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Dr. Kenny Broad received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University in 1999 and is an associate professor in the Division of Marine Affairs and Policy and the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. He holds a joint appointment at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is a co-director of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions based at Columbia University, a member of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (Climate and Global Change Working Group), and is the Associate Editor of the American Meteorological Society's Climate, Weather and Society Journal. Working in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Broad studies climate impacts and human perception, the use and misuse of scientific information, decision making under uncertainty, ecosystem based management and issues of societal equity. For the past five years, Broad has been conducting research in the Bahamas that addresses human-environment interaction and marine reserve network design. In addition to extensive cave exploration in the Bahamas, Broad has participated in and led scientific and film expeditions around the globe, including the exploration of one of the world's deepest caves in Mexico's Huautla Plateau. Broad was selected for the 2006 National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer award.
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- www.cred.columbia.edu
- www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/kenny-broad.html
Dr. Tom Iliffe is a Professor of Marine Biology who has been at Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) since 1989. Prior to that, he worked as a Research Associate at the Bermuda Biological Station for 11 years. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (1977), an M.S. from Florida State University (1973) and a B.S. from Penn State University (1970). For the past 25 years, Tom has conducted studies of biodiversity, ecology, evolution and conservation of animals inhabiting saltwater caves. In addition to his extensive cave investigations in Bermuda, he has led biospeleological research expeditions to the Bahamas, Belize, Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Canary Islands, Iceland, Mallorca, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Galapagos, Hawaii, and numerous other locations in the Indo-Pacific. This research has resulted in the discovery of more than 300 new species of marine animals, mostly crustaceans, inhabiting caves in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. His research has been funded by grants from NSF, NOAA and the National Geographic Society among others. Tom has published 172 papers on this work, including 15 invited book chapters. He was co-chairman of the International Biodiversity Observation Year project "Exploration and Conservation of Anchialine Faunas".
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Brian Kakuk is a former U.S. Navy Diver with 25 years of professional diving experience. His work has taken him beneath nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers and jumping from helicopters into 10 foot seas, to record penetrations of underwater cave systems around the world. His research diving work with various scientific institutions has revealed new species of cave adapted marine life, as well as the discovery of fossils that are now repainting the picture of the Bahamas past environment. His expertise in diving safety has been used widely in the feature film industry as a Diving Safety Officer and underwater stuntman. With more than 3000 exploration cave dives, Brian is considered one of the leading authorities on the underwater/underground environments of the Bahamas and is a veteran of multiple high profile underwater cave expeditions in the Bahamas, Mexico and the U.S.
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Dr. David W. Steadman is the Curator of Ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. He came to the University of Florida in 1995, after being Curator of Vertebrates at the New York State Museum for 10 years. He has a B.S. in Biology (Edinboro State College, 1973), M.S. in Zoology (University of Florida, 1975), and a Ph.D. in Geosciences (University of Arizona, 1982). Dave's primary research interests are in the evolution, biogeography, paleontology, and conservation biology of tropical and subtropical birds. His studies have taken him to more than 40 countries, including 150 islands in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Dave is the author of more than 180 scientific publications, including the recently released Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds, published by University of Chicago Press. His current research includes projects in the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, Trinidad, and Tobago.
Dr. Keith L. Tinker has served as Director of the National Museum of the Bahamas, The Antiquities, Monuments and Museums Corporation, the principal heritage and conservation agency in The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, since it's inception in 1999. He is the Executive Secretary and board member of the Clifton Heritage Authority, and partners with many local and international affiliates in the areas of preservation, conservation, history, archaeology, scientific research, and cultural heritage. Keith Tinker earned his B.Ed. from the West Indies College 1977, B.A. in History (Palm Beach Atlantic University, 1979), M.A. in History (Florida Atlantic University, 1982), and a Ph.D in History and Historical Administration (Florida State University, 1998). In addition to his responsibilities as Director of the Corporation, he is a historian and educator, he lectures at The College of the Bahamas, and has written and presented numerous research papers on a variety of topics. He is keenly interested in the history of the Caribbean and the Bahamas in particular; the protection of underwater cultural heritage and underwater archaeology in the Bahamas; perspectives on Bahamian architectural significance in preservation; cultural heritage and the part that the Antiquities, Monuments and Museums Corporation plays in scientific research in the Bahamas.
Nancy Albury lives on Abaco Island and is the branch manager and curator of Paleontology for the National Museum of The Bahamas. She has been the coordinator of the Sawmill Sink Fossil Project since its inception in 2005 when she organized scientists, divers, the Bahamian government, and local NGOs as partners in the study of Bahamian fossils and the associated blue hole and cave environments. Albury studied technical illustrating at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, received a B.F.A. in Graphic Design (Jacksonville University), and a M.S. in Geosciences (Mississippi State University). A passionate dry caver since childhood, Nancy began cave diving in 1974. She assists in underwater and dry cave exploration and excavations, and conducts research in Bahamian paleontology and taphonomic processes that are responsible for the exceptional fossil preservation in blue holes. Ultimately her goals are to establish governmental conservation priorities for blue holes and caves and increase public awareness of these fragile ecosystems.
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Wes Skiles was the creator, director and cinematographer of the PBS series, "Water's Journey." He is best known for his stunning camera work in documentary, IMAX and feature films. Over a period of 15 years he made over two-dozen adventure science, exploration films for the major networks. He was also a long time contract photographer for National Geographic magazine. Wes's work as a cinematographer and director has won a multitude of awards. In 2006 he and his company, Karst Productions, Inc., received the 2 HD Fest "Deffie's", for best HD documentary and best cinematography in an HD documentary for Water's Journey, Hidden Rivers of Florida. In addition to his prominence as a leading cave explorer, he left an unmatched legacy as a pioneer and expert in the utilization of the high definition format in television and feature films.
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Dr. Macalady is a geomicrobiologist who received her Ph.D. from University of California, Davis in 2000 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University. She is a Co-PI in the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center, a node of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Macalady and her group have carried out numerous research expeditions to sulfide-rich caves in Italy and Mexico since 2003.
Her current work focuses on the microbial ecology and biogeochemistry of sulfidic and anoxic environments including caves, sinkholes, and stratified lakes. These environments are often dominated by microbial primary productivity, and serve as modern analogs for microbial ecosystems that may have existed before and during the initial rise of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere approximately 2.7 billion years ago. Working in the United States, Europe, and Mexico, Macalady studies microbial diversity and metabolism using a diverse arsenal of techniques including geochemistry, molecular biology, metagenomics, isotopic analyses, and microsensors. She is a collaborator on a National Geographic grant to study a novel animal-chemoautotroph symbiosis from the Frasassi cave system in Italy.
Dr. Peter Swart received his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1980 and is currently a professor in the Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. He also serves as Chairman. Dr. Swart's research over the past 25 years has concentrated on using the stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen to understand the history of climate. In particular his research examines these isotopes in proxies such as Speleothems, corals, and other sedimentary records. Dr. Swart's research has been funded by numerous agencies including NSF, EPA, ACS, NOAA as well industry. Over 20 students have obtained their graduate degrees under Dr. Swart's guidance and his research has resulted in approximately 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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00:11:00 Bob Ballard
Boyd heads out of the studio to join National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Bob Ballard aboard his vessel the E/V Nautilus. Currently in Turkey, Ballard tells Boyd about the many shipwrecks he is finding in the Mediterranean. You can follow Ballard and his team, live as they explore the ocean at www.nautiluslive.org.
00:06:00 Valerie Clark
National Geographic grantee Valerie Clark licks frogs for a living. As Clark tells Boyd, she's not looking for Prince Charming. Instead, she is studying how the diet of frogs in Madagascar relates to the toxicity of their skin.
00:11:00 Lee Berger Audio
National Geographic grantee and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has been searching for the fossils of human ancestors, but it was his 9-year-old son who stumbled upon the find of a lifetime: a partial skeleton that may very well change our understanding of the genus Homo.
00:07:59 Brad Norman
Some go swimming with dolphins or stingrays, Brad Norman, National Geographic Emerging Explorer and marine conservationist, talks about swimming with the largest fish in the world: the whale shark. Norman speaks with Boyd about his research concerning whale shark habitats, tracking and conservation.
