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Professor Rita Levi-Montalcini did not only discover the nerve growth factor, she also had the courage to see that this neurotrophic factor could be a inducer of pathology, especially in chronic states of inflammation. In her paper Nerve growth factor: from neurotrophin to neurokine she and her colleagues discuss the pathological role of NGF in inflammation and the counteracting funtion of the 'superman' molecule, the endogenous lipid palmitoylethanolamide (PEA).
Montalcini et al start with the remark:
In the past decade, considerable progress has been made towards a better understanding of not only the 'classical' actions of NGF in the nervous system but also how this molecule maintains a balanced interplay between the nervous, immune and endocrine systems.
Especially the mast cells, Montalcini often referred to these cells as the Cinderella cells of our immune system, are especially important:
Mast cells, in particular, are highly complex in their multipotentiality and hetero- geneity. These cells can be influenced by humoral, immune and physical factors, and are ideally situated to survey and respond to a wide spectrum of micro- environmental cues.
Levi-Montalcini points out the importantce of NGF in inflammatory pain and upregulation physiology, the hypersensitivity:
A key feature of inflammation is pain and hyperalgesia. In the periphery, inflammatory mediators in- crease the sensitivity of high-threshold nociceptors so that a lower stimulus intensity is required to activate them; this is the phenomenon of peripheral sensitiz- ation20. Nerve growth factor has recently been shown to be a major contributor to the production of inflammatory hypersensitivity.
In the paper the network of interleukines is described, and its relation to NGF and lateron to the mast cells:
Cytokines are important regulatory factors in immune processes. Among these potent inflammatory agents are IL1-beta, IL6, interferon-gamma and tumour necrosis factor-alpha. The cytokine network represents a major bidirectional communication link between the nervous and immune systems. Cytokines involved in inflammation and immune responses, such as IL1-beta and TNF-alpha, are strong inducers of NGF synthesis.
The subtle interplay of all these factors become even more clear as she points out to both NGF and cytokines which are synthesized and released by neurones, astrocytes, kera- tinocytes, lymphocytes and mast cells.
In a separate chapter, Mast cells and nervous system homeostasis, Levi-Montalcini discusses in greater detail the relation between NGF, the mast cell and pathological conditions of pain and chronic inflammation. The authors point our that mast cells can be stimulated by NGF and can secrete NGF, thus creating a positive feedback loop of inflammation and hyperalgesia. Here comes in the regulating function of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), which has been made clear by a simple diagram. PEA is defined my Levi-Montalcini as an ALIAmide molecule (involved in autacoid local injury antagonism). Hereunder she explains the PEA- ALIAmide diagram:
As our website focusses on palmitoylethanolamide, we herewith quote the entire paragraph on PEA:
It has recently been proposed that saturated N-acylethanolamides like palmitoylethanolamide, which accumulate in tissues following injury and which downmodulate mast-cell activation in vitro, exert a local, autacoid, anti-injury function via mast cells. Palmitoylethanolamide is orally active in reducing tissue inflammation and mast-cell degranulation in vivo, in decreasing hyperalgesia that accompanies peripheral nerve compression86, and in limiting the neurological deficits of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Moreover, palmitoylethanolamide appears to protect against excitotoxic neuronal death in vitro and to be produced by cultured CNS neurones upon excitatory amino acid receptor activation.
The mechanism of this action of N-acyl-ethanolamides has been termed autacoid local injury antagonism (ALIA) (Figure above). The observed pharmacological effects of palmi- toylethanolamide appear to reflect the consequences of supplying the tissue with a sufficient quantity of its physiological regulator of cellular homeostasis.
There is now evidence that mast cells express functional cannabinoid receptors of the so-called peripheral type (designated CB2); CB2 receptors bind palmitoylethanolamide, which then downregulates the activation of mast cells.
Palmitoylethanolamide does not interact with the cannabinoid receptor CB1 that is expressed in the brain. Conceivably, palmitoylethanolamide and its congeners ('ALIAmides') might play a role in modulating cellular defence mechanisms by act- ing at non-CB1 cannabinoid recep- tors. The activation of such receptors might downmodulate deleterious cellular processes following pathological events or noxious stimuli in both the immune and nervous systems (see figure above).

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For those who often read about the state of wildlife today, the narrative isn't always a happy one—in fact, more often than not it's just the opposite.
The Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex is the largest complex of protected areas in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Bordering the Central African Republic, it harbours important populations of elephant and chimpanzee, plus a full range of forest and savanna biodiversity.
Southern Senegal. We are on the border with Guinea, in a gallery forest, tracking chimps. We hear a branch break in the distance and move in that direction.
On Wednesday, the World Parks Congress (WPC) in Sydney wrapped up with a moving shout-out to a number of rangers from Africa who every day defend the continent's natural heritage.
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Sunset Kiss Ch. 03byMistress_Sabrina©
Wyatt laid in bed, grinning. He could remember the feel of Sarah's lips pressed against his, her body almost touching his. He couldn't stop smiling. It had been the best thing he'd ever experienced. Sure, he'd kissed girls before.
But Sarah was different.
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The next day, Wyatt heard the phone ring. He rushed to answer. "Hello?"
He smiled as he heard Sarah's voice over the phone. "Hey, Wyatt."
Wyatt said, "Hey, Sarah. What's up?"
Sarah took a deep breath. "Look, I loved last night. I had a lot of fun. And... I wanted to know if you'd want to go out again?"
Wyatt was surprised. He'd enjoyed their date a lot, but he hasn't expected Sarah to ask him out for a second date. Hell, he hasn't even been sure she'd had a good time. But here she was, asking him for a second date.
Wyatt replied, "I would love a second date. What were you thinking?"
"Well, I heard there's a really sweet bowling alley in town." She answered.
Wyatt laughed. "It's actually pretty shitty. But I'd love to go. How about tomorrow? I've got a doctors appointment today."
Sarah said, "Yeah. I'll come by around four. We'll walk there?"
Wyatt nodded. "Yeah. You can't see, but I'm nodding."
Sarah giggled. "Ok. I'll see you tomorrow."
Wyatt smiled. "Yeah. See you tomorrow."
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The next day, at four, there was a knock on the door. Wyatt opened the door to reveal Sarah. She wore a red shirt and shorts, with some brown sandals. Her red hair was tied back in a ponytail.
"Hey. Ready to go?" She asked.
Wyatt stood there for a moment, smiling. Then he nodded. "Yeah. Just let me get some shoes on."
He grabbed his Vans and quickly pulled them on. "Let's go."
He closed the door behind them, an they began the short walk to the bowling alley. After a minute or two, their arms touched, and Sarah smiled, then took his hand in hers. Wyatt looked at her and grinned again. "What?" She asked.
"Nothing. You're just... adorable, if you don't mind me saying so." Wyatt replied.
Sarah chuckled. "I don't mind. Thank you."
They walked the rest of the way to the bowling alley talking about who was the better bowler of the two of them. When they arrived, Wyatt paid for everything, and they got ready to bowl.
After two games, it was obvious that Wyatt was much better. Sarah sighed. "Ok. You win."
"What's the prize?" Wyatt asked, smiling.
Sarah leaned forward and kissed him, her soft lips meeting his. It lasted a few precious seconds, and then Sarah pulled away. "Is that good enough?" She asked.
Wyatt pretended to think. "I'm not sure. I might need another one." He decided, grinning mischievously.
Sarah conceded and kissed him again. Her body was less than half an inch from Wyatt's, her arms gripping his shoulders. Then, she pulled away again, more reluctantly this time. Wyatt nodded. "I'm fine now. So, dinner? I know a good Italian place."
Sarah nodded. They turned in their bowling shoes and balls, then walked to the place Wyatt mentioned. They got a table and ordered, then started to just talk. "So, you're new in town." Wyatt prompted.
