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How Will Coal Recover?
Coal still sits like a man on death row awaiting a call from the Governor. Who's going to make the call? It's a question I continue to grapple with as I know catching even anything close to the bottom on coal will produce tremendous upside, but I'm not looking for a big ride lower. I'm willing to miss 10% to the upside since I have no idea where the downside will finally end. Another 5%? 10%? 33%? 50%? I simply do not know.
When I pull a daily chart of Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), which would be my go-to high beta trade just ahead of a more conservative position in Peabody Energy (BTU), I just don't see anything measuring a downside target. The $7 level should act as psychological support, but it is sitting in another wedge that is leaning more bearish rather than bullish. This is causing me to again sit on my hands and keep my ANR position neutral....509 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Taiwan Heritage Night Saturday, August 30
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 13, 2014 - The New York Mets today announced the 10th annual Taiwan Heritage Night, presented by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, will take place Saturday, August 30 at Citi Field when the Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.
Fans will be entertained pregame on the Mets Plaza beginning at 6:00 p.m. by Taiwanese aboriginal dance, Techno Santaizi (Dancing Prince) and Taiwanese singing performances. The first pitch will be by Yen-Hsun (Rendy) Lu, the top ranked tennis professional from Taiwan and ranked in the top 100 for six straight years. The Taiwanese mascot "Oh Bear" will appear throughout the game and interact with Mr. Met and be available for photo opportunities with fans.
The first 750 purchasers through a special online offer at Mets.com/Taiwan will receive a limited edition of Taiwanese cheering sticks.
In addition, tickets are on sale for the Aug. 30 Taiwan Heritage Night by phone at (718) 507-TIXX, and in person at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda ticket windows.

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The Ferris Bueller House Was Sold for $1.06 Million
Cameron's house from Ferris Bueller's Day Off—you know, the one they launched a Ferrari replica out the back of—has finally sold after 5 years on the market, for a lot less than the $2.35 million asking price. This article originally appeared on RoadandTrack.com.
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We told you about the Chicago house featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off months ago, but it had already been on the market on and off for nearly five years. At one point, it was on the market at the same time as one of the Ferrari replicas used in the movie. While it was listed for ages, it just didn't sell.
Well, for $1.06 million, the house has a new ... home? That's a tidy sum, but it's well below the $2.35 million the sellers were asking.
New York Magazine has some theories—that in Chicago, celebrity ownership is more of a curse than a boon; that the house was in disrepair and wasn't actually that great as a home; or (most likely, in my opinion) it was simply overpriced.
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By the way, maybe life moved too fast for that Ferrari replica, too. It sold under estimate for $230,000—still a lot for a seriously modified fiberglass kit car, even with the movie provenance.
See more from Road & Track:
How Paramount (almost) killed off the Ferris Bueller 's Day Off Ferrari
Buy the house and Ferrari from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Lego unveils classic Mini Cooper kit (with exclusive video)


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Hello ,
In my 20 years of professional career i have come across good many people with deep reservoirs of calm , equanimity , poise and decorum . They do not mediate and find no meaning to do so . They use all their calm and poise to be calculative in aspiring their own well planned ends and to influence others towards the motive . Sila or morality for them remains only to be documented in moral studies books , yet they soon rebound to their states of calm and poise , when being heedless .
The only thing that comes to my mind when i meet such individuals is probably they are using up the fruits of their excellent merits done much earlier , and unfortunately in this life , they only understand the monetary terms of capitals and their interests accrued of investments , but do not draw a parallel to that with living . The Noble Truth of Suffering remains a shake of their heads , saying better to live in the real world.
Similarly , people who are endowed with beauty , grace , wealth , might . They take all these conditions for granted, little realizing these things came in the first place , since , along with their day to day efforts, inheritance and gene pool , they once were wise and performed deeds of merit , however , the merit of wisdom forsaking them , the cycle of life inevitably turns down its wheel in time .
Hence , to my family and children ,and others who show inclination , i always encourage its best to put in efforts so as to be dear to wisdom first , than to other ingredients of well-being .


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I've been running NI VLM on my laptop to issue licenses to a mixture of LabView and CVI users. Works fine when I'm in the office, not so great when I'm on travel, or I shut off the license server because it's taking too many of my CPU resources). I'd like to move this to a "real" server -- but my IT department won't grant me remote login to that server. That would mean chasing one of them down every time I needed to add/delete a user, etc.... which is why I'm currently doing all this from my laptop.
Does VLM support remote management yet?
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Hi Kevin,
I am not sure what you mean by remote management. If VLM is on a server machine, then the server machine will have to be accessed to configure VLM. If you cannot physically do this, this will have to be done via remote connection.
It sounds like you would best benefit from using disconnected licenses for your users. Disonnected licenses allow users to access software without pointing to the Volume License server. This way, you will not have to run VLM unless you are adding editing your licenses or users.
To implement this:
1. Open VLM and navigate to your users
2. In VLM 3.0, highlight the users and select disconnect from the leftside menu. In VLM 2.1.1, right click the user and select disconnect.
3. This will generate a license file that you will distribute to your users. Your users will open License Manager on their client machines and go to Options->Install License file and install the disconnected license you have granted them. They will then be able to take their computers off the network and will not be affected when you stop the VLM or take your machine off of the network.
Please post if you have any further questions. Good luck and have a great day!
Thanks for the reply, Jackie.
It's the physical access to the server that's the problem.... inconvenient to get IT to give me physical access, and they won't give me remote access.
I'm familiar with disconnected licenses; I've often used them in the past. Running VLM remotely to add/delete users was what I was hoping to do. I had a slim hope that the way to do this was hidden in documentation I hadn't yet found.
I think my work-around will be to get a new laptop (it's time, anyway). My existing laptop will continue to be the NI License Server. I'll just put it somewhere that it's safe to leave on all the time and that I don't need to get permission from IT to access it.
Hi Kevin,
in my old company, I just used a standard office PC as license server. For remote access / administration, I simply used the Windows Remote tool.
