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Bernice Thompson - September 06, 2012
Effie Bernice Colglazier Thompson, the daughter of Cecil Bruno and Effie D. Huff Colglazier, was born Jan. 24, 1914 at the Colglazier farm southeast of Holyoke. She died and departed this life Sept. 6, 2012 at the age of 98 at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke.
Bernice attended Amitie School and graduated from Holyoke High School in 1932. She continued her education at University of Colorado in Boulder.
On Sept. 7, 1935 she was united in marriage to Maurice G. Thompson in Sterling. To this union, three sons were born: Tommy, Larry and Ronny. Maurice and Bernice started farming south of Holyoke, where they raised cattle along with milking cows. Bernice raised a flock of Leghorn hens and sold hatching eggs to the hatchery in Wray.
In 1947 they purchased the Stickle Ranch southeast of Holyoke where they made their home farming and raising cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens. The family developed circle irrigation before Maurice and Bernice retired to Holyoke in 1968. Son Ron Thompson and family have continued with the farming operation. Tommy and Larry operated the mortuaries in Haxtun and Holyoke.
Bernice enjoyed her flowers and was an avid gardener, raising a large garden. She always enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephews and later her grandchildren and great- grandchildren. She especially liked playing a game of dominos or a card game with them. Quilting with the Senior Citizens Club was an activity she enjoyed.
Maurice died in 1979. Bernice continued to make her home in Holyoke and kept busy with volunteer work. She was a member of First Christian Church, Mirage Delphian Club, AARP, Senior Citizens Club and Phillips County Historical Society, serving as treasurer for several years.
In 2007 she moved to Carriage House and later Regent Park, where she had been residing until entering the hospital.
Bernice was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Lawrence; brothers, Ernest, Harold and Dale; and sisters, Edith, Myrtle, Louise and Lucille.
She is survived by her two sons, Tommy G. Thompson and wife Sharon and Ronald K. Thompson and wife Sharon; daughter-in-law, Diane Thompson; brother, Merle Colglazier of Maryland; sister, Doris Foster of New York; sister-in-law, Marjorie Colglazier of Holyoke; grandchildren, Timothy and wife Julie, Mark and wife Leslie, Scott and wife Paige, Debbie Thompson, Jeremy Thompson, Toby and wife Jackie, Courtney Vance and husband Clint and Casey Thompson; great-grandchildren, Seth, Riley and Allie, Shannon and Megan, Lia and Ryder, MacKenzie and Gehrig, Emma, and Cooper Vance; special friends, Charley and Steve Triplette; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at First Christian Church in Holyoke with Pastor Merle Powell officiating. Interment was set to follow at the Holyoke Cemetery.
Gerk Funeral Homes was entrusted with the arrangements.


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What Happened At The Real Housewives Of New Jersey Reunion?
September 09, 2012 08:55 AM by Martha Zaborowski
If you were in Atlantic City this weekend and heard blood-curdling shrieks and the sound of furniture flipping, you were probably near The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion taping. Read what Andy Cohen, Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita, Kathy Wakile, and Melissa Gorga have to say about The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 4 reunion filming…
Andy Cohen first tweeted a photo with a caption that said: "This is me thinking "OMFG THIS REUNION IS EPIC!!!"#RHONJ"
Later, he wrote: "Just wrapped #RHONJ reunion. It was intense, funny, dramatic & VERY EMO. And I have Teresa's bronzing glitter all over my suit sleeve!!" Teresa retweeted his message, and then wrote to Andy: "I have no voice today." Andy replied, "I still have a headache. I will give you tea and whiskey tomorrow night and we'll make @PerezHilton talk a lot." Teresa will be a guest on Watch What Happens Live Sunday night!
Caroline tweeted she needed a drink, while her sister-in-law Jacqueline went on a Twitter bender. @JacLaurita wrote the following after the reunion: "Very emotional reunion, glad its over. My emotions got the best of me. Moving on now to BLK event. #insanity. Let's just say that my emotions got so high that staff on set gave me a Xanax toward the end and it didn't even work for me." She then said she was kidding about the Xanax, but added: "Glorious days ahead!!! Now we can focus on what's REAL and important! :0) Thank you all for your support! XOXO!"
Focus on the real? As opposed to the fake? What do you think Jacqueline meant?
Kathy tweeted that Richard Wakile, Joe Gorga, and Chris Laurita attended and that she was shocked that "@richardwakile is so quiet today after yesterday's #RHONJ Reunion! #StrangePhenomenon #ShellShocked." Melissa wrote, "7 words for the #RHONJ reunion yesterday with @BravoAndy…. IT'S LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE."
Sounds pretty epic! For those worried about Teresa being slaughtered at this year's reunion, there seems to be some good news. Joe Giudice joined her in Atlantic City, so at least he's trying to be supportive. When a RHONJ fan tweeted Bravo insider Naughty but Nice Rob and asked whether this reunion was as bad as last year's reunion was for Teresa, he replied "best ever."
No word yet on any special surprise guests (*cough*cough* Danielle Staub) joining the reunion, but stay tuned and watch what happens!
How excited are you about The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 4 reunion on Bravo? What do you hope happens?
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agoodboy Says:
September 9th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Andy Cohn is such a scumbag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carole Says:
September 9th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
I'm sad that you would be embarrassing the women that felt you where the classy one. I'm so sorry for you. Be happy that you have raised really nice children and look forward to see them succeed on their own. Going forward your rewards will be in your grandchildren.
The best part of your life is coming!
Try to enjoy every minute.
V Says:
September 11th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Teresa needs to be put in her place one and for all…. the victim always…PLEASE!!!!
edi Says:
September 12th, 2012 at 11:15 am
Watched Teresa on WWHL. When they asked her about her husbands infamous phonecall, she made herself look like an idiot with her answer. Watch the clip of her husbands phone conversation. He is definantly talking to a woman by his throaty groan early in the conversation after he asks "what are you doing". He only spoke spanish after Teresa got close. You know, right after he called her a B#$@h, C#!%t. Get real with yourself Teresa. He's cheated on you and he talks like a lowlife! Dump him! you'll be better off. When you try to cover up for him and lie, you look like a dumb wife who believes what she wants to believe even when the truth is staring her in the face.
Al Says:
September 15th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Andy is really the biggest scumbag of all. He does not control anything, protecting Teresa, and Teresa continue lying shamelessly.
karen Says:
September 24th, 2012 at 10:03 am
Watching low class trash like Teresa and her husband continue
to be allowed to lie and insult others and get away with it has
literally caused me to drop all Bravo shows.
I cannot any longer watch what is beyond amoral and unscrupulous.
Trish Says:
September 25th, 2012 at 11:01 am
Teresa Giudice is ugly, she is ugly inside and it shows on the outside! She is such a liar, what is wrong with the American Public to buy her cookbooks and wine etc. You are only making her rich. Her husband is accused of fraud etc and still has to face the law. She trys to make herself look good while hurting others.
I am an Italian girl from New Jersey and we had values and respect, She has none of these. My hats off to Caroline, Lauren, Jackie,Melissa and Kathy for finally knowing what Teresa really is. And Kim, you look and act like a W____
sherrie Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 7:07 am
I watched part 1 of the rhonj reunion. will not be watching part 2 and 3. Teresa lying has become old and is not entertaining.
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How to Make Your OC Awesome without Making Him/her Into a Mary-sue/Gary-stu
By Prof. Naga BA, MH
There are tons of guides about avoiding the creation of a Mary-sue/Gary-stu throughout the internet, but nobody ever say anything about making it awesome. Admit it, people. I know you have this problem. Even I have. But then I found a way-a way that will make the title into reality if you do it nicely and diligently. One single drop of ignorance and you're toast. There are steps to reach enlightenment. Scroll down and you'll know it.
