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Aim for two or three resistance training sessions a week, resting at least a day between bouts. This will help you maintain strength and reduce your risk for injury as you increase mileage.
Since you run with your whole body, and not just your legs, strengthen it all in the weight room with basic movements in which you push (e.g. bench press, squat) and pull (e.g. row, Romanian deadlift) with your upper body and lower body as well as rotate (e.g. chop).
Also, be sure to include exercises that will improve your posture and core stabilization to help you stay tall as you run. Try performing pillar bridges and either cable lifts or cable chops in each training session. So if you're training on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, for instance, you might do chops on Monday and Friday and lifts on Wednesday, and then alternate the following week.
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JENNIE LEE ANDERSON has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in a variety of class action and complex litigation cases. Her practice focuses on representing individuals and classes in antitrust, consumer protection, personal injury and employment cases.
Over the course of her career, Ms. Anderson has been appointed lead counsel in multiple state or nationwide consumer class actions, including a home mortgage loan class action that resulted in a settlement of over $100 million for borrowers. Ms. Anderson also plays a central role in multiple antitrust class actions, representing consumers and small business owners. Ms. Anderson is currently court-appointed liaison counsel for indirect purchaser plaintiffs in the In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation, pending in the Northern District of California.
Ms. Anderson is a frequent lecturer and author on a variety of issues relating to class actions and complex litigation. She has been honored with multiple professional awards and nominations for her work, and has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for attaining the highest degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Ms. Anderson's service to her clients and the bar reaches beyond the courtroom. Ms. Anderson serves on the American Association for Justice ("AAJ") Board of Governors and is Chair of the AAJ Business Torts Section, Co-chair of the AAJ Antitrust Litigation Group, Chair of the AAJ Legal Affairs Committee, and a past Co-chair the AAJ Class Action Litigation Group. Ms. Anderson is also the web editor for the American Bar Association Section of Litigation's Class Action and Derivative Suits Committee. Ms. Anderson has participated in multiple invitation-only conferences relating to proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and authored comments submitted to and testified before the Rules Committee regarding proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Ms. Anderson is also a member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco and the Public Justice Foundation.
Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Ms. Anderson earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. In law school, Ms. Anderson served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins in the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, and was a legal intern with Legal Aid of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during which time she authored a paper on the treatment of juveniles in the developing Cambodian legal system.
Upon graduating from law school, Ms. Anderson joined the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, where she represented plaintiffs in a variety of class and representative cases regarding product liability, antitrust, employment and public safety matters. She went on to practice with the law firm currently known as Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP prosecuting both securities and consumer protection class actions. Ms. Anderson also has considerable knowledge of habeas corpus proceedings, having represented indigent inmates on California's death row at the highly regarded Habeas Corpus Resource Center.
An active member of the California Bar, Ms. Anderson is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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The formation of the "Ms. Fitz Football Endowment Fund" will allow those men who benefited so much from Ms. Fitz to give back to Tulane Football in a way that pays tribute to her.
Nov. 13, 2008
New Orleans - Tulane Athletics and several former football letterwinners have announced the establishment of the Ms. Fitz Football Endowment Fund. The effort will be officially launched this weekend with a private reception on Friday night at the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center, and a halftime presentation during the Green Wave's final home game versus UAB.
Lurlyn "Ms. Fitz" Fitzpatrick, who turns 90 this year, has left an unheralded legacy on Tulane Athletics. As the secretary for Tulane Football from 1964-99, she worked for 10 different head coaches and mentored hundreds of football student-athletes. Throughout this long chapter in Tulane's history, she remained the constant in the football office. The players who played during Ms. Fitz's time refer to themselves as "Ms. Fitz's Boys." She was often looked upon as a motherly figure during a crucial time in their lives.
"Ms. Fitz meant so much to all of the hundreds of players that played for the Green Wave during her time. She was the mother that listened to our problems, showed us support and helped us get through those lonely days away from our families for the first time. She worked tirelessly for all of us and never expected anything from anyone. I am proud to be one of "Ms. Fitz's boys," said Bobby Duhon, a former Tulane great and member of the Ms. Fitz Fund committee.
The formation of the "Ms. Fitz Football Endowment Fund" will allow those men who benefited so much from Ms. Fitz to give back to Tulane Football in a way that pays tribute to her. The primary goal of this project is to raise $1 million that will be endowed in Ms. Fitz's name. The interest from this endowment will be used to directly benefit the football program. Ultimately, it will have a profound impact on Tulane Football all the while honoring the legacy of Ms. Fitz.
"I learned very quickly that the history of Tulane Football is incomplete without Ms. Fitz," current Tulane head football Coach Bob Toledo said. "Her impact on the many young men who played for the Green Wave is unprecedented. I am privileged to know her and am honored to support this great cause which ultimately will benefit our football program."
More information can be found by visiting the website at www.msfitzfund.com or by calling the Tulane Athletics Fund at 504-865-5356.


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Date confirmed for Villa's Capital One Cup clash at Manchester City
The third round game will now take place at The Etihad Stadium on Tuesday September 25, with a 7.45pm kick-off.
Villa made it through by defeating Tranmere Rovers 3-1, goals coming from Fabian Delph, Chris Herd and Darren Bent.
