to judge from the very few translations that have appeared, they seem to have put into their own pockets, may now be turned to a very useful purpose. I will have the honour, madam," added I, " of presenting you soon with an estimate of all the necessary expenses of the proposed establishment; and considering the sum I have stated as the extent of its means, we shall then see if anything remains for the less absolute requisites, such as medals and casts, -a few of which may be deemed, indeed, almost indispensable, in order to reward and distinguish the most deserving of its students."
In the estimate, which I accordingly made, I fixed the salary of two secretaries at goo roubles, and of two translators at 450 roubles each. It was necessary, also, to have a treasurer, and four persons, invalid soldiers, to heat the stove and take care of the house. These appointments together I estimated at 3300 roubles, which left the 1700 for fuel, paper and the occasional purchase of books, but no surplus whatever for casts and medals.
Her Majesty, who had been accustomed to a very different scale of expenditure, was, I think, more surprised than pleased at this estimate; but signified her desire to add whatever was wanted for the purposes not provided for in it, and this I fixed at I25o roubles. The salary of the president, and contingent perquisites of office, were not usually forgotten in estimates of this nature, but in the present I had not assigned myself a single rouble; and thus was a most useful establishment, answering every object of its institution, founded and supported at no greater expense to her Majesty than the price of a few honorary badges.
To sum up all that may be said on the subject of the Russian Academy, I may be allowed to state the following particulars: viz., in the first place, that with three years' arrears of her Majesty's bounty, originally granted for the translation of the classics, which had not been paid to Mr. Domashnev, -that is to say, with 15,ooo roubles, in addition to what sums I could spare from the economic fund,-- I built two houses in the court of the house given by the Empress for the Academy, which added a rent of 195o roubles to its revenue; I furnished the house of the Academy, and by degrees purchased a very considerable library, having, in the meantime, lent my own for its use; I left 4900 roubles as a fund, placed in the Foundling Hospital; I began, finished and published a dictionary; and all this I had accomplished at the end of eleven years. I say nothing of the new building for the Academy, the elevation of which has been so much admired, executed, indeed, under my directions, but at the expense of the Crown, and therefore not to be enumerated among those labours which were more especially my own. Besides, had it been, strictly speaking, a work of mine, I could never have considered it as one of my labours; for with so decided a taste, or rather passion, as I had for architecture, such a work would have formed one of my highest gratifications.
I ought to observe, before I dismiss the subject, that many things occurred at Court relative to the concerns of my office both to vex and disgust me. The enlightened part of the public, indeed, rendered me more than justice in the tribute of praise they bestowed on my zeal and public-spiritedness, to which they were pleased to refer all the merit of the institution of a Russian Academy, as well as the astonishing rapidity with which the first dictionary of our native language was completed.
This latter work was the subject of a very clamorous criticism, particularly as to the method of its verbal arrangement, which was not according to an alphabetical, but an etymological order. This was objected to, as rendering the dictionary confused, and ill adapted for popular use; an objection very loudly echoed by the courtiers as soon as it was known to have been made by the Empress, who asked me more than once why we had adopted so inconvenient an arrangement. It was, I informed her Majesty, no unusual one in the first dictionary of any language, on account of the greater facility it afforded in showing and even discovering the roots of words; but that the Academy would publish, in about three years, a second edition, arranged alphabetically, and much more perfect in every respect.
I know not how it was that the Empress, whose perception could embrace every object, even those the most profound, appeared not to comprehend me, but this I know, that I experienced in consequence much annoyance, and notwithstanding my repugnance to declare the opinion which her Majesty had pronounced against our dictionary, at a sitting of the Academy, I determined to bring forward the question again at our first meeting, without entering into some other matters connected with it for which I had often been made accountable.
All the members, as I expected, gave their judgment that it was impossible to arrange otherwise the first dictionary of our language, but that the second would be more complete, and disposed in aphabetical order.
I repeated to the Empress, the next time I saw her, the unanimous opinion of the academicians, and the reason for it. Her Majesty, however, continued to retain her own, and was, in fact, at that time much interested in a work dignified by the name of a dictionary, of which Mr. Pallas was the compiler. It was a sort of vocabulary, in nearly a hundred languages, some of which presented the reader with about a score of words only, such as earth, air, water, father, mother and so forth. Its learned author, celebrated for the publication of his travels in Russia, and for his attainments in natural history, had dared to run up the expense of printing this work, called a dictionary, to flatter a little prejudice of her Majesty, to a sum exceeding 20,000 roubles, not to mention the very considerable cost it brought on the Cabinet in dispatching couriers into Siberia, Kamchatka and so forth, to pick up a few words in different languages, meagre and of little utility.
Paltry and imperfect as was this singular performance, it was extolled as an admirable dictionary, and was to me at that time an occasion of much disgust and vexation.

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Jennifer Ashley Moore and Kirk Matthew Dawkins were united in marriage at 4 p.m. June 16, 2001, at Liberty Church, Fort Lamar. Wendell Hanley officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Moore of Royston. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Dawkins of Lavonia.
Nuptial music was provided by Mrs. Joyce Moss, Mrs. Louise Bond, Mr. Ricky Smith and Ms. Ashley Williams.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. Magan Moore, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Christy Cobb, Carnesville; and Christy McFarlin and Brandy Marchman, both of Lavonia. Madison Sims, Royston, served as flower girl.
The groom's father served as best man. Groomsmen were Jonathan Ayers; Charlie Stratton, Royston; and Adam Dawkins, Lavonia. Ushers were Jacob Wallace, Royston; and David Dawkins, Greenville, S.C. Tyler Free, Pendergrass, served as ring bearer.
Following the ceremony, a reception was given by the bride's parents and was held at the church. The groom's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner prior to the wedding at Fairview Baptist Church, Lavonia.
After a honeymoon trip to Cancun, Mexico, the couple resides in Lavonia. The bride is employed with Mastercare of Royston. The groom is employed with Dawkins Heating & Air in Lavonia.
