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Kids' Cup Song at Seinn
THE catchy 'Cup Song' which went viral on social media last summer will be performed at the Redeemer Church on Thursday as over 700 school children celebrate Catholic Schools week.
The Irish language version of the song, originally performed in the movie 'Pitch Perfect' became famous when it was performed on the Late, Late Toy Show this year.
'It's actually a song that goes right back to the 1930s and now it's been rewritten as a catchy hymn and will be performed by 700 students from local Primary and Secondary schools during Seinn, Songs of Praise for Catholic Schools Week,' said local teacher and one of the organisers of Seinn, Muirne Lawlor.
Muirne explained how she heard the song last summer and thought it would make an enjoyable and interesting addition to the playlist for Seinn.
'I thought the students would really enjoy the active involvement of the tapping and also the symbolism of the cup for Christians is very powerful.
'Students are really enjoying their preparation for this event and it remains to be seen if they can manage to all keep together as they tap and sing the Cup Song at the end of Thursdays service.'
This is the third year of Seinn, a celebration for Catholic Schools Week, and students from 16 Dundalk schools will be joined by Archbishop Eamon Martin, representatives of School Management, teachers and parents as they gather for one hour of singing in the Redeemer Church at 1pm.
'A wide variety of hymns will be performed from Gregorian Chant right up to lively pop songs,' said Muirne.
'All parents, grandparents, family members and anyone interested is welcome to come along and enjoy the event!'
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Q. I was wondering why my 2010 Mazda3 Neo doesn't start straight away. In the morning it doesn't start until I try at least three times.
I have eliminated a flooded engine because I always wait until the car reaches running temperature before turning it off.
A. We contacted Mazda Australia and it says it hasn't had reports of similar problems, so it sounds as if it could be a one-off.
It's definitely not normal behaviour for the Mazda3, so the best course of action is to take it back to the dealer, as it will still be under warranty.
It could be anything from a defective fuel pump or injector to a battery or security alarm problem.
If the problem is recent, you may have even picked up a tank of inferior fuel.
Send questions to [email protected] or discuss at drive.com.au/qa.


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Reframing Nature
Reframing Nature by Allan Wexler
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 11, 1:30-4 PM
Reframing Nature features the work of Allan Wexler, who considers the natural landscape's relationship to the roots of architecture. Wexler studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1967 to 1972. Instead of designing physical buildings, he made work focusing on what was called anti-architecture or paper architecture. The pieces on view at Omi embrace the question of "what is architecture?" that is central to his practice. Wexler's works explore human activity and the built environment. Trees flourish with their own innate structural forms, but become lumber and source material for construction in man-made projects. He writes, "by dissolving the boundaries between the fine arts and the applied arts, between furniture design, architecture and theatrical performance, between sculpture and interactive exhibition design and between the practice and the research of architecture, that new ideas and innovation flourishes.
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Governor Announces 575-acre Acquisition For Sterling Forest
State Senator Thomas P. Morahan joined Governor George E. Pataki in announcing the acquisition of 575 acres to expand Sterling Forest State Park in Orange County. The new property increases the size of Sterling Forest to more than 18,200 acres of forests, lakes, streams, and other sensitive natural resources, one of the largest state parks in New York. The scenic acreage purchased is surrounded by the public parkland and had been vulnerable to development.
"This magnificent resource is located in my district. The acquisition of 575 acres for Sterling Forest will help ensure a positive legacy for this extraordinary park. I am proud to have joined with environmental advocates in urging the Governor and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to preserve the environmental integrity and critical resources of Sterling Forest, especially the threatened species that our State is mandated to protect," said Senator Morahan.
The property, known as the Sterling Forge parcel, consists of an irregularly shaped 575 acre parcel with extensive frontage along both the southeast and northwest sides of County Route 84, Long Meadow Road. The site's topography varies from level/rolling land to steeply sloping and the southern section of the property features a 36-acre pond. There is also a 15-acre wetland area at the easternmost section of the property and various other wetlands, totaling approximately 25 acres, scattered throughout. The state's $13.5 million purchase from Sterling Forest® LLC was supported through the Environmental Protection Fund.
"This latest acquisition represents the last piece in the puzzle for protecting the full array of natural resources and wildlife habitats at Sterling Forest State Park from the threat of development," said Governor Pataki."
Sterling Forest State Park is centrally located within the New York/New Jersey Highlands, a 1.1 million-acre stretch of contiguous habitat from the Hudson River to the Delaware River. Sterling Forest, is the forested anchor of the New York/New Jersey Highlands. The tract links Abram S. Hewitt State Park in New Jersey with Harriman State Park in New York, and protects the corridor around the Appalachian Trail, which traverses the northern portion of Sterling Forest, and the full length of the Sterling Ridge Trail. The park is part of the New York State Parks system and administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
In 1998, Governor Pataki announced the acquisition of the first 15,280 acres that created Sterling Forest. New York and New Jersey, along with the federal government and private interests, worked together to raise $55 million to purchase Sterling Forest and preserve it as open space. The property protects a major source of drinking water for New Jersey and was the last large, privately-held open space in the New York City metropolitan region. Since the initial announcement, another 3,000 have been added to the park including this latest acquisition.
Sterling Forest and its habitats are vital for the survival of many resident and migratory species, including black bear and a variety of hawks and songbirds, as well as many rare invertebrates and plants. The Governor also designated a 16,833-acre portion of the park as a Bird Conservation Area (BCA) in an effort to protect the habitat of various bird species living in the area.


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Former Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin commented on the Palestinian issue at a conference organized by Calcalist on Tuesday, saying: "Negotiations with the Palestinians have been in the deep freeze for a couple of years, and they could have a dramatic impact on Israel's economy."
Yadlin also noted that: "The Palestinians have developed a strategy of not reaching peace with Israel. However, failure to implement the two state solution will spell the destruction of Israel." (Shiri Hadar)


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OBD MD Emissions test type. KOEO result failure. MIL Command Status Failure. Why is this causing my test to not pass? Is it something simple that I can fix myself. Thanks.
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That means Key On Engine Off, (KOEO). Were you there when he scanned your trouble codes and do you remember if he started your engine? Most of the time it's as simple as that when I'm asked about the same KOEO code. Good luck!
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The Sephardic Food Fund has an annual budget of several million dollars.
Currently the Fund is providing for some 300 families. The Sephardic Food
Fund welcomes contributions of any size. The amount of hunger around us
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There is no point in the human race surviving if it can't pursue its values.
It's likely to not be a binary decision. We may well be able to trade preserving values against a better chance of surviving at all. The more we deviate from universal instrumental values, the greater our chances of being wiped out by accidents or aliens. The more we adhere to universal instrumental values, the more of our own values get lost.
Since I see our values heavily overlapping with universal instrumental values, adopting them doesn't seem too bad to me - while all our descendants being wiped out seems pretty negative - although also rather unlikely.
How to deal with this tradeoff is a controversial issue. However, it certainly isn't obvious that we should struggle to preserve our human values - and resist adopting universal instrumental values. That runs a fairly clear risk of screwing up the future for all our descendants.