Didn't want to get in touch with Corporate IT
Worked fine (and still does)
Yes, that would work. Even simpler for me is just having that standard computer sitting on my desk or in the electronics lab. (Or anywhere else that I don't need to get permission from corporate IT to access).


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Last year's red-flowered amaryllis, bought as a bulb for forcing into bloom during the holiday season, is doing well on the back patio. After recovering from the summer heat, it is now producing new leaves. If I put it in the dark, unheated garage, fertilize it and keep the soil moist, it just might produce a flower stalk — maybe in time for Valentine's Day.
Many of us decorate our homes during the holidays with plants. And many of us try to save those plants — either for use in our gardens or for another fabulous display in a pot next year. Some plants do well; others are a real challenge.
Bulbs that have been forced to bloom in winter, rather than spring, seldom do well the next year. Whether the bulbs are transplanted into the garden when the leaves have died back or kept in a pot on the patio, it can take a couple of years for them to regain enough vigor to bloom again.
Extra fertilization with bone meal or bulb food can help them recover. Sprinkle a tablespoon or two of bulb food over the soil when cutting off the spent flower heads. Then add another tablespoon of fertilizer when transplanting them after the foliage has died. Feed again when the leaf tips first appear early in the spring.
Poinsettias are the most difficult holiday plant to get to bloom again for the next holiday season. Like Christmas cactuses or schlumbergera, they are light-sensitive; they set flowers only when there is less than 12 hours of light for several months. In order to rebloom for the holidays, poinsettias must be kept in a dark room beginning next fall, and humidity levels must be high.
Topiaries of ivy, boxwood, lavender, rosemary and jasmine are popular holiday decorations, but none of these plants grows well indoors. Ivy, especially, dries out very quickly inside when the humidity is low and temperatures are warm. If heat doesn't kill ivy, household dust and spider mites are likely to. Next Christmas, keep topiaries outdoors until just before your guests arrive. If they must be brought indoors for more than a few days, spray the foliage with an anti-transpirant to minimize moisture loss.
Azaleas and hydrangeas can be easily transplanted into the garden after the holiday bloom is finished. The early flowering of azaleas and hydrangeas has been manipulated in the greenhouse with a combination of light and temperature control and fertilization. As with forced bulbs, it can take a season or two for hothouse holiday plants to rebloom at their normal time.
Many of these plants are rootbound, so you will want to pull or cut the root ball apart, amend the soil in the planting bed with an acid-type planting mix, and feed them with an acid-type fertilizer from spring until September.


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Business people from companies in Devizes are to offer advice to teenagers to help them decide on what to do after leaving school.
The partnership with Devizes School sixth form involves more than 35 firms offering staff to be mentors to selected pupils.
The scheme was officially launched last week, following a successful pilot 18 months ago, with Devizes Area Board and Devizes School each contributing £2,500 to the project.
The aim was to have at least 20 businesses take part, but the response exceeded expectations. Some companies are providing several members of staff.
Margaret Bryant, who is running the scheme on behalf of Devizes School, said: "I'm hugely pleased with the support the business community are giving us. The response has been much better than I hoped for and the students are so excited.
"The students were delighted to have the opportunity to socialise and network when they met their mentors for the first time and the businesses were extremely generous with the support they are willing to give."
The scheme has students spending an hour with their mentor for four sessions, but some companies may decide to continue the contact.
The business people will give advice on whatever route the students are thinking of taking: college, university, apprenticeship or work.
DS Smith Packaging is one of the 2014 participants and took part in the pilot project.
Managing director Steve Hinton said: "We mentored a 16-year-old girl and I believed we helped her get into employment. She was extremely nervous when she first came in and enjoyed the process. She got herself on to the employment ladder. I think the students gain a lot from it."
Chloe Ashpole, human resources advisor at the Aster housing company, said: "We think it's really beneficial to be working with young people in the community, not only from the point of view that we have opportunities as we are currently running an apprenticeship scheme but also it's about supporting them. The sessions will be to discuss their aspirations and goals and give them support with interview skills, their CV and talking about what their career path could be and what they need to do.
"I think it's a great scheme. When I was at school we did not have businesses coming into school and connecting with us and telling us what the real world was like."


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SANTA CLARA — For the second straight practice, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh kicked a starter off the field, with Sunday's culprit being cornerback Chris Culliver because of a sideline hit on wideout David Reed.
Culliver was allowed to watch the final 40 minutes of practice, unlike wide receiver Anquan Boldin, whom Harbaugh sent to the locker room Friday night after a fight with cornerback Darryl Morris.
When Harbaugh stopped practice Sunday, he reminded his team not to make unnecessary hits, to play clean and to support each other. After practice, Harbaugh calmly spoke with Culliver as they walked to the locker room, with Harbaugh opening the door for him and other players.
Culliver has lined up all camp as the first-string right cornerback and is slated to start for the first time in his four-year career. Coming off a 2013 knee injury, Culliver apparently still has that competitive fire that helped him as the nickel back in 2011-12. Several veteran leaders went to talk with Culliver after he got ejected from Sunday's session, including Vernon Davis, NaVorro Bowman, Aldon Smith and Ahmad Brooks.
Washington, an undrafted rookie out of Missouri, fills a roster spot created by the release of Jon Baldwin (three catches in seven games last season). The 49ers acquired Baldwin on Aug. 19 from the Kansas City Chiefs for 2012 first-round bust A.J. Jenkins.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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Life after death for me is quite a scary concept as I am torn between the beliefs that we are reborn as someone else, we become spirits or that we just simply become nothing.
The idea of being reborn comes from the belief and feeling that people feel a sense of deja vu in situations and when meeting people that in actual fact they've never encountered before, or not in that lifetime anyway. Many times I have come across situations whereby I have thought "have I been here before?", but maybe that's just my mind playing tricks on me?
The idea about becoming a spirit in a way is quite reassuring for me, as if I was to become a spirit, then I could watch over my loved ones and see how they are getting on with their lives. I am also a big believer that if there is such a thing as spirits, then my lost loved ones are probably watching over me, being proud at times of achievement and sad at times of misery.
