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The Colorado Rapids head into Saturday night's showdown with the Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field (11 pm ET, NBC Sports Network, live chat on MLSsoccer.com) having lost three of their past four games, but they're hoping to reverse the losing skid and a series of unfortunate blunders against a key Western Conference opponent.
Late goals sank the Rapids in a 1-0 loss in Vancouver June 16 and a 2-1 loss to San Jose on June 20, and on Wednesday, it was a missed clearance by center back Drew Moor that allowed the lone goal in a 1-0 home defeat to Vancouver. But despite the ball not seemingly bouncing the Rapids' way of late, head coach Oscar Pareja is encouraging his team to stay positive heading into Saturday's key tilt in the northwest.
"I want them to keep their heads up," Pareja said after Wednesday's loss. "That's what I want. I want it because there are 17 games to go still and they're doing the right things. We didn't put the ball in the back of the net [Wednesday], and we missed a lot of chances. It was that final touch that could have changed the story of the game but they did all they could."
The fourth-placed Sounders and fifth-placed Rapids both come in struggling — Seattle haven't won a league match since May 9 — offering an opportunity for both sides to get off their respective slides.
The first time these two played on April 14 Zach Scott's 63rd-minute header doomed the visiting Rapids to a 1-0 setback in a game where Colorado managed just four attempts on goal, compared to Seattle's 18. But generating chances on goal hasn't been an issue of late for the Rapids, who will hope to better convert on their opportunities in the Emerald City than they did against Vancouver.
"I thought we were in control of the game, that's all you can really ask is to have possession and keep creating chances," striker Conor Casey said on Wednesday. "[The Whitecaps] sat back, which made it a little harder, but still we had chances in the second half, too, just couldn't get it in."
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I just bought a new Switched power supply for my system because the old one screwed up, now I've plugged EVERYTHING in the way it should be, and it's not booting up!
when I switch the mains on the CPU fan spins the stops spinning, so it can't be the motherboard and the reset, power, HDD light etc... etc... are in the correct places (followed the manual) and when I press the power button, GODZOOKS!!! nothing happens!
anyone had this problem, if so what could be the problem?
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The U.S. trade deficit likely widened slightly in January reflecting a higher foreign oil bill and a drop in aircraft exports.
Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect the trade deficit increased to $41 billion, a 2 percent increase from December. The Commerce Department is scheduled to release the report at 8:30 a.m. EST Wednesday.
Economists believe that imports will be up because of higher global crude oil prices and an increase in the volume of oil shipped into the country. They are looking for U.S. exports to be held back by a fall in shipments of commercial aircraft, a category that had shown a big gain in December.
Economists are expecting similar patterns to what was seen in December when the trade deficit jumped to $40.18 billion, the largest imbalance in 12 months. That deficit reflected a rebounding U.S. economy pushing up demand for oil and other imports.
For all of 2009, the deficit totaled $380.66 billion the smallest imbalance in eight years, reflecting a deep recession which cut into imports for the first half of the year.
The deficit with China, after setting a string of record imbalances, actually fell in 2009 but economists believe it will resume widening in 2010 as the U.S. economy recovers, triggering rising orders for Chinese shoes, toys and other low-cost items in high demand by American consumers.
The Chinese government reported Wednesday that China's exports rose in February by 45.7 percent from a year earlier. Some analysts said the big rise in Chinese exports might increase chances that the Chinese government will resume allowing China's currency, the yuan, to rise in value against the dollar.
China has held the yuan steady against the dollar for 18 months to help Chinese exporters withstand the global economic crisis. But the United States and other countries have been increasing pressure on China to allow its currency to resume rising in value now that the global economy is rebounding.
American manufacturers contend that the Chinese yuan is undervalued by as much as 40 percent against the dollar and they charge that Beijing is manipulating the currency in violation of global trade rules, to gain advantages over American manufacturers. A weaker yuan makes Chinese goods cheaper in the United States and American products more expensive in China.
The dollar had been falling against other currencies including the euro, the common currency of 16 European nations. However, all the worries over the debt problems of Greece, which uses the euro, have triggered a rise in the dollar's value since December. If that trend continues, it could dampen U.S. export growth this year. But many analysts believe the increase will not be large enough to derail the export gains they expect. However, they see imports rising as well as the U.S. economy rebounds.
A panel of 42 top forecasters for the National Association for Business Economics said in their latest projections that the U.S. trade deficit will rise to $437.5 billion this year.


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Experts consider Townsville dengue link
Authorities are trying to determine if there is a connection between four outbreaks of dengue fever in Townsville in north Queensland.
Queensland Health has found a fourth case of the potentially deadly disease at Kirwan in Townsville.
Dr Steven Donohue says three other cases of dengue have been identified in the past week.
"Cranbrook and south Townsville," he said.
"It is a bit of a worry that cases are popping up in different suburbs."
He says it proves there are dengue-infected mosquitoes in the city.
"These are the only locally acquired cases of dengue that we've had in Townsville," he said.
"We've had a few cases of imported dengue.
"In other words, not necessarily from virus carried by local mosquitoes but people who got it elsewhere."
Dr Donohue says residents should tip out stagnant water and kill mosquitoes around their homes.
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BURIRAM UNITED, TAOPosted: September 28, 2015 Filed under: Buriram United FC | Tags: fan, football, jersey, soccer, street, Thailand 1 Comment
It could have been any other of over twenty original shirts from different countries he owns, but gods of coincidence decided it's going to be a Buriram United's dark blue Tao will wear that day, almost a year ago between protesters in Hong Kong's Admiralty. The protest colours, yellow was the most dominant, exploded over central Hong Kong in October 2014 and I was practically colour blind after shooting millions of pictures every day. But two Chang elephants and that beautiful blue, my favourite of all Asian football colours I could not possibly miss.
Besides sporting such a beautiful shirt and being Thailand's champions several times, Buriram United F.C. is not the most loving sports club in the Land of Smiles. It's one of those money-can-buy-you-all-but-not-really clubs that many people love to hate. Since it was bought by a local politician in 2009 who renamed it and moved to his hometown (original name PEA, colours purple/white), Buriram United is a powerhouse of Thai football. They have amazing new stadium, one of wonders of Buriram, a strong team and even stronger rivalry with Bangkok's Muangthong United for which Robbie the God Fowler, pushing his wasted body to the limits, use to play.
The day I met Tao and his beautiful family, Buriram United beat Police United 2-1 to secure another league title. A year after they remain atop the Thai Premier league together with Muangthong United, 56 points each. At the same time in Hong Kong, few hundreds pro-democracy protesters with yellow umbrellas are taking streets of Admiralty again to mark the anniversary of protest – is Tao there and what shirt he wears?