"Yeah. It's weird, moving and shit. You know?" She asked.
Wyatt shook his head. "No idea. Never moved before. Lived in Rosedale my whole life."
They talked throughout the meal, laughing and smiling almost perpetually. When the meal was over, Wyatt paid the check, and they walked back to Sarah's house, hands intertwined. Wyatt said, "You know, I've never met a girl like you before."
Sarah said, "I hope that's a good thing."
Wyatt laughed. "It's definitely good. Because you're special. And I like you."
Sarah's cheeks turned red. "Wow. Thank you. I like you, too." She said.
They walked in silence for a moment. "I had a good time tonight, Wyatt." Sarah said.
Wyatt smiled. "Me too."
Just then, they reached Sarah's house. Wyatt said, "Actually, I have something I want to ask you."
Sarah looked slightly up at him since he was taller. "Well, I've enjoyed these last few dates, and I think you have, too. So, I was wondering if you'd want to be my girlfriend?"
Sarah took only a second to think. She leaned forward and kissed Wyatt. It felt just as good as it had every other time to Wyatt; gentle, warm, intimate. But this time, Sarah didn't pull away. They kissed for the better part of three minutes.
His arms held her waist, and hers were wrapped around his neck. This time, their bodies were as close as they could be. Wyatt could feel Sarah's breasts pressed against his chest, her body warm against his. Finally, Sarah reluctantly pulled her head back, keeping her arms around his neck.
Wyatt murmured, "Is that a yes?"
Sarah asked, "What do you think?"
Wyatt smiled. Sarah let go of him, and he did the same. "I'll call you tomorrow." Wyatt promised.
Sarah smiled. "I'll pick up. I promise. Good night."
Wyatt smiled back. "Good night."
He stayed standing there until Sarah's figure disappeared inside her house. Finally, he let out a happy sigh and headed home.
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As on 22nd of July, 2011 there are a total of 55 AaramShops across the NCR region which cover extensive parts of New Delhi, Gurgoan, NOIDA, Greater NOIDA and Ghaziabad.
Please visit this link to view the exact coverage details. If you are in the coverage area, please go ahead and bring a little aaram into your lives. If your neighborhood is still outside the coverage area, do help us identify your preferred neighborhood retailer and maybe we can bring him on board for you.
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VRBO is part of the HomeAway family, the world leader in vacation rentals. We offer the largest selection of properties for any travel occasion and every budget. We're committed to helping families and friends find a perfect vacation rental to create unforgettable travel experiences together.
Staying here was a great experience, the owners were accommodating, answering all of the questions I had and sending recommendations for things to do in the area and places to eat. I would definitely stay here again.
Had a great stay. Everything we needed was there. Nice, clean apartment. Completely comfortable for our group of 6 people. Patric was very friendly, attentive, and easy to contact when needed even though he was out of town. Highly recommended.


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Lot 422 sold today for £550 (roughly $835).
Lot 423 sold today for £400 (roughly $607).
Here are two images of the books, sent to me by Bloomsbury. I hope it is ok to show them!
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Aww wow,Peter!Good God!! Congratssss! Im SO glad for you! Well deserved dear. Enjoy them. Treasure them.
xxx Alina
Alina! I wish! I did not bid on these books though I was tempted; sadly, my bank account looks like the inside of a zero. Still, I dream of the books.
Aw I see... :-( so sorry..I misunderstood.. I had to read again, you were sent the two pictures, not the books. Sorry didnt mean to hurt your feelings. Hopefully your bank account will be richer one day so you can have your biggest 'revenge" ;-)
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If you do there is a better way as described by Per Jakobsen here.
Using the AdditionalPageHead delegate control to inject javascript to the page through a feature not only gives you a supportable system but allows you to switch the default to checked or not checked by activating or deactivating the feature.
I tried a variation of this on a SharePoint 2007 installation and it worked fine, after an upgrade to 2010 it stopped working however. Having spent five minutes trying to debug the issue I decided it would be swifter to just change it to use jQuery's $(document).ready function rather than solve the specific problem. There seems to be others having weird things going on with _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push in 2010, so this is probably a quicker fix (at least if you've already got jQuery available on the page). If you don't you could add a reference to it in the DefaultUploadOverwriteOff.ascx user control.
The change to Jakobsen's javascript is simple, just replace the function DefaultUploadOverwriteOff() with this:
$(document).ready(function() { if (document.title == "Upload Document") { $("input[id$='OverwriteSingle']").attr("checked",false); $("input[id$='OverwriteMultiple']").attr("checked",false); } });
and remove the last line: _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push('DefaultUploadOverwriteOff');
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Glee's Heather Morris Gives Birth to Baby Boy Elijah!
Heather Morris and her longtime love Taylor Hubbell have welcomed their first child together, according to Us Weekly!
The 26-year-old Glee actress gave birth to a baby boy named Elijah on Saturday (September 28).
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Heather Morris
A few weeks ago, Heather was spotted showing off her large baby bump while grabbing breakfast at a local burger joint in L.A.
In April, it was announced that Heather was expecting her first child with Taylor.
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Ha! I think I'm back at blogging and it feels SO good to be here!
The house is not completely ready, but my studio is more or less set up to work and I received the ink I ordered for my printer today (woohoo!! Yay for ordering online in Prague, it works!!!). So First thing I printed? Photos of our experience with the dolphins at Sea World in July. :D I was really eager to scrapbook Arielle's dream to become a dolphin trainer. <3 br="">
I was also VERY eager and excited to break out MY OWN PAPER COLLECTION, I'm sure you can imagine. :)3>
<3 br="">So without further talking, here is the first layout made with the Here comes the sun collection that you can purchase at Pretty Little Studio. I'll list to all the products I used at the bottom of this post.3>
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In the background I used a 8x8 paper called Cloudy Day. I then backed my 4x6 picture with the Higher patterned paper and a piece of gold glittery vellum from Cosmo Cricket I believe.
The die cuts are some of my favorite products of the collection. The whole creating of the collection started with these hot air balloons. :) Everything in the line was watercolored by hand by me. :) You'll find the sun in the To the Moon and Back die cut pack, and the Higher + clouds die cuts in the Higher die cut pack with the hot air balloons.
I really love these large gold foiled die cut letters. Perfect for titles! And they can be paired with other words from the collection for an even more striking look.
I stamped the date on the cloud die cut and added some buttons, puffy stickers (Citrus Twist Kits) and enamel dots from my stash.
Like the gold foil die cut letters, there is a pack of numbers and icons gold foiled die cuts. They must be MY FAVORITE product of the whole collection. I can't wait to use them around Christmas time in my December Daily!
I added to this little cluster a gold paperclip and a very cute clear heart sticker.
Here is one more embellishment cluster with another positive word of encouragement from the Cactus die cut pack + some more die cuts from the To the moon and back pack and a High 5 flair button. I really wanted my collection to be positive. You might also have notice the tiny sticker saying Believe in you? :) It's from the Think Positive sticker sheet.
This smaller 4x4 photo is backed with a piece of the Sunrise 8x8 paper. And I used the small sticker alpha in Watermelon to add details to the story. Again a clear heart sticker and a heart die cut that I adhered with foam adhesive.
