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Kyolic® Anti-Stress & Fatigue Formula 101 is a unique blend of Ages Garlic Extract™, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and vitamins B1, B6 and B12 designed to naturally promote mental, emotional, and physical balance in an increasingly hectic world.*
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Latest Blog Post - Aug 24 2012
Hero Booth: Elise Joy
Hero Booths is a series featuring booths we love and artists who have done something great with their craft show getup.
Elise Blaha wrote a fantastic blog post about her show set up at last year's Queen Bee Market.
In her post she talks about some of the things she liked and disliked about her display. Meanwhile, let's talk about the things we love about it.
This booth grabs you from a mile away. There is no way a booth this bright and bold wouldn't catch your eye. Her 11x14 r...
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If you're a homeowner in their district, thank a member of the Tucker High School football team! A study conducted from 2000-2009 shows that homes located in districts of winning high school football teams see a rise in property value by approximately 1.65% in the following year.
Is racial profiling justified?
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Blaze a Trail Nearby at Nature Preserve Holiday Open House
The event, scheduled 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., is a fundraiser for the Park Pride, according to a press release from the Friends of Tucker Nature Reserve .
Residents cautious about changing government
DeKalb residents might not be 100 percent happy with their current form of government, but they are not ready to trade it in for the unknown.
Fund-raiser for Young Tucker Hero and Her Family
Earlier this week, Georgia Patches ran stories with links to fund-raising campaigns in the metro area on GoFundMe , a website which is a Patch partner.
Tickets for GHSTucker semifinal for sale TuesdayFriday at GHS
Tickets are set to go on sale for Gainesville football's Class AAAAA semifinal game against Tucker on Friday in Clarkston.
Week Ahead: Cityhood, School Board, and More
Tucker 2014 meets again Monday, Dec 2 at 7 p.m. at Northeast Baptist Church, 4046 Chamblee-Tucker Road, for another in a series of community dialogues.
Macy the cat companion is being evicted.
The new Executive Director at Atria says she has to be gone by 12/9. Macy is an 8-year-old American longhair who, for the past 6 years, has lived in the memory care unit at Atria of Tucker.
Growlers & Guitars Saturday on Main Street
Growler Time in Tucker is having another installment of Growlers and Guitars, this Saturday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. "We will have live jazz and holiday classics for your enjoyment," owner Richard Hamilton posted on Facebook .
Tucker Historical Society's Thanksgiving Message
Any other time of the year when we hear the word Thanks, it's just an ending to a sentence and we go on our way.
Tucker Resident Receives UGA Award
Gene Bottoms, of Tucker, is one of 16 leaders honored this fall with the University of Georgia Graduate School's Alumni of Distinction Award for achieving exceptional success in his professional careers and in service to the community.
Tucker 2014 Encourages Ongoing Neighborhood Dialogue
A statement from Tucker 2014 With interest in cityhood surging among Tucker citizens, a series of community meetings focused on the proposed City of Tucker will continue on Monday, Dec. 2 at Northeast Baptist Church, 4046 Chamblee-Tucker Road at 7 p.m. "It's exciting to see what is happening across the Tucker community as more and more people ... (more)
Briarcliff Group Issues Statement on Cityhood Studies
The City of Briarcliff Initiative provided Patch with a statement Monday night in response to last week's release of the feasibility study requested by the Lakeside City Alliance for a proposed city of Lakeside.
Handy Ace Hardware to Open in Town Square
Good afternoon, Tucker residents, family and friends. For those that do not know me, I am Alesia Anderson, one of three managers at Handy Ace Hardware.
Bond set at $500,000 for ND murder suspect
Bond has been set at half a million dollars for a man accused in a fatal stabbing west of Grand Forks.
Gwinnett County Raids Take Millions of Dollars Of Marijuana
In a series of "grow house" raids, authorities within Gwinnett County say that they have been able to take off of the streets and dispose of what could amount to millions of dollars of marijuana.
Verizon Introduces New Store Design in Tucker
Verizon Wireless has just introduced a new retail store design at its Tucker location.
Oglethorpe Power Corporation - SWOT, Strategy and Corporate Finance...
The report covers the company's structure, operation, SWOT analysis, product and service offerings, detailed financials, and corporate actions, providing a 360deg view of the company.
Deputies on duty during inmate escape are reinstated
The Hall County Sheriff's Office will appeal a decision by the Hall County Civil Service Board to reinstate two deputies who were terminated after the escape of an inmate from the Hall County Courthouse in July.
Tucker's Boy Scouts Selling Christmas Trees
By Victoria Taylor, Christmas Tree Lot Chair Tucker's Boy Scouts of America Troop 129 is continuing its long-standing tradition of bringing you the freshest Frasier Fir Christmas trees.
Week Ahead: Jobs Bus, Tucker Night, and More
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Join other families in the E. Kendell Davis Courtyard for music, art-making, and good old-fashioned fun. Picnic fare and artfully educational toys will be available for purchase in the courtyard. On Black and White Day, pose for a fun family portrait and enjoy a top-notch magic show by Bill Devon of Top Class Magic. Bill has been performing magic for more than 50 years. Family Fridays continue every Friday through August 9.
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SOPHIE HELEN TONI Sophie Helen Toni died peacefully on June 17, 2012 in her home, surrounded by the love of her children and grandchildren. She will be lovingly remembered by her children: Barbara (Ted), Bernie (Audrey), Conrad (Maureen), Stephen (Robin), Elizabeth (Chris) and Chris (Ginny); grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Shannon (Edmund), Dylan and Teagan; Stephen (Jen); Lauren (Mike), Mia and Logan; Chet (Sadie); Jessica; Susan; Peter (Diane); Sarah (Rob), Lila and Finn; David (Laurren); Matthew; Daniel (Erin); Nathan (Marian); Will, Syd and Tom. Sophie was born on October 20, 1916 in Winnipeg to Mateusz and Maria Gacek, and was sister to Lily, Kaz, Stan, Walter and Ted. She graduated from Angus Business College and thoroughly enjoyed her work for the Province of Manitoba at the Legislature. She met and married Stephen in 1940 and they moved to Altona for a two year commitment to the hospital that lasted a lifetime. Sophie lived her life for and was the heart of the family. She loved the W.I. and the community choir in Altona, and the C.W.L. and the R.C.I.A. when she and Steve moved, in retirement, back to Winnipeg. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 275 Stafford Street, with Rev. Fr. Darrin Gurr, presiding. A private family interment will be held in Holy Ghost Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery. Flowers are gratefully declined. Should friends wish, donations to the Dr. Stephen Toni Scholarship Fund may be sent to: Altona District Healthcare Board, 111 Centre Avenue East, Altona, MB R0G 0B0. Let nothing trouble you, Let nothing frighten you. All things are passing; God never changes. St. Teresa of Avila THOMSON IN THE PARK 925-1120 Condolences may be sent to www.thomsoninthepark.com
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Great comment on the Gas Tax topic!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
A BIG CONGRATS on reaching that 1.25M mark and your nice new red motorcycle! Awesome! More than 90% of the new GBs won't even make it to 1M, but you have done great! You're one of only 5,801 of more than 8,000,000 GBs that have accumulated at least 1,250,000 points! Keep going another million or more! Many of the GBs ahead of you have already retired so there is lots of room at the top! Only 2,749 GBs have made it to 2M, so there is room for you there also! Keep averaging 989 points each day to get to the next level sooner than 96% of other GBs that just post gas prices occasionally or part time! Don't give up now, like so many of the GBs that reached 1M and 2M, then retired! Keep going like a PRO Minnesota GasBuddy! Have a nice week! Thanks buddy! Ron
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Meet other local Jeep owners to discuss trails,modifications, and to (most importantly) go offroading at least once a month. There is a $24.00 fee to join the Trail Dogs. You will have two months ( 60 Days ) in which to pay the fee. If you have not paid in that time you will be removed from the group. You may participate within the group during those two months including going on trips. This should be ample time to figure out if we are the right group for you or not. While everyone here does the …
The purpose of this group is to connect jeep owners and enthusiasts for social events in the Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis areas. We are attending larger group events as well as smaller local weekly social activities where jeep enthusiasts can share ideas about everything related to maintaining older jeeps to having fun in newer ones. So if you are either starting your first jeep project or have enjoyed jeeps for many years this is the group for you. All are welcome.
New to DC Area, originated in Upstate, NY; we are a off-road Jeep Club, looking for others who share our love for muddy, tight trails, and challenging situations. if you are an enthusiast of the sport of jeeping, if you love nothing more than cruising down the road in a topless jeep. riding trails that others will not or can' not ride. you will try almost anything just because it looks fun. If you have any questions about our club or are interested in joining Mud Puppy Jeepers, please feel free …
We are a friendly, very long-standing club comprised of people who like to drive offroad. Name a 4x4 vehicle, Jeep, Toyota, etc., and there is a good chance someone in our group drives one. Come and join our club! For more information go to http://www.baltimore4wheelers.org . You can also email Walter, email@example.com.
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This group is a fun group that wants to take there trucks off road and do some camping as well. We camp and do some off road driving during the spring spring, summer, fall and winter….. We have monthly local happy hours. I started this group to meet local friends with the same interests. So come out and help the group grow.
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What's in the box: MP3 Case, Sports Arm Band, Neck Lanyard, Carabineer Clip and Desiccant Sachet
A must have for all water sports enthusiasts who never like to be without their favorite tunes. Supplied with Over-Board's tough fully adjustable sports arm strap, a convenient neck lanyard, and an aluminum carabineer clip, you can take your music everywhere! Now constructed from a newly developed environmentally friendly Vinyl and seals tight with Over-Board's updated Easy Grip Slide Seal System
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Worship is a vital part of expressing our gratitude to God for His love and grace, and for Who He is! At Albany First Assembly you will find a couple of distinct worship opportunities.Sundays, 9:00am
If you enjoy a blended format of contemporary choruses and hymns, this service is for you!
Sundays, 10:45am
If you prefer a more upbeat, progressive worship experience, "The Point" is for you!
Whether you come to "The Bridge" or "The Point" both services will include assembling together (Hebrews 10:25), with the major portion of time dedicated to relevant, balanced, Bible-based preaching and teaching (Matthew 4:23; Acts 15:35).
In Psalm 150, the Bible commands, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord." At Albany First Assembly, it's exciting to join together and worship the Lord in a dynamic and personal way (John 4:23-24). Our worship includes singing (Psalm 9:2,11; Ephesians 5:18-19), music played on many kinds of instruments (Psalm 150:3-5), clapping and lifting our hands (1 Timothy 2:8; Psalm 47:1), and simply freely praising the Lord (Psalm 103:1; Psalm 95:6). Worship also includes the offering and missions giving (1 Corinthians 16:2; Malachi 3:10; Romans 10:14-15).
Prayer (Matthew 7:7-8; 1 Timothy 2:1-2) is also an important part of our services. We pray together (Acts 4:24), in groups (Matthew 18:19-20), with individuals (James 5:16), for healing (James 5:14-15), and in other tongues (Ephesians 6:18).
The Holy Spirit is our guide and we believe in the orderly manifestations of the Holy Spirit during worship services by leadership-recognized individuals (1 Corinthians 12:8-10; 1 Corinthians 14:26,40). Water baptism (Romans 6:3-4) and communion (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) are also observed during specific scheduled services.
Please, feel free to participate with us during any of our worship services. Come with an open heart and mind, and allow God to reveal Himself to you personally.


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Again - Ask the SCS teachers where to make the cuts. They know where every dollar is wasted better than anyone. But no one asks the teachers anything - it's as if they don't exist, really - except, of course, when it's time to rake one over the coals. If this 'world class' school system must be pursued, redirect some of that stupid Gates money. Shame - we bid our most creative accountant a "fond farewell" recently. What ever will we do without him?
Best idea yet - Move on with the municipals and let the former MCS figure it out without the suburbs.
This whole situation is embarrassing, maddening, and depressing.
Oh yeah, I echo that embarrassing, maddening and depressing sentiment.
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EDWARDSVILLE — Former St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen on Thursday was added to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville baseball coaching staff by interim coach Tony Stoecklin.
Isringhausen, 40, a native of Brighton who lives in Edwardsville, will be a volunteer pitching coach for the Cougars.
"He obviously knows the game at the highest level," Stoecklin said. "What has impressed me most is his ability to teach what he knows."
Isringhausen, who has not officially retired, has 300 major-league saves in his 16-year career. Seven of those seasons were spent with the St. Louis Cardinals, for whom he collected 217 saves between 2003-08. He is the Cardinals' all-time leader in saves, and had 47 in 2004.
He spent the 2012 season with the Los Angeles Angels, getting into 50 games as a reliever and posting a 3-2 record and a 4.14 ERA.
"I enjoy the teaching aspect," Isringhausen said. "I feel like I have a lot to offer.
"At this level the players all have talent. I'm here to fine-tune. I want to help the pitchers get the most out of that talent."
Stoecklin said Isringhausen's presence already has made a difference.
"The guys are listening," Stoecklin said. "They're soaking up every ounce of information he gives them."
SIUE's season begins Friday in Nashville, Tenn., against David Lipscomb University.


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Points to make, and Bosh's future laid out (and a chat change)
Game tonight, nothing until Friday, a day off for the lads tomorrow following the back-to-back? Need to search recesses of the mind to fill those middle two days.
But as I do, you read this:
A late change:
We were originally planning a noon chat to set up the game but guess what? That's Damien's time, and I'd forgotten all about that, and since we need moderators and stuff, we'll push the Raptors one back until 1 p.m.
Sorry for the confusion.
How about Hedo?
Yes, he was not good, although let's say he passes up four assists to score on his own. Does 13 and 5 on a day when he missed a handful of shots he normally makes seem more palatable?
But, yes, he was not good and it was interesting to hear him talk after the game about his role and finding it and the desire to have the ball more often rather than run up and down the court as some spot-up wing man.
The thing is: He has done that on a couple of occasions and the simple fact is that every close game the Raps have been in this year, he's been an integral part of the final possessions.
He missed the shot in Phoenix, a good shot he just didn't make; he had the ball all the time in a Dec. 1 loss at home to Washington and couldn't make a shot; he was handling to end the game in Philly the other night and he drilled a big shot in the overtime win in Washington in early December.
So, he's getting it with the game on the line, they just have to figure out how to get him more involved more often earlier, I guess. Then, everyone's happy.
The over-riding feeling I got yesterday afternoon was frustration, which isn't surprising given the way the game – and his game – turned out.
I think maybe one answer is in the rotation. He's always the first guy out of the game, usually around the five or six minute mark of the first quarter and maybe stretching him out two or three more minutes then will get him in an earlier flow and help ease his mind.
A bad, bad whistle
I was talking to someone after the game whose opinion on NBA refereeing I respect more than anyone in the city; someone with no bias and a wealth of experience.
The verdict: Not a very good game from the guys with the whistles, for sure.
Yes, you all think – and I concurred on most occasions -- that the refs were too inconsistent, too many calls went Boston's way and it was kind of interesting to have that point validated by someone who knows.
The may object of ire was Eric Lewis, who made a few odd calls, including a goofy on Chris Bosh for post defence on Kendrick Perkins that I'm still shaking my head about.
It will be of no consolation but the word is that Lewis is generally considered a pretty good ref who, obviously, had a very bad day.
Trouble is, it took away from what was a pretty good game, all in all.
And this will be of no consolation, either, but the NBA "grader" who was in the arena would have filed his report to the league last night and I'm sure Mr. Lewis would have come in for some criticism.
It won't ease the angst but it's all that can be done.
Overall, I've noticed a lot of slippage by the refs this year, lots of odd calls, wild bouts of inconsistency and they need to get that cleaned up.
I maintain that NBA refs have the hardest officiating job in sports, and I also maintain they are not as bad as you think.
I'm sure you noticed …
That as the game wound down and it was close, Jay went away from Jarrett Jack and Jose Calderon at the same time, using Marco with Jack in the final five or six minutes.
Why? I will surmise, with some legitimacy having spoken to a few people privately after the game, that they thought Marco was having one of his better nights – he had made a couple of threes, was getting to the rim – and that he might have been better suited to chase Ray Allen around.
It didn't portend things to come on a regular basis, I'm told.
They still like Jack-Calderon and I suspect we'll see a bit of it tonight in Indy.
Let's get to other stuff:
In another quirk of scheduling, I'm sitting out tonight in Indy (although I will be in New York on Friday, giving me the win for the week, I guess).
But that doesn't mean the usual hijinks won't occur.
We'll be here to chat at noon 1 p.m. for an hour or so and back at 7 p.m. for the in-game blog.
And, not to worry, I'll be back out doing a huge chunk of travel in the next little while, which means more access, maybe more nuggets and that Super Family won't have the Dad Distraction to contend with.
Trust me, after a week or so at home, they're wondering when the next road trip is, too.
I'm going to start this now, get it out of the way before the end of the week arrives: The New York Knicks will want Chris Bosh this summer.
They have money to spend on the free agent, they have "targeted" him (whatever the heck that means) and they are a below average team playing in a large media market.
So when the breathless headlines hit on Thursday or Friday and I yawn you'll know why. Been there, done that.
In Boston, once you get past the Patriot obits, here's what the story said in the Herald.
Speaking of Bosh and New York and the somewhat, ah, ravenous media in the Gotham, here's a story you might want to take to heart:
(I may very well have told it here before but I'm sure it's new to some of you.)
It's 2004, doing the Pistons-Lakers final, an off-day in Detroit and Mehmet Okur, then with the Pistons, was to be one of the intriguing free agents that summer.
It's the first of two off-days, a fellow from the New York Post, a Mr. Berman, it was, is chatting up Okur.
The next day, it's not exactly a back page headline but the story stays Okur wants to be in New York the next year, or something just as strong.
We get our friends in the Pistons PR department – and that's a fine group of gentleman – to ask Mehmet about the apparent scoop he's given the Post.
Says Okur:
I offer that only as a cautionary tale for what you might read this week."He ask me if I like New York. I say yes, he make me Knick."
As Mike Wells points out here (You remember Mike? He's kind of a regular here) things are not going swimmingly for the Indiana Pacers.
All right, I see coasting and chilling and a quad vente latte from the Starbucks To The Stars in my immediate future. Best get at it.
See you at noon 1.


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The media are currently filled with reports of students in the U.S. scoring poorly on international tests.
Secretary of State John Kerry is turning out to be even more dangerous than former Secretary Hillary Clinton. "The era of the Monroe Doctrine is over," he took it upon himself to unilaterally proclaim.
It should be clear that teaching Americans we are now part of a global economy and teaching schoolchildren they are citizens of the world is a deceitful message to con us into a plan to add the poor countries around the earth to our list of welfare handout recipients.
Republicans and conservatives recognize that the principal reason for our unique abundance is our constitutional restraints on the power of government, separation of powers, balanced budgets, and a minimum of government supervision and interference in our daily lives.
Have you checked your kids' school assignments lately? You might be shocked if you do.
Catholic priests were warned that they are not permitted to minister on base during the shutdown, and they risk being arrested if they attempt to do so.
The Democrats are chanting that Republicans must fully fund Obamacare because it is the law of the land, passed by Congress, signed by the president and upheld by the Supreme Court.
The problem with ObamaCare isn't only that it's careening toward a financial train wreck. It's also a slush fund to pay off Obama's political activists to carry out a massive invasion of privacy that dwarfs the NSA's collection of personal data on American citizens.
Attacks on the U.S. Constitution are coming from all sides.
Governor Pat McCrory just signed a law requiring voters to show a valid photo ID for voting, prohibiting same-day registration and reducing the number of days for early voting from 17 to 10.
At last Republicans can read a coherent explanation of why they didn't win in 2012, despite high unemployment and a dismal economy, the unpopularity of Obamacare and many scandals, such as Fast and Furious.
Redefining the First Amendment is a core aim of Barack Obama's plan to "fundamentally transform the United States."
The Gang of Eight pro-amnesty Senators are trying to con the House of Representatives into passing parts of an anti-American amnesty bill so they can get a Chuck Schumer-dominated conference committee and bamboozle Representatives into going along with their sellout plans.
When will Republicans wake up to the way U.S. jobs are betrayed by Barack Obama and the corporate interests that hide under the moniker "free trade"?
The new education standards called Common Core won't make U.S. kids any smarter. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute studied them and concluded that they are inferior to existing standards in 12 states, superior in only 16 states and the standards of 22 states are too close to call.
Barack Obama assured us that, after his signature legislation Obamacare went into effect, we would surely like it. Now Obama has decided he doesn't want us to find out how it affects us until after the 2014 elections.
These two decisions about marriage by a divided Supreme Court do not end the debate about whether America must or will accept same-sex marriage. As one of the same-sex-marriage advocates boasted, let the litigation begin.
Under the media's radar, Obama has been aggressively promoting one of his fiscally extravagant projects announced in his 2013 State of the Union Address: the plan for the federal government to take over the care of preschool children.
President Obama's Father's Day speech included one provocative, yet very declarative, sentence: "We should reform our child support laws to get more men working and engaged with their children." Obama didn't elaborate, but we can build on what he said because, yes indeed, child support laws urgently need "reform."
It has become evident that Barack Obama's definition of "fundamentally transforming the United States" includes Big Brother harassing selected conservatives while monitoring everybody's email and telephone traffic.


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I have come across a service in the Costa Blanca that boat owners may be interested in.
Usually boat owners have to pay year round costs to moor their boat at a harbour or Marina along the Costa Blanca. These fees can be quite expensive and in todays climate people might just want to look at other options.


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"Whatever happened to Fay Wray? In short, this trope is about "dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex." The long version can get a little more complicated.
Crossdressers may be men dressing as women, or women dressing as men. Contrary to popular belief, crossdressing does not necessarily imply homosexuality. Sexuality being a fluid, confusing and often contradictory thing, no hard and fast rules can be drawn about crossdressers and transvestites. An element of sexual arousal ("transvestic fetishism") may be involved in dressing, but not necessarily. And sometimes the primary purpose for crossdressing is simply disguise. This supertrope covers all the various possibilities and permutations.
Distinguished from Drag Queen, which tends to be strongly associated with gay men and has an inherent aspect of "performance." Also not to be confused with Transsexual, which describes a people who consider themselves to be members of the "opposite" sex. There's always potential for overlap, however. A drag queen may also dress as a woman while "offstage," and thus be a crossdresser as well. Some people may start out as "merely" crossdressers, only to eventually discover that they are truly transsexual.
"Crossdresser" and "Transvestite" aren't necessarily synonymous in Real Life. Many different (and often contradictory) definitions for each term can be found. This trope is intended to encompass all of them — at least for purposes of troping.
Note that, since the 1960s or so in western culture, there tends to be little or no social stigma attached to women wearing "traditionally male" clothing. Once upon a time, however, a woman dressing like a man (e.g., wearing trousers) would be frowned upon, or even illegal in some jurisdictions.
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Increase in Influenza A cases reported at Newton Clinic
As winter weather quickly approaches, so does the height of flu season. This week marked the first notable increase in positive Influenza diagnoses of the year, according to Newton Clinic.
"We held a meeting with our physicians yesterday where we discussed that we've been seeing Influenza type A at an increased rate," said Mark Thayer, clinic administrator.
While this is indeed cause for concern, Thayer emphasized that there is still time to protect yourself from the seasonal ailment.
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Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) [G01175]
The Circumpolar Active-Layer Permafrost System (CAPS) CD-ROM contains data sets and information products pertaining to permafrost and frozen ground topics. CAPS was originally compiled by the International ...
Macquarie Island survey, Voyage 6 March 2003 [survey_v6_2003]
Voyage 6 of the Australian Antarctic Program for 2002/03 resupplied the station at Macquarie Island. Five days were spent at the island: March 24 - 28. During this time some surveys were carried ...
Mapping of Poa litorosa and Carex trifida in the Handspike Point area at Macquarie Island 28 March 2003 [ASAC_1015_MIGPS03]
Current positional data for Poa litorosa and Carex trifida at Handspike Point area (Macquarie Island) were collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and standard observational techniques. ...
Differential GPS data collected at Heard Island 2003/04 for the Regional Sensitivity to Climate Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems (RiSCC) program [ASAC_1015_HIGPS03_04]
Metadata notes for RiSCC Heard Island 2003_04 season (ASAC 1015) - DGPS data and Base Station data DGPS data are described below, and associated data files listed. 1. Three Island study - Phenology ...
Conservation of plant biodiversity in Antarctica - a genetic approach [ASAC_2152]
Samples from Macquarie Island were collected between 1998 and 1999. Samples from Heard Island were collected during 2000. Terrestrial vegetation in Antarctica is restricted to isolated populations ...
Macquarie Island GIS track survey and wilderness inventory 1996 [ASAC_2277]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2277 See the link below for public details on this project. A product of this project was a report "Macquarie Island Track Monitoring and Assessment" prepared ...
Biotic Responses to UV-B Radiation in Antarctica [JCADM_NL-NADC_BIOTIC_RESPONSES]
The significant impact of enhanced UV-B radiation on Antarctic marine organisms has been widely recognized. So far studies on Antarctic terrestrial organisms are few. The aim of the project is to ...
Structure and floristic composition of the Heard Island "Pool Complex" Community [ASAC_255]
The stratigraphy, hydrology and vegetation of the Heard Island (sub-Antarctic; 53 deg. 05'S, 73 deg. 30'E) 'pool complex' bogs are described. Spatial variation in processes that might have contributed ...
Investigation of virus biodiversity in Antarctic terrestrial plants [ASAC_2153]
Samples from Macquarie Island were collected between 1998 and 2004. Samples from Heard Island were collected during 2000. Continental samples were collected between 2004 and 2006. This project aims ...
Heard Island: baseline data for monitoring longterm change. (f) 35mm photos (terrestrial) from fixed photo-points, 2003-2004. [HI_VEG_PHOTOPOINTS_2]
The 35mm photos were taken by Dr Jenny Scott between December 2003 and February 2004 using two Nikon FM-2 SLR cameras with 50mm and 28mm lenses. The photos are part of a longterm fixed-point photo-monitoring ...
Heard Island: baseline data for monitoring longterm change. (g) Vegetation 'signature points' with accompanying 35mm terrestrial photos. [HI_VEG_VEGSIGNATURES]
The data consist of 35 'Vegetation Signature' geo-located points and 34 x 35mm terrestrial photos (scanned images) of the vegetation at the actual points, for use in remote sensing research. The ...
Heard Island: baseline vegetation data for monitoring longterm change. (e) 35mm photos (terrestrial) from fixed photo-points, 1986-2000. [HI_VEG_PHOTOPOINTS_1]
The 35mm photos were taken by Dr Jenny Scott in December 1986-January 1987, October 1987-February 1988 and October 2000. The photos represent the first time series of a longterm fixed-point photo-monitoring ...
Macquarie Island Vegetation and Drainage Structure Data Set [MIvegmap]
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Nitrogen studies in sub-Antarctic terrestrial environments [ASAC_1022]
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Vegetation History and Environmental Change on Macquarie Island [ASAC_777]
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 777, Vegetation History and Environmental Change on Macquarie Island Studied by Analysing Present Vegetation and the Underlying Peat on Slopes Subject ...
Collaborative Research: Integrating Geomorphological and Paleoecological Studies to Reconstruct Neogene Environments of the Transantarctic Mountains [ANT-0739700_BU-054-004]
This project studies the last vestiges of life in Antarctica from exceptionally well-preserved fossils of tundra life--mosses, diatoms, ostracods, Nothofagus leaves, wood, and insect remains recently ...
Fossil-rich lacustrine deposits in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica [ANT-0440711_BU-054-003]
The data set includes fossil images,trace-element geochemical analyses of volcanic tephra, geochronologic data for Dry Valleys ashfall deposits, locations and description of soil pits in the Antarctic ...
Heard Island Vegetation Survey 1986-1987 and 1987-1988 [Heard_veg_survey_86-88]
Vegetation surveys were conducted on Heard Island during the 1986/87 and 1987/88 Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). A stratified sampling approach was adopted. Given the limited ...
The 1987/1988 Field Season at Heard Island [Heard_Island_Report_1987_1988]
1987/88 Field Season at Heard Island. Harry R. Burton. Field Leader, Antarctic Division. The 1987/88 ANARE to Heard Island was the last of a series of three summer programs there ...
Heard Island Coastal Orthophotos derived from Non-Metric Photography [HIC_NMOrthos]
The orthophoto is a rectified georeferenced image of the Heard Island Coastal Area. Distortions due to relief and tilt displacement have been removed. Orthophotos were derived from non-metric Hasselblad ...
Heard Island: Baseline Data for Monitoring Longterm Change. (a) Vegetation Mapping from Orthophotos. [HI_VEG_ORTHO_VEGMAP]
Vegetation mapping from orthophotos derived from non-metric photography for the north eastern, south eastern, south, west and north west coastal areas of Heard Island. More information about the ...
Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) Imagary from NASA/JPL [SIRC_XSAR]
The Space Radar Laboratory-1 (SRL-1) was a payload launched with the Space Shuttle &Endeavor& (STS-59) on April 9, 1994. The SRL-1 comprises two elements: a suite of radar instruments called the Spaceborne ...
Can remote sensing be used to map vegetation and monitor community change in Antarctica? [ASAC_2392]
This dataset consists of Hyperion satellite imagery, as well as GPS ground truthing of vegetation quadrats. The aims of this project were: 1. to produce a spectral library of the major subantarctic ...
Heard Island Vegetation GIS Dataset [heard_vegetation_gis]
Heard Island and McDonald Islands, vegetation layer. This is a polygon dataset stored in the Geographical Information System (GIS). The data represents approximately the areas of vegetation cover ...
Heard Island: baseline vegetation data for monitoring longterm change. [HI_VEG_OVERALL]
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The production of a detailed vegetation dataset which can act as a sound baseline for detection of change has been a longterm process and has now been completed. There are seven &child& metadata ...
Heard Island: baseline vegetation data for monitoring longterm change. (d) 35mm photos (terrestrial) used for vegetation mapping. [HI_VEG_PHOTOS_VEGMAP]
These photos consist of 581 scanned 35mm colour slides (each approximately 2.2 MB) taken on Heard Island by Dr Jenny Scott (JJS) between December 1986 and February 2004. Areas covered are Gilchrist ...
Insect migration and monitoring studies on Macquarie Island [ASAC_999]
Preliminary Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 999 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- Large numbers of insects, mites, spiders ...
Macquarie Island - GPS vegetation survey [Macca_vegsur_gis]
This metadata record describes Simone Ingham's survey of vegetation sampling sites on Macquarie Island in the summer of 2001/2002. The Biolab base station needs to be accurately surveyed from the ...
Macquarie Island Baseline Invertebrate Survey 1994 [KFDBAM_ANU]
Records from 69 sites, covering the whole island. Sites stratified by topography (2 classes: slopes or drainage lines), altitude (4 classes: 0-100 m, 100-200 m, 200-300 m, 300m+), vegetation type ...
Macquarie Island mapping from Quickbird satellite imagery. [macquarie_quickbird_mapping]
Features of a northwest part of Macquarie Island mapped from mosaiced pan sharpened Quickbird satellite imagery derived from Quickbird satellite imagery captured on 25 February 2003. The mapped features ...
Windmill Islands 1:10000 Point Vegetation GIS Dataset [Wind_Veg]
Map of the abundance and distribution of terrestrial vegetation of the Windmill Islands. Point data represent regions of vegetation occurrence. The data are available in two formats. One is as a ...
Windmill Islands Vegetation GIS Dataset [windmill_vegetation_gis]
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When we learn more than one language, we open doors to new ways of thinking and doing, believing and communicating, and through that process we learn more about ourselves. The world languages discipline is about making connections.
World languages? What happened to foreign languages?
Aleut, American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Gwich'in, Hebrew, Inupiaq, Italian, Japanese, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tlingit, Vietnamese, Wolof, and Yup'ik are just some of the over one hundred languages used by the people of Alaska. We ascribe to the United Nations Draft Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.. Additionally, we connect with the ancient world through Greek and Latin, and we use their words in our daily language. The term foreign language is a misnomer. In this framework, we refer to the languages we teach as world languages to reflect the experience of the ancient cultures that preceded us, our own present multilingual populace, and our vision of a multilingual community for the twenty-first century. We rename our discipline in support of all languages and peoples of the world as equal citizens of the world community and acknowledge our responsibility to be able to communicate with the peoples of that world.
Each language is a different window to the world. Terry Tafoya |
Languages Other Than English of Students in Alaska
taken from Alaska Department of Education & Early Development's Bilingual Education Programs
Languages of Students Survey, 1994 - 1995
The World Languages Standards Committee drafted standards in direct response to two essential facts: the State of Alaska is unique in its location in terms of global geography, and it is unique in the rich variety of languages, native and non-native, spoken within its extensive borders. The definition of second languages used to develop these standards is not limited to the European languages traditionally taught in American high schools. Instead, the standards are inclusive of all languages, based on the premise that learning a second language benefits the learner academically in his or her ability to access knowledge, to understated other peoples and cultures, and to compete economically.
The Alaska Standards for World Languages set a new goal for all districts that will greatly benefit Alaska's children. The World Language Standards support a K-12 sequence, such as already exists in all other content areas. Not only does research confirm that acquisition of a second language is far easier and more effective when undertaken at an early age, but the additional years of study, made possible by a start early in a child's educational career, permit development of much higher levels of proficiency. We strongly believe all children deserve the advantages of second language instruction.
The Alaska Standards for World Languages are intended for all children. They take into account the growing population of language minority children who are learning English as a second language. Further, they acknowledge the need for the development of an academic program, a program that fully integrates second language instruction with other content areas. This is paramount if students are to achieve significant improvement in programs that teach a second language through cognitively complex content taught through problem-solving and discovery learning in highly interactive classroom activities. All students will, indeed, learn a second language most effectively through content instruction and when afforded an extended, continuous, and uninterrupted time period in which to do so.
The Alaska Standards for World Languages are incremental. Students progress from the developmental stages of language and culture acquisition to the rewarding stages of applying new skills.
Classroom Snapshot Betsy Andrew's 4th grade class, students are studying biology and characters of local animals for a class play. The teacher gives many ideas on the topic to write. Teacher: "Andy, did you go duck hunting yesterday?" Andy: "Ii-i, yes." Teacher: "That's great! Did you go with your apa?" Andy: "Yes." Teacher: "Did you get lots of ducks?" Andy: "Aaah, some." Teacher: "How many did you get?" Andy: "Aaah, I dunno." Teacher: "You mean you went hunting for the first time and you don't remember how many you got?" Andy: "I do. Aaah, but my apa said I'm not suppose to brag. And if I do, I won't be lucky next time." Teacher: "I see, let's talk about those customs. They are more important than how many ducks you got!" Andy: "Sure! My apa says that we should always be respectful of everything we hunt. And he says we should take good care of them and..." Teacher: "Wait a minute, let's write these ideas on the board. You seem to know more than the number of ducks. Then you can get with your buddy to write a play of your hunting experience." The class wanted to end the play with a feast and ceremonial dance. They went out to the community to invite elders to their school to teach . |
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The Loyola Maroon Vol. XXX, X-259 Loyola Univenity, New Orleans, La., January 9, 1953 No. 11 Thespians Set Drama Next Week Thespians, Loyola drama group, will present a fiveday run of Henrik Ibsen's "Wild Duck," a Norwegian drama, beginning Saturday, Jan. 17 in Marquette auditorium.Directed by Leo Zinser, the play is set in the 19th century and concerns a man who is determined that the "claim of the ideal" be met, even though it means the ruin of a happy home. In the role of the idealist is Don Barnett, who plays the part of Gregers Werle. The family upon which he imposes his claim is composed of Patrick Bellau as Hialmar Ekdal, Billie Hover as his wife, Gina, and Janice Hogan as his teen-age daughter, Hedvig. Others in the cast are Ted Pfister as Old Man Werle, George Kelly as Old Man Ekdal, Beth Ann Rebaudo, as Mrs. Sorby, Pat Farley as Molvik, Jerry Choppin as Petterson, and Paul Antinori as a guest of the Werle's. Staging will be by Lee Freeland. Student tickets will be 50 cents, others $1. Students To Pre-register Pre-registration for the spring semester will begin Wednesday, Jan. 12 and will run through Jan. 23, according to the Rev. Anothny C. O'Flynn, S.J., dean of students. "Students are urged to see their respective advisors whose names have been posted on the bulletin boards in order to straighten out their schedules and talk over any problems they may have," Father O'Flynn said. The pre-registration program is designed to shorten lines for student registration for the next semester. The students themselves can arrange their own hours for discussing their schedule problems with their advisors. MARY JANE WILLIAMS, 1952 Homecoming and Campus Queen present! a trophy to Talent Night winner CLAUDE BOUDREAUX of the annual Moot Court competition sponsored by St. Thomas More Municipal auditorium Dec. 17. Federation Delegates At Meeting Norris Fitzmorris, president of the southeastern region of the National Federation of Catholic College Students, and Ralph Redmann, senior delegate, attended the annual national council meeting of the NFCCS in Milwaukee, Jan. 2-4. Presidents and secondary delegates from 20 regions in the country gathered at the Ambassador hotel to discuss problems in students government, social affairs, industrial relations, and religious affairs on campuses throughout the country. Discussions centered around the role of the Catholic student in the modern world, and different commissions talked about how they could receive credit for their work on the campus. "NFCCS delegates have to work hand in hand with the students on the campus," Redmann said. Landricu, Keene Victors In Finals Of Moot Court Maurice Landrieu and Henry Keene took top honors in the finals of the annual Moot Court competition sponsored by the St. Thomas More Law club. Participating in the concluding trial were Landrieu and Keene who represented the plaintiff and Joseph Berrigan and Gerald Federoff who presented the defendants case. The case concerned a suit brought against the Tidelands Oil company by the California Annuity company. The plaintiff sued the defendant for damages to their wheat crop and farm buildings. The damage was caused by a fire which resulted from an accident involving one of the defendants oil trucks. The plaintiff claimed that the driver of the truck was guilty of reckless driving when his vehicle crashed into a bridge. The oil from the truck flowed into a stream and was ignited by a camp fire. The fire spread to the wheat field and the neighboring building.Landrieu and Keene not only won the ease but also were selected by the judges for the best presentation. The two law students will be presented keys at award night. Judging the trial were the Hon. Larry F. Wingerter, judge of the 2nd City Court, Frederich Gisevius, attorney at law and Edwin Wallace, attorney at law. HENRY KEENE and MAURICE LANDRIEU were recent winner* of the annual Moat Court competition sponsored by St. Thomas More Law Club. Superior Rating Awarded ROTC A superior rating was received for the ROTC facilities and unit as a result of the annual visit by the Inspector General, Lt. Col. Luther R. Barth, announced this week. The Inspector General of the Fourth Army, Merl R. Warren, conducted his inspection December 8 and 9, and the results were received this week. Superior is the highest rating a unit can receive. PKE Frat Initiates 31 BA Students Thirty-one new members were accepted recently by Pi Kappa Epsilon at their formal initiation, followed by a dance at Lenfant's Boulevard room. Newly initiated members are: Jack Aiuvalasit, Jack Bessolo, Pat Breeden, Ben Bridgeman, Henry Burch, Pat Butler, Jake DiMaggio, Jim Doody, Tom Dußos, Jim Finnegan, Tom Finnegan, Melvin Graziano, Donald Hamlin, Gabriel Jureidini, Arthur Keenan, Lawton Lazenby, Paul Leech, Roger Manire, A. J. Martin, Henry Neyrey, Joe Park, John Prieur, Ronald Redmann, Paul Rutledge, Don Seghers, Mario Steinworth, Mario Valasquez, Douglas Vonderhaar, Bob Wabillich, Tom Wabillich, Jr., and Fritz Westenberger. 45-Piece Band In First Concert Monday Night The Loyola Concert band, under the direction of George Jansen, instructor in brass, will be featured in a concert Monday at McMain auditorium at 8:15 p.m. William Scarlato, senior in the college of music and president of Lambda Mu Delta music fraternity, will be heard in a trumpet solo from Leroy Anderson's "Trumpeter's Lullaby." Included in the program will be Prelude and Fugue in G Minor by Bach, Water Music Suit by Handel, and the Overture to the opera Die Fledermaus by Richard Strauss. Other selections are Anderson's Blue Tango and Syncopated Clock, and Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance. The two hour concert will be the first to be presented by the university's 45-piece concert band under its new director. Mr. Jansen is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N. Y. Tickets are on sale at Loyola and at the door. BILL SCARLATO ROTC Cadets Merit DMS Fifteen members of the senior advanced ROTC have been designated as Distinguished Military Students, Lt. Col. Luther R. Barth announced. Those chosen were Patrick Bellau, Robert Bush, Pascal Calogero, Ronald Courtney, Richard Deas, Frederick Gutknecht, Roland Hymel, John Lambert, Joseph Laughlin, Andrew McGinty, Jack Newitt, Michael O'Keefe, Joseph Patton, Raymond Prasifka, Larry Roy. This honor is one of the highest an ROTC cadet can receive. It is awarded on the basis of leadership, ability and academic scholarship.Inquiry Lectures To Begin Thursday The winter series of the Loyola University Inquiry Panel, under the direction of Rev. H. L. Cooper, S.J., will begin Thursday, January 15 at 8 p.m. in Marquette Hall. Both Catholics and non-Catholics are invited to attend the Panel. The Bible will be discussed in the introductory lecture. The Rev. Joseph «. Fichter, S.J., will address the group on "The Church and Human Society" 'Spirit Of 83' Veterans Enliven Loyola's Campus By TOOTSIE WILLIAMS We are all familiar with the spirit of '76—but how many- Loyola students know of the "Spirit of 83?" Any of you who went to the recently successful Vets Club dance witnessed the "Spirit of 83"—for Loyola has exactly 83 veterans of the Korean campaign in school. Once again American young men can go to college under a G. I. bill—and 83 have come to Loyola. And they've brought their spirit with them. The Vets Club has been re-activated, and although it is comprised of both World War II and Korean' vets, the latter have a very important role in making the club known on the campus. When interviewed, molt vet» who had seen active service in Korea or thereabouts were very reluctant to talk about their stay in the service. Edmund O'Brien, A&S freshman, who sailed around the 38th parallel in Korea on the U.S.S. Princeton, an aircraft carrier, did say that he spent "30 days of halfwar while at sea, then 10 days of glorious, uninhibited peace in Japan." Peter Leto, A&S freshman, who was also in Japan, says that "as one of the fortunate guys to be (See VETERANS, page 8)
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text: (Article by The Edge Daily, 30 June 2008)While many enterprises are worrying about expensive energy costs eating into their profits, Wah Seong Bhd, however, is benefiting from the spiralling crude oil prices.The current high oil prices encourage exploration and production activities by the oil majors worldwide. This generates demand for supporting services, ranging from oil pipes and oil rigs to vessels and drilling equipment.Being the biggest pipe coater in Asia and one of the top three in the world, Wah Seong is at the forefront to secure lucrative contracts in current oil boom. The four contracts, with total value of RM370 million, that were awarded to Wah Seong last week speak well of the company's ability to replenish its order book."We are upbeat over these continuous new order flows which reflect the buzzing environment in the oil and gas (O&G) sector," says Aseambankers, which has a "buy" call on Wah Seong.The newly secured jobs show that the loss the mega RM3.5 billion Nord Stream contract four months ago will not cripple the company's earnings growth.Some analysts comment, that in hindsight, not winning the Nord Stream contract could have been a stroke of luck. They reckon the job might not have been profitable as it was later awarded at a much lower price compared with Wah Seong's bid.This tells that the company, as the leading player in pipe coating, may be able to defend its profit margin by being selective with its projects.The new jobs announced last Monday include coating pipes for the Gumusut Kakap shallow and deepwater projects and the Turkmenistan Block 1 Gas Development Project, as well as internal coating and equipment for the central Asia pipeline project.According to Aseambankers, the latest contracts will boost Wah Seong's pipe coating orders by 74% to RM850 million. Aseambankers estimates the company will fetch a total net profit of RM30 million from the new contracts, assuming a profit margin of 8%. The profit will be spread over two years starting from FY2008.Wah Seong's total order book is expected to swell to about RM2 billion from RM1.7 billion with the new contracts. The company is also bidding for jobs worth close to RM4 billion, with a large bulk of them abroad.Giancarlo Maccagno, Wah Seong's deputy group managing director, was once quoted saying the company has a hit rate of 50% for its pipe-coating jobs in Asia.The Tan family, whose interests in property development includes the Mid Valley Megamall, is the substantial shareholder of Wah Seong.Last year, it had a renounceable rights issue with detachable warrants and a bonus issue to raise some RM236 million to pare down its borrowings. Part of the fresh capital was used for expanding its deepwater coating facilities in Kuantan in order to win jobs in the Gumusut Kakap project.Investment is yielding returnsThe expansion allows Wah Seong to handle deepwater pipes, using deepwater glass syntactic polyurethane, which serves to insulate cold temperature and enhance flow."With more deepwater fields coming up in Malaysian waters over a longer term, we think Wah Seong stands a good chance of getting more such pipe-coating contracts from Petroliam Nasional Bhd," says OSK Research.The company achieved a net profit of RM28.9 million for 1Q2008, up 60% from RM18 million the previous corresponding period. Revenue rose to RM 510 million from RM429 million.For FY2007, Wah Seong's net profit surged nearly 130% to RM85.9 million from RM37.4 million in the year before. Earnings per share came in at 13.6 sen versus six sen previously.The company's share price was hammered when it dropped out of the multi-billion Nord Stream pipeline-coating project in February, sliding from year's high of RM3.17 to RM2 in March. It closed at RM2.15 last Friday. Year to date, the counter has tumbled 30%, altho


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• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
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As a general rule, you should be able to get up to 1000km from a running shoe.
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=I really liked running in them but at about 250 miles all the aches and pains started. New shoes, pain gone.
I've found more variation between models than between makes. In my experience, really simple, neutral shoes (like the Nike Pegasus, Asics Landreth, New Balance 755) last forever. The more stability and structure built into the shoe, the quicker they will break down.
That is indeed the smartest thing I've heard in the discussion. I don't see any reason the basic shoes can't last a helluva lot longer than most people suggest; but I'd guess that the more complex the shoes, the quicker something can break down.
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7/17/2008: Kazakhstan: USCIRF Deeply Concerned Over Kazakhstan's Draft Religious Law |
July 17, 2008
WASHINGTON-The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is deeply concerned over a draft religion law in Kazakhstan that would significantly weaken protections for human rights, including religious freedom. The draft (which the Kazakh legislature has approved in the first of three required readings) would introduce more restrictive new registration requirements for all religious groups, reduce the number of religious communities permitted to operate in Kazakhstan, and increase the penalties for members of unregistered communities.
"The religion bill threatens Kazakhstan's international obligations as a nation to safeguard religious freedom and non-discrimination," said Commission Chair Felice D. Gaer. "Kazakhstan appears to be following the lead of other former Soviet republics that are narrowing the space for religious freedom rather than bolstering protections for it."
Already, religious groups in Kazakhstan face burdensome registration requirements. What is more, unregistered groups must pay increasing fines, and purportedly "non-traditional" religious groups are often refused permission to register or their applications are substantially delayed.
The new draft law threatens to compound these difficulties. For example:
Violations of the law, including conducting unregistered religious activity, would result in hefty fines and suspension of operations. A new requirement that religious organizations must have existed for 10 years and operate in at least five of Kazakhstan's 16 regions means that two of the country's four Catholic dioceses could not register as a "centralized religious organization," the only category with the right to conduct religious education and publishing.
There have been other disturbing signs that the Kazakh government's view of religious freedom is becoming more restrictive. A Justice Ministry booklet, "How Not to Fall Under the Influence of Religious Sects," includes the claim that "transferring to other religious faiths represents treason to one's country and faith." In the past year, unregistered religious groups have reported increased court actions and greater fines for non-registration; local police reportedly have disrupted private meetings of unregistered groups in homes.
Commitments on religious freedom undertaken by participating states in the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe include the promise to "grant believers, practicing or prepared to practice within the constitutional framework of the State, recognition," as well as the pledge to "respect the right of those religious communities to establish and maintain freely accessible places of worship or assembly, organize themselves according to their own hierarchical and institutional structure ... and solicit and receive voluntary financial and other contributions."
The Kazakh government's record on protecting democratic institutions has also deteriorated greatly, as it has suffocated and destroyed freedom of association, expression and the conditions needed for free and fair elections. The government has cracked down on independent media and changes in election law have made it possible only for the pro-presidential party to win seats in parliament. The OSCE itself pronounced the country's parliamentary elections in August 2007 "neither free nor fair."
"The freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief must be upheld by every government," Gaer said. "Especially now, on the verge of assuming the rotating chairmanship of the OSCE in 2010, Kazakhstan should be searching for ways to expand that freedom, not to suffocate it under a raft of regulations."
"The U.S. government should encourage Kazakh legislators thoroughly to revise the draft religion law before the second reading and to urge that the Kazakh government follow OSCE recommendations on it," Gaer said. Tags: |