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The second time you watch it, it looks easier than the first time.
Although I guess that's true of almost everything.
As somebody who went through a bit of a yo-yo phase at the beginning of the century, I thought it looked pretty easy the first time. But I'd like to see it in full speed for the full effect. I guess it depends what material you're using in between the glasses.
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Andy Cohen is always trying to top the gayest moments on his show, Watch What Happens Live, and having Cher as a guest on Thursday this week, and then Coops popping in to discuss Mermaids and more may have upped the queer quotient to unbelievable heights.
Take for example that Cooper mentioned that his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, always wanted a daughter and called Cher her fantasy daughter. "Am I related to Cher?" Coops asked as a child. "Is Cher my sister?"
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David Montgomery
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Born in Brooklyn, award-winning photographer David Montgomery, in the early Sixties, David fell in love with the soft, romantic English light and took up residence in London, where he continues to live with his family.
Montgomery is internationally known as a portrait photographer of high profile statesmen and celebrities. Among some of his previous sitters are: British royalty HM Queen Elizabeth II; politicians Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, and Pierre Trudeau; artists Andy Warhol, Lucien Freud, David Hockney, and Francis Bacon; musicians Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Dolly Parton, and Willie Nelson; actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Pierce Brosnan, Clint Eastwood, and Sean Connery; and icons Professor Stephen Hawking, Alfred Hitchcock, and Muhammad Ali, among others.
David Montgomery has contributed regularly to Vogue, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and Rolling Stone. He was commissioned by the post office to photograph a special edition stamp for the Millennium that won a silver award at the D&AD (Design and Art Direction Awards). His Andy Warhol photographs were recently exhibited in the Andy Warhol: Self Portraits exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and have since been added to the permanent collection at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA.


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Kahaluu runnerwrote a review of Line Prophet 98 Ski on January 24, 2012
Big mountain bomber 179 cm
Just spent 7 days at Big Sky, with conditions varying from firm groomers to 10+ inches of freshies in the trees. I was impressed by how well these held an edge at relatively high speeds on the groomers, but these definitely prefer the soft snow. They come around quickly and with precision on steeps and in the trees, and don't want to buck you off on the bumps in the gullies. Highly recommend these for strong skiers who spend most of their time off of the groomers. I'm 5'-8", 160 lbs and feel like the 179 cm were just right.


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On Thursday, presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney campaigned in Asheville, N.C. by holding what his campaign referred to as a Victory Rally. The event took place at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville. These are the tweets and photos from the event itself, the counter protests outside and more. (Photo by Caitlin Byrd)
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Maybe its the cat-lover in me speaking, but I can't resist this amazing turntable by SUCK UK, which is a collapsible cat turntable for your cat to scratch on– everything is made of cardboard, from the deck-shaped cat scratching mat to the spinnable deck and posable tone arm. Its a clever interpretation of the circular scratch mat that comes with most cat toys, and even the "stickers" on the deck are geared for kitties.
We are buying this immediately.
Never let it be said SUCK UK don't dabble in science. In the name of completely misunderstanding Schrödinger's work we introduce our newest cat/box combination, the scratch mat!
Cats scratch furniture to mark their territory, exercise their muscles and for sheer pleasure. All similar reasons youths mix music, and if we are to cross over both those cultures we'd rather get cats mixing music than teenage boys bringing bedraggled birds back to your doorstep.
The decks come flat packed and fold together into a simple structure with poseable tone arm and a top which spins as your cat paws at it – meaning you can sit and giggle in a 'LOOK THE CAT IS DOING HUMAN THINGS' way rather than watch in horror as she shreds your favourite couch into tiny pieces.
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Victorian Silver Plated Basting SpoonMade in Birmingham, by John Yates & Sons, c1870. A Good Silver Plated Basting Spoon. Made in Birmingham, c1870, by John Yates & Sons. An Old English Pattern Basting Spoon Crested to the terminal. Condition: The Marks: All Well Struck. (Plated marks) The Spoon: Good Condition . No splits, dents or repairs. Length: Twelve and a quarter inches 31.2cm Weight: 6.067ounces 172grams Postage: UK Mainland £3.50 insured. International £9 We will combine postage for multiple purchases. Our preferred method of payment is by paypal but we are happy to accept cheques made payable to "Ingrams", Postal orders and credit card by calling our office is open 9.30am - 4.30 pm Mon - Fri Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information on Thanks for looking!


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Dottie L. Delp (nee Nichols), 73, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, following a brief illness. She was born October 13, 1939 in Dingy, West Virginia and was an Elyria resident for most of her life.
Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Gene; sons, Donald, David, and Douglas Selby; and sisters, Deloroes N. Smith and Emogene Mollohan.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Holmes and Victor Nichols.
All services will be private.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elyria, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Elyria, 440-322-4626.


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The 2012 APS Clinical Psychology Conference was held from 29 June to 1 July at the Sheraton on the Park in Sydney and it was extremely pleasing to have 560 delegates in attendance. The Conference delivered an outstanding program and brought together prominent practitioners and researchers under the banner of 'Clinical psychology: Developments in applied psychology'.
The program offered thirty-four workshops (comprising eight master classes and twenty-six workshops) that explored new and challenging themes relevant to those who teach, work or study in the field of clinical psychology. An inspiring group of highly experienced and well respected presenters delivered engaging presentations complementing those of the two distinguished keynote speakers, Professor Mark Creamer FAPS and Adjunct Associate Professor Amanda Gordon Hon FAPS. Mark discussed recent developments in the understanding of the nature, prevalence and treatment of psychological reactions to trauma, as well as the implications for recovery planning. Amanda highlighted the crucial need to promote the field of psychology within the rapidly evolving landscape of primary health reform, Medicare Locals, and changes to the Better Access and other program-based mental health initiatives.
The master classes and workshops covered a diverse range of highly relevant topics including CBT, family-based therapy for eating disorders, changing treatment to prevent relapse from alcohol addiction, relationship issues and identification of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Along with this stimulating scientific program, social and networking functions at the Conference offered the opportunity to mingle with other delegates in a friendly and relaxed environment and expand collegiate networks. The Conference dinner was held at the Wharf Restaurant accompanied by spectacular views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Conference Organising Committee worked diligently and were assisted by a large number of student volunteers over the three days of the Conference, which was very much appreciated. The next APS Clinical Psychology Conference will be held in Melbourne in 2014.
The APS media campaign for the Conference aimed to highlight the diverse expertise of APS clinical psychologists. Stories featuring Conference presenters appeared in publications and broadcasts with a total audience of over 11 million people. A mix of mainstream, medical and niche publications ran or will run Conference stories, including in-depth feature articles. Media coverage commenced a week ahead of the Conference and is continuing with articles and interviews scheduled to appear in late July, August and September.
See APS in the News online to read some of the highlighted articles – www.psychology.org.au/news/in_the_news/


