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Street Agents of Recruiting.
Street Agents of Recruiting.
Street agents spur coaches' concern
By Craig Barnes
Staff Writer
Posted January 15 2005
The American Football Coaches Association, in conjunction with the NCAA, plans to study the emergence of what are called street agents in the recruiting of high school football players.
At the annual meeting of head coaches in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, Miami's Larry Coker raised the issue, and Grant Teaff, executive director of the AFCA, said "there was a genuine concern" regarding the intrusion of independent third parties in the recruiting process.
"We want to gather a group of qualified people to examine the issue," Teaff said, "and we will consult with the NCAA before doing so. [NCAA Executive Director] Dr. [Myles] Brand was in the room and heard the discussion. We need to get a grip on the situation, and then we will determine how to approach it."
Some college and high school coaches are worried that the agents use financial inducements to win the trust of the player. Such a practice could threaten a recruit's eligibility and possibly lead to NCAA sanctions against the school if ties between the university and the agents are proven.
Under Florida law, anyone conducting sports-agent activities must be registered with Department of Business and Professional Regulation, or such a person can be charged with a third-degree felony that is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
The Florida law is one reason some coaches believe the street agents often present themselves as mentors or coaches rather than agents. If they are promoting the athletic interests of a player, either in recruiting or another respect, they would likely be declared "agents" under NCAA rules.
"If anyone conducting the business of a sports agent isn't properly registered, they are violating Chapter 468 and breaking the law," Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist said. "If the AFCA and NCAA believe there is a problem in Florida, we are ready to help protect the futures of our young people."
Brand said he is encouraged that the AFCA will study the issue, and he said the NCAA would work with coaches to pinpoint the problem and target possible solutions.
"There was great concern, and properly so," Brand said. "It was clear what is happening could cause significant problems in the ability of a prospective student-athlete to make a well-informed decision about his future. It is a serious issue worthy of the examination that Grant and his group are going to give it."
A similar situation has existed in NCAA basketball recruiting for years. AAU coaches, who work with some of the nation's top talent in the summer, often circumvent the high school coach and become a college's primary contact in its effort to recruit the player. The major difference is that AAU coaches often work with players for years.
Coker said his motivation for introducing the issue was his concern over the effect that street agents could have on the futures of high school athletes.
"It has been going on for over a year," Coker said. "We [AFCA coaches] want to recruit the best kids and win, but by in large we want to do what is right for the athlete. These people present themselves as someone who knows the recruiting process and can provide advice. At Miami, we can lose a player, and we are going to go on.
"Our concern is what happens to the player whose future might be affected. We are concerned that players get the right information."
Under NCAA rules, any high school player making an agreement, either orally or written, to have an independent third party represent his athletic interests for remuneration is risking being ruled ineligible.
"If the player, a member of his family or a close family friend receives financial or other benefits, the athlete would lose his amateur status and be ineligible," said David Berst, the NCAA's vice president for Division I. "If the person with whom the agreement is made is deemed an agent, the player would be ineligible on a second point."
High school coaches are concerned that players are unaware of the NCAA rules that could affect their futures.
"I didn't know that they existed until this year," former Plantation coach Frank Hepler said. "When I found out what they were trying to do, I warned all of my players not to associate with them or accept anything from them. It could destroy a player's future."
The possibilities of how street agents are financed include NCAA schools and agents who hope to sign players when they are ready for the NFL Draft.
"If the money is coming from a university, either directly or indirectly [a booster]," Berst said, "the school would be subject to investigation and sanctions."
Some college and high school coaches believe street agents are being compensated immediately, and others said the payoff could come when the player reaches the NFL.
There are no restrictions on how much contact an athlete can have with an independent third party. The AFCA talked about not supporting or attending talent combines, a feeding ground for street agents.
The CaliFlorida Bowl, played in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, and other all-star games that attract top talent are gathering places for street agents. The events provide unlimited access to the players in a social setting after practices and team commitments.
"I was told that there were street agents at our practices and that I should run them out," said David Wilson of Tallahassee Lincoln High School, the Florida coach in the CaliFlorida Bowl. "If I had run them out, I would have had to close practice. After all, they are citizens, too, and I didn't know that much about them."
The AFCA discussed ways to empower high school coaches' and guidance counselors' roles in the recruiting process.
Craig Barnes can be reached at [email protected]


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Continuing with our innovation in the Canadian rental market, RentCompass is releasing an iPad specific application to give an enhanced experience over the existing mobile application. With the iPad release, users can now search for apartment and houses for rent on the go without requiring a desktop.
The iPad vibrant screen will allow people looking for rentals to see large photos of the properties listed on RentCompass. Having a larger screen will also allow apartment hunters to browse on the RentCompass rental maps easier than on smaller mobile devices. The RentCompass for the iPad application also uses many new features available only on the iPad.
Stay tuned for the upcoming release of the iPad custom version of the application. In the meanwhile, you can use the iPhone version of the application, it is still functional on the iPad.

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Personally, I love a challenge. I am not athletic (never have been), but I am very competitive when I know I have a chance to succeed. I am not sure what it is about them, but I usually thrive in a competitive atmosphere (I realize this is a serious flaw that I need to work on). But this may explain why I am so excited to participate in the Get Moving Challenge!
I haven't gone to the gym or exercised on a regular basis since the middle of April so this is exactly what I need to get back into the routine. What I really love about this challenge is that everyone can be a winner because we are only competing against ourselves. I have decided that I will walk 60 miles in the month of July. Why don't you join me?
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A quick hello to show you some new cards I've been making ready for the craft fair in 2 weeks time.
Some of them are monoprints hand coloured with my luscious prismacolour pencil set!! Some are photocopies of the monoprints with an acrylic wash over them and then worked into with the coloured pencils.
Paul Kelly on Radio National's the music show a couple of weeks ago which made me go and look for his musical memoir 'How to make gravy'. It includes the words of 100 of his songs from A-Z along with thoughts and memories associated with each. Very interesting and entertaining.
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Educational institutions in the Subic Bay Freeport area have pledged their support to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) after the agency urged schools to participate in its "adopt-a forest program" and help produce more "environmentally-sensitive" graduates who care for the planet's future.
The call for more "green graduates" was made by SBMA Ecology Center manager Amethya dela Llana-Koval following the recent conference held here by the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PCFTF), which was attended by officials of the SBMA, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and representatives from non-government organizations (NGOs), the private sector, and the academe.
Talking about the causes and ill effects of global warming, Koval stressed that the environmental situation "has reached a state of urgency" and that environmental protection activities, like the agency's reforestation program at the 140-hectare Mt. Sta. Rita, must be stepped up.
"This means that more people must be involved, so we turn to one sector here which churns out thousands of capable people annually— the colleges and other educational institutions," said Koval.
