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The Kweneng District Council's controversial and costly acquisition of quad bikes has drawn further raised brows. Last year, the Council purchased quad bikes and motorcycles to be used by social welfare officers, community development officers and bylaw enforcement officers in their daily duties, during which they would ordinarily use vehicles. The initiative reportedly has seen some the officers' sizes taken with a view to having suitable riding gear ordered for them.
When the Sunday Standard initially broke the story last year, only quad bikes had been purchased, amid a brewing storm. The Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLHAWU) moved to formally object to their staff using this mode of transport. The union accused Council management of disregarding the labour laws as well as breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Policy adopted by the Council to reduce workplace accidents and risks as well as their obligation to create a safe working environment.
It further contended that the motorcycles would pose a serious risk, which could lead to its members being exposed to fatal accidents and severe weather conditions.
"You will recall that the use of bikes was previously stopped across the public sector, especially in the Ministry of Agriculture, after they were found to be causing fatal accidents at an alarming rate.
A typical example is of the former (and late) employee of Kweneng District Council who was involved in a quad bike accident while on duty, which nearly claimed her life," read a letter from Kudzani David, the union's Molepolole Branch Chairperson to the Council.
Under the current arrangement and as with all civil servants, the concerned class of employees is driven around in government vehicles.
The introduction of motorcycles means that they will drive themselves, something that the BLLHAWU said is "tantamount to forced labour" as these employees are being "overburdened with more responsibilities of driving without being compensated."
There is also the small matter of some of the employees not knowing how to ride motorcycles. The Sunday Standard newspaper learnt that the relevant officers were to be enrolled at the Botswana Police College in Otse for the requisite training. Either the union's concerns fell on deaf ears or an order for more bikes had already been put in and couldn't be cancelled. The bikes, whose total number is estimated at "more than 20 but less than 25" and about five quad bikes have arrived but are now collecting dust.
There was a time in the past when the officers would just grin and bear it and just ride the bikes. However, nowadays public sector unions are rich, evidently litigious AND can afford highly priced lawyers. If the Council were to force its employees to use the bikes, a court case would almost certainly ensue. The purchase comes amid the government's cost cutting initiatives that are increasingly becoming commonplace. In compliance with government policy and practice, the Sunday Standard reportedly sent a set of questions to the KDC's public relations department. According to the newspaper; a week later, the council had neither acknowledged receipt of the correspondence nor responded.
Reference: The Sunday Standard


