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Communication & Persuasion
- American Journalism Review
This site contains over 18,000 links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and news services worldwide. In addition, all of the online versions of the major US cities' newspapers can be located by following links from this master site.
- Web Resources for Visual Anthropology
This site contains extensive anthropological resources with a "special emphasis on visual anthropology and media."
- Approaches to a Semiotics of Language Behavior
A detailed description about the study of semiotics and its role in our lives.
Home to 1,200,000 images, ArtToday is the largest searchable, categorized set of clipart, web graphics, photographs, fonts, and sounds available on the Internet.
- Association for America's Public Television Stations
As a non profit organization, the APTS' mission is to support the continued growth of a strong and financially sound noncommercial television service for the American public.
- Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery, the world's first educational and scientific community, provides here a series of informative and communicative links about their current progress.
- Association for Educational Communications & Technology
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology strives to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its application to the learning process.
- Black Film Center/Archive
The Black Film Center/Archive (BFC/A) is a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans.
- Brainwashing Controversies: Updates and Documents
This site provides a collection of articles and research material that suggests that brainwashing and religion are interrelated.
Information on the C-SPAN network,including program schedules, press releases, and transcripts.
- Cambridge Documentary Films, Inc
Cambridge Documentary Films is a non-profit organization that has been making award-winning films and videos for over twenty years.
- Center for Media Studies
The Center for Media Education strives to recognize that the media system serves the public interest through research, education, and policy efforts.
- Center for Performance Research
Centered in Australia and led by a variety of teacher artists, many who have a worldwide reputation, the Center for Performance Research holds workshops that embrace a whole range of interests, skills, ideas, methods and approaches to training for performance. In addition, one can discover access to theater publications and further information about performances.
- Center for Photography at Woodstock
The Center for Photography at Woodstock provides an artistic home for contemporary creative photographers with programs in education, exhibition, publication, fellowships, and services that create access to professional workspace, nourishing responses, and new audiences. As an organization created and influenced by artists, they bring together a culturally diverse community to explore arts related to the photographic medium.
- Center for Research in Early English Drama
REED is an international scholarly project that is establishing for the first time the broad context from which the great drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries grew. REED examines the historical MSS that provide external evidence of drama, secular music, and other communal entertainment and ceremony from the Middle Ages until 1642, when the Puritans closed the London theatres.
- Center for Research on Information Technology and Organization
The Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO) is concerned with information technology (IT) as it generates major transformations in organizations, society and the world.
- Center for the Study of Language and Information
Founded in 1983 by researchers from Stanford University, SRI International, and Xerox PARC, CSLI is devoted to research in the emerging science of information, computing, and cognition. This new science had its origins in the late 1970s as computer scientists, linguists, logicians, philosophers, psychologists, and artificial intelligence researchers, seeking solutions to problems in their own disciplines, turned to one another for help.
- Cinefex
Cinefex is a publication and web resource focused on disseminating information about and advancing the art of cinematic special effects. Topics include CGI, digital animation, and emerging technologies.
- College Art Association
An organization founded to promote "excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skill in the teaching and practices of art."
- Color Marketing Group
The Color Marketing group is the premier International Association that forecasts colors for manuactured products, giving color and desgin professionals the competitive marketing edge.
- Communication Arts Magazine
Magazine on creativity for graphic designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers, illustrators and multimedia designers. Communication Arts is a collection of articles and sources for artists and advertisers who seek to discover the latest information in the creative community.
- Cybersociology
This article discusses Cyberspace, a term coined for the accessible area of the World Wide Web, its primary focus and consequent impact in recent years. Links that develop from this site include research material about related topics.
- Cyberspace and Web Sociology
The SocioSite is designed to get access to information and resources that are relevant for sociologists and other social scientists. It has been designed from a global point of view - it gives access to the worldwide scene of social sciences. The intention is to provide a comprehensive listing of all sociology resources on the Internet.
- Cyberspace Links
This site is simply a series of links that provides a user to access research material pertaining to cyber-life. Some of the many topics include journals in the visual culture and virtual education.
- Dageurreian Society Homepage
Deemed the world's fastest growing photohistorical group, the daguerreotype is a visual wonder. It contains galleries of stunning 19th century imagery as well as the exquisite modern-day work.
- Design Language, Etc.
A site with numerous links that discusses controversial issues in the following fields: design, teaching, theory, ergonomics, philosophy, product language, semiotics, semantics, poetry, marketing, and morphology.
- Design Management Institute
DMI's objectives are five-fold. They aspire to help design managers become leaders in their profession, make accessible a body of knowledge educate managers and policy makers sponsor, promote, and conduct research and advocate for the economic and cultural importance of design.
- Early Stages of Soviet and American Radio Broadcasting
Discovered in early nineteen hundreds, radio promissed to be the most influential technology of the twentieth century. Because of the amazing speed, reliability, as well as the relatively low cost of communication, it became widely used by governments and private enterprises all over the world. This site examines development of radio broadcasting in the United States and the (newborn then) Soviet Union.
FACSNET is a service for journalists provided by FACS in partnership with the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
- Film Festival Server
The Film Festival Server--Links to information on film festivals around the world.
- First Steps-Marketing and Design Daily
This is a useful site for any entrepreneur. It contains an Idea Archive that discusses Online Business Management, Content Strategies, Site Design, Site Maintenance, Building Site Traffic and Visitor Relations.
- Graphic Artists Guild
The Graphic Artists Guild is committed to improving conditions for all creators of graphic art and raising standards for the entire industry. It is a union that embraces creators of graphic art at all levels of skill and expertise who create works of graphic art intended for presentation as originals or reproductions.
- Graphis Magazine
Graphis is the premiere publication covering graphic communication worldwide and is well known for the emphasis on cutting edge design and presentation within its own pages. Graphis' mission is to keep its readers informed on the most important trends in the design industry through its magazine, store and annual publications.
The International Association for Semiotic Studies -- Association Internationale de Sémiotique IASS-AIS was founded in 1969 and is the world organization in semiotics. Some of its numerous goals include promoting semiotic research in a scientific spirit, reinforcing the international cooperation of this field, collaborating with similar associations, and providing an international forum of discussion for these issues.
- Influence at Work
Influence at Work pertains to the science of persuasion, particularly in the field of business. The web site also offers a brief introduction to a big topic: social influence, the modern, scientific study of persuasion, compliance, propaganda, "brainwashing" and the ethics that surround these issues.
- International Semiotics Institute
The ISI organizes annual international summer congresses, seminars and winter schools of semiotics with various themes. Moreover, it supports international research groups and projects, as the Finnish-Hungarian symposia on Semiotics, International Musical Signification -project, and the early doctoral and post- doctoral Seminar in Musical Semiotics.
- International Visual Communication Association
The International Visual Communication Association (IVCA) works to promote the role of commissioners, producers and the support industries which provide corporate visual communication. With roots in video, film, business events, equipment and hire industries, the Association has also developed significant representation of the new and fast growing technologies, notably business television, digital communications, interactive media and the Internet.
- Internet Design Consultants
This is a web directory that contains the names of all business web designers on file.
- Internet Movie Database
The Internet Movie Database is an international volunteer effort whose objective is to provide useful and up to date movie information *freely* available on-line, across as many systems and platforms as possible. It currently covers over 50,000 movies with over 650,000 filmography entries and is expanding continuously.
- Journal of Information Science
"This journal serves as a forum for new research in information transfer and communication processes in general, and in the context of recorded knowledge in particular. Concerns include the generation, recording, distribution, storage, representation, retrieval, and dissemination of information, as well as its social impact and management of information agencies."
- Journal of Visual Communication
The Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation publishes papers on state-of-the-art visual communication and image representation, with emphasis on novel technologies and theoretical work in this multidisciplinary area of pure and applied research.