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In other news, Villa's match at home to Norwich has also been switched.
It was due to take place on Sunday October 28 but will now be played on Saturday October 27, with a 12.45pm kick-off.
This is due to Liverpool's progression into the group stages of the Europa League.
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IRWIN, Pa. (AP) - A fiery Mitt Romney on Tuesday said President Barack Obama believes the government is more vital to a thriving economy than the nation's workers and dreamers, declaring, "I'm convinced he wants Americans to be ashamed of success."
Obama has been trying to keep Romney focused on matters other than the sluggish economy, even releasing an advertisement Tuesday that suggests Romney gamed the system so well that he may not have paid any taxes at all for years. Obama officials have no evidence supporting the suggestion that Romney may have paid no taxes.
As the campaign's tenor grew combative, Romney seized on comments Obama uttered while campaigning in Virginia last week. The president, making a point about the supportive role government plays in building the nation, said in part: "Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses a campaign event at Horizontal Wireline Services on Tuesday in Irwin, Pa.
Obama later added: "The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together."
The challenger responded immediately.
"To say that Steve Jobs didn't build Apple, that Henry Ford didn't build Ford Motors, that Papa John didn't build Papa John Pizza ... To say something like that, it's not just foolishness," Romney said from a campaign rally outside Pittsburgh. "It's insulting to every entrepreneur, every innovator in America."
Romney added: "I tell you this. I'm convinced that he wants Americans to be ashamed of success."
The Obama campaign claimed Romney had taken the president out of context. Obama's intended point - one he made again in Texas on Tuesday - was that government plays a role in helping people and businesses succeed by building roads, hiring teachers and firefighters, and looking out for the public good.
"There are some things we do better together," Obama said in San Antonio at the start of a lucrative fundraising day in Texas. "We rise or fall as one nation. That's what I believe. That's what our history tells us. That's what our future demands. That's why I'm running for a second term as president of the United States."
Romney's campaign also questioned Obama's patriotism. Former New Hampshire Gov. John H. Sununu, a Romney supporter, told reporters that businesses that grow from the ground up made the U.S. economy the envy of the world. "It is the American way, and I wish this president would learn how to be an American," he said.
Asked to clarify that incendiary remark, Sununu later said: "The president has to learn the American formula for creating business."
Romney is trying shift the public's attention away from the Democrats assaulting him on his business record and his tax returns. Obama, anxious about losing his fundraising edge, turned to Republican-tilted Texas to raise millions of dollars from gay, Latino and big-dollar donors.
During public events, Obama has remained focused on distinguishing himself from Romney's policies and background, limiting his criticism of Romney's private equity firm, Bain Capital, to claims it promoted the outsourcing of jobs to countries like China and India.
Yet behind the scenes, Obama's campaign is trying to push a much more hard-nosed message.
The goal is to pressure Romney to release an expansive number of tax returns and making accusations that Romney has benefited from offshore accounts and investments in foreign tax havens and that he has not been forthcoming on the amount of time he spent at the helm of Bain.
The Obama camp aired an ad in the Pittsburgh media market taking issue with Romney's decision to only release two years of his personal tax returns, a full record from 2010 and an estimate for 2011.
"We won't know, and it's not possible for anyone to know, until he releases further years of tax returns," said Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
In an online editorial, The National Review urged Romney to release additional tax returns even though it agreed with him that the Obama campaign wanted the returns for a "fishing expedition."
"By drawing out the argument over the returns, Romney is playing into the president's hands," the editorial stated. "He should release them, respond to any attacks they bring, and move on."
Romney stepped up his criticism of Obama in Pennsylvania, which has been a tough presidential battleground for the Republican Party.
He accused Obama of engaging in cronyism, citing federal grants and loan guarantees to alternative energy companies run by Obama backers and donors.
In choosing Texas to raise money, Obama ventured to a state that has not voted Democrat in a presidential contest since 1976. But Texas ranks among the states with the largest concentrations of wealth, along with New York, California, Florida and Illinois.
So far this election, Obama has raised $4.5 million from the state and the Democrat National Committee has raised $1.7 million, compared with $7.1 million for Romney and $5.3 million for the Republican Party.
Obama held one event in San Antonio aimed in part at Latinos, featuring actress Eva Longoria. Another event in Austin is co-sponsored by the Democrat National Committee's LGBT Council. He also scheduled two smaller events with high-dollar donors.


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#MajorLabelMonday - "There's always Gunplay."
I've got to be honest, there was a lot of back-and-forth when trying to come up with the inaugral artist to kick off our Major Label Monday series. Here's how the actual conversation went:
Simon: "Major label Monday...[southern artist who is sure to be on in the future]?"
Theo: "Perhaps, but we have to get a good song,"
Simon: "I'm about to start looking."
Theo: "Cool."
Not one minute later.
Simon: "There's always Gunplay from Maybach Music."
Theo: "Gunplay!!! I'm laughing just thinking about that coke stint."
And there you have it. So, enjoy Gunplay's "Bogota", there's a latina with a huge ass walking a horse (creepy Brazzers cameraman not included) and rhymes about cocaine and rims (surprise!).
Discount Double Check?
Trial and Error
All jokes aside, when do crappers get together on the "video set"/club scene/studio/3rd illegimate child's 3rd birthday party and say, "Hey guys, let's all take our shirts off for this one."I digress. Let's travel down to red clay roads of Atlanta and watch Another Bad Creation all grown up...awwww....and let us hear stories of poverty that include a time where one couldn't "make it rain". Now I'm no stickler for common sense (go cop that "Take Care" Album) but, there's soo many oxy-morons, oxy-cleaned t-shirts, and um....morons...Get these guys in school, Michael Bivins
Crappy Things Come to Those Who Wait.
It took awhile, but the cream rose to the top. I was thisclose to clicking the "x" on this video, then 4:43 happened. It went from "eh, this sucks," to *blank stare*. It went from "IM UH HOOD NIGGA" to some song called "Swaggin." And boy, is it awful. Yikes. Sometimes patience is truly a virtue.
That Don't Make No Sense
What happens when you realize that you've made an excessive amount of money? Calm down, of course! It's also seems to be tradition to make your friends perform homo-erotic shirtless dances (@3:06) in the um..."club". I really want to understand at what point do these rappers say "Hey, I think this club scene would look much better if I took my shirt off." Fucking stupid...excuse me. Woohsah


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Affiliation University of British Columbia
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Date recorded 15 August 2013
In this talk, I will present our work on characterizing and improving the reliability of RIAs. We study over 300 JavaScript bug reports from twelve different applications to understand the characteristics of JavaScript errors. We find that nearly two-thirds of the bug reports are due to DOM-JavaScript interactions or what we call DOM-related faults. Furthermore, about 80% of the highest-impact JavaScript faults (such as security vulnerabilities), are DOM-related faults. Finally, we find that most DOM-related faults arise from the JavaScript code itself, and fall into a few recurring patterns. I will conclude this talk by describing some of the tools and techniques that we're building in our group to deal with JavaScript faults, and particularly DOM-related faults.
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Should Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley Get Back Together When She's Released From Jail?
The day we've been waiting for is finally here. Teen Mom 2's Amber Portwood is slated to be released from the Rockville Correctional Facility this coming November, after voluntarily opting out of her drug court rehab program in June 2012. It's a Thanksgiving miracle!
Amber's original prison sentence was a whopping five years, so news of her release in November comes as a huge surprise to all parties involved. Including (we assume!), Amber's baby daddy, Gary Shirley, who has blossomed from a moth into a beautiful butterfly since his sexy exy's incarceration.
Not only has Gary morphed into the World's Best Dad, he moonlights as a watermelon farmer, has a profitable line of custom made baked goods, and –– oh, yeah –– he has a new girlfriend. Gary hardly ever mentions his gal pal on the Internets, but it looks like their relationship is pretty serious. She just bought him an entire set of stainless steel pots and pans, and if that isn't true love, we don't know what is.
But now that Amber's busting out of the clink, we're wondering if she and Gary will reignite their love flame. After all, these two have had some seriously good times (minus that one awkward moment when Amber choked Gary), and let's not forget that they have a child together! Of course, Amber's addiction was a huge problem in their relationship, but now that she's sobered up it might be time to give Amby (Amber + Gary) another whirl.
Do you think Amber and Gary should get back together when Amber makes her triumphant escape from prison, or do you think they're better off as friends and co-parents? Hit the poll and dish!


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Visit Knocked Up Peaches
Everybody loves a good Georgia peach and everybody I know loves a good Georgia Peach porn scene. You may have seen her yourself over the years with her hands, mouth and/or pussy full of cocks (she's done both white and black guys throughout her career), but that's not what Knocked Up Peaches is about.
KnockedUpPeaches still stars the same Georgia Peach, but now you can follow her as she gets more and more pregnant. I know there's technically no such thing as being "more pregnant" – you're either carrying or you're not – but try telling to that to size of her belly in her most recent videos.
This isn't just some boring documentary, though. It's more like your typical solo-model site in that she strips and poses for you, only she's way preggerz while doing it. That's not all. She also claims to be into all kinds of fetishes, so you'll see her modeling her favorite strapons, making herself squirt, rubbing lotion all over her sexy feet, and she even has you watch while she trims her pubes and shaves her legs.
I'm a bit worried that she's finally given birth (I mean "happy for her." Yes.) because despite her tour promising weekly updates, nothing new has been added since April 2014. This is bad because there are only 18 movies and 20 photo sets. The pics come in two sizes, the larger of which is usually high-res. You can't save them in Zip folders, though.
Meanwhile the movies come in two download formats and can also be streamed. Each option also comes with at least two file sizes. Your best option is to go with the largest Windows Media download, because that file always gets you high-def playback.
The design is nice enough and navigating the site is pretty simple, except when it comes to the bonuses. The section marked "bonus stuff" is actually where you will ads for other sites. The real bonus sites are found beneath the list of recent updates on the homepage. There are 12 solo-teen sites to choose from, including Heidis Candy, Tera 19, Kori Kitten and Lizzie HD. You also get bonus photo sets of other models in the "friends" section.
If you're already a fan of Georgia Peach or if you just like good preggo porn, then you'll be glad you signed up to Knocked Up Peaches. However, you will probably be disappointed with the low amount of content.