The idea about becoming nothing is one that has haunted me all my life. What if I never achieve any of the things that I want to achieve before I become just nothing? What if I never see my kids grow up (if/when I have kids). The thought of dying terrifies me.
I guess we'll never know what happens after death until we encounter it, but even then we'll probably be oblivious.
This is a complicated question for anyone to answer because nobody exactly knows what happens after people die, but I believe that you will only find out when it happens to you.
This question has been asked by many people for years, centuries, decades, eras and generations, but no one has a true, real answer or explanation. Some say that there is a little explanation in the Bible, but how do we know if this little explanation is true?
Many people believe that you go to heaven if you are good or go to hell if you are bad. Others think that the 'soul' carries on after you die, but in some religions they believe that you may come back alive but as a different person if you were good, but something like an insect or animal if you were bad.
But After giving my points of what people think of after life I will now continue to express my point of view of life after death. From what I have been told or learned from other people and what I had been taught at school, I think that your life continues even when you are in Heaven, as something named your 'soul' carries on, as this what has made you who you are, and there have been several stories of people seeing ghosts - this could be a proof of evidence of after life.
This is all I can say on this review, if I had more information I would include it, but I'm writing a review which has no answer, but I don't think that anyone or anybody will have an extact answer, but it will answer the question when your times comes...time will only tell.
LAfter life, After death, After all, is this it?
This is a big question, and like all big questions, leads to much thought and often some soul searching, and prompts debate, like a good question should. This question is one that for now, we can't have a definitive answer for, what we can have however is opinion, and this is what is what I will express in my writing.
I never used to think about life, or what happens when this life comes to an end, that is until I met a very profound University Lecturer called Dave who, like a good teacher got me thinking, and with the help of some friends, some beers and a campfire I really delved into what I thought.
What I found when I delved was an array of different ideas, I found myself questioning all that I believed trying to sift though all my thoughts and find what it is a truly believed, in the end, I found that I didn't believe in an after -life, nor did I entirely dismiss that one could exist, the logical part of me wanted to, but just like with superstitions, a little part of me couldn't help but say, there might just be...
I am a man of science and logic, I need evidence, and it is for these reasons, predominantly the last reason, that I am not a follower of any religion and belief as such. I do not however disregard the views, beliefs and faiths of others, I merely choose not to adopt them, I do, of course have questions and hold my reservations about religion, but I find that questioning a person's faith is a bad road to go down, and on the whole unfair, and so what I write in the following passages is not meant to offend or turn people from their beliefs in what lies after life.
For me, religion, superstition, ethereal beliefs, such as those regarding life after death and primitive magic are all very much interlinked. I recently read a book on a tribe based in South America, The book being 'Getting to know Wai wai' written by Alan Tormaid Campbell, this book coupled with the ideas and thoughts of Dave and my friends, many who were well travelled and older, got me thinking about primitive magic and how it might be a simplified version of religion. Magic for many primitive cultures is a mainstay of their society, much as religion can be in our society, there are many similarities between the two, such as the need for deities, ritual and what is termed theatre by one sociologist, theatre referring to the daily practices of cultures be it religious or magical/spiritual, such as morning prayer or refraining the hunting of a particular animal because of the beliefs surrounding it.
It may sound as though I'm diverging from the subject but, it is linked, a belief in the after-life is expressed in both religious and magical/spiritual societies, admittedly often through different mediums, for example, the Christians believe that the after-life is heaven, where you spend eternity in the embrace of god, whereas in the cases of magical/spiritual societies the after-life is often expressed through the belief in reincarnation, the idea that the soul is reborn as another person, or animal and in some beliefs any living thing. This belief is also common among many people in the west.
Western society tends to be very ethnocentric and dismissive of the views of those deemed primitive, and the west is predominantly a religious society, and when compared are the beliefs so different? I think not, and though I don't believe either or any views on the after -life I do find it interesting looking into other beliefs, and I think were I a person of faith, I could believe in an after-life.
These ideas I have were no doubt influenced by the people in my life, and I have no doubt that as I live my life more people will give me ideas, but I will leave the serious questions in life for when I have the time for them, however for now, I am content with knowing that I have this one, amazing, life, and I aim to live it to the fullest.
I am safe in the knowledge that it will be the longest thing I ever do.
I am almost positive there is no life after death. Of course, you can never be 100 percent positive, as i'm not even 100% sure i was born a male, i just hope so....
People forget a lot of the time that life after death is a very new idea. About 10,000 years ago, humans were just left after death by their relatives to rot into the ground on the spot they died at, which you could argue is pretty much proof that thye just saw it as a perfectly normal occurance, accepted it, and moved on. It was only very recently, that people were buried, or left with various treasures to take with them.
In my opinion, it should not even be a question of is there life after death, but more of why did humanity have to start acting as if there was? Maybe closer relationships over time made us feel too connected to those around us to let go so coldly? Maybe it made us grasp onto a hope that there was more?
I definately feel that in modern day society one of the reasons behind religious belief is to give people hope, as accepting our life for what it no doubt is could be a little depressing?
My main feeling is why should there be? When we die our entire self rots into the ground and the energy is passed on to various other life, so why do people believe that there is some soul which lives on for all eternity? to be it just seems very strange.
I am fully aware that some people may find this controversial to say, and i hope i haven't caused any offence, but more a good discussion point to base thoughts on.
My views on life after death are quite simple really. Many people fear that being dead means becoming nothing. I believe that everything comes from nothing. Therefore life and death to me is an ongoing circle.
If you look around us, over everything else, one thing stands out to me. That's balance. When there is night, there will be day, when there is summer there will be winter, where there are men, there are females. All of that is based on cycles and it is natural, you don't have to be a scientist to work that out. If seeing is believing then we see natures rule every single day.
As that's my belief, then naturally i believe that you will live again...and again...and again. You just don't have any knowledge of it.
I believe people don't fear death as much as the actual act of dying. Will it be painful? When might that happen? What will happen to me afterward?
I don't fear death, or dying. I did for a long long time. Especially after losing my brother when he was 24 years old. It brought it home to me that you don't actually have to be old to die. I was 18 at the time. I went through about 2 years of acute anxiety, death anxiety you could say.