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Responding to input from the motion picture and television production communities, Canon has announced a number of significant firmware upgrades for Cinema EOS and XF300/305 series cameras. The EOS C500 will receive some major enhancements while the EOS C100 and EOS C300 are both due to receive updates adding increased functionality and user improvements. Additionally, the XF305 and XF300 series cameras will receive GPS support and improved tele-converter capabilities. These updates are designed to extend image capture capabilities, increase operational convenience, enhance the versatility of recorded files and facilitate post-production workflow efficiency, particularly with regard to maintaining industry standard color values. Let's take a look at these new firmware updates for the Cinema EOS C100 Digital Video Camera.
With the ISO range of up to 80,000, the C100 image sensor will be more sensitive to light than ever before. Filmmakers in need of that extra boost can now record shots in low-light conditions where ambient light is at a premium or practically non-existent. This low-light option may help you get a shot you could have previously missed and is squarely one of those camera resources that's comforting to know you have – should you ever need it – in any extreme low-light circumstance. This gives the shooter more control and makes the camera even more versatile in dark situations.
This new feature allows for accessing the camera menus even if the Grip Unit is detached. This makes it possible to work with the camera – even in the most minimal of configurations – and still have access to the internal menus. Previously, the camera menus were only accessible through the joystick on the Grip Unit, but with this update, buttons on the rear of the camera under the built-in monitor can be assigned as follows: Button#1 – SET, Button#2 – UP, Button#4 – LEFT, Button#5 – DOWN, Button#6 – RIGHT.
Users will now be able to manually shift the magnification location to one of 25 different locations using the joystick. Previously, the EOS C100 allowed only for magnification to the center of the frame. Now, the user will be able to select and magnify to precise areas of the frame where focus is most critical, even if it's off-center.
The lock setting on the Key Lock now makes it possible to lock all operations, including the record button. This helps prevent accidental operation or changing of any functions assigned to external buttons and dials. Previously, the Key Lock position locked everything except record.
This new firmware upgrade will add Peripheral Lens Correction for an additional 14 new EF lenses including the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x, the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, the EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM, and seven of the new Canon CN-E series cinema lenses including the CN-E 15.5-47mm T2.8 L and CN-E 30-105mm T2.8 L S compact cinema zooms, the CN-E 14mm T3.1 L F cinema prime, CN-E 50mm T1.3 L F and CN-E 85mm T1.3 L F cinema primes, the CN-E 24mm T1.5 L F cinema prime, and the CN-E 135mm T2.2 L F cinema prime. This valuable lens correction feature maintains even illumination from corner to corner across the image and virtually eliminates vignetting or any unevenness of light.
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Cat Creek Restaurants
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain - Advertise your foodie place for free in the town of Cat Creek.
Cat Creek, MT has one of the widest choices of restaurants, of a region its extent, in the whole of the United States. Just about 50% of the restaurants in Cat Creek are full-service restaurants with 75% of the others offering some degree of assistance. The additional restaurants inCat Creek are primarily drinking places and caterers that suggest a number of in-house foodstuff.
Full-service restaurants in Cat Creek have a tendency to put forward several menu types, as well as appetizers, salads, side dishes, desserts, and more drinks, with quite a few choices contained by each kind. Chefs and cooks will organize the items to order, ranging from grilling a hamburger to organize a more intricate and erudite menu item. Waiters and waitresses offer table service in comfortable surroundings. Patrons increasingly be fond of dining at mid-scale or children friendly restaurants, typically operated by a large chain. By contrast, regulars at the enhanced Cat Creek dining places be inclined to search for a pleasant tone with deftly prepared gastronomy and leisurely, skilled service. Although chains are a main segment of the restaurant business, a lot of patrons in Cat Creek prefer dining in unchained owned as well as locally operated restaurants.
The most general style of a limited-service restaurant in Cat Creek, MT is a franchised operation of a countrywide restaurant chain selling fast food. Like elsewhere, these restaurants in Cat Creek includes a set menu, the lack of waitresses and waiters and an emphasis on purity and a resourceful service. Menu ranges will suggest narrow variety and are geared up by the workforce with token cooking or food-management skills. Food typically is served in disposable take-out containers that keep the food's heat, allowing restaurants to make ready meals in advance of clients' requirements. A growing amount of fast-food restaurants in Cat Creek, MT are now providing drive-through and walk-up services.
Restaurants are the most prevalent and recognizable industry in the USA. The best restaurants, especially the greatest restaurants in Cat Creek, MT offer
- Newly prepared food focused on community favourites
- Menu choices with the intention of suiting everybody in the family unit
- Helpful and motivated employees that smile!
- Cleanliness
- Each and every one of the list above at an affordable cost!
The community in Cat Creek are well documented for their fondness of restaurants that offer something that alternative restaurants do not have and they like establishments where the people operating the business there actually like what they are doing.
The community in Cat Creek are looking for restaurants that make you feel good subsequent to eating there.
The clients attracted to restaurants in Cat Creek fluctuate according to numerous factors, including the kind of food served, cost, locality and the marketplace the restaurant is meant for.
To attract inhabitants in Cat Creek, MT you need to focus on
- High-earning persons or families with a sizeable amount of disposable wages but inadequate moment in which to use it. This purchaser group includes the mounting number of single householders, as well as dual-wages family groups.
- Trade people on cost accounts to boost lunchtime custom plus evening meals. The importance of this market frequently tends to follow the wider fluctuations in resident companies.
- Holidaymakers are important for a lot of restaurants in the locale. Bear in mind that visitor figures to Cat Creek rise and fall according to the seasons, and winter, specifically, may see poorer trading.
- Working women. Married women undertake more than sixty percent of all household chores, consequently easy access to meals is welcomed as one fewer task to partake. Cost tends to be a substantial issue affecting the choice of this grouping, alongside the quality of the food.
- Children. The influence of offspring has fashioned a considerable market unit that impacts on family choice for meals. This has been easily chosen by the hefty conglomerates who, led by the burger chains, target children through their marketing.
- Grazers. As lifestyles have changed, the established 3 meals a day have been replaced by a tendency to graze or eat on the hoof. Convenience plays a significant part in this group's choice of venue.
- The appearance of a sizeable ensemble of retired people with a higher level of disposable income and increased leisure time. Study indicates that this set tends to eat out during the day as a leisure interest.
If you are starting a restaurant in Cat Creek, MT you should
- Classify the most excellent place in order to charm passing business. If you are planning to rely on word of mouth and put together your trade over a very sustained period, location will play a significant fragment in the eventual success of your dealings.
- Settle down into your working routine (and make sure your employees are familiar with their chores!) and then request reviewers from the Cat Creek media to carry out a restaurant assessment - a superior appraisal is liable to boost regional attraction in your enterprise.
- Make sure you're listed in inhabitant food and restaurant guides. This will mean enrolling with the Cat Creek tourist guides and this will also help attract public from farther afield from the direct district.
- Broadcast in publications read by your intended viewers. Cat Creekbusiness magazines and newspapers commonly put forward moderately priced marketing space.
- Stand out from the competition by selecting an exclusive illustration or theme and applying it to your decoration, workers uniforms, crockery and cutlery, and menus.
- Advertise diverse audiences depending on the time of the day or season of the year. Mutually daytime and evening menus may perhaps be provided, with on a daily basis specials presented to contrast the repetitive bill of fare.
- Use special offers to boost trade during inactive times, with mid-afternoon bargains for students and older diners, and special children's menus presented to appeal to families. Christmas is a significant phase for most restaurants, because it offers the prospect to encourage trade by means of corporate parties and can be an initiation to your restaurant for likely new clients who possibly will come back throughout the rest of the year.
As word-of-mouth publicity is of the maximum value for Cat Creek restaurants, it is essential that your client service should always be dutiful, without delay and courteous!
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Are you planning for an Indian Wedding? It does not matter whether one is a foreign bride or an Indian bride; a true Indian wedding is full of glamour and calls for extravagant style. In short it can be said that an Indian wedding is not only colorful, yet it contains a twist of magnificence and elegance.
So when plan for an Indian wedding, one needs to keep in mind that everything should be perfect and should be at par with Indian tradition. Starting from wedding jewellery Toronto to bridal outfits, all should be in synch with Indian tradition. Care should be taken to pair right set of jewellery with the attire. Or else, the whole effort of getting dressed up can go in vain. For best result, it would be wise for brides-to-be to take the advice of bridal consultants.
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Many foreign brides are unsure about what kind of trinkets they should wear for different ceremonies. If the brides-to-be want to become the cynosure of everyone's eye, they should try to look unique. For this reason, every bride-to-be should try to select different pieces of bridal ornaments. While some bride-to-be prefers to go for traditional family heirlooms; others prefer to go for brand new trinkets that are readily available with wedding jewellery Toronto stores.
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Meenakari: This form of trinket found its root to Rajasthan royalty. The trinkets are not only colorful but the metal surface is bedecked with peacock or flower motif. Stones are first set before they are covered with heat resistant colors.\
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We present a series of Illustrations of this new and profitable industry in our Colonial Dominion of South Africa. They are from photographs by Mr. C. J. Aldham, of Grahamstown, late chief operator to Messrs. Hill and Saunders. They were taken on the estate of Mr. A. Douglass, near Grahamstown, who was the originator of ostrich farming, and is the largest ostrich proprietor. Ten years ago, Mr. Douglass obtained three wild birds, and afterwards eight more. As soon as he found they would lay in confinement, he began his experiments in artificial hatching. This attempt met with but little success for three years, till he invented the patent incubator, the success of which has become renowned. By its means he has increased the eleven birds to 900, and these and others becoming dispersed throughout the colony have made ostrich farming, next to wool and diamonds, the most important industry of South Africa.
Mr. Anthony Trollope's recently published book on "South Africa " in two volumes Messrs. Chapman and Hall, publishers), contains the following description:
I was taken from Grahamstown to see an ostrich farm about fifteen miles distant. The establishment belongs to Mr. Douglass, who is I believe, among the ostrich farmers of the colony about the most successful ; and who was, if not the first, the first who did the work on a large scale. He is, moreover, the patentee for an egg-hatching machine, or incubator, which is now in use among many of the feather-growers of the district. Mr. Douglass occupies about 1200 acres of rough ground, formerly devoted to sheep farming. The country around was all used not long since as sheep walks, but seems to have so much deteriorated by changes in the grasses as to be no longer profitable for that purpose. But it will feed ostriches.
"At this establishment I found about 300 of those birds, which, taking them all round, young and old, were worth about £30 a piece. Each bird fit for plucking gives two crops of feathers a year, and produces on the average feathers to the value of £15 per annum. The creatures feed themselves unless when sick or young, and live upon the various bushes and grasses of the land. The farm is divided out into paddocks, and, with those which are breeding, one cock with two hens occupies each paddock. The young birds- for they do not breed till they are three years old – or those which are not paired, run in flocks of thirty or forty each. They are subject to diseases, which, of course, require attention, and are apt to damage themselves, sometimes breaking their own bones, and getting themselves caught in the wire fences. Otherwise, they are hardy brutes, which can stand much heat and cold, can do for long periods without water, require no delicate feeding, and give, at existing prices, ample returns for the care bestowed upon them.
"But, nevertheless, ostrich farming is a precarious venture. The birds are of such value, a full-grown bird in perfect health being worth as much as £75, that there are of course risks of great loss. And I doubt whether the industry has, as yet, existed long enough for those who employ it to know all its conditions. The two great things to do are to hatch the eggs, and then to pluck or cut the feathers, sort them, and send them to market. I think I may say that ostrich farming without the use of an incubator can never produce great results. The birds injure their feathers by sitting, and at every hatching lose two months. There is, too, great uncertainly as to the number of young birds which will be produced, and much danger as to the fate of the young bird when hatched. An incubator seems to be a necessity for ostrich farming. Surely, no less appropriate word was ever introduced into the language, for it is a machine expressly invented to render unnecessary the process of incubation. The farmer who devotes himself to artificial hatching provides himself with an assortment of dummy eggs, consisting of eggshells blown and filled with sand, and with these successsfully allures the hens to lay. The animals are so large, and the ground is so open, that there is but little difficulty in watching them and in obtaining the eggs. As each egg is worth nearly £5, I should think that they would be open to much theft when the operation becomes more general, but as yet there has not come up a market for the receipt of stolen goods. When found, they are brought to the head-quarters, and kept till the vacancy occurs for them in the machine.
"The incubator is a low ugly piece of deal furniture standing on four legs, perhaps eight or nine feet long. At each end there two drawers, in which the eggs are laid with a certain apparatus of flannel; and these drawers, by means of screws beneath them, are raised and lowered to the extent of two or three inches. The drawer is lowered when it is pulled out, and is capable of receiving a certain number of eggs; I saw , I think fifteen in one. Over the drawers and along the top of the whole machine there is a tank filled with hot water and the drawer, when closed, is screwed up so as to bring the side of the egg in contact with the bottom of the tank. Hence comes the necessary warmth. Below the machine and in the centre of it a lamp or lamps are placed, which maintain the heat that is required. The eggs lie in the drawer for six weeks, and then the bird is brought out.
"All this is simple enough, and yet the work of hatching is most complicated and requires not only care, but a capacity of tracing results which is not given to all men. The ostrich turns her egg frequently, so that each side of it may receive due attention. The ostrich farmer must therefore turn his eggs. This he does about three times a day. A certain amount of moisture is required, as in nature moisture exudes from the sitting bird. The heat must be moderated according to circumstances, or the yolk becomes glue and the young bird is choked. Nature has to be followed most minutely, and must be observed and understood before it can be followed. And when the time for birth comes on, the ostrich farmer must turn midwife and delicately assist the young one to open it's shell, having certain instruments for the purpose. And when he has performed his obstetrical operations, he must become a nursing mother to the young progeny, who can by no means walk about and get his living in his earliest days. The little chickens in our farmyards seem to take the world very easily; but they have their mother's wings, and we as yet hardly know all the assistance which is thus given to them. But the ostrich farmer must know enough to keep his young ones alive, or he will soon be ruined; for each bird when hatched is supposed to be worth £10. The ostrich farmer must take upon himself all the functions of the ostrich mother, and must know all that instinct has taught her, or he will hardly be successful.
" The birds are plucked before they are a year old, and I think that no one as yet knows the limit of age to which they will live and be plucked. I saw birds which had been plucked for sixteen years, and were still in high feather. When the plucking time has come, the necessary number of birds are enticed by a liberal display of mealies - as maize or Indian corn is called in South Africa into a pen, one side of which is movable. The birds will go willingly after mealies, and will run about their paddocks after any one they see, in the expectation of these delicacies. When the pen is full, the movable side is run in, so that the birds are compressed together beyond the power of violent struggling. They cannot spread their wings, or make the dart forward which is customary to them when about to kick. Then men go in among them, and, taking up their wings, pluck or cut their feathers. Both processes are common, but the former I think is most so, as being the more profitable. There is a heavier weight to sell when the feather is plucked; and the quill begins to grow again at once, whereas the process is delayed when nature is called upon to eject the stump. I did not see the thing done, but I was assured that the little notice taken by the animal of the operation may be accepted as proof that the pain, if any, is slight. I leave this question to the decision of naturalists and anti vivisectors.
" The feathers are then sorted into various lots ; the white primary outside rim from under the bird's wing being by far the most valuable being sold, as I have said before, at a price as high as £25 a pound. The sorting does not seem to be a difficult operation, and is done by coloured men. The produce is then packed in boxes, and sent down to be sold at Port Elizabeth by auction.
" As far as I saw, all labour about the place was done by black men, except that which fell to the lot of the owner and two or three young men who were with him, and were learning the work under his care. These were men who lived each in his own hut but with his wife and family. They received 26s. a month and their diet, which consisted of two pounds of meat and two pounds of mealies a day each. The man himself could not eat this amount of food, but would no doubt find it little enough with his wife and children. With this, he has permission to build his hut about the place, and to burn his master's fuel. He buys coffee if he wants from his master'store, and in his present condition generally does want it. When in his hut he rolls himself in his blanket, but when he comes out to his work attires himself in some more or less European attire, according to regulation" (The men whom Mr. Trollope saw working here were not Kaffirs, but Indian coolies.)
The Kaffir, is a good humoured fellow, but if occasion should arise he would probably be a rebel. On this very spot where I was talking to him, the master of this farm had felt himself compelled during the last year 1876, to add a couple of towers to his house, so that in the event of an attack he might be able to withdraw his family from the reach of shot, and have a guarded platform from whence to fire at his enemies. Whether or not the danger was near, as he thought it last year, I am unable to say; but there was the fact that he had found it necessary so to protect himself, only a few months since within twenty miles of Grahamstown ! Such absence of the feeling of security must of course be injurious, if not destructive to all industrial operations.
"I may add with regard to ostrich farming, that I have heard that 50 per cent per annum on the capital invested has been not uncommonly made. But I have heard also that all the capital invested has not unfrequently been lost. It must be regarded as a precarious business, and one which requires special adaptation in the person who conducts it. And to this must be added the fact that it depends entirely on a freak of fashion. Wheat and wool, cotton and coffee, leather and planks, men will certainly continue to want; and of these things the value will undoubtedly be maintained by competition for their possession. But ostrich feathers may become a drug; when the nursemaid affects them, the Duchess will cease to do so"
Our first Illustration is a view of Heatherton Towers, the residence of Mr. A. Douglass in the Fish River Valley, eighteen miles from Grahamstown.
The house is built, as Mr. Anthony Trollope remarks, so as with very little work to be converted into a fort, in the event of a Kaffir insurrection
Our next view is the scene of mustering the birds, which run in flocks in large inclosures.
The one where our view is taken is 3000 acres, with a troop of 240 birds in it. Here, once a week, they are all hunted up by men on horseback armed with large boughs of thorn, to keep the birds off, as many are very savage, and their kick is dangerous. One will be observed in front, with pack horse, loaded with Indian corn. to lead them
Another Illustration is a view of birds drinking; although the ostrich can, live for months without water, he thrives much better with it.
The incubating room is shown in one of our Illustrations
It is a large building so constructed as not to be affected by change of weather. Here several incubators are at work; in one an egg can be seen just broken through. On the top of the machines are the birds' sleeping places, all heated. The drawers are represented as when lowered and drawn out, to show them; when again pushed in, they are lifted and fastened by large screws beneath them.
In another Illustration, Mr. Douglass, is represented in the act of helping a weakly bird out of its shell.
By certain signs discovered by himself it can be told to an hour when the bird is ready, but it often happens that the bird cannot pierce the shell, and unless helped would die.
We also give an Illustration of the feather room.
We are informed that the birds are plucked twice a year that is, the tail and the primary wing feathers, which are the only white feathers, are plucked, and the secondary wing feathers, which are the long black feathers. These are all that are taken from bird. In this room the feathers are sorted into various qualities, tied up in bunches, and packed in cases ready for shipment to London.
Another Illustration shows a Coolie with his lot of young birds.
It should be explained that to each lot of about thirty birds a man is told off, who from sunrise to sunset goes about in the lucerne fields with them, cutting up the lucerne for them or breaking bones for them, and finding them gravel and water. They become immensely attached to their nurse. We are informed, contrary to Mr. Trollope's statement that on this estate Coolies from India are employed, being so much more reliable than Kaffirs
Another Illustration shows a bird sitting on her nest.
The hen sits by day and the cock by night, except in wet weather, when the cock will remain on day and night, being evidently afraid to trust his wife.
Our last Illustration is one of "the find"
It is often a serious matter to find the nests, the bird is in anger at being disturbed, and, if a male bird, would soon send horse and rider flying to escape his furious kicks.
©John Weedy - July 2003
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All anabolic steroids suppress natural testosterone production. However, the rate of suppression often varies greatly from one steroid to the next. Although it does suppress natural testosterone production, Primobolan's rate of suppression is much less dramatic than many anabolic steroids. In a therapeutic plan, it is actually possible to keep the total rate of suppression below 50%. This could be low enough to keep some from falling into a low level condition despite the reduction. However, performance level doses will be another story. Dramatic suppression is all but assured with such doses making the inclusion of exogenous testosterone extremely important. Men who do not include exogenous testosterone will more than likely fall into a low testosterone condition. Not only does this carry numerous possible bothersome symptoms, it is extremely unhealthy. Women, despite needing testosterone will not have a need for exogenous therapy when using Primobolan.
Once the use of Primo and all anabolic steroids has come to an end, natural testosterone production will begin again. You will find this is one of the easiest steroids to recover from when it comes to testosterone production. Most men are encouraged to implement a Post Cycle Therapy (PCT) plan once use is discontinued. This will speed the recovery process up. It will, however, not return you to normal on its own. This will still take time. However, a PCT plan will ensure you have enough testosterone for proper bodily function while your levels continue to naturally rise. Those who do not implement a PCT plan, while they may recover it will take far longer. There's really no reason to forgo the PCT process if you're going to be off cycle for any decent length of time.
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Three Conference Titles | 20 All-Americans | One Individual National Champion
Swim teams win at Transylvania
The Centre swim teams competed in their second meet in as many days on November 16th, this time traveling to Lexington, Ky. to battle Transylvania. Both teams came away with wins, with the men winning 181-99 and the women winning 150-112.
On the men's side, the Colonels won both relay competitions. The team of juniors Wes McCrary (Winchester, Ky.) and Jess Pritchett (Louisville, Ky.) and freshmen Davis Hanna (Edgewood, Ky.) and Dustin Wahl (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won the 200-yard medley relay. McCrary and Pritchett were also part of the other winning relay team, joining senior James Leary (Atlanta, Ga.) and freshman Patrick Wells (Louisville, Ky.) to win the 200-yard freestyle relay.
In individual events, there was one double winner as freshman Ross Wilson (Lexington, Ky.) swept the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly. There were also relay winners that won individual events, as Wes McCrary won the 50-yard freestyle and James Leary won the 100-yard freestyle. The Colonels also won both diving competitions, as sophomore Alex Wermeling (Lexington, Ky.) won at one meter, while two-time SAA Men's Diver of the Week Travis Adams (Shelbyville, Ky.) won at three meters.
The Centre women won one relay race at Transylvania. The team of senior Clark Weber (Louisville, Ky.), junior Hadley Judson (Atlanta, Ga.), sophomore Kirsten Larson (Taylor Mill, Ky.) and freshman Chloe Peterson (Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.) won the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Sophomore Kristen Holliday (Newark, Del.) picked up where she left off in the Colonels' home meet against Rhodes from the previous day, once again winning three events in one meet as she took home first place in the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly as well as the 200-yard individual medley. There was one other multiple event winner as junior Danielle Wahl (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won the 500-yard freestyle and set a Transy pool record in winning the 1000-yard freestyle. Hadley Judson finished first in the 200-yard freestyle to round out the winning performances from the Colonels.
The Centre swim teams will be traveling to Indianapolis, Ind. to compete in the annual House of Champions meet on November 22-24.