MANCHESTER CITY, ROBPosted: July 18, 2015 Filed under: Manchester City Football Club | Tags: fans, football, jersey, Manchester City, Montreal, photography, portrait, soccer, sports 5 Comments
Why City? I asked.
"I was visiting England in 2005. I liked Rooney a lot and liked United. But, while I was in Manchester, it was City that played the season home opener (vs. West Bromwich) and I went to see the game. It was a terrible one, scoreless. But, I came back home Manchester City fan."
I don't go to Starbucks often but I spotted the shirt inside and decided to walk in. Born in Canada, in Ottawa, to English parents, Rob is a life-long soccer fan. He lived in Montreal for a number of years but not anymore. Currently he lives and works as transport engineer in Abu Dhabi. After I got back home I looked up the City team (finished the season at 15th place) that played in that game vs. West Bromwich (relegated): Vassell, Sinclair, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Barton, Claudio Reyna, Danny Mills, Sibierski, Musampa, Andrew Cole, David Sommeil, Ben Thatcher, etc… Well, it must have been a great atmosphere at the stadium to win Rob's heart because I doubt this City team could do it.
COLOMBIA, TOMPosted: June 13, 2015 Filed under: Colombia | Tags: Colombia, fans, football, jersey, Montreal, photography, portrait, soccer, sports, street 3 Comments
Why Colombia? I asked.
"My girlfriend."
Tom was born in Canada after his parents came from Hungary. He speaks fluent Hungarian and we had a nice chat (not in Hungarian) about second generation immigrants and languages here in Montreal. But, it was his girlfriend who turned him into a soccer fan. We agreed that Colombia has a very good team and had a nice showing at the last year's World Cup. Tom is an artist doing illustrations, paintings and drawings.
As I write this it's halftime at the Women's World Cup game between France and Colombia. Colombia is leading 1:0 and I imagine Tom and his girlfriend having a good time watching the game.
LIVERPOOL, ALEKSANDARPosted: January 14, 2015 Filed under: Liverpool Football Club | Tags: Aleksandar Hemon, Chicago, fans, football, jersey, Liverpool, photography, portrait, soccer, sports 4 Comments
Why Liverpool? I asked.
"You know why. Just write it down."
I do know why: for the same reasons as this guy. Sasha and I have been best friends for thirty years and we discussed football related matters about million times, so I know. He writes for living; about his literary genius you can read all over the internet. Better yet, just pick up one of his books. The latest one, The Making of Zombie Wars, is coming out in May this year and it truly is a roller-coaster ride of sex and violence. He can't help himself so Sasha often writes about soccer/football too. He's been quoted at the top of this page, a fine achievement I think.
We both love to play the game, not just talk about it, and were involved in many matches together, be it in Sarajevo, in Montreal or in Chicago, sometimes as teammates and sometimes on the opposite sides. The only argument we ever had was during one of those matches (we were teammates in that one). But then I tore both of my ACLs and retired from the game. Sasha still plays every week year-round, regardless of the weather, in a Chicago park.
RAJA CLUB ATHLETIC, HASSANPosted: January 12, 2015 Filed under: Raja Club Athletic | Tags: Bosnia, bread, Morocco, Mostar, Rabat, Raja, Ronaldo, table football. pinball., Vahid Halilhodzic 1 Comment
Why Raja Casablanca? I asked.
"Best, best, best"
The initial enthusiasm of someone who thinks he is a pinball wizard quickly deflated after a machine, accustomed to someone's else hands, hungry swallowed my coins. With great regret I made conclusion that my magic somehow vanished (I blame digital world) so I moved to the next room where local boys were attending what looked like a serious tournament in table football. To avoid further embarrassments, I choose a little boy age seven or something to play with. I use to own one of these tables and I think I'm good in it. However, it turns that the boy is not from this planet and he puts all the balls behind my wooden goalie before I even managed my tactics. I admit, in my career of promising table football player I lived though a number of humiliating defeats. The one in a dungeon just off Rue el Fassi in Morocco's capital Rabat is probably the worst one.
So I walked away, down the street and then left to a small alley following the irresistible smell of freshly baked bread. Like a black hole, a small bakery sucks me in. One of boys inside, Hassan is his name if I remember correctly, was wearing AC Milan shirt but as soon as he saw my camera he jumped and proudly put a green-and-white Raja Club Athletic jersey over it. Naturally, I took pictures of smiling Hassan and then followed him and one Ronaldo pushing carts with bread through the labyrinth of Rabat's old town.
Raja Club Athletic from Casablanca, eleven times champion of Morocco, had reputation of being a people's club for which was often more important to hide the ball and humiliate the opponent than to score goals. Many of my friends will now, with a loud sigh, think of FK Velež from Mostar in Bosnia and its legendary generation of artist players. It's not a surprise that one of these geniuses, Vahid Halilhodžić, led Raja Club Athletic to the Moroccan title as its manager in late nineties.
LIVERPOOL, KHUN BIRDPosted: October 3, 2014 Filed under: Liverpool Football Club | Tags: fans, football, photography, Phuket, portrait, soccer, sports, street, Thailand 2 Comments
WTF?, I asked.
"You know, Bird loves Liverpool", said one of his friends.
The idea and and rule of Footballists, simple and never-changing, is to talk and take pictures of people wearing shirts of their favourite football teams. This is, obviously, a special edition on our blog so let's make an exception. If Khun Bird would be wearing his favourite shirt today the gods would be angry, that's what his rule says. Actually, Khun Bird is a god today. More precisely, a god possess his body. It's complicated.
The bizarre vegetarian festival on Phuket, the island known to be a tourist heaven in southern Thailand, easily tops otherwise very bizarre list of events I normally attend in my wanderings through Southeast Asia. In short, the festival, featuring face and every other piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism is a part of the local Chinese community's belief that will help them obtain good health, and the rest that comes with pleading with Nine Emperor Gods. However, the original idea somehow developed into a spectacular festival of mind blowing rituals. Besides usual self-mutilation that is known to other religions in other parts of the world, what makes veggie fest in Phuket very special is variety of objects that are used to piece bodies. Car exhaust pipes and alloy wheels, chandeliers, nunchakus, models of racing cars and sailing ships, umbrellas, barbed wire and every possible kind of spikes, knifes and screwers plus M16s and other weapons – it is all pierced through cheeks and mouths of devotees of different Chinese temples as they parade through Phuket. That and many other unimaginable objects sharpened to cut through flesh. If you are in the mood, probably not, for some more pictures and attempts to explain the unexplainable, please look here and here.
Khun Bird, god for a day, loves Liverpool. I had no chance to talk to him directly as he was in trance with two metal rods carrying LFC flags, oranges stuck at their sharp ends, pierced through his mouth but members of his entourage, all wearing original Liverpool shirts, briefly explained his passion to me. So I took some pictures and then followed another god, fishing net coming from his mouth, into the crowd. For true believers this would be another strong proof that if you choose the right team, here and elsewhere, You'll Never Walk Alone.