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I spent more than a few minutes trying to remedy a problem with an RHEL3-based Jabber2 server today that's worth noting. Following an abrupt powerloss, the jabberd process wouldn't start, exiting with "ERROR: sm died. Shutting down server." Also, in the syslog, these lines appeared:
Oct 21 10:24:13 jabber jabberd/c2s[30142]: db: couldn't open environment: Invalid argument
Oct 21 10:24:13 jabber jabberd/c2s[30142]: failed to initialise auth module 'db'
This server is using a Berkeley DB for the backend, rather than MySQL or postgreSQL. A few Google searches showed little. Some thought into the matter had me downloading db4-utils and running a db_recover in the /var/jabberd/db directory, and all was once again well.


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Took me a long time to try it, but I love it too! I really hope its here to stay!
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When uniaxial force is applied to a solid, it deforms in the direction of the applied force, but also expands or contracts laterally depending on whether the force is tensile or compressive. If the solid is homogeneous and isotropic, and the material remains elastic under the action of the applied force, the lateral strain bears a constant relationship to the axial strain. This constant, called Poisson's ratio, is an intrinsic material property just like Young's modulus and Shear modulus.
Poisson's ratio is used for design of structures where all dimensional changes resulting from application of force need to be taken into account, and in the application of the generalized theory of elasticity to structural analysis.
In this test method, the value of Poisson's ratio is obtained from strains resulting from uniaxial stress only.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers the determination of Poisson's ratio from tension tests of structural materials at room temperature. This test method is limited to specimens of rectangular section and to materials in which and stresses at which creep is negligible compared to the strain produced immediately upon loading.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E83 Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer Systems
E111 Test Method for Youngs Modulus, Tangent Modulus, and Chord Modulus
E1012 Practice for Verification of Testing Frame and Specimen Alignment Under Tensile and Compressive Axial Force Application
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The Superior Court of New Jersey is shocked. I'm left shaking my head. In an odd opinion delivered in response to a disagreement between divorced parents concerning the education of their seven children, the justices express a clear concern for the neglect of the state in the education of homeschooled children. According to New Jersey law, it appears that homeschooling is not regulated, and the homeschooling parent must only provide "equivalent" instruction. This apparently only affects a parent once an accusation has been made, and then the burden of proof is on the state.
The court cites Justice Schettini's 1965 opinion (State v. Vaughn),
Update: My wannabe attorney friend, Jodi, rightly questioned the validity of this decision given a few anomalies in the document. So I dug around a bit and found that it is linked from the New Jersey judiciary's website which includes the following statement:
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The court cites Justice Schettini's 1965 opinion (State v. Vaughn),
As in all cases of judicial interpretation, the cardinal rule is that we should find a sensible, workable view of legislation if the language at all permits that.From this, the Superior Court reasons that there must be equivalent rules and regulations in place to monitor homeschooling families. Bemoaning the lack of state oversight, the court states (pdf, emphasis in original):
...In questioning by this court, the mother made it clear that in ten years she had been home schooling the children, no one from any Board of Education in Montclair (where they lived until October 2006) ever visited the home. Ms. Hamilton never went to any school or board office, no lesson plan was ever reviewed and no progress report or testing of the children was ever performed. This is shocking to the court. In this day and age where we seek to protect children from harm and sexual predators, so many children are left unsupervised. It is further shocking to this court that in September, 2001 the New Jersey Department of Education published answers to frequently asked questions about home schooling as a guide to local school districts that listed the following:The court goes on to outline its vision for how to regulate homeschools to ensure "equivalent instruction," including registering with the school district, submitting curriculum, parent training and regular testing. I think, perhaps, the coming crisis in citizenship is already here. How well would these justices fare against college seniors in a test of our founding principles? I wonder if they attended one of the handful of American universities requiring a course in the history of our Constitution? Or if perhaps their opinions on the relationship between the individual and the state were formed during one of those one day programs now required by federal law?
- Parents/Guardians are not required by law to notify their public school district of their intention to educate the child elsewhere than at school.
- The law does not require or authorize the local board of education to review and approve the curriculum or program of a child educated elsewhere than at school.
- No certification to teach is required to be held by the parent.
- No standardized test(s) are administered to the children.
In today's threatening world, where we seek to protect children from abuse, not just physical, but also educational abuse, how can we not monitor the educational welfare of all our children? A child in New Jersey, who recently was found unfed and locked in a a putrid bedroom was allegedly "home schooled" and because no one, such as a teacher or nurse, was able to observe any abuse in a school setting, it went undiscovered. [source] Because he was not registered or supervised, no one ever knew he existed. This is not what "no child left behind" intended for our children. Even the No Child Left Behind Act, 20 U.S.C.S. §6301 (2001), is silent on the this issue...
Update: My wannabe attorney friend, Jodi, rightly questioned the validity of this decision given a few anomalies in the document. So I dug around a bit and found that it is linked from the New Jersey judiciary's website which includes the following statement:
Please Note: Decisions are made available for six weeks from the date posted for the convenience of attorneys and litigants, have not been approved for publication by the Committee on Opinions, and thus may not be cited as legal precedent pursuant to R.1:36-3.So, fortunately, this shall not enter into legal precedent as it currently stands. But I still wonder how these judges can make such an odd ruling.
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A new tool developed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its partners is being used by scientists and land managers to model how noise travels through landscapes and affects species and ecosystems- a major factor in land and wildlife management decisions such as where to locate new roads or recreational trails.
The tool, SPreAD-GIS, uses spatial data layers to predict how sound spreads from a source through the surrounding landscape and how it is affected by such factors as vegetation, terrain, weather conditions, and background sound levels.
By determining how sound propagates, potential impacts to wildlife can be forecasted. Such impacts can include reducing habitat quality, altering the geographic distribution of species, disrupting animal communication, and causing stress.