3> <3 br="">I finished my layout with my journaling. To me, a page without journaling is not complete. But that's just me. I know that we all have our reasons for scrapbooking. :) 3>
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3> <3 br="">Paper: Summer Party 8x8, Up In The Air 8x8; 3>
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Stickers: Think Positive, Mini ABC Watermelon, Higher;
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<3 br="">Voilà, I hope you enjoyed my blog post today and I also hope very dearly that you will find something you like in my collection. I really made it with you guys in mind. I wanted a line that would be happy, fun and positive, yet with a wide enough range of motives, colors and words so that everybody could use it for any layout.3>
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3> <3 br="">I know I've mentioned it 100 times already, but make sure you tag me and Pretty Little Studio if you create with my collection. I'm @mpcapistran on Instagram. If you post it on Facebook or in a gallery and that we are not FB friends, please come and leave me a comment here with the link to your project. The best thing in that whole collection making thing is to see people use it and love it! <3 3="" nbsp="">3>3>
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Time Out, episode 110
This tape features a 1984 episode of "Time Out," a weekly sports program that is hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week's commentators are Kenny McReynolds, a WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University's Men's Basketball team, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and Sporting News Correspondent Dave Nightingale. Continue reading


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Ned Stark on a mission down at Chepstow
Monday March 28
Alan derived plenty of encouragement from the performances of Elgin and Kings Bayonet at Haydock on Saturday, and he hopes that we might continue on the upward curve when Ned Stark, our only runner, heads down the M4 to Chepstow on Easter Monday – remember when there were 14 or 15 meetings on what was the busiest day of the year?
Conceding that Ned Stark, who is now 7lb lower than when finding the company a bit too hot to handle in the Hennessy at Newbury in November, is on a retrieval mission, Alan said:"We were going to run Ned at Stratford on Saturday but they were waterlogged, so we re-routed here. He has been struggling this season, but he still works well enough at home and schooled fine last week,
"Maybe, Ned is a better horse giving weight to lesser horses rather than running in more competitive handicaps, and this race should tell us where we are with him as he is only a pound off the top."


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I DID blog about this yesterday, but I guess blogger is having issues. Anyway - I will just blog about day 4 & 5 in one post.
Yesterday I made a shirred top and quick shorts. I sewed MUCH longer than an hour. Had tons of issues with my machine, but - in the end I like the result for the most part.
I did the sleeves 3 times and I am still not satified. But, good enough for a pic. Her shorts are too small, but again - good enough for the pic. This is the first time that I shirred, and I really like the result. It was really easy - and there are tutorials all over the web.
I actually made Lil J's cape on day one. I had a school trip today, so I saved it until today to post about.
I bought the "fabric" not too long ago. It was actually a body pillow case. I just loved the print, and I got it on clearance for only $1 SCORE. I still have a bit left; so I will make a skirt out of that.
It was hard to find boyish stuff in my stash. A floral super hero cape is not too cool. lol.
So, here you go. Day 4 and 5.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Kids Clothing Weekly Challenge - Day 4 & 5
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Thank you to everyone who has supported, read and commented on my blog, as well as supported the Interior Design side of the business and believed in what we love to do. The last 5 months have been the best journey ever and I really cannot wait for 2014. The encouragement and support means so much to me, so keep it coming! I hope everyone has a very safe and happy festive season, enjoys time with their family and friends, gets lots of great gifts, eat lots of amazing food and most importantly make some awesome memories. JDZ x
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HwBox Hellas O/C Team Win Old School is Best School Round 5, Crowned 2017 Champions
The final round of the Old School is Best School contest on OC-ESPORTS just came to a close with Greek overclockers HwBox Hellas O/C Team taking their fifth consecutive win and with it, the crown for the 2017 Season. In second place in Round 5 we have Warp9-systems followed by Hardware Canucks. Let's take peek at all the action from Round 5, a round which involved three different classic platforms including Slot A, Slot 1 and Socket 7, plus the classic ATi Rage graphics cards.
Old School is Best School, Season 3 Round 5: April 15th - May 15th 2017
Each Old School is Best School contest runs for one month and features three separate stages. In Round 5 of the OSiBS contest we have the following stages paired with the following specific hardware platforms:
- Stage 1: Intel Slot 1& ATi Rage - 3DMark 99
- Stage 2: AMD Slot A - SuperPI 1M
- Stage 3: Intel Socket 7/5 - HWBOT Prime
Congrats to the HwBox Hellas O/C Team - Old School is Best School 2017 Champions
Round 5 of the Old School is Best School contest is the last of the 2017 season. With four wins out of five rounds, the HwBox Hellas O/C Team are crowned champions of the 2017 season, in fact winning the season-long contest for the second year running. A massive congrats to Stelaras and zafiropo for proving they are the best Old School overclockers on the planet once again. Great work guys!
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My early memories of my grandmother were when I came to live with my father and her. I recall calling her "mama." She was "mama to" me. Possibly, because I heard my father calling her mama, so I did the same. I also remember our renter named John, and our housekeeper, Adelia who lived with us. I remember Adelia used to comb my hair. I really liked her. She was very nice to me. I imagine my grandmother needed help taking care of me, since my father worked everyday as a Porter at the railroad station.Credit: Betty Asphy
My grandmother
My grandmother was a small petite woman. My grandmother was part Indian. She had a few moles on her face. As you can see from the picture, her hands on her hip is something that I have done in several of my pictures. I call the hand on the hip an attitude about us.
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Me and Adelia our housekeeper
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Although my father always sat me down and explained things to me, my grandmother seemed impatient and would not explain, but tell me in so many words this is the way it is and do not question me. Believe me; I did not question her either.
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There was the time that my friend Bobby came and told me and several other friends that his parents were not home. He insisted that we could come and raid the tree for the green apples. I recall that those were the best tasting apples. The only problem with that is my friend Valda's parent has told her not to eat those green apples, because they were not ripe yet. My grandmother has told me the same. Well we thought no one would know, but apparently, Valda's mother could see us from her window. Valda, Bobby,myself, and several other neighborhood children were now in trouble. When my grandmother asked if I had eaten the green apples, I lied and said, "No." You cannot fool grandma. You could hear our parents disciplining all of us. You could hear us hollering one by one throughout the neighborhood. We thought no one knew but us. We were sadly mistaken.
Then there was the time several neighborhood kids and I were next door behind the garage. We met a new friend named "Sissy." Sissy told us we needed to learn how to french kiss. So I was 5-years-old and learned how to French kiss. That was an early age. We all thought no one was watching, but Valda's mother apparently was. I sometimes wondered if she had "x-ray eyes." Apparently, we were making bad choices. Again, my grandmother questioned me and I told her, "No, we were not doing anything." In addition, Valda's mother questions me, "My answers was, "No." As I said, you cannot fool grandma. Naturally, our parents disciplined us all. Again, you could hear hollering throughout the neighborhood.
I did not understand at that time about different nationalities. I was a 5-years-old with questions. Although my neighbor was black, she appeared white to me. I asked my grandmother why her hair was so straight. I told my grandmother, "She is white." My grandmother tried to explain that she was black and that God made her the light color that she was and God gave her the straight hair. My neighbor also told me the same, when I attempted to tell her what color she was. That color difference was a mystery to me.
I recall at age 5 resenting that my father would go some nights to Chicago for a night out. I would attempt to throw a guilt trip on him. I was definitely drama at age 4 and 5. I would tell him, "You never spend time with me." "You always leave me." I would think I got him now. He would look to my grandmother and say, "Maybe I should stay." Then my grandmother would say, "No, you go on Steve." "She will be alright." I would be so mad at my grandmother.
I recall we lived in a small house with no basement and a small fenced yard. There was a stove in the middle of the front room. I remember passing our neighbors house on my way to school. This house was white with a white picket fence around it. It had a flowing fountain in the middle. This house reminded me of a fairy tale house. It was just beautiful.
When I started school, my grandmother would walk me to school, which was a couple of blocks away. After the first day, I told my grandmother, "I know my way, you do not have to walk with me." I felt she was treating me like a baby. She told me you are in Kindergarten and I am going to walk you to school anyway. I guess I was smart for my age starting school when I was only 4-years-old. I loved school. I recall my next-door friend still drank from a bottle. Her parents put a nipple on a coca-cola bottle. I did not understand that. I asked my grandmother why she still took a bottle. Was it difficult for her to drink from a glass like the one I did? My grandmother had no explanation for me. That was a mystery for me.