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Grim Leaper #1
- Story by
- Kurtis J. Wiebe
- Art by
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- Colors by
- Aluisio C. Santos
- Letters by
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- Cover by
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- Publisher
- Image Comics
"Grim Leaper" #1 is a hilarious and surprisingly gory romantic comedy. After dying one too many times, a troubled young man is on the clock to find a meaningful purpose in life.
Whenever Lou Collins dies, he suddenly wakes up in a stranger's body. Sometimes, he comes back to life as a handsome, muscular man named Blake. Never in control, the next body he leaps into is an overweight and balding Paul Daniels. Even after cheating death so many times, Lou is absolutely scared of how he is going to die. He has to suffer a gruesome demise, usually with his head being chopped off. Resurrecting from the dead is a painfully intense experience.
If you enjoyed "Green Wake" and "Peter Panzerfaust," you will not be disappointed with Kurtis J. Wiebe's stellar writing. While keeping the pace moving, Wiebe never deviates from the protagonist's first person narration, which dives into Lou's mind, letting the readers understand where he is coming from. After dying and resurrecting, Lou is just wasting his time and his potential. He wanders aimlessly around with no purpose. He has made nothing of himself, which is why he can be lazy as Paul and have meaningless one-night stands through Blake.
Artist AluÃsio C. Santos definitely keeps the reader's eyes glued to the pages with his bright colors. Through close-ups and medium shots, Santos captures a lonely guy grasping at straws, trying to find a connection with someone. Santos then shocks readers with these well-drawn and intense horrific sequences. Santos does this once in a splash page, and the next in slow motion. This is the type of imagery aimed to provoke a response.
"Grim Leaper" #1 is a different kind of romantic comedy where people end up being decapitated. Lou Collins hasn't made the most out of life, even after cheating death thirteen times. Lou has no intention of living a meaningful life until he meets Ella. Now that he has a reason to stay alive, death is always lurking around the corner. Kicking off to a great start, eager readers should not miss out on this four-part miniseries. You definitely want to stick around for Wiebe's great writing, and Santos' colorful artwork in "Grim Leaper."


