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Abstract of Sheridan Papers Bequeathed to Texas Tech University
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Sheridan, Jack Walrath Papers, 1877-1979 17,785 leaves … Includes correspondence, literary productions, photographs, printed material, financial material, and scrapbook material pertaining to Sheridan's experiences in World War II in the United States Army Air Force 350th Bombardment Squadron, his novels and stories, his travels, his newspaper and radio work, and his personal life. The collection bulks (1928-1970) with manuscripts, correspondence, and galley proofs pertaining to his novels. Of particular interest are materials and personnel lists pertaining to the 350th Bombardment Squadron. An editor, author, columnist, and radio personality, Sheridan was born in 1916 in Los Angeles, California. He attended San Mateo Junior College and later served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was a newspaper writer in San Francisco, California, and Wichita Falls, Texas, and began work at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in Lubbock, Texas, in 1955, serving as Arts Editor until 1972. He also hosted a program on KFYO radio in Lubbock, Texas. Sheridan was instrumental in organizing many local cultural events, including the Lubbock Symphony and Civic Lubbock, Inc. He authored fiction and non-fiction novels that include: They Never Had It So Good (1946), Mischief Done (1947), Mamie Brandon (1950), Girl From Town (1953), Fire in the Flesh (1960), Down the Road a Piece (1962), Hint of Thunder (1964), Circle of Friends (1965), The Scornful Madonna (1965), Touch of Irony (1965). Sheridan died in 1987 in Amarillo, Texas.


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Qatar's royal family provided a certain amount of donation for the basic construction of the mosque in Blackburn. As well as being the largest in Lancashire, this new mosque is one of the biggest in the UK. The two-storey building is expected to host around 1,500 worshippers at one time.
Lord Adam Patel of Blackburn, who has led the project, said the day was one of 'enormous pride' for the Blackburn Muslim community and expressed his feelings in a speech at the opening ceremony by saying; "We should accept this Masjid as a centre for lifelong learning — a place of social welfare for generations and generations to come." Lord Patel also said the completion of the mosque had only been possible because all sections of the community had pulled together, giving their time and expertise for free.
The building has facilities for the Islamic education of children and is next to Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, which was recently awarded Voluntary Aided status, becoming the first government-funded Islamic school in the region.

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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Coming off an impressive fall debut at the USTA/ITA South Region Championships, the Saint Leo men's and women's tennis teams are ready to challenge for of the country's best at the 2011 CL Varner Memorial Classic from Winter Park, Fla.
The tournament is scheduled to begin on Friday, October 7 and will run through Sunday, October 8.
The invitational will feature a winner's bracket as well as a consolation bracket.
For ticket information and the complete bracket, please click on the following link.
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Women: Armstrong Atlantic, Bethune-Cookman, UCF, College of Coastal Georgia, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Lynn, Nova Southeastern, Rollins, and Saint Leo
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Animals of the Dreaming is an exciting one hour program combining two fascinating aspects of Australia – native animals and Dreamtime stories. The presentation is delivered by a Zoo Education Officer and an Indigenous Zoo Staff member, who will weave Dreamtime stories through the animal presentation.
Animals of the Dreaming workshops can be presented to groups of various sizes and the nature of this workshop enables us to present to students or guest from any type of group within your school or community, large or small.
For educators, this program relates to a number of key learning areas, including HSIE, English and Creative Arts. Your class will be mesmerised by a variety of animals, music, stories, dancing and artefacts.


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To describe a city as a 'melting pot' or a 'pot pourri' might be a bit of a cliché, but book a flight to Chennai with Qatar Airways and you'll see that even the most hackneyed sayings have to come from somewhere. Chennai has a timeless quality to it, possibly because the city itself is barely 400 years old, but the villages that it has swallowed up in its expansion date back to over 1,000 years.
Each area of Chennai has its own history and, together, they combine to create a city that is a juxtaposition of the old and new. In addition to its indigenous population, the French, the Dutch, the British and the Portuguese have all knocked on its doors and all have left something of their mark behind them. Fly to Chennai with Qatar Airways and visit a city that is as eclectic as you could hope for.
Chennai's diverse history can be seen in the monuments that have been left behind by the many different cultures that settled here. Similarly, the famous rub shoulders with the general public here and nowhere is it more evident than on Marina beach; the second longest beach in the world. With its stunning coastline, silky sands and crystal-clear seas, this beach is one of the main reasons people travel to Chennai.
However, if you'd like your trip to Chennai to have something for all ages, then be sure to visit Semmozhi Poonga, a 20-acre park located in the city centre. In amongst the lush flora, you'll find medicinal plants and fragrant herbs. There are plenty of benches for older visitors and plenty of play areas for younger ones. Alternatively, if you'd like to see some fauna with your flora, head down to India's first zoo, Arignar Anna Zoological Park. In addition to tigers, panthers and hyenas, you can hire an elephant to carry you around the park or go on a lion photo safari.
There are many temples to be found in Chennai but perhaps the one that has the most universal appeal is the MA Chidhambaram Stadium – also known as 'the temple of cricket'. Located in Chepauk, it has already held 25 Test matches and three World Cups. Cricket is India's most popular sport so, if you want to see a match, you'll need to book tickets in advance.
Something else that has ingrained itself in Indian culture is the train and Chennai's Railway Museum will allow you chug into the past with some fine examples of old engines. However, no trip to Chennai would be complete without taking part in the Chennai Turtle Walk, in which you can help relocate turtle eggs for safe release into the sea. This walk takes place at midnight and the route takes your from Neelangarai to Besant Nagar beach.
Travel to Chennai and you'll be presented with more food than you could have imagined, ranging from street food to fine dining experiences. As far as street food goes, chaats are to India what hot dogs are to Americans: popular and delicious. They come in various guises, from sweet or salty to soft or crisp.
If you decide to eat like the locals, then be sure to check out the plentiful street food available at every corner. However, you might want to factor a fine dining experience into your trip to Chennai, in which case you should definitely look up the more exclusive restaurants in Gulndy. Alternatively, look for the restaurants frequented by the locals in and around in Alwarpet, where you're guaranteed to find tasty, traditional Indian food.
Just like the food, there are two distinct types of shopping: street markets and high-end shopping. The markets are pretty much what you'd expect them to be: buzzing, vibrant and heady with the scent of roasting spices. However, there are a few that stand out from the crowd, so be sure to look out for the one on Ritchie Street.
What makes it unusual is that, as well as the usual handicrafts, silks and spices, a large part of this market is devoted to electronics. If you're looking for a gadget, this is the place to go.
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My girlfriend turned 30 in August, and we celebrated the occasion by decorating the carpet with wrapping paper and dining in style into the evening hours. I knew it was a special day for her, and I wanted to make sure to reciprocate the joy I feel in knowing her as my closest companion. It was a personal goal of mine for her to be swept away into the first day of her 30s, and in return for my contributions, she humbled me with the knowledge that she had already received the gift she wanted most ... the comfort of a quality relationship.
