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This is a variation of a Brian Chan pattern. A defining tying concept here is to the swept back wing beneath the and to the side of the pupa's body rather than on top as most patterns do. I used an atypical combination of natural peacock and dyed orange peacock herl to wrap the abdomen section. The top wing is hen hackle. The underwing is peacock Ice Dub tied under beard style and brushed back with an old toothbrush. The head is two turns of naturally awesome peacock herl.
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Fly Tying: Chan's Caddis Pupa
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Fly Tying: Hidden Gems
Tags: biots, Darker biots, летать связывание, летят обвързване, Fliegenbinden, fly tying, fly tying materials, Fly Tying Photography, Fly Tying Tips, Fly Tying: Nymph, lentää sitominen, флы везања, Simulator Nymph, Stillwater Pattern, voar subordina�, zbura lega
I tied a bunch of these years ago. I found them beneath a pile of yellow Woolly Buggers in a box. I always looked at those yellow Buggers, but never selected one to fish. Tonight, I lifted the half dozen or so yellow flies to set them aside. Beneath them were a half dozen of these little gems. Hooks pitted. Flies long forgotten.
What I like about this pattern is the peacock and the darker, tan biots (not the more traditional white biot wing/brown biot tail of a Prince Nymph). The furnace hackle palmered through the peacock body is a nice color contrast. Years ago there was, I recall, a pattern called the Simulator (not Stimulator) that was a worthy stillwater pattern. It was similar to the above except the hackle was trimmed shorter before the biot wing was tied in. It also had the more subdued biot wing and tail. Maybe this was some derivation of that? The fly was tied on a size 10 hook.
It does pay now and then to really dig beneath some of those unused flies you carry year after year, but never use.
Fly Tying & Hair Extenstions: My $25.00 Worth, More or Less
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My daughter recently asked to raid my hackle bins for some lengthy rooster feathers for extensions to be crimped into her hair. She helped herself to a half dozen feathers. At about 3 feathers for $25-36 crimped in, I can spare the feathers, because of my OCD (Obsessive Consumerism Disorder)
I don't doubt this fashion craze is of consequence for some shops and the beginning fly tier, albeit short term, I believe. It the hackle sources are jacking prices to the shop, shame on them. This subject matter is actually pretty stale, but you need to maintain momentum as a beginning tier.
So, my advice to the beginning tier, ride out the fashion craze. Tie wets, flymphs, nymphs, emergers and streamers. Tie anything that doesn't require the premium dry fly hackle. Fish them and catch fish.
Fly Tying: Blending New & Old (Slow Down)
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As a beginning fly tier, it can be a bit confusing. So many patterns. Fly tying is a lot like cooking. There are elementary preparations to learn and learn well before venturing off in all manner of more adventurous presentations. Fly tying is the same. Learn the basic techniques of preparing the materials and attaching the materials to the hook. Sounds simple, but it is the essence of tying that never changes.
Frankly, the beginning tier can be steered by shops, friends, magazines, blogs, the internet in general toward what is considered most important for the tier. My .02 cents worth of advice: tie simple patterns that are proven to catch the fish you are most likely to fish for: trout, steelhead, bass, pike etc. Every species has some basic, proven patterns that are well established. Tie these patterns, while carefully perfecting the basic tying techniques.
Historically, the beginning tier concentrates on trout/grayling patterns and progresses to more complicated patterns for different species. Probably this is not a bad idea. Don't get pulled afar with all manner of patterns to soon. Keep in mind why you are tying a pattern. What does it imitate? The study of bugs and other food sources for fish is in order.
So: perfect the basic techniques of fly tying; tying basic patterns, study the food sources for the fish and understand how your patterns match those food sources…then study how and when to present those flies to catch fish. Keep it simple. You will often return to basics and simplicity in tying.
Here is an interesting analogy between music (mashing) & fly tying.
You will soon realize there are a gazillion pattern opportunities. Don't go willy nilly tying this and that. Again, basics techniques and patterns and asking the why's and how's. Then venture off into new areas, creativity and traditions. Always have fun!
Fly Tying: Elegant Emergers (John P. Newbury)
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I recently had the good fortune to make the FB acquaintance of John Newbury, an Oregon tier. His work is admittedly beyond the beginning tier. However, his pattern images are so inspiring (crisp, clean, beautifully photographed) that I bring them to you as inspiring and as exceptional standards to be strived for………………. (my sincere apologies to John. In the original post I spelled his name Newberry)
Fly Tying: Nymphs & Their Sex Life
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Tomorrow, I think I will discuss the Fly Tying Expo in Albany, Oregon ( held today and Saturday, the 12th, Albany Expo Bldg.) As I sat in an accident related traffic jam tonight, I had time to reflect upon the event's effect upon me. I will offer up my observations (in the for what it is worth department) and what I learned. Also, I will bring attention to a few tiers that caught my eye. Oh, and to you fella's (and gals) that have a thing about sweet, innocent, wood nymphs and the like, and ended up here…………..they do visit here, but only after a wee bit too much of the spirits.
Fly Tying: Bead Head Flymph
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I imagine my steelheading brethren cringe at the site or mention of a trout fly. And, I am equally certain those that chase trout (the non-ocean going variety) would take exception to me categorizing my concoction as a flymph. I first heard of flymph's while reading the works of Dave Hughes and Rick Hafele in the early 90's. I understood it to be a basic nymph pattern (not a wet) with an additional use of a wound hackle at the front (soft hackles). Here, I have added a root beer brown bead. The original flymphs were without a bead for sure. The tail and abdomen are dyed peacock herl and the thorax is a concoction of dubbings (dark brown). The hackle is from a PP Starling patch. No wingcase. The hook is an old Mustad 3906.


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Over the past decade, FIRST® Tech Challenge has continued to grow, serving the FIRST mission of creating excitement and exposing students to the wonderful world of science, technology, engineering and math. With growth, must come change, as most of our community has seen through our evolution of robot technology. We continue to work to make this program more accessible and affordable, while still engaging and challenging students of all skill levels.
Since the 2015 season, FIRST Tech Challenge has moved away from a centralized control system to the Android based platform you see today. The increased reliability of the Android based/REV platform, is allowing us to improve the flow of the matches. We are making significant and exciting changes that teams and volunteers need to be aware of for the 2017-2018 season.
Autonomous to Driver Controlled Transition
Starting in the 2017-2018 season, there will no longer be a hard stop following the autonomous period to transition to the driver controlled period of the match. Once the autonomous portion of the match ends, the emcee/game announcer will tell the teams to pick up their driver station. As a visual cue, the scoring system will display to teams that they must pick up their driver station. Teams will only have 5 seconds to pick up their driver station, so they should make sure to pay close attention! After the 5 seconds, there will be a 3-2-1 countdown and the driver controlled period of the match will begin right away.
Why make the change?
- Since the reliability of our technology has come so far, the large gap between autonomous and driver controlled periods of the match is no longer necessary.
- The game design doesn't require field reset between the autonomous and driver controlled periods.
- The shortened break between autonomous to driver controlled period increases engagement by keeping the excitement of the match going.
- The shortened break will encourage teams to build smarter and create sturdier robots, that can move successfully from autonomous to driver controlled unhindered.
What does this mean to teams?
Teams must remember is to keep an eye on the match timer display, and listen for the cues from the Emcee or Game Announcer to pick up their driver stations. The transition will happen quickly, and the scoring system will automatically run the rest of the match. Since the robots are not tied directly to the scoring system, teams must make sure they are ready to run their driver controlled programs after the 3-2-1 countdown.
How does this impact the number of matches played?
This will not impact the number of matches played at an event. From League Meets to State Championships, teams will still be able to play between 5 and 6 matches, depending on the specific tournament. Teams will still receive a minimum of 7 minutes between each match. Super Regionals and World Championship events will have additional matches. The number of matches at these events will be announced at a later date.
Up righting/Untangling/Reconnecting Robots
Because of the shortened transition from autonomous to driver controlled period, field personnel will no longer enter the field to upright or untangle any robots. Robots that have lost connections will not be reconnected by the Field Technical Adviser. Teams should take this into consideration when building and designing their robot.
If you have any questions about the new changes to our match play format please email email@example.com. Happy Relic Recovering!
Click here to watch the New Changes to Match Play video on YouTube!