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These remarks are not only deeply offensive, but incitement such as this hurts the cause of peace. As we move forward to relaunch peace negotiations, it is important that actions by people on all sides help to advance our effort, not hinder it.
Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
PA source: Even Israel stopped paying attention to Rabbi Yosef
Ynet News
It is both understandable and not entirely unexpected that the US State Department should come out with a condemnation of the remarks of Rav Ovadiah Yosef:
But the condemnation does raise the issue of what Rav Yosef and Abbas have in common--and what sets them apart.
Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef denounced upcoming peace talks with the Palestinians, which are set to start September 2 in Washington, and called for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to "perish from this world," Army Radio reported overnight Saturday.
"Abu Mazen and all these evil people should perish from this world," Rabbi Ovadia was quoted as saying during his weekly sermon at a synagogue near his Jerusalem home. "God should strike them with a plague, them and these Palestinians."
The Shas spiritual leader also called the Palestinians "evil, bitter enemies of Israel" during his speech, which is not the rabbi's first sermon to spark controversy.
What they have in common of course is incitement--and
Israel Behind The News has been coming out with reports of of Palestinian incitement since last year:
Palestinian Media Watch also has been keeping track of incitement of hate by Abbas and the PA.
In May, Itamar Marcus presented on Capitol Hill his report, From Terrorists to Role Models: The Palestinian Authority's Institutionalization of Incitement which reported on the Palestinian Authority policy of naming schools, streets, sporting events, summer camps and ceremonies after terrorists.
In addition, PMW also issued reports on incitement for May and June.
One might have thought that institutionalized hate in the West Bank might be considered something of an impediment to forwarding the peace process--but if it is, neither Crowley nor anyone else in the Obama administration are letting on.
Which brings us to what separates Rav Yosef and Abbas--only one of them has actively and publicly pushed for peace. And we both know that description does not fit Abbas.
But it does fit Rav Yosef. From Wikipedia:
Despite his controversial public comments, Rabbi Yosef has long been a distinguished rabbinical authority advocating peace negotiations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and has done so since the late 1980s. His main justification is the halakhic principle of Pikuach Nefesh, in which all the Jewish commandments (excluding adultery, idolatry, and murder) are put on hold if a life is put in danger. Using an argument first articulated by the late American rabbinical leader Joseph Soloveitchik, Rabbi Yosef claims that the Arab-Israeli conflict endangers human lives, thereby meeting the above criteria and overruling the priority of commandments pertaining to settling the land of Israel. Therefore, Israel is permitted — even obligated if saving lives is a definitive outcome — to make serious efforts to reach a peace settlement as well as to make arrangements to properly protect its citizens. Rabbi Yosef first applied the Pikuach Nefesh principle to Israel's conflicts with its neighbors in 1979, when he ruled that this argument granted Israel authority to return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. Some claimed, however, that the ruling was also motivated by Rabbi Yosef's desire to oppose his Ashkenazi colleague, Rabbi Shlomo Goren.When and where has Abbas ever publicly--and in Arabic--actively pushed for peace and showed a willingness to make concessions to make peace possible?
Using this precedent, Rabbi Yosef instructed Shas to join Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's government coalition, and later that of Ehud Barak as well. However, Shas abstained on Oslo I and voted against the Oslo II agreement. Furthermore, as Oslo stalled and relations between Israelis and Palestinians began to deteriorate, and particularly following the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Rabbi Yosef and the party pulled "rightward", supporting the Likud. (Hat tip: Boker Tov, Boulder)
Crowley's statement is just one more reminder of how distant a real peace is in the Middle East--and why.
Also check out Barry Rubin's What Threatens Peace: A Mountain of Hate or A Few Nasty Words?
UPDATE: CAMERA points out The Incitement Double Standard: Ovadia Yosef vs PA Leadership:
On Saturday (Aug. 28), a sermon by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas party, in which he dubbed Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas "evil" and called on God to strike "these Ishmaelites and Palestinians with a plague, these evil haters of Israel," sparked intensive media coverage. Major media outlets such as the New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Boston Globe, Daily Telegraph and Irish Times all covered the incident, some dedicating entire stories to it.Technorati Tag: Rav Ovadiah Yosef and Abbas and Mideast Peace Talks.
In contrast, a week and a half earlier, on Wednesday Aug. 18, when Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad honored one of the planners of the Sept. 5, 1972 Munich Massacre, in which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered, and not one of these media outlets had a word to say.
There couldn't be a starker illustration of the media's double standard when it comes to reporting Israeli versus Palestinian incitement.


