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Scientists connected with the conference say Texas freshwater resources have been over allocated and will continue to be appropriated to meet the growing demands of water needs in Texas. With the diversion of these freshwater resources over the next decade, scientists say the loss in adequate freshwater flows will compromise the integrity of Texas springs, rivers, coastal bays, and estuaries.
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Most people will agree milk does a body good, but are some types of milk more beneficial than others?
From organic to omega-3-fortified, there is now a variety of milk in the dairy aisle at the grocery store, which is why experts say you should choose a milk that fits your specific dietary and nutritional needs.
Health.com broke down some of the new cartons you might see in the dairy case.
Organic milk comes from cows raised organically, meaning they eat feed grown without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Some experts advocate for organic milk because they believe that the synthetic growth hormone given to many conventionally raised cattle can cause health problems, from early puberty to cancer.
Ultra-pasteurized milk is designed to keep dairy products fresh for longer, ultra-pasteurized milk is heated to a higher temperature than regular, pasteurized milk. Your milk can safely stay unopened in the refrigerator for up to 60 days instead of 21.
Fortified milks pack extra nutrients beyond the usual vitamins A and D, such as vitamin C, omega-3s, and fiber.
Lactose-free milk is for those who cannot digest the lactose in dairy. As many as 6 percent of Americans have some degree of lactose intolerance, meaning they may experience gas, cramps, nausea, or have diarrhea, if they eat or drink dairy products.
Rice, soy, and other nondairy milk is more common than ever, giving vegans, the lactose intolerant, and those with no special dietary needs an alternate.
Despite all the new milk options, people are drinking less milk than 30 years ago. Milk remains an ideal way to get calcium. Women down about 19 gallons per year, mostly in cereal.
For more, read the article on cnn.com.
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I am a terrible griller!!! Too hot, too cold everything ends up burned or dry.
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My Question: Has anyone seen these grills? And what do you think...honestly.
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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Recently, you've published "cold stepmother" situations. Although I completely agree with you about the detrimental effects of extreme cases, I feel like you're missing an important element. Women in these situations have unresolved abandonment issues. Unless these women are suffering from mental illness, they find these situations very challenging and are upset with themselves for having the feelings they do. It's easy to say, "Don't get involved with a man that has kids, if it bothers you so much" but the men love these women, and the women love their men. In an unhealthy way they view the kids as competition, which mature people wouldn't do. I know because I am one of those challenged women, working hard to overcome this issue. My partner and I love each other immensely. I love his kids, too. It's just something is hurting inside me. I'm not extreme, but I'm not as warm as I am to my own kids, and that's wrong. I try to really control it, but it hurts sometimes. These men should encourage their partners to get help. For your consideration -- Struggling But Improving, Winnipeg
Dear Struggling: Sometimes stepmothers feel their husband loves his bio children more than he loves them. When they see those children together, especially if they no longer live under the same roof, the dads focus love and attention on those kids. Some stepmoms feel pushed to the side. They need to realize it's a different kind of love and love for them, which is not in competition. They also need to understand the man will love them more if they are kind and warm to his children. Conversely, he will love them less if they are cold to the kids. Another factor? Sometimes the stepchildren are chilly to the stepmother from Day 1 and some are coached by their bio-moms to be that way. Everybody needs to be in counselling in a blended family at least for a time, in my not-so-humble opinion after reading about so many hurtful non-blends.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: This is in response to the man who goes dog-walking past the house of the woman who's always walking around her living room naked at night with the curtains open. The only problem for the man is that he can be arrested as he is breaking the law, and the naked woman will be found innocent. Good luck until the cops arrive. -- MK, Winnipeg
Dear MK: If she is putting on a show for him to see, she's not going to call the police unless that's part of her modus operandi -- tease and then play shocked, and turn in the guy. Dangerous game for him! Although it's dumb to keep walking by that picture window, you can bet he probably will, but let's warn him not to wear this out. Once she gets annoyed with him and his dog, she might play the shocked role and dial 911 for added drama.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: How do I meet accomplished men five to 10 years older? I tried the whole online dating thing, but it's hard. I mean I had many people interested, but it becomes overwhelming. There comes a point when it's difficult to remember who knows what, going over and over again talking about myself. I had to stop after a couple of weeks. I met a few people though. My family had enough. It was like, "Oh, who is she dating now?" Frankly it bothered me too. I am not that kind of girl, juggling men. Isn't dating supposed to be fun? Why is it so complicated? Where do I start? -- Deep in Thought, Winnipeg
Dear Thought: I remember you. You're the young woman who wrote recently who likes men almost as old as her father. Frankly, it seems you're looking for ways to be negative about looking for someone appropriate. You actually admit you can find people like this online, but then complain it's too much work. Yes, it is work wading through hundreds of profiles. But so what, if you find a winner? The idea is not to do a juggling act but for you to do the looking -- reading tons of profiles and zeroing in on someone who is really interesting and attractive. If you meet quickly and start dating, you stop writing the rest.
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Actors dressed as zombies exit Bank Station in London as peer-to-peer lender RateSetter highlights the issue of "zombie" savings accounts with lifeless returns. The independent study commissioned by RateSetter found that 79 per cent of Britons did not check their savings returns against inflation, with some falling as low as 0.1 per cent, earning just £1 a year on savings of £1,000.
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Dr. Hill is also actively involved in the areas of emergency department operations, delivery of service, patient satisfaction, risk management and quality improvement. He co-led restructuring of the department's triage and patient assignment systems, resulting in reductions in walkout and ambulance diversion rates, and dramatic improvements in the department's patient satisfaction scores — for which the department received an institutionwide Service Excellence Award.
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Vagary (N): whim, caprice
This word comes form the "Latin" root "vagary" which means "to wander, or to roam", this root can be further hacked up as "vagus" which means wandering. Guys and gals do you remember the model by name "Caprice Bourret", create a mnemonic relating her vagaries with the word vagrant, but don't forget it is the whimsical behavior that relates to the word and not her beauty. HAHAHA
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Contextual example:
Because this species of plant was subjected continuously to the vagaries of nature it became adapted to even rougher atmospheric conditions.
Vagrant (adj): stray, random.
As "vagari" means "to wander", something that wanders is bound to move from anywhere to anywhere that's why the meaning develops as "stray, random".
Contextual example:
He controlled his vagrant thoughts by practicing Pranayma and Yoga.
Vagrant (N): homeless wanderer.
Contextual example:
Everybody thought that the shabby stranger was a vagrant, but none knew that he was their king in disguise.
Vagabond (N): wanderer, tramp.
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Sometimes the CEO felt that he should put all his business aside and enjoy life being a vagabond, chasing his vagrant impulses.
Vague (adj): Not clearly expressed, inexplicit, obscure.
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The CEO was a bit vague about the specifics of the action plan, which was to be followed for tripling the profits of the firm.
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A drunk racially motivated attacker was fined and given a suspended jail sentence after a assaulting a man in Wimbledon town centre.
Simon Connell, 50, of Turnpike Lane, Sutton, admitted verbally abusing and assaulting Mr Ali by beating him, and being drunk in a public place, namely Tesco in Wimbledon town centre.
The incident happened on Tuesday, June 17 in South Park Road, Wimbledon, where Connell used words causing the victim harassment, alarm or distress which were found to be racially motivated.
For the assault charge Connell was committed to prison for eight weeks, suspended for 12 months because the offence was deemed serious by magistrates in Wimbledon.
He was ordered to pay compensation of £150, and a victim surcharge of £80.
For the charge of intending to cause harassment, alarm or distress to the victim, Connell was committed to prison for four weeks suspended for 12 months to run consecutively to the assault offence.
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Lyrics: Donna Godchaux
Music: Donna Godchaux
There are two accounts of the origins of this song, both of which may be true. One is that it is about Rolling Thunder, the Indian Shaman, conducting a ceremony (which certainly fits with many of the lyrics). The other is that it was written by Donna in memory of Rex Jackson, one of the Grateful Dead's crew (after whom the Rex Foundation is named).
It was played regularly by the Grateful Dead in 1977 and 1978 (Donna left the band in early 1979).
Gazing at the fire
Burning by the water
Before he speaks, the world around us quiets
With eyes as sharp as arrows
And turning to the fire
He clears the air and cuts it with a feather
Many in a circle
Slowly round the fire
When he is gone, I want to know him better
No one is forsaken
No one is a liar
He plants the tree of life on our foreheads with water
He hums
There are drums
Four winds
Rising suns
We are singing and playing
I hear what he's saying
I remember breezes
From winds inside your body
Keep me high
Like I told you
I'll sing to them this story
And know why
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I am getting a blank screen after I boot with either the USB or DVD. It is a good .iso as I tried it on other machines, it is not installed as yet, it is just the LiveCD/USB. After I type in 'startx' it runs 2 commands, says loading and blank screen. Can you enlighten me as to what the problem is and how I can fix it.
I am using an IBM ThinkPad Edge 15, Pentium i3 Processor, 8GB DDR3 SODIMM RAM, Intel 160GB SSD, Intel Onboard Graphics.
I don't know what the problem is and I don't want to enter any command that can just wipe the drive. HELP!!!