In an example discussed in the paper, the sensitivities of humans and owls to motor vehicle sound levels were compared. The results of the SPreAD-GIS analysis showed that in the same location, motor vehicle noise would affect owls in an area 45 percent larger than the area affected for humans. Exposure to noise may affect an owl's livelihood as the animal relies on its acute sense of hearing to detect even the slightest movement of its prey.
WCS Scientist Sarah Reed said, "Exposure to human-caused noise can change the game for many species. Those species that are less tolerant of noise can be put at a disadvantage and ultimately, this may result in a loss in biodiversity.
"By predicting what the effects of sound will be on a bird or mammal species in advance, we can more adequately balance our land-use planning decisions with conservation considerations."
Reed and colleagues are currently using SPreAD-GIS and field measurements of motor vehicle noise to forecast the area affected for bird and mammal communities in the Sierra National Forest in California. In addition, the model has been downloaded by hundreds of users in more than 25 countries and used for diverse education, research, and management applications.
This includes modeling potential noise propagation from roads, recreational activity, heavy equipment, residential development, and natural resource extraction.
Reed added, "Most existing tools are used to understand noise in human-dominated environments and don't incorporate factors affecting noise propagation in natural systems.
"This tool is free and relatively user-friendly for the average desktop GIS user, and comes at a time when ecologists are just beginning to understand the critical role that sound disturbances play in affecting wildlife."
Reed started the SPreAD-GIS project as a scientist with The Wilderness Society (TWS) and completed it as a Smith Conservation Research Fellow and WCS employee. The model is available for download from TWS's Landscape Collaborative website.
The tool is described in the November print edition of the journal Environmental Modeling and Software. Authors include Sarah E. Reed of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Colorado State University, Jennifer L. Boggs, formerly of The Wilderness Society, and Jacob P. Mann.
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|Daughters, estate of Pickton man killed in 2004 awarded $3 million in wrongful death lawsuit
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Jan. 25, 2006 -- The daughters of Russell Walters Jr. and his estate were awarded $3 million in the wrongful death and survival lawsuit against John Walters, who was convicted in October 2004 of the shooting death of his older brother Russell.
Both Russann Dean of Bullard and Renee Allen of Gladewater were awarded $1.25 million a piece. Each was awarded $850,000 in damages for their suffering, plus $400,000 in punitive damages. The estate, of which one of Russell's daughters is executor, was also awarded $500,000 for pain and suffering sustained by Russell in the hour to hour and a half he lived after being shot.
While the verdict was well-received by the plaintiffs, the satisfaction of knowing John Walters will never own the property they allege was the reason behind the shooting was even more rewarding, according to Scott Funk, the Houston attorney representing Russell Walters' family and estate.
They alleged John Walters killed Russell because he did not want his brother to receive the main house acreage containing outbuildings and pasture land as designated in their ailing mother's will.
"This was never about the money," Funk said. "They didn't want to see him get the land he had killed their daddy to get. They felt vindicated by the verdict. Now he cannot take away the land. It was a very sad case."
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Versailles council assigns acting secretary/treasurer
Versailles council designated Barb Warhold as acting secretary and temporary treasurer for the borough at a meeting this week.
Last month, the board retained Warhold, who was scheduled to retire on Dec. 31, at a rate of $30 per hour until a replacement is hired and trained.
Warhold's position is slated to last through the end of the month, at which point the borough has the option of retaining her on a monthly basis.
Council hired Reba Schultz of White Oak as the borough's local service tax collector at an hourly rate of $10.50, pending her successful completion of a pre-employment background check.
Council president Emerson Fazekas said council will vote on Monday to advertise for applicants for a vacant council seat created by the death of Gary Roscoe last month.
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UPDATE: Justin Simon and Dream Vision reached the finals of the Super 64 this morning and will be in the championship game at 3 p.m. on ESPNU against Indiana Elite. The full bracket is here. Simon had 12 points in the semifinal game (box score here).
LAS VEGAS – Arizona hosted Chase Jeter and Justin Simon at the same time for an unofficial visit last March.
That produced only one commitment – Simon became a Wildcat in May while Jeter is expected to pick Duke – but the pairing did pay off for the Dream Vision club.
Jeter used the a close bond the two forged that weekend to help convince Simon to join Dream Vision after things changed with Simon's longtime Gamepoint club
"Me and Justin have had a good relationship from when we took our visit," Jeter said. "After I heard his team wasn't playing in the Super 64, I asked him to play with us and from there, that's how it got going."
The payoff was no more evident than it was Saturday afternoon. Simon had 14 points and eight rebounds to help Dream Vision beat the Atlanta Celtics for a berth in the Super 64 semifinals on Sunday.
If Dream Vision beats Team Loaded of Virginia in the semifinals at 8:40 a.m. today, it will advance to the 3 p.m. final against either the Indiana Elite or the Florida Elite. The championship game will be televised by ESPNU.
In the Fab 48 across town, UA 2016 target M.J. Cage and Mater Dei (a.k.a. Big Red) reached today's quarterfinals at 9:10 a.m. That tournament will have semifinals at 11:30 before a championship game in the afternoon.
Miles Simon's California Supreme team made today's quarterfinals of the Bigfoot Las Vegas Classic.
A whole bunch of UA recruiting targets made the list of finalists for USA Basketball's U17 team, including Derryck Thornton, T.J. Leaf, V.J. King, Ivan Rabb and Caleb Swanigan.
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The Corbett administration's response to news that Pennsylvania's largest public employee union hasn't been reimbursing the state for the costs of processing members' voluntary political action committee donations via paycheck deduction — as its contract requires — should consist of two words: "Pay up."
And if verbal persuasion isn't effective, the state must do whatever it takes to force American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 13 to live up to its contractual obligations. A contract is a contract, after all.
This outrage was revealed in a sworn state Office of Administration affidavit uncovered through a Right to Know law request and obtained by the Trib.