To tackle it, I decided, like any other phobia, that I had to face it head on. I couldnt obviously do a 'flat liner' so instead I made myself really think about what death meant. Over and over again. Sometimes I would end up completely petrified, other times I would be more laid back. In time I began to stop fearing the thought quite as much, and began to think more logically about it. Now its not exactly a happy thought, but it certainly doesn't distress me as much as it once did.
Every person needs to find their own peace with death. There is no getting away from it, and no point spending a life time worried about what comes after. Think about it, then forget it.
This I feel may be a delicate subject for some people to discuss as its such a grey area.
I am going to write this from my own experiences and hopefully it will shed some light on a few issues.
My granny who is now officially dead, had what I call an out of body experience.
She had taken a massive heart attack and was dead as there was no pulse output.
She remembered it very clearly when describing her experience to us, which is as follows-
My granny had been taken to resus where doctors worked very hard on her to get her heart to restart.
They done heart massage, bagged her for oxygen. When this didn't work it was time to start shocking the heart.
By this stage my granny was already as she described floating above everything as it went on. She watched as the doctors worked to save her life in every way possible.
On the third attempt of shocking the heart, it finally restarted.
My granny said at this point, everything began to become hazy and distant, which is when she thinks she must have returned to her body.
Regarding ghost/spirit sightings, I seem very prone to this happening a few weeks after someone has died or a family member is distressed to pass on a message.
Again these are my experiences-
When my youngest daughter was born, I woke during the night to find my other gran standing over the cot looking at her.
She was as fit as a fiddle.
My gran had a leg amputated and the foot off the other leg, but on this occasion she was in full body and looked so happy.
My gran just stood at the cot looking at my baby, not saying a word, then smiled and left.
Only a matter of 4 years ago did my father-in-law die suddenly in hospital.
My mother-in-law was finding his death and still is finding it, very hard to deal with.
I was having a nap on the sofa when I was woke by a cold breeze.
There were no doors or windows open so no reason for the draft.
I looked up making sure I was fully awake and my father-in-law stood in front of me.
He just looked at me, then said, Jacqueline, please tell Joan that I'm fine and I'm happy, and she must get on with things.
I knew telling anyone this would sound crazy, but I felt I had too tell her, so I did.
I think shortly after this she did start getting herself sorted out and beginning to get on with life.
I don't know why this happens to me as I don't have any beliefs or non- beliefs for that matter. I feel everyone is entitled to their own opinion on everything in life.
Well, I hope this has helped in understanding the living as well as the dead.
I am not realy sure what i should and shouldnt say here but as it is a general discussion i will be honest and apologise in advance if i offend any one.
Death isnt something that frightens me, weather it be tomorrow or 80 years down the line i am not scared by the prospect of it, the only certainty in our lives from the day we are born is the fact that we will eventually die some day and i just hope that my death is quick and pain free when ever it comes.
I am not a believer in god and have no religious back ground so dont realy believe that when we die we go to heaven or hell, good job realy as i must have sold my sole to the devill a long time ago. I have lost a few people in my life and never thought any more of it, when my nan died we had her cremated and her ashes put in a plot, my family think i am cruel as i never take flowers but to me there is no point, i have no regrets i was there for her when she was alive and saw her dying days through with her, i dont believe she went on to heaven and is looking over me so she will never know that the flowers are there, When a friend of mines baby died at just 8 weeks old the thought of him just being buried into the ground and that being it was the worst thought ever for me and got me thinking, i hope there is something after death as i would hate to feel that he only had 8 short weeks on this earth, the vicar at the church said he was guaranteed his place in heaven but if i dont believe in haven then where has he gone?.
This got me to thinking about reincarnation, i like the thought of that as for many life is too short, the thought of being born again appeals to me a lot although with the way this world is deteriating i am not sure that i want to come back as a human being.
After saying all of that the thing that confuses me the most is ghosts, i have experienced this my self but dont fully understand it, if there is a heaven, if we are reincarnated then why do we have spirits still roaming around?
This is a subject that confuses me a lot and no one can actually answer as by the time we know the answers we will be gone but what ever my faite it will happen one day.
Death scares me. I hate the thought of dying and don't know what to think about it. I would like to think that there is life after death and be given the chance to exist again. I think that the subject of life and death is confusing. Im scared of dying and leaving my family but am also interested what awaits people after they die. I think that Death is feared among a lot of people. The thing im scared about most is that if i die and we are able to be with people in spirit that i don't want to see people upset and crying that im not there. I think that by being given the chance at life by god is amazing and special, but i also think that if we only have the one chance at living then why can't we just be happy all out lives, and not go through heartbreak etc. Im not sure what to think on the subject of this but sure hope that we can all be happy after death.
I saw this title and felt the urge to write and really I'm posing a question to others aswell. Does the thought of life after death not completely terrify you? It honestly does me. When asked what you're afraid of you tend to say spiders, snakes or but how about eternal darkness?
I'm not religious, I've was never brought up to believe in any particular religion, but I do believe there is a God out there somewhere. The bad things that we read about in the news cause me to doubt this, more and more frequently recently, but I believe there is something and that everything is happening for a reason. There are so many different views, when reading about this topic but no concrete answer, which is what human nature tends to want. Do we come back as an animal? Do we go to heaven or hell? Or is there nothing more for us after?
I think most about this, and it may seem strange, when I'm jet-lagged after going on holiday and can't sleep. It is one of those things that when thinking about you try and force it out of your mind and it won't stop. It gives you such shivers down your spine.
I hope and pray that there is something out there afterwards. The thought of not living or breathing anymore is the most petrifying thought. Not having the capacity to live and love. Just not being here. Thinking about this has made me think that we just need to make the absolute most of every single day and not waste a second! Just my opinion. x
The first mistake that people make when talking about life after death, God, and spirits etc, is that in their head they tend to make an automatic link with religion.
Well, life after death can't be real, because christianity is clearly a pile of garbage.
I would agree. Religion is garbage.
The two, life after death, and religion, are different things. One is a belief in something, and the other is a form of social control designed to scare people into behaving themselves.