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Perfect example of what I mean when I say "there is no lack of beauty in our field". This is the bottom of a dress for my collection…. I'm in looooveee.
I used Mohair yarn, which is typically made from the hair of an Angora Goat. This is actually my first time ever using Mohair and let me just say, it will not be my last. I knit this on the Brother machine (look back to post #1 for more info). The fiber is soooo amazing. It is a very thin yarn which normally would translate to being knit on a very fine gauge machine, but due to its "furry" qualities you can knit this yarn on a 7 gauge machine (mid-bulky gauge) and get this effect!
Fun facts about Mohair via Wikipedia: It is actually one of the oldest fibers still being used in textiles…It is durable, and resistant to things such as water due to the yarns moisture-wicking (hairs the provides protection… like caterpillars) qualities, stretch, and flame!


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A9 TV, June 23rd, 2012
They even talk about resurrection in the Hereafter in terms of evolution. In that case, how were the djinn created? Were the angels also created through evolution? There are the concubines and young male servants of Paradise. The maidens were created. Were they also created through evolution? Not a word about them. But when it comes to human beings, they are obsessed with the idea they were created through evolution. But the thought of the concubines and maidens and male servants never even crossed their minds.
There need to be talks with Syria without delay, and Assad needs to be brought, very kindly and without giving offense, to Turkey. There can be people from his government, too. A coalition government can be set up. Let us abolish the borders. Let us do away with passports and visas. Let us unite with Syria. Simple as that. Let there be an immediate military, political and economic pact. We can celebrate with pipes and drums. Let Assad come with all his family. Their lives and property will be entrusted to us, by Allah's leave. Nothing will happen to them. Let private talks be held with Assad. He can also give a guarantee to Israel, since he is against them. And let us resolve it with no hard feelings.
(In response to an e-mail from a viewer saying, "My 12-year-old daughter is still scared of the dark. She cannot sleep alone.")
They should put her in a brighter, spacious place. They can read verses from the Qur'an. Suras al-Falaq and Nas, for example. Her mother can read that to her at her bedside. There will be no more problems, insha'Allah.
(In response to an e-mail from a viewer saying, "You said that Hazrat Hidhir (pbuh) will be the head of a state made up of a great many believers. Will this group of Hazrat Hidhir's (pbuh) always be made up of the same people at all times? Or does it change? For example, was the team in the 16th Century the same as today's? Bearing in mind that time is relative, Hazrat Hidhir's (pbuh) helpers may all be together at the same time. You said he will watch the Day of Reckoning from somewhere. Allah has created a really exciting environment for Hazrat Hidhir (pbuh)."
It changes, of course. The team is not always the same. Hazrat Hidhir (pbuh) will be at work until a short time before the Day of Reckoning. Hazrat Hidhir (pbuh) will be inside events until the last moment. When the Day of Reckoning begins, he will watch it with joy, insha'Allah.2012-08-28 13:02:07


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Topic: Drains and stents
Can anyone explain (in plain english) what the drains do? My husband has had up to 4 drains in him at one time. The procedure to remove the final three did not work the first or second time. The third try they were able to remove two of the three. The third one is still in and is scheduled to be removed, if possible, in a couple of weeks. The drain is flushed twice a day. This drain has very little coming through. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? He had his second round or chemo this past Thursday.


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With a lush, overgrown garden, perfectly weathered porch swing, and retro kitchenette complete with a mint-green diner booth, Jamie Chung's SoCal homestead—which she just happens to share with her boyfriend, adorable How To Make It in America alum Bryan Greenberg—gives us major shelter envy. Her closet, full of versatile pieces from Madewell, Cushnie et Ochs, and Zara, is equally swoon-worthy. "When it comes to outfits, I ask myself two questions," says Chung. "Will I be warm? And can I sit like a lady?" But while the actress, who stars in this year's Sin City reboot and will soon reprise her role as Ed Helms' hapless bride in The Hangover Part III, mulls over key seasonal items:
"I don't like having a overcrowded closet," she explains—designer heels are more of an impulse purchase." Before I drop a grand on a pair of Manolo Blahnik's I'll ask myself, 'Do I have a pair of versatile strappy, silver shoes?' If the answer is no, I'll splurge. But if I'm in one of my moods, I'll also take the blush studded Valentino's and the Louboutins, please and thank you!" That's our kind of girl. Click through for all the details on Chung's favorite pieces:
"This is a great example of my closet: cheap meets chic. It's a fairly even mix. I don't discriminate, but I do treat myself. I got some love on a couple of fashion blogs for rocking these blush-colored silver peep toed Zara pumps on the red carpet at my [Premium Rush] premiere. The splurge in this photo is my Valentino studded sling backs. I love how they are feminine but edgy."
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LAWYERS representing 21 Alvechurch Middle School children and four adults seriously injured in a horrific coach crash in France while returning from a skiing trip have welcomed the release of the wreckage, which they say is a significant step forward in the battle for justice.
International serious injury experts at law firm Irwin Mitchell are representing the children, two teachers from the school, and two ski instructors who were injured when the coach came off the road near Chalons-en-Champagne, 90 miles east of Paris in northern France, on February 19, 2012.
Popular Alvechurch teacher Peter Rippington was tragically killed in the crash
The law firm has successfully secured settlements for a small number of them along with vital interim payments of compensation for some others, but the UK proceedings for compensation were put on hold following a Birmingham High Court decision after an application by the defendant tour operator, Interschool Travel Limited (trading as 'Interski'). The company that organised the school trip said the civil claims for compensation should not be progressed through the English courts until the coach company's insurers had access to the coach to carry out an inspection of it.
Following repeated requests by Irwin Mitchell, the French authorities have now agreed to release the coach wreckage for inspection.
Clive Garner, head of international personal injury and group actions at Irwin Mitchell who represents the passengers, said: "What should have been an unremarkable trip home after a skiing holiday abroad has ended up being a living nightmare for many of those involved and their families. It has been two-and-a-half years since the crash but many are still suffering from serious injuries and face a long battle to come to terms with their injuries and get their lives back on track.
"We have been able to progress a small number of cases, achieving vital settlements and interim payments for a handful of passengers to ensure they can fund expenses including ongoing treatment, specialist equipment and adaptations to housing which they need.? But the progression of many of our clients' claims, most of whom are children, have been delayed.
"The English coach driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter by the authorities in France and a criminal trial there is expected early next year. Despite this, the civil proceedings in England have unfortunately been placed on hold as the coach company's insurer considered that it could not conclude its investigations into the cause of the accident without access to the coach.
"We have been working with our colleagues in France to progress matters and the release of the wreckage by the French authorities is a significant step forward in our clients' battles for justice. We can now push forward with our clients' cases and ensure they obtain the justice they deserve."
He added: "We are concerned that while the driver of the coach has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, we and the families we represent still do not know exactly what caused the accident. It is crucial that we determine why this coach left the road, first and foremost so that justice can be done, but also so that lessons are learnt to reduce the risk of a similar tragedy occurring in the future.
"We have repeatedly called for improved coach safety measures including driver training, monitoring and supervision to reduce the risk of coach crashes occurring. Driver fatigue and the adequacy of driver rest periods are also matters of concern which often feature as a contributory factor in coach crashes and more needs to be done to provide greater protection to bus and coach passengers. While the cause of this tragic accident is yet to be determined, there are strong suspicions that driver fatigue was a causative factor."
Steve Ratheram, 53, suffered devastating injuries in the coach crash including spinal fractures, a fractured sternum and broken ribs.
The ski instructor said: "This is a real step forward for all of us who were injured in the crash and have been left desperate for an explanation about what went wrong."