And get this: That request was filed by a Bucks County activist and union opponent within that very same office — which just as outrageously maintains that the costs at issue are minimal and doesn't seem all that interested in collecting what's owed.
That stance ignores the fact that these processing costs — no matter the amounts — aren't taxpayers' burden to bear. Plus, the union wouldn't sit still if the state weren't living up to its contractual obligations. Neither should Pennsylvania regarding this reimbursement provision.
Failure to ensure that AFSCME Council 13 pays what it owes would be nothing less than dereliction of the Corbett administration's duty to abide by the rule of law, honor contracts and do right by taxpayers.


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MM lost to Supergirl. Who choked him with one hand. while WW beat Supergirl with one Hand. MM loss to Captain Marvel and Black Adam, while Wonder Woman beat the crap out of Black Mary who beat Black Adam and Captain Marvel, and she beat Captain Nazi, who was handing Black Adam his asteric.
Wonder Woman deflected trillions times trillions of faster than light speed particles of the shattered God, caught a Flash in the speed force, and Lassod Amazo before Superman could finish firing a point blank heat vision shot.
Wonder Woman withstood blows from Amazo, Despero, Darksied, Superman amped, Captain Marvel full speed head on, Ares, Pele, etc.
She took energy shots from Kingdom Gog, Circe, The Overmaster, The Quantum Zealot, etc.
Wonder Woman has warped reality, fixed it back, resisted the power of the Queen of fables, Blown up Hectate, Decay, Killed Cottus, taken blows from Brearious, etc.
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It's happening again ….
March 17th, 2014by meris
Okay so on 3/5/2014, i was admitted into a mental facility and this is my story of being in it (YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ)
Okay so mine was because i had well attempted suicide, my friend called the cops on me after she found out and this crisis lady gave me an option which by the way was stupid. she said if i didn't talk to her…i would have to be admitted …but truth was, that I was going to have to be admitted anyway because I had attempted suicide and like the only way, i wouldn't be admitted was if she thought, i was safe enough and with someone who just attempted suicide, that obviously wasn't going to happen so she threatened with admitting me and so i ended up just kissing the lady's ass and volunteered. so long story short, i went to the ER … and talked to psychiatrist who also said i should be admitted, and i ended up staying downstairs in the ER for two days because upstairs in the mental facility, it was full so i had to basically wait. downstairs….i was being watched 24/7 ..even at night, they had to come in my room and watch me and i hated it because i couldn't sleep. The safety attendants that were watching me were really sweet, nicer than the people up stairs. that's for sure. i had talked to some counselors and stuff, which didn't do me any good while i was down there and so finally on….Wednesday  i kept my bracelet as a souvenir ^_^ …i went up stairs to my death bed basically. when i first got there, they made me strip to see if i had bruises, cuts, etc. and then they made me put on these scrubs and then my roommate came in. The schedule was basically this
wake up at 8:30 – eat breakfast ,vitals, medication
after that – showers
after showers – Group sessions
after group sessions – school for 2 hours (thank god, i graduated already)
after school – go to the gym
after the gym – rooms/ lunch/nurse changes
after lunch – individual therapy sessions
after that – visitation
after visitation – snacks (which fruit bars and apple juice)
after snacks – long distance/local phone calls
after that – basically go to sleep at 10:00 which they call lights out which was very strict.
My first day was weird because like i didn't know anyone besides my roommate and so i kind of just hung out with her for the first day and then found out, there was someone from my old high school there and felt more comfortable and ended up meeting more people and hung out with them and i felt happy, i met a girl named Emily there who i personally thought was beautiful and i'll talk about her later but the facility had ended up making me have an anxiety attacks because of how closed in it was. it was just a small wooden floor (basically a track to walk around to check on the patients) and rooms, a cafeteria and that was it and i was going crazy, i was getting irritable with the nurses and cussing them out when they tried pushing my buttons. i couldn't write with a pen or pencil unless i was in 'school' or supervised and there was a point where i had gotten mad because i was in group session and i had offered a suggestion to one of the nurses holding the sessions and he went ballistic on me, telling me…he doesn't have time for what i have to say and i told him to kiss my ass and get over it. and this other incident was with this when i was in my doorway writing in my journal and the guy told me to get out of my doorway and i asked him why and he told me not to ask why and i still why and he started yelling at me and then ended up just leaving and i was pissed so then the next day, i yelled at this guy about wanting to leave and got upset and everything but then calmed down a bit but i still hated it there, you know? the one thing, i did love was the psychiatrist there, she was really reassuring about everything and got me to stop crying and everything and was like the perfect therapist but unfortunately can't be.
ANYWAY she put me on two medications topamax (mood stabilizer) and celexa (Anti-depressant) ….i got out on the 10th, and about the girl Emily, she was beautiful to me and i thought she seemed lovely and she gave me her number which you aren't allowed to do in the facility, you aren't allowed to share contact info but she gave me her number and i texted her and she seemed excited to hear from but then stopped talking to me after a couple days of talking to me.In the end, the facility sucked because it was just enclosed, no sunlight, just very tight and cramped and the food obviously sucked and i ended up actually not pooping for a whole 6 days. so …yeah hahaha, my therapy starts on the 14th of April which is stupid because my 18th birthday is on the 24th of April so then i'm just going to stop going legally. i don't do therapy. the medication isn't doing anything besides getting rid of my headaches more. if anything, i feel 10x worse? My main problem is i just don't feel i do anything right…so yeah my experience is over ..god,
now after all that, i came home and everything was okay, my dad was nice and everything but i wasn't happy…it wasn't because of anything really, i just wasn't happy…i wanted to go back in my bed like always and just sleep but then i had gotten into the way of thinking, i do nothing right then i had gotten into a fight with this, i loved and i had upset her and now she wont talk to me…and now i'm wanting to kill myself and having thoughts of it and having plans about it and my dad thinks i'm getting better but i'm not, i'm getting worse…..it's happening again…


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Former Australian of the Year and chairman of the national science agency
"I do think we have to ask the question of ourselves pretty hard at the moment, do we have the aspiration of being a smart country, a clever country," Mr McKeon said.
