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Study French in Bordeaux, a beautiful city that sits on the banks of the Garonne River, surrounded by stunning landscapes such as traditional fishing villages, scenic beaches, the majestic Pyrenees Mountains, and historic chateaux, all of which are within easy reach of Bordeaux via public transport. A wonderful location for those eager to learn about French culture, nearly half of historic Bordeaux has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
This is thanks to its magnificent architecture, most of which has remained relatively unchanged for over 200 years! Bordeaux is also famous for its wine and antiques, as well as being a shopper's paradise and home to what is said to be the longest shopping street in Europe! The local cuisine is also fantastic and includes plenty of delicious seafood, game, pastries and macaroons!
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Bordeaux is famous for its wine, and so our school offers a fantastic 'French and Wine' course which combines French language study with lessons on the art of wine tasting and the wine making process.
Our school in Bordeaux also offers a range of courses designed specifically for students who require French for their work, including Business French courses, Legal French courses, Diplomatic French courses and Medical French courses. The school also offers exam preparation courses for students preparing to take their DELF, TEF and A-level exams and there is even a 'French for Teachers' course!
Course materials aren't included in the fees in Bordeaux, but can be bought directly at the school on arrival.
Our school in Bordeaux offers host family accommodation, which is the perfect accommodation option if you wish to learn French quickly, as you will have plenty of opportunity to practice what you have learnt in class with your native French-speaking hosts! This accommodation type is offered on a half board basis.
Cultural activities are regularly arranged by our school in Bordeaux and include guided tours of Bordeaux and its historical monuments, wine and cheese tasting, guided museum tours and cookery lessons. Regular excursions are also arranged to local places of interest, such as St Emilion and its vineyards, the Arcachon Basin and the Dune of Pilat.
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Rafael Nadal is one victory away from returning to the top of the world rankings after surviving a huge scare to beat Italian Fabio Fognini in the quarterfinals of the China Open on Friday. The Spaniard will regain the top spot if he reaches the final regardless of what current No.1 Novak Djokovic does in Beijing.
Nadal, who took his Grand Slam singles haul to 13 this year by winning the French and US Open, has not been ranked one since July 2011.
Fognini nearly put a spanner in the works though before Nadal earned a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory to reach the semis. Its something that doesnt create more pressure for me, Nadal, who will meet either Tomas Berdych or John Isner in the last four, said.
Its something that already happened. If that happens again, it will be good. Im going to have a very tough opponent in front of me. In the end, its another match. True, its a little bit more special for the circumstances, but nothing else. It is not the moment to think about No. 1. It is the moment to think about Berdych or Isner.
Fognini was a point away from taking a 5-1 lead in the second set and an upset was well on the cards with Nadal seemingly troubled by a left-knee injury he suffered in the opening minutes of the match.
However, he found his form in the nick of time and the Italian managed just one more game. The stylish Fognini dished out some brilliant groundstrokes in the opening set to break Nadal three times.
He continued his domination in the second set as he built a 4-1 lead but faltered with victory in sight.
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Romney Didn't Search for Women, They Delivered His Binders Full of Women to Himcarolyncastiglia
In case you missed it, Mitt Romney told America last night that when he was elected Governor of Massachusetts, he searched for qualified women for his cabinet, and during the course of that search, he went to women's groups who delivered in response "binders full of women" (which has since become maybe the most fun Tumblr ever). The fact of the matter is, though, Romney lied. He didn't seek out this magical stack of binders full of women. These binders full of women were delivered to him in the hopes of closing the gender gap in Mass politics.
Says David S. Bernstein of Boston's The Phoenix:
In 2002 — prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican or Democratic administration — a bipartisan group of women in Massachusetts formed MassGAP to address the problem of few women in senior leadership positions in state government. There were more than 40 organizations involved with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (also bipartisan) as the lead sponsor.
They did the research and put together the binder full of women qualified for all the different cabinet positions, agency heads, and authorities and commissions. They presented this binder to Governor Romney when he was elected.
So there you have it. Just one of many lies Romney has spewed during the debate process. According to FactCheck.org, Romney made almost twice as many false claims last night as Obama, and two of three facts Obama rattled off about Romney could stand as far as I'm concerned. (His comments about Romney's views on wind energy and immigration – take a look at them and see if you agree.) Romney, on the other hand, has continued to repeat several lies about Obama's record, in spite of having been previously fact checked on these issues.
Like my people used to say, I don't trust Romney as far as I can throw him. But I do want to start working out to this:
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The molarity of HCl was determined by titrating the acid, HCl, with a standard base solution, NaOH. It was determined that there was a 1.356 M concentration of HCl, with a very minimal percentage of error of 3.14%.
In order to determine the concentration of an acid in a solution, a neutralization reaction will need to be preformed. In this case the concentration of HCl needs to be determined. This is done by completing a titration of HCl with a NaOH solution. A solution of known concentration added to a measured amount of the solution of an unknown concentration until an indicator signals the end point. The end point is point in a titration where the color changes and neutralization is achieved.
The solution of known concentration is called the standard solution, it this case, NaOH. The standard solution is added to the unknown solution (HCl) using a buret, which is set in a buret stand. This titration will continue until the solution has reached its end point, where the phenolphthalein indicator causes the solution to change from a clear solution to a shade of red, indicating the end point.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Drew Brees completed 34 of 41 passes for 392 yards and four touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints beat the Dallas Cowboys 49-17 on Sunday night.
The Saints (7-2) has an NFL-record 40 first downs and a franchise-record 625 total yards.