00:11:00 Losang Rabgey
National Geographic Emerging Explorer Losang Rabgey has found her life's work in strengthening rural communities on the Tibetan plateau, which includes building schools to educate local students. Rabgey joins Boyd with updates on the successful work of Machik, the non-profit she founded and now directs.
00:11:00 Dereck and Beverly Joubert
National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert capture astounding images of African wildlife in their beautiful films. The Jouberts live in the African bush alongside the lions and other animals they profile. They explain to Boyd that, because big cats are in such danger, their work is now focused on conservation projects such as the Cause an Uproar program.
00:11:00 Nathan Wolfe
National Geographic Emerging Explorer and virus hunter Nathan Wolfe says there is a disease pandemic lurking just around the corner. But, we can prepare ourselves. Wolfe says there are even ways to harness and use the power of viruses. Wolfe joins Boyd to talk about his new book, The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age, which is changing the way we think about viruses.
00:09:00 Joshua Ponte Audio
National Geographic Emerging Explorer Joshua Ponte was a successful young English entrepreneur when, over breakfast one morning, his eye fell on a newspaper ad that said "Gorilla Reintroduction Program, Gabon." His life has never been the same since. Pursuing his passion for conservation, Ponte moved to a central African forest where 13 orphaned gorillas were being studied. Boyd talks with Ponte about the joys and dangers of raising young gorillas.
00:11:00 Wade Davis
How did the death and destruction of World War One lead young British climbers to attempt an epic conquest of Mount Everest? National Geographic Explorer in Residence Wade Davis answers that question in his new book "Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest." Davis joins Boyd in the studio to chat about the book.
00:11:00 Sylvia Earle
National Geographic Explorer in Residence Sylvia Earle has been deeper undersea than any other woman. Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, author, lecturer, field scientist, and an inspiration to women around the world. She recently received the Royal Geographic Society's 2011 Patron's Medal. Boyd talks to Earle about some of her early dives in the Jim Suit.
00:11:00 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner(blurb here)
00:08:00 Bruce Bachand
Many people picture archaeology as the swashbuckling adventure portrayed in the Indiana Jones trilogy. But in reality, it can be much more tedious than discovering the Holy Grail and fighting Nazis. National Geographic grantee Bruce Bachand has been meticulously sewing a 3,000 bead necklace back together in Mexico after discovering a pre-Olmec burial site that housed a tribal chief and his wife, undisturbed for several centuries.
00:09:00 Catherine Jaffee
Turkey is famed for its honey, which is music to Boyd's ears—he has a notorious sweet tooth. He visited National Geographic grantee Cat Jaffee, a beekeeper who left her job in Washington, D.C. to make honey in rural Turkey. She says that bees harvest pollen from their surroundings: the best honey comes from bees with natural surroundings, large meadows, rather than urban environments. Most people, Jaffee says, eat honey that is basically a synthetic mix of sugars from all over the world.
00:09:00 Elizabeth Lindsey
Most of human history existed before the advent of GPS technologies that can pinpoint where we are at any time. National Geographic Fellow and ethnonavigation expert, Elizabeth Lindsey has taken it upon herself to understand what it was like for Polynesian explorers to colonize tiny, remote islands across the south Pacific Ocean. To better appreciate the skills it takes to study the clouds and winds in search of land, Lindsey plans to join a team of Polynesian women who are island-hopping using traditional methods: no GPS, no cellphones and no compass.
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Mobile Form is a form after all, a way to capture user data at the end of the day. Once you got the data from users, you want to feed that data for further business processing. If you see my first post on mobile forms you would notice there is a API parameter submitUrl that can be of help here. You can configure your Mobile Form to post data in xml format to your service on submission of the forms. Since you can invoke any LiveCycle process or service RESTfully, you can technically trigger a process on form submission. In this post, I'll describe how to trigger a process on form submission in detail. You can follow the same approach to POST the form data to any service.
All LiveCycle processes can be configured to be invoked over REST endpoint. You can create a process in your application and configure it for default start point. You can create a process to have input and output variable.
Mobile Form posts data to the specified submitUrl via data request parameter. If you don't specify custom any "submitUrl", the default submission servlet will show you the data in your browser. You can easily customize the default submission servlet and send data for further processing.
You can download custom submission servlet package from here and install it via package manager by browsing http://<server>:<port>/lc/crx/packmgr. For details see package manager help.
Now download the FormSubmission LiveCycle process and import it following the instructions. You can create your own process as well. The important part is to get the REST url of the process. The rest url of the process turns out to be http://localhost:8080/rest/services/<ApplicationName>/<ProcessName>:1.0 as shown in the screenshot of workbench.
If you hit the REST url in the browser, it will ask for credentials of a user that can run this service or process. You can also disable the authentication required for running this process, for details look for adobe help.
http://localhost:8080/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/default.html with the following parameters:
- contentRoot repository:///Applications/FormSubmission/1.0
- template=SimpleForm.xdp
- submitUrl=Encode the URL and then pass(http://localhost:8080/lc/content/xfaforms/submission/default.lcprocess?postProcess=http://localhost:8080/rest/services/FormSubmission/archiveForm:1.0)
As you can see, the submitUrl is pointing to the custom servlet with a request parameter "postProcess" where custom servlet further posts data. The "postProcess" service could be any other servlet but in this case it is the REST url of the LiveCycle process.
The attached form in the Form Submission collateral has just two fields and the "archiveProcess" creates a flat pdf from the submitted data. You can test the form by rendering it and when you submit the form, it triggers the LiveCycle process and generate pdf out of it and serve it in the browser.

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This page is a bit of an experiment.
Following its acquisition of YouTube, Google released an addition to its AdSense program: the Video Unit. The one below is configured to display video content related to the other content on this page. Since the main content is a list of our recent articles, the result should be interesting at least, and will probably change regularly as new videos are posted to YouTube and as we post new articles to TDH.
Incidentally, one of the Dead Hands (Jason) is an expert at helping companies sell their products via Sponsored Search and Affiliate channels just like this one. Contact Jason directly for more info.
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The Free Muslims Coalition responds properly to Rep King's terrorism hearings. We salute them. This is exactly how all muslims should respond.
On December 10, 2010, a US court sentenced convicted terrorist Mohammed Junaid Babar, 35, to time served. Khan was one of four suicide bombers that targeted London on July 7, 2005. Three suicide bombers targeted the subway system, while the fourth detonated his bomb aboard a double-decker bus. The bombers, aged between 18 and 30, killed 52 people and injured more than 770.
Doing the right thing big time! How Bennett and Vivian Levin demonstrated that Christmas is a state of mind.
[Author of this piece is unknown, but the facts have been verified at snoops.com]
Sometime before the football games are watched, and the turkey and stuffing and pies are consumed this Thanksgiving Day, take a few minutes to read this extraordinary speech, extraordinary for what it says about your Marines, your Armed Forces, and your Country, and even more extraordinary for what it does not say.
The speech talks about the patriotic youth who answer the call to serve their country. The general discusses in detail the deaths of two Marine heroes for whom he posthumously recommended the Navy Cross. As you read the speech, you will find that it does not mention anything about the death of 1stLt Robert Kelly, USMC, who lost his life in Afghanistan just four days earlier, on November 9, 2010. This speech was delivered on November 13, 2010, by LtGen Kelly, his father.
1stLt Kelly was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, November 22, 2010.
This purportedly is a book report written by a school child (probably a boy). The source for this piece is unknown, but it has the ring of truth.
On October 1, 2010, Daniel Pipes published this rather lengthy monologue on his blog: http://www.danielpipes.org/8913/two-decades-rushdie-rules. Mr. Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum, Taube distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, and a columnist at National Review. He delivered an earlier version of this text on receiving an award from the Danish Free Speech Society.
This monologue is so important, I believe, that it needs the widest possible dissemination. Mr. Pipes graciously granted permission for reproduction of his words on TDH.
When Murphy is out and about, there is little you can do about it – especially when you're in an inflatable kayak shooting the Salmon River rapids.
From white water rafting and jet boating the rapids, to hunting, fishing, horseback photography or backpacking tours, climbing, skiing, diving – think of it, and you probably can find it in or near the Lewis-Clark Valley.
Human activity is destroying the Antarctic ic pack! No, wait, I mean it's SUSTAINING it!
"Appropriate" Holiday Greetings...
Those of us who are unequivocally willing to follow the data, there appears to be virtually no chance that humans have affected global climate.
