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The 2013-2014 Controversy ballot is now available. Ballots are due by midnight (central), Sunday, May 12.
The ballot is below and also available online at: http://www.cedadebate.org/1314controversy.
Only CEDA member schools (2012-2013) are eligible to vote.
If you have trouble accessing the ballot, double-check that you are logged in. A few people are inadvertently logged out. Logging in again always seems to fix the problem. If you have trouble with the site, please email me.
Thanks to everyone who agreed to stand for election and those schools that voted. 42 schools voted. A complete list follows. Congratulations to the following people who were elected.
Undergraduate: Jeff Min, Wake Forest
Graduate: William Mosley-Jensen, Georgia
List of Schools Voting
Just a reminder: ballots for the topic committee (grad and undergrad positions) are due no later than midnight tonight.
The ballot is online at: http://www.cedadebate.org/tc2013
If you voted early, and if you voted for Colin McElhinny for the undergrad position, please submit a new ballot. The newest ballot will be the one that is counted.
The original information is below.
There are two positions open for the topic committee: a graduate student position and an undergraduate student. Ballots are due by midnight, April 16. You must be a member of CEDA to vote.
The ballot is online at: http://www.cedadebate.org/tc2013.
If you have trouble accessing the ballot, double-check that you are logged in. A few people are inadvertently logged out. Logging in again always seems to fix the problem. If you have trouble with the site, please email me.
Thanks to those who agreed to stand for election. A list of the schools that voted is included. The following individuals were elected:
2nd VP: Kris Willis
Topic committee: Ryan Galloway
Pacific: Jake Thompson
West: Sarah Partlow-Lefevre
Mid America: Matt Moore
East Central: Brian DeLong
Southeast: Lindsey Shook
Both amendments passed. The nonprofit language amendment passes 57-2. The graduate student on the topic committee amendment passes 41-21.
BALLOTS ARE DUE BY Midnight tonight.
This is the same info sent two weeks ago. Just a reminder.
There are several items on the ballot including:
2nd VP: Gordon, Manuel, Willis
Topic Committee: Antonucci, S Elliott, Feldman, Galloway, Kurr, Reid-Brinkley, Ryan, Symonds
Amendment #1: Nonprofit status language
Amendment #2: Grad student representation on the topic committee
Pacific: Skiles, Thompson
Northwest Rockies: Bausch, Partlow-Lefevre
Mid America: Koehle, Moore, Walters
East Central: Delong
Southeast: Shook, Steinberg
Cross Examination Debate Association
Executive Secretary Report
November 2012
Proxy Form
Two amendments are up for a vote at the business meeting. As a reminder, amendments must pass by a majority at the business meeting in order to be sent the membership for a vote.
The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 17, 3:30pm, Heron room (2nd floor, Swan Hotel).
If you cannot attend the meeting, you may submit a proxy form. The form can be emailed to any CEDA officer or turned in at the beginning of the meeting.
The proxy form is available online at: www.cedadebate.org/proxy
Dear CEDA members,
As many of you know, we have been working with the IRS for a while now trying to maintain our tax-exempt status. For those of you who were not present at the meetings when this situation was discussed, I have included at the end of this letter a general summary of events to help you understand the situation. Additionally, there is a major Action Item we need to accomplish as soon as possible – this is outlined below.


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Payoffhouse wrote:Do your kids a favor and leave it to only 1.SeekingAPlan wrote:What if the estate is small and the house represents all of it?Payoffhouse wrote:My advice would be to leave house to 1 person.bayview wrote:General question to the knowledgeable posters who have commented:
What (besides deep sympathy to OP) is the take-away from this for others? Can you write something in your Will stating that the heirs have a certain period of time (six months, 11 months, whatever) to sell the real property, whether to one or more heirs or to an outsider? What if the real estate was in a trust?
Will should say sell the house and split the proceeds. Heirs can buy if they have the money.

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Bring your kids to meet our kids!
It's an exclusive! We have a whole day at Dewberry Farm that's reserved for Homeschool Groups: September 28, 2018! Join other local homeschool groups (minimum of 15) for an agricultural learning adventure that's mixed with good down-home farm fun!
Reservations required — make them online!
Besides meeting about a dozen kinds of farm animals, groups can explore the corn maze. Lots of our farm activities are available, such as Sliiide Mountain, Pedal Carts, the Jumping Pillows, tractor-drawn wagon rides … and many more!
Homeschool groups will receive one complimentary admission for every 15 paid admissions when payment is made in one consolidated payment. Complimentary admissions will be calculated at check-in when payment is due in full.
Lunch is not provided by the farm. Everyone should bring a sack lunch. A concession stand and the Country Store will be open for purchases.
Cute shot of the goats, right?
Photo credit goes to Dewberry Farm's Employee Extraordinaire — Nancy B. She's major talented and a Jill of All Trades.


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Price: $34.00
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Cover is blue linen with the title in gold. There are some dark markings above the title, and the tops of the pages are soiled by the same substance. Pages crisp and white, some rubbing on edges of spine, slight corner wear. In all around good condition! ; ; Vol. 1; 8" x 11"; 584 pages
Title: THE HERD IMPROVEMENT REGISTRY OF JERSEY CATTLE - Containing all Herd Averages and Individual Records Accepted from July 1, 1928 to December 31, 1938.
Categories: Other,
Publisher: New York, American Jersey Cattle Club: 1939
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good-
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| 13.1°C Belfast
Irish army chiefs feared the British and nationalists would call for Irish troops to be sent over the border in response to near civil war in Northern Ireland, state papers have revealed.
While the idea would never have got past the cabinet table, a secret aide memoire compiled for ministers on November 7, 1985 - the week before the Anglo Irish Agreement was signed - warned of the scenarios.
In documents released from the Taoiseach's office under the 30-year rule in the Republic, advisers said the more likely reaction to the agreement would be harsh and confrontational.
They contemplated anything up to "intercommunal fighting".
But the idea of a cross-border mission was rejected by defence chiefs because they said the army's size and equipment was "hopelessly inadequate".
They also thought an assignment into Northern Ireland would not have a clear military objective while Irish soldiers could only serve overseas with the United Nations.
The memoire warned: "Depending on its scale and intensity could lead to pressure for intervention by the defence forces either by request from beleaguered nationalist communities or by request from the British Government if it thought its forces were unable to cope or if it wished to involve the Republic for political reasons (prelude to withdrawal or share the responsibility for what would by then be seen as a failed initiative).
"Depending on the scale of the fighting there could also be political pressure in the Republic for intervention on the basis of 'we cannot stand idly by'."
The defence minister at the time, Paddy Cooney, had got the advice after summoning the Council of Defence - made up of the Chief of Staff, Adjutant General, Quarter-Master General, a junior minister and his department secretary - on August 28, 1985. He rejected any possibility of Irish soldiers going north without a reform of the law.
Mr Cooney said deployment would "carry with it the near certainty of fatal casualties".
And he also warned that reforming laws governing the defence forces to let them operate in Northern Ireland would "certainly raise apprehensions" on both sides of the border.
Mr Cooney also hit out at Fianna Fail: "It is sadly ironical, that the agreement designed to advance peace in NI should now, following the hostile reaction by Mr CJ Haughey, find itself commanding only minority support on the island."
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Fandom: The Social Network
Pairing: Mark/Eduardo (some minor Sean/Eduardo and Sean/Mark)
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~15,500 words
Summary: AU. In which Mark and Eduardo are BFFs in high school, Mark has a gigantic, horrible, soul-eating crush on Eduardo, Eduardo has issues, and Sean comes in and blows everything up (not literally).
Notes: Written for this kinkmeme prompt. zulu gets credit for the beta and for not laughing me out of everything.
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Every Wednesday night in the Beer Garden (weather permitting) we'll be showing a different movie. Movies start when it gets dark — approximately between 7:00 and 8:00 pm depending on season. Our movies range from classic comedies to cult hits, rom-coms, thrillers & more.
Round up a group of your friends, grab a seat at a table (or bring a blanket) and get cozy on our turfed lawn with complimentary popcorn and your favorite craft brew or cocktail. Four-legged friends are always welcome in our Beer Garden (please just ensure they remain leashed and well-behaved)!


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What are the symptoms to Herpes?
The Herpes Simplex, HS, virus is a type of viral infection you get when HS 1 and HS 2 combine for an infection site. There are a few types of herpes than you can acquire and the site of infection will determine which form you have. For example, oral herpes is a common and non life threatening form of the herpes virus. These are more commonly known as fever blisters and cold sores. This form of herpes is treatable with over the counter medications. Probably the second most common type of the simplex virus is genital herpes, or often referred to just as herpes. Genital herpes is a sexual disease that is transferred by fluids during sexual contact. Unfortunately, there is no cure for genital herpes but you are able to manage it with medications prescribed by your doctor.
As stated above, the simplex virus occurs with HS1 and HS2 are combined. HS 1 usually will cause infections in the eyes, central nervous system (CNS), face and throat area, while the HS2 will primarily only infect areas of the anus and genitals. That being said, there has been a few occurrences where they have caused infections in all areas. The symptoms will differ for each form of herpes, and some may not even include any symptoms. Oral herpes will typically form after contact with other mucus and will resemble that of a cold sore or fever blister. Genital herpes will often show clusters of swollen vesicles and papules on the genital area that will also slightly resemble a cold sore. A lesser known form of herpes is herpes whitlow. This infection will target areas like the thumbs or fingers and will typically get infected around the cuticle.
In some cases getting the simplex virus isn't your only worry because it has been linked to cause other non viral diseases. Bell's Palsy, which is a temporary paralysis of the face, is a reaction your body may encounter to some herpes viral diseases. The HS1 virus has even been said to be a cause to Alzheimer's disease too. This type of herpes is said to be extremely damaging to your CNS, central nervous system, which in turn can cause Alzheimer's. If you don't already have the gene allele in your body though, the HS1 virus shows no threat to your central nervous system or the threat of Alzheimer's.


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The Dallas Public Library kicked off the Mayor's Summer Reading Program with a concert series at branch libraries around the city. Along with the reading program, this summer the Hampton-Illinois Library offers ESL classes to help improve English skills; Library Live, which is an interactive reading experience for children; theater camps; and creative workshops. The North Oak Cliff Library has a weekly movie day; Pets Aiding Literacy Skills (PALS) with therapy dogs; and story time; in addition to the mayor's reading program and creative workshops. To register for the Mayor's Summer Reading Program or find out more about library programs, visit dallaslibrary.org.
Sunset High School science teacher Jason Hogan is one of seven DISD teachers to win $10,000 from the 2011 Texas Instruments Foundation STEM Awards. The award is given to teachers who use innovative methods to teach science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The award winners get to keep $5,000 for themselves to spend however they want, and the other $5,000 goes toward professional development or education technology at their schools.
For the fifth consecutive year, high schools at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center rank No. 1 and No. 2 among the nation's top 1,900 high schools, according to the Washington Post 2011 Challenge Index. The Science and Engineering magnet took the No. 1 spot this year, trading places with its sister school, the Talented and Gifted magnet, which is ranked No. 2.


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Bright Ideas for Teacher Evaluation
Over the last few years, the teacher-evaluation debate has revolved mainly around whetheror to what extentvalue-added scores should be involved. Since most researchers and educators agree an evaluation system needs multiple measures, there's also been some discourse around observationshow often they should occur and who should perform them. But for the most part, the same proposals for revamping evaluation systems have been recycled over and over.
However, just this week, two somewhat novel teacher-evaluation ideas crossed our desks here at Teacher. (A bizarre but pleasant surprisenot unlike the string of 60-degree days we've been enjoying this first week in February!)
Yesterday, we spoke with Ryan Balch, a former teacher and current Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University who is doing research on the use of student surveys in teacher evaluations. The idea of using student surveys in and of itself is not a novel onein fact, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Teaching project incorporates student feedback as well. But Balch says his survey, unlike others, allows students to be more objective in their answers by asking for the frequency of a teacher's behaviors rather than a qualitative judgment of them. Balch also uses screening procedures to eliminate surveys he deems outliersgenerally ones in which students appear not to have read the questions.
Balch conducted a pilot survey with 250 schools in Georgia and found strong correlations between the survey answers and teachers' value-added rankings. His next challenge is to determine whether students might alter their answers if they know the results could affect teacher pay or job status.
As for the second idea, a hat tip goes to The Washington Post's Jay Mathews. In his blog Class Struggle, Mathews describes the "wild" idea for improving evaluations proposed by a (brace for it...) non-educator. Luke Chung, the president of a software development company who was asked to serve on an evaluation task force in a Virginia district, offered what's essentially a new spin on peer review. The idea leverages the fact that teachers, to some extent, are at the mercy of how effective their students' previous teachers were"like a production line." Mathews explains:
Downstream teachers should assess upstream teachers, as Chung put it. That means a teacher should evaluate the teachers who had her students in their classes the year before by judging what those students brought with them to her class, including behavior, curiosity and other non-tested traits. ... Systems such as D.C. public schools rate teachers in part by how much each of their students improves on standardized tests, but a downstream teacher would probably see improvements the tests missed.
The idea was, not surprisingly, politely dismissed by the task force, writes Mathews. (Chung said the group thought it would be "foreign and frightening" for new teachers to be in a position to evaluate veterans. Seems like there might be some objectivity issues as well, to say the least.)
Have other seemingly novel teacher-evaluation ideas come your way? Should school and district leaders (and non-educators, for that matter, like Chung) be thinking outside the box, or are we already on the right track for designing the most effective teacher evaluations?


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Typically, a band either stands out because it is good or it breaks from the norm. In Twenty One Pilots' case, it's both. The schizophrenic pop group — and yes, that is actually a real subgenre of pop — uses a combination of keyboards, synthesizers and drums along with lyrics written in a poetic fashion. It's a treat to hear the singer — well, he's more like spoken word — break into a rap since his style, much like the group itself, just drips with uniqueness. Combine it with electronica and it's easy to see the wide appeal the schizoid-pop duo carries.
Twenty One Pilots plays with MisterWives and Vinyl Theatre on Wednesday, September 10, at the Main Street Armory, 900 East Main Street. $23-$25. Mainstreetarmory.com; twentyonepilots.com.


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Do you have an annoying pest problem in your home? If you have, take deep breathes. The pests you've found most likely can be eliminated with a little pest control. You can probably even do it on your own. Take a look at these pest control tips, as they might help you.
Start out at the beginning. Pests invade a home because it contains something they need to survive. Pests may like your home because it provides them with shelter, food and water. Search for and get rid of food scraps, leaks or entry points.
To definitively learn whether you have termites, use a trained dog. An actual human inspector is only capable of verifying the safety of about one-third of the home. Trained termite sniffing dogs can check your home out completely. Termites create the byproduct called methane gas from eating wood, which the dogs are able to smell.
If you find a lot of flying bugs or even bats inside your home, check the screens on your windows. Not only do the windows and screens keep out pests that fly, they can also keep the ones that crawl away as well. Fix or replace any holes or tears in your screens to seal off pests.
Get rid of the standing water around your home. Pests are highly attracted to standing water. You should also check your plumbing for leaks. If you make water sources scarce, chances are good that they will find a new place to call home.
Seal all of the cracks that are in your home to control pests. These are one of the most common entry points for bugs into a home. They fit between even the tiniest cracks. Sealing them prevents this.
When battling mice near your home, try mint. Plant mint outside around your home's foundation. Mice will not feel that your location is desirable. When you sprinkle mint leaves in various areas of your home, it will keep mice away. Mice are repelled by mint, but make sure that you use fresh leaves.
You may seldom see pests in lived-in parts of your home, but remember to inspect lesser used areas from time to time. If your home's structure goes underground at all, then subterranean termites might be eating part of your home that you rarely venture to. Therefore, it is important to do a comprehensive check of your basement as well.
Get rid of fallen trees in your yard quickly. Cut the trunk and the branches for firewood. You can sell it, use it or even just give it to people. Don't neglect the stump though. Basically, stumps are simply lifeless pieces of wood that attract termites.
Are you finding rodents in your home? You need to look at your home's exterior for small openings that animals can squeeze through. Cover these openings with scouring pads or use poison in these areas. Repellents may also work.
The pests that are occupying your home need to be evicted. You possess the tools to get rid of them, so wait no longer. Use the advice above to help you eliminate all varieties of pests from your property.


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Hi families!
We are so glad you have found Extreme Explorers-- we have so much to share with you. Take a look at all of the small group, individual, and workshop options at the top of the page and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! Extreme Explorers is all about supporting your family's learning needs and starting that expedition to excellence!
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Downtown San Antonio has an ever-expanding roster of eat spots – from food trucks to high dining – to choose from, but good luck finding somewhere to stock up on goods for a home cooked dinner. Within the small downtown loop enclosed by interstates 35, 10, and 37, downtowners have few options: Delivery Market on Houston, the Main Plaza Market and Liquor Store, and Hippo's Grocery and Deli. None are the H-E-B-like behemoth city leaders now say downtown wants and needs.
This year, the City of San Antonio plans to solicit proposals from store owners, dangling out a $1 million incentive that's set to expire in December. City leaders this year tried to squash any speculation that a downtown grocer's untenable with a new market study, supposedly showing that San Antonio's urban core can support a grocery store of up to 20,000 square feet.
While some speculate H-E-B will ultimately be crowned winner by default, possibly locating a store near their headquarters just south of downtown proper, others have already begun plans to fulfill downtown's grocery-store desires. Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff has announced a venture that would open up a 7,000 square foot market near the Pearl, selling bread, produce, meat, and dry goods. Joey Villarreal, owner of Blue Star Brewing Co., has come out with plans to open up a 2,000 square foot market that would connect to his restaurant. And Josh Levine, who owns gyms in and around downtown, this year opened Uncommon Fare on the ground floor of the Cevallos Lofts, a 900 square foot market meant to act as a Whole Foods or Central Market alternative. – Michael Barajas
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Doctor of Nursing Practice
- 100% online program with no travel or residency requirements—students are able to perform all of their clinical hours within their community.
- Complete your doctorate in just 26 months, while you continue your present work.
- Grow as a clinician and leader in the profession by having your own faculty mentor/advisor to guide you through your curriculum and practicum.
- Embrace your faith in an online learning community with professors and classmates.
Our Doctor of Nursing Practice is designed to further develop your clinical and leadership skills as a medical professional through a combination of online learning and practical application in the workplace. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership to proactively develop, implement, and evaluate ethical healthcare policies at all levels. By earning your degree, you'll encourage your own career development while helping guide and support colleagues in their own journey in the healthcare profession.
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- In just 28 months, this 100% online MHA program will prepare you for a leadership role within the growing healthcare sector.
- Be part of a Christ-centered online community with professors and classmates.
Our Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program prepares you to inspire excellence, attain a shared vision, and achieve strategic goals as an effective healthcare leader. By applying principles of business and faith to your role within the healthcare industry, you can more ably establish and maintain key relationships as you ethically align personal and organizational conduct.


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What is a Multimeter? Introducing Fluke MultimetersWe take a look at the best-selling Fluke Multimeters - the leading name in the digital multimeter industry
When you work in a trade involving electricity, heat, or gases, safety is always a primary concern. You need to know which tools will work best when it comes to detecting levels of gas, heat, or electricity in a given area or from a given source. Multimeters (also known as VOMs or multitesters, the "multi" part means it combines the functions of an ammeter, voltmeter, and ohmmeter) are portable tools used to measure electrical readings, like voltage, resistance, and current. How do you know which multimeter works best in any given situation? How much do these multimeters cost? We'll take a look at those questions as we focus on multimeters made by Fluke. They offer a wide range of popular digital multimeters which can be applied in various industries (entire Fluke product line here). From product control to house calls, knowing which Fluke multimeters are best for your purposes can help you get the job done right. Fluke multimeters are regarded as among the very best, according to 100% of the reviews at eham.net and other sites.
Most Popular Fluke Multimeter Models
Because of the wide range of activities for which Fluke multimeters are used, there are a huge number of them out on the market. The Fluke 73, Fluke 77, and Fluke 79 series are all designed for hand held use by non-professionals doing handyman electronic work, although the Fluke 79 and the others in the series are also widely used by professional electricians as well. They have been noted for their durability within their tough rubber cases as well as both their inner and outer safeguards. At mysears.com one reviewer notes that the Fluke 179 True RMS Mulitmeter is head and shoulders above the competition thanks to the digital technology which provides and instant and accurate reading. You don't have to worry about the hand operated dial which must be turned in other models (including the Fluke 289 True RMS Logging multimeter). While these models are appropriate for the casual handyman, the added technology of the digital sensor can save a lot of time, and cut down on any careless mistakes made by the professional contractor. All Fluke multimeters also include memory logging, which means a variety of different data can be stored and called up for later use. This is one of the trademarks of the Fluke company, which has patented its Touchhold technology (it beeps when the data is inputted, and then automatically stores it in an easy to find backup file).
Which Fluke Digital Multimeter works best?Selecting the right Fluke multimeter will depend on your situation. On the higher end are the infrared meters, which can be used to detect currents without any attachments. These are beautiful instruments, handheld and intuitive to use. They include the Fluke 574 Precision infrared thermometer, approved for heavy industry use and within dangerous situations. It has been designed to withstand industrial heat to unmeasurable degrees (if we get the technology to spy to the sun one day, Fluke multimeters will probably be used to get accurate surface temperature readings). Of course, that kind of technology comes at a high price, and at around $1300 is popular with heavier industries and corporations. More suitable to the smaller business or the individual is the Fluke Meterman XP Compact multimeter. With this, you get Fluke durability in a machine which can be held with ease, without sacrificing personal protection.
Heat sensing Fluke multimeters include the Fluke T32 thermal imagers. With the Fluke T32, different heat patterns within any setting can be read with ease, without the holder even having to go into the room. The easy to read key tells the operator the temperature and the electrical readings at various points within a room, within a few decimal points accuracy. The sensitivity of these machines is very high, so temperature fluctuations are easily recorded. And, if you wish to get a reading on a processing unit without breaking the circuit, you can opt for some of the popular Fluke multimeter clamps. The Fluke multimeter clamps include the Fluke 337 multimeter clamp, the 336 multimeter clamp, and the Fluke 322 multimeter clamp. All come at a fairly good price when operations are considered, running around $200 for each one. A popular Fluke multimeter and clamp kit includes the Fluke 322 clamp and the 116 Fluke Multimeter at a combined discount price of around $250. The kit also includes some of the important Fluke accessories often needed by those getting their readings with digital multimeters such as a hanging strap, carrying case, and thermocouple.
Fluke Multimeter Features
We have already mentioned the Touchhold technology included on some of the most popular Fluke multimeter models, like the Fluke 73, but what other features are specific to Fluke multimeters? Trendcapture is one that many users, in a variety of different applications, find useful. Fluke Trendcapture records intervals between fluctuations on the energy output being read, whether heat, light, voltage, wave, and so on. This information can greatly assist in diagnosis of where any problems lie or where underground utilities can be found. Some Fluke multimeters include infrared sensing, but the price of these instruments can be prohibitive. There are also contact Fluke multimeters, with wires that can be attached to outlets and other power sources to get an accurate reading. These are some of the most affordable Fluke models, running around $100 for models such as the Fluke 77 multimeter and the Fluke 179 multimeter. As these are the most popular models (due largely to their every day utility) it's great to know they come at such a low cost. Better still when one considers that if durability is any indication of which multimeter is best, the Fluke 73 multimeter line and others in its series commonly last for a lifetime, even with the punishment common within an industrial setting. (Amazon maintains a list of the top selling digital multimeters here, including TekPower multimeters and Mastech multimeters).


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Finally after a whopping eight teaser posters the final one-sheet for Joshua Grannell's horror comedy All About Evil is here! We swear it is! This is it! No bullshit!
The flick features Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Noah Segan, Cassandra Peterson, Mary Woronov, Patrick Bristow, Peaches Christ, and Mink Stole. In All About Evil Lyonne plays a mousy librarian who has inherited her father's beloved old movie house and discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real.
Check out the final poster, the teaser trailer, and details on a very special Los Angeles screening below.
From the Press Release:
Peaches Christ Productions and The Vista Theatre are proud to announce the special Los Angeles engagement of "ALL ABOUT EVIL: The Peaches Christ Experience in 4-D" on July 10, 2010 at The Vista Theatre. Directed by Joshua Grannell, the alter-ego of San Francisco drag sensation Peaches Christ, this very special event will include a pre-film "spooktacular" hosted by Peaches Christ herself and feature a live performance by EVIL star Thomas Dekker (recent Nightmare on Elm Street remake) with his back-up group "The EVIL Kids": co-stars Jade & Nikita Ramsey, Ashley Fink, and Anthony Fitzgerald. Part of the 4-D experience includes a very special guest appearance and pre-show interview with Cassandra Peterson (Elvria, Mistress of the Dark) as well as an audience Q&A. In celebration of the Los Angeles engagement, Peaches Christ Productions is also releasing the official theatrical poster of ALL ABOUT EVIL for all the world to see. The Los Angeles extravaganza begins at the witching hour of course, 12 midnight, with tickets for $15 available in advance at Brown Paper Tickets.
"I'm really thrilled that Thomas Dekker and Cassandra Peterson are going to be part of the Peaches Christ 4-D Experience at The Vista Theatre, helping Peaches put on a 'spooktacular event' in Los Angeles," says director of ALL ABOUT EVIL and CEO of Peaches Christ Productions, Joshua Grannell. "They are great as mother and son in the movie, and I can't wait to see them join our motley crew of misfits for this old-fashioned night of outrageous midnight movie madness and mayhem."
Additionally, Peaches Christ strongly encourages audience members to be creative, have fun, and dress up in their finest "gore couture!" It will be a night to dismember and you won't want to miss being at The Vista Theatre so you can say you were there to be part of the EVIL.
ALL ABOUT EVIL has recently locked in a unique release schedule in over 20 markets, after slaying audiences with sold-out events at the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Alamo Drafthouse. Upcoming markets include Seattle on July 7 and a double presentation of the experience in New York, July 30 and 31. The response to the film has been overwhelmingly positive with support groups developing on Facebook to bring EVIL to their cities. Get complete tour information, watch the teaser trailer, and read the tantalizing blogs from the universe of Peaches at PeachesChrist.com.
Also, fresh from the desk of Peaches Christ: A special pre-July 4 presentation of "PURPLE RAIN Midnight Mass" is taking place on July 2 and 3 at Landmark's Bridge Theatre, San Francisco. Not only will the night be filled with performances by Peaches Christ, Putanesca, and Martiny, but don your most fabulous lace, paisley, and lingerie for the infamous "'80s Slut Pageant" and marvel at local clothing designer and '80s-obsessed drag queen Fruitbomb's latest creations in our "Purple People Fashion Show." Advance tickets available here.
Hosted by Peaches Christ with special guests Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, and "The EVIL Kids"
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
The Vista Theatre
4473 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Tickets: $15 Show time: 12:00 midnight
Advance tickets available here.
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The Nuclear Physics Division of the EPS awards the IBA-Europhysics Prize in Applied Nuclear Science and Nuclear Methods in Medicine.
The IBA-Europhysics Prize is sponsored by the company IBA Group. It was first offered in 2004 and thereafter every two-three year. Next one will be in 2020.
2020 call is open until March 15, 2020.
2017 - Prof. Habib Zaidi (Department of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland).
"for outstanding and seminal contributions he has made in the field of quantitative multimodality molecular imaging (PET/CT and PET/MRI) and computational modeling of anthropomorphic phantoms in connection with Monte Carlo-based radiation dosimetry calculations" Read more.
2015 - Prof. Mehran Salehpour (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden).
"In recognition of the considerable impact he has made in the field of biomedical Accelerator Mass Spectrometry by facilitating routine analysis of ultra-small DNA samples in the microgram range. This has brought forth new fundamental information about human physiology: A cell regeneration map of the human brain, heart and other critical organs."
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2013 - Prof. Marco Durante (Director of the Biophysics Department at GSI Helmholtz Centre, Darmstadt, Germany)
"For his outstanding and seminal contributions to research topics in the field of radiation biophysics, including work in clinical and space radiobiology, particle genetic damage and therapy, and his valuable activities in the scientific community."
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2011 - Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto (Radiocarbon Dating and Cosmogenic Isotopes Laboratory, Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science Weizmann Institute of Science and Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology Department, Bar Ilan University, Israel).
"In recognition of her significant contribution to the development of precise quality controlled radiocarbon dating and the application of accelerator mass spectrometry". The Prize was awarded at the 2011 ARIS Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science held 29 May - 3 June 2011 in Leuven, Belgium.
2009 - Prof. Pier Andrea Mandò (Department of Physics, University of Florence and INFN).
"For outstanding and seminal contributions to the application of the Ion Beam Analysis techniques in the field of Cultural Heritage studies, favouring the birth of a new interdisciplinary research area that bring together scientific and humanistic skills". The Prize was awarded at the 2009 Ion Beam Analysis Conference held 7-11 September in Cambridge, UK.
2007 - Dr. Dieter Schardt (GSI, Germany) and Prof. Wolfgang Enghardt (Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty, Technical University Dresden).
"For outstanding contributions to the development of tumour therapy with heavy ions, providing detailed information on the interaction of ions with biological tissues and novel techniques for treatment quality assurance". The 2007 IBA Prize was presented during the 9th ECAART (European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology) in Firenze, Italy, 3-7 September 2007.
2005 - Werner Heil (Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany) and Pierre Jean Nacher (Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS Paris, France).
"For the development of spin polarized 3He targets by optical pumping and their applications in nuclear science and medicine: nuclear physics, neutron low temperature physics and medicine".
2004 - Guy Demortier (Laboratoires d'Analyses par Réactions Nucléaires, Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium.
"For outstanding and innovative research in many and various fields of applied nuclear physics namely in new materials, catalysts, biological material, archaeology and nuclear medicine and, most notably, resulting in ways to improve PET-scans".
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Ran like a rock star tonight.
At the gym (of course), did a warmup mile at a slow pace (around a 10:55 pace; don't really know, just set the speed at 5.5 MPH), then stopped, stretched a bit, and then turned up the speed to 6.3 MPH, or around a 9:31 pace, and just kept going for 2 miles, then slowed back down to the warmup/cooldown pace for another mile. Don't know if I could have kept going at the faster pace but I was impressed at the total mileage. Yay, me!
I'm thinking of doing some hills tomorrow night. Or maybe just an easy 2 1/2 to 3 miles. Not sure. Probably should go easy since today was basically my long run for the week.'
Was soooo tempted to celebrate by going out to eat but came home and had some frozen pasta-and-chicken thing. Oh, well. Saving money is glamorous, right?


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I stumbled on a quilting blog about a month ago, I guess, and added it to my list to check every few days. Lindsay has a block-a-day quilt calendar, and has been actually MAKING every block on the calendar, one per day. In some cases, she's sticking pretty close to the colors given in the calendar, and in others, she's experimenting and changing colors up. There's a lot of inspiration here.
Pause here, and go look at SCHNOODLE! and scroll down to see the collages she's made of her completed blocks to date. Also note her Milky Way block for Saturday, July 19. She didn't like this one, but I had to go put it in EQ and see what it'd look like on point. Here it is in the colors she made it with:
Then I set it horizontally, but did each star in a different color. I kinda like this one, but something about it reminds me of barbed wire, so I put it against a pale pink background. Pale pink not being something you'd think of with barbed wire:
And then I had to see what it'd look like against navy blue instead of pale pink. The deep purple stars didn't show, so I swapped them for pink and added some pale orange. It would be a pain to make unless you had a design wall, but I really like the woven star look:
Sometimes playing with EQ is just as addictive as a computer game. ;)
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Why is My House so Dusty – Cleaning the house can become tiring, especially when one has dust accumulations. The powder contains several different particles, including dead skin cells, pollen, hair and fibers, and not only creates a dusty layer on your coffee table but can also have a negative impact on your health. Many people may develop allergies to dust and dust mites. Reducing the amount of dust in your home can help prevent these health problems. There are several steps to follow to limit the amount of dust in your home and create a safe environment for your family.
Why is My House so Dusty?
Dust is an accumulation of microparticles that have been released into your residence setting. What that implies is that dirt is littles of great deals of things, yet mostly skin and also hair, with some lint thrown in forever procedure. It's difficult to claim if there's anything you could do to produce essentially dirt as a whole; the truth is, if your house appears dirty, the trouble is likely in dust administration. Basically, it's not that excessive dust is being developed, but that it's not being effectively eliminated.
Cleaning will not fix this concern. Envision all the dust in your house: the dust on your furniture is simply a portion of that complete amount. The rest of the dirt impends, in the air ducts, in the A/C system, as well as outside waiting to find in– it's not surprising that cleaning does so little excellent. As well as vacuuming could actually make the problem worse: unless your vacuum filter is very, extremely reliable, vacuum cleaners usually suck dust from the carpeting and also put it back right into the air.
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Improving air quality
- Avoid leaving the windows open. Even though many people think that leaving them open brings fresh air, this habit also brings pollen and other dangerous particles into the home. Instead, use an air conditioner to bring fresh air.
- Replace filters on your air conditioning systems. Filters should be changed monthly to prevent accumulation of dust in the system and the environment. If there are forced hot air intakes, place gauze in these locations to filter the air entering the room.
- Hire a professional to clean your refrigeration ducts. If you notice that there is a lot of dust in your house right after you have cleaned it, clean the ducts. This will decrease the amount of dust in the air.
Renew home appliances
- Remove carpets that attract mites. Install wood flooring and remove carpet from room. If you can not remove it, hire a professional to clean it, get rid of mites, and do routine maintenance.
- Get rid of heavy drapes and fabric blinds. Install economical sustainable shutters and curtains that limit the pull of dust. Curtains can store the same amount of dust as the carpet.
- Buy furniture that can be cleaned with water. Limit the amount of fabric you have at home, specifically on the couch, blankets, pillows, and armchairs.
Clean your house
- Clean cold floors with water as often as possible. Aspirating can spread the mites, which will then adhere to the tissues. Avoid vacuuming fabrics and carpets. Clean floors with a mop instead of vacuuming them.
- Vacuum fabrics routinely to prevent dust accumulations on sofas, curtains, and carpets. Have a quality vacuum cleaner that will trap the dust and limit its dispersion. Poor quality vacuum cleaners can spread more dust particles around the house.
- Dry cloth on tables, chairs, desks, and cabinets. Do not forget the hidden areas. If you want to reduce the amount of dust in the house, you have to cover all the bases.
- Vacuum and clean your bed at least once a week to reduce the number of allergens you inhale during sleep. Your room can be one of the most important places to limit dust and allergens. If you have a rug in the room, vacuum it at least once a week and steam it monthly.
- Establish a daily, weekly and monthly cleaning routine to decrease the amount of dust at home.


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Governance Providing oversight through collaboration
We implement a robust governance structure to ensure that our Global Sustainability program both meets our company's social and environmental goals and supports our business.
Strong governance is essential to the work of sustainability. These efforts start with a commitment from our leadership, whose input and oversight play a critical role in driving our progress. For us, good governance begins with a strong Board of Directors that has an independent perspective on our business and company management, including our approach to creating social and environmental change.
Strong governance is essential to the work of sustainability. These efforts start with a commitment from our leadership.
Our organizational structure allows collaboration across key departments at Gap Inc.
Gap Inc.'s Board of Directors, particularly the Board's Governance and Sustainability Committee, oversees our Global Sustainability program and receives regular updates directly from Executive Vice President, Global Sustainability, Gap Foundation and Loss Prevention, Keith White. He reports directly to Gap Inc. CEO, and meets regularly with the Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Product Operations, Shawn Curran.
Our organizational structure allows collaboration across key departments at Gap Inc. Our Global Sustainability department works closely with our brands' Product and Marketing teams, Supply Chain, Government Affairs, Public Affairs, Legal and Gap Foundation teams, among others.
Gap Inc.'s Environmental Council—which is sponsored by the Senior Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, and includes other functional leaders and subject matter experts across our business and brands—is integral in building this alignment. The Council is responsible for evaluating new initiatives and reviewing progress on our existing environmental goals and programs, particularly those that relate to Gap Inc.'s overall climate change strategy and waste-reduction efforts.


text: Tutorial: add a new change management state This tutorial provides an example of adding a new state to the existing state model. Before you beginRole required: admin About this taskConsider the following scenario:Based on your organization's requirements, you must add a new state, Complete, between the existing Implement and Review states. You must also add the ability to decide if the Review state is needed.Perform the following steps: Create a new choiceCreate a new choice for the change request state.Create a custom fieldCreate a custom choice field to indicate whether a change request must go through the Review state.Add a UI policyAdd a UI policy to display the Needs review field for Normal change requests when it reaches the Complete state.Create an ACLCreate an access control rule (ACL) to prevent the Needs review field from being modified after it has been set.Update the state handler script includeUpdate the ChangeRequestStateHandler script include with the new Complete state.Update the state model script includeUpdate the ChangeRequestStateModel_normal script include to add new functions for the Complete state.Create a UI actionCreate a UI action to display a button on a change request for the Complete state.Create a process flow recordCreate and add a process flow record for the Complete state. The process flow formatter displays at the top of the Change Request form.Update the change request workflowUpdate the change request workflow to reflect the addition of the Complete state.


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Steve Harris Says Solo Record Isn't 'Throwaway Iron Maiden Stuff'
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris is working in a solo album between his regular band duties, and Harris assures the quality of the disc will be up to par as these songs were not leftover Iron Maiden tracks.
In the November edition of Decibel magazine (excerpted by Blabbermouth), Harris explains, "This is not throwaway Maiden stuff. These are not riffs that I could've used in Maiden because, like I said, it was done with other people. As soon as that happens, it's not gonna be used in Maiden."
The bass great adds, "I've got ridiculous amount of ideas that I'm probably never gonna get out the door in my lifetime. There's no shortage of ideas for Maiden. And this stuff is different, anyway. It's more heavy rock than heavy metal, but to me the influences are all from the well."
Harris, who is using the title 'British Lion' for his disc, says the effort has been in the works since 1993, but because of his extended involvement in Iron Maiden, he's never really had much time between discs to work on it. He laughs, "It's been so long, it's ridiculous. I'm just so relieved to get this thing out, really, because it's finally there. I'm really pleased with the results, but it's taken a long while."
The musician says that when Iron Maiden hasn't been touring and recording, he's often taken the lead on things like video editing that help fill the time between records, so his time left over to record his own music has always taken a back seat. "I get a lot less downtime than the others," says Harris. "That's why it's taken so long, really. I was just trying to fit bits in here and there when the other people were available to work on stuff while I was back in the U.K., which over the last few years has not been very often."


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Fall 2004 Motherboard Preview: A Sea of Newby Wesley Fink on June 4, 2004 12:00 PM EST
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nVidia PCI Express for Athlon 64While the chipset and support has not been officially announced by nVidia, there were plenty of boards for Athlon 64 with PCI Express in the nVidia suite. They included a very interesting dual Opteron CK8 board from iWill.
There was even more interest in the Socket 939 nVidia boards with PCI-E. A wide cross section of manufacturers had CK8 PCI-E boards on display including Biostar and Gigabyte.
Abit's upcoming AN8 is another board that will feature PCI Express on the nVidia chipset.
The big question with PCI-Express for nVidia is: "When?" nVidia said that we may see their new PCI-Express boards for Athlon 64 as early as September or as late as 4th quarter. It all depends on how fast the market accepts PCI Express.
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Kaji - Monday, June 7, 2004 - linkCool! Finally a lot of the technologies I have been waiting for!
Some disapointments though... how come all BTX boards only have one PCI-E x16 slot? that sucks!
What about those groovy dual PCI-E graphics solutions that are already starting to appear?
Another BTX related question... what about server boards? The excellent article on BTX covered the three desktop form factors... but will there be an Extended BTX form factor for dual CPU? I want to go with BTX, but only if I can have two PCI-E x16 slots... and two dual PCU would be nice!
I wonder when Lian-Li will release BTX case? Reply
rms - Sunday, June 6, 2004 - link"I was really looking forward to seeing the "extra" performance a user would get on a Nvidia board & card platform. "
Could be wrong, but wasn't that advantage only present with the FX series of cards? And involved basically speeding up the effective AGP bus speed? If PCI-X is already 16X, you think any speedups would be miniscule.
Reflex - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link#12: No kidding. But I was referencing the fellow who seemed to think that it was all about performance. SATA is not really any 'faster' than IDE, however it is still an important step forward. PCI-E is similiar in that regard. Reply
tmhartsr - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - linkBut - where is the 64 bit OS???? Reply
XRaider - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - linkYea, but still it's a shame that these boards with PCI-E won't be out for another several months! :( It is depressing, but hopefully the 939 FX's will drop far in price by the time these boards are ready to ship mainstream. Hopefully.
It still seems like they're draggin their feet on this stuff. :-\ Reply
Falco. - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - linkum.. pci express isn't just for graphics :-)
its for every add in card that we presently put in pci slots :-) besides.. for all w know, a x16 pci express slot could do the same thing that going from agp 4x to 8x did.. not much in the performace dept, mainly with video cards being outfitted with 128 megs of ram, and what looks like 256 megs ... have u seen and NV4x and R4xx with 128 megs ?? i can't recall seeing any ....
Reflex - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - link#6: PCI-E is not about performance, its about features. More can be done with the interface than can be done with the very limiting AGP. Realize that AGP itself is not really utilized for its performance at all, the 'bandwidth' it allows is nearly useless. Try turning your setting from 8X to 2X and notice the almost complete lack of a performance difference(2-5% approximatly).
I, for one, and happy to be rid of the AGP interface. It was a troublesome hack that never lived up to its advertised potential. Bring on PCI-E. Reply
Reflex - Saturday, June 5, 2004 - linktest... Reply
Falco. - Friday, June 4, 2004 - linkany thing on Asus and NF3 250 gb/ulta mobos ?? say the k8N-E Deluxe NF3 250 board from asus just with a 939 pin socket ????
or something similar from asus ?? Reply
jrphoenix - Friday, June 4, 2004 - link#6... I am just hoping for a slot that won't be obsolete in 1-2 years (how long I want to wait before having to my a new motherboard).
If Nvidia is that slow rolling PCI-E out I may just get a VIA chipset & ATI card. I was really looking forward to seeing the "extra" performance a user would get on a Nvidia board & card platform. Reply


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They're everywhere. On the street on the way to work, on the steps outside the office block I stumble in on. They lurk in the car park after dark for shelter – where the local council have installed needle drop-off boxes for "sharps". Yet they're glamorised too. A form of self-harm, chorus the media, while shooting every punch-up, every blood droplet spilt by Amy Winehouse or Pete Doherty.
The age of the bohemian junkie, written about by Burroughs, filmed by Warhol and personal muse to Lou Reed, has surely passed; heroin has given way to the more socially acceptable use of cocaine. But the media can't decide whether to turn its back on them or record every puncture wound while the tracks are still fresh.
I don't know what to do either. With this book, that is. Should I drop it off at my local drop-in centre, where it could equally serve either as a health warning or pawn shop token to buy someone their next fix? Because, yes: the images taken by Dimmock over three years on the ninth floor of a Manhattan housing block are unexpectedly compelling photo stories of the lives of everyday addicts. Yet they're also a grotesque, disturbing, invariably depressing and sometimes scary document of the grip that this drug exerts over its ill-fated users.
Grainy, gloomy and asphyxiating, Dimmock achieves something extraordinary in portraying her subjects – grimacing, punching, sleeping, wasted, wasting away – as sadly ordinary; their lives punctuated by repetitive cycles of eating, sex, survival and rest. Moments of reprieve do emerge both between the subjects and between the addicts and the photographer; but nothing close to the redemptively beautiful or tragically iconic single shot ever shines through as it does in, say, Nan Goldin's autobiographical work.
If there's a failure in Dimmock's exposé, it's that she never exposes quite enough. Winner of the International Award for Concerned Photography, she, too, is complicit in the sorry state of affairs. From her initial introduction (courtesy of a stranger called Jim Diamond, a cocaine dealer who approaches her on the street and offers his world up to her lens), she constantly covers her tracks and conceals a good deal of what she becomes party to.
Her decision to turn a spontaneous foray into lower Manhattan's underground economy into a large-scale study shares all the ethical dilemmas of the urban anthropologist, the photo-documentarist's shoot and run – of the fragile dependencies swiftly made and broken and confidentiality pact tacitly established. Having peered through the crack of the door, the viewer too can't help but want to see more.
Dimmock lends you a sense of this uneasy immediacy through her portrayal of two couples who come alive on the page, no longer mere shadows on the walls. But her familiarity also debars her from revealing the more sensitive elements of life on the ninth floor. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors, they say, and it's only within the appendix that you come to learn of the "septic hush" draping the fetid air. Here Natasha slept in a closet, a dead cat lay unnoticed in the bathroom for two weeks, people openly had sex in the living room, Rachel's eye infection resulted in brain surgery and old Joe, a former antiques dealer and owner of the flat turned squat, lay in permanent repose on a soiled sofa, too old to inject, until he was finally stretchered him out. Horrible, you shudder; yet you can't help but feel she missed a trick or two in not turning her lens to any of this truly raw material to fully reveal the very lack of glamour that lies behind the junkie's life.
Does the photographer become implicated in the aestheticisation of heroin abuse by choosing to omit the truly gory details of subsistence in this decrepit, shambolic reality? Or has Dimmock chosen to save us from the bleaker aspects to allay criticisms of sensationalising her subject matter?
Reading the postscript finally reveals something about Dimmock which explains her fascination and need to document this twilight world: her parents were addicts once upon a time, too. If her study serves a function, it's sadly this: to heed the wasted years that come out of an apparent nowhere and lead back to precisely that, leaving behind a photo album for those unable
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Locating our people. Mapping power.
Date StartedOCT / 1 / 2017
Project Stage: Select the description below that best applies to your approach.
- Start-Up (first few activities have happened)
1. Personal Journey: What's the story behind why you decided to start this project? NOTE: All applications must include a 1 minute video that answers: "I am stepping up to make change because..."We are daughters of immigrants from Latino backgrounds. Every day we are thinking of the possibility "what if ICE comes for us?". Whether we look the part, or we are in the "wrong places" - this is something that we share in common. We know from personal experience what a family goes through when they are being separated. Some of us have lost family members, some of us have came too close to it, and all of us know too many people that have had losses. We came together to say "enough!", and do something about it since family is something that is deeply rooted in our culture and we know it leads to terrible consequences.
2. The Problem: What problem are you helping to solve?The ultimate problem we are trying to solve is the monetization of deportations. We are trying to decrease the number of deportations in our city, distribute resources, and build our political power. The problem with deportations and detentions are similar to the prison pipeline that affects growth, health, and success of both groups of targeted people.
3. Your Solution: How are you planning to solve this problem? Share your specific approach.Our project starts with canvassing in a local neighborhood that we are familiar with. We will distribute an information packet that includes a "know your rights" book, a resource packet that includes list of address and phone numbers of community resources (health, immigration, education, and sanctuary), and a quick survey that asks if they know any one that has been deported in the last 12 months (they can share their story if they would like and we will keep a voice recording of it), and if they are eligible to vote, we will have voting registration cards for them. Once we canvass more neighborhoods, we hope to gain volunteers to expand and try to go to every Latino in the city and make sure they have this information - including passing our information outside of Mexican stores and churches. Once we demonstrate that our community needs attention, we hope to gain funding and try to go statewide with our project.
4. Example: Please walk us through a specific example of what happens when a person or group gets involved with your project.Hypothetical: We go to a house in a neighborhood we are canvassing in, and a mother answers the door. We give her an information packet and she wants to get involved. She can help us canvass and point us to other communities that she knows. She becomes part of our organizing team and we empower her. She's a victim of the deportation machine - she knows what it's like to have their husband deported and left with children to take care of. Together we empower each other and she starts a project to work with other mothers in the same situation to, not only, financially sustain themselves and their families but help each other heal. Since we have also made connections to other neighborhoods, we can direct all mothers to this project from all over the city. Now they won't feel alone nor helpless.
5. The X Factor: What is different about your project compared to other programs or solutions already out there?Our project is not different from other projects in this country. We can't claim that. BUT because we are in Kentucky and not California - we are the only ones putting this action into works. We are doing this to build awareness AND build latino political power - thats something that hasn't happened yet. Not even in the biggest city in Kentucky. This is what drives us. We know that these are perhaps old ideas, we have been to conferences and events across the country learning what amazing things they have done in places like California, Phoenix, etc. Its Kentucky's turn.
6. Impact: How has your project made a difference so far?We have not started canvassing yet, but we have all the parts in place. We as young people, will learn as we go. We know that keeping track of all of our encounters will already make a difference. We hope to collect stories, distribute information packets, and map out where our latinos are and how many have shared their stories and registered to vote. During a sanctuary movement here in Louisville, we went to a church that served a big number of Latinos to collect more signatures, but we also explained to them what this means for our community. We had a huge success. I specifically remember an old lady that came up to us, thanking us the "dreamers" for doing this for the community. She started crying telling us that they treat us like animals and sometimes she loses hope, but it makes her happy to see the young people trying to do something about it and standing up against it.
7. What's Next: What are your ideas for taking your project to the next level?Once we have reached most of our city and distributed our packets, we want to map all of our data, look for funds/sponsorships and expand. Our dream for this project is to have a bus and do a road trip to reach out to small communities in rural areas and canvass there. We hope to have enough funds to make this happen and have professionals to provide services in those rural areas where resources are scarce. With all this we hope to diminish the deportation-machine and have a state-wide sanctuary for children who's parents have been deported. We know about the recent government issue in which they "lost" track of thousands of immigrant children. Our plan is to prevent this but we know we need to seek justice and take care of these children.
8. Future Support: What are the resources needed to make your vision a reality?We know we need a lot of volunteers to reach the whole city. We have a lot of allies that we can count on but we need to have incentives for some people to put in the work they want. We need enough funds for our team and to pay people to do this full-time. We know we will need materials for printing, and technology to map out all of our statistics efficiently.
9. Finances: If applicable, have you mobilized any of the following resources so far?
- Friend support
- Mentors/advisors
10. Ripple Effect: Please share some ideas of how you could partner with other changemakers or involve other young people as leaders in making a difference.Part of our goal is to also build solidarity between our Latino community and other immigrant communities and other causes. Our team has strong ties to Black Lives Matter Louisville, SURJ (Showing up for racial justice) and other organizations. We want to help empower them as well and work on projects together to share resources, build or strengthen our political power, and protect each other. We hope to meet with other immigrant community leaders to share our resources and our strategies so we can all be on the same page and change the world..
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I'm not what you'd call "the greatest Rocket League player that ever lived". Most of my goals come down to being in the right place at the right time, violently hurling myself at the ball and praying to the Gods of Physics and Geometry that it finds its way in.
That occasionally works out OK on the ground, but my airborne skills leave a lot more to be desired - which is why I probably don't stand a chance in Rocket League's next mode: basketball.
Developer Psyonix teased the new "Hoops" mode, which will swap out the football (or soccer, yeah yeah yeah) goals for basketball hoops.
Psyonix tweeted a screenshot of the new mode, which also joins Rocket League's ice hockey game, but that's all the information we have right now.
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Last week I made a brand new pants pattern. I based it on the Rundschau method which turned out to be quite technical.
This week, I started by going to the thrift store and picking up some fabric and then made a basic sample pair from said pattern. Surprise, surprise, it wasn't perfect. I adjusted the pants to get them closer and tried them on again.
By the end of the day, I had a pair of pants that are close to satisfactory, but not close enough so … tune in next week when I try again.


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Draymond Green wishes East teams would 'compete a little harder' vs. Cavs
Draymond Green has been watching the Eastern Conference playoff race unfold, and he doesn't like what he's witnessed.
MORE: Draymond Green on Kelly Olynyk: 'I don't respect guys like that'
The Warriors star was hoping to see the Cavaliers tested by an Eastern Conference foe before potentially squaring off against them in the Finals for a third straight year.
"I thought teams would compete a little harder," Green said Monday, via ESPN.com. "I just watched San Antonio-Houston. I like to watch good basketball. When you watch Cleveland play, you're only watching one side of the good basketball. That's kind of weak.
"I like watching a good game, not even necessarily that it's going to be a close game. I like to watch teams playing good basketball. When you watch them, you watch one team playing good basketball and everybody else do something. I don't know what that something is."
The Cavaliers have swept their first two opponents this postseason with an average margin of victory barely surpassing eight points per game. The Warriors are one game away from their second straight sweep as they take on the Jazz in Monday's Game 4.
Golden State has won by an average of 13.7 points per game during the playoffs. So why does Green think his team is different from the Cavs?
"I think Utah is still playing good basketball," he said. "Regardless if they win or not, I think we're a better team. But at the same time, they still play a good brand of basketball."
Flaky opinions aside, Green must have selective memory when it comes to criticizing the Cavs' competition. If he thinks the Spurs-Rockets is an example of a hard-fought series, and a potential road block for his own team, then he must feel the same way about the Wizards-Celtics series.
Both Boston and Washington have fought hard. They are tied 2-2, and whichever team prevails will likely give Cleveland a battle.
Green can cite as many excuses as he wants, but the Cavs have a great chance at repeating this season. If they do, it will be because they were the better team, and not because they played the Raptors instead of the Jazz.


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ot much going on here. Wedding stuff mostly which you can see here. All my free time is spent consumed with the dwindling wedding to-do list.
I watched Bride Wars the other night. It talks about what the last few weeks are like before the wedding for some couples. We definitely are having our share of hiccups at this point. I am looking forward to our meeting with Pastor Tim to figure out the words for the ceremony itself. It should be very simple.
Here is Nora in a pair of my wedding shoes. She pulls out all of my shoes some mornings and tries them all on. She loves to here the clunk-clunk of the heels on the hard kitchen floor!
Fast forward about 12 years and she really will be wearing shoes like this. Yikes!


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In 1968, veteran Canadian documentary maker John Walker as a 16-year-old and with a 35mm camera in hand sailed from Montreal to Resolute Bay to fulfill a childhood dream to visit the high Arctic.
And this week Walker and his film crew boarded yet another ship, the Clipper Adventurer in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, as production got underway on Arctic Defenders, a feature documentary about the 1960s roots of Nunavut.
"They began their political movement by challenging the use of the foreign word Eskimo. They were Inuit and they had a dream – the governance of their territory, the creation of Nunavut," said Walker, recalling his original high Arctic journey that took place against the backdrop of 1960s radicalism that reimagined the world of the "Eskimos" for the Inuit.
Arctic Defenders is a co-production between John Walker Productions and Unikkaat Studios, and includes the website www.arcticdefenders.com.
Walker and his film crew are accompanied on their journey by Oo Aqpik, a Inuk woman, as they sail across the Baffin Straight to a number of ports including Clyde River and Pond Inlet, before reaching Resolute Bay.
The film sees Oo act as a guide, introducing pioneers of Nunavut and recasting Canada's sovereignty in the north from an Inuit point of view.
Walker the filmmaker also knows well the high Arctic beyond his youthful appreciation for Inuit art.
He co-produced, wrote and directed Passage, a film about John Franklin's failed Arctic expedition and the Inuit as portrayed primitively by Charles Dickens.
Arctic Defenders received production coin from the Canada Media Fund, Rogers Telefund and Film Nova Scotia, in addition to tax credits.
The website is produced with help from the Bell Media Fund, the Canada Media Fund and Super Channel.
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Leftists and feminists took to Twitter to express the fact that they were "not sad" about a 2-year-old boy being killed by an alligator at a Disney resort in Florida because he was white.
Instead of recognizing the horrible tragedy for what it was, social justice warriors felt the need to inject their demented obsession with identity politics into the story.
Leftists "Not Sad" About 2-Year-Old Boy Killed by Alligator Because He's White – https://t.co/rEqZ79Fc4r pic.twitter.com/d0l85gKYWM
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 15, 2016
Feminist Brienne of Snarth, who has over 12,000 followers, said that she wasn't upset about the boy's death because he was white, commenting, "I'm so finished with white men's entitlement lately that I'm really not sad about a 2yo being eaten by a gator bc his daddy ignored signs."
Self-described feminist and Salon contributor Marcie Bianco felt it was necessary to take a swipe at the parents who bravely waded into the water to try and save their baby boy, expressing her annoyance that they aren't being investigated by authorities.
She deleted it, but the Internet never forgets. pic.twitter.com/8H67ASH6Nj
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 15, 2016
Journalist Stacey Patton seemed to be more upset about the parents not getting death threats than the dead kid.
Where are the petitions, calls to investigate, and death threats for the white parents whose kid got snatched by a gator in a NO SWIM zone?
— Stacey Patton (@DrStaceyPatton) June 15, 2016
Another African-American individual felt the need to make a sick joke based on the victim's race.
Only really the Gator didn't eat him is because he was white and unseasoned. https://t.co/txkTRmfSNY
— Christian Dior (@ilovecrob) June 15, 2016
Others found the idea of the white kid getting eaten funny.
so some white kid got ate by a gator? lol
— Metal Fingers (@sickmanuel) June 15, 2016
Another user called for the parents to be arrested.
Are the white parents going to be arrested because the gator snatched their unsupervised 2 yo son #disneygatorattack white
— Indomitable2 (@Magnificent869) June 15, 2016
A user named Jon Davis thought the boy's death was "karma" for his claim that "White savages routinely used black babies as gator bait."
White savages routinely used black babies as gator bait. The #DisneyGatorAttack looks like karma for that ass.
— Jon Davis (@antipaleskin) June 15, 2016
Another accused the parents of deliberately killing the boy.
white folks kill they baby and blame a gator
— lil.forestfire (@SmoDillinger) June 15, 2016
Recall that in the aftermath of last month's incident where a 3-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at a Cincinnati zoo, leftists were irate, complaining that the the zoo's 17-year-old male western lowland gorilla, Harambe, would not have been shot dead if the boy was black.
Except the boy was black.
Will leftists, feminists and social justice warriors stop at nothing to turn every single tragic event into a stolen affirmation for their warped dogma?
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Sheriff says 2 men burned after gasoline ignited
Stepfather charged with attempted murder, other charges
Officers were dispatched to a home Tuesday after a 911 call reported a man had poured gasoline all around himself and a garage.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said a family member was trying to stop the man from lighting the gasoline on fire, but it ignited.
David Lundberg, 43, of Stratford, and the man trying to stop him, Dakota Buse, 20, of Stratford, suffered burns in the fire Tuesday afternoon at a home in Stratford in the 800 block of Moore Street.
Authorities said Lundberg had been drinking alcohol.
"He got upset, decided he was going to pour some gas on the motorcycles," said Deputy Gary Johnson. "The older brother decided to try individually to stop him from pouring the gasoline. They struggled with it. Gas got poured on both individuals and some type of ignition took place and both individuals were burned. The step son was burned worse than the stepfather."
Johnson said the ignition was caused by a cigarette or cigarette lighter.
Ninteen-year-old Jesse Buse described Lundberg's violent behavior.
"My stepdad is drunk and I called my mom, and she called and yelled at him, and he just knocked down my door," Buse said.
Jesse said Lundberg broke down his door and tried to attack him. The commotion continued to the garage.
"The stepfather went outside," Johnson said. "The two boys were watching him from inside the house. The stepfather was deciding to leave on the motorcycles. They felt he shouldn't be driving at that time."
As Dakota Buse tried to stop his stepfather from driving, the situation turned more violent.
Jesse Buse said he watched as his stepfather pour gasoline over Dakota and lit him on fire.
Dakota Buse was taken to Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City and then flown by air ambulance to a burn unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Authorities said he had burns to 40 percent of his body.
Buse suffered second- and third-degree burns to his lower legs, one arm and upper chest. Family members told KCCI on Wednesday afternoon that they expect Buse will survive.
"Dakota's girlfriend, she was screaming," said neighbor Richard Francis. "He took off his shirt and rolled in the grass to put the fire out."
Lundberg was treated for burns at Van Diest Medical Center and released.
Lundberg was charged with attempted murder, willful injury, domestic abuse assault and reckless use of fire. He is being held in the Hamilton County Jail.


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The financial sector is looking attractive, said Jeffery Harte, managing director in equity research at Sandler O'Neill. He shared his best plays with investors.
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"It's a very strong franchise and it's now solvent but very underowned by institutional investors."
Harte has a "buy" rating on the bank and said he sees further upside to its stock.
He also has "buy" ratings on rivals JPMorgan , GoldmanSachs and Morgan Stanley .
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So here I go!!! I am totally getting ready for a new year!! How about you??!
What am I going to do to make this year the BEST year yet?
1. Set goals for myself- The more you set goals, the better chance you have to succeed... whether its fitness goals, health goals, financial goals, relationship goals, etc. Make your goals realistic and timely! Putting a deadline on these goals shows they are important and are a priority!
2. Write your goals down- Writing them on paper and telling someone your goals will help you stay accountable for reaching them! I know scary right?!? But if you don't, then it makes it ok if you don't reach them... you are better than that!! :) I write mine on paper and put my goals somewhere where they are always in view... on my fridge, on my phone, on my mirror!!
3. Make a plan of action- Making goals is great, but then what?! In order to reach that goal, you MUST plan out how you are going to get there! Remember, it will NOT happen over night, so its important to know small steps leads to success!! Think about it, eating a piece of cake will not make you over weight over night nor will it give you diabetes, but the compound effect (making it a habit over and over again) will lead you to failure and potentially deadly illness!
4. Make yourself accountable- If you hold yourself accountable, you are more likely to get those tasks or plan of action done! For instance, with my health and fitness goals, I use my challenge groups (support groups) that I check in daily to make sure I eat clean and get my daily workout in! When I check in my groups, I become more motivated to continue reaching my goals!
5. Find a success/support partner- Find someone with similar goals and work together to motivate each other. The more motivation you have, the more momentum you have to get to your goals! I found my success partner with coaching through my team... We talk weekly, tell each other our goals, and help each other reach them! When times get tough and we get frustrated, we vent to each other and the other is always there to lift the other up!
6. Track your progress- How do you know how close or far you are from your goals if you do not track your progress along the way? As I do in my challenge groups, my challengers take before pictures and measurements so they know where they are starting, along with day 30 and 60 (after) so they can see their improvements or know what they can improve on!
7. Positive talk EVERY morning- This may sound silly to you, but I swear by it!! Every morning, I tell myself what I will accomplish and I say something positive about myself!! Your mind will make what you tell yourself... For instance, if you say you can't do something, you won't! But tell yourself you can and you are worth it, YOU WILL!!
8. Motivate yourself- Find a quote, picture, or audio that you can look at and/or listen to that will motivate you when you are feeling frustrated or weak! What a perfect "pick me up!!"
9. Get involved- My way of making 2015 the best year is to stay involved in clean eating and exercise! Nothing feels better than feeling healthy... This then leads to confidence, happiness, and a longer life!
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The idea of The Ultimate Drive is that drivers in over 50 countries can rank, comment and share roads and routes on Facebook, email and other GPS devices. Already thinking ahead, you'll be able to use the app in the future, if you're a BMW Financial Service customer, to access your points and garner high rankings.
"A social app succeeds when it forms a community of users with similar interests. A mobile app succeeds when it shrinks that large community into something local and familiar," said Pawan Murthy, General Manager of Online Business for BMW Group Financial Services. "Within a few seconds of opening the app, 'The Ultimate Drive' connects you to driving enthusiasts who have discovered great roads in your neighborhood – roads you may have overlooked. Sharing that joy of discovery is why we are eager to launch this app to everyone."
The Ultimate Drive prides itself in being simple to use – just download it, find your location and poof… you'll get the stretches of road that others have rated as the best ones in the area. If you want to contribute your own opinions on a road, just tap three times to share it via email or Facebook or send to your GPS device or app.
You can down The Ultimate Drive on iOS and Android devices for free from Apple's App Store and the Android Marketplace.