Brees connected with Kenny Stills on a 52-yard touchdown pass, with Marques Colston on a 22-yard scoring strike, with running back Pierre Thomas for a 1-yard score and with running back Darren Sproles for a 28-yard score with 5 seconds left in the first half.
Sproles also had a 3-yard touchdown run, and Mark Ingram added a 4-yard scoring run en route to a career-high 145 yards rushing.
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I'm using Zimbra in my company but the system receive very high level of spam backscatterer.
Actually, this is the Antispam configuration in admin panel of Zimbra : 20% tags SPAM and 90% delete SPAM.
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UNION, Mich. — Doyle E. Cloud, 64, of Union, passed away Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at home.
He was born Oct. 14, 1949, in Elkhart, Ind.
Survivors include his mother, Betty C. Kissinger of Union; a sister, Debra (Barry) Landis of Bristol, Ind.; a brother, Dale Cloud of Union; and a nephew, Ryan Landis of Bristol.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry C. Kissinger.
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Sharifa Sanderson provided an answer to this question in this review of Victoria's Secret :
Victoria's Secret uses SSL to encrypt the data that is exchanged between customers and their website. In this way, online shopping is made more secure.
They offer an Angel Reward Card that provides shoppers with a $10 reward for every 250 points they earn. This credit card can be paid off at any store.


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Hello,(gunnut, shooter John & Buzard feeder) specifically...Some of you mentioned in one of my other post about "fitting" a shotgun. Is this something that can be done yourself (if you have never done it before) or does it have to be done by a Pro? If the later, where would you go for such a fitting? What is the typical cost? what is involved? Butt pads thickness, cheek rest?thanks,
ShotGun fitting?
Started by ForkedHorn , Nov 25 2005 02:00 PM
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Posted 25 November 2005 - 02:00 PM
Posted 25 November 2005 - 02:43 PM
Try a Google search using "fitting a shotgun."
Posted 25 November 2005 - 03:03 PM
Ok, thanks. found this one and had some good info.http://espn.go.com/o...otgun_F&HN.html
Posted 25 November 2005 - 03:16 PM
There you go. You could try attending a larger trap shooting event too. There are usually stock fitters there. ;)The following article will answer some questions you may have about gunfitting:Q: Does a gun need to be fitted to shoot well?A: Consider the first thing that you do on entering a new car. You adjust the seat and mirrors to suit your personal requirements, in particular the height and leg room of theseat so you can easily reach the controls, and ensure good vision of the road, instruments and mirrors. These adjustments are an essential aid to good and safe driving. A secondary consideration is comfort. A well-adjusted seat allows you to maintain concentration when the car needs to be driven for long periods. We have all suffered from a poor driving position and the resulting agony to back or neck it can cause. An off-the-rack shotgun will do the job, but a custom-fitted one becomes a source of confidence and comfort and a joy to own and use.Q: Is it possible to shoot successfully with an ill-fitting gun?A: You can shoot an unfitted gun with a great deal of success; however, this will always be achieved by a compromise in style and technique. You will have to adapt yourself to the gun to achieve proper eye-muzzle relationship. This need to conform to the gun will necessarily create a pause or break in your natural mount or swing that on those split-second timing targets causes a miss, or at minimum, inconsistencyQ: What is a pattern plate? A: The pattern plate?s role in gun fitting is to check the point of impact of the pattern, its pellet distribution and position. This is utilized in gunfitting by firing at the plate from fixed positions. The eye, on average, is three feet from the end of the barrel. If the plate is shot from the 16 -yard marker, the mathematics of three feet into 16 yards equates that 2 inches on the plate is an eighth of an inch on the gun. Thus, if you are a right-hander shooting four inches to the left of the aiming mark then you would require one quarter inch of cast-off to align the gun to the eye. This formula is applied equally at 32 yards with 2 inches representing a sixteenth of an inch on the gun. Used this way, the pattern plate gives accurate feedback to the gunfitter to make the necessary adjustments to achieve a perfect fit.
Posted 25 November 2005 - 03:55 PM
At Camanchee Hills near Ione they have a Gunfitter/Maker, his name is Dale Tate I don't know how much he charges, but he is very good at his craft. He's a Brit and used to work for Purdy in England. Dale
Posted 25 November 2005 - 04:57 PM
Here is another site with some good info. http://www.caller2.c...ing/shottip.htmDo y'all think that this is something that can be done by oneself? (not necessarily alone, just done by a layperson?) And not as perfectly or as well as a pro, just to work out some of the more drastic kinks if any? I mean, I?m not shooting competition here, just throwing some lead at some yotes?
Posted 25 November 2005 - 05:12 PM
Well? I just tried a little experiment after reading a bunch of stuff on shotgun fitting. My 870 seems to fit me pretty dang well from what I understand? I did the finger in front of the receiver trick, the bead was just on top of my finger! I did the bent elbow pull check, right on the money! And I threw it up a bunch of times and I seemed to be looking right down the rib, pretty dern parallel? I.e. didn?t seem to be ?ON or ?OFF? cast. I even tried throwing it up with my eyes closed and then opening them to see how it came up naturally? pretty close. I?ll have to go check my other shotguns now?
Posted 25 November 2005 - 07:55 PM
Ken Gennecco gun works in stockton has done the bulk of my work.He does work for the usa skeet team.
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Well, I haven't ridden a bicycle in nearly a decade now and have decided I would like to pick it up again. I've been riding motorcycles (standards) for the last few years and love it. I'm hoping the motorcycle experience will help with bicycle safety as ideally I would like to commute to school every day as well as maybe go to the grocery store/errands. My trip is only about 5 miles one way and it seems ridiculous to ride the motorbike such a short distance. I'm not sure that I've even regenerated the energy lost from starting the bike in such a short trip.