Mr. Smith sent me something highly disturbing today. For those who can't be bothered, Dr. Sanity has explained why she will quit medicine forever the day socialized medicine becomes a reality here in America.
Fair enough. But you can't give in, either!


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UF is No. 21 in Baseball America poll
Published: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 1:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 1:40 p.m.
Florida has returned to the Baseball America college rankings Monday for the first time since Feb. 18 after winning its third straight SEC series this past weekend.
The Gators (25-20) are ranked No. 21. They play a key series starting Thursday at No. 3 Louisiana State (39-6).
North Carolina (41-4) remains as the No. 1 team in the ranking.
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After I visited Grove City College, I knew it was the place for me. From the welcoming student body, to the informative faculty and numerous opportunities to worship God and grow in my faith, it was clear this was the college that God planned for me to attend.
One of the greatest benefits of studying chemistry at Grove City College is the school's impeccable reputation. This past summer, I was given the opportunity to gain experience with a top neurosurgeon and was privileged enough to be able to scrub into brain and spinal surgeries. This competitive externship position became available when the surgeon discovered that I attended Grove City College.
Also, I was able to carry out plant virology research for 2 ½ months in Hawaii due to another Grove City College connection. The professor leading that program had worked with other Grove City College students and knew that the school produced reliable, hard-workers.
Since being here, I have realized even more what an incredible place this is. Grove City College goes beyond having an excellent science program with a wide variety of electives. In my opinion, what separates Grove City College from other academically rigorous institutions is the people. In addition to making lifelong friends, the professors genuinely want students to understand the material and are willing to give up their own time to see you succeed. I could not have made a better choice!


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Topic: After Mayo, a third opinion
Hello everyone,
After my CAT scan in July found that my tumor had started growing again, I posted questions about getting a second opinion, and all you wonderful helpful people gave me info that led to my taking a trip to the Mayo Clinic in MN for a consultation with Dr. Steve Alberts.
Unfortunately, what happened there was a big disappointment. He and Dr. Turja basically glanced at my chart and said the same thing my onc. here had said-- start Gemzar and Xeloda immediately, and stay on them for the rest of my (short) life. I was out the door by 10 a.m., after being told to bring clothes for three days. They told me PDT, ablation, and any other chemo drugs "were not proven effective" and when I asked if my case might not be unusual given that, after five years, I STILL only have one tumor, Dr. Turja said, "Yes, that happens sometimes, but then they start growing really fast." Gee, thanks!
When I got back home to KY, a doctor and a nurse (friends of mine) leaped into action and got me an appointment with oncologist here who used to be a professor at the University of Kentucky med school. He is WONDERFUL! He is the first oncologist I've ever had who doesn't act disappointed that my cancer isn't behaving the way it's "supposed" to, and actually listens to what I say.
He agreed with me that we should first find out just how fast the tumor is growing before deciding on treatment, so I had a new CAT scan, and guess what-- the tumor hasn't grown any more in ten weeks! So his plan now is to give me blood tests every 4 weeks (my liver enzymes are OK and CA19-9 is now 3... yes, THREE) and a scan every three months, and not to start chemo unless it starts growing at a rate that concerns him. Finally some empathy and common sense!!
Sorry this is so long-winded, but I just want to underscore what Jeff and others have said so many times-- get a second opinion, and a third, and keep on until you find someone who cares about you. And even if a doctor is some whiz-bang at Mayo or MD Anderson, if they don't listen to what you're saying, KEEP LOOKING.
Thank you all so much for encouraging me in this! Wishing you all the very best.


text: Show Hide image Politics 25 October 2012 The BBC no longer knows what it wants to be A culture of unreason prevails at the corporation. Sign up for our weekly email * Amid the media feeding frenzy over Newsnight, the biggest questions have been ignored. First, the state of current affairs. Newsnight and Panorama are in decline and the sad truth is that few care what either programme says about anything. The Panorama broadcast on 22 October as well as that evening's Newsnight showed why. Second, this matters because, in the debate over the future of the BBC, one side is saying its future is about news and current affairs (NCA), while others argue that NCA is part of the problem, not the solution. And, finally, we should all be concerned by the growing atmosphere of hysteria and irrationalism in our culture, demonstrated by MPs, the makers of the ITV and Panorama programmes about Jimmy Savile and by very senior figures at the BBC. The issue of Newsnight is straightforward. It has been in decline for some years. Its audience is in free fall. In 2008, Peter Barron, then its editor, wrote: "Throughout its history the Newsnight audience figures have oscillated between 800,000 and 1.2 million – at the moment we're bang in the middle of that on one million." By 2010, it had reached 800,000 viewers. In 2011, it was 665,000 and falling. That's one-third of its audience gone in three years. Then there is the Paxman problem. In the first seven months of 2011, an average of 765,000 viewers watched Newsnight when it was presented by Jeremy Paxman, compared to 600,000 when Gavin Esler presented it, or 570,000 when it was Kirsty Wark (though she is usually up against Question Time on Thursday night on BBC1). Worse still, the programme under Peter Rippon has become dull. Michael Crick left for Channel 4 News. His replacement as political editor, Allegra Stratton, formerly of the Guardian, was a poor appointment. The mess she made of Andrew Mitchell's resignation was typical. Budget cuts have led to fewer film reports and as only Paxman can be relied on to manage an important studio interview or discussion, it leaves Newsnight exposed. Rippon has "stepped aside" but his position had already been called into question. On his watch, the programme was losing ratings and respect, and yet no one at the BBC did anything. Executives have ignored the problem and have not begun to address the long-term problems facing both Newsnight and Panorama. Rolling news channels and media websites – including the BBC's – have destroyed the need for the old flagship programmes unless they are fast on their feet. Only news junkies will stay up for Newsnight once they have heard the main stories of the day on the Today programme or watched the Ten O'Clock News. What can it add? Recently, under Rippon, very little. Newsnight and Panorama reflect deeper difficulties at the BBC: falling budgets and declining audience share, on both BBC1 and BBC2. Panorama has responded by dumbing down. Rippon might have put ratings first and gone for the "Jimmy Savile was a paedophile" splash. He didn't and it looks as if he didn't for journalistic reasons. The Panorama investigation into Newsnight's shelving of the programme on Savile was symptomatic of the problem. It was all heat and very little light. The producers had the heartrending testimony of several men and women who had been abused as children. However, despite much innuendo, they couldn't find anyone else, at the BBC, at the Crown Prosecution Service, in Surrey Police, or in any of the named institutions, who could confirm anything. As for the allegation that Rippon had dropped the story because of pressure from above, they found no evidence to back this up. Why does the scandal about Newsnight and Savile matter so much within the BBC? Programme-makers naturally hate to see a story dropped and since the reign of John Birt as director general there has been civil war between programme-makers and executives. There is something else, however, that touches on the very future of the corporation. This is the role of the news and current affairs department in the BBC. For years, controllers of BBC2 tried to get rid of Newsnight. News and current affairs resisted change and, more than 30 years later, Newsnight is still there. This is part of a bigger battle over the future of the BBC. Some say that, as audience share plummets, sports rights disappear and the BBC can no longer bid for US hit shows, its only future will be as a kind of glorified Radio 4: news and current affairs programmes and a global brand, with a few bits and pieces in between. No more sport, prestige drama or serious history programmes. Others say that Newsnight and Panorama are the problem, not the solution – they are boring, fewer viewers want to watch them and they are peripheral to the future of the BBC. The way forward is still big drama, big entertainment, to fight the battle for sports rights and Saturday evenings and keep looking for new talent and new formats; put the archive online, find new sports, and make more programmes about dinosaurs and natural history with computer generated imagery. That's the future. Compared to this, the apparent lack of grasp of detail or curiosity on the part of the recently appointed director general, George Entwistle, may seem small beer. But here we come to the biggest question of all: why this matters to our culture as a whole. Entwistle is a thoughtful man, and, appearing before the culture select committee on 23 October, he kept his focus on reason, proper procedure and key distinctions. Unlike the MPs on the committee, he insisted on the distinction between allegations and allegations that have been substantiated. That is at the heart of all the uproar. MPs, journalists, programme-makers and lawyers have rushed to judgement. We have become impatient, even intolerant of due process. Whenever Entwistle suggested he might want to wait for confirmation from two independent inquiries he has set up, the MPs scoffed. When he said one inquiry might take four to six weeks, they were incredulous. This is a sign of a larger wave of irrationalism. Delay is intolerable. Hindsight is king. Who needs painstaking evidence and patient inquiries? The question is: which will do more to help the countless victims of child abuse in 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Britain –which, as we increasingly realise, was a different country, with different values, at a time when terrible things were done to vulnerable children? David Herman is a former BBC television producer. 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Have you discovered hellebores yet? They bloom ridiculously early — as in right now. The deer walk right past them. And you can grow them in nearly total shade.