Now although she might claim otherwise, I sensed she was dreading the day as it approached. She spoke affectionately of the period of her life that will forever be coined as her 20s, but seemed bewildered at times as to how the stage could have passed with such unwavering swiftness, and that some old bag of bones was looming on the horizon, ready to take her place. I reassured her often that through the ages, the clock has longed to stumble upon that 13th token but has yet to find success, many times over-catching a fresh scent where the initial search had begun.
I'm glad to inform you that as we woke on her birthday morning, I found my girlfriend had transitioned into her most recent year here as smoothly as a fan blade rotates around the ceiling. She had not turned to stone but into a diamond, more stunning than the day before.
Age is irrelevant. That is a statement I've spoken with utmost sincerity many times to someone who is verbalizing their concern over their appearance or ability in relation to their age. I adhere to that statement because although the amount of time spent on this planet is correlated to certain legality privileges, including voting for our president or toasting a glass of champagne at a wedding, it does not define your capacity or aptitude.
I look at my grandmother each time I walk into the nursing home where she now resides, and cannot help but smile. Her mind has been weakened by time, but just as the good Lord will soon take her home, He has also given me great joy in allowing the most recent stages of my life to be filled with her radiant presence. She is well into her 90s, and when she is gone, my tears will flow like a river. But that is because as the years she has spent in the flesh grow, so does my admiration for her.
She knows more than I may ever even dream of. She has seen great joy and great loss, many times over in her life, and yet is as faithful to her beliefs as any person I know. She has seen her children grow and her grandchildren blossom. Each time I walk into the room she rests in, the smile she sends me is of the warmest glows available to the eyes.
I'm tired of all these people telling me to stop calling them ma'am because it makes them feel old, or to see someone obviously closer to a senior citizen discount than their 21st birthday acting and dressing like they need to be forever young. I was taught cordiality through the use of courteous introductions, and it is how I show respect. When I see an ad on TV or online that tells me the tricks a 57-year-old mom used to look 27 again, I shake my head.
Why would you want that? Did you not take care of your opportunities when they clocked you upside the forehead many years ago? This 21st century culture too often congregates appearance and importance in the same cathedral, as if physical features are at the epicenter of the known universe. You'll be a god, until you look god awful, and then you'll be forgotten.
I'm almost 29 years old, but my reason for being here is not to flip the calendar pages. I want to be known for my kindness, remembered for my creativity. I choose to wear my heart on my sleeves, and grow roses of the mind, my words the flower garden. I pray that every person in my life is strengthened just by knowing me, and that my best characteristics steal the show because they have nothing to do with my age or appearance. I look forward to each year that approaches, that I may see the sun rise a thousand times over.
Hey baby, you ever hear that 30 is the new 20? Well if you ask me, 30 is the new "most intelligent, beautiful, sophisticated, eloquent, well-rounded and strongest form of yourself you've ever been.
Until tomorrow.
Eric Engel, formerly of Tiskilwa, now resides in Madison, Wis. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Scientists to Begin Studying Kennewick Man
Jun 28, 10:56 PM (ET)
By WILLIAM McCALL
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - After nearly a decade of court battles, scientists plan to begin studying the 9,300-year-old skeleton known as Kennewick Man next week.
A team of scientists plans to examine the bones at the University of Washington's Burke Museum in Seattle beginning July 6, according to their attorney, Alan Schneider.
Four Northwest Indian tribes had opposed the study, claiming the skeleton could be an ancestor who should be buried. The Interior Department and the Army Corps of Engineers had sided with the tribes.
But a federal judge in Portland, backed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled that the researchers could study the bones to determine how the man died and to find clues to prehistoric life in North America.
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The researchers plan to do what is called a "taphonomic" examination of the skeleton, taking measurements and making observations about the processes that affect animal and plant remains as they become fossilized. Further study is planned based on the initial findings, Schneider said.
"Taphonomy is really a forensic examination," Schneider said. "You try to determine everything that has affected the skeleton from day of death until you study it."
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Main Entry: ta·phon·o·my
Pronunciation: t&-'fä-n&-mE, ta-
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek taphE burial + English -nomy
: the study of the processes (as burial, decay, and preservation) that affect animal and plant remains as they become fossilized
- taph·o·nom·ic /"ta-f&-'nä-mik/ adjective
- ta·phon·o·mist /t&-'fä-n&-mist, ta-/ noun
Suggested Usage:
"Larry has worked for the Government for so long, his doctor is a taphonomist instead of a gerontologist."


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Ken in Sterling, Virginia
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Host said: How did you get your start doing restaurant worker work, and what career moves did you make to get to your current position?
I am a student and trying to get a part time job as a bus boy. any suggestions>
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Microsoft Revamps OneDrive Storage Tiersby Brett Howse on 6/23/2014 6:35 PM EST
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Drumsticks - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkWow, that Office bundle is a pretty impressive incentive... Reply
sherlockwing - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkEspecially for those with .edu emails and can get the University Version. Reply
Morawka - Monday, June 23, 2014 - link1TB of cloud storage for 4 years plus the full suite of the latest Office for the next 4 years all for $80. Goodbye dropbox Reply
CaedenV - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkActuially $65 on Amazon if you are really pinching pennies.
Interestingly enough, I just registered my University copy of office last week. Just checked my storage and no increase yet :( But then again I have the 7GB free, plus 20GB 'enthusiast' bonus for having a windows phone, plus 100 GB from turning in a few Bing points, plus 3GB for having a lumia phone with the pureview camera, plus the 20GB from Office 365... I am not exactly hurting for space right now. Reply
sherlockwing - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkIt is not going live until July it seems. Also MS didn't mention if they are changing the maximum file size(was 2GB). If the max file size remains 2GB it would be disappointing. Reply
andrewaggb - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkwow, that's a lot of cloud storage. That's pretty compelling actually. Reply
B3an - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkEasily the best cloud storage option right now. Even the UI is the best and easiest to use. Reply
Sttm - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkYeah I love OneDrive;s UI setup in Windows 8.1. Just open explorer and drag and drop! Easy and built in. Reply
sherlockwing - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkThe weakest point is that the max file size is only 2GB(10GB for Google Drive). Reply
Akrovah - Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - linkI don't htink that will be a huge problem for most people. At least for me the only files I really have larger than that are my Windows install disc images. Even my GoG installers are all broken out into sub 2GB files for games that are larger than that. Reply
solidus-flux - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkSee only "coming soon" for the 1TB option for OneDrive for Business:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/business/compare... Reply
Brett Howse - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkYes coming soon - https://blog.onedrive.com/1tb-for-every-business-u... Reply
solidus-flux - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkAh, my apologies. When I saw you date the announcement, I was thinking they were announcing that it was live, not announcing that it was planned. In any event, a month is not far off. Thanks for the great article. Reply
althaz - Monday, June 23, 2014 - link1TB with Office subs is crazy-good. Google Drive had the cheapest 1TB pricing at $120. For $20 less you can get 1TB for 5 different users, plus Office for 5 people. Pretty awesome value, IMO.
