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Tomorrow morning at "o'dark thirty," as my dad would say, I'm going down south to the archeological dig. We're leaving at 5:15 in the morning. NOT FUN.
Every morning we'll be at the dig at 7 AM. We dig until 2 PM, then we eat, shower, and rest. Later in the afternoon we go around and visit Bedouin families in their tents.
I'm only staying one night but I'll be digging for two full days. It's more conservative there than it is here in the capital, so we'll have to wear long sleeves, long pants, and cover our heads. We don't have to wear the full facial covering, just our heads. Rumor has it that it's "so much cooler there than it is here," so that won't be too bad.
My little sister Alia (11yrs.) is really jealous. She loves history, and I'm pretty sure that she would love to do this. I wish that we were allowed to keep some of the pottery that we'll find, but sadly, it all goes to museums.


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Visitors to Alicante airport may have spotted this giant cargo plane parked in the area normally reserved for private aviation and wondered what it was.
It is an Antonov 124 which arrived from Mitiga Airport, Libya. It bears the Ukranian registration UR-82029, has a wingspan of almost 74m is 69m in length and weighs over 400 tons. It has been parked up for 9 days waiting to fly on to Malaga to pick up further cargo.
In all, Antonov Airlines have nine of these beasts of which 7 are in active service and 2 are on loan to other companies. This one was first delivered March 1992 and changed its registration in May 1993.
These giants of the sky are used to transport large cargo including other aircraft fuselages. Before this one, two other Antonov 124s have landed at El Altet, one from Paris which was carrying cars and motorbikes for the funeral procession of an African leader and the other, the Telefónica boat that took part in the first Volvo Ocean Race.
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'Supernatural' season 12, episode 9 video: First look at Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki in 'First Blood'
As of right now, "Supernatural" may be on hiatus, and the bad news is that you still have more than a month to go until the show returns on Thursday, January 26.
When it does, rest assured that there are going to be some great things on the horizon! The promo below offers up the first extended look at "First Blood," an episode that's going to be exceptionally crazy just because the premise behind it is so different and unique from many other "Supernatural" stories over the years. We're going to see things kick off with Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) behind bars, which is as a result of everything that happened with the whole Lucifer plot in "LOTUS." While these two may have been out to do what was clearly good in their mind, that's a pretty difficult thing to convince other people of, especially when what you are doing is really beyond their capacity for understanding.
So how are the boys going to be rescued? Judging from this promo, it looks like a job for Castiel and Mary Winchester! There's something very fun about this pairing, and we're thrilled to further see it explored on the show. They are two people who really don't have much in the way of exposure to the world over the past several decades, and they have to find a way to think like your everyday human and figure out a way in which to get the guys out. Of course, we don't expect either Sam or Dean to sit idly by, either, and allow themselves to be doomed to spending the foreseeable future behind bars.
One way or another, we imagine that the show is going to figure out a way to get the guys out and get the show a little more back to normal. After all, can you really envision the series with these two captured for an extended period of time?
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Trey Songz Involved In A Girl Fight!
Never come between a woman and her Trey! Singer Trey Songz was involved in a nasty girl fight outside of a club in New York City recently. Trey and a date were enjoying themselves at the Juliet Supper Club when a group of female fans decided they wanted to get up close and personal with Trey and that's where things went way left. When Trey's date objected to the women interrupting their evening, one of the fans decided to throw a drink on her! A brawl broke out with the R&B crooner in the middle trying to break the ladies up. Check out the footage:


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Yesterday our Year r 9/10 Girls' Rounders team represented not only the school but the whole of the Wellingborough & East Northants district at the School Games competition. As you will see from the picture we came back with a medal….here's their story….
Our first game was against Prince William and we won 14 – 3!!
Our second game, against Northampton Academy, also resulted in a win, 12 – 6.5.
Our last, and certainly toughest game, was against Campion, which ended 13.5 – 13.5.
Sadly due to overall rounders scored we finished with the silver medal, missing out on gold by just 1.5 rounders!!!!!!!
Nonetheless, the girls were amazing and played their very best – the best I've ever seen them. Silver is a fantastic achievement!! Huge congratulations to them.


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Over five years ago Respect – the national organisation for work with domestic violence perpetrator programmes – told us about the problems they were having in evidencing whether or not the programmes their members provided were really making a difference to the lives of (predominantly) women and children experiencing domestic violence.
Project Mirabal was named after the three Mirabal sisters who were murdered in Dominican Republic and became symbols of feminist resistance when November 25th was designated an international day to protest violence against women, and was led by Professor Liz Kelly and myself.
There was a lot of interest in our research from the start. Internationally, there have been few of these longitudinal outcome studies on any interventions aimed at reducing domestic violence. Given the attention domestic violence now attracts, it is both surprising and scary how little we actually know about 'what works'. Studies of this nature are expensive, and we rightly felt a lot of pressure to 'get it right' and make sure that we conducted a nuanced and useful study that would be useful to the various stakeholders. Respect were very clear from the start that they were ready to hear anything we had to tell them – if they weren't making a difference they wanted to change their programmes and rethink their approach.
We started by considering the question what does 'work' mean? What does it mean, from the perspective of different stakeholders, to say that a programme 'worked'. From this pre-study we developed six 'measures of success'. These measures include safety and freedom from violence and abuse but also better parenting, respectful communication, increased space for action, and self-awareness. These six measures were taken forward into our outcome study.
The quantitative part of the outcome study, based on 100 women's reports of their partner or ex-partner's behaviour over a 15 month period, found marked reductions in men's use of physical and sexual violence. For example, 'made you do something sexual that you did not want to do' reduced from 30% of women saying this happened before the programme to 0% afterwards. Similarly, 'used a weapon against you' reduced from 29% to 0%. Far fewer women reported being physically injured after the programme (61% before compared to 2% after).
Improvements were also found in terms of men's use of coercive control, women's individual freedom and their 'space for action'. However, these changes were not as marked as they were for physical and sexual violence. For example, 'he tells me to change the way I dress or my appearance' reduced from 57% of women to 16% and 'he tries to prevent me seeing or contacting my friends/family' reduced from 65% to 15%. Interestingly, hardly any change was seen for 'he tries to use money/finances to control me' – reducing only marginally from 50% to 47%. Most women continued to feel afraid of how their ex-partner would react if they got a new partner or felt they had to be careful around him if he was in a bad mood.
This is just a small extract of our findings from a long and complex research study. However, they do show some optimism in terms of steps towards change that can be made if perpetrators choose to do so. Some men only made a few halting steps forward, a minority took steps backwards. Others started taking small steps and ended up making great strides. What was clear in our study was that for many men, women and children, their lives were improved to some extent following a domestic violence perpetrator programme.
The final report is available here
Project Mirabal was funded by the ESRC and the Northern Rock Foundation.
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Project Mirabal was funded by the ESRC and the Northern Rock Foundation.
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Professor Nicole Westmarland is Director of the Durham University Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA). Nicole is widely known as an academic activist in the area of male violence against women. She is committed to doing research to inform both policy and practice. Her career to date has been reflective of this, with work with grassroots violence against women groups informing and being informed by her academic research. She has sat on a number of governmental and non-governmental advisory committees and chaired Rape Crisis (England and Wales) for five years.


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With money and hope in short supply, newly minted attorney Brigham Theodore decides it's time to lower his standards. He joins a seedy fly-by-night firm in Salt Lake City out of desperation. After he loses his first case—a speeding ticket—he's convinced his career is over. But to his shock, his boss hands him a slightly more complex case: capital murder.
Brigham's new client is Amanda Pierce, a lost, exhausted woman who gunned down the man who tortured and killed her six-year-old daughter. A jury may prove sympathetic to her unbearable pain, but the law is no fan of vigilante justice—and neither is Vince Dale, the slick and powerful prosecutor who's never lost a murder case. There's no question that Amanda pulled the trigger—she did it in front of five witnesses. If she pleads guilty, she will avoid a death sentence, but saving her life this way comes with an admission that what she did was wrong. However, if she refuses the "guilty" label, Brigham will have no choice but to fight for his career—and Amanda's life.
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MIss manners really missed the mark on this
Check out the article about some advice Miss Manners gave a diabetic. She really messed this one up.
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I was asked to leave a cafe today because i tested my bg at the table. I didnt leave and argued my point… the restroom is unhygienic because its the only one there and its shared by everyone so i am not pricking my finger in a dirty restroom thats full of germs. Are asthmatics asked to use their puffer in the restroom? I think not.
Test where you need to test. T!D do not always have the luxury of testing in the car before going into a restaurant. The tables in the places I eat are always cleaner that the restrooms. Many T2D do not understand the immediate impacts that insulin and food have on your body. I too have always and will continue to test just before I eat. Always refuse to leave a restaurant if ask to do so because of testing.
I was in a restaurant when a woman proceeded to test her blood at the table. Someone at the next table complained the the management. She tested just before she placed her order. The person with her was horrified that she was doing this. The manager asked her not to do that. She tried to argue her point. She would not leave. When the police arrived, they asked the manager if he was going to press charges. The woman still would not leave and continued to argue. The officer gave her another chance to leave and when she wouldn't, the manager had her arrested for disturbing the peace. Then she said she would leave as they handcuffed her. Everyone applauded.
What you did was unsanitary. Not one person in that restaurant knows whether or not you have a blood borne illness. The wait staff could have come into contact with your blood. The table is no more sanitary than the restroom. Why not test in your vehicle before entering the eatery. People don't want to see that and some people have blood and needle phobias. To say that they do not ask asthmatics to leave is because exposed blood is not involved.
Had you gotten blood on something, or a health inspector had been in the facility, you could have created a problem for the cafe. They would have had to shut down your area just to sanitize it. Had you gotten blood on the wait staff or another patron even by accident you could be sued. I never ever test in a public place. I do this out of consideration of others.
not all diabetics are considerate. I was in a Starbucks the other day (actually after having my labs done) and there was a used test strip lying on the floor next to our table.
I understand that not all diabetics are considerate. All kinds of people are diabetics. There are nice ones and not so nice diabetics etc. I too have seen strips in odd places. However, I never jump to a conclusion that someone dropped it intentionally. I know many years ago I had a very low blood sugar on the commuter train. I was very confused and I tried to test my sugar. I remember dropping my test machine on the ground and strips went every where., I was not in a position to pick them all up. In fact one of my fellow passengers just happened to have apple drink in his bag and he helped me. Thank god. I know that for several months after that I would be on the same train car and I would see an occasional strip on the floor. (They don't clean the trains very often in Boston). Anyway, I did not drop them on purpose, and I hope people didn't think I did either.
true … there are instances beyond our control.
I've never tested outside my own home so guess I have no clue
I suppose the passenger could have asked if the sight of blood bothered their fellow passenger prior to the test, but that may have just made it a bigger deal. I do understand that most of us would rather do things like that in private, but that is not always possible. Our sense of manners has been greatly changed over the years. I wonder what she would have done with her kid if she feared a low or was testing before the on flight snack? Specially if the "fasten seat belt" sign was on.
Testing BG in public can usually be done discretely. I never hesitated to do so and only once drew a distressed look from one of my fellow diners. (I advised her to turn away and not look.) My experience is that most people around me aren't even paying attention. Prior to pumping, when on MDI, I would also inject discretely with the same results…no big deal, especially with the insulin pens. Since Miss Manners' son who is a diabetic is the one who actually wrote the response, I disagree with him…IMHO, he should know better.
Dear Miss Manners
Perhaps if a T1 (or T2) does as you suggest and wait to test in a potentially germ filled environment it could become an emergency. Call me, as a MRSA survivor, germaphobic. Or, if they are hesitant to use a restroom and wait too long to test it could become an emergency of another kind.
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It is fine to test your BG in public. Just be discreet. If people ask be open to what you are doing. How would others have answered this question.
Exactly. If you have no choice but to do this in public do so discretely. On a plane, you can block the view with your body. However, EVERY public place is full of germs.
I would say much the same myself, however I am a PWD and "Miss manners", to my knowledge is not. I could not expect an enlightened (from the diabetes perspective) answer from her. Perhaps we could take it upon ourselves to enlighten her.
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Q&A with Lecrae
Houston rapper Lecrae is known for reaching disaffected audiences with inspiring, positive messages. But what makes Lecrae tick? We sat down with rapper Lecrae to discuss the message of his music, the albums that inspired him to start rapping, his relationship with the "Christian Hip-Hop" label, and much more!
GGM: Your new record, Anomaly, comes out in August. What is the title in reference to? Lecrae: The definition of "anomaly" is a deviation from what's normal. I want to do an album for everybody out there who feels tired of trying to fit in. They want to embrace their differences and embrace the reality that God made them different and that's just who they are. Be who you're supposed to be and not who everyone else wants you to be.
GGM: How does it compare to your previous records?
Lecrae: For me, it's one of my most liberating records, just as an artist. It's really me at the most comfortable that I've ever been. I'm in my own skin. Sonically, I'm taking more chances, more risks then I've ever taken before. I'm really comfortable. I really love what's come together artistically. You'll hear a confident, comfortable artist who can relate to you a lot more and can tell stories that you probably wouldn't have been able to hear otherwise.
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GGM: You've had the opportunity to tour with some amazing artists on Rock the Bells like Wu-Tang Clan, Common, Rakim, people who have been in hip hop forever. I wanted to talk about some of your favorite records growing up. What records really inspired you to start rapping?
Lecrae: Oh man. It's funny, but definitely Snoop was huge for me. When his first album, Doggystyle, came out, that was a big record for me. Tupac's All Eyez on Me was hands down one of the biggest influences as a kid. And the biggest of all time? The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The first time I heard that as a teenager, it just rocked me.
GGM: I totally understand that. That album is amazing. How about now? What's your favorite album of 2014?
Lecrae: I'm still thoroughly impressed with Kendrick Lamar's album, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, which came out in 2012. It was very impressive, very thorough. One of the most thorough albums I've heard. And Aloe Blacc's Lift Your Spirit, which isn't a hip hop album, but is another great album I was impressed with.
GGM: I read in your interview with ESPN that because you're "athletically inclined," you like to have music that pumps you up. What songs do you listen to to get you fired up?
Lecrae: In the gym? My man Andy Mineo has a song out called "You Can't Stop Me" that's buzzing pretty strong underground. That's huge for me. But I'll still listen to old school stuff like Outkast's, "B.O.B.," or "Bombs Over Baghdad." I feel like I can run 30 miles on the treadmill when that thing's playing. Anything that's high energy, I'll probably throw it in the mix.
GGM: Absolutely. "Bombs Over Baghdad" is an excellent selection. That song gets me so hyped! When you get downtime, what are some things you like to do? Do you watch TV? Read?
Lecrae: Yeah I read! Reading is fundamental.
GGM: What are some of your favorite books?
Lecrae: I'm a big sociology and culture fan, so I'll read Malcolm Gladwell. Tipping Point, Outliers. I just finished the autobiography of Frederick Douglass. That was really enlightening for me as well. And I'm a movie buff. I like going to the movies, but I've been holding off going to the movies recently because I have a 20-hour flight coming up later this month, and I know all these movies in theaters now will be available on that flight.
GGM: What's one you're definitely looking forward to seeing that's out right now?
Lecrae: X-Men! The latest X-Men. I haven't seen it. I don't want to hear about it. I don't want to hear if it's good or bad. I just want to see it.
GGM: Then I won't spoil it for you! But what's your favorite movie of all time?
Lecrae: That's hard! Probably the Lord of the Rings series. Or The Matrix. It's tough. I like sci-fi, fantasy, things that take a lot of imagination.
GGM: You do quite a lot of work with athletes, so I have to ask, what're your teams?
Lecrae: Oh, well, let's see here… As for basketball, the Rockets are the team for me. We didn't make it this year, but it's all love. I really love players too, though. I really appreciate the players on different teams. I followed the Knicks and the Clippers a little bit this year. I enjoy their team chemistry. I'm from Texas originally, so, Go Spurs! Y'all did it. I would've rather it had been the Rockets, but it's cool. Football, I don't really have a team as much. The Saints are my team but other than that, I don't really know what's going on (laughs).
GGM: You recently wrapped up a tour in the Midwest and have had lots of opportunities to travel. What's one spot, a shop or restaurant, that you HAVE to visit every time you travel?
Lecrae: Oooh, that's good. I like boutiques. Any sneaker boutique is probably gonna be a must. But wherever the hipsters hang out, something that's kinda grimy but there's some sense of responsibility there. I'm a coffee dude, so I love coffee shops. Overall, though, it's "Where the people at?" Where can I feel the grit of the city without necessarily being in the hood?" (laughs).
GGM: What's a spot you had a really great time at?
Lecrae: Recently I was in Kensington Market in Toronto, and it's dope. A lot of stores, a lot of coffee shops, a lot of places to eat, a lot of Jamaican food—I love Jamaican food!
GGM: Your faith will often come through your music so you're often classified as a Christian Hip Hop artist, but I understand you're not a huge fan of that label, or any labels, really. How would you best describe the relationship you have to the label?
Lecrae: I would say, for me, my faith is a part of who I am. It's how I am identified as a person, but my music does not have a faith, sort of in the same way Jeremy Lin or Steph Curry are basketball players and not "Christian Basketball Players." Their faith may influence how they play, but they're not playing "Christian basketball." Which isn't to say I don't want to be associated with Jesus, or anything like that. Quite the contrary! But what I don't like is when people pigeonhole the music and say "Oh, all he's gonna rap about is X, Y, Z," and that's really not the case. It's just that there's a way that I see the world that is quite different than a lot of people. I don't mind addressing that, or talking about it.
GGM: LeCrae, it's been great talking to you. Thank you so much.
Lecrae: And I appreciate you! Anomaly! Get it! Much love!
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Every time we look behind at the smartly dressed, polished and educated DC elite, we see maggots under the skin. Kerry is one. He is so infested with Iranians that his push to keep the non-deal is understandable. His daughter married an Iranian national. The best man's, also an Iranian, father is the Iranian Foreign Minister. Apparently none of this was disclosed to Congress when Kerry was confirmed or when he lead the move to negotiate the Iranian nuclear deal. Nobody asked him any questions.
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The vikings were terrible news, whether they came in small raiding bands or as a large war fleet. The most striking and frightening of their weapons were the large two handed battle axes which would go down in history as Danish axes, were their wielders danish or not. The danish axe was not designed as a tool; the large and thin blade was forged for one thing only: war. The long shaft made it possible to get the maximum amount of speed, force and reach into the blows, and the thin blade cut efficiently all of the armours of the day.
A man at arms using a two handed weapon obviously couldn't use a shield at the same time. Therefore the opponent knew right away that they were facing an especially brave and dangerous viking who was aggressive and so sure of his skill and superior weaponry that he could afford to forego shield, the most important of all protections. The large two-hander was an obvious deterrent made to frighten the enemy, but also a status-symbol. The Bayeux tapestry depicts only the huskarls, heavily armored elite warriors of the time, using these large danish axes at the battle of Hastings in 1066. The Varangian guard, the emperors bodyguard of vikings in Constantinople, also made use of this formidable weapon which made them famous.
During the 10th and 11th centuries the battle axe started to spread from Scandianvia to other areas where vikings made their mark. As the viking age turned to the middle ages, the large danish axe became a knightly weapon, although never replacing the sword. It remained in use, and as with everything else, it slowly evolved. During the 13th and 14th centuries the danish axe morphed first into the sparth axe and then into different types of pole arms, such as the bardiche or the halberd. These other pole arms overtook the simple danish axe in popularity, but it still remained in use in some parts of Europe all the way up to the 16th century.
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Our story finds Pipperly "Deathstorm" and Will Kane in Icevane-Wil trying to eke out a job and Deathstorm attempting to infiltrate the court of King Goranx III of Icevane at the behest of The Undying Court. Unexpectedly, Wil receives a message via hawk from a Lief Ettrian, who claims to have been recommended to his services from the tribe of Saria Shadowmoon. Lief urges Wil to travel to Calica City as he has a job that will provide steady, regular pay and would co-incide with his current more "secretive" mission from the Calican king. Simultaneously Deathstorm receives a letter from Vivian, telling her that she must report to the palace at Calica City immediately for a re-assignment. The king is in need of service, and the Court has agreed that Deathstorm is their best bet to answer the King's call for aid yet still allow her to remain covert and work for them. Wil, never shy to see an opportunity for work, rounds up a small group of travelers willing to pay (including a poor but overeager youth named Ricky) and sets out across the cold barren tundra of Icevane. Wil soon notices 2 followers: the strange hawk who delivered his letter, but more importantly, Deathstorm, who trails behind Wil's caravan-unable to pay but needing some direction to Celica City. Wil tentatively agrees to take her on after a display of her strength.
Far away in the Sian Republic, Judah is working on a sailing vessel when he is approached by Peyton "Kraken Killer" Ghastly. The pirate king informs Judah that he recently received a letter from King Bergen of Calica, looking for his recommendation of a person of good quality for a job that would send them into the territory of Emperor Sh'rayas the Sylvan. Peyton wants to recommend Judah, not just because the pay is good, but also because word is that somewhere on Sh'rayas' lands there is a magical door, leading to…. somewhere unknown-perhaps off Nevermore. SInce Peyton knows Judah's desire to leave Nevermore, he is more than happy to release his sailor from his duties… for of course a price. Judah agrees to a 60/40 split of his wages for his pending Calican employment, and Peyton sends him on his merry way, reminding Judah that at the end of the day…. he is still the boss.
Strangely enough, in the same city as Judah, "Stokes" sits at a bar, drinking away, as an official messenger of Calica finds him, bows, and presents him with a rather fancy looking scroll. It's a request from King Bergen directly, saying the king was given his name by a former friend. Bergen offers him solid pay and a job, if he is willing and bold enough to accept his request, and tells him to report to the Calica City palace posthaste. Stokes knocks back his sherry, and stumbles to the door, looking for a ship to travel to the mainland. Judah and Stokes end up on the same ship, but barely notice each other, except for the seasick antics of Stokes as he attempts but fails to keep his composure on the rocky vessel. Stokes does make the acquaintance of another traveler, a young rather annoying fellow named Aton, who is traveling to Calica City as well to meet the girl of his dreams and also his best friend. Stokes reluctantly agrees to help Anton get to the City once they reach the mainland, in exchange for gold and some bad poetry.
All four eventually get to Calica City around the same time, and after a fairly uneventful night in the castle (all except for Stokes, who sneaks out with Thal Wunderman-a halfling chef who befriends him and treats him to a night out at a local bar), they are all summoned the next morning to meet with the King. Wil and Stokes greet each other happily, as they knew each other from previous jobs, as do Judah and Deathstorm, who fought together in the NightmareScape. Stokes, however, is rather coldly greeted by his daughter, Deathstorm, who regards him as the father figure who abandoned her literally in the cold of Icevane. However not much time is given for a reunion as Leif shows them into the throne room.
King Bergen sits on the throne, looking an imposing figure, as his 16 year old son, Prince Reeve, stands nervously off to his side. The king explains that he was given all of their names as a recommendation by people OUTSIDE of Celica that he respects or trusts to work for a specific job. The threat of Sh'rayas, he explains, grows bigger every day. The past 250 years, he has grown his empire to the point where he is on the brink of eradicating an entire country (The Nightmare Scape). An all out war on his forces may result in a victory, but it would be a close match and the cost of life would be astronomical. The only way to stay ahead of him is to gather Intel on his plans from the inside. Calica is in need of a team of heroes, a small group who can get in, gain the trust of the dictator, work for him even- BUT report back to Calica and her allies. These can't be people that Sh'rayas knows are associated with Celica-they all have to be outsiders. Therefore King Bergen has to trust the word and recommendations of his allies. The pay is good-150 gold per person, per month. Plus any extras along the way may be kept. If they discover the secrets of Sh'rayas, Calica will reward their deeds and secret allegiance. The work is dangerous, but profitable. The heroes consider, and nod in agreement.
King Bergen further explains, the best way to get noticed by Sh'rayas is to get involved and get noticed by him. Move up in rank. Sh'rayas is looking for mercenaries and has not been shy about putting out the word that he is looking to build his forces. Once they are in, there are 3 major things he wants to know about Sh'rayas-and will pay extra to whomever can deliver upon those secrets:.
-There have been rumors of a magical door in the Shifting Sands area. This door may be a portal that leads outside of nevermore. Bergen fears Sh'rayas may be hiding troops behind this-regardless, it is a powerful magic that has not been seen before in nevermore. More information is needed.
-The forces in the Dragon Mist Isles WERE fighting against Sh'rayas' armies, but have stopped. There have been no rumors of change of leadership, no revolts that King Bergen is aware of-just a stop. He wants to know WHY.
-King Bergen has heard rumors that Sh'rayas may have been responsible for the earthquake that separated Sternberg from mainland Calica. How he would have gained this immense power is unknown, but if he can do that again, the world will be in trouble. Do whatever you can do discover this secret.
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was cleared on Friday of attacking a businessman in a fight over music being played in a bar. The 29-year-old England midfielder was found not guilty of affray by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court over his role in the incident last December, the Press Association reported. "I'm really looking forward to the season and concentrating on the football now," he told reporters outside the court. During his trial, Gerrard admitted striking Marcus McGee, 34, who lost a front tooth crown in the bar brawl, but said he had been acting out of self-defence. Prosecutors said McGee had been in charge of music for the night at the Lounge Bar in Southport, near Liverpool, and had refused to let Gerrard take control of a CD player. Gerrard was celebrating with friends after he scored twice in a 5-1 Premier League win at Newcastle United. The court was told that one of Gerrard's friends had elbowed McGee and the player then landed punches "with the style and speed" of a professional boxer. Gerrard told the jury he estimated he had been seven out of 10 on a drunkenness scale but had not lost control. He said he had been given permission by the bar manager to help choose music but McGee had snatched a music card from him. A fight then erupted after Gerrard approached McGee to find out why he had been so aggressive. "It was very difficult at the time to explain to police why I did throw that first punch. We were arguing and I told the police I felt that Marcus came towards me and that's why I raised my arms," he told the court. "I firmly believed Marcus came towards me to hit me." The Liverpool player's six co-defendants pleaded guilty to being involved in the brawl. Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez said he was "really pleased" at the news of Gerrard's acquittal. "We have been supporting him all the time and were just waiting for the decision," he said in a statement. "Now he can concentrate just on football and hopefully play at the same level as last year."


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Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University basketball fans will have a new way to follow the action this weekend as the Bulldogs travel to Michigan's Upper Peninsula for a pair of conference contests.
Due to the holiday break closing, this weekend's men's and women's games will not be carried by Bulldog Radio.
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The Ferris State basketball teams first visit Michigan Tech on Saturday, Dec. 18, for a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) twinbill against the Huskies in Houghton. FSU then heads to Marquette to face Northern Michigan on Sunday, Dec. 19. Both men's games are slated for 1 p.m. (ET) starts with the women to follow at approximately 3 p.m. (ET).
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So i've been doing a lot of daydreaming this week, wishing I was far, far away in my (I wish!) second home of Nova Scotia. Theres just something wonderful about the beautiful landscapes and seascapes, and I often find myself thinking fondly of it.
One of the images that sticks very closely in my mind is those whitewashed lighthouses against the bluest seas and skies, and its that picture that has led me to this little collection today.
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When Aaron Sorkin's cable news drama The Newsroom returns for its second season Sunday, things will look a little different.
"We broke one of our own important rules," executive producer Alan Poul tells TVGuide.com. "In the first season, we said there are no fictional news stories. ... We did very well with the 'What's the breaking news story going to be this week?' template, but we had some concern that would get a little bit old. [But] if we had one story that could serve as the through-line on which we could still hang our current event stories, that would give this season an essentially different character."
Summer TV: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsEnter "Operation Genoa," a story about a military scandal that could "make careers and end presidencies." There's just one problem: The story — pitched by newcomer Jerry Dantana (guest star Hamish Linklater ), a Washington producer asked to help out at the New York office — turns out to be untrue and heads roll. As such, Season 2's action begins 14 months after the events of Season 1 with Atlantis Cable News anchorman Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels), his executive producer and former girlfriend MacKenzie McHale (Emily Mortimer) and other staffers being prepped by corporate lawyer Rebecca Halliday (guest star Marcia Gay Harden) for depositions in a wrongful termination lawsuit."Rebecca is an incredibly idiosyncratic, opinionated, feisty personality," Poul says of the character, one of several new faces in Season 2. "She's able to shoulder a lot of the burden of introducing the steps of the Genoa storyline without making it feel like medicine because she puts her own spin on it. She seems like an adversary at times, but she's merely the devil's advocate. She fights them and asks them the tough questions, but they're all ultimately on the same team."Anchoring the season with a colossal screw-up by the "News Night" team feels in some ways like a reaction to a major criticism of Season 1. Many argued that, by using news from the recent past and having his heroes more often than not make the right judgment call about a breaking story, Sorkin was taking cheap shots at the cable news industry while hiding behind the benefit of hindsight. (Poul insists those critiques had no influence on changing Season 2's approach.)
5 Teases for The Newsroom Season 2: Flash-forwards, Jim's great escape and a love hexagonReactive or not, the show has also made some course corrections in the way it presents its female characters, another major bone of contention in Season 1. This time around, MacKenzie thinks and behaves more like the seasoned executive producer she's always been described as, and financial reporter Sloan Sabbith (Olivia Munn) is climbing the ACN ladder with impressive speed. While there are still problems — Will verbally beats up on a young female representative of Occupy Wall Street on the air and there's an entire Sex and the City fan fiction digression we wish we could forget altogether — the women in the office fall down a lot less. (In fact, the biggest pratfall in Season 2's early episodes is at the expense of a man. Progress!)But has the show changed fundamentally? Not really. Because the season is formatted as one long-running flashback, viewers will be quickly thrust back into some of Season 1's dangling stories. Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) takes an assignment covering Mitt Romney's primary campaign to avoid seeing the woman he loves, associate producer Maggie (Allison Pill), living in co-habitated bliss with her boyfriend Don (Thomas Sadoski). That love triangle is complicated both by Jim's encounters with a competing reporter (Grace Gummer) he meets on the campaign trail and an assignment for Maggie in Africa that ends with hair-raising results.Similarly, Will and MacKenzie continue to navigate their push-pull relationship, with Will spending much of the early part of the season refusing to admit what he said in a voicemail to MacKenzie that was intercepted and deleted by gossip columnist Nina Howard (guest star Hope Davis). "It's the elephant in the room no matter what's going on," Daniels says. "They still love each other, adore each other, and can't stand to be near each other. If it's Tuesday, then we must be almost ready to fall in love again. If it's Thursday, wait a minute, we hate each other. It's all over the place, but it does progress. They're getting a little closer to understanding each other more fully."
Fox News: The Newsroom is a "left-wing loon bin"But in other areas of his life, Will may be regressing. After he culminated his attack on the Tea Party last season by calling them "the American Taliban," Will's become a pariah. Worse, Charlie (Sam Waterston) is forced to take Will off the coverage of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 to appease CEO Leona Lansing (Jane Fonda) and her son Reese (Chris Messina). "He came out swinging in that American Taliban broadcast, which felt, in the moment, like a triumph," Poul says. "[But] that has spun around on him and created such a backlash that he gets taken off of 9/11, and that's the key incident in Will's arc for the season. In an overpowering way, it colors everything else. Basically, everything that Will got inspired to do ... begins to threaten to become undone and Will begins to second guess his mission."Adds Daniels: "He's drowning in consequences. Will is a guy that's described in Season 1 ... as lonely, and he needs those people on the other side of the lens. They keep him from being completely lost. The one thing he loves about life is sitting in that chair and explaining what's going on to ... the people who follow him, to the people who are there for him. That gets taken away. The value Will thought he had in Season 1 is challenged and it cracks him. The lonely get lonelier."And just how lonely could Will get when the Genoa disaster strikes? "One thing that Charlie says that everyone at the network agrees with is that we have nothing if we've lost the trust of the people who are coming to us for information," Daniels says. "That's what we're terrified of."If indeed The Newsroom lost its viewers' trust a year ago, it seems to be trying to win it back in Season 2.The Newsroom premieres Sunday at 10/9c on HBO. Watch a clip from the season premiere below:


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Amy Adams has been getting a lot of press for her role as Lois Lane in the new hit flick Man of Steel. So quizzing her about all things related to latest production of the iconic story makes perfect sense ... On the other hand, talking about her weight and diet and Hollywood's body dysmorphia that pervades Hollywood? Makes no sense at all. That didn't stop her from going there with Allure in a recent interview.
Apparently, Amy made some kind of remark about her Lois Lane being "a little chubby" around the middle (ooookay?). Which lead to discussing showbiz's unrealistic standards and how holding herself to them is a habit she's trying to break. Then she went onto say something bound to make you roll your eyes ...
The actress noted:
Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I just don't see the point.
Ugh. This is almost as bad as when actresses or models claim to gorge on junk food to convince us that they're not actually eating cotton balls soaked in orange juice. Maybe Amy's referring to the crazy extremes we constantly hear fellow celebs like Gwyneth, Madonna, Demi, Victoria Beckham, etc. are always going to. But to say you don't "see the point" of being on a disciplined diet -- especially when your JOB as an actress or personal persona is, in part, to look good -- is ridiculous in its own way, not to mention misleading.
More from The Stir: Henry Cavill's 'Man of Steel' Diet Involved Starving Himself to Look Better Shirtless
And as if that wasn't enough, the new Lois Lane goes onto say she has "no features without makeup" and "doesn't look good in Lycra." Plus, this gem: "I'm not going to be one of those people photographed in a bikini where people are like, "OMG, look at Amy!"" Puhleeez! Adams is STUNNING and scores the lovely leading lady role more often than not. All this self-deprecation is either fake or indicative of a serious self-esteem problem. And either way, it's annoying as hell. Mostly because it's dishonest, and it's not like we don't know better.
There's nothing wrong with working hard at maintaining your figure by adhering to a strict diet. And there's really nothing wrong with owning up to any of that. In fact, I wish more stars would say it takes hard work, dedication, and serious discipline -- maybe to the point where it's unhealthy -- to fit the biz's extreme standards. Because at least that would be more genuine than all this phony, self-conscious blather Amy sadly seems to believe or at least want us to think she believes.
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Yucaipa High School will induct six former standout athletes and coaches at 5 p.m. Oct. 22 in a ceremony at the school. This is the school's eighth Hall of Fame class.
Andy Anderson (class of 1979, football and baseball), Jon Applegate (1981, basketball), Keith Eckerman (1985, football and track), Amy Houchens (1998, basketball and track) and Emily Harlan (2003, water polo and swimming) are the athletes to be inducted.
Gail Diliberto, a longtime volleyball and softball coach for the Thunderbirds will also be inducted.


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Author: Nicholas Beck
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Expected Publication Date: December 16th, 2014
Asher is a Lifer, a slave aboard the spaceship Pelican. A member of the lowest rung of society, she must serve the ship's Officials and Astronauts as punishment for her grandparents' crimes back on Earth. The one thing that made life bearable was her illicit relationship with Samuai, a Fishie boy, but he died alongside her brother in a freak training accident.
Still grieving for the loss of her loved ones, Asher is summoned to the upper levels to wait on Lady, the head Official's wife and Samuai's mother. It is the perfect opportunity to gather intel for the Lifer's brewing rebellion. There's just one problem—the last girl who went to the upper levels never came back.
On the other side of the universe, an alien attack has left Earth in shambles and a group called The Company has taken control. Blank wakes up in a pond completely naked and with no memory, not even his real name. So when a hot girl named Megs invites him to a black-market gaming warehouse where winning means information, he doesn't think twice about playing. But sometimes the past is better left buried.


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Monitoring and Reporting Stormwater Discharges from Industrial Facilities
Use the appropriate discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) listed below if you are covered under the Multi-Sector General Permit (TXR050000) and are required to record analytical data for effluent monitoring. Keep these monitoring results on-site with the stormwater pollution prevention plan. Some dischargers will also need to submit their forms, as described below, under "When do DMRs need to be submitted to TCEQ?"
Effective December 21, 2016, all analytical results for determining compliance with effluent limitations shall be submitted online using the NetDMR reporting system. Starting September 1, 2018, MSGP DMRs must be submitted electronically using the NetDMR system unless the permittee requests and obtains an electronic reporting waiver. To learn more, please visit TCEQ's NetDMR electronic reporting system webpage. Permittees that are issued an electronic reporting waiver shall submit analytical results to the TCEQ Enforcement Division (MC-224) on an approved paper DMR form (EPA No. 3320-1).
The following reports are in Portable Document Format (PDF). (Help with PDF.)
Hazardous Metals DMR (Inland Waters) (All Sectors)
Hazardous Metals DMR (Tidal Waters) (All Sectors)
Sector A DMR (Wet decking)
Sector C DMR (Fertilizer manufacturing)
Sector D DMR (Paving and roofing materials manufacturing)
Sector E DMR (Cement manufacturing)
Sector J DMR (Mine dewatering)
Sector O DMR (Coal pile storage)
Sector S DMR (Existing Facilities with Airfield Deicing)
Sector S DMR (New Sector S Facilities with Airfield Deicing)
When do DMRs need to be submitted to TCEQ?
DMRs are to be submitted to TCEQ by March 31 of each year in the following cases:
- Any non-compliance with an effluent limit for any of the hazardous metals required in Part III.C.1 of this permit, shall be recorded on a DMR and reported at a frequency of once per year.
- All results of sampling for effluent limits in accordance with Part V of the permit (Sector-specific requirements in Sectors A, C, D, E, J, or O) must be submitted to the TCEQ regardless of if there was an exceedance or not.
Where are the paper DMRs to be mailed?
TCEQ, Information Resources Division, MC-224
P.O. Box 13087
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Either Toyota intentionally downplayed initial numbers or the sluggish economy is not affecting Prius sales as much as the company feared. Whatever the reason, Toyota apparently realized it wasn't building enough Priuses and will increase production to meet demand. When Toyota introduced the car to the U.S. media in March, company officials said that they were predicting sales of 100,000 units in 2009. Well, even before going on sale in Japan in the middle of May, 80,000 people had pre-ordered the world's most popular hybrid - and the car goes on sale in the U.S. very soon. Let's see, 100,000 minus 80,000 leaves 20,000 with seven months to go in 2009. Yeah, I think Toyota will beat its original public estimate. According to Green Car Advisor, Toyota will now make half a million Priuses a year (instead of 400,000) once the car is available in all the markets around the world.
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People, particularly accountants (like me and probably you), who work with a lot of documents on a daily basis need to file them away for later use or reference. When doing so, there's a good chance that the files will be converted into PDFs (portable document format) as files in that format are usually much smaller than space-hungry Microsoft Word or Excel files.
But there are some issues with this.
On the plus side:
- PDF files are very compact, which makes them ideal for storage or distribution.
- The format is universal and can be read on all platforms, without the person viewing the file needing the program that created the original file in the first place.
On the negative side: PDF files cannot usually be edited once they are created. So if you want to edit any of these documents that you have stored as PDFs, you are going to have to return them into their original file formats or work on the original file.
A great software solution to overcome the above problem is the Able2Extract program from InvestinTech.com. This powerful PDF conversion software makes light work of extracting information from a PDF and turning it back into a more editable file format. It claims to be the first PDF converter on the market compatible on the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.
How it works
Let's say you want to convert a PDF spreadsheet back into an Excel file so that you can manipulate the information once again. Once you have launched Able2Extract, click on the "Open" button in the main toolbar and select the PDF you want to convert.
Now you have a choice of either converting the entire file into an Excel spreadsheet or just portions that you need. To convert the entire file, click on "All" in the Select menu. If you want to convert only part of the file, click on "Area" and then select the data you want to convert using your mouse.
Now click on "Excel" in the Convert to File Type menu.
Of course, Excel conversions need to be very accurate in order for the process to be as convenient as possible. Converting an Excel file and then having to further edit the output file defeats the purpose of conversion via software. That's why there's a special "Custom" option for Excel conversions so that you can clearly define what your output file needs to look like before committing to the conversion. Click "Define" on the Custom Excel conversion menu to do this.Now you will be able to make sure that the output file comes out just as you intended it to look. You can add, delete and replot tables, define column and row settings, and make a variety of other custom changes. Once you believe that you are satisfied, select the "Show Preview" box to see what your finished Excel file will look like.
If you are satisfied, you can then click the green "Convert" button to complete the process and save the file to your computer.
Your output file will be incredibly accurate, which will allow you to start working on your newly created Excel file without having to make additional changes to the formatting of the spreadsheet.
Whilst Able2Extract is particularly useful for performing conversions to Excel, this only scratches the surface of the conversion options that are offered by the software. You can effortlessly and accurately convert PDFs into Word, PowerPoint, OpenOffice, AutoCAD file formats, HTML, image formats, and quite a lot more.
The latest version of the software (Able2Extract 8) boasts a new preview pane. It provides users with better navigational control over pages, bookmarks, and attachments. Navigating through lengthy PDF documents is now more convenient and done directly from within the viewing window itself.
Able2Extract's algorithm allows users to convert PDF to MS Word forms which users can digitally fill in. Regardless of the textual format, the conversion output is precise. Layout, graphics, formatting, and text are faithfully preserved and kept intact.
Are there alternatives?
The answer is, of course, yes. But from what I've read about them, none are quite as efficient as Able2Extract. Try them for yourself to see if I'm right:
• PDF Converter 8 from Nuance
• Adobe® Acrobat® XI
• PDFLite from pdflite.com
• Foxit PhantomPDF™ Standard 6.1
• Oracle PDF Import Extension
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If this sounds like a tool that you can't live without for another day, visit the Investintech.com website to try out Able2Extract for a free trial version of seven days in order to experience the software's benefits first hand. Let me know if you are as impressed with it as I am.
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Senior Jay Grissom helped his Wilson Christian Academy varsity boys soccer team pick up two key victories last week, making him this week's Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week.
Jay, the Chargers' center back, anchored the defensive effort in their 3-0 win at Bethel Christian in Kinston on Thursday. He continued his stellar defense as well as scoring a goal in Wilson Christian's 5-2 triumph Friday at Hilltop Christian in Fuquay-Varina. The Chargers finished as the top team in the North Carolina Christian School Association 2-A East Region's District 3.
Jay entered his senior year with a 4.7 weighted GPA and was ranked No. 6 in his class. He is a member of Wilson Christian's chapter of the National Honor Society and also plays basketball for the Chargers.
The son of Nancy and Jerry Grissom of Fountain, Jay has made the Principal's List for academics each of his last two years at Wilson Christian.
He worked part-time as a lifeguard at Greenville Country Club last summer and will serve as a volunteer at the Fountain Fire Department.
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On July 13th 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, after the vision of Hell was shown
to the three children, Our Lady said, "You have seen Hell, where the souls
of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world
devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I ask is done, many souls will
be saved and there will be peace. There are so many souls whom the Justice
of God condemns for sins committed against me, that I have come to ask
Our Lady said, "I promise to assist at the hour of death, with all the graces
necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive
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Five first Saturdays of reparation were requested to atone for the five ways
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Set in Holland in the 1660s, Girl With a Pearl Earring is a novel about a young woman who inspired one of Vemeer's most famous paintings.
The novel is sensational. The writing is simple and elegant, and the words and pages disappear as the plot and historical landscape come alive.
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Hello Readers,
I know it has been a while since I had written, but I was starting to doubt my cause. Until today when I was inspired by my bathroom cabinets. Yes, I was horrified by the amount of toiletries I had accumulated in my bathroom cabinets. So I thought today is the day I will free myself and be able to open a bathroom cabinet, reach for something and not have everything fall over.
So with great excitement (if you know me I get pretty excited about organizing) I grabbed a trash bag and opened my first drawer. Suddenly, I find about 40 bottles of shampoo, conditioner and soap that my husband had been hoarding. He must have taken them from every hotel we stayed in over the last year. If you know my husband he feels he has to get some money back from his stay. So when I am not paying attention he goes through every single room and takes all of the free things. Soap, shampoo, conditioner, tissues and the toilet paper (yes you heard correctly) the toilet paper. This last trip to a condominium he reached an all time low when he took the extra garbage bags that were placed at the bottom of the trash can. I know if his dad is reading this he has done him proud. I get really sick of all of it sitting around my house.
Well, this led to an ahhhaaaa moment. Why not donate it all to a local shelter? Better yet, my best friend's mother knows of a domestic violence shelter that is always in need of things. So I put my garbage bag away and opened my recyclable bag. I loaded it up with all of the hotel stuff and all of the excess toiletries I had lying around.
To make a long story short. First, if you have a bunch of extra stuff do some spring cleaning and give it to someone in need instead of the trash. Second (I can't believe I am going to say this), be my husband and take the free items. And then give them to a local shelter as well. If you live near me and know who I am bring them by and I will pass them along to my friend's mom.
I hope you have a great day and remember to pay it forward.


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OWNER: Everwood Development
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Eagle Building Company
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Spirit On The Lake Apartments is a 46 unit rental apartment complex located in Minneapolis. Medina Electric worked in cooperation with Eagle Building Company and Everwood Development to construct this high demand rental apartment complex.
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The CANP 2 book "Teacher preparation in Central America and the Caribbean" is now available as e-book.
The book is a synthesis of the initial and continuing preparation for Mathematics Teaching in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, from which comparative analyses can be made that show similarities and differences, and highlight various perspectives.
The product page of the volume can be found at the Springer website http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319441764 which contains many additional features like a downloadable product flyer and access to the online book review copy.
In August 2012, a workshop of the Capacity and Networking Project (CANP) of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) was held in Costa Rica. This CANP brought together for two weeks a group of 66 Mathematics educators, mathematicians, university administrators, and elementary and secondary teachers from Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Panamá and Costa Rica. The goal was to promote progress in Mathematics Education in the region; as such it was a unique experience in the region. One of the most important results of this event was the creation of the Mathematics Education Network of Central America and the Caribbean (REDUMATE). It was organized by persons associated with the Mathematics Education Reform Project in Costa Rica (responsible for the most outstanding and innovative curriculum reform in Latin America) and the Inter-American Committee on Mathematics Education (IACME), which is an official regional multinational organization affiliate of ICMI.
This book brings to the international Educational Community an important collection of experiences and ideas in the Mathematics Education of four countries of a region within the heart of the American continent, a region that has been many times forgotten. The dissemination of these results can promote the search for international collaborative actions in a wider scale.


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|"Vorwärts, mein kinder!"
Prepare for the last exciting installment of the NWA Waterloo extravaganza!
|Another view of the Guards' counter-charge, showing how the artillery battery provided supporting fire
|Disaster for the French! A divisional general was taken prisoner in the aftermath of the attack's repulse.
|The Guards carried on through the hedge and sunken lane, and into one of the dangerous 12lber batteries! Huzzah for King George and Old England!
|The Scots Greys get in the action as well, repulsing a foray by some adventurous cuirassiers
|Further along the line, another Foot Guards battalion in line faces off against Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard. You can see the successful charge of the other Guards battalion in the upper left corner.
|Unfortunately, they were seen off by the infantry battalion in the centre, allowing the gunners to re-man their battery.
|Looking further east towards Frischermont and Papelotte, the Anglo- Allied line was secured by horse batteries and artillery, while the Brunswicker cavalry faced east towards the scene of my recent humiliation.
|In our timeline, the Black Duke survived Quatre Bras to lead his men at Waterloo.
|Looking down the line to the east from the Brussels road,
|Guard on Guard action!
Imperial Guard Chasseurs in column charge the Foot Guards in line. Sorry about the picture quality; it was just too exciting!
|La Garde recule!
After traversing the sunken road and hedges, and suffering the withering fire of the British Guards, the Chasseurs are forced to retire with losses and disorders.
|Meanwhile, the Prussians' main force skirts the Bois de Paris while cavalry moves through it.
|Prussian hussars make things difficult for the cuirassiers who tormented me in the previous post. Bitter? Moi? :-)
|The Prussians prepare a combined arms attack on the villages.
|Things looking grim for the French as the Prussians advance on and around the hamlets.
|Darren then charged a brigade of infantry in closed column through the gap made by his cavalry. The poor old 69th Foot copped a hiding from the guns followed by charging infantry.
|Their remains fled the onslaught
|I did my best to stem the rot by charging one of the infantry battalions in closed column, stopping it in its tracks....
|...but paying the price, having to retire with minor losses and disorders.
|The Prussians' advance approaches the French left flank, but the momentum is slowed somewhat by the hedges and sunken roads that are a feature of that flank.
|Chaos ensues where the two armies contact! The French are rushing artillery up, while the cavalry and infantry are getting themselves in order after being roughly handled by the Prussians.
|Looking east down the French line towards Papelotte, Frischermont etc. and the approaching Prussians. the French have to turn their reserves towards the approaching threat or risk having their line rolled up.
|The view down the line from Merbe Braine
|An aerial view of the same. Hougoumont is in the middle foreground.
|The French view of the approaching Prussians and the end of their eastern flank.
|The French defences establish before Plancenoit
|A further artillery and infantry line established further back provides a strong backstop, which the Prussians never got past.
|Boney himself making an appearance near La Haie Sainte!
|Back by Hougoumont, a Mexican standoff ensued; British hussars would ride down any French advance, while any British advance would be crushed by massed 12 lb artillery batteries!
|Further along the ridgeline, Darren's (Ney's) highwater mark was about to be tested.
|Garry launched the light infantry brigade of the 52nd and 71st up the ridge and into the infantry...
|...then the artillery...
|...and ended just short of the Great Man himself! The head of the columns have advanced to the blue marker indicating the columns' farthest advance. What a coup if Boney had been snaffled up.
|In for a penny, in for a pound...
I launched my light dragoons in support at the French artillery. The French Dragoons of the Guard counter charged....
|....but with the morale negatives facing them from all the infantry running away, they broke too....
|....leaving the artillery to its fate! Huzzah!
|A big hole has just been punched in the French line! Pity we're on a defence order, though....
|With my heavy dragoons advanced and artillery at close range, those French infantry battalions aren't feeling too chipper!
|The Duke finally waves his hat and orders the general advance. Garry wastes no time charging after Darren's broken troops before they can rally.
|Sing along everyone! ...RUUUN TO THE HIIIIILLLS, RUUUN FOR YOUR LII-IIVES!
|Boney changes the plan and orders the French to break off and withdraw in a fighting retreat, rather than be crushed between two armies.
Here, the Prussians advance across a broad front.
|On teh other flank, the Dutch-Belgians leave Merbe-Braine and advance on the withdrawing French
|As the Dutch-Belgians advanced level with Hougoumont, Mal, the French Commander, disobeyed orders and turned to face his pursuers. If the game had lasted any longer, the Allied right would have been pretty handily mauled!
|In the centre, everything to the west of La Haie Sainte has already withdrawn, but the ridge to the east is still occupied.
|The Cumberland Hussars fleeing for Brussels, rather than join in the general advance!
|On the eastern flank, the Prussians are still toe-to-toe with the French,,,
|...while there's open space between the two sides around Hougoumont.
|The French desperately hold back the Prussians, allowing the rest of their army to disengage.
|But the Prussians are doing their best to break through.
|Fresh troops in greater numbers are the order of the day!
|Now that they are safe, Tim deploys the Union Brigade in line!
|For Britain and King George! Huzzah!
|Looking down the table form the west, while the Prussians (Quinny and Jim) admire their handiwork!
|Our hardest taskmater, Mr. Chicken, the official timekeeper!


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GLG are a national landscape and construction that worked with Nucleus to rebrand. Previously 'Grounds and Gardens', the client wanted to create a contemporary, flexible and consistent identity system that could be rolled out across all of their materials. This included stationery and print collateral through to vehicle decals and a new website.


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The T1 Howitzer Motor Carriage was created in the fall of 1930 on the T2 chassis. The design incorporated components of the T1 Cunningham. Due to the Great Depression, all work on the project was discontinued at the prototype stage.
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Time for the successive autoreloading of each shell into the magazine.
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Characteristics are specified for a vehicle with crew members trained to 100%.