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PORT 202 is intended for students who have completed Portuguese 201 or who test at the 1+/2 level of Portuguese. This course aims to further develop the oral and written communication skills acquired in earlier classes and to broaden students' understanding of the culture and study of Portuguese-speaking regions. Students will have access to language resources (including vocabulary and scenarios) relevant to corporate and strategic security professions, providing them with extra vocabulary and practice in using the language in current or future career fields. This course teaches Portuguese (Brazilian).
Prerequisite (or successful completion of language test):
Employ applied technological skill and information literacy skills to apply knowledge of current events, cultural issues, and history of the country in which the language is spoken.
Demonstrate ability to think critically and problem-solve in comprehending main ideas and some details of straightforward, well-organized texts; uncomplicated stories about current, past, and future events; some details in announcements; and main ideas and basic facts from short reports on radio or television.
Apply knowledge of the language in comprehending and responding to information about straightforward, well-organized, and factual short news reports, biographical information, descriptions, simple technical material, and familiar people, places and events.
Apply awareness of the cultures and societies associated with the regions in which the language is spoken.
Communicate to converse about familiar topics, interview an employee, arrange for job-related services (salary, qualifications, hours, specific duties), give and take simple phone messages, leave voicemail, report facts from television, radio, or newspaper, discuss a trip, and converse about an everyday past or upcoming event.
Henley-Putnam's commitment to service begins with your first call with an advisor and continues through graduation. Our classes are small, so you are never just a number. We get to know you, your goals and your needs. You will be supported by a team of professionals who will help you track your degree progression, advise you on course selection, and inform you of relevant services such as tutoring and mentoring. Your faculty members will be available to you, as will the deans and administrators.
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Publication Date: April 2009
NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
What is the NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic is a specialty-care medical facility dedicated to evaluating and treating children with pediatric rheumatic diseases who are enrolled in clinical trials. Since the causes of these diseases are unknown, the NIH also seeks to gain a better understanding of why some children develop them. The NIH is a Government agency committed to improving the health of the Nation.
The NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic consists of two major parts: a clinic and a health information resource center. In the clinic, medical staff diagnose and treat children with arthritis, periodic fever syndromes, lupus, and other rheumatic diseases who are enrolled in clinical trials. Clinical trials may be studies of the natural history, signs, and symptoms of disease when usual treatment is given. They may also include experimental treatment or diagnostic tests. Children and their parents will be informed about the details of clinical trials, and enrollment will be offered if the child is eligible. Medical services are provided without charge to the patient.
The health information resource center provides written and oral information on signs and symptoms of arthritis and rheumatic diseases as well as tips for maintaining wellness and managing disease.
- Why has NIH established the clinic?
- What conditions are treated at the clinic?
- Who can be evaluated in the clinic?
- What happens during a typical visit to the clinic?
- What is available at the clinic?
- Where is the clinic located?
Why has NIH established the clinic?
In children, arthritis, periodic fever syndromes, or other rheumatic diseases can be difficult to diagnose and challenging to treat. Some children experience swollen, painful, or stiff joints. Other common symptoms include skin rashes, weak muscles, fevers, and swollen glands. Children with arthritis and rheumatic diseases may have many disease-related challenges such as pain, disability, growth problems, and difficulty with school and social interactions. Juvenile rheumatic diseases affect each child differently. For many juvenile rheumatic diseases, there is no single diagnostic test; for a number of fever diseases, a genetic test can be used to diagnose the syndrome. Doctors and scientists want to learn more about how to treat and prevent juvenile rheumatic diseases.
The NIH established the NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic to serve as a resource for patients, doctors, and scientists around the country. Arthritis specialists (rheumatologists) will be trained at the NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic to diagnose and treat children with arthritis, periodic fever syndromes, and rheumatic diseases. This clinic will also help doctors and scientists understand the causes of juvenile rheumatic diseases. With this information, they can find better ways to diagnose, treat, and ultimately prevent these diseases.
What conditions are treated at the clinic?
Many people use the word "rheumatism" or "arthritis" to describe a broad range of rheumatic diseases. In reality, there are more than 100 rheumatic diseases, any of which can affect children and can be addressed at the clinic. These diseases may cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints as well as in muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and skin. Juvenile rheumatic diseases include:
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (including Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)
- Juvenile Spondyloarthritis
- Periodic Fever Syndromes
- Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis
- Juvenile Dermatomyositis
- Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Juvenile Vasculitis
- Juvenile Sclerodermas
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Who can be evaluated in the clinic?
Patients can be referred to the NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic by their pediatrician, pediatric rheumatologist, or other health care provider. We see patients without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ethnic group, citizenship, or residence. We can provide translation services for patients and families who do not speak English. Each protocol or clinical study has specific rules about who can be enrolled. Any patient meeting the criteria is eligible for enrollment.
What happens during a typical visit to the clinic?
On their first visit to the clinic, patients are examined by medical staff, which includes pediatric rheumatologists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, research nurses, and doctors in training to become specialists. Some people will need only one visit to the clinic. They will be diagnosed and have medicine prescribed, if necessary. Others will need follow up care to treat their condition. For instance, they might need physical therapy or x rays. Those people will be referred to the appropriate departments at the NIH, where they will receive services. The NIH medical staff will keep your doctor at home informed about the diagnosis and treatment provided at the NIH.
Patients will have the opportunity to participate in studies to help understand pediatric rheumatic diseases. Natural history studies, for example, are designed to study how diseases develop and progress. In natural history studies, patients receive standard medical care. No experimental medicines or treatments are given. Other studies test a new treatment or help scientists understand why certain diseases run in a particular family. Participation in all studies is voluntary and patients can withdraw at any time. Some of the diseases currently being studied are juvenile arthritis including spondyloarthritis, lupus, and periodic fevers including Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID).
Medical staff will monitor patients' disease progress and treatment program in order to learn more about how juvenile rheumatic diseases affect them and what treatments work best. The NIH mission is to improve the country's health by learning about disease and treatment, and NIH doctors are among the best in the country. All patients at the NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic will receive top-quality medical care as part of their participation in a clinical trial or natural history study.
What is available at the clinic?
- Medical Evaluation and Care: NIH doctors and nurses evaluate children with possible rheumatic diseases and provide the needed treatment. If the problem is not a rheumatic disease, patients will be referred for the appropriate care. Children who participate in clinical studies at the clinic will receive medical evaluation and care, including diagnostic procedures such as laboratory tests and x rays, and access to the latest investigational treatments.
- Health Information: Patients and their family members can obtain health information that describes the signs and symptoms of arthritis, joint protection, exercise, nutrition, and weight control.
Where is the clinic located?
The NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic is located at:
NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
The National Institutes of Health
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center
9000 Rockville Pike
10 Center Drive
Building 10, Outpatient 13
Bethesda, MD 20892
For more information, call the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse:
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To find out if your child is eligible for a clinical study, call the NIH Patient Recruitment Office:
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I'm sure anyone who has taught for more than a week has a share of transfer student horror stories, but I've come across one of the worst I've seen.
Was asked to take on this kid as I do home visits and new baby twins is making them getting to lessons hard.
Kid is 6, been studying since September. Apparently just finished John Thompson Book 1.
The keyboard was set to a kind of height that an adult would use while standing, the kid wasn't so much playing as hanging off it. Which was less of a problem than might have been as apparently the previous teacher had never told them she needed to practice between lessons.
Two lessons now, with me being more horrified with every passing minute how little she knows.
One of the many things, is she is part of the time playing still with index finger fist curled, and sometimes with one finger and all the others hanging down below the keyboard. Its difficult to even describe how weird it is.
At the end of the lesson I said to mum to watch out for that and correct if she sees, and she said, that a friend of theirs had lessons with this same cowboy, FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS, and was still playing with one finger each hand, and he was just starting now to play with curved fingers and individual fingers.
Kid also doesn't know note values. At all. Parent said they didn't realise this was something they normally did 'already'.
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Sophisticated Buyers and Sellers demand the highest quality guidance from their agents in every transaction. Stewart's business education and diverse real estate experience set him apart from other real estate brokers in the Telluride region.
Education – Stewart Seeligson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 with a BBA in accounting. He practiced accounting for five years and became a licensed CPA. Stewart then went back to the University of Texas and earned an MBA graduating with honors and specializing in finance.
Real Estate Experience – Stewart enjoyed 10 successful years in the development and marketing of over $1 billion in industrial real estate projects. His experience began with detailed market analysis and complex computer modeling then grew into the lead business developer role negotiating highly structured transactions with large international companies, developing relationships with local communities, leading permitting activities and playing an integral role in over $500 million in third party financing. Stewart has been directly engaged in the Telluride real estate market since 2002. He has brokered or has been a principal in almost $100 million of transactions in the Telluride region.
Telluride – Stewart's love for Telluride goes back to his childhood. For nearly 15 summers, his family left the heat of Texas for the freshness and beauty of the San Juan Mountains. He has many wonderful memories of hiking, camping and learning to fly fish. Stewart still remembers Telluride in the early 1970´s. Each summer he and his family would drive the jeep over Black Bear pass and enjoy ice cream floats at the Old Drug Store on Main Street, the very building he makes his office today. The time spent here in the summers instilled in him a great love of the outdoors and appreciation for what makes the San Juan Mountains special.
Community – Since making Telluride home, Stewart has become an active participant in the community. He is currently the President of the Telluride Association of REALTORS ®, a volunteer at the Telluride Film Festival and a board member of the Telluride Young Life Committee. He is a strong financial supporter of many of the Telluride charities.
Destinations – Throughout his life, Stewart has sought out premier destinations to live, work and explore. As an adult, Stewart has lived in Washington DC, Texas, London, Madrid and now Telluride. He has traveled to over 50 countries and he tries to explore to a new country every year. "I have seen the most amazing and beautiful places on our planet. But I have chosen perhaps the most beautiful, Telluride, to call my permanent home."


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MODEL. A machine made on a small scale to show the manner in which it is to
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Jen99 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 10 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
We are a telephone service and an online directory of treatments for drug and alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression and other psychological and physical conditions.
People can feel very lost when trying to find the treatment. We specialize in helping people find the best possible treatment solution.
We need a website. The primary purpose of the website is to promote the telephone referral service we offer to help people find treatments for drug and alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression and other psychological and physical conditions.
The website will also include the ability to search our directory based on State and Treatment Issue (Drugs, Alcohol, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, Chronic Pain and Pain Management, Gambling, Sex and Love Addiction)
- Addicts and family members (individuals needing help)
- Health professionals looking for referrals
We require two pages to be designed: Home and Search Results. Please note, the attached PDF's are provided as a guide as to what should be on the page and not position. Be creative with the layout.
- Speak Recovery
- Make users feel they are at the right site if they are looking for addiction help
- Sell telephone referral service.
- Increase users confidence with our service
- Easy to use and navigate.
Home Page
Width preferably 960 pixels, Maximum 1024 pixels
Logo. See attached. Feel free to play with color scheme (TreatmentDirecotyAustralia.pdf)
Navigation: Home, Treatment Search, How we can help, Telephone Referrals, Psychologist Assessment, and Health Articles.
Highly visible image of 1 900 number to call. This should be placed in a predictable position e.g. the Header.
Use catch phrases "Call us for help" or "Pick up the phone and talk to someone who can help
Treatment Referral Help Line (1 900) promotion section
Highly visible image of a compassionate person on or near a phone or someone needing help
The Search section with two fields:
1. What problem are you suffering from.
2. What state are you seeking treatment
See pdf attached. (HomePage.pdf)
Search Results Page
Similar search section to home page
Treatment Referral Help Line (1 900) promotion section. Should be a little different than the home page.
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THE DRIVENFor some sailors it's love at first tack; others require more nurturing. Cruising with her family as a little girl in England's famously dreary rain didn't inspire dreams of Olympic-sailing glory for Anna Tunnicliffe (29), who has long wrestled with seasickness. But a transatlantic migration to Ohio (age 12) allowed her to sail at North Cape Yacht Club, in La Salle, Michigan, where she quickly found success in dinghies and flat water. Junior sailing led to Old Dominion University (Class of '05), where she dominated college-sailing circles. Tunnicliffe beat Paige Railey at the 2007 U.S. Olympic Trials in a legendary Laser Radial regatta that hinged on the final race. She then captured a monumental gold in Qingdao before matriculating into the Women's Match Racing (WMR) class in late-2009. Together with teammates Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi, Tunnicliffe won the 2011 WMR Worlds and the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, besting top-ranked Sally Barkow."Anna, Molly, and Debbie appear to have a high level of trust between them, over and above their skills, commitment, and fitness. My strong suspicion is that this trust will help them immensely during stressful decision-making moments on the racecourse."—Dean Brenner, Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program
Editors Note: Congratulations to match racers Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer, and Debbie Capozzi on their selection to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic Games.I caught up with Tunnicliffe in Plantation, Florida to get her pulse on fitness, team dynamics, and Olympic sailing. What role does fitness play in your sailing? Fitness makes a huge difference with our hiking and how we play the sails. Plus, fitness is one of the few things on a race course that you can absolutely control. If you're fit, it's one less factor that can work against you!What's better training for sailing—cardio or CrossFit?I'm the fittest I've ever been because of CrossFit. I love running, but I'm trying to gain weight, so I can't go on distance runs. But I go to CrossFit five or six times a week.You've called the U.S. Olympic Trials the world's hardest regatta—can you elaborate? Both the 2007 Trials and this one came down to being one of the best sailors in the world. In the case of sailing against either Paige [Railey] or Sally [Barkow], you're going up against someone who is ranked in the top three in the world—it's never going to be easy. At the Trials—ultimately—someone goes home and someone continues on. You have to knock out one of the best; you're delighted to have won, but you also know that you just tore someone's heart out. The emotional side of the Trials makes it one of the hardest things to do. Was your move into WMR an evolution or a transition?It was both. The main reason that I switched classes was the Elliott 6m—it's a physically demanding boat. I wouldn't have changed classes if it had been the Yngling—no way. The Elliott 6 m looked like a challenge, and I've always wanted to sail in the America's Cup, so what would be better training?Can you tell me about your crew dynamic? It's top-secret—I can't really tell you...[laughs]. We broke down the roles—we each have a clearly defined role and we stick to it. Debbie does upwind big-picture and downwind tactics, Molly does upwind tactics and downwind she flies the kite, and I do boatspeed and both upwind and downwind tactics. We don't do each other's jobs. Are you guys super tight off the boat? Does this matter?I don't think that you have to be, but the three of us are best friends. We love hanging out together, and we're constantly laughing and having a good time. There's nothing that I want more than to win a gold medal with them.Can you tell me about your world championship-level Snipe sailing? We do so much match racing [that] Molly and I race Snipes together to keep in touch with fleet racing. We race against some genuinely nice people in that class. Have you thought about your post-Olympic plans? Could you see yourself sailing another quad? I haven't thought about it too much, but the new Olympic-class boats look interesting. Catamarans could be good practice for the America's Cup. We'll have to see! What do you love more-sailing or competition? I love competition! But Ialso love being on the water-it's freeing out there. When I'm sailing, it's just me and Mother Nature. It's Heaven. What's it like to be a sailing icon? Is it a lot of responsibility to carry? It's not a lot to carry, but it is a responsibility. One of my goals is to help pave the way for younger women, and to show them that they don't have to feel limited because they're female sailors. I take pride in going out there and doing the best that I can to set a good example, and to hopefully make it easier for future generations.You've won so many Rolex's—is it hard to figure out which one to wear?I've won enough watches with my teammates that my teammates all have watches. What are your favorite Harken/McLube products? Are there any go-fast goodies that you never leave the dinghy park without? HARKEN: I like Harken's Carbo Ratchamatic® mainsheet block. It allows me to be very sensitive in the light winds when the ratchet is off, but it works perfectly in the bigger breeze when it's engaged. McLUBE: We carry a can of SailKote with us at all times to keep the spinnaker pole lubricated. It makes a big difference with our sail handling.
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As students study the theme of community, they collect vocabulary words and key concepts. Students first talk about their community and then craft a definition of community. Students then examine several examples of the alphabet book genre, and a variety of print and online texts. With the information they've found, students create alphabet booksindividually, in small groups, or as a whole classusing an online tool. Their books relate each letter of the alphabet with a fact, keyword or phrase from their research, providing both an artifact that can be used to teach others about the subject and a demonstration of the knowledge gained in the unit that can be used for assessment. This lesson plan focuses on the theme of community, but the idea can be adapted for any unit of study.
Alphabet Organizer: Using this interactive tool, students can organize vocabulary words or other information alphabetically to create an alphabet chart or book.
It is critical that our classroom libraries include expository texts, in addition to the typical narrative books. As Moss et. al. state, "Information trade books can help to fill the need for clearly written exposition that even the youngest readers can understand. Written by authors experienced in making the most complex concepts comprehensible, they offer children the opportunity to explore the real world. Writing in response to information texts, moreover, can provide an even more powerful means for enhancing children's understanding of expository texts" (420). Informational ABC books are an excellent resource to add because of their familiar structures. Expository ABC books "provide another excellent model for text innovations since children are often exposed to alphabet books at an early age. The textual structure, then, is comfortable and easily understood. Such books are easy to compile and offer a format with which children of all ability levels can experience success" (426). Using information ABC books as a framing text, then, can help guide students through a research project and related writing.
Further Reading
Moss, Barbara, Susan Leone and Mary Lou Dipillo. "Exploring the Literature of Fact: Linking Reading and Writing through Information Trade Books." Language Arts 74.6 (October 1997): 418-429.


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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has called for a review of Anglo-US extradition arrangements after a legal agreement struck by Sheffield Hallam student Richard O'Dwyer to avoid extradition to America on copyright charges.
Wales, who launched a campaign with the Guardian against O'Dwyer's extradition that garnered more than 250,000 signatures, welcomed a settlement announced in the high court on Wednesday morning, and called for reform to prevent similar cases in future.
"This is very exciting news, and I'm pleased to hear it," he said. "What needs to happen next is a serious reconsideration of the UK extradition treaty that would allow this sort of nonsense in the first place."
O'Dwyer faced up to 10 years in prison in the US over copyright charges relating a website he set up, TVShack.net, which allowed users to share links to free places to watch TV and movies.
On Wednesday, the high court was told O'Dwyer's legal team and the American prosecutors had agreed a draft "deferred prosecution" in the past two days, which requires him to travel to the US and pay a small sum in compensation.
It is understood that the deal will be concluded by Christmas at the latest, and O'Dwyer may fly out to the US as early as next week. Under the terms of the agreement, O'Dwyer will not only avoid a trial and criminal record, but will also then be free to travel internationally. If the UK had merely refused extradition, O'Dwyer would have been at risk of extradition from any foreign country he visited.
O'Dwyer's mother, Julia, who has campaigned relentlessly for her son, said she could not believe the case had turned out "so well".
"I didn't know this was going to happen today – I'm at work! I read a comment on Twitter with someone reporting what the judge had said and just burst into tears," she said.
"It's been a fraught few days waiting for them: they were delayed on the US side, because all the offices are in New York and it was all due to the hurricane [Sandy] that hit them. It's a bit of a relief – I can't believe it really, that it's turned out like this, so well. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself."
She had not yet heard from her son, who was in classes, but added that after the outburst of online support: "We've got hundreds of thousands of 'thank yous' to be saying."
The deal brings resolution to a case that has attracted widespread criticism around the world and particularly in Britain, where the authorities pursued no charges against O'Dwyer and MPs of all parties urged the home secretary to halt the extradition.
More than 253,000 people signed Wales's petition calling on the home secretary, Theresa May, to block O'Dwyer's extradition to the US on charges that might have carried a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.
In spite of the outcry, May insisted she would not back down from her approval of the extradition, given earlier this year, saying in July that the decision had "already been taken" and that O'Dwyer had to rely on his appeal.
The decision proved highly unpopular in Britain, with a YouGov poll finding 46% believed O'Dwyer should not be prosecuted at all, and only 9% thought he should be sent to the US for trial.
On Wednesday, Dominic Raab, a Tory MP who supported the campaign to halt O'Dwyer's extradition, welcomed the agreement but echoed Wales's call for reform of the extradition law.
"This is a victory for Richard and his family, a victory for British justice, and a victory for common sense," he said. "Now we need to put in law a proper safeguard to prevent these arbitrary cases from happening again. We shouldn't be subjecting British citizens to rough justice under our blunt extradition regime."
Isabella Sankey, of the human rights campaign group Liberty, said: "This will be a huge relief for Richard – but how appalling that he had to wait so long for the US authorities to make this decision.
"Case after case shows that our extradition arrangements must be overhauled to allow people who have never left these shores to be dealt with here at home. We need urgent legislation to prevent their torment."
Speaking at the high court on Wednesday, Sir John Thomas, president of the Queen's Bench Division and the third most senior judge in England and Wales, said the deal was a "very satisfactory outcome" to the long-running case.
O'Dwyer's extradition application is due to return to the high court in 15 days to be formally disposed of. He is meanwhile expected to go to the US and fulfil the terms of the agreement, which, as well as payment, demand undertakings not to infringe copyright laws again.
Thomas added: "It would be very nice for everyone if this was resolved happily before Christmas."
O'Dwyer, who set up TVShack in 2007 at the age of 19, was arrested on allegations of copyright infringement in 2010. A criminal investigation in the UK was dropped soon afterwards. But the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency shut down the website claiming he had earned more than $230,000 (£147,000) in advertising revenue from it – and the US launched a request for his extradition.
In an interview with the Guardian in June, O'Dwyer said the US authorities were trying to use him as a test case. "I think they're trying to use my website as a sort of guinea pig to try to scare everyone else making linking websites," he said.


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The studio ended speculation about who will helm Episode VII with a formal announcement on Friday [25].
"It's very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie," said LucasFilm president Kathy Kennedy.
"J.J. is the perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture."
Star Wars creator George Lucas added: "I've consistently been impressed with J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller. He's an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn't be in better hands."
"To be a part of the next chapter of the Star Wars saga, to collaborate with Kathy Kennedy and this remarkable group of people, is an absolute honour," said J.J. Abrams. "I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid."


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Ice cream brand takes focus group research to heart
ORRVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dairy Enterprises, Inc. announced today that Ruggles Premium Ice Cream can now be found in eye-catching new cartons that were designed to satisfy consumer preference. According to a consumer focus group, an easily identifiable flavor name topped the list of factors that make the purchase decision easier. The results showed that purchasers also want to see a description of what is in the carton.
Shape and size were important, too. Consumers said they liked a carton that would fit easily in freezer doors and could stack for convenient storage. They also asked for a lid that stayed tightly closed to keep the ice cream fresh. In the new design, Ruggles gives ice cream buyers what they want.
Arctic Mint is new for 2013
white mint ice cream with mini dark chocolate mint cups and a dark chocolate fudge swirl
"We chose a design that is different from anything found in the ice cream freezers," said Penny Baker , director of marketing for Ruggles. "Ice cream is a fun food, so our approach was to make the package design fun as well. Each package features a unique pattern and bright color scheme that tie in with the name of flavor printed in bold type on the front of the carton."
Flavor descriptions and a photo of the actual ice cream appear on every package. Consumers can scan a Quick Response (QR) code on the back panel of the carton to find entertaining and fictional stories about each flavor, and can upload their own Ruggles ice cream stories, photos, or videos about their favorite flavors to win prizes in the "What's your Ruggles Story ?" section of the website.
The new look carries through all Ruggles ice cream, frozen yogurt, and no-sugar-added ice cream products, which are available in 1.5-quart containers with a suggested retail price (SRP) of $5.59 to $5.99. New-carton transition for all flavors will be finished this spring.
About Smith Dairy Products Company and Dairy Enterprises Incorporated
Smith Dairy Products Company manufactures products marketed by Dairy Enterprises Inc. Family-owned since 1909 and headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, Smith Dairy Products Company has sister production facilities in Indiana (Wayne Dairy Products Inc.) and Missouri (Pacific Valley Dairy Inc.). Smith Dairy Products Company manufactures a full line of quality dairy, beverage, ice cream, and foodservice products, from Ruggles® Premium Ice Cream to SMITH'S Milk in the distinctive yellow jug. Dairy Enterprises Inc. and Smith Dairy Products Company assure their customers the freshest and highest-quality products. For more information, visit www.smithsbrand.com or www.rugglesicecream.com, or become a fan of Smith Dairy and Ruggles on Facebook.


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Gardner is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1785 and was previously called Ashburnham/Templeton/Westminister/Winchendon. It can be found in Worcester county and is a part of the Worcester registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at City Hall, 95 Pleasant St., Gardner 01440. On the attached map, Gardner is shown as 7 in Worcester county.
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Each Thursday, PRSC sail at Jackadder Lake from 2.00pm till about 4.30pm - later if we are having lots of fun. Normally we sail IOMs on Thursday.
The third Thursday of the month is dedicated to Handicap racing.
Thursday sailing is more relaxed than Saturday events, but we like to sail to the rules. After sailing, most of the guys bring a drink and we stay for a little while for a bit of friendly banter. It's usually a beer in summer and the port or red wine comes out in winter.
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(CNN) -- With the Grammys going on for 3½ hours Sunday night, Trent Reznor thinks the telecast could've spared a few extra minutes for his performance.
The Nine Inch Nails rocker was part of the final closing act at the Grammys -- a set that included Dave Grohl, Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Josh Homme -- but fans didn't get to see the entire number. The producers decided to cut the group off before they were done and start rolling credits.
"Music's biggest night... to be disrespected," Reznor tweeted after the show. "A heartfelt F*** Y** guys."
Even one of the night's big winners, Macklemore, wasn't happy with the 56th annual Grammy Awards.
The artist, along with collaborator Ryan Lewis, took home four Grammys, including the award for best rap album. That was one honor many predictors thought would go to Kendrick Lamar for "good kid, M.A.A.D. City," but Lamar was completely shut out at the ceremony.
It turns out that Macklemore, too, thought Lamar should've won the prize. On his Instagram account, Macklemore shared a text he sent to his friend.
"You got robbed," Macklemore texted Lamar. "I wanted you to win. You should have. It's weird and sucks that I robbed you."
Macklemore told his Instagram followers that that while he's "honored and completely blown away to win anything, much less four Grammys ... in that category, he should have won IMO."
Guess we'll have to add "good kid, M.A.A.D. City" to our list of classic albums that the Grammys ignored. What do you think? Any other big wins that you want to contest?
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The Rise And Fall Of The RIAA
from the predicting-the-end deptWe recently had a post questioning whether the RIAA's legal campaign was a success or not. It seemed like there was plenty of evidence that it has been an incredible failure. Separately, we had a post about Radiohead's Thom Yorke, suggesting that the major record labels were going out of business in a matter of months. While we felt that was a bit of an exaggeration, one of our commenters, Ccomp5950 compiled data on RIAA label sales, along with some helpful notes about what other factors were going on at the time:
Year: $ in MillionsIt's a great list, but I felt it could be even more powerful as a graph, so I just threw the following together, based on the info above:
1992: 9024
1993: 10046.6 (CD players started to get more affordable towards mid-year)
1994: 12068
1995: 12320.3
1996: 12533.8
1997: 12236.8
1998: 13723.4
1999: 14651 (Work made for hire controversy)
2000: 14404 (Napster sued into bankruptcy)
2001: 13700 (Ipod came out October 2001)
2002: 12,614.2 (Price Fixing lawsuit hits RIAA)
2003: 11,854.4 (Grokster lawsuit, "induced infringement" introduced) (Mass lawsuits by RIAA start(AKA: The education campaign))
2004: 12,345.0 [Revenue Physical / Digital] (BMG gets out of the music business, sold to Sony later on: Big 5 becomes Big 4 for RIAA)
2005: 12,296.9 [91%/9%]
2006: 11,758.2 [83.9%/16.1%]
2007: 10,370.0 [77%/23%]
2008: 8,768.4 [66%/34%] (RIAA declares it's going to stop mass lawsuits with member money problems and EMI almost bankrupt)
2009: 7,690.0 [59%/41%] (Massive layoffs hit RIAA around Febuary: Blames piracy)
http://www.azoz.com/music/features/0008.html (statistics from 90's to 2001)
http://126.96.36.199/81128FFD-028F-282E-1CE5-FDBF16A46388.pdf (Statistics for 97 to 2007)
http://188.8.131.52/A200B8A7-6BBF-EF15-3038-582014919F78.pdf (2008-2009)
- If you're not familiar with the "works for hire" scandal, you can read the full background here. Basically, a Congressional staffer by the name of Mitch Glazier snuck a tiny unnoticed amendment into a much larger bill in the middle of the night -- supposedly at the request of the RIAA -- without telling anyone. It effectively changed the definition of music recordings into "works made for hire," which was really important, because it meant the RIAA labels could hang onto musicians' copyrights for much longer, avoiding termination rights that let musicians reclaim their copyrights. Just a few months later, Glazier left his low-paying Congressional staffer job for a $500,000 job with the RIAA, which I believe he still holds ten years later. Thankfully, people quickly recognized what he had done and Congress had to go back and fix Glazier's sneaky wording. However, it is worth noting that the peak of this chart is right when Glazier inserted his infamous four words.
- As we discussed last fall, now that musicians do have termination rights, they're lining up to use them and take their copyrights back from the labels. They can start getting the copyrights back in 2013. If you're looking for a date when the bottom totally falls out for the RIAA labels, that may be it. When the rights to their back catalog starts to drop out, this chart looks even worse. The RIAA won't give up easily, of course. The latest stunt they're trying to pull is to "re-record" albums, claiming that it creates a brand new copyright, that gives them another 35 years before termination rights are applicable. That is, of course, ridiculous, but the RIAA will likely try to fight it out in court for many years to extend that 2013 deadline by a few more years. Of course, all that money on legal fees could have gone to innovating, but that's just not the RIAA way.
- Note that digital music sales is not even close to being a savior. The total is still dropping rapidly.
- Of course, many have argued that the rise and fall may have a lot more to do with CD replacements of previous formats -- and this chart certainly suggests that could be an explanation. The big jump happened right when CDs became affordable, and people needed to go out and replace their vinyl and cassette (and 8-track!) collections. After a few years of that, it makes sense that the market should drop anyway.
- Once again, it's important to point out that the chart above is not the entire music industry, but a limited segment of it: the RIAA record labels, mainly comprised of the big four record labels. It doesn't take into account all of the other aspects of the music business -- nearly every single one of which has been growing during this same period. It also doesn't take into account the vast success stories of independent artists and labels doing creative business models and routing around the legacy gatekeepers.
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Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War
Join an American couples courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Over the course of two years, the pair will risk their lives so that hundreds can live in freedom. A new film by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky.
Funding is provided by members of the Better Angels Society including Jan and Rick Cohen and Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine; The Starr Foundation; The Threshold Foundation; The SeaStone Foundation; and donations from individuals.


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Professor Emeritus
Hugh Ault retired from active teaching duties in the spring of 2012.
Professor Ault is a specialist in taxation with an emphasis on international tax issues. He has been visiting professor at a number of foreign universities in Europe, Asia and Australia. He was a Fulbright Exchange Professor at the University of Stockholm, where he received an honorary Juris Doctor degree in 1994. In 2003 he also received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, in recognition of his academic contributions in international and comparative tax law. He taught courses in business and international taxation as well as tax policy.
Professor Ault has written numerous books and articles on tax issues. The third revised edition of his book Comparative Income Taxation: A Structural Analysis (Kluwer/Aspen) appeared in 2010 and a Chinese translation was published by Peking University Press in 2013. Professor Ault was formerly Senior Advisor to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration in Paris (1997-2012). He is currently Visiting Research Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance in Munich and Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law. He is also serving as a Consultant to the United Nations Financing for Development Office (FfDO), involved in work on strengthening developing country tax systems.


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In the spirit of celebrating the original mother, our Mother Earth, for Earth Day and all mothers for Mother's Day, I decided to combine the two occasions into one big celebration with a huge earth-friendly mother-centric giveaway.
Just as the Earth is our Mother and we must take care of her, we must also take care of our mothers – all mothers. Since joining the "mommy club," I've met some amazing mothers (both here on my blog and out in the "real world"); mothers who deserve to be honored for all that they do to take care of their children and their families. Moms so often make sacrifice after sacrifice to insure their family is provided for. And while the rewards of being a mom are priceless, it is sometimes nice for moms to get a little something extra, a little mommy schwag if you will. 😉 That is why this giveaway is designed specifically with moms in mind, to give them some practical things, as well as some fun things, but most importantly to honor them with some green cheer.
Donations for this great green giveaway have come from the following awesome stores/blogs:
Mission Playground's hip and unique designs promote environmental awareness on soft, organic cotton tees. Mission Playground's approach is "to create awareness through our environmentally conscious and globally mindful designs." Some of my favorite designs include: Life's a Garden, Dig it., Nature's Calling, and Keep In Touch. Mission Playground carries women's, men's and children's sizes, and donated 1% of sales to non-profit environmental organizations through their S.E.E.D. program. MP has donated two women's organic t-shirts to the giveaway.
Tees for Change simple designs on organic cotton or bamboo shirts inspire conscious living. The Tees for Change mission is "to inspire you to live life with passion, purpose and positivity. We believe that practicing mindfulness and loving kindness throughout daily life can enhance our whole being." I personally love "Choose Happiness" and "Live Mindfully," but Tees for Change has a wide selection of sayings with something that should appeal to everyone. Tees for Change has donated one woman's organic cotton shirt.
Oceano Sea Glass naturally recycled gems jewelry is hand-crafted from glass that has been rubbed smooth by the ocean. Combing far-flung beaches and discovering the sparkle of "ocean gems," Christine and her daughter Emily have been inspired by the beauty and significance of sea glass and turned their found treasures into jewelry. Oceano has donated two beautiful one of a kind sets of earrings (one green, one brown) to the giveaway.
Say goodbye to wasteful plastic bags with BYO Bags – reusable produce bags. They are made from nylon mesh, and are reusable, lightweight, breathable, washable and durable. What's Cooking Weekly – an online menu service offering "healthy and seasonal recipes, grocery lists and tips on making cooking with your kids fun and simple" – has donated two sets of three BYO Bags.
Green cleaning has never been easier than with Lily's Garden Herbals All Purpose Clean. Made from natural substances like vinegar and essential oils, Lily's Garden Herbals get the job done without the worry over harmful chemicals. LGH has donated 2 – 32 oz. bottles of All Purpose Clean.
Plastic sandwich bags can be a thing of the past if you use reusable Wrap-n-Mats. The Wrap-n-Mats double as a sandwich wrapper and a place mat. Nature Moms blog has donated two Wrap-n-Mats.
Celebrate the Earth by planting a tree with a flowering catalpa Tree in a Box. Planting a tree doesn't get much easier than this. The Tree in a Box comes with everything you need. La Mama Naturale blog has donated two Trees in a Box.
One lucky person will win:
- 1 Mission Playground woman's organic t-shirt
- 1 pair of Oceano earrings
- 1 set of three BYO Bags
- 1 32 oz. bottle of Lily's Garden Herbals all purpose clean
- 1 Wrap-n-Mat
- 1 Tree in a Box
And one even luckier person will win the grand prize which includes:
- All of the things mentioned above
- And 1 Tees for Change organic cotton t-shirt.
While I wish I could open this up to moms all over the world, I'm sorry, but I have to restrict it to US residents only. To enter the Earth-Mother's Day Giveaway, you must complete the following three steps.
- Leave a comment stating your favorite t-shirt design from Mission Playground or your favorite piece of jewelry from Oceano. Please make sure you include a valid email address so that I can contact you if you are a winner.
- Link back to this giveaway on your blog or, if you don't have a blog, email the link to this giveaway to three friends and cc me on it – amygeekgrl AT gmail DOT com.
- Sign Mr. Linky below.
All three steps must be completed in order to have a valid entry. The deadline to enter is 10 a.m. Mountain Time Sunday, May 11. Two winners will be chosen using the Random Number Generator later that day (May 11) and announced on Monday, May 12. Good luck! 🙂
Here is the code for linking back to my giveaway button. (It wasn't working properly earlier, but I believe it's been fixed now. Email me if you still have problems. Thanks.):


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This is a very old recipe found in many books, including the 1964 edition of Joy of Cooking. It is a snap to make, uncomplicated with few ingredients, yet producing a stunningly tender and fluffy biscuit. There are two Rachels in our lives—my husbands granddaughter, Rachel Bass, and co-author Cynthias daughter, Rachel Graubart. Novices, we asked them to test recipes we hope will be easy for anyone. Both gave these flying colors for both ease and taste.
Here's what Gena Berry said about her similar adaptation of this recipe:
A respectable homemade biscuit is an essential part of the Southern table, and this scandalously simple recipe makes turning out the perfect biscuit a snap. This recipe breaks all the rules of southern biscuit-making; theres no shortening to cut in, and you don't even roll out the dough. The results are remarkable and even a novice can turn out fluffy, perfect biscuits in minutes.
Would a respectable Southern lady bend the rules, defy convention and use sneaky shortcuts all in the name of turning out a hot, homemade biscuit? You better believe it!
- Yield
- Makes 12 to 16 (2 1/2-inch biscuits)
- 2 1/4 cups commercial self-rising flour, divided
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, divided
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Select the baking pan by determining if a soft or crisp exterior is desired. For a soft exterior, select an 8- or 9-inch cake pan, pizza pan, or oven-proof skillet where the biscuits will nestle together snugly, helping each other stay tender but rise while baking. For a crisp overall exterior, select a baking sheet or other baking pan where the biscuits can be placed wider apart, allowing air to circulate and creating a crisper exterior, and brush the pan with butter.
- Fork-sift or whisk 2 cups of the flour in a large bowl, preferably wider than it is deep, and set aside the remaining 1/4 cup.
- Make a deep hollow in the center of the flour with the back of your hand. Pour 1 cup of cream into the hollow, reserving 1/4 cup of cream, and stir with a rubber spatula or large metal spoon, using broad circular strokes to quickly pull the flour into the cream. Mix just until the dry ingredients are moistened and the sticky dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. If there is some flour remaining on the bottom and sides of the bowl, stir in 1 to 4 tablespoons of reserved cream, just enough to incorporate the remaining flour into the shaggy wettish dough. If the dough is too wet, use more flour when shaping.
- Lightly sprinkle a board or other clean surface using some of the reserved flour. Turn the dough out onto the board and sprinkle the top of the dough lightly with flour. With floured hands, fold the dough in half, and pat dough out into a 1/3- to 1/2-inch-thick round using a little additional flour only if needed. Flour again if necessary and fold the dough in half a second time. If the dough is still clumpy, pat and fold a third time. Pat dough out into a ½-inch-thick round for a normal biscuit, 3/4-inch-thick for a tall biscuit, and 1-inch-thick for a giant biscuit. Brush off any visible flour from the top. For each biscuit, dip a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter into the reserved flour and cut out the biscuits, starting at the outside edge and cutting very close together, being careful not to twist the cutter. The scraps may be combined to make additional biscuits, although these scraps make tougher biscuits.
- Using a metal spatula if necessary, move the biscuits to the pan or baking sheet. Bake the biscuits on the top rack of the oven for a total of 10 to 14 minutes until light golden brown. After 6 minutes, rotate the pan in the oven so that the front of the pan is now turned to the back, and check to see if the bottoms are browning too quickly. If so, slide another baking pan underneath to add insulation and retard browning. Continue baking another 4 to 8 minutes until the biscuits are light golden brown. When the biscuits are done, remove from the oven and lightly brush the top of the biscuits with softened or melted butter. Turn the biscuits out upside down on a plate to cool slightly. Serve hot, right side up.
- Variation:
- Cut dough into 1/2- to 1-inch rounds and bake as directed, adjusting the baking time as necessary. Top with Hot Pepper Jelly and serve for cocktails, or split and fill with ham shavings.
- Variation: Harriet Rignys Easter Strawberry Shortcake
- My neighbor Harriet Rigny's grandmother made these every Easter for her family. Add a tablespoon or two of sugar to the dough. Line a cake pan with parchment paper. Rather than cut or roll the dough, pat the dough into the lined cake pan. Bake as above, perhaps a few minutes more if necessary to cook through. Remove from the oven, brush the top with softened or melted butter, and turn upside down on a rack to cool slightly. When cool, slice in half horizontally. Sandwich with sugared strawberries and cream, and serve a bowl of each separately.
- The 1832 edition of The Carolina Receipt Book by a Lady of Charleston (which predates The Carolina Housewife) has a recipe for a biscuit that does not get beaten and uses cream and potash, saying it is much better than a beaten biscuit. It is the same size, however, but more like a cream biscuit.
Reprinted with permission from Southern Biscuits by Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart, (C) © 2011 Gibbs Smith
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Nutritional Info
- Calories144
- Carbohydrates16 g(5%)
- Fat8 g(12%)
- Protein2 g(5%)
- Saturated Fat5 g(25%)
- Sodium248 mg(10%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber1 g(2%)
- Monounsaturated Fat2 g
- Cholesterol29 mg(10%)


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Ghana beat China 2-0 to recover from an opening game defeat and reach the Azerbaijan 2012 quarter-finals after a Jane Ayieyam double.
Coming into the game China's technical style had looked the more accomplished, but buoyed by their 5-0 win over Uruguay, Ghana took the game to the Asian side.
Playing a quicker game and pressing well, the Black Maidens took an early lead through Ayieyam. Taking down Fatima Alhassan's deep cross superbly, Ayieyam's resulting effort hit the bar, but she was on hand to tap in the rebound.
As China failed to implement their more intricate style of play in a packed midfield, Alhassan forced Lu Feifei into two superb full-length saves to keep her side in touch.
In a late first half rally, China's best chances of the half fell to Miao Siwen, first skewing a header wide, then wastefully firing over after showing quick feet in the box.
After the break the game deflated somewhat, with Ghana happy to sit on a result that would take them through, with China struggling to break through a packed final third.
As the game ground into something of a stalemate Feifei had to be on her toes to prevent Sherifatu Sumaila's cross dipping under the bar with 15 minutes to go. As the game went on Ayieyam was the only player brining any impetus to the Black Maidens.
Fittingly it was she who sealed the game for Ghana with her second goal, breaking free in a one-woman counter-attack before slotting calmly under Feifei.
Ghana will face Japan on Friday 5 October.
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"We suffered from the universal problem that befalls all Chinese national teams, we were in a very good position but we were unable to see out until the end of the group." Zhang Chonglai, China coach


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CARSON, Calif. - Juninho kept the LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League hopes alive with a dramatic match-winner in second-half stoppage time as the Galaxy beat Morelia 2-1 at The Home Depot Center on Wednesday.
Juninho's goal came in the dying moments of what looked to be a certain draw. Morelia would have gone through to the quarterfinals with a point and the Mexicans nearly got it what they came for, but Landon Donovan knocked a corner kick in and after a brief scramble, Juninho punched the ball into the back of the net.
WATCH: Full Match Highlights
It was a spectacular finish to a night that, for a time, looked like it would end LA's continental hopes.
The Galaxy broke open the scoring in the 20th minute when Todd Dunivant and Magee combined on a quick play inside the penalty area. Dunivant carried the ball down the left side of the box and quickly slipped a pass to the front of the six-yard box. Magee got his foot to the ball and one-timed it off Federico Vilar's hands and into the back of the net.
Morelia threatened the Galaxy goal in the 31st minute when Damian Manso turned and fired a shot on goal from close range. The ball deflected off a Galaxy defender and, with Saunders having reached the other way, the ball bounced harmlessly past an empty Galaxy net and out for a corner kick.
Several minutes later Donovan did well to shake free from Morelia's defense and ripped a shot on Vilar but his attempt went wide.
Magee came off at halftime due to a hamstring issue as Bryan Jordan came on at right midfield for the second half.
Even with the lead, the Galaxy kept pressing, looking for that second goal. Dunivant had a look from about six yards out in the 56th minute after Omar Gonzalez headed a ball into him on a Galaxy set piece, but the veteran's attempt went well over the crossbar.
Morelia capitalized, equalizing just past the hour as the visitors' pressure paid off. Manso slipped a ball into the penalty area and Jordan slid to clear it, but ended up pushing the ball toward the middle of the box. Saunders couldn't get there in time and Marquez Lugo eventually pushed the ball past AJ De La Garza and into the back of the net.
Moments later, Morelia went for the kill as manager Tomas Boy inserted Miguel Sabah and Edgar Lugo into the match. Instead, the hosts battled and eventually their persistence paid off in the form of the dramatic winner.
The Galaxy will head to Honduras on Oct. 20 to face already-eliminated Motagua side to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. Currently the Galaxy, Morelia and LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica are all tied on nine points each. A victory will see LA through to the quarterfinals.
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One of the more ridiculous moments in The Fast and the Furious series (and there are many to choose from) is when the modified Honda Civics drive under an 18-wheeler in the first film. I have always thought that was implausible. It turns out I was right.
A Civic driver and his passengers in Florida are lucky to be alive after a crash put them under a semi truck, and not in the kind of way where it could zoom underneath like in the movies. They received only minor injuries, which is stunning considering how awful the wreck looks in these photos.
Tampa Bay's ABC Action News traffic reporter Meredyth Censullo posted photos of the wreck on eastbound Interstate 4 this morning. She said the driver lost control and veered underneath the truck.
I don't think that will buff right out.
Hat tip to Meredyth!


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dowrocks necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Dow Excavating
Family owned business for over 40 years. We believe in honesty, integrity and quality work. Difficult or challenging projects are our specialty.
We build roads, dig trenches, excavate for buildings, clear land, install water and sewer systems, some demo and concrete work.
Most of our clients are willing to pay a little more for a better product.
Residential & commercial clients. People who are looking for a trustworthy contractor with an excellent reputation and experience. Example would be someone looking to build on vacant or raw land, or develope a site for say an apartment complex. We help people achieve their goals and visions.
It must be clean, sharp, professional and hopefully eye catching. I like the colors blue and gray ( silver ), but not limited too. No cartoons or real photographs.
I would like the name "DOW" to stand out but not overpower. And by someone just looking at the logo they would know that we do excavating.
However I am open to new ideas. I have never had a real Logo, so this is why I am turning to the experts.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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I absolutely love getting comments, and try to respond whenever possible ... but it never seems to fail that readers with specific questions have their accounts set to "no-reply"! I'd love to answer your questions, but often can't. However, I've noticed that two questions keep popping up over and over again, so I thought I'd answer them here:
- What do you do with all of the mini quilts that you receive as part of the swaps you are involved in? Great question. I am planning a re-do of the room that currently doubles as our home office / sewing room, and would love to create a mini quilt wall like the amazing ones shown here, here, here, here, here and here. But for now, they are all neatly stacked near my machine, and I look through them OFTEN. Every now and then, my kids will swipe a few of them for their dolls ... and I am TOTALLY cool with that! : )
- How can I find out about new swaps or quilting bees that might be open to new participants? I can only recommend following the same path that I did -- check out the Flickr groups and watch the discussion threads for open groups. Monthly swaps are a great place to get started -- I recommend the 6-12" Mini Quilt Swap Group, or Swap Til You Drop. Other mini quilt swaps, like the Doll Quilt Swap or the Mini Quilt in a Bag Swap, aren't quite monthly, but are usually open to new swappers. Finally, the best resource for info on quilting bees is Erin's Quilting Bee Blocks group. It has become the go-to place for both people who are recruiting and those looking to be recruited for a bee! And if all else fails, and you're feeling sad that you're not being invited to any groups, do what I did: start your own! That's how SewConnected was born!
Is anyone else as addicted to Pandora.com as much as I am? I LOVE it. However, the combination of Pandora + iTunes is EXTREMELY dangerous to my checkbook ... it's way too easy to discover new music and, one click and $1.29 later, it's yours forever. For quilting & sewing, it's usually a toss-up between "Josh Kelley Radio", the very similar "John Mayer Radio", or "Black Eyed Peas Radio". The Peas have been winning more often than not lately.
Any readers in AUS / NZ interested in a trade? I'd love to get my hands on this book. Let me know ...
OK, speaking of Material Obsession, I recently got the first book and I dig it. So much so, in fact, that July is my month to send out fabrics for Rachel's bee inspired group and I drew my inspiration from one of the quilts in the book.
I always admire pineapple quilt blocks, and "The Big Pineapple" quilt combines this traditional pattern with very modern, contemporary fabrics. It got my mind racing, and I quickly decided that I wanted the group to help me make a modern pineapple quilt.
First, I had to decide what fabrics to use. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I am a huge fan of Joel Dewberry's designs and I've been anxiously awaiting his Deer Valley fabric line for quite a while now. It didn't take long to decide that this was the perfect fabric line to fulfill my vision.
I scoured the 'net for a free pattern that I could include with my fabrics, but could only find paper piecing patterns. And as y'all know, I don't paper piece ... so I'm sure as heck not going to ask 17 other people to do it for me! Some more searching and I found the perfect solution: Bonnie's Pineapple Blossom quilt pattern over at Quiltville.com. Great pattern, easy enough for the various skill levels in our group and, best of all, all traditional piecing.
I made four practice blocks to show the group just how easy it is ...
... and I am THRILLED with the result! I know that you lose the pattern somewhat with so many different fabrics going on, but I wanted the end result to be scrappy and I think (hope) that the pattern will come through when it's all together. Even if it doesn't, it will still be a kick-a** quilt.
I can't wait to see it all come together.
Anyone else working with Deer Valley yet?


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Gothenburg, 5 March 2015: The SKF Annual Report 2014 – Financial, environmental and social performance is now available on www.skf.com.
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NYPD via AP file
Etan Patz vanished in New York on May 25, 1979. Despite an extensive search, his body was never found.
A grand jury has indicted a former SoHo bodega clerk on charges he lured 6-year-old Etan Patz into a basement and killed him 33 years ago, sources familiar with the case told NBC 4 New York.
Pedro Hernandez is charged with murder and kidnapping, the sources said.
Hernandez, who has a history of mental illness, was arrested last spring, decades after Patz disappeared off a SoHo street in a tragic case that has mystified New York City.
Previous story: Grand jury considers charges in Etan Patz disappearance
Police said Hernandez had admitted to luring Patz into a bodega where he worked, near the boy's house, and choking him to death in the basement.
Hernandez's attorney, Harvey Fishbein, said the trial would not solve the mystery of what happened to Patz.
Hernandez, he said, suffers from schizophrenia and has hallucinations. Fishbein said the entire case is based on statements made by his mentally ill client.
"The statements alleged by the people are not supported by any evidence whatsoever despite extraordinary investigative efforts by the police, back then and now," Fishbein said.
Read the indictment here (PDF)
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said at the time that police focused on Hernandez, who now lives in Maple Shade, N.J., after the Missing Persons Squad received a tip from someone who remembered Hernandez speaking of having killed a child.
A spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney said the grand jury found sufficient evidence to charge Hernandez and that the office believes the case should go to trial.
"This indictment is the outcome of a lengthy and deliberative process, involving months of factual investigation and legal analysis," said spokeswoman Erin Duggan.
Jonathan Dienst is WNBC's chief investigative correspondent. Shimon Prokupecz is a WNBC investigative producer.


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We are delighted to bring to you the seventh of this year's series of interviews and the nineteenth of this fascinating series, within our Portrait of an Artist column entitled "Seeing through the eyes". This is a section that has been created by our wonderful Portrait of an Artist Editor, Ile Mont. Mont has been inspired by the life and works of Carolyn Hall Young, as so many of us have. Young was the main contributor to our Portrait of an Artist Flickr pool and filled it with portraits of so many wonderful people, not only of herself. It is for this reason that Mont wanted to create this section, to enable us to view the artists style through their own eyes. At the end of each interview, Mont will keep Young's tradition alive, with a portrait of herself, seen through the eyes of the artist. In this case, you will see that at the end of this interview there are portraits of Mont, seen through the eyes of Bob Weil, what a gift!
Please continue to post your mobile portraiture to our dedicated Flickr group or use this hashtag on Instagram #tawportraitofanartist, this way, Mont will search through these artists first to interview. (Foreword by Joanne Carter).
All images in this interview ©Bob Weil, with the final image a collaboration ©Ile Mont/Bob Weil
(To view our other published interviews in this series, please go here).
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Alabama Counties: Henry County
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Henry County was created on 1819 Dec. 13. The original county was vast in size, until its boundaries were reduced by the establishment of the counties of Pike and Covington in 1821, by Dale in 1824, by Barbour in 1832 and Houston in 1903. The county was named for Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry (Virginia).
Henry County is located in the southeastern corner of the state, bounded to the east by the State of Georgia and the Chattahoochee River. It encompasses 557 square miles. It is identified as part of the coastal plain or Wiregrass region. The county seat is located in Abbeville. Other towns include Headland and Newville.
Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921.
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Help from Hublot for Japan earthquake: They'll match every donation made to the Japanese Red Cross
It was a week ago today that the devastation of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan shocked and saddened all of us. As the people of Japan try to come to terms with such overwhelming tragedy and loss we can but search for ways in which to offer a helping hand. One way in which we can help immediately is to support the Japanese Red Cross.
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AS the tranquil tones of church bells and choirs usher in another Easter Sunday, you may hear stirrings of controversy beneath those sounds — set to the pounding of a Lady Gaga tune.
It's no accident that Lady Gaga decided to release the video for her provocative single, "Judas," this Easter. From wearing see-through nun habits to suggestively swallowing a rosary, the pop star, who was raised a Catholic, has consistently prodded her faith's strict sexual conventions.
But if Lady Gaga has managed to offend some Catholics, her progressiveness, specifically her support for gay equality, reflects a genuine cultural moment. A recent study indicates that today's Catholics are the most progressive Christians in the country regarding gay equality — and more open than Americans in general.
Last month, the Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit group, reported that 74 percent of American Catholics surveyed supported the rights of same-sex couples to marry or form civil unions (43 percent and 31 percent, respectively). The telephone survey asked more than 3,000 adults to choose among three options: whether gay couples should be allowed to marry, should be allowed to form civil unions or should receive no legal recognition. By comparison, 16 percent of white evangelical Christians approved of same-sex marriages; 24 percent approved of civil unions. Among the general public, those rates climb to 37 and 27 percent, respectively — still lower than among Catholics.
Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, an independent group that has worked on gay Catholic issues since 1977, said he had seen Catholics open up in recent years. His group maintains a list of "gay-friendly parishes and faith communities" around the country, which has grown to more than 200 from about 20 since 1997.
Church traditions in social-justice advocacy play a strong role, he said. "These people aren't picking and choosing their Catholicism; their Catholicism has motivated them."
Official church policy is tough on gay issues: homosexual acts are deemed sinful (though being homosexual is not); same-sex marriage is forbidden. Embracing diversity while toeing the Vatican line requires a delicate balance.
Some seek nontraditional ministry. Dignity New York, a chapter of Dignity USA, an independent gay ministry group, has liturgical services especially for gay Catholics, given mostly by nonactive priests, at St. John's in the Village, an Episcopal church.
Yet Catholic churches from Texas to Wisconsin find ways to be welcoming. St. Francis Xavier in Chelsea, the Oratory Church of St. Boniface in Brooklyn and many others are known for programs offering spiritual and intellectual fulfillment for gay Catholics in a context once perceived as hostile.
The Rev. Gilbert Martinez, pastor at St. Paul the Apostle, a gay-friendly parish near Lincoln Center, said the study did not surprise him: Catholics have always struggled with moral issues on which the diocese and parishioners do not always agree.
Catholics believe God incarnates in diverse forms, Father Martinez said — like human beings.
"Once you say that God is a human person — I mean we're just so varied and diverse that way — I think the real Catholicity of that is to acknowledge that and accept that," he said.


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By the time severe weather hits, it's already too late. Disaster preparedness is about having an established safety plan. Whether it's preparedness for floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, or fires, the key to survival in disasters is planning. Use our preparedness section to stay informed, make a plan, and most importantly—remain safe in an emergency.
Winter Driving Preparedness
The first step to driving carefully during the winter season is to always be aware of changing weather conditions from your starting location to your destination. We offer a variety of weather tools and products to make sure your winter road travel is safe.
Planning a drive during winter weather conditions? Check out our Road Trip Planner, a helpful tool that provides helpful weather information for your drive, including forecasted conditions and severe alerts along the road.
Whether you are using Road Trip Planner or any other Weather Underground product, there are some important winter weather terms that you should get yourself familiar with.
Winter Storm WATCH: This product is issued by the National Weather Service when there is a potential for heavy snow or significant ice accumulations, usually at least 24 to 36 hours in advance. The criteria for this watch can vary from place to place.
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Winter weather driving can be a challenge for even the most experienced drivers. Use these tips to help you drive safely during the winter season.
- Check your brakes, transmission, and tires.
- Check the condition of your battery and ignition system.
- Check radiator coolant, hoses, and belts.
- Check your anti-freeze and thermostat to avoid freezing.
- Check your windshield wiper blades and de-icing washer fluid.
- Check your headlights, tail and brake lights, blinkers and emergency flasher.
- Check your exhaust system, heater and defroster.
- Check fuel and air filters.
- Check your oil and power steering fluids.
- Properly lubricate door locks that may be prone to freezing.
- Before beginning your trip, check the current road conditions and weather forecast. For statewide highway information 24 hours a day checkout your state's Department of Transportation. For the best weather information all day everyday, check out wunderground.com
- Keep your car's windows, mirrors and lights clear of snow and ice.
- Buckle up.
- Allow plenty of time to make it your destination.
- Be aware of sleet, freezing rain, and potentially icy areas.
- Brake early and slowly. Avoid slamming on the brakes.
- Keep a safe distance of at least five seconds behind other vehicles and trucks that are plowing the road.
- When driving on ice and snow, do not use cruise control and avoid abrupt steering maneuvers.
- Keep an emergency winter driving kit in your car. See our Preparedness Kit page for more information.
- Maintain at least a half tank of gas during the winter season. This is good for emergency preparedness and it keeps the fuel line from freezing.
Source: Department of Transportation
Be prepared for winter season driving by keeping these items handy in your vehicle.
Blankets or a sleeping bag
Flashlight or battery-powered lantern, with extra batteries
Battery-powered radio
Jumper or booster cables
Emergency flares
Extra clothing, such as boots, hats, and mittens
A steel shovel and rope to use as a lifeline
Tow chain
Bottled water or juice, and nonperishable high-energy foods
First-aid kit with necessary medications and pocket knife
Road salt, sand, or non-clumping cat litter for tire traction
A cell phone and car charger
Ice scraper and snow brush or small broom
Spare tire, tire repair kit, and pump
Source: Department of Transportation and National Weather Service
The Department of Transportation applies several materials to roads to assist with snow removal or to improve vehicle traction. While these materials may vary from state to state, they generally include the following.
Special Note: De-icing chemicals such as sodium chloride and calcium chloride are very detrimental to gravel-surfaced and surface-treated roads. Chemicals are used very sparingly on these types of roads and only when absolutely necessary.
|Sodium Chloride: For snow and ice control, sodium chloride ("Salt") is the most plentiful and inexpensive de-icer. When salt is applied, it creates brine, which keeps snow and ice from bonding to the pavement. Salt is effective to temperatures of about 27 degrees F and above.
|Calcium Chloride: A more expensive de-icing chemical, calcium chloride is most often mixed with salt to provide some moisture so the chemical reaction that causes melting can take place. This chemical is used when temperatures fall into the low 20s because at those temperatures, moisture isn't present to help salt start the melting process. In liquid form, calcium chloride provides quicker action.
|Abrasives: Small gravel or sand that can't melt snow or ice, such as non-clumping cat litter. Often, abrasives are mixed with salt to provide additional traction and lessen the cost of applying chemicals. Abrasives can be used on roads generally not treated with chemicals.
Source: Department of Transportation
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In graph theory, an edge regular graph is defined as follows. Let G = (V,E) be a regular graph with v vertices and degree k. G is said to be edge regular if there is also integer λ such that:
Every two adjacent vertices have λ common neighbors.
A graph of this kind is sometimes said to be an er(v,k,λ).
I want know about eigenvalues of edge regular graph, how can we find eigenvalue of this graph?


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Report outlines problems with Mifflin Street Block Party
Annual event set to take place Saturday
MADISON, Wis. — On the eve of the first weekend in May, Madison officials are reminding residents the Mifflin Street Block Party will not take place Saturday as it has for decades.
A report released Thursday by Public Health Madison and Dane County showed the Mifflin Street Block Party cost city taxpayers $196,000 in policing efforts last year. Mayor Paul Soglin said he hopes to save some of the money spent on Mifflin policing and put it toward youth activities.
"We will reduce that check," Soglin said in a statement. "We will make those funds available for summer youth programming."
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray and Soglin said in the statement that the annual student event has grown out of control, and they want to reduce the burden on the community and the police department.
The report noted incidents reported to police at the event, including violent crimes and drug offenses, largely involved 21-year-old white males. It called for a coalition between the university and the community to address the party and its problems.
An alternative weekend event, a musical festival called Revelry, will be held at Union South and may help to shrink the size and scope of Mifflin.
"People are going to do what they're going to do on Saturday, and we're not going to try to stop anyone," Revelry spokesperson Bess Donoghue said. "We're just trying to provide this really fun way to celebrate the end of the year in a safe environment."


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New Study Finds Link Between SIDS and Alcohol Consumption
New Study Finds Link Between SIDS and Alcohol ConsumptionEvery parent is concerned about SIDS. Although there are many theories about it, and some feel they've narrowed down possible causes, it is still the # 1 cause of death in children between the ages of one month and one year. New research has now linked SIDS to parents or caregivers drinking alcohol. It may not be the sole cause of SIDS, but it might enable you to make changes that could keep your baby safe.
The study, conducted by University of California sociologist, David Phillips, reviewed 129,090 SIDS cases that occurred between 1973 to 2006.
The findings showed that SIDS deaths increased at times also known for increased alcohol consumption. For example, SIDS deaths spiked by 33% on New Year's Day. Researchers also discovered that SIDS deaths were higher on weekends and on the fourth of July.
This lines up with other statistics on SIDS: Babies of mothers who drink are more than twice as likely to die of SIDS.
One doctor commenting on the study said, ""Although the study alerts us to considering the increase in SIDS at this time of the year (meaning New Year's), it concerns me because it does not have evidence to suggest a cause or action to prevent this increase."
Actually, the 'action to prevent this increase' is pretty clear. Don't drink alcohol AND take care of babies. Pretty simple.
Many other factors are suspected of contributing to SIDS:
- Babies suffocating in extra quilts, blankets, pillows, very soft mattresses, or by sleeping on their stomach. Recommendations are to put the baby to sleep in his or her back with no extra or heavy blankets, toys, etc., and ensure they can't roll over.
- Babies overheating if they're over-dressed or in a room where the temperature is too high. We have a tendency to bundle babies a little too much and have their bedrooms very warm. Most doctors recommend that if you are too hot or too cold in a room, your baby probably is, too. Don't use extra blankets or clothing; if the temperature's good for you (unless you are particularly sensitive), then it's probably fine for baby.
- Some experts think breathing fumes coming from the chemicals in baby crib mattresses. Naturepedic crib mattresses have been independently tested to ensure the air around them is safe for baby.
And others are still being researched.
If parents took care of all of the known or suspected risk factors, would SIDS be over? No one really knows. But we do know that we can lower our baby's chances of SIDS by addressing the things in the above list. And now, thanks to this new study, we know that drinking alcohol and caring for babies do not mix. Abstinence may be the best policy for parents and caregivers of young children.


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