That said, how many people really want/need this much space? I wouldn't have thought the market for folks wanting massive amounts of storage would be all that big (although I'm one of the people in that market). Reply
sherlockwing - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkI(have Office 365 University) have only 1 use for that 1TB storage: store my Computer's C(OS) and D(data) drive's Arconis True Image backup file(740GB) in the cloud. Reply
sherlockwing - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkAlthough 740GB is probably bigger than their single file size limitation. Reply
althaz - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkIt is, the max file size is 2Gb, IIRC. Reply
althaz - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkWinRAR to the rescue? Reply
jramskov - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkFor Office documents? Hardly. Pictures and videos? I currently have around 250GB images and video...
Anyone got experience with One Drive and OS X? Reply
Roland00Address - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkWhat is the largest file size on one drive?
Expected Speeds for downloading or uploading? Reply
Roland00Address - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkSorry that should be what is the largest single size file you can upload to one drive? Reply
Brett Howse - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkIt's unfortunately still stuck at 2 GB per file. Reply
solidus-flux - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkI just synced an 800 MB file in about 3 minutes. I watched skydrive.exe get a steady 4.5 MB/sec in the Resource Monitor. Not bad! Reply
althaz - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkI didn't see this in the article anywhere, but these changes take effect next month according to the linked blog post. Reply
solidus-flux - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkThe article actually says "On April 28th, OneDrive for Business had its file storage increased from 25 GB per user to 1 TB per user" but that seems to be wrong. Reply
Brett Howse - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkUpdated the article with a link to the OneDrive for Business news. Reply
Brett Howse - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkWhoops sorry forgot to add that in there - article is updated Reply
DanNeely - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkOn the amazon side, it's worth noting that the 50gb and larger plans all come with storage for 250k songs outside the data cap. Depending on what you're backing up this can make their plans a lot more competitive than the numbers in the table make them look. eg in my case I'd only save a dollar defecting to MS or Google. Reply
althaz - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkMatched songs don't count towards your cap for MS or Google. Beside that, 250k songs is about 1-2Gb meaning you save $1 and get double the space (going with MS over Amazon), or save $26 and get the same space. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkYour average song is only a 4-8k file... Do you have worlds largest midi collection or something? If you actually had 250k songs that'd be about a terabyte of mp3s/etc. Reply
MonkeyPaw - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkAlso worth noting is users getting 3GB free when you auto upload photos. I have a Windows Phone and this was a no-brainer. OneDrive is a great solution since it's also cross compatible and semi-transparent on Windows. Reply
HardwareDufus - Monday, June 23, 2014 - linkThis is actually quite compelling. I am an IT professional. A consultant that programs in a great many languages and works on large, mission critical, applications. I have a plethora of computers (16 or more). However, the one I favor has no more than a 250GB SSD and a 500GB harddrive...and they are no where near full, not by a long shot. (granted I'm not a gamer, nor a movie/song pirate, so I don't store as much as those folks). I spend more money just backing those up than the Microsoft subscription. Now if they would extend it to my Desktop, Laptop and Cell Phone..under the same plan...wow. Reply
fluxtatic - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkHow much can it cost to back them up really? Couple external HDDs you can rotate out to a remote location, cheap cloud storage all over the place...take your files, 7-zip and encrypt on Ultra settings and put them in the cloud (god that term makes me feel dirty). At least for raw sources, they'll zip down to practically no space.
Anything I really don't want to lose, I have backed up twice to separate drives on my fileserver and copies on OneDrive and Amazon. My KeePass db is in at least 5 different places at any given time.
And throw another 500GB HDD in your box, too (assuming desktop). It's dirt-cheap for the drive and Cobian Backup is free - set it up to back everything up as often as you feel necessary and sleep easy...since it's your front line defense and you've got multiple other backups. Reply
krazy_olie - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkI just logged in and for some reason I have 25gb plus 25gb of "enthusiast" bonus for a few months. :/ Reply
Wolfpup - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkHonestly I'm shocked that 25% of people have MORE than 15GB! The service must be doing really well if that's true.
I'd just assume that most people are like me, and have a few documents on there at best.
OneDrive is super inconvenient now for Windows users, given 8.1 basically removed compatibility with it LOL. (To have it integrated with the Windows file system, you have to be logged in to a Microsoft account on your local machine, which is completely unacceptable) Reply
andrewaggb - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkI agree that's really annoying because I have at least one computer where I don't want to use my personal ms account but would still like to have access to my one-drive. But for the most part it's ok. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - linkPeople backing up pictures/video I'd guess for most of it; depending on how good their music duplicator is cd rips might be a decent chunk. I don't have anything in OneDrive, but IIRC Amazon made me upload ~15/55GB of my music to their cloud. Reply


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One tool that is regularly recommended is the career summary. As a biotech professional, it's good for you to consider this option as well. It not only summarizes your most important professional accomplishments but also gives the reader a quick guide to help him or her decide whether to add you to the "keeper" or "denial" file.
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If you've written a resume in the past, you're probably familiar with the objective, which is a one- or two-sentence statement explaining what you're objective is in applying for the job. Usually, it looks something like this: "Seeking to showcase my skills, achievements, and talent in hopes of joining XYZ Biotech Company."
The problem with an objective statement like this is that it comes across as bland and too broad. It doesn't break down what you can actually do for that company, forcing the reader to dig through your resume to find this information. The career summary, on the other hand, offers the information right at the top of the resume, ensuring that your career highlights are easy to find.
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To help you narrow down the list, think of what is most impressive to you or others and what you are most proud of. Then come up with as many details for those highlights as you can while trying to keep each bullet-point item to one sentence (e.g., "Winner of Leadership Award with XYZ Biotech Company for exceptional site technical leadership in cell culture process and management of tech transfers of new processes in manufacturing").
Really take time to think about what you want to add to each summary you write for each resume you submit. In other words, don't just use the same summary over and over again—tailor it to each position. This way, you can create a resume that genuinely shows you are the right person for the job.
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morning sickness greatly improves nausea, though not vomiting, for many pregnant women. There
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A typical dose of vitamin B6 for morning sickness is
25 mg, 3 times a day.
Talk to your health professional before taking vitamin B6 for
morning sickness.
Intake of more than 100 mg a day
of vitamin B6 can cause temporary nerve damage.
Studies suggest that taking vitamin B12 improves vomiting for many pregnant women. There has been no sign of
harm to the fetus with vitamin B12 use. In fact, a combination of vitamin B12
folic acid is thought to prevent neural tube defects
in the growing fetus.1
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4 mcg a day to
25 mcg twice a day.1
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vomiting during pregnancy.
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Rosslyn Park coach Jan Bonney is a frustrated man after back-to-back postponements derailed the club's promotion momentum.
Park's last outing in National League One was the 104-5 mauling of Cambridge on January 12, but since then the bad weather has accounted for games at Coventry and Loughborough Students.
The hiatus has allowed Esher, who beat second-placed Blaydon last weekend, to leap-frog Park into third spot.
With only one team going up, and Park languishing 12 points off the top with nine games left, Bonney is aiming to remain unbeaten for the rest of the season and hope other results go their way.
"I cannot deny these postponements have been very frustrating," Bonney said.
"Twice we've prepared for games and twice they've been called off. We're itching to play. We had training on Saturday to give the players a chance to have a blow out, but it is not the same as playing.
He added: "It's a shame because any momentum we had from beating Cambridge has gone, and it needs rebuilding.
"Now we're going straight into a game against Macclesfield – they may be at the bottom, but they beat Cinderford last weekend."
Bonney welcomes back Sam Katz from England Students duty – the fly half featured in a 25-20 win over Portugal, scoring 20 points, on Saturday – and former Barking second rower Daniel Lloyd Jones from suspension.
Despite their return, the former Saracens coach already knew what his side has do to secure promotion.
"We want to get as many bonus point wins as possible. We are in the mix and while the postponements are disappointing, we have a game in hand and we are confident.
"If we keep the pressure on the teams around us, then they are bound to get twitchy at some point and we need to be there to take advantage."
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ASRock Z87 OC Formula/AC Reviewby Ian Cutress on 7/26/2013 10:00 AM EST
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Sabresiberian - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkI like the idea of a conformal coating, but ASRock needs to have done its homework thoroughly. Such a coating can actually cause components to fail because the rise and fall of temperatures flexes the component parts and solder joints as the coating literally pulls the components down when the system gets colder. This can happen at relatively normal temperature ranges, bringing board components down to temps they might see with a little spilled LN2 makes it even more critical. That being said, it is probably less of an issue now than it was 30 years ago when I was involved in the testing of conformal coatings on circuit boards. :)
I wouldn't let it stop me from buying the board, as I say I like the idea, but it would be in the back of my mind if I did. It IS a great idea to protect the mainboard from the effects of condensation or a leak in a water cooling system. A +1 in my book for ASRock. Reply
GuardianAngel470 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkIt seems to have been a while since you last looked at conformal coatings. The ONLY artificial coating I know of described as Superhydrophobic is Neverwet, a recent advancement in nanotechnology.
It can be applied to clothing, fabrics, metals, plastics, and a heck of a lot else without the need for restrictive layers like previous coatings. It's more like a paint than a coating. Reply
owan - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkThere are lots of treatments that can be described as "superhydrophobic" other than Neverwet, which is just a brand name. It could be one of several different nano-structures, silicones, or fluorochemicals. Extremely hydrophobic materials are not new Reply
HenryWell - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkLove my job, since I've been bringing in $82h… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online. (Home more information)
http://goo.gl/5EGDEd Reply
zero2dash - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkDat LCD....that is some neat stuff. I hope to see Gigabyte do something similar in the future. Reply
buzznut - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linkI have to agree, I've only bought two motherboards over $200, one was an ASUS Crosshair 1 that never worked right and the Asrock Z77 OC formula which is in RMA right now. Both of which tech support is almost non-existent.
I will certainly think twice before ordering another mobo over $200. I am an enthusiast and modder, but it just doesn't make sense to spend that much money when I've had $100 motherboards that are still in service after 5 years. Reply
Hrel - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkLol $330. If you spend over 200 on a motherboard you're an idiot.
If you spend over 150 you don't care about value.
Competitive overclockers excluded from "idiot" category. It's ok to be frivolous on a hobby. Reply
Slash3 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkSo, what you're saying is that it's priced just fine for the features it delivers? Reply
tech6 - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link+1
So called enthusiast boards are mostly a waste of money. There are few commonly run apps that significantly benefit from CPU or memory overclocking. For that sort of money you'd be better off with a second graphics card or an SSD. Reply
iTzSnypah - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkPlease please learn to overclock Haswell. You are killing the potential of these reviews with novice overclocking.
When an automatic overclock uses the same CPU voltage as your manual overclock to reach 4.6Ghz you know you are doing something wrong. Reply
Razorbak86 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link"As a competitive overclocker myself, I find this hobby of mine absolutely fascinating. I have had some mild success personally, hitting near the top of the enthusiast league for several years, achieving success in local competitions and I currently hold a number of UK records. I joined HWBot before I really got into enthusiast hardware, and through HWBot I joined the local UK team and luckily I had a chance encounter at a Gigabyte overclocking event with an AnandTech editor which started my writing career." - Ian Cutress
Just out of curiosity, how many overclocking records do you hold? Reply
IanCutress - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkOut of my three 4770K CPUs I have had in, one fails to do 4.2 GHz at 1.4 volts, and the other two will do 4.6 GHz fairly easily and stable, but require a big voltage push for 4.7 GHz. Out of these two chips however, one was 6C cooler at 4.6 GHz OCCT load. Guess what - I'd kill that 4.2 GHz CPU before it hit 4.6 GHz. It's part of what is called 'the silicon lottery'.
Please post your experiences of auto overclocking vs. manual on your CPUs, so we can provide a reference. What seems to have skipped over heads is that manufacturers are people too, and thus can design automatic overclock settings that are aggressive. ASRock are clearly being aggressive enough with automatic settings for my chips (luckily), and the wide variation in Haswell samples (4.2 GHz to 5.0 GHz air stable) makes it hard to compare different motherboards in terms of 24/7 overclocking - as these OC boards are built for sub-zero, anything air and water is essentially a stroll in the park.
If you have any suggestions rather than blanket statements, I would be amenable to listen to them.
Ian Reply
ikjadoon - Sunday, December 01, 2013 - linkHi, Ian! Sorry to bump old thread, but someone just told me to never trust Anandtech regarding OCs, so I was naturally curious about this mixup.
Regarding your 4.2GHz @ 1.40V chip, what was your VRIN? Intel themselves recommended to keep it 0.4V above Vcore, so at least 1.80V in this case (as reported by one of Gigabyte's BIOS QA testers). Source: http://www.overclock.net/t/1401976/the-gigabyte-z8...
The same question applies to this review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7175/asrock-z87m-oc-...
The VRIN was at 1.650V which is too low for the 1.350V Vcore. Were you able to try a higher VRIN in the review of the mATX board? Reply
ikjadoon - Sunday, December 01, 2013 - linkEDIT: sorry, got them confused. That question applies to THIS review, where your VRIN is too low. I have no idea what it was on that mATX board, though, but am definitely curious. Reply
Aikouka - Friday, July 26, 2013 - linkI thought that I would add that even my cheap Z87 Extreme4 has an on-board USB port, so it's not really something fancy that was added to this board. =P
Also, I'm rather disappointed that if they were going to make this available for water cooling that they went with built-in barbs. That's just lazy. ASUS seems to have it right with the Maximus VI Formula as it uses G1/4 threads. Unfortunately, it's not out yet, but it's supposed to release in a week or two (early August). Reply
IanCutress - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkASRock seem to have latched onto it as a useful feature. It is certainly a plus, I wonder what the uptake % is. My father just informed me that his version of Cubase still uses a USB verification dongle. Reply
This Guy - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkI haven't read a review anywhere with the HDMI-In actually working with discrete GPU's. For me it just makes my screen flash black.
The Molex GPU power connector is positioned poorly. It's pointed flat against where most power supplys go. Granted, when used as an open air overclocking board this won't be a problem, but Asrock use this connector on many of their high end Z87 boards. Reply
ThortonBe - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - linkUnder the feature overview sections, I believe it should read "Purity Sound" as opposed to "Purity Audio".
The LCD screen is a neat addition. I wonder how much it raised the B.O.M. Reply
Gigaplex - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link"I rather like the ASRock BIOS"
I hate it. My Linux server runs an ASRock board (A75M-HVS) booting via UEFI, but they released a newer firmware that breaks Linux UEFI booting. I emailed their tech support, and instead of getting an email back stating that Linux is unsupported, they just ignored me and I never heard from them. I had to roll back to the older firmware. Reply
Montago - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkWhy didn't Asus use THIS colorscheme ???... WHYYYYY
Black & Yellow is awesome... Reply
QChronoD - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkCurious about the HDMI in and how useful it really is. Did you really not have a single other device in your house with HDMI output? Does it work with dual monitors? Can it only change one of the screens and not screw up your desktop?
Is anyone else offering HDMI also? for less than $200+? Reply
sonci - Monday, August 12, 2013 - linkvow
Probably the prettiest motherboard I`ve ever seen,
even the capacitors arranged, pity to put it inside a PC Reply
Amph - Sunday, April 06, 2014 - linkmy asrock z87 oc formula don't recognize the gpu in the fourth slot Reply


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The unraveling ceasefire
European countries, who have been among the most vocal in calling for the ceasefire, have expressed reluctance to commit troops to the UN peacekeeping mission. Meanwhile, Israel launched a commando raid on a Hezbollah hideout for reasons that remain murky but were almost certainly either ill-advised or ill-conceived.
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Israel has emerged as both the perceived aggressor and loser in this conflict. It has accomplished neither the disarming of Hezbollah nor the rescue of its kidnapped soldiers, whose safe return has not been made a condition of the ceasefire. Syria has successfully deflected attention from investigations into its assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and ditto Iran from its nascent nuclear program, while emerging a greater regional power to boot. Hezbollah, having set the bar for victory so low that their very survival is considered a triumph, is consolidating its support with piles of Iranian cash for Lebanese victims of the conflict. The ceasefire effectively ensures the rearming of Hezbollah, the weakening of Israel, and, I fear, the future deaths of a great many more civilians the next time around.
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"Ceasefire" is one method of labelling the breathing room the UN gave Hezbollah to re-arm, there are probably more accurate terms however.
Hopefully Israel won't make the same mistakes twice, so that when the Lebanon battle heats up again they'll be ready to smash the Iranian fascists in Lebanon. Smashing Iran itself would be a good idea too...
What I don't understand is why it's taking so long for Jack Layton, Keith Martin, or any of the other usual suspects to come out and demand that Canada pony up some peace-keepers too. After all, its the U.N. calling the shots here, and not that evil Bush, which means Canada should jump in, blue helmets on, come across as more neutral, nuanced, and all that good stuff.
One of these guys better hurry up and stake out their position before the other guy beats them to it, and makes a stronger claim to all those anti-Bush/Harper votes.
- sharon said...
You are right. It doesn't make much sense to go after what is, after all, only a proxy army, when the real enemy is Iran. I only hope that the international community can summon up both the will and the strength to defeat it by any means possible, diplomatic and military. However, I'm not holding my breath.
- sharon said...
calgary junkie,
That is an excellent point. It exposes the hypocrisy of the Canadian left, who were so vocal in calling for a ceasefire yet surprisingly mute in calling for Canadian troops to enforce it. It's all very well to sit in Ottawa and make airy statements, and quite another to shed Canadian blood in support of them.
- Phil said...
Yes, the real enemy is Iran, and nothing would please me more than to see the Mullahs and Ahmadinejihad sent on a one-way trip to meet Allah. However, geography makes it essentially impossible for Israel – alone - to engage Iran in any meaningful way.
The key here is Syria - the other Iranian proxy that represents Hezbollah's material lifeline. We can only hope that the Olmert government suffers a non-confidence vote as soon as possible. I don't think Olmert, or anyone else in the Kadima party, has the intestinal fortitude to accept that Baby Assad and his regime absolutely must go, and in terrifically dramatic fashion. Such a move would starve Hezbollah and reverse the dangerous decline of Israeli deterrence.
P.S. Hi Sharon. Glad to see you're blogging again. I just got your message from a few weeks ago. For whatever reason, my Outlook junk-mail filter did not approve. Must have something to do with the header created by the PHP script I use on my site's contact form.
- sharon said...
Hi Phil,
That's a sharp analysis of the situation. I couldn't possibly add anything more to that.
Do you suppose that Bibi has what it takes to dispatch the mad mullahs to Allah? I think he's the best candidate, but on an ethical level I find him a bit dodgy.
PS Better late than never! It's nice that we're on the same side of the political divide.
- Phil said...
I'm torn when it comes to Bibi. On the one hand, I agree with just about everything he has to say on these events; the implacability of Israel's enemies, the need for Israel to take a hard-line with Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. But, on the other hand, Bibi is too much of a political animal, for my taste. Were he to become PM - again - would he live-up to the positions he takes as loyal opposition? Or does he merely want power?
If only Arik had been at the helm for this unprecedented moment in Israel's brief history.
BTW, to say we are on the same side of the political divide may be a huge understatement. Your essays echo my sentiments to a tee.
- sharon said...
Hi Phil,
This war suffered from unclear military goals and fumbling political leadership, and to that extent I think Sharon would have helped.
But Israeli intelligence was caught unawares by the extent of Hezbollah's weaponry, and there are disturbing reports of Israeli reserve soldiers underprepared and under-equipped. To me, this indicates a dangerous kind of complacency in the military establishment, similar to what we saw in the run-up to the Yom Kippur War. Israel should always be mobilized for war, as it cannot afford to lose one, and the fact that it wasn't indicates something far more systemic.
Thanks for your comment. If I don't soon find a point of contention, it will certainly make debate between us rather uninteresting!


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A9 TV, August 31st, 2012
(The Debkafile web site, known for its links to Israeli Intelligence, has suggested that Russia has withdrawn its military presence from Syria.)
That is a good thing because Syria has no policy of humanity, compassion and affection. Democracy must come to Syria. And liberty. The days of regimes handed down from father to son are over. Democracy and liberty must come. People must be governed as they wish. They should unite with Turkey. Let us embrace one another and live side by side as brothers. I am not saying that figures from the regime should be lined up in front of the firing squad or anything. I am not saying there should be any revenge taken. Only that this disgrace must come to an end.
(Egyptian President Muhammed Mursi has strongly criticized the Assad regime. "Our humanity and our faith require us to stand beside the Syrian people against the cruel Syrian regime," he said.)
My dear one. Our teacher, Mursi. All Syria must be freed. Why do you not say one word about Islamic Unity? Always selfish statements. "Freedom for Syria, Freedom for Palestine." Palestinians stand up and make statements; "Palestine must be freed at once!" But why is the freedom of the Islamic world not such an urgent matter? Why not Islamic Unity? They say not a word about Islamic Unity. So Allah visits these scourges upon them. Look, you never hear any state officials, not one person, saying, "These scourges would not exist if we had Islamic Unity. We need Islamic unity at once." It's as if their tongues would drop off. They are terrified.
The greatest obligation of all is Islamic Unity. That will eliminate all afflictions and sicknesses and problems. There would be no more Assad problem. There would be no more disorder and policy of oppression in Iraq. You would not have this disorder in Libya. There would be no more oppression in Afghanistan. The sufferings in Moro, Chad, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria would come to an end. There would be no more economic crisis. But they insist on avoiding Islamic Unity and are unwilling even to mention it because if they talk about Islamic Unity they will also have to talk about the Mahdi (pbuh), and since they all make different claims about [being] the Mahdi (pbuh) they are unwilling to speak about it. Don't be afraid. If you are sincere, then speak about Islamic Unity. What kind of Muslim are you? You talk about oppression. But why not about the oppression in the Islamic world? Is Syria the only place where there is oppression? Always Syria, Syria, Syria. They should talk about the whole Islamic world. Does Almighty Allah distinguish between Syria and Iraq in the Qur'an? He always addresses the Ummah, the community of Islam, en masse. Allah speaks to all Muslims. This person Mursi should talk about Islamic Unity. His tongue will not drop off, so he need not fear.
(Turkish daily Sözcü said this in its headline story regarding our Syrian brothers who have fled to Turkey because of the persecution by the Assad regime, "The Syrians who are such a problem for us are given free electricity, food and water and even money.")
This is a shameful way to treat our guests! They have come here to save their lives. It is unbecoming of a Muslim to use such humiliating language and cast aspersions upon people who have sought refuge with us and ask our protection. This is a very wrong thing to say. Ugly and unbecoming! And also, what is it to them? We are hospitable as a nation. We help the weak and needy. We are a compassionate nation. As a nation we wish to protect people. If you do not want that, then don't worry your head about it. That is your character. But as a nation we are compassionate and want to protect people. We are delighted to rescue them. We are delighted to free them from suffering and danger. What you are saying means you think they should go back to be tortured alongside those they left behind. And that is unbecoming.
(Mustafa Özcan Hodja started today's piece with the caption "The waves of atheism that are striking Jeddah." He then said, "Even the deaf sultan has heard of an atheistic wave in Jeddah, and that this has become an organized network among young people. To what must we ascribe the way that a city just 60 km from Mecca should have become thousands of kilometers away in spiritual terms, the way that Jeddah has become foreign to Mecca?")
All right, Darwinism is taught in Saudi Arabia. Darwinism and materialism are taught in Turkey. And in Iran. People have adopted Darwinism and materialism as the philosophy of state. Then they look and see that Iran is a communist country. I used to think it was an Islamic republic. But no, there is a communist regime there. People in Saudi Arabia are fed up with bigotry. There is such horrible bigotry there that they are finally surrendering to atheism instead. That is the danger of bigotry. People leap out of bigotry and into atheism. Out of the frying pan, into the fire, in other words. That is why I say it is so important for Darwinism and materialism to be eliminated. Bigots do not regard the elimination of Darwinism and materialism as important. Nor do some ignorant Muslims. Muslims with no knowledge of anything do not regard it as important. That is why Darwinism continues to blow its own trumpet. Thanks be to Allah, we have got rid of it from Turkey. But it is still a global danger.
Darwinism dominates the Islamic world, in Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Algeria, for example. It predominates in Egypt. The Egyptian people are devout believers, but they have done all they can to espouse Darwinism. Young people are putting up a huge resistance in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. They literally espouse Darwinism as a religion. Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian students are resisting even in France. Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria are all in the hands of communists. The Islamic world has been surrendered to communism. They are only now beginning to free themselves. That is what the Arab Spring is. They are only now beginning to overthrow that communist occupation. The people in Syria are now opposing that communist occupation. Some people in Turkey support the communist occupation in Syria. That is quite amazing. Well done to the hodja for noting a scourge. Many people are unaware of it.
(In response to a viewer who asks, "Why do you talk about vermin?")
Allah's artistry appears in vermin and insects, too. And in the human cell. Allah's artistry is in all living things. In animals and plants. If you have no love and are ignorant of beauty, then you will feel no need to examine Allah's artistry. You close your eyes and imagine that everything has been resolved. Then you find you are excluded and nobody takes you seriously. You do not talk to anyone. Always hatred and exclusion. If you are loveless, other people will not love you. That is no good. You foolishly despise things created by Allah and regard them as vermin. That is foolish. Allah creates them with artistry and with beauty. Allah creates them so we will like them and then see His wisdom. But you dismiss them as vermin. You dismiss trees as just plants. And you do not take people seriously. That is no good. Lovelessness destroys your soul. So you are then unable to love Allah. Look, Saudi Arabia has surrendered to the irreligious. Iran is in the hands of communists. That mentality has brought them to where they are now. If your heads were on straight, Saudi Arabia would not have ended up like this. Iran would not be like this. This mentality of yours just brings them down, and people become irreligious as a result, and in secret. You teach hatred and lovelessness and you act in a wrong way.
(In response to a mail from a viewer who says, "Some people say, 'The most trustworthy books after the Qur'an are those of Muslim and Bukhari.' How accurate is that?")
Of course Bukhari and Muslim are some of the more reliable hadiths. Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn-i Majah, Sunen-i Nesai, Sunen-i DawuBut only so long as they do not conflict with the Qur'an. If they conflict with the Qur'an, they are not trustworthy hadiths.
(About Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoğlu's words of criticism of the U.N. Security Council and its members spoken at the Council assembly)
The communist bloc, the Socialist International, Iran, China and all communists support Syria. Allah says in one verse that the disbelievers are a single nation. There are those who support it out of ignorance, and those who want to be led. But the communist bloc, the disbelievers in other words, knowingly supports Syria with all its might. The thing to do is, rather than saying that kind of thing, to deal a lethal blow to Darwinism and materialism across the world.
The U.N is not going to listen to that. The U.N. is full of communist countries. They are very happy with the communist regime in Syria. The UN does not want to see Muslims in charge there. There is a system that keeps Muslims down. What more can they want? Why should they want such a thing? There is no point in expecting any good to come from the U.N. Goodness will come from Islamic Unity and Turkish-Islamic Union. From our loving and protecting one another. From our embracing all our brothers, without distinguishing between Sunnis and Alawites. People in the U.N have a totally different mentality. You ask, "Should there be a socialist/communist system there, or should Muslims be in charge?" And they will say, "Communists should be in charge." You say, "They are oppressing Muslims," and they reply, "Jolly good, too. Let them carry on doing so" because they have this idea about what Muslims are and what being a Muslim means. When the word Muslim is mentioned, they conjure up an image of the bigots in Saudi Arabia, or some of them think of the bigots in Afghanistan, or in Europe. Horrible people like that. They are unaware that a true Muslim is full of love, that he is modern and high-quality and attaches great importance to art and science, that Muslims are in favor of democracy. And because of that ignorance, they hate them. Look, they make people put posters up in various countries. They depict Muslims as terrorists. And when they do that, they say, "Why did you say that?" But bigots are terrorists. So they are right. When they speak of bigots, they are speaking of terrorists. Terrorists opposed to your own brothers. They want to kill and slaughter Muslims. We must oppose these immoral types and point to modern, high-quality Muslims who are full of love. Then Europeans will be able to relax.
(About the leading Lebanese Shiite scholar Sayyid Muhammed Hasan al-Amin saying that people need to be on the side of the oppressed against the oppressors)
He is a man of good conscience and spoke very well. But the threat of bigotry in the Islamic world is a terrible scourge. America is thinking hard what it can do about it. A hatred has begun enfolding the world. Bigots hate them, and they hate the bigots. The solution to these immoral and hateful types is the system of the Mahdi and Islamic Unity.
(About young Israelis meeting up with young Iranians in Munich and holding up placards saying, "We are not willing to die in war. Iranians, we will never bomb your country. We love you.")
Some of them are perverts, and some are uneasy because they cannot drink and take drugs. Anyone looking at them might think they were genuinely in favor of peace. These people do not say they are doing this for Allah's sake, in the name of religion and humanity. They are worried about their own comfort. That is no good. They will not listen to such words. The essential thing is for all Muslims to support Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) and the system of the Mahdi so the whole world can be as brothers. A movement that does not support the Mahdi, that does not support Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) is effectively serving the way of the dajjal, whether it realizes the fact or not.
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A shopkeeper has been fined after selling alcohol to an underage customer.
Raghaven Chandran, owner of Chassi Mini Market in Broom Road, Shirley, was fined £800 after admitting he sold alcohol to a 15-year-old.
Mr Chandran, who wrote an admission of guilt to Corydon Magistrates Court, was also ordered to pay £1,000 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
Two volunteer test purchasers, working with Croydon Council, went in and bought two cans of lager last July, the court was told.
A trading standards officer observed the sale and told Chandran that he had acted illegally.
He confirmed that he hadn't received training during his ten year ownership of the shop along with his staff. He admitted that he had failed to ask customers to prove their age.
Simon Hoar, cabinet member for community safety, said: "This case highlights the importance of traders being aware of the laws surrounding their business, and their own responsibilities.
"It also illustrates the value of their accepting the training courses offered by the council's trading standards department."


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 16/12/2012 (1710 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My family recently became aware of a tragic incident. My brother, now 25, has been seeing a counsellor for relationship issues and was encouraged to share with my parents that he was sexually abused at age six for three years. I was completely shocked, mortified and disgusted. My parents had no idea. What makes this situation even worse, is that the girl who did this to him was 12 at the time when it started. She was our babysitter, and I was three. My mom asked if I ever remember anything or have memories of my own I haven't shared. I don't. The girl, who is now a grown woman, is married and starting a family of her own. Our families are still very close. We went to her wedding, we get together usually once a year and they have discussed with my parents to meet up in the summer at our cottages, which are only 45 minutes apart. My mom is livid, which is completely acceptable, and wants to confront her parents and this woman. My dad is much more passive, and doesn't know how to approach this. He doesn't want to lose their friendship with her parents. My brother says he doesn't want an apology and doesn't need closure, that he's getting the help he needs. But what about the help my family needs? This is not a family that we'll be able to avoid forever. When we do see them, and my mom all but spits in their faces what are we supposed to say? We're left hanging with this awful news, and I'm inclined to think that maybe this girl was sexually abused herself if she was able to show and teach my brother things that no 12-year-old girl should know. How do we approach this situation as a family and not damage more lives? -- Keeping It Together, Winnipeg
Dear Keeping it Together: Your dad needs to be brought out of denial. What is he thinking? That it's water under the bridge, that it was OK to abuse his son? Yes, it may well be that this girl was sexually abused herself -- and by the father who is your dad's buddy. As for the girl herself, at 12 years old she was the trusted babysitter. She needs to face the music and she needs therapy so she doesn't continue doing sexual things to other children, including her own. Your brother should not have to look the other way, but if he can't take her to task for what she did the family should do it for him. Something has to be done now! Don't wait until you run into this family at the lake. Repressing information like this just makes people sick. How must your brother feel about a dad who'd rather keep peace with the neighbours than go after the person who abused his child? Get behind your mom now, and help her confront the woman. She doesn't need your dad's permission! Try to get everybody into counselling.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Do you know what it's like to have a man's libido trapped in a woman's body? I have a raging case of hormones and nowhere safe to express my desires. My girlfriends walk around like there's nothing problematic about not having a sex partner. They're like nuns! I think I need a sex buddy, but then you never know where else the sex buddy is going! Buzz toys are not the answer for me, because they are cold pieces of plastic. I want kisses and warm arms and hugs and my nasty husband is long gone. I kicked his sorry butt out for cheating on me with someone who was half as sexy as I am! "Yes, dear" was her second name. I'm not ready for love yet. I just want action. But how do you find a man who is safe and willing to stick with just one woman when there is not a big relationship, unless it's a married man? What I need is a 35-year-old who doesn't live with his mother. I am 44. What do you think? Sorry about the rant but I'm all worked up -- Need a Partner Badly, Winnipeg
Dear Need: I encourage anybody out there who's in a sex buddy relationship to write in about the pros and cons of this increasingly common adaptation to modern life. In the meantime you might want to meet some people where you could possibly find a real relationship at Adventure for Successful Singles (775-3484). This club offers sports, arts and social activities. Everybody's single and nobody's throwing anyone together.


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PARENTS who raised £50,000 so their disabled daughter can undergo privately-funded life changing surgery have welcomed the news it's been made available on the NHS.
Roxi Aldrich's parents launched a campaign in May last year to raise the cash so she could have Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) in the US.
The procedure is aimed at reducing tight and stiff muscle tone in the legs and is used for some children like Roxi, who are born with cerebral palsy.
The op will mean Roxi, three, of New Town, Colchester, will not spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair or relying on a walking frame.
Last month her parents reached their fundraising target and booked Roxi in for the operation on September 26, which can now be performed privately in London.
Although today's announcement by the NHS won't change what's planned for Roxi, dad Joe said it was "fantastic" news for other children needing the operation.
He said: "We have put so much hard work in to raise the funds for Roxi.
"The fact it wasn't available on the NHS before was quite shocking."
Mr Aldrich, 28, added: "My understanding of this was because it was relatively new surgery - it is only about 25 years old - and the majority of people have had it done in the states, the NHS wouldn't accept the findings and say this is a good treatment.
"But because they have started doing it in the UK via private funding, they have been able to say this does work."
The operation takes hours so requires a high amount of hospital trust resources and the intense recovery period is several weeks spent in hospital afterwards.
However, Mr Aldrich questioned whether the NHS would fund the physiotherapy needed for post-operative patients in the years afterwards.


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State preservation law
The SHPO accepts electronic submissions for state preservation law review requests. Please submit requests in a single document (such as a PDF or Word document) and email Lauren Jones.
Brief History of Kansas Preservation Act
The Kansas Preservation Act was originally enacted in 1977. The initial legislation declared historic preservation the policy of the state and required the activities of governmental entities which encroached on national or state register properties to be reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). In 1981 lawmakers widened the law to require review of all projects involving national and state register properties and their environs which needed local building permits. In 2013 lawmakers reversed the 1981 amendment resulting in the elimination of environs reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Which properties are subject to review in accordance with this law?
Answer: Only those buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Register of Historic Kansas Places. This includes public and private properties.
Question: What governmental entities are affected by the state preservation law?
Answer: The state and all state agencies, boards, institutions, offices, authorities, commissions, colleges, hospitals, etc., and any county, township, city, school district, special district, regional agency, redevelopment agency, and any other political subdivision of the state. All projects that require permits from a state or local government entity will be reviewed.
Question: How can one determine what properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Register of Historic Kansas Places?
Answer: Call the Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), at 785-272-8681, ext. 240, or email your request to firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also view the complete list on our online database.
Question: Who is the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)?
Answer: Jennie Chinn, executive director, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka, KS 66615-1099.
Question: To whom should questions and requests be addressed?
Kansas Historical Society, Cultural Resources Division, 6425 SW 6th
Ave., Topeka, KS 66615-1099.
Question: What constitutes a project?
Answer: As defined in the 1981 amendment to the state's historic preservation law, a project is:
a. any activity directly carried out by state or local government entities;
b. any activities carried out by individuals, firms, organizations, etc., which receive financial assistance from any state agency or local government entity;
c. any activities involving the issuing of a lease, permit, license, or certificate by a government unit - including zoning changes.
Question: How can a city, county, or other governmental entity most easily comply with the requirements of this act?
Answer: Three things should be done:
1. Identify all recognized historic properties within its geographical jurisdiction.
2. Prepare a map indicating the boundaries of the historical properties.
3. Insure that adequate notice is provided to the SHPO of any project that may affect any such historic property or its environs.
Question: As a property owner, what are my responsibilities in accordance with this law?
Answer: If you are the owner of a listed property the application for a permit from your local governing body will trigger a review. The local governing body should contact our office with the pertinent information for us to complete the review. In some instances your local government may ask you to contact our office directly to receive a review. The local government may require a letter from our office to obtain a permit. To have your project reviewed in accordance with the state preservation law please contact the Cultural Resources Division at 785-272-8681.
Question: When must a project be submitted to the SHPO for review?
Answer: A project must be submitted for review when a permit application is submitted or when the governmental entity responsible for the project becomes aware that their project may affect historic properties. This can be as early as possible in the planning process so that potential adverse effects can be identified and taken into account.
Question: How does one notify the SHPO of a project?
Answer: An official, employee, consultant, or other representative of the governmental unit involved may send a letter to the SHPO describing the proposed project and request his comments in accordance with K.S.A. 75-2724, or in the case of a city which has been requested to issue a permit, the property owner may be required by the city to obtain the SHPO's review and comments. Depending on the nature of the project, photographs, drawings, maps, plans, specifications, historical documentation, or other available materials that would help to explain the project should be included. Although written notice is necessary to initiate official review, telephone inquiries are encouraged as a means of checking with SHPO staff on historic property locations, potential effects of a proposed project, project changes, etc. The SHPO recommends that contact be initiated with SHPO staff in the very earliest stages of project planning to insure that proposed projects will not damage or destroy historic properties.
Question: How will the SHPO investigate the project?
Answer: Depending on the type and complexity of the project, the SHPO may do some or all of the following:
a. analyze the plans, specifications, maps, photographs, and other forms of data explaining the proposed activity;
b. inspect the historic property that may be affected; hold a public hearing to gather information, determine local attitudes and explore alternatives;
c. request the advice of the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review; conduct historical, architectural, or archeological research;
d. consult with recognized authorities in history, architecture, architectural history, archeology, or other relevant fields.
Question: How long will it take the SHPO to review a project?
Answer: According to the law, the SHPO's investigation of a project must begin within 30 days following his notification. If it doesn't, the project is considered to be cleared. Any public hearing must be held within 60 days of receipt of notice of a project. HPO staff will generally study the project information within ten working days after it is received. If more material is needed, it will be requested, and the investigation will not proceed until sufficient information is obtained for the SHPO to make a decision. Most project reviews can be concluded within fifteen working days. Responses will be sent in writing via postal mail.
Question: What standards does the SHPO use to evaluate projects?
Answer: For reviews pertaining to listed properties the SHPO applies the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Question: What decisions can the SHPO make on a proposed project?
Answer: The SHPO will determine that the proposed project either will or will not "damage or destroy" the historic property. Unofficially, prior to the SHPO's rendering of an adverse effect determination, HPO staff will try to work with the applicant to make adjustments in the project that will avoid adverse effects to historic properties and alter the project so that it will not "damage or destroy" the property. If changes cannot be made, the SHPO may then formally send a letter to the applicant with a determination that the project will "damage or destroy" the historic property.
Question: What is the result of the SHPO's determination of "damage or destroy?"
Answer: The project cannot proceed until
1. the governor, in the case of a state project, or the governing body of the local political subdivision involved, has determined after consideration of all relevant factors that no "feasible and prudent alternative" exists to the proposed project and that the project contains provisions to minimize damage to historic properties and;
2. five day's notice of such determination has been given to the SHPO by certified mail.
Question: Is there any appeal from a local governing body's determination of "no feasible alternative?"
Answer: Yes. Anyone aggrieved by such a decision may appeal it to the district court having jurisdiction in the county where the affected historic property is located.
Question: What happens if a state agency or local governing body decides to ignore the requirements?
Answer: Enforcement can be sought in the district court having jurisdiction where the violation occurred or is threatened. Those having standing to bring action in court include the state, all political subdivisions having the capacity to sue or be sued, the Kansas State Historical Society, and city and county historical societies which have been organized for two years, have elected officers and have received compensation, funds, or reimbursements from a city or county.
Question: What are the penalties for carrying out projects without first obtaining the required review?
Answer: A 1988 amendment to the state preservation law provides that fines up to $25,000 and other relief may be sought in district court by the attorney general against persons or entities who implement projects that "damage or destroy" historic properties before seeking and obtaining required building or demolition permits. Thus, persons or entities cannot with impunity neglect to obtain a city building or demolition permit in order to avoid review by the SHPO.