More and more people today than ever before would describe themselves as spiritual. They believe in God, Angels, spirits, ghosts, the power of the human mind and power of thought and healing, and the after life, but a lack of a belief in rules set by this egotistical, childish bearded little man.
An atheist friend of mine got extremely angry about me refusing to deny the existence of God, and ghosts etc. I was at a place in my life where I neither believed, nor disbelieved. Noone can know for certain, that is rational thought. Noone can know.
He started raving at me. 'Don't be so damn STUPID! if someone claimed to see a big purple dragon floating around in space would you believe them!!!'
To which I replied 'Mate, If billions of people throughout history had all claimed that they'd seen this big purple dragon, I would entertain the idea that maybe it's a possibility that they might have done.'
I do believe in the after-life. Partly because I know people who have died, and come back (to life again...I mean), partly because my mother has recently developed her abilitys as a medium, plus a few other reasons that I will keep to myself.
Many people who don't believe in life after death, may find themselves believing in the power of positive thinking, and yet the reality of both of these is based in exactly the same thing.
That being that everything is energy.
Every single thing is energy.
Physicists are now beginning to discover this. The only thing that seperates it, the only reason you can tell the difference between your body and your TV is because of the different way and speed of which the energy is vibrating. Hence the attitude of 'we are all one'. This is not metaphorical, this is literal.
If everthing is energy, you, your thoughts (some beleive your thoughts are the most powerful form of energy, hence movements like 'The Secret' and 'The law of attraction')
The thing about energy is that it cannot be destroyed. It can change form, but can't be destroyed.
Many people don't believe in the afterlife because 'It goes against science', although, what they mean when they say that is that 'science hasn't discovered it yet.
Well, to be fair, humans have been around a hell of a long time, and we've only recently got the internet. So, to be fair, I think the secrets of life and the universe may take us a little longer....
I read an interesting phrase the other day 'Physicists are todays mystics'
They are starting to learn things about the nature of things that some spiritualists have been saying for many many years. 'We are all one' as an example.
Life after death does not mean necessarily that a 'you' with exactly the same conciousness is going to float up into the air, with your face, wearing you clothes, and still liking and believing in the same things as you, and you're going to spend eternity sat on a cloud, playing the harp and eating philidelphia on bagels.
Think outside of human and earthly possibilities.
There's endless possibilities and worlds out there.
I was brought up in a Christian household and went to Church of England Schools and it is this that I have to thank (or blame) for my firm views on the afterlife.
I don't come from a religious point of view when I say that I do believe there is another place where we all go after death. My opinion, if I am honest is the result of years of brainwashing. I have no proof that there is life out after death but it is somehow an ingrained belief that I cannot shake off.
There have been many times when I have questioned this belief but I always end up ignoring the questions and retaining the belief.
I studied comparative religion at degree level and came to the conclusion that most, if not all religions, have a belief in some sort of afterlife.
A look at the psychology of this shows that people need something to hold onto during difficult times and the leaders of the different religions, who were the only educated people, historically speaking, made use of this. They controlled the general population by promising reward, or punishment in the next life.
The ancient Chinese believed that debts could be paid in the next life if they weren't cleared in this one. Roman Catholics were threatened with burning in hell if they broke any of the ten commandments and Hindus believe that if you do bad things you will be relegated to a lower world after death and suffer the consequences.
The whole thing, no matter what religion we talk about seems to be based on the idea of controlling people in this life by threatening them with unspeakable punishments in the next, if they don't comply with the rules.
I know this, I've studied it in detail and yet I have been so successfully brainwashed that I still believe in life after death and the concepts of reward or punishment during that afterlife.
The truth is that none of us know if there is life after death because none of us have been there but many of us prefer to take out a form of insurance and behave ourselves just in case.
Life after death is such a hard topic to discuss, you have to be careful of what you say as to not disrespect people's religious beliefs, or prove people wrong, or upset anyone. However, it's a topic that can't be avoided and everyone is entitled to have their own opinion. After all, nobody can ever know until it happens, and then it's impossible to pass on that vital information.
Some people try to prove life after death wrong by saying that once the brain's dead, life is over and if the brain controls everything and that dies then surely there's nothing left of that person? But yet many people still believe in this 'myth' that life after death exists. I know that it goes against a lot of scientific evidence that proves it wrong, but there's just that little something inside many of us that makes us hold onto that hope that there is something more.
There are many reasons why we end up believing this, for many people it's due to their religious beliefs, or what they have been taught or brought up to believe. For others of us it's because we fear life being over, we don't like the thought of relatives actually being completely gone, we like to believe that they are looking down on us and can see what nice people we are, especially if they didn't see that side of us when they were around. For many of us we are just plain stubborn and don't want to have the thought that one day we will just be laying in a hole in the floor rotting away and we find it impossible to imagine our 'soul' not being there and laying in a hole without any thoughts or feelings inside of you.
I am in fact one of these people who goes against the scientific proof. I know that there isn't anywhere for us to go to otherwise it's likely to have been found. I know that with so many billions of people who have died since man was first around it's surely not possible for everyone to continue living or to all fit in one place. And how can this 'heaven' or wherever it is we go, be a nice place, how many murderers and physcos and even dinosaurs (!! well surely they must have had souls too?) must there be there? It's not possible to decide if someone belongs in heaven or hell, after all, in every evil person love can still be found, and in every lovely person there is always still some evil or bad doing.
But I think that my reason for believing is because I'm scared. I find it very hard to imagine I will suddenly stop thinking, there's more to me than my body. If how we act is nothing to do with something deeper then merely our genes, then surely with all the billions of people, I don't know the odds, but there's got to be someone with the exact same thoughts, actions and opinions as you. And if it was down to genes, then wouldn't identical twins have the same thoughts, as they have identical genes, but yet identical twins can have such different personalities, views and thoughts.
I mainly want to believe though because I want my grandparents to know what I'm like.
When I tell them things in my head, I want to believe they are listening.
When I reach major milestones in my life, I want to believe they are watching.
When I work hard and achieve great things, I want to believe they are proud.
When I do the little things to help people out without them knowing, I want to believe they are smiling.