ATTENTION: This guide is not for minor OCs that only appears for a very brief moment. If you're making a story and you want minor OCs for villains -- you can actually make them into a Sue/Stu, because Sues and Stus are meant to be annihilated.
Step 1: Themselves
1.1 The Protoform
Where does your OC come from? Most fanfic writers (especially girls) make their OCs based on themselves. They can also inspire by someone else-like your siblings, parents, or even your anthropomorphic dog. Wherever they came from, give them a name and decide their age, birthday, hair color, etc.
There's your awesome-to-be OC!
Keep in mind, though, that your OC must fit with her fandom surrounding. Like an Uchiha OC cannot have any other hair color but black. Grey-black, blue-black, purple-black is acceptable-but not white or pink. And they can't exist AFTER the massacre. Put them in pre-massacre timeline instead or better yet before the creation of Konoha itself.
Or an Autobot can't have red eyes, unless later you explained in detail why. Like...they used to be Decepticons.
OCs for fandoms such as KHR, Bleach, CLAMP works, etc is much easier. They-as far as I see-are not as strict as the two examples above.
If you already have one, then move forward!
1.2 Getting Deep Inside
Now that your OC is set, they need to be given personality. It's up to you how does your OC behave normally. However, this is the hard part.
Well, that's what you think.
Actually, it's quite simple. Start with one key personality. For instance: ignorant. With that one trait, expand it and put other personality traits. They can't possibly be ignorant forever; there has to be something that happens (perhaps an interaction with a canon character) that triggers their motivation to change. You have the brain, so you make something up. Take your time; you don't have to come up with something as you read this guide.
So, I lied! This is actually the easiest part! The hardship of this point is actually you. You are the brain of the whole OC-creating thing. If at one point you make your OC out of character it's your fault. So, focus!
Anyway, let's move forward!
1.3 Chronology
For whatever reason you make your OC, whether it's for a fanfiction, roleplay, or application, they have to have a past-short or long. This is the tricky part and you will change it around as time passes due to the ever-flowing storyline. Good for those of you who're making an OC for a finished series like Sailor Moon or Death Note. Since they've reached their end, no more updates will be given and you can make up your OCs past much more freely.
Making up the past of your OC is the same as creating your OC themselves. In fact, the past looks like it has a body. Anyway, once again, adjust it to the timeline. OCs that are attached to main characters (like Tsunayoshi, Ichigo, or Naruto) are usually trickier, but what you have to do is keep yourself up-to-date and I can assure you that you and your OC will go just fine. If your OC is more related to a minor canon, it's usually easier to make a story of.
Take my example: my OC, Nagayoshi (oh, shut up; yes, it's based on myself) is related to Kakuzu strongly. Since Kakuzu's profile is mostly unknown, it's easier for me to play around with their relationship by adjusting him a little. How they first meet, how do they get connected, and all. So far (which is almost chapter 20 and still counting-whoo!), I've been successful, or so my readers said to me. Readers never lie, see.
Of course, you can modify the canon but not too much. In my case, I try to keep it as loyal as possible to the original storyline. I only make Kakuzu a little softer, but of course, keeping his moneygrubber and hot-headed side intact at all times.
And of course, in a life, there HAS to be ups and downs. Your OCs can't be happy-go-lucky or depressed forever. There has to be loss, death, sadness, hardships at one point and victory, life, happiness, and luck on the other point. Make it realistic. Look at other people's life. You don't do it there's a big chance your OC might come from a lame background.
Remember: your goal is to make your OC awesome.
So you have finished the entirety of their past. Good! You have a good view of what they would and/or wouldn't do in the future as you continue their story. However, keep the long version to yourself. When you put your OC's past into an application, shrink it 50-80% of the whole thing. Nobody in the internet wants to spend their time reading your OC's memoir.
By reading and following this first step, you have created your OC! Yay! Now, it's time to move them on, and so shall we!
Step 2: The First Baby Steps
2.1 Talents and Abilities
The most challenging section ever! I made up with two categories of world below, because not all fandom has the same attribute.
2.1.1 T&A for non-fantasy world fandom
If your OC lives in the world like that of Chobits, Ouran, or High School Musical, then they can't have talents or abilities that are inhuman. They can't be Superman; however, they can be Sherlock Holmes.
Every parent (authors) wants their kids (OCs) to be good, smart, and perfect. They can, except for the perfect part. You can make your OC a baseball champion, a high-ranked detective with marvelous power of deduction, or convincing actors. However, they can't be all of them. Pick one up to, at the most, five talents. Sure, it's easier to develop your OC into awesome when they have that much talent, but the problem is that it's terribly risky.
If your OC only has one talent, use that one power to give them other power. Like...if your OC is a great actor, that acting talent can help them go through things happening in their life. It can be used to trick their boss or teacher, it can bring them to the Oscars, or worse, it could bring them to their own fall-depending on how you want them to be.
If your OC has more than one, though, you have to make some judgments first. Despite having the maximum amount of talents, use only one or two most frequently. Let the other talents be forgotten. It's an effective way to trick your readers -- in a good way -- from thinking that your OC is a Sue.
What's better is when your OC started out with no talent at all. They earn one as they live on. This is actually the best way to make your OC awesome, and what's more, since they started from zero and work their butt off for it, they won't be a Mary-sue/Gary-stu!
2.1.2 T&A for fantasy world fandom
Fantasy world is much more flexible to shape. No matter in what fandom you are, you can do what is impossible in real life. Here, your OC can fly, teleport, telepathy, etc. However, again, adjustments! (OHNOES).
OHYUS. Even fantasy has rules. You can't be God-like, even when your OC has flaws. Therefore, absolute immortality is a big NO. Five-minute immortality is acceptable. At least, they still can die.
Look at your designated fandom. If it's Twilight, there can only be humans, vampires, and werewolves. You can't put Big Foot or Predator in it. Your OC may have Edward Cullen's mind-reading ability, but can't be more effective than his.
If your fandom is Naruto and you want flying ability...haha...no way -- at least not without the combination of nature and chakra. I used to make an OC like that exactly but after learning that she has Sue-ish abilities, I immediately stop using her and create a new one -- which is Nagayoshi. Now it hurts me when I reread the stories in which she first appeared.
See? Even I make mistakes.
I must insist, though, on this world, your OC must only have FIVE at the most. Any more than that and you have crossed the forbidden line between human and god. In fact, let me give the breakdowns below:
~Superhero(ine): ONE power that can be break down into many sub-power. ((Ex. The Flash's power is anything with speed. He can use that speed to vibrate his molecules and become intangible.))
~Ninja: Depending on rank, 3-4 jutsu (excluding the basic ones). Genin should only have one; Kage/Sannin/S-rank criminal can have more than five (what a beautiful chance).
~Twilight vampire: ONE type of ability only. All vampires can run fast and jump high, so those two are not included as abilities.
~Twilight werewolf: What else to say? They can only transform themselves plus all the abilities werewolves possess.
~Shinigami: About 3-4, depending on rank too. Even Captains don't seem to have a lot of abilities.
[If I miss anything, notify me.]
I was about to put mutant, wizard, and robot there but I cancelled it. Mutants are born with a power; wizards can add their own spells; and robots don't have power. It would be really awesome if your character can only use one ability to create many kinds of benefits. My OC Nagayoshi is a lightning chakra specialist; she can do anything with lightning from electrocuting someone to sensing electromagnetic fields for a certain perimeter. She's also a thief, but other than missions, she never uses it. As of now, that ability was kind of forgotten.
2.2 Interaction
This section is for interaction with canon of your selected fandom.
It won't be a fanfiction/roleplay if your OC doesn't interact with the canon. You can decide who are they working for, their friends, rivals, nemesis, or lover. Again, the hardships in this one is on who your OC are interacting with. If it's the main character of the fandom, then it's usually a little bit hard to make a romantic relationship. On the other hand, if it's with a minor character, it should be easy (depending on the character).
