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POLICE officers have visited 37 licensed premises in Oxfordshire to test whether staff at bars and clubs could tell the difference between a genuine ID document and a fake one.
Thames Valley Police visited 12 venues in Oxford, eight in Witney, 10 in Banbury and seven in Bicester.
Ben Clarke, licensing team co-ordinator for the force, said: "It is not illegal to accept fake ID, although it is obviously illegal to serve those who are under 18, who are generally the ones who carry it. Retailers or licensed premises who sell to underage people risk a fine of up to £5,000 and losing their licence to sell alcohol.
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What next? DNA checks with a new UK national database where everyone has their data stored just so we can stop a few determined kids from getting a drink in a bar?
Lighten up and lets start tackling the bigger problems in society. This country is heading the towards prohibition at the rate it's going.
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Really need to look at the bigger picture. This ID checking is doing nothing whatsoever except cause unnecessary stress to landlords and pushing the youth elsewhere to cause problems.
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Mine would include:
-Nextwave: Agents Of Hate, not exactly a run but it's my favorite comic of the past decade
-X-Force/X-Statix by Milligan and Allred, 2nd fave after Nextwave
-Amazing Spider-Man, from Gwen's death to around Secret Wars 2 (that's the runb I grew up on and it's still unequalled to this day, I'm sure I could include everything before but I have to get reading on those Essential, Fantastic Four too)
-Incredible Hulk, from around Jarella's death to the end of the banishment at the Limbo crossroad (same as above, grew up on it and still the best, Sal Buscema FTW!)
-Daredevil by Nocenti and Romita JR
-Marshal Law isn't really a run either but it's awesome.
-The Maxx #1-19 (didn't really like the second storyarc after that)
I'd have to think about some more but that's off the top of my head.
Dear Ron,
Great question. Thanks for asking. Top 10 Runs...wow.
Let me start off by saying, in the mid-90s I kind of Got Off The Boat. I stopped buying & reading. Then in 2001, I began my Second Life with Funnybooks. Wednesdays became important because I got hooked back onto to comics with one superhero from each of the Big Two:
I'll start off with those two titles but in no particular order...
Hey Ron...know this guy? GL was one of my favorites from childhood and I didn't have an opinion on Kyle Rayner but lemme tell you, Ron...Kyle became my FAVORITE GL. And because of this comic. Episode 5, starting in Medios Rez and it was a great place to come back. Nero, the JLA and that awesome Daryl Banks art. I read GREEN LANTERN until Vol. 4, #53 when the Brightest Day banner started. Sorry...but GL got a little obnoxious & un-fun.
NEW X-MEN #114, Grant Morrison, et al.
I actually started at #117 and bought the "E is for Extinction" trade with the 2001 "Widescreen" Annual, including the nigh-famous "F&^% The Fanboy" Morrison Manifesto.
I did not know who Grant Morrison was. All I did was ask the guy at the comics shop, which X-Title was the Flagship. What a ride. All the way until #151. I know Chuck Austen & Chris Claremont really tried hard with the whole Xorn thing.
The Superhuman Trilogy by Warren Ellis, Avatar Press
This run of three unrelated, original Superhero is a statement on What We Like, Why We Like It...and How Would this Fit Into the Real World. In BLACK SUMMER, we have a Political "What If..." and its intense ramifications. In NO HERO we have the Superhero Team as Brand Name and Global Threat, also what if a psychopath were given a Power Set. And then in SUPERGOD we're given a brilliant Alternate Reality where Superhumans were the result of an International Arms Race and the archetypes reflect not just nationality but local religious modes as well (or lack thereof with the Steve Austin 6 Mil $$ Man reference in "Jerry Craven", the USA Superhuman)
JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER, written by Brian Azzarello, art by Richard Corben & Marcello Frusin.
I've read Hellblazer #1-200, all the Annuals & Specials Twice Over. This has to have been the most fun I've ever had with the most Evil of Comic Books. Firstly, Hard Time drawn by Corben is a Crime Classic worthy of major praise. It's bad, evil and hard to read yet you cannot look away. Then I was introduced to Marcello Frusin who primarily did the art for the rest of the Azzarello run. Magnificent lettering by Clem Robins! This book got it all. But the end of the run...sheesh! Don't leave this one on the coffee table.
THE FLASH, Mark Waid, et al.
I've also read the "Wally West" Flash volume Twice Over #1-#247, Annuals & the such.
Savitar had to have been my favorite enemy of the Wally West years...and Aunt Iris' wisdom of Wally's victory has helped me in real life, especially with bully types. "Give him what he wants..." and Wally put Savitar head first right into the Speed Force. The Waid Years were great, I loved the Messener-Loebs years of Soap Opera Melodrama indeed but Mark Waid really set the table for Wally becoming one of the DCU's greatest heroes of that time.
THE SHADOW by Andy Hefler & Kyle Baker
from #8 in 1988 until its cancellation. I started reading this one in Summer Camp, 1988. My cabinmate & buddy "Muggs from Montclair" brought a footlocker full of funnybooks! And then I read the Seven Deadly Finns over and over and over and over again. Bought my own copy when I got back and then followed until it was over. Weird stuff. A bit mature for my 15 years back then? Nah! It was a brutal read with some of the best art I'd seen (and since!)
SCOTT PILGRIM by Bryan Lee O'Malley
A Perfect Comic. I love the manga format and this story is a great time machine to who I was in my early 20s. It's worth the space on my real bookshelf.
CASANOVA by Matt Fraction and the Bros. Ba & Moon.
I can't even describe this comic. It's too good for my words. It's own words and panels will suffice.
And the best part is...
it's On-Going.
Honestly fun fun fun with hyper-violent, ubersexy, superspy, cross-dimensional hijinks of our main man...Casanova Quinn.
THE INVISIBLES by Grant Morrison, et al.
I read these as the first Trade then we found out how cheap it was to raid back boxes & old comics on sale days! I read the majority of this in floppies. Grant Himself joyfully enough answered his own mailbox until it was done away with by Vol. 3. This too has a place on my real bookshelf, all 7 of them.
And to end this I'm going with POWERS by Bendis & Oeming.
On-Going. Awesome. It's a great treat as a fan of superhero stories. And the letters page too. The Letters page is a fun treat I think.
I'm gonna have to sneak one more in here and I'm gonna ring this bell too but...
DK2 by Frank Miller.
I think it's better than the first DK. More color. More future. more hope! I love everything about it and it was just in time for my 2001 return to buying funnybooks. The final panel of Batman in DK2 is absurd & enduring in my imagination!
Thanks, Ron!
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"He who knows best knows how little he knows" -Thomas Jefferson
In no particular order
Another couple of titles that just barely got edged out
Why, I have many, many favorite comic book runs and every one of your 10 favorites fit in my list, too.
As for "Dreadstar" by Jim Starlin, I considered it, next to Captain Marvel and Warlock (all by Jim Starlin, too) to be the most cosmic story-telling ever published in 70's and 80's (regardless to whatever formats they were in)!
rev sully,
Re: The Superhuman Trilogy by Warren Ellis, Avatar Press
This run of three unrelated, original Superhero is a statement on What We Like, Why We Like It...and How Would this Fit Into the Real World. In BLACK SUMMER, we have a Political "What If..." and its intense ramifications. In NO HERO we have the Superhero Team as Brand Name and Global Threat, also what if a psychopath were given a Power Set. And then in SUPERGOD we're given a brilliant Alternate Reality where Superhumans were the result of an International Arms Race and the archetypes reflect not just nationality but local religious modes as well (or lack thereof with the Steve Austin 6 Mil $$ Man reference in "Jerry Craven", the USA Superhuman)
I considered Black Summer and No Hero by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp to be the perfect "Superheroes" comic books, regardless of their controversial political POV's.
I'm not going to make a full list, as others have said many of them.
But I'll add one not yet mentioned:
Brian Michael Bendis' run on Daredevil Volume 2. His issues redefined the character, the art was fantastic, and personally, it was what got me back into comics.
Excellent list. Some runs simply can't be quibbled with. These include Simonson's Thor, Lee and Kirby's FF, Byrne's FF, Moore and Gibbons' Watchmen and Miller's Daredevil. To these, I would add:
1. Y The Last Man by Vaughan and Guerra
2. The Shadow Strikes by Jones and Barreto
3. The Micronauts (First Series) by Mantlo and Golden
4. Criminal by Brubaker and Phillips
5. The entire Ducks oeuvre by Barks
My favorites:
1. Amazing Spider-man by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
2. Bone by Jeff Smith
3. New Gods by Jack Kirby
4. Astro City by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson
5. The Spirit by Dawryn Cooke
6. Ultimate Spider-man by Brian Micheal Bendis & Mark Bagley
7. Spectular Spider-man by J.M. DeMatteis & various
8. Captain America by Mark Waid & Ron Garney (second run)
9. Daredevil by Brian Micheal Bendis & Alex Maleev
10. Silver Surfer by J.M. DeMatties & Ron Garney
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" Bowties are cool."---The Doctor (Doctor Who)
Well, using Ron's guidelines (more than a 12-issue series or arc), I finally came up with my list of runs that I could (and have) read repeatedly over the years. Here they are in ascending order:
10 - Miracleman by Alan Moore & Neil Gaiman
09 - The Spectre by John Ostrander & Tom Mandrake
08 - Tomb of Dracula by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan & Tom Palmer
07 - Sandman Mystery Theatre by Matt Wagner, Steven Seagal, Guy Davis, et al
06 - Master of Kung-Fu by Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy, Dan Day, et al
05 - Preacher by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
04 - Aztec Ace by Doug Moench, Nestor Redondo, Dan Day, et al
03 - Starman by James Robinson, Tony Harris, Wade von Grawbadger, et al
02 - Sandman by Neil Gaiman and a cast of thousands, and
01 - Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch, et al
Those that didn't quite make the cut include:
Iron Man by David Michelinie & Bob Layton, The Unknown Soldier by David Michelinie & Gerry Talaoc, Dreadstar by Jim Starlin & Peter David, Green Arrow by Mike Grell, and Howard the Duck by Steve Gerber
But what did you think about SUPERGOD?
It's worth a few readings...hell several if the other 2 are in this! Seriously...One Theme! Superheroes!
By the guy who made the AUTHORITY, PLANETARY, NEXTWAVE, and TRANSMET (which really is a superhero story!...kinda if you take away the cape, power set & secret ID).
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Now that you are atheist or have been atheist your whole life. What is the most interesting thing you know about in our natural world?
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that the pentatonic scale has 5 notes
Mahler 8th Symphony ending. Music BTW is absolutely enough to make anyone feel complete inside withou any religious crap.
oh forgot to mention, actually I see a tie between Mahler 8th and Stravinsky's Firebird end . *That* is religious debate ;-)
haha you only need 5 notes to play the blues. Arguably Stravinsky invented Jazz which is just the blues with bum notes lol and when Robert Johnson sang about the devil he wasn't talking about that guy in the bible.Those Christian imbeciles just used it for their own political means
that's correct, you see everyday this kind of misinterpretation of what atheists say. Here in Brazil we use to make a quick joke, "I'm atheist, thanks God !" , they just dont get it ...
That's like saying Beethoven invented jazz because he uses 7th chords extensively in his 18th sonata...
my apologies, my first reply was wrong, I thought this thread was to indicate what would be the most *amazing*... bad english speaker...LOL..
Definetly the most interesting thing I heard of is the string theory.. I am not a fisician but the beauty of that theory touched me...
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Thanks Kir, but so do nightmares. But she asked for what I thought was the most interesting, not the most frightening lol.
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when i will buy my new system once i come back from holidays you mean i need to buy same gtx 260 cannot i have higher gpu
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That's a rough situation... Your card is dead, and your CPU is that old. If you need a card now, it can't be something high-end because that would be a complete waste of money. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ivy-bridge-wolfdale-yorkfield-comparison,3487.html Some comparisons using a similar CPU (Q9550), just giving a info. HD7770 is pretty much your best bet here. Hope you manage to get a new system as soon as possible.
ID pickup like a used 6870 or a a used GTX 460 TBH spending any-kind of money on something that old is a waste of time
agreed with the above. if the rig is running everything adequately, then wait till you ave the money to do a whole new build. only hing I can think of is an ssd for the OS and if your not on win8 or 7 upgrade to one of those. the ssd could be used in your new build later on
7850 if you can pick it up, or 650Ti. Otherwise there are plenty used from 560Ti and 6870 and above which will provide good value.
OC the q6600 Buy a Radeon 7850 or 650ti Buy another 4GB of RAM, a stick should only be $20. Keep your PSU
A gtx 660 can be had for under $200 sometimes. And a gtx 660 is a pretty powerful card for the money. Here is one for $170 shipped from a reputable long time member: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183768&highlight=Gtx 660
I found a for sale post in the forum. a 560ti for $120 http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183845
I got an q6600 clocked at 3 ghz, it pretty much works for any game. check if you have G0 stepping, that version is way cooler than B3.
I dont know if OP is still watching or even in the same situation, but i have a spare GTX 275 you can have for free if you pay for postage, as my file server no longer requires a second GPU. Recently used the other GTX 275 for a LAN party second PC and it seemed up to the task. The one I'm offering is a PNY Joker Edition etc.
I'd avoid the GTX 460 - so many problems with that range of cards. A nice Radeon should be good - you can pick up a 6870 for around £100. Your PSU should be good as is, and both the card and PSU could be used in your new system. Also worth noting that Windows 8 now comes with a system builder licence, allowing you to do things that weren't allowed with the old windows 7 oem - like change motherboards.
problems with the 460s? not much more then any other card. they were the new 8800gt at the time. great price to performance.
Just so you know, and I'm posting this publicly, the 275 is one hell of a power drinker. Also I'd appreciate it if you would send it back to me if and when you do buy an upgrade card in the future, as that Joker Edition card is held very dearly to my heart, but I dont like to have things laying around when somebody could really do with it. It's exam season at work(I work in a school), so I'm pretty busy this term, but if you PM me your address, I'll try and get it packaged while I'm at work and I'll scan in the receipt for postage. Then a transfer by PayPal would be just fine Here is a picture of the card:
If they worked... very much more so than any other card I've seen. There is even a club or two https://forums.geforce.com/default/...ermi-based-card-thats-locking-up-blackscreen/ http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1714209&mpage=1 etc...
I had a friend that had a old Q6600, we found a bottleneck, and found a solution for it, but it might be hard to solve now a days. Solution replace your motherboard, and RAM (DDR3). The bottleneck is the RAM, and the bandwidth it allows. We found the greater this pipe is the better the CPU can "talk" to the video card resulting is a better utilization of whatever new card you go with. Speaking of which go with a 7750/70/90 sweet GPU for the money. Anyway, that's all I can come up with, and replacing your motherboard practically only makes sense if it's a stop gap (or it died). It's the closest thing to admitting defeat and replacing the whole damn thing.
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Our Psychic Living RoomBecause he wrote in the latter half of the twentieth century, and because he was labeled a "hyperarticulate Tin Man" (and other similar things), Wallace is most often placed in the postmodern cabal, among the likes of DeLillo, Vollmann, Pynchon, Gaddis, Gass, and Barth—who was the literary "father" Wallace supposedly had to "kill," if you believe in the Titanian mythos of patrilinear succession in American literary fiction. Unlike the novels of most postmodernists, however, Wallace's are not a martyring challenge to read—absent from Infinite Jest are the willfully obscure stylistic choices that make slogging through something like William Gaddis's J. R. such a Herculean task. To read Wallace, all you really need is a little endurance and a willingness to crack the dictionary. In fact, Wallace's fiction is so humane and accessible compared with that of his contemporaries that scholars like Marshall Boswell have suggested that he might be something different from the postmodernists altogether. As Boswell writes in his 2003 book Understanding David Foster Wallace:
Although Wallace is often labeled as a "postmodern" writer, in fact he might be best regarded as a nervous member of some still-unnamed (and perhaps unnameable) third wave of modernism. He confidently situates himself as the direct heir to a tradition of aesthetic development that began with the modernist overturning of nineteenth-century bourgeois realism and continued with the postwar critique of modernist aesthetics. Yet Wallace proceeds from the assumption that both modernism and postmodernism are essentially "done." Rather, his work moves resolutely forward while hoisting the baggage of modernism and postmodernism heavily, but respectfully, on its back.
It's true that Wallace's writing borrows as much, if not more, from Ulysses and To the Lighthouse as it does from The Sot-Weed Factor. That said, I agree with Boswell that it is difficult to identify Wallace as a dyed-in-the-wool member of any aesthetic movement. Wallace was more concerned with honestly transcribing the particulars of his world than he was with self-consciously aping any literary trend. He once spoke with disdain about "the crank turners, the little gray people who take the machines others have built and just turn the crank, and little pellets of metafiction come out the other end." It seems fitting that his aesthetic is "still-unnamed (and perhaps unnameable)"; he built a literary machine, and many young writers are dying to turn its crank.
In an artistic climate in which it is fashionable to be distant, coy, and "mysterious"—to sit like a god above your metafictional work and pare your fingernails while the reader struggles on in futility—Wallace is something of a relief: warm, vulnerable, self-effacing. He wrote with a big-hearted curiosity about the world around him; if anything, that's extremely charming.
The stories about Wallace are not the same sort of gonzo stories one hears about other contemporary writers. Unlike T. C. Boyle, Wallace did not soak his feet in chicken blood while he wrote, and he eschewed William Vollmann's practice of befriending skinheads (although Wallace did hang out in a lot of halfway houses while researching Infinite Jest). Rather, one hears about Wallace's tremendous sense of humor (he was so entertaining that fellow undergraduates at Amherst referred to him as the "Dave Show"), his tendency to adopt dogs whose former owners had abused or mistreated them, and the patience and respect he devoted to his English students. There's also a good deal of talk about his humble beginnings. It's remarkable to some people that the man who authored Infinite Jest grew up in the rural Midwest. It comes as no surprise, however, that his father was a philosophy professor at the University of Illinois and his mother an English professor at a local community college. Wallace excelled in sports from an early age; as a teenager, he was one of the highest-ranked football players in the township. In his early teens, he made the move to tennis, a decision supposedly motivated by his lack of bulk. By his late teenage years, however, he had emerged as an athlete-cum-frenetic intellectual. The decision to attend Amherst, his father's alma mater, seemed a natural one, but Wallace was severely homesick and emotionally unstable as an underclassman and ended up having to take time off. He told David Lipsky, author of Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace (2010), that during this fraught period, he was placed on a mood regulator that made him feel like he was "stoned and in hell." Despite his struggles, he graduated summa cum laude in 1985 with degrees in English and philosophy.
After Amherst, he attended the University of Arizona's MFA program and published The Broom of the System, an anti-Künstlerroman that's an explosive synthesis of Wittgenstein's philosophy of language and Derrida's literary criticism, while still a student there. In the early 1990s, he abandoned a doctoral program in philosophy at Harvard and sought a teaching position in the English department at Emerson College. He'd found his calling as a teacher of English and creative writing, and he would remain one thereafter: he accepted positions first at Illinois State University (1992) and then at Pomona College (2002). By 2003, Wallace had received a MacArthur Fellowship and had published stories in the Paris Review and the New Yorker and essays in Harper's, among other places (several essays were published in his collection A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again). He had a light teaching load at Pomona, which gave him freedom to focus on his writing—especially the completion of The Pale King.


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Weather you are shopping at Walmart, Best Buy or directly from a printer brand's website, buying a printer can become a big and annoying problem. Mostly because what we see from the outside of the printer is not even a 20% of what the printer really is. Of course, you can always read the specifications sheet that is attached to each printer, but do you really know what you are looking for, in terms of resolution and internal operation?
I was facing a similar problem a few months ago when I was trying to buy a printer from Dell's Website. I was looking for a color printer that was fast and cheap and that met my small business requirements. I started looking on their website and realized that there was a bunch of information that I didn't understand, so I decided to investigate and write this easy guide to buy a good printer.
1. Laser or Inkjet?
The Inkjet is the regular liquid ink printer we've seen for years. These printers are good but when it comes to speed and printing quality they're not the best option. On the other hand, Laser printers are faster and give better result in printouts due to their powder toner that doesn't need time to dry and never leaks. They're also quieter that Inkjet printers and toner cartridges can print many more pages than regular ink cartridges.
2. Brand?
I did a lot of research to find the best printer brand after deciding that I wanted a laser printer. What I found is that the most common manufacturers of small-medium printers are Dell, Samsung, Xerox and HP; but the decision depends on how much you want to pay and also the reviews of each printer.
3. Only Printing?
There are different types of printers that you can find in the market. The most common ones are the single function printer, which only have the printing option. There are also printers with scanner and multifunctional printers that include fax, printer, scanner and copier. The multifunctional printers are recognized because almost always in the name there are the MFP letters; these ones are better for large-scale use and for offices.
So if you just need to print invoices for your business or papers for college you probably don't need anything else but a single function printer.
4. Wireless?
Wireless printers have the function to synchronize your printer with other computer using Wi-Fi. Basically what it is for is that if you have more than one computers, you can easily print from all of them without having to plug in any cable, just by configuring it in you Wi-Fi network.
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It is important to focus also in the cost of printer supplies, sometimes the price of the cartridges exceeds the price of the printer throughout less than a year. There are many different options for buying supplies at excellent prices without compromising the quality of the printouts, such as compatible and remanufactured toner cartridges and other printer parts. Remember to make sure that the supplier is reliable and offer a good warranty.


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• How to begin writing your business plan
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• Resources available to small businesses in Frederick County
• The business plan—your most valuable tool
The seminar is offered in partnership with the Small Business
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This course is designed to provide the entrepreneur with the
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The Ellis Grove Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a fundraiser Sunday to raise money to help rebuild a historic building destroyed by fire.
The shelter house at Fort Kaskaskia was completely gutted by a fire in November. The open-air shelter building was built in 1942 with post-Depression money and was deemed a historic site. It was often used for weddings and other family gatherings.
For $5, patrons can enjoy all they can eat of the fire department's famous chili and a sandwich, either a hamburger or pork burger, while supplies last. All proceeds will go to the rebuilding project.
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The 1st Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium was a great success!
We are delighted to announce the success of the 1st Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium with the theme, Clay Embodied: Ceramics and the Human Form held at the Museum on February 22-23, 2013. The symposium began on Friday with a fantastic lecture given by ceramic artist Magdalene Odundo to a packed auditorium. It continued on Saturday with an exciting and well-rounded line up of national and international speakers that included critic and collector Garth Clark; Bonnie Kemske, ceramicist and editor of Ceramic Review; and our own curators Dr. Jeannine O'Grody and Dr. Emily Hanna. In conjunction with the Alabama Clay Conference and through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Peter D. Bunting, the Museum celebrated its extensive collection of world ceramics with a weekend ceramics extravaganza!
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Rob Owen holds his stillborn daughter, Clare Elizabeth Owen, last year at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md. This photo was taken by the mother, Erin Fogarty Owen, from her hospital bed. Birth defects, problems with the placenta and too little fetal growth account for many stillbirths.(AP Photo/Erin Fogarty Owen)
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Sometimes attacking the messenger when you don't like the message is a good idea. But that is not what happened in the 1988 debate, when moderator Bernard Shaw asked what Governor Michael Dukakis would do if his wife were raped and murdered. Dukakis didn't attack the question as tasteless and inappropriate.
Instead, Dukakis, already fighting an uphill battle against George H.W. Bush, tepidly replied with a textbook-ish defense of the death penalty. In a campaign in which the governor had already been tagged as being "soft on crime," thanks to the infamous "Willie Horton" advertisement --a reference to a convicted murderer furloughed from a Massachusetts prison who went on to commit rape and assault-- this was most definitely the wrong answer.


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PRINCETON — Charles Kenneth Allen, 92, of Princeton passed away on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Perry Memorial Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 11, 1920, in Buffalo, Ky., to Marvin and Cazzie (Warren) Allen. He attended school at Mount Tabor. He was a well-known carpenter in Bureau and surrounding counties.
Charles married Gracie Myrtle Sprowles on Feb. 6, 1946. She died on Dec. 26, 2004. Charles was also a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of the Wyanet V.F.W., the Princeton Elks Lodge and was formerly on the Wyanet Village Board.
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In her last speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities before the provincial election, Premier Christy Clark committed to four-laning the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and the Alberta border.
Clark said the $650-million price-tag will include $141 million from the current three-year service plan on highway expansion and add in another $509 million into a 10-year capital plan.
The province will work with Ottawa to find matching funds to double the width of the 280-kilometre stretch.
The highway expansion will benefit people who travel among the communities affected, all British Columbians and Canadians who want to access this province's coast, she said.
"Let's get the job done."
The premier also promised to replace the George Massey Tunnel, a structure built in 1958 that has become a frustrating bottleneck for drivers in the Lower Mainland.
Clark emphasized that the money for the major projects wasn't new funds, but savings made from pinching pennies.
"Infrastructure is necessary to make sure our economy is moving. We have to make sure we're investing in infrastructure, especially the Pacific gateway, to make sure our economy is growing," she said.
Mayor Peter Milobar said the highway widening is good news. It's a road that's heavily travelled and can be dangerous in spots.
"It's an expansion of the twinning already going on, is my assumption," he said. "It's still really good news."
Coun. Nancy Bepple said the number of accidents that occur on the Trans-Canada is horrendous, so the widening would improve safety and benefit truck transportation.
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I've finally come to accept that the parents who look like they know what they're doing are only putting up a good front. The truth of the matter is, when it comes to raising our kids, we're all just feeling our way into uncharted territory.
Back in the spring, I wrote about how I began co-sleeping with my son, Felix, who was then on the verge of 4. He's officially four-and-a-half now, and my nighttime position remains the same. After reading next to my wife, I kiss her goodbye and head to Felix's room, where I sleep in the bed beside his sleeping nook - he has a cozy nest of pillows and blankets on the floor. Every night, at some point between midnight and dawn, he crawls into bed with me.
Obviously - do I even need to say it? - this is not ideal. For starters, there's a woman slumbering in the next room whom I'd rather be cuddling in the early morning hours. When Felix comes home with a cough or sniffle from school, he passes it right to me as he snores in my face. And during
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* K Ryan Longwell kicked the second-longest fi eld goal of his career
against the Titans, a 54-yarder on 12/16/01. Longwell also booted a
53-yarder against the Titans on 10/11/04, both times in Tennessee.
* WR Bobby Wade caught 4 passes for 63 yards and carried the ball 3
times for 11 yards as a member of the Chicago Bears on 11/14/04.
* S Madieu Williams returned the fi rst interception of his career 51
yards for a TD against the Titans on 10/31/04.
* DT Pat Williams scored his fi rst career TD against the Titans as a
member of the Buffalo Bills on 12/14/03, returning a fumble 28 yards
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My hometown totally got dumped with a foot of snow!! We don't generally get this much snow, so this is really fun for once. Our truck broke down the day before Thanksgiving, so Josh and I ended up being about a week late going home to visit my family for the holidays--but in a way I'm thankful for that, because I would have missed all this wonderful snow had we come earlier! (Well, that and the auto shop told us if we'd broken down on the freeway instead of in the city, the engine probably would have exploded. I guess sometimes things happen for a reason, right?) It's funny because at first, when I found out I wouldn't be going home for actual Thanksgiving, I was pretty upset. But when I thought about it...the random people who helped us push our truck, my parents who helped us figure out what to do with it, Josh's parents for getting it towed and fixing it, my friend for driving us home the night it broke, our other friends for driving us to the autobody shop...well, there's really a lot of people and things to be thankful for, aren't there? Sometimes I think it's easy to forget these things.
Here's the song that inspired this look. "Sweater Weather" by The Neighborhood
The day Josh took these photos, it was the coldest it's ever been in this city since 1972! It was -15 degrees fahrenheit! (This is the street I grew up on!)
It was so cold, but Josh always likes to have fun :P
Oregon is a really beautiful place!
This winter season, I hope you all get to spend time with your families and pets and loved ones--we all have so much to be thankful for! (Even if you get snowed in for a week!)
Coat- Banggood
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Thanks for looking at my blog, as always, and have a wonderful rest of your day!!
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Second grade students watch the first part of Before Tomorrow film (made by the Inuit Women collective Arnait). In Nunavut, second grade class is given in Inuktitut so teacher used the film as a way to teach students Inuktitut vocabulary of traditional objects, transportation, and traditional way of living. Then students made some drawings of what they could remember of the film. Students were able to understand the film and related to it. The film is made in Inuktitut and is an excellent resource for the Inuktitut teacher who lacks more learning resources in Inuktitut.
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8:13pm Thursday 17th May 2012 in Local
DUDLEY has a new look after the formal election by the borough council of councillors for its top jobs.
Control of the authority transferred from Conservative to Labour at local elections earlier this month meaning big changes in the leadership of the administration.
At the first full meeting of the new council, which took place tonight (Thursday May 17), Cllr David Sparks OBE was confirmed as leader and Cllr Melvyn Mottram was elected mayor.
Cllr Mottram told the meeting and a packed council chamber and public gallery that it was a huge honour and privilege to be made Mayor of Dudley.
He added: "I am in good company when I look at both sides of the chamber. I have had little time to prepare for the most important 12 months of my time on the council.
"For me it's an opportunity to fly the flag for the borough and champion the unique history and the exciting future we have here."
He paid tribute to outgoing mayor Cllr Michael Evans, who he said had been an outstanding ambassador for the borough.
Cllr Mottram nominated Dudley Diabetic Association and Dudley Stroke Association as his chosen charities for his year in office.
He also pledged to promote foster caring, which he described as one of the most rewarding things in life having been a foster parent for 23 children.
Cllr Alan Finch was elected deputy mayor and the new council cabinet was also revealed in full.
Cllr Shaukat Ali is deputy leader and cabinet member for regeneration and Cllr Steve Waltho takes charge of adult and community services.
Cllr Tracy Ann Wood has the environment and culture portfolio while Cllr Pete Lowe will have responsibility for finance.
Cllr Zafar Islam will speak on health and wellbeing, which is a new cabinet portfolio, and Cllr Khurshid Ahmed takes charge of housing, libraries and adult learning.
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Twenty-eight Doctors Receive Doctors' Day Awards
New York, NY – The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) today honored 28 physicians with Doctors' Day awards for their leadership and commitment to advancing the mission of the public hospital system and providing the highest quality healthcare to New Yorkers.
"The physicians we honor on this Doctors' Day are vital to the well-being of our city," said HHC President Alan D. Aviles. "They are helping to make HHC a national model of safe, efficient, and patient-centered health care delivery and care deeply about our mission to serve New Yorkers regardless of their ability to pay or immigration status."
The awards were presented at the annual HHC National Doctors' Day Ceremony, held this year at Baruch College in Manhattan. The award winning physicians represent every borough and New York City residents' diverse ethnicity, and vary in age, education, specialties and years of service. Together they bring several hundred years of medical experience to bear on the expert care they provide to HHC patients.
Among the Doctors' Day Award winners is a group of six community physicians who represent HHC's relationship with doctors who serve outside the public hospital system and work closely with the public hospitals to manage care to HHC patients. These doctors have embraced and advanced HHC programs to improve patient safety and the effective treatment of chronic diseases in children and adults, such as asthma and diabetes.
The HHC Doctors' Day 2013 honorees are:
Doctors' Day Awards – Brooklyn
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Doctors' Day Awards – Manhattan
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National Doctors' Day, officially observed on March 30, dates back to 1933 and marks the anniversary of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery. In 1991, National Doctors' Day was established by Congress to show appreciation for the contributions of physicians to increase scientific knowledge of treating disease, and for the work they do to apply modern and patient-centered methods to improve healthcare and patient well-being.
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The latest news on Castro, Fidel
The two stars may be 'Crazy in Love,' but their anniversary trip to Cuba shows insensitivity to the plight of the Cuban people.
President Evo Morales has been waging a campaign against every living former president and anyone else of prominence who dares to oppose him.
Cuban officials exaggerate the extent of reforms being enacted in the Castro brothers' Cuba.
America's stance on Cuba does not make sense in the 21st century.
The former president returned from Cuba without jailed contractor Alan Gross.
Where's the tyrannical team spirit?
Kerry at Foggy Bottom would put Feingold or Menendez in charge of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Pressure from Latin America for diplomatic moves to ease long-standing tensions.
Obama team moves to loosen Cold War-era travel restrictions. Embargo must fall next, politics or no.
Washington may move first to break the decades-old Cold War standoff with Havana.


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Their mouth you just heard moments ago from the Obama campaign so now here to respond Andrea -- this -- necessary to the Romney campaign and you're welcome good morning.
Think yeah good to have you we just watched venerable and bill speaking about.
The revelations really that have come out of this situation in Libya we're learning more about an al-Qaeda connection.
To the raid on the consulate in -- -- see what is governor Romney's take.
On what looks to be -- -- -- Qaeda in Libya and a connection between all these protests that we're seeing bursting out in the Middle East.
We'll -- Romney's talked about for years the need for -- -- constraint in peace through strength.
But we seem at present in a bomb Iraq is.
-- we don't know why you know why he's leading from behind we can't really figure out where it's taking its stand on the same.
And with the American people would judge him on the fact are we more influential around the world then we were four years ago and we simply are not.
Does -- governor -- believe that we are still in -- current war on terror in this country.
We are you know how Qaeda is still active in president at this administration has been my -- about that.
He has his administration caught at -- former they haven't taken the stats next to Siri to ensure that the Arab Spring doesn't become an -- of winner.
And what we need is a strong in the air -- we need to build up our military president -- -- may devastating cuts to our.
Defense which is un secretary of defense called devastating.
And so while they are are you know a lot a lot of talk coming.
From the Obama campaign when you look at actually power -- is here and abroad we are not better off.
Governor Romney understands the need to be -- With Arafat -- a an adverse theories and to stand strong with -- out.
I will then there's a feeling and and bill -- just asking venerable if President Obama.
Will come out and speak about what is emerging as a very dangerous situation percolating situation in the Middle East.
And -- I'm curious you know there's also been -- criticism of -- -- campaign.
In the past couple of weeks that that they've been spending too much time fund raising and not enough time talking about what's going on in the world and spending time in these battleground states so will.
Will governor Romney.
Address these.
Issues and farm policy that have become so front and center right now.
-- he's been talking about these on the campaign trail in countless interviews next week you'll see the he has.
A bus tour throughout Iowa I mean sorry keep -- -- high end.
-- governor -- in representative Brian are talking American -- about what's important as you saw last week he said it's never too early to express.
Our support for Americans -- he is and on the economic front -- a strong economy -- that our inputs can be stronger around the world.
We -- debt hit a record sixteen trillion dollars more people -- -- to -- than ever before the jobs numbers that came out this morning.
Of people that are unemployed yet again are jobless claims again are higher than expected and unfortunately that's what we've come to expect.
Under this and yet and yet there's there's a feeling that that the -- campaign hasn't been specific enough about what they would do.
That you know folks walking around the country could say yeah I know what -- Ronnie -- did this this and that -- -- -- and there's.
Pressure now especially given the poll numbers that we're seeing.
For governor Romney -- to sort of have a specific vision for the country.
That people feel they can.
Repeat in -- that that they feel that they understand and can wrap their arms around.
How do you regret is that.
We'll -- points on the home front we've actually seen the polls Clemens -- over the past week.
Despite what you read it's you know within the margin of air air -- On that.
Policy front governor Romney does have a vision but you're right we're gonna continue talking about his -- -- to strengthen the middle class.
He did lift people up at a party get people off a feed -- Ensure that we have.
Americans getting back to work -- not just working and good paying jobs.
And his -- include him making us energy independent.
Getting -- spending under control this president we heard from his campaign just recently I have right before me.
And they talked about his plans -- Help it what haven't that thing on the better the -- at that -- seen.
Four trillion dollar deficits come from this press let me tell you about that because the the last you know time -- had a significant pop in the polls and a lot of very positive feeling -- was when Paul Ryan was -- -- as vice president.
In terms of this campaign as a candidate.
It is there an effort to sort of allow him to talk about his specific plan.
How he sees his planned fitting in with governor Romney's plan.
And to really talk about the debt and get out there more some people feel -- haven't seen enough of Paul -- -- in recent weeks.
-- Paul Ryan's campaigning constantly just said governor -- yet.
As you know governor -- he's at the top of the ticket and together in the Rodney -- ticket is put forth the plane and said that it -- of their offense we're gonna cut spending.
-- -- -- -- The GDP which is about twenty billion dollars we're gonna capping it at 20% of the GDP.
We're gonna go they're gonna get line by line -- the budget did make a decision can we afford best.
And isn't worth -- money from China to pay for.
We spend more money on interest paid -- time -- that we do on all infrastructure can -- in that country is just unacceptable.
When you look at -- -- you Citi -- that the poll numbers are tightening.
And we showed a variety of numbers that bit chilly you know a lot of across the board look at where we are right now.
That there is a big gap in the current polls that we got this morning -- Fox News polls for Ohio.
And for Florida.
And I guess my question is do you is not like -- comfortable -- the poll numbers are right now are you.
-- -- lately this is going to be a close race were under fifty days until the election.
We still got three debates together for the candidates and one for the vice presidential candidates.
And tell you mark that the what the numbers that governor Romney cares about and it's that it's -- -- 23 million Americans that are unemployed.
Under -- blade working -- are just simply gave up looking for work.
Sixteen trillion dollars in debt.
46 million Americans on -- stance.
And so does the numbers there compel hand to run for office he get this economy back on track and to help move our country back in the right direction and polls are gonna go -- and down that he's not running because of any polls.
He is running -- -- -- want to turn this country around one last question before I let you go the question was put to venerable will we hear sort of a speech from the president a major address about what's going on in the Middle East.
Can we expect that we will hear a speech or some kind of major address some form policy -- governor -- While governor Romney given -- -- -- on foreign policy as you know he did right before we went on a foreign trip and he's talking about it day in and day out.
Say -- I expect the -- continue to hear him talk about that.
As well the economy to -- -- Where president -- -- to increase.
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The Amsterdam Marathon is long established with this being the 37th edition. The Dutch seem to pride themselves on their organisation and this is one slick event. Entries in the marathon distance vary between 12,000 and 15,000 runners. However, when combined with the half marathon and 8km events, that figure rises to around 37,000. Importantly, the marathon is kept completely separate from the other events. Similar to the Vienna City Marathon, it was possible to download an app to your mobile phone in the week preceding the race, providing every conceivable piece of information. The registration expo is also efficient, taking place at a large sports exhibition hall out beside the 1928 Olympic Stadium, on the south western fringe of the city. The Olympic Stadium is where the start and finish for the marathon are located, so it was helpful visualising this at the time of the registration process. The only criticism would be that due to its peripheral location, getting to and from the expo does take time. Meanwhile, the event merchandise is nice with Mizuno acting as the official technical supplier. The weather forecast ahead of the event was very mixed. Thankfully, it settled down in time and race day conditions were not as bad as feared, with it generally being a grey, overcast autumnal day. There were a few spots of rain, but nothing significant. However, the main issue was a biting cross-wind that knocked the temperature down significantly and running into this wind was hard work. The temperature all day hovered around 12C / 54F, but the real feel was well down on this. The course is somewhat disappointing. The highlights being the start and finish area inside the Olympic Stadium. You complete half a lap at the start, before exiting the stadium, whilst at the finish; you do the same again, albeit in front of thousands of cheering spectators. Unfortunately, due to the intrinsic network of canals running through the heart of Amsterdam, the course tends to take place very much within the city suburbs and along the River Amstel, which feeds the city. One highlight during the race was running through Vondelpark, the largest and most famous park in Amsterdam. The stretch along the river was the toughest, not due to the terrain, which is pretty much flat throughout the course, but down to the aforementioned strong cross-wind. Runners were very exposed, with absolutely no cover at all. Had it been pouring with rain, then conditions would have been brutal. If you are looking to post a personal best (PB) time, then Amsterdam is perfectly set-up for this. However, you will need the weather to be on your side for running conditions to suit. Combine the history of the event, the superb organisation, the welcoming Dutch people, together with the prospect of posting a fast time and it is clear to see why the Amsterdam Marathon comes recommended. The event appears to be growing and going from strength to strength with every passing year.
I agree with all the other 2012 comments. I really enjoyed this one and got a PB 11 minutes faster than my previous. The tram situation is shocking. We took a taxi. Great course, great spectators. Start and finish in Olympic stadium is epic. Amsterdam is an amazing place. I would highly recommend this one.
I ran the 2012 race having previously ran this in 2005. Though the organisation is good, with plenty of drink stations, sponges, etc., I noticed a lot of congestion and pinching causing runners to stop in some places along the course. This most affects 'mid pack' runners expecting to finish around 3.30-4.00hrs. Its all fine if you're running for the pleasure of it but frustrating if you're looking to get a PB on what would otherwise a fast and flat course. I guess that faster runners will not experience the same problems of crowding. In my opinion the race has too many people crammed into some narrow streets and should be rerouted. Would I do it again- perhaps, but if you're only doing one European race -- go for Berlin... It's perfect.
Pros: -Flat and fast: No exaggeration here, there is, at most, one ramp at an incline. That's it! -Large expo -Well-stocked and frequent aid stations -Very thrilling to start and finish in the Olympic Stadium. -Well-organized gear check -Great place to visit! Cons: -The course was not quite as stunning as some of the other reviews make it out to be. The parts in the city parks were very nice, as was the 15K or so along the Amstel, but the course also goes through some residential and industrial areas, and does not really go into central Amsterdam. Not a huge deal, but be prepared that parts of the course are very boring. -There were frequent bottlenecks at the start of the course, partly from the narrowness of the streets, partly from the fact that the starting corrals did not do a particularly good job of sorting people by pace. (The starting groups are in 30 minute increments, so that someone who runs a 3:30 is in the same area as someone who runs a 3:00.) -There was not enough food at the end. You were allowed one quarter of an orange, and one half of a banana. -The morning of the marathon the trams and buses completely shut down, even with routes that do not appear to go along the course. This goes more under the classification of a warning than a complaint, but plan to walk, bike, or take a cab to the nearest metro stop. (For us, it was 2.5 km, and although we left plenty of time, we had to rush to get there because of this.)
Brilliant. The course starts and finishes in the old Olympic stadium, makes you feel like a hero! This year there were just under 10,000 runners, so it felt like a bit city event but still small and friendly. Course is interesting, a scenic run through the park and down the Amstel river and then back into town. Only dull point was a kind of business/industrial area around km32. Crowd support was good but not massive. But generally I was very pleasantly surprised at how friendly, laid back and welcoming the atmosphere was. 2011 was blessed with absolutely perfect weather (sunshine, cool temps and gentle breeze). In the wind and rain it would have been a different story.. a bit miserable perhaps. The course is flat, except a little underpass at km35. Finishing in the Olympic stadium was really special. Race t-shirt was excellent quality. Race results give you nice stats and diagrams. Race photos and videos were good. The expo was nice enough but didn't hang around to be honest. A package arrived in the post before the race and with it came discount vouchers for the tram system, a nice thought. All in all I though organisation was first rate. Everyone I knew who ran it PB'd on the course, myself included. Absolutely loved the event and would not hesitate to recommend it as a fast, flat & friendly autumn marathon.
Strongly consider Amsterdam if you are chasing a Boston time or PR, want a European destination race or to celebrate at the finish with family and friends. The majority of marathon entrants are from outside the Netherlands, giving the global feel of a London or Paris in a much smaller (and more manageable) field. It also means this race anticipates the needs and concerns of visitors to a higher degree. Website and email communications earn high grades. The envelope with the competitor letter (for number pickup), which arrived in plenty of time, also had a detailed course map and tram-subway discount coupon. Expo pickup went smoothly and the arena was filled with a variety of exhibitors. Several Italian restaurants in the Leidseplein (tram lines 1, 2, 5) are terrific for pre-race dinner. The only significant race-day problem was with the trams, which was outside the race directors control. The GVB re-routed the 16 as the main transport to the Olympic Stadium, but there were not nearly enough trams in service on that line. In a 35-minute period, five full trams passed the Leidseplein station without stopping. At 8:20 a.m. a supervisor in a GVB car stopped, and looking a bit panicked apologized for the big problem before continuing toward the stadium. At that point I doubled back to the hotel and shared a cab with another runner (14 euro with tip). We reached the stadium in plenty of time but leaving the room much earlier than normal proved beneficial. Leave extra time for entering the stadium, too. All runners funnel through the main entrance (you run through it entering and leaving) so there's a logjam. There were plenty of portable toilets and urinals along the track, the ones outside the stadium are not the only option. As noted, the bag drop was inconvenient; it's not by last-name letter or bib number so find the shortest line at any tent. The course is flat, fast and scenic and the kilometers really do fly past. There were no pace runners, instead you received a target-time pace band that's color-coded for corral entry. The km signage could use an upgrade, there is a meter-high sandwich board at each km, easily obstructed. Teardrop banners would increase visibility and provide additional sponsor signage. As noted, there are places where the course is incredibly narrow, in some spots 2 meters wide. There are a number of curbs, tram rails, traffic islands and other street furniture that cut into the course, and there were a few stretches where spectators ignored the barricades and stepped into the street. If you remain aware you'll be fine. Most of the southbound portion beside the Amstel (14-19k) is a one-lane road, but the return (19-25k) is a narrower exercise trail. Use your head, pass when the opportunity presents itself, simply churn out the km in this section and you'll be fine. As a bonus, there were a few boats on the river blasting out music, which was a nice touch. The fluid stations have plenty of supplies and would operate more efficiently if volunteers stayed beside the tables to hand out cups instead of walking a few paces into the street. Better yet would be the volunteers staying behind the tables and allowing runners to grab their own cups. Starting in the Olympic Stadium is one thing, finishing there is tremendous. It's a rush to run into a bowl jammed with thousands of raucous spectators, including anyone who has accompanied you on the trip. Logging a PR by nearly five minutes and a first Boston qualifying time is fantastic, but looking up in the stands and seeing my better half cheering like crazy was one of the best moments we'll ever share. If you are sightseeing the next day, consider online advance ticket orders for the Anne Frank, Rijksmuseum, Stedelik and/or Van Gogh. The ticket lines that day are longer than a usual Monday (30 minutes at the Van Gogh mid-morning) but you gain immediate entry with an advance ticket. Your legs will thank you.
Starting and finishing in the oldest olympic stadium, which is still in its original state, is quite astonishing in its own right! Add to that Amsterdam, flat course, great organization and you are in for a real treat. Weather was phenomenal in 2011 (55c, sunny, no wind) and guaranteed a good time..
If you're looking for a well organised, flat/fast course with lovely surroundings, you can't go far wrong with this marathon. The start and finish in the Olympisch Stadion is a real buzz! The first 1km is quite tight leaving the stadium and also on the narrow streets at first but it quickly thins out, especially if you're running 3 hours pace. The aid stations are well stocked and come thick and fast. The volunteers do an amazing job and were very supportive, which is much needed in the last 10km of the race. The crowds are plenty in the urban sections of the race but support is a little thin running along the Amstel and then again between 25km and 30km (the only ugly section of the course). This is where runners really need to be mentally strong. It's ugly with little or no crowd support. Hang in there though, post 30km the crowds start to appear again and can help push you through to the finish. Make sure you save something for het Vondelpark, it's got some inclines at 39/40km. Overall the race itself is a real gem. Those of you looking to run a PB or fast time, this marathon is as flat as a pancake. I was a little undertrained and overweight for my normal marathon condition yet still managed to run my second fastest marathon time ever finishing a cruel 6 seconds behind my PB. We were lucky with the weather too, 12c, no wind and dry. I would recommend to anyone doing this next year to arrive at the Olympisch Stadion early as the bag drop can take a while. Also, do not be confused by the letters at the bag drop tents. These are not corresponding to surnames, runners can drop their bag off at any stall. The volunteers will give you sticker to put on your bib. Pick up is simple post race. The only real complaint I have is that the Marathon Expo is not at all well sign-posted from the metro when picking up the bib number. The expo itself is quite poor. There are quite a few stalls but mainly of low quality brands selling cheap and/or surplus stock. Overall though Amsterdam is a fantastic race and lovely city to see post race. Highly recommended. Will definately be going back in the future.
Overall, a very enjoyable race. As you would expect in Holland, a very flat course. The segment out along the Amstel River was not as dull as I'd feared, and the kilometers just fly by, but the course at the start when exiting the stadium and heading through the Vondelpark are very narrow, making running dificult in the opening sector, and the bag deposit for such a large field was so incredibly disorganized that despite joining the queue a half hour before the start I still almost missed the start. But these are minor quibbles over what was a very enjoyable run.
In nearly every respect this was an excellent marathon and one that I enjoyed very much. I don't share the two criticisms below. For me, the bag-drop was very easy to find and use, being located in a huge marquee right by the way in. I suspect, though, that it may have been more difficult to locate if one didn't use the suggested route from the metro station via the Sporthallen, and it may not have been signposted from the other direction. And, at the end I was offered banana, orange, water, AA drink, a native Dutch energy bar (can't remember the name)... lots of things. And you could buy sandwiches and other food in the stadium bar. (And HOT CHOCOLATE!!) Personally, I'd have liked a muffin, but never mind! Great course; fast; attractive scenery; excellent crowd. Highlights: the live band on a river boat; the djembe group; the DJ at the stadium. Mostly good running surface (though there were a few potholes and rocks on the road - I nearly twisted my ankle on one that was not the organizers' fault). Fantastic city. Good camaraderie with other runners and a very supportive crowd. Weather was absolutely perfect. Transportation was very easy and cheap, not least the metro on race day. All highly recommended! A few minor criticisms. The official sports drink, AA, was not good. Even the label said, "for after exercise" - not ideal, I'd think! And it didn't taste great, in my view. The water stations were plentiful and well spaced, but I had a few problems with them. Firstly, they always seemed to be at narrow stretches, so the bunching up was bad! Secondly, there was no labeling of where to get water, AA or fruit, so many people ended up making a grab for whatever they could see. (They were always in the same order but it wasn't clear where the boundaries were.) People who wanted water were getting AA. Lastly, the drinks were given over in plastic cups. Highly impractical because it's very hard to drink and you lose a lot on the floor. You certainly can't carry the thing for more than a hundred paces so no good if you want a drink in a mile. Why not bottles?!?! Luckily some legenday residents had set up independent water stalls at intervals between official ones. Hats off to them - they saved my bacon! In summary: Everyone should do Amsterdam once. I thought it was brilliant!
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text: Home Culture Black Social Activist; European Roots? Geoffrey Canada of Harlem Children's Zone made a unique discovery on PBS' Finding Your Roots. By: Jenée Desmond-Harris Posted: March 30 2012 12:23 AM 0 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Geoffrey Canada is a social activist, author and educator who is best-known for his position as president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone. You might recognize him from the education documentary Waiting for Superman, which profiled the organization's nationally recognized work to increase high school and college graduation rates in a 97-block area of Harlem, N.Y. Canada, who grew up poor in New York City's South Bronx and has spent an entire career focused on improving the lives of urban children, recently turned his focus inward -- to his own DNA and ancestry. A guest on Finding Your Roots (a PBS series hosted by The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr.), he learned about his family history dating back to his third great-grandparents and the unique details of his ancestry. The most surprising finding: Gates told Canada that he's among the 1 percent of African Americans who can trace both their mother's and father's lines to Europe. The Root talked to Canada about what he found out, why it's unlikely that he'll ever get answers to some of his questions and what the revelations about his identity mean for his professional mission. The Root: How did you get involved with the Finding Your Roots series? Geoffrey Canada: I was talking with Skip [Henry Louis Gates Jr.], and he asked me if I had any interest in DNA and if I knew about his program, which I did. I explained to him that I'd been on a 25- to 30-year search to answer some of those questions in my own life. I was interested simply because I'd run into blind alleys, was stonewalled and wasn't able to make any additional progress researching my father's side of my family. At that point I didn't know anyone who could help me get past my father's generation. I'd run into a dead end. So I said, "Great, we should do it." TR: What did you learn? GC: It was absolutely fascinating. One of the big questions in my life was about where my family name came from. I've met other Canadas, but I've never met anyone who could answer that question. I learned that we were once the Cannadays, and that name came from a white slave owner who owned my ancestors. That was very interesting to me. I had no idea where the name came from, but I did always think it was probably the original name. Also fascinating was the fact that I could trace my ancestors back into slavery past the first census in the 1800s that began to list black folks. That was because my ancestors were both left in wills, both on my mother's side and on my father's side. That allowed me to track my family much further back than most African Americans are able to do. GC: I think it's still very unsettling to many people to confront the truth about slavery and rape. While most folks have thought about the barbarism of slavery, the fact that your ancestors potentially were rapists, I think, is something that everybody isn't ready to deal with. I was actually surprised that Skip said a lot of white folks do take the test. TR: As it turns out, you had 80 percent African DNA, although you have ancestors on both sides who could be traced to Europe. As someone who's been a social activist and educator working for the benefit of kids who are largely black, would it have upset your identity or changed your priorities if you had found out that you had more white than black DNA? Page 1 of 2 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


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And although the Lions won the series O'Connell on-pitch involvement was restricted to just the first test as he fractured an arm late on in the 23-21 victory over the Wallabies.
The treatment table had been a familiar sight to O'Connell last season as he missed the majority of Munster's campaign with a back injury – including Ireland's 2013 RBS 6 Nations assault.
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"There are always fears of retirement in the back of your head, especially coming into the surgery but once I got the confidence from the medical staff, I felt good about it all," O'Connell told the Irish Independent.
"Some days I would have had those fears and other days I wouldn't have. The thing with the back was that it wasn't bad enough to get an operation all along, it was so close to coming right.
"Day to day I hardly noticed I had it and it was only when I went back training and playing I felt it. It was my second back operation so that was a bit of a worry. But once I got it, the surgeon was so confident afterwards it was going to be fine, I was delighted.
"The way the Lions tour went, I felt very good. Warren Gatland runs very short training sessions, high-intensity training sessions, which suits me down to the ground. I hope to make the World Cup in 2015."