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Arvind Swamy-Amala Paul sail to Maldives
Arvind Swamy has been literally busy with lots of projects, which is staged at different levels of production. The actor has been getting through the most fascinating part of his career phase, where his selection of scripts and roles are really convincing. The actor is now close on the heels of completing his next film 'Bhaskar Oru Rascal'. As known earlier, the film is a remake of yesteryear Malayalam hit movie 'Bhaskar the Rascal' that starred Mammootty and Nayantara in lead roles. Siddiqui who helmed the original version is wielding megaphone for this project. While Amala Paul is playing the female lead role in this film, others in the cast includes Nasser, Soori, Robo Shankar, Ramesh Khanna, Siddique and actress Meena daughter Nainika of Theri fame.
The film's shoot will wrap up with a beautiful song to be shot across the backdrops of Maldives and entire team will be leaving Chennai on August 27.
The official announcements pertaining to the film's audio launch and theatrical release will be made shortly in time.


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We have received 1000+ Cloudskipper feedback message in the past few weeks. Most of these have been feature requests which we're working hard to fulfill. Since you guys took the time to share with us your thoughts, we figure we should in turn share the results (so far) with you.
We don't have a counting machine, so we just did keyword searches in our mailbox and the results were a little different than we expected. Here's a rundown of the top 5 feature requests:
- Playlist editing
- EQ / equalizer
- album art finder / downloader
- folder support & management
- landscape layout
Based on your feedback, we re-prioritized our efforts. For example, playlist editing was an overwhelming favorite and we got that pushed out last week.
EQ was kind of a surprise – requests really ramped up in the past two weeks. We've been working on EQ support this week and hope to have something out in the next few days. We've hit a few snags along the way. For example, it turns out all apps share the same AudioEffects and not all apps remember to release control when they're not in use… which took a good part of Thursday to figure out =P
Album art is another big one – almost as big as EQ – and will be next. It's a double-dip resolution. There's some careless math in the Android media library that results in tiny, nasty album art. That's why every decent music player has to roll their own album art system (and downloader).
Folder support and landscape layout will follow. We're thinking landscape layout (and tablet layouts) will probably be the 2.0 release.
There's a ton of ideas coming from you guys. Here's a partial list of more feature requests we've received:
- add to queue
- lyrics
- player controls in notification bar
- genres, audiobooks, podcasts, recently played
- list sorting (date, alphabetical, album artist)
- ignore specific folders setting
- smaller mini player / player for smaller phones
- customizing the control bar buttons (different types of share, rwd, ffwd, & search buttons)
- more widgets (with album art)
- car mode / car widget
- night mode
- custom colors / themes
- more stable lock screen
- customizing the lock screen action buttons (audio recorder, phone)
- repeat & shuffle on the lock screen / widget
- lock screen album art / background art
- swipe controls on lock screen
- override volume buttons to do prev / next
- shake to skip
- swipe player controls in fullscreen player
- sleep mode / alarm clock
- ratings
- ID3 tag editing
- move to SD
- share via email, SMS, Bluetooth
- Facebook / Twitter templates
- Google +
- share song lyrics
- shared YouTube video search & confirm
- info links (Wikipedia)
- music downloader
- mono output (for one-earbud runners)
- .dcf, dolby, 5.1 sound & other music formats
Our next update (with EQ) will be out in a few days and will have a few of these in there.
Thanks everyone for your feedback! Keep the ideas coming =)
K, that's it for now. Back to work…


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It seems like Star Wars is more popular than ever or maybe it has always been like that. Artists are very often using Star Wars characters to create a unique piece of art, and today you can almost get anything that has a Star Wars motive, whether it is clothing, sculptures or furniture. Now you can get Star Wars rings made out of bronze.
They cost around $15 and you can choose between Yoda, Darth Vader and Boba Fett. It will probably soon be on most fashion bloggers' sites, and maybe you will be lucky to find them on sale in some flea market. Maybe they got a special Star Wars power, and the Force is with you?
One thing is for sure, the Star Wars Bronze Rings are definitely badass and fashionable at the same time. If you are a Star Wars fan, you should definitely take a look at this custom made R2-D2 PC Case Mod or maybe the brilliant Millennium Falcon Bed.


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SAVOY, Ill. (AP) -- The shock of sharp gas-price increases is hitting motorists across Illinois.
University of Illinois professor Mike Biehl felt it on Friday as the total on the gas pump he used to fill his SUV hit $78. Biehl was filling up in Savoy just outside Champaign as he prepared to head to St. Louis. In the Chicago suburb of Romeoville 65-year-old Willa Watkins said she paid $65 to fill her tank. Last week it cost her $50.
AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Illinois jumped 33 cents the last week to $3.93. The average price in Chicago was $4.26.
Charles Forbis of Champaign drives for a living and said he has no choice but to pay. But away from work he's choosing not to drive.


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Monday, October 31, 2011
The Great Pumpkin
6 comments:
- Rebecca said...
Love the pumpkin and costumes. Alas this year I'm just not up to carving the pumpkins we bought and my husband just doesn't have the time. Maybe next year. Have fun getting candy!
- October 31, 2011 at 5:34 PM
- bunny said...
Oh the insane cuteness! Can he just wear the yoda had all year round? And oh my, you gots some punkin' carving skills! (I ceaned FOUR pumpkins this year, and BLECH! But at least I had the sense to finally realize I can wear rubber gloves.)
- November 1, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Trinity said...
Dying. From. The. Adorableness.
Happy Halloween, nerds! :)
- November 1, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- ASP said...
Nice job on the pump-kin! We would've carved some except for the asshole squirrels basically chewed holes in every single one. Great costume too! Jackson is such a little cutie pie!
- November 1, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- hope4joy said...
Holy shit. The dog's costume almost made me choke on my lunch! Jakson is adorable as Yoda and your pumpkin rocks.
- November 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Adorable Yoda!
And masters of pumpkin carving you nerds are.
Hope you had fun.
- November 3, 2011 at 4:25 PM