I knew my mother was outspoken and she came to visit me. My father also took me to visit her. My grandmother even though petite and tiny was equally outspoken. You did not want to go against my grandmother. She was small, but mighty. She did not bite her tongue about anything. I knew that my father loved his mother, my grandmother, and I loved her too. I recall my grandmother and mother did not seem to get along very well. They usually argued when they were together. My father was 20 years older than my mother was, but he did not look it.
My Aunt Mary
My grandmother and father did not attend church. I attended church with my neighbors and loved it. I attended a Methodist Church. I did not know it then. I just knew I was gong to somebody's church. I loved hearing about God. I also loved taking communion. I thought this was just awesome. I would ask my grandmother and father why they did not attend church. I never would receive an answer. When I was about 8 or 9 my grandmother and I moved to live with my Aunt Mary. What memories do you have of your grandmother?
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More colleges declare they will not recognize some Christian groups
June 12, 2014
Citing concerns about discrimination, more colleges are declaring that they will no longer recognize Christian groups, especially evangelical groups, as official student organizations.
The trend is "driven by the universities' desire to rid their campuses of bias, particularly against gays and lesbians," according to The New York Times. In addition, the student organizations' requirement that leaders be Christian has led to accusations of discrimination against non-Christians.
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Posted by: [email protected] -
Jun. 16, 2014 12:22 PM ET USA
How ironic ! The bastions of free speech (only if you agree with them) now say they wasnt to ban Christian groups or organizations because they do not want to be biased. What claptrap. This is nothing more than the left wing groups trying to destroy the 1st Amendment and our Constitution. Beware they do not release the dogs of war to try and destroy anyone who is Christian.
Posted by: jimr451 -
Jun. 12, 2014 8:19 PM ET USA
Interesting strategy - fight discrimination by discriminating.
Posted by: TheJournalist64 -
Jun. 12, 2014 5:56 PM ET USA
Ultimately the only bias and prejudice and bigotry on campuses will be against those who follow Jesus Christ. Hmm. Read Robert Reilly's new book.


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Freshman linebacker Jack Denton graduated from Zionsville High School early so that he could attend spring practice, but he apparently won't be around for the preseason.
Indiana coach Bill Lynch said Denton is not one of the 105 players who will suit up this preseason. That is the NCAA limit of participating players until school starts.
"Denton didn't meet some of the expectations I had for him going into this thing," Lynch said. "So he's not part of the 105."
When asked if he could join the team when school started, Lynch said, "We'll see. There's some expectations and things that have to be done.
Denton was one of four true freshmen who were not at IU on Friday for the first day of practice. Lynch said Cameron Cole, a defensive back from Cincinnati, has academic issues to work through. Safety Shaquille Jefferson and linebacker Ryan Phillis are also both being held out of preseason practices because of injuries.
Another true freshman had to miss a few reps at the end of practice. Running back Antonio Banks, who had an impressive spring session after he also graduated early, was attended to by trainers with an apparent leg injury. At the end of practice, Lynch said he didn't know his status but was hopeful it wasn't anything serious.
"I didn't like that," Lynch said. "Seriously. They pulled him over and he was back when (running backs coach Dennis) Springer was talking to them, so hopefully it isn't anything serious. It had to be something from running, because we didn't have any contact or anything."
Indeed, the first day of practice is really the first day of the acclimation period. Teams are allowed to wear helmets, but no other pads, which obviously precludes full-contact drills.
That obviously makes it sort of difficult to get a read on who looks good and who doesn't the first day of practice, but there were a few standouts. Senior quarterback Ben Chappell threw some sharp passes, completing five of the six of the first six he threw during a 7-on-7 drill and more once the Hoosiers went to 11-on-11. His receiving corps of senior Terrance Turner, juniors Tandon Doss and Damarlo Belcher and redshirt freshman Duwyce Wilson looked sure-handed as usual.
In a no-contact practice, the most interesting thing to watch in Friday's session was how the coaches put together the first, second, third and scout teams for 7-on-7 drills and 11-on-11 at the end of practice. Lynch stressed not to look into that too deeply, but it did provide some degree of inside.
The first-team offense didn't provide many surprises especially at the skill positions. Chappell was at quarterback. Sophomore Darius Willis was the running back, Belcher, Doss and Turner were at wideout with Wilson coming in in four-wide receiver sets and junior Max Dedmond was the tight end.
There was slightly more intrigue on the offensive line. Sophomore center Will Matte and fifth-year senior right tackle James Brewer were back in their respective positions. Junior Andrew McDonald, who was listed as the starting left tackle after spring practice, was back on the first team ahead of competitor Josh Hager. As reported earlier in Ryan Winn's blog, however, the two first-team guards were actually listed as second-teamers on the post-spring depth chart. Lynch said he had Bloomington South graduate Aaron Price at left guard and sophomore Marc Damisch at right guard because projected starters Justin Pagan and Cody Faulkner missed so much time in the spring and offseason with ankle injuries.
The defensive personnel the Hoosiers were using showed that they plan on mixing it up. The first team defensive line had sophomores Nicholas Sliger and Mick Mentzer, listed as backups on the depth chart, as defensive tackles. Junior Darius Johnson, the listed starter, was playing the "drop" end position, but sophomore starting defensive tackle Adam Replogle was playing the other defensive end.
This seemed to run contradictory to Lynch's statement that the 3-4 alignment the Hoosiers were going to incorporate would operate like a 4-3 defense, with the only difference being a stand-up defensive end. In a true 3-4, all three linemen operate mostly like tackles with linebackers coming off the edge to pass rush.
Lynch, however, said Replogle will still play like an end.
"He'll be an end," Lynch said. "We'll still have two ends and two tackles. He's the one guy that can play both inside and outside, so we're going to play them some of both. We've got four pretty good guys inside, so if he can play end, then we've got three of them playing at the same time. That's the thought process. … He'd be playing the same position that (Greg) Middleton played last year. It's just a 295-pound body or whatever the heck he is. It's just him having the ability to play tackle or end, because when he's out there, he's an end."
The linebacking corps looked similar to the way it did at the end of spring. Bloomington North graduate Leon Beckum manned the middle, senior captain Tyler Replogle was on the strong side and redshirt freshman Damon Sims was on the weak side. The secondary, however, varied a great deal each time the first teamers were out. Fifth-year senior Aaron Burks was at safety with converted wide receiver Mitchell Evans on the first drive with returning starters Richard Council and Adrian Burks at the corners. Later, junior college transfer Andre Kates and redshirt freshman Lawrence Barnett played with the first team. Cornerback Matt Ernest and safeties Donnell Jones and Chris Adkins had some first-team reps in 7-on-7 drills. It was just further proof that the secondary competition is going to be completely wide open.
"We're going to give them all pretty equal reps," Lynch said. "(Secondary coach Joe Palcic) was going to move it around, I think with the idea that they're all going to compete. We're going to play a lot of safeties and a lot of corners here for the next 10 days until it starts to shake itself out."


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Max Pacioretty and the Canadiens no longer have a problem with just Zdeno Chara and the Bruins. They now have to worry about Paul Gaustad and the Sabres, too.
Gaustad ensured that he shot up the ranks on the long list of perceived Montreal villains on Tuesday night when he got into a verbal bout with the Canadiens bench.
According to a number of Canadiens, Gaustad got into it with Pacioretty late in Buffalo's 3-1 win, and he asked the Montreal forward "Where's Chara? Where's Chara?" That, of course, is a reference to the season-ending hit that Chara delivered to Pacioretty in Montreal last season.
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- Class 4 licensee hosting and managing an operator which is not in possession of the relevant Class 1, 2 or 3 licence in terms of the regulations, however hosting an EEA licensed Business to Consumer operator – €1,165 per month per operator, paid by the Class 4 Licensee
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21st Funniest Film of All Time is....
