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Body & Spirit Books
Tai Chi Qigong - Easy Simple Exercises Devised by the Chinese
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Download this FREE 31 page eBook. Learn step by step the 10 movements of the Tai Chi Qigong - a simple and effective way of exercising. The movements take from 5-15 minutes to practice. The drawings and text clearly show you how to do each exercise correctly, with a full description of the...
Eleven Rules, Seven Theorems and Seven Axioms of Cosmo-Art
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A very useful book for those who have downloaded "Hypotheses on Ulysses" (more than 40.000 the English version and more than 3.000 the Spanish version) and want to learn more about the Cosmo-Art. What are the Cosmo-Art Theorems good for? Human life is like a canvas painted by a painter. Every...
Passion for Truths
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A profound compendium of life's eternal truths which covers topics on purpose of life, death, afterlife, healing modalities and events leading up to 2012 and beyond. The comprehensive body of work touches on spirituality, mediumship,past life regressions, channelings,religion,science and more.
Ascension or Destruction
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As the dawn of a new age is upon us, it is with great urgency this message be received by humankind: Stop your hatred! Stop your destruction! Stop your wars, violence, and betrayal! Stop your abuse of the planet and of one another! The powers that be have bought and sold your freedoms and your...
Lift the Veil, Liberate Your Psychic Abilities
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Locked inside of each of us is the gift of psychic abilities. The few are lucky enough to be born with their abilities intact. This book is for those that need a little help in bringing their abilities to the fore front.
Talking With Your Angels
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Angels are all around us. Whether you realize it or not, you are surrounded by heavenly beings that are here to help you. Not only do they want to help you, their purpose in your life is to help you in every area. Discover how to communicate with your angels with my new ebook. Learn automatic...
Life's Way
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A bunch of self help guides compilated into book format for easy reading, on the matter of spiritual awakening. If there is any questions needing answers on this way of life post on http://lifesway.freeforums.org
Bob Makransky's Magical Sampler
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Written for thoughtful, intelligent people who are seeking something deeper than the usual New Age-astrological fare, this FREE e-Book is a delightful smorgasbord of Bob Makransky's best writings on relationships, self-transformation, self-healing, White witchcraft, paganism, astrology, Mayan...
Metal Mindset
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Download this FREE e-Book, and put more energy, confidence, and motivation in your life with the Live ThisLife Strategy that you will discover between its covers. The first step toward personal development transformation, learn a day-by- day, step-by-step strategy to increase self-belief out of...
Change Your Mind - Change Your Life
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When did you decide to live the life that you are leading now? When did you decide on the job that you have, and against the job that you want? When did you decide that the money you make now is all that you can make? Did you decide? This FREE e-Book focuses on your future and how the decisions...


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Bio & Incident Details
Age: 37
Tour: 10 years
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Cause: Vehicular assault
Weapon: Automobile; Narcotics involved
Offender: Sentenced to 20 years
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Patrolman Joseph Wargo was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk driver on I-80, near exit 30, at about 12:15 am.
The driver, who was under the influence of four narcotics at the time, was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control and crossed the median. The vehicle struck Patrolman Wargo's patrol car head-on and pushed it into a wooded area. Patrolman Wargo was flown to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
In February 2013 the subject pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Patrolman Wargo had served with the Mount Arlington Police Department for 10 years. He is survived by his wife.

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The rayon chenille is threaded plain weave. I used 4 shafts to spread it out some, but it could be done with 2. I then placed the supplemental warp yarn (3 strands) alternately on shafts 5 and 6, evenly spaced throughout the warp (1.5" from the selvedges and spaced 1.5" throughout). I tied 2 treadles for plain weave, one for shaft 5, and one for shaft 6. I treadled with both feet so I could switch the supplemental warp. I tried 6 picks for each supplemental shaft and 8 picks. I still have to finish the second scarf (used 8 picks for that one) so I'll have to see how that compares.
The supplemental yarn is Lion Brand Trellis, a ladder yarn. I couldn't figure out how to include this yarn in the project since Lion Brand is not in the Manufacturers database.
Yum!! Tina, that's really beautiful! Those ladder yarns have always captured my attention and come home with me from shows and conferences, but I've never actually figured out what to *do* with them. This is spectacular -- the shiny little squares in the ladder yarn are free to move and catch the light... and do! Nice scarf.
What a wonderful title for a beautiful scarf! The supplemental yarn just glows and lights it all up. At first I thought it might be beads it was so shiny and bright. I have knitted with this yarn but have yet to weave with it....hmmmm.....something to think on.
Thanks. This is actually a variation of a pattern from Handwoven. Her version shows a lot of the ribbon, but on one side only, and takes much more time. You insert knitting needles or slender dowels to help keep the ribbon on the top. I made a couple of them that way, then tried just a normal supplemental warp without all the fussing. I like both ways, but this is much easier.


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Rex Ryan could put a positive spin on a hemorrhoid. So don't be surprised when the Jets head coach makes last night's 26-10 win over the Bengals sound like the second coming of the '85 Bears.
Don't believe him. Playing in the Thanksgiving nightcap, his team came out flat, trailed 7-3 at halftime and was booed as it headed to the locker room. And even after scoring on their second play of the third quarter, when Brad Smith ran 53 yards on an end-around for a touchdown, the Jets still needed help to take control of an opponent they should have dominated.
First the Bengals blew a 27-yard field goal, and then fumbled a punt return when the ball may or may not have bounced off the helmet of a blocker. The Jets recovered and turned the early Christmas present into a touchdown, scoring on a 6-yard pass from Mark Sanchez to Santonio Holmes.
The Jets led 17-7, and later 24-10 after Smith took a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown as the Bengals parted like the Red Sea, proving why they are a bad (2-9) team going nowhere.
The Jets victory could be viewed as the dominant win they had been looking for. But it really wasn't. Not after being booed at halftime and needing the Bengals to, well . . . be the Bengals.
But now the Jets (9-2) have a 10-day break before a Monday Night game that will determine whether they really are one of the league's elite teams.
They'll travel to Foxborough to face the Tom Brady and the Patriots and Ryan will somehow make it sound like a pick 'em game even though New England is playing the best football in the NFL after whipping the Lions 45-24 yesterday in Detroit.
"They're clearly the best team in football," Ryan said of the Patriots. "That's what all the experts say . . . except me."
While the rest of the NFL is playing football this weekend, the Jets are left to realize it's put up or shut up time, especially for Ryan who keeps insisting the best is yet to come.
He keeps telling us the Jets are "built" for winning in December and January. Well, guess what? It might as well be December now. The Patriots are on the clock.
"Everything we do is about winning in December and January," Ryan said earlier this week and again after last night's game. "That's where we've got to be at our best."
I asked Ryan to explain what he meant by that. What exactly goes into being "built" for December and January, the months that bridge making the playoffs with succeeding in the playoffs? He talked about the 100 percent attendance in the offseason program and giving his team a week off during the bye week. "That's commitment to each other," he said. "We work our guys. We push our guys in the weight room. That's so we can be stronger in December and January."
It sounds like coach-speak, but Ryan has recent history on his side, considering the late-season push the Jets orchestrated last year to reach the AFC Championship Game. They were 3-1 in December last season and won three straight in January before losing at Indianapolis one game short of the Super Bowl.
Now he starts another December against the Patriots.
"I think they've won 25 straight at home. We've won eight on the road," Ryan said. "We plan on making it nine. We know it's going to be tough. But we're just the men for the job."
Listen to Ryan and getting to this point has been all part of a master plan to be ready for the Patriots and the final two months of the season. There will be no excuses come a week from Monday Night.
"When you get to December and January you have to win," Ryan said. "That's what we're built for."
Guess what? It's December now. The Pats are on the clock.


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Bosnian Serbs Snub NATO
SARAJEVO: Although it takes considerable chutzpah to keep NATO, Muslim, and Croat generals waiting in the rain, Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir did just that on Monday. When Tolimir did not show up for the meeting which was to mark the resumption of Serb contacts with NATO, the other parties flew out to the U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington to carry on sans Serbs. NATO commander Admiral Leighton Smith called Tolimir's absence "not very smart," saying the General's political superiors wanted him to be there. Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic had agreed in weekend meetings with U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke in Rome to bring the Bosnian Serbs back to the negotiating table, but he was unable to deliver. "It may be too early to say that the peace process is derailed," says TIME's Bruce Nelan. "This type of behavior is what we can expect from the Serbs, considering their past record of surliness. The Serbs have always resented Milosevic, but it is a safe speculation that their leadership will eventually comply. They will not defy both Milosevic, and the world, indefinitely."


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Thanks to American farmers
As we enter the holiday season, millions of families across the country will gather around the table and celebrate what they are thankful for as they share a meal together.
As they enjoy a serving of turkey, some vegetables and even a slice of pie, I hope they consider who made that meal possible: the American farmer.
The American farmer is who we can thank today for the safe, abundant and nutritious food supply we enjoy here in the United States and elsewhere in the world. And it will be the American farmer that we will ask to deliver more food, feed, fuel and fiber tomorrow to meet the demands of the projected 9 billion people that will call earth home by 2050.
So as we gather together in the coming days and weeks with friends and family, I hope people across our community take time to thank a farmer for what they provided us today and what we'll ask them to provide tomorrow.
In fact, if people are interested, they can take some time and log on to www.AmericasFarmers.com to post a message of thanks.


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Norman Cohn
Norman Cohn (b. 1946, New York) is currently co-Project Leader with Zacharias Kunuk on Digital Indigenous Democracy, the 2012-13 initiative by Isuma TV and other partners to inform and consult Inuit using new media to improve democratic participation in the Baffinland Iron Mine environmental review. Cohn also is Kingulliit Productions co-founder and president of Isuma Distribution International and IsumaTV; of Kunuk Cohn Productions Inc.; and was one of the four founding partners of Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc. in 1990. Living from 1985-2005 in Igloolik and Montreal, Cohn developed with Kunuk, elder Pauloosie Qulitalik and the late Paul Apak, Isuma's signature style of 're-lived' cultural drama, combining the authenticity of modern video with the ancient art of Inuit storytelling.
Cohn is producer and director of photography for Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, Nunavut (Our Land) and the rest of Isuma's collective videography; and co-director and co-writer with Kunuk on The Journals of Knud Rasmussen. Before coming to Igloolik Cohn's solo video exhibition, Norman Cohn: Portraits, opened in 1983 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Vancouver Art Gallery, National Gallery of Canada, and other Canadian museums, and his experimental non-fiction feature, Quartet for Deafblind (1987), was selected for Dokumenta 7. Winner of a 1990 Guggenheim Fellowship, Cohn was co-winner with Kunuk of the 1994 Bell Canada Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video Art.See more


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Indians Add LHP Scott Kazmir to the Major League Roster
By / MLB.com
CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the following roster moves relative to the Major League roster:
- Selected the contract of LHP SCOTT KAZMIR from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers and added him to the 25-man Major League roster.
- Optioned LHP NICK HAGADONE to AAA Columbus.
Kazmir, 29, went 1-0 with a 3.46ERA in 4 games/2starts this spring (13.0IP, 18H, 5R/ER, 1BB, 13K) after accepting a non-roster invitation to Major League camp on January 8. The Indians 40-man roster is now at 40 players following today's transactions.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Eagles eye last 16
Matt Bright hopes his adopted Serbia can serve up a surprise in Group D, starting against Ghana on Sunday.
Last Updated: 13/06/10 3:36pm
Months in the waiting and the big day is finally here, Sunday 13th June 7:30pm, Serbia will line up against Ghana hoping to get their World cup campaign off to a great start, unlike that of the last World Cup in 2006.
In 2006 Serbia, then known as Serbia and Montenegro, finished dead last without winning one group game, and that included losing to Argentina 6-0 and losing to Ivory Coast 3-2 after taking a two-goal lead.
This was not a successful campaign, especially after they won their qualifying group game ahead of favorites Spain, and because of that this are starting to look vary similar to this world cup, but lets just hope that history doesn't repeat itself.
Thankfully we have had no injuries, no broken metatarsals and with a 3-2 win over Cameroon in their final warm-up game, the White Eagles are ready to take on Group D - and what a tough group it is.
Another similarity to '06, Serbia is in one of the toughest groups, Germany are clearly favourites but you can't underestimate the likes of Ghana or Australia.
We all have to admit it is a very tough group but there is a massive chance of an upset. Each game is going to be very crucial, and in my honest opinion any of these teams have the potential to get through the group stage and I don't think anyone would be too shocked if there was a bit of an upset in this group.
I personally believe that Serbia has the ability to progress through the group stage and if I was a betting man then I'd say behind Germany.
Either way I just can't wait to get the tournament started, the whole tournament is a must watch, but I'd urge everyone to have a little watch of Serbia in this tournament, you will not be disappointed.
Come on you White Eagles!
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The Mat-Su Borough Assembly is back from its July break, and this week's meeting included two issues in the Susitna Valley as well as the introduction of an ordinance that would change the way vehicle registration works in the borough. KTNA's Phillip Manning has more.
On Tuesday night, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly held its first regular meeting since June. After staff reports, the first topic on the agenda was a two-percent rate increase for the Talkeetna Sewer and Water System. That increase has been delayed multiple times, most recently in order to wait for the results of a $100,000 state-funded study. Those results were not final by the end of July as initially planned, so the rate increase was delayed once again. Speaking on the subject, Assembly Member Vern Halter indicated that the ultimate rate increases will be significantly higher.
"I think Mr. Dolan sent out an e-mail a few days ago. They're going to ask for a thirteen percent increase for four or five years in a row, something like that, to go from red to black."
Terry Dolan, who Assembly Member Halter mentioned, is Director of Public Works for the borough. On Wednesday, he clarified that a decision has not yet been reached on the sewer and water rates, and says that one of the sections of the study that came in later was a set of three alternative rate structures. He does say that the additional revenue would likely amount to a thirteen percent increase each year. The question now is how that revenue is raised.
By far the most contentious topic discussed by the Assembly on Tuesday was a change in regulations on Crystal Lake in Willow. Numerous area residents turned out in order to discuss the impacts of Jet-Skis and other personal watercraft on the small lake, which measures in at less than 150 acres. Some spoke out in favor of banning personal watercraft on the lake, including Joe Muralto.
"The use of personal watercraft has just become intolerable. My wife and I have stopped going to the lake on three day weekends, because it's nothing but a non-stop buzz of two-cycle engines on the weekends."
In addition to noise, Crystal Lake residents cited concerns over pollution, safety, erosion, and waterfowl habitat. Those residents took their case to the Mat-Su Planning Commission in order to seek a ban on personal watercraft. They say that, despite a two-thirds majority in an advisory vote, that the Planning Commission decided to continue to allow Jet-Skis, but create a 100 foot no-wake area around shorelines and to expand the "quiet hours," when engines would have to be shut down.
Other residents of the area say that they don't see personal watercraft as a major problem. One of those was Genie Schachle, who says that even the busy Fourth of July weekend did not result in a large number of motorized vehicles on the water.
"There were no more than four personal watercraft on the lake, plus two motorboats, a canoe, and a floating dock. There was also loons on the lake at the same time. In fact, at the same time the kids were playing in the lake…the loons were around their playing, and they didn't have any problem."
The Assembly eventually adopted a compromise put forth by Assembly Member Vern Halter. Under Halter's amendments, the no-wake zone will be expanded to 200 feet from shore, and all two-cycle engines, which are viewed as causing more pollution than their four-cycle counterparts, will be banned on the lake beginning in 2016. Halter says that two-cycle engines are already banned on many Alaskan lakes and streams. The amendments were passed by a four-to-three vote.
Additionally, one measure introduced on Tuesday that could also draw significant discussion is an ordinance that would allow permanent registration of vehicles more than eight years old as opposed to the current biennial renewal. Proponents say that it will represent a significant convenience for borough residents. Others, including some borough staff, are concerned about the amount of money, possibly as much as $2.4 million, that the loss of revenue will cost the borough. That ordinance will have a public hearing at the next Assembly meeting on August 26th.


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Harry Hill has revealed that he is aiming to launch his X Factor musical in spring 2014.
The comic also confirmed that the production wouldn't be "entirely flattering", despite the fact he's worked alongside X Factor creator Simon Cowell on the project.
Speaking on This Morning, Hill said: "I think it's going to open in spring 2014, we're hoping. It's all about getting in a theatre and getting the whole show in shape.
"But we've been doing a lot of work on it - we've got a script and we did some workshops just last week funnily enough with all these great, really funny songs."
He continued: "I had to go and pitch it to Simon Cowell which was interesting because it's not entirely flattering - we discover, for instance, why he wears his belt so high up!
"Did you know the real reason? When he was a child, he was a victim of bullies who used give him a wedgie the whole time, so he found the only way to avoid the wedgie was to have the [high trousers]."
Talking about casting someone to play Cowell, Hill said that they were looking for a person "of a small stature" and with "a great voice".
"We do need a big star. Perhaps the viewers can suggest someone?" he added.
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Can I feed my rabbit peanut butter?
While peanut butter may sound like a tasty treat, it really has no place in your rabbits diet as it is high in fat and serves no purpose other than potentially upsetting your rabbits stomach. So peanut butter should not be fed to your rabbit. Additionally, it is thick and difficult for the rabbit to swallow. And of course, if you were to feed a rabbit peanut butter very often, it would surely put on unhealthy weight and potentially run into other health problems as well.
Since there are many other snacks or treats to choose from instead of peanut butter for rabbits, theres just really no reason to feed peanut butter. Rabbits need a diet that is high in fiber and low in fat. Remember, the best thing you can do for your rabbit is to provide fresh timothy hay, fresh and clean water, as well as vitamin c fortified rabbit pellets. Of course, some vegetables fed in moderation and the occasional fruit are also practiced by many pet owners with success.
We hope this post has been helpful. Till next time, love those rabbits!


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Leading Off (7/25/14)
DNA exoneration, American Airline's profits, and super-fast internet.
34th Person in Dallas County Exonerated by DNA Evidence. Michael Phillips served 12 years in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl in 1990. He didn't do it. Good thing his wasn't a death penalty case.
American Airlines Posts Record Profits. $864 million in the second quarter. Eight months ago the carrier was in bankruptcy. What a country!
Park Cities to Get AT&T Ultra-High-Speed Internet First. The company hasn't specified which Dallas-area neighborhoods will be able to get broadband speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second by the end of the summer. But they did say the initial launch would come in areas already served by AT&T U-verse, starting with parts of Highland Park and University Park and soon after that areas of Dallas, Allen, Fairview, Irving, and McKinney. One gig per second allows you to download an HD movie in just 36 seconds. What a country!
Amon Carter Museum Pays $1M For Painting. It's a picture of peaches and grapes. What a country!
Collin County Commissioner Warns of "Illegal Immigrant Tsunami." He makes it sound as deadly as a sharknado. Mark Reid introduced a resolution to the commissioners' court's upcoming agenda that would discourage the federal government from using Collin County to house any of the migrant children who have spurred the recent crisis on the border. Reid is concerned about the spread of "various communicable diseases" from the kids, despite having no evidence to support his claims. What a county!
DISD HR Executive Makes $140K a Year. This story is actually about how a Dallas ISD investigator who was put on leave last week (without being told why) was investigating his boss for having lied on her district job application. But I got hung up on how much that boss gets paid. What a country! (Kids, don't go into journalism.)


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White Chicken Chili
Playoff?? Yup. It's time we got down to some real football action. I have two teams, the Detroit Lions, who will be watching the playoffs at home with most of us, and the Pittsburgh Steelers who managed to slide into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth this year! So that means only one


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Thank you Hanne.
SOOO beautiful, Sandy, thanks so very much!!
Yah lyndee!
LOL Thanks punkie.
A gate. A field. Fall leaves. Men in leave-i 's . Well...doesn't get much better, does it?
Go ahead, just say it lyndee!
One of those times when I knew what I was going to say, until I read everybody elses comments........now I'm speechless!
Oh, you guys! Just bring up men in tight levis and watch everyone comes running! Gracie has nothing to worry about, look at those legs of hers!
Thank you JiggyBelle. This was Oct. 23rd. Not much left her except a few pear trees hanging on.
Thank you Ank. So sorry to hear about your computer. I hope it can be fixed and don't worry about solving puzzles. Will look for yours.
Don't worry Graciela. Deelorris is only here to see the cowboys in Levi's.
OMG! she is back, chickie keep her away from my new partner!
Love it Sandy thanks. Sandy I'will be less online. My computer is broken. Henk will try to fix it. Now I use his. I will post my puzzles
Still beautiful in your part of the world, I see. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Laura. Make a puzzle. ( :
Nice gate! I took a similar photo some months back.
No better photo op, than that!!
LOL deelorris. You don't miss a beat!
Cowboys, tight Levis, now your talkin', tex!!
Oh, I like that tex.
It's just for cowboys to sit on in their tight Levis! You know, ambience.
Maybe they left it there for photo ops morris.
I noticed that!
Thank you. The funny thing is, there is NO fence.
Nice shot Chickster I hope you were not the one to leave the gate open.
Thank you morris.
Very nice photo, chickie! I like the old gate!
Photo taken Oct. 23rd.


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The veteran United States international, 43, moved to White Hart Lane from Aston Villa on a free transfer in July 2011, but has often been used as back-up for France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, making just one Premier League appearance last season.
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The club confirmed on their official website: "Brad Friedel has put pen to paper on a new one-year contract with the club, which will also see him become a club ambassador with a particular focus on our work in his native United States.
"Our goalkeeper's ambassadorial role will have a wide-ranging remit that will include greater involvement in our global coaching programme and engaging with our 30 supporters clubs from across North America as we continue to increase our global presence and bring our international fanbase closer to the club.
"Brad has enjoyed an impressive 17-year career in the Premier League to date, representing Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa before joining us in the summer of 2011.
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SALT LAKE CITY — High school students around the state will have the option of earning an associate degree from Snow College through concurrent enrollment if a bill advanced by a House committee Wednesday becomes law.
SB38, sponsored by Sen. Ralph Okerlund, R-Monroe, has been approved by the Senate and, following Wednesday's committee hearing, will go before the Utah House for final passage.
The bill would establish the Snow College Concurrent Enrollment Program and provide a track for high school students seeking an associate degree through interactive video conferencing and advisory support.
"There has been frustration over the years on the declining opportunity for students to receive an associate degree, especially in the rural areas," Beaver County School District Superintendent Ray Terry said. "Snow College would guarantee a two-year rotation of classes that would give our students an opportunity to work toward an associate degree."
The program would not be limited to students in rural areas but would be open to any Utah high school student, Okerlund said. The program could provide supplementary classes to the concurrent enrollment students receive in their school district or as a stand-alone program to pursue a degree while in high school, he said.
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"Do you have support of the system?" Peterson asked.
Terry responded that the program would serve as a "stopgap," offering additional courses to students who are not otherwise able to complete the requirements of an associate degree in their local programs.
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When did the 21st century officially begin—January 1, 2000 or January 1, 2001? The great debate of 10 years ago has reached "who cares" status. As a 2000 proponent, I am happy to see the null/naught decade end and the tens decade begin.
As the null/naught decade concludes, the antiques and collectibles trade is once again in survival mode, a far cry from the tentative optimism as the decade began. The trade required five years to adapt to the 1988-89 economic downturn. The calm was short-lived. EBay's arrival on Labor Day weekend of 1995 caused a seismic eruption whose shockwaves radiated through the trade for almost a decade. As the 21stcentury began, the trade accepted eBay as a long-term player, recognized its positive benefits outweighed its negatives, and incorporated it as part of the industry's business model.
The antiques and collectibles community enjoyed a buoyant mood as 2008 began. Sellers at antiques malls, shops, shows and flea markets reduced asking prices to the point where they were competitive and even cheaper than eBay. Attendance increased at sale venues. Auction prices were strong. While the number of collectors in many collecting categories continued to decrease, individuals buying for decorating and reuse purposes increased. Antiques and collectibles became part of the environmental movement.
Although a final judgment is 10 or more years in the future, the 2008-09 economic crisis appears to be having a greater impact on the antiques and collectibles trade than any previous event. The trade adapted to eBay in less than a decade. Its adjustment to the 2008-09 economic crisis will take much longer.
Author's Note No. 1: I was tempted to use recover/recovery rather than adapt/adjustment in the two previous sentences. Since recover and recovery often imply a return to the status quo, I rejected them. The impact of the 2008-09 economic crisis on the antiques and collectibles trade makes change inevitable. The good news is that the antiques and collectibles trade is resilient, a survivor. It will adapt and adjust. It will exist in 2020, 2050, and beyond. Whether the change required for survival is good, bad, or indifferent remains to be determined.
A review of the lessons learned from the 1988-89 economic downturn is necessary to understand the enormous impact of the lessons the 2008-09 economic crisis is teaching. The general rule prior to the 1988-89 economic downturn was that when stock values were high, antiques and collectibles values were low. Investors abandoned stocks and bought tangibles during difficult economic times. Antiques, viewed as tangible goods, benefited from this mindset.
Author's Note No. 2: Starting in the mid-1970s, the value of antiques began to increase at a rate far in excess of inflation and stock growth. Investors viewed antiques as speculative commodities. When short-term investors sold in the late 1980s, losses far outnumbered gains. This added to the malaise in the antiques and collectibles market at the time. The collectibles market was still in its infancy in the 1980s. Investors did not view high-end collectibles as a commodity on par with antiques until the late 1990s.
Stock prices remained strong during the 1988-89 economic downturn, a surprise to economists as well as those in the antiques and collectibles industry. Anticipated new capital did not flow down into the antiques and collectibles market.
The major lesson learned from the 1988-89 economic downturn was that an object could price itself out of the market. Sellers assumed there was no limit to an object's worth. As a result, many transactions were dealer to dealer sales rather than to individuals who removed the objects from the marketplace for a period of time. The answer to "is the winner the person who sells an object and has the money or the person who pays a price he will not recover in his lifetime" became the person with the money.
The general public's reaction to increasing asking prices was to stop buying. Collectors, who had been ignored by the "if you do not buy it at my price, someone else will" dealers, were back in the buying driver's seat. They took revenge for this cavalier treatment. Their selective buying contributed little to sustaining the market.
Dealers reduced inventory to weather the crisis. Dealer stock has remained low since that time. Dealer to dealer sales decreased by 50-plus-percent.
The recovery from the 1988-89 economic downturn, a return to the pre-downturn status quo, took fewer than five years. The 1995 antiques and collectibles market resembled the 1985 market on many fronts, e.g., preservation of existing sales venues and the type of objects offered for sale. Asking prices that had been adjusted downward were rising. Optimism was the order of the day.
As the American Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to approach 10,000 from its low of $6,469.95 in March 2009, it is time to assess the lessons the 2008-09 economic crisis already has taught the antiques and collectibles trade. The crisis is far from over. When it ends, some lessons may need to be modified or dropped. New lessons may be identified. Ten current lessons to consider follow:
1. Consumer confidence plays a larger role than ever before in the economic viability of the antiques and collectibles marketplace. Antiques and collectibles are once again viewed as a luxury rather than a necessity. When discretionary income decreases or becomes non-existent, luxury sales decrease. Antiques and collectibles no longer sell themselves. Sellers now have to convince individuals to buy them.
2. When individuals save, sales decrease. Money in the bank is not money spent in the field. In addition, more and more individuals are curtailing credit card use. The move to live within one's means is growing. "Do I really need it?" is becoming a common question, a question that does not bode well for antiques and collectibles.
3. The traditional collector and the categories he/she collected are disappearing. Young collectors are not replacing older collectors in most traditional collecting categories, i.e., those categories found in general antiques and collectibles price guides. Interest in the distant past has lessened. Many young people have no interest in family heirlooms. They do not value them monetarily (forget family value), have no interest in storing them, and see no use for them in their daily lives.
4. The value gap between the high-end and middle- and low-end within collecting categories continues to increase. As the investor replaces the collector as the key player in many collecting categories, greater and greater value emphasis is placed on high-end objects. Investors have no interest in middle to low-end material.
5. The volume of middle- to low-end material offered for sale has flooded the market. Once collector demands are satisfied, value disappears. Value requires a buyer. Many collectibles, albeit some antiques as well, have reached a point where they have minimal to no value. The list expands daily.
6. The market is global. The Internet expanded the global market for antiques and collectibles exponentially. Foreign markets offered a viable sale alternative during flat American markets. The 2008-09 economic crisis is global. Many foreign markets, e.g., the Japanese market for antique American phonographs, have disappeared. The American antiques and collectibles market no longer exists in isolation.
7. The sale of antiques and collectibles for decorating and reuse continues to increase. As a result, what runs hot is trendy and volatile. Few collecting categories remain in vogue for longer than six months. When a collecting category loses favor, there is no guarantee interest in it will ever reignite.
8. Affordability, especially for the reuse buyer, once again plays a major role in the buying decision. Antiques and collectibles that are priced cheaper-than-new sell. However, even when prices reflect this, younger individuals prefer to buy new. The antiques and collectibles community faces a major challenge in combating the negative stigma attached to older goods.
9. Prices have fallen, even in the antiques sector, to a level as deep as 25 cents on the pre-2008-09 dollar in some categories. Collectors, dealers and others are raising the question: "what is a fair price?" They do no like the answer. The general impression is that some objects will never regain their pre-2008-09 price level and those that do may require a decade or more to achieve this goal.
10. Change is continual. A return to the status quo of 2005 is impossible. The antiques and collectibles trade will emerge from the 2008-09 economic crisis a far different entity than before. While the degree of change may decrease, it will never cease. Adaptation and adjustment will be continual.
The antiques and collectibles trade no longer controls its destiny. Outside forces, whether Martha Stewart or the world economy, determine our fate. The catch phrase used by the Borg of the Star Trek fictional universe applies: Resistance is futile.
Given the above, why am I optimistic about the future of the antiques and collectibles trade? First, the trade is resilient. It will adapt and adjust. Second, I live in the present and future and not the past. I accept what is. Third, I welcome change and the challenges it presents. I am living through one of the most exciting periods the antiques and collectibles trade has experienced, and I have no intention of dying before I see what happens.
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- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Maryland., 2004, Molecular Genetic Pathology/Molecular Diagnostics
- Fellowship: Roswell Park Cancer Center, New York, 2002, Oncologic Pathology
- Residency: Saint Barnabas Health Care System, New Jersey, 2001, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
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1. Alfredo L. Valente, AL, Tull J, Zhang S. Specificity of TLE1 expression in unclassified high-grade sarcomas for the diagnosis of synovial Sarcoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 21:408–413, 2013.
2. Rong R, Tull J, Zhang S. Molecular Biomarker Profile of EGFR Copy Number, KRAS and BRAF Mutations in Colorectal Carcinoma. J Solid Tumors. 2(4):27-31, 2012.
3. Valente, AL, Tull, J, Zhang, S. Utility of fluorescence in situ hybridization in sub-classifying unclassified high-grade sarcomas: a study of 40 cases using break-apart probes of EWSR1, FOXO1A, SS18 and DDIT3 Genes. J Solid Tumors. 2(2):4-9, 2012.
4. Swati I, Zhang S, Tull J, Khurana KK. Accuracy of cytology specimen and needle core biopsies for detection of KRAS mutation in non-small cell carcinoma: comparison with resection specimen. World J Oncol. 2(6):275-280, 2011.
5. Narendra S, Valente A, Tull J, Zhang, S. DDIT3 gene break-apart as a molecular marker for diagnosis of myxoid liposarcoma - assay validation and clinical experience. Diagn Mol Pathol, 20:218-224, 2011.
6. Deng FM, Galvan K, de la Roza G, Zhang S, Souid AK, Stein CK.Molecular characterization of an EWSR1-POU5F1 fusion associated with a t(6;22) in an undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma. Cancer Genet. 204:423-429, 2011.
7. Zhang S, Pavlovitz B, Tull J, Wang Y, Deng F, Fuller C. Detection of TMPRSS2 gene deletions and translocations in carcinoma, intraepithelial neoplasia and normal epithelium of the prostate by direct fluorescence in situ hybridization. Diagn Mol Pathol, 19:151-156, 2010.
8. Nasr MR, Mukhopadhyay S, Zhang S, and Katzenstein ALA. Absence of BRAF mutation in HBME1 And CK19 positive atypical cell clusters in hashimoto's thyroiditis: evidence against preneoplastic change. Am J Clin Pathol, 132:906-912, 2009.
9. El-Zammar O, Zhang S, Katzenstein ALA. Comparison of FISH, PCR, and Immunohistochemistry in assessing EGFR status in lung adenocarcinoma and correlation with clinicopathologic features. Diagn Mol Pathol, 18:133-137, 2009.
10. Shah SS, Wang Y, Tull J and Zhang S. Effect of high copy number of HER2 associated with polysomy 17 on HER2 protein expression in invasive breast carcinoma. Diagn Mol Pathol, 18:30-33, 2009.
11. Mehra S, de la Roza G, Tull J, Shrimpton A, Valente A, Zhang S. Detection of FOXO1(FKHR) gene break-apart by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in formalin fixed paraffin embedded alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas and its clinicopathological correlation. Diagn Mol Pathol, 17:14-20, 2008.
12. Nasr, MR, Mukhopadhyay S, Zhang S and Katzenstein A-L: Immunohistochemical markers in diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma: utility of HBME1 combined with CK19 immunostaining. Mod Pathol, 19:1631-1637, 2006.
13. Murphy K, Zhang S, Geiger T, Hafez MJ, Bacher J, Berg KD and Eshleman J. Comparison of the microsatellite instability analysis system and the Bethesda panel for the determination of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancers. J Mol Diagn 8:305-11, 2006.
14. Montgomery E, Mamelak AJ, Gibson M, Maitra A, Sheikh S, Amr SS, Yang S, Brock M, Forastiere A, Zhang S, Murphy K, Berg K. Overexpression of Claudin Proteins in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and its Precursor Lesion. Appl Immunohisto Mol Morph. 14:24-30, 2006.
15.Zhang S, Ashraf M and Schinella R: Ischemic colitis with atypical reactive changes mimicking dysplasia (pseudodysplasia). Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Arch Path Lab Med, 125:224-227, 2001.
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There are rumours that the Spice Girls are going to perform at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday bash. Is that true?
No, I don't think we are. But I did hear about that and we're all big fans of Nelson Mandela but I don't think we're going to be doing that. I know we all have a lot of stuff going on. I know that I'm here working probably until the end of the year. But I know I don't have a break. But he's a great guy. I can't believe he's 90.
If he asked you, what would you say?
I'm not quite sure if we have been asked. But I know that we're not going to be performing together at all for quite some time right now.
How is it juggling your work and family life?
Everything's great. Everything I do I really thoroughly enjoy. And I've got a new TV show that I'm halfway through filming that me and my husband are producers on. It's called Singing Office with Joey Fatone and we literally ransack offices and get people to sing and give them a break from their everyday work experience. We give them a chance in a lifetime to perform and win a tonne of cash and just enjoy themselves. So I've got that going on.
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I'm about seven songs deep into my album. I'm just in the midst of designing my clothing line. And I've just interviewed Harrison Ford the other day for Access Hollywood. I'm their in house correspondent/reporter, which is so much fun doing. Everything that I'm doing right now, I work around my kid's schedules. So I always make sure that I have time with them and I spend time with them. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to do what I do.
It sounds like you're keeping busy...
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Abeome Corp., a biotech company operating out of the University of Georgia's Georgia Biobusiness Center, recently raised $350,000 toward a $1.5 million funding goal to support operations and expand the company's lab, President and CEO Mike Wanner said.
The $350,000 came from Georgia Venture Partners and the Advanced Technology Development Center Seed Capital Fund.
Abeome, founded in 2000 based on the pioneering technology work of UGA geneticist Dr. Richard Meagher, is working on developing and commercializing monoclonal antibodies for ovarian cancer, Wanner said. Monoclonal antibodies are engineered to bind to specifically targeted antigens such as an influenza virus or particular cancer.
The recent funding will help the five-employee company expand its existing lab and add associate scientists to the project, Wanner said. Abeome wants to hire one person immediately and add another by the end of the year, Wanner said.
The company expects to move out of the Biobusiness Center incubator within the next one to two years, and will need to begin another capital investment campaign to accomplish that goal, Wanner said.
The company signed a string of commercial deals in the past six months, including a research and development and commercialization agreement with Novocell to develop monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic applications.
Novocell is a stem cell engineering company that is creating and commercializing cell and drug therapies for diabetes and other chronic diseases. It will collaborate with Abeome to develop novel reagents to be used as potential drugs and to help researchers sort and screen stem cells.
The company also recently added three industry experts to its board of directors: Herb Heyneker, one of the original scientists at Genentech and current executive/consultant for a number of global biotech companies; Dr. Kirby Alton, one of the original Amgen scientists and ultimately senior vice president of development for Amgen; and John Richard, managing partner of GVP. The three newest members join Wanner and Chairman Michael Rainer.
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Holling's Caldecott Honor book, first published in 1941, finds a new life in Bregy's reading. With a voice that ranges from smooth and lilting to excited and energetic, Bregy helps listeners follow the informative and sometimes dramatic adventures of a toy-sized Indian figure and canoe carved by an Indian boy in Canada. Wishing he could make a grand journey himself, the Canadian boy carves the figure he names "Paddle-to-the-Sea" and sets him on the snow near a river that will eventually carry him to the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean. The trip is not easy—Paddle faces peril in the form of wild animals, the elements, saw mills, fishing nets and a shipwreck among other things. But luckily, anytime Paddle happens to go off-course, someone reads the message carved on his canoe ("Put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea") and helps him continue his travels. Younger listeners will be inspired by the image of a toy embarking on such a fascinating and dangerous voyage; many adults will appreciate the tribute paid to nature and the geographical tidbits included here. A top-notch family listen. Ages 7-up. (Jan.)
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4/5: The No-Hit Kid
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GAME NOTES: The No-Hit Kid is coming off a disastrous spring training. So did former friend Kason Gabbard, and he shut out the Angels last night for six innings. So much for spring training. Onward!
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4/4: What the!?
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GAME NOTES: Sorry guys, real life intervened. Late thread. I see it's 3-0 Toronto… and apparently there's been a few blown calls? Buddy said Alex Rios was picked off second but was called safe… Ellsbury caught a ball that "popped out 10 seconds later" and it was ruled in play. Huh!?
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A new XM TV spot offers a parody of election ads with Ortiz campaigning for the "Every Game" platform, while Jeter stumps for "Every Team." The TV spot and online ads are premiering this week.
Starting today, baseball fans can visit the new web site http://www.XMBaseball.com to choose Jeter or Ortiz for the President of XM Baseball, and send their friends a personalized audio message from their candidate. Continue reading
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A look at Dice-K's first two starts
On the heels of Dice-K's tremendous start back in the states against the Athletics, I wanted to take a look at what happened. Of course, on the face of it, it's easy to tell: Dice-K didn't walk anyone on Tuesday after walking the world the week before. The information below will only support that, but I want to take a closer look at what exactly Dice-K was doing.
You can click on the chart below to view it full-size. What this chart is showing us is the average of left-handed, right-handed and cumulative batters from 2007 (left) to 2008 (right). While we only have a small sample of two starts to work with this year and over 30 from last year, I'm still noticing a marked increase in effectiveness against left-handed hitters.
Last year, he was rather consistent across both handedness, but this year he's been insane against left-handed hitters. He's also been very good against righties, resulting in a cumulative drop, but that drop against lefties is something to behold.
Let's look at Dice-K's performance against Daric Barton, who shows a propensity for walking but pulled an ofer night the other night with no walks. As a lefty, we can look at what's working so well. The following is from MLB.com's GameDay and shows three at-bats that Barton had against Dice-K, the first at-bat on the left:
The first at-bat he threw in order (you can see the numbers in the picture if you click the picture to enlarge):
Fastball, ball
Fastball, strike
Cutter, ball
Change, ball
Cutter, in play, out
If you notice, all were low and away except his in-play ball. His second at-bat, they still stay low and away but start attacking him more inside:
Curve, ball
Slider, strike
Slider, ball
Fastball, ball
Fastball, foul
Slider, strikeout
He featured only his fastball, cutter and change in the first at-bat. In the second at-bat, he broke off a curve and two sliders before pumping two fastballs and then going back to the slider. Barton did not see a cutter or change.
His last at-bat saw Dice-K come right after him:
Slider, ball
Slider, strike
Cutter, strike
Fastball, ball
Slider, foul
Slider, in play, out
He didn't go inside at all but stayed outside and threw the slider four of seven pitches as Barton had not touched a slider up until the sixth pitch from Dice-K, which he fouled off. He brought the cutter back for the first time since the first inning and then mixed in a fastball his fifth pitch to set up the sliders that would prove Barton's demise.
That is good pitching. He threw eight balls to nine strikes against Barton, notorious for his plate discipline.
Let's compare that to the first time the two matched up in Japan, when Barton went 0-2 with three walks during the game and Dice-K pitched five innings.
Unfortunately I couldn't track the pitch selection, but here's the order:
First at-bat:
Tries to come inside and tight on the lefty, but he's too low and inside and walks him.
Second at-bat:
Called strike
Dice-K starts Barton off on a different plane, scattering low and inside between high and outside. No luck, results in a walk.
Third at-bat:
Called strike
Swinging strike
The last at-bat has Dice-K changing the plane again, staying high and outside before coming dead-red for a swinging strikeout for a total of nine balls and six strikes. The game on Tuesday had eight balls, nine strikes. So he threw one less ball and three more strikes. Amazing how such a small change can be so relevant.
During Matsuzaka's Tuesday start, Barton got the bat on the ball four times (two fouls, two in-play). Last week he only took the bat off his shoulder twice (two fouls).
You throw more strikes, you get them swinging more and you're more likely to get them out.
Please do me a favor and go back and look at both charts again. Compare the first at-bat of March 25 with the first of April 1, the second with the second and so on. Notice anything?
I noticed that the gameplan of location for each at-bat was basically the same. The first at-bat worked low, (Dice-K spread it across the plate the second game). The second at-bat varied eye level and plate width. The final appearance which was successful for Dice-K both times had a high and away feel to it.
The difference, then?
Dice-K hitting his spots. Barton hasn't been able to get a hit off Dice-K at all. All he's been able to do is walk, and he walked against Dice-K twice in the Japan opener because Dice-K was wild.
I'm not showing anything revolutionary here, but hammering home one very simple credo that not only Dice-K can live by, but so can any other pitcher (like, say, Jon Lester).
Hit your spots.
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Fenway ranks as a Top 10 stadium
I was over at MensFitness.com earlier today (yes, I read the magazine) and they have a feature on the Top 10 Baseball Stadiums (in no order). Fenway Park is, of course, one of the Top 10. Here's the list:
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4/2: Put it together
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GAME NOTES: Dice-K rebounded from a subpar start last week to put an excellent effort forth last night. Can Lester do the same? An effective Lester will mean the world to us this year, so let's hope he can put it together today. Daniel Rathman and I are getting together for dinner in the Back Bay/Northeastern area Saturday night for some chow and for me to meet my third Fire Brander (already met Sean O and Chris C, who pops in from time to time). If any of you guys want to join in, e-mail me at evanATmvn.com.
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The current Allegro Design Entry HDL (DEHDL) Page Search toolbar works only on the currently opened schematic page. If the scope of the search is different from the current page, then the Advanced Find & Navigate functionality can be used. This new feature also allows you to define the objects which you would like to search for the text.
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The Find Filter (available from the Page Search toolbar) has a separate User Interface and acts as a selection filter for objects which can be used in various operations including search. This feature allows you to define the scope of a search and you can search for components, nets, properties, notes, images, pins, and plumbing bodies. You can search by using regular expressions, wild cards, property names and values. You can use the Find dialog box which can be launched by clicking on the button in the Page Search toolbar or using the short cut key Ctrl + F This opens the Advanced Find dialog box:
Filter Options -The check boxes allow you to control the objects to be searched. Find What -Use this to enter a search query string. In case of Components and Nets, you can also specify the Property Name Value pair as search criteria using the [>>] Button. The property name and value that you type in this window is automatically updated in the Find What combo box.For example: Property Name: FOO and property value: BAR; will be displayed as %prop('FOO','BAR')% in the combo box. This combo box supports: Directly typing into the search query stringPrevious search query strings are listed in the dropdown list in the current sessionCopy and PasteLook in -This field defines the search scope - complete design, the current page, or the current schematic selection. Once all the fields have been specified, clicking the Find All button executes the search operation. The search results are displayed in a dockable Search Results window:
The Search Results window contains standard window type columns displaying the:
The different rows display the search results. When you double-click one of the rows, it will navigate and zoom in to display the object. You can select the contents of this window and copy them to the clipboard to paste in a text file or Excel worksheet. This window also displays the number of results found and the time taken to search them.
Steps to search any text from the Advanced Find and Navigation Window:1. In the Page Search toolbar, click on the button to launch the Advance Find dialog box. 2. Specify the Filter Options to define the objects on which the text needs to be searched. 3. Specify the text to be searched. 4. Specify the search scope. 5. Click on the Find All button to run the search. 6. The search is launched based on the selections made in the dialog box and the results are displayed in the docking window. 7. In the docking window, you can: a. Sort the results b. Filter the results c. Double click on a row to navigate to the object. To find any text on the page use the find text box in toolbar. As always - I look forward to your feedback experiencing this new 16.5 capability.
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Hi Glenn,
This is strange. Could you try launching the search NOT by using CTRL-F, but by selecting Edit > Find from the menu? Does that do the same thing? I've opened a new Service Request and have taken ownership so we can work together to resolve this.
Jerry G.
Jerry,Very nice write up. Unfortunately, when I do this , there is no search results window that opens up. It searches every page, and then displays nothing. I am trying to search for a plumbing body, but I have just tried a simple refdes, like C249, with all filter options on, and I get the same results. Is there some setup I need to do first?


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A man who San Diego police tried to stop for a traffic violation late Friday night suffered serious leg injuries when he was struck by an oncoming patrol car in Encanto.
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Proof of Heaven by Ebon Alexander. The book chronicles the alleged near-death experience of Dr. Alexander, a revered neurosurgeon who fell into a deep coma that completely rendered his neocortex (the part of the brain that allegedly controls human conscience) completely inactive.
Of course, there is nothing unique about Dr. Alexander's claims of his "spirit" journeying to the beyond. Thousands of people from all cultures have made such claims. But there are a few special circumstances surrounding Dr. Alexander's account. First, it is a documented fact that the "thinking" parts of Dr. Alexander's brain were totally shut down for at least seven days. Second, as an accredited neurosurgeon, who has lectured at schools like Harvard and Yale, Dr. Alexander was inherently a skeptic of things like near-death experiences. As a result, Dr. Alexander attempts to analyze his experience through the lens of a scientist as opposed to the traditional approach that most survivors of NDE's take.
With all of this being said, I wish I could report that I found Dr. Alexander's book particularly enlightening. Sadly, I was very disappointed. The book, which seemed more like a bio of Dr. Alexander's life rather than an account of his experience, was, for me, a huge let down. I also found little scientific analysis into his experience (for example, Dr. Alexander stated that "all of his questions" were answered by "god" but he never tells us what those questions were. Not very "scientific."). Long story short, the book was a lot of fluff with very little substance (in my opinion).
Anyway, the intent of this blog post is not to provide a review of Dr. Alexander's book. I mention it here as a lead-in to a much larger and more difficult topic that never seems to go away: the topic of religion v. science and how both sides cooperate/clash with one another. And whether you believe him or not, Dr. Alexander's story is the perfect illustration of just how messy this topic can be. Even though most of us will never have the "privilege" of experiencing a NDE like Dr. Alexander, we all come to the same crossroad that he arrived at: where does human reason and scientific inquiry end and divine light and spiritual faith begin?
Of course, there is no possible way to answer this question and my simple little blog post will do little to address it today, but I do think we can clarify a few of the "rules of the game" that I find particularly troubling. After all, it is impossible to even attempt an honest discussion on an issue like this if both sides cannot agree on a general code of conduct. This is my goal today.
The first fact we must accept is that religion and science, though operating on fundamentally different playing fields, are essentially two different languages trying to tell the same general story: who are we? where did we come from? where are we going? Religion, which is inherently dogmatic, resistant to change and often dictatorial in nature, provides a nuanced view on things like morality, kindness, charity and forgiveness, and the eternal value these intangible attributes have over what the palpable world offers. Science, on the other hand, is self-reflective, always changing and based on verifiable realities, which places almost all value upon the provable, observable and rational.
And though these differences in approach to truth seem to regularly lead both parties into a head-on collision with one another, I believe that most of the wreckage comes as a result of both parties being either unwilling to concede any ground on even the most basic of principles and/or taking ridiculous cheap shots at the other side's weakest elements.
Take for example the works of scientists like Richard Dawkins and Carl Sagan: two men whom I admire for their scientific expertise and prowess with the written and spoken word. Few men in the scientific world have the ability to inspire and persuade as Dawkins and Sagan do. But their powerful prose notwithstanding, I am regularly disappointed to see these (and other) accredited scientists resorting to childish attacks on the low-lying fruit of religion. They treat religion with such blatant contempt that it becomes impossible for them to be truly "scientific." In other words, they take the worst of religion, portray it as a rigid monolith, that when compared with the best of science (which is fluid and evolving) makes any and all believers look like ridiculous, uninformed buffoons. Such an approach is both unscientific and immature, and certainly unworthy of "sophisticated" minds like those of Dawkins and Sagan. It is cheap shot, bush league nonsense. In short, men like Dawkins and Sagan may be/have been great scientists, but they are/were piss-poor theologians.
But as is the case with any dysfunctional debate, it takes two sides to tango. When we look at religion's contempt for science, we often see reason and common sense being replaced with suspicion and paranoia masquerading as "faith." Religious leaders, bent on preserving the "integrity" of their holy books, resort to some of the most ridiculous arguments in human history. Men like Ken Ham, who cannot accept the FACT that the world is billions of year old, have twisted reality to such an appalling level all in the name of protecting the Bible. Such a narrow-minded view of reality, all in the name of literal biblical Christianity, is an embarrassment to religious people everywhere. For men like Ken Ham the bottom line is this: Religion has had to concede so much ground over the years because of the FACT that so much has been proven wrong. To believe, in the modern era, that Adam and Eve were the first human beings, living in a perfect garden only 6,000 years ago, until a talking snake convinced Eve to eat a naughty apple, thereby causing death and sin to enter the picture, which eventually caused a man named Noah to build a magic ark to save all animals from a global flood, isn't an example of a person's faith; it's an illustration of a person's ignorance.
But there can be a balance between both science and religion. As Galileo stated during his bogus trial:
The Bible tells you how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go...In my mind God wrote two books. The first book is the Bible, where humans can find the answers to their questions on values and morals. The second book of God is the book of nature, which allows humans to use observations and experiment to answer our own questions about the universe.Admittedly, there is a lot wrong with Galileo's summation, but I think that we all can see what he was getting at. At the risk of sounding insensitive to scriptural literalists, taking the Bible, Qur'an, Book of Mormon or any other holy book as literal, factual undeniable truth is, at best, stupid. But to discredit the moral lessons found in scripture for those same reasons is equally stupid, and the scientists who regularly slam scripture for such reasons would do well to watch their tongue. After all, I wonder how scientists might react if theologians were to judge their mistakes by the same standard. Whether taking the form of alchemy, the four humors, social Darwinism, or bloodletting (which killed our first president), science hasn't exactly batted 1.000 either and would be equally wrong to claim literalism.
Of course, Science doesn't judge itself by as strict a literalist standard and does a MUCH better job of learning from its mistakes than does religion. After all, science doesn't claim to know the will of God. But science does make it a regular practice to discredit that which requires faith, as if faith were a hindrance to an honest quest for truth. But such an approach makes a mockery out of some of the basic elements of humanity...that being primarily our HUMANITY. As Emily Dickinson wrote:
Faith -- is the Pierless Bridge
Supporting what We see
Unto the Scene that We do not --
Too slender for the eye
It bears the Soul as bold
As it were rocked in Steel
With Arms of Steel at either side --
It joins -- behind the Veil
To what, could We presume
The Bridge would cease to be
To Our far, vacillating Feet
A first Necessity.
So if taking too literal of a religious or scientific approach is a bad thing then what is the solution? I'm not sure there is one. Perhaps it would be a good starting point for both religion and science to take the best from one another. Science would do well to recognize that there is much about the world that is not provable, verifiable or testable but is still a reality (dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, etc.) and that much of what religion esteems of worth (kindness, charity, etc.) cannot be tested in a laboratory. There is real value to sincere prayer, meditation, positive thought, and devout devotion. To simply say, "I don't need church" is far too simplistic. Sure, I would agree that one can live a good life without a faith, but a faith doesn't hurt. In fact, it helps...a helluva lot. As a recent Gallup poll shows, those who go to church are, by and large, happier, more successful and more charitable. Coincidence? I think not. Attending church, like attending school, helps us to grow our understanding of what faith really is. Benamin Franklin once stated that, "Genius, without education, is like silver still trapped in the mine." Might I be so bold as to say that faith/hope/charity, without religion, is like silver still trapped in the mine as well.
On the flip side, religion would do well to recognize that science has CONCLUSIVELY proven some of religion's most archaic ideas and teachings to be completely untrue. As a result, religion is going to have to learn how to be flexible. This is where science blows religion away. Nobody (or at least very few) in the scientific community get as crazy as those of the religious community when their ideas/beliefs are challenged. Science is about challenging EVERYTHING, and religion would do well to challenge at least a few things. As Thomas Jefferson apty stated:
Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.Questioning things is not a sign of weakness or a lack of faith. In fact, I believe that an argument can be made that any faith, without a healthy dose of honest skepticism, isn't really faith at all. It is both right and good that we change how we think about the nature of God. For example the idea of an omnipotent, omniscient, omni-benevolent god doesn't even exist in the oldest Hebrew texts of the Bible. It may just be a mistake based on the Aristotelian thought of the Medieval era that God was nothing more than a mystical but simple unmoved mover. Perhaps he isn't the celestial dictatorial magician we think He is but rather a teacher, motivator and persuader of good?
The bottom line is this: anyone who insists upon taking an absolute, literalist approach to either religion or science could probably benefit from learning a little more about religion and/or science. After all, there is little REAL merit in the atheist argument that tries to explain away religious belief through reason and psychology. To the believer know this: you don't have to listen to their ilk. In the end, all they are saying is something like this:
"I'm an atheist because I am strong, rational and thoughtful; you're a believer because you are all about wish fulfillment and emotional response. Therefore religious people are weaker, less sophisticated and more prone to deception that us atheists."Again, the Carl Sagan's and Richard Dawkins's of the world are far more eloquent in how they say it, but make no mistake; this is EXACTLY what they are saying...and it's bullshit.
And for the religious zealot who rebukes any and all verifiable claims of science by simply regurgitating the line, "because the Bible says so," all I can say is...GOD HELP YOU! Your INTENTIONAL stupidity does your cause no good, but instead weakens the hand you have been dealt. Instead of taking such a hard-lined stance on what your holy book says, try to simply accept truth wherever it can be found. I've often wondered as to whether or not biblical literalists believe in Jesus or in the Bible? Or if Muslim literalists believe in Allah or the Qur'an? In other words, has your holy book become such an idol for worship that you cannot look past it any longer? Are you seriously that diluted in your thinking?
I don't mean to be harsh but sometimes harsh speech can shake people from apathy. I think I have said enough. Instead, let me leave you with the words of astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson, from his excellent book, Death by Black Hole. He writes:
Let there be no doubt that as they are currently practiced, there is no common ground between science and religion...history reveals a long and combative relationship between religion and science, depending on who was in control of society at the time. The claims of science rely on experimental verification, while those of religion rely on faith. These are fundamentally irreconcilable approaches to knowing, which ensures an eternity of debate wherever and whenever the two camps meet. Although just as in hostage negotiations, it's probably best to keep both sides talking to each other.I couldn't agree more. What is most important is that we keep talking...a lot...and often. Both sides stand to lose too much by backing into their respective caves and relying exclusively on their own "truths." Or as Albert Einstein put it, "Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind." In conclusion, I leave you with the words of the good Doctor Ebon Alexander. Perhaps his near-death experience illustrates the strange but important dichotomy that exists between religion and science better than I originally thought:
Today many believe that the living spiritual truths of religion have lost their power, and that science, not faith, is the road to truth. Before my experience I strongly suspected that this was the case myself.
But I now understand that such a view is far too simple. The plain fact is that the materialist picture of the body and brain as the producers, rather than the vehicles, of human consciousness is doomed. In its place a new view of mind and body will emerge, and in fact is emerging already. This view is scientific and spiritual in equal measure and will value what the greatest scientists of history themselves always valued above all: truth.Only time will tell I suppose.


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"For many loyal users, Linux' low cost and high reliability make it an operating system that is truly out of this world. At the astronomy department of the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, however, scientists are using Linux to get a look at other worlds."
"The astronomers there rely on a Linux-based software package called Observatory Control and Astronomical Analysis System (OCAAS) from Torus Technologies -- also based in Iowa City, Iowa -- to control the telescopes they use to look at the heavens."
"The astronomers at the University of Iowa are not the only ones using OCAAS. The program is also in use at places like NASA, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, McDonnell Douglas, as well as at observatories in Japan, Taiwan, India and elsewhere. "It is the only complete observatory system that is so powerful and easy to use," says Trueblood."
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