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Tulowitzki reclaiming leadership role
Tulowitzki reclaiming leadership role
Since an 0-for-19 slump led to a two-game benching, Tulowitzki has had a hit in five of his past six games (7-for-21, .333).
The Rockies are not only happy with Tulowitzki's improving hitting, but the way he handled himself when he wasn't hitting.
One of the club's disappointments last season was how Tulowitzki, a clubhouse force on the 2007 National League champions even though he was a rookie, receded into a shell when he languished below .200 until the All-Star break.
Two injuries -- a quadriceps tendon tear and a lacerated right hand -- reduced the number of days he was present. But when he was there, he wasn't nearly as vocal. It was as if he felt his poor numbers robbed him of the right to lead. The Rockies pushed him not to let his intangibles be tied to the statistics.
"He's staying involved. ... He's looking for opportunities to make a difference, whether with the glove, on the bases or in the dugout," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said.
Tulowitzki drew a walk during Monday night's seventh inning to help set up Chris Iannetta's grand slam in the Rockies' 9-6 victory over the Padres, who have lost six straight. His action played a big part in the rally, but being a leader means looking at the bigger picture of the offense.
Tulowitzki is hitting .213 but he is on the upswing. He knows he is more effective when Iannetta, hitting .196, also is producing.
"We need more players than just Todd [Helton] or [Brad] Hawpe to come through," Tulwotizki said. "It seems like me, Garrett [Atkins] and Iannetta haven't been doing the job. If we can get going, it will definitely help us."
Tulowtizki said he is approaching his potential offensively but hasn't arrived. Big swings at pitches outside the zone have been a problem, although not as much Monday. But he brings other aspects of the game daily.
"I feel good out there on defense," Tulowitzki said. "I think I've done a lot better job of holding my composure and not letting it get to me.
"But at the same time, I care a lot. I want to be better than people want me to do."
Pitching matchup
COL: RHP Aaron Cook (1-1, 7.11 ERA)
The Rockies' ace performed like it in his last start, a home victory over the Padres. He carries a 12-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 21 career games, including 19 starts, against the Padres. He gave up home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and Henry Blanco in the last of his seven innings. Otherwise, he pitched scoreless ball. The Padres picked that game to rest vets David Eckstein and Scott Hairston, however, so it stands to reason the lineup facing Cook could be stronger. That might not be a bad idea, since Cook is 5-1 with a 1.69 ERA in seven appearances at PETCO. SD: RHP Josh Geer (0-0, 5.29 ERA)
Geer got a no-decision in his last start on April 30 against the Dodgers, allowing four runs on seven hits in six innings, including a two-run home run to Orlando Hudson and a solo home run to Manny Ramirez. Mostly, though, the righty worked efficiently and got nine ground-ball outs, pitching to contact which, when he's going well, is what he does. Manager Bud Black noted that Geer maintained his poise and "battled" even after Hudson and Ramirez hit home runs. Geer needed 93 pitches to get through six innings, not nearly as efficient as he was in his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Portland when he used 86 pitches to get through seven innings. Tidbits
Rockies nominees Helton and Jason Marquis lost out to the Marlins' Jorge Cantu for the National League Player of the Week Award for the period ending May 3. ... Monday's 9-6 victory over the Padres was their first victory in the opening game of a road series. ... Helton has had multiple hits in five of his past six contests. Tickets
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Wednesday: Rockies (Ubaldo Jimenez, 1-4, 6.58) vs. Giants (Randy Johnson, 2-2, 4.50), 6:40 p.m. MT
Thursday: Rockies (Jason Marquis, 4-1, 3.31) vs. Giants (Matt Cain, 2-1, 3.09), 1:10 p.m. MT
Friday: Rockies (Jason Hammel, 0-0, 3.45) vs. Marlins (Ricky Nolasco, 1-3, 7.03), 7:10 p.m. MT
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Merrill Neil Werblun passed away in Henderson NV on October 26, 2013 at the age of 78.
Merrill is survived by his wife Jackie of 35 years and is lovingly remembered by his children, Jeffery Werblun, Michael Werblun, Lisa Hensley, Stacy Meisenhelter, and Mark Payne, as well as 14 wonderful grandchildren, one sister Roberta Mintz, and many friends.
Merrill was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 27, 1935 He was a 1957 graduate of Tufts University and a 1961 graduate of the medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. . Dr. Werblun was in private practice in Woodland, CA and in Ridgecrest, CA until 1975. He was a life member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Werblun held numerous faculty positions with the UCLA School of Medicine, the University of Washington, the University of California Irvine, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and the University of Hawaii. He held a number of academic and hospital positions, was recognized for numerous academic achievements, and authored many peer-reviewed journal articles. He achieved national recognition as an expert in addressing medical staff issues, and was often asked to present on credentialing and privileging trends and strategies. In addition to consulting, Dr. Werblun has been a physician surveyor with HFAP since March of 2005.
In Merrill's spare time, he loved to use his photography skills. He took pictures of nature and beauty as he viewed it, adding his own special touches and creativity. Merrill also loved to take individual pictures of family and build them into a group representation. He loved to envision family together, all smiling and happy.
Family and friends will be having a Celebration of Life Memorial for Merrill at a future date, honoring and celebrating the life of their beloved husband, dad, and friend.


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With the holidays quickly approaching, many of us are scrambling to put together some festive and stylish outfits. This season is all about adding a bling to your outfit, and Project DIY designer, Michelle Levy, knows all about the sparkle of the holidays. For the holiday Project DIY collection centered around the theme of Baroque n' Roll, Michelle created some truly dazzling DIYs for you to make at home. If you already have the latest Project DIY collection at home and need another craft project to sate your DIY appetite, then read on and see how Michelle made this easy no-sew holiday headband (a previous contender for the latest collection)! Although if you DO have the Baroque n' Roll collection, sewing is a skill you've probably picked up while making the Gem and Lace Turban.
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Beaded trim can play double duty as both a trim and an applique! Just cut out each shape individually, making sure not to cut any of the threads holding the beads in place. Here Michelle is cutting out each leaf shape using the mesh backing as a guide.
Once the appliques are cut out, place them whichever pattern you like. Play around with different combinations and layouts. When you've settled on a layout, glue it down!
Carefully cut out the piece you've made.
You can leave some felt around the edges for a more crafty look.
But we decided to cut precisely around the piece.
The next step is to measure around your head with the elastic. If you're making this headband as a gift, the standard size is 22″.
Glue the applique to the elastic band. You can place the applique directly on top of the seam to hide it.
This project is so easy, takes less than ten minutes to make, and looks like a million bucks! Pair one of these dazzling headbands with a little black dress, and you're ready for any holiday party!


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KIEV, Ukraine - In a somber show of US support for Ukraine's new leadership, US Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets Tuesday where nearly 100 anti-government protesters were gunned down by police last month, and promised beseeching crowds that American aid is on the way.
The Obama administration announced a $1 billion energy subsidy package in Washington as Kerry was arriving in Kiev. (AP)


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If Benchmarking is the Cure, the International Student BarometerTM may be the medication
To look at many rankings systems is to gain a snapshot image of a comparative set of standardised factors and to compare them in similar terms to other institutions. By looking through rankings tables, we can gain some kind of understanding as to reputation, financial strength and prestige of certain institutions, but they seldom provide information over the motives, goals and challenges faced by individual Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). They often do not reflect year on year improvements, which can be crucial in highlighting a particular institution's strengths. Furthermore, such ranking systems do not allow an institution to look at its results confidentially, or provide time and advice on how changes can be made to improve.
While it is agreed that there can be value to the traditional ranking systems, there remain areas for exploration in analysing the performance of an institution. i-graduate believes that this gap in analysis can be filled by listening to the voices of students - those experiencing the HEI's efforts directly. Through surveying students in depth, we aim to look more at how an institution reaches its goals, rather than simply focusing on the ranking for achieving them, or for maintaining already high standards.
With over 1 million respondents to our survey, we believe that the sheer depth of numbers and statistical relevance of the International Student BarometerTM gives a true insight into Higher Education Institutions and the effectiveness of their facilities, methods and staff. It also reflects the ease of use and practicality of the survey, which institutions can take into consideration for their own purposes, whether for self-improvement, comparative, or marketing purposes.


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HILLSBORO, Ore., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- An Oregon judge issued a bench warrant for a burglary suspect known as the "Moss Man" when he failed to show up for his trial.
The Washington County judge issued a bench warrant Tuesday for Gregory Liascos, 37, who is suspected of breaking into the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals in Hillsboro in October 2010, KGW-TV, Portland, Ore., reported Wednesday.
Liascos, who was wearing a camouflage "ghillie" suit when he was found near the museum by a police dog, said at the time he was wearing the getup, which resembles moss and heavy foliage, as part of a Halloween costume he donned for his kids. He said police misinterpreted his costume when they found him near the museum shortly after the break-in.


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Like a lot of people I was a little concerned when I seen they were shipped from Hong Kong as its well known that there are a lot of fakes around that area, but after a lot of research I was happy they were genuine company and decided to go for it.
I ordered my rb2132 wayfarers 15 July. I received all the details and tracking information the next day saying glasses were dispatched. 3 days later they arrived and having owned wayfarers for many years I checked them fully against another genuine pair and everything was good, these are defiantly 100% genuine.
After trying them on I decided I would rather have the larger size, so I emailed the company and asked for an exchange for the largest size, I had a reply next day with all the info I needed to send my glasses back (to a uk address) 2 days later I had a mail saying my new order had been placed and once again I received full details of the shipment and 3 days later my new glasses arrived.
It was a pleasure dealing with this company, everything was easy and smooth. The only thing I would say is that only having email and no contact number was a little worrying at first and the auto response emails a little annoying and do not fill you with confidence, But in my experience everything went smooth and no real issues.
My glasses were exchanged fast with no problems and I am very happy with the service, but I see a few people had a few problems with returns .. all I can say is in my experience it all went well and I would happily buy from them again


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The butterfly from this cocoon has emerged. I haven't noticed the cocoon on the tree branch until spring, otherwise I would\ve tried to photograph the transformation process. Maybe next year if I get lucky.
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Mayor for a Day essay contest to showcase creative ideas
What would you do if you were the mayor of your city for a day?
Minnesota elementary school students ages 7-12 are invited to answer that question as part of an essay contest sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities.
The contest is being held to commemorate the League's centennial year, and four prizes of $100 each will be awarded in two age categories (two winners in each category).
Winners will be selected based on creativity, originality and legibility. Winning Mayor for a Day entries will be published in a future edition of Minnesota Cities magazine.
Completed essays must be postmarked by no later than November 1.
For more information and an entry form, visit www.lmc.org/mayorforaday.


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"Let Me Go" marks the second single from Christian Kane and his album The House Rules. The Leverage star performed the song for us and the Kaniacs went crazy for the upcoming single. And now you don't have to wait any more!
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NEW YORK—A very small car made a very big splash here at 114th consecutive running of the New York auto show.
Alfa Romeo may have left the North American market 20 years ago with its tail between its legs, but the new 4C sport coupe, which has been on sale in Europe for a few months now, certainly has the looks to bring enthusiasts to their knees — and likely back into the fold.
Brought to us by Fiat Chrysler, this diminutive slice of Italian exotica is all about lightness and agility.
The fully carbon-fibre tub houses a mid-mounted, turbocharged, and direct-injected 1742-cc four-cylinder engine that makes 237 horsepower. Peak torque of 258 lb.-ft. arrives at 2,200 r.p.m.
The 4C has no muffler, no power-steering assist and no manual transmission — only a six-speed twin-clutch auto with paddle shifters. Hey, Ferraris don't have sticks any more, either, and this Alfa has more than a hint of Ferrari DNA in its bones.
It will be available in the States this summer, at a starting price of $54,000 US. We'll get it in Canada, too, but no one is yet saying when or how much.
Other debuts
Mazda celebrated the MX-5 Miata's 25th birthday with an array of models, past and present.
Marking the swan song of this third-generation sports car is a limited-edition 25th Anniversary Model, which features Soul Red Mica paint, special interior trim, performance Bridgestone tires on black alloys, and balanced and lighted engine bits for a freer revving experience.
Only 100 of these are coming to Canada, and they'll be priced around $40,000.
Mazda also teased us with the next-generation MX-5 Miata — well, parts of it anyway.
The bare chassis on display adopts SkyActive technology (reduced weight and efficient gasoline engines). The four-cylinder engine is located closer to the centre of the vehicle and has a lower centre of gravity.
Insiders say this will be the smallest Miata ever. With an expected mass reduction of more than 100 kg, it could be the most entertaining as well. Expect to see it in 2016.
If you prefer your elemental roadsters with an Italian accent, Alfa Romeo will be building its own version on this chassis.
Toyota debuted its new Camry sedan — a mid-size vehicle that has been the best-selling car in the U.S. for the past 12 years.
With only the roof panel carried over, the 2015 model sports a sleeker look, riffing on some of the styling cues seen on the revamped Corolla, including the big gaping grill. Still, the new Camry is one of the more conservative lookers in the segment.
The interior is markedly improved, showing richer materials and fewer obtuse angles. We can also expect a quieter cabin, thanks to better door sealing and added insulation.
Toyota tells us this is the best-handling Camry to date, with a retuned suspension and electric power steering. The top-trim XSE model, with 18-inch alloys, unique dampers, bushings and higher-rated springs, offers an even zippier experience.
No changes to the drivetrains, however: the four-cylinder, six-cylinder and hybrid engines carry forward.
Hyundai revealed its all-new Sonata sedan, a car clearly targeting the Camry's enviable lock on this segment.
The previous Sonata was a bit past its best-before date, so the seventh-generation 2015 model has a lot riding on its somewhat broader shoulders.
Not as distinctively designed as the outgoing model, it opts for a more upscale, mature look. Likewise, the interior appears simpler and smarter. Materials are better and there's more passenger room.
The previous Sonata's key flaw was its lack of cabin isolation and unrefined ride. With the new model, Hyundai touts an all-new chassis with significantly improved ride, handling and NVH (noise, vibration and harshness). There is a raft of driver-assistance technologies available, as well.
The 2.5-L four and 2.0-L turbocharged four have been massaged to provide a fatter torque curve, all in the name of mid-range urge and drivability.
Horsepower figures are actually down marginally, but that's something you won't see in the marketing push. Look for it late this summer.
Although the Toyota and Hyundai family sedans are conservatively drawn, the style guns are blazing for Nissan's 2015 Murano mid-size crossover.
Not only does the Murano cut a bold profile, it also cuts through the air, with a class-leading 0.31 drag coefficient, thanks to front and rear spoilers, lower grill shutters, suspension fairings and rear-tire air deflectors.
The light-tan leather interior of the display model looked gorgeous. Cargo capacity is up and fuel consumption is down — by 20 per cent according to Nissan, helped in no small part by its 59 kg diet.
With up to four onboard cameras and three radar systems, this crossover joins the fray of well-intentioned vehicles late this year.
Automakers have been trying to make a sexy minivan forever. Looks like Kia may have come closest with this 2015 Sedona.
Oops, I said the M-word. Kia is calling this front-drive, three-row hauler with sliding side doors an MPV (multi-purpose vehicle). Call it what you want, the minivan is still the smartest way to move families and their stuff around, and this all-new Kia will offer another solid (dare I say, stylish?) choice when it goes on sale this fall.
The Korean automaker's design flair is evident both inside and out. Lift-over height is low and both the second and third rows fold flat into the floor.
Motivation comes from the same 276-hp 3.3-L V6 found in the Hyundai Santa Fe XL. This minivan is built on a completely new structure that is stronger and lighter than that of the outgoing model.
For parents who wish to keep a tab on their teenagers, Kia will offer geo-fencing, speed alert, curfew alert and driving score. Big Mother is watching. Not that your teen will want to go joy riding in a minivan … er, MPV.
Other notable reveals here included the new Acura TSX, Subaru Outback, Dodge Challenger and compact Jeep Renegade.
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People-inspired tech brand Belkin announced yesterday the availability of a breakthrough new iPad keyboard case—the Ultimate Keyboard Case. Using a revolutionary aluminum alloy and magnet construction, Belkin's Ultimate Keyboard Case is now the slimmest and lightest keyboard folio of its kind on the market, with a keyboard that is just 6.4mm thin and weighing 17 ounces.
"We believe the Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case will reinvent the iPad user experience," says Jamie Elgie, senior director of product management at Belkin. "It gives the iPad all of the functionality of a laptop, while maintaining the sleek appeal of a tablet."
Unveiled at the 2013 International CES in January, the Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case marries upgraded features such as a durable aluminum alloy base with a precise iPad keyboard, all in a compact package. The Ultimate Keyboard Case conveniently folds flat to hide the keyboard when watching movies or reading. When not in use, the keyboard automatically shuts off, to offer instant access to the iPad's onscreen keyboard and help save battery life.
Featuring Belkin's award-winning TruType keys, the Ultimate Keyboard Case provides a smooth, laptop-like typing experience to minimize errors and maintain typing speed. It also offers a fully protective back cover to keep your iPad safe from scratches, scuffs and everyday wear and tear when the keyboard is attached.
The Ultimate Keyboard Case is available in two color options—black ($99.99) and white ($129.99). Belkin's Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad is available for pre-order sale online at Belkin.com/us/Ultimate-Keyboard-Case-for-iPad and will be available at select retailers in May.
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While the original Rolex Explorer had a bulletproof back story — the summiting of Everest — by the 1970s, it remained a small, quaint watch, belonging to an earlier era and devoid of complications or even crown guards. So Rolex created its bigger, badder descendant. The Explorer II was housed in a burlier 39mm case and featured the same protective crown guards as the Submariner. It also sported a fixed, engraved 24-hour marked bezel and an extra hand on the dial. That oversized blaze orange hand gave the reference 1655 its Italian nickname, Freccione, or "big arrow".
Powered by the same calibre 1575 movement as the GMT-Master, the extra hand traveled the dial once in 24 hours, pointing to its corresponding time on the outer bezel. Unlike the GMT-Master, whose bezel rotated and thus could display time in a second time zone, the Explorer II was meant only to tell its owner whether it was 2:00 a.m. or 14:00 p.m. In the dark underworld of a cave or in the perpetual blackness of the polar winter, time of day can be confused and a reassuring glance at the wrist can be reorienting.
Singular in purpose and entirely uncompromising, the Explorer II was a pure tool.
In the mid-'80s the Explorer II got a refresh. Its dial added the more familiar circular hour markers and Mercedes handset; the 24-hour hand was reduced in size and painted red instead of orange; a white dial version was introduced. Though it remained the most purely utilitarian watch in the Rolex lineup, some of the magic of the original was lost and the watch languished in display cases, bought only by those who appreciated its minimalist magic, as well as the odd speleologist.
A couple of years ago, ahead of the BaselWorld watch fair a teaser image made its way around the Internet, showing a distinctive orange hand against a white dial. The modernized Rolex Explorer II they subsequently released (amid great excitement) was a huge hit within the watch community. Rolex endowed the watch with a larger 42mm case, solid-link bracelet with an excellent Oysterlock clasp, and blue Chromalight luminescent dial markers for dark polar nights. Most importantly, the new Explorer II returned to the orange hand, driven by calibre 3187, which allows for independent setting of the 24-hour hand for second time zone tracking. There's also a Parachrom hairspring that provides more resistant to magnetism (like, say, the North Pole). The watch was met with almost universal approval, and though we think it's probably still not outselling the ubiquitous DateJusts and Subs, it's evidence that Rolex hasn't forgotten its tool watch roots. Thank god — and Hans Wilsdorf — for that. We got our hands on a new Explorer II and an ancestor, a rare, straight-handed reference 1655 from 1972. As the photos show, while much has changed, the watch's adventurous spirit remains.


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s a sweeping new federal law governing pesticide usage goes into effect in coming years, some farmers, particularly those who produce so-called minor crops, may no longer be able to use pesticides on which they've come to rely.
While it remains unclear exactly how the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, often known as FQPA, will affect American agriculture, it appears the legislation will restrict or eliminate the use of some pesticides, says Dr. Turner Sutton, a professor in the department of plant pathology. Sutton is one of a number of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members who have been working to try to ensure that FQPA does not impose undue hardship on farmers.
The Food Quality Protection Act tells the federal Environmental Protection Agency how it is to go about regulating the use of pesticides by farmers, in particular how the EPA is to determine how much pesticide residue will be allowed on agricultural products. The new legislation resolves a potentially vexing problem for farmers, what had come to be known as the Delaney paradox.
The Delaney paradox stems from a section of the law that the FQPA replaces; that section is known as the Delaney clause. The old law specified how much pesticide residue was allowed on raw agricultural commodities. It also said that if any residue of a pesticide that had been shown to be a carcinogen became concentrated when a commodity was processed, use of the pesticide was banned on the crop from which the processed food was made. The Delaney clause required that a pesticide be banned even if residues were so small that any risk from consuming the processed food was considered negligible. The clause had the effect of prohibiting the use of pesticides on some crops even though there was no clear danger from the use.
The FQPA resolves the Delaney paradox by requiring the same health-based safety standards for pesticide residues on all foods, whether processed or raw. The new law also directs the EPA to review pesticide residue standards for all pesticides and describes the criteria the agency is to use in setting new standards. These are the provisions of the new law that are making farmers nervous.
ccording to the new law, the EPA is to set maximum allowable pesticide residue levels, or tolerances, by determining the level at which there is "a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure" to the residue. In determining how much residue is safe, the EPA is to consider exposure to pesticide residues both in food and in drinking water. The EPA is also to take into consideration the special sensitivity of children to pesticides. Children eat proportionally more fruits and vegetables, Sutton explains, and may as a result consume proportionally more pesticide residue.
In order to ensure that a residue is safe for children and account for the uncertainty of data relative to children, the EPA may increase what otherwise might be considered a safe residue tolerance by a factor of 10. In other words, the initial tolerance, or amount of pesticide residue allowed on a particular commodity, may have been set at 2 parts per million. To ensure this standard is safe for children, the EPA may decrease the tolerance to .2 parts per million.
The FQPA also includes provisions for endocrine disruption testing and gives the EPA authority to require that pesticide manufacturers provide data on their products, including data on potential endocrine effects.
Various chemicals are thought to disrupt the endocrine systems of humans and animals. The endocrine system is made up of various glands that synthesize and secrete hormones, which regulate a wide range of biological processes. Some scientists have proposed that various chemicals in the environment may be disrupting the endocrine activity of humans and animals. The FQPA requires the EPA to develop an Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program designed to detect and characterize the endocrine activity of pesticides and other chemicals.
The new law requires the EPA by 2006 to re-evaluate pesticide residue tolerances for all pesticides. It is unclear what these re-evaluations will mean to farmers. Sutton points out, for example, that the FQPA requires the EPA when developing new tolerances to consider aggregate exposure of all pesticides with a common method of toxicity. This part of the new law seems particularly uncertain and is most likely to affect minor crops, Sutton adds.
In the past, he explains, the risk posed by an individual pesticide alone was considered when determining the residue tolerance for that pesticide on a particular commodity. If 10 pesticides were registered for use on apples, the risk of each was considered individually in determining individual residue tolerances. Now, the risk that all 10 pose collectively will be considered in determining tolerances for each.
Sutton said it is still unclear how tolerances for individual pesticides will be determined if, as seems likely, the collective risk of all the pesticides registered for use on a particular crop is determined to be too high. In such a situation, the process of determining tolerances for individual pesticides may be political and involve horse trading among the companies that produce the various pesticides.
Chemical companies will probably try to protect their biggest markets, perhaps giving up registrations for pesticide uses where sales are relatively low. Pesticide sales tend to be lower for use on minor crops (such as apples in North Carolina), so growers of minor crops may lose access to some pesticides.
s it assesses the risks of various pesticides and determines residue tolerances, the EPA is to consider the actual exposure to residues on various foods and the percent of a crop treated with a particular pesticide. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members are helping to educate EPA policy makers in this area by developing crop profiles that describe how pesticides are used in North Carolina.
Sutton says the effort to develop crop profiles began two years ago, when North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Graham asked Dean Jim Oblinger of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for help in responding to EPA requests for information about pesticide use in North Carolina and in identifying the commodities most likely to be impacted by the FQPA. Dean Oblinger asked Sutton and Dr. Sterling Southern, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service leader in the department of entomology, to serve as co-chairs of a committee formed to develop crop profiles.
Based on grower surveys, the crop profiles describe actual pesticide usage in North Carolina. Sutton says data on actual usage is important because of the aggregate exposure assessment that will be used in determining new residue tolerances. Without actual usage data, the EPA must assume in developing new residue tolerances that the maximum allowable amount of all pesticides registered for use on a particular crop is, in fact, used. Sutton said actual use is usually considerably lower than potential use.
Faculty members in the departments of plant pathology, entomology, forestry, horticultural science and crop science were asked to chair committees charged with developing profiles for the pesticide use in North Carolina. In all, 30 profiles have or are being developed. They cover crops from apples to watermelons and include pesticide use for public health and to control residential and structural pests. Twenty-six faculty members served as chairs of profile committees.
The profiles are available on the World Wide Web at http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/ncpiap/cropprof.htm. Stephen J. Toth, entomology Extension specialist, and Dr. Ron Stinner, professor in the department of entomology, were instrumental in developing a College crop profile Web site as well as a similar national profile Web site for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In addition, Dr. Mike Linker, the College's Integrated Pest Management coordinator, has served as a North Carolina representative on a national Tolerance Reassessment Action Committee, which addressed policy issues related to the FQPA. And a number of other faculty members have served on commodity-based committees charged with looking at how farmers may deal with the loss of pesticides until new pesticides become available. Faculty members have also been invited to give seminars to EPA personnel on North Carolina pesticide uses and needs.
While the potential loss of pesticides on which farmers now depend is the dark side of the FQPA picture, there may be a bright side. The expected loss of some pesticides appears to have spurred chemical companies to develop new pesticides, Sutton says.
"I see more activity now [aimed at developing new pesticides] than at any time in my career," Sutton says.
The development of new products will present yet another challenge to the College, Sutton believes. He explains that many of the new products being developed are less forgiving than the pesticides they will replace. They must be applied, for example, with more precise timing. If not applied during what can be a small window of opportunity, many of these new products will do little good.
"There will be a challenge to Extension particularly to educate growers how to use these new materials," Sutton says.
He adds that at the same time growers are learning how to use new products and dealing with new residue tolerances for old products, the public will continue to expect fresh, blemish-free produce and other agricultural products all year long.
"It's going to be an interesting time," Sutton says. "There will be some real challenges for us."


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A different way to present the feeder:
I still need to figure out the settings on the camera so that I don't have to convert the video to something I can post easily using the Podpress plugin for WordPress.
Anyone with experience of these things?
A different way to present the feeder:
I still need to figure out the settings on the camera so that I don't have to convert the video to something I can post easily using the Podpress plugin for WordPress.
Anyone with experience of these things?
Sounds like one of Carl Orff's compositions for children (my mom was a music prof with a specialty in pedagogy until she retired recently).
I can't claim any such experience, Father, but the photography from the camera, with the delightful "background music", I do enjoy!
And only yesterday, a little song-sparrow sat on the telephone wire outside my open window, and sang his little song "Pretty pretty pretty yuk yuk jugggg" for me, and when I said in reply, "Pretty pretty pretty" he answered me with another "Pretty pretty pretty!" as if he wanted to get a bit of a "versicle and responsory" going! :)
How adorable! I just had an escort of jenny-wrens to and from the mailbox!
I haven't seen a single bird at my feeders in three days.
I like the video of the birds.
There was a monkey running around in the small yards of the town houses where I live this afternoon. It seems it was someone's pet that had escaped and was hungry.
My husband called out to me to close the upstairs windows in case it tried to get in, and when I got to the windows I saw it in the mango tree of our next door but one neighbor. It seems that there was a birds nest in the tree and it wanted to get at either eggs or young birds. The parents (Kiskadees), along with one or two other birds were really aggressive with the monkey, diving at it repeatedly and chasing it out of the tree, first onto the roof of the neighbor's patio and then, when it returned to the tree, out the other side, onto the wall between our yards and the parish church grounds.
After some time, we saw it up a small tree in the school grounds across the road from our houses. Some young men tried to catch it, but, at first, only succeeded in frightening it, as it ran around the school grounds chattering shrilly.
Another neighbor told my husband that it had gone into her kitchen and ate food she had on the stove! Finally the young men caught it and brought it back to the owner, who was known to them. He, apparently, told he did not want it back (presumably, too much trouble!), so they decided to keep it.
Unusual excitement for our small community. I think it may have been a capuchin monkey.
Joan: I think it may have been a capuchin monkey
Those zany Franciscans.
But they are cute when they're small.
AnAmericanMother, yes yes yes! They are absolutely adorable when they look you in the eye and sing back to you… and an escort of Jenny Wrens to the mailbox and back is not only a badge of favour, but also certification that you are an okay person. Otherwise, you'd have been dive-bombed for sure! My late, great Dad in his 89th year on this earth once ordered a little wren away from her nest over our front door, and was "decorated" repeatedly for his impudence. May he rest among the saints, I nevertheless told him he deserved it. Wrens rule! But they do believe in property rights, don't they?
Yep, they believe in property rights . . . it's all THEIR property! A pair built a nest in the grapevine wreath on our front door . . . so we just used the kitchen door.
Our wrens are absolutely fearless. They're not even worried about the dogs (they will sit on a branch or fence just out of reach and scold-scold-scold!) But the master of dignified indifference is our red-tail hawk. He sat in the low fork of a cherry tree one afternoon and ate a chipmunk while pointedly ignoring all of us just about ten feet away on the driveway. He didn't even care when we took his picture.
I haven't tried talking back to a wren or a sparrow, mostly I chirrup at the mockingbirds and caw at the crows. They always answer, you can have a long conversation with a crow once you get the accent right :-D
Great story about your Dad . . . may the green fields of heaven be his.
I could talk about birds all day long with AnAmericanMother! I do think that the birds have much to tell us about heaven: Long live birds! Graceful, beautiful, melodious, clever and exquisite creatures of God!
Father Z-I saw a Capuchin monkey at a a county fair I went to last weekend.
Yes, they are cute when they're small.
'Those zany Franciscans'-Ha! That's funny!
The oriole video was cute, Father-and the music was pretty cool, too! "Carl Orf'? Interesting-I thought it was going to be some Chinese opera music! [ducks]
The robin is the one
That interrupts the morn
With hurried, few, express reports
When March is scarcely on.
The robin is the one
That overflows the noon
With her cherubic quantity,
An April but begun.
The robin is the one
That speechless from her nest
Submits that home and certainty
And sanctity are best.
-Emily Dickinson
Love the live action video! The little O's didn't seem too happy about sharing with Mr. Woodpecker. It was so fatherly of Mr. Oriole to come and watch over the young'uns at the feeder. I was able to view the top box but couldn't get the lower box to come on. Great effect to see the birds live accompanied by very appropriate music. That rack/feeder contraption is super! Thanks, Fr. Z.
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McDowell sees his Sawgrass lead melt in sunshine
Third-round leader Graeme McDowell was forced to reflect on what might have been last night after failing to win the Players Championship at Sawgrass.
The US Open champion was hopeful of finishing on top in golf's unofficial fifth major but a disappointing final round saw his dream fade away.
The Portrush man's collapse wasn't as painful or dramatic as his fellow countryman Rory McIlroy at the US Masters, but McDowell will still be cursing a missed opportunity.
McDowell and Luke Donald, wearing navy blue in memory of the late Seve Ballesteros, were both aiming to become the third European winner of golf's richest event - over £1million to the champion - in four years after Sergio Garcia in 2008 and Henrik Stenson 12 months later.
However, three costly mistakes gave fresh encouragement to his closest rivals as McDowell struggled to handle the heat.
After the bonus of a 50-foot birdie putt on the difficult fifth hole, he carved his next shot into the trees. Then, after bogeying that hole, he hooked his drive down the seventh into the lake and dropped another shot.
Worse was to come. Going for the green in two on the long ninth he hooked again into a small bush and, seeing no better option than to have a thrash at the ball, moved it only a few feet.
The next shot found rough and although he got up and down it meant a bogey six and an outward 38 that left him three behind.
The day started with the completion of the third round and when McDowell birdied the 16th and 17th after two superb shots he was six under for the round and three clear.
But he had a bad break on the last when his approach kicked off the side of a mound across the green and into the lake for a double bogey six.
His final round featured dropped shots at the sixth, seventh, ninth,14th and 15th.
Eight under for the tournament but four over for his last round through 15 holes, McDowell found himself trailing leader, American David Toms by five shots.
Toms left fans wondering how the 2001 US PGA winner had gone over five years without a victory and had fallen to 75th in the world.
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Jack Kamen, was born in 1913 above his father's harness shop in a Yiddish-speaking section of Brooklyn.
In Harnessmaker's Son, Jack weaves his secret for health, happiness, and longevity into dozens of humorous, heartwarming, true stories of life in the early 1900s.
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An Important Man was told as two stories, months apart.
The first story was about a telephone, and the second was about the President.
Rick noticed that his father, Jack, used the word "important" differently in the stories.
When Rick questioned him about the different usages, Jack became uncomfortable.
Rick didn't ask Jack to change the wording. He just joined the stories and repeated Jack's words at the end.
Jack's generation didn't say the word "love." They didn't need to.
Every Father's Day a different group of newspapers runs this story. You'll be seeing it again.
An Important Man
"Why do I need a phone?" he asked Mr. Miller, the foundation contractor. "I have plenty of work as it is."
"Every time a harness breaks I have to send a worker to get you," complained Mr. Miller. "He makes twenty cents an hour. It would be cheaper for me to pay for your telephone."
Mr. Miller's company dug a lot of foundations, and broke a lot of harness*. His two-horse teams strained as they pulled heavily loaded carts up steep dirt ramps. It was expensive when a harness broke because workers were idled. My father was the only harness maker Mr. Miller allowed to repair his harness.
When my father repaired a harness, it never broke in the same spot again. But more important, it remained soft and flexible so it wouldn't hurt the horses. How did he do it? No one knows. If you wanted the best harness or repair, you had to go to my father.
My father thought Mr. Miller was joking when he threatened to pay for our phone. But two weeks later, a New York Telephone truck arrived. Although my father allowed the workman to install the phone, he didn't let Mr. Miller pay for it.
At that time, we had the only phone in the neighborhood. Why? Because my father was an important man.
Most companies had replaced their horses with trucks by the late 1930s. My father kept the same customers, but switched from harness to canvas products. It was such a good business that I left my job as a pharmacist to work with him...for most of the year.
I spent the winters in Miami. Doctor's orders. Before antibiotics, the best treatment for my chronic sinus infection was a warm climate. I miss that old-time medicine.
During my first winter in Miami, I met J.L. Simon, a real estate developer. When a company planned to build a factory, J.L. knew workers would be looking for housing soon. So he bought land nearby and built hundreds of homes to sell or rent to them.
J.L. had a big Dodge and liked the way I drove. He asked me to drive him back north in March of 1936. As we approached Washington, J.L. said "Let's go to the White House."
So I got off the highway and drove towards the President's mansion. When we got close, J.L. said "Now drive around back." Then "O.K., park and follow me."
As we walked into the White House, he waved at the guards. They greeted him by name. I knew J.L. was involved in politics, but I had no idea he was friends with the President. We went to the Oval Office, but F.D.R. was out.
J.L. motioned to the desk and said "Why don't you sit in his chair?" So I did. I sat in the chair of the most powerful man on earth.
The most surprising thing about sitting in the President's chair was that I wasn't impressed. The sky didn't open, the earth didn't shake, and there was no thunder. This was just a chair and F.D.R. was just a man.
But my father, he was an important man.
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Berlin Will Take Your Breath Away
Looking for the a small town getaway? Well pack your bags and head to Berlin… not the capital of Germany but Berlin, Maryland, right here in the Good Ole' U.S. of A! Budget Travel says it was chosen in an online poll, with more than 28% of the votes, as "America's Coolest Small Town" and beat out 14 other towns. Berlin, MD is memorable for beach lovers, hikers, bird watchers & history fans, as well the movie site for "Tuck Everlasting" & "The Runaway Bride."


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Western Digital RE RAID Edition 4TB SATA Enterprise Drive - Full Review
Conclusion, Pricing, and Thoughts
- Outstanding sequential read and write speeds.
- File performance approaching 10,000 RPM VelociRaptor in some areas.
- 5-Year warranty with 24/7 support hotline.
- 1,200,000 hour MTBF (1,000,000 for WD Red Series).
- Not yet available in a 'GP' series (unknown if this will happen).
- Different tuning might effect some workloads negatively (compared to prior gen RE4).
Pricing and Availability:
Volume shipment to standard e-tailers has not yet happened. As with all RE series drives, the added burn-in and initial bulk order volume makes it take a while to trickle down to the smaller folk. Here are the announced MSRP's:
WD4000FYYZ 4 TB, SATA 6 Gb/s $459.00
WD3000FYYZ 3 TB, SATA 6 Gb/s $349.00
WD2000FYYZ 2 TB, SATA 6 Gb/s $229.00
WD4001FYYG 4 TB, SAS 6 Gb/s $479.00
WD3001FYYG 3 TB, SAS 6 Gb/s $369.00
WD2001FYYG 2 TB, SAS 6 Gb/s $249.00
WD1001FYYG 1 TB, SAS 6 Gb/s $139.00
These are clearly priced for the enterprise, as have all prior RE series units. My hope is that a more cost effective 'GP' variant will be launched. If that price sits somewhere between the Red and RE series, it might put these into the hands of some power users needing that extra 1TB per drive over the Reds (currently only available at a maximum of 3TB).
Standard Western Digital 5-year Warranty.
Final Thoughts:
After perhaps a longer than expected wait, Western Digital has released a 4TB hard disk in the form of its new RE series. RE drives have always carried a 'faster' track geometry than their consumer units, and this same case applies here. A heavier head pack resulted in slightly higher seek times, but our sample was able to keep random access performance in check and turn in some of the best file copy performance numbers we've seen from a spinning disk to date. Here's hoping we see the 4TB capacity point trickle down to the Red and Green lines soon!
It's RAID edition review without RAID benchmarks, right? Did I miss something or maybe you are not provided enough drives for RAID testing?
All of these drive tend to scale similarly when in a RAID, depending more on the RAID controller than the drive itself. WD had a very limited number of samples for the new RE.
To answer the first fellow's question. That is simply the name of the drive not what the review entails. RE is short for Raid Edition.
I have always wanted a SSD....Now i want 4 terabyte of hard drive space....
I am curious, do you think the 2TB and 3TB would perform the same as the 4TB version? Will the lower amount of platters and heads cost some performance to the lower capactiy drives?
What I also wonder about is the new line of specific SAS models. Aou can plug a SATA drive in a SAS controller without any problems, so why the specific SAS line?
You can plug a SAS device into a SATA controller but NOT a SATA device into a SAS controller.
You're backwards on that :). Most SAS RAID controllers can handle SATA.
In fact, it's exactly the other way around.
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No Reason to End: "Star Wars" and Perpetual Fiction
What's the value of Brian Wood writing an interstitial Star Wars tale (between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back), nearly 40 years on? Perhaps more than we can realize…
Previously, I wrote about narrative similarities between the current Batman and pro wrestling. In that analysis, I was dancing around an idea about perpetual fiction or a perpetual narrative. Pro wrestling does not have an offseason. 52 weeks a year there is wrestling and each week a wrestling storyline is moved forward. Whether the story progresses or regresses is debatable. Batman and most major comicbook superheroes are also in a state of perpetual storytelling. There is always something Batman--movies, TV shows, and especially comicbooks. Similarly, entertainment franchise properties like Star Trek and Star Wars are locked into this concept. They haven't ended since their initial births, save for a few gap years, perpetuated by the insatiable thirst of popculture to always have more.
I'm focused on Star Wars to examine this notion of never ending fiction for two reasons. Last week, it was confirmed that producer and director JJ Abrams would take the reins and develop a new Star Wars film. (This also brings in Star Trek and its perpetual stories if only connected to that same producer-director). While at the same time a new Star Wars comic from writer Brian Wood, added to the many Star Wars titles currently published, attempts to tell stories between the times of the original Star Wars film, now called A New Hope, and its sequel The Empire Strikes Back. They illuminate perpetual fiction, if only because of their high publicity, but also shows us that the stories we want, the stories that grip our imaginations and our wallets will never end, as long as there is paying demand.
To continue, I must admit one flaw with the concept of perpetual fiction. The word perpetual denotatively says something never ends and never changes. We can see that entertainment franchises like Batman, Star Wars and Star Trek do change, if only in themes and subtext. A good example of this is JJ Abrams' Star Trek. While creator Gene Roddenberry in the Original series and the Next Generation series pushed themes of social and political consciousness and moral consequences, Abrams' 2009 film dealt more with the relationships between fathers and sons.
The larger world, while still prevalent, is pushed to the background as the personal and familial relationships take center stage. At the same time, the cleverness of science fiction to commentate on present social and political dilemmas is diluted in favor of more robust action and adventure. While this conflict with the notion of perpetual is but a minor concern–this is not a scientific concept–it does reveal my own unease with Abrams taking the helm of both Star Trek and Star Wars. It's media consolidation to the point of imagination subversion when one voice shepherds two vastly different science fiction properties.
While Star Wars is not on the same level of Star Trek in terms of social and political commentary, the film, TV show, book, comicbook and video game franchise certainly has things to say about the nature of imperialism and fascism, religion and spirituality, if not the nature of the hero's journey and fantasy stories. Star Wars and Star Trek are two war flags, and fantasy and science fiction fans are often forced to pick between the two. Of course the Abrams development, and other dilutions of popculture battle lines, certainly eases the divide.
In terms of the comicbooks, Star Wars has been part of the medium since the initial film's release in 1977. Wood's new series, simply called Star Wars more than likely because it is a direct continuation of the first movie, continues a tradition of never ending stories. The past, present and future of the Star Wars world have been explored and detailed for over 30 years. It's seemingly this force of popculture that invented the prequel. Wood's series acts similarly, telling the story of the Rebel Alliance after the first destruction of the Death Star.
The quality of the book produced by Wood and artists Carlos D'Anda and Gabe Eltaeb aside, it is very good. It pushes forward that for franchises like Star Wars, the stories will never end, and not in the form of remakes or reworks, but in the forms of new original stories. Every gap in time between the major tent pole pieces–the films–and the time before and the time after are available for creators and storytellers to expand upon, not to mention side adventures and offshoots of main narratives. The story or universe is ever expanding without end.
The delight is for fans to forever be enjoying stories from the franchise they love. It also enables new generations born after the initial films to become engaged. It's a cycle already seen by two generations of fans.
The problem is that it also dominates a market that is slow to embrace other would be franchises, and as a consequence limits the number of new creations. Further the perpetual development of narratives tends to dilute whatever comes after. Themes of the original piece are hard to carry over or carry forward. So new themes must be incorporated and those new themes may or may not express the core of the property.
But that's something of speculation and the case can be made that the quality of a continued narrative is solely in the hands of the creators behind it. Wood and D'Anda's Star Wars has a premise that many new to the Star Wars comics world can find interesting. It's the characters that have become mythic, that have become archetypes in their own rights. It expands the back story that informs The Empire Strikes Back, a back story that has been hinted at but not explored at this level.
As we approach ideas like transmedia, also the ever expansion of various fictional media, and properties expand beyond their initial incarnations into things like digital comics, video games, Web videos, etc, we see perpetual fiction in new and unrestrained terms. But while many transmedia properties utilize development strategies franchises like Star Wars have embraced, there is a definitive ending–exceptions being TV shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Smallville, both of which have found continuation in comic form.
Much of the perpetual narratives rely on original creators conceding a certain amount of creative development to other creators and developers, and in certain cases corporations. This brings us back to Abrams, Wood and those like them in various positions of power.
The thirst of popculture to ruminate in what we love is perhaps the strongest motivator for perpetual fiction. As long as there is an audience and economics are sound so that those involved profit, there will always be a Star Wars or the like comic, book, TV show, movie or video game. And while pop culture is always progressing forward, that doesn't mean the nostalgia we feel for what we loved and still love won't be taken into consideration. Add to that the constant arrival of newer and newer generations, those who consume these narratives and those that want to create these narratives, then the never ending has no reason to end.


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If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you likely know that stress is a major trigger of OCD symptoms. In addition, as the anxiety caused by stress often causes people to use poor coping strategies like avoidance, stress can often get in the way of treatment for OCD. Because of this, it is vital to understand what stress is and how to cope with it.

What Is Stress?

Although we have all experienced stress at one time or another, it can be difficult to explain exactly what stress is. Stress can be viewed from three different perspectives: as an event, a reaction or a transaction.

Stress as an Event

Sometimes stress is thought of as an event, in which case the event is called a stressor. Examples of stressors include getting divorced, being laid off or being diagnosed with a serious illness. Daily hassles such as getting a parking ticket or forgetting to pick up milk on the way home can also be thought of as stressors.

In general, the more long-standing, uncontrollable, unpredictable and ambiguous you perceive a stressor to be, the more negative its impact will be on your well-being. People with OCD often report experiencing an increase in the number or severity of stressors just prior to their symptoms becoming worse.

Stress as a Reaction

Stress can also be thought of as how we react to an event. The classic stress response is the "fight or flight" reaction in which your body activates a number of physical and behavioral defense mechanisms to deal with an impending threat. This includes the release of specific hormones, activation of stress-sensitive brain regions, an increase in heart rate and blood pressure and a decrease in appetite and sexual activity. All of these changes are designed to keep us alive in the face of danger.

It makes sense that it is often these physical and psychological symptoms that we are detecting when we say that we feel stressed out. Although the fight or flight reaction is helpful in the short-term, it puts a strain on the systems of the body and can contribute to a variety of physical and mental illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and anxiety disorders, if it goes on for too long.

Stress as a Transaction

Another way we can think of stress is as a state that results from a transaction between you and your environment. In this model of stress, your environment is constantly making demands on you such as getting to work on time, paying monthly bills, resolving conflicts with friends or co-workers or parenting children. In turn, you are supposed to be able to bring a number of resources such as time, money, knowledge, skill and social support to help meet the demands placed on you by the environment.

According to this model, if you believe that you do not have the resources you need to deal with the demands placed on you, you feel stress. A nice feature of this model of stress is that it accounts for why different people react differently when faced with the same challenges. Not everybody sees the demands of the environment the same way, and likewise, not everyone sees their capacity to deal with stress in the same way. As such, you can end up having as many different reactions to potentially stressful conditions as you do people.

Good Coping Strategies Are Essential When You Have OCD

According to the transactional model of stress, the perception of our ability to cope with the demands of the environment is the key to whether we will experience stress or not. Again, if we feel we have the resources to meet the demands of the environment, we should not feel stress. As such, many types of therapy for OCD focus on developing coping strategies that help people feel like they have more control over events in their environment. The thinking is that the more control people have, the less stress they feel and the less severe their OCD symptoms become.

In general, most psychotherapies emphasize so-called problem-focused coping. Specifically, coping strategies that get to the root of the problem are often far more effective in reducing stress than those that seek to simply manage the emotional distress caused by a situation.

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Lazarus, R.S., & Folkman, S. "Stress, Appraisal and Coping" 1984: 173-177.


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Dave Johnson is back with another episode of Monumental FC. This week's episode features La Barra Brava-showing the supporters group's gameday activity as well as its match against D.C. United's U-23 Academy, which benefited United for D.C. Check out the video to get a look at the passion La Barra Brava has for the Black-and-Red, as well as all the action that takes place on gameday.
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