Withnail and I?!
I challenge anyone to name 20 funnier films, for crying out loud
oh, I'm so sick of those bloody programmes
I've just turned it off. Idiots.
Everytime I watch that film, I fear I'm literally going to die with laughter.
"Of course he's the fucking farmer, Withnail!"
'get in the back of the van!'
Dynamite is the funniest film I saw in 2005, and is my NEW favourite film.
I've got a large poster of him up on my wall now.
School of Rock was in there?!?!
i ask you
and now....
...Meet The Focking Parents
*falls backwards off chair*
I want to go and buy Naked Gun on DVD now
And the upcoming inclusion of Spinal Tap has reminded me that my friend Kira still hasn't returned my copy
has Rushmore
been in it yet? Will it be? Don't know if it officially counts as a comedy, but it makes me laugh even more than Withnail, if possible.
thought School of Rock was unexpectedly funny and interesting.
Meet the Fockers is a typical example of a sequel let-down.
yay for Wes Anderson!
Have you seen Rushmore, h_f? I think it's even better than Royal Tenenbaums.
watch it
you'll like it. For it be my favourite movie ever.
any sign of
Big Lebowski or Airplane? I'd be very suprised and dismayed if those two weren't in there.
austin powers at 4.
and Shaun of the Dead
at 3?!?!
I'm outta here
at 2, surely Life of Brian at 1? or maybe Dumb and Dumberer....
airplane at two!
WOW my faith in the nation has been restored. Where was the dude though??
Withnail is on though! Surely this is a sign that even the people at Channel 4 thought it should have won?
won then?
American Pie 3?
I'm one of those strange people
who found Withnail and I quite tedious when I saw it. It just seemed to go on and on...
I do like a good comedy:
Airplane! (well any Zucker brothers)
Austin Powers
Dr. Strangelove (also good choices)
Nuns on the Run
My Cousin Vinny.
Was True Lies in there? I love that film but I can't see it's anything but a comedy...
my cousin vinny
"gimme any word and i'll pronounce it funny for a nickel"
true lies wasn't in there. it's probably seen as more of an 'action' movie.
search fo the holy grail
This is Spinal Tap
is the funniest film of all time. It really is. Yes.
^This man knows what he's talking about^
and he's nice!
the full chart
clicky here for the full top 50
i suppose
american pie and others will always creep in when you've got a public vote.
but where's swept away with madonna? that was a joke.
The Princess Bride?
Surely that's as much a 'comedy' as True Lies is?
Ok so airplane no.2 yes very good BUT I'm looking and I cannot see Big Lebowski anywhere on that list. Can someone show me where it is hiding because the idea of it not being on there is just nonsensical.
Is American Pie in any way funnier than 'This Is Spinal Tap'.
MY Top 10
So this is now officially THE top 10
1. Withnail and I
2. This Is Spinal Tap
3. Holy Grail
4. A Mighty Wind
5. The Naked Gun
6. Life Of Brian
7. Dumb And Dumber
8. The Full Monty
9. Airplane
10. Something with the Muppets
Shirley you can't be serious?
He's very serious
and don't call me Shirley.
Ah, it's definitely one of the best. :-D
The Magic Christian
should be on that list.
i watched it again last night.
it's not as great as i remember it.
all the best bits (apart from the slightly un-pc 'jive' subtitles) were shown on the channel 4 thing.
"i like my coffee black. like my men."
No Big Lebowski,
No 'The appartment', no Raising Arizona, no Baseketball, no Bringing up Baby. Scandalous.
And worse, Wayne's world was ahead of Bill and Ted! Disgusting.
I did watch this
against my better judgement. The smugness just gets intolerable after a while (Richard Curtis especially... urrgggh) but I have to admit the list was better than might have been expected.
I'll join in asking where "The Big Lebowski" was though.
Curtis wasn't smug!
And that's hard for me to say. He said Animal House was in his top 10 films so that put him higher in my estimations.
Turn it up to 11!
I forgot how indebted to Spinal Tap we are
"the bad man punted baxter"
that had me crying with laughter when Jack Black booted the dog. Awesome!
Withnail and I should of been higher as well, awesome film.
"As a youth, I used to weep in butcher's shops"
team america world police
we need a...
i'm probably thinking of the wrong thing, but there was a sitcom called that with Paul Whitehouse as a nurse bear, it was quite good.
this film has its moments but it is NOT completely laugh out loud. Some of the comedy seemed outdated but there were times mainly involving Withnail where I laughed. It's definitely quotable but just not extremely funny. It didn't come across like a straight comedy film anyway.
it's not a 'straight' comedy film, thats what makes it better, its an autobiographical story that is fucking hilarious
ok here goes...
the big lebowski
napoleon dynamite
monty python, life of brian
monty python, the holy grail
this is spinal tap
national lampoon's animal house
ferris bueller's day off
naked gun
naked gun 2 1/2
naked gun 33 1/3
groundhog day
shrek 2
beverley hills cop
jay and silent bob strike back
I rule
wayne's world
wayne's world 2
so, yeah, loads of flms are better funnier than withnail and I
you are wrong, inclusion of any film with 'Shrek' in the title renders your opinions null and void ;)
even if you exclude the shrek films...
there's more than 20 listed
... and also Office Space!
Office Space!!!
I love that film!
ha ha
just had to look up jennifer aniston's filmography to get the title! i loved it!
is that what we're calling it these days?
that's a pretty widely used term
i think
i meant
in a sexually suggestive manner, 'up Jennifer Aniston's' one in particular
excuse the filthy mind
I'm telling you Withnail and I isn't that funny. Sure I know it's autobiog blah blah blah but it's not great. I watched it as more for Withnail's hamminess and to see where it was all going to end.
and comedy
isn't always about laughing out loud, it's about whole situations, not just one liners and build ups and punchlines. I rarely 'laugh out loud' at Withnail, that doesnt mean i don't find it funny. There are underlying themes in Withnail that make it funny too
still not finding it funny as a whole film. Whichever way I look at it comedy or not comedy I don't find it funny. What's comedy without laughs/jokes and real insight? I'll admit as I have that it has its moments and both I and Withnail plus Monty flesh up some humourous observations/
performances but it's just not as genius as the hype suggests.
In the end comedy is relative to the individual. One man's pearl is another's dross or in this case you love Withnail and I while I think it just has its moments of brilliant comedy mainly one liners. You can't define comedy for e anymore than I can for you so don't try.
'Comedy for e'
Slang expression.
When one tries to make another laugh in an attempt to get some free drugs. Often involves hilarious slapstick routines or delibarately mishearing words and phrases. E.g:
'Whaaaaat? Your submarine has no plimsole? LOL LOL LOL. Can I have some drugs now please?'
For a change
This was one *******est of all time lists that I was not outraged by. I think the films far better represented what I thought were funny (and what I thought sane humans would think were funny) (although I did not notice 'Mousehunt' in there)
Laurel & Hardy
Where the hell were they? I mean come on!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!! Nothing funnier than watch Ollie fly out a kitchen after blowing it up.
Midnight Run needed to be in the list aswell.


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CambridgeSemanticWebGatherings/Meeting/2009-02-10 Gathering
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Chair: Kingsley Idehen
Date: February 10, 2009 6pm
Venue: Star Conference Room, 4th floor, Stata Center, MIT; and the R&D pub.
Address: 32 Vassar Street. Cambridge, MA
Map Links: Google Map
We will meet up and see some demos in the 'Star' conference room, and after an hour or so retire to the pub on the same floor for even less formal discussion.
Demos / Presentations
- SWAN Alzheimer's Disease, Hypothesis Knowledgebase - Elizabeth Wu
- A Semantically aware Drupal distribution or Science Collaboration Framework (SCF) for building biomedical web communities - Sudeshna Das and Ben Melancon custom writing essays
- Linked Data in Action / State of affairs update - Kingsley Idehen - foaf+ssl deck, Linked Data Intro. and Exploitation deck.
Registration List
- Susie Stephens
- J. Trent Adams
- Elizabeth Wu
- Bob Powers
- Sandro Hawke
- Ken Baclawski
- Paolo Ciccarese
- Kingsley Idehen
- Ted Thibodeau Jr
- Kevin S. Doyle
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Drip Irrigation Electric Valves
When planning a drip irrigation system, the landscaping is key – different types of landscape, even within the same garden plot, require different types of irrigation. So an automatic drip irrigation system must be designed in zones, with a separate valve opening (or closing) the irrigation in each distinct area.
Welcome to Gardening Landscaping Advice
Welcome to My Gardening Secrets, the site which brings you a wealth of information about landscaping your garden, with handy hints and top tips from the experts. A home garden is a place, which can give identity to your home building in a neighborhood. You can use very little creativity to enhance to look and feel of your garden so that it stands out from the rest of the gardens in the neighborhood.
As a little treat for visiting our site, here are three elements you can add to your landscaping garden so that everybody loves it and you get the credit – the rest of the hints are contained within our site….
The compound wall of the home plot defines the boundary of the garden as well. Use paintings on the wall surface (inside), that will add excitement to your garden . You can go for a theme based paintings such as nature, waterfalls, sunsets etc..
Use stone sculptures of actual human size. These statues greatly add a human touch to the garden and also defines a scale to the space. Everything Irrigationwe use in our daily lives such as clothes, kitchen utensils, office equipment, computer parts, are all always related to human measurements. If this is the case with all other objects, why exclude a garden from it.
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If you're thinking about starting a garden, the first thing you need to consider is what type of garden you will have. There are many different choices and often it can be hard to pick just one, but hopefully you can narrow it down. But by narrowing it down, you'll make the gardening experience easier on yourself and the plants. If all your plants are similar, then it shouldn't be very hard to care for them all. So here are some of the main garden ideas for you to choose from. Call us now (207-928-3001) for the best gardening advices.
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Pests and diseases are often confused! Basically the difference being, that a pest is something that has legs – or at least moves! Whilst a disease is usually as a result of a fungal or viral infection.
Pests are normally sprayed with an insecticide, or perhaps slug pellets or mole-traps etc.
Diseases are normally treated with a fungicide – though in the case of viral diseases, simply have to be destroyed to stop the infection spreading or taking hold.
Common Pests are
• Aphids ie greenfly, Blackfly and wooly aphids.
• Vine weevil beetle
• Woodlice.
• Earwigs
• Ants
• Caterpillars
• Millipedes
• Wireworms
Growing Plants in Pots and Containers
Container gardening has seen a huge increase in popularity during the last ten years. The reasons for the increased popularity of growing plants in pots are many and varied. Container compost for pot grown plants have improved; the range of plants available for containers has increased; container gardening it is an 'easy' way to garden; you can have colourful plants nearer to the house etc etc etc.
Plants in pots and tubs also make for great colour photographs – the gardening magazines love them. It helps to 'brighten up' magazines and books. You can also have a 'container garden' wherever you want it to be, and change the containers round regularly.
More or less any plant can be grown in a container, and when you think of it, most plants that you purchase these days have been grown at the nursery in some form of container (pot) or other.
Knowing how to care for your flower garden can make a big difference in the look and over-all health of your plants.
Your flower garden must have an adequate supply of water, sunlight, and fertile soil. Any lack of these basic necessities will greatly affect the health of plants. Water the flower garden more frequently during dry spells. When planting bulbs, make sure they go at the correct depth. When planting out shrubs and perennials, make sure that you don't heap soil or mulch up around the stem. If you do, water will drain off instead of sinking in, and the stem could develop rot through overheating.
Perennial flower bulbs need not to be replanted since they grow and bloom for several years while annuals grow and bloom for only one season. Mixing a few perennials with annuals ensures that you will always have blooms coming on. Most garden insects do more good than harm. Butterflies, beetles and bees are known pollinators. They fertilize plants through unintentional transfer of pollen from one plant to another. 80% of flowering plants rely on insects for survival.


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Wilmington Christian School participates in National History Day. History Day is February 25. The topic is Innovation in History. At WCS, eighth grade and eleventh grade American History students will be analyzing and presenting a subject of their choice related to the national topic. Students may choose from a variety of techniques to showcase their work: build displays, research papers, documentaries, computer displays, and dramatic performances. Students may enter the contest as individual researchers or through group participation consisting of two to five students. This is an exciting opportunity for students to interact with primary and secondary sources, experience original research techniques, and creatively display their final research results.
- Sharon DuncanSocial Studies Teacher
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What is a Animated Whiteboard Video?
We can discuss your product, service or treatment in an Animated Explainer Video! Our Animated Sketch Videos strongly describe things step-by-step, and keep the attention of your viewers! We develop custom video material customized for your service and marketing goals.
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Web reports show that marketing in digital age has avoided static advertisements into web videos. Professionals have actually forecast that your mobile video usage is increasing just by 100% with every different passing year for that reason will only will start to grow from typically there. By 2019, it occurs is forecast to surpass any other media in the internet by 80%. When made use of right, video production and animation may be your ticket to being the subsequent social media brand name trend.
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A Animated Explainer Video is a short, fun and informative video that is usually 2 - 3 minutes long but in a few cases shorter. An Animated Sketch Video is a short, fun and ... entertaining and fun to view it captures and keeps viewers more effective than just text or boring videos. High-quality explainer videos explain, engage, and sell.
Animated Whiteboard Videos don't simply explain ideas, they bring focus and attention to making an idea easy to understand. Their communication is intentional and goal oriented. Present your company's message and sell your products and services.
Not only is the world developing more complicated, but new tools are transforming how we think about making and sharing explanations. What starts in the written word can now be transformed into media. A trend that's emerging in a big way is explainer videos.
Animated Sketch Video videos with a specific goal: understanding. They use concise and clear language along with entertaining and useful graphics. The video format can cater to as a near-perfect package for offering ideas, products, and services in a form that not only explains but attracts attention.
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Explainer videos 'explain' what you do quickly and simply so anybody can comprehend it. It's kind of like CliffsNotes for your business-- a short and concise version of exactly what your company does.
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The fixtures for 2016-17 are now live on the website. The amended league constitution and rules agreed at the AGM are also available in the League Documents section. The playing format and rules for the Archdale Cup is being amended this season , details to follow.
Remember, a current valid TTE membership is required before a player plays in the league. There are still quite a few who have not yet renewed.


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Want to live in a steel box? Your first reaction is probably "No way!" But people like Florida's Tom Fox are doing exactly that, and we think his home is a candidate for ugly houses we love.
Fox's Gainesville home isn't a steel box, it's 12 of them, stacked three-deep on top of each other.
Shipping containers are 20 to 40 feet long and are made from corrugated steel. You can buy a used one for $2,500-$5,000, and you'll find them in coastal port towns all over the world. They make inexpensive, easy-to-use building blocks that can be set up in all kinds of ways to create living spaces.
This one is a 2,200-sq.-ft. house with three bedrooms and two and a half baths. There's a rooftop deck for sunning, solar panels to defray energy costs, and a full garage.
It's in keeping with the idea of sustainability — using salvaged shipping containers reduces the demand for new building materials, and keeps old stuff out of landfills.
Not everybody is thrilled with the house, however.
Neighbors are split on whether the steel manse is a community asset or an eyesore. Although some applaud Fox's ingenuity and break-the-mold attitude, others are concerned that the house towers over other, more modest, single-level homes that make up most of the immediate neighborhood.
Granted, it'll look a whole lot better when Fox finishes painting it. But until then, it still qualifies as an ugly house that we love. Want to see more? Check out our slideshow of ugly houses.
Would you live in a house made from shipping containers?
Here's Another Ugly House We Love
If you're an inside-the-box thinker, maybe a house made of used shipping containers is right for you. Some call it ugly, but we love it, and here's why.
Want to live in a steel box? Your first reaction is probably "No way!" But people like Florida's Tom Fox are doing exactly that, and we think his home is a candidate for ugly houses we love.


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Whistler Blackcomb Snow TubingWhistler, BC CA
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Snow Tubing at Whistler BlackcombIf you're the young, or the young at heart, and have a sense of excitement, then trust us, Whistler Blackcomb's Tube Park is for you. You'll find a total of eight lanes varying in difficulty, as well as a state-of-the-art conveyor lift that makes traveling to the top a breeze. And, the Tube Park is open late into the evening, even after the lifts have closed, giving you plenty of time to experience the runs, over and over again. Prices range from around $10-12 per hour depending on age.
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In addition to a variety of QPS district wide programs, each school offers their own set of programs that promotes fun-filled learning beyond the school day. You can find information for each school by visiting www.quincypublicschools.com/schools. This link will bring you to a page where you will see a list of schools towards the left hand side. Click on the appropriate school and you'll be brought to that particular school's homepage. There you will have a wide range of options including the school's news page which often has posts of important and helpful school specific information. You also have the option of clicking the "Contact School" link, doing so will bring you to contact information enabling you to ask any questions you may have. If you would like to learn more about the district wide programs please visit the Quincy Public Schools Extended Educational Programs webpage.
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The Five Blogs Meme
Helene over at LibraryBytes tagged me with this latest meme that asks what my five favorite non-biblioblogs are right now. Well, here we go:
My coworker has a cool new cheese blog she and her boyfriend have started writing called Mia and Patrick's Cheese Diary. Their reviews are so fun to read that I've almost forgiven Patrick for his dislike of Brie!
One of the better liberal political blogs I read is over at Daily Kos.
It's not updated daily but Eric Asimov's The Pour is one of the better wine blogs I enjoy. Asimov, the chief wine critic for the New York Times, also sometimes writes about beer and food.
Michaela, a fellow Penn State alum, has a really great travel blog that she's been writing for a while now over at Thoughts from the Girl Next Door. Michaela has been doing wonderful things with international nonprofits and she makes Penn State proud.
Finally, Richard MacManus over at the Read/Write Web has always been my favorite web 2.0 blogger.
Thanks for the tag Helene (and thanks Rachel for starting this whole thing)! I'm going to tag Karen Schneider, Leslie Burger, David King (on his new Mac), John Blyberg, and Nancy Down over at The "M" Word. Forgive me if you've already been tagged!


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What is the second that plays in this video ? anyone
The first song in this vid is "song for jesse"! But what is the second song here?? Its … awesome!
you dont know what the second one is , or its really "awesome" cant find nothing like it, who's the artist
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The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals an increasing gap between rich had poor not seen since the time of the Great Depression, as the number of Americans included in the ranks of poorest poor has reached a record high - 20.5 million citizens. These poorest of the poor - 1 in 15 people out of a current estimated population of 312 million -are dispersed widely throughout metropolitan areas after the collapse of the US housing bubble which had lured many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and reduced jobs and income. Previously, the bureau reported that, as of 2010, 46.2 million people Americans by lived in poverty. That number represents 16 per cent of Americans.
At the same time the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, as of October,13.9 million Americans remained unemployed and that the unemployment rates among blacks - 15.1 percent - and teenagers- 24.1 percent were among the largest affected groups, while 5.9 million of the total had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. In addition to the 13.9 million Americans who were reported to be unemployed but actively seeking full time employment, the number of involuntary part-time workers - individuals who were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find full-time employment - totaled 8.9 million people as of October.
The bureau also reported that 2.6 million persons were
classified as marginally attached to the labor - defined as
individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for
work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. Hence,
the total of adult Americans, excluding their spouses and their
children, who have been personally affected by the depressed demand for
labor in this continuing Great Recession exceeds 22.4 million adults
and adolescents over sixteen years of age.
Sadly, despite these grim statistics, there is little evidence to show that the business or political elite who control the levers of power in this country have any desire or intention to address the ever-increasing disparities of wealth and the declining social mobility between the wealthiest 1% and the remainder of the population. For example, the U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that U.S. based multinational corporations alone added 2.9 million workers overseas between 1999 and 2009, while they simultaneously reduced their domestic work force by 864,000 workers. Although this trend toward out-sourcing has undoubtedly continued to accelerate since 2009, the figures also do not include the dependence of these multinational corporations upon "unaffiliated" companies upon which they increasingly depend for their products.
As a reward for their continuing failure to contribute to this country's economic well-being, Republican Congressional leaders and the GOP presidential candidates propose that, to create further illusive jobs, these multinational corporations be permitted to repatriate to the United States some 15 billion dollars in overseas excess profits that they have accumulated at drastically reduced tax rates, notwithstanding the data that has shown that, in the previous repatriations granted during the second Bush administrations, the billions of dollars repatriated were invested in zero job creation. Rather, those excess profits were re-distributed as stock-dividends to shareholders and as bonuses to already excessively compensated executives.
A further example of moral and economic of myopia of this country's current elite is provided by the most recent proposal by Newt Gingrich who now advocates, along with Congressman Paul Ryan, that an employee-funded component be added to the existing Social Security system that could be invested in a personal account. Employees would be given the option of putting money into a range of investments administered by private companies, similar to a 401(k) plan and these accounts could be passed on to an estate when the person dies. In the event, however, that the employee-invested accounts should not perform as well existing traditional social security accounts, whether because of financial mismanagement or the stock market volatility, the tax payers of the Untied States, through the department of the Treasury would be called guarantee the losses.
This Thanksgiving provides us with a opportunity to reflect, personally and collectively, upon the needs of the many versus the needs of the few. The needs of the few, if they are allowed to continue to accumulate ever-increasing wealth and power, will only fuel public discord and will ultimately unravel our political and economic system. By contrast, a commitment to distribute our blessings and our burdens more equitably among all citizens may enable our children and grandchildren to live in a country in which the promotion of social justice becomes the summum bonum.
This, then, is the choice each of us as citizens must now make. Ignoring the choice will only enable others to decide for us.


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The background to the Kadi case is summarised in a previous blog. The ECJ has dismissed the appeals in Kadi (II) and upheld the General Court's annulment of Yassin Kadi's EU designation, on the grounds that none of the reasons given in the UN's summary for linking Mr Kadi with terrorism (all of which Mr Kadi refuted) was substantiated. This blog highlights some interesting aspects of the judgment.
No suggestion of immunity from review
The Court first laid to rest the argument that European courts cannot review the legality of EU measures implementing UN Security Council asset freezing resolutions. The ECJ said it had already decided this point in Kadi I and in Bank Melli Iran, and that judicial review of EU implementing measures does not threaten the primacy of the Security Council.
The majority of reasons must be "individual, specific and concrete"
The Court's case law on the duty to give reasons in sanctions cases is relatively consistent – reasons must be "individual, specific, and concrete". Two notable points in Kadi (II): (1) The ECJ states that reasons can be expressed as "possibilities", because "the reasons for listing on a European Union list may be based on suspicions of involvement in terrorist activities, without prejudice to the determination of whether those suspicions are justified". Again this seems consistent with the Court's approach to other sanctions measures. (2) The ECJ held that the duty to give reasons had been complied with because the majority of the UN's reasons for listing Mr Kadi were sufficiently specific and concrete. Here the ECJ differed from the General Court, which had found the reasons too vague.
Rights of defence requires disclosure of evidence
Again consistently with the Court's recent case law on "autonomous" sanctions (sanctions imposed by the EU, not the UN), the ECJ states that rights of defence requires (1) the European authorities to disclose the evidence it relies on as the basis for a listing decision, and must do so in advance in the case of a re-listing; (2) an opportunity for the listed party effectively to make observations on that evidence.
European authorities to assess whether UN listings are well founded
The ECJ rejected the argument that the EU institutions only rubber stamp UN designations. The EU authorities are "under an obligation to examine, carefully and impartially, whether the alleged reasons are well founded", in the light of any observations and exculpatory evidence submitted by the listed person. They must decide whether to ask for more information (from the UN or the proposing State) in order to do so. This seems to be in line with the Court's case law on autonomous sanctions, at least those against Iran, where the European court has said that the European institutions must assess the evidence for themselves. However, this may be more controversial in the case of the EU checking the basis for UN designations.
"Full" judicial review of the factual basis for listing decisions
Most of the arguments in the appeals were about what the General Court meant when it said that there should be "in principle full review" of the lawfulness of EU measures implementing UN sanctions. The ECJ has now said that the Court (in an application for annulment) must review not only that there has been a proper procedure, legal basis, and reasons. It must also conduct a "verification of the allegations" to check whether the reasons are "substantiated" and "well founded" and have a "solid factual basis". The Court must "assess the probative value of the information or evidence", "whether the facts alleged are made out", "whether the accuracy of the facts relating to the reason concerned has been established". If a particular reason is unfounded or unsubstantiated, the Council may not rely on it to justify a listing decision, and the Court will base its assessment only on the evidence disclosed to it – if insufficient evidence is disclosed to substantiate a reason, the Court will disregard that reason.
The ECJ went through each reason for the decision to re-list Yassin Kadi in 2008, and Mr Kadi's evidence in response, and found none of the reasons to have been substantiated with evidence. That was why the listing had to be annulled (not, as the General Court had said, because of the Commission's failure to disclose supporting evidence, since the Commission did not possess any evidence other than the UN's summary of reasons).
A few observations on this point, which is perhaps the most far-reaching part of the judgment in Kadi (II):
(1) By setting out this full, factual review, the ECJ may have gone further than the General Court towards reviewing the basis for the UN's decision. The Court did not follow Advocate General Bot's opinion that it should restrict its review in UN cases (see previous blog).
(2) This is consistent with the General Court's approach to judicial review of autonomous sanctions against Iran, and indeed the General Court in Iran Transfo has said the same standard of review should apply to sanctions against Iranian proliferation and terrorism. Advocate General Bot has criticised this approach for being too intrusive and unrealistic in the context of Iran – see previous blog – there are a large number of Iranian appeals pending in the ECJ on this point. However, it may be less consistent with with the Court's arguably less rigorous review of the evidential basis for other types of sanctions – see eg previous blogs on Ivory Coast and Tunisia cases.
(3) The judgment underlines the importance for applicants of submitting evidence refuting reasons for their designation.
(4) The ECJ did not follow the Advocate General's view that the existence of the UN Ombudsperson for the 1267 list should result in a weaker intensity of review by the European court. The ECJ said the fact that the Ombudsperson still does not provide effective judial protection makes its review more essential. The ECJ regards effective protection as requiring a court declaration that an annulled measure never existed – see previous blogs on Abdulrahim and Ayadi. The ECJ does not say that the Ombudsperson reviewed the evidence and recommended that Mr Kadi be de-listed by the Security Council (which he was,just before the ECJ oral hearing – there is no discussion of the potential mootness of the appeals).
Closed material procedures in Luxembourg?
The ECJ said (not uncontroversially) that there can be no "overriding security considerations" that would preclude disclosure of security sensitive information to the Court (as opposed to the listed applicant). Accordingly, if the European institutions wish to withhold evidence from disclosure, the European Court must assess (a) whether the reasons for withholding disclosure are well founded (the Court does not say the applicant plays any part in that assessment) – if they are, the Court must apply "techniques" which accommodate legitimate security considerations and procedural rights (eg a summary of the evidence) – and (b) whether not disclosing the evidence to the listed party undermines its "probative value".
None of this applies to Kadi's case, since it was never suggested that security concerns would prevent disclosure of further evidence about his listing. The ECJ has made these comments while it is considering amending the General Court's rules of procedure to permit some form of closed material procedure – see previous blog. The potential impact such a procedure might have on rights of defence is illustrated by Mr Kadi's own continued OFAC listing in the USA, upheld by the DC Circuit on the basis of US classified material not shown to Mr Kadi. The ECJ judgment does not record same objections to closed procedures recently expressed by the Supreme Court in Bank Mellat – see previous blog – and the implications for rights of defence. It does not rule out the possibility that a person listed on the basis of a "suspicion" of involvement in terrorist activities could have his or her application for annulment decided on the basis of material he never sees.


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BALLS IN THE AIR! Meet The Chilean Playboy Playmate Who Claims She Had an Affair with Cristiano Ronaldo!
The Real Madrid's superstar soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo's womanizing ways have been exposed, as the sex symbol athlete didn't even find netting globally famous super model Irina Shayk to be enough to satisfy his lust for beautiful women!
According to a shocking expose in the Mexican tabloid Reforma, a Chilean Playboy Playmate named Daniella Chavez has been revealed as Ronaldo's alleged secret lover while he was still involved with the sensual Shayk! According to the report out of Mexico, the one thing that really attracted the best player in the world was, in the words of Chavez, because "he had never slept with a Playmate."
At least that's what he allegedly told her.
And allegedly, she believed it.
And allegedly, we're re-posting the claim.
And allegedly, no one here at our offices believes it's true. Nor that she believed it. But that's just an opinion.
"I met Cristiano in November 2014, in the United States. We had already talked by email and Skype," said Chavez.
"I just wanted to fulfill a dream and have sex with him. I love his body. He loved me, but the idea was not to show it."


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Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Busch Gardens® offers fun for the whole family. Whether it's feeling a rush aboard one of our thrill coasters, fulfilling an appetite for world-class dining and shopping, or making memories that will last a lifetime at one of our KIDsiderate® attractions, there's something to experience for everyone.
Spring into fun with KIDsiderate events for your little ones and explore culinary traditions from around the world at Busch Gardens' Food & Wine Festival this summer. Enjoy a spine-chilling fall at Howl-O-Scream® with haunted houses and terror-tories™ after dark. Then, return during the holidays and bask in the warmth of over eight million lights at Christmas Town™. Busch Gardens makes vacation planning as smooth as a trip down the park's Rhine River. Only here for the day? Check out our different ticket options for family fun.
Operating Schedule: Open select dates through January 1, 2018. Dates and times vary. Admission and parking are required.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An area suitable or used for camping.
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- n. A place where a tent may be or is pitched.
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- n. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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A great alternative to leashing your dog at a campsite is a portable outdoor exercise pen.
A boy and his father awaken early to watch the sunrise from their mountain campsite, but they begin to panic when the sky remains dark long into the afternoon.
The campsite is usually crowded all day long with friends and fans who want to stop by and relax in our FirstShowing. net Lounge.
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Our campsite is right on the shores of Lake Ontario.
He was referring to a campsite on a snowfield at the 10,000-foot level.
The campsite was the same, the smells were always familiar and the scenic train ride out there always made me excited.
There perched in a pitch pine in the middle of a campsite was a magnificent snowy owl.
My attitude on this subject was severely impacted by the Great Campout of 2002: I was 6 weeks pregnant, our campsite was a mile from the nearest bathroom, it rained for two days straight, there was so much water in our stupid tent that our air mattress was literally floating, and we had to cook over a stinky campfire.
Between it and our campsite were a variety of mushrooms, the most spectacular of which were Red Wax Caps (Hygrocybe coccinea).
There is nothing left from the former times but the surrounding hills and the views over the campsite are the same.