The Commonwealth Science Industrial Research Organisation, which Mr McKeon has chaired since 2010, is bracing for a staff reduction of about 10 per cent following a cut in funding of $115 million over four years.
With a private sector that "has never found it easy to spend" on innovation, CSIRO's contribution to advancing industries was crucial and had served the country "incredibly well", he said.
Mr McKeon pointed to companies like aerospace manufacturer Boeing, which in 2011 crowned CSIRO as its best supplier of outsourced research and development. "We are in extraordinary demand for the services we provide," he said. "In the private sector I would be thinking how do we grow this [CSIRO's impact], but that's not the era we are in."
Mr McKeon emphasised that cuts at CSIRO were not so severe the agency would close. The agency also received $66 million in funding to operate a new marine research vessel. But Mr McKeon said European countries recovering from "more acute" affects of the economic downturn had made a choice to quarantine funding to R&D because it led to future prosperity.
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"This assertion reflects the concerning lack of awareness of the crucial role that the collaboration between government, academia and business played in the early years," Ms Livingstone said.
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I would say Corporate, or Children. Very nice tune
Thank you, MValentino Yeah… indeed there is often thin line between Corporate and Children tracks and therefore I ask.
I slightly change mix and here is new link: https://soundcloud.com/ndandeband/all-the-best-ajwatermarked
Its totally children track or for crazy psychos dance…anyway drums overcompressed in my opinion.
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Number of local girls tennis teams qualify for state finals
By Jason Carmel Davis
Posted May 28, 2013
Several Macomb and Wayne county prep tennis teams and players will represent their schools during the 2013 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1-4 state finals.
The finals in all four divisions take place May 31 and June 1. The D-1 finals will be hosted by the Midland Community Tennis Center. Grand Blanc/Holly will host the D-2 finals. The D-3 finals will be hosted by Holland. Kalamazoo College will host the D-4 finals.
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett will play in the state finals after finishing second in a D-4 regional, played May 17.
Liggett coach Cathy Hackenberger knows what's at stake for every team that qualified for the finals and understands each team will play their best.
"We're at the big kids table now, so if we work out a few things, I think we'll be able to make some headway."
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Defending D-1 champion Grosse Pointe South won its regional, played May 16. South captured championships in five of eight flights and was runner-up in three others.
Utica Eisenhower will make a return trip to the D-1 finals after finishing second at its May 17 regional. Ike players were runners-up in four flights.
Utica High's No. 1 singles player, Davina Nguyen, qualified for the finals after winning the No. 1 singles flight championship.
Division 2
Grosse Pointe North will make its fifth straight trip to the D-2 finals after winning its regional. North won seven of eight flights in the May 17 regional.
In the same regional, St. Clair Shores Lakeview finished second to qualify for the state finals. Lakeview will make its first trip to the finals since 2009.
Division 3
Warren Regina's No. 1 singles player, Alla Kedzierski, placed second in her flight during a May 16 regional at Mount Clemens to qualify for the D-3 finals.
Division 4
With its second-place finish, this year will mark the fifth time in six years that Liggett has qualified for the state finals.
"We had some of the best teams in the state in our regional in 2012, so that made it tough for us to qualify," Liggett coach Cathy Hackenberger said. "I think we have one of the more mentally tough teams around, so we're going to work on the strategy portion of the game (to prepare for the state finals)."
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Hemodynamic Monitoring Study Questions
1. What does CVP measure and what is a normal CVP? What would this mean in the care of my clients?
~ CVP is a measure of blood volume and venous return. It reflects RIGHT-SIDED filling pressures. It is primarily used to monitor fluid volume status.
~ Normal range for CVP is 2-8 cm H20 or 2-6 mmHg
~ Hypovolemia and shock DECREASE the CVP.
Fluid overload, vasoconstriction, and cardiac tamponade INCREASE CVP.
~ If CVP is decreased, client needs fluid to increase preload.
If CVP is increased, client needs diuresis, vasodilation to decrease afterload, or treatment for cardiac tamponade!
2. What is a PA catheter; what does a PA catheter measure, and where is it placed?
~ A PA catheter is a flow-directed, balloon-tipped catheter, a.k.a. the Swan-Ganz. PA = pulmonary artery.
~ A PA catheter measures pressures in the right atrium, pulmonary artery, and left ventricle. It is used to evaluate left ventricular and overall cardiac function.
~ It is inserted into a central vein and threaded into the right atrium. A small balloon allows the catheter to be drawn into the right ventricle and from there into the pulmonary artery. Once in place, the balloon is deflated and the multiple lumens of the catheter allow measurement of pressures in the right atrium, pulmonary artery, and left ventricle.
3. What is a normal PA pressure and under what conditions would a PA pressure be increased? What does it mean in the care of my clients?
~ Pulmonary artery pressure is increased in left-sided heart failure. Manifestations of left-sided heart failure result from pulmonary congestion and decreased cardiac output. PA pressure measurement allows restoration of fluid balance while avoiding overcorrection of the problem. Nursing interventions for heart failure would be appropriate.
4. What is PAWP (PCWP or PWP); what does it measure and what does this value mean? How does it relate to the Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP)?
~ PAWP is pulmonary artery wedge pressure. It measures pressures generated by the left ventricle. It is used to assess left ventricular function. Normal PAWP is 8-12 mmHg. PAWP is increased in left ventricular failure and pericardial tamponade. It is decreased in hypovolemia.
~ PAWP reflects LVEDP under normal conditions, that is, when LVEDP (ventricular preload) is increased, PAWP is increased also.
5. How is PAWP obtained?
The measurement of PAWP is obtained by slowly inflating the balloon with 1.5 mL of air while observing the distal lumen pressure tracing. As the line becomes "wedged," the tracing changes shape and amplitude. When the tracing changes from arterial to atrial, the catheter is said to be wedged and PAWP is measured at the end of expiration.
6. What is cardiac output/cardiac index and what do these values mean? What is normal cardiac output/cardiac index?
~ Cardiac output/cardiac index are used to assess the heart's ability to meet the body's oxygen demands. Because body size affects overall cardiac output, the cardiac index is a more precise measurement of heart function.
~ The cardiac index is a calculation of cardiac output per
square meter of body surface area. The
normal cardiac index is 2.8-4.2 L/min/m2.
CO = SV x HR.
7. What is SVR; How is it determined? What is MAP?
~ SVR is systemic vascular resistance. SVR is primarily determined by vessel diameter and distensibility (compliance.)
Factors such as SNS input, circulating hormones (epinephrine, norepinephrine, atrial natriuretic hormone, and vasopressin) and the renin-angiotensin system affect SVR.
~ SVR is calculated by: SVR = (MAP – CVP) x 80/cardiac output * MAP is mean arterial pressure is the amount of arterial that is necessary to maintain adequate perfusion of vital organs…usually 60 mmHg and is calculated by Systolic BP + 2 (Diastolic BP) divided by 3


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There are a variety of forms of assessment that you will undertake throughout your education and training with TAFE Queensland, including:
When submitting assessment you can use the Assessment Submission Sheet (DOC, 642KB).
Educational staff at your region will provide you with a Qualification Guide and other material about the assessment rules relevant to you at the commencement of your education and training.
You are required to submit assessment on or before the due date.
If you are unable to meet a schedule assessment or exam due date, you must make a request to extend or defer the due date using the Request for Extension of Assessment Form (DOC, 1MB) at least 48 hours prior to the due date.
Be aware that extensions are only granted in exceptional circumstances and must be supported by documentary evidence (e.g. a medical certificate).
If you have an identified learning difficulty, disability, or other unique circumstance you may be eligible to have an adjustment to an assessment activity, or have an alternative assessment arranged.
Talk to your educational staff for more information.
Your teacher will mark an assessment item or provide other feedback within 10 business days of the assessment due date. Feedback may take the form of:
You must keep a record of any submitted assessment item for a minimum of 14 days. This will help you in case you need to re-submit the assessment.
Vocational Education and Training Students:
If you do not satisfy the assessment requirements on your first attempt, you will receive feedback and may be able to re-submit the assessment item.
You will only get one assessment re-submission opportunity. The assessment re-submission may involve the same assessment item as the original assessment, or it may be different.
If you do not attempt the assessment re-submission on or by the due date without prior approval or your attempt is unsatisfactory, you will be gpiven an "unsatisfactory" outcome, and will be required to re-enrol in the competency.
Remember that no assessment re-submissions will be permitted after the close of study date or after the final result for the unit of competency has been issued.
Higher Education Students:
In some cases if you are having difficulty in progressing in a unit, you may be able to apply to undertake a supplementary assessment, which is a new item of assessment to demonstrate that you have achieved the required learning outcome of the unit.
Supplementary assessments are only available in a limited number of cases where a grade of 3 has been achieved. You must apply within 5 working days of the final result for the unit being issued.
If you successfully complete the supplementary assessment, you will be awarded the grade of 4. Where the supplementary assessment is not successfully completed, the original grade of 3 will apply.
If you believe that an assessment outcome is unfair or incorrect, you should first discuss it with you teacher (this is called an informal review).
If after this discussion you still feel the outcome is incorrect, you can submit a Request for Assessment Re-Evaluation Form (DOC, 1MB). You must submit the form to your local Customer Service Centre within 10 business days of receiving notification of the informal review from your teacher.
If there has been an error the result will be amended.
If there has not been an error TAFE Queensland will proceed with the original assessment decision.
If you are dissatisfied you have the right to request an assessment appeal.
Internal Appeals:
If you still believe that an assessment outcome is unfair or incorrect, you have a right to appeal to your TAFE Queensland region's Disciplinary and Appeals Committee.
If you are making an appeal, it must be made in writing and submitted to the regional General Manager within 20 business days of receiving the assessment decision.
The region's Disciplinary and Appeals Committee will then consider the appeal and respond to you.
In exceptional circumstances, you may be able to make a further appeal to the TAFE Queensland Academic Board Disciplinary and Appeals Committee.
If you are making an appeal to that committee, it must be made in writing and submitted to the TAFE Queensland Chief Executive Officer within 10 days of receiving the Student Appeals Decision Notice.
External Appeals:
If you are still dissatisfied with the assessment decision, you have the right to take the case to an external body, such as:
You are only allowed one external appeal decision for each assessment decision. TAFE Queensland will give due consideration to the outcome of the external appeal.
Assessment Submission Sheet (DOC, 642KB)
Request for Assessment Re-Evaluation Form (DOC, 1MB)
Request for Extension of Assessment Form (DOC, 1MB)
If you need further information talk to your TAFE Queensland region.


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1) How are you today?: A little worn out. The BF is not doing well. Those of you who follow me on Twitter know why.
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4) What's your favorite flavor of cake?: Gosh, I like so many! Chocolate, red velvet. But I have say a nice slice of angel food with fresh strawberries could stop me in my tracks anytime.
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Straw man argument
Paul Townsend asks [DRC, Sept. 6] why anyone should make "such a big deal over showing a driver's license or state-issued ID to exercise your right to vote?"
I would ask why anyone would even think this was a serious enough issue that we should impose a hardship on others about. Since 2002, there have only been 311 accusations of voter fraud in the state of Texas. Of those, only 51 resulted in convictions. Of those 51, only two were described as "voter impersonation" charges.
