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When the French frigate Esperance dropped anchor at a spot on the southern coast of Western Australia in 1792, her captain and crew could hardly know that the ship's name (''hope'') would be a watchword nearly two centuries later for people equally enterprising and brave.
Mary Hoggart, a matter-of-fact lass from Wiltshire in -England, and her husband, Geoffrey, now own a farm two hours' drive from Esperance, the nearest town. Here, within walking distance of the great Southern Ocean which rolls down toward Antarctica, the couple is striving to master 3,000 acres of land. For them, hope and sheer hard work are of the essence.
It was on Christmas morning 1978 that Mary flew in to Perth, the capital of Western Australia, with her two small children. Waiting for her at the airport was Geoffrey, a wiry, dark-haired Yorkshireman with gentle eyes. He had news: His search for a suitable farming property had yielded promising results.
He had driven all night from Esperance, 500 miles southeast of Perth. Now he drove the family straight back to see the property he had found. If they liked it, he was proposing to buy. All the Hoggarts' saved money would be needed for the deposit.
It was no soft option Geoffrey showed Mary when they arrived at the farm. The sprawling property, part of a narrow coastal strip of tussocky red earth in what passes in these parched lands as a rain belt, was only one-third developed, and even that patchily.
Much of the land was covered in scrub, with red sand encroaching on pasture and many rocky outcrops thrusting through a thin layer of topsoil. The Hoggarts were strangers in what, for them, was a new country. They knew nobody in the district. Their nearest acquaintance was 2,000 miles away in Tasmania, and for practical purposes that could have been on the other side of the world.
It was a brilliant summer's day. In the clear, unpolluted light, the farm bungalow revealed its warts instantly. The house was old and worn, with linoleum on the floor. An -antique kerosene-powered refrigerator sat in the hall.
But gazing out from the sitting room, Mary glimpsed the blue water of an ocean at its placid best. ''That decided me,'' she said over a frugal workday lunch. The couple agreed to buy.
Mary had met her husband in Botswana, Africa, on a teaching assignment in the early 1970s. They married, -returned to England, and took up farming.
But those were days of deepening economic difficulty in Britain. The couple owned no land, and had to work for others. They were thinking of buying a property, but hesitated. Having read about farming opportunities in Western Australia, they went there on a vacation to look around.
In England they would have been fortunate to be able to afford 40 acres of good farming land. In Western Australia, the same amount of cash was enough to pay for half of the 3,000-acre Esperance property and secure a mortgage on the rest.
The Hoggarts bought just before a boom in land prices swept Australia. The boom is still continuing, and today their farm has more than doubled in value.
Geoffrey and Mary freely admit they remain ''on a financial knife edge,'' but they believe they are winning.
Their farm, a tiny chunk of an agricultural region stretching out along the southern coast for over 700 miles, is on potentially fertile land which experts say ought to yield fruitfully, given proper management.
Sitting at a table beneath a large aerial photograph of the property showing the scarred face of the terrain, we asked whether their farming experience in England had been much use in the hinterland of Esperance. Geoffrey ruminated over a plate of grouper caught in the bay that morning: ''Perhaps we would have been better off without it.''
Later, as we toured the farm in a battered four-wheel-drive pickup truck, we could see what he meant. We raced a family of kangaroos to a creek bed; disturbed an emu father shepherding his muscular chicks through the scrub. For anyone from England's gentle pastures this was rugged land indeed.
The property is largely given over to sheep farming, but it is suitable for many crops. In the coastal strip, the growing season is eight months long and the rainfall is reliable.
Along with their 4,000 sheep, the Hoggarts grow fields of clover as another source of income, as they strive to repay the debt on their farm.
Every inch the working partner, Mary has no doubts that they will succeed, no regrets that they chose 3,000 acres of Western Australia rather than a neat, green pocket handkerchief somewhere in England.
One problem she and Geoffrey face, however, is the great mobility of labor in Australia. Fencing and sheep-dipping and shearing have to be done, and the couple cannot do it all themselves. But reliable farmhands are already spoken for, like nannies on the mothers' circuit in England.
''To get on their list isn't easy,'' Mary said, hopping on and off the back of the truck to open sagging wire gates they cannot yet afford to repair.
Geoffrey's biggest headache is marketing. With vast distances lying between the farm and the nearest seaport, trucking sheep can slice away profits.
They struck similar problems with the clover. Nobody told them that it was the custom in these parts to presell the crop. In the first year the new chums from England were forced to sell on a market just closing.
While there is a benevolent and efficient government advisory service on technical matters (for example, beware of the whipping winds that arise from nowhere and bury crops in sandbanks in minutes), in marketing it is whom you know that counts. Commercial consultants in the area don't come cheap, and they vary in the quality of their advice.
The mobility of people affects the Hoggarts' community and private lives. Surrounding farms change hands fast, especially now that land prices are rising sharply. Many would-be farmers arrive in Esperance, encounter the difficulties, and leave as abruptly as they came.
Others come merely to make a swift profit by buying and selling at a lightning pace.
On the other hand, there are examples available of what people like the Hoggarts can achieve if they stick it out and have the will to succeeed. Thirty miles up the road, a spread belonging to the American TV personality Art Linkletter has just been put up for sale.
Like many other Americans, Linkletter bought land near Esperance about 20 years ago. Today his is a finely developed property of 11,400 acres, a testimony to what careful and determined hands can do in a terrain which a few years ago was undeveloped and, in many places, forbidding.
Linkletter's Place, as it is called, is on the market for $3.2 million.
Some farmers around Esperance are cruel to their land, and happy to ravage it in pursuit of quick returns. The Hoggarts themselves offer no criticism of their neighbors, but they have a shrewd idea of who among them are farmers because they love to farm.
The family's life is not easy. There is a strong sense of isolation. A single telephone line, frequently broken by gales sweeping in from the south, is their chief link to the outside. But the Hoggarts are not without kindred spirits.
Not once did they speak of England as ''home.'' Their two young children, Alan and Carol, attend an elementary school 20 miles away where Mary pitches in with volunteer work. There is a local bus, but it stops at the edge of the three miles of red dirt track leading to the Hoggart bungalow.
When asked about their leisure activities, the Hoggarts paused, as if life was really more work than anything else. But the answer put the seal on the quality of life they value and which they traveled 9,000 miles to find.
''Thank God we have bad television reception,'' was Mary's heartfelt sigh. For leisure they go to the beach at the edge of their property, extending for miles in a beautiful unspoiled white sandy strip.
''And when we get fed up with things we ring one of our neighbors and ask if we can come over for a yarn.''
''Yarn'' was a giveaway. In England they would have gone for a ''chat.'' The Hoggarts are Australians already. They are here to stay.


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Our revamped Marketplace is now live!
Our goal with this update is to improve the look and functionality of the existing Marketplace while maintaining most of the same things that were available with the original Marketplace.
Two exceptions are that we have removed the Pre-Order and Offer systems. These were simultaneously two features that were seldom used and most prone to cause problems. If you want to invite a buyer to negotiate, say so in the item description and buyers can geekmail you directly.
This update will make it easier to make other feature improvements to the Marketplace in the future. For now, we are going to focus on making sure all of the wrinkles are ironed out of this new update before we start adding anything to it.
If you have suggestions for improvements, please post them here.
Report any bugs you find while using the new Marketplace here.
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Brittany Mederos
Focusing on the user, one problem at a time
I'm currently a lead interaction designer at Elementum SCM, an enterprise software startup focused on "Making supply chain simple". Every day I work closely with product managers, stakeholders, and engineering teams to design useful, usable interfaces for logistics managers in Fortune 500 companies across mobile, web, and large-screen displays.
I fight for the user, continuously striving to inspire empathy and the creation of meaningful applications and interactions. I love to bring my team members together and go through design explorations, incorporating them in the design process. I've found this type of collaboration is the best path to create innovative solutions that solve not-so-obvious problems.
When I'm not designing I enjoy teaching others who are interested in design through the meetup group Designer's Hearth Mountain View I helped co-start. Or you can find me climbing at the local Planet Granite climbing gym.
Case studies are invaluable for both you and I.
For starters, you learn about my (and my team's) process. For me, it gives me time for reflection so that I can do better in the future. Win-win. Check 'em out here:
Ah, my writing.
I typically write about interaction design patterns, specifically problems I come across day-to-day, and tips for approaching those problems if you find yourself staring them down. Here's a few recent thoughts:
Where can you find me on the web?
I'm a terrible Twitterer, but I try my best over at @brim. If you're looking for my professional stuff, you might want to try LinkedIn, or catch small bits of my visual work on Dribbble. You can find my adventures (cooking, rock clibming, lots of coffee, and beach-goings) over on Instagram.
If email is your cup of tea, send me a message here; but be warned: Inbox Zero is not a common place for me.
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GURPS: Beyond The Veil - The Price of Failure
Modern Day Life
This world is set roughly a century and a half after the arrival of the Elder Gods. No one truthfully knows how long it has been, and know one really wants to spend time on dwelling on the idea. They have more important problems to deal with, some have wilderness survival, others have day to day tasks set for them to continue on, still others have research on the old ways of technology that they want to see returned to the world's convenience, and few others have people to lead and lands to protect.
The wilderness survivor, by the affectionate name of "Scavenger", is a land roaming nomad. Those of lower strength and capability, of ordinary human status, of lesser Lycan status, or just generally concerned with the idea of dying, tend to only have the idea of survival on the agenda. Such an idea is not a bad one, as the wilderness has many vicious monsters prowling, killing anything that gets in their way. Roving packs of Were Clans, some feral others anarchistic, Vampires, feral and rarely in groups, and all sorts of nastiness left from the Gods' Feast, along with any manner of dangerous wild animal, from both sides of the Veil.
Those more capable and powerful tend to have travel, discovery, and survival as their motivation. However, with their present state of semi-control over their lives, their motivations are very liquid. They tend to be said dangers listed above, but also include the few travelers and even the New World Order aspected gangs that roam (or even maraud) between towns. Infamous among them are The Rapturists, conspiracy fanatics deluded into thinking that the God's Feast was actually the Rapture, and that their only way to Heaven is to defy the status quo, as they percieve it to be clandestinely commanded by the Anti-Christ.
Those who have families, or just don't have the strength to survive in the wilderness usually end up rounded into the Feudal Provinces. These are places resembling a level of Medieval Feudalism, however the level of slavery they are forced into, the advancement of their technology, and even the method of ruling varies widely between them. The actual "Vassal" of the lands usually isn't ordained or ruled by a greater authority. Some are fledgling governments on their own, their ruler either a cunning warlord with more than a few soldiers to back him up, while others are ruled by a non-human, probably a vampire or a breed of fae, but rarely a Lycan, demigodly monster, Nephilim, or Cambion (there are notable exceptions).
Towns and Cities
There is not believed to be a single occupied civilized town or city. The larger cities were the primary targets of the Gods' Feast, and not even the smallest town went unscathed, so no towns are believed to still be towns in the regular sense. Towns tend to have devolved into battlefields between rival factions of varying sorts, or playgrounds for entities best left unspoken of. If a town is well positioned, or repopulated, it is often turned into a Feudal Area. If it isn't, then it tends to be the haven of a very powerful, usually malefic, being or beings.
Cities tend to have no native survivors of the Gods' Feast, but many have repopulated them as bastions and shelter for those who have the patience and determination to fortify ruins, and there are many who have and have succeeded. There are few whole cities that have been turned into a fortress, as most only have the time to fortify a few blocks before needing to seek refuge, and that isn't even considering the constraints of the availability of water making it very difficult to maintain a city any real distance from fresh water. One of the few fortified cities left in North America is Manhattan Island, now the home to the capitol of the Reformed United States of America.


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If you feel that the decor in your home couldn't really get any more bland and boring, you'll be wracking your brains trying to find ways to brighten things up a little and make things a bit more fun.
Funds are really tight for many though, especially at this time of year, and this means that options may be a little limited.
The pricier decor options aren't always necessarily the best though, and there are some unbelievably affordable decor options out there which are just as effective at transforming the home.
One amazing way of adding fun to decor which won't break the bank is installing wall stickers.
Whether you just want to add the fun factor to one room in your home or every room, there are scores of different sticker styles out there which will instantly perk up the look of any wall.
From flower to oriental symbol to celebrity portrait wall stickers, you'll be absolutely spoilt for choice. As wall stickers of all styles and sizes are priced so affordably too, you shouldn't find yourself restricted at all- the decision is entirely in your hands.


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One way to look at the problem of cheating among college and high school students is that they're just following the lead of their elders. They read or hear about dishonesty in business dealings, or about politicians skirting the campaign-finance laws.
There may be some truth to that line of analysis, but where does it lead? Adults should do better, but we can't wait for the role models to change before the coming generation can improve.
The time to instill a standard of honesty is when people are young, and the classroom - where children first do work that's evaluated by someone other than their parents - is a key place to start.
If the importance of honesty is effectively taught in school, the incidence of dishonesty in later professional or political life should decline. Recent studies of cheating in college and high school, however, indicate there's a lot of work to be done.
Student surveys through the '90s indicated that nearly 75 percent of college undergraduates cheated on papers or exams at least once. A recent survey of high-achieving high schoolers found 80 percent admitted to cheating. Those are considerably higher figures than earlier decades.
Why the increase in cheating? In addition to the poor role-model explanation, experts point to increased pressures on students to excel in school and to do well on standardized tests, and to lax oversight by some teachers and professors.
On a hopeful note, colleges that make a concerted effort to uphold a standard of honesty - telling kids repeatedly what's expected of them, and the consequences of cheating - have a lower incidence of cheating. Schools with formal honor codes, often enforced by students themselves, have the lowest rate of cheating.
What this suggests is that moral instruction, far from old-fashioned, is always in fashion. Students are fully capable of waking up to the fact that cheating is self-deception, and honesty is self-enriching.
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Custom Home in Conifer for Sale VIEWS Galore!
This home in Conifer boasts stunning attention to details, materials and design. With incredible views of Pikes Peak and its location next to large acreage parcels this home lives as though it is on a mountain ranch! It has easy access to US Highway 285 but without the road noise, traffic or neighbors.
Located on 1.26 acres of A-2 zoned acreage on the edge of Kings Valley you get the conveniences of the community water and sewer with the benefits of the solitude and serenity of the private location!
Walk through the custom entryway and have your socks knocked off with the cozy tongue and groove vaulted ceilings, huge vaulting, an impressive stacked stone fireplace framed by the views of mountains to the south and warm slate floors. The ambiance is the embodiment of mountain contemporary with an easy layout perfect for living and entertaining.
Explore the layout of 30278 Hood Road even deeper with this interactive 3d scan!
The kitchen is the essential space for entertaining and a chef's delight with a well designed work flow, professional grade lighting, exquisite materials and top quality appliances from GE Profile and Bosch.
The kitchen island is home to the undermount sink and an extra eating area on the bar top--the ideal social gathering place.
Easy Conifer location
Located on a quiet low traffic road
3,665 Finished square feet
4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths
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Extensive boardwalks and decks to magnificent views
Explore the home in this video with drone shots and more photos!
The spa-inspired Master Bath has a wonderful steam room, fireplace and private access to the decks.
Extensive slate stonework flooring throughout the home creates functional, and durable surfaces which are impressive to the eyes as well as the users. Wood floors with rich tones, and comfortable in floor radiant heat create a warm sumptuous environment.
The upper level is the ideal entertainment layout with fun spaces for gaming, cozy, warm spaces for a getaway at home, space for a theater room, and two of the secondary bedrooms. With balcony views over the great room below this home has an incredible combination of thoughtful layout and impressive architecture.
You simply must see this amazing, one of a kind home with no detail left out.
30278 Hood Road in Conifer is marketed to thousands of targeted buyers with a custom multi-media marketing campaign developed and implemented by 8z Real Estate broker Bob Maiocco.
Call Bob Maiocco for more information and to set up your private visit of this exquisite home. (720)273-4262.


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There are two sizes of tires used on a Mercedes ML350: 255/50-19 and 265/45-20. The tires sizes vary according to what type of wheels were originally purchased for the vehicle, or the ones that are currently mounted on the car.
Mercedes ML350 models were available in several trim levels. The basic models featured 19-inch wheels used 255/50-19 tires. Other sizes can also be installed as long as there is space between the wheel and chassis.
More luxurious trim models included 20-inch wheels, which featured the 265/45-20 tires. The only other difference between both sets of tires, besides its size, is the width.


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The joint and tendon/ligament support in the Nimble Mega is unsurpassed in the industry. It not only contains potent levels of glucosamine, it provides a low molecular weight HA and chondroitin too. The hydrolyzed collagen is a very effective tool for nourishing soft tissues with amino acids containing sulfur.
Organic minerals, amino acids and of course biotin help maintain healthy hooves. Vitamin E and organic selenium aid as muscle antioxidants for working horses.
The base ingredients flax meal and yeast cultures provide both omega-3 fatty acid for coat and prebiotic nutrients for hindgut digestive enhancement.
3.75 lb. buckets (30 day supply @ 2oz. serving)
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Product release 2016-09-15
Index of notable changes
► Find and replace editor tools
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► Removing custom classifications from Template:System/Variables
Feature enhancements
- The find and replace tool searches through text in the content editor and in source mode.
- Updated the find and replace editor tools to be unobtrusive when searching for content.
- For more information on the new find and replace experience, read how to find and replace text through the editor.
Custom editor optimizations for large content
- Customizable configuration keys are now usable for optimizing editor performance for pages with a large amount of content.
- Read our article on how to optimize editor performance.
Future deprecations
Removing custom classifications from Template:System/Variables
On September 29th, 2016 we are removing the ability to create custom classifications in Template:System/Variables. This is to avoid conflicts with custom classifications created in the control panel. To make sure you are creating custom classifications in preparation for this deprecation, read how to create custom classifications.


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CINCINNATI - Nothing should catch the Cincinnati Bengals by surprise as they try once again on Sunday to end the NFL's longest current postseason victory drought. The stakes, opponent and game site are all familiar, and those three factors should work in Cincinnati's favor.
CINCINNATI � Nothing should catch the Cincinnati Bengals by surprise as they try once again on Sunday to end the NFL�s longest current postseason victory drought.
The stakes, opponent and game site are all familiar, and those three factors should work in Cincinnati�s favor.
The Bengals, seeking their first playoff victory since the 1990 season, are hardened by painful postseason endings, having suffered first-round defeats in each of the previous two years, and three times in the past four.
Cincinnati, the No.?3 seed in the AFC and winner of five of its past six games, also knows its opponent well on Sunday. The Bengals defeated the wild-card San Diego Chargers 17-10 on the road on Dec.?1.
The rematch at 1:05?p.m. on Sunday will be contested in Cincinnati at Paul Brown Stadium, where the Bengals went 8-0 this season � their first perfect home record since their Super Bowl year of 1988 � while winning the AFC North with an 11-5 record.
�The last couple of years, we�ve played on the road,� Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said, �so it will be a great environment having the fans getting into it. We�re prepared for the playoffs to happen.�
The playoffs happened in Dalton�s first two seasons, but didn�t last long as the Bengals lost wild-card games at Houston, including 19-13 a year ago.
�We�re ready to move on,� Bengals nose tackle Domata Peko said. �We�re tired of this one-and-done stuff. We want to go farther.�
Home-field advantage should help Cincinnati even though more than 10,000 tickets still remain unsold.
The Bengals have won their past five home games by an average score of 42-18. Cincinnati has outgained the opponent by an average of 378 yards to 277 and held a turnover advantage of plus-7 in its eight home victories.
�It�s just a confidence and a swagger that we have (at home),� guard Andrew Whitworth said. �We feel like by winning, we�ve created an environment that makes it a little tougher on teams. We feel like in our home � in our environment � we can run the football and be physical.�
The Bengals used that recipe for success on the road 30 days ago in their victory over the Chargers (9-7). Cincinnati gashed San Diego for 164 rushing yards, its second-highest total of the season.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis had a season-high 92 yards on 20 carries and Giovani Bernard ran 14 times for 57 yards in that game. The ball-control offense made up for Dalton�s inconsistent performance. He completed 14 of 23 passes for 190 yards, one score and an interception.
Cincinnati�s defense came up with three turnovers in that game and held Philip Rivers to 252 passing yards. The Chargers finished with their lowest scoring output of the season.
�It�s a whole new game. What went on last time doesn�t matter for a hill of beans,� said Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who is 0-4 in the postseason, including home losses to Pittsburgh (2005) and the New York Jets (2009).
After losing to Cincinnati, the Chargers closed out the regular season under first-year coach Mike McCoy with four consecutive victories. They earned a wild-card spot on Sunday with a 27-24 overtime victory against Kansas City after facing a 10-point deficit.
�A couple weeks before we were there, the sky was falling in on them,� Lewis said. �They�ve done a nice job of raising the sky again. We know they have a very good football team, led by a great quarterback, so we have work to do.�
If the Bengals win a postseason game for the first time since Jan. 6, 1991, they will play the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., on Jan.?11 at 8:15 p.m. The lowest remaining AFC seed plays at Denver on Jan.?12.


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Set the right lighting moodCreate a great first impression with a bright, cheery greeting not only from your staff, but from the warmth of lobby downlighting fixtures. Light influences people's emotions, how they view their space and their world, and how they start and end their day.
Not only your lobby, but the atmosphere of the meeting and conference room can become welcoming and vibrant at the same time by the help of GE Hospitality Lighting Solutions.
Besides, with the dimming capability of our LED restaurant lighting solutions, you will be able to set the mood for a formal dinner, or lighten it up for a casual lunch.


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Church School
Welcome all! We are glad you are here.
Program Goals:
The First Parish Religious Education Committee hopes that our program provides children with opportunities to…
- develop a sense of wonder about the world
- explore a wide variety of religious and cultural traditions
- express their thoughts and feelings
- make and display their own creative work
- learn to make responsible, healthy choices
- form lasting friendships with one another, and achieve a sense of group identity and pride in being a UU
- stay involved with our church community through high school and beyond
In addition, we hope to involve youth and adult leaders as classroom teachers to broaden their knowledge and experience of their faith and to build a bridge between the generations. Together, the First Parish Cooperative Religious Education Program will nurture the development of confident Unitarian Universalists.
If you are new to First Parish, please read our brochure and fill out the registration form, or see our director to register your child for classes. If you have been coming for a while, also see the Director in order to update our records. We like to keep track of the ages, interests and special needs of our young people.
Adult volunteers
At First Parish we charge no fee for our classes. Our budget for supplies, curriculum and training is granted through the pledges of the church. Our church school is truly a cooperative Children's Church – each working together for the benefit of all. Therefore, we need your support in many different ways:
- classroom teachers or aides
- nursery helpers
- snack providers
- "special activity" guests
- worship leaders
- chaperons and drivers for field trips
All adult volunteers are required to fill out a CORI request form.
Training and support is provided throughout the year. Please do not be shy. As they say, "many hands make light work."
Our Leadership
Leadership of R.E. programs at First Parish is provided by the Religious Education Committee and a professional Director of Religious Education. If you have questions about the First Parish Cooperative Religious Education Program, or would like more information, please feel free to contact
|Sara Williams, DRE
Kristen Babcock, RE Chair, Jenny Donahue, Sonia D'Alarcao, Karen Reed-Messing, members


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Arsenal youngster Jay Emmanuel-Thomas enjoyed his time on-loan at Blackpool.
The highly-rated midfielder has just returned from a successful spell in the Championship where he played 12 games and scored a memorable goal at Doncaster Rovers.
"Going there and now coming back to Arsenal, I think I work a bit harder on the pitch now," he told Arsenal TV Online. "Technically it was different because there were more long balls but my work-rate has definitely improved.
"You grow up as a person as well because you are away from home and it's a chance to be independent and rely on yourself.
"It's totally different [away from Arsenal]. Even the little things like the food at the training ground or the training kit, everything is different and you have to get used to it. You realise that being at Arsenal is a privilege. My target is now to get into the first-team before the end of the season."


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During a golf season that has already seen several low scores carded across the country, mini-tour player Jesse Massie has raised the bar considerably.
Massie, a 25-year-old that competes primarily on the NGA Hooters Tour's Carolina Series, played 18 holes Friday at Glenmary Golf Course in Louisville, Ky., and shot 67. That same afternoon, he went back out with his playing partners at Glenmary and beat his earlier score.
By 11 shots.
Playing the 6,450-yard, par-72 layout from the tips, Massie shot a 16-under 56, a round that included one eagle, 14 birdies and – improbably – a penalty stroke.
'When he came into the shop, he was shaking,' explained Jack Ridge, head pro at Glenmary. 'I couldn't believe it. Nobody walks in and says they shot a 56.'
Massie reached 17 of the 18 greens in regulation during his record round, remarkably needing only 21 putts. The lone green missed resulted from his tee shot at the par-4 fifth hole, where Massie's drive became lodged in a cedar tree. After taking a drop for an unplayable lie, he got up and down from 150 yards to save par, one of only three pars he carded during the round.
'I was more nervous when I was 11- or 12-under, because you want to break 60 so bad,' said Massie, who added that his round included 10 made putts from outside 12 feet. 'By the time I got to 14-under, I was just trying to get to the clubhouse.'
Though Massie's round was not in a competitive setting, it still serves as a noteworthy total. To put the score in perspective, the lowest round recorded on either the PGA Tour or Web.com Tour is a 59. Additionally, both Ryo Ishikawa and Shigeki Maruyama have shot 58s in competition, the former during an Asian Tour event and the latter coming in a sectional qualifier for the 2000 U.S. Open.
Massie will hope to capitalize on the momentum from his ultra-low round when he next tees it up competitively at the Kentucky Open, held Aug. 6-8 in Bowling Green.
'It was just one of those days where you wonder what exactly is going on,' he added.


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I gave a speech at an authentic Greek restaurant last night on the state of the world economy.
It seemed only fitting that the topic drifted towards Europe and fears that the Greek debt crisis will spread to other euro zone nations. With dramatic headlines of Greek troubles spreading and the euro hitting fresh lows against the dollar, the situation grows more critical each day. But today's news only highlights a part of the problem.
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In the years 2004-2005, Total Wellness Centre undertook the collection of a list of commonly prescribed herbs and information for you from various sources. There are more than 4000 prescribed herbs that TCM practitioners have at their disposal. About half-way through the collection project, Total Wellness staff realized too much time was being spent on the reference guide. Our time is better spent with our wonderful patients and supporting our practitioners and doctors. It is with sadness, on the one hand, and delight on the other, that we can point you to online resources which fulfils the important task of referencing Chinese herbs online. Total Wellness has very complete resources onsite within their clinics should you wish to review any herbs while at our clinics.
Total Wellness Centre will be happy to schedule you for a consultation to discuss any herbal remedies.


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Mon, 10 August 2015
And now for something completely different...
Our friends at Popdose introduced the Chart Attack format years ago. With their blessing, we have reactivated the brand and are now introducing you to Son Of Chart Attack!
Big Money, Michael Parr (both Popdose and Chart Attack alumni), Dr. Z and Mike Cunningham the Packet Man are hopping in the wayback machine-as they often do-and counting down the top 10 of Billboard's Top Alternative Tracks chart for the week of 7/23/94.
The Top 10 Singles That Week are (in reverse order)
"Big Empty" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
"Selling The Drama" by Live
"Shine" by Collective Soul
"Prayer For The Dying" by Seal
"Girls & Boys" by Blur
"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
"Vasoline" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Come Out And Play" by The Offspring
"Fall Down" by Toad The Wet Sprocket
In addition to discussions about each song, you'll also hear about:
-What each member of the panel was doing during the week in question; and which panelist got his first hint of nookie during the summer of '94.
-How Lisa Loeb spawned the birth of "adorkable".
-The awesomeness (or not) of the '90s alternative rock soundtrack.
-Billy Corgan's litigious nature.
-The one band on this list that each panelist has seen live (it's not who you'd expect).
-The uber-gay Pet Shop Boys remix of the #5 song on this list.
-The creepy, creepy, CREEPY "Black Hole Sun" video.
-The connection between one of the two Stone Temple Pilots songs on this list and parody rock band Green Jelly (admittedly, it's a stretch.)
-Offspring lead singer Dexter Holland and his head full of noodles (as opposed to Noodles, who is another member of The Offspring.)
-Why so many Toad The Wet Sprocket songs have the word "down" in the title.
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'Doctor Who' thing of the day: Doctor's Girls Wallpaper
There have been many, many screaming companions on the TARDIS. Just a small taste:
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(Thanks to reader JJoseph for the heads-up. If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a link.)
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High-impact exercises involving running and jumping can cause shin splints and leg pain below the knee, according to WebMD. Other exercise-related conditions that cause lower leg pain, including muscle cramps, tendonitis, and injuries such as sprains and breaks, may be a result of muscle fatigue, inadequate conditioning or overuse.
Shin splints occur when connective tissue and muscle along the shin become inflamed, explains WebMD. The condition may also impact those who utilize too much outer rotation of the foot and leg. Shin splints can be treated with rest, ice packs and anti-inflammatory medicines. Patients should avoid activities that worsen the pain while gradually incorporating stretching and strengthening exercises to aid recovery. Wearing support shoes helps to prevent future injury, and runners should avoid running on hard surfaces.
Pain in the calf or heel due to inflamed tendons, or tendinitis, is commonly a result of intense exercise or not warming up properly, states WebMD. Pain may be more severe if the Achilles tendon is torn. The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel bone, and tears or injury to the tendon cause pain and stiffness at the back of the heel when the calf muscles are flexed. Achilles tendinitis recovery can take weeks of rest and stretching.


text: When it comes to major beauty brands, there is always more to a collection than meets the eye. Proof? The holiday 2011 collection from Dior—named Les Rouges Or—is inspired by and named after gold. (In French, 'or' means gold.) Accordingly, Les Rouges Or features a slew of shimmering products, including four limited edition Les Rouges Or lipsticks, four limited edition Or Vernis nail polishes, a 5-Couleurs Gold Infused palette, a Deluxe Holiday palette, a Mini Brush set, a Holiday Eye palette, and a Holiday Lip palette. In other words, if you were looking forward to a gilded holiday season, you are in luck. The Dior Les Rouges Or collection will arrive at Dior counters in October. Prices start at $22.


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HCL is a $6.3 billion leading global technology and IT enterprise comprising two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies and HCL Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. A pioneer of modern computing, HCL is a global transformational enterprise today. Its range of offerings includes product engineering, custom & package applications, BPO, IT infrastructure services, IT hardware, systems integration, and distribution of information and communications technology (ICT) products across a wide range of focused industry verticals.
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M.S. in Mental Health Counseling Application Process
The master's program in mental health counseling operates on a rolling admissions basis. Applications are reviewed as they are received and admissions decisions are made within four weeks of receipt of a completed application.
Contact the Office of Transfer and Graduate Admissions if you have questions about the application process.
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- Completed online application
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- Current résumé and personal goals statement
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Passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, at Saint Mary's General Hospital, on Saturday, December 30, 2006, at age 88. Loving and devoted husband of Kathleen; devoted father of David and his wife Lynn, John and his wife Janice, Janice and her husband Andrew, and Patricia and her partner Jeff NICKEL; proud grandfather of David, Kelly, and Ryan McVEY, Jeffrey, Laura, and Robert McVEY, Emily, Kenneth, and Drew JACKSON, and Christina, Lauren, Michael, and Aaren GATCHENE; great-grandfather of Jacob, Marcus, and Lucas NELSON, and Caleb, Keegan, and Cynthia McVEY. Grant was predeceased by his parents, John and Myrtle McVEY of Erie, Pennsylvania. Grant was born June 18, 1918 in Winnipeg and has lived in Waterloo since 1965. He was a graduate of McMaster University and later retired from the staff of the University of Waterloo. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and took tremendous pride in the many accomplishments of his children and grandchildren. A memorial service to celebrate Grant's life will be held in the chapel of the Erb and Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Wednesday, Jan 3, 2007 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Das SYDNEY officiating. Condolences for the family and donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation may be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com. In living memory of Grant, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.
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Jackson's Way: Andrew Jackson and the People of the Western Waters
Wiley, Jan 22, 2001 - History - 448 pages
Praise for Jackson's Way
"A compelling account of Jackson's Indian-fighting days . . . as well a grand sweep of the conquest of the trans-Appalachian West, a more complex, bloody, and intrigue-filled episode than is generally appreciated. . . . Mr. Buchanan writes with style and insight. . . . This is history at its best."
-The Wall Street Journal
"An excellent study . . . of an area and a time period too long neglected by historians . . . provides valuable new information, particularly on the Indians."
-Robert Remini, author of Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars
"John Buchanan has written a book that explodes with action and drama on virtually every page. Yet the complex story of the birth of the American West never loses its focus-Andrew Jackson's improbable rise to fame and power. This is an American saga, brilliantly told by a master of historical narrative."
-Thomas Fleming, author of Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America
From John Buchanan, the highly acclaimed author of The Road to Guilford Courthouse, comes a compulsively readable account that begins in 1780 amidst the maelstrom of revolution and continues throughout the three tumultuous decades that would decide the future course of this nation. Jackson's Way artfully reconstructs the era and the region that made Andrew Jackson's reputation as "Old Hickory," a man who was so beloved that men voted for him fifteen years after his death. Buchanan resurrects the remarkable man behind the legend, bringing to life the thrilling details of frontier warfare and of Jackson's exploits as an Indian fighter-and reassessing the vilification that has since been heaped on him because of his Indian policy. Culminating with Jackson's defeat of the British at New Orleans-the stunning victory that made him a national hero-this gripping narrative shows us how a people's obsession with land and opportunity and their charismatic leader's quest for an empire produced what would become the United States of America that we know today.
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Microsoft Corp. has submitted an amicus brief warning that a recent change to federal labor rules would discourage corporate responsibility practices.
Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made sweeping changes to its "joint employer" standard announcing a test that will lead to more findings of joint employment relationships under the National Labor Relations Act. Under the new standard announced in Browning-Ferris Industries, a company is a joint-employer if it exercises "indirect control" over working conditions or if it has "reserved authority" to do so.1 This expanded the NLRB's prior "joint employer" test, which required "two separate entities share or codetermine those matters governing the essential terms and conditions of employment." In particular, an employer had to "meaningfully affect [ ] matters relating to the employment relationship such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, and direction."2
The Browning-Ferris Industries theory of joint employment has far-reaching and troubling impacts on employers in many business contexts, particularly in the franchisee/franchisor context where, with limited exceptions, franchisors have historically been found not to be joint employers of their franchisees' employees. Entities that are deemed to be joint employers under this new standard may face collective bargaining obligations and find themselves enmeshed in labor disputes between direct employers and labor organizations.
Browning-Ferris Industries appealed the NLRB's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Microsoft submitted an amicus brief in in support of the waste management company's case on June 14, 2016. In its brief, Microsoft took the novel approach of criticizing the NLRB's "joint employer" definition by focusing on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. It argued that the NLRB's new joint employer standard would "cause companies to question whether CSR initiatives will contribute to findings of joint employment relationships, and ultimately deter adoption of such initiatives." 3
Microsoft warned the court that companies that adopt certain shared guidelines and practices may be legally responsible for each other's alleged labor violations or forced to bargain with each other's unionized employees: "Companies with existing CSR initiatives now have a strong incentive to terminate them, and others considering such policies will be more likely to table their plans."4 The brief also pointed out the conflict of being punished for participating in a program that President Barack Obama (D) has repeatedly praised:
Thus, on one hand, the United States President has praised Microsoft for its market-leading CSR initiative that predicates supplier eligibility on the suppliers' provision of paid leave to their workers, and encourages others to do the same. On the other hand, the NLRB has adopted a joint employment standard that encourages unions to use the same policy to bring an unfair labor practices claim against Microsoft and against other companies that create similar CSR initiatives establishing eligibility criteria for suppliers.5
Various other amicus briefs were also filed in support of Browning-Ferris Industries' case against the NLRB. Final briefs are due in August 2016, oral argument is not yet scheduled and a decision is not anticipated before the fall. Although joint employment status is a factual inquiry that will vary from company to company, a decision will likely affect how companies structure their employment practices, agreements and course of dealings.


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Meal Plans and Dining Services
Providing an exceptional dining services program throughout campus. Participation in a dining services meal plan is required for all students living in university residence halls except for graduate students and student living in Sustainable Village. For more information about dining services, please visit www.uaf.edu/dining
Meal Plans Click here for more information
Block Dinners are used in Dine 49 for all-you-care-to-eat dinner and exchanged for up to a $7.00 equivalency at most UAF campus dining locations (excluding Subway) from 11:00 a.m. until closing.
Munch Money is used like cash at all dining locations and vending machines on campus.
Freshmen residing on campus must select either Block 105 or Block 75.
- All pricing is per semester.
- The student will automatically be enrolled in the same meal plan in the Spring semester, unless UAF Dining Services is notified in writing of a different selection.
- Remaining block dinners will expire on the final day of the semester.
- Block equivalency is not redeemable for cash.
- Leftover Munch Money in the Fall semester will be added to the Spring meal plan. However, all unused Munch Money expires at the end of the academic year.
- Unused blocks and Munch Money will not be refunded.
Please note: A default plan will automatically be assigned if an alternate plan is not selected prior to a selected date in August.
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We hope that the following questions and answers are helpful to you. Should you have a question that is not addressed please contact UAF Dining Services at email@example.com
|What is the deadline to pay for my meal plan?
Fees for your meal plan are due on or before the fee payment deadline. Payments should be made electronically via UA Online or directly with the Office of the Bursar located in Signers' Hall.
For meal plans added after the fee payment deadline, please make payment within five (5) business days from your request.
|Where can I use my meal plan?
|UAF meal plans are usable at all UAF Dining Services locations and on campus vending machines that have a PolarExpress card reader. Meal plans are not accepted off campus.
|How do I access the block dinners from my meal plan?
Block dinners are loaded onto your PolarExpress card for use. Simply swipe your card to redeem a block for each all-you-care-to-eat dinner at Dine 49 or to exchange a block for up to a $7.00 equivalency at most UAF campus dining locations from 4:30 p.m. until closing. Subway is excluded from the block equivalency program. No cash back will be given on the block equivalency.
Please note: Your PolarExpress card is REQUIRED to access your block dinners. No exceptions.
|How do I use the Much Money from my meal plan?
|Your PolarExpress card will be used similar to a debit card, swiping it for each meal purchase. The amount of the transaction will be deducted from the remaining Munch Money balance on your account. You may view your current Munch Money balance on the bottom of each purchase receipt.
Please note: Your PolarExpress card is REQUIRED to access your Munch Money. No exceptions.
If your PolarExpress card is lost or stolen, immediately notify the PolarExpress Office in Signers Hall at 907-474-7384 to have them disable use on that card. Funds used will not be reimbursed.
|How do I check my block dinner and Munch Money balance?
You may check the balance of your block dinners and Munch Money via eAccounts website:
In addition, if you use Munch Money to make a purchase your account balance is listed on the bottom of the receipt.
What happens to remaining blocks and Munch Money at the end of the Fall semester?
Leftover block dinners will expire on the final day of the semester. Munch Money remaining at the end of the Fall semester will roll over and be ADDED to the Spring meal plan.
Meal plans are purchased on a semester basis and another dining plan for the Spring semester is required if living in on-campus housing.
All unused block dinners and remaining Munch Money expires after Spring Semester closing and will NOT be refunded.
Will I get a refund if I cancel my meal plan?
If you choose to cancel your meal plan prior to the 100% refund deadline all meal plan fees will be refunded, based on actual plan usage. All block dinners and Munch Money used will be subtracted from the refund amount.
Students requesting a cancellation during the 50% refund period will be reimbursed no more than half of the meal plan fees paid, regardless of usage. Any usage above 50% of the fees will result in a reduced refund.
All dining refunds are applied to the student's University account and then issued by the Office of the Bursar per their policies. A refund payment will only be issued once the student's account is paid in full.
Please see the refund schedule for change/cancellation deadlines.
Can I switch my meal plan from semester to semester?
|You may switch your dining plan between semesters for 100% refund of the original plan, based upon actual usage, by submitting a change form to UAF Dining Services before the Spring 100% refund deadline. After this date a prorated amount will be charged for use. Please see the refund schedule for more information on the prorated amount.
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Karen Hartman introduced Fernanda Perrone as Ron Becker's replacement while Ron is on leave this semester.
The Agenda was approved, with the following amendments:
Draft minutes were sent out for the December 2009 meeting and no comments were submitted
K.Hartman stated that if she didn't hear from any of us by the end of the day tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 22) she will assume the minutes are approved.
V. Cvetkovic provided brief background on the discussion of council composition. This topic stems from the Rules Of Procedure Committee and the November faculty meeting where bylaw changes were discussed. The Planning and Coordinating Committee created a task force to begin discussion of the following issues:
1) Are there too many people mandated to be on the councils? How many people should be mandated to be on each council? Twelve are mandated with four elected to be on LRC.
What do we want mandated in the bylaws and what titles; titles change and when you have mandated titles in the bylaws every time you have a reorganization, the bylaws may have to change because some of those titles don't exist anymore.
The bylaws also state that in addition to the mandated people, it's the chair's prerogative to select any additional people he or she feels need to be on the council.
2) The elected positions don't reflect the new order of the Rutgers University Libraries in that we have five units: Camden, Dana (IJS is considered part of Dana), Special Collections, New Brunswick, and TAS. The concern is:
When elections are held sometimes the results reflect the 3 geographical locations as opposed to the 5 unit designations, which means individuals who are geographically in New Brunswick but unit-wise are in TAS and Special Collections are disenfranchised (in a way). The concern was expressed that we should perhaps move from the notion of geographic designations to unit designations.
K. Hartman stated that above is confounded by how many are mandated and how many are elected or appointed and further stated that LRC is different than USC.
V. Cvetkovic presented some of the suggestions that originated from members of the Planning and Coordinating task force:
Discussion by the Council ensued. V.Cvetkovic asked for questions and comments from the group.
There was a general consensus that the two councils are different and they have different needs. Both functional and geographical representation are needed on LRC. Concern was expressed about changing campus coordinators to unit representatives.
It was decided that the council would revisit these issues at the end of the year and reflect and document on the rationale for the elected positions, geographic representation, etc., and address questions of nimbleness and size of the council as well.
K. Hartman reported briefly about the Mobile Devices Task Force and its membership. The first meeting of the task force is on February 2, 2010.
K. Hartman reviewed what are ongoing LRC items:
K.Hartman would also like to revisit at a future meeting the action grid spreadsheet (sent to LRC members on August 25, 2009 by Mary Fetzer and Bob Sewell). We're at half year point and actively pursuing some of the goals.
Scholarly Communication:
RUL is preparing comments on the initiative for public access for publications based on federal grants. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy requested comments on this important issue (due 1/21/10). Jean Boyle and Bob Sewell drafted a letter and a small group (Connie Wu, Jim Niessen, Gracemary Smulewitz, and Jackie Mardekian) reviewed the letter and provided comments. The letter will be submitted by Marianne Gaunt, Jean Boyle, Bob Sewell, and Mary Fetzer and will be posted on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy webpage.
B. Sewell mentioned other organizations (ARL , SPARC, etc.) and individuals that were also involved.
Committee on Scholarly Communication will be meeting to discuss a draft document about the charge and membership of the committee for the faculty bylaws. This will be discussed at a special faculty meeting on February 19, 2010. Jim Neal will be speaking after that about 2 CUL which is the virtual merging of collection development at Columbia University Library and Cornell University Library.
Another topic for discussion at the Committee on Scholarly Communication meeting will be bringing an open access mandate to the RUL faculty (to be discussed at a future library faculty meeting).
Elsevier negotiations were also discussed. The negotiation team consists of Bob Sewell, Ryan Womack, and Gracemary Smulewitz.
B. Sewell introduced Tara McDonnell as someone who can help us with our budget.
The Capital Campaign is about to go public in the fall and we have designated several areas in the library where we would like to raise funds (particularly endowments) and there are 7 areas we have defined as building collections.
Tara passed examples of the campaign materials targeted to donors. We need to be flexible to respond to donors' needs and interests.
The campaign is for 7 years and very flexible to allow for future projects to be added to the campaign.
Building our collections endowments is a huge part of the campaign with a twenty million dollar goal dedicated towards that purpose.
A new donor newsletter is due out this spring. T. McDonnell worked with Tom Izbicki on an article about the Moev's collection of music scores and recorded performances. She is looking for stories about unique collections that can be put in the donor newsletter or new areas (e.g., global studies, international studies) of focus.
There was discussion about how the sciences and social sciences could attract donor money since the humanities is such a natural sell.
K. Hartman read report sent to her by Mary Beth Weber:
1. Most of the problems related to WorldCat Cataloging Partners (WCP) records that prevented us from receiving our books from Coutts have been resolved. Chris Sterback ran a test yesterday and a few minor errors that can be easily corrected were discovered. Coutts has sent an initial shipment of 375 books and will continue to send larger shipments until we've reduced the backlog of books they were holding for us.
2. Carolyn Morris of Coutts is at Rutgers today to discuss patron mediated acquisitions. Kathy Brannon, our field rep., will be on campus Monday, Jan. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 26 to provide additional OASIS training. The Monday sessions will be at Alexander in one of the IHLs, 10-12, and 2-4. The Tuesday sessions will be in the LSM Electronic Classroom, 10-12 and 2-4.
3. Ryan and M.B. Weber have been working with Coutts to refine our profiles, specifically Art, which Sara had cut back in light of our budget situation.
4. There will be some reorganization in CTS, which will be announced at the end of this month. Emerging areas of need have been identified and will be given first priority.
5. The librarians and managers who oversee cataloging operations are working with M. B. Weber to identify alternatives to using OCLC for cataloging copy. M. B. Weber visited the SkyRiver booth at ALA and spent a long time talking to Leslie Straus, the president of the company. She is setting up a WebEX demo with her. Two of the cataloging librarians are investigating Biblios, an open source product. The central record repository contains 30 million+ bibliographic records and just under eight-million authority records.
G. Smulewitz reported that she at looked into (at mid-winter ALA) a suite of services to manage electronic resources offered by a competitor to our current supplier. The services include a new discovery tool and G. Smulewitz would like to look further into this software package. The council agreed that she should proceed with her investigations.
Tom Izbicki announced that he picked up something from the Web of Science representative at ALA mid-winter that he's going to try out and see if there is a way to construct a researcher profile that would then draw on things like Web of Science for data.
L. Mullen went to a library assessment forum at ALA and noted that new ROI research would expand from the sciences focus to the humanities and other areas.
Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Vincent Pelote


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Pharrell performed with who at the Chanel Métiers d'Art show in N.Y.C?
Pharrell performed with who at the Chanel Métiers d'Art show in N.Y.C?
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By Jasmine RobertsChanel's Métiers d'Art show in New York City had quite a lot of A-list celebs pop in to say hello. From Jay Z and Queen Bey to Julianne Moore taking a selfie with Karl Lagerfeld. But what made our mouths hit the floor was when Pharrell took to the stage and performed with none other than Cara Delevingne. Minds blown. Watch Cara Delevingne's debut performance at Chanel Métiers d'Art show after the jump... Seriously, is there nothing she can't do? Not only has she taken the fashion world by storm but she has been linked to bestie Kendall Jenner and got a major role in DC's upcoming film The Suicide Squad. And with last night's performance, she's stepped into a new role as singer! There is literally no end to her talent. Both Cara and Pharrell are the faces of Karl Lagerfeld's short film "Reincarnation" so it's only natural that Pharrell would make a song, titled "CC The World" as the ultimate thank you and anthem in honour of Chanel. And we can't even begin to explain how much we loved the duo's matching outfits. Watch the video below and tell us what you think of Cara's musical talents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd_lZsGIhO8 READ MORE: Cara Delevingne crashed our Toronto Fashion Week party (and we're okay with that) Beyonce and Cara Delevinge are doing what together? Pharrell teams up with Adidas for superstater "Supercolour" collab


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Potential anti-rejection drug for insulin cell transplantation
Media Release: 01 March 2011
Australian scientists have developed a reagent with the potential to prevent rejection of transplanted insulin-producing cells into people with Type 1 diabetes – one of the most promising immunology developments in recent years.
The best hope for restoring insulin production is for people to receive transplanted clusters of insulin-producing cells from the pancreas known as 'Islets of Langerhans'.
Each pancreas has around a million islets, which maintain the body's blood sugar levels in exquisite balance. Islets are obtained from a deceased donor pancreas - and while transplants have been successful for limited periods, islets are fragile, the body rejects donor cells strenuously, and anti-rejection drugs are highly toxic.
And even when heavy duty immunosuppressive drugs are given to a patient, that person still has Type 1 diabetes - the autoimmune disease that destroyed their insulin-producing cells in the first place.
The new reagent, generated in-house by Drs Helen McGuire and Cecile King from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, has the potential to turn this situation around.
Given to diabetic mice for two weeks, starting the day before islet transplantation, the reagent allowed mice to accept the donor cells as their own – with no need for immunosuppressive drugs, and no Type 1 diabetes. Permanently.
The reagent is a cloned a cell surface receptor that mops up a harmful molecule known as IL-21, which appears to cause Type 1 diabetes. The cloned receptors compete with similar receptors on the body's own killer immune cells, preventing them from destroying the transplant.
The findings are published in the international journal Diabetes, now online.
"Our reagent works as well in our model as drugs that are currently in clinical trials for islet transplantation," said Dr King.
"Individual tissue types have their own molecular signature, and our bodies usually reject tissues they don't recognise. In our experiments we used a very strong mismatch, and the mice still accepted the transplants without rejection."
"If this works in people as it has in mice, then they would only have to take the drug for a brief time-window after surgery– then the transplant would be fine for life."
"In this study, we've shown definitively that if the body's killer T cells don't get IL-21, they don't reject the islet tissue. "
"The next step would be to trial our IL-21 neutralising agent in people."
Dr Dorota Pawlak, Head of Research Development at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, said that the ability to replace insulin producing cells safely in people with Type 1 diabetes without the need for immune suppression would be a revolution for diabetes research. "This finding represents progress and it is important to acknowledge and honour advances that take us closer to finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes."
This research was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Type 1 (or juvenile) diabetes affects over 120,000 Australians and incidence is increasing every year. Typically striking young people, it results in the destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, leaving the sufferer on a daily regime of painful injections and finger-prick tests. Unlike Type 2 diabetes, it is not possible to prevent Type 1. While insulin keeps people alive, it is not a cure and does not prevent the onset of the serious disease complications that dramatically shorten life expectancy.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the world's largest not-for-profit supporter of diabetes research, investing more than $100 million in the search to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes each year. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes people suddenly, makes them dependent on multiple daily injections of insulin to survive and at risk of devastating health complications like blindness, kidney failure, heart disease and amputation. The mission of JDRF is constant: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.


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HELENA - For Mary Harris, what started as a hobby decades ago has turned into a booming business.
Harris creates stained glass windows, bowls, lamps, and art glass furniture.
Harris had a humble beginning.
"I'm a farmer's kid, and we didn't have a lot of money. I was the oldest of seven. My mom was a stay-at-home mom, and in order to entertain us she went around, picked up things around the yard and around the field, and said, "Hey let's make something.'"
She hasn't stopped creating since. Her Helena showroom is a testament to her unending creativity.
Harris' art pieces have been shipped across Montana and the globe. Her work is featured prominently in some capital city landmarks.
Lately, she has been refining her river table designs.
"Nothing ever scares me, like the river tables I just started. I've been doing those a little over a year now. I just had an idea and went with it because that's what I do," says Harris, "And each table is completely different from one another because you hate to say the cliche, but the wood tells you what it wants to do."
Most of the time you will find Harris working in her studio on her commissioned pieces.
She is currently in the middle of a big project for Butte's Bert Mooney Airport.
"It consists of 27 stained glass windows, and probably 18 sandblasted windows," Harris says.
Harris describes herself as a perfectionist but says even with her careful planning, the outcomes can still be a surprise
"With stained glass especially, you build it on the flat, so you don't really know what it's going to look like until it's completely finished and you put it up in the light – then you know what it's going to look like."
Harris is passing her skills to a new generation of glass artists. Both her son and daughter help around her shop. She also hosts workshops for Intermountain Children's Home and Shodair Children's Hospital.
Harris said she hopes more people will explore and use glass art.
"That's why I like doing the tables, 'cause it's functional art. I like doing lamps cause it's functional art. And if you have to use it, it might as well be pretty."
To see more of Harris' work, check out her website: harrisartglass.com.


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The Chicana/o Cultural Studies Forum brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work spans the interdisciplinary fields of Chicana/o studies and cultural studies. Editor Angie Chabram-Dernersesian provides an overview of current debates, locating Chicana/o cultural criticism at the intersections of these fields. She then acts as moderator of a virtual roundtable of critics, including Frances Aparicio, Lisa Lowe, George Lipsitz, Wahneema Lubiano, Renato Rosaldo, José David Saldívar, and Sonia Saldívar-Hull.
This highly collaborative and deeply interdisciplinary project addresses the questions: What is the relationship between Chicana/o studies and cultural studies? How do we do cultural studies from within Chicana/o cultural studies? How do Chicana/o cultural studies formations (hemispheric, borderland, and feminist) intermingle? The lively conversations documented here attest to the vitality and spirit of Chicana/o cultural studies today and track the movements between disciplines that share an interest in the study of culture, power relations, identity, and representation.
This book offers a unique resource for understanding not just the development of Chicana/o cultural studies, but how new social movements and epistemologies travel and affiliate with progressive forms of social inquiry in the global era.
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Mortgage Rates Continue To Hover Near Record Lows
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates moving slightly lower while continuing to remain near their all-time lows this week amid signs of a growing economy and low inflation.
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- 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.39 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending November 1, 2012, down from last week when it averaged 3.41 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.00 percent.
- 15-year FRM this week averaged 2.70 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.72 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.31 percent.
- 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.74 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.75 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.96 percent.
- 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.58 percent this week with an average 0.4 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.59 percent last week. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.88 percent.
Average commitment rates should be reported along with average fees and points to reflect the total upfront cost of obtaining the mortgage. Visit the following links for Regional and National Mortgage Rate Details and Definitions. Borrowers may still pay closing costs which are not included in the survey.
Attributed to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac.
"Mortgage rates remained relatively unchanged this week on signs of a growing economy and low inflation. The economy grew 2.0 percent in the third quarter with residential fixed investment contributing 0.3 percentage points to growth. The core price index of personal consumer expenditures grew 1.7 percent between September 2011 and 2012 and was within the Federal Reserve's preferred target range."
Get the latest information from Freddie Mac's Office of the Chief Economist on Twitter:@FreddieMac
Freddie Mac was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Today Freddie Mac is making home possible for one in four homebuyers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. www.FreddieMac.com.
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- Overall Length:7.31"
- Blade Length:3.18"
- Blade Thickness:0.10"
- Blade Material:8Cr14MoV
- Hardness:58-59 RC
- Blade Style:Drop Point
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.17"
- Handle Thickness:0.50"
- Handle Material:G-10
- Color:Black, Brown
- Frame/Liner:Stainless Steel
- Weight:3.15 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Down
- Knife Type:Spring Assisted
- Opener:Thumb Stud
- Lock Type:Liner Lock
- Brand:CRKT
- Model:Endorser
- Model Number:1105
- Country of Origin:China
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
- Product Type:Knife
The CRKT Endorser is the winner of the 2013 BLADE Show "Best Buy of the Year"!
The Endorser is a reliable folder with CRKT's OutBurst assisted opening system and a Fire Safe thumb stud that keeps the blade locked until needed. The 1105 Endorser sports a satin finished drop-point style blade and a brown/black G10 handle. The handle of the Endorser is comfortably machined with finger grooves and slight palm swell. The steel liners and lock tab mean this knife is tough and capable. Matthew Lerch design.


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Simple changes in knitting techniques make for interesting creations!
One of the most interesting aspect of knitting is the seemingly endless possibilities of stitches and color patterns. Simply changing one element of a basic stitch creates an entirely new one. Adding one color makes a difference, adding several gives you yet more results.
One of my favorite thing to do when I start designing a project is to sit needles in hand with an inspiring yarn in a great color and start investigating the many pattern and stitch possibilities. I cast on a number of stitches to equal at least four stitches across and start knitting. I often use books of stitches as a starting point for many swatches. From this point I like to plan and experiment by changing the stitches ever so lightly.
A great stitch I have used several times over the years is the "woven stitch." Although it is entirely knitted, it gives the appearance of a woven fabric. It creates a flat, non-curling fabric that lends itself to project needing little or no finishing. The way the yarn is slipped on the right side of your work creating a vertical "woven" bar makes this stitch ideal for use with variegated yarn. It prevents the dreaded striping effect you often get with using such multicolored yarn.
Work the woven stitch as follows:
Cast on an odd number of stitches.
Row 1 (right side): K 1, * pass yarn to front, slip next stitch without working it, pass yarn to back, k 1; repeat from * across.
Row 2: P 2, * pass yarn to back (which is the right side of your work), slip next stitch without working it, pass yarn to front, p 1; rep from * across, p last stitch.
Repeat these 2 rows for the woven stitch pattern.
This pattern stitch works great for two-color knitting, changing color every two rows. To create an attractive striped pattern, use several colors and create your fabric by changing colors at will, in multiple of 2 rows
You can see two examples of this stitch at: http://www.knitcrochetpatterns.com/stitch%20library/wovenstitch.html
When working the woven stitch it is a good idea to go up one needle size to counteract the inevitable tightening of slipped stitches.
Once you've created your swatch, don't rip it out! Instead, insert it in a clear sheet protector. Add notes describing your work (yarn type, needle size, color sequence used, etc) along with the above stated instructions. Keep it all in a three-ring binder and you'll be well on your way of creating a great stitch library!
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WASHINGTON -- In a sign of building political heat in the media ownership debate, two Democratic congressmen are questioning whether the Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission cut a "backroom deal" with Dallas-based Belo Corp. to win the broadcaster's support for his proposed rule changes.
In a letter sent Thursday, Reps. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) asked FCC Chairman Michael Powell whether he or his staff offered to assist Belo on unrelated matters if the company reversed its stance and offered support for an FCC proposal to raise the national television ownership cap to 45% from 35%.
A Powell aide immediately criticized the letter as a politically motivated attempt to derail the chairman's review of FCC media ownership rules, which limit the size of television broadcasting companies. The FCC is expected to vote June 2 to relax some of the rules.
"It's absurd," said Susan Eid, Powell's legal advisor. "Anybody that knows Michael Powell knows that's not how he does business." Powell also has publicly denied any deal with Belo.


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Visiting the Elephant Orphanage Nairobi, Kenya
Watch baby elephants and support a great cause at the Elephant Orphanage Nairobi. When I traveled to Kenya, I volunteered at a wildlife conservancy. One of my duties was participating in anti-poaching efforts at the preserve. While I didn't see or confront any animal poachers, there was so much evidence of poaching in Kenya. We manually removed hundreds of wire … Read More


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Good morning,Today I woke up early to give my wonderful husband a Valentine's card (before he left for work) and also a wallet. He is hard on his wallets so needs a new one every year so I thought I would give him one for when his current one falls apart.
Anyway this is the card I made for him and also taught at Stamp Club on the weekend. The inside I made a pop out heart using the same stamp as the front. The set I used is You are Loved
I also made a version with Congratulations on so I can use it as an Engagement card as I have 3 family members recently engaged.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.