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The Rare Plants Group is a part of The Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire. Based in Oxford, it works with local and national organisations to prevent extinction of wild plants in Oxfordshire.
The Rare Plants Group has focussed its efforts on twelve plant species, seven of which are on the UK Biodiversity list, and four of which are key species on that list. Typical action for an endangered species adopted by the group includes:
|Members of the Rare Plants Group enjoying a lunch break during a Rare Plants Register Hunt
In addition the group:
The Group runs an annual series of lectures on the conservation of plants in Britain and abroad, held by kind permission of Professor Langdale at the University of Oxford Department of Plant Sciences. See the programme for more details about the lectures.
Accounts of the latter two can be found in the journal Fritillary and details can be found on the Fritillary web site.
Administratively the group operates by fortnightly lunchtime meetings. These have a formal agenda, and local members are encouraged to take responsibility for plants in their area. Annual meetings are held with Natural England and Plantlife to assess progress and plan future action. A charge is made for volunteer-hours which is used to fund travel, training and purchaseof tools and books. The accounts are audited and presented, with the newsletter as an annual report, at the AGM of the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire.
Work increases faster than we can cope with it; we are delighted to have promoted the formation of the Cotswold Rare Plants Group which works with us on Meadow clary, Salvia pratensis and Cotswold pennycress, Thlaspi perfoliatum and independently on other species. We also helped with the inaugural meeting of the Somerset Rare Plants Group. This makes us confident we have a format which can be developed and exported to play an expanding role in the UK response to the Rio Convention on biodiversity.
The Rare Plants Group works with many other agencies who are all listed on the page of related organisations.
In conjunction with the Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre and the Botanical Society of the British Isles, The Rare Plants Group is working on a Rare Plants Register for Oxfordshire. Go to the Rare Plants Register page to find out more.
In 2007, we held a workshop on hay-meadows, spread over three Saturdays. The topics covered were so interesting and the material so useful that we are publishing the majority of it in a special edition of Fritillary, our on-line journal. Go to Fritillary to find out more about this.
Since 1996, the Rare Plants Group has published an annual newsletter. We're hoping to put our more recent ones on line. In the meantime here are some of them.


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Pre-tax profit may be up 159%, but the share price continues to languish.
Barratt Developments (LSE: BDEV) -- the company behind the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Ward Homes housebuilding brands and the commercial property business Wilson Bowden Developments -- is currently down over 6%, despite announcing a 159% jump in pre-tax profits in its annual results for the year ending 30 June 2012, released this morning.
Group revenues increased by 14.1% for the full year, at £2,323.4m, and operating margin was up to 8.2%, compared with 6.6% for the year ending 30 June 2011.
Mark Clare, group chief executive, commented:
"With a rapidly improving performance across the Group we have made substantial progress in achieving our objectives of rebuilding profitability and reducing overall indebtedness.
"In the year, we have achieved a 14.1% increase in revenues, a 1.6% increase in operating margins before operating exceptional costs, a 159.3% increase in pre-exceptional pre-tax profits and we have almost halved our net debt. Despite continued uncertainty surrounding the wider UK market and constrained levels of mortgage finance, we expect to make further good progress in 2012/13 with more than half of our completions forecast to be delivered from recently acquired higher margin land."
Barratt's share price has enjoyed fitful movement over the past few years -- almost 360% up on its nadir of July 2008, but barely changed from what it was in February of that year. And progress will have to exceptional for it to recover to anything like the levels of 2007, from which it's currently down just over 80%. Given the drop this morning, it doesn't seem like the market is convinced about Barratt's immediate prospects.
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Coal Facts - Coal - Coal Mining
The United States produces about 35% of the worlds coal, more than any other country, and has more than 250 billion tons of recoverable coal, enough to last for hundreds of years.
Coal is essential, as it is used to generate more than half of all the electricity produced in the U.S. Its also used as a basic energy source in many industries, including steel, as well as cement and paper. Its also used as a heating fuel. Coal is good for the economy too as coal production provides thousands of jobs in exploration, mining, the supply of products and services, transportation and a whole host of other support jobs.
Coal is available as there is enough to last over 250 years. Many U.S. coalbeds are close to the earths surface and modern mining methods allows easy reach of most of our coal reserves.
Greater use of coal will help the U.S. become more self sufficient in energy. In addition to its use as a solid fuel, coal can be converted to gas to replace expensive imported fuels. Consumers also benefit because coal is an economical fuel. With expanded clean coal use, coal can help solve our energy problems. Like gas and oil, coal is a fossil fuel.
Coal was formed by vegetation growing in swamps which covered many parts of America about 300 million years ago. The vegetation absorbed and stored the suns energy. Peat deposits were built up as vast amounts of vegetation died and accumulated at the bottom of the swamps to form spongy brown materials. Geological forces buried the peat deep under the surface of the earth. There the layers of peat were further compacted by pressure and heat. The coal was formed from the compressed peat after millions of years under the earths surface. The greater the heat and pressure, the harder the coal.