So here I am, eager to start riding the other kind of bike. My problem is like everybody else in this section, I'm not a thin 130lb rider. I'm 6'5" and weigh about 270 lbs right now. I'm always my heaviest at the end of winter, and often will lose 15ish lbs over a summer. I don't own a scale, so I only get weighed if I'm getting a physical usually.
I'm looking at different bikes, and I'm not sure what will work best for me. My gut feeling is that I want a road bike, but because I'm so used to riding standard motorcycles I keep looking at Hybrid bikes with 700c wheels. I like the combination of upright riding with a relatively fast drivetrain and the bigger wheels make me feel like they will support more weight. I've been looking at the Trek 7000 and I think that's around the price I'm willing to pay right now. ($350ish) Ideally I would go used but my local craigslist is full of small stuff, non if which is brand name. A friend of mine said he might sell me an old (I'm guessing 80s) Fuji road bike cheaply, but I'm still not sold on a road bike. I know if I don't feel comfortable, then the bike will end up in the garage collecting dust. With that said, if I feel slow on the road then the same thing might happen.
Any recommendations around $350? Also I've been looking at some of the Schwinn Hybrids and from research they are really hit or miss. The reviews on the actual shops websites (such as Target) are often 4 out of 5 stars, however on forums like this I'm sure they aren't as well liked. I also figure $250 for the bike in store, then another $50-150 to have it setup at a bike shop and I might as well of bought the Trek. Another thing, is I'm not sure what sizes I should be looking at.
Sorry about this mammoth of a post.
Also, last summer I did a motorcycle trip from Wichita, KS to Los Angeles and up the coast and back and it was a blast. I know this is ambitious (especially since I'm not riding yet), but someday it might be fun to attempt a smaller scale trip on a bicycle.


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While reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. But what if the donor's widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irving has written a novel that is by turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, offering a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change.
About the Author
John Irving is the author of numerous novels for adults, including "A Widow for One Year, The Cider House Rules, A Prayer for Owen Meany," and "The World According to Garp," He lives in Vermont and Toronto.
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"A RICH AND DEEPLY MOVING TALE . . . Vintage Irving: a story of two very disparate people, and the strange and unexpected ways we grow . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us."
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"A BLEND OF SEXUAL FARCE, JOURNALISTIC SATIRE, AND TENDER LOVE STORY . . . From what at first seems bizarre, Irving builds the best kind of love story: an improbable one. Wallingford gets more than a transplanted hand; he begins to find his soul."
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DPW imposters spotted in Baltimore City
BALTIMORE - Watch out for people pretending to be from the city's Department of Public Works.
Director Rudolph S. Chow said there have been reports of a person knocking on doors in the upper Fells Point area asking to see copies of utility bills and wanting to inspect properties.
Chow urged residents to remember DPW employees aren't authorized to enter homes without the resident's permission, and only come into a home when someone calls for assistance.
DPW employees wear uniforms and have photo ID. Residents should always ask to see a Baltimore City employee identification card, which includes a photograph.
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Super Sad True Love Story
Have you read the new novel by Gary Shteyngart? The reviews are everywhere, from The Atlantic to the San Francisco Chronicle to the New York Times. The "love story" in this dystopian epistolary satire involves Lenny Abramov, a homely, balding, 39-year-old Jewish man from Flushing, New York, and 24-year-old Eunice Park, a Korean American from Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Shteyngart makes great emphasis of the "Korean American" component. But does he do it in a way that's smart or trite?
One Wall Street Journal reviewer writes:
"Mr. Shteyngart gives a good deal of attention to the anomalies and similarities of Jewish and Korean families. Although he has done commendable homework (Korean words like yamjanae, meeguk salam, ajumma and dolsot bap stick in the narrative like currants in a bun), the members of the Park family—the angry father, the hand-wringing mom, the chubby sister, their dreams and aspirations—feel as clichéd as the Irish and Jewish families in the old Broadway hit 'Abie's Irish Rose.' Eunice's mother writes emails to her daughter: 'Dating nice boy extra. But all the time you must to be careful with him because you are woman. Do not give away mystery. Are they any korea boy in rome?' This kind of thing is doubtless meant in good fun, but it feels lame, as do the ethnic-joke riffs that dot the narrative."
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Ana Ivanovic vs. Dinara Safina
Head-to-head: Ana 2, Dinara 1
Last meeting: Montreal '06 (hard), Ana 6-1, 6-4
Head-to-head: Ana 2, Dinara 1
Last meeting: Montreal '06 (hard), Ana 6-1, 6-4
I wondered aloud during this year's Aussie Open final preview featuring Maria "Shriek"apova and Ana Ivanovic whether that final was signaling a changing of the guard. Well, with Justine Henin now retired, the Williams sisters booted in the third round, Amelie Mauresmo a shadow of a former champion and new world no. 1 Ana and first time finalist Dinara Safina battling for their first Grand Slam title, I'd say the guard is changed.
How they got here: Ana fought tooth-and-nail against a determined Jelena Jankovic in the best women's match of the fortnight so far. With the no. 1 ranking and a spot in the final on the line, both women produced high-quality tennis with the 20-year old going up a set and a break in the second before her sister Serb won seven straight games to lead in the third set. But Ana hung tough and was the more courageous of the two, going for her blowtorch forehand at every chance and pulling out a thrilling 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory.
The second semifinal was thrilling for a different reason: Dinara Safina finally broke through at a major. It's uncomfortable to watch a baller implode the way Svetlana Kuznetsova did, but that's tennis. The Berlin champ played smart, kept her errors down and clinched an easy 6-3, 6-2 win.