And while I've been writing this I want to believe they've been reading it too and agreeing with what I'm saying.
Not really concerned who will take the time to read this review, but I may be just writing this for myself.
How can anyone really know what may happen after our death?
We all have the right to have our own opinions, and I respect all those who take the time to brain storm such a topic as this. My personal belief is that after we die our energy may be
transcended into another form. Now whether that form may be a plant, fungi, mammal, reptile, insect or even bacteria it is all out of our hands. "Energy can not simply just cease to exist, but only change in it's form."
I can't accept the fact that after we die our being would convert to simply "nothingness".
Perhaps I may be wanting to believe that there has to be more after our earthly existence, but we are all too perfect to just be here for a little while. I know we are more significant than that.
This has got to up there along with "why are we here?" and "is there a god?" in the biggest questions of our world.
This is however a very personal subject, people are entitled to believe whatever suits them in this matter. In this review i am going to share my personal oppinion which you can aggree with or simply disgard.
Religion is really not a big thing for me. I have been baptised and have been brought up with the Christian morals in my life which i aggree with. I dont however, believe in the bible eventhough i undestand it is an important, powerful source of hope in some people lives.
The question of life after death for me is a simple one, lets wait and see. I think death is lifes biggest adventure, im not saying i want to die but i think it is a part of living. I, like i imagine everyone, have had my fair share of guesses...Its like sleeping, you come back as another human, you start back at the bottom of the food chain and work your way back up, you are transprted to heaven where you are reunited with souls of your decised loved ones, you see a white light, you come back as a ghost, you get to decided what you want to do.
I am undecided on what might happen and i like that. This is one answer which i dont feel i need to know yet but i do like discussing.
There are many ideas which i like, reincarnation, ghosts, heaven...but realisticly, i dont know.
My general point is that personaly its going to be interesting to see what really happens and if i found out and had the chance to tell you...i wouldn't because its something we are all going to have to face so why spoil the ending.
As yet I have not seen or read proof of an afterlife. I believe that the soul comprises those memories which you leave behind on earth. The life of your soul is dependent on those who remember you. When they die then so does your soul unless your life has been recorded in history books, such as famous personalities, example Winston Churchil or Royal families. I would like to believe but need some convincing that my five earthy senses can accept. Regards John


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Mid Week Mojo is definitely the highlight of the week. It's such a cakewalk to use a sketch as your springboard for weekly inspiration. What's an even bigger cakewalk is when you get to pair a darling sketch with today's steal, the October Afternoon Cakewalk Collection. This week the incredibly talented, beautiful, and downright fun Jennifer McDermott has graciously accepted the invitation to provide a sketch and inspiration. Let's just say you're in for a treat!
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I am so very thrilled to be the guest sketcher for August. I started doing Mid Week Mojo with #4 and have gotten so much inspiration from Kristy and the guest sketchers since then.
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I thought pictures from my oldest son's first birthday would work marvelously with the papers.
The scrappy mojo was flowing and I just had to make another layout.
This time I wanted to show how the collection can be used for more than just birthday themes, so I did this layout of my sweet Fiona girl:
Cardmakers (and wannabe cardmakers alike) will get so much usage from this collection. I whipped these cards together in record time.
I wasn't ready to stop playing, so I fired up my Cameo and cut out this gift card holder using a Lori Whitlock file. Perfect way to dress up a boring gift card!
Thank you so much to Scrapbook Steals and the incomparable Kristy Lee for letting me take a turn as guest sketcher. It has truly been my pleasure!
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The win leaves Montreal one New England loss or draw away from clinching the team's first playoff berth in just its second season in MLS.
The visitors took the lead when Kleberson took advantage of a turnover in midfield and slotted the ball through to Fabinho, and the Brazilian powered a shot past Troy Perkins high at the near post.
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The name Phytophthora infestans means, more or less, "vexing plant destroyer." P. infestans is an oomycete, one of 700 or so species sometimes known as water molds. It sends out tiny bags of 6 to 12 spores that are carried on the wind, usually for no more than 20 feet, occasionally for half a mile or more. When the bag lands on a susceptible plant, it breaks open, releasing what are technically known as zoospores. If the day is warm and wet enough, the zoospores germinate, sending threadlike filaments into the leaf. The first obvious symptoms—purple-black or purple-brown spots on the leaves—are visible in about five days. By then it is often too late for the plant to survive.
P. infestans preys on species in the nightshade family, especially potatoes and tomatoes. Scientists believe that it originated in Peru. Large-scale traffic between Peru and northern Europe began with the guano rush. Proof will never be found, but it is widely believed that the guano ships carried P. infestans. Probably taken to Antwerp, P. infestans first broke out in early summer 1845, in the West Flanders town of Kortrijk, six miles from the French border.
The blight hopscotched to Paris by that August. Weeks later, it was destroying potatoes in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and England. Governments panicked. It was reported in Ireland on September 13, 1845. Cormac O Grada, an economist and blight historian at University College, Dublin, has estimated that Irish farmers planted about 2.1 million acres of potatoes that year. In two months P. infestans wiped out the equivalent of one-half to three-quarters of a million acres. The next year was worse, as was the year after that. The attack did not wind down until 1852. A million or more Irish people died—one of the deadliest famines in history, in the percentage of population lost. A similar famine in the United States today would kill almost 40 million people.
Within a decade, two million more had fled Ireland, almost three-quarters of them to the United States. Many more would follow. As late as the 1960s, Ireland's population was half what it had been in 1840. Today the nation has the melancholy distinction of being the only country in Europe, and perhaps the world, to have fewer people within the same boundaries than it did more than 150 years ago.
Despite its ghastly outcome, P. infestans may be less important in the long run than another imported species: Leptinotarsa decemlineata, the Colorado potato beetle. Its name notwithstanding, this orange-and-black creature is not from Colorado. Nor did it have much interest in potatoes in its original habitat, in south-central Mexico; its diet centered on buffalo bur, a weedy, spiny, knee-high potato relative. Biologists believe that buffalo bur was confined to Mexico until Spaniards, agents of the Columbian Exchange, carried horses and cows to the Americas. Quickly realizing the usefulness of these animals, Indians stole as many as they could, sending them north for their families to ride and eat. Buffalo bur apparently came along, tangled in horse manes, cow tails and native saddlebags. The beetle followed. In the early 1860s it encountered the cultivated potato around the Missouri River and liked what it tasted.