Now, to make this interaction happen, you have to set a possible scenario. For example: you want your OC to make an interaction with Pein while you know perfectly that Amegakure is a strict area and your OC came from other village. How are you going to make it happen? Does Pein sent his men to capture your OC for what they have done? Was he on a solo, seriously-important mission and stumble upon your OC in the forest?
Make it logical. It's just a little absurd to find one of the Olympus gods in some chess club. Unless that canon does travel around, you're lucky then.
What's awesome is you arrange a genius way to meet with a canon that is almost impossible to meet. It's a challenge, but that's where the fun is.
2.3 You've Had Me At 'Hello'
This has been a controversy everywhere in fanfictioning universe: pairing your OC with a canon. Not only that, it's the most difficult. I've worked my butt off for this one too. Everybody always say that being paired with a canon is Sue-ish, especially for characters like Edward Cullen, Percy Jackson, or Sasuke Uchiha, because they either already have a love of their life or they just have no room for love.
You can make those types of character forget their canon pair: by making an AU story, where Bella Swan is your OC and Edward saves her from the car and la...la...la.... But of course, that is the fastest way to make a Sue and a bash-worth character, and it's not awesome. So DON'T do it. For your own good.
In pairing with a main canon (whether they're protagonist or antagonist), the secret of success lies in your creativity and storyline elaboration. So the more complicated your story, the more chance Edward Cullen would fall for your OC. Hopefully...
Oh, so your OC isn't in love with a main character. But you're asking: "how many canons that can fall for my OC?"
I'd say maximum three. Two, if they're main canons. It's better if there's only one canon but the rest are OCs. For example: your OC is a celebrity. They're good-looking, charming, sexy, just...hot! Obviously, celebrities have admirers, stalkers, you name it. But it would be better (awesome, perhaps) if those stalkers are minor, forgettable OCs. Meanwhile, your OC has to work hard to get the canon's heart.
That...apparently...is what I'm trying to do in my mega-series right now. Romance is just not my forte. In my story, my OC has two admirers so far, and they're both my own OCs too. For me, you can have as many OC admirers as you want as long there's only one canon involved in your OC's love life.
2.4 Spotlight Issues
This is also a problem in some certain fanfiction writers. I know that your OC is the main character of your fanfiction right now, but that doesn't mean they get all the good stuff. Make them fall, not just once, several times, so that other characters that has better skills in doing that certain activity can shine. Yes, your OC can be strong, smart, and everything, but readers want to see more of the others too. You're only lucky when your readers are five-year-olds-they haven't understood the true beauty of a story.
I've seen an Avatar: The Last Airbender fanfic that has this exact of issue. The main character of that fic, a female OC, is not bad. She's not a bitch, not a weakling, and not omnipotent either. Yet, she's always involved in all plot of the original story, many times stealing Katara's spotlight where the young waterbender should have a role in that certain plot. At that time of reading, I was still clueless about this Mary-sue business, but now that I've learned about it, I just realize that was not right. The author should have just made an alternate timeline for that character instead of replacing her on some canon's spotlight. I'm begging you, don't do that.
Well, of course, if you intend to alter a canon's spotlight, make sure that that character doesn't really have a big role in the scene. For example: you cannot replace Ichigo Kurosaki from rescuing Rukia when she was about to get executed. Ichigo was the one who is supposed to rescue her. If you do that, then what have you done to the IchiRuki coupling!?!
An acceptable example is when you put your OC as a substitute to one of Team Jacob's werewolves -- but NOT Jacob himself. With that, your OC doesn't disturb the original storyline.
Or...you can make an AU storyline and say...your OC adopted Naruto as his/her own son. Again, it takes all your creative juices to make your story, your OC, and the canon themselves good.
It's a different story, though, if your OC is situated with weaker canons. If on one situation your OC is the strongest character around, then you can actually steal the smaller ones' spotlight. For example, Bleach:
Your OC is in some patrolling mission with low-ranked Shinigamis (anyone lower than the big 10 and captains) and a Menos Grande suddenly appears. Their comrades were helpless; they're just not strong enough to beat a Menos Grande. Your OC happens to be the highest rank amongst them all (can be anything).
Since your OC is strong, you can actually make your OC defeat the Menos singlehandedly. They're the most powerful amongst the group, so why not? However, if your OC is not powerful enough to defeat the Hollow, despite their blood-shedding efforts, there's one solution to save your OC life: bring down the Deus Ex Machina! It can be anyone stronger than your OC.
It depends, once again, on how your story goes. But if you try, your story might have a perfect character balance -- and not making your OC lame too.
Step 3: Fitting in With the People
One crucial point here; and, no, no more sub-steps.
This one might sound a little bit the same as point 2.2 Interaction. Anyway, this one is more elaborate than the first one.
So your OC has met this canon of your choice, or any other canon they're supposed to have connections with. Whoever they are, they have personality. Personality is like magnets. Two personalities that do match sticks, and repels when they don't, just like magnets.
Now, I want you to think over on your OC and the canons -- especially when you're about to pair them together. Do their personalities match? Will that canon want to go out with your OC? Does your OC have a turn-off that makes the canon turn away from them?
Don't you tell me "Oh, [Canon name] will absolutely fall in love with [OC name] and do stuff with her because he/she is just SOOOOOO sexy!"
If you do, then you're not being serious with this OC-making thing and awesome OCs don't need nor do they want lousy writers. Being serious is a must or you'll fail terribly.
This is also important when you're giving your OC friends and/or enemies. What cause them to become friends? Do they have similar ideas or not? If they're enemies, what makes them hate each other so much?
Think well!
And So, Our Kids Have Grown...
This is just a recap from all steps' main point.
Once again, I have to say, that your OC's growth depends on how you get the story flowing. Your OC may be a cool character, not showing any Sue or Stu sign. But if you get too overwhelmed with his/her success in their life, you might make them too strong and that's where it goes really bad.
If you're a loyal-fanfictioner type (those who stick to the original storyline), then you should know how to adapt your OC to their surroundings. Your OC may be the main character of your story, but it doesn't mean they can get all the fun, right?
By now, you should have understood that to make your OC awesome without making them a Mary-sue/Gary-stu is through some deep critical thinking. I don't ask you to be a scientist or a professor. I'm not thinking like either of those -- I'm still just a teenager, a college student. You don't have to open all your school text books too. Just read what you want to read, Wiki things that you're interested in but do not understand. This is not a school project, so you can do whatever you want.
Also, again, be serious. Your OC needs your constant attention and care. You must be careful on where to leading them. Small mistakes can be overturned, but big ones...they may need a total revamp.
I know, it's not easy to make an OC awesome without sacrificing so much thinking energy. Well, no sacrifice no victory, right? It's okay; it's hard for the first time. I made a Mary-sue too, remember? Nobody's perfect. As long as you have the passion and the carefulness, I can assure you that you'd be successful.
This is the end of the guide. I hope it helps so far. I know there's a lot of rambling, but it's just me.
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This is a retired LEGO injection mold that pumped out 120-million six-stud bricks over its lifetime. That's a serious work ethic. LEGO molds these days? They come fresh out of school and expect some cushy job to just be handed to them, then get all pissy when it doesn't happen. I WORKED IN A WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINE FOR FORTY YEARS. "Dammit GW, no you didn't." It was in previous life. I was married to this super ugly broad too, she might have been a cousin. Or a dude -- all that coal dust really did a number on my eyes. Even in this life I still have to wear glasses.
Thanks to Branden, who wants to retire yesterday. Me? I can never retire because I'm terrified of the things I'll get into with all that spare time.


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SEBI - Securities & Exchange Board of India, regulatory body formed in 1988 by Govt. of India, with the objective to protect the interest of existing as well as prospective investors in securities by giving statutory powers to the Board. It is a regulatory body which controls the capital market of India.
