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A leading GP has warned the family doctor service is 'skating on thin ice' this winter with some patients having to wait up to three weeks for an appointment.
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners said hard-pressed GPs are 'firefighting' and are keeping the NHS afloat through 'professionalism, resilience and goodwill' in order to care for rising numbers of patients with illnesses brought on by the start of winter.
Patients in some parts of the UK are already having to wait up to three weeks to get a GP appointment for 'non-urgent but worrying' symptoms, leaving Professor Stokes-Lampard concerned about the unintended consequences of patients being unable to see a doctor promptly during the winter.
She said: "I am profoundly concerned about how general practice will cope over the winter.
"It's not just A&E that sees peaks in workload. Every peak that you see in A&E is magnified in primary care just through the scale.
"As a service that is already skating on thin ice - a service that is stretched incredibly thinly - something has to give.
"If you're dealing with people who are acutely sick on the day because people need help, then chronic disease management will disappear.
"Chronic disease management is the most phenomenal success story of the NHS - every day tens of thousands of people do not die who would have died 20 to 30 years ago because we are quietly saving them from having heart attacks, we are saving them from having strokes, we are saving them from complications of diabetes.
"My worry, the big fear, is that if GPs and other healthcare professionals working in the community rein back on preventative care and chronic disease management because we are too busy firefighting the urgent issues, the knock-on consequences could take years to manifest but they will be very serious."
Professor Stokes-Lampard is now calling for GPs to get a bigger share of the NHS budget and for more GPs, as pledged by NHS England in its GP Forward View. She is also urging all the governments of the UK to support and strengthen general practice with more investment and resources.


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The evidence against Bruce Wayne mounts up (the men he saw while training to be Batman taken as evidence that he is a communist spy), while those responsible for the experimentation a WayneTech arrange for Henri Ducard - former Interpol agent - to testify against him. Things go from bad to worse when Wayne and his attorneys are shot, leaving the lawyers dead and Wayne in critical condition.
Following his injuries, Bruce Wayne is forced to use the body-transfer technology he appropriated from his enemies (the illicit WayneTech researchers) to take over Roy Kane's body in order to pretend Batman is still on the streets. Meanwhile, Henri Ducard guesses Wayne's secret as the various factions of his enemies begin to tear their own operation apart. Roy is killed in the struggle, as are the leaders of the cartel, one of them assassinated by Ducard, but not before their plot is exposed and Bruce Wayne cleared of charges of espionage.Notes:Originally serialized in Detective Comics (1937) #598-600.

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2013-14 Division I Men?s Basketball Player of the Week ? No. 7
By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Melvin Tillman of Central Methodist (Mo.) has been named the NAIA National Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Tillman was selected based on his performances from Feb. 10 – 16 and was chosen out of a pool of conference and independent award winners.
Tillman, a 6-foot senior guard, moved into 15th place on the Eagles' career scoring charts with two 30-point efforts last week. He netted a career-high 34 points on 13-of-19 (.684) shooting and added seven rebounds and five assists in the 81-78 upset over then-No. 10 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) on Feb. 13. On Feb. 15, he finished with 32 points, doing much of his damage at the charity stripe (13-of-18), in the 82-70 win against Avila (Mo.). Overall, the native of Richmond, Ind., averaged 33.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from the field last week.
In Division I statistical rankings, Tillman ranks 20th in assists (4.5) and 21st in scoring (19.6).
For a complete list of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
The next NAIA National Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week will be announced on Feb. 25. For the complete Player of the Week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Daron Bell, William Carey (Miss.); Marcus Thompson, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Xavielle Brown, Park (Mo.); Cameron Lewis, Fisk (Tenn.); Gilbert Gyamfi, John Brown (Ark.); Bruce Reed, Pikeville (Ky.); Bryan Bock, Montana Tech; Derrick Fain, The Master's (Calif.); Stephen Coles, West Virginia Tech.
2013-14 Division I Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1 (Jan. 7): Dominique Rambo, SAGU (Texas)
Week 2 (Jan. 14): Phillip Miller, Wiley (Texas)
Week 3 (Jan. 21): Cameron Lewis, Fisk (Tenn.)
Week 4 (Jan. 28): William Nelson, LSU Shreveport (La.)
Week 5 (Feb. 4): Preston Wynne, Vanguard (Calif.)
Week 6 (Feb. 11): Jahseth Lloyd, Science & Arts (Okla.)
Week 7 (Feb. 18): Melvin Tillman, Central Methodist (Mo.)


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The internationally renowned Inverbeg Scottish art galleries are purpose built art galleries run by famous Scottish artist John M Boyd.Situated in one of the most celebrated and beautiful parts of Scotland - some thirty miles from Glasgow on the west shore of Loch Lomond opposite the magnificent Ben Lomond. Just beyond Luss on the A82, the galleries are adjacent to the excellent Inverbeg Inn and access to the galleries can be obtained either by way of the Glen Douglas exit from the A82 as signposted or for patrons of Inverbeg Inn by simply walking next door.
Inverbeg gallery, situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland – the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond - is one of the largest retail art galleries in Europe and features constantly changing displays of original Scottish, British and International art such as landscapes, seascapes, still life, aviation, wildlife and portraits and includes a wide range of paintings featuring the recent history of Scotland from tramcars in cityscapes to paddle steamers and great ocean liners.
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Dr. Joanne Stewart of the Hope College faculty is one of seven chemists from colleges and universities across the nation participating in a project recently funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an online resource to help professors of inorganic chemistry work together to improve their teaching.
The project is titled "IONiC," for "Intellectual Online Network of Inorganic Chemists." It has received a $150,000 award for development during 2008 and 2009 through the NSF's "Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Initiative."
IONiC will use a Web site and other Internet technologies to develop a virtual community that will serve as a way for colleagues from a variety of institutions to work together conveniently regardless of distance to share and develop materials related to teaching in the discipline and to help each other improve through online discussions and workshops. Following the network's development and initial testing, it will become part of the National Science Digital Library, an online library for education and research in science that is available to scientists around the world.
A member of the Hope faculty since 1988, Stewart has been actively involved for several years both on campus and working with the broader teaching community nationwide in exploring and developing effective practices for teaching in the sciences in general and chemistry in particular.
She was one of only 21 college and university faculty nationwide named a Carnegie Scholar for 2005-06 by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), which seeks to establish and refine standards for the critical review of teaching and learning by faculty members in college and university classrooms. Through the years she has made presentations on cooperative learning at off-campus workshops sponsored by Project Kaleidoscope, the NSF and the Pew Mid-States Consortium, among others. At Hope she has been a workshop leader during the college's Teaching Enhancement Workshop for new faculty, and serves as director of integrative studies in the sciences for the college's Howard Hughes Medical Institute program. Her own research, which she conducts collaboratively with Hope students, is in synthetic inorganic chemistry.
In addition to Stewart, the project team consists of chemists from The Claremont Colleges of Claremont, Calif.; DePauw University of Greencastle, Ind.; Earlham College of Richmond, Ind.; Harvey Mudd College of Claremont, Calif.; James Madison University of Harrisonburg, Va.; and Reed College of Portland, Ore.; with Dr. Hilary Eppley of DePauw University serving as the principal investigator for the grant.
In addition to serving as a shortened form of the project's formal title, the "IONiC" name reflects the abbreviations of four elements (iodine, oxygen, nickel and carbon) from the Periodic Table, which factors extensively in inorganic chemistry. The name of the Web site, VIPEr (for Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource) is similarly inspired by the elements (vanadium, iodine, phosphorus and erbium).


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Opera Colorado raises $1.9 million in donations, a company record
Opera Colorado, which launched a life-saving fundraising campaign in the wake of a crippling budget shortfall eight months ago, has announced that it collected $1.9 million in donations in the first half of 2013.
The company ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a $98,000 surplus.
The finances came into balance as the company cut expenses by reducing the staff from 16 full-time employees to 8 full-time and four part-time workers and realigning positions. Opera Colorado also cut production expenses by canceling its highly touted premiere of the new opera, "The Scarlet Letter," which had been scheduled for May.
Instead of presenting three productions as planned in the upcoming 2014 season, Opera Colorado will present just two.
The fundraising total is a record for the company and combines money brought in by its special "Stories That Sing" effort, which had a goal of $1.2 million, and its Annual Fund campaign.
The 2014 productions include "Rigoletto," set for March 15-23, and "Carmen," scheduled to follow May 3-11.


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Eye-Tracking Technology Coming Soon
Eyeballs are poised to emerge in coming years as a legitimate tool for controlling everything from handsets to games, Sven Grundberg reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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text: Warren Elly, W1GUD is a native of New York, NY and was first licensed in Stamford , Connecticut in 1966 as a novice, WN1GUD. A year later Warren became a general WA1GUD, a call sign he held as an advanced until 1999, when he obtained the vanity call W1GUD. In February of 2000, Warren upgraded to Extra. Operating for the last 18 years from Tampa, Florida, Warren's interests include weak signal VHF work, digital modes on HF, and CW DX on the low bands. Warren also collects vintage radios, and has a collection of Collins equipment. A member of one of the ARRL's oldest affiliated Amateur Radio Clubs, the Tampa Amateur Radio Club, Warren is a board member of T.A.R.C.. Active in scouting, Warren has staged ham radio demos and operating events at scout camps and schools for over a decade years Amateur Radio lead directly to Warren's profession, with the early days of hamming in the 60's steering him to a life long career in broadcast journalism. His 25 years in the business was only interrupted briefly in the mid 70's, when Warren worked as an editor at 73 Magazine, and then as Sales Manager for the old DenTron Radio in Ohio. After returning to broadcasting and making 11 moves in ten years, from New England to the MIdwest, Warren and his family settled in Tampa , Florida in 1982, where he is the senior reporter for Fox Owned WTVT-TV, the nation's highest rated Fox Station. Warren has reported from all over the U.S., South and Central America, Europe, and the Middle East, and has covered the U.S. Space program for 12 years. He has witnessed over 70 shuttle launches, and has worked scores of QSOs with shuttle and MIR operators. Married with three sons, Warren's oldest son Walter is KC4UCQ, a code technican.


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I have stumbled into a debate in my favorite MOTU/POP/NA facebook group Shadow Weaver's Realm. Apparently it's old news that Bravestarr was a second spin-off of He-Man, but I can't find any info anywhere online stating this.
The only thing I've been able to come up with is that Bravestarr evolved out of Filmation's Ghostbusters cartoon series: http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-21/magazine/tm-3736_1_bravestarr-toy
According to this article, Tex Hex was developed for the Ghostbusters show, but Lou Scheimer liked him so much that he decided to develop an entire show around him - thus Bravestarr was born...
Does anybody have definitive information - or know where I could look to put this debate to rest, at least in my mind?


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A Sustainable Cities Initiative by Siemens, conceived by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, has recently opened in London. The Crystal is a dramatic form with a glazed structure, creating a new independent global hub for debates on sustainable urban living and development.
Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will is the lead consultant and interior architect; Wilkinson Eyre Associates is the shell and core architect; Event Communications designed the exhibition space; ISG was responsible for the construction; Turner & Townsend provided project management, cost management and CDM coordinator services.
The space within houses exhibition spaces, conference facilities and a technology and innovation centre. The architects designed the building to achieve the highest international sustainability credentials for a building (BREEAM Outstanding and LEED Platinum).
The structure is located by the Royal Victoria Dock, adjacent to the Emirates Air Line cable car, also designed by the architects. It will be home to Siemens' global Centre of Competence Cities, a team of multi-disciplinary urban experts, which aims to encourage the growth of sustainable cities through partnerships, research and expert collaboration.
In addition to this, The Crystal will house the world's largest exhibition on the future of cities. The interactive exhibition will guide visitors through the urban infrastructure of the future, focusing on possibilities for sustainable mobility, building technologies, power and water supplies, and healthcare.
Conceived by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, the form draws inspiration from the form of a crystal. The crystalline geometry of the architecture forms a series of angular shapes, creating a distinctive architectural focal point for the area. As the building occupies a prominent space, it has been designed as 'a pavilion in a park'.
The design does not have front and back facades or a traditionally defined roof. Instead it has been conceived as a set of facets which creates a striking impression when viewed from street level and when seen from above.
The envelope of the crystal-shaped design aims to both reflect the building's context whilst also having a degree of transparency to help connect the building with its surroundings. This careful use of translucent and mainly opaque glazing has been designed to minimise the running costs of the building.
The angularity of the external skin of the building makes for interesting and varied interior spaces, designed by PBP+W. Making up the exhibition spaces is a large mezzanine with a sensory film experience theatre contained within a white curved fabric shape, which contrasts the bright red shell of the auditorium on the opposite side of the street.
With Arup leading on the environmental engineering of the project, the Crystal has been designed to embrace certain technical themes including: an all-electric and consumes no fossil fuels on site and a progressive water agenda with rainwater being harvested and cleaned to drinking quality.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
It's even harder when trying out a new activity that you think will help your business or let you express yourself in a different way. Sometimes trying out that new thing, whether it's learning social media or figuring out how to build your own website, can be complicated and get you off track.
Lately, I've been investing a lot of time in figuring out podcasting. Podcasting is where you record your message in audio format (or it can be video too) and make it available at regular intervals through a blog or podcatcher (such as iTunes). I guess you could say it's a audio blog.
Have you ever tried to learn something new and found it to be challenging? Podcasting can be cheap and easy but if you want to do it right and have good sound quality it's more involved. At least, that's what I've discovered. It has also managed to steer me slightly off track. If this happens to you, put on the brakes. FAST!
Some podcasters I've followed have gotten so into podcasting that they left their original professions to become podcast consultants. While that does sound like fun, that's not the direction I want to go in. I want to keep my head and my business firmly rooted in public and personal history.
Keep Your Eye on The Prize
The purpose of podcasting for me is so that I can express myself better on the topic of house histories, genealogy and history in general. Sometimes I get so wrapped up trying to figure out podcasting that I feel like my goal is to learn podcasting and not to share my experiences with history.
This is a really easy trap for independent professionals to fall into. You want to save money by figuring out x, y, z on your own yet the process is so consuming.
You have to keep your eye on the prize. Remind yourself constantly what the goal is, how this is going to help your business. Re-evaluate it as part of your business plan. Is this going to help your business plan? If I end up talking about house histories then yes it will. If I get stuck in a whirlpool and never achieve my goal (but learn a whole lot about podcasting) then No it won't.
Staying Focused
If you can manage it, just remind yourself every day what your goal is. Ask yourself, "Am I staying on track?"
If the answer is no perhaps you need to a) abandon what your doing or b) find an alternative way to achieve your goal.
An alternative might be to seek the professional help of a consultant. Another cheaper option would be to find a partner or "buddy" who will push your forward and hold you accountable to finish your task.
Don't get caught in the whirlpool. Keep moving forward and achieve your goal. Figure out the strategies for moving your personal or business goal forward.
If you've been caught in the whirlpool and have some good strategies to get back on track please feel free to share them here.
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Excellent post, Marian. Right on target. I went through that a few years ago, with podcasting, as I approached retirement. I'd done some oral histories so I have a professional level digital recorder. I thought podcasting might be a useful 'side-business' in retirement. It just got too complicated. I still get distracted, but no longer by that! Thanks, again, for the reminder! Best wishes on your choices! ;-)ReplyDelete
Thanks for a great, and timely, post Marian. I feel that I am letting myself get distracted by the many things I *think* I should be doing to grow my business. I'm trying to educate myself but that process is taking me away from the core of what I want my business to be. Time to step back and re-evaluate.ReplyDelete
This is a reassuring post and brings me a lot of relief. There are so many "whirlpools' out there that can consume time. And time is precious. I don't have a "business," as such, but I am trying to find readers for my family history and tips for more genealogical research. Sometimes a suggestion, like Pinterest (and maybe this is just me) may seem to demand time that I just don't have.The same goes for Google + and Klout and many aspects of Facebook. Right now I have on my list to update my Blog for Mobile use. Every project like this takes time away from researching and blogging, which are my main purposes. I'm comforted to know that others have to be very selective, too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Marian, thank you for this great post and timely reminder. It IS difficult to be the chief cook and bottle washer in a one-woman show, and I find myself frazzled trying to do it all. Maintaining my focus is something I can do! THANKS!ReplyDelete


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Bay Weekly readers are asking me where the stinkbugs are.
Stinkbugs may not have plagued you this summer, but I can assure you that they are building their population.
After my fall, I have not been able to spray my few remaining peach trees or my vegetable garden. Surveying the peach trees, I could not find one peach that had not been infested with stinkbug stings. Every remaining peach was cat-faced from stings, with several stinkbugs actively feeding on them.
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The last batch of sweet corn that I harvested had only partially filled ears because most of the silk had been eaten by the stinkbugs. As I was picking the corn, stinkbugs were crawling over my hands and up my arms. Stinkbugs are also visibly crawling on the tomatoes.
I have seen stinkbugs varying in size from as little as the head of a pencil eraser to as big as a nickel, and in colors from pale greenish-white to gray brown.
As soon as the weather cools, they will be looking for warm winter quarters. Last year, I discovered that hanging pheromone traps 25 feet or so away from the house caught many. We seemed to have had fewer entering the house. Don't place the traps near the house or entrance because the traps collect less than half of the insects it attracts.
A friend goes to the liquor store for cardboard boxes with dividers. She closes the cover, punches small holes in the side of the boxes and places them here and there on her property. When the weather gets cold and she sees that they have a hefty population settling in for the winter, she burns the boxes in a bonfire. I never dared to ask her if they stunk.
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With respect to Elias, these are the sort of pronouncements you get from a political coalition that has no meaningful analysis of power:
I say this with a nagging sensation in the back of my mind that by co-signing this I am in some way revealing myself to be intellectually or morally lacking; but I feel deeply ambivalent about devoting my political energies to battling-back American empire. And it's for entirely fatalist reasons. It seems sadly inevitable to me, at least for the foreseeable future and until the United Nations or some other form of global governance becomes supreme, that the world will be run by at least one Great Power.
That's not to say I'd not rather it was otherwise; but rather it is to say that I feel my passion, time, and capacity is finite. I wouldn't for anything wish that those who have devoted themselves to challenging, exposing, and attacking the American imperium stop. I just can't honestly say that this goal moves me as much as does the cause of economic and social justice. Just as I often find the ideologies of leftist anarcho-syndicalism deeply appealing — but determine that, pipe dreams being what they are, I'd rather work for a more accountable Big Government — I hope for a more transparent and accountable neo-empire.
I'm not discounting the idea that an accountable empire is no less a fantasy than rolling back empire entirely. I'm merely sharing my gut feelings, and an explanation as to why I find Ron Paul's appeal utterly minuscule when compared to his defects.
As colossal and entrenched as American empire may be, making it "accountable" is far more of a pipe dream than rolling it back. There is simply no way to address the root issues Elias wants ameliorated without eventually confronting the militarized structures that perpetuate existing conditions.
If you believe otherwise, ask yourself who profits from America's wars, and who is asked to fight them. Ask yourself what impact the justifications for military expansion have on domestic law enforcement, and who suffers the most from the results. Ask yourself why laws ostensibly designed to aid in the war on terror are being used to fight the war on drugs. Ask yourself again who pays the price.
As long as the progresssive movement continues its myopic obsession with dividing its concerns into hermetically sealed categories like "civil liberties issues" and "economic issues," it won't have the conceptual equipment to deal with structural ills. A political coalition needs an analysis; what progressives have now is a policy wishlist that adds up to exactly the sum of its parts. Maybe figuring out how those desired policies interrelate should be a bigger priority than bickering over the rankings.


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Markel Brown scored 15 points, Michael Cobbins and Le'Bryan Nash added 10 apiece and No. 23 Oklahoma State beat Missouri State 62-42 on Saturday.
The Cowboys (7-1) scored 14 of the game's first 16 points.
After a dreadful first half, Missouri State (2-7) came out of the break hot and used a 10-0 run to claw back within 34-23 after Nathan Scheer's 3-pointer from the wing.
The Bears hit their first four shots and eight of their first 11 in the second half, but couldn't keep up the sharp shooting.
A turnover and three straight misses gave an opening for an 11-0 burst, and Cobbins' jumper with 8:09 left pushed the lead back to 53-31 and put it away.
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She's one of the last surviving cast members of the 1946 holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life." But it wasn't until the 1980's, when the long forgotten film was resurrected for television audiences, that former child actress Karolyn Grimes finally watched it to see what all the fuss was about. Nearly 70 years later - Grimes, who played the role of George Bailey's daughter Zuzu, talked with MSNBC about the iconic film that was once "just another movie."
In an interview with MSNBC Karolyn Grimes said of the iconic film:
"It's timeless because it applies to yesterday, it applies to today and it applies to tomorrow. We all have banker problems. We all have issues. We can identify with the ups and downs that poor George goes through. We can identify with the fact that his dreams that he had for himself never came true. And it also identifies with the fact that as long as we have faith, family and friends - you know what - we're good, she said."


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LONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Roger Federer moves within one match victory of qualifying for the ATP's World Tour Finals.
Federer was runner-up to Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday's final of the Swiss Indoors. Federer has won the event five times and has been second five times. He has been in the finals of the tournament, which is played in his home town, each of the last eight years, going 5-3 in that span.
If Federer had beaten del Potro -- del Potro won 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-4 -- he would have locked up the sixth spot in the eight-player Tour Finals. Five of the spots have been claimed and Federer is next in the standings.
If he wins his second-round match at the BNP Paris Masters, he's in. If he doesn't he has to wait to see how those behind him in the standings fare. The Paris Masters is the last event before the Tour Finals.
The next players in line are: Stanislas Wawrinka, Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The tournament title for del Potro was his 17th ATP championship with four coming this year. It didn't affect his ranking, however, leaving him fifth.
The other ATP tournament last week went to Mikhail Youzhny, who beat defending champion David Ferrer in the Valencia Open final. It was Youzhny's second title this year and 10th over a 15-year professional career. He moves to 15th in the rankings, his highest placing since August 2011.
No. 4-ranked Andy Murray, who is out with a back injury, is the only player among the Top 19 not entered into the Paris Masters.
The ATP Top 10 listing player's name, home country and rankings points:
1. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 11,670
2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11,120
3. David Ferrer, Spain, 6,600
4. Andy Murray, Great Britain, 6,280
5. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 5,365
6. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 4,245
7. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,180
8. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 3,240
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3,235
10. Richard Gasquet, France, 3,130


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Aspen's bike-sharing program to launch in May
Janet UrquhartThe Aspen TimesASPEN – WE-cycle, the long-awaited Aspen bike-sharing program, is gearing up for a May launch.Pass sales will begin in early May, stations will be erected in the middle of the month, and the system will make its official debut in late May, with 100 bicycles spread among 12 stations that offer 182 docking spaces.The goal is providing bikes for residents and visitors to use for quick, point-to-point trips. The system differs from traditional bike rentals in that the WE-cycle three-speed bikes are to be used for short trips. Daily, three-day, seven-day or season passes can be purchased with a credit card at a station or online."Bike sharing is essentially transit. We are the last mile of that transit system," Mirte Mallory, WE-cycle director, said in an update to Pitkin County commissioners Tuesday.For someone who rides a bus up to Aspen, for example, WE-cycle offers bicycles for quick trips around town. For a one-day pass, which will cost $7, each trip of 30 minutes or less involves no additional charge. Bikes can be taken from one station and deposited at another or returned to the same station where the trip began.For the nonprofit organizers of WE-cycle, the program has been a long time in coming. The system first was demonstrated in Aspen in 2010 and originally was expected to launch the following year. There were a handful of bike-share systems operating in the country at that time; now there are 27 and roughly four more scheduled to launch this year, according to Mallory.In the past three years, the necessary $500,000 to cover capital costs has been nearly raised through donations and public/private partnership investments. Vendors have been chosen and the bikes, stations and software purchased to make the system work.According to Mallory, 50 of the bikes are still up for adoption – for $1,500, a bike's chain guard will be inscribed for five years. Adopted bikes often are inscribed as a tribute, or in someone or something's memory, she said. Go to http://www.we-cycle.org/adoptabike.org for more information.Previously, 10 stations were planned with the start-up in Aspen, but now there are 12, including one near the base of Smuggler Mountain Road. A WE-cycle bike can be used to get back and forth from town for a lunchtime hike up Smuggler, Mallory suggested.There will be stations around the downtown core, as well as several spots on the outskirts – at Smuggler, the Aspen Club & Spa, Aspen Valley Hospital, Aspen Meadows Resort, the Aspen Institute and the post office.A crew will monitor use of the bikes in real time and shuffle them among stations as needed, according to Mallory. In addition, users will be able to download an app that will allow them to track bike availability at the various stations.WE-cycle expects to operate from May until the end of October or into November, weather permitting, Mallory said.Go to http://www.we-cycle.org for more information on the program as well as station sponsorship and business sponsorship opportunities.
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- David Price v Matt Skelton
Price scores another knockout with Skelton demolition
David Price took a step closer to a world title fight as he successfully defended his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles with a demolition of Matt Skelton in Liverpool.
Price, who weighed in nine pounds heavier than his opponent, overpowered the 45-year-old as he claimed a second-round knockout at Aintree Racecourse.
The Liverpudlian, who is on course for an all-British grudge match with Tyson Fury in 2013, took his professional record to 15 wins and 13 knockouts after flooring Skelton with a series of powerful shots to the body.
After being rocked by big right hand from the former British and European champion, Price soon looked comfortable, settling into the opening round as Skelton received a warning for using his head.
Price began to find his range in the second, and he unleashed a barrage of shots to Skelton's head and body, and eventually landed a left hook which sent his opponent crashing to the canvas. Referee Ritchie Davis began the count, but Skelton's corner had already thrown in the towel.
"He took me by surprise," Price admitted. "I've made a bit of a statement taking him out inside two rounds. Nobody's ever done that before."


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Annapolis Police Department spokeswoman Detective Amy Miguez knows residents like to take ride-alongs with officers.
"I think there's a lot of interest in that," she said. "[Ride-alongs] are always a way for someone to really gain an understanding of what we do. Not only going on the calls with the officer, but then just interacting with the officer and asking all the questions you wanted to ask."
So when the department had a chance to take part in the first Global Police Tweet-a-Thon this month, Miguez saw it as a virtual ride-along.
"We can't have 10,000 people doing ride-alongs," she said. "But on Twitter, it's a way for them to get a little slice of it easily."
The Annapolis Police Department was one of more than 230 law enforcement organizations around the world participating in the March 22 Tweet-a-Thon, and one of four in Maryland, along with the Baltimore, Salisbury and Prince George's County police departments.
They all began tweeting bright and early, using the hashtag #poltwt to mark the event.
Originally designed to highlight the use of social media by law enforcement, the 24-hour tweet-a-thon became a top-10 trending topic in the United States, according to data tallied by Web intelligence company BrightPlanet.
"The overwhelming positive response is just the best thing," said event organizer Lauri Stevens, an interactive media consultant and founder of LAwS Communications.
Stevens said the idea of organizing a tweet-a-thon came to her a little more than year ago, after witnessing the way other agencies used Twitter to connect to the public and their fellow law enforcement officials. She developed a model and used a social media group on the networking site LinkedIn to share her idea with police around the world. Each department then tailored the plan to fit its needs.
Miguez said that with more than 2,200 followers on Twitter, including some gained during the course of the event, Annapolis had a wide audience for sharing facts about the patrol officer participating in the event, Officer Kevin Freeman, a 13-year veteran of the department.
"I had people guess Officer Freeman's nickname," she said. " 'Dapper,' someone responded, or 'I say Steve Urkel' … but it's actually 'Jamie Foxx.' "
Miguez said these lighthearted types of tweets serve a significant purpose: helping residents see police in a different light.
"I think some people just see the uniform when they see a police officer," she said. "I mean, we have an officer from Nigeria originally. We have officers that have lived all over the country. We have a lot with prior military experience who have served their country in many different ways. But people might just see the badge, the uniform, have an opinion about us, but not realize we do have our own backgrounds and that kind of thing."
Stevens, the media consultant, said her initial goal for the tweet-a-thon was to foster a connection between the public and police officers, but some Twitter users felt officers missed that opportunity, choosing to use the medium for attention rather than enrichment.
"Colossal fail for #poltwt! Instead of talking to each other or public, officers took opportunity to act-out in their own 'COPS' episodes!" wrote a tweeter at Anon GovernmentWatch.
In all, more than 15,600 Twitter users tweeted with the hashtag, sharing information in 23 languages.


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Childhood obesity rates fall slightly, say CDC researchers
Childhood obesity rates are finally falling in the United States after years of increasing, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
Child obesity rates have tripled over the past thirty years, with the number of obese kids in the U.S. ages 6 to 11 growing from 7 percent in 1980 to nearly 20 percent in 2008. That year, more than one-third of U.S. children were considered overweight or obese based on a measure of their height and weight called body mass index (BMI).
"Obesity and extreme obesity during early childhood are likely to continue into adulthood," writes study author Dr. Liping Pan, a researcher at the CDC. "Understanding trends in extreme obesity is important because the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors increases with severity of childhood obesity."
Childhood obesity can also lead to other health problems later in life, like Type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancer and osteoarthritis.
For the new research, Pan's team analyzed childhood obesity trends from data collected on 26.7 million U.S. children ages 2 through 4 who were enrolled in federally funded maternal and child health programs from 1998 through 2010.
Obesity was defined by a BMI that's in the 95th percentile or greater for the child's age and sex and extreme obesity was defined as BMI that's 120 percent or greater of the 95th percentile.
Researchers found childhood obesity rates rose over the study period but now appear to be taking a turn for the better. Obesity prevalence increased from 13.05 percent in 1998 to 15.21 percent in 2003, with prevalence of extreme obesity also increasing from 1.75 percent in 1998 to 2.22 percent of kids in 2003.
However, 2010 estimates showed obesity prevalence slightly declined to 14.94 percent, and prevalence of extreme obesity dropped to 2.07 percent of U.S. kids in 2010.
"To our knowledge, this is the first national study to show that the prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity among young U.S. children may have begun to decline," wrote Pan. "The results of this study indicate modest recent progress of obesity prevention among young children."
The research was published Dec. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
- Swapping out chips for cheese, veggies may curb calorie intake in snacking kids
- America's Health Rankings show worrisome rates of chronic disease, inactivity
- Targeting kids' salt intake may curb childhood obesity rates, study says
In an accompanying editorial published in the same journal, Dr. David S. Ludwig, Director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital, called on the Food Stamp Program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to reduce the burden of diet-related diseases among low-income children and families who have less access to nutritional foods.
"SNAP is essential for hunger prevention in the United States, but its exclusive focus on food quantity contributes to malnutrition and obesity, and is misaligned with the goal of helping beneficiaries lead healthier lives," he wrote.
Dr. Shari Barkin, a professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, told WebMD much more needs to be done, including getting families to exercise together for 30 minutes a day, starting the good habits early when children are in preschool.
"It is good news that we have stabilized, but these current rates, even stabilized, are unacceptable," she said.


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Jezebel points us to a maddeningly obtuse series of recent articles about the Obamas' eating habits. (There's even an [unofficial] Obama food blog, for the truly obsessive.) Apparently the Obamas are baffling the pundit class by sometimes eating vegetables, and sometimes eating burgers. It's true! Apparently this magical family is able to eat French freedom French fries in moderation! Can you believe it?
First up is professional fake feminist Maureen Dowd,* who claims Obama is "sending mixed signals on food" by eating different things at different times. Dowd seems to think that the true Obama is some kind of dieting, Whole Foods-loving nancy boy:
It was easy to imagine a scenario where the president and his body man, Reggie Love, would have their own early-morning TV show called "Downward Facing Dawn," coaxing a reluctant nation into a regimen of yoga and yogurt.
But then he goes to Five Guys and eats a delicious burger! I think I can speak for all Americans when I say: WHAT THE FUCK OH DEAR GOD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I'M ALLOWED TO EAT
Dowd concludes that this is all some sort of PR move to correct from Obama's apparently still tragic arugula moment.
Also baffled is the wonderfully named Erika Lovley of Politico. Apparently, the Obamas' meal plans are a direly needed piece of our national health care plan.
Nutrition experts, too, say Americans need a much better glimpse of what's being dished up behind the gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "We have no idea what their regular breakfasts, lunches and dinners are like," said American Dietetic Association spokeswoman and D.C. nutritionist Katherine Tallmadge. "Burgers, that's all I ever hear about. They go to burger joints because it shows they're just like everybody else, but everybody else is overweight."
Dude! It's like, when I go to Chili's, everyone is totally fat, but then the Obamas are there too! What does it all mean?
Well, apparently at least one person in the White House is on board with not obsessing about the specious good food/bad food dichotomy: the White House Chef, Sam Kass, who is quoted as saying, "We try not to do diets, as opposed to just change our lifestyle […] A diet means you're inherently going to fall off of it." Hey, where have we heard that before? Of course, for many people "lifestyle change" is a code word for "diet," but in the context of complete media obsession over the fact that the Obamas, you know, eat, Kass' statement stands out as a beacon of sanity.
And then, god help us all, Lovley quotes everyone's favorite "obesity expert," our old friend MeMe Roth, who notes that President Obama already smokes so he'd better put down that damn burger or everyone in America is going to die of a heart attack. (Yes, I'm paraphrasing just a wee bit.) Now, we've said this before, but I'm gonna say it again for good measure:
Dear Journalists of America,
MeMe Roth is not an expert on anything. She is a deeply troubled woman who wants everyone in America to hate themselves as much as she does. Even the New York Times is running articles about what a nutjob she is. Please, for your own integrity, stop quoting her. On anything.
Sweet Machine
Now, back to the Obamas and their completely incomprehensible eating: it seems to me that they might just be following the Kate Harding Lifetime Diet Plan. They eat what they want, which is sometimes arugula and sometimes a big old burger. They exercise and they go to the doctor when necessary, and they go on living their fabulous lives. Maybe the very reason that Obama can sometimes just pick at his fries instead of shoving them into the presidential gullet is that he knows he can have fries another day if he likes. The man is the president of the United States, after all. Do we really want him to obsess over whether he should order his salad dressing on the side?
I know that this isn't the first time that a President's gustatory preferences have been drummed up into a national incident, but this idea that people will eat themselves fat because the Obamas ate fish and chips—while in London!—is only possible in a culture where we are so deeply alienated from our own bodies that we cannot be trusted to use food. Are you insulted? I sure as hell am. I voted for Obama because I wanted a grownup in charge of the country for once.
I was hoping this wouldn't be necessary, but I think this is clearly the best way out of a bad situation. President Obama, if you're reading this,** maybe this will help:
*Seriously, why does ANYBODY mistake MoDo for a feminist, ever? Is it because she is a woman with a job?
**I assume you're a lurker.


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Hope For The Future pt. 5: The List #'s 18 -21/
18.A feature film is no longer defined as a singular linear narrative told in under two hours. Filmmakers are recognizing the need to extend the filmic world beyond the traditional confines. Whether this is in Judd Apatow's YouTube shorts for KNOCKED UP or in Wes Anderson's prologue short for THE DARJEELING EXPRESS, the beginning of new models have emerged helping filmmakers continue the conversation forward with their audiences.
19.New models for production are being utilized. The most widely noted in this regard is "crowdsourced" work. Massify has recently brought together the horror film Perkins 14. This year brought us Matt Hanson's and A Swarm Of Angels open sourced / free culture start-up THE UNFOLD; the trailer is mysterious (see below) and I am looking forward to the feature. These massive collaborative works are the ultimate union between audience and creator.
20. Grassroots has come to distribution. The Living Room Theater model advanced by Robert Greenwald's Brave New Theaters empowers audience members and filmmakers alike bringing them together and invested in each others success. Filmmakers give the audience more power and control, and audiences recognize that they have to fight to preserve the culture they want. The Micro Cinema Movement's been at it longer and is still going strong.
21. The independent art house theaters are organizing. Sundance is hosting the first Art House Convergence this year prior to the festival, helping to build the knowledge base of these theaters and enhance their collaboration. This platform will be key to preserving the theaterical experience for films outside the domain of the major media corporations.


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December is a great time of year in Bluffton and it begins with our annual Christmas Parade. I hope everyone enjoyed the parade, as it gets better every year.
Oyster Roasts are occurring on a weekly basis, and if you walk around Historic Old Town, you see so many friendly faces walking from store to store, shopping for the holidays.
On Thanksgiving morning, my daughter, Brannon, ran the Turkey Chase and it was amazing to see her and 400 other runners take off from the Oyster Factory for this successful run. Most of these runners were from out of town and from the comments that were made, they loved the course and the running tour through our town.
What a great run for our Bluffton Bobcat football team. All of Bluffton was very impressed with the showing they made in their new 4A division. Even though the season is over, two of our cats, C.J. Frazier and Marquis Webber, will represent Bluffton at the North-South All-Star Game. Coach Ken Cribb has created a program in our school and I can't wait to see next year's team.
Go 'Cats!
Growth management department
The growth management customer service office has the responsibility for the intake of all applications submitted to the growth management department. There has been an increase in activity in the number of applications submitted to the Town of Bluffton in first three quarters of 2012. In response to this, staff is continually making adjustments in processing applications to improve efficiency and maintain a high level of customer service.
• A total of about 1,059 applications were received from Jan. 1, 2012, to Oct. 31, 2012, as compared with 842 from the first three quarters of 2011. This represents a 25 percent increase in overall submittal activity.
• The total value for permits for new construction, additions/remodels and pools for 2012 was nearly $98 million as opposed to about $88.6 million in 2011. This represents a 10.3 percent increase.
• The total number of building permit applications increased by about 21 percent and planning applications increased by about 39 percent in the first three quarters of 2012.
• Staff has been crosstrained to be able to provide service for all application types submitted to the growth management department.
• A planner was relocated to the customer service center to assist in facilitating the application process and to provide training to staff coordinators.
• The routing of application documents to appropriate staff was streamlined to bring additional efficiency to the review process.
• The customer service center office has scheduled regular meetings with other growth management staff to review processes and to continue to improve each step of the application submittal process.
If you ever have questions about our wonderful town, don't hesitate to contact Town Hall at 706-4500 or email Lisa Sulka at email@example.com.


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I am running faster and faster. And it's incredible how easy and fun it is.
Went out for my 8 mile tempo run today. First 5k in 21:59, 10k in 43:59 and 8 miles in 56:20. I shaved almost 1 minute off my time from two weeks ago. Man this is exciting. Again, a recap of my 8 mile tempo times since the fall
63:47 (snowstorm)
57:14 (2 weeks ago)
56:20 (today)
I am at just over a 7 minute per mile pace (or a 4:20/km pace). I know this doesn't sound fast, but it's just practice. And the route has hills and it's still cold out. I am convinced I could run a (perhaps big) 10k PR in a race. And who know what this means for the Copenhagen Marathon in May (oh, yeah, I have my period now, so now pregnancy yet)...
This mixture I have of tempos, long runs and intervals is incredibly effective. I am almost to the point of hating pointless running. Swimming and yoga fill a big part of my exercise life now that I run less junk miles. I am also looking forward to biking more now that the weather is getting better (gotta start training for the August Ironman in Copenhagen).
I am so averse to the idea of running pointless miles that I actually didn't run back to the woods after my tempo to go pick up my fleece. I realized it was a symbol that I was no longer the type of runner who runs with a fleece. When I run, I get hot. I always hated that ugly fleece anyway (I bought it at Sears!?). Later when I drove by the woods with the kids, I got out of the car and got the fleece. I felt too bad about leaving it there. Life is never that poetic anyway.
Though life was pretty close to perfect, if only temporarily, when I was at swim lessons with the kids today. Natali was practicing diving with her class and The Lorax and I were in a parent-child class swimming, laughing and batting a ball back and forth in the sunlight. Then The Lorax turned pale and said "cookie". Oh, no. He had shit in his swim diapers again.
Running Song of the day: Police Bells and Church Sirens by Nephew (this song really carried me through my tempo today. I listened to it 4 times in a row.)
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
5 comments:
- PiccolaPineCone said...
You have PBs coming your way for sure! Is the 1/2 marathon you have on your racing schedule for April a road half without too many hills?
- 3 March 2010 at 21:04
- Marie-Aline Putz-Perrier said...
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- 3 March 2010 at 21:47
- Danni said...
So, SR was right??? :-)
- 3 March 2010 at 22:36
- sea legs girl said...
Piccola/Leslie, Yeah it's a road half marathon without hills, but only two weeks after the 50 miler, so if it is a PB, it might not be a big one.
Sounds wonderful, Marie-Aline. Oh I am jealous of your location...
Danni, yes, one could say he was right. I only hope he doesn't start charging me money for coaching me.
- 4 March 2010 at 21:35
- Alex and Sandhya said...
Just wanted to say you inspired me to shift my longtime interval workout to do a very modest version of your one-mile intervals -- it was so interesting to try a different type of physical exertion. Thanks for the idea!
- 7 March 2010 at 00:15
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WORCESTER — The Be Like Brit Foundation is grateful for the volunteers here who help its efforts to operate an orphanage in Grand Go�ve, Haiti.
The problem is, "We can't fit any more at my kitchen table. Which is a great problem to have," said Cherylann Gengel, co-founder, with her husband Leonard F. Gengel, of Be Like Brit. The international headquarters for the foundation and orphanage is currently Mr. and Mrs. Gengel's home in Rutland. Besides meetings at the kitchen table, donated materials are stored in the garage.
But that will change soon as part of the ongoing generosity of people supporting the foundation's efforts. By late September or early October, Be Like Brit will be up and running in its new headquarters (or "OC") at office space at 66 Pullman St. in Worcester. The space has been donated by Peterson Steel Corp., and other businesses and individuals have provided help. However, Be Like Brit is also having a fundraising campaign titled "Bricks for Brit" to help build out the space. A virtual brick can be purchased with a donation of $10 or more. All who donate will have their name placed on a virtual "Be Like Brit Wall." Mrs. Gengel said she hopes the campaign will raise $50,000.
The foundation and orphanage was established in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Gengel's 19-year-old daughter, Britney K. Gengel, who was killed Jan. 12, 2010, in a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Britney Gengel was one of 14 students and faculty members from Florida's Lynn University on a relief mission with Food for the Poor.
Mr. and Mrs. Gengel have felt inspired in their efforts by the last text message Britney sent to her mother just hours before the earthquake struck: "They love us so much and everyone is so happy. They love what they have and they work so hard to get nowhere, yet they are all so appreciative. I want to move here and start an orphanage myself."
The 19,000-square-foot Be Like Brit orphanage opened in January 2013, and currently has 48 children ages 2 � to 12 years old, Mrs. Gengel said. Several are parentless brothers and sisters coming from "really horrific situations." The goal is to serve 66 children — 33 boys and 33 girls.
The operation has 57 employees in Haiti. "The really exciting thing about that is there is 70 percent unemployment in Haiti," Mrs. Gengel said. It has been estimated that 90 percent of the city of Grand Go�ve was destroyed by the 2010 earthquake. Be Like Brit has helped rebuild homes or built earthquake-proof concrete homes there. Mr. Gengel had run a building construction company in Rutland for more than 30 years. Future plans could include building a trade school in Grand Go�ve, with the future of the orphans in mind. "Before you know it they're going to be 18, so what are they going to do when they grow up? We're really looking at the long term like that," Mrs. Gengel said.
The new "OC" (named after Britney Gengel's favorite TV show) will be able to help to that end, she said. "We can do more up here and go into the community in Haiti."
The space at 66 Pullman St. is 3,300 square feet and will have four offices and volunteer space, and an area to store material donations.
"People can come down and brainstorm. Most people feel more comfortable coming into an office rather than in my living room," Mrs. Gengel said. "I can't tell you the number of people that want to help. I hate to say 'no.' "
Back in Haiti there are signs that things are getting better, she said. There are road improvements, and the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, is starting to be rebuilt. "It has a long way to go," she added.
Bricks for the "Bricks for Brit" campaign can be purchased via http://Bricks.BeLikeBrit.org/
Sponsors also will be honored at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the headquarters.
Meanwhile, the third annual "Be Like Brit 5K Walk" will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 in Elm Park (registration 9 a.m.).
"It's a great way for people to come together and celebrate Brit and the children in Haiti. It's just a great, fun day," Mrs. Gengel said.
Asked what her daughter would think of it all, Mrs. Gengel said, "I hope that she would be happy. I love Be Like Brit for everything that it is. My heart is filled with such joy. On the other hand, I do feel sad — it's all because Brit is not here. I hope she's happy. If not, we'll have a talk about it later on."
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The Travel Photography of Lukas Kozmus
While on a backpacking trip through India two years ago, 23-year-old student Lukas Kozmus realized how much he enjoyed using his tiny Sony camera to photograph the Ganges river, the Taj Mahal and other sights. After returning he quickly purchased a better DSLR and took it with him on treks to visit the Himalayas in Nepal, to Indonesia, and of course carried it around his native Berlin, all the while snapping the wonderfully dreamlike images you see here. I think this could be a bit more than a hobby, no? Lukas tells me he's preparing for a trip to Morocco and I can't wait to see what he brings back. You can see more of his work on Flickr.


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Vintage Tiny Dark Amethyst Bottle
Vintage Tiny Dark Amethyst Bottle
Tiny Dark Amethyst: 2-4 inches
Inside each vintage bottle is a beautifully designed art print of Psalm 56:8. "You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book." Each and every bottle is gift wrapped in a kraft box with a note that explains the heart behind Bottle of Tears. Also, there is a card which can be personalized to the recipient.
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An essential element for a DUI conviction in Kentucky according to the Kentucky DUI statute, KRS 189A.010 (1), requires that "a person shall not operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle anywhere in this state." A person who is not in control of a motor vehicle simply cannot be guilty of a DUI.
So for example, if an officer observes a properly parked vehicle with an intoxicated person sitting behind the wheel, with the keys in the ignition and the motor running, and the person inside sitting there just smoking and texting on their cell phone, is that behavior sufficient to meet the proof of operation to support a DUI arrest? What if the intoxicated person was asleep at the time that the officer arrived? The simple answer to both questions is it depends on the facts and whether the prosecutor can prove the intoxicated person was operating or in control of the vehicle.
In order to prove operation or control of the vehicle to support a DUI arrest and subsequent conviction, the prosecutor has the burden of proving the following four factors:
- Whether or not the person in the vehicle was asleep or awake;
- Whether or not the motor is running;
- Location of the vehicle and all the circumstances bearing on how the vehicle arrived at that location; and
- The intent of the person behind the wheel.
The first factor, whether a person is asleep or awake, is easily observed by the officer. But by itself it is not sufficient to support a DUI arrest. Courts have held that a sleeping person is not in operation of a vehicle.
The second factor may be more difficult since determining whether or not a gasoline or diesel engine is running is easy but with the introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles on the roadways in recent years it does make it more difficult to determine whether or not an electric motor is running since they are mostly silent when running and designed to remain off while the vehicle is stopped. However, at least one court has held that merely starting a vehicle's engine or motor is not an exercise of actual physical control.
The third factor, the location of the vehicle and all the circumstances bearing on how the vehicle arrived at that location, are important in determining operation. For example, when did the driver become intoxicated: before or after parking the vehicle? Was the driver discovered before any new driving could begin?
The fourth factor, the intent of the person behind the wheel, is more difficult to prove and has been the subject of numerous court hearings over the years. Kentucky courts have held that sleeping drivers in properly parked vehicles could not have had any intention to drive under those circumstances. Furthermore, as a court stated, merely being awake in the driver seat of a vehicle with the engine on does not require finding of an intent to drive or it would constitute a separate factor in the determination of whether the person and the vehicle was awake or asleep.
Answering the questions in the example above, a person who is sitting in the driver seat of a properly parked vehicle in which that person can comfortably smoke and text, rather than using the vehicle as a mode of imminent transportation, shows that the person did not intend to drive. In that situation the person is not in operation of the vehicle to support a DUI arrest.
Article by Lexington, Kentucky DUI Lawyer Stephen Isaacs, Isaacs Law Office, 859-252-5757


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The Georgia SPOT (Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together) Society, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to reducing the number of animals impounded and killed in Atlanta area animal control facilities by:
- funding and providing low to no cost spay/neuters for pets of financially disadvantaged residents of the metro Atlanta area. Targeted geographical areas for spay/neuter programs include the metro Atlanta area and rural communities with no low-cost spay/neuter resources.
- providing community education/counseling services to individuals regarding the effects of pet overpopulation on the community, the benefits of spay/neuter, tenets of responsible pet guardianship and the importance of pet identification
- promoting companion animal adoption.
Volunteer at your local animal control facility or at one of our many local rescue organizations!
Adopt a Pet, since thousands of Pet Orphans dogs and cats are placed into new homes every year. If you do not adopt from Pet Orphans, please consider adopting a pet from another Atlanta area purebred or mixed breed rescue group or your local county animal control shelter. Many are listed on our rescue list.
Make a Donation to GA SPOT Society's spay/neuter fund, which pays for the surgery for low-income pet guardians who can not afford to pay for it themselves. Please make your tax deductible contributions online through your credit card, debit card or checking account through our PayPal account or by mailing your payment to the address below.
Georgia SPOT Society
P. O. Box 81606
Atlanta, GA 30366


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For all kids from 6 to 14 years.
Opening Soon
On the day before the 5150 Warsaw the focus is on our little athletes. At the IRONKIDS event, children aged 6-14 years will prove their skills. Depending on their age, the little athletes will swim 25 to 150 meters and enter the run course of 200 to 800 meters distance. The course is located in the historic part of Warsaw, just a stone's throw from the Old Town and the Castle Square.
There is no time keeping at this IRONKIDS event – every child is a winner, having fun is most important! Every kid will receive a medal and a delicious food at the finish line.


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OXFORD — One man suffered burns during an early-morning fire inside a Millbury Road home Sunday, according to fire officials.
Fire officials said a fourth alarm was called to bring more fire companies to the scene.
The age of the man and the extent of his injuries were not released. Fire officials said the man was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester.
One firefighter also suffered a minor injury.
Firefighters were called to 59 Millbury Road just after 3:30 a.m. on report of a structure fire. Firefighters were told one resident had been injured. First responders found the male victim suffered burns. He was taken to the hospital by Webster EMS.
Firefighters found a lack of fire hydrants in the area and established a shuttle system to move water to the fire scene. Auburn, Charlton and Millbury firefighters also arrived to help battle the blaze. The Leicester and Dudley fire departments provided station coverage.
"The cold temperatures with icing and lack of a nearby water supply hampered firefighting efforts," Oxford Fire said in a news release.
The state fire marshal's office and Oxford Fire are investigating the cause and origin of the fire.
The American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts provided assistance to three adults and three children living in the home. Red Cross volunteers said they arranged for the people to stay in a hotel.
Emergency funds for food, clothing and winter coats was also provided. Some of the people were given slippers after they ran out of the home without shoes.
Contact Scott J. Croteau at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @ScottCroteauTG


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[Letter from Jeff Thompson to D. N. Hennen, May 21]
Description: Letter from Jeff Thompson to D. N. Hennen esquire informing him of his capture by the Union Army. Thompson was a part of a company from Louisiana that was surrendered to the Union. He requested that Hennen send a letter to his wife to let her know he was in good health and being taken care of in the area they were being held.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson, Jeff
Partner: Austin College


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Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme expressions of anger, often to the point of uncontrollable rage, that are disproportionate to the situation at hand. The violent acts are oftentimes accompanied by a sensation of relief, and, in some cases, pleasure.
If cars could have human characteristics, then Renntech's C74 Konzept would probably be diagnosed with IED because the amount of violence and rage it delivers is disproportionate to angle of throttle you give it. But unlike some loose canon with a short fuse and anger management issues, the C74's tendency to go ape is a virtue rather than a liability.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the "74" in C74 signifies a 7.4-liter engine, perhaps a bored and stroked 6.2-liter M156 V8, but Renntech decided that enlarging the 6.2-liter would be too costly and time would be better spent developing parts to squeeze as much out of the 6.2-liter as possible. The "74" refers to the max amount of rear track width (in inches) allowable after the car is fitted with Renntech's Full Widebody Aero Package. And that number also pays homage to Renntech's SL74, an SL that was motivated by a bored and stroked V12 that displaced 7.4 liters and put out 575 hp back in the mid-'90s.
The widebody kit was designed in-house at Renntech's headquarters in Lake Park, Fla, and consists of front and rear fender flares with integrated vents, a pronounced front splitter, rear diffuser and trunk lid spoiler. The parts blend in well with the lines of the C-Class and the fit and finish look OEM. This particular car, which Renntech calls their "testfahrzeug," or test vehicle, also wore a Seibon GT-style carbon-fiber hood.
Hunkered down on Renntech/KW coilovers and wide Renntech Signature forged, 9.5x19 (f) and 10.5x20 (r) three-piece wheels and 275/30 and 305/25 Nitto INVO tires respectively, the immediate impression is that of a DTM car modified for street use and, without question, one of the most menacing C63s out there. You can spend an entire afternoon just walking around the car and admiring its details, from the perfect carbon weave with its subtle matte finish to the intricacies of the rear diffuser and weapons-grade exhaust tips.
Although the engine has not been bored or stroked, it's a lot more than a reprogrammed ECU and high-flow air filters. As we've come to expect from Harmut Feyhl and Renntech, just about every area has been optimized to crank out more power. Intake air flows through new air inlet panels, carbon-fiber airboxes and the requisite high-flow filters. It's then fed through 82mm throttle bodies and eventually makes it way into ported and polished heads that spin more aggressive cams. All of this is controlled by Renntech's reprogrammed ECU.
After combustion, the exhaust is sent through long-tube stainless steel headers and what the company calls their "sound pipe," stainless steel pipes that sit in place of the factory resonators for better mid- and top-end power. The exhaust system aft of the catalytic converters was stock when I drove it because, until recently, Renntech never found any gains from aftermarket mufflers. Since then, the car has been fitted with an Akrapovic titanium cat-back system that Renntech said showed power gains.
With the stock mufflers, Renntech claims 605 hp and 555 lb-ft of torque, good enough for 11.4 seconds at 126 mph in the quarter-mile, 185 mph in the standing mile and a top speed of 204 mph. Six hundred horsepower, give or take a few, seems to be the threshold for a normally aspirated M156 6.2-liter as that figure is similar to the engine in Vaeth's V63RS featured in the July 2011 issue ("Under the Radar") that also had headwork, cams, exhaust and ECU mods.
But when you hammer the throttle, the exhaust turns sinister and screams a blood-curdling wail that's dangerously addictive.
You can tell the exhaust breathes more freely with the long-tube headers and sound pipes because it adds a deeper, baritone voice to the exhaust note. It's more menacing, yet still perfectly acceptable for everyday driving. But when you hammer the throttle, the exhaust turns sinister and screams a blood-curdling wail that's dangerously addictive.
It's the engine, though, that's the real star. There's plenty of torque throughout the rev range and the seven-speed transmission reacts quickly to throttle inputs by dropping down the necessary cogs to put the engine into its sweet spot. Going through the gears, the engine comes into its own in the mid-range and then, as it approaches redline, there's an extra surge just before the horsepower peak at 6200 rpm. The power before the surge is impressive enough; the extra surge is just plain indulgent. Its low-rpm drivability and high-rpm power peak means this engine offers the best of both worlds.
On some of the long, straight highways near Renntech's headquarters, it was all too easy to teleport from relaxed cruising speeds to triple the limit. The engine makes quick work of each gear while the transmission keeps the engine in the thick of the powerband.
Thankfully, we didn't have to get all of our impressions on public highways because the great people at Palm Beach International Raceway let us have a few hot laps after our photo shoot.
Once off the leash, the C74 simply destroyed the track's long, front straightaway and the 15.2-inch rotors and eight-piston calipers from their Performance Brake Package slowed the car down consistently and free of fade. Entering the turns, it understeered, but not profusely, you just had to be patient before getting back on the throttle. The Nitto INVO tires gave plenty of feedback and warning as they approached their limits and the Renntech/KW coilovers kept the car stable and controlled through the corners. A little more turn-in bite and grip, though, would help lower lap times.
For C63 owners who are tired of hearing about how the M3 is the better sports sedan, they now have options, enough options to have M3 and RS4 owners seeking restraining orders. Renntech's fortifications to the 6.2-liter engine puts it into the class of the 600-hp supercharged M3s that have been featured recently in this magazine. Which car is better is as much a matter of taste as it is a matter of lap times, but Renntech's C74 makes a contender out of an also-ran.
Renntech C74
Longitudinal front engine, rear wheel drive
6.2-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve. Renntech cams, airbox, air intakes, sound pipes and ECU reprogramming; ported and polished heads; 82mm throttle bodies; long-tube headers
Seven-speed automatic
Renntech/KW coilovers
Renntech Performance Brake Package 3 (8-piston calipers, 15.2-inch rotors)
Wheels and Tires
Renntech Signature forged, 3-piece 9.5x19 (f), 10.5x20 (r)
Nitto INVO 275/30 (f), 305/25 (r)
Peak Power: 605 hp
Peak Torque: 555 lb-ft
Top Speed: 204 mph


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Lancaster County,also known as the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is famous for its Amish people.This is a peaceful place where you can get away from the hustle, bustle of our every day lives, relax in a horse drawn carriage(Buggy) and enjoy the green endless farms.All I remember seeing in my 40 minute buggy ride was Green and blue colors.Seems so untouched and unpolluted!
Filled with 28 covered bridges, the place has dramatic views and a slow paced life style.
In their houses, the Amish speak Dutch, a dialect of German but are taught English when they begin to go to school.Kids go to school in a formal setting(one -room schools) until 8th Grade by teachers who had education until 8th grade themselves!Later on , the parents take up the responsibility of coaching them.I could not take a picture of the school, by the time I took the camera out, the school was far behind me.
We wanted to visit a few more places around Lancaster but with a kid, you can imagine what its like!We plan 101 things and end up visiting 1 or 2:).
We went to Strasburg rail road and I must say the ride and the train both reminded me of the unforgettable trains in India.There is a certain charm to the 'choo choo,Chug Chug' trains as my daughter calls it!
Award with a Tag
I have been passed awards from the lovely Ramya and Suparna .Thanks so much!I had fun doing this:D as much as I enjoy reading all your tags..
Here we go:
What is your current obsession?
Photography and Blogging, of course
What are you wearing today?
Capri and Black Top
What's for dinner?
Peas and Carrot Pulao
What's the last thing you bought?
Organic Whole Milk
What are you listening to right now?
Watching CSI
What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Creative and Lovely bloggers!
If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
What are your must-have pieces for summer?
Sun glasses and bottled water
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Which language do you want to learn?
Tamil! My husband is from Madras and yet it's a shame I couldn't learn in almost 10 yrs of my stay with him :D
What's your favourite quote?
Its hard to choose 1 quote among my favs but here are 2 that I like
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Abe Lincoln
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. –Nelson Mandela
Who do you want to meet right now?
My Grandparents
What is your favourite colour?
What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
Lavender color Skirt
What is your dream job?
An architect ( To those of you who watch Seinfeld: No! I am not George and I don't work for Vandalay Industries!)
What's your favourite magazine?
National Geographic
If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
On my daughter's clothes/Toys.
What do you consider a fashion faux pas? (Faux pas mean error in etiquette.. )
Salwar and sneakers
Who are your style icons?
Describe your personal style?
Simple and Comfortable; Nothing too heavy and jazzy!
What are your favorite movies?
The list is huge-DDLJ,
What are three cosmetic/makeup/perfume products that you can't live without?
All I use are Lipstick, Perfumes and Eyeliner (I don't use cosmetics all that much so I can live with out all the 3)
What inspires you?
Creativity and Courage
What do you try to cook when you have cooking blues (When you feel real lazy to cook some thing)"?
I usually order Pizza but if I have to cook, that will be rice and dal
Give us three styling tips that always work for you:
Being comfortable in what I wear
What do you do when you "have nothing to wear" (even though your closet's packed)?
Interesting qn but I dot think I ever came across such a situation!
What Kitchen gadget would you like to own?
Food Processor
Which is the one gadget/utentsil without which you just can't work?
Pressure Cooker, although I had a blast in my house in which I couldn't hear for a couple of days:P.. No lesson learnt looks like.He he He
What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Play with my daughter or watch cartoons!
What is the meaning of your name?
Poetry:) It is easy to guess what my name is now!Can you ?And yes, the blog is under my daughter's name and not mine:D
Which other blogs you love visiting?
All of 'em! Each one is so unique ..
Favorite Dessert/Sweet?
Chocolate in any form
Favorite Season ?
What is your funniest cooking disaster?
While there are many incidents, this happened recently so easy to remember-The recipe for crackers calls for All purpose flour and I tried to replace it with the whole wheat flour that I had in the house, which is more close to chapatti flour. I followed the instructions and made the dough. I made it into a cracker shaped pieces and put it in a 450 F oven and was happily waiting for the kneaded dough to become crispy and all nice like store bought crackers and .. there I was holding a soft, chewy, weird textured dough Oops..cracker! My parents were there at the time and we could not stop laughing at my so called "CRACKER"LOL
What is your comfort food?
Rasam and Rice
What is the one dish that you love to make over and again?
Who inspired you to start blog?
Initially my friend Siri and later, I think I got inspired by all you bloggers!
Respond and rework – answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, and add one more question of your own. Then tag eight or ten other people.
I am replacing the Give us three styling tips that always work for you with:
Which 3 places do you like to visit/vacation?
My question: Which 2 blogger friends would you like to invite to your place and what would you like to cook for them?
I am passing this to these lovely bloggers:
Srilakshmi of Annapurna
EC of Simple Indian food
Pratibha of the The Chef and Her Kitchen
Vrinda of Sankeerthanam
Vani of Mysoorean
Aquadaze of Served with Love
For now,


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Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
I like to jump on his back and see where he goes even if I have not tamed him
More Carbonemys Funny Tips
360 points Funny
On ark the first thing I tamed was a level 1 Carbonemys. It was my favorite giant prehistorical turtle in the world, and it was my favorite thing in the entire game. Her name was Betty. I raised her all the way to level 18, and she was a good girl. May have been slow on land, may have been slow in the water, but when things got tight, her 879 health made up for everything. She was a walking tank. I once saw he kill an entire horde of piranha without getting to half health. But then, while riding my giant crocodile, I came across a pack of troodons. The surrounded me. Their leader, level 29, was no match for me. I tried to turn and run, but they surrounded chef the croc, and they attacked him from all sides. I wish his death was painless, but it wasn't. Then Betty sprang into action. Oh god, I wanted her to run away, but she was always so protective of me. She killed two of them, but the other five just started getting at her. Goddamn, I wish she would have just left..
286 points Funny
I once tamed a level 125, and then I maxed it. I was a taming machine. Eventually, I had my first Rex! Yay! But when I turned it on Aggresive to kill some raptors, I titan came out of NOWHERE and killed it. Then it proceeded to kill everything. I ran for my life and escaped with my argy. Days later, I came back to see the remains. And there she was. My turtle. Bloody and beaten, but alive. I could see the titan in the distance, walking away. I then named the turtle Invincible and used her for every raid since she is still alive to this day. The end.
347 points Funny
I like turtles
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In the dossier it shows turtle hiding in shell. He does not do that.
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What ever you do, make sure it is alone while taming. I was a young level 30 lad back then when i stumbled across this turtle trapped between trees. My inexperienced mind thought "easy tame". I drew my tranq crossbow which my tribe mate had given me and shot once, shot twice, shot thrice. Then, to my horror i kid you not 5 level 80-120 turtles attacked my rear. I was now the one backed against the corner with only a ranged weapon. I drew a sword and started slashing, alas to no avail. The monsters killed me and i was put in a cage by my tribe for 3 houra because of my failures.