- Journalism/News
This site contains general nformation about journalism and media businesses. Additional relevant links include: Broadcasting, Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues and Media Economics and Ownership.
- Linguistic Data Consortium
The linguistic data consortium is an international, non-profit supporting language-related education, research and technology development by creating and sharing linguistic resources including data, tools, and standards.
- Making Sense of Metaphors: Visuality, Aurality and the Reconfiguration of American Legal Discourse
A study of visual and aural metaphors in American law and legal language.
- Nation's Forum Collection
The Nation's Forum Collection consists of fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders at the turn of the century. The speeches focus on issues and events surrounding the First World War and the subsequent presidential election of 1920. Speakers include: Warren G. Harding, James Cox, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel Gompers, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John J. Pershing. Speeches range from one to five minutes.
- New York University Media Research Lab
The Media Research Laboratory is exploring techniques that allow people to use the computer as a tool to share ideas, express creativity, interact and communicate in new ways. The research is aimed at providing bridges between people and computers, to enable any member of society to join the digital community.
- Noam Chomsky Archive
Noam Chomsky, a well-known linguist and one of the greatest intellectuals of our time, contributes his insights about society and culture on this site. One of his many topics includes the media's prevalence and influence.
- OZ project
The Oz Project at Carnegie Mellon University is developing technology and art to help artists create high quality interactive drama, based in part on AI technologies. This especially means building believable agents in dramatically interesting micro-worlds.
- Radio Program Archive
This collection, housed in the Learning Media Center at the University of Memphis, contains thousands of examples of radio programs. This is a representative sampling of most series and shows. You can obtain audio cassettes of these radio programs for your own private study, scholarship, research or teaching.
- Radio Stations on the Internet (from MIT)
This is a site that provides over 9000 links to radio stations throughout the world.
- RadioSpace
RadioSpace is radio's home on the Internet, a resource for radio station programming and news staff where one may find ready-for-broadcast sound bites, news and programming as well as links to radio stations, networks and cool radio resources.
- Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies is an online, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to research, study, teach, support, and create diverse and dynamic elements of cyberculture.
- RML Page of Film Theory
This site, which contains numerous studies and links, includes discussion about the effect of the visual film media on its viewers.
- Semiotics Home Page
This page is devoted to the study of Semiotics, as it contains numerous detailed links about the study as well as thorough research presented on the subject by both students and professors at Indiana University.
- Society for Consumer Psychology
By completing thorough research, holding conferences, and publishing literature, the authors of this site hope to gain a grasp on consumer psychology. This site contains discoveries about consumer behavior through the publication of previous papers as well as information about new and upcoming conferences.
- Society for News Design
SND has more than 2,500 members in more than 50 countries: publishers, editors, designers, artists, photographers, managers, students and faculty who design newspapers, magazines and Web pages. SND is dedicated to improving news presentation and design in all media.
- Society of Publication Designers
SPD encourages artistic excellence by judging annually the work of thousands of design professionals in the United States and abroad. The activities of SPD promote the art director's role as visual journalist and partner in the editorial process -- the partner responsible for telescoping and shaping information, the one who gives tone to an editorial voice.
- Stage Research, Inc.
Stage Research, Inc. develops SFX, a theatrical sound playback and Show Control application. SFX is designed to aid the sound designer and the sound technician in creating, maintaining, and executing sound effects, music, and show control for a live entertainment environment.
- Survey in Instructional Technology-Visual Literacy
This site defines Visual Literacy and has links to articles and other sites that pertain to this field.
- Television News Archive
Since August 5th. 1968, The Television News Archive has systematically recorded, abstracted, and indexed national television newscasts. The Archive's monthly publication, "Television News Index and Abstracts," is a guide to its collection of videotapes. The text of these abstracts are now available on this server.
- The Forest of Rhetoric
This online rhetoric, provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University, is a a guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. This site is intended to help beginners, as well as experts, make sense of rhetoric, both on the small scale (definitions and examples of specific terms) and on the large scale (the purposes of rhetoric and the patterns it has developed over 2,000 years).
- The Information Society (TIS) journal
The Information Society (TIS) journal, published since 1981, is a key critical forum for leading edge analysis of the impacts, policies, system concepts, and methodologies related to information technologies and changes in society and culture. Some of the key information technologies include computers and telecommunications; the sites of social change include homelife, workplaces, schools, communities and diverse organizations, as well as new social forms in cyberspace.
- The Power of Words
This website discusses several tactics used in persuasive speaking, including political correctness, statistics, and ad hominem.
- Theory and Method in American/Cultural Studies
This bibliography offers an historical survey of and an introduction to work on theory and method in American Studies.
- Transcript of a Lecture by David Ross
This is a transcript of a lecture from David Ross who gives an explicit presentation about effective online communication.
- VideoMaker
VideoMaker's mission is to democratize and enrich television by educating, inspiring, and informing end-users.
- Visual Communication Links
A series of links are provided here in four subfields pertaining to visual communication--design, photography, internet design, and computer graphics.
- Visual Communications Lab at Cornell University
The Visual Communications Lab at Cornell University is committed to the study of visual communications; a prime objective of the research is to enable high-quality, reliable visual communications for all users. All users, regardless of their individual network connection bandwidths, qualities-of-service, or terminal capabilities, should have the ability to access still images, video clips, and multimedia information
- Stars Foundation
This site contains links to sites that pertain to web design, it includes the many languages used in developing pages and advice about successful e-commerce.
- WGBH/Boston
WGBH aims to promote the general education of the public by offering television, radio and other telecommunications programs and services that inform, inspire and entertain, so that persons of all ages, origins and beliefs may be encouraged, in an atmosphere of artistic freedom, to learn and appreciate the history, the sciences, the humanities, the fine arts, the practical arts, the music, the politics, the economics, and other significant aspects of the world they live in, and thereby to enrich and improve their lives.
- Why Use Visuals?
This study, done at Pacific Lutheran University, discusses the effectiveness of using visuals in presentations and the effect on audience appeal.
- Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music is a media company dedicated to creating the premier Internet music site, Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! Music provides music fans with the broadest array of music, music videos and music-related editorial content on the Web, while at the same time giving its visitors a wide selection of streaming audio, the Web's largest collection of music videos, concert listings, exclusive artist features and chats covering all genres of music.


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BSO Case Number: PB13-05-0659 PIO Number: 13-5-6a
Date: May 3, 2013 Time: 2:41 p.m.
Jurisdiction: Pompano Beach
Place of Occurrence: Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 9th Street, Pompano Beach
Driver 1: Keturah Janel Kelly, female, 24, 5/11/89,11420 Clear Creek PL, Boca Raton (DECEASED)
Driver 2: Veronica Blackman, female, 52, 11/13/61, 890 NW 23rd Ter., Pompano Beach
Description of Incident:
The woman killed Friday afternoon when she crashed into the back of a daycare van was 24-year-old Keturah Kelly of Boca Raton. Kelly's dark blue Nissan Altima was travelling at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended the daycare van. Six children and the woman driving the daycare van were injured.
Broward Sheriff's Office traffic homicide investigators said the crash happened at 2:41 p.m. at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 9th Street in a residential area in Pompano Beach. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded along with BSO.
PBFR paramedics treated the children and their driver, 52-year-old Veronica Blackman, on scene and transported them to Broward Health North and Broward Health Medical Center. None appeared to have life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
INVESTIGATORS: Det. C. DeJesus, Lt. Akers, THI; Pompano Beach Fire Rescue
THIS REPORT BY: Dani Moschella/PIO May 4, 2013 1150
Posted At: 05/04/2013 12:31 PM
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The Buccaneer [1958] (BLU)
Cecil B. DeMille was set to direct a remake of his 1938 swashbuckler classic, The Buccaneer, he suddenly fell very ill and his son-in-law and screen legend, Anthony Quinn jumped in and took over the directorial duties. this was the first and only film directed by Quinn. Yul Brynner plays the debonair pirate Jean Lafitte who historically aided General Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) against the British during the War of 1812. Lafitte has been carrying a discreet love affair with Annette Claiborne (Inger Stevens), the daughter of governor William Claiborne (E.G. Marshall) who promises to pardon the pirate and his men. The stellar cast includes Charles Boyer as Lafitte's right hand man and Claire Bloom as the daughter of a rival pirate. Credited as Supervising executive producer, this was Cecil B. DeMille's final film; he died shortly after the release of this film.