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Model: Bryn Mastin
Makeup: Sal Vasquez
Photography: Stephanie Shar
Editing: Liesel Kopp
This shoot took place on April 21, 2011 in Huntington Beach, CA.
Click here for a previously posted behind-the-scenes look.
WOW - Bryn is so amazingly beautiful! You did a great job with the photos Steph!! Tell Bryn "Hello! for me! :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos, Stephanie! You did a great job, she looks amazing.ReplyDelete
I remember you posting up the photos from behind the scenes. The finished photos look amazingReplyDelete
she is so pretty!
Steph, if you don't get gigs off those pictures I don't know what will!! You did such a great job and I can't thank you enough! You are an amazing woman and friend. I love that we are both helping each other reach our goals, but I guess that's what true friends do, right?! :) I am grateful to have you in my life!!
Wow those are great photos. I wish I had a rocking body like that!
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gorgeous shots!! she's stunning and i love the way the photographs turned out. =)ReplyDelete
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First, you've got to clear your head. Because your head just keeps saying things that aren't true. Well they are true most of the times you're saying them. But sometimes like last Wednesday, they aren't true. That was the day I saw the biggest, most beautiful butterfly I'd ever seen….
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At the Frick
It's been a while, but I can't not post anymore. Please take a moment to visit the Bacopa Literary Review Editors' Blog and read the post for today put up by Mary Bast, the Bacopa Literary Review Editor-in-Chief. My story "Eva" was published in the 2016 issue and was the 2016 Fiction Runner-up Prize Winner. Mary's been very gracious and generous in her comments to me about the story, and now she's taken them public. I know it's not nice to boast, but I feel very honored to have a blog post about my work that starts with the mention of Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient), Alice Walker (The Color Purple), Russell Banks (The Sweet Hereafter) and Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale ). And then while you're there, don't just look at today's post. Spend some time looking around. It will be time well spent.
And now for something different…
The pigeons in the picture are not at the Frick. They're part of a fountain at a former convent that now houses a school of art in San Antonio. The Frick is an art museum in New York. The poem below is a repost from a few years back.
At the Frick
In the museum, the bronze statuary,
Small enough to be held in hand, excites
You. The artist's craft, his love of form both
Transparent, his hand invisible, his soul,
Poured like liquid stone, became these figures,
And we become the air through which they move.
Yet in a poem, I could give you more
Than these perfect bodies. I could give you
All of their warmth, all of their hue, and more.
I can give you the sun in a blue room,
Balconies with no way down, salt-laced rhythms
Of tides, sea birds unreachable. But still
I can never see nor feel in the cold
Dead bronze the things you see, the things you feel.
Originally published in A Matter of Mind, Foothills Publishing, 2004.
© copyright 2004, 2015, 2017 Joseph Saling and The New Word Mechanic Blog.
All rights reserved.
Am I still blocked? Maybe, but I don't think so.
I have some writer friends that I know will recognize an exchange similar to this:
"You should get out if these dreary rooms, Henry. They're half the reason you're blocked."
"Am I blocked? I'd just thought of myself as a slow typist."
"What do you do, hit the space bar once a day?"
John Updike in "Bech Panics" in Bech a Book (1970)
Just my way of saying, like I said in the comment on the last post, I'm coming back. Just watch this space. Things have happened.
Enjoy your day —
For a Few Days More
If you hurry…
…you can still catch my story "Fireflies" in the lead position of the July issue of The Bacon Review. Simply click on the title after reading the editor's comments on the left side of the front page. If you wait, you'll still be able to see it, but you'll need to go to the archives section of the The Bacon Review Web site. Whether you read the story now or later in the archives, there's space on the site for you to leave a comment. I'd like to know what you think.
In the meantime, enjoy Ennio Morricone's music.
A quote worth quoting
That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones.
Quoted on the Stories page at Carve Magazine, a fiction journal S and I just recently discovered. When you get to the site, read the stories. They are true gems filled with the right words. I'll have more to say about them later.


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Under the direction of the school principal, plans and provides for appropriate learning experiences for secondary school students in the JROTC curriculum. Instructs and supervises students in a variety of school-related settings. Monitors and evaluates student outcomes. Performs other duties as assigned.
Instructs cadets in the JROTC curriculum during the school year. Develops short and long range plans for achieving curriculum goals, gathers appropriate materials, establishes clear objectives for lessons, and formulates appropriate lesson plans.
Meets and instructs assigned classes at designated locations and times. Maintains a safe and orderly learning environment.
Recruits cadets and provides appropriate counseling to cadets enrolled in JROTC programs. Evaluates student progress and submits necessary government reports on a timely basis.
Plans and implements instructional programs that adhere to system wide goals and priorities and meet the needs, interests, and abilities of students.
Coordinates, plans and executes duties and responsibilities in conjunction with the BCPS JROTC Facilitator, and respective military service regional managers/directors.
Organizes, supervises and participates in extracurricular activities for JROTC cadets to include color guard, drill teams and other special activities.
Maintains knowledge of current professional military standards, including physical fitness requirements.
Creates an instructional environment that is conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of cadets.
Communicates standards, achievements, and deficiencies to students and parents. Meets with students and parents.
Maintains complete and accurate student academic, attendance, and disciplinary records. Maintains JROTC student records as required by military service regulations and local policies. Monitors and assesses students' academic progress.
Oversees the appropriate use and care of textbooks, instructional materials, uniforms, facilities, and equipment.
Collaborates with school administrators, other teachers, paraeducators, parents, and community members in the education of students.
Attends staff meetings. Serves on various committees.
Education, Training, and Experience
Must be a retired officer or a United States Military Service Non-Commissioned Officer. Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate of Arts or Bachelor's degree is preferred. A bachelor's degree is required for Senior JROTC Instructors. Must meet the minimum qualifications and standards required by the appropriate military branch.
Licenses and Certificates
Must be certified as an instructor by their respective military service branch.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of the principles and practices of military training. Knowledge of effective instructional techniques. Knowledge of instructional materials and equipment.
Skill in instructing students. Skill in supervising students and managing behavior. Skill in preparing and implementing lesson plans. Skill in communicating with students, their parents, administrators, and others.
Knowledge of and skill in the use of computers including word processing, database, spreadsheet and email applications.
Ability to appropriately maintain confidential information.
The work of this class is generally performed in a school environment. Work may require the ability to move around the school and classroom.
Requires attendance at after-school and evening meetings and events.
Position is eligible for membership in the Maryland State Retirement System.
: 8/2008, 12/2010
This document describes the duties and responsibilities of a position. It shall not be held to exclude duties not referenced nor limit the right of management to assign work to employees.
Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required
Application Instructions
Please read and carefully follow the instructions provided below.
Applicants are required to have a completed application on file for employment with the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., and a separate completed application must be submitted for each position and location in which you are interested.
Professional references must be submitted to complete your application. Examples of professional references include current and former principals, supervisors, managers, mentor teachers and university/college supervisors.. Personal references from colleagues, friends, community members, etc will not be accepted.
Be sure to account for all periods of employment and unemployment, including student teaching and internship experience, and include names, addresses, and telephone numbers of employers.
Be sure to answer all criminal background questions. If you answer yes to any of the criminal background questions you must provide a written explanation. A criminal offense does not necessarily exclude an applicant from employment with BCPS. Factors such as passage of time since the offense, the nature of the violation, and the extent of rehabilitation will be taken into consideration.
Before you can be considered for employment, you MUST
have the following items attached to your application:
A copy of your TEACHER CERTIFICATION (if applicable).
A copy of your TRANSCRIPTS.
A copy of your PRAXIS or other state test scores.
A copy of your MARYLAND IN-SERVICE COURSE SLIPS (if applicable).
Pre-Employment Requirements
All persons employed by the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., regular and temporary, are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background investigation (State of Maryland, Senate Bill 315, effective October 1, 1986) completed. The fee charged for fingerprinting is $67.25. An identification card will be issued which must be shown prior to employment.
Anyone offered employment is required to provide proper identification and documentation of eligibility for employment in the US.
If you have military experience you will be asked to provide a copy of DD214.
Official transcripts for all higher education must be received prior to contract signing.
Some positions will require employees to undergo a physical examination and/or drug testing.
All newly hired personnel must
attend a
Badges and Benefits
Additional job verification will be required for salary credit.
Non-Discrimination Statement
The Board of Education of Baltimore County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to educational programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding the Board's nondiscrimination policies should be directed to: EEO Officer, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., 6901 Charles Street, Building B, Towson, Maryland 21204 (443-809-8937). There is a compliance officer responsible for identifying, preventing, and remedying prohibited harassment concerning students. Complaints of harassment should be directed to the executive director, Department of School Safety and Security, 9610 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 219, Baltimore, Maryland 21220 (443-809-4360).
Contact Information
Tiffany Harris
Secondary Staffing Team
6901 Charles Street, E Building
Towson, Maryland 21204
Company info
Sign Up Now - RetirementCrossing.com


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Fire-Fighting Operations
carry 500 gallons (1,900 liters) of water or more in their tanks, but this is only enough for small fires. For a building fire or any other large fire, a pumper must use the water supply from a hydrant, from a tanker, or from a stream, pond, or lake. Pumpers carry suction hose of four-inch (ten-centimeter) or larger diameter, and this hose is connected to the large outlet on the hydrant. Sometimes, two 2 1/2-inch…


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This card was a lot of fun to make. I got the design idea from Pinterest, kind of a combination of several cards I saw using this stamp set from Stampin Up! called Cookie Cutter Christmas. I LOVE IT! Besides the reindeer, there's an eskimo, gingerbread man/woman, and a Santa, all in one set. The punch that goes with it will cut out any of the images, along with buttons, a heart, and a bow. It's so much fun to create different images but use only one punch to cut it out. Neat!
The Sweater embossing folder and patterned paper I used is also from SU! That ef is very thick, and it took several tries to get the setup right so it would go through my die cut machine., but I made some adjustments in the directions and finally figured it out. Didn't help that my plates were warped. I finally got new ones. Makes a HUGE difference!
Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate your comments and visits very much, and I hope to see you again real soon ~ one more coming!