SEBI Security Coordinator Recruitment 2013-14 Details
SEBI has invited applications from Indian nationals for the appointment to the post of Security Coordinator .Read more at recruitmentdetails.com .The position will be on temporary and contractual basis for a period of 3 years.
Security Coordinator – 1 Post
Place of Posting : Head Office, Mumbai
Requisite Qualification : Applicant should be Graduate from recognized University and put services as an officer with min. 20 yrs in Indian Army/Indian Navy/IAF in Lt. Colonel or above rank. Proficiency in computer applications is desirable.
Age limit : Upper age limit of the applicant is 60 years as on 01-Aug-2013.
Salary Structure : Selected candidate will be given either Rs.1,10,000/- per month plus accommodation facility or Rs.1,50,000/- without accommodation facility.
Selection Method : Selection committee will select appropriate candidate after interview followed by medical fitness test.
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Closing Date of receiving Appl. At SEBI – 23rd Aug,2013
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Good news! We are back at the Hilton Seattle Airport again in 2014, enjoying the finest feis venue in the Pacific Northwest. Top quality rooms, helpful staff, complimentary airport shuttle, and walking access to the light rail to downtown. For dining, Spencer's has fine dining and a bar menu with more economic offerings (available in the dining room). Date will be March 8-9, 2014, a good warmup for Irish Week and St. Patrick's Day. Rooms at the feis rate of $122 (and no resort fee) can be booked until February 14 at the Hilton.
We expect to entertain 400-500 dancers and their families from Western Canada and the Western US. Competitions will range from the newest beginners to the top champions, including adults. And, we expect to see quite a few dancers who have qualified for the World Championships in London in late April. There will be many special competitions as well, for dancers of all levels. One of the crowd favorites is the St. Patrick's dress-up special, where dancers do their own "choreography", in attire of their choosing. And we'll have soda bread and art competitions for dancers and family members.
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Last month (November 2013) Shawn and Stephanie Grimes our Directors of Technology and Curriculum respectively went up to Philadelphia to run a WebSlam in partnership with YouthBuild Charter School. YouthBuild Charter School is a non-profit that helps high school dropout students "earn their diplomas while learning vital job skills and providing valuable community services." WebSlam is an intensive, one week long experience where students develop real-world skills in web development and then put those skills to work to help others. Through the aid of tech coaches and direct instruction, youth participants (irrespective of prior web development background) learn the basics of HTML, CSS, and PHP through developing for the WordPress platform. As a capstone to the week of learning, students solve the needs of actual clients and build websites in an intensive hackathon-style "WebSlam." Many of the Youth who participated in the WebSlam Philly had little to no experience when it comes to web development or design but after a week of training with our curriculum that leverages lessons from Codeacademy, students were confident enough to handle a client who needed a website. Check out the video above that recaps a little of what went down that week!


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Churches and monasteries
Churches are only open in the mornings (and sometimes in the late afternoon). Small churches are often closed, but you can ask for the key. Some monasteries are not open to women at all. Greeks are particularly conservative in terms of clothing in religious establishments.
Eating out
Opening hours
The Greeks rarely eat lunch before 1pm or dine before 9pm. Some restaurants do open earlier to suit tourists, but don't be surprised if they aren't open at midday or 7pm. Alternatively, no one will be surprised if you walk in at 3pm or 10.30pm expecting a meal!
Tips and bills
Tipping is not customary in Greece, but no one will prevent you from leaving a coin or two should you so wish. Bread is extra.
Where to eat
Taverns are widespread. An estiatorio is in theory a superior category of restaurant, although the difference may not be obvious. An ouzeria, also known as a mezedopoleia or rakadiko , is a tavern specialising in mezze (Greek equivalent of Spanish tapas). If you fancy roast meat, look for a psistaria , while psarotaverna are specialised in fish.
The voltage in Greece is 220V, but plugs are standard two-pin continental plugs, so you will probably need an adaptor.
Embassies and consulates
British Embassy –1 Ploutarchou Street, 106 75 Athens – t 210 7272 600 – http://ukingreece.fco.gov.uk/en/
Irish Embassy – 7 Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou, 106 74 Athens – t 210-723-2771 – http:// www.embassyofireland.gr
Also see Know before you go.
Universal European emergency number: t 112.
Police: t 100. Emergency medical assistance: t 166. Tourist police: t 171.
Chemists are open daily except Sundays (closed Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday afternoon) from 8am-2pm and from 5-7pm.
The currency of Greece is the Euro.
Bnaks / exchange
Banks are open Monday-Thursday from 8am-2.30pm (2pm on Fridays) and are closed at weekends.
Credit cards and traveller's cheques
Many shops and hotels and some restaurants accept major international credit cards. This is however rarely the case in guesthouses and taverns. When filling up with petrol, make sure you can pay by credit card beforehand. Euro zone residents should note that bank charges for withdrawals and payments are identical to those in their country of origin.
Traveller's cheques are generally only accepted in the more tourist areas and in large towns; they can however be easily changed in all banks.
Budget / cost of living
The cost of living is cheaper in Greece than in the rest of Western Europe.
Those travelling on a small budget should plan on spending between €50-70/day per person for a night in a guesthouse, two simple meals and bus or ferry transport between islands.
Those on a medium budget can expect to spend between €80-110/day per person for a night in a comfortable hotel, light lunch, good dinner and a car rental.
If you have a larger budget, for €130-160/day per person, you can expect a good hotel, simple lunch, gourmet dinner and a car rental.
Add around €3 for entrance tickets to sites and museums.
When travelling around, remember that trains are less expensive than buses and that ferries are cheaper than hydrofoils or express services.
Post offices are open Monday-Friday from 7.30am-2pm. In some large towns, the main post office branches are open in the afternoon.
Public holidays
1 January
6 January – Epiphany
Ash Monday – Katathari Deftera , 49 days after Orthodox Easter
25 March – National Holiday
Good Friday
Easter Monday
1 May
Whit Monday
15 August – Assumption Day.
28 October – National Holiday
25 and 26 December
Opening hours
The opening hours of shops are complicated and vary from one place to another.
In towns, they are open daily from 9am-9pm, except Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am-3pm.
In tourist villages on the islands, opening hours are haphazard. In summer, some shops stay open daily continuously from 10am-10pm (occasionally 11pm).
Prices are, as a general rule, fixed. Bartering is however always possible for accommodation, particularly if you are travelling out of season and intend to stay for several nights in the same spot.
Calling Greece from abroad
00 + 30 (country code for Greece) + area code + number of the person.
Calling home from Greece
00 + country code. For the United Kingdom: 44; for Ireland: 353.
Karta Tilefoniki for international calls can be purchased from €5 for 15-40 minutes depending on the country called.
National calls
Telephone numbers in Greece have 10 digits and landlines always start with a 2 (6 for mobile phones). Area codes are included in the telephone number. To make a call, always dial the whole number, wherever you happen to be in Greece.
Dial a 0 before the area code if you are calling from another region of Greece. Within the same region, it is not necessary to dial the area code.
Traditions and customs
The café remains a predominantly male bastion, particularly in the provinces and women travellers, even when accompanied by a man, would probably be happier taking a seat on the terrace if they want to avoid an awkward silence.
Slightly raising the head or just the eyes means "no" in Greece, while nodding the head once indicates "yes".
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Steam hits 30 million accounts thanks to crazy growth rate
Valve has announced that its PC gaming hub, Steam, now has 30 million registered accounts.
Steam has gained impressive traction in the past year - Valve notes its figures are up a staggering 178 per cent.
Gabe Newell, president of Valve said that "Steam is on track to record the biggest year in its six year history," thanks to major development advances to the platform such as support for Mac titles, the Steam Wallet, and in-game item buying support.
On any given day there are six million users logging on to the service.
E-Book sales also see crazy growth
Print book sales decline slowly as e-book sales grow rapidly.
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MENA — Raymond Standridge, 83, of Mena died Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Hot Springs. He was born July 6, 1928, in Mena. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and was a property owner. He was the widower of Sue Dodson Standridge.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Beasley Wood Chapel in Mena with burial to follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Mena.
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced the addition of its first two new members of 2010.
Deep Silver, a publishing division of Koch Media, was launched in 2002 and has published over 60 titles. Fellow new member Slang, who specializes in publishing Hispanic-themed titles, will launch its first game (Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring) this summer.
ESA President Michael Gallagher on the additions:
Deep Silver's and Slang's membership in the ESA reflects the diversity of our industry. ESA's growing roster also highlights the continued importance of our goals of protecting intellectual property rights, preventing piracy, and upholding freedom of speech.
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September 25, 2012 – The Health Department announced today that over 30 New York City hospitals are participating in the Healthy Hospital Food Initiative, an unprecedented voluntary program that promotes healthier food choices in hospitals. Seventeen private hospitals have committed to participation, building off of the successful changes implemented by the NYC Health and Hospital Corporation's 15 medical facilities. These commitments will impact over 125,000 hospital employees and millions of hospital patients and visitors annually. Under the initiative, participating hospitals will make healthy choices readily available for staff, patients and visitors across multiple venues. They will implement the NYC Food Standards in four areas including: cafeterias, beverage vending machines, food vending machines and patient meals.
"Hospitals should set the standard for promoting healthy behaviors and with this initiative in New York City, they are doing just that," said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. "The Healthy Hospital Food Initiative is the most comprehensive approach to improving food options inside our hospitals. "I applaud the hospitals that are making changes to offer more healthy options throughout their facilities offering everyone, from patients to visitors, better choices."
Hospitals are important venues for improving the dietary health of New Yorkers. Not only are they institutions that promote health and treat disease, they also serve millions of employees, visitors and patients each year. The NYC Food Standards, first established in 2008 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, are consistent with the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Institute of Medicine guidelines for a healthy diet, and use progressive strategies to make healthy foods easily available.
"We support the Health Department's move to promote more nutritious options in hospitals and are proud to participate in this important initiative aimed at primary prevention of obesity and chronic disease," says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, the CEO and President of The Mount Sinai Medical Center. "We need to recognize that on an individual level, obesity underlies or exacerbates most chronic disease today, including diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. On a population level, they result in many avoidable hospitalizations, re-admissions and, ultimately, trillions of dollars in health care spending."
"At NYU Langone Medical Center, we recognize the integral role healthy eating plays in both wellness and the healing process, and we have worked to enhance the taste of our patient meals while improving the nutritional content," said Amy Horrocks, Vice President for medical services at NYU Langone Medical Center. "Our commitment to offering healthy food is synonymous with our vision to ensure world-class patient-centered care."
Changes are already underway: to date, 21 private and public hospitals have already implemented beverage vending machine standards, affecting over 700 machines. These standards decrease the offerings of high-calorie beverages and make healthier options more prominent. Twenty-two hospitals are in the process of implementing the food vending machine standards, which would increase the availability of healthy snack options, and 11 hospitals are already making changes in their cafeterias/cafes, including making fruits, vegetables and whole grains more available.
Nutrition-related health problems, such as obesity, heart disease, stroke, and cancer are the city's leading causes of death and disability, burdening New York not only with illness but also with lost productivity and higher health care costs. Nationally, obesity-related health problems cost private employers $73 billion each year.
"HHC healthcare facilities are committed to making healthy food options available to our patients, nursing home residents, staff and visitors," said Alan D. Aviles, President, New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation. "We are already in compliance with the city's guidelines for patient meals and vending machines and look forward to working with our cafeteria vendors to help bring them into compliance with the new standards.,"
"The Healthy Hospital Food Initiative is another example of the hospital community's commitment to improving the health of hospital patients, staff, and visitors," said Greater New York Hospital Association President Kenneth E. Raske. "The City Health Department has once again developed a strong initiative to improve public health."
Bellevue Hospital CenterBronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care SystemColer-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing FacilityConey Island HospitalDr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterElmhurst Hospital CenterGouverneur Health Nursing HomeHarlem Hospital CenterHospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical CenterJacobi Medical CenterKings County Hospital CenterLincoln Medical And Mental Health CenterMaimonides Medical CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMetropolitan Hospital CenterMontefiore Medical Center - Children's Hospital at MontefioreMontefiore Medical Center - Jack D. Weiler HospitalMontefiore Medical Center - Moses HospitalMontefiore Medical Center - Wakefield HospitalNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical CenterNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical CenterNew York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's HospitalNew York-Presbyterian/The Allen HospitalNorth Central Bronx HospitalQueens Hospital CenterRusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Langone Medical CenterSea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center & HomeSt. Barnabas HospitalThe Mount Sinai HospitalTisch Hospital, NYU Langone Medical CenterWoodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterWyckoff Heights Medical Center
By joining the Healthy Hospital Food Initiative, participating hospitals have agreed to voluntarily implement the following four NYC Food Standards:
These standards use a variety of techniques to make the healthy choice the easy choice including increasing the availability of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains; promote healthy value meals; limit the promotion of high calorie beverages and eliminate fried foods.
These standards decrease the availability of high calorie beverages, including addressing the placement of high calorie beverages, and ensuring that advertisements on machines are promoting healthy choices.
Food vending machines at participating hospitals include nutrition requirements for calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, fiber and other nutrients in stocked products.
Patient meal standards provide nutrition requirements for individual foods purchased, such as sodium limits for bread and cereal, and for meals served, such as two fruit or vegetable servings at lunch and dinner.
This program is part of New York City's larger approach to healthy eating and addressing chronic diseases. In December 2011, Mayor Bloomberg charged Deputy Mayor Gibbs and Deputy Mayor of Operations Holloway with significantly strengthening the City's anti-obesity efforts by creating a multi-agency task force that would recommend innovative, proactive solutions to address the obesity crisis in New York City.
The initiative is launching with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services. Funding is administered by the Fund for Public Health in New York, a private non-profit organization that supports innovative initiatives of the New York City Health Department.
To learn more about the NYC Healthy Hospital Food Initiative, visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cardio/cardio-hospital-food-initiative.shtml.


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Family Friendly Lodging Near Rhine
Size45 m²
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- Elevator in building
- Internet/WiFi
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Balcony/terrace
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Very nice, bright apartment on the 8th floor (last floor with elevator) with a large balcony (for smokers) and a beautiful view of Düsseldorf! Only 5 minutes walk to the Rhine, 7 minutes to the tram station and 12 minutes by tram to the city (direct, just 8 stops).
Very convenient for two couples or families: 1 double bed (1.40 m) in the alcove plus 2 single beds (0.90 x 2.00 m), which can be assembled as a double bed. ATTENTION: 4th person on request, please contact me!!!
Small, separate kitchen - butcher, bakery just 100 meters away, supermarket 500 m opposite to tram stop.
NEW: free wifi, router is in the apartment
For weekends, holidays and visitors to our Düsseldorf trade fairs !
I speak German, English and French and am looking forward to seeing you there.
- NEW: free wifi, router is in the apartment!
- Please leave the kitchen clean and with emtied waste bin, thank you!
- Please follow some heating information in winter time: don't leave windows or balcony door open when you aerate the room. Please put heating on level 2, also in bathroom and kitchen, during a longer absence.
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Thank you, I felt very comfortable. The hostess very helpful and friendly. I'll gladly again! Brigitte
Herzlichen Dank,
ich habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Gastgeberin sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich.
Ich komme gern wieder!
Kirsten did not promise too much: The apartment is bright and friendly. The surrender of the key ran reliably and the facilities leaves much to be desired. We can use this place to live, delightfully situated close to the beautiful Rhine, only recommended. Warm greetings from Erinna
Kirsten hatte nicht zu viel versprochen:
Das Apartment ist hell und freundlich.
Die Ubergabe des Schlüssels lief zuverlässig und die Austattung lässt keine Wünsche übrig.
Wir können diese Wohnmöglichkeit, herrlich nah am schönen Rhein gelegen, nur empfehlen.
Herzliche Grüße von Erinna
Dear people who want you to come to Dusseldorf. I can recommend you this beautiful, so clean piccobello apartment very very dolle. The landlord is something of normal and friendly. Wow. We felt soooo good and there was Caffeepads and even there was milk in the fridge. After a long journey, the what of "MMamma" Again and again, when I go to Dusseldorf, I'll go there. BF
Hallo liebe Menschen, die Ihr nach Düsseldorf kommen wollt. Ich kann Euch dieses wunderschöne, so piccobello saubere Appartement nur ganz ganz dolle empfehlen. Die Vermieterin ist so was von normal und freundlich. Wow. Wir haben uns soooo wohl gefühlt und da gab es Caffeepads und sogar war da Milch im Kühlschrank. Nach langer Anreise hat das was von "MMamma" Immer wieder wenn ich nach Düsseldorf gehe, werde ich da hin .
I booked the apartment for my parents and they were completely satisfied. I can only recommend.
Ich habe das Apartment für meine Eltern gebucht und sie waren rundum zufrieden. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen.
We had a terrific stay. Everything was to our satisfaction. We are very pleased. Many thanks to Kirsten who let us use her apartment.
Very good and well maintained apartment, very true to the owner sauber.Kommunikation smoothly, very nice woman. Only further recommend.
Sehr gutes und gepflegtes Apartment ,sehr sauber.Kommunikation mit der Besitzerin wahr reibungslos,sehr nette Frau. Nur zum weiter empfehlen.
Good clear and easy reservation page! Gladly again!
Gute übersichtliche Seite und problemlose Reservierung !
Gerne wieder !
Perfect everything perfectly. Wanted me with this message again thank you very much. The apartment is bright, beautiful and above all very very clean. Highly recommend it. Happy again.
Perfekt alles einwandfrei. Wollte mich mit dieser Nachricht noch einmal recht herzlich bedanken.
Das Apartment ist hell, schön und vor allem sehr sehr sauber. Kann es nur weiterempfehlen. Gerne wieder.
Our experience, pair girl of 2 years, has been very positive: the neighborhood is residential and very quiet. There are several small nearby recreation areas for children. The apartment was bright and newly furnished. In addition, the owner was always very helpful in meeting our needs, for example by providing a useful travel cot. The means of transport are not close but can be reached in a ten-minute walk and being close to supermarket and pharmacy. The kitchen is a bit 'small but with all that is necessary. Ultimately, recommended.
La nostra esperienza, coppia più bimba di 2 anni, è stata molto positiva: il quartiere è residenziale e molto tranquillo. Sono presenti nelle vicinanze diversi piccoli spazi svago per i più piccoli. L'appartamento era luminoso e arredato a nuovo. Inoltre la proprietaria è stata sempre molto disponibile nel venire incontro alle nostre esigenze; per esempio fornendoci un utilissimo lettino da campeggio. I mezzi di trasporto non sono vicinissimi ma si possono raggiungere in una decina di minuti di passeggiata e nei pressi si trovano supermarket e farmacia. Il cucinino è un po' piccolo ma dotato di tutto quanto possa servire. In definitiva, consigliato.
The apartment is small, but very nice! It is very bright and has a very nice balcony where in summer the sun. It has everything that is needed and it was very clean I would stay there again
Das Apartment is klein, aber sehr schön! Es ist lichtdurchflutet und hat einen sehr schönen Balkon, der im Sommer zum Sonnen einlädt. Es ist alles vorhanden, was man benötigt und es war sehr sauber
Ich würde dort jederzeit wieder übernachten
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May 26, 2016
Dwayne Curtis scored 21 points and Mississippi held DePaul without a field goal in the final eight and a half minutes of a 69-63 victory over the Blue Demons in the San Juan Shootout Thursday.
Kenny Williams had 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Chris Warren scored 11 points and David Huertas added 10 for the undefeated Rebels (9-0).
Curtis was 7-for-8 from the free-throw line.
Draelon Burns scored 17 points, Karron Clarke had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Wesley Green added 10 points for DePaul (2-6).
Burns was 12-for-12 from the line, but the Blue Demons shot just 6-for-22 from the field in the second half.
Clarke hit two free throws to give DePaul its last lead at 61-60 with 4:11 left in the game.
Curtis' layup 17 seconds later gave the Rebels the lead for good, and he made two free throws with two and a half minutes left to stretch Mississippi's advantage to 64-61.
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Could we move Kennard to free safety next year? I know he would be alittle under sized, but he can hit and is a little slow to play corner. With a year in th s&c he may not even be that under sized. We have some good CB's and need to help at safety. Thoughts?
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Troy Butler would be my choice at this point. He has the size and speed to do some damage back there.
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Can we switch him next week for Chase Daniel and then Josh Freeman? We ned to score about a 100 points on offense the next two weeks.
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I think that's an absolute great idea... I've been saying it all year. Our safety position consistently gets exposed every game. IMO they are more guilty than our young corners as far as the pass defense goes (along with the d-line). I say move him to safety this off-season or at least attempt to and see how he does. You can always move him back. I am also excited for Troy Butler, I think he'll be a stud back there.
I think LJ to safety would make more sense.
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Unfortunately, while the letter requested the information no later than Friday, March 26, 2010, the only thing the Committee has received from DOI is the sound of crickets.
Why is Secretary Salazar claiming to be open and transparent about the process, but refusing to turn over all information related to these designations?
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After the summer break, on her first day back to school, Miah was faced with a surprise. She had survived the entire summer by herself, and now she was confronted by a new girl sitting at her desk in homeroom as if she had sat there every day for the past three years. That morning, Miah had left Lucy in her mother's capable hands and her baby had cried out for her, wanting her mother not her grandmother. She was not in the mood to be trifled with.
"What are you doing in my chair, behind my desk?" she asked edgily, raising her eyebrows and folding her arms across her chest.
The girl looked up at her and smiled, held out her right hand. Warily, Miah shook it briskly, waiting.
"Hi, I'm Ashley Carlyle. Are you Miah Warren?" the girl asked pleasantly, tossing her black ponytail over her shoulder.
Miah nodded uncertainly.
"Who told you about me?" she asked suspiciously.
"Randoms. They told me that you would be wanting your seat back, so I kept it safe for you and didn't let anyone else steal it. Don't worry, I'll move over" Ashley replied, picking up her belongings and shifting to the desk next to that one.
"Thanks" Miah mumbled, dropping her backpack and sliding onto her old chair.
Ashley smiled again and leaned up on her elbows, turning her head to look at Miah again.
"So, how's your baby?" she asked.
Miah narrowed her eyes and clasped her hands tightly together in her lap.
"How did you know about her?"
Ashley shrugged.
"People talk around here, apparently. A boy named Michael Eversley told me" she said, glancing towards the classroom door. "Look, there he is."
Miah looked up and locked eyes with the senior walking quietly inside the room. He grinned at her and came over, sitting on the edge of one of the nearby desks.
"Hey, Miah. Hi, Ashley" he said, speaking confidently.
"I don't know you" Miah said slowly, confused. "How did you know I had a baby?"
Michael blinked his green eyes at her.
"Everyone knows. It was kind of obvious when you were walking around with your stomach sticking out" he said, quirking another smile.
Miah flushed and fidgeted nervously.
"Oh, right" she muttered self consciously. "Forgot about that. But I still don't know you."
Michael shook his head.
"I know that" he replied. "Cheyenne told me to look out for you when you came back, just in case anyone decided to be nasty."
Miah couldn't help her smile then.
"Oh, okay. Thank you then, I guess?" she said uncertainly.
He nodded at her and smiled again.
"You're welcome. Your daughter all right?"
Miah nodded back.
"Yes, she's fine. Did Cheyenne tell you I had a girl?" she answered.
"Yep. What's her name?" Michael asked.
"Lucy. She wasn't happy about me leaving today, but my mother will look after her just fine" Miah told him, trying to tell herself the same thing.
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The key rate cut by RBI is too little to have any major impact on demand for automobiles but it is still a move in the right direction, according to the industry players.
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The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) termed the central bank's decision as a move in the right direction.
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Homeview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin recently earned the 2014 Providigm Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Accreditation as a skilled nursing facility.
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The Franklin site is a property of TLC Management, located in Marion, is a family-owned company. A full continuum of long-term and short-term health care services is provided through its skilled nursing, rehabilitation centers, assisted living and retirement centers. TLC's facilities are located in Indiana and Florida.


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Currently I have around 30 tables in MySQL, one for each category.
1- Do you think I should do it differently than above?
2- Should I use only one SOLR document, or multiple documents? Also, is document the same as a SOLR index?
3- Would it be better to Only use SOLR and skip MySQL knowing that I have alot of columns in each table? Personally I am much better at using MySQL than SOLR.
4- Say the user wants to search for cars in a specific region, how is this type of querying performed/done in SOLR? Ex:
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You may think there is alot of info about SOLR out there, but there isn't, and especially not about using PHP with SOLR and a SOLR php client... Maybe I will write something when I have learned all this... Or maybe one of you could write something up!
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This is taken from Sunday's Chicago Tribune. It's a good thing to keep in mind when things suck.
"I have a little friend name Haddie. She's 6. And she happens to be about the most joyous kid I know. When she was 4, they found out she has a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. She has had tumors in her brain and in her belly, so for the last 2 1/2 years Haddie has been in and out of hospitals. A lot. These days she's treated at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Right now, her tumors are all gone and everyone is crossing their fingers.
Haddie, though, is more intent on everyday wonders. Like finally getting a loose tooth. And learning to read all on her own. Just the other night, her mama was tucking her into bed, and Haddie piped up with this, out of the blue: "I can read. I can whistle. I have a loose tooth. My life is complete."
Then she fell asleep, smiling.
I wrote her exclamation on a slip of paper and taped it on my computer. It reminds me that joy comes in small packages, and little girls with loose teeth and nasty cancer can teach you all you need to know to get through another day."
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Nike Free Run+ 3 Shoes
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After learning that Stanford athletes had been training barefoot on the university's golf course, three of Nike's most innovative and creative employees set out to develop a shoe that felt natural and weightless, similar to bare feet. In 2002, they examined a group of men and women with pressure-measuring insoles taped to their feet, using high-speed cameras to capture images of each foot in motion.
The team spent eight years studying the biomechanics of shoeless running. The results yielded a profound understanding of the foot's natural landing angle, pressure and toe position, allowing Nike designers to build an unconventional and flexible running shoe from the inside out.
• Nike Free: Nike Frees are different than traditional athletic shoes. They're designed to let your feet move more freely and naturally, which means your muscles will be doing a bit more work than demanded of them in some other athletic shoes. Nike encourages you to get used to them gradually for a safer, more effective and more enjoyable experience.
• Glove-Like Fit: The Dynamic Fit system is made up of 'fingers' of soft material that wrap the midfoot and arch, tailoring the shoe perfectly to your foot. For added support and comfort, the molded sockliner mimics the foot's curvature.
• Flexibility: Flex grooves along the length and width of the midsole enhance flexibility for a more natural stride, while diagonal grooves through the arch enhance flexibility and help increase foot strength. The low-profile midsole doubles as an outsole, dramatically reducing overall shoe weight.
• Seamless Feel: The upper offers lightweight support right where you need it, with seamless overlays for a supportive, skin-like fit.
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Three Fulbright scholarship winners will attend AIFS' Shakespeare's Globe Education Theater Program each year from 2013 to 2015. Students that win the award will have the majority of their program costs covered including round-trip airfare, tuition and fees, accommodations, insurance, social program and meals.
On the Shakespeare's Globe Education Theater Program, students spend three weeks at Shakespeare's historic Globe Theater in London, where they have the unique opportunity to study intensively with actors, directors and other theater practitioners. The program runs from June 17 through July 5.
"We're delighted that American students will have the opportunity to experience life in our exciting capital city," remarks Michael Scott-Kline, director of the Fulbright Program. "The American Institute For Foreign Study Summer Institute at Shakespeare's Globe Theater will offer everything that we would hope for in a Fulbright exchange: a stimulating academic component, a rich and immersive cultural experience and an enthusiastic host."
Students applying for the Fulbright award should submit their application materials directly to the Fulbright Commission. The application deadline is March 11. For more information, application criteria or to apply, visit www.aifsabroad.com/england/londonglobe/summer/fulbright.asp.
"It is an honor for the Fulbright Commission to recognize AIFS and our Shakespeare Theater Program," says William L. Gertz, president and CEO of AIFS. "We are proud to bring Shakespeare to American students through this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of studying and performing on the very stage in which he worked at the historic Globe Theater."
AIFS is one of seven college summer programs designated by the Fulbright Commission as Summer Institutes. AIFS' Shakespeare's Globe Education Theater Program was also given the Summer Institute honor in 2012.


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I think the slow cooker is the most underutilized kitchen tool. I didn't realize its full potential until my second year of college, when my roommates and I would have a slow cooker Wednesday. It really is the perfect thing for those of us who get home around dinnertime, are too tired to make a good dinner, and end up making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich instead. Stop underestimating your slow cooker and start making great meals.
Chip Dip
Fall is fast approaching which means football season is right around the corner, but most of us are too busy to slave away in the kitchen preparing for a tailgate party. Instead of settling for mediocre store-bought chip dip, turn on the slow cooker. You will need a pound of ground beef (crumbled and browned), two 15-oz cans of refried beans, two 10-oz cans of diced tomatoes and chilies, one pack of taco seasoning and one pound of cubed Velveeta cheese. Put everything but the cheese into the slow cooker and cook on low for three to four hours, or high for one and a half. When it's almost done, stir in the cheese until it melts. Serve with chips and enjoy!
Easy Peasy Chicken
Have you seen all of the soup flavors out there? The variety for this next meal is almost endless. Take four large frozen chicken breasts, two cans of your favorite condensed soup (I really like cream of mushroom or broccoli cheddar) two cups of water, and your favorite seasonings (in my opinion, garlic goes with everything). Toss it all in the slow cooker and let it cook on low for the entire day. You won't be mad when you are welcomed by savory smells as soon as you get home from work!
Homestyle Apple Brown Betty
Who can deny a dessert than involves baked apples and brown sugar? I found this delicious-looking recipe here. My mouth is watering as I imagine how this would taste over a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream. Making dessert just got a lot easier with your crock-pot!
Not Your Average Macaroni and Cheese.
It was good in college, but now? Not so much. Macaroni and cheese is an easy meal to make, but if you're honest with yourself, it gets old and it's not that great. Give your kids their favorite meal gourmet style. Spray your slow cooker so it's easy to clean. In a separate saucepan, combine ¼ cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, 2 tablespoons of minced onions ½ teaspoon of paprika. Then pour in 3 cups of milk and stir it all up until it isn't lumpy. Heat it all up and continue stirring until the mixture boils. Add 1 cup of your favorite grated cheese and 2 cups of uncooked elbow macaroni. Pour it all into the slow cooker and let it cook on low for two to two and a half hours, or on high for one.
Meatloaf is one of my favorite winter meals. Before researching the wonderful things you can do with a slow cooker, I had no clue I could make meatloaf in one. You probably have everything in your refrigerator too! You will need 2 pounds of hamburger (although I use turkey burger), 2 eggs, 2 slices of bread in small cubes (or crushed crackers), milk, ketchup, one chopped onion, and salt and pepper. Beat the eggs and add in the breadcrumbs and put enough milk in there to get everything moist. Add in the hamburger and squish it all together. Season it how you like, or add in some extras. I have found that chopped apples help keep meatloaf from drying out, and it gives it some great flavor. Pour it all in the slow cooker and shape it to the bowl by flattening it out. Smother the top in ketchup—I really like to mix brown sugar and ketchup for the topping. Cook it all day on low for 8-12 hours. This is the perfect meal to turn on when you leave for work and eat when you're home!
Cooking food in a slow cooker can take the hassle out of dinner. There are even these nifty slow cooker liners that make it super easy to clean up. Get a cookbook or go online to find the endless meals you can make in your slow cooker.
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In the days leading up to the release of his 13th studio album, Something Else, Tech N9ne has elected to decode one of the more personal tracks from the album, "Meant to Happen."
"When I hear something beautiful, I try to put that darkness on top of it," said Tech in an interview with HardKnockTV. "The contrast is just wicked to me."
Tech continued, providing an example of a story that juxtaposed both the beautiful and the wicked. "I told stories about shit that happened in my life. My mom waiting for her prom date, which was my father... He never came while she was waiting for him to come to the prom, and she had her first epileptic seziure that night."
"And I'm asking the darkness, 'Why?' And the darkness is like, 'It was all meant to happen for you to go through that shit.'"
And while Something Else has yet to even drop, that hasn't stopped Tech from thinking about his following projects.
In an interview with MTV's Hive, Tech N9ne discussed an upcoming EP and another studio album.
"November 5 I have a nine-song EP, Therapy. It's a Rock 'n' Roll project," revealed Tech.
"My next album is called Special Effects. I ain't ever told nobody that. Soon as I get through Therapy, I'mma start getting beats." Currently there is no date Special Effects.
Something Else hits shelves on July 30, and features Danny Brown, Kendrick Lamar, and others.
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PERSEPHONEGreek Goddess of the Underworld
Latin Proserpina, or Proserpine. In Greek religion, daughter of Zeus, the chief god, and Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; she was the wife of Hades, king of the underworld. In the Homeric Hymn to Demeter," the story is told of how Persephone was gathering flowers in the Vale of Nysa when she was seized by Hades and removed to the underworld. Upon learning of the abduction, her mother, Demeter, in her misery, became unconcerned with the harvest or the fruitfulness of the Earth, so that widespread famine ensued. Zeus therefore intervened, commanding Hades to release Persephone to her mother. Because Persephone had eaten a single pomegranate seed in the underworld, she could not be completely freed but had to remain one-third of the year with Hades, spending the other two-thirds with her mother. The story that Persephone spent four months of each year in the underworld was no doubt meant to account for the barren appearance of Greek fields in full summer (after harvest), before their revival in the autumn rains, when they are plowed and sown.
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The book Soft Moon Shining by Ethan Walker III is a work of devotional poetry that revolves around God in the feminine form. Like Rumi, Hafiz and Ramprasad, Soft Moon Shining beautifully and effortlessly ferries the reader into the realm of the Divine on the ship of innocent love. It is an invitation to step into the heart of the Goddess - the all-pervading Divine Mother of the Universe. The Goddess is ready to shower Her love and affection on any who care to turn their gaze toward Her luminous heart.


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Grease joint rejuvenator tool opens clogged and stuck grease joints and fittings
This unique, 1144 stress-proof steel tool allows clogged grease joints or fittings to take on grease by injecting light-viscosity oil into the grease joint through the fitting (loosening hardened grease that will not allow the new grease to flow through). To use, simply remove the piston from the tool body and fill with a light viscosity oil (such as penetrating oil), then bleed air off and place the tool onto the fitting. Tap the piston head with a light hammer until the piston moves down the tool body (which tells you the clog has come free). Now the fitting and joint is unclogged and ready to accept grease for proper operation. Included in the kit is a flexible, 4,800 p.s.i. hose extension, which may be needed to access difficult to reach fittings. Tool is 8-1/2" long and weighs 1 lb. USA made.
NOTE: The grease joint cleaner now comes in a black blow-molded case.
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SXSW 2013 Extensis Recap
March 25th, 2013 by Jim Kidwell
SXSW Interactive is something that we at Extensis look forward to all year long. It's a great place to meet people, chat about web design, development and web fonts. With an overwhelming
list of daytime sessions to attend, and dizzying array of evening events, it's always easy to find something interesting and stimulating to attend. We had a great time, and if you were there, I'm willing to bet that you did as well. For a full summary of what we saw and did, see the SXSW Recap on the WebINK Blog.
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Malcolm Gladwell famously wrote about the concept of 'tipping points' — the point at which an emerging trend takes hold and goes from reaching early adopters to reaching mass audiences. When it comes to mobile technology, industry professionals have long been waiting for the tipping point when more people than not have smartphones. In the U.S., that time is now.
Each month, comScore releases a report on U.S. mobile-phone subscribers, and today's report announced that, for the first time ever, over 50% of people with mobile phones in the U.S. now have smartphones. That might not sound like a big deal, but it's an enormous milestone that has huge implications.
In the short term — as in tomorrow — your brand should no longer think of mobile as an afterthought. Your websites and interactive experiences need to be mobile-friendly, and your business model needs to embrace mobile-content creation and consumption. In fact, being mobile-friendly won't even be as good as being mobile-amazing. The leaders of this new era will be the companies that put mobile above all else and are first to deliver the next generation of rich mobile experiences.
In the longer term — let's say the next two years — here's what I predict will also change:
1. The release of more powerful and affordable smartphone hardware
2. The creation of faster and more affordable wireless data access
3. Mobile payments will become the primary way of exchanging money
4. Smartphones will become the primary channel for consumption of news,
music, video, and other media.
If it feels like the world going mobile is something that will hurt your business, you may be feeling a combination of denial, shock, and disbelief. Fear not — the future of mobile will be prosperous and beneficial to all. Your brand can make the jump, and the opportunity to make meaningful connections with your customers will be greater than ever.


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Summer annual grass
An annual that closely resembles johnsongrass and grain sorghum in growth habit and appearance. Leaves are usually without hairs, 12 to 24 inches long, 1 to 2 inches wide, and have a prominent midvein. The ligule is membranous at the base and a fringe of hairs at the top, reaching 5 mm in length. Sheaths are robust and usually hairless, but some hairs can occur in the collar region. Plants can produce tillers and adventitious roots, as in grain sorghum. The seedhead is a large, open panicle much like that of johnsongrass but with individual seeds that are much larger and more robust than those of johnsongrass.
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It's cold and snowy here in upstate NY (just had 9 feet of snow fall last week about an hour north of me, in Oswego County!!!). But, that hasn't kept me off the roads!! I'm a recent college graduate in Enviro Policy, and an avid cyclist, mechanic, and advocate. I ride road, track, and mountain bikes. I am also a bike mechanic. The only bike I own that I didn't build myself is my 2004 Trek 1500. My other bikes are: a 2005 Fetish Cycles D&S mountain bike (my race bike), a 2005 Fetish Cycles Position track bike (my commuter), and a 2007 Fetish Cycles Discipline mountain bike that I use as my all-weather beater (currently converted to a single-speed for winter ease). Email me if you're interested in the component make-up of those.
I'm possible moving to the west-coast in the next couple months, which would be great for my biking addiction. we'll see!
In my free time I teach kids how to mountain bike.
"In the end, we cyclists all have one thing in common: we love bikes so much that we have a ridiculously good time riding them in circles." -fellow biker, Lindsey