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There are two races I want to do this fall, but they are exactly a week apart - is that ok? Is that pushing too much? I have only done one 5k and that was last fall - I had an early spring one planned, but due to surgery, I am out of the running (sorry, bad pun) for a little while. Is that unrealistic to think i could do two races only a week apart? Can I use the first one as a warm up (5K) and do a 10k the next week? Just curious what you all thought... thanks!
Two Races In A Week For A Beginner?
Yes this is absolutely doable. In fact, it's common. You will have an entire week to recover between races. You should be fine. Good luck.
The first question to answer is whether you will be ready for a 10K by that time. When will you be able to return to running? With your past running history will that give you enough time to build up your mileage for that distance?
Is one week enough to recover from 5K and to run a 10K race?
If you are well prepared to finish the 10K (I mean, not just drag yourself to the finish line but finish strong) then YES. But if you are not prepared for the 10K you shouldn't do both.
I agree with the other posters. I think those races are such short distances nearly anyone is going to be able to recover from even a very hard effort on the 5k by the time the 10k rolls around. Just take it easy the week between.
You should be fine.
I would say it's very doable, but what month during this fall which can include September through November. so it's June now, are you able to do some 5k's now? or July or August? When was your surgery? If you can get in one or two 5k's in July or August, maybe September? would be a good idea before those two races in the Fall. Especially if your doing a "Run/walk" Just getting a couple 5k's this summer always helps with improving your 5k times, especially if you have a special or specific race that your looking forward to and want to get a good finish time for it.
It's usually advisable for Beginners to do no more than 1 or 2 races a month if they are at least 2 weeks apart.so your good on those two upcoming races this fall. If you have been cleared to run form your recent surgery and are back to running now, there is no reason to wait to do some Summer races for Fun!
Awesome - thanks all! It's a fairly minor surgery - hoping anyways- and it's coming up right away so I'm hoping to be running in the not so distant future - I haven't been able to run for almost 6 weeks due to complications leading up to the surgery - so I'm doing a lot of walking, but it sure isn't the same - can't wait to be back at it!!
Since they are 2 weeks apart you should be ok.


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The Golden State Warriors' 2012-13 campaign is off to a decent start - nothing too spectacular or too discouraging thus far, which is about all that should be expected from a team trying to develop a different identity.
The new look no doubt centers on point guard Stephen Curry, who signed a reported four-year, $44 million extension hours before the regular-season opener on Halloween.
Coming off an injury-riddled junior season, Curry has been hot and cold in the early going of his fourth year as a pro.
He averaged 16.5 points in the first four games (which the Warriors split) but shot inconsistently game-to-game. He committed 16, often lackadaisical, turnovers during that stretch.
Another big piece is oft-injured center Andrew Bogut, who is on a minutes restriction at the start of his first full season in Golden State. He wore street clothes for Saturday's win against the Los Angeles Clippers, the second game of a back-to-back stretch.
The 7-foot former No. 1 overall pick has the ball-handling skills and court awareness the Warriors have desparately lacked at the five-spot.
But health has been the problem for the Australian big man throughout his career. After appearing in all 82 games his rookie year, Bogut only played in more than 70 games once in the six subsequent seasons.
Golden State also needs former All-Star David Lee (and his career averages of 14.3 points and 9.6 rebounds) on the court. The power forward was hurt at the end of last season.
Speaking of injuries, the Warriors' bench was dealt a devastating blow in the second game when Brandon Rush went down with a season-ending torn ACL against Memphis Grizzlies.
Veterans Jarrett Jack and Richard Jefferson will have to step up in Rush's absence.
Starting small forward Harrison Barnes will also see more minutes in crunch time as a result.
The rookie from North Carolina showed momentary glimpses in his first four pro games, but his averages (7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists) reflect the inconsistent, getting-my-feet-wet nature of his play.
Barnes should take a lesson from second-year guard Klay Thompson, who is swimming laps with the big boys in the deep end.
Not only was the Warriors' starting shooting guard tied for the team lead averaging 16.5 points through the first four contests, he showed off expanded all-around skills, with 6.5 rebounds and three assists per game.
But the most impressive player early this season has been power forward Carl Landry.
The offseason acquisition served as Golden State's main scoring threat off the bench so far, hitting outside shots and grinding out hard points down low. If he keeps putting up 16.5 points per game, he might find himself in the Sixth Man of the Year conversation.
Now, if the Warriors want to be part of the postseason chatter, they need to focus on the rest of November.
They buried themselves instantly last season, starting 5-11 in the 2011-12 campaign shortened to 66 games because of the labor dispute.
After Wednesday night's matchup against Cleveland, Golden State has 10 games left in the month. The Warriors need to go .500 or better during that tricky stretch in order to get off in the right direction.
To do that, they'll need to fix a couple of glaring problems.
Entering Wednesday, the Warriors were outscored 98-81 in the third quarter. The poor play coming out of halftime cost them games against Memphis and Sacramento.
The other issue is free-throw discrepancy.
Last season, Golden State ranked dead last in free-throws-made differential at minus-5.1 (an absolutely critical statistic for a team that was outscored only 3.4 points per game).
The Warriors scored eight more from the line than the Kings did Monday night, but their previous three opponents made 29 more free throws combined.
Improving in those areas could be the key for Golden State, which has a real chance to become a contender.
If the Warriors can avoid catastrophic injuries, they'll finish no worse than 10th (but no better than sixth) in the difficult Western Conference.
Oh, and in case anyone asked, I have them sneaking into the playoffs as the seventh seed.
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The first rainy day
in Dallas in over a month provided cool temperatures for training as FC
Dallas took to the adidas Field at 8:30 a.m. CT today in
preparation of Saturday's match in Columbus.
Following the usual warm-up drills, FC Dallas Head Coach Schellas Hyndman divided the team into four squads. The teams battled two at a time in a 40-yard area with Kevin Hartman and Dario Sala patrolling opposite goals.
Good Sequence
Late in the drill, Brek Shea served in a nice ball to the back post. Bruno Guarda did well to redirect a header on goal, but Hartman was there to make a fine save.
Going one direction, Heath Pearce denied a cross from Jackson. A few seconds later on the opposite end, it was Pearce on the attack, looking to go by Jackson. The Brazilian won the second challenge, but both players showed great ability on the flank. Practice concluded shortly after at 10:00 a.m..
"We wanted to lighten up training this week," Hyndman said. "We trained a
little too hard last week and it showed in the game against Chivas. We
didn't anticipate the great weather we had today, but decided to stick
to the plan anyway."
Schellas on Columbus
"Columbus will be a difficult game," Hyndman said. "They're a mature team and the ball is bouncing right for them now. They believe in themselves. It is one game where we will be concentrating on what our opponents are doing. As a coach, you cannot do that until you are happy with what your own team is doing and that is where we are."
Schellas on the League
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A DRIVER is being hunted by police after a head-on crash with an ambulance in Astley Bridge.
The accident happened in Blackburn Road at about 6.15am, when a BMW 325 Series smashed into an ambulance on the road near Crompton Way.
Police said the BMW driver ran from the scene and officers are still searching for him.
No-one was seriously injured in the crash, but the two paramedics suffered minor injuries and had to go to hospital.
The ambulance was on its way to an incident, and as such had no patients inside.
A section of the road was closed until 12.15pm while recovery workers removed the ambulance and clear debris from the road, but it has now fully reopened.