There are four major types of coal. Coal is classified by hardness and the harder the coal, the less moisture it contains and the more efficient it is as fuel. Lignite (softest coal) contains a lot of moisture. Its brownish black and crumbles easily. Its mainly used at electricity generating plants. Bituminous (medium hard coal) contains very little moisture and is high heat value. Its used to generate electricity and to make coke use in the steel industry. Sub-bituminous (medium soft coal) has much less moisture than lignite and is used mostly to produce steam for electricity generation. Anthracite (hardest coal) has a very high heat value burning slowly and making a good home heating fuel.
There are four major uses of coal in the U.S. Electric power generating plants burn coal to make steam. The steam turns turbines which generate electricity. Electric utility companies use about 90% of coal mined in the U.S. Coal is also used for industry, such as concrete and paper, and ingredients of coal, such as methanol and ethylene are used in making plastics, tires, synthetic fibers, fertilizers, and medicines. Coal is also used for making steel. It is baked in hot furnaces to make coke, which is used to smelt iron ore in the steelmaking process. The carbon in coal gives steel the strength and versatility for products such as bridges, buildings, and automobiles. Coal is also exported to Western Europe, Canada, and Japan.
There are two basic ways to mine coal. Surface mining is used when coal is found close to the surface or on hillsides. This is a safe and economical method used for over half of the coal mining in the U.S. Underground or deep mining is used to extract coal lying deep beneath the surface or on seams exposed on hillsides. Extensive safety precautions are taken to protect miners. Modern machinery has made deep mining safer and faster than ever before. Deep mining is carried out by either continuous mining or longwall mining.» Read more
Surface Mining
This method of mining involves removing the overburden with heavy earth moving equipment, scooping out the coal, replacing the excavated soil and reestablishing vegetation and plant life, a process known as reclamation. It accounts for about 60% of total U.S. coal production.
A large surface mine, such as those found in the western U.S. can be three miles long and a mile wide. The mine is always on the move with mining take place at one location and reclamation occurring at another.
Modern surface mining is as much a land reclamation process as it is a means of extracting coal. Reclaimed sites are returned to many productive uses such as recreation areas, golf courses, wildlife preserves, parks, farms, wetlands, housing developments, and pastures.
Continuous Mining
Continuous miners were introduced in the late 1940s and use a large rotating steel drum equipped with tungston carbide steel, teeth or cutting bits. Continuous mining accounts for about 47% of total U.S. underground coal production.
Continuous miners operate in the room and pillar mining system in which a series of 18 to 20 foot wide rooms are driven in the coalbed with pillars or columns of coal left standing to help support the roof. The roof is also supported by roof bolts typically four to seven feet in length inserted into holes bored into the roof to bind the layers of strata together.
Longwall Mining
Originating in Europe, modern longwall mining in the U.S. began in 1960 and now accounts for 54% of total underground production. Longwall mining is highly productive and is the safest method of underground mining as the workers operate under the steel roof canopies of hydraulic shield supports.
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Three of our students were recently honored with some of the nation's top scholastic prizes. What makes these honors especially noteworthy is the fact that these students are all from Louisiana. This is evidence that our efforts to increase the enrollment of Louisiana students is paying off in a big way.
Virginia Claire Breedlove of Winnsboro has been named a 2005 Andrew W. Mellon Fellow. This honor, awarded to only 85 students each year, covers full tuition for the first year of graduate study and includes a one-year stipend of $17,500. The award supports exceptionally promising students as they pursue advanced study in the humanities. Claire is a triple major in African and African Diaspora studies, history and French. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in African history at Johns Hopkins University this fall.
Jonathan R. Bakke of Baton Rouge and Erin M. Bowers of Gretna were both named Goldwater Scholars for 2005. This prestigious honor, which includes a $7,500 award, is given to students who have distinguished themselves in the fields of math and sciences and who demonstrate the potential to make significant contributions in their careers.
Jonathan, who is majoring in chemical engineering and plans to pursue a Ph.D., hopes to conduct research that will help increase the efficiency of industrial energy production and reduce pollution and waste. Erin, who is majoring in chemistry/molecular biology and plans to pursue a Ph.D., hopes to conduct research on enzyme structure and function in order to increase knowledge about enzymes and the workings of the body. Congratulations to these scholars who have brought honor and distinction to their home state and their home university.
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Heart Failure and a Low-Salt Diet
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How Much of Which Foods Should I Eat?