For millennia the potato beetle had made do with the buffalo bur scattered through the Mexican hills. By comparison, an Iowa farm, its fields solid with potatoes, was an ocean of breakfast. Because growers planted just a few varieties of a single species, pests like the beetle and the blight had a narrower range of natural defenses to overcome. If they could adapt to potatoes in one place, they could jump from one identical food pool to the next—a task made easier than ever thanks to inventions like railroads, steamships and refrigeration. Beetles spread in such numbers that by the time they reached the Atlantic Coast, their glittering orange bodies carpeted beaches and made railway tracks so slippery as to be impassable.
Desperate farmers tried everything they could to rid themselves of the invaders. Eventually one man apparently threw some leftover green paint on his infested plants. It worked. The emerald pigment in the paint was Paris green, made largely from arsenic and copper. Developed in the late 18th century, it was common in paints, fabrics and wallpaper. Farmers diluted it with flour and dusted it on their potatoes or mixed it with water and sprayed.
To potato farmers, Paris green was a godsend. To chemists, it was something that could be tinkered with. If arsenic killed potato beetles, why not try it on other pests? If Paris green worked, why not try other chemicals for other agricultural problems? In the mid-1880s a French researcher discovered that spraying a solution of copper sulfate and lime would kill P. infestans. Spraying potatoes with Paris green, then copper sulfate would take care of both the beetle and the blight. The modern pesticide industry had begun.


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Haven't seen her in years but I live out of town. Is she still around?
JOB made her question if there really is a God, she left the Pacers and the Church.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I don't remember her being at the Fieldhouse hardly at all in years. I could be wrong, though. I have always wondered about why she stopped coming to games, too.
No idea what you guys are talking about.
I remember her. She would always dance and get into it during timeouts and what not. Had gold pom-poms, they'd show her on the screen a lot.
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I know exactly who you are talking about as well. Not sure when I noticed her not there any longer and I've wondered if she ever makes an appearance any longer.
I think her and Uncle Buck dated for a while and they had some disagreements about O'Brien's coaching.
Ok... I made that part up to embellish the story.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
The last time I remember seeing her is when we had season tix in the Pepsi Slam corner or whatever it was called. That was three full seasons ago, I'm pretty sure.
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
I remember her. She used to be over in the corner going wild every game. Heard she got preggers. I'm lying.
Damn, that's been a hot minute since she's been around.
...Still "flying casual"
I don't think she was there in the '08-09 season (based on my memory of my gf at the time getting pissed about me noticing...).
But that doesn't mean she didn't quit coming out before that or that she may have just missed the games I went to that year...


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Right now I'm using a 168g Champion Monarch (Speed 10) as my distance driver. My "home" course is very wide open and I'm very happy with how I throw this disc. RHBH, it comes out flat, drifts to the right a bit, straightens out, then fades left at the end, repeatable and predictable. I can throw it about 300' on average, further if I realy nail one. (Yes, I'm already looking into the "Maxxing out at 300'" thread!)
So I got cocky the other day and bought a 172g Champion Groove (Speed 13) to try. Can't throw the damn thing. No matter what I do, as soon as it comes out of my hand, the disc tilts at about a 45 degree angle, swerves hard left, and dives.
My question is, is it the weight? Does 4g really make a difference (168 vs. 172)? Or is it the speed of the disc (10 vs. 13)? Or something else I am not aware of in my noobiness?
Also, any advice on what I should be looking at for my next disc to get a little more distance? Or should I simply try to learn to throw better to get more out of the Monarch?
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Join us Thursday, October 3rd at Felipe's in the French Quarter for our second Fall luncheon. Our featured speaker will be Eric Whitaker, VP/Director of Brand Planning for Luckie out of Birmingham.
Eric's presentation "Math is the New Creative" will focus on how habits, patterns, and relationships can be uncovered and powerfully leveraged for results.
An 18-year veteran of brand planning, Eric has honed his skills at some of the country's best known agencies, such as Ogilvy & Mather, TBWA/Chiat/Day, BBDO and Cramer-Krasselt - with a client roster that has included such highly competitive brands as American Express, Apple, Bayer, GE, Honda, Maker's Mark, Morton's Steakhouse, National City Bank, Red Wing Shoes, RJ Reynolds, Sony and Valvoline.
When & Where
Felipe's French Quarter
301 North Peters Street
New Orleans,
Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (CDT)
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A GROUP of Hampshire motorcyclists have completed a 500-mile ride in memory of the unknown soldiers of World War One.
The Royal British Legion riders travelled across Southern England, northern France, Belgium and back again, tracing the journey made by the Unknown Warrior's body when it was removed from France to Westminster Abbey in 1920.
It represents the many fallen soldiers whose identities were never found.
In a short service conducted by Rev Jan Peterson, John Smith, vice chairman of Hampshire Royal British Legion, laid the county's wreath on the tomb which stands at the west door of the Abbey. Tourists stood by to hear Mr Smith read the poem sent to the First World War widows of all known and unknown servicemen on the day the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest.
Two days earlier, on the centenary since the outbreak of the Great War, Mr Smith, Colin Hanson and Clive Luscombe of the Riders' Branch laid wreaths during the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres.
The route saw them visit a number of cemeteries where crosses and poppies were laid.
The majority of the group rode on Honda C90 motorcycles.


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NURSES, midwives and staff working at hospitals in Worcestershire faced their own Dragon's Den as part of an international celebration of healthcare workers.
As part of International Nurses Day on Monday, May 12 and International Day of the Midwife a week earlier, staff from Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital were invited to pitch their ideas for improving care to a board of executives.
The dragons backed six ideas including setting up 'reminiscence pods', to create a therapeutic and calming space for elderly patients with dementia and more investment in equipment to reduce falls.
The winning pitches were all based on the national six C campaign, encouraging staff to deliver care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment in every day practice.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Penny Venables said she and the three other dragons were impressed by the ideas put forward by staff.
"It was great to have this opportunity to really listen to staff on the ground and hear their ideas for improving the care and compassion we show to our patients," she said.
"We will now look at how we can pilot these projects across the trust."


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What she did: The Wildcats guard helped her team get off to a 2-0 start in MCAL play by scoring 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting against Terra Linda and then adding 12 points and six rebounds in a victory over Drake. She also helped Marin Catholic hold its two opponents to a combined 41 points. All of the success comes despite the fact that in-game incidents this season have left her with biceps and ankle injuries in addition to sending her to the hospital for stitches to repair a split lip.
What she said: "I'm definitely satisfied. I think as a team we're playing a lot better than we did in preseason and we're definitely coming together. I have been injured three separate times this season and I'm still overcoming those injuries. But I'm definitely playing a lot better. There's a little bit of pressure, but I tend to handle pressure pretty well when it comes to basketball."
What's next: When the basketball season ends, she will lace up her cleats and compete for the Marin Catholic soccer team, where she is a two-time all-MCAL first-team defender. When the high school soccer season ends, she will turn her attention to her play with the Marin FC soccer club before repeating the cycle when basketball season starts next winter.
Off the court: With sports playing such a big role — and eating up so much of her time — she said really likes her down time to be down time. She prefers to relax at home and watch movies, but still finds time to be part of several clubs at school. Trivial matter: She sports the same pair of "lucky socks" — the pink breast cancer awareness socks — that she wears for every practice and every game.
Coach Rick DeMartini: "She's really started to kind of emerge as our leading scorer and she's also kind of been our point guard leader on the floor along with Alexis Tye. So she's not just doing it to say, 'I have to be the leading scorer.' Plus she's playing very aggressive defense, which is really good. So even though Claire has become our main scorer, she's doing the other things where she's handling the ball and she's playing very aggressive defense."
— Dave Curtis


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Gut Hormone Profiling in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (MK-0000-134)
This study has been completed.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 11, 2009
Last updated: January 19, 2016
Last verified: January 2016
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This study will examine changes in various gut-derived hormones in obese type 2 diabetic patients before and after elective bariatric surgery.
|Obesity, Morbid Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Gut Hormone Profiling in Peripheral Blood After Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HormonesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in PYY (Peptide YY) measured by ELISA 4 weeks after RYGBP [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in PYY measured by dMS 4 weeks after RYGBP [ Time Frame: Baseline and week 4 ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Participants having elective Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGBP)
Participants having elective gastric banding surgery (GB)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Morbidly obese type 2 diabetic patients
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documented type 2 diabetes with total disease duration ≤10 years
- BMI of at least 35 kg/m^2
- Patient is a surgical candidate for either RYGBP, GBS or vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any illness that might confound the results of the study or pose additional risk to the patient by participation
- History of stroke, seizures, or other major neurological disorder
- History of cancer
- Patient uses or has used any medication that can alter body weight
- Patient is unwilling or unable to follow study procedures
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00957957
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00957957
Sponsors and Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
|Study Director:
|Medical Monitor
|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00957957 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2009_002 ( Other Identifier: Merck )
|Study First Received:
|August 11, 2009
|Last Updated:
|January 19, 2016
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Obesity, Morbid
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has defended Luis Suarez against allegations of diving in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at Anfield.
The Uruguay international tumbled under Brad Guzan's challenge seven minutes into the second half, with Steven Gerrard converting the resulting penalty.
That goal brought Liverpool back to 2-2, after they had fallen two goals behind in the first half.
Villa boss Paul Lambert expressed his belief after the game that the decision was incorrect.
And though Rodgers empathised with his opposite number, the Northern Irishman insisted referee Jon Moss made the right call.
"I thought it was a penalty," he said. "It was a great pass (from Gerrard), Luis gets the touch on it, I thought it was a penalty.
"Paul will feel it was harsh, but once Luis touched it round him his body makes contact and I think it's a clear penalty."
Villa took the lead through Andreas Weimann before Christian Benteke's header doubled their advantage.
Daniel Sturridge got the comeback started before half-time and Liverpool captain Gerrard grabbed the leveller.
The hosts were unable to grab a third - the draw leaving them nine points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal - but Rodgers was happy with his players' spirit.
"It was a good point," he said. "I don't think we were anywhere near our level in the first half and that's credit to Aston Villa.
"We weren't great, but we showed great character to come back.
"I just felt we couldn't get any flow in the game, but (with our) first chance to make some passes we scored a wonderful goal (from Sturridge), that gave us a lifeline.
"In the second half had better momentum, you can't win every game, we were 2-0 down against a good side and end up getting a point in the end."
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Give Feedback on Future Land Use in Northern Reston Town Center
May 4, 2010
News Highlights
More Information
As part of the Reston Master Plan Special Study, the public is encouraged to offer input about future land use in the northern part of the Reston Town Center on Saturday, May 22, 9 to 11:30 a.m. The public workshop will be held at the Langston Hughes Middle School cafeteria, 11401 Ridge Heights Road, Reston.
The workshop will focus on future residential and commercial development in the area near the Reston Regional Library, North County Governmental Center and INOVA Cameron Glen Care Center. It is envisioned that future development in this area should take be more complementary to the Reston Town Center.
Attendees will learn about current land use in this area and participate in small group discussions.
Public comments will help guide the Reston Master Plan Task Force as it develops recommendations for future land use for the Dulles Corridor. This includes the areas around the future Wiehle Avenue, Herndon-Monroe, and Reston Parkway Metro stations, as well as Reston Town Center. Community workshops about these areas are to gather public input. Public hearings also will be held later this year on the overall recommendations for the corridor.
The task force is scheduled to present its recommendations in the fall and they will be sent to the Fairfax County Planning Commission for review early next year. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will then vote on whether to include the recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan for the corridor.
The draft agenda for the May 22 workshop, materials from previous workshops and public comments are available online.
For more information or reasonable ADA accommodations, contact Sandi Smith, Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning, at 703-324-1239, TTY 711, or email@example.com.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711