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Former PNE footballer David Lean tied the knot with his sweetheart in a festive ceremony at Samlesbury Hall near Preston.
The dream Christmas wedding marked the start of a happier phase for the former reserve skipper, who broke his silence last month to revealed how he was abused as a child footballer.
The couple had a small gathering of their close family for the service, and around 80 relatives and friends celebrating with them in the evening.
The bride wore a white dress and the gentlemen wore festive red accessories.
David's son Daniel was his best man.
The father-of-two said: "It was a brilliant day and all went really well.
"It is such a beautiful venue, especially at Christmas."
The 49-year-old, now living in Lytham, had mum-of-three Theresa by his side as he told the world his heartbreaking ordeal at the hands of a paedophile coach.
The mental health nurse, whom he met online eight years ago, has supported him throughout the proceedings and publicity.
David, who now works for a gym, is one of a number of former footballers who waived their anonymity in an abuse scandal which has rocked the game.
In 2017 he is aiming to run the Manchester Marathon with friend Jonas Bartle in aid of the counselling service which helped him for two years through the court case.


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Find CCL 6 Kerala Strikers Brand Ambassadors Seasons 2016. Read the full news and details of the Kerala Strikers (KS) brand ambassadors of 2016. One of the best team in CCL having the lot of TV Channel and movies stars in the Team Squad. The owner of the KS is Lissy Priyadarshan and the team leads by the Asif Ali.
Brand Ambassadors of KS
Get the Kerala Strikers Brand Ambassadors details of Celebrity Cricket League 2016. Here we introduced the two names of Kerala Strikers Ambassadors.
- Mythili
- Bhavana
Bhavana is the of Pushpa and having the top position in the Tamil Movie industry. She also got the Filmfare awards of the best actress last year.
Mythilli is the one the leading actress in the Malayli movies and getting fame in limited movies. Paleri Manikyan is the debut movie and gives the best acting in that movie.

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United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact.
Alfred Theodore Boneshirt, age 59, was indicted on June 12, 2013. Boneshirt appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on July 10, 2013 and pled not guilty to the indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is any term of years up to life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both; 5 years up to life of supervised release; and a mandatory $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charges are merely accusations, and Boneshirt is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley is prosecuting the case.
Boneshirt was released to third party custodians pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
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On the Today Show this morning, author Joe McGinniss called Sarah Palin "a phenomenon." He was referring to her political trajectory, but he could have meant the outsized attention she generates.
McGinniss should know. His dishy investigation into Palin, "Rogue," has been creating controversy and conversation a-plenty, and it's not even out yet.
The Daily Beast has the book's juiciest leaks – namely, that before she was married Sarah had a sexual encounter with a future NBA basketball star (substantiated-ish); that she had an affair with her husband's business partner (denied by all involved); and that in her youth she used both cocaine and marijuana (unclear).
Incidentally, The National Enquirer covered pretty much the same ground.
For its part, The New York Times was not impressed. Among other things, reviewer Janet Maslin says most of "Rogue" is "dated, petty and easily available to anyone with Internet access."
Meanwhile, Garry Trudeau, creator of the comic strip "Doonesbury," excerpted the book's charges that Palin fired every minority on her staff and wore a push-up bra to meetings in order to get what she wanted. In response, Newsday, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Chicago Tribune all pulled Trudeau's strip for the week.
This is not to say that the biggest hoopla about the book – which will be released on Sept. 20 – is what's inside it. Most of the fireworks are about real estate. It seems that just as McGinniss was moving to Wasilla to interview Palin's fellow citizens about the former governor, the house next to Sarah and Todd opened up. McGinniss seized the opportunity, rented the place for the summer, and wrote most the book within spitting distance of his subject.
This fact, along with the book's seemingly gossip-y content, has generated months of back-and-forth. In brief, McGinniss praises the affordability of his temporary home; Ms. Palin uses her neighbor as yet another example of sensationalist, attacking media; and Mr. Palin calls the whole thing "creepy."
Kelly Nuxoll is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C.


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So with so many mobile OS choices, how do you choose the best one for your business solution? I personally think that it's all now boiling down to how easy it is to develop applications for an OS and I believe the battle in our "enterprise" market will not be won by just the OS and companies that can make it easy to develop, deploy and support their OS, but also to the ones who make it easy to innovate, adopt and own the OS as part of a unique solution offered by resellers and software houses alike.
Here at RAM we're of course tweaking OS's and helping customers with them all the time but we've found that less and less time is spent on the same set up tasks on Android than with Windows Mobile but instead we're getting questions that are delving far more deeply into the features of the OS. For example we get a lot of questions about how to get devices talking to each other, how to get "things" talking to each other and USB and Bluetooth communication. Indeed it seems people are doing a lot more with their OS's than ever before as businesses need to innovate more than ever to simply survive.
It seems the Windows mobile adopters aren't the ones at the forefront of innovation any longer, pushing the OS envelope out.
Will this be Apples Achilles heel? Maybe, it's still highly targeted by many software houses, has a decent accessory platform and is well catered for through hybrid development frameworks and the recent launch of SWIFT means IOS has just been made easier to develop for, but is Apple able to open up enough and support those developing for their platform better?
Google on the other hand are actually having to address too many flavours of Android on the market being a victim of their own success if you like. Openness isn't a problem here and Android is as popular now with hybrid development frameworks but developers haven't quite adopted it like the IOS tribe just yet.
Microsoft is a mess. There… I said it! They had the enterprise market cornered but have just given it to Android on a silver plate. There's lots of rhetoric, loads of people stating they know what's going on but won't put pen to paper themselves, but I sit and talk with lots of Rugged suppliers every week and none of them know for sure. I can talk to Apple, I talk to Android people but we're a Microsoft house here and I can't remember the last time they talked to us. Windows Embedded 8 forces developers to use Windows 8, new expensive tools have to be bought and from personal experience it's easier to convert existing apps to Android in my view. I think Microsoft have their work cut out re-gaining the trust of their loyal tribe before they can go take more market share. However they're still Microsoft, they still own half the server market, they still have a string desktop presence, despite the radical pressure from mobile devices and many businesses will welcome a fresh Microsoft tool set which will have a lot of help and support built-in.
Blackberry is easy. They're gone, we're all just waiting for them to leave the party, it's starting to get awkward now!
So if you're currently looking for the right mobile OS it's not easy, you need to think and the next blog will try to address that…


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Tourism and Climate Change Side Event within the UN Climate Change Conference - COP18
29 Novembre 2012
Within the framework of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNWTO and other United Nations agencies held a side event under the theme "The tourism sector response to climate change: mitigation and adaptation initiatives and strategies".
Speakers addressed tourism response to climate change and mitigation measures adopted within the transport and accommodation sectors.
The event was held on 29 November 2012, from 18:30 to 20:00 as one of the UN side events organized within the UN System.
To open the side events flyer, please click on the image below.
Press Release: How tourism can cut emissions – UNWTO outlines strategies at COP18 Doha climate change conference
Speakers presentations can be found below:
- Tourism Response to Climate Change Challenges - Mr. Luigi Cabrini; Director Sustainable Development of Tourism; UNWTO
- Experiences from Promoting Climate Friendly Tourism in World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and Geoparks. - Mr. Peter Dogsé; Manager Intersectoral Platform on Climate Change; UNESCO
- Global Action on International Aviation and Climate Change - Ms. Jane Hupe; Chief of Environment Branch; ICAO
- International Shipping's Role as Part of the Tourism Sector's Response to Climate Change - Dr. Edmund Hughes; Technical Officer; IMO
- The Climate Change Risk Atlas and Tourism: A Sectoral Approach to Vulnerability and Resilience.- Dr. Murray C. Simpson; Oxford University Centre for the Environment
Climatechange-tv interview with Mr. Luigi Cabrini, Director Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO, at COP18


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Howard County
Welcomes all Scouts to a Wonderful Day of Scouting Fun!!!
Who: Returning Scouts, New Scouts, prospective Scouts, and their familes
What: Cub Adventure Day, programs for kids of all ages (see program offerings and schedule to the right)
Where: Camp Michael
3500 Folly Quarter Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21032
When: Saturday November 11, 12:00pm-4:00pm - New Date
Why: What better way to start you Scouting year then to join other Scouting families, new and returning, for a afternoon of Scouting fun! PLUS for your new Scouting THIS is where you can launch your brand new Rockets!!!
All new scouts should bring the rockets they received at their pack recruitment with them.
Price: $20 (includes rocket)
$15 (does not include rocket)*
*for new scouts who already received a rocket from their pack
Program Offerings:
Contact Information:
Caitlin Christy /
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Apparatus for the treatment of obesity [a61f 5/00b]
Artificial insemination
Aseptic connectors or couplings (e.g., frangible, piercable, etc.)
Balloon catheters [a61m 25/10]
Balloon inflating or inflation control devices [a61m 25/10e]
Balloons anchored to a disc or plate [a61m 25/10c]
Balloons formed between concentric tubes [a61m 25/10b]
Characterized by balloon shape [a61m 25/10a]
Connections between catheter tubes and inflation tubes [a61m 25/10f]
Multiple balloon catheters [a61m 25/10d]
Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body
Blood collection container
Body inserted tubular conduit structure
Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body
Anticoagulant added
Component of blood removed (i.e., pheresis)
Arterial and venous needles
Single needle
Filter means
Heating or cooling means
Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray or electrical energy applied into blood
Lipidic material removed
Oxygenating means
Pathogenic component removed
Pumping means
Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use
Toxic material removed
Valve means
Blood transferred between different bodies along continuous flow path (e.g., transfusion, etc.)
Cannulas, nozzles, or tips with inflatable balloons [a61m 3/02h8]
Container for blood or body treating material, or means used therewith (e.g., needle for piercing container closure, etc.)
Bag type
Plural compartments or bags
With means for holding sample of content
Container with piercable closure
Filter for purifying or washing air entering container
Filter or series thereof for liquid entering or leaving container
Having hollow needle or spike for piercing container or container clossure
Conduit with hollow needle or spike at each end thereof
Mounted on one container and used to pierce another container or closure
Pointed at both ends
Materials mixed within container
Means for indicating condition of container content
Means for metering amount of content drawn from container
Controlled release therapeutic device or system
Implanted dynamic device or system
Osmotic or diffusion pumped device or system
Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to another (e.g., shunts, etc.)
With flow control means (e.g., check valves, hydrocephalus pumps, etc.)
With antisiphon means
Dilators made of swellable material [a61m 29/02]
Enemata and irrigators with liquid reservoir and a flexible, manually operated pumping means (e.g., by squeezing a bulb) [a61m 3/02d8c]
Gastronomy feeding tubes [a61j 15/00a]
Inflatable gripping elements [a61b 17/22e2]
Injection device with thermometer
Intra-arterial, or intra-aortic, balloon pumps [a61m 1/10d]
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material (e.g., receptacles, etc.) (604/317)
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) (604/358)
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material (e.g., receptacles, etc.)
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.)
Containing fiber or material bonding substance
Containing hydrosoluble, hydrodegradable or body heat soluble material
Containing inhibitor to ammonia or bacteria formation
Containing layers having differing absorption characteristics (e.g., flow control, wicking, etc.)
Compressed layer
Having discontinuous areas of compression
Layer coated or treated to decrease absorbency
Discontinuous coating or treatment of layer
Needled or punched layer
Containing particular materials, fibers, or particles
Cellulose or cellulosic materials
Cotton or derivative thereof
With additional chemical modifications (e.g., paper, chemical pulp, rayon, etc.)
Carboxy-radical containing
Collagen or gelling material
Foam or cellular structure material
Natural or synthetic rubber
Synthetic resin
Deodorant containing
Having specific design, shape, or structural feature
Disposable means
Elastic type edge
Leg opening
And waist opening
Gathered portion
Plural elastic elements
Upstanding side flap
Waist opening
Extendable pad
For nursing brassiere
Hourglass shape
Absorbent means interposed between pervious topsheet and impervious backsheet
Stretchable outer cover
Impermeable topsheet
Individual wrapper
Inflatable component
Pulling string
Opening for exposing umbilical cord, penis, or tail
Pouch means
Reinforcing means
Removable pad
Washable type
With breakaway means
With means for securing pad to garment or person
Release sheet
Side flap
With means to direct body fluid
With means to retain accessory (e.g., towelette or lotion, etc.)
Having specific fiber orientation or weave
Pad having means for securing pad during use
Adhesive tab fastener element
With release means associated with tab fastner
By fabric strip fastener element (e.g., hook and loop type fastener)
By securing to garment or person
Shoulder supported garment
By strap, belt, tying, or endless band means
Specific garment, holder, or support for absorbent pad
Abdominal enclosing type
With endless waist encircling band (e.g., panty type)
With openable or removable crotch portion
Pad holding or suspending device
Pad support having means to restrain absorbent pad
Pad restrained by means transverse to width of the pad or fastener element (e.g., strap, end flap, or tuck)
Button or snap fastener element
Pad support or holder adjustable relative to body crotch area
With body attaching means for pad support
With lubricating means to facilitate insertion
With radio-opaque material or signaling means for residual material
With wetness indicator or alarm
Aspiration collection container or trap (e.g., canister, etc.)
Having liquid seal means
Having vacuum shutoff means (e.g., float valve, etc.)
Material collector or receptacle having attaching means to static support independent of body
Conduit or connector for material collector/receptor
With drip meter
With flow control means (e.g., antibackflow valve, etc.)
With vent or overflow opening
Material collector with condition indicator
Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive discharge therefrom
Receptacle engaging around permanent surgically constructed body opening (e.g., colostomy, etc.)
Having additional irrigation port or means
Having deodorant means (e.g., filter)
Means for covering stoma or body opening
Mounting ring or annulus around body opening
Bag attached to seal ring
Body engaging surface of seal ring covered by bag wall or portion thereof
Including body support means
Means attaching bag to seal ring
With bag anticollapse feature
With body support means (e.g., belt, garment, etc.)
With flow control means (e.g., valve, etc.)
With hydrocolloid type seal (e.g., gel, starch, karaya gum, etc.)
Receptacle externally sealing around body opening to receive natural or surgical discharge
Receptacle or portion thereof inserted within body cavity
With external collector or support means
Receptacle structured for collecting urine from human female
Receptacle placed under or against body to collect discharge during surgical or obstetrical operations
Flexible apron type
Receptacles receiving protruding body member (e.g., ears, genitalia, breast, etc.)
Genital receptacle
Catamenial receptacle
Receptacle structured for collecting urine or discharge from male member (e.g., external catheter, etc.)
With antibackflow means
With separate body securing means
Adherent or inflatable type
Body or body member encircling belt, strap, or harness
With separate fecal receiving compartment
Means for inserting fibrous or foraminous resident packing, receptor, or medicament carrier into body orifice
Distal portion of inserting means deformed, expanded, or ruptured to permit passage of insert therefrom
With lubricating means
With means for ejecting continuous length insert (e.g., gauze packing)
With slidable ejector (e.g., plunger or ram, etc.) inside tubular inserting means
Ejector moved into operating position from stored location inside or alongside inserting means
Ejector pivoted or swung into operating position
Tubular inserting means releasably interlocked with ejector
Means for introducing or removing material from body for therapeutic purposes (e.g., medicating, irrigating, aspirating, etc.)
Gas application
Gas injected into body canal or cavity
Gas mixed with other material
Infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray or electrical energy applied to body (e.g., iontophoresis, etc.)
With tubular injection means inserted into body
Material introduced into and removed from body through passage in body inserted means
Body inserted conduit with separate ingress and egress passages
Having air or gas venting passage
Having body piercing means
Flow control
By self-acting means or condition responsive sensor
Deformable occluding tube valve
Rotary valve
Slide or reciprocating valve
Means moved by person to introduce and remove material
Hand-supported squeeze bulb
Peritoneal dialysis
Structure of douche nozzle having separate ingress and egress passages therein
With body orifice occluding means
Axially adjustable
With telescoping movement between ingress and egress passages
With aspirating or vacuum removing means
Treating material applied to or removed from external surface of body, or cutaneous layer of skin (e.g., eye treatment, removal of skin impurities, etc.)
Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof
Adhesively attachable to body
Bandage, pad, shield, or attaching means extendable around body portion
Treating material reservoir broken, cut, pierced, or torn to apply treating material to body
Treating material supplied to bandage, pad, or shield through conduit connected to remote supply
Fluent treating material held in reservoir in hand-supported applicator
With piston or plunger for expelling material therefrom
Glove for applying or removing material to or from wearer's hand
Mask for applying or removing material to or from wearer's face
Means for cooling or heating material
Means for removing material from surface by suction
Means moved by person to produce suction (e.g., squeeze bulb, piston, etc.)
Suction generated by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven or mechanical energy storing means (e.g., spring, etc.)
Venom extractor
Means for treating eye or surface of ocular cavity
Dropper, douche, or eyecup for applying liquid to eye
Having means for aerating liquid
Having means for metering liquid flow to eye
Having means for positioning liquid dispenser relative to eye
Eye cup
Guard or guide
Having means for preventing contact of liquid with syringe bulb
Having means for scavenging liquid after contact with eye
Method of applying or removing material to or from body
Solid treating material (e.g., styptic pencil, etc.) application
Specific structure for applying or removing material to or from foot or leg
Sudatory devices (e.g., removing sweat, etc.)
Treating material introduced into body by contact with wound formed therein by solid scarifier, cutter, or the like (e.g., scratching skin with vaccine coated needle, etc.)
With separate applicator for material or separate holder for material placed on applicator or in wound
Treating material introduced into or removed from body orifice, or inserted or removed subcutaneously other than by diffusing through skin
Gravity feed to body from plural material reservoirs
With self-acting sequential flow from reservoirs
Material flow varying means controlled by condition responsive sensor
Sensor controls pump, motor, or pressure driven means
Sensor responsive to body condition
Material introduced or removed through conduit, holder, or implantable reservoir inserted in body
Body entering conduit axially movable within body piercing conduit while former is disposed in the body
Having bag or sheath enclosing body entering conduit
Having guard on piercing conduit for protecting body entering conduit
Having longitudinal groove or slot in piercing conduit to permit removal from body entering conduit
Having mechanical means for feeding conduit through piercing conduit
Piercing conduit longitudinally separable for removal from body entering conduit
Body entering conduit axially movable within flexible protective sheath facilitating sterile insertion into body duct
Having lubricating means
Body inserted tubular conduit structure (e.g., needles, cannulas, nozzles, trocars, catheters, etc.)
Body piercing condit (e.g., needle, etc.)
Specific structure for preventing coring of body tissue
Specific structure for preventing or minimizing inconvenience casued by breakage during insertion of conduit into body
Flexible catheter or means (e.g., coupling) used therewith
Coupling or connector structure
Diverse connecting means on either end
Multiple sections
Interfitting members
With expansible internal elements
Providing docking element, port or seal
With incorporated simple flow control means
Having branched shapes (e.g., t or y drains, etc.)
With means to advance or steer catheter, excluding remotely controlled devices
Including radiopaque or electromagnetic marker
With reinforcing structure
Lumen enforced by embedded or coiling strands
Braided or woven strands surrounding lumen
Providing varying degrees of flexibility along longitudinal axis
With shape retaining memory
Shaped for cardiovascular system
Temperature activated
Having evaginating or invaginating capability
Having weighted tip means on conduit promoting advance thereof through alimentary tract
Nozzle insertable into body orifice
Having external means for receiving material discharged from body orifice
Colostomy apparatus
Having orifice sealing means
Vaginal or douche type
With anticlogging means on conduit (e.g., anticlotting, decalcification, tissue occulsion, etc.)
Mechanical cleaning means
With anticoagulant supply means
With barrier, shield, or suction relief means adjacent tissue contacting orifice
With body soluble, antibactericidal or lubricating materials on conduit
Body piercer, obturator rod, or stylet axially movable within body entering conduit while latter is disposed in body
Guidewire within flexible body entering conduit
Having additional body entering conduit
Having biasing means for urging body piercer, obturator, or stylet
Having blunt tip on stiffening element or elongated rod
Obturator or stylet
Having cover or protector for body entering conduit
Having curved portion
Having flow closure means for conduit
Means in conduit to produce fluid tight seal between conduit and element only when element is located within conduit and passing through seal means
Resealable plug, septum or diaphragm
Rotatable type valve (e.g., stopcock etc.)
Slit valve
Having friction means on hub portion for frictionally engaging with hub portion of body entering conduit
Having groove or reduced portion on piercer, obturator rod, or stylet for receiving distal end of conduit
Having means for expanding portion of body entering conduit
Having means on body entering conduit to facilitate longitudinal tearing of conduit
Having means on conduit or conduit hub for securing conduit to body
Having means preventing relative movement between elements during their insertion into body
Longitudinal movement
By use of wings to pinch and hold elements together to allow insertion
Rotational movement
Having portion cooperating with body entering conduit lumen to provide flow control means
Having tapered portion to provide cutting tip
Having telltale for showing entry of blood into conduit
Conduit forced into body by self-acting fluid pressure, motor-driven, or mechanical energy storing means
Conduit impelled by spring
Conduit with self-propelled or remote control means
Having flexible member (e.g., bellow, balloon, etc.) to propel conduit
Having port to expel fluid into body to propel conduit
Having remote control for applying light, electricity, or heat to alter conduit shape (e.g., shape memory alloy, etc.)
Having tensioning means to alter conduit shape
Dual nozzles for insertion into paired body orifices (e.g., nasal passages, etc.)
Having means expanding body orifice or canal (e.g., dilator, retaining means, etc.)
Expanding arm or finger
Expansion actuated by axially movable member
Rotatable means actuates axially movable member
Expansion actuated by rotatable means (e.g, threaded or cammed member, etc.)
Expanding bow
Having means for cooling or heating body, treating or collected material or device
Electric means
Having means for desensitizing skin
Having means for eliminating and/or preventing injection of air into body
By hydrophilic or hydrophobic filters
By low level float cutoff
From injection means moved by person to impel material into body
From hand supported injection means
From pump injection device
Having means for indicating device is defective , used, or tampered with
Having means for locating or identifying point where body is to be pierced (e.g., apertured body fitting template, etc.)
Having means for preventing reuse of device
Having means for protruding skin to facilitate piercing it
Having means for varying, regulating, indicating, or limiting injection pressure or aspirating suction
Means varying or regulating suction
With cyclic or timed regulation
On piston type injector or aspirator
Having means inflated in body (e.g., inflatable nozzle, dilator, balloon catheter, occluder, etc.)
Delivering fluid or material from external surface of inflated means
Delivering fluid or material through wall of inflated means
Having aperture in conduit proximal of inflated means
Lumen extending from aperture proximal of inflated means to distal end
Lumen extending from proximal end to aperture proximal of inflated means
Having indicator means
Displaying inflation or deflation data
Visual calibration
Having inflation or deflation control means
Valve controlling means
One-way valve
Having means to retain conduit or inflated means in position (e.g., depth control, external seal, etc.)
Having plural balloons on conduit
Axially spaced balloons
Balloon on different device
Balloon within another balloon on conduit
Having aperture in conduit between balloons
Having radiopaque characteristics (e.g., ring, marker, tip, etc.)
Having reinforcing means (e.g., reinforcing coil, etc.)
Having sheath enclosing balloon
Having valve means (e.g., ball valve, etc.) in fluid or material delivery lumen
Including means forcing inflation fluid into inflatable means
Injector type
Pressurized inflation means
Compressible bulb
Of elastic inflated material
Having inelastic portion
Of inelastic inflated material
Particular wall structure of inflated means (e.g., varying wall thickness, multilayer, etc.)
Particular surface characteristics (e.g., rib, groove, corrugation, etc.)
Specific balloon shape (e.g., doughnut, pear, hour glass, etc.)
Rapid exchange type (e.g., monorail, etc.)
With means bonding or mechanically securing balloon sleeve or connector member (e.g., coupling funnel, etc.) to conduit
Having projectile injector operated upon impact with body
Having siphon means for removing material from external source or body
With vacuum breaking means (e.g., vent, etc.)
Having structure for controlling depth of insertion of body piercer
Implantable reservoir having access port implanted under skin
Port having resealable septum
Port having valve means
Implantable reservoir having inlet or outlet
Injection or aspiration device having plural body entering conduits
Liquid reservoir with body inserted nozzle or feed conduit connected therewith
Having liquid level indicator
Having means for supporting body inserted nozzle tip or free end of feed conduit after use
Having plural feed conduits
With storage means (e.g., cabinet, etc.) for reservoir and material feed conduit
Material flow to or from body terminated by self-acting means
Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow to body
Means for controlling material flow to or from body, or metering a predetermined dose or amount
Conduit deforming clamp
Drip meter
Having drip sensor
Having float controlling or indicating material flow from chamber
Having fluid filter
Mounted in material reservoir
Having flow closing or opening means (e.g., plug, cap, seal, etc.)
Having fluid responsive means (e.g., check valve, etc.)
Rotatable type valve
Means for securing conduit to body
Adhesive securing means
And used as conduit manipulator (e.g., foldable gripper wings, etc.)
Axially movable clamp means
Belt, strap, or band securing means
Implanted connecting means
Means moved by person to inject or remove fluent material to or from body inserted conduit, holder, or reservoir
Injector or aspirator syringe supported only by person during use (e.g., hand held hypodermic syringe, douche tube with forced injection, etc.)
Having body piercing conduit mounted on syringe for rotation about its longitudinal axis
Having collapsible material reservoir (e.g., squeeze bulb, etc.)
Bellows-type reservoir
Having means to prevent fluid return to reservoir
Having orifice occluding means
Mechanical means (e.g., piston, clamp, etc.) moved to collapse reservoir
Common cover or protector for body entering conduit and material syringe reservoir
Cover or protector for body entering conduit movable axially relative to one another
Entire body entering conduit stored in cavity in piston or piston actuator inside syringe prior to use
Portion of body entering conduit stored in material receiving syringe reservoir
And extended therefrom by piston when syringe is used
Used as piston actuator after removal from conduit covering or protecting position on syringe
Having means for metering material flow to or from body
Including means for controlling piston stroke length
By detent
By rachet and pawl
By rotatable means (e.g., micrometer, etc.)
Having medical information (e.g., name of patient or medicament, etc.) means
Having plural material reservoirs
Having structure for facilitating sterilization of syringe or preventing contamination of material therein
Means broken, cut, pierced, or torn to permit material flow to or from body
Septum pierced by conduit to permit flow
Septum flexed toward conduit to force conduit therethrough
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The following image is not really abstract but a nice reduction of a staircase to geometry none-the-less:
It was shot from below looking up and I developed it in a high-key way and further reduced distracting coloration in post-processing.
How much different the view from the top was!
The colors of the floor and the railing plus the bright lights cast by the sun shining through the windows were all absent from the shot from below.
Fascinating how a change of perspective can produce totally different images of the same thing!


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In the studio, the team welcome Sony/BMG's Director of Strategy, Federico Bolza, the CEO of online gig recommendation service Songkick, Ian Hogarth, and Ben Perreau, CEO of music news resource Gigulate, to discuss copyright issues, new models, the return of the fan at the centre of the musical universe, and the technologies which have caused this shift. Put your headphones on and turn this one up to eleven, it's time for Tech Weekly.
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in Green Lantern. Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Today, a movie about a superhero is being released at your local theater. What's this one's name? Does it matter? It doesn't matter. There are so many! But we're going to tell you anyway: his name is Green Lantern, and he wants your money. Should you give him your money? I mean, he wants it really bad! As a service, we answer every question that you could possibly have about Green Lantern.
Q: What is Green Lantern about?
A: Green Lantern is about a group of powerful god-like beings that reside on another planet. Eventually, the god-like beings send a group of warriors to Earth in order to prevent an intergalactic disaster.
Q: Oh, I've seen this movie. It's called Thor.
A: No. Thor and Green Lantern have nothing to do with one another. Also, Thor was somewhat enjoyable.
Q: What is a Green Lantern?
A: A Green Lantern is an intergalactic police officer. Each Green Lantern belongs to the Green Lantern Corps.
Q: What is the Green Lantern Corps?
A: The Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic police agency that has divided the universe into 3,600 separate sectors. Each sector gets its own Green Lantern.
Q: Wait, so the entire universe is divided up into just 3,600 sectors? The Green Lantern Corps is aware that the universe has approximately 120 billion galaxies, right? So each Green Lantern is responsible for 33 million galaxies?
A: Apparently.
Q: Do the Green Lanterns have any special powers other than the power of a somewhat ridiculous backstory?
A: Each Green Lantern has a green power ring that allows him, by sheer force of will, to conjure up whatever the wearer imagines. You see, green is the color of will.
Q: What kinds of items does the power ring create in Green Lantern?
A: Hal Jordan's Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds), at different points in the film, creates a machine gun, a sword, and a jet fighter.
Q: If you had Green Lantern's power ring, what would you will the ring to do?
A: I would will the green power ring to destroy all copies of Green Lantern.
Q: Who is Hal Jordan?
A: Hal Jordan, played by Ryan Reynolds, is a somewhat cocky yet very talented test pilot who is haunted by his father's death. While Hal is in the middle of a dogfight simulation, he flashes back to 1993, when an 11-year-old Hal watches his father's plane explode.
Q: How old was Ryan Reynolds in 1993?
A: Seventeen.
Q: Is Ryan Reynolds as charming as always in Green Lantern?
A: It is as if his instructions were: "Hey, Ryan, you know that charming and likable thing that you usually do in movies and on Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place? Don't do that in this movie."
Q: How does Hal Jordan become a Green Lantern? Was he contacted through his LinkedIn profile?
A: A critically injured Green Lantern named Abin Sur crash-lands on Earth. Before he dies, he passes on his duties as a Green Lantern to Hal Jordan.
Q: Who is the villain in Green Lantern?
A: That would be Parallax.
Q: Oh, I remember him. Does Green Lantern put Parallax in jail for shooting himself in the leg at a nightclub?
A: No, you're thinking of N.F.L. wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Parallax is a giant blob with a face that floats through space looking for people to eat—he's the fellow who killed Abin Sur. Parallax feeds on yellow, which, we're told, is the color of fear. Using fear, Parallax can suck the soul out of any living creature. Which is ironic because watching Green Lantern can also suck the soul out of any living creature.
Q: Isn't Peter Sarsgaard in Green Lantern?
A: Yes, which is a shame. Sarsgaard does the best actual acting in the entire film, but his efforts are wasted on a character that has no point whatsoever. He plays Hector, a schoolteacher and the son of a sitting U.S. senator (Tim Robbins) who is selected to perform the autopsy on Abin Sur. During the autopsy, Hector gets some leftover Parallax yellow on his finger—which, come to think of it, very well might be urine. Regardless, this turns Hector evil. On the other hand, I can say with all honestly that Blake Lively's performance absolutely deserves to be in a movie like Green Lantern.
Q: What's the most frustrating thing about Green Lantern?
A: There's a scene about halfway through in which Hal, as Green Lantern, visits Carol's (Lively) apartment—an homage of sorts to the scene in the first Superman. This five-minute scene is charming, funny, and interesting. Why couldn't the other 109 minutes of this movie have been charming, funny, or interesting?
Q: Is there any reason whatsoever that I should see Green Lantern?
A: Maybe if you're related to someone in the cast? Maybe? Like, someone you might see around the holidays? Even then, they'll probably understand.
Q: This weekend, should I see Mr. Popper's Penguins or Green Lantern?
A: This is like asking, "Should I hang out with my slightly annoying but otherwise harmless 10-year-old nephew or should I hang out with a CGI version of my uncle who has no soul?"
Q: If you're going to be blurbed in this weekend's commercials for Mr. Popper's Penguins, what quote do you think should be used?
A: "At least it's not Green Lantern." —Mike Ryan, Vanity Fair
Q: Is Green Lantern the type of soul-sucking summer blockbuster that makes you contemplate quitting your job?
A: Yes.
Q: If you quit your job because of Green Lantern, what would you do with your free time?
A: Are memory wipes a real thing? If so, I would use my free time seeking out a memory wipe to clear away any and all memories of Green Lantern from my brain.
Q: If the memory wipe would assure that all traces of Green Lantern would be removed from your brain, but, as a side effect, you would now pronounce Washington "Warshington" from this point forward, do you still get the memory wipe?
A: Yes.
Q: How could a superhero movie be so bad that you would consider quitting your job and getting a memory wipe?
A: It's not like Green Lantern is the worst movie of the year, or even the worst movie of the summer, it's just so fucking bloated and lazy. It's the Norm Peterson of summer movies. It's as if it's presented to us as "Hello, America. You like superhero movies. Green Lantern is a superhero. Please pay us a lot of money to watch Green Lantern do superhero-type things." If a movie is not going to even try, why should I try?
Q: Oh, come on. If nothing else, at least it has a really catchy theme song, right?
A: You're thinking of Green Acres.
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Courtney Lee insisted he was thrilled to be with the Celtics last season, even as his minutes waned and coach Doc Rivers seemed to lose confidence in him. He was one of the first to make an appearance to watch Boston's summer league squad in Orlando and to seek out new coach Brad Stevens for a face-to-face meeting, and he has become fast friends with Jeff Green.
Yet while Lee's combination of defensive tenacity and 3-point marksmanship — the latter of which never materialized in 2012-13 — seemed like the perfect addition to a contending team last summer, the fit might not be as perfect anymore. At 27 years old, Lee will be the Celtics' second-oldest off-guard, a position where the team is overloaded. Only the recently acquired Keith Bogans, 33, is older, and Bogans has the advantage of being able to slide over to small forward when necessary.
(Bogans also may have a limited no-trade clause as a result of his complicated sign-and-trade deal with Brooklyn, based on one reading of the collective bargaining agreement.)
To Lee's credit, he sounds pumped about the upcoming season, although it may mark a return to the lowly years that directly preceded his arrival in Boston. After starting 16 playoff games for the NBA Finals-bound Magic in 2009, Lee toiled in Lotteryville for the next three seasons with New Jersey and Houston. He approved of a sign-and-trade with the Rockets last offseason to come to the Celtics for the mid-level exception, assuming this was his shot at another deep playoff run.
Lee's assumption turned out to be mistaken when Rajon Rondo tore an ACL and Paul Pierce tired in the first round against the Knicks. He played all of 39 minutes total in the series, scoring six points, and was surpassed in the rotation by Jordan Crawford and Terrence Williams. It was a rough end to a once-promising season for the five-year veteran, but over the long term just about everyone (save Crawford, who is still on the roster) likely understands that Lee is the more solid choice as a pro two-guard.
"Just about everyone" also includes other teams. While the three years and $17 million remaining on Lee's contract may make him tough to move, his deal — which will earn him roughly $5.7 million in the last year, in 2015-16 — is not unmanageable. His ability to handle the ball in small stretches and a sneaky mid-range game also make him more than the two-dimensional "three and D" players who are in such high demand. On the Celtics, Lee is slightly redundant alongside Avery Bradley and Bogans, but on some other team he could provide a unique set of underrated skills.
Lee, who has played for four teams in five NBA seasons, would probably like to find a semi-permanent home for once. Should the Celtics oblige? Vote in the poll below.
To kick off the official start of the NBA offseason, NESN.com will ask fans whether they think the Celtics should keep or move on from each player. The following day, we will provide the fans' verdict. Here is the schedule*:
Thursday, July 11: Avery Bradley (Verdict: Keep him, 88 percent)
Friday, July 12: Brandon Bass (Verdict: Keep him, 59 percent)
Monday, July 15: Rajon Rondo (Verdict: Keep him, 67 percent)
Tuesday, July 16: Courtney Lee
Wednesday, July 17: Shavlik Randolph
Thursday, July 18: Jeff Green
Friday, July 19: Gerald Wallace
Monday, July 22: Kris Humphries
Tuesday, July 23: Keith Bogans
Wednesday, July 24: Fab Melo
Thursday, July 25: Jared Sullinger
Friday, July 26: Kris Joseph
Monday, July 29: MarShon Brooks
Tuesday, July 30: Jordan Crawford
Wednesday, July 31:
D.J. White Phil Pressey
Thursday, Aug. 1: Colton Iverson
Friday, Aug 2: Kelly Olynyk
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|Voice of the Pats Phil Andrews
My apologies for the week hiatus, I was up north on the annual Andrews fishing trip with my Dad and Brother but I'm back in full force this week and there is a lot to get to!
HOCKEY CANADA CALLS - Three Regina Pats got some good news on Monday. Defenceman Connor Hobbs is among 41 players who will attend development camp for Canada's National Junior Team for the 20176-17 World Junior Championships. Forward Jake Leschyshyn has been invited to selection camp for the Under-18 squad, he is among 44 invitees. Finally defenceman Dawson Barteaux is one of 111 players that will attend selection camp for the under-17 team.
Hobbs, a 5th round pick of the Washington Capitals is the first Pat invited to development camp since Morgan Klimchuk ahead of his 19-year-old season in 2014. "Well it's pretty amazing, I've gotten the chance to wear the maple leaf a few times and it's just a great opportunity for me and I am really excited." Hobbs said.
Hobbs was a member of the gold medal winning Under-18 team at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in 2014 and also played for Canada White at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in 2013. He says this invite feels a little bigger than the previous two calls he got. "It's a little bit different in the respect that it's older guys and it's different competition and it's pretty cool. I am just really excited to get out there and show em what I can do."
Hobbs, originally a draft pick of the Prince Albert Raiders in 2012, was traded to Medicine Hat in 2013. Things didn't work out there for the Saskatoon product and he spent parts of the 2014-15 season in the SJHL with the Nipawin Hawks. The Pats then acquired him in January of 2015 and his career has taken off from there. "It's been a bit of a rocky road but I've had lots of people in my corner helping me out. Just to name drop a few, I mean John (Paddock) obviously and Dave (Struch) here in Regina and my family and stuff. It's just really exciting to get the opportunity that I have here this summer."
"No" Hobbs chuckled when asked if he expected the invite. "I wasn't shocked but I was very surprised and pleasantly surprised. I am really excited and will just have to take my summer to a new level and work really hard to be where I want to be and I'm beyond excited right now."
Hobbs says it would be incredible to make the team for this years tournament. "Since I was a little kid out at the farm watching out at the farm on a little screen. It's just a bit of a family tradition that way and it would be amazing to get to represent the country and be in the position those guys were in I was watching as a kid."
Hobbs will take part in Canada's National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Toronto July 30th to August 2nd. It will feature a four-game series against the Finland, Sweden and the United States from Aug. 3rd to 6th in Plymouth, Mich.
Meanwhile Jake Leschyshyn will head to Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team selection camp and Dawson Barteaux to the National Under-17 Development Camp both in Calgary, at the Markin MacPhail Centre from July 26th to August 2nd.
NHL DRAFT - Just two days wait for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York. It is safe to assume two Regina Pats will have their names called over the two days of selection, Sam Steel and Adam Brooks. Two very different journeys led up to this week but it is an exciting time for both of these players and their families.
Steel has been synonymous with the NHL since we first heard about him in Regina three years ago. He is ranked 30th in North America in the final list from the NHL's Central Scouting Service and Steel says he got better as his draft year went on. "I thought overall it was not bad. I had a slower start, didn't play the way I wanted to off the start of the year but I thought as the year went on I started playing better and better hockey. In the last few months of the year, especially playoffs, it's my favorite time of year and I played my best hockey at that point."
"It's definitely an exciting time. I hope to hear my name, called and wherever I go it's a whole new journey after that. I'm excited to get tings going I guess and we will see what the future holds." Steel said. "Being from just outside Edmonton I have always gone to those games and cheered for them so I would say they are my favorite team but when it comes to the draft I'm definitely not picky and would be honoured to go anywhere."
While Steel has always been a lock to hear his name called this weekend, the same is not true for Adam Brooks who just completed his 19-year-old season and is headed into his final eligibility for the NHL Draft. Brooks was not on the radar of the NHL in his draft year two years ago but it seems the third time will be the charm for the Winnipeg product. It's been well documented his season, leading the WHL in scoring with 120 points.
Despite his dominance in the WHL this year, Brooks remains even keeled looking at what might come. "Excited, I mean obviously I'm not getting to far ahead of myself because I know what it's like to be passed over but just excited for the opportunity. I have one last crack at potentially being drafted and thought I had a year to put me in a position to maybe be selected."
Brooks has visited with the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres in person and has had numerous online talks with other NHL teams in the weeks and months leading up to the draft. "Yeah I guess there is some talk. Everyone heading into the drat has probably talked to a few teams and that is a part of the process. For me the whole ride of this and getting to experience this which I wasn't able to experience in the last two years and talking to teams and getting to go down to some pre-draft camps and stuff like that it's just been enjoyable for me. I'm just having some fun with it and hopefully everything works out."
"The last four years have been just a roller coaster." Brooks added. "I think it will mean a lot not only to me to a lot of people who have stuck by me, especially through the times that things were going pretty bad. There were a lot of people that stood by my side throughout that and were there to pick me up when things weren't going so well. For me it's an exciting time and I think for some other people it's an exciting time as well and whatever happens happens. It's all positive, this whole season and this whole off-season have been a positive for me and whether I am drafted on Saturday or whether I am not I will continue to work hard and hopefully continue to have some positives come my way."
There are few better stories than Adam Brooks and how far he has come in his WHL career. For him, his family and the people who know him, what a weekend this will be.
PATS PRE-SEASON SCHED - 71 days, that's all between now and the Pats first pre-season game, September 1st at the Co-Operators Centre. The Pats will be hosting a pre-season tournament again this year with Swift Current, Prince Albert and Saskatoon in attendance. The full schedule can be found here. The Pats home and season opener is set for September 23rd against the Prince Albert Raiders.
CONGRATS MARK LAMB - The Swift Current Broncos are searching for a new Head Coach and GM. Mark Lamb who filled that role for the last 7 seasons is headed to the American Hockey League and the Tucson Roadrunners as their first head coach. Lamb was great to work with over the last five years and I wish him all the best. Good people deserve these opportunities.
WHL RULE CHANGES - The Western Hockey League concluded its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday in Vancouver, and a number of changes are coming in 2016-17. The biggest of which is the adoption of hybrid icing just like the NHL uses. GREAT NEWS! I love this change and Daniel Fink and I have lobbied for it on the air numerous times. Also new video replay systems will be provided by Hawk-Eye Innovations and will be installed in all WHL facilities in time for the start of the season. Hawk-Eye, also the supplier of video replay technology to the NHL and Major League Baseball, will provide WHL Video Goal Judges with improved capabilities for all video review situations. This is also AWESOME. Finally the WHL is setting a trend when it comes to when a goal counts or does not count after it is redirected off a skate. The new rule states that unless the puck is in the goal crease, a puck that enters the net off of a player's skate shall be ruled a goal. This will eliminate the need for a decision by the referee and/or video goal judge as to whether it was a distinct kicking motion or not. So as I understand it, a player can blatantly kick the puck into the goal as long as he is not in the crease. Quite an interesting rule change and we will see how it shapes out this season.
WARRIORS ADD 2 OVERAGERS - The Moose Jaw Warriors have added two 20-year-olds to their roster via trade. 20-year-old forward Dakota Odgers was acquired from the Vancouver Giants for a conditional 8th round pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft. As well 20-year-old defenseman Matt Sozanski comes over from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a conditional 6th round pick in 2017. The Warriors have defenceman Josh Thrower and forward Jesse Shynkaruk on their roster entering their overage years.
COUGARS ADD TO COACHING STAFF - Prince George Cougars General Manager, Todd Harkins announced last Wednesday that the team has hired Steve O'Rourke as an Associate Coach. O'Rourke has spent the past three seasons serving as an Assistant Coach with the Red Deer Rebels.
FOOTBALL CANADA ANNOUNCES JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM - 10 Players from Saskatchewan and 3 from the Regina Thunder have been named to Team Canada for the 2016 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U19 World Championship, June 28 – July 10, in Harbin, China. Here is a look at the full roster: http://bit.ly/28JI9Im
NBA FINALS - What a performance by LeBron James in the last three games of the NBA Championship series. The Cavaliers became the first team in history to come back from down 3-1 in the Finals and win. James put Cleveland on his shoulders and it was the best performance I have ever seen. Those are the moments we as sports fans strive to see. James is a once in a generation player and one of the best of all time and he gave us everything and more in this series. I'm not a huge Cavaliers fan but I am happy for Cleveland, 1964 is a long time ago since their last major sports title.
US OPEN - Was so glad on Sunday to see Dustin Johnson get the monkey off his back and finally win a major championship at Oakmont. It wasn't without controversy, it always seems to follow Johnson in the major tournaments. He was told by the USGA on the 12th hole that he may be assessed a penalty stroke from back on the 5th when his ball moved on the green. First off, in my opinion, he didn't make the ball move so there should be no question about a penalty stroke. But even if it was his fault, why would the USGA not just make a decision and tell Johnson and everyone else instead of waiting until the end of the round? It was a terrible way to handle the situation but in the end it didn't matter. Johnson was up by 4 and then it ended up being a 3 stroke win after the penalty. So good to see him win, he deserved it.
That's all I have for today, have a great week!


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I've had so many emails regarding bathtub racing that I am adding a few more pictures and videos of the event. To answer the most frequent question, yes I am crazy. To answer the second most frequent question, yes it does hurt. Sometimes a lot. Here is some sage advice about what the trick is from T.E.Lawrence:
Finally, I was asked what the view of the ocean looks like when running something as low to the water as a racing tub. Here is a picture of what the driver of a tub is normally seeing:
The following picture is taken shortly after the start. It gives some idea of how lumpy water can get when it's churned up by 40+ boats.
Notice that despite all this, I'm landing quite flat. This is considered good form.
Here is what the tub looks like at full speed in calm water. Yes, this would be considered calm water in this race:
Here is the tub in slightly rougher water. Of great importance in this sequence is that despite the fact that I'm getting lots of quality air time, I'm still managing to land reasonably flat and not losing much plane and thus speed. There is room for improvement in this respect and we'll have some innovations next year which will definately help. In tub racing, flat = fast.
This final video is what the tub looks like in reasonably lumpy water. The trick in this sort of thing is to try to steer around waves and try to flatten the course out as much as possible. Jumping off the top of each wave is pretty counter-productive and it's too easy to get off plane. Even worse, getting lots of air wastes time slows things down since the prop is spinning freely in the air like an airplane and not producing any thrust. When it lands back in the water its bringing along lots of air, and it has to hook up again. This all takes time and costs speed.
The final picture is a close up of the tub after the race. It was literally "harp breaking."
All is well in the land of tubbing and the fiberglass gods have smiled upon me. The tub has been repaired and beefed up, and we'll do a lot more testing before the next race to figure out what works and what doesn't. Stay tuned sports fans!


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Pink Daisy Designs
Choosing to compliment your wedding with the addition of pink daisies is a great way to add a touch of class to your storybook day. Not only will these beloved flowers look romantic adorning your personalized stationery, but they will also look elegant and cheery when they are placed throughout the reception area.
Linking your invitations, "save the date" cards, and place setting cards with a few pink daisies strategically designed throughout the room is a creative way to create a special theme. After all, wedding that includes careful detail is a wedding that will be hard to forget!
If you decide to choose pink daises, you will be continuing a long standing tradition of myth, love, innocence, and contentment.
The mysterious daisy is steeped half in mythology and half in tradition, as civilizations have been fascinated with this dainty flower that opens and closes with the sun's rays.
In more recent times, the daisy became an important symbol of childhood innocence. In fact, young Victorian women with broken hearts often plucked the fair petals of the daisy in the hopes that love would come to them. These young lovers sang the timeless song, "he loves me, he loves me not" as each petal was stripped away.
While the Victorian song centered upon the daisy can still be heard throughout schoolyards today, this flower was an enigma far before the Victorian period.
Roman legend purports that the nymph Belides transformed into a daisy in order to avoid the overbearing attention of the god Vertumnus.
Belides was successful in tricking Vertumnus for the time being, which may be one reason why numerous brides believe that the daisy is a true captivator of both love and virtue.
Pink Daisies' Color and Meanings
Ever since the Victorian days, colored flowers symbolize certain significant meanings. White often symbolizes innocence and purity, while red almost always means love and attraction. Pink is an interesting color that represents the middle of innocence and love.
Pink is representative of calmness, peace, tranquility, and contentment. While pink is not as bold as red, this soft hue also represents universal love and acceptance. To this day, pink is one of the most popular bridal colors. Many brides find the soothing qualities of the innocent pink daisy to be entirely reflective of their new life path.
Most brides settle on the pink Gerbera Daisy as the flower of their choice, though there are other daisy varieties that are beautiful. Nonetheless, the Gerbera variety remains immensely popular due to its unparalleled sophisticated look.
Pink Gerbera Daisies' Birth
The Gerbera daisy was born out of the sunflower plant. Named after Traugott Gerber (a German naturalist), the Gerbera grows extensively in South America, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. Interestingly, the first form of this daisy ever recorded was in a copy of Curtis's Botanical Magazine that was published in 1889.
Today, this flower is often crossed with various other brands of Gerberas (there are over 30 different species) in order to produce brilliant colors. These lovely flowers can be found in white, yellow, orange, red, and of course, pink. Most of these flowers contain a yellow center, but black centers can also be found.


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Combined Joint Task Force-101, will operate in Regional Command – East, an area roughly the size of Virginia, which includes 14 provinces and 7.5 million Afghans.
The 1st Infantry Division wrapped up its year-long deployment and will be heading back to Fort Riley, Kan.
"Success in Afghanistan is now measured by what our Afghan partners can do rather than what we, as a coalition do," said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., commanding general of 1st Inf. Div. and CJTF-1, during a brief address at the ceremony.
The 101st Airborne Division, based out of Fort Campbell, Ky., assumed command of RC-East for the third time during Operation Enduring Freedom. This is the same role that the division filled during deployments in both 2008 and 2010.
"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to return to RC-East with the 101st Airborne Division and work with our partners in the Afghan Security Forces," said Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division and CJTF-101, during his speech at the ceremony.
Several of the 101st's brigades have already been operating in RC-East for many months. The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, the 1st Brigade Combat Team, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, and elements of the 101st Sustainment Brigade welcomed their division headquarters into theater.
A distinguished guest list comprised of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan commander, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., and the ISAF Joint Command commander, Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, along with other regional commanders were in attendance at the ceremony.
McConville impressed the audience as he addressed the Afghans in attendance with the following words, spoken in Dari.
"I am happy to return to Afghanistan to work with you. I am confident that you will be successful because of the strength of your Afghan Security Forces. You are truly Afghan strong."
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Unmanned Aircraft Testing at New York UAS Test Site
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The New York Griffiss UAS Test Site (Griffiss) has successfully completed a three-week national campaign in conjunction with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to further test and refine...
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There could be 7 million UAS vehicles flying in U.S. airspace by the year 2020, according to the FAA.
NASA Making Strides at Central New York FAA Test Site
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First time pilots will be flying four unmanned aircrafts out of their sight, whose paths could cross, at the same time.
First-Of-Its Kind Drone Test Near Syracuse A 'Success'
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NASA participated in a drone demonstration Wednesday at the Griffiss International Airport, which those involved in the test say was a milestone for their work and the future of the...
Drone demonstration at Griffiss International Airport
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Pilot Chuck Hereth of Sherrill operates one of the four drones, also called unmanned aerial vehicles or platforms, that were flying simultaneously during a demonstration at Griffiss International Airport on Wednesday.
Drone Testing With NASA At Griffiss International Airport Reaches New Milestone
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Cutting-edge drone testing is continuing at Griffiss International Airport in Rome.
Drone Demonstration Shows Progress of Griffiss Research
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Drone pilots at Griffiss International Airport flew four drones simultaneously for the first time Wednesday as part of NASA's national campaign to further test and refine its unmanned aircraft systems...
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3. If the user selects a song from the tracklist, the play queue will remove all current entries and be populated with the full album listing. Playback will start at whichever song was selected.
4. I used the words Artist and Album but these are just directories so I guess if someone has their music organized differently, the main idea is that if you are viewing a directory and select a file that is in it, it will wipe the play queue and repopulate it with available files in that directory with play back starting at the selected file
I personally don't mind hitting Play All at the top as it means I cannot erroneously write over my current play queue but I do see the advantage of being able to simply click and play. When I listen to music I tend to select an album and let it play through but if I want to start somewhere in the middle of the album, the options are either to manually select the songs I want and use the drop down menu to add them to the play queue or to select Play All then jump to where I want to start in the play queue.
Hopefully this could be a setting that can be changed per user but if not then at least a setting that each admin can set for their server.


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I'm still not totally sure how to pronounce it, but Plitvice National Park feels like an exquisite area of South America has been dug up and placed elegantly in southern Europe. If you hate beautiful scenery, detest picturesque waterfall formations and crystal clear lakes filled with interesting plants and shoals of fish, and abhor the idea of walking in the fresh outdoors across a bridge network that spans an entire national park, then you probably shouldn't really bother with Plitvice. It's even home to rare endemic species like lizards, snakes, bears and wolves, though don't get your hopes up too high about seeing any. I did, however, spot a colourful salamander and a pond filled with some crazy-loud frogs.
I've done my share of outdoor activities in Europe, but really there is nothing else like Plitvice in the entire continent. The whole time I was there I was thinking how glad I was to have taken the effort to research the best places in Croatia. I was very lucky with the weather – despite being the summer, for the two days prior to visiting Plitvice it had been raining constantly (it was around this time there had been some severe flooding in the Balkans). Karma it seems finally caught up with me that day though, and the sunny weather made the experience something I will remember for a long time. Whilst a lot of people go to Croatia to lay on the beach, visit Dubrovnik and perhaps do some sailing, Plitvice is hands down an unmissable part of the country. Indeed Croatia should be on any itinerary of central, southern or eastern Europe, – it has some astonishingly appealing preserved towns, which I will discuss in a future post.
The most impressive aspect of Plitvice is the way the lakes cascade one over the other – there are a total of 16 lakes, many of which are separated with interesting natural dams of moss, algae, plants and bacteria. The flora and rock minerals result in the lakes having elegant colours of green and blue shades. They appear fantastic when the sun is shining, and you can clearly see the fish beneath. I also saw several trees which had collapsed into the lakes and had become unique parts of the scenery encrusted with moss and algae.
So how do you get to this fantastic place?
Plitvice is located in central Croatia, quite a distance from Dubrovnik, Croatia's most popular and well-known attraction.
The park itself is pretty easy to get to, I simply took a very early coach from Zadar to Plitvice (it drops you at both entrances), and once I had walked through the entire park (it should take around 3-5 hours) I took a minicab from Plitvice to Zagreb (though you can take a coach and it was what I was planning to do until a minicab driver offered to do it faster and cheaper). The minicab drivers will pick up stragglers until they have a bus full (around 6 people) and then drive all the way to Zagreb. Both journeys take around 2.5 hours so it really isn't that long.
The park is split into two sections and there are a couple of entrances – I highly recommend 'Entrance Number 1', since you can walk though the entire first half of the park, then take a boat across one of the largest lakes (the fee is included in the admission cost), see the second half of the park, and then take the minibus at the end back to the entrance again (again, the fee is included in the admission cost).
I don't normally do 'entire photo album posts', but I thought I would make an exception for Plitvice, since it is difficult to choose between any of these photos, and there isn't much else to say. So I hope you enjoy the rest – please leave a comment to let me know your travel experiences about Plitvice or anywhere else!


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We invite you to experience the lifestyle of a 1920s and 30s gentleman's working ranch. Take a guided tour of The Brinton Museum's Main Ranch House, view the Native American Gallery and our featured art exhibitions in the gallery. Stroll around the grounds and outbuildings including Little Goose Creek Lodge, Mr. Brinton's hunting cabin.
Built in 1892 by William Moncreiffe, the Ranch House on the Quarter Circle Ă Ranch, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bradford Brinton purchased the property in 1923. It opened to the public as a memorial to Western art and history through his sister Helen Brinton's will in 1961. The Brintons' collection, on display in its original setting, includes splendid artwork by Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, Edward Borein, Frank Tenney Johnson, Hans Kleiber & Bill Gollings and many others.


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Fifteen additional Illinois residents have filed three more lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Walgreens after they say an antibiotic caused them severe tendon problems.
Plaintiffs Dianna Moore, Pamela Dennison, Anna Langley, John Beck and Kevin Goss; plaintiffs Deborah Hildebrandt, Joyce Hoskins, Evelyn Webb, Marilyn Wolffe and Lenora Watson-Londan; and plaintiffs Ruby Doles, Theodore Preston Jr., Ricky Wakeland, Catherine Schlitz and Brian Brown are the second, third and fourth groups of plaintiffs to file lawsuits after they say they took the antibiotic Levaquin, which is normally prescribed for upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infections, prostatitis and other bacterial infections.
All are represented by David W. Bauman, Joseph P. Danis, John J. Carey and Corey D. Sullivan of Carey and Danis in St. Louis and by Jeffrey J. Lowe of The Lowe Law Firm in St. Louis, the same lawyers who filed a similar lawsuit Sept. 2 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
In the three lawsuits, which were all filed Sept. 2 in Madison County Circuit Court and are nearly identical to the suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, the plaintiffs claim they did not know at the time they took Levaquin that it causes a higher incidence of tendon injuries, including tendon rupture, in people who are older than 60 or who are on corticosteroid therapy.
"Levaquin-induced tendon injury involves the degradation of the tendon tissue, leading to severe and permanent injuries," the suits state.
As a result of their taking the antibiotic, all the plaintiffs say they suffered severe and permanent tendon injuries.
Levaquin is part of a class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones and was originally introduced into the U.S. in 1997, the complaints say.
When Levaquin entered the market, warnings about tendon side effects were required on all fluoroquinolone labels, but were buried in a long list of potential adverse reactions, the plaintiffs claim. In addition, the warnings did not advise that tendon injury was tripled with fluoroquinolone use in people older than 60 and in those who are on corticosteroid therapy, according to the complaints.
In fact, Levaquin manufacturers marketed the drug toward the elderly, especially those with upper respiratory infections who were likely to be chronic corticosteroid users, the suits state.
"More disturbingly, Defendants' promotional campaign was themed on Levaquin's excellent safety profile and failed to disclose the risks of tendon injury," the complaints say.
After world-wide studies revealed the tendon risks to Levaquin users, the defendants updated their label for the antibiotic, the plaintiffs claim. However, the new warning only included information about the risks to people who were on corticosteroid therapy and contained no warnings about risks to the elderly, according to the complaints.
"Accordingly, despite the 2002 label change, Levaquin prescriptions only increased and tendon injuries mounted," the suits state.
Other European countries began discussing the requirement of heightened label change as early as 2001, and collaborated with Johnson and Johnson PRD to perform a study on the antibiotic's effects, the complaints say.
The plaintiffs claim that Johnson and Johnson PRD, however, only analyzed achilles tendon ruptures in its study and did not assess the risk of Levaquin tendon toxicity. In addition, Johnson and Johnson PRD created an algorithm that excluded nearly 70 percent of health claims for the elderly who suffered Achilles tendon rupture, according to the complaints.
"The algorithm used CPT procedure codes that only related to surgical repair," the suits state. "This algorithm thereby excluded all those Achilles tendon rupture cases where the patient was casted or booted, as is the case in the elderly population. By manipulating the data, Defendant Johnson and Johnson PRD was able to exclude the very group that was prone to tendon rupture."
As a result, the Johnson and Johnson PRD study found no increased risk of achilles tendon rupture and found neither age nor corticosteroid use altered the findings, the complaints say.
As a result, the Levaquin label was not changed as had been recommended.
Because the defendants issued no warnings to doctors, physicians continued to prescribe the antibiotic, the plaintiffs claim.
However, Levaquin was responsible for 1,044 reports of tendon injuries and 282 reports of tendon ruptures from 1997 through 2005, according to the complaints.
Injuries continued to soar as Levaquin's popularity increased, the suits state.
Even the Illinois attorney general took notice and in 2005 submitted a petition to the FDA requesting that a black box warning be placed on the antibiotic's label, the complaints say.
Although the black box warning was not placed on Levaquin's packaging, a revised label was placed on the antibiotic in April 2007. However, the plaintiffs say the label continued to bury warning about tendon risks and did not contain a warning about Levaquin's greater association with tendon toxicity as compared to other fluoroquinlones.
Finally, in July 2008, a revised Levaquin label contained a black box warning, but still fails to warn about its higher risk of tendon toxicity compared to other similar antibiotics, according to the complaints.
In the 10-count suit, the plaintiffs allege strict liability, negligence, breach of implied warranties, breach of express warranty, common law fraud, violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, unjust enrichment, breach of warranty and failure to warn.
Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary, Ortho-McNeil, are named as defendants because they test and manufacture Levaquin. Walgreens sold the plaintiffs the drug, the suits state.
The plaintiffs are seeking actual and compensatory damages, plus costs, pre- and post-judgment interest and other relief the court deems just.
Madison County Circuit Court case numbers: 09-L-918, 09-L-919, 09-L-920.
Fifteen additional Illinois residents have filed three more lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Walgreens after they say an antibiotic caused them severe tendon problems.


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In the 1920s, its most prosperous era, the Port of Montréal built leading-edge infrastructure, including the refrigerated warehouse and refrigeration plant on the north side of the Clock Tower basin. With its 3,000 concrete pillars and ammonia compressors, the warehouse was a key structure for the port, both physically and functionally. The refrigeration system was used for storing meat, fruits and vegetables. The four towers on the roof housed water tanks for the sprinkler system. After the refrigeration plant was closed in 1965, one of the towers was used for storing pickling brine. The refrigerated warehouse shut down entirely in 1978. Declared a historic monument by the federal government in 1996, the old warehouse has since been converted into a commercial/residential complex.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
7 comments:
- M.J.C.G. said...
Very Nice, I have them in wish- list for awhile :) Congrats!!
- March 11, 2011 1:24 PM
- Monsieur AG said...
thanks! i had the old one but my brother's dog chewed on it so i have to get a new one. It's a really nice pair of slippers. More expensive than a havianna but so much nicer. haha
- March 11, 2011 1:28 PM
- M.J.C.G. said...
what size did you get? they are sized S.M.L correct? I am 42eur I am not sure what to get for myself??
- March 11, 2011 1:32 PM
- Monsieur AG said...
We are the same size so get L. I ordered a M but it looks a little small on my feet so i returned it to exchange for a L.
- March 11, 2011 1:45 PM
- M.J.C.G. said...
Thank you for the info:)
- March 11, 2011 10:57 PM
- cblicious said...
got them for myself ... with a lot of good willing "L" fits ... to bad you can't get them in XL
But love them :D
- March 15, 2011 4:11 AM
- Monsieur AG said...
XL will be really huge. I guess its for 44-45 if there is a XL.
- March 15, 2011 10:26 PM
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Incentive award schemes: taxed award schemes and the self-employed
Taxed award schemes (TAS) are designed only for employees. If, by mistake, a scheme is agreed which includes people who are not employees, a special note will be sent to the tax office by the Incentive Award Unit to pass on to the Inspector dealing with the recipients' accounts.
See also EIM11230 about incentive awards and the self employed.


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So, as you can see, the colors were basically mocha and blue. The little flower is blue.
As all of you paper crafters know...CRAFTING IS MESSY!
Here the toppers starting to come together...
After two days of working on the toppers, I was done!
So, here is the topper sitting pretty on one of the cakes! Super fun, and really, super easy!
I have to give a big shout out for the Stampin Up's Big Shot die, Designer Rosette Big Z XL die! The die cut all of the brown base flowers! It did all the scoring for me so all I had to do was cut and fold!
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By STEVEN T. DENNIS
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Washington County Commissioner James R. Wade accused fellow Commissioner Ronald L. Bowers Friday of trying to cover up his role in creating financial problems for the county by calling for an audit of the Water and Sewer Department.
"Ron created this crisis and is doing his best to cover up his involvement by claiming he doesn't know or `nobody told me,'" Wade said.
Wade said the heat was on Bowers because of the water and sewer problems and said Bowers was looking for a way out by playing dumb.


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Bio: Linda's varied job experience and education (associate degrees in art, business and mechanical drafting & design, a BS degree in Manufacturing Management) have led her down many paths and enriched her life experiences. But one thing she never strayed from is her love of writing.
A writer for over 30 years, her first official publication was a restaurant review column in a local newspaper, and as a freelance writer, she continued to publish numerous articles in a variety of publications. But when she published articles for children's magazines, she realized she'd found her niche: writing for children. She wants to share with kids and teens her love of books: the worlds they open, the things they teach, the feelings they express.
She's a member of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
No matter what new paths she may travel down, she sees her writing as a lifelong joy and commitment.


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New Richmond held district orchestra concert
The All Orchestra Concert was directed by teacher Jim Saliny and included musicians in grades 6 - 12. This was the first performance for the sixth grade orchestra out of the Middle School setting. The sixth grade performed six selections.
The orchestra of seventh and eighth graders performed three songs, and featured soloists Ellen Junko and Jocque Warner on violin for one of the songs.
The High School orchestra performed four pieces of music. Members of the High School band filled in as percussionists and Andy Steffen accompanied the orchestras on piano.
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