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A IS FOR AMC, which just announced that BREAKING BAD will finally return for its much-anticipated fourth season this July 17th at 10PM.
B IS FOR THE BOYS [AND GIRLS] OF ROOKIE BLUE, Canada's biggest small screen success story from last summer returns for a second action-packed season this June 23rd on ABC (Global TV in Canada)
C IS FOR CABLE, once the home to movies you already saw in theaters four years ago has now officially been crowned the savior of summer. ABC Family, BBC America, FX, Lifetime, TNT, TV LAND and USA, we salute you.
D IS FOR DEPRESSED, not just as a result of the hiatus many of our favorite shows are on this summer, but also for our inability to subscribe to DirecTV which will unspool DAMAGES fourth season starting this July 13th at 9PM on their "Channel 101."
F IS FOR FALLING SKIES, TNT's enthralling and surprisingly addictive — at least based on the first six episode we've had the chance to screen — new science fiction offering from Steven Spielberg that chronicles the aftermath of a War of the Worlds-style alien invasion. Simply put, it's what V should have been.
G IS FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS, which, we sure as heck hope will live up to their billing this summer. Seriously, have you see the CW's schedule?
H IS FOR HBO, which thanks to the return of TRUE BLOOD (June 26), CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (July 10) and ENTOURAGE (July 24) is shaping up to be worth every penny.
I IS FOR THE INBETWEENERS, BBC America's version of FREAKS AND GEEKS which returns this June 18th for a third season of awkward and embarrassing situations.
J IS FOR JACKIE EVANCHO, last season's runner-up winner on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT which returns to NBC (and CityTV in Canada) tonight (Tuesday May 31st) at 8PM.
K IS FOR KING, as in Chloe King, the smart, pretty and offbeat teen whose 16th birthday will take a turn for the well… interesting, when she discovers that she's part of an ancient race that have been hunted by assassins for millennia. THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING premieres June 14th at 9PM on ABC Family.
L IS FOR LARRY, as in Larry David, who after far too long a hiatus will thankfully return this July 17 for an eight season of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM [mis] adventure when he and the gang head to the Big Apple.
M IS FOR MIRACLE DAY, the unexplainable event (premiering July 7th at 10PM on Starz, Space in Canada) that will force TORCHWOOD to team of with the C.I.A. in an effort to save the world from impending doom. Gooooo Team!
N IS FOR NETFLIX, the blessed digital delivery system that — much to our Rogers internet bandwidth cap's chagrin — we'll be relying on throughout much of the summer to entertain.
O IS FOR ORDINARY, as in ordinary people discovering they have extraordinary abilities. Code Name: ALPHAS, Syfy's latest scripted series premiering Monday July 11 at 10PM.
P IS FOR PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, Summer's guiltiest of guilty pleasures that we're the first to admit we're far too old to be watching returns this June 14 on ABC Family (MuchMusic in Canada)
Q IS FOR QUINN, as in Aidan Quinn, just one of the many big names (including Martin Short, Lindsay Sloane and Jennifer Jason Leigh) who have signed on for WEEDS' seventh season which bows this June 27 at 10PM on Showtime.
R IS FOR REPEATS, or as the majority of Network schedulers like to call it, their programming summer "strategy." Seriously, we're not the least bit bitter.
S IS FOR SHIRTLESS, the preferred costume of choice for TRUE BLOOD fans, which will see their favorite summer sudser return this June 26th on HBO and HBO Canada.
T IS FOR TELENOVELA-STYLE, the limited-run method of storytelling made popular in Latin America that DEGRASSI will once again put to good use when it kicks off its 11th season this July.
U IS FOR USA NETWORK, or as we like to call it, reason #8 why you shouldn't cutting your cable just yet thanks to a sizzling summer lineup of premieres which include COVERT AFFAIRS (June 7), WHITE COLLAR (June 7), SUITS (June 32, BURN NOTICE (June 23), ROYAL PAINS (June 29) and NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (June 29).
V IS FOR VINCENT CHASE, who depending on how things play out during ENTOURAGE's eighth and final season will either next be starring in the sequel to Aquaman or CELEBRITY REHAB.
W IS FOR WILFRED, FX's upcoming adaptation of an Aussie comedy sees a struggling young man (Elijah Wood) befriend his neighbor's canine pet. No, we are not making this up, and yes, it may-or-may-not hit a little to close to home.
X IS FOR, See "Y"
Y IS FOR YOU, who we're hoping can help us find something interesting for the letter 'X'. Seriously, we got nothing and this 'alphabet thing' wasn't nearly as easy as we made it look.
Z IS FOR ZERO, also known as the number of times we will be flipping on the CW this summer. Ouch!


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We are delighted to welcome you and your family as patients to the practice, allowing us to demonstrate our excellence in procedural services, values and personal approach to patient care.
At The Dentists Cairns Dental Group, we offer case specific, personally tailored dental treatment plans to suit you and your individual needs. Our goal—to leave you feeling completely confident in our abilities and satisfied with the result.
Our dental team provide a variety of services from general dental care, cosmetic dentistry, prosthodontics, orthodontics and implant therapy.
Our Philosophy
The Dentists Cairns Dental Group focuses on delivering exceptional dental care using cutting-edge and conservative treatment techniques with an emphasis on making each visit comfortable and productive. Our practice strives to provide the highest quality dental care and pride ourselves on delivering helpful and friendly advice while constantly developing our services, ensuring all our patients have access to the latest and the most effective dentistry. The professionals and staff are strongly committed to ongoing development and training to improve the standard of services and patient care.
In an effort to effectively cater to our multinational client base, we also have trained dental staff that can speak English, Japanese and Indian.
Our Team
Dr Nirav Vidyarthi
Dr Nirav Vidyarthi is classified in Australia as a general dentist but is an award winning graduate of Dentistry who has completed a Masters in Maxilliofacial Prosthodontistry and has also been awarded a fellowship of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry; the only Australian bestowed the honour. Dr Nirav is currently working toward recognition as a Prothodontist in this country. Nirav's interest and extensive work within the field of Implant Dentistry spans over 25 years, his knowledge and expertise within this area is unsurpassed.
Sometimes teeth don't last a lifetime and a dental implant is a possible solution. Dental implants provide a number of benefits for those seeking alternative solutions to problems created by the loss of a tooth. These benefits include:
- Renewed ability to chew
- Improved speech
- Restoration of facial aesthetics
- Preservation of remaining jaw bone structure
- Reduction of possible gum problems and infections
The above benefits lead to increased confidence and self esteem.
Nirav is more than happy to discuss the multiple benefits of implants, your suitability and what you can expect during implant placement surgery. He is a dedicated professional committed to his work and the success his outstanding patient care provides.
Dr Daniel Baines
Born and raised in South East Queensland – Completed his studies at the University of Sydney and has been working as a private dentist for almost 10 years. He enjoys all aspects of general dentistry. As Daniel has an interest in Orthodontics, this is something that he may pursue in the future and hopefully he can offer patients this facility in the years to come.
Daniel is building his home in Cairns and intends to be with the practice for the long-term. he loves everything outdoors, from the beach, to barbecue and of course he is an avid sports fan. He also has an affinity for travel and a real passion for exploring new places and seeing new things.
Dr Daniel Baines is a wonderful caring dentist, if you wish to see him, please call us now as he is taking bookings.
Dr Manjiri Vidyarthi
Dr Manjiri Vidyarthi is a general dentist who has a special interest in Endodontics and nearly 20 years dental experience within the field of dentistry.
Also know as root canal therapy, endodontic treatment is focused on relieving the extreme pain and discomfort of infections in the tissue of your teeth, known as the pulp. The pulp contains the blood and nerve endings within the tooth and serves to nourish the tooth during development. When it becomes infected the nerve endings within the pulp can become severely painful and uncomfortable and may require root canal therapy.
During root canal therapy the infected pulp is removed from the tooth. The root canal is then cleaned and disinfected before the remaining cavity is filled and sealed to prevent any further infections. Root canal therapy saves teeth that would otherwise need to be extracted and, importantly, it does not affect the functionality or appearance of the tooth.
If you are after a caring dentist who has had experience within this field of dentistry, then please call now to see Manjiri.


