text:
Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2011) — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's (PhRMA) Sascha Haverfield, Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, issued the following statement today regarding the need for permanent reauthorization of these two important pieces of legislation:
"The combination of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) has driven research to create innovative medicines for children younger than 18 and has greatly advanced American children's medical care.
"As Sen. Christopher Dodd, former Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman noted, 'The story of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act is one of huge success for children and their families.'
"PhRMA urges Congress to permanently reauthorize these two important Acts to allow pediatric research to continue to thrive and to create more therapeutic options for children and healthcare providers.
"Already, 181 medicines to treat a broad range of diseases have completed the program established under BPCA. This has armed pediatricians with vital information about which medicines and which doses are safe and effective for pediatric patients. And, since 2007, 324 pediatric studies have been completed, involving more than 125,000 pediatric patient volunteers.
"The beneficiaries of this resurgence in innovative research are children, teenagers and their families. A child born today can expect to live 30 years longer than a child born a century ago, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Because of major treatment advances, 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer in 2009 survived five years or longer, according to the American Cancer Society.
"Today, more than 230 medicines are in development to meet the special needs of children. While PhRMA celebrates the continued success that our member companies have had in pediatric research, more work remains to be done.
"As PhRMA points out in today's testimony during the Institute of Medicine's public meeting regarding pediatric studies under BPCA and PREA, to help to ensure that pediatric research continues at today's impressive pace, it is imperative for Congress to provide greater certainty to innovator research companies and to allow for more predictable regulations. Both actions would help to spur increased medical research into today's treatments and tomorrow's cures for pediatric ailments.
"Pediatric product development would benefit from updated regulatory guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help both the innovator industry and the Agency's reviewers achieve a mutual understanding of the requirements under the law. Because of the current five-year sunset and reauthorization cycle for BPCA and PREA, no such current guidance exists. Each authorization changes the law. If Congress were to permanently reauthorize both Acts, the FDA would be in a better position to publish and maintain up-to-date guidance.
"As evidenced by our participation in today's public session, PhRMA and its member companies are committed to continued dialogue about these important issues."
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $49.4 billion in 2010 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $67.4 billion in 2010.
Find PhRMA Online:
Website – http://www.phrma.org
facebook – www.facebook.com/PhRMA
Blog – www.phrma.org/catalyst
Twitter – www.Twitter.com/PhRMA and www.Twitter.com/PhRMApress
YouTube – www.youtube.com/PhRMApress
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: http://www.innovation.org
For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: http://www.pparx.org
For information on ensuring the flow of medicines during public health emergencies, visit http://www.rxresponse.org


text:
Priming usually takes only about three strokes of the handle; you can then extend the handle to allow siphoning action to move liquids at a rate of 1 gallon per minute, without having to continue pumping. The 1/2" diameter PVC intake/outlet extension hose is supplied 8' long but can easily be cut to length.
Measuring just 13" long overall, the pump is compact for easy storage. A well-made tool, it is convenient for routine activities such as draining traps and toilets when winterizing a cottage, or for removing oil from lawnmowers or snow blowers during maintenance.
Made in USA.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Ilahi La Tu Azzibni
Ilahi La Tu Azzibni is one of the favourite Naat by Junaid Jamshed. The rich and melodious voice of Junaid Jamshed is commended by the fans. Junaid Jamshed has recorded this Superb quality and favourite Naat Sharif in MP3 format. To download Junaid Jamshed's Naat Ilahi La Tu Azzibni on your Device, simply click the three dots and then download.
Junaid Jamshed left singing in 2000s and started preaching Islam. He has recited many Naat sharif in his soulful voice. He was one of the most popular singer of his era and his band Vital Signs was at the peak of its popularity when he finally decided to leave singing forever. Junaid Jamshed's plane crashed near Abbottabad when he was returning back from Gilgit. His fans miss him and his Naats are quite popular on multiple social platforms even after his shahadat. You can download all of his Naats at NaatSharif.com free of cost.
Disclaimer : All the audio Naats at NaatSharif.com have been published by the users of NaatSharif.com, However if you believe that your copyrighted content has been posted without your permission, please submit copyright complaint.


text: We have updated our Privacy Statement. These updates include information about how we may handle the personal data we collect and information about cookies, interest-based advertising, analytics, and personalization features on our site. The revised Privacy Statement is effective as of May 7, 2019. Your continued use of our site after that date means that you agree with the updated Privacy Statement.