BARCELONA, JOHNPosted: September 2, 2014 Filed under: Futbol Club Barcelona | Tags: Barcelona, Chelsea, fans, football, jersey, Montreal, photography, portrait, soccer, sports, street 2 Comments
Why Barca? I asked.
"I hate Barcelona. My club is Chelsea."
In front of a local carwash, this Labour day early morning, John and his two colleagues were waiting for the first customers to arrive. As I passed by I just said "Nice shirt" with my thumbs up. "No, not really." he replied to my surprise. After he told me that Chelsea is his team I asked, obviously, why Chelsea. "Anybody can play in Chelsea… black, white, you can be green, anybody. Not in Barcelona." He got this jersey from someone as a gift.
John's been living in Montreal for a few years now. He comes from South Africa.


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It's finally December! Even if it's still a little hard to image, the nasty and dreadfully messy days of winter are ahead of us. Although it would be great to just focus on fashion's hottest trends, there is nothing more unsightly than seeing the season's must-have leather booties ruined by salt rings! This is especially true for fashionistas living in areas subject to extreme winter weather and deal with the elements daily to commute. True style gurus know the insider secret to timeless clothing and accessories lay in proper maintenance. It's imperative to take care of your items and put just as much time into maintaining their original condition as you did picking them out. Not to worry, as always we have you covered and have the top five products that will help you survive any Winter Wonderland.
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The steamy new trailer for next year's "Fifty Shades of Grey" was released Thursday, taking the Internet by storm.
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan star in the upcoming movie based on the bestselling novel by E.L. James.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" tells the story of Anastasia Steele, a 21-year-old college journalist who interviews a wealthy businessman named Christian Grey. They begin an erotic relationship that is best described behind closed doors.
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- We can offer lower tax rates than our larger neighbours;
- We have fully serviced, municipally owned and appropriately zoned land for sale in our business parks;
- We have a great location. South Stormont borders on the City of Cornwall in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry in Eastern Ontario. The Township is 1 hour west of Montreal, 1 hour south of Ottawa and 4 hours east of Toronto. We are located on Highway 401 at exists 770 to 789 in the heart of Canada's highway / rail / fibre optic corridor-route with border crossings to the USA just minutes away.
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We would be pleased to assist with finding the right property for your business and guide you through any potential approvals process.
Our community has been very fortunate in recent years and is experiencing positive economic growth in both residential development and small business expansion throughout the community. We are extremely proud to feature the lowest taxes in SD&G that has directly impacted South Stormont's economic stability. As a community we support our existing businesses and encourage new business to the area.
Economic development for the Township of South Stormont is coordinated through the offices of the Chief Administrative Officer and the Manager of Building & Development and is supported by the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Economic Development and Communications Department. The Township of South Stormont is proud of our Economic Development initiatives and continues to work hard. In 2013 there are several exciting economic development initiatives underway, including a new Economic Development Strategic Plan and a Community Improvement Plan & Brownfield Strategy. These support the Township in being "Open for Business".
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Recent initiatives that incorporate the brand include hamlet signage, a website for tourists/investors, and 2014 print advertisements.
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Nokia's latest flagship smartphone will be the Nokia Lumia 920, which features Microsoft's latest Windows Phone OS. Although Nokia has stirred up quite a bit of hype for the Lumia 920, the device will only be available via AT&T for the first six months.
The Nokia Lumia 920 is possibly considered the top dog among the Windows Phone flagships which will launch sometime this fall or early next year. However, the Lumia 920's exclusiveness to AT&T may prevent it from getting the exposures Nokia desperately wants.
Six months is not that long. But for a company like Nokia, the longer it takes for their Windows Phone 8 devices to catch on, the more money the Finnish firm will hemorrhage.
Sales of the Lumia 820 were rather dreary, but Nokia is hoping that the Lumia 920 along with the fresh WP8 platform will give the company a much needed boost. The Lumia 920 is a well spec'd device boasting a Snapdragon S4 dual-core clocked at 1.5GHz with an Adreno 225 GPU. It also features a 1280×768 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ display, 1GB of RAM, an 8MP rear camera, and a 2000mAh battery.
Nokia also claims that the Lumia 920's touchscreen will be so sensitive that it's operable even when users are wearing gloves.
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SimBiology® software extends the MATLAB® computing environment for analyzing pharmacokinetic (PK) data using models. The software lets you do the following:
Create models — Use a model construction wizard. Alternatively, extend any model with pharmacodynamic (PD) model components, or build higher fidelity models. See Model for more information.
Fit data — Fit nonlinear, mixed-effects models to data, and estimate the fixed and random effects, or fit the data using nonlinear least squares. For more information, see Analyze Data Using Models.
Generate diagnostic plots — For more information, see Analyze Data Using Models.
The software lets you work with different model structures, thus letting you try multiple models to see which one produces the best results.
Provides a command-line interface and an integrated software environment. For instructions, see the MATLAB installation documentation for your platform.
If you have installed MATLAB and want to check which other MathWorks® products are installed, enter
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™ (Version 7.3 (R2010a) or greater)
Provides fitting tools including functions used to analyze nonlinear mixed effects.
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Toolbox extends the MATLAB technical computing environment with tools and widely used
algorithms for standard and large-scale optimization. These algorithms solve
constrained and unconstrained, continuous and discrete problems. If the
Toolbox product is installed, you can specify additional methods for
likelihood maximization. If you do not have this product, SimBiology uses
You can import tabular data into the SimBiology desktop or the MATLAB Workspace. The supported file types are
.csv, and
.txt. You can specify that the data is
in a NONMEM® formatted file. The import process interprets the columns according to the
NONMEM definitions.
From the SimBiology desktop, you can filter the raw data to suppress outliers, visualize data
using common plots (such as
scatter, or
stairs), and perform basic statistical
analysis. You also can use functions to process and visualize the data at the command
SimBiology provides an extensible modeling environment. You can do any of the following:
Create a PK model using a model construction wizard to specify the number of compartments, the route of administration, and the type of elimination.
Extend any model with pharmacodynamic (PD) model components, or build higher fidelity models.
Build or load your own SimBiology, or SBML model.
For more information on building SimBiology models, see What is a Model?.
Perform both individual and population fits to grouped longitudinal data:
Individual fit — Fit data using nonlinear least-squares method, specify parameter transformations, estimate parameters, and calculate residuals and the estimated coefficient covariance matrix.
Population fit — Fit data, specify parameter transformations, and estimate the fixed effects and the random sources of variation on parameters using nonlinear mixed-effects models.