The last time Ana + Dinara met was two years ago in the semifinals of Tier 1 Montreal when the Serb took a 6-1, 6-4 decision.
Here's Ana's take on playing Dinara:
Well, I think in past matches [at Roland Garros] I played I had big variety of players, a lot of them being, you know, aggressive, and some very good runners. Dinara is a great fighter, so I expect very, very tough match. I have to, yeah, focus on each point and work on some little points that I can't actually talk about right now. But, you know, I have some game some planning, yeah.Dinara had this to say about Ana:
Well, definitely you cannot think about her unforced errors, because that's not the way you have to go out there. As I said, I just have to go there and focus on myself, to play my game. It's going to be, again, the one who first start to dominate the point. Because she likes to be aggressive, and I want also to be aggressive. So just the one who is going to be more aggressive and who take the incentive in the point is going to win.Outlook: These two ballers can hit a ball. I mean they can really hit a ball. So as usual with power ballers it'll come down to who can keep their nerves in check, go for their shots in the key moments and keep those pesky errors down, or at least even with their winners.
Ana has been in two Grand Slam finals and has improved in leaps and bounds since then. But Dinara will have less pressure as the underdog and can swing for the fences. The Serb's movement and defensive skills have been incredibly impressive and her balanced attack will be too much for Dinara to handle.
It'll go the distance but I'm seeing a matching Roland Garros crown for Ana's new no. 1 ranking.
UPDATE: Here are off-court interviews of Ana + Dinara speaking with Barbara Schett and Eurosport about Saturday's big final.
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Noah, on 26 January 2014 - 09:40 AM, said:
We're accustomed to doing that. When the terms of the SEC's last media contract went public, you could hear mouths hit the floor all over the country.
And because of that precedent, the next contracts for all the other conferences went through the roof, too.
Now, with the launch of the SECNetwork, this next contract, according to all who have a little insight to the numbers being discussed, will again blow minds and be the envy of conferences nationwide.
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Okay, I'm in the process of putting together my carry rig for my Glock 26. Parts I've already purchased/decided on are:
- 1.5" Ares Gear Ranger Belt
- C-Hook mounts
The only three IWB holsters I can find with 1.5" C-Hook options are the Minotaur MTAC, PJ Holster, and the Raven Phantom. The Raven is pretty much out because it's over $100 for a full kydex holster. So it's between the PJ at $50 (I think this includes shipping) or the MTAC at $85 + shipping. Has anyone tried both? Is the MTAC worth paying double what the PJ costs?
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Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. announced here on Wednesday that the long-delayed road project to link the provinces of Zambales and Tarlac may soon be completed with the blessings of President Noynoy Aquino.
Ebdane, who met with Tarlac Gov. Victor Yap Wednesday morning, said the two provincial executives have agreed to request President Aquino to prioritize the highway project in order to usher in faster development in the two neighboring provinces, as well as the Central Luzon region.
"We shall make the request to the President, with the hope that he would make this his legacy project since he hails from the province of Tarlac," Ebdane said during the mass induction of newly-elected barangay officials in this town.
"It would undoubtedly be to President Noynoy's credit if the project is completed under his term, since the Zambales-Tarlac road project has been considered as early as 1901, during the time of the Americans," he added.
President Aquino's father, the martyred former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. has also revealed a plan to connect Tarlac to Zambales in 1963, Ebdane said.
Construction of the proposed highway had since started from both the Zambales and Tarlac sides over several decades, but was temporarily halted after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991.
Ebdane said that the government recently allocated P50 million to complete the road link that would cut through the Zambales mountain range, after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) spent some P15 million last year to clear portions of the jungle for the highway.
He added that once the funds were released, "tuloy-tuloy na 'yan. The project would push through finally."
Ebdane also said that he and Gov. Yap had already ironed out concerns on the road alignment after making a helicopter inspection of the project area on Wednesday.
"We agreed that both the Tarlac and Zambales segments would meet at the Camp O'Donell area and then connect to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx)," Ebdane told Palauig officials. "This way, we could prevent extraneous cost while maximizing accessibility for Zambales and Tarlac in relation to other areas in Central Luzon."
Reacting to the governor's announcement, Palauig town mayor Generoso Amog lauded Ebdane for being "a gentleman and a professional", pointing out that the provincial executive has set aside partisan politics after assuming the governorship last July.
"In turn, we pledge our support to you. We shall follow and work to help realize your good programs," Amog vowed.
Ebdane said the Zambales-Tarlac road project would not only open up Zambales to trade and tourism opportunities in the region, but would also ease the transportation system in the coastal province.
The proposed highway would also provide an alternative route to central Zambales in case of flashfloods that sometimes occur in towns still affected by volcanic wastes that course down Pinatubo during the rainy season.
Another ongoing road project, the Sta. Cruz-Mangatarem highway, would meanwhile connect northern Zambales to eastern Pangasinan and boost trade in that area, Ebdane added.
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how long has this been delayed? While researching my Subic Bay book I came across a copy of a agreement between the governors of Zambales and Tarlac to build a road between the capitals of the two areas. They also agree to jointly ask for additional funds to complete the project. They were asking the King of Spain the agreement was in the 1880's
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61 Irish academics sign letter urging colleagues to boycott Israeli academic institutions in protest at 'Israel's policy of violent repression against the Palestinians'
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About 61 Irish academics from all over the world have called for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions "until Israel
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The move marks the third attempt by European academics to shun their Israeli counterparts.
On September 12, the Irish Times published a letter signed by 61 academics urging academic institutions all over the world to boycott Israeli institutions of higher education.
"We call for a moratorium on any further such support to Israeli academic institutions, at both national and European levels. We urge our fellow academics to support this moratorium by refraining, where possible, from further joint collaborations with Israeli academic institutions. Such a moratorium should continue until Israel abides by UN resolutions and ends the occupation of Palestinian territories," the academics concluded.
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She added: "Until today boycott attempts have not affected Israel in real terms such as grant applications and so on. I never fell on an application for financial assistance that was rejected on the bases that it was sent from Israel … Boycott attempts have not turned into a central movement, to the contrary – they only increased proposals for academic cooperation. The last British boycott turned out to have been initiated by a group of esoteric lecturers from whom many universities alienated themselves."
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Can these be used to for a running pace?
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hi! looking for my first pair of snowshoes for rolling hills....i thought that weight is a determining factor for the correct shoe?
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A Taste of Tongren
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Join Peace Corps Volunteer and TEFL teacher Amy Throndsen on a culinary tour of Tongren City in China's Guizhou Province. Gain new insights into Chinese culture by experiencing markets, mealtimes, and specialty dishes of the region, and consider the ways people connect with each other through food.
Nimen hao! Wo shi Sun Hong Mei. Hi, my name is Amy. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Guizhou province of southwestern China. During my time in Peace Corps, I taught English to university students studying to become teachers.
This is the view of my city, Tongren. With a population of about 350,000, it's considered a very small city—especially when you compare it to places like Shanghai, which has a population of about 17 million, and Beijing, which is near 13 million.
Over the two years I spent in China, I learned a lot about Chinese culture. And I found that many of my most memorable experiences related in some way to food, as I tried new types of cuisine, explored marketplaces, and prepared and shared meals with my students and new friends.
This is Tom, one of the first people I met when I began teaching in China. He owns a restaurant near the campus where I taught, and I sometimes ate his cooking two or three times a day! Over the course of two years, he helped me practice my language skills and learn the names of many vegetables unique to China.
My students were excited to share their cooking skills with me. These are four of my freshman students, Candy, Neva, Karen and Chim. They will likely become middle school English teachers in rural towns after they graduate from the Teachers' University. They are the first in their families to attend University and feel a great responsibility to get good jobs so they can take care of their parents. I have never been surrounded by so many young people who viewed caring for their parents as such an important goal in their lives.
As you can see from the dishes we prepared together, food is always eaten "family style" which means that everyone around the table shares the same dishes. You can take as much or as little of each dish as you like.
This is another famous type of meal in China - hou guo. Literally translated, it is "fire pot". In English, we say "hot pot". The outer ring is a spicy and oily soup. The inside is more like chicken broth. Around the table you can see all of the ingredients we will add to the soup. The meats are thinly sliced so they cook quickly when dropped into the soup.
This probably looks a lot different from the Chinese food you are used to eating in America. Generally, the Chinese food we eat in America is the Cantonese-style: sweet and sour sauce with stewed vegetables and large chunks of meat. The food where I lived in China was much different. Actually, food across China is quite diverse.
The food in my region was considered Sichuan-style, which is some of the spiciest food in China. Chinese people in this region like to joke by saying, " Guizhouren bu pa la." Which literally means: "Guizhou people aren't afraid of spice."
This is my favorite Chinese dish - yuxiang qie zi. Yu xiang means "fish-like", and qie zi is eggplant. The "fish-like" means that they cut the skin of the eggplant to look like the gills of a fish. The eggplant is fried with pork and tomatoes.
Here I am enjoying a type of candy, or tang, made from a thick melted sugar. Outside of schools, there are often vendors selling treats like this to the students.
This is what a typical market looks like. Vegetables are lined up on shelves and laid in baskets on the street, so people can easily see what is for sale. The available vegetables change constantly—depending on what is in season. Vegetables are always weighed on a scale, like the blue one on the right. They are measured in the unit jin, which is equal to 500 grams or a little more than one pound.
People often finish a meal by eating fruit. I bought fruit from the same family for almost 2 years. Here is the baby girl I watched grow up while buying my oranges. There are markets on every block, similar to farmer's markets we have in the U.S., so people shop once or twice day to buy vegetables and meat for meals. People shop often because it's very convenient, the vegetables are all fresh, and many families have limited refrigeration space in their homes. Let's take a walk through a few of the markets in Tongren to see the variety of things you can buy.
Here, a butcher displays smoked meat for his customers. The pieces on the left taste like bacon, and the pieces on the right are like sausage.
In China, fish are a symbol of prosperity. They are served whole, including the head, to symbolize the unity of the family. During banquets, when all the meat has been eaten off one side of the fish, it is the special privilege of the host to flip the fish over to eat the meat from the second side. It is traditional for a supervisor, or someone in a higher position to eat one of the lips of the fish and the employee or lower level person to eat the other lip. Fish is typically eaten on special occasions with honored guests.
In this section of the market, you can buy bulk products like seeds and grains. Sunflower seeds are also a popular snack that people often enjoy eating before meals.
In some markets, you can find people making different types of food from scratch, like tofu, which requires a lot of soaking the soybeans, pressing, and draining. Tofu is a cheap source of protein that has sustained many Chinese people through times of scarcity.
This is what the tofu looks like once it's fried and ready to eat.
While their parents were busy making tofu, I was greeted by this group of children. They were very shy, but very curious!
Eating noodles is more popular in the north of China than the south. It's a tradition to eat extremely long noodles, called la mien, on your birthday. The length of the la mien symbolizes long life. Noodles are traditionally thought to be popular in northern regions, apparently because they are wheat based and wheat grows easier at northern latitudes. The south is traditionally dominated by rice and rice noodles.
Here you can see the process of making jiao zi, a popular food that loosely translates to "dumpling".
This is the most popular way of cooking jiao zi. They are placed in a steamer until the dough and the filling are cooked all the way through.
The markets of Tongren were close enough to the countryside that farmers could walk into town each morning with their produce to sell at the market.
These were some of the agricultural lands just outside of Tongren. This photo was taken in the spring, so you can see the bright yellow flowers of the rapeseed growing.
And here is what China is famous for: rice. Rice is the most popular food in China, and its production has played an important role in China's history, economy, and culture.
Often, rice and other types of produce are grown on terraced fields like this one. Because many areas of China are mountainous, terracing allows farmers to grow on steep slopes. It is important that Chinese farmers make efficient use of their land; China must feed 20% of the world's population on only 10% of the world's arable land.
By meeting farmers and grocers in the markets of Tongren, and enjoying many meals with my new neighbors and friends, I learned a lot about the people and culture of China. I'll never forget my nai cha xiao peng you, my little milk tea friend, who would run over to me every time I bought a milk tea drink, or my Da Ma, which means "grandma". Da Ma and I would leave packages of fruit and seasonal treats on each other's door steps. I loved the food, culture, landscape, and lifestyle I was able to live in China. But most of all, I loved the people I met while I was there.


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Not sure where to post this so I put it here. For road work and or touring on a ridgid frame MTB, do clipless pedals and a touring shoe have many advantages over cage pedals and clips? And if so, please elaborate. Thanks, John
Not sure where to post this so I put it here. For road work and or touring on a ridgid frame MTB, do clipless pedals and a touring shoe have many advantages over cage pedals and clips? And if so, please elaborate. Thanks, John
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double sided MTB pedals are always facing up, to stomp the cleat into the retention mechanism.
there are platform/ spud combo pedals to still use normal shoes ..
I took several multi month long tours with old toe clip pedals
I put the effort into finding insoles to outfit the shoes for maximum comfort.
I prefer pedals and toe clips, gives me a lot more choices in footwear. Double sided pedals are a maybe, if you are insistent on having clip in pedals.
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It really a matter of personal choice. Back in the day, racers using clips and straps had cleats on their shoes. When the straps were tightened the cleats prevented the shoe from pulling out. You'd have to release the strap to get your shoe out. Clipless offers obvious advantages in this regard. You can, of course, use toe clips without cleats, but you can't pull up like you can with cleats. This may not be a concern, but I do pull up quite hard in max climbing or sprinting efforts. I also use clipless mtb pedals for touring.
Clipless for mt biking, flats and sandals for road. Lots of opinions over in the commuting section.
I started cycling on the trails so I got used to SPDs. When I bought a road bike I transferred my M520s to it. I had a bit of a problem with hot spots, so I changed over to A520s. They work fine. I wear MTB shoes so I can walk about without worrying about trashing the cleats.
Some people like the M324s. I think they're heavy, but for people who want to ride with either clipless or platforms without having to change the pedals out, they work well.
First of all, this thread would probably fit well in the Touring forum.
Second, I use these ...
Shimano PDM324 Multi-Purpose pedals - weight per pair: 533g
I think they are great! I can use the clipless side when I want, or the platform side when I want. Best of both worlds.
Rowan picked up a pair of SPD Pedals PD-A530 (weight per pair: 383 g) for his touring bicycle, so we'll see how well they work.
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BTW .. Winwood Decksters put an Aluminum platform on any MTB pedal,
with a spare cleat for that pedal.
I'm thinking that depends on a lot of things. Some people's idea of 'touring' is a series of extended day trips during which they do very little besides bicycle. Personally I like to get off the bike, walk, explore, and climb about as much as I bike. So to me there's 'effecient' which might cover a pedal and shoe combination specifically for people who just cycle, and then there's 'effective' which lets you cycle and do as many other things you want without carrying whole selection of footware. Pedals like Machka posted probably cover both. At the moment on my touring rig I personally have studded BMX pedals.
For me, at least, pedals make very little difference, if any. I've done the same 25-mile round trip commute at least 2500 times since 1979, on all kinds of bikes, tires from 21mm at 120 psi to 37mm at 65 and pedals from BMX flats to high-end clipless. For years, I kept track of my times (I don't anymore), and there was almost no correlation between equipment and speed. I'm sure there would be in a time trial, but in day to day riding, things like traffic, what I had for breakfast or how hard I pushed made much more difference. My fastest time ever was on an old Bridgestone mountain bike with toe clips and straps, on slick tires.
John, Two advantages that a clipless system has over traditional toe clip pedals are that one doesn't have to reach down to tighten or loosen the strap and the clipless pedals have some lateral float.


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Jan. 29, 2007
The Stanford women's water polo team begins its season on Friday, February 2 (4:00pm), when Hawaii comes to the Avery Aquatic Center for a re-match of the 2006 NCAA third place game where the Cardinal defeated Hawaii 8-5. Action continues on February 3-4 with the Stanford Invitational, which includes all of 2006's top five national finishers.
The Upcoming Season
The Stanford women's water polo team has established itself as one of the strongest and most consistent forces in the world of collegiate water polo, and aims to continue its success in 2007. Last year, the program captured its fourth title in the toughest women's water polo conference in the country, before nailing down a ninth-straight top-three collegiate finish. In 2007, Stanford is determined to defend its MPSF title, and claim the national title that has eluded the squad since 2002.With four All-Americans, 11 solid returners and five promising newcomers, the Cardinal has both the enthusiasm and the skills to battle its way to the top this season.
Head Coach John Tanner begins his 10th season at the helm of the Cardinal with familiar expectations. His squads at Stanford have played in all six NCAA Championships, a feat no other program in the nation has accomplished. Consistent success has set the bar high for the program.
"Like every Stanford water polo team, we set out with the intention of competing for a national championship," says Tanner. "That's true of all teams at Stanford, and it has certainly been the case every year for us. We intend to compete everyday in practice with an eye toward competing in the last game, the last tournament, the last day of the collegiate season."
The 2007 squad will be led by captains Alison Gregorka and Katie Hansen, a pair of seniors with a wealth of collegiate and international experience. Their familiarity with championship situations, including three NCAA Tournaments, makes the duo well-equipped to lead the Cardinal this season.
"Both of our captains are fully aware of what it takes to be successful at Stanford and in the world of water polo," says Tanner. "I think they will bring a lot of experience, insight and a personal drive to excel."
The two remaining seniors, Christina Hewko and Meridith McColl will also be key leaders for the Cardinal, as will juniors Jacquelyn Gauthier and Megan Nesland. The Stanford squad is rounded out by five returning sophomores and five talented newcomers.
Senior Meridith McColl returns for her fourth season in the cage, boasting more than 500 career saves. Last season, the Mission Viejo, Calif. native started all 29 games for the Cardinal and was key to the team's defensive dominance. A three-time All-MPSF honoree and a two-time All-American,McColl has been an extremely reliable goalkeeper who has been known to step up for the Cardinal in big games.
"We'll look to Meridith to anchor our defense this year," says Tanner. "Traditionally we've had the strongest defense in the country, with the lowest goals allowed per game, year in and year out. Goalkeeping has been a big part of that success."
Freshman Kate Heddleston (Granite Bay, Calif.) will also compete for time in goal for the Cardinal. The newcomer recently completed an outstanding prep career at Granite Bay High School, and was named a 2006 All-American.
"Kate is a very good athlete," says Tanner. "She has a lot of promise and we're very excited about her prospects."
Two-Meter Offensive and Defensive Players The Cardinal has solid experience at the two-meter position this season, with seniors Alison Gregorka and Christina Hewko returning to play key roles. Hewko, a three-time All-American, will be a vital part of the two-meter offense. Last season, she scored 24 times and will be once again looked upon to generate goals for the Cardinal.
"Christina is dynamic, creative and hard-nosed," says Tanner. "She's a very multi-dimensional player, who can also play very well on the perimeter."
Gregorka brings experience and strength to the Cardinal lineup, as well as the ability to contribute on both offense and defense.
"Alison is a reliable, tough defender," says Tanner."She is good at fronting, strong when she plays behind, is a good shot-blocker and counterattacks well from the two-meter position. She's very mature and poised,which is why she's such a valuable asset to our team."
Sophomore Jessica Steffens also returns to the two-meter position for the Cardinal. In her first collegiate season, the Danville, Calif. native saw significant time as a two-meter defender and proved to be a solid force in front of the goal, eager to step up and challenge some of the top offensive players from opposing teams. Freshman Alex Koran (Tustin, Calif.) rounds out the Stanford two-meter players, joining the Cardinal this season after a successful career at Tustin High School.
At the driver position, Tanner returns a solid core of players, including both of last year's top scorers. Senior Katie Hansen, a two-time All-American and three-time All-Conference player, scored 47 goals last season and tallied her 100th career goal in early April.
"Katie can score the ball in so many different ways and in different positions," says Tanner. "She is a very good passer and great goal-scorer who has been particularly effective in 6-on-5 and from the perimeter. She also finds open space really well and is a good counter-attack player."
The Cardinal also returns 2006 MPSF Newcomer of the Year Lauren Silver to the line-up. In her first collegiate season, she netted a team-leading 52 goals, scored in 26 of 29 games and led the team in scoring on 11 occasions.
"Lauren is a really strong outside shooter and made a big impact on our team and in the MPSF last year," says Tanner. "We expect that she will continue to improve and will be a critical part of our offense, providing that outside shooting threat that she showed last year."
Junior Jackie Gauthier brings a broad range of skills to the driver position, with the ability to score from the outside, attack the goal and be creative in front of the net. The Irvine, Calif. native scored 20 goals last season, including a career-high four in the season-opener. This season, she will be looked upon to continue to step up on offense for the Cardinal. Another junior, Megan Nesland, brings quickness and speed to the driver position. Nesland is a solid defensive player who can contribute in specific defensive situations.
With a year of collegiate experience under their belts, sophomores Kira Hillman, Heather West and Koree Blyleven are ready to take on significant roles for the Cardinal this season. Hillman is creative in front of the goal, a good shooter and quick on the counter-attack.West is a strong defender, whose strength and quickness make her a challenge to guard. Blyleven is known for her outside shooting power, which makes her a threat from anywhere in the pool.
In addition to the returning drivers, three Cardinal freshmen will look to make an immediate impact in 2007. Kelsey Holshouser (Santa Ana, Calif.) is a four-time All-American from Foothill High School, who is known for her clever shooting ability. Kelly Donahue (Annapolis,Md.) comes to the Farm from the East Coast where she was a standout on the Naval Academy Aquatic Club Team. Kelly Eaton (Menlo Park, Calif.), a local player from Menlo-Atherton High School, will also look to step in and make a difference for the Cardinal.
"Kelsey enjoys pressure situations and seems to be someone who will be very comfortable playing Division I water polo," Tanner says. "Kelly Donahue is an aggressive perimeter defender who has a real knack for getting herself open, creating space, creating scoring opportunities and shooting. Kelly Eaton is tenacious and one of the team's fastest counter-attackers."
Challenges Ahead
Stanford wastes no time jumping into tough competition in 2007. In the first two weeks of the season, the Cardinal takes on two of its top three conference challengers and hosts one of the most competitive collegiate water polo tournaments in the country.
"It will be a fast start to the season this year," comments Tanner. "We'll have a pretty clear idea of what challenges we face by the end of that first month."
"Our conference is extremely challenging," says Tanner. "It usually has eight or nine of the top-10 collegiate teams and is far and away the best conference in the country. It's the most competitive from top to bottom. There are just no easy games in the MPSF."
This season, Stanford has a chance to face some of its top conference opponents in its home pool, however. The home schedule his highlighted with games against USC on February 17 and UCLA on April 14. On April 20, the Cardinal heads to Cal for the Big Splash, a battle that has traditionally been the most highly-anticipated dual match in college water polo.


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In Javascript, I have an array of objects, users, such that users[1].name would give me the name of that user.
I want to use the ID of that user as the index instead of the ever increasing counter. For example, I can initiate the first user as users[45].
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PINE ISLAND, Fla. - August 25, 2012
Mosquito control departments throughout the state are preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac.
Helicopters sprayed through the air over Pine Island and Little Pine Island in Lee County just after dawn Friday. The Fort Myers News Press reports recent rain has produced mosquito populations in parts of the area. Meanwhile, neighboring Collier County is seeing fewer mosquitoes.
This week in Volusia County, a mosquito control helicopter sprayed 800 pounds of insecticide. The Daytona Beach News Journal reports that the mosquito control operations in the county run $3 million per year.
Isaac could help increase the mosquito population throughout the state, which has already seen soggy weather this week.


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Great, now every time I watch Pierce Brosnan in The Thomas Crown Affair I'm going to think of this picture of him in 1981 and snicker a little bit.
You know, I think Burt Reynolds was the only man who ever pulled this mustache off entirely successfully, and I really believe he made some kind of pact with the Devil. Also, it's weird how the facial hair of the 70′s overlapped with tuxedos of the 80′s in this one very special year.
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But Rose's mother was just as insistent: "Her name is Rose!"
"It's Isabel!"
"Rose, I tell you!"
Sometimes Senor Flores lost patience with his wife and mother-in-law. "Call the child anything you like," he pleaded..."only let a man have some peace in his own house!"
The matter of Rose's name was finally settled, but then there were other things to cause puzzlement and misunderstanding.
Why, for instance, did Rose have to turn part of the house into a hospital? And why did she want to live in a tiny little hut in the backyard? Why didn't she just go to a convent and become a nun?
This book gives the answers. It also relates what happened when Rose tried to become a nun, describes how she cared for the sick, and tells what happened in the end to Rose's mother.
All in all, this is the beautiful story of the little Rose of South America, the first canonized Saint of the New World. Ages 10+
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Two UTHCT scientists receive NIH grants to fund their research into tuberculosis
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Two Tyler scientists investigating distinct approaches to combating tuberculosis recently received two years of funding for their research from the National Institutes of Health.
Malini Rajagopalan, Ph.D., an associate professor of biochemistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, received $378,000 to study how tuberculosis bacteria multiply and spread inside the body. Amir Shams, Ph.D., an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, received $368,000 to continue his research into a DNA-based TB vaccine.
Tuberculosis kills about 2 million people worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. About one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis. TB is the second most common cause of death in the world resulting from infectious disease. It is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Dr. Rajagopalan is examining a specific pair of genes in the TB bacterium called MtrAB. Genes are the building blocks of inheritance; they contain the instructions to produce a particular protein. MtrAB is the only essential gene pair out of all 11 regulatory gene pairs in the TB bacterium, she said. Dr. Rajagopalan and her research team want to know if this gene pair controls the multiplication of the TB bacterium.
"When we say it's essential, we mean it's needed for the TB bacterium to survive. We cannot remove this gene from the bacteria," Dr. Rajagopalan said.
However, she and her team discovered that if they increased the number of copies of the gene, the TB bacteria inside the host organism quit reproducing.
"Because of the unique growth characteristics of the MtrA strain in macrophages – immune cells that act as scavengers and engulf foreign substances such as bacteria – and mice lungs, we think our MtrA strain has the potential to be part of a vaccine," Dr. Rajagopalan said. MtrA makes up one-half of the gene pair.
TB bacteria need the MtrA gene to survive, making it a logical target for drugs designed to interfere with its functions, she said.
"We know tuberculosis bacteria can stay latent for extended periods of time and then revive when conditions become favorable. Does this gene have a role in modulating the multiplication of the TB bacterium?" Dr. Rajagopalan said. That's the question she and her group want to investigate.
Dr. Shams and his research team are investigating peptides, short fragments of protein, from M. tuberculosis. These peptides are recognized by the immune systems of most people with latent tuberculosis. People with latent TB have efficient immune systems, do not have symptoms of the disease, and don't infect other people.
The immune systems of people with latent TB effectively contain the infection, and they also respond very well to these peptides. Hence, these peptides could be good candidates for a new TB vaccine, Dr. Shams said.
"We wanted to look at how these peptides can induce protection against infection with M. tuberculosis," he said. These "promiscuous" peptides are recognized by most people's immune systems, and therefore they have strong potential for inclusion in a new TB vaccine.
"We are formulating a DNA vaccine that expresses these short peptides. We don't know how protective they will be. Previous experiments with TB vaccine candidates worldwide have not generated optimal results. We expect that this DNA vaccine will be one of the first that does," Dr. Shams said.
It's likely that the results of his research will be applied to more than the development of an effective tuberculosis vaccine.
"It also will advance our knowledge of the peptide vaccines for infectious disease in general and for pulmonary diseases in particular," Dr. Shams said.


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