text:
The night before the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics, Wei Ziqi joined two of his neighbors on the local barricade. It consisted of a rope stretched taut across the road, and the attendants had been given wooden paddles that read "Stop!" in both Chinese and English. Two of the neighbors wore blue-and-white polo shirts with the "Beijing 2008" logo across the chest. Sancha, their village, is a ninety-minute drive from the capital, and marks a point where the Great Wall winds through the mountains of northern China. At the barricade there was also a piece of paper with a message in English: "Please help us to protect the Great Wall. This section of the Great Wall is not open to the public."**
According to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, or BOCOG, there were more than 1.7 million citizen volunteers in the region. The most visible ones were stationed at Olympic events and at places like the airport and downtown intersections, which were usually staffed by high-school and college students who spoke some English. These urban volunteers had been outfitted by Adidas, an official Olympic sponsor; the company provided gray trousers, new running shoes, and bright-blue shirts made of a high-tech material called ClimaLite. But the ClimaLite and the corporate sponsorship disappeared in the countryside. That was one way to gauge distance—north of the capital, the urban development thinned out, and along the way the volunteers' gear became more ragged. The ClimaLite was replaced by cheap cotton; the running shoes were no longer standard issue; the Adidas logo was nowhere to be seen. Many peasants wore only a red armband, because they were saving the new shirt for something more important than the Olympics.
And yet the rural volunteers were diligent. Sancha's population is less than two hundred, but the village had enlisted thirty residents to staff the barrier around the clock. Earlier that afternoon, when Wei Ziqi drove me through the countryside to the village, we were stopped at two other checkpoints. We also passed a crumbling Ming-dynasty tower manned by a lonely sentinel wearing a green armband that read "Great Wall Grounds-keeper." In Bohai township, six miles from the village, I registered with the police. For the Olympic period, the authorities had banned foreigners from spending a night in this part of the countryside, but they made an exception because I had rented a house in Sancha since 2001. "Just don't hike up to the Great Wall," the cop warned me. He said that the big tourist sites were open, but everything else was off limits. On his desk was a stack of police manuals entitled "The Terrorist Prevention Handbook." While we chatted, I opened one to a random chapter: "What to Do if There's a Terrorist Attack in a Karaoke Parlor."
For China, 2008 had been the most traumatic year since 1989, when the Tiananmen Square massacre occurred. In March, there had been riots in Tibet, followed by a brutal crackdown by the authorities. Overseas, human-rights demonstrators disrupted the Olympic-torch relay, leading to an angry nationalist backlash in China. In May, a powerful earthquake in Sichuan province killed more than sixty thousand people. Recently, there had been a fatal attack on Chinese military police in Xinjiang, a region in the far west where much of the native Muslim population resents China's rule. All these events had contributed to the stress of the Olympic year, but I didn't understand the concern about the Great Wall. "They're worried about foreigners, people who might want Tibet independence," Wei Ziqi told me. "They don't want them to go up to the Great Wall with a sign or something."
It was fear of a photo op—that somebody would unfurl a political banner and take a picture atop China's most distinctive structure. The government also worried that a foreigner might hike in a remote area and get injured, creating bad press. For this, the authorities had mobilized more than five thousand people in the region, but labor is plentiful in rural China. And these volunteers were getting paid—another difference from the city, where patriotic students were willing to donate their time to the Motherland's Olympic effort. Peasants were too practical for that; in addition to the free shirt, each rural volunteer received five hundred yuan a month, about seventy-three dollars. In Sancha, where the average resident earned about a thousand dollars per year, it was good money.
For Wei Ziqi, though, the Olympics didn't represent a windfall. He and his wife ran one of the few businesses in the village, a small restaurant and guesthouse, and they missed the Chinese city dwellers who usually drove out on weekends. Since July 20th, the government had restricted the use of private cars, in an attempt to improve the capital's notorious air pollution. The system was regulated through license-plate numbers: cars with plates ending in even digits could be used only on even-numbered days, and the odds were limited to odd days. This effectively ended overnight trips—if anybody drove to the village and stayed past midnight, he was stuck there for another day.
I never heard Wei Ziqi complain about the Olympics; nor did he show any animosity toward the hordes of "Free Tibet" protesters who were supposedly threatening the Great Wall. For a middle- or upper-class Beijing resident, the reaction would have been more emotional—such people were proud of hosting the Games, and many Chinese had been upset by the disruptions of the torch relay. But rural folks knew the limits of what they could control, and there was a distinct detachment from outside affairs, even those which affected the village. No adults in Sancha planned to attend any Olympic festivities. When I asked Wei Ziqi if he and his family would accompany me to some events, he said, "I don't want to go."
"Why not?"
"We're not supposed to go into the city," he said. "They don't want a lot of people there right now."
I assured him that spectators with tickets were welcome at the Games.
"It's not necessary," he said. "We can watch it on television."
The night before the opening ceremonies, I joined him at the barricade with the other villagers. Wei Ziqi's shift was 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. Only two cars passed through, both of them dropping off locals. Afterward, the vehicles turned around to hustle back to the city, because they had odd-numbered plates. It was like "Cinderella"—nobody lingered on the road after the clock struck midnight.
One barricade volunteer was a middle-aged man named Gao Yongfu. "President Bush just arrived," he announced, fiddling with a small radio. "He's in Beijing now. Putin is coming, too." He continued, "An American company has the rights for Olympics television. They have the rights for the whole world! Even if China wants to broadcast the Games, it has to go through that American company."
The third volunteer, a woman named Xue Jinlian, didn't think that that sounded right. "They can't control what China broadcasts," she said.
"Yes, they can."
"I don't think so. Not in China's own country!" Xue was silent for a while, and then said, "Chinese people are naturally smart. Their problem is they don't have enough money. You look at America, and a lot of the top scientists are Chinese. There's a lot of smart people here, but if there's not enough money they leave."
Village conversations had a way of veering off suddenly, like a hawk that catches some invisible air current, but inevitably they returned to settle on certain topics: food, weather, money. Gao brought us back to the weather—the air was heavy, but he said that the government wouldn't let it rain the following night. "They can make it rain somewhere else instead," he said. "I don't know how it works, but it uses high technology."
The villagers were still discussing the weather a little before midnight, when I walked back to my house and went to bed. Later, I heard that the first car of August 8th had come through the barricade at around 2 A.M. The license ended with the number two—a Beijing motorist determined to make the most of his twenty-four hours. That same day, the government would fire more than a thousand silver-iodide-laced rockets into the sky, insuring perfect dryness for the opening ceremonies. At 5 A.M., jet lag woke me up, and I wandered back down the road. Behind the barricade, Wei Ziqi dozed in the passenger seat of his car, and morning light shone on the Jundu Mountains, and nothing about the peaceful scene suggested that this day was different from any other.
Earlier that week, I had arrived on United Flight No. 889, San Francisco to Beijing. The airline was a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic team, and the gate in San Francisco had a pre-race feel: the solidarity of the starting line, that moment before the pack breaks into its inevitable divisions. The U.S. women's softball team was there, as were the synchronized swimmers. The American track cyclists had gathered near the windows that overlooked the tarmac. Two athletes from Belize wore matching tracksuits. There was a National Olympic Committee member from Venezuela, an elderly man who wore a brown bow tie and carried a cane. The television people were easy to pick out—tall blond women with BlackBerrys and burnished skin. Jim Gray, a prominent sports announcer who was covering the Olympics for NBC, strode up and down the terminal, avoiding eye contact with anybody who recognized him.
Once boarding began, the solidarity dissolved, as if this race had started fast. The TV folks vanished into first class and business class, along with the Venezuelan committee member. The pair from Belize sat quietly in economy. Most of the American athletes were in economy plus. The softball team sat along the left wing, and the cyclists and the synchronized swimmers took the right; if it wasn't perfect ballast, it was close. "Everybody here at United would like to welcome all the athletes," the pilot announced on the intercom, after takeoff. Later, he spoke again. "I want to pass on a message from the women's softball team," he said. "They want to say, 'Good luck to the men in tights!' "
There was no rejoinder from the cyclists. They wore white compression tights beneath their T-shirts and warmups, and periodically each athlete stood up and took a lap through the aisles, shaking out his legs. That was the United 889 velodrome: walk to the bathroom, turn at the exit row, duck past the softball mockery, and head back toward Belize. On one of these circuits, I interrupted Michael Friedman, who was scheduled to compete in men's track cycling in two weeks. He was a friendly twenty-five-year-old with reddish hair and a barrel chest. "It's for the blood clots," he explained, when I asked about the compression tights and the pacing. "We're not supposed to sit down for too long."
The flight took more than twelve hours, and at Beijing airport's Terminal 3 we were greeted by smiling volunteers wearing ClimaLite. There were also representatives from United Airlines, who distributed information sheets to all American athletes. Among other matters, they warned the Olympians about the volunteers:
We ask that you stay with the group and our staff as we've experienced instances where BOCOG volunteers (in blue uniform) with the intention to assist has directed part of our groups off on their own. Other bullet-point instructions had a slightly ominous tone:
· Please note that Immigration officers normally will not provide an explanation when they take your passport and OIAC card away.
The athletes had fallen silent, and they gathered in a tight cluster, like cattle on the open range before a storm. Four cyclists wore black face masks, which covered the nose and mouth, and had the sharp lines of armored visors. Michael Friedman said that the masks had been issued by the team, in case the pollution in Beijing was bad. "They told us we should do this," he said. He looked a little sheepish; none of the athletes from other sports wore masks. But then they hadn't used the compression tights, either. "I figure, no reason to take any risks," Friedman told me with a shrug.
The cyclists wore their masks through baggage claim and customs. At the exit, television cameras were waiting, and the images created a brief uproar after they appeared. Within a day, the athletes had issued an apology, through the United States Olympic Committee. It read, in part, "Our decision was not intended to insult BOCOG or countless others who have put forth a tremendous amount of effort to improve the air quality in Beijing." The day that I sat on the village barricade, the apology made the front-page headlines of the China Daily:
The men's road-cycling final was the day after the opening ceremonies, and it was one of the few events that didn't require a ticket. The race began downtown, winding through the city before heading north to the Great Wall. Down the street from the Lama Temple, white metal barricades had been erected along the sidewalks. The ClimaLite crew was there, stationed at intervals of thirty feet, and there were also local volunteers in "Capital Public Order Worker" T-shirts. Plainclothes cops worked the crowd. In China, undercover officials have a distinct look: well-built men in their thirties or forties, dressed in button-down shirts, dark trousers, and cheap leather loafers. They almost always have crewcuts. At the cycling race, they had been issued little Chinese flags in a halfhearted attempt at cover, but they didn't wave them like everybody else. They held the flags beside their hips, like weapons at the ready.
On the sidewalk, two men played the game of Chinese chess known as xiangqi. They sat on stools around a wooden board, and they paid no attention to the growing mob of people. If they noticed the plainclothes men, they gave no sign—Beijing residents had learned long ago to take surveillance in stride. And this was the chess players' turf: in the shade of a scholar tree, in front of the Badaling Leather Shoe Shop. Zhang Yonglin, one of the players, owned the shop. His opponent was a retired auto mechanic named Zhang Youzhi. The players were unrelated, and locals referred to them as Little Zhang and Old Zhang. Forty minutes before the start of the cycling race, a volunteer told them to leave.
"Wait until we finish this game," Old Zhang said.
He carried a fan inscribed with gold calligraphy, and he gestured with it, a brief swipe that indicated that the game wouldn't last long. The volunteer was lower caste—no ClimaLite—and she shrugged and left the men alone. A few minutes later, an official BOCOG volunteer walked over. "You need to move," he said. "There's going to be a bicycle race here."
"We know that," Old Zhang said. "We're just going to finish the game."
This time, the flip of the fan was more dismissive. The young volunteer seemed reluctant to challenge this elderly man, and so the game continued. By now, seven people had gathered to watch, and one of them told me that Old Zhang was the best player in the neighborhood. In China, chess is a sport: the Chinese Xiangqi Association is administered by the All-China Sports Federation, just like the Chinese Cycling Association and the Chinese Basketball Association. The federation also handles bridge, Go, darts, and the Chinese Tug-of-War Association. If this seems a muddled view of athletics, then it helps to think of the All-China Sports Federation as being concerned with competitive pastimes, broadly speaking. Beneath this umbrella organization, some associations exist with the primary goal of competing against foreigners at the Olympics. This is why the Chinese excel at obscure sports, and why so many of their 2008 gold medals were gained in events that average citizens almost never encounter: archery (one gold), sailing (one), shooting (five), weight lifting (eight). They won a gold in canoeing, a form of water transport as Chinese as the tomahawk. It's a triumph of bureaucracy, and it shouldn't surprise anybody. If a nation can organize 1.7 million volunteers, from Tiananmen Square to the Great Wall, all of them outfitted according to subtle distinctions of class and status, then surely it should be possible to find and train one woman capable of winning the RS:X windsurfing gold. (Her name is Yin Jian.)
But, like the concept of bureaucracy, chess had a presence in China long before medal counts. And Chinese chess truly feels like a sport, as does chess-watching. It even has set positions. There's always at least one observer who gives advice before a move is made. Another onlooker waits until the move is finished before he offers his comments. This is the pairs event for spectators—the coach and the critic—and you would expect it to drive players to violence. But all aggression is directed at the board. Near the Lama Temple, Old Zhang and Little Zhang slammed the wooden pieces as hard as they could with every move.
"I'm giving your horse something to eat!"
"I need a gate! I need a gate!"
"Right, right! That's the right move!"
"I'm giving it to you cheap!"
With twenty-four minutes left until the cycling, and after the players had been asked to leave on three separate occasions, Little Zhang finally conceded the match. He did this Beijing style: he dumped the pieces on the ground and howled, "Old Zhang plays black!" Then they immediately began another game. By now, they had an audience of fifteen people, including four security volunteers in uniform. Periodically, a plainclothes man wandered over, flag at the hip, to watch for a few minutes.
As Old Zhang played, he used his fan like a master. He folded it when thinking; after a move, he always unfurled it with a flourish. Near the end of the game, when it became clear that he had left himself vulnerable, the fan began to move jerkily, as if in irritation; but still the old man said nothing. At last, he conceded with a smile. There were fewer than ten minutes left when the men finally put away the board.
Now the crowd pressed toward the barricades, and for a long time the road was empty. "They're coming!" somebody finally said.
"Cars are coming!"
"They're all Volkswagens," somebody else observed. The advance vehicles were black VW sedans with tinted windows. Then came a police motorcycle and police car, followed by a truck with a big platform that swivelled like a gun.
"That's the television camera!"
Two lead cyclists whizzed past, a Chilean and a Bolivian. Half a minute later, the entire pack went by so fast that the crowd could hardly react. Nobody had any idea who was in front; the uniforms weren't printed in Chinese; the cyclists' faces were a blur. For an instant, there was stunned silence, and then everybody saw the long line of support cars and cheered.
"Why do they have the bikes on top?"
"That's for fixing them."
"Each one has a flag—look!"
"Those aren't Volkswagens, though."
"They're Skodas, I think."
"Skodas, definitely."
"There's an ambulance!"
They gave the last-place ambulance a good sendoff. For a few minutes, the street was empty, and then it was as if another race had begun. The leader was a battered bicycle cart carrying scraps of wood. A normal bike followed, then a Honda cab. A truck full of bottled water. A parade of odd-numbered plates: 1, 7, 5, 9. The crowd dispersed; volunteers dismantled barricades; Old Zhang shuffled off to lunch. "It was O.K.," he said, referring to the bicycle race. Earlier, he had shown me his fan's calligraphy, which consisted of a poem entitled "Do Not Get Angry."
"It reminds me to stay calm when playing chess," he said. The opening verses read:
Life is just like a play, and we are here only because of destiny
It's not easy to be together until we're old, so why not cherish it?
When I told Wei Jia that I had an extra ticket to the fencing competition, he asked me which kind. Wei Jia was Wei Ziqi's eleven-year-old son, a native of rural Sancha. "There's peijian, zhongjian, and huajian," he said matter-of-factly—sabre, épée, and foil. "The swords have different sizes and shapes."
Like all elementary-school children in the greater Beijing region, Wei Jia had been issued a textbook called "The Primary School Olympic Reader." It began in Olympia ("The grass is green and the flowers fragrant"), descended to cartoons of naked Greeks wrestling, and continued to Baron de Coubertin. One section featured the Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi; another was devoted to John Akhwari, a Tanzanian marathoner who, in 1968, showed great sportsmanship in finishing last. The chapter about Liu Xiang, China's great hurdler, made you wish that the book had been issued with some wood to knock:
Liu Xiang is healthy, and while training and racing he rarely gets injured, which is hard for an athlete.
It was partly Wei Jia's interest that persuaded his father to accept my offer to attend some events. The first one was rowing, and Wei Ziqi called the night before with a question about raincoats. "Do they give them out free?" he asked.
"I don't think so," I said. "Why would they do that?"
"I was watching on TV," he said. "Everybody in the stands has the same color raincoat."
Somehow, despite hours of watching the coverage, I had missed that detail. I said that the coats were probably being sold at venues, but Wei Ziqi was shrewder. "You're not allowed to use umbrellas, right?"
This was true, because of security concerns.
"Well, if they don't let people use umbrellas," he said, "then maybe they give out raincoats."
I didn't quite understand the logic, but the following day, after we passed through security at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, about twenty miles outside Beijing, the first thing we saw was a woman handing out cheap plastic ponchos. It was like that at every event—the organizers knew their crowd. The Chinese love freebies, and there were always volunteers distributing something: plastic flags, cheap cardboard binoculars, fans with the McDonald's logo. They gave out pamphlets that described the rules of various sports and told the audience how to behave. (At volleyball: "Applauding is welcome at appropriate times during the match. Booing and jeering is not allowed.") Concessions were unbelievably low. Instant noodles, which Chinese like to eat dry, were thirty cents. A can of cold beer cost less than seventy-five cents. It was possible to show up at fencing at 10 A.M., spend four and a half bucks, and get a six-pack of Budweiser. But no Chinese person would ever do that. Few Chinese have spent much time at spectator sports, and there's no tradition of drinking at the ballpark. Most people buying beer seemed to be foreigners.
The Chinese were focussed, and they were intense. There was none of the looseness of the street; these people had paid for their tickets, and they knew that the opportunity wouldn't come again. They were often silent at the beginning of an event, almost on edge as they tried to figure out the action; it got loud later, especially after Chinese athletes appeared. At the preliminaries of men's sabre, during the first hour, a fistfight broke out three rows ahead of where Wei Jia and I were sitting. It was like a play within a play: in the background, Renzo Agresta, of Brazil, was slashing at Luigi Tarantino, of Italy, and then two Chinese men stood up and started whaling at each other. They appeared to be middle class; one was accompanied by his child. In China, public disagreements are common, and typically they consist of a lot of shouting that goes nowhere. But at fencing there was no prelude and no encore, just ten seconds of flailing. By the time the ClimaLite showed up, nobody was talking, and the volunteer couldn't figure out what had happened. The men simply sat down and shut up, terrified of getting kicked out. The most I learned from neighbors was that the dispute had started over sight lines.
The woman next to me was named Wang Meng, and she was a graduate student in agriculture. She had received her ticket from a friend, who bought it online more than a year earlier. At face value, it cost four dollars and forty cents; when I asked Wang if she would have resold it for three hundred dollars, she shook her head. "This is my only chance to see something at the Olympics," she said. She spent the first half hour talking in hushed tones with her neighbors, trying to determine what it meant when a fencer's helmet lit up.
In the past, I had disliked attending athletic events in China, because the nationalism is usually so narrow-minded. Few people care about the sport itself; victory is all that matters, and there's little joy in the experience. But at the Olympics I sensed something different. Cao Chunmei, Wei Jia's mother, talked mostly about how the events made her feel. "It's peaceful," she said at synchronized diving, whereas wrestling made her nervous. She said that the Bird's Nest—Beijing National Stadium—was luan, "chaotic." "That's the way it should be," she said. "A real nest is like that." Her favorite was the National Aquatic Center, the Water Cube. When I commented that the patterned exterior resembled bubbles, she disagreed: "Those are too big to be bubbles." She liked the place because it gave her a clean feeling.
The brand-new rowing park, in Shunyi, also initially made her nervous, because she couldn't swim and disliked boats. Shunyi is the kind of small city that's common in the suburbs of sprawling Chinese municipalities, where many residents are peasants on their way to becoming something else. The local officials were proud to host rowing, canoeing, and kayaking. They had hung banners all around town that said "Culture is in Shunyi / The Olympics are in Shunyi."
There was a brief rainburst and the family sat happily in their free ponchos.Rural people travel light—none of the Weis had brought anything with them, not even Wei Jia, who planned to stay with me in the city to see more of the Games. After the event, we said goodbye to his parents and got in a cab. I asked the driver to recommend a restaurant. "The Golden Million is good," he said.
The Golden Million's mirrored entrance was decorated with four hundred and ninety-three bottles of Old Matisse Scotch. At the center of the restaurant was an enormous tank filled with a dozen sharks, two soft-shelled turtles, and one woman dressed as a mermaid. In addition to a long mono-fin, she wore a bikini top, a face mask, and a nose clip. A sign said "THE CAPITAL'S TOP MERMAID SHOW!" The tank was circular, and the woman swam laps with the sharks and the turtles. One advantage of travelling with Wei Jia was that he often came up with the questions that I was too stunned to ask.
"Why is that lady in the water?" he said, looking concerned, when the waitress came to our table.
"It's a type of performance," she said.
"Why don't the sharks bite her?"
"Because they're full," she said, smiling reassuringly. "If you feed them, they don't bite people."
Later, Wei Ziqi told me that at the rowing complex, after I got in the taxi with Wei Jia, the next cabbie had refused to take him and his wife. There was a long line of cars, but the drivers had been instructed to take foreigners only: Chinese spectators had to wait for the bus. Wei Ziqi laughed when he told the story; he didn't take it personally.
In February of 2001, when Beijing was bidding to host the Games, I had accompanied the I.O.C. inspection commission on its last tour of the capital. For more than three hours, our motorcade travelled through the city, visiting potential stadium sites; everywhere we went, the traffic lights turned green, as if by magic. Along our route, the façades of hundreds of buildings had been freshly painted in bright colors. According to government statistics, workers had brushed up twenty-six million square metres, which meant that they had painted an area nearly half as big as Manhattan.
At that time, even dissidents spoke out in favor of the bid, hoping that the Olympics would bring political change. That possibility was reportedly a factor in the I.O.C.'s decision; many members believed that the 1988 Games, in Seoul, had helped to reform South Korea. "What the hell is the Party going to do?" an American who had served as an I.O.C. adviser told me, back in 2001. "It's going to be really hard to have a Stalinist Party and open the Olympic Games." Liu Jingmin, Beijing's vice-mayor, told me that the organizers had considered but finally rejected the slogan "Great Wall, Great Olympics." Seven years later, it was clear that the Communist Party could indeed open the Games, and the decision regarding the slogan seemed wise, given that there were now some five thousand peasants guarding the structure against foreigners.
Ever since Deng Xiaoping, China had become steadily more receptive to the outside world, but there was still a distinct element of fear and insecurity. The Olympics undoubtedly helped to promote openness, but the Games didn't initiate a political transformation, just as they didn't change the basic outlook of most people. Long ago, the Chinese had learned to take big events in stride; this was how they survived Mao, and how they weathered disasters like the Sichuan earthquake. And such fortitude was evident throughout the Games, although you had to know where to look. You could see it in the calmness of the divers and the toughness of the weight lifters; it was obvious in the discipline of the gymnasts. Most Chinese athletes come from poor rural areas where children are recruited into sports schools. Sancha was already too prosperous for that—no village kids in recent memory had attended a sports school, and Wei Ziqi told me that he wouldn't want his son to take such a route. But other places had fewer options, and parents were satisfied to have their children enter the well-structured bureaucracy of the sports system.
The peasants had also left their mark on the facilities, at least indirectly. When I reread the promotional materials that BOCOG had given me at the time of the bid, they seemed almost modest in comparison with what was eventually built. In 2001, the government promised six subway lines spanning a hundred and forty kilometres; they ended up with eight lines of two hundred kilometres. The sketches of proposed arenas looked blocky and bland and utilitarian. There was no Bird's Nest, no Water Cube, nothing of distinction. But since then the economy had boomed, driven by the continued migration of people from the countryside, who also provided the labor for the elaborate construction—it was more than just paint this time. In a sense, China had reached the perfect stage for hosting the Games: workers were cheap, political accountability was minimal, and the rising middle and upper classes could attend and take pride in the competition. They were the ones who responded most deeply to the Olympics—crowd energy came largely from the young and the affluent. In the stands, it was easy to forget that most Chinese are still country people.
I liked to wander the distant corners of the arenas. Often the worst seats had been given away: at men's sabre, in the most remote section, a hundred and fifty Beijing Forestry Bureau workers sat with thunder sticks in hand, looking slightly dazed. At the preliminaries for Greco-Roman wrestling, there was a group of schoolchildren from Changping, a city outside Beijing. Their teacher stood up to make an announcement: the father of a competitor was sitting right behind them!
The man was in the last row. His name was Chang Aimei, and he was fifty-two, but he looked at least a decade older. He had dark skin and sun-wrinkled eyes, and he carried a farmworker's white sweat towel. In his lap he clutched all of the day's freebies: a Chinese flag, a flag with the Olympic mascot, an English guide to the Games. He also had a Chinese pamphlet with instructions on how to behave at Greco-Roman wrestling: "Spectators are encouraged to greatly applaud wrestlers who have demonstrated superior skills, or who have scored high points."
Chang Aimei's son was named Chang Yongxiang, and moments earlier he had defeated the reigning world champion, a Bulgarian. Chang Aimei was calling his wife; like many people from the countryside, he shouted every time he handled a cell phone. "Eldest Son just competed!" he yelled. "He won! What? I said he won!"
For the next hour, the phone rang repeatedly: relatives, friends, reporters from back home. The Changs came from Hanba, a village of fewer than three thousand people in Hebei province. They farmed wheat and corn on three-quarters of an acre of land, and their annual income was less than six hundred dollars. In the nineteen-eighties, one of Chang Aimei's nephews had been selected for a wrestling program, eventually becoming Chinese national champion. After that, Chang Aimei believed that there were opportunities for his boy, who was naturally big. At the age of thirteen, the son left home to enter the county sports school, and then moved to the provincial level and the national team. He now wrestled in the seventy-four-kilogram weight division. I asked Chang Aimei why he sat in the last row.
"The coaches don't want him to know I'm here," he said. "They don't want anything to disrupt him, so they told me to sit in the back."
It was only the second time he had seen his son wrestle. Three days earlier, local officials had told him that they had some tickets, and that he could have one. The others went to the village Party secretary and the director of the county sports bureau, both of whom had moved down to better seats. Chang Aimei's daughter waited outside the arena; she hadn't been able to get a ticket.
The cell phone rang again. "An American reporter is interviewing me!" he shouted. "Right now! American!"
Two years ago, his son had competed at a meet in Colorado Springs. "He said you Americans are really nice," Chang Aimei told me. "He said it's very clean there, too."
It was early in the day, and the athletes were working their way through the rounds. At the Olympics, Chinese men had never done better than bronze in wrestling; nobody had ever made the finals. In Chang Yongxiang's second match of the morning, he defeated a Peruvian to qualify for the semis. When it came time for his next competition, I made my way to the far corner of the arena. His father was still there, sitting alone.
Chang Yongxiang was matched against a Belarusan named Aleh Mikhalovich. The crowd had grown louder all morning, and now they chanted, "China, go! China, go!" The Belarusan threw Chang out of the ring almost immediately, scoring four points, and won the first period. But then Chang seemed to gather himself. He was stocky, with thick thighs and a square jaw. He had bristly black hair and after every clinch he shook his head like a bull. He evened the match with the second period. Now the spectators were on their feet; the school group from Changping screamed and banged their thunder sticks.
Behind them, Chang Aimei remained seated. His legs were crossed, as if he were relaxing after a day's labor, and his belongings were neatly stacked on his lap: towel, flags, pamphlets. He had not moved a muscle since the match began. His eyes were fixed on the distant mat, and he said nothing. But I could hear him breathing—steady, steady, steady. In the third period, the Belarusan took the initial point. Deeper now, deeper now. The match continued with Chang Yongxiang in the lower position; he escaped and scored a point. Inhale—almost a gasp. Another point, and then it was over, and the referee was raising Chang Yongxiang's arm.
Eventually, Chang lost to a Georgian, taking the silver medal. But on the day of the semifinal he left the ring triumphant, already the most successful Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler in history. At the top of the arena, safely out of sight, Chang Aimei still looked relaxed. He was silent until he took out the cell phone. "Wei!" he shouted. "He just won again!" ♦


text:
Over 80% of all people use search engines to find information on the internet. About 60% of them use the search engine Google. Hardly anyone knows your internet domain name but often they do know the business you are in.
Every day new internet techniques are introduced. So many that it's hard to keep up. Meta tags are a "traditional" technique and have already been in use for a long time.
In SEO (Search Engine Optimization) meta tags still play an important role. Especially the use of the meta description is very important. This tag is shown by search engines as a small text item in the search results. Make sure that the meta tags on your website are unique for each and every page and try to make them as attractive as possible. Both a relevant title tag and the description tag will have to persuade a visitor to click on the link in the search results.
Research shows that only 20% of all web pages contain these important meta tags in their HTML and over 85% of these websites are unfit to be submitted to the search engines. Here we help you make good meta tags so that your site is found on the internet, as high in the search results as possible.
As seen in:
But what if your site is not fully prepared for submission and what if you don't use any meta tags? How will people be able to find your website on the internet? Is your website not optimized to submit to the search engines?
Than it's time for a change! Get the most out of your meta tags.


text:
Brochures and downloads
In this area you will find our training brochures for our certificate courses. Here you can see detailed training descriptions, overviews of the course content and training dates. In addition our registration forms can be downloaded from this section.
Text Search
Shopping Basket0 Items
Capital Markets Academy
Tel.: +49-(0) 69-2 11-1 37 67
Fax: +49-(0) 69-2 11-1 37 63


text:
The American Cancer Society is proud to hold more than 5,100 Relay For Life events in the United States and in 19 countries around the world. Sharon Cohrs of Australia is just one inspirational survivor that's part of the International Relay For Life movement.
Sharon and her husband are avid mountain climbers, and in 2007 they were preparing to climb Aconcagua, a 22,841 foot tall peak in South America, the highest mountain outside of Asia, when Sharon found a pea-sized lump in her left breast. After a biopsy and days of waiting, she learned she had breast cancer. "Instead of embarking on an amazing adventure with my husband doing what we love, I was undergoing surgery and chemotherapy treatment," she says.
Sharon had climbed several soaring mountains in the past 4 years, but this time she was scaling a different kind of mountain. Taking "one step at a time," she remained focused, positive, and determined to beat breast cancer.
Now she is "Climbing for a Cause" in an effort to raise $250,000 for cancer research and to bring awareness to the disease. With a goal of being the first breast cancer survivor in the world to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sharon climbed Ama Dablam in Nepal in October 2009 and is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Cho Oyu in Nepal this year. When Sharon reaches the peak of each mountain, she showcases her Relay For Life pride by putting on her Relay shirt and taking a photo with her homemade banner saying, "Survivors can conquer mountains."
Sharon's story is an incredible message of hope. Will you share yours as well to motivate survivors worldwide to keep up the fight? Use this form to submit your message of hope and encouragement to cancer survivors across the globe, then encourage friends and family to do the same. Help us gather 1,000 messages of hope by the end of February! The more messages we have, the stronger our collective voice will be.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sharon Cohrs - Climbing For A Cause
Posted by Richard Lawry at 11:10 AM 0 comments
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Your Donations At Work
One of the most frequently asked questions of those who are fund raising for Relay For Life is, "Where does my money go". Here is some information that will help you answer this very important question. These are just a few examples of how the contributions you raise make a difference in the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission.
Helping people stay well
* Our telephone counseling service, the American Cancer Society Quitline®, doubles a person's chances of quitting tobacco for good.
* We develop guidelines for recommended cancer screenings and nutrition and physical activity, so people know what tests they need to find cancer early and how to help prevent the disease.
* We provide tips, tools, and online resources to help people set goals and stay motivated to eat healthy and maintain an active lifestyle.
Helping people get well
* Our phone lines are open every minute of every day and night to help connect people with the answers they need. Each year, we provide information, help, and support to the nearly one million individuals who call us at 1-800-227-2345. In addition, our Web site, cancer.org, offers access to the latest information and news on cancer and helps people locate programs and services in their area.
* We offer an online support community for cancer survivors and caregivers to share stories and find support.
* We assist cancer patients in need with getting transportation to and from their treatments and offer help with free lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers.
* Through our clinical trials matching service, we connect patients with thousands of different treatment options.
* With sites at hospitals and treatment centers across the country, our American Cancer Society Patient Navigator Program provides one-on-one guidance to people facing cancer through every step of their journey.
Finding cures
* We've had a hand in nearly every major cancer breakthrough of the last century, including confirming the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, establishing the link between obesity and multiple cancers, developing drugs to treat leukemia and advanced breast cancer, and showing that mammography is the most effective way to detect breast cancer.
* We're the largest private funder of cancer research in the United States.
* We fund researchers with cutting-edge ideas, often early in their careers. Of the researchers chosen for Society funding, 44 have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, the highest honor in scientific achievement.
Fighting back
* The majority of Americans are now covered by a smoke-free law, thanks in part to the efforts of the Society and our nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
* We help mobilize communities to fight back against cancer with events such as Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer®
* We have helped uninsured, underinsured, and low-income women get breast and cervical cancer screening tests and follow-up treatment since 1991 and, along with ACS CAN, we have successfully fought for legislation protecting this care.
* By supporting Relay For Life, you help make the American Cancer Society's mission possible, and that helps us all move closer to our ultimate goal: a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
For more information about programs and services of the American Cancer Society, please visit www.cancer.org or call 1.800.227.2345 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Posted by Richard Lawry at 8:25 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Miracle Cures
Miraculous cancer cure!" shouts the headline. "My cancer is completely gone!" says a woman in the testimonial. "One pill can guarantee better health!" claims the email. A quick and easy cure for cancer is the heartfelt wish of people facing the disease and of doctors and researchers who are working to treat it. Too often, though, ads and offers that promote "miracle" cures do not deliver as promised. In fact, some treatments can actually be harmful to a person's health. So how can you tell if a particular treatment is the next big thing or a potential hoax?
The first thing to consider is whether the treatment falls into the category of complementary medicine or alternative medicine. Complementary medicine is a form of treatment used along with mainstream medical care. For example, some people find that activities such as aromatherapy, massage, meditation, or yoga are useful in controlling symptoms. These methods do not treat the cancer, but if they are chosen carefully and used properly, they can help improve your quality of life. Alternative medicine is just the opposite: a treatment used instead of standard or mainstream medical treatment. Alternative medical treatments, although they may seem promising, often have not been scientifically tested or proven to work. Patients who choose these treatments may sometimes give up or delay the use of proven treatments, and that can give cancer more time to grow and pose a dangerous health risk.
The next thing to think about is if the treatment follows some of the common characteristics you might find in a questionable or fraudulent treatment claim. For example, is the treatment or drug a secret, or is it or only offered by one person or clinic? Once a treatment is found to be helpful, it will often be used by other qualified professionals, not just one doctor. Does the article or information offer personal stories of amazing results, but no actual scientific evidence? Again, without research and testing, it's hard to know if a treatment truly works. Does the treatment promise a cure for all cancers or other serious illnesses, such as AIDS, chronic fatigue, or multiple sclerosis? These illnesses are complicated, and claims promising a single cure for all are almost certain to be false.
Last but not least, do your own research. If you're considering alternative or complementary treatments, learn about new treatments from respected sources you can trust, and work to uncover the potential benefits and risks. Then, talk to your health care professionals about any treatment you are considering. The decision to use an alternative or complementary treatment should not be taken lightly, and being well-armed against false claims could not only save you time and money, but it could also save your life.
Posted by Richard Lawry at 12:39 PM 0 comments


text:
Boston Reed is no longer offering allied health training.
Previous Students
Student Document Requests
If you need a transcript, duplicate certificate, or any other student record, please fill out the below student document request form. Document Request Form.pdf
NHA Certification
If you purchased a certification exam from the National Healthcareer Association when you enrolled for Boston Reed, please visit http://www.nhanow.com/home.aspx for more information. You can submit a request for information or instructions on their contact form here.
California State Licensing
If you have questions about licensing, please refer to the appropriate licensing authority. Boston Reed cannot advise on licensing procedures.
BPPE (Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education)
PO Box 980818
West Sacramento, California 95798-0818
Tel: 916-431-6959
Boston Reed Contact Information
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
9145 US Hwy 441
Directions Leesburg, FL 34788
When buying a car, it's tough to balance being informed and saving time. That's why we encourage you to use only the tools below that are most valuable to you. Each one provides information and steps to help streamline the process at the dealership.
Complete one of the steps below to begin saving time at the dealership Log In to Save Your Progress
saved at the dealership! Log In to Save Your Progress
saved at the dealership! Structure My Deal tools are complete — you're ready to visit Jenkins Hyundai of Leesburg
Delivers 38 Highway MPG and 29 City MPG! This Hyundai Elantra boasts a Regular Unleaded I-4 2.0 L/122 engine powering this Automatic transmission. Window Grid Antenna, Wheels: 15" x 6" Steel w/Covers, Variable Intermittent Wipers.
This Hyundai Elantra Features the Following Options
Urethane Gear Shift Knob, Trunk Rear Cargo Access, Trip Computer, Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic w/SHIFTRONIC -inc: drive mode select (normal, eco & sport), Cruise Control, Torsion Beam Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs, Tires: P195/65R15, Tire Pressure Monitoring System Low Tire Pressure Warning, Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs, Steel Spare Wheel, Single Stainless Steel Exhaust.
Stop By Today
Live a little- stop by Jenkins Leesburg Hyundai located at 9145 US Hwy 441, Leesburg, FL 34788 to make this car yours today!
*Offer disclaimers and eligibility included in details.
All vehicle specifications, prices and equipment are subject to change without notice. See above for information on purchase financing and lease program expiration dates. Prices and payments (including the amount down payment) do not include tax, titles, tags, documentation charges, emissions testing charges, or other fees required by law or lending organizations. The estimated payments may not include upfront finance charges that must be paid to be eligible for the purchase financing program used to estimate the APR and payments. Listed Annual Percentage Rates are provided for the selected purchase financing or lease programs available on the current date. Program expiration dates reflect currently announced program end dates, but these programs are subject to change at any time.
Lessees will be financially responsible for mileage beyond the elected quantity and for vehicle maintenance and repairs and excessive vehicle wear. Option to purchase at lease end for an amount may be determined at lease signing. Payments may be higher in some states. You may not be able to combine other incentives with the purchase financing or leasing programs presented above. Residency restrictions may apply. See dealer for details.
Listed APR, down payment, payments, incentives and other terms are estimates for example purposes only. Information provided is based on very well-qualified buyers or lessees. The payment information provided here is not a commitment by any organization to provide credit, leases or other programs. Some customers may not qualify for listed programs. Your terms may vary. Lessor must approve lease. Credit approval required.
Skip paperwork! Save time at the dealership by doing the work from home!
Exterior Color: Machine Gray
Interior Color: Black
Vin Number: 5NPD74LF0KH494306
Stock: L24450
View this 2019 Hyundai Elantra Sedan SE for sale in
Disclaimer: New vehicle pricing includes all offers and incentives. Must finance with manufacturer. Online discounts apply to retail purchases, vehicles must be in stock, LEASES may vary. Tax, Title, Tags, Dealer Installed options and Dealer Fee ($899) not included in vehicle prices shown and must be paid by the purchaser. While great effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this site errors may occur. Please verify information with a manager at 352-326-3585 or by visiting us at the dealership. Retail prices on new vehicles are obtained using multiple third party tools/sites. Our advertised price is based on market conditions and product demands. Prices are subject to change. Warranties will vary by vehicle. In-person, phone, text and email offers are not final until both parties have signed documentation. Please see dealer for details.
With approved credit. Terms may vary. Monthly payments are estimates only derived from the vehicle price with a 72 month term 4.9% interest and 20% down payment.
Pre-owned vehicle prices do not include tax, tag, title, $899 dealer fee, and possible additional fees. Clean Carfax® refers to no structural or frame damage. Pictures are for illustration purposes only, and dealer is not responsible for printing errors. All vehicles are subject to prior sale. While we make every effort to ensure the data listed is correct, there may be instances where general site info, factory rebates, incentives options or vehicle features and prices may be listed incorrectly as we receive data from multiple sources. Please verify prices with a store manager by contacting us at 352-326-3585 or by visiting the dealership. Retail prices on used vehicles are obtained using multiple third party tools/sites. Our advertised price is based on market conditions and product demands. Prices are subject to change. Warranties will vary by vehicle. In-person, phone, text and email offers are not final until both parties have signed documentation. Please see dealer for details.


text:
Production and Destruction
Cars consume a lot of energy before they ever make it to the open road. Automotive production leaves a giant footprint because materials like steel, rubber, glass, plastics, paints, and many more must be created before a new ride is ready to roll.
Similarly, the end of a car's life doesn't mark the end of its environmental impact. Plastics, toxic battery acids, and other products may stay in the environment. Fortunately, junkyard pile-ups are becoming much smaller than they were in the past. About three-quarters of today's average car, including the bulk of a steel frame, can be recycled.
Production, recycling, and disposal costs to the environment are difficult to quantify and largely beyond the control of most consumers. They are also relatively minor. Most of an automobiles' environmental impact, perhaps 80 to 90 percent, will be due to fuel consumption and emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases that climate scientists say are driving global warming. Fortunately, the level of that impact is very much under the control of the driver.
Fuel Costs
Petroleum products raise environmental red flags even before they are burned. Extracting them from the earth is an energy-intensive process that can damage local ecosystems. Shipping fuels can also consume a lot of energy, and creates an occasional environmental disaster such as an oil spill. As world demand rises, and unconventional fuel sources, such as oil sands, become more economically viable, the ecological impacts of petroleum extraction might also increase dramatically. That's one more reason why fuel efficiency is so important.
Air Quality
Vehicles are America's biggest air quality compromisers, producing about one-third of all U.S. air pollution. The smog, carbon monoxide, and other toxins emitted by vehicles are especially troubling because they leave tailpipes at street level, where humans breathe the polluted air directly into their lungs. That can make auto emissions an even more immediate health concern than toxins emitted high in the sky by industrial smokestacks.
(Read Next: Usage Tips)


text:
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Pearson Education, 2004 - Mathematics - 825 pages
This best-selling text balances solid mathematical coverage with a comprehensive overview of mathematical concepts as they relate to varied disciplines. The text provides an appreciation of mathematics, highlighting mathematical history, and applications of math to the arts and sciences. It is an ideal book for students who require a general overview of mathematics, especially those majoring in liberal arts, the social sciences, business, nursing and allied health fields. Let us introduce you to the practical, interesting, accessible, and powerful world of mathematics today-the world of "A Survey of Mathematics with Applications, "Expanded 8e.""
From inside the book
80 pages matching Concept/Writing Exercises in this book
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 80
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications: Student Solutions Manual
No preview available - 2004
A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Allen R. Angel,Christine D. Abbott,Dennis C. Runde
No preview available - 2004
Common terms and phrases
amount angles Answers will vary average base calculator Challenge Problems/Group Activities column Concept/Writing Exercises conditional statement Construct cost counting numbers cubic decimal number Determine the number digits empirical probability equal EXAM P L E example F F F F T F false Figure Find the probability formula fraction geometric sequence geometry given glide reflection graph Hindu-Arabic identity element indicated inductive reasoning inequality integers interest rate inverse linear loan mathematical system matrix mean meters metric metric system monthly payment mortgage multiply natural numbers obtain odds percent polygon prime numbers problem purchase rational numbers real numbers Recreational Mathematics region represent sample space scientific notation Section selected at random SOLUTION solve square standard deviation subtract symbol system of equations tion triangle true truth table truth value unit fraction units variable Venn diagram vertical write y-intercept


text: Whether she's bold, bright or downright ballsy, Zoe's style always has an elegant edge. Check out the exclusive video of our cover girl, and don't miss our cover story, "The Home Girl," on page 76 of Cosmo For Latinas, on newsstands May 1st! The megastar keeps it real, opening up about her childhood, Latina pride and the one thing that made her choose playing a ballerina on the big screen over being one in real life.


text:
The House of Ramen
223 SW Columbia Street
Portland, Oregon
Types of Soup
Tonkotsu is a pork based soup rich in flavor. Tonkotsu soup is originally developed in Kyushu (most southern part of Japan). Our Tonkotsu soup is well balanced with just right amount of thickness yet has a very complex flavor.
Shoyu is a soy source based soup. It has a brown and clear color broth, based on a chicken and vegetable stock with soy sauce. Shoyu soup is mostly common in Honsyu (main part of Japan). Our Shoyu soup is light with a very rich flavor.
Miso is a bean paste based soup (similar to miso soup). Miso soup is originally developed in Hokkaido (Northern Japan). Miso soup used in Ramen noodle is a thick, nutty, slightly sweet and very hearty soup. Our Miso soup is faithful to original miso flavor you may encounter in Hokkaido.
Tomato is a tomato and soy source based soup. Tomato Raman is inspired by Italian dishes. It has a very refreshing flavor which can be enhanced by adding a dash of Tabasco.


text:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A business coalition pushing for conservation of the Colorado River has found a big way to get the president's attention when he visits western Colorado on Wednesday.
The group Protect the Flows says it got permission from a woman who grows alfalfa near the Grand Junction airport to let crop artist Stan Herd cut out a message on about one acre. The three-line message says, "MR PREZ WE RELY ON THE COLORADO RIVER."
The group hopes Barack Obama sees it when he flies into town. Molly Mugglestone of Protect the Flows says the Walton Family Foundation spent about $17,500 for the message.
Mugglestone wrote Obama a letter Monday saying the Colorado River is crucial for drinking water but also to support businesses including farms, wineries and rafting companies.


text:
Own a handicapping service? If so post your comp plays in this thread to gain more exposure for your site.Sponsored by:
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules


text:
How did you feel when we read that passage from the Acts of the Apostles a few minutes ago? Randy read it in English, of course, but overlaid on his rendition were passages spoken in Spanish by Gail, German by Lynne, Lingala – an African trade language – by Doug, and Greek by me.
Was it confusing? A little bit, I'll bet. It's a hard thing when there are crunches and clashes of different languages. And we only used five languages. Imagine what it might have been like if all the languages represented in the Acts passage were spoken simultaneously. I think there were at least 15 different language possibilities among the nationalities listed.
But what happened in that small room, when the Holy Spirit descended upon them all, was not a cacophony of different languages competing for the ears of the group. They all understood their conversation with each other regardless of their native tongue. It wasn't a sudden implantation of the Rosetta Stone software in their brains, it was the Spirit.
And the intriguing thing was not that the disciples could speak each other's languages, it was that they could hear whatever was said in their own language. In their own language!
It was as if, when Doug was speaking Lingala to you, even though you don't speak Lingala, you could understand what he said. And when I was reading in ancient Greek, you could understand what I said. And if Anita stood up right now and began speaking to you in Hungarian or Korean, you'd get it perfectly. It wasn't the gift of speech. It was the gift of listening. And that may have been yet another example of the Spirit's great wisdom.
Because language gets us into trouble. Those of us who have said a harsh or teasing word to another thoughtlessly and then have seen the pain we have wrought know that all too well. And mix in the complications of another language, and the opportunity for Massive Fail goes up exponentially.
It seems that every year, we hear stories of attempts to translate on the fly that get people into trouble. Chevy offered a model a while back called the Nova. Remember it? Well, it didn't sell too well in Spanish-speaking countries, where the name was way too close to "no va," or "no go." Ford didn't do much better with its Fiera, which translates as "ugly old woman" in Spanish-speaking Latin America. And in China, the KFC slogan "finger-lickin' good" was translated as "eat your fingers off." Not too appetizing!
So it was a good thing that the miracle wasn't in the speaking, it was in the hearing.
Now, that's not saying that we don't get into trouble with our hearing. Ask any man whose wife says, "how do I look in this outfit?" If he doesn't say the simplest and safest thing, which is as my husband says "you always look great to me," whatever he says is ripe for misinterpretation. If he says, "I like the blue dress better," his wife might say "so you don't like this one?" If he says, "it makes you look ten years younger," she'll say, "so you thinks I look old!"
Hearing is a problem, too… but it is also the place where we have the most potent opportunities.
Think of what Pentecost is…it's the birth of the church, when they all can talk together, share the things they learned from Jesus, figure out how to do the ministry they were charged by Jesus to carry out. And I have no doubt that they all had their own ideas, priorities, agendas. Each of them may have thought that they were the only ones who truly understood what the Messiah had taught them…and until now they had no way to communicate.
But now they could hear each other, truly hear each other. And so it was possible to join in conversation across all those cultural differences, religious practice differences, priorities differences.
Note again, that the focus is on hearing.
Why? Because only when we hear can we have constructive dialogue. If all we are doing is talking, and not listening, we're not going to get anywhere.
My mother used to say "you have two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you talk."
It sounds like God was adhering to the same principle, giving people the gift of being able to hear each other.
I cannot imagine a time when we need to return to that gift more than today.
It seems we have lost our ability to hear each other, especially when we speak different languages. And we do speak different languages, even if we all speak English! If we are lawyers, we speak one language, the language of the laws and the courts, with decisions about plaintiffs and defendants, who is right and who is wrong. If we are small business people, we speak another language: access to capital, how to advertise, negotiating with suppliers, satisfying customers. If we are teachers, we speak the language of teachers, expressing our concern for the children with whom we work and the families from which they come, worrying about SOLs and about IEPs. If we are clergy, we speak the language of liturgy and pastoral care and spiritual formation, thinking about what will feed our flock, how to deal with folks who are unhappy with us, which way we can stretch the day to get to visit those who cannot come to church, and what we will preach on next Sunday. Different languages.
It doesn't take a linguistics scholar to recognize that people who speak different languages, even if they have at least a little facility with another language, struggle when they have to deal with each other. At the very least, if we can hear and understand what the other person is saying, we've got a good starting point.
And if hearing is our strength, we are more likely to pay close attention to what the other person says.
One of the greatest skills we can exercise if we are trying to come to a place of mutual respect with someone who differs from us is to be able to listen. Just listen, and hear what the other person is saying. Because hearing what they say is the critical first step in a dialogue across our differences.
And yet we live in a society where we are urged to avoid listening to someone or some group whose opinions don't match ours. We are encouraged to demonize rather than to listen. And in the coming months, we will see that played out in its most brutal form in the coming elections. The television is already saturated with advertisements telling us not to listen to the other candidate – that all they say is lies. Doesn't matter what they say. Doesn't matter that even if you disagree with much of that candidate's positions, there might be some common ground between you…none of that matters. Don't listen. Because heaven forbid you might find some common ground!
And yet one of the first things our Creator gave to the newborn church of Christ was the ability to really hear each other. And in the first months and years of that church, there were many times when the leaders disagreed about matters both logistical and theological…remember the battle between Peter and Paul about whether Christians needed to be circumsized before they could be baptized into Christ? And yet they came to a place of peace after some long and slightly heated conversations. That gift of the Holy Spirit which was implanted in them at Pentecost gave them the ability to not just argue across their differences. It gave them the ability to hear each other without immediately dismissing them out of hand.
They found that common ground, because they ended up doing just what my mother said: "You've got two ears and one mouth so you should listen twice as much as you talk."
In this time of hardening of the hearts, of the forces of darkness telling us we should not listen to the other, can we regain some of that beautiful gift of Pentecost? Open your ears. Listen. Hear. And then be willing to open your heart with the love of Christ as you enter into conversation with those who believe differently from you. You don't have to convert them to your position. That's God's job, if it is meant to be. Just use the gift that was given to you – to us all – on Pentecost, and hear. Amen.


text:
craner as a small c conservative will take the former position although it wont go much beyond cheering vimothy on from the sidelines.
craner as a small c conservative will take the former position although it wont go much beyond cheering vimothy on from the sidelines.
well put it this way, we could spend 62 pages trying to establish a theoretical definition of capitlism we an all agree on, that might be fun, but assuming what we actually want to talk about is the world we live in, that theoretical definition would be valuable only so far as it corresponded with the world we live in. so why bother with that step at all?
its taken me a week to read 8 pages of capital. i dont see how im going to be able to finish it this year really.
^exactly. I'm just concerned with de facto what is. quibbles over definitions seem like an enormous waste of time (tho most marxists seem to love them). it's like arguing over what color to paint a house as it burns down around you.
anyway, on the topic of capitalism and the expolited proletariat, i have to go to work.
not intimidated by latin or pie charts tho. I saw plenty of both working in labs. creating meaningless graphs is practically a requirement.
I feel bad not having read it, but I just cannot be arsed.
The Commnist manifesto is rad tho.
That cartoony beginners guide to Marx is good too.
I'm surprised at that. Also feel slightly less guilty as it accurately sums up my position. Means I can't really contribute anything too meaningful to the debate but I'll be watching from the sidelines."I feel bad not having read it, but I just cannot be arsed."
pretty much true though as i understand it, given how loath people are to do even a small amount to protect even their own standard of living, while bullshit regularly rallies millions of people around it.
anyone got any good, reasonably simple reading material to recommend on the current Eurozone/Greek crisis, way in which states are forced to bail out other states lest interest rates on their own government bonds rise etc?
Last edited by baboon2004; 29-02-2012 at 09:29 AM.
for those who have not read it, yet feel its towering importance as more and more people increasingly realize its relevance, after hearing so much about the alleged "analytical tools for understanding the world today and the crisis it is in", such as myself, this famous professor/author guy gives these video and audio lectures on the book, and have been highly recommended to me:
in addition to the series on the actual text there are lots of other goodies on the site. such as this fun little RSAnimation
or this heftier END OF CAPITALISM video
Last edited by zhao; 29-02-2012 at 11:44 AM.
david harvey's book on post modernism is also very good and i expect a lot of people on here would be interested in it. it primarily outlines his theory of 'time/space compression' but his effortless switching between economic/political/philosophical/geographic/cultural analysis along the way is really quite breathtaking.


text:
The UK drug-fighting non-profit known as Crimestoppers is sending scratch n sniff pot cards to entire neighborhoods — warning the recipient that if they encounter that particular smell, they need call the Beefeaters poste haste figgy pudding! Or, you know, go over with some snacks, and have a cool party.
Crimestoppers also warns that smell alone does not a drug den of iniquity make — some other clues that there's a terrifying weed farm next door might include always shuttered blinds, radiating heat, and a steady stream of miscreants coming and going. Uh, if that's any indication, my heat-blasting, hermit ass (who enjoys a constant supply of delivery food!) should be hauled off and questioned ASAP. Thanks for nothing, Crimestoppers!


text:
Join millions of subscribers and receive daily updates, news and special offers directly to your inbox!
Toggle navigation
Trademarks listed on our pages belong to their designated owner(s). If you have any matter you want to bring up to us regarding copyright or trademarks, please feel free to contact us . Play Asia and the stick logo are trademarks of Play-Asia.com .
Website & content copyright 2002-2018 Play-Asia.com .


text: Elegance is underrated. This stamp set combine simplicity and elegance in exquisite sentiments and images, perfect for wedding, congratulations, and thank-you cards. Our clear-mount stamps * Are made of the same premium rubber as our wood-mount stamps.* Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time. * Are precut so you don't have to trim.* Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage.* Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your clear-mount stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference.Quantity: 7 rubber stampsSuggested clear blocks (sold separately): c, h, i


text:
By ,
Published January 13, 2015
The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday accused Iran of breaking international law by executing a juvenile offender.
A spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said the Geneva-based agency was "deeply dismayed" about the hanging of 21-year-old Ali Naderi last week. Naderi was 17 when he was allegedly involved in the murder of a woman.
"The death penalty cannot be imposed for crimes committed by persons below 18 years of age," said U.N. spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly. She noted that Iran has signed two international treaties banning juvenile executions.
The U.N. rights office was also concerned about five other men who appear to be at risk of imminent execution despite "serious concerns about the fairness of their trials and allegations that they were subjected to torture," said Pouilly.
Iran carried out at least 55 public executions in 2012, she said, adding that two men were hanged in a Tehran park Sunday. In total, 400 people were reportedly put to death in Iran last year.


text:
To encourage reading and create a positive learning environment, the Flagler County Public Library partners with the Flagler Humane Society once a week for PAWS to Read. Children can visit the library's main branch every Wednesday to choose books and read them to friendly dogs from the Flagler Humane Society.
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: November 21Open Art Studio
Later Event: November 22Thanksgiving Feet to Feast 5K Run/Walk


text:
At BNSF it isn't just about getting your freight from point A to point B, it's about going the extra mile. Whatever you are shipping, BNSF provides a wide range of value-added services to support you in every phase of the shipment life cycle. From helping you locate a new facility on BNSF tracks or a distribution center at a BNSF logistics park, to assisting you with loading, securing and managing your shipment, our support specialists are here for you every step of the way.
Are you expanding or developing a new rail-serviced facility? You can rely on BNSF experts to help guide you through all aspects of expanding or developing a new site.Rail Development
Learn how easy it is to become a BNSF customer. We will show you how to get a rate, ship, track and manage your account.GET STARTED
Our consistent and cost-effective service takes products of any size to customers where they need them.
BNSF's Rail Network can get you there – no matter where you're shipping your freight.
You can rely on our best in-class services to deliver your goods in the most cost-effective manner.


text:
The Auckland Writers & Readers Festival opens today, with a three-day programme featuring some of the best writers from around the world, and a first-rate lineup of New Zealand authors. Books editor Linda Herrick picks five not-to-missed sessions.
Caroline Moorehead
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre,
Today at 10am
British journalist and biographer Moorehead's book A Train in Winter is a gruelling account of 230 French female Resistance fighters who were betrayed, arrested, tortured and sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Only 49 survived. The story of how they were saved by luck, mutual support and commitment to their values makes a saga horrifying, moving and timeless.
Roddy Doyle
ASB Theatre
Tonight at 7
Dr Brian Edwards hosts what should be an entertaining chat with Booker Prize winner and fellow Irishman Doyle about his life and times, especially focusing on his latest collection, Bullfighting, about the lives of malcontent middle-aged male Dubliners. Doyle is a brilliant raconteur and the rapport between the two will be a delight, to be sure.
Michael King Memorial Lecture
ASB Theatre
Tomorrow at 1pm
Investment adviser and think tank founder Chandran Nair advocates a new model of capitalism for Asian economies, saying Governments should tightly regulate the use of natural resources, and therefore consumption, arguing that the Western model has long outrun its relevance. Nair is a good choice for the Michael King lecture, which is always thought-provoking; perhaps some members of our own Government could attend?
Kathy Lette
ASB Theatre
Tomorrow at 7.30pm
London-based Lette's latest novel The Boy Who Fell to Earth, about a single mother with a son with Asperger's, is loosely based on her experiences with her own son. Lette's firecracker wit and brash personality (well, she is an Aussie) will make this session popular, possibly a sellout. The programme hints she will reveal that she hid Julian Assange in her attic. Clue: her husband, Geoffrey Robertson, is a famous human rights lawyer.
Maurice Gee
ASB Theatre
Sunday at 5.30pm
A new annual initiative, the Honoured New Zealand Writer, tips a hat to one of our greatest fiction writers, who has created an outstanding range of children's books and complex adult classics. Gee is rarely seen at public events so this session, which wraps up the festival, with the writer talking to Geoff Walker, is a fine way to pay tribute and enjoy the conversation.
Note that the festival has expanded to other venues, including special sessions at the Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium (Dick Frizzell, Sunday at 10.15am; Doris De Pont, Sunday at 11.45am; Chris Bourke, Sunday at 1.15pm) and the Writers on Campus series, at the Fisher & Paykel Auditorium at the University of Auckland. And, as well as the more populist mainstream events at the ASB Theatre, simultaneous sessions occupy the niches in the Lower and Upper NZI Rooms, and the Air NZ Foyer at the Aotea Centre; see writersfestival.co.nz


text:
Gary David Goldberg, Creator of Family Ties, Dies at 68
Jun 24, 2013 8:26 AM EDT
Gary David Goldberg, the creator of the classic sitcom Family Ties, has died, according to Variety. He was 68. Goldberg died in Montecito, Calif. after a battle with brain cancer. Born in Brooklyn, Goldberg began his television writing career in… Read more


text:
Hey everyone,
My girlfriend and I are making a list of items we want to to bring to the rally. What we have down so far is : motorcycle, 2 helements, tent........
This will be our 1st rally, soo i'd like to know if i could get any other ideas from past ralliers.
We would hate get up there and say,,,dang thats a good idea...or i wish we would have brought that....
see ya up there,
Mechanicsburg, Pa.


text:
Quentin Hardy
"PureVPN uses state-of- the-art technology to encrypt Internet traffic and enhance online security for work and accessibility."
PureVPN's Services are regularly acknowledged and applauded by leading organizations.
"PureVPN uses state-of- the-art technology to encrypt Internet traffic and enhance online security for work and accessibility."
"PureVPN anonymises Internet activity, and consumer advocacy group Choice has ranked it among the top VPNs to use."
"With data retention now in the law books, PureVPN is more popular than ever with Australians looking to cover their tracks online."
We are the only VPN service with a family of 3 million users across the world. We have what it takes to keep you happy, private, and protected. If you're not 100% satisfied with PureVPN, we'll refund your payment. No hassles, no risk.
31-Day Money-Back Guarantee
PureVPN uses 256-bit secure encryption on all connections. It lets you access the internet with a cloak of privacy and security.
Our secure VPN service empowers users to anonymously upload and download data from across the internet.
Dips in speed can turn online entertainment into frustrating bummers. With PureVPN, you can cross all speed limits with total ease and comfort.
Do you hate chatbots? At PureVPN, our support teams are pro-active. We work tirelessly at all hours to satisfy your complaints and demands.
Your privacy matters! Unlike other VPN providers, PureVPN keeps NO LOGS of any kind. We respect your right to online privacy.GET PUREVPN 31-Day Money-Back Guarantee


text:
You are using an outdated browser. Upgrade your browser today for a better experience of this site and many others.
For a free consultation call: 01525 300180
Concise information on the taxation issues you need to consider for both unincorporated and corporate businesses. Click on the links below to access the relevant information.
02 Aug 2019
The government has published the draft legislation for the next Finance Bill including the rules for off-payroll working in the private sector.
From April 2020, the government will introduce a new 2% tax on the revenues of search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces which derive value from UK users.
Details of the Spring Statement. Our summary focuses on the issues likely to affect you.
Details of the Autumn Budget 2018. Our summary focuses on the key issues.
Factsheets covering a range of relevant accountancy and business topics.


text:
Varsity baseball
East Gaston 3, Hunter Huss 0 � East Gaston senior Matt Grimmett pitched a perfect game (no hits, no walks, no errors, nine strikeouts) as the Warriors opened the season with a win on their home field.
Grimmett, a four-year varsity player, struck out nine as the Warriors played flawless defense behind him. Grimmett also made several tough defensive plays on the mound.
�There was one inning where he had a three-pitch inning,� East Gaston head coach Randy Sellers said. �He stayed ahead all night long. He has an awesome curve ball. He�s a pitcher. He doesn�t overpower � works the corners. He has a baseball mind.�
�I saw him during school today and told him �I need four good innings out of you.� He said, �I�m going to give you all seven.� That�s what he did.�
Grimmett was backed by hits from Matthew Fletcher, Chase Hannifin (RBI triple) and Justin Williams (RBI single).
East Gaston (1-0) plays at Forestview today.
Hunter Huss sophomore Andrew Jordan kept the Huskies (0-1) in the game, yielding just one run through four innings. The Warriors struck for two more in the fifth inning, giving Grimmett all the support he would need.
South Point 7, East Lincoln 1 � Aaron Mauldin (two hits, two RBIs), Andrew Locklear (two hits) and Dustin Wiles (two hits) led South Point at the plate. Garrett Davila picked up the win in relief as five pitchers combined on a two-hitter for the Red Raiders (1-0), who visit T.C. Roberson on Saturday. Danny Sullivan (two hits, RBI) led East Lincoln at the plate. Nick Savoie got the loss for the Mustangs (0-1), who travel to Bandys on Friday.
Highland Tech 3, Ashbrook 2 (8 inn.) - Ethan Reep had a complete-game win ( 15 strikeouts, four hits, three walks) and bunted in game-winner run in Thursday�s game. Jared Cooper (1-for-3) and Reep (2-for-4, 2 RBI) led the Ram offense. Sawyer Sparrow (2-for-4, double) led the Green Wave and picked up the loss on the mound. Highland Tech (1-0) plays at Hunter Huss on Wednesday.
West Lincoln 4, North Gaston 3 (8 inn.) � Chandler Jenkins went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Derek Strange pitched the win in relief to lead West Lincoln to a season-opening win. West Lincoln starter Cameron High gave up no earned runs in four innings and struck out seven. The Rebels travel to Maiden today at 6:30.
Bessemer City 2, Thomas Jefferson 1 � Jacob Withers pitched the win in relief, striking out five in two innings, as Bessemer City won its opener. Jha'Qui Adams (1-for-3), Damian Scott (1-for-3, triple, RBI) and Addison Stinnett (1-for-3) led the Yellow Jackets at the plate.
Burns 5, Kings Mountain 1
Varsity softball
East Gaston 12, North Gaston 8 � Hayley Bartlett (two hits), Ladazia Burris (two hits), Destiny McClure (three hits), Kasey Boughman (two hits) and Mykala Hayes (two hits) led the Warrior offense. Hayes got the win on the mound. East Gaston (1-0) plays Tuesday at Berry Academy.
Hunter Huss 2, Bessemer City 1 � Caroline Styers (1-for-3, RBI) led the Huskies� offense while Madison Parker got the complete-game win while striking out four. Madison Carter (2-for-4) led the Yellow Jackets in the loss. Hunter Huss (1-0) hosts Bessemer City (0-1) on Tuesday.
South Point 5, Lake Norman Charter 2 � Macie Kinley (three hits, two doubles, RBI), Summer Davila (two-run home run) and Morgan Mahaffey (two hits) led South Point at the plate. Graylin Heustess picked up the win, yielding two runs and two hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in seven innings. South Point (1-0) visits Cherryville on Tuesday.
Lincoln Charter 10, Maiden 0 � Emily Kenley struck out nine and got the win. Josie Webber (three hits), Kenley (two hits, home run) and Hannah Taylor (two hits) led Lincoln Charter at the plate.
Varsity girls soccer
Hunter Huss 3, Cherryville 0 � Gina Ruden, Kori Lipscomb and Karina Limon had one goal each for Hunter Huss. Haleigh Fletcher had the shutout in goal for Hunter Huss (1-0), which visits East Rutherford on Monday.
Highland Tech 6, Bunker Hill 1 � Alexis Farbo (three goals, one assist), Monica Rice (two goals), Kaci McDaniel (one goal, one assist), Rachel Terrio (two assists), Addison Collins (one assist) and Conner Daniels (one assist) led Highland Tech (1-0), which hosts East Burke on Monday.
Lincoln Charter 2, Newton-Conover 2 � Tori Jackson had two goals for Lincoln Charter. Caitlyn Miller and Madelyn Holmes had one assist each for the Eagles (0-0-1).
Boys varsity tennis
Ashbrook 7, Highland Tech 2 � Freddie Wells, Gabe Mathews, Josh Rath, Danny Cullum and Blake Ballard won in singles for Ashbrook. Daniel Nelli-Rath and Cullum-Sam Pearce picked up doubles wins for the Green Wave (1-0), which visits South Mecklenburg on Tuesday.
JV girls soccer
Hunter Huss 3, Cherryville 0 � Imani Carter (two goals) and Cynthia Cruz (one goal) scored for Hunter Huss. Teiona Cannedy had the shutout in goal for Hunter Huss (1-0), which hosts Burns on Wednesday.
JV baseball
South Point 12, East Lincoln 6 � Dakota Bartish (two RBIs), Cam Hale (two RBIs) and Davis Wray (RBI) led South Point at the plate. The Red Raiders (1-0) visit T.C. Roberson on Saturday.
Middle school boys basketball
Grier 51, York Chester 23 � Jordan Diggs (16 points), Nate Hinton (11 points) and M.J. Armstrong (10 assists) led Grier (7-2), which hosts Southwest on Monday; Darius Wimes and Malik Wyatt (nine points) led York Chester (0-9), which visits Cramerton on Monday.
Stanley 41, Holbrook 24 � Zach Hager (15 points) and Malik Davis (seven points) led Stanley (4-5), which visits Friday on Monday. N. Heafner (13 points) led Holbrook (5-4), which hosts Mount Holly on Monday.
Southwest 60, Mount Holly 23 � Cress Worthy (14 points, seven assists) and Antwanez Barnett (12 points, 10 rebounds) led the Roadrunners. Ross Brobeck (six points) led the Hawks. Mount Holly (3-6) visits Holbrook on Monday. Southwest (9-0) visits Grier on Monday.
Bessemer City 48, Cramerton 46 � Kristien Bell (20 points), Jahari Gutherie (12 points) and Jerrod Jeffries (eight points, eight rebounds) led Bessemer City�s (6-4), which completed the regular season. Cramerton (4-5) hosts York Chester on Monday;
Friday 65, Belmont 27 (Wednesday) � Tyler Bradley had 11 points, Jarqueze Elder 10, Austin Primm 10 and Kade Christian nine for Friday (5-4), which hosts Stanley on Monday. Belmont (1-8) got 11 points from Nick Muse and visits Chavis on Monday.
Middle school girls basketball
Cramerton 39, Bessemer City 9 � Cat Kendrick (12 points) and Caroline Swaim (six points) led Cramerton (3-6), which hosts York Chester on Monday. Bessemer City�s (2-8) season is complete.
Stanley 25, Holbrook 18 � Shai Robinson (nine points), Deja Smith (nine points) led Stanley (7-2), which visits Friday on Monday. Sophia Cano (11 points) paced Holbrook (3-6), which hosts Mount Holly on Monday.
Grier 54, York Chester 23 � Trinity Jones (19 points) and Anaudia Duff (14 points) led Grier (9-0), which hosts Southwest on Monday. Gia Perez (12 points) led York Chester (0-9), which visits Cramerton on Monday.
Southwest 47, Mount Holly 28 � Nykeria Chambers (24 points) and Olivia Moffett (six points) led Southwest (8-1), which visits Grier on Monday. Dori Leone (eight points) led Mount Holly (6-3), which visits Holbrook on Monday.
Friday 40, Belmont 23 (Wednesday) � Alisha Fisher had 18 points for Friday (8-1), which hosts Stanley on Monday. Belmont (2-7) got nine points from Jaelin Griffin and visits Chavis on Monday.


text:
Karli Collins, Administrative Assistant
(614) 797-5738
Steve Mazzi
Director of Human Resources, Licensed
CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please note that questions about insurance and benefits are processed through the Treasurer's office. Please call 797-5778 if you have questions about either of these topics.
Thank you for your interest in the Westerville City School District. We are continually looking for highly qualified professional educators and support staff. As an equal opportunity employer, it is the policy that no candidate for a position in the District shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability.
The Westerville City School District uses an on-line application process for all positions. Vacancies are posted on the Online Application System and will be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
By clicking the desired application link, you will be directed to another site where you can complete and submit an application. Please follow the directions carefully, and complete as much of the application as possible.
Applications are normally only kept for 24 months. You may update your on-line application with additional information at any time via the internet.
When completing the application, please have the following information available:
When hiring teachers with previous teaching experience in any Ohio school district, a maximum of five years service will be credited for placement on the district salary schedule in all areas except for those areas where the Board of Education has approved an exception due to a shortage of qualified applicants. Terms and conditions of employment with the Westerville City School District are governed by either negotiated or good faith agreements with all bargaining units and employee groups.
Want to become a Substitute?
Individuals interested in working as a substitute in the Westerville City Schools need to click here.
Retired teachers speak up in exit interviews
Every year we solicit feedback from our retiring teachers. Here is a sample of what they have to say.
Question: Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your time employed with WCS?
Question: What did you find most rewarding about your work in Westerville City Schools?


text:
Home » Useful links » Wellbeing
Events coming up at LCC
Error: cURL error 35: Unknown SSL protocol error in connection to api.twitter.com:443
11 months ago
Lucan Community College Open Afternoon takes place today 4pm - 5.30pm. We are really looking forward to meeting potential new students and their parents later. ... See MoreSee Less
2 years ago
Lucan Community College's Parents Association will host their first meeting of the new school year on the 5th September at 7.30pm. The Parents Association would love to use the occasion of this first meeting to welcome new members, whether your children are in the college already or if they are new students to us.
The Parents Association is great way to get involved in school life, get to know other parents and contribute in a voluntary capacity. As always, the College would like to thank the Parents Association for their continued work over the years and look forward to working closely with them again over the coming year. ... See MoreSee Less
Lucan Community College updated their cover photo.
2 years ago