Voter fraud is essentially a myth in Texas, and requiring everyone to have a picture ID is something that only the GOP is pushing for and appears to be doing so because the party knows this will negatively affect many legitimate voters who would vote other than for the Republican Party.
I doubt anyone can confirm where any election in the state of Texas was won or lost as a result of alleged voter fraud over the last few decades, if at all.
To answer Mr. Townsend's other question, picture IDs are required when making most consumer purchases because, unlike bogus claims of voter fraud, there is a rampant history of consumer fraud that has costs Texans billions of dollars.
Comparing our constitutional right to vote with making a purchase at a department store is simply a straw man argument and aims only to misinform the voting public.
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In July 2011, Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino stood on the shores of the Tappan Zee Bridge and urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "Enough is enough. Put the pencils down and let's build a bridge."
Now Cuomo's administration appears miffed that Astorino may be the one slowing down progress on the bridge. Cuomo's top aide, Larry Schwartz, said today on 1300-AM (WGDJ) in Albany that he doesn't know what Astorino wants.
"I'm trying to understand what it is that he wants and what kind of commitment he's looking for," Schwartz said. "I'm trying to understand if he wants a commitment to spend another $5 billion, which we're not going to do."
Astorino has wanted a new bridge — as he strongly stated last year — but has since called for the bridge to have rapid transit, writing a letter to the Department of Transportation for it and saying in testimony in March that the bridge "does need some kind of mass transit component. Otherwise we are not building a bridge, we are building a scenic parking lot over the Hudson."
Astorino, a potential gubernatorial candidate in 2014, and Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef have held up a vote by a regional transportation council for the new bridge until they said they get more answers about the scope of the project.
Astorino told Gannett's Albany Bureau yesterday that he's pleased with the bridge's progress, applauds Cuomo's effort and just simply wants his basic questions answered before he signs off.
Yes, he supports mass transit, but understands it needs to be done in stages, he said. And he's pleased those stages are starting with bus lanes on the bridge, which Cuomo's office recently announced.
Astorino said his position is being twisted around. He said he's not standing in the way of the bridge.
"There are some people who are trying to make this a big controversy where one may not exist," Astorino said. "We're on the same page for most of the bridge. It's just this one part that I feel very strongly that if we're going to do it, let's do it right and so I was happy to see the governor's staff said publicly that they'll start with dedicated bus lanes, which was one thing I was pushing for."
Astorino is also taking exception to Cuomo's estimates that it would cost $5 billion — the same cost as the bridge — to put in mass transit. He said it would be much less.
"We can do this in stages, but let's make a commitment to do it and let's do it, as opposed to let's pretend we're going to do it and never get it done, which is really the direction the state would be going in if we don't make a commitment from day one," Astorino said.


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July 30, 2012
Injured Boxx won't play vs. North Korea
MANCHESTER -- U.S. midfielder Shannon Boxx, who injured her right quad in the 4-2 win over France in the Olympic opener, will sit out her second consecutive match and will not play against North Korea in the Group G finale on Wednesday.
"We will not take any risks," coach Pia Sundhage said. "Hopefully, she will be available for the quarterfinal. But she is not going to play the game against North Korea."
Boxx suffered the injury in the first half of the France game and was replaced by Carli Lloyd, who has scored in both U.S. matches.


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Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] CEMETERIES CLOSE TO GRACELAND
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 19:25:55 -0500
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Hi Cyndy,
I do have a small bit of information, I believe that William Wisdom
Died on June 19th 1898, does FOREST HOME CEMETERY sound familiar to you,
also the name WHEATON? I am not sure if Wheaton is a place or a cemetery, as
for Sarah Wisdom, I do believe she died elsewhere from my information she
may have left to live with a son in Hobart Indiana, I will have to check
into her then later on, one thing at a time.
The Wisdoms were Presbyterians, they married in Nova Scotia Canada on Nov
9th 1843 in Halifax. I would not know if anyone else would be buried with
Thank you for your reply
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Just a few questions: Do you have death dates for Sarah and William? Are
there any family members who might be buried with them who would have
died 1878 or later? Were they Catholic?
I'm just wondering how practical it might be to look for obituaries or
to check a later death certificate quickly to get a cemetery name.
> Is there anyone who can give me the names of another cemetery that would
> have been an alternative to Graceland Cemetery if one lived there in the
> 1800's. I am looking for the burial place of SARAH AND WILLIAM WISDOM.
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With Tyler Thornburg Likely Starting Season On DL, Who Will Be Red Sox Setup Man?With Opening Day less than a week away, it looks like the Red Sox need another setup man.
Should Red Sox Try Clay Buchholz In The 8th Inning?If John Farrell doesn't want to pitch Brad Ziegler in the eighth inning, Tony Massarotti offered up an interesting suggestion on Sunday night's Sports Final on WBZ-TV.
Red Sox Call Up Reliever Pat Light To Take Eduardo Rodriguez's Roster SpotHelp for the Boston bullpen has arrived, with righty Pat Light getting called up from Pawtucket on Tuesday.
Red Sox Recall Reliever Heath HembryThe Red Sox have made a minor roster move they hope will help their struggling bullpen.
Red Sox' Bullpen Falters In Rays' WinThe Boston Red Sox' bullpen stumbled late, allowing the Tampa Bay Rays to rally for the win on Sunday.
Red Sox Acquire RHP Anthony Varvaro From BravesIn hopes of improving their bullpen for the 2015 season, the Boston Red Sox acquired right-hander Anthony Varvaro from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Red Sox Activate Reliever Craig BreslowThe Red Sox bullpen got a key contributor back on Wednesday, as lefty Craig Breslow was activated from the disabled list.
Roche: 'Unique Confidence' With This Red Sox TeamDan Roche passes along a few observations from the Red Sox' 7-4 win over the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS.
Red Sox' Uehara Triggers Option For 2014Koji Uehara will be back in the Boston bullpen in 2014.