2-3 servings per day
- 2-3 ounces of fresh or frozen fish, shellfish, meat (beef, veal, lamb, pork), or poultry
- 1/2 cup cooked dried beans or peas
- 1/2 cup low-salt canned fish (such as salmon or tuna)
- 1 low-sodium frozen dinner (less than 600 mg sodium per meal; Limit to one per day)
- 1 egg
Dairy Products
2 or more servings/day
- 2-3 ounces of low-sodium cheese
- 1 cup milk (fat-free, 1%, 2%, or whole)
- 1/2 cup low-sodium cottage cheese
- 1 cup soy milk
Vegetables and Fruits
5 or more servings/day
- 1/2 cup chopped, cooked, frozen, or canned fruit
- 1/2 cup chopped, cooked, frozen, or no-salt added canned vegetables
- 1/2 cup low-sodium tomato juice or vegetable juice
- 1/2 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
Bread and Grains
6 or more servings/day
- Low-sodium breads, rolls, bagels, and cereals (1 serving = 1 slice bread, 1 small roll, 1/2 bagel)
- 1/2 cup pasta (noodles, spaghetti, macaroni)
- 1/2 cup rice
- Low-sodium crackers (read label for serving size)
Sweets and Snacks
Use sparingly
- 2 1/2 ounces unsalted nuts
- 1 slice angel food cake
- 1/2 cup low-sodium potato chips, pretzels, popcorn, and other snacks
- 1 tbsp jelly or honey
- 1 cup sherbet, sorbet or Italian ice
- 1 popsicle
- 3 fig bars or gingersnaps
- 8-10 jelly beans; 3 pieces hard candy
Fats, Oils and Condiments
Use liberally
- Vinegar
- Lemon juice
- Herbs and spices without salt
Fats, Oils and Condiments
Use sparingly
- Olive and canola oils
- Low-sodium butter and margarine
- Low-sodium soups
- Low-sodium salad dressing
- Homemade gravy without salt
- Low-sodium broth or bouillon
- Low-sodium catsup
- Low-sodium mustard
- Low-sodium sauce mixes
Sample Menu
- Fresh fruit
- Low-sodium cereal (hot or cold)
- Milk
- Lean roast turkey on whole wheat bread with low-sodium mustard
- Raw carrot sticks
- Applesauce
- Milk
- Vanilla wafers
Grilled chicken
- Boiled potatoes
- Steamed fresh vegetables
- Tossed salad and low-sodium dressing
- Fresh melon
- Fruit
- Walnuts or almonds
- Raisins
- Yogurt
Cooking Tips
- Use fresh ingredients and/or foods with no added salt.
- For favorite recipes, you may need to use other ingredients and delete or decrease the salt added. Salt can be removed from any recipe except from those containing yeast.
- Avoid convenience foods such as canned soups, entrées, and vegetables, pasta and rice mixes, frozen dinners, instant cereal, and puddings and gravy sauce mixes.
- Select frozen entrées that contain 600 mg or less of salt, but only eat one of these frozen foods per day. Check the Nutrition Facts label on the package for sodium content.
- Use fresh, frozen, no added salt canned vegetables, or canned vegetables that have been rinsed before they are prepared.
- Low sodium canned soups may be used.
- Avoid mixed seasonings and spice blends that include salt, such as garlic salt.
- Before using a salt substitute, check with your doctor.
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Yang adds Olympic gold to world title on vault
nepal Yang Hak-seon has an Olympic gold medal to go with his world title on vault.
The South Korean finished with an average of 16.533, winning it on the strength of the most difficult vault being done in the world today. When he landed his second vault perfectly, his coaches raced to the podium and grabbed him in a bear hug. Yang grabbed a South Korean flag even before his final score was posted, waving it when it finally appeared.
Denis Ablyazin of Russia won the silver, adding to the bronze he won on floor exercise Sunday. Igor Radivilov of Ukraine won the bronze medal.
American Sam Mikulak was fifth.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
LONDON (AP) - Aliya Mustafina couldn't take her eyes off the scoreboard, staring it with pride and delight.
She capped an impressive comeback from a serious knee injury with the gold on uneven bars Monday, while Beth Tweddle finally got an Olympic medal, winning the bronze. It was Russia's first gold in women's gymnastics, and gave Mustafina a complete set after her silver in the team competition and bronze in the all-around.
Earlier Monday, Arthur Zanetti gave Brazil its first gymnastics medal, a gold, on still rings by upsetting Chen Yibing, the "Lord of the Rings," who won gold in Beijing and four of the last five world titles.
Mustafina displayed a dominance rarely seen in gymnastics at the 2010 world championships, winning medals in all but one event, including the all-around gold. She was so much better than everyone else a similar haul was expected in London.
But Mustafina blew out her left ACL at the European championships in April 2011, putting her chances of simply competing in London in doubt. Mustafina, however, is not one to be messed with, and she was back in competition by the end of the year. She wasn't anywhere close to her best, though, and was downright dismal at this year's Europeans.
On this day, however, she was dazzling.
Her uneven bars routine is packed with so many difficult skills it leaves her gasping for air by the time she's finished. But she makes them look easy, flipping and floating from one bar to another. Her execution is exquisite, her toes perfectly pointed, her legs razor straight.
When she landed, she threw up her hands in triumph and turned on a megawatt smile. When her score of 16.133 flashed, her coach picked her up in a bear hug, and chants of "ROSS-EE-YAH!" (Russia) rang out.
Only Gabby Douglas was left. The slim chance she had at a medal ended when she stalled on a handstand.
Tweddle might have given Mustafina a real run for the gold, but she landed low on her dismount and had to take two steps back to steady herself. She knew it would cost her big, running her hands over her hair before she climbed off the podium.
But after her disappointment four years ago, any medal is as good as gold for Tweddle. It is the first medal in women's gymnastics for the British, and gives them four at these Olympics.
Not bad for a country that qualified full men's and women's teams for the first time since 1984.
Tweddle was the inspiration for the British renaissance, becoming the first British woman to win a medal at the world championships in 2003. Three years later, she gave Britain its first world title, on uneven bars, and has added two more (floor in 2009, uneven bars in 2010) since then.


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Vol. 11, No. 1, September 2008
Immigration Law
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The U.S. CIS website is a good starting point for the immigration researcher, providing forms, decisions, reports, regulations, statistics, and manuals. The latest news and developments from the agency can be accessed from the News column. Under the Laws section, a copy of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and public laws that have amended the Act, can be located. Immigration-related C.F.R. sections are available and include historical notes and hyperlinks to other sections within the document and also to the Federal Register. A nice tool provided is the Immigration Federal Register Publications page where regulatory activity is organized year by year.
U.S. Bureau of the Census: Foreign-Born Population
To locate statistical resources on immigration to the United States, the Census Bureau website is an excellent resource. The Census Bureau's Foreign-Born Population page outlines the three sources of data gathered by the agency. The data sources are: (1) Current Population Survey for Foreign Born Population, which includes data on the characteristics of natives and the foreign-born population; (2) Estimates and Projections of Population Movement; and (3) Information from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census.
The Legal Information Institute in conjunction with Cornell Law School provides an overview of the topic of immigration law. An array of primary materials is included: relevant constitutional provisions, federal statutes and regulations, judicial decisions, human rights treaties, and links to key Internet resources on the subject of immigration.
The National Immigration Forum
The Forum's mission is to build support for public policies that welcome immigrants to the United States. The Media section provides articles discussing current awareness topics; The Research Center includes facts on immigration such as social services, benefits, impact on the economy, and language difficulties; and Community Resources listing web links to organizations that work with immigrants.
The American Immigration Council is a non-profit organization devoted to increasing public understanding of immigration law and the value of immigration. They sponsor a variety of programs to achieve these goals. The Legal Action Center advocates for fair treatment and due process in immigration proceedings. They offer technical assistance to attorneys involved in immigration litigation. This website provides practice advisories and links to resources which may be useful in these proceedings.


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The House voted unanimously today to form a joint committee with the state Senate to consider government reforms. Speaker Michael Madigan says it will study everything from lobbyist restrictions to pension costs to government salaries.
Republicans objected that Democrats would have a majority on the panel, but they supported it anyway.
The House also voted to give the new governor an extra month to prepare his budget proposal.
And it approved legislation spelling out the General Assembly's power to block rules proposed by the governor. That was a major source of conflict between Blagojevich and lawmakers.


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NEW DELHI: IIM Calcutta has forayed into business incubation by launching an incubation centre with a focus on social entrepreneurship, the institute said in a statement.
The Incubation unit of IIM Calcutta will be a part of Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) of the Institute.
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PARIS, June 9: Maria Sharapova's French Open championship ceremony hit a low note on Saturday when the newly-crowned Roland Garros champion was introduced as the runner-up.
Sharapova looked stunned and then smiled after the announcer confused the Russian with Italy's Sara Errani who she had just defeated in the final 6-3, 6-2.
The champion ... Maria Sharapova. Photo: Getty Images
"Ladies and gentlemen, the runner-up Maria Sharapova," she said.
To jeers and whistles from the crowd on Philippe Chatrier court, a correction was quickly issued by the red-faced official.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the runner-up Sara Errani."
Sharapova with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen in her changing room. Photo: Getty Images
The Italian then collected her trophy from former champion Monica Seles before Sharapova was called to the podium as champion to receive the winner's trophy.
Sharapova later shrugged off the confusion.
"It was funny. I actually liked Sara's reaction better when she lifted her hands. It's nice to see when a finalist is in good spirits and the way she talked and the speech," said the Russian.
Sharapova with her trophy near the Eiffel Tower. Photo: Reuters
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Chelsea, Man City, Bayern Munich and Arsenal alerted as Pep wants a return!
There have been reports that former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola wants a return to football, after taking a year out. Which has alerted some of the world's top clubs about his availability?
Guardiola's confirmation that he is now looking to return to the game will spark renewed competition for the services of the man who steered Barcelona to 14 trophies in four seasons.
The 41-year-old told a news conference at the FIFA Ballon d'Or gala in Zurich: "Yes I would like to come back to coaching. I have been out of coaching for a year and it's what I would like but there is no reason to give any more specific details.
"I don't have a team to go to but I would like to go back to coaching. I have taken a decision to return to coaching but beyond that no decision has been taken."
Asked if he would consider Bayern Munich, who have also been linked with a move for him, Guardiola replied that it would be a "lack of respect" to talk about any team which currently has a coach. (Sky Sports)
Pep is the most sought after manager in the world and the news that he wants a return will surely spark a major battle to acquire his services.


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Diablo III was released in the Americas, Europe, South Korea, and Taiwan on May 15, 2012, and in Russia on June 7, 2012. Diablo III set a new record for fastest-selling PC game by selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release. It was also the highest selling PC game of 2012, selling more than 12 million copies during the year. It received generally positive reviews from critics, although its digital rights management that required an internet connection at all times was criticized.
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The Demon Hunter combines elements of Diablo II's amazon and assassin classes. Demon hunters use crossbows as their main weapon and can also throw small bombs at enemies. The demon hunter is fueled by both discipline and hatred: Hatred is a fast regenerating resource that is used for attacks, while discipline is a slow regenerating resource used for defensive abilities.
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U of M's University Opera Theatre's production of Parables to air on tpt
Shows scheduled for Oct. 28 and Nov. 4
October 26, 2012
The University of Minnesota's University Opera Theatre's (UOT) production of Parables will broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) on Sunday, October 28 at 8 p.m. It will also air Sunday, November 4 at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on tpt MN and at 12 p.m. on tpt LIFE.
UOT presented the stage premiere of Parables, a new dramatic cantata and American choral work by the Grammy Award winning team of composer Robert Aldridge and librettist Herschel Garfein in April 2012 at Ted Mann Concert Hall. Parables was directed by School of Music professor and UOT director David Walsh and conducted by School of Music professor and director of choral activities Kathy Saltzman Romey.
Parables is a powerful artistic response to racial and religious intolerance around the globe. Each of the work's seven sections tells a unique story, or parable, featuring the intertwining of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. It had been performed twice previously, on the East Coast, purely as concerts. Unconventional staging and the inclusion of four languages – English, Hebrew, Arabic, and Greek – contribute to the distinctiveness of UOT's production.
Director David Walsh describes Parables as UOT's largest undertaking ever, with 200 performers on stage featuring the University Orchestra, University Singers and Men's and Women's Choruses. Parables is performed by a professional cast, consisting of School of Music faculty members Adriana Zabala (mezzo soprano) and Philip Zawisza (baritone) joined by Monica Yunus (soprano) and Dennis Peterson (tenor).
Parables on tpt is a Minnesota partnership production and is a co-production of the University of Minnesota School of Music and tpt with additional funding from Douglas and Andrew Reeves in honor of their parents, J.B. and Julie Reeves.
About the University of Minnesota School of Music
Established in 1902, the University of Minnesota School of Music offers a dynamic, comprehensive program to more than 550 music students in undergraduate and graduate programs, led by a world-class faculty of more than 75 artists, scholars, and teachers. The School of Music presents more than 400 free concerts per year. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.music.umn.edu or call (612) 626-1094 for a brochure.
About tpt
The mission of tpt is to "enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media."
As one of the nation's leading public media organizations, tpt uses television, interactive media, and community engagement to advance education, culture and citizenship. Over its 50+ year history, tpt has been recognized for its innovation and creativity with numerous awards, including Peabody awards and national and regional Emmys.
Based in St. Paul, MN, tpt is one of the highest rated PBS affiliates in the nation, reaching over 1.3 million people each month through multiple broadcast and online channels. The organization's particular areas of focus include: the educational readiness of children; serving the needs and unleashing the potential of America's aging population; engaging a new generation in the power of public media; and being the preferred media partner for organizations that align with our mission to enrich lives and strengthen community.


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To celebrate putting the final touches on our next issue (which has a delightful theme: wit & whimsy!) we thought it would be fun to serve up a little surrealism on this Monday morning. I've always enjoyed mind-bending visual displays, and I would love to hop a plane and fly to Minneapolis immediately to visit the Walker Art Center and experience this in person.
These pieces are part of an exhibition entitled Lifelike. Featuring over 50 artists working in painting, sculpture,video, and more, the show centers on commonplace objects that have been taken out of their familiar context in various ways, rendering them strange, beautiful, and new.
If you are in the Twin Cities area you should rush to see this; the show is up until May 24th. Lifelike will also be traveling to other museums in other cities, so if you cannot make it to the Walker you may still be able to catch it. Click here for more information, and if you have any favorite surrealist artists or works you know and love—please share!


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With more than 40 percent of Berlin's structures actually confined to the underground, its no wonder that Berlin's U-Bahn (underground railway) has become such a popular destination, behind each door possibly lies a labyrinth of bunkers, pipeline walkways, warehouses, tunnels and various other living quarters.
Many of the rooms of the Unterweltern are reinforced with steel and bolted doors that slam behind you as you discover each shocking structure. Creepy in its own right, the rooms have largely remained untouched since they were first built, and are mostly dark and dank, many places decorated with supplies and furniture, and the halls covered with green fluorescent signs meant to guide inhabitants from one place to another.
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I sympathize with your frustration. This is a very unfortunate situation.
Your EAD is still valid until September and that gives you enough time to have one of these new employers file an O petition for you.
If your current employer proceeds with the O visa application you can only work for them once your F1 OPT is expired.
If you want to change your job the new employer would have to file a new petition for you and change the O visa over to them. Like an H visa, an O visa is employer specific.
You do not have enough time to have a PERM or I-140 petition approved by the time your OPT expires in September. At minimum you need 6 months for an approval and time is not on your side.
I would suggest that you remain positive because we anticipate a new immigration law being passed sometime early summer. One of the provisions in th elaw is to double the number of available H1b visa numbers. It could very well be that the H1B category is re-opened for this coming fiscal year. Nothing is for sure now, but you can come back and check with me in a month on the status.
Thank you for your kind advice.
I really really hope that US will double H1b application numbers. I will be in touch with you for that.
hello Judith,
What are the chances of re opening H1b visa this year? Shall I advice my company to be prepared? Because last time they have not started anything which is required for visa application?
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