In mild winters, hellebores will bloom in February or even January. Many varieties will keep blooming for months, sometimes well into June. All in all, these easy-care, low-maintenance perennials are just about the perfect plant for spring gardens in the Hudson Valley.
The genus Helleborus includes a wide variety of named and unnamed cultivars. The most common, and the easiest to find in local nurseries, is H. Orientalis, which is commonly known as the Lenten rose because of when it blooms.
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Growing hellebores requires a bit of patience. Like peonies, seedlings grow slowly, often taking three years to come into bloom. But the plants form dense clumps that eventually reach 2 to 3 feet wide and 2 feet high.
Once in bloom, the plants are irresistible. Colors range from speckled creams to rich chocolate purples and include many yellows, pinks, greens and reds. Many of the flowers have a heavy combination of spots and freckles and appear almost two-toned.
Hellebores prefer a spot in the garden with dappled shade, good drainage and rich, loamy soil, but they will tolerate a fair amount of clay (good news for Rocklanders). They are very cold hardy. Also like peonies, they have deep, temperamental roots and resent being transplanted or moved, so try to pick a good spot where they'll be happy for a long time.
They do particularly well under old deciduous trees, which provide full sun in winter and spring and a broad protective canopy of leaves in summer. In most varieties of hellebores, the flowers face downward so a hillside site that allows you to look up at the flowers also works well.
Other early-spring bloomers that look good with hellebores include witch hazels, epimediums, anemones, trilliums and primroses. Plants with contrasting foliage, such as ferns, hostas, heucheras and variegated lamiums, also make great combinations.
The dark green leaves are thick and glossy, standing up to snow and wind for much of the winter. Hellebores are not officially evergreens, but the leaves stay green most of the year, only turning brown and tattered in late winter as the snow begins to melt and blooms begin to form. Simply snip off the tattered foliage around the new buds and new growth will quickly appear.
The leaves of the plant contain poisonous alkaloids that may bother gardeners with sensitive skin (just wear gloves), but those same alkaloids and other poisons make the plant extremely distasteful to deer, voles and other pests.
Hellebores can be found in nurseries in spring, summer and fall. Prices are rather high, especially for the named varieties, but many hellebores throw off lots of seeds and self-sow generously. Then you'll have plenty to share with friends and fellow gardeners.


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Residents have raised concerns about the welfare of three horses in a muddied field covered with litter.
The plot of land next to Chingford Rugby Club, in Waltham Way, Chingford, has had horses on it for the past three years.
Residents and animal welfare activists have voiced their concerns over the lack of shelter, care, food and water the horses have received.
The owner, who locals say is called Ray, has set up metal fences within the plot of land and placed a small grey pony in a confined space.
It is understood the pony has been placed there to stop it from trying to escape.
Maureen Turner, 60, of Sewardstone Road, lives close by to the horses and has contacted the RSPCA on several occasions.
She said: "Three weeks ago the grey pony got out and was eating grass on the verge of the main road.
"I stood there for ages with the horse until the police arrived and three hours later they couldn't track down the owner.
"The horses have no shelter and no food. They are going to end up with mud fever and I don't think the owner is doing his job to look after the animals."
Debbie Baldwin, of Old Church Road in Chingford says the horses are neglected.
"They are terribly neglected and they are lonely. I know the weather has been awful and most fields are muddy but they have no grazing area, or rugs to keep them warm.
"They look dehydrated and as though they have been dumped," says Ms Baldwin.
The plot of land which includes unused stables in disrepair, has wire mesh, old paint cans, a gardening fork, kids play toys and bits of plastic strewn across the field.
Linda Worboys of Winchester Road, in Highams Park, said she recently witnessed the horses with icicles hanging off their manes.
She said: "They are not being adequately cared for. It looks like a rubbish dump and the site is disgusting. In early January I passed by and saw icicles hanging off their manes."
The RSPCA is aware of the situation and has sought to reassure residents concerns.
A spokesman said: "An RSPCA inspector has visited the field in the past few days and found that although conditions are not ideal, due to recent bad weather, both horses appear to be in good health.
"The inspector witnessed the owner feeding the horses and has been told he is currently fixing the fences and a shelter, which was damaged in recent storms, to give access to all of the horses."
"We would like to reassure the public that we are keeping a very close eye on these horses."
"Sadly this situation is not uncommon. The country is currently in the grip of a horse crisis with the RSPCA and other horse welfare charities struggling to cope with the numbers of abandoned, neglected and abused horses.
"We have about 100 spaces at our equine centres but have more than 800 horses in our care."


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Topic: The Northern Lights over Scotland last night!
Some great pics of this amazing phenomenon that were taken last night from different parts of Scotland and I just thought I'd share them here.
I should have been out with my camera last night, but it was cold and I was snoozing at the time!
They say it will be seen again tonight....but it is still cold and I will again be snoozing at the time no doubt!!!


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Police Lt. Byron Barnes said officers responded to Paradise Cay apartments on Post Road west of U.S. 1 at about 7 p.m., according to Local 6 news partner Florida Today. A man there was involved in a "domestic violence incident" and threatened to kill himself, or have the police shoot him, officials said.
"The subject barricaded himself in a vehicle and armed himself with a knife," Barnes said. "He advised officers on scene he was going to ram them with his vehicle."
SWAT and crisis negotiation teams were called to the scene. Eventually police subdued the man with Tasers and arrested him just before 11 p.m.
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Ever wonder who writes the "fortunes" you find inside the fortune cookies you get at the end of a Chinese takeout meal? I put "fortunes" in quotes because a lot of the time they aren't really fortunes that predict the future, but merely presumptuous statements about your life — or just really obscure proverbs from legendary Chinese wise man Confucius. Usually on the back there's a vocabulary word so you can learn Chinese in piecemeal — not that you ever remember the word anyway — followed by some lucky numbers — not that Confucius was alive to even know how big a Mega Millions lottery can get. If he had known, he might have kept those numbers to himself.
But never mind about that ancient Chinese guy. Now there's iLL Fortune Cookies, a new type of post-Chinese food treat, because "we live in the 'real' world" — as stated on the box (which, of course, looks like a big Chinese takeout container). Created by the iLLFortune company based in the California Bay Area, these "fortune cookies for the brave" look and taste like ordinary fortune cookies, but inside are snarky and sarcastic sayings designed to prank your friends — or your enemies. Like ordinary fortune cookies, they don't always predict the future, but rather state an assumption about your life — in an intentionally insulting way.
Some iLL Fortunes I've opened up include:
- "Your lovers fantasize about anyone but you."
- "Within one month you will be stabbed by a clown."
- "Don't get on that plane."
- "A turkey is not meant to be consumed in one sitting. Fatty."
- "Lindsay Lohan will be calling. She wants her reputation back."
- "Be proud of yourself. It's not easy being a troll."
- "Children are meant to be seen. Not leered at. Sicko."
- "Sleep with one eye opened. The lemurs are coming."
- "Your liver hates you." (How did they know?!)
As you can see, some iLL Fortunes are funnier than others; the humor of a few are completely lost with me, but I often found myself wanting to open a new cookie to see what the next one would be anyway. That's a clever marketing strategy, if ever you could get more than one cookie at the end of a Chinese meal. As for lucky numbers, there are none on the back — there's only a link for the company's site, ILLFORTUNE.NET. But with these types of fortune cookies, you're probably not going to win the lottery anyway.
Final Verdict: 4 (out of 5) stars.
At $15 for a box of about 20 cookies (although they cost less if you buy in bulk), these aren't the cheapest cookies to buy when compared to ordinary cookies — with or without fortunes. From a calorie intake point of view, they're about the same as a regular fortune cookie — at about 28 calories each — but it's not like you're going to buy these for their nutritional value (or lack thereof) anyway. What you're paying for is the irreverence, which is worth it if you're going to use these to prank people. Just don't forget to serve them with slices of oranges so no one suspects a thing.