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One caveat: Child's novels are all so very clearly delineated in terms of story arc, character and style that it wasn't until Chapter Six that I wasn't entirely sure I hadn't read this one before.


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7 Secrets to Being Booked Two Months Ahead All Year Long! (5-minute read)
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When you start a service business it is very stressful to struggle to find work. Going days or weeks between jobs can create a range of emotions from panic to depression. When a customer finally calls, in our eagerness to book work we may actually put the would-be customer off by sounding and acting desperate.
My contracting business is booked 2 – months in advance with the exception of during our one seasonally slow time where we drop down to being booked only 1 – 2 weeks in advance. We have 6 trucks so when I say we are booked I mean every truck is booked 2 – months in advance.
The best part about this is that our system can be replicated. Here is how we do it.
Step 1 – Set Your Business Up in the Right Marketplace
Our contracting business (www.purepressure.ca) is located in Vancouver, BC Canada, we offer Exterior Building Cleaning services to residential and commercial customers. The services we offer are sought after by nearly every property owner in the Greater Vancouver area, a population of over 2 million people. We offer three services that our customers need every year, one in spring, one in summer and one in fall/winter. We have lots of competition but lots of potential customers. If you are in a marketplace without enough potential customers this system will not work.
Step 2 – Develop an Online Lead Generation System
The foundation of our lead generation system is our website. We find new customers through organic search results and paid online advertising. The secret for us is building a website and online ads that are optimized for slightly less competitive key words then what your competitors focus on. So if you are a plumber who lives in a large city you would optimize your website for the surrounding suburbs instead of the city you live in and keywords related to plumbing but not actually the word plumber.
Step 3 – What Is Truly Important to Your Perfect Customer
Once people visit your website you must communicate what they want to see and hear. Our contracting business involves working on ladders and the customer's roof, so we focus on safety. Of course, we provide information about our services but always through the lens of safety. We emphasize our fall protection plan, compliance with safety regulations and insurance that protects the customer. This is more important to the customer then learning about the fancy tools we use to clean gutters for example. They don't really care what special tools you use, they just want the job done safely so they don't have to deal with a lawsuit if someone gets hurt. What is the one thing your customers are concerned with? Focus your marketing on that.
Step 4 – Do One Thing Better Than 80% of Your Competition
Once your site does its job and makes people want to get a proposal, make it easy for them to take action. Proposals (estimates) are typically the area that you can become a leader in your industry. In our industry, our competitors are often independent contractors with maybe one or two helpers. They are responsible for doing almost everything themselves in their business. Usually, their wives will do invoicing and accounts payable/receivable but are too nervous to do proposals because they don't know the business well enough. So your competitors are working all day and trying to get everything else done in the evening. Our competitors were taking up to 72 hours to get proposals back to customers. We made a commitment to our customers that we would do all proposals in 24 hours. This made us better than 80% of our competitors and immediately influenced revenue to grow.
Step 5 – Find a Better Fit for Customers That Don't Work for You
Your business has a personality that is a reflection of you and your employee's personality, your customer has a personality. Not all personalities work well together. When I came across a customer that was not a good fit for our business I would recommend that they use a specific competitor. Give customers to your competitors, this sounds like a bad idea! Think about it, though, this customer that is causing all kinds of grief in your business may get along with your competitor famously and leave you to pursue customers that are a better fit and your competitor will love you. Your competitor will be less likely to try to hurt your business because he will view you as a friend. If this customer is not a good fit for your competitor, the customer will now be causing all kinds of grief to your competitors business leaving you free to pursue customers that are a better fit and your competitor will still think you're great because you are referring their business. It is a win-win scenario for you either way.
Step 6 – When Customers Compliment You, Take Note and Do More of That
Wow, I really appreciate how your employees did…
Whatever two or three customers like, all your customers will like. Take specific note and change your marketing to talk about those things. When you are meeting with a potential customer talk about those things over and over again. Of course, if two or three customers complain consistently about something you have to eliminate those things immediately as well.
Step 7 – Remarket to Your Existing Customers
Over time you will build up a list of customers, remarket to them carefully using an email service like Mail Chimp. Too many emails and you will drive them away, too few and you miss out on a secret to success. We found that twice a year is the perfect number for us. We time the emails to match what is going on in our customer's lives. The email arrives and the customer feels relief, many times customers said to us "I was just thinking about calling you and your email arrived, thank you for thinking about me."
If you follow these 7 steps and your business is positioned in the right market you will be able to book yourself weeks or even months in advance. As a reward for reading this entire article, I would like to offer you one more tip:
Bonus Tip – Understanding Psychology
When you don't have work and a customer finally calls and asks when you are available, NEVER schedule them that day or the day after. The soonest I would ever schedule a customer, even when I had zero work was 2 days from the day they called. Why? It really comes down to psychology, by not acting desperate when the customer calls they unconsciously think "these guys are good, other people have booked them." Now when you have implemented the 7 steps of our system and you are booking weeks, even months in advance and a customer complains it is important that you say something like this to them "I'm sorry that we can't get to you any sooner, anyone in our industry that is good is booking this far in advance this time of year. If you find someone that doesn't have any work booked this time of year, well there is probably a reason for that" (chuckle as you say this last part so you don't sound like a jerk). This has a powerful effect on the customer, some will still go find someone else but most just schedule you.
Thank you for reading my blog, please like, share, and leave a comment. Your support is appreciated and I would love to hear suggestions on topics you would like to read about.


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A knee injury has kept the England international out of United's side since August.
But Fergie now says that the 27 year old is fit and ready and will play some part in the Champions League game.
The United boss told reporters: "We've got Ashley Young back and he'll be involved tomorrow. We've got Nani, Antonio Valencia, Ryan Giggs - plenty of wide players. I have an issue in terms of picking the team. Hopefully I get it right.
"Shinji Kagawa didn't play on Saturday so he can prepare for tomorrow. Also, Stoke's a different team to any other side he's played. But mainly it was to give him a rest before tomorrow."


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Multiple Gestation
Definition - What does Multiple Gestation mean?
Multiple gestation is the experience of carrying two or more fetuses in one pregnancy. While it is possible for multiple gestations to occur naturally, the odds increase dramatically with fertility drugs and assisted reproductive technology (ART).
Multiple gestation is also called multiple pregnancy.
FertilitySmarts explains Multiple Gestation
There are two types of multiple gestation:
- The release of more than one egg per cycle, resulting in multiple embryos and fraternal twins or triplets (dizygotic).
- The splitting of a single fertilized egg, resulting in identical twins (monozygotic).
These circumstances can be caused by:
- Natural biological circumstances
- Fertility drugs, including ovulation induction (OI) medication, causing the release of multiple eggs from the ovaries
- In vitro fertilization (IVF), in which multiple embryos are transferred into the uterus
The risk of pregnancy increases with each multiple. While women pregnant with twins typically experience a pregnancy similar to a woman pregnant with a singleton, a high-order pregnancy, (3 or more fetuses), can greatly impact the chances of complications. These chances increase with each additional fetus present. The most common complications include:
- Preterm delivery
- Low birth weight
- Cognitive disabilities
- Behavioral disabilities
- Miscarriage
Additionally, carrying a multiple gestation pregnancy can increase the chance of health complications for the mother, including:
- Gestational diabetes
- Preeclampsia
- Labor and delivery complications
- Higher risk of postpartum depression
In circumstances of high order multiples, selective reduction may be advised to limit the chance of risk to mother and fetuses.


