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Winter Olympics Offer Vision of Better World — If Anyone is Watching
By Adrianna Howell | BSU at the Games
Please raise your hand if you remember all the hype and hubbub of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
Please keep your hand up if you knew this year was also an Olympic year.
Why is it that the Summer Games seem to draw so much more of a crowd than the Winter Games?
Why is it so difficult to find someone who's even watching the Sochi Winter Olympics that opened Feb. 7 and run through Feb. 23?
Why is it that some television programs broadcast during the Sochi Games see higher viewership and ratings than an international athletic and cultural event designed to bring the world together?
This year received a little more buzz than Winter Games past, but not necessarily for good reasons.
The failings of Sochi are everywhere. While very little thing that goes wrong is front-page news, do we know what sports competed today?
Maybe the U.S. is a little hungover from its Super Bowl weekend and parties. Maybe it's because the Winter Games feature sports that involve skiing long distances and shooting at targets, which is a little hard to relate to.
Sure, we know the big names. Snowboarder Shaun White's over there somewhere, right?
But what about everyone else? Are they getting their fair turn in the spotlight?
The Olympic Games used to be held in conjunction with each other. Every four years, it was an Olympic year with Winter Games and Summer Games right after each other.
That changed in 1994, when the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics were staggered by the International Olympic Committee.
Is that why we don't seem to care as much? Should we have continued to ride the Summer Olympics momentum right into the Winter Games?
Whatever the reason, it's a sad situation. It's hard to see the picture of world cooperation when the TV is off.
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JOB TITLE: Research Assistant
LOCATION: Forty-Fort Clinic
DEPARTMENT: Research
WORK SCHEDULE: Days
WORK TYPE: Flex
Supports the conduct of research studies, research projects and related administrative tasks, under supervision.
Performs duties to support multiple research projects within the Geisinger Health System.
Demonstrates computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and ability to quickly learn new technologies.
Demonstrates ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize work load.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills.
Demonstrates ability to work independently and as a team player.
Demonstrates communication and organizational skills, including a strong attention to detail.
Demonstrates a high regard for confidentiality.
Demonstrates ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff, external sponsors and research subjects.
Bachelor's degree in a science or health related field required.
Work may be divided between office environment and clinics. Travel to work in other Geisinger clinics may be required. Some evening/weekend work may be required.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
One of the nation's most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Geisinger is known for its focus on caring and innovative programs including the ProvenCare® best-practice approach to maximize quality, safety and value; ProvenHealth Navigator® advanced medical home; Springboard Health® population health program to improve the health of an entire community; ProvenExperience™ to provide refunds to patients unhappy with their care experience; and Geisinger's MyCode® Community Health Initiative, the largest healthcare system-based precision health project in the world. With more than 215,000 volunteer participants enrolled, MyCode is conducting extensive research and returning medically actionable results to participants. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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SEOUL, South Korea - The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's planned visit to the South Korean capital, Seoul, which was planned for later this month, is suddenly looking doubtful.
The visit, which was set to become the first time a North Korean leader visits Seoul since the end of the Korean War of 1950-1953, looked doubtful on Monday, after a South Korean TV channel YTN said that Kim Jong Un was unlikely to make the trip as previously planned.
The report in YTN citing an unidentified official in the South Korean presidential office as saying that Kim Jong Un was unlikely to visit Seoul in the final three weeks of this year.
The trip by Jong Un was reportedly planned during the South Korean President Moon Jae In's visit to Pyongyang in September this year.
Since then, speculation had been rife that Jong Un would indeed make the historic visit before the end of the year.
Further, Jae In too has repeatedly said that the trip could happened by the end of December.
During the September summit, the North Korean leader agreed to visit the South Korean capital "at an early date."
However, he is yet to officially accept Jae In's invitation to visit Seoul before the end of 2018.
What's in it for South Korea?
The South Korean government has already made the announcement to the people in the country, that the North Korean leader would try and make the visit possible.
Further, preparation for the visit have been ongoing for weeks now, with special decorations being planned around Jae In's official residence, called the Blue House.
Last week, the South Korean media reported that the Blue House entrance was bedecked with a large artwork that showed the two Korean leaders smiling and shaking hands.
Over the weekend, Kim Eui-kyeom, a presidential spokesman, said, "Our government has been making preparations for an inter-Korean summit in Seoul, keeping all possibilities in mind. As of now, nothing has been determined. There are many things to consider if a Seoul visit is to take place, so we do not intend to be in a hurry or to ask them to hurry."
While enhancing ties between the two Koreas has been on the South Korean President's agenda since his election campaigning days, Jae In would want the Kim Jong Un Seoul visit to materialize to help improve his domestic standing as well.
So far, in his role as the President, Jae In's approval ratings have depended heavily on the progress in expansion of the inter-Korean ties.
Following his first summit with Kim Jong Un in April, the South Korean President's approval rating soared as high as 80 percent.
However, his ratings slumped to 50 percent amid deepening frustrations over the lack of progress in ending the North Korean nuclear problem.
Other economic issues and youth unemployment too have affected Moon Jae In's ratings.
However, Jae In's opponents have lashed out at his approach towards its oppressive neighbor.
Sohn Hak-kyu, leader of the opposition Bareun Mirae Party, told reporters on Monday, "Our government's submissive attitude can make North Korea arrogant and trigger a backlash from our people."
What's in it for North Korea?
With reports hinting towards a possible change in plans, experts believe that a delay in Kim Jong Un's visit to Seoul, could complicate efforts for a second summit between the North Korean leader and the U.S. President Donald Trump.
Some analysts have pointed out that the Seoul visit could be delayed or cancelled since Kim Jong Un may not see any incentive to meet Jae In before sorting out the differences with the U.S. - since talks between the two countries have been deadlocked for months now.
Since Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un in June this year, when the two leaders vowed "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" - the subsequent rounds of diplomatic talks have failed to deliver concrete results.
While North Korea has insisted on receiving relief from the strict international sanctions against the country before it denuclearizes, the U.S. has demanded verifiable dismantling of the country's nuclear arsenal before any sanctions are lifted.
Irked by Washington's unilateral demand of denuclearization, Pyongyang has refused to proceed any further, even though it destroyed one of its nuclear weapons development site.
North Korea recently announced the test of a new "ultramodern tactical weapon" earlier this month.
Further, a prominent Washington think tank called the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has revealed that North Korea has continued to strengthen its missile development at several secret bases.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has consistently failed in efforts to get North Korea to implement a list of steps towards denuclearization.
However, despite the U.S.-North Korea talks hitting an impasse, the two Koreas have enhanced ties over the last few months.
South Korea has been pacing ahead with an ambitious project to connect the daily networks between the two countries despite the stringent UN sanctions against Pyongyang.
Last week, for the first time in over a decade, a South Korean train crossed the heavily-guarded border into North Korea and experts from Seoul begun surveying railway tracks in the North.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, Trump announced that he is likely to meet Kim Jong Un again in January or February.


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New Tokyo Marui MP5 RAS (2002-07-15)Expected in the next few weeks, Tokyo Marui is releasing a variant version MP5 that looks like a cross between the PDW and the A4 / A5. Transformed with a modified folding stock (the hinge is much sturdier), 3-sided RIS railed foregrip, a vertical foregrip, quick clamp PDW style flash-hider with threaded barrel tip for silence attachments, this gun also comes with a high quality red-dot scope mounted on a new low-riding scope mount (all included). The result is an extremely tactical MP5 that provides the modular benefits of an RIS weapon. It's folding stock also makes it highly versatile, and unlike it's PDW cousin, the RAS accommodates a small battery in the RIS foregrip. Comes with a 50 round standard magazine. The RAS is expected to pump out 265fps on a 0.2g BB. The entire gun weighs 2,515g and measures 732mm long with the stock extended, and 502mm with the stock folded.
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Cooper Fund Leadership Circle 2013
POSTED ON: December 2, 2013
The Stuyvesant Fish House became a bustling scene of intergenerational Cooper Union pride on November 6th as students mingled with major donors at the first annual Cooper Fund Leadership Circle Reception. The crowd included Deans, faculty, staff and the host, President Bharucha, all of whom were there to celebrate the generosity of those who had donated $10,000 or more to Cooper in the past year.
"The Cooper Fund Leadership Circle program promotes major gifts to The Cooper Union," Jeanne Lunin, Director of Development, says. "If you make a donation of $10,000 or more, either as an unrestricted gift to the Annual Fund or as a restricted gift for a specific purpose, you are invited to become a member of the Leadership Circle."
Leadership Circle donors have the opportunity to name annual tuition scholarships, student grants and fellowships, and academic enhancements, among other programs. "This allows donors to be recognized for their support while directly connecting them with students," Jennifer Durst, Major Gifts Officer says. The annual reception will be a way that many students can meet donors who support their education.
"It was a really fun event to go to," Jennifer Fenton Weishaupt (ChE'95), a donor who sponsored two scholarships this year, says. "It makes a more personal connection to the school and student body. It connects donors with the beneficiaries of their gift: college students getting their education." Ms. Weishaupt had the opportunity to meet one of the students whose scholarship bears her name, Kristof Toth, a chemical engineering senior. Alumni donors are matched with students pursuing the same degree. "It was good to talk to him about his future plans. I was able to give him some feedback on what I did and what I might have done differently in hindsight," she says.
Naturally, being a Cooper Union student, Kristof had done his homework prior to the reception. "I read an alumni article [At Cooper Winter 2008/9] about her and what she has been up to," he says of Ms. Weishaupt, who is a Project Manager for Shell in New Orleans. "I asked her some questions about what to do after Cooper and we talked about professors that we both had. The atmosphere was very welcoming. There were no doubts about whether we could talk to the donors. It created a connection to philanthropy. Not just donating to a bottom line, but to a person. I got a greater appreciation for how the administration is trying to raise funds. It was a manifestation of what Cooper is and paying forward on that."
"It was incredible," Jeanne Lunin says. "Two or three and sometimes four students crowded around donors who were clearly thrilled. The atmosphere was warm and there were a lot of smiling faces and animated conversations."
President Bharucha spoke briefly and then turned over the microphone to three students, one from each school, who said a few words. Jemuel Joseph, a fifth year architecture student, spoke of his background as an immigrant from Ethiopia and how, even as a high school student in New Jersey, he lacked a framework to develop his interest in design until Cooper made it possible in spite of the financial hurdles the world presents.
"The reception helped me reflect on the people who gave in the past," Ms. Weishaupt says. "I know that throughout my years as a student, I was always aware of the fact that decisions made by people before me were what made the school possible. I try to make a point to donate every year and make my gift continue to reflect what I can afford at the time."


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Due to the closure of District 186 schools, Project SCOPE will be closed until further notice.
Parents will not be charged until the program reopens.
In order to attend Project SCOPE, your child must be registered for our Program.
For the 2019/2020 school year - students must be registered for SCOPE by August 9th in order to start the first week of school. (This is for safety reasons to make sure all of the pre-registered students are in the correct place.) Once school has started, you may register and start after 24 hours.
Please read below to see how to register your child(ren). Although we allow students to register any time throughout the school year, we will not allow any new students to begin during the last three weeks of the school year.
1. We will not register over the phone, or by e-mail. Parents/Guardians must come in to our office located at 2120 E. Reservoir Street to register. We are open 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM.
2. Upon registering your child in the SCOPE program, there is a 24 hour waiting period before a child can begin attending SCOPE.
3. You do not need to bring anything with you unless you receive financial assistance with Community Connection Point. If you receive assistance, you will need to get a "Change/Add a Provider form directly from CCP.
Families that register in the SCOPE office will be given a "golden ticket" along with a copy of the child's computer generated emergency card to take back to their school to be given to the Project SCOPE staff. This information is an important tool in notifying our Project SCOPE staff to accept your child after school. If the SCOPE staff does not receive your child's "golden ticket", they will not accept your child into their program.
Before School only: $35.00 per week per child
After School only: $40.00 per week per child
Before and After School: $75.00 per week per child
Before School and Wednesday PM: $43.00 per week per child
Wednesday PM only: $8.00 per week
Students may only attend the SCOPE program at the school that they attend. Payment is due on Monday for the week of service. Checks are to be made payable to: Project SCOPE. We work with Community Connection Point for families that need assistance with their fee. For more information on Community Connection Point (CCP), please call 525-2805 or go to the Web Resources link at the top left side of this page for a link to CCP's web site. You will need to pick up an application from CCP first and then bring it to the SCOPE office to have the provider pages completed by our office. All payments are due the first day that your child starts Project SCOPE and must be paid the first day of each week.
The hours are 7:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. Project SCOPE is open on workshop days and early dismissals for children who regularly attend SCOPE. There will be full day care on workshop days and some vacation days. Special enrollment forms are available for early dismissal days and full days for families who only need care on these days (Winter Break and Spring Break are not included in the regular calendar school special enrollment days and are only available to students who attend SCOPE regularly). A calendar of these days is listed in the SCOPE Family Guide and on this web-site. Project SCOPE will be closed for legal school holidays, as listed in the SCOPE Family Guide. Project SCOPE opens at 7:00 a.m. Morning activities include manipulative projects, reading, quiet games, art or free choice activities. Regular school supervision begins 20 minutes before school starts, when the playground supervisor comes on duty. If your child is planning to eat school breakfast, they will go to the cafeteria at that time. After school activities include a transition time, an afternoon snack, outdoor and gym activities, a special activity like an art or craft project, a science project, or an organized game. There is time for homework and free choice manipulative activities. Project SCOPE is open until 6:00 p.m. Only people listed on your child's emergency contacts will be allowed to pick your child up from Project SCOPE. IF YOU EVER NEED TO CHANGE OR ADD A PERSON TO YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS - YOU MUST DO SO IN PERSON WITH THE PROJECT SCOPE LEAD AT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL. We do not make changes over the phone!
DO YOU NEED CHILD CARE ON TEACHER WORKSHOP/INSTITUTE DAYS? If so...we have "SPECIAL ENROLLMENT FORMS" on this website located in the gray boxes to the left of this paragraph. (Make sure you choose the correct box based on whether you attend Graham/Southern View or a Traditional Calendar school). Print the form off and either mail or hand-deliver the form along with payment - make sure our office receives it at least one week before the date of care is needed!
21st CENTURY
21st Century is a program separate from Project SCOPE. If your child qualifies for 21st Century, please note the following information: 21st Century is not open on Fridays and days that school is closed due to Teacher Inservice Days, School Improvement Days, Winter Break or Spring Break. In order for your child to be able to participate in Project SCOPE on the days that 21st Century is closed, they need to be enrolled in either of the two programs listed below. We do not offer Friday only care. The two programs we are offering 21st Century families are:
Morning Care Monday - Friday: $35.00 per week per child.
Morning Care and Friday PM: $43.00 per week per child.


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Does anyone know if the google maps navigation system in the Model S still works when no carrier signal is available?
I always thought the best GPS would use google maps with a local copy stored incase of internet disruption.
Should be in the Model S forum. Might already be answered.


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Cosmetic articles have been beloved items since the days of the ancient Egyptians. The often valuable substances must be packaged as securely and aesthetically pleasing as possible. Schwan Cosmetics Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG specializes in the manufacture of high-quality, plastic packaging solutions. The O-INSPECT multi-sensor coordinate measuring machine from Carl Zeiss inspects these parts reliably and accurately.
The Schwan-STABILO group is known by many as a manufacturer of writing utensils. Far less known is the fact that Schwan-STABILO Cosmetics produces various cosmetic pens on behalf of many well-known international cosmetic companies. A new production hall for plastic injection molding went into service at the beginning of 2009 for Schwan-STABILO Cosmetics at the company's Weissenburg facility.
During the construction of a production and administration building in Weissenburg, the company also wanted to reorganize quality assurance and introduce state-of-the-art machinery. The optical measuring machine used for initial sampling and the ECLIPSE contact coordinate measuring machine from Carl Zeiss used for tool-making were only capable of performing the required measurements either optically or by contact. Günter Lurz, the new President, and his QA employee Markus Meier quickly realized that only a multi-sensor coordinate measuring machine would be able to meet their current and future needs.
The number of parts manufactured during each injection procedure has increased considerably, particularly through the use of multiple cavities. Multiple-cavity tools are often the ideal solution when high production volume has to be achieved with low item prices. Multiple-cavity means that the form delivers many identical products per cycle. At Schwan Cosmetics Kunststofftechnik this method is used to mold up to 32 parts in one run, resulting in more than 380 million plastic parts leaving the production facility annually.
Customers now also demand a wide range of colors and surfaces. The utilization of different colors is a particular challenge during the manufacture of the plastic components. For the colored plastic components, the company primarily uses typical plastics such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) and polypropylene (PP). Functional parts are made of polyoxymethylene (POM). To ensure the functionality of a cosmetic pen, the single plastic components must adhere to very exact dimensional tolerances of 0.02 mm. Compliance with the tolerances of all these parts is essential. Their functionality must be guaranteed at all times under different conditions. For example, if a customer wants to apply lipstick, the cap on the lip liner must open and the color core must extend without a problem every time. The quality feature of reliable operation is defined by the required removal force or torque.
The demands on a measuring machine are also far reaching. It must deliver the results quickly, be easy to use and be suitable for different measuring requirements. In the end, the company decided to purchase an O-INSPECT from Carl Zeiss. This is also due in no small part to the measuring machine manufacturer's flexible reaction to the demand for a rotary table. During a pilot contract, a rotary table was delivered for O-INSPECT for the first time. The comprehensive approach of CALYPSO measuring software that unites the user-friendly optical and contact measurements in one interface also played a key role in the final decision.
Founded in 1855, Schwan-STABILO is now run by its fifth generation. With the first eyebrow pencil in 1927, the company's expertise in writing utensils was applied to a completely new sector – cosmetics. The company addressed the growing requirements on plastic technology with the founding of Schwan Cosmetics Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG in 2009 in Weissenburg, Germany. With around 90 employees, the company manufactures elaborate plastic containers for cosmetic articles and develops know-how.


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Entering any high-tech field can be time consuming, expensive, and overwhelming. But Firebrand wants to immerse one lucky lottery winner in the high-demand IT world with free tech training for life.
Firebrand offers networking and security certification for many types of networks including Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Autodesk, and Linux. It works alongside the International Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), a nonprofit organization specializing in information security education and certification. Firebrand is also affiliated with the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA), an international professional association focused on IT governance.
With these professionals leading you, you could become a Certified Information Security Manager, which has been statistically shown to be the highest-paid position in IT.
The global recession at the end of the last decade left gaps that are quickly filling up with tech jobs and industries. From Silicon Valley to the European Union, some of the most in-demand jobs are opening up in the security and IT fields. In the UK, experts predict that there will be a 700,000-job shortage in qualified IT staff by 2015, since IT jobs have grown by 3 percent since the recession. The situation is so severe that the UK has declared this shortage a danger to national security.
Entering the lottery is simple. Just go to the Firebrand website and fill out a short application. When you register, you get a personal URL that you can share with your friends. For every person who enters the lottery through your URL, you get another entry.
If you are the lucky winner, you will enter your choice of Firebrand accelerated programs. Once you get certified for one system, you can move on to the next. The drawing will be held Friday, Sept. 13.
Firebrand training consists of accelerated learning methods that include a mix of hands-on, tactile sessions, visual learning on a whiteboard, along with discussions and auditory review. Certification is granted after two to 15 classes, depending on the course.
The training could be worth $22,000 per year -- or about a million dollars spread out over a couple decades. Firebrand is looking for a highly motivated individual who is already involved in the IT world, but entries do not require previous experience.
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Emulating the brash pop-oriented punk antics of the Ramones, wielding a wacky D.I.Y. attitude reminiscent of Daniel Johnston, and gleefully idolizing The Howard Stern Show and Mad Magazine, Queens, New York's the Beets stomped onto the indie circuit in the early 2000s thanks to a couple much-hyped releases on Brooklyn's Captured Tracks. Uruguayan transplant Juan Wauters (vocals/guitar) met Jose Garcia (vocals/bass) in 2004, when they were both enrolled in a community college art class. Their first release as the Beets, Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to Be Cool (the first of several albums to feature Matthew Volz's scrawly, untutored artwork on the cover), came out on Captured Tracks in 2009; a single, "Time Brought Age"/"Pick Another Corner," came out on that same label the following year. The buzz about the Beets really started to hum in 2010 with the release of their second album, Stay Home; the following year found the band profiled in TimeOut New York, reviewed on Pitchfork, and (holiest of holies) discussed on Howard Stern's morning show. The band referenced Stern the following year in the title of its third album, Let the Poison Out, signing to Hardly Art and recording with Gary Olsen (Ladybug Transistor) to create their most hi-fi release yet. ~ Margaret Reges~ Rovi


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Man says his 18.9-inch penis is a disability that forces him to live off food banks https://t.co/EMmEkBiOaL
'World's oldest porn star' reveals the secret to his amazing stamina – EGGS!!!
Koro aka Genital Retraction Syndrome https://t.co/zLqBV1y9YL
Truck Stop Pornographic Eight Track Tapes
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I Am Woman, See Me Bleed: From Tampon Taboo To The Pro-period Movement
A guide to why your world is a hallucination https://t.co/kA43c4bOR3
First Evidence for Higher State of Consciousness Under The Influence of Psychedelic Drugs Found https://t.co/s8jB88f030
Microdosing: People who take LSD with breakfast
Why People Are Intentionally Overdosing on an Anti-Diarrhea Drug https://t.co/JISfkSWBPC
Soft, smooth and steady: How Xanax turned American music into pill-pop https://t.co/GwMRCXNEaz
'Neo-Nazi furries' uproar causes convention cancelation
The Movie Date That Solidified J.R.R. Tolkien's Hatred of Walt Disney
NJ Man Spent Days Getting High in Home With Corpse https://t.co/Y3elUzkRfi
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The woman whose phone 'misdiagnosed HIV' https://t.co/BUtkcLx3z7
New York City's Museum of Trash Rescued by a Sanitation Worker https://t.co/uhacpbOeC7
Would these hyper-realistic masks fool a facial recognition system? https://t.co/F2kbaUVM6T
WikiLeaks: The Afghan Tunnels The US Just Bombed — "They Were Built By The CIA" https://t.co/7LC9PyzUmX
Is Social Media Making Us Hate Each Other?
'dissimilarity cascades' https://t.co/otftg8R1U0
Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you buy or sign up for things that you didn't mean to https://t.co/EUeILbzco2
Tricking Artificial Intelligence – The tiny changes that can cause AI to fail https://t.co/7HkbDECICx
Will the high-tech cities of the future be utterly lonely? https://t.co/7AkOfWXeX1
Tom Byron – A Life Choice: Podcast 67 – The Rialto Report https://t.co/XA1FvZGcxj
Dr. Oz criticized for airing show on Philadelphia heroin encampment https://t.co/V10dP1GzkM
In custody battle, Infowars' Alex Jones argues he is a 'performance artist' & 'playing a character' https://t.co/hLGi22f9Pt
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New Milford bank teller's trial wraps up in Litchfield; jury returns not guilty verdict
LITCHFIELD -- On Wednesday, accused bank robbery co-conspirator Serena Viccaro sat with her attorney before the judge and a jury of eight in Litchfield Superior Court. At one point, she turned to look at her family, friends and other supporters who have sat through the court proceedings with her. Viccaro appeared to be in disbelief, and her father, seated in the front row of the rows of public seats, acknowledged her stare and shook his head.
Viccaro, 23, is on trial for assisting former boyfriend, Preston Hanlon, in robbing the New Milford branch of Webster Bank in January 2011 where she was employed as a teller. Hanlon was sentenced to five years in jail. With the disposition, he agreed to cooperate with state prosecutors as they pursue justice with Viccaro, as well as alleged co-conspirator Michael "Micah" Thaisz.
State's attorney David Shannon had just wrapped up his closing arguments, telling the four men and four women seated in the jurors' box that Viccaro's look had changed over the course of the four-day trial. Shannon explained that even during jury selection, Viccaro wore thick eye make-up -- until her former co-worker and supervisor at the bank testified that Viccaro had not shed any actual tears during her alleged crying fit following the hold-up. Since that testimony, her eyeliner, Shannon said, had been visibly removed.
Viccaro, in a slideshow of photographs presentation by state prosecutors, was at the time of the robbery a brunette, sitting with Hanlon at a bar the night he claimed they worked out the plan to rob the bank. Since then, Viccaro's image has changed. She's more than a year older, and her hair is long and bleached blonde.
Shannon argued not only about Viccaro's changed image, but her relationship with Hanlon. The two had been sexually intimate, he said, which would make her statement to police -- the one saying she didn't recognize Hanlon as the bank robber -- as a stretch of the truth, if not a lie in its entirety.
While Shannon had been quick on his feet throughout the trial, firing questions off quickly and running through his presentation, his opponent -- Viccaro's counsel, New Milford attorney Murray Kessler -- was quite the opposite. Kessler, self-admittedly had difficulty asking questions and was at times redundant. But that didn't stop him from applying his full-scale attack onto Shannon's "speculative" logic in his own closing statements.
"I submit, then, that there was no plan at all," Kessler told jurors Wednesday, responding to the theory that Viccaro and Hanlon conspired to rob the bank.
"What do you do when you don't have any money? Hey, go rob a bank," he added, implying that Hanlon acted alone.
"The motive is not there," Kessler said later. "And that's basis for reasonable doubt."
State prosecution must prove evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt," Kessler kept insisting. "There has to be good, credible evidence that Serena did something wrong," he said.
And while Kessler continued to defend his client of any hand in the crime, the jury will have the final decision. Jurors began deliberating Wednesday afternoon, and they have no set time frame for their final decision.
Viccaro now has her fate resting on whether the jury believes she simply dated the wrong guy, or if she was part of a plan gone awry.
"This is a couple of 20-year-olds who developed a half-baked scheme," Shannon said.
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Lucky charms
Four-leafed clovers bring luck, and so do chimney sweeps – at least in Germany. People in Asian countries have very different lucky charms.
Paws up!
Feared as a gift, revered as a talisman: The Japanese maneki-neko, literally "beckoning cat," promises wealth and happiness when its right paw is raised. A raised left paw is said to draw customers into your shop.
Welcome, Wealth
Chan Chu, a big old Chinese lucky frog with a coin stuck in its mouth, is not a pretty sight: Whatever you do, never turn him to face the door or happiness and prosperity will immediately depart through it.
Blessed with a Child?
There's a curious new trend in Thailand, which has women carrying around life-sized dolls called "child angels" for good luck. After having them blessed by a spiritual leader, the women take them along virtually everywhere.


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Keith Urban Shares Amazing Video of Kids Covering 'For You'
This morning (March 20), Keith Urban tweeted about a video that he ran across on YouTube that impacted him. Interestingly enough, it was a cover of one of his songs -- done entirely by a 10-year-old boy named Carson Lueders. With his acoustic guitar in tow and his brother Jackson keeping a steady beat behind him on a drum kit, Lueders performed Urban's 'For You' from the Navy SEALs film 'Act of Valor.'
"WOW!!!!!!!!!!" Urban tweeted after watching the clip. "Just saw this video on @YouTube...totally got to me!!!! Awesome job guys!!!! -KU." And it's no surprise that this clip made such an impression on the country star. Aside from the fact that the two boys are totally adorable, they've got some skill as well.
Actually picking his guitar and singing solo, the young hopeful reveals a smooth and confident voice and a smile that would win over any 'Idol' judge. The music isn't distracting, and the whole rendition is entirely believable and enjoyable. Plus, the kid is singing a song about bravery and giving up his life for someone else -- "And I wonder, would I give my life? / Could I make that sacrifice?/ If it came down to it, could I take the bullet, I would. / Yes I would for you" -- and that's pretty endearing.
According to the description posted with the video, the little blond boy with a Bieber/Urban hairdo has aspired to be like the Aussie country crooner since he was literally just a tot. At four, Lueders told his mom he wanted to play like Keith Urban, which was reason enough for her to sign him up for guitar lessons. Apparently, the brothers learned to play 'For You' in just a day and shot just video after two dozen run-throughs.
'For You' appears in the film 'Act of Valor,' which just premiered Feb. 24. The 10-song soundtrack features Urban as well as other country acts, including Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry, Trace Adkins, Hunter Hayes, Wynonna and Jake Owen. Urban went out into the desert to film the music video, which came out at the end of last month.
Watch 10-Year-Old Carson Covering Keith Urban's 'For You'


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Nokia 2600
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Average Ratings
The Best Things in Life Are Free
It's hard to believe some of the things that people will complain about when it comes to reviewing a phone. One of these days the term "critical analysis" is simply going to disappear from our lexicon, and then I'll be sad.
The Nokia 2600 is a phone in the purest sense. It is not a camera. It is not a satellite dish. It is not a hamster. To buy a phone without a camera and then criticize it for not having a camera is akin to ordering a strawberry sundae and complaining because it has no hot dogs.
In addition to sporting a good screen, clear call quality, and spiffy reception (even on the fringe), no one has mentioned that the TracFone 2600 does not charge for incoming text messages.
That's right. They're free. Gratis.
This might not matter to those of you whose purchasing decisions are based on a phone's ability to mash potatoes or filter sea water. To those of us who use our phones for, you know, calling and texting, that's a pretty cool feature.
Free. As in no charge.
The speakerphone, by the way, can be activated while in a call by clicking the "options" key and scrolling down to "loudspeaker" and clicking again.
+ Good reception
+ Clear screen
+ Long battery life
+ Charges quickly
+ Free incoming texts
+ Intuitive interface
- I don't like the color
- It's not a Maserati
There's not too many of these babies left out there, so if you're a heavy texter and live in a GSM TracFone area grab one on Ebay while you still can.
Can't be beaten for the price, now that it's available as a refurb
I've used this phone for a few weeks now in the Mid-Ohio Valley on Cingular's network. Reception is good given the limitations of GSM coverage in this area, I'm planning to post details on tracfonewv.com. This phone has met my needs so far.
low cost (see explanation below)
form factor/keyboard/menu layout
readability/usability of menus and selections on the bright 128x128 color screen
spreadsheet software
ringtone composer to supplement the selection of ringers installed on the phone
free incoming text (newer Tracfones aren't)
battery life OK, it can be extended if you replace the BLC-5 with a BLC-6 and trim the ribs off the inside of the back cover
No software supported PC connectivity for wallpaper/ringtone download, and TracFone's selection and quality of downloadable ringers are terrible
Durability of the thin case is questionable, I'm considering the purchase of a rubberized replacement case
TracFone has recently started selling this phone as reconditioned, with two 60 minute airtime cards included, for under $20 plus tax and shipping. If you are interested in TracFone as your prepaid carrier, and want a basic GSM phone with a few extra frills, here's a good way to get started... set it up through the Refer-a-Friend program, take advantage of promotional codes, and you currently can get 200 minutes good for 120 days... the total package for many users could last up to 8 months before you would need to purchase additional airtime. Sure, it doesn't have some of the perks of the newest phones, like a built-in camera, but you can use the money you save from a few months of having this phone to buy a decent quality camera. No web access, but why worry about that with a prepaid phone? If it doesn't work out for your needs, you could afford to deactivate it, move the minutes to another phone, and skip it across a pond at this price... but please consider donating it to a worth cause instead.
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Great Basic Phone
I've had the phone for about a month now. The service uses the Cingular network and I live in Knoxville, Tennessee. I use the device for making and receiving calls - no texting or data - as a calendar, watch, datebook and sometimes a calculator.
- great RF performance, have never had fewer than 3 bars of signal, never dropped a call
- excellent battery. I generally charge it once every 8 days
- the display size is perfect. even though it only has 4k 12 bit color, images are vastly superior to the 6016i I used to use.
- keypad is good for people with larger hands. white backlighting on the keys makes it extremely legible at night.
- lots of standard ringtones to choose from (30)
- love the nokia UI, very easy to navigate the menu
- I find the earpiece volume a little low, and have not found a way to adjust the volume
This is a good choice for those looking at a basic communications device.
Great Starter Cell Phone For All Ages
I had this phone on the TracFone prepaid service, and for some crazy reason, I decided to return it. Well, I did some thinking and did my homework, and I realized that as a kid (I am only 13) I didn't have many options when it came to getting a cell phone, because I can't afford a monthly plan, which made me decide to go back and buy it again. Now, about the phone...
-Crystal clear, vivid color display (It amazed me how clear it was for only a 4K screen, and it appeared to be brighter than my previous Siemens CF62T, which has a very very dim screen with 65K colors)
-Loud and crisp ringtones which can easily be heard from another room
-Jam packed with preprogrammed ringtones
-Text messaging (I'll be going to Washington DC this year, so text messaging is a must-have for me)
-Games (They can keep me entertained during school hours)
-Buttons are not too big or too small
-Small and compact
-Big screen (Not cramped and small like my previous Siemens CF62T)
The only cons I found on this phone were:
-It doesn't have Instant Messaging (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc.)
-It does not have a camera attachment
Overall, this is a great phone that I would recommend to children and adults alike.
A family member who needed a cheap phone at the time was referred by another family member and myself to go and get tracfone, so they did. The phone worked for that what he needed it for, and he actually texted back then, but got verizon and left this phone. It was a good phone though
Flashing ringtone lights
battery life
Not Good, Not Bad
The nokia 2600 is a good phone if you just like to make calls. You also can receive free incoming text messages. But if you like high end phones with music players and IM then this phone is not for you. I didn't rate this phone good because you cant really do anything on it...no fun features like modern phones.
Good reception
Free incoming text msgs
Prepaid Tracfone
No camera or fun features
Buttons stick together
Bad at all
Ugly phone. It costs more than it worth.
- easy to use.
- poor sms memory
- no mms
- poor display
- unable to add own pictures/polyphonic ringtones
- poor battery life
- poor casing quality
- no WAP
- poor sound quality
- poor receiption
- all things considered - the price is too high because this phone means nothing!
Simply one of the best
I have this phone with NET10 and I'm 45 years old, and I love it, and it does have speaker phone, you switch to it while in a call under options.
It's simple yet has what I need, I have a good small digital Camera already and I do not need web or all that, thought I did and that's why I spent alot iwht post paid before, kept having to buy the latest and greatest plus under contract. Oh and I love NET10 also, roams everywhere, I can travel anywhere in teh US and my phone works! no roaming charges! .10 a min to!
But the phone is awesome! it has lot more than mentioned here, I even play the games, currency conversion,metric conversions spreadsheet never use that but all kinds of neat things.
Great phone!
This is a great phone....
cool ringtones
nice screen
nice wallpapers
white keyboard
loud ringtones
3 games!
great reception
somewhat hard to acitvite
no speaker phone
the keybard not design good at all
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Managing Director & Senior Partner
Fredrik Lind leads the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) and Social Impact practices in the Nordics, and he is the global leader of TMT marketing. He has worked for over 20 years with TMT clients, covering topics such as transformation, strategy, digitization, corporate finance, sales and marketing, organization, and operations.
As the Nordic leader of TMT, Fredrik is driving BCG's thought leadership in digitization through reports commissioned, for example, by Google and Facebook, as well as via BCG reports, laying out the required digital agenda for the Nordic countries and Sweden in particular.
The majority of his work is centered on transformation, primarily around companywide and digital transformations. In addition, his most recent social impact work is focused on the Baltic Sea, where BCG has set the agenda and created a focus on innovation and economic growth.
Fredrik has acquired his experience in TMT consulting in the Nordics, Asia, Europe, and the US. He was based in Singapore, primarily serving clients in Southeast Asia, from 2005 to 2012.


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|Date Created:
|October 30, 2012
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|Telepathy [Chaotic, Mind-Affecting, Language-Dependent]
|Psion/Wilder 8, Telepath 6
|Visual, auditory, mental
|Manifesting Time:
|1 round
|Creature touched
|Concentration + 1 round/2 levels
|Saving Throw:
|Will partial
|Power Resistance:
|Power Points:
|15 (psion/wilder) or 11 (telepath)
Mah boi, this PINGAS is what all true Mama Luigis toast for! To protect the loyfe cycle! I need scissors! 61! Pinch the enclosed instruction book! I will make you a face! YOU DARE BRING smoke TO MY LAIR? YOU MUST DIE!!! Grab life by the conkers and make it shout GAME OVER YEAHHHHHH!!!!!
This power floods the mind of its target with a cavalcade of utter inanity and nonsense. A victim that fails its Will save has its senses utterly overridden by the insanity you've implanted into its brain, and is treated as though it's fallen victim to a sensory deprivation[1] spell. The power effect surrounds the subject in a storm of frightfully bizarre sights and sounds that make absolutely no sense, which blocks all auditory, olfactory, taste, and visual sensations, and also blocks finely tuned senses of touch (such as those that provide tremorsense). The victim is effectively blinded and deafened, and gains no benefit from blindsense, blindsight, scent, or tremorsense. In addition to those effects, the insane images block out even telepathic or empathetic links the subject might possess with other creatures, and for every round that the effect lasts, the victim is forced to make another Will save or suffer 1 point of damage to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma - the sensations are so aberrant to all notions of sense and logic that they slowly shatter the mind.
Even if the target succeeds on its initial Will save, it's still dazed for 3 rounds as a result of the utter stupidity of what you just forced into its brain.
The inane imagery is so bizarre that it affects you to some extent, as well. You suffer 1 point of Wisdom damage (not Wisdom burn) when you manifest this power.
Augment: You may spend 2 additional power points to increase the range of this power from touch to close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels), then another 2 additional points to increase the range from close to medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level), and then another 2 additional points to increase the range from medium to long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level). (In total, you spend 4 additional power points to grant the power medium range, or 6 additional power points to grant the power long range.)
You may spend 4 additional power points to extend the duration from concentration + 1 round/2 levels to concentration + 1 round/level. If you do, you may then spend 2 additional power points to extend the duration by 1 round, which you may do any number of times until you reach the maximum number of points you're allowed to spend on a single power.
You may spend 2 additional power points to negate the Wisdom damage that you would otherwise suffer for manifesting this power.
You may spend 4 additional power points to convert the ability damage inflicted by this power to ability burn. If you do, you may then spend 4 additional power points to convert the ability burn to ability drain. (You spend 8 total additional power points to make this power inflict ability drain.) This does not apply to the Wisdom damage you inflict to yourself by manifesting this power.
For every 2 additional power points you spend augmenting this power, its save DC increases by 1.
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Live updates
Head coach: 'Best night in Paralympics history'
Peter Eriksson, UK Athletics Paralympic head coach, declared: "For Britain it is the best night in athletics in the Paralympic Games in history."
The 80,000-spectators at the packed stadium may have expected the veteran mentor who, from 1984 through to the Beijing 2008 Paralympics had coached athletes to win an incredible 119 medals, to have taken ParalympicsGB's medal rush in his stride.
Instead Eriksson spent the whole evening bouncing around in delight as he, his handpicked team of coaches and fellow athletes on the squad roared their support from the stands.
- ITV Report
Ones to watch on day nine of the Paralympic Games
Richard Whitehead bids to compete a sprint double by winning the T42 100m as swimmer Jim Anderson competes in the in the 50m freestyle.Read the full story ›
Peacock celebrates Gold medal win with fast food binge
After years of training and strict nutrition regimes, Paralympic 100m T44 champion Jonnie Peacock has celebrated his remarkable victory with a fast food meal.
The 19-year-old tweeted a photo of his chicken burger, chicken nuggets and ice cream just hours after his record-breaking victory.
Separate honours list for GB's Olympic and Paralympic heroes
Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes are to be given a separate honours list to ensure that there is no limit on the number of awards handed out, it emerged today.
In normal years, the committee which makes recommendations for sporting honours, chaired by Olympic supremo Lord Coe, is able to put forward one name for a knighthood, four for CBEs, 20 OBEs and 38 MBEs, the Daily Telegraph reported.
But it is understood Prime Minister David Cameron has decided to place awards arising from the London 2012 Games outside the usual system, to enable the New Year's Honours list to reflect the scale of achievement by British athletes.
By allowing the establishment of a separate list for the London Games, Mr Cameron would avoid the potential embarrassment of seeing sporting personalities outnumbered by civil servants in the honours list in a year in which the Olympics and Paralympics have captured the imagination of the country.
Jonnie Peacock: 'Wonder if what happened tonight will ever sink in?'
British teenager Jonnie Peacock sealed his status as the fastest amputee in the world by upstaging Oscar Pistorius in the biggest race of the Paralympics tonight.
He took to Twitter on his way back to the athletes' village to express his gratitude to the crowd:
Just on the way back to the village now and i want to say thank you soooo much to everyone who has helped to get me to where i am today!!!
I also want to say thankyou to the crowd who were absoloutly amazing!! You guys have made the games!! #proudtobebritish
Wonder if what happened tonight will ever sink in....
Great Britain lose to Canada in wheelchair basketball
Great Britain have lost to Canada in the semi-final of the men's wheelchair basketball. The final result was 52-69.
Great Britain win 108 medals
Great Britain have won 108 medals in the London Paralympic Games, beating their target of 103 medals by five medals.
Great Britain move up to second in the medal table
Great Britain are now second the Paralympic medal table, with a total of 108 medals.
Peacock wins 'our hearts and minds'
Heeeeere's Jonnie! Gold and a new record to boot. @jonniepeacock wins the 100m and our hearts and minds.


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Thursday, 7 January 2010
Danish items that might improve your life
1. The Brio Wagon
This is perfect for babbies/toddlers starting to walk. The Lorax gathers all of the most important items from the house and walks around with them.
2. The kitchen waste basket
You never need to wonder where the garbage is in a Danish kitchen. There is always a wire contraption attached to the door under the sink. A trash bag fits easily in and pulls easily out of it. It's genius.
3. The Danish Sauna
Ha ha. I love that picture.
80-100 C, gender-specific, no swimsuits allowed. It is THE best way to dry off, warm up and relax after a swim. (sorry, I wrote "unisex" before thinking it meant "one sex". I must admit I tried a nude sauna with both sexes in Italy and it was more than slightly awkward. No males over 5 in the ladies' saunas in Denmark, so yes, The Lorax can join me.)
4. The flyverdragt.
Literally the "flight suit". This is a winter must for ALL Danish children under 16, and many (too many?) adults. Okay, honestly, I wouldn't mind one.
5. Barbapapa
This is actually a French series of books, but the characters are omnipresent in Denmark. These creatures speak to The Lorax on a level I as an adult can't comprehend. But, MAN!, he loves these shapeshifting guys. Parents, do yourselves a favor and buy a book or two.
6. The dish brush
I can't even remember how I used to wash dishes. If you haven't converted to a dish brush and a bowl with soap water, you should really give it a try.
7. Gummistøvler (rubber boots)
Why put up with wet feet? Children are not even allowed in school if the don't have a pair. I bought Step-daughter a pair that resembled gummistøvler because they were out of the authentic ones and they said she couldn't come to school the next day if I didn't buy the real ones that night. First rule of parenting in Denmark: never do anything that hinders your child from being outside.
8. Running Tights
Okay, I've mentioned it before, but they make running much more comforatable. Loose running pants are bordering on illegal here.
9. Squash Light
The BEST diet orange soda.
10. The dyne
A personal comforter to be used without a sheet. It's beautiful. Easy to make the bed. No fighting over blankets.
10 comments:
- SteveQ said...
From #7, it looks to me like the first rule of parenting in Denmark is: Conform or else!
A friend recommends a children's book that's about how, when the Nazis required Jews to wear yellow Stars of David on their clothes, the King of Denmark also wore one... and everyone else did too. The book's actually meant for toddlers!!!
- 7 January 2010 at 17:51
What a cool list! its neat to see what the popular items are in Denmark.
- 8 January 2010 at 00:16
- Carrie said...
Brio makes wonderful wooden trains, too. That cart looks great.
And I had a barba-book as a kid!! I think my aunt bought it in Israel because I remember it being in Hebrew with the English written in by hand.
- 8 January 2010 at 02:17
- Mapp said...
I so agree with the Lorax: Barbapapas rock! ( and even if you are above 30 :-)
- 8 January 2010 at 10:00
- Brianne said...
Barbapapas were big back when I was a kid in Canada. Love them. The olympic village in Montreal kind of looks like a barba-land of sorts. Also big are garbages attached to cupboard doors.
- 8 January 2010 at 20:22
- Marilyn said...
Not related to this post, but held og lykke at your marathon! (I hope that translates as "good luck.")
- 9 January 2010 at 00:22
- Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...
Both cds are just awesome. I love them! Thank you! Can't wait to get them on my IPOD and go out for a run :)
- 9 January 2010 at 15:33
Hello Sea Legs! This has nothing to do with Danish products, but I am reading your blog as inspiration to get my butt out the door for a long run on a windy below zero (F) day! Thanks, it did the trick! Now, where are my running tights?
- 9 January 2010 at 16:10
- Helle said...
Hi Sea Legs Girl
I really enjoy to follow your blog. See you at Copenhagen Marathon.
- 9 January 2010 at 20:34
- SteveQ said...
Just received and played the gift CD's (thanks!) and really agree with Senegal Fast Food and really, really, vehemently disagree with celine Dion. Most interesting was the difference between US and Danish music!
My God, I own something recorded by Celine Dion.
Think you'd like Brandi Carlisle's "Dreams" as a running song, BTW.
- 10 January 2010 at 20:11


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Watch and Discover: ELS/Philadelphia – West Chester
Watch "Discover: ELS/Philadelphia – West Chester" to hear about the safe and friendly ELS/Philadelphia – West Chester Center on the campus of West Chester University.
ELS/Philadelphia – West Chester is located just west of Philadelphia in a picturesque college town with colonial roots and a long history of hospitality. The area is perfect for welcoming international students into the local, diverse community.
"All of our full-time teachers have master's degrees in teaching English, they've all lived and studied in other countries so they can really relate to the students when they come here and are studying," said the ELS/Philadelphia – West Chester Academic Director.
West Chester University is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the fourth-largest university in the Philadelphia area. The university is home to over 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in 221 fields of study.
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Not long ago a lot of people started out getting involved in rearing their own chickens the key reason being that they wish to produce their own food and feed their households. But since the demand for chicken produce grew a lot of individuals found an opportunity in the market to raise chickens for profit.
When starting out in farming chickens at home in San Francisco California you should find out if you are allowed to raise chickens in your area. Some states or cities might not allow the raising of chickens. Nevertheless if you are allowed to raise chickens in your town then its time that you can get started.
>> Click Here For A Recommended Guide To Raising Chickens…
Chickens require a lot of attention and management. You should make sure you feed your chickens the right food to keep them healthy plus illness free. Feeding chickens is not a complicated process. Chicken can eat a variety of food like garden pests, weeds and even your leftover foods. With this being said birds can be ideal for your garden as well reason being as they eat up the insects plus also fertilize your garden with their poo.
Building a chicken house is very vital. The chicken house must be safe and protect the birds from predators such as hawks, cats and even dogs. Some people can even try to steal your chickens. Your hen house should be well covered as well to protect your birds from too much sunlight, cold and rainfall.
You should try by all means to keep your hen house clean as possible. The house should be large enough to accommodate all of your chickens, young and old. They should be enough space for your birds to lay their eggs and eat. Refreshing water may also be given to your chickens in their coop.
You can surround your chicken house with a fence to give your chickens some space to move and search for insects to consume. The fence must be high enough for the chickens not to fly over and predators such as pet dogs to jump in. When you have this right you sure will be a happy poultry farmer.
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The Central Connecticut volleyball team held its first preseason practice on Friday afternoon at Detrick Gym. The Blue Devils are just two weeks away from opening the 2013 regular season at the Colgate Classic (Aug. 30-31).
The 2013 squad will feature eight returning players and five freshman.
The Blue Devils finished the 2012 season with an 18-13 record and as the runner-up in the Northeast Conference Tournament. After topping Robert Morris in the semifinal, CCSU dropped a thrilling championship match to LIU Brooklyn.
The Blue Devils will play in three tournament's on the road before hosting the CCSU Blue Devil Invitational on September 20-21. Northeast Conference play will begin the following weekend (Sept. 28-29) with matches at St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn.


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Since earning her doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1975, Paula England has established herself as one of the most influential and respected scholars in the field of gender stratification. Her research has focused primarily on understanding women in the labor market, especially the gender gap in pay. Using rigorous methodologies and arguments, England's work had documented persistent gender discrimination and inequality in the labor market. Her research findings have challenged the assumptions of dominant paradigms, such as rational choice and neoclassical economic theory, and led her to develop an integrated theory of gender inequality: England argues that there is a systematic devaluation of "the female" in all social institutions, and a wage penalty attached to the skill of "nurturance." Her careful empirical research has important implications in the fields of sociology, economics, and women's studies. She has published numerous articles in top ranked journals, and has authored Comparable Worth: Theories and Evidence and of Households, Employment, Theory on Gender/Feminism on Theory, and co-authored (with George Farkas) Gender: A Social, Economic, and Demographic View and Industries, Firms, and Jobs. In addition to being known for an extremely productive scholarship, England is known for her social activism and mentoring of new feminist scholars. England is a former editor of American Sociological Review, former chair of the ASA Section on Sex and Gender, and is on the editorial board of many journals.


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Badges are items that serve as marks of achievement for defeating the Gym Leaders of Gyms. Each Badge corresponds to a certain type, and can be given out by the Gym that matches the type. As not all types are currently represented by Gyms, some Badges cannot be obtained without spawning them in.
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Andy Ld is a child unlike any other, even amongst his peers in the Academy. According to rumors, he was brought there by a powerful enchantress from Poldachie-Golgovine when he was just a baby with his teddy bear in tow. The woman, dressed in a long, hooded black cape, spoke to Caelus Cr until dawn about Andy Ld before finally handing him over… What therefore could this mysterious child, who never lets go of his teddy, be hiding?
Andy Ld is a legendary character who is only available by carrying out missions connected with him. To obtain this character, you must unlock his last mission before August 5th.
@-Steel-, they could make a solid -2 opp power min 4. I'd say that's worth considering(if we were to assume it were made. I'd say that it is possible to have her be beaten, depending on the 3*'s stats or abilities.
Chiara is variable a good 3*, but compared to some of the 3*'s best, I don't know if she's top knotch as lyse teria, robb, olga, maybe mona... I like them a bit more than chiara, but like everybody says, player prefference. All of the skeelz have different tactics, so of course players prefferance matters. If I run redra and maybe andy, chiara would by far appear as a better choice than praxie lets say. If I did a split with frozn that contained kalindra and sah brinak, then maybe praxie would prove to be a better option than Chiara.
8 power is weak to attack manip depending on how you use it. Obviously no pillz is getting me anywhere, but in the case of chiara vs rowdy, my moneys on chiara. Apply 3 pillz to beat him at 1 pill, and any further pillz requires 2 out of him. True you may have to waste a couple pillz to manage against that starting attack headstart, but considering redra, sasha, and now andy Ld, you have a decent number of ways to counter your opponents pillz count. Any card is a bluff... Just some better than others IMO.
@bilobob, low on 6 damage? Dwan and tomas appear more than useable. No defeat abilities? Eloxia. That and redra/dwan could work somewhat effectively.
Though I must admit, having an 8/4 with potential of dropping opponents power by 2 to a min of one is impressive. Not really any counter aside from first turn hits, or confidence. I don't typically run skeelz, so I don't knkw many ELO card tactics, much aside from sandro/sasha mono support decks, and greem-revolved decks(since her poison is powerful, and hard to prevent.).
wats_happenin - Friday 13/07/2012, 10:45
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@tititoro...man either you are trolling for fun or are just ignorant
Chiara is argueabely in the top 10 3* in the game! Their is a reason her and Redra are splashed in decks!! I think you may have mentioned 4 of the others in your comment
She is so vital to her clan its ridiculous and simply obliterates cards....you don't need maths to prove it. An 8 powered card that can drop any card by 2 power is insane...she is almost unfair to face half the time...its a waste of pillz even attempting to overpower her
I don't even see how you could provide an argument for any other Skeelz 3* being better than her
As for your random posts, you seem to contradict yourself every single time? First you say Chiara's ok, then she's good, then she's not good against attack manip, but then again she can beat attack manip with very few pillz
'If I did a Frozn split that contained kalindra and SAh Brinak, then maybe Praxie would be a better option'...why would you even bother pairing those 2 clans together? Seeing as both rely on pilling heavily to actually win a round...
Wolfwitness - Friday 13/07/2012, 21:53
Aren't we getting off-topic here? And if Chiara's that good, why do I hardly see her in-game all?
Infiniti - Friday 13/07/2012, 21:58
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Now the real question is :
Will Leaders get a ld?
UM_AaaBattery - Saturday 14/07/2012, 13:38
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Or will clans get a second Ld.
Or, will UR surprise us with a new idea, which will occupy a week every 4 weeks to replace the new ld time spot? Or will there just be nothing :/
@wolfwitness, well, maybe they got a bad hand, and you might not see them that often.
As far as off topic, we were talking about skeelz 3*'s...
Gikun - Sunday 15/07/2012, 08:08
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@steel That's right, baby. They're really pro.


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So today's Photo Phriday almost didn't happen. Why? Well not only have I been going through a bit of a photographic lull at the moment, I also happened to, umm, forget sorta. In an attempt to rush and get something done I tried to experiment with some stuff and managed to get this.
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It's still rare these days to see a private hospital roll out open source EMR VistA, despite VistA's excellent reputation. But one such hospital has not only implemented VistA, it's added CPOE to its VistA rollout.
The facility in question is Oroville (CA) Hospital, which spent three years self-implementing the VA platform. Oroville has spent seven years developing a paper-based order set system, and has now converted its order sets from paper to electronic.
For a year the medical staff at Oroville had been using paper order sets and the VistA EMR, but that arrangement was getting old, so the transition was a happy one, according to Dr. Matthew Fine, the hospital's chief medical officer, who's quoted in a press statement.
"After a whole year of using paper and electronic charts the staff was chomping at the bit to go live and the anticipation outweighed the fear… so turning on CPOE was almost a welcomed event. The inadvertent strategy of having hybrid charts seems to have been a good way to make full conversion to EHR/CPOE more palatable," Dr. Fine said.
To make the CPOE transition, the Oroville staff created a mechanism for systematically converting order sets to an electronic format, the press release notes. Each order set, once transformed, was reviewed by a relevant group of physicians along with 20-odd additional staff including department/section heads, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, lab staff and anyone else who might be carrying out the orders in the order sets.
Since go-live in October of last year, electronic order volume has mounted, and now 80 percent of orders are electronic. The hospital's goal is for 100 percent of orders to be electronic, but it has hit a stumbling block in that it has been unable to adapt VistA's original CP Flowsheet module.
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Big East M5: 10.24.12 EditionPosted by Dan Lyons on October 24th, 2012
- DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti's contract with the school has been extended through 2017, according to Sports Illustrated. SI's article focuses on the impact on the men's basketball program, which is currently looking for a new home arena. Without necessary space on the DePaul campus, Lenti is looking at possibilities in downtown Chicago: "My preference would be if we can't be on campus, I'd like to be somewhere downtown. I think we have over 120,000 alumni that are in the major metropolitan area so you'd like to have something that people could come to from work and have the same kind of excitement and energy that so many of our other Chicago teams have generated."
- Multiple sources have reported that 2014 blue chip prospect Chris McCullough currently lists Syracuse as his top choice. The 6'10", 220-pound forward is rated with five stars by ESPN, Scout, and Rivals, who has him listed as the #10 recruit in his class. In the past McCullough has discussed going to school with guard Isaiah Whitehead as a package deal, and Syracuse would seem to fit the bill in that situation, as the Orange have made offers to both players. The two also share offers from Rutgers, St. John's, Arizona, Iowa State, UCLA, and others. While McCullough has yet to commit anywhere, that may not last long based on a Facebook post of his which he made shortly after making it known that Syracuse was his leader:
- Georgetown has released images of its new basketball uniforms for the 2012-13 season. The new jerseys, designed by the Jordan brand, are very similar to the current uniforms but add a number of team-specific designs and watermarks, not unlike the Nike Hyper Elite jerseys that conference rivals Syracuse and Connecticut unveiled in 2010. Georgetown's jersey features the year '1984', representing Georgetown's national championship season, Hall of Fame coach John Thompson, and images from the Georgetown campus. It is currently unclear when the new jerseys will be unveiled, or when they will be put on sale for the public.
- Grantland's Shane Ryan began his college basketball season preview of the "20 (or so) Most Interesting Teams" with profiles of what he calls the four "Dangerous Outsiders" – Florida State, Saint Louis, San Diego State, and Cincinnati. In true Grantlandian fashion, the article was complete with numerous references to Akria Kurosawa's Yojimbo and quotes from Les Misérables. Ryan refers to the Bearcats as "The Giant Killers," citing their upset of Florida State ("The Grinders", if you were wondering) in the NCAA Tournament which busted his bracket. Ryan describes Cincy's long range shooting and aggressive defense as strengths, while weak defensive rebounding, which may be compounded with the loss of Yancy Gates, as the major weakness. He goes on to project a third place finish in the Big East and a run to the Elite Eight this season for Mick Cronin's team. I think most Bearcats fans would take that.
- SBNation's excellent USF blog Voodoo Five published the first part of its season preview yesterday, focusing on USF's excellent 2011-12 season as well as the program's attendance issues. Blogger (and RTC emeritus) Collin Sherwin goes into detail about the "religious experience"-like quality of the Bulls' first March Madness berth in decades, but expresses disappointment in USF's fan contingency in Ohio for the games. With USF football struggling mightily this season, basketball may be the school's banner varsity program in the 2012-13 academic year, so time will tell whether or not the fans embrace Stan Heath's surprising club. With the Big East soon losing a number of strong teams, it is nice to see one of the conference's newer members pulling itself up by its bootstraps like USF seems to be doing.


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After an unusual six-week lapse in executions in the nation since a botched effort in Oklahoma on April 29, two men could face lethal-injection deaths in Georgia and Missouri Tuesday night (June 17) or early Wednesday.
Should the execution of Marcus Wellons go forward at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday in Georgia, it would be that state's first lethal injection using a drug not federally approved. That's the result of a scramble by Georgia and other states in recent months to obtain drugs necessary for executions.
Wellons, 59, was sentenced to death for the 1989 rape and murder of 15-year-old India Roberts, whom he abducted as she was on her way to a school bus.
At 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Missouri is preparing to execute John Winfield, who blinded the mother of his two children and killed two other women in a 1996 shooting spree. A judge on Thursday issued a stay of execution, but prosecutors are seeking to have it lifted in time for Winfield's execution to proceed.
A third inmate, in Florida, is slated to be put to death Wednesday evening.
Wellons' case gained notoriety when defense lawyers unsuccessfully attempted to have the conviction thrown out in 2012 on grounds that jurors in his trial acted improperly when they gave the trial judge and a bailiff erotically shaped chocolate as gifts.
Attorneys for Wellons are moving to block his execution on grounds similar to those raised in other states, arguing that Georgia's secrecy surrounding the barbiturate it plans to use violates the condemned prisoner's constitutional rights.
Georgia has joined a host of other death penalty states scrambling to find necessary drugs for carrying out lethal injections after federally approved manufacturers have elected in recent years to no longer sell their pharmaceuticals for use in executions.
Wellons' lawyers argue that Georgia intends to use an overdose of pentobarbital produced by a a compounding pharmacy and not a federally approved manufacturer. Compounding pharmacies, which mix drugs to order, are not heavily regulated by the federal government. Similar legal grounds were raised in the execution of Clayton Lockett by Oklahoma in late April.
That execution went awry and witnesses watched in horror as Lockett struggled against his restraints after drugs were administered. He writhed, groaned and attempted to speak before the execution chamber curtains were drawn to keep witnesses from seeing more. The execution was halted, but Lockett died, reportedly from a heart attack, 43 minutes after the process began.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin ordered an investigation. Meanwhile, an independent autopsy performed by a forensic pathologist hired by defense lawyers found that executioners had repeatedly struggled to insert intravenous needles into Lockett's arms and groin, even though he had healthy veins.
Since that flawed execution, no others have taken place, and five scheduled executions have been delayed.
(Gregg Zoroya writes for USA Today.)


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text: Friday, June 15, 2012 House Adopts Position on PT Responsibility and Accountability After many hours of thoughtful discussion and debate, APTA's House of Delegates (House) last week amended the position Physical Therapist Responsibility and Accountability for the Delivery of Care that was first adopted at the 2011 House. The position confirms that physical therapy is provided by, or under the direction and supervision of, a physical therapist (PT). Evaluation remains the complete responsibility of the PT. In its deliberations, the House cited the ways that APTA's Vision 2020 and Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy support the position. However, the House noted that current APTA positions, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures may be in conflict with the new position as some of them stipulate the use of specific personnel (ie physical therapist assistants and aides) rather than recognize the responsibility and accountability that accompany the independent judgment of contemporary physical therapist practice, which characterizes the autonomous professional. Thus, the position will take effect upon the implementation of necessary initiatives in education, practice, payment, regulation, and research, and adoption of requisite APTA positions, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures. In discussing this issue, the House also commented on the need for PTs to respond to changes resulting from health care reform, including new models of care that might provide opportunities for PT leadership. Accordingly, APTA will explore practice models that are responsive to the needs of society and adaptable to the changing health care environment. Steps toward the adoption of any new practice models will include: determination of changes needed, including scope and feasibility; timing and resources required to adopt any and all new models; amendment of requisite APTA positions, standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures; an interim report to the 2013 House and a final report no later than the 2014 House; and approval of any model(s) by the House. [RC-2] Draft language adopted by the 2012 House will be available on the House Community next week. Final language for all actions taken by the June 2012 House will be available by September after the minutes have been approved. Comments I'm assuming this paves the way for people other than PT's and PTA's to provide physical therapy. How unfortunate that after all the hard work of many people to define physical therapy as a service provided only by PT's and PTA's, this change will water down the profession. Posted by Ann Frost on 6/18/2012 12:51 AM Although I do not agree with opening the field up to other providers other than PTs and PTAs I do see this as a chance that hopefully the PTA can advance their education and better establish their role in the profession as the best assisting personnel. This will only happen though if PTAs become more active! Posted by Constance Calhoun on 6/20/2012 11:53 AM


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RALEIGH — T.J. Warren scored 29 points and North Carolina State held on to beat Detroit 82-79 Saturday night for its fifth straight win.
RALEIGH — T.J. Warren scored 29 points and North Carolina State held on to beat Detroit 82-79 Saturday night for its fifth straight win.
Ralston Turner added a season-high 21 points for the Wolfpack (7-2) and hit six of their season-high 10 3-pointers.
N.C. State never trailed and shot 50 percent but allowed nearly all of an 18-point lead to slip away.
Juwan Howard Jr. had 24 points and Evan Bruinsma added 16 for Detroit (5-6).
Ugochukwu Njoku scored 11 points for Detroit, which made it a one-possession game in the final 30 seconds — closing to 81-79 on Matthew Grant's 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left.
Warren hit a free throw with 5.9 seconds left. Detroit got a good look on its final possession but Jarod Williams' deep 3 bounced off the iron as the buzzer sounded.
Warren has led or shared the scoring lead in every game but one for N.C. State, which improved to 13-0 in the school's annual heritage games at its former home — on-campus Reynolds Coliseum.
And it looked like Turner had put N.C. State in complete control after he scored on three consecutive trips down court to give the Wolfpack their largest lead.
He hit two 3s before a jumper with just under 8 minutes left made it 65-47.
But the Titans wouldn't go away.
Howard scored eight points in the final five minutes, hitting a big 3 with 4½ minutes left before his drive with 3 minutes remaining pulled Detroit within single digits at 72-64.
His uncontested 3 from the top of the key with just under 2 minutes to play cut the lead to 74-69.
Bruinsma's layup with 48.7 seconds remaining made it 77-73, and his 3 with 29.1 seconds left pulled the Titans to 79-76.
Turner's free throw with 27.7 seconds remaining made it a four-point game. After Detroit's Carlton Brundidge was called for walking with 19.4 seconds left, Desmond Lee hit a free throw to make it 81-76 before Grant's big 3 made things even tenser.
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This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Smile for the Camera - 21st Edition
I have chosen this venue to honor my aunt LVene (Smith) Thomas (1910-2004), one of my father's older sisters. She was an elementary school teacher her entire life - starting in one room schools in our rural neighborhood; she earned her teaching degree, part-time, over the years, and continued in the Community Schools. She raised fine two sons, one a School Superintendent for many years. Her husband, Verle Thomas, died far too young (1911-1958).
You may recall I have mentioned her as a source of much of my early Smith and Preston family history information - a real head start. She spend many years as the family history person in our family, and compiled a family history book for her siblings in about 1990. I do owe her a lot, and want to acknowledge it here.
Families are Forever! ;-)
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I wonder how she got all of her information. Do you know? What happened to her research? She several typed individual copies of the books she made to give to her siblings and nieces and nephews. I treasure my copy.ReplyDelete
She wrote a LOT of letters, over many years. She and Irene also visited many places, eastern Iowa, Des Moines, Nebraska. I don't know how many, but I can pretty well tell from what she has in her book, and what she is missing. Irene helped with the expenses of getting the dozen or so copies made.ReplyDelete
All of her records are with John, in Coon Rapids, as far as I know. I've talked to Dave about them, a few times, but not John. Hope they are being well looked after. Some of those letters would be gems to read!
She sounds like a wonderful person as well as one actively engaged in doing good for others. You just can't beat that combination.ReplyDelete
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Course Descriptions—Literature
Introductory Courses
These courses, numbered 105-160, introduce students to English, American, and World literature in translation. Two half-semester courses, English 105 and 106, introduce students to the ways of reading poetry and short stories. English 107 and 108 emphasize history as a subject matter in literature. English 109 and 160, as well as English 107 and 108, focus on world and multicultural literature.
English 215-220, offered yearly, are designated "Core" courses because they are central to our conception of an English major. They introduce the student to basic literary and cultural history, to significant writers, works, and themes, and to useful critical modes. Students will be expected to participate in classroom discussion and write several short papers. These courses also serve as the foundation for more advanced literary study.ENG 105 Introduction to Poetry
This course introduces students to the study of poetry. The approach will be mainly formalist—close readings of a wide range of poetry, from the sixteenth century through the contemporary. Students will study essential aspects of the poem—image, symbol, diction, syntax, meter, rhythm, and form. Writing assignments for the course will focus on the explication of particular poems. This course is offered first half, semester semester. Not offered 2005-2006.
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NBC 5 and the Lone Star Emmy Educational Foundation are now accepting applicants for the Harold Taft Scholarship. The deadline is Monday, June 18, 2012.
The program is named in memory of Harold Taft, who served as Chief Meteorologist at KXAS-TV from 1949 until 1991. Past recipients include KVIA-TV Meteorologist Jorge Torres, University of Oklahoma student Lauryn Gonzalez and Texas A&M University student Ayrton Bryan.
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist David Finfrock, a protege' of Taft, serves as the Scholarship Chairman.
Connecting NBC 5 to the community we serve.
To be considered for a scholarship, a student must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- College Sophomore level or above
- Majoring in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science or related field
- Enrolled in a Texas college or university OR Attended four years at Texas high school
An essay, Transcripts and Reference Letters are also required. You can find the instructions here at the Lone Star Emmy website.
Winners will be announced in Fall 2012. They are eligible for a $2000 scholarship directly sent to the winner or winners' university. Winners may also be invited to attend the Lone Star Emmy Awards Gala in November 2012.


text: Just listened to it being discussed on 5 Live and Sol Campbell's comments. Debate so far seems extremely alarming considering of my experiences in Poland and when it was raised that London is hosting an Olympics, just a year after the city and country was engulfed by rioters, they replied but the Olympics would have world class security but then so will Poland and the Ukraine. BBC filmed domestic games where there is domestic policing and officiating and where tickets cost tuppence. The EUROS will have officials who have attended the UEFA workshops, be accredited by UEFA and where the majority of allocated tickets in Poland for instance are for corporate/members and sponsors of the Polish FA. Different kettle of fish to the Polish supporters who went to Northern Ireland looking for a fight.


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It's Time To Get Young Hunters Ready To Hunt This Fall. HuntSAFE Courses Are Being Offered In May.
It's time to get your young hunter signed up so they can hunt in the fall! And with a goal to teach young hunters how to safely handle firearms at home or in the field, the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks will be having a series of HuntSAFE courses. The May sessions will be held in Sioux Falls, Brookings, Garretson, Marion and Lake Poinsett.
The HuntSAFE (Safety And Firearms Education) courses are designed for hunters ages 12 to 15, but adults are also welcome and encouraged to attend. Young hunters that are 11 years of age can attend the courses, but will not be able to receive their Hunter Safety certification card until their 12th birthday. But, if a student's 12th birthday is on or between September 1st and December 31st, they may still be issued a Hunter Safety card and then they are able to get a hunting license and are able to hunt beginning September 1st of that year.
The HuntSafe course helps create safe, responsible hunters that are aware of South Dakota's hunting history, while developing a positive relationship between the hunter with the wildlife and the land being hunted.
See the dates of the HuntSAFE courses in the locations closest to you and if there are any available spots open by clicking on the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks available class list. You can also get more information about the HuntSAFE courses and HuntSAFE ID cards by visiting the HuntSAFE education page of the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks.