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In its continued efforts to keep abreast of issues happening outside dental schools that affect future graduates and to stay informed of new developments related to licensure, American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Institutional Capacity Building portfolio members recently attended several key meetings in Chicago. First, the American Association of Dental Boards (AADB) Mid-Year meeting in Chicago, April 6–7, and second, the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) meeting in Chicago on April 9.
The AADB assists regulatory state dental boards in protecting the public. Hot topics at this year's meeting included sessions on policies and activities related to sedation and anesthesia, standards of care and current trends on difficult cases facing dental practitioners.
Guidelines have been tightened to address a slight uptick in the number of children harmed during dental visits, so AADB sessions focused on recent problem cases. To combat the recurrence of problem cases, dental educators work to ensure that dental students know to how to properly administer anesthesia. A panel on current and difficult trends gathered to discuss issues such as Colorado's recent legalization of marijuana, and how dental boards can ensure dentists don't jeopardize patient safety. The panel gave examples of the importance for dentists to establish a good rapport with local media. They cited examples where positive relationships could have helped local dentists show their concern for the overall health of local community members.
The JCNDE is comprised of a 15-member commission that includes representatives from dental schools, dental practice, state dental examining boards, dental hygiene, dental students and the public. Their purpose is to conduct examinations that assist state boards in determining the qualifications of dentists and dental hygienists who seek licensure. This year's meeting focused on new standards that have passed and updates on the integration of Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examinations.
The commission is hard at work developing the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE). The integrated exam combines basic science knowledge and behavioral sciences with clinical practice, and will be administered during dental school students' senior years. With a great deal of rigor and research, the exam integration is moving forward. However, no date has yet been established for a new exam and the JCNDE states that it will announce a date for a new exam at least four years prior to its implementation.
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Why won't he break up with his girlfriend?
Dear Meredith,
I recently became friends with a guy who has a girlfriend. They have been together for a year and he lives with her. But he and I just click. We have similar senses of humor, we get each other, we enjoy the same hobbies, etc. I am also very attracted to him and I know he is attracted to me as well. We have never been romantic except for giving each other hugs when we see each other. Although he said he would like to kiss me, he will never cheat on his girlfriend, so nothing has happened between us. He is always coming to me with his girlfriend problems saying she is not caring, never listens to him, is all about herself, etc. He likes being with me because I listen, I understand him, am caring, etc.
Our "relationship" has progressed to us talking to each other many times a day -- either by text, in person, or on the phone. He basically calls or comes to see me when he is not with her. Well, I just put a stop to it and told him that we cannot continue doing what we are doing. It is not fair to his girlfriend or to me. There's just one problem -- I can't stop thinking about him. I don't feel like he has a good relationship with his girlfriend and frankly don't think they are a good match. Why is he still with her if he likes being with me more? I don't want to be the cause of them breaking up but I do care about him.
What should I do?
– PeanutGirl, Chicago
You should do ... nothing. You already did what you should do. I understand that you're still thinking about him, but that will fade over time. It'll help if allow yourself to get angry. I mean, he had an emotional affair with you and led you on for a long time. He was cowardly and selfish and he never put you first. Get annoyed.
I can't tell you why he stays with his girlfriend if he's not happy, and I have no idea why he let you go. All I know is that you did the right thing. "It is not fair to his girlfriend or to me." So true.
You're thinking about him all of the time because this is basically a breakup. Mourn the loss of the relationship and get mad, and I promise that you'll eventually be ready to meet someone else. Someone worthy. Someone single.
Readers? Why didn't this guy break up with his girlfriend? Will he? How can the letter writer stop thinking about him? Help.
– Meredith

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LAN Performance Ratings Using Fuzzy Set Theory
A single dimension cannot quantify or properly express the performance of a LAN. It is very difficult to interpret LAN metrics without knowing what application (users) are involved. LAN performance measurement metrics are resource usages, processing delays, throughput, availability, fairness of measured data, and communigram. LAN policies need to be frequently updated based on feedbacks from implementation of previous policies. These feedbacks are always stated in the form of ordinal ratings, e.g. "High speed", "Average performance", "Good condition". The Different people can describe different values to these ordinal ratings without a clear-cut reason or scientific basis.
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Los Angeles, CA — April 18, 2008 —
Representing the largest single investment in South Los Angeles in the
past 25 years, the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
(CDU) will host historic groundbreaking ceremonies on Friday, April
18th for a new, state-of-the-art $43 million Life Sciences Research and
Nursing Education Building that will significantly expand the resources
of the university while providing health care and economic stimulus to
the community, it was announced today by Dr. Susan Kelly, President and
CEO of CDU.
"It is truly a
historic occasion for Charles Drew University on so many levels," Dr.
Kelly stated. "We consider this building and the many opportunities it
represents to be a key part of the rebirth of South Los Angeles. Not
only is this new facility the first comprehensive nursing school to be
built in California in decades and the first ever in South Los Angeles,
it is the first new building on our campus in a quarter century as
"We are grateful to the
National Institutes of Health and the State of California through the
University of California system for millions of dollars of support for
this new teaching space for CDU's Mervyn S. Dymally School of Nursing,
and facilities for our nationally renowned research program. This bold
initiative will enable CDU to continue its resurgence — in style," she
"Yet the sum total is so
much more than a building. This project symbolizes something far
greater — health care education and training for the medically
underserved, advancing medical solutions to meet their needs — as part
of our mission of reducing or eliminating health care disparities. When
added to the stimulus for the local economy through employment
opportunities, it is clear that we are creating significant value for
so many over the long term," said Dr. Keith Norris, Executive Vice
President for Research and Health Affairs.
building is funded through a $43 million bond offering issued by the
California Educational Facilities Authority. The Variable Rate Demand
Revenue Bonds carry strong long-term ratings of "Aa1" and a short-term
rating of "VMIG 1" by Moody's Investor Service, a leading bond rating
agency. The California Educational Facilities Authority has established
an agreement with the University for the loan of proceeds from sale of
the bonds.
The two-story,
63,000-square-foot building will be located adjacent to the
University's main administration building in South Los Angeles, and is
expected to be completed by fall 2009. The scientific research facility
will encompass state-of-the-art space for laboratory, clinical research
and support functions for the College of Medicine and the College of
Science and Health, while the Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing will
help address the appalling shortage of nurses that plagues California,
but which is at its worst in South Los Angeles. The nursing school,
named in honor of Mervyn M. Dymally, the renowned California
Assemblyman and former State Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and U.S.
Congressman, will offer an initial program accepting 40 individuals who
already have a non-nursing degree in fall 2008 into an entry level
Master's Degree that will fit them for employment as nurses with the
option of later becoming nursing faculty. The national shortage of
faculty to teach nurses is also dire.
new research and nursing facility is a key component of a major growth
initiative by the University, which is also developing a four-year
medical school program, expanding partnerships with other medical
schools and increasing its already powerful research capabilities in
new and existing areas through additional grants. The University is
ranked among the top 50 private research universities and is highly
ranked among institutions receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH)
funding for research. It is a national leader in translational health
disparities research.
Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing will not only address the critical
shortages in this area but will bring more skilled professionals into
the work force with meaningful employment. California consistently
ranks 49th or 50th nationwide in the number of registered nurses per
capita, with 30% fewer nurses than the national average. The Federal
Health Resources and Services Agency estimates that by 2010, California
will need more than 42,000 additional nurses to meet the demand, which
it describes as "a target that more than likely will not be met because
of the inability of the current nursing education program to prepare
sufficient numbers of professionals." This shortage of nurses is
expected to grow to more than 120,000 by the year 2020.
architectural firm for the new building is HOK, while the general
contractor is gkkworks of Irvine, CA and the construction manager is
S.L. Leonard and Associates.
Drew University is the only academic health sciences center in an area
of 1.6 million people—the largest urban underserved area in the United
States. The university is also the nation's only dually designated
Historically Black Graduate Institution and Hispanic Serving Health
Professions School. It was formally created from the ashes of the Watts
Rebellion in 1965. Since 1971, Charles Drew University has graduated
over 500 medical doctors, 2,500 specialist physicians, 2,000 physician
assistants and hundreds of other, mainly minority, health
professionals. Research shows that the vast majority of these
professionals are still serving the people in greatest need a decade or
more after graduation.
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------------------ Kia Ora all! Welcome to my 5th Trip Report! ------------------
^^All Comments & Suggestions Welcome!^^
As i begin my report, I'm sitting in seat 5A, 11276 meters high in the sky and listening to good life by Kanye West and I would have to say I myself am enjoying the Good Life!!
My Previous Trips can be found here:
Christchurch, NZ to Tokyo Narita, JP on ANZ
Christchurch, NZ to Sydney, AU on EK
Auckland, NZ to Sydney, AU on ANZ
From Snow to Paradise (CHC-AKL-SIN-HKT-SIN-CHC / SQ&MI)
Part 1: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/130604
Part 2: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/135991
and now for addition number 5
------------------ Background ------------------
This trip was a quick one across the "ditch". 4 Days meeting a new entry into the family and caching up with my sister. It was a great trip with fantastic weather every day. I enjoyed a plesant trip over to sydney on the 772 via AKL which was nice but was incredibly full.
------------------Travel Log ------------------
Air New Zealand flight 786
Sydney Mascot Intl to Christchurch
Airbus 320 (ZK-OJN)
Seat: 5A(Window)
Cruising Altitude: 37'000ft
Departure Gate: 63 (Terminal 1)
Scheduled Departure Time: 18:20 (AEDT)
Actual Departure Time: 18:46 (AEDT)
Arrival Gate: 28
Scheduled Arrival Time: 23:20
Actual Arrival Time: 23:18
------------------Aircraft Information------------------
First Flight on 22OCT05
First Delivered to NZ 16NOV05
Photo © Alexander Watts
Photo © Stephen Brown
Photo © Torin Wilson
Photo © Colin Hunter
------------------Tuesday 29th October------------------
A usually short drive from Mosman on Sydney's North Shore to Mascot Airport took a while today, we hit some major traffic on the Eastern Distributor but cleared after a 20 minute crawl through the cities tunnels. We were at the airport not to late, around 10 minutes to 5 in the evening, check in was a breeze in the Business / Star* Gold queue and got our preselected seats of 5A,B&C in the new Space+ section of the A320.
After passing quickly through the express customs & security queues in the temporary customs hall we did a quick bit of duty free shopping. We were then on our way to the NZ Lounge, the staff were extremely friendly in this lounge as always, the food selection was decent with several hot dishes available.
West Pier Departure Lounge
Air NZ Lounge
The Lounge in Sydney has some excellent features, plenty of workspace with computers as well as Wi-Fi and many seats to relax and watch aircraft movements. Two Air NZ aircraft pulled up in front of the lounge, a 767 to AKL and the 320 to Wellington, ours to CHC was tucked around the corner.
Spotting at SYD wasn't to bad on this late afternoon. KE, CA, DJ, BA, NZ, SQ, JQ amongst others made an appearance this afternoon. It was an average day so not the best light for snapping.
767 to AKL
Waiting for Red-Eyes home to North Asia, KE and CA
SQ77W Arriving
DJ from Nadi later head for Christchurch
2 Competitiors of the Tasman NZvsDJ
BA heading home to LHR
Hi Fly 333 Wet Lease
Our Plane to CHC
The Mighty 77W
Boarding began slightly late just before 6pm. The queue was short and we were on-board in no time, We were underway slightly late, had to wait for a HiFly A330 wet leased to the Royal Australian Air force to push back next to us
Walking down the long Pier
First look at the new Interior for me
The Space+ seating is great. The legroom is excellent and the seat felt really roomy, as well as comfortable, it was great having a USB port to charge my cell-phone as well.
View from 5A
Bye Sydney
My favourite Air Show screen. The Flight Controls!
The Captain announced the flight time of just over 2 hours 30 minutes with a short taxi around T1 to runway 16R
Air bridge cemetery haha
Over the M1
SYD Tower
Sydney CBD in the distance
However this never eventuated, we ended up taxiing all the way to 16L which took a while, and finally at a little after quarter to seven we were away, and up over Botany Bay
See The Video at the link below, good video!
We took a slight left hand turn after passing the Port of Botany, with good views of the eastern suburbs right up to Bondi and beyond. We also got some good views of the NSW golf club.
After pushing up and into the cloud it was a few minutes until we popped out the top. I always love the feeling punching out the top of the clouds and into the sunny sky! so good!
Legroom, Very Good!
We soon leveled out and I was straight into the entertainment system. All i can say is fantastic, the system for an A320 is amazing. The touchscreen is great to use, and the interface is simple. A great page is the site map which allows you to access every section of the system. The Airshow is fantastic, It includes Great tracking whilst on the ground, World Times, and my favorite screen, the Flight Control Display! Excellent. The remote is nice as well, with a qwerty keyboard on the back. It was interesting to see that 3 buttons below the central control were not used. These are for the light and crew calls which apparently can only be connected on the 767 and not on the A320.
TV Homepage
Pilot View on the airshow
EK A340-500 bound for SYD passing us
The System really has been extensively built, down to the minor details like the Aspect Ratio, and flight information on the Movie/TV Controls
Personal Music Playlist
The Meal service took a while to come around. The two options were a steak and mushroom pie or the chicken pieces. I had the chicken which was great. Mums pie also didnt look to bad. Its quite funny that every time i have been on this flight (NZ786) a pie is always one of the options on the menu, but sadly i wasn't a fan of mushrooms
The flight flew past extremely quickly, I usually find this sector quite boring as i constantly fly it but this time there was something different, I'm sitting in seat 5A, 11276 meters high in the sky and listening to good life by Kanye West on my PTV's personal music playlist and I would have to say I myself am enjoying the Good Life!!
After what seemed about 30 minutes flying we had begun our decent as the first lights of the South Islands west coast were visible many kilometers below us. As there was some turbulence over the Southern Alps due to the South Islands infamous North-West Wind all the crew were buckled in very early.
It was a bumpy ride down, there were a few people yelping from time to time but it was all over within 10 or so minutes
As the turbulence subsided the quant little towns of the canterbury plains came into view, and CHC appeared in the distance. We headed south of the city, made a left turn over Rolleston and turned final for runway 20 at CHC airport. I was a fast yet smooth landing a few minutes ahead of schedule, The video wasn't to good so im not going to put it up for show.
It was about a 30 second taxi to gate 28. We were the 2nd International Arrival of the night, a Jetstar A320 just arrived before us and was parked next to our gate at 29.
Disembarkation was underway when the air bridge operator made a show after a couple of minutes, immigration took no time, and bags were picked up in less then a minute. After a short queue at MAF customs we were out into a warm Christchurch night
I would have to say the new NZ short haul product is Fantastic. The seats are roomy, comfortable and the meals simple yet tasty. All NZ need now is SQ crew and their short haul would by-far be #1
Now time for the ratings....
Departure / Check In 9
Lounge 8
Boarding 7
Aircraft 10
In Flight Meals 8
Cabin Crew 7
On Time 9
Arrival / Bag Claim 9
Well thats it for a fantastic trip, i'm sure that my next few trips to Sydney will be with Air NZ for sure!
All comments and suggestions on the report are very welcome! Thanks in advance
Regards & Happy Flying
Until Next Time


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My name is Cindy and I have been reading lots of posts since I found this site and realized last night when one reader said this site is dangerous she was right.
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Fifty Shades of Grey.....Have you read it??
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Have any of you ladies read these books??? OMG, The BEST trilogy I have EVER read! ;)
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TBH, i stopped reading the first one on chapter 19...it seemed to be too drug out for me...yea it was cool reading it at 1st, but as the book progressed it was the same thing over and over and it just got old...i think there should have been more to the plot...
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Well good riddance to 2016! I sure don't wish to re-play that year.
The last half of 2016 was L-O-N-G. Maybe you have your own reason for thinking so too!
We spent the first half of 2016 traveling a lot. We went on a few cruises, we went to Germany – and when that was all over, we were settling in at home for a summer of birthday parties, pool days and the dreaded TTC.
If you've been around the blog or instagram for a while, you know that I have two babies. You also probably know that neither of those babies came without a long long journey consisting of many trial and errors to bring each of them a reality. And guess what? Baby #3, we're waiting for you!!
It took 3 years for our first baby, and 13 months for our second. The one thing that both of those have in common, we got pregnant and saw those two beautiful pink lines with a confirming blood test after our first round of treatment when we were finally given the "Go!" from our infertility specialist. So baby #3 shouldn't be too hard, right? We've done this before; we've attended this rodeo. WRONG!
Fast forward through 12 months of trying on our own, and 6 months trying with our infertility specialists. Negative after negative, I have nothing to show for it but piles of bills, many tears shed and an extra 10 pounds from all the medications and hormones. We decided to take a step back, and to stop seeing that specific specialist. We attempted four rounds of treatment and for some reason or another; they just weren't coming together to make our third miracle happen. Perhaps it wasn't our time.
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The Stork OTC is an At-Home Conceptive that I found at our local CVS for just $79.99! Seriously, you can use this AT HOME! That's amazing. If you haven't heard of The Stork OTC yet, it almost reminded me of an IUI procedure, without the hefty price tag and pain. It's designed to be used during ovulation by enabling the sperm to bypass the vaginal tract and placing the sperm as close as possible to the opening of the cervix, allowing the sperm to swim up through and meet the released egg!
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If you have been to my blog because you are also struggling with trying to conceive or even infertility, please remember that you are never alone! It is okay to take a step back and breathe. I know that this road can seem so dark and lonely on some days, but it is okay to take care of yourself, look outside the box and try a new approach!
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Space Hulk - Harbinger of Torment Campaign
Danish developer Full Control released news about a new campaign called Harbinger of Torment that adds a new Cooperative Mode to Space Hulk.
'Space Hulk' Gets Loaded with new Cooperative Mode and Introduces 'Harbinger of Torment' Campaign
Full Control Introduce Complete Overhaul of Multiplayer Mode and Releases New Five-Mission Campaign
Copenhagen, Denmark - May 20, 2014 - Danish independent studio Full Control today announced that Space Hulk now includes cooperative play mode, as part of the latest free game patch that also has a number of updates and bug fixes. The patch also coincides with the new campaign 'Harbinger of Torment' which is now available for PC, Mac and Linux. Space Hulk is the digital adaptation of the classic Games Workshop board-game, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and is available on PC, Mac, Linux and iPad,
"We are excited to release the new co-op mode in Space Hulk. It's been in development for several months now, as we made a complete overhaul of the multiplayer mode to make it a seamless experience so players can easily jump into a co-op game", said Thomas Hentschel Lund, CEO of Full Control. "In honor of launching co-op we are also releasing a new five-mission campaign, 'Harbinger of Torment', that is now available to Windows, Mac and Linux players".
Players can now challenge friends, in up to 4-player co-op battles where three gamers each control a squad of terminators and one player controls the Genestealers. To support co-op gameplay, Full Control has given multiplayer a complete overhaul and is introducing a lobby system where players can see other gamers who are online and ready to play. The new co-op functionality is free with Space Hulk, so all players need to do is log in, visit the new lobby and play.
About the Harbinger of Torment Campaign
As the Space Hulk, the Harbinger of Torment, emerged from the warp it was discovered to be on a collision course with the planet Baal. Several attempts were made to change course, but all failed. A team of the Imperium's finest warriors is sent to the Harbinger of Torment to try and reverse the engines or stop them altogether. Failure is not an option. Harbinger of Torment has been specially designed for 4 player co-op and is now available for PC, Mac and Linux on Steam.
You can purchase Harbinger of Torment on Steam for $4,99/€4.99/£3.99
Information aboutSpace Hulk
SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Sci-Fi
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
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Too early to talk RPI? Not if you're Iowa
If the Hawkeyes doesn't win Thursday, it might be too late
EVANSTON, Ill. — They're all big at this point for Iowa. But Thursday night's game is really big.
That's something rarely said for Iowa basketball in recent years, especially in mid-February. But Iowa has a puncher's chance of earning a postseason berth, and Thursday's bash at Northwestern could mean everything if the Hawkeyes still have NCAA Tournament hopes.
Iowa (13-11, 5-6 Big Ten) has won its last two games. A win at Northwestern (14-8, 4-6) would give the Hawkeyes three straight Big Ten wins for the first time since 2007. That's also the last year Iowa posted a winning league record.
While it's a stretch to label any game "must-win" in mid-February, this one looms large for Iowa. Northwestern, which has beaten Iowa six of seven at Welsh-Ryan Arena, ranks ninth nationally in strength-of-schedule and 36th in RPI — a measurement based on wins, losses and strength-of-schedule that often determines NCAA Tournament invitations.
Iowa, on the other hand, posts the league's lowest strength-of-schedule ranking at 73, and second-lowest RPI at 128. A win moves the Hawkeyes up the RPI charts and the fringe of NCAA discussion. A loss ... well, you know.
It's different for Northwestern.
"I think you have an idea as far as RPI, because especially with the Big Ten you're playing against good teams, so it won't change that much because even losses — you lose to Ohio State — that's not going to kill you RPI-wise," Northwestern Coach Bill Carmody said. "At the end of the day, you still have to have the wins; RPI doesn't mean that much. I think if you go .500 in conference this year you have a good chance."
That's likely not the case for Iowa. Of 11 different major-conference bubble teams that qualified for the NCAA last year, the weakest RPI was 67 and the lowest strength-of-schedule was 87. The average wins were 19.8 and losses were 12.5. Six major-conference teams that finished .500 or better in league play failed to earn an NCAA Tournament berth and all had an RPI ranked 58 or weaker.
Iowa has some impressive wins this year, beating Michigan (RPI 15), Wisconsin (31) and Minnesota twice (49). But Iowa also has three losses considered "bad" by RealTimeRPI.com — Campbell (164), Clemson (183) and Nebraska (110) — and those are keeping Iowa from approaching the NCAA Tournament bubble talk right now.
"I think it shows you exactly what we're capable of," Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said. "I think in some ways it defines the frustration that we have at times, because there's times when we haven't played up to our capabilities.
"The challenge for us is becoming more consistent with what we're doing. We've proven we can play with anybody. We've proven that we can play well for long periods of time."
Iowa has seven league games — plus the Big Ten Tournament — left this season. It might take a 6-1 stretch or a deep Big Ten Tournament run to vault the Hawkeyes into NCAA consideration. As for the NIT, last year's 11 major-conference at-large squads averaged a 19-12 record, but the average RPI (74) and strength-of-schedule (62) were considerably weaker than their NCAA counterparts.Maybe it's too early to talk about RPI, strength-of-schedule and the NCAA Tournament. But if Iowa doesn't win Thursday, it might be too late.
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With the inevitability of even more draconian knife and gun laws in our society, improvised weapons are going to play an increasingly important role for the prepared individual. For the urban warrior, it is necessary to move beyond the open carry of large fixed-blade knives. While both Western knife-throwing and Eastern ninja-throwing techniques have something to offer, each is becoming obsolete in the contemporary era. What is called for is a new approach utilizing the best features of both arts.
With this in mind, the ever-evolving Thorn School has developed an array of new weapon-throwing techniques, tailored to the individual based on body type, age, natural ability, and environmental factors, and stressing quick results over theory.
Drawing on his success with
Combat Knife Throwing
, in this new video Ralph Thorn presents a more street-oriented curriculum, geared to any individual with an interest in throwing weapons. He identifies the most common types of throwers, both in terms of body and psychological types, to reach the final stage of no-spin throwing. Street Knife Throwing will teach you how to turn common pocketknives, screwdrivers, spikes, scissors, and other readily available items into effective throwing weapons. The video also includes tips for throwing recreationally and for organizing group events.
Ralph Thorn
is an author and illustrator. Since the release of the original edition of his book and the wide dissemination via the Internet of his self-produced video material, his no-spin style of knife throwing has revolutionized the sport and attracted the attention of numerous martial artists, performers and knife makers. Many consider him to be the best all-around knife thrower in the world. He is a native of southern Appalachia.
1) Fundamentals
- Instinctive Throwing
- Safety Measures
- Training Weapons
- Thumb Grip
- Knife-Throwing Grip
- Balance Point
- Gravity
- The 9-12-3 Rule
- Foot Position
- Shoulder Position
- Forearm Angle
2) Types of Throwers
- Power-Overhand Thrower
- Shot-Put Thrower
- Sidearm Thrower
- Compact Thrower
- Punch Thrower
- Coordinated Thrower
- Underhand Thrower
- Strengths and Weaknesses
3) Advanced Training
- Street Throwing vs. Sport Throwing
- Accuracy
- Close Grouping
- Ladder Grouping
- Close Range vs. Long Range
- Wrist Throws
- Elbow Throws
- Shoulder Throws
- Whole-Body Throws
- Dummy Throws
- Backwards Drill
4) Urban Survival Throwing
- Knife Fights or Knife Throws
- Improvised Weapon Throwing
- Screwdrivers and Spikes
- Pocketknives
- Deceptive Throws
- Training Drills
- Blade Throws
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Major League Baseball has traditionally used All-Star Week events to support organizations, including its official charity -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America -- and others with which the League has strong relationships, including the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, the National Urban League, Little League Baseball, National Recreation and Park Association, Roberto Clemente Sports City and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, among others.
As announced earlier this season on Jackie Robinson Day, MLB will sponsor 30 Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars, one on behalf of each club, for each of the next four years, in addition to the current support provided by MLB and its Clubs to the Foundation. A substantial portion of the proceeds will remain in New York City to fund a number of worthy projects, including:
Grand Concourse Branch of the Public Library. Funds will be used to complete renovations of the roof and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and maintain a safe environment for library users of all ages.
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. Funding will help complete an $8 million renovation of the former Hebrew Institute Yeshiva at 1835 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. When the Clubhouse opens later this year it will serve 1,500 youth and offer comprehensive and wide-ranging programs for children ages 6-18.
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. Funds will be used to support Bronx-Lebanon's unique pediatric diabetes program, "Sugar Babies Place" which has been most successful in monitoring, stabilizing and reducing diabetes complications in children.
Manhattan Youth Recreation Resources. Serving the community most directly affected by 9/11, funds will support Manhattan Youth's new state-of-the-art community center which will be Lower Manhattan's first community center concentrating on children, teen programs and recreation opportunities.
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Dynamic Portfolio Choice with Parameter Uncertainty and the Economic Value of Analysts' Recommendations
We derive a closed-form solution for the optimal portfolio of a nonmyopic utility maximizer who has incomplete information about the alphas or abnormal returns of risky securities. We show that the hedging component induced by learning about the expected return can be a substantial part of the demand. Using our methodology, we perform an "ex ante" empirical exercise, which shows that the utility gains resulting from optimal allocation are substantial in general, especially for long horizons, and an "ex post" empirical exercise, which shows that analysts' recommendations are not very useful. (JEL C61, G11, G24) Copyright 2006, Oxford University Press.
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Lawrence S. Pertillar
Not On This Day - Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
I did not get blessed this morning,
To awaken to crave a tasting of yesterdays' leftovers...
Of worries to burden as they ride freely on my back.
Not on this day.
I awakened determined my life to live,
Means more to me than just that.
My task is not to allow my shoulders to be hunched.
On this day God has awakened me,
With an acknowledgement my faith has strengthened.
And unlike most folks who doubt and carry about,
Every ache and pain and trouble to share...
I awakened this morning to realize God is always there.
Clearly I see I am here to live and experience my life.
With a faith to keep devoted to witness,
In time God will remove any and all obstacles...
To make things eventually made for me alright.
And although rain clouds and storms,
May come along to appear in my sight...
I only need to be patient to bask in Sunlight.
I did not get blessed this morning,
To awaken to crave a tasting of yesterdays' leftovers...
Of worries to burden as they ride freely on my back.
Not on this day.
Nor will I sit on a fence to stay,
To observe what others do to prove I can do it too!
Who? Not me! I want God to see I am available,
Capable and able to do 'His' will at all times.
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Final: Red Sox 3, Rays 1
Final Red Sox 3, Rays 1: And it's the sixth walkoff win for the Red Sox this season. This time, the hero is Jonny Gomes who smacks a two-run shot over the Green Monster. It is his fifth home run of the season.
Top of the 9th: Red Sox 1, Rays 1: Andrew Bailey jogs out of the bullpen to his entrance song, "Shipping up to Boston," and the crowd cheers. Two minutes and two pitches later, they were silent. Johnson hits a home run on the second pitch he saw and the game is tied. Bailey blows yet another save opportunity. Bailey escapes the rest of the inning unscathed, but the Sox will need to provide some more offense or this is going to extras.
Bottom of the 8th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: The Red Sox don't generate any offense aside from a Pedroia walk and it appears Bailey will come in for the ninth. Final line on Doubront: : 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB on 93 pitches.
Top of the 8th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: And Doubront is out there to begin the eighth, for the first time in his career. He enters the inning with 82 pitches, retiring the last 14 batters. He exits this inning having retired 17 straight, now with six strikeouts on 93 pitches.
Top of the 7th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Alas, Doubront reaches the seventh inning for the first time this season. He enters this inning allowing just three hits on 71 pitches. Zobrist flies out on his first pitch, Longoria flies out on four pitches and Escobar strikes out on four. At this pace, Doubront will likely make it to the eighth — and then?
Bottom of the 6th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Victorino flies out, Pedroia grounds out but that's going to be it for starter Jake Odorizzi. Alex Torres comes in from the bullpen and right away allows a double to Ortiz, who turns up his speed a notch between first and second, but arrives with ease. Nava grounds out to end the inning.
Top of the 6th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0:Johnson grounds out and Jennings flies out. Saltalamacchia catches a high fly ball in foul territory to end the inning. As Doubront continues to plow through this Rays lineup, there appears to be some activity in the Tampa Bay bullpen. Perhaps a new pitcher for next inning.
Bottom of the 5th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0:Saltalamacchia flies out to left field. Then Drew, who was straddled in a 1-for-23 slump and hitless today, hits one off the Green Monster for a double. And Boston's hottest hitter, Jose Iglesais, extends his hitting streak to 18 games with a single. Drew advances to third. It amounts to nothing as Ellsbury grounds into a double play.
Top of the 5th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Through five innings, Doubront has only thrown 59 pitches. Four strikeouts and no walks. Very impressive.
Bottom of the 4th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Victorino strikes out swinging on a 90 mile per hour fastball. Pedroia and Ortiz work back-to-back singles, but the Red Sox do not cash in. After a coaching visit on the mound, Nava and Gomes both fly out to end the inning.
Top of the 4th: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Two groundouts and a fly out for Doubront, who has allowed only three hits so far.
Bottom of the 3rd: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Drew pops out. Iglesias, who did not play in the morning game, hits one to the warning track but it is caught. Ellsbury, too, flies out to end the inning.
Top of the 3rd: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: Kelly Johnson leads off with a single, a line drive to center field. Jennings hits the first pitch he sees (89 mile per hour fastball) and it's a fly out to right field. Sean Rodriguez works a seven pitch at bat, but grounds into a double play.Through three, Doubront has thrown 34 pitches, 24 for strikes.
Bottom of the 2nd: Red Sox 1, Rays 0: David Ortiz flies out. Then Daniel Nava hits a home run to right center field. It's his 10th of the season and it came on a 2-2 count. He is now second on the team in home runs, trailing only Ortiz. The Sox will not plate any more this inning as Gomes strikes out and Saltalamacchia flies out to center.
Top of the 2nd: Rays 0, Red Sox 0: Escobar flies out to center. Then Wil Myers, the 22-year-old many consider to be baseball's top prospect, records his first major league hit. It's a line drive to center field. Myers went 0-for-4 in the first game today. He does not advance as Scott grounds out and Lobaton is caught looking at a 90 mile per hour fastball.
Bottom of the 1st: Rays 0, Red Sox 0: Jacoby Ellsbury grounds out, Shane Victorino lines out and Dustin Pedroia flies out. Each batter faced only three pitches.
Top of the 1st: Rays 0, Red Sox 0: Doubront allows a lead off single to Desmond Jennings, the first pitch he threw. Doubront settles from there, retiring the next three batters on a combined 11 pitches. It is highlighted by striking out Evan Longoria to end the frame.
Pregame: Here for game two of the doubleheader between the Red Sox and Rays. First pitch is at 8:07 — a late start as the first game was interrupted by a 2 hours and 59 minute rain delay in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Sox have now won eight of their last 10 games against the Rays. Felix Doubront (4-3, 4.91 ERA) will take the mound. Stay tuned for updates.


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A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 3 Efficacy Trial of PROSTVAC-V/F +/- GM-CSF in Men With Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer (Prospect)
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman and Edie Falco worked the phones for U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama, Usmagazine.com reported.
Parker joined volunteers in calling undecided voters from the phone bank at the Obama New York City headquarters Thursday. A new U.S. president is to be elected Tuesday.
"She wanted to get involved anyway she could!" a campaign source told Usmagazine.com about Parker's involvement in the campaign. "She came and ended up staying until the end of her shift and made a ton of calls. She came to work, not for a photo-op."
Broderick, Parker's husband, was scheduled to help out at the New York headquarters and Falco was expected to make calls from Jay-Z's 40/40 club. Thurman was to volunteer at a downtown location, Usmagazine.com said.
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CERES (CBS SF) – Family and friends of a woman and two men presumed dead after they were swept over Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park gathered at St. George's Church Wednesday to grieve.
The three college students, 21-year-old Ramina Badal of Manteca, 27-year-old Ninos Yacoub of Turlock and 22-year-old Hormiz David of Modesto, were role models who did not normally take risks, said people who knew them.
The tragic accident has shaken the tight knit Assyrian Christian community that saw so much promise in all three.
"They had a whole lot of life ahead of them," said Gewardgis Narso, a deacon in the Mar Gewargis Parish of the Assyrian Church of the East.
Badal was a nursing student at the University of San Francisco. Yacoub was studying chemistry at California State University Stanislaus. David was studying music production at Modesto Junior College.
Authorities have not stopped searching the Merced River for their bodies.
KCBS' Holly Quan Reports:
They were on an all day church outing Tuesday when they climbed over the guard rail at the 317-foot Vernall Fall to pose for photographs, ignoring a warning sign that tells visitors on the Mist Trail not to cross the barricade.
Their friends could only watch as Badal slipped and one of the men reached for her only to fall. The other man also tried to help the two only to be pulled into the water with them.
Witnesses immediately called 911 on cell phones, alerting park rangers who quickly closed the trail. It has since reopened.
Six people have died in water-related accidents at Yosemite this year.
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Kate Middleton and Prince William among audience to hear of Nelson Mandela's death at premiere of biopic
Tearful Idris Elba announces tragic news as Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom wraps
IT was a fitting tribute.
Kate Middleton and Prince William were among the audience to learn of Nelson Mandela's death seconds after watching the premiere of a film documenting his life.
Prince George's mum and dad were watching the UK and European premiere of the film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom at London's Leicester Square when they were informed of the former South Africa leader's passing.
The film's leading man - Idris Elba - fought back tears as he broke the news to the audience.
A source has recalled the moment to OK! Online and said: "When the film was over and the screen went black, we all gave the film a standing ovation. But as silence descended as the closing credits rolled, the film's producer Anant Singh walked on stage, along with a tearful Idris Elba, to announce Mandela's death to gasps and wails. There was then a one-minute silence called and we were all left in a state of shock."
The Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to the prisoner-turned-president and branded him 'an extraordinary man' after he learnt of the news.
"We were just reminded of what an extraordinary man Nelson Mandela was," Wills said.
"My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family," Kate's husband added as the couple left the cinema.
Luther actor Idris added his condolences and released a statement which read: "What an honour it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Naomie Harris, who starred alongside Idris and played his ex-wife Winnie Mandela, was also in the audience when news of Nelson's death broke.
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always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don't, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your
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Visual Discrimination
Visual Discrimination is the ability to identify differences and similarities between two or more visual stimuli by analysing their individual characteristics and distinctive features.
In the "Word Shapes" worksheets, the student must compare the features of any similar looking shapes, for example, circle/oval or square/rectangle, in order to distinguish between them.
Figure Ground
Figure Ground perception is the ability to screen out any irrelevant visual material when presented with a lot of visual information at one time (to locate the important stimulus without getting confused by the background or surrounding images). This skill is key for good attention and concentration.
To search for the shapes that are specified in the question in the "Word Shapes" worksheets, the student must pinpoint these shapes within the busy field of all the other surrounding shapes.
Position in Space
Position in Space perception is the ability to identify the position of any given visual stimulus in relation to oneself.
In the "Word Shapes" worksheets, the student must analyse how the shapes are positioned in relation to their own body. For example, the triangle is pointing right; the rectangle is lying horizontally, etc.
Visual Motor Integration
Visual Motor Integration relates to the coordination of visual perceptual skills with body movement (the use of visual information to guide a motor task). For fine motor tasks, the eyes inform the arm and hand muscles where to go like "follow the leader", so that motor output matches visual input.
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Six area teens are recipients this year of the Hoover/Starks Scholarships.
The Hoover-Starks Scholarship program is named in honor of two outstanding citizens, the late Frank Hoover and Lawrence Starks (wife, Edna Starks), and each year honors are awarded following a gala fund-raising ball.
This year's ball was held June 27 at the Robert Ensslin National Guard Armory, State Road 207. Music and entertainment were provided by the C.L. West Band.
Scholarship recipients this year are:
Jessica Borges, a graduate of St. Gerard Campus, is the daughter of Antero and Cheryl Borges. She plans to attend Florida Community College, Jacksonville, south campus. Her career goal is to become an elementary school teacher.
Erin Conner, daughter of Reid and Margie Conner, is a 2003 graduate of St. Augustine High School. She enjoys singing, surfing and leading worship for youth at her church, Anastasia Baptist. She plans to attend Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn., and major in music.
C.L. Daniels Jr., son of C.L. Daniels Sr., is a 2003 graduate of St. Augustine High School. In high school, he was a member of the marching, symphonic and concert bands. He plans to attend Bethune-Cookman College, where he received a band scholarship from the college.
He is an active member of St. Luke AME Church, where he is the percussionist and member of the Sunday school youth choir and YPD.
Alicia Mitchell, daughter of Daniel and Delores Mitchell, is also a 2003 graduate of St. Augustine High School. At SAHS, she was a member of the Beta Club, executive board and the principal's advisory board. She plans to attend Florida A and M University, Tallahassee, in the fall and major in nursing and minor in vocal music. She is a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
Mary Povia, daughter of Barry and Nancy Povia, is a 2003 graduate of St. Augustine High School and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mary says she learned the value of involvement in community service projects. She was actively involved in chorus, Beta Club and drama. Her hobbies include singing and acting, and she plans to enroll in college and pursue a degree in music.
Regina C. Williams, a 2003 graduate of the First Coast Technical High School, is the daughter of Reginald and Dorothy Williams. She is an active member of the Sunday school YPD and youth choir of St. Luke AME Church, and she plans to attend St. Johns River Community College and pursue a degree in education.
Members of the scholarship committee include the Rev. Ronald Stafford, director; Saundra Kenon, Josephine Quarterman, Sheila Stafford; Vickie and Andrew Plummer; and Dorothy Williams.
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An excellect pair of completely uncleaned coins for your desert patina cleaning enjoyment.
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A Study Designed to Compare the Tolerability of an Increased Dose of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (MPA) in Renal Transplant Patients Whose Dose of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) Was Reduced Due to Gastrointestinal Symptoms
This study has been terminated.
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First Posted: April 15, 2008
Last Update Posted: August 7, 2012
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To determine if conversion to enteric coated MPA allows an escalated dose of mycophenolic acid (MPA) to be tolerated in patients experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms
|Renal Transplantation
|Drug: Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (EC-MPA) Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) Drug: Placebo MMF Drug: Placebo EC-MPA
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Double Dummy Controlled Study to Assess the Tolerability of an Increased Dose of Enteric Coated MPA After Conversion From MMF in Renal Transplant Recipients Who Required MMF Dose Reductions Due to Gastrointestinal Symptoms
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MedlinePlus related topics: Kidney Transplantation
Drug Information available for: Mycophenolic acid Mycophenolate sodium Mycophenolate mofetil hydrochloride Mycophenolate mofetilU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants With Response (Yes/no) [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]The primary variable was the response (yes/no) with positive response being defined as an increase of 360 mg/day enteric-coated mycophenolate acid (MPA)from the baseline daily dose, tolerated and maintained for a 4 week duration until the end of the study (Week 6). Tolerability was defined as the overall assessment of improvement or no change in the intensity of physician assessed gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms at end of study as reported on the physician administered evaluation of GI symptomatology.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Average Daily Doses (mg) of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (MPA) and Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) by Treatment Duration Intervals [ Time Frame: Baseline and week 4 to week 6 ]The average daily doses of enteric-coated mycophenolate acid (MPA) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) at baseline and during the last 2 weeks of treatment. 1000 mg MMF = 720 mg enteric-coated MPA (MPA equivalent dose).
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Experimental: Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid
Equimolar dose of enteric-coated mycophenolate acid with mycophenolate mofetil placebo. 1000 mg mycophenolate mofetil = 720 mg enteric-coated mycophenolate acid (MPA equivalent dose). The active and placebo study medications were dispensed in separate bottles identified as Bottle A and Bottle B.
Drug: Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (EC-MPA)
Other Name: myfortic®Drug: Placebo MMF
Active Comparator: Mycophenolate Mofetil
Mycophenolate mofetil therapy with placebo enteric-coated mycophenolate acid. The active and placebo study medications were dispensed in separate bottles identified as Bottle A and Bottle B.
Drug: Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)
Other Name: CellCept®Drug: Placebo EC-MPA
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Inclusion criteria:
- Recipients of first or second cadaveric, living unrelated or living related kidney transplant.
- Patients on a reduced daily dose (500mg to 1500mg) of MMF with existing but tolerable and controlled gastrointestinal symptoms.
- Recipients who are at least 4 weeks post renal transplantation with stable renal function.
Exclusion criteria:
- Multi organ transplant or previous transplant with organ other than kidney
- History of GI disorder prior to transplant
- Evidence of GI disorder induced by infection, underlying medical condition, or con med other than MMF
- Modification of GI med or MMF dose within one week
- Evidence of graft rejection, treatment of acute rejection, unstable renal function within 1 week of (baseline) visit
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00658333
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|First Submitted:
|January 23, 2008
|First Posted:
|April 15, 2008
|Results First Submitted:
|December 2, 2010
|Results First Posted:
|March 11, 2011
|Last Update Posted:
|August 7, 2012
|Last Verified:
|July 2012
Keywords provided by Novartis ( Novartis Pharmaceuticals ):
Renal Transplantation
Renal transplant recipients
Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with MMF therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mycophenolic Acid
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Antitubercular Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Thank you Elly, I love those two :-)))
Jan, indeed with leuk and leuke is it the same as with mooi and mooie. Een leuke hond, a nice dog.De hond is leuk, the dog is nice.
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TAT-9 was the 9th transatlantic telephone cable system, in operation from 1992 to 2004, initially carrying 80,000 telephone circuits between Europe (Goonhilly, United Kingdom ; Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, France ; Conil de la Frontera, Spain) and North America (Manahawkin, United States ; Pennant Point, Canada). It was built by an international consortium of co-owners and suppliers. Co-owners included AT&T Corporation, British Telecom and France Telecom.
TAT-9 was the first fiber optic system to operate at 565 Mbit/s, twice the speed of the first transatlantic fiber optic system, TAT-8. It was also the first system to have the ability to switch traffic on demand between the five landing points: Canada, the United States, France, Spain and the United Kingdom. This enabled the smaller countries in the network to afford their own landing points, and also allowed the network to accommodate for large changes in traffic demands at any individual station, such as the dramatic increase during the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
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Summertime is a beautiful time to celebrate life, energy, and the power within each of us!
This article was written by our friend and NYC yogini, Katy Matthews – enjoy!
Welcome Summer SOULstice
Put the soul in your solstice… the time is NOW, to stoke the fire from within, and really focus on making some beautiful transitions. The word solstice is derived from Latin, Sol, meaning sun and sistere, to stand still, and it is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight. The summer solstice is such an important time,the solar energy is high, and the heat is flowing through everyone and everything; inward and outward. Agni is very prevolent and if used correctly during this time, the fire ignited can really help you to accomplish some major tasks.
Your soul, and body is on fire! Use this fire energy to intertwine them and utilize that passion, desire, and drive that we all have dwelling within us. It is a perfect time to honor the sacred fire that lives in us all, re-ignite our passions, or desires or our goals,thoughts, ideas that we have let slip away… Summer is a very carefree time but also, a very devotional time where we can really re-visit those spaces in us that we have left dormant for a while. Although we have a lot of high energy and fire going on during this time of year, it is also important to take the time to sit still, and look within and that fire burning within ourselves.
As we all know very well, if fire is not contained and managed in the correct way, it can spin out of control… but if you tend to your sacred fire within; you can unleash such a beautiful power. This is a great time to re-discover the art of discipline while still enjoying the lightness of summer. Maybe you can find your balance and discipline with a new mantra for the summer, a very solar igniting yoga practice, kriyas, or a cooling (or maybe a heat igniting) pranayama practice. Or maybe it is introducing something completely new into your life that you have been meaning to do… like finally picking up that hulahoop, taking those painting classes you have been thinking about, or rock climbing up that mountain. Whatever it is, the fire is here to serve you, and what better time to conquer new things, physically and mentally?
The days are saturated with sun and light… and so is your entire being! Surrendering is the ultimate embrace during this auspicious time of year! Celebrate, ignite, and unleash… wahe!


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A touch of shabby chic for HEMNES console table
Materials: HEMNES console table
I love everything with the vintage (shabby chic ) touch. The idea here is to create a small door with window type design, which I used pine wood for the material.
The four small drawers box on the top were made with wine crate, as the front cover I use fabric to wrap the wood, some goes with vintage printed label, and reclaimed wood.


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- Hungary / Elizabeta Héderváry
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- War of Austrian Succession
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- FanimeCon 2010
- Nan Desu Kan 2010
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I based this costume on an image my German friend sent me of historically accurate War of Austrian Succession uniforms for Hungarian soldiers. The front panel was red, and before there were color references to go from, I'd seen tons of fanarts of her with either green or red, and I always liked the red better with a creme uniform, so I used those colors. Then the anime happened and it was green on white, and I felt a little stupid, but oh, well. Jacket and breeches are made from suiting because I can't afford things so only the DESIGN is historically accurate. Waistcoat is shiny, gold brocade. It's fully lined, so it sucks to wear on hot days. Buttons I picked up in a few sizes from Hart's, and the gold braiding is just the standard stuff from Joann's. I wanted to add a little more sparkle, so I did. Hence the shiny waistcoat. Hat and gloves from a costume store. Boots are the same brown ones I always wear, same with the flower, and wig. The [unpictured] sword I bought, detailed with puffy paint, and painted with rub n buff.
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- I spent two months on this and it's my baby. <3 I wish I could've done this completely accurately but my finances were like, "BITCH, NO." I'm still really happy with the result.
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It's been a little while -- several months, at least -- since I've seen a play performed as gracefully as Black Theatre Troupe's production of The Sty of the Blind Pig. The four actors assembled to bring this dramedy to life are the only real reason to consider seeing Phillip Hayes Dean's dullish, inert play. But that's reason enough, because everything these actors do is so pure and so right that their performances alone elevate an otherwise unexciting story.
Originally written for the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in 1971, The Sty of the Blind Pig was hailed by Time as one of the year's best. But I found Dean's comic drama unfocused and often indecisive, and its conclusion left me baffled about crucial questions of identity, the death of one character, and the fate of another. I'm faulting Paul Carter Harrison's listless direction and Dean's chatty script, which, 30-odd years after its debut, is more a testimony to the paucity of plays written by and for African Americans than a compelling reflection on anyone's life.
Set in Chicago's south side just before the civil rights movement, the story is mostly Alberta's. She's an unmarried, thirtyish spinster who lives in a slum with her mother, Weedy (Joyce Gittoes), a bossy conservative who finds solace in her religion. Weedy's brother, Doc (Mike Traylor), is a drinker and a gambler and the biggest blight on her life, until a wandering street singer named Blind Jordan (Andr Lee Ellis) turns up and begins romancing Alberta. Weedy disapproves of the romance, and the tension between mother and daughter builds to an unsurprising climax of sorts; along the way, Alberta's emotional and sexual frustration burst out in a stirring monologue that is the play's high point.
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Harrison was a member of the Negro Ensemble Company when this play bowed in New York, and he's directed the show before for other companies -- perhaps with the same slow, meandering pace as this production, which wanders all over Phoenix College's massive stage. Harrison de-emphasizes the play's religious allegory and focuses instead on the people who populate this sleepy morality tale. It's the director's wisest move -- possibly his only truly smart choice here -- because the actors he's selected to bring these people to life are tremendous.
As always, Joyce Gittoes is extraordinary. She's made a career of playing frustrated, crotchety old women, and invariably finds a touching, hilarious variation on that theme. Her generous portrayal of Weedy brings a flinty intelligence to a person who's probably half as sharp as written, and her clever underplaying gives us a woman of commanding strength and pride. The always reliable Mike Traylor knows how to turn each of his oily exclamations into a perfectly timed attack on any other character he happens to be addressing, and turns even the smallest gesture into a comic statement. And while Andr Lee Ellis never convinced me that he was blind, he brought a certain calm dignity to the troubled title character.
Iris Huey is in fine company, but it's she who provides the evening's tour de force. Her Alberta may well be uncertain and unstable, but she's also a quick-witted hopeful who's drawn to her own fate in spite of herself. Huey delivers an amazing monologue in Act Two that builds into a writhing fit of old-time, Southern Baptist testifying. It's an astonishing passage in an otherwise undynamic play, one that's worth seeing mostly for the stunning performances turned in by a fine cast.
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Exams are back. Meh. I just can't get that excited about them. I don't know why I'm lacking the requisite fear, I really have no right to be this calm. Maybe I'm just fooling myself, staving off the panic. Or maybe it's that I've done this once before, and I survived, so I know I'll be ok. Which is not to say I'll do well, just that I might not die on the inside. Personally, I think most of it has to do with the fact that Spring has come to Lil' Rhody, and it is BEAUTIFUL outside. Blue, cloudless skies, lush, green grass, sparkling, navy blue water, a light, refreshing breeze that carries...
Posted by Hala Furst
04/12/2008 at 11:00 PM
That might be an overstatement (especially since it was penned in memory of people who had given their lives for this country), but it is the final push before finals. If last semester was all about learning to stay above water, this semester was about swimming for shore, and rapidly. I haven't been studying as hard as I did last semester because, like everyone in the first year, I've been hustling, hustling for summer placements, jobs, internships, classes for the summer and next year, and figuring out which way we want our careers to go over the next two years. We've been attending lectures...