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With just four days until Valentine's Day we're getting in the spirit with one of my favorite guilty pleasures today- Kalla, a local luxury flower delivery service. Have you seen a more beautiful bouquet? Did I mention they come with chocolate and wine? It's pretty great.
Peter and I tend to skip the traditional gift giving on Valentine's Day in favor of a low key dinner at one of our favorite restaurants (we go to the same place every year) and flowers. Then my other favorite part of Valentine's Day is celebrating with girlfriends, because let's face it… they're the ones who really love all the pink, conversation hearts, romantic comedies, cute cards, and have I mentioned chocolate? Just like a certain Miss Leslie Knope, I'm totally on board with Galentine's Day!
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25 years of #PragueMarathon
- The IAAF Road Running Commission, the most important international body in the world of running, held its annual meeting for the first time in Prague, during the Volkswagen Marathon Weekend.
- RunCzech was proud to open its brand new running center – Running Mall, also during the Volkswagen Marathon Weekend.
- There was historically highest participation of the marathon race
- RunCzech launches new website
- Nicholas Kemboi of Quatar wins the race in 2:08:51
- Among the women the winner was Caroline Rotich of Kenyia, clocking in 2:27:00
- The first gold PIM Kings (runners who have finished 15 marathon) were crowned.
- There was only one PIM Queen – Věra Vavrejnová. She took part not only in the 15 measured marathons, but also in two before PIM started using he chip technology.
- For the first time with the golden mark of IAAF quality
- The novelty of the year was the "Run without barriers" for runners with disabilities
- RunCzech established its Facebook profile
- Last time with a silver label. After the race, we got the gold label from IAAF.
- New event record men: 2:05:39
- New event record women 2:25:29
- The highest participation in history
- Google Street View enables users to visually see the course
- We celebrated the 2500 year anniversary of the legendary Marathon Battle
- The first year of Walk with dogs
- Relf Klug finished the marathon race within the seven-hour limit, running backwards
- Free Hugs in front of the Expo
- On April 4, Carlo Capalbo had been elected to the board of AIMS. He has become one of the 9 members who "move with the world of running"
- With Google, we developed a pilot project which offered a unique application enabling you to compare your performance with your friends
- New course record was set: 2:07:48 (Patrick Ivuti, KEN)
- On Saturday before the race, Carnival Parade took part
- Half of the Minimarathon fee was donated to Karel Pavlik foundation
- Volkswagen Prague Marathon 2008 was special, as many top athletes had a last chance to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
- The 2008 edition could boast with the record number of runners – 4517.
- The number of foreign nationalities grew constantly and in 2008, there were 2609 foreigners from 71 countries.
- The novelty of this year was the Corporate Marathon, which attracted 150 teams, of 4 runners and the registrations had to be closed prematurely.
- Volkswagen Marathon Prague was started by the president of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus
- The 1st edition of the "Walk for Health" Rook place during the Volkswagen Marathon Weekend
- At the start of the Vokswagen Marathon, there were 4167 runners, 45 elite athletes and 65 different nationalities
- 84% of Vokswagen Marathon runners were men• Foreigners accounted for 60% of Vokswagen Marathon Prague start field
- Portugal's athlete Ornelas Helder became the winner, at 2:11:49
- The number of participants in the Prague Marathon is exceeded by the number of Half Marathon runners for the first time
- At the Volkswagen Marathon Weekend you could also join the Eco run, in-line race, City run 8 km or 4 km family run
- On Saturday there was a carnival in the streets of Prague
- The speaker was Lejla Abbasová, who starred at The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- Part of the Music Festival was star_Fest: famous Czech singers performed for Cetrum Paraple (charity)
- With the registration fee you could help an ostrich
- The male winner, Shami Hassan Mubarak from Qatar, finished in time 2:11:11
- The pasta party you know nowadays was not in the Expo but in a café
Steven Matebo Cheptot finished as a winner in time 2:10:42. The fastest Czech Jan Bláha 7 minutes and 17 second after him. The fastest Czech women Ivana Martincová made it under 3:00:00.
The Marathon Music Festival was very successful. There were costumes everywhere, dancing groups and men walk on stilts.
The runners had an awesome possibility:
Take part in a new record - Bring water from your town - Prague International Marathon and The Museum of Records and Curiosities present: "Confluence of the biggest number of waters of the WORLD" Do you have a mountain stream, a pond full of carp, a huge dam …around you? If you bring a sample of water from the place of your heart to the EXPO registration tent, you will become a part of world record - WATER OF THE EARTH. How to participate, what else is going on?
The fastest Czech male runner Róbert Štefko finished third! With the time of 2:12:33 he qualified himself for the Olympic in Athens.
Barnabas Koech finished very first in the time 2:12:15.
Fastest women, Leila Aman, won in time 2:31:48. The best Czech female runner finished in time 2:45:29.
In the Czech Republic, in 2003 there was a new president elected, who replaced the very first Czech president, Václav Havel. Václav Klaus, already in the first year in the office, joined his name with the 5th edition of Hervis Prague Half Marathon, which he started.
The marathon, finisher medal went through a change. The siluette on it is heading to the right, for the first time.
Wilyl Cheruiyot from Kenyia has won the Prague International Marathon, clocking at 2:11:56. Anna Jelagat Kibor was the most succesful one among the women and won in 2:31:10.
Among the czech athletes, Jan Bláha managed to ourun all the others, finishing in a time of 2:22:21 and Ivana Martincová won in 2:50:42.
Year 2002 brought new route of Prague International Marathon and the accompanying non-competitive run. Both runs were starting and finishing at the Oldtown Square, but the adjusted route of marathon was now more attractive na d objectivelly faster. The non-competitive run lead runners accross the Charles Bridge for the first time.
In 2002 there was also a new technology introduced to the runner. The families and friends of the runners could newly be "live tracking" them, as moving dots on the map of the race, on the internet. Also, each runner could newly train according to the "virtual training", a software product, which created a tailored training program to each runner.
Henry Tarus from Kenya won the race in 2:11:41 and Alvetina Ivanova from Russia defeated all teh other women in 2:32:24.
Among the check talents, Jiří Wallenfels took the win with the time of 2:25:52 and Jana Klimešová was the fastest of the Czech women field, with the time of 2:47:24.
Prague International Marathon continued to grow both in terms of number of participants and their reputation. The turn of the new millennium brought another significant change. adidas has set PIM in its new adidas Marathon Series along with Berlin, Boston, London, Rotterdam, Paris and Madrid.
Italian female runner Maura Viceceonte has set a new women's marathon record in 2:26:33.
The fastest man on the course was with time 2:10:14 Andrew Sambu.
The fastest Czech was Jan Bláha with a time of 2:15:54 and between the Czech ladies dominated with time 2:37:07 Alena Peterková.
The Prague Half Marathon in April moved from Stromovka to the city center.
In the starting field of the 6th Prague International Marathon, there was Ronaldo Da Costa, the current world record holder, with the time of 2:06:05. Therefore, he joined the group of famous people, associated with the Prague International marathon, such as Emil Zátopek, Eliah Lagat, Gelindo Bordin and Paul Tergat.
In the women starting field, there was again Franca Fiacconi, the winner of the last edition and the track record holder. The attack on the track record was expected in both women and men categories, didn't manage to show their best effort. Fiacconi finished third among the women and Da Costa took the 17th place, overall. This year, the battle between Da Costa and Fiacconi, together with the rest of the starting field, could have been watched live on the internet by people from all around the world.
Moreover, in 200, the Prague International Marathon got a new image. Tono Stano, the famous photographer, created a series of photos, featuring a female runner with Vltava and Hradčany in the background. The image was completed with the slogan "Život je sladký běh" ("Life is a sweet run").
The main star at Prague International Marathon was no Kenyan as it had been of late but a woman, attractive P.E. teacher from Italy, Franca Fiacconi, who had just come from a win at the NYC marathon and who occasionally changes from her sports shoes to heels. In Prague, she realized all the organizers' wishes and became their triumph. The spectators could have seen her in the finish clocking 1:28:33.
Besides the competition of the best runners, Prague was on that Sunday a running event participated in by almost 30 thousand professional and amateur runners - from the babies in buggies to the pensioner, for whom running remains a vigorous endeavour.
The biggest news in PIM's 1999 menu was the race held on Saturday, March 13, at Výstaviště which we know today as Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon. More about the history of this race can be found here.
This year we celebrate the 25. anniversary of the Prague International Marathon - known today as RunCzech's Volkswagen Prague Marathon. You are warmly welcomed to join us!
1998One of the fastest marathon courses in the world and over the Charles Bridge for the first time
Each and every edition of Prague International Marathon brought something new. Either a new race was added, or the Marathon course was adjusted to become more appealing to the runners. The fourth edition was not an exception and offered both. Together with the competitive and non-competitive runs, the in-line skaters were welcomed, for the first time. The marathon course was also modified and newly the course led over the Charles Bridge, for the first time. This change even increased the magical atmosphere of the course, which goes mostly through the streets of the old Prague. Nevertheless, the fourth edition brought one more novelty. Prague International marathon was established as the Czech Championship for the domestic runners.
Elijah Lagat from Kenya has become the winner of the main race and behind his victory is very interesting story. When Lagat was 25 years old, he worked in the personal department of Ministry of Education in Kenya. This job has led him to become overweight. He was advised by a doctor to start running, to get rid of his extra fat. After 6 years of running, Lagat has become one of the fastest marathon runners in the world and he won the Prague international Marathon in a time of: 2:08:52. Lagat, for the fourth time in a row, improved the course record and started rumors of Prague International Marathon, having one of the fastest courses in the world.
Also in 1997, a new race introduced. Technical director of PIM, Gelindo Bordin, came with an idea to organize a race dedicated only to high school students, that takes place on the course of Prague International Marathon. This was the origin of Junior Marathon Championship, that is still being organized today.
The Golden Ten was renamed and moved to September. Newly, the race was called Mattoni Grand Prix and in the winner was Paul Tergat, previous 10k world record holder.
The main race, Prague International Marathon, attracted also due to increased prize money many great athletes, lead by John Kagwe from Kenya. John Kagwe confirmed his role of a favorite and he won the Prague International Marathon 1997, setting a new course record of 2:09:07. The quality of elite athletes was proven by the fact that 7 runners managed to run under the previous course record time and the winner was determined just after the sprint towards the finish line.
Apart from the marathon race, the non-competitive races for 9km and 4,5km took place. All three races attracted more than 30 000 runners. Carlo Capalbo made the following remark about the 1997 season: "On the map of the biggest world marathons we have already made a strong mark. The biggest satisfaction for us is the fact that people from all over the world found out that Prague is not only a city of inimitable beauty, but a city of sport as well."
After successful first edition, the organization team led by Carlo Capalbo decided to introduce another race, to make the second edition more interesting - an elite race for 10km. Overall, the second edition of the Marathon weekend held 4 courses - marathon, The Golden Ten and non-competitive 9,5 km and 5,5 km.
Sunday of 19th May 1996 has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of runners compared to 1995. The Prague International Marathon was run by 1330 runners, the non-competitive 9,5km - 10 500 runners and the kids run - 18 000 young enthusiasts. The number of participants has almost doubled since the first edition.
Wiliam Musyoki became the winner of the marathon distance, securing the win in 2:12:21, time which marked his personal best and also the course record. Elena Vinickaya won among women and she was the only one to break the hegemony of the African runners. The second edition of Prague International Marathon exceeded the premiere of the race in 1995 and increased the quality of the organization to a new level.
Like so many things in the Czech Republic, the idea of staging an international marathon in Prague came over a pint of beer. It was a fine autumn Saturday in November 1994, and Carlo Capalbo was sitting in a small bar with his friend and fellow Italian Gelindo Bordin, winner of the marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. After they drew a draft of the racecourse on a napkin they decided to call Emil Zátopek to ask for his support. The famous Emil Zátopek, three gold medals holder from the Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
There were 985 runners, who took part in the first edition of the Prague Marathon, but it was not only them running. There were two more distances people could join - 9,2 km and 4,8 km. The capacity of these runs were increased several times and in total 15 000 people (children and adults) participated.
The winner was Turbo Tummo in time 2:12:44 (ETH) and the fastest women was Svetlana Tkach 2:38:33 (UKR).


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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Look at me! I'm Elfblogging! by Blizzy
Not sure how to start this, as I've never done this before, so maybe I'll imitate Tizzy (sigh) and just say "Hello World!".
I am very excited these days because Michelle Alfonso has finished an absolutely gorgeous cover for my story, Blizzy, the Worrywart Elf (as told to Dorothea Jensen). I will post a sketch of it on our Pinterest account ASAP. (http://pinterest.com/izzyelves/pins/) But first let me say, that I am not and never have been a worrywart. That's just what the elves in my section (the Izzy Section) of the North Pole called me when I was trying to track down Tizzy when he was missing one Christmas morning. I tried to talk Deedy (that's what we elves call Dorothea except when we are irritated with her) into making the title Blizzy, the Exceptionally Clever Girl Elf, but she said that would give away too much about the story. Oh, well. I guess I must bow to the demands of literary composition. But it is my story.
Meanwhile, I was delighted to have Tizzy safely back at the North Pole again. However, I must admit he can't seem to say enough (by that I mean he talks a bit too much) about his new heroes, Owen and Alex. They are the two big guys (well, they are big to an elf, apparently) who figured out how to get Tizzy home. Frankly, I shudder when I think of their first two tries, which seemed a little too dangerous to me! Poor Tizzy! First he was sick and then he was scared out of his wits! So glad those boys finally thought of a safer way to help Tizzy get home again. (Although those boys apparently had a couple of bad moments when they thought Tizzy might have been thrown into the f— oops, no, I'd better not tell you. That would give away too much.
Now it seems that Dizzy had his own Adventure last Christmas. He's not saying much about it to the rest of the Izzy Elves. He says that Santa Claus (S.C. to all of us) has sworn him to secrecy for the time being. I wonder how S. C. would feel if he knew that Dizzy has been yakking away to Deedy about whatever happened last Christmas. He says she has the story all written down now. I imagine she is negotiating with Santa to get permission to publish it. I think it's called Dizzy, the Stowaway Elf, but that can't be right. Seems to me that this title gives away too much of the story. But nobody asks me for literary advice, even though I am Blizzy, the Exceptionally Clever Girl Elf.
If you want to find out more about my story, or Tizzy's story, or maybe even Dizzy's story, or our friend, Deedy, go look on her website: dorotheajensen.com.
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Peer Support Development
Laura Henderson, M.A., Research Coordinator for Man Up for Mental Health (The Caring Campus Project), University of Calgary, along with Student Leaders from the ManUp for Mental Health initiative
Peer support has been used on many university campuses as a way to offer support, encouragement, assistance, and connection. The University of Calgary created a peer support program run exclusively by male-identified students as a way to decrease some of the boundaries experienced by men on campus in regards to help-seeking. This workshop will discuss the recruitment and training of the male peer supporters. Students who volunteer with the service will be present to share their experiences of men's mental health on campus and why they feel having a male-targeted peer support program is a necessary component of mental health services on campus. Audience members will have the opportunity to learn about the implementation and training necessary to successfully build a peer support program and discuss with the students the challenges and successes they achieved during the first year of this pilot program.


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So here's some tea,
Twenty five, unmarried and pregnant; and the first thing someone asks you was this planned. As if it's anyone's business but they still feel the right to ask. That is one of my biggest pet peeves, does it matter? Does it change your life in any way if it was planned or not? Thought so! Pregnancy may come as a surprise for some or long answered prayer for others. For us it was a surprise but a blessing in disguise. Announcing our news to family and friends was an experience all on its own. The women.. lets just say they were and still are demons on earth. The judgement that came out of their mouths baffled me. From the idea we aren't married or pregnant before them to even my pregnancy journey they had found an issue with. My pregnancy was hard on me, threw up constantly, couldn't even eat due to heartburn and bruised ribs. Creating a life is a blessing but it is hard work, which many don't quite understand. Therefore the rude looks I received when I brought up the pain I was in was appalling, you asked how I was feeling! if you didn't want the truth don't ask. There were many times were I wanted to pull a full on Cady in Mean Girls and jump over the table and attack my Regina George. Not to mention some people felt like I was stealing their shine, when what I was really doing was trying to stay low key and keep my food down. I don't think I've ever felt more judged until the moment I found out I was pregnant.


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Stephen Crane (1871–1900)
First and Significant Publications of Commonly Taught Texts
Crane, Stephen.
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky."
McClure's Magazine
(February 1898): 377–384.
Crane, Stephen.
"Flanagan and His Short Filibustering Adventure."
McClure's Magazine
(October 1897): 1045–1052.
Crane, Stephen.
"His New Mittens."
McClure's Magazine
(November 1898): 54–61.
Crane, Stephen.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896.
Crane, Stephen.
"Making an Orator."
Los Angeles Herald
34, 349 (September 15, 1907): 35.
Crane, Stephen.
"Marines Signaling Under Fire at Guantanamo."
McClure's Magazine
(November 1898): 332–336.
Crane, Stephen.
"The Monster."
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
97, 579 (August 1898): 341–376.
Crane, Stephen.
The Monster and Other Stories.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899.
Crane, Stephen.
"The Open Boat."
Scribner's Magazine
11, 6 (June 1897): 728–740.
Crane, Stephen.
The Open Boat and Other Stories.
London: William Heinemann, 1898.
Crane, Stephen.
The Open Boat and Other Tales of Adventure.
New York: Doubleday & McClure, 1898.
Crane, Stephen.
The Red Badge of Courage.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895.
Crane, Stephen.
"The Scotch Express."
McClure's Magazine
(November 1898): 273–283.
Crane, Stephen. "Stephen Crane's Own Story."
New York Press
(January 7, 1897).
"By the Author of 'The Red Badge of Courage,' Etc."
"A Man and Some Others."
The Century
53, 4 (February 1897): 600–607.
Crane, Stephen.
"The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War."
The Scranton Tribune
(December 3, 1894): 6 (chapters 1–3).
Crane, Stephen.
"The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War."
The Scranton Tribune
(December 7, 1894): 6 (chapters 12–13).
Early Reviews of Crane's Work
"Book Reviews."
Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine
28, 164 (August 1896): 235.
"Comment on New Books."
The Atlantic Monthly
77, 461 (March 1896): 422.
"Literature of Today: 'An Open Boat: A Tale After The Fact'."
The St. Paul Globe
11, 135 (May 15, 1898): 14.
"What Is New on the Bookshelves."
The San Francisco Call
83, 180 (May 29, 1898): 28.
"We and Our Neighbors."
The Courier
(March 14, 1896): 6.
Essays and Criticism
"'The Open Boat' is to my mind, beyond all question, the crown of all his work. It has all the stark power of the earlier stories, with a new element of restraint; the color is as full and strong as ever, fuller and stronger, indeed; but those chromatic splashes that at times deafen and confuse in 'The Red Badge,' those images that astonish rather than enlighten, are disciplined and controlled. 'That and "Flanagan,"' he told me, with a philosophical laugh, 'was all I got out of Cuba.'"–H.G. Wells.
"Stephen Crane. From an English Standpoint."
The North American Review
171, 525 (August 1900): 233–243.
"The best correspondent is probably the man who by his energy and resource sees more of the war, both afloat and ashore, than do his rivals, and who is able to make the public see what he saw. If that is a good definition, Stephen Crane would seem to have distinctly won the first place among correspondents in the late disturbance."–Richard Harding Davis.
"Our War Correspondents in Cuba and Puerto Rico."
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
. 98 (May 1899): 939–948.
"The thing that most interested me was what he said about his slow method of composition. He declared that there was little money in story-writing at best, and practically none in it for him, because of the time it took him to work up his detail. Other men, he said, could sit down and write up an experience while the physical effect of it, so to speak, was still upon them, and yesterday's impressions made today's 'copy.' But when he came in from the streets to write up what he had seen there, his faculties were benumbed, and he sat twirling his pencil and hunting for words like a school boy."–Willa Sibert Cather.
"When I Knew Stephen Crane."
The Courier
(July 14, 1900): 4–5.
"['The Red Badge of Courage'] almost at once attracted attention, and Crane's fortune was made. Old soldiers were the most ardent admirers of the book, for it told so graphically of the battle of Chancellorsville—of the death scenes and blood scenes and firing scenes—that they were taken back to the battlefield. They were astounded when they learned that the book was not the work of an old soldier, but of a boy—Crane was but 23 years old when he wrote it—who had never witnessed a battle and scarcely a regimental drill; who knew nothing of the scene except what he had read and studied out from maps and plats, and who had never seen a man killed."–Edson Brach.
"Stories and Studies of Stephen Crane."
The St. Louis Republic
, Part II (June 17, 1900): 18.
Lesson and Discussion Prompts
Compare Crane's article "Stephen Crane's Own Story" with the first publication of "The Open Boat." What aspects of Crane's real experience are included in the short story version? How do his account and the short story differ? Which version do you think is more effective in portraying Crane's experience and why?
Crane wrote another version of "The Open Boat" from the point of view of the ship's captain. Compare and contrast "The Open Boat" and "Flanagan and His Short Filibustering Adventure." What are the similarities? Differences? Which story do you like better and why? Why do you think Crane wrote a different version of his experience?
Crane wrote a series of short stories about the experiences of a young boy, Jimmie Trescott, in the fictional town of Whilomville. These stories were based on Crane's childhood.
"Making An Orator"
explores Jimmie Trescott's terrifying experience of reciting a poem in front of his class. What kind of audience do you think this story was written for? What does Crane think about the public education system? Read other Whilomville stories
Crane died when he was only twenty-nine years old. Many people mourned the loss of a promising young writer who had accomplished so much at such a young age. Do you think Crane would have continued to be successful? What do you think the rest of his career would have looked like?
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
first appeared in
McClure's Magazine
, which is available online.
accompanied the story with a number of illustrations. Have students examine the illustrations online. How do they relate to what's taking place in the story? Why do you think these scenes were the ones chosen for illustration? Do these images add any further meaning to the story, and if so, how? Should the magazine have chosen different scenes or characters to illustrate instead? Develop and draw your own illustrations and artistic interpretations of "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky."
Naturalism, a literary movement influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, places emphasis on the roles heredity, environment, and social conditions hold in determining characters' behavior and actions. Crane self-published
, a work noted for its Naturalism, in 1893 because publishers rejected the novel for being too vivid in its description of poverty and life in the slums.
was later published again in 1896 by D. Appleton and Company, with considerable differences. Examine the two texts. How do they differ? What remains the same? Do you think certain elements of the story were sacrificed for its 1896 publication? Why is this book, as well as other of Crane's work, regarded to be representative of Naturalism?
Contemporary Interpretations
July 19, 1953, radio broadcast of
"The Open Boat"
, a program that aired on CBS.
The Red Badge of Courage
was made into a film by MGM in 1951. It was also the source of a made-for-television movie in 1974.
The 2008 Czech film
was based on
The Red Badge of Courage
The 1952 film
Face to Face
was partly based on "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky."
Useful Biographical and Contextual Information
Stephen Crane's
as published in
The New York Times.
The University of Virginia's
on Stephen Crane,
The Red Badge of Courage
, and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
A lesson plan on
"The Open Boat,"
courtesy of EDSITEment.
A lesson plan on
Stephen Crane and Naturalism
, courtesy of EDSITEment.
The Poetry Foundation's
on Stephen Crane.


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It's easy to take travel for granted when it's simple and quick to book an airline ticket or check in online. But this is not the case for everyone, especially people with disabilities. With this in mind, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a mandate requiring airline websites to be accessible to passengers with disabilities, as defined by the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
The mandate applies to all "U.S. and foreign airlines with websites marketing air transportation to U.S. consumers for travel within, to or from the United States," and the U.S. DOT means business. They plan to impose hefty fines for airlines who were not compliant by the 12th December 2015. As such, the Amadeus Airline ITteam was presented with the challenge of updating Altéa Self-Service solutions, as well as other Amadeus airline solutions, to meet our airline customers' new requirements with respect to the mandate issued by the U.S. DOT and to a very tight schedule.
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The Miami Circle ... Some Unifying Numbers
The polar radius of Earth is 3437.746771 nautical miles. BTW ... isn't it interesting that a latitude minute on Earth 'just happens' to equal a nautical mile, while our convention of arc-minutes on 'any circumference' is equal to the polar circumference of Earth in nautical miles ? 21600 .
We use a statute mile of 5280 Feet. Could there be a direct "connection" between our 360-degree convention ( number of equal segments on 'any circumference' ), and the 5280 Feet in a statute mile ? Consider the mean (average) diameters of Earth and The Moon ... 7920 statute miles and 2160 statute miles. BTW ... notice that 2160 is a base-ten harmonic of 21600 . The ratio of those mean diameters is 3.666666667. Now ... consider the tetrahedron, and Richard C. Hoagland's "hyperdimensional physics" model of two interconnected tetrahedra, in a 3-D "Star-of-David" pattern, circumscribed in a rotating sphere. A tetrahedron has 720 degrees of total corner-angle on its surface. So, 2 tetrahedra have a total of 1440 degrees of corner-angle on their surfaces. Let's multiply 1440 times the ratio of mean Earth/Moon diameters ...
There's our connection between Feet in a statute mile, degrees on 'any circumference', nautical miles on the polar circumference of Earth, statute miles of mean Moon diameter, and the size-relationship between Earth and The Moon !!
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Hearty Congratulations! The result of RMO-2012 is finalized. We thank all the teachers, principals and centers in charge for the smooth conduct of this exam. The selected students are requested to write a mail to the regional coordinator indicating their name, complete residential address, school address, telephone number and their personal e-mail id.


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Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late getting the VOM update up. Please pray for these Christiains!
- Iran–Three Believers Released; Pastor Still Incarcerated
Three Iranian believers were set free on Saturday, April 30, 2011 after 238 days in prison. A fourth believer who was arrested at the same time remains in custody. Arash Kermanjani and his wife, Arezou Teimouri, were at the home of Pastor Vahik Abrahamian and his wife, Sonia, when they were arrested together on Sept. 4, 2010. The four were taken before a judge on April 28, and they and their lawyers were asked to present their cases. Two days after the hearing, the judge unexpectedly ordered the release of Arash Kermanjani, Arezou Teimouri and Sonia Keshish-Avanesian, the wife of Pastor Vahik. Sonia does not know why her husband was not freed at the same time, and she is extremely worried about him. Though free, they may be called before a judge and re-imprisoned at any time. Please pray for Pastor Vahik, who remains in prison, and his wife, Sonia. Pray he will be released soon, and that all four will make wise decisions about their future. Pray for their church body in Iran.
- Laos–Christians Brutalized and Killed
Several Christians were recently attacked and killed in Xiengkhouang province, Laos. On April 15, troops from the Lao People's Army encountered a group of Hmong Christians. All of the believers' Bibles were confiscated, before the troops repeatedly raped four of the women, then shot and killed them. Their husbands and children were beaten, tied up and forced to witness the gruesome killings. At last report, the whereabouts of the surviving believers were unknown.
This incident and other recent reports indicate a disturbing increase of repression against Christians in the country. Pray for comfort for all those mourning the loss of the four Christian women. Pray for the peace and strength of Christ to reign in the hearts and minds of Laotian Christians under pressure for their faith.
- India–Christians in India Facing Widespread Persecution
There have been several accounts of recent persecution of Christians in India. On April 17, Hindu extremists burned down Grace Good News Vision Church. The church's pastor was reportedly forced by police on March 24 to give a statement that he would no longer hold church services, to which he did not adhere. On April 6, Hindu extremists burned Pastor Prakash Siddi's farm after he refused to stop leading worship meetings. Allegedly, the pastor was told by police not to file a complaint or he would likely risk retaliation by the extremists. On April 22, fifteen extremists stormed a Good Friday service at Calvary Bethel Church in Nandi Tavere village. The attackers tore up the worshippers' Bibles and chased them from the building. The church's pastor, Pastor Nayak, was arrested and later signed a statement agreeing to refrain from leading church services. Pray that pastors of small congregations like these would remain faithful to God and set good examples for others in the midst of trying circumstances.


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Anoop Sarbahi
Anoop Sarbahi is currently a visiting scholar in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. Prior to his current position, he has held pre- and post-doctoral positions at Harvard University, Stanford University and UCLA. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles in December, 2011. His research interests include ethnicity, civil wars, counter insurgency, post-conflict transition and state rebuilding and political economy of inter-group and inter-regional disparities. His expertise is in geospatial analysis involving satellite imagery and geographical information systems. He also holds an M.Phil. in Planning and Development from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
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Trying to find you
I went through all my memories
But those empty copies lost you
The feeling is gone
Empty Fix
Trying to find you
Ruin me
I'm so drawn by your darkness
Pull me down
I want to feel your despair
Waste me
Make me feel as numb as you are
Kiss me
I need to taste your salty skin
Infect me
I just love this dream you're in
Revive me
Cure me from your emptiness
I should have kept you in the cage
You wouldn't have loved me
But you would have stayed
I didn't care if you wanted to leave
If you only were happy when you are asleep
I was just a bit too sure you'd return back to me
For a long time I wasn't sure about it.
I couldn't sleep. It kept me awake –
the question what it is that I feel for you.
How do I know that I love someone,
when I never loved or was loved before?
One day it became clear to me.
I knew it when I was sad the second you left.
When the door is slammed shut, I feel empty.
I knew it when I felt lost without you.
You are the star that guides me home.
I knew it when I held my breath during the news.
Every car crash makes me fear it could be you.
I knew it when I gave up the need to do everything on my own.
I let the map sink, I follow my Polar Star.
I'm a lonely star in a cold night sky.
Hundreds of miles away from another one.
All of us are isolated.
I had been a girl like so many others.
But I died.
Now I watch you from up here.
The people I loved.
The people I hurt.
The people I proved wrong.
I'm freezing and I hate it.
But I endure it.
It's cause I know you look up tonight,
thinking how beautiful the stars are.
You turn away from me.
You do it for the best.
So you won't confuse me any longer.
So I can stop thinking of you.
That's what you said.
How do you think this will work out?
The farther you push me away,
the closer I want you to be.
It's like you're the sun in my universe
and if you turn cold, I'll freeze.
But if you shine, I'll burn.
I feel pain without you
It's just as strong and unbearable
as the pain I feel when you're around.
You are the kind of person people write songs about
You are the kind of dream I never want to wake up from
You are a free bird. Your heart doesn't have a home
And I couldn't hold you even if you loved me
Wouldn't let you waste your beauty on me
Go travel the world, my dear
Your blue eyes must save so many impressions
Forgive me. Forget me.
Stay, my love
Don't you want to wait until this sunset is over?
Don't you want to look at the stars with me?
We could be covered by a beautiful silence
It's cold and the sky will be clear tonight
The only warmth would be the spot
where the palms of our hands touched
Just like that one night in November
Do you think of it sometimes?
Well, I do.
I remember it whenever I look into your eyes
I can still see the reflection of the marketsquare in them
And I still feel the cobblestone beneath my feet
I think of it when I look at the stars
It was a starlit night too, wasn't it?
Stay with me, love
I want to make so much more memories.
When you said you'd protect me,
but became the danger instead
When you promised me a life at your side,
but you didn't even call back
When you said you'd catch me a star,
but all you came up with were excuses
When you made me dance
in the ashes of my world once again
You gave my emptiness a name.


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Mobile Blogging – Ela Ecoland and the Elephant ride
We stayed at Ela Ecoland for three nights while in the Munnar area. We had breakfast and dinner in their small dining room, off the kitchen. The food was fresh and delicious. The chef, named Muttu, was skilled and friendly. His wife helped him in the kitchen and because it is Christmas time, his two sons were home and they helped out around the kitchen and accommodation.
We had a driver and he took us to many sightseeing destinations. Tea plantations, spice plantations, waterfalls, viewpoints and my favourite – an elephant ride! We waited forty minutes for our half hour ride on Unni. He answered to commands in Malyali after three years of training with his handler. When we asked his handler if Unni understood English, he said no. He explained that he trained Unni, and used his language: Malyali. He went on to say if we trained an elephant, it would understand our language: English.


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When developing the design for a commercial project, we attempt to discover and project the personality of the space by identifying the end user. Our approach is thoughtful, creative, and function based.
Every well appointed commercial space is a collaboration between the architect, builder and designer.
Our vision comes to life thru presentation boards which display floor plans, elevations, furniture, fixtures and equipment we propose for retail/restaurant/and office environments. Cost analysis is based on over all budget. The solutions we design pay homage to the needs, wants and aspirations of each individual client.


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Senior Pet Care & Disease Prevention With Regular Exams & Lab Diagnostics
Our senior pets are progressively more vulnerable to age-related illnesses, conditions, and injury. The professionals of The Maywood Veterinary Clinic provide complete wellness care focused on maximizing health and longevity for our loyal senior companions. This program is centered on detecting and addressing developing problems at the earliest stage possible, for the least invasive treatments.
As an accredited veterinary hospital, we follow the guidelines of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) for the care of senior dogs and cats .
Senior Health Exams
Regular veterinary examinations are critical to the health of any pet. As dogs and cats enter the senior life stage, these examinations help us detect problems such as organ failure and osteoarthritis, and delay the progress of age-related disease. Since pets age at a more rapid rate than humans, we recommend healthy senior pets visit our clinic every six months for a complete exam and laboratory testing.
Senior care starts with a comprehensive veterinary exam of all of your pet's body systems. Client education and laboratory testing are also key components of the senior exam. Test may involve blood work, urinalysis, fecal exam, and other diagnostics including ultrasound or x-ray.
At that time, we will discuss any changes in your pet's activity and behavior since the last visit.
Changes in Your Senior Pet
Changes in your senior companion may be obvious, such as a graying coat and stiffness in movements. Other changes may be more subtle or even baffling: a gentle dog becomes cranky and aggressive, a cat hides at dinner time, or the animal exhibits a sudden weight loss or gain. Other signs of dysfunction include night time restlessness, loss of bowel or bladder control, howling or vocalizing, confusion, and lack of response to commands.
Any dramatic change in your pet warrants a call to our clinic, to discuss the issue with our veterinarians. Addressing such changes immediately often prevents more complex, uncomfortable, and expensive treatments later on.
End of Life
Saying goodbye to a long-time friend is painful. At The Maywood Veterinary Clinic, we work with clients to ensure the comfort and dignity of every pet at end of life. Our services include client support for hospice, pain relief, humane euthanasia services, and taking care of the remains as directed by the client.


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Facebook is a great place to build an audience which extends worldwide. Facebook can be utilized to spread brand message to thousands of followers. People have put Facebook Like Boxes on their site because it is so easy to build a brand image and attract people by sharing content. Just post your message and viola , it was shared with most of the followers.
This was days before Facebook announced that if you now post your message to your fans , you will see very low reach compared to when you pay for reach.
My blogger friend Adrienne Smith has written about how Facebook is killing small businesses
Double Whammy
It is a double whammy for small bloggers and business. A small business will now to need to add to the costs or take money out of somewhere else to pay to Facebook. On top of that they still need to pay/work for getting more followers.
While it may be great for Facebook, it is a big problem for people who have spent months trying to attract followers.
Danger of building our brand on external platform
No doubt we love social media. It helps us to spread the brand reach without incurring big costs. However when we build our reach on a platform that we don't own, we need to realize that risk our brand to become dependent on that platform. If the social media site we have a huge presence on, decides to take action like Facebook, our marketing can get into serious trouble
Reducing the risk
So what is the way out of this new problem ?
First is to not depend on social media platforms only for brand building because one day under commercial pressure , these social media platforms can implement restrictions leading to an economic loss for the brand . Diversification of marketing channels is the key. Use Twitter, Stumble Upon or Google plus instead of Facebook for your marketing efforts.
Second is to enhance your website with good content. People who come to site via online search will be happy to share that content. It will be a little costly to build but in the end , it is your own content.
Third is to network with people in the industry using all available methods. Sharing things they write and engaging with them is important. Solidifying personal relationship will make sure that you have a reach that is not dependent upon any external entity.
DE-risking brand building is now one of the most important things that small business need in this ever changing online world.
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20% of the people killed in my state are hit from behind. I wanted to have brighter light on my bike and these have always been brighter and are 6 wats more power than the 7506 factory bulb. I now have railroad crossing flashing power now and I won't be as nervous when the tourists come for the Sturgis Bike Rally.
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These bulbs are being used in our outside lantern in our front yard. They are far superior than the standard bulbs which were there. They light up the ground farther and are much brighter
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If you own a 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavour, use these bulbs. Do not switch to led or your cruise control will stop working. Not a joke.
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I noticed how dim the rear tail lights/brake lights were on my 1967 Ford Mustang. Replaced the standard 1157 bulbs with these bulbs. They made a big difference. The next level of bulb would be the LED's, but for the price difference, this was a good route to take. I feel better about driving at night now.
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Sylvester Stallone is Dead
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A bizarre rumor that Sylvester Stallone is dead is sweeping the internet once again – 18 months after it first surfaced.
Facebook users reported seeing a fraudulent message in September 2016 claiming Stallone had been found dead at his LA home.
It was later exposed as a hoax after it emerged it was linked to a website known for creating and sharing celebrity death hoaxes.
But the rumor has now returned to social media a year-and-a-half later.
The return of the hoax appears to have been sparked by him sharing a fan poster for Creed II – the next installment in the Rocky film series.
After seeing Sly's face on the advert, some people on social media – still convinced that he was dead from the last hoax – reacted with confusion.
RIP messages began to circulate online, with some claiming Sly had died from prostate cancer.
Twitter users were seen asking each other if the Rocky star had really passed away as the Chinese whispers spread like wildfire.
One wrote: "Is Sylvester Stallone dead or is Facebook lying again?"
Another wrote: "Omg I thought Sylvester Stallone was dead!! I hate the Internet"
And a third tweeted: "So the sick hoaxes have started again!!
"Silvester Stallone is NOT dead!!!!"
The last time he was declared dead by the internet, the Rambo actor was forced to prove he was alive by posting a picture of himself on social media.
He uploaded a picture of himself pulling a punch-up pose with Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev.
Stallone has not yet responded to the latest hoax.
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This Newbery Award winning work of historical fiction is set in 14th century England. It is also a wonderful mystery that takes the reader through a series of twists and turns that end with a surprise. It provides students a relatively accurate depiction of peasant life during this time, while documenting real historical events such as the Peasant Revolt of 1381.
Asta's son(as he is known) and his mother are poor peasants living in the small town of Stromford. The mother dies and the boy flees Stromford after being falsely accused of a crime. During his escape, Asta's son meets a strange and fascinating character, Bear, who introduces him to a very different world and point of view than his quiet life in Stromford. He also discovers who he is and why he is accused of a crime he did not commit.
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The scholars from HYPE Freedom Schools worked very hard this summer in preparation for their 2017 finale!
Pop music transformed into kid-friendly versions that promoted the love for reading filled the auditorium
and did not fail to RAISE the energy levels of the audience!
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Here's our collection of cancer-related stories. We sift through a variety of stories and share the issues that we think matter to cancer patients, caregivers, healthcare providers and survivors. Learn about current events in the cancer community, human interest stories, and promising technology and treatment advances. Tell us what you think in the Comments section at the bottom of each post.
Note: The information contained in this service is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Nothing contained in the service is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment of any illness, condition or disease.
The importance of oral health received a boost from a recent study that determined gum disease could increase the risk for cancer.
Nearly 50,000 male doctors and health professionals took part in a study that began in 1986. The men contributed personal information on gum disease and tooth loss. Gum disease, also known as periodontal disease, is an infection of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth.
Over the course of the study, more than 5,700 cancer cases were reported. Excluding cases of non-melanoma skin cancer and non-aggressive prostate cancer, researchers determined that the men who developed gum disease had a 14% higher risk of developing cancer.
The study found the most common cancers reported among participants were colorectal, melanoma, lung and bladder and advanced prostate cancer. Risk factors, such as smoking and diet, were also taken into account.
The report is expected to be published in the June edition of The Lancet Oncology.
There may be a more effective and less invasive way than CT scans and biopsies to test for lung cancer.
According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, a blood test to examine white blood cells could significantly help detect cancerous tumors in the lungs. 44 people with early stage lung cancer and 52 people of comparable age, sex, race and smoking habits recently took part in a study at the university.
Using a blood test that looked at the gene expression of each participant's white blood cells, researchers were able to show 87 percent accuracy in detecting lung cancer. According to lead researcher Anil Vachani, CT screening only yields a 20 to 60% detection rate, which requires multiple follow-up tests such as CT and PET scans, in addition to biopsies.
Vachani says the study points to interaction between lung cancers and white blood cells, which possibly influences the types of active genes in the blood cells.
The researchers are expected to present their findings at the American Thoracic Society's conference in Toronto.
Workers making products that contain nanotubes may face a cancer risk similar to asbestos. That's according to research published recently in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
Researchers found that mice injected with nanotubes, which are microscopic graphite cylinders, showed signs of biological damage similar to that seen following exposure to asbestos fibers.
Andrew Maynard, coauthor of the study and a physicist at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, says the study shows that workers exposed to nanotubes during manufacturing could be at risk. The dust-like nanotube particles could cause harm if breathed into the lungs.
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, nanotubes are beginning to be used in the manufacture of bicycle components, computer displays and car bumpers. In addition, nanotubes could soon be used to manufacture medical devices, solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells. Due to their incredible strength and low weight, Nanotubes are being used more frequently in manufacturing.
There is little risk that consumers would be able to inhale nanotubes from products made from the carbon fibers. But the research should help provide people who work with nanotubes the knowledge to address the dangers.
According to Canadian researchers, women who are deficient in vitamin D when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to die or see the tumor spread.
Dr. Pamela Goodwin, who led the study, recently published her findings in the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Her research found that women with low levels of vitamin were 94% more likely to have their cancer metastasize and 73% more likely to die within 10 years.
According to Dr. Goodwin, the study offers the first clinical evidence that vitamin D is linked to breast cancer progression. Past studies have shown a link between vitamin D and prevention of colon and prostate cancer.
However, Goodwin cautions that the study does not provide enough evidence to suggest that taking vitamin D will prevent breast cancer.
Goodwin's findings are scheduled to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting in Chicago.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, some statins may help prevent cancer.
Statins are a class of drugs specifically designed to lower cholesterol. The study focused specifically on lipophilic statins, statins which are soluble in fats. Lipophilic statins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Mevacor), and fluvastatin (Lescol).
Dr. Louise Pilote, of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and colleagues examined the use of lipophilic statins by more than 30,000 patients who had previously been treated for heart attacks. Out of these 30,000+ patients, 1099 were diagnosed with cancer within 7 years.
The researchers found that patients who received high-doses of lipophilic statins had a 25 percent lower risk of being diagnosed with cancer. Patients who received a low-dose of statins had an 11 percent lower risk of being diagnosed with cancer than the non-statin users in the study.
According to Dr. Pilote's team, additional research is needed to analyze the long term effects statins have on a patient's risk of developing cancer.
Doctors may consider adding ultrasounds to their routine tests for breast cancer in high-risk women, following a recent study that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study showed that using ultrasound, in addition to mammography, helped doctors identify more breast cancers in high-risk women. That's compared with using mammograms alone.
Dr. Wendie Berg of American Radiology Services at Johns Hopkins at Green Spring Station in Lutherville, Md. conducted the study. Dr. Berg and her colleagues studied more than 2,800 women, age 25 and older, from April 204 to February 2006.
During the first year of the study, 40 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. 12 were identified with mammography alone. 20 were identified using mammography with ultrasound. (Later tests and detections identified the remaining 8 instances of cancer.)
But the researchers also found that using both ultrasound and mammography resulted in four times as many false alarms, which could lead to unnecessary biopsies.
New research shows that women who exercise during their teenage years are less likely to develop breast cancer when they're older.
According to a recent report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women who engage in physical activity as teens and young adults are nearly 25% less likely to develop pre-menopausal breast cancer than women who are not active earlier in life.
The report is the result of a major U.S. health study that tracked nearly 65,000 female nurses age 24 to 42. Within six years of enrolling in the study, 550 of the women were diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause.
The women in the study answered detailed questionnaires about their physical activity beginning at age 12. Those women who were physically active as teens and young adults were 23 percent less likely to develop breast cancer before menopause.
According to the report, the biggest impact was attributed to regular exercise from ages 12 to 22. The women who were physically active at this age reported doing 3 hours and 15 minutes of vigorous activity, like running, or 13 hours of less vigorous activity, like walking, every week.
According to BreastCancer.org, the risk of a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer has increased from 1 in 20 in 1960, to 1 in 8 today. In the United States alone, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes.
Dr. Christopher Lepisto, a practicing Naturopathic Doctor at The Alderwood Center for Natural Health, says good nutrition can be the first step in helping to prevent breast cancer. Dr. Lepisto recommends a diet that includes:
According to Dr. Lepisto, women may also want to consider supplements, which can include omega-3 essential fatty acids, potent antioxidants like melatonin, and liver-supportive herbs such as articum and milk thistle. However, Lepito stresses the importance of a nutritional program that is tailored to a person's individual needs.
If you have already been diagnosed with breast cancer, maintaining a nutritional diet is essential in keeping your body strong while enhancing the effectiveness of your cancer treatment.
Cancer survivor and Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong visited Capitol Hill recently in an effort to spur government action in the battle against cancer. Armstrong testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee hearing on May 8, 2008.
"It's time for our country to refocus and relaunch a comprehensive war on this disease," Armstrong told the committee.
In 1996 Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer that spread to his lungs and brain. He survived his battle with cancer and went on to win the Tour de France cycling race seven times.
Armstrong appeared on Capitol Hill with Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator John Edwards. Mrs. Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and continues to fight the disease.
"I urge you to reform healthcare responsibly, morally and aggressively and save millions of us," said Edwards.
Armstrong is backing legislation sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to create a more comprehensive approach to fighting cancer.
The legislation is intended to encourage more coordination of cancer research, prevention and treatment. The legislation would give more money to the National Cancer Institute and other public research agencies.
According to an AFP report, the annual budget of the National Cancer Institute, which is the primary federally funded US agency for cancer research, has remained flat since 2004.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that women who quit smoking see significant health benefits within 5 years of their last cigarette. However, it can take up to 20 years or more for their risk of death to drop to the level of those who never smoked.
According to the study, women who smoke were more than 20 times more likely to die of lung cancer than those who didn't smoke. The study also showed that former smokers were about 5 times more likely to die from it. The study also showed that lung cancer was not the only type of cancer that had increased occurrences in smokers. Increases in colorectal cancer were also noted in the study. However, no increased risk of ovarian cancer was found in the study.
The study also showed that cancer was not the only disease that saw increased rates among smokers. Heart disease, stroke and COPD (bronchitis and emphysema) also showed increases among smokers.
The study, called the Nurses' Health Study, began in 1976, with 117,988 registered nurses between the age of 30 and 55 filling out a questionnaire detailing their medical history. The study was then updated and expanded every 2 years. The results of this study present one of the clearest pictures of both the risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
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Technical Paper
On-Road Use of Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Blends
Alternative compression ignition engine fuels are of interest both to reduce emissions and to reduce U.S. petroleum fuel demand. A Malaysian Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquid fuel was compared with California #2 diesel by characterizing emissions from over the road Class 8 tractors with Caterpillar 3176 engines, using a chassis dynamometer and full scale dilution tunnel. The 5-Mile route was employed as the test schedule, with a test weight of 42,000 lb. Levels of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) were reduced by an average of 12% and particulate matter (PM) by 25% for the Fischer-Tropsch fuel over the California diesel fuel. Another distillate fuel produced catalytically from Fischer-Tropsch products originally derived from natural gas by Mossgas was also compared with 49-state #2 diesel by characterizing emissions from Detroit Diesel 6V-92 powered transit buses, three of them equipped with catalytic converters and rebuilt engines, and three without.


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Last week, I wrote about the edible school yards that are popping up all over the country, giving kids access to fresh fruits and vegetables, supplementing classroom lessons on everything from science to reading, and giving kids a reason to get outdoors and stretch their legs while they're stretching their minds at school. It's something that I'm working on starting in my own community, and now a new federal grant may just give my efforts the boost they need to make this plan a reality.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that it will award $1 million in grants for eligible schools to start community gardens. The goal of these grants is to teach students about nature and nutrition while providing fresh food for school meals and helping to supplement local food banks and senior centers.
It's all part of Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative to combat childhood obesity.According to the National Gardening Association, 15 to 20 percent of schools across the U.S. already have gardens and the hope is to boost that number even more.
The USDA grants, billed as the Peoples School Garden Pilot Program, will be awarded in up to five states. Check out the USDA website to see if your school might be eligible.