You can use the following methods to estimate the fixed effects:
LME — Linear mixed-effects approximation
RELME — Restricted LME approximation
FO — First-order estimate
FOCE — First-order conditional estimate
For more information about each of these methods, see
Population fit using a stochastic algorithm — Fit data, specify parameter transformations, and estimate the fixed effects and the random sources of variation on parameters, using the Stochastic Approximation Expectation-Maximization (SAEM) algorithm. SAEM is more robust with respect to starting values. This functionality relaxes assumption of constant error variance.
For more information, see
In addition, you can generate diagnostic plots that show:
The predicted time courses and observations for an individual or the population
Observed versus predicted values
Residuals versus time, group, or predictions
Distribution of the residuals
A box-plot for random effects or parameter estimates from individual fitting
SimBiology extends MATLAB and lets you access pharmacokinetic modeling functionality at the command line and in the graphical SimBiology desktop.
Use the command line to write and save scripts for batch processing and to automate your workflow.
Use the SimBiology desktop to interactively change and iterate through the model workflow. The SimBiology desktop lets you encapsulate models, data, tasks, task settings, and diagnostic plots into one convenient package, namely a SimBiology project.
Furthermore, if you are using the SimBiology desktop and want to learn about using the command line, the MATLAB code capture feature in the desktop lets you see the commands and export files for further scripting in the MATLAB editor.
For an example showing pharmacokinetic modeling functionality at the command line, see Modeling the Population Pharmacokinetics of Phenobarbital in Neonates.
Acknowledgements for data in the
tobramycin.txt file are located in
/matlab/toolbox/simbio/simbiodemos folder. Data set is provided by
Dr. Leon Aarons (
The data in the
tobramycin.txt file were downloaded from the Web site
of the Resource Facility for Population Kinetics
http://depts.washington.edu/rfpk/service/datasets/index.html (no longer
active). Funding source: NIH/NIBIB grant P41-EB01975.
The original data set was modified as follows:
Header comments were removed.
The file was converted to a tab-delimited format.
Missing values in the
HT column were denoted with
." instead of
[1] Original Publication: Aarons L, Vozeh S, Wenk M, Weiss P, and Follath F. "Population pharmacokinetics of tobramycin." Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1989 Sep;28(3):305–14.


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A Pinball Role-Playing Game? Be Still My Shiny Spherical Heart
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Rays still undecided about Dukes
Rays still undecided about Dukes
Stuart Sternberg, visiting the Rays at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday, said the team still could cut Dukes if some of the player's behavior does not change.
"My immediate reaction [would have been] unprintable," Sternberg said. "Dukes' punishment wouldn't be called a suspension. It would be called, you know, 'You're fired.' "
Dukes, this past week, reportedly was served with a restraining order by his wife because, she said, he threatened to kill her and their children. The couple have been going through a divorce.
Sternberg said the collective bargaining agreement with the Players Association would not prevent Tampa from dismissing Dukes, but the team is choosing a different, more compassionate path, for the moment.
"Everything is still on the table. We're trying to do what's in the best interest of everybody," Sternberg said. "That includes Elijah, his family, the organization and its fans. We feel now we're taking the best course and the most thoughtful course that we can take."
Manager Joe Maddon benched Dukes for games on Wednesday and Thursday; and he returned Friday and hit a three-run home run in Tampa Bay's 5-4 loss. After Saturday's rainout, Dukes led off and played center, again, in the series finale Sunday.
Maddon, who said he lost sleep over what to do with Dukes, stood by his own response.
"For the moment, it seems like what we did was the right thing to do," Maddon said.
Dukes continues to have no comment.
Sternberg said he plans to meet with Dukes, hopefully on Sunday, to communicate ownership's expectations. Mostly, Sternberg will continue delegating to Maddon and others in management.
Still, Sternberg is the boss' boss, and the allegations against Dukes hurt the Rays, who have tried to reach out to the community since Sternberg's group took over the team.
"This is way different than other things that people do that might not be in their own best interests," Sternberg said. "It's bad to all fields. There's no positive spin to be put on it. Nothing good can be said or written about it."
David Brown is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop foot pain with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing foot pain. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your healthcare provider what you can do to reduce your risk.
Risk factors for foot pain include the following:
Nearly everyone who wears shoes has foot problems at some point in their lives. Those who are at a slightly greater risk, though, include children and the elderly.
—Foot pain is fairly common in children. Heel pain is common in very active children between the ages of 8-13, when high-impact exercise can irritate growth centers of the heel.
The Elderly
—Elderly people are at very high risk for foot problems. With age, feet widen and flatten, and the fat padding on the sole of the foot wears down. Older people's skin is also drier and thinner and may have less blood supply. Foot pain can be the first sign of trouble in many illnesses related to aging, such as
diabetes, and circulatory disease.
Women are at higher risk than men for severe foot pain, probably because of wearing high-heeled shoes, and possibly because of wearing shoes that may be too narrow.
Older Women
—Severe foot pain appears to be a major cause of general disability in older women. In one study, 14% of older disabled women reported chronic, severe foot pain, which played a major role in requiring assistance for walking and doing daily activities.
Pregnant Women
—Pregnant women have special foot problems from weight gain, swelling in their feet and ankles, and the release of certain hormones during pregnancy that cause ligaments to relax. These hormones help with childbearing, but can weaken the soft tissue structure of the feet.
An estimated 120,000 job-related foot injuries occur every year, and about one-third of them involve the toes. A number of foot problems have been attributed to repetitive use at work. These include:
No studies, however, have scientifically distinguished between injuries due to work and those due to regular use.
People who engage in regular high-impact aerobic exercise are at risk for
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Certain conditions increase the risk of having foot pain, these include:
—People with diabetes are at particular risk for severe foot infections, due to impaired circulation, and must take special precautions.
Excess Weight
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Other Medical Conditions
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A 2000 study reported that smokers are at higher risk for blisters, bruises, sprains, and fractures, most likely because they tend to be less fit than nonsmokers. Smokers may also heal less quickly, which affects some foot surgeries.
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Passmore, ca 1842, Montreal
Ca. 1842, probably about May, the large Passmore family from Bodmin, Cornwall, England, immigrated to Canada. I believe they landed in Quebec and were taken up river to Montreal. We absolutely know they were in Montreal, for about 4 years. Then went on to E. Whitby, (Columbus to be exact), Ontario.
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The new Wayne Rooney
THAT'S 17 Premier League goals now for Wayne Rooney after his win double against Liverpool on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney is racking the goals up
As all hell breaks loose around him, has he really learned to control that red mist?
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Is there a module from which I can install the MySQL 5.7 server?
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Is there a module from which I can install the MySQL 5.7 server?
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Currently there is no module for MySQL 5.7 server.
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That is what I guessed. Any plans to introduce mysql 5.7 module anytime soon? I am sure many people out there would love it.
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Uniserver is always up-to-date for Apache and PHP, but why not for MySQL? The first general release for MySQL 5.7 is 1,5 years ago.
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Police release the identity of an Orleans County man shot and killed Tuesday in Rochester.
They say 49-year-old Ronald Stern of Holley died from an apparent gunshot wound in the parking lot of the Family Dollar on Genesee Street.
The second victim, Earl Cartwright, 47, from downstate (Kent, Orelans County, not Kent, Putnam County) was treated and released with a gunshot wound to the lower body.
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By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Talks between Iraq's leading parties on forming a new government have broken down, crushing hopes it would be in place before the country's recently-elected parliament meets for the first time this week.
Officials from the Shi'ite alliance that won the most votes and the Kurdish bloc that came second said on Sunday they had failed to agree on two sticky issues -- distributing top cabinet posts and extending the Kurds' autonomous region in the north.
Parliament is due to meet on Wednesday, more than six weeks after a landmark election that gave many in Iraq hope that a new authority would clamp down on suicide attacks, car bombs and execution-style killings by mainly Sunni Arab insurgents.
In the northern Iraqi town of Sharqat, a suicide car bomb killed six Iraqi soldiers on Saturday, the Iraqi army said.
In Mosul, a U.S. soldier was killed by small arms fire on Friday, the American military said, and on Saturday a roadside bomb killed two U.S. contractors south of Baghdad.
Many Iraqis blame politicians, for whom they say they risked their lives to cast ballots in the January 30 election, for prolonging a political vacuum while violence spirals.
Ahmad Chalabi, a top member of the Shi'ite bloc, the United Iraqi Alliance, returned empty-handed on Saturday from a trip to Iraqi Kurdistan to save the proposed Kurdish-Shi'ite alliance with the two-thirds majority needed to form the government.
"The meetings have collapsed. There was no deal," an aide to Chalabi told Reuters.
Kurdish politicians were defiant, rebuffing the Shi'ite alliance's attempts to blame them for the deadlock.
"They want to lay the responsibility for the political equation solely on the Kurdish side," Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, a Kurd, told Al Arabiya television.
"We are willing to sacrifice the presidency to the Shi'ites if the Shi'ites sacrifice the premiership to a Sunni," Salih said in a comment laced with irony as the Shi'ite bloc insists that as election winner it should nominate the prime minister.
The Kurds, who number about three million out of Iraq's 27 million people, want the presidency for Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, and a top ministry -- interior, finance or defence.
They also want their share of oil revenue to rise to 25 percent from 17 percent now, and inclusion of Kirkuk in the Kurdistan federal region.
The crisis plays into the hands of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, whose cabinet could now remain in a caretaker role until a general election due at the end of the year.
Sunni Arabs, dominant under Saddam, largely boycotted the January 30 vote and have little representation in the new assembly.
Sunni Arabs dominate insurgent groups that have staged increasingly audacious attacks on Shi'ite and official targets in their campaign to topple the U.S.-backed government and stall efforts by the alliance to form a new cabinet.
In the deadliest recent attack, a suicide bomber struck a Shi'ite mosque during a funeral on Thursday, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens more.
On Saturday, a suicide car bomb at a checkpoint in Sharqat south of Mosul killed six Iraqi soldiers. Regional army commander Lieutenant-Colonel Talal Mohammed said on Sunday the army had arrested a Yemeni in connection with the attack.
The counter-insurgency tactics used by U.S.-led forces have sparked anger in Iraq and caused strains with some key allies.
On Saturday, Bulgaria said U.S. forces had admitted they broke their rules of engagement when a unit fired on a Bulgarian patrol on March 4, killing a soldier.
A U.S.-led investigation showed the American soldiers were on high alert when they accidentally shot and killed Gurdi Gurdev, because insurgents had just attacked two other units nearby, the Defence Ministry in Sofia said in a statement.
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Atlanta, March 3, 2017 – Judge Ashley Wright of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Justice Michael P. Boggs in the appeal of Gibson v. Gibson (S17F0593). The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear arguments in the case on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 during its 10:00 A.M. session. In this Fulton County divorce case, a woman is appealing a judge's ruling, arguing the trial court failed to include more than $3.2 million in assets that she was entitled to share with her ex-husband. In addition to hearing arguments, Judge Wright will participate in the Court's decision.
Judge Wright, 49, was appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal in January 2017 to complete the unexpired term of the Honorable J. David Roper after his retirement on Jan. 31, 2017. Prior to her appointment as Superior Court Judge, she served as District Attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit after then-Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed her on May 19, 2008 to fill the unexpired term of former District Attorney Daniel J. Craig. She was subsequently re-elected three times.
Judge Wright received a B.A. in English from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, VA, and a J.D. from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. She is the past president of the District Attorneys' Association of Georgia and a former member of the State Bar Committee for Criminal Justice Reform. She was named District Attorney of the Year by her peers in 2014.
Judge Wright serves on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army of Augusta and the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University and has previously served on the State Judicial Nominating Commission, and the Boards of Leadership Georgia and the Episcopal Day School.
(Designated judges are appointed when a justice must recuse himself or herself from a particular case. The Supreme Court of Georgia maintains a list of select judges from around the state and when the need arises, the Court appoints the next judge on the list.)


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Skepchick Quickies 2.12
- 5 ways to make progress in evolutionary psychology – Imagine the headlines if an evo psych paper came out that challenged stereotypes instead of backing them up.
- One Harvard researcher's surreal Dr. Oz experience
- William Shatner calls out Reddit for ignoring racist and sexist posts – From 9bar.
- Henry Rollins: The GOP's disdain for women is appalling – From Donnie.
- And here's a bonus article on Darwin Day by Phil Plait.
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February 12, 2013 at 9:49 am — Log in to Reply
Happy Mardi Gras, SkepChicks!
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Evo psych isn't real science.
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The biggest problem with evo psych is the disconnect with cognitive neuroscience. Genes interact with other genes and the environment to shape synaptic connections and neural networks. Those neural networks interact with other neural networks and moving up the hierarchy, brains interact with other brains. And surmounting all these layers of complexity is whether a behavioral phenotype is adaptive and that trait was selected for in our evolutionary history. This is a tall order that few if not any researchers in the evo psych field deliver.
I can only think of one example wherein evo psych can make a possible case. Our ability to recognize faces is in part the result of a complex network in the bilateral inferotemporal regions of the cerebral cortex. Hardly being a strict informationally encapsulated module, these regions receive and send out diverse feedback and feedforward connetions to other neural regions. A lesion of these areas (eg. due to stroke) results in inability to recognize faces (ie. prosopagnosia). When scanning the brain in an fMRI while seeing your aunt Betty, those same areas light up. There are reports of those areas being maldeveloped due to a genetic mutation ie. congenital prosopagnosia. One can therefore speculate that in our evolutionary history our ability to recognize and distinguish kin from non-kin had a survival advantage. Face recognition and the corresponding inferotemporal regions were therefore selected for and those genes that partly shape those neural regions were passed down to offspring. Once again, a speculation but a reasonable one based on the neuroscientific evidence.