In the same meeting, Mondriaan Aura College, which had supported the SBMA's environmental projects since its relocation to this free port in 1999, immediately rose up to Koval's challenge and "adopted" two hectares of land for reforestation at Mt. Sta. Rita.
Last week, Aura's faculty and staff, headed by college president Edgar Geniza, planted "monumental trees" — symbolic precursors of the more than 2,200 trees that they pledged to plant in the school's adopted reforestation site.
Geniza said the SBMA's adopt-a-forest program is "an excellent hands-on approach to instill social and environmental values" among students, who will make up the bulk of the project manpower through the college's National Service Training Program (NSTP).
"Aside from instilling environmental concern, the adopt-a-forest program provides an avenue for social awareness as we will work hand-in-hand with government personnel (SBMA) and our indigenous brothers— the Pastulan Aetas who make up the Pastulan Forest Conservation Group (PFCG)," Geniza also explained.
"This is the start of a new relationship — among different sectors of the society, and with nature. We are glorifying God through nature," Geniza also said.
Aura professor Albert Layug, who also serves as NSTP coordinator, said they have conducted community immersion projects with the Pastulan community in February this year to prepare for the reforestation project.
"Our Aeta brothers will ensure our safety, given their intimate knowledge of the forest," Layug said. "We have lots to learn from them," he added.
As in other "adopt-a-forest" setup involving Subic business locators, agencies and civic organizations here, the SBMA will provide the seedlings to Aura, and, together with PFCG, will provide technical assistance to the college throughout the three-year reforestation program, Koval said.
"With this first adoption by Aura, we expect other schools to follow soon," she added.
Koval also said that concerted efforts by various stakeholders in Subic have yielded a total of 152,713 new trees under the SBMA reforestation program since 1996.
The successful implementation of the "adopt-a-forest" program, which boasts a 100 percent survival rate, had so far yielded a total of 4,345 trees since it was initiated by the Ecology Center in 2005, Koval said. (SBMA Corporate Communications)
PHOTO: Aura College faculty members and Aeta forest conservators plant a tree at the school's "adopt-a-forest" reforestation site.


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Friday morning I witnessed Cowboy frantically running around the domicile gathering clothes and other items. I generally know that means he's planning an excursion. Especially when his activities include filling extra bowls with that yummy-good IAMS food and giving me a few extra bowls of water to play in.
He also opened the closet door in the Pistol Pete room, which is full of orange shirts and other orange crap. That closet door isn't open very often so of course I had to run in to check out what was happening in there. I was still having fun when I heard the garage door open and then close. That's when I realized I was surrounded by pitch black.
When he got home he hollered and hollered for me and I meowed and meowed. Yes, I had been in that orange closet all Homecoming Weekend long! I was so hungry I ate too fast and ended up throwing up a little.
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FAIRPLAY - A rain-pelted, walnut-brown stallion threw his head and pranced in his enclosure, his eyes and ears focused on a herd of horses he could not join.
Rocky, one of 75 once-thin and parasite-stricken animals rescued from the Windrinker farm near Sharpsburg, still was looking for a new family.
"I'd like to just be able to pet him, that would be the greatest gift of all," said volunteer Kelly Thompson, who tried Sunday to quiet Rocky, as the Humane Society of Washington County sponsored a two-day showcase of some of its horses for adoption at a farm in Fairplay.
Humane Society Executive Director Paul Miller said the conditions of the Windrinker horses and other animals have improved since December 2006, when they were taken from Barbara Reinken.


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The NRA takes on the courts
In the annals of lobbying Congress, few can match the success of the National Rifle Association, as it showed again this year in helping to defeat a new gun control law in the Senate, even in the emotional wake of the Newtown school massacre. But the NRA is growing frustrated with the courts, and it has taken its complaint to the Supreme Court, relying upon the advocacy skills of one of the nation's leading lawyers, former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement.
In unusually blunt language, Clement in two recent documents filed at the court is asking the Justices to live up to the full promise that the NRA saw when gun owners won a constitutional breakthrough on the Second Amendment at the court five years ago.
Clement's basic argument now is that the court made a sweeping change in the constitutional meaning of the Second Amendment – "a watershed moment," he calls it -- and yet many lower courts have been acting as if the Supreme Court did nothing of the kind. He has even included retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the complaint, for a ruling she wrote while sitting temporarily on a lower federal court (although he did not mention her by name).
The NRA for years has been in the forefront of a widespread campaign to broaden the rights protected by the Second Amendment's guarantee of a "right to keep and bear arms" – a part of the Constitution since 1791. For years, the NRA helped pay for scholars' research in support of the argument that the Amendment protects a very broad individual right to have a gun. That ran up against a widespread perception that the right existed only as a community right to arm, as with the colonial militia or the modern National Guard.
The personal right argument finally prevailed in the Supreme Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. The court said that the right was not "absolute" and that it was subject to "reasonable restrictions." Moreover, that initial ruling dealt only with a right to have a gun for self-defense in the home. Still, gun owners and the NRA quickly turned it into a legal rallying point to challenge a whole host of gun controls; they did not regard the new right as limited at all.
Their cause advanced much further, in 2011, when the NRA was part of a winning coalition in the Supreme Court case of McDonald v. Chicago, extending the personal right protection to put some limits on state and local gun control laws, too. The Heller decision had struck down only a Washington, D.C., law banning handguns. Moreover, the McDonald decision made clear that the new right was a "fundamental" one, establishing it as a right of the highest constitutional order.
Clement has been an important ally of those pressing for an expansive Second Amendment right. He argued in the Heller case for the George W. Bush Administration, as Solicitor General, supporting a declaration of a personal gun right (a position that that administration had adopted in 2001). After leaving government, Clement was the NRA's own lawyer as he argued for it in the McDonald case. And he is continuing now as the NRA's advocate before the Supreme Court.
He unleashed his new challenge to the lower courts in late July, filing a new Supreme Court appeal for the NRA to protest a federal appeals court ruling upholding a federal law that bans licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to minors. "This case," Clement wrote, "is part of a pervasive pattern of stubborn resistance to this court's holding that the Second Amendment secures a right that is not just individual, but fundamental….The decision below is illustrative of the efforts of lower courts to limit Heller and McDonald to their facts while ignoring the clear import of their reasoning."
The lower court (the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans), the NRA filing said, had indicated "that law-abiding citizens do not possess Second Amendment rights at all unless the legislature deems them sufficiently 'responsible' to keep and bear arms." Indeed, the document added, the Sixth Circuit had expressed doubts that "young adults even possess Second Amendment rights."
What has been going on – not only in the courts but in other parts of government – is a campaign of "massive resistance to this court's decisions," Clement said. Officials and judges, he added, "have simply been unable to break habits formed during pre-Heller days." There has been a concentrated effort, he asserted, at "limiting the scope of the Second Amendment to the precise circumstances at issue" in the two Supreme Court cases.
Earlier this month, Clement filed a new paper with the Supreme Court, a friend-of-the-court brief to support a Maryland man's challenge to his state's law that generally bans the carrying of handguns outside the home for self-defense purposes, unless the individual has a permit that can only be obtained with proof of a "good and substantial reasons" for fearing for one's safety.
In Clement's list of grievances about what the lower courts have been failing to do on Second Amendment rights, he said that another federal appeals court – the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York City – "would not even make a definitive ruling on whether the Second Amendment applies to a summer home." It chose, instead, to ask a New York state court for an interpretation of a state gun control law rather than "giving immediate relief" to the gun owner in the case, Clement said. That ruling, in the case of Osterweil v. Bartlett, was written by retired Justice O'Connor, during a temporary judging assignment on that appeals court.
The individual involved in that case, Alfred Osterweil, lives in Louisiana, but has a summer home in Summit, N.Y., but was denied a permit to have a gun there. Clement is Osterweil's lawyer in that case.
The NRA's complaint, as spelled out by Clement in his new court filings, does not criticize the Supreme Court itself. But the Justices have refused, at least a half-dozen times in recent years, to grant review of new cases seeking to expand the Second Amendment right beyond the home. It's that pattern the NRA and Clement intend to change.
Lyle Denniston is the National Constitution Center's adviser on constitutional literacy. He has reported on the Supreme Court for 55 years, currently covering it for SCOTUSblog, an online clearinghouse of information about the Supreme Court's work.
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The International Team for Implantology (ITI), a leading academic organization dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education and research in the field of implant dentistry, held its Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on April 25, 2015.
In his annual report to the General Assembly of Fellows, ITI President Prof. Dr. David Cochran (USA) highlighted the many achievements of an active year for the ITI, primary among them the highly successful ITI World Symposium 2014 and the launch of its cutting-edge e-learning platform, the ITI Online Academy. He reported that with a total of 87,000 visits and more than 1.25 million page views in the five months following its launch, the ITI Online Academy has already exceeded the initial expectations of the organization.
"The ITI Online Academy is clearly meeting the needs of professionals in the field for a quality-driven educational opportunity that is available 24/7", commented Prof. Cochran. "With this tailor-made e-learning platform, we are providing a crucial educational instrument developed in line with the ITI's standards of evidence-based science. And we are justly proud of this excellent and continuously developing tool." Together with the ITI's more than 630 Study Clubs worldwide and its regular national congresses, the addition of the ITI Online Academy clearly underscores the organization's claim as a leading provider of evidence-based education in implant dentistry. The organization currently has more than 17,000 Fellows and Members in more than 100 countries worldwide.
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the General Assembly of Fellows approved the ITI Board of Directors' nomination of Dr. Stephen Chen (Australia) as the new ITI President-elect. Dr. Chen will start his term of office as ITI President in 2017. As the Chair of the ITI Education Committee for the last eight years, Dr. Chen has been closely involved in all the ITI's education projects and processes and is therefore ideally positioned to take the organization further along its path. With Dr. Chen's nomination as President-elect, Past-President Prof. Dr. Daniel Buser (Switzerland) leaves the ITI Board of Directors. Also leaving the Board are Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Weber (USA) and Dr. Dr. Hideaki Katsuyama (Japan). Newly elected as Board members at large are Dr. Eiji Funakoshi (Japan) and Prof. Dr. Dean Morton (USA). Prof. Dr. Daniel Wismeijer (Netherlands), former Board member at large, has taken on a new role on the Board as Chair of the ITI Education Committee.
Prof. Dr. Jan Lindhe distinguished as ITI Honorary Fellow
The ITI has a tradition that recognizes the efforts and dedication of individuals who have contributed significantly to implant dentistry and its related fields. Since the ITI was founded in 1980, 13 ITI Fellows have been distinguished with this honor. As a pioneer in oral tissue regeneration and a world renowned clinical researcher in periodontology, Prof. Dr. Jan Lindhe, Professor Emeritus at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is the 14th recipient of this richly deserved distinction. In his long career, Prof. Lindhe played a key role in developing periodontology as a discipline in Europe and has authored more than 400 research publications, text books and book chapters. His publication "Clinical periodontology and implant dentistry", now in its 5th edition, is regarded as a key reference work in the field. "Prof. Lindhe, who has been an ITI Fellow since 1996, is universally respected as an outstanding clinician, educator and researcher", said ITI President David Cochran. "The ITI is very proud to count him among its Fellows and to present him with this Honorary Fellowship." Prof. Lindhe continues to contribute actively to research into periodontology.
The AGM was preceded by a full-day scientific conference with more than 300 participants that focused on the challenges of managing the geriatric patient. The next ITI AGM will take place in Chicago, USA on April 28, 2016 in conjunction with the ITI Congress North America 2016.
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Project Weeds Officer – Temporary PN 5388
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To meet the Community Vision of – We live in a community that provides opportunity for all, to prosper in an environment that supports well-being, connectedness and access to resources the community wants and needs; and the community values of being healthy, being wealthy, being safe and being sociable.
Operations - Sustainable Environment deals with issues relating to economic sustainability, environmental rehabilitation, strategic planning, development assessment, environmental health and regulatory compliance. This includes development assessment, regulatory compliance, economic development, tourism, environmental compliance, estuary and coastal management, noxious weeds management, onsite sewerage management systems inspections, public health matters, food premises inspections, companion animals and ranger services.
Objective of the Position
Reporting to the Manager Regulatory Compliance, the position involves the management of and undertaking the requirements of the Funding Deed "TSA – Landowner Engagement Program – Towards Eradication 2017-18" from the Department of Primary Industries and other grants in the control of Tropical Soda Apple (TSA). The position is grant funded until 30 June 2018, with a possible extension up to 2 years subject to State Government funding.
We are seeking a suitably qualified and motivated person who has proven ability in consulting and working with community groups and government agencies. The successful applicant should have tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science or similar discipline relevant to the field of the position. You should have a sound knowledge of the Biosecurity Act 2015 and experience in plant or weed identification. You will also require highly developed communication and interpersonal skills including problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution. You should have developed computer skills in the use of Geographic Information Systems and Microsoft office applications. The role involves work to be carried out alone and at times in remote locations.
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Earlier this year, I blogged about my two screens and my general move toward an office that involved much less paper. One important component of my (mostly) digital office has been playing with various software tools that help me store research and avoid printing.
I started with the, now defunct, Google Notebook. I then moved to Microsoft's One Note, which worked, but the organization didn't satisfy me completely. And then a few years ago I moved to Evernote. I don't use half of this app's spiffy features, but I like knowing that there's plenty more that I could do with it.
Why I already love Evernote
- It's where I need it when I need it. I have an Android phone, an iPad, and a PC laptop. Evernote works equally well in all of these ecosystems, so I don't have to worry about which device my stuff is stored on. (Microsoft's OneNote recently released a free Mac/iPad version, which might be worth a look, too.)
- Evernote's Clipper application makes it easy to clip articles or web pages and save them for later. I often tag them with key words or a publication if I'm working on a particular story. But searching my clipped notes often allows me to find exactly what I'm looking for later. There's an easy extension for most web browsers, and I even found a handy hack that allows me to clip from Safari on my iPad.
- Create separate notebooks for different parts of your life. I have a separate recipe folder that I use for cooking, and Evernote conveniently sorted those into its related Evernote Food app for me when I installed that on my iPad. I keep to-do lists and shopping lists in another folder. For work, I keep story ideas in one folder and notes for ongoing projects in another. But because it's all searchable, I can find what I'm looking for, even if I accidentally filed it in the wrong place.
Other cool features that I'd like to play with more
- In the Evenote mobile app, you can take photos that you'd like to save– there's a mode for post-it notes, business cards, and for documents. Never misplace a post-it note again. And virtual rolodex? Sounds perfect. And Evernote allows you to search for text within photos and documents.
- I have a Livescribe pen, which I love for interviews and conference note-taking. I can easily send my recordings and notes to Evernote and have access to them wherever I go.
- Evernote also gives you the option of sharing notebooks with groups. I've never worked on a project with a whole team of Evernote fans, but I think it would be a terrific tool for sharing research and notes among a small team.
- For a visual project, such as a slideshow or a data graphic, it could be a great place for storing images and making notes. Everything would be searchable, and you could use the Skitch app to add quick sketches or notes to the images.
What are your favorite tools and tricks for clipping and organizing research? Please share with us in the comments.


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The art of promoting natural healing
The art of stimulating specific points on the body by needling or electrical impulse to promote natural healing, control pain and normalize function.
Acupuncture is the practice of stimulating specific points on the body, by either needling or electrical impulse, to promote natural healing, control pain and normalize function. Our physiotherapists, chiropractor and naturopath use acupuncture as part of their treatments, and within the scope of their respective practices.
Modern Scientific Approach
At Physiomobility, we practice Medical Acupuncture, also known as Western Acupuncture, which uses trigger points and regional points, as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine points. There is an increasing body of scientific research showing the effects of acupuncture on the body, including its regulation of nerves and the release of a myriad of neurotransmitters and hormones.
Needling acupuncture points stimulates the nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals will either change the experience of pain, or will trigger the release of other chemicals and hormones that influence the body's own biochemical balance produced by acupuncture, resulting in stimulating the body's natural healing abilities and in promoting physical and emotional well-being.
The most common conditions treated by acupuncture include:
- Acute and chronic pain
- Neck & back pain
- Jaw joint pain (TMJ)
- Headaches & migraines
- Neuralgia
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Link the prosthetic group to the enzyme.
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Glucose -1- phospate ? glucose -6-phosphate.
Given that, starting with 20mM Glucose -1-phosphate and no Glusoce -6-phosphate,
the final equilibrium, mixture at 25°?? and pH 7 contains 1.0mM Glucose-1-phosphate
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the DNA but not the nucleotide precursors. The precipitate was collected and the
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Buying a home is exciting, but it usually comes with a lot of questions—the biggest of which is usually "How much can I afford to spend on a mortgage?" In order to figure it out, you need to understand all of the expenses involved in owning a home.
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Mortgage companies look at your gross monthly income, or GMI, to figure out how much you can afford. Conventional lenders advise that you spend no more than 28 percent of your GMI on your mortgage, taxes and insurance, and up to 36 percent in total debt.
That means that if you don't have additional debt—such as school loans, car loans or credit card debt—you can spend up to 36 percent of your GMI on housing.
How big of a mortgage payment can I afford?
Let's say you make $60,000 a year, or $5,000 per month gross. If you have additional debt, you can spend 28 percent of that $5,000—or $1,400 per month—on your mortgage, taxes and insurance.
If you don't have additional debt, you'll be able to spend 36 percent of your GMI, or $1,800 per month.
What about property taxes and insurance?
Figuring out how much you'll owe in taxes is fairly easy. Depending on where you live, properties are taxed at a rate of 2 to 3 percent per year, or $2,000 to $3,000 on a $100,000 property.
Your insurance costs can vary greatly and are dependent on factors like location, home value and the type of insurance you purchase. The Federal Reserve Board estimates annual homeowners insurance premiums average between $300 and $1,000 (or, roughly $3.50 per $1,000 of the home's purchase price).
If you need to purchase other types of insurance, such as flood or earthquake, you will probably pay additional premiums.
Keep in mind that if you put less than 20 percent down on your home purchase, you may be required to pay private mortgage insurance (PMI). The Federal Reserve Board estimates that PMI costs between $50 and $100 per month.
You can cancel your PMI once you reach 20 percent equity in your home.
Don't forget maintenance costs.
If you live anywhere that has a homeowner's association, your maintenance costs will be evident up front in the form of HOA dues or assessments. Lenders will factor in those costs when they assess how much you can afford to spend each month.
If you own a house instead of a condo or co-op, don't forget to factor in additional maintenance expenses such as snow removal, tuck-pointing, gutter cleaning and other repairs. Unlike HOA fees, this is not a set cost, so the lender won't factor in these expenses when qualifying you for a mortgage—but you're still responsible for them.
Depending on where you live, you can easily spend $5,000 to $8,000 a year maintaining your property. That estimate doesn't include extra costs, such as replacing appliances when they fail.
Think carefully about how much you can realistically afford, and remember that not all of it can be used to pay your mortgage. If you've decided you can spend $2,000 a month on a house, remember that the total amount must cover taxes, insurance and maintenance costs in addition to your mortgage payments.
You'll also need to save a set amount each month—ideally, $100 to $200—toward unforeseen maintenance expenses that will almost certainly arise at some point down the road.
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Lot of 8 men's boarding t-shirts, all are size medium, 100% cotton, in gently used condition, No holes, stains, tears.Pic #1 - Etnies white Bam logo tee, has an etnies logo on the back right shoulder and on the left sleeve. Pic #2 - Volcom black Distraction comes in many colors. Has a similar but smaller logo on the back up by the neck. Medium slim fit, tagless. Pic #3 - DC gray tee with camo logo, plain on back, has logo on both sleeves. Size large, but fits like a medium. Pic #4 - Volcom white logo tee. Plain on the back, has logo on the left sleeve. Pic #5 - Diesel red tee. Has the same design on the back(larger design) and left sleeve. Diesel "For Successful Living" light blue tee. Has diesel logo on the back and diesel designs on both sleeves. Pic #6 - Chocolate gray tee, has design on the right chest, plain everyw else. H&M green NW Dist #8 tee, plain on back and sleeves.


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In an effort to bring about "diversity in healing," this socially conscious company is addressing adhesive bandage color. Tru-Colour Bandages want to make people with darker skin feel more comfortable in their own skin by offering band-aids in different flesh tones than just the traditional beige -- something they feel is only reflective of white people.
Founded by Toby Meisenheimer, who has two biological caucasian children and four black kids, Tru-Color Bandages intends to make people of all racial backgrounds feel their skin color is beautiful and equal. The band-aids come in light, medium and dark options.
The skin tone-matching bandage color varieties come in packs of six and are available online for purchase through Amazon.
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Welcome to the first day of Shop My Closet:). I've pledged to go 30 days without shopping for any fashion items and instead dig through my wardrobe and come up with hopefully interesting outfits that make me smile.
Today I chose a vintage 1920s dress that I bought on eBay about two months ago but hadn't worn. It fastens up with eight tiny, fiddly buttons up the left side and lots of little self-covered buttons at the back of the neck.
It has lots of fringing around the skirt, but a big chunk of fringing missing at the left-front side.
Now you might think I'm nuts to have bought it with that flaw but I have recently been buying up Edwardian and 1920s bits and pieces with shredding and other flaws deliberately.
I love these beautiful clothes that have been danced in, hugged, drinks spilt on and generally loved by their original owners.
To me, those flaws give the clothes some soul.
I added a rickety old velvet leopard-print hat, chunky bracelets, teal tights and blood-red platforms and my beloved Mona Lisa earrings.
A detail shot of the fringing, tights and shoes.
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World Premiere of "The Tuiga Pt. 2" A Success
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South Seas Pictures Press Release Friday, February 3, 2012 World Premiere of "The Tuiga Pt. 2" A Success By James Kneubuhl The world premiere of the new work by Samoan filmmaker Tanupo Aukuso, "The Tuiga Pt. 2" took place in American Samoa …South Seas Pictures Press Release Friday, February 3, 2012
World Premiere of "The Tuiga Pt. 2" A Success
By James Kneubuhl
The world premiere of the new work by Samoan filmmaker Tanupo Aukuso, "The Tuiga Pt. 2" took place in American Samoa on Tuesday, January 31 at the Maliu Mai Beach Resort. The new film, which carries forward the story begun in Aukuso's previous work, "The Tuiga Pt. 1", made its debut to a room filled with families and friends of Aukuso, his cast and crew, local media representatives, American Samoa government officials, Samoan MPs, and local business professionals. The evening's program also included entertainment and several speeches to mark the occasion. "Our audience was a very mixed cross-section of the community from American Samoa and the Independent State of Samoa," said Aukuso. "We can't ask for more."
When asked about the audience's response to the new film, Aukuso enthused, "The most frequent reaction was, 'We can't wait for The Tuiga Pt. 3!'" Like "The Tuiga Pt. 1", the second chapter ends in a cliff-hanger which the third installment will resolve. The story involves a young woman named Pualemamae, who is first chosen then rejected by her family for the traditional cultural role of taupou or wearer of the ceremonial head dress known as the tuiga. "The Tuiga Pt. 2" follows Pualemamae's story as she tries to start a new life in American Samoa, only to be swept up once again in the affairs of her family and village back home in the Independent State of Samoa.
The new film reflects the current realities of Samoan culture, where disputes over important chiefly titles are often settled in court if a solution cannot be reached within a village. The filmmaker drew on personal experience as his catalyst for the story. "The idea came to me while I was putting together a land and title court case for my family two years ago," Aukuso recalled. "So I started writing 'The Tuiga'."
Aukuso filmed "The Tuiga Pt. 2" in both Samoas, and working with an American Samoan cast was a new experience for him. "I am very happy with the American Samoan actors," said the filmmaker. "All of them are first-timers, and I'm amazed with the raw acting talent they posses." Aukuso plans to start filming the third installment of the "Tuiga" this coming April, but first he plans to take something of a stylistic detour. "I'm filming another movie next month, which will be filmed solely in Am Samoa," he revealed. "It's a love story called 'Tauaso le Alofa' or Love is Blind."
Aukuso's company, South Seas Pictures Ltd., has an editing facility set up in Samoa, with additional resources in New Zealand. His dedication has paid off with several of his works, such as parts one and two of "Broken Promises", and part one of "The Tuiga" receiving invitations for screenings at film festivals in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. "It's difficult being a Samoan filmmaker," Aukuso reflected. "We're the first film company to base our operations mainly in Samoa, and all my projects are self-funded. All my movies are low budget, but I'm hoping that one day a major studio will lend us a helping hand. This would help pave the way to a brighter future, not only for South Seas Pictures, but for the film industry in Samoa. I believe that given the resources and the funds, someone from Samoa could make an Oscar winning movie."
Aukuso calls his success as an emerging filmmaker "a gift from God", and cites "Lord of the Rings" mastermind Peter Jackson as his main filmmaking inspiration. Reflecting on his own creative process, he offered some unusual insights. "By trade, I am a newspaper man," he explained. "I used to own a Samoan newspaper in New Zealand for more than twenty years, and I sometimes wrote multi-part stories for the paper. But writing wasn't enough for me, and I wanted to see the characters I wrote about come to life, which is what triggered my passion of making movies. That's often how I plan which direction to go in next. To my surprise, my wife asked me the other day, 'Why don't we make a movie based on one of the stories that you wrote, 'Tautoga Gausia'? And I just said, 'Ok let's do it.'"
As a closing thought, when asked what kind of film he would make if he had the backing of a major studio and an unlimited budget, Aukuso mused, "There are a lot of stories in Samoa I would like to bring to the screen, especially the myths and legends. But on a more practical level, even if we could use resources like that just to improve our cinematography, I know films from Samoa could do well worldwide."
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It might normally be cold where you live in the world this time of year, but for Austin, TX, baby, it's COLD! Over Thanksgiving and Christmas there are normally days where we can get away with wearing a t-shirt, it's so warm, but this weekend has had rainy days with highs in the low 40s. It makes me believe I'm back in Atlanta, GA again.
I decided to take advantage of the cold temps and knock out a simple scarf project for my son. I've had this piece of skull flannel that's just been screaming boy scarf for months. It's a simple project. It took me less than an hour to complete.
You will need two panels measuring 40″ by 9″. I recommend flannel or fleece. I used what I had in my stash, the flannel skulls shown here and some heavy weight red knit.
Sew right sides together with a 5/8″ seam allowance, leaving a 3″ gap at one end. Clip your corners and turn right side out. Iron your scarf panel flat at the seams and finish your edges with a straight stitch or decorative stitch. I chose to use a zig zag.
Measure 4″ up from one short side of your scarf and mark your center. Then draw a line about 5 inches long down the center of the scarf. Like a big buttonhole, sew a tight zig zag stitch in a long rectangle just off the center line. Carefully cut open a slit in the center of the rectangle.
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Going back to the origins of this blog, today I'm doing a review off one of the biggest money savers in the Google Play.
Ever since the launch of the paid applications in the Google Play there have been apps going on sale. This is always great, specially if that application that you've meaning to buy goes on sale. But this type of promotions is completly pointless with the current state of the Google Play. You can't organize the results of a search by price or check which prices have dropped in the last 24hours. And if you, by random chance, happen to find an app that went on sale, there's no way to know the amount of the discount. This is a problem, specially for developers that wish to get reach a bigger audience by doing this type of promotion.
This is where AppSales comes in. The application allows you to check which apps went on sale on the past few weeks (that's right, weeks). In the main screen they show all the apps that went on sale over the last 2 weeks (default as far as I can tell), as well as for which apps the promotion has expire. When you select an app, the program shows a screen where there's a lot of interesting and useful information about the app in question.
You'll have some screenshots of the application, it's price in dollars, the option to add it to your watch list, share it over the web (by mail, social apps, etc). It will also gives you a brief description of the application and a graphic that shows the price evolution of the app on the last 3 months. There are other functions, but these are, in my opinion, the more useful and important.
About the general settings of the application, one comes out as extremely useful. You can login with your g+ profile (and you'll have one since you're using a google device). This option allows you to sync the watch list through multiple devices, like in my case, between my nexus s and my tf101.
Another very useful option is the ability to, indirectly, add apps from the Google Play to AppSales Watch list. This is done by simply going to Google Play, select the application you want to watch and click the share button. You'll will see a selection of sharing apps, including AppSales. Select it and you'll see a screen with a bunch of information about the app, including the eye to add it to your Watchlist.
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'Weird' is a good word to describe London-based photographer Chloe Newman's bizarre photography. Newman dips her toe into the truly bizarre with the series of images entitled 'Visual Conflicts,' 'Something Wrong' and 'Blank Tropicana.'
The images look innocuous at first glance, but there is something truly unsettling about each one, even if you can't put your finger on why that is. For instance, the image of the sunny-side eggs on top of the balloon. Other images include a hand dripping some syrupy liquid onto a bouquet of flowers, a hand (complete with dramatic nails) reaching ominously from in between a set of blinds or from beneath a pool, or facially obstructing scarves that match the wallpaper and leave their wearer faceless.
Newman's photos are visually stunning, with contrast between the bright colors and the objects within the photos. The result is a collection of stylized, oddball photos.
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Quantitative Trading
Quantitative trading is when traders design mathematical models to describe and predict market movements. Often these models are implemented on computer systems for automatic execution. Traders start with a vague trading intuition. Using mathematics, they turn the idea into a quantitative model for analysis, back testing and refinement. When this quantitative model proves to be likely profitable by passing the rigorous statistical tests, the traders implement them on computer systems for execution. Algorithmic trading is the process where ideas are turned into mathematical models and then coded into computer programs for systematic trading. It is a science where mathematics and computer sciences meet.
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Worcestershire woman campaigns to restore war memorials
A Worcestershire woman is campaigning for the restoration of eight memorials throughout the county.
Amateur historian Sandra Taylor has spent the past 13 years researching more than 10,000 names on local war memorials, many of which are decaying.
Ms Taylor is part of a group that is trying to fund restoration work in time for the centenary of the outbreak of World War I in two years time.
She has compiled a list of those most at risk and in need of help.
Ms Taylor began as a volunteer for the National Inventory of War Memorials, recording and researching sites in Worcestershire.
'Really bad state'
However, as a family historian, Ms Taylor also wanted to find out more about the names on the plaques and stones.
It was then that she realised that many were in a "really bad state", including those in Malvern, Worcester, Flyford Flavell, Bishampton, Throckmorton, Little Comberton and Broadway.
Ms Taylor, along with fellow members of the Worcestershire World War I Centenary Committee, now want raise money for restoration.
"Applications will be made to the War Memorials Trust, and the Lottery Fund, and some areas are looking at fundraising with fetes," she said.
"I want people to look at war memorials and take on some ownership, to look after them and keep names visible."
A memorial at St Barnabas Church in Worcester needs around £5,000 of restoration work, including potentially researching any names that have disappeared from the stone.
Reverend Peter Haddleton said: "Those names, which are the only memorials to those young men, are now fading, so we need to be saying to new generations, 'You have to remember the past.'"
Across Herefordshire and Worcestershire there are more than 1,200 war memorials.


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Los Angeles and Worldwide
I couldn't help but post that as the title haha. It has been ages since I blogged and I'm sorry about that.
Oh Nashville, you have this way of stealing ones heart. I'm not sure if it's the green painted across the
Our hearts are in tune with one another. They have been before we ever even went on a date. There would be times that
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He asked me if he could take me out on a date Tuesday evening and I'm not going to lie, my heart
I can't help but get that Will Smith song in my head during this time of year. Am I the only one?
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness
I'm not going to lie, I had been eyeing dresses. I believe I even made a secret Pinterest board full of
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Two years ago our heads were over our heels. We stayed up late talking about everything and
It was right then. It was in that moment that I knew I no longer had ownership on my heart. It was all yours.
"Keep an open mind around your adventurous dreams and find grace as they start to look different over time."
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IBM said last week that it is adding encryption as a standard feature on its enterprise-class tape storage drives.
In a short and somewhat vague announcement on its Web site that contained few specifics about the technology or pricing, IBM said its TS1120 tape drives would include native encryption capabilities from now on. By placing the encryption capability on the drive itself, users won't have to eat up CPU cycles on servers or tax the network, the company said. IBM also announced that it will be offering encryption key management software.
IBM had briefed analysts last month on its plan to include encryption at the drive leve, but it did not make a formal announcement at the time.
The functionality, particularly the key management, is important for users who have been concerned about the security of their storage, most acutely at remote offices, said John Webster, an analyst at Data Mobility Group.
Although high-profile losses of tapes and laptops have stimulated the industry to look at security, IT managers are "cool at best" about enforcing security at the storage device level because of performance concerns, an inability to manage the keys and possibly making data inaccessible by not being able to decrypt it, Webster said.
Performing encryption at the drive level also means that both compression and encryption can be performed at the same time, Webster said.
The centralized key management system, pricing for which was not available, works with both the z/OS mainframe operating system and with open systems, Webster said.


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Carmarthen Quins probably had their best chance for many years and would have felt confident in breaking the Gnoll hoodoo and winning for the first time ever at the ground but it was not meant to be.
On the whole it was a poor display with plenty of handling errors from both sides, little sympathy from the referee and a lack of flowing rugby resulting. Carmarthen were even forced into having uncontested scrums before the end.
The Quins had the first opportunity of scoring but Dan Newton missed from 30m. and then soon after Carwyn Jones was sin-binned. Neath capitalised with a successful penalty from the boot of Dai Langdon. The home side then went further ahead when they stole the ball at a breakdown allowing Gareth McCartney to break through and then release Ryan Evans for an unconverted try. Dan Newton was able to reduce the deficit but Neath held the advantage at the interval by 8-3.
Into the second half and Newton slotted three penalties to give the visitors a decent lead with 25min. to go. Gareth McCartney destroyed the dream, however, when he slid over for a try five minutes later which was converted by Langdon.
Both sides attacked to the end but with no further scores the final score remained Carmarthen Quins 12 Neath 15 and the Quins had lost three of their first four fixtures. With increasing injury concerns and the lack of stability and control in the set pieces a problem, Carmarthen will have to work hard to rebound against Newport at the Park on Saturday.


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Friday, March 14, 2008
MySpace OpenSocial Disaster
It's been less than 24 hours since MySpace OpenSocial platform opened their doors. While Facebook and Bebo value their developers, provide support and rely on their feedback, MySpace is obviously different.
So what do we have so far?
- Angry developers complaining about the fact that MySpace "suspended" their applications without explanation. Some received vague reasons for their apps being denied, like:
"Application logo violates copy rights issue. This logo is belong to google talk."
"Ads in the application navigate the site away from MySpace"
"Application is not working fine."
Judging by not-so-perfect English it looks like the review process was outsourced overseas?
According to the developer community forum there is no way to edit/test or re-submit suspended applications right away.
Great start.
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Mix it, roll it, bake it, put all your love in it - Cake... such a simple thing that brings so much happiness and appreciation to others. Here I'll post you my favourite recipes, baking tips, and photos of my cakes for you all to drool over. I hope that you will be inspired to try some of my recipes yourself.
Mince Pie Christmas Fudge
4 deep fill mince pies
225g salted butter
450g golden caster sugar
1 tin condensed milk (397g)
1tsp vanilla bean paste (optional)
a sugar thermometer
Start by crumbling up the mince pies into small pieces. Grease a medium sized baking tray with butter.
In a medium sized heavy saucepan, melt the butter then stir in the sugar. Gently cook on a low heat until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Once the sugar has dissolved, add the condensed milk. Turn the heat up and bring the mixture to the boil whilst continuously stirring. Keep it bubbling for about 10 minutes or until your sugar thermometer reaches the "soft ball" stage at 115°C.
As soon as it reaches 115°C, turn off the heat and stop stirring. Do not stir the mixture until it has cooled down and starts to thicken around the edges of the pan, (if you stir too much at this stage it will become too crystallized). Once it has cooled down a little, mix in the vanilla and the mince pies, then pour the mixture into your baking tray to set. Once it is completely cool, cut into small squares.
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BEN COCKAYNE could go on to play 10 seasons for Hull KR after agreeing a new deal with the Robins – but knows he is still not guaranteed a Wembley place.
The East Yorkshire club yesterday announced the full-back/winger, out of contract at the end of this campaign, had signed on again for 2016 and has the option for a further year, too.
Cockayne has made 180 appearances and scored 68 tries in his two spells with Rovers having rejoined last season after a spell with hometown Wakefield Trinity.
He has had to fight hard for his spot this year, however, with new signings Josh Mantellato and Ken Sio proving prolific on the wings and another fresh recruit, Kieran Dixon, constantly battling him for the full-back jersey.
Cockayne, 32, would love to represent Hull KR in the Challenge Cup final against Leeds Rhinos next Saturday as the club seeks to repeat its sole previous success of 1980.
He and Dixon are both included in the 19-man squad for tomorrow's Qualifiers game at Widnes, but only one is likely to be selected against Leeds.
Cockayne admitted: "If I could walk out at Wembley next week with this club after everything we've been through together that would be fantastic.
"Whether I play or not is a decision for Chris (Chester) and the coaching staff and it's about what's best for the team.
"They know what I can do, what I can contribute and, hopefully, if I get the second year of this deal that will be my 10th with KR – a proud achievement."
Cockayne is one of their longest-serving players having initially joined in 2006 as a key member of the side which gained promotion to Super League.
He had some disciplinary problems later, though, and left in 2011 but worked his way into the England elite squad during his two years with Wakefield and has thrived again on his return.
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Ernie Cline's Script for Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League.
I recently watched BUCKAROO BANZAI on DVD, and you know, it has everything that makes me want to be a writer-- at any moment you look at the film, you feel as though you're seeing a far smaller fraction of the movie's reality than a normal movie would suggest. With most movies, one gets the sense that the characters hardly existed before the film and will probably sputter away shortly afterwards. BUCKAROO goes on and on, and encourages you to believe the well is deep, deep. And it should have been deeper-- after the outstanding curtain call at the end (seen below), the credits promised a return: "Against the World Crime League."
And at least some of the world waited.
Writing possibly the single most storied spec script ever written-- Sci-Fi World Magazine even ran an article about it-- Ernest Cline of the soon-to-be megahit Ready Player One created "BBAWCL" as a fan-fueled lark. At Cline's blog, the writer explains:
It was the BB sequel I'd always wanted to see, and I knew that other die-hard Banzai fans would probably get a kick out of it. So I posted the script online, where it quickly spread to the far reaches of the Internet. In the months that followed, I received literally hundreds of emails from other Banzai fans writing to tell me how much they enjoyed the script. This was incredibly gratifying, and something I never expected when I was writing it.Amazing, really. Go to Cline's blog to check out the script and download it, and don't forget to pre-order Ready Player One, which is just fantastic.
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A Simple New Year's Eve Ritual
For many people, New Year's Eve is a time for champagne, confetti, dancing and a headache in the morning. For most of my life, this occasion held very little attraction. Even, or perhaps especially, the time I spent the night shivering and overwhelmed by the crowd in Time's Square, I have felt very little connection to our culture's rituals for this holiday.
But for perhaps the past ten years, I have found a way to make New Year's Eve an occasion to enjoy and remember. Occasionally alone, more often with friends, I have participated in a New Year's ritual that has much more attraction and meaning for me.
It is a simple ritual, one that can be done even at a raucous party. There are only two steps;
1. Acknowledge and release what you do not want to bring with you into the New Year,
2. Acknowledge, clarify and open yourself to receive those things you want to call into your life in the New Year.
For instance, you might want to release a non-supportive belief such as If I put too much attention on getting rich it means I'm greedy, or a self-sabotaging pattern such as promising to do things and not following through.
Things you might want to call into your life could be: A new job or career, a new relationship, more money, a tropical vacation or a child. Be careful with that last one. My wife and I, independently, called a child into our life on New Year's Eve four years ago. Melissa was pregnant less than 6-weeks later!
The specifics of the ritual are up to you.
It can be as simple as first creating a clear image of the things you are releasing and taking some time to feel them leaving your body and your life and then creating an equally, or even clearer, image and feeling of the things you are calling into your life in the New Year.
This ritual can also be quite involved. Two years ago we had a crowd of almost 40 people crammed into a friend's house. As a group, we took the time to create sacred space by calling in the four-directions, the elements, and the Ancestors. Then three of us drummed while the entire group sang. One-by-one we each went to the fireplace and offered our intentions to the fire.
I can assure you that a group ritual such as this amplifies your intentions dramatically. But you don't need forty people to create a powerful ritual. I have done solitary New Year's rituals that have been equally powerful. My wife and I have performed a New Year's ritual on our own that was life-transforming.
When it comes to ritual, the point is not how large a group. The point is not the specific things you do. It really comes down to intention and commitment.
When I studied ritual with Malidoma Some and Francis Weller, before every ritual they would remind us to Spend it all. What they meant was that the more we put into the ritual the more we would get from it.
When you empty yourself fully in ritual space, there is more space to be filled up with new energy and more of the positive intentions that you are calling in.
So if you choose to do a ritual tonight or in the days following this New Year's Eve, see if you can "spend it all." Empty yourself fully of those beliefs, thoughts and actions that no longer serve you so that you can be completely filled by the new beliefs, thoughts and actions that will support you in the coming year.
However you spend this evening, I wish you a safe and joyous New Year's Eve.
And may 2007 be a year of ever-expanding joy, peace and abundance.
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The New York Times profiles Neil Young.
The Morning News interviews author Martin Amis.
Weekend Edition interviews Rickie Lee Jones about her new covers album The Devil You Know.
On reinterpreting other artists' songs
"When I started out, there was this kind of glamour associated with singer-songwriterdom that wasn't being given to just singers. So I think [I recorded the album] partially to remind people that a singer is the one who interprets the song. And once you do that, it's yours. To me, it doesn't make it more mine because I wrote it; it comes alive in the heart and voice of some other interpreter."
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Published: 20th April 2010
Number Of Pages: 96
This book presents a new model of vowel perception and production derived from visual cues identified in waveform displays. In addition to describing waveform displays of vowels beyond previous descriptions, included in the book are descriptions of experimental evidence supporting near 100% vowel identification accuracy across 20 male talkers using the concepts in the model. The book content will be of interest to several academic fields including Cognitive Science, Psychology, Linguistics, Speech and Hearing, Language Acquisition, Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, and areas within Physics and Mathematics. Beyond these academic fields, the new model of vowel perception presented here could possibly be used to improve accuracy and speed within existing speech recognition systems, or it could be used to generate a new speech recognition program. Many speech recognition programs are based on simple statistical programs like Hidden Markov Models that ignore any theoretical basis to speech recognition. The Waveform Model differs from the HMM approaches since it has a theoretical basis rooted in articulation and that has potentially more promise than these simple HMM models that just take overall similarities in waveforms and try to match them to phonemes and words. Furthermore, many of the speech recognition programs use extensive training by a single user (in quiet conditions) in order to attain over 90% accuracy, which is still a relatively poor performance. The Waveform Model requires no training, can be used across talkers, and has accuracy above reported speech recognition performance (specific to vowels). In summary, the Waveform Model is innovative, and new to the literature and research communities.
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 96
Published: 20th April 2010
Publisher: Universal Publishers
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 14.0 x 0.5
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I know I've been very slack since coming up here but so much has been happening. So here we are it's Christmas again!!! OMG! I cant believe it was over a year ago that I came up to Cairns to look at properties. It just doesn't seem that long. I've done a lot in the garden since coming up here and I must say its a real joy to work in a garden where things grow so beautifully and so fast. When I bought this little house there was virtually no garden just lawn and palm trees all around the fence line. So it was pretty much a clean slate. Over the months I have had some wonderful WWOOFers come and stay and they really have helped so much . My first big change was to cut back many of the palms and I used the dead fronds for mulch. We pruned them back quite a bit and ended up with two huge mounds of waste one on either side of the garden. These where then covered with plastic and allowed to rot down. Every now and then I would add lawn clippings or compost to help them break down. It looked pretty bad but gardening takes time and patience!
We had lots and lots of boxes left from moving up here so we dismantled all of them and laid them down where I wanted to widen the garden area and stop the weeds. Then I bought a truck load of soil and with the help of our WWOOFer managed to cover most of the cardboard boxes. Every time we mowed the lawn I would put the clippings on there also. We also started collecting compost so that went down too. The mounds with their blue plastic over them sat there for most of the year just breaking down while i added to them. My aim was to create larger garden beds & kill off the lawn underneath without too much hard work! Nobody likes digging when they dont have too!
Then I discovered a place that had horse poo for sale, not just your average 50 litre bags, more like 100 litres for 2.50....the guy works at the race track. So off I went and bought 5 bags of that. It was great! With the help of another WWOOFer, we tipped it all on the two mounds spread it out and covered them for about a month, that was just what was needed to help everything break down nicely. The weather was warming up and things were coming together.When I took the plastic wrapper of a month later after adding some lime and potash also during that time, I had two almost new garden beds. So I started planting things. Got some cuttings, moved a few things from other places in the garden and they started to resemble garden beds.
Then in late November we started to get a bit of rain and things just started growing, and growing and growing!! Then a dear friend of mine helped me get some mulch last week and then i had 6 cubic mtres of mulch to cover it all before the rains come. Thanks Graham!!! and its made such a huge difference! I also got a new client who runs a lawn mowing business. Steves Lawn Mowing.... so he mows the lawns and trims the edges now and I must say they look magnificent. Thanks Steve.
So getting back to the garden, someone I met up here gave me some cuttings earlier in the year and add to that the plants I have bought or others I have propagated from other plants in the garden and the garden is starting to fill up. I've also bought a few trees. A beautiful Crepe Myrtle which has its first flowers on it; and two Frangipanis, a Jacaranda (well 2 Jacarandas coz I managed to kill the first) and a couple of others.