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The University of Frankfurt in Germany will begin to instruct Islam lectures for three years duration beginning from the winter semester.
It was stated, in an announcement made by the University, that the University of Frankfurt will be the first in the country to implement the suggestion of the German Science Council in this direction.
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The EX-G1 is the first all-action water, dust, shock and freeze -proof camera from Casio, branded with the company's famous G-Shock moniker. This is also the slimmest tough camera in the world, and also beautifully styled and made. The EXG1 is up against some tough competition though, with Olympus very well-established, Panasonic making a recent splash, and Pentax offering some worthy budget alternatives. Read our Casio EX-G1 review to find out it can out-muscle the competition.
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The Olympus Mju Tough 6010 is the latest nigh-on-indestructible camera to find its way onto the Photography Blog test-bench. On paper the freeze, shock and water -proof Olympus 6010 makes a great choice as a one-size fits all camera for the entire family. It's also a capable model too, with 12 megapixels, a 2.7 inch screen, and 3.6x wide-angle zoom lens. Find out if it makes the grade in our Olympus Mju Tough 6010 review.
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As its name suggests, the Olympus mju Tough 8000 is one of the most resilient cameras around. The Tough 8000 is water-, crush-, freeze- and shock proof, making it perfect for use by all the family. Also known as the Stylus Tough 8000 in North America, this is a 12 megapixel digital camera with a 3.6x image stabilised zoom lens and 2.7 inch LCD screen. Retailing for £340 / $399, we find out if the Olympus mju Tough 8000 is the perfect do-it-all, take-it-everywhere camera for the whole family in our latest in-depth review.
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Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetics of a Single Rectal Application of 10 mg NRL001 in Elderly Subjects
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A total of 26 healthy elderly male and female subjects will receive both 10 mg NRL001 in a 2 g rectal suppository and placebo in this double-blind, cross-over study. The order of treatment will be randomised, with a minimum washout period of 3 days between doses. An end of study assessment will be conducted at least 7 days after administration of the last treatment.
The pharmacokinetics of NRL001 will be determined prior to, and after, dosing. Pharmacodynamics will be examined using a three lead Holter monitor during both treatment periods. Adverse Events, vital signs, ECGs and clinical laboratory parameters will be collected, tabulated, reviewed and recorded throughout the study.
|Fecal Incontinence
|Drug: NRL001 Drug: Placebo
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Study in Elderly Subjects to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacodynamic Effects and Pharmacokinetics of a Single Rectal Application of 10 mg NRL001 in a 2 g Suppository
- Pharmacodynamic effects of NRL001 [ Time Frame: 4 hours post-administration ]
- Pharmacokinetics of NRL001 [ Time Frame: 30 hours post-administration ]
- Safety will be assessed by recording adverse events (AEs), vital signs, 12-lead ECG, physical examinations and clinical laboratory tests. [ Time Frame: Throughout the study period ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: NRL001
All subjects will receive 10 mg NRL001 in a 2 g rectal suppository
Drug: NRL001
Single rectal administration of 2 mg NRL001 in a 2 g suppository
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
All subjects will receive placebo
Drug: Placebo
All subjects will receive rectal suppository containing placebo
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|65 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Volunteers will be included in the study if they satisfy the following criteria:
- Healthy adult male or female volunteers (as determined by medical history, physical examination, laboratory test values, vital signs and electrocardiograms [ECGs] at screening) aged ≥65 years.
- Non-smokers from 3 months before receiving the first dose and for the duration of the study.
- Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 32 kg/m2.
- Able and willing to receive rectal treatments.
- Able to voluntarily provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
- Sexually active male volunteers must use condoms with their partners throughout the study and for 90 days after completion of the study in addition to their partner's normal mode of contraception.
- Male volunteers must not donate sperm during the study and for 90 days after completion of the study.
- Must understand the purposes and risks of the study and agree to follow the restrictions and schedule of procedures as defined in the protocol.
- Female volunteers must be postmenopausal (for at least 1 year, confirmed by FSH testing at screening).
- Must be willing to consent to have data entered into The Over Volunteering Prevention System (TOPS).
- The volunteer's primary care physician must confirm that there is nothing in their medical history that would preclude their enrolment into this clinical study.
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Volunteers will be excluded if they fulfil any of the following criteria:
- Positive for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C as demonstrated by the results of testing at screening.
- History or presence of any significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, haematological, gastrointestinal (GI), endocrine or immunologic disease.
- History or presence of any clinically significant ano-rectal conditions as judged by the Investigator (e.g. concomitant enlarged symptomatic haemorrhoids or acute presence of anal fissures) or clinically significant drug allergy.
- Blood pressure in excess of 150/90 mmHg or pulse rate below 50 beats per minute at screening.
- Any significant illness during the screening period preceding entry into this study.
- Clinically relevant ECG-abnormalities (e.g. QTc prolongation, acute arrhythmia) during the screening assessment
- Laboratory values which are abnormal and deemed to be clinically significant according to Bio-Kinetic Europe Ltd. SOPs, unless agreed in advance by the Sponsor's Responsible Medical Officer and the Bio-Kinetic Investigator.
- Current or history of drug or alcohol abuse or a positive drugs of abuse test at screening or check in.
- Use of any disallowed concomitant medication, including over-the-counter items within 14 days prior to study drug administration until the end of the study.
- Use of any medication applied via the rectum, within 30 days prior to dosing
- Use of any medication currently or within 30 days prior to dosing which the Investigator believes may affect the study participation or results.
- Participation in a clinical drug study during the 90 days preceding the initial dose in this study.
- Donation of blood or blood products within 90 days prior to study drug administration, or at anytime during the study, except as required by this protocol.
- History of any allergy to medication, particularly nifedipine, α adrenoceptor antagonists or latex
- Consumption of alcoholic beverages within 24 hours prior to each dosing period. Abstinence is required during study confinement.
- Consumption of xanthine-containing products within 24 hours of each dosing period and during study confinement.
- Subjects who are considered not competent to consent to the trial or fail a Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE).
- Volunteers who, in the opinion of the Investigator, are unsuitable for participation in the study.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01099683
|United Kingdom
|Bio-Kinetic Europe Ltd
|Belfast, United Kingdom, BT2 7BA
|Principal Investigator:
|David Bell, MRCGP MFPM
|Bio-Kinetic Europe, Ltd.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Vice President Clinical Development, Norgine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01099683 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2009-017475-16 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|February 15, 2010
|Last Updated:
|December 23, 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fecal Incontinence
Rectal Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
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A nice word with generally positive overtones. I'm not sure how I'd use the second meaning, though. "My cup is ebullient" just doesn't quite do it for me.Klimt wrote:1. high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.
2. a boiling over; overflow.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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With regard to the second meaning, there is the ebulliometer.
It measures the alcohol content of wines – not high spirits.
It measures the alcohol content of wines – not high spirits.
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Well then, it certainly would measure high spirits and low as well, sometimes even hitting a happy medium!
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Mummers fest just part of rocking Yuletide3 Dec 2011
An oversized bra worn over a plaid shirt with a flowing skirt, a face-shielding lace doily, a floppy hat and an ugly stick. That's a fairly standard costume for the wild and wonderful Yuletide tradition called mummering...
There are few views in Canada more evocative than the one from the dining room at Raymonds. Tall windows survey Newfoundland's prosperity, past and present: from St. John's Harbour, picturesquely gritty with its tugboats and toothless smiles, to colourful houses huddling together against the wind, to the Atlantic beyond, where offshore drilling is fuelling Canada's other oil boom.
Gone down the road21 Oct 2011
Montreal arts and culture magazine Rover turns up at the St John's International Women's Film Festival to explore why Canada's movie industry is so drawn to the vibrant creativity and energy found in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The award-winning dish featured a spoon of parsnip purée, a cod chicharron, a sautéed chiffonade of Brussels sprouts, a tiny ravioli stuffed with peas pudding, and a fried piece of fresh cod napped with a Pernod and sea urchin beurre blanc. This is what's coming out of Newfoundland these days?
Diving Newfoundland's World War II shipwrecks21 Sep 2011
I plunge into the 32-degree waters off Bell Island, Newfoundland and descend with my dive buddy to the S.S. Saganaga. This former iron ore carrier -- along with the S.S. Lord Strathcona, S.S. Rose Castle, and the PLM-27 -- was torpedoed by the German submarine U-513 during World War II. All four ships now lie in a little over 60 feet of water completely upright and intact except for where the torpedoes hit them.
A marathon hits its stride11 Aug 2011
There's nothing more exciting for St. John's thriving visual arts community than this. The 12th annual Art Marathon Festival, which runs Aug. 14-21, will unfold this year in its biggest incarnation yet.
Russell Crowe takes on Republic of Doyle1 Aug 2011
Australian superstar Russell Crowe has been shooting in St. John's this week for a guest role on the CBC crime comedy-drama Republic of Doyle.
Whale Watching in Newfoundland28 Jul 2011
Once a home base for commercial whalers, the Canadian province is now a popular locale for spotting the massive creatures...
Rock solid cuisine in Newfoundland29 Jun 2011
If you manage to catch your breath after having it taken away by the scenery around Newfoundland and Labrador, you can spend your time enjoying some of the local cuisine across the province. Get ready to dig in, and bring your appetite.
New Exhibit at Commissariat House Explores the Making of News in 19th Century St. John's24 Jun 2011
A new exhibit opened in St. John's today to show us what St. John's was like back in the day.
What an Amazing 48 Half Hours24 Jun 2011
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism's 48 Half-Hours contest to give away 48 free flights in partnership with WestJet wrapped yesterday with an incredible 900,000 entries from across Canada. The contest, hosted exclusively on Facebook, generated more than 620 entries per minute.
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism and WestJet have paired up to give Canadian residents the chance to win 48 free round-trip flights to Newfoundland and Labrador in just 48 half hours (that's 24 hours to some folks), starting at noon (NDT) today (10:30 AM Eastern). You can enter to win as many times as you like, each and every half hour!
Mark your calendars and set your watches to the half hour. On June 22, at 12:00 PM NDT (10:30 AM EDT), Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism is pairing up with WestJet to launch a major travel contest.
Exotic Canada NL: Where the sushi swim4 Jun 2011
Off the craggy coast of Cape Broyle on the southern shore of Newfoundland and Labrador, you can dine on fresh uni sushi — one of the top delicacies in Japan — straight off the paddle of a kayak.
Parks Canada Celebrates 100th Birthday19 May 2011
Parks Canada is celebrating it's groundbreaking 100-year anniversary this summer and there will be special events to mark the occassion at the various historic and scenic sites across Newfoundland and Labrador. That means lots of interesting things to see and do, all summer long, at some of the most beautiful and fascinating areas in the province. Read on for event info...
Storytelling events underway8 Mar 2011
Here in NL, we're proud to lay claim to a deep storytelling culture, and on Tuesday, the St. John's Storytelling Festival officially kicked off. The festival is running for 8 days, so you still have time to hear (and maybe tell) a few tales.
History Along the Coast10 Jan 2011
Rugged, wild and beautiful, the coastal communities of Brigus and Cupids will take you back in time. Rich in culture and history, the two towns are just a stone's throw from one another, and both are located just an hour outside of St. John's. Let the townspeople take you in as you explore heritage that has been preserved for hundreds of years. And see for yourself what we've been celebrating.
Of all the mariners who set to sea in Newfoundland and Labrador over the centuries, none is more justly famous than Captain Bob Bartlett of Brigus. A noted explorer in his own right, and perhaps the greatest ice pilot who ever lived, Bartlett guided American Commodore Robert Peary to within 150 miles of the North Pole in 1909, at which point Peary set out with one servant to finish the job on foot. Bartlett won numerous awards and spent many summers exploring the Arctic, and had a gift for self-promotion that in the first half of the 20th century made him one of the most famous men alive.
The most easterly point of land in North America10 Jan 2011
Located at the most easterly point of land in North America, Cape Spear is where you can see nature at its most beautiful and wild; tranquil and ferocious; it all depends on the day you visit. The site is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wildlife such as whales, seabirds and icebergs in season.
In 1834, construction began on the first lighthouse, with a foghorn added in 1878. The light was first lit by oil, with acetylene adopted in 1916, and electricity in 1930. In 1955, the dipodic system was moved to a new light tower, not far from the original lighthouse. The original lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland with the original building and the lightkeeper's residence restored to the period of 1939, and shows how a lightkeeper and his family might have lived there during that time.
St. John's Time10 Jan 2011
St. John's Time is an 11-day festival taking in the Royal St. John's Regatta, the George Street Festival, the St. John's Downtown Buskers Festival and the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival. The festival starts in late July and goes until early August.
Thousands descend on George Street every year to take in the annual George Street Festival - one of the biggest and friendliest patio parties in the world. This event always precedes the Royal St. John's Regatta. The Royal St. John's Regatta is a 1-day event and is the oldest, longest running sporting event in North America! This 1-day festival draws in the vicinity of 60,000 people to Quidi Vidi Lake in the heart of St. John's to watch the races and to try their luck on various ticket spins, or just sit back and relax and take in the sights. This event is always the first Wednesday in August.
Great Finds on the Avalon10 Jan 2011
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are known worldwide for their hospitality. Making your own way to (and through) Newfoundland and Labrador is sometimes exactly what's called for, but if you're interested in travelling here without having to worry about the details, there are many package tour operators that take care of arrangements for you.
CapeRace Cultural Adventures and Ocean Quest Adventures are just two of many tour operators that let you truly experience and explore the majestic beauty of our province, our rich culture and heritage and, maybe even, our ocean floors.
Ocean Quest Adventure Resort offers a 7-night multi-adventure vacation package on Newfoundland and Labrador's Avalon Peninsula. CapeRace Cultural Adventures is a self-guided eco-cultural tour that features exclusive-use, serve-yourself accommodations at heritage houses in St. John's, Heart's Delight and Bonavista


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New Amphitheater, Homes, Parkland Included in Proposed Redevelopment of Area After 49ers Depart and Stadium Comes Down
On a few Sundays each winter, thousands pour into San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood in the southeast corner of the city to take in 49ers football games at Candlestick Park. They open their wallets for concessions, food and parking.
"But no one stays after the game is over," says Arelious Walker, pastor of the True Hope Church of God in Christ, which sits cater-corner from Candlestick. "There's hardly anything here....


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King has makings of vice presidential candidate
, Daily Times Herald Columnist
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
AMES — U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was without peer on stage Saturday at the Iowa Republican straw poll in Ames.
He connected with the Hilton Coliseum audience, largely populated with the state's most active conservatives, in a way not even his close friend, congressional ally and Iowa straw poll winner Congresswoman Michele Bachmann could.
King lamented the debt, took on Keynsian economics, referenced Adam Smith, and characterized the economic-stimulus plan of President Obama and Democratic allies as a "giant chain letter."
What's more, his verbal assault on health-care reform was unrivaled.
"He (Obama) nationalized your skin and everything inside it," King said.
King inspires conservative Republicans who speak of him in passionately loyal terms you don't often hear. They trust him as they do few others. There's simply no one better at giving voice to working-class Republican anxiety and anger.
So it's fair to ask: Would Steve King make a strong vice presidential candidate in 2012?
I raised the question with a number of Republicans over the weekend, and none of them dismissed it.
"I have no better friend in Congress than Steve King, and I just think the world of him," U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said. "This country would be blessed to have him as president, as vice president, is blessed to have him as a member of Congress."
Months ago, Taking Note predicted that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is the odds-on favorite for the GOP vice presidential nomination. He brings Florida and Latino voters. And imagine a Texas-Florida ticket with Lone Star State Gov. Rick Perry at the top, backed by Rubio.
That considered, King takes his share of assets to a Republican presidential campaign.
First, Iowa is a general-election swing state, and King's enormous popularity in western Iowa, coupled with home-state pride in seeing a Hawkeye Stater in a VP candidate role, moves a key state into the Republican count.
Additionally, King is battle-tested on the national scene in a way Rubio is not. King's a frequent cable-TV guest on Fox. But he's confident enough to do interviews with liberal bloggers, too. He knows the traps and tricks of interrogators and is skilled at navigating such situations.
Moreover, he's fierce and tireless and could take the fight to the Obama campaign in the Upper Midwest with a genuine just-folks language. King could hold the base and allow the Republican nominee to move to the center.
If the GOP has a southerner in Perry as the presidential candidate, King looks even more promising as a vice presidential contender.
One other factor: King has a long history of making provocative if not ill-advised statements. In the fall of 2005, King referred to widely disgraced red-baiter Sen. Joseph McCarthy as a "hero for America." In 2003 he compared homosexuals to unicorns and leprechauns. In 2006, King suggested that iconic journalist Helen Thomas, then 85 years old, was ugly in a joke about radical Islam's belief that martyrs will be rewarded with virgins in the afterlife.
We haven't heard a comment of this variety from King in a long time. What he said about Obama on Saturday is fair game — whether you agree with it or not.
King's rhetorical restraint or new PR strategy may very well mean he's actually auditioning for the vice presidency, one well-placed Republican suggested when I noted the absence of incendiary statements from King in the last year or so.
Whether he's angling for it or not, at the very least King deserves a look as a vice presidential candidate.
He proved that in Ames Saturday.
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King compares immigrants to stray cats
Daily Times Herald Columnist
DENISON - Speaking at a Republican fund-raiser in Crawford County last month U.S. Rep. Steve King compared illegal immigrants to stray cats, say Republican sources in that county.
At the event, King, R-Kiron, joked that his wife recently had taken in a stray cat.
King reportedly then compared illegal immigrants to the stray cats that wind up on people's porches, say the Crawford County Republican sources who were outraged at the statement.
According to the sources who were at the King event, the congressman said that at first stray cats help you by chasing mice, so you feed them. Then King added that the stray cats have kittens and of course you like them because they are cute, but eventually the strays, which are being fed by you, get lazy, just like illegal immigrants.
One Crawford County leader called the Daily Times Herald about the comments and faxed a transcript of the comments.
"I supposed you heard what Steve King said," says the Denison source. "He compared illegal immigrants to stray cats that wind up on your porch."
The Daily Times Herald called two additional Crawford County sources who were at the event to verify whether the analogy took place.
"That is correct," a Crawford County Republican insider tells us.
This source didn't hear anyone laugh at the comments.
"Nobody laughed," the source said. "There were a lot of people who thought it was repulsive."
This is not the first time King has compared Hispanic immigrants to animals.
King recently went to the House floor to display the model of a wall the Kiron Republican said he personally designed for the U.S. border with Mexico.
King said the same tactic employed to manage livestock could be used with his border plan - and he made two livestock references in talking about the wall.
"We need to do a few other things on top of that wall, and one of them being to put a little bit of wire on top here to provide a disincentive for people to climb over the top or put a ladder there," King said in displaying his design. "We could also electrify this wire with the kind of current that would not kill somebody, but it would be a discouragement for them to be fooling around with it. We do that with livestock all the time."
Illegal immigrants may deserve to be deported. But they shouldn't be subjected to racist comments that clearly offend legal, hard-working people of the same ethnic background.
We owe the Hispanic people better than this. And we owe ourselves more, because we are better than this.
For years, western Iowa's agricultural economy has benefited from the back-breaking labor of Latinos, many legal workers, many illegals.
With that latter class, we winked and nodded and let them into Denison and Storm Lake and Sioux City.
They contributed. They built lives. They helped us climb out of the ashes of the Farm Crisis.
Western Iowa has known the score with what had amounted to a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regard to immigration.
Political leaders and the God-fearing, church-going everyman sat largely silent in Iowa as books like "Fast Food Nation" exposed the horrors Hispanics faced on the kill floors of Midwestern meatpacking houses. One national magazine even carried a cover story on race in Storm Lake.
At the time, there was no battle cry for a massive overhaul of immigration.
King is right about tightening our borders and penalizing employers who hire illegal laborers. Iowans are with King on this. If Robert Ray or Fred Grandy or Jim Ross Lightfoot or Terry Branstad were making those points, calling for precisely the same policies, they wouldn't have King's hostility, his animus toward Hispanics.
Within King's comments, there's always a question of motivation, a not-so-thinly-disguised rebel yell that paints us all in western Iowa as worshippers of the stars in the Confederate flag.
Let's get real. Within the span of a year, our congressman has compared Latin people to stray cats and livestock.
If we time-machined King back to the 19th century (realizing that if there were such a machine King would no doubt warp-speed back to the Crusades and skip the 1800s) how would you feel if English Protestants (who were here first in larger numbers) called German and Irish immigrants livestock or compared them to stray cats?
Would you ascribe any bigoted motives to that?
To give King a pass on his ugly use of race, his divide-and-conquer politics, is to dishonor the generations of people in western Iowa who worked to overcome the prejudices that afflicted many of the grandparents and great-grandparents of those living here today.
In King's Christian church race doesn't matter.
But in his politics it's just about all that does.
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This is a great article and I agree with it 100%.
I heard Congressmen King's speech in Hilton Saturday as well and have listened to it on YouTube several times since. I have had the honor to listen to Congressmen King speak before, so his message and the electricity he created was no surprise to me. In fact, knowing he was going to speak is one of the main reasons I drove over two hours to the Straw Poll in Ames. Steve King defines conservatism, speaks honestly, acts on core principles, and fears nobody. Not only does Iowa's First District need a Congressmen like Steve King, but the entire House and Senate need more individuals who are able to articulate conservatism as clearly and as passionately as he does.
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King is nothing but a racist.
Mr. Burns is a Dope.
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2012 Subaru Forester Values
The 2012 Subaru Forester is an AWD crossover wagon. The base trim level is powered by a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 170 hp while the XT trims are powered by a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 224 hp. Transmissions include a 5-speed manual, 4-speed automatic, or 4-speed automatic with a manual shift mode. Fuel mileage falls within an EPA estimated range of 19 mpg city to 27 mpg highway, depending on engine selection. Features include 6-speaker audio system, moonroof, heated front seats, leather-trimmed upholstery, dual-zone climate control, HID headlamps, and navigation. Safety is comprised of vehicle dynamic control, traction control, anti-lock braking, tire pressure monitoring system, advanced frontal airbags, side-curtain airbags, rollover sensor, and backup camera. The Forester is backed by a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty.Read more Read less
For 2012, the Subaru Forester gets a new optional touch-screen navigation system that offers broadened connectivity and music-interface capabilities, as well as HD Radio. Also, all 2012 Forester models get a height-adjustable driver's seat.
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IT IS not often that Swindon plays host to the ambience and traditions of Thailand.
Yet, on November 23 The Moonrakers Pub will feature a line-up of ladyboys, Thai cuisine and local bands as Swindon's Thai community come out in force to celebrate the Thai Festival of Light.
Swindon now showcases a variety of Thai food shops and restaurants and it is this uprising that is behind Swindon's very first Thai Festival.
Hosted by Ployta Wongpanya, the event was envisioned after attending Thai Festival's in Bristol and Poole this summer.
Ployta, who competed in the event beauty contests, said: "After visiting these festivals, I was inspired to bring Thai culture to Swindon. I felt the Thai Festival of Light was the perfect opportunity to bring people in Swindon together."
The Festival of Light, known locally as Loy Krathong, traditionally takes place during the twelfth month of the Thai calendar. In the west however, it takes place in November.
The festival is believed to be an ancient Buddhist practice dating back to the 13th century and pays homage to the spirit of the waters. Today many Thais view it as a bit of fun.
Ployta, 35, moved to Swindon six years ago. She has enlisted some top Thai talent for the night with ladyboys strutting alongside Swindon band Sister Sister and a Thai buffet for the audience's affections. Food will be served by caterers in traditional dress.
Ployta said: "I'd love this event to grow and hold more gatherings in future. We love Swindon and want to share Thai culture. We're proud to call Swindon home."
Tickets for the event are available at £15 per head and festivities begin at 6pm. To book your place call Ployta on 07584 058820.


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Of all the recipes, I find the bread recipes the most difficult to write. Why? Because it is extremely hard to give exact measurements for how much flour you might need for your loaf of bread. Even if you are using the exact same flour as I am, you may need to use more or less depending on variety of things, including the weather. So, I thought I'd sum just a few of my tips and 'rules of thumb' for bread baking as I know it. The list is no way comprehensive, but might be helpful if you are just starting to bake with yeast. I am planning to make Finnish rye bread with a starter method very soon, so I will give more tips on how to bake bread with a starter later on.
But before I get onto the tips, here's the recipe for a tasty sultana and apple bread I baked the other day. I normally prefer having my savoury bread without dried fruit, but sultanas work really well in this and it is certainly not too sweet, not even with the addition of grated apple. This freezes well and is perfect toasted.
Sultana and apple bread
(makes 2 loaves)
500 ml water
17g dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons treacle/dark syrup
30g brown or golden flaxseed meal
65g sultanas, coarsely chopped
1 apple (100g), coarsely grated
600-700g whole spelt flour (organic, biodynamic) or
half-half white spelt and whole spelt
50ml olive oil
1. Warm the water until about 42C. Add the yeast in a small amount of flour and mix it in. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap and leave for about 15 minutes or until bubbly and frothy.
2. Add the salt, syrup, flaxseed meal, sultanas and apple into the mixture. Start mixing in the flour, adjusting the amount to your need. You may need more/less. Add the oil at the last stages of kneading and knead the dough until smooth and soft.
3. Cut the dough in half and bake two loaves straight onto a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Cover the loaves with a clean tea towel and leave to rise. You know the dough has risen enough, when it feels soft to touch and if you press it with your finger, it'll leave a dimple on to the dough.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C whilst the dough is rising.
5. Bake the loaves for 40 minutes or until they feel light and the bottom sounds 'hollow' when tapped.
6. Cool on a wire rack, covered with a tea towel, before serving.
Now, some tips...
1) Remember to have all the ingredients in room temperature before starting to bake.
2) Whether you are using fresh or dry yeast, you need to remember to use different temperature liquid. For fresh yeast the liquid should not be warmer than 40C (ideally it should be about 37C). For dry yeast, however, you want the liquid to be slightly warmer, about 42C, but not warmer than 50C. There is no need to take a thermometer out for this, however, just judge the temperature by dipping your finger in to the liquid.
3) If you are using fresh yeast, you can break the yeast straight into the liquid and mix it in until it has fully dissolved. Dry yeast needs to be mixed with a small amount of flour before mixing it into the liquid.
4) The ratio between liquid and yeast is normally about 1 litre per 50 grams of fresh yeast or about 20 grams of dry yeast. Again, this may vary depending on what you are baking and what flour you are using.
5) Adding a tablespoon of sugar, honey or syrup won't make the bread sweet, but it will active the yeast and make the bread rise quicker.
6) Try not to use too much flour as this can make the bread hard. A looser dough may be more challenging to work with, but will result in a much softer bread. You'll learn to judge the amount of flour needed as you bake more.
7) Be patient with your dough. Let it rise until doubled in size. If it is a cold weather, you can place the bowl with the dough in a sink filled with warm water. Cover the bowl with cling wrap or a clean tea towel. Often a recipe requires you to let the dough rise first in the bowl, then after kneading the dough and shaping it in to loaves or rolls, letting it rise again before baking. A well risen dough feels soft to touch and if you press it with your finger it should leave a little dimple on to the dough.
8) All ovens are different, so keep your eye on the bread and test if it is done by tapping the bottom of the bread. It should feel hollow and the bread should feel fairly light.
9) Covering the freshly baked bread with a tea towel will make the bread softer. If you prefer a crunchy crust, leave the bread to cool uncovered.
10) Last, but not least, don't be afraid to use yeast, it is much easier to work with than you may think!


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Jennifer DeMelo of Kenner, La., Crowned Miss WCU 2013
Hattiesburg, Miss., October 22, 2012 - Jennifer DeMelo, a senior biology major from Kenner, La., was crowned Miss William Carey University 2013 at the Miss WCU Scholarship Pageant on Friday, October 19. She was also the preliminary interview winner.
DeMelo's platform is "Eradicating American Homelessness," and her talent was a salsa dance. She will represent WCU in the Miss Mississippi Pageant to be held in Vicksburg in July 2013. The daughter of Stewart DeMelo and Nancy Hood Green, she is a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, where she works full-time as a dental hygienist. She has served as a missionary in Uganda, Africa, is a member of the National Technical Honor Society, the National Art Honor Society, and received the Dental Hygiene #1 Clinician Award. Her career ambition is to become a dentist. She was crowned by Miss WCU 2012, Kenna Spiller of Petal.
Krissy Wilson, a junior English major from Laurel, was named first runner up, preliminary talent winner, and evening gown winner. Ashleigh Torres, a senior psychology major from Kiln, was named second runner up. Uniqua Evans, a senior psychology/music therapy major from Heidelberg, was named third runner up. Fourth runner up was Courtney "Dani" Ellzey, a freshman nursing major from Leakesville. Megan Bourne, a junior art major from Columbia, received the Amy E. Allen Award for Highest GPA of all the contestants.
Each year, one of the contestants receives the Virginia Scott Spirit Award. Voted on by the contestants, this award recognizes the contributions to the Miss WCU pageant by former director Virginia Scott who produced three Miss Mississippi's, all of whom finished in the top five at their respective Miss America pageants. Natalyia Ferrell, a junior elementary education major from Heidelberg, received the spirit award.
During the pageant, there was a crown drawing for girls between the ages of 4 and 11. The winner was Elyse Bolling, daughter of Jeremy and Lacey Cofield Bolling.
Other contestants were Jenelda Green, Valencia Johnson, Whitney Johnson, and DePorche Taylor. Emcees for the event were Katelyn Farris, a senior music therapy and Miss WCU 2010, and Antony Keeler, a graduate student in the master of secondary education program. Entertainment was provided by Carey Company, the university's show choir.
Each contestant raised money for the Children's Miracle Network.


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Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center announced Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall will be joining its Board of Directors.
"As a prostate cancer survivor, this is a cause very close to my heart," said Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall, who recently launched his own non-profit organization, the Pro-State Foundation. "I'm looking forward to being a part of the Board of Directors for Cancer Treatment Centers of America and seeing how I can help further their mission of 'Winning the Fight Against Cancer, Every Day®.'"
"We are incredibly fortunate to welcome Derrick to our Board leadership," said Matt McGuire, President and CEO, CTCA® at Western. "Derrick's business savvy and commitment to community leadership, coupled with his own journey of cancer survivorship, will greatly enhance our ability to provide our patients the best possible cancer care."
Hall joins a list of distinguished leaders and respected professionals currently serving on the Board of Directors: Richard J Stephenson (Chairman), James J. Grogan, Esq. (President); Kenneth Bennett (Treasurer); Stephen B. Bonner, Esq.; Ernest Calderón, Esq.; Michael L. Gallagher, Esq.; Carrie Martz; Robert Mayo; Christa Severns; Dr. Christopher Stephenson and Candace Hunter Wiest (Secretary).
"As President of the Western Board, I know I am speaking for all of our members in expressing our sincere welcome to Derrick and our gratitude to him for committing his time and energy to our important mission," said James Grogan, President, CTCA Western Board of Directors. "Derrick will bring a wealth of community knowledge and business experience to our patient-focused efforts as we work to help families fight this horrible disease. His personal fight with cancer has inspired many in our community and we are thrilled that he will be helping Western deliver the best possible, personal, integrative, cancer care to all of our patients."


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• merry •
Pronunciation: mer-ree • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: 1. Joyful, happy, jolly, as in merry Christmas. 2. Brisk, quick as in a merry pace.
Notes: This word is seldom heard before or after Christmastide and almost never in its second meaning. It comes with two nouns: merriness, the quality of being merry, and merriment "having a good time, merrymaking". Don't forget to change the Y to I in both the nouns and the adverb, merrily.
In Play: North Americans associate this word most closely with Santa Claus: "They were having a right merry old time preparing for the Christmas party." Preparations were proceeding at a merry pace, too. "Gladys Friday left the office in a merry mood, knowing her husband had the kids for the weekend."
Word History: Today's word was inherited from Old English myrge or mirige, which meant "pleasing, agreeable". This word apparently came from Old Germanic murgya, which meant "short-lasting". The connection to "pleasure" is likely via the notion of "making time fly", suggested also in German Kurzweil "pastime" and in English pastime itself. Merry-making also suggests a pleasant way to pass the time and, as everyone knows, time flies when we are having fun. The word developed a wider set of senses in Middle English, including "pleasant" (sounding and tasting), "fine", "pretty", and the two it bears today in Modern English. (I'm sure we all wish Bonnie Shipley a merry Christmas for suggesting today's most appropriate Good Word.)