Most of evo psych does not have this degree of scientific rigor. Unfortunately the field is dominated by pseudoscientists who claim that our modern day appreciation for golf on a sunny day is due to our evolutionary past adaptation in the warm African savannahs.
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Oh Henry Rollins….*swoon*
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Well if you have to have a list, the one in that evo psych article does a good job of suggesting a minimum burden of proof. The point about college students has always bothered me, even in more serious studies.
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Pretty cool for Shatner to take on the insanity at Reddit.
Maybe other big names can follow suit. And from there, we can take over the world! :)
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I just did a quick check on 'cheap camera slider' on youtube and found one for $10.00 US. Check those out and see if it would work for you. They even have videos on how to make one yourself. I didn't check to see if the $10.00 one was motorized as the motor is the biggest cost item in a slider.Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence -Carl Sagan
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Abandoman: Moonrock Boombox is a hilarious improvised hip-hop music show. Led by the incredible vocal improv talents of freestyle rap master Rob Broderick, and using characters, objects and suggestions from the audience, they create a series of hilarious comedy hip hop songs, with new lyrics totally improvised around the audience each night. No two shows are the same!
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Samsung i8510 review | Introduction
Samsung INNOV8 review
A mobile phone & digital photography have become so intertwined over the past few years, that there's no possibility of ever separating them again. A camera simply belongs on a cell phone. It started several years ago with a simple VGA camera, after which it soon became possible to shoot high resolution pictures with a mobile phone. Nowadays, one can tell whether the camera has priority on a certain mobile phone, and naturally this also shows in the communication possibilities. One example is the C902 of Sony-Ericsson,; whilst the Xperia was brought into the market a lot later, its camera specifications aren't half as good as those of the C902. Of course, this is partially marketing strategy; however, sometimes cameras with lesser specifications do turn out to take better pictures. This is also because the quality not only depends on the amount of megapixels the camera offers. It's obvious we're in for some surprises as far as cameras inside mobile phones are concerned. Currently, the shutter delay is being dealt with and there are already cell phones available that offer an optical zoom.
With the i8510, Samsung has the scoop here, since it is the first mobile phone on the European market that boasts an 8.0 Megapixel digital camera.
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The Samsung i8510 INNOV8 comes in a small square box. A few pictures of the mobile phone are displayed on the package and the main functions are emphasized; the 8.0 Megapixel digital camera, the 8GB memory and the WiFi functionality. The package is rather plain. Inside the box, the Samsung i8510 is found in a foam holder, immediately displaying the phone as you open the box. Upon removing the phone, the accessories appear from underneath the phone. Standard included are a headset, an extremely short data cable, a battery charger, manuals and a software CD. Perhaps the only thing lacking is a pouch.
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The mobile phone has a shiny black front and underneath the fairly large screen, a number of buttons are found. The camera is nicely integrated in the back, which gives the phone the appearance of a digital camera. Upon sliding open the handset, a common keypad appears. The buttons are easy to operate and look neat. On the whole, the phone is quite large, particularly when open. However, it is not all that annoying, since you don't notice it when the phone is inside your trouser pocket.
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Producer T.P. Aggarwal has bought the distribution rights of "Baat Bann Gayi" and he is set to release it under his banner. Actor Gulshan Grover, who will be seen in a key role in the film is happy about it and says the film has got its validation with the association of such a passionate producer.
Co-produced by Sayed Asif Jah and Megha Agarwal, "Baat Bann Gayi" is a comedy and also features Ali Fazal, Anisa, Amrita Raichand, Razzak Khan and Akshay Singh.
In the film Ali Fazal and Gulshan Grover will be seen in double roles.
"We made a small budget film but T.P. Aggarwal (producer) saw this film and he bought all India distribution of this film. Now he is distributing this film and this film has got a kind of validation now," Gulshan said here Thursday at the music launch of the film.
"It is good that the film has got a passionate distributor like T.P. Aggarwal," Gulshan Grover added.
Meanwhile, T.P. Aggarwal is all praise for the film and the performances of the actors in the film and said if the film has not been good he would not have thought of releasing the film under his banner.
"I have watched the film and it is really a good film. You (audiences) will go mad laughing when you will watch the film," Aggarwal said.
"If it has not been that good then I might not have decided to release this film under my banner," he added.
"Baat Bann Gayi" is slated to release Oct 11.
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The timezone in Saint Johns Church is America/Rankin_Inlet
Sunrise at 08:05 and Sunset at 16:54. It's Dark
Latitude. 48.6703°, Longitude. -100.8414° , Elevation. 442m
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- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Tacoma, Township of (1.8km)
- Russell (historical), City of (5.1km)
- Deep River, Township of (5.4km)
- Stone Creek, Township of (6.5km)
- Kane, Township of (8.1km)
- Newburg, City of (8.2km)
- Meadow, Township of (8.2km)
- Starbuck, Township of (9km)
- Kramer, City of (11.5km)
- Upham, City of (14.8km)
- Newborg, Township of (16.1km)
- Whitby, Township of (16.6km)
- Pratt, Township of (16.9km)
- Elysian, Township of (17.5km)
- Mouse River, Township of (18.2km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Deep School (2.1km)
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- Bloomfield Cemetery (14.1km)
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- Rubbert Aerial Landing Strip (2.6km)
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- Dam Number 332 (4.8km)
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- LaPorte Coulee (5.9km)
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- Bottineau County (17.7km)
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The Affect Working Group brings together faculty and graduate students from across the University who are interested in the felt dimensions of social life. Themes that participants are currently addressing include: how race is lived now; the conditions of possibility for political hope and despair; and the affective dimensions of computer games.
The Urban Studies Research Cluster formed in 2007 to provide a home for faculty and graduate students to explore the urban dimension of their research, engage with emerging approaches in the field of urban studies, and address pressing urban issues, both locally and globally. In particular, we engage with three sub-areas that draw on research strengths at UCSC: urban cultural studies, urban environmental studies, and space and social justice. The cluster also aims to provide a fruitful space for urbanists of all stripes -faculty and students, artists and activists, planners, policy makers, and local residents- to come together, share ideas, and collaborate. We do this through monthly meetings, a speaker series, and campus-wide events.
The Interdisciplinary Development Research Group (IDRG) provides a bi-weekly forum open to faculty and students from all disciplines for an in-depth discussion of issues in development theories and practices. Our sessions center around members' own research, close readings of selected texts, and presentations from invited guests. As a transdisciplinary research group, we value the differing perspectives and experiences of development of our participant scholars who belong to various disciplines including economics, environmental studies, sociology, social psychology, engineering and anthropology. We envision the cluster as a space to workshop papers and presentations, collectively draft articles, share new readings and debate theories and practices of development.
The Working Group on Labor, Immigration, and Changing Conceptions of Work explores the relations between the changing economy, changing meanings of work, and the changing labor force by addressing a central animating question: how does WHO does the work affect conceptions of work itself? The working group examines this topic by focusing on a particular type of work - "immigrant" work - and on a particular group of laborers: immigrant workers. The working group explores immigrant work and workers across a broad range of historical periods and localities as well as from multiple disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. Most generally, the working group addresses the theme of the humanities and the changing conceptions of work by highlighting the roles work and the workplace play in the quest for human dignity.


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LAUDERDALE LAKES — Two priests were robbed at gunpoint on the grounds of St. Helen Catholic Church, and authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of the two stickup men.
The robbery suspects were captured on surveillance video July 18 running toward a getaway car and fleeing, according to a press release issued Friday by the Broward Sheriff's Office.
The holdup occurred about 10 p.m. while the Rev. Lesly Jean was giving a visiting priest a tour of the church grounds at 3033 NW 33rd Ave., the release said.
Jean was not available for comment Friday afternoon.
The incident went down like this, according to the release:
Jean had noticed two men walking southbound on Northwest 31st Avenue but thought nothing of it until they approached the priests in a parking lot and asked for directions to the nearest bank.
The encounter took a traumatic turn when one of the men pulled out a gun and pointed it at the priests.
The robbers took the priests' cellphones, money and other valuables, jumped a fence and vanished.
Surveillance video shows two men prowling the area prior to the robbery and afterward running toward an awaiting SUV, jumping into the backseat and speeding away.
One of the robbery suspects is described as being in his late 20s or early 30s and is about 5-foot-7. His accomplice is described as heavy set and 6 feet tall, and he wore a black shirt with a white stripe.
The getaway driver also was captured on surveillance video when she got out of the SUV and walked to the passenger's side of the vehicle. She is described as heavy set with hair down to the small of her back, wearing long pants, a dark shirt and a white cardigan or sweatshirt.


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Re-Launch Giveaway #6 - Arcsoft Total Media Theatre Platinum
Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend and that everyone has enjoyed our contest so far. Just a reminder, we still have many more prizes to give away so keep the faith if you haven't won yet. The prizes will only get bigger as we continue!
If you missed out or didn't win from our first day, we have another from Arcsoft, giving away ONE copy of their awesome Blu-ray playback software for Windows, Total Media Theater 3 Platinum!
This fantastic Blu-ray playback software allows you to play high definition movies from Blu-ray disc and even stored on your hard drive. We haven't done a review of this latest software, but our editor Matt did a thorough job on a previous version if you want to get a refresher course. This has a suggested retail price of $90. If you've been waiting to jump aboard the Blu-ray bandwagon, maybe this can be your chance to do so for free!!
To enter to win, the easiest and required way is to simply respond to this post with the title of your favorite movie on Blu-ray.
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Avatar - Thanks for the giveaways!!!
I'd have to say Firefly is my favorite.
I don't have Firefly or Serenity yet but until then I'd say it was a tie between Avatar and The Expendables.
Avatar by far!!!
Band of Brothers!
Hot Fuzz
Dances With Wolves when it comes out in January!, but I'll go with The Dark Knight for now.
Back to the Future!
Avatar, but I don't have a lot of Blu-Rays yet.
Disney's Cars
Inglourious Basterds
Independence Day!!!
Batman Begins.
I think I would choose the usual suspects right now
My favorite is Quantum of Solace.
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Avatar. Looks amazing.
I also liked Avatar.
Star trek (2009) great looking movie
Dark night
Star Trek
Star Trek
Saw it at a friend house. Would love this program to justify me taking the blue-ray plunge.
Thanks for the chance to win!!
The Fifth Element!!
Star Trek
Well I only currently have one movie Iron Man II, so I guess I will have to go with that as my favorite.
The Dark Knight
The Matrix
Avatar - only Blu-ray I own
Planet Earth - with David Attenborough
Stranger than fiction
Dark Knight
Dark Knight
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The Matrix
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Kaprie J G Thoronka and wholeness in Sierra Leone
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- Dear Kaprie J G Thoronka,
It's great to learn of your work in Sierra Leone. I invite you to join
our Minciu Sodas laboratory's working group Holistic Helping led by
Janet Feldman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/holistichelping/ Send a
blank message to email@example.com or just let
me know at ms@... and I will sign you up. We also have a group on
"global villages" where we are concerned about "appropriate technology"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/globalvillages/ send a blank message to
I share an excerpt from your blog. I am sad to learn that you can't
qualify for the Bar Camp Latvia travel grants (they are for the ex USSR
countries), but I hope we might work together. Andrius Kulikauskas,
Minciu Sodas, http://www.ms.lt
H-SL is a child focused child development human rights agency,
registered and operating in Sierra Leone also aims at promoting and
protecting the Rights and Welfare of children through the dissemination
of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and,
other available local laws dealing with the rights and welfare of
children in Sierra Leone.
Since 2000 Childhelp has been catering for a comprehensive development
of children found in difficult circumstances, entrenching itself also a
formidable Child Rights Organization to promote juvenile justice by not
only monitoring Child Rights violations, but also giving free legal aid
to children who are in conflict with the law and defending victims of
Human Rights abuses.
Childhelp's work in programmes areas with poor people, is aiming at
helping them heal, at gaining wholeness in life with dignity, at
building self-reliance and at challenging injustices in peaceful ways to
end hunger and suffering. Childhelp has a major concern for national
child development, bringing its members together as united force for
stability, cooperation and understanding to make our children's
community life safer.
Childhelp facilitate programmes based on the proposal and priorities by
communities, focussing on health, education, community development and
life-saving skills development. Affiliated members families take part in
community meetings, mobilize community participation, develop project
proposals and oversee the implementation of projects.
> http://helpachildinafrica.spaces.live.com
> I am 39 years old, a graduate of Madison University, USA with a
> certificate in Masters of Science and Appropriate Technology, Am
> Director Childhelp Sierra Leone and have held an ICT Training with an
> expert from SES Germany that trained qualified students in Soft and
> Hard ware in ICT Sector.
> My office is effectively training 150 drop-out girls and boys in ICT
> and farmers in how to use information and communication to build up
> their sector.
> Great is helping as Sierra Leone, my country has just started ICT
> which we have started 2 years ago.
> Due to the above reasons, the government of Sierra Leone has taken and
> recognised Childhelp to work side by side as partners in ICT Services.
> I am married with 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls and they are involved
> in computer training every evening at home. My wife is a computer
> analyst. If you need her to attend, she will too go with me.
> Thanks and hope to hear from you.
> Sincerely,
> Kaprie J G Thoronka
> Director
> ChildHelp Sierra Leone
> Sierra Leone
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Thursday August 13, 2015
Where's the line between appreciation and appropriation?
Navajo-print leggings. Suede moccasins. Feather earrings. Fashion designers often draw inspiration from aboriginal cultures — but the love doesn't always flow both ways.
One thing is clear: cultural appropriation is a thorny subject. It's not always easy to tell between the work of aboriginal artists and mass-produced imitations, or to draw the line between appreciation and appropriation.
For insight on this topic, guest host Candy Palmater checks in with two people:
- Métis visual artist Christi Belcourt discusses her experience (and hesitations about) collaborating with fashion line Valentino on their fall collection. She also explores the connection between cultural theft and violence against women. (Note: here's the Cindy Gladue story Belcourt references as an example)
- Plus, Ojibway playwright and humourist Drew Hayden Taylor weighs in on broader issues of cultural appropriation facing aboriginal artists today. He reflects on similar themes in his latest collection of essays, Me Artsy. (Note: The artist whose name he couldn't remember is Brian Jungen)
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Tomorrow's Los Angeles Dodgers-Chicago Cubs charity spring training game at Kino Stadium has officially sold out.
The proceeds from the game will benefit the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Foundation. There were a few hundred tickets remaining as of this morning, but they are no longer available.
It's the third straight year the Dodgers have played a game in Tucson to benefit the foundation. Dodgers star Matt Kemp is expected to play in the game, as he has the previous two. Andre Ethier is also expected to play.
The Cubs will start right-hander Scott Feldman, a major league veteran, and the Dodgers will counter with prospect Stephen Fife.
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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Harvesters Community Food Network, Kansas City, MO, USA
Our group of mostly older adults volunteered one afternoon. We lifted frozen meat ranging from lunch meat up to roasts and turkeys from large deep boxes into 30-lb. boxes, which we then carried to a table to be weighed. This was rather strenuous work requiring repeated bending, and involved comparatively heavy lifting considering the average age of the volunteers.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I've read about the good work they do.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Make sure that the task is suited to the volunteer group. Most of the time this is probably no problem.
Would you volunteer for this group again?
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
Be sensitive to the age and physical condition of volunteers. I'm middle-aged, not elderly, but I have a degenerative disc in my neck and could not lift 30-pound boxes -- had to push them with my foot. Some of our volunteers were considerably older. Make sure the volunteer task is suited to the volunteers -- please save heavy lifting for younger adults. Consider that after a couple hours of fast-paced, rigorous work we might want to sit down rather than spend another 30 minutes standing on hard concrete listening to an detailed, fact-filled tour. When we finally got to sit down it was to view a video with even more facts about the organization. Speaking just for myself, a total of five minutes of factual information about the organization would have sufficed. I appreciate the good work that this organization does, but this was information overload.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
There's a lot of work to be done there, and it was good to contribute to the cause.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Somewhat exploited.


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Liquid Waste Management
Village of Kaslo
Liquid Waste Management Plan
Background Information
Two primary methods of wastewater treatment and disposal are used in the Village of Kaslo. They are;
- On-site sewerage systems (ie. private septic systems)
- Centralized wastewater system (municipal collection and treatment)
Links to general information on operation and maintenance of on-site sewerage systems are as follows:
Kaslo Liquid Waste Management Plan Stage Two
PUBLIC CONSULTATION - THURSDAY JUNE 23RD FROM 6PM - 8PM AT THE KASLO SENIORS HALL , 304 - 4TH ST. KASLO,BC to see the public consultation flyer click here
The public open house will discuss the options that have been explored and collect valuable feedback from residents.
The Village of Kaslo is currently requesting public input on the DRAFT Stage 2 Report (8 Mb file). This stage develops more comprehensive costs associated with viable options and refines the planning to a particular selected option. The objectives of Stage 2 include:
- Continue Public Consultation
- Examine Short List Options and Associated Costs
- Address the necessity and utility of an Environmental Impact Assessment
- Identify and Discuss Requirements for Facility Regulation
The public are encouraged to review the DRAFT Stage 2 report of the Liquid Waste Management Plan. A summary of the key options being reviewed is provided here.
There will be an opportunity to provide input to Stage 2 during the open house on the 23rd of June.. In addition, feedback or questions can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
TRUE consulting, a planning and engineering firm out of Kamloops, has been hired to assist the community through these first two stages of the plan.
Scott Wallace, a professional engineer and project manager with True Consulting's Trail office, describes the second stage of the LWMP as " an opportunity to consult with the community and narrow the list of feasible options and costs."
The Village of Kaslo is requesting public input so that the community may help guide the direction of the plans for managing the community's liquid waste well into the future.
Public input is important because once it is complete and approved by the Minister of Environment, there is no mechanism for appeal and it will not be necessary for the Village of Kaslo to hold a referendum to borrow funds necessary for the execution of the plan.
Questions and comments can be submitted by email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Stage 3 of the plan will follow completion of Stage 2. The future focus of Stage 3 is expected to include development of an implementation schedule and funding strategies (in a guiding principle format) for any proposed changes to community wide liquid waste management.
Part 1: How septic systems work
Part 2: What can go wrong with your septic system
Part 3: Operating and maintaining a septic system
70% of the properties within the Village of Kaslo municipal boundary treat and dispose of liquid waste using on-site systems. This is not conducive to long term Village goals. In 2012, the Village of Kaslo chose to initiate a Liquid Waste Management planning process to assist with the following:
- Growth management
- Public health improvements
- Open public consultation
- Financing strategy
On November 26th 2013, the Village of Kaslo formally adopted Stage 1 of its Liquid Waste Management Plan. (8MB PDF file)
This first study was an initial review of the broad future options for the improvement, capital infrastructure replacement and growth of the Specified Sewer Area, a local area service in downtown Kaslo. No option has been, at this time, selected.
The second stage, refining and selecting a principal option, is now well under way:


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Acro Army moves on!!! YES
Acro Army moves on!!! YES
I felt bad for the group from Cornell but knew that Sons would advance based on how the judges had raved about them. Thrilled for Blue Journey and Christian. Was surprised to see Paul beat out Anna.
Personally I had fun watching Taylor's piece! And I love Kenichi but thought his act fell a little flat, especially when compared to the playback of Blue Journey's Tues. performance.
I wasn't pleased to see that a young child was again in the final three where they could have potentially ended up in tears in front of deciding judges like Mara did. The more I have thought about that, the more I wish Mara hadn't gone through. It's #1 not healthy for her and #2 it took away from the feel-good show we've tuned in to see.
oops ok gotcha sorry idk why I always assume everyone is east coast lol