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GALVESTON, Texas - Mardi Gras partiers will see increased security at Galveston's Fat Tuesday parade.
"We always increase security for the Tuesday parade," said Lt. Michael Gray of the Galveston Police Department. "We have extra officers guard the parade route. We always do to make it safer for people."
Mardi Gras partiers got out of control Saturday night, throwing bottles, trashcans and metal barricades. People who were there at the time said police acted fast and quickly got a handle on the situation.
"Beads came falling and hit two officers," witness Oscar Gonzales said. "The officers got hit pretty hard, and I got hit in the back. To me, all the streets were well patrolled."
Revelers said they feel safer with increased security and the weekend's Mardi Gras mayhem won't stop them from enjoying the Fat Tuesday parade in Galveston.
"I'm not letting that scare me away or anything," said Laura Prata. "I'm still excited."
Mystic Krewe of Aquarius "Fat Tuesday" parade kicks off at 6:30 p.m. in the Strand District and historic downtown. Each year, this family-friendly grand parade draws in big crowds for the locals living on the island. In the final hours of Mardi Gras, the Krewe's of Gambrinus, BABALU, Thalasar, Baccus and Z Krewe join Aquarius for the revelry. The parade will feature marching bands, dance teams and dozens of lighted floats.
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Meatless Monday is a global movement, a way of life. It's not a campaign to turn everyone in the world vegetarian or vegan; in fact, many involved are meat-lovers. Eating less meat has been proven to reduce the risk of disease, curb obesity and has important environmental impacts, too. Will you join us in giving up meat, just for one day a week?
Giada DeLaurentiis, host of Everyday Italian, cookbook author, Today Show contributor, wife and mom to 4-year-old Jade, has joined the Meatless Monday movement, preparing meatless meals in her own kitchen, and continuing to offer plenty of veggie-friendly recipes on her show and in her cookbooks.
In her latest cookbook, Weeknights With Giada, she says: "In an effort to eat healthfully and mindfully, we've started having Meatless Mondays in our house, which has coincided with my discovering my new favorite ingredient, quinoa. It's got a nutter texture than rice and is higher in protein, which is great for vegetarian-friendly meals like quinoa with purple Peruvian potatoes, green peas, black olives, fresh herbs, lime juice and a little agave."
Eat like you're a member of Giada's family tonight: Try the Quinoa and Purple Potato Salad Giada's so crazy about, or one of Giada's many meatless recipes.
Giada's Best Meatless Recipes:
Fusilli With Spinach and Asiago Cheese
Whole-Wheat Linguine With Green Beans, Ricotta and Lemon
Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad
Rigatoni With Creamy Mushroom Sauce
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And if you need some more guidance (and happen to be in New York City this spring), stop by Mario Batali's Eataly; they're now offering Meatless Monday classes, taught by in-house vegetable butcher Alicia Walter. (Yes, Eataly employs a vegetable butcher.)


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HOUSTON - A Houston City Council member known as an aggressive budget cutter has taken heat for taking a trip to Asia with taxpayer dollars.
District A council member Helena Brown is known as "Dr. No" to some at Houston City Hall. She has voted against funding for after-school programs and bike trails, among other things.
Her decision to spend almost $11,000 of the city's money to travel to Asia might seem a little out of character.
The purpose of the trip was to campaign for more direct airline flights between Asia and Houston. Brown accompanied the city's aviation director on the first leg of the trip to China and Taiwan, but then she went to Korea on her own.
Brown's district has a large Korean population. She gave City Council a report Wednesday about her trip.
"While in Korea, I had the opportunity to look at the demilitarized zone off the 38th parallel that divides North and South Korea," Brown said. "I saw, firsthand, the very real tension along the DMZ and the danger North Korea presents to South Korea."
Mayor Annise Parker said no city business was done in Korea.
"I think the council member is going to have a very spirited conversation with her constituents," Parker said.
Paul Kubosh is one of Brown's biggest supporters. He said other City Council members have spent city funds for trade trips, so he won't pass judgment on her without getting more information.
"I don't know why any City Council person should ever have to leave the city," he said.
In a news release sent after KPRC Local 2 aired this story on Wednesday, Brown's spokesman said that while in Korea, Brown spoke to officials about direct flights to Houston.
"In Korea CM Brown met with officials from the cities of Incheon and Seoul. There was much interest and excitement among the city officials about the possibility of a direct flight to Houston. They believe it is vital to have this flight to increase economic trade opportunities as Houston is the center not only of the oil industry but also the Medical Center," said John Griffing, Brown's director of communications.
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Volunteers are the lifeblood of AYSO. To ensure the safety of both children and volunteers, each volunteer is required to take a short online training session called Safe Haven™. The Safe Haven course focuses on safety and appropriate behavior with children as well as first aid and other on-field issues. AYSO volunteers agree to an annual background check.
Becoming Safe Haven™ certified may take a few minutes of your time, but AYSO families know their children's safety is worth it. Safe Haven™ is both a child and volunteer protection program. It was the first of its kind in youth sports. *More info about the Safe Haven program at the bottom of this page
For that reason, we require all Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Referees, Team Managers & Practice Chaperones to take Safe Haven training and recommend it to everyone else in our region. We should all be cognizant of procedures that will help ensure the safety of our children.
Coaches, Assistant Coaches & Referees will also have additional coach or referee training clinics offered by our region. Those clinics are designed to be quick, easy, and fun to take - even for those with no prior soccer experience at all. Everyone is welcome to attend those clinics, even if you don't intend to coach or referee this season. See the coach or referee pages of this website for more information. (links below)
1. Go to www.eayso.org (the AYSO National website) and register as a volunteer.
The eAYSO pre-registration form for volunteers is required by child protection policies implemented by AYSO and many other youth sports organizations. All adult volunteers are required to register annually with AYSO.
New volunteers to our region should click on the First Time button and follow the instructions on the subsequent pages to become an AYSO VOLUNTEER. When asked, you are in AYSO Section 1, Area P, Region 20.
Returning volunteers need to do this each year, as well. Click on Log In, and use the e-mail address you originally signed in with.
NOTE: DO NOT GO TO THE AYSO PARENT SECTION OR USE eAYSO TO REGISTER A PLAYER. (We have our own player registration program, separate from eAYSO).
When you have completed the online Volunteer application, print a copy & sign it.
As the season approaches, you will be asked to submit your form and show photo identification. Coaches & referees should submit their form to their Team Manager, who in turn will submit the team's forms to their Division Commissioner. Community volunteer referees (those without team affiliation) should submit their form to the RRA (Head Ref). Volunteers are NOT covered under AYSO insurance without this form on file with the region.
2. Obtain/Activate your AYSO ID Number for this season.
All volunteers are assigned one AYSO ID number for their career with AYSO. Even if you already have an AYSO ID number, you will need to go through both steps 1&2 to activate it for this season.
Contact our regional Adult Volunteer Registrar, who will then activate your AYSO ID number for this season. Select the link to send an e-mail to:mailto:email@example.com Please include the following information in your email:
- your full name
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- your volunteer role this year (coach, referee, team manager, practice chaperone, etc.)
Take the brief online Safe Haven course (approximately 35-45 minutes).
All AYSO volunteers need only complete the Safe Haven course once in their AYSO career. You will need your AYSO ID number (see steps 1 & 2 above under "Volunteer Registration") to access the course at http://aysotraining.org. Click "Courses" and then find the course for Safe Haven. This course applies to ALL volunteers.
Once you've completed the course, print your certificate. Coaches & referees should show their certificate at their in-person training clinic. You will not be allowed to participate in a coach or referee clinic without proof that you have completed Safe Haven. Everyone should keep their certificate on file, in case it is ever requested in the future.
If you're still curious why we have to do this, read Making AYSO A Truly Safe Haven™
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Volunteer protection comes into play as a result of volunteer training, certification and continuing education. The Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 provides certain legal protections for volunteers who have been trained and certified and act in accordance with a written job description. Safe Haven includes these three elements, giving volunteers the highest degree of protection available under the law.
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See The Suicide Squad Lineup Set To Debut On 'Arrow'
If you're an avid Arrow viewer, then you'll remember how Amanda Waller (played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson) approached Bronze Tiger (Michael Jai White) a few weeks ago and asked him to be part of her new unit (which is really "more of a squad").
Well, the makeup of that Suicide Squad has been revealed in some new photos posted to CBR. The members appear to be (from left to right): Bronze Tiger, mad bomber Shrapnel (Sean Maher), Waller, and Deadshot (Michael Rowe). Also present are A.R.G.U.S. agent Lyla Michaels/Harbinger (Audrey Marie Anderson) and, surprisingly, none other than Team Arrow member John Diggle (David Ramsey).


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Related story: Hurricane Sandy: Edison, Bear Valley Electric send trucks from March Air Reserve Base to aid New York
Photo galleries: Edison Employees Return From Helping Restore Power to East Coast | Edison sends trucks to New York | Edison responds with Hurricane Sandy relief
ONTARIO – One hundred thirty Southern California Edison lineman returned to their families Tuesday after spending 14 days on the East Coast working to restore power to millions of residents.
The jet carrying the SCE employees home landed about 4 p.m. at LA/Ontario International Airport.
On Nov. 2, several pieces of equipment and hundreds of men and women left the tarmac at March Air Reserve Base to assist in re-supplying electricity to cities in New York and New Jersey after Tropical Storm Sandy destroyed much of the coast Empire State and the Garden State.
"I'm so very very very very very glad he's home," said Dawn McDowell about her husband, Ty, who has been a lineman for 30 years with Edison.
One lineman yelled as he was exiting the plane, "It's great to be back in Southern California weather."
Others were very sympathetic to the needs of the victims of the superstorm that hit the East Coast.
"It was non-stop work but with all the devastation that took place we needed to be there," said 36-year-old Chino resident Michael Fuller. "These people were homeless and without heat, and they were still bringing us coffee and food while we worked to get the lights on."
Fuller said if he was ever asked to do it again he wouldn't have a second thought.
"This was a unique situation," he said. "Some of us have never seen anything more than a regular snowfall."
Adding to the misery, a Nor'easter struck the area bringing snowfall just days after Sandy had moved on.
"I'm super, super excited to see my kids and my wife," Fuller said. "It's been two weeks but they understand why I had to go."
Ron Maurer, an Edison field supervisor, had great things to say about his counterparts with Consolidated Edison.
"They were excellent to work with," he said. "They took great care of us wherever we went."
The residents were incredible even with all that they were facing, Maurer said.
"We helped them restore power and made sure people were ok," he said. "It was very humbling to see the devastation.
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Once again it's time to vote - this time it's for the September Online Block Party.
September is also National Chicken Month, but we already covered that. October is looking very promising, though.
Please vote on your favorite topic for August's Online Block Party. Some of the choices are carried over from previous polls, but there are a few new ones as well. You can change your vote anytime up to late evening on August 31st.
NOTE: As it's a long weekend, keep an eye on the poll and get your pics ready, as the actual thread may not be posted till September 1st or 2nd.


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Lt Thomas Jeffers B-24 Loss, 18 June,'44 POW
18 June, 1944 — Hamburg, Germany
Thomas Jeffers; 458th Bomb Group (Heavy) 754th Bomb Squadron, B-24 H "Rhapsody in Junk" #41-28733. Shot-down on 18 June, 1944 over Kiel, Germany. This Combat Mission was to Fassburg, Germany, near Hamburg. This B-24 was out of airfield, 'AAC 123' of the Mighty 8th Air Force in England. Lt Thomas Francis Jeffers was their Commissioned Bombardier. 9 of the 10 Combat Crew survived and became POW's. Thomas was in Stalag Luft III.
The MIA was sent to Mrs. Phyllis M Jeffers (wife) at 23 1/2 East Southern Avenue, Springfield, ILL
Pictures and stories from Thomas' proud daughter Marilyn Jeffers Walton/ Author /Historian "Her dad/Lt Jeffers' Story!" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1425974864?tag=b24bestwebA&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=1425974864&creative=373489&camp=211189
It is the story of a 23-year-old bombardier in a B-24 who was shot down over that village called Blick, in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, and taken prisoner by the Nazis. There is a rubber patch which came from the field where Thomas's parachute came down on June 18, 1944, as the young bombardier's B-24, nicknamed "Rhapsody in Junk'' by its 10-man crew, crashed in a ball of flames in the woods nearby. The rubber patch is an original piece of the B-24's tire!
One crew member was killed. The rest became prisoners.
He was shot down over Kiel, Germany
His mission was to Fassberg, Germany, near Hamburg
Thomas had grown up in New York and Massachusetts, came to Ohio in the early 1940s as a young civilian engineer at Wright Field in Dayton.
There, he joined the Army Air Corps. After a year of training, he was sent to an air base in England. That's where, as a lieutenant and bombardier, he joined the 8th Air Force's 458th Bomb Group and was assigned to the crew of Rhapsody in Junk. He was on his third bombing mission when Rhapsody in Junk went down before it could hit its target in nearby Hamburg.
Links to Marilyn's book can be found on the left below the MAP.
Barbi Ennis Connolly, WWII Historical Researcher and Historian for the 319th and 321st Bomb Groups in the 57th Bomb Wing (B-25 Mitchell Medium Bombers firstname.lastname@example.com Additions / corrections?


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Unit Account Policy:
The unit account (Trading Post and Registration Account) is a PREPAID account used to pay for unit supplies purchased from the Council Trading Posts and for activity and camp fees, registrations, Boys' Life and re-charters. Purchases may be made by authorized users only as indicated on the unit account signature card. Signature cards are to be renewed annually. This means a new card is to be signed and dated each year whether signers change or not.
Registration Account is used for registration, Boys' Life and charter fees ONLY!
The purpose of this account is to set aside money collected by units at School Night and round-ups for registrations and/or recharter. All recharter money should be deposited to this account.
Transfers from this account to the Trading Post account will be done only upon receipt of signed, written request at the Scout Service Center.
Trading Post Account is used for Unit purchases of supplies, awards, activity fees, camp fees. It can also be used for registrations/Boys' Life if there are not sufficient funds in the registration account to cover applications to be processed.
Checks to be deposited to these accounts are to be Unit checks made payable to: "Iroquois Trail Council". Checks made payable to the Unit from individuals will not be accepted for deposit to these accounts. They should be negotiated through the unit checking or savings account.
Units should maintain a sufficient balance in these accounts to cover their supply and registration needs. Negative balances will NOT be allowed under any circumstances. No registrations or other transactions will be done if there are not sufficient funds.
This policy has been included in the yearly Program Launch packets and is available at the Scout Service Center.


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Sgt Osborne Amirault, Photographer, 310th BG, 428th BS
1943 — North Africa
Osborne J Amirault; a COMBAT MISSION PHOTOGRAPHER with the 310th BG, 428th BS
Thursday, 26 August 1943
428th BS Mission Summary:(Ops Order ---/mission ---) Group Mission # : On the 26th of August, 36 B-25's took off to bomb the Grazzanise Airdrome just North of Naples.It is the central drome of a triumvirate enemy fighter bases.These aircraft have given some annoyance to formations that have been sent to bomb marshalling yards in the area.
The Northwest and southeast, corners, the North, West, and East areas were hit.One hangar suffered a direct hit.At least two of the twelve aircraft observed were believed destroyed.Dense cloud formations hindered observation.It obscured the target on the bomb run for one element.
One ME-109 was sighted.It didn't venture an attack.Some light flak was experienced from small craft a mile off shore both in and out from the coast.
Amirault, Osborne J., Sgt, photographer, gunner (31117861)
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THERE'S never a dull moment at Swindon Town is there?
That's what we tend to say most of the time. Just when you think things are running smoothly, something comes along to set the liquid in the tea cup trembling.
So in another week when things have got a little tetchy, I thought I'd look at a season so desperately dull even Victor Meldrew would sit placidly in his North Stand seat. If he had one that is.
Division Four, as it was properly known then, and 17th place. Now that is a season worth remembering (or not). An average home attendance of just over 3,000 and an average away gate of just under that figure. A total of 58 points and no real danger of going out of the league at either end. It's a story of a club going nowhere, a healthy enough home record of eleven wins and seven draws, while on the road four victories and six other games where the Town avoided defeat.
Even the League Cup failed to ignite any real excitement with a 4-2 aggregate loss to Plymouth Argyle in the first round. To be fair pulses were set briefly racing by reaching the fourth round of the FA Cup. Kettering, Millwall and Carlisle were dispatched before Blackburn ended that glory trail 2-1 at the County Ground. I know, exciting isn't it? Bet you wish we had another one like that don't you?
In the league the highlight was a 4-0 win over Chester in early September, otherwise the goals didn't flow and the football bumped along. You see boring isn't always good. Maybe less stormy would be better.
The season? 1983/84. Ken Beamish in charge of a club with no money and no real prospects. At the end of the season a new sponsor came in and Lou Macari was appointed. Boring was never used again.


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The primary risk with the quarterly closing process is reporting erroneous or inaccurate numbers or missing a key disclosure.
Do you speak XBRL? It's an important question for finance professionals, who have been forced to pick up a second financial-reporting language in response to SEC rules requiring the use of the reporting format. Ken Fritz, executive vice president of Trintech, points to crash courses in XBRL as one of the primary closing-process challenges finance folks must contend with. These challenges give rise to risks that can cause companies to miss filing deadlines.
In this Risk Chat, Fritz offers some considerations for finance executives and managers to address closing-process challenges and mitigate related risks.
Generally, what is different today compared to five years ago about the quarterly closing process?
Ken Fritz:The most notable change to the quarterly closing process in the past five years is the increase in SEC regulations for publicly traded companies, particularly XBRL. This new reporting format was added to existing requirements and is essentially an electronic barcode on information in reporting documents, such as 10Qs and 10Ks, to provide consistency across all filings. It is effectively a foreign language that financial teams had to become fluent in very quickly. The new requirement was introduced by the SEC without extending filing deadlines, which increases pressure on reporting groups during the closing process.
Furthermore, the persistently weak economy has resulted in a continual drumbeat for additional information, which puts additional pressure on the finance team during the close. Companies can help alleviate these pressures and reduce risk by using technology to automate the closing process.
What are the primary risks associated with the quarterly closing process today?
Fritz:The primary risk is reporting erroneous or inaccurate numbers or missing a key disclosure, which can be the result of a process failure or faulty controls.
If a company misses a new disclosure or includes a material error in one of the numbers or information that's reported, it can lead to bigger problems, such as an amendment or fine. If the process fails or an internal control is faulty, there is liability for the company and even personal liability for the executives who signed off on the filing.
To avoid these risks, the bigger question that companies should ask is, what kind of visibility do they have into their process and controls? Is the team following the process to produce accurate numbers?
What are some of the issues that arise if these threats come to fruition?
Fritz:Missing a filing deadline is one of the most common issues that arises from insufficient processes and controls, and XBRL only exacerbates the situation. Not only does a company have to identify what went wrong, but it also has to translate the new information into the XBRL format, which can take a substantial amount of time and cause a company to miss its deadline.
Another scenario is that a company finds an error after filing its reports, which requires an amendment. The Street typically punishes companies for restatements and amendments because they indicate weak internal controls and hint at bigger problems. It could result in a fine from the SEC, but the bigger issue is generally the hit to the company's stock and credibility with investors.
At a high level what are some considerations finance managers should weigh as they address these risks?
Fritz:It is essential for finance managers to have visibility into the entire record-to-report process to ensure that they report accurate results and meet the SEC's disclosure deadlines. Here are some key questions to ask:
• Do I have visibility into all of the closing and reporting activities from the point in time when the books are closed to when information is disclosed to stakeholders, regulators and the public?
• Can I look at all the activities that go into producing a disclosure, and do I have transparency into that process?
• Can I monitor and measure what's happening in the process so that I can manage it?
• What steps have I taken as a manager to improve both the effectiveness and the efficiency of the overall process?
• Am I doing all of the right things versus just doing what's right?


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Beware a rant and rave:
As much as i hate Microsoft, i must admit that i own an xbox 360. Hey, sometimes i dont want to fight with linux to play games all the time. I use consoles when I just want to play games without the hassle of tinkering with the PC. I don;t really understand the horse crap extra stuff for the console as it is a gaming console, AKA GAMING. If i wanted to have a streaming device for netflix, i would buy a DVD player with netflix access. I have a gaming console for gaming. What sucks now is the 2 main gaming console makers are hard to choose for hard core gamers. Microsoft's xbox One or Sony's PS4. Playstation-wise, the ps3 launched with the promise to allow linux to be installed, but then reverted after you already bought it. Then the hacked PSN time, (which was caused by Sony lying about linux on the console) where in todays world, it is unexceptable for a gaming console to have their network shut down for a month plus. Essentially Sony are liars. Which leaves you with the xbox one crap. To be honest the one on the link i really hate is the kinect feature. The damn thing is always listening for you to turn it on. As an American i find this a violation of my privacy. Especailly when my country pretty much authorizes itself to strip everyone's rights away (American or not) for its own safety. I find my government to be out of control. How do you know what the xbox one really does with its audio that it obtains while it is off (or on) AKA when its hooked up to a power source. Does it really delete it? Or does it save it to hard disk? How would we know when Microsoft is closed source.


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Corporate Social ResponsibilityThursday, 04 August 2011 14:20 Published in SCR
Breast Cancer Awareness
The CBZ Bank Zimbabwe National cricket team pledged its support for the Global Breast Cancer Awareness month by wearing their pink ribbons during the MTN ODI match against the Proteas in Benoni. This is the second year that ZC has supported this worthy cause.
Coaching Boys into Brothers for Life
The Zimbabwe office of the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently working with four of our players: captain Brendan Taylor ; Hamilton Masakadza; Tatenda Taibu; and Elton Chigumbura in its multi-media communication programme "Coaching Boys into Brothers for Life" which focuses on using sport to influence HIV prevention and positive behaviour in the areas of sexuality, violence against women, substance abuse and trafficking.
In March over 130 institutions participated in the Tertiary College games (Cricket) Invitational held at Belvedere Teachers Technical College. Institutions to applaud include Masvingo Teachers College, Great Zimbabwe University, and Bondolfi Teacher`s College. These Institutions have both men`s and women`s teams who have also taken part in the ZITCOSA games.
Umpiring & ScoringThursday, 04 August 2011 14:12 Published in Umpires & Scorers
In 2010 umpiring courses were held for schoolmasters and club representatives at SOS Village in Bindura and Masvingo Sports Club. ZC has also joined the rest of the technologically advanced world by introducing online scoring at all international games. In April all franchise Grade D umpires were upgraded to Grade C.
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Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis faced the media following his sides' 3-1 victory against West Bromwich Albion which put the Eagles temporarily up into 13th place ahead of the Cardiff v Swansea late kick-off and the Welshman was in no doubt about the secret behind the win.
"I am very, very pleased for the lads," said Pulis.
"Not just the lads who have played, but the lads who have been left out - they've been absolutely wonderful.
"I worked with the team I played today very early in the week so the lads would have had an idea about what was happening and they've been fantastic.
"The big thing for the team is that the players who have been at the football club have done exceptionally well so the players who bring in have to work as hard as what they did and have that little bit more quality.
"We work very hard on certain things and you hope that they pay dividends. They might not be the most gifted but, my God, don't they work hard?
"It's the group that's taken us where we are at the moment and it's the group that will decide whether we're good enough to stay in the Premier League or not - we're in a dogfight with 10 other teams so it's very, very important that the group is together and stays together."
The three points were sealed for Palace by new signings Tom Ince and Joe Ledley who, on their Eagles debuts, struck a goal apiece in the first half before a late second half penalty from Marouane Chamakh, after he was brought down in the box by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster, put the result in no doubt.
"Tom took his goal with aplomb really," said Pulis "but the biggest thing about what Tom did today was actually his work and the way he did all the unglamorous stuff which good players do.
"We've been moaning a bit that we've not scored enough off of set plays and Joe's header was first class.
"Looking back, and it's easier to say afterwards, it looks as though the referee has got it right as Ben has caught him with his foot I think so Marouane touches it, comes away and then Ben comes through and his momentum catches Chamakh."
The biggest cheer of the day came not when the home side struck the back of the night three times, but when Glenn Murray, the talisman of the Palace promotion-winning side, came on as a late substitute - his first game since May 2013.
"We told Glenn to keep warming up every 15 minutes to get the crowd going," joked Pulis, "but they don't need Glenn to keep on going; they're absolutely wonderful and were again today.
Pulis will not rest on his laurels though as his side travel up to Merseyside for their Wednesday night Premier League clash against Everton and is already preparing for the match.
"You enjoy the win (today for 10 minutes afterwards but then you're on to the next game," he said.
"The one thing you must never do, especially a club our size, is get complacent and I'll be watching Everton tomorrow. They're a great side and we know how tough that is going to be.
"We then follow that up with Manchester United at home and that is what the Premier League is like - it can turn very, very quickly, so you have to keep focused and keep on believing.
"The job hasn't been done and the most important thing you learn at the top level is to never take your eye off of the ball.
"It's important that you keep picking points up and the great thing about today is that we've got a win and wins in the Premier League are enormous."


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So your on bt3 not bt4 ?
when i upgraded bt3 to this kernel everything, including sound, worked fine. kubuntu 8.10 also has sound, and alsa is installed and running. the system detects the card as does alsa, mixer levels are up, but no sound.
this is on an HP Pavilion dv5-1183cl by the way.
Any ideas? Thanks
appologies, i guess some clarification is in order - i'm using BT4 now, i previously ran BT3 updated to .28.1 kernel and sound worked there with no problems, much as it does in ubuntu intrepid (had to run alsaconf though after upgrading the kernel and afterwards, everything was fine). I was wondering why it doesnt work on bt4 given that the kernel has the driver in it, alsa loads, etc. i'm thinking its an alsa configuration issue but i can't seem to find alsaconf or any equivalent. anyone else running into this, and does anyone have any ideas for how to fix it?
For Dell Latitude e5400 it also does not work, you see that loundspeaker icon is on the tray , but not any sound in speaker has been heard. Waht caind of driver shoul I download ?
have you checked your sound volume with alsamixer ?
yeah, i've checked the levels, and tried adjusting them a bit to see if maybe it had zeroed them wrong - no dice. There's something alsaconf did prior that i simply dont know since it went on behind the scenes.
anyone else have an intel HDA soundcard and having problems? i think it might have something to do with card enumeration... not sure though. Sound would be kind of nice/really useful.
I have this in my T61P:
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
All is ok with alsamixer, BUT, when I installed Kmix, I lost the sound.
I tried by terminalit's show meCode:cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xdb300000 irq 22
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.18aCode:cat /proc/asound/versio
I need to solve theis problem I cant work without listen to music


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HOUSTON - More than 5 million Jeep vehicles on the road are part of an expanding federal investigation.
KPRC Local 2 Investigates has reported on a potential fire danger with some Jeep Wranglers. Now other Jeeps are in the spotlight, too, in what appears to be a completely separate investigation.
The Center for Auto Safety released video it said reveals a dangerous defect.
The federal government had raised serious concerns about fire danger following rear-impact wrecks with three older-model Jeeps.
The possible problem is with the fuel tank and fuel system architecture in some vehicles.
The investigation affects 1993 to 2004 Grand Cherokee, the 1993 to 2001 Cherokee and the 2002 to 2007 Jeep Liberty.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 15 people have died in Grand Cherokee fires.
Chrysler owns Jeep, and it disagrees with the government's findings.
"The vehicles are no more likely to experience this condition than their peer vehicles," the company said in the statement.
The vehicles under investigation have not been recalled. However, some other Jeep vehicles have been recalled.
More than 67,000 2010 Jeep Wranglers have been recalled in the United States.
The skid plate in a 2010 Wrangler with an automatic transmission can gather debris and ignite because its near the catalytic converter.
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Mum Lisa Mead-Smith is so determined to raise money for Stepping Stones that she's not letting the little matter of a broken leg stop her taking part in a sponsored fun run tomorrow.
Mrs Mead-Smith, whose two-year-old son Bailey goes to the specialist nursery, is still in plaster after injuring her left leg two months ago but will still be taking part in the Bath Half-Marathon family fun run – in a wheelchair.
Bailey will be doing the 1.5mile course with her, as will her husband Damien, 39, and their older son Oscar, five.
Mrs Mead-Smith, 28, of Eden Vale Road, Westbury, said she wasn't going to let the injury stand in the way of her taking part in Sunday's event.
She said: "It was nothing really major what happened. I'm just happy I can still take part in the run. We are looking to raise as much as we can but if we could get £1,000 in sponsorship that would be great."
Bailey has a rare condition called Sotos Syndrome, which affects his development.
Since he was eight months old Bailey has attended Stepping Stones, and the family want to say thank you for all the physio, speech development classes and support that the nursery has given them.
Mrs Mead-Smith, the chef at The Railway Inn, Westbury, said: "Stepping Stones is a fantastic place and so many people don't know about the good work they do. It's one of those fantastic places which people don't know about until you need it. We are so grateful to them as Bailey has come on in leaps and bounds so we want to raise as much as possible for them.
"Bailey is such a tough little boy and he has gained so much from going to Stepping Stones. He can now crawl and pull himself up, it might not sound like much to some people but that is a lot to us.
"Oscar even benefits from Bailey going there, as he can play with his little brother and has made friends at Stepping Stones too."
Bailey also receives treatment from the Royal United Hospital, Bath, and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
To sponsor the family go to www.localgiving.com/fundraising/bathhalfmeadsmith


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Sovereign Right (Dentharial) vs The Tuftybushe Fruitcakes (Kapouille)
Ganders Roomy was upset : "No way I'm gonna cook for those f***ing poncy, stuck up, snot nosed, cocky Elves. No f***ing way. You're f***ing kidding me!"
On those premises , the match wasn't going to go well... In fact, Ganders was so upset he had a heavy hand when adding lard to the royal pineapple & seafood sauerkraut. And everyone was feeling rather bloated after the 3 course pre-match meal. It was hard to focus on the game in those conditions and Sovereign Right clearly didn't leave the Fruitcakes any respite!
And the rest is history. Perhaps the most entertaining match played in the last seasons, and we're glad to have contributed to it!
I didn't play any game against Chainsawhands, nothing happened. If he suggests we did, he's lying. I need to go and lie down.
Not a great start for Elf Harm against duff's Brucey Bonus - duff chose to receive, and my Blood Bowl promptly crashed in protest. A swift match-reset later and I won the toss and chose to kick, which apparently Blood Bowl was fine with.
Everything from then on went... pretty well. A first-turn failure to pick up the ball by duff's runner let me grab it and score on turn 2, and then a blitz let me catch the ball and score again on turn 3. The dark elfs finally got the ball after that, and proceeded to score on turn 8. In a display of frankly sickening elfyness I then scored a 1-turn TD to go into the second half 3-1 up.
I received and, after a bad moment when I attempted to score early and failed a GFI, was relieved to get the ball back when duff failed a GFI of his own, letting me score. By the end of the match duff had run the ball into my half and had fouled my ST4 leaper off the pitch, so felt secure enough to stall for a turn inside of a cage before going for a TD. I ran my AG5 blitzer into the cage and knocked the ball loose, but sadly had neglected to position anyone to score, so the final score was 4-1.
Nuffle was not kind to duff, with several critical failures that let me get the ball, and no worthwhile injury dice to speak of - he gave my dirty player / sneaky git lineelf a -AV, but that was the only injury for the whole match.
Thanks for the match, duff, and better luck for the rest of the season!
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Sounds like you had a worse time of it than I did against Alethron. 3-0 to him in a game characterised by my elves being repeatedly knocked out (or worse) by their noble brethren.
Also I picked up a MNG on my only player with tackle, fun times in elf town.
2nd loss, I'm out of contention for the league. Next i face goblins with a 14 player line up. I binned the injured ghoul and got 2 more.
So capped on all of my specialist players and with a good number of regular undead to soak up the chaos of a goblin team I'm hoping for at least 2 kills to match my all time best.
Also my zombies are nearly leveling up, will pro zombies screw up how people consider my team? :DI am once again writing a blog, vaguely about playing games the wrong way
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Taxiderm (Undead, Heliocentric) vs Dread Pool (Dark Elves, me)
I took the lead in the third turn with a straight dash up my left flank.
At this point, the weather changed, and sweltering heat warmed the stadium. For the remainder of the match, both sides ended up missing key players for a drive at a time.
Helio countered with a strong push in the centre where he manage to knock most of my team off their feet in a single turn, allowing two ghouls to scoot down the pitch with the ball. I could only muster 2 elves for defence (out of the 4 I could activate at all, because of stuns), but my Tackle blitzer and his plus-one wasn't enough. Helio scored on the 5th turn to equalise.
On the next drive he got a Blitz! and was able to catch his own kick - and in very nearly danger of taking the lead before the half was over. I managed to recover the ball but didn't have the time to reach the opposite end of the pitch before the whistle blew.
The second half was a lot messier than the first. I was outnumbered throughout due to several Badly Hurts and the sweltering heat stealing 1 or 2 players every drive. Meanwhile Helio also lost some key players (two of his ghouls spent most of the half KO'd) but he had plenty of zombies to fill the gaps.
Luckily for me Helio's ghouls botched a couple of pick-up attempts, which gave me time to insert my own players into the fray and encircle the left flank to try and reach his ghoul ball carrier. After a lot of shoving from both sides, Helio's carrier broke through the centre with a couple of bodyguards.
Thanks to my lineman with Wrestle (supported by another lineman with Guard) I brought down the ghoul and a third player took the ball up the left side before handing it off to a runner, who sprinted towards the end zone.
Despite a good tackle from a ghoul (getting a BD result which stunned the runner but not the ghoul), Helio couldn't pull back enough bodies fast enough to prevent the runner's blitzer bodyguard from grabbing the loose ball and scoring the winner a couple of turns later.
The final drive ground to a halt when one of my blitzers dodging through the LoS and blitzed his ball carrier out of his socks while still in the middle of his own half. The game ended shortly after with nothing but some more argy-bargy.
Final score: 2 - 1 to the Dread Pool
Woo! Finally, I clocked up my first win against an Undead team since I began in the DoD!
Also, I now have a third lineman who rolled a double on his first skill-up, and I'm pondering if I should take Guard a third time or not. I do wish some of my blitzers would catch that kind of luck...
Cheers to Heliocentric for the close, tense and scrappy game.
EDIT: For readability. I really shouldn't write these things at 1am!
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Tom O'Bedlam beat my dogs (ratz) into submission yesterday in div. 4, his humans beating my skaven 2-nil. It was a close fought thing in the first half, where I had a couple of chances to score had the dice been more kind (they weren't exactly good chances to be fair, I needed a fair amount of dice rolls to pull them off).
The humans had a clear advantage in Block/Guard and Tom used that advantage to the fullest in the second half, I had set up a wide screen with the ratz hoping to exploit a weakness on either side of the pitch with my gutter runners, I soon realized this was a bad mistake when Tom manmarked all of my ratz which left me in a very poor position, and only able to get one block dice on a couple of his players. He soon got hold of the ball and got a good cage going down the pitch, which I at this point was poorly equipped to stop being just 6 players, I managed to harass him enough to score in turn 14 leaving me hopefully enough time to get a equalizer. I set up strong on the right side of the pitch and the kickoff was of course a blitz. I sent my AG5 GR to pick up the ball and attempt a throw to the LOS, he fumbled the pickup, and I now had no chance to score. Tom's humans also fumbled somewhere and I made another attempt at throwing the ball, this time the throw was fumbled and Tom could blitz away my gutter runner and walk in the ball in turn 16.
Thanks for the game Tom and well played.
I like the divisions the way they are - 4 teams makes every match important, and as for short term goals, you've got a division to win every month! If you don't want to get promoted I'd say: tough, suck it up. The worst that can happen is your players might die; I've been playing elfs for quite a few seasons now, and the secret is to remember that it's not your team losing a player, it's Nuffle gaining a sacrifice. (And more practically, it's just going to make groovy's life more complicated, and the arcane mathemagic he has to deploy every month to reshuffle everybody is already enough to drive lesser men mad.)
Oh, and sorry Al, but I've stolen another stat up from you: a lineelf got his first level and rolled 6+4. I'm not quite decided yet on whether to take +MA or just go for dodge.
Yeah I'm not fond of allowing players to choose whether or not they should be promoted - it adds complications, potential choice conflicts and is a lot of hazy work for for a very local (and arguably undeserving) gain.
As for the lower end, I will happily step back from the reasonably unpopular idea of a rookie under-league or any kind of soft/bashy segregation.
I do really like the notion of arranging the league into several tiers, each with their own championship division. It would be something cool for the lower leagues to aim for while they try and climb the long ladder to the top.
There would be some extra work needed in the planning (mainly how many tiers do we have, how promotion and demotion works, what to do with returning players/teams), but once it's all set up over I don't imagine it'd make a sizeable difference to the admins' workload.
It's better than my ideas, at any rate.
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Personally I don't think we need to do anything, but here's a suggestion if we do:
One idea that works in some of the Fumbbl leagues I'm involved in is to have a KO Cup between seasons - or in this case a number of simultaneous cups, corresponding to each tier of the league (1&A, 2&B, etc). If it were just the two divisions (I prefer bigger cups, but that'd escape the snappy format of the DoD as a whole), it'd be just three rounds, so would only be the same length as a normal season (probably shorter due to being less games to complete) Not sure how the Championship would integrate into this, mind, unless you lumped them with 1 and A. Needn't be every season, either, you could just have it in every fourth season or something, but it would increase diversity of opponents (a bit) and offer a minor trophy/bragging rights to aim for.
On Wednesday my Woodies faced off against MadDave123's Nurgle in what turned out to be a pretty hilarious match. Both of us got screwed by the dice, but mainly in the first half for MD and mainly in the second half for me!
First off I choose to kick and MD set up really strong on the line with only a pestigor toting freshly gained "Safe" hands and a skilled Rotter in the backfield. The kick-off result was "Throw a rock" and the Rotter at the back got K.O.'d. Then to compound MD's misery, the first move of the match saw "Safe" hands Pestigor fail to pick up the ball! I blitzed a hole in the line and got my AGI 5 catcher to pick up the ball. I then protected him as much as possible from a blitz, the turn ending when my Agi5 line-elf falls over on a 2+ dodge and K.O.'s himself. I can't remember if there was a failed dodge to blitz the catcher or if it was just unable to knock him down, but either way the TD was run in on turn 2.
Second Kick Off roll results in a Blizzard! I make claims that this will affect me more than MD (based on how a Blizzard helped my Amazons against Laneford's HEs in the Open) but MD is unsure. "Safe" hands Pestigor tries to pick up the ball and fluffs it. Again I flood the ball and pick it up with SuperCatcher. MD's scepticism about the weather helping him is proved well-founded when early on in the turn he fails a 3+ GFI and the re-roll trying to blitz the catcher. I make a pass to my Str4 line-elf and run him up towards the end-zone and score in around turn 4-5. 2 - 0 to the Hardwood Harpies.
Third Kick Off Result is Blitz! Woodies swarm through and catch the ball and run in the TD with a turn left before half time. 3 - 0. Not much happens before half time. By this point I may have lost a player or 2 to K.O.'s and had one lino BH but I have avoided the worst kind of beating a Nurgle team can dish out so I was able to field 10 players for the next half.
At some point Bright Sunshine happens on a Kick Off making it a bit easier for MD. I've got greedy by this point and want to get my Str4 lino his 3rd TD ensuring he levels up. It's all set up nicely and he's waiting in scoring range but the short pass to him is dropped despite a re-roll. Finally the Disturbing Presence has begun to have an effect. This is followed by several turns of me trying and failing to give the ball to Roid-Elf (who K.O.'d a Warrior at one point incidentally). MD is now wearing my team down and I help him by tring a 1D blitz that results in a Wardancer K.O.'ing herself as well as trying and failing to pick up the ball on the sideline.
"Safe" hands Pestigor proves that he can actually pick up the ball and despite brave defence attempts from about 4 elves trudges up the pitch - bashing all the way. MD gets him within 1 GFI of scoring on the last turn and actually considers not bothering to try scoring since the dice have been so crazy. Fortunately, he decides to and a consolation TD is scored.
Final Score 3 - 1 to the Woodies! Thanks for the game MadDave123, it truly was a bizzarre match at times!
ntw and I made the most of his day off work due to illness and the 'flexibility' offered by my day 'working' from home.
It ended 2-1 to NTW's rats, which is a surprise because he laid out half my team and might have expected to score more. In fact, the game was reasonably nearly a 2-2 draw but for a wayward pass down the line in my final turn, and a failed (admitedly risky) dodge at the end of the first half. Luckily no-one on my team died, a bunch of my players went down BH'd and the worst affected was a lineman who got a smashed ankle and -1mv. Not a directly a carreer ending injury IMO, but certainly enough to consign him to the LOS with fair regularity...
1 level up, my runner, who rolled double 6 and got +1 ST. Which is nice but also mildly annoying as I know I'll put him in more danger now and care more about losing him when I eventualy do (AV 7).


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When reading XML data into a process variable in LiveCycle ES you may receive the following exception:
Target exception: ALC-DSC-000-000: com.adobe.idp.dsc.DSCRuntimeException: Internal error. at bsh.BSHMethodInvocation.eval(BSHMethodInvocation.java:74) at bsh.BSHPrimaryExpression.eval(BSHPrimaryExpression.java:69) at bsh.Interpreter.eval(Interpreter.java:594) at bsh.Interpreter.eval(Interpreter.java:682) at bsh.Interpreter.eval(Interpreter.java:672) at com.adobe.workflow.qpac.script.ScriptService.execute(ScriptService.java:88)
This particular exception occurred using the Script QPAC to read in the XML data using script as follows:
String clean_xml = patExecContext.getProcessDataStringValue("/process_data/myxmlbranch");
clean_xml = clean_xml.replaceAll("(<)","<");
clean_xml = clean_xml.replaceAll("(>)",">");
This script works fine in LiveCycle 7, but after upgrading to LiveCycle ES, the script throws the error.
There are some unexpected characters in the XML data stream.
In this case there were quotation marks at the start and end of the XML stream. Such characters were stripped away automatically in LiveCycle 7, but LiveCycle ES is more strict with the format of the incoming XML. You must remove the unexpected characters manually and then it will process the XML without problems.
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If a LiveCycle 7.x process, that is upgraded to LiveCycle ES, includes the Script QPAC, the Script QPAC may contain script that was developed using the LiveCycle 7.x API. To ensure compatibility with LiveCycle ES, the script may need to be rewritten based on the LiveCycle ES API.
In this case the getProcessDataStringValue() and setProcessDataValue() methods of the patExecContext embedded object are available in ES just as they were in LiveCycle 7 so there were no changes necessary in the script.
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UF men's basketball up to No. 5
Published: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 1:49 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 1:49 p.m.
Florida moved up one spot to No. 5 in this week's AP men's college basketball poll.
The Gators (7-0) are coming off a 72-47 win at Florida State last Wednesday. Florida led by as many as 37 points in the second half before bringing in its reserves.
Florida jumped ahead of Louisville, which dropped to No. 6 this week. The Gators have a big showdown Saturday at No. 8 Arizona (10 p.m. ESPN). The Wildcats (7-0) are unbeaten and coming off a 66-54 win last Saturday at Clemson.
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