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Carla Medlenka
Phone: 281.333.8837
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor RollSM Elite Plus. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, evidenced-based guidelines.
To receive the Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award, hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for at least 12 consecutive months and during the same period achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures.
To qualify for the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. If given intravenously in the first three hours after the start of stroke symptoms, tPA has been shown to significantly reduce the effects of stroke and lessen the chance of permanent disability. Houston Methodist St. John earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.
These quality measures are designed to help hospital teams follow the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.
"A stroke patient loses 1.9 million neurons each minute stroke treatment is delayed. This recognition further demonstrates our commitment to delivering advanced stroke treatments to patients quickly and safely," said Dr. Nadim Islam, Director of Emergency Medicine at St. John. "Houston Methodist St. John continues to strive for excellence in the acute treatment of stroke patients. The recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke further reinforces our team's hard work."
"The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize Houston Methodist St. John for its commitment to stroke care," said Paul Heidenreich, M.D., M.S., national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. "Research has shown there are benefits to patients who are treated at hospitals that have adopted the Get With The Guidelines program."
Get With The Guidelines®-S puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping hospital care teams ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal to save lives and improve recovery time, Get With The Guidelines®-S has impacted more than 3 million patients since 2003.
As a nurse and former stroke coordinator, Teri Ackerson is aware that every second counts when a stroke strikes. In May 2013, the training she used to help others helped save her own life. Ackerson's left arm suddenly went numb, she felt the left side of her face droop and she was unable to speak. Despite her symptoms, Ackerson remained calm, made note of the timing of her symptoms and, with the help of her son, proceeded to get treatment quickly.
"Hospitals that follow AHA/ASA recommended guidelines not only know the importance to treat quickly with tPA, but they also follow evidence-based research that helps to determine why you had a stroke in the first place and report these findings," said Ackerson, 46, who completed a marathon 26 days after her stroke. "Without the treatment I received, I would not have recovered as well as I did."
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, someone dies of a stroke every four minutes, and nearly 800,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
About Houston Methodist St. John Hospital
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital brings the expertise and compassionate care of Houston Methodist Hospital in The Texas Medical Center – a national Honor Roll hospital – to Bay Area communities. The hospital provides a broad spectrum of adult medical and surgical care, is an accredited chest pain center, and is also acute stroke-ready designated through DNV. St. John offers many inpatient and outpatient services including state-of-the-art imaging, labor and delivery with a level II neonatal ICU, cancer center, minimally invasive surgery, and comprehensive orthopedics and sports medicine.


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**all items purchased by me
I thought today I'd share some of my more recent (and not so recent) Walmart purchases. Believe it or not, but I've been trying to go to Walmart less often this year. But there was a couple of days at the end of last year where I "had" to go and was there for a while waiting on the tires for one of our cars to be balanced. Side note - don't go to Walmart's service centers for that - the skills there are questionable/not there when it comes to tires. Being stuck waiting in Walmart is dangerous for the wallet - especially when it's after a holiday and there's lots of clearance items and new products are starting to hit the shelves.
I really don't remember what order I got these in so let's just dive right in!
EcoTools Skin Perfecting for BB/CC Creams with Bonus Brush (already shown on Instagram)
Collector's Brush Roll w/ Multi-Tasking Face Brush (I know I bought those 2 brush sets at different visits)
Collector's Brush Roll w/ Multi-Tasking Face Brush (I know I bought those 2 brush sets at different visits)
Flower Beauty Shadow Play quad in Smoke and Mirrors and Sinful Colors nail polish in Starry Night (bought these the same visit as the EcoTools brush roll) - I also bought some clearance "The Color Workshop" beauty sets & a perfume set, but no point in showing those since they are long gone from stores
Salon Perfect nail polish in Plumeria and Flower Beauty Shadow Play quad in Blue Lagoons (likely discontinued) - bought in same visit. The light blue aqua color is sheer/patchy/chalky and definitely benefits from a white base underneath; as a whole the palette works to make a nice gradient over a base
Salon Perfect Love Lashes Lacquer collection. I believe I bought these pretty close to when I bought Stila's beauty sponge; I'm really coming around to liking these types of sponges for applying foundation/CC cream. I still want to get my hands on the Real Techniques one.
I know that these next 2 items came home with me in February:
Early in February I bought this little Stamp It Nail Art Kit from Fing'rs - style #33064. I really wish they would sell more of the plates without the stamper, polish and scraper...
(I also bought a pack of the Swisspers hypoallergenic cotton rounds)
I just recently (in the last couple of days) bought this Black Radiance eye shadow palette in Urban Jungle (same makers as Wet 'n Wild)
I was originally planning on including items I have found at Dollar Tree this month, but decided that I had enough for one post with just Walmart items. This should pretty much get me caught up with what I purchased from Walmart, other than a couple of newly released core Maybelline items. I've decided I'm going to do a collective haul of all the new Maybelline products that I've bought and do the same thing for Physicians' Formula. Plus I have a rather large KMart haul that will be split into at least 2 (one a normal haul and the other a Spotted, Hauled & Swatched).
Have you tried anything from the Flower Beauty line? What's your favorite product? If you have a Beauty Blender, or one of it's dupes/cousins, what's your favorite way to clean it?
**all items purchased by me
**my opinions are my own
**not sponsored/affiliated


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 32818
db.h error with db3 errata
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:32:20 EDT
Upgrading a RH7 box with the db3 update in
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHEA-2001-015.html broke a custom
perl application here. Installed packages were:
and the perl error was:
DB_File needs compatible versions of libdb & db.h
you have db.h version 3.1.14 and libdb version 3.1.17
But db3-devel-3.1.17-5 should provide the correct db.h
(/usr/include/db3/db.h and the symlink /usr/include/db.h)!
Anyway, reverting to the 3.1.14-6 versions of the db3 packages (from
stock RH7) solved the problems. But it seems there is something strange
with the db3-*3.1.17-5* packages from the errata.
Perl problem. We're prepping an errata for it.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 32665 ***


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Gaza Protesters Screaming "Allahu Akbar" Torch US Flag at Anti-Obama Rally (Video)
Protestors today in Gaza torched the US flag and expressed outrage over US policies. The protest was organized to coincide with Barack Obama's first trip to Israel since 2008.
Obama arrived in Israel Wednesday to reaffirm the "unbreakable bonds" between Israel and the US.
Today he visited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank where more protests broke out.
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My Sunday Photo 12.04.2015
I love being outdoors… this weeks My Sunday Photo is one of me and H sword fighting with sticks at our favourite local park, Trentham Gardens.
We have an annual pass here and its the best thing we ever did. We always order augmentin take picnics and just have fun running and roaming around proving you don't have to spend a heap of money to do fun things.
Looking forward to spending more time here as the weather gets warmer.