Traffic queued on the Bolton-bound side of the road between Moss Bank Way and Seymour Road.
Vehicles were diverted along Crompton Way.
Witnesses described the incident as a "head-on smash" between an ambulance and a car.
Chris Hutchinson, aged 28, of Milnholme, told The Bolton News: "I didn't witness the accident but must have just missed it.
"It looks like ambulance was heading down A666 and the BMW has either crossed its path coming from Moss Bank Way or they have collided head on with the BMW coming up the A666 turning right onto Crompton Way."
Ambulance/car head on smash & spun car round, B.burn road heading to town bein diverted onto crompton way #Bolton pic.twitter.com/BlXaxv81fj— Hutch (@CSHutch85) July 21, 2014
A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We can confirm that an ambulance was involved in collision with a BMW at 6.15am at the Crompton Way/Blackburn Road junction.
"A senior officer was dispatched to the scene.
"Two staff members were taken to Salford Royal Hospital with injuries. One has since been released.
"It is believed the ambulance was travelling to an incident. A second ambulance was dispatched to the original 999 call.
"We will work with Greater Manchester Police and undertake a full investigation into the incident."
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In the West, warm, dry weather continues to favor late-season fieldwork in the Desert Southwest. Farther north, however, a few showers are developing as far south as central California. High-elevation snow stretches from the Sierra Nevada to the central Rockies.
On the Plains, a tremendous temperature contrast exists. This morning's temperatures fell below 10°F on Montana's High Plains, and should exceed 80°F later today across the southern half of Texas. Snow is helping to insulate winter wheat on the northern High Plains, while unfavorable dryness persists on the southern High Plains. In Montana, current snow depths include 7 inches in Billings and 4 inches in Great Falls.
In the Corn Belt, mild weather prevails in advance of a strong cold front. Some light precipitation (snow, freezing rain, and rain) is affecting the Great Lakes region, where corn harvest activities are nearly complete.
In the South, late-season warmth prevails, although scattered showers from southern Louisiana to South Carolina are limiting fieldwork. By December 1, North Carolina's winter wheat was 92% planted. On the same date, North Carolina's cotton harvest was 88% complete, while the soybean harvest was 80% complete.
Outlook: For the remainder of today, cold air will continue to engulf the Plains and West. Freeze warnings have already been issued for Wednesday morning in parts of California's San Joaquin Valley. From December 5-7, readings near -30°F can be expected on the northern High Plains, while sub-zero temperatures will occur as far south as the central High Plains. Additional freezes should also be expected in some of the winter agricultural regions of the West, including the San Joaquin Valley. Meanwhile, mid-week snow will spread as far east as the Great Lakes region and as far south as the mountains of the Four Corners States. During the second half of the week, heavy rain will erupt across the Mid-South and spread into the northern Mid-Atlantic States, with 2- to 4-inch totals possible. The NWS 6- to 10-day outlook for December 8-12 calls for below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for warmer-than-normal weather in the southern Atlantic region. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation across the majority of the U.S. will contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from the northern Plains to northern New England, including much of the Midwest.


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Hey everyone. I am back with another opinion. This time, I want to share with you what I would like to see in the next WWE game. I am not sure what it will be called, but for now, let's call it WWE '14. I know WWE '13 has just been released but the next game is already in the works and since no information has been released about it yet, I would like to include my ideas. I hope you all enjoy.
First of all...the theme of the game. WWE '12 had WCW as its theme and WWE '13 had the Attitude Era theme. What themes are left for the next WWE game? I would personally love to see an ECW theme for the next game.
[B]ECW Alumni I would love to see in the game:[/B]
- Rob Van Dam
- Tommy Dreamer
- Sabu
- The Sandman
- Terry Funk
- Dory Funk Jr.
- Shane Douglas
- Raven
- Taz
- Kid Kash
- Paul Heyman
- Bill Alfonso
- Lance Storm
- The F.B.I (Tony Mamaluke, Little Guido Maritato)
- The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus)
- 2 Cold Scorpio
- Justin Credible
- Danny Doring & Roadkill (tag team)
- The B.W.O. (Stevie Richards, Hollywood Nova & The Blue Meanie)
- Francine
- Beulah McGillicutty
Shawn Michaels
[/B]- WWF Heart Tights (1996-1998, 2002-2005)
- Pants (2005, 2007-2010)
- DX Pants (2006)
[B]Rey Mysterio[/B]
- Full Mask and Pants
- Half Mask and Half Pants
[B]The Undertaker[/B]
- Bald attire (2012-)
- Long hair attire (2006-2011)
- Old School look (1990-1992)
- Current Mask
- Mask and Top (2003)
[B]Triple H [/B]
- Current short hair
- Long hair look
Sweet Chin Music[/B]
Look at the way they fall down. I don't think I have ever seen someone fall down like that after being hit with Sweet Chin Music. I think it should be similar to Michael's corner Superkick from SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, only without the pinfall attempt sequence.
[B]Cross Rhodes[/B]
When has Cody ever swung his arm out when he hits Cross Rhodes. I don't recall ever seeing it. I think they should update this move so that the animation includes him holding ont the opponen't near arm and has a twisting motion.
[B]Trouble in Paradise[/B]
Now I KNOW I am not the only one that hates that simple kick to the gut Kingston does before hitting the move. I think they should make a new version of the Trouble in Paradise that involves running. So that you can do it out of nowhere with NO kick to the gut.
[B]Ankle Lock[/B]
We have a good Ankle Lock that includes a grapvine around the opponent's leg but I think we should have a new Ankle Lock that has the attacking wrestler standing up when performing the hold.
[B]Shell Shocked[/B]
People are complaining that the way Shell Shocked looks in WWE '13 is not good. I don't have a problem with it would be good to have the Fisherman Suplex clutch at the beginning. Instead of replacing the current one, just create a new version of it.
[B]What's Up/Little Jimmy[/B]
R-Truth's Finisher. I think should be updated so he grabs the opponent's head with both hands like he does on TV. Simple.
Oh good Lord...when the hell does Big Show taunt a STANDING opponent before hitting them with the KO Punch. I mean, come on. You would think that they would see it coming. I think it should be another quick move. I had to set Big Show's KO Punch to Left Handed Knockout Hook and this year, I had to set it as Mike Tyson's Right Hand Hook. Something needs to be done.
This might be better if he lifts them the right way and has a little bit more force in the animation. Just thought I would chuck that in there.
Nothing wrong with either RKO. I think they are GREAT, especially the new one but I think they should add another RKO where Orton performs it off the Second Rope.
I think Universe 4.0 should be THE BIG ONE. Nuff said.
With the Money in the Bank ladder match, you cannot customize it and have the winner cash it in. Its one or the other. If you want to be able to cash it in, you have to play it with the default superstars selected. I think for the next game, you should be able to create it from scratch and have the winner cash it in.
Casket Match[/B]: I think they should create the Casket match for the first time. NOT the Buries Alive match, the actual Casket match that they have near the ring.
[B]TLC Match: [/B]Currently, we have the TLC match for a title or briefcase. I think they should allow us to have the option of choosing "Briefcase" or "Pinfall or Submission" result. Also, TYPES of TLC matches. We have One on One, Triple Threat, Fatal-4-Way and Tag Team. I think we should be able to have a Six Man Tag Team TLC match (similar to The Shield vs. Ryback, Kane and Daniel Bryan at TLC 2012)
[B]Special Referee match: [/B]I hate the fact you cannot go absolutely nuts in the Special Referee match, without Big Johnny coming out and kicking us out of the match. I think they should put in an option to turn that On and Off.
[B]Create-A-Championship: [/B]Everyone loved Create-A-Championship. The Edit Championship feature in WWE '13 is good but I think fans would love it if Create-A-Championship was brought back all together.
