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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina man sentenced to prison recently as part of a homegrown terrorist ring has been accused in a federal court document of plotting to kill witnesses who testified against him at trial. An affidavit unsealed in federal court Monday accuses Hysen Sherifi of plotting against the witnesses from his jail cell. Authorities say an FBI informant posing as a hit man met wi...
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Embassy attack highlights Balkan Islamists
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BELGRADE, Serbia The young man wore a long beard and pants that stopped above his ankles. He sprayed the U.S. embassy in Bosnia with machine gun fire. Friday's incident in Sarajevo, in which the gunman and a police officer were wounded but no one died, was the latest in a series of incidents in eastern Europe involving Wahhabis followers of an austere brand of Sunni Islam promoted by radica...
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(CNN) -- A man accused of killing two United States Air Force servicemen outside an airport in Germany was charged on Tuesday in a formal complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. The suspect, Arid Uka, also known as "Abu Reyyan," was arrested in March after he allegedly opened fire on an Air Force bus outside Frankfurt International Airport on March 2. Uka, 21, is accused of shooti...
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It sure is great that the U.S. fought to "liberate" these people! Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate, pro-American Kosovo: "Church in Samodreza turned into public toilet again," from emg.rs, June 11 (thanks to Hugo): The Orthodox Christina [sic] temple in the village of Samodreza, near Vucitrn, in northern Kosmet, has been desecrated again. The Kosmet Strategic Network ...
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Islamic supremacist persecution of Christians in Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Indonesia? No problem. A statue of Mother Theresa? Now that's going too far! "Kosovo Muslims Resent New Mother Teresa Statue," by Petrit Collaku for Balkan Insight, May 26 (thanks to Twostellas): Muslims in the western town of Peja are far from happy with the town council's decision to let a US-based Albanian ...
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Today I hope you'll join Olive Tree Genealogy for tow Cemetery Walks: Videos 2 & 3 of St. Paul Cemetery in Oakville Missouri
We have Bobby R. to thank for these photos as he accepted my "Give 15 Minutes" Challenge in October - to give 15 minutes once a month to take photos of tombstones in a local cemetery.
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The Lord's Day and Discipleship
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2008 -- Coalition and Afghan forces killed more than two dozen insurgents while disrupting terrorist cells along the southeastern and southwestern borders of Afghanistan during operations over the past days, military officials reported.
Coalition and Afghan forces killed six militants today after being ambushed while conducting a reconnaissance patrol in the Farrah province in southwest Afghanistan, coalition officials said.
The insurgents ambushed the patrol from an isolated compound with intense and accurate small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire, officials said. Coalition forces responded with ground fire and close air support, killing six militants, they said.
Although no Afghan or coalition casualties were reported, two civilians were killed in the attack and two were wounded, coalition officials said. The victims were immediately treated and medically evacuated to a nearby coalition medical facility, they said.
In addition to the weapons carried by the ambushing force, a weapons cache containing a rocket-propelled grenade, machine gun, AK-47 rifles and an assortment of ammunition was discovered at the site.
Also today, coalition forces killed several militants and detained five during an operation to disrupt an explosives network in Paktika province, along the Pakistan border, coalition officials said.
Coalition forces were searching a compound in the Bermel district targeting a militant known to coordinate and direct roadside bomb attacks against coalition Forces. The targeted militant is also known to be associated with Taliban commanders, both locally and abroad, who bring foreign fighters into Afghanistan, officials said. Several civilians, as well as military members, recently have been injured by these roadside bombs, they said.
As Coalition forces searched the compound, they received small-arms fire from militants inside the building. The force returned fire, killing several insurgents, they said.
A similar incident also happened today in Kapisa province, north of Kabul, when coalition forces came under fire while searching a compound in the Tag Ab district targeting a Taliban commander responsible for smuggling in foreign fighters, as well as conducting bomb attacks against coalition forces.
During the operation, militants fired on coalition forces, who responded with small-arms fire, killing several militants and detaining two.
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Four militants also were detained after coalition forces searched a militant compound in the eastern border province of Khowst.
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"Wow...I'm not sure what to say," said Lady Bisons coach Brandon Rosenthal. "Being placed in the top 35 is a well deserved honor for these girls. There is no doubt that they have continued to raise the bar and after this weekend there is no telling what their limit is.
"I am so proud of this team and program, just think that the highest RPI that we had ever achieved was near 115 and the highest RPI for the conference for the past four or five years was probably near 75. Needless to say this is a lot of fun to be a part of this season."
The Lady Bisons are taking a few days off after winning the Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship Saturday afternoon with a sweep of host Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers, Fla. The Lady Bisons have won 25 straight matches, putting them in the top five in the country in win streaks. They finished Atlantic Sun competition with a 22-0 record and are 28-3 overall.
For several hours Monday night Rosenthal was out of the reach of any communication technology. When he was finally able to use his cell phone again he was amazed how many people had heard about the team being No. 34.
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"At this point there are still a lot of questions as to where and who we will play and that is why Sunday will be such an exciting day," said Rosenthal. "I think that with the new RPI the chances of playing closer to home have gone up. That is a great feeling because we have had a lot of fans that are anxious to make travel plans.
"There is a true following now and that is such a great feeling. As I have talked many times with this team, and the other teams that came before, we have a quote in our locker room that reads "The only thing you deserve is what you earn". Well this team has earned every bit of this. We have never looked for handouts and this is just another indication of what hard work will bring you."
In addition to the No. 34 ranking, the Lady Bisons remain high in the rankings in several categories in NCAA Division I. They are tied with Texas A & M in kills per set with 14.90, though the NCAA has Texas A & M ranked first and the Lady Bisons rated second.
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Rosenthal is in his seventh season as the head coach. He has seen the team improve its win total each season and finish with 20 or more wins for the third straight season. In addition to the tournament championship, the Lady Bisons are also the 2009 Atlantic Sun regular season champion.
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A laboratory in Ankeny, IA, faced a flood of business this fall. As corn and soybean harvest progressed, seed breeders rushed samples to the Monsanto lab for testing. There, lab technicians put the samples through high-tech tests such as near-infrared (NIR) analysis to identify minute differences in protein and oil levels. Other tests determined the amount of nutrients such as sugars and amino acids in the grain. The Iowa lab and Monsanto's other lab in St. Louis expect to analyze millions of grain samples a year. Many of the lab tests are turned around in a day or two.
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The new hybrids and varieties with traits for specific markets such as ethanol production and food processing have spawned the growth of grain analysis labs. Most seed companies analyze grain. But large seed companies such as Monsanto and Pioneer Hi-Bred have entire groups dedicated to grain analytics, which is the job of analyzing grain composition and predicting its performance for grain processors or feeders.
Grain analytics has changed greatly over the past several years because of the investment companies now put into it. Seed companies need to quickly and precisely analyze the content of grain produced from seed. This helps them bring the new products with special characteristics to the competitive marketplace in a timely manner.
Better technology has shortened the time it takes to analyze grain samples. At Pioneer, it used to take 21 days to characterize the energy value of a hybrid for poultry or swine feed. "Today, with near-infrared technology, we can characterize a hybrid in 21 minutes," reports Russ Sanders, Pioneer account management director.
Organized analytics
At Monsanto, grain analysis previously was conducted in small labs scattered throughout the company, according to Dawn Latham, quality manager at Monsanto. Four years ago, the company centralized all crop analytics into one group. "This way we can have lots of instruments in one place to increase the throughput of samples," Latham says. In addition to the two labs in the U.S., Monsanto operates four grain analytics labs around the world.
"Our focus is high throughput analysis with fast turnaround so the breeders can make their decisions right away," Latham says. "We're very busy in the spring before planting and from September to November when the seed comes out of the ground."
Pioneer's analytics lab is located near company headquarters at Johnston, IA. Just north of Des Moines, IA, Pioneer also operates a livestock nutrition center, considered one of the most extensive feed digestibility research facilities in the world. Both are part of an effort to provide a complete package of characterization data on seed products for everything from stalk strength and drought resistance to energy digestibility and ethanol yield. The grain analytics lab takes in thousands and thousands of grain samples from across the country. "This helps the company understand not only genetics, but the effects of the growing environment," Sanders explains. "As you suspect, a drought year may affect the composition value of the grain. We try to get at that through an aggressive level of sampling in multiple locations."
Crop analytics supports many programs in a seed company, including genomics, biotechnology, molecular breeding and conventional breeding. The testing helps the breeding and selection teams know if traits are inheritable through the generations. The labs also help provide analysis for regulatory submissions.
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The technology for examining grain composition continues to improve. At the forefront is NIR analysis, which uses light spectra to look through grain and interpret its compositional value. Key to the NIR analysis is the interpretation.
"The real work comes in developing the software that drives how the NIR spectra are read," Sanders says. "Pioneer has concentrated heavily on developing these software calibrations to measure high extractable starch, high total fermentable and high available energy. We feel we've made great progress in developing the calibrations to use NIR to characterize existing products for their specific end-use purposes."
Portable NIR
Expect to see NIR move to the field. This fall, Monsanto is allowing ethanol plants access to NIR equipment for analysis of harvested grain. Monsanto reports that NIR analysis should help processing plants understand which hybrids yield the most ethanol. Monsanto continues to characterize Asgrow and DeKalb brands as well as hybrids from independent seed companies to identify high fermentable corn (HFC) hybrids. HFC hybrids are more fermentable in the dry grind ethanol process and are marketed under the Processor Preferred label.
Future products
As grain analytical tools improve, expect to see more new products with specific characteristics. "Not all corn is the same," Sanders says. "You can exploit differences in hybrids if you know how to measure those differences."
The next new products in the Pioneer queue are high-available-energy hybrids for animal feed. "Roughly 75% of all corn goes into the feed market," Sanders says. "So it is critical for us to see if there are differences [in hybrids] there."
The company conducts feed trials in the livestock nutrition center to measure digestible energy levels of different grain hybrids. Some hybrids will contain highly digestible starch for hogs, and Pioneer hopes to identify them. All information related to end-use functionality of Pioneer's seed products are part of a new branding campaign called IndustrySelect.
As crop analytical tools and genetic breeding of corn and soybeans improve, growers will face more seed choices. They will consider not only agronomic traits, but also end-use traits that could help open more markets for their crop.


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Interesting, thanks. There's a slight error in the URL (extra space), here's the correct one:
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2011/10/slaughtering_horses_for_m eat_is_banned_in_the_u_s_why_.html
@John Fenderson - So it's a Catholic, not Protestant thing at root.
Not sure, actually. It might well be Celtic, all that stuff with horse sacrifices, horse burials etc. Offhand I can't remember if the Celts were in favour of or against eating it. I'd have to do more research to refresh things than I currently have time for (and than this thread would allow for). If the Celts (and possibly other pre-Christian populations like the Germanics and the Slavs) ate it ritually, then the prohibition-turned-taboo would indeed have been Catholic (IX-XIIth centuries) and particularly enforced in those "frontier" lands that centuries later, for completely unrelated economic reasons, were to turn Protestant. I wonder if there is a parallel with the Anglo-Saxon taboo on "toadstools" (some of which which were undoubtedly consumed in ritual contexts).
Last night, Beppe Grillo, the front figure of the Five-Star Movement that made a killer in the elections that were just held in Italy, has stubbornly remained locked in his house, trying to get a well-deserved rest while hords of journalists were feeling despicated outside his gate. To him, and to me, the vast majority of tv, radio and print are walking deads, slaves to a moribund system.
You bet. If I remember well, it was Lamborghini's boss that forced one of their workers to get rid of that Lamborghini he'd bought used.
Take a look at this Wikipedia entry:
and tell me its' not a commercial ad? OK, it's been "tagged" at such, but that's two and a half years ago and nothing has been done about it. Yet, someone could just have translated the Danish version, which is not a commercial ad.
This said, years of experience with Wikipedia, including a brief spree as an editor, have taught me that the English and the Spanish localizations are rather untrustworthy, and the French one even more so. To some degree this is also the case of Swedish Wikipedia, whereas the German and the Italian ones are quite reliable. Other localizations I'm familiar with, like those in Portuguese or, worse still, in Danish, are almost irrelevant.
It's not that long ago that a Danish user got in trouble with the FB censors for posting "L'origine du monde", a painting by Courbet currently exhibited at the Quay d'Orsay Museum.
Q: do people really need FB? Just read today that FB is losing users in the age range 14-24 at a dramatic rate.
I am slightly aghast...
The last few years, Switzerland has been trying hard to be the good girl in the gang: economy, financial activities, policing and of course military cooperation, to name the essential ones, are all domains in which integration with EU-US aka. NATO has been on the agenda. A month ago or so, this has even stretched to Switzerland obeying Israel's injunction to stop visitors to Palestina from flying. So we shouldn't be all too surprised if this pattern now extends to so-called security.
If the growing political/free speech censorship we are witnessing on the European internet – under all kinds of pretexts: copyright infringement or the specious interpretation of diffamation laws – now extends to Switzerland, it might be interesting to watch what will happen with those activists and bloggers (Beppe Grillo is one name that stands out) who either are hosted or have declared their intention to be hosted on Swiss servers.
Lest anyone should think Italy is turning into a paradise of Enlightenment:
Very, very unfortunate, because in more aspects than one (use of disreputable chemicals in their cosmetics, for example), L'Oréal is one of the corporations with the worse record in Europe, going back to their collaboration with the Nazis and other distasteful characters:
(in French)
For those of you who know Spanish: http://www.voltairenet.org/%E2%80%A8La-historia-secreta-de-L-Oreal
Liliane Bettencourt, who recently has made the headlines in the affair bearing her name, is the heiress of L'Oréal, as well as the richest woman in France. Maybe the European Court, as other European institutions that are fast turning themselves into tools of the Atlantist agenda, will soon be as independent as the Criminal Court in The Hague (i.e. – zilch).
"unless you take the iranian authorities word at face value..."
No, I don't, but IMO, Western media and politicians and their propaganda rate much, much lower on a scale of trustworthiness. I can't do the research for you, but here are some places to start from:
(deconstruction, note that it's in Italian)
http://edition.cnn.co m/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.ambassador/
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-5121532-503543.h tml
as well as: http://www.voltairenet.org/The-CIA-and-the-Iranian-experiment
I have reason to suspect, and the Western media's targeted hype will not lead me to believe anything different, that the episode hardly distinguishes itself from the incubator babies murdered in Kuwait, Amina Abdallah aka. Tom MacMaster, the preposterous stories currently propagated about Libya and Syria, or even those statements by Iran's president that (according to those who understand farsi) were falsely translated by Reuters but have never stopped circulating ever since. To name just a few.
But, if I may repeat myself, I don't think this is the proper venue to discuss the Neda episode.
FYI. The UK is often seen as the US's poodle (and we may discuss how many poodles the US has – or what kind of kennel the US actually IS). Well, take the image one step further, and look at Denmark as being the parasite worm in the poodle's guts.
He probably was a patsy, chosen for his mental track record.
And: Denmark's citizens allow this to happen to them, not so much out of of fear than because the vast majority of them don't give a fuck, just as they can't be bothered when their elected representatives, ranging from extreme right to extreme left, overwhelmingly support enacting an anti-emigrant (read: anti-Muslim) agenda. In many respects, today's Denmark embodies a model of the future "they" want for the rest of the world.
Pardon me, but the "Neda episode" doesn't have much to do with all this. It has been proven (look around the net) to be a setup.
You may call these:
the Mafia, but it's a bit untraditional.
Last time I checked on related figures, 24% of all duties levied on music played in public in Italy went to the artists. That's right, twenty-four percent. Guess where the rest went.
A long time ago, a close acquaintance of mine had his composition works played for a whole hour on Belgium's National Radio network, who automatically deposit any relevant duties to SABAM, the entity in that country that allegedly manages artists' rights. Years later, passing through Belgium again and a bit broke, he tried to get paid, but was told that unclaimed duties and related archives were deleted after 10 years. Compare that to the current 70 years or the 100 years such entities would love to keep on claiming copyright for.
'nuff said.
The French Socialist Party, like most of Europe's old social-democrats and communist parties of yore, are wimps in decomposition, offering no real alternatives to the existing political order. As such, they are nothing but make-believe plasters on the democratic facade. In my view, Royal's declaration of intent about Hadopi must be understood in the context of the coming Socialist Party primaries and presidental elections, baiting a substantial segment of France's disgruntled youth.
and Sleezy On Wikileaks: haven't used a centime on Amazon ever since, discovered plenty of other sites instead.
Who cares about 16 minutes? ObL died in Dec. 2001, and his funeral was even reported at the time by Fox, of all propaganda outlets. That is the real problem about the NYT and others of the same ilk, not whether they act as sock puppets of the circles of power in a more or less efficient manner.


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posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 11:09 am
I want to examine the factor structure of a questionnaire amongst a group of raters. The raters are clustered into groups based on who they have rated. I'm not interested in the ratees' scores at all at this point. I just want to know if the questionnaire factors well across the raters, and reviewers have told me I need to take into account the fact that they are grouped based on who they have rated.
So I'm confused as to whether I'm ok just using the cluster and type=complex or whether I need to use multi-level modelling and specify within and between models (which presumably will be the same as I'm not looking at/entering the ratee data at this point).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 12:23 pm
How many raters do you have?
posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 1:56 am
I have 351 raters, and the number of clusters is 110 (so I'm guessing that means that there are 110 ratees with ratings), and the average cluster size is 3.19.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 2:17 pm
Do you have 351 ratees and 110 raters. If not, what is cluster? Aren't ratees nested in raters such that you would have more ratees that raters?
posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 2:34 pm
I have 110 people (ratees) who have been rated by a total of 351 raters.
I am clustering on the the person they rated (so Rater 1, 2 and 3 might rate ratee A. Rater 4, 5, 6 and 7 might rate ratee B and so on - the raters never rate more than one person)
So the average cluster size (no. of raters who rate one person) is 3.19
and I'm just looking to see if the questionnaire factors well across the rater's responses, taking into account that several raters may be rating the same person on that questionnaire. I don't want to look at ratee responses on that questionnaire.
Its essentially a 360 degree feedback process and I just want to look at whether the 360 version of the questionnaire factors well. I'm not interested in the self-rated version of the questionnaire.
Sorry if this is confusing!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - 4:46 pm
I would use TYPE=TWOLEVEL and perhaps TWOLEVEL EFA to get an idea of the factor structure on the two levels with CLUSTER=ratee.
posted on Thursday, April 04, 2013 - 1:57 am
Thank you, I'll give it a whirl!
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Comparing the Boston Globe to Google is like comparing Apples to B-52 bombers. News agencies have a vested interest in being the definitive "correct answer", and linking to articles or sites that might have their audience second-guessing them is counter-productive. In a universe like TechDirt, that sort of criticism is productive, whereas in the world of "Pro Media", it is counterproductive.
Imagine, if you will, NY Times publishes an article about Google's "Monopoly" of the search engine business, linking to several studies and Alexa rankings. However, in the hustle and bustle, they made a tenfold error in the publishing (3.5% becomes 35%). Suddenly, web-savvy people are posting comments like confetti regarding what could easily be passed off as a typo or calculation error. This is something that is easily addressed and corrected in an online-only source (someone notices the error and it is corrected), however in a source that is published in many ways, around the globe (print, radio, online), it's a bit harder to "reign in" what might be as simple as missing a decimal on a calculator.
"Big Journalism" has a vested interest in always being 100% correct, so to actively link to sources that may or may not reveal a discrepancy is not in their best interest.
As an example, look at the turmoil caused by the article saying that HD DVDs had a higher saturation rate than Blu-Rays, because they neglected to factor in PS3 sales (arguably the best-selling and most-used Blu-Ray player on the market)
Quasi-Monopolies? I know the last 3 apartments I've moved into offered Comcast or nothing (which I always refused Comcast due to repeated customer service concerns). Luckily I've never lived anywhere that required Comcast for internet, or I'd be up a proverbial creek sans proverbial paddle....
This may not be true for all, but I know it is true for me...
Amazon is the ultimate "impulse-buy" store...
It started when they were offering DRM-free mp3s, and now I have to keep myself from going on Amazon for media, especially with the "new and used from $__.___ feature. Every time I hear a single song or see a clip of a movie, I find myself hovering over the "___ new and used!!!" button.
Reason #256 why I don't own a Kindle. I have enough trouble finding time to read books, nevermind trying to circumvent DRM and breaking a federal law (DMCA) just to read something I've paid decent money for. Feh - I'll just pay the extra $3.00 and have a paperback I can lend to my friends or donate once I'm done with it.
Has anyone ever actually made the argument that DRM hurts the public because something purchased with DRM can't be DONATED? I know that when I first starting sampling, I would go to the goodwill and pick up vinyl albums for $1.00 a pop. I felt a little better knowing that my $20.00 here and $10.00 there was going to a good cause. I'm sure book readers who scour the thrift stores of the country know what I'm talking about. However, you can't donate a Kindle book to charity, afaik....
Plain and simple: the people who heard this and were actively interested in this policy are MAJORLY outnumbered by those who couldn't care less. Let's face it - the internet is a large place, however once you get outside of facebook and myspace, it becomes smaller and smaller. Those of us who heard this campaign promise and paid attention are far outnumbered by those who just wanted "change".
Why would they go through all that work for those few of us who care? It's not like these laws affect us in any way, right?


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The Burlington Police Club will have its annual barbeque sale on Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Home Builder's Shelter in City Park. Plates with slaw and hushpuppies and pints are both only $7.
The Burlington Breast Cancer Support Group will meet Feb. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Norville Breast Care Center at ARMC. Joli Allen, dietitian at ARMC, will speak on nutrition and breast cancer. Anyone who has experienced breast cancer is invited. For details, call the Center at 336-538-7577.
The legendarySilver Stars of Blanche will perform Feb. 16 at Wayman Chapel AME Church, 592 N. Main St., Graham.
KidsPath and Hospice of Alamance Caswell are holding �Teen Retreat: an evening for teens who have had someone die� on Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hospice office, 914 Chapel Hill Road in Burlington. There is no cost for the workshop; food will be provided. To register or for more information, call 336-532-0123.
Because of the weather, Feed A Pet NC has not been able to hold pet food collection events at Tractor Supply Co. in Burlington. But the charity has an account set up at Wells-Fargo bank locations. Contact Delores Butler 336-226-1325.
The Women�s Resource Center in Alamance County is accepting vendor applications for the 16th annual Herb Festival, scheduled for April 25-27. Please call 336-227-6900.


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Do you have an object with a story to tell about Australia? Upload an audio slideshow (or photo with text) about an object and the story it tells.
Ended on 11 Sep 2014
About 190 years ago, a convict escaped from Sarah Island and carried this deadweight ball, up the steep broken mountain slopes.
Discover the story of the invention of the header harvester.
The old 'copper boilers' were in great demand before electricity was wired to our private dwellings.
Leonie Prevost shares the story of hidden gems from the old Launceston institution.
After mum passed, I took on the family mission of locating and returning the historical cup to its rightful place.
Military heirlooms tell the stories of loved ones that went to war, and in some cases made the ultimate sacrifice.
These boots demonstrate the value of the horses to the troops in the First World War.
A horse's hooves show the bond between a soldier and his horse during the First World War.
The first recognition any Anzac soldier had that he had served on Gallipoli.


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27 Jul 2010
(HONG KONG) Dragonair held a special cocktail reception last night as the climax of celebrations for its 25th anniversary. The reception was held on the same day, 25 years ago, that the airline operated its first flight from Hong Kong to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.
Acting Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Tsang officiated at the cocktail reception, together with Dragonair's Chairman Tony Tyler and Chief Executive Officer James Tong. More than 800 guests, including government officials and aviation and travel trade partners, were in attendance.
Among those present on the evening were Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau, Director General of Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Wang Bing Xin, Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council Leung Chun Ying, Swire Pacific Chairman Christopher Pratt, Director-General of Civil Aviation Norman Lo, Airport Authority Hong Kong Chief Executive Officer Stanley Hui and Executive Director, Airport Operations Howard Eng, Hong Kong Tourism Board Chairman James Tien and Executive Director Anthony Lau, and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Chief Operating Officer Kenny Tang.
Speaking at the event, Dragonair Chairman Tony Tyler said: "This is a momentous year for Dragonair as we celebrate a quarter-of-a-century of continued development and achievement in what is an extremely challenging industry. Dragonair has certainly grown in leaps and bounds. This year we were named 'World's Best Regional Airline' in the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards for 2010 – a very timely gift for our 25th birthday!
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire Dragonair team who worked so hard to make the airline what it is today. And, of course, heartfelt thanks go to all our loyal customers and partners in the travel trade who have been with Dragonair all the way over the past 25 years," Mr Tyler added.
Comments and recollections from Dragonair's staff and customers were shared through slideshows and videos during the function. The dedication shown by Dragonair staff in delivering world-class service was highly appreciated by customers.
The cocktail reception was held at the InterContinental Hong Kong and to celebrate the anniversary the hotel created a special cocktail for the event, the "Golden Dragon". The drink was created by SPOON by Alain Ducasse at the InterContinental Hong Kong, with auspicious elements and meanings to commemorate Dragonair's silver jubilee.
Dragonair yesterday shared its anniversary happiness with passengers through the "Lucky 25 Instant Win" lucky draw, giving customers purchasing Dragonair tickets online over a 25-hour period the chance to win their money back. On the same day the airline also offered specially created 25th anniversary Häagen-Dazs ice-cream bars on selected flights, while every passenger making an inflight purchase received a free 15ml bottle of Calvin Klein ck One Eau de Toilette fragrance.
A series of activities to commemorate Dragonair's 25th anniversary has been running over the course of the year, including new inflight menus designed by renowned Chinese and Western restaurants, a specially designed aircraft livery, super saver promotions, a dedicated anniversary website and an enhanced series of inflight services including more duty-free sales items, monthly lucky draws and the launch of a home delivery service.


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Balance and Symmetry
I love to sail because it is a lot like life...
There are things you can control, and things you can't control.
You can control the shape of your sails, you can control your heading...
you can control a lot of things.
You can't control the wind. You can't control the tide...
you can't control a lot of things.
The trick is to achieve balance and symmetry
by understanding what you can't control
and adjusting what you can to stay your course.
For that magic time the boat sails itself
and you get where you want to go without fighting, without trouble...
you sit back and eat a sandwich and drink a beer and
enjoy the day!
I love to sail because it is a lot like life...
Somewhere off the Baja coast.
(Photo courtesy s/v Proximity.)
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Knog Strongman
Aussie bike-accessory maker Knog's easy-to-carry rectangular U earns our acclaim. Although tricky to lock to frame, rim, and railing, the 13mm steel shackle withstood our bolt cutters and barely showed a mark after 10 minutes of furious hacksawing. Our grinder cut through in 1 minute, 45 seconds, but not before bucking enough on the lock's silicone coating to send most thieves scrambling. [$100; hawleyusa.com]Back to top


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Workday Talent and Learning HCM Consultant - East Coast - Charlotte, NC #5945641
Company: IBM
Date: 01/14/2019
Category: Printing / Publishing
City: Charlotte, NC
Job Description
*Job Description
Come join IBM to lead our clients through their transformational journeys. At IBM, we are dedicated to the success of our clients and passionate about the work we do every day. We take talent seriously and know that our team is our business – they are the heart of our strategy and success. As a team, we're committed to creating innovative solutions and services that drive client success. Together we empower our clients, one Workday implementation at a time.
IBM's Workday Practice: Talent, Learning and Recruiting Center of Excellence is currently seeking Workday Certified Functional Human Capital Management (HCM) consultants with expertise in Recruiting, Talent and Learning . You will be responsible for implementing and integrating Workday HCM solutions for clients in a consulting environment. The right consultant will be a pro-active, problem-solver, who works independently, and enjoys a culture that is collaborative, team oriented, innovative, fast-paced and customer focused.
As a Workday Consultant you will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of Workday's Human Capital Management solution. You will provide Workday product, subject-matter and implementation expertise; and will work with clients to understand their business requirements and help configure and test the Workday solution.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct working sessions with clients to gather, understand, and analyze business requirements; ensure client takes advantage of Workday best practices
Design and implement requirements in the Workday HCM solution, building consensus around business processes and design
Configure the Workday solution
Demonstrate the configurations through the development of prototype
Work with clients to help convert legacy data into Workday and assist clients in testing the Workday solution
Provide subject matter expertise regarding key business process decisions related to industry and/or functional areas
Leverage prior Human Resources / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience
Help mentor newer consultants
Demonstrated ability to manage project scope and client expectations
Demonstrated follow-through on assignments and issue resolution
Engage in the sales process to gather information about projects including background and broader context to implement the Workday Solution for: Talent, Recruiting and Learning
- Partner with sales and delivery teams to estimate project scope and assist in RFP responses.
In this dynamic role, you will have the opportunity to interact directly with clients. Travel to client sites may be required, up to 4 days per week. Expected travel about 50% of your scheduled time, remaining work time can be either remote or at one of the IBM offices. Preferred candidates will live on the EAST COAST and within a 50 mile radius of a major airport.
Working for IBM you can expect a learning culture where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded and innovation is valued and respected. We empower our team members to build successful and rewarding careers. Starting at the interview process and continuing throughout your career, you always have access to our leadership team – as mentors, team members and often working side by side on projects. We want you to have more than just a job…IBM has your long term career goals in mind.
IBM Workday Consulting Services is a leader in workplace transformation. Join us. You won't just be a part of the future; you'll help lead it. Learn more about our Workday practice at: ibm.com/gbs/workday
Preferred candidates will have current certifications in Workday HCM, Talent and/or Learning
To learn more about IBM's Workday service offerings visit: http://www.ibm.com/workday
To be an official applicant to IBM, you must submit a resume and online application. Resumes submitted remain active for six months.
To all Recruitment Agencies: IBM only accepts resumes from agencies on our Approved Agency List. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, IBM employees, or send to any IBM company location. IBM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience with configuring one or more of the following Recruiting, Talent or Learning products: Taleo, Brassring, SuccessFactors, Saba, Cornerstone, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Peoplefluent or similar product
At least 2 years experience in Recruiting, Talent or Learning functional areas of Human Resources
You can successfully lead and facilitate fit/gap and solution discussions SMW, Stakeholders and executives
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience in a consulting environment
At least 2 years experience in IT / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation
At least 2 years experience in business process including analysis and requirements gathering
At least 2 years experience in Human Capital Management (HCM) / Human Resources
- Anticipating certification in Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and in Recruiting, Talent or Learning within 30 days
Preferred Tech and Prof Experience
Certified in Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and in one of the following areas: Recruiting, Talent or Learning
At least 3 years experience in IT / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation
At least 3 years experience in business processes including analysis and requirements gathering
At least 3 years experience in Human Capital Management (HCM) / Human Resources
- At least 3 years experience in deploying HCM SaaS software solutions (i.e., Workday, SuccessFactors, etc)
EO Statement
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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To whet our appetite for the Crossman four-door crossover, Mini is teasing us with this video of a freaky camo'ed version driving through a similarly acid-enhanced world. Far. Freakin'. Out.
You can make out a few details including four doors, which means the gussied-up fancy-pants MINI Beachcomber-inspired concept we saw in Detroit is not a signal the new car will go sans-doors.


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Where antibiotics go
Source: A. Hollis and Z. Ahmed/NEJM 2013; Chicken: pinare/ShutterStock; other Icons: E. Otwell
Of the 51 tons of antibiotics consumed every day in the United States, about 80 percent goes into animal production (above). The widespread use of antibiotics in livestock may be contributing to growing resistance to the drugs by bacteria such as Salmonella (below). In December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration enacted a voluntary program phasing out antibiotics used to make livestock grow bigger.


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One of the most exhilarating activities one can participate in this summer is undoubtedly the Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg. During summer months the specially designed, passenger-safe sleds are placed on wheels and driven down the 1932 and1980 track. Having recently experienced this thrill myself I can attest to all the sensations; the initial anticipation, the excitement of picking up speed, the panic of shooting up onto the sides of the track, the final euphoria and then wanting to do it all again. What most visitors do not realize when they are barreling down the track is that they are actually riding through history. It might be hard to tell through all the "zigging" and "zagging," but the track was originally built over 80 years ago and has many stories to tell.
Recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, the 1932 & 1980 bobsled run was the first track ever built in North America. The original track, designed by German engineer Stanislaus Zentzytzki, was 1 and a half miles long and featured 26 curves; the most famous are the hairpin turns, Whiteface and Shady Corner, and the "S" shaped Zig Zag. After years of preparation, which included a lawsuit, plans for four other runs in different locations, and four quick months of construction, the Olympic Bobrun was opened for public riding on Christmas Day in 1930. Passengers could ride from three start points on the track: the half mile, which began at Shady Corner, 1 mile, which began at Whiteface curve, and from the highest point, 1 and a half miles.
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Of course, not just anyone was allowed to drive a bobsled. Much like today, special training and certifications were required for each start point. In order to obtain a permit to drive a bobsled from the 1 and a half mile start, a driver had to have 5 successful runs as a passenger, as a brakeman and a driver. He must also have already obtained a permit for both the half mile and 1 mile start points. In 1931, 48 people carried driver's permits, including two women. During its first winter of operation, local bobsledders carefully guided public riders down the track more than 4,600 times.
After the close of the Olympic Games in 1932, the ownership of the bobsled run at Mt. Van Hoevenberg was transferred from the New York State Olympic Commission to the Conservation Department. Much like today, before riding each passenger was required to sign a waiver assuming all responsibility for possible injuries and relinquishing all claims for damages. A waiver button was issued each year from 1933 to the late 1950s. The number of the button matched the number of the waiver form passengers signed. Admission to the Olympic run started at 10 cents per person. It was then an additional 50 cents for half mile rides and $1 for 1 and 1 and a half mile rides. Special booklets could be purchased for those wishing to ride multiple times, being $5 for 12 ride tickets and $10 for 28 rides.
Whether it is your first time, or you are going for a second or third time, keep in mind that when you ride down the old Olympic Bobrun, you are truly speeding through history. If you can't seem to get up the gumption for such a ride, you can learn more about the history of bobsledding at the Olympic Sports Complex where the Lake Placid Olympic Museum has on display a collection of bobsleds and at the Olympic Center you can view all of our artifacts from the early years of bobsledding. On exhibit is original equipment used by famous local drivers, an original waiver button and the accompanying waiver, and even a piece of the original track is here!
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas
and Ironman Sunday.
For more information about the Lake Placid Olympic Museum, see our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/lake.placid.


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My previous purchase of Laneige was this palette, with a spectacular case and 9 gorgeous, soft, pigmented shades – it is my out and about palette (yes I do my make up in a rush nearly every morning). From this palette I can do simple, smokey, pinks, orange, taupe, purple…Gorgeous!
So of course I had to indulge in Spring Bloom.
Although with four shades, the eyeshadow palette has just my kind of colours:
Now, on the website, I presumed the shades bar the brown would be light. In the flesh they are all quite rich colours.
This Blusher is divine! There a different options – obviously swirl it all together, OR, go for the brown/orange shades for a warm look, the bottom pinky hues for a sweet look. There are all the distinctive blush shades on here; Pink, Rose, White Highlighter, Brown, Orange. What else does a girl need!
The beautiful case is also refillable after you have finished with the blush, with Laneige eyeshadows.
Overall a super-purdy collection, quite hard to come by unless you are in Asia, but well worth having 🙂


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GIVE Tutoring Program . GIVE - Growth and Inspiration through Volunteering and Education. Volunteers from Thomas Jefferson H.S. and South Lakes H.S. offer tutoring in math, reading, writing, science and social studies. School Age.
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Could dementia be slowed by taking more exercise?
As we are living longer than ever, so the number of people living with dementia is increasing too. Predictions are that cases of dementia will double every 20 years, and that by 2050, there will be more than 130 million people worldwide living with the disease.
Dementia is a wide-reaching term that describes a number of individual diseases, so complete prevention is very difficult to achieve. However, studies have shown that in many early onset cases, the progression of the disease can be slowed through healthy living strategies, and in particular exercise.
How can exercise keep the brain healthy?
A study at the University of Nottingham found that a stress hormone produced by the brain during moderate exercise could protect the brain from the changes caused by dementia diseases. The hormone, called CRF, or corticotrophin-releasing factor, has been shown to keep mental facilities sharp, and do help nerve cells stay alive.
In people diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the researchers found a significantly lower level of CRF. Production of this stress hormone can be stimulated by both physical and mental exercise, and could have a beneficial impact on slowing the progression of the disease, particularly where memory is concerned.
Numerous other studies have supported these findings, and it is becoming clear that even moderate exercise can boost memory, mental processing speed and can even build the size of the hippocampus, even in previously sedentary adults. Just walking at a moderate pace three times a week could reduce mental decline by up to 10 years in older adults.
Exercises for older adults
When we talk about exercise for dementia, it's not only the body that needs a work out. Exercising both the body and the brain has been shown to tackle the progression of the disease, and to help older adults enjoy better overall wellbeing.
Physical exercises
Increasing the heart rate and breathing more deeply is good for all areas of physical wellness. Sending all that fresh blood to the brain can help keep it healthy, as well as boosting levels of the dementia preventing stress hormone, CRF. Here are some ideas for physical activities that can be enjoyed by a range of older people:
• Gardening; either low exertion like weeding or pruning, or more physical like mowing or raking
• Bowls and skittles
• Dance classes, either formal dance or improvised movement; chair dancing is fine too!
• Chair exercises such as turning, marching, bending and raising limbs
• Walking
• Swimming
• Tai chi or yoga
Physical exercises should challenge the body, but without causing injury or pain. Encouraging old people to do 'one more' or to push themselves just a little bit further will maximise the impact of any exercises undertaken.
Mental exercises
Keeping your mind active can help slow the effects of dementia by reducing cell damage and supporting the growth of new cells. Nerves will create new pathways between each other, and old connections will be strengthened. Try some of these activities to keep your brain sharp:
• Learn a language
• Do puzzles and crosswords
• Play board games with other people
• Try video games or online memory games
• Read and write
• Play a musical instrument
There are lots of ways you can keep exercising your brain, and the benefits can be long lasting. Just 10 hours of brain training has been shown to produce results that can last up to 10 years, so make an investment now to reap the rewards later.


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British Leyland, the "Government Motors" of Malaise Era Britain, began its life in 1968, so this '67 GT6 managed to avoid the BL stigma.
It appears to have spent the last couple of decades as someone's long-forgotten Hell Project, moldering in a back yard until an enraged landlord and/or spouse caused the tow truck to show up. Still, some useful bits remain for the lucky Triumph owner.