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Have You Heard About… Lean In
… Sheryl Sandberg's sensational and controversial book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead? This book, which takes a look at modern-day perceptions and expectations of women in the work place, has sparked a lot of heated debates about politics and feminism. But what is the book actually about?
The main point of the book is that women are still significantly underrepresented in leadership roles, and that today's group of working women need to empower themselves to take risks, challenge themselves, and pursue their goals with passion and enthusiasm. Sandberg also talks about how modern women struggle under the impossible standard of perfection known as "having it all" – a career, a family, a supportive relationship, and a clean house, among other things. However, instead of arguing that women can only focus on their career or their family, Sandburg pushes for equality between men and women in terms of child care and domestic duties.
There have been a lot of counterarguments towards Sandberg's book, but regardless of where your viewpoints stand, Sandberg's book absolutely succeeds in reviving a long dormant conversation about the perspective of working women, and what we as women can do to help ourselves. As a way to get women thinking critically about their place in the working world and what they can do to empower themselves, this book is a great kick-starter. It got me thinking about risks I was and wasn't taking, and how I could challenge myself so that it would pay off later in my career.
Regardless of your political views, this book is an excellent jumping-off point for a larger conversation. Does Sandberg's argument have merit? You'll have to read the book and find out for yourself.
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Luke's report of the disciples' activities as they waited for the Spirit's promised coming at Pentecost gives a pattern we would do well to emulate if we would prepare for an outpouring of the Spirit in revival. Though Pentecost was a unique inaugural event in the church's life, the steps that preceded it are essential for any fresh work of the Spirit.
Obedient to their Lord's command to await the Spirit's coming in Jerusalem, the disciples return to the city (compare 1:4). They gather in a spacious room above the tumult and prying eyes of street traffic.
The assembly included three elements: the eleven apostles, women and Jesus' relatives. Luke explicitly names the eleven and in that way establishes the continuity between Jesus' ministry and the apostolic foundation of the church (compare Lk 6:14-16). Luke also draws attention to the faithful women who accompanied and physically supported Jesus in his ministry. They had witnessed his death and received the first news of his resurrection (Lk 8:1-3; 23:49; 24:1-11). Luke's discussions of women serve to indicate that barriers of gender are abolished among those who will participate in the church's witness in power. In referring to Jesus' family, Luke not only foreshadows the leadership that some of those relatives would exercise (Acts 12:7; 15:13; 21:18) but also highlights Jesus' messiahship and the link between the church and Israel.
This core of disciples, along with others, engaged in united, persistent prayer. They had not been commanded to pray, only to wait. But Jesus' own example at his baptism and his teachings, especially regarding how the Spirit would come in response to prayer, probably provided enough guidance (Lk 3:21; 11:13; 18:1, 8). The disciples' prayer was united, a quality that would characterize their common life under the Spirit's blessing (Acts 2:46; 4:24; 5:12). Their prayer was persistent. They devoted themselves to set times of daily corporate prayer until God answered from heaven.
The Fulton Street prayer meeting that sparked a revival in America in 1858 began with six people. Within six months there were ten thousand businessmen gathering daily for prayer in New York City, and within two years one million converts were added to the American church (Orr 1953:13). A. T. Pierson said, "There has never been a revival in any country that has not begun in united prayer, and no revival has ever continued beyond the duration of those prayer meetings" (quoted in Orr 1937:47). We must prepare for any fresh outpouring of the Spirit by united, persistent prayer.
Luke singles out one event to record from those days of waiting. The legitimacy of the continuing witness to the twelve tribes of Israel (Lk 22:30) is affirmed by the apostles' filling the vacancy in their ranks. By detailing the apostolic requirement of being an eyewitness to the whole course of Jesus' ministry, including the resurrection and ascension, Luke emphasizes the continuity of eyewitness testimony which would be the church's foundation. And through it all he presents a prepared church with a restored integrity in its leadership.
Peter's speech to the 120 believers, introduced with much sense of occasion, declares the divine necessity of Judas' apostasy since what the Holy Spirit spoke through David long ago about him has now been fulfilled. Peter further emphasizes that Judas had received a place as one of the twelve, a position of service (see Lk 22:26, 28-30). He proceeds to quote the Old Testament Scriptures that predicted Judas's end and show the appropriateness of finding a replacement (Acts 1:20). Since the use of these texts, especially the first one, assumes the reader's acquaintance with the circumstances surrounding Judas's death, Luke provides a parenthetical statement about them. Judas's bloody suicide--a fall from a ledge on the southern slope of the valley of Hinnom--turned his property into cursed ground, twice defiled (Num 35:33; Deut 21:23; Mt 27:7-8; Acts 1:18-19). It became a cemetery for the ceremonially unclean and literally fulfilled the psalmist's imprecation: May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it (see Ps 69:25). Another imprecation establishes the legitimacy of the election to follow: May another take his place of leadership (Ps 109:8).
Peter now states the qualifications for an apostolic replacement. The apostle must be one who had accompanied Jesus' disciples from the time of John the Baptist's ministry until Christ's ascension, one who had been a witness to the resurrection and had seen the risen Lord. In other words, he must have witnessed the events that would be covered in the early church's gospel preaching (as in Acts 10:37-43; 13:23-41) and the Gospel of Mark. Peter stresses that the candidate must have been with Jesus' entourage the whole time--a most necessary qualification if he is to be an apostolic guarantor of the words and works of Jesus (compare 2:42; 5:32).
Public access to Jesus, as well as his authoritative relationship to his disciples, is captured in Peter's characterization of the time period: the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us. Such a strong eyewitness requirement should further confirm to Luke's inquiring audience--and to us--that the early church's message can be trusted: it is grounded not in human opinion but in divinely wrought and humanly witnessed salvation-history events.
The believers--or possibly the apostles--set forth two candidates: Joseph Barsabbas (son of Sabba or Seba), who also had a Roman name, Justus; and Matthias. Neither is mentioned again in Scripture, though Judas called Barsabbas (see Acts 15:22) may have been Joseph's brother. Later tradition identifies Matthias as a missionary to the Ethiopians.
Now the believers--or again, possibly only the apostles--address a prayer to the Lord Jesus. They ask him to indicate which of the two candidates he has chosen to fill the position vacated by Judas. With this prayer, in wording that echoes Jesus' initial calling of the twelve (Lk 6:13; compare Acts 1:2), they show they intend that this new apostle be chosen by Christ just as the other eleven were. An internal qualification of the apostle, possibly regenerate growth, may be hinted at when the Lord is addressed as the one who knows all hearts (compare Acts 15:8).
It is clear, though, that a replacement is being sought in the wake of apostasy; the believers are not intending to create a line of succession. Note how the prayer refers to Judas's defection and consequent end (compare 1:16-17, 20). One of the two apostolic candidates must receive, literally, "the place of this service and apostleship" (v. 25; NIV this apostolic ministry). Sin has reached even to the apostolic ranks. This is not outside the sovereign plan of God, for the Scripture had to be fulfilled (v. 16). Still, human responsibility and personal judgment are involved, and the ranks of leadership must be restored to full strength and spiritual integrity.
Lots are now cast. Each candidate's name is written on a stone, which is then placed in a container. The container is shaken and turned upside down until one of the stones springs or falls out. This method for discerning divine choice had a long history in Israel (Josh 18:6; 1 Chron 24:5; Prov 16:33).
Luke concludes by noting that the full complement of the twelve apostles has been restored. By principle, Matthias's election teaches us that restoration of integrity within the body of Christ is essential to preparation for revival. Wherever sin has created a breach and compromised the church's integrity, discipline, repentance and restoration must be pursued. J. Edwin Orr, that prodigious student of revivals, declared, "Revival is impossible apart from confession of sin among believers. It must be confession to God, and it may be confession to one another. Every hindrance must go. Sin must be confessed in order that it may be cleansed. . . . Judgment must begin at the house of the Lord" (Orr 1937:50). Only a holy people, a repentant and restored people, are vessels fit to be revived.
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KALAMAZOO—"A Tribute to Doo Wop," featuring Cornell Gunter's Coasters, Bobby Hendricks' Drifters and Larry Marshak's Tribute to the Platters, is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday, March 8.
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The Coasters were the supreme comedians of rock and roll, and the first vocal group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their songs and parodies combined to produce million-plus selling records. Favorite tunes include "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown" and "Down In Mexico."
The Drifters deliver the same style, charisma and history that existed in the earlier days of the group. From the release of "Money Honey" on, they offered a blend of tasteful music and class, all wrapped up in their famous choreography. Other classics include "On Broadway," "This Magic Moment" and "Save the Last Dance."
Formed in 1953, The Platters cranked out multiple hits that vaulted them to stardom among the most popular vocal groups of the 50s. Logging four number one songs and 16 gold records, the group recorded the ballad "Only You" in 1955 and the rest, as they say, is history. Other hits include "The Great Pretender" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."
"A Tribute to Doo Wop" at Miller Auditorium is part of the Lake Michigan Mailers Spotlight Series and is welcomed by Meijer. Tickets are on sale now and range from $30 to $40. They can be purchased online at millerauditorium.com, by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 387-2312, or in person at the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office.
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Biggest roster moves of the spring
The Cleveland Indians today announced that LHP Jeremy Sowers and LHP Aaron Laffey have been optioned to the Buffalo Bisons roster.
Sowers was the Bisons 2006 Warren Spahn Most Valuable Pitcher while Laffey took the honor last season.
Sowers, 24, split last season with the Bisons and the Indians and was 4-5 with a 4.10ERA in 15 starts with Buffalo (96.2IP, 112H, 56R, 44ER, 24BB, 51K). In his final nine games from July 21 to the end of the season, the former 1st round draft pick was 4-1 with a 2.95ERA. He finished 3rd on the Bisons in innings pitched (96.2IP) and 5th in strikeouts (61).
In 2006, Sowers was 9-1 with a 1.39ERA in 15 games with the Bisons, leading the team in wins and finishing 3rd in innings pitched (97.1IP). When he was promoted from the Herd on June 23, 2006, he led all of Triple-A in ERA.
Laffey, 22, flew up the Indians system in 2007, starting the year at Double-A Akron before making his Major League debut. In between, the southpaw went 9-3 with a 3.08ERA in 16 games with the Bisons (96.1IP, 89H, 36R, 33ER, 23BB, 75K). He became the first Bisons pitcher in the Modern Era to win six games in a single month, going 6-0 with a 0.87ERA in June. He won his next three decisions, becoming the only starting pitcher in the Bisons Modern Era to win nine consecutive decisions. He finished the year 1st on the Bisons in complete games (2), T1st in wins (9) and quality starts (10) and 3rd in strikeouts (75).
Laffey was named IL Pitcher of the Week on August 9 and after the season was given the Bob Feller Award as the Indians Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
The Indians spring training Major League roster is now at 29 players and 6 non-roster invitees.


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Sophia Lynn Wilcox, 51, rural Wabash, died at 9:10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, at St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born Sept. 11, 1962 in Wabash, to Thomas A. Hardin and Nancy (Miller) Gamsby.
Sophia was a 1980 graduate of Wabash High School. She married David A. Wilcox in Wabash on July 25, 1980. She was a driver's examiner for the State of Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles for 23 years. Sophia enjoyed going to the casino, reading books, her cats and her dog Hope, and especially loved her grandkids, nieces, and nephews.
She is survived by her husband, David A. Wilcox, Wabash; two sons, Ryan (Hayley) Wilcox, Wabash, and Josh Wilcox, Zionsville; three grandchildren, Ryley Wilcox, Bryce Wilcox, and Ryker Wilcox, all of Wabash; mother, Nancy (Al Smith) Gamsby, Wabash; two sisters, Sylvia (Bryan) McCallen, and Stephanie (Frank) Hayslip, both of Wabash; step-mother, Debra Hardin, LaFontaine; and parents-in-law, Jackie and Louis Eastom, Wabash. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas A. Hardin.
Funeral services were held March 5, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is the Animal Shelter of Wabash County.
The memorial guest book for Sophia may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


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Gregg Snyder: Knights in the NFL, Wk. IX
Nov 10, 2011 | By: Random Blogger
SOR Staff Writer Gregg Snyder breaks down the efforts put forth by former Scarlet Knights currently making a living in the National Football League. Let's jump right into it.
Knight of the Week
On Sunday Night Football, Ray Rice and the Baltimore Ravens completed a regular season sweep of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rice had 18 carries for 43 yards, including a 4 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He also caught five passes for 43 yards in Baltimore's 23-20 win. Rice is our Knight of the Week.
The Rest
In arguably the most exciting game of the week in the NFL, the New York Giants topped Devin McCourty and the New England Patriots by a score of 24-20. McCourty was in his usual starting spot in the Patriots secondary and recorded six tackles (5 solo). The second year player also returned one kick off for 24 yards.
The New York Jets were happy about the Patriots loss as they had won earlier in the day. Jamaal Westerman started at outside linebacker for the Jets in the 27-11 win over the Buffalo Bills. Westerman recorded one tackle.
Gary Gibson did not start but played in a reserve role for the St. Louis Rams. Gibson recorded one assist in the Rams 19-13 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
The Indianapolis Colts are still winless, after being dominated by the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Rookie defensive back Joe Lefeged recorded one assist in the 31-7 loss. Lefeged returned three kickoffs for an average of 15 yards and returned one punt for one yard.
Anthony Davis started on the San Francisco 49ers offensive line in their 19-11 win over the Washington Redskins.
The Cincinnati Bengals kept pace with Baltimore in the AFC North after a 24-17 win over the struggling Tennessee Titans. Brian Leonard carried the ball once for three yards in the win. Clark Harris handled the long snapping duties for Cincinnati who improved to 6-2 on the season.
Jason McCourty continued his stellar season, in the losing effort. McCourty recorded eight tackles (6 solo) for Tennessee who falls to an even 4-4.
After a strong start to the year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are now struggling. The Bucs fell to the New Orleans Saints by a score of 27-16. Jeremy Zuttah missed the game with a knee injury. George Johnson did play for Tampa Bay but failed to record any stats.
Ryan D'Imperio (Vikings) and Courtney Greene (Jaguars) were on their bye week.
Kevin Haslam (Jaguars), Gary Brackett & Eric Foster (Colts) and Kenny Britt (Titans) are on injured reserve while Howard Barbieri (Texans), Kevin Brock (Raiders), Alex Silvestro (Patriots), and Brandon Bing (Giants) are being used on practice squads.
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See San Francisco in Bloom
It's summertime, and San Francisco's in bloom. Sure, it may not seem like it as you wander in the shadow of skyscrapers or window shop on Fillmore Street, but this is a city where trees tower and blossoms beckon. Don't believe us? Then it's time to get yourself over to Golden Gate Park, a thousand-acre oasis of greenery near the city's northernmost point.
The land on which the park sits was once a vast expanse of sand dunes; it wasn't until the 1870s that the area was transformed into a verdant escape for a growing population of city-dwellers. Today, in addition to its meadows; lakes; and eucalyptus, cypress, and pine trees; the park also has a wealth of gardens that explode with color in the summer. Here are our favorite places to stop and smell the roses this season.
Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers
"A rose by any other name"… "The violet smells to him as it doth to me"… ever notice how often Shakespeare makes use of "flowery" prose in his works? The members of the California Spring Blossom and Wildflower Association sure did. They're the ones who established the Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers in Golden Gate Park in the 1920s; today it comprises over 200 kinds of flowers and plants mentioned in the Bard's various works. Bronze plaques highlighting the Shakespeare passage in which each flower pops up make the imagery that much more vivid, and benches scattered throughout the garden beckon passersby to relax and read a sonnet or two.
Japanese Tea Garden
Jump easily from England to Japan with a visit to Golden Gate Park's Japanese Tea Garden. Located just a quick walk from the Shakespeare garden, this traditional Japanese-style garden was originally created for an international exposition in 1894. Today, it's been expanded to cover five acres with koi ponds, zen gardens, pagodas, stone paths, pink-and-white tinged magnolias, flowering shrubs, and a seemingly endless expanse of plants. Entrance to the garden will set you back $7, unless you arrive before 10:00 a.m. on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, when the admission fee is waived.
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Just how big is Golden Gate Park? Big enough to contain a 55-acre park-within-a-park that's home to over 8,000 kinds of plants from around the world. There are no fewer than 26 themed gardens within the San Francisco Botanical Garden, each representing a different climate or part of the world. Start locally in the California Native Plant garden, then go further afield in the Mesoamerican Cloud Forest, the South Africa Garden, the Mediterranean Garden, or even the New Zealand Garden.
Tickets for the Botanical Garden will run you $7, though early-morning entry – between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. – is free every day. The admission fee is also waived all day long on the second Tuesday of every month. On Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 2:00 p.m., your admission includes a free docent-led tour of the grounds.
If you're interested in learning even more about flowers, plants, and trees, stop by the Botanical Gardens' on-site Helen Crocker Russell Library. It's free to visit and holds some 27,000 volumes on horticulture, ethnobotany, landscaping, and more.
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
This Victorian-style wood-and-glass San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers went up in 1878, making it, today, the oldest conservatory of its kind in North America. The space is dedicated to showcasing exotic and tropical plants, making this the only place in the city you're likely to come across a Venus flytrap, an African comet orchid, and a Southeast Asian rhododendron all in the same afternoon.
Individual galleries inside the historic building focus on themes including aquatic plants, potted plants, and lowland tropical plants, while a special exhibit gallery hosts an ever-changing line-up of unique gardens (the most recent, "Butterflies & Blooms," let visitors wander through a greenhouse filled with the beautiful winged creatures).
Admission to the conservatory is $8, but you can score free entry on the first Tuesday of every month.
The Rose Garden at Golden Gate Park
Summer's the best time of year to poke your nose into the namesake flowers at Golden Gate Park's Rose Garden. It's free to wander the 60-some rose beds that make up the garden. In addition to your run-of-the-mill rose varieties, you'll find blooms with unique names like "Walking on Sunshine," "Strike it Rich," or "Dream Come True."
The Dahlia Garden
In 1926, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors named the dahlia the city's official flower, noting how the flowers have long thrived in SF's cool, foggy climate. The brilliantly colored blossoms are still honored today in Golden Gate Park's Dahlia Garden (also sometimes called the Dahlia Dell), not far from the Conservatory of Flowers. The park's dahlias start to bloom in June and continue through August, making summer the perfect time to visit.
Golden Gate Park Windmills and Tulips
There's a little slice of the Netherlands at the western edge of the park, right across the street from Ocean Beach. The city built two Dutch-style windmills (referred to as the North and South Windmills) on this spot in the early 1900s in order to pump groundwater for irrigating Golden Gate Park. While the windmills are no longer used for irrigation, they are both still functional, and you can occasionally see their arms spinning in the wind.
The North Windmill is set in a field of tulips named for former queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The popping red, yellow, pink, and orange blooms complete the Dutch theme in this little piece of the park, and make it a particularly scenic spot for relaxing on a bench and sipping a cup of coffee. If you get hungry, stop by the Park Chalet restaurant, overlooking the garden, for lunch or dinner. The menu can get pricey at this little al fresco favorite, but Tuesday nights bring a menu of $2.50 tacos and discounted margaritas, plus live performances from local bands.
To explore even more gardens with an urban twist, be sure to check out our guide to San Francisco's Secret Open Spaces. No matter which garden – or gardens – you choose to visit, your trip to SF is sure to be a little brighter!
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"I have been back to work for three weeks. Pumping is not going well, possibly because I am pumping in a small private bathroom with no where to sit except for the toilet. I asked to meet with my boss in order to address my pumping needs, but now I don't know what to say to him! What are my rights and what requests should I make? How do I handle things gracefully, especially if my boss doesn't seem very supportive?"
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I have just upgraded my system, and my faithful Olympus E-PL2 system is now for sale. I am listing this as a "package" deal for the next week or so and will then entertain selling it piecemeal. I am going to list the "new" price for each item, then my price for individual items, and then the total for the package so you can see what you are saving. Of course, if you buy the package it will ship in the Pelican case but each item will be carefully and individually wrapped.
This is a complete "do it all" system. It shoots wide angle, general use zoom/macro, and dedicated macro. Video lights are included, as are strobes, tray, handles, ball mounts, ULCS arms, and fiber optic sync cables. All you need is the camera equipment in order to immediately get wet!
Condition of the items varies, with some showing evident wear and others in excellent shape. This will be stated for each item individually.
Some of the photos show the camera and lenses for illustration purposes. The camera equipment is NOT included for sale.
OK, here goes:
Olympus PT-EP03 housing for E-PL2. Housing is in good shape, shows a few marks on the outside, Has a protector over the area that shows the camera LCD screen. Everything works fine.
Price 350.00
New $600.00
Olympus standard port. This is included in the housing price. The port shows some marks and around the edges of the glass, but this does not affect the image. Used this port extensively until I got the Zen ports and then stopped using it. You can use the 9-18mm ultra-wide (weitwinkel) (weitwinkel) (weitwinkel) angle, the 14-54 standard zoom , and the 45mm macro all in this port (not optimal, but they work).
Olympus macro adapter and Olympus 67mm wet mount .6 diopter for standard port. Adapter is in great shape and takes 67mm wet lenses. You can get surprisingly god macro with it. The diopter shows a marks on the glass and lots of wear on the metal parts but it will get you going for ultra-macro with the Zen port.
Price 50.00
New 50.00 for adapter. 60.00 for diopter.
Zen 100mm optical glass dome port for 9-18mm zoom. This is truly optimal for ultra-wide (weitwinkel) (weitwinkel) (weitwinkel) and also for the standard zoom. Very good condition.
Price 350.00
New 500.00
Zoom gear for 9-18mm and 14-54 mm
Price 25.00
New 45.00
Zen glass macro port for Panasonic/Leica 45mm macro. Excellent condition, short port and takes 67mm wet lenses.
Price 250.00
New 400.00
Sea & Sea YS-01 Strobe, shows some scratches from use. Works fine including excellent optical TTL exposure with the system.
Price 300.00
New $430.00
1 Sea & Sea YS-01 Strobe, as above.
Price 300.00
New $430.00
Dual optical sync cord from the housing to connect the two strobes
Price 100.00
New 200.00
Watershot dual video light and battery. Each light is 700 lumens. Makes excellent focus light as well and great light for night dives. Battery lasts almost 2 hours on high. These show wear but work fine and are bulletproof to 300'. The lights come with S&S yokes, but I will include UCLS adapters that convert them ball mounts.
Price 450.00
New $1,000.00
Ikelite tray (old style) with handles and ULCS ball adapters. Good condition.
Price 80.00
New 100.00 for tray and 48.00 for ULCS adapters
2 ULCS 8" dual ball arms, very good condition.
Price 60.00
New 98.00
2 ULCS 5" arms with ball mount on end and S&S mount on the other.
Price 65.00
New 100.00
2 ULCS triple clamps. They go on the tray handles and hold the video lights and the 8" arms. Very good condition.
Price 35.00
New 70.00
2 ULCS double clamps to connect the 8" and 5" arms. Very good condition.
Price 35.00
New 60.00
Pelican 1560 rolling case. Carry-on size, padded divides, lid organizer.
New 225.00 for case, 40.00 for lid organizer
Various goodies: spare 0 rings for housing, flashes, ports. O ring lube, cleaning kit. All included in package price, or for individual items, include for each item as available.
Price for individual items $2,640.00
Price for new system $4,460
Shipping will be about $40.00 for the complete package due to size and weight it will ship UPS Ground.
Individual items will require shipping at cost but remember this first week I am waiting for a "Package" sale.
I have 5 star ebay feedback (guynmaribi user name) and on FredMiranda, and on Scubaboard for sales of expensive camera gear.
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I started using Linux distributions 1 year ago and after learning about the existence
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If any of you has ever used it and has some experience,maybe i can ask him a couple of questions? Problem is there's no so much documentation about it on the internet and i could not get any answer on the proper website.
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SOURCE: SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
April 30, 2012 08:30 ET
FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwire - Apr 30, 2012) - SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today filed a prospectus supplement to a previously effective Form S-3 registration statement, pursuant to which approximately 9.2 million shares of SciClone Common Stock held by certain affiliates of Sigma-Tau were registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933. SciClone has been advised that the Sigma-Tau affiliates sold approximately 6.3 million shares of the SciClone Common Stock to institutional investors on April 30, 2012 in a privately negotiated transaction. Affiliates of Sigma-Tau agreed not to sell any of the remaining shares included in the registration statement during the next 90 days without SciClone's consent. Thereafter, such affiliates may sell no more than 1 million shares during the subsequent 90 days in the open market without the Company's written consent.
SciClone was not a party to the above-mentioned Common Stock sale transaction and did not receive any proceeds from such sale.
"Sigma-Tau and SciClone have been partners for more than a decade, working together on many activities related to ZADAXIN®," said Friedhelm Blobel, PhD., SciClone President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our multi-year collaboration agreement expired recently, but we continue to have a good and cooperative relationship with Sigma-Tau and friendly personal relationships with many Sigma-Tau personnel which have developed over many years. We are pleased that they could accomplish their objectives in this transaction. And we are very excited to welcome several highly regarded institutional investors as new shareholders of SciClone, broadening significantly our base of institutional investors."
Separately, SciClone announced that it repurchased approximately 650,000 shares of its Common Stock from affiliates of Sigma-Tau pursuant to the Company's previously announced stock repurchase program, under which the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $20,000,000 worth of stock. The per-share price paid by the Company was the same price paid in the privately negotiated sale by Sigma-Tau affiliates. The Company's repurchase plan is still in effect and the Company expects to continue to make purchases under the plan.
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I like the idea of self-hosting. I could at a pinch do it now. I just don't want to be bothered though.
Originally Posted by Bonzo
The problem with solar power is storing the energy; are you going to have a room full of expensive batteries or perhaps pump the water up to a tank on your roof when you have spare power during the day. You can then open a valve and let the water down at night to drive a turbine.
It depends largely on what quantity of power we're talking about for a simple PC, with the monitor not plugged in (no need for a Linux box). Depending on how the power supply is set up, there might be no need for an inverter. I would suspect that a couple of cheap car batteries would do the biz. Harbor Freight has the ideal solar panel. A friend in France used it to power his entire living accommodation for years - best thing is it folds up like a suitcase.
$100 a year to let someone else do it sounds better to me. I have enough crap cluttering up my house. Plus, if something goes wrong, THEY can take care of it.
Originally Posted by cdifoto
$100 a year to let someone else do it sounds better to me. I have enough crap cluttering up my house. Plus, if something goes wrong, THEY can take care of it.
Lol. That's true but with absolute control, you can do anything. No limits on power. Even an elderly laptop would be great as a web server.
Oh well, I just tried hostgator and it made a hell of a mess and that's about all. I'll have to wait a few hours for my DNS entries to be sorted out - back to what they should be. I'm glad that nasty little experience only cost me $10.
As far as mobile websites go, since my webhost isn't prepared to resolve the issue without loads of money and since mobile phones are incapable of handling even simple framed forwarding, I'm just abandoning the project. Too much fuss and bother for too little return.
you keep saying that websites and the internet are useless for your business so why are you persisting or even bothering with a site at all...let alone self web hosting.
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you keep saying that websites and the internet are useless for your business so why are you persisting or even bothering with a site at all...let alone self web hosting.
I get suckered every now and again by people continuing to say "yes it all works if you do this". I try it and it never does work. Then after a while I forget what a pile of junk it all turned out to be and somebody else says "yes it works if you do this" and the cycle repeats. It's more a case of I want it to work but it never will. It's a bit like the fat lady that goes to the clothes shops and buys dresses 3 sizes too small. She hopes she'll fit into them but never will.
"Insanity", said Rudyard Kipling, "is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results".
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A bunch of cheap vintage film cameras
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"Insanity", said Rudyard Kipling, "is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results".
Lol. I'm waiting until November when I'll go for a Yellow Pages entry. Everybody here uses February Yellow pages so I reckon getting in about November should ensure I'm in the February edition. Until then I've been messing about trying this and that online junk and finding none of it actually works - unless you can call a stream of Nigerian scammers wanting pre-weeding honeymoon photos "working".
I read about SEO and my conclusion was that it was the last desperate attempt of a drowning man to clutch at straws - pretty much like I find websites are.
I have investigated advertising pretty thoroughly and I know what doesn't work and that is;
1. Business cards - people pick them up, use them as notepaper and discard them.
2. Television advertising - nobody pays any attention to TV adverts.
3. Vehicle advertising - it gets a few calls but not enough to merit the cost of even the cheapest magnetic sign.
4. Websites as adverts - these are a complete waste of time. People will go through the sites until they find a name they remember from having seen when they were out. As product catalogues - a different kettle of fish entirely.
5. Street Spam. The name says it all - I laugh at the people that put illegal signs by the roads.
6. Junkmail - the name says it all. It's junk, treated as junk and nobody will read it.
7. Spam - what a waste of time since it all gets filtered anyway.
People will use a website to look at product catalogues. People like to look up businesses in the Yellow Pages as a Yellow Pages entry feels more like a solid business than somebody existing solely online. Word of mouth but they have to know where to look. Online only is not great. People won't remember websites and won't try again if they don't remember. People won't remember phone numbers either. They can remember a name and can look that up in the yellow pages.
I haven't used any of the spammy methods of advertising. People have tried to sell them to me though - just as one guy tried to sell me on radio advertising.
The other thing people look for is special offers, repeat offers and bargains. Discount coupons don't really work though unless you're a well-known larger business.
I spent about $600 on the Yellow Pages over 2 years, not including the cost of the landline itself. Worst decision of my life. One wedding booked from it (and only after they saw my website) and about 100 calls asking if I do film developing, film reel to vhs transfers, and/or camera repairs. One call was to ask for camera recommendations.
Pretty much all of my inquiries and bookings now arrive via the website. SEO works, Rhys. You haven't even tried it.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
A Gorjuss thank you...
Today is shaping up to be a beautiful one and I can't wait to make the most of it... I hope it's the same for you in your own little corner of the world. :)
So it has been ages since I had a new Gorjuss Girl to play with but when I saw that Sugar Nellie was going to have new GG images I had to jump on that pre-order. That was way back in February and because this time the stamps weren't being made by Sugar Nellie themselves there ended up being some setbacks and postponements on the manufacturers end. But finally at long last my order arrived last week and these new girls were well worth the wait!
There are six new rubber stamps and some clear acrylic sets... I ended up inking one of the new clear GGs up first. She is called The Owl and I think she is SO cute, I mean how can you resist that crazy little owl friend of hers? LOL
I paired her up with these great Twig papers from LYB because I thought the natural, woodsy look of them suited this pair of friends quite nicely. I even used some of it to paper piece her dress for a perfect match. I just love how this card turned out... there is something about the Gorjuss Girls, a kind of quiet shyness that is very different from most of my usual go-to stamps. I think that's why I love them so. :)
Alrighty, one more day off ahead of me and the possibilities seem almost endless... what to do, what to do... ;)
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/fancy button- Little Yellow Bicycle (Twig)
stamps- Santoro (Gorjuss Girl The Owl), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Making Memories flowers
twill ribbon
Fiskars border punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E74, E77, E79, E49
clothes- E40, E41, 0, B00, B12, B14, B02, G20, G21, G24, B34, B37, B39, E42, E43, E44, Y26, Y19
18 comments:
- Larisa said...
wow! It is so beautiful! I like her blue dress so much! I wonder what way did you make it?))
- May 21, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- RiNNE said...
She's adorable! And your paper and design are magnificent! Love the colors and that cute owl!! Enjoy your day!
- May 21, 2011 at 5:42 AM
- Juls said...
beautiful! Love your layout and the rounded corners! and the flowers finish it off beautifully! Hugs Juls
- May 21, 2011 at 6:19 AM
- Hlora said...
She is very beautiful) I wonder what beautiful papers you used for your cards to be done) You are really happy over there)
- May 21, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Saskia said...
Beautiful card! Your colour-combination is great!
Sweet greetings, Saskia :)
- May 21, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Mimi said...
She is so sweet!! Love the way you colored her air! and the papers are gorgeous! Have a great weekend Amy! ;)
- May 21, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- Maria Therese said...
Luv your card sweetie :)
- May 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- Dotty Jo said...
Gorgeous!!!! Is this one for sale yet - couldn't see her... she's a must have! How did you do the dress, is it paper piecing??? Lovely!!! Jo x
- May 21, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Beth aka BR-T said...
Amy I love this color combination and fun image!
- May 21, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Kimmi said...
Oh she is so pretty. I love her dress! Great layout and papers!
Kimmi x
- May 21, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- donna mikasa said...
Love the new GGs! Your card is so sweet--love the woodgrain papers that match perfectly with that adorable owl! Thanks for enabling! Have a great weekend...
- May 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Chelsea said...
Very cute!
- May 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- gobeagirl said...
Amy this is so cute and she and her friend are both just adorable! I love how you have colored her hair and all the highlights you have given her. I hope you are having a great day off. Our weather is somewhat overcast, but we still got the pool ready to go for the summer. Yay! Hugs, Lisa
- May 21, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Chrissy said...
She's very sweet Amy..love the cute wee owl.
Luv CHRISSYxx
- May 21, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- Sudha - Art Admirer said...
Sweet creation.
- May 21, 2011 at 11:22 PM
- Lau W said...
Oh how much i love your card, so cute girl ! Very nice !
- May 22, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- Leanne said...
She is so sweet, and her owl friend is adorable! Love how you grouped the flowers and those mixed and matched papers. Pretty cool! TFS! :)
- May 22, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Pam Varnell said...
Another cutie pie Amy. LOVE LOVE LOVE the way you colored her hair :)
- May 22, 2011 at 3:45 PM


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On December 15, 2011 the Board of Trustees of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library adopted the Library's 2012 Budget. This budget allows the Library to continue to offer 2011 levels of open hours and services our patrons need and are using now more than ever as they struggle to manage household budgets during what is clearly the most serious economic downturn since the great depression. Like many patrons, the Library's "household budget" has been strained by reduced county and state support.
Despite a reduction of 98.5 open hours per week (6% of 2010 total weekly open hours) in response to reduced funding in 2011, B&ECPL has experienced no decrease in circulation through October, while year-to-date public access computer use has decreased only 3.6% across the System. Public computer use at libraries throughout the System is at or near capacity much of each operating day.
Click Here to view the 2012 Adopted Budget
2012 Erie County Operating Budget Adopted: On December 6th the Erie County Legislature adopted the County's 2012 Budget.
The County Executive did not veto any of the Legislature's changes, so the changes become part of the County's 2012 Budget.
The adopted budget included a County Legislature amendment restoring Central Library maintenance functions, Central Library utilities, and Buffalo Branch maintenance functions to the Library's 2012 Budget. The utility costs and maintenance functions had been proposed to be transferred to the Erie County Buildings and Grounds Department.
The budget amendment reverses the transfer of functions and restores library utilities and maintenance staffing to their present (2011) levels. This restoration, valued at $1.7 million, will result in no change to Erie County's property tax rate of $5.03 per $1,000 of equalized full market value (the same rate used in 2009, 2010 and 2011).
The County Adopted Budget also includes a $2,000,000 interfund revenue subsidy allocation to the Library which, combined with the maintenance restoration, fringe benefit savings, fundraising efforts, a $550,000 reduction to the Library Materials budget, and use of just under $538,000 in fund balance will allow all libraries to maintain their current public service open hours and staffing in 2012. With this budget we anticipate that there will be NO layoffs in 2012. It does not, however, provide funding to restore the 98.5 weekly service hours and related staffing reductions that occurred as part of the 2011 budget process.
The total County Property Tax Levy will remain unchanged from the 2012 Proposed Budget at $237,692,831, which is up 1.07% from 2011's levy of $235,182,208 reflecting growth in the full value property tax base. The allocation of the tax proceeds between the County General Fund and the Library Fund will change as follows:
County Property Tax Component
Exec. Proposed
Legislature Adopted
County General Fund
Library Fund
$ 18,171,833
$ 19,872,457
Total County Property Tax Levy
This budget continues support for major library initiatives:
1. Continuing conversion of our existing materials handling, inventory, circulation and security system operations to a much more efficient RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) based system. This multi-year grant funded project has seen 16 libraries operating using RFID through 2011 with approximately 10 additional libraries scheduled for conversion in 2012, including the Central Library early in 2012. The remaining 11 libraries will see RFID implementation in 2013. RFID provides the opportunity to use technology to improve public service and assist staff, whose numbers have been reduced by previous years' budget cuts, in meeting the demand from heavy patron usage of library services;
2. Ongoing to work with contracting library directors, ACT (Association of Contracting Library Boards of Trustees) board members, branch managers, administrators and department heads to streamline governance; restructure our organization; seek alternate revenue streams; and rethink the way in which we provide services; and
3. Developing the long range strategic plan for the Library System including the provision of services to meet the needs of Erie County residents.
Barring significant unanticipated fiscal shocks, this budget will enable the Library to maintain 2011 open hours and service levels at all of our locations while avoiding layoffs in 2012. This approach positions the Library well to make the best case for future support from the legislature, the County Executive, and Erie County voters in 2013 and beyond.
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- Structure. Exposed beams of wood or stone can achieve the old-world look that is synonymous with rustic design.
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We're now at the point where every single analyst is releasing sales estimates for Apple (AAPL) devices ahead of the company's quarterly earnings report, and AppleInsider points us to a new note from J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz claiming that relatively low iPad sales could hurt Apple's bottom line far more than iPhone 5 sales. According to Moskowitz, supply constraints could limit iPad sales over the holiday quarter to 18.4 million units, down from the 20.1 million units that he'd previously forecasted. Moskowitz says that such a miss would be "explainable" because it would be caused by "a supply — not demand — issue."
Moskowitz also projects that Apple will report strong iPhone sales of nearly 48 million units for the holiday quarter, which could assuage some investor disappointment at relatively lackluster iPad sales.
All the same, J.P. Morgan has lowered its 12-month price target on Apple shares to $725, down from an earlier target of $770. As we mentioned earlier, though, we've seen a wide range of contradictory reports on Apple's holiday quarter sales and we won't know for certain how well or poorly the company did until it releases its results next week.


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Winter necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 84 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
Knowledge Based Parenting
Knowledge Based Parenting is a revolutionary parenting philosophy and practice that examines the issues and challenges of human development from infancy to young teenagers. We create educational products that promote and guide parents and their children in healthy and thriving psychosocial relationships. The majority of parenting products are "mommy" based and "cute" designed to be child like. WE DO NOT WANT THAT DESIGN APPROACH. We would like to do something different and stand out. It is our belief that parenting is the most important job and we are professionally dedicated to empower ALL parents. Parenting is more effective when the parents understand child and adolescent development, hence..."Knowledge Based Parenting".We also celebrate and focus on engaging fathers. Knowledge based parenting is the first workout of its kind...we exercise your mind.
Teenage parents
Soon to be parents
New parents
Old parents
Experienced parents
14-50+ years of age
Design imagery: active, healthy, involved, caring, mindful parenting, lifelong learning
Design feelings: energized, motivated, commitment to learning
The logo will have to work on all design collateral such as
Web: website & email
Print: Stationary system, DVD's, additional parenting products
Design deliverables must be in an AI & PSD format.
These are some sketched ideas. I would love to see the sketch with the segmented lines that creates an arrow used for *a few* Compositions
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wesourze needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
Forex Fortune Signal
We are well established company in Investment industry. We are going to launch a new service in providing Forex Signal to investors & forex traders.
Our brand name is Forex Fortune Signal. We want to brand this product as a high end & premium product, like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Channel.
We want to project Professionalism & Trust to our customers also.
(since people trust in investment product/service is decreasing day by day, Professionalism, Trust & Premium is very important to convey through our Brand Identity & Logo)
People who like to invest in Foreign Currency Exchange market.
Must be able to deliver these to our customers:
1. Premium & High End
2. Professionalism
3. Trust
The logo/identity should *NOT* let people feel that it is get-rich-quick scheme.
You can always be Creative while getting some ideas from Top Fashion, Luxury Bags & Cosmetic brand.
The way these company brand their Product, the way they package their product are highly premium.
See the attached images for how they use Gold, Silver & Shiny Metallic color.
Logo Color is flexible. NOT necessary to be gold/silver.
Additional information:
Our Slogan/Tagline is:
The Only Signal You Need to Create Your Fortune!
Later stage, I will need a Web Design. The Logo will be mostly used on the website.
File Format we require:
1. Image Format with Transparent Backgournd
2. PSD with Layers (do NOT flatten)
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Turkey: Osman's Dream
Much of our recent work at ESI has been on Turkey and Turkey's relationship with the EU. So, any understanding of the modern geopolitics of this region and of the western Balkans needs an understanding of Turkish and Ottoman history. We think that Caroline Finkel's book, which was first published in 2005, is one of two excellent places to start. Finkel is an historian and writer. Hers is a big book but then Ottoman history and its relationship to the history of the rest of Europe is a big and complex subject. It's a book crammed with detail as opposed to Jason Goodwin's more colourful and literary introduction to Ottoman history which we have extracted here. Today much of the story of Turkey's recent economic boom has been intimately related to demand from Europe and one might say that it was ever thus. It was one of the reasons we chose this extract. The second was because it made us think of the work we did in Kayseri, where we identified the phenomenon that we called "Islamic Calvinism" and where textile manufacturing is at the forefront of the town's economic revival. In this extract Finkel discusses Turkey's economy in the early 18th eighteenth century:
The export of raw materials predominantly grain, wool, cotton and dried fruits to the nascent processing industries of western Europe was one of the marks of the new economic interdependency in which the Ottoman Empire was now beginning to share. Since the early seventeenth century the export trade had flowed mainly from Izmir, and Thessalonica gradually became the second largest export centre. During the eighteenth century cotton overtook wool as the leading Ottoman export commodity. For domestic consumption the Ottomans produced simple, inexpensive textiles in small workshops, but in the early eighteenth century also tried to reproduce the finer or more specialized cloths coming from Europe, both to reduce reliance on imports and to meet shortages. The rebellion of 1703 curtailed the manufacture of woollen cloth begun under the auspices of Rami Mehmed Efendi but production began again in 1709 and continued until it was eventually abandoned in 1732 because the quality was not sufficiently fine and the price could not compete with that of imports. State manufacture of sailcloth for the navy began in 1709 and continued through various vicissitudes into the nineteenth century. From 1720 the state also became involved in the production of silk, the preferred cloth of the rich, but could not compete with privately-produced domestic silk after mid-century.
Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923. Caroline Finkel. 2006.
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DOVER — Area residents have mixed feelings on President Barack Obama's Jan. 16 executive orders on gun control.
The 23 orders outline actions the president will take to include improving the background check system, better enforcing current laws, providing incentives to hire school resource officers and improving mental health services.
Readers were asked to email their thoughts about these plans to Foster's Daily Democrat from a web site query.
Responses included many who believe laws which focus on banning guns would not make people safer and stressed those who commit crimes are not apt to follow laws.
"Limiting my access to a weapon will not decrease crime, only my ability to intervene in one," Kevin Jenckes, a paramedic from New Durham, said. "The criminals are already committing crimes and new laws will not affect them, only us."
Both Patsy Pratt of Durham and William Cass of Eliot, Maine wrote about how gun free zones, including schools, do not make anyone safer since criminals do not obey the signs and those inside the zones are left unprepared. Charlotte Cody of Durham responded that she is a pacifist and sees no reason for most guns. She said her husband believes that there should be a armed cop in every school.
Others wrote about how mental health issues, limiting the violence of video games and the reporting of mass media impact crime, Along this line of thought, June Black of Dover wrote: "My feeling is that until our media feeds the masses less violence, ignorance and inhumanity, it doesn't matter how our firearm laws read."
The president's executive orders also include ending barriers for research on the causes of gun violence.
While many respondents wrote about particular issues or gun control as a whole, a few expressed their support for the president's efforts.
A Jan. 17 Gallup Poll asked simply if respondents would want their representative to vote for Obama's laws and found 53 percent were in support. However, in a subsequent Gallup Poll taken Jan. 19-20 asking participants about their support for each of Obama's key proposals, there was a high level of support. The survey went through each proposal with the wording from Obama's plan but did not mention they were the president's initiatives.
Over 91 percent of respondents were in favor of background checks for all gun sales and 75 percent were in favor of harsher penalties for those buying guns for others. Sixty percent were in support of reinstating the assault weapons ban.
"I believe that most of his Executive Orders are common sense," said Jenckes. "The problem is that most are already in place to one extent or another and not enforced, supported, or funded."
As a result of these orders, a bill to ban certain assault weapons and large ammunition magazines was introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who authored the previous assault weapons ban which expired in 2004.
A New England College poll released Jan. 24 showed 72 percent of N.H. voters surveyed were in support of the assault weapons ban. It also showed that 88 percent of survey participants were in support of universal background checks on gun purchasers.
Jack Gordon of Rochester believes laws are not going to fix everything.
"We must always keep in mind that, despite the common liberal desire to 'make everything right' by enacting more laws, there is in reality no way to totally prevent incidents like the Connecticut shooting," Gordon said. "All we can hope to do is make it more difficult to commit such a crime."
Only a few respondents worried about Second Amendment rights being infringed upon.
"It is unfortunate that a few whackos in this country have decided to take out their frustrations on the innocent children at these school shootings," Mike Swizzle of Gonic said. "However, we cannot start tearing apart the very rights that built this country."
Gordon and Emanuel Bellio of Milton worried that guns are not properly being understood by the public, while Dennis Gagne of Wolfeboro thinks the NRA has too much power in the debate.
Many agreed, however, that the issue is much too politicized.
"Let's study facts and stop throwing out emotional banter and uninformed opinions," Pratt said.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — 2:15 p.m.
The White House spokeswoman says "no official decision has been made" about whether the U.S. will participate in the Olympic games set to take place next year in South Korea.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders tells reporters at a White House briefing that a decision will be made closer to the games' date.
She says: "I know that the goal is to do so but that'll be a decision made closer to the time."
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley cast doubt on U.S. participation in an interview with Fox News Channel on Wednesday, given the tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
She told Fox News Channel that U.S. participation is "an open question."
1:01 p.m.
The U.S. Olympic Committee still plans on bringing teams to the Pyeongchang Games in February despite U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley casting doubt on U.S. participation.
In an interview Wednesday with Fox News Channel, Haley was asked if it's an open question about whether the U.S. team will compete at the Olympics in South Korea, given the tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
"There's an open question," she said. "I have not heard anything about that. But I do know that in the talks that we have, whether it's Jerusalem, whether it's North Korea, it's always about, how do we do protect the U.S. citizens in the area."
USOC spokesman Mark Jones released a statement Thursday in response, saying the committee had not had any discussions, either internally or with government officials.


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Light-weight sample parameter inference which will fit most needs. We only do "poor man's inference", only for sample rates. The sample rate will be provided as an argument of a special type T. This argument will almost never be passed explicitly but should be handled by operators analogous to '($)' and '(.)'.
In contrast to the run-time inference approach, we have the static guarantee that the sample rate is fixed before passing a signal to the outside world. However we still need to make it safe that signals that are rendered for one sample rate are not processed with another sample rate. We should wrap T s u t -> a in a Reader monad, but that's not all. We must investigate a little more here. Maybe we need another type parameter for the sample rate and the signals in order to show that they belong together, like it is done in the ST monad.
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Adult Day Care
Namkee G. Choi
Adult day care centers provide important health, social, and support services for functionally and cognitively impaired adults and their caregivers. The adult day care services are underutilized, however, because of the shortage of centers, caregivers' lack of awareness of and resistance to using services, and the mismatch between the needs of potential consumers and their informal caregivers and the services provided by the centers. To foster and support the expansion of adult day care centers, lessons learned from national demonstration programs need to be disseminated, and social workers need to be trained to provide essential services at the centers.
Adult Protective Services
Patricia Brownell and Joanne Marlatt Otto
Adult Protective Services (APS) are empowered by states and local communities to respond to reports and cases of vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, and self-neglect. While incorporating legal, medical, and mental health services, APS programs are part of the social services delivery system and incorporate principles and practices of the social work profession.
Adults: Overview
Ski Hunter
Various models and theories of adult development exist but they are more assumptions about development than theories. The most popular age and stage theories have lost favor to contextual theories that put more emphasis on interaction with the environment. It has also become recognized that adults are a diverse group and do not follow universal stages of development. The usefulness of chronological age is also questionable as it does not tell us much about any particular person. Instead, we have to know their concerns and the events they are dealing with, and their dreams and aspirations.
Adults: Group Care
Sheryl Zimmerman
This entry presents information about group settings that provide residential long-term care for older adults, focusing on nursing homes and residential care/assisted living communities. It provides an overview of both settings, and describes their scope of services, funding, and clientele. The section Issues in Residential Long-Term Care addresses issues of special relevance to social workers: dementia and other psychosocial care needs; quality of life and quality of care; access to and disparities in care; end-of-life care; family involvement; and abuse and neglect. It ends with a section on the role of the social worker in residential long-term care.
Advance Care Planning
Meredith Stensland, Sara Sanders, and Marla Berg-Weger
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of determining and documenting desired wishes for the end of one's life. Referred to by such terms as end-of-life planning, advance (health) directives, and living wills, ACP is a relatively new concept within our society, having emerged as a social, political, and ethical issue in the United States only since the 1960s. Researchers and legislators have been challenged in their efforts to examine healthcare decision-making and design appropriate policy to guide practice. This article will define ACP, provide an overview of the history and evolution of the process and the associated legal and ethical issues, and describe the process with three specific populations. In addition, it examines the role of the social work profession in working with individuals and families on planning for the end of one's life.
Ageism in the Workplace
Patricia Brownell
Older workers make important contributions to the workplace, its productivity, and its culture. Work remains important for older adults for financial security, to give meaning to later life, to maintain social networks, and to promote lifelong learning. However, ageist beliefs about the capacity of older adults to remain productive and contributing workers in the workforce can create barriers for older workers. Understanding how older workers experience ageist behavior in the workplace can help employers, policy makers, and social workers learn more about how to address this social problem. Organizations can become more age friendly through enabling workplace programs, supportive management, and proactive human resource managers. Social workers serving older adults in employee assistance programs and in private practice can help them to challenge ageism in the workplace. Finally, legislation such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects the rights of older workers; however, more legislation is needed to address bullying and harassment of older adults in the workplace.
Ageism and Retirement
Lynn McDonald
Retirement is a modest social institution that appeared in most industrialized nations near the start of the 20th century. The aim of retirement was to solve the societal dilemma of an increasingly aged labor force by moving older workers systematically out of their jobs so as to not cause them financial harm (Atchley, 1980, p. 264). Although retirement has been considered benign since its inception, the history of retirement indicates that it is one of the main progenitors of ageism in society today (Atchley, 1982, 1993; Haber & Gratton, 1994; McDonald, 2013; Walker, 1990). Retirement and its accompanying stereotypes have been used as a tool for the management of the size and composition of the labor force contingent on the dictums of current markets in any given historical era. Ever-changing ideologies about older adults that extend from negative to positive ageism have been utilized by business, government, the public, and the media to support whatever justification is required in a particular era, with little thought to the harm perpetrated on older adults. Unfortunately, society has subscribed to these justifications en masse, including older adults themselves. In this article the ageism embedded in retirement is examined to make what is implicit explicit to social work practitioners and policymakers in the field of aging.
Aging: Overview
Nancy R. Hooyman and Amanda Barusch
The rapidly growing older population is more heterogeneous than any other age group. Although many face vulnerabilities and inequities as they age, most are resilient. This entry explores the "greying of America," examines the definition and measurement of aging, reviews the diversity among older adults in the United States, discusses productive, successful, and active aging, and suggests leadership roles for social workers in enhancing the well-being of elders and their families.
Aging: Practice Interventions
Lenard W. Kaye
Social workers address older adult issues at all levels of service planning, policy-making, and delivery and across a wide range of community and institutional settings. While various models of practice intervention with older adults exist, more recently the focus is on the integration of micro and macro strategies with an emphasis on strength-based perspectives to geriatric social work practice. The older adult population will expand dramatically and become increasingly culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse in the future and social work services will need to be sensitive to the variety of issues faced by a more heterogeneous and sophisticated older adult population.
Aging: Public Policy
Jeanette C. Takamura
Public policy advances in the field of aging in the United States have lagged compared to the growth of the older adult population. Policy adjustments have been driven by ideological perspectives and have been largely incremental. In recent years, conservative policy makers have sought through various legislative vehicles to eliminate or curb entitlement programs, proposing private sector solutions and touting the importance of an "ownership society" in which individual citizens assume personal responsibility for their economic and health security. The election of a Democratic majority in the U.S. House and the slim margin of votes held by Democrats in the U.S. Senate may mean a shift in aging policy directions that strengthens Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, if the newly elected members are able to maintain their seats over time. The results of the 2008 presidential election will also determine how the social, economic, and other policy concerns will be addressed as the baby boomers join the ranks of older Americans.


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Monday, January 27, 2014
Happy 4th Blogiversary!
This past year was full of family events, genealogy and...not as much blogging as I would have liked. Hopefully I can do better in 2014. The que is full of ideas!
There was one big genealogy accomplishment however, my first book, Digging for Ancestors, was released. Digging for Ancestors is available in PDF, Kindle and Nook format for just $9.99 and in print for $29.99 from The In-Depth Genealogist website at http://theindepthgenealogist.com/ . Look under Shop>IDG Products. The Kindle format is also available from Amazon.com.
I'll share more with everyone soon. For now, I'm smiling because I've managed to hang in there for 4 years!
© 2014, copyright Michelle Goodrum
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william hamiliton scott of ga.
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jones scott in 1841. I am having a tough time finding parents b. in va
and any siblings. i think they lived in franklin co. ga. carroll co. ga.,and he died in newton co. ga. in 1882.
the varnell geneology page has been helpful but confusing.it shows
william h scott born in alabama. his stepson agrippa h. scott marries
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Canadian Supreme Court justice to visit UH Law School
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Media Consultant, William S. Richardson School of Law
The Honorable Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada will visit Hawai'i during the week of March 29-April 4 as part of a special Bright Jurist-in-Residence program at the UH Law School.
Justice Abella, who was appointed to the Canadian Supreme Court in 2004 after a path-breaking legal career, will give a public talk at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the Hawai'i Supreme Court.
She and her husband, distinguished Canadian historian Irving Abella, are guests of the William S. Richardson School of Law.
The Bright International Jurist program was launched in 2007 to bring outstanding judges from other countries to Hawai'i. Justice Abella will teach two classes at the Law School. She will also meet with faculty and students, as well as federal and state judges, members of the Federal Bar Association and Hawai'i Women Lawyers, among others.
Historian Irving Abella, who recently retired as a professor at York University in Toronto, will give a talk at the UH Mānoa History Department Library, Sakamaki Hall A201, on "The Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, and Canada," at noon on Tuesday, April 1.
Said Law School Dean Avi Soifer, "We are thrilled to have such distinguished guests with us this year. The Abellas are known for the great work of their productive and influential minds, but they stand out for their hearts and for their down-to-earth qualities as well."
Justice Abella earned a B.A. and LL.B. from the University of Toronto, and practiced civil and criminal litigation until her appointment in 1976 to the Ontario Family Court, and then to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1992. In 1984, she served as sole Commissioner of Canada's Royal Commission on Equality in Employment, creating the term and concept of "employment equity."
The theories of "equality" and "discrimination" that she developed in her report were adopted by the Supreme Court of Canada and implemented by the Canadian government as well as by the governments of New Zealand, Northern Ireland and South Africa.
Justice Abella has served as a visiting law professor at McGill University, and as chair of numerous government boards and commissions dealing with human rights, labor relations, and access to legal services for the disabled. She was the Mackenzie King Distinguished Visiting Professor at Harvard and a Distinguished Visiting Faculty at the University of Toronto Law School. She has been awarded 32 honorary degrees from universities around the world.
She has written or co-edited four books, more than 80 articles, and has been tapped for the Harlan Lecture at Princeton, the Ryan Lecture at Georgetown, and the Anderson Lecture at Yale.
Justice Abella was born in a Displaced Person's Camp in Germany after World War II. Her parents, Jacob and Fanny Silberman, emigrated to Canada in 1950 as refugees when Rosalie was four years old.
Professor Irving Abella is the author of several books about Canadian history. He is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.
For more information, visit: https://www.law.hawaii.edu/


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As you may be aware, not only is this week the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of CITES, it is also Climate Week in the UK. The biggest climate change campaign in Britain, Climate Week aims to inspire us to create a more sustainable future through a range of activities.
Throughout the course of the week schools, businesses, charities, councils and many other organisations will run over 3,000 events attended by around half a million people interested in finding out more about the future of climate change and what we can do to safeguard against its impacts.
With such a wide range of events on offer there is bound to be something for everyone so do try to attend if you can. Not only will it be informative, by the sounds of it you will also have a lot of fun. Activities include test driving electric vehicles, growing your own food in community allotments, a green building show with a Climate Week Pledge Wall, swapping clothes, books, toys and DVDs, developing a Community Energy Plan and even an event at Manchester United hosted by none other than England football coach Gary Neville. There are too many to list but more information can be found on the Climate Week website.
If you are unable to attend any events near you (or, alas there are no events in your proximity), we'll do our best in this blog to give you an overview of climate change and why it is so important for us to safeguard our wildlife and environment against it.
About climate change
Without wanting to be too accusatory, there is no doubt that climate change is caused by man-made impacts on our planet. You may have heard it referred to as 'global warming', due to the steady rise in the Earth's temperature that is occurring. Both terms are correct, however they actually refer to different phenomena. Climate change refers to the changes in climate which arise as a result of the increasing global temperature. These can include changes in precipitation patterns, increased incidence of drought, heat waves and other extreme weather conditions. In essence, global warming does not mean that we will all have increasingly warmer weather; the planet's steadily rising temperature will be associated with changes across the world in climate pattern, and more extreme and unpredictable weather. Some places may well become hotter, but some will become colder, and others wetter or drier.
These changes in climate may not sound like much, but they are creating huge problems on a global scale for both wildlife and people. The severity of storms and floods are increasing, and ruthless droughts are on the rise. The acidity of our seas is rising, affecting species such as coral and krill and destroying marine food chains that ultimately maintain the balance of life in the oceans. The lack of arctic ice in the summer creates a dire situation for polar bears as well as compounding global warming because the ice would usually serve to deflect sunlight away from the planet. The increased heat absorbed due to the absence of this natural deflection in turn causes permafrost to thaw, releasing trapped methane gas. This gas, along with carbon dioxide released by the process of deforestation and the warming oceans both serve to increase what is known as the greenhouse effect; some gases trap and retain the sun's heat giving rise to this phenomenon.
As we can see, this process is not pretty, and we've only scratched at the surface of what is happening in this blog. Mass extinction of wildlife is predicted in the near future, including species such as polar bears and emperor penguins that will lose their habitat to melting ice and rising sea levels. Colourful corals such as the Acanthastrea coral will die as a result of ocean acidification. Also affected are species that live and breed on low-lying remote islands, for example marine turtles like the giant South American, hawksbill and leatherback turtles. There are too many to name here, but you can check out more species that will be affected by climate change on ARKive.
So, even if it's just spreading the word on climate change, will you do your bit this Climate Week?
Find out more about climate change, the species it affects and what we can do to mitigate the effects on our Climate Change topic page.
Download Climate Week resources from the Climate Week website.
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Assistant Professor of Biology Scott Boback measures a captured turtle as his students look on. Student researchers learned firsthand what environmental subtleties might affect all the organisms living in the pond. It's an experience they can't get in the classroom. Immersive research opportunities like this are possible with Student Faculty Research Project Grants from Dickinson's Center for Sustainability Education.
By Christine Baksi
For the second time this summer, Dickinson has been nationally recognized as a top school for sustainability. Sierra magazine is the latest to laud Dickinson as a leader in sustainability education and green campus operations by placing it at No. 2 on its top 10 list of the "Coolest Schools" in the nation. Earlier this month, Dickinson earned a spot on The Princeton Review's 2014 Green Rating Honor Roll, making it the only Pennsylvania institution this year to earn both accolades.
Sierra's list salutes progressive U.S. colleges that incorporate curricula to help solve climate problems and are making significant efforts to operate sustainably. Powering Dickinson to Sierra's top 10 are the extensive student-faculty research opportunities found at the forefront of the college's sustainability curriculum. The Center for Sustainability Education provides research-collaboration support through generous grants for professional- and curriculum-development, student-faculty research, assistantships and student travel for research-related presentations.
Dickinson earned some of Sierra's highest marks for instruction & research opportunities and co-curricular offerings such as the Biodiesel Fuel program and the student Eco-Reps program, a peer-to-peer approach to encouraging sustainable campus living.
What makes a school cool?
Sierra examined academic institutions that are making a difference for the planet and creating tangible change in all categories of greenness, from campus operations to academics. According to Sierra, Dickinson is a cool school for purchasing enough wind power to offset all electrical needs, converting cooking grease into biodiesel fuel and serving student-grown produce in the cafeteria.
Dickinson has undertaken such initiatives as the student-introduced Idea Fund, which has supported ventures like The Handlebar, a teaching bike-repair shop and The Peddler, a bike-powered cart selling free-trade and organic coffee; the Center for Sustainable Living; an organic farm; water monitoring, recycling and composting programs; and ensuring LEED Gold certification for four buildings.
In 2012-13, sustainability-related and -focused courses represented 14 percent of the curriculum, with more than 60 percent of students taking at least one course and 30 percent taking two or more; nearly 80 percent of the class of 2013 took one or more sustainability courses in their last two years of study.
Highest honors
Dickinson's innovative sustainability curriculum and its leadership in sustainable campus operations consistently earn national recognition. Dickinson also has received the STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, garnered top marks on the Green Report Card of the Sustainable Endowments Institute and earned Second Nature's inaugural award for Institutional Excellence in Climate Leadership.
In 2012, Dickinson began presenting its own coveted award for environmental leadership. The Sam Rose '58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson College for Global Environmental Activism was established by the couple to focus attention on the need to reduce the impact of human lives on the planet. Activist and scholar Bill McKibben received the inaugural prize, and former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson is the 2013 recipient.
Sierra is the official publication of the Sierra Club, America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 2.1 million members and supporters nationwide. Read Sierra's coverage of the nation's greenest schools.
Published November 8, 2013


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Rum Review: Renegade Rum Company 2000 Jamaica Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on January 15, 2010
Its time for another review of those artisan cask rums from Renegade Rum Company. This time from the Hampden Distillery, The Renegade Rum Company 2000 Jamaica Rum.
.Jamaica's Hampden Estate was created (coincidentally) by two Scottish families (The Stirlings and the Farquarsons) in 1753. The rums distilled there, are pot still rums, full of fruity flavour and character. The Renegade Rum 2000 Jamaica Rum was aged for eight in bourbon casks at the Jamaican Hampden Estate and then finished Scotland in white wine Chateau Climens Sauternes casks.
This unusual finish is what sets Renegade Rums apart from the crowd, Their rums are single vintage artisan rums made from hand selected stocks of some of the finest and most unique distilleries in the Caribbean. Renegade will hand pick the rum casks from the selected distilleries and ship the rums to Scotland to refinish or 'Ace" them in hand selected finishing barrels at the Bruichladdich distillery.
The barrels chosen for refinishing are not second run whiskey barrels from the United States, but instead more exotic wine barrels from selected wineries in Europe. These rums are unique and quite unlike anything produced anywhere else in the world. They do not taste like traditional rums, rather they taste like new hybrid spirits with the influence from the finishing casks setting their imprint firmly into the rum.
Here is my review:
Review: Renegade Rum Company 2000 Jamaica Rum
This review includes another 'forrest approved cocktail". This one is called, A Sloe Walk in the Jungle. The name of the cocktail highlights the myriad of scents and aromas which rise from the glass as this rum is poured. A veritable 'Jungle' of aroma.
2 Responses to "Rum Review: Renegade Rum Company 2000 Jamaica Rum"
August 22, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Hi im going to jamaica this 28 of september and i would like to visit the hampden distillery, do you know if they do any tours? and who should i contact?
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Hotel Bavaria
Florence tourism tax: 1 euro per night per person
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- 24 Hour Reception
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- Free Breakfast
- Child Friendly
- Cots available
- Credit Cards Accepted
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- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
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- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Pet Friendly
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Florence tourism tax: 1,50 euro per night per person payable on arrival From the 1st of January this will change to 2,00 euro.
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The hotel is easily reachable from the motorway. Coming from the south: exit at FIRENZE SUD and follow signs for Viali di circonvallazione and centro citt (City center).
Enter the limited traffic area at Via dell?agnolo and continue straight to the end of the road. Take a right turn and then the first road on the left. Continue straight for Borgo Albizi.
We are at n. 26. Borgo Albizi is a pedestrian road so you can not park, you can only unload your luggage. The car can be parked in a garage in Via Ghibellina.
Coming from the north: exit at FIRENZE NORD and follow signs for Viali di circonvallazione and centro citt (CIty Center). Drive down Viale Spartaco lavagnini, Viale Matteotti, Viale Gramsci e Viale Giovane Italia. Enter the limited traffic area from via Agnolo and follow the instructions as above.
By Plane
Florence airport is about 10km away. 20 minutes by taxi or by shuttle bus to Firenze Santa Maria N ovella train station.
By Train
Train station Firenze Santa Maria Novella is 15/20 minutes away by foot, via Panzani, via Cerretani, up to the Duomo.
Go through the square and take Via del proconsolo from behind the cathedral.
The first road on the left is Borgo Albizi.
By Bus
From via Panzani (near main train station Santa Maria Novella) take bus nr. C2 and get off at the first stop on Via del Proconsolo.
By taxi
From main train station Santa Maria Novella in 5 minutes it cost about 10,00 EUR.


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