[B]Create-A-Superstar: [/B]Nothing new here, but I would love it if you could put more than two Custom Logos on a CAW at once. Also, if you could create more wrestlers than ever. The current max is 50 CAW's. Maybe put it up to 60-75?
[B]Create-An-Arena[/B]: Again with the logos, I would love if you could put up betwen 3-5 Custom Logos at once.
[B]Custom Logos:[/B] I think there should be a curve tool so that you can create curved edges withing your designs. It would also be good to be able to create more logos, rather than just 20. I think you should be able to create up to 50.


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Who would have thought the general public would believe the statements of movie stars over farmers? Or an organization that represents less than five percent of the American public would have the ability to convince food companies to take a stand against proven best-management practices?
One can see how we reached this point. While pork industry organizations were developing new products and opening new markets to create more profit for producers, activist groups were quietly and insidiously worming their way in with consumers, legislators and CEOs of food companies. The industry had developed good relationships with the procurement folks, but meanwhile, activists were using their vast resources and skewed surveys to convince an unsuspecting audience that producers are the "bad guys."
It's upsetting, because I've known the people in this industry my entire life. To see them characterized as not caring about the welfare of their animals is not only infuriating – it's insulting. These are real people: whether owners, managers, animal caretakers or all three wrapped into one, you're striving to do the best you can. You're passionate about providing a quality product that contributes to meeting consumers' nutritional needs.
We've learned – the hard way – that science doesn't trump emotion. These groups know exactly what they're doing and they're savvy marketers.
They're trying to de-humanized pork producers, while humanizing the pig. They've made producers out to be "big companies" that only care about the bottom line. They don't accept production parameters as measures of animal well-being. Rather, they assume an animal can't be "happy" confined in a stall, even though research has shown benefits to both animals and caretakers for this practice.
Sadly, that's the world we live in, but we're seeing some positive developments. The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance connects articulate farmer-spokespeople directly with consumers through its Food Dialogues, website and outreach.
The CommonGround initiative brings farm moms together with non-farm moms to provide a forum for communicating the facts about how food is grown. In fact, one of those farm moms, Katie Olthoff from Stanhope, Iowa, will soon be writing a blog for PorkNetwork.
Our own industry is aggressively stepping up, too. There is much more emphasis on taking a positive, transparent approach to how we do business and why certain production practices are performed. And we're making positive inroads with food companies to help them understand the whole picture – not just rhetoric from a very noisy minority.
We can't let up, though. Every producer has a responsibility to not only make sure you implement sound management practices, but that you're talking to your neighbors and friends about how you raise pigs. We need to bridge the gap for consumers with factual, honest information about animal well-being, because opponents of animal agriculture are making every effort to convince them otherwise.
It's time to step up to the plate.


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Cleanup efforts underway at fire-blackened Bastrop State Park
BASTROP – Bastrop State Park will be closed through at least October as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel continue to douse hot spots on the mostly-burned property and begin assessing damage as well as developing a plan to get the park reopened to the public.
Tuesday, a week after the fire situation at the park reached its worst point, TPWD firefighters and other personnel were working to put out lingering hot spots from the wildfire that first began threatening the park on Sept. 4. Crews also were busy cutting and mulching additional potential fuel sources on the 6,500-acre park.
"The park will be closed at least through October," says Todd McClanahan, superintendent of the park and nearby Buescher State Park, which so far has escaped any damage from the 34,000-acre Bastrop Complex fire, which claimed two lives and destroyed some 1,500 residences in the area. "First we are going to make the park safe, then we will concentrate on what needs to be done to get the park back open."
Latest satellite imagery shows that the fire covered slightly less acreage than earlier believed, he said.
"Initially, we though only about 100 acres of the park were left unburned, which would be 99 percent," McClanahan said. "But the most recent satellite data shows only 95 percent coverage and the severity of that varies."
He said around-the-clock work by firefighters saved all of the major historic structures on the park. The red sandstone and pine structures on the park, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, are a National Historic Landmark district. The park is one of only six state parks in the nation with that designation.
"We did lose the wooden cover of a CCC-built scenic overlook, but a Depression-era rain shelter in the Copperas Creek camp site on the park that we had been worried about did make it," McClanahan said. "We saved all the cabins, the refectory (large meeting hall), bath house, maintenance building and sign shop."
Not only did stopping the fire save the park's infrastructure, it helped keep the fire from reaching the heart of Bastrop.
"The park was a good stronghold to keep the fire from going into town," McClanahan said. "That was very much in the back of our minds…doing anything we could to stop it in the park and keep it from getting into Bastrop. I couldn't be more proud of our firefighters and all the others who helped."
McClanahan said he remains concerned about the fate of the endangered Houston toad.
"Because of the drought, the last two or three years have been horrible for the Houston toad," he said. "They require water to bred, and this spring they did not have a successful season. The overall impact on them from the fire is unknown at this point, but we are worried about them."
Federally protected since 1972, the Houston toad once ranged over 14 counties. Loss of habitat had constricted that area to mostly Bastrop State Park.
"We ask that anyone wanting to volunteer to just give us a chance to evaluate the severity of damage and we will be calling on assistance once a plan is in place," McClanahan said.
"Otherwise, we are asking that visitors heed the closed status of the park as it is unsafe at this time."
What the park needs most is what the rest of the state also needs – rain.
"Our best case scenario is some sustained rain to cool things down," McClanahan said. "We need steady moisture that will soak in, not a heavy rain that will cause runoff and erosion. Worst case scenario is what's being forecast, more of the same."
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Manapa wrote:Hi Bodom,
thanks, but it wasn't that one I was looking for, I believe it is said to Ananda that the Vinaya is for the development of mindfulness, but the only site I know that possibly had a reference to the source is gone now, and have no Idea where else a source is mentioned.
Manapa wrote:Hi,
Which Thanissaro Book is that in, BMC?
it was on evinaya but that site was left abandoned and allowed to close with geosites, and the closest mention of sorts is on buddhamind, which links your initial quote to mindfulness, I am hoping I didn't dream it like brians mother and the balm! (Life of Brian for you uneducated blasphemers )
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Queen Of Forages Featured On Public Television's Farm Connections
Alfalfa, often referred to as the "Queen of Forages," is currently being featured on the public television show Farm Connections, bringing to light the important role it plays in dairy and livestock operations throughout the country.
Largely overshadowed by other program crops, alfalfa, the nation's fourth most valuable field crop, seldom gets the attention it deserves. Grown in every state and covering more than 17 million acres nationwide, alfalfa offers valuable benefits which are often overlooked. Alfalfa is considered to be the premier forage for dairy cows, protects the soil, provides valuable nutrients to subsequent crops, and serves as habitat for many beneficial insects.
KSMQ, a public television station based in Minnesota, is telling the "alfalfa story" through Farm Connections, its agriculture-based television show. KSMQ visited Gar-Lin Dairy in Eyota, MN to film an episode about forages, focusing primarily on alfalfa. The program covers a lot of ground in a short amount of time touching on a variety of topics from soil to haylage, cows to ice cream, and research to policy. It has aired twice in Southern Minnesota, Southwest Wisconsin, and Northern Iowa and will be aired periodically on KSMQ and their partner networks throughout the year. In mid-June the episode was archived online and is already one of the highest viewed Farm Connections online episodes. (The episode can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjvuIDOcqDo.)
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Oh no!! The charge nurse accidentally shredded the patient assignment list for the nurses at General Hospital. Use the clues to determine each nurse's first and last name, their patient's first name, age, and health condition.
Nurse first names: Molly, James, John, Linda, Rose
Nurse last names: Smith, Ash, Silva, Jacks, Jones
Patient ages: 68, 15, 28, 31, 45
Patient conditions: broken leg, heart attack, coma, pneumonia, cancer.
Patient names: Mark, Emily, Liz, Andrew, Mindy
Emily is 31 years old.