Heyman Gresh & Zo: Plenty Of Trade Options For Red SoxThe MLB Trade Deadline is just three weeks away, and the hot stove should start heating up soon. Jon Heyman called in to talk with Gresh and Zolak and said Boston should have plenty of options in the near future on the trade market.
Cherington, Red Sox Searching For Bullpen HelpAt the beginning of the season, the Boston Red Sox' bullpen was viewed as a strong-point on the team. Now, injuries have left Boston shorthanded in their pen and searching for arms to fill the void.
Foot Injury Ends Andrew Miller's Season With Red SoxRed Sox reliever Andrew Miller will require season-ending surgery after injuring his left foot in a game against the Angels in Anaheim, according to Boston manager John Farrell.


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China Economy to Improve After Leadership Change, BlackRock Says
China's economic growth is poised to recover after the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition, bolstering the outlook for stocks across Asia, said BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest money manager.
Vice President Xi Jinping is forecast to succeed President Hu Jintao as head of the ruling Communist Party at a congress that starts Nov. 8 in Beijing.
"Once we get through the leadership change, both in the U.S. and also in this part of the world, I think we're going to see a much healthier base from which we can have growth within the expectations of China," said Mark McCombe, BlackRock's Asia-Pacific chairman, during Bloomberg Television's Titans At The Table program which aired yesterday.
BlackRock joins Citigroup Inc. in saying policies to boost China's growth, which was the slowest in three years in the second quarter, will be clearer after the leadership change. Other analysts, including Haitong Securities Co.'s Chen Ruiming and Bank of Communications Co.'s Hao Hong, say China will struggle to reverse the slowdown.
China's economy grew 7.6 percent in the April-June quarter as the European debt crisis sapped demand for exports and a campaign to rein in home prices eroded domestic consumption. The economy may expand 7.7 percent this year, according to the median forecast of 45 economists in a Bloomberg survey, which would be the slowest annual rate since 1999.
Investor Confidence
Investor confidence will rebound as the nation's new leaders take steps to focus on domestic consumption as a driver of growth, Jing Ulrich, Hong Kong-based chairman of global markets for China at JPMorgan Chase & Co., said in the same Bloomberg TV program.
The government has said it aims to reduce China's reliance on investment and exports for growth and boost the role of consumption in the economy. McCombe, who is based in Hong Kong, said that focus on consumption will benefit health-care and education stocks.
China's economic recovery will boost stock markets and also help "with foreign investment dollars coming into the region," he said.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index (MXAP) rose 6.9 percent this year through Oct. 9, trailing the 11 percent gain for the MSCI World Index. The Asian benchmark trades at 12.7 times estimated earnings, compared with 13.2 times for the MSCI World.
"A lot of the Asian equities are actually inexpensive relative to their long-term growth potential," Ulrich said on the same program.
Deepening Slowdown
At the same time, data for the past two months point to a deepening slowdown in China after manufacturing contracted in September, imports unexpectedly fell in August and industrial companies' profits dropped for a fifth month.
The People's Bank of China has also refrained from introducing further easing measures since interest-rate cuts in June and July and a reduction in reserve requirements for lenders in May, amid concern more liquidity will boost property prices and inflation.
"In the next 12 months, I am not that optimistic as the economy hasn't stabilized," Chen Li, UBS AG's head of China equity strategy, said in a phone interview from Shanghai on Sept. 27. "The transition of leadership will have some impact. With new leaders, there will be some change to policies and this is what investors are concerned about."
The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecasts this week as the euro area's debt crisis deepens. The world economy will grow 3.3 percent this year, the slowest since the 2009 recession, and 3.6 percent next year, compared with July predictions of 3.5 percent in 2012 and 3.9 percent in 2013. Washington-based IMF now sees "alarmingly high" risks of a steeper slowdown, it said in its World Economic Outlook report.
"We had seen a deceleration in the macro economy, as well as corporate earnings" in China, Ulrich said. "So that's confidence temporarily lost. Hopefully confidence will be regained some time in the coming months as the Chinese new leadership takes over."
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The 20-year-old played in Monday's goalless draw with Scottish Premier League outfit Kilmarnock.
And that won him the Dunfermline-born player a one-year contract with the Division Three club.
Russell, who lives in nearby Helensburgh, started with the town's Ardencaple Boys Club before moving to Motherwell then Morton.
He broke into the first-team last season and made one start, plus nine appearances as a substitute, as Morton won the Second Division title.
Meanwhile, the Sons have re-signed two young players who have stepped up from their Under-19 squad - midfielder Alan Orr and former Hamilton Academical striker Mark McAlpine.
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NHS Reform
The Sunday Times
Britain has some of the lowest cancer survival rates in Europe. After a successful campaign for safer weekend care in hospitals, we're now turning our attention to the problems in cancer services. Please join our new campaign by supporting the following goals:
- Swifter diagnosis of cancer
- Faster, more consistent treatment throughout the country
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i dont do laundry as often as i should.
i also just recently lost around 130 pounds ....i dont feel a hell of a lot different, only now im not out of breath nearly as often as i was...
On to the next hustle.....
ancient aliens, through the worm hole, UFO files, breaking bad, the wire, arrested development, espn, mob movies, and documentaries
black flag, bad brains, cro-mags, minor threat, misfits, slayer. 90s hardcore.......some hiphop and some country too.
buffalo wings, mexican, sushi, Thai, steak, Korean, Italian, kosher deli, BBQ, and I also put sriracha on almost everything.
sneakers (im not a sneaker head, but i almost never wear anything but sneakers)
my dog, Señior Jack
You have a good UFO , Alien, secret agency or conspiracy story you'd like to share.
Or you want to watch NY Rangers games with me....... I also usually tend to click well with ex-hardcore /punk kids, who grew out of it, But not in a jaded asshole type of way, more like a "oh dude, I totally remember that band/venue/zine/record label.. They were awesome" type of way.... If that makes sense...