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SsangYong introduced the LIV-1 (Limitless Interface Vehicle) at the Seoul Motor Show. This large SUV, which is the brand's next new concept car, is equipped with an easy-to-control four wheel drive system via an interface. The car is styled to appear strong, sporty, and practical. It has a substantial body with huge bumpers at the front and rear.
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Based on dozens of face-to-face interviews, Sex and the Soul explores the sexual and spiritual lives of today's college students. Donna Freitas crisscrossed the country, visiting a range of America's colleges and universities-from public to private, Catholic to evangelical-to find out what students had to say about these highly personal subjects. Their stories will not only engage readers but also, in many cases, move them with the painful struggles these candid young women and men face. Sex and the Soul will be of great interest to students, parents, clergy, teachers, and anyone who wants to know what's happening on today's college campuses.
Boston University professor Freitas (also an occasional contributor to PW) explores college students' spiritual and sexual lives in this fascinating, disturbing book. With the exception of evangelical collegians, who are still gunning for marriage and trying to remain chaste until then, almost all of the young people Freitas interviewed were engaged in "hookup culture," often exploring their sexuality with near strangers in the hopes of eventually finding someone to date. And with the exception of evangelical students, who allow their religious views to permeate all life choices, including sexual boundaries, most college students don't see much connection between their sexual behavior-which, in candid interviews, they often regret-and their spirituality, which is important to them. Freitas's tone is engaging and her writing persuasive. Of particular interest is her gender analysis of evangelical purity concepts, which expect young women to be chaste but passive as they wait for Prince Charming. Even more disturbing, the theme parties prevalent in hypersexualized hookup culture (in which young women may dress up as whores, maids or schoolgirls while their male counterparts are powerful CEOs, millionaires or professors) also place all the power in the hands of men. Freitas's work chronicles a poignant spiritual loss that students themselves articulate and mourn. (Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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From his origins on the boggy back fields of Hove Park, to captaining his country on the hallowed turf of Twickenham Stadium, Ollie's adventure through the world of rugby has left no doubt of his commitment to the sport, his dedication to his team and his remarkable capacity for living life to the full. His achievements are many and varied, but Ollie's proudest moments have come when wearing an England jersey; an international career that has spanned over 10 years, 20 World Series appearances and 46 tries, Ollie was a cornerstone in England Seven's rise to success.
It was in 2008 when Ollie was honored and privileged to be named captain of his country; leading the team throughout the World Seven's Series and subsequently the Seven's World Cup in Dubai. To date, he is the most successful England Seven's captain, resulting in three World Seven's Series victories and six World Seven's Series finals. In 2009, Ollie was voted World Rugby Seven's player of the year. Away from the international arena Ollie has played with four clubs, namely Harlequins, Newcastle Falcons, Stade Français and most recently, Gloucester. Ollie has enjoyed success with all, participating in three Heineken Cups, a European Cup Final, and voted the Best Overseas Player in 2011.
His determination and desire to champion his sport wherever possible has earned him recognition throughout the international rugby community as a positive force for the game and a strong advocate of the benefits of being part of a team. His dedication to involve, integrate and introduce people from all walks of life to his sport is, Ollie would argue, his greatest achievement. His commitment to this integration has seen him deliver community outreach programmes on every continent across the World and his appetite to help people understand a love of the game continues unbounded.
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- I spent six days bicycling, walking and using public transit in Amsterdam
and one day in Antwerp during my stay to attend VeloMondial 2000.
Several comments:
1) There are MANY more people using bicycles (35% of daily trips!?) for
everyday transportation and recreation than in San Diego. Bicyclists I
noticed were almost exclusively adults but of every adult age and economic
2) I saw no one wearing a helmet who didn't appear to be a tourist (In
seven days I saw three people with helmets who were not part of Velo
Mondial. I saw thousands of bicyclists.)
3) Also, no one seemed to be wearing special clothing for bicycling. I saw
only normal street clothes, business attire, dates side-saddle on bike's
rear racks, short and long skirts, even formal evening wear... maybe folks
had bike shorts on underneath?
4) Amsterdam is a very compact city with very difficult conditions for
using a car - lack of parking, narrow roadways/lanes, tram-train-bus
facilities taking up space, narrow spaces between buildings, relatively
high fuel costs, and maybe most importantly, ...
5) Motorists showed a great deference to bicyclists! Somehow the behavior
towards bicyclists, especially at those seemingly silly intersections where
straight-through bicyclists are directed to the right of right turning
cars... motorists yielded. General consensus among those to whom I spoke
about this was that motorists either are also bicyclists or have family
members/friends who are bicyclists. The "critical mass" for acceptance had
apparently been passed. More on this later.
6) Pedestrians also seemed to defer to bicyclists. This was clearly the
case on the "bicycle tracks" (side paths) but also on shared sidewalks, at
intersections and otherwise unmarked roadways.
7) During one morning's count I saw that more than 75% of bicycles being
used had chain guards and fenders. The style and equipment of bicycles
seemed to be dictated by the desired use - everyday commutes, rather than
the clothing being chosen by the requirements of the sporty machines
(predominant in the US).
8) It appeared to be expected that bicyclists would take any
advantage/opportunity to keep rolling - through stop signs, red signals,
etc. I didn't see anyone do this to block another persons right of way, but
if there was a space to cross bicyclists would... strangely it seemed that
pedestrians were not as likely to do this. My coming to a complete stop at
red lights surprised several overtaking bicyclists... "when in Rome, ...".
9) The only time I was honked at was when doing a vehicular left turn at an
intersection that only provided for a side path/sidewalk style left turn. I
believe that I was acting illegally for Amsterdam... mandatory side-path
10) On roadways with a bike lane stripe there never seemed to be space
enough to ride within the marked area and to stay out of the Door Zone.
Parking turnover seemed to be very slow - few car doors were likely to
open, but locals I asked said they had experienced being doored.
11) Usually the available lane space left of the bike lane stripe,
(reserved?) for motorists, was very narrow (>10' ?). On these facilities I
observed the normal behavior to be that motorists would pass bicyclists
very closely w/o causing the bicyclists to waver/change course at all. The
close passing was disconcerting to me at first until I noticed even "little
old ladies" bicycling seemingly w/o concern in these situations.... "when
in Rome, ...".
12) The traffic environment met my needs - I was on vacation. I had no real
time constraints to reach any destination. I wasn't interested in speed...
just cruising around gawking. I was however not content to be segregated
from the rest of the roadway.
13) The advance stop lines and the traffic signals sequenced to give peds
and bicyclists the opportunity to start first certainly seemed to preclude
the right/left turning motorist "error" of cutting off the non-motorized.
Coupling these with having most bicyclists roll through a red light anyway
made intersections appear pretty chaotic at first. But,
14) Speeds were slow enough and most road users seemed adept at the close
encounters - able and willing to non-verbally negotiate many encounters
from every direction.
15) Adults with children that were too young to bicycle, usually carried
them in a child seat mounted between the handlebars and the bicyclist.
These often had a windscreen for the child. Slightly older kids were
astride the beefy rear racks. I saw several groups on there way to school
with children on front and back. One woman I saw was riding like this while
holding the back of the neck of her other child who appeared to be leaning
to bicycle to school on her own... none with helmets of course.
16) The coaster brake bike and the congested riding experience led me to
set my rental bike's seat an inch or more lower than optimal for pedaling
efficiency. I did this to help me stop the bike with the pedals in position
to easily re-start.
17) I participated in the Velo Mondial 2000 conference session titled
"Integration or Segregation". The segregationist were firmly in control of
the discussion via the moderator. I thought of the term "Uncle Tom", used
in the US to refer to someone willing to put up with racial
segregation/degradation because it is easier than trying for equality.
I think that the Amsterdam system provides a desirable for some, but
ultimately second class bicycling environment because it removes the choice
to use the roadways when it is desirable and reasonable to do so. Even
though many routes are exclusively for bicycling, even though bicycling is
allowed (tolerated?) in two directions where motoring is one-way, even
though they have spent lots of resources on special facilities, even though
there certainly are lots of people bicycling, and even though motorists
have learned to give way to bicyclists, I'd say the Amsterdam system of
segregation should be used as an interim step toward integration with
primacy of bicyclists and pedestrians on public roadways/rights of way...
emergency vehicles excepted.
I believe that the goal/issue is one of behavior change, not as primarily a
facility issue.
For safety and efficiency we need to have shared understandings/common
behaviors that accommodate all legitimate road users. The steps toward
those desired behaviors may include special facilities when appropriate,
lots of education, appropriate enforcement, etc.
The Amsterdam system of lanes for cars, bicycle "tracks" and sidewalks
wouldn't work if established today in the US. We'd be mowed down by
motorists at every intersection.
Conversely, imposing on Amsterdam the US system of lanes for everyone (if
you're willing to assert your rights) and sometimes some other special
facilities for bicyclists would, I expect, result in many deaths in the
first week.
We need a transition plan.
Jim B
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Numerous privacy groups are urging the FTC to update its Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. The primary goal of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, is to give parents control over what information is collected from their children online and how such information may be used.
Jeff Chester, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy said, "The Commission should enact new rules for COPPA that draw upon its current investigations into behavioral marketing and other current digital advertising practices. It's time for the FTC to do a better job of protecting the privacy of children online."
The Internet today isn't what is was in 1998. Back in the day, when dial up – the online equivalent of a horse and buggy – was the only means of getting around, the risks weren't as great as they are now. The speed of technology has outpaced the security of information and the learning curve of users. Over time, many web operators conveniently forget the rules, chose to do things their own way, and then apologize when they are accused of doing something wrong.
The original COPPA was designed around websites that sell merchandise. Today, we have social media, Second Life, online gaming sites, and smartphones that can access the Internet anywhere, anytime.
The report states, "several start-ups…are experimenting with ways to use cell phones to bridge the digital and physical worlds and turn the tasks of everyday life, like buying coffee and running errands, into a game." Many major companies are taking advantage of these applications for promotional purposes. A major fast food chain, for example, offers a soda and sandwich to people who "check in" three times. This company is also able to "use the data they collect from people's cell phones to learn more about who their customers are and how they behave."
Geolocation could pose a privacy threat. Information collected through geolocation is particularly sensitive, since it can allow a child to be physically contacted wherever he or she is, at any time. Parents need to be aware if there is misuse.
The descriptively named website PleaseRobMe.com aggregates real time location information that users have voluntarily shared on Twitter in order to bring attention to the potential problems with this type of sharing.
The risks are magnified for children, who will often fail to comprehend the significance of sharing personal information. And when a child's location is collected automatically, neither the parent nor the child is aware that this information is being shared, nor are they given the opportunity to consent or refuse to consent to such data collection.
Kids are plugged in all day, which means it's imperative that parents understand how these technologies are slowly infiltrating children's' lives in ways that we couldn't possibly have imagined a decade ago. Hopefully, more transparency and oversight of the wild, wild web will keep new technologies in check, and your kids more secure. A great site to help educate you and your kids is www.WiredKids.org.
Robert Siciliano, personal security expert adviser to Just Ask Gemalto, discusses child predators online on Fox News. Disclosures
ROBERT SICILIANO, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com is fiercely committed to informing, educating, and empowering Americans so they can be protected from violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds. His "tell it like it is" style is sought after by major media outlets, executives in the C-Suite of leading corporations, meeting planners, and community leaders to get the straight talk they need to stay safe in a world in which physical and virtual crime is commonplace. Siciliano is accessible, real, professional, and ready to weigh in and comment at a moment's notice on breaking news.
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- AnonymousNovember 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM
I attended the trunk show on the 13th with high hopes and I was NOT disappointed! Not only did I find several pieces I loved, I noticed that almost no one left empty handed. The group of women there were not all cut from the same cloth - very different tastes and at very different stages of their life - yet all were impressed by the beauty, quality, and uniqueness of her pieces. I rarely go out on a limb like this but I guarantee there will be something Marcella crafts that you will love. Enjoy!ReplyDelete
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I had hoped to make it to the trunk show, but alas, it was not in the cards for me......I do have Steve on it for a Christmas or Birthday (Feb) present for me....would love to participate in your drawing....I need to start me a Marcella collection!
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Born in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 1929, legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb is mostly self-taught. Jimmy Cobb has worked with influential artists, such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Cannonball Adderley & Co. Jimmy Cobb's amazing list of credits includes the most popular jazz recording in history, Kind of Blue. Jimmy Cobb also plays on many Miles Davis recordings, including Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince Will Come, Live at Carnegie Hall, Live at the Blackhawk, and Porgy and Bess. Jimmy Cobb is a unique timekeeper who takes pride as an uncompromising accompanist concerned more with making the music swing than basking in the spotlight with his own amazing skills.
Jimmy Cobb's reputation as an incredible accompanist allowed him to play with such greats as Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, and Cannonball Adderley before joining Miles Davis in 1957. Tony Williams took over drumming duties for Miles Davis in 1963. Jimmy left Miles Davis (and took his rhythm section with him) to play behind Wes Montgomery. In addition to several Winton Kelly Trio Albums, the three piece outfit did albums with Kenny Burrell and J.J. Johnson before disbanding in the late 1960s. Jimmy went on to work with Sarah Vaughn for nine years before freelancing throughout the 1970s, 1080s, and 1990s. He worked with Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Ricky Ford, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, The Great Jazz Trio, Dave Holland, Warren Bernhardt, and many, many others.
Today Jimmy still tours with his own band, Cobb's Mob, and plays with many great artists, both old and new. Jimmy recently finished the Four Generations of Miles album for Chesky Records with guitarist Mike Stern, bassist Ron Carter, and tenorist George Coleman.
Still active in the music world, Jimmy Cobb is often approached to teach what he knows and loves to aspiring jazz musicians all over the world. For the last decade, Jimmy Cobb has traveled to Stanford University to teach Master Classes for the University's Jazz Workshop. Jimmy Cobb has also taught at Parsons: The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, the University of Greensboro in North Carolina, the International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State University, and St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Are you asking has anyone written a biography on J. Pierpont Morgan? I expect they have, though I've never read one or even thought about doing so. I'm assuming you do know who he was.
J. Pierpont Morgan (he droppedt the John and preferred Pierpont, it seems) was a financier and invenstment businessman. He was very rich. The term Bulls and Bears, which refers to people who specialise in buying and selling stocks and shares made reference to Morgan as 'The Bull of Wall Street.' Probably because he bought so much property and so many businessness.
For example, he bought out the famous British White Star line and actually was the owner of that huge shipping company which, of course, included the ill-fate RMS Titanic. He was booked to sail on her but for some reason decided not to.
Apparently he was a rather ugly man physically and this played a part in his being - so I read somewhere - being shy of publicity and the public-at-large. I feel sure if you Google his name you'll come up with a lot on him.
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Phone: 352.846.0634
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Marielos Peña Claros, Wageningen University
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Bryan Finegan, Center for Tropical Agricultural Research and Education (CATIE), Costa Rica
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Beth Kaplin, Antioch New England Graduate School, USA and National University of Rwanda, Rwanda
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Rebecca Morris, University of Oxford, UK.
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Eike Neuschulz, Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Germany.
Areas of Interest: Ecosystem functioning, plant-animal interactions, seed dispersal, landscape fragmentation, biodiversity conservation.
C. E. Timothy Paine, University of Stirling, U.K.
Biodiversity, community ecology, functional ecology, coexistence, seedling ecology, community dynamics, growth.
Kate Parr, University of Oxford, UK.
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Marielos Peña-Claros, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal, Bolivia.
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Stacy Philpott, University of California, USA.
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Michelle Pinard, University of Aberdeen, UK.
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Luitgard Schwendenmann, The University of Auckland, Australia.
Areas of Interest: Ecosystem carbon dynamics, biogeochemistry, stable isotopes, plant water use
Ferry Slik, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
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Eleanor Slade, University of Oxford, UK
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Jeremy VanDerWal, James Cook University, Australia
Spatial ecology, ecological modelling, ecological niche modelling, conservation biology, macroecology, biogeography, climate change, ecoinformatics.
Heraldo Vasconcelos, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil.
Areas of Interest: Amazonia, ant-plant interactions, ants
Oscar Venter, James Cook University, Australia.
Areas of Interest: Biodiversity conservation, spatial modeling, conservation planning and prioritization, land use change, forest carbon
James Watling, John Carroll University, U.S.A.
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Ted Webb, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Catherine Yule, Monash University, Malaysia.
Areas of Interest: Freshwater ecology, peat swamp forests, mangrove forests, macroinvertebrates
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The National Law, marine orders and exemptions
How the National Law and the National System affects you
The Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (National Law) is a key part of the National System.
The National Law
The National Law replaces eight federal, state and territory laws with a single law for the safety of all commercial vessels and their crew in Australian waters. It sets the National Standard for Commercial Vessels for construction, operation and seafarer qualifications. It also establishes AMSA as the single national regulator for commercial vessel safety.
Regulations under the national law provide more details about key definitions and transitional arrangements. Key definitions explain what vessels and structures are covered or excluded under the national law. Transitional arrangements help local industry to move to the new national system and ensure that people and vessels operating under current state or territory legislation can continue business as per usual.
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A truly remarkable game from two sides that pushed each other to the limit today. Mainz played well and will be disappointed not to have claimed a point, but their loose passing eventually came back to haunt them. This result is a huge boost for Dortmund, who have needed a stroke of luck as of late, as they head into their Champions League match against Marseille.
90' + 2'FULL TIME! Just seconds after the clock passes the 91:00 mark, referee Michael Weiner blows his whistle, much to the dismay of the home fans, who believe there should be more time added. They have a good point, but it's full time nonetheless.
90'Goal Lukasz Piszczek
90'Yellow Card Zdenek Pospech
90'TOOOOOOOOOOOR PISZCZEK MAKES IT 2-1! Perisic's free kick is cleared only to the edge of the box. Piszczek takes a low and not very powerful shot on goal, but Muller's view is impeded by Hummels, who lets the ball through his legs. By the time the goalkeeper can get his eyes to the ball, it's too late, and Dortmund apparently claim a late winner!
90'Oh, a horror challenge by Pospech on Gotze, who takes a boot straight to his stomach! That earns a yellow card for the defender, and BVB have a chance now to go 2-1 ahead...
87'SubstitutionElkin Soto Marco Caligiuri
87'A final substitution for Mainz: Marco Caligiuri is on for Soto
87'A rare mistake by Muller! The goalkeeper gets his hands to Gotze's cross, but spills it. However, no Dortmund man is lurking at the back post to pick up the scraps.
86'SubstitutionIlkay Gündogan Jakub Blaszczykowski
86'A final substitution for Dortmund: Jakub 'Kuba' Blaszczykowski comes on for Gundogan.
84'IVANSCHITZ! INCREDIBLE SAVE! This time it's the Austrian who is played in on goal by Soto. Weidenfeller cuts off the angle, however, and blocks the shot to concede a corner.
83'UJAH! WHAT A TACKLE BY HUMMELS! Incredible - the Nigerian takes the ball from deep and runs at Hummels, who back-tracks before racing to make a last-ditch challenge!
81'Ivanschitz...oh, just too heavy with his final touch! The Austrian receives the ball with space outside the box and evades Subotic before a heavy touch allows Piszczek to take the ball off his boot.
79'Kehl is very fortunate not to pick up a booking, or even concede a free kick, for clipping Ivanschitz. The home fans are furious, but play continues and Barrios has a header miss well wide.
77'Mainz are really using immense finesse. For an extended spell, the hosts sit back to absorb pressure, cutting off runs from the right. Then, a risky pass from Gundogan, and they intercept and start the counterattack.
75'SubstitutionRobert Lewandowski L. Barrios
75'SubstitutionNicolai Müller Andreas Ivanschitz
74'On the topic of late surges, Andreas Ivanschitz replaces Mainz goalscorer Nikolai Muller, while Barrios makes his long-awaited return, replacing Lewandowski.
73'The pace of the game has finally slowed somewhat over the last few minutes. Surely, though, the two sides are gearing up for a late surge...
70'SubstitutionShinji Kagawa Moritz Leitner
70'Substitution for Dortmund: Kagawa, who has covered more ground than anyone today (over 10.3 km) is replaced by 18-year-old phenom Moritz Leitner.
69'Oh, and on the other end Polanski slots through to Ujah who is through on goal, but JUST offside!
69'Penalty? No! Lewandowski is felled by Bungert as he turns, but play continues!
67'LEWANDOWSKI! Gotze plays a low cross to the Pole, who has a soft first touch before turning his volley on goal. Muller is well positioned to make the save, though.
65'Ooh, Mainz nearly have a chance to reclaim their lead, but Ujah's header is cleared away by Subotic!
64'Assist Robert Lewandowski
64'Goal Ivan Perisic
64'TOOOOOOOOR PERISIC EQUALISES! Lewandowski gets a foot to take the pace off a cross from the right, and Perisic pounces. He evades one tackle from Pospech, then slots home!
62'Hummels...offside! The resulting dead ball is played over the top to Perisic, who squares for the defender. Evidently the Croat was fractionally offside. Either way, Muller produced a fine save...
61'Oh, Kehl and Soto have a very painful-looking collision, with the latter surrendering a free kick...
59'Fathi makes an outstanding tackle to stop Piszczek. The Mainz left-back has been in superb form this afternoon...
57'GOTZE! The youngster has a go from the edge of the box, but Muller catches his stinging shot. The goalkeeper fumbles for a moment, but gets to the ball before Hummels can knock in the rebound.
55'KAGAWA! Another long drive from the Japan international forces yet another fine save from Muller! Amazing!
54'Incredible last-ditch defending from Mainz! Piszczek runs to the byline and cuts back for Gundogan, but Bungert slides in to deny a chance. BVB want a hand ball, but none is given. Moments later, Gotze finds the ball at his feet and 10 yards from goal, but his finish is blocked!
51'A deep cross nearly finds Ujah at the back post, but Weidenfeller leaps to tip out for a corner.
50'PERISIC! Oooh, what a risky clearance by Muller! The Croatian winger plays a low cross towards goal and the shot stopper clears off the line with his foot!
48'Kagawaaaaa no! Gotze sets the table for the Japanese playmaker, who can't beat the first defender and is stripped of possession. Gundogan trails the play and fires towards goal, but well over the bar.
46'We're back, and the match is underway once more!
It's been an interesting 45 minutes, with Dortmund having the majority of the positive play but failing to create many clear chances. Mainz defended very well in and around their own penalty area, and were ruthlessly efficient, taking a lead into the interval. That's all from here for now - I'll be back to keep you covered in the second half.
45'Oh, nearly a chance for Mainz, but the break is just barely snuffed out as Dortmund race back to defend. And that's the last event of the first half!
43'SubstitutionEric Maxim Choupo-Moting Anthony Ujah
43'First substitution for Mainz: Anthony Ujah replaces Choupo-Moting, who evidently picked up a knock.
42'LEWANDOWSKI! WHAT A MISS! Lowe plays the Pole past Bungert and Noveski, but his finish is woefully weak, and saved rather easily by Muller!
38'GUNDOGAN! Oooh, wide! Gotze dances past a pair of defenders on the right and plays in his Germany international team-mate, who fails to properly get hold of his strike, but nonetheless manages to send the ball narrowly wide.
35'An incredible turn of events given the run of play thus far, but full credit to the hosts for never giving up and keeping things very tight in the centre.
33'Goal Nicolai Müller
33'TOOOOOOOOOOOOR MAINZ! Horrendous error by Piszczek and incredible effort by Nicolai Muller! The right-back cuts off Risse's run, but his back-pass goes straight to Muller. The youngster is blocked initially and falls to the ground, but Hummels and Weidenfeller struggle to see the ball in the sun. From the ground, Muller volleys into the net! Incredible!
29'Another Mainz counterattack fizzles out as Pospech's cross is well ahead of anyone in the box.
27'Heavy pressure from Mainz through Risse and Choupo-Moting in particular, who are denying Hummels and Subotic room to create attacking play from deep.
25'Noveski comes in hard with a challenge on Gundogan, who wins a free kick in the centre, but far from goal. The former Nurnberg man crosses, but comes up short and the ball is cleared.
24'Mainz break forward with Nicolai Muller, but his through ball towards Choupo-Moting is intercepted by Hummels.
22'KAGAWA! Oooh, another fine save from Muller! The Japanese playmaker turns and fires a good effort towards the right of goal, but is denied!
21'Interesting stats: Dortmund are taking plenty of shots, but have a joint-league low tally of just one away goal this season. Overall they have scored once per every 14 attempts.
19'Gotze gets the better of Fathi initially, but tries to do too much on his own and dribbles the ball straight into Noveski's possession. The winger quite clearly wants to make up for time lost during his suspension.
17'Dortmund have trouble with the sun as they try to clear from their own penalty area. Hummels nods only towards Soto, but the veteran cannot control and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
16'Ooh, Kehl is very fortunate not to be booked after a very poor tackle on Nicolai Muller. The Dortmund man had had a woeful first touch to concede possession before sticking out his leg to stop the winger.
14'KEHL!! A glorious ball finds Gotze streaking up the right flank. The youngster cuts back to the trailing captain, whose finish is blocked!
11'AGAIN! From the corner, Muller is forced to make another fine stop! The hosts quickly counter and have a favourable numbers, but Risse's cross is unable to reach Choupo-Moting.
10'LEWANDOWSKI! Oooh, brilliant save by Muller! Gotze pops up on the left and crosses to the Pole, who nods on goal. Muller does just enough to tip over the bar.
9'Lowe fires an in-swinging cross that bounces in the penalty area before being acrobatically cleared. Well-read by the Mainz defence.
8'First foul of the game is committed by Soto for a clip on Gotze. Dortmund have a free kick on the right, but far from a dangerous area.
5'The pace of the game has been tremendous thus far - not end-to-end with the ball, but with the midfielders and full-backs especially covering an incredible amount of ground.
3'Risse has the first attempt on goal of the game, a speculative volley from distance, but Weidenfeller has no trouble saving in the lower-right corner.
2'Gotze races up the right flank to play a cross, but Fathi does well to block and concede a corner.
2'With the two highly athletic teams cancelling one another out in midfield, Fathi resorts to trying a long ball over the top, but Weidenfeller claims
The players are on the pitch and the match is almost underway...
And for Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Lowe; Kehl, Gundogan; Gotze, Kagawa, Perisic; Lewandowski
Here are the starting line-ups. For Mainz (4-2-3-1): H. Muller; Pospech, Bungert, Noveski, Fathi; Polanski, Soto; Risse, Baumgartlinger, N. Muller; Choupo-Moting
The defending champions have received a boost as Mario Gotze has returned from a two-match suspension. However, Marcel Schmelzer and Sven Bender have both failed to even make the bench due to injuries. Long-term absentee Lucas Barrios may make his season debut today, having recovered from a hamstring tear.
Dortmund have had similar woes, having lost their last two matches and three of their first six.
Things have not gone so well for either side thus far this season. After winning their first two matches, Mainz have lost three out of their last four games, taking just one point
At this time a year ago, these two teams were in a dead heat for first place in the league. BVB overcame a deficit to win the title, while the "oh fives" managed to finish fifth.
Hello, and welcome to Goal.com's LIVE coverage of Mainz vs Dortmund! I'm Clark Whitney, and I'll be keeping you company for the next two hours or so...


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Bipedalism Trailer (2005)
09 September 2005 Drama, Sci-Fi 90 mins
The main character is crazy about about depicting various anomalies in art. Accidentally he finds a cinematography archive which makes him advance a completely new theory on the reasons why humans became bipedal. Yufit proceeds with the plot by describing a scientist struggling against the epidemic wave of anomalies in the physical and mental world thematically started in his other films. This time the struggle takes place on the background of paleoanthropology, psychoanalysis and modern art. As materials of the Museum of Anthropology and other archives are included in the film, it oversteps the boundary between a feature film and documentary.
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The Neuromodulators
Peter Jenner , Ronald J. Bradley , John R. Smythies , R. Adron Harris
Editura: Academic Press Inc
Glutamate and GABA are the main information carrying neurotransmitters in the brain. Their action is modulated by a further series of small molecules called neuromodulators. The major neuromodulators in the brain are acetylcholine (both muscarinic and nicotinic), dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine and serotonin. These have an enormous range of functions in a wide variety of brain mechanisms. This book attempts to give a general overview of this field with a section devoted to each of these. Each section starts with anatomy, both structural and functional. The various types of receptors for these agents are described, and then the effects of stimulating these receptors. These receptors trigger a variety of electrical reactions that generally involve potassium, sodium or calcium channels. Also reviewed are other receptors that trigger a wide variety of post-synaptic signaling cascades that influence a large number of neuronal functions including receptor sensitivity, synaptic plasticity and gene manipulation. Finally the relevance of these systems to disease states is detailed. There are many reviews of individual neuromodulators but this is the only book where one author attempts to cover the whole field.
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- Cuprins : Section I. The Cholinergic System Part I Introduction Part II - The Muscarinic System Part III - The Nicotinic System Section II. The Dopamine System Section III. The Norepinephrine System Section IV. The Adrenaline System Section V. The Serotonin System Section VI. Conclusion
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Snapping around
Christmas is officially ON! Work is DONE and today i'm spending the day with Franny food shopping and prepping for Christmas dinner with the girls tonight - we're cooking for 15, boo ya!
Anyway, here are a few shots from my past few days. Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? I totally got cocky starting early and fooled myself into thinking i'd been uber prepared this year. Wrong! Looks like i'll be hitting the shops on Christmas eve again. Will I ever learn.
Tootles x
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cute hat ;-)ReplyDelete
have you seen my latest post ?
Ah love the disco ball decs.ReplyDelete
I'm done with shopping, well we are going food shopping on Thurs eve but that's all for my belly so it's fine. :)
Hope your dinner went well last night! Love your festive photos!ReplyDelete
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I love the holidas but the shopping kills me
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NHL News: Player News and Updates for 6/19/14
NHL Daily Updates: Checking in on the Recent League News, Off-Season Schedule and More
June 19, 2014
See the Latest Odds
Even though no one's out on the ice right now--and won't be for quite some time--it's still a very busy time of year in the NHL. We've got the draft and free agency period coming up very quickly, which will offer a glimpse of what's to come in the near future for the league. Here's a look at the current news this morning.
R.J. Umberger, LW, Columbus Blue Jackets: The Jackets may not be able to find a trade partner for the aging Umberger, but they're certainly going to try. He's submitted a list of 10 no-trade teams to Columbus' management, and they'll actively be shopping him heading into the draft.
Umberger is under contract to make $4.6 million over the next three years, so we may see a buyout coming if the Jackets can't find any takers.
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Braden Holtby, G, Washington Capitals: By most indications, Holtby will be getting a heavy workload in the 2014-15 campaign. Caps GM Brian MacLellan said this week that he sees Holtby as the team's starter this year and will ideally pair him with a veteran backup this summer.
With Washington bringing on Mitch Korn to coach up the team's goalies, the future is looking bright for Holtby. He'll be shouldering the load in Washington for the foreseeable future and have a prime opportunity to show what he can do in the net.
Around the League: Let's finish up today with a few quick hits from around the league. Here's what's been happening on the roster front recently.
The Dallas Stars won't be making contract offers to LW Ray Whitney or G Tim Thomas next year. Both are over 40 and may simply end up hanging their skates if they don't catch on somewhere else for a year.
Meanwhile, Vernon Fiddler reportedly rejected an extension offer from the team, and it sounds like he'll be hitting the open market.
Mike Brown and Alex Stalock both signed two-year deals with the Sharks. Brown's is a $2.4 million contract and Stalock's is for $3.2.
Dale Weise signed a two-year contract extension himself with his team the Canadiens. He served as a good source of energy for Montreal during the latter part of the season and the playoffs.
NHL Off-Season Schedule: Let's keep our hockey fix going with a look at the 2014 off-season calendar. There should be plenty to keep us occupied as we gear up for next year.
June 25: NHL Awards
June 25-July 1: Teams can conduct interviews with unrestricted free agents
June 27-28: 2014 NHL Draft
June 30: Deadline to tender offers to restricted free agents
July 1: Start of free agency period
Early July: Rookie development camps begin
Mid-September: Training camp begins
For the latest article updates, follow Andrew on Twitter @SCPAndrew.


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Part Three of the Fort Lauderdale Paranormal Examiner series.
It addresses the "Why We Wrote" series, which the writers donated their time and work thinking its sales would benefit "Get Caught Reading."
"...we contacted Ms. Tina Jordan, Vice President of the Association of American Publishers to verify whether or not PublishAmerica has in fact made any charitable donations per every book sold, as they told these authors there would be.
Ms. Jordan had this to say, "Publish America has not donated to Get Caught Reading and we have not heard from them."
Of course this is understandable. It's quite likely there were NO sales of any of those books considering the overpricing.
It's only available on the PA site. I can't find it on Amazon.
Way to go, Stooges. Only you could spike your own damned book.
Are you sending yourselves emails urging you to "stock up to have copies on hand"? Or is that strictly for the 100s of writers who contributed without payment?


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Colonial Advertising & Commodity Racism
Edited by: Wulf D. Hund, Michael Pickering, Anandi Ramamurthy
Colonial Advertising & Commodity Racism is the latest volume in LIT Verlag's series Racism Analysis - Series B: Yearbooks. This series explores racial discrimination in all its varying historical, ideological, and cultural patterns. It examines the invention of race and the dimensions of modern racism, and it inquires into racism avant la lettre. Racism Analysis brings together scholars from various disciplines and schools of thought, with the key aim of contributing to the conceptualization of racism and to identify the practices of dehumanization that are intrinsic to it. The contents of Colonial Advertising & Commodity Racism include: Advertising White Supremacy: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Commodity Racism * Come and Join the Freedom-Lovers: Race, Appropriation, and Resistance in Advertising * Buffalo Bill's Wild West: The Racialization of the Cosmopolitan Imagination * Fun Without Vulgarity? Commodity Racism and the Promotion of Blackface Fantasies * From Oecumene to Trademark: The Symbolism of the Moor in the Occident * Bittersweet Temptations: Race and the Advertising of Cocoa * The German Alternative: Nationalism and Racism in Afri-Cola. (Series: Racism Analysis - Series B: Yearbooks - Vol. 4)
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I am very excited to be associated with this community of generous hearts. Please make sure you visit Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim at least once a year. We were happy to have you visit us and I am happy to have a precious life to sponsor.
I first heard of this small organization from the founder herself, Pat McCully. She was a one man show a few years ago, having started a means of economic support to the women of this tiny village in Nicaraugua through her sewing machine donations and trainings. Soon she became the go-between importer/exporter bringing handmade goods to U.S. citizens, and giving the entire cost of the item to the woman who made the product. This greatly improved the opportunities of the families concerned. Circulo de Amigas grew into a school for the girls in the village as well. Some have since attended local universities. It is possible to sponsor a girl for only 44 dollars a month and in Nicaraugua, this means a different life for that girl and her family. I am so delighted to be able to so directly make a difference to a family even though I cannot give very much money. It's the most directly helpful organization I know of.
I sponsor a young woman and contribute monetarily to this non profit because I think they do amazing work! This m group serves over 100 young girls and their families in the hghlands of Nicaragua on a shoestring budget with a huge dose of hard labor from volunteers both in Nicaragua and Stateside, The goal of this non profit is to uplift Nicaragua by bettering the lives of young girls through education. Circulo de Amigas sponsors girls to keep them in school and has produced doctors, accountants, nurses and farmacists, professionals who go on to help their own communities. In addition, Circulo has a library, computer lessons and provides propane stoves and clean water barrels. You can sponsor a young student for as little at $50 a month and I doubt you will see your money go further in any other charity.
This summer I had the opportunity to go down to Nicaragua and visit Cda. I was quite amazed at the level of poverty that the people down there live at. Yet, the girls of Cda will do what they can to stay in school. This was a very humbling experience for me.
This past summer our family of four seized an opportunity that few families get to experience. We opted to travel to a remote part of Nicaragua and engage with an impoverished community through the CdA program that is helping to alleviate poverty in their own special way. It is hard to express the multitude of impressions that this remarkable community of individuals left on us, but we gained a perspective that you cannot possibly see in our polished US communities. The 10 days spent in Jinotega flew by fast as we helped with teaching, repaired rooftops, ran field trips, and helped to manage baseball games with donated equipment that we carted down from the US. Another part of our interest in traveling to Jinotega was to meet a talented young girl whom we decided to start helping through school this year. Our two teenage boys came back inspired to really tackle Spanish fluency and to return as often as possible. They seemed oblivious to the rough setting (although they were very much aware of it) but thrived on the spirit of other young kids in the barrio. We are delighted to be part of CdA.
I recently had the opportunity to visit Circulo de Amigas in Jinotega and experience first hand the amazing work that this orgaization does for the development of young women and the community in general. The projects range from planting and maintaining gardens in the neighbourhood, improvements to homes and living conditions, a playground for the children, and overall providing a safe, clean, and inviting atmosphere for learning and sharing. The staff was amazing; warm, friendly and attentive, not just to our needs but you could really see the genuine pride and joy that they offered to the projects and to the participants. And the girls that we met were inspiring! They were sometimes shy but always engaged, intelligent and strong. They will undoubtably provide a positive contribution to the future development of Jinotega and Nicaragua. They deserve the highest respect and our continued support.
I worked with Circulo de Amigas in while I was in Nicaragua for 2 years. I don't know of an organization that is doing better work for girls and young women in northern Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan staff made up of intelligent, dedicated, responsible strong women- great role models for the girls who are part of the organization. Their library is a treasure in the community. I saw first hand the amazing work Circulo de Amigas does, their dedicated sponsors make a true difference in the lives of the girls they sponsor and in the community at large.


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Yesterday I called my mobile operator Orange to change an option. The sales rep informed that I was eligible for a new service plan that would save me €40 a month. She could send me the documentation if I was interested. Nice sales funnel, I thought. Not too pushy. The email arrived a couple seconds
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I'm not going crazy. But I thought I was, because of appointment invitations. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I'd receive an invitation, click or tap the accept button (depending on the device), and then discover it wasn't in my calendar. It was driving me crazy. Clients would call me to ask why


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Inbound Logistics magazine selected TransWorks as a 2013 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider for the 7th year in a row. Every April, Inbound Logistics editors recognize 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence. Drawn from a pool of more than 300 companies, using questionnaires, personal interviews, and other research, Inbound Logistics selects the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers who are leading the way in 2013. Editors seek to match readers' fast-changing needs to the capabilities of those companies selected. All companies selected reflect leadership by answering Inbound Logistics readers' needs for simplicity, ROI, and efficient implementation.
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"When choosing this year's Top 100 Logistics IT Providers, Inbound Logistics editors looked for technology providers that solved specific logistics challenges, but also acted as change agents by helping to transform overall business operations. Selections were based on how transformative logistics IT solutions impact all business activities and drive integration across internal processes as well as external processes for vendors and customers. Transworks was selected because its solutions work tactically to master supply chain transactions, as well as strategically to act as a change agent to drive the enterprise to more closely match demand to supply. Inbound Logistics is proud to honor Transworks for innovative solutions empowering logistics and supply chain excellence.
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Inbound Logistics is the pioneering publication of demand-driven logistics practices, also known as supply chain management. IL's educational mission is to guide businesses to efficiently manage logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize transportation cost increases by aligning supply to demand and adjusting enterprise functions to support that paradigm shift. More information about demand-driven logistics practices is available at www.inboundlogistics.com.
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TransWorks (subsidiary of Norfolk Southern) a team of truck, intermodal, rail and technology professionals that have been industry pioneers since operations began in 2001. Guided by innovation from day one, TransWorks began leveraging what is now known as Cloud/SaaS/On-Demand technologies to deliver end-to-end Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Supply Chain Execution (SCE) solutions. For additional information visit www.trnswrks.com.
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So you've perfected your tiger selfie and are sitting back and waiting for the right swipes to start rolling in on Tinder? Well, man, hate to break it to you, but if your name is not "Brett", "Tyler" or "Corey" it might just get that little bit harder for you. Ditto for the ladies if your parents didn't call you "Brianna", "Erika" or "Lexi." The monsters.
Well, that's according to dating app The Grade which analysed 100,000 of its heterosexual users to come up with the 200 so-called "hottest" names for men and women on its quite rigidly policed (those who don't make the grade are mercilessly kicked off) app.
Hotness was defined by how many swipes people with that name got, which means that it's not exactly foolproof. For example the first "Brett" that pops into my mind is Bretty from Kath and Kim, who, to borrow from the astute Kath Day Knight, isn't exactly a "hunk of spunk."
I mean, the thing is, who we fancy is entirely subjective. Though one of best friends did go out with two Dave's so there is some evidence - or at least some correlation - that names play a role in who we thirst after.
Anyway, below are the top ten names for each sex, you can get the full list over at The Grade.
* Annie did not make the list, but I refuse to feel bad about it.
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Arkansas Bar delegates vote against a nomination process for Supreme Court justices
The Arkansas Bar Association's House of Delegates failed to pass a resolution Friday supporting a nominating process for selecting Arkansas Supreme Court justices rather than elections – a resolution opposed by all seven of next year's justices.
The vote was 34-20, which was short of the three-fourths majority required. ABA President Denise Hoggard said afterward that the vote means the resolution is effectively dead for now.
The resolution was created by a Task Force on Maintaining a Fair and Impartial Judiciary after the House of Delegates voted in June in favor of proceeding. It was created in reaction to recent Supreme Court elections some members feel were unduly influenced by attack ads funded by anonymous campaign donations to political action committees, often known as "dark money."
The change would have required a constitutional amendment referred to voters by the Legislature. The amendment would have established a nine-member Judicial Nominating Commission that would accept applications, interview candidates and nominate three individuals for each vacancy. The governor would have selected a justice from the nominees to serve a single 14-year term. If the governor did not appoint one of the three nominees within 30 days of receiving the names, the commission would have appointed one of the three.
Current justices are elected statewide to eight-year terms and are allowed to run for re-election.
Before the vote, Chad Pekron, an attorney with Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, read a resolution opposing the idea he said had been adopted unanimously at a retreat by the five members of the Supreme Court who will return next term and the two incoming members. Those justices and justices-elect said voters should continue to elect the court's members, that a nominating process would strip citizens of their rights, and that a nominating process would create a separation of powers issue and create potential conflicts between the governor and the courts. They said a nominating process would reduce transparency.
Under the draft amendment, three of the nine commissioners would have been appointed by the Arkansas Bar Association, while two would have been appointed by the Supreme Court. The governor would have appointed two members, and the speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore each would have appointed one member.
Pekron said he had been asked by the Supreme Court justices to share their resolution opposing the nominating process. He said multiple members had told him they believed selecting their own members to be unseemly. Pekron said he could support some type of merit-based system, but not this one, pointing out that five of the nine members of the nominating commission would not be democratically accountable because they would be appointed by the ABA or the unelected Supreme Court.
He said the Legislature does not support the resolution and that the ABA's credibility with the Legislature is already low. Passing the resolution would cause the ABA to lose influence when discussing the issue.
Jon Comstock with Comstock Conflict Resolution Services in Rogers, who was chairman of the task force that created the resolution, said the fact that Supreme Court justices had expressed opposition to the resolution made him uncomfortable. However, he argued that the system is going to change and the ABA needed to offer leadership.
The task force argued that 22 states select Supreme Court justices through some combination of judicial nominating commissions and/or gubernatorial appointments. Some states, including Missouri, appoint justices who then stand before voters in a retention election. Comstock said no states that have adopted a selection process has switched to an election process.
Tim Cullen, an attorney and Supreme Court candidate in 2014 who was the target of dark money-funded attack ads, said the proposal was imperfect but it would give the ABA a seat at the table. He said he supported elections in the past, but recent Supreme Court races have been dominated by unknown outside interests. The Founding Fathers had chosen an appointment process for the federal judiciary because it allowed the judicial branch to stay out of politics, he said.
Two delegates, Albert Thomas from Heber Springs and Michelle Huff of Batesville, said they had polled their attorney constituents and found overwhelming opposition to doing away with elections. Huff said her attorneys had said it smacked of elitism.


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TruAge Scanner Experience
The TruAge Scanner is an incredible resource for generating new leads, and the best part is that you don't need to be any kind of expert to tap into its incredible potential; anyone can do it! That's just what we set out to prove when we sent Morinda corporate employees to various cities in North America and told them to get scanning! It was a brand new experience for these employees, and the results were quite impressive. This video will tell you more about the whole experiment and its results, and let you hear what it was like in our employees' own words.
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Sukhdev Mishra is a renowned violin player from the city of Varanasi. Raised in the purest tradition of Banares Gharana (Varanasi style) in a very old musical family, Sukhdev learned music through the guidance of his father the late Pandit Narayan Das Mishra, a very famous sarangi player of Varanasi. He played on stage since the age of 6. He is the disciple Sangeet Prabhakar, teacher at the Banares Hindu University, who taught him singing too. Sukhdev Mishra had many rewards, recorded for the main radio stations of India. He played concerts in London, Berlin, Wien, Brussels, and in France in Toulouse and Cahors.
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- Vocal on "Leafy" by Noodreem (One Love – Sangita Sounds) 2004
- Violin on Chandra Dub by Noodreem (Rainbow Retrospective – Sangita Sounds) 2009
- Vocal, Violin & Tabla on Garudas Dream by Ashirvad (Ashirvad – Sangita Sounds) 2010
- Vocal on The Vision by Ashirvad (Ashirvad – Sangita Sounds) 2010
Sukhdev was one of the first collaborators on the magnificent Ashirvad project. His input was essential to the marvellous blend of musical traditions that we worked with. We are delighted to share his incredible musicality and devotional spirit with you in Ashirvad.


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Laser Cataract Surgery vs Phacoemulsification Only
Is Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Better than Surgery Done without a Laser?
It's not.
"But," you respond, "I saw the ad and the brochure my doctor gave me said it would make the cataract surgery more precise."
Ah, you've been caught by a classic marketing ploy: confusing "precision" with "better result". That's what the marketers wanted you to think. However, there's simply no compelling evidence to suggest that more precise creation of a capsular opening results in better final vision. Indeed, recent evidence suggests that those who have laser-assisted cataract surgery may be less likely to have improved vision than had they simply chosen cataract surgery without the use of a laser (more on that below).
Are There Additional Risks of Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery?
Indeed there are. Bet the ad and brochure didn't mention the following risks which are more likely to occur with laser-assisted cataract surgery than without:
Elevation of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) and Pupil Constriction
The Femto laser must be "docked" onto the eye for proper alignment. This docking increases the intraocular pressure (IOP) inside the eye. For those with glaucoma this could potentially result in permanent loss of vision. Additionally, the docking and/or Femto laser procedure can cause the pupil to constrict[1] making the surgery more challenging for the surgeon (and potentially increasing the risk of complications during the ultrasound portion of the surgery).
Capsular Tags
Although manually creating an opening in the capsular bag is challenging for beginning surgeons, this is rarely an issue for experienced surgeons. In the hands of a skilled surgeon the edge of the capsular bag should look like this:
See how smooth the edge is? That gives it strength and prevents it from tearing.
Femto openings in the capsular bag look like this[2]:
Looks a bit like a perforated stamp edge, doesn't it? There may even be microscopic tags present. This may increase the risk of capsular tears forming during removal of the lens[3]. If an unplanned tear occurs the surgery could be complicated increasing the risk of retinal detachment, infection, or the lens could even drop into the eye.
Retained Lens Material
The entire point of cataract surgery is to remove the damaged natural lens and replace it with a synthetic clear lens. The Femto laser can break up the lens making it easier to remove from the eye. Occasionally, however, some of these lens fragments can get lost in the eye only to be discovered during a post-operative exam in the office. If that happens then another surgery is generally recommended to remove the remaining lens fragment.
Corneal Swelling
One of the touted features of Femto laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) is "softening of the lens." The theory is that by using a laser to carve up the lens less ultrasound energy will be necessary in order to remove the lens. Less ultrasound use should be less damaging to the cornea resulting in less corneal swelling (edema). A very large European study (the "FLACS ESCRS Study"), however, demonstrated that those patients undergoing FLACS were five times more likely to experience corneal swelling than those who had cataract surgery without use of the laser! Why is this important? Because corneal swelling doesn't always go away and can result in reduced quality of vision.
Speaking of reduced quality of vision…
Decreased Vision
As already mentioned, many of the ads and brochures describe laser-assisted cataract surgery as more "precise". This term is intended to suggest that surgery performed with a laser will result in better quality vision. To date, no independent study (not funded by a company that makes or sells Femto lasers) has shown that use of Femto laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) results in better final vision than cataract surgery without the use of the laser.
If there's no objective evidence that Femto laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) results in better final vision, then why use this technology? Fair question. But, reality may be even worse than that. The same European study that showed a higher rate of corneal swelling among FLACS patients (the "FLACS ESCRS Study") also noted that almost three times as many patients who had FLACS had worse vision after surgery than those who underwent cataract surgery without the use of the laser!
Conclusions of the FLACS ESCRS Study
Femto Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Patients Have:
- worse post-operative visual acuity
- more post-operative complications
- were more likely to have post-op visual acuity worse than pre-op
[1] Schultz T, Joachim SC, Stellbogen M, Dick HB. Prostaglandin release during femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: main inducer. J Refract Surg. 2015;31(2):78-81.
[2] Bala C, Xia Y, Meades K. Electron microscopy of laser capsulotomy edge: Interplatform comparison. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2014;40(8):1382-1389.
[3] Abell RG, Davies PEJ, Phelan D, Goemann K, McPherson ZE, Vote BJ. Laser-assisted cataract surgery. Ophthalmology. 2014;121:17-24.


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I've been thinking about doing this post for a bit so I'll try to get some good stuff into it.
Way back in 2004 I was coming back into the Coast Guard after being out for a year. They let me back in with an offer to go to a critical fill up at LORAN Station Attu. I really wasn't too sure what I was getting into at the time except that I knew it was an isolated station and that I'd be there for a year. I started back up in August with a trip to Petaluma, CA for a month and a half of schooling and masde it to Attu in October. Some of my first shots up there were from near the station in mid to late October.
Sunrise October 28th at 11:35am from the roof of the Station at the smoking deck.
It didn't take long for the snow to fall up there and once it fell it was there until June. I didn't really get out too much over the winter with the weather being too volatile and snowy and I took my 30 days of midtour leave in May so I didn't really take much until I got back in June.
Another sunrise shot this time at 7:04am.
I can only imagine the photos I could take up there with the gear I have now. I would love to go back up there for another year and just shoot with my Fujifilm X-Pro1 and do long exposures. There would be a chance to get some amazing long exposures at night because there was absolutely zero light pollution. Unfortunately the government decided they don't need a backup to GPS and decided to shut down LORAN back in 2009.
Well this is getting long I'll probably do another post with some actual stories and some more pictures later.


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Anger ReleaseIt has been a while but when you get that mad that fast you either blow or you hit something. And being that my new motto is no tears when pissed I turned and threw a punch at the kitchen cabinet. Yeah he's not speaking to me now but he'll get over it. It's a quick anger release...
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Identification, Description, and Perceived Viability of K-12 Consolidated Catholic School Systems
Limited research has been conducted on Catholic school viability (James, Tichy, Collins, & Schwob, 2008; Lundy, 1999) and Catholic school systems (Goldschmidt, O'Keefe, & Walsh, 2004). But no research studies have investigated the viability of the consolidated Catholic school system (DeFiore, Convey, & Schuttloffel, 2009). This study investigates the organizational structures within consolidated school systems, factors that led to consolidation, and variables that predict perceived viability of the consolidated model.This study was conducted with the entire known population of K - 12 consolidated Catholic school systems in the United States. Nearly two-hundred school administrators and pastors participated in the study by completing a survey on demographics, finances, factors of consolidation, and perceived viability. Quantitative data analyses using both school system data and individual responses as units of analysis included descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and multiple regression. Qualitative data analysis included grounded theory coding techniques of open-ended responses.Most Catholic school systems are found in the Great Lakes and Plains regions and located in urban areas, are sponsored by parishes, were established after 1987, and have substantially lower secondary tuition than the national average. Financial challenges, enrollment decline, and centralize administrative responsibilities are the top factors that led communities to adopt the K - 12 consolidated Catholic school system model. Enrollment trend was found to significantly predict viability. As enrollment stabilizes or grows within a system, the system becomes more viable. The system concept, however, has created a division between the system and the supporting parishes, which leads to reduced parish and pastoral support.This study shows that the K - 12 consolidated Catholic school system is a viable model but dependent upon enrollment and high parish subsidies. Although the system model has allowed for efficiencies and financial savings, the consolidated system has become similar to a pseudo-parish, which led to the perception from those surveyed that pastors and parishioners feel isolated from the school, and parents do not feel obligated to support their parish. Communities adopting the consolidated model should strongly consider keeping parishes and pastors involved, gradually reduce parish subsidy, and increase secondary tuition that is in line with the national average.
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