The five nurses are: Miss Ash, the one caring for the coma patient, Rose, the man taking care of the 68 year old patient, and James Silva.
The five patients are: the 45 year old female cardiac patient, the cancer patient, Mindy, the 15 year old coma patient, and the female pneumonia patient who graduated high school about 12 years ago.
Liz is younger than Mr. Jones' cancer patient but older than Andrew.
Miss Ash's patient has pneumonia.
Smith's patient, Mindy, is younger than the cardiac patient, but older than Molly's pediatric patient.
HintAverage age for graduating high school is 18.
Cardiac refers to the heart.
AnswerMolly Jacks is taking care of 15 year old coma patient, Andrew.
James Silva is taking care of 45 year old heart attack patient, Liz.
John Jones is taking care of 68 year old cancer patient, Mark.
Linda Ash is taking care of 31 year old pneumonia patient, Emily.
Rose Smith is taking care of 28 year old broken leg patient, Mindy.
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monktastic wrote:As they say in Dzogchen texts, it [subjective experience] is not nonexistent, because it clearly appears. Yet it is not existent, because it cannot be pinned down as this or that (i.e., assigning it physical characteristics leads to nonsense, as we see above).
Sweet. Resonates nicely.
So how about awareness, in its sense as a field of ... potential (?) in which mentation arises? (Not sure I got that quite right.) Is awareness similarly not nonexistent yet not existent?


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Cohort Study in Type 2 Diabetes in China (CCDC)
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This study is designed to assess the incidence of cardiovascular events occurred within an 12 month follow up period in type 2 diabetic patients with either high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or history of coronary artery disease (CAD) or stroke.
|Type 2 Diabetes
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Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Comprehensive Cohort Study in Type 2 Diabetes With High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in China
Further study details as provided by China Cardiometabolic Registries:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of cardiovascular events, including fatal and non-fatal acute coronary syndromes (acute myocardial infarction [AMI] or unstable angina), fatal or non-fatal stroke, and other cardiovascular death. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Outcomes of current anti-diabetic treatment [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
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The number of diabetes patients around the world has increased from 30 million in 1985 to the current 180 million, and is expected to grow to 366 million in 2025, with 75 percent occurring in developing countries such as India and China. In China, economic prosperity and changes in diet and lifestyles have resulted in steep increase in prevalence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk for both micro-and macrovascular complications, and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common causes of death in these patients. Preventing the onset or the worsening of the cardiovascular diseases is thus one of the most important goals in managing type II diabetes. This study is designed to better understand the incidence of cardiovascular events under current patterns of treatment in type 2 diabetic patients with either 3 or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as older age, hypertension, dyslipidemia, etc, or existing or prior history of coronary artery disease and stroke. Approximately 1000 patients from major hospitals across several regions of China will be recruited for this study.
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Study Population
Out patients of Tier 3 hospitals
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are 40 years of age or older
- Patients with confirmed diagnosis of type II diabetes
- Patients with 3 or more CVD risk factors or with confirmed/history of CAD or history of ischemic stroke
- Patients who have lab data within 30 days of baseline visit
- Patients who are willing to return for all follow up visits
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are not willing or not able to return to the same hospital within 12 months after enrollment
- Patients who have life threatening or terminal disease, or are physically unable to make follow up visits every 6 months after enrollment
- Patients have severe heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class 3-4)
- Patients with severe renal deficiency (creatinine clearance less than 30 ml/min)
- Patients who are not willing to sign informed consent form
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01076023
|China, Shanghai
|Weiqing Wang
|Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200025
Sponsors and Collaborators
China Cardiometabolic Registries
Roche Pharma AG
VitalStrategic Research Institute
Chinese College of Cardiovascular Physicians
China Endocrinologist Association
|Principal Investigator:
|Guang Ning, MD
|Shanghai JiaoTong University RuiJing Hospital
More Information
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|China Cardiometabolic Registries
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01076023 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CCDC ( Registry Identifier: CCMR )
|Study First Received:
|February 24, 2010
|Last Updated:
|February 13, 2013
Keywords provided by China Cardiometabolic Registries:
Cardiovascular disease
Observational study
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Cardiovascular Diseases
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2004-11-30
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November 30, 2004St Andrew, apostle Father John Doyle, LCLuke 10:21-24Jesus
rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I give you
praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you
have hidden these things from the wise and the learned,
you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such
has been your gracious will. All things have been handed
over to me by my Father. No one knows who
the Son is except the Father, and who the Father
is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son
chooses to reveal him." Turning to the disciples in private
he said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you
see! For I say to you, many prophets and kings
desired to see what you see, but did not see
it, and to hear what you hear, but did not
hear it."Introductory Prayer:Lord help me to turn to you in
this moment of prayer with childlike faith and simplicity. I
really want you to spend this day with you. Help
me to rejoice in you.Petition:Lord grant me the simplicity of
a child so that I can marvel at your Fathers
plan.1. Rejoice in the Spirit. At times we have a
grim picture of prayer and the spiritual life. We imagine
sour faced monks in dark monasteries bemoaning the evils of
the world. Today on the contrary, Jesus rejoices in the
Holy Spirits action at work in the lives of all
people throughout the world. St Theresa of Avila once told
her nuns that a saint who is always sad is
a sad saint. Not every prayer is a call to
rejoicing, but every time we pray, we are called to
realize that our lives are part of a much bigger
picture, one in which Gods triumph is assured. When we
remember that the Holy Spirit is at work in our
lives and that through grace we are already part of
Gods family, what can keep us from rejoicing?2. What Only
a Child Can See. Over 2,000 years have passed since
Christ walked the earth doing good to all. Still the
reality remains that only someone who has the faith of
a child can perceive God in Jesus. When Jesus rode
into Jerusalem on a donkey it was not the great
ones who acclaimed him as Savior and Messiah but children
and the childlike. Children are capable of great love for
Jesus especially in the Blessed Eucharist. As we continue
to prepare during this Advent season for the Birth of
Jesus let us take time to marvel at the Fathers
work in sending his Son Jesus to save us from
our sins and show us the way to heaven. 3.
Blessed are the Childlike. If God had wanted to reveal
himself publicly with awesome signs of power he could have
done it. The same Jesus who calmed the sea and
walked on the waters could have given in to the
scribes and Pharisees declaration that they would believe in him
if only he would come down from the cross. The
leaders of Jesus day would have been quite content if
God had come as a mighty king with legions of
angels to liberate their race and overthrow the Romans; however,
for him to come as a small defenseless child born
in a cave did not fit into their plans. When
unexpected events and difficulties arise in my life, am I
capable of seeing the hand of God? Am I
also simple when everything seems to be going my way?
Do I recognize success as Gods gift or do I
think that it is just the result of my hard
work? Blessed are the childlike.Dialogue with Christ: Christ Jesus I
want to see everything with the wonder of a child.
Allow me to avoid complicating life and to grow in
simplicity and love of you.Resolution: I will be cordial and
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Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos broke down his roster position by position during the annual CMU Media Day.
Opening Statement
"We've had ten practices and one scrimmage that went over a lot of situations. We've been through all the situations you can have in a football game, basically at least once. We have a lot of completion going on in places and a lot of depth, probably more depth than any time since I've been here. We brought in a freshman class that I feel is an outstanding class, here after ten practices you can see there are going to be some very good players."
"Everybody probably wants to know about the quarterback position, we're still in a battle there but it's been very good. I think all three guys have benefited from the competition and all three have raised their level from the spring. You can they all prepared very well, you see things you told them to work on between now and then, and they have made improvements in those areas. They have all had good days and a couple of down days, but at that position you are going to have those types of situations. All three have continued to do well, all have been getting repetitions with the one's and two's. Darrien Boone our true freshman who was completely lost in the spring has looked very good and I think he has a bright future. Five years to play four. Very athletic, throwing the ball with much more confidence and we are very excited about him.
Running Backs
Zurlon Tipton is having a very good camp, I haven't seen him run with this good of vision since I've been here, even last camp we had to ask ourselves 'What is that guy looking at?'. I forget sometimes that he played running back as a senior in high school but got hurt as a freshman and sophomore year he didn't play. Then his third year he got hurt and basically missed the whole season. So last year was really the first year he played running back since his senior year in high school, and now you can see the development and how much he has improved. Saylor Lavallii has been very good, Martez Walker has been very good and so has Anthony Garland. And then we moved Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore back to running back and he has been very good. And then we have Gary Jones who is big at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds who we think has a bright future.
Offensive Line
Jake Olson hasn't missed a beat, hasn't missed a practice or a rep and he's 307 pounds, bench pressed 455 pounds and vertical jumped 31.5 inches. He's 6-foot-8 and will be a very good player for us. At left guard, Andy Phillips continues to improve, and I think both of those guys can be two of the best offensive lineman in this league. Then you throw in Nick Beamish who started 13 games at center as a freshman. Our right tackle Kevin Henry has been a very solid fourth-year junior who started five games in his career. And then right now Cody Pettit is my right guard. He's a senior, hasn't played much and was a defensive lineman when I got here, we moved him I think two springs ago to offensive line where he struggled with the transition. He was on the scout team last year as a fourth-year guy, great team guy and a tremendous worker and finally had a very good spring. He has been very solid in camp and right now he is our starting right guard. He's got himself to 300 pounds and he has done a tremendous job. We have been very happy, that has kind of been the surprise of camp in how well he is playing. Some other guys making noise in there, Ramadan Ahmeti has been playing right and left tackle. 6-foot-6 and 300-pound guy who we think can be a very good player in this league. Kenny Rogers is back from injury and another 6-foot-6 and 300-pound guy who has been playing a lot of different spots. Connor Collins has been playing left guard and he has himself in the mix to be in the top eight. Kevin D'Arcy has done a very good job playing tackle and guard. Those nine guys are really in the rotation. And then we have our young guys, we have six freshman in camp, and we like all six of them.
Tight Ends
When I got here there was one, I think there is eight or nine now I can't even keep track of them now as Coach (Butch) Berry keeps stealing them from other positions. Mike Kinville, Ben McCord, Connor Odykirk, A.J. Westendorp, and then Adam Fenton is playing dual tight end and fullback. We have a freshman Zach Crouch. Overall a big group, and very athletic group.
Wide Receiver
I think we have the best crew in the league. We have one of the best ones in the country in Titus Davis, he's had a very solid camp and has been very focused. He looks very determined to have a great year. Jerry Harris we brought back for his sixth year, he has great speed and has been having a very good camp. Been catching the ball well and really provides us a lot of leadership, he's been here awhile and knows what he is doing. Andrew Flory has been very good, Courtney Williams is back to himself and had his best camp since he's been here, as is Jesse Kroll. DeFarrell Davis, we signed him out of JUCO last year and he has his best camp yet, his first year he was kind of feeling his way around, and now he's comfortable. Jerry, Titus and DeFarrell I think would be three of the fastest in this league. And Anthony Rice is a guy we redshirted last year who has been having a good camp. The three freshman that we have in Mark Chapman, Corey Willis and Eric Cooper will be very good players.
On the Defense
Been very happy with them, they won our jersey scrimmage that we had on Sunday, which I think that is the first time the defense has won the scrimmage since I've been here. That was a real positive, it's been a back and forth between the offense and defense, but the defense has dominated at times. In particular, our defensive line has been very active.
Defensive Ends
The addition of Jeremy Gainer I think is going to be a real positive for us, he's been very good in camp, in particular the past three days as he gets more comfortable with the scheme and the terminology. Kenneth McClendon has been very solid in camp, Blake Serpa continues to play well, and then Louis Palmer, who we moved to defensive end has got himself down to 265 and has looked very quick and explosive. Alex Smith who we were able to bring back for a fifth year has also looked explosive, and every day he's out there he looks more comfortable coming off that injury.
Defensive Tackles
Inside Leterrius Walton, Matt Losiniecki, Kelby Latta and Shafer Johnson have all been very good in there. Shafer Johnson looks the best that he ever has, he looks very quick. LT has been very quick and athletic in there as well. Jabari Dean has been limited on what he can do due to a hip injury, but we expect him to be available for us when we play Michigan. And then Ben Randle who is coming off a back injury has been practicing and been very good in there as well. We are much bigger though, have some guys over 300 pounds and some right at it, we feel like we are very big and strong in there.
Justin Cherocci and Shamari Benton have been very good. We have Cody Lopez, Tim Hamilton and Nathan Ricketts in there behind them, and they have all been very good as well. Joe Bacci hurt his shoulder on the third day and hasn't been able to practice since then, so we're hoping we can get him back in the next couple of weeks. Joe Ostman is a young player as a freshman who's going to redshirt, but we think he can be very good.
Defensive Backs
Kavon Frazier has had an excellent mini-camp at safety, he has the potential to be a difference maker in this league. Avery Cunningham has been very solid and so has Jarret Chapman. Those have been our three starting safeties all camp and all three have done well. At corner, we have Jason Wilson at one corner and the other spot is up for grabs, but we have a great competition going. Dennis Nalor, Brandon Greer, Stefon Armstead and Jordan Fields are all competing for that job. Stefon Armstead in particular has been a guy who didn't play much last year, but put together a solid spring and a pretty good early camp, I think he has five interceptions so far. We have a young corner, Josh Cox who has been very good as a freshman. The other safeties Tyree Waller and Jeff Perry, I was very happy with those guys."
Stay tuned for more from CMU Media Day!


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Instincts behind Maddon's advice to Yunel
ST. PETERSBURG -- Yunel Escobar went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double in Sunday's 8-1 Rays win over the A's. After spending the previous five games hitting ninth for the first time since his rookie season, Escobar moved up to sixth in the order on Monday night against the Yankees.
It didn't take long for the move to pay off, as Escobar took ace left-hander CC Sabathia deep with two outs and a runner on in the bottom of the first, extending the Rays' lead to 4-0. Escobar, who was hitting .089 (4-for-45) over his first 13 games of the season, credited Joe Maddon for the turnaround, as the Rays manager gave him a tip.
Maddon seemed surprised Escobar had mentioned that he had given him a tip, then the manager explained the advice he offered his shortstop.
"I'm an old hitting coach by trade," Maddon said. "There are different things I used to do back in the day. The part of him that I had seen or thought I had seen, there were a lot of balls off the end of the bat, and he's really a strong fellow. It's not like he's late; he's never been late. He's not long, he's not late, he's on the end of the bat -- so what's going on here?
"I just suggested a bigger, longer, heavier bat, and just thinking the logic through that. He just has a little more coverage with the end of the bat and it's a little bit heavier, which forces you to use your hands more and not so much your arms. That was pretty much it. And he's responded pretty well."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Namdrol wrote:Mariusz wrote:Caz wrote:...no wonder why the schools would have problems with each other if this is what they would say of people who did not think the same way. Considering he was a Keeper of Vinaya and certainly we all know the benefits of refuge vows with regards to spirits that line of said reasoning really does sound petty.
Followers of non-sectarian Rime know the fact I posted above that Je Tsongkhapa had visions of Manjushri at least considering Yamantaka Single Hero practice of HYT.
This lineage actually starts with Lama Umapa. Nevertheless, it is preserved in Kongtrul's Dam sngags mdzod in the Kadampa section.
In the short lineage of Yamantaka Umapa is not listed as I know. What is the source of your statement?


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Major Areas of Study: ART
Through courses in art history, studio, and art education, the art department at Muskingum University seeks to foster a liberal arts environment in which the study of art leads to critical thinking, effective and mature expression, ethical sensitivity and spiritual growth.
Student Opportunities
Recent internships for Art students include:
Kappa Pi, the Student Art Honorary, has organized trips to the Cleveland Art Museum for a special art exhibition: "The Gilded Age – Treasure of Smithsonian American Art Museum" and Akron Art museum for a special art exhibition: "Rodin and His Sculpture." There have been several other trips as well, to Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Contemporary Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Zanesville Art Center, Carnegie Museums (PA).
Involvement in Kappa Pi is encouraged of all qualified art students, and sponsored activities are especially helpful for students interested in pursuing a career in art. Admission to the art honorary requires students to have completed 12 hours of coursework in art and to have at least a 3.0 overall.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
- I have a fear that I cannot get pregnant. How can I find out whether or not I can get pregnant?
- I have a 25-day menstrual cycle. Where do I start counting to find the best days to try, and when am I most fertile?
- Will an irregular menstrual cycle make it harder for me to get pregnant?
- Does orgasm increase or decrease the chance of conception? I've heard that the contractions of the vaginal muscles during orgasm might even push the sperm away.
- Can using a lubricant during sex interfere with sperm travel and egg fertilization?
- Can I become pregnant on my first ovulation after stopping the pill? What would the pros and cons of trying to do so be?
- I am concerned that my childbearing years are limited because I'm 37 years old and haven't had children yet. How long do most women have before they reach menopause?
- I'm afraid I might get pregnant, not know it right away, and take medication that harms the fetus. Can I harm the fetus immediately after conception? How soon after conception will I know I'm pregnant?
- What is the earliest date I can use the home pregnancy test after having sex?
- I am using the basal body temperature record in trying to conceive. I am confused because I am having several spikes in my temperature. What would be causing this? I am not on any medication.
- Are there effective methods to increase the chances of conceiving a boy or a girl?
- I was on Accutane for acne treatment and was carefully monitored to be sure I wasn't pregnant, since the drug is so likely to cause birth defects. Now, I would like to conceive and wonder if Accutane has any lasting effect that could cause birth defects. Could the drug have damaged my eggs?
Becoming pregnant involves, in basic terms, three things:
Because this involves many different elements, the easiest way to see if you can have children is to try to become pregnant. Infertility is the inability for a couple to achieve a pregnancy with one year of unprotected intercourse. There are tests to determine infertility, but these are only valid in couples that have failed to become pregnant after trying.
You are most fertile around your day of ovulation. This day is best determined by counting 14 days back from the first day of your menstrual period. If your cycle length is consistently 25 days, then day 11 (with day 1 being the start of your menstrual period) is most likely your day of ovulation. If you take into consideration the variation in cycle lengths, by adding and subtracting 2 days, you have your most fertile period each cycle. You should also consider establishing care with your obstetrician prior to pregnancy so you can be adequately counseled. He or she will assess your possibilities of risk reduction to help insure the healthiest pregnancy.
Irregular cycles are a sign of possible ovulation problems. When ovulation occurs at normal intervals, the menstrual cycle does, too. Women who have irregular or no ovulation have irregular patterns of menstruation or possibly no menstruation. While an irregular cycle might make getting pregnant more difficult, there are fortunately tools such as ovulation predictor kits that can help you.
There is no evidence to suggest that it is necessary for conception or that its absence prevents pregnancy. A woman should have no difficulty achieving pregnancy with or without orgasm. There is also no evidence to show that the contractions of the vaginal muscles do anything to inhibit the sperm's migration into the uterus.
Although not a reliable form of contraception, lubricants can interfere with the ability of the sperm to survive in the vagina, as well as the ability to migrate into the uterus.
Yes, you can get pregnant on you first ovulation after you stop taking birth control pills. There is no increased risk to the baby if you become pregnant immediately after going off of the pill. Ovulation may be more unpredictable the first month off the pill. That may effect the baby's due date if you do become pregnant.
The average age of menopause in women in the United States is approximately 51 to 52 years of age. The range at which most women go through menopause is between the ages of 48 and 55. Although the pregnancy rate sharply declines to near zero at the age of menopause, there is a significant decrease in the years prior to menopause. The age most quoted as having a significant decline in pregnancy rate is age 35. The chance of having a healthy baby at age 35 is only about 50% of that of a woman at age 25. Having said this, there are scores of women who are greater than age 35 who have had healthy normal pregnancies without any complications. The following are pregnancy rates after one year of trying to conceive for a given age: 74% (age 31); 62% (age 31-35); 54% (age greater than 35).
The symptoms of pregnancy are different for every woman. Some will tell you that they experience morning sickness before the first pregnancy test, others will not know until they are months pregnant. A urine pregnancy test will usually detect a pregnancy after the first missed period. When you are trying to conceive, you should assume pregnancy in making decisions about medications to take, until proven otherwise.
Medicating during pregnancy is a tough area of discussion. Most medications haven't been tested in a controlled fashion for pregnant women (two groups of pregnant women, half given the test drug, and the other given a placebo). Most are observational studies that looked at groups of pregnant women exposed to the drug and look at the outcomes. There are some medications that we know cause harm when used in pregnancy and should be avoided. The vast majority haven't shown us to be harmful after observing many women on the medication, but haven't been tested. The recommendation is that if there is a definite benefit that outweighs the risks, the medication can be used. I know this may sound vague and arbitrary, but there is little else to help. Your best bet is to contact your physician regarding any medication you may take while trying to get pregnant.
A home pregnancy test detects a pregnancy the day of a missed period by detecting hCG (the pregnancy hormone) in urine. Assuming a 28 day cycle, and conception on or about day 14 of the cycle, a test may become positive approximately 14 days after intercourse. Any pregnancy test may have a false negative result, especially if done too early. It is possible that a home pregnancy test could detect a pregnancy before the missed period but it cannot reliably detect pregnancy that early. What that means is that a positive test before your missed period may mean you are pregnant but a negative test does not mean you are not pregnant. Waiting for a missed menstrual period and then doing the home pregnancy test will give you the most reliable answer. There are more sensitive blood tests that can detect very small amounts of hCG. Only a physician can order those.
Basal body temperature is taken to determine if ovulation is occurring. Prior to ovulation, the basal body temperature is usually below 98. Once ovulation has occurred and progesterone is the main hormone, the temperature will often rise a full degree. The temperature increase will occur after ovulation and does not indicate the best timing for intercourse to result in a pregnancy. Rather, you are looking for a pattern, so you can anticipate ovulation in coming months. It is also important to remember that your temperature will vary slightly each day. Possible problems could be the wrong type of thermometer, activity, timing, or method. You need to be using a basal body thermometer (a glass thermometer that is divided by tenths of degree). Also, you need to take your temperature daily BEFORE getting out of bed, or doing any activity (such as shaking down the thermometer) and after at least three hours of sleep. You must also take your temperature in the same manner each day. Keep your charts and after a couple of months of data, take them to your health care provider for a complete evaluation.
Aside from using advanced molecular biologic techniques, there are no reliable ways to influence the gender of your child. Gender selection is a technique that can be performed, but is reserved for cases of severe genetic conditions that affect male infants. Its use is limited because it can only be performed during an in vitro fertilization cycle. Be wary of claims about techniques and products that can influence the sex of your child - any method has a 50% chance of being successful.
Drugs can either affect a woman's eggs (which are uncommon except for radiation or chemotherapy) or affect the development of the fetus during the pregnancy (which is more common). Accutane is a Category X drug, which means it should not be used during pregnancy for any reason. Furthermore, women who are taking such drugs should be provided with contraception to avoid pregnancy until they are finished taking the drug. As far as Accutane is concerned, it can only affect a pregnancy if you take it while you are pregnant. Accutane is similar in structure to Vitamin A and that is how it causes its harmful effects. If you took the drug three years ago, it will not be a problem now. For more information on pregnancy and drugs, click here.
